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CC is looking at the footage from the Special Administrative Zone ceremony. She notices something a little unusual about it. After a few moments she begins looking around for something or better yet someone.
"Where did I leave that hot sauce?"
CC gets up look for her hot sauce somewhere else when it falls onto her lap.
"Oh here it is. Now I can work properly."
CC checks her messages and notices something there from an old friend.
"Hm Lelouch really needs to see this."
CC decides that she is too comfortable sitting there eating her pizza to go tell Lelouch instead she sends him a message. She wonders if she did it correctly. She scowls at the annoying Black Knight messaging system and decides to go look for him just in case. She makes sure to secure her pizza first.
Zero excuses Deithard who leaves to handle business elsewhere. Kallen and Lelouch are checking systems within the base
"Can we trust Deithard?" Kallen asks, "He used his own discretion with Sayoko back then."
"It actually makes it easier to read his thoughts now. That man is trying to make the symbol of Zero into a god. One can predict his action from that train of thought. Besides, as far as media manipulation goes, he is a rare person of utmost talent."
"Do you really plan on taking over the capital of the Chinese Federation?" Kallen asks.
Lelouch answers, "In a method of not becoming invaders. If it falls into our hands, then conditions for defeating Britannia will almost be met."
Kallen smiles and thinks about Lelouch. I guess he's all right now. I was worried for a moment about what would happen to him back there.
Lelouch looks up at Kallen and wonders what's going on with her because she looks a little out of it.
"What's the matter?" he asks her.
Kallen spaces out for a moment and Lelouch asking her a question startles her. She slips and falls on top of Lelouch. They are face to face.
"Tell me Lelouch. Why did you come back?"
"Kallen, when all of this is over, would you come back to Ashford with me?"
"Lelouch, what do you think of me?"
Again Lelouch is unable to answer the question. He just stares up at Kallen. He begins to consider his love life or lack of it. Of course taking care of Nunnally took up a lot of his time. He never really learned any of this. He didn't have anyone to teach him. Kallen sits up but is still on top of Lelouch. Lelouch decides that with Nunnally safe in Japan for now, it is time to act. He sits up and kisses Kallen.
CC begins to look for Lelouch. She realizes that she isn't the only one because Kaguya and the other leaders are also looking for him. CC comes upon a door that appears to be locked from the inside. Kaguya catches up to CC.
"Do you where Master Zero is? He is needed."
CC shrugs, "I thought he was in this room, but the door appears to be locked. I wonder if there is another way in?"
CC and Kaguya find another way into the room. What they see in there startles them.
"Maybe we should wait for Master Zero to finish before we call him I will gather the other leaders for a meeting."
CC only nods. She can't believe that Kallen is the one that got to him first. Both of them are going to have to hear about this. Kaguya is already running off. At least from this angle Kaguya couldn't see Lelouch's face. Having nothing else to do CC decides to get to work. The work of eating pizza. Seeing Lelouch and Kallen together she needs something to take her mind off what she is seeing.
Savmora is unable to get a hold of his old friend. He has just informed Jacob that they are going to China along with the others while Jones is staying here to keep Miss Lohmeyer in check.
"I still don't see why I have to go," Jacob asks for the hundredth time.
Savmora sighs, "Because you need to learn how to conduct yourself in polite society. Besides it is an excellent opportunity to learn some politics from a real master."
Jones grunts, "What about me?"
"I need you here to organize the recent arriving troops. Make sure to spread them out amongst the units stationed here. We may need them."
Savmora hands Jones a detailed plan of what to do with the troops.
"Are we taking the Ywain with us?" Jacob asks.
Savmora ponders the situation, "Well I don't see why we should, but we better."
As the ceremony for Prince Odysseus and the Chinese Empress gets underway, Savmora and Anya are out on the balcony. Jacob is standing by the entrance to keep people away. Savmora and Anya don't say much. They just stand there holding hands.
"Lord Savmora."
….
"Lord Savmora."
Savmora sighs, "Yes Jacob."
"Sir, Prince Schniezel is here."
"And Suzaku and Gino as well as hundreds of Chinese soldiers are in there."
"Yes sir but so is Zero and one of his subordinates. The one who pilots the Guren."
At this Anya makes her way inside and over to Gino who is staring at Kallen. Gino nudges Anya.
"That's the one who pilots the red knightmare. Her wanted poster doesn't do her justice."
Anya takes a picture of Kallen.
Savmora stays out in the balcony speaking with Jacob for a few moments before going in to see what is happening. He finds the most peculiar sight. Prince Schniezel and Zero are playing chess. After speaking with Jones about the situation before coming, he wonders if his old friend would be nostalgic watching the chess match. Savmora looks on as Zero and Schniezel begin their chess match. He looks around for Nina and Milly. He doesn't see them. He hopes that Nina won't cause a problem. Unlike Suzaku, she has no control over her emotions when it comes to Zero. Savmora gets a sudden urge and excuses himself.
