Chapter 4
Dark Prince
Helltanz's notes: I'll get to fixing that screw up later, or you can just consider it a break from canon, whatever.
From what I've seen Paganism, or at the very least polytheism seems to still be present in the code Geass world… whatever.
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass.
Chapter begin
Britannian Empire, Area 11, Tokyo, Shinjuku Ghetto
He reached inside his jacket and removed the radio he had taken from the transport truck, which had had the green haired girl in it. 'They need to keep a lid on this information, so it will be hard for them to call in reinforcements. They'll have to make do with the pieces they have on the board' Lelouch mused looking at the Heads Up Display on 'his' Sutherland. 'I'm pinned in here it'll be tough to break through with the limited forces, gaining refuge with the military carries its own risk to' He watched as a Britannian Helicopter burst into flames. "I want payback for being dragged into your fight." The eleventh prince remarked callously to himself.
The Black Knights had rather extensively infiltrated the Colonial administrative body over the last few years, as well as the lower echelons of the National Advisory Council, which self governed the native Japanese. It was through the latter the Black Knights communicated sparingly with the Six Houses of Kyoto, and their subordinate terrorist groups. Clovis's was involving so many troops from the Tokyo settlement garrison there were bound to be sympathizers and outright members of the Order about besides those Lelouch had spoken with already.
Nearby Kallen in her one armed Glasgow was approached by two Sutherlands.
"Well its our Glasgow friend," remarked Jeremiah smugly firing his own Knightmare frame's assault rifle at the older model.
The red hastily sped off, before catching sight of her knightmare's 'gas' meter. "Just thirty minutes left" she grumbled, it was one of the down sides to the fact her knightmare was a piece of junk.
"The west entrance" The radio crackled. "Use the tracks to move to the west entrance" Lelouch ordered over the radio abrubtly.
"Who's this" Karen snarled "How do you know this code?" she demanded
"That doesn't matter." He retorted, "If you want to win you'll have to trust me." The prince announced
"To win?" Karen moved her Glasgow up on to the subway tracks and activated her land spinners. "Okay what am I supposed to do know," she asked as the two Sutherlands came after here.
"You pathetic eleven if you simply run away this hunt doesn't have much to offer in the way of sport." The margrave drawled
A train approached from the opposite direction. "Since you trusted me your going to win," Lelouch stated. "Jump onto the train."
"Got it," she shouted using her knight mare to hop across the car.
'You think you'll get away that way,' Jeremiah hmmed. "If that's your plan," he remarked smugly, "You go after the Glasgow," he ordered his wing man.
"Yes my lord." As soon as the man's Sutherland jumped it was broken apart by a pair of Slash Harkens.
"What the?" he exclaimed, "Shot by Friendly fire." Jeremiah gasped seeing the other Sutherland. "What's your name and your unit?" he demanded "We're after the one armed Glasgow," he attempted to explain.
Lelouch raised his assault rifle and Jeremiah's onboard sensors freaked as they confirmed painting by targeting software.
The Knight blanched "Shit an infiltrator" he exclaimed in surprise as his knightmare took a pummeling and lost a leg. He grabbed his unit's machine gun to try and retaliate. "how'd they get a hold of a Sutherland," He muttered.
Kallen came charging back.
Lelouch's gun lined up again another target lock. Jeremiah did the wise thing and decided to eject from his knightmare frame to safety. In that space of time Lelouch departed the scene, there was no point in sticking around.
"You saved me." Karen said, "But how did you get a hold of a Sutherland?" she turned to where Lelouch had been. "What were did he go?" the red head asked herself.
The young woman's terrorist compatriots arrived.
"Kallen what the hell was that radio message earlier?" demanded the Eleven who headed the segment. The man's name was Kaname Ogi, a former teacher.
"What he contacted you to?" she asked
"Yeah. Sure did" acknowledged the man, "And Yoshida's group should be here soon. I mean who is this guy?" He added before the radio squawked.
