This is the first story I've ever done. I've had this idea in my mind since I read Nightmare of Nunnally. Lelouch might be a little OOC, meaning he'll be kinder in various ways. Honestly I don't think I'll make this a series (mainly because I don't have the time, and/or creativity to do so). I just really liked Lelouch's Geass in Nightmare of Nunnally, so I thought why not put it in the original story. If you have suggestions to make the story better (or just any suggestions), or things you think are off tell me via review or PM. Posting this is actually really nerve racking, and I hope you really enjoy it.

"Suzaku!" Lelouch watched in horror as his best friend fell to the ground, seemingly lifeless.

This is not how Lelouch imagined his day would go. It was a normal day like any other, he and Rivalz skipped school to gamble against some snobbish noble who underestimated him. It was almost comical how the noble stared at the chess board, wide eyed and opened mouthed, disbelief taking over his expression. After getting the noble's guarantee that the amount they bet would be transferred he and Rivalz left the pathetic noble without another word.

His close friend Rivalz Cardemonde accompanied him on his gambling endeavors mainly out of a way to kill time, and a way to bring some excitement to his mundane school life. He never played in place of Lelouch because he knew he would never be as skilled as the raven-haired teen. Still he enjoyed the gambling runs he and Lelouch did, and the dangers which came with it. The extra money was good too.

As they drove back to Ashford, they were nearly killed by a sixteen wheeler, but due to Rivalz's skillful driving (which simply means he quickly turned right and out of the truck's way) they managed to survive. The truck on the other hand turned left into a construction site which caused it to crash.

Lelouch acted on impulse and quickly jumped down to the truck in an attempt to help those inside. Lelouch was by no means a hero, and if it were any other truck or accident he would have left after calling the authorities, but something caught his eye and he was drawn to the truck. That and all the other pedestrians would rather film the accident rather than check if anyone was injured.

The following events went quickly for Lelouch, in an attempt to get to the driver's seat, Lelouch climbed the truck. As he stood on it something called to him, disorientated and confused he didn't realize the driver started the truck again. The driver backed up and Lelouch found himself inside it.

Long story short, Lelouch was not having a good day.

Once inside the truck he discovered that it was being driven by terrorists, and that it was a stolen truck.

Again, Lelouch was not having a good day.

After several minutes of driving which left Lelouch to think of a way out of the entire situation, the truck violently jolted. Lelouch thought he would use this as his chance to escape, but a Britannia soldier attack him thinking he was a terrorist. He then discovered the soldier was his old friend Suzaku Kururugi.

"You became a Britannian soldier?" Lelouch asked in disbelief.

Their reunion was cut short when the spherical container which sat inside the back of the truck, opened. Suzaku, believing it to be poison gas, quickly jumped on Lelouch and planted his gas mask on his Britannian friend. They were both left flabbergasted when instead of gas, the container held a beautiful, green haired girl. As if on cue, Suzaku's commanding officer arrived with a small Britannian platoon. After a brief confrontation between Suzaku and the officer, Suzaku's refusal to shoot Lelouch and the mysterious girl resulted in the current situation.

"You do look like a Britannian student but it's just not your day." The officer stated.

"Get the girl, then kill the student." He ordered.

"Yes, my lord." The soldiers spoke in unison.

Meanwhile in the driver's seat, a man reached for a button on the dashboard, "Damn Britannians…long live Japan!" He proclaimed as he pressed the button. In seconds the truck was one fire, then erupted in an explosion.

"This is all your fault!" Lelouch shouted angrily at the green haired girl. He and the restrained girl managed to escape the officer due to the explosion, and now stood in a ruined hallway.

"Because of you…no because Britannia, Suzaku is dead."

The girl looked at him indifferently before she stood. Lelouch realized his whining wouldn't save them so he continued running down the hallway the girl straight behind him.

They finally made it out of the tunnels only to run into the soldiers again. They witnessed as they uncaringly killed Elevens as if they were dogs. Lelouch faintly heard the cry of a child before it was silenced by gunfire.

"Damn…what am I going to do?" Lelouch though trying his best not to panic, but failing miserably. As if God decided to curse him, his phone rang causing the ringtone to echo through the abandoned building, he quickly hung up on whoever doomed him.

"That jerk he hung up on me!" An orange haired girl angrily yelled at her phone.

Lelouch tumbled toward a wall after receiving a punch from the officer in front of him, "An appropriate location for a terrorist to die, don't you think? You did well for a student, so I'll give you credit for momentarily evading me. At least you can die with some pride." The officer finished as he pointed his pistol at Lelouch. Said boy froze in fear, and closed his eyes suddenly coming to terms with his demise.

"Don't kill him!" A voice shouted followed by a gun shot.

Lelouch opening his eyes in time to see the girl fall to the ground, a bullet in her head. He kneeled by her, his hand shaking as he watched the blood puddle increase with every passing second.

"We were told to bring her back alive, but it seems we were too late, the terrorists tortured her to death. Does that sound convincing Mr. Student?" The officer asked mockingly as he sneered at the shaking Lelouch.

"Why…first Suzaku, and now this girl?" Lelouch thought, "Is this how I die…what of my goals…what of Nunnally?"

Then the world froze, "You don't wish to die." A voice spoke to Lelouch as visions flashed before him.

"What's happening?" He thought.

"You seem to have a reason to live…what if you had power which allowed you to live?" The voice asked. Lelouch recognized the voice as the girl's.

"I'll make a deal with you…you will fulfill my deepest wish, in return I will give you unimaginable power. The Power of the King. Accept and you will be a human like no other. Yet your life will be vastly different…a different providence, a different time. The life of a king is an isolated one…will you be able to live a life of solitude?"

Various visions of a planet and a bird shaped simple flashed before he made his decision.

"Yes! I accept the terms of this contract!" Lelouch shouted.

The world unfroze, and Lelouch stood, "Tell me…how should a Britannian who hates his country live his life?" He asked calmly.

"What are you some radical?" The officer stated as he aimed his gun at Lelouch again. He froze when he noticed the change in Lelouch's composure. "What's wrong…can't shoot a simple school boy?" Lelouch mocked which infuriated the officer. "You a rather confident bastard, do you not realize you're about to die?" The officer asked angrily.

"Oh…that is where you are mistaken. It is you who will die for the only ones who should kill are those prepared to be killed!" Lelouch exclaimed as a red-bird shaped sigil appeared in his eye. The soldiers stood in fear as purple lighting flashed wildly.

Dark amethyst, nearly black armor appeared on Lelouch's torso stopping under his sternum, then it proceeded to his should and arms, protectively covering every inch when the armor reached his hands where a pair of leather gloves appeared. The armor continued to appear around his feet and legs, forming a set of metallic boots which went up to his thighs. Finally a black cloak emerged from his should and covered his body, it collar stood straight and was lined with gold, giving it a sinister and vampiric look. The cape seemed to be made of a cloth, yet gave of an almost metallic sheen. It wrapped tightly around him hiding his body underneath. To top off the menacing armor, a spiked helmet appeared around Lelouch's head. As it closed around his head, various purple circuits remain throughout the armor giving it a robotic look.

"What?! What the hell are you?!" The officer shouted as he looked at the armored Lelouch. After a second he regained his senses, "What the hell are you waiting for fire!" He ordered and his men began firing madly. Lelouch stood their uncaringly as the bullets hit him and literally bounced off. His cape split on either side into two whips.

