Lelouch's Final Destination

Sorry it took so long!!!!!

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Chapter 4: It Begins

The day when the cruise ship was ready to set sail finally arrived. Almost every person at Ashford Academy, students and staff alike, could barely contain their excitement. Especially Milly Ashford...

"I think it would be great if I got my grandfather to hire people to record the entry to the ship live!" she had said a few days prior, trying her best to sound casual, but failing. "All of the students could be in pairs, like the girls could have escorts, and we could have a red carpet, and everything!"

"Ooh! Like what celebrities or famous people do as they walk on the red carpet to a big awards ceremony!" Shirley said. Euphemia and Nina, who were standing next to her, both nodded their heads of approval.

"Exactly." replied Milly. Then she turned to Lelouch, Rivalz, and Suzaku, who were standing nearby. "What do you guys think about my idea? Be honest!"

"I think it's a great idea!" Rivalz quickly jumped in. Milly smiled and his hear melted a little. "…Right guys?"

"Sounds cool to me." said Suzaku.

"Yeah." said Lelouch. "Good idea."

"Yes! I knew it was a good idea! I'll call my grandfather right away!"

And so she did. As the school Milly had called her grandfather and had arranged for the whole event later on that day. Now she, along with other fellow Ashford Academy students, aligned on the dock preparing to make their entrance onto the S.S. Ashford along a beautiful silk red carpet. Two announcers were already there, and once they were cued to speak, the live recording finally began.

"First up, is Milly Ashord, granddaughter of the owner of the S.S. Ashford, escorted by Rivalz Cardemonde." one announcer exclaimed. Milly elegantly glided across the dock onto the cruise ship with her head held high and her arm locked with Rivalz's. Rivalz, on the other hand, wasn't quite as graceful, and he kept mentally chanting little phrases to make sure that he was in line.

Don't screw this up Rivalz… DO NOT SCREW THIS UP! You were lucky enough to get her to agree to your offer of escorting her, so do not make a fool of yourself-ESPECIALLY ON TV!!!!

"Following Milly Ashord and Rivalz Cardemonde is her highness Euphemia Li Britannia and Nina Einstein, both escorted by Gino Weinberg. Euphemia walked down the carpet gracefully without any trouble at all, and while Nina had a little trouble at first, she got the hang of it very quickly. Gino was just happy to be escorting two lovely ladies at the same time.

"Right after is Shirley Fennette, escorted by Suzaku Kuuruurugi." Shirley and Suzaku both put on smiles, but just like the others before them, their minds were someplace else also. Shirley had hoped that Lelouch would have been the one to escort her, but Suzaku was a true friend, and was just as good as an escort as her Lulu.

"Next up is William Gueterbock and his lady escort Tara ." Wow…I didn't think that these disguises would be this successful. Lloyd whispered to Cecile.

"And after them is Kallen Kozuki, escorted by Rolo Lamperouge." Kallen did not want anyone to see her face. I can't believe that I have to be escorted by Rolo Lamperouge! A 14 year old kid! She felt as if she could just die. "It's so that you can keep an eye on him." Zero had said. Kallen felt embarrassed and a little upset on the inside, but put a big smile on her face and gently waved to the crowd. Do this for Zero, do this for Zero…

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Lelouch reached his room in a matter of moments. As he set down his things, Leouch decided to put his plan into action: Despite the severely high chance of a catastrophe happening, he would try relaxing and little and have fun. I'll start by finding Nunnally and we can go find the others together and all do something fun. He thought. Then he put aside his last item and headed out to seek his sister.

When Lelouch finally found Nunnally, she was more than happy to do something fun. Lelouch couldn't help but admire her enthusiasm. No matter what, Nunnally always seemed to stay positive and carry on a smile. When she was ready to leave, Nunnally asked to see , so Lelouch grabbed a hold of her wheelchair and led her out.

The hours appeared to fly by, and for the first time since fulfilling his role as Zero, Lelouch was able to truly have fun with the people he cared about At some point, Lelouch noted that Suzaku also seemed to be enjoying himself as he happily joined in on the games and activities. Lelouch just could not stop smiling. Everything was going great. Until he had a vision.

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Oh, no. He thought. Oh no, it can't be! Lelouch was panic stricken and quickly froze. Him and Nunnally Noticing that she was being stopped, Nunnally became concerned. "Wat's wrong Lelouch?" she asked gently. Her voice broke him from his daze, and Lelouch automatically decided that he had to find the captain. Whipping out his cell phone, Lelouch contacted Sayoko through speed dial.

"Ms. Sayoko?"

"Yes Lelouch? What can I do for you?"

"I need to pick up Nunnally, I can to go talk to the captain. We're out on the deck next to the swimming pool." Lelouch tried to sound calm and casual but there was a slight hint of worry and fear in his voice if one paid attention closely.

"Wha- alright."

"Lelouch, what's going on? Why do you have to see the captain?" cried Nunnally as her brother closed his cell phone.

"I have a strong feeling that something bad is going to happen, and I need to talk to him right away, Everyone on this ship has lives that depend on it."

Although Nunnally didn't fully understand, she restrained from further questioning.

Sayoko arrived in less than five minutes and as soon as he placed Nunnally in her care, he dashed off. Lelouch ran around until he found someone who could tell him where the captain was, and once he did, he ran faster than he had ever ran in his life-up flights of stairs, through several corridors, non-stop all of the way until he reached the captain's quarters.

"WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE SHIP IMMEDIATELY!!!!" Lelouch exclaimed with all of his might.

The captain, who was in the middle of sipping his coffee, "What on earth-"

Lelouch took a breath and tried to gain back his composure. "There's something large and dangerous being targeted towards this ship."

"Like what? A missile?"

"Yes, I believe so." Please, please do something.

"Well, I'll ask one of the ship's security guards to be on the lookout for a missile or beam, or whatever it is, but I won't change the direction of the course until it has actually been confirmed."

Lelouch was torn, but refused to let it show. "Alright. Thanks for listening, but this isn't a prank. There IS something headed this way." He said as went to the door and lightly closed the door. It was all he could do to not slam the door out of frustration.

The captain had not replied for he was still flabbergasted.

Lelouch once again ran until he could locate a storage closet. Then he whipped out his cell phone and pressed speed dial for a certain number.

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Kallen lay sprawled across the chair letting the warmth of the sun's rays on her entire body and felt as if she were in a trance.. Hmm…Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all. She thought and smiled to herself.

All of a sudden, her cell phone rings, and Kallen couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Why would anybody want to her call her right now? She lazily picked up her cell phone, not even bothering to check the caller I.D., and tried her best to keep her voice from sounding too annoyed.

"Hello?"

"Kallen? This is Zero."

Kallen immediately. "What is it? Has something happened?" She knew that Zero had instructed her not to let her guard down just in case something bad had happened, but she was oblivious to his premonitions which unfortunately, always came true.

"Kallen, I need you to put the plan we talked about into action. Something is headed this way. I have already contacted the other Black Knights and they are doing the same. Do it quickly, or else everyone on this entire cruise ship might be killed!"

"Yes Sir. I'll see to it right away." She replied as Lelouch ended the call.

Kallen quickly got up from her lounge chair and hurriedly went to carry out Zero's orders.

Suddenly relaxation didn't seem as important anymore.

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Once again I'm sorry it's taken months for me to update! Hope you enjoyed it and look forward to seeing chapter 5 soon!

~missDluvsIchigo0493