Code Geass Heroes' Awakening R2: Turn 3 Part 3

Underground corridor, Ashford Academy. Rolo walked through the corridor, and heard the elevator arrive, behind him. He turned around and saw someone with a strange Ashford uniform walk out of the elevator, the brim of his hat covering his eyes.

Rolo: Who are you?! How'd you get here?!
Alistair: Funny, considering that I made the backup code for the elevator. And, you just strolled right on into it, like it was nothing. Goes without saying that you're a cut above the rest, in a sense. (looks up) Right, Mr. Rolo Lamperouge?
Rolo: You...! You're...Alistair Wake?!
Alistair: Yeah. I am. What's it to ya?
Rolo: I...I thought-! You're alive?!
Alistair: I tanked explosions, before. Well, they hurt, a lot, but I'm still fine. Hell, my nuts were set ablaze, as a torture method.
Rolo: Christ.
Alistair: Yeah. So, what's your story? You aren't exactly related to Lelouch, so that's pretty damn suspicious.
Rolo: Look, I'm not a bad guy, here! I'm with the Mavericks!
Alistair: Huh?
Rolo: I... I used to work with the guy that blew up Kamine.
Alistair: You have my attention. What's the asshole's name?
Rolo: V.V. It's V.V.
Alistair: A source of Geass, I take it.
Rolo: Yeah. He's somehow in league with Civility.
Alistair: So, that's how Mercer and the other Agents got their Geass.
Rolo: So... Shall I escort you to the control room?
Alistair: Walk and talk.

Alistair and Rolo walked through the corridor and entered the sewer-like area that Nunnally was previously held, walking towards the elevator at the far end.

Rolo: So... I'm a little new to American things. What, exactly, is Civility?
Alistair: You mean, you don't know?
Rolo: I was blindly following orders, and didn't ask questions.
Alistair: Good to know you grew out of that. Well... Let me put it to you, this way. Civility ain't exactly your average merc group. They aren't exactly comprised of "people". Every person who's got a job at Civility is either an AI or a cyborg.
Rolo: Wait, cyborgs are a real thing?!
Alistair: Yeah. They're not...entirely Skynet. They've got androids, sure, but cyborgs take up the majority of combatants.
Rolo: There's a difference between androids and cyborgs?
Alistair: A clear difference, yes. Androids are robots that were made to look humanoid, while cyborgs are people with mechanical parts and capabilities.
Rolo: Ohh! So, RoboCop is a cyborg, and the Terminator is an android!
Alistair: Exactly. Much like the difference between an SMG and an assault rifle.
Rolo: Oh, my God! Finally, someone else sees the difference! The automatic guns that Sutherlands used can be held with one or both hands!
Alistair: That's usin' the noggin. So, what were you used for?
Rolo: Assassination. The random kind.
Alistair: So, you never saw a point in the targets dying?
Rolo: Exactly. I don't even know if there was a purpose, at all. Guess it was to test my power.
Alistair: Power? You mean, you have a Geass?
Rolo: Yeah. It stops people, in their tracks. Well, except for you. You're immune, as I witnessed when you dropkicked me.
Alistair: Wait, that was you in the goldenrod Knightmare?
Rolo: Goldenrod! That was the color I was thinking of! And, it's called the Vincent.
Alistair: You could really go for some guns, on that bad boy.
Rolo: Yeah. I really could. By the way, how did you learn how to use a double weapon?
Alistair: I was bored, at Ranger School, so I learned what I wanted.
Rolo: Does...that explain the fitness? 'Cause, I can see your six-pack.
Alistair: Hey, if it ain't like a bodybuilder, I ain't got a problem.
Rolo: (pauses) Yeah, normal body side fits you.
Alistair: Plus, it's not like my body would be wider, anyway. Prosthetics.
Rolo: Ooh! Right. They'd, uh...fall off.
Alistair: And, it would hurt, like a bitch.

Alistair and Rolo entered the elevator and arrived at the control room, where Villetta and other suited people were observing the monitors.

Villetta: So, the hatches in the ground still work?
Maverick A: Yeah. We can get Knightmares to ground level, with ease.
Villetta: Alright, so, what about the overclocking program?
Maverick B: We've never really had the chance to test it- Oh, shit!

Villetta looked at the doorway and saw Rolo, standing next to Alistair.