"Die!" Lelouch shouted. The whips flew toward the armed men who attempted to run from the speeding whips, but failed as they were sliced in various ways by the razor sharp tendrils. Within a second they were all dead, some lost their limbs, some were halved, and other were decapitated. Overall it was a massacre. Blood had spewed everywhere during the slaughter and some found its way on Lelouch's helmet.

Lelouch came out of his power induced trance, and his eyes widened when he saw the gory seen in front of him. Guts and limbs were littered throughout the floor.

"Since that day…I have lived a lie. My name, a lie, my personal history, too, a lie. Nothing but lies. I was sick to death of a world that couldn't be changed. But even in my lies, I couldn't give up in despair. Now…now I have power…well then Britannia. Let us see how you faire against my Invincibility!" Lelouch wore an evil smile before he remembered the person who gave him this power.

He turned to look at the still frame of his contractor, "Why did you give me this power? What do you want me to do? Was this contract your dying wish?" He thought somberly as he looked at her. He noticed as she looked peaceful in contrast to the horrid scene which occurred, "The least I can do for you is give you a proper burial." He said before bending down and picking her up.

He noticed how the armor bent fluidly with his body which was slightly surprising since from another point of view the armor may seem uncomfortable and restricting. He also noticed how light the girl in his arms was, "Did this armor also give me superior strength? She is as light a feather." He mused as he gently held the girl.

Suddenly the room was engulfed in smoke followed by a Sutherland which screeched to a stop, and began using its factsphere sensor to scan the room.

Villetta Nu was a proud woman, not being born a noble, she worked hard to get to her current position. And she hoped helping stop the terrorists and recapturing the poison gas will put her in a good light with the prince. Already her friend Jeremiah Gottwald was attempting to make her a baroness, and she wouldn't let his efforts go to waste.

She scanned through the smoke, hoping to find the poison gas, but what she found startled her. The royal guard were laying in front of her dead, not of bullet wounds, but of…she didn't know what exactly, but the scene was gruesome. The dismembered bodies of the royal guard lay in a pool of their blood, limbs, and bones.

"Did the Elevens do this?" She thought as she continued scanning. Her view finally came to a form at the end of the room. The being was holding someone in their arms, female, Villetta guessed due to the long hair. She activated the speaker on her Sutherland, [Who are you! Did you do this!?] She yelled through the speaker. The being looked back at her, its purple visor staring at her unmoving.

[Answer me or I'll sho—]

"You'll shoot? Please." The being said dismissively, his modulated, robotic voice sounding annoyed.

She fired shots around him in attempt to frighten him, [Don't mock me! Now answer or I won't miss next time!] Lelouch looked at the Sutherland, contemplating his next move, "I must test the strength of this power. In addition to superior strength, and invincibility could this armor also give enhanced agility?" He thought. After a few seconds he sighed and placed the girl back on the floor, "Excuse me." He spoke to the girl. He turned to face the Sutherland, "What if it was me what will you do? Shoot me?" Lelouch said insultingly.

"Is he mocking me? The audacity!" Villetta thought furiously as she aimed her Sutherland's gun at him.

"Shoot me all you want, but the moment you do, you've sealed your own fate. Know that the moment you shoot, it is your own fault." Lelouch proclaimed confidently.

Villetta froze and watched her screen, now that she actually looked at him, she noticed his strange armor like attire. "A prototype? Some sort of new knightmare like suit? Is he bluffing? Or telling the truth?" As she eyed the monitor, Lelouch himself was having an internal struggle, "I will applaud myself for bluffing so realistically, for all I know the Sutherland's bullets can shred me."

"Well are you going to shoot? Or are you going to run back to that incompetent prince."

[How dare you mock his highness!]

"If you aren't going to do anything then I will take my leave now." Lelouch went to turn, but a bullet bouncing off his person stopped him. He turned back to see smoke coming from the Sutherland's gun. "Alright then, let see the extent of this power." Lelouch thought as he took off into a sprint, and found himself nearly tripping due to his foot going through the ground "I must be as strong as a knightmare!" Lelouch was not an athletic person, in fact he was the exact opposite, so any physical activities were a nightmare to him. He was brains never brawn, "This power can change that!"

A barrage of bullets hit Lelouch and bounced off without leaving a scratch, he stopped and allowed the bullets to continue hitting him, his smile growing as each bullet bounced and hit the ground. "Is this all a Sutherland can do? Here I thought they were meant to be state of the art." Lelouch said.

Villetta watched amazed at her opponent's ability to take bullets as if they were plastic pellets, "What the hell is this things made of?!" She continued shooting, but nothing changed, "Should I call for reinforcements…NO, I will not allow him to make a mockery of me." She maneuvered the knightmare to face her enemy.

Lelouch eyed the Sutherland carefully, the harkens, and assault rifle specifically, "Now it's time for me to go on the offensive." His plan of attack is simple, get close to the Sutherland and using his whips he would disable the rifle, and would cut through the propulsion system thus rending the knightmare immobile. As the barrage of bullets stops signaling the need to reload, Lelouch sprint into action.

"A full-frontal attack!" Villetta readied the harkens and fired one, into rammed into Lelouch with great force which stopped his momentum and pushed him back a few feet. She quickly retracted the harken and sent the other without a moment's hesitation. Lelouch readied himself as the harken slammed into him, it didn't hurt at all, but it managed to pushed him back slightly. This time though he managed to grab it as it retracted. Lelouch planted his feet as much as he could, and held onto the harken, "The force of these harkens is something I should be weary of. It may not hurt, but it can still be a problem." He thought.

Meanwhile Villetta struggled to free the harken from Lelouch's grasp, "His strength rivals the retracting mechanism, well then let's see how you do against the Sutherland's propulsion systems." She gripped the controls and pulled back, the wheels spinning madly.

Lelouch feet dragged forward as the propulsion nearly threw him off balance, He planted his feet grudgingly, starting a very strange tug-o-war. After a few seconds of holding his ground, Villetta began shooting once again, trying to throw him off balance.

"Let's see if you can take this!" Villetta quickly changed from bullets and fired off a rocket. Lelouch watched as the rocket game flying toward him, but he held his ground, "To truly know what this power is capable of, I must go to all extremes!" He thought as the rocket made contact causing the weak building to collapse. Villetta watched triumphantly as the rubble fell on the armored assailant. She felt the grasp of harken release, and quickly drove out of the fallen building.

Villetta looked at the rubble, sitting back in her seat, "Whatever that armor was, I am sure those back home will be curious about it. Maybe this will be what makes me a baroness." A smile appeared on her face as she realized her Sutherland was recording the entire encounter.

"I should find Lord Jeremiah." She said. As she reached for the controls a sudden alarm went off, "What! The right arm's disabled!" She shouted at the screen before activating the scanner. There standing in front of the rubble was the armored assailant who held the girl from earlier in his arms.

"Impossible!" She shouted before a whip stabbed through the factsphere scanner, "Damn that bastard!" She jolted as the knightmare was hit again, another warning appeared. She looked at the screen which showed the knightmare's damages, "The left spinner is out, the scanner, the right arm… he's trying to get to core" Then without warning one of the whips entered from the top of the cockpit, narrowly missing her head and the controls. Not hesitating Villetta pressed the eject button which sent the cockpit flying away from her attacker.

