Stage One Attack Cornelia

The next day classes went on as they should usually, but Suzaku was nowhere to be seen in class. Feite looked at his empty seat while she jotted down notes from the teacher's lecture. She looks to her side to see a folded note on her text book. She took hold of the note, and sighed at the writing. "Today's your first day at the Student Council, so be prepared! 3 Shirley." Feite rubbed her temple and turned over to Shirley who was smiling at her. "You idiot…" She whispered under her breath while the bell rang.

Feite closed her text book, and started to pack her things while Kallen and Shirley walked over to her. "So, today's your first day at the student council, do you want to walk with us?" Kallen spoke in a weak tone, while Shirley already had her things ready to go. Feite put her last notebook away, and let out a sigh. "Sure, but what do you guys do over here? I heard it was no good…" Shirley shook her head, "No, it's only Rivalz, and Lelouch that make the trouble. You'll fit in fine at the Student Council." Kallen let out a nod while she started out the door. "Shall we go?"

Moments later, Feite carries a box into the meeting room, and glares over at Shirley and Kallen. "So why do I have to carry this…" She looks at the box, and sighs. "Cat house?" Shirley puts her arms behind her head, and lets out a warm smile. "Well you're more capable at lifting things, and Kallen has a weak stature. Don't you like cats Feite?" Feite's face turned red while she set the box on the floor only to have Arthur purr at her. He leaps into Feite's arms, and rubs his head against her cheek. Shirley let out a smile, while she started to open the box. "See, Arthur loves you." Feite growls, and holds her finger to the cat only for it to start licking her finger. "Okay, I like cats."Feite puts Arthur on the ground while she looks at the manual. "Okay, let's put this together."

Feite sits in a chair while Shirley puts the final touches on the cat house. The chair spins around while she started fiddling with her cell phone. "Hey can I ask you something Kallen?" Shirley turned away from the cat house while Kallen held Arthur in her arms. "What is it?" Shirley looked out the corner of her eye, and turned to face her. "Are you hiding something from us? Its okay you don't have to hide it." Feite looks over and shakes her head while turning her attention back to the game on her phone. "Here it goes again…" Shirley's face turns red while she points at Feite. "Shut up Feite…" Kallen looks over while Shirley stares intensely at Kallen. "You don't have to hide it from me…" Feite stood up and shut her cell phone. "I'm going out for a bit, you guys can talk all you want about love interests." Kallen looks over while Shirley gasps. "Feite you little!"

Feite steps out of the meeting room to spot Lelouch walking down the hallway holding a black duffle bag in his hand. She stares over at him with a curious expression while following him. "Lelouch, what are you doing?" Lelouch turned around and smiled. "Oh, Feite…" His voice was slightly uneasy, and Feite stared at him for a moment while he laughed. "How is our first day going with the student council? It's unfortunate that we can't have a proper party for Suzaku and you. Well I have a chess match to go to, so please excuse me." Feite paused for a moment, and nodded while Lelouch walked down the hallway. "Something isn't right with Lelouch…usually he goes out with Rivalz. Something is aching in the back of my head when I think about that guy…"She touched her head, and felt a pain building at the back. "Did I black out? I can't remember anything." Without thinking of the situation more Feite started to run down the hall.

C.C. stares out from Lelouch's room while she looks out at Feite run across the campus. "It's that irregular woman again, what is she…" She let out a smile while Feite rushed towards the front gate of the academy. "This seems to be getting interesting. Will you show Lelouch your true resolve? Now that he cannot use Geass against you." She stared at the television broadcast, and turned towards the doorway. "I'll need to make an appearance as well…if your plan fails Lelouch."

Feite stepped out of the rail station, and rushed down the stairwell. The people push her side to side while she tries to keep up with Lelouch. She reaches the ground level, and glares at the checkpoint up ahead. Several people were already stopped by the Britannian Soldiers' who had set up a blockade. Feite reached the ground level and looked around for Lelouch. She walked forward only to have a solider block her view. "Hey what are you doing here school girl? This is a sealed incident, there are rebels nearby you should go back to your residence." Feite let out a nod, while she turned around to walk down the alleyway. The soldier growls, and follows after her. "Hey, girl I told you that this area is off."

