"Guillermo!" 

A shot was fired.

Metztli screamed and trembled when hearing the sound of a gunshot. "G-Guillermo!?"

Manuel heard the sound and became worried when hearing Guillermo's name. He didn't want her to go to the battle; it would put them at risk.

"¡Tengo que ver a Guillermo! (I need to see Guillermo!)"

"¡No puedes! ¡Me han encomendado la responsabilidad de sacarte de aquí! (You can't! I was given the responsibility to take you away from here!)"

Manuel grabbed her arm and tried to motion her toward the horse, but she refused to go along. She took her arm away and ran to where the battle was. There were no more gunshots or any other noises. 

It was as if the battle stopped.

Was it over?

Metztli stood by the wall where she could watch what was happening. She gasped at the sight of many dead bodies, and some lay on the ground, injured. Many Soldados walked out of the Mission as they took in Tongva captives. "Oh no..."

At the center of everything were Esteban and Victoriano. Esteban stood while Victoriano knelt, holding Guillermo.

Manuel arrived behind her and saw what transpired. He knew that the rebellion was over. He then noticed Esteban with Victoriano; Guillermo was shot. Soldados in different uniforms arrived at the Mission. Seeing them closer, he remembered who they were. "¡Son los soldados del gobernador! ¡Escuché que el gobernador de Las Californias estaba de visita en la Misión! (They are the Governor's soldiers! I heard that the Governor of the Californias was visiting the Mission!)"

"¿El gobernador? (The Governor?)" Metztli felt overwhelmed by everything that occurred. She wanted to go to Esteban and the others. However, Metztli feared that she would cause more distress.

The Mission's doors were fully opened, and more of the Soldados de Cuera ran out with weapons drawn. 

They weren't alone.

The Bishops and Padre Fermin walked out of the Mission with anger and disgust. The two Bishops looked at the dead bodies of Soldados and Tongva men. Padre Juan made the sign of the cross when seeing the bodies. "May god have mercy upon their souls."

Padre Fermin was silent as he processed the massacre that had happened. He put a hand over his chest when seeing the aftermath of the rebellion. Padre Fermin also did the sign of the cross over the dead bodies of the deceased, no matter if they were Soldados or Tongvas. "Oh, so many innocent souls have been lost." He then looked at the corpse of an adolescent Tongva who was part of the rebellion. Padre Fermin said, "Poor boy, you lost your life for nothing."

Bishop Samuel scoffed in rage. "They disobeyed us, Padre Fermin! We offered these traitors peace, and yet they fought against us! The dead do not deserve pity!"

"Hush, Bishop. Remember our life purpose: save the souls of the natives. They do not know what they do. They are vulnerable. I am certain that they were fooled." Padre Fermin then noticed the Governor's soldiers and a carriage that were behind him.

The Governor had finally arrived.

Padre Fermin sighed as he massaged the back of his head. It was a moment he dreaded. He and the Governor would write to one another regarding the stability of the Mission. They would have disagreements regarding the many native people. Padre Fermin believed that he and his fellow brothers knew how to treat and view the natives.

The Governor would always have disagreements. 

The Governor's soldiers saw the massacre, and they all looked on with disgust and horror. One of the soldiers went to the carriage and opened it.

A man who stood five feet and five inches tall walked out wearing a light blue uniform and tight white pants. He had curly black hair and light tan skin, with a couple of scars on the backs of his hands and above his left eyebrow. He also had black sideburns and a large, round nose. 

The Governor was silent as he slowly walked down from the carriage, while his stare at the aftermath never left. His brown eyes were emotionless, but his soldiers knew that he was enraged. The Governor watched as many Tongva men were restrained and arrested by the Soldados de Cuera. He then noticed the Bishops and Padre Fermin and slowly walked to them. 

The Governor and Padre Fermin were eye-to-eye.

"Gobernador Pedro Fages."

"Padre Fermín. Veo que hubo problemas (I see that there was trouble)."

"En efecto, sin embargo, todo está ahora bajo control, pero lamentablemente se perdieron muchas vidas (Indeed, however, everything is now under control, but unfortunately, many lives were lost)."

Governor Pedro took another quick glimpse at the sight and chuckled. "¿Bajo control, dices? Ver esto me demuestra que todo estaba bajo control. Esto sucedió bajo tu liderazgo en la Misión. Pensar que el Padre Serra tenía en alta estima tu liderazgo (Under control, you say? Seeing this shows me that everything was but under control. This happened under your leadership of the Mission. To think that Padre Serra thought highly of your leadership)."

Padre Fermin refused to show anger; he knew the Governor was trying to get a rise out of him. "Fue un acto de traidores, y afortunadamente, teníamos espías que nos advirtieron de lo que iba a suceder, y se pudo detener antes de que ocurriera una tragedia (This was the act of traitors, and fortunately, we had spies who warned us what was to happen, and it was stopped before tragedy could occur)."