As Lelouch watched the cockpit fly away he couldn't help but smile, "So this power…this Geass gives me an indestructible armor, enhanced strength and speed. That and my cape can form its own harkens which are razor sharp, and can cut through knightmare armor." He said listing off what the battle taught him before chuckling. His low chuckle turned into a full blow laughter, "Hahahaha! With this power I can finally fulfill my goal. I will destroy Britannia with this power!" Lelouch exclaimed happily to the world with a swish of his hands, standing on the knightmare as if it were a fallen beast he'd slain.

"You sure are flamboyant."

A voice cut him out of his celebration. That voice sounded familiar, definitely feminine, slightly soothing, but it couldn't be her's. He watched her get shot in the head with his own eyes, he carried her lifeless body only moments ago, so when he looked over to where he left the green-haired enigma, he stood baffled when here body wasn't there.

"I'm down here, boy."

Lelouch looked down, and froze when he saw the very person who gave him this incredible power. The same green hair, the same straight jacket, the same eyes, "What?" She asked. Through his helmet he only stared blankly, "You know it is not polite to stare."

"Having a bad day are we!"

Suzaku opened his eyes, startled by the sudden shout. He looked over to see a grey haired man dressed in a lab coat, and next to him stood a dark haired woman in a uniform.

"Looks like you've lost your chance to reach paradise, Private Kururugi." The white haired man said.

"Um…I'm not sure…" Suzaku sat up, and winced when he felt pain.

"Oh, you're still in the Shinjuku ghetto."

"We are near Prince Clovis' transport, so we are probably in the safest place here." The woman spoke this time. "You were very lucky to carry this with you." She told him as she handed him a pocket watch.

"It deflected the bullet from within your suit." The man explained.

Suzaku suddenly remembered the events, and grew worried when he remembered Lelouch, "What's going on?" He asked.

"Well, it seems the terrorists have released the poison gas, the number of Elevens dead steadily grows." The man explained before a smile appeared on his face, "Now tell me Private, how much experience you have piloting a knightmare frame?" He asked.

Suzaku raised a brow in confusion, "I know the basics, but there is no way an honorary-Britannian could be a knight."

The man twirled a knightmare key on his figure, "What if I proved you wrong?"

"Congratulations! You are subject to piloting the only knightmare of its type!" The man shouted enthusiastically.

The woman looked at him with a small, almost sympathetic smile, "Whether you want to or not."

Kallen Kozuki sent her Glasgow's harken straight into a Britannian tank, destroying it. Tears appeared as she watched the pointless slaughter of her fellow Japanese.

"Damned Britannians! How dare them!?" She growled in utter hatred.

"Kallen!"

The voice of their leader Ohgi Kaname came over the radio, "Does the Glasgow still work? We have to retreat!" He shouted.

"It's alright, I'll be a decoy. Just get the civilians out of here!" She answered.

"Were pinned down by the Britannians! We need you to give us an opening!" Ohgi told her.

Meanwhile Shirley Fenette put on her swimming uniform when her phone rang. Looking at the ID, she frowned when she saw it Was Lelouch, "Lulu what are you doing? Where are you? You can't kee—"

"Shirley, are you near a TV?" Lulu asked.

"TV?"

"Sorry, but this is important."

Shirley stood confused at the sincerity in Lelouch's voice, "Fine just hand on a second…,"

Lelouch waited silently for Shirley to continue. He sat in a Sutherland he managed to take from a gullible knight. All he had to say is that he was the son of a duke, and the foolish man exited the Sutherland. Disposing of him was far too simple.

"So is that your girlfriend?"

Lelouch sighed when he remembered the other occupant of the Sutherland. After gaining a powerful suit of armor through supernatural means, Lelouch thought he'd seen it all then his contractor, C.C., rises from the dead and proclaims herself an immortal "Code" bearer. He'll have to ask her to go into specifics after the current mess.

"No, Shirley isn't my girlfriend." He answered lamely. In the few minutes he was acquainted with C.C. he deducted she a laid back, apathetic woman who had a good hold on her emotions. She was also very secretive and did not answer any of his questions about his Geass. He felt her shift behind him making him slightly uncomfortable. The thing about the Sutherland's cockpit was it only seats one person, so when C.C. decided to join him in his endeavor he found out how small the cockpit truly is.

"Alright Lulu, what should I change the channel too?" Shirley's voice knocked him out of his thoughts, "Any news channel, is there anything about Shinjuku?" He asked.

"Shinjuku? Not really, there just talking about some traffic restriction." Shirley explained.

"Are there specifics as to why it's restricted?" He asked.

"They aren't saying anything specific, no." She replied.

Lelouch sat Sutherland a hand on his chin, once he got into the knightmare he deactivated his Geass which dispersed the armor as if it were never there.

"So they are covering up what happening, and when they kill all the Elevens they'll probably blame it on the terrorists," Lelouch scanned the surrounding area, watching as a map appeared on his screen, "Lulu, you're gambling again aren't you?" Shirley disapproving voice spoke, "I told you and Rivalz how dangerous that can be." Shirley's caring, motherly tone brought a smile to Lelouch's face, "Yeah, I know and I'm sorry, but can you do me a favor and tell Nunnally that I'll be home a little later than usual. Bye." Lelouch abruptly hung up causing Shirley to huff in anger, "Why does he always hang up on me!" She shouted

Lelouch watched the monitor as if it were a chessboard, "As long as they want to keep this a secret, they'll be unable to call in more forces, so they have to work with the pieces they already have." Lelouch considered his options, he watched the various pawns on the board, "Obviously Clovis' transport will be surrounded by Sutherlands, so it will be hard to get to him, so running in head first would not be ideal."

"So, boy, what will your plan be? You now hold the power of the king, so what will you do? Will you charge in, and completely wipe out the Britannian forces, or will you wait in the shadows, allowing the rebels to fend for themselves?" C.C. asked him almost satirically. Lelouch ignored the immortal woman, taking in what she said without reaction, "From what I know, this power's main function is invulnerability, which seems to be the absolute power the armor holds. The strength and speed is an extra which allows to go up against a Sutherland, but still needs my personal knowledge of hand to hand combat."

"You don't seem like you have much physical capabilities." C.C. scanned his rather skinny and frail body. Lelouch narrowed his eyes in annoyance and slight offense, "You wouldn't be wrong. Anything physical was always the bane of my existence and still is, but this new power erases that physical limit. Even then, my knowledge of martial arts is vague, so if I were to run in head first, I am sure I will fail against such a great number of knightmares. I may be invulnerable, but I'm not unstoppable, and the last thing I want is incarceration." Lelouch finished his explanation gaining a raised eyebrow, "I must say I am impressed to your analysis, already you know most of your Geass' capabilities and in such a short time too." C.C. complimented.

"You say 'most', so you do know the full specs of this power. Is there a reason you refuse to tell me?" Lelouch turned the best he could to look at her, trying his best to seem intimidating. C.C. gave is a smirk, "If you are trying to intimidate me then you'll have to try harder than that. Besides, I know as much of your Geass as you do. Each Geass manifests differently, usually fulfilling one's deepest wish. To you, a boy who hate his country, it gave you the ability to literally destroy it with your own hands, so who knows what will come from that." C.C.'s vague answer bothered Lelouch, but he could tell the stubborn woman's lips were tightly sealed. He pulled out a hand held radio from his uniform, he eyed the device which strengthened his resolve.

