'It's been several days since I sensed the return of the FLEIJA's.' Lelouch thinks to himself during his class. 'I'm not sure when it will happen, but I do know it will be soon. M.M. has probably already made his move to counter us, but that is what I want to happen.' He continues until one of the students breaks his train of thought. "Huh?" Lelouch says as he zones back in.
"I said that Narita was Cornelia's first defeat to Zero." One of the students says.
"Narita was a stalemate between the Black Knights and Britannia. The only side that lost was the JLF, when they were forced to flee the area." Lelouch says. "Narita was the first battle that cost the lives of countless innocent lives. Both the Black Knights and Britannia are responsible for the disaster."
"The Black Knights caused the landslide with the Guren, how was Britannia also responsible?" Another student replies.
"Cornelia didn't order an evacuation of the city. She wanted to wipe out the JLF without alerting the population of Narita." Lelouch replies. "A dear friend of mine lost her father at Narita." He adds. He then proceeds on showing the class the battle logs of Narita.
"Do you think that something is on the professor's mind?" A student whispers to some nearby students.
"He was indirectly affected by the battle, as he mentioned." A second student replies.
"That may be so, but not everyone is present." A third says.
"Actually they have been out for a few days." The first says.
"I find it weird that he didn't do the daily chess matches." The second says.
Meanwhile, in Zero's quarters, Alistair is with Zero. "Thank you, Zero, for giving me a chance to redeem myself." Alistair says.
"You have something to fight for, something to live for, as do I." Zero replies. "Nunnally mentioned you when we talked during the festival." He says.
"She did?" Alistair asks, shocked.
"Lelouch will warm up to you, eventually." Zero replies. "Geass runs in the royal family. Her father, mother, and brother had geass. She and the others don't have the power, but those who are still alive know of geass." Zero says, wiping the sweat from his brow after finishing his exercises.
"That's fascinating." Alistair says. "Now that I'm free from M.M., I can finally hear the truth."
"Alistair, the truth can be a scary thing." Zero says, as he grabs his mask and cape.
"I know. Lies still bother me, but not as much as they used to. For now I know why people have to lie." Alistair replies. He then hears Zero gasp. "What's wrong, Zero?" He asks.
"It's about to happen. M.M. must be close." Zero replies. "We need to inform Lelouch." He says, before he leaves the room, placing his mask and cape on. Alistair is about to follow, when he sees the Requiem Blade.
"Either I kill M.M., or Zero does. Either way, we'll need this." He says, taking the sword with him, and takes off after Zero. When they reach the academy, they make their way to Lelouch's classroom, and when they arrive, Zero enters the room first.
"Commander Zero." A student says seeing Zero enter. All of the students stand and salute Zero.
"As you were. I have something to discuss with your professor." Zero says. The students return to their seats.
"So, what brings the commander here, to my classroom?" Lelouch asks. "Commander, could I interest you in a game of chess?" He asks with a smile on his face. Alistair enters the room and sees the class focused on Zero and Lelouch.
"Professor Lamperouge, I have no time for games at this moment." Zero replies.
"Zero, you are the world's greatest tactician. Or are you afraid that I might prove that wrong?" Lelouch says.
"Very well." Zero reluctantly complies. Lelouch then extends his gloved hand, and Zero shakes it, only to realize that something has happened.
"Now, I hope you're ready, Commander." Lelouch says as he powers up the projector above the chess board. Most of the class gathers around the two, watching the match to the very end. "Checkmate." Lelouch says, after a close match with Zero.
"Can no one beat you, professor?" A student asks.
"Know your opponent, treat them like they are yourself." Lelouch replies. "Although, I am nothing like any of you. I see Zero as an equal, so I have to figure out how to beat myself." He says. "Now, class is dismissed." He adds, before the bell rings. The students then leave the room, leaving Lelouch, Zero, and Alistair all alone.
"What did you do to me?" Zero asks.
"I just did what needed to be done. The man under the mask was decent at chess, but I would always beat him. Now, you're a little bit more like me." Lelouch explains. Zero then stands up, and grabs Lelouch, bringing him face to mask. "Zero, you don't scare me. Now, what was it that brought both of you here?" He says.
"M.M. is near." Alistair replies.
"Is he? Then the time is upon us. We need to stop him before he destroys the world." Lelouch says. Zero then lets go of Lelouch.
"Let's hope the others are doing the same." Zero says.
"That's right. Alistair, you chose to not go to Pendragon, why?" Lelouch asks.
