Author's Note: I bet the fact there is already a new chapter for this surprises you. It surprises me too. It just so happen's that I got some new ideas as I worked on chapter 3. Not a lot to go on, but that is usually how it is. I'll think of more for this chapter as I go. I actually have an idea for something that certainly won't come this chapter. Possibly chapter 5. Whenever that happens.

Disclaimer: I do not own Code Geass. At all.

Stage 04
Preparation

Not for the first time Lelouch was grateful that Milly had a room of her own. It made it much easier to wait for her to come back from breakfast unseen. Part of the reason she didn't have a roommate like most students was because she was an Ashford and that afforded her some extra comfort. The other part of it is that it only took three different girl's to complain about sexual harassment for Ruben to give Milly her own room.

He didn't even have to break and enter. Milly gave him a key last year in case of an emergency. He, much to her obvious disappointment, had never used it. Until now. The prince was pretty sure she had wanted to see if he would use the key without there actually being a good reason to.

Truthfully he wouldn't even be here now if privacy was not of the utmost importance. Due to his intimate knowledge of Milly's routine Lelouch was aware that right now would be the best time for this. She hated the taste of toothpaste when it was combined with food or drinks. So she would always eat first before coming back to brush her teeth.

Sighing he glanced around the room and let himself relax for once. Despite the fact he had never used the key this was far from the only time he had been in here. More than once Lelouch had turned to the only person other than Nunnally he could talk to about the past. Milly was the only person he felt comfortable sharing his thoughts and feelings with.

Smiling softly he remembered a time that that used to not be the case. To this day he still didn't like burdening their old friend with such things, but he still did it. All because of what she had told him once, "You're very strong Lelouch, but even the thickest tree can be cut down with you chop at it for long enough. You aren't alone. All you have to do is come to me and I'll listen. No matter what."

Logically, due to the treasonous nature of his thoughts, doing as she had asked was a stupid idea, but he still did it. He always felt better after baring himself to her. Lelouch supposed that was why he didn't feel panicked that it was her of all people that figured out he was Zero.

"I knew I'd be seeing you soon." Lelouch was forced out of his musings to find Milly with her hands on her hips and a smile on her face, "You finally used that key. Took you long enough."

"I didn't have much of a choice if I wanted privacy," Lelouch chuckled in response.

Her smile widened before growing serious. Smile fading Milly sat down beside him, "I assume you are here about the message."

"Of course. Though I had intended on meeting with you soon even before I read it." He crossed his arms and turned to face her better, "How did you figure it out?"

Milly giggled, "I think you already know the answer to that."

"Heh. Perhaps, but will you humor me?"

"I will." A sly smile edged its way onto her face, "But you have to tell me what happened in Shinjuku in exchange. Is that a fair trade Lelou?"

Lelouch sighed, "I should have known you'd ask." There were few people he trusted more than Milly, but telling her about Shinjuku would be hard if he didn't also tell her about Geass. What happened heavily relied on his new power for it all to be possible. He bit his lip as fear gripped him when he thought of telling her.

In truth the prince had known Nunnally would love him still after he told her what happened in the ghetto. Milly though . . . The thought of her abandoning him in response did not sit well. Lelouch wasn't sure why he felt like this. He tried to put it down to her being one of the few constants in his life. But why did it feel like that without her support he would fall apart?

Ignoring this irrational fear he made his decision. "Very well."

The blonde had watched his inner dilemma curiously and wondered what it was about. Hearing his answer though brought a smile to her face, "Thank you Lelouch. Me first?"

He latched onto her suggestion, "If you would."

She laughed at his quick response. "Honestly Lelouch. You don't have to be so nervous." Milly put a hand on his shoulder and lightly squeezed.

He nodded stiffly and tried to relax. Which wasn't as hard as he thought it would be with her there. The teen offered an awkward smile as he waited for her to start.

"I figured out that you were Zero the same way you knew to come here at this time. I have known you since we were children Lelouch." Her hand slipped off of him and she looked up at the ceiling in thought. Thinking back to that simpler time in their lives. "We're no strangers to each other. From your mannerisms and your habits to as far as your favorite food. I know them all like the back of my hand."

Her eyes lowered back down and she stared into his. Blue shining bright as she smiled softly, "Even with our friends you never let yourself get too carried away. Nunnally, Sayoko, and I are the only ones who have heard you get worked up. Whether it is about politics and or not. We alone know how intense and powerful you can be."

