3. The False Classmate
It begins with a view of the decimated Shinjuku Ghetto. Two unknown soldiers are heard voicing their confusion and concern over the ceasefire order, that was previously issued by Clovis.
"Why the hell are we letting the Elevens go? What about the poison gas they've stolen?" One of the soldiers asks.
"But it's by order of Prince Clovis." Another soldier answers him.
"What about Bartley? Get the general staff on the line." He asks again.
"They're not at their posts, sir," he tells him.
"Are you telling me Prince Clovis is alone on the con?" They realize as Kallen, Ohgi, and many others are seen being lead out of the battle zone.
(Inside The G-1 Bridge)
The scene then changes to show Marik holding a gun to Clovis. Clovis speaks as if he is happy. "I'm overjoyed, Marik. They said you died when Japan was brought into the fold. What a blessing to have you back. We should depart for the homeland immediately."
This is not an option for Marik. "So you can use me as a tool of diplomacy? It seems you've forgotten why we were used as tools in the first place. That's right. It was because my mother was killed."
(Flashback: 6 Years ago)
Marik then begins to explain the events of his mother's death. A flashback is shown of the day his mother died. "Mother was highly favor as a high ranking imperial consort of our father Vector zi Britannia the second prince of Britannia. No doubt the other imperial consorts held her in contempt because of her being a non-Britannian. Eventually she fled from Imperial Palance and left back to Japan taking her three children with, But I'm no fool. You people are responsible killing my mother when Britannia invaded she was assassinated by someone in the imperial family to have killed."
(Inside The G-1 Bridge)
Back in the G-1, Clovis frantically denies that he had any involvement in the matter. "It wasn't me. I swear to you it wasn't."
"Then tell me everything you know. The truth cannot be hidden from me any longer. Answer my questions honestly." Lelouch said then using his Geass to force Clovis to tell him the truth.
"Clovis, were you the one who sent the assassin to kill my mother? and if not then who did?" Marik asks him.
"No, I had nothing to do with her assassin, however my father Vector zi Britannia, my brother second prince Schneizel and second princess Cornelia, they can tell you," Clovis said.
Marik was surprised at that "I'm not surprised he was involved but those two were at the heart of this?" Marik asks.
Clovis opens his mouth but says nothing showing he doesn't know. "That's all that you know, isn't it?" Marik says.
"Alright, that enough," Marik said as Clovis was freed from the Geass.
"I swear it wasn't me. I had nothing to do with it." Clovis pleaded now released from the Geass.
Marik pulls his gun away from Clovis. "I believe you." Marik then once again aims his gun at Clovis' forehead and prepares to shot. "However—
"Clovis tries pleading once more "Please, you can't! We may have different mothers but you and I are still blood."
"You can't change the world without getting your hands dirty," Marik said and pulls the trigger.
(The Next Day In The Ashford Student Council Room)
Marik is then found, with the other Student Council members, at school. "Wake up Marik!" Milly said as she smacks Marik over the head and orders him to wake up as he had apparently been napping. "I know you were sleeping. Your hands stopped moving."
"Well, you don't have to beat me up over it, do you?" Marik complained.
"Huh, serves you right for ditching us like that," Rivalz said with a grin.
"That's right. What was up with you yesterday?" Shirley asked glaring at Marik.
"Um well..." Lelouch said trying to avoid answering
"Well we got caught up in accident where a truck end up crashing into side of the road" said Max
"Oh, Then What happen" asked Mavis
"Hey, I don't think it really serious to talk about" said Eliot "The driver was pretty careless suddenly appear behind like that"
"Oh then what happen next?" asked Carrie
"That's enough, you guys," Milly said as she hit the roll of paper on the table. "Let's not get sidetracked here. If we don't come up with a fix for the club activities budget, there won't be money left for anything at all." Milly explained.
"And if it comes to that point..." Nina said.
"The equestrian club will be pissed." Rivalz said in a laid back tone, "We don't want 'em comin' in here on horseback."
"Rivalz, can't you be a more serious student council member?" Milly said not liking Rivalz laid back attitude.
