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A/N: I would like to give thanks to TM11 for beta reading this chapter.
Knightmare Duel
Zero appeared on the monitor in the bridge of the G-1 Mobile Base.
"If you feel up to it Cornelia and still want to prove that you're still the Goddess of Victory, then take me on. You and me in our Knightmare Frames, one-on-one," Zero said.
"You're challenging me directly?" Cornelia asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Indeed I am," Zero replied, "What do you say?"
Cornelia thought about it and then looked at Zero with a glare.
"I must admit, you have guts Zero," Cornelia said as she clenched her fists, "challenging me in a one-on-one combat. You will regret this. I accept your challenge. It will be an opportunity to avenge my half-brother Clovis and my Royal Guard."
"So be it," Zero said, "I'm sending you the coordinates of my location. I'll be waiting for you."
The transmission ended and Cornelia was still glaring at the screen while the staff officers looked at her surprised.
"Princess Cornelia, are you really accepting Zero's challenge?" One of the staff officers said.
"Of course," Cornelia replied, "Zero went through the trouble to challenge me, to accept is the least I can do."
"We're getting something," One of the staff officers said looking at the console.
"It must be the coordinates that Zero sent," Darlton said.
"Very well," Cornelia said, "prepare my Knightmare, I'll deal with Zero myself," she then turned to Darlton, "Darlton, I need you and a few others to accompany me until we reach Guilford. You will then bring him back here and treat any wounds he has."
"Understood Viceroy, it will be done…but Milady, are you sure you want take on Zero on his own? He could be luring you to a trap."
Cornelia went silent, so Darlton continued, "At the very least, allow some of us to accompany you there just in case an ambush is set up."
Cornelia got ready and went to go to her Gloucester.
Pendragon
Bartley was in the throne room of the Pendragon Imperial Palace, shocked as he looked at the Emperor sitting on his throne.
"Wait, Your Majesty," Bartley said, "You mean you knew what was going in Area Eleven?"
"Yes. I knew," Charles said, "Did you and my son really think I wouldn't know what you were doing. It wasn't by luck that you captured CC and learned of her unique traits."
Bartley was shocked again as he realized what it meant.
"It was you, Your Majesty?" Bartley asked.
"Yes and I have something for you to do Bartley," Charles said and then he grinned, "And the place of interest is on Kamine Island."
Bartley looked at the floor, still shocked, and thought about Clovis. He then looked at the 98th Emperor with horror as the imposing man stood up from the throne.
"Schneizel will have work under him for the time being, since he went through the trouble to smoothing things over for you," Charles said, "I've already ordered him regarding Kamine Island when he gets back."
Saitama Ghetto, Area 11 (Japan)
A limo arrived and parked near the G-1 Mobile Base. Euphie came out of the limo and looked around. There were mutters of surprise due to seeing the Princess here and one of the soldiers disembarked from his Sutherland and approached her.
"Princess Euphemia," One soldier said.
Euphie looked at the soldier and nodded.
"I need to see the Viceroy," Euphie said, "She's still in the base, correct?"
"Actually..."
"Sub-Viceroy," Cornelia said.
Euphie and the other soldiers looked on as Cornelia, who was operating her Gloucester, showed up and the stopped her frame before coming out of the cockpit.
"What are you doing here Sub Viceroy?" Cornelia asked.
"Princess Euphemia," Darlton said as he got out of the cockpit of his own Gloucester.
"I need to talk to you…Viceroy," Euphie said with determination.
"Now is not the time," Cornelia said, "you shouldn't even be here. It's too dangerous."
"Too dangerous…" Euphie said, "For the residents here in Saitama since you decided to kill all the people, just to lure Zero out?"
Cornelia narrowed her eyes, but then she sighed, "There are things that you don't understand. We'll discuss this after I find and finish off Zero."
"Wait, Zero is already there?" Euphie asked.
"That's right and not only that, he killed my Royal Guard and almost killed Guilford."
"What?" Euphie asked confused.
"Right now the Viceroy is on her way to confront Zero," Darlton informed, "Zero has challenged the Viceroy to a one on one match."
