Chapter 2
Dark Prince
Helltanz's notes: This picks off where the last looked around.
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass.
Chapter begin
Lelouch looked around the interior of the transport truck, "If I jump out I will either get shot or break my neck," He leaned against the interior it was too dangerous to jump out of a vehicle charging along at this speed, and shooting the driver was out for risk of a crash. He checked the pistol idly snapping the safety off. A memory of another gun from years ago in the Britannian homeland struck him. Long ago, another life really, Lelouch had been forced to practice shooting with a pistol.
The door opened. The red head took off and dropped her coat on the floor. "can you enter the subway via the Azubo Route?" she inquired reaching for something.
"Kallen," Nagata called. "Lets use it here? Why not?" he asked.
"Because that would mean a blood bath," she objected angrily.
"You're right," the driver admitted with a grunt as Kallen climbed up the ladder.
Lelouch glanced at the red head, 'I've seen her before.' He frowned, no, no matter how extreme the radicals are set up they'd never condone this without a faction head's go ahead. Still what could 'it' be, could it be something Kyoto had developed, it'd been rumored they too were developing seventh generation knightmare technology. Intelligence reports indicated Kyoto was working with factions within India who were hoping to rebel against the Chinese.
As for the forces in the air they relayed the ongoing events to their comrades; "The target is moving from the settlement to the Ghetto."
"Copy that corner them."
"Roger," confirmed the other two VTOL gunships of the squadron.
The door of the transport truck opened up, and a slash harken is deployed from within the speeding transport truck. The weapon is successful in destroying one of the flyer its debris, that of the first chopper, slams into and destroys a second gunship.
"A Slash Harken," exclaimed one of the pilots. the doors open up completely "A Knightmare. Damn it command they've got a Knightmare requesting back up."
"Damn it these guys came armed to fight." Lelouch growled, after all they would be the only ones using an outdated KMF like the Glasgow within the settlement. They by all means must be Japanese, but who could they be affiliated with.
Kallen emerged from the truck in an old Glasgow. Though her entry on to the battlefield was less than pristine she quickly brought the mech into position. "You fellas know full well what this bad ass mother can do," she announced cockily evading the choppers fire and unleashing her slash harken to destroy another chopper.
A Knightmare Airborne Transport approached. "The rest of you guys back off I'll take this guy" Jeremiah Gottwald announced from his Sutherland model Knightmare. The Sutherland was the 13th of the RPI series where the Glasgow was the eleventh of that series. "I can assume you dug that obsolete relic out of some scrap heap an over the hill Glasgow is now match for a Sutherland." He taunted "not to mention a Filthy Eleven who spurns the compassion of our glorious emperor." The elite pilot leveled his Knightmare's hand held machine gun. Its twenty five caliber rounds struck the Glasgow's arm.
"Kallen we should both split up" Nagata shouted over the radio, "Both of us can't risk being killed. Run for it!"
"But," she protested.
A second Sutherland roared out of a connector and forced the transport to turn, "humph simple minded eleven," Villetta remarked condescendingly even though the driver was unlikely to hear.
Kallen's Glasgow's left slash harken malfunctioned, "No way its jammed." She exclaimed in a mix of surprise and anger.
"Second hand piece of junk," he snarled raising his Sutherland's arm blade only to be engulfed in white smoke from Kallen's Glasgow. "I'll admit," Jeremiah muttered, "I really like your spirit. However…"
'No cell phone reception,' Lelouch growled inside the transport truck. He contemplated entering the cab, now that the driver was alone. 'We're out of range or the signals not going through, judging by the darkness and the surface of the road, we must be driving along the old subway lines.' He muses, 'there heading for an exit some where with in the ghetto so getting out would be dangerous. Still,' the prince pauses. "I may have wished for anonymity but I will accept the help of the military in this situation… presuming I can't contact them…" His fingers curled around the polymer backhandle of a firearm. "I picked today of all days to bring this." He muttered gripping the Imperial Russian pistol.
It was true enough the Black Knights directly would have been his preferred option, still he could use the Black Knights within the military to get out of this situation.
