Turn VI: Row me bully boys row.
(Ashford Academy December 31)
Lelouch and Suzaku were both in the corridor leading to the classroom, this afternoon a welcome party was to be held by Millie for Lelouch and Suzaku's return in conjunction with New Years Eve celebration.
A strong waive o warm air blew from the Ecuador and the tropics that week which uncharacteristically for that time of year raise the temperature to 28 degrees Celsius making in fell more like early summer than winter.
"Can you believe this! Millie wants to through a party and the next day the weather becomes as hot as summer time!" Lelouch said to Suzaku and he laughed at the suggested supernatural powers Millie had.
"Besides that when are we going to deploy for India?" Suzaku asked.
"Tomorrow morning the fleet launches, we should arrive in West Bengal by the 4th." Lelouch replied as his mind flashbacked to his conversation with Schneizell.
"India?" Lelouch asked curiously.
"Yes, you see with the military victories you had over the Chinese the Indians saw this as a moment in time ripe for revolution, the uprising had began an hour ago, they have requested we send one of our armies to the Tibet Border to delay the eventual Chinese army which will come through there while they take New Delhi and destroy the 13th Chinese army which is situated deeper in the peninsula." Schneizell replied.
"You mean be killed by that army, I have been reviewing the international situation and currently in that region the only place our army can land is West Bengal and there are 600.000 troops stationed there and there is a special army being formed incase such a revolt should happen, what they propose is a fool's errand, since at the great distance India is to get there and just how heavy the naval war is any army we send there would have a weak supply line and have no means of reinforcements!" Lelouch replied.
"It is true that it could become a catastrophe, but if the Indian revolution is successful then the Chinese will lose a great deal of income and have their country destabilized, that would force them to stop supporting the E.U, it is a risky move but a good general or Field Marshall could pull it off" Schneizell replied, implying he would like Lelouch to take the job.
"Tempting as such a challenge is I have to ask you this : why would I risk my whole army for India?" Lelouch replied and waited for a good answer.
"I see, well too bad I guess someone else will face Xingke and Todoh then…" Schneizell replied which startled Lelouch for a second.
"What do you mean Todoh and Xingke?" he asked now curious.
"Our spies in China have reported the following: the army which is specially being created against such revolts is to be commanded by Xingke, and its roster will be composed out of the following:
100.000 soldiers from the now two Dragon Cavalry corps commanded by Hong Gu.
70.000 soldiers from the E.U organized into two corps commanded by General Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus.
80.000 soldiers from the Slayers, organized into two corps commanded by Todoh Kyoshiro."
"So basically every one who faced my before and I would like nothing more than to kill will be there…..you sure know how to give someone a bribe brother." Lelouch replied and at this Schneizell knew that it meant a yes from him.
End of Flashback
"Jeremiah and the other are finishing up the preparations as we speak, now let's go and enjoy the picnic with Millie and the other and after that Lord help us with another one of Millie's crazy events." Lelouch joked and both Iron Prince and Silver knight shared a laugh.
They then exited the building and went to join their friends for the picnic.
"It's a shame Nuna-chan had to leave school! And Nina just left to work on some kind of secret government project" Shirley lamented.
"Well her duties as Vice-Governor prevent her from coming, and Nina is one of those cases where they are recruited from school before graduating" Suzaku replied
"So what are the two of you planning on doing from now on?" Shirley asked curiously.
"We will be shipping of overseas for battle pretty soon." Lelouch replied.
"Really were too?" Millie asked.
"Will it be Suez?" Rivals asked.
"Or maybe the Turkish front to push for Bosporus?" Shirley asked.
"Sorry guys but that information is clasi… *auuuuuu*" Suzaku was cut off by Arthur who bit his hand.
"Oh Arthur really missed you since you were in Asia Minor with General Darlton Suzaku." Millie said to him.
"Well what can I say, cats just love Suzaku." Lelouch said jokingly and everybody laugh including Arthur.
(OSI meeting room)
"So there has been no sight of C.C?" Rollo said to the operations commander.
"No, also there has not been any signs which indicate that Lelouch has the power of Geass" the commander replied, just then a agent accidentally walked in and overheard the word geass.
Rollo seeing this turned towards him, the commander tried to stop him, but it was too late, a moment later the man was dead.
