Billy Bat 44

BILLY BAT #44

tl by molokidan

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Chapter 44 - Sacrifice

1: The President!!
2: And First Secretary!!
3: The two great heads!!
4: The people of this country are now imprinting a historical moment into their minds!!
5: The Russian-American Peace Treaty has finally been sealed!!

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1: The cold war has ended!!
2: The curtain to the Vietnam War has been dropped!!
3: No more blood will flow!!
4: East and West Germany has been unified...

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1: The Northern territories and Okinawa have been returned to Japan!!
2: And people will never have to live in fear about the end of the world again!!
3: All nuclear weapons have been abandoned!!
4: And yes, it is all thanks to...
5-8: our President!!
9: That's right!!

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1: After overcoming the assassination attempted on him...
2: our President returned from the October incident in Dallas with an impeccable spirit, and stood once more before us!!

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1: We are all one now!!
2: The world will soon be connected by a high-speed underwater railroad!!
3: People from the east and west will firmly shake hands at our new space station!!
4: We will join forces, and finally...
5: land safely!!

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1-2: in a wonderful new future!!

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1: The End...
2: What happened to the main character?
3: How could Billy Bat, the main character, not even appear in the final episode?
4: I know, I know...
5: But that's the end...
6: What happened in the one before this?

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1: I still...
2: Huh?
3: I still have yet to draw it...

Chapter 44 - Sacrifice

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1: skritch skritch
2: skritch
3-4: skritch skritch
5: Driving in an open car...?
6: Is he on a date with this woman?

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1: Is a relaxed scene like that really necessary in the second-to-last chapter?
2: skritch
3: skritch skritch
4: They're in town...
5: A car chase...?
6: Hmmmmm...
7: No, they seem more relaxed than that...
8: Hmmmmm...

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1: It can't be...

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1: It looks the same...?
2: This street...
3: Impossible...

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1: This is it...

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1: The car will turn there...
2: The school book depository...

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1: It's a straight line...
2: from that fence...
3: What...
4: What's going to happen...?
5: Team A, preparations complete!!
6: Team B, preparations complete!!

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1: Team C, preparations complete!!
2: The open car with the President in it is now about to turn off of Houston Street!!
3: Both sides are packed with crowds of people that have come to catch a glance of him!!
4: And the President answers them with a smile!!
5-6: haa
7: Sheesh! Where will they aim from...?
8: haa
8: When will they shoot?!
9: haa
10: The car is now turning onto Elm Street!

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1: Mmm...if he turns that way...
2: There's the Golden Cola sign on one side...
3: And the text book depository on the other...
4: Or the fence and bushes behind that hill...
5: No, they're all going to fire at once from three spots...!!
6: Watch out!!
7: Watch out, Mr. Presidennnt!!

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1: Oooh!!
2: Huh? What was that sound?
3: Oh no, it's begun!!
4: Get down, Mr. President!!
5: There's only one thing to do!
6: My wings are only for these kinds of situations!!
7: Mr. President, watch ouuuut!!

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1: Y...you...
2: Just hurry up and run!
3: Are you alright?!
4: What in the world...
5: Hurry up and call an ambulance!!
6: There's nothing to worry about.
7: It's only me.
8: Only me...

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1: So that's it...
2: That's why Billy doesn't appear in the final chapter...
3: Yeah...
4: That's it.

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1: If you want to save the President's life, that's how it'll turn out.
2: Things can't go on without someone dying.
3: That's the way history works.
4: What a terrible story...
5(2b): Yeah, it's terrible alright. It's sad to think I'll be saying goodbye to my all my readers this time around.
6: There has to be a better way to end this.

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1: There isn't. This story won't end without a sacrifice.
2: SOMEONE'S sacrifice, might I add.
3: Shut up.
4: You think this is really going to happen...?
5: This isn't funny!! That's why I've been drinking and avoiding seeing you!!
6: I don't want to hear any more of your stories!!
7: Woah, hold on there.
8: MY stories...?
9: You're the artist, aren't you?

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1: You thought all this up.