Disclaimer: I do not own any parts of the Code Geass or Sailor Moon franchises.
Welp, this isn't a story I ever expected I'd end up writing. In fact, this story is not completely my own idea. Actually, its a request from an acquaintance. Basic concept is theirs, but I've done the plot and fine tuning.
Anyway, enough rambling. Lets get things started
The silhouette of young woman who was obscured in shadow wearing an elegant dress walked along up a set of stairs to a magnificent palace. At the the top of the stairs was another silhouette, this one seeming to be a young man in an outfit that included a cape. The odd thing was that almost everything else was clear, but these two people were obscured and unrecognizable. As the young woman saw the man, she appeared to get excited, and quickened her pace, the young man also walking to meet her. As they drew close, she held open her arms, preparing to embrace the man before her.
A red haired girl awoke. "There was that dream again, I think..." she said, rubbing her eyes. It was the same as usual; she'd have a strange dream, and when she would wake up, she wouldn't be able to remember what it was about. But she just had the same feeling every time, and could tell it had to be the same one. She couldn't help but wish that she had been able to remember it. It gave her such a nice feeling, after all.
The girl yawned as she got out of bed, still half asleep. Looking over to the clock, she stood up and walked over to her bedroom's bathroom. As she was about to sit down on the toilet, something suddenly clicked in her mind, and she ran out of the bathroom to look at her clock, and a look of realization came on to her face.
"OH NO, I OVERSLEPT!"
Her name was Kallen, and depending on who you asked, her last name was either Stadtfeld or Kozuki. She was half-Britannian and half-Japanese. While she was the daughter of a Britannian nobleman, she much preferred her Japanese roots. She hated Britannian society, and how they would mistreat the Japanese.
As Kallen dashed through the gates of Ashford Academy, she was glad that no one was around to actually see her, everyone being in class. It would be pretty hard to keep up with her sick girl act if everyone that she was in top physical condition like this.
Overall, she wasn't too surprised that she had overslept seeing as she had been out really late last night in the ghetto. She had been meeting with Ohgi and the others, and probably hadn't gotten home until probably about two or three in the morning. But there wasn't much use complaining about it, seeing as she didn't really regret it. It wasn't as if she actually cared about going to school here. But her brother had insisted that she get a good education.
As she turned a corner to go around a building though, she was knocked back onto her butt as she collided with something. As she rubbed her head, she looked over to see that it had been another student. 'Oh crap.' she swore in her head, switching into to her sick girl routine. "Oh, I'm so sorry." she said meekly. She hoped that she could play this whole thing off and he would suspect a thing.
"Perhaps you should be more careful next time." the boy said as he got to his feet and stood up, Kallen doing the same. He had raven colored hair and violet eyes. As Kallen and this boy's eyes met, she suddenly felt a twinge of... something. She wasn't sure just what, but it was some kind of feeling. She was a bit confused by it, but she quickly brushed it off.
"Sorry, I was running late." Maybe if she was lucky, he wouldn't recognize her and forget about this.
"I'm sure." he replied, brushing himself off and resuming on his way. She noticed he seemed to stop and cast one final glance back before continuing. And as he walked off, he spoke up once more. "You know, for a girl who everyone says is sick, you sure seem fine to me."
'Ah, crap, he definitely knows...' She was too preoccupied with these thoughts to notice that the student seemed to be on his way to leave the school grounds.
"I apologize for being late." Kallen said to her teacher, as she entered.
"No, its quite alright, Ms Stadtfeld. Why, with your condition, it is enough that you are able to make it at all." he replied to her. "Now, take your seat. I'm sure someone will be glad to share their notes with you after class so that you can catch up."
"Thank you, sir." she said before walking over to her seat. All in all, it looked to be a typical day for her, other than the part about running late. She'd probably make her way to the ghetto after school as usual to meet with the others.
Elsewhere, the boy that Kallen had bumped into made his way through the Tokyo Settlement. His name was Lelouch, and... well, his past was complicated, to say the least. As walked through the streets, he thought back to the night before...
Lelouch was currently sitting down for dinner with his beloved little sister. As they were eating, the phone suddenly began to ring. Excusing himself, Lelouch went into the other room. Picking it up, he spoke into the device. "Hello?"
