Hey guys, dsgundam00 here. Here is chapter 10. Sorry for the long wait. I have been busy with school since April and May plus I still have no internet at home so that is also giving me a hard time in collecting data for the chapters and I need to look for a job this summer. Also I like to make an apology to EternalKnight219. Any who, I hope you enjoy this chapter. Oh and I would like to give a special thank you to AXL999 for coming up with the training scene for this chapter…

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, even the plot; plot belongs to DragonKnightRyu. Although I do own a few OC's while EternalKnight219 owns Amaya Avalon and 117Jorn owns Aren Takeo and his family, and a thank you to revan193 for the Orbital Frames that he created for this story.

"Talk"

'Thought'/flashback

"Zero talking/Masked People talking"

Code Geass: Rebirth through Freedom and Redemption Chapter 10: Darkness Spreads: Complications begin to rise.

"Alright now that we are all here why don't we begin the meeting shall we." Ryu said as he, the other generals (minus Lacus as she was taking care of Ryu and Kira's children) and Lelouch sat around the conference table. It has been about 5 hours sense the battle at Narita had occurred and now the group was planning to discuss the matter of how much things went according to plan.

"Why don't you start things off Luna?" Jay asked as Lunamaria nodded her head and stood up from her seat.

"Our mission was a success," Lunamaria explained "we were able to acquire all information from the Britannia's R&D truck along with some private works done by them as well; we have already give the stuff we acquired to Ms. Simons and The Professor. We also were able to capture Princess Euphimia with no hassle at all and we deleted all surveillance equipment on board the G-Base so no one has any evidence of us being there. Right now the Princess is staying in Lelouch's room. Other than that, I have nothing else to report." She finished as she sat back down.

"I looked at the data we were given and I found something interesting," Erica said as two sets of blue prints appeared on the tables screen. One was a picture of the Lancelot, except this one was blue and had a horn on its head. The other one was an idea for some type of flight system.

"That looks like the Lancelot." Lelouch said as he looked at the design of the Knightmare frame

"Your close," Erica said "This Knightmare frame was based off the Lancelot. This unit is known as the Lancelot Club. This unit was supposed to be built with the Lancelot until the project was scrapped."

"Why was this Knightmare Frame scrapped?" Kira asked

"They designed it where this suit would be built around the base of the Sutherland," The Professor explained "due to structural issues; they were unable to fix the problems so they scrapped this unit and decided to make a different model which is where the Vincent units came from. We decided that when we get the necessary supplies we will create this unit but instead of using the Sutherland as a base frame, we will be using the designs from the Strike to improve it."

Ryu nodded his head in understanding "That's interesting," he said "but what about this second set of blue prints."

"These blue prints have an idea of some type of energy wing flight system," Erica explained "it's similar to the Destiny's wing design."

"Interesting," Jay said "if they already have designs for a flight system, how come they haven't already used it?"

"It's because the idea hasn't been tested yet," The Professor explained "so far it's only a theory to whoever wrote this. We may improve the design of these wings and if we meet with success, we may be able to apply these to the new Orbital Frames we may build."

"Speaking of Orbital Frames," May said "how did our pilots think of the Sherwood units."

"They said that they handled pretty well," Kira explained "though most of them are used to having their suit equipped with some type of flight unit."

"Since we are on the subject of our machines," Jay said "what was the damage report that we took on our machines?"

"Our units, Kallen's, Lelouch's, and our troops machines recived either minor or no damage what so ever," Erica explained "the only ones that recived any real damage were Tamaki and Ohgi."

"What happened?" Mu asked

"Both of them took damage," The Professor said "Ohgi took more damage than Tamaki did though."

"Really?" Jay said surprised "usually it's Tamaki who destroys the suits whenever he takes one out."

"They both took on a Knight of Rounds," Jay said "The Knight of Two to be exact and from what I saw from the records of the Knight of Two, she is one of the best Knightmare pilots in the Britannian army. She's also one hell of a shooter with a sniper rifle as well."

"What was the damage to their suits?" Ryu asked

"The Blu Duel has cracks on its titanium armor as well as damage to its rail gun," Erica explained "the Hellfire has some dents in its armor but other than that it's in perfect condition."

"Why don't we move on to our next order of business," Shinn said somewhat board as everyone looked at him "Sorry… it's just I am kind of getting bored right now."

"Relax Shinn," Jay said "we shouldn't be here that long, any who why don't you go next Mu."

Mu nodded his head and stood up "Our mission was basically a success," he explained "we found the lab where the Code-R Project was. We captured all personnel stationed in the lab as well as coping any and all information onto a disc." He finished as he took out a computer disc and handed it to Erica.

"Interesting," Erica said as she looked at the disc "The Professor and I will look at this when we get the chance."

"After we got all the information we evacuated the lab along with the personnel we caught as well as any equipment we could bring with us. The people we captured from Code-R are being held in the Valhalla's south prison area while the troops we captured are being held in the North prison area; the equipment is being looked over by Murdoch even as we speak. After that we blew up the lab… though there was one slight problem that came up…"

"And what problem was that?" Meyrin asked

"There was a civilian that was near the building," Mu explained "when he saw us, we knocked him out and captured him. We threw his wallet and jacket into the building before we blew it up. Now who ever searches the lab will find that the person died in the explosion."

"Who was this civilian that you captured?" May asked

"According to his ID when we looked at it, his name is Joseph Fenette …" Mu said

"What?" Lelouch asked as all eyes turned to him.

"You know this person?" Ryu asked

"No," Lelouch said "but I know his daughter, her name is Shirley Fenette and she is a part of the Student Council."

"Oh no," Murrue said "I have seen Shirley before; she seems like a nice person…"

Kira sighed "We wanted to keep civilians out of this mess," she said as she turned to Murrue "well we can take care of this problem later. Why don't we get back to business, Murrue what was the reaction of the new recruits when they saw the live action combat from Narita?"

"About 30% of them wanted out sense the combat and battle footage seemed too strong for them." Murrue explained

"We estimated at around 30 to 40 percent of then would drop out so that was expected." Mu said earning a nod from everyone else.

"Also," Shinn said "this Takeo guy, when should we meet him?"

"Will send him a message to tell him that we want to meet him," Jay said "I say we should see him in about five days or so?" he asked as everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

"Alright," Ryu said "is there anything else we need to talk about?" he finished as no one said anything "Then I have one thing to say," he said as he looked at Lelouch "tomorrow night there will be a dinner in which your siblings and your friends will attend. We want you to explain the situation to them."

"Me?" Lelouch questioned "why me?"

"You know them better than I do," Ryu explained "therefore you should be the one to do it."

"Fine…" Lelouch said "any other matters that we need to address?"

"Nope," Ryu said "and with that I call meeting adjourned." He finished as everyone stood up and prepared to leave the room.

"Hey Ryu, Kira wait a moment," Lelouch said as Ryu and Kira stopped from walking out the door.

"You need something Lelouch?" Kira asked

"I just want to ask you something…" Lelouch said

"Well then just follow us," Ryu said "Lacus is watching our children and I would like to give her a break." He finished as Lelouch nodded his head as he followed Ryu and Kira out the door.

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After a few minutes of walking towards Ryu and Kira's quarters, Lelouch began to ask questions.

"Hey Ryu I have a question for you." Lelouch said

"Shoot…" Ryu said as they were approaching Kira and his quarters.

"Who founded Terminal," Lelouch asked as Ryu and Kira stopped in their tracks "was it you or someone else."

Ryu turned to Lelouch with a sad expression on his face "A friend by the name of Aoelia Schenburg, he founded Terminal in the hopes that the group would be able to end war back on our world." He said

"What happened to him?" Lelouch asked

"He died during the third Bloody Valentine War," Kira explained with a sad face "he got caught up in one of the battles in the war and he didn't make it."

"I see…" Lelouch said "Well thanks for the info, I'll see you later." He finished as he went back towards his room.

Ryu sighed as he and Kira continued their journey towards his room "I'm surprised he asked that question…" he said

"I know," Kira said "I miss him too dear… he was one of the people we cared about that we lost in the war."

Ryu looked at Kira "Before he died didn't Aoelia send us some information as well as a package before he died?" he asked

Kira nodded her head "He did but I haven't had a chance to see the data yet." She said

"Well let's check on the data after we finish up the problems on Gaia first OK?" Ryu asked as Kira nodded her head as they both continued their journey to their room in silence.

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"Uhh what hit me…?" Cornelia said as she stood up from the bed that she was lying on. She then noticed that she was inside a room with only a bed, sink, and a toilet with an iron ball cell door. She realized that she was in one and only one place.

A prison cell…

"Great," Cornelia said "and I thought that was just a horrible nightmare."

"Viceroy, are you alright?" a voice Cornelia reconized called out to her.

"Darlton?" Cornelia asked "is that you?"

"It's me your highness," Darlton said "I was captured as well…"

"Who else was captured?" Cornelia asked

"Prince Davis, his commander, and the Knights of Five and Eight." Darlton said

"What!" Cornelia yelled "Davis, Colt, Amaya are you three here with us?"

"Yes…." All three of them said

"I am here as well your highness…" Calista said

"Have any of you found a way to get out yet?" Cornelia asked

"Can't find a way out," Davis said "the doors are locked with an electronic lock that neither of us have figured out to unlock which means…"

"Which means we have no way of escaping…" Cornelia finished as all six of them began to wonder what their captors would do to them.

