"Hi" Human speech
(how are you hearing this) Human thought
( System engaged) Epyon aI system
(/ I must kill you/) Human using Zero system
(-Leo ms-) points of interest
Chapter 7 No-Name.
(- The day after Clovis death-)
(-Area 11- In the abandon part of the underground subway tunnel-)
In an abandoned tunnel the escapees from the prison transporter gathered to discuss their next move. While they were inside, Gundam Heavy-Arms was hidden nearby inside a partly collasped building. Its pilot, Trowa Barton, exited his machine and was walking towards the others. He was an avearge built young man wearing a green turtle neck and grey jeans. His long brown bangs flopped across his forehead. When he came to the inner section of the tunnel he noticed the others bickering in a heated manner.
"What the hell were you thinking Howard! You gave the Epyon to some unknown pilot?!" Professor G all but screamed at the man known as Howard.
"First of all I didn't give him the damn thing, he just found it! I knew it was a risk to use him but I didn't have a lot of options!" Howard defended himself.
"Had no choice! Had no choice!" said the small green haro.
"Still you should've made an attempt to profile him. Now we have a rouge Gundam pilot that we know nothing about." Master O stated.
" Worse of all, its one with a Zero system and if that pilot can't learn to withstand it, we are going to have alot more to deal with." Instructor H added in.
" I agree about this being a bad situation, but we mustn't fight amongst ourselves. Right now we need to gather some info on the task at hand." Trowa spoke gaining the attention of the others.
" The emo kid is right! We need to lay low for a while before making any moves. I know a few people in this area so I'll try to hook you up with some basic needs." Dasuke said supportly.
"Thank you. Well this seems to be a strange situation we find ourselves in"Howard said as he rubbed the back of his head.
" Question is should we involve ourselves in this countrys war?" Professor G asked.
" Why not? Just send the emo kid out there in that big robot you all seem to have created. Judging from the big fight yesterday, Brittannians can't seem to match it." Dasuke said with eagerness in his voice.
" That machine is my creation alone, but I get your point. However that would be a bad idea, we must think of our own survival before risking involvement to ensure the conquest of this Brittannia." Doktor S stated.
" We could always hit another supply depot to restore our armaments." Trowa threw in his opinion.
" That would draw to much atttention right now though you did give me a good idea. Trowa why don't you head out in this so called settlement and do some recon. The more we know the better." Howard said as the group came to a decision.
Trowa moved to leave and start his scouting expedition while the others went back to their discussions. When he walked outside he stopped to stare at Heavy-Arms. The sun rays shined diagonal downward making the Gundam look like a sleeping giant. He finally finished looking at it and began walking down the street, As time pasted he eventually spotted the downtrodden occupants of this run down ghetto. Dispite noticing their suffering, he just simply walked past them. This made the occupants eithter glare at him for his disregard for them or just simply ignore him as they wollowed in their own plight's
" It seems the pain and suffering are the same no matter where you end up." Trowa said quietly to himself.
(- Scene break- Goverment Bureau-)
The advanced 7th generation knightmare frame Lancelot was finally repaired and was being up loaded to the specials trailer. Alongside it was another knightmare sharing similiar features but instead of gold and white paint job this one was of a white and blue that covered across the body. The knightmare sported a large horn from its forehead giving it a unicorn look . This new knigthmare was named the Lancelot club and was a side project of Loyds and Cecile as a way to give the original Lancelot a support unit. The work crew preparing the knightmares for transport were setting the lifter around the lancelot club after moving the orignal Lancelot onboard.
The scentist known as Lloyd Asplund and his assitant Cecile Croomy were over looking news reports on a computer.
" Fukushime, Kochi, Hiroshima, This has been the seventh incident since that man Zero appeared." Cecile stated as she scrolled through the web pages.
" It seems the other groups are following Zero's lead and putting up a real fight." Lloyd said as he watched the work crews load his robotic creation.
" And now the suspicons about that Orange thing has cost Margrave Jeremiah his leadership. "
" I heard he tried to lead a force against Zero but it ended being a total failure. Now thanks to him the links between the police and the administration are fouled up. It's caused a fine mess for us as well."
" Speaking of which where did Zero acquire such a machine? Who could've of built it?"
" I have a few idea but nothing solid. Did you have any luck recovering the data I asked for?"
" Yes sir but some of some of it was corrupted. Our team had only this much from the conferation with the unknown."
Cecile quickly pulled up the archive and accessed the video in question. They skimmed through until Epyon or rather The Unknown could be seen on the disorted the video. First part of the video seemed to show favor the Lancelot in the battle of Shinjuku when the massive machine fell to one knee. However this quickly changed when The Unknown became more aggressive eventually overpowering the Lancelot. The video finally went dark just as The unknown pulled in the Lancelot by its slash harken cable giving the scientist an idea on what violence depicked in the video gave Cecile gosse bumps where as Lloyd looked on with an intrigued look on his face.
