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Festival and Fireworks part 1
Saturday (six days later)
Ashford Academy, Tokyo Settlement, Area 11(Japan), Holy Empire of Britannia 8:29 AM
"Now Alice, are you sure you know how to pilot a knightmare frame?" Ask the president of the student council.
"Madam President, do you really have to ask me that every time you see me about to use this thing? You know I take basic military training!" The ponytailed blond haired fifteen year old student retorted.
"Okay, okay. I just want to make sure." She said as she began to think and pace back and forth. "But, can you handle the world's largest pizza dough?"
Alice slap her forehead and grunted.
"Oh come on, I was just kidding around. I'm sure you do fine at the festival," Millay cheerfully said as she patted Alice's shoulder. "And besides, now that Suzaku isn't here at the moment you will be taking his place."
"Well I can honestly say… wait what?!" She blurted out unbelieving. The very idea of a none Britannian, a number at that, making the world's largest pizza? The same one that lost the princess? That's insane!
"Madam President!" A ginger haired student ran up to the two girls with her clipboard.
"Oh, hey Shirley!"
"I just wanted to let you know that we just finish with the preparations for the festival." She smiled and gave the clipboard to Millay.
The blonde flipped through a few pages on the clipboard to inspect it.
"All right then we're good to go."
…
"Good morning everyone. We are now opening the annual Ashford Academy Festival, staring the world's largest pizza."
"Meow, Meow!"
C.C. felt groggy. She heard people cheering and clapping outside Lelouch and Nunnally's house. She turned over to check the clock reading 9:00 AM. At first she had no idea what that loud noise was that woke her up from her wonderful dream, but now she remembered; today was the day of the world's largest pizza ever created by man. She immediately got up from her bed and put on her borrowed school uniform and adjusted her lime colored hair into two ponytails.
"I love pizza." She said to herself and skipped out the door.
…
Lelouch took to the more private balconies above the schoolyard talking to Diethard through his headset.
"So the JLF naval fleet is planning their next move?" He was leaning on the railing.
"It would appear so my lord. They'll be launching a second airstrike on the Tokyo Settlement tonight." Was the response.
"Tonight? Now that sounds fascinating." He said sarcastically. "Did Kyoto mention any sort of JLF's pacific targets?"
"Yes. They told us that the JLF's next target is the Government Bureau."
"This doesn't sound surprising." Lelouch suspected the JLF to make this foolish tactic. "The JLF may have their first successful bombing run, but the Viceroy's palace is heavily fortified. Nearly impossible for an air raid."
"I'm sure the Japanese stealth planes can get pass the Britannian radar like last time, sir."
Yes for the first time in Japan's military history they had lunched a surprise attack against a foreign superpower. Lelouch was quite impressed, but he still wanted to know how the Japanese Liberation Front was able to keep few remnants of the fleet and aircraft. Could this have anything to do with the Chinese Federation? And whether or not that there next mission is going to be anything like his past mistake at the Shinjuku ghetto.
"Well then, I'm sure it's going to be a-"
"Hey Lelouch!" He had been unexpectedly cut off.
Crap its Millay. I'll call you back later." With that he hung up his headset phone and turned to face Millay.
"There you are Lelouch. I've figured you'd be up here."
"Is there something you need Madam President?" He asked calmly.
"I was wondering if you've seen Nina anywhere? She's running a little late and she did say she wanted to be at the festival." She said with a hint of concern.
Nina isn't here yet? Thats rather odd but then again, this might mean she still hasn't recovered since Euphie- No! He can't think about her. He can't be distracted like his enemy's. That how the JLF lunched a surprise attack against the Britannian air base in the first place.
"Hey are you okay?"
"Oh, yes, I'm fine. I haven't seen Nina yet. Have you tried calling her?"
"Yeah, I did, but she didn't answered. Well… I hate for her to miss the festival…" She muttered and crossed her arms. "Anyways, moving on, can you chop the tomatoes in the kitchen?"
"Sure."
…
Inside the school's dark ad dusty warehouse, most of the goods were loaded on pallets. Music and people's cheering could be heard outside.
The white cat's green eyes snapped open as it felt a familiar presence, like a small jolt. It was C.C. and she was close by. The cat got up and stretched, wagging its tail playfully. If she was at the school grounds then that must mean…she wanted to sample the schools largest pizza. No surprise.