"M.M. took so much from me. He took my family, as well as my life. He has corrupted me with geass, and has lied to me from the very beginning." Alistair says, tensing up. "Now, I have something to fight for. A light has been shown to me, a light that I thought I'd never see again. And it's all thanks to Nunnally." He says, relaxing.
Lelouch looks disheartened towards Alistair, but quickly changes his expression. "Well, I need to get dressed for the event. Wait for me at the hangar." Lelouch says, as he departs for his quarters. Zero and Alistair make their way to the hangar, and wait for Lelouch.
Meanwhile, in Pendragon, C.C. and the others are exploring the city. "Oh my, this city is so huge. I never thought I'd be in the capital of Britannia." Allison says, amazed at the scale of the new city.
"From what I hear, the empress had quite a bit of say in the reconstruction of the city." C.C. says.
"Really, how?" Cyrus says. He then sees sakura blossoms blowing in the breeze.
"When I was here, leading the Order, the city felt stale. Now that I am back, the city feels alive." C.C. says, catching some blossoms. "Nunnally's sister would love this." She says, more to herself.
"If the Order is arriving here, then we need to gain access to some knightmares." Morgan says. "There should be some within the palace. But the question is, how do we get into the palace."
"There has to be other places where we can acquire a knightmare." Connor says.
"There are, but we are on a deadline. We have to stop the Order." Morgan says.
"I know that he won't be here, but what if M.M. arrives?" Cyrus asks.
"Than keep him away from me." C.C. says. They then arrive at the palace and approach the front gate, before they are stopped by imperial guards.
"Halt. What business do you have here, at Pendragon Imperial Palace." One of the guards says.
"I was a member of the former emperor's inner circle." C.C. says.
"You're the last of the demon's circle." The guard says. He and the other guards take aim at C.C., and prepare to shoot her. C.C.'s code lights up, and the guards pass out onto the ground.
"What did you do?" Cyrus asks her.
"Don't mind them, they'll be alright in a few minutes." C.C. replies. "Now, let's get those knightmares, and save this city." She says, as she enters the palace. The others follow her, until she falls to the floor, clutching her head.
"C.C., what's wrong?" Allison asks.
"We need to hurry." She says, getting up. "Come on!" She says rushing towards the imperial hangar, with the others right behind her.
"You seem to know your way around here." Cyrus says.
"I was here for the few months that Lelouch was emperor for, and Nunnally would have had the palace recreated exactly as it was before." She replies. When they enter the hangar, some of the guards move to apprehend them. Morgan activates his geass, and knocks them all out. When he deactivates it, the others see him clutching at his chest, panting.
"Morgan, you've overextended yourself." Connor says, as he heads over to Morgan.
"It… It's nothing." He says, panting. "Of the four of us, I probably used my geass the most. I'll be fine, just let me recover and I'll be with you shortly." Morgan says, as he lays down on the ground, resting.
"Alright, let's get a move on. The Order is probably already here, waiting for us to make our move. We are not to kill them, we are to stop them from interfering with C.C." Cyrus says.
"Well, look at you, taking charge, Cyrus." Allison says. "Lelouch is right, you could be a general." she says.
Lelouch arrives at the hangar, in his white Zero outfit. "Knowing that you're Lelouch." Alistair says, indicating the white Zero. "Doesn't that make you…" He starts, but Zero interrupts him as he points to Zero.
"If you can put a name to the man behind the mask, don't. For I am Zero, my true identity will forever be unknown. If the world found out who Zero was, or is now, the world will be against me." Zero says. "Now, Alistair, how do you intend to take on M.M.?" He says, after seeing him with the sword.
"It's either going to be you or myself that kills that demon." Alistair replies.
"You have a better chance than I do, for my geass is only in one eye at the moment." Zero says.
"You know, Zero, I never thought I'd ever take on code. But as I see it, I don't need to. I have found something far better than immortality. I've found love." Alistair says, handing the sword over to Zero.
"We'll take him on together." Zero says, taking his sword and placing it at his waist.
"Hurry it up, will you. We have a battle to win." Lelouch says, entering the lab and making his way to the hangar, ignoring the others in the lab. Zero and Alistair follow after Lelouch.
"Zero, what's happening?" Nina asks.
"How are your simulations for stopping the FLEIJA going?" Zero replies.
"I haven't made any farther progress, even with Miles' help. I'm afraid that they'll return, with no way to stop them." Nina replies, with tears running down her face.
"Lelouch and I have a plan, but it could cost him his life. C.C. will be doing the same over Pendragon." Zero informs her.
