AN: Man, I just couldn't get this idea off my mind, and continue with my other fanfics, so I decided to just make this first chapter and see where it goes from there. Hopefully this will inspire others as well.

Basically, this is a rewrite of the previous one that started off at the Ragnarok Connection, where Lelouch meets up with his mother and Emperor Charles. This is also a sort of what if, if Suzaku wasn't there kind of thing, I mean Zero Requiem ending with Suzaku killing him wouldn't have happened if so, I think.

This one however, will begin right at the time when Japan was invaded by Britannia. It was slightly inspired by MM Browsing's challenge, the part where Lelouch met the Fog when he was younger.

POV will be first person, since I realized I'm sort of bad at other pov styles, though I might change the pov at some points if the situation fits.

WARNING: IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE MANGA, THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS

Japanese Territorial Waters – Japanese Luxury Cruiser – 2010 a.t.b.

Your highness, please wait up! Nunnally's caretaker, Tanaka-san, from what I remember, called out to both me and Suzaku.

"Suzaku, they're calling us! Come on, let's just go with them, and rest!" I huffed out, as I ran with Suzaku towards who knows where.

"Lelouch, don't worry it's fine, besides you really need the exercise, how will you take care of Nunnally that way?" Suzaku grinned, as he led me towards the ship's bridge.

"Fine, but if we get in trouble, it's your fault!" I managed to wheeze out, before Suzaku suddenly yanked me out of the ship's corridor.

"Your highness! Master Kururugi!" I heard Tanaka's voice, as a bunch of footsteps passed by the corridor. I had half a mind to call them, but I decided against it to see what Suzaku's agenda with the bridge would be...

"Suzaku, explain to me again why we're sneaking off?" I asked the mischievious boy that was grinning in front of me; a smile plastered on his face.

"Hehe! Don't you think it's cool? This ship used to be a battleship you know?" Suzaku once more grinned, as he grabbed a dusty object from within one of the closets inside the room that we were in. I can't say that I wasn't interested though, I had this certain interest in naval ships when I was young, I believe it was due to my late mother's prowess as a Britannian Naval Commander before she joined up with the Knightmare corps, and from there, caught the attention of the Emperor and became a Knight of Rounds.

I want to believe that it was like one of those fantasy stories, but this time, it was my Mother, the hero who got the king's attention, the Emperor's, and later on married him... I am Lelouch vi Britannia, a former prince of Britannia. I rescinded my claim on the throne, when my father, the man whom my mother trusted, did not bat an eyelash on her death. And when I asked for justice, he threw me and my sister away as political hostages.

"Here we go!" Suzaku stated with a smile, as he brought out a gray card-like object from the closet.

"I-Is that a crewman's ID?!" I asked, now believing that my friend, Suzaku Kururugi, the Japanese Prime Minister's son is crazy, "Suzaku. This is the worst idea that you have had yet."

"Don't worry, I'll handle everything if we ever get caught." He smoothly answered.

"Sure you will... Sure you will." I could only gruff in response as I went along with his plan, "Anyway Suzaku, I believe that you would need this." I then brought out a map of the ship's interior."

"Now that's the Lelouch that I know!" Suzaku chuckled and huddled next to me to look at the map.

"Alright! We're in!" I excitedly whispered towards Suzaku, as we snuck inside what we believe to be the ship's Bridge area.

"This is so cool!" Suzaku stared in awe at the old unmanned monitors and crew stations.

"So this is what an old Battleship's bridge looked like." I stated, as I walked towards the front stations, wherein several analog-type controllers lay, "I guess this was what they used to pull the triggers on the main cannons."

Looking over at the front, I observed that where the main cannons were supposed to be, two large white domes, which consisted of the Ballroom and Dining areas were in place. At the front of the entire ship, is the new bridge area... I see, this set-up makes it more flexible to port this ship over as a battleship again if the need ever arises, and during peacetime, it can be used for economical purposes, such as cruise trips. A very efficient construction there, from what I could gather.

The crew ID that Suzaku took was a spare for maintenance. It's very interesting to note that everything inside the ship has an advanced security system such as keycards, but old stations, such as this remained. I guess it was a problem that Engineers shook of, and decided to only deal with if the need ever do arises.

