Here it is, chapter 3 of Code Geass: Lelouch the Full Power. A moment of clarification for the last chapter, I was in no way suggesting that Anya is Jeremiah's legitimate child. I was just trying to show how close they had gotten over the past 4 years of Jeremiah being her guardian. Again, if you have any critique, it is highly accepted. Now, onto the reviews!
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Turns out, didn't actually get any reviews for the last chapter. Well then guys, I see how it is.
"Hurry, Lelouch!" Suzaku said as he climbed the cliff face. Upon reaching the top, he turns around and offers his hand.
"I can't do it, Suzaku." Lelouch said as he struggled his way up the cliff.
"Just grab my hand." Suzaku said, reaching out further.
Lelouch reached further and their hands connected, Suzaku pulling Lelouch up past the rest of the cliff. Both of the boys were panting from the effort, until they heard an explosion in the distance. Both perked up at the noise and looked down the path, seeing hundreds of helicopters flying towards the island, looking no bigger than ants from this distance. But the fire on the shores was ever prevalent. The flames scorched the land, burning everything it came in contact with.
Suddenly, from the sky, a large robot fell. As it landed, it kneeled in front of the two. It was white, with gold trimming on its face, arms, and legs. The gargantuan appeared to reach out towards Suzaku, so he slowly extended his hand to meet it.
"The result?" Suzaku asked. "Thats all that matters to you, I suppose."
"Come join me." Zero suggested, extending a hand. "The Britannia you serve is a worthless dominion."
"Maybe that's true, but…" Suzaku said. "But this nation, it can be changed for the better. And from within. And any ends gained through contemptible means aren't worth anything."
"Wait, where are you going?" Zero asked as Suzaku began to walk away.
"My court martial begins in an hour." Suzaku explained.
"Are you mad? The only reason they're giving you a trial is to find you guilty!" Zero shouted. "The judge, the prosecution and the defence."
"Rules are rules." Suzaku said stopping in place. "And if I don't go, they'll start cracking down on elevens, and Honorary Britannians."
"But you'll die." Zero argued.
"I don't mind." Suzaku said.
"Don't be an idiot." Zero cursed.
"A friend of mine always used to tell me that." Suzaku said. "He's say I was a fool. It's my weakness, I guess. I'd try to bring you in, But you'd just end up kill me. And if I'm going to die, it will be in the service of the people. Even so I thank you."
As Suzaku was walking towards the large hole in the wall, he could've swore he saw a knightmare similar to the Lancelot out of the corner of his eye. But as he took a second look, the knightmare had suddenly vanished.
"Suzaku, If you don't do something, then you're really going to die!" the masked man said.
"It's better that than disobeying an order." Suzaku said, keeping his pistol trained on the masked man's face in the back of his Lancelot.
"You stubborn fool!" Zero said. "Live!"
"I didn't want it to be you…" Suzaku said, standing with Lelouch on the alter.
"Yes, I am Zero!" Lelouch smirked. "The man who leads the Black Knights, who challenges the Holy Britannian Empire. The one who holds the entire world in his hand!"
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"I know you! In the very end, you'd betray the entire world, the way it's betrayed you!" Suzaku screamed. "I'm not going to let your sick, twisted dream be realized!"
"You fool. You think ideals alone can change the world?! Fine!" Lelouch screamed "Then go right ahead and SHOOT ME! Come on!"
"Nothing that happens now is any of your concern! Your very existence is a mistake!" Suzaku shouted, readying his pistol. "You need to be erased from the face of the Earth!"
"SUZAKU!" Lelouch shouted raising his pistol.
"LELOUCH!" Suzaku shouted before the sound of a bullet firing rang through the chamber.
"I have a question. What does it mean to Japanese? A nation." Zero asked from the television screen.
"What?" Suzaku asked, confused by the question.
"It is language, territory, bloodlines?" Zero continued.
"No, that is not it. It is in the heart." Suzaku answered truthfully.
"Then we are in agreement. A feeling within, of belonging, dignity, pride, the culture is carried in the heart." Zero agreed. "You are Japanese no matter where you are."
"You're lying, aren't you?" Suzaku said, holding him down at the Kururugi Shrine "Lelouch, there's only one way to redeem yourself for yourself. Turn your falsehoods into the truth."
"Huh?" Lelouch asked.
