A/N: yeah, its been a long time since the penultimate chapter has been posted; but between school and writer's block, how am I supposed to write? anyways, here's the chapter you guys (and ladies) have been dying to read: THE FINAL CHAPTER OF GEASS FRONT!!!

Checkmate

-I-

"Lelouch?" C.C said. "Behold, C.C; the culmination of 4 millenia of planning; the Avatar of The Force. a living, breathing manifestation of all the aspects of the undying Force." Kaine announced. "Lelouch? Can you hear me?" C.C asked. Lelouch spoke in a baritone voice fit for a king. "I only answer to my master, Jedi."

"Master my fething ass; you have the power to create or destroy whole universes, why would you answer to a baldy like him?" Anakin shouted. Lelouch's answer was simple; outstretching his hand, he lifted Anakin high in the air and tossed him like a ragdoll. Anakin hit a wall and landed with a sickening crunch. "Anakin!" Tahiri shouted. Lelouch responded by doing the same thing he did to Anakin to her.

"Do not question my powers." Lelouch boomed. "Lelouch, what happened to you? think of all the lives you'll be destroying; Shirley's, Suzaku's, Kallen's, even Cody's! Is this how you will change the world for Nunually?" C.C asked. "SILENCE!" Lelouch shouted, with all the fury of Hell's angels. "Do you know the pain felt when you see you mother gunned down? Do you feel the anguish you suffer when you kill your own sister? I have the power to stop the pain of loss and sorrow; the power of Kings!"

C.C looked at Lelouch with unbelievable eyes. "Lelouch; why do you must burden your cross alone? Why must you become the animal you seek to destroy?" C.C went to her knees in anguish and cried in sorrow. "This has taken too long; Lelouch, begin the work." Kaine stated. "As you say, milord; it shall be done." Lelouch answered. Lelouch then went into a meditative pose, focusing all his powers unto the gyroscope.

Outside, the sphere began to increase in size, slowly enveloping the city. "Oh, feth; that can't be good." Cody said. Suzaku and Kallen looked on in worry, holding onto each other for support. "What does this mean, Kallen?" Suzaku asked. Kallen shrugged. "I don't know; but it can't be good."

Deep inside, however, Kallen knew it was going to get a whole lot worse.

-I-

Coruscant.

"Chancellor Peacecraft, Minister Ismail; look outside!"

Chancellor Relena Peacecraft and Minister Marina Ismail looked outside of their office in Coruscant to see a giant dark sphere forming just outside of The Senate Rotunda. "Chancellor, you must evacuate!" one of her aides stated. Relena merely stared out at the enroaching sphere. "May god help us all." She muttered. Outside, 7 humanoid mechas, four of them giving off strange particles, zoomed to meet the sphere. Marina looked up at one of them and muttered, "Setsuna."

-I-

Tattoine, outer rim.

The Jawas went by their usual business; salvaging parts and derelict spaeships to sell to moisture farmers. however, one of them noticed a giant sphere forming just near them. All the Jawas stopped what they were doing to notice the sphere, a pair of them dropping an astromech droid.

-I-

Ryloth.

"INTO THE BREACH! ONCE MORE, INTO THE-" A New Republic trooper shouted, beckoning his comrades to continue their assault on a Sith firebase, until he noticed the giant sphere forming in front of him, New Republic Gunstars and Sith fire spitters alike being swallowed up by the rapidly-expanding object.

-I-

Planet Hapes, Hapes Cluster.

"Mommy! Mommy!" Alanna shouted, running to her mom, Queen Mother Tenal Ka. "What is it, Ala-" she started to say, until she looked out her window.

A giant black sphere had appeared in the middle of Hapes, seemingly from out of nowhere. Tenal Ka felt a stab of darkness through the force, and she knew trouble was brewing.

-I-

Across the universe, Kaine's insidious plot became apparant. Tatooine, Nal Hutta, Coruscant. Every planet was plagued by those black spheres, ready to be swallowed into darkness...