"Really?" She says, looking at Zero. Zero then grabs one of her hands.
"Let's just hope that it works." Zero says, before he and Alistair head for the hangar. When they enter, they see Lelouch arguing with Lloyd and Rakshata.
"Lloyd, we need to use some knightmares." Zero says, as he approaches the three.
"Zero, as we told… Zero, we are to be shipping these knightmares to Horai Island." Lloyd replies.
"Even the Guren and the Tristan will be returning to headquarters, when the Aces finally return to base." Rakshata replies.
"Even the Merlin…" Zero starts.
"Zero, we are not using the Merlin. I will be taking the Shinkiro. I know what knightmare you might choose, Zero. And Alistair, it's your choice." Lelouch says, as he is about to take the activation key for the Shinkiro.
"Zero, I won't let you." Lloyd says, taking the key before Lelouch could.
"Very well, Lloyd. You left me with no choice." Lelouch says, as he punches Lloyd. Lloyd falls to the ground, tossing the key into the air. Lelouch catches the key and heads towards the Shinkiro.
"Lloyd, I thought you'd have learned your lesson." Cecile says, as she and Rakshata lift Lloyd up and carry him off.
"Yeah, but that was with Suzaku. I didn't think Lelouch would do that." Lloyd replies. Zero and Alistair garb the keys for the Albion and the Galahad. When they head for their knightmares, they see Lelouch nursing his left hand.
"Zero, are you alright?" Zero asks Lelouch.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me." Lelouch says, as he shakes his hand and flexes his fingers. They then enter their knightmares and proceed to launch into the sky.
"Are these all they have here?" Cyrus says, as he sees the knightmares.
"Gareths, and Wards, easier to produce than the Knightmares of the Round." C.C. replies, as she is about to climb onto one of the Wards.
"Hey! I found a Lancelot!" Connor says as he explores the hangar.
"I'll use that frame. I used a Lancelot model during the battle of Damocles." C.C. says as she approaches Connor. "I guess that it's only fitting that I use it again, to save the world." She says. She then climbs into the cockpit of the Lancelot, and is pleased to see that it already has its activation key in.
"Well. Get into a knightmare, we're going to put on a show that no one will forget." Cyrus says as he climbs into one of the many Wards.
"As you say, General." Allison replies, with a touch of sarcasm. As she and Connor enter some of the Gareths, Cyrus stops and looks out toward the hangar doors.
"Lelouch, I won't let you down." He says to himself before he enters the Ward and closes the hatch. They then get ready to launch, as Morgan opens the hangar doors. "Morgan, wish us luck." Cyrus says over the communications.
"It's Zero that'll need it most of all." Morgan replies, chuckling. "I'll be there with you shortly." Morgan says. The others then launch and leave the hangar. "Stay safe, Connor." He says to himself.
"Director, sir. We have confirmation of knightmares in Tokyo and Pendragon airspace." One of the soldiers reports to M.M.
"So, the final hours are upon us. The team in Pendragon has their orders to stop them. We are to commence with the attack." M.M. says, as he and the others get airborne. "Leave Zero to me." He adds. M.M.'s Siegfried leads the charge towards Tokyo, and directly towards the knightmares.
"Here they come!" Alistair says, as he spots the Siegfried and the other knightmares.
"A Siegfried. Well, he came prepared." Lelouch says. "If we can take out the prominent harkens, then we cripple its defence."
"It will be done." Alistair and Zero reply, as they get into position. The trio activate their defences as the Order approaches.
"Disable their float systems, or force them to eject. M.M. will be the only casualty of this battle." Lelouch says. He then senses where the epicenter of the FLEIJA was and changes the Shinkiro into its fortress mode and maneuvers towards the point. Alistair and Zero are quickly downing the knightmares, until they see M.M. go after the Shinkiro.
"This time, Zero, there is no escape." M.M. says.
"Zero, I'm going to take on the Siegfried!" Alistair says.
"Get him, Alistair! Even though you don't want code, it's either you or me that kills M.M." Zero replies. Alistair then charges the Siegfried.
M.M. then detects Alistair's knightmare approaching, and turns to face him. "Who do you think you are, to face me like this?" M.M. says, as he launches the slash harkens at the Galahad. Alistair reacts by dodging the slash harkens and draws the knightmares sword and manages to remove one of the harkens.
"M.M., you're corruption ends today!" Alistair says.
"Alistair, is that you?" M.M. says after recognizing Alistair's voice.
"You've lied to me from the very beginning!" Alistair shouts.
