EEuphie
Everyone lower your weapons at once! In my name, I command you!
EEuphie
I am Euphemia li Britannia of the Empire, and the Third Princess of the Royal Family!
ELEuphemia li Britannia
I'm assuming command here, now fall back!
It is her, it's the princess.
Didn't you know it was her, Lloyd?
Uh-huh, but she's been a student up until now, and doesn't need a public debut yet.
We... We're truly...! We're truly sorry, Your Highness!
Milady! I had no idea who you were. Please forgive me, Princess!
Suzaku, you and I bear similar deep pain. You have lost your father as I have lost my brother.
Will you let me help you in your quest ensure that no one ever again has to suffer the lost of a loved one on the battlefield?
Yes, I'm... I'm not worthy of your kindness!
CLCornelia li Britannia
I heard what you did, Euphemia, you shouldn't be so reckless.
I know Sister, forgive me but-
You will address me as Viceroy here, Sub-Viceroy Euphemia. Because we're sisters, we need to follow a stricter protocol.
Hmm. (turns to the vice minister) Now, then. Give me your report.
VMVice Minister
Yes, milady. The first order of business is a welcome party we arranged for Your Highness-
Sloppy... senile... corrupt. Where is Zero?! I want the enemy of the Empire caught! Get Zero!
ECEmperor Charles zi Britannia
"All men are not created equal. Some are born swifter afoot, some with greater beauty. Some are born into poverty; and others are born sick and feeble. Both in birth and in upbringing, in sheer scope of ability, every human is inherently different! Yes, that is why people discriminate against one another, which is why there is struggle, competition, and the unfaltering march of progress! Inequality is not wrong, equality is! What of the EU who made equality a right? Rabble politics by a popularity contest. The Chinese Federation with its equal distribution of wealth? A nation of lazy dullards. But not our beloved Britannia. We fight, we compete; evolution is continuous! Britannia alone moves forward; advancing steadily into the future. Even the death of my son Clovis demonstrates Britannia’s unswerving commitment to progress! We will fight on, we shall struggle, compete, plunder, and dominate and in the end the future shall be ours! All Hail Britannia!"
SFShirley Fenette
I know Kallen said I had it all wrong, but it seemed like she was getting upset in order to fool me.
[holding a telephone] Which is why, in this case, it's best to simply ask him directly. On your behalf, I can ask him how he feels about you.
What?! You'd really do that?!
Just relax. It'll be fine.
[charges towards Suzaku, takes the phone from him, and slams it on the receiver] Are you nuts?! No way!
[meanwhile, Lelouch is in the cockpit of a stolen Sutherland, conducting terrorist operations in the Saitama ghetto]
[looks at his cell phone] Hmm? Oh, whatever.
[back at Ashford Academy, Suzaku and Shirley are fighting over the phone]
Oh, come on, let me handle this for you! I'll be discreet!
I don't want your help, okay?!
[Suzaku and Shirley fumble and drop the phone, and Suzaku falls on top of Shirley; Arthur the cat is also knocked off his perch during the struggle]
[Shirley gasps; Suzaku then grimaces as Arthur bites his hand]
Uh-oh. Does that hurt much?
(In the Britannian homeland, 8 years ago)
Announcing Prince Lelouch vi Britannia, seventeenth heir to the royal Britannian imperial throne!
MNMale Noble
I heard Empress Marianne was killed inside of the Britannia Palace.
MNMale Noble
There's no way terrorists could've gotten in there.
MNMale Noble
Which means that the real assassins must have-
MNMale Noble
Shh!, beware my friend, you'll regret it if anyone hears that kind of talk around the palace.
MNMale Noble
And yet the boy remains, even though his mother is dead, is over.
MNMale Noble
And the Ashford family who stood behind him is finished as well.
FNFemale Noble
And his sister, the princess?
(Nunnally in the hospital)
MNMale Noble
I understand she was shot in the legs and that she lost her sight!
MNMale Noble
Blindness caused by trauma though, isn't it?
MNMale Noble
No difference, now she can't be married off through political gain.
(Lelouch approaching his father, the Britannian Emperor)
Hail, Your Majesty! My mother the Empress is dead.
You sought an audience with the Emperor of Britannia to simply inform me of that. Send the next one in. I have no time for these childish games.
(Lelouch running to the emperor)
LVLelouch vi Britannia
Father!
(Guards run to stop Lelouch, but Charles raise his hand to halt them)
GGuards
Yes, Your Majesty!
Why didn't you keep Mother out of harm's way? You're the emperor, the greatest man in this nation, if not the world, you should've protected her and now you don't even visit Nunnally!
I've no use for that weakling.
That is what it means to be royalty.
LVLelouch vi Britannia
(angrily) Then I don't want to be your heir, I give up my claim to the throne! (Nobles gasp of what Lelouch is saying) I'm sick of the fighting and scheming over who will succeed you, Father. I've had enough!