Rollo seeing the shocked expression on the man's face coldly said:
"Keeping a secret is essential at all costs!".
(Ashford Academy announcer booth, several hours latter)
Lelouch since arriving wakening from his coma noticed that he was being watched, probably by the OSI, their target was most likely C.C, he also pondered on the possibility that the Vincent who attacked them in Kyushu was part of the OSI since he from what C.C told him only V.V could grant geass to other besides here and he was with Brittannia.
After India he knew that he had to deal with them, but for now he had to survive the gauntlet called Millie's party.
Fireworks rang up in the air making Lelouch loose his train of thoughts.
"Sorry for the wait! The Welcoming party for the return of Field Marshall Lelouch vi Brittannia and sir Kururugi Suzaku, and now for a word from our guest of honor!" Millie said over the speakers.
"You know I could just refuse to do this." Lelouch said jokingly.
"Yes! But the two of you are still enlisted as students here which means you are my subordinates!" Millie jokingly said Lelouch enjoying the joke decide to humor her.
Lelouch and Suzaku both went over picket up a microphone and said:
"Meow!" to the whole campus.
(Ashford Academy campus)
Gyno was visiting the Academy he heard so much from Suzaku over the past year and was now very much enjoying himself.
"Awesome! Anya look at this!" he said and pointed to some fast food stand which was making dumplings.
Anya only silently took a picture with her camera.
"You really like doing those things don't you, now what should we do next?" Gyno said as he looked around with great excitement.
Elsewhere on campus…..
Rivals was searching for the spare energy filler, since Millie was determined to make the giant pizza once more.
On the Academy's rooftop Lelouch was speaking on the phone.
"So everything's ready?" he asked Nunnally who was in Kyushu with Euphie helping fix the damage Sawasaki did over the past year.
"Yes, the fleet's finished packing, they started fueling the ships now, they should be finished in six hours." Nunnally replied.
"Well that's good to know, oh and Millie and the others send their regards" Lelouch said as he walked to the roofs edge and admired the view.
"Brother please promise me you will be careful there in India" Nunnally asked concerned.
"Don't worry Nunnally, the enemy won't lay a hand on me." Lelouch replied with a smile.
"It's not that, I….I was referring for you to be careful with the girls there since India has the highest rate of venereal diseases" Nunnally asked her cheeks now red with embarrassment.
"H….how do you know that!" Lelouch said panicked at the new found knowledge Nunnally was displaying.
"W..We'll miss C.C informed me of such.."
"C.C why that no got, rotten…." Lelouch said just then he gapes in shock since he saw C.C in a student's uniform with a pair of alien ears on her calmly walking on the campus.
"…..what the hell are you doing there in that kind of outfit ….I'll call you back Nunnally" Lelouch said and he rushed downstairs to C.C
Nunnally after hearing that last sentence assumed that C.C had just appeared before Lelouch intending to do some king of sexual role playing game.
"Brother you really are a pervert!" Nunnally said to herself blushing and felling disappointed at her brother playboy behavior.
Back at the campus..
C.C was reading a flier about the world's Largest Pizza which she got from Rivals when Lelouch came running up to her.
"What are you *pant* *pant* here?" Lelouch asked her.
"I forgot the Cheese-kun doll here" she replied unfazed.
"Do you even realize the situation you are in?" Lelouch said as he put a paper bag over her head
"The emperor has set the OSI to track me down and is using you as bait." C.C replied unfazed.
"And still she goes out in the open like nothings to worry…. What the hell is wrong with her?" Lelouch said in his mind astounded at C.C apparent lack of fear for consequences.
Elsewhere on the school grounds.
"The Guren was confirmed to be sighted now repaired and escorting the Slayers fleet towards China, they should dock their ship at around six o clock in the afternoon!" Suzaku said to Millie while he was writing something with a pen Euphie gave him for his birthday.
"So Kallen is alright then." Millie said in relief.
"Yeah but sooner or later she and I are going to have to fight each other….when that happens one of us will" he didn't get to finish the sentence on the count of Arthur stealing his pen.
"Hey Arthur give that back!" Suzaku said chasing Arthur
Elsewhere….
Lelouch was talking with C.C about her recklessness when Shirley who was looking for him found them, Lelouch quickly pushed C.C into the tomato storage unit and closed the lid on her.