Alistair: Hey, Villetta.
Villetta: Alistair?! (stands up) I...I didn't know you were here!
Alistair: I am, now. Is this...Mavericks turf?
Maverick A: Damn right! I was sick of being with the O.S.I.! Kept the suit, though.
Alistair: Is... Is this all that's left?
Villetta: I'm the only original one, here, ever since the attack on Tokyo.
Alistair: So, what happened?
Villetta: Well... Civility happened. They disabled all of the Black Knights' Knightmares, and took them prisoner. After that, the Mavericks disappeared, without a trace. They took Ohgi...
Alistair: Hold on a damn minute. You actually-?
Villetta: Want to have a proper relationship with him? Yeah. I'm not leaving him alone. Romantically, that is.
Alistair: See, that's proving to be a real friend. You've known Ohgi, for a couple of months, got to know him, how he felt. Now, you're wanting to pull off the biggest kindness you can muster.
Villetta: Yeah. That's pretty much it.
Alistair: So...you guys know that Lelouch is Zero?
Villetta: You know, too?!
Alistair: Yeah. He told me.
Villetta: You're...not shocked?
Alistair: Nah, not really.
Villetta: That's not surprising. Yeah, we know he's Zero.
Alistair: Just...don't make it public knowledge, alright? He's got enough crap, as it is, since he's the Emperor of Ego's former kid.
Villetta: Right, because of Hawking, and- I'm sorry, what?!
Alistair: His sister, Nunnally, was kidnapped, and taken to Kamine. That's why me, Kallen and Lelouch were even there. Unfortunately, Civility beat us there, and blew up the whole island, sinking it to the bottom of the sea, and one of the explosions hitting the Siegfried.
Villetta: Guess you've got your work cut out for you.
Alistair: Not really.

Immediately, alarms went off, as flashes of red light enveloped the room, for a short time.

Alistair: Whoa!
Maverick A: Enemy Knightmares, dropping into Tokyo! E.U. models!
Maverick B: Britannia just took over the E.U.! They've got a bigger foothold, now!
Alistair: What are these Knightmares, anyway?
Maverick A: Panzer-Hummels! But...these ones are black and grey.
Alistair: (pauses) Is there...a Nazi insignia, by any chance?
Maverick B: Uh...yeah.
Alistair: So, the Nazis are back, huh? And, here I thought the Confederacy were the only remnants.
Villetta: Looks like they're headed straight for Ashford!
Alistair: Gear up, people! It's time for some defensive plays! I'm gonna get the S-850!
Villetta: No need for that. We've got something else in mind, for you.

Alistair, Rolo and Villetta made their way down to the Knightmare hangar, further beneath Ashford. When Alistair exited the elevator, the first thing he saw was a grey Knightmare.

Alistair: General! (runs toward Yoshitsune) Oh, man! It's good to see you! I missed you, so much!
Rolo: He's...talking to it?
Villetta: Him, Rolo. The AI is male.

The Yoshitsune kneeled down in front of Alistair, and looked at him.

Yoshitsune AI: It's good to see you, too, Alistair.
Alistair: (eyes widen) You-? You can talk, now?
Yoshitsune: Thanks to Doc Holiday's notes, the speech function's been fixed.
Alistair: That's good, man. Listen, we've got Nazis, at our door. Wanna help take them out?
Yoshitsune: You're god damn right.

In the streets of Tokyo, a group of Panzer-Hummels belonging to the Last Battalion began its approach to Ashford Academy.

Last Battalion Soldier A: To think that such a utopian look could be possible, because of Britannia.
Last Battalion Soldier B: Soon, the whole world will know this beauty. President Sears better know what he's doing.
Last Battalion Commander: Enough chatter. It's time to do our mission.

The Panzer-Hummels arrived at Ashford Academy, the students outside watching in awe, and the commander's voice emerging from the speakerphone of his Knightmare.

Last Battalion Commander: Attention, Ashford Academy. We are representatives of the Last Battalion, allies of your empire. We ask that you cooperate with us, to rid your territory of the terrorist menace that plagues you so.
Male Student: Shut up! You're the terrorists, here! When the Black Knights and Mavericks hear about this, you're gonna have your asses kicked!
Last Battalion Commander: So... The rumors were true. An anarchic country. Very well. We will exterminate you.
Alistair: Don't count on it!

Immediately, the Yoshitsune, the Vincent and Villetta's Sutherland, rose from the false ground that opened up, the Yoshitsune folding its arms.

Alistair: Did anybody here miss me?

The students cheered as loud as they could, supporting the friendly Knightmares as they went into the main building.

