Note: Here's a new chapter of Code Gundam Musou guys.
I expect to finish this story in what will be somewhere between chapter 25 through 35 depending how long it'll take. I will not try to drag this story out and I will try to be slow as possible. It seems some of the changes I made have accelerated certain elements of the story I planned.
Funny thing about pairings was that I planned a possible HeeroxKallen initially until that was thrown out the window when I thought about Euphie. I may have literally thrown the idea written on paper out a window. Glad I scrapped it because I liked the idea of a stoic super soldier and the princess getting together.
Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass or any of the Gundam series.
Chapter 10 A Dragon Awakens
Charles zi Britannia is known to be a man who can be calm and patient. He has to be considering his current occupation as the Emperor of the Holy Britannian Empire.
Sometimes, he can lose his cool and bark out in anger in the lowest tone possible and make the lowly person in front of him wet his pants. Sometimes, he feels satisfied at the result of instilling fear into the next person.
Right now… he is angry and exhausted.
He is angry because he lost all contacts with the Geass Directorate at its current location.
He is also exhausted for the same reason.
He had already sent some agents to establish contact and report back to him if anything of interest is found.
That was days ago.
Now all he could do is wait and hope the loss of contact was just misunderstanding or containment protocols being enacted.
Charles groaned.
Sometimes, being someone who is essentially a supervillain mastermind with a large empire to run is just a horrible life to lead
'If this blows up in my face then everything is pointless.' Charles thought.
No plan ever goes accordingly as one desire.
There will always be a deviation, no matter how small it is.
Code Gundam musou
Two groups sat opposite to each other around a small round table.
One side had Treize Kushrenada, Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, Chang Wufei, and Milliardo Peacecraft.
The other had three people who held aura of being military.
One was a lean man with a well-built body, long black hair that cascaded down his back just past his waist. Just like his companions, he wore Chinese clothing fitting of his cultural heritage. A notable thing is his sword standing idly by his waist. His eyes are sharp, observing the other group for any sign of treachery.
This is Li Xingke, a young and prominent officer in the Chinese Federation military.
Another member of this group is a portly man who seemed to hold his stance strong.
This is Hong Gu, an ally who shares his companions' sentiment about the High Eunuchs in their country's government.
The last member of the group is a young woman around Xingke's age.
This is Zhou Xianglin, Xingke's most trusted ally in the military who supports mainly the empress of the Chinses Federation.
Chang Wufei bowed as his allies did the same in a show of respect.
"Thank you for giving up a portion of your time to meet with us in such short notice. It would have been harder to dock without you part in this. My name is Treize Kushrenada." Treize began the introduction.
"I'm Amuro Ray, a Lieutenant Commander of the Earth Federation Forces and a mobile suit pilot." The shorter man in a casual outfit stated.
"I am Char Aznable, the Supreme Leader of Neo Zeon. I am also a mobile suit pilot like my friend here." The blonde man in the red uniform introduced himself while gesturing to Amuro.
"I am Chang Wufei and a mobile suit pilot for an independent faction." The teenager that Li believed to be of Chinese descent introduced himself as well. His guess was correct as confirmed by the name and already by his appearance.
"I am Milliardo Peacecraft though I would prefer if you call me Zechs Merquise. I am also an independent mobile suit pilot like my comrade here." The man with long pale blonde hair in a trench coat said.
"My name is Li Xingke. This is my subordinate, Zhou Xianglin, and another one of my comrade, Hong Gu." The Chinese Federation military officer in blue introduced himself and his two colleagues respectively. Li's face turned serious. "I received your message a few weeks ago about saying that the Britannian Emperor will do something that will affect the whole world and a proposition for clearing the… corruption in our government."
"Yes, we have a great many details to discuss don't we?" Trieze asked rhetorically. "Let's being the meeting, I'm sure you will find what we have to say very interesting."
Code Gundam Musou
Euphemia was slightly fidgeting around an open area with Nunnally who was making origami with Sayoko as it is one of her favorite past time.
"Sister, you should calm down." Nunnally stated as Sayoko helped her make another paper dragon.
"Ah?! Sorry, I'm just a little jumpy today." Euphie said.
Nunnally grew a smile on her face that spoke of mischief. "Oh? Is it because you're going on your first date with Heero?"
"I am not going on a date!" Euphie denied quickly, a pink tint seen on her face. Euphie has been waiting for a while after her family outing with Lelouch and Nunnally which was the most enjoyable one she had in a long time. She told them she had planned on asking out Heero to spend a little bit more time together though the two immediately recognized the poor girl crushing on the pilot of the Wing Zero.