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Meanwhile, Lelouch had entered the door to his and his sister's quarters. There he found Sayako fixing dinner while Nunnally and Euphie were talking to each other while sitting on the couch.

Euphie noticed Lelouch enter the room "Lelouch welcome back." She said

"Hello Euphie, Nunnally." Lelouch said as he took a seat on the couch opposite of his sisters.

"How was your day big brother?" Nunnally asked

"It was fine Nunnally," Lelouch said as he began to sigh "I just have a lot on my mind right now."

"What's wrong?" Euphie asked

"I'm just trying to come up with a plan for when I confront Cornelia, Davis, and the others." Lelouch explained

"What do you mean?" Nunnally asked

"I can't just flat out say "Hi everyone it's me Lelouch, I am really alive and oh did I mention that I am Zero one of the members of Terminal." Or something like that." Lelouch said

"Oh come on Lelouch," Euphie said "I'm sure you can come up with a plan for this mess."

"Easy for you to say, it's not…" Lelouch said as his eyes widened "that's it I've got it!"

"Got what?" Nunnally asked

"I have a plan for tomorrow." Lelouch said

"What's your plan?" Euphie asked

"Not telling," Lelouch said as he smiled at his sisters pouting "you'll find out tomorrow…"

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The next day, back at the prison cell holding Princess Cornelia and the others, 8 guards appeared in the cell, each of them was wearing a green armor and masks similar to Ryu's.

"What do you want?" Cornelia said as she was lying on her bed.

"Commander Zero asked for you, your brother, and the Knights of Round." one of the guards said "the other two will stay here for the time being…"

"And if we refuse?" Colt asked

"You can either come with us pleasantly or unpleasantly," the same guard said again "either way you four will be coming with us one way or the other."

Cornelia sighed "Very well then…" she said as she got up from the bed and approached the cell door. "We accept…"

"Viceroy is that wise?" Darlton asked

"At the moment we have no choice," Cornelia said "they hold all the cards at the moment." She finished as the guards unlocked the doors to the cell doors of Cornelia, Davis, Colt, and Amaya's doors and escorted them out of the prison.

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Ten minutes later, the four captives were brought towards a door. When the group entered the room, they found Zero sitting at the head of a large table. On the table was a large amount of food such as steak, corn on a cob, bake potatoes, and much more.

"Ah Cornelia, Davis, and the Knight of Five and Eight," Zero said as he looked at the four individuals. He then looked at the escorts "Thank you for bring them to me, you are free to go." He finished as the guards saluted and left.

"Zero," Cornelia said as she looked at him "why am I not surprised that you are the one who came up with this."

"Ah Princess you are as sharp as ever," Zero said "why don't we sit down and enjoy this lovely food… after all we wouldn't want to have this lovely food to go to waste."

After about a few seconds of looking at the food, the group of four sat down and began to take food for them to eat. After of a few minutes of silence, Davis decided to ask a question.

"Zero," Davis said "why have you asked us here? Surely there has to a reason as to why you called us here."

"Ah you are just as sharp as your sister," Zero said "And the reason is simple…" he finished as clamps appeared on the four Britannian's chairs holding them in place as Zero brought out a gun and pointed it at Davis "to end Britannian's reign on Japan."

"You evil little…" Cornelia said as she tried to break out of her restraints "when I get out of here you are so dead!"

"Ah I see you have a sharp tongue Princess," Zero said as he approached Davis as he pointed the gun's barrel at Davis's forehead "but I'd hold it if I were you otherwise your dear brother here won't be around for very long…"

Cornelia gritted her teeth as Amaya asked Zero a question "Why," she asked "what has the royal family or even Britannia done personally to you?"

"Besides destroy a country and turning its people into nothing but slaves," Zero asked "well if you must know, my existence was created about eight years. Eight years ago two Britannians were sent to Japan to be political hostages for the empire at the time. One was a prince of 9 years of age while the other was princess who was about 6 years old and was blind and crippled. Can you tell me what their names were?" he asked as the four prisoner's eyes widened

"N-no you can't mean…" Amaya said as she could only think of two people who were sent to Japan before the war.

"That's right," Zero said "their names were Lelouch Vi Britannia and Nunnally Vi Britannia, children of the great Marriana Vi Britannia. During their stay in Japan, I was one of the only friends they made while they were in Japan. In fact you could say that my existence as Zero was created because of them."

"What do you mean?" Colt asked

"During the battle of Tokyo 7 years ago," Zero explained "Lelouch and Nunnally got caught up in one of the many bombings that you Britannians launched on Japan… both of them were barely alive when I found beneath the rubble of the destroyed building." He finished as the prisoner's eyes widened again as tears appeared under their eyes.

"You mean they are really…" Cornelia said as tears threatened to leak out

"No I don't believe you!" Davis yelled as tears began to drop from under his eyes. "There's no way Lelouch and Nunnally can be dead they just can't be dead!"

"Oh but they are," Zero said "Do you want to know what their last wishes before their death were? For Nunnally, her wish was that there would be a gentler world in which no one would hate and fight each other. For Lelouch, he wanted revenge on the people who killed his mother and against the friends and family who abandoned them when they came to Japan. Because they could no longer complete their wishes, I took on the mantel of Zero in order to make their dreams a reality. So since you four were close family and friends to them… I'll complete Lelouch's wish and enact revenge against you who had abandoned them." He finished as he pointed the gun at Cornelia.

Davis looked down towards the floor before looking back at Zero "So the reason you are doing this is for them then?" he asked

"That is correct," Zero said "I'd do anything for them, even going to war against a third of the world for them."

"Then shoot me first," Davis said "I'll gladly take this punishment if it will give Lelouch peace." He finished as Cornelia, Amaya, and Colt looked at Davis in shock.

"Davis!" Cornelia yelled shocked at her brother's willingness to die.

"Don't stop me Cornelia," Davis said "I want to die because of what father did I lost two of my best friends as well as pushing my other three friends away from me…" he said as he laughed "you know the funny thing is that I would of killed our father after I had a strong army… it looks like I won't get that chance," he said as he looked at Zero "since I couldn't get revenge against my father for what he did to Lelouch and Nunnally, will you do it in my place?"

Zero pointed the gun at Davis as Davis closed his eyes "You are not in any position to ask for any favors," he said "but I'll consider it… now good by your highness…" he finished as he pulled the trigger as Cornelia, Colt, and Amaya turned their head away from their brother/friend's dead body.

When the three turned their heads back towards Zero and Davis, they were shocked to see Zero laughing at Davis who instead of being dead, had a rubber dart in his forehead.

"What gives," Davis said in anger "I thought you wanted me dead!"

"No I didn't want you dead," Zero said "I wanted to test you… and I think you Prince Davis passed with flying colors."

"And what test was that?" Davis asked

"To see if you would be trusted as well as see if you could be of use to us of Terminal." Zero said

"And why would I join you?" Davis asked

"That's simple," Zero said as he put his hand on his mask before taking it off reviling the face of none other than Lelouch Vi Britannia "because we are brothers…" he finished as Corneila, Davis, Amaya, and Colt were so shocked at this that they fainted from seeing their dead brother/friend alive.

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Meanwhile, at Pendragon, Charles and V.V. were discussing the situation that had occurred in Area 11.

"So Cornelia, Euphimiah, Davis, and two of my Royal Knights were captured by this Terminal." Charles said

"I must say that I am surprised," V.V. said "Cornelia and Davis can hold her own by almost anyone, and the Knights of Five and Eight are some of your best troops."

Charles looked at V.V. "What should we do about this situation?" he asked

"I have already have a plan in motion to take care of this group along with your son as well as recapturing C.C.," V.V. explained "I plan on sending five of my best men to deal with them."

"Oh," Charles said getting interested in his brother's plan "do you plan on sending Rolo as one of them?"

"No I don't think sending him would be of help," V.V. said "he is more valuable than most of the Order… I'll send along that nut who can read minds that I found in China along with four others… one of them has gained a new power."

"And what power would that be?" Charles asked

"I'll I know is that he has the power to makes things disappear," V.V. said as a sinister smile appeared on his face "literally…"

"Hmmm…" Charles said

"Oh by the way have you picked Area 11's new viceroy yet?" V.V. asked

"Why yes," Charles said as he smiled "I have already picked out who would be a perfect person for the job… with him there he will be out of our hair as well as a place where we can keep an eye on him."

"He?" V.V. questioned "and who of your glorious sons will be going there, it's not Clovis again is it?"

"No," Charles said "I have someone much better in mind."

"You mind tell me who?" V.V. asked

"You'll find out eventually…" Charles said

"Fine," V.V. said "if you need me you know where to find me…" he finished as he exited the special door to their private world returning to the Geass Order.

When V.V. had left, Charles turned towards the shadows of the world "He's gone now you can come out…" he said as a possessed Anya appeared from the shadows.

"So you plan on sending Schneizel to be the new Viceroy of Japan?" Marriana asked

"Yes," Charles said as he looked the possessed Anya "I'm surprised you actually knew who I was talking about and it's Area 11."

Marriana shrugged "I'll call it what I feel like calling it," she said "so besides your son who else will you be sending?"

