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Code Geass Heroes' Awakening: Stage 16 Part 1

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2009 a.t.b., Britannian palace. Lelouch walked past the large crowd of people bowing their heads to him, ignoring said fact and keeping his gaze on his father, the emperor.

Lelouch (Age 10): Hail, Your Majesty. My mother, the empress, is dead.
Charles: Old news. What of it?
Lelouch: The only woman that could truly be called your wife recently died. You're not shocked at this?
Charles: I am not. Is that all you wished to tell me? The reason you sought an audience with the emperor of Britannia?
Lelouch: Amongst other things. Another subject happens to be a Mephistopheles. The man named Samuel Hawking?
Charles: (breathes in) Continue...
Lelouch: Well, let's say that the immoral...(growls)
Charles: You may want to swear.
Lelouch: The immoral son of a bitch verbally and physically assaulted me, Nunnally, Euphie and Cornelia.
Charles: He is...violent.
Lelouch: "Violent" is an understatement. He kicked me to a wall, superhumanly, mind you, made Nunnally cry and picked a fight with Cornelia, who said that he shrugged off bullets!
Charles: That would be the special steroid that he made, specifically for himself.
Lelouch: How is he your ally?!
Charles: He helped us conquer his country, alongside testing the Knightmares.
Lelouch: You trust that sociopath!? He treated Nunnally like dirt!
Charles: She's a weakling.
Lelouch: ...Excuse me?
Charles: Did I mispronounce something?
Lelouch: No, I'm trying to make sure I heard you right. Did you just call your own daughter a weakling?
Charles: I did. You are royalty, Lelouch. Expect these things to happen.
Lelouch: Tough crap. I'm disowning you.
Charles: Disowning?!
Lelouch: You have no right to be called my father!
Charles: You are dead. You have always been dead to me, from the moment you were born! Who gave you the clothes you wear, a comfortable home, the food you eat, your very life? All of those things, I have given to you! And, you dare speak such foolishness to me!? (gets up from throne)
Lelouch: Oh, is that it? Well, I don't want to be the child of an immoral piece of garbage, like you!
Charles: Immoral?! I am not immoral! I am amoral! We are above good and evil!
Lelouch: (turns around) Keep telling yourself that. (walks away)
Charles: Where are you going!?
Lelouch: I'm taking Nunnally away from this country, away from you. You don't want us? We're gone. (removes cape) Take that and shove it.

Lelouch walked out the door of the palace and the doors shut behind him. As he was about to walk to where Nunnally was located, an irritatingly familiar voice rang out, behind him.

Hawking: Hey, Lelouch! You stopped by to see your old man?
Lelouch: Bite me.
Hawking: Ooh! Expanding the vocabulary! Nice! What are you, 10 years old? Wait, where you goin'?
Lelouch: I'm taking Nunnally far away from here. Away from you.
Hawking: (catches up to Lelouch) Hold the phone, kid. What did you and Charlie talk about, huh?
Lelouch: How I quit being "royalty".
Hawking: (pauses) That, uh... That doesn't sound very evil, dude.
Lelouch: That's because it isn't. Get out of my way.
Hawking: (picks up Lelouch by the collar of his shirt) Okay, twerp, what the hell's your deal?
Lelouch: My deal is that I'm sick and tired of all this bullcrap. Conquest, discrimination, making more hells.
Hawking: Alright, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The world's full of evil. Tough shit. I molded myself to be like this, and I love every second of it. And, if you think that you can be goody-goody in a world that's destined to fall to my evil clutches, then you're sorely mistaken.
Lelouch: My mom's dead. I don't rightly give two damns about being moral, all I care about is Nunnally. Now, get your evil-ass hands off my shirt, and get your damn mullet out of my face.
Hawking: (lets go) Alright.
Lelouch: I never see you, again. (walks away)
Hawking: Just like that, Lelouch!? Give up on your legacy of evil, just like that!?
Lelouch: Just like that.

2017 a.t.b., Ashford Academy. Lelouch awoke after a dream that recollected his last encounter with Hawking.

Lelouch: Even when he's dead, he's a pain in my ass. (looks at TV) Wait, when did I get a TV? Oh, wait... It's that weird TV that showed up at our door. For a "smart" TV, it really is dumb. Expensive as hell, too. God, ever since Alistair showed up, I've been feeling better, about my life. Well, time to figure out how to help this country.

Meanwhile, at an unknown location, Kirihara and several other members of the Kyoto organization were discussing their future plans.