"I knew you were Zero because I know you. I know you like no one else does and you know that. Right Lelou?"

He stared stared right back into her eyes in silence for what felt like hours when in reality it was much shorter. Lelouch began to chuckle before throwing his head back in laughter. Suddenly his fear felt silly, "You're right." Milly was his true best friend and nothing would change that. Especially not Geass.

With no more concerns he smiled and told her of Shinjuku.

"We have to do something! Show that we will not back down!" Josui Kusakabe exclaimed with prideful rage. "First that sideshow that calls himself Zero shows up out of nowhere and kills that dandy prince and then Cornelia starts systematically destroying every resistance group in Japan."

"Kusakabe," Tohdoh shouted at him from his seat. Giving his compatriot a stern look, "Such a thing would be foolish. Cornelia is a different beast from Clovis altogether. We need to start planning out our moves more carefully now."

"Tch." Josui scowled, "You're just a coward."

"HOW DARE-" Tohdoh sent a quick glance at Nagisa to stop her from continuing. He appreciated that she respected him so much, but he wouldn't rise to Kusakabe's insults. Which meant she couldn't either even on his behalf.

If she had been anyone else she wouldn't have believed Lelouch's tale so easily. It could have easily been something out of a fantasy novel, but Milly wasn't someone else. She knew when Lelouch was being serious and, as he pointed out to her, certain actions would have been impossible without his power.

"I'm glad you are okay."

Lelouch blinked then smiled. He should have known that would be the first thing she would say. He had been in mortal danger several times. "I had to come back to help with that budget report after all. Not much use to you as a ghost." He snickered as she just giggled and shook her head.

"I'm not the useless one around here when it comes to those. That's Rivalz. You just help us finish them much quicker," he nodded in agreement. After Milly stopped laughing though she decided to get to the point. "You aren't going to let this ability go to your head are you?"

The fact that this was her first question when he finished his tale surprised Lelouch. He had anticipated several other questions in it's place. Though those questions were sure to still come. Shaking his head, "No. This is a tool, but one I will not abuse. I was going to do this one day anyway. All Geass has done is speed my schedule up."

"Have you used it on any students?"

He hesitated, but was sure she would understand, "I have, but not many. I needed to test the ability out. If I am to use this tool then I must know it's limits. I've learned several things. It can only be used on a person once, it has a range of 272 meters, and I need direct eye contact."

It felt like her deep blue eyes were staring into his soul. His fear from before crept back as she asked another question. "Okay. But has any of them been permanent?"

"Only one and I believe I know how it could be fixed. If an order is impossible to carry out then the Geass should lose it's power. I've forced a student to mark a specific wall every day around lunchtime to test how long it lasts. If we were to destroy that wall or she was to be too far away to reach it then that should take care of it. The order won't move to a different wall than the one I specified."

"I see." Milly bowed her head in thought and they spent several minutes in silence. She was definitely very late to class now, but neither cared. Ruben would understand when she told him of Lelouch's visit. Not that she would go into specifics. She loved her grandfather, but some things were meant to be kept private.

She moved her blonde hair out from in front of her eyes, "Did you have to kill Clovis?" Milly looked towards him with her shoulders slumped.

Lelouch smiled in a shared sadness and took her hand in comfort, "I wish I didn't have to. I didn't enjoy doing it Milly." He bit his lip, "But I-"

Interrupting him, "You had to do it for the sake of the innocent lives taken in Shinjuku."

"Yeah."

Milly squeezed his hand and offered a smile, "I trust you Lelou. I won't judge you for what you have done. All I want is for you to be careful. Britannia does need to change and I won't deny that. Just please come back alive."

He smirked cockily, "Who do you think I am." His face softened and he sighed, "As I told Nunnally. I will not allow myself to die. I will return to her . . . and you."

"I will hold you to that." She smiled and let go of his hand to get comfortable. She ignored how empty her hand felt now that she wasn't holding his. Milly had come to terms about her feelings long ago, but knew she shouldn't indulge in them. It wouldn't be right of her. She was content just being this close to him. "Enough with this serious stuff. I still have to tell you everything that happened with your sisters."

