Charles appears via broadcast, and says if it's war Zero wants, bring it on!
Zero now faces, not a headless Britannia, but a fully operational one.
Lelouch reaches out to the one friend he has who can protect his sister in the upcoming war: Suzaku.
The price is high.
Suzaku demands a private meeting with Lelouch.
He has a bunch of questions he wants answered. But he doesn't know that Prince Schneizel's people are following him.
Lelouch is captured and Schneizel learns his identity.
He escapes, of course, and the battle begins.