"Yeah!" Suzaku shouted, as he sat on a seat, which I could guess to be the radio operator's due to a dusty headset that was in front of it, "Lelouch, how do you think today's battleships look like?"

"Hmm... From what I remember, the stations are nearly the same, except that the equipment in the newer ships are more advanced, and comprise of more electronic equipment. Though this ship, seems to be a bit advanced, due to the automatic targeting nature of its gunner's station." I explained. Now that I think about it, this ship, despite being old, has some fairly modern equipment inside, such as this automated targeting system.

I wonder how Japan's modern systems look like today...

"Ohhh! I see!" Suzaku answered, with a child-like grin, as he started tinkering with the equipment, mimicking how a crew would act, "This is captain Kururugi, all hands on deck!"

Deciding to humor my friend, I decided to play along, "This is first mate Lelouch, enemy spotted northeast!"

With that, we played as a make-believe battleship crew up until a strong knock resounded through the old bridge's door. "Your highness! Master Kururugi! Thank goodness! Please follow me immediately!" The caretaker, Tanaka-san grabbed us and led us through the ship. His voice was serious, and Suzaku and I were able to grasp that something was happening.

As we were led around the ship, we saw several of the Prime Minister's personal guard running around, as though preparing for something, and from one certain soldier, one with a higher rank I presume, I was able to hear the words, "Invasion imminent - please prepare underground bunkers."

It seems like it's happening again I thought with a grimace. Britannia, my father, is going to take everything from me again. DAMMIT! A sharp pain hit my right knuckles.

"Le... Lelouch, are you ok?" Suzaku looked at me with worry, as I realized that I've punched the wall with my right hand. Tanaka-san who was trying to pull Suzaku, who was dragging me along, paused to look at what was the commotion.

"Your highness! You there, please get a medic, his highness is hurt." Tanaka-san, then wrapped up my right hand with a handkerchief, as I realized that it was bleeding from the amount of force that I applied to it. I guess punching a metal wall that comes from an old battleship that was meant to withstand several High Explosive shells is a bad idea.

The soldier whom Tanaka-san ordered, simply looked at me, gave a frown, and went towards, what I believe to be the infirmary station. I guess that just nails it. The soldiers are weary of me, thus that further proves that it is indeed Britannia which is attacking.

"Sir, please stay still, and don't clench your fists." A gentler, male voice then said. I guess it's the ship's doctor. A medic would have done fine, but I guess the time nearing our use as political hostages will come soon, so keeping both me and Nunnally unharmed and happy, would be at the top of their priorities at the moment.

"All hands, brace for impact!" A voice suddenly said over the ship's intercom.

*BOOM! *CRASH!

A sudden explosion, and then there was darkness...

...

"Lelouch! Lelouch!" A voice, Suzaku's, called out to me, "Lelouch! Please wake up!" It seems like he's about to cry now. I guess, I should try answering back.

"Suzaku..." Urgh, just saying that hurt... Oh yeah, now that I remember it, we were attacked. Britannia is fast in naval operations after all. My mother did make the Britannian Navy go under a reformation, something called Quick Response Sortie.

"You're fine Lelouch, can you stand?" Suzaku breathed a sigh of relief as he looked me over, "We were hit by something, Tanaka-san was knocked out unconscious, and the emergency lights are currently on." Suzaku explained, gesturing towards the entire setting around us.

Propped up next to the wall, is Tanaka-san, who seems to have a head injury, a concussion most likely. The doctor, from what I could gather, is also knocked out unconscious, and is propped up against another wall. Several soldiers can be heard shuffling around us, with mixtures of gunfire, and shouts.

"Did we get infiltrated?" I asked, taking note of the gunshots, with Suzaku nodding, upon hearing said gunshots as well.

"Most likely, come let's get to Nunnally and get out of here." Suzaku lent me his shoulder as he helped me move across the ship.

*bang *bang *BOOOM!

Several shots and another explosion roared out, this time weaker, most likely a grenade going off inside one of the ship corridors. Suzaku and I have been lucky for a while now. The corridors we've past are clear, with no obstruction so far.

"Look what we have here, his highness being kidnapped by a Jap." A voice called out from behind us. I guess I thought about it too soon, for right now, facing us was a Britannian Navy Corpsman, he stood at an imposing height, and currently had a rifle pointed at Suzaku.

