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A daring rescue
Mar. 1st, 2019 10:47 pmHe is on a trailer, kneeling on a huge moving platform. He is wearing a restrictive suit, tight and uncomfortable, His arms are strapped behind his backs with thick bonds that restrict him. Three of them around his chest and stomach. He is wearing a chunky metal collar. His face is bruised. All of him is bruised, a thousand pains that mean nothing when compared to the shame of this moment.
There are four knightmares flanking the trailer and stood on the trailer itself two soldiers with machine guns pointing at him. The streets are lined with people. A roar of noise, it's hard to pick out everything that is being shouted.
Murderer
Traitor
Idiot
Damn Eleven
Go die
Suzaku kept his eyes firmly down, his jaw firmly set, his back ramrod straight. Letting the hate wash over him.
On one of the Knightmare frames, a man is stood talking into a headpiece. A moment later he raises a hand, "All vehicles halt."
Suzaku glances up, shocked at this unexpected pause. Heading towards them down the otherwise empty road was a car, a car with a royal crest. It pulled to the stop a short distance from the platform.
"Come out you insolent fools who defile his Highness' vehicle. There was a flame as the royal banner set afire and burned upwards, revealing...
A figure in a purple cloak with a high collar, a mask over their face. There is a collective gasp from the crowd.
"I am Zero." Suzaku looked at him. Zero? An eleven?
"That's enough Zero." The leader of the procession spoke again raising a gun. "Your show time is over." The shot is fired into the air and four Knightmare frames drop down to encircle the car. "Now let's start by having you remove that mask."
The figure hasn't moved but now it did, it's hands moving to the mask before stretching to the sky and clicking his fingers. Behind him the panels of the car fell away to reveal a huge metal sphere with tubes protruding outwards.
"What?" The man sounded shocked.
A voice from behind Suzaku called out, "Lord Jeremiah, that's..."
He thought it was poison gas. Suzaku knew and he knew that it wasn't. It wasn't poison gas at all. "No that's..." As he raised his voice to speak, to call out the collar around his throat activated, shocking him with electricity. He winced, falling backwards.
Jeremiah raised his gun to point at Zero.
"You want to try shooting me? You should know what will happen."
Zero stood still, the wind making his cloak ripple around him.
Jeremiah knew he was defeated. "All right. Your terms?"
"An exchange. This thing for Suzaku Kururugi."
"Impossible." Jeremiah looked over at Suzaku. "This man is charged with high treason for killing High Highness Clovis. There's no way I can hand him over."
"No you're wrong Jeremiah. He isn't the culprit. The one who killed Clovis." Zero looked away, into a nearby camera. "Is me."
A gasp from the crowd, muttering getting louder as the news spread.
"For the life of one Eleven you can save many Britannian lives. I don't think that's a bad deal."
"This man is crazy!" Jeremiah shouted over the noise, "You should pay for the sin of masquerading around in his Highness' vehicle." The knightmare frames all raised their weapons.
"Are you sure? Orange."
There's a shocked silence, one of the soldiers speaks, "What's orange?"
"Who knows." The other answers.
Zero taps his foot and the car drives closer.
"It'll be publicly announced if I die. You don't want that."
"What are you saying?" Jeremiah sounded confused.
"With all your might let us go, Kururugi too!"
"I understand." Jeremiah turned to the guards. "Hand him over."
The voice from behind again, "Lord Jeremiah did you just..."
"Hand him over!"
The soldiers looked at each other, questioning.
"Hand him over, no one is to interfere with this."
"What are you planning?" One of the pilots exited their frame.
"Lord Kewell this is an order."
Suzaku was as confused as everyone else. But one of the soldiers undid the straps that bound him and Suzaku was allowed to walk off the platform, towards the car.
Zero came to meet him. The Britannian's were still arguing in the background. "That man is a murderer! What are you doing? Damn you!"
Suzaku blocked them out, focusing on the figure in front of him.
"Who are y..." The collar shocked him again before he could finish.
"So it appears you are unable to talk."
The driver of the car stepped forward. "Zero, it's time."
