Chapter 5: Plan Known, Three Major Forces in Jeopardy

"It has been 3 days since the Reverse Rebellion took hold of Babel Tower. Day and Night the KnightCrawlers have been circling the area to prevent anyone from getting in. The question has circled through everyone's head at this point; how did Infinite get his hands on so much technology and make these disastrous KnightCrawlers? This question has everyone, even our own Lord Zero, muffled in confusion. How will we ever hope to get out of this mess with our country still intact?" Milly reports on the news.

"This is just horrible." Nunnally says to Suzaku with tears in her eyes, who asked his assistant to leave when she came in, and now has his mask off. "Why is my brother doing all this?"

"I wish I had some sort of idea Nunnally." Suzaku replied. "Why does Lelouch want any of this? What could his goal possibly be in this war?"

"Suzaku, what is going to happen now?"

"I wish I knew." Suzaku said, putting his mask back on. Then the T.V. flickered and the image changed into a picture of Infinite.

"Infinite!" Zero stood up in surprise.

"Sorry it took me so long/" But Lelouch cut himself off at the site of Nunnally in the room. "...to get this connection ready, Zero."

"Connection, you hacked into my T.V.?" Zero said.

"That is correct, I wanted to give you a heads up on my next move." Infinite startling both Zero and Nunnally.

"A heads up, you're telling me your next target?"

"Yes, and I also see you have company today. This is quite sweet really, I now have both the one who killed Emperor Lelouch, along with his sister, who most grieved his death of anyone." Nunnally shuddered. "That raises a strange question to you, Nunnally Vi Britannia. What side do you truly belong to?"

Nunnally went wide-eyed at Infinite's question, in total shock, and Zero turned to her. "W-What did you just... ask?" Nunnally shuddered.

"What side do you truly belong to? The side that killed your brother, or the side that wishes to avenge your brother?"

"That is quite enough Infinite." Zero interrupted.

"Ah very well. As I was saying before, my next target. My next target is none other than Ashford Academy!" Infinite declared. "In 2 days the Academy that once was held by Emperor Lelouch when he was Zero will be held again by his avengers."

"I see, if that is all, I'll bid your leave." Zero said, and Infinites picture fazed out, reverting to the news channel.

Zero walks over to the door and stepped through it, where his assistant waited.

"Please escort our guest to a room, she will be staying with us for a while." He told her.

"What will you do, Zero?" Nunnally posed the question, still in shock.

"I'm going to make a couple calls." Was Zero's reply as he walked off.

Infinite dropped into his chair. "I don't believe it, Nunnally was there!" Lelouch says and takes off his mask.

"This is a surprise, when did Zero and Nunnally even meet?" C.C. said from the side.

"This is most troubling." Jeremiah said.

"This can't be possible, if Suzaku knows, and Nunnally is with him, then that means..." He couldn't bear to finish the thought.

"That means she most likely knows everything." C.C. finished for him.

"So what will you do now, Lord Lelouch?" Jeremiah asked.

"I can't do anything about this, there is no option here."

"Why did you tell her she should join you?" C.C. posed the question.

"In hopes to lead them off the idea that I am Infinite. Why would Lelouch, who's plan was to die in the first place, want her sister to join in rebellion against peace?"

"Shall I begin to make preparations for the raid at Ashford Academy?" Jeremiah asked.

Lelouch put his mask back on and answered. "Yes, make it a small task force this time, 27 plus us should be enough."

"Oh, so Jeremiah and I are going as well this time?" C.C. asked, even though she already knew the answer.

"Yes, we need to show them know our true power."

Zero had entered a video chat room and made a request to speak with two specific people. It had taken a few minutes, but then both sides of his screen turned on, and two faces shown on them.

"100th Empress of Britannia, Cornelia. Royal Vizier of the Empress of the Chinese Federation, Xingke." He said as they were who he now spoke to.

After Lelouch had died, Tainzi had become the Empress of the Chinese Federation, and made Xingke her Royal Vizier. Nunnally was actually supposed to become the 100th Empress of Britannia after Lelouch's murder, however she had been so sorrowful she was not able to bring herself to take the chair, and gave it to her older sister, Cornelia.

"Zero, have you any news on Infinite's plans?" Cornelia asked.

"Yes, and it is most troubling indeed. As you know, he has a great number of KnightCrawlers, and I now know he is planning to capture Ashford Academy."

"Ashford Academy, why that?" Cornelia asks.

"Do excuse me, but Infinite is not really the Chinese Federation's problem right now." Xingke notes.

"Incorrect, in fact, it is your problem for the same reason he is going to try and capture Ashford Academy." Zero saying this makes both of them listen carefully. "It is clear to me the Infinite plans to Avenge Lelouch Vi Britannia's reign by first capturing all important landmarks that fell victim to him during his reign as Zero. His exact words were... ' In 2 days the Academy that once was held by Emperor Lelouch when he was Zero will be held again by his avengers.'... In this case, He will most likely, once finished here in Japan, he will go and capture the Chinese Federation." Xingke flinches at this.

"Then after that he will come here and capture Britannia for the last step." Cornelia says.

"Furthermore, I have need to tell you, Cornelia, that your younger sister Nunnally is here in Japan at this moment, and that fact is known to Infinite as well." Cornelia was shocked to hear this.

"No," She gasped, then slammed her fist on a table. "I want you to do everything to ensure her safety Zero!" She shouts in mixed anger at Zero, Nunnally, and herself.

"I have indeed already taken those precaution, she will be staying here in my building until we can either end this or find a way to safely export her back to Britannia."

Cornelia relaxed now. "Thank goodness. I will send the Knight of Rounds, and come there personally as well, immediately." Cornelia said before turning her communication off.

"As for you Xingke, it is not only in our best interest, but yours as well that you help us out. If you don't and Infinite defeats us here, you won't want to be facing him on your own."

"Of Course, I will come and help." Xingke replies and cuts his transmission as well.

Zero found his assistant. "Where is Nunnally Vi Britannia staying?"

"In the room just down the hall from yours Lord Zero." She replied.

Zero entered the room and found Nunnally still wide-eyed. "Nunnally," He began as he took off his mask.

"Suzaku... what do I do?"

"You stay safe, Lelouch won't harm you, but everyone else thinks he would. So stay here, for everyone's sake."

Nunnally begins to calm down. "Alright," She says and yawns, ready to sleep.

Suzaku puts his mask back on and leaves, as she drifts into sleep, He needed to plan 2 days from now.