"Soldier, please stand down!" I ordered, hoping to at least get Suzaku to live.

"Sorry, no can do your highness, your father's orders; rescue both you and Nunnally, and kill everyone else on the ship, now come along your highness." The soldier then got ready to pull the trigger on Suzaku.

"No!" I refuse; I refuse for HIM to take anything else away from me. I refuse him in taking my friends away! With a shout, I tackled the soldier with my small figure, and luckily destroyed his balance enough, that he collapsed.

"Damn spoiled Royal Brat! I could simply state that you were killed by the Japs, before I was able to reach your position, but instead I chose to rescue you, but you repay me with this?!" The soldier recovered, and then punched me off him.

"Lelouch!" Suzaku called out, and then proceeded to kick the Soldier, who was not able to dodge in time.

"No!" I shouted, as I grabbed hold of the soldier's arm that was holding the gun.

"Damn brats!" The soldier then hit me on the head with his free hand.

Once again... Darkness...

"Urrrghhh." I groaned, as I touched the bump that I believe I got from the hit from earlier.

"Your highness, we're almost there, just hold on." This time, I recognized Tanaka-san's voice. I guess he woke up, and followed us to towards the place where we confronted the Britannian soldier.

"Is Suzaku?"

"Yes your highness, he is alright." The caretaker responded, smiling and gesturing the the doctor, who now had Suzaku on his back, "A good thing we found you two earlier, or else something worse would have happened."

"Ah here we are." The doctor, still carrying Suzaku, was now in front of us, and then opened the door. Upon moving through the door, I heard gasps of relief.

"Suzaku, my son. Doctor, is he alright?" The male voice, whom I guess to be Prime Minister Kururugi asked.

"He got hurt defending the prince Kururugi-sama. Britannians have infiltrated the read-end areas of the ship." Tanaka-san, upon placing me on one of the chairs inside the room, reported, earning gasps from several people inside.

"I see... Lt. Col. Tohdoh Can you take command of our evacuation here?" The Prime Minister formally asked Tohdoh. A Lt. Col. Who handled me and my sister's security throughout our entire stay here in Japan. He even taught me some basic Kendo; he is a man who puts honor and hardwork above talent and prestige.

"Understood Prime Minister." Tohdoh-sensei then moved outside the room, and began issuing orders through a radio that a soldier passed onto him on his way out.

"We're the last batch out, I had the other guests be taken outside first, I apologize for the delay your highness." The Prime Minister looks to me.

"I understand completely well Prime Minister, if a King does not lead, how can his subordinates follow? If you left, then that means that you are putting your life above everyone else's and that will be bad in the long-run." I summarized, earning a smile from the Prime Minister.

"Where is Nunnally though? She was in her room from what I remember."

"Worry not your highness, I sent your sister off in one of the earlier escape vessels." The Prime Minister assured me, "Come, it's our turn to walk towards the last escape vessels."

Dozens of soldiers shadowed and escorted us through the hallways and corridors until we reached the shipdeck, where the damage from the blast earlier can be seen.

"A saboteur was with us on the ship, and got our engine room, several blasts also took out our radio transmitters, as you can see here." The Prime Minister explained, as he walked with me, and carried his unconscious son with him, "Britannia sure knows how to declare war; they immediately strike once they've announced it."

"On the bright side Prime Minister, it was a good thing that you did not accept their requests for trading, this trip was secretly planned for 2 years now hasn't it? And the crew itself was hand-picked by Lt. Col. Tohdoh a year ago. It means that Britannia has been planning this invasion for at least a year, or a two at most." I explained, getting a nod from the Prime Minister.

"Yes, to commit such resources, and know of a secret meeting in such short notice would be impossible in the short amount of time that they started negotiating with us for Sakuradite." The Prime Minister concluded.

"Very well, let us go." The Prime Minister boarded the escape vessel, "Let's do more of these talks back in Tokyo, alri-"

*SCREEEECH *BOOOOOOOM! *BOOM! *BOOM!

Just as I was about board the vessel, several sounds tore through the sky and ended on the ship, creating a reverberating blast that blew air and debris all over us.

