A/N: O 3O Jingle Bells~ Lulu smells~ Lina had a child~ The baby's name was Sorale and his Uncle was Z.Z. and they all started a revolution! 8D

Lelouch: ….that was ridiculous..

Kari: *glares* LET'S SEE YOU DO BETTER SMELLY BOY!

Lelouch: *sweatdrop* I don't.. sing..

Kari: *glaring* That's what I thought! And I'm really sorry guys! I haven't gotten a chance to update because of school and moving out and stuff :P Here's the next chappie though :D

Linamae: Karichan-senpai owns only me, Z.Z., Sorale, and the Rosen *smiles*

Z.Z.: R&R~~


"Uh.. but Lelouch-"

"No Lina.. stay here and wait for my call.. " Lelouch responded as he dressed in his Ashford uniform. He and Linamae were in his private room in the Black Knights base and she had just heard about Lelouch's plan to meet up with Suzaku at the Kururugi Shrine, her first home in Japan.

Linamae sighed in defeat, "..alright…but please, call me as soon as possible.." Linamae looked up at him in sadness.

Lelouch softened and smiled at her gently before taking her waist and pulling her towards him, "Yes, my lady" he smiled seductively before he took her cheek with his free hand and slowly leaned in. Linamae closed her eyes in response and waited until his lips pressed against hers.


Linamae walked into Sorale's room with her sleeping son in her arms, 'Lelouch.. please.. ' she placed Sorale into his crib and kissed his forehead before turning to clean the room up a bit. She picked up a few of Sorale's thoughts and looked out the window at the blue sky covered white soft white clouds, 'Be careful of Suzaku.. we've hurt him enough.. but at the same time.. ' she looked down at the toy she held in her hand, seeing right through it, 'You.. me… Suzaku and Nunnally…and Sorale. We can all live together in peace after this.. can't we..?'

She turned to her son in the crib and her shoulders relaxed, "I hope so.. for at least your sake.. " she closed her eyes, lowering her head as the tears rolled down her cheeks.

Linamae jumped slightly as the ringing of her phone sounded through the room. She quickly reached into her pocket and walked out of the room just as Z.Z. walked in with a wave of his hand, before picking up the phone.

"Lina…it's time…" Lelouch's voice came through the phone.

"…Right…" she breathed out before rushing out of the clubhouse.


Linamae drove the Shinkirou over the Tokyo Settlement, Lelouch sitting on the seat above and behind hers, both unmasked.

"Heh…so predictable. Don't assume that I was portraying the role of a student in the settlement without reason! Tokyo Settlement! I'll bring you to a halt right now!" Lelouch declared before pressing a trigger in his hand.

Linamae watched as the entire Tokyo Settlement shut down from the Gefjun Disturbers that she and Lelouch had planted on the day of Shirley's death, 'Right…' she nodded as she prepared herself for the upcoming battle.

"All tasks at hand have been cleared…Tohdoh!" Lelouch yelled out.

"Acknowledged!" came Tohdoh's response from the communications line, "Now commencing 7th operation!"

"Raise the Ikaruga!"

"Ikaruga surfacing!"

"All fleet units, surface at will"

Linamae watched the radar in front of her as the Black Knights fleets rose from the ocean and took to the skies, "The main fleet will stay on course till Tokyo Bay!" Tohdoh commanded, "Breakthrough into the Tokyo Settlement and rendezvous with Zero!"

"All hands! Battle Stations!"

"Rolo" Lelouch called as Linamae focused on flying the Shinkirou, "How are things on your end?"

"Fine" the boy responded, "We're beginning the operation right now. We'll make our way to Nunnally first thing" Rolo reported.

"Good, I'm counting on you Rolo" Lelouch replied before cutting off communications with his fake younger brother.

Linamae turned her eyes to the side as she focused on Lelouch, "Lelouch…" she spoke after a short moment of silence, "What happened at the shrine..?"

Lelouch didn't respond and silence enveloped the couple, "…I can't depend on Suzaku" Linamae's shoulders dropped, "I was wrong to think that I could depend on sympathy. Cold and callous, that's the prescription. Unless I keep myself perfectly in this frame of mind, I won't be able to take Nunnally back"

Linamae visibly saddened from where she sat as Lelouch spoke, "…and what of my brother..?" she asked, struggling to control her trembling voice.

