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1781, Yorktown

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Men were screaming as the cannons kept hitting the ground. Alexander was looking around, trying to see if there was someone who he could save. There were dead everywhere. Scraps of cannon balls, clothing and guns. He looked around in horror. He shook his head, it was over in the next week, it was going to be over. He looked around for his friend.

"AARON!" He shouted into the fray.

"ALEXANDER!" He heard the other man shout back.

He looked around and spotted the man running towards him.

"Alexander. We need to run." Aaron said pointing towards the sky.

He looked up at the sky as he heard a loud whistling. Another cannon. Him, Aaron and everyone around went running to avoid the cannon ball. Just as they got out of range there was a bright flash and they didn't see the battlefield anymore.

A couple of hundred feet away, George Washington was running towards the the area where Hamilton and his troupes were.

"ALEX-" he shouted

Before he could finish the word, his vision was clouded by light and he didn't see the raining metal.

1781, Chesapeake Bay

Lafayette was keeping watch over the seas. He had to pay attention to when the British would retreat from Yorktown. It was going to be over soon. He looked at the horizon. It had been two days and no sign of the British yet. He prayed to God that his friends were alright on the battlefield. The British must have been putting up a fight.

As he was looking out, everything started getting brighter. He rubbed his eyes hoping he was just tired. When he opened them again, he wasn't looking at the bay anymore.

1781, South Carolina

John Laurens was sneaking around the plantation. He was sick of the slavery and the people taking advantages of these poor souls. And he was here to stop it.

"Follow me." He said to a group of slaves that were sitting under a tree for the extremely rare moment that they got.

"Who are you?" One asked suspiciously.

"John Laurens." is all he had to say for their faces to light up.

"You're the one helping all of us." another said,

John looked around, "Yes thats me. Now hurry up or this won't work."

The group scrambled to their feet and followed John through the trees. He explained the plan to the group. 

Pretend like I own you until we get to the safe house. Then you can work your way to freedom. 

An hour later he was waving at the group as the climbed into the cellar to hide. As he was walking away a light engulfed his vision. And he didn't see the trees anymore.

1781, a City in New York

Hercules was getting tired of sewing the same coats over and over again. The war was going to be over in a matter of days anyway. But if he didn't do something, it would raise suspicion among the British officers. And he didn't want that, he was a spy after all.

Sighing as he set the fourth coat of the day down on the pile, he thought of his friends. They were out on the battlefield, fighting for his and this country's freedom. And all he was doing was sewing some pants. Yes his job was dangerous, immensely so. But they were out fighting, and could die any second.

Before another thought could go through his head there was a flash and his studio was no longer in front of him.

1781, New York

"It's going to be over soon." Martha Washington said over her cup of tea.

"I can't believe it." Eliza said, bouncing a giggling baby boy.

"I know." Angelica added.

"After all these years we'll be free." Peggy added.

"Just a few more days." Martha said.

"I'm going to go put Philip to bed. I'll be down in a moment." Eliza said, walking up the stairs.

As she was coming back down light enveloped the room where all the ladies were, and the sitting room wasn't there anymore.

1781, London

The king threw the letter down in anger.

"What do you mean we're losing?" He asked in a deadly voice.

The men in the room all looked at him scared.

"The colonies are too strong, There has to be a spy. They know all of our plans and beat us to the locations to stop us before we can do anything." the general said.

The king sighed, putting his head in his hands. "Get out of my sight."

There was a scrambling of feet and a slam of a door and a flash. The king looked up to what he thought was an empty room.

1789, New York

Jefferson sighed as he walked out of the cabinet meeting. He really couldn't stand that Alexander Hamilton. Even though he had just met him three hours ago. Man could that guy talk.

It was annoying.

"Come on James. Let me throw one punch." Thomas said to his friend.

"No, then Washington might not let you speak again at a meeting." James Madison said, walking along side him.

"It must be nice for him to have Washington on his side." Thomas spat.

They made their way into Jefferson's office where they would be having lunch. As they walked in the door there was a flash of light, and the office was no more.

1801, New York

"See you on the dueling ground." Philip said as he walked away.

He didn't understand how some people could just say things like that about someone and not get away with it.

"I'll show him he can't talk about my father like that." Philip muttered to himself.

He continued walking home so he could get advice from his dad. As he was about to walk in the door there was a flash of light.

Philip looked around and saw that he was no longer at his house. 

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Suddenly, everyone was in a room. Alexander and Aaron stumbled as they had been running. They both crashed to the ground and curled up because the last thing they knew was that a cannon was about to hit the ground.

"-ANDER! AARON!" Someone shouted.

They both flinched and curled up tighter. Someone dropped to their knees beside them and gently started rubbing their backs.

Eliza, Angelica, Peggy, Martha and Maria all watched scared as the men tried to calm the two down. The ones who were in battle were covered in dirt and sweat and their clothes were torn. They had never seen the effects of war on someone so close to them. Sure they've heard of it, but never seen it. Lafayette and Hercules were off to the side, ready to jump in if something were to happen to the two men. Thomas and James watched on in curiosity. They had heard of how bad the war was, but never did they expect it to do this to a man. Off to the side, the king watched a bit guiltily. So this is what the war had done to the soldiers.

"Shh. It's okay Alex." Someone said quietly. Someone beside him was doing the same for Aaron.

Alex was shaking. Why hadn't the cannon hit yet? Or did it? Was he dead?

"Shh. You're not dead." Someone said sadly. "You're safe."

Eliza covered her mouth to hold back a sob. Angelica and Peggy pulled her into a hug. This must be so much harder for her to watch.

The persons kept talking to the two, trying to convince them that the cannon hadn't hit them. That they were safe. After a few minutes they started calming enough to recognize voices.

"John?" Alex asked as Aaron did the same. "General?"

There was a collective sigh of relief. Lafayette and Hercules came over and pulled their friends into a hug. George Washington just tried to hug them all. He was glad that they were all okay, they were like his children after all. After a few minutes the two were almost completely calmed down. The group stood up, helping Alexander and Aaron and they looked around tiredly. Alex was leaning on John and Aaron on George. Again, Lafayette and Hercules on the ready.

"Dad?" came a voice.

Everyone looked over to the teenager standing awkwardly from the rest of the group.

"Who are you?" Thomas asked sharply.

"Philip. Philip Hamilton." the teen replied.

Eliza's hand went to her mouth and Alexander stared at him.

"Are you really?" he asked quietly.

Philip nodded, confused. "You just saw me a few weeks ago."

"..What year are you from?" James asked.

"Now that's a -" Thomas started to say but he was cut off.

"1801." he said.

Everyone stared at him in shock.

"Alright everyone name your year." Washington ordered.

The majority of answers were 1781. But there were two men from 1789.

"Who're you?" Hercules asked.

"Thomas Jefferson."

"James Madison."

"Aren't you the French ambassador?" Lafayette asked Thomas.

"That's me." Thomas said.

The king cleared his throat and watched as they all turned to him.

"Your majesty." Washington said, bowing slightly.

The rest followed suit, although less than happy to do it. They all stood up straight as there was another flash and a piece of paper fluttered from the ceiling. Washington grabbed it out of the air and read it aloud.

Dear People,

I have brought you all here today to watch a musical based on the life of someone in this room. That someone is Alexander Hamilton. Now, I want you all to sit down and enjoy this musical. This is here for you to change the future and save some friends.

Everyone looked confused. 'Save some friends?'. George continued.

And don't worry. Wherever you were at before you came here is fine. Time has been frozen. And yes Eliza, baby Philip is safe.

Eliza sighed in relief.

There's a room off to the side for you to go get cleaned up and washed before we start the musical. (i'm looking at you Alexander, Aaron and Washington).

Signed, anonymous

For the first time they all looked around the room. There were four couches, some chairs and a big black screen on the wall. And true to the letter, there was a door on the far wall.

"What's that?" Philip asked, pointing at the screen.

"I don't know." the king said, also looking at it.

Suddenly, it lit up, and the words "Hamilton: An American Musical" flashed. Everyone jumped back in shock.

"Whoa." Alexander said.

"Come on, let's get cleaned up." Washington said.

The three that were in battle staggered to the room, and the other men who hadn't been clean in a while also followed because it was there to use. After about twenty minutes they exited the room cleaner than they had been in weeks, and in new clothes.

"Let's sit." the king said, shocking everyone. They hadn't noticed he was here. After a second everyone went and arranged themselves on the couches like this.

Couch one: Hercules, John, Alexander, Lafayette
Couch two: King George, George Washington, Martha
Couch three: Thomas, James, Aaron
Couch four: Angelica, Philip, Eliza, Peggy

As they all settled, the lights in the room dimmed and the screen lit up to life.

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[AARON BURR:]

"Hey there I am." Aaron exclaimed.

How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a
Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten
Spot in the Caribbean 

"You didn't tell me you were from the Caribbean." Aaron said, looking at Alexander.

"I didn't? Hmm." Alexander hummed.

Aaron rolled his eyes and turned back to the screen.

by providence, impoverished, in squalor
Grow up to be a hero

  Thomas snorted and James smacked his shoulder.   

 and a scholar?

[JOHN LAURENS:]

"ME!" 

"SHH!"

The ten-dollar Founding Father without a father

Aaron looked at Alexander out of the corner of his eye. He didn't have a father either?

Got a lot farther by working a lot harder
By being a lot smarter
By being a self-starter
By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter

"Wow that's young." The King said. "And impressive."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Alexander said.

[THOMAS JEFFERSON:]

"That be me." Thomas said.

Alexander rolled his eyes.

"Is everyone going to do this?" Hercules asked.

"Yes." Lafayette answered.

Everyone groaned as the hamilsquad cackled.

And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted
Away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up
Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of
The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter

"I'm pretty sure that's illegal." Thomas said looking at Alexander.

Alexander was about to respond when Eliza spoke up.

"What would you do if you had to take care of yourself so young?" she snapped.

Thomas didn't speak again.

[JAMES MADISON:]

Everyone looked at him expectantly.

"Oh my gosh. Fine. That's me" James said exasperated. 

Then a hurricane came,

Alexander winced slightly as the hurricane that tore his island apart. He shook himself and continued watching, ignoring the looks his friends gave him.

 and devastation reigned
Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain
And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain

[BURR:]

"Meeee, again." Aaron said.

Well, the word got around, they said, "This kid is insane, man"
Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland

"Really?" Angelica asked.

Alexander nodded. "Guess they thought I was smart enough and needed to get of the island where I couldn't do anything."

"Get your education, don't forget from whence you came, and
The world's gonna know your name. What's your name, man?"

[ALEXANDER HAMILTON:]

"MEEE!" Alexander squealed.

George just shook his head. 'Such a child.' he thought fondly.

Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait, just you wait...

"Didn't you say those exact words to me when we met?" Angelica asked.

Alexander blushed. "Maybe."

"Oh my gosh." Peggy asked giggling.

"Shush!"

[ELIZA HAMILTON:]

"ME!" Eliza shouted.

"Not so loud!" Peggy and Angelica shouted back.

"Girls, come on." Martha said, giving them a look.

"Sorry." They said.

When he was ten his father split, 

Aaron nodded. So that's what had happened.

full of it, debt-ridden
Two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden
Half-dead sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick

[FULL COMPANY EXCEPT HAMILTON (whispering):]
And Alex got better but his mother went quick

Alexander blinked as he felt his eyes water. 

"Dad?" Philip asked.

"I'm okay." Alexander said, not looking at anyone.

"You were alone at age twelve?" Martha asked shocked.

Alexander nodded.

"And you grew up to be great." George said, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Thanks." Alexander said quietly.

[GEORGE WASHINGTON (COMPANY):]

"MEE!" George exclaimed in a really high voice trying to lighten the mood.

It worked, Alexander bust out laughing. He was bent over double. Given he wasn't the only one. John was practically on the floor and Lafayette was leaning on Hercules. Martha shook her head as the Schuyler sisters giggles quietly. The King just looked at him.

'This is supposed to be their leader?'

Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide

"So much tragedy." Martha whispered.

Left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside
A voice saying: "You gotta fend for yourself." ("Alex, you gotta fend for yourself.")
He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf

[BURR (COMPANY):]
There would have been nothin' left to do
For someone less astute
He woulda been dead or destitute

"Glad your not." Eliza said.

"Me to." Philip agreed. "I wouldn't have been born."

Everyone chuckled at that comment. Even the King.

Without a cent of restitution
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord
Tradin' sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford
Scammin' 

"Also illegal." Thomas said.

"Shut up." Peggy said.

(scammin') for every book he can get his hands on
Plannin' (plannin') for the future see him now as he stands on (oooh...)
The bow of a ship headed for a new land
In New York you can be a new man

"That's true." Alexander said. "I did become a new man."

[COMPANY (HAMILTON):]
In New York you can (just you wait) be a new man
In New York you can (just you wait) be a new man
In New York you can be a new man
[WOMEN:]  In New York
[MEN:]  New York
[HAMILTON:]  Just you wait!

[COMPANY:]
Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
We are waiting in the wings for you (waiting in the wings for you)
You could never back down
You never learned to take your time!

"And he still hasn't." George said pointedly looking at the man.

Alexander just whistled and didn't look at him.

Oh, Alexander Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
When America sings for you 
Will they know what you overcame? 
Will they know you rewrote the game?
The world will never be the same, oh

[BURR:]
The ship is in the harbor now
See if you can spot him ( [MEN:]  Just you wait)
Another immigrant
Comin' up from the bottom 

"We get the job done." Lafayette and Alexander said.

( [COMPANY:]  Just you wait)
His enemies destroyed his rep
America forgot him

"Well obviously not. They made a musical about you." Philip said smiling.

[MULLIGAN/MADISON & LAFAYETTE/JEFFERSON:]
We fought with him

"Wait is that a double cast? That's genius." Alexander said.

"How so?" Thomas asked.

"Well, Herc and Laf fought with me. And from the vibes i'm getting from you two." Alexander said pointing at Thomas and James. "You fight with me."

Everyone just let that sink in. 

"Wow." the King said.

[LAURENS/PHILIP:]
Me? I died for him

"Wait." Eliza said, looking at a now pale Philip. "What if that double casting is true though?"

Alexander looked pained. "I... I hope I'm over thinking."

John just rubbed the man's back comfortingly.

[WASHINGTON:]
Me? I trusted him

"Still do." George said.

[ELIZA & ANGELICA & PEGGY/MARIA:]
Me? I loved him

"Wait what?" Eliza said looking at her sisters.

Angelica didn't look at her. Peggy was just confused.

"Is there another double casting then?" Thomas asked.

Everyone just shrugged.

[BURR:]
And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him

"WHAT!?" George shouted, jumping up.

"Burr?" Alexander whispered, looking hurt.

"I..I would never." Aaron said. 

Martha jumped up as it looked like her husband was about to fight the man. 

"Later." she said. "Watch the musical first."

George hesitated before sitting down.

[COMPANY:]
There's a million things I haven't done
But just you wait!

[BURR:]
What's your name, man?

[COMPANY:]
Alexander Hamilton!  

"Alexander Hamilton!" Alexander said at the same time of the musical.

Everyone groaned.

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[COMPANY:]

1776. New York City.

"Did we really met only five years ago?" Alexander asked, looking at his friends.

"Was it really only that long?" John said agreeing, "It feels like longer."

[HAMILTON:]
Pardon me. Are you Aaron Burr, sir?

[BURR:]
That depends. Who's asking?

"Are you a different person if it's not Alexander?" Peggy asked.

Aaron sputtered for a moment before deciding not to say anything.

[HAMILTON:]
Oh, well, sure, sir
I'm Alexander Hamilton, I'm at your service, sir
I have been looking for you

"That's a bit creepy." Eliza said.

"Oh well." Alexander said.

The other sighed.

[BURR:]
I'm getting nervous

"Good. I'd be worried if you didn't." Lafayette said.

"HEY!"

[HAMILTON:]
Sir...
I heard your name at Princeton. I was seeking an accelerated course of study when I got sort of out of sorts with a buddy of yours. I may have punched him.

"Did you really?" George asked.

"It's a blur, sir." Alexander said, avoiding the question.

 It's a blur, sir.

Everyone laughed.

 He handles the financials?

[BURR:]
You punched the bursar

[HAMILTON:]
Yes!

"Well, there's our answer." Martha said, giggling.

I wanted to do what you did. Graduate in two, then join the revolution. He looked at me like I was stupid, I'm not stupid.

"Are you sure about that?" Thomas asked.

"Shut up." Alexander said, waving a hand at him.

So how'd you do it? How'd you graduate so fast?

[BURR:]
It was my parents' dying wish before they passed

[HAMILTON:]
You're an orphan. Of course! I'm an orphan

"Smooth." John laughed.

God, I wish there was a war!

"Why!?" the whole room exclaimed.

Alexander just whistled and didn't look at anyone.

Then we could prove that we're worth more
Than anyone bargained for...

[BURR:]
Can I buy you a drink?
[HAMILTON:]
That would be nice

[BURR:]
While we're talking, let me offer you some free advice
Talk less

"Yeah, that's not happening." Alexander said.

"We know. You never be quiet." half the room said.

"I tried." Aaron said.

"A for effort." Eliza and Philip said.

"My own wife and son!" Alexander exclaimed dramatically.

[HAMILTON:]
What?

[BURR:]
Smile more

[HAMILTON:]
Ha

[BURR:]
Don't let them know what you're against or what you're for

"You need opinions!" Alexander said, looking at Aaron.

Aaron just rolled his eyes.

[HAMILTON:]
You can't be serious

[BURR:]
You wanna get ahead?

[HAMILTON:]
Yes

[BURR:]
Fools who run their mouths off wind up dead

[LAURENS:]
Yo yo yo yo yo!
What time is it?

"I feel like this is foreshadowing." John said, shaking a bit.

"Nope. It's just coincidence." Alexander said, not wanting to think about it.

"But-"

"NOPE!"

[LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN:]
Show time!

[BURR:]
Like I said...