"So Suzaku sold me out. At least of my hatred of the emperor." He realized this meant Kallen had likely made the connection to his identity. He will just have to count on her not telling anyone. "There are worse siblings he could have told I suppose. It just means I'll have to be careful of what I say when I inevitably talk to them as Zero."

Nodding he stood up to leave, "Wait Lelouch. Before you go . . . please come and visit the others soon. Shirley isn't taking this very well. The others aren't either, but she was more vocal about it. I was to calm her fears that they didn't know the real you and Nunnally."

"She isn't completely wrong, but I will come by. It wasn't as if I hadn't ever considered telling them. It was just not safe to do so. For them or Nunnally and I."

"Be careful so to avoid being seen on your way out. Send Nunnally my love when you see her. If you don't mind."

He laughed, "I don't mind at all. If anything she'll be unhappy I came to see you without her." Milly laughed with him as she knew he was right. Without another word spoken between them he left. Leaving her to finally go brush her teeth.

Kallen was beginning to get concerned about when Zero would contact her again. Which he would have to do. His only way to get ahold of her friends is through the phone he gave her. Cornelia was systematically destroying each one she could find and that included The Blood of the Samurai Faction. Which had been the second largest group in Area 11.

If Lelouch, should her guess be right, waited too long then his sister might go after Ohgi and the others. What might save them is that the group is very small. We might not be worth going after should she assume we'll give up in the face of the destruction of all other groups. Of course it is also possible that she doesn't want more military activity in Shinjuku after what Clovis pulled. Not until things have cooled down at the very least.

Her heart skipped a beat when her phone rang. The second phone. A wry smile spread across Kallen's face, "Well speak of the devil." She composed herself as she answered the call with the intent to be vague. She was out of school right now, but she was still in public. "Hello?"

"Good to hear your voice Q-1." It had been several hours since Lelouch had left Ashford, but he had only returned home for lunch. The promise to both Nunnally and Milly made it imperative that he not test is luck with a new terrorist group. Not when Kallen and her friends had proven they would follow him. He had to get a few things ready if he was going to commit to them though.

"You shouldn't have waited so long to call me again, honey!" Kallen was aware she sounded overly cheesy, but she had to hope Zero would understand why. He was analytical enough to grasp that she was in public.

He stifled a laugh, but did understand what she was doing. Lelouch contemplated telling Milly of this when she inevitably finds out about Kallen. "I'll play your game," he mused to himself, "Never say Zero doesn't have a sense of humor." The prince replied with a grin and cooed at her, "I'm sorry sweetums. I've just been so busy preparing for the party."

Kallen narrowed her eyes in annoyance, but couldn't stop this now. Seems Lelouch has been around Milly for too long. Even so not all of what he said was simple teasing. "The party? I can't remember where you said it was? I'm sorry for being so spacey sometimes, honey-bear." This much cutesy talk almost made her feel sick. She could only imagine what those around her were thinking.

"It's okay snookums." The poorly muffled snickering from the other end meant a world of hurt for Zero that she promised. "It's at five o'clock tonight at Warehouse 13b down by docks. Don't forget to tell your friends."

"I won't," she gushed. "See you soon. Love you." Kallen quickly hung up on him she wouldn't have to endure him playing along to those last words. How other girls could act like that baffled her. Personally it made her skin crawl, but, for the sake of those around her, she never stopped smiling. It would look suspicious if she did.

Checking the time she noticed that she still had an hour and half left before the meeting. Kallen weighed her options, but deigned to go home instead. She would call Ohgi from there and tell him. Truthfully she would prefer to just go to his house, but her stepmother was getting to be unbearable. More so than usual that is. Going right to the mansion after school will make her slightly less so.

Kallen stared at her mother, her real mother, cleaning up the shards of yet another vase she broke. The fiery red-head hated seeing her mother like this and wished the woman would just leave. It was pathetic that she was still here at the house when there was no chance her father would return any lingering feelings. Scowling she broke the stare and left the house again while ignoring her stepmother's screeching.

"Damn it mom," Kallen muttered angrily. "I hate seeing you like this. Just leave already!" Shaking it off Kallen quickly made her way towards Ohgi's home. The plan was to leave with the others from there and head to the warehouse to meet with Zero.

She had neither mentioned her suspicions of who Zero was or what had occurred a few nights ago at Ashford. Nor did she intend to. None of them would trust Lelouch as Zero. Especially if they knew of his background. Particularly Tamaki.