A certain rotund general was currently enduring the mocking laughter of a younger man in a lab coat. He was an earl in the employ of the second prince, and prime minister, of Britannia.
"What are you doing," asks Bartley. He was not liking the look Lloyd was giving him, deciding it was to much like a scientist studying a particularly interesting specimen. A specimen the scientist wouldn't mind taking apart and figuring out how he functioned.
An older model tank rolled by and towards the ghetto.
"Looking at the man who blundered, am I right?" he stood up and tossed his arms back stretching.
"Why you," The general grumbled angrily at the second prince's chief scientist.
"You really screwed this on up," the scientist remarked continuing on without slowing at all. "Terrorists came along and stole what ever it was you and Prince Clovis were secretly working on, retrieving it is simple but you wanted to sweep up all of their compatriots let the terrorists go and you can find their hide out" Lloyd turned to face his aid de camp "Congratulations your reasoning was spot on," he praised
Cecile blushed. "It was nothing I just thought it was strange" replied his assistant modestly.
"Okay that's enough," Bartley declared "What is it the Special Corps wants out of this?" he asked. "Did Second Prince Schneziel give you orders?"
"I'm merely saying I would like to assist with the clean up." The scientist stated. "Our boss hasn't said anything to us, so its just a friendly off to assist."
"To assist," the general sounded a mite suspicious of this offer.
"Correct," the Earl smirked "Because," He pronounced, "Data is what I'm after."
His assistant perked up, "Excuse but what is it they have just stolen any way?" Cecile inquired.
The rotund man grunted going along with the cover story, "Chemical weapons in other words poison gas." The scientist bought the line they were feeding to everyone.
Lelouch leaned against the container, this was such a bothersome mess I've gotten myself into, one I'll never hear the end of.
"The terrorists are hiding in the subway system your mission is to locate the weapon they have stolen. Investigate the old subway system that runs through the eleven's residential area the Shinjuku Ghetto" the Britannian commander states over the radio, "Report in the moment you spot them, recovery of the target will be handled by us the Royal Guard." the bastard continued on speaking over the radio. "You people bear the honorary title of Britannians now but you were born elevens." He remarked "There for the stench of these monkeys ought to be familiar one if you want to earn the rights to carry arms then show some results, this is your opportunity to prove your loyalty to Britannia."
"Yes My Lord." Responded the soldiers in unison.
Nagata continued to drive through the subway despite his injury, all the while Lelouch considered the merits of killing the terrorist. The pain of such a wound had caused him to crash. It was this crash which caused an honorary Britannian soldier to notice.
"An accident?" Lelouch mutters. "or else". The transport 'crate' lock sparked.
The Japanese Rebel attempted to get the truck to move "the tires stuck" He groaned as they spun uselessly in the mud caused from a leaking overhead pipe. Nagata flicked a switch on the trucks console. "Please Ogi find me."
The door in the back opened.
The soldier contacted the royal guard.
Lelouch analyzes the container, "now I can use this chance to climb up." He commented to himself "Are you Britannian?" The prince asked when the soldier attacked him. For a moment the two scuffled.
"That's enough mindless murder," snarled the soldier his face mask dropping down.
"Wait I'm not-" Lelouch growled regretting not drawing his concealed weapon, after all it would hardly do to survive a number of assassination attempts only to get killed by some idiot soldier over a misunderstanding.
"Planned to use poison gas?" the soldier questioned "Don't play dumb with me!"
"Get off me," Lelouch growled knocking the other guy off him, at this close of range reaching for his pistol now would get him killed. "If that is poison gas then it was made in Britannia," he stepped forward, very tempted to pull rank.
"My god?"
"Mindless murder?" he questioned irritably.
"Lelouch?" the soldier removed his helmet his stance shifting to a far less aggressive position. "its me Suzaku."
"You," Well if this didn't just beat all, "You became a Britannian soldier?" He remarked in surprise.
"Yeah," he responded "And what about you? You became a" the soldier began
"What are you saying," the prince growled angrily. "These fools aren't involved with me I was intervening." He stated holding his pistol up before putting it away.
The container glowed and sparked. In response to this shift Suzaku tackled Lelouch and the container opened revealing a strange green haired girl. "That's not poison gas?"