"The Knights of One, Three, Six, and Ten should be more than enough." Charles said

"So Anya and I will be going as well?" Marriana asked "And isn't four more Knights of Round a little… excessive?"

"Yes," Charles said "I want you to keep an eye on Schnizel plus you can keep an eye on your son, I swear he is more like you than me causing that much trouble for me... and the reason why I am sending four more Knights of Round is that this so called Terminal group was able to capture two of my Knights while defeating another. Only a few people have been able to pull that off, and I don't want anything to interrupt my plan."

"Fine," Marriana said "and for the record going against all odds stacked against us runs in the family… specifically my gene pool… I'll make sure to tell Anya about the mission."

"I still don't understand why you won't allow me to erase her memories;" Charles said "she is best not knowing what is going on."

"I won't let you touch my sister!" Marriana growled "it's bad enough that you sent out two children away and almost killed them… which I will never forgive you of that… I won't let you touch her as well."

"But she isn't even blood related…" Charles said

Marriana then began to walk out "You don't have to be blood related to be considered a member of the family. Oh and like I said before… I won't stop you in your so called plan… but that doesn't mean someone else will…" She said as she left the world leaving Charles to think about the next stage of his plan.

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Lelouch smiled as he saw his two siblings and two friends awaken from their fainting session "Have a good sleep?" He asked

"I sure did," Davis said as he began to awaken "I dreamt that Lelouch was alive and he was Zero." He finished as he looked at Cornelia, Colt, and Amaya "The funny thing is that all three of you were in my dream."

"I wouldn't call that a dream," Lelouch said getting the attention of the four towards him "after all this is reality."

"Lelouch…" Amaya said as tears appeared in her eyes "i-is it you?"

"It is…" Lelouch said

"It's a trick," Cornelia said "there is no way that you could be my brother."

"Oh," Lelouch said as he raised his eye brow "well then I guess I will have to prove myself…" he finished as he pointed at Cornelia "You have a stuff bear collection in your room that you don't want anyone to know about plus you are a robot fanatic. Oh and your first kiss was with a girl…" He said as Cornelia began to blush profoundly.

"Wha… h-how did you know?" Cornelia asked

Lelouch then looked at Colt "You had a crush on my mother when we were seven." He said

"You promised you wouldn't tell anyone!" Colt yelled as he began to blush like Cornelia while everyone else looked at him in shock.

Lelouch then looked at Davis "When we were seven, you accidently broke my mother's favorite vase. Instead of you taking the blame, I took it instead." He finished

"There's no way…" Davis said

"And you Amaya," Lelouch said "for your fifth birthday I gave you a special locket with mine and Nunnally's picture in it and I gave it to you after the party because I was too shy to talk to you when people were around."

"I-it really is you…" Amaya said as tears appeared in her eyes "b-but why?"

"Why what?"Lelouch asked

"Why didn't you return to Britannia after all these years?" Amaya asked "and why are you fighting against Britannia with this Terminal group?"

"Why I didn't return to Britannia after all these years is because I didn't want Nunnally and I to be used as political tools that others would exploit," Lelouch explained "after all our father has already done that." He finished as the others looked sadly at that.

"And as for why I am fighting against Britannia, I have two reasons" Lelouch said "the first one is simple," he finished as he looked at the door "you can come in now." He finished as the door opened as Euphie and Nunnally entered the room shocking everyone besides Lelouch.

Nunnally smiled as she looked at everyone in the room "Hello everyone," she said "it is so good to see you again."

"Euphie… and N-nunnally… your eyes…" Cornelia said shocked at what she was seeing

"And your feet…" Davis said just as shocked as Cornelia

Lelouch smiled "This is one of the reasons why I fight against Britannia," he explained "I fight for a world in which people like Nunnally and Euphie can live in peace instead of leaving in fear from people like our dear father. The second is that Britannia doesn't have the right to step on people who are weaker than them. I mean look at Terminal, they have the power to defeat Britannia in one fell swoop, yet they do whatever it takes to help people who are weaker than them."

"B-but how can she be able to see and walk," Amaya asked "Britannia's best doctors said that the damage would be irreversible."

"Terminal has higher technological ability that far out classes those from Britannia," Lelouch explained "they were able to heal her with simple ease; which is why I am helping them with their fight against Britannia."

"Ok," Colt said as he looked at Lelouch "that answers why you are fighting for Britannia but I have another question."

"What is it?" Lelouch asked

"Who is Terminal?" Colt asked "are they a Japanese resistance group or a group from another country that Britannia is waging war with?"

Lelouch laughed at this "Colt, Terminal is so powerful that I don't think anyone can stand against them. Watch…" he said as he pressed a button on his chair which allowed the wall on the left to open up revealing a window with it looking at Gaia.

"N-no way…" Amaya said

"Space… we're in space." Colt said

"Indeed," Lelouch said as he began to bow in front of the four of them "now I ask you Cornelia, Davis, Colt, and Amaya… for a favor… I would like for you all to join Terminal… I have already talked to Euphie over here a few weeks ago and she has agreed to help us in Terminal with the goal of creating a peaceful world… one in which people can leave without the strong looking down on the weak… so will you join us of Terminal?"

Davis laughed "Of course I am with you," he said "I am with you always."

"Count me in," Amaya said

"Me too…" Colt said

Lelouch looked towards Cornelia as she was in the middle of thinking of her options "You don't have to join me Cornelia," he said "I won't force you."

Cornelia sighed "With my little sister and brother agreeing with you how can I refuse," she said as she looked at Lelouch. "I'm in."

"Great," a voice from behind the door said "that's what I wanted to hear."

Everyone turned towards the door "Who's there?" Lelouch asked as Jay entered the room "Jay what are you doing here?"

"We want you and the rest of Demon squad to suit up," Jay explained "you're doing some space training today."

"Space training?"Lelouch asked

"Yeah you and your team are going to be training in space," Jay said "so you and your group are going to suit up."

"What about them?" Lelouch asked as he pointed to his family and friends.

Jay looked at them "You want to watch him train?" he asked

The others nodded their heads

"Great then you can follow me while Lelouch gets changed." Jay said as he unlocked Cornelia and the others restraints and showed them towards the observing area.

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After getting ready, Lelouch, Kallen and the rest of Demon squad were sitting in their Mobile Suits waiting for their training to begin. They were told to wait near the east hanger bay in order for them to be let out.

"Attention pilots," May's voice said over the intercom "the east hanger bay doors will now open." She said as the door to the hanger bay opened. As the door opened , they saw the planet in front of them as well as the sun, moon, and stars.

"Wow…" Kallen said as she was amazed at what she was seeing.

"What a view." Ohgi said

"Hey how are we supposed to go out there?" Tamaki asked

"I think it's like how we would fly out if we had a flight pack." Lelouch said as he activated the Strike Noir's thrusters as he pushed himself out of the hanger bay and into space. The others followed suit after that. Ohgi and the others were having some difficulty getting their suits to balance in the middle of space while Kallen and Lelouch somehow were able to stabilize their Mobile Suits almost immediately.

After getting their Mobile Suits situated, Ohgi looked around "I wonder what we are supposed to do now?" he asked

"Your job is to see if you can survive us," A voice said over the radio. All of a sudden, three mobile suits appeared out of nowhere. The suits in front of them were the Strike Freedom, Strike Valor, and Dragon's Redemption

"Your job is to work like a team and see if you can survive fighting against us," Kira explained "We will only be using beam rifles and other long range weapons; no close range weapons. The rounds on our machine's guns have been replaced with paint rounds so we don't hurt each other. If you can survive for five minutes then you win but if you all get covered in paint not only are you out but you all lose too… oh and you'll have to get the paint out of your suits by yourself…. Now let's begin." She finished as She, Jay, and Ryu launched their DRAGOON units and began to fire paint rounds at the group.

"Scramble!" Lelouch ordered as everyone except Tamaki scattered.

"Wait what?" Tamaki asked as pelts of paint covered the Hellfire from head to toe "Oh come on…"

"Sorry Tamaki but it looks like you're out." Jay said as he, Kira, and Ryu separated to attack the others.

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Meanwhile in one of the observation room, Cornelia, Davis, Colt, Amaya, May, Euphie, Nunnally along with four guards were observing the battle unfold.

"Impressive," Cornelia said as she saw the Strike Noir dodge on coming fire "It seems Lelouch takes up a knack for piloting like his mother did."

"And the girl in the red machine isn't that bad either." Colt said as he saw the Infinite Justice dodge a shot from the Strike Valor as it returned fire.

"All say," Amaya said as she saw a Windam and a Dagger L get covered in paint "all though I can't say that the others are that great."

May looked at her "Lelouch and Kallen, the one piloting the red machine, are Demon squads best pilots." She said as she turned back to the fighting 'Though the fact that their dodging Kira, Jay, and Ryu's attacks is suprising to say the least… is it possible that they have a SEED in them…'

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In less than four minutes, everyone except Lelouch and Kallen had their suits covered in paint. Making the two the only ones left.

"This is nuts," Kallen said as she saw their three opponents surround them with their DRAGOONs set to strike "how the hell are we supposed to defeat three pilots as skilled as them?"

"We're not supposed to defeat them," Lelouch said as he dodged a paint shot "we're supposed to survive."

"Well how much time do we have left?" Kallen asked

"About a minute or so…" Lelouch said

"Great that's like an eternity." Kallen said as she dodged a paint shot "You have a plan Zero?"