"Are you in charge of this segment," Lelouch voice spoke again over the device,
"Uh yeah," Ogi remarked.
"I present to you the cargo of that train over there," the prince stated. "they're tools for your victory," the trains are revealed to be transporting RPI 13 Sutherland Knightmare Frames enough for a whole squad. It was a strategic move, one that fit into the strategy Lelouch was developing. His newly acquired power required too much energy, and was too much of an unknown to rely on so developed his plan along those lines. By arming the terrorists with military Sutherlands, if they failed in their agenda the Black Knights would not be threatened by negative PR. "if you want to use them to win follow my orders."
Karen gasped, eyes widening. "There's more in here," she shouted.
"Here to," announced Ogi
"Amazing, Maybe we should give this guy a chance," remarked another of the men looking around. Not even Kyoto could supply this many Sutherlands so easily.
"All this but how?" Karen wondered aloud looking at all the units.
"Woman in the Glasgow," the eighteenth heir to the throne of the Holy Empire of Britannia called surveying the area with his Sutherland's Fact spheres.
"ye-yes," she stammered
"Stay where you are," Lelouch commanded, "your unit is going to run decoy. Understand?" He inquired looking at his heads up display.
"Understood." She confirmed.
"Energy filler status?" the prince asked.
"About fifteen minutes worth," she responded
"Then recharge it in ten minutes I will contact you with your next set of instructions," Lelouch sighed turning off the radio, "this is wearing me out," he groaned. 'Regardless I will need determination to win this,' the prince mused 'after all I am betting my life on this game.' He opened the hatch and barked orders to the mind controlled troops,
As expected they complied with his orders.
Now on to the next phase. I won't involve the members of the Black Knights until the end, and if Clovis displays his usual capacity for tactics we should be able to secure handy concessions.
"The terrorists are mixed among the eleven population," barked general Bartley as he overlooked, more like his belly hung over it, the table mounted display of the battlefield. "and are mounting a minor resistance against us but they are little threat to our vastly superior military forces" stated the bald man in a pleased tone.
"We know that moving on," Clovis stated propping his jaw on his gloved hand. "What is the status of our operations?"
"Understood your highness the gas capsules will be,"
He nodded, "Are," The prince corrected, "exactly what the public thinks they are," Lelouch's brother remarked from his throne. "And the girl, she can't be allowed to get away."
"Yes. We'll keep searching for her" the rotund man assured.
The blonde prince shuffled rubbing his temples. "either way I want her captured dead or alive" he continued.
"Hey are you certain about this thing?" asked one of the terrorists standing before the assembled 'liberated' Sutherlands "They've all had their IFF's removed what if this is a trap?"
"The other side has total advantage in this war they don't need to set any traps." remarked Ogi "All right people lets move get to your assigned positions" the terrorist leader stated.
"B1 can you move?" the prince inquired "It operates almost exactly like what your used to," Lelouch stated over the radio. The basic Sutherland controls weren't that different from those of the Glasgow.
"Can't you tell us who you are at least your name?" Ogi questioned gripping his radio
"I can't do that," responded the prince "but you may call me Zero." he continued, " Anyway if Q 1 is on schedule enemy Sutherlands probably two of them " Q 1 in this case was Karen in her one armed Glasgow, with a full 'gas tank'. "In twenty three seconds shoot them through the walls," the teen ordered.
"Wait say what?" exclaimed one of the terrorists in surprise. "He's out of his mind."
"Everyone double check you weapons." Ogi commanded, after all it wasn't like they'd be able to do much else.
"What are you serious?" shouted the previous terrorist. "What he's saying is absurd. Come on Ogi we can't do this!"
At the Britannian mobile command the sensors the Glasgow registered. "Enemy spotted at F 31," announced an officer.
"A feint how pedestrian," Drawled the prince completely unimpressed by the perceived move.
"Tell Laslo's squad to go straight in." shouted the general punching the air "Have Hugo and Valerie strike from the rear."