"Hello." the one on the other end replied. The voice seemed a bit garbled, so either they were using something to distort their voice or the signal was poor. Either way, he didn't think that he recognized the voice. "Am I speaking to Lelouch?"
He was growing more wary by the moment. He definitely did not like where this call was going. "Yes, I am Lelouch." he replied despite his bad feeling.
"Thats good. I would like to meet with you, Lelouch vi Britannia." And at the mention of his real name, Lelouch's eyes widened. His mind raced with so many questions, such as how they found out, who were they, what did they want, and countless others. "I can understand that you may be uneasy, but you can relax. I mean you no harm. I simply want to meet with you."
Yes, Lelouch was in fact Lelouch vi Britannia, the former Eleventh Prince of the Holy Britannian Empire who had been exiled to Japan after the death of his mother, Empress Marianne. And to most of the world, he and his sister Nunnally were supposed to be dead, having died when Britannia invaded and took over Japan.
And so, that brought Lelouch to his current predicament. He wanted to find some way out of this, but he knew that was unlikely. Unfortunately, whoever this was held all the cards at the moment. They knew him but he didn't know who they were. Which meant he had little choice but to go along with their request. And so, he made his way to the appointed meeting place, the Shinjuku ghetto.
In another location in the Tokyo Settlement, the Third Prince of Britannia, Clovis la Britannia sat in his office as he met with a blond man who stood in front of his desk. "The Shinjuku ghetto?" Prince Clovis repeated the name of the location on the file that had been placed on his desk.
"Yes sir, you Highness." the blond man replied. "I have reports that suggest our target has been sighted there. At the very least, that was where the transport wreckage was discovered."
Clovis looked over the documents. Indeed, the descriptions certainly matched. A young woman with long green hair and amber eyes. Her clothes appeared to be rather odd, which could be that she was still wearing the restraint suit she had been in when they had been transporting her before the accident. Clovis cursed his inept subordinates for letting her escape. Then again, he supposed he shouldn't be too harsh, as it wasn't completely a mistake on their part seeing as it had been the victim of a terrorist attack.
He then contemplated his options. Recapture was important. But how to do was important. Her existence had to be kept from the public. After all, he couldn't let word of a girl who couldn't die go public, and risk those that he couldn't afford to get involved learn about her. He supposed he should count himself lucky that not many of the Elevens had taken much notice of her. If some dumb thugs had tried to have his way with her, things could have spread rather quickly after she healed from her injuries before their eyes. Still though, time was definitely of the essence.
"Tell me, what course of action do you suggest?"
"In all honesty, your highness, I suggest we simply seal off the area, and carry out a raid on the Shinjuku ghetto. We'll search for her and also eliminate the residents to keep the truth from getting out, saying that we're dealing with the terrorists who attacked the transport."
"How unfortunate, but I suppose there is no helping it. Have the troops prepare and assemble. We'll carry out the operation as soon as preparations are complete."
"Yes, your Highness."
Kallen made her way through the streets of Tokyo. Now that it was after school, she was glad to get out of that place. Really, she hated school. It was full over-privileged and self-entitled Britannians. Of course, it also wasn't like she had any friends either. Sure, there were plenty of girls who would associate themselves with her, but she wouldn't really call any of them her friends. They were just a bunch of spoiled rich girls. Really, it was just such an unpleasant place.
Now though, she was making her way to Shinjuku as she often did. There, she planned to meet up with the rest of her group. Or rather, it was her brother's group. Well, formerly his... But anyway, it was a small resistance cell made up of friends of her brothers. And she took part in it. It wasn't a big or major group like the JLF, but they did what they could. Like their mission the other day.
Leaving the unmarred ares of the settlement, she entered in to the ruined city of the Shinjuku district. Every time she came here, it always made her hate the Britannians more. They had invaded this land, took over, and left whatever they weren't using in shambles. It truly made her ashamed of that half of her blood. They all acted like they were so much better and treated the Japanese like dirt.
And that was why she wanted to help out their resistance group any way she could. Still though, she really wished they let her do more.