" My thats one extarordinary piece of equipment. I wouldn't mind having a look at up close." Lloyed said as he adjusted his glasses and lended in as Cecile rewinded and paused the video on an image of The Unknown zooming in on its features.
" Question is how can the Lancelot match it?" Cecile spoke making Lloyd cringe at the mention on his perious knightmare being defeated.
"We'll have to make a few major adjustments. Move onto the next one."
Cecile pulled up another vid from her computers archieve to show a different scene. This one showed a landscape of an airfield from a camera mostly likely from one of the Sutherland's lead by Jeremiah. The knightmare landed on the ground and followed the forward units against a familiar foe. Who proceed to withdraw from its side a massive green beam saber making Lloyd lean in as the Sutherlands surrounding it were destroyed by a quick slash.
" Cecile my dear what can you tell me about the weapons on our shrouded fiend?" Lloyd said as he listened to the soilders communications about the situation.
" Well sir from the reports on the units that were recovered the damage seems to show signs of high thermal damage of some kind. The weapons from the data we have recovered shows this machine useng a heated whip weapon of some kind along with a sword we believe to be high energy based." Cecile said as she read through various reports and pulled up pictures taken from the knightmares optical sensors. One picture showed the heat rod whip glowing red making it slice through metal. Shortly after she then brought another picture up on the screen this one was showing the beam saber up close.
" Interesting. Was there anything else?" Lloyed continued to ask while he lended over Cecile's shoulder making her stop typing for only a minute to look at him in confusion before returning to her work.
" Yes. This last bit of data was confiscated by the military after Suzaku's supposed court martial." Cecile then pulled a video clip from a camera however this one showed a bridge lined with people watching a convey pass through as they spat and cursed at the honorary Britannian. That ended when the convey suddenly stopped shortly followed by a flaming ball of metal crashing down onto the bridge making the people panic. The camera zoomed in on the fire just as a shadowy figure landed inside. Shortly after the flames were snuffed out as large wings spread out revealing The Unknown. Soon this was followed by Sutherlands surrounding it only to be disabled as their limbs were diced off by the beam weapon causing the screen flash green briefly as the sword was actived. The few momments afterwards were just audio Lloyed had already heard or could guess what was happening.
The video then showed The unknown planting a box in fornt of itself which opened up to show a capusle of some kind. This was followed by Suzaku walking up to the figure now known as Zero and both entering The unknown which spread its wings and shot up into the air.
" Quick rewind and stop right there!" Lloyds eyes widen at this and he gripped Cecile's shoulder making her squeak in suprise. She quickly did as he asked pausing the video to where The Unknown was floating in the air just before it took off.
"Now this is the best part. A flight system on a unit of that size." Loyd removed his glasses as he looked over all the details of how The Unknown was managing its flight techonology.
"Do you think this is some form of float system similiar the one we are developing?" Cecile looked at her superior in wonder as she watched him become serious at something he found interesting.
" Could be but the lets not jump to conculsion on this. Our prototypes flaw seems to be its drawing on large amounts of energy just to achieve flight. Who knows what is used for this things aerial movement." Lloyd said as he stood back up and fixed his glassed back to there correct position. Lloyd then looked at the watch on his wrist making him smile for whatever reason that was reasonable to him.
" Lets contiue this after we pick up our devicer. I have some improvements to make on the Lancelot and the Lancelot club before Cornelia arrives. She given the order that both machines are to be fully operational." Both Cecile and Lloyd quickly closed every thing on the laptop and started moving to their trailer in order pick up their test pilot Suzaku.
" But sir why are you taking the protoype unit along with us? The Club hasn't even be fully tested yet."
" Let's just say I have a feeling on this one. Well hop to it, you and I have a deivcer to pick up." Lloyd said as he let Cecile take the passenger seat as he started the vechile up and moving.
(-Scene Break- Within the toyko settlement outside the goverment building used for Suzakus trial-)
Suzaku was walking out of the goverment building towards the steps leading down to the side walk. No longer was he wearing his prisoner garbsbut instead sported a brown shirt and a blue long coat along with a pair of blue jeans. He hefted the bag he was holding over his shoulder at the same time his thoughts were on the trial he was set free from. ( I'm free due to lack of evidence? Something must be going on.)
" OUT OF THE WAY PLEASE! LOOK OUT BELOW!" a girls voice was suddenly heard from up above making Suzaku snap his head upward.
"what the..." He saw a girl with long flowing pink hair descend towards him. She was pushing down on the orange shirt of her dress to keep it form blowing upwards. He dropped the bag and reached out with both arms catching her before she impacted the stone ground below. Her hair covered up most of her face temporally as Suzaku struggled to keep the two of them form falling down but when he finally settled up right he noticed her and couldn't help but stare at the girls beautiful features , what mostly caught his eye were her viloet eyes.
"um. Are you ok miss?" he finally asked when snapped out of his trance.
" I'm sorry I wasn't aware you were down here until I had leaped." the girl was trying to aplogize only making Suzaku smile at her strange antic.
