(Jacinto, maximum security state prison. One year before the assault on landown)

In an half empty maximum security prison in the capital of Jacinto who's only ocupent of the heavily guarded wing of the prison was lying down on the large rag he was given as a make shift bed since the day he arived trying to sleep as he dose every day since he has nothing better to do, when he heard the sounds sevral pairs of Heavily armored boots headed his way.

"Oh joy... The chairmen's back. What's he want now?" Growned the prisoner annoyed that his brief few seconds of slumber where interupted while rideing to a sitting position.

"I heard that Lamprouge!" snapped Chairman Prescott as he and his Onyx gaurd escort stopped in front of the cell of the prisoner now known as Lamprouge.

"That was my intention my dear Chairman. To what do I, a humble prisoner owe this surprise visit of yours Mr. Chairman?" asked the raven haired Prisoner with a fake pleasant smile.

"I'm hear to offer you a deal young Lamprouge." said Prescott holding back how annoyed he was at the disrespectful youths tone.

"Oh? And prey tell, what kind of deal is it you intend to propose dear chairman?" asked the curious Young man.

"I'm glad you asked. I'm willing to reduce your sentence and redeem yourself in exchange that you serve it in the COG armed forces, prefuably as one of my Onyx guards until the end of the locust war. What do you say?" offered chair man Prescott.

"So basically you're Saying that youre sending me out to fight and die for you as one of your gears you oh so readily send to there doom every now and then. Would I be correct in that assumption?" clarified the prisoner known as Lamprouge.

To put it simply, yes. You are correct in your assumption Lamprouge. But you will not have any leave or command of your own soldiers are we clear, Private Lamprouge?" stated the Chairman of the COG.

"Just one question. If I do this, will I get the chance to kill as many locust that I come across?" asked the amethyst eyed twenty four year old.

"You have my word, Corporal." answered the chairman of the COG.

"Well conciedring the fact that I have nothing else to do then root in a cell for the next forty nine years, what do I have to lose. I'm in." said the reavn haired convict agreeing to Prescott's offer.

"Glad to have you aboard, Private Lelouch Lamprouge." siad Chairman Prescott.

"Glad to be out of here chairman Prescott." said Lelouch as the left the prison and boarded a King raven and left the prison behind.

(One year later)

Lelouch was now on a Raven sitting across from another gear who clearly was a green horn headed for his new squad leaders position. He was wearing standerd issue Onyx gaurd armor equipped with a standerd issue Lancer, gnasher shotgun and a snub pistol looking back over his life so far. From his mother dying, he and his crippled little sister being disinherited, disowned and left for dead by there Darwinist of a father and family at the age of seven, fourteen years later the E-day and the war with the locust started ironically it was also the day his Nannaly there maid syoko were separated when a locust drones frag granade caused the ceiling of the tunnel they were running from them through to colap. By the time they found her body there was nothing left but her wheelchair and presumed dead, a year later after months of searching and tuning up nothing he gave up and began to believe she was dead, the next year he assassinated his father under the guise of Zero with a bullet between his eyes, but was caught later that year and sentenced as Zero to fifty years imprisonment with no hope of bail or parole, only for Prescott to offer him a chance to redeem himself a year later ago if he joins the COG army as a gear.

"Hello! Anyone home?" Yelled the COG soldier sitting across from him trying to get his attention for the last few thirty minutes over the sound of the helicopters spinning blades.

"Hm? You say something?" Lelouch asked the gear in front of him.

"I said Im private Ben Carmine, what's yours?" yelled the gear called Ben Carmine as he introduced himself and asked for the name of the gear I front of him.

"Sorry, mine's Lelouch, private Lelouch Vi Britainia. But I prefer to go by my mothers last name of Lamprouge now a days.

"Nice to meet you too Lelouch. Wait, that means you're..." said carmine as he came to a late realisation.

"Yeah I know. I'm senitor Charles Zi Britania and Marion Vi Britainia's presumed dead son. tell me something I don't know?" said Lelouch taking off his helmet an resting it on his lap.

"Holly shit! Wait then that means that your sisters alive as well. Right?" asked Carmine hopefully.

"Nannaly...my sister didn't servive E-day." said Lelouch sadly.

"Oh, uh... My condolences. I shouldn't have brought that up..." said Carmine regretting what he said a few seconds ago.

"Is fine, you didn't know." understanding said Lelouch.

"Heads up gears. We'll be arriving at the drop point any minute now." announced the pilot over the tac-com.

"Well that was quick." said Lelouch putting his helmet back on.

"So, you fresh out of basic to?" asked Ben.

"Yeah. Just got assigned to a squad today. You?" asked Lelouch.

"Same here! So what squad are you being assigned to any way?" asked Carmine out of kindness.

"Delta squad, under a..."

"Sargent Marcus Fenix of Delta squad? Holly shit so am I! What are the odds?" yelled Carmine excitedly cutting off Lelouch unintentionally.

"Is that so? Looks like things just got more interesting." said Lelouch as the Raven landed in front of two gears and a Tac-com officer talking in front of the hospital.

"Well time to go find our C.O." said Lelouch to no one in particular as he dismounted from his seat, picked up his duffle bag, slung it over his shoulder and waited for Cramine to bo the same before the Raven took off for it's next destination.

"You think that's him?" Lelouch asked Carmine while pointing at a disgruntled gear in heavy armor with a bandana around his head.

"Only one way to fine out." said Carmine as he walked over to ask the older gear if he was the new squad leader.

"Oh well, lets se where this goes shall we?" said Lelouch to himself as he followed after Carmine.

"Sargent Fenix! Are you Sargent Fenix? Delta squad? We're you new trainees." said Ben Carmine as Lelouch caught up to him.

"Hey there." said Lelouch wavering his free hand at Sargent Fenix and those in his company.

"And as green as grass by the looks of them. Time to train the rooks?" asked the blonde Tac-Com officer.

"With the attacks on pomeroy? Hell no, they need me on patrol, not training some jumpy kid and his friend." crudely answered Marcus Fenix.

"Of course. I'll se you inside." said the blonde woman before walking off.

"Private Ben Carmine, sir! Reporting for duty, Sir!" said Ben as if he was still in basic.

"Private Lelouch Lamprouge, reporting for duty, sir. And here I thought there was supposed to be a welcome party. Forget to tip the caterers or something?" sarcasitlly asked Lelouch after introducing himself.

"Well sorry to disappoint. Welcome to Jacinto, privates. Your first order is to gaurd this spot. You stay here until we get back from our patrol." ordered Sargent Fenix.

"But sir, there s nothing here to gaurd." said carmine looking around like a confused Idiet.

"Sounds like a good first assignment to me. You and chuckle nuts stay put. Well be back kid." said Marcus as he and the other gear he was with left on there patrol.

"What a dick!" said Lelouch after Marcus and his friend were out of ear shot.