"A king is only as good as his people," Yes that is what he will do, "But the Elevens, no, the Japanese will not be alone for if a king doesn't lead, how does he expect his subordinates to follow? I will start a revolution! I will destroy Britannia!"

Kallen Kozuki struggled to fight against a Sutherland. Already her Glasgow had lost an arm, and the Sutherland were obviously superior to the older model. As she retracted her harken, her radio notified her of another Sutherland joining the first, "They don't let up!" She shouted as she pressed forward and out of incoming fire. She quickly drove her Glasgow away from the Sutherlands and took a shelter near an old bridge. The monitor beeping caught her attention, and she looked at it in desperation, "Only thirty minutes left?!" She shouted. At this point the rebellion will be done for.

"Take the tracks to the west entrance!"

A voice came over the radio, but it wasn't Ohgi or any other rebel member, "Who are you! How did you get this code?!" Did the Britannians somehow intercept their channel?

"That doesn't matter for now," The voice assured, "What matters is this battle, and if you want to win then you must follow my instructions!"

Kallen looked at her radio incredulously, "Win?" She whispered. Could she trust the voice or was it a trap by the Britannians? Was what the voice said true? To actually win. "Dammit, it's not like I has any other choice." She thought before changing her Glasgow's direction towards the train tracks. Quickly maneuvering her knightmare onto the track she sped west as the voice as said. Her sensor picked up two Sutherlands straight behind her, "Damn those Britannians! What do I do now?!" She shadowed at her radio.

"Since you followed by instructions, I assure you that victory will be swift. Now jump on the train!" The voice shouted, Kallen did as it said so she quickly piloted the Glasgow onto the train and jumped forward on each car. She turned her view backward in time to see a Sutherland attempting to jump on the train only to have two harkens destroy it.

"Is that the voice?" She thought as she used the factsphere to determine the location of the hidden Sutherland. Noticing how her other pursuer was putting up a fight, she turned at charged the damaged Sutherland, "Take THIS!" She shouted as she neared the end of train. She finally jumped onto the Sutherland only to have the cockpit eject, "Damned coward." She mumbled spitefully. Her anger dissipated as she focused her attention on her new found ally, "You saved my skin, but how did you get a Sutherland?" She asked as she turned toward the ruined building only to see nothing there, "Where did he go…?"

"Hey, Kallen! What was the voice we heard?" Ohgi caught her attention.

"So he contacted you too?" Kallen asked.

"Yeah! Yoshida's group should be here soon t—

"Are you the leader?" The radio interrupted Ohgi, he looked down at his radio, "Um…I guess, Yeah!" He answered unsurely.

"On this train is my gift to you, which will be your tools to victory, but if you wish to use them and truly win then follow my order to the letter." The voice finished as Kallen opened up one of the train cars. Her eyes widened when she saw its contents, "Sutherlands? But…how?"

The others opened up the various cars only to see the same thing as Kallen. Their joyful voices of praise to the mysterious voice overtaking the air.

"Now, Miss Glasgow Pilot!"

"Yes!"

"What is the status of your Energy filler?"

"About 15 minutes."

"Alright recharge it. I'll contact you again in ten minutes."

The voice cutout leaving Kallen to sit back and think over the past few minutes. How did the mysterious person manage to get all this? Is he part of another rebel group? After putting her Glasgow to charge, she left it and walked up to Ohgi and Tamaki, "Do you have any idea who that is?" she asked.

"We were going to ask you the same thing?" Ohgi replied.

"I don't think we should trust him, what if this a trap?" Tamaki added angrily.

"What Britannian would be willing to give us these many Sutherlands?" Minami Yoshitaka stated. The bespectacled motioned the various Sutherlands, "Minami is right, whoever this is I feel they can help us win." Naomi said. When she finished they turned to Ohgi, their leader, awaiting his input on the subject, "I don't really know what to think, but he gave us Sutherlands, and helped us when we were pinned, so I think we should follow him for now." He stated earning nods from his fellow rebels.

Their decision was proven to be beneficial as in the last few minutes the rebels had pushed the Britannians back with the voice's instruction. It started with the Glasgow being a trap which resulted in a small victory for the rebels then as they continued to listen to the voice they managed to push back the Britannians.

"Sir Glaube ejected, his frame is gone!"

"They must be intercepting our transmissions! Change the Codes!"

"We have!"

"Then do it again!"

The command center aboard Clovis' transport was frantic as they tried to get the upper hand, and completely failing. The Elevens seem to have caught a second wind, or somehow managed to predict their plans by the letter.

"We have to push them back!"

"I think I can help with that!"

Everyone in the room turned towards the giant map where Lloyd Asplund watched via video call.

"We don't have time for you! We are in the middle of an operation!"

"Then it is time for ASEEC's special weapon to make its appearance!" Lloyd spoke

"Lloyd we don't have time for you!" Clovis walked up to the map, anger written all over his face.

"Sir! We just lost an entire platoon!"

"What?! How is that possible?" Clovis shouted disbelief marring his features.

"Looks like the enemy set a trap, and caused the ground to collapse. We've lost almost all units!"

Clovis looked at the map in horror, "Who the hell am I fighting?! Can they be better than Tohdoh?" Then the prince realized that is resolution was staring right at him, so his face became indifferent as he faced the smiling man on the screen, "Lloyd! Can your toy win?" He asked the eccentric scientist. Lloyd's smile grew, "Of course, and please do call it the Lancelot."

"Suzaku did you read the manual?" Cecile Croomy's voice resonated through Suzaku's earpiece.

"More or less." Suzaku answered half-seriously, half-serious as he finished zipping up his new body suit.

"Well done, you scored highest in the simulation." Cecile praised as Suzaku walked up to the Lancelot as it was uncovered, "So this is the Lancelot…" Suzaku stated an awe of the white and gold knightmare frame.

"Yes, the world's first 7th generation knightmare frame developed by us the, Advanced Special Envoy Engineering Corps. It may be state of the art, but that doesn't mean you should be reckless. The new frame doesn't have an ejection system, so be careful." Cecile warned.

"Right, thank you Miss Cecile." Suzaku entered the Lancelot his heart beat increasing as Cecile read of all the specs of the Lancelot, then came the moment of truth.

"Lancelot, LAUNCH!"

"P-1, answer me! What happened?! What is it?!" Lelouch shouted only to receive static. For the past few minutes they had the upper hand. Everything was going according to plan, and Lelouch could read his brother's tactics like a children's book. He sat triumphantly in the cockpit of his stolen Sutherland with C.C. smooshed behind him, "It seems that your little game is falling apart. What will you do now?"