" Its alright. I wasn't expecting a girl to come falling down on me either. Is there something wrong?" he asked and the girl was quiet and looked to be in deep thought about something.
" Yes! There is something wrong. You see bad guys are chasing me so under the cirumstances could you help me please?" she added to her story by pointing upwards to show a open window with a rope made out of a curtain hanging out indacating were she had leapted from.
(- Scene break- Area 11 Sinjuku Ghetto)
While staring off into space Trowa suddenly bumped into a red haired girl just as he turned the corner. The girl fell onto her side while the Trowa was simply knocked back. He looked down at her on the ground and moved to help her.
" Watch were your going!" the girl said with a bit of enmity but still took the offered hand letting Trowa pull her back up.
"Excuse me miss I didn't see you. May I ask why you were in such a hurry?" Trowa asked
" That's none of your concern. " She turned her head away from him.
" I apologise. I was simply concerned that I was holding you up was all."
The girl turned back to him and decided to be lenient with him. " No I was just wanting to meet up with my friends. By the way why is someone like you doing down here?"
Trowa narrowed his eyes at the sudden question and decided to lie about it. " I was looking around and I seemed to become lost. Why do you ask?"
" No reason I guess. By the way whats your name?" The girl asked.
" Just call me Trowa. Trowa Barton. And you miss?"
" Its Kall- I mean it's Kathey. That's a foreign name isn't. Why are you here in Area 11 espically the ghetto?" The girl now named Kathey asked with suspension in her eyes. Trowa could tell she was lieing about something as he noticed some of the signs from her.
" My family fled here after our home had some complications. So I guess you can say I'm a refugee." Trowa decided to lie himself just as the girls phone started to ring.
"Right.. Well this place isn't fairing any better. Listen I have to go but be careful because foreigners aren't welcomed." Kathey said while looking at her phone not even looking back as she ran past him.
Trowa watched her run off for a while before continuing on with his mission. When finally reached the settlement he noticed a vast difference in the quality of living. While the people in the ghetto were suffering from pain and famine the ones living in the settlement were the excat opposite. They were well dress and well feed with some even more so. He walked amongst crowd looking at the towering structers around him. Dispite the disgust by the astrocity before him he couldn't help but admire the architteture around as he continued on.
(-some time later-)
Trowa contiued through out the settlment making note of the cities layout as he went. He stopped to find himself in a park square and looked at some of the people were seemly living out a regular life. He eventually noticed a young beatiful girl sitting with a boy, her long pink hair cascading over her shoulders and partily down her back. The boy next to her was a brown haired boy wearing an over coat, while carrying a bag of sorts. Trowa also noticed a him wearing a pair of sunglasses to make himself appear incognito.
Trowa suddenly felt something brush up against his leg and looked down to find a cat wanting his attention. He could feel and hear the animal purring as it rubbed on his leg and looked up at him
( Huh?)He thought as he saw the feline holding up a leg as if it was hurt. He knelt down and caught the citter causing it to hiss only to stop and just stare back at him.
" Whats wrong?" he held the cat away form himself and started inspecting noticed the cats left paw might be the source of the problem when he noticed movement towards him.
" Aww it's such a cute kitty! Is he yours?" the pink haired girl was now next to Trowa making him notice her violet colored eyes.
" No it's not mine. I believe it might have an injury?" as Trowa said this the girls eyes saddened a bit.
Trowa looked behind her to see the boy she had been talking to was now walking up to him.
"Euphy you shouldn't bother strangers." the boy said concerned tone.
"But he says this kitty is hurt. We have to help it! " the girl said as she started petting the cat Trowa held. The animal enjoying the attention purred in Trowa hands and meowed softly.
" (- Sigh-). Alright. Sorry about this sir." the boy said as while searching through his bag for somthing of use.
" It's no trouble but could you tell me little bit more about this place? I'm kinda new here." Trowa asked the two as the girl used a cloth to bandage the cats leg.
" Oh I know. My friend and I were just looking around the settlement would you like to join us ?" The girl asked cheerfully suprising Trowa on how eager this girl was on a stranger to acompany her.
" I wouldn't want to impose miss." Trowa said trying to be modest.
" No no its no problem. Please call me Euphy and my friend here is named Suzaku. " The girl smiled as she gestured to the boy she was with.
" Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Mine's Trowa. Trowa Barton" Trowa suddenly felt the animal he was holding squirm trying to get down. Not wanting to be scracthed when he heared it growl he let go. The cat landed gracefuly and ran off making all three just stare as it went.
" Aaah the kitty ran away. Well I guess we should get started." Euphy said saddly making Trowa look at her a bit and smiled a little at her. His smile quickly vanished as he started to follow the two out of the park.
( Scene break)
Lloyd and Cecile were driving through the streets of the settlement making their way to pick up their Suzaku from his supposed court marchel.
" We're running late I hope he's still waiting for us." Lloyd said as he watched the red light while thumbing the steering wheel as if the action would make the light go faster.
"Considering the charge did they really relase him?" Cecile asked with a bit of worry in her voice as she looked over at her superior.