"Zero has challenged me directly," Cornelia said, "this will be the end of him. I'll avenge Clovis and the Royal Guard."
"Avenge Clovis?" Euphie responded, "Even after what Clovis has done and what he was involved in, you still—"
"I'm not denying what Clovis did," Cornelia interjected, "in fact it's sad for me to say that our brother was a damn fool but even so, I won't let a terrorist get away with killing one of our siblings."
"Cornelia…"
"Anyway, you might as well go in the G-1 Base," Cornelia said to Euphie, "We'll talk about your actions later," Cornelia looked over to her right, "Escort the Sub-Viceroy to the base."
A soldier with short dirty blonde hair saluted to Cornelia and said, "Yes ma'am."
"Let's move," Cornelia said as she got in her cockpit, "I'm coming for you Zero."
Meanwhile, Zero was looking at his monitor, seeing signatures of four Knightmares making their move within the ghetto and then as they stopped in a location.
"That place…." Zero said, "…right, that's where Guilford is."
Zero watched and then he saw one of the Knightmares moving while the other three stayed behind.
"It must be Cornelia," Zero said, "okay, time to get started."
Ashford Academy
In the Student Council Room, Suzaku was sitting in a table and reading a textbook as he sighed. He felt embarrassed when Alice walked in on him and Shirley and it took a lot of effort to explain to her what had happened and that they were not doing what Alice assumed they were doing.
"How embarrassing that was," Suzaku said to himself and shook his head.
The door suddenly opened and Rivalz entered the room.
"Oh, hey Suzaku," Rivalz greeted.
Suzaku looked over and saw Rivalz.
"Oh, hello Rivalz," Suzaku greeted with a smile.
"Say, have you seen Lelouch?" Rivalz asked, "I need to talk to him about something."
"Lelouch? No, I haven't seen him. Actually, there was something I wanted to discuss with him as well."
"I see…truthfully, I'm a bit worried about the guy."
"Worried? What do you mean?"
"I get the feeling that Lelouch is up to something, doing something dangerous at the risk of his own life."
"I see…" Suzaku had a downcast expression, "so you have that feeling too."
"Hmm, is it the same feeling you have?"
"Well…it's more like Lelouch could be on this path for revenge."
"Revenge?"
"Yeah…"
Flashback: Seven years ago
"Mark my words on this," Lelouch said, "someday, I will defeat Britannia!"
Suzaku and Nunnally were shocked at Lelouch's words.
"What do you mean?" Nunnally asked.
"I didn't really know anything," Lelouch said, "I didn't really know how Britannia really is but I see it now," Lelouch clenched his fists, "The devastation they cause, the lives they ruin, and their despicable justification to kill even unarmed people. If this is how Britannia really is, then I'll fight against it, I'll fight against it and I will. Someday, when I'm fully prepared and when I have the things that I need, I will fight and defeat the Holy Britannian Empire. I will defeat the very country of my birth."
Flashback End
"Revenge gains nothing," Suzaku said, "and when it's all said and done, it will leave you empty and with regret. There are things that can't be done and I don't want Lelouch to go through that."
"Suzaku, what do you mean?" Rivalz asked confused, "Do you know something?"
"Oh, I'm just speculating," Suzaku replied, "I'm just hoping that it's not true."
Saitama Ghetto
Cornelia piloted her Knightmare to meet where Zero requested her to be to face each other.
"Milady, are you certain about this?" Guilford asked over the communication.
"I'm certain Guilford," Cornelia said, "I need to do this. I need to end Zero."
"But what about the possibility of an ambush?"
"I'm aware that that's a possibility and that's why I have them stationed."
"I deeply regret not being by your side Princess."
"It can't be helped, you're seriously wounded Guilford," Cornelia pointed out, "I'm just glad you're still alive."
In the bridge of the G-1 Mobile Base, Euphie was looking on with Guilford, who was in bandages from his injuries. Guilford looked over to her, who was upset, and he knew why and it was surprise for him as well as Darlton and even Cornelia that Euphie had figured out what Cornelia was up to. They knew she didn't approve of killing civilians, even when they insisted that the residents of the Saitama Ghetto were working and protecting the Yamato Alliance. The three staff officers that served Clovis looked at Euphie and tried to get in her good graces.