The terrorists counted down for "Fire," ordered Ogi.
The first Eleven 'Squad' fired, and as planned by Lelouch both Britannian controlled Sutherlands were riddled with bullets and destroyed.
"Sir Hugo and Sir Valerie have both been lost" announced the senior staff officer as the blips faded from the screen in the command center.
Clovis looked up, "hmm, an ambush?" he wondered allowed in surprise, how unexpected.
The eleventh prince chuckled ominously "An id signal can be a double edged sword." He commented to no one in particular, 'besides if the terrorists follow the orders I issue the task at hand.' The teen mused, activating the radio "P1 P2 P7 move one hundred meters to the right and fire your slash harkens toward three o'clock." Lelouch commanded checking the Sutherlands avionics.
"You heard him," responded Ogi enthusiastically. "do what the man said."
"Damn what else does he want us to do." the whiny terrorist muttered.
"P5 you ready," he inquired to said whiner.
The man grumbled, "Quit calling me that." He complained, "And what kind of name is Zero anyway seriously?"
Lelouch sighed and ignored the question listening in on the Britannian forces. The second group of Britannian Sutherlands were overwhelmed quickly, "the enemies moving towards G 28" to the great distress of the bald general.
Clovis was paying more attention now as well, "this means terrorists have our military weaponry?" he deadpanned. "That they have our technology? Thats impossible."
Kallen's Glasgow take out another Sutherland, the pilot ejects.
"Change the codes!" bellowed Bartley "They're intercepting our transmissions."
"We already have sir four times."
Bartley scowled, "Damn it I said do it again!" He snapped,
Clovis snarled, standing up angrily, "This failure is utterly unacceptable." He stated furiously. "It is totally unacceptable we cannot be defeated the risk of such is unacceptable. There would be panic and chaos." He declared. "It would lead to nothing but an emptiness of order."
Lloyd appears on the heads up display. "good afternoon," the scientist greeted boyishly, and far more cheerfully than the situation warranted.
"What is it," growled the rotund general, "We're in the middle of an operation." He snapped angrily at the scientist.
"I'd say its time to deploy the special weapon" the blue haired Britannian remarked.
"We don't have time for this right now," Clovis retorted walking forward hoping to get a better insight into the situation.
Lelouch meanwhile was quite pleased with himself "R2 fire anchor", and this move removes yet another annoying whirly bird from Britannians arsenal. Arguably the more dangerous threat, "B7 use Depleted Uranium ordinance," a Britannian tank explodes. "K group you'll continue your advance" He ordered,
The Elevens of K group roared a battle cry as they drive a smaller retreating group of Britannian Sutherlands into a pincer attack. "So do it we'll have to bring up Quincey's squad," Clovis remarked,
"but my lord that will break the encirclement" protested the rotund general.
'Now then' Lelouch thought, 'the enemy had five options, their move,' the eleventh prince smirked as 'his', meaning mind controlled, Britannian troops settled into position.
"Reinforce the breach with some of the units guarding me," Clovis ordered. "All we know for certain is that enemy forces are here,"
Lelouch's communicator on his Sutherland flashed, "Your Highness we have reached the supply depot." A gruff voice remarked, "We are in position per your orders."
"Complete your mission." The eleventh prince of Britannia ordered looking back at his heads up display. "Well that's a more stupid move than I expected." He commented as Britannian forces converged. 'but it is just like Clovis to be rash when going on the counter offensive' He raised his hand held radio, "You Q 1 do you have an area map?"
"Yes I have a map of the old town but there are no distinguishing land marks." Karen responded.
"It'll do" Lelouch responded.
"Alright send in Burt's and the other too," Clovis ordered.
"Mission number three now" Lelouch announced, all they needed to do was drag this out.
"Concentrate our forces there surround them," the blond prince ordered.
"Is everything prepared?" the younger prince asked.