[LAURENS:]
Show time! Show time! Yo!
I'm John Laurens in the place to be!
A two pints o' Sam Adams, but I'm workin' on three, uh!

"Of course you are." Angelica sighed.

John just smiled at her.

Those redcoats don't want it with me!
Cuz I will pop chick-a pop 

"Pop chick-a-pop?" Philip asked confused.

"I don't know." Peggy said, the other nodding in agreement.

these cops till I'm free!

[LAFAYETTE:]

"ME!" Lafayette announced.

Oui oui, mon ami, je m'appelle Lafayette!
The Lancelot of the revolutionary set!
I came from afar just to say "Bonsoir!"
Tell the King "Casse toi!"

Those who knew french burst out laughing.

"Laf!" Alexander laughed. "Did you really?!"

"I did!" Lafayette said, laughing.

"Whats so funny?" The King asked confused.

"Nothing!" The two said.

The King looked at them suspiciously.

"Can we know?" Hercules asked.

Alexander and Lafayette whispered the meaning into John and Hercules's ears. The two just stared at Lafayette and started laughing as well.

"What is happening?" Angelica deadpanned.

"I have no idea." George said. 

 Who's the best?
C'est moi!

[MULLIGAN:]

"ME!" Hercules said.

Brrrah brraaah! I am Hercules Mulligan
Up in it, lovin' it, yes I heard ya mother said "Come again?"

"Ayyyy." the squad said.

[LAFAYETTE & LAURENS:]
Ayyyyy

[MULLIGAN:]
Lock up ya daughters and horses, of course
It's hard to have intercourse over four sets of corsets...

"I did not need to know that." Peggy said.

"Same here." Philip agreed.

Hercules just shrugged.

[LAFAYETTE:]
Wow

[LAURENS:]
No more sex, pour me another brew, son!
Let's raise a couple more...

[LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN:]
To the revolution!

"To the revolution!" everyone said but the King, who was blue that he was about to lose said war.

[LAURENS:]
Well, if it ain't the prodigy of Princeton college!

[MULLIGAN:]
Aaron Burr!

[LAURENS:]
Give us a verse, drop some knowledge!

[BURR:]
Good luck with that: you're takin' a stand
You spit. I'm 'a sit. We'll see where we land

"So like you Aaron." Alexander said.

"Don't." Aaron said.

Alexander smirked. "No opinion."

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN:]
Boooo!

Off-screen, they booed him too.

[LAURENS:]
Burr, the revolution's imminent. What do you stall for?

[HAMILTON:]
If you stand for nothing, Burr, what'll you fall for?

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS:]
Ooh
Who you?
Who you?
Who are you?

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS:]
Ooh, who is this kid? What's he gonna do?

"Amazing things." George said at a blushing Alexander. 

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[HAMILTON:]

I am not throwing away my shot!
I am not throwing away my shot!
Hey yo, I'm just like my country

"How so?" James asked.

I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot!

"Oh."

I'm 'a get a scholarship to King's College
I prob'ly shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish

"Sure you do." Eliza smirked.

"Elizaaaa." Alexander whined.

The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish
I gotta holler just to be heard
With every word, I drop knowledge!

"That." Thomas said, pointing at the screen. "Is a lie."

I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal
Tryin' to reach my goal. My power of speech: unimpeachable
Only nineteen but my mind is older

"Hey! That's what I said when I graduated!" Philip announced.

These New York City streets get colder, I shoulder
Ev'ry burden, ev'ry disadvantage
I have learned to manage, I don't have a gun to brandish
I walk these streets famished
The plan is to fan this spark into a flame
But damn, it's getting dark, so let me spell out the name

"Please don't." Thomas said.

Alexander smirked.

I am the

[HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS:]

Alexander joined in.

A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R

"Was that necessary?" the King asked.

"Yes." is all the Alexander said.

—we are—meant to be...

[HAMILTON:]
A colony that runs independently
Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin' on us endlessly

"I take offense to that." The King said.

"It's true." the rest of the room said.

The King humphed and crossed his arms.

Essentially, they tax us relentlessly
Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree

"I did not." the King said.

Everyone just stared at him.

He ain't ever gonna set his descendants free
So there will be a revolution in this century
Enter me!

"What!?" Eliza asked, confused.

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS:]
(He says in parentheses)

"OH! Like stage directions!" James said.

"ooohhhhh." Went everyone else.

[HAMILTON:]
Don't be shocked when your hist'ry book mentions me
I will lay down my life if it sets us free

"That's what we're afraid of." Eliza, George, John, Lafayette, Hercules and Angelica said looking at him.

Alexander just looked at them. "What?"

The group just shook their heads.

Eventually, you'll see my ascendancy

[HAMILTON (LAURENS):]
And I am not throwing away
My shot (My shot)
I am not throwing away
My shot (My shot)

"Is this like... a catchphrase?" Peggy asked.

"I think so." Martha said.

Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot (And I'm not throwing away my shot)

[HAMILTON/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE:]
I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot
It's time to take a shot!

"Wow that repeats a lot." Hercules said.

"It does." Thomas agreed, "But it sounds good."

[LAFAYETTE:]
I dream of life without a monarchy
The unrest in France will lead to 'onarchy?
'Onarchy? How you say, how you say, 'anarchy?'

Lafayette groaned. "My English was so bad."

Alexander patted his back. "Don't worry about it."

When I fight, I make the other side panicky
With my

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN:]
Shot!

[MULLIGAN:]
Yo, I'm a tailor's apprentice

"Can you make me a dress?" Angelica asked him.

"Umm why?" Hercules asked.

"Because. I want a dress." Angelica said.

"I guess??" 

"Thanks."

And I got y'all knuckleheads in loco parentis
I'm joining the rebellion cuz I know it's my chance
To socially advance, instead of sewin' some pants!
I'm gonna take a

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN:]
Shot!

[LAURENS:]
But we'll never be truly free
Until those in bondage have the same rights as you and me

"That's right." the squad agreed.

You and I. Do or die. Wait till I sally in
On a stallion with the first black battalion
Have another

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN:]
Shot!

[BURR:]
Geniuses, lower your voices
You keep out of trouble and you double your choices

"Do-" Aaron tried but failed.

"OPINIONS!" Alexander announced.

I'm with you, but the situation is fraught
You've got to be carefully taught:
If you talk, you're gonna get shot!

"You have a thing with shooting." John said, looking at Aaron, who just shrugged.

[HAMILTON:]
Burr, check what we got
Mister Lafayette, hard rock like Lancelot

Lafayette flexed his muscles.

I think your pants look hot

Hercules showed of his pants, which he did make.

Laurens, I like you a lot

John just stared at him and then started giggling.

Let's hatch a plot blacker than the kettle callin' the pot...
What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot
Poppin' a squat on conventional wisdom, like it or not
A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists?
Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is!

"Wow okay." Thomas said.

Oh, am I talkin' too loud?
Sometimes I get over excited, shoot off at the mouth
I never had a group of friends before
I promise that I'll make y'all proud

"Well you have." 

Alexander smiled.

[LAURENS:]
Let's get this guy in front of a crowd

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/ENSEMBLE:]
I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot

"Yeah I'm pretty sure it's a catchphrase." Eliza said.

I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot

"Seriously." Aaron agreed.

"Was that an opinion?!" Alexander exclaimed.

Aaron groaned.

[LAURENS (HAMILTON/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN):]
Ev'rybody sing:
Whoa, whoa, whoa (Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!)
Hey!
Whoa! (Whoa!)
Wooh!!
Whoa! (Whoa!)
Ay, let 'em hear ya!
(Yea!)
Let's go!

[LAURENS (COMPANY):]
(Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!)

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" The room joined in.

I said shout it to the rooftops! (Whoa!)
Said, to the rooftops! (Whoa!)
Come on!
(Yea!)
Come on, let's go!

[LAURENS:]
Rise up!
When you're living on your knees, you rise up
Tell your brother that he's gotta rise up
Tell your sister that she's gotta rise up

"Rise up." Alexander said, "I like it."

[LAURENS AND ENSEMBLE (COMPANY):]
When are these colonies gonna rise up?
When are these colonies gonna rise up? (Whoa!)
When are these colonies gonna rise up? (Whoa!)
When are these colonies gonna rise up? (Whoa!)
Rise up!

[HAMILTON:]
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory

"What?" Eliza asked.

The room looked at Alexander.

"Exactly as the musical said." is all he said.

Everyone else shot each other worried looks.

When's it gonna get me?
In my sleep? Seven feet ahead of me?
If I see it comin', do I run or do I let it be?

"You run!" Lafayette exclaimed. 

"But.... why?" Alexander asked.

"Because its DEATH!?" John said.

Alexander just shrugged.

The two shot each other a look.

Is it like a beat without a melody?
See, I never thought I'd live past twenty
Where I come from some get half as many

Everyone looked sad at that. Everyone should be able to grow old.

Ask anybody why we livin' fast and we laugh, reach for a flask
We have to make this moment last, that's plenty

Scratch that
This is not a moment, it's the movement
Where all the hungriest brothers with
Something to prove went?

"We went to the war." George said.

Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand
We roll like Moses, claimin' our promised land
And? If we win our independence?
Is that a guarantee of freedom for our descendants?

"We... didn't even think about that." Aaron said.

Or will the blood we shed begin an endless
Cycle of vengeance and death with no defendants?
I know the action in the street is excitin'
But Jesus, between all the bleedin' 'n fightin'
I've been readin' 'n writin'
We need to handle our financial situation
Are we a nation of states? What's the state of our nation?

"Oh it's getting intense." Philip said.

I'm past patiently waitin'. I'm passionately
Smashin' every expectation
Every action's an act of creation!
I'm laughin' in the face of casualties and sorrow
For the first time, I'm thinkin' past tomorrow

"Wow that was cool." Peggy said.

Philip nodded.

[HAMILTON AND COMPANY:]
And I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I'm just like my country
I'm young, scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwing away my shot

"SO MANY TIMES!" Thomas yelled. 

"SHUT UP!" Alexander yelled back as everyone else laughed at Thomas' shocked face.

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN (ENSEMBLE):]
We're gonna rise up! (Not throwing away my shot) Time to take a shot! 
We're gonna rise up! (Not throwing away my shot) Time to take a shot! 
We're gonna (Rise up! Rise up!)

By this time everyone was singing along it was said so many times. 

It's time to take a shot! (Rise up! Rise up!)
It's time to take a shot! (Rise up!)
It's time to take a shot! (Rise up!)
Take a shot! Shot! Shot!
A-yo it's time to take a shot!
Time to take a shot!
And I am not throwing away my
{COMPANY:] Not throwing away my shot!

"I like that song." Aaron said.

"AN OPINION!" Alexander yelled. 

Chapter Text

[HAMILTON:]

I may not live to see our glory!

"I think we will." Alexander said, "Considering our odds before we were brought here."

The room cheered.

The King pouted in his seat. 

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS:]
I may not live to see our glory!

[HAMILTON:]
But I will gladly join the fight

"Yeah we will!"

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS:]
But I will gladly join the fight!

[HAMILTON:]
And when our children tell our story...

Philip smirked. "We tell the story all the time."

[LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN/LAURENS:]
And when our children tell our story...

[HAMILTON:]
They'll tell the story of tonight

[MULLIGAN:]
Let's have another round tonight

[LAFAYETTE:]
Let's have another round tonight

[HAMILTON:]
Let's have another round tonight

"You were so drunk weren't you." Peggy deadpanned.

"Yes." John said unashamed.

Peggy just shook her head.

[LAURENS:]
Raise a glass to freedom
Something they can never take away

The King opened his mouth.

"NEVER TAKE AWAY!" the Squad yelled.

The King closed his mouth.

No matter what they tell you
Raise a glass to the four of us

[LAURENS/MULLIGAN:]
Tomorrow there'll be more of us

"And there was." George said. "So many came to fight."

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/LAURENS:]
Telling the story of tonight

[HAMILTON:]
They'll tell the story of tonight

[LAURENS/MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:]
Raise a glass to freedom
Something they can never take away

[HAMILTON:]
No matter what they tell you

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:]
Let's have another round tonight

"Seriously!?" Peggy shouted.

"Yes." Hercules said.

[LAURENS:]
Raise a glass to the four of us

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:]
Tomorrow there'll be more of us

[HAMILTON/LAURENS:]
Telling the story of tonight

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:]
Let's have another round tonight

"WHY?!"

"BECAUSE WE CAN!"

[HAMILTON/LAURENS/ENSEMBLE (MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE/ENSEMBLE):]
They'll tell the story of tonight (Raise a glass to freedom)
They'll tell the story of tonight (Raise a glass to freedom)
They'll tell the story of tonight (They'll tell the story of)
[FULL ENSEMBLE:]  Tonight

Chapter Text

[BURR:]

There's nothing rich folks love more
Than going downtown and slummin' it with the poor
They pull up in their carriages and gawk
At the students in the common
Just to watch them talk

"Why?" Philip asked. 

"Because rich people don't have to do things like that." Alexander said. "It's different."

Philip nodded.

Take Philip Schuyler: the man is loaded
Uh-oh, but little does he know that
His daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza

"Hey! That's us!" Peggy exclaimed.

Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at

[COMPANY:]
Work, work!
[ANGELICA:]
Angelica!

"ME!"

[COMPANY:]
Work, work!
[ELIZA:]
Eliza!

"ME!"

[PEGGY:]
And Peggy!

"HEY! well ME!"

[COMPANY:]
Work, work!
The Schuyler sisters!
[ANGELICA:]
Angelica!
[PEGGY:]
Peggy!
[ELIZA:]
Eliza!
[COMPANY:]
Work!

[PEGGY:]
Daddy said to be home by sundown
[ANGELICA:]
Daddy doesn't need to know

"You were always the rebel." Eliza said.

"You got that right." Angelica sassed.

[PEGGY:]
Daddy said not to go downtown
[ELIZA:]
Like I said, you're free to go

"Well you were sassy to." Peggy said.

"Whatcha gonna do?" Eliza asked.

[ANGELICA:]
But—look around, look around
The revolution's happening in New York
[ELIZA/PEGGY:]
New York
[COMPANY:]
Angelica
[SCHUYLER SISTERS AND COMPANY:]
Work!
[PEGGY:]
It's bad enough daddy wants to go to war
[ELIZA:]
People shouting in the square

Alexander looked down.

"Wait that was you?" Eliza asked.

"He was the one fighting with that farmer guy?!" Angelica exclaimed.

"That was him alright." John laughed.

"Oh my gosh." Peggy said.

[PEGGY:]
It's bad enough there'll be violence on our shore
[ANGELICA:]
New ideas in the air

"You're optimistic." Philip noted. 

[ANGELICA AND MALE ENSEMBLE:]
Look around, look around
[ELIZA:]
Angelica, remind me what we're looking for...
[ALL MEN:]
She's lookin' for me!

The King snorted.

Angelica shrugged. "Not wrong."

[ANGELICA (COMPANY):]
Eliza, I'm lookin' for a mind at work (Work, work!)
I'm lookin' for a mind at work! (Work, work!)
I'm lookin' for a mind at work! (Work, work!)
Whooaaaaa!

[ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY:]
Whooaaaaa!

"That was impressive." The King said approvingly.

Everyone stared at him.

Work!

[BURR:]
Wooh! There's nothin' like summer in the city
Someone in a rush next to someone lookin' pretty
Excuse me, miss, I know it's not funny
But your perfume smells like your daddy's got money

"Real smooth." John laughed. 

"Shut up." Aaron said.

Why you slummin' in the city in your fancy heels
You searchin for an urchin who can give you ideals?
[ANGELICA:]
Burr, you disgust me
[BURR:]
Ah, so you've discussed me

"Even smoother." Lafayette laughed. 

I'm a trust fund, baby, you can trust me!

At this point everyone was just laughing. Aaron was pouting.

[ANGELICA:]
I've been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine
So men say that I'm intense or I'm insane
You want a revolution? I want a revelation
So listen to my declaration:

"Oh dear." Aaron said.

"You gotta problem?" Angelica asked.

"Nope."

[ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY:]
"We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal"
[ANGELICA:]
And when I meet Thomas Jefferson
[COMPANY:]
Unh!
[ANGELICA:]
I'm 'a compel him to include women in the sequel!

"And what were you going to do?" Thomas asked, wiggling his eyebrows.

Martha slapped the back of his head. 

[WOMEN:]
Work!

[ELIZA:]
Look around, look around at how
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
[ELIZA/PEGGY:]
Look around, look around at how
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
[ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY:]
History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be
In the greatest city in the world!

"I have to agree with this statement." Alexander said.

"Sure beats South Carolina." Johns said.

"Nothing beats Virginia." Thomas, James, and the Washingtons said.

Hercules snorted. "Ireland for the win."

[SCHUYLER SISTERS AND COMPANY:]
In the greatest city in the world!

[ANGELICA (ELIZA/PEGGY) {MEN}:]
Cuz I've been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine (Look around, look around) {Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!}
So men say that I'm intense or I'm insane (The revolution's happening in) {Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!}
[ANGELICA (ELIZA/PEGGY) {WOMEN}:]
You want a revolution? I want a revelation (New York! In New York!) {Look around, look around the revolution's happening}
So listen to my declaration:

"Thats cool." Philip said.

"Yeah, all the voices at once." George agreed. 

[ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY (WOMEN ENSEMBLE):]
We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal (Look around, look around)
Whoo! (At how lucky we are to be alive right now)
[FULL COMPANY:]
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now!
History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be
[ALL WOMEN:]
In the greatest city in the world
[ALL MEN:]
In the greatest city
[COMPANY:]
In the greatest city in the world!

"Another catchphrase?" Philip asked.

"I don't think so." Hercules said.

"Hmmm." Philip hummed.