CZCharles zi Britannia
You are dead. You were always been dead to me, dead from the moment you were born. Who gave you the fine clothes you wear and comfortable home? The food you eat and your very life? All of those, I have given to you. In short, you are not nothing to me because you have never existed. Yet you dare to speak such foolishness to me?! (Lelouch falls as his father rises from the throne) Lelouch, you are dead, therefore you are not entitled to any rights. I am sending you and Nunnally to Japan, as prince and princess. You will serve well as bargaining tools.
NENina Einstein
An…Eleven?
JSJapanese soldier
[riled] What did you say?!
JSJapanese soldier
[point his gun at them] We're not Elevens! We're Japanese, damn it!
MAMilly Ashford
Yes, we're aware of that! Just lay off of her!
JSJapanese soldier
Then correct her! We're not called Elevens!
JSJapanese soldier
How dare you speak like that to me! You three, come with me to the next room and I'll teach you a real lesson!
JSJapanese solider
I said, get up now! [grabs Nina's arm]
JSJapanese soldier
Who the hell are you?! [throws Nina to the side]
I demand you to take me to your leader right now! Understand?
JSJapanese soldier
What?!
SSubordinate
[in an urgent whisper] No, Sub-Viceroy, please!
[takes off her glasses] You're addressing Euphemia li Britannia, the Third Princess of the Britannian Empire.
[to Nina] Are you all right, young lady? You haven't been hurt?
(Lelouch reveals the Black Knights to the world.)
LLelouch (as Zero)
People! Fear us, or rally behind us as you see fit! We are the Black Knights!
Ironic, isn't it? The terrorists referring to themselves as knights?
We of the Black Knights stand with all those who have no weapons to wield…regardless of whether they be Elevens or Britannians! The Japan Liberation Front cowardly took innocent Britannian civilians hostage, and they mercilessly executed them! It was a wanton and meaningless act; therefore, they have been punished…
You heard me right! I said let it run! Liable?! I'll be the one responsible for this!
…just as former Viceroy Clovis was punished for ordering the slaughter of countless unarmed Elevens. We cannot stand by and allow such cruelty to be carried out, and so we made him pay for his actions. I will not repudiate battle on a fair and level field, but neither will I tolerate a one-sided massacre of the weak by the strong. The only ones who should kill are those who are prepared to be killed! Wherever oppressors abuse their power by attacking those who are powerless, we shall appear again, no matter how mighty or formidable our foe may be!
(Thinking.) Knights…for justice?
Those of you with power, fear us! Those of you without it, rally behind us! We, the Black Knights, shall be the ones who stand in judgment of this world!
[Kallen is standing outside the Student Council room]
[yawns] Man, this double life sure is a killer.
[muffled] Come on, Suzaku, hold him down!
[muffled] Damn it, Suzaku, cut it out! [Kallen opens the door to the Student Council room] Stop it! I'm not kidding!
Sorry, Lelouch, but it's the President's orders.
[Kallen finds Nina wearing a hat and sitting at a computer and Suzaku, Shirley, Milly, and Rivalz all dressed in cat costumes and struggling to apply makeup to a visibly defiant Lelouch, who is tied to a chair and struggling to get out]
Yeah, like you're not enjoying this at all?!
[notices Kallen's presence and turns to her] Good "meow"-ning.
Good…morning, I guess. [Lelouch, Suzaku, Shirley, and Rivalz all look at her] What is all this?
RCRivalz Cardemonde
What do you mean? Didn't we tell you? It's our welcome party for Arthur.
[chuckles] Well, classes are postponed. We might as well have some fun, right?
We set some stuff aside for you over here. [points towards a rack of cat costumes and several boxes of accessories] To make up for all my getting upset at you before. Take your pick.
She doesn't need a costume.
[to Kallen] You're already wearing a mask, right?
[sarcastically, to Lelouch] You really are a riot, you know that? You ought to be on television.
[to Shirley] What do you think, Ms. TV Star?
Oh, I thought she meant Lelouch.
[sighs] Would you quit joking about that?! The whole thing's a huge pain in the butt! We've been hounded with questions day and night! Even in the bath!
We haven't been able to leave school grounds in a week!
Not that I don't feel for you, but I don't see why we can't leave either!
Hmm, that's the price of friendship. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms: "It matters not that we were born apart. Upon this day, we die as one."
Is that your idea of a love quote?
If I go down, then we all do.
That's a little dark. Right, Suzaku?
I'm glad… [tears start welling up in his eyes] That we could all be together again… You know, like this?
[jumps over Lelouch] Come on! Hey, we're supposed to be unwinding here! [takes Suzaku down to the ground with him]
[Lelouch, Shirley, and Milly all laugh]
That's what's so refreshing about Suzaku, though.
Yeah, but once in a while, you just want him to get a clue, you know?
[muffled as Rivalz starts pushing on his cheeks] Oh, sorry about that.
Aww, you wuv it, puddy tat!
[everyone starts laughing]
[thinking] It's so funny to think that I helped save their lives.