"All is ready, your highness." General Bartley told Clovis as he stood before him on the military transport, a G-1 base. Clovis sat on a throne towards the back, with the blond man he had met with earlier standing next to him.
"Good. Inform the troops to wait for my signal."
"Of course, your Highness."
At his side, the blond man in a white suit stood at attention. "So, Jadeite, do you think all will proceed as planned?"
"I see no reason that it shouldn't, your Highness." the blond man, Jadeite, replied. "Its not as if any of the Elevens here can hope to stand up to the Britannian military. Are only issue is whether or not she is still here, and that sighting was from this morning."
"Good. I don't want her slipping through our fingers again. I don't want any more blunders."
"Of course not, your Highness." Bartley said, not wanting to get on the Prince's bad side. In truth, ever since that Jadeite fellow had become involved with them, things had truly become... well, he supposed strange would be the best word to describe it. Yes, this mysterious man who possibly terrified him, had certainly changed things around here. But there was little he could say on the matter. Prince Clovis didn't seem to have any problem with him, after all.
"Now then, I must be leaving for now, your Highness." Jadeite said.
"Not going to stay and help oversee the operation?" Clovis asked.
"No, I must make my report. So I'll leave it in your capable hands, your Highness. I'll also entrust with a little something to help you." Jadeite said with snap of his fingers, and a woman in uniform entered stepped out from the shadows behind the prince. "She'll make sure everything goes fine."
"Yes, of course. And she is free to gather energy from the Elevens to bring back to your Queen." Clovis replied.
"You have my thanks, Prince Clovis. And with any luck, maybe finding her will lead us to the Legendary Silver Crystal." And with that, Jadeite walked into portal that materialized behind him, which vanished as soon as he was through.
"Now then, commence the operation! Destroy Shinjuku ghetto! Leave no one alive!" Clovis declared as he stood up from the throne he had been sitting on. He then turned to the woman that Jadeite had left there. "As for you, carry out your mission."
"Of course, Prince Clovis." she said before taking her leave with a bow.
And with his orders, the soldiers that had been assembled began to carry out their assault on the unsuspecting city.
As the chaos began to unfold, their was a transmission on the monitor, and a man wearing glasses appeared on screen. "Hello their, your Highness!" he greeted.
"Yes? What does ASEEC need?" Clovis asked boredly.
"Since you say you'll be facing off against some terrorists today, I was throwing in my offer to help out if things get too out of hand." the man, Lloyd Asplund said.
Normally, Clovis would simply dismiss the offer. But since he doubted it would come to that, he figured that he'd at least humor the man. "Why, of course. We would be glad to accept your assistance in case of an emergency. Though I have doubts that it will come to that." After all, with one of Jadeite's servants out there, no mere terrorist would be a match for them today.
"The chance is all I ask for. Hope we'll get to speak again soon!" And with that, the transmission ended.
As he heard the sounds of gunfire, Lelouch pressed his back against the wall, peaking out from around the corner, and watched a pair of soldiers gun down a group of Japanese people who fled in terror.
'Shit, what is the Britannian Military doing here?' Was this a trap? Did this person who called him here sell him out? No, that didn't make much sense. The military wouldn't be here to kill off a long-thought-dead prince of Britannia. Maybe they were after whoever had called him here and the person intended to use him as a bargaining tool for their own safety. That seemed more likely, but he still wasn't certain.
Regardless of what was their reason for being here, he wasn't about to let himself get caught up in this mess and possibly even killed in this whole mess. And so, being careful to not be seen, he began to try and escape from this situation unscathed.
As he did, he didn't another person hiding, watching him from the shadows. It was a girl who appeared to be the same age as him, with long green hair and amber eyes.
"Ohgi! What the hell is going on!? Did they show up here looking for us?" Kallen demanded into her phone.
"I have no idea!" the man on the other end replied frantically. "Although, I have a hard time believing that the Britannians are commuting such a huge force just for a small time group like us."
"Yeah, you've got a point." Then why were they doing this? What could their real objective be? Then again, maybe that transport that they attacked was more important than they thought. So then maybe they were out for revenge.
