And so Leila's plot for vocation was shelved as she decided to use a different approach. Anna was inspirational in that regard.
'I should propose something reckless. I am sure that would attract his attention.' The blonde pondered as she was already thinking about something that she would normally not do.
But then the red-haired girl blasted into the room. Kallen looked around. Looking for someone.
"Is it true?" The crimson-haired girl walked over and asked Leila.
"What is true?" The blonde asked back with a sigh.
"That…HE… knocked up Anna?" Kallen asked, looking around as if to make sure no one heard.
"...Yes. They did…a lot when they took two days off." Leila massaged her forehead. Here we go again.
"...That's why we should have gone with them back then." The Ace pilot rolled her eyes.
"I thought… Anna won't be that… reckless?" The blonde showed a strained expression.
"It's not that." Kallen shook her head." What I mean is that they could have done something similar to what they did. It would have been an equal game. Now his child with the nerd will be the oldest." The girl pondered, with a scheming look.
"I don't like losing."
"..."
Leila realised that Anna had released the floodgates.
'Oh god… what would Nina think?' The blonde realised that the nerdy fanatic of Marcus is probably sharpening her weapons right now.
"...So… don't mind… already?" Regardless, she asked the important thing.
"Of course. Soon enough, we will be at peace, and it will be a good time for kids." Kallen replied, making the blonde wonder where the embarrassment went.
After doing IT, she is no longer embarrassed?
"I suppose. Well, my perfectionist mind requires a perfect time?" Leila sighed as she crossed he arms.
"Is that so? Well, miss perfect. We don't care about that." Kallen grinned as she realised she could pass the number one spot with this.
"I can see that." The blonde frowned as she realised none of them wanted to play by the rules.
~~~
Marcus was a bit weirded out. How the dynamics changed in his 'family'.
All of a sudden, Nunnally, who was with Kaguya, ended up travelling to Constantinople to see him.
After seeing their 'hellos', they went to find Anna. Then other girls, like Kallen, became a bit weirder.
Instead of him initiating cuddles, they are doing that now.
While Leila now had that scheming look which should be on his face.
'At least someone is continuing to operate in a way I can predict.' He looked at his communication with Gene Smilas. The Wzero staff is collected and is ready for transfer.
So he took his capital ship and began a trip to Marseille.
"My Prince, where are we going?" Jeanne asked him, as this time around, she was attached to his side. She was annoyed that he slipped past her and disappeared for several days! As his Knight, it was a failure on her part!
This time around, she is not questioning simply walking with him.
"Marseille, we shall pick up some people from Anna's old team. They worked on the Wzero project. I can use their expertise in developing systems for my 3rd generation machines." The Prince explained as he was leaning into his throne and pondering how to use these assets.
"...Even more people? I thought top people were already working on that generation." Jeanne was surprised to hear that Marcus had added even more people to work on his Gundams.
"Of course, Lloyd and Cecile are amazing, but they are good at robotics, energy control and engineering. These guys are for the Brain waves and neural link systems."
'W-What is he even building…' His Knight felt a bit spooked, as this sounds scary.
"My Prince, we are beginning descent sequences." The captain said to Marcus as he looked at the horizon.
This time, they didn't leave the atmosphere because they weren't travelling that far.
"Very well. What do the satellites show? Is our traitorous general waiting for us?" The Prince asked, looking at his comms officers.
"There is movement on his side, my Prince." The officers showed a hologram with a satellite picture.
"Hmm…"
"Should we trust someone like that? These kinds of people are power hungry, and they would betray at the first sight of weakness." Jeanne frowned while looking at the pictures.
"Indeed. That is why there are many ways to deal with them." Marcus's eyes glowed red for a second.
"...I see…so we are using him." She realised that this guy won't be getting anything for his betrayal.
"Indeed. This is simply a means for me to add EU without wasting time on my main fleet." Marcus leaned his head into his right hand while watching the warship descend close by to the coastal city in France.
Now he is curious how Gene Smilas will spin this to the military council of his.
But from what he understands, the EU is divided into two parts. Gene Smilas' side and the Parliament, this is what caused the end of the EU.
In the Code Geass Akito the Exiled, once Gene Smilas was killed, the nation was split into two. This is what allowed Schneizel to conquer the whole nation.
This time around, Lelouch will use Gene Smilas to conquer EU without even lifting his Beam Rifle.
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Three military trucks arrived at the beach not far from Marseille, in the sea, a massive warship descended from the sky.
"...When you said that we are transferring to a new department… I wasn't expecting this department is in a completely different nation." Brown haired woman with considerable 'assets' commented sarcastically.
Her crew left the truck as they looked at the approaching Anaheim transporter ships.
"To think that you are using us as bargaining chips with Anaheim." Sophie Randall, the 'Authority of Brain Science', commented. At such a sight before her, she had a look of resignation.
Anaheim, in mere months, became the elephant in the room. News, Documentaries, politicians, everyone is talking about this faction.
