Anzac-A1 here! This is only my second story, so I hope you enjoy it. If you want me to add anything to the story, feel free to tell me.
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Geass.
Chapter 1: The Fight Begins.
Sukai Furaia sighed, turning off the TV. He'd just seen the news report on the Battle of Narita. He still couldn't believe that Zero had managed to pull it off.
"Looks like Brittania's really got its hands full. Maybe it's time I started working on that project of mine." He wondered. About a year earlier, Sukai had discovered an old Glasgow Knightmare Frame, probably one of the many that had been thrown out when the Sutherland was introduced. He'd since restored it to almost its original condition, keeping it in the underground garage of his family's mansion. Sukai's father was a brilliant Brittanian scientist, who had been working on Knightmare weaponry and design. He had fallen in love with Sukai's mother when he moved to Japan before the war. Sadly, he had been killed in a terrorist attack shortly after Japan's defeat. Sukai's mother had been with her husband at the time, so Sukai had lived by himself for four years. Thankfully, his Brittanian status meant that he was able to get a good education and was mostly left alone to do whatever he pleased.
After dinner, Sukai took the elevator down to where his restored Glasgow was stored. The only obvious alteration so far was the colour. The cockpit, land spinners, slash harkens and head were black, while the rest of the Knightmare was white. After he had found the Glasgow, Sukai had discovered some of his father's research. It contained two important items; plans for a combined shield and gun for a Knightmare, and also designs for a completely new Knightmare. Since he didn't have the resources for a whole entire Knightmare Frame, Sukai had focused on the gun-shield. It was the same type of gun that most Knightmares used, but comprised of two separate guns and ammunition housed inside of a shield which was made from a special form of steel Sukai's father had created, called fibre steel. It was about half the weight of traditional steel, but 100 times stronger, able to resist temperatures of up to 10,000 degrees Celsius and virtually indestructible.
The next day, Sukai was finishing up the installation of the gun-shields on each forearm of the Glasgow. He was sitting in the cockpit with the hatch open, uploading the software needed to allow the controls to operate the guns. He had also installed a six-shot missile pod on each shoulder. While he was doing this, he had the Glasgow's radio on, in case the Brittanians made a move against the Black Knights.
"This is a message to all 1st Division forces. Viceroy Cornelia has ordered us to assemble our forces to draw out the Black Knights. Our objective is to kill or capture Zero. Over and out." A commander announced.
"Perfect! Now I can help out Zero and join the Black Knights." Sukai realised. After finishing the uploads, he had the Glasgow's weapons loaded and energy filler recharged while he suited up. Then, Sukai climbed into the cockpit, closed the hatch and sped out of the garage, heading for the fight.
As Sukai approached the battle, he began picking up radio chatter from Cornelia's forces.
"Unit Five, head to point 153."
"Unit Three, engaging the enemy."
"Unit Ten, I'm outnumbered! I can't-ARGH!"
"Looks like the fight's already started. I'd better see if I can find Zero, or Cornelia." Sukai decided, heading for Cornelia's position.
"Zero, you won't win this. Just surrender already!" Suzaku told him, having prevented the Black Knight leader from attacking Cornelia.
"Do you honestly believe that I would simply give up? Ha, don't be a fool." Zero replied, as the two groups faced each other; Cornelia and her Royal Guard + Suzaku against Zero and a few of the Black Knights. Then, both sides were startled when six missiles impacted around the Brittanians. As the smoke cleared, Sukai's Glasgow burst out of the treeline, stopping between the two groups.
"Huh? Who's that?" Kallen asked, looking at the Glasgow with confusion.
"Whoever you are, that's far enough." Suzaku said. Sukai smiled.
"Try me!" he yelled, charging at the Lancelot. Suzaku fired his VARIS, as Sukai raised his right shield to block. The VARIS shot hit the shield dead on and exploded, causing a cloud of smoke. As the smoke cleared however, the Glasgow was revealed to be undamaged, the shield intact.
"Huh?" Suzaku wondered, stunned that the VARIS had done nothing. Before he could react, Sukai fired, destroying the VARIS before charging again. Suzaku drew both his MVSs, and charged to meet him. The two Knightmares slammed into each other, the Lancelot's swords stopped by Sukai's shields.