"Kallen, we're gonna try and fight them and save as many people as we can. You just get out of here!"
"Are you crazy!? No way am I running and leaving you guys!" she protested. "You'll need all the help you can get!"
"Thats an order, Kallen! Naoto would never forgive me if anything happened to you!"
"But-!" However, the phone was hung up before she could say anymore, effectively ending the conversation. "Damn it!" she just wanted to help, but they wouldn't let her. It wasn't even like she was useless or anything. She was strong, fast, and a could easily hold her own in a fight. And the only reason she wasn't allowed to help was because she was Naoto's younger sister. 'If only Naoto were still here...' she though, wondering if her brother would let her help at all.
But she sure as hell wasn't going to be brushed aside by them. She was gonna help whether they accepted her or not. After all, she figured she wouldn't able to run away in this situation anyway. And so, she steeled her resolve, and continued to make her way to the base.
And thats when she saw something strange. It was a woman in an officer uniform, standing before a group of people collapsing to their knees. Something appeared to be on each of their necks that appeared to be glowing.
"These humans, consumed by their fear and despair, are so easy to gather energy from." she said with quite a sinister chuckle.
"Hey you! What the hell do you think you're doing!?" Kallen called out, rushing at her, pulling out her pouch with a concealed knife. She didn't know what was going on, but this was not
"Oh?" the woman said, turning around to face Kallen as she rushed her. However, she didn't seem to be scared in the slightest. And as she did, she caught Kallen's knife in her hand by the blade.
"Wha...?"
And before anything else could be done, the woman snapped the off the blade of her knife as if it was a twig. "So, another human. And you seem like a feisty one. I think-" she was cut off as Kallen punched her in the face. However, much to the redhead's shock, she didn't seem affected by the impact at all, not flinching even slightly. "Well now, you've got quite the spirit. I think I'll play with you a bit." And with that, the woman began to laugh, which greatly unnerved Kallen on its own. And if that wasn't enough, this woman began to transform, her skin turning dark and shriveling and a red patch appeared on her forehead. The sclera of her eyes turned black, with the irises turned a pale yellow. Her hair also began to grow, and began to stick up on strands.
"You're... some kind of monster..." Kallen let out, fear beginning to come over her. She had generally always been a brave girl, but this... Monsters were not supposed to be real, and yet here one was, standing right before her! What could she possibly do? As she stood paralyzed with fear, the monster lunged at her, and she fell back onto the ground. The woman was then quickly on her, and wrapped her hands around Kallen's neck, cutting off her air.
As Kallen lay on the ground being choked, she reached around for anything, she felt something, and quickly stuck it into the monster woman's eye. After all, even if she was tough enough to take a punch, maybe her eyes were still as vulnerable as anything else's. And she was quickly proven correct as the monster woman let out a scream of immense pain. She then released her grip on Kallen's neck, who gasped for air as the monster woman put her hands to her face. Watching the woman in pain, she saw something sticking out from between her fingers covering her face, and saw that what she had stuck into her was the tip of her knife that had been snapped off.
Not wanting to be near her any longer, Kallen quickly scrambled to her feet and took off running.
"Come back here, you little bitch!" the monster woman yelled out. Kallen had absolutely no intention of listening to that demand, and thus continued to flee, intenind to lose her in the ghetto.
And after what felt like forever she turned around after not hearing anything behind her. Not seeing anything behind her, she placed her back to a wall to catch her breath. She thought about this crazy mess that was going on. And to think, she had actually thought today would be just like any other typical day in her life. "Oh, how I wish that was still the case right now." she said aloud, simply speaking her mind. Today was possibly the worst day of her life. And was really sucked was that she couldn't do anything about it! Ohgi and the others refused her help, and who knows what might have happened to them. And of course, there was that monster lady that had just almost killed her. "Ugh! I can't do anything!" she lamented as she said as she started to slump down.
"Feeling useless?" someone said, and her head shot around to see a young woman with long green eyes. She appeared to be wearing a restraint suit, like a prisoner.
"Who are you?" she demanded, not trusting whoever they were, giving the current circumstances. She had almost just been killed, after all. Plus, there was still that whole military attack thing going on. She instinctively reached for her knife, and only when she found it wasn't there did she recall what had happened to it.