" Yes they had no evidence. I'm sure they put him through the third degree because of that Zero incedent." Lloyd reassured her while he started moving the vechile just as the light turned green. Lloyd made a casual glance at the side walk and noticed the familiar brown haired youth they had been searching for only to find him walking next to a girl with long flowing pink hair and another brown headed boy moving just behind them.
" Huh. Why is he with her of all people?" Lloyd sudden question made Cecile look to see what he was talking about.
( With Trowa)
Trowa had followed the couple in front of him for a while now and despite his rather bored appearance he was paying close attention to what they were saying. The trio had set out on what was the last day of Euphy's vaction and she wanted to visit much of Area 11 as she could. Which involed mostly walking all over the settlement and ocassionly going to a store or stop at a food vendor. The boy and the girl seemed to be having a blast as they were finding out more about each other. Trowa only made the light conversation but it was enough for them making him focus not only on the sites but all so on the conversation of the two infront of him.
By doing this he learned from the girl named Euphy that the Brittiannian home land seem to share similiar culture and urban lifestyle as that of the settement making him believe that most brittiannian citizens didn't even think twice about the lives their military forces may have destroyed to make way for these settlements. He couldn't blame them thou most people tend not to dwell on things like that in order to live a so called normal life.
Like they say ignorance is bliss.
They pair in front of him would ask him the acasaual question most of which came from Euphy. She would ask him where he was from and what his family was like to which he responed with him being an orphan and not really knowing if he had any family. When he finished his fake life story Trowa pause a bit as he suddnely thought of his so called big sister Cathern making him worry about her. Both Suzaku and Euphy noticed him dazing off making them think they hit a rather touchy subject with him.
The last question towards Trowa snapped him out of his daze when Suzaku had asked him how he ended up in Area 11. Hearing that made Trowa recall about the mission and said that he was looking around the settlement for someone that could possiblity be a blood realtive. Not the best lie he could come up with but he didn't excatly have a lot of time.
" Well I do hope your search for your family will be sussesful. Is there anything you want to do Trowa?" Euphy asked making the Gundam pilot give a small smile.
" No I'm fine. I will admit just watching the sites and listening to you two has been enough for me."
" If your sure then I need to ask a favor from you two." Euphy said as she stopped making Trowa and Suzaku turn around to face her.
" Alright your wish is our command ask away." Suzaku said as he bowed in a gentlemanly manner making Euphy giggle at the action before letting her face grow serious as she uttered the next words.
" Take me to shinjuku."
Suzaku gasped and looked up at the pink haired girl in shock as the words reached his ears. Trowa felt the akward slience that had settled in as he looked between the two.
" Not that its any of my business but wasn't there some sort of battle that happened in shinjuku a few of days ago. It wouldn't be wise to visit a that place. It might casue tension." Trowa said matter of factly towards the girl making her look down and bit hiding her eyes from the two boys.
" I know its a bit strange to ask but you see this is something I have to do and I would appreciate it if you looked out for me while we visited shinjuku. So please Suzaku, Trowa exort me there." Euphy said as she looked up back to Suzaku with a look of determination making Suzaku sigh and scarth the back of his head.
" Well I don't think this is a good idea but looks like we have no choice. What do you think Trowa?" Suzaku said looking at Trowa for any objections only to see the other boy shrug his shoulders. Suzaku sighed and started leading the group to the Ghettos with Euphy walking next to him with a look of saddness. The two didn't noticed Trowa's face which didn't show any emotion as he followed after them.
( Scene break- Shinjuku Ghetto-)
Suzaku, Euphy and Trowa were now standing in the shinjuku ghetto in front of several pipes sticking up from the ground in a row giving the the impression of tombstones. It was most likely what they were meant to be considering the lives that were taken from the battle a day ago. Knowing this all three were looking down at them with greif on there faces . Trowa noticed a particular pipe headstone had a napkin full of cookies along with a flower and another with toys spread out letting him know that not even childern were saved from the battle .
" The shinjuku ghetto ruined again. The residents were starting to move back in to." Suzaku said in saddness as three looked over the graves. Trowa noticed loud voices and turned around suddenly making the other two look at him in confusion until they heard voices coming from atop a hill.
" Man.. I figured they wouldn't use R-G on the Elevens. I knew they wouldn't."
" Hey, look! Those are marks from hummer rounds. Get a shot of it!"
The three could see the voices belonged to a couple of young males that were wearing Ashford Acadeamy uniforms. The two britannians were taking pictures not of the monument they were standing infront of but rather of the damage that scarred the area. The two were so in grossed by their photography that they didn't notice three people running at them . The one leading them was Tamaki the red headed, quick tempered member of Ohgi and Kallen's resistance group. He ran up and smacked the camera to the ground from the Britannian student taking the pictures with anger spread out across his face.
" Get out of here you Briannian bastards!" Tamaki yelled out at them bring his fist up in a threating manner.