"You lied to the world when you said you were a knight for justice. Why don't you live up to that lie by trying to become a true knight for justice?" Suzaku asked. "Then you'll have the lie going, to the very end."
"But how?" Lelouch asked, at the edge of tears. "How can I do that?"
"By putting an end to this war. You are Zero. This job, only Zero can do it." Suzaku said, offering a hand. "It's within your power. Bring peace and happiness to the world. If you do that, I'll save Nunnally."
"You will?" Lelouch asked, looking up. "You'll save her?"
"But we'll work together. One more time for her sake" Suzaku said, allowing a grin to grace his face.
"I'm grateful. The two of us together. We can accomplish anything." Lelouch said, reaching for his hand, before being cut off by a bullet. As they looked into the sky, they were surrounded by Knightmares, the Lancelot seemingly among them.
"I see...You planned to sell me out again…" Lelouch growled as he was taken away by Britannian officials. "You betrayed me, Suzaku...YOU BETRAYED ME!"
"Charles zi Britannia, the 98th Emperor no longer lives and I'm the one who took his life." Lelouch announced. "Therefore, that makes me the next Emperor!"
"Guards! Take that fool and execute him!" Guinevere su Britannia ordered. "He's guilty of murdering our Emperor!"
However before the guards could get to him, Suzaku jumped from his Lancelot and fell down through the skylight before easily dispatched the guards.
"May I introduce, Suzaku Kururugi my knight!" Lelouch smirked. "A knight of the realm above all others! I granted him a title 'Knight of Zero'!"
"The punishment for what you have done shall be this then...you will live on, always wearing that mask, serving as a knight for justice and truth." Lelouch breathed, the sword already piercing his chest. "You will no longer live your life as Suzaku Kururugi, you shall sacrifice the ordinary pleasures of your life in benefit of the world for eternity."
"This Geass I do solemnly accept." Suzaku said, trying to hold back the tears.
Suzaku woke with a start, the moments he experiencing shocking him. He had normally had dreams about what had happened to him, what forced him to be the way he was. But never with such clarity. And that knightmare…
"Oh, thank god you're awake!" A voice said from the corner of the small wooden room he found himself in. Looking up from the noise, he noticed a red haired woman, around his age walk in, before she quickly ran over to him and pulled him into an embrace. "I thought you were dead for sure."
"Where are we?" Suzaku asked, gripping his head.
"Gordon? Testing of the new knightmare is complete." his lead researcher said as he entered the room.
"And the Guren was salvaged as well?" Gordon asked.
"Of course, as soon as it was found, we salvaged the Radiant Wave Surger and attached it to your knightmare." the researcher answered.
"Perfect, I'll take it out for a spin later." Gordon smirked. "That will be all."
It had been a week since he defeated the Black Knights at Tokyo, and since he had conquered the entirety of Japan, as well as a majority of Eurasia. He had all of his troops scouring the country, but not one had reported in finding what they set out to do.
"Damn it!" Gordon cursed to himself. "I just need to find them, then the world is conquered. How dare you continue to evade my grasp!"
"Gordon, it is time for your speech." his advisor buzzed in from the small radio on his desk.
"Of course, prepare my knightmare. It is time for the Perseus' grand unveiling." Gordon smirked as he left his office.
"Camera 5 rolling, enabling subroutines, broadcasting worldwide." the man said as Gordon stood on his knightmare as it took off into the air.
"Attention world!" Gordon said after he was given the go ahead. "I am taking this time to inform you all of the new world order. As of right now, I am your new ruler. The Black Knights have been defeated, as well as their leader, Zero." To prove his point, he lifted Zero's shattered mask, the trophy he obtained from his first battle with Suzaku. "The earth's greatest pilots together couldn't defeat me. And from their wreckage, my arsenal grew. Behold, the Perseus!"
The knightmare he had stood upon was very similar to how it was before during the Battle of Tokyo Bay. However, he had two sheaths on his back to hold Excalibur, as well as one on his side for the Seidoutou. Between the two crossed sheaths on his back was a single large spike. This spike was the lance from Cornelia's Gareth, now locked and solely used as a slash harken. The right arm of the knightmare was replaced with the Radiant Wave Surger from the Guren, fully charged and just as powerful. Resting embedded in its chest was the Shinkiro's crystal, Ready to enable the Absolute Shielding or fire for a powerful beam.
