Next stop: Utopia Academy

[utopiamods]

You're falling, and you can't remember why. It's a sickening feeling that makes your insides lurch; the darkness and the vertigo combine, and all you can think of is a story you heard once, somewhere.

-I remember now. It's a simple story that everyone knows. A legend of a Princess, the Demon Lord who kidnapped her, and the Knight who fought to save her.

The Demon Lord had kidnapped the Princess countless times, but every time the Knight bested his challenges and rescued the Princess.

No matter what tricks and ploys the Demon Lord used, the Knight would always triumph in the end. This was because--

The world tilts on its axis one last time, and the dream slips from your mind as easily as it arrived. A new voice intrudes on your sleep.

"Next stop: Academy Main Entrance. This tramline terminates here; all change. Next stop: Academy Main Entrance. All change."

Sunlight streams through the windows of the long carriage, making the seats almost uncomfortably warm beneath its sleeping passengers. The air is muggy and thick, the atmosphere relaxing. Almost too relaxing; the warmth and the silence make it difficult to immediately muster any kind of reaction or thought. Your nausea settles, slowly. The last of the dream fades.

"We have arrived at Utopia. Repeat, we have arrived at Utopia Academy. Could all passengers please leave the tram, as it is terminating here."

Comments

[trollofthree]

"Nope! No other Knights on this tram, my Lord," Gino returned, unexpectedly sarcastic. It was the truth as far as he could tell, he couldn't make out any flight suits or uniforms he recognised on the various sleepers. He leaned forward, and tugged at one of the trailing sashes on Lelouch's outfit, serious. "Why are you wearing this?"

[veepofchess]

"You'll find out soon enough," he replied, stepping out of tugging range. He wasn't about to tell anything of any value to the Knight of Three, even if his relevance was declining. He couldn't rule out that he had learned the truth of his identity and Geass from Schneizel. Certainly all of the Knights of Rounds had been made aware of it.

[trollofthree]

"Ah, how scary." He rocked back, and used the momentum to get to his feet. Now upright - mostly, the curve of the carriage roof meant he had to stoop over - he looked down at Lelouch. He wasn't above abusing his unusual height if it would get him answers. He wasn't holding out hope, though. "Is there something I'm missing, Mr. Vice-president?"

[veepofchess]

Lelouch was far from intimidated by this guy. "No, because there was nothing left for you to catch." A bit mean, yes, but he was still annoyed.