Meanwhile Kallen was discussing with one of her cohorts on the contents of the container that had just opened, as well as the status of their fellow terrorist Nagata.
Lelouch goes to remove the girl's gag. "Tell me Suzaku poison gas this girl?" The sarcasm was thick and dripping from the prince's voice. "It hardly seems something a terrorist group would be after
"Hey," Suzaku protested unzipping the girl's legs, "Hey its what they told us in the briefing. I swear."
A light flicked on illuminating the area.
"Stinking monkey." Growled the commander "being an honorary Britannian will not excuse you,"
Suzaku stands up "But sir," he protests. "I was told this was poison gas."
"How dare you question orders," the man rebukes.
Lelouch narrows his eyes. 'this is bad a poisonous situation which poses a danger to Suzaku's superiors if its revealed.'
"However in light of your outstanding military achievements I'm going to be lenient. Private Kurugi" he withdrew a pistol "take this and execute the terrorist"
"But sir he isn't a terrorist-"
"You insubordinate son of a-" the man growled, "that's an order. Didn't you swear your loyalty and your life to Britannia."
Suzaku nodded, "Yes sir, but I can't, he's" The honorary Britannian protested,
"What?" the man drawled.
"I won't do it sir, I cannot obey your order." After all shooting Lelouch who was a prince would constitute treason against the empire.
"Very well" the captain shoots him in the back. "Well Britannian school boy not a good day to cut class, collect the girl after you've secured her kill the student."
"Yes My Lord." Droned the soldiers
Nagata, in the driver's cabin reaches for a switch, "Death to Britannia, long live Japan."
In an earth shattering explosion the truck detonated.
"They got away?" growled Bartley. "And you call yourselves the royal guard," the rotund general snarled bending over the radio. This was not going to be easy to explain to third prince Clovis.
"Forgive me my lord the blast was mainly directed upwards, which caused a localized collapse of the underground area." He explained.
"Why the hell do you think I only told you people about this?" he demanded, "Discretion is our only way to keep this quiet.
"We'll continue the investigation." The man stammered
"The plan has moved forward to the next phase" The third prince remarked,
"but, but your highness," Bartley stammered. "We can still handle this quietly."
"If word of her gets out I'll be disinherited. We will tell those back home we're carrying out a planned urban renewal here" he remarked, before he stood up. "As Clovis third prince of the empire I command you" He began before issuing his orders. "Destroy Shinjuku Ghetto," he raises his arm and swung it. "Leave no one alive." He proclaimed finally.
Knightmare frames are launched and the bombardment of the Ghetto begins. Soldiers begin moving house to house killing all they come across with ruthless efficiency meeting little resistance.
This same order and mobilization drew the attention of another faction within the military. Those Black Knights who existed within the armed forces of Britannia.
"The enemy is garbage who cannot even hope to become honorary Britannians." Announced Bartley, "Wipe out every last one of them."
"Naturally." Jeremiah remarked. "Like we'd do any less to these murdering outlaw curs.
Kewell nodded, "They're not fit to breathe the same air as us honest Britannians, FOR THE EMPEROR FOR BRITANNIA!"
"Supervisor Jeremiah," a voice began over the radio from the G 1 "General Bartley requests that you take command-"
"Don't bother me with staff officers." He objected, "I've got the situation here under control," He snapped, "Kewell take left flank and progress."
"Understood your excellency."
The eleventh prince is currently escaping with the green haired girl. "Stay quiet and wait here." He remarked after snapping his phone shut, it would be a few minutes until help could even get mobilized how bothersome.
The royal guard killed a man in a suit with a burst of sub machine gun fire.
"Report," the captain demanded looking around.
"We found only elevens here, sir" answers the soldier.
The officer grits his teeth, "Your sure of it," he demands irately. "that exit comes out here?"
"Yes sir it matches up with our map of the old city."
Children's cries are silenced by gunfire. Lelouch's cell phone began to ring. He got knocked into a wall "What an appropriate location for a terrorist to meet his end." The captain stated.