"Let's see what that Knightmare of yours can really do." Sukai taunted, as he forced the Lancelot back, and then opened fire. Suzaku activated the Knightmare's shields, stopping the rounds. However, Sukai changed the aim of his left hand guns to fire at the Lancelot's unprotected feet, destroying its land spinners. As the Lancelot staggered back, Sukai dashed behind it, grabbing hold of the cockpit module. Then, straining the Glasgow's servos, he tore the cockpit out of the Lancelot, with Suzaku still inside. He gently laid the cockpit down, and then turned to face Cornelia.
"How did he?" Cornelia gasped.
"No way! Even the Gurren MkII couldn't beat that Knightmare!" Kallen shouted in disbelief, while Zero, or Lelouch, watched in amazement.
"Amazing. Despite the fact he was using an obsolete Glasgow, he managed to beat the most advanced Knightmare they have. He could be useful." Lelouch thought. Gilford and Dalton turned to address Cornelia.
"Viceroy, you must leave. It's too dangerous now. We'll hold them off." Gilford told her.
"Very well, I leave this to you then." Cornelia agreed, before turning around and escaping.
"Cornelia! You won't escape!" Sukai yelled. He then charged after her, but the Royal Guard blocked his path. Blocking their fire, he rammed into them with his shields, managing to break through the defensive wall, and continued after Cornelia.
"Zero, what should we do?" Kallen asked. Lelouch thought for a moment, and then answered her.
"Black Knights, engage the Royal Guard! We'll leave Cornelia to the pilot of that Glasgow!" he ordered.
"Roger!" they replied, charging the enemy.
Sukai was now realising that improving the motor output was a good idea. It meant he was able to keep up with Cornelia's Gloucester. After a few minutes, he fired his remaining missiles, which impacted in front of Cornelia, forcing her to stop and face him.
"Hmph, I must admit, for an Eleven you're not a bad pilot. But do you really think you can take me on?" she taunted. Sukai simply readied his shields. Cornelia charged him with a yell, firing her slash harkens. Sukai batted them away, but in doing so, exposed his Knightmare's body. Cornelia's spear tore into the Glasgow's left arm, severely damaging the servos, rendering the arm useless. Sukai ignored it, firing his remaining weapon at Cornelia, destroying her spear.
"You worm!" she shouted, firing her assault rifle, which damaged the Glasgow's legs, causing it to fall down. Sukai grunted, waiting for the end.
"I'm sorry mom. I was too reckless." He thought crying. But then, Cornelia spoke to him.
"I don't know who you are, but I admire your skill and determination, so I won't kill you. I'll let my forces deal with that." She told him, walking away. Sukai realised what that meant, and tried to get the Glasgow to stand up. When it wouldn't, he climbed out to inspect the damage. The legs were still in one piece, but the damage must have short circuited the control lines. As he calmed down from the fighting, Sukai felt a huge pain. Looking down, he saw that he was bleeding badly from a wound in his stomach. As the pain and shock set in, Sukai fell to ground, unable to move due to the pain.
"No, I can't die here. I'm not ready yet!" he thought, his mind starting to lapse into unconsciousness. As he resigned himself to his fate, Sukai noticed a girl with bright green hair approaching him. Grunting from the pain, he moved to sit up against his Knightmare's leg. The girl knelt down beside him. "W-Who are you?" he asked, his voice barely a whisper. The girl simply looked at him, before kissing him on the lips. As Sukai's eyes widened, he was pulled into his mind, as various colours and imaged swirled around him.
"You don't want it to end here, do you?" a voice echoed.
"W-What?" He thought.
"You appear to have a reason for living."
"What is this?"
"If I grant you power, could you go on? I propose a deal. In exchange for this power you must agree to make 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. Are you prepared for this?" the voice asked.
"A life of solitude…that's what I've been living for four years. If that's what it takes to free Japan." Sukai thought. "Yes! I hereby accept your contract and its terms!" As he thought this, the visions faded, and Sukai found himself still leaning against his Glasgow, the girl now unconscious beside him. Looking down, he saw that his wound was gone, yet the blood was still there.