Lelouch ignored her as he stared into space thinking of the recent events "Is one unit really doing this?" He thought before a scowl blemished his face, "No! No one will stop my plans, I will fight this interloper myself if I have to!" But could he win? That is a thought that quickly appeared in his mind. He fought one on one with a Sutherland, but if this is some new model, he would have no idea what its weaknesses are, its layout, or any of its functions. He would be at a great disadvantage if he fought this meddler. One thing he would have would be the element of surprise since they would not expect an armored man facing them head on. Another problem would be their superiors, there was no doubt that the command center was seeing everything the knightmare was seeing. If it truly a new model and this was its 'test' run then everything happening to it would be recorded. Now he is at an impasse, fight and potentially reveal himself to Britannia, or retreat and admit defeat.

"Dammit, what should I do? Admit defeat, or reveal myself to Britannia?" Lelouch mumbled completed engrossed in his own thoughts.

"Oi! Boyo! Watch out!" C.C. shouted which startled Lelouch before he realized a knightmare was moving toward him. It was unlike any he had seen, "So this is what is ruining my plans!" He thought as he narrowly brought up the Sutherland's arms to protect himself. He and C.C. jolted as the Lancelot's fist crashed into the Sutherland's crossed arms. He fought momentarily against it, but felt the Sutherland be pushed back.

"Did you orchestrate this massacre?!" Suzaku yelled angrily as he pushed the Sutherland back.

"It's just one pilot! The audacity!" Lelouch shouted in disbelief as he fought against the Lancelot's might.

Their struggle cut short when the decaying building's floor collapsed due to their weight. They fell several floors before stopping. Lelouch and C.C. groaned, it was already hard enough to share the cockpit, so when the Sutherland was freefalling, they couldn't help but bump each other's heads, "Well good job, you managed to keep the Sutherland in one piece." C.C. commented as she rubbed her head.

"Don't patronize me." Lelouch grumbled in frustration as he too rubbed his aching head. He looked back to his monitor and regained his senses when he noticing the Lancelot spinning impossibly towards him. Again his Sutherland was sent crashing backwards. This time Lelouch prepared himself for the impact, "We have to get out of here." Lelouch said, but his plan fell apart as the Lancelot stood over him ready to attack.

Then a lifeline made itself known in the form of a read Glasgow. The red knightmare went to punch the Lancelot with its own fist, but the 7th generation grabbed it without any effort. A voice came over Lelouch's radio, "I'm repaying the favor! Now get out of here!" Kallen shouted as she sent a harken toward the Lancelot. Again the advanced knightmare merely grabbed the harken before crushing it.

"This is it for me!" Kallen said before ejecting herself from the knightmare. Her cockpit flew out of the building and into the distance.

Meanwhile, Lelouch sped off in the Sutherland, trying to distance himself from the Lancelot, "I have to remember, the most useful element in battle is the human one."

"We aren't clear yet, boy." C.C. warned him as the radar picked up the incoming Lancelot.

"That damned monster!" Lelouch cried as he turned the Sutherland and started firing. Lancelot simply took the bullet in stride, so Lelouch began firing on the building causing debris to fall in Lancelot's path. "He's just causing avoidable damage." Suzaku angrily yelled. His beeping radar caught his attention, and his eyes widened when realized what it was. Quickly acting he stopped pursuing the Sutherland, and jumped to catch the falling mother and child. He gently held them in his giant hand, and tried his best to land without much recoil.

Lelouch saw this, confused by the pilot's gesture, "Saving someone in the midst of battle, Elevens no less. Maybe this pilot is reasonable." Lelouch turned the Sutherland around and headed toward the Lancelot.

Back at the ASEEC command center, they viewed the Lancelot fee, "So he saved someone? Rather strange boy isn't he."

Suzaku stared at the mother and child, grateful they weren't hurt. He was slightly saddened as the woman ran away in fear, but his sadness didn't last long since his sensor picked up an incoming enemy. He turned ready to destroy his foe.

[I surrender!] The Sutherland's speakers ring.

Suzaku froze unsure if he heard that right. The Sutherland was unmoving with its gun facing the ground.

[Then come out of the cockpit with your hands in the air!] Suzaku replied. The Sutherland did nothing, and Suzaku took that as a refusal.

[Do it now!] Suzaku shouted through the speakers again.

[How do I know you won't shoot me the moment I come out?] The Sutherland replied.

Suzaku understood the pilot's worry, [If you are truly surrendering then I'll treat you as a prisoner of war. You'll be kept alive.]

[Before I get out, answer one question. Why did you save that woman and child?]

Suzaku was taken back by the question. [Because they had nothing to do with this! She was put in this situation because of you terrorists!]

Lelouch frowned, finally understanding [I understand, it seems your superiors have lied to you]

Suzaku froze, unsure of what his counterpart meant.

Meanwhile his conversation was being streamed the command center, "What is he doing conversing with a terrorist!" An officer shouted.

Clovis sat in his throne, a frown adorning his features.

[What do you mean?] Suzaku questioned.

[You seem to be under the impression that the "terrorist" are the ones who conducted this massacre when in fact it was Prince Clovis.] Lelouch waited for the Lancelot's reaction.

"That pilot seems to be rather ignorant of what is going on in the army he serves." C.C. remarked

Clovis sat in his seat indifferently before his face contorted into an angry scowl, "Order that pilot to destroy the enemy! I will not allow a terrorist to speak badly of me!" Clovis commanded spitefully. Those in the center followed his orders, and not a second later a Cecile appeared on Suzaku's screen, "Suzaku, Prince Clovis has ordered you to destroy the Sutherland."

Suzaku looked at the purple haired woman before nodded solemnly, "Alright, Miss Cecile."

[I'm sorry, but I've been given orders to destroy you.] Suzaku spoke as he readied the Lancelot.

[I see…then I'm sorry as well.] The Sutherland then pointed its gun downward and fired off a rocket. Dust cloaked the air, removing visibility from Suzaku's view. He quickly activated his factsphere scanner, "Is he trying to escape?" Through the thermographic scanner he could see the Sutherland still standing where it was unmoving. He then realized that the cockpit was open, "He got out?" Suzaku continued scanning, but his thermographic view was suddenly gone from his screen, "What?"

Cecile appeared on his screen, looking confused and concerned, "Suzaku the Lancelot's scanners were destroyed!"

Suzaku stared at her shocked before bursting into action, "Do we have any clue what it was from?" He asked as he looked at his monitors trying to get a view of what was attacking. Without the scanner he couldn't see through the dust, "How did something manage to hit the scanners?" The Lancelot's scanners were not as obvious as a Sutherland's and resided on each side of its upper torso shielded by heavy armor.

Then out of the dust a black tendril appeared aiming for the Lancelot's head. Suzaku quickly moved the Lancelot out of the whips way, but failed to notice the other. A damage notification appeared on the upper corner of his monitor, "What? The left arm has lost its shield!"

Back in the command center Cecile typed at her computer madly assessing the damage, "The Blaze Luminous system in the left arm was destroyed!"

"What, what, what! How is that possible? No Sutherland harken could do that! The Lancelot's armor is far stronger than a Sutherland's!" Lloyd shouted in disbelief as he walked over to her screen.

"I know, but so far the damages include both factsphere scanners, and the left Blaze Luminous shield." Cecile explained as she watched the Lancelot's feed. The dust cleared finally allowing the Lancelot to see.

Suzaku quickly turned the Lancelot looking for the culprit. The Sutherland hadn't moved and simply lay limply.

"Private Kururugi! Do not let my baby be damaged any further! If you have to, retreat! We cannot allow the Lancelot to take severe damage!" Lloyd yelled in his ear.

