At SAZ Stage…

Lelouch was putting the finishing touches before meeting his sister and lover with his Black Knights.

Every detail was important, and he needed to be certain he was prepared for when things were about to go south. He crammed a weapon under his attire just in case. He may be wearing armor but that didn't mean he could defend himself alone with brute force, like his boyfriend Suzaku. Suzaku… he wondered if he'd be ready for SAZ to go south because it would fall. He will be forced to choose between serving Britania or staying with him if he's not killed first. Lelouch wanted to make sure that his sisters and his love were safely out of the hell that was coming, worried that not even the power Geass would be enough when that day came.

He then looked at his eyepatch, a feeling still remaining in his gut, when he heard footsteps behind him.

"Need a hand tying it on?" His love offered with a gentle smile on his face while Euphemia gave him a peach as part of her Geass.

"I feel I should keep my Geass ready for today. I have a feeling it may be needed." Lelouch breathed as his boyfriend helped tie on the eyepatch over his cursed eye.

"No, I don't want you to ever use this accused power. Maybe for emergencies like life or death, but that is as far as it goes." Suzaku sternly refused since he was the one to make that a condition for Lelouch, "I don't like what is doing to other people and I especially don't like what it's doing to you. It's burning the eye in your socket… I swear the next time I see that witch; she is going to get it for sure."

"Suzaku, don't say such things." Euphemia scolded the knight as she was coming out of her Geass daze.

"Forgive my harsh words, Princess-." Suzaku began.

"Call me Euphie, remember? I am not a princess anymore." She reminded him while she waited for Suzaku to finish helping Lelouch.

"Euphie… but I can't forgive CC for what she did to Lulu, especially when she knew that her Geass could corrupt her or be tampered with. She put Lulu in danger way too many times and over this… contract you both have." Suzaku huffed with anger, though his lover could sense something was missing, something Suzaku wasn't telling them.

"Did she speak to you about something?" He queried, knowing full well that he was told something by the immortal woman.

Suzaku was quiet for a moment.

He couldn't lie to Lulu, especially since he could sniff it out. Also… they both promised to no longer lie to each other.

"Okay, okay, she told me something that left me a little… disturbed," Suzaku admitted to the secret princess.

"It is CC, she naturally makes you disturbed. What did she say, another omen?"

"Yes."


"Another Code Bearer activated his Geass, forcing an evolution. That is why he is suffering."

"You should be prepared. It seemed that whatever they planned for Lelouch, and his sister failed, and they may strike again. As for your beloved Zero, don't worry. The pain will subside once Lelouch adjusts to the evolution and the Geass heals from an early activation."

"Be prepared, White Reaper. For this isn't over and you are going to enter a new world of horror."


"White Reaper? Why did she call you that? You're not a killer." Euphie questioned, shocked by this information, seeing that CC was insulting her knight.

"CC is often speaking in riddles and vagueness, when she speaks of things it has meaning," Lelouch answered, being as cryptic as the woman.

"So, what did she mean?" Suzaku wondered but then before Lelouch could answer, the alarm came off for the start of the SAZ meeting and the trio left to begin to make their way to the podium…


Just outside the stadium of SAZ…

A strange thing was happening as the people of Japan were clamoring inside.

Someone was walking amongst them, a man-no a woman with pink hair-now it was blond-now it was a child with black hair, no now a man with a buzzcut, a woman with too much makeup… who or what was coming into the stadium? Whoever it was grinning, grinning madly with Geass eyes, sowing deceit and deception for both the Rising Sun Syndicate and the Golden Imperial Group to be prepared to go to war on one another.

"Foolish Little Zero, should have checked for your attempted usurpers were truly destroyed. But I should thank you for making it easier for me to get a hold of you. Little Euphemia will be Swiss cheese and you will be under our wing." The shapeshifter darkly chuckled, "And I get to live forever."

Then, the Geass User transformed into a noble and met with the Golden Imperial Group with their leader, Lord Everson who lost his job thanks to SAZ.

"Lady Brooke, you have finally made it. Have the plans be made for our conquest over the Elevens as we should?" The wimpy louse asked her, thinking she was someone else.

"Indeed, weaponry is prepared, the explosives are in place for Euphemia's… booming debut, and everything is set for the hostile takeover." She proudly informed with a humble bow.

"Excellent, soon we shall have our revenge over the treacherous princess and reclaim what is ours!" He declared as his minions cheered for him.

What they don't see… is Lady Brooke slipping away from the group before transforming into a Japanese man for another group to make a splash for SAZ. The Rising Sun Syndicate wanted their revenge on Zero and was willing to kill everyone in SAZ to get it. Their leader Matsuda was making his speech.

"My brothers and sisters, we know the truth of Britania, the truth of Zero, the truth of the Black Knights, and the truth about SAZ! All are infections! Infections on the good soil of Japan and even the Earth!"

They all cheered for him.

"We know the truth! We know that they are all the infection of Emperor Charles and his blasted government! Infections will continue to spread and rot this world and we must be the cleanser!"

They cheered even more.

"With the help of Obake, we can remove the rot and plant the world anew! LONG LIVE JAPAN!"

"LONG LIVE JAPAN!"

As they cheered while Obake whispered in his ears.

"The bombs are in place for Zero, prepare the men for battle." He whispered before bowing.

"Excellent work, Obake. We will soon reclaim Japan and wipe Britana off the face of the Earth."

Obake grinned a malicious grin then left, no longer Obake but a woman with dragon tattoos and red Geass eyes, laughing as the plan was coming together.


At the SAZ Meeting…

Everyone gathered around with excitement as Kaname Ohgi, Kyoshiro Tohdoh, and Kallen Kōzuki were waiting for them with Suzaku and other Euphemia followers waiting for Euphemia and Zero to make their speeches and bring SAZ together, noticed by the entire world.

Everything was ready as the two groups were prepared to take revenge on those who built SAZ. They will soon make their debut and Euphemia with Zero will be gone. Everything was planned out perfectly.

Well, not everything, for while Euphemia was making her speech, Zero heard a tiny voice in his ear…

"Euphemia will die unless you do something… Someone planted a bomb underneath the podium…. Save her!"

Lelouch gasped and while the former princess was speaking, he heard the ticking sound.

"…And so together, we can make the statement that Japan deserves to be a free nation once more-." Euphemia spoke proudly as she was blissfully unaware of the danger right underneath her very dainty feet.

Zero was quick!

"Euphemia, get out of the way!" Zero howled as he grabbed her and flung themselves away from the podium!

The bomb ticked to zero.

BOOM!

Everyone in SAZ was screaming as the Rising Sun Syndicate and the Golden Imperial Group were charging through the smoke and fire with weaponry!

"LONG LIVE JAPAN!"

"LONG LIVE BRITANNA!"

Euphemia looked to her brother, after recovering from the shock of the black, but seeing his arm covered in shards and blood!

"Lulu? Lulu!" She pleaded then soon saw someone with a gun aimed at her.

"Long live Britannia."

The gun was fired, but it was not Euphemia who was shot.

"LELOUCH!"