"It's good to see you well Princess Euphemia," One of Clovis's staff officer's said.
Euphie frowned when she heard one of them speak.
"I would appreciate it if you would not speak to me," Euphie responded.
It surprised the three staff officers and they looked at each other. Meanwhile back with Cornelia, the second princess piloted her Knightmare, stopping at the location agreed by Zero.
As she looked around, she saw a black Knightmare with the face of a lion. Someone came out of the cockpit of the Knightmare and she saw that it was Zero.
"Greetings Cornelia li Britannia," Zero said.
Cornelia came out the cockpit of her Gloucester, "Zero, so we meet at last."
"Indeed, we do."
"So tell me Zero, are you really here by yourself? Are you really going to take me on one on one?"
"Hmph, do you believe I would set up an ambush?" Zero shook his head, "When I say one on one, I mean it. When I say I'll do something, I do it and I'm not the kind of person that goes back on my word."
"You say that you have some honor and moral code?"
"…At least far more than what I can say about you Cornelia...you and Clovis."
"How dare you…you're just another terrorist, a vile criminal!"
"Terrorist, am I? A criminal you say? Clovis ordered the massacre of the people in Shinjuku for his illegal human experimentation and you Cornelia intended to recreate the massacre in Saitama just to lure me out. The real criminals are you and Clovis!"
"I can't say much for Clovis but I did what needed to be done and besides, the Elevens here in Saitama are not innocent considering they're protecting the terrorist cell here."
"A baseless assumption!" Zero countered.
"Baseless?"
"You have no actual proof that the residents of Saitama were actually working with the Yamato Alliance. You just assume just because the Yamato Alliance were here in Saitama and yet it never occurred to you that the people didn't have a clue about them. Not that it would have matter to you because, even if you had known, you still would have ordered the deaths of the people here and all because they are, as you and most Britannians refer to them, 'Elevens'."
"So what?" Cornelia said coldly, "That's how it is, they lost the war and they got what they deserve," Cornelia had a dark expression, "after all, they committed a heinous act long ago and so, I see no need to care about how they feel and they paid for it. That's the price they pay for being weak. They didn't have what it takes to be as strong as Britannia. As for you Zero, you're going to pay severely for killing my Royal Guard. You're death won't be quick!"
"We'll see about that, won't we?" Zero said as he got in his Knightmare Frame, "I and my Knightmare Frame, the Lionel, will be your opponent."
"The Lionel?" Cornelia replied as she got in her Knightmare, "So is that the name of your Knightmare?"
"It is."
Zero piloted his Knightmare, the Lionel, into some sort of stance and Cornelia readied her Jousting Lance. Zero then grabbed a Jousting Lance he had behind him.
"That's one of the Lances of my Royal Guard's Knightmare…you're going to pay Zero. You will pay for killing my Royal Guard and my half-brother Clovis."
"Clovis, huh?" Zero replied, "Going out of your way for that scum."
"Zero!" Cornelia roared angrily as she charged toward Zero.
They clashed with their Lances, attacking and countering each other's moves. The Lionel pushed the Gloucester back and then charged and it threw punches that connected with Cornelia's Knightmare. Cornelia was shocked at the speed of the black Knightmare.
"He's fast," Cornelia said.
Cornelia had her Knightmare take its Assault Rifle and started shooting the black Knightmare, but Zero quickly jumped to the side and then jumped from one the buildings, charging and ramming into her Gloucester, knocking the Knightmare to the ground.
"Damn," Cornelia cursed.
The Gloucester quickly got itself up and The Lionel shot one of its Slash Harkens from its wrist and it clung in the arms of Cornelia's arms. Zero put down the Jousting Lance as it retracted itself and punched the Gloucester to the ground again. He then threw another fist but it was blocked by Cornelia. She then pushed the Lionel back, but Zero charged towards her again.