His past explained why he had wore a mask in the first place. Partly so he could continue going to school and also because no one would trust him without it. Kallen knew that if her older brother hadn't started this group himself and the members weren't his friends . . . they wouldn't trust her either. That was proven by the way members from different resistance groups would look at and treat her.

It was a sobering thought, but she supposed it was a trade off. Should something happen to the others Kallen could just escape and live as a Britannian. She wouldn't want to, but there is no doubt in her mind that the others would make her flee if it came to that. She had been so wrapped up in her thoughts she hadn't noticed Ohgi in front of her before she bumped into him.

"Kallen? Are you okay?" He looked at her in concern as she finally seemed to see him. "We've been trying to get your attention for awhile now."

Blinking in shock, "Y-yeah. I was just thinking." As Ohgi said around her were the others with similar looks of worry showing on most of their faces. Shifting her gaze back and forth awkwardly Kallen suddenly started walking again, "Everyone is here right? Let's get going." It wasn't hard to see she was trying to sweep what happened under the rug.

Ohgi wasn't convinced, but let it go for now. As did nearly everyone else. "Just leave her be. It's probably just her time of the month." No one would ever accuse Tamaki of being the most intelligent person. It was entirely his own fault that his unconscious body had to be carried to the warehouse. Kallen would have preferred to leave him, but the meeting with Zero was too important to do that. He's just lucky that Kallen had been unable to convince them to drag him there instead.

Though they hadn't been able to stop her from carrying him herself as if he was a sack of potatoes. Kallen didn't care as she gleefully threw him onto the ground when they reached the specified warehouse. A fall that woke him up. A shudder went up his spine as he stared up at her and he remembered those last few moments of consciousness.

"Did you have a nice nap? You missed the entire trip here." Her flippant remark made any idea to yell at her disappear from his mind.

Zero was staring at them with an unseen raised eyebrow. It was a good thing the docks were deserted, courtesy of Geass, as he made his presence known. "I don't want to know what you did Tamaki, but you should know better by now." He didn't hide his amused tone, "I've only known her for a short while and even I know not to anger our lovely firebrand."

He wouldn't deny the enjoyment he got from seeing Kallen gape at him as her face burned red. Lelouch wondered briefly Milly had rubbed off on him after all these years, but quickly shrugged it off. "Now for the reason I called all of you here. Follow me."

"H-hey! Where do you get off-" She was interrupted by Tamaki's laughter which she silenced with a menacing glare. The interruption was enough that Zero was already inside. Kallen planned to give him the third degree for having the gall to call her lovely of all things. Though her irritation was soon forgotten as she saw what was waiting for them.

"This will be our new base." Lelouch chuckled softly to himself as they stared in shock at the mobile unit in front of them. "Come along," he stepped into it and enjoyed watching their expressions turn to awe as they followed him in. "Have no fear. It is a gift from a noble who owed me."

That wasn't even a lie. One of the nobles he had faced in a chess match had bet too much of his money thanks to his arrogance. Lelouch allowed him to keep his money in favor of an IOU. Geass was involved, but only to make sure the man wouldn't be able to connect the dots should his gift ever appear on the news for some reason.

"No strings attached. I promise." He sat down and allowed them to tour the two story unit on their own. They all, one by one, came to sit down around him. Lelouch listened to them talk in excitement about how cool this place was and that maybe Zero was an 'okay dude after all' to quote Tamaki.

Ohgi squared himself up to try to appear more confident than astounded now that everyone had settled down, "You said this is our new base. What's the catch?"

Raising an eyebrow Lelouch replied, "I told you that there are no strings attached." He paused for a moment as he reconsidered his words, "At least not from the noble I got this from. My only caveat to all of you is simple. It is something you have already done twice."

"I see." The ex-school teacher knew what Zero meant and he didn't have an issue with it. Ohgi knew he wasn't suited for the role of leader, but after Naoto he had been the next best option. Until Zero. The question will be the others. "So you want permanent leadership."

Nodding, "That isn't so much to ask is it? I saved your lives in Shinjuku, killed Clovis who was killing the Japanese, and even saved Suzaku Kururugi as I promised." His next few words would seal the deal and Lelouch knew it, "Have I not done enough to earn your trust? At least tentatively?"

As a few members shifted in uncertainty a voice rang out with confidence. "I put my full trust in you Zero." Kallen held no regret as she showed support for him.