Lelouch paused, "…I'm sorry Lina…but we might have to fight him today…"

Linamae's tears flowed down her face and she stayed silent as she continued driving the Shinkirou, "R-Right…" she breathed out.

"New orders! Black Knight Ikaruga Fleet!" Lelouch called out his orders, "Gefjun Disturbers have immobilized all utilities, communications, and pre-fifth generation knightmares throughout the Tokyo Settlement. The enemy's military might has been cut in half. Hit all major facilities and eliminate their ability to strike back. We must achieve these goals before the main forces under Shniezel's command arrive here. By establishing our defense line, we'll isolate the government bureau. If we can seize Viceroy Nunnally, then victory will be ours!" Lelouch spoke with determination, "Tohdoh! Have Asahina and Chiba achieved air supremacy?"

"Roger!" Tohdoh replied.

"That should cover everything except their newer knightmares, 6th generation and above" Linamae reported from where she sat.

"Right…" Lelouch clicked the communications, "Rolo. How is the infiltration proceeding?"

"Sayoko and her group have gone on ahead of us" Rolo reported, "we will rendezvous with them shortly. It's all arranged"

"Good. Be sure you take Nunnally, alive" Lelouch replied, a slight threat showing in his voice.

The warning siren sounded in the Shinkirou, making Linamae jump as she looked up at the screen that now showed the Lancelot flying towards the Shinkirou, "Suzaku…" she breathed out, her eyes shaking in sorrow.

"So…you've come, Suzaku" Lelouch glared at the screen.

"Listen up Zero! Call off your attack!" Linamae bit her bottom lip as her brother's voice made communications with them, "This unit is equipped with a high yield tactical warhead! If I unleash it, it will inflict catastrophic damage beyond all known limits!" he announced.

"As if I'd believe anything that you'd say!" Lelouch responded, making Linamae turn to him in shock and confusion.

'What in the world happened at the shrine?!' Linamae bit her bottom lip and turned back to the front to face the Lancelot.

"Jeremiah!" Lelouch yelled.

"Yes! Your majesty!" came the response from Orange Boy before the Siegried suddenly launched from below straight at the Lancelot, making Linamae flinch.

"Lord Jeremiah! Is that you?!" Suzaku asked in shock, "Why?!"

"Suzaku Kururugi. I owe you a debt. I sympathize with you. I respect you. However, in this situation, loyalty trumps all!" Jeremiah declared before activating the Siegfried's attacks.

"The Siegfried!" Suzaku drove the Lancelot away from the Siegfried as it activated.

"Take this! The storm of my loyalty!" Jeremiah launched missiles from the Siegfried straight at the Lancelot, which defended with its shield, causing the Siegfried to back up as the Lancelot pulled out a weapon from behind it.

"Urgh! You picked a bad time for piety! Now!" the Lancelot shot the other units in the air with its Hadron Blaster, the Siegfried dodging fluidly in the air.

"Uh…what's going on?" came Lord Guilford's voice in his knightmare that had been acting as a back up near the Shinkiro, "Wh-Why am I fighting against royal Britannian forces?!" he shook in his cockpit, and Lelouch immediately turned on visual communications with him, placing a hand into his collar.

"Guilford!" Lelouch called, turning said knight's attention to him, and making his eyes glow red in response to the geass that Lelouch has ordered onto him, "Assist Jeremiah! Stall Suzaku Kururugi! Distract him so much that the Lancelot and the Shinkiro do not engage in battle! But do not harm or kill him!" Lelouch ordered, but Guilford only saw Princess Cornelia giving the orders due to the geass.

"But Princess! Kururugi is-"

"There's no time to explain! It's urgent! You must trust me and distract Kururugi!" Lelouch ordered.

"Lord Jeremiah! The reason I'm here is to put an end to this battle!" Suzaku spoke as he battled the Siegfried.

"Are you saying you can do it?! Are you able to dissipate my lord's torment?!" Jeremiah asked in response.

"But it shouldn't involve the people!" Suzaku yelled as he drove the Lancelot towards the Siegfried, only to be stopped by Lord Guildford's knightmare which had driven towards the Lancelot and immediately tried to strike the white unit.

"Gah!" Suzaku yelled as he only barely dodged the strike, "Lord Guilford too?!"

"Kururugi! We each serve our royal lords. It's not personal!" Guilford declared as he built his mounted spear above the knightmare's head and formed a stance in mid-air.