"What was that?" he wondered, looking at his hands, then the girl. "Well, it doesn't matter; I've still got to get out of here and find Zero. Besides, I can't leave her here." Picking the girl up bridal-style, Sukai climbed into the cockpit, closing the hatch. He decided the best thing to do was to lay the girl behind the seat, so that he could operate the controls properly. After checking the radar, Sukai managed to figure out where the Black Knights were headed. But, the Glasgow still wouldn't move.
"Damn it! Come on, move!" he cried, trying to get the Knightmare going. Suddenly, Sukai felt a rush in his mind. Calmly, he gripped the controls. As he did, a bird-like symbol appeared in his right eye. Then, the Glasgow shuddered, before rising to its feet. Sukai then put his foot down, heading for the Black Knights.
"Well, Cornelia got away, again." Ohgi sighed. Zero nodded.
"Yes, but at least we shouldn't have to worry about that white Knightmare for a while, thanks to that Glasgow pilot. I'm mainly worried about where C.C. is right now." He announced. Ohgi brightened up slightly. Kallen however, was worried.
"I wonder what happened to him. I hope Cornelia didn't kill him." She said. Ohgi nodded.
"Yeah, guy's got some skill, all right." He agreed. Just then, the group was startled, to hear a loud noise behind them. Turning around, they found themselves looking at the same white and black Glasgow. The Knightmare's left arm and both legs were severely damaged, but somehow still working. The hatch opened, and Sukai jumped out, the girl in his arms.
"C.C!" Zero exclaimed. Sukai handed her over to Zero, who held her upright. "Thank you."
"No problem." Sukai replied. "Name's Sukai Furaia, it's an honour." He replied.
"So you're the one who helped us out back there." Kallen realised.
"Yeah, I was hoping to find you guys, actually." He replied. "I've been wanting to join you for a while."
"Well, I say he's welcome, after what he did." Kallen suggested.
"But first, there's something you need to know." Sukai told them. "I'm actually half-Brittanian." He confessed.
"What? No way are you joining us!" Tamaki shouted, before Ohgi turned to him.
"Tamaki, remember Kallen's half-Brittanian too. Besides, if he was on Brittania's side, he'd be fighting us instead of talking." He told him. Tamaki calmed down, but kept grumbling to himself.
"Yeah, my father was a Brittanian scientist." Sukai told them.
"Who was he?" Zero asked.
"Aeolia Schenburg." He replied. Kallen gasped.
"But, he was one of the leading developers of Knightmare's!" she cried. Sukai nodded.
"Yes, but he was against Brittania's conquest of other countries from the start. That's why he was exiled to Japan, and how he met my mother." He told her, his face growing sad. "But, they were both killed four years ago."
"I'm sorry." Kallen apologised.
"Don't be. Besides, it's thanks to his research notes that I was able to improve the Glasgow this much." He explained. "Also, he developed a design for a new Knightmare, so I should be able to help you guys out quite a bit."
After they finished talking, Zero asked Sukai to come with him. After entering Zero's room and laying C.C. down, Zero turned to Sukai.
"How did you find C.C?" he asked.
"Actually, she found me." He replied. Sukai then explained what had happened after he chased Cornelia. Zero was unreadable because of his mask, but inside, Lelouch was amazed.
"So, he has Geass as well now. Hm, by the sound of it, it could prove very useful. And besides, Sukai seems to hate Brittania almost as much as I do." He thought. "Well, I'm surprised C.C. decided to give you Geass, but it makes sense, looking at your Knightmare."
"Geass?" Sukai asked, confused.
"It's the name of the power C.C. gave you. It varies from person to person, so no one who has it will possess the same ability. I have it as well. My power allows me to make people do whatever I say, with direct eye contact. You seem to be able to control machines, as long as you can touch them." Zero explained.
"Wow. That explains how you were able to rescue Suzaku Kururugi." Sukai realised.
"Exactly. However, I can only use it once on each person. I suspect you can use yours as much as you want." Zero told him. "Any way, for now you can return home. I'll give you this so I can get in touch with you. I'm interested to see these designs you mentioned." He said, handing Sukai a phone.
"Sure." Sukai replied, taking the phone.
Well, like it? Then review! Even if you don't like it. And do make any suggestions you can think of.