And last, attached to both shoulders, were the two halves of the Stark Hadron Cannon, ripped from the arms of the Mordred.
"No…" Jeremiah gasped, as he stumbled backwards from the television, unable to believe what he was seeing. "Anya…"
"Only a small rebellion stands in my way. Jeremiah Gottwald!" Gordon smirked. "Newest leader of the Black Knights, I look forward to the challenge. That is, if you want your daughter back."
As sudden as it had appeared on their screen, the broadcast ended, returning the television to its normal broadcast.
"Damn it!" Jeremiah cursed, slamming his hand into the table.
"Jeremiah, you're letting this get to you." Lloyd sighed.
"As if I'm about to sit here and listen to a sociopath about what I should and shouldn't feel." Jeremiah scoffed.
"He's right, Jeremiah." Guilford said. "Our numbers have slimmed, and the EU have practically conquered the entirety of the Eurasian landmass. He's trying to lure us in so he can take the rest of us out."
"What am I supposed to do!?" Jeremiah said. "He's abducted my daughter, going and defeating him now is the only thing we should be thinking of!"
"He has my wife, yet you don't see me yelling to chop his head off." Guilford said as calmly as possible, though it was obvious there was rage behind his voice. "We need to plan. They outnumber us completely, and that new knightmare of his the Perseus will be tough in its own right."
"Already working on it, boys." Lloyd smirked. "If they think they're the only one who can mix and match parts, they'll be mistaken."
"Perfect. Now there's still the matter of…" Jeremiah started.
"Gordon had his mask. There's no way he could be alive." Guilford thought logically.
"If I know the man behind the mask, then he's still alive out there." Jeremiah said, picking himself up from his seat at the table. "Lloyd, come to me with the knightmare when its ready."
"Sure thing!" Lloyd said. And with that, Jeremiah left the room.
"Careful…" Kallen said, helping Suzaku to the table, where she had made breakfast.
"So no one was here?" Suzaku asked as he was lowered into his seat.
"Nope, I searched around, but there was no sign of anyone. It's completely secluded, but it has massive stores of food." Kallen explained. "Whoever set this up was planning for the worst."
"Like now." Suzaku sighed.
"The world thinks you're dead." Kallen explained. "We'll take some time to get you recovered, then we'll fight back."
"With what?" Suzaku asked. "Two people doesn't make up an army, Kallen."
"We'll find a way." Kallen said. "Some how."
"I can't believe we have to hide out in a school of all places." Rakshata complained. "Stupid smoking rules…"
"The EU will just take us like they took the UFN and the Black Knights." Cecile explained, "This is for our good."
"Well, I'm going out for a quick one, hold us down until then." Rakshata shrugged.
"Would you like for me to save anything for you? Lunch will be done soon." Cecile asked.
"Uh… No, I'm fine." Rakshata sweated as she backed out of the room.
As Rakshata walked out of the building her and Cecile were hiding in, a young man was already out there waiting for her. He was dressed in a purple suit with a high collar, and had a sheathed sword by his waist. The brow of his hat kept his face hid, so there was nothing to define him other than that.
"Rakshata, the world still needs you." the masked man explained. "Go fetch Cecile, we have some catching up to do."
"Wait who are-" Rakshata started to ask before the man threw a phone her way.
"I'll call with instructions on where you need to go." The man said before he walked away, rounding a corner. Rakshata wouldn't just let him get away that easily, but when she rounded the corner, the man had already vanished.
Deciding to listen to the man, Rakshata made her way back to where the two were staying, calling up to Cecile.
"What is it?" Cecile called from the window.
"Come down here, we've got business." Rakshata answered.
As soon as Cecile made her way down the stairs, the phone Rakshata was given went off, when she looked at the caller ID, it said nothing but two letters, LL. Hesitantly, Rakshata accepted the call, putting the call on speaker.
"Rakshata, Cecile. Its good to know you're still around. Without you, my whole plan would be useless." the voice, LL, said. "I have already downloaded the path that you should take to get your destination on the phone."
"Wait, who are you?" Cecile asked.
"All in good time, Cecile." LL responded. "Oh, and be careful, they aren't expecting any guests."
"So that's it, huh?" Suzaku asks. Him and Kallen had been talking since he woke up, and she had explained to him everything that happened over the week. The EU takeover, the defeat of the Black Knights, everything.