A ways down the hallway, Feite looked out the corner of her eye, and turned around with her leg stretched out. Her heel slammed into the side of the soldier's helmet knocking it off. He stumbled for a moment and looked up at Feite while he mumbled a few words before passing out. "Good night, I'm going to need to use your gear. I hope I can remember how to adjust it." She dragged the unconscious solider around the corner, and started to pull off his uniform.

Moments later, Feite rushed through the debris of the Saitama ghetto, and touched the head piece inside the helmet. It was a size too large for her head, but the message was clear. The military was going to kill all the civilians in the area by labeling them all terrorist supporters. Feite growled while a gun clicked behind her. "Turn around." Feite slowly turned around only to see a shocked Lelouch. "Feite, you're a…" Feite threw her arm forward, and grabbed Lelouch by the forearm slamming him into the wall. The handgun fell to the ground while Lelouch stared at her shocked. "Lelouch why are you here? You shouldn't get involved in the Eleven's troubles." Lelouch gritted his teeth and shook his head. "Feite I'm not leaving here, I'm going to get information from Cornelia. You should return to the academy." He pushed her back only to have Feite grab him once more. Lelouch turned around while Feite growled at him. "You're that Zero guy aren't you?" His eyes were wide while Feite continued to stare at him. "You're such an idiot this is an obvious stage set by Cornelia! You can't possibly outwit her Lelouch this inst a chess game!"

Lelouch's eyes widen while he shakes his head. "I have to try, this is for Nunally! I will do exactly as I did at the Shinjuku Ghetto, and I'll defeat her!" Feite growled, while she turned to the side. "If you're going to be a child, get me a Knightmare frame. I can't let you do this alone." Lelouch paused while Feite rushed forward while a single Sutherland came into view. Its Landspinner came to a screeching halt while the unit turned around. "You!" Lelouch took a step forward while the Sutherland's Factspheres scan Feite, and Lelouch. "What unit are you two from?" Feite saluted while Lelouch followed suit after. "I'm Lesalia Mackenzie from the Forward Reconnaissance team. We have information about the terrorist's weaponry." She turned back to Lelouch who handed her a circular data disk.

Lelouch eyed Feite while she remained calm, and the Sutherland's cockpit hatch opened up. "I'll need to see your IDs first, but hand me that…" Feite turned over to spot Lelouch's eye flare up. Her eyes widen whiled a chilling shock ran down her spine. "Give her your Sutherland..and tell me the location for the cargo train." The pilot let out a nod while he tossed his key over to Feite. She caught it nonchalantly, and turned over to Lelouch. "That power, you used it on me before didn't you." Lelouch walked past her, while he pointed to the Sutherland. "You wanted a Knightmare Frame, you have it bring me to the cargo tram, and we need another one."

By the cargo tram, Feite looks at her targeting scope while a Sniper Rifle is attached behind the shoulder of her Sutherland. Lelouch appeared on her screen while he shook his head. "You seem capable of utilizing that machine…." Feite looked up at Lelouch with a pair of cold and lifeless eyes. "I'm an Avalon; weapons are my family's lifeline." Lelouch let out a smile and nodded. "Very well, but from now on you will be R-1. I will now communicate to the terrorists." Feite let out a nod, "Very well Zero, where should I go?" She stared at the data, while a flashing red light appeared on her map. "Move there R-1, and started to pull the fire away."

Feite's Sutherland roared from the cargo tram, and down the bumpy streets of the ghetto. A Sutherland appeared in front of her only to receive a barrage from the rifle. The enemy Sutherland's body ripped apart while its escape pod flew out. "I don't think so!" Feite glared up and with a pull of the trigger the Sutherland responded shooting the escape pod of out the sky. Her Sutherland continued forward while Eleven terrorists look over in shock.

"Cornelia, we have an irregular unit firing on our own!" Cornelia looked over with a smile while her eyes widen at the exploding escape pod. "It shot down a retreating enemy?" She let out a laugh and rubbed her gloved hand on her chin. "It seems our man has arrived; send out another squad to deal with that Irregular unit. I want it disabled and its pilot captured." Cornelia stared at the movement of the Sutherland and turned to the side for a moment. "The fluid movement only a few pilots are capable of performing a Sutherland at that level. That Zero is impressive."

