A/N: Sorry it took me awhile to put this one up. I was having writers block for a I wanted to have this looong one out before Christmas~

Thank you to everyone who read and faved! And a big thanks to my Beta-Reader KazeRose for pre-reading this! Happy Holidays everyone~

Geass 3

Just like Lelouch had said the night before, it did take him awhile to convince the Ashford to let me stay. But, they did eventually give in.

When they did, I had already reunited with Nunnally. I was glad she remembered me. She looked so happy despite the fact that she was blind and crippled (but I always knew her that way, so it wasn't much of a difference.) Her smile would always brighten up a room. And it didn't take much to make her smile, either.

"We're all together now." She said. I wasn't sure what she meant. Weren't we missing one person?

During that night, I had a dream. I can't remember much of it now. But I do remember it was creepy; it felt so real but you knew it wasn't, you know? All I can remember is a foggy lake and a woman in colonial clothes. She had long, bright green hair, and yellow eyes. She didn't seem human. She would turn her head to look at me at an angle, and appear with an uncanny smile for a mere millisecond. But that's all I can remember.

When I woke up I, the light shown threw the curtains to tell me it was well past time to get up. So I warily stretched until I was up.

"Did you sleep well?" Nunnally asks as I involuntarily walk to the dining room table, with her usual smile lighting up my morning.

"Like someone who hasn't slept on a decent bed in years." After all, I did live in the Chinese Federation for 6 years. And they weren't all to nice when giving their citizens money.

I sit down in a chair next to Nunnally and proceed to yawn again. "So, where's Lelouch this fine morning?"

Nunnally giggles lightly at how at ease I seem. "He woke up early to go play some chess games."

That did seem like him. He always loved to challenge himself, even when he was young. "But does Lelouch always skip class?" I would have to keep that as a side note for later.

Wait-class? Realization dawns on me like an ample gong being struck and vibrating through my head. "Oh no, class! I'm late! Why didn't one of you wake me up??"

While I have been running around like an idiot, Nunnally continues to giggle at my naive-ness. It was actually getting on my nerves (for once.) "What are you laughing at?"

"You don't have to worry so much, Maeko. It's a holiday."

Well, since it is a holiday today, I decided I would take a walk and absorb my new surroundings. Maybe find some old memories while I'm at it?

While I have been walking through the settlement, I noticed something that gave me a small shock. I didn't see anything, no sushi bars, no karate dojos, or even one shrine! Britannia had gotten rid of all signs of the Japanese culture that people called beautiful. Maybe Britannia didn't call it beautiful, but we sure did! This wasn't right, wiping a person's culture clean and then calling them a number? They denied that we were even human!

I had to stop getting myself into that state of mind. It only led to more and more violence. So I guess I'll try to ease my mind by paying more attention to where I am walking.

Wait, I just realized I was walking towards the Ghetto! I lift my head up to see the very thing that still stood: the old Tokyo Tower. Even though it's damaged, it bypasses far more than any other building. That gives me a little bit of hope.

After I stepped into the borderlines of the Ghetto, I could see the bars, dojos and even a shrine or two. But they were collapsing from the lack of work.

An all-familiar chaos begins to stir in the air as I see a crowd drawing in. The people are running in my direction; which gives me two options, I could follow the panicking crowd out of the Ghetto, or I could go towards the chaos. I decide to do the second option. Don't ask me why, I guess it's a stupid decision. But something was telling me just to ignore the flow.

When I get past to crowd of hysterical people, I see a familiar face. The green haired woman from my dream this morning contemplates me with the same abnormal smile she did that time. After our eyes meet for a mere second, she turns a corner. Something tells me this woman knows me somehow, yet I don't know her.

I follow the yellow-eyed woman around the corner until she disappears. I was now in an empty alleyway with nothing but an unattended Knightmare; Though, I can't tell what brand it is, I'm not that much of a brainiack. But what I don't get is what a knightmare frame would be doing out in the open like this, without a pilot, no less. Well, there's no harm in actually looking inside of it, is there?

I only know a fraction about piloting a Knightmare. When I get bored, I tend to read; and when I get really bored, I tend to read a lot. (Like Knightmare manuals for example.) But I haven't actually ever gotten into one, let alone seen one. So this would be a first.