"Yes, I've lied to you, Alistair. And I knew I could get away with it." M.M. replies. "I cared for you Alistair, as I have cared for all of the Order." He says. Alistair feels something come over him when he hears M.M. say this.
"You're lying, M.M., as you always have. You never cared for any of us. You use us like pawns!" Alistair says. He then charges at the Siegfried. M.M. reacts by firing the slash harkens at Alistair, who destroys two more, before a third knocks him out of the sky.
"I won't let you stop me, Alistair." M.M. says. He sees the Albion busy with the rest of the knightmares.
"Damn." Alistair swears as he slowly descends to the ground. "Zero, I'm down." Alistair reports. Zero then looks over and sees Alistair descending as well as M.M. heading towards Lelouch. He then charges towards the Siegfried.
"Zero, I have you where I…" M.M. starts, but stops when he sees the white Zero emerge from the Shinkiro. "Wrong Zero!" He shouts.
Lelouch sets the Shinkiro into hover mode, and exits the Shinkiro. When outside the knightmare, he sees the Siegfried stop, and the Albion charging. He then raises his right hand. "Those of the Collective Conscious, hear my request! Grant me the power to save the world once again!" He says, just as the sky turns pink. A red light is emanated from his hand, until the geass symbol can be seen in the palm of his hand.
"Oh no you don't!" M.M. says. Before he can launch a slash harken, Zero tackles the Siegfred. Lelouch panics as both the Siegfried and the Albion head his way, and tosses the code towards them, before they knock him out of the sky. Zero and M.M. enter the code as it begins to draw in the energy of the FLEIJA.
Lelouch stumbles around a bit as he manages to send them to R's world. "Get him, Suzaku." He says to himself.
In the skies of Pendragon, C.C. and the others are defending against the Order. "Alright guys, take out their float systems. We are not to kill, remember that." Cyrus says, to the others.
"Cyrus, when they find out who they need to stop, keep me safe." C.C. says, as she breaks away from the group, and heads for the epicenter of the FLEIJA. When she arrives, she emerges from the Lancelot, and prepares to stop the FLEIJA.
"Cyrus they're making a move on C.C." Allison informs.
"I can see that." Cyrus says, and then gasps in pain.
"Cyrus are you alright?" Connor asks.
"It's… It's nothing… Just…" Cyrus says, before he cries out in pain. Allison and Connor move towards Cyrus. They then hear him chuckle. "I can hear you." He says errily. When he hears Allison and Connor's thoughts, he snaps. "What are you doing? Protect C.C.!" He shouts.
"Lelouch, this may be the last we ever see each other." C.C. says as she prepares her code.
"C.C., don't look like that. If you are to die, die smiling!" She hears Lelouch's words echo through her mind.
"Lelouch, we're doing the right thing." She says, smiling. She then extends her arms out to her side, as her code forms and begins to draw in the energy of the FLEIJA.
"Cyrus, we're not going to make it!" Allison says, as she sees the order closing in on C.C.
"Don't worry, Morgan's on it." Cyrus replies.
"Morgan." Connor says. He and the others see a knightmare blinking to and fro, sending knightmare down to the ground.
"There's no need to apologize, Morgan." Cyrus says, before Morgan can say a word.
"Alright then. But, Cyrus…" Morgan says.
"My geass is now active, like Zero's. I can't turn it off." He says. He then hears their acknowledgements. "Thank you, all of you." He says. They then down more knightmare until the pink sky turns back to normal, with the red glow of C.C.'s code. When her code returns to her, she falls from her knightmare.
"Someone catch her!" Allison says. Cyrus and Morgan then head after C.C., trying to catch her.
"I've got her." Morgan says, as he catches C.C.
"Good." Cyrus says, relieved. "All those of the Geass Order, that can hear my voice, your mission has failed, and M.M. is about to die. You no longer have any reason to maintain this battle." Cyrus says to the soldiers of the Order. "You can now return to your lives outside of the Order." He adds.
"We… We left… Kamine Island… Intact." C.C. says, as she regains her consciousness.
"What was that, C.C.?" Morgan asks, as he sees her move in the hands of his Ward.
"The reason why we left Kamine Island intact was to make it a new shrine to geass." She replies.
"What? Do you mean that you're reforming the Order?" They hear Cyrus say.
"Morgan, if you'll let me, I'd like to state our reformation of the Geass Order." C.C. says.
"Right away, Director." Morgan replies. He then opens his hatch and lets C.C. enter the Ward.