"Understood sir!" Suzaku turned to head back to the command center before a shift caught his eye. Acting fast his activated his right arm's shield which rebounded the tendril causing sparks to fly.

"Suzaku, your shield can only deflect so much before it deactivates! Whatever that was, it lowered your shield energy level to seventy percent!" Cecile informed the pilot. Suzaku absorbed the information as he stayed alert. Another black whip appeared from rubble and headed for his landspinner. He quickly jumped into the air, somersaulting over the tendril. He now had a clear view of whatever it was, "Is that some sort of harken?" Another oncoming whip caught his eyes and he only just avoided it, having it scratch his right arm.

"The Lancelot has received damage in its right arm!" Cecile exclaimed to the center. Lloyd looked at her, "What of the shield?!" He asked.

"The damage was a graze, so the shield is still active." She replied.

Suzaku finally landed guarded from three whips which appeared from a cloud of dust.

"Private, do you have visual!" Lloyd shouted.

"No sir, it's hidden by dust!" The Lancelot jumped over another whip before activating his harkens, "Two can play that game!" He shouted as he brought down the harkens on what he assumed was the source of the whips. They hit causing even more dust to erupt, "Every time I attack, I push up dust. I'm helping it at this point."

Meanwhile, Lelouch grew angry as a harken came down on his armored body, he grunted but felt no pain. He held his arms crossed above his head stopping the harken as another crashed next to him, "That knightmare's armor is far stronger than a Sutherland's, but it can only last so long!" He shouted as he sent another whip through he harken's wire detaching it from its tip.

"The left harken's wire was severed!" Cecile shouted in disbelief.

"What?! Impossible!" Lloyd followed.

Suzaku received the damage report and quickly retracted the wire. He went to retract the right harken, but was met with resistance before it retracted. The Lancelot quickly jumped into the sky, dodgy various whips that appeared from the dust. He jumped off a destroyed building before flying at the enemy at high speeds. He guarded against several whips with his remaining shield, and before ramming into his enemy he flipped the Lancelot around bringing the Lancelot's feet smashing into the ground and the enemy. The force created a new dust cloud as the shockwave destroyed the remaining support of a nearby building. The area was covered in dust, and Suzaku cursed the lack of visibility.

"Did I get it?" Suzaku thought.

Lelouch lay on the ground, Lancelot's foot on top of him. He'll admit he never thought he would ever be in such a state, good thing it didn't hurt. He attempted to lift the foot but found himself struggling, "I guess even a powerful suit like this can't lift metric tons easily." He thought as he pushed against the foot. After a few second of struggling he managed to lift it a few inches and quickly sent his cape's whips into the leg.

"The left leg received two punctures! One in the ankle and another below the knee joint." Cecile reported causing Lloyd to nearly have a panic attack.

"Private, get back here now! If that thing come back legless any future funding will be nonexistent!" Lloyd shouted. Suzaku nodded within his cockpit and quickly turned at sped off. The whips in his legs sliced through it as he sped off.

Lelouch stood quickly, the dust which hid him was blow away by the Lancelot's sudden burst of speed.

"I won't let you hinder my plans any further!" He shouted as he aimed his arm at the fleeing knightmare as if reaching for it. He expected whips to fly toward the knightmare, but was left in shock when a bright light appeared at the end of his opened palm. A Geass symbol appeared on his palm, in between the 'wings' was the word 'DOM'.

Suzaku jerked violently as the Lancelot screeched to a stop, "What?!" He checked for any damages, but found none. He moved the controls, pressed various buttons, but found himself confused when nothing worked.

"Private why have you stopped?" Lloyd asked.

"I don't know, the dashboard isn't working. I can't do anything!" Suzaku answered as he continued trying to make the Lancelot respond.

"Cecile any more damages?" Lloyd turned toward his assistant.

"No sir, the Lancelot is still active, and has received no further damages. Current energy levels at 50%." Cecile answered.

"Private Kururugi, get back to the command center! You still have 50%." Lloyd was usually a care free man, but he couldn't help but growl angrily. Whoever was damaging his baby will pay severely.

"I am telling you sir, I can't. Everything is still on, but I have no control!" Suzaku went to open his cockpit, and found that even that wouldn't work.

Lelouch held out his hand aiming it at the frozen Lancelot, "Is this some sort of EMP?" He thought, "Or…" The thought was irrational, but everything about this power was impossible.

"Reverse knightmare!" He yelled. The Geass symbol and the word 'DOM' glowed brightly then the Lancelot started speeding backwards. A disturbing smile made its way onto Lelouch's face, "I can control knightmares!" He kept himself from laughing maniacally. In his plead the Geass answered, allowing him to stop the Lancelot from escaping, "But to think, my power would manifest in such a way."

Lelouch walked up to the white frame, "Now I will be far stronger, now nothing will be able to defeat me!" He placed is hand on the leg of the knightmare before uttering one word, "Shutdown."

Suzaku console was swarmed by white electricity, "What the—", he then found himself in complete darkness.

"Lloyd the Lancelot was shut down!" Cecile panicked as she watched all of the Lancelot's system's completely turn off. "That's not possible!" Lloyd walked over to her screen, "Private Kururugi doesn't have the ability to perform a full shutdown!"

Cecile typed away on her console, "I don't think it was Suzaku."

"Are you telling me an EMP took out my Lancelot?" It was an empty question, but Cecile answered anyway, "That is the most plausible answer."

"But that's impossible, there isn't an EMP strong enough to fully deactivate my Lancelot. Even the core's gone! Reboot the systems!" Lloyd commanded, "Private Kururugi! Private can you hear me!"

"The communications array is out as well so we have no way of communicating with him." Cecile stated

"So it looks like your Lancelot was nothing more than a glorified Sutherland." Clovis' face appeared on their screen a sneer on his face. Lloyd cursed out of the camera's view before walking into the prince's view, "I assure your Highness, that this battle was won due to the Lancelot. The moment the Lancelot stepped foot on the field, it decimated the terrorist forces. Any remaining terrorists fled with their tails between their legs." Lloyd said putting on his care free attitude.

Clovis stayed quiet before ending the communication, "The nerve of that man."

"Sir! We've received reports that all terrorists have vanished! Should we pursue?"

Clovis looked at the commander, "I will hand it to that idiot; his toy surely is something impressive. Maybe now I can beat Schneizel." Clovis smiled victoriously as he thought of the possibilities of such a weapon.

Meanwhile with Suzaku

The Japanese boy was at a loss, nothing he tried worked, and he even tried to exit the cockpit, but nothing worked. The Lancelot was dead. "What do I do now?" He sat in utter darkness, and could only wait as the command center rebooted the system. His thinking was cut short when the cockpit opened, "What?" He stated as he slit out. The first thing he saw was black, then he was staring at purple visor.

Lelouch gawked at the pilot, "Out of all people, it had to be you." He was hoping to kill the pilot, or at least get some information out of them, "At least you're okay, Suzaku."