The Princess got her Knightmare Frame up again and grabbed and readied her Jousting Lance and lunged it towards Zero, but Zero was able to have his Knightmare grab hold of the Lance preventing it from stabbing through it. Zero used her momentum against her to trip Cornelia and make her Knightmare fall to the ground again. The Gloucester drew and pointed its Assault Rifle at the Lionel and started shooting. The Lionel was forced to back away and dodge the bullets. As Cornelia saw the way the Lionel moved, she remembered the way Marianne piloted the Ganymede and was surprised.
"What?" Cornelia asked in her head surprised.
Sword of Akasha, C's World
Charles was seeing what was going between the two Knightmare Frames that were piloted by Cornelia and Zero. Someone approached and walked and then stopped and it was the girl with pink hair and red eyes.
"So it's actually happening," The pink haired girl said.
"Yes, and it's quite amusing," Charles said with a grin.
"I wonder if Cornelia will make the connection," The girl said, "well, I wouldn't be surprised if Euphie did if she's watching."
"Well our son did learn from you," Charles said, "let's see how this plays out."
Saitama Ghetto, Area 11
The Lionel disarmed and jumped in the air and descended and punched the Gloucester again and then grabbed the Jousting Lance from the side and struck the Gloucester. In the cockpit of the Gloucester, Cornelia clenched her teeth in frustrated and more the Lionel moved, the more it reminded Cornelia of someone. Cornelia moved her Knightmare back keeping her distance from the Lionel. In the G-1 Mobile Base, the staff officers and Euphie were shocked in what they were seeing.
"This can't be," One of the staff officers.
"How...how is Zero able to make Princess Cornelia struggle so much?" Another staff officer asked.
"Zero seems to be skilled," Guilford said although it irritated him.
"Yes indeed," Euphie said, "in fact, he reminds me of..."
Euphie flinched when she thought about the Knightmare piloting style of Marianne and Euphie was surprised.
"But how...?" Euphie said quietly.
Elsewhere within the Saitama Ghetto, Naoto, Kallen, Nunnally, Rai, CC, Sayoko, and Jinta were watching the fight between Zero and Cornelia.
"We have one more thing we need to do," Nunnally said.
"Okay, let's move," Naoto said.
The other spoke in agreement and spread out to go do the next thing. Meanwhile, at another area within Saitama, Darlton and a few soldiers in their Gloucesters were in communications with the staff members in the bridge of the G-1 Mobile Base and they were not happy hearing about Cornelia being so far bested by Zero. Back with Cornelia and Zero, Cornelia fired her two chest mounted Slash Harkens and Zero caught them and Cornelia quickly fired her Assault Rifle and the Lionel and the Lionel took some hits.
Meanwhile through the underground tunnels, Ohgi and the others were still leading the residents of the Saitama Ghetto away to safety. Everything was going so far so good as people were cooperating and getting them to safety.
"It shouldn't be long," Ohgi said.
"Yeah, we're almost at the rendezvous point," Minami said.
"I just hope the others are okay," Yoshida said.
"It will all right," Ohgi said, "I'm sure of it."
"You sound confident about it Ohgi," Tamaki said.
"Of course, I decided to trust Naoto and Zero."
"Speaking of Zero, did you really see his face?" Sugiyama asked.
"Uh, yeah I did," Ohgi replied, "Zero trusted me enough to see what he looked like. I was quite surprised."
"Hey, c'mon Ohgi, can't you tell us who he is?" Tamaki asked.
"Sorry I can't," Ohgi said, "I made a promise, the same promise that Naoto and Kallen made."
"But if we were to join him, he would show us his face as well?" Minami asked.
"Hopefully, it will really depend on you guys."
"I see…" Sugiyama said.
"I suppose it's fair enough," Yoshida deduced, "and he probably has good reason for it."
"Yeah, he does," Ohgi said still amazed what he learned about Zero.
Ashford Academy
Alice was on the rooftop of one of the buildings and was speaking with someone on her cell phone.
"It's clear to me that you have not made any real progress," A man said on the other line, "and it's not just me, Master VV knows it as well."
"I assure you that is not the case Colonel Madd," Alice said.