I slowly pry the hatch open to the cockpit, and what do ya know? There's no one inside, and the keys in the ignition with the system already booted up. I sit down in the seat andI finally realize this is nothing like the manual said it would be! Is it just me, or is something a bit odd around here?

As I'm examining all the new buttons around me, I hear a sound from a headphone set next to the seat. I put the set on my head, "P1, do you read me?"

Oh great! Someone must've found out a kid snuck into one of his or her frames. I'm dead meat!

"P1 why are you so far away from the group?"

P1? Was he talking to me? It looked like I was the only frame nearby.

The voice sounds again, "P1, respond. What is your status?"

If I respond, they might realize there's a different person in this frame. Or I could not respond. But then they would come to check out the frame and I would be done for that way too. What did I get myself into?

I decided I would be safest in the frame. It was only a probability if they would find out who I was. So I try my best to answer, "Yep, I'm here. Everything looks in good condition, from what I can tell."

The voice responded, "Then get out to K2's group and help them out."

What?! I'm going to be fighting now?? I don't even know who I'm fighting for! "Where is that again?" I asked.

The voice sighed, "North East of you."

"Uhh, right. On my way." Why was I doing this again? Well, if I looked at this in a strategic point of view, if I got out of the cockpit right now, the worst thing that would happen would be I would get killed. So let's go with option B.

I tried my best with controlling the frame. But it's a lot harder than it looks. Seeing as the way the men talked, I must've been 'working' for some activists group. The leader was clearly good at giving out strategies. But something told me that he was going easy on the strategy plan. Especially when one new enemy arrived, and the pilots began to flee. There was a simpler way to do this.

I figured all they would have to do is hack into the foe's computer system and shut them down with a virus. So that's what I did. I got out my PDA and connected it to the frame'soutput plug-in. The next step was to break through the enemies firewall and get into their frame networking system.

The other activists must've thought I was dead, cause while I was doing all of this; I was standing still in the middle of a battlefield! But it didn't matter, because after a few minutes of tapping my fingers the enemy line of frames froze in place.

Now I had to figured out that the activists were known as the 'Black Knights'. As they were celebrating their temporary victory, I was trying to stay concealed in my Knightmare, at least until they left. Most of the infantry didn't care; but their leader, Zero, was different. "P1, come on out and celebrate."

Now I have no choice but to get out. The groups of drunken soldiers begin to tense at the sight of a young student. Heck, I think I saw the genius leader even stiffen! "Uhh-Hey guys. That was a great fight back there."

"You're not one of my men." Zero declares.

"She's probably a spy!" one of the soldiers argues.

Zero begins to look to me, "You are the one who stopped the Britannia forces in their tracks." It wasn't a question.

This man made me very intimidated, I couldn't stand to look him in the 'mask'. But I answer anyway, "I am."

I think I managed to catch a glimpse of Zero stiffen again before speaking, "What is your name?"

I ponder for a moment. These people are considered criminals, and when I came here I promised myself I would be known as a Brit. Hardly anyone knows my real name anyways. "…Malin Harriss, sir."'

The crowds of men freeze. Ok, maybe using a Britannia name in a Japanese activist group was a bad idea. The man in the mask looked as if he was brooding. "Well then, Miss Malin… how would you like to be a part of the Black Knights?"

Many of the infantry didn't like this, "But Zero-" "Why should we have another weak girl on the team?" (That one was obviously gonna get it.)

"You obviously have a reason for fighting your own kind. I could greatly use your knowledge on my quest."

Was this guy for real? He thought he could just ask and I would come in with open arms? What is this 'quest' anyway? "Quest?"

"My quest to free Japan."

I've had just about enough with this guy's ego. I scoff, "You can take that offer back to the shop you got it from. Get real."

"Why you-" Either these soldiers were 'mad drunks' or they just don't like me.

So before they even finish with their insults, I start to walk out of the activists' hideout. With my back to their egoistic leader I explain, "Once a country is taken, it's hardly possible to get it back. It'd be much easier to just take over another completely different country and bring the Japanese there. Be more realistic."