"BREAKING NEWS: EMPEROR MIGUEL AZRAL COMMITS MURDER!?!?" said the news headline, causing Anna to close her eyes, weeping in pain as she sees her own husband toss Tyrone, her ex-lover, off the ledge.
She sighs, hating what this is, and clenches her fist filled with so many emotions.
Gabrielle sighs and pats Anna's shoulder. "His decision is his decision. And we have to live with that."
Anna sighs.
"It's disgusting... how you mourn for Tyrone." Gabrielle walks away.
Beatle facepalms. "Shit..." He is watching the news from his office.
Jed, Chris, Gerard, and Fred open his office doors.
"Mr. Beatle..." said Jedan. "DUDE!!! DID HE JUST-!?!?'
"Doesn't matter. Blokes are outside our doors... rallying..." said Gerard.
"I know," said Beatle. "I sensed the disturbance in their hearts. Hearts are heavily broken... some even in our own home."
"What do we do?" asked Fred.
"We wait for 'em to die down outside the palace fence." Beatle sighs.
"So, we bloody kill THEM!!!" roared Gerard.
"I'm into that," said Jedan.
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"No. Metaphorically. Damn it, Jedan. Cool your blood boner. You knew that was a metaphor," growled Beatle.
"Mmm," said Jedan.
"Okay, dumbasses. Just... leave the room in a very calculated manner. Have this... thinking of thought."
"For the last time, we aren't doing that fucking ad," said Chris.
"You will do that ad and you'll LIKE doing it."
"You're insane," said Chris.
"Damning straight."
Miguel sighs and opens the door.
Anna turns to Miguel, concerned and heartbroken. "Miguel..."
"What do you see in 'im?" asked Miguel.
"What the hell do you see in Tyrone?"
"He listened to me when no one else did."
"Uh-huh. Anna. He is a narcissist. Psychopathic sociopathic murderer. He killed a child, Anna."
"Why didn't the news talk about that?"
"They just focused on the fact that he's crazy and that everyone deserves his sympathy. That I drove him into that position. That YOUR AFFAIR painted me as some jealous husband."
"I'm sorry."
"Of course. That's all you could say. I'm sorry, Anna. But I can't keep living like this. My reputation is just as important as how the world views us... believes in us... If they see us as broken and different they WON'T ACCEPT US AS LEADERS!!!"
"Miguel..." said Anna.
"WHAT!?!?"
"May I hug you?"
Miguel's eyes quiver. "Why?"
"Just shut up... C'mere..." Anna hugs Miguel.
"Dude... I don't-..."
"Shh... You're hurt. You've been hurting. Of course I care about Tyrone, but I love you. I only went to Tyrone because I thought it'd hurt you."
"Because you knew how much you meant to me."
"Yeah... I'm sorry for exploiting that."
"We're... going to be okay..."
"I know. You saved the world multiple times... You can save us... And I promise I'll help more."
"He killed the kid, Anna..." he sobbed. "I wasn't fast enough."
"You will be. And you'll save more kids. And they'll grow up wanting to be like you."
"I didn't save a lot of kids either... A lot of kids grow up resenting me."
"All the more why I support you. Mkay?" she kissed Miguel, as Miguel cries softly.
Miguel sobbed. "I'm so so sorry... I was weak... I dated Lovely that day..."
"I know."
"I ended things with her and I couldn't stop feeling hurt about you."
"I know... We'll get through this. I promise," she whimpered as well.
The pair rest on each other's forehead...