"You know, it would have been nice of you if you would have reminded us about this mess a day ago." Shirley pointed out.
"She does have point otherwise we wouldn't be dealing with this." said Eliot
"I would have to say a day later. Then we would have given up." Rivalz said.
"Good idea. We can still do that." Marik suggests.
"GUTS!" Milly shouted.
This surprised the others in the Student Council when Milly suddenly screamed and they cringed a bit.
"Are you trying that 'guts' spell again?" Rivalz asked.
"Yeah," Milly said with a smile. "I want you people to start putting your all into this."
"It's pretty same thing you always do Prez." said Mavis
"I really don't think that your magic's gonna do a whole lot," Eliot said.
"You're probably right." said Marik
Shirley, on the other hand, felt motivated and smiled.
"Actually it's got me going, Madam President," Shirley said.
"Supple and willing," Milly commented. "That's what I like."
"I train hard in the gymnastics club," Shirley said proudly.
"That's not what I was getting at. You're a ten," Milly said.
"Huh?" Shirley said now noticing that Milly was staring at her chest.
"From what I've seen in the girls' bathroom anyway," Milly continued. "You've been filling out in all the right places, huh."
"Heh, heh," Rivalz and Max spoke also looking at Shirley's chest.
"Ah well Shirley does have nice figure." said Carrie
Shirley was appalled and covered her chest, blushing. "What, what are you talking about, you perv?"
(In The Hallway)
The meeting for the student council was soon over and its members were now heading to class.
"Geez, our president's just a dirty old man on the inside," Shirley complained. "Sullying the meeting with her filthy mind."
"Yeah well, that's Milly for you," Nina said.
Rivalz said as well "Look on the bright side. We got the budget balanced, didn't we?"
"Yeah well but Prez is always a she-devil and she proud of it." said Max
"Yeah and make me pretty exhausted with gut spell and her screem guts to make work harder." said Carrie
"Well that just like the Prez she always act a leader figure." said Mavis
As they entered the classroom, they noticed some of their classmates were watching something regarding Shinjuku.
"They used poison gas?" A male student said.
"Man, that's freaky." A second male student said. "Shinjuku's only thirty minutes from here."
"Oh my god! I saw smoke rising over in Shinjuku," A female student said. "It must have been the gas."
They then turn back to looking at the footage of Shinjuku.
"Shinjuku?" Shirley said.
"I heard about it in real-time from a friend. That's why I called you yesterday." Marik said.
"Hey, check out the footage of those dead Elevens." A male student said.
"Oh! Don't look at that!" A female student said feeling disgusted.
"This is strange. Why would they cover it up?" Marik wondered before thinking back to the moment he killed Clovis and nearly started to throw up. "Ugh—"
(In The Bathroom)
Marik is in the school bathroom was vomiting, he just threw up in the sink,
"Are they hiding Clovis's death to fend off anarchy? But if that's the case, when they finally do announce it..."Marik thought to himself as he looks at himself in the mirror and is amused. "Humph, I guess that I'm not as tough as I thought I was," Marik said to himself.
(Inside A Car)
Villetta and Jeremiah are then seen together in a car talking about how the killer of Clovis was able to penetrate their security
"That ex-civil servant is such a fool," Jeremiah said.
"So are you referring to Bartley?" Villeta said.
"The killer has breached our heaviest security twice already. This perfunctory inspection is a farce." Jeremiah said.
"Margrave Jeremiah, now that Prince Clovis is out of the way, we purebloods can..." Villeta is stopped from speaking further as Jeremiah places his finger on her lip.
"Let me make that call. We still need to woo everyone over." Jeremiah tells her.
Back at school, Marik walk to class
Marik walked into a classroom just to find that Kallen has returned to school after having supposedly been very ill and unable to attend.
"Kallen! It's been ages!" One of her friends said.
"Are you all right? Sophie's been worried sick all this time." A second one said.
"You're okay though, right?" Another friend said.
"Yeah, I just have to go easy for a little while," Kallen said.