-I-

Back in Tartarus, C.C was overcome with grief. "god forgive me for failing. Failing Revan and Bastilla, failing Marianne, failing Lelouch…"She thought, hunched over her knees crying. Before her, Lelouch stood there stoically, almost like a god. "And so the circle is now complete; before Lelouch, were the destroyer, and now you are the creator." Kaine mused aloud, laughing deeply at the thought. "Picture it, Lelouch; a universe free of sin and greed, free of hate and strife, and all of it our playing field. Nunually would be proud."

"Nunually…" Lelouch thought. At that very moment, C.C felt something within Lelouch, a sense of warmth and tenderness that few ever saw of the Britannian. C.C stopped sobbing and looked up. "Lelouch?" she muttered. She struggled to stand up, the after-effects of Kaine's force lighting still wearing off. "Lelouch, can you hear me?"

Lelouch didn't reply, his face stoic and unmoving. "Lelouch, please; stop this madness. You don't have to change the world like this!" C.C begged. "Why should I not change a world that has seen so much strife, so much hatred?" Lelouch asked, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Because I love you!"

Those three words awakened something Lelouch long buried. His face contorted in surprise. "I loved you ever since we met." C.C said, emotion flowing through every word. "When I confronted Mao, the mere thought of you gave me strength. And when I was plunged into the ocean by Jeremiah, the last thought and regret was not able to kiss you again. I know we said it many times the last few days, but this time I mean it with every fibre of my body… I LOVE YOU, LELOUCH VI BRITANNIA!"

That bold declaration made Lelouch's eyes widen. Within seconds, he closed them. Within moments, he opened them, his once-dark purple eyes turning to a shade of smooth purple. "C.C." He muttered.

C.C started to walk towards Lelouch. "And to prove it, I give you my life." Kaine's eyes widened in shock. "No; no, no, no!" Kaine shouted as he flung a wave of force lightning towards Lelouch. However, C.C caught it with her right hand and shot it back tenfold at Kaine. Kaine was whipped straight across the room, hitting a wall and subsequently knocked out. C.C walked ever closer to Lelouch, her face nearly touching the gyroscope. "C.C, don't! If you come any closer to me, you'll might-" Lelouch started to say, but C.C put her hand over his mouth. "I know, Lelouch." She said. Lowering her hand over his chin, C.C leaned in and kissed Lelouch. Lelouch's eyes were wide in shocked, but he soon closed them. C.C entered the gyroscope and held Lelouch close to her as the once dark colors that once surrounded Lelouch began to fade away, only to be replaced by white and gold tendrils of energy. The colors danced and vibrating as they surrounded the two lovers. Finally, the colors coalesced, obscuring them from view, when a flash of light soon encompassed the room.

Outside, the black sphere was enveloped in a blinding white light, as if the sphere was hit by god himself. "Great, another freaky cosmic thing!" Cody shouted, shielding his eyes. Suzaku turned his back towards the light, his body shielding Kallen. Finally the light died down, and what appeared was etched into everyone's brain forever.

-I-

Bands of light danced around the sky, the black sphere banished by some force. Gold and white light illuminated the sky, and despite it being the afternoon, it was still visible in the light of the sun. Part Northern lights, part St. Elmo's fire, it was an awe-inspiring spectacle. "My god, it's beautiful." Cornelia muttered. Even Admiral Brutus was amazed. "It's like… god himself is here." he muttered. "SIR! The entire Sith fleet is sending the same message to us!" A NR spacey operator announced, phasing Brutus back into reality. "What does it say?"

The operator looked at his screen, and his eyes widened. "They're surrendering! All Sith ships are striking their colors and are surrendering!"

"Sir; we got a report from Commander Scythe in Europe; they're saying that all Sith personal are lowering their weapons and surrendering!"

"Same goes for Commander Hamil in the Northern Hemisphere!"

"Sir; The Sith army at Tartarus has surrendered!"

"I can't believe it; we won!"

A cheer resounded throughout the bridge as news of The New Republic victory became known. Brutus smiled as he sat in his command chair. "It's over; the war is finally over."

