Meanwhile, Suzaku and Cecile were at Lloyd's old lab and were sitting down. Cecile gently held Suzaku's hand, while he told her about his upcoming mission. Cecile looked concerned, while saying, "Suzaku, Zero and the Black Knights are planning on breaking into Princess Cornelia's palace?"

Suzaku answered, "Yes. Zero wanted to give Cornelia a surprise attack. Thankfully, we got a warning from a snitch. I'm going to be joining Cornelia and her team."

Cecile said, "I want to warn you not to go, but I can't baby you forever, can I?"

Suzaku smiled, while responding, "I appreciate your concern, but I'm on the winning side. Zero failed to win today's battle and during tonight's battle, he's going to lose, harder than ever."

Cecile smiled back, while replying, "I wish you the best of luck."

Suzaku said, "Thank you." He looked at the top of Cecile's head, while saying, "Your hair looks a bit different. Have you been doing something to it?"

Cecile said, "Oh, I've just been combing it a little, here and there."

Suzaku replied, "It looks nice."

Cecile lightly blushed, while saying, "Thank you. I'm really glad you still visit me."

Suzaku replied, "It's no problem. You're much better company, than the other people I work with."

Suzaku and Cecile hug each other, before Lloyd enters the lab, while having a grin on his face. Suzaku and Cecile looked surprised to see him. Suzaku said, "Lloyd, what are you doing here?"

Lloyd asked, "What's the matter? Can't I stroll around my old lab, for nostalgic purposes?"

Suzaku frowned at Lloyd, while saying, "You're supposed to be in prison."

Lloyd replied, "I got an early release, for crazy behavior." Lloyd laughed.

Suzaku looked at Cecile, while saying, "I think we better escort this maniac out of here. I don't know whether or not he was released from prison, on legal terms, but he certainly isn't allowed in here."

Lloyd grinned, while putting his hand in front of Suzaku's face. He said, "I'm afraid you're wrong, you grouch. You see, Princess Cornelia had me released from prison, because my delightfully-eccentric scientific skills were of use to her."

Suzaku whispered, "I can't believe that Princess Cornelia would release Lloyd. She seems like such a smart leader. Why would she make such a risky and foolish choice?"

Cecile said, "Lloyd, what is your new job?"

Lloyd explained, "I'm Britannia's top Earl and mad scientist, as usual. This time, I'm working directly for Britannia's top princess. She's having do all sorts of wild experiments. Cornelia may seem like the hard-edged, serious type, but deep down, she's on the eccentric side of things and that's why I love working for her. Today, she had me make some adjustments to my robot, Jeremiah."

Suzaku and Cecile raised their eyebrows, while Suzaku asked, "What the heck are you talking about? Jeremiah died in a fight with Zero."

Lloyd replied, "I expected you to be cynical enough to doubt that Jeremiah could have gotten out of that. Jeremiah's alive, and thanks to what I added to him, he's livelier than ever."

Cecile responded, "You made him less human and more robotic, didn't you?"

Lloyd had a wicked grin on his face, while saying, "I sure did. People often let their emotions get the better of them. It stops them from making true progress. Robots don't have that problem. Suzaku, Jeremiah's going to be joining you, in your pursuit against Zero."

Suzaku asked, "Is Jeremiah going to be useful in battle?"

Lloyd replied, "Oh, you better believe it. He's stronger and more dangerous, than ever before."

Suzaku responded, "Then I suppose it's okay or him to be in tonight's fight."

Cecile looked at Lloyd, while saying, "Lloyd, you ought to be careful, with all this robotics stuff. If you keep focusing on machines and mechanical parts, you might lose the human side of your test subjects and yourself."

Lloyd thought about C. C., while replying, "I've experienced human emotions and they brought me down. Humans make the world weaker, while machines make the world stronger."

Both Zero's team and Cornelia's army were ready to have the ultimate war.

While in the Black Knights' discussion room, Zero, C. C., and the other members of the Black Knights stood around, while having weapons in their arms. Zero said, "This is going to be the biggest mission, that we've ever gone on. We must break into Cornelia's palace and give her and her team a surprise attack."

Ohgi replied, "But Zero, the guards are likely to see us. If just one of two of us were storming in there, we might not get caught. However, we're an entire team."

Zero said, "That's true, but that doesn't mean we can't give Cornelia and the others a surprise attack, if we move quickly. The Princess is likely to be at sleep or at the very least, feeling out of it, at this time. I suspect Guilford and Darlton will also be tired, as well."