"All of you of M.M.'s former Order, I am C.C. and I would like to inform you that the last of us will be reforming the Geass Order for the benefits of geass. We will teach you to use your powers for good, instead of the malice that M.M. intended. If you're interested, Kamine Island will be our shrine." C.C. announces.
"Where am I?" M.M. says as he finds himself in the skies of old Tokyo. He then dodges the Albion as Zero attempts to strike the Siegfried down. "You insolent pest! When I get out of here, I'll hunt down Zero and destroy him!" M.M. shouts.
"I'd like to see you try!" Zero says, as he gets into position to take on the Siegfried. He then takes an erratic flight path to M.M., and slashes at the body of the Siegfried, sending it to the ground. Zero then lands the Albion near the wreck of the Siegfried, and sees M.M. standing on top of his wrecked knightmare, his robes blowing in the wind. Zero then kneels the Albion to the ground before he gets out.
"So, Zero, you were the pilot of the Albion the entire battle." M.M. says. Zero just approaches him, preparing to draw his sword. "Kingsley said my fighting style was ancient. That may be so, but I've adapted to the current times." He says, drawing out a pistol from the confines of his robes, and points it directly at Zero's chest. "Goodbye, Zero. I'll make sure the world never remembers your name." He says, firing the gun. Zero ducks down, the bullet hitting the top of his mask. "Huh, so I get to find out who you are before I get to kill you. I guess that'll do." He says, as he sees Zero stand up, his mask starting to split.
When the mask finally splits open, Suzaku's face is revealed to M.M. "So you finally know who I am. What are you going to do now, now that you know?" Suzaku says.
"Kururugi?" M.M. asks, before he burst out into laughter. "I thought that you had died on the Damocles. It turns out that you're far harder to kill." He says, after he has calmed down some. He then looks into Suzaku's eyes and sees that only one is encompassed with geass. "You won't be able to kill me, Suzaku Kururugi."
"M.M., who am I?" Suzaku asks.
"I just said your name. Have you really forgotten who you are?" M.M. says.
"I am at odds with myself. I'm either the enemy of the world, or its savior." Suzaku replies.
"Savior! You killed your emperor! You destroyed the world he created. A world full of chaos, just like the one I will create." M.M. says. "Once I'm done with you, the entire world will have geass. Everyone will be the enemy of everyone else. Now that's beautiful chaos." He continues.
"M.M., who am I?" Suzaku says, after he hears what M.M. intends to do to the world.
"You know, this is rather tiring. You are, and will always be, Suzaku Kururugi." He replies.
"You're wrong, M.M." Suzaku says. "I am the one who hides his face from the world." He says, putting his left hand in front of his face. "I am the one who delivers justice, to where it is needed." He continues, moving his left arm out to the side. "I am the one who leads the Black Knights." He adds, bringing his left arm to his chest in a salute. "And I am the one who will stop you." He says, pointing at M.M., with his right hand, bringing his left arm back to his side. "For I am… I am… I am Zero!" Zero says, his right eye becoming encompassed with geass.
"I'd like to see you try." M.M. says, laughing. When he calms down again, he looks at Suzaku, and starts to see him fade. "No, that's impossible. I'm coded, I'm immune to the effects of geass!" M.M. says.
"You are also coded with counter geass. Your two codes are affecting each other, to where you are only immortal." Zero says, as he starts approaching M.M., ready to draw his sword.
"If I'm going to die, it won't be by your hands, Kururugi!" M.M. says. He then lunges towards Zero, drawing an ornate sword out from the confines of his robes, and tries to strike down Zero. Zero draws out his sword just in time to block M.M.'s strike. M.M. lands some distance behind Zero, and prepares to run. Zero turns around and sees M.M. fleeing, and chases after him.
After getting some distance away from Zero, M.M. finds himself lost in the Tokyo settlement. "This is C's world, I can easily escape." He says, as he tries to force himself out of R's world. He then hears a laugh throughout the area.
"Your powers are nothing within my world." The voice says, still laughing.
"Show yourself!" M.M. shouts.
"Gladly." The voice says. M.M. looks around and sees Zero jump into the air and prepare a spin kick. M.M. gets out of the way, and flees away from Zero, again.
Zero looks up into the sky. "Lelouch, I don't need your help." He says, before he takes off after M.M. again. M.M. looks behind him and sees Zero closing the distance between them. Zero then jumps up and does another spin kick, this time hitting M.M., causing him to tumble and roll until he hits the side of a building. "You have nowhere left to run, M.M." Zero says, approaching the prone M.M.
