Author's note:Welcome to Chapter 2 of Code Geass: Evolution. Thank you for your Favs, Follows and reviews, you guys inspire me, I didn't expect such a great response to the first chapter. I know I'm late with my update and I am truly sorry, but my mom was sick, enough said.
Anyway without further ado on to the story, do enjoy.
Disclaimer: I MR L VI BRITANNIA do not own Code Geass in any shape or form; it belongs to its respective owners. I'm just a fan with an idea...
Chapter 2: A Change in the Tides...
Change has a way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it and when that happens only one thing is certain. Nothing will ever be the same again.
Lelouch Lankford.
[Tokyo Settlement]
In one of the high class noble mansions in the Tokyo settlement two gentlemen were engaged in a high stakes chess match, one was an old bolding man who was shifting uncomfortably in his seat and the other was a blond nobleman who was paying more attention to his nails than the chessboard.
"You're out of time." The time keeper announced the old man began sweating heavily at his words. "From this point onwards you have twenty seconds per move."
Then, the double door entrance of the mansion opened, revealing two teenage boys in Ashford Academy uniforms.
"Your substitute?" the noble asked glancing up from his nails at the new entries.
"Thank goodness! I'm saved!" the old man cried, literally jumping with joy.
"A pair of students" The noble chuckled, as the teens reached the chessboard.
"Hm. This looks difficult, even for you Lelouch." The one on the right said. His hair raven was a little wilder than his companions, his build was muscular but thin and his eyes a twilight blue.
"Oh come now Francis, have a little faith." The other chimed clearly amused. He was a neater version of the first, his body just thin, his hair combed and his eyes a rich violet colour. "When is does the next period begin?"
"In about twenty minutes." Francis replied.
"Excellent, I will only need nine to win this." The noble scoffed at the teen's arrogance.
"You have twenty seconds a move!"
Lelouch grinned at him, picking up his king.
"You move your king first?" The nobleman asked amused by the teen.
The teen grinned widely before he spoke.
"If the king doesn't lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow?"
(Seven Minutes later)
The two teens exited the mansion, silver briefcase in hand, leaving behind an astonished noble and ecstatic old man.
"That was almost too easy." Lelouch mused, as he paid the parking meter. Francis walked up to a blue and silver Shelby GT-500 and put the briefcase in the trunk.
"The good thing about these noble is that they're too proud not to pay their debts." Francis chuckled.
"They're nothing but parasites, preying on the rest of us." Lelouch said venomously. Francis just nodded in agreement.
At that moment, an overhead monitor mounted on the side of a building displayed the Imperial seal of the Holy Britannian Empire.
"And now, an important message from Clovis La Britannia the royal viceroy of Area 11." A blond man dressed in a fine white and gold royal suit complete with mantle appeared on the screen.
"My fellow citizens of Britannia and those Elevens who have joined our glorious empire" the voice spoke increasing in volume. "My heart aches, too many innocent Britannians have died in recent attack by terrorists. Please join me in a moment of silence for those who have lost their lives combating terrorism."
"Oh Great, seems like Clovis is at it again." Francis said in displeasure inside the car, the engine roared, tyres screeched and the vehicle shot forward like a race horse.
"You still hate him, even after all these years?" Lelouch queried, the blue and silver Mustang roared louder as it weaved through the traffic on the busy highway.
Francis didn't answer the question, but the scowl on his face told Lelouch what he needed to know, in the past seven years Francis had become a little temperamental and seeing as his twin was in a foul mood Lelouch decided to catch up on some reading.
All of a sudden, a large truck cut them off, causing Francis to slam on the breaks and honk his horn. The truck driver swerved to the right and crashed into a development area.
"Damn idiots!" Francis snarled, as he stopped near the crash site.
Above the truck, near a ladder, there was a glimmer of green light which caught the twin's eyes. "Did you see that?" Lelouch asked and Francis only nodded.
Moving fast, the twins ran to the truck, while a small group of bystanders looked on, taking pictures and mocking the scene in low voices. Lelouch just ignored it, but Francis's eyes narrowed and his hands clenched into fists.
Reaching the truck, the brothers called out to the driver. When there was no response, they climbed the ladder, looking for an entrance to the cab. All of a sudden, the vehicle jerked, sending the two falling into the container.
[THE RED LOTUS]
Kallen snarled as the Britannian helicopters ordered their surrender. The helicopters fired a few warning shots causing Nagata swerved.
"Shit, it's the military. What are we going to do?" Nagata swore.
"That's why I'm here!" Kallen snapped, heading to the back of the cab, through the door that connected it to the container. When she passed a spherical object she and Nagata had stolen, she discarded her jacket revealing her red piloting outfit.
"Kallen, why don't we use it here?" Nagata suggested.
"That would mean a massacre!" Kallen retorted, climbing into some kind of cockpit, Kallen felt like she was being watched, but dismissed it as simple nerves.
The rear loading doors of the truck opened, a large anchor-like blade lashed out stabbing into the leading helicopter, piercing the cockpit and causing it to explode.
"A-a slash harken?" One of the surviving pilots gasped.