Suzaku stopped staring at the cloaked being, and began unloading his handgun. The bullets simply rebounding and skid of the helmet, leaving the assailant unharmed. The sound of clicking followed the quick barrage of bullets, signaling an empty magazine. From his seat Suzaku jumped at the armored enemy attempting to knock him off balance with a kick. Suzaku's leg crashed into the helmet, and he instantly recoiled in pain, but ignored it and followed with his other leg only to have it grabbed. His cloaked adversary slammed him onto the top of the cockpit causing pain to erupt from his back. His bullet wound reopened, "You should stop," Lelouch spoke, "You'll only hurt yourself."

Suzaku stood without trouble, hiding his pain, but he didn't get far due to Lelouch grasping his neck, and lifting him, "You know you cannot win, yet you continue fighting."

Suzaku tried to free himself from Lelouch's grasp, kicking and punching only to wince in pain, "How could I stop? As long as terrorists like you are allowed to roam free, more people will die." Suzaku stared at the emotionless helmet, curiosity causing him to wonder who was under the mask, "So many people died in this ghetto, and it is the fault of you terrorists! How can you live knowing so many innocent lives were taken away?" Suzaku yelled accusingly, raw emotion in his voice.

Lelouch could only shake his head, "You truly are a fool. Do you really think all these people were killed by poison gas?" Lelouch saw a something in Suzaku's eyes, it was small, but it was still there. Suzaku knew was Lelouch was saying was true, but he was lying to himself.

"The people of this ghetto were slaughtered by the Britannians, gunned down like dogs. I witnessed woman, children, the elderly, and anyone else considered inferior to Britannia be killed without mercy. The Japanese were killed by Britannia not the 'terrorists!" Lelouch felt his anger rising at his friend. Suzaku stared at him, his face unresponsive.

"Are you going to kill me?" Suzaku asked.

"I should," Lelouch's grip and his counterpart's neck tightened. Suzaku began fighting again, but fell limp a few seconds later. Lelouch dropped Suzaku back into the seat, "But I still think of you as my best friend, you damned idiot."

"Is it smart to let him live?" C.C. voice came from below the Lancelot, "His ideology is the complete opposite from mine. We couldn't be more different, yet we are exactly the same." Lelouch stared at the unconscious form of Suzaku and sighed, "If only you saw things like I did, we could very well make Nunnally's dream a reality."

"So what is your plan now?" C.C. lazily leaned on the Lancelot's left leg. Lelouch looked ahead, being able to make out a collection of vehicles in the distance.

"C.C. I am going to need you to die again."

Cecile tried everything, but she couldn't get the Lancelot back on the grid. She couldn't even turn on the text based communication. "Override Blaze Luminous system, reboot, damned error again!" She yelled, at this point Lloyd had entered decided to sit down and help her.

Lloyd typed at impossible speeds trying to reboot the Yggdrasil drive, but continued to receive error after error, "It's almost like someone hacked into the core…this better not be you Rakshata!" He thought angrily.

Then, as quick as they went down, all the systems flared to life surprising Lloyd and Cecile.

"Umm…Yggdrasil Drive back online, energy at 50%, Blaze Luminous system operational in the right arm levels at 40%, Factsphere sensors still down, Landspinner Propulsion System still operational, communication seems to have taken damage and are completely down. Rebooting communication now." Cecile worded off the information swiftly, Lloyd received the information with ease as he watched the statistics on his screen, "Was it really just an EMP?"

"Lloyd, I've managed to connect to the Lancelot, but both visual and audio communications are down. The best I could do is a text base connection." Cecile turned to him awaiting instructions, "Quickly then, message Private Kururugi, ask what his situation is!" Lloyd ordered.

Cecile quickly typed in her message

{Suzaku, communications are down, what is your status?}, the message read.

After a few seconds of waiting she received a message, "He replied sir, he states 'Lancelot's functions fully working, whatever attacked me retreated. Orders?'…" Cecile finished reading Suzaku's message. Lloyd thought for a few minutes before answering, "Tell him to bring the Lancelot as quick as possibly! We can't let the Lancelot stay out there!"

Cecile nodded before typing {Return to the center}

Again a few seconds passed before she received a reply {What of the terrorists?}

"Tell him to return, if the terrorist retreated then the battle is over!"

{The battle is over, return as quickly as you can}

{Very well, I'll be there soon}

"The Lancelot is returning, it should be here in a few minutes." Cecile for everyone.

"Alright everyone, prepare the charging station, grab your tools! We have some work to do when the Lancelot returns!" Lloyd ordered the engineers. It was rare to see him so serious so they quickly listened and readied themselves for the Lancelot's arrival.

Clovis listened to the various reports from his commanders, casualties, injured, damaged, etc.

"So it seems the terrorists have vanished, so any news on the girl?" He asked. His men stiffened before replying, "Negative sir, we have yet to find her." Clovis rested his chin on his hand.

"Tell all troops to return, we'll send out another platoon to find her." Clovis ordered.

They did as they were told, ad ordered the retreat. Then coincidently, Bartley Asprius turned to face the prince, "Sir, we just found her!" Bartley yelled.

"What when?" Clovis as confused at the sheer timing.

"A few minutes ago a soldier returned, and insisted he see you. Apparently he found her and brought her here himself!" Bartley said. Clovis stared at him before coming to his senses, "Bring in her! If this is a hoax I will have their head!" Bartley quickly ordered the guards to bring the soldier and prisoner.

Soon enough a soldier wearing a gas mask walked in, and in his arms lay the very girl who was covered in blood signifying her lifelessness. The soldier walked up to Clovis' throne, "Good job soldier, tell me how you managed to find her?" Clovis asked.

The soldier stiffened, the green haired girl still in his arms, "Sir, after my Sutherland was destroyed by the terrorist, I was left to traverse through the ghetto on foot. By chance I found this girl and a member of the royal guard. The royal guard was severely injured, and I didn't have the proper medical supplies to help him. His last orders were for me to bring this girl straight to you." The soldier answer was said in a respectful tone, slightly frightened to be in the presence of Prince Clovis.

"Very well done! As expected of my guard, loyal to the very end! Bartley, patch me in to the loud speaker, I wish to congratulate my men!" Clovis exclaimed joyfully.

Bartley did as he was told and turned on the speaker.

"Rejoice men for victory is ours! As expected of Britannians you have fought well, and the terrorists have run like the cowardice dogs they are! All men return to base we shall celebrate this victory, and leave the Eleven bugs to writher in their own filth! All Hail Britannia!" He finished flamboyantly and sat down as the communication was cut off. He turned his attention to the soldier carrying C.C.

"Now as for the girl, hand her to Bartley's men, they'll deal with her imprisonment." Clovis told the soldier.

An officer walked up to C.C. and took her form the soldier's arms. He began walking away with the unconscious, green haired girl. Clovis watched the transfer before returning his attention to the soldier, "Now I believe it is just to—" Clovis focused on the soldier's hands which to his surprise and horror held six grenades, three in each hand. His eyes widened further when he realized two of the grenades no longer had their levers. His face contorted into one of fear, before the soldier sent the grenades sprawling behind him. The last sight Clovis saw was the soldier's body being surrounded by dark purple, metal plates.

"Checkmate." The soldier said before an explosion overtook the deck.

Outside the Lancelot arrived, and stopped in front of the ASEEC vehicle.

"Alright men let's get to work!" Lloyd commanded. Various engineers ran towards the Lancelot, some on scissor lifts, others simply examining the damages on the Lancelot's legs.