Rolo: So... Were the majority of those cheers from girls?
Villetta: I don't even know.
Alistair: Alright, assholes! You're gonna step off of my turf, or you're gonna get wrecked!
Last Battalion Commander: Ah, Alistair Wake. I never thought we would meet. You really are your mother's son, sticking your nose into something that doesn't concern you.
Alistair: Does it look like I give a damn?
Last Battalion Commander: Hmph. It cannot matter. Your death will be swift, and it will bring prosperity to this world. Now, perish!
Alistair: Scatter!

The Panzer-Hummels fired upon the Maverick Knightmares, all of the bullets missing as the three split up. Two of the Last Battalion's Knightmares went after the Yoshitsune and lost sight of it, earning slashes from the Yoshitsune, which destroyed them.

Yoshitsune: Been feeling rusty, after all these months. Where were you?
Alistair: Underground. With Gawain 2.0.
Yoshitsune: You've been rebuilding the Gawain? Well, maybe it'll be more versatile, this time around.
Alistair: Yeah, once I come up with a better name. Oh, hey, it's Rolo!

The Yoshitsune saw the Vincent being chased by Panzer-Hummels, then used its MVS double weapon to slice through them.

Alistair: Nice!
Rolo: Decided to take your approach!

Villetta's Sutherland came around a corner, firing its SMG at a Panzer-Hummel, destroying it. The commander's Knightmare moved past the wreckage of its fallen comrade, preparing to fire at the Sutherland. Villetta's Sutherland jumped into the air, attached the tonfa to its right wrist and punched through the cockpit of the commander's Panzer-Hummel.

Alistair: Oh! Superman punch!
Last Battalion Commander: Hah! 2 centimeters off! You missed!
Villetta: I'm not done, yet. Time to test the Tesla Blade!

Villetta's Sutherland's tonfa suddenly had blue electricity emerge from it, forming a blade, and piercing through the commander, completely. The Sutherland made numerous slashes with the Tesla Blade, rending the Panzer-Hummel to pieces before turning around, then detaching the tonfa and deactivating the Tesla Blade, simultaneously, as the Panzer-Hummel exploded.

Rolo: Wow. She really is a badass.
Alistair: I'll say! What was that!?
Villetta: Tesla Blade. The main project that Doc Holiday was working on, now coming to fruition. Think of the idea like Lightsabers.
Alistair: Yes. Just yes.

The three Knightmares came back to the front of the main building, and were met with students and faculty, cheering for them.

Alistair: (exits Yoshitsune) Hey, guys! Sorry that I've been late, all this time.
Shirley Fenette: Alistair!
Alistair: Hey, Shirley!
Shirley: It's good to have you back, Alistair!
Alistair: Good to be back.
Rivalz Cardemonde: Alistair!
Alistair: (sighs) Hi, Rivalz.
Milly: Nice to see you back, Alistair. I missed you.
Alistair: Hard to miss you, Milly. I try so hard. Wait... Where's Nina?
Milly: Um... She...kinda went apeshit and tried to nuke Tokyo. After that failed, Schneizel took her.
Alistair: Weird. Very weird.
Villetta: Alistair! Something's going on, in the control room!

Alistair, Villetta and Rolo rushed to the control room, underneath Ashford.

Maverick A: We've got an incoming transmission!
Alistair: Hang on! (sits in chair, faces away from screen) Go for it!

The main screen showed a man in his 60's, in a trench coat-like uniform, who spoke with a Southern accent.

Man: Ashford Academy! Come in, Ashford Academy!
Villetta: Ashford, responding. What is it?
Man: Enclave, here! What the hell is going on, over there!?
Villetta: I don't get it.
Man: We sent reinforcements to your location, and they've been reported destroyed! How could you let that happen!?
Villetta: That's because we're the ones that killed them.
Man: Insubordinate whelp! You'd better know the gravity of your consequences!
Alistair: (turns chair around) Well, well. Aren't you just a shining example of an asshole?
Man: You! You're supposed to be dead!
Alistair: Roddy Zanzibar. You can never seem to leave people alone, can you?
Rodrick Zanzibar: Colonel! Rodrick! Zanzibar! Is my name!
Alistair: Oh, you're a Colonel, now? You really have a backwards ranking system, if you became a Colonel after getting your ass kicked.
Zanzibar: The next time we meet, you're dead, Wake! Dead! (screen turns off)
Rolo: Who was that guy?
Alistair: Roddy Zanzibar. He was Hawking's right hand man, in the Confederate Enclave. So, that means Sears is calling the shots.
Villetta: So, what you're saying...
Alistair: This means that all of our worst enemies are banding together. And, they're knocking at our door.