"Do you want power?" she asked, seemingly unaffected by her demands.
"'Power?'" This piqued her interest, not knowing what to expect. But she definitely could use some power right now.
"Yes, I can give you power. You may not believe in magic, but that is what I can offer you. And after what you've just seen, I'm inclined to think that you might believe me." Kallen had to admit, after seeing a monster like that woman, she was a lot less skeptical of many things. "I offer you a contract." she said as she held out a gold brooch.
"A contract?" Kallen had a bad feeling about that, like some kind of deal with the devil. She was suddenly reminded of a show she had heard some people in one of her classes talking about once, with a creature offering girls the chance to become magical girls with a contract. From the stuff she remembered, it had many of them suffer horrible fates. "Uh, I don't about this..."
"Its more of an offer, really. Old habits die hard, after all." she said with a wry smile, as if amused by a private joke.
"I don't get it." she said, voicing her confusion.
"I'd prefer if you didn't."
Rolling her eyes at that, she returned to the main subject. "So what is this you're offering me?"
"Its power. You are chosen to wield a great power."
"Chosen?"
"Just take the brooch if you accept."
"You're awfully pushy." However, at this point, Kallen knew it wasn't as if she had many other options. After all, if that monster found her right now, she would likely die by it's hands. She couldn't hope to stand up to it. And it had been wearing a Britannian military uniform, so did that mean it was working for the Britannians? That thought certainly terrified her. And so, she reached out her hand and took the brooch from her. "So how do I use it?"
"Simply put it on," the woman explain as Kallen attached it to her uniform. "Then you have to say the phrase "Moon Prism Power, Make Up!"
Kallen prepared herself for whatever might happen. She was still wary, but she was prepared. She just wondered what might happen if this did work. Well, she suppose that she'd find out shortly. Taking a deep breath, she spoke up. "Moon Prism Power, Make Up!" And as soon as she spoke those words, Kallen felt herself enveloped in a bright light.
From the brooch, red ribbons came out and wrapped around her torso, and then transformed into a white leotard with a blue sailor collar, then a red bow appeared in the front from the brooch. She then held her arms out in front of her, and red ribbons wrapped around them, and transformed into elbow-length gloves as she spread them to her side. Then ribbons wrapped around her legs and formed high-heeled boots. A blue miniskirt then appeared from her new leotard. Her hair then lifted and spiked up at the sides, and a golden tiara appeared on her forehead.
As she took in her sudden transformation, and at her new get-up. From the leotard and miniskirt, to the gloves, and the-high heeled boots."Wh-what the hell!? A sailor uniform? This is ridiculous!" she protested. For one, the miniskirt on this thing was way too short!" she complained, hating what she was currently wearing.
"Sorry, but I can't really help you on that front." the green haired girl said with a shrug, an amused smirk on her face. Kallen could tell that she was definitely enjoying her embarrassment, and it irritated her.
"You tricked me!"
"No I didn't."
"Of course you did! "Power" my ass! You just wanted to get me into this ridiculous costume!"
"The outfit aside, you have indeed gained power." And right after that, she appeared to notice something and a smirk found its way onto her face. Just as Kallen was about to ask what she saw, she heard a loud scream, and turned to see it was the monster lady from before approaching.
"Her again..." Kallen said, really hoping that this really had given her power. She also watched as the woman ducked behind something out of sight.
"Who are you? Where is that girl I was chasing?" the monster woman demanded, and Kallen was a bit surprised. I mean, it wan't as if she was wearing a mask or anything. Her hair was just stuck up at the side a bit. Oh well, whatever the reason, she would just worry about it later. Especially since the woman lunged right at her, ready strike her down in her rage..
However, just before it could connect, Kallen leaped backwards, and was amazed when she noticed that she had ended up a lot further than she had expected. And when the monster continued her assault, she side stepped and and avoided her next strike. As Kallen nimbly dodged the monster's attack, she was amazed by her abilities. Now, despite her act at school, she had never been in such a frail condition. In fact, she had always been above average in the physical ability department. However, now she was doing things that even she never could before. Her movements were agile, and her reaction speed was beyond what she thought she could do. She had to admit, despite the ridiculous attire, she really had gained power.
