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Aboard the Ikaruga, 3:25 p.m. Lelouch sat down in his room, C.C. standing next to him.

Lelouch: That was an adventure and a half. I'm certainly glad we dealt with two birds with one stone, by accident. The Emperor of Ego should be stuck in that dimension, for a while. If that's the case, Britannia may attack Japan, at full force, when he gets out. I hope there are shelters...
C.C.: Um, master? What should I be doing?
Lelouch: Then, there's this situation. (looks at C.C.) C.C., I'm not your master. I'm your friend.
C.C.: Huh? But...I've never had a friend, before...
Lelouch: You do, now. (smiles) You have lots of friends. You're not homeless, in the slightest. You live with me, and I'll protect you, no matter what.
C.C.: I... I think I'll...take a nap, now... (lies down on couch, falls asleep)
Lelouch: (thinking) How do I fix this? Speaking of fixing...

Meanwhile, aboard the Yatagarasu, Alistair injected a Stimpak into Cornelia's broken arm.

Cornelia: (yells in pain) That's brisk! That's really painful!
Alistair: Oh, quit being a baby.
Cornelia: This is for worrying you and Euphy half to death, isn't it?
Alistair: What? No, this is to fix your arm.
Cornelia: Oh. Well, thanks. That's fair-
Alistair: (slaps Cornelia's cheek)
Cornelia: Ow!
Alistair: That's for worrying me an Euphy half to death.
Cornelia: (sighs) I expected as much.
Alistair: Pull crap like that, again, and Euphy will be the one to beat the crap out of you.
Cornelia: I'm sorry. I just... Marianne was my mother, too. I didn't think Lelouch would search for the truth, too.
Alistair: Well, we unintentionally found her killer, and made sure he can't come back. So, there's a bonus, for ya.
Cornelia: Right... The only threats left are the Emperor of Ego...
Alistair: And Sears. With what we've been doing, they're gonna assault Tokyo, again, and we'll be ready.

Seth entered the room, holding a stack of wanted posters.

Seth: Seems like some Britannian loyalists have been spreading these around Japan.
Alistair: Tell me something I don't know.
Seth: Still, the Emperor of Ego's out of the picture, for the time being, and I've got a meeting with Zero- (pauses, eyes widen)
Alistair: What? (walks up to Seth)
Seth: (shows Alistair poster) Look at this picture. They edited me. I'm white.
Alistair: They know how that program even works?
Seth: They made me a white guy!
Alistair: No, no. They faultily used it. You're still black...ish.
Seth: Also, look at these charges! Aiding and abetting criminals and terrorists, dereliction of duty, insubordination!
Alistair: Says the country whose military is run by nothing but terrorists.
Cornelia: I can only say that I'm ashamed to have associated myself in the military.
Alistair: You got a cool yet cute outfit out of the deal, so there's a lining. By the way, Guilford's room is two doors down, to the left.

Cornelia's eyes widened and she dashed out the door, following Alistair's directions.

Seth: They make a cute couple.
Alistair: Natch.

Meanwhile, at the bridge of the Yatagarasu, Rolo nervously approached the captain's station.

Rolo: Um... Excuse me!
Nunnally: (looks at Rolo) Hm? Oh, hi! Huh... You look...kind of like me.
Rolo: I, uh... My name's Rolo... Rolo Lamperouge...
Nunnally: Oh, you're Rolo? Alpha's told me about you, and Lelouch kept dropping hints about a new brother.
Rolo: Y-Yeah... I've, uh...never had a family, before. I was...an experiment, for Civility.
Nunnally: (reaches arms out)
Rolo: Huh? What...are you doing?
Nunnally: Come here. Your sister wants to hug you.

Rolo knelt down and hugged Nunnally, crying tears of joy.

Rolo: Please, don't tell him I almost killed Shirley.
Nunnally: I won't. He'll beat the crap out of you, if he finds out.
Rolo: God...dammit, you're adorable.

Back aboard the Ikaruga, Asahina approached Kinoshita's Knightmare, noticing the bloodstains on it.

Asahina: Bit up close and personal, wouldn't you say?
Kinoshita: We...dealt with the Director of Civility.
Asahina: No shit?
Kinoshita: I just want to put the sick things those bastards did out of my mind. If you want a report, ask Rolo.
Asahina: (thinking) Seeing is believing, I suppose. A realistic response, for someone so shaky. If Alistair went with him, then Zero must've been taking down Civility, for good. Still, if I do my research right, I should be able to stop this uneasy feeling I've got.

A few hours later, at China, Zero held a press conference with several world leaders, including Seth, on a plan to deal with Britannia.

Zero: I'm not in the mood for mincing words, so I'll get to the point. Ratifying the charter I've created will forge an alliance to be rid of Britannia, once and for all. This alliance...is the United Federation of Nations!
Seth: As the President of the United States, I'm throwing in my lot with the Federation. I want payback for the slaughters they've caused, and bring England back into the picture!
Diethard: With this action, we finally have a cause to launch a war of liberation!
Seth: "War"? No. War is dead. It died, so many years ago. This...will be the ultimate street fight. If these sons of bitches want to take over the world, they're going through us. Not that they'd win, of course.
Zero: We are going to pay Britannia back for its atrocities, for its crimes. There's no necessary need for "world order," new or otherwise. People have come to learn that there is no strong, no weak, and no justice. Just us, what we do in the now. This world will not succumb to tyranny, nor to anarchy. And, if Britannia's ally, the Confederate Enclave want the apocalypse...then, we will kill that, as well. It's been done, before.
Xingke: We must defend Japan, no matter what. Britannia's efforts have been focused on it, nonstop. We have to band together, to stop them, before they have the chance to act.
Zero: We now have a chance to be rid of tyranny, for good! If you're with me, join us!

The crowd inside the conference room cheered loudly, in support of Zero.