The Silver Centipede flew the Silver Scorpion to an empty ball park four blocks away from the courthouse. He didn't feel like taking any innocents out with them when they exploded. He was tired of being a super villain, tired of everything, tired of life, really. 

     "Wake up, Belle," he said. She really did need to wake up. He didn't want to die alone if he could help it.

     "Wake up, bitch!"

     Her eyes fluttered. 

     They opened, but they looked out at nothing.

     She muttered, "I...I..."

     "They got us, Belle," Hoby said. "We're done for."

     "Fuck," Belle Strom replied. 

     At which point, the bombs inside their armor detonated, obliterating them both.

     Their armor then rose, as if pulled by invisible strings, to disappear into the clouds.

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