[COMPANY:]
Work, work!
[ANGELICA:]
Angelica!
[COMPANY:]
Work, work!
[ELIZA:]
Eliza!
[PEGGY:]
And Peggy!
[COMPANY:]
Work, work!
[ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY:]
The Schuyler sisters!
[COMPANY:]
Work, work!
[ANGELICA/ELIZA/PEGGY (COMPANY):]
We're looking for a mind at work! (Work, work!)
Hey! (Work, work!)
Hey! (Work, work!)
[ELIZA/PEGGY {ANGELICA} (COMPANY):]
Hey! (Work, work!)
{Whoa!} (Work, work!) (Work, work!)
In the greatest city (Work, work!)
{In the greatest} City in the world {City in the world}

"Wow." is all the room had to say.

"Impressive." the King said again. 

[COMPANY:]
In the greatest city in the world!

Chapter Text

[SEABURY:]

Hear ye, hear ye! My name is Samuel Seabury

"Is this where Alex fights the farmer?" Eliza asked.

"It sure is." Lafayette smirked.

"So you were the one who was 'shouting in the square'!" Peggy exclaimed pointing at Alexander.

Alexander just looked the other way and whistled while his friends shook their heads. 

And I present "Free Thoughts on the

Proceedings of the Continental Congress!"
Heed not the rabble who scream revolution

"Revolution!" Everyone screamed.

They have not your interests at heart
[MULLIGAN:]
Oh my God. Tear this dude apart

"Aaron wouldn't let me go up there at first." Alexander said.

"And for good reason." Aaron said. 

[SEABURY:]
Chaos and bloodshed are not a solution

"He's right." This King said.

No one payed him any attention.

Don't let them lead you astray
This Congress does not speak for me
[BURR:]
Let him be

"SEE!" Alexander said, pointing at the screen.

"And you should have left him alone." Aaron said shaking his head.

"Never." Alexander smiled. 

[SEABURY:]
They're playing a dangerous game
I pray the king shows you his mercy
For shame, for shame...

[HAMILTON (SEABURY):]
Yo!

"Here we go." John laughed.

"It wasn't that great." Alexander said.

"You're right." Hercules said. "It was amazing."

He'd have you all unravel at the (Heed not the rabble)
Sound of screams but the (Who scream)
Revolution is comin' (Revolution, they)

"Wow. How can they sing that at the same time?" George asked.

"Lots of practice I assume." Philip said, entranced.

The have-nots are gonna (Have not your)
Win this (Interests)
It's hard to listen to you with a straight face 

"It was." the Squad said.

(At heart)
Chaos and bloodshed already haunt us (Chaos and bloodshed are not a)
Honestly, you shouldn't even talk (Solution)
And what about Boston? Look at the cost, n' all that we've lost n' you talk (Don't let them lead you astray)

"You tell him Alex." Peggy cheered.

"Don't worry. He did." Aaron sighed.

About Congress?! (This Congress does not speak for me)
My dog speaks more eloquently than thee!

"That." Martha laughed, along with everyone else. "Was great."

(They're playing a dangerous game)
But strangely, your mange is the same
(I pray the king shows you his mercy)
Is he in Jersey?

"FOR SHAME!" The King said.

(For shame)

Everyone started laughing.

"You and your people think alike." John laughed.

"I should think so." The King said indignantly.

For the revolution!
(For shame!) [COMPANY:]
For the revolution!

Everyone in the room also shouted this.

[SEABURY:]
Heed
[HAMILTON:]
If you repeat yourself again I'm gonna
[SEABURY/HAMILTON:]
Scream

"You should have." Lafayette said.

"Then people really would have been screaming in the square." Eliza said.

"They were already shouting, it was just a step up." Aaron pointed out.

"That would have been even better." Philip said.

"Philip!"

[HAMILTON:]
Honestly, look at me, please don't read!
[SEABURY:]
Not your interests
[HAMILTON:]
Don't modulate the key then not debate with me!

"Like seriously." Alexander deadpanned. "Wh-"

"Shush. Watch." Aaron cut him off before he could start ranting. 

Why should a tiny island across the sea regulate the price of tea?

"TRUE!" Peggy shouted. 

[BURR:]
Alexander, please!
[HAMILTON:]
Burr, I'd rather be divisive than indecisive, drop the niceties"

"OPINIONS!" Alexander shouted. 

[ENSEMBLE:]
Silence! A message from the King!
A message from the King!
[FULL COMPANY:]
A message from the King!  

"Am I finally showing up?"

Chapter Text

[KING GEORGE:]

You say
The price of my love's not a price that you're willing to pay

"What?" George asked confused.

You cry
In your tea which you hurl in the sea when you see me go by

"The Boston Tea Party!" Alexander exclaimed.

Why so sad?
Remember we made an arrangement when you went away
Now you're making me mad

"To bad." Hercules sassed.

The King just crossed his arms. 

Remember, despite our estrangement, I'm your man
You'll be back, soon you'll see

"Hah. No." Alexander deadpanned, everyone else nodding.

The King humphed.

You'll remember you belong to me

"No we don't." George said.

"Well you used to." the King said. 

You'll be back, time will tell
You'll remember that I served you well
Oceans rise, empires fall

"That's a very contradictory tune to those words." James said.

"What?" John asked.

"Nevermind." James said, turning back to the screen.

We have seen each other through it all
And when push comes to shove
I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!

Everyone looked at the king like he was insane. 

He just smiled. 

Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
Da da dat dat da ya da!
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
Da da dat dat da...

The room was silent. 

"I can never look at you the same again." Philip said. 

And everyone broke down laughing. 

The King shrugged. "Oh well."

You say our love is draining and you can't go on
You'll be the one complaining when I am gone...

"Ummm no we won't." Aaron said.

"Why do you think we're fighting?" Lafayette asked rhetorically. 

The king just pouted in his chair.

And no, don't change the subject
Cuz you're my favorite subject
My sweet, submissive subject

"This is weird." Angelica pointed out.

My loyal, royal subject
Forever and ever and ever and ever and ever...

"Very weird." Peggy agreed.

You'll be back like before
I will fight the fight and win the war

"NO YOU WON'T!" the Squad shouted.

For your love, for your praise
And I'll love you till my dying days
When you're gone, I'll go mad

"I think you already have." Philip said, looking at the King.

So don't throw away this thing we had

"What thing?" George asked.

"Our thing." the King said.

Everyone looked at him like he was crazy. He just smiled back.

Cuz when push comes to shove
I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love

"Yeah." Alexander said. "I think Philips right."

"How?" the King asked. 

"You are insane."

Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da

Everyone started singing along.

Even the King.

Da da dat dat da ya da!
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
Da da dat—
Everybody!

[FULL ENSEMBLE:]
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da
Da da dat dat da ya da!
Da da da dat da dat da da da da ya da da da da
Dat dat da ya da!

"Well. I like my song." The King said.

Chapter Text

[COMPANY:]

British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor]

"Ah the beginning of the war." George said.

[ENSEMBLE 1 (ENSEMBLE 2):]
Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor
(Thirty-two thousand troops in New York harbor)
When they surround our troops!
(They surround our troops!)
When they surround our troops!

[HAMILTON:]
As a kid in the Caribbean I wished for a war

"Why?" Angelica asked.

"I'm sure it'll be explained." Alexander said.

I knew that I was poor
I knew it was the only way to

[HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE:]
Rise up!

"Oh." Angelica said.

Alexander nodded.

[HAMILTON:]
If they tell my story
I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or

"Well let's hope you don't." Eliza said, looking at her husband.

"I try not to." Alexander said.

"I guess that'll be enough." Eliza sighed.

[HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE:]
Rise up!

[HAMILTON:]
I will fight for this land
But there's only one man
Who can give us a command so we can—

"Oh dear." George said, shaking his head.

[HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE:]
Rise up!

[HAMILTON:]
Understand? It's the only way to

[HAMILTON/BURR/MULLIGAN/LAURENS/LAFAYETTE:]
Rise up! Rise up!

[HAMILTON:]
Here he comes!

[ENSEMBLE:]
Here comes the General!

[BURR:]
Ladies and gentlemen!

"Do we have to be so dramatic?" George asked.

"Yes." Martha said.

[ENSEMBLE:]

Here comes the General!

[BURR:]
The moment you've been waiting for!

"Seriously. So dramatic." George said.

[ENSEMBLE:]
Here comes the General!

[BURR:]
The pride of Mount Vernon!

"Now seriously." George sighed.

"It is totally necessary." Lafayette said.

"One hundred percent." Hercules added.

Thomas and James looked at the four like they were crazy. These were the people who had won their independence?

[ENSEMBLE:]
Here comes the General!

[BURR:]
George Washington!

The Squad cheered much to George's chagrin.

[WASHINGTON (ENSEMBLE):]
We are outgunned (What?)
Outmanned (What?)
Outnumbered 
Outplanned (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!)

"Were you really so outmatched?" Philip asked.

"Yes we were." Alexander answered.

"How did we win?" Philip asked.

"Lot's of hard work." George said.

No one noticed that Philip said that they had won. From where most of them came from, the war wasn't over yet. 

We gotta make an all out stand
Ayo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!)

[WASHINGTON:]
Check it
Can I be real a second?
For just a millisecond?

"Yes." Hercules said.

Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second?
Now I'm the model of a modern major general
The venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all
Lining up, to put me up on a pedestal

"I am really not that great." George said.

"I have to disagree." Aaron said. "Don't Alexander."

Alexander shut his mouth.

Writin' letters to relatives
Embellishin' my elegance and eloquence
But the elephant is in the room

The truth is in ya face when ya hear the British cannons go...

[ENSEMBLE:]

Boom!

Aaron and Alexander flinched.

No one said anything, but watched to two.

[WASHINGTON:]
Any hope of success is fleeting
How can I keep leading when the people I'm
Leading keep retreating?

"Because not everyone gave up and we have hope." Lafayette said wisely.

We put a stop to the bleeding as the British take Brooklyn
Knight takes rook, but look

[WASHINGTON (ENSEMBLE):]
We are outgunned (What?)

The Squad also yelled 'What!"

Outmanned (What?)
Outnumbered 
Outplanned (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!)
We gotta make an all out stand
Ayo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man (Buck, buck, buck, buck, buck!)
Incoming!

Alexander and Aaron flinched again as there was another cannon sound.

[HAMILTON:]

They're battering down the Battery check the damages

"I like that line." Philip said.

No one replied, watching the two soldiers.

[MULLIGAN:]

Rah!

[HAMILTON:]

We gotta stop 'em and rob 'em of their advantages

[MULLIGAN:]

Rah!

[HAMILTON:]
Let's take a stand with the stamina God has granted us
Hamilton won't abandon ship

Yo, let's steal their cannons

"You didn't." Eliza said, starting at her husband.

"He did." George said. "Very recklessly I might add."

"It was not." Alexander protested.

"You went into British territory and stole their cannons." George said.

Alexander stayed quiet. Hercules didn't. "It was fun."

"I must applaud you." The King said, "Not many would be that brave."

"Thank you." Alexander said.

[MULLIGAN (COMPANY):]

Shh-boom! (Boom!)

[WASHINGTON:]

Goes the cannon, watch the blood and the shit spray and...

[COMPANY:]

Boom!

[WASHINGTON:]

Goes the cannon, we're abandonin' Kips Bay and...

[COMPANY:]

Boom!

With every 'boom', Alex and Aaron's eyes slowly glossed over. 

[WASHINGTON:]

There's another ship and...

[COMPANY:]

Boom!

[WASHINGTON:]

We just lost the southern tip and...

[COMPANY:]

Boom!

The musical got cut off.

"Wha-" Peggy started.

"Alex!" Lafayette yelled.

"Aaron!" 

Everyone looked over to the two people. They were pale and were starring with unseeing eyes. The others were trying to get a response out of either one of them, but it didn't work. George got up and walked over to the two of them. He'd been fighting for so long it no longer affected him. 

Eliza tried to follow but was stopped by Philip.

"Let them be, they know what it's like." he said.

Eliza hesitated but nodded. Her son was right.

"Alex please come on." John pleaded. " You to Aaron." 

"Move." George said in his commander voice.

Everyone knew to do as he said. They had been under his command long enough.

"Alexander. Aaron. Look at me." George said standing over them. So far they hadn't responded to the soft comfort, so George tried being their commander.

Aaron's head raised and looked at him with glossy eyes. George suppressed a shudder. He needed to get Alexander to respond.

"Hamilton." he tried again.

Slowly the man looked up, his eyes also unfocused.

"Stand up soldiers." George commanded.

Everyone watched as the two started responding. Their eyes were slowly focusing. Together they stood up and stood at attention. Thinking quickly Lafayette, John and Hercules joined them at attention. George gave them an appreciating look.

"Good. Now listen." George said walking down the line.

The King watched curiously. Washington really was a good leader. He had underestimated him. The sisters, Martha and Philip watched apprehensively.

George stopped in front of Alexander and Aaron.

"It's over." He said seriously. "There's no more fighting. The battle's done. No more canons."

After a second their eyes focused. Aaron groaned and slowly sat down on the couch behind him. Alexander though, his legs buckled from underneath him.

"Whoa. There we go." George said catching him. "Come on, onto the couch."

Aaron grabbed his friend's arm and helped him sit down. They sat there for a moment, just breathing. John sat next to Alexander and rubbed his back. George did the same for Aaron. Lafayette and Hercules kneeled in front of them.

"You okay?" George asked them.

Aaron nodded, looking up.

"Yes." Alexander said, doing the same.

George smiled and clapped a hand on Aaron's shoulder. "Goodmen." He stood up and wet to go sit next to his wife. 

"You handled that very well." Martha whispered.

There was shuffling around as people went to their seats. 

Couch one : Lafayette, Hercules, John
Couch two : Martha, Aaron, George, King
Couch three : Eliza, Alexander, Philip, 
Couch four : Peggy, Angelica, James, Thomas

The musical started up again. 

[WASHINGTON:]
We gotta run to Harlem quick, we can't afford another slip
Guns and horses giddyup

"How was the word 'giddyup' successfully be put in here?" James asked laughing.

"I have no idea." Philip said, also laughing.

I decide to divvy up
My forces, they're skittish as the British cut the city up

"That is why my troupes do." The King said.

"Yeah, it's a pain." George said.

The King looked offended. 

This close to giving up, facing mad scrutiny
I scream in the face of this mass mutiny:
Are these the men with which I am to defend America?

"Hey!" Alexander, Aaron, Lafayette, Hercules and John exclaimed looking at their commander.

George looked at them. "Not you five. You all are loyal to a fault."

The group nodded.

"That's better." Alexander said.

We ride at midnight, Manhattan in the distance
I cannot be everywhere at once, people
I'm in dire need of assistance...

[BURR:]

Your excellency, sir!

[WASHINGTON:]

Who are you?

The room burst with laughter.

"He didn't know who you were." Alexander said, bending double in his seat.

"Shut up." Aaron said smacking the other's shoulder.

"Never." Alexander said.

[BURR:]
Aaron Burr, Sir?

Permission to state my case?

[WASHINGTON:]

As you were

[BURR:]
Sir
I was a captain under General Montgomery
Until he caught a bullet in the neck in Quebec

There was a moment of silence for the fallen General. 

And well, in summary
I think that I could be of some assistance
I admire how you keep firing on the British
From a distance

"So disrespectful." The King said, shaking his head. 

Aaron had the decency to look down embarrassed. 

[WASHINGTON:]

Huh

[BURR:]

I have some questions, a couple of suggestions on how to fight instead of fleeing west

[WASHINGTON:]

Yes?

[BURR:]

Well

[HAMILTON:]

Your excellency, you wanted to see me?

"Good job Alexander." Eliza said.

Alexander shrugged. "It's what I do."

[WASHINGTON:]

Hamilton, come in, have you met Burr?

[HAMILTON:]

Yes, sir

[HAMILTON & BURR:]

We keep meeting

"We really did keep meeting didn't we." Aaron said.

Everyone in the room nodded their agreement. 

[BURR:]

As I was saying, sir, I look forward to seeing your strategy play out

[WASHINGTON:]

Burr?

[BURR:]

Sir?

[WASHINGTON:]
Close the door on your way out

Again, everyone started laughing.

"That was the best put down I've ever seen." Peggy said, trying to catch her breath. 

"It's not that funny." Aaron said.

"It really is." Hercules laughed.

[HAMILTON:]

Have I done something wrong, sir?

"When do you not do something wrong?" John asked.

"Lee." is all Alexander said.

"Oh yes. Lee." John nodded. "That was a good decision."

George shook his head exasperated.

[WASHINGTON:]
On the contrary
I called you here because our odds are beyond scary

Your reputation precedes you, but I have to laugh

[HAMILTON:]

Sir?

[WASHINGTON:]

Hamilton, how come no one can get you on their staff?

"Because everyone wanted me only for a secretary." Alexander said bitterly.

"So?" Lafayette asked.

"Because I don't want to be a secretary." Alexander ranted. "I want to do something with my life. Not answer to random people all day long."

The room just stared at him for a moment before to turning back to the musical.

[HAMILTON:]

Sir!

[WASHINGTON:]
Don't get me wrong, you're a young man of great renown
I know you stole British cannons when we were still downtown

"Which was incredibly dangerous." George said.

Alexander waved his hand. "Yeah yeah." 

"Still was fun." Hercules said.

Nathaniel Green and Henry Knox wanted to hire you...

[HAMILTON:]

To be their Secretary? I don't think so

"SEE!?" Alexander shouted. 

[WASHINGTON:]

And why're you upset?

[HAMILTON:]

I'm not

"Sometimes you act like your son over there." Eliza said, pointing to Philip.

"Hey!"

[WASHINGTON:]
It's alright, you want to fight, you've got a hunger
I was just like you when I was younger

Head full of fantasies of dyin' like a martyr?

[HAMILTON:]

Yes

"No." pretty much everyone in the room said.

"You're not allowed to die." Philip said. "I want to be alive."

Thomas snorted. "Your dad's not dying any time soon I can tell you that."

[WASHINGTON:]
Dying is easy, young man

Living is harder

"To true." those who fought said.

[HAMILTON:]

Why are you telling me this?

