AN: Greetings Faithful : ) Good to see you all again for the newest chapter of Requiem's Repercussion. Sorry this chapter came a bit late, I was working on my one shot 'The Arcana' for much longer than I anticipated . Enough about that though, lets get to the story at hand 8D

Lock Down

Kallen opened her eyes to another foreign ceiling, another blinding light, another sterile room. Had she left? She tried to sit up but she was strapped to the bed. Surprised, she looked down to find herself belted down to the cot. "Where's Lelouch?" She asked desperately to anyone within ear shot. No one responded. She was alone. Looking around the room she noticed that the room she occupied wasn't a normal infirmary lounge of the Ikaruga, it was the officer's room. Apparently the Black Knights cared enough to give her privacy, or perhaps they simply wanted to isolate her from everyone to prevent her from causing any more harm.

She waited hours on that bed, with nothing to keep her company but the steady pulse of her heart given voice by the machine next to her. The walls were bland, a cream color that offered no inflection. There wasn't a single thing in the room that was legible. In essence the room was blank. Even the most imaginative mind would twiddle their thumbs in this room. A tear rolled down the side of her face but her feelings were too convoluted to pin down the single cause. Disappointment? Concern? Regret? Fear? Desperation? Loneliness? The only person she wanted to see was gone now. Whether he was shot, taken by Schneizel or saved by Rolo, they all meant the same thing; he wasn't with her now. Lelouch was only reason she kept coming back to this world, wasn't he?

Kallen eventually lost track of time, without windows or conversation she had no idea of knowing what time it was, or even what day it was. When she began to regret even coming back to this world by choice the door opened, a small nurse walked into the room and shut the door behind her. "How are you feeling?" The nurse asked with a sense of forbidden kindness on her lips.

"I don't even want to answer that question..." Kallen continued to stare at the ceiling.

"Medically speaking." The nurse clarified.

"Like I've been shot." The red head responded blankly. "How much longer am I going to be held in here?"

"As soon you're considered stable you'll be released into a holding cell. I don't know anything else unfortunately." The nurse walked over to the machine and checked Kallen's vitals and made notes on her chart.

"What about Lelouch?" Kallen asked, finally looking at the nurse now. She needed to be able to see if the woman was lying to her.

"He is being detained in a cell as well, along with C.C." The nurse looked at her watch and began to speed up the process. If she was absent for too long the others may question her.

Kallen thought for a moment. "The Emperor is coming personally to take both of them then?"

"I don't know, I'm sorry I'm just a simple nurse. Ask me medical questions and I can answer them, beyond that I'm on a need to know basis." The nurse finished up her notes and began to walk towards the door.

"Am I going to be okay?" Kallen asked with concern.

"While all the bullets did miss major organs, one did come very close to your heart. I wouldn't involve yourself in any stressful situations or your heart may not be able to handle it." The nurse paused at the door waiting for a response.

"What does that mean?" Kallen held her breath, bracing for more bad news.

"It means that under stress your heart won't perform efficiently, until you've healed. If stressed, the lack of blood to the brain can cause you to faint. Luckily with our current medical technology that threat should be gone within the next day or two." The nurse opened the door and looked up in shock, someone was waiting beyond Kallen's line of sight. The nurse spoke quietly so Kallen couldn't hear and left the room. The door stayed open for a moment so Kallen waited to see who would come through.

Ohgi stepped into her room and looked down at Kallen. His face was distorted in sadness and disgrace. "Why did you do that Kallen? Why did you make me shoot you?"

"Why didn't you-"

"Do you have any idea how that felt? Do you know how scared I was when I saw you hit the floor? How worried I've been?" Ohgi held a stern look on his face, he refused to walk closer.

Kallen looked away for a moment, she'd never seen Ohgi like this. "But you were so willing to kill Zero? How hard was that for you?" She didn't have any intention of fighting with Ohgi, but strapped to her bed, she'd be damned if she was going to just sit there and let anyone talk about Lelouch like that.

"That wasn't Zero Kallen. That wasn't the man we all respected and followed. It's Lelouch, he's just a manipulative liar. He lied to all of us." Ohgi crossed his arms defensively.

"Everyone lies Ohgi! He did what he had to do to get us where we are now. Without him we would all be dead by now!" Kallen vented, no longer dodging his gaze, but seeking it out. Her pulse was picking up with every syllable.

"At what cost though? Does that justify everything he's done?"

"Of course it does! I would rather be used for victory than killed without reason."

"He betrayed us Kallen!"

"He sure as hell didn't shoot you!" Kallen was beginning to feel slightly dizzy. Remembering what the nurse had told her, she tried to calm down and take deep breaths.