Feite's Sutherland moved erratically while rockets flew to destroy an approaching Sutherland. "R-2, N-1 fire rockets at R-1s original position." She looked at the data and glared at the battle map. "Lelouch this strategy won't work Cornelia is a genius…" She jerked back the controls, and fired a Slash Harken. The battlefield was starting to show a change for the better with every tactical decision made by Lelouch. Feite looked over while her Sutherland came to a stop. "The only option for Cornelia is to pull back…this battlefield is too hard for conventional combat."

Cornelia stared at the battlefield and smiled. "Order all forces to retreat to the outskirts of the Ghetto, it's pointless in fighting. This is their territory, and to send our forces mindlessly will only weaken our initial defenses."

Lelouch's unit moves forward mingling into with the retreating Sutherland's from Cornelia's forces. "What are you doing Lelouch?" Lelouch appears on her screen and smirks back at her. "I'm going to end this now." Feite shook her head, her sweat sparkles inside the cockpit while she pushes the throttle forward. Her Sutherland moved beside Lelouch's towards the main force. "Lelouch you must be really Naïve if you think you won. Cornelia is…" Lelouch's voice filled her cockpit. "Why are you constantly speaking of Cornelia as if you know her?"

Feite looked down while she went into formation with the others. "Lelouch, it's not the time to tell you, but you should realize that Cornelia is from the Royal Military Academy that Clovis didn't attend..." She clenched her fist while slamming it against the side monitor. "Listen to me Lelouch, knowing regular strategy; Cornelia is going to send her personal unit to wipe out the rest of your forces. The Gloucester will be able to outperform any Sutherland; they were created by The Avalon Foundation."

Lelouch looked over at Feite, with a confused look. "Feite, thank you for the information, but I'll continue playing my game against her. Cornelia is sending out her personal unit now." The Gloucester Frames move quickly past the waiting Sutherland units. Lelouch looked over at the personal unit move out towards the Ghetto. "She's acting desperate Feite; I know this for a fact." Feite stared at her data, while scanning the area at her feet. "A sewage pipe runs directly underneath us, if something happens, we could escape using this route."Lelouch picked up his phone and held it to his ear. "N1, change back to the original signal, and pretend to be a Britannian Soldier."

"Understood."

Lelouch lowered his phone while he turned over to spot Feite's unit standing beside him. He tapped on his console while he watched the display on his computer. "Feite you're awfully silent, what are you thinking about?"

Feite stared at the complex maps of the area underneath them; a red line was drawn from the pipes from their current position and into the Tokyo Settlement. She exhaled while her eyes were focused on the map. "An escape plan, if this fails…I'm thinking of a contingency plan." Lelouch let out a small laugh while he stared at the battle map again. "You are quite the opposite of what you act like at school. I never would have expected you to pilot a Knightmare Frame, and device strategy on the fly."

N1 stands while the three Gloucester charge at him with their lances out. "What wait a minute can't you tell I'm one of you?" N1 shakes his head and starts to fire his rifle wildly. The Gloucester led by Guildford easily make swift work of the sole unit while it is pierced by all three of their lances. The unit sparks and explodes while the three continue onto the next target.

Lelouch looks at the image with no chance in his facial expression while he analyzes the situation. "They didn't bother to check his identity?" He moves his phone to his ear, and opens communication to the other terrorist freedom fighters. "Then N2, emit your signal and retreat to the hospital. R2, and B1 groups prepare to ambush the enemy as they pursue."

Cornelia looks over with a content expression on her face. "Another signal huh?" Her eyes stare at the monitors in front of her and start to think calmly. "It means that an ambush is up ahead. Gloucester move around and encircle the target!"

Lelouch glares at the data, "They're not falling for it?" His eyes widen while he pushes a button on his console. "R2, B1 break off the ambush and retreat immediately!"

Cornelia let out a smile, while she looked at the empty map. "So they seemed to have read my hand. Maybe I really am fighting Zero."

Lelouch's expression grows more irate with every command to the terrorists under his command. "P2, N3, cut around behind the enemy." There is no response from the radio, while Lelouch's voice plays over abandoned radios inside a gutted out building. "Respond, what's wrong?" Lelouch started to lose his composure while each and every member of that terrorist organization crumbles apart.

Feite shakes her head while putting the ear bud receiver on and sighs. "He's losing his cool, but it's going to take me a while to program this Knightmare frame to disperse its smoke screen." She fiddles with an open panel and looks at the data on the main monitor. "If I manage to reconfigure this, I can get us out of here." Her image appears inside Lelouch's cockpit and glares over at him. "Lelouch get a hold of yourself; we need to figure out a way to get out of here. I don't want to get executed for doing this okay? I'm already exiled, and I don't want to live in China, or the EU."