[WASHINGTON:]
I'm being honest
I'm working with a third of what our Congress has promised

"How have you fought for so long?" the King asked.

"We don't know." Lafayette answered. 

We are a powder keg about to explode
I need someone like you to lighten the load. So?

[COMPANY EXCEPT HAMILTON:]
I am not throwin' away my shot!
I am not throwin' away my shot!
Ayo, I'm just like my country

I'm young scrappy and hungry!

[HAMILTON:]
I am not throwing away my shot!

"Atta boy Alexander!" John said, clapping a hand on the man's shoulder.

[WASHINGTON:]

Son

[WASHINGTON & COMPANY:]

We are outgunned, outmanned!

[HAMILTON:]
You need all the help you can get
I have some friends. Laurens, Mulligan

Marquis de Lafayette, okay, what else?

"Wow you have three friends." Thomas sassed.

"More than you have." Alexander retorted. 

"OHHHH!" Philip, John, Lafayette and Hercules said. The Schuyler sisters were giggling.

Martha shook her head the their childish antics.

[WASHINGTON & COMPANY:]

Outnumbered, outplanned!

[HAMILTON:]
We'll need some spies on the inside
Some King's men who might let some things slide

"You'll never find anyone." The King said confidently. "Everyone is loyal to me."

Hercules smirked. Oh lots of people would talk for the right price, or if you spy on them of course. 

George looked at the King. "Are you serious? What do you think the colonies are doing? Who said anything about loyal?"

The King sputtered. 

[HAMILTON (COMPANY) {ELIZA/ANGELICA/PEGGY/WOMEN}:]
(Boom!) I'll write to Congress and tell 'em we need supplies, you rally the guys {Whoa, whoa, whoa...}
Master the element of surprise
(Boom!) I'll rise above my station, organize your information, 'til we rise to the occasion of our new nation. Sir! {Whoa, whoa, whoa...}

[ENSEMBLE:]

Here comes the General!

"Again!" George said, throwing his hands in the air.

[HAMILTON:]

Rise up!

[LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN:]

What?

[ENSEMBLE:]

Here comes the General!

This time the squad and Philip sang along much to George's embarrassment.

[HAMILTON/SCHUYLER SISTERS/WOMEN:]

Rise up!

[LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN:]

What?

[ENSEMBLE:]
Here comes the General!

And again, they sang, but funnily enough, the King joined in.

Everyone starred at him, he just shrugged.

[HAMILTON/SCHUYLER SISTERS:]

Rise up!

[LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/MULLIGAN:]
What?

[COMPANY:]

Here comes the General!

And everyone was now saying it.

"Martha!"

"What?"

[HAMILTON:]
What?

[WASHINGTON:]
And his right hand man!

[COMPANY:]
Boom!  

This time the 'boom' was muffled so it wasn't as loud. The soldiers appreciated it.

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[Burr:]

How does the bastard, orphan, son of a whore

"Yes we already knew this." Alexander said.

Aaron shrugged. "I didn't write this."

Go on and on
Grow into more of a phenomenon?
Watch this obnoxious, arrogant, loudmouth bother

Alexander turned to Aaron. "Do you think that about me?"

Aaron shrugged and didn't reply, ignoring the hurt look that Alex had on his face. 

Eliza and Philip pulled him into a two sided hug.

Be seated at the right hand of the father
Washington hires Hamilton right on sight

"Something I don't regret." George said, turning to Alexander. 

But Hamilton still wants to fight, not write
Now Hamilton's skill with a quill is undeniable
But what do we have in common?
We're reliable with the

[All Men:]
Ladies!

"Really Burr?" Angelica asked. "Must we remind you of a few songs ago?"

"'I know it's not funny but your perfume smells like your daddy's got money.'" Peggy sang.

"'I'm a trust fund baby you can trust me.'" Eliza sang.

Aaron blushed and looked away as the room laughed.

[Burr:]
There are so many to deflower!

"What's that supposed to mean?" Peggy eyes him.

"Nothing." Aaron squeaked.

"That's what I thought." Peggy said.

[All Men:]
Ladies!
[Burr:]
Looks! Proximity to power
[All Men:]
Ladies!
[Burr:]
They delighted and distracted him
Martha Washington named her feral tomcat after him!
[Hamilton:]
That's true!

"It is." Martha said.

Thomas snorted and James patted his back.

[Full Company:]
1780

"Hey. It's the year we met." Alexander said looking at Eliza.

"It is." Eliza said, giving her husband a quick peck on the cheek.

Everyone laughed at the fake vomiting motion Philip was making behind them.

[Burr:]
A winter's ball
And the Schuyler sisters are the envy of all
Yo, if you can marry a sister, you're rich, son
[Hamilton:]
Is it a question of if, Burr, or which one?

The Schuyler sisters just starred at Alexander.

"What? You're all beautiful." Alexander said.

They just shook their heads

[Hamilton/Burr/Laurens:]
Hey
Hey
Hey
Hey  

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[HAMILTON/BURR/LAURENS/ALL WOMEN (EXCEPT ELIZA):]

Hey hey hey hey

"That's a nice transition." James stated, Martha nodding along.

[ELIZA (ALL WOMEN):]
Ohh, I do I do I do I (Hey hey hey hey)
Dooo! Hey! (Hey hey hey hey)
Ohh, I do I do I do I (Hey hey hey hey)
Dooo! Boy you got me (Hey hey hey)

[ELIZA AND WOMEN:]
Helpless!
Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit I'm helpless!
Down for the count, and I'm drownin' in 'em

"Your eyes are very pretty." Eliza said.

"I'm not pretty. I'm manly." Alexander stated.

Angelica snorted while John was doubled over laughing.

"If you say so buddy." John said.

[ELIZA:]
I have never been the type to try and grab the spotlight
We were at a revel with some rebels on a hot night
Laughin' at my sister as she's dazzling the room
Then you walked in and my heart went "Boom!"

"'Boom'?" Alexander asked.

"Yes. 'Boom'." Eliza said. "You were very handsome."

"Get a room." Thomas said.

Philip looked vaguely disgusted at that comment.

Tryin' to catch your eye from the side of the ballroom
Everybody's dancin' and the band's top volume

[ELIZA AND WOMEN:]
Grind to the rhythm as we wine and dine

[ELIZA (ALL WOMEN):]
Grab my sister, and whisper, "Yo, this one's mine." (Oooh)

"Did you really?" Lafayette asked.

"She did." Angelica verified.

"Angelica!" Eliza yelled.

"You did!" Angelica exclaimed.

"They didn't need to know that." Eliza pouted as everyone in the room grinned at her. 

My sister made her way across the room to you (Oooh)
And I got nervous, thinking "What's she gonna do?" (Oooh)
She grabbed you by the arm, I'm thinkin' "I'm through" (Oooh)

"I would never." Angelica said at the same time Peggy said "She would never."

Then you look back at me and suddenly I'm
Helpless!
Oh, look at those eyes

"What about my eyes." Alexander asked, looking to his wife.

"They are very pretty." Eliza said, kissing him on the cheek.

Philip looked scandalized while Alex's friends and George were trying to cover up their chuckles. Martha hit George's shoulder. "Be nice."

"I'm not pretty. I'm manly." Alexander said. 

"Sure you are." Angelica said.

Alexander scoffed but the screen started playing before he could say anything.

(Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)

Oh! Yeah, I'm helpless, I know
(Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em)
(I'm helpless!)
I'm so into you, I am so into you (Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit I'm helpless!)
I know I'm down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

[HAMILTON:]
Where are you taking me?

"To your wife." The King stated. 

[ANGELICA:]
I'm about to change your life

"Or that." he shrugged.

[HAMILTON:]
Then by all means, lead the way

[ELIZA:]
Elizabeth Schuyler
It's a pleasure to meet you

[HAMILTON:]
Schuyler?

The room just looked at Alexander.

"You knew who they Schuyler were but not what they looked like?" Thomas asked.

"...no." Alexander admitted. 

[ANGELICA:]
My sister

[ELIZA:]
Thank you for all your service

[HAMILTON:]
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it

"You sap." Hercules said.

"Oh shut up." Alexander fake glared at him. 

[ANGELICA:]
I'll leave you to it

[ELIZA AND WOMEN:]
One week later

[ELIZA:]
I'm writin' a letter nightly
Now my life gets better, every letter that you write me
Laughin' at my sister, cuz she wants to form a harem

"Really?" Alexander asked Angelica.

"Yeah, I did." Angelica said heavy with sarcasm. 

Alexander raised his hand in surrender. "Okay. Okay."

[ANGELICA:]
I'm just sayin', if you really loved me, you would share him

[ELIZA (ALL WOMEN):]
Ha!
Two weeks later in the living room stressin' (stressin')
My father's stone-faced while you're asking for his blessin' (blessin')

"Isn't two weeks a bit fast?" Aaron asked.

"We were in the middle of a war and I didn't know if I was going to see the end of it." Alexander said. "I was going to marry the woman I loved as soon as I could."

Eliza leaned on his shoulder and smiled. 

I'm dying inside, as you wine and dine
And I'm tryin' not to cry 'cause there's nothing that your mind can't do (Oooh)
My father makes his way across the room to you (Oooh)
I panic for a second, thinking "we're through" (Oooh)
But then he shakes your hand and says "be true" (Oooh)

John and Lafayette cheered.

"They're my favourite couple." Martha whispered to George.

"Don't tell anyone. But mine too." George whispered back.

And you turn back to me, smiling, and I'm
Helpless!
(Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
I'm helpless, hoo
(Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em I'm helpless!)
Yes mommy, that boy is mine
(Look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit)
(I'm helpless!)
Helpless!
Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em

Everyone laughed as the on-screen Alexander did a little dance before the Schuyler's father came back in.

[HAMILTON:]
Eliza, I don't have a dollar to my name
An acre of land, a troop to command, a dollop of fame
All I have's my honor, a tolerance for pain
A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain

Thomas snorted. "Sure. Top-notch."

"Oh shut up Jefferson." Alexander said.

"This does not look bright for the future government." George sighed.

Insane, your family brings out a different side of me
Peggy confides in me, Angelica tried to take a bite of me
No stress, my love for you is never in doubt

"And never will be." Alexander said, giving his wife a kiss.

"There are children here!" Philip shouted.

"You are nineteen." Hercules stated. 

"Children!" Philip said again.

We'll get a little place in Harlem and we'll figure it out
I've been livin' without a family since I was a child
My father left, my mother died, I grew up buckwild
But I'll never forget my mother's face, that was real
And long as I'm alive,

"Oh." Eliza said. "That was beautiful."

Everyone laughed. 

 Eliza, swear to God
You'll never feel so...

[HAMILTON (ELISA) {ALL WOMEN}:]
{Helpless!} (I do I do I do I do!) Elisa...
{Helpless!} (I do I do I do I do!) I've never felt so
{Helpless!} (Hey, yeah, yeah!)
{Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em} (Down for the count and I'm)
My life is gon' be fine cuz Eliza's in it {Helpless!}
(I look into your eyes, and the sky's the limit) {Helpless!}
(I'm) {Helpless!}
{Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em}

[*wedding march plays*]

"You were the flower boy?" the King asked Hercules.

"Yes." Hercules said very seriously.

The King nodded and looked back to the musical. 

[ALL WOMEN:]
In New York, you can be a new man...
In New York, you can be a new man...
In New York, you can be a new man...

[ELIZA:]
Helpless

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[LAURENS:]

Alright, alright. That's what I'm talkin' about!
Now everyone give it up for the maid of honor
Angelica Schuyler!

"You made a very nice speech." Eliza said, turning to her sister.

"Thank you." Angelica said, smiling.

[ANGELICA (ALL MEN) {ALL WOMEN}:]
A toast to the groom!

John, Hercules, and Lafayette pointed to Alexander. "The groom!" 

(To the groom!)
(To the groom!)
{(To the groom!)}
To the bride!

Peggy and Angelica pointed to Eliza. "The bride!"

{To the bride!}
(To the bride!)
{To the bride!}
From your sister

"ME!" Angelica giggled.

(Angelica!)
(Angelica!)
{(Angelica!)}
Who is always by your side

"I will always be by your side." Angelica said.

"Thank you Ang. But I already know that." Eliza said.

"Don't forget me!" Peggy said.

"Never." Angelica and Eliza laughed. 

(By your side)
{By your side}
To your union
{(To the union!)}
{(To the revolution!)}

"Revolution!" All the men who fought yelled. 

The King pouted in his chair. "No revolution." he muttered to himself. 

And the hope that you provide
(You provide!)
{(You provide!)}
May you always...
{(Always)}
Be satisfied
{(Rewind)}

[Recorded Samples:]
Rewind, Rewind
Helpless, sky's, sky's
Drownin' in em
Drownin', rewind

"This is cool." Philip said, watching the screen entranced. 

"It it very good." The King said. 

Philip just nodded, still staring at the screen. 

I remember that night, I just might (rewind)
I remember that night, I just might (rewind)
I remember that night, I remember that

"Woah." Thomas whispered.

"That is a very neat effect." Martha said.

[ANGELICA:]
I remember that night, I just might
Regret that night for the rest of my days

"What?" Eliza asked, looking to her sister. 

Angelica just looked down, knowing what this song was going to tell. 

Alexander glanced at Angelica before pulling his wife into a side hug. 

I remember those soldier boys
Tripping over themselves to win our praise

"They were weren't they." Peggy giggled.

"Yes." George said, glancing at Squad who were looking anywhere but the sisters. 

I remember that dreamlike candlelight
Like a dream that you can't quite place
But Alexander, I'll never forget the first time I saw your face

"Is there something wrong with my face?" Alexander asked.

"Yes." Lafayette said.

"Hey!" Alexander shouted as everyone laughed.

I have never been the same
Intelligent eyes in a hunger-pang frame
And when you said "Hi," I forgot my dang name
Set my heart aflame, ev'ry part aflame

The room was silent. 

Angelica didn't look up, afraid at what she would see. 

[FULL COMPANY:]
This is not a game...

[HAMILTON:]
You strike me as a woman who has never been satisfied
[ANGELICA:]
I'm sure I don't know what you mean
You forget yourself

Alexander blushed. "I'm sorry. That was quite rude."

"It's fine Alex." Angelica said, softly smiling at him. 

[HAMILTON:]
You're like me
I'm never satisfied
[ANGELICA:]
Is that right?
[HAMILTON:]
I have never been satisfied
[ANGELICA:]
My name is Angelica Schuyler
[HAMILTON:]
Alexander Hamilton
[ANGELICA:]
Where's your fam'ly from?
[HAMILTON:]
Unimportant
There's a million things I haven't done but
Just you wait, just you wait...

"SEE!" Angelica said pointing to the screen. "You did say that!"

"Did I every deny it?" Alexander said. 

[ANGELICA:]
So so so... so this is what it feels like to match wits
With someone at your level! What the hell is the catch?
It's the feeling of freedom, of seein' the light
It's Ben Franklin with a key and a kite! You see it, right?

"That man is amazing." George said.

"Yes he is." the King said. 

The conversation lasted two minutes, maybe three minutes

"We had a really short conversation." Alexander stated.

"Yes. Yes we did." Angelica said. 

Ev'rything we said in total agreement, it's
A dream and it's a bit of a dance
A bit of a posture, it's a bit of a stance
He's a bit of a flirt, but I'm 'a give it a chance

"I am not a flirt." Alexander protested. 

"Yes you are." Said everyone who knew him said. 

Alexander pouted in his seat. Eliza patted his shoulder while Philip giggled. 

I asked about his fam'ly, did you see his answer?
His hands started fidgeting, he looked askance?
He's penniless, he's flying by the seat of his pants
Handsome, boy, does he know it!

Alexander flipped his hair over his shoulder. "Oh do I now it."

Everyone started laughing at his actions. 

"Yup. You know it." John said. 

Peach fuzz, and he can't even grow it!
I wanna take him far away from this place

"You wanted me?" Alexander questioned.

"Kinda." Angelica whispered. 

The room was silent after that statement. 

Then I turn and see my sister's face and she is...

[ELIZA:]
Helpless...
[ANGELICA:]
And I know she is...
[ELIZA:]
Helpless...
[ANGELICA:]
And her eyes are just...
[ELIZA:]
Helpless...
[ANGELICA:]
And I realize
[ANGELICA AND COMPANY:]
Three fundamental truths at the exact same time...

"What truths?" James asked.

"I'm sure it'll say." Angelica said.

James nodded, turning back to the musical. 

[HAMILTON:]
Where are you taking me?
[ANGELICA:]
I'm about to change your life

"My wife!" Alexander said.

Eliza smiled and leaned her head on her husband's shoulder.

[HAMILTON:]
Then by all means, lead the way

[COMPANY (EXCEPT ANGELICA):]
Number one!
[ANGELICA:]
I'm a girl in a world in which
My only job is to marry rich

All the women looked pointedly at Thomas Jefferson. 

"What?" he asked.

They all just shook their heads and turned away.

"What did I do?" Thomas asked turning to James.

No one replied. 

My father has no sons so I'm the one
Who has to social climb for one
So I'm the oldest and the wittiest and the gossip in
New York City is insidious
And Alexander is penniless
Ha! That doesn't mean I want him any less

Eliza looked at her sister. "You gave him up for me?"

"Of course I did." Angelica said.

Eliza got up and gave her sister a hug. "Thank you." she whispered.

Angelica nodded as Eliza went back to sit with her family.

[ELIZA:]
Elizabeth Schuyler. It's a pleasure to meet you
[HAMILTON:]
Schuyler?
[ANGELICA:]
My sister

[COMPANY:]
Number two!
[ANGELICA:]
He's after me cuz I'm a Schuyler sister
That elevates his status, I'd

"Were you?" Eliza asked.

"Of course not." Alexander protested. "I am not like that. I wouldn't lie and hurt you like that."

Have to be naïve to set that aside
Maybe that is why I introduce him to Eliza
Now that's his bride
Nice going, Angelica, he was right
You will never be satisfied

Peggy gave Angelica a hug. 

"You did what you thought was right." She whispered. "And look at how happy Eliza is now."