"We have to go now!" The escape vessel's pilot shouted, as I saw several of the wiring on the vessel snap, while flames started to roar on the other surfaces of the ship.

"Your Highness! Grab my hand!" The Prime Minister shouted, as he stretched his arm out to me, "Jump! You can do it!" The wiring that was supporting the escape vessel was starting to come loose, and the distance between me and the vessel was growing per second.

Jump! Jump Lelouch! Damn it! Why? If only if I had power!

"Lelouch!" The Prime Minister once more shouted, as several more sounds tore through the sky, towards the luxury cruise ship. It was no miracle that the luxury ship was able to withstand artillery type shells, with it being an old battleship, no not an old one, but a fairly modern one refitted for this trip, to keep the Prime Minister and his guests safe.

*SCREEEEEECCHH! *BOOOOOOOOOM!

With that, the last wire that was holding the escape vessel snapped, and the pilot, who had the lives of the people on board on his hands, decided to close the vessel's door, and continue with the escape.

I could see several Japanese Patrol Ships up ahead, most likely Tohdoh-sensei was able to mobilize the nearest ones to pick up the survivors, and he and the remaining soldiers on-board must have already evacuated on the emergency rafts.

At least Nunnally is safe.

*BOOM!

Silence. Darkness.

That was all I could remember of that night. I stood up, and took note of my surroundings; I am currently on a beach, with a forest further in. A typical isolated island kind of setting. Well, it couldn't be a worse place to wash up at, in fact I should be thankful that I survived that explosion. I guess I should at least apply the minimal survival skills that I learned from mother and Tohdoh-sensei.

First off, I must look for a place to sleep, a cave, or some kind of ruins should do. A cave might have the chance of having a wild animal inside, thus it would be good if it was only a shallow cave of some sort. Thus I ignored several deep caves that I observed throughout the island.

I was tired, injured, and cold. My clothes were wet and torn, and I'm currently dragging myself through a possibly dangerous forest in search of shelter, fresh water, and possibly some food. I have picked up a stray berry every now and then, but so far, I have abstained from eating them, since it's possible that they may be poisonous.

Taking a short break on a tree stump, I decided to try my luck once more, I was very thirsty, and a river or a Spring would be a nice thing to find right about now... A gray structure... A gray cube-like structure. Gray cube-like structure... A form of ruins? An abandoned building maybe? I decided to walk towards the gray colored structure in my midst.

Hmm... A door. A metallic door that would usually be seen in military bases only. I guess I should try knocking first, since this could be a form of Listening Post, hopefully not an anti-Britannian once, or else I'm dead. Well, I don't have much choice.

*knock *kn- *Creak.

Upon knocking, the door simply opened. I guess this place is abandoned after all. Walking through several concrete passage-ways, I came upon another metallic door, which I came to opening. Inside was a large elevator of some sort, with a humongous battleship on it. Based on what my mom taught me, it's a JapaneseYamato class battleship from a few decades ago. It's said to be the largest and strongest in its time. Though this one seems to have strange markings around it, that looked like runes of some sort.

Being curious as I was, I decided to place my hand on it to feel the texture.

'I finally found you.'

Suddenly a large form of a woman wearing an elegant white dress fell on me.

"Welcome to Iwo Jima! Eastern Fog Supreme Flagship Yamato at your service! Call me Yamato for short!" The woman, with a voice that reminded me of one of those high-class Britannian noble-ladies, hugged me.

Tired, injured, and cold as I was, I passed out. Heck it was a miracle I was even able to move this far.

AN: Alright, first off, sorry if the characters are OC. I'm sort of reingaging myself in the Code Geass Universe, and I believe my memory is a bit shaky.

There was also not much interaction with Yamato in the manga, so I decided to just go ahead, and hope for the best. So I apologize for any wrong stuff.

Please give me your comments, reviews, PM's and tell me what you think is wrong, heck any criticism will be good, so that I may improve this fanfic.

Also as for updates, this one will be pretty slow, since I'm mainly focusing on my persona 3 fanfic, and I only wrote this cause I couldn't continue that one without at least laying down the ideas for this one.

This is a rewrite from the first one, which was sort of crammed.

I thank you all for reading, Merry Christmas!