Lelouch was well experienced because of his own reputation at school. Though he's protective of Euphie as he is of Nunnally, he knew Heero would never deliberately harm her.
Nunnally knew about romance with a little influence from Milly. When Lelouch or Sayoko were not around, the Student Council President would chat about how two lovers are known to be rushing on each other by their speech, expressions, or physical gestures.
"Euphie, you're not fooling us. We know you like him. That and your face support my statement." Nunnally deadpanned as Sayoko nodded in agreement.
Euphie blushed even harder as she turned away.
"So, what do you like about Heero?" Nunnally asked curiously.
"What do I like about him?" Euphie pondered. She knew mostly the general things that most people would learn if they were to be around Heero an appropriate amount of time. Then it came to her as she remembered what Heero told her before.
"I think I like his kindness he has in his heart though he doesn't show it." Euphie stated.
Nunnally nodded. "You're right about that, I only talked with him a few times. He seems so cold, but the way he is with his friends said otherwise. I wonder why he doesn't smile much." The formerly crippled girl said sadly.
"I think it's because of past regrets." Euphie said quietly.
"Regrets? So you know something about him?" Nunnally questioned as Euphie nodded.
"That's great!" Nunnally said out of the blue.
"Whaa-ha?" The pink-haired princess was flabbergasted.
Nunnally clasped her hands with her half-sister's hands. "That means you are making progress. Soon the both of you will finally accept each other's love and eventually you will marry. Remember to invite brother, Sayoko, me, and everyone else to the wedding!" Nunnally was beaming with high expectations.
Sayoko, the resident ninja maid, was smiling slightly in amusement at the pink-haired girl's confusion.
She wished she had her camera to record this particular moment.
Finally, two more people entered the room.
Nunnally instantly donned her quiet and gentle girl image as if nothing happened.
"Here she is Heero. Be sure to look after her, okay? She may not seem like it, but she has her sister's strong will. She might get into trouble more likely than you." Lelouch stated as Euphie huffed in embarrassment over her brother's words.
Lelouch had entertained the idea of being stern with Heero about Euhpie's protection. However, the idea was shot down for multiple reasons.
One, the pilot of Wing Zero is practically a super soldier with tons of experience. Euphie would be well protected in a civilian setting.
Two, he doubted he could get a reaction out of said human.
Three, he wants to make sure he live a long life and playing the threatening overprotective brother will likely get him killed by a super soldier who could break him like a twig if he wished. Something he had no desire to find out for himself.
"Roger." That was all that cameout of Heero's mouth.
Lelouch rolled his eyes at the response as he turned to Euphie.
"Well, here you go you two. Have a fun time on… your date." He added teasingly before getting the desired reaction out of his pink-haired sister.
Heero raised an eyebrow at this, apparently not getting why he and Euphie would be going on a date exactly.
"I-i-it's not a date!" Euphie quickly denies.
"Euphie is right; we're just going for an outing." Heero stated.
Everyone else in the room looked incredulously at the pair.
A blushing pink-haired girl and a stoic teenager are an odd sight together.
'Wait a minute…. does he not get that Euphie is crushing on him?' Lelouch, Nunnally, and even Sayoko thought simultaneously.
Lelouch found this hard to believe. He thought that Heero would be great at reading others' emotions, but apparently someone crushing on him is unknown to him.
Well, Heero may not always be working, but even so… most social interactions were all pretty much limited to those he fought alongside in the past or allies that have helped him.
'Does he even have a social life? I'm not saying he doesn't have friends or anything but…' Lelouch's thoughts trailed off as the princess and the soldier go out on their totally-not-a-date.
'Is he like those dense protagonists in some anime I heard about when I was a child.' Sayoko thought curiously.
'Does Heero not get that Euphie like him?' Nunnally wondered.
Sayoko wasn't always such a hard worker when she was younger. She did normal things that other teenagers like watching anime. However, she grew out of that phase quickly due to the training she went through as a ninja.
It was that and the invasion of Japan years prior didn't help either.
With that said the pair went on their way and left the building.
The two were walking outside and got odd looks from onlookers throughout the city.
Some were sneers or looks of disgusts directed at him from of course, Britannians who believed they are higher beings than others.
Heero ignored them which further incensed their anger at him further.
The two opted to walk through the park as not many people were present at the time.
"Heero, do have anything you like to do in your spare time?" Euphie asked, trying to start a conversation.
"Like? If I liked to do anything in my spare time, it would be to isolate myself from the presence of others and noises for a little bit to enjoy the quiet peace." Heero answered.
"Why that?"
"Such moments like these are not appreciated by busy individuals as sometimes being alone is a good thing. It allows one to reflect and look at their current lives. They can figure out if there's any problem in their lives that should be addressed so they can continue on living without worry." Heero elaborated for her.