"Yeah you're right." Angelica said. 

[ELIZA:]
Thank you for all your service
[HAMILTON:]
If it takes fighting a war for us to meet, it will have been worth it
[ANGELICA:]
I'll leave you to it

[COMPANY:]
Number three!
[ANGELICA:]
I know my sister like I know my own mind
You will never find anyone as trusting or as kind
If I tell her that I love him she'd be silently resigned
He'd be mine
She would say, "I'm fine"

"I still can't believe you did that." Eliza said. 

"Anything for you." Angelica said. 

[ANGELICA AND COMPANY:]
She'd be lying

[ANGELICA:]
But when I fantasize at night
It's Alexander's eyes

Angelica blushed and looked everywhere but Alexander, who was just laughing.

"He does have nice eyes." Eliza said.

"Hey!" Alexander said. 

As I romanticize what might
Have been if I hadn't sized
Him up so quickly
At least my dear Eliza's his wife;
At least I keep his eyes in my life...

"Really pretty eyes." Peggy said. 

Angelica giggled. "Yes."

[ANGELICA (ALL MEN) {ALL WOMEN}:]
To the groom!

Alex was pointed at by everyone in the room.

"ME!"

(To the groom!)
(To the groom!)
{(To the groom!)}
To the bride!

It was Eliza's turn to be pointed at. 

"And me!" 

{To the bride!}
(To the bride!)
{To the bride!}
From your sister

"Angelica!" 

(Angelica!)
(Angelica!)
{(Angelica!)}
Who is always by your side
(By your side)
{By your side}
To your union
{(To the union!)}
{(To the revolution!)}

"To the revolution!" the soldiers yelled out. 

And the hope that you provide
(You provide!)
{(You provide!)}
May you always...
{(Always)}
Be satisfied
(Be satisfied)
{Be satisfied}
(Be satisfied)
And I know
{(Be satisfied)}
(Be satisfied)
(Be satisfied)
(Be satisfied)
She'll be happy as
(Be satisfied)
(Be satisfied)
His bride

"I am." Eliza said looking at Alexander. 

"That's good." Alexander said. 

Everyone just smiled at the couple. 

{(Be satisfied)}
And I know
(Be satisfied)
(Be satisfied)
(Be satisfied)
{Be satisfied}
He will never be satisfied
I will never be satisfied  

"Finally!" Aaron shouted throwing his hands into the air. "The love is over!" 

Everyone laughed. 

"Yes it appears it is." George said as the next song came on. 

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[LAURENS:]

I may not live to see our glory!

"This song again?" Peggy asked.

"I think it's a different version of it." James said.

"That would make sense." Eliza said.

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:]
I may not live to see our glory!

[LAURENS:]
But I've seen wonders great and small

"That we have." John said, his friends nodding.

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:]
I've seen wonders great and small

[LAURENS:]
'Cause if the tomcat can get married

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:]
If Alexander can get married

[LAURENS:]
There's hope for our ass, after all!

The room laughed. 

"HEY!" Alexander shouted. 

"They're right." George said.

Alexander looked fake offended. "Sir."

"Yes son?" George said.

"Stop antagonizing the boy." Martha said.

"I'm not a boy!" Alexander stated. "I am a man!"

"Sure you are." Thomas said as everyone else fell into a new round of laughter. 

[LAFAYETTE:]
Raise a glass to freedom

[LAURENS/MULLIGAN:]
Hey!
Something you will never see again!

All the women looked to them. 

"What was that?" Angelica asked.

"Nothing." John and Hercules said.

"That what I thought."

[MULLIGAN:]
No matter what she tells you

[LAFAYETTE:]
Let's have another round tonight!

[LAURENS:]
Raise a glass to the four of us!

[LAFAYETTE/HAMILTON:]
Ho!

[MULLIGAN:]
To the newly not poor of us!

[LAURENS/LAFAYETTE/HAMILTON:]
Woo!

[LAFAYETTE:]
We'll tell the story of tonight

"Yeah we will." Lafayette said.

[LAURENS:]
Let's have another round

[HAMILTON:]
Well, if it isn't Aaron Burr

[BURR:]
Sir!

"That's my line!" Alexander said.

"Well I took it." Aaron said.

"No fair." Alexander said.

"Shut up." Thomas said, still looking at the screen. 

[HAMILTON:]
I didn't think that you would make it

[BURR:]
To be sure

[MULLIGAN/LAFAYETTE:]
Burr!

[BURR:]
I came to say congratulations

[MULLIGAN:]
Spit a verse, Burr!

"You never did." Hercules said dissapointed.

"And I never will." Aaron stated.

[BURR:]
I see the whole gang is here

[LAFAYETTE:]
You are the worst, Burr!

The room filled with laughter again.

Aaron looked just as offended this time as he did the first time.

[HAMILTON:]
Ignore them
Congrats to you, Lieutenant Colonel
I wish I had your command instead of manning George's journal

[BURR:]
No, you don't

[HAMILTON:]
Yes, I do

"Yes, I do." Alexander said with the screen version of him.

[BURR:]
Now, be sensible
From what I hear, you've made yourself indispensable

[LAURENS:]
Well, well, I heard
You've got a special someone on the side, Burr

[HAMILTON:]
Is that so?

[LAURENS:]
What are you tryin' to hide, Burr?

[BURR:]
I should go

[HAMILTON:]
No, these guys should go

"Still haven't forgiven you for that." Lafayette said.

"Oops." Alexander said. "I'm not sorry."

[LAFAYETTE:]
What?

[LAURENS:]
No!

[HAMILTON:]
Leave us alone

[MULLIGAN:]
Man...

[HAMILTON:]
It's alright, Burr
I wish you'd brought this girl with you tonight, Burr

[BURR:]
You're very kind, but I'm afraid it's unlawful, sir

Martha looked at Aaron. "What have you done?"

Aaron looked afraid, as he should.

George felt bad for the man, his wife could be scary.

[HAMILTON:]
What do you mean?

[BURR:]
She's married

Martha glared at Aaron, as did Eliza and Angelica.

[HAMILTON:]
I see

[BURR:]
She's married to a British officer

"Amazing." Hercules said.

"A plus." John said.

[HAMILTON:]
Oh shit...

Everyone laughed.

[BURR:]
Congrats again, Alexander
Smile more
I'll see you on the other side of the war

[HAMILTON:]
I will never understand you
If you love this woman, go get her!
What are you waiting for?

Eliza looked at her husband. 

"I was drunk a lil bit." Alexander said. 

Eliza shook her head and looked back at the screen.

[BURR:]
I'll see you on the other side of the war

[HAMILTON:]
I'll see you on the other side of the war  

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[BURR:]
Theodosia writes me a letter every day

"The girl?" Alexander asked.

"Yup." Aaron said staring into space.

"Whipped." Lafayette whispered to Hurcules and John who covered their snickers.

I'm keeping the bed warm while her husband is away
He's on the British side in Georgia
He's trying to keep the colonies in line
But he can keep all of Georgia
Theodosia, she's mine

"Possessive much?" Thomas asked.

"Shut up." Aaron blushed.

Love doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners
And the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes

"Too true." George muttered.

Martha smiled sadly and put a comforting hand on her husbands shoulder. He turned to her and smiled then focused again on the musical.

And we keep loving anyway
We laugh and we cry
And we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm by her side
When so many have tried
Then I'm willing to wait for it
I'm willing to wait for it

"That's good." Angelica said.

"Patience is a virtue." Eliza added as Peggy nodded behind her.

The king was scowling as he thought of the soldier. He should have been aware of what his wife was doing.

[BURR:]
My grandfather was a fire and brimstone preacher
([MEN:] Preacher, preacher, preacher)
But there are things that the
Homilies and hymns won't teach ya
([MEN:] Teach ya, teach ya, teach ya)
My mother was a genius

"She didn't pass that to you." John muttered. 

The others started coughing to cover up their laughs.

"Still smarter than you Laurens." Aaron shot back.

"Oohhh!!!" Alexander and Philip laughed.

"Oh shush." Eliza said.

([WOMEN:] Genius)
My father commanded respect
([MEN:] Respect, respect)
When they died they left no instructions
Just a legacy to protect

[BURR/ENSEMBLE:]
Death doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners and the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep living anyway
We rise and we fall
And we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm still alive
When everyone who loves me has died
I'm willing to wait for it (wait for it)
I'm willing to wait for it

"You wait for a lot of things don't you." Peggy noticed.

Aaron just nodded.

Wait for it
[ENSEMBLE:]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[BURR:]
I am the one thing in life I can control

"I like this song." James announced.

"It is a good song." Thomas agreed.

[ENSEMBLE:]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[BURR:]
I am inimitable
I am an original
[ENSEMBLE:]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[BURR:]
I'm not falling behind or running late
[ENSEMBLE:]
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
Wait for it
[BURR:]
I'm not standing still
I am lying in wait
[ENSEMBLE:]
Wait
Wait
Wait
[BURR:]
Hamilton faces an endless uphill climb

"Of course you take over my song." Aaron said pointing to Alexander.

"I mean it is called Hamilton." Alexander pointed out.

"It's still my song!" Aaron yelled standing up.

"Sit down." Martha said not wanting to listen to arguing. 

[ENSEMBLE:]
Climb
Climb
Climb
[BURR:]
He has something to prove
He has nothing to lose
[ENSEMBLE:]
Lose
Lose
Lose
Lose
[BURR:]
Hamilton's pace is relentless
He wastes no time
[ENSEMBLE:]
Time
Time
Time
[BURR:]
What is it like in his shoes?

"Hectic." Alexander said.

"Probably neurotic." Thomas added.

Hamilton doesn't hesitate
He exhibits no restraint

"Hey!" 

"Canons." is all George said and Alexander fell silent.

He takes and he takes and he takes
And he keeps winning anyway
He changes the game
He plays and he raises the stakes
And if there's a reason
He seems to thrive when so few survive, then Goddamnit

[BURR & COMPANY:]
I'm willing to wait for it (wait for it, wait for...)
I'm willing to wait for it...

"That was good." Philip said.

Life doesn't discriminate
Between the sinners and the saints
It takes and it takes and it takes
And we keep living anyway
We rise and we fall and we break
And we make our mistakes
And if there's a reason I'm still alive
When so many have died
Then I'm willin' to
[BURR:]
Wait for it...
[WOMEN:]
Wait for it...
[MEN:]
Wait for it...
[BURR:]
Wait for it...
[WOMEN:]
Wait for it...
[MEN:]
Wait for it...
[WOMEN:]
Wait for it...
[MEN:]
Wait for it...
[WOMEN:]
Wait for it...
[MEN:]
Wait for it...
[WOMEN:]
Wait for it...
[MEN:]
Wait...

"I like that song." The king said.

"I think everyone did." Eliza said.

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[Eliza:]
Stay alive...

[Eliza/Angelica/Ensemble women:]
Stay alive...

"You all better stay alive." Martha and Eliza said.

"Yes ma'am." All the soldiers said back.

The women nodded.

[Hamilton:]
I have never seen the General so despondent
I have taken over writing all his correspondence
Congress writes, "George, attack the British forces."
I shoot back, we have resorted to eating our horses

"Was it really that bad?" the king asked.

"Yeah." Lafayette said. "It was."

"And you kept fighting?!" the King exclaimed.

"Of course we did." Alexander said. "We want to be free."

Local merchants deny us equipment, assistance
They only take British money, so sing a song of sixpence

[Washington:]
The cavalry's not coming

The king shook his head. All of this bad luck and they Americans still kept fighting. He couldn't tell if they were brave or crazy.

[Hamilton:]
But, sir!

[Washington:]
Alex, listen. There's only one way for us to win this
Provoke outrage, outright

[Hamilton:]
That's right

[Washington:]
Don't engage, strike by night
Remain relentless 'til their troops take flight

"Sneaky." the king said.

"We did what we had to do." George said.

[Hamilton:]
Make it impossible to justify the cost of the fight

[Washington:]
Outrun

[Hamilton:]
Outrun

[Washington:]
Outlast

[Hamilton:]
Outlast

[Washington:]
Hit 'em quick, get out fast

[Hamilton:]
Chick-a-plao!

"What?" Everyone asked.

[Washington:]
Stay alive 'til this horror show is past
We're gonna fly a lot of flags half-mast

Everyone who fought in battle lowered their heads for a moment remembering fallen friends.

[Hamilton/Laurens/Lafayette:]
Raise a glass!

[Mulligan:]
I go back to New York and my apprenticeship

"Why did you leave?!" Peggy asked.

"Can't tell you that." Hercules said.

[Lafayette:]
I ask for French aid, I pray that France has sent a ship

"They did." Lafayette said.

[Laurens:]
I stay at work with Hamilton
We write essays against slavery
And every day's a test of our camaraderie and bravery

"So it was you two who wrote those essays." Angelica said.

"Yup." The two confirmed.

"A lot of people didn't like that." Eliza said.

"So what." John said.

[Hamilton:]
We cut supply lines, we steal contraband
We pick and choose our battles and places to take a stand
And ev'ry day
"Sir, entrust me with a command"
And ev'ry day

[Washington:]
No

[Hamilton:]
He dismisses me out of hand

"Still bitter about that." Alexander said.

"Sorry son, but I needed you with me."

"I'm notcha son." Alexander muttered. Eliza and Phillip snorted. 

[Hamilton (Eliza/Angelica):]
Instead of me (Stay alive...)
He promotes
Charles Lee ([Lee:] Charles Lee)
Makes him second-in-command:

[Lee:]
I'm a General. Whee!

"He was horrible." Alexander, Lafayette, John and Hercules said.

George sighed. "He wasn't the best. But-" he continued cutting off the other  four "What you did was wrong."

"What did they do?" Thomas asked.

"It'll show up." Alexander pouted.

[Hamilton:]
Yeah. He's not the choice I would have gone with

[Hamilton/Laurens/Lafayette:]
He shits the bed at the Battle of Monmouth

"Did he really?" Philip asked.

"Yup." the squad said.

[Washington:]
Ev'ryone attack!

[Lee:]
Retreat!

[Washington:]
Attack!

[Lee:]
Retreat!

"Coward." the king muttered inaudibly.

[Washington:]
What are you doing, Lee? Get back on your feet!

[Lee:]
But there's so many of them!

[Washington:]
I'm sorry, is this not your speed?!
Hamilton!

[Hamilton:]
Ready, sir!

"I was hoping to be put in charge."

[Washington:]
Have Lafayette take the lead!

[Hamilton:]
Yes, sir!

"And all my hopes and dreams were crushed."

"Shut up." Aaron said.

[Laurens:]
A thousand soldiers die in a hundred degree heat

[Lafayette:]
As we snatch a stalemate from the jaws of defeat

[Hamilton:]
Charles Lee was left behind
Without a pot to piss in
He started sayin' this to anybody who would listen:

[Lee:]
Washington cannot be left alone to his devices
Indecisive, from crisis to crisis
The best thing he can do for the revolution
Is turn n' go back to plantin' tobacco in Mount Vernon

"Disrespectful." The king said.

"That it is." James said.

[Company:]
Oo!

[Washington:]
Don't do a thing. History will prove him wrong

[Hamilton:]
But, sir!

[Washington:]
We have a war to fight, let's move along

[Laurens:]
Strong words from Lee, someone oughta hold him to it

[Hamilton:]
I can't disobey direct orders

[Laurens:]
Then I'll do it
Alexander, you're the closest friend I've got

[Hamilton:]
Laurens, do not throw away your shot  

"What are you two up to?" Angelica asked.

Alexander and John looked away whistling.

"Why do I get the feeling I'm not going to like this." The sisters sighed.

"You probably won't." Martha said as the next song started.

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[Men:]

One, two, three, four

[Full Company:]
Five, six, seven, eight, nine...

[Burr/Hamilton/Laurens/Lee:]
It's the Ten Duel Commandments

"So that's what you're up to." Philip said. 

Eliza looked at him. "How do you know what these are?" 

"No reason." Philip said looking away.

Eliza and Alexander looked at their son wearily. 

[Full Company:]
It's the Ten Duel Commandments
Number one!

[Laurens:]
The challenge: demand satisfaction
If they apologize, no need for further action

"Good policy." Martha said. "A lot less people die that way."

"For the most part yes." Aaron said.

[Company:]
Number two!

[Laurens:]
If they don't, grab a friend, that's your second

[Hamilton:]
Your lieutenant when there's reckoning to be reckoned

"Still regret nothing." Alexander and John said.

George just sighed. It was a lost cause by now.

[Company:]
Number three!

[Lee:]
Have your seconds meet face to face

[Burr:]
Negotiate a peace...

[Hamilton:]
Or negotiate a time and place

"Why is it just Hamilton and Burr singing these lines?" Thomas asked. 

"Foreshadowing?" James threw out there.

"Maybe." Thomas said.

[Burr:]
This is commonplace, 'specially 'tween recruits

[Company:]
Most disputes die, and no one shoots

"That's good." Angelica said. "It's just a silly way to end a dispute."

Number four!

[Laurens:]
If they don't reach a peace, that's alright
Time to get some pistols and a doctor on site

[Hamilton:]
You pay him in advance, you treat him with civility

[Burr:]
You have him turn around so he can have deniability

"Keep the innocent innocent." Peggy said. "Don't drag others into your messes."

"That's why he's turned around." John said, Alexander nodding behind him.

[Company:]
Five!

[Lee:]
Duel before the sun is in the sky

"Why?" Philip asked.

"So the sun isn't shining in your eyes messing up your aim." Lafayette answered.

"That makes sense." Philip said accepting the answer.

[Company:]
Pick a place to die where it's high and dry
Number six!

[Hamilton:]
Leave a note for your next of kin
Tell 'em where you been. Pray that hell or heaven lets you in

[Company:]
Seven!

[Lee:]
Confess your sins. Ready for the moment
Of adrenaline when you finally face your opponent

[Company:]
Number eight!