The two students fliched at his action and seeing the other two surround them. Euphy gasped at the violence she was hearing and looked to see Suzaku drop his bag. She watched as Suzaku and Trowa ran up the hill towards the two groups. When they reached over they saw one student had decided to step up dispite the fear he was feeling.
" H-How dare a mere Elven.."
" Don't call me an Eleven! I'm Japanese!" Tamaki interrupted him and stepped up himself. Tamki then spread out his arms out his arms instigating a fight.
" Your wrong! You people seem to forget you lost! Your nothing more than a beaten dog!"
" You racist pig!"
" Stop please no violence!" Suzaku pleaded as he along with Trowa ran at the two groups.
" Stay out of this!" Tamaki threw his hand back to knock Suzaku backwards. Trowa had caught him but couldn't prevent his glasses from flying off letting all see his face more clearly. The two groups gasped at who it was they were looking at and Tamaki narrowed his eyes at Suzaku.
" Hey isn't that..?"
" Are you Suzaku Kururugi?"
" The guy who killed Clovis!?"
" No idiot! It was Zero didn't you watch the news!"
Suzaku looked away in shame at all of the different voices bringing up his supposed crime and reminding him of the conferation with Zero. Trowa couldn't help but look at Suzaku having just hearing this for the first time. The two looked back at Tamaki as he scoffed and leveled his glare at Suzaku .
" Tsh. This guy nothing more than a tratior! So your an honoray Britannian nobody cares!" Tamaki threw the insult at Suzaku making the boy look a bit shameful but he wasn't done. " You sold your pride, your people, your home yet you call yourself Japanese!?"
" Your wrong...!"
" I'm not wrong! You stinkin Britannian lap dogggggg!" Tamaki had interrupted Suzaku and ran at the boy. However Suzaku being a trained soilder grabbed the red head by his wrist and upper body throwing him over his shoulder letting the hot head fall flat on his back in pain. The rest of the men except Trowa backed up in awe and fear at what the Suzaku just pulled off.
" Stop please! I'm warning you I've been train in military combat. I don't want to fight my own people." Suzaku said to the red head that was slowly got up and was preparing to go for another attempte.
" Like hell we're your people!" Tamaki protested but was stopped by one of his fellow members.
" Come on just let it go."
" Tsh. Lously Tratior!"
The three walked off just as Euphy ran up to Suzaku and Trowa. She was carrying the bag Suzaku and left behind when he ran off earlier.
" Suzaku! Oh my are you ok?" she asked as handed over the bag back to its original owner.
" Yeah I'm fine"
" Well I'm not! Just look at my Prime G and my LX4!" one of the students cried out as he picked up his fallen camera looking it over for any more damage he could complain about.
" Why'd you wait so long? Dammit, some honoary citizeen you are!" the other complained in a snobbize manner and looking at Suzaku as nothing more than a servant.
" Why you let them go you should've killed them! Whats a few dead Elevens to a guy like you! Who do you think has been taking care of you all this..." Euphy was about to approach the young man and distribute punishment when she suddenly saw Trowa step in front of her and deliever a fist across the whiney britannian school boys face knocking him to the ground and making him lose a grip on his camera for the second time as it flew up-wards. Every one watched as it soard in the sky for a bit before it started falling back down only to be caught by Trowa's waiting hand.
" You know you have a bad way of showing graditude." He stated coldly as the grabbed the camera the boy treasured so much and threw it down. The boy cried out as Trowa stomped the comptraction to pieces before him. They both looked at Trowa's eyes and felt a cold shiver creep up their spines as if death itself was staring back at them.
" You should leave. Right now." Trowa simply stated and the boys didn't even hesitate as they ran for their lives out of Shinjuku. Trowa turned back to Euphy and Suzaku and gave a small smile.
" Trowa thank you." Suzaku said as he picked up his glasses and stuffed them into his pocket.
" Don't think much of it. Most people only pick on others becames they are weaker than themsleves. Basic human nature. " Trowa said as he looked down at the broken pieces of the camera.
" Is it bad to be weak. Back then when I was ten the world seemed like a terrible place. A world without any hope at all." As Suzaku started reminiscing about his past causing Euphy started to stand quielty behind him focusing sorrowfully at him Trowa however just grew curious about what Suzaku was talking about. " Living in a never ending cycle of hate. The cycle must be broken somebody has to do it." He slowly took out a golden designed pocket watch giving the simple device a look of sarrow.
Suzaku thoughts drifted to something in his past as Trowa decided to ask something as he stepped forward. " That sounds a bit idealist."
" Of course its doubtful that the person that does it will make all the made bad things go away." Suzaku said giving an answer to Trowa's rebuttle. " But still no one has to lose the people they love or at least a world without war." Trowa said nothing as he thought over the other boys statement. The air seemd to have a akward feel as the three just remained slient.
" Suzaku. How would you do it?" Euphy said breaking the ice causing Trowa to look at her. Suzaku heard her words but didn't turn around still looking at his pocket watch.