As the weapon withdrew, a red humanoid machine emerged from the truck, its feet slamming into the ground and wheels attached to its heels screeching as the machine reversed.
"It's a Knightmare!" Another pilot cried out.
"You guys know exactly what this bad mother can do!?" Kallen cried as her RPI-11 Glasgow Knightmare frame swerved around the shots of the aircraft. The Knightmare fired two slash harkens, which hit their marks. As two of the three helicopters exploded, a VTOL aircraft carrying a blue Knightmare accelerated through the debris cloud.
"You pull back." A voice commanded. "Let me handle this."
With that, the remaining helicopter retreated as the more advanced RPI-13 Sutherland Knightmare frame, lowered itself to the ground by its slash harkens. A nervous Kallen, launched one of her harkens only for the Sutherland to parry the blow using its own.
"I don't know where you're from, but that junk Glasgow will never defeat my Sutherland!" The blue frame's pilot announced boldly, "Especially when piloted by an Eleven!"
The Sutherland levelled its rifle and firing its top-mounted grenade launcher. The grenade impacted on the Glasgow's right arm, Kallen using it to shield her frame from serious damage, losing the limb in the process.
"Kallen, this guy's good!" Nagata warned, through the Glasgow's radio. "We can't both die! You try and get away!"
"But-" Kallen protested.
Below them, another Sutherland positioned itself directly in the truck's path, forcing Nagata swerve the truck into the old subway system and barely avoiding the frames rifle fire.
Kallen tried to fire her Glasgow's right slash harken but instead of launching it clicked uselessly.
"What? Jammed?" the redhead cursed as the Sutherland charged, baring its tonfas.
"Second-hand crap" the pilot mocked, bringing the right-hand tonfa down to smash the Glasgow. Acting quickly, Kallen ejected the frame's useless right shoulder, the limb launched at the Sutherland distracting the Britannian pilot. Kallen swerved her Glasgow around, making a hasty retreat.
[THE DYNAMIC DUO]
Back in the truck, Lelouch and Francis contemplated their situation.
"Judging by the darkness and the feel of the road, I guess we're in the old subway tunnels." Lelouch postulated. "We don't know where we're heading, so it wouldn't be wise to leave. The situation is quite clear."
Francis lifted his head, facing his twin.
"We'll have to try and get help from the military." Lelouch concluded grimly.
Francis grunted at the idea of receiving help from the Britannian military, he hated the plan.
As if reading his thoughts Lelouch held up the radio he found in the terrorists lab coat and spoke.
"If we give them a terrorist communicator, they will believe us."
[THE WHITE KNIGHT]
"The terrorist are in the subway system." The commander explained. "Our goal is the recovery of the chemical weapon the terrorists stole. Search the entire Shinjuku ghetto. Report in when you've found them. The CA group will apprehend them."
As the briefing went on, soldiers descended on zip lines from VTOL troop carriers, spreading out.
"You may be Honorary Britannians now, but you were once Elevens. Cleanse their monkey stench from this land! Your heroism in this operation will greatly improve their standing! Now is the time for you to prove your loyalty!"
"Yes my Lord!" The Honorary Britannian soldiers chanted.
One soldier was searching the underground subway tunnels when he heard the whirring sound of tyres, looking for the source, his visor focused on a truck deeper in the tunnel, its wheels caught in a hole.
As the soldier observed, the side of the truck opened up, revealing the spherical container his superiors were searching for. Getting a better vantage point behind some rubble, the soldier tapped twice on the of his riot armour, sending a signal to his superiors.
As the soldier waited he saw two men dressed in some kind of black uniform stepped out from behind the container, running their hands over it as if looking for a way to open it.
Deciding not to risk it, the soldier sprinted out from behind his cover, charging at the two. The duo continued to mess with the sphere, completely oblivious.
As the soldier reached them, he kicked off the ground attempting his signature spinning kick; he found his mark as he knocked on of the terrorists to the ground.
"Stop this senseless murder!" the soldier shouted
"What are you-" the terrorist began only to be interrupted.
"I won't let you use the poison gas!" the soldier commanded.
The terrorists glanced at each other in confusion.
"If this is indeed poison gas it was made by Britannia, was it not?" the downed terrorist stated.
The soldier was shocked as he processed their appearance. "You-"
"If you don't want any more deaths, then you must destroy Britannia!" The other growled.
"Lelouch? Francis?" Pulling his helmet off, the soldier revealed a soft face, with brown hair and emerald green eyes. "It's me, Suzaku."
The two were shocked, as memories flashed through their minds.
"You became a Britannian soldier?" Francis asked bitterly.
"Well, what about you?" Suzaku asked, receiving a deadly glare from both twins.
But before the reunion could go farther the sphere container glowed as the seals began to open. Suzaku dashed for Lelouch, tackling him and Francis to the ground as he covered both their mouths, one with a gas mask and the other with his hand.
The sphere continued to open like a blooming flower. In the golden light, a feminine form appeared, her golden eyes gazing at the trio, before collapsing to the ground, green hair falling around her like a clover blanket.
