NOTE: This small mini-series occurs along with the actual Geass timeline. As updates to the story are made, once in awhile, this series itself will be updated. Gate shall play an important role in this fanfiction, but not with the other characters. Gate will not be interacting with them until I do Code Rockman R2. Now you have two things to be excited about. What Zero is doing, and how Gate manages with his situations. Gate's segments are short so don't worry about time.
"You pathetic insects around getting excited about your precious nature! I want to hear you scream as you meet your doom!" Doctor Weil
"When did these things arrive?" Gate asked.
"Just an hour ago." The purple eyed boy said. "They all look so similar to you Gate."
Gate looked over the railing and allowed the Ocular implants in his eyes to zoom in on the desert. He looked at each one of the machines. All of them he could identify as Reploids. Much less superior to the ones he created of course. He disregarded that thought quickly, remembering the fact that believing in superiority resulted in his demise originally. Gate looked at the growing masses. He identified the W on the banners. He couldn't of course recognize, but he saved the images as memory just to be sure. Gate was assessing the scenario.
"Gate…" The boy asked. "Is something wrong?"
"No…" Gate said.
"Do you know these people?" He asked.
"Not personally." Gate replied.
Gate watched as the Reploids began to roll in something from behind their lines. It was covered by a thick sheet. The Reploids rolled the sheet off the object to reveal a cannon like object. Gate could see the cannon, but the others could not. It was too far down for them to see. Gate's eyes widened as soon as he saw the object being revealed.
"We…we should go." Gate said.
"Are you sure…" He asked.
"Rolo…we need to go…now." Gate said.
"But…" Rolo began.
Before Rolo could finish his sentence, the line of cannons began to fire. All of them fired bolts of searing plasma that exploded into all directions. Hot plasma fell from the skies and descended towards the group as the massive army began to assail the mountain.
"RUN!" Gate shouted.
Gate, Rolo, and the other scientists sprinted around back into the safety of the mountain, but unfortunately, since Gate was unable to warn the people in enough time, sadly not everyone made it. Massive piles of plasma fell on top of them, burning through their flesh, turning them into skeletons within seconds. Gate turned around to watch their bodies' burn, believing they at least deserved that.
Within seconds, the entire mountain was under barrage. Many of the people we're killed when they had all looked out to see what was going on. The massive cannon arrays began to hail the mountain, firing thick energy at the place. The entire mountain rumbled, pieces of the ceiling fell on the people and denizens. Gate watched as two scientists we're crushed by a stalagmite from the ceiling. Gate continued to run with the group.
Damn it! Where did these Mavericks come from! What do they want with these people!
Gate looked up to see where the rocks we're falling from. He looked to see several drills burrowing their way from the surface to the Geass Order. The GangaGuns penetrated through the thick crust and as soon as access ways we're opened up. Gyrocopters and Pantheons flew from each of the holes and descended towards the groups of people.
Machine guns and blaster shots we're fired into crowds of people, felling many of them who we're trying to escape. Several of the scientists went to an armory that held a cache of weapons. They took the steel guns and began to fire at the Reploid forces that began to approach their position. Several of the Reploids took the hits as the bullets found most of their targets. However, Reploids are not as easy to fell as ordinary humans are. Only three of them went down from the counter attack. The Reploids swarmed over the humans who tried to defend themselves. Explosions in the Geass Order shook the entire place as the Reploid's went throughout the city, killing all in their way.
"Hehehe." A floating figure said as he watched the Reploids from the outside of the mountain.
"We've reached the second marker already." A Reploid said on a screen.
"Excellent!" The figure said with a sadistic laugh. "Move into the city. Kill all that stand in your way. Let none survive."
"Yes master." It said.
The screen faded and the figure put its hands behind its back.
"I shall have the Power of King's." It said. "I shall have it, even if it's the last thing I do. Then I shall have my revenge on humanity. You pathetic insects around getting excited about your precious nature! I want to hear you scream as you meet your doom!"
Gate managed to retreat with a group of scientists and each one hid in the database room. Gate went to an unused server and took the massive piece of circuitry and wiring and placed it in front of the door. "You're paying for that." A scientist said in a sarcastic way.
"I hardly see how that is of any concern at this point." Gate said.
Gate secured the server in front of the door.
"There." He said. "That should buy us some time."
"Gate." A scientist said. "Those we're Reploids."
"I know." Gate said. "Rolo already interrogated me while me and him we're on the balcony."
"Do you know them?" He asked.
"As I have already said, not personally." Gate said. "I just know their Reploids. Or Mavericks as I should call them."
"What's a Maverick?" A scientist said.
"A Maverick is a Reploid or machine that no longer follows the First Law of Robotics." Gate said. "They are also known as Irregulars too. Definition doesn't honestly matter. Most Mavericks are either able to have no idea what they are doing at the time of their committed acts, or have full knowledge and do it anyway. It was created when a virus suddenly broke out in a Reploid test lab from the place I came from. Furthermore…"
"Alright, we get it." A scientist said.
