"I want you to join the Black Knights", said Zero. "You've already asked me to join before...and telling me that your really my best friend behind that mask isn't going to change it", said Suzaku as he turned to walk away. "What about Nunally?" said Zero which made Suzaku stop in his tracks. "What do mean?" asked Suzaku. "The Black Knights technical expert, Rakshata, has been experimenting with cybernetic armor. It's like a knightmare that is only a suit of armor. Despite it's size, it takes a lot of energy to power an entire suit. I was going to get Rakshata to make only the leg portion of the armor, which requires little to no power to use, so that Nunally can walk again. Im asking you to join the Black Knights because Nunally will know that I'm Zero and I need someone to look after her incase anything happens to me", said Zero. "Nunally...she'll be able to walk again...but what about her sight? She can't walk if she can't see", said Suzaku, who was starting to rethink his decision to not join the Black Knights. "I thought of that too. I came up with an idea on how to get Nunally to open her eyes", said Zero as he took off his mask, becoming Lelouch Lamperouge once again. "Open her eyes? I thought she was completely blind and just kept her eyes closed becuase it hurt every time she opened them or something", said Suzaku. "Thats not it Suzaku. When our mother was killed, Nunally saw it happen right infront of her when she was eight years old. The shock was enough to force her to close her eyes. Something in her mind is preventing her from opening her eyes. It's most likely that she, sub-conciously, is too afraid to see someone she cares about get hurt or killed again. Thats why she keeps her eyes closed. The doctors diagnosed her as blind when she couldn't open her eyes", said Lelouch, Suzaku just stood there realizing that Lelouch was probably right, "I came up with a plan to get her to open her eyes, but I need you to join the Black Knights for it to work", said Lelouch. "Ok...lets hear this plan of yours", said Suzaku. "I'll explain it to you inside. Follow me", said Lelouch as he walked towards the warehouse with Suzaku following him.
Ashford Academy, 8:30pm
The Ashford student council was finishing up some paperwork when Kallen suddenly burst through the door, looking like she just ran all the way across town...which she did. "Whoa...Kallen are you ok? You shouldn't be running so much", said Rivalz. "I'll...remember...that...", said Kallen, trying to catch her breath. "What happened? You look like you just ran across town at top speed to get here", said Shirley. "Thats because...I did...I was down...at the...docks...and I saw...something that you...won't beleive", said Kallen, starting to catch her breath. "What was it?" asked Rivalz. "Just promise me that you won't tell anyone about this...that goes triple for you Milly. You especially can't tell Nunally", said Kallen, going into her serious Black Knights tone. "What is it? What did you see? Why can't we tell Nunally..or anyone for that matter?" asked Milly. "I saw Lelouch...and he...he...he was...wearing a Black Knights uniform", said Kallen. There was an awkward silence until Rivalz finally yelled,"WHAT? Lelouch was wearing a Black Knights uniform?" "Why would he be a Black Knight? It couldn't have been Lelouch", said Shirley, looking like she was about to cry. "Thats not all. Suzaku was there too. Lelouch asked him to join the Black Knights...but thats not all", said Kallen, which made everyone look at her,"Lelouch is...he's..." "What was that Kallen? You said that too quiet for us to hear", said Milly. "I said Zero...Lelouch is Zero",said Kallen. Everyone just stared at her in disbelief. "Why...? Why would Lelouch do something like this?" asked Nina, who everyone hadn't really noticed since she just sat at the computer in silence. "I don't know...since Zero is Lelouch, maybe what Zero said on those broadcasts is true", said Rivalz, hoping to defend his friend incase Lelouch was being accused of something. "I don't know...but we can't let Lelouch know that we know that he's Zero", said Milly, "Don't forget, we cannot, under any circumstances, let Nunally know about this. Got it!" "Got it", everyone said. What they didn't know was that someone was listening the whole time.