Kyoto Member A: The main problem for Japanese resistance groups is those damn Renegades.
Kirihara: Nanbu. His god complex knows no bounds. He thinks he's Samuel Hawking, trying to take over the world.
Kyoto Member B: The Black Knights and Tokyo Mavericks can handle this problem, as well as the Primebloods.
Girl: There's just one person missing, in this equation.
Kirihara: I've told you, before, it won't reach.
Girl: I'm sure it will. It has to.

At Alistair's warehouse hideout, Alistair and other Tokyo Mavericks were working on their respective Knightmares, when Tamaki approached the S-850.

Tamaki: Hey, Alistair!
Alistair: What's up?
Tamaki: You got mail!
Alistair: I'm not hip with e-mail, dude.
Tamaki: No, someone sent a letter, for you!
Alistair: What? (jumps down) That's old school, to the max.
Tamaki: It's addressed to you, in America, but someone decided to skip the intercontinental process.
Alistair: (opens letter) Well, then. Let's see what it says. "Dear Alistair Wake. I've read your autobiography, and am one of your biggest fans. You may not know this, but Japan is in dire need of your help. As you're reading this, the country that took the lives of your parents has taken over Japan, killing less innocent people than they did, in America. I beg of you, deal with Samuel Hawking as quickly as you can, and come to Japan. Your existence brings hope to my life. You are hope. Sincerely, Kaguya Sumeragi."
Tamaki: Damn. You read Japanese like a champ.
Alistair: How'd you know I could read Japanese?
Tamaki: You read that letter.
Alistair: Oh, no, this is in English. Handwritten, too.
Tamaki: Holy shit!
Alistair: Kaguya, huh? I feel like I need to pay her a visit. Says here that she lives in Mt. Fuji. How the hell does that work?
Tamaki: Kyoto. Oh, dammit.
Alistair: What?
Tamaki: The only way to meet with this girl is to be invited by Kyoto.
Alistair: The place?
Tamaki: The organization. And, I know of only one way to get you in.
Alistair: Oh, yeah?
Tamaki: There was a request from a girl named Aiko Saejima. Her brother was part of the JLF, when he was captured by the Britannians, and sentenced to execution.
Alistair: Let's haul ass, then.

2015 a.t.b., Raven Rock prison. Hawking entered the prison block where Alison and Null were located, taunting them as he talked.

Hawking: You know, I never actually thought that the plan would work. Yet, here you are, to check out my sweet-ass lapel pin!
Alison: Bite me.
Hawking: Feisty! You gonna question what the N.E. stands for?
Alison: Go screw yourself.
Hawking: Anyway, it stands for my alignment: "Neutral Evil".
Alison: Really? I thought you were Lawful Evil?
Hawking: Started out Chaotic Evil, then Lawful Evil, now Neutral Evil. Full circle, leading to hardcore Neutral Evil. Mercer, on the other hand, is Chaotic Evil. Heavy on the Evil.
Alison: How the hell do you even maintain a human form?
Hawking: I'm no demon, girly.
Alison: Some kind of Lovecraftian humanoid?
Hawking: Even better! Keep the insults comin', darling. Fuel my fire. Feel my fire.
Alison: Where's Alistair?
Hawking: Well, he's been subjected to torture, under the direct commands of Zanzibar and Bathory.
Alison: How's that working out?
Hawking: Well, Zanzibar tried cursing him out. Alistair didn't sell any word of what he said. Then, Zanzibar got too close, and Alistair dislocated his nose, with his teeth. Kid's got a jaw, man.
Alison: And, Bathory?
Hawking: Well, during the whole virtual reality session thing, he's managed to summon Knightmares, from his brain, and severely wounded Bathory, every time. Right now, he's being subjected to the jet turbine fire torture. I don't think he'll be growing body hair, any time soon.
Alison: Comes to show you that you don't piss off somebody who's lost everything.
Hawking: Tex, do you think I rightly give a shit?
Alison: I'm just saying.
Null: What, is he too evil to give a shit?
Hawking: Bingo!
Alison: Alistair will kill you. What you've done, what Britannia's done, everything.
Hawking: I'm Neutral Evil, bitch! I've got an ego the size of Cthulu! And, the Kubrick Stare to back it up. Now, if you'll excuse me...(walks away) I'm gonna go watch my favorite show... "Civil War II, by Samuel Hawking". (maniacal laugh)
Null: Take one look at the guy, and his voice is twice as haunting.
Alison: Just the higher pitch, alone, makes it pretty scary. You'd expect a deep voice, but, no.
Null: So, it's like a case of Vocal Dissonance?
Alison: In a sense. Guessing Alistair's wounds are getting salted.
Null: He's probably in another cell block.

