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40 minutes before the attack on Tokyo, Avalon. Suzaku entered the hangar, wearing sunglasses, and approached Lloyd.

Lloyd: Look at you, dressed up for a fight. Unfortunately, there's nothing for you to do, so you can just relax.
Suzaku: Give. Me. The key.
Lloyd: Sorry. No can do.
Suzaku: That wasn't a request, whelp.
Lloyd: Do what, now?
Cecile: Suzaku?
Suzaku: I said. Give. Me. The key.
Lloyd: Are you feeling alright? What's with the sunglasses, indoors?

Suzaku immediately headbutted Lloyd, breaking his glasses, then took the Lancelot's activation key.

Suzaku: Don't get in my way, again. (turns around) Take them, and fix it.

Lloyd and Cecile saw Civility cyborgs enter the hangar, as they were taken away.

Present time, former Britannian government building. The Gawain looked up at the Nobunaga and Barbatos, Lelouch feeling outnumbered and shocked at the recent discovery.

Kane Truman: It's rather unfortunate that you couldn't join our cause. Well, it really can't matter.
Lelouch: How the hell did you pass off as the boss of the cops?
Kane: Decker helped with that. And, with Ramsey helping with the corruption, we even got the commissioner.
Lelouch: You bastard... What do you want, out of all this!?
Kane: Revenge. Britannia took my legacy, my occupation, my destiny away from me. I was destined to kill for Britannia, to kill those that didn't agree with our cause. But, when Cornelia stripped me of my honor, I was fettered no longer.
Lelouch: I won't let you have your way, you old sack of-
Kane: I will, and I have. You think you can stop me, with that defensive and not very versatile Knightmare? You're going to die here. End of story.

Immediately, the roof collapsed and the Siegfried emerged from the rubble, Jeremiah peering out of the hatch, causing the Nobunaga and Barbatos to back off.

Jeremiah: I'M BACK, BITCHES! (looks at Gawain) Oh, what a large and defensive Knightmare! Who could pilot such a-?

Jeremiah's left eye could almost see right through the cockpit of the Gawain, and recognized Zero's costume.

Jeremiah: (gasps, points at Gawain) ZEROOOO!
Lelouch: Orange?! Shit! I did it, again! Dammit, me!
Jeremiah: Orange!? Yes... Yes! I am indeed Codename: Orange! Knight Sergeant Jeremiah Gottwald!
Kane: Well, aren't you just troublesome?
Nanbu: Yeah, could you, like, get lost? We're in the middle of something, here.
Jeremiah: (looks at Nobunaga and Barbatos) I know who the hell the two of you are. You've done a lot of stuff. So, I just want to ask you just one thing. (pauses) Who are you, to ever tell me what to do!?
Lelouch: We need to regroup. We can't fight the both of them, like this, neither can Jeremiah.
C.C.: Way ahead of you.

Jeremiah dropped into the Siegfried and the top hatch closed, the Siegfried boosting away from the roof, and the Gawain retreating.

Kane: Honestly, you are just another unexpected annoyance. Our quarry is Zero. Get him.

As the Nobunaga and Barbatos chased after the Gawain, a squad of maroon Knightmares holding tridents flew towards the Siegfried.

Jeremiah: Slayer Harkens!

The Siegfried launched the spike-shaped projectiles, aptly dubbed Slayer Harkens, towards the Belials, piercing through the cockpits and causing them to explode.

Jeremiah: Time to clean house!

At Ashford Academy, Ohgi was giving orders to Black Knights out in Tokyo, inside the clubhouse.

Ohgi: Alright, C Group, what's your status?
Black Knight A: (over radio) Everything looks fine. Wait, something in a cloud of dust. It looks like the Lancelot... What the-?! (static)
Ohgi: Hey! What happened!? Come in! Dammit. All Black Knights, be wary of the Lancelot! Something's going on!
Black Knight B: (over radio) What the hell?! Shit-! (static)
Black Knight C: (over radio) What's going on?! How'd it get here, so fast?!
Ohgi: Locked onto its signature... We're losing too many people to it... It's headed for... Kallen! Shit, no!
Villetta: Ohgi?

Ohgi turned around and saw Villetta, who was being escorted by Black Knights.

Black Knight D: She got here, on her own. She asked, at the gate, so we let her in. She said she knew you.
Ohgi: We know each other, yeah. She lives with me, since she didn't have a home to come back to.
Black Knight E: That's nice. (looks at Villetta) Hey, if you want to help out...
Villetta: Exactly why I'm here.
Ohgi: I'm sorry, but I'm actually on my way out.
Villetta: What?!
Ohgi: I have to. If I don't, everyone else will die. I'll come back, I promise.
Villetta: Good luck.

In the streets of Tokyo, the Guren wiped out a group of Knightmares, by itself, without need of the Radiant Wave Surger.

Kallen: Whew. I hope this counts as a workout. Huh?

Kallen noticed a figure, in the smoke of the destroyed Knightmares, resembling the Lancelot.

Kallen: Suzaku? Hey, did you come to help out-?

When the smoke cleared, Kallen saw that the Lancelot was covered with ballistic weapons, including gatling guns, on its arms.

