Code Geass: Chance of Happiness

Journeys' End: Odysseus of the Throne

For this chapter, I'm including seven quotes at the beginning because I'm going to finish this story sooner than expected. By the way, a couple of the quotes I'm using throughout this story may not have been said at all; the one from Charlotte in Chapter 17 was never actually said by Yu Otosaka but is relevant to this story.

"Fortune favors the fish that swims upstream," - Koro Sensei from Assassination Classroom.

"Time will not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future," - President John F. Kennedy.

"You ain't gotta let go of your anger; you've gotta control it," - Ryoma Terasaka from Assassination Classroom.

"Do it!" - Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

"Being hurt on the outside is better than being hurt on the inside," - Lelouch vi Britannia.

"It wasn't me who was wrong; it was the world!" - Lelouch vi Britannia from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Episode 1.

"In all those years, I wonder if he was happy. He lost the only woman he ever loved when his life should've been perfect. And then, all he had was me. He worked and worked for such an ungrateful son; I wonder... I wonder if found any joy in that. I'm sorry, Dad," - Tomoya Okazaki from Clannad After Story Episode 19.

Lelouch followed a couple steps behind Odysseus as the two of them made there way through the research facility. Currently, they're in Cambodia for obvious reasons. Entering the room where Nina's team tested the first FLEIJA, Odysseus stood in the doorway.

Turning her head, Nina robotically said, "Vice President? What are you doing here?"

Lelouch walked up to her and was about to speak when Odysseus beat him to it. "Nina Einstein? This here is my younger half-brother, Lelouch vi Britannia, 11th Prince of the late Charles zi Britannia."

"Y-You're a Prince? I never knew!" Nina said. If she was surprised even a little, she clearly wasn't showing it on her face.

"Yes, but I resigned that title; the 98th Emperor refused to let me give up my claim to the throne when I wanted to give it up, but now that he's dead, I can officially say that I no longer consider myself to be a part of the disgraceful 98th Royal Family of Britannia; damn my Britannian blood! Anyway, I'm here to help Emperor Odysseus complete his agenda; we need you to destroy every trace of evidence of the existence of the FLEIJA," Lelouch stated.

Nina's eyes widened. "But why?"

Lelouch sighed. "The war is over and mankind can finally stop causing meaningless bloodshed due to the death of Charles the Tyrant. Have you forgotten that over 35 million people were killed in the FLEIJA that destroyed the Tokyo Settlement? We need to make sure that no one can ever do such a thing ever again; destroy every file and record of the FLEIJA. Also, I need a list of every single person that worked on the first FLEIJA you tested here."

Nina nodded her head.

. . . . . . .

Once Odysseus left to stay at a hotel, Lelouch used his Geass on every single person that learned of the elemental composition required to make a FLEIJA, making them all forget about the weapon. For the next couple of weeks, Odysseus and Lelouch got busy dealing with Britannian politics.

Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 a.t.b

Many things changed, surprisingly with little resistance. Bismarck and most of the other Knights of the Round were summoned to a meeting by Odysseus, and, through Lelouch's brilliant aptitude, were arrested with the assistance of a few dozen Britannian soldiers. Of course, Suzaku was let go, but Rolo, who followed Lelouch everywhere due to the Geass command imposed upon him, was ordered by Lelouch to serve the Black Knights until the day that he dies; that will be enough to atone for his sins. As for Anya, Jeremiah chose to adapt her as his daughter; he took pity on her upon learning that she lost her memories. The truth of what happened behind Marianne's death shocked him, but he felt anger towards the woman for abandoning Lelouch and Nunnally.