"Yeah," Lelouch said as he smirked "I've got one…" he said as he relayed his plan to Kallen.

Meanwhile, Jay, Kira, and Ryu were observing the two as they dodged their paint shots.

"These two are good…" Jay said "I can tell that they're coming up with a plan even while dodging our attacks… you don't think they have the SEED do you?"

"It's possible," Kira said "they have really improved much faster than the others."

"Guys focus," Ryu said "it looks like they're coming up with something." He finished as he observed the Infinite Justice launch its back pack towards Jay.

"What the!" Jay yelled as he dodged the back pack just seconds before it hit him. What he didn't see was the Strike Noir hid behind the backpack, allowing Lelouch to get in close for him to attack. "How the hell!" he said before Lelouch shot him with his pistols, covering the Strike Valor in paint.

"They got Jay…" Kira shocked at seeing this

"Yeah," Ryu said "they even used the same tactic that you and Athrun used on the earth forces used during the First Bloody Valentine War." He finished as the buzzer dinged indicating that the battle ended. "Well now it looks like the battle is over and the only ones who were able to survive were Kallen and Lelouch, the rest of you got covered in paint. So that means that the rest of you will be busy cleaning your suits. Although I am proud to say that Kallen and Lelouch knew the object of this training… they worked as a team to survive and they even took out an opponent who was more skilled than them… in battle if you work as a team you may be able to win against impossible odds… now let's head back." He finished as he and the others headed back towards the hanger bay.

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Three days later, back on Gaia, at the Tokyo Settlement, Amy and Dorothea sat with the remaining administration office of Cornelia's staff.

"The Japan Liberation Front was nearly wiped out by Cornelia's and Davis's Narita Operation my ladies. Now we're hunting down the survivors one by one." One of Cornelia's governmental staff said.

"Are you being sarcastic? We're barely pulling our forces together after that fiasco." Amy said.

"No I didn't mean to…" the man said before he was interrupted by Guilford.

"The occupation government is responsible for this! They've done nothing about Area 11's subways and mining railways and the ghettos, they falsify the registries and property deeds as the rebellion spreads unchallenged!" Guilford said with anger "And because of that not one but three members of the royal family have been captured."

"The subways stretch all over the country." The same man said as he looked nervous, "We can't just fill them all in, we don't have the budget."

"The terrorists are using them as their strike bases and escape routes!" Guildford yelled in anger

"B-But Prince Clovis instructed us…" the same man said as Amy looked at him angrily "he said that forcing them would fuel the rebellion giving the Chinese Federation an excuse to attack."

"They already got their excuse." Amy said "Terminal grows bolder and stronger every day." She finished "And if I am not mistaken, your government appointed a special group of Elevens known as the NAC." She finished as the government officials looked at her in shock

"When our forces stormed Narita, we were looking for evidence of their conspiracy… but we were unable to find anything positive to implicate them though our suspicious run high so if we oppress them now..." Dorothea said "though they are nothing more than a group of blue bloods and politicians… relics of their dismal past"

"Wait…" the man said "there isn't any evidence of that at all." He finished as he wiped his brow with a handkerchief "if you suppress them the economy will certainly collapse that means no tax revenue for the home land. Also it's a prime directive of the empire that numbers take care of them own

"And what have you done on finding Terminal?" Amy asked

"We looked all over for any evidence of their activities. But we found nothing other than a few photos of a few customized Sutherlands that they were piloting and those Knightmare Frames with the "V" on their forehead from the memory logs of the destroyed Knightmares. It's seems Zero and those other leaders were smart enough to remove all evidence of them being there… we didn't even find a single piece of scrap metal from any of their machines and we can't squeeze information out of corpses." The minister said

"So you can't catch any one from Terminal and you don't want us to go after Kyoto." Amy asked "Do you know the word incompetent minister? It's for people who can't get results. For your sake I hope you improve when the new Viceroy comes to office."

"And who is our new Viceroy supposed to be?" the minister asked

Dorothea smiled "He is none other than Second Prince Schneizel el Britannian second prince of Britannia accompanying them will be the Knights of One, Three, Six, and Ten." She said shocking everyone there.

"W-when are they supposed to arrive?" the Minister asked

"In a few weeks tops," Amy said "until he arrives I will be in charge of Area 11…"

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Meanwhile, the Six Members of Kyoto were in a meeting at the present situation.

"So the Britannian government has gotten this far already." Taizo said

"With the Japan Liberation Front smashed, the last resistance of Japan has died away." Another said

"No," a different one said "he may be on the run, but Tohdoh is still strong… he's still fighting."

"Even if that were so," Taizo said "he lost his custom Burais. So there is no hope…"

"There is hope…" The youngest and only female member of the Kyoto house said

The other members looked at her "You're taking about this Terminal group," another asked

"You've been infatuated with that group ever sense the battle at Shinjuku," Taizo said "we even sent him the Guren Mk II, which they didn't even use… although after the fire power they had at Shinjuku I would even be surprised to see them even use it…"

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The next day, at Ashford Academy, everyone was at school going through their normal everyday school life.

During the middle of history class, Shirley was looking at an envelope with two tickets inside.

"Oh father," Shirley said as she looked at where Lelouch would be at only to see that he wasn't there as well as Kallen.

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After class and club, Shirley was sitting inside the student counsel room, thinking about where Kallen and Lelouch were.

Milly looked up from her work to see Shirley messing with the tickets she got. "Ok what's got you so worried?" she asked "Constipated? Your Monthly?" she finished as Shirley looked at her.

"That's not it." Shirley said

"Ah you're lonely because Lelouch is gone aren't you?"Milly asked as Shirley looked down in a sad face.

"It's more like… Kallen's absence the same day he is," Shirley said "again…"

Milly sighed "So care free," she said "the rest of the world grabbles with what happened at Narita. Suzaku has been out for two days because of that too."

"I know that," Shirley said "but Lelouch and Kallen gone on the same day? Together? That's serious!" she finished as Milly laughed at that.

"Come to think of it," Nina said as she looked the two "Our two teachers Mr. and Mrs. La Flaga as well as their assistance teachers were gone as well."

Milly smiled at this "Maybe they went on a quadruple date with Lelouch and Kallen." She said as Shirley and Nina began to blush madly at this.

"Quit saying things like that!" Shirley yelled

"Then just tell him three little words," Milly said as she got up and walked towards Nina "I… Like… You."

Shirley blushed even more "I couldn't… I just couldn't," she said "What if…"

"What if he rejects me," Milly said mockingly "it could ruin our great friendship…" she finished as she began to laugh while.

"You don't have to laugh," Shirley said as she became down "That hard... you know…"

"It's comfortable isn't it," Milly said "as it is now… the way we are together…"

"That's true…" Shirley said

"Still we should prepare for ourselves a bit," Milly said "the fact is nothing stays the same and lasts forever you know."

"Hmmm" Shirley said in thought.

"Oh forget it," Milly said "Please don't take me too seriously… if it's bothering you why don't you ask the next chance you get?" she finished as she looked at Nina and asked her a question. Then the door to the club room opened up as Lelouch entered the room.

"Lu-Lulu," Shirley said as she looked surprised to see him here "wha… I thought you were absent?"

"Nunnally had a little fever this morning," Lelouch said "Sayoko was busy so I stayed home to help."

"Oh well really you don't say," Shirley said "So is Nana feeling better now?"

"A bit," Lelouch said as he looked at Milly "Madam President those papers you wanted me to look at?"

"Oh right," Milly said "make sure you organize them by year and class. Ok?"

"Yeah I will," Lelouch said as he grabbed the papers along with Shirley's tickets "you have the tendency to order people around."

"And you're a great subordinate…" Milly said

"Subordinate? Guess it's what I am…" Lelouch questioned as he left the club house.

As soon as Lelouch left, Shirley began to sigh "Oh Madam President, you nearly gave me a heart attack doing that!" she said as she looked down to notice that her tickets were gone "Huh where are my tickets?" she asked as she realized where her tickets went.

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A few minutes later, Shirley began to run through the halls franticly searching for Lelouch.

"Lulu," Shirley said as she caught up to Lelouch.

"What is it?" Lelouch asked

"Umm… is my dad's letter mixed up with that paper work?" Shirley asked

"Oh sorry," Lelouch said as he handed the letter back to her "What's wrong?"

"Ah Lulu," Shirley said

"Shirley?" Lelouch questioned

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Meanwhile, C.C. observed the interaction of Lelouch and Shirley. She then saw Shirley hand Lelouch something before dashing off. Marrina then contacted C.C.

'This looks interesting,'Marrina said

C.C. then looked annoyed "Stop being suspicious," she said

'What jealous?"Marrina asked

"That's hardly the case," C.C. said as she turned her head "and besides I already have someone I care for you know that already…"

'True,' Marrina said 'I just like to mess with you.'

"Whatever," C.C. said

'Oh and C.C. I better give you a heads up,' Marrina said 'V.V. is sending some agents after you… one of them is a mind reader. The rest I have no idea what their powers are… they should be already there in Japan.'

"Thanks for the info Marrina," C.C. said

'Oh and Anya and I will be in Japan in a few weeks,' Marria said 'so we'll see you then.'

"Bye," C.C. said as the link cut out as she left to buy more pizza.

