Dark Prince Chapter 25, a code geass fanfic

Chapter 25

Dark Prince

Helltanz's notes: Like I said divergence from canon, you'll note that in this chapter, I kind of increased Shirley's uh fangirlishness I suppose you'd call it.

As for Ogi I'll probably off him just for the hell of it given R2 I won't spoil it for you though suffice to say him and Viletta won't be hooking up either, might just have Ogi get roughed up because of his pride as a Japanese, using a Burai as opposed to an Edinburgh. *Insert scathing remark about Ogi by Jeremiah*

Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass.

Chapter begin

"The Day was August tenth, of the year two thousand ten of the imperial calendar the Holy Britannian Empire had just declared war up on Japan. Confronted by Britanian's newest weapon the formidable Knight Mare Frame Japan fell to its enemy in less than a month the conquered nation was stripped of its freedom, its rights, its culture, its dignity, and finally even its name was taken away. Eleven the name of Japan and its people was replaced with a mere number."

Shirley's father's funeral had been a solemn affair, with her mother bursting into tears and weeping when they buried the man. The Dark Prince had been surprised to find that the man had been one of Clovis's 'Code R' Scientists.

That information had been surprising to Shirley as well when Clovis had offered condolences personally.

However for him to be concerned over the death of the man was currently beyond the teen who had hardened himself to such things. More than four years of Machiavellian plots and murder, and of course the inevitable loss of his own men tended to do that to you.

Even her apologies had meant little to him; perhaps Cornelia had a reason to be concerned as she was about his mental state.

Lelouch sighed over all things were proceeding as expected, meaning they would likely not be ready in time for the Chinese invasion. Blowing up the flagship of the pacific fleet was apparently a bad idea now that he was aware of the threat.

Cornelia was also concerned about the attacks, as was Kyoto, even though Britannia was bad China was considered to be a slightly worse choice in comparison, at least in most cases.

Cao had filled them in on the Chinese force, as he had suspected the invasion would be carried out using human wave tactics utilizing the Gun Ru fourth generation knightmare frame.

The invasion force looked to be a pain in the ass just by sheer numbers. They'd already tipped the Russian military off. It wouldn't do for the Imperial Guard to come crashing down through the DMZ of Mongolia and start another war just yet.

Kyushu the island which was… which was a great amount of trouble to Britannia which was rife with terrorism that was their target they sought to extablish a puppet government there by placing a minister of the Kururugi who had fled Japan.

His resources were finite so long as he had to play in the shadows, it was important he claim one of the greater industrial powers so as to amend that problem which plagued him, true he had the economic resources but he did not have the military resources he required for his plan.

The prince sighed things were moving to fast of course Cao had mentioned the High Eunuchs, the problem he would need to dispatch to seize China, had been planning to do this invasion for a while. Still this came at a bad time.

The main stay of the Britannian Military was tied up fighting the Europeans even if it was currently going well it also meant that they couldn't send forces to Area 11.

On the positive front Rakshata and Pytor were busy installing a few improvements to the knightmares that were in use by the Black Knights, and the information was being supplied to the other installations.

Lelouch frowned his thinking shifting to the seventh generation Schneziel had built, he had no choice in the matter to win against the Chinese Federation he had no choice but to insure it was fighting fit. That was while going to be a problem was something he had little choice but to do.

In the mean time he needed to speed up his plans to recruit Todo. The man was now extremely important. That importance being not only to rally the japanese but even more so because of his abilities in the military field.

The Knight of the Divine Wind joining the Black Knights would greatly expediate the objective of securing Japan, but a fight with the Chinese was another thing to be concerned with.

Were the situation not so grave Lelouch would have been extremely annoyed at the fact the Kaguya was seemingly glued to his arm. In fact the issue was totally ignored given the depth of his brooding on the situation. He looked up, rather abruptly to tell the truth, drawing everyone else's attention to him.

"Kaguya do you know the status of the Mattei?" He inquired just as abrubtly, true they weren't likely going to be a major factor but it was one factor they hadn't addressed which would be in their benefit.

"Hmm," She looked at him, "There are currently one hundred and thirty operational models, dear." The young head mistress of the Sumeragi house informed him. The Prince nearly blanched, one hundred thirty that was no small shake to have converted that many Sutherlands into this new Japanese Custom machine. While it was true the machine was not as impressive, and he would not have been as impressed had the situation been more peaceful, as his Edinburgh or Manchesters, but then again they lacked the flashy technology that those machines featured. The Mattei's numbers at this moment meant that the six houses of Kyoto could probably start manufacturing them, as well as convert Sutherlands.