Lelouch turns over to Feite, and blinks several times while Cornelia makes the victory announcement to her troops. "A command to all Knightmare frame pilots, open your cockpits and prepare for an inspection." Feite and Lelouch both sit in shock while Cornelia's words echo through their cockpits. "Don't worry Lelouch, I have a plan…" Feite looks at the red flash on her cockpit with the priming of the self detonation system. "You're going to escape through the manhole several meters from our position in two minutes after I displace the smoke screen inside this Sutherland. I will attempt to escape by detonating this machine." Lelouch looked over at Feite, "I won't allow that to happen. I will figure out a way…"

The Gloucester moved over to Lelouch and turned towards the smaller Sutherland. "Open your hatch, it's your turn." Lelouch sat in shock while sweat ran down his face. "Well, my hatch was broken in the battle." The Gloucester moved forward with the pilot's voice broadcasting. "Very well, I'll open it, turn your back to me." Lelouch stared down while a pilot yelled out. "Zero, its Zero!"

On top of a destroyed building Zero stood with the wind blowing through his cape. The infantry soldiers aim their rifles up at him while Lelouch sits in shock. "Lelouch, it's time to go!" The Gloucester swings its arm forward. "Squads four and six move forward capture him!" The Sutherlands start to reactivate and dash towards Zero's position. "Firing Squad take fire" Zero's body fell backwards while Feite discharged the thick smoke screen. "Lelouch Eject now!"

The Gloucester turned over while the Slash Harken flew out and tore the head off Guilford's unit. Feite growled while she pulled her ejection lever. The Sutherland's cockpit detaches while it shoots backward out of the smoke screen. "What the…they were enemies amongst us?" Guilford opens the canopy hatch and looks over at the thick smoke screen. "Damn it, we can't…" His eyes widen while an explosion takes out the nearby two Sutherland.

Cornelia stood up, "What just happened?" She stares in shock at the damage to Guilford's unit and the loss of two of her own men. "One of our Sutherland discharged a smoke screen and shot it's Harken out at Guilford's unit. We saw two ejection modules shoot off, before there was an explosion. It seems the pilot over-charged the filler to maximize the explosion." Cornelia walks forward. "That is interesting, it seems is that Zero was a decoy for the other two…It takes quite a brilliant person to link a smoke screen, attack, ejection and explosion in such a small amount of time."

In the sewers, Feite runs behind Lelouch with a pistol held tightly in her palm. "I told you Lelouch, we need more than a ragtag group of terrorists." Lelouch looked over his shoulder. "Feite, how did you perform all those maneuvers in that little time?" Feite moved some hair out of her eyes, and looked over her shoulder. "You know how I was exiled from the mainland?" Lelouch looked over and shook his head. "No, I thought it was just a rumor that you were…" Feite growled and shook her head. "I was framed for a murder during a training exercise at the Royal Military Academy graduation exam two years ago." Lelouch stopped for a moment while Feite ran into his back. "What gives Lelouch?"

"Why did you distract them?" Feite looks over while she aims the pistol. "Who is there?" Lelouch holds his hand and Feite lowers it. C.C. walks into the dim light and pulls the mask off her head. "I told you, if you die it'll be a problem for you. But it seems that you have someone dependable to protect you." Lelouch shakes his head, "The conditions were the same, I would have lost…." Feite looked at the two, and shook her head. "A certain power is required to take full advantage of these conditions." C.C. looked over at Feite with a familiar look, and turned back to Lelouch. He was still furious over the loss to Cornelia. "Then I will make my own army, which will not lose to Britannia. A group of people…a Nation!"

Several hours later, Feite climbs out of the manhole with C.C. and Lelouch. "So, what do we do now Lelouch? How will we build this army of yours?" Lelouch looked up at Feite while she pulled him up. "I don't know, but you need to keep this a secret from everyone. Feite I need to tell you something…" Feite rubbed her head, "You did something to me in the back of the auditorium didn't you?" C.C. looked over with shock in her eyes. "This girl is very strange to me, her mind is extremely complex. Is she an irregularity?" Lelouch let out a nod, and his Geass formed in his eye. "This power is called Geass; I used it on you to make you forget about the mask." C.C. crossed her arms, and nodded. "You have a strong will…it seems that we have another to trust in our secret." Feite rubbed her forehead while she started to pull off the uniform. "Feite what are you…" Lelouch looked over while Feite stood there with her top in full sight of him. "Where are your clothes?" Feite shook her head, "I lost them when I ejected from the Sutherland. They are probably burned up by now." Lelouch kneeled down unzipping his back and tossing his jacket to Feite. "Put this on, it will cover you enough until we get to the academy."

