Lelouch is not having a good day. It started alright in the morning but went downhill from there. In the morning he won in a chess game against a noble, with money on the side of course. It would've been a perfect day if he did just happen to see a truck crash nearby.

"I should've just left it alone." Lelouch muttered in the dark.

Lelouch decided it was a smart idea to check if anybody was there and fell in. Stupid mistake in his opinion and lucky because this is where it all began.

Lelouch tried to find a source of light but is unsuccessful. Thinking calmly he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a cell phone. He flips it open and shines the light upon the truck compartment. The first thing he notices is the egged shaped machine next to him. Taking a closer look nothing seems weird about it, except the fact it is egged shaped and in the back of the truck. Lelouch then notices something in the corner of his eyes. He knelt down and took a closer inspection. It turns out to be a keypad. The keypad only had numbers and seems to be worn out. Looking even closer he found that the numbers "1,5,9" are the only numbers that were rubbed off. Lelouch smirks at the simple design and sees how many numbers are needed to unlock the egg. After testing for a couple of seconds Lelouch determines that it has four number slots.

"Hmm… there are eighty-one combinations and there is no way I can try all of them in this amount of time." Lelouch contemplates to himself.

Lelouch just shook his head and began trying all the possible numbers.

Half n' Hour Later

Lelouch finally unlocks the egg. The great thing about such crappy and simple machines is that there were no traps sprung on wrong codes. Looking like a kid in a candy store Lelouch waited with great anticipation. The egg opens and a girl confined to a strait jacket comes out.

"What the Hell." Lelouch mutters.

As the girl falls to the floor Lelouch carefully approaches the unconscious girl. A sudden noise coming from the egg like machine made Lelouch look up at it. The egg like machine closes itself and stays motionless. Lelouch figuring that it is over looks back to where the girl was laying down only to find her gone. Lelouch tenses at the disappearance and begins to look around frantically.

CLANK CLANK

Lelouch hears someone walk down and hides behind the machine, peeking over the side he saw a red haired girl talking. Something about her reminded Lelouch of someone; he could not place where he had seen her before. After the red haired girl left Lelouch began to look around once again for the mysterious girl. Suddenly a hand covered his mouth and pulled him back into the shadows. His head slams onto the wall nearly blacking him out. A little out of it, the girl looks at him in the eyes and was about to say something when the truck crashes into something and jars them around. Lelouch fell forwards and the girl fell back. Lelouch lands on top of her with an "oommpp". The girl groans at the weight on top of her. Suddenly the truck opens up to the dimly lit tunnel. Lelouch looks up and pushes himself off of the girl.

A soldier in armor sees the egged shaped machine and alerts his comrades of his position. Taking careful approach the soldier sees Lelouch and a girl, the soldier quickly decided to take out the terrorist before they do something.

Lelouch hears the footsteps and locates the noise only to see a fist coming to his face. Stars exploded upon impact and Lelouch falls unto the ground. The girl more aware of her surroundings slips away quickly. While the soldier is dealing with a bigger threat the girl took that chance and hid herself. Lelouch pushes himself off the floor to stand and look at the soldier.

The soldier immediately recognized Lelouch.

Lelouch just sneers, "So this is what the Britannians do huh? Shoot before asking questions?"

"Lelouch?" The soldier mouths in astonishment.

"?" Lelouch was taken aback by the familiarity the person had with him. "Who are you?"

The soldier quickly takes off his helmet and says, "It's me, Suzaku."

Lelouch recognized him too and was speechless. "What…What are you doing here?"

Before Suzaku could say more a group of soldiers appeared. Lelouch and Suzaku stops and looks at them. Suzaku walks over to them to explain the situation. Before Suzaku could say anything the Commander narrowed his eyes.

"Good job on finding the poison gas. But we must not let any witnesses to it alive."

Lelouch's eyes widen and he grits his teeth. 'Che… this is how they always work…'

"I can not follow that order Sir. They are just cilivans." Suzaku said as her turns to Lelouch. Lelouch is actually shocked at what Suzaku says, Lelouch sees a movement behind Suzaku and was about to warn him, but it was too late.

"Well, I'm sorry to hear that." The Commander points the pistol on Suzaku's back and pulls the trigger.

BANG

Suzaku face looked shocked and falls face first onto the dirt in the tunnel.

Lelouch grits his teeth at the death of his friend. "Bastards!"

"Hmp" The Commander grunts and points the gun at Lelouch.

Same Timeframe Where Suzaku Got Shot

The driver of the van is bleeding to death. With the last of his strength he grabs a picture of his wife and child and looks at it for the final time.

"Japan………Bonzai…." With that the driver flips a switch next to him.

Lelouch and Commander Standoff

Suddenly with no warning the truck explodes, knocking everyone down to the floor. Lelouch took that as his cue to run and he ran for his life. As Lelouch ran down the tunnel a hand grabs from behind and puts another hand over his mouth. Lelouch is once again dragged into the shadows.

Lelouch this time is prepared for it and cushioned the blow to his head with his shoulder to the wall. The girl looks at him once again in the eyes. Lelouch stares back and was about to say something, but the girl beat him to it.

"So you are my… Do you have a desire that must be completed before all else?" The girl stops herself and continues with an unrelated question.

Lelouch sneers at the girl. "Why do I have to tell you anything?"

The girl looks at him and replies, "There is a way for me to help you in your goals, but it comes with a price."

"Oh? And what would that be princess?" Lelouch said mockingly.

"I can give you the power of a King." The girl simply replies.

This actually piqued Lelouch's interest. The girl notices this and waits for his answer.

"What do I have to do in order to obtain this power?"

"You have to help me complete my goal. A world where I am not persecuted a world that is there for my people. I do not care how you accomplish this nor do I care what you can obtain while doing this, no matter what… you have to help me complete my goal." The girl stops her rant and once again quietly waits for Lelouch to make his move.

Lelouch pauses and thinks over some things the girl said to him. "Why me?"

"Because you were chosen."

"By whom?"

"There is no need for you to know."

"Huh…"

"So what is your answer?"

"You know… there are desires that I have. A promise made to a dead friend, a promise to myself, a promise to a sister, a promise to my dead mom, and a promise to my father. A promise of a life time. Now I have one more." Lelouch smiles at the girl. "Now tell me what your name is?"

The girl smiles softly and serenely. "You can call me C.C."

"And mine is Lelouch Lamperouge."

"This is the contract." C.C. slowly tilts Lelouch's head towards herself and places her forehead to his.

Lelouch felt weird. Images flashes be quickly. Two worlds. A place filled with people that have the same tattoos as C.C. More images flashed by and Lelouch is finally pulled back into reality. His left eye burns with pain. C.C. lets go of him and says something he could not hear.

"This is the power of the King. The burden that you must carry for all of your ageless life."

Lelouch then rights himself, and looks at C.C. calmly, with the left eye glowing.

"This is the beginning to a horrible war."