"The enemy's main force is that center dot," Clovis stated. "Finish every one of them off." He ordered… a few seconds passed, "What where the enemy?" the third prince demanded in surprised.
Lelouch smirked as the 'his' elevens moved underneath the massed Britannian force, "With this I call check," he announced serenely. Karen fired her slash harken… this caused the support of the concrete which was supporting the Britannian Knightmares to fall, resulting in their destruction… and the other elevens used similar tactics, bye, bye the majority of Britannian forces, the third prince of the Empire gasped in shock and the eleventh prince cackled madly. "My plan worked didn't it." He exclaimed, "I can do it, I can, I can topple Charles."
Clovis meanwhile was back pedaling, not an easy feat given the shoes he was wearing, 'who… who in the hell am I up against' the prince shivered 'what if he's even better than Todo?' he wondered. "Lloyd?" the prince barked.
"Yes your highness," the scientist drawled childishly.
"Can it win, will your toy beat them?"
The blue haired Britannian looked put out. "My lord, please be so kind as to call it Lancelot."
Lelouch flipped his communication, "The encirclement has been broken we will commence evacuation this has the potential to be useful in our fight," He remarked to the Black Knights,
"Affirmative," Remarked a Britannian on the other end, "Do you want us to commence support fire,"
"Negative there isn't a need for that now, standby and await further instructions,"No better to use this opportunity to get Clovis to make some concessions that were in the Black Knights interest.
In front of the command center Suzaku and the Special Division, which fell under auspice of the Second Prince of the empire, Schneizel El Britannia, prepared to launch the Z 01 Lancelot. The seventh generation showed no signs of proplems and the machine was transfered to its launch catapult.
Lloyd laughed. "He's running full throttle right out of the gate," the man remarked before trying to stand back up.
Suzaku's first actions were to take out the whiny terrorist's Sutherland.
"Another push and the check point will fall," Lelouch chuckled.
"This is B group reporting enemy presence," announced a terrorist.
"Reinforcements" the eleventh prince shrugged, "real battle is different every time isn't it?" he questioned himself, before raising his radio. "status?" the prince queried.
"Everyone ejected, but they took out four units in nothing flat."
"Enemy numbers?" Lelouch responded.
"Just one I think it's a new model," one of the terrorists responded. "I've never seen anything like it-" a scream ripped from the other end and cut to static.
"What's happening out there?" Meanwhile Suzaku was trying out a few of the Lancelot's new toys for himself. "What did you say? It reflects bullets?" he exclaimed, 'I may have to alter my plan, such a weapon would be useful, a working energy shield it must be a laser intercept would overheat too fast.'
"Ah what do we do?" shouted one of the terrorists.
'Useless so called terrorists,' Lelouch thought depreciatively 'with all the resources I've given them they're being beaten by one unit. This definitely complicates the plan.' He quickly ordered the Sutherlands to surround the new model… that didn't work well at all
Clovis groaned"For heaven's sake now I'll owe my older brother a debt I didn't need to incur," At the Britannian command center looked at the screen. "its for the best though," the third prince sighed wistfully.
The seventh generation frame continued to humiliate the fifth generation frames piloted by the terrorists… the white machine detected a heat signature up in a building.
The Lancelot attacked the eleventh prince's Sutherland. Lelouch blocked, with more efficiency than if this had been a fist fight, "You mean this thing is what has been ruining my plan." He exclaimed angrily. It is a new model damn it.
"Are you the guy in command?" Suzaku demanded in equal tone.
He frowned, "Nothing more than a pilot." Lelouch snarled… the building collapsed, "no choice I have to get out of here." Suzaku attacked again only to be intercepted by Karen in her fourth generation Glasgow. "New orders sniper team align target for the new model, I have a plan do not fire until the order though,"
A brief acknowledgment from other elements on the field
"Hey I'm returning the favor." She announced delivering a right hook to the white machine.
The Lancelot retaliates, and then blocks the follow up slash harken attack, Kallen had little choice but to eject.