Savmora sees someone walking behind him to the bathroom. Looks like someone else also got a certain urge. Once inside the bathroom Savmora sighs. Just he goes to lock the door the person following him bursts in and shuts the door. Savmora looks for something to use as a weapon. The only he can find is a toilet plunger and a cleaner.
"My, my, I am pretty sure that I taught you some manners, boy."
Savmora lowers his hands.
"Who are you?"
Savmora's follower begins to remove "his" wig and mask to reveal a beautiful green haired woman. Savmora sits down on the toilet and begins to tear up.
"CC, you're in danger here."
"Don't worry about me, boy. I can get out of trouble."
Savmora smiles, "Like that mess with Clovis. If it wasn't for those terrorists, you would still be a prisoner."
CC laughs it off.
"All part of the plan."
Savmora nods, "So is he the one."
"Perhaps."
CC leans into Savmora and puts her arms around him.
"So what did my boy get for me?"
"Prince Schniezel is planning something big. Here take this," Savmora hands her a few disks, "I hope that those prove helpful."
CC nods and leaves the room without another word. Savmora sighs because he knows that that is her way. CC is always aloof and stoic even when she cares about someone. Savmora remembers to relieve himself and heads back out to the celebration. He gets there just as Prince Schniezel moves his king illegally into a checkmate. Savmora raises his eyebrow at the move. It is quite unlike Prince Schniezel to lose on purpose or perhaps he is testing Zero.
Before they find out Zero's response, Nina comes in screaming.
"Zero! Vengeance for Princess Euphemia!"
Suzaku stops her causing Nina to look confused.
"Suzaku why are stopping me. You were Euphemia's knight. Is it because you still consider yourself an Eleven?"
Suzaku pauses long enough for Nina to escape, but Kallen stops her. Savmora is just about to move because he can't risk having someone with a weapon near the prince.
Nina looks at Kallen.
"Kallen, why you're half Britannian."
"No, I'm Japanese."
"Japanese. You mean Eleven right. An eleven pretending to be my friend. Give my back my goddess. Give me back Euphemia."
Nina collapses. While this is going on Zero steps over to the chessboard and takes Schniezel's king.
"I believe that that is checkmate, eh Schniezel," underneath his mask Lelouch is smiling. He cannot collect the agreed on prize of Suzaku because of what has happened with Nina, but he still defeated Schniezel at his own game. Zero visibly sighs, "Well I suppose that I will forgo my prize in return for your hospitality tonight," He turns to face Suzaku, "The next time I will not be so gracious. I will have my prize."
Zero, Kallen, and Kaguya walk out without another word. Savmora stands there stunned as Nina is on the floor crying. Suzaku is standing beside her looking like he wants to run after Zero and finish him off.
Back at their hiding place CC is waiting for the others to arrive.
"So how did it go?"
Kaguya is absolutely beaming.
"Those Britannians tried to pull a fast one on Master Zero, but he showed them."
"Is that so? Is that how you see it Kallen?"
Kaguya and CC glance in Kallen's direction. Kallen smiles weakly and makes a quick exit. Zero decides to put a stop to this nonsense.
"How did your meeting with your contact go?"
Lelouch still can't believe that CC has a contact in the Britannian army. Even he doesn't have anyone in the Britannian army or so he thinks.
"Here he told me to give this to you."
CC hands Lelouch the material that Savmora gave her. Lelouch takes it and heads to his room. CC would normally follow him, but she is quite comfortable where she is eating her pizza. Besides Lelouch will be up for quite some time reading over Savmora's material. After about an hour of eating pizza and listening to Kaguya blather on about how Zero beat Schniezel in chess, CC decides to call it a night. The only problem is that the door to their room is locked. CC sighs and begins to punch in the code to open the door only it doesn't work. Lelouch finally pokes his head through door wearing his mask.
"Oh CC I'm kind of busy looking over the material. Perhaps you can come back at another hour."
As he is talking, CC can hear girlish giggling in the back. He closes the door leaving CC standing there stunned. CC feels like starting a scene, but the last she needs is Tamaki hearing about this. Lelouch is going to pay for locking her out and changing the code to the door. Suddenly the door opens.
CC sighs, "Looks like you came to your senses, boy."
As CC reaches to push the door open, a key is thrust in her face. CC looks up and sees Kallen smiling.
"It is the next room over, of course." The door doesn't have a key pad so make sure you lock it," Kallen's smile gets wider, "Good night,"
Lelouch takes CC's material. He puts a disk in his computer and begins to read what is there. There are five disks in all. None of them are labeled. Most likely in case CC's contact is searched, he could just say they contain music or pictures. Lelouch looks at each one and labels each one. He will have to look at them with more attention later on. He will also have to pass some of the information on to Rakshata as well. But that can wait because there is a more important situation to take care of at the moment. As Lelouch looks over the files, he gets a message from one of his Chinese contacts. He slips on his mask just in case.
"Yes."
"Ah Master Zero, we have found something interesting in warehouse 13."
"I see did you neutralize it."
"Yes sir and I have sent copy of the material to you as well."