"Kallen-"

She shook her head and interrupted Inoue, "I understand why you might still be wary of him, but he hasn't lied to us. He does wear a mask, but it's possible it is because he has family and friends he can't put in danger. Isn't that something all of us can respect?"

Lelouch debated whether it would be okay or not to confirm her words. He is confident that his own words would have been enough, but Kallen has thrown her hat into the ring for his sake. He won't let her drown. "She is correct. I hide my face to protect those close to me from Britannia . . . In time, once I have earned your complete trust, I will show it to you."

He could see the looks of relief and surprise shared on everyone's faces. A devilish grin stretched from ear to ear as each of them agreed to his leadership. This was the first step towards creating a force that, together with his strategies, will destroy Britannia. That will lead to the death of the emperor and their mother's murderer.

"Excellent. There are still preparations to be made, but soon we will all train together."

Ohgi's eyebrows knotted together in confusion, "Train? What do you mean?"

"I mean exactly what I said. If we are going to work together then we need to be able to move and act like a team. We'll get together two days from now and have our first training session."Lelouch spoke with a tone that brook no argument, "These sessions will not be easy for any of us, but we'll come out better for it."

Kallen remembered that odd outfit she had found upstairs, but had forgotten about til now. As this was as good a time as any she brought it up, "Does this have to do with those clothes upstairs?"

He smiled, "Yes, but I've only had time to have that one set made. Those will be your uniforms."

"Uniforms for what? We're nothing special. Just a small group of freedom fighters." Sugiyama admitted out loud what most of the others were thinking.

"WRONG!" Lelouch proclaimed, "You . . . No. We are more than that. Because what we are trying to be is a fighting force against Britannia's tyranny. We will be knights for justice!"

The meeting had come to an end and he was fairly certain he had left them all in awe. For now they don't believe his claim, but are willing to let him prove it. Though despite the meeting's end Lelouch could not leave yet. He wished to return to Nunnally for the night, but first things first. He gazed across the table into the fiery blue eyes of his ace and hoped this would go well.

"Kallen."

"Lelouch."

He chuckled and, with everyone else gone, took off his mask. "I knew you would have figured it out after the recent events at Ashford. I'm surprised that you would support a prince, exiled or not, as your leader. You didn't even tell the others."

She didn't answer for several moments before taking a deep breath, "You remind me of my brother. Before he-," her face tightened with restrained anguish, "Before he died he would protect me much like you protect Nunnally."

And Lelouch understood. "Would you tell me about him?"

Kallen's eyes widened in shock before she smiled. "Naoto was . . . stubborn. For the longest time I would sneak out here to see him after he left home. I would beg for him to let me help. Didn't matter what it was, but he would tell me to go back to the mansion."

Tilting her head up towards the ceiling as she let herself remember more than she had since his death. "There was a time when my mother and father were married and we were a happy family." Her brother's face appeared in her mind, "I was always a tough girl, but he always insisted on protecting me. Whether it was from the bully down the street or from the evils in the world. Though once I got old enough he taught me how to protect myself." She sighed, "In case he wasn't around to do it."

"Then the invasion happened," Lelouch prodded her forward.

Kallen nodded, "He was the leader of this group for years and he o-only died recently." Her voice shook noticeably as she brought it up. "It was actually all thanks to Naoto that we were able to steal the poison gas. Or girl as it turns out."

She almost jumped when she looked back down to find Lelouch having moved and was sitting next to her. She stiffened as he laid a hand on her shoulder. "You can cry. I won't judge you."

It was plain as day to see how uncomfortable the boy was in his actions. Yet he didn't back down despite the slight shaking in his frame. Kallen was offended he would offer something he didn't mean until she saw the look in his eyes. Glancing away from him at the serious weight she now felt in his words, "I-I'm fine,"

Lelouch shook his head firmly, "But you're not."

His words made her head snap forward in surprise. "Why do you care?!" Kallen bit her bottom lip and tried to rebuke him with her anger in the hopes he would leave it be.

"Because . . . I've lost family too." He responded almost immediately with a melancholic tone that made her swallow hard. Truthfully Lelouch himself wasn't sure where this was coming from. He barely knew Kallen and yet he was willingly trying to comfort her. He blamed it on the slight guilt he felt at bringing up such a bittersweet subject for her.