Tamaki yawned and replied, "I feel like I could take a couple of naps."

Zero said, "Considering that you fell asleep during today's mission, you should be lively and energetic, at this point."

Tamaki replied, "Come on, Zero. Having us do a battle, at eleven p.m., is crazy, especially since we had a mission this morning."

Kallen gave Tamaki a disapproving look, while saying, "These missions aren't about following a comfortable schedule. They're about doing what's right."

General Tohdoh said, "Zero, I do have one question."

Zero looked at him, while asking, "What is it?"

Tohdoh asked, "If one of us were to catch Cornelia, what should we do with her?"

Nagisa asked, "Should we destroy her?"

Zero answered, "No. If one of you manages to catch Cornelia, bring her to me. I know how to take care of her."

Shogo asked, "What would you do to her?"

Zero answered, "That's for me to know, not you."

Senba responded, "We understand, Zero."

Zero and the Black Knights drove their mechs to Cornelia's palace. Diethard hid behind some bushes, while recording the heroes with his camera. Diethard, who was talking quietly, said, "This is going to be the biggest broadcast, of my career. I do feel bad about having to double-cross Zero, but it was a necessary evil."

Zero looked around and saw over a dozen of guards standing in front of the palace. Guilford and General Darlton were among the guards. Zero nervously said, "Oh, crap."

C. C. looked at him, while asking, "What's wrong?"

Zero replied, "There's a lot more guards here than I was expecting."

Zero took a closer look and saw Suzaku. He nervously whispered, "Oh, no. Suzaku's here. I didn't want him to be here. I didn't want to jeopardize our friendship, but if he gets in the way, then I'm afraid we'll have to go from friends to rivals."

The guards started firing at the mechs. The Black Knights start using their own mechs to blast the rival mechs. Zero and the Black Knights looked up and saw a giant purple mech that was being driven by Princess Cornelia. Cornelia had an evil-looking smile on her face, while flying her mech down and blasting pieces of the other mech's away. Cornelia had a smile on her face, while saying, "Greetings, Zero. I would say it's a lovely surprise to see you, but I knew you were coming."

Zero felt confused, while asking, "You knew we were coming? How could that be possible?"

Cornelia smirked, while replying, "You pride yourself, in being a mastermind. You think you can outsmart anybody and everybody, but you're wrong. You might have been able to stop Clovis, but you will not defeat Britannia. We are the most powerful country of them all. We will crush your precious Area 11 if you keep getting in our way."

Zero asked, "You still think you're in the right?"

Cornelia answered, "Of course I do. We Britannians are superior to all others."

Zero replied, "That's what Emperor Charles claims, but he's wrong. He's a grumpy old man, with no sense of what things are really like. Besides, I have a bombshell to drop on you. I'm not Japanese. In fact, I'm Britannian."

The Britannian military looked shocked, while Cornelia looked angry. She said, "You, Zero, are Britannian?"

Zero answered, "Yes I am."

Cornelia asked, "Why haven't you mentioned this before?"

Zero explained, "Because it's not something I'm proud of you. Also, I thought it'd be fun for you to realize that the person you're trying to stop from defeating Britannia is a Britannian."

Cornelia replied, "If you're not just making crap up and if you really are Britannian, why are you fighting against me and my army. If you had any pride or self-respect, you'd be fighting with us and defeating those nasty teammates of yours."

Zero said, "I don't have pride or respect for my country. Britannia's a cruel, negative, hateful nation, that has brought evil and turmoil to the well-intentioned and noble country of Japan. I fight against what your country has become, despite me being a part of it."

Cornelia replied, "A person, who tries to bring down their own country? That's nothing short of heartless and pathetic. Military, Zero has proven his disloyalty. Despite being a Britannian, he's not one of us. He's an enemy of our country and he must be destroyed."

General Darlton responded, "Zero, you might as well give up."

Zero asked, "Give up? Why would I do that?"

Darlton said, "We knew you were coming, so we made sure we were prepared for your so-called surprise attack."

Cornelia grinned, while saying, "You thought you'd be able to get the advantage in the fight, by not letting me know you were coming. However, in this situation, you're the one who was unprepared. Because of that, you're going to face a harsher finale, than anything you could of ever seen coming." Cornelia laughed.

Zero said, "Black Knights, it's time to win to this battle."