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Unknown to C.C., five people were watching her, one had long white hair and was wearing a light blue Chinese style robes as well as weird sun glasses and head phones. The others were wearing black hooded robs that hid their cloths and bodies along with white masks with the Geass symbol on them.

"So is she the target?" one of the white masked people asked

"She is," the sun glasses guy said "according to master V.V. she is our target that we must recapture."

"Should we strike now?" Another white masked asked

"No," the sun glasses guy said as he looked across campus to see Lelouch talking to Nunnally who was in her pajamas. "We'll wait till she and the boy are gone… and then will strike…"

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Meanwhile, Shirley ran behind a building, she then leaned up towards the wall "I did it," she said as she began to blush "I actually really did it… so now what will happen he'll come right… I mean he didn't say no… then again." She finished as she began to shake herself "he's just coming with me to a little concert… so it's no big thing… still it's a chance…" she then looked at her ticket that she still had left "thank you father…" she finished as her phone rang. She then looked at her phone.

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Later that afternoon, Demon squad along with Ryu, Jay, and Shinn were in the middle of a meeting discussing about the events of Narita.

"Kyoto was impressed with our performance at Narita as well as capturing three royal family members of Britannia and two Knights of Round," Ohgi said "but they were wondering why we didn't use any of the Burais or even the Guren Mk II for the battle."

"Even though there was the Lancelot along with their new Knightmare Frames we still won." Kallen said as she was reading her book.

"Yeah I actually beat one of them too." Tamaki said boastfully.

"Technically you won because she retreated," Jay said "but on the Brightside you didn't destroy it completely."

"Yeah well that space training you had us do was not cool," Tamaki said "it took me two days to clear all the paint off the Hellfire."

"Well next time you should dodge instead of being a sitting duck." Inoue said as the others besides Tamaki began to laugh

Ohgi then handed Ryu something "What's this?" Ryu asked

"A love letter…" Ohgi said

"From you," Ryu asked "Ohgi I'm flattered but if you remember I'm already married."he finished as Tamaki began to laugh.

"And you say you don't have any sense of humor…" Tamaki said

"You laugh way too much." Kallen said as she looked up from her book.

"It's an official letter from Kyoto," Ohgi explained "they urgently request a meeting."

"Is it really such a big deal?" Ryu asked

"A big deal," Kallen said as she looked at Ryu "it's Kyoto."

"If they accept us it means funding a support." Ohgi explained "it could solve our squad's financial problem."

"Financial problem?"Ryu said as Ohgi looked down "your squads budget should still be in the green what happened?" he finished as Ohgi and everyone else looked towards Tamaki.

"Hey it's not my fault," Tamaki said as he tried to pass up the blame from him "We're a growing group…"

"Let me guess," Shinn said "you took all of the new recruits to some fancy restaurant didn't you?" he finished as Tamaki looked down in shame.

Ryu sighed as he looked at Ohgi "Ohgi from now on you are in charge of your squads finances." He said as Ohgi nodded his head.

"Now wait Ryu I am in charge of finances…" Tamaki said as Ryu looked at him.

"If you don't zip your lip I'll put you on Mobile Suit cleaning for a week do you understand."Ryu asked as Tamaki zipped his lips and stayed quit.

Jay then turned towards Lelouch "So kid, what do you think of this?" He asked

Lelouch turned towards Jay "Huh?" he said

Jay then put the palm of his right hand over his helmet "Oh for booting up coal," He said "have you even listened to anything we've said?"

"Sorry I have just been thinking of stuff that's happening at home," Lelouch said "So what were we talking about?"

"We were taking about the Kyoto group," Ryu said "we're trying to decide if we should go to a meeting they have for us."

"I say we should do it," Lelouch said "and if I know who one of the members is, we shouldn't have any problems."

"Got a plan?" Shinn asked

Lelouch nodded his head as he began to talk about the plan that he had come up with.

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The next day, Lelouch was talking with C.C. about the plan he had come up with.

"Your serious," C.C. said "you're asking me for a favor?"

"Yes," Lelouch said "I got it from an idea the others came up with. No matter what Kyoto's intensions are we need their power…"

"Is that what you and the others truly wish for," C.C. asked "is that the very core of your reasoning? If so then I'll try to help in any way possible."

"Then do it," Lelouch said "the others already have a doubles for themselves; right now I need you C.C."

C.C looked at Lelouch and blinked "I understand," she said "oh by the way you forgot something." She finished as she showed Lelouch the ticket that Shirley gave him the other day.

Lelouch snatched the ticket from her "I didn't forget," he said "I don't know when I'll be back tonight so I was planning to call her and cancel."

C.C. looked at him "Stick to your mission…" she said as Lelouch's phone began to ring.

Lelouch got out his phone and answered it "It's me," he said as he realized that Shirley had called him "good timing I wanted to call you see…" he finished as Shirley interrupted him.

"Um listen Lulu," Shirley said over the phone "I know I made a date with you, but I may be late… sorry but anyway I'm sure it will be fine really. But I promise I'll be there." She finished as she hung up the phone.

C.C. looked a little surprised at this "She said she'll be late," she said "from what I've seen of her she wouldn't give up a date for anything.'

Lelouch sighed "She's probably about to find out about her dad's supposed death." He said

"Supposed death?" C.C. asked

"It's nothing you need to concern yourself with," Lelouch said "right now we need to focus about today's mission."

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A few hours later, Lelouch dressed in his Zero suit along with Ryu, Shinn, and Jay were standing in an abandoned area. All of a sudden, a black car pulled up to them.

The car window rolled down "please bring your command staff along as per my master's instruction understood." The driver asked

"They are patrolling the area in case of un-pleasant company is around," Ryu said "We'll call them soon… however before we do…" he finished as Lelouch activated his Geass.

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Meanwhile, back at Narita, many of the Britannian forces were still looking for destroyed Knightmare Frames and any remains equipment left from the JLF.

Suzaku sighed as he looked at all the damage wreckage that belonged as he drank some water from his water battle 'Was that really her,' he thought remembering the girl he saw with Zero and the mysterious Knightmare that defeated him 'did I really see her there… and then' he finished as he remembered seeing his father 'just forget it,' he thought as he poured the rest of the water on his head. 'she doesn't show up in any of the data.' He finished as he shook the water off his head.

"Found enough scrap metal from the battle yet?" Lloyd asked as he approached Suzaku

"I like to continue an operation if that's possible." Suzaku said

"Be my guess, but be careful," Lloyd said "the Lancelot is still not fully repaired yet so you need to make sure to not push him too far."

Suzaku nodded his head "Lloyd," he said "Zero and Terminal what are they trying to do? What do they hope to achieve by sacrificing all these lives?"

"They seem like knights of justice, at least to the public," Lloyd said "haven't you heard?"

"Is this justice?" Suzaku said angrily as he crushed his empty water bottle. "Killing all these people and taking the Viceroys and Sub-Viceroy… is that really there way of showing justice?"

"Hey, hey," Lloyd said "you're not going to say some embarrassing theory about your nature of justice. We're soldiers after all…" Lloyd finished as Suzaku noticed Villeta leading Shirley and her mother somewhere.

"Hmm?"Suzaku asked as he saw the three walk by.

"All set," Cecilie said as Suzaku looked at her "I replaced the energy filter for you."

"Ah ok," Suzaku said as he looked back to see the three gone. He then left to go and head back out to collect more scrapped Knightmares.

"Cecile…" Lloyd asked

"I checked the units," Cecile said "Including the purebloods…"

"And I was right… wasn't I?" Lloyd said

"Yes," Cecile said "it seems Terminal has more of those two eyed command Knightmares that were used in Shinjuku. Not only does the machine out class ours, but the pilot was fierce too. "

Lloyd sighed "Which is why will be busy for the next few weeks," he said as Cecile looked at him "Prince Schenizel contacted me and it seems the Emperor has decided that since Terminal is one of the worst threats the empire has faced, he's sending the prince here." He finished as Cecile eyes widen "Not only that but the king is also sending the Knights of One, Three, Six, and Ten as well to handle the situation."

"What?" Cecile said

"And he wants six custom Knightmares made for the Knights of Round along with customizing the Lancelot, he also wants to make sure that they have a float system as well," Lloyd said "it seems that with the given threat, the empire is sending all their best resources down to us to use for these new Knightmares."

"When will they arrive?" Cecile asked

"About three weeks or so," Lloyd said "which means will be spending the next few weeks up all night and pumped with caffeine."

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Meanwhile, the car that picked up Lelouch, and the others was driving through a tunnel. Inside the car were Lelouch, Ryu, Shinn, Jay, Kallen, Ohgi, and Tamaki.

"This is taking too long," Tamaki said "when do we get there?"

"Huh could you chill out," Kallen said "you're embarrassing." She finished as the felt a shake in the car

"What the hell?" Tamaki said as the car began to rise.

"We're going up?" Kallen asked as the car suddenly stopped rising. It then continued driving before stopping.

The driver then opened the door for them "Sorry for the inconvenience." He said "The master is waiting for you." He finished as the group walked towards the window. What they saw, shocked Ohgi, Tamaki, and Kallen.

Outside was a bunch of mines all round them.

"This is…" Ohgi said shocked at what he was seeing "the Fuji mines."

"That is not possible…" Tamaki said "there is no way we could be here."

"It has to be Mt. Fuji," Kallen said "there is only one mountain like this."