" I don't know how you would do it, but if I don't trying then my fathers death would have been in vain my father died because he had to sacrifice his life in that war
Trowa having hearing this was curious on why Suzaku mentioned his father death in some supposed war. " Was your father some sort of soldier. Cause I think death is a risk anyway for them. Since war's are never won without some one giving their life for it in the end. Peace or no."
" Trowa!.. You mustn't believe such a things. There could be a way's for people to live in peace and avoid the need for..." She was cut off as a explosion sounded out near by and the three saw a column of smoke rise up over the in the nearby stadeuim.
" What was that?"Suzaku said has he was startled and watched the smoke rise in the distance. The screeching of tires drew his attention to the large trailer used in transporting the Lancelot coming to a full stop next to them. The driver side door opned showing that Loyld and Cecile were the ones driving it. " Miss Cecile!?"
" Suzaku! It's dangerous here get in!" Cecile said in a worried tone the Suzaku, Euphy, and Trowa ran up to the trailer.
" The Purebloods are having a silly squabble. Best we get out of here. Oh too bad about your aquittal because it looks like you'll be working for me again." Loyld said as he move to start the vechile.
" Wait please! Isn't this a chance to get battle data for the Lancelot?" Suzaku suggested making Cecile gasp and Loyld to look an him with a look of excitment. Trowa for the most part was wondering what he was talking about.
" Suzaku?" Euphy said his voice with concern making the him turn around and face her.
" I'm sorry Euphy but this is where we say goodbye. I have to do this, I have to stop them with the Lancelot. " Suzaku said to her before he ran off to the opening trailer to show not only the Lancelot but also the Lancelot Club in the back. Not questioning why there was a second knightmare he made his way to the Lancelot's cockpit and started it up. The Lancelot barreled towards the staduiem at full throttle making everyone cover their eyes.
( So that's Lancelot. ) Trowa thought as he watched the knightmare speed off. He then noticed Euphy run after it while holding up her long skirt hoping it would make her faster and not hearing Miss Cecile protesting about it being to dangerous. Trowa then thought of something and looked at the two scientist's. " Excuse me Miss Cecile was it? I was wondering if their was anything I could do to help."
Loyld only smiled as he looked down at Trowa a devilish idea popped in his mad brain. " Well how good are you at piloting a knightmare frame?"
Cecile gasped as she turned to look at her senior employer with a look of shock. " Loyld surely you don't mean to ..."
" Why not give it a shot. It worked with Suzaku didn't it." Loyld grinned as he ignored Cecile frown and moved to the back of the trailer motioning for Trowa to follow him.
(-scene break- stadium battle-)
A knightmare assualt rifle fell down onto the ground and a Sutherland weilding a lance pierced through the center making the gun useless. The Sutherland weilding the lance and leading three of its fellows was Kewell. They were facing off against Lord Jereimah whose own sutherland was damaged on the left leg disabling the landspinner and forcing his knightmare to kneel unable to escape.
" Damn its four against one! Cowards!" Jeremiah attemtped to bring up his mechs right arm up and blue sparks from a decive around its wrist. Only to be stopped as a opposing Sutherland rammed a lance into it letting electricity shot off around them.
" Don't worry Jereimah! We'll say you died in battle so your family name remains untarished by your trechery!" Kewell said as he watched his former comrade struggle before him. Kewell backed off just as another Sutherland stabbed its lance into Jereimah leg from behind.
" So you actually attend to kill me! KEWELL!" Jereimah yelled out his once trusted ally as he attempted to use his Sutherlands close range melee tofa but missed as the target he was aiming for sped off.
" Silence, Orange! We serve the imperail family why else would we be here!" Kewell said as all four Sutherlands under his command surrounded Jereimah in a circle and pointed their lances at him.
" ALL HAIL BRITANNA!" Kewell yelled out as the Sutherland's moved in to impale the fomer margrave. That is until a slash harken smashed in front of Kewell's sutherland making him stop moving from the sudden action.
" What the hell!?" Kewell eyes trialed up the cable and saw that the harken had come from a white and gold knightmare standing on top of the stadium walls.
" Stop it! You're all Britannian soldiers!" Suzaku yelled out as the slash harken returned to his knightmare.
Jereimah could stare in disbeilf at who it was that spared him form being criss crossed by lances. " Its him! That honoary Britannian! Why is he piloting that prototype?"
Every sutherland turned and faced the lancelot as Kewell snarled at being stopped from his lenching. " What does the Special Corps want here? Anyone who interferes will die!"
"NO! I can't ignore this meaningless battle!" The sides of the Lancelot opened up letting two handle like protustions pop out. Gripping them the Lancelot pulled out to two long blades with golden hilts however what happend next was shocking. The blades suddenly turn a bright red and Suzaku crossed the blades making Kewell widen his eyes at the weapon the knightmare before him was now weilding.
" Oh my god! They perfercted the MVS's! To late I won't back down!" Kewells sutherland pointed its chest mounted harkens at Lancelot and fired. The white knightmare jumped to evade them letting impacted and break the portion of the wall it was standing on.