"This isn't the dream Naoto had in mind for you-"

"Don't you dare say that to me." Kallen's voice was harsh and cold, it was not a tone reserved for friends. Ohgi looked down towards the floor, perhaps he had gone a bit too far. She shook her head. "Just go."

"They'll be taking you to your cell soon enough. I'll do everything I can for you." Ohgi turned to leave her in silence again.

"Don't. You've chosen your side and I've chosen mine. We'll just have to live with our consequences." Kallen looked away from her friend, not caring if he looked back before he left. With the click of the door she was left alone again.

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Lelouch was sitting with his back to the wall. His Zero uniform stripped from him, replaced by the white prison clothes that restricted his movements. He thought he would burn from all the hate coursing through his veins. This was all Schneizel's work. For as long as he could remember his older brother would always hold his victories over his head. No triumph was too small for him.

Sitting in the corner of his eight by eight cell was a terrified C.C., her memories still lost somewhere within her mind. Everything around him was crumbling... His witch had become a pushover, his army had become the enemy, his ace was either dead or dying. He went from standing on high, seeing every piece fall into place, to falling from grace, just like one of the many pieces before him. All it took was a prod from his elder brother. All this time he had thought he was winning, but no, Schneizel was simply waiting for his turn.

No. He would not go down this way, not while he drew breath. He would find a way out of this situation, he would prove his worth, once and for all. Just as Schneizel had let so many victories fall from his hands to take the final blow, he would admit defeat to his brother here, but the last laugh would be his. Lelouch had been given plenty of time to think while left in his cell, a plan brewed in his head. Unfortunately, this plan depended on others, something he wasn't used to, or very fond of. All he could do was wait.

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The door hissed open and Kallen appeared before Lelouch, walking into the cell. Her eyes lit up when she saw him. At last she knew that he was safe. She wanted to rush into his arms but with her arms bound behind her back she could only sit next to him. "I'm glad you're safe."

"As am I for you." Lelouch responded with grin. That solved one of his questions. Although without the final piece all this meant was that they would go down together. As romantic as that sounded it wasn't the end he had written for either of them. "You're a very stupid girl."

His words caught her completely off guard, but for some reason she couldn't be angry with him. "What?"

"You shouldn't be here." Lelouch said without looking her direction.

Tears crashed against the back of Kallen's eyelids, she refused to open her eyes to her weakness. She told herself this was simply Lelouch trying to push her away. It wouldn't work this time. "I know what you're doing Lelouch."

He arched a brow, still looking forward. "Do you? Perhaps you could enlighten me then."

"You're pushing me away, again. You don't want another person dragged down by your crimes. As soon as you were caught you threw your life away. You're going to pull everyone's sins onto your shoulders and die alone." Kallen opened her eyes and looked beside her to judge his reaction. He seemed speechless, that was a good sign. "I know you Lelouch, much better than you'd like to admit. I've seen the end of that story, it's not a good one. Not for you, most certainly not for me."

Lelouch looked back at her finally. She knew? He hadn't planned that far, but it was an outcome that he foresaw. It was his most likely plan of action, although he was still missing many pieces in that plan, namely the person to take up the mask of Zero. Even still that plan was far off in the future, he had many more pressing problems before him. "How could you possibly know any of that?"

"Just as I knew they would betray you, I've seen one possible outcome." Kallen continued to gaze into his violet eyes. They were beautiful in their skepticism.

"That isn't possible Kallen." He said coldly.

"I've stopped believing in the impossible. It's time you did too." Kallen pressed herself forward and placed a tender kiss on his lips. They both struggled awkwardly to maintain the kiss, with their hands tied behind their backs and no way to stay balanced.

"Brother?" Rolo prodded from the open cell door. Anya stood beside him with a strange smile on her face. Lelouch and Kallen pulled themselves to their feet and Rolo made quick work of their restraints. "We have to move quickly."

Anya walked over to C.C. who was still silent with shock and fear in the corner. "It is time C.C." Marianne placed her hand on the witch's shoulder.

"Sorry I didn't come sooner brother, I had to lay low until the right moment showed itself." Rolo handed over a communicator to Lelouch. "It sounds like we only have one other person loyal to our cause now, I told him to await your orders on a private channel."

Lelouch nodded in response, he had an idea who, that would be most helpful in their escape. "Have you checked on the Guren and Shinkiro?"

"Both are guarded but most of the Black Knights are in a diplomatic meeting with Britannia. Deciding what they will trade in exchange for your life." Rolo watched the hallway to keep an eye out for any other former comrade he would have to kill.

"Did you manage to get Anya on our side as well?" Lelouch asked motioning back towards the small girl.

"I am no longer Anya, Lelouch. It's me, Marianne." Anya looked back with a motherly smile on her face. She and C.C. stood to walk towards the cell entrance.