"That means the Sakuradite is right below us," Tamaki said as he saw the settlement from a distance "the damn treasure that cause this whole war. You know what they do to intruders here execute them."

"There power reaches all the way out here," Ohgi said "the Kyoto group is amazing…"

"It's repulsive," A voice said making the group turn towards it. Behind them was a man who was sitting in the Japanese tradition way while his face was hidden by a curtain. "Mt. Fuji, a sacred mountain known for its clear water and quit beauty now is bent to the empires will. A place of ugly violation; a reflection of what Japan has become. It pains me so." He finished as Zero shifted towards him.

"I apologize for not showing my face," the mysterious man said "but Zero and you three others hide your faces as well. Unfortunately, I cannot allow this to… trust you I must know who you four are therefore… you will show me your face." he finished as four Burai appeared from the shadows with their guns pointed at the group.

"Please wait," Kallen said as she got in front of Zero and the others "They have given us power and victory that's should…" she said before being interrupted.

"Silence!" the man said "now which of you is Ohgi?"

"That's me…" Ohgi said

"You will remove Zero's mask while the others remove theirs." The man said while Ohgi looked surprised at this.

Ohgi then approached Zero as he was about to put his hands over Zero's helmet, Zero stopped him.

"Relax Ohgi," Zero said in a feminine voice "If anyone's going to remove my mask," she said as she removed her mask to reveal that it is C.C. under the mask. Following her example, Ryu, Shinn, and Jay took off their masks. Only under Ryu's mask was Kira, Lunimaria was under Shinn's mask, and May was under Jay's.

"So the leaders of Terminal are female and are not Japanese?" the man asked

"Three of them are leaders…" C.C. said

"And you are correct…" Lunamaria said

"Clan Chief of Kyoto…" May said

"Taizo Kirihara…" Kira said with a smirk as the guards became surprised at this.

"Anyone who can identify him must die," one of the guards said "especially if four of them are not Japanese." He finished as the Tamaki, Ohgi, and Kallen became surprised at this. But all of a sudden the four Burais moved from their position and surrounded Taizo and his guards on all four sides.

"Your soft," Lelouch said from the Burai "and your methods and thinking are out dated." He finished as he and the others exited the cockpits of the Burai, in their hands were remote devices to activate the guns. "And this is why you'll never win."

"Zero…" Kallen said

"When did you four…" one of the guards asked as he prepared to shoot Zero.

"Hold on," the other guards said "he can fire at us with that remote everyone stay back don't make a move." He finished as Lelouch reached the floor.

"Taizo Kirihara,"Lelouch said "founder of Kirihara industries, which has a monopoly of Sakuradite mining; formally a key backer of the Kugurugi political party. However, when Japan fell, you dodged the tribunals by collaborating with the colonial rulers. Commonly known as Kirihara the traitor." He said as he got closer to Kirihara "in reality you are one of the leaders of the Six Houses of Kyoto who support resistance groups throughout Japan. A double agent… how ironic…"

"Show some respect you swine!" one of the guards yelled

"Stop!" Taizo yelled

"Though it's as you have confirmed though," Lelouch said "we are not Japanese."

"If you are not Japanese," Taizo said "why do you and the others fight for Japan? What is it that you want?"

"The destruction of Britannia,"Lelouch said

"And so you believe that this is possible," Taizo asked "that you could do it."

"I can because I must, I have reasons that compel me to do so," Lelouch said as he laughed "I'm glad that I am dealing with you…" he finished as he removed his mask.

Taizo was shock at what he saw "You," he said

"It's been a long time," Lelouch said "Lord Kirihara…"

"Is it really you," Taizo asked "its eight years since that family received you as a hostage."

"Yes," Lelouch said "I appreciate you taken care of me then."

"If I hadn't come to night were you planning to take the messenger as hostage?" Taizo asked

"Not at all," Lelouch said "we came to ask for your help that's all I am seeking from you."

"So the flower that was planted eight years ago is finally bloomed." Taizo said as he began to laugh "Ohgi…"

"Yes?" Ohgi asked

"This man is a true immortal enemy of Britannia his face must remain hidden for vital reasons." Taizo said "I urge you to follow Zero and his friends. If you do we will assist you generously with intelligence and strategic support." He finished as the three sighed in relief.

"We thank you," Ohgi said

"I am grateful Lord Kirihara," Lelouch said as he turned back towards the group.

"Are you embarking on the path of blood?" Taizo asked

"I don't know," Lelouch said as he turned back towards Kirihara "I might someday but not today." He finished as Ryu, Shinn, and Jay stood next to Lelouch.

"Who are your friends here?" Taizo asked as each of them took off their masks.

"I am Ryu Yamato sir." Ryu said

"My name is Shinn Asuka." Shinn said

"And I'm Jay Ryosukei." Jay said

"Japanese style names," Taizo said "are you sure you're not Japanese?"

"Indeed," Ryu said

"If you are not Japanese then what nationality are you from?" Taizo asked

"You'll find out eventually but not to day…" Ryu said as he and the others put their masks back on before rejoining the group.

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Back at Narita, Villetta was talking with Shirley and her mother.

"I am sorry," Villetta said as she opened Shirley's phone while catching something that fell out from it "the spelling for Fennett matches the ID we recovered from the destroyed building." She finished as Shirley and her mother broke down crying while Villetta got a good look at the picture and realized that boy looked familiar.

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Later that night, while it was raining, Lelouch was walking towards the concert hall. On the way, he called Shirley. When she didn't answer, he hung up. "Over course it's too late already," he said "any way things are finally moving forward… although it wasn't like it wasn't…" he finished as he saw Shirley standing near a clock, getting soaked by the rain. Lelouch went towards Shirley and covered her with a umbrella "I'm sorry that I was late," he said "I thought you would be back at home by now." He finished as Shirley said nothing "any way come one lets go someplace to get out of the rain now."

"Lulu tell me," Shirley said "Terminal, they fight for the weak right?"

"Well that what they say…" Lelouch said though he knew what she was trying to say

"Then why did they kill my father," Shirley asked "you know my father was so gentle… he never ever hurt me… he didn't do anything wrong… but he got caught up in an explosion and died… they a stray blast from the fight hit the building and he was near by… why… why did my father have to die? I… don't want this… NOOOOOOO!" she yelled as she went towards Lelouch and held him "Please Lulu… help me…" she asked as she kissed Lelouch while Lelouch held her tight and tried to comfort her.

'I'm sorry Shirley… I am so sorry I can't tell you the truth… but I will tell you when the time is right.' Lelouch thought as he held her closer to him.

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The next day the funeral for Shirley's father went smoothly although it was cloudy. After the end of the funeral, the student council got together with Shirley.

"Shirley I'm so sorry this happened." Kallen said

"Stop," Shirley said "what do you have to apologize for…" she finished as Kallen looked away.

"We feel awful," Rivalz said as Shirley looked at him "it's just that… when we were all watching the hotel jacking on TV, I thought Terminal was… you know heroes… I mean the news was handling it all wrong… any way I was posting online how I thought what happened in Narita was kind of cool… and I… forgive me…" he finished as he bowed to Shirley.

"Come one don't be silly," Shirley said as she walked towards the group "that is absolutely has nothing to do with this at all. I mean even I was that at Narita… " she said as Milly put a hand on her shoulder.

"Shirley stop," Milly said "seriously I'm starting to worry about you here… have you cried yet? If you simply hold it in it's only going to be harder for you later on…"

"You don't have to worry," Shirley said "Really… I'm fine…" she finished as she remembered crying into Lelouch's chest "I cried a lot…"

"Cowards," Suzaku said as everyone looked towards him "Zero and his people… there methods are just cowardly… they don't even get his hands dirty. They just turn people into a frenzy and then they tip the world into chaos and then they congratulate themselves. It's not going to change a thing, anything gained through un-just means… their kind of tactics are just meaningless. " he finished as Shirley just looked at him.

"Well anyway," Milly said "I think it's time we headed back everyone." She finished as she looked at Shirley "Shirley we're waiting for you… back in the old student council room… same as ever."

Shirley nodded her head in understanding

"Come on guys let's go." Milly said as the group prepared to head back towards school.

"Hey Lelouch…" Rivalz said as Milly grabbed him and forced him away "hey what'd I do?" he questioned wondering what he did wrong. This left Shirley and Lelouch alone.

The two of them just stood in silence before Shirley began to talk "Lulu," she said "forgive me…"

"What?" Lelouch asked

"It wasn't fair," Shirley said "kissing you like that it wasn't fair of me at all… it was just… something I did… forget about that… I shouldn't have put you in the spot light like that… I'm sorry. It was totally stupid of me. I mean you finally kissed me and I can't even be happy about it…" she finished as she ran away.

"Wait Shirley…" Lelouch said as he watched Shirley run away.

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Instead of hanging out back at school in his room, Lelouch deiced to go back on Valhalla and look at the planet. For some reason he found that looking at the planet helped him relax and give him a clear mind and as luck would have it, Valhalla had a big window that looked out towards Gaia.

"Lelouch," a voice called out to him. When Lelouch went to look at where the voice came from, he saw Kallen looking at him.

"Kallen," Lelouch said as he looked at her "what are you doing here?"