"Hah, don't you try to lie to me little girl," Madd rebuked, "we know that Prince Lelouch and Princess Nunnally vi Britannia are within Ashford Academy and there's no doubt that the Ashford Family is cooperating with them. You're either not putting the effort or you're actually plotting."
"Why would you—?"
"It doesn't matter either way. I've called to inform you that three agents will be arriving in Area 11. You'll be working with them so you'll have no excuse."
"Colonel Madd," Alice said upset.
"These are direct orders from Master VV himself and you know what will happen if you betray the Geass Order…or do I need to remind you how your younger sister died?"
Alice stiffed up and clenched her teeth.
"I take it that you're sending Sancia, Lucretia, and Dalque," Alice deduced after calming herself.
"Correct," Madd replied, "That's exactly right."
"So when will they be here in Area 11?"
"Master VV still has things for them to do but they will head straight to Area 11 afterwards."
"…Understood sir," Alice replied.
Madd hung up and Alice slowly had her arm down with a blank expression and pushed the button to ending the call on her cell phone. Alice was shaking and was angry.
"Alexis," Alice said as she thought about the girl that was a two years younger than her.
Alice remembered the small home they lived in another country and it was burned to the ground with her sister inside and Alice looked on horrified. Alice shook her head out of those thoughts and was upset.
"I will get my revenge," Alice said, "and I don't want to betray Nunnally. I'm sure that she and her brother can break my chains and I…"
Alice looked up in the sky. What Alice didn't know was that she was being watched by Milly who looked concerned for Alice and she quietly left without Alice knowing.
Saitama Ghetto
The Lionel shot one of its Slash Harkens and it struck the Gloucester's arm and disarming the Assault Rifle. The Lionel charged with speed and went past the Gloucester and grabbed the Assault Rifle. In the cockpit of the Gloucester, Cornelia was shocked and was reminded again of a certain someone and how the person piloted their own Knightmare.
"No, it can't be," Cornelia said, "it's impossible."
The Lionel fired the Gloucester's Assault Rifle and was striking and damaging the Gloucester causing it to go off balance and fall on the ground again. When the Gloucester tried to move again, the Lionel shot one of its Slash Harkens at the Gloucester and severed its left arm and then shot another Slash Harken and struck the Gloucester's head and had it fall on the ground again.
"Damn you!" Cornelia cursed.
The Lionel moved and pinned the Gloucester down and damaged Cornelia's Knightmare Frame further to the point that the Gloucester couldn't move. In the bridge of the G-1 Mobile Base, the staff officers and Euphie were shocked in seeing what was happening.
"Viceroy…" One of the staff officers said.
"Princess!" Guilford said as he looked horrified, "Darlton!"
"I know!" Darlton said on the other line.
"Could it be…?" Euphie said.
Meanwhile behind the G-1 Mobile Base, Jeremiah was being informed via communications and was shocked in what he was hearing.
"No, that can't be true," Jeremiah said.
"Lord Jeremiah, what is it?" Villetta asked.
Jeremiah put his ear piece to the side and looked at Villetta and the others stunned.
"It seems that Zero has Princess Cornelia down," Jeremiah informed.
Villetta, Kewell, and the other members of the Purist Faction were shocked in what they heard.
"Are you saying that Princess Cornelia, the Goddess of Victory herself is being beaten by Zero?" Kewell asked shocked.
"Unfortunately, that is what is going on," Jeremiah said and then decided to make contact with someone, "Bridge, come in! Bridge!"
"Is that you Orange boy?" Guilford said with venom.
"Lord Guilford, please allow me go in and assist Princess Cornelia," Jeremiah requested.
"Your request is denied!" Guilford said, "Or did you forget that you and others of the Purist Faction allowed Zero to get away before? We will not risk letting that happen again."
"Please Lord Guilford," Jeremiah pleaded, "I assure that I will not fail the empire again."
"Save it, you're nothing but a pilot now and have no right to make such request and besides, we already have personnel on their way to assist the Viceroy and who are far more competent than you. Do not contact us again otherwise you will suffer the consequences."
The transmission was cut off and Jeremiah clenched his teeth as he was upset.