Under his mask Lelouch smiles, "I see. Good job. Erase all record of this conversation. Tomorrow I will have more orders for you."
"Yes sir."
The connection is cut. Lelouch removes his mask and relaxes. He figures that CC will be coming into the room any minute. Lelouch hears some noise coming from the bathroom. He wonders if CC came into the room when he was looking over the disks. He was pretty distracted after all. But it is not CC, but rather Kallen in some lingerie. She smiles at him.
"CC gave this to me and said I should dress more mature. What do you think?"
Lelouch is stunned at what he sees. Even though CC always lounges around in her underwear, she looks nothing like this. Lelouch thinks quickly before Kallen gets upset.
"You look beautiful. Wait, I have to take care of something first."
Lelouch rushes to change the code on the door that way the stupid witch doesn't walk in on him and Kallen in the act. After getting rid of CC, Lelouch and Kallen get rid of their clothes.
As CC lies on Kallen's bed, she decides that she will have Kallen select her bed no matter where she sleeps. Despite being a bit rough around the edges, Kallen is obviously used to luxury. Her bed is many times more comfortable than Lelouch's bed. CC wonders if that is a product of the time he spent in exile and in fear of his life. He most likely chooses his bed with the idea of never getting too comfortable. Well now if he wants to be with Kallen, he must change that ideal.
As she sleeps CC begins to think about Savmora. CC remembers when she met the little "failure". It wasn't so much that Savmora didn't complete his geass contract. It was a little hard for him because each time he used his geass it is a drain on his body. The more and longer he used his geass, the harder the effect hit him. CC wonders if she is getting soft in her old age. She met Savmora a few years before Mao. In fact Savmora is what made CC think that someone like Mao would be able to handle geass. The last time they met and had a conversation is after Marianne's death when CC left the Geass Order. On that day Savmora vows to become Knight of One so that CC would be able to return. That dream is crushed when CC tells what the emperor has planned. She also tells him that the emperor and the Knight of One also have geass. Now the little boy is all grown up and ready to fulfill his vow.
Kallen wakes up early and goes over to Lelouch's computer. She decides to leave the information from CC's contact to Lelouch. He will know what best to do with them. She figures that what ever is there will most likely have to wait until the current situation is taken care of. She does look into the information that Lelouch's Chinese contact sent him because that may be important to the upcoming mission. Kallen hopes that their new relationship leads to Lelouch opening up a bit more. One of the things sent to Lelouch is information about a Chinese knightmare. Lelouch wakes up around this time.
"According to the information it was built at the same time as the Guren, but it has no pilot."
Kallen nods, "Do you think that we may have to fight it?"
"Perhaps that depends on how things go today. Come on. We still have lots to do," Lelouch smiles and puts a disk in the computer, "While I shower, why don't you have a look at this."
As Lelouch heads for the shower, he can hear Kallen's excitement.
Savmora and Jacob decide to skip the wedding ceremony. Weddings always make Savmora feel funny. There is very little chance that Zero will show up at least that is the official way of thinking. Savmora thinks that it would be better if they have a show of force. Even though Zero does not come, Lady Kaguya and Kallen Kouzuki do. Savmora wishes for a chance to speak with the red headed knightmare ace. He will have to wait for a better opportunity. Even though they do not attend the ceremony itself they are still nearby. Gino and Anya are inside while Suzaku is waiting in the Avalon. Suzaku is the least trusting of Zero so he is the one wants to be near his knightmare. Savmora sees a knightmare heading for the building.
"Jacob, let's move."
The wedding ceremony is beginning when suddenly the doors swing open. Everybody is in shock at what is happening. Kallen signals to Kaguya that it is time to leave.
"I question to the voices of the skies to the cries of the earth to the hearts of the people! Where in this marriage is the will of the Chinese federation?"
As Xingke storms in to stop the wedding, Zero comes in and grabs hold of the empress.
Author's note: Savmora and CC are accomplices as well. The next chapter will elaborate on their relationship. The information he gave her will also come out in the next few chapters. The next chapter contains the biggest change from cannon so far.
Lelouch's geass command to his Chinese spies is pretty simple. If you find anything interesting let me know. If appears dangerous, sabotage it. I also thought that it is a little more plausible if Suzaku is already waiting by the Lancelot. Unless if they had the Avalon outside the church or whatever it is, there is really no way that he could have made it there and back in time.
Like a lot of people I think that season two seems a bit disjointed. Like the fact that Rakshata conveniently forgot that they built a super powerful knightmare. If it was just sitting there in storage couldn't they have taken it? Also during season one Lelouch has time to build relationships with everyone, either as Zero or himself. During season two he barely spends any time with Kallen or CC to develop the kind of relationship they want us to believe can happened. Kallen, CC, and Lelouch are rarely together at the beginning. Kallen is gone for the middle third. For the end Kallen and Lelouch are enemies. In fact the only relationship time that Lelouch has is at the end with CC and that is because she is the only one that can help with his final plan that doesn't mind the results all that much. She still feels sad about him dying.