[Laurens/Lee/Hamilton/Burr:]
Your last chance to negotiate
Send in your seconds, see if they can set the record straight...

The room was getting tense, waiting to see what was going to happen.

[Burr:]
Alexander

[Hamilton:]
Aaron Burr, sir

[Burr:]
Can we agree that duels are dumb and immature?

"They are." Martha whispered, George nodded in agreement.

[Hamilton:]
Sure
But your man has to answer for his words, Burr

[Burr:]
With his life? We both know that's absurd, sir

[Hamilton:]
Hang on, how many men died because Lee was inexperienced and ruinous?

"Good point." the King muttered to himself. That general did seem reckless and not very good.

[Burr:]
Okay, so we're doin' this

Everyone tensed and watched the screen with rapt attention.

[Company:]
Number nine!

[Hamilton:]
Look 'em in the eye, aim no higher
Summon all the courage you require
Then count

[Men:]
One two three four

[Full Company:]
Five six seven eight nine

[Hamilton/Burr:]
Number

[Company:]
Ten paces!

[Hamilton/Burr:]
Fire!  

"Who is it?!" Almost everyone yelled out, not realizing that John was sitting in the room with them.

Chapter Text

Everyone sighed in relief when they saw that John was okay. 

"I'm right here guys." John said.

"Shut up." Angelica said. "Let us be relieved."

"Okay okay." John said.

[Hamilton:]
Lee, do you yield?

[Burr:]
You shot him in the side!
Yes, he yields!

"At least you didn't kill him." George said.

"He was still over me." John said. "Couldn't kill him."

[Laurens:]
I'm satisfied

[Burr:]
Yo, we gotta clear the field!

[Hamilton:]
Go! We won

[Company:]
Here comes the General!

"Oh shit." Peggy said.

"Peggy!" Eliza exclaimed motioning to Philip.

"Mom I'm 19." Philip said.

"You were insisting you were a child earlier." Hercules said.

"SHhhhhh." Philip stage-whispered. The others just chuckled at him.

[Burr:]
This should be fun

"To watch." Aaron said.

"Wasn't fun to be there." Alexander said.

"Of course not." George said.

[Washington:]
What is the meaning of this? Mr. Burr, get a medic for the General

[Burr:]
Yes, sir

[Washington:]
Lee, you will never agree with me
But believe me, these young men don't speak for me
Thank you for your service

"Discharged then." The King said. "Good. He sounded useless."

George stared at him and sighed. "Yeah a bit."

"HE AGREED!" The squad yelled out.

[Burr:]
Let's ride!

[Washington:]
Hamilton!

[Hamilton:]
Sir!

[Washington:]
Meet me inside

"You're in trouble." Thomas sing-songed.

"That is obvious." Alexander said.

[Company:]
Meet him inside! Meet him inside!
Meet him inside, meet him, meet him inside!

[Washington:]
Son

[Hamilton:]
Don't call me son

"Notcha son." Alexander muttered under his breath.

"He's practically adopted you get over it." Eliza said.

Alexander looked mock-offended.

[Washington:]
This war is hard enough
Without infighting

[Hamilton:]
Lee called you out
We called his bluff

"You shouldn't have." George said.

"Too late." John said.

"I know." George deadpanned. 

[Washington:]
You solve nothing, you aggravate our allies to the south

[Hamilton:]
You're absolutely right, John should have shot him in the mouth
That would've shut him up

"Well maybe not that." Alexander admitted. "I think things might have been much worse if we did that."

"You're right about that." George said. 

"Maybe if they did he wouldn't be in the government." Thomas muttered.

[Washington:]
Son

[Hamilton:]
I'm notcha son

[Washington:]
Watch your tone
I am not a maiden in need of defending, I am grown

Martha just looked at her husband who pointedly didn't look at his wife.

[Hamilton (overlapping):]
Charles Lee, Thomas Conway
These men take your name and they rake it through the mud

"They were just defending you honey." Martha said.

"Grown man." George said.

"Sometimes." Martha said. "You act like a child."

"Marthaaaaaa."

Everyone chucked at the interaction.

[Washington:]
My name's been through a lot, I can take it

[Hamilton:]
Well, I don't have your name
I don't have your titles
I don't have your land
But, if you

[Washington:]
No

[Hamilton:]
If you gave me command of a battalion, a group of men to lead, I could fly above my station after the war

"You really wanted that didn't you." Philip said.

"Yes I did." Alexander said. 

"Such passion." The King said. "That will take you places."

"Places that constantly annoy me." Thomas said. 

"Because you're probably wrong." Alexander said. 

James snorted and Thomas turned to him in mock-offense. "James why."

[Washington:]
Or you could die and we need you alive

[Hamilton:]
I'm more than willing to die

"No!" The whole room practically yelled at the man. 

Alexander just nodded and kept watching the screen not saying anything. If it would free his friends and family then yes, he would die for it. Nothing would change his mind about that. 

[Washington:]
Your wife needs you alive, son, I need you alive

[Hamilton:]
Call me son one more time

"Ooooo." James whispered.

[Washington:]
Go home, Alexander
That's an order from your commander

[Hamilton:]
Sir

[Washington:]
Go home

"Oh snap." Philip said. 

"I'm glad I went home." Alexander said. 

"Why?" Philip asked.

Alexander smiled. "You'll see

Chapter Text

[Eliza:]

Look around, look around at how lucky we are
To be alive right now
Look around, look around...

[Hamilton:]
How long have you known?

Everyone smiled at the moment Alexander and Eliza were having on screen. It's always nice when the husband finds out he's going to be a dad.

[Eliza:]
A month or so

[Hamilton:]
Eliza, you should have told me

[Eliza:]
I wrote to the General a month ago

"Thank you." Eliza and Alexander said seriously turning towards George.

"I can't keep a man from his family, especially when his wife begs me in a very long letter." George said. 

"That was very nice of you." Martha whispered.

[Hamilton:]
No

[Eliza:]
I begged him to send you home

[Hamilton:]
You should have told me

[Eliza:]
I'm not sorry

"Of course you're not." Angelica said.

[Eliza (Hamilton):]
I knew you'd fight until the war was won (The war's not done)

"I would have." Alexander admitted. 

"And that's why I wanted you home." Eliza said.

But you deserve a chance to meet your son

"ME!" Philip said. 

"Yes you." Alexander said pulling his son into a hug. 

"They're such a cute family." John said to the others. 

"They are." Lafayette agreed. 

Look around, look around at how lucky we are
To be alive right now

[Hamilton:]
Will you relish being a poor man's wife
Unable to provide for your life?

"You are more than enough for us." Eliza said. 

[Eliza:]
I relish being your wife
Look around, look around...

Look at where you are
Look at where you started
The fact that you're alive is a miracle

"It really is." Everyone said.

"With how reckless you are." Peggy said.

Alexander opened his mouth then shut it, finding no argument. 

"That's a first." Thomas whispered to James. 

Just stay alive, that would be enough

And if this child
Shares a fraction of your smile
Or a fragment of your mind, look out world!
That would be enough

I don't pretend to know
The challenges you're facing
The worlds you keep erasing and creating in your mind

Everyone was just listening to the song, entranced by 'Eliza's' singing voice.

But I'm not afraid
I know who I married
So long as you come home at the end of the day
That would be enough

We don't need a legacy
We don't need money
If I could grant you peace of mind
If you could let me inside your heart...

Oh, let me be a part of the narrative
In the story they will write someday
Let this moment be the first chapter:
Where you decide to stay
And I could be enough
And we could be enough
That would be enough

The little Hamilton family just hugged each other smiling contently. 

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[Burr:]
How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower
Somehow defeat a global superpower?

"Yes how?" The King wondered. 

"Sheer willpower." Everyone who fought said. 

How do we emerge victorious from the quagmire?
Leave the battlefield waving Betsy Ross' flag higher?
Yo. Turns out we have a secret weapon!

"What?" said everyone, even the soldiers. 

An immigrant you know and love who's unafraid to step in!
He's constantly confusin', confoundin' the British henchmen
Everyone give it up for America's favorite fighting Frenchman!

"Ooooohhhh."

[Company:]
Lafayette!

[Lafayette:]
I'm taking this horse by the reins makin'
Redcoats redder with bloodstains

Everyone stared at the singer on the screen.

"That is incredibly fast." The King said. 

[Company:]
Lafayette!

[Lafayette:]
And I'm never gonna stop until I make 'em
Drop and burn 'em up and scatter their remains, I'm

"True." Lafayette said.

"That is why you are great to have in battle." George said.

"Thank you." Lafayette said.

[Company:]
Lafayette!

[Lafayette:]
Watch me engagin' em! Escapin' em!
Enragin' 'em. I'm out!

"You did anger many of my soldiers." The King said. "So many reports of the infamous 'Lafayette'."

"Good." Lafayette said. 

[Company:]
Lafayette!

[Lafayette:]
I go to France for more funds

[Company:]
Lafayette!

[Lafayette:]
I come back with more

[Lafayette and Ensemble:]
Guns
And ships
And so the balance shifts

"It did." John said. 

"A lot." Hercules added.

[Washington:]
We rendezvous with Rochambeau, consolidate their gifts

[Lafayette:]
We can end this war at Yorktown, cut them off at sea,

"That's where we are!" Aaron said.

 but  For this to succeed, there is someone else we need:

[Washington:]
I know

[Washington and Company:]
Hamilton!

"Why do you need Alexander?" Peggy asked.

"He's another great person to have in battle." George said. 

[Lafayette:]
Sir, he knows what to do in a trench
Ingenuitive and fluent in French, ami!

"That too." Lafayette said.

[Washington and Company:]
Hamilton!

[Lafayette:]
Sir, you're gonna have to use him eventually
What's he gonna do on the bench? I mean

"Nothing." Alexander said. "I probably would have come back on my own eventually."

"No you would not have." Eliza said.

"Never mind." Alexander said.

"Still my favorite."Martha whispered.

[Washington and Company:]
Hamilton!

[Lafayette:]
No one has more resilience
Or matches my practical tactical brilliance

"We are a whole other scale my friend." Lafayette said.

"Yes we are." Alexander said. 

"Conceited." Thomas muttered. James just shook his head.

[Washington and Company:]
Hamilton!

[Lafayette:]
You wanna fight for your land back?

[Company:]
Hamilton!

[Washington:]
I need my right hand man back!

"Yeah you do!" John shouted.

[Women:]
Hamilton!

[Lafayette (men):]
Ah! Uh, get ya right hand man back (Get your right hand man back!)
You know you gotta get ya right hand man back (Your right hand man back!)

[Lafayette (women/men):]
I mean you gotta put some thought into the letter (Hamilton!)
But the sooner the better (Hamilton! Hamilton!)
To get your right hand man back! (Ha ha)

"Wow that escalated quickly." Philip said. "Now it's so quiet."

[Washington:]
Alexander Hamilton
Troops are waiting in the field for you
If you join us right now, together we can turn the tide

The King sighed. Yes they did, the tide did change. And not in the British's favor. 

Oh, Alexander Hamilton
I have soldiers that will yield for you

"Finally!" Alexander exclaimed. 

If we manage to get this right
They'll surrender by early light
The world will never be the same, Alexander...

Chapter Text

[Washington:]

I was younger than you are now
When I was given my first command

"When did you get your first command?" Thomas asked.

"I was actually in the British Provincial Militia before I came to America." George admitted. 

"Really?" John asked. 

George nodded and the musical continued.

I led my men straight into a massacre
I witnessed their deaths firsthand
I made every mistake
And felt the shame rise in me
And even now I lie awake

George bowed his head in remembrance as Martha patted his shoulder trying to comfort him. 

[Washington (Laurens/Mulligan):]
Knowing history has its eyes on me (Whoa oh oh...)
(Whoa...)
(Whoa...)
(Yeah)

[Hamilton/Washington (Company):]
History has its eyes on me (Whoa oh oh...)
(Whoa...)
(Whoa...)
(Yeah)

[Washington:]
Let me tell you what I wish I'd known
When I was young and dreamed of glory
You have no control

[Washington And Company:]
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story

"You really don't." Alexander said.

Lafayette, Hercules, Aaron and John nodded, bowing their heads.

[Washington:]
I know that we can win

"We can." George said with conviction.

I know that greatness lies in you
But remember from here on in

[Washington/Hamilton and men (Ensemble):]
History has its eyes on you (Whoa oh oh...)
(Whoa...)
(Whoa...)

[Full Company:]
History has its eyes on you

Chapter Text

[Company:]
The battle of Yorktown
1781

"This is where we are now." Lafayette said.

"Yeah it is." Alexander agreed. "Are we about to figure out what happens?"

Everyone from this time period looked to each other nervously.

[Lafayette:]
Monsieur Hamilton

[Hamilton:]
Monsieur Lafayette

[Lafayette:]
In command where you belong

"Finally." Alexander muttered.

"And you're doing splendidly son." George told him.

"Notcha son." Alexander said, referencing the previous song.

[Hamilton:]
How you say, no sweat
We're finally on the field
We've had quite a run

[Lafayette:]
Immigrants:

[Hamilton/Lafayette:]
We get the job done

Alexander and Lafayette laughed and nodded, agreeing with their actor counterparts.

"You guys are really good at getting things done though." John said.

[Hamilton:]
So what happens if we win?

"What does happen?" Hercules says.

Thomas and James look to each other. A lot of things happen.

[Lafayette:]
I go back to France
I bring freedom to my people if I'm given the chance

Thomas grumbles remembering his and Alexander's debate about that war.

[Hamilton:]
We'll be with you when you do

Thomas coughed and James whacked him on the back of the head.

"Thank you Alexander." Lafayette smiled. 

[Lafayette:]
Go lead your men

[Hamilton:]
See you on the other side

[Lafayette:]
'Til we meet again, let's go!

[Ensemble:]
I am not throwin' away my shot!
I am not throwin' away my shot! Hey yo, I'm just like my country, I'm young
Scrappy and hungry
And I'm not throwin' away my shot!
I am not throwin' away my shot!

"Hey the catchphrase is back." Philip pointed out. 

"It must be really popular." Eliza said.

[Hamilton:]
'Til the world turns upside down...

[Ensemble:]
'Til the world turns upside down!

"Upside down indeed." The king muttered.

[Hamilton:]
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory

Everyone looked to Alexander, who just looked back at them.

"What?" he asked. 

"What is that line supposed to mean?" Eliza asked quietly.

"Exactly what it said. You don't always know if you're going to come home or not. Whether you'll come out of a battle alive or dead. So yeah, I think about death a lot." Alexander said. 

Eliza and Philip hugged Alexander from the sides and he hugged them back. 

Everyone else thought about what he said and found it to be true, and that they had done the same thing one time or another. 

This is where it gets me: on my feet
The enemy ahead of me
If this is the end of me, at least I have a friend with me
Weapon in my hand, a command, and my men with me
Then I remember my Eliza's expecting me...

"At least you remembered and didn't run in head first recklessly." Eliza said.

Not only that, my Eliza's expecting
We gotta go, gotta get the job done
Gotta start a new nation, gotta meet my son!

"ME!" Philip yelled, causing everyone to laugh, or at least chuckle.

Take the bullets out your gun!

[Ensemble:]
What?

[Hamilton:]
The bullets out your gun!

[Ensemble:]
What?

[Hamilton:]
We move under cover and we move as one
Through the night, we have one shot to live another day
We cannot let a stray gunshot give us away
We will fight up close, seize the moment and stay in it
It's either that or meet the business end of a bayonet
The code word is 'Rochambeau' dig me?

[Ensemble:]
Rochambeau!

[Hamilton:]
You have your orders now, go, man, go!
And so the American experiment begins
With my friends all scattered to the winds
Laurens is in South Carolina, redefining brav'ry

Everyone leaned forward, listening to the story. This was their current time, they were about to find out if they won the war or not. The King sat back feeling like he knew the outcome of this battle.

[Hamilton/Laurens:]
We'll never be free until we end slavery!

[Hamilton:]
When we finally drive the British away
Lafayette is there waiting

[Hamilton/Lafayette:]
In Chesapeake Bay!

[Hamilton:]
How did we know that this plan would work?
We had a spy on the inside
That's right

[Hamilton/Company:]
Hercules Mulligan!

"That entrance was nothing less than I deserved." Hercules said, watching the actor jump out on stage from behind. 

[Mulligan:]
A tailor spyin' on the British government!
I take their measurements, information and then I smuggle it

[Company:]
Up

[Mulligan:]
To my brother's revolutionary covenant
I'm runnin' with the Sons of Liberty and I am lovin' it!
See, that's what happens when you up against the ruffians
We in the shit now, somebody's gotta shovel it!
Hercules Mulligan, I need no introduction
When you knock me down I get the fuck back up again!

Everyone cheered, the energy from the song hyping them up.

[Company:]
Left! Right! Hold!
Go!
What! What! What!

[Hamilton:]
After a week of fighting, a young man in a red coat stands on a parapet

The room was silent, not daring to believe what they were hearing.

[Lafayette:]
We lower our guns as he frantically waves a white handkerchief

[Mulligan:]
And just like that, it's over. We tend to our wounded, we count our dead

[Laurens:]
Black and white soldiers wonder alike if this really means freedom

The soldiers started smiling and looking to each other. Did they really do it? Was it over?

[Washington:]
Not yet

[Hamilton:]
We negotiate the terms of surrender
I see George Washington smile
We escort their men out of Yorktown
They stagger home single file
Tens of thousands of people flood the streets
There are screams and church bells ringing
And as our fallen foes retreat
I hear the drinking song they're singing...

[All men:]
The world turned upside down

[Full Company:]
The world turned upside down
The world turned upside down
The world turned upside down
Down
Down, down, down

[Lafayette:]
Freedom for America, freedom for France!

[Company:]
Down, down, down

[Hamilton:]
Gotta start a new nation
Gotta meet my son

[Company:]
Down, down, down

[Mulligan:]
We won!

[Lafayette:]
We won!

[Mulligan/Lafayette/Laurens:]
We won!