"Sí, ya veo. Bueno, lamentablemente, la tragedia aún ocurrió ante la casa de dios (Yes, I see. Well, unfortunately, tragedy still occurred before the house of god)." Looking around, he then noticed Victoriano, Guillermo, and Esteban. "¿Son ellos los traidores? (Are they the traitors?)"

Padre Fermin and the Bishops looked at the trio. "Sí, lo son, pero hay más (Yes, they are, but there are more)." Padre Fermín then looked at one of the Soldados and asked, "¿Encontraron a los demás traidores? (Were the other traitors found?)"

One of the Soldados saluted. "Por lo que entendí, los encontraron al otro lado de la Misión, pero los capturaron antes de que pudieran avanzar más. Sus hombres también fueron capturados (From what I gathered, they were found on the other side of the Mission, but were captured before they could venture farther. Their men are also captured)."

"Tráelos aquí (Bring them here)."

The Soldados nodded and went to follow instructions; others surrounded Victoriano, Esteban, and an injured Guillermo. Pistols were drawn at them.

Guillermo was in pain due to the bullet, and he was bleeding. Victoriano did his best to cover the bleeding, and his eyes were filled with horror. 

"Guillermo! Son! I'm trying to stop the bleeding!"

"This is what I get for being stubborn. Heh. Well, I got experience being free."

Before Victoriano could speak, he and Esteban saw a group of their army being forced to the outside center of the Mission; Toypurina and Nicolas Jose were taken apart from them. Nicolas Jose was bruised and beaten. Both had their hands tied behind their back.

Everyone watched.

The Governor was stunned when Toypurina and Nicolas Jose were brought before him, Padre Fermin, and the Bishops. "¿Estos son los líderes de la rebelión? (These are the leaders of the rebellion?" 

"Según la información que hemos recabado, esa mujer lideró la rebelión (From the information we gathered, that woman led the rebellion)," Bishop Samuel responded.

Governor Pedro raised an eyebrow. "¿Estás diciendo que una mujer lideró esta rebelión? (Are you saying that a woman led this rebellion?)" He laughed. His laugh echoed, and no one spoke. The laugh died down, and the Governor slowly walked toward Toypurina, but stopped as he was a couple of inches away. "No eres ninguna belleza, pero debes tener una posición social elevada para intentar liderar. ¿Por qué te atreverías? (You are no beauty, but you must have a high standing to try to lead. Why would you dare?)"

Nicolas Jose told Toypurina not to answer, but he was struck on the back of the head. Toypurina was silent as she took a glance at the battlefield. Many of her people were either dead or captured.

She would be blamed in the end.

Why would it matter anymore?

"Odio a los padres y a todos ustedes, por vivir aquí en mi tierra natal, por invadir la tierra de mis antepasados ​​y profanar nuestros dominios tribales...vine aquí para inspirar a los sucios cobardes a luchar, y no para acobardarse ante la vista de los palos españoles que escupen fuego y muerte, ni para vomitar ante el hedor del humo de las armas-¡y que se acabe ya con ustedes, invasores blancos! (I hate the padres and all of you, for living here on my native soil, for trespassing upon the land of my forefathers and despoiling our tribal domains. . . . I came here to inspire the dirty cowards to fight, and not to quail at the sight of Spanish sticks that spit fire and death, nor to retch at the evil smell of gunsmoke—and be done with you white invaders!)"

Toypuria yelled at the top of her lungs. She finally spoke her peace and everything she kept inside her heart. She also glared at Padre Fermin and the Bishops, expressing her hatred. 

The Governor was silent and thought about what to do next.

"¡Alto! ¡Por favor! ¡Era para mí! (Stop! Please! It was for me!)"

The Governor and everyone looked at the person who yelled.

Esteban's eyes widened. "Metztli, what are you doing!?" He wanted to go to her, but the Soldados wouldn't let him since they had weapons pointed at him. 

Manuel tried to stop her, but she snuck away from him; he didn't want to seem like he was part of the enemy. He went to Metztli and grabbed her arm, telling her to stop. Manuel had pretended that he still worked for the Mission.

The Governor looked at Metztli, and he couldn't deny that she was a beauty. "Acércatela (Bring her closer)."

Manuel did as he was ordered, no matter how much he didn't want to. 

Metztli was brought closer to the Governor, the Bishops, and Padre Fermin. "¡Os han mentido a todos! ¡Todos vinieron aquí para salvarme porque me acusaron de algo que desconocía! (You all have been lied to! They all came here to save me because I was accused of something I did not know!)"

Padre Fermin was about to speak, but was stopped by the Governor. "Explicarse (Explain yourself)."

Metztli slowly began to explain everything that had happened, and she didn't forget to speak about Federico.

Bishop Samuel would scream profanities, but was silenced by the Governor and Padre Fermin. Metztli admitted she spoke against Padre Fermin due to defending her innocence; she also spoke about the abuses. 

She eventually finished, and silence reigned.

The Governor was stunned.