"Well then, we'll speak later." Zero raised a handheld device and pressed a button, there was a hiss as pink gas spilled out of the sphere. Chaos, screams as people fled for their lives. Shouts and the sound of battle as the Britannian's started to fight among them selves. Before Suzaku could reach Zero had gathered him up and jumped, flying through the air holding him to his side.
There are four knightmares flanking the trailer and stood on the trailer itself two soldiers with machine guns pointing at him. The streets are lined with people. A roar of noise, it's hard to pick out everything that is being shouted.
Murderer
Traitor
Idiot
Damn Eleven
Go die
Suzaku kept his eyes firmly down, his jaw firmly set, his back ramrod straight. Letting the hate wash over him.
On one of the Knightmare frames, a man is stood talking into a headpiece. A moment later he raises a hand, "All vehicles halt."
Suzaku glances up, shocked at this unexpected pause. Heading towards them down the otherwise empty road was a car, a car with a royal crest. It pulled to the stop a short distance from the platform.
"Come out you insolent fools who defile his Highness' vehicle. There was a flame as the royal banner set afire and burned upwards, revealing...
A figure in a purple cloak with a high collar, a mask over their face. There is a collective gasp from the crowd.
"I am Zero." Suzaku looked at him. Zero? An eleven?
"That's enough Zero." The leader of the procession spoke again raising a gun. "Your show time is over." The shot is fired into the air and four Knightmare frames drop down to encircle the car. "Now let's start by having you remove that mask."
The figure hasn't moved but now it did, it's hands moving to the mask before stretching to the sky and clicking his fingers. Behind him the panels of the car fell away to reveal a huge metal sphere with tubes protruding outwards.
"What?" The man sounded shocked.
A voice from behind Suzaku called out, "Lord Jeremiah, that's..."
He thought it was poison gas. Suzaku knew and he knew that it wasn't. It wasn't poison gas at all. "No that's..." As he raised his voice to speak, to call out the collar around his throat activated, shocking him with electricity. He winced, falling backwards.
Jeremiah raised his gun to point at Zero.
"You want to try shooting me? You should know what will happen."
Zero stood still, the wind making his cloak ripple around him.
Jeremiah knew he was defeated. "All right. Your terms?"
"An exchange. This thing for Suzaku Kururugi."
"Impossible." Jeremiah looked over at Suzaku. "This man is charged with high treason for killing High Highness Clovis. There's no way I can hand him over."
"No you're wrong Jeremiah. He isn't the culprit. The one who killed Clovis." Zero looked away, into a nearby camera. "Is me."
A gasp from the crowd, muttering getting louder as the news spread.
"For the life of one Eleven you can save many Britannian lives. I don't think that's a bad deal."
"This man is crazy!" Jeremiah shouted over the noise, "You should pay for the sin of masquerading around in his Highness' vehicle." The knightmare frames all raised their weapons.
"Are you sure? Orange."
There's a shocked silence, one of the soldiers speaks, "What's orange?"
"Who knows." The other answers.
Zero taps his foot and the car drives closer.
"It'll be publicly announced if I die. You don't want that."
"What are you saying?" Jeremiah sounded confused.
"With all your might let us go, Kururugi too!"
"I understand." Jeremiah turned to the guards. "Hand him over."
The voice from behind again, "Lord Jeremiah did you just..."
"Hand him over!"
The soldiers looked at each other, questioning.
"Hand him over, no one is to interfere with this."
"What are you planning?" One of the pilots exited their frame.
"Lord Kewell this is an order."
Suzaku was as confused as everyone else. But one of the soldiers undid the straps that bound him and Suzaku was allowed to walk off the platform, towards the car.
Zero came to meet him. The Britannian's were still arguing in the background. "That man is a murderer! What are you doing? Damn you!"
Suzaku blocked them out, focusing on the figure in front of him.
"Who are y..." The collar shocked him again before he could finish.
"So it appears you are unable to talk."
The driver of the car stepped forward. "Zero, it's time."
"Well then, we'll speak later." Zero raised a handheld device and pressed a button, there was a hiss as pink gas spilled out of the sphere. Chaos, screams as people fled for their lives. Shouts and the sound of battle as the Britannian's started to fight among them selves. Before Suzaku could reach Zero had gathered him up and jumped, flying through the air holding him to his side.