Meanwhile, in another cell block, Alistair was being dragged by Enclave soldiers, his skin red from exposure to the torturous fire.

Enclave Soldier: Enjoy your digs, vigilante. (throws Alistair into cell, looks at other prisoner) Hey, kid! You got a roommate! (walks away)
Alistair: (gets up) Ow. (looks at prisoner) How'd you wind up here?
Prisoner: Can't here you, pal. I've been deaf, my whole life.
Alistair: (using sign language) How did you wind up in Raven Rock?
Prisoner: What the hell?! Sign language!? Really!? I was trying to get you to shut up!
Alistair: Do you mind answering the question?
Prisoner: (sighs) This was for Hawking's kicks and giggles. I've been tortured so much, that I can't remember anything. So, what's your story?

After minutes of constant hand signs, the young prisoner's expression changed after figuratively listening to Alistair's life story.

Prisoner: Okay, that is the most jacked up thing I've ever heard of, in my entire life. How did you survive the Knightmares shooting your arm and leg off, anyway?
Alistair: Ever seen The Princess Bride?
Prisoner: Yeah. Why?
Alistair: There's a big difference between mostly dead, and all dead.
Prisoner: Ah. So, where are your pals at?
Alistair: Don't know.
Prisoner: Another cell block, then.
Alistair: I'm supposing that you can hear yourself just fine, but not others?
Prisoner: Bingo. I'm one of those lucky few that can hear themselves talk, despite being deaf. With me, it's kinda...like an echo.
Enclave Soldier: Lights out! (flips switch)
Prisoner: Welcome to prison.

Later that night, unknown area. Alison awoke to the sound of an explosion, stood up, and hit her head on a pipe.

Alison: Oww! What the-? Where the hell am I?
Null: I have no clue.
Alison: I bet it was those helmet things. What are we looking at?
Familiar Voice: Do you have any idea how pissed I am!?
Alison: What...?

Alison and Null looked down and saw a younger Alistair followed by a man in Ranger combat armor, approaching a generator.

Null: Is that Alistair? Why's he younger?
Alison: This must be his memories.
Alistair (Age 9): Now, insert the wires...
Trainee: I know.
Alistair: Make sure the charges are set.
Trainee: I know.
Alistair: Now, set the timer-
Trainee: I don't need a 9-year-old micromanaging me!
Alistair: Oh, really!? Because, after the events of today, I would have to respectfully disagree! Now, set the timer-
Trainee: I know what I'm doing!
Alistair: That is an opinion you are having! Now, shut up, and set the timer for 10 minutes!
Trainee: Fine!

The bomb beeped and the timer showed 5 minutes.

Alistair: (bangs forehead against pipe)
Trainee: Shit!
Alistair: Do not...
Trainee: I can fix this.
Alistair: Do not...
Trainee: I can fix this!
Alistair: Touch it, again...!

The bomb beeped, again. Alistair looked and saw the timer was set to 1 minute.

Alistair: (breathes in through nose)
Trainee: (touches bomb, again, timer starts)
Alistair: (growls)
Alison: Oh, yeah. That dumbass.
Null: So, we have a minute to get out of here?

Immediately, Alison and Null's surroundings began to change, as they were transported outside and witnessed Alistair continuously beating the Ranger trainee.

Null: Or, maybe not. So, what's this?
Alison: This would be the part where Alistair beats the shit out of him, for his constant mistakes.
Null: Ooh! Nice German Suplex. (laughs) German. I speak German, that's pretty funny.
Alison: It's kinda fun to hang out like this, you know?
Null: Yeah. By the way...
Alison: Yeah. I was trying to move on, since I thought you died.
Null: But... Why Alistair?
Alison: Considering that he saw his parents die, lost an arm and a leg, was stranded in a crater full of dead bodies, in a desert...
Null: Well, when you put it like that, romantic action would actually be encouraged.
Alison: Right?
Null: And, after everything else... That's a lot of hurt.
Stage 16: Unbreakable Paragon
Part 1: Raven Rock

No matter where Alistair goes, what he faces, it is always the same. Immorality, amorality, pain, madness, insanity, egotism. Those around him must wonder: How does he survive?

Code Geass (c) Goro Taniguchi, Sunrise
Code Geass Character Design (c) CLAMP
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