Lelouch walks with Feite beside him with his jacket covering only to her upper thigh. She wore a pair of sandals purchased off a street vendor on the way. She rubs her arms while Lelouch turned to her. "Why are you so cold? Isn't my jacket warm enough?" Feite growled over at him while her teeth chattered. "I'm wearing literally nothing underneath this Lelouch…its breeze here." Lelouch shook his head, while he waved down a taxi. "We'll take a taxi back to the academy."

It was approaching the late night hours while Feite and Lelouch entered the room. Nunally was fast asleep at the dinner table with Sayoko. She turned towards the two, and bowed her head. "Lady Nunally wanted to wait for you to come home, but she fell asleep. Shall I move her into her room?" Lelouch let out a nod while he pointed over to his room. "Yes, that would be nice. Sayoko, do you have any clothes Feite can borrow?" Sayoko lightly moves Nunally back into her wheelchair and quietly pushes her into her room down the hallway. "Let me put Nunally to sleep, and I'll find something for you to wear." Feite let out a nod while she lets out a sigh. "Thank you Sayoko-san."

"Hey Lelouch?" Feite looked over while staring at the painting on the wall. "If you have an army don't they need weapons?" Lelouch looked over at Feite with a shock in his eyes. "How can you get them? Aren't you cut off from your family?" Feite looks over her shoulder. "Have you noticed how the Elevens have been getting higher grade weaponry as of late?" Lelouch walks over and grabs Feite by the shoulder and pushes her against the wall. "Are you telling me that Avalon is dealing weapons to terrorists?" Feite's eyes were wide while the jacket's button had come undone.

Sayoko walked in with some clothes, and paused by the doorway. "Ara? Should I come back at another time Lelouch?" Lelouch took several steps back, and turned away with his face red. "It was a mistake…" Feite wrapped herself with the jacket and walked over to Sayoko. "It better have been Lelouch, trying to take advantage of our bet." Sayoko handed the folded clothes over to Feite. "Bet?" Feite held them in her hands and looked over her shoulder. "Lelouch here lost his chess match, and I had to sell my clothes to get him out of the pinch." Lelouch turned around with a look of shock on his face. "Be quiet that didn't…" Sayoko bowed her head while she turned to the door. "I see, I'll let you two be for now."

Lelouch shook his head while Feite placed the jacket on the nearby chair. She pulled the shirt over her head, while Lelouch looked over his shoulder to catch Feite staring at him with a stone cold look in her eyes. "Do you want to see more of me Lelouch?" She walked over to his backside and wrapped her arms around him. "No…you must be tired…" Lelouch's face was bright red, but he still maintained his composure. "I'll wait in the next room. I'll see you tomorrow." Feite let him go while she let out a laugh. "You're still the same person Lelouch…" He paused by the doorway and looked over his shoulder. "You've changed a lot from back then." Feite let out a nod and pulled the skirt on. "Sometimes change is good…see you tomorrow Lelouch."

Minutes later, the midnight light shines through the open blinds while Feite types several keys onto her laptop. She plugs a wire to her cell phone and dials a number. "Hello? Sister can you do a favor for me? I've decided to change my stars." The voice on the other-line responded with a playful laugh. "I see, what do you want me to do little sister?" Feite typed in several keys while her laptop while a password prompt flashed on her screen. "I need to access the database, also the weapons provided to the terrorists in Saitama failed to put them to use." The older woman let out another laugh while she sighed deeply. "I knew that they wouldn't use them properly…don't tell me you went to Saitama? I heard Zero was there, Feite are you involved with that person?" Feite stood up and walked to the window to peak out at the quad. "I couldn't say that I'm with him, just a mutual acquaintance in this battle over Sakuradite. Can you help me Azalea?" Azalea shook her head and replied. "I don't know, but I'll contact a few friends…" Feite let out a yawn while she rubbed her eyes. "I'm going to bed Azalea; I'll try to call some other time."