So even if they weren't the equal they would still be useful but still against the expected battallion of Gun Rus would it be enough. No, that was the problem. It wouldn' be enough, not with out sustaining heavy casualites. Simply there would be too many of the chinese knightmares on the battlefield.

No the best bet was to obliterate the transports they would be carried on while they were at sea. Even then the machines, the Chinese Gunryu, had limited acquatic capabilities they would, at least some would, be able to make it to shore.

So even that would only limit the numbers so much, and without the Skidbladnir, how he hated the fact that he had lost that coin toss to Roland for the naming of the ship, main weapon, well the weapon of which the Black Knights had been researching as far as directed energy weapons went, had been halted it meant the machine could in theory be launched and combat ready sooner but without that the ship would not as planned be able to wipe out the enemy fleet and destroy the Gun Rus while they were in the water in the same area, it was a problem.

The prince steepled his fingers as he looked down at the report, the action was a little difficult with Kaguya holding onto his arm though it was doable. "We'll need to figure where the Chinese intend to land. The ten Dudleys should have their numbers reinforced by then, and however many others of the type can be used for support fire will need to be placed strategically. There is also the Eastbournes however they will still be to few in number even with the advanced weapons added to their equipment." He remarked with a sigh, "However it should allow us to thin the ranks a little, combined with the RMI 13 Portmans we should be able to limit between eleven and eighteen percent of the machines from reaching the shore if we know where the Chinese intend to make their landing,"
Three nodded, "Yes, however we neither have the primary landing zone nor a definitive date for the invasion. We also simply lack the manpower." Stated the other Geass user. "And that is to say nothing of our limited elite personnel," By which he meant Nemo and Sora being off in Arabia, without the immortal and the seer, and their elite units. Well they were scrapped, Roland's own Geass was simply not secure enough to use, lest one wanted mass insanity. Mass insanity on the battlefield with large warmachines wasn't a good idea.

The number of troops was the biggest issue, and so was Knightmare numbers their simply weren't enough to fight off a whole battallion of the cheap Chinese machines, that was the primary problem.

So was working out suitable solutions, the Black Knights the Japanese would work with but Britannia they couldn't organize a sit down so that complicated matters immensly as regards to planning went.

None of the Black Knights brought up the matter of the Russians in front of Kyoto's representatives. It was for the same reason Lelouch didn't tell Cornelia, or Clovis, somethings were best kept secret. That and Cornelia probably wouldn't have taken it well.

There was another issue the Black Knights weren't willing to discuss openly. Charles, for whatever reason, was deliberately blocking not simply Clovis, but Cornelia from drawing units from their own territories. It not only made no sense, but it was a direct impediment to security. More than that it was something that Charles had never done before.

It was a fact that was being kept quiet because it would cause all manner of disorder. Britannians would freak, and in all likelihood terrorists would start to become even more unruly. With the looming threat of an invasion by China that couldn't be tolerated.

The Chinese were going to invade Kyushu that was all the information they had to work with right now. The instability on the island, and the frequent terrorist activity meant there was little that could be done immediately.

Right now they needed to stem the tide of chaos rather than fan the flames of disorder.

Katase, he scowled behind his mask, the old man had been an issue that he had wanted to be dealt with. This however was not what he'd expected. Katase had been dealt with but not by him Cornelia had beaten them to it. Lucky the idiots had managed to set fire to the unstable liquid Sakuradite.

"Zero what are we going to do?" Questioned Ogi over the radio. It had been Ogi who had been the one responsible for bringing the information Diethard had provided. The Britannian in question seemed really excited by this situation.

Lelouch frowned, "Pull back there is nothing we can do in this situation," He responded annoyed,

"But what about the Britannians,"
"Don't be a fool," He snapped, "The navy has deployed some kind of new machine fighting an unknown weapon will do us no good when we know the enemy already has seventh generation frames," The prince groused indicating the Edinburgh that Cornelia was piloting, complete with resplendent MVS lance.

They had been too late. Not enough to insure that Katase was sure to be dead, but still late enough that the Britannians had started their attack before they arrived. The Britannians had gotten here before the rendezvous.

Zero collapsed annoyed into the recliner of the massive RV like vehicle.

"Well that was a fucking disaster." Grumbled Tamaki.

