"Kallen, I have some additional instructions for you that the others must not learn about."

Kallen quickly moved the Guren into position. Zero was close enough now. She should be able to pull this off. No need to wait for the terrorists to board the sub. The hostages were all safe, the military would do necessary cleanup and medical checks just to be sure. They only had one thing left to worry about.

"The timing has to be perfect. There can be no question about what has happened. I would strongly advise preparing it in advance."

She had to deflect another shot from the Lamorak as she leaped for the submarine, but that was fine. If anything, this played to their own advantage anyway. Because she didn't block it with her radiant wave surger. Instead...

"To start with, blind everyone with Jumping Jack Flash."

From there, she had to act ridiculously quickly, and entirely from memory. Jumping Jack Flash quickly located Zero based on memory and phased inside the costume, quickly tearing apart the buttons without taking the time to properly undo them. No need for that anyway! She opened up her own cockpit, and JJF flew it inside with her.

Meanwhile, and she could hardly even tell it was happening at all, C.C. opened up her Burai's cockpit to reveal herself wearing Zero's costume. All she had to do was hop down to the ship using her Ripple techniques to quickly walk across the surface of the water, remotely close her cockpit and seize the new costumeless Shirley by the arm and push her down.

"Do this exactly, and by the time everyone can see again…"

The impression would be created that Zero had simply grabbed Shirley from the hold. Bound. Blindfolded. Just a helpless Britannian girl. Why, who would ever think she could be Zero? Especially since Kusakabe had gone out of his way to make it appear she was not.

"But won't people see through that right away?"

"Ah, Kallen. Haven't you ever done magic tricks? Show your audience what they expect to see, and their assumptions take care of the rest."

'Zero' tugged the blindfold off Shirley, and then pulled away the rope before tipping her hat and jumping onto the boat, Schizoid Man appearing just long enough to break the fall.

[...]

Then they were already home free. Amazing. Kallen's heart was racing in her chest. That boy was a genius. He'd let Tohdoh come up with his plan, and then hijacked it towards his own purposes moments after hearing it! He'd found a way to take a situation that ultimately should have ended with his life being utterly ruined, and found a way - probably the only way - to wriggle out. Scot free.

-Lulu's Bizarre Rebellion Chapter 29