" We're on the same side!" Suzaku yelled out as the rest of the opposing sutherlands fired their own harkens at the airborne Lancelot. It proved futile as all six were cut easily the last being split halfway down the middle before the lancelot touch the ground. Moving its sword to block a lance strike it sweeped a leg under the attacking sutherland own making it fall to the ground. Just as Lancelot got back up it turned its head to see another apporaching sutherland with a lance drawn for a charge attack and retaileated by using one of its sword to not only cut the lance in half but also a good portion of the arm holding it before another sword strike cut the limb off.
" We can at least kill Orange!"Kewell yelled out as his sutherland raised up a lance to try and finally kill Jereimah. Having noticed the incoming attack Jereimah was about to raise up his only defense when a series of bullets impacted Kewells sutherland blowing off the arm holding the lance and fall to the ground.
" Where did that come from?" both men said and looked up to a blue and white knightmare summersalting in the air above them before landing gracefully on the ground.
" Another one!" Jereimah said as he saw the new knightmare protecting Jereimah looked almost idenetical to the Lancelot only with a long horn jutting out of its forehead. This knightmare weilding a pair of Knightmare assualt rilfes instead of melee weapons.
" Need a hand?" Trowa's voice sounded out making Suzaku look back and smile in gradatude. Thou he was curious on how and why Trowa was piloting a knightmare but right now he wasn't caring at the momment.
A new sutherland appoarched Jerimah from behind this one being piloted by the silver haired Villetta Nu.
" Lord Jerimah are you alright?!" Her Sutherland raced up next to Jereimah and move to support it up. Jerimah's Sutherland lifted up its left arm allowing Villetta's to move in and help the badly damaged machine off it's damaged leg.
" I'm fine. Thank you Villetta." Jereimah said as the two adavanded knightmares moved into a formation to profect him. It was a stand off between four damaged sutherlands against three fully funtional knightmares. Two of them being advanced prototypes.
"Still want to fight?" Suakus voice only made it more pronounced.
The odds were suddenly against Kewell and he growled at those that were stopping him from carrying out his supposed duty. " Men stand down."
" You understand then." Suzaku said as both he and Villetta lowerd their weapons at the action. However Trowa had noticed something small moving towards them and moved the head of the knightmare he was using to see Euphy running towards them.
" Suzaku?" Trowa tried to gain the honorary Britannian's attention but was cut off when he saw the lead attacking Sutherland leg compartment open up showing a large cylinder object inside.
" I'm using a chaos mine!" Kewell yelled out as his Sutherland grabbed the object and tossed it into the air above Suzaku and Trowa.
The world seemed to move in slow motion for a breif second as Trowa watched the object drifted in the air and a bad feeling settled in. ( This can't be good.)
" NO STOP!" Euphy said as she ran passed Jereimah's and Suzaku gasped her being close to this dangerous situation. The chaos mine opened up and sent what sounded like thousands of bullets down towards the group and acting quickly Suzaku moved the Lancelot in front and crossed its arms. The forearms of the Lancelot glowed and energy was projected to form two large sheilds.
( I sure hope the Blaze Luminous can hold up to this!) Suzku thought at the last second. Then the rounds impact the green shield and protected the group. However Euphy had to cover face in order to protect her eyes from the bright flashes and shrapnel flying everywhere. She could hear the ground break apart as pieces of metal bounce around and hoped she wasn't hit for if she was she wouldn't surive. The rounds finally stopped and the group was saved but all had suffered a little damage form the chaos mine. The Lancelot the most as it was missing small pieces where the rounds had barely made it passed the Blaze Luminous sheild.
Villetta having recovered from the onslaught noticed a young girl walking from below her and Jereimah. When saw the girls features she widen her eyes in shock as she instanely recogized her. " That honorary Britannian... He risked his life for..!"
" Everyone lower your weapons at once! In my name I command you!" Euphy walked out and stood between the two group. The air around her had change dramaitcaly from an innocet girl to someone born of a higher statis.
" It.. Can't be!" Kewell said in disbeilf at the girl staring at his knightmare without fear.
" I am Euphemia Li Brittannia, third princess of the royal family!" She stated her name loudly for all to hear making eveyone even Trowa gasp in surpise. " I'm assuming command here! Now fall back!" She ordered making all the knightmares fidget a little at her command.
" We're... Truly... We're truly sorry Your Highness!" Kewell loud out in apology as all the knightmares execept the Lancelot and the Lancelot Club kneeled before her in a knigthtly manner.
Trowa noticed the back of the Lancelot open up letting Suzaku down to the ground. He watched the other boy move quickly to kneel before the girl they were just spending the day with only to find out that she was of royalty a princess no less.
( Now that I didn't see coming!) Trowa thought as he watched the two talk for a bit before Euphy looked up at him and motioned for him to come down a smile was all the sign she gave of it being in a peaceful manner.
( I'll need to contact Howard and the others about this when I get the chance.) He thought as he exited the Lancelot Club and walked next to Suzaku and kneeled in a similiar manner to him.