At that moment Lelouch and Logan realize that Kallen is not just a fellow student but was the member of the terrorist group that they had seen the previous day although right now her hair was facing down and her personality was quieter.
"Of course. That's why she's so familiar." Lelouch thinks. "I knew I'd seen her somewhere before."
Kallen is still talking to her friends. "Anyway, if I stay home any longer I'll never catch up."
Later after class. While Marik glancing at Kallen, Rivalz ans Max notices then came over to talk to him. "What's up, Marik? See something you like? You've got a thing for her, don't ya!" Rivalz said to Lelouch gleefully.
"Just thinking this a rare event. She hasn't been here at school since this whole term started." Marik said.
"Kallen Stadtfeld. They say she's sick or somethin', and she barely showed up at school last year either. Still, her grades are at the top of the class. And she's a member of the Stadtfeld family, which means she's well-bred and rolling in money. Man, you sure know how to pick 'em." Rivalz said explaining Kallen's background.
"It's not like that." Marik insists.
"Aah, you don't have to hide it. A touch too sheltered though, if you ask me." Rivalz said.
"Rivalz even if that's true, I don't think you're in a position to be picky," Max tells him.
"Hey! what that supposed to mean?" Rivalz said feeling insulted.
Meanwhile while Lelouch is outside on the rooftop thinking about the event that has took place yesterday.
"What going on" questioned Lelouch "Why Clovis order to withdraw?"
"I have know idea" answered Theodore
"It doesn't make any sense why would Clovis order something like that?" thought Lelocuh
"It seems that I need to find out for myself" said Lelouch
"Where are you going Lelouch?" asked Ivan
"I going to Control Center."
"Oh why that's" asked Lloyd
"It is not obvious I going ask Clovis he gave the order to withdraw?"
(Outside)
Later, Kallen, as well as three other girls, are having lunch outside when a bee shows up and causes them all to run away in fear.
"Aaaaah! There's a bee! A bee!"
"Oh my God. Kallen, run!"
"Hurry up and run!"
Kallen then runs behind a bush. "I don't get it, why is a bee after me? Hm? I wonder if there's a hive nearby..." Kallen then uses a surprising amount of agility to kill the bee with a single swipe.
"God, I hate this! I'm sick of acting like a freakin' invalid!" Kallen said in her real voice. At that moment Lelouch shows up.
"Crap, he saw me..."Kallen thought
"There's no question, it's her." Marik thought as he looked at her.
"Can I help you or something?" Kallen asks him.
Marik uses his Geass "I want answers."
Kallen under the control of his Geass answers "Of course."
Marik begins questioning her "Were you the one piloting the Glasgow in Shinjuku?" he asked.
"Yes," Kallen answered.
"Why terrorism?" Marik asks.
"Because I'm Japanese. Though technically I'm half Britannian." She said.
Marik is surprised by Kallen answer. 'What Half-blood like me? But why go so far?'
Meanwhile, Shirley was walking through the hallway on the second floor and then looked out the window to see Marik and Kallen talking to each other.
"That's..." She spoke.
Back with Kallen and Marik, the Geass stops affecting Kallen. "Um, did you want something?" Kallen asks him.
"No. I got what I wanted here." Marik said as he starts walking away but then stops. "Oh, wait. Just to be sure. Don't tell anyone about Shinjuku." Marik turned back and tried using his Geass again.
But this time it doesn't work on Kallen "What do you mean, about Shinjuku? Why would you say that?" Kallen asks now feeling suspicious.
Marik is shocked that that Geass didn't work and tries again. "Go back to class." He orders.
"As soon as I get an answer to my question, I will," Kallen said still not affected by the Geass.
Marik is now confused "It's not working? What's going on here?" he wonders.
"Hey, Riku!" Shirley called out suddenly.
Marik and Kallen were surprised, and they looked up to see Kallen waving at them.
"Kallen! You know, it's time to head over to the chem lab! You'd better get a move on!" Shirley said.
Marik uses this as an excuse to get away "Oh crap, it's my turn to set up for class!" Marik said before running off. "It didn't work? But..." Marik thinks while running.
To Be Continued