Astonished, the twins pushed Suzaku off and stood up, they all stared at the girl for a few seconds before moving to assist. Lelouch clearing her face of a strange liquid Francis and Suzaku unbound her limbs.
"Well Suzaku? Does this look like poison gas to you?" Lelouch demanded.
"I don't understand...they told us it was-"
"Filthy Eleven, touching what even genuine Britannians shouldn't touch?" The call came from the front of the tunnel, where the Royal Guard stood, the commander at the front.
Suzaku got up and ran over, leaving the two siblings with the girl.
"Sir...I don't understand. They told us-"
"Shut up monkey! There's only one way to redeem yourself... Kill the terrorists!" The commander ordered, shoving a pistol at Suzaku.
"But... They're just civilians!" Suzaku said, turning to glance at his friends.
The commander flipped the pistol around in his hand, pulling the trigger. The shot, at close range, penetrated the riot armour, causing the Japanese teen to fall with a loud thud lifelessly on the cold concrete floor.
[THE DYNAMIC DUO]
"Damn it..." Francis hissed, moving in front of Lelouch and the girl. That bastard...he just shot Suzaku!
"I hate to do this boys... It looks like you're only students that got caught up in all this, but my orders are to kill anyone who's seen her" the commander told them, aiming his gun right at Lelouch's head.
Suddenly the truck exploded, causing a tremor that brought the ceiling in between the twins and the soldiers down.
"Francis! Hurry!" Lelouch ordered, holding the girl bridal style. Francis nodded, and the twins made their way farther into the tunnels.
After about half an hour of running, the group came to an exit. Francis took the lead, shoving Lelouch back with the woman while he crept up towards the exit. Peeking above the ground, he saw the same group of soldiers, standing before pile of corpses, all Japanese.
"Are you sure that exit came out here?" The commander snapped, glaring at one of his subordinates.
"Y-yes sir. It matches up with the old city maps perfectly."
"They must have-" At that moment, Lelouch's cell phone rang. Cursing, he quickly hung up, but it was too late.
[THE CRUSH]
In one of the many hallways of Ashford Academy, an orange-haired girl gave her cell phone a death glare.
"Damn that Lulu! He hung up on me!" Shirley Fenette swore, completely unaware that she had just sentenced him to death.
[THE DYNAMIC DUO]
The twins grunted as they were shoved against a wall by the soldiers and the green-haired girl was held down by two more.
"Well, I must commend you for making it this far. But, you are Britannians, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised." The commander grinned. "Unfortunately, your lives are now forfeit."
Francis glared hatefully at him, while Lelouch grimaced. The commander lifted his handgun at them, Lelouch closed his eyes. A single shot was fired.
"They must not die!" The girl cried out as she freed herself and used her body to shield the duo, the bullet hit the centre of her forehead, her corpse falling at their feet.
"Well. That was unfortunate. I'd have liked to take her alive..." The commander spoke as Lelouch dropped down next to the lifeless girl. Reaching for her hand, his thoughts running wild.
'Is this how we're going to die? Not having accomplished anything?'
All of a sudden, the woman's hand reached for his, grabbing his wrist, her other hand grasping the ankle of Francis.
[WORLD OF C]
Both twins were thrown into a mental storm, hearing thoughts.
You two don't want it to end do you?
What's this?
What the hell!?
It seems you have a reason to live.
That girl? Impossible!
She was shot in the head!
If you had power, you could live. I can give you power, but in return, you must grant me a wish.
A vision of two planetary objects appeared in their minds.
If you two enter this contract, you will live as humans, but also as completely different existences. Different lives, Different time, Different providence... The power of kings will condemn you to solitude. If you two are prepared for this then...
A vision their father the Britannian Emperor appeared.
The twins growled in anger, their minds were set.
"We hereby accept the terms of your contract!" They spoke in unison.
[REAL WORLD]
As the girl's hands dropped to the ground, Lelouch stood up his hand covering his right eye, Francis took a step back.
"Tell me, how should, Britannians who hate Britannia live?" asked Lelouch his voice unnervingly calm.
"You some kind of radical?" the commander grinned, his subordinates chuckling.
"Why not shoot your opponents are just students?" Lelouch asked, ignoring their laughter.
"Or perhaps you have realized that the only ones, who should kill, are those who are prepared to be killed?" Lelouch concluded removing his hand; a red bird-like symbol appeared in his left pupil.
"Wha... What's happening?" the commander asked as he and his men lost control of their bodies.
"Lelouch Vi Britannia commands you, All of you to Obey Me!" The commander took an involuntary step backwards, before his eyes were rimmed in red.
"Yes, your highness!" The commander and all his subordinates spoke in unison as the bowed before the exiles. As the bird-like symbol in Lelouch's eyes faded, his face became a mask of shock.
After a few seconds though, his expression shifted a sly, dangerous and demonic smirk gracing.
"Well then..." The Demonic laughed as he planned their next move, with Francis grinning madly behind him.
Author's note:
Next chapter the battle of Shinjuku, once again I am truly sorry for the late update, I know I said Friday, but my mom was sick. I hope your enjoying the story so far. Don't forget to leave a review and tell me what you think.
-MR L VI BRITANNIA