Euhpie was surprised by the answer as she figured that Heero had a slight loner tendency. Apparently, that is not truly the case. "That is a wise thing to do. Do you like the life you live right now the way it is?"
"I do not hate nor like my life as it is. I walk the path I currently am on because I need to… no, I want to. If I don't do anything, then I will be letting history repeat itself pointlessly. I refuse to allow such a meaningless thing to continue unobstructed. Humans can be so much better than that." Heero replied with a firm tone.
"All humanity needs is a little nudge in the right direction. That I can agree on. Do you know what my goals are?" Heero shook his head in response at the princess's question.
"I want to bring both Britannians and numbers together. I want to make a world where everybody can walk hand in hand regardless of origins. A world where numbers aren't called numbers and they can be proudly be who they are regardless of their origins. This was my dream when I thought that Lulu and Nunnally died years ago." Her soft voice had strength in them as she wiped a small tear. "Then I've learned they were alive and you and friends helped Nunnally walk and see again. It is truly generous that you would have done it anyway. One would think that your arrival to this world was needed and I do believe that as well. The willingness to save the Britannian citizens at the hotel is a sign of that."
"That is a noble goal to strive for. It's a good mindset." He complimented her. "You remind me of someone from my world."
Euphie perked up at that. "Oh, who would that be?"
"Her name is Relena Darlian as was her current name. Her true surname was Peacecraft, but that all changed when her kingdom was attacked and most of her family was killed." Euphie's expression is that of shock. "She was raised by another family after that. When I first met her, she was just a rich girl who didn't care much about anything except those close to her. Later on during a time of war, she would become a determined pacifistic politician just like her blood relatives were. Both of you share a desire for a peaceful world for everyone. She's about our age as I recalled."
"I would have loved to meet this woman. She sounds like a wonderful person." Euphie said.
"You and she would get along fairly well due to similar backgrounds and view." Heero agreed verbally.
The two enjoyed the peaceful silence as the day was only fairly sunny and quite cool air.
"Hey there pretty, why are you hanging around a lowly number?" A voice with an arrogant tone rang out.
The two turned towards a man in his late teens walking towards him.
"What do you want?" Euhpie asked flatly, failing to see anything of interest in the man due to his mocking tone he directed at Heero.
"I'm saying you should ditch this dirt for a real man like me." The man stated as a manner of fact.
"No, thank you. I prefer my current company already." Euhpie asserted.
"Oh? What's so great about this guy? He's just a lowly Eleven just like the rest of his kind."
Euphie twitched in anger at the insult directed towards her friend. Before she could reply again, Heero stepped in.
"I believed you already said that. Please bring up better persuasive details instead of being a broken record." Heero retorted in a monotone voice that made it very difficult to discern that he's mocking him.
Easily angered, the man made out to reach to him and readied to punch with the other arm. "Don't talk back to me ya stinking-aack!"
Heero grasped the man's wrist while applying pressure harshly at specific nerve centers, so the man would feel intense amount of pain without permanent harm.
"Now, I would prefer if you didn't talk about my friend like that. He's hundreds of times better than a lowlife like you who go around picking on the weak. I'd suggest you leave now and never bother us again." Euhpie demanded darkly as Heero let go of the man.
Inwardly frightened at the commanding tone in her voice, he tried to put up a strong front. "Humph. Who'd ever heard of being friend with an eleven? Whatever, I'll find another lady to spend time with!" The man tried to walk away dignified, failing due to holding his wrist like a baby in danger.
"Euphie, are you alright? I'd never seen you even remotely angry before." Heero asked in concern.
The princess in disguise turned towards him and waved his concern off. "It's nothing really; I just don't like seeing my loved ones getting picked on at all. Lulu and Nunnally sometimes receive similar treatments from other members of the family due to their mother being from a common background." Euphie stated, a tad slightly embarrassed at her show of anger.
"I see then, shall we get going then? We have plenty of time before it become late evening." Heero suggested.
The pink-haired girl nodded. "Yes, let's get going then. Time is precious after all." She chuckled slightly.
The pair made their way around the less populated parts of the cities so they don't attract much attention from unwanted onlookers. Euphie dragged the boy with her in a quest to sate her curiosity through window shopping. She stopped to look at a particular pet shop to look at the baby pet animals. The princess was gushing over the animal and reminded Heero about a cat that they were looking after all a while ago.
That cat happened to be with Suzaku for some odd reason despite its tendency to scratch him.
The two continued their trek around the city before it was almost late evening. Euhpie was ecstatic inside for one reason. She got to see Heero actually smiled a little when he thought she wasn't looking.