"…I'm sorry Nina. I won't unleash it. But…I swear I will stop Zero!" Suzaku yelled as he rushed towards the Shinkiro, only to be fired at by both Guilford's knightmare and a hesitant Linamae, driving the Lancelot into the Siegfried's electric trap.

"Excellent, now that Suzaku is being held back, it will give me just enough time to take back Nunnallly" Lelouch smirked, "And this way…he remains unharmed…" he whispered as he turned his attention to Linamae who smiled gently up at him with a nod of understanding.

"Uh!" Linamae turned back to the front, having spotted something out of the corner of her eye, "Kh!" she quickly activated the Shinkiro's shield as a slash harken shot at them, "The Tristan!" she reported as the harken retracted back to said knightmare before it struck at the Siegfried, causing it to release the Lancelot.

"Grr…this onslaught! It's all from Shniezel! Did he anticipate my moves?!" Lelouch glared as he typed away on the keypad in front of him before making contact with Rolo and explaining the situation, "That's right, I'll be rendezvousing with you a little later than I expected…"

"Yes, I understand. We have just cleared all interferences up to the 13th floor" Rolo reported, "Don't worry, I promise I'll find Nunnally"

"Right…I'm counting on you" Lelouch nodded before cutting the communications.

'Rolo…is your true intention to save Nunnally..? If you try to kill her, Lelouch won't let you live for another second. Lelouch…I know you well enough to know that it's not your intention to let Rolo live when Nunnally is safe anyway…but he still deserves a future…we all do. I understand that to have peace we need to make sacrifices but…' Linamae looked down at the controls in her hands as she had flashbacks of spending time with both Rolo and Lelouch, 'Would sacrificing that boy's life…that boy who only seeks to be driven out of his loneliness…be worth it?' her mind flashed to her times with Nunnally, Lelouch, and Suzaku, 'My goal was to live a peaceful life with the four of us…and now with Sorale. Can't we also add Rolo…?'

"Lina…" Lelouch's voice made her jump out of her thoughts.

"W-What is it?" she asked rather flustered.

"I know what you're thinking…but I can't let him live…not after what he did to Shirley and you know as well as I do that he will attempt to kill Nunnally once he finds her…" Lelouch seethed silently.

Linamae gulped and nodded in hesitation, "R-Right…" she jumped slightly when she felt a warm hand on her shoulder.

"Trust me Lina…I'm doing what's best for the four of us. You, me, Nunnally, and Suzaku…"

Linamae's head lowered before she nodded once again, "Right…I trust you…"

"Answer me Zero!" Suzaku called, "If you started this battle because of me then let me explain!"

"Because of…him?" Linamae asked in confusion.

"Filled with conceit as ever. You betrayed your father and all Japan. Course you betray your friends too! That's who you are!" Lelouch replied with hatred seething from his voice.

Linamae blinked in confusion at the conversation between the two closest men in her life, 'What is going on?! What have I missed?! Why does Lelouch sound like he has so much hatred for Suzaku? And why does Suzaku think that Lelouch started this battle because of him? Something happened at the shrine…but what?!'

The siren snapped Linamae out of her thoughts and she looked up, "Uh! What's- ah!" she flinched back as did Lelouch as a knightmare, specifically the Mordred struck the Shinkiro, Linamae activating it's shield just in time as the Mordred drove the Shinkiro backwards.

"Uh! Anya!" Suzaku blinked in surprise, "Wait!"

"Which one do you think is stronger…? Your shield or my Stark Hadron Canon…?" the gentle voice of the pink-haired knight of the round came through the communications before the familiar red glow of the hadron canon blasted in the air straight into the Shinkiro's shield.

"Uh! Lelouch! Even the Shinkiro's shield can't stand this for too long!" Linamae reported as she struggled with the controls, "And we've lost communications with the base!"

"Gh! Dammit!" Lelouch gritted his teeth as his thoughts raced.

"The Gefjun disturbers are out!" Linamae reported as the lights in the Tokyo Settlement glowed once more, before she collapsed onto the controls in front of her, her eyes shut in pain as she continued to struggle with keeping the Shinkiro's shield up.

"Just a little more…" Anya spoke, before the Mordred suddenly halted and went free falling to the ground.

"Uh!" Linamae straightened up and watched in confusion as the pink knightmare fell, "What-"

"Lina are you alright?" Lelouch asked in concern.

