Chapter Eight: Calls after Midnight

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EIGHT
QUEEN & GHOST
TAMPA, FLORIDA

- Performance-based on End-of-Time Super Bowl -

"COME TAKE MY HAND, I WON'T LET YOU GO. I'll be your friend. I will love you so, deeply. I will be the one to kiss you at night. I will love you until the end of time," Robyn, Normani, Ryan, and Kehlani all sang acoustically without any backtrack. When the fans realized what song it was, they screamed even louder if it was possible. Suddenly, the concert went dark and the song started, producing a beat every few two seconds.

"You ready?" Beyoncé yelled before straightening her right leg and bouncing on the floor in front of her. Her dancers moved in formation behind her before joining in.

Just in time for the beat, they brought their arms down and did the same thing with their left legs.

"Trumpet!" She demanded and the camera moved to the band. Sandra played the short melody with her trumpet. The concert lights shined on the performers as they dramatically clapped their hands and swung their arms over their heads.

"Bass!" Keith strummed the strings on his guitar, subtly bouncing his leg up and down.

"Electric!" Trey joined in with Keith, playing the melody of the song. As soon as he showed up on the large screens, a wave of screams passed by. After the first show, everyone noticed the new band members but Trey received the most attention. Girls around the country shared videos of him playing and fantasized about him and his looks.

A sly smirk appeared on his lips at the crowd before the camera moved back to Beyonce. While she kept dancing fiercely, he subtly stole glances at her. She had been avoiding him and spending more time with her husband. He was struggling with not being able to talk to her. So today, he broke his no-kill rule. He stabbed a man behind the stadium and cut his tongue out. Just seeing his failure to breathe made Trey feel much better about his situation. Now, he could feel his old self coming back out.

Finally, when the beginning of End of Time began playing, the choreography picked up. The dancers raised their right hand over their head and swung it in circles, matching the fastened beat.

"Come on!" Beyonce said, holding her right hand to the side and connecting it to her thigh while moving her hips.  "Uh oh! Here we go!"

"Come take my hand, I won't let you go. I'll be your friend. I will love you so, deeply. I will be the one to kiss you at night. I will love you until the end of time,"

"I'll be your baby. Now promise not to let you go. Love you like crazy. Now say you'll never let me go," Beyoncé sang, feeling as if she was on top of the world. Everyone knew she was made to perform and aside from her vocals, it was her specialty.

"Say you'll never let me go. Say you'll never let me go. Say you'll never let me go. Say you'll never let me go,"

"Take you away, from here. It's nothing between us but space and time. I'll be your own little star, let me shine you up. Or your own little universe, make me your girl," She and her dancers moved their hands simultaneously and swung their hair.

"Come take my hand. I won't let you go. I'll be your friend. I will love you so, deeply. I will be the one to kiss you at night. I will love you until the end of time,"

"I'll be your baby. Now promise not to let you go. Love you like crazy. Now say you'll never let me go. Sing it y'all!" Beyoncé held the microphone towards the audience, smiling as everyone sang their hearts out.

"Say you'll never let me go. Say you'll never let me go. Say you'll never let me go. Say you'll never let me go!" The song came to a quick end and nothing but screams could be heard. Beyoncé's eyes traveled to a familiar face in the front row and her eyes widened. "Is that my husband?"

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