Worse of them all, no one is commenting on the fact that this faction is making Britannian conquest look pathetic in comparison. Hell, these people have 'Casus Belli', the 'right' to conquer the world, so that people could focus on space expansion?
That's the issue with the world: there are no nations that can make sense to the rest of the world. EU can rant as much as they want, after all, other factions are Euro Britannia and Holy Britannian Empire, who would listen to corrupt politicians?
The whole situation turned into a bully beating up a weakling by the name of the EU, while two people simply watched over the whole beating process.
That's what the world has turned into.
"Not my intentions. The Prince himself requested your group, on behalf of your previous superior."
"!!!"
The group's expression morphed into surprise.
'Anna!? She wanted us?'
Now that the reveal caused them to relax considerably.
"...Now this is good news. I wonder how she is doing." Sophie wondered how the genius girl was doing in Anaheim.
If all the news about this nation is true, then Anna should have been busy with space colonies, mobile suits, or some other technology in general. Unlike the EU, Sophie doubts there is some sort of red tape when it comes to technology.
"Good from all I know. She was with the Prince in Paris; from the looks of it, they are close." The Traitorious General explained. He is feeling good about this. If, from what he knows, he is doing a favour for Anna by bringing her people.
It means the Inventor Prince will look at him favourably.
This is true Britannian nepotism he can get behind.
Moments later, the transporters landed, and black tactical gear-wearing soldiers rushed out, followed by the prince, who was dressed in a black and purple military uniform, followed by a girl in similar gear, only with a cape and a sword on her hip. This was one of his knights.
"General, quite a nice spot you have selected for our meeting." The Inventor opened up as he looked around. It was a gorgeous place in the Mediterranean."
"Wasn't my intention to make it a good scenery. My radius of operations is limited, for now." He explained, then looked at the people behind him. He came with a selection of soldiers of his own.
"It's a fine extra. Regardless, it's good to see you again, miss ballsy lady." Marcus almost chuckled. He recalls her quite vividly, staring at Tiranis without fear, even when the beam rifle was pointing at her.
"Likewise. I hope you've been taking care of Anna." She asked with narrowed eyes.
"I have been. You could say she has her means of persuasion, and her talent in general is a great attraction." The Prince smiled for a second.
"She is the reason the space colonies will soon be operational, making humanity a proper interplanetary species not chained to a single world." He looked at the sky. He could see SWORD stations even from here. The hull of those colonies reflects some light even during the day.
"...Impressive." Sophie smiled, realising that Anna got the Big Bad Conqueror. That is a good sign.
"Now that I brought your people, I kept my part of the deal." Gene Smilas interrupted the conversation.
"You did. My special forces and G-Force will assist you in taking over the EU, for the sake of peace." The Prince nodded as he smiled while saying that.
"Good. Then we are in agreement. For the sake of Peace, Your Highness." With that said, he nodded before turning around and walking away with his soldiers, getting into their trucks and driving away.
"To think you make one of the generals desert like that." The woman commented as she and the rest of her co-workers were a bit shocked by such treason from someone so high on the ladder.
"Is it? In front of a superior force, human natural preservation kicks in. Not to mention when one is ambitious, survival becomes a priority."
"...Someone studied human psychology." Sophie didn't look surprised when she realised that the Prince understood human nature.
"Of course. My siblings won't wait until I understand humanity." He shrugged before motioning towards his transporters.
"Let's go. I do have a job for you. You are quite famous in science related to the brain. I have some organic to machine projects."
"...Your Mobile suits already have neural interface, braiwave reading. Why would you need any extra assistance?" Sophie asked him as the whole group followed after him.
"For the 3rd generation of Mobile suits. Obviously."
"...You…already working on successor!?" She exclaimed in surprise.
"Indeed. The reactor is already functional, the frame is working, and the upgraded cockpit is already in use in the newest KK-unit.
The tech is there, we only need to work out the kinks before we make machines that can dominate space itself." Marcus explained to her.
"I will assist, with one condition."
"Oh?" Marcus perked up. He got an idea of what she would ask him.
~~~
And so the Wzero team got brought to Constantinople, where Anna was living at the moment.
The girls from her old team were all happy to see their old boss. However, they did notice something strange.
The nerd girl was living in the royal palace. She gets royal treatment like she was one of the Empresses.
Oddly enough, the maids who were assigned to her treated her like some porcelain vase.
"...umm… boss, why—" Hilda, one of the girls, asked as her curiosity had reached the peak.
Anna was pressed in very casual clothes, and there was a weird smile on her lips. She has this satisfied-with-life kind of vibe around her.
"What is it?" The scientist girl asked, seeing some of them confused.
"...Well, we just wonder what kind of status you have in Anaheim?" Kate, one of the medics, walked over as there was a smirk on her lips. She got this weird feeling that something was off about the pinkette before her.
"Oh that… hehehe…" Anna got embarrassed for a second.
"Well… you see… I got quite close to the Prince… and things happened… he made me the head of several projects… apart from that… well…I think I will be one of his Fiancées soon… You know… being pregnant and all that." The girl tried to explain in an embarrassed voice.
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