The Black Knights started charging towards Cornelia's army. Some of them used their mechs to blast members of Cornelia's military team, while others ran up to their enemies and started using their fists and weapons to attack them.

Diethard recorded the fight, while having an excited look on his face. C. C. turned around and saw Diethard's camera. C. C. asked, "What is going on here?" She walked closer to the bushes that Diethard was hiding in. She said, "Cameraman, are you in there?"

Diethard popped out of the bushes and said, "Hi, C. C."

C. C. folded her arms and coldly stared at Diethard. She asked, "What are you up to?"

Diethard explained, "I'm hiding around the bushes, so I can record the fight, without any interruptions."

C. C. said, "Zero didn't want this fight to be recorded."

Diethard had a sneaky smile on his face, while saying, "Well, sometimes Zero doesn't know what he really wants."

C. C. asked, "What do you mean?"

Diethard said, "Zero might say one thing, because his brain tells him it's the right thing to say. However, in reality, he should be saying something else. That's why I came out here and started recording, against Zero's commands. I know what he really wants."

C. C. asked, "How could you know that?"

Diethard replied, "You see, Zero and I understand each other. We are two misunderstood people that have a potential for greatness, but we get treated like outcasts, because people prefer to hear what's expected of them, rather than what's best for them. Do you know what that's like?"

C. C. smiled, while saying, "Yes I do. It's the type of relationship that Zero and I have."

Diethard replied, "Hey. Don't compare your bond with Zero to my own. There's nobody more important on this team than me."

C. C. said, "You are nothing to Zero." Diethard looked offended.

General Tohdoh and the other members of the Honorable Swords shot at the Britannian guards. Tohdoh faced Darlton, while saying, "You may think you're the General, but you lack the qualities of a true general."

Darlton looked amused, while saying, "Oh, really? What makes you think that?"

Tohdoh explained, "A true general fights for the causes, that'll make the world a better place. That's not what you do. You and your team endanger the world."

Darlton replied, "You know nothing about morality or justice, so stop trying to act superior to me, you mediocre excuse for a general." Darlton kicked Tohdoh in the stomach. Nagisa blasted Darlton, who crashed into a wall. Nagisa grabbed Tohdoh by the hand, to help him stand up straight. She smiled at him.

Tohdoh said, "Thank you, Nagisa."

Nagisa replied, "You're welcome, General Tohdoh."

Cornelia used her mech to blast various members of the Black Knights. Because of that, several Black Knights fell to the ground and passed out. Tamaki ran around, while looking confused.

Tamaki said, "I keep failing Zero. I can't do that, anymore. I gotta do something wicked cool to win Zero's respect." Tamaki looked up at Cornelia's mech. He looked at Ohgi and nudged him.

Ohgi angrily sighed and asked, "What do you want, Tamaki?"

Tamaki said, "I think I got an idea, on how to get the advantage in this war."

Ohgi replied, "I'll hear you out. What's your idea?"

Tamaki said, "If we all start firing our mechs at Cornelia's mech, at the same time, we'll bring Cornelia down."

Kallen replied, "That might actually work."

Ohgi looked surprised, while asking, "You really think so?"

Kallen said, "If we bring down the lady in charge, we'll make everybody else afraid of us."

Ohgi replied, "Very well then. Everybody, get into your mechs."

Zero and C. C. looked around and saw the Black Knights racing into their mechs. Zero asked, "What are they doing?" C. C. shrugged her shoulders.

Cornelia looked down and saw all the Black Knights getting around the same area. She smiled, while saying, "Well, this appears like the perfect opportunity to blast all of them at the same time." Cornelia was about to press a button on her mech, when the Black Knights all started blasting her mech, at the same time. Cornelia started looking afraid. A button appeared on her mech's monitor screen, that was telling her to eject. She sighed and pulled the eject lever. She jumped out of the mech, before it blew up. Guilford ran up to her, to try to help her get up. However, Cornelia got up on her own. Her sleeves had some big holes in them, and her hair looked messy. The Black Knights looked proud and started patting Tamaki on the back.

Ohgi said, "Well done, Tamaki."

Tamaki replied, "Thanks you. It appears I'm rather smart, after all."

Zero stood in front of Cornelia, while saying, "It appears you're finished Cornelia."

Cornelia had a giant grin on her face, while saying, "That's what you think, you literal nothing. I always have extra tricks up on my sleeve." She looked up, while gleefully saying, "My latest trick is on his way."

Zero asked, "What do you mean?"