"I came to talk to you…" Kallen said as she looked away

"You're having second thoughts about all this aren't you?" Lelouch asked

Kallen sighed "I thought the goal of this was justice," she said "the only reason I fought till now was because I believed it was the right thing to do." She said as she looked down "So I could live with all the killing. But now… tell me is this real… is what we're all doing here really going to change the world for the better?" "

Lelouch was about to answer but someone else beat him to it.

"I say it does…" A voice behind them said when the two looked back, they saw Ryu, Kira, and their kids standing behind them.

"Ryu, Kira what are you two doing here?" Lelouch asked

"Midori wanted to look at the planet from here," Ryu said as he looked at Midori "Midori sweetie can you look after your brother and sisters for me?"

Midori smiled "OK Ryu-papa," she said as Kira and Ryu approached Kallen and Lelouch.

"So you two are having second thoughts aren't you?" Kira asked as the two nodded their heads.

"Is what we really doing the right thing?" Kallen asked

Ryu sighed "You two go suit up," he said as Lelouch and Kallen looked at him questionably "just do it." He finished as they nodded their heads and began to suit up.

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Outside in space, the Strike Noir and Infinite Justice were facing the Strike Freedom and Dragon's Redemption.

"Now defend yourself!" Ryu yelled as he and Kira charged surprising Lelouch and Kallen. When Ryu and Kira got close, Ryu grabbed Lelouch while Kira grabbed Kallen; they each then took them to a different spot to fight.

"Are you having some doubts about this Lelouch?" Ryu asked as he launched his DRAGOON fangs and bits and launched them at Lelouch.

"I guess you could say that…" Lelouch said as he drew his two MR-Q10 "Fragarach" 3 beam blades and began to block the DRAGOON's as they came at him.

"Tell me Lelouch," Ryu said "do you still have the courage to continue this path knowing that there may be blood spilled in this battle?"

"I… I…." Lelouch said "I don't know… I thought it would be OK at first… but now… I kind of feel like my father…"

"From what I have heard about your father you are nothing like him," Ryu said as he drew his buster sword and clashed it with Lelouch's blades "if he took this plan he would have not cared about innocent people getting caught in the cross fire."

"I guess…" Lelouch said as he tried to push Ryu back

"And I have another question," Ryu said "Should the sons pay for the sins of their fathers and for-fathers?"

"What?" Lelouch asked

"You are not your father," Ryu said "you did not cause the problems that have occurred in either Japan or the entire world. So stop acting like these things are your fault. One of the reasons we fight in Terminal is to fight against the sins that the world has created so that we the children don't pay for our fathers or even for-fathers sins." He finished as he pushed Lelouch's swords away from him before kicking the Strike Noir in the chest "I plan on continuing to fight until I can create a future in which my four children will live peacefully without feeling threaten. What about you? Don't you have a reason to continue to fight?"

Lelouch then remembered the reason he was fighting in the first place. To create a world in which people like Nunnally and Euphie could live in peace. He then began to laugh at this knowing that Ryu was right.

"So are you ok now?" Ryu asked

"Yeah, I'm fine now," Lelouch said "how the heck did you become so wise like that?"

"From an old friend," Ryu said as he noticed the Infinite Justice and Strike Freedom stopped fighting. "Come on, it seems my wife and Kallen are done fighting." He finished as he and Lelouch went towards Kallen and Kira.

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Meanwhile, Kallen and Kira, Kira pushed Kallen back before activating the Freedom's MMI-M15E "Xiphias 3" rail cannons, pushing Kallen back.

"You're having doubts about what we are doing now are you not Kallen?" Kira asked as she drew the Freedom's two beam sabers and charged Kallen.

Kallen drew her MA-M02G "Super Lacerta" lifter tip beam saber and blocked the attack "At first I believed in Terminals believe of a peaceful world with your methods… but after seeing Shirley's dad's funeral… I'm not so sure now… I don't want to cause more sadness to people…"

"If your sad think about Lelouch," Kira said as she fired her MGX-2235 "Callidus" multi-phase beam cannon

"Lelouch?" Kallen said as she dodged the attack.

"Lelouch has known Shirley much longer than you have Kallen," Kira said "he's probably suffering more than you are…"

"Yeah… I guess he probably feels worse than I do…" Kallen said as she took some shots with her rifle

"Shirley isn't the only one who has suffered here," Kira explained as she blocked the shots with her beam swords "You, your mother, Nunnally, Lelouch, and a whole bunch more of people have suffered because of this conflict with Britannia. This is way we fight, we're fighting to create a world in which people can live in peace, in which children like Midori don't have to fear whether they'll live to see another day. People will get hurt and die in this conflict, but if we don't try to stop it then who will?"

Kallen began to think about all that Kira said, and realized that she was right. If she didn't continue to fight, then the conflict would only get worst and then world would be lead to ruin. She then smiled "Thanks Kira," she said "I don't think I could have gotten through this without you or the others." She said

"You're welcome," Kira said "Oh and one more piece of advice…"

"What's that?" Kallen asked

"You should tell Lelouch how you feel before it's too late…" Kira said

Kallen blushed "Wha… but I…" she said

"Don't lie to me," Kira said "May and I saw how you looked when Lelouch was talking to C.C. you had jealousy in your eyes."

"I…" Kallen said before being interrupted.

"Hey guys what's up?" Ryu said as he and Lelouch approached Kira and Kallen.

"Nothing important dear," Kira said before setting the private setting on her com settings "will talk about this later Kallen."

"O-ok…" Kallen said

"OK since we've taken this care of this you two better get some rest," Ryu said "we have a mission tomorrow."

"What's the mission?" Lelouch asked

"It seems the remints of the JLF are planning on leaving Japan," Ryu explained "Kyoto has asked us to deliver support as they make their getaway."

"Is Tohdo and the Four Holy Swords going with them?" Lelouch asked

"No it doesn't seem like it," Ryu said "any who lets head back and get some rest." He finished as he and the group headed back into Valhalla.

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The next morning, Shirley was walking to class when Villetta approached her.

"Can I help you?" Shirley asked

"Yes I need to talk to you in private…" Villetta said as Shirley nodded her head and followed her to a secluded area. Unknown to the two of them, Lunamaria was watching them from a far.

'That doesn't seem good,' Lunamaria thought 'I better keep an eye on Shirley today… especially if the military is involved.'

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Meanwhile, Suzaku was looking over the Lancelot when Lloyd approached him.

"I've got some bad news Suzaku," Lloyd said "we just got word from the Cornelia's last royal guard we're on deck for the next operation." He finished surprising Suzaku "are they acknowledging your skill or do they need a decoy?"

"Oh Lloyd," Cecile said as she approached the group with rice balls in hand "care for another lesson in proper social edict? You look like you have some time to kill."

Lloyd glared at her "I'll have to take a pass on that," he said as he turned to Suzaku "now I believe we were talking about your mission…"

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At the docks around sunset, Ryu, Jay, Shinn, and Demon squad were meeting in an old warehouse talking about the next mission.

"W-wait a second guys," Ohgi said "I know that this was a request from Kyoto… I think we could definitely handle it… and I am pretty sure the Japan Liberation Front would rather join with us than flee to foreign soil and all…"

"You're the one who brought us this information Diethard was it?" Ryu asked

"That's right," Diethard said as two guards were watching him "It's an honor that you would meet me like this."

"So the Knights of Round are planning to deploy the royal marines on General Katasei of the Japan Liberation Front… is that correct?" Zero asked

"Yes," Diethard said "the network is already finding ways to broadcast a special report on it."

"We believe that Lt. Colonel and the Four Holy Swords will not be able to help General Katasei in time," Shinn said "which means the Japan Liberation Front has no military strength right now… their only chance of escape is the liquid sakuradite they are carrying."

"Which is why we should help General Katasei escape…" Ohgi said

"Which is what we have planned," Jay said "just that will attack and help on our terms not theirs… Oh and Zero… you'll be leading the attack… while Ryu, Shinn and I watch, will help if things get too messy but for now I think it's best if you take lead in this battle… if there is nothing else then everyone suit up and prepare for battle." He finished as he and the others left to get ready themselves while the rest of Demon squad scrambled.

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Meanwhile, Amy was talking to Suzaku about that night's mission.

"Just so you know," Amy said "many of the Cornelia's men don't like using Numbers. I have nothing against Numbers at all though. You are one of the top pilots we have left which is why we have selected you. Are target is General Katasei… if we take him out then the Japan Liberation Front will fall… we'll be sending in the royal marines. Your job will be firing support from the shore until the marines capture Katasei as well as eliminating any stragglers left over." She finished shocking Suzaku.

"I'm to annihilate them Mam?" Suzaku asked

"Nobody but the target is to survive," Amy said "is that clear?" she finished making Suzaku's eyes widen "Warrant Officer Kugurugi show your loyalty to the crown." She said as she prepared to walk away "this is your chance to get ahead in the world soldier." She finished as she walked away.

"Understood…. My Lord…" Suzaku said as he looked down. Lloyd came out of the shadows and approached Suzaku.

"Ah on word our brave soldiers," Lloyd said as he looked at Suzaku "Conflicting morals right?" he asked as Suzaku turned his head away as he clenched his activation key.

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That night, Shirley was walking around the docks looking for something.

"No Lulu it can't be true," Shirley said "he would never get tangled up with people like that." She finished as she began to remember her encounter with Villetta.