( -pov change-)
Euphemia obsevered the two boys she just meet earlier this day were now kneeling in front of her. Just as Trowa moved next to Suzaku and mimicked his kneeling position just like a knight kneeling before members of the crown.
" My Lady! We had no idea who you were please forgive us Princess!" Suzaku spoke for both himself and Trowa. The latter of which remained slient but kept his eye's firmly focused on Euphemia.
With eyes of authority and a hint of saddness she began to speak to the two boys. " Suzaku. You and I bear a similiar deep pain. You have lost your father were I have lost my brother and Trowa you have been seprated from your family so you to understand how this feels." When she uttered those words Suzaku looked at her in shock and awe displayed upon his face. Trowa however remained stoic but Euphemia he was effected by her words when his eyes started give off different light when she looked into them. She turned to fully face the two when she continued her speech. " Suzaku will you let me help you in your quest to ensure that no one has to suffer the loss of a loved one again."
Suzaku looked at her in a different light at her proposal and immediately gave his response. " Yes! I'm... I'm unworthy of your kindness!" Suzaku said making Euphemia smile as she looked at the honorary Britannian. that not only became her friend but risked his life to protect hers.
(-Scene break-)
Euphy or rather Euphemia Li Brittannia was waiting with a her personal guard inside a limo on the landing strip just outside the govemernt Bearu. She saw the large military plane her older sister was supposed to be flying on appear in the distance. She noticed her guard reach a hand to the head set he was wearing no doubt talking to the control tower of the private airfeild.
"What was that. Yes I see it now. Understood. My lady your sister plane has arrived." the guard finshed and turned to her waiting for her response. Euphemia watched as the plane touched down smilied when the it came to a halt before turning to her guard.
" Thank you I'll greet her now." She exited her limo and walked to the group of personal that were froming a wecloming line at the side of the plane. The side door of the ariel transport opend up just as the mobile loading stairs were set. Euphemia watched as soldiers wearing red formal attire exited the plane and formed a line one by one until she spotted two figures she reconqized. The first being her sister most trusted advisor and mentor the scarred General Andreas Dalton. The second one was her sister personal knight and protector Lord Glibert G.P Gulford. The last person on aboard finally exited making Euphemia eyes brighten up a bit dispite her face being serious. The woman who stepped out was wearing a marron outfit along with a white elegant cape that was giving her the look of royalty and showed off her femine figure while still emanating an aura of a trained military official.
The woman was almost identical to Euphemia in almost every way except her hair was a darker color. Where as Euphemia gave off a sweet innocent personalty this woman gave off dominate and fierace one. Everyone was slient as the woman walked down the steps before coming to a stop in fornt of Euphemia.
" Cornelia my sister. It is good to see you." Euphemia said to her with a loving smile towards the older woman she now confirmed as her sister. However her sister did not return the greeting and just stared at her with disapproval.
" I heard of what you did Euphemia. You shouldn't be so reckless." Cornelia stated having been infromed of what happend with Jereimah and the pureist that almost clamed Euphemia's life.
" I know sister forgive me but..."
" You'll address me as Viceroy here Sub-Viceroy Euphemia. Because we're sisters we need to follow a stricter line of protcal." Cornelia said as she cut off Euphemias attempt at an apology.
" Yes I understand." Euphemia said with saddness in her voice but never broke eye contact with her sister. Cornelia smiled because she knew Epuhemia would of done what she did again with or without her approvl because of her caring nature.
Cornelia broke eye contact and turned to her right at the attendent for Area 11 awaiting her order.
" Now then. Give me your report." she spoke snapping him into attention.
" Yes Mi'lady. Our first order of business is arrange a welcoming party for your highness...Huh" The attendent stopped when Cornelia aimed her pistol in his direction. The action made him and Euphemia gasp in surpise.
" Sloppy, Senile, Corrupt. Where is Zero!? I want the enemy of the empire caught!" Cornelia yelled making the attentdent sweat in fear as her anger surfaced.
" GET ZERO!" She roared out the last part and the men that had accompanied the older sister did nothing as they were use her wrath but were glad it wasn't directed at them.
( End)
Trowa supposed mission as landed him with Suzaku and Euphy the later of whiched turned out to be a princess of the Brittanian empire. With the arrival of the new Viceroy who is the elder Sister of Euphy now official a new battle for the fate Area 11 is about to begin. Next time on Code Epyon Chapter 8 weapons of war.
Finally done with seven which you can tell is mostly based on the encounter with Suzaku and Euphy with a few add ins here and there. I felt this was rather improtant to mention and plus it gives me an excuse to bring in the Lancelot Club. If some of you are wondering if Rai will make an apperance then yes he is but I can't tell you when. However I noticed some of you are wanting Deathscythe to make an appearance and lets just say he's not far off. See you guys next time.
P.S. I saw where most of you have commented about my spelling and grammer mistake's and to be honest I lost my orignal beta reader. If anyone wants to help out with this or knows of one that can help message me up. I hope to get this on the band wagon of Gundam carnage!