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Phase 4: Final Battle Nimbasa

Turn 21: Rosa

Location: Undella Town

Time: 12:04 PM September 29th

Condition: Clear

Chris, C-Sharp, Blake, Zack, En, Cross, Gidra, Kallen, Guren, Xingke and Jiang all stood around a grave filled only with a coffin tears streaming down the faces of all present. The tombstone read:

"Rosa Lianne Belladona

"February 26, 1998 — September 20, 2014

"A strong woman who loved everyone."

Carved next to her death day was a little plasma insignia to mark that she died a proud member of Team Plasma. It wouldn't be the first tombstone to feature this mark, and it wouldn't be the last either.

Soon after everyone paid their respects they buried the coffin and began to leave. Everyone left except Blake who kneeled there by her grave for the better part of an hour. He didn't speak, he didn't think, he didn't do anything other than just sit there and looked into her grave as if deeply entranced by it. He then gripped some dirt and grass under his hands tightly as if filled with rage. He stood up and began to leave.

"I'm confused Lelouch." Chris said after putting on the uniform hat. "If we beat Black Plasma, why are we wearing their uniforms? As the winners should they wear our uniforms?"

"Under more ideal circumstances that would be the case, however, we don't have the time or the funds to order that many uniforms. Those who were originally Black Plasma also outnumber us so they have spares that we can use so we don't have to buy any new uniforms at all." Lelouch explained.

"Sir, we've finished repairs on the Kagutsuchi." A man in a Black Plasma uniform walked up and explained.

"That's good news, you may return to your post." Lelouch nodded at him. The man nodded back and left to the other room.

Another man in a Black Plasma Uniform walked up. "I've managed to get a count of our fifty bravest men. They all have agreed to follow whatever instruction you give them, even to their deaths."

"Excellent, bring them to the Kagutsuchi to await further instruction." Lelouch told him.

"Lelouch, your new uniform has just arrived." Another told him, his expression changed to a sort of confused look. "But why did you order two of them? Is the other one for Lady CC?"

"It's always a good idea to have a spare." Lelouch explained. "Place it in my quarters aboard the Kagutsuchi."

"Immediately sir." He nodded before leaving.

Charging up from another room fast enough that most people could hardly react was an absol. It stopped in front of Lelouch with a bow. "Milord, just as instructed we have found the one you desired and brought them to your quarters."

"Very good Zangetsu; let him know I will be there momentarily." Lelouch told him.

"Yes milord." Zangetsu bowed again before setting off.

"Wasn't that absol one of the Shadow Triad's pokémon?" Chris asked.

"It was, but he and his compatriots work for me now." Lelouch confirmed.

"What was that about anyways?" Chris continued to prod.

"He was letting me know he has completed his mission. Now if you'll all excuse me for a moment. I have other matters to attend to." Lelouch explained while heading off towards a nearby door. Lelouch was accompanied by CC and Ohgi.

"You say that as if you can speak to them." Chris muttered to himself while cocking an eye brow at Lelouch. Lelouch and CC exited the building and headed for the peer.

"Are you sure you can trust him, Lelouch?" CC questioned. "You two didn't exactly part on the best of terms."

"Whether he craves attention or the liberty of pokémon he will be easy to control." Lelouch explained his reasoning.

"If you say so." CC explained.

"You sound like you still don't trust my intellect." Lelouch deduced.

"I do, by the way to your right." CC pointed nonchalantly.

Before Lelouch could follow her finger he was blindsided and forced into the dirt. He heard an enraged cry before whatever it was on top of him started pummeling Lelouch's face. Kallen noticing the ruckus ran over and pulled Lelouch's attacker off of him.

"What the hell's wrong with you Blake?" Kallen demanded while pulling him back further away from Lelouch.

"You're a monster Lelouch! A demon!" Blake cried. "We buried Rosa today, did you even know that? Did you even care? No! You've done nothing all day long and didn't even bother to stop by for five minutes and pay your respects.

"She was your right hand, your commander!" Blake continued. "She was the first to believe you, the first to acknowledge you as our leader and possibly your strongest supporter ever, and you didn't even give two moments of thought at her death!

"Ghetsis, the Sages, Colress, Charles, your all the same. You don't care about us, you don't care about pokémon all you care about is war, killing, and power!" Blake tried to break free of Kallen's grip. "We've all given our blood, sweat and tears to this cause all the while you've sat on enough power to stop everything by yourself and when we needed you most, you weren't there. If you really wanted you could have saved Rosa you could have saved them all!

"I hate you Lelouch, I hate everything you stand for!" Blake explained. "And I'm done with you, Team Plasma, and your stupid gang war so consider this my letter of resignation!"

"Are you done then?" Kallen asked.

"Yes, now let me go!" Blake demanded, while breaking free of her grip and started to walk away.

"Are you hurt?" Kallen asked offering him a hand up.

"Only his pride." CC commented.

"I'm fine." Lelouch ignored CC and took Kallen's hand.

"He's still upset about Rosa. I'm sure that he'll come to his senses before long." Kallen reassured him.

"I hope so." Lelouch could honestly care less but he didn't want people to know that. "You weren't hurt were you?"

"No, I've dealt with pidoves fiercer then him. I don't think that hurting people is really in his nature." Kallen explained. "But you really shouldn't let people get the better of you like that."

"I'll try and work on that, thanks again Kallen." Lelouch said and before he and CC set out for the pier again.

He and CC entered a warehouse. Inside a couple of dozen men were working on the Plasma Frigate. They had started to paint it black up and down. The sails featured the Classic Team Plasma Insignia with the shield half black and half white.

"What do you think of her?" A scientist asked.

"The Kagutsuchi, it's everything I hoped it would be." Lelouch said before continuing on into the interior of the ship.

They headed into it and continued through it until they reached the door to the room that used to belong to Ghetsis. Standing guard in front of it was Chiba, Zangetsu, Asahina, and Urabe. "If you don't want to you can wait out here."

"I'm fine." CC shook her head.

"If you insist." Lelouch turned the nob and opened the door. "Hello, I apologize for how mess I look…"