"Just doing my job." Gate said.
"Where's Rolo?" A scientist asked.
Gate looked around the massive server room to find that Rolo was nowhere to be found. As Gate was searching, the sound of a drill was heard from the outside. Gate turned around to see another of the GangaGuns was drilling its way through the walls. Gate and the others backed into a corner as the enemy forces began to drill their way through. Eventually, the machines broke through the wall. The Reploids appeared with their guns pointed at the group. Gate and the others braced for impact.
Then suddenly, five of the Reploids fell dead. Gate looked to see Rolo battling with the Reploids that appeared in the room. The Reploids turned and fired at Rolo. Rolo suddenly appeared behind them, and the three Reploids fell over dead. Gate was simply mind blown at the sight and spectacle that Rolo was putting on. Rolo was moving so fast that Gate couldn't even analyze his speed. One second he was there, the next second behind a group. Gate watched as Rolo took down Reploid after Reploid, after Reploid. When the Gangaguns tried to move in, Rolo appeared on the top of them, throwing grenades into their circuitry. Within seconds, each one of the Reploids lay dead. Rolo stood over them. He was breathing heavily and looked tired beyond all belief. But he was alive. And they we're dead.
"My word…" Gate said as he got up. "Rolo…how the…"
"Gate!" He shouted. "Get these people to safety."
"But…" Gate began. "How…how…did you do that? I mean…"
Several more shots appeared from the dust that rose up when the Gangaguns first broke through. Rolo readied his knife and once again charged at him. Gate's analysis of Rolo showed serious signs of fatigue. Rolo was moving significantly slower than last time. Nevertheless, Rolo repelled the next wave attackers. Ten more Reploids lay dead next to the twenty he had wasted earlier.
But more and more Reploids just continued to pour out of the wall. Rolo kept getting slower and slower with every attack he did. After he had wasted twenty-more. Rolo hesitated for some reason. A Reploid took the opportunity and fired at him. Rolo got hit in the leg and went down, dropping his knife. The Reploids floated over in the server room, with their guns pointed at him. Rolo tried to crawl away, but could not get away. He turned around to see the machines with their weapons armed.
"GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Gate shouted as he charged towards Rolo.
Gate jumped over Rolo and planted his foot into the face of the nearest Reploid. That Reploid flew back and landed on its back. Immediately afterward, it pointed its blaster and fired on Gate. Gate had no enhancements and flew back on his back, with a hole in his chest. Gate struggled to get up and fight, but he couldn't. He could only watch as the Reploids slowly moved towards Rolo.
This can't be it! I never got any chance to redeem myself! I can't die now! Please! I just can't! There's got to be a way I can fight them! There's just got to be!
Suddenly, Gate remembered something from the past. Gate reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a piece of Debris. He eyed it very intently as he looked into it.
Wait…I've got to think about this…It was this piece of Debris that drove me into madness…this piece that destroyed me…If I use this…I know for a fact I can wipe each and every one of these vermin out…but If I do…I may lose myself again the process. I don't…want to kill someone anymore…But…but…
Gate watched as his Reploid opponent cocked its weapon into place.
I have no choice…It's now or never…
Gate gripped the piece of debris tightly. Gate watched as the crimson red energy from the piece enveloped him. Gate watched as the wound he took seemed to be pieced back together. His energy reserves built up to steamily infinite levels. Gate looked at himself as he was able to get up with no problem. Everything now was moving in extremely slow motion. Gate knew he could win now.
I won't fall to temptation. I will remain vigilant!
Gate shook his lab coat for a few seconds. A small cylinder like object fell from down his sleeve and into his hands. Gate spun it around and turned on a purple beam saber. Gate charged towards the Reploids. With unnatural speed, Gate quickly destroyed each and every one of them.
All of the scientists looked at Gate with amazement. Gate had the saber pointed forward at the surviving the Reploids. The Reploids stared at him blankly. Gate was able to analyze how they we're built.
"Their brains are hard-coded." Gate said. "They are unable to think for themselves. They're nothing more than slaves."
But to who? Sigma?
Gate shook his head and held out his hand. Gate fired three spheres and collided into the Reploids. The Reploids we're smashed up and broken from the sudden attack. The Reploids fired at Gate. All of their shots missed. They couldn't keep at him. Each one of the Reploids watched as their comrades we're slashed and cut to pieces. Gate obliterated each of the forces by the database and then went towards the scientists, helping them to their feet.
"Are you guys alright?" He asked.
"Shit Gate…" One said. "Thought you said you weren't a combat Reploid."
"Oh that…" Gate began. "I lied. C'mon, we need to get out of here."
"We can't." A scientist said. "There's something in this facility that we can't let fall into the enemy's hands. Something precious. Something powerful."