-I-

On tartarus, Sith troopers threw their weapons to the feet of victors as they marched with their hands behind their heads. In the background were the din and screams of victory as The New Republic celebrated. At the summit of Mt. Fuji, the Sith Flag was torn down as an old Japanese flag, a red sun with stylized rays, was lifted in its place by none other than Suzaku and Kallen. "Men and Women of the world; WE ARE FREE!" Suzaku shouted triumphantly, greeted by the cheers and raised fists of the soldiers who fought so hard to liberate this planet. Suzaku waved to the crowd for a bit, until Kallen grabbed him by the arms and kissed him. Only the need for oxygen caused them to separate.

"So, what's next?" Kallen asked. "I might come with Cody and Jaina to their galaxy; I heard Cody talking about a nice planet named Naboo we can get married." Kallen scoffed. "Marriage?" she asked, "After being together for like, a day, you're thinking about marr-" Kallen was soon interrupted when Suzaku pulled a quill pen from his pocket. "Kallen Statfeld Kozuki; will you marry me?"

Kallen's eyes widened in surprise. "Hell yeah!" she said enthusiastically. "I hope Lelouch is your best-" Kallen''s eyes suddenly widened again in shock. Suzaku knew what she was thinking of. "Lelouch!"

-I-

An hour Later, Cody and Jaina kicked down the door of Kaine's universe creator at the top of the spire, followed by Shirley, Suzaku, Kallen, Rivalz, and Milly. All they saw was Tahiri treating a head wounded Anakin received, shattered glass everywhere. The body of Darth Kaine was nowhere to be found. "What the Frak happened?" Cody asked. "It looked like a storm hit this place." Shirley added.

"Anakin; what happened here?" Suzaku asked. Anakin forced a weak smile. "Long story." "Where's Lelouch and C.C?" Kallen asked. The two JedI knight's mood darkened considerably. "We… couldn't found any bodies." Tahiri said solemnly. Everyone took the hint, and it felt like the ceiling caved in on them.

"Lelouch is…" Shirley muttered, breaking into tears as the reality dawned on them. "So, Lelouch, old buddy; this is the way the world ends." Suzaku muttered. Everyone mourned the death of an exceptional man, and the death of an equally exceptional woman. Until light enveloped the room. "My dear friends; I leave for an hour and everyone think's I'm dead?" a voice stated.

"I can't be…" Kallen said aghast. The light died down, revealing a man with black hair and deep purple eyes along with a girl around the same age as him with long green hair and piercing gold eyes. "I am no longer Zero; I am just….Lelouch." Lelouch Vi Britannia announced. After a moment's pause of silence, everyone smiled and cried and ran to hug the two in a giant group hug. After everything was over, Suzaku asked, "How did you guys came back?"

Lelouch and C.C looked at each other and merely replied, "Friends showed us the way." Lelouch then looked over the shoulders of all his friends and colleagues, both old and new, and he saw all the faces he once that helped showed him the way; Todoh, the Black Knights, Sayako. And then he saw his mother looking over Nunually, and when he saw Nunually, he felt the first true smile he had in years. Why, you ask?

Nunually finally was able to see.

The end

After a year's worth of writing, my first completed Fanfic comes to a close. I Would like thank all the fans who reviewed and the support I got to complete this, including the following people:

Electric Eclectic, for helping me with ideas for the series and your constant reviewing.

Infinite Freedom, for your constant interviewing and ideas.

2stupid, for giving me the first constructable criticism review I ever got and helping me find some key errors in my writing. Thanks a lot, man!

For the minds of George Lucas, Yoshiyuki Tomino, and of Sunrise to create Star Wars, Gundam, and Code Geass (respectively). Without them, this story cannot be written.

And for my family, for their undying support and love. For that, I am eternally thankful.

And for you, for reading Star Wars: Geass Front.

So what are you doing here? In the words of Ferris Bueller; the Story's over, go home!

"It's never the ending, only a new beginning."