"I still have a few tricks up my sleeve." M.M. says, getting up. When he looks up, his eyes glowing, Zero is gone. "I thought you were going to kill me, or are you too afraid to face me." M.M. says, walking forwards. He then hears something behind him, and when he looks back, he is then pinned to a nearby car.
"You are not worthy of bearing code, M.M." Zero says, pinning M.M.
"You think any of them were better. We make contracts to meddle in the lives of mortals and amuse ourselves." M.M. says. Zero then releases M.M. "Why are you letting me go?" He says. He then sees Zero removing the glove on his left hand.
"Code passes from skin to skin contact, doesn't it." Zero says. M.M. then tries to escape Zero, but is then pushed to the ground, his head hitting the ground hard and Zero holding his neck, where his code is. "M.M., you are not worthy to bear code." Zero says. He releases his grip, when M.M. begins to struggle.
"Just kill me already. Stop toying with me." M.M. says. When he looks at Zero, Zero sees that M.M.'s eyes are now a dark brown.
"I will not kill you, M.M., for you have already done that to yourself." Zero replies.
"What?" M.M. says. He then looks down at his feet and sees himself starting to fade away. He then looks back up at Zero, who is putting his glove back on. "What's happening to me?" M.M. asks.
"M.M., you are at your end." Zero replies. He then sees M.M.'s robes change to his golden armor.
"I ruled Babylon until I was slain by the one who chose me. I was the embodiment of Gilgamesh." M.M. says, tears running down his face. He then brings out his sword. "Return to your owner." He says, just as the sword disappears. "I thought I wanted chaos to rule the world, for it was ruling me. But what I was actually looking for was peace. Thank you, Zero. Thank you for showing me the light at the end of my long journey." He finally says before disappearing into nothingness. Zero hangs his head, tears running down his face.
"Lelouch!" He says, after regaining his composure.
"I've got you." Lelouch says, as he brings Zero and the Albion out of R's world.
When all of the energy of the returning FLEIJA has been absorbed by Lelouch's code, Lelouch waits for a sign that Zero has finished his mission. When he finally hears his name called in R's world, he draws Zero and the Albion out. With Zero free, he then reclaims his code, and they descend to the ground. When they finally reach the ground, Lelouch exits the Shinkiro. "Zero, what happened?" He asks, Zero.
"I won." Zero replies. He then starts laughing, until it worries Lelouch.
"Zero!" Lelouch says, as he makes his way towards the Albion. When he reaches the cockpit of the knightmare, he opens the hatch and sees Zero laughing. "What happened to you?" Lelouch says to himself. Zero then turns to face Lelouch, and Lelouch sees both of his eyes encompassed with geass.
"Lelouch, we're done here." C.C. says over the radio.
"Glad to hear that. Have everyone report to Horai Island, Zero's been injured." Lelouch replies. Lelouch then closes the hatch of the Albion and takes control, moving it towards the academy. "Alistair, get the Galahad back to the academy, we'll be going to Horai Island." Lelouch says.
"On it." Alistair replies. "Is M.M. dead, Lelouch?" He asks.
"He is. Now we can end this nightmare." Lelouch replies. When they return to the academy, Cecile and Rakshata greet them. "Before you ask, the Shinkiro is safe. You'll just have to fetch it yourselves." Lelouch says as he and Zero emerge from the Albion. Lelouch then removes his mask, places it over Zero's head, and grabs his phone.
"Is something wrong with Zero?" Cecile asks.
"He'll be fine. He just needs to… understand who he is now." Lelouch replies, as he dials a number.
"Lelouch." Nunnally says over the phone.
"Nunnally, when can you get to Horai Island?" Lelouch asks.
"Why would I need to go there? This isn't about… that issue now, is it?" Nunnally asks.
"That may come up, but no it isn't. Just arrive at Horai Island with Cornelia and Schneizel. It's time for you to make a choice." Lelouch says. He then hangs up as the Galahad enters the hangar.
"I'm afraid that you might have to repair this knightmare." Alistair says, getting out of the knightmare.
"That's alright, if what the Empress decides, then these knightmare may go to Britannia instead." Cecile says, as she prepares to fetch the Shinkiro.
"Lelouch, you mentioned Horai Island. How are you going to get there without getting yourself killed?" Rakshata says.
"I have my ways." Lelouch replies.
"That may be so, but Tohdoh may kill you when he sees your face again." Rakshata replies.
"Let him. It won't stop what we've set in motion." Lelouch says.