"Sir! Private Kururugi isn't responding!" An engineered who stood on a scissor lift called out. Lloyd raised an eyebrow before turned back to the control room, "Cecile is the cockpit's opening mechanism broken?"

"Um…no, it's fully operational." Cecile replied. Lloyd looked back at the Lancelot only to see the engineering knocking on the cockpit. "Cecile, open it from your console." Lloyd told her before running up to the Lancelot. He looked up at the engineer, "Well?" He asked. The only reply he got was the engineer pulling out an unconscious Suzaku, "What?" Lloyd asked before an explosion instinctively made him duck.

He turned toward the explosion and his eyes widened to see the deck of Clovis' transport in shambles. The windows were blown off, and black smoke escaped from the cavities.

"A terrorist made it past the defense line?!" He cried doubtfully

Clovis' head was spinning, and he couldn't be help but be nauseous as he was lead to be ever it was he was going. He assumed it was soldier leading him to safety, but that thought was quickly destroyed as he hit the ground hard, jolting his head clear. He tried to clear his vision, but struggled to so as his head refused to stay still. After a few seconds he could make out figures in front of him.

"W—what…who are you?!" His view cleared and found himself in front of a monster. Nearly black armor covered his body, and his head was adorned with a spiked helmet. Covering his body was a long, black cloak which added to his menacing appearance. He realized he was no longer on his transport but on a decaying building, and noticed C.C. stood impassively behind his kidnapper. The figure didn't answer as he shoved an earpiece into his face, "Order a cease fire, order all your men to stand down and leave the Elevens alone. Tell them if they attack anymore Elevens you'll consider it mutiny and have them executed! Do it now!" Lelouch angrily shouted as his half-brother who grew annoyed. He pushed the pistol onto his head. Clovis took the earpiece which was linked to the loud speaker on the transport. He ordered the cease fire, exactly as Lelouch ordered. His command left several knight confused at the sudden change in orders, but obeyed nonetheless.

"So what now? Some drinks? A calming game of chess." Clovis put up a brave front as the strangely armored man stood in front of him.

"That actually sounds familiar, but it's not fun when I always win. Remember how we always played? Back in Aries Villa."

Clovis turned serious when he heard the name of his Pendragon home, "Who are you? How do you know this?"

"I am hurt," Lelouch helmet became pieces and disappeared revealing his charming face, "To think you don't remember your own brother." Lelouch smirked as he watched Clovis' reaction turned to one of shock, "The only son of Empress Marianne, and 17th in line to the throne, I, Lelouch vi Britannia have returned." Lelouch proclaimed extravagantly with as swish of his cape. At this point any dizziness Clovis disappeared, and he stood facing his long lost brother, "Lelouch…we though you died."

Lelouch's smile grew, "Oh, I did die, but now I have returned. The boy you know is gone replaced by me, and I have returned to change everything."

Clovis took a step back, and Lelouch continued to aim his gun at him.

"I—I am so happy…we must return to the mainland with the good news." Clovis spoke with a shaky voice, trying his best to sway his brother. "And allow myself to be used as a diplomatic tool? To think you forgot why I disappeared in the first place."

Clovis froze when he remembered the reason Lelouch had gone to Japan, "Empress Marianne, my mother, was killed by you, disguised as a terrorist attack."

"I…know nothing! I swear I didn't do it!" Clovis cried desperately.

"Then tell me who did! Tell me who killed my mother!" Lelouch yelled at the cowering prince.

"Lelouch, please I don't know, but…Cornelia and Schneizel they'll know more than I do!" Clovis was so desperate it slightly made Lelouch feel guilty, only slightly.

"Did they have her killed!?"

"I don't know I swear, buy I'm sure they know more than I. Please listen believe me!"

Lelouch lowed his gun, "I believe you brother," Clovis sighed in relief, but it didn't last long since Lelouch stepped forward and pressed the gun again Clovis' forehead, "But that doesn't mean I can forgive the senseless murder today. For that I Lelouch vi Britannia sentence you to death."

Clovis had no chance to protest as a bullet passed through his brain, ending his life.

"Even if he did all those horrible things, he was still your brother." C.C. said.

"That may be so, but those who kill must always accept death themselves. Clovis ceased to be my brother the moment he ordered such an unrequited slaughter, and as a revolutionary I must fight for justice even if it means fighting family." Even though he said this C.C. can see the small trembling of her contractee's hands. She gently put a hand on his shoulder as a form of support.

"So what are we going to do with his body?" She asked.

Lelouch's masked formed around his head again, "Send a message."

Suzaku opened his eyes, expecting himself to be in the Lancelot then the memories flooded his mind. He quickly sat up only to be pushed down by Cecile, he seemed to be outside in a medical tent, "You should rest. You've wound was recently opened." She flashed a reassuring smile which calmed him. His mind went to the person who knocked him unconscious, "What happened? How did I get back here?"

"Well we don't know the exact details, but after the Lancelot regained power, you drove back here. You managed to make it back, but you passed out do to blood loss." Cecile explained puzzled by Suzaku's confusion. Suzaku stared at her with a baffled expression, "Miss Cecile, the person who attacked me knocked me out before the Lancelot regained power, so it's improbable that I drove it back here." Suzaku explained. Cecile was taken back by his explanation.

"But…then how did the Lancelot return?"

"That is what I don't understand."

Their conversation was interrupted by Lloyd, "Oh, welcome back to the land of the living, Private Kururugi." He said with a smile. "Yes sir, so how is the Lancelot?"

Lloyd expression saddened, "It was damaged in various places, but it isn't something we can't fix. Now can you shed some light on what the hell you fought?" Lloyd awaked Suzaku's respond with clear curiosity. Suzaku managed to sit up, and looked down, "To be honest I am not sure. Did the Lancelot's cameras manage to capture him?" He asked.

"Unfortunately when the Lancelot lost power, any recordings were lost in the process." Cecile explained.

Suzaku looked down again thinking of a way to explain what he saw, but shouting drew his attention, "What is going on?" He asked. From what he could hear it sounded like various shouts, mainly revolving around Prince Clovis.

"Did something happen while I was out?" He turned to Cecile and Lloyd awaiting a reply. They looked at each other before facing him, "Someone managed to inside Prince Clovis' transport," Cecile began "The deck was bombed, and no one has seen the prince since."

"What? Was he kidnapped?" Suzaku asked worriedly.

"No one knows, some believe it was treason, while others think the terrorists somehow managed to get past the line of defense." Lloyd answered. The commotion outside got louder and louder.

"Now I am curious as to what is going on." Lloyd walked to the end of the tent as a soldier passed by, "Excuse me, you there, what's going on? Where is everyone headed?" He asked.

"Prince Clovis' body it's been found!" The soldier said before running off.

After some convincing Suzaku was allowed to follow Cecile and Lloyd to the body, and he froze when he saw the body. Various soldiers carefully pulled the corpse of Prince Clovis from its place on a Sutherland, apparently the Sutherland drove up to the command center with Clovis tied to its chest.

"Who could have done that?" Cecile asked her face slightly pale. Suzaku thought about the past few hours, and only one person came to mind. A person cloaked in black, and shielded behind a spiked helmet. Only one word came to his mind when he saw that monster, one insensible word, "A demon."

Thank you for making it through. I hope you enjoyed, if not then I am so sorry.