[Mulligan/Lafayette/Laurens/Hamilton/Washington:]
We won!

[Company:]
The world turned upside down!

Chapter Text

The room erupted in cheers. Alexander leaped from his seat and went to the couch where his friends were sitting. They all stood up and ran into a giant group hug. Everyone was smiling and laughing and celebrating the news that they were going to win. 

"We did it." John said, tears sparkling in his eyes. 

"I can't believe we did it." Hercules agreed. 

They burst into giggles and hugged again. 

George sat there stunned, trying to comprehend that the war was about to end. "We did it." He whispered. Martha nodded and pulled her husband into a hug. 

Eliza, Angelica, Peggy, and Philip looked on at the scene and smiled. They already knew the outcome but it was nice to see everyone's reactions. 

Thomas grudgingly agreed that what they had done was exceptional and amazing. James was just smiling. 

Everyone turned around as they heard clapping from the corner of the room. The King had stood up and was walking towards them. 

"I congratulate you on your win. You've obviously fought hard for it." he said.

"Thank you." George said, smiling. 

They all sat down again as the music started playing.

[King George:]
They say

"It's me again." The King said.

The price of my war's not a price that they're willing to pay
Insane
You cheat with the French, now I'm fighting with France and with Spain

The King looked horrified at the thought of another war. 

I'm so blue
I thought that we'd made an arrangement
When you went away
You were mine to subdue
Well, even despite our estrangement, I've got
A small query for you:

What comes next?

The squad and George looked to each other wondered about the answer to that question. 

"A lot." Thomas mutters.

You've been freed
Do you know how hard it is to lead?

You're on your own
Awesome. Wow

Philip laughed. "I'm stealing that."

Do you have a clue what happens now?

Oceans rise
Empires fall

"I like this line." Peggy said, humming along.

It's much harder when it's all your call

All alone, across the sea
When your people say they hate you
Don't come crawling back to me

You're on your own...

Everyone looked at each other, realizing the implications of that statement. 

Chapter Text

[Burr:]
Dear Theodosia, what to say to you?
You have my eyes. You have your mother's name
When you came into the world, you cried and it broke my heart

Aaron smiling, imagining the future he'll go back to where he'll have a daughter. "She sounds beautiful."

I'm dedicating every day to you
Domestic life was never quite my style

"It really isn't." Alexander said.

"Oh shush." Aaron said. 

When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart
And I thought I was so smart

You will come of age with our young nation
We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you
If we lay a strong enough foundation
We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you
And you'll blow us all away...

"That's exactly what we did and we'd do it again." Alexander said, looking at his friends who all nodded. 

Philip smiled, knowing his dad would always protect him.

Someday, someday
Yeah, you'll blow us all away
Someday, someday

[Hamilton:]
Oh Philip, when you smile I am undone

Philip smiled at Alexander, who smiled back and pulled his son into a hug.

My son
Look at my son
Pride is not the word I'm looking for

Philip blushed and Alexander ruffled his hair.

"So proud of you." Eliza said, moving to sit on the other side of Philip and also pulled him into a hug. 

There is so much more inside me now
Oh Philip, you outshine the morning sun
My son
When you smile, I fall apart
And I thought I was so smart
My father wasn't around
[Burr:]
My father wasn't around
[Hamilton:]
I swear that
[Burr/Hamilton:]
I'll be around for you
[Hamilton:]
I'll do whatever it takes
[Burr:]
I'll make a million mistakes
[Burr/Hamilton:]
I'll make the world safe and sound for you...

"You did." Philip said quietly and Alexander just hugged him tighter. 

Everyone grinned at the scene of domesticity. 

...We'll come of age with our young nation
We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you
If we lay a strong enough foundation
We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you
And you'll blow us all away...

Someday, someday
Yeah, you'll blow us all away
Someday, someday

Chapter Text

Get ready for angst.

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LAURENS]
I may not live to see our glory

"What?" John asked, sitting forward. "What's that supposed to mean?"

[ELIZA]
Alexander? There's a letter for you

[HAMILTON]
It's from John Laurens. I'll read it later

[LAURENS]
But I will gladly join the fight

[ELIZA]
No. It's from his father

Lafayette, Alexander and Hercules looked to each other, feeling sick. They didn't want to think about what this song was implying.

[HAMILTON]
His father?

"Why did my father send a letter?" John whispered as Lafayette pulled him into a hug.

George looked like he wanted to get up and comfort them but Martha held him back.

[LAURENS]
And when our children tell our story

[HAMILTON]
Will you read it?

[LAURENS]
They'll tell the story of tonight

[ELIZA]
"On Tuesday the 27th, my son was killed in a gunfight against British troops retreating from South Carolina. The war was already over. As you know, John dreamed of emancipating and recruiting 3000 men for the first all-black military regiment
His dream of freedom for these men dies with him."

The room was completely silent. It was as if the air itself was holding it's breath.

"No." Alexander whispered.

"It's lying." Lafayette said. "It has to be."

"Why is it saying this?" Hercules asked, looking at everyone.

No one could tell them why. Eliza just held her husband as he started to cry.

John, Lafayette, and Hercules all held onto each other trying to choke down their sobs.

George buried his face into Martha's shoulder as Martha pulled Aaron into a hug on her other side.

Angelica, Peggy, Thomas, James and the King looked away feeling like they were intruding.

[LAURENS]
Tomorrow there'll be more of us...

[ELIZA]
Alexander. Are you alright?

Eliza repeated the question in real time. All she got was a head shake. She pulled her husband closer, trying to give him some kind of comfort.

Hercules and Lafayette were holding onto John, trying to reassure themselves that he was still there.

[HAMILTON]
I have so much work to do

Chapter Text

[Burr:]

After the war I went back to New York

[Hamilton:]
A-after the war I went back to New York

"Are you copying me?" Aaron asked.

"Maybe." Alexander said.

[Burr:]
I finished up my studies and I practiced law

[Hamilton:]
I practiced law, Burr worked next door

"You are!" Aaron exclaimed.

Everyone else was laughing.

[Burr:]
Even though we started at the very same time
Alexander Hamilton began to climb
How to account for his rise to the top?
Maaaaan, the man is

[Burr and Ensemble:]
Non-stop!

"He really is." Thomas said. "Always going, always has something new."

James looked at him. "Is the.... A compliment I hear?"

"NO!"

[Hamilton:]
Gentlemen of the jury, I'm curious, bear with me
Are you aware that we're making hist'ry?
This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation
The liberty behind deliberation

[Ensemble:]
Non-stop!

[Hamilton:]
I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt
With my assistant counsel

[Burr:]
Co-counsel
Hamilton, sit down

Everyone started laughing at that. 

"That has never worked Burr." Thomas said.

"Damn." Aaron sighed as Alexander smirked.

Our client Levi Weeks is innocent
Call your first witness
That's all you had to say!

[Hamilton:]
Okay!
One more thing

[Burr:]
Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?

"'cause I am." Alexander said.

Eliza whacked him over the head.

"Hey!" Alexander whined.

"Don't be arrogant. Your son is watching."

Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Soon that attitude may be your doom!

George frowned. Was that foreshadowing? He hoped not.

[Ensemble:]
Awwww!

[Burr (Ensemble):]
Why do you write like you're running out of time? (Why do you write like you're running out of time?)
Write day and night like you're running out of time?
Ev'ry day you fight, like you're running out of time (Ev'ry day you fight, like you're running out of time)
Keep on fighting in the meantime
(Non-stop!)

"He's always fighting." Thomas muttered.

"Well maybe if you didn't antagonize the man you wouldn't fight so much." James pointed out..

"Shut up." Thomas grumbled d

[Hamilton:]
Corruption's such an old song that we can sing along in harmony

The King sighed, knowing that was a reference to his country. Although he had to admit, maybe something was wrong with his government.

And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany
This colony's economy's increasingly stalling and honestly
That's why public service seems to be calling me ([Burr and Ensemble:] He's just non-stop!)

I practiced the law, I practic'ly perfected it

Eliza whacked him again. 

"This is the future!" Alexander announced. "Why are you whacking me now?!"

"So you DON'T do it in the future." Eliza said.

"Nice one." Angelica smiled.

I've seen injustice in the world and I've corrected it
Now for a strong central democracy
If not, then I'll be Socrates
Throwing verbal rocks at these mediocrities

[Ensemble:]
Awww!

[Burr:]
Hamilton, at the Constitutional Convention:

"I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention!?" Alexander gasped.

[Hamilton:]
I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention!

Everyone laughed a bit at the parroting of the phrase.

[Burr:]
There as a New York junior delegate:

[Hamilton:]
Now what I'm going to say may sound indelicate...

[Company:]
Awwww!

[Burr (Company):]
Goes and proposes his own form of government! (What?)

"Yup." Thomas said.

His own plan for a new form of government! (What?)

"Yes you did." James added.

[Burr:]
Talks for six hours! The convention is listless!

"That's nothing new." John said.

"Does it all the time." Lafayette added.

"Everyone gets bored." Hercules said.

Alexander chuckled. "It's not my fault they're all incompetent to understand me."

[Ensemble man:]
Bright young man...

[Another Ensemble man:]
Yo, who the f is this?

[Burr (Company):]
Why do you always say what you believe?

"Because I can." Alexander said.

Why do you always say what you believe? (Why do you always say what you believe?)
Ev'ry proclamation guarantees
Free ammunition for your enemies!
(Awww!)

[Burr and men (all women):]
Why do you write like it's
Going out of style? (Going out of style, hey!)
Write day and night like it's
Going out of style? (Going out of style, hey!)

"Because for some people writing is fun." Alexander said.

"I will never understand you." Aaron said.

"That's alright with me." Alexander smiled.

[Burr and Company:]
Ev'ry day you fight like it's
Going out of style
Do what you do

[Burr:]
Alexander?

[Hamilton:]
Aaron Burr, sir

[Burr:]
It's the middle of the night

"Why did you come in the middle of the night?" Aaron asked.

"How am I supposed to know its the future!" Alexander defended. 

"What if someone sees?!" Aaron said. "It would look sketchy."

Alexander thought for a moment. "Oh."

"Yeah."

[Hamilton:]
Can we confer, sir?

[Burr:]
Is this a legal matter?

[Hamilton:]
Yes, and it's important to me

[Burr:]
What do you need?

[Hamilton:]
Burr, you're a better lawyer than me

Aaron smiled. "Oh I am, am I?"

"You'll never hear me say it again." Alexander said.

"The future." Aaron pointed out as Alexander groaned.

"You walked into that one." Peggy said.

"Shush." 

[Burr:]
Okay

[Hamilton:]
I know I talk too much, I'm abrasive

"Oh my gosh he admitted it." Thomas laughed.

You're incredible in court
You're succinct, persuasive
My client needs a strong defense
You're the solution

[Burr:]
Who's your client?

[Hamilton:]
The new U.S. Constitution

Everyone looked at Alexander.

"What?" he asked.

"Nothing." John said as they went back to the musical.

[Burr:]
No

[Hamilton:]
Hear me out

[Burr:]
No way!

[Hamilton:]
A series of essays, anonymously published
Defending the document to the public

"That is a good plan." George said thinking.

Martha patted him on the shoulder. "Of course it is dear."

[Burr:]
No one will read it

[Hamilton:]
I disagree

[Burr:]
And if it fails?

[Hamilton:]
Burr, that's why we need it

[Burr:]
The constitution's a mess

[Hamilton:]
So it needs amendments

[Burr:]
It's full of contradictions

[Hamilton:]
So is independence

Everyone thought of that for a second and then realized he was right. Independence did have a lot of contradictions. 

We have to start somewhere

[Burr:]
No, no way

[Hamilton:]
You're making a mistake

[Burr:]
Good night

[Hamilton:]
Hey
What are you waiting for?
What do you stall for?

"Reference to an older song?" Philip asked.

"I believe so." Eliza nodded.

[Burr:]
What?

[Hamilton:]
We won the war
What was it all for?
Do you support this constitution?

[Burr:]
Of course

[Hamilton:]
Then defend it

[Burr:]
And what if you're backing the wrong horse?

[Hamilton:]
Burr, we studied and we fought and we killed
For the notion of a nation we now get to build
For once in your life, take a stand with pride
I don't understand how you stand to the side

"That was quite the speech." George said.

"I am known for my talking." Alexander said.

There was a chorus of agreement, even from the King.

[Burr (Ensemble):]
I'll keep all my plans
Close to my chest (Wait for it, wait for it, wait...)
I'll wait here and see
[Burr/Ensemble:]
Which way the wind will blow
I'm taking my time
Watching the afterbirth of a nation
Watching the tension grow

Aaron nodded, agreeing with his future logic. 

[Angelica:]
I am sailing off to London'

"I guess you finally found someone." Peggy said looking a bit sad.

Angelica pulled her sister into a hug. "Don't fret, I'll still write you guys. I'd never forget about you."

Peggy leaned in. "You better not."

I'm accompanied by someone who always pays
I have found a wealthy husband
Who will keep me in comfort for all my days
He is not a lot of fun, but there's no one
Who can match you for turn of phrase
My Alexander

[Hamilton:]
Angelica

[Angelica:]
Don't forget to write

"Of course not." Alexander said.

"Good." Angelica nodded.

[Eliza:]
Look at where you are
Look at where you started
The fact that you're alive is a miracle
Just stay alive, that would be enough
And if your wife could share a fraction of your time
If I could grant you peace of mind
Would that be enough?

Alexander gave Eliza a gentle kiss. "I love you." He whispered.

"Love you too." Eliza smiled. 

Philip was once again mimicking vomiting in the background.

[Burr:]
Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays defending the new United States Constitution, entitled The Federalist Papers. The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, the work divided evenly among the three men. 

"How do you evenly divide twenty-five?" Philip asks.

"I....I actually don't know." Alexander said. "You can't."

"He actually admitted he doesn't know something." Lafayette laughed. 

"It's a first." Hercules joined in.

In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays, in the span of six months. John Jay got sick after writing five. James Madison wrote twenty-nine. 

"You helped him?" Thomas asked. 

"You were in France." James said.

Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one!

"Impressive." the King said. "That is quite a lot."

"Thank you." Alexander said.

[Burr (all women):]
How do you write like you're
Running out of time? (Running out of time?)
Write day and night like you're
Running out of time? (Running out of time?)
[Burr and men (all women):]
Ev'ry day you fight like you're
Running out of time (Running out of time)
Like you're
Running out of time (Running out of time)
Are you running out of time? (Awwww!)

George frowned again. More foreshadowing?

[Full Company except Hamilton:]
How do you write like tomorrow won't arrive?
How do you write like you need it to survive?
How do you write ev'ry second you're alive?
Ev'ry second you're alive?
Ev'ry second you're alive?

"I like that part." Philip announced.

[Washington:]
They are asking me to lead

"You'll be an amazing leader, sir." Alexander said.

"Thank you son." George said.

"Notcha son." Alexander muttered while Eliza laughed.

I am doing the best I can
To get the people that I need
I'm asking you to be my right hand man

Thomas muttered under his breath.

[Hamilton:]
Treasury or State?

[Washington:]
I know it's a lot to ask

[Hamilton:]
Treasury or State?

[Washington:]
To leave behind the world you know...

[Hamilton:]
Sir, do you want me to run the Treasury or State department?

[Washington:]
Treasury

[Hamilton:]
Let's go

"And then I got stuck with you." Thomas said.

"Get over it." Alexander told him.

[Eliza:]
Alexander...

[Hamilton:]
I have to leave

[Eliza:]
Alexander...

[Hamilton:]
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now

[Eliza:]
Helpless...

[Hamilton:]
They are asking me to lead

[Eliza:]
Look around, isn't this enough?

The King shook his head. Alexander should not forget his family for his work.

[Angelica (Eliza):]
He will never be satisfied
(What would be enough)
He will never be satisfied (To be satisfied)
Satisfied (Satisfied)
Satisfied (Satisfied)
[Wash:]
History has its eyes on you!

[Together:]
[Burr:] Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Soon that attitude's gonna be your doom!
[Eliza:] Look around! Look around! Isn't this enough? What would be enough?
[Wash/Mull/Laur/Laf:] History has its eyes on you!

Everyone stared at the screen in awe. All the parts coming together was beautiful.

[Angelica:] He will never be satisfied, satisfied, satisfied
[All:] Non-Stop! Non-Stop! Non-Stop! Non-Stop!
Why do you fight like

[Company:]
History has its eyes on you

[Hamilton (men) {Full Company}:]
I am not throwin' away my shot! (Just you wait!)
I am not throwin' away my shot! {Just you wait!}
I am
Alexander Hamilton! {Alexander Hamilton}
{Hamilton, just you wait!}
I am not throwin' away my shot!

Chapter Text

The screen turned black and everyone looked at each other.

"Why'd it stop dad?" Philip asked turning to Alexander. 

"I don't know." Alexander frowned.

Everyone looked at him for a second. It took Alexander a minute to realize. 

"What?"

"You just admitted you didn't know something." Aaron pointed out. 

Alexander huffed. "I know I'm smart but I don't pretend to know everything."

Thomas snorted. 

"I think," James started. "That that was the end of Act one."

The King nodded. "That would make sense. The second half of the musical should start soon."

"We should probably take this time to take a quick break." George said. 

Everyone nodded and got up to stretch, chat a bit, use the bathroom before they settled back down again. 

"What do you think's going to happen?" Hercules asked.

"No idea." John said.

"Shhhh." Lafayette whispered. "It's starting."

He was right. They all looked to the screen that was coming alive.

Chapter Text

[Company:]
Seventeen. Se- se- seventeen...
Se- se- seventeen...

[Burr:]
1789
How does the bastard orphan

"Why does this constantly come up?!" Alexander huffed. 

"Because it shows that anyone can be successful." Eliza soothed. 

Alexander crossed his arms but sat back. John was snickering into his hands. Lafayette and Hercules weren't much better.

Immigrant decorated war vet
Unite the colonies through more debt?
Fight the other founding fathers 'til he has to forfeit?
Have it all, lose it all
You ready for more yet?