"Y-Yeah…I'm fine but…what just happened…?"

"I don't know…the Mordred just- gh!"

"Ah!" Linamae squealed as the Shinkiro was struck by four slash harkens at different angles, trapping its arms and legs in mid air.

"Zero…" a voice called as a knightmare floated in front of the Shinkiro, "Face it, your Black Rebellion is doomed to fail" a sinister voice announced.

"Uh…is that…?" Linamae stared at the unit in front of them.

"He sent another knight of the round?" Lelouch asked, his voice rough.

"Here's a question…" the Knight of Ten asked as the Percival knightmare's large claw was raised and its MVS particle drill-lance activated, "What do people value most? Answer…their life of course" Bradley seethed.

Linamae glared up at the Percival as it rushed toward them and immediately activated the Shinkiro's shield, unable to do much else, "Gh! At this rate-" Lelouch gritted his teeth.

"This shield's the only good thing about your knightmare" Bradley smirked, "Valkerie Squadron, don't let him go, no matter what" he ordered the four knightmares that held down the Shinkiro.

"Yes my lord!" came the chorused response.

"Gh! We're in trouble Lelouch! We used too much energy with the Mordred!" Linamae reported as Lelouch typed away at the controls.

"Zero. Do you read me, Zero!" came a voice through communications.

"Where are our reinforcements?!" Lelouch yelled in frustration.

"Tamaki will be there soon. But we picked up a fleet over the pacific!"

"What about it?!" Linamae gritted her teeth as she focused on the shield.

"Zero! It's me! It seems to be the Britannian Emperor's flag ship!"

"What?!" Lelouch asked in shock as Linamae gasped, "He's coming to Area 11 as well?!"

A sudden firing from below made the Percival stop its assault on the Shinkiro and instead shield itself with the drill, "Let Zero go!" came Tamaki's familiar voice as three Black Knights units were firing at the Percival from the ground, "Or you'll have to deal with me! Shinichiro Tamaki! His best bud-" he wasn't able to finish as the Percival shot his unit with missiles, forcing him to eject, "Dammit! This always happens to me!"

Linamae and Lelouch glared in sync, "Lelouch!"

"Yes! Now's our chance! Do it!"

Linamae nodded before activating the Diffusion Structure Phase Transition Cannon, only to be stopped immediately as the Percival struck its MVS particle drill-lance straight into the center of the Cannon, making Linamae gasp and Lelouch's eyes widen, "Uh!"

"Just what I was waiting for Zero! To go into attack mode, you dropped your shield! Now I will take what you value most, and blow it away!" Bradley declared as the drill-lance started digging deeper into the cannon on the Shinkiro.

"Uh! Lelouch! In this position we can't- ah!" Linamae cringed as the Shinkiro shook, making her jolt.

"Uh! Lina!" Lelouch looked up and glared at the Percival, gritting his teeth before squeezing his eyes shut, "Nunnally!"

The Percival slowly backed away as Bradley spotted something in the skies behind the Shinkiro, "Hmmm?" the red glowing object took out the four knightmares that held down the Shinkiro in lightning speed without any trouble.

"Huh?! They got me?!"

"Kewell!"

The Valkerie Squadron exploded in a matter of seconds after being struck, releasing the Shinkiro and shocking the two pilots inside of it, "Wh-What was that?" Linamae looked around in confusion for a moment before backing up the Shinkiro in realization, retracting its finger-mounted slash harkens, "Kallen!" she breathed out in relief as the familiar, yet different form of the Guren appeared in front of them.

"Be careful what you wish for, vampire of Britannia!" Kallen's familiar voice announced, the Guren's energy wings glowing brightly as it shielded the Shinkiro.

"Oh really…?" Bradley mused as he smirked.

"That's…Kallen?" Lelouch asked in shock.

Linamae only continued smiling as she nodded in relief, "Yeah…that's the Guren, brand new!"

"Zero, Infinity, I'm here! Your back up elite guard, Kallen Kozuki is back on the battle line" Kallen smirked inside the Guren, "Is the Rosen still broken Infinity?"

"Uh…no…" Linamae laughed once, "I just…" a warmness crept up Linamae's cheeks, and Kallen chuckled at her broken response.

"Right, I understand" Kallen smiled.


A/N: YAY! Kallen's back! :D kekeke~ Ok I'll update as soon as I can ^ ^ enjoy and R&R guys! :3