For two hundred years a certain green haired immortal and her horrible taste in food hadn't change one bit, the cat rolled it eyes. The cat thought it might as well cheek up on her. The white feline proceeded to walk outside before suddenly the doors started to open up, letting in all that bright light. The cat winced at the bright daylight. She had only been inside that dusty warehouse for six days. The cat caught a glimpse of the two humans that opened the warehouse door. It was a human student girl and a boy, not taking any chances of getting caught the cat ran on out past those two people.
…
"Wow did you just see that Alice!? That was a cat!" The blue haired boy exclaimed, his eyes grew wide as he flailed his arms.
"Yes Rivals it is. What is your point?" She asked.
"It was wearing a cape!"
"Ah, I see. It must have been Super Cat then." She chuckled. "Okay joking aside, can you please focus on the four sacks of flower we needed for the dough."
Rivals was too busy in his dream world rather than listening to Alice's gibberish. "I gotta tell Madam Prez! Maybe she'll finally give me that kiss!"
Her eyes widen in horror, thunder and lightning entered the mind of her hysteria. Millay Ashford's school wide witch hunt of dirty secrets is the last thing she wants to remember.
"No! No! No! No! And NO!" she scold.
Despite her protest Rivals ran off leaving Alice blinking in surprise. Alice shuddered at the thought. If he told the president of the student council about a stray cat with a cape she'll start a witch hunt, again.
"Oh no you don't get back here!" She ran off after him.
Viceroy's Palace, Tokyo Settlement, Area 11(Japan), Holy Empire of Britannia
The door slide open to reveal Princess Cornelia Li Britannia as she walked towards the execution site. Three prisoners were in body restraints and the guards were lined up with their assault rifles ready for their orders to execute. She looked at them in complete and utter disgust; these idiots were the reason she lost Euphie.
"Your highness, please give us another chance!" Cried a prisoner.
"You were lucky that I let fools like you live long enough to correct your past mistakes, but now it's too late. You had your chance." She said calmly but firmly.
"It wasn't our fault!" Another prisoner said. "If the sub-Viceroy had not behaved the way she did we would of-she would o-"
"Spare me your pitiful excuses!" She spat. She singled her guards and turned her heel.
The soldiers pointed their rifles at the prisoners, an officer raised his hand and said "Ready, aim, fire!"
The sounds of gunfire and bullet shots went off. It went on until there was no more ammo left. The princess turned to face the three prisoners. Now they are nothing more than bloody corpses. Cornelia frowned, she couldn't believe it. It's been three weeks. They should have found her sister by now and yet no clues and no leads. Her unlimited military and police resources in Area 11 were failing her. How long can this go on!? This was utterly intolerable to her!
The sounds of the sliding doors interrupted her thoughts. Could it be? She suddenly turned around hoping it was-no it was just her most trusted knight and her brother, Gilbert and Schneizel. The Britannian guards saluted the 2nd prince.
"This better be important Schneizel." She said irritably.
"My work here is finished, so I'll be returning to the homeland." He spoke ever so politely.
"What?! You can't be serious!" While Cornelia knew that her father hadn't made any sort of responses to Euphie's disappearance, according to Schnezel at least, she absolutely hated the fact that the prime minister had not been helping her all this time and now he's leaving. She could care less about what kind of project him and Barton were working on.
"I do apologies for that. I've not been with you in the investigation but I've been busy with my work and when it comes to the nobility I have a much bigger plate." He pointed out.
She made no response. She walked pass her brother, her knight trailing behind her.
"I did however, speak to your mother about this matter." Those words stopped the goddess of victory in her tracks along with her knight. Cornelia and Euphemia's mother was the leader of the White Wolves Faction and are probably the most well respected organization in Britannia. They have opposed the honorary Britannian system, the natives, and anyone that sympathized with them. Unlike the Purist Faction, her mother's organization's methods is by far the most extreme.
"You did?" She turned around to face Schnezel.
"Yes."
"What did she say?" She asked urgently. Cornelia's mother and the White Wolves never took her sister seriously.
"She wanted to speak with you in person via video link."
She grunted and her face turned into a scowl.
"Why should I talk to that women? She never cared about Euphie! If anything, mother would want to know the real reason why my sister choose a numbered monkey to be her Knight of Honor!" Cornelia yelled.
"Your mother might know the only clue to Euphemia's whereabouts." Schnezel added.
She paused before turning her back on her brother.
"Guilford, have you and my men made any progress on finding my sister?" The Knight shook his head.
"Unfortunately no your highness, we still haven't made any progress in finding Princess Euphemia." The Viceroy sighed. She really didn't want to talk to her mother.
"Fine then, I'll talk to my mother, but like I said before, she's not going to care."