"Only a small force remains. Jeremiah, Guilford, Lloyd, and anyone else they can tie up." Kallen explained. "But most of the army's been wiped out, we need to get back to help."
"And how are we going to do that?" Suzaku asked before he heard a voice from outside.
"Damn that man, making us walk all this way into the middle of nowhere." a voice sounded of, approaching the house.
"Well we couldn't have done anything else." another voice said, the door opening. "We had no choice."
"Cecile?" Suzaku asked as the door was completely open, revealing the two women.
"Suzaku!" Cecile shouted as she ran over to the table, pulling him into a hug.
"Ow!" Suzaku yelled as he lost his balance and the two fell to the floor, Suzaku already sore from his previous wounds.
"Rakshata?" Kallen asked as the other woman made a much calmer entrance.
"Well, I never thought we would find you here." Rakshata said. "Did he contact you?"
"Did who contact us?" Suzaku asked as he got up, extending a hand to Cecile.
Before anyone could answer, the phone Rakshata was given began ringing. When they looked at the caller ID, it again displayed the name LL.
"Well, speak of the devil." Rakshata said as she answered and put the phone on speaker.
"Looks like you all arrived in one piece. Good." The voice said. "Go to the back of the house, and into the cellar. There you'll find the tools to your victory."
As soon as the call started, the mysterious young man had ended the call, leaving the occupants to question the legitimacy of it all.
"What should we do?" Kallen asked.
"There's no reason for us not to trust him." Suzaku suggested. "He lead Cecile and Rakshata to us."
"And if it's a trap?" Cecile asked.
"We'll deal with it if it comes up." Suzaku said, standing up and making his way outside, the rest following him.
As they made their way around the house, they found a small cellar door, the wood on the entrance rotting. As they opened it up, the way down looked like your ordinary cellar. But as they continued, their surroundings quickly changed from a cellar to a base.
"Welcome to my humble abode." The voice from the phone said, causing everyone to look around for its source. "No need, I will not be arriving until some time. I still need to acquire more if we are to win. But for now, you will have to use what you've been given. Down the hall is a massive store of Sakuradite, as well as a mine if you require more. The computer in the main hall has the specs of the 3 knightmares you'll need to build. Any other materials you need should be sent to me and I will acquire them, any questions?"
"Who are you?" Suzaku asked.
"Let's just say I'm a friend, Suzaku." the voice said, before the speaker cut off.
"Is all of this really necessary?" a young woman asked. "Hiding your identity like this, not helping them when they need you?"
"All in due time." the man answered. "I will reveal myself to them, but only when I know they'll be able to accept it."
"If you insist." The woman sighed.
"So, let's check out what he wants us to do." Rakshata said, booting up the computer. "What!?"
"What is is, Rakshata?" Cecile asked, walking over with a box of spare parts.
"How… How did he get this data?" Rakshata asked, Cecile looking over her shoulder.
Displayed on the screen was the original data for the builds of the Lancelot Albion and the Guren SEITEN, not a single difference between this and the original. A second page was attached to to each of them describing and and all upgrades to be added to each of them/
"Who could we be dealing with here?" Cecile asked, looking over the documents, before coming to the third "Knightmare", if one could even call it that. It was more of a Personalized combat suit, resembling the suit Zero used to wear.
"Whoever it is…" Rakshata said. "It's good he's on our side."
"Um… Sir Lloyd?" a young woman said hesitantly as she entered the researcher's room, where he was frantically working on his latest knightmare.
"Hmm?" Lloyd asked, allowing himself to stop focusing on his work for a moment. "Ahh, you must be Mariel."
"It's an honor for you to choose me as your new assistant." Mariel said, giving a slight curtsy.
"No need, this is really temporary unless you can prove yourself capable enough." Lloyd said, stepping away from the knightmare. "That Cecile got herself stranded in Japan when the war started, and I was left with no capable assistants."
"I promise you, I won't let you down." Mariel assured.
"Good, the specs are there on the computer, first we'll be salvaging these here for their weapons, then we'll put it all together." Lloyd explained. "Think you can follow?"
"No problem." Mariel smiled, before getting right to work.
"Cheerful girl." Lloyd observed, before going back to work.
And there's the third chapter for you. Hopefully you all are enjoying reading this as much as I like writing it. Again, any criticism is accepted. Until Next time!