"You scum," the prince snarled,
"You did well for a student of course that's to be expected you're a Britannian." The man commented. "Unfortunately. My clever young friend you have no future" the captain raises his pistol.
"He mustn't die." The girl intercepts the bullet.
"You shot her," Lelouch growls kneeling down as the blood soaks the ground, his hand gripping his smaller pistol, he just needed to stall long enough for his allies to arrive and then well things would be looking up.
"Our orders were to bring her back alive," he commented. "oh well nothing can be done about it now." The captain drawled. "We'll tell our superiors that we found the terrorist hide out and killed them all, but unfortunately the female hostage had already been tortured to death." He finished. "What do you think school boy?" the man inquired.
'I suppose, if this the way I die, Nunnally-' He slid his hand down slowly drawing the weapon inch by inch.
The girl grabs his hand the land changed into a different world. "You don't want it to end here do you?" her voice asks.
"What?" Lelouch wondered.
"You appear to have a reason for living" she continued.
'That's impossible'
"If I grant you power could you go on? I propose a deal" she asked as images appeared. "in exchange for this power you must grant my one wish come true. Accept this contract and you accept its conditions. While living in the world of humans you will live unlike any other a different providence a different time a different life, the power of the king will condemn you to a life of solitude." The girl states. "Are you prepared for this?" she asks
Elsewhere Lelouch's father spoke up, "A convergence with the Ragnarok connection" he announces "so the myth is beginning again," He remarked.
"Yes I hereby accept the terms of your contract." Apparently proving Clovis isn't the only dramatic one in the family.
He returns to the normal reality. "Say," he remarked standing up as the power fills his body. "how should a Britannian who detest his own country live his life?" he inquired, whatever was going on it'd still be in his best interest to stall.
"What are you some kind of radical?" the captain inquired.
A burst of static filtered, "Ninth Thorian Squad is enroute sir, ETA 6 minutes."
"What's wrong why not shoot?" Lelouch asked. "your opponent is after all only a school boy," he taunted. "Or have you finally realized the only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed," a sigil appears in the prince's eye. "I Lelouch vi Britannia command you, now all of you die." The power of the king activated.
The captain's hand trembles as he chuckles insanely. "Happily your highness." The man responds, as the royal guard all placed their sidearms at their necks. "Fire." They did so. Lelouch let his pistol hang at his side.
'That was the turning point since that day I have lived a lie. The lie of living. My name to was lie. My personal history a lie. Nothing but lies. I was sick to death of world that couldn't be changed. Even in my lies I refused to give up into despair but now this incredible power is mine…'
Lelouch smirked, as the sigil faded. "Well then," he remarked. 'Father lets begin a new game one I think this one will be your last.' The Dark Prince stepped away his hand loosely gripping the small pistol he hadn't used. 'Geass that means this power is like theirs,' He thought. "With this power the Black Knights can begin their operations in ernest," The prince chuckled, "Then let me start this era of chaos. The east will be embroiled in a purge of corruption."
Chapter conclusion
Helltanz's notes: so concludes chapter two after this we start going more AU, as you'll see with the change of the Shinjuku battle. Kallen and her group will still get saved however.
As for canonicity; as I mentioned above, the events in Shinjuku will differ off initially before straying back on to canon and then back off again, more than likely. I'll make my decision concerning Clovis, whether or not he lives or dies. If he does live maybe I will have a terrorist injure him, or have the excessive terrorist attacks merit Cornelia and her elite forces making an appearance. Or Clovis might slip up and reveal Lelouch's survival and Euphemia or Cornelia show up as a result.
Besides the changes to Shinjuku, pending final decision on Clovis's fate, currently working under the assumption of his survival Lelouch will not likely be suspected of being associated with Zero much less the two being thought of as the same person, at least for a while.
As for China; well Lelouch, in a major AU move, will be using not only elevens (Japanese), as well as Britannians but Chinese forces, of course they won't all fight in the same 'campaign'.
As I understand both the Holy Britannian Empire and the Chinese Federation have bad / hostile relations with the European Union, and that is one of the facts I'm working under.
As for crossover, seeing as some one asked? No not a true crossover, I might use idea (technology) or two, it will probably be a mech of some kind, or a characters' name.