Completely ignoring the even stronger feelings of protection her grief had awoken in him of course. "I-You aren't alone, Kallen." Not knowing what else to say he paraphrased what Milly had told him so long ago, "Even the thickest tree can be cut down if you chop at it long enough, Kallen. I know you are very strong, but if you ever need to talk . . ."

Something in her snapped and she lunged forward bringing Lelouch into a tight hug. It was only now that Kallen could feel the tears falling down her cheeks and, for the first time since the days that had followed Naoto's death, let her tears fall. She broke into an ugly sob and cried against Lelouch's shoulder. His warmth and the beating of his heart lulled her into a peace she hadn't felt in a long time. Not since Naoto had moved out and to Shinjuku so long ago.

Lelouch knew he didn't need to say anything now and let her get it all out. If his death was as recent as it sounded then it only made sense that she was still devastated. They stayed like that for nearly half an hour before he finally spoke. "If you ever need to talk then I'm here. Milly is always availible too." He chuckled as he pulled away from her hold on him and Kallen was looking at him in disbelief.

"I'm serious. She likes gossip, but she knows what not to share. Plus she knows I'm Zero." He chuckles turned into full laughter at her look of shock. "She figured it out on her own just by seeing me in costume once. I'm afraid that she knows me entirely too well for my own good. Milly is a good listener though and I promise she is one of the most trustworthy people I know."

Kallen wiped away her tears and felt awkward now for what just happened, "I-Honestly I-" She opted to just punch his shoulder with words failing her.

"Oi! What was that for?"

She smirked, "For calling me lovely earlier." She didn't have the will to hurt him any further now, but he deserved that for the comment outside the warehouse and the snickering on the phone.

He raised an eyebrow before shaking his head and putting his mask back on. "This meeting didn't quite go as I expected, but I'm happy that I have your support no matter your reason. I promise you that I will free Japan. I will free the world from Britannia's control. From Charles zi Britannia."

And she believed him. Kallen watched Lelouch stand up and make his way for the door before stopping, "I don't know your relationship with your mother, but appreciate her while you can. You never know when the time will come that she is no longer there."

His words struck a cord with her and she wondered if maybe she should try to approach her mother differently. "Also that one uniform upstairs is for you. Take it home with you." Kallen isn't likely to admit it, but as he left she felt a connection with him. He could never replace her brother, but her heart felt lighter than it had in ages.

Maybe, just maybe, Lelouch would at least make it hurt less.

Lelouch had missed Nunnally, but being away from her so long today had been needed. Still though he informed her of everything that had happened today except what happened with Kallen. His comforting her had come naturally to him as if he was comforting Nunnally. It was an event he didn't quite understand. Despite that he knew it was private. Even from his sister.

Dinner had long passed, but it was not yet so late that Nunnally was asleep yet. Though he knew it wouldn't be long so he had to hurry. Lelouch made a promise to her that he intended to keep. It would take much longer had he not long ago hacked into this very same database and made a backdoor.

He smiled as the image popped up and Lelouch watched her filling out paperwork at her desk. No one else was in the room, he had checked first, and she was as relaxed as she would let herself get. The woman was twirling a strand of her hair as she gently bit her lip.

"Hello Cornelia." His smile grew when she jumped and looked up at the screen. Her eyes widening in shock.

Author's Note 2: Wow. I'll be honest towards the meeting with the Black Knights I was feeling like this had continued for too long, but I needed to get to the point here at the end. Though after I took a shower it felt more less so thankfully. I had originally intended to include the conversation at the end, but this feels better. Plus it gives me a solid way to begin next chapter.

The moment with Kallen just kind of happened. Hadn't been intended. I just knew I needed a confrontation between them, but when I got there it became what it did. So I guess they are going to have a brother-sister type bond in this story? LIke I said. Wasn't planned, but I can roll with it.

Things will start picking up next chapter though. The Black Knights were formed earlier thanks to there being no Saitama. This will give them more prep time before Kawaguchi.

I hope you enjoyed chapter 4 of Blast from the Past. (And you didn't even have to wait three months like you did for the previous chapters. Only one.)

Just finished watching Your Lie in April on Netflix. Has it in english thankfully, but would have watched subbed if needed. The show is without a doubt in my mind one that I have to own. Plain and simple. It . . . it affected me deeply like few things do.