"HYA!" she yelled out as she kicked the monster in the chest, sending it flying back into the wall behind it. Compared to that punch she had tried earlier, she was definitely impressed by her new capabilities. "This is amazing!" she said, performing a high kick in the air, followed by a punch, and finally a back flip, flying farther back than possible for a normal human for such a maneuver, and landed on both feet and a hand planted on the ground. "Now, with my new power, I'm gonna kick your ass!"
"We'll see about that!" the monster lady said. "I thought you were just a regular human before, but now I see I'll have to get serious!"
"Bring it on!" Kallen felt confident in her own abilities. She could definitely take this monster, and whatever she could dish-
"Watch out!" the mysterious woman from before called out, but it was too late. She several people grab her from behind, and saw it was several of the Japanese citizens from before. Their expressions appeared to be blank.
"Ha ha ha... You see, those people I've been draining energy from are also under my power." the woman said. "And in their weakened state, you could easily kill them accidentally if you struggle too much! Ahahaha!"
"Why you-!" Kallen said, more and more grabbing her. She briefly thought about just going for it regardless, but then quickly took care of that thought. She'd be no better than the Britannians if she did that! But still, she had to get out of this situation.
The monster woman was not planning to give Kallen enough time to do that, and so she began to charge at Kallen once again, holding out her hand, which was tipped with razor sharp nails. She was definitely going for the kill right now. But just before the connected, there was a sudden sound of a gunshot, and a bullet struck the ground in front of the creature, causing her to hesitate.
"I apologize for interfering in your battle, young lady." a voice said, and she turned to see a figure concealed in shadows, holding the gun.
As the man stepped out, Kallen was a bit surprised by what he was wearing. While not as embarrassing as her own sailor uniform, it was kinda ridiculous in its own, over the top, ways. Wearing dark purple suit with gold trimmings, with a black cape with a red inner lining, and most notable of all, his unique black mask, covering his whole head, and a dark purple circle of what she assumed was some kind of glass for him to see through. He then leaped down and kicked the monster woman away.
"Get him, you fools!" the monster woman ordered as she got to her feet.
"I suggest you close your eyes for a moment." he said as a panel in his mask opened over an eye, and Kallen did as she was told. "Sleep!" he ordered, and Kallen felt all the people around her slump over. When she opened her eyes, she saw that they all were indeed sleeping.
"But how!?" the monster demanded. Currently, she really didn't like her odds. Both of these people were stronger than a normal human. The girl on her own was enough for her, but both of these people? No, she'd have to make a tactical retreat for now. And so, she quickly leaped away.
Seeing that their foe was leaving, Zero turned to face Kallen. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. I didn't need your help, by the way." she said, getting the people who were asleep off of her.
"Good thing I wasn't intervening just to help you." he said with a chuckle. "Rather, I also wanted to help these people being manipulated."
"And who are you anyway."
"Ah yes, forgive me for not introducing myself. I am," he then swung his arm out as his cape billowed dramatically. "Zero!"
"'Zero?'" Kallen repeated. "Well, I'm-"
"Her name is Sailor Moon." the mystery woman from before spoke up, walking over to them from her hiding place. And Kallen couldn't help but feel embarrassed by being given such an awkward code name. Still, she supposed that it wasn't the worst name ever.
"Is it now?" Zero said with another light chuckle. "Well then, Sailor Moon, now, if you don't mind, I'd like your help."
"My help? With what?"
"Why, together, we're going to save Shinjuku."
And with that, we close out the first chapter. Well, Kallen and Lelouch's roles in this are pretty clear. With Kallen as Moon, and Lelouch as his usual role of Zero instead of as Tuxedo Mask. I'm not even gonna bother trying to pretend to hide his role there. Also have all the other Sailors picked out. Your're free to guess who if you want. Cause I'd like to think that at least some of them will be surprising. But we'll find out later then, I suppose.
So, what do you think so far? Any questions, suggestions on how to improve, or criticism? Any and all reviews are appreciated.