Flashback:

Shirley was holding a clipboard with Lelouch's picture on it as Villetta was talking to her.

"There is a possibility that this boy may be involved with Terminal." Villetta said as Shirley's hands began to shake while looking at the picture.

"What are you saying," Shirley said "Lulu's involved…"

"In terrorism…" Villetta said

"I don't believe you." Shirley said

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"It can't be true," Shirley said "it has to be a lie… Lulu I am so sorry for doubting you like this… but… please give me a reason to believe in you…" she finished as she began to look for Lelouch again. What she didn't know was that Villetta had been following her.

'Damn she lost him,' Villetta thought 'if she had called me sooner I could of had him. I should have grabbed him when I had the chance… no I need proof. If he talks to her I could learn what his role is in all of this; which is all the more if he can manipulate memories somehow. I won't have to die stripped of my position and honor… hell this is my chance to move up again. So I have to find the link to Terminal… it has to be me."

Unknown to her, Lunamaria and three of her troops were watching from the shadows that the developing scene.

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Later that night, the troops were ready for battle.

"It's time…" Dorothea said

"Commence with the operation!" Amy yelled

"All underwater units hit the water. Dive, dive, dive!" the communications officer yelled as all the underwater Knightmare Frames, also known as Portmans, dived down under water.

"Suppression team you are clear for category C weapons." Another said

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Meanwhile, someone was relaying orders to Suzaku.

"We will be covering them from the shore." The person on the com said "careful though we want that tanker in one piece."

"Understood my lord…" Suzaku said

"Once torpedo attack is confirmed," Another person said as the Lancelot and Sutherland units headed out towards the water "all units go to weapons three. I repeat go to weapons three."

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In the dark water, the Portmans began to launch torpedoes towards the ship carrying the remaining members of the JLF, but before they could attack. Green and red lights began to light up all around them.

"What the…" one pilot said as torpedoes were sent towards them as explosions began to appear all around them.

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From the shore, Suzaku and the Sutherlands saw the explosion.

"Huh?" Suzaku questioned as missiles from the water appeared striking the shore creating a whole bunch of smoke that covered the entire shore. When the smoke cleared a whole bunch of different Knightmare frames appeared on the shore. Three different kinds were seen with in the group.

The first type was a tan and brown mobile suit with missile launchers on its arms. It had one green eye in the center.

The second type was a dark green color and had arms that had claws on it. It had a red eye and a fin on its head.

The last type was light green and yellow in color. It looked fiercer than the other two as it had guns on its crab style claws and rocket launchers on its back. It had a red eye in the center of its head.

"What the?" Suzaku said as he and the remaining Sutherlands began to dodge the oncoming fire. "This is…. Attention all units Terminal is here… I repeat Terminal here."

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Amy gritted her teeth as she, Dorothea, Guilford and other soldiers that were hidden in a separate warehouse ran towards their Knightmare frames. "How could they have gotten here let alone know about are plans." She said as she went towards the Golden Vincent that was left over while Dorothea and Guilford went towards the Gloucesters they were borrowing for the time being. But before they could even start it up, the Strike Noir charged right through the wall and grabbed the Golden Vincent going through the other wall as Kallen, Tamaki, and the other members of Demon squad (Minus Ohgi as he was on lookout duty) went with him and charged Guilford, Dorothea, and the other troops with them.

"I haven't even powered on yet!" Amy yelled as the Strike Noir pushed her towards a wall. The Strike Noir then charged the down Vincent. The Vincent then launched a Slash Harken toward him but he dodged it with grace.

Lelouch took aim with his pistol "Sorry Knight of Two but you're going down." He said but before he could strike. He thought he saw Shirley behind some creates. "Huh Shirley?" he said but because he had hesitated, Amy was able to launch an attack, making Lelouch step back.

"Getting distracted Zero;" Amy said as she drew her two lances "if you continue to do that then you'll end up dead." She finished as she charged Lelouch.

Lelouch put away his pistols and drew his two MR-Q10 "Fragarach" 3 beam blades and blocked the attack as they both began trade blow for blow.

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Back at the shore line, the Lancelot and the remaining Sutherlands were being forced back.

Suzaku growled as he was forced back "Damn…" he said. He then saw the ship with the JLF heading out towards the sea. "Oh no the ship…" he said as he saw the ship. He knew the mission was failed and was about to retreat. But before he could move, he felt his arms were not in his control anymore.

"What?" Suzaku said as his arms began to move the controls making the Lancelot raise its VARIS rifle towards the ship and before he knew it, he took a shot towards the ship making it go up in flames. This made all the Knightmares and Mobile Suits stop in their tracks to look at the destruction.

"W-what have I done?" Suzaku asked as he realized that he just destroyed the tanker and killed all the members of the JLF while members of the Britannian army congratulated him on a job well done.

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Back with Amy and Lelouch, they both felt the shock of the blast.

"Ohgi what happened?" Lelouch asked over the com

"It's the Lancelot…" Ohgi said "he shot and destroyed the tanker."

"What?" Lelouch said shocked 'Suzaku would never do that… what is going on?' he thought as Amy took a surprised swipe at Lelouch.

"Take this Zero!" Amy yelled as she prepared to attack Lelouch. But before she could hit him, something came out of nowhere and hit her, forcing her to go across some crates.

"Zero!" Kallen yelled as the Infinite Justice appeared next to the Strike Noir.

"Thanks Q-1." Lelouch said, he then noticed that Shirley was there again "Q-1 go and tell the others that the mission is failed and to retreat… I'll be there shortly."

"Understood…" Kallen said as she flew away from the area.

Lelouch then shut off the Strike Noir's systems. He then came out of them cockpit with a pistol in his hands.

"Alright I know you are there," Lelouch said as he pointed his gun towards the shadows "come out know before I shoot." He finished as Shirley came out of the shadows. But before she could say anything, an explosion occurred causing a bunch of wind and debris to fly towards Lelouch. It hit Lelouch so hard that he dropped his gun and made him hit his head against the Strike Noir's leg knocking him out.

Shirley went towards the gun and picked it up before pointing it towards Lelouch "I'll repay you," she said as the gun shock in her hand "f-for my father…" she finished as the mask fell off reviling that Zero was really Lelouch shocking Shirley.

Taking this as her chance, Villetta came out of the shadows and looked at the downed Lelouch.

"Who would have thought that the student was really Zero?" Villeta said as she looked at the downed boy "When I bring him in, all discredit will fall off me. I'll be made a noble for this. I wonder what grand execution he'll get. Who knows maybe I'll be the one to execute you as well." She said shocking Shirley. Villetta was about to say something to Shirley when a dart hit her in the chest.

"What?" Villetta said as she took the dart out of her chest. She then began to feel woozy for some reason before collapsing onto the ground with a crash, hitting her head really hard on the ground shocking Shirley.

"It's a good thing I followed the two of you otherwise this would have been a mess." A voice behind Shirley said. Shirley then turned her head to see Lunamaria, wearing a black ops outfit, and two armored men approaching from the shadows.

"Wha… Ms. Haw…" Shirley was saying before Lunamaria gave her a swift chop behind the neck knocking Shirley out into her arms.

Lunamaria sighed "You two take care of these two I'll handle Zero." She said as she handed Shirley to one of the men before the other one went to pick Villetta up. Lunamaria then went towards the downed Lelouch and proceeded to shake him.

"Yo kid wake up," Lunamaria said as Lelouch began to stir.

"Mmmm," Lelouch said as he began awake. He then looked up to see Lunamaria "Lunamaria what are you doing here?"

Lunamaria sighed as she pointed towards Shirley and Villetta "I was following them," she said "they had an idea about who you were so I followed them before they got away and told the world who you were."

Lelouch nodded his head in understanding "What are you going to do with them?" he asked

"For now they will be coming with us," Lunamaria said as she and her men began to leave "you better get out of her and home. There will be a meeting tomorrow so will see you then." She finished as she and her men disappeared into the shadows while Lelouch went back inside the Strike Noir and headed back towards the hidden Archangel.

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Lelouch sighed as he neared the Club House "We almost had the JLF out of there," he said to himself "but why did Suzaku shoot the ship. He would never do that… so why…" he said as he sighed "I won't be able to think about this now… I better just sleep and figure it out later." He finished as he approached the Club House's door. When he reached the door, he realized that the door was unlocked "That's strange…" he said as he entered the house. What he saw shocked him, he saw a downed Sayoko with blood all over her head.

"Sayoko!" Lelouch yelled as he went towards Sayoko to check her condition.

Sayoko began to stir as she looked at Lelouch "M-my Lord…" she said with a weak voice.

"Easy you'll be alright." Lelouch said

"T-they took her…" Sayoko said

"Took who?" Lelouch asked

"Nunnally… they took Nunally…." Sayoko said shocking Lelouch at the revelation.

Chapter End…

Author's note:

Hey everyone I am sorry for the very late update, I have been having a lot of problems and have been busy as of late. Any who, the reason why I made Anya and Marriana to be siblings of sort will be explained in later chapters; I also thought it would be cool if Anya had all her memories instead of having someone replace them. Also I have decided to abandon my Gundam Seed/Yugioh 5ds story as I am now no longer into Yugioh. If someone wants to adopt that story, please PM me. Any who I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I'll try to get the next one posted as soon as possible. This is dsgundam00 signing off…