Episode 7
It hurts, doesn't it?
(Opening on the location Melissa and Zack fought the witch. They are arguing.)
Music: Pugna Infinita
ZACK: You can't always get what you want, Melissa.
MELISSA: That's no reason to interrupt me! You could've told you were a Puer Magi, you could've told me what your wish was, and we could've worked together. I don't like this, Zack Underwood!
ZACK: Oh, oh, the sound of an unaccepting person, I hear? Well, that was definitely not what I was going for. You should be grateful.
MELISSA: Grateful? I could've beaten that witch without you. I only accepted you to tag along because my backup, Milo, had tutoring that day!
ZACK: That's not what this is about. This is entirely fair. You had your day in the limelight.
(he crosses his arms, an angry expression on his face)
MELISSA: Oh? And hypnotizing me is fair?
ZACK (sighing): We were fighting, Melissa.
MELISSA: And?
ZACK: It's the first time I'm using my powers. By this time you should've known I'm impulsive.
MELISSA: Is that so?
ZACK: What do you mean?
MELISSA: You should know better than anyone. Maybe Bradley.
ZACK: Look, like I said, I was not doing fine back then!
MELISSA: But you could've walked away.
ZACK: You know Bradley Nicholson, Melissa.
MELISSA: What is that with you, that you always seem to come up with those nasty excuses? Is that a thing all boys have?!
Music: I remember
(Kyubey watch they fighting. Scene change to the next day. Milo notices during the day Melissa and Zack don't look and talk to each other anymore.)
(Scene change to Melissa finishing another witch hunt, the labyrinth dissolving and her catching a Grief Seed.)
MELISSA: ...That's that.
(She cleans up her Soul Gem and tosses the Grief Seed to Kyubey. He looks at her troubled face.)
KYUBEY: He's just acting for his own. Newbie Puer Magi have the impulse of proving themselves strong enough to deal with witches, even knowing they might not stand a chance.
MELISSA: I'm absolutely sure he is.
KYUBEY: There's competition between Puella and Puer Magi about Grief Seeds, for each battle is more essential to claim the seed and recover magic. It is only fair you and Zack might fight to your right for it.
(Melissa looks down, thinking about the last sentence. Scene cuts to Zack and Milo walking home.)
MILO: Hey, eh, Zack…
ZACK: Yeah?
MILO: I've been asking myself some questions…
ZACK: Oh?
MILO: What's going on between you and Melissa?
(Zack turns to him and glares firmly, clutching his sweater.)
ZACK: Don't ever bring that up again.
MILO: Z-Zack!
(Zack's glare softens and he puts him down. Milo looks down, shocked, Diogee passing by him whining.)
ZACK: This is something you shouldn't get involved into. It's between me and her.
MILO: W-well, it's just that-
ZACK: Just don't. And don't tell her I brought this up to you.
MILO: Zack… You are both my friends. H-how can I just stay put while you two-
ZACK: Don't you have better things to do than worrying about the others?!
(Milo stops, shocked, and Zack realized what he just said. He steps back from Milo and runs away. Scene changes to the park. Zack stops running and breaths in and out, thinking about what he just did.)
ZACK: What the heck happened? How could I have said such a thing?!
(He looks at his hand and Soul Gem, and sits down at the nearest bench. The whole scenery sync with his slow breathing.)
CAVENDISH: Mr. Underwood?
(Cavendish is sitting on the bench, with a small bag of bread crumbs.)
ZACK: Agh! Why is everyone always sneaking up on me?
Music: Facing the Truth #1
CAVENDISH: I am terribly sorry. (He picks some bread crumbs and feeds the pigeons.) I come to places like this park sometimes to reflect… and I assume you've come for the same reason.
ZACK: … what do you want?
CAVENDISH: I've noticed you and your red-haired friend haven't talked all day… any particular reason?
ZACK: No! I just showed her I can be useful and she acted like I was a problem.
CAVENDISH: It's okay to feel upset. You aren't told to cast feelings away. And there isn't a rule among Puer Magi and Puella Magi to keep their powers secret. (He feeds the pigeons again.) It appears to me you had a communication problem.
ZACK: (takes a deep breath) I don't like to lose my patience… with anyone. But I also feel I can't just go apologize… something changed.
CAVENDISH: Sometimes, our feelings can be unpredictable. They can mess with our minds, driving us to bad choices or help us find the right way, giving us a boost of confidence. However, in any of the cases, we can never let them take over our beings.
ZACK: Are you saying I shouldn't feel anything? Like your partner?
(Cavendish stops and smashes some crumbs on his fist.)
CAVENDISH: You are wrong. Don't think you can run away from your problem by throwing your anger out at someone else.
ZACK: Well, you know what I think? That I shouldn't regret making my wish, and I won't back down. I'm useful, and she WILL see that.
(Zack then sees Cavendish is gone, and the pigeons fly away.)
(Scene changes to a technological background, screens buzzing everywhere with static and broken glass all over the place, following by the sound of it. In runes, APOLLYON appears on a screen.)
Music: Witch World #2
(Zack calls for axes and they smash the moving screens around him. As he keeps throwing axes, Milo protects Diogee.)
MILO: Zack! Look out!
(APOLLYON's screen change its runes to spell "Resistance is futile" and the broken glass shards all start to attack Zack. Milo is horrified by the scene, and tries pulling something out of his backpack to help. Melissa then enters the barrier, blocking the shards about to hit Zack again.)
MELISSA: What do you think you're doing? You don't have to prove anything, we all know you can fight! (Zack then pushes her out of his way.)
ZACK: Get out of my way.
MELISSA: Hey!
MILO: Zack?
ZACK: Get… out… of my way! (He jumps and screams as he dives down to a furious attack towards the witch, breaking the screen into millions of shards, and keeping the brutal pace, panting and laughing at the same time.)
ZACK: It hurts, doesn't it? Being left behind and seeing nobody needs you anymore?! You had your chance to shine, now it's my turn to do something around here, and I don't need anyone to do it!
(He laughs maniacally and kills the witch.)
MILO: No… No.