"Hmph, are you really surprised?" Kewell asked disgusted, "It's only natural that they wouldn't trust you."
Jeremiah clenched his teeth and felt ashamed, "Damn it."
Meanwhile with Cornelia and Zero, Cornelia in her Gloucester was on the ground and she tried to get her Knightmare Frame to move but was having on luck. Cornelia looked and clenched her teeth giving a death glare to the Lionel and its pilot Zero.
"A bitter taste, isn't it Cornelia?" Zero said, "Defeat."
"Damn you!" Cornelia responded angrily.
"You have lost Cornelia li Britannia! I've beaten you, countered and defeated the plans you had," Zero had his Lionel pointed the Jousting Lance at Cornelia's Gloucester, "the civilians here in Saitama have been kept safe, the Yamato Alliance have joined forces with me and handed you your defeat."
"Damn it," Cornelia said, "Answer me this Zero. Where did you learn how to pilot like that?"
"Curious, aren't we?" Zero said in an amused tone, "Do you really want to know?"
"Answer me!" Cornelia demanded.
They both suddenly got signatures from their cockpits and Cornelia was pleased as she knew what the signatures were.
"Well, well," Zero said, "it seems that your forces are coming to your aid."
"That's right so before they get here, you might as well answer my question," Cornelia responded with a smile and feeling confident.
"I do wonder Cornelia, what good would it do for you to know?"
"Zero…" Cornelia growled, "Just answer me!"
"Hmph, it doesn't matter anyway."
"What?"
On the other side, a group of Sutherlands led by a Gloucester that was piloted by Darlton were rushing to get to Cornelia quickly. They soon arrived to the point where they spotted the Lionel and Cornelia's Gloucester.
"Zero, we have you trapped!" Darlton declared.
In the Lionel cockpit, Zero looked over seeing Cornelia's loyal subordinate rushing to get to them.
"No, I have you trapped," Zero said.
Missiles were suddenly shot from each side and they hit near Darlton and the others.
"What the…?" Darlton said surprised.
Darlton looked and saw four Sutherlands, each on a different roof of a tall building with missile launchers Naoto, Rai, CC, and Sayoko were ones that fired the missiles.
"Damn!" Darlton said.
The white Knightmare that was piloted by Nunnally suddenly appeared from the sky and rushed and was able to ram Darlton's Knightmare Frame while the black Knightmare piloted by Jinta struck the two remaining that were still standing using the Slash Harkens. In the Lionel's cockpit, Lelouch looked at the white Knightmare Frame.
"Nunnally's Knightmare Frame," Lelouch said in his head, "The Lucan."
In one of the buildings, Keitaro and the other members of the Yamato Alliance with him looked on seeing Sutherlands that came to help Cornelia that were only to be ambushed.
"It's just like Zero predicted," Keitaro said holding his radio.
"Keitaro" Naoto said on the other line, "your move."
"You got it," Keitaro said as he took a remote control and pushed the button.
There were a few blasts that occurred suddenly and four tall building were falling toward the forces that came to aid Cornelia and they were struck by the four falling building.
G-1 Mobile Base
In the bridge, Guilford, Euphie, and the staff officers looked on shocked in seeing what had just occurred and Guilford ordered to get status reports and ordered to contact Cornelia and Darlton and anyone else out there. Euphie just looked on as she worried about the safety of her older sister and noted how calculating Zero was.
"Zero," Euphie said, "I wonder, could it be…?"
"This is a nightmare," One of Clovis's staff officers said shocked.
"He was able to bring down Princess Cornelia," The second staff officer of Clovis commented shaking.
"Zero…is that dangerous," The third Clovis staff officer said, "What will become for the empire?"
Guilford ordered the rest of the Knightmare forces to go and aid Cornelia and the others although he made sure to be clear that it did not include Jeremiah and the others of the Purist Faction.
Saitama Ghetto
The rest of the Sutherlands that were stationed near the G-1 Mobile Base immediately left to aid Cornelia and the forces that went on ahead. Meanwhile, Jinta piloted his own black Knightmare to climb up the building and he was just in time to see reinforcements heading to Cornelia's location and made sure he was not seen by the incoming reinforcements.