"Would you like to clarify what this is?" Gate asked.
"We can't tell you." He said. "But…we do know how we can clear them out."
"How?" Gate asked.
"There's a Knightmare bay not too far from here." The scientist said. "A good number of us have had training with one. It's big enough to fight those machines. Think you can escort us?"
"Time me." Gate said.
Gate and the others ran out of the room and began to run towards what looked like a hanger. The scientists that choose to stay behind moved Rolo away from the area. As they ran through the ruined buildings and the dark city, many Reploids began to fire on them. Gate with unnatural speed and power began to wipe out each one of the Reploids that attacked him. Gate swung his saber, leapt over buildings. He even leaped in the air and fired a sphere of energy at a Helicopter that approached the area. He was unstoppable.
The energy is so overwhelming. C'mon Gate ol' buddy. You got to hold to your sanity for just a little longer.
Gate turned around and stabbed his saber on the ground. Using the energy he obtained, he used it to create a wall of fire behind the scientists, preventing a convoy of troops of making it towards them. Gate continued in front of the scientists, hacking and slashing his way through the enemy waves that proceeded against them. All the scientists rushed into the building. Gate stood outside, beam saber on, watching the approaching massive horde approach him.
"Geez…" He said. "How many do they have?"
Gate stood in the crowd as from all around him, the monsters approached towards him. Gate readied himself for a battle.
The first one got within striking range and began to fight Gate. Gate moved to the side and slashed it, cutting it in half. He quickly turned around and slashed the next one that came at him. He thrusted his saber forward and penetrated through the next one. Gate blocked using his arm another that came at him. He then stabbed a Reploid that came to his left, before throwing his opponent to the side. Gate spun around and cut the heads off the next few that approached him. Gate turned around and fired spheres of energy at the approaching hordes. Some hit their targets and destroyed them. The other spheres however stopped moving after they we're fired and began to shoot attacks at the attackers. The attackers we're mostly surprised at that feat and we're lit up from the attacks.
"Lord Weil." A Reploid called out on a com.
Weil looked at his mechanical arm. A holographic screen popped up with a Reploid's face on it. It was the face of his usual Reploid grunts. A faceless purple Reploid that carried a buster on it's left arm and a jetpack.
"What is it?" He asked.
"We have a problem." It said. "Several of our units had been killed by an unknown attacker."
"Bah!" Weil said. "I send you things to do something and you can't even perform it right. Who is it?"
"We're not sure." It said. "Our scouts can only confirm him holding a beam saber."
Weil's eyes grew with both fear and anger.
"Zero..." He said. "FIND HIM AND KILL HIM!"
"Yes my lord!" It shouted before killing the communication.
Weil stared at the mountain which was still being assaulted by his forces. He began to laugh manically as his forces continued to pull through the holes.
"I've...been waiting for this moment...for FAR too long!" He shouted.
Gate fought with amazing grace and purity; many of his attacks being disciplined and with movements that signified dances. Gate was almost doing a display of ballet while he attacked, but his face held determination beyond reason.
Hundreds of bodies piled around Gate as he fought. The Reploids fired at him with blasters. Gate however took the shots and continued his assaults, choosing never to give up. No matter what attack hit him. But as time went on, Gate found it harder and harder to do so. Finally, a single shotgun shell blasted in his arm and forced him down. Though Gate was able to kill the attacker with an energy sphere, he was now unable to defend himself. Gate backed up into a wall as his attackers closed in.
Then the massive door of the hanger burst open. Thirty Knightmares poured out of the hanger and began to launch a massive counterattack on the base. The Reploids, with no Knightmares of their own, stood no chance against them. They first turned towards the units by Gate and launched their machine guns, destroying each one of the Reploids that came out. Gate watched as the Knightmares rolled through the city and attacked each of the units.
"Lord Weil!" A Reploid reported in. "The humans have unleashed massive weapons. Our attacks stand no chance against them."
Weil looked on a screen and watched the Knightmares destroy each one of units. Anger built up into him as he watched their massive assaults on him.
"So the humans here have weapons of their own?" He asked. "They don't just rely on Reploids. Very well then. Fall back for now. We'll come after them at a later time."
Gate looked to up to see each of the units from Weil leave the mountain. He watched each unit fly into the air as it was under fire by the Knightmares. Eventually, all of Weil's units we're gone. Gate breathed a sigh of relief and dropped the piece of debris. Minutes later, the scientists went over and said their cheers to him. Gate enjoyed the celebration the people gave him. The scientists helped Gate to his feet and dragged him to the repair bay.
While Weil floated away from the area, a Reploid contacted him on the radio.
"Just to let you know something interesting master..." It said. "While we we're fighting, our scouts identfifed the Reploid fighting off our forces."
A screen popped up on Weil's arm that showed Gate fighting off the attackers. Weil looked at Gate with curiosity.
"This is not Zero." He said. "Who is that mysterious Reploid?"