"Yes," Lelouch admitted from his seat folding his hands over each other, "We will need to find Todo. As he to the Britannians," He paused, "he is a much more important target than Katase ever would be."

All that General Katase was; was that he was organizer of the JLF's military skill and rallying ability that power was held by Todo.

To think that Cornelia would use the Navy's prototype for an upgraded Portman was irksome, the machine wasn't fantastic but it still was a nuisance in this case. It was faster, and better armed than the original, and had a reduced profile along with a longer sustained cruise time.

Well at least his own troops within the forces of Britannia had hopefully denied Cornelia the capture of Katase, thus Todo wouldn't go off and try and pull what would be undoubtedly a suicide rescue mission. It wouldn't do for Cornelia to get to kill Todo, because he ran off on some half cocked mission.

"Lelouch," Cornelia greeted as the Prince arrived,

The teen nodded flashing her an annoyed grimace at the use of his name, "Must you constantly do that," He groused, "And what exactly did you blow up?"

She scowled, "That was unintentional," The witch of Britannia remarked, "We are currently sweeping the waters for survivors it is unlikely but we believe the JLF may have been able to escape,"
The Dark Prince frowned. That was not what he expected, if Katase had escaped then he would be a thorn. "I see," He remarked. No given that the JLF had possible access to submarines there was no other option. "Alan launch the Eastbournes," If the JLF still had subs in the region, unlikely as it was, the Eastbournes could find them.

"As you wish my lord," responded the man, Lelouch's 'secretary' of sorts.

Edmund cleared his throat, earning him a disapproving look from Jeremiah, which the Black Knight ignored, "Excellency concerning this operation should we move out as well?" He inquired.

Lelouch glanced at Cornelia, "Well, that depends on the status of the area."

"The area has been secured," Darlton answered, "there should be no need for your men to move out," He remarked in response.

Guilford looked a tad smug at the statement. That bloody womanizing prick, thought Lelouch annoyed. "Then that is good I trust that other then blowing stuff up damage was kept to a minimum," He verbally jabbed at the second princess's knight in a smug tone, Guilford and the prince exchanged glares.

It had been a deliberate jab at the man's ability as a Knightmare pilot. Guildford's current Gloucester wasn't exactly in the best of shape, and Lelouch would be damned before he gave the asshole an Edinburgh. The man had an unhealthy fondness for attracting bullets.

Cornelia interrupted the impromptu death glare match, "If you two are done acting macho there is work to be done," She muttered exasperated.

The eleventh prince turned on his heel, "Right, well then since ground troops aren't needed necessarily just keep them on standby." He stated, the teen was a little irked she had called in the first place.

"Lelouch," Cornelia began, "About Zero, how much activity can we expect out of him in the coming two months?"
"He's been apprised about the information we received," The prince commented slouching against one of the warehouse walls. "My primary expectation will be that he will go to target organized crime and other criminal entities which..."

She nodded, "Your ideology Knights of Justice,"
"You have to concede Cornelia crime rates are down," She gave him a reproachful look after the remark. "Say what you will, but it does work," He stated. "Humph Narita can not be allowed to happen again. What would you have done had the Istavanians been out in force," The prince remarked scolding back. Of course said scenario was impossible as the other elements of the faction had been occupied but still she didn't know that, nor did she need to know that.

"In any case restructuring of the military command structure should be complete shortly, so that should relieve some of our problems," The witch of Britannia said changing the subject uncomfortably.

Unknown to the two Shirley was watching from a far, of course she only caught a few pieces but now the Ashford Academy Swim Club member was very, very confused about what was going on in the world.

"Oh Lulu," She murmured, feeling horribly out of her league.

"Did you hear something," The prince remarked reaching for his concealed pistol.

She rolled her eyes, "I think you are being paranoid... again" She added the last word unnecessarily.

"That maybe but still it is hardly a totally secure area," He responded irritably to the jab, running through a list of possibilities all the 'Black Knights' under 'Zero's command' were accounted for so it wasn't one of them. A member of the JLF then, perhaps, though Cornelia should and likely had ordered the area of the docks to be thoroughly searched. "We should head back," The prince declared. He was hardly in the mood to get into a gunfight with terrorists when he hadn't stacked the deck as it were.

He with her reluctantly in tow made there way to the more secure area of the docks, and as Cornelia expected Lelouch headed off to his own forces…

Chapter conclusion

Helltanz's notes: hehe is Lelouch calling someone else a womanizer is not amusing? Also to clarify Euphemia does not yet know of Lulu's survival