'I must remember that the most vital element in battle is the human one,' Lelouch thought as he began his retreat.
The Z 01 Lancelot apparently decided to be an ass and follow, the eleventh prince of the empire turned firing his machine's assault rifle.
'response time is high' Lelouch observed, 'high maneuverability there's no way this is a fifth generation, is this the next generation seventh?' he wondered as the Lancelot dodged with out falling behind.
Shooting the already damaged buildings to bring debris down didn't slow it down either.
'I need to get a little further before I eject,' Lelouch thought, 'if this is a new model I need to find out about it'
Lancelot leapt up to rescue a falling mother and her child.
'in the midst of battle he rescues someone impressive response time though' the eleventh prince observed as he reached optimum distance. The special core also were interested in Suzaku's actions he reached down. 'you may have won that round I'll concede that' he ejected. "Do it." A dozen high powered rounds demolished the surrounding buildings blocking the Lancelot's path of pursuit. "Initiate broadcast,"
"Confirmed sire, your on."
"All Istavaanian forces are ordered to withdraw. I repeat, all Istavaanian faction troops are ordered to withdraw from Shinjuku Ghetto further engagement serves no purpose."
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Lelouch walked towards the special corp's trailers, their leader was kind of odd, though mind controlling him and his staff had been easy enough, as had arranging the drop off of the information acquired. A pity I couldn't take those sutherlands as well.
Once he'd reached the cordon it'd been a simple matter of linking up with men in the Armed Forces who considered his ideals to be the correct one, and pledged themselves to the prince's cause.
"Stop there, your id" the soldier ordered raising his weapon. "this is prince Clovis's personnel transport,"
The prince was mildly amused. "At last the check point, and barely guarded as per my plan," Lelouch commented in a pleased tone removing his face mask.
"Your plan," the guard exclaimed in shock.
"That's right." Lelouch drawled his Geass flaring to life "and now I would like you to let me pass," he remarked.
"Yes sir," the man responded blankly, "Understood." Lelouch continued on.
Meanwhile Kallen was rendezvousing with her terrorist friends and the surviving elevens, unfortunately there was some objection with the civilians on the terrorists actions.
Furthermore the Britannian army had arrived in force
"Attention all forces" came the public announcement system, it was prince Clovis's voice. "cease fire at once I Clovis third prince of Britannia and royal viceroy of area eleven here by command you all forces are ordered to cease fire at once you will also cease the destruction of any buildings or property whether all casualties whether Britannian or Eleven shall be treated equally and without prejudice in the name of Clovis la Britannia you are here by commanded ceasefire at once I shall allow no further fighting."
In the mobile command center of the Britannian forces the majority of the lights were off.
"Are you satisfied," he drawled
"Very," Lelouch remarked. "Well done." He stated, "I appreciate such a forthwith response to my request."
"And what shall we do now sing a few lively ballads or perhaps a nice game of chess," Clovis remarked sarcastically seeming to regain some of his nerve.
The Dark Prince smirked, "That has a familiar ring," Lelouch remarked stepping forward removing his helmet.
"hmm," the elder prince responded as the helmet rolled across the floor
"Don't you recall the two of us used to play chess together as boys," Lelouch said keeping the gun trained. "of course I would always win,"
"What?" the third prince exclaimed, "That, who are you? Show yourself!" He demanded regaining some of his Bravado.
"Remember at the Aries Villa,"
"You, who are you?" Clovis demanded.
Lelouch stepped into the little amount of light, "It's been a long time big brother," The elder prince's eyes widened and he leaned forward. "The eldest son of the late consort Marianne and seventeenth in line to the imperial throne, I am Lelouch vi Britannia." The eleventh prince drawled.
Clovis stood up in surprise."Lelouch but I thought-"
"That I was dead," he interjected, "You were wrong." Stated the purple eyed teen. "And I've come to change everything…"
Chapter conclusion
Helltanz's notes: nothing really to say.