"Oh hey Shirley, was there something you want to talk to me about?" Lelouch asked.
"You're alone, I thought you were talking to someone." Shirley said a bit surprised
"No, it's just you and me all alone here." He replied
"Well I wanted to talk about that kiss you gave me" Shirley said hesitantly.
"Well…that was just something to calm you down, I am sorry if I hurt you feelings and what I said about other girls was just woody banter!" he replied hesitantly
"You know Lulu, you said you couldn't date for a reason, that was that you were busy with the army right?" Shirley asked a bit flushed.
"Yeah something like that." Lelouch replied and he did not like where this was going, after Kallen he decided to never mix love and war again, and fearing where this was going he wished something would arrive to counter this situation, he then heard C.C banging on the containers door.
"Hey is somebody inside there?" Shirley asked.
"What ! Of course, it's the hydraulics system, it's always causing trouble, in fact I'll go and check it!" Lelouch replied and he moved a few feet away from Shirley to the status display monitor.
Just then Millie and Suzaku arrived.
"Hey Lelouch did you see Arthur he stole a precious pen from me?" Suzaku asked.
Just then C.C hit the tomato container a few times again.
"Don't tell me he is in the container!" Suzaku said
"Don't be ridiculous tomatoes and cats don't mix!" Lelouch said now starting to panic at the chaos which was enfolding.
Just then a Basic frame came up and picket up the tomato container.
"After this I run the course and pour the tomatoes on the pizza right?" Gyno said over the speakers.
"Gyno is that you?" Suzaku asked.
"Hey Lelouch, Suzaku, man this school is fun, no wonder you guys enlisted here!" Gyno said and started running the programmed route.
Arthur who was unfortunately in the way of the frame ran as fast as he could and following Gyno and Arthur were Lelouch, Shirley Millie and Suzaku.
Needleless to say Lelouch was quickly outpaced by everyone even Millie who was wearing a dress which impeded her movements.
"This is the last time I make a wish!" he said to himself and he then remembered something which could salvage this situation.
"And now the Tomatoes are being transported on the parade route by none others then the Silver Knight himself Kururugi Suzaku!" Rivals said over a speaker to the assembled crowd.
Just then Suzaku jumped in front of the frame and dodged it caching and saving Arthur who was frantically running from it.
"But if he is there…" Rivals said to himself as he saw Suzaku.
"There's another guy in the frame!" Gyno said to himself as he happily poured the tomatoes over the pizza.
Just then Lelouch over the phone ordered the fire extinguisher protocol to be activated covering the pizza area with extinguisher mist, which Lelouch used to get C.C out of there.
"Well I this wasn't what I was planning but it's also something fun too" Millie said to herself.
"You seem very stressed out Lelouch." C.C said to him from a limo who would take her to a safe location.
"Are you kidding? When compared to Millie's crazy parties, Gyno's wackiness and you stubbornness a battle is easy!" he said and slammed C.C door shut and the limo took of
The next day early morning
Millie, Rivals, Shirley, Gyno and Anya were all gathered at the government airfield, behind them was Lelouch's new flagship the Sarmizegetusa which he commissioned Lloyd to built, it was basically a carbon copy of the Avalon, but was painted black and was decorated with the symbol of the Black Knights.
"Take care of yourself Lelouch, you two Suzaku!" Rivals said to his friend.
"Don't worry about that we will." Suzaku replied.
"Gyno, Anya while we are deployed it's to you guys to help Guilford protect Japan and Nunnally and Euphie, do you understand?" Lelouch asked them
"Yes sir!" Gyno said and saluted in a manner in which you'd want to laugh and take him serious at the same time.
Lelouch and Suzaku said goodbye to them and boarded the ship.
After they boarded the ship Lelouch looked out behind him at the image of the land that was shrinking on the horizon as the ship was moving.
Lelouch and his army was now going towards a land where the enemy outnumbered them, they would have a long supply line and no hope of reinforcements.
Under normal circumstances he would oppose such a expedition, but the fact was the Empire was losing the war, the combing might of both the E.U and the Chinese were crushing them, if he was successful then the Chinese would not be able to continue to support the E.U and be forced to pull out of the war, that might give the empire a chance for victory.
Lelouch knew that the results of this Indian Campaign could tilde the balance into their favor, the fate of the world was literally in his hands
Authors note
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