Woeful Knight Ch. 4

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Fan Fiction
Woeful Knight
Chapter 4- "The Prisoner Awakens"

Hello, everyone! Sorry for such a long hiatus, I was finishing school, working…you know, the usually excuses. ☺ So at long last, here's the next chapter in Woeful Knight! Note: this chapter takes place about a half hour after Chapter 3.


September 2017 a.t.b
En route to Britannia, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean


Suzaku

As Suzaku watched the tumbling waves beneath him, an officer rushed up to him. "Sir Kururugi, there is a message from Prince Schneizel waiting for you on the bridge." Suzaku saluted and hurry off to take the call.

Cecile

Cecile Croomy stepped into the elevator lift and pressed the button labeled "C2-Prison Floor" with one hand as she balanced a tea tray in the other. As the lift descended, Cecile thought about the events that had just transpired on Shinkine Island back in Japan.  The more she thought about, the less sense it made—sure, Suzaku was angry at Zero for murdering Princess Euphemia, but why then did he look so sad as he pushed the terrorist onto the ship? And Zero himself…why did he keep yelling to Suzaku like that? Furthermore, why was Zero addressing the knight by his first name? It didn't make any sense…
The lift door opened and Cecile proceeded down the fluorescent hallway.  But as the holding cell came into view, Suzaku Kururugi was nowhere to be found. She set the tea tray down with a sigh. She was about to sit down beside it when she saw the prisoner.
The prisoner was awake. And not just awake—a teenage boy, about the same age as Suzaku, was pulling himself up against the glass. He was shaky looking, but very much alert. Cecile jumped. Who was this strange boy? Where was Zero? She stared at the boy; he was obviously Britannian, judging by his pale skin and double-lidded eyes. The boy seemed to hear her jump, and he met her gaze with his intense purple eyes.  Well, just one eye…the boy was covering his right eye.
Cecile jumped into action and grabbed a gun from where it hung on the wall nearby. She was no soldier, but she could at least try to contain the prisoner. "S-s-Stop righ—!"
The boy uncovered his right eye, and suddenly, Cecile's vision went red…
BANG!

A shot rang out in the corridors, awakening Cecile from some kind of stupor. Suzaku run up to her, holding a tranquilizer gun. "Cecile-san, are you are you all right?" Cecile looked round and saw the young man from before slumped on the ground in front of her.
"Wha-what….what just happened? How did he get out? What did I…" She stopped and watched as Suzaku pulled the unconscious prisoner back into the holding cell. Then she asked as calmly as she could…"Suzaku…who is he? Where's Zero?"
The young knight's expression hardened. "That is Zero. And…I think he just used Geass on you."

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DUN, DUN, DUUNNN!!!!!! Well, ain't this a cliffhanger. Stay tuned for chapter 5, coming soon. Please comment and tell me what you think!<b>