"Zero, it seems that more reinforcements are heading your way," Jinta informed through radio.
In the cockpit of the Lionel, Zero nodded holding his radio.
"Understood," Zero said, "meet us at the rendezvous point."
"You got it," Jinta said.
The Lionel turned to the Sutherlands that were piloted by Zero's allies and the Lucan.
"That's it for now," Zero said, "we're retreating. More enemy reinforcements are heading our way."
"So we're retreating," Kallen said.
"Correct, we really can't afford to continue and besides, we did what we intended to do anyway."
"Understood Zero," Rai said.
"Then we leave," Naoto said.
"Head to the rendezvous point immediately," Zero ordered, "we'll meet with the others."
"Understood Zero," Sayoko said.
"All right, let's move," Naoto said.
The Sutherlands and the Lucan left to go to the rendezvous point and the Lionel looked down at the enemy Knightmares that were defeated and were not able to move and then looked at Cornelia's Knightmare that was still on the ground as well.
"You're running Zero?" Cornelia asked in anger and with venom.
"It wouldn't do me good to bit off more than I can chew," Zero responded, "I had intention to force you to answer the questions I had but now it's no longer an option. Bye for now Cornelia."
Zero piloted his Lionel to leave and Cornelia cursed Zero and swore she would make him pay for the death of her Royal Guards and the humiliation he inflicted on her. Cornelia banged her fist on her controls as it was a fact that was utterly defeated by Zero and the fact that Zero had outwitted her throughout the whole operation. For Cornelia, defeat really was a bitter taste. Britannian Knightmare Forces arrived and they were helping out Cornelia, Darlton, and the others and getting them out of the wreckage that resulted from the buildings that had fell on their Knightmares.
"Viceroy, what do want us to do?" Darlton asked.
"Viceroy, we can still go after them," One of the soldiers suggested.
"Yes, they couldn't have gotten far," Another soldier said, "we can still get them and make then—"
"Forget it, it wouldn't do us good," Cornelia interjected.
"But Your Highness…"
"They must have an escape point and they probably set it up in advance," Cornelia said, "and besides, I rather not risk anymore Britannian lives in regards with Zero…he countered all my moves…and probably have another trap for us if we were to go after him. I'm reluctant to say we should cut our losses and regroup."
"I agree Viceroy," Darlton said, "it seems that we were the ones that played right into Zero's hands."
"Yes, unfortunately," Cornelia said and then she frowned with her thoughts, "I'm supposed to give my report to His Majesty by the end of the day…" Cornelia shook her head, "first, I need to have a talk with Euphie."
The Next Day, Throne Room, Pendragon Imperial Palace
Charles zi Britannia sat on his throne and looked at Nonette Enneagram, his Knight of Nine who kneeled before him.
"Do you understand Nonette?" Charles asked.
"Yes Your Majesty," Nonette responded respectfully and stood up and faced the emperor, "I will make my way to Area 11 at once."
That's it for this chapter. Next chapter: The hostage situation in Lake Kawaguchi. Now here is the info with Lelouch's Knightmare Frame, the Lionel and Nunnally's Knightmare Frame, the Lucan.
The Lionel
General Characteristics
Height: 4.60 meters
Weight: 6.74 metric tones
Power Source: Yggdrasil Drive, Energy Filler
Design Feature
Factsphere Sensors
Landspinner Propulsion System
Cockpit Ejection System
Appearance
Black with red on arms and legs and golden eyes with appearance of a lion headed armored knight (Think of Guardian Lord Justine from Wild Arms 3 with no cape)
Armament
4x Slash Harkens (two on each shoulder and two on each wrist)
The Lucan
General Characteristics
Height: 4.58 meters
Weight: 5.96 metric tones
Power Source: Yggdrasil Drive, Energy Filler
Design Feature
Factsphere Sensors
Landspinner Propulsion System
Cockpit Ejection System
Appearance
White and some part that are royal blue (Think of the appearance like Tekkaman Rapier from Tekkaman Blade/Teknoman)
Armament
4x Slash Harkens (two on each shoulder and two on each wrist)