Kallen: What the hell?
Suzaku: Kallen Kozuki. Pilot of the Guren Mk. II. Move aside.
Kallen: What's with the monotone? Wait... Were you the one killing Black Knights?
Suzaku: They were in my way. So I killed them.
Kallen: What's up with you, today?
Suzaku: You aren't worth a bullet.
Kallen: Oh, you want a fight?
Primeblood: Lancelot! Get him!
Renegade: Kururugi's bloodline is finished!
Suzaku: Turncoats...

As the Guren leaped out of the line of fire of both the Renegade and Primeblood Knightmares, Kallen saw the Lancelot let its arms become loose, usually an unforeseen taunt. Then, when the bullets neared the Lancelot, it dodged at an unnatural speed, before rending a majority of the Knightmares apart with its Slash Harkens. With the final Knightmare, the Lancelot launched its left Slash Harken into the cockpit, lifted the Knightmare off of the ground, then headbutted it, causing the Knightmare to explode, upon touching the ground.

Suzaku: How predictable. Now, you die, Eleven.

When the Lancelot drew one of its MVS's, the Guren fired its Stinger revolver, breaking the blade with a single shot.

Suzaku: You have the gall to fight back? Very well.

The Lancelot drew its other MVS and its VARIS, dashing towards the Guren using its float unit, cutting through the Stinger and relentlessly firing the VARIS into the Radiant Wave Surger, the onslaught driving the Guren into a building. When the assault stopped, Kallen saw that the Radiant Wave Surger was destroyed, Alistair's defensive attachment and all.

Kallen: (thinking) Oh, man... Alistair's gonna kill me.
Suzaku: (Lancelot aims VARIS at Guren) I told you to stay out of my way...

The Lancelot looked at the sky and saw the Gawain fighting off the Barbatos and Nobunaga.

Suzaku: There he is. The prime target.
Alistair: Hey, guys!

The Guren looked at one of the collapsed buildings and saw the Yoshitsune, standing on top of the rubble.

Alistair: How are you holding up?
Suzaku: Wake... Wake...! (Lancelot turns to Yoshitsune) WAAAAKE!

The Lancelot's weapons equipped to its float unit armed themselves and the Lancelot charged at the Yoshitsune.

Alistair: Final showdown to see who's the best, huh? I've got time. Kakatte Koi...Kururugi Suzaku!

Meanwhile, the Gawain flew across the ruins of Tokyo, trying to escape from the Barbatos and Nobunaga.

Nanbu: Where ya goin', princess!? You can't outrun us!
Kane: It would be wise to surrender, Zero.
Lelouch: Not gonna happen!
Kane: You have no way of fighting us. Accept your death, gracefully.

The Gawain fired its Hadron cannons, which the Barbatos and Nobunaga evaded.

Kane: Poor choice.
Nanbu: (Nobunaga taps Barbatos' shoulder) Uh...

The Barbatos turned to see a building falling towards it and the Nobunaga.

Kane: Clever.

The falling building crushed the Nobunaga and Barbatos, as the Gawain landed on a rooftop.

Lelouch: (panting) That won't stop them, but we've got a break.
C.C.: We can't fight them. Not like this.
Lelouch: Shit! If we can't stop them, then we can't stop those ships! I can't keep this up, for much longer. The stress is trying to kill me. This must be...what Alistair felt, this whole time.

Meanwhile, at Ashford Academy, Nunnally was in the dining room, holding a music box that Alistair gave to her, when she heard the door open.

Nunnally: Hello? Who's there?
V.V.: (chuckles)
Nunnally: (feels for button on wheelchair) Who are you?
V.V.: That's not really your concern, is it? You're still here. A piece of evidence that keeps making me think I failed. At the end of the day, I'll reach my goal. I'm gonna run this rotten world to the ground!

Nunnally pushed a button on her wheelchair and the pistol that Alistair entrusted her flew into the air, and Nunnally caught it, immediately firing all 7 shots into V.V., who shrugged off the wounds and knocked Nunnally out.

V.V.: Let's just see how well the new tech works. Hell... I might have two guinea pigs.

Back at Tokyo, the Yoshitsune and Lancelot continued their fight, the Lancelot firing its gatling guns and the Yoshitsune evading the bullets.

Suzaku: DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE, DIE!

When the Lancelot stopped firing, the Yoshitsune dashed toward the Lancelot and cut the gatling guns off of it, with its chainsaw katanas. Suzaku roared in rage and the Lancelot fired its missiles at the Yoshitsune, to which the Yoshitsune cut apart every missile.

Alistair: (thinking) I'll have to put the trap into action. (out loud) Come get some! (Yoshitsune heads toward Ashford)
Suzaku: I WILL KILL YOU!

When the Yoshitsune arrived at the clubhouse, the Lancelot landed right where Zero told him where the Gefjun Disturbers were, and the trap activated, stopping the Lancelot in its tracks.

Suzaku: (screams in pain)
Alistair: That oughta stall him. (Yoshitsune heads back towards Tokyo)
Suzaku: WAAAAAAKE!

Suzaku passed out in the cockpit of the Lancelot, his sunglasses falling off of his face.

Aboard the Avalon, Cecile was putting on a pilot suit, while Lloyd put on a new pair of glasses, and placed a patch on his neck.

Lloyd: I don't know how we got through that, but that's not going to be the hardest part.
Cecile: I can't believe you tazed all of those cyborgs.
Lloyd: We need to get the Lancelot and Suzaku back. I can't afford for there to be any mistakes. Civility, Atlas... They're going down. I swear this upon my desire to quit smoking.