As for Heero, he couldn't help but feel at ease with her for some reason. He felt a little more peaceful now with the girl.
The two made their way near the Viceroy residential home out of sight as the sun began to fall.
"I had a wonderful time today Heero. Thank you for giving up a portion of your time for me." She said gratefully.
"It is of no issue, it's always a good thing to unwind and relax." Heero replied.
"I suppose it is." Euphie murmured. "I hope we can do this more later when times… are not as hectic." Euhpie hugged him.
Surprised, Heero quickly regained his composure and hugged her back, albeit a little awkwardly since he hardly has ever done this. "I'm sure there will be a time when we can. Good evening, Euphie. Take care." He let go of her and turned back to walk away from the home discreetly.
Euphie has a small smile on her face.
"I certainly can't wait for when that time come." She turned back toward her home, ready to receive another sisterly lecture on sneaking out from Cornelia.
Notes
Eh, I originally wanted to get the Chinese Federation arc out of the way in one chapter, but I decided that was rushing things a little too much and wanted to give a little more characterization for the secondary group. There will be filler chapters to give more light on regards to various characters as I don't feel like I'm giving enough light on what they think. Especially some of the Gundam cast since I have yet to show their interactions with the world as it is.
Next chapter, I will try to instill a part about a date between Milly and Kira. If I can, there will be an unexpected visitor who would love nothing more than to ruin it.
BTW, the ending of this story will be one of these options below. Only I will decide what ending will be chosen. I would like to hear your opinions regarding these options before I make the final decision.
Shattered Glasses
Different universes will be involved in what will likely be a future sequel. Will be heavily undercover activity and refrain from making public appearance as in alliances and such.
Normal
A connection is formed between the worlds of respective parties as everyone goes their separate way, yet will always remain allies to the end.
Until All Are One
Very restricted amount of other universes or parallel worlds like Mass Effect, Halo, or, maybe even Star Wars.
I'm also planning a one-shot with a certain character being in the Code Geass world.
This character is known as the Magus Killer. If anyone recognizes this name then they'll know how much tactical curb stomping there will be.
Omake
The School of Hyped Up East
Two Gundams stood in front of what is collectively the entire Britannian military force numbering in the millions.
It would seem that such odds would be overwhelming for even two highly advanced mobile suits.
Alas, for that is not the case as the whole world that's watching will find out.
"Holy shit! There's no way they can take on all that many people!" Tamaki exclaimed as he watched through his binoculars from the bunker that he and his comrades are currently residing in.
"Holy hell they are screwed!" Another person agreed.
"What should we do Zero?" Ohgi asked.
Lelouch, in his Zero getup without the mask on, contemplated the current situation before coming to a decision.
"At this point, there's only one thing to do. We..." He began as he caught people's attention. "Should totally bunker up and hope there's no fallout from the massacre that'll happen." Lelouch stated as if it was the most brilliant thing ever.
"What do you mean massacre? They're outnumbered and they'll be run over eventually!" Kallen yelled.
"Uuuh guys" Tamaki started.
"Kallen's right, the number of the enemies is too much for two people to handle." Ohgi stated in agreement with Kallen.
"Guys" Tamaki tried to gain his friends' attention again.
"Shit is going down man!" A random member yelled the obvious thing.
"Guys!"
"What Tamaki!" Yelled simultaneously by everyone in the bunker besides Lelouch and said person being yelled at.
"Look what's happening!" Tamaki pointed outside as everyone each took out a pair of binoculars and looked.
Their jaws dropped to the floor literally as Lelouch muttered about Kyoji being the source of all this.
What the Black Knights members saw were astonishing.
"The School of the Undefeated of the East!" Master Asia began the oath as his Master Gundam pulverized several Knightmare frames with one punch.
"The Winds of the King!" Domon continued the chant as he was rampaging through the enemy forces.
"Zenshin!" Master Gundam sliced through many enemies with its beam ribbon.
"Keiretsu!" Gof Gundam was a spinning hurricane among the enemy numbers.
"Tenpa Kyouran!" Both God Gundam and Master Gundam moved for one synchronized pose.
"Look! The East is burning red!" They both suddenly yelled.
Suddenly the entire Britannian army exploded in such a fashion that Michael Bay would wet himself in pleasure as the sky turned red.
"WiththehelpofKyoji." Both Domon and Master Asia muttered quickly though this did not escape Lelouch's attention somehow.
"I freaking knew it!" Lelouch declared.
Somewhere else, Kyoji is hunting down a conspiracy theorist that knew too much about his involvement in the omniverse.
"Huh, I wonder who could be talking about me." Kyoji wondered.