Lelouch's eyes went wide. "What? Mother?"

"She's speaking the truth Lelouch." C.C. said simply. "But we don't have time to explain, we have to get out of here." She didn't wait for confirmation pushing past the others with a signature coldness.

Things were going better than Lelouch or Kallen could have ever hoped. 'It's about time', Kallen thought to herself. So far this was the only good change she'd seen, other than the time her and Lelouch shared in his quarters. "What are your orders Lelouch?"

"Do you think you'll be alright piloting the Guren?" He asked noting her condition.

"Better than rotting in that cell." Kallen replied with a grin, trying to hide the pain in her torso. She could do this, more than that, she had to, for Lelouch.

"Very well, we're going to the main hanger. Hopefully the Guren will be there as well, now that the repairs are finished." The five of them made their way to the hanger, the halls were rather empty. When they did find a soldier roaming the halls Rolo made quick work of them. Lelouch made sure to instruct him not to kill anyone, simply knock them unconscious. Perhaps their favor could still be won, but not under the current circumstances. Once they arrived at the hanger they each got into their respective Knightmares. The Guren was in fact moved to the main hanger. "Everyone I'm setting up a private channel for this group. Once your systems are operational, disable all other Knightmares in this hanger." Lelouch sent the code to the Knightmares individually, including the Siegfried. One by one they crippled the Knightmares in the hanger, there was no way the Black Knights could give chase now. "Everyone are you prepared to move?"

"Yes, your majesty." Jeremiah responded over the comm as he moved into position to cover their exit.

"Ready and waiting." Marianne responded, preparing the Stark Hadron Cannon.

"You and your dramatics." C.C. shook her head and prepared the Vincent for combat.

"I'm ready." Kallen took a deep breath and waited for further instructions.

"Now." Lelouch ordered, Rolo sitting behind him in the Shinkiro.

With a deafening blast the Mordred destroyed the hanger door and the four Knightmares burst out. Kallen was doing everything she could to keep her adrenaline at bay, she had to keep herself calm. Swarms of Britannian Knightmares came to meet the rebels. With their four superior machines, Lelouch and his new comrades cut through the enemies like ribbons. The Mordred was suppressing the enemy flagships while the Guren and Vincent cut through the Sutherlands and helicopters. They continued to push with great force, although the combat did slow them down.

"My lord! Behind us!" Jeremiah shouted bringing his Siegfried around to hold back the Tristran and Lancelot.

"We have to crush these two quickly, soon more Knights of the Round will be upon us." Marianne informed, still she had to keep pressing on the flagships or they would send out more Knightmares and eventually overwhelm them.

"Mordred, keep pushing them back we need to create an escape route. C.C., Kallen, dive down and prepare to strike both the Lancelot and Tristran at once from beneath them. Jeremiah keep the Knightmares at bay, I'm going to draw the Knights of the Round to me."

"With pleasure Majesty!" Jeremiah shouted as the Siegfried fired in multiple directions. His command over the Knightmare specifically built for him was incredible. It was like a spider amongst a swarm of mindless insects.

"Understood." Kallen and C.C. responded diving down as the Shinkiro came out to meet Suzaku and Gino.

"Lelouch, give up. Your tyrannical reign ends here. I have been given permission to kill you here." Suzaku stated over a local channel.

"As I've said before dear friend, the only ones who should kill are those prepared to be killed. I hope your souls are at peace." The Shinkiro flew at full thrust towards the two Knights. Suzaku and Gino prepared to strike the Shinkiro down.

"Such an aggressive maneuver for that defensive Knightmare." Gino scoffed as he drew his swords.

"Now Rolo!" Lelouch shouted and Rolo obeyed, his geass froze the Knights in their tracks, while C.C. and Kallen remained out of range. The Tristran and the Lancelot began to fall from the sky.

"That's the signal." C.C. smirked. The Vincent and Guren closed in on the two Knights. "We have them, Rolo."

"Understood." Rolo released his geass.

Lelouch looked down to see the Vincent impaling the Lancelot and the Tristran bubbling in the grip of the Guren. "So long, brave Knights."

"What? How coul-" Gino's question was cut off by the explosion engulfing him.

Kallen's heart was racing. She just killed Gino. The only friend that she'd known for the past two seasons. And she did it with a smile on her face and a clear conscience. Suddenly it was becoming difficult to breathe, her vision was blurring. "No, not now!" She shouted, she could feel herself drifting away.

C.C. noticed that the Guren was beginning to drop. She abandoned her attack on the Lancelot after striking the float unit and dove to rescue her falling ally. "Kallen!"

AN: Alrighty then, it's about time something started to look up for Lelouch and Kallen eh? They've pulled quite the team together now. Hope you enjoyed the chapter as much as I did : ) Thank you for reading.