"Wow." The King said. "A lot has certainly happened."

"I wish they'd say the year already." Philip said.

Treasury Secretary. Washington's the President

George looked to the screen shocked. Him? The president? 

"You deserve it." The King said. "You've obviously worked hard for it."

"Th-Thank you."George said.

"I'm proud." Martha whispered to her husband.

Ev'ry American experiment sets a precedent
Not so fast. Someone came along to resist him
Pissed him off until we had a two-party system
You haven't met him yet, you haven't had the chance
'Cause he's been kickin' ass as the ambassador to France

Thomas smirked. He was finally entering this musical. 

But someone's gotta keep the American promise
You simply must meet Thomas. Thomas!

[Company:]
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!
Thomas Jefferson's coming home!

Alexander chuckled as they watched the on-screen Thomas prance around the set. 

James huffed a laugh as Thomas glared. 

Thomas Jefferson's coming home Lord he's
Been off in Paris for so long!
Aaa-ooo!
Aaa-ooo!

[Jefferson:]
France is following us to revolution

Lafayette nodded. "Maybe my country can be free too."

There is no more status quo
But the sun comes up
And the world still spins

[Ensemble:]
Aaa-ooo!

"This is a different pace to the previous songs." Angelica marked. "More ... jazzy."

"I think it suits you." James said.

[Jefferson:]
I helped Lafayette draft a declaration
Then I said, "I gotta go
I gotta be in Monticello."

Lafayette looked at him. "Thanks?"

Thomas nodded at him.

Now the work at home begins...

[Ensemble:]
Aaa-ooo!

[Jefferson:]
So what'd I miss?

"A war." Alexander, John, Lafayette, Hercules and Aaron deadpanned. 

Thomas' face flushed and he looked away from them.

What'd I miss?
Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss
I've been in Paris meeting lots of different ladies...

Alexander coughed. "No wonder you aren't married."

Thomas glared at him. Would Alexander ever shut up?

I guess I basic'lly missed the late eighties...
I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this...

[Ensemble:]
Aaa-ooo!

[Jefferson:]
There's a letter on my desk from the President
Haven't even put my bag down yet
Sally be a lamb, darlin', won'tcha open it?
It says the President's assembling a cabinet
And that I am to be the Secretary of State, great!

Alexander groaned. "I have to work with him?"

"Unfortunately." Thomas said.

"Unfortunate for everyone." James muttered. 

And that I'm already Senate-approved...
I just got home and now I'm headed up to New York

[Ensemble:]
Headin' to New York!
Headin' to New York!

[Jefferson (Ensemble):]
Lookin' at the rolling fields
I can't believe that we are free (Believe that we are free)

"Neither can I." Eliza smiled. 

Ready to face whatever's awaiting
Me in N.Y.C. (Me in N.Y.C.)
But who's waitin' for me when I step in the place?
My friend James Madison, red in the face
He grabs my arm and I respond,
"What's goin' on?" (Aaa-ooo!)

"You were clueless." James said.

"I was not." Thomas protested.

James leveled him with a look.

"Okay maybe a bit." Thomas admitted.

[Madison:]
Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nation's very soul
Can you get us out of the mess we're in?

"Think you're a little dramatic there?" Aaron asked.

"Not one bit." James said.

[Ensemble:]
Aaa-ooo!

[Madison:]
Hamilton's new financial plan is nothing less

"Glad to know that I can cause you annoyance." Alexander said smiling innocently at Thomas.

Thomas just continued to glare to the amusement of everyone else.

"I do not have hope for the future of our government." George whispered to Martha, who snorted.

Than government control
I've been fighting for the South alone
Where have you been?

[Jefferson:]
Uh... France

Everyone laughed at the blunt statement. 

[Ensemble:]
Aaa-ooo!

[Madison:]
We have to win

[Jefferson (Ensemble):]
What'd I miss?
(Wha? Wha? What'd I miss?)
What'd I miss?
(I've come home to this?)
Headfirst into a political abyss!
(Headfirst, into the abyss!)

"The ensemble is cool." Philip said.

"It does sound nice." Peggy agreed. 

I have my first cabinet meeting today
(Chik-a-pow!)
I guess I better think of something to say
I'm already on my way (On my way)
To get to the bottom of this...
(What did I miss? Ahhh ah!)

[Washington:]
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home

[Hamilton:]
Mr. Jefferson? Alexander Hamilton

"Always butting you are." Aaron stated.

Alexander nodded.

[Washington and Ensemble:]
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home

[Company:]
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home
Sir, you've been off in Paris for so long!

[Jefferson:]
So what did I miss?

Chapter Text

[Washington:]
Ladies and gentlemen, you coulda been anywhere in the world tonight, but you're here with us in New York City. Are you ready for a cabinet meeting?

Thomas groaned. "Those are always a mess."

"Let me guess." Alexander smirked. "Me?"

"Always." Thomas sneered.

James rolled his eyes. These two were children around each other.

The issue on the table: Secretary Hamilton's plan to assume state debt and establish a national bank. 

"That's a great idea." Alexander noted. 

"Don't antagonize the man." Eliza scolded. 

Secretary Jefferson, you have the floor, sir

[Jefferson:]
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
We fought for these ideals; we shouldn't settle for less
These are wise words, enterprising men quote 'em
Don't act surprised, you guys, 'cause I wrote 'em

"Show off." John muttered causing Lafayette to snort.

[Jefferson/Madison:]
Oww

[Jefferson:]
But Hamilton forgets
His plan would have the government assume state's debts
Now, place your bets as to who that benefits:
The very seat of government where Hamilton sits

Everyone was watching entranced. The debate really was interesting to watch.

[Hamilton:]
Not true!

[Jefferson:]
Ooh, if the shoe fits, wear it
If New York's in debt—
Why should Virginia bear it? Uh! Our debts are paid, I'm afraid
Don't tax the South 'cause we got it made in the shade In Virginia, we plant seeds in the ground

"We all know who actually does the planting." John muttered.

Hercules patted his buddy on the back. "One day John, one day."

We create. You just wanna move our money around
This financial plan is an outrageous demand
And it's too many damn pages for any man to understand

"So you didn't even read it before you went into the debate?" Alexander asked.

Thomas flushed.

"That isn't very professional." The King stated still watching the screen.

Stand with me in the land of the free
And pray to God we never see Hamilton's candidacy
Look, when Britain taxed our tea, we got frisky
Imagine what gon' happen when you try to tax our whisky

[Washington:]
Thank you, Secretary Jefferson
([Crowd (reacting):] That's my alcohol!)

The room let out a collective snort at that comment.

Secretary Hamilton, your response

[Hamilton:]
Thomas. That was a real nice declaration
Welcome to the present, we're running a real nation
Would you like to join us, or stay mellow
Doin' whatever the hell it is you do in Monticello?

Philip laughed his dad pranced around in a circle.

"You're just picking fights." Eliza said.

"Maybe, but there's probably a point." Alexander pointed out.

If we assume the debts, the union gets
A new line of credit, a financial diuretic
How do you not get it? If we're aggressive and competitive
The union gets a boost. You'd rather give it a sedative?

"That makes sense." the King said. "It seems like a plan that would work."

Thomas' mouth dropped open. James reached over and closed it. "Don't embarrass yourself."

A civics lesson from a slaver. Hey neighbor
Your debts are paid 'cause you don't pay for labor
"We plant seeds in the South. We create."
Yeah, keep ranting
We know who's really doing the planting

John nodded at his friend's declaration. 

And another thing, Mr. Age of Enlightenment
Don't lecture me about the war, you didn't fight in it

"You really shouldn't be saying anything about the war." Angelica said. "Alexander is right. You didn't fight so you can't say much on it."

Thomas sputtered before turning away. 

Alexander snickered. 

You think I'm frightened of you, man?
We almost died in the trench
While you were off getting high with the French

Philip laughed at the last line. Along with his father and his friends.

"Immature." Eliza smiled. 

Thomas Jefferson, always hesitant with the President
Reticent—there isn't a plan he doesn't jettison
Madison, you're mad as a hatter, son, take your medicine
Damn, you're in worse shape than the national debt is in

A chorus of 'oooo's' rang throughout the room.

Sittin' there useless as two shits
Hey, turn around, bend over, I'll show you
Where my shoe fits

"Nice!" John laughed. 

"My favorite line in this musical." Hercules added.

[Washington:]
Excuse me? Madison, Jefferson, take a walk! Hamilton, take a walk! We'll reconvene after a brief recess. Hamilton!

"OOoo you're in trouble." Philip laughed. 

"Shush."

[Hamilton:]
Sir!

[Washington:]
A word

[Madison:]
You don't have the votes

[Jefferson/Madison:]
You don't have the votes

[Jefferson:]
Aha-ha-ha ha ha!

"Dramatic." Aaron huffed amused.

[Jefferson/Madison:]
You're gonna need congressional approval and you don't have the votes

[Jefferson:]
Such a blunder sometimes it makes me wonder why I even bring the thunder

[Madison:]
Why he even brings the thunder...

[Washington:]
You wanna pull yourself together?

[Hamilton:]
I'm sorry, these Virginians are birds of a feather

[Washington:]
Young man, I'm from Virginia, so watch your mouth

"Yeah watch yourself." Philip said.

George nodded at the boy smiling.

"Why must you all gang up on me!?" Alexander exclaimed.

[Hamilton:]
So we let Congress get held hostage by the South?

[Washington:]
You need the votes

[Hamilton:]
No, we need bold strokes
We need this plan

[Washington:]
No, you need to convince more folks

[Hamilton:]
James Madison won't talk to me, that's a nonstarter

"I wonder why." James muttered. 

[Washington:]
Winning was easy, young man
Governing's harder

[Hamilton:]
They're being intransigent

[Washington:]
You have to find a compromise

[Hamilton:]
But they don't have a plan, they just hate mine!

[Washington:]
Convince them otherwise

[Hamilton:]
And what happens if I don't get congressional approval?

[Washington:]
I imagine they'll call for your removal

Alexander glared at Thomas. 

[Hamilton:]
Sir

[Washington:]
Figure it out, Alexander
That's an order from your commander

Chapter Text

[Eliza (Philip):]

Un deux trois quatre
Cinq six sept huit neuf (Un deux trois quatre)
(Cinq six sept huit neuf)
Good! Un deux trois quatre
Cinq six sept huit neuf (Un deux trois quatre)
(Cinq six sept huit neuf)
Sept huit neuf
(Sept huit neuf)
Sept huit neuf
(Sept huit neuf)

[Eliza and Philip:]
One two three four five six seven eight nine!

"Aww you two are cute." Angelica said smiling. 

Philip looked up and grinned at her. Despite being nineteen he was still adorable and he used it to his advantage. 

[Hamilton:]
My dearest, Angelica

"Good you did write." Angelica said.

"Why would I not." Alexander said.

"Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day"
I trust you'll understand the reference to
Another Scottish tragedy without my having to name the play
They think me Macbeth, and ambition is my folly

James frowned at the use of the word 'Macbeth'. He didn't believe in the curse but he knew it was a big deal to say it in the theatre. He wondered what the rest of the musical would be like.

I'm a polymath, a pain in the ass, a massive pain

"He admits it!" Thomas exclaims. 

Alexander, being the adult he is, stuck his tongue out at the other man.

Madison is Banquo, Jefferson's Macduff
And Birnam Wood is Congress on its way to Dunsinane

[Hamilton/Angelica:]
And there you are, an ocean away
Do you have to live an ocean away?
Thoughts of you subside
Then I get another letter
And I cannot put the notion away...

[Eliza:]
Take a break

"Highly unlikely." Hercules said. 

"It doesn't happen." Lafayette added.

"Never has." John said.

"Never will." Aaron finished.

Alexander mock glared at them. He couldn't dispute it, they weren't wrong.

[Hamilton:]
I am on my way

[Eliza:]
There's a little surprise before supper
And it cannot wait

[Hamilton:]
I'll be there in just a minute, save my plate

[Eliza:]
Alexander

[Hamilton:]
Okay, okay

"You are a miracle worker." George said. "No one's every gotten him to stop working so easily before. 

Eliza nodded.

[Eliza:]
Your son is nine years old today
He has something that he'd like to say
He's been practicing all day
Philip, take it away

"I remember this!" Philip said. 

[Philip (Hamilton):]
Daddy, daddy, look
My name is Philip
I am a poet
I wrote this poem just to show it
And I just turned nine
You can write rhymes
But you can't write mine

Everyone laughed at the on-screen Eliza beat-boxing in the background. 

"You were a cute kid." John said.

"What are you talking about?" Philip said. "I'm still cute."

(What!)
I practice French
And play piano with my mother
(Uh-huh!)
I have a sister, but I want a little brother
(Okay!)
My daddy's trying to start America's bank
Un deux trois quatre cinq!
(Bravo!)

Everyone laughed at the ending of the little rap. It was quite cute. 

[Eliza:]
Take a break

[Hamilton:]
Hey, our kid is pretty great

[Eliza:]
Run away with us for the summer
Let's go upstate

[Hamilton:]
Eliza, I've got so much on my plate

"Take a break." Angelica said.

"I daresay you deserve it." The King said. "From what I've seen you will be very dedicated to work in the future."

Alexander shrugged. "Maybe."

[Eliza:]
We can all go stay with my father
There's a lake I know...

[Hamilton:]
I know

[Eliza:]
In a nearby park

[Hamilton:]
I'd love to go

[Eliza:]
You and I can go when the night gets dark...

[Hamilton:]
I will try to get away

Angelica nodded and hoped that he would get away to take a break. 

[Angelica:]
My dearest Alexander
You must get through to Jefferson
Sit down with him and compromise
Don't stop 'til you agree

Thomas glared at Angelica. "Thanks. Now he won't leave me alone."

"I regret nothing." Angelica smiled. 

Your fav'rite older sister
Angelica, reminds you
There's someone in your corner all the way across the sea

In a letter I received from you two weeks ago
I noticed a comma in the middle of a phrase
It changed the meaning. Did you intend this?
One stroke and you've consumed my waking days
It says:

[Hamilton/Angelica:]
"My dearest Angelica"

[Angelica:]
With a comma after "dearest"
You've written

[Hamilton and Angelica:]
"My dearest, Angelica."

"This is dramatic." John whispered.

"Shush." Lafayette hissed, putting his hand over Johns mouth. He was invested in the song.

[Angelica:]
Anyway, all this to say
I'm coming home this summer
At my sister's invitation
I'll be there with your fam'ly
If you make your way upstate

"You better be there." Angelica said. "If I'm coming over you better be there."

Alexander gulped. Angelica was very frightening when she wanted to be.

I know you're very busy
I know your work's important
But I'm crossing the ocean and I just can't wait

[Hamilton and Angelica:]
You won't be an ocean away
You will only be a moment away...

[Eliza:]
Alexander, come downstairs
Angelica's arriving today!

[Eliza:]
Angelica!

[Angelica:]
Eliza!

[Hamilton:]
The Schuyler sisters!

"Hey!" Peggy exclaimed. "What about me?"

Everyone thought for a moment. They hadn't heard about Peggy in a while. Where was she?

[Angelica:]
Alexander

[Hamilton:]
Hi

"That's all you got to say to me?" Angelica teased.

[Angelica:]
It's good to see your face

Alexander looked at Angelica. "That's all you got to say to me?"

"Oh shush."

[Eliza:]
Angelica, tell this man John Adams spends the summer with his family

[Hamilton:]
Angelica, tell my wife John Adams doesn't have a real job anyway

Everyone snickered at that.

[Angelica:]
...you're not joining us? Wait

[Hamilton:]
I'm afraid I cannot join you upstate

[Angelica:]
Alexander, I came all this way

[Eliza:]
She came all this way

[Angelica:]
All this way

[Eliza and Angelica:]
Take a break

"You better take a break this time." Angelica said pointing at Alexander.

Alexander sighed knowing he wasn't going to get out of it.

[Hamilton:]
You know I have to get my plan through Congress

[Eliza and Angelica:]
Run away with us for the summer
Let's go upstate

[Hamilton:]
I lose my job if we don't get this plan through Congress

[Eliza and Angelica:]
We can all go stay with our father

[Eliza (Angelica):]
There's a lake I know
(I know I'll miss your face)
In a nearby park
(Screw your courage to the sticking place)
You and I can go
(Eliza's right)
Take a break and get away (Take a break)
(Run away with us for the summer)
Let's go upstate (Let's go upstate)

"This is cool." Philip said watching intently.

Where we can stay
(We can all go stay with our father)
(If you take your time)
Look around, look around
(You will make your mark)
At how lucky we are to be alive right now
(Close your eyes and dream)
We can go
When the night gets dark (When the night gets dark)
Take a break (Take a break)

[Hamilton:]
I have to get my plan through Congress
I can't stop until I get this plan through Congress

Chapter Text

[Burr:]
There's nothing like summer in the city
Someone under stress meets someone looking pretty
There's trouble in the air, you can smell it
And Alexander's by himself. I'll let him tell it

Everyone watched the screen confused. The song sounded ominous. What was going to happen?

[Hamilton:]
I hadn't slept in a week
I was weak, I was awake
You never seen a bastard orphan
More in need of a break
Longing for Angelica
Missing my wife
That's when Miss Maria Reynolds walked into my life, she said:

Angelica shot a look at Alexander. If this was going where she thought it was going they were going to have a problem.

[Maria:]
I know you are a man of honor
I'm so sorry to bother you at home
But I don't know where to go, and I came here all alone...

[Hamilton:]
She said:

[Maria:]
My husband's doin' me wrong
Beatin' me, cheatin' me, mistreatin' me...
Suddenly he's up and gone
I don't have the means to go on

[Hamilton:]
So I offered her a loan, I offered to walk her home, she said

"That was kind of you." Philip said looking at his dad.

Alexander just nodded, not liking the feeling he was getting from this song.

[Maria:]
You're too kind, sir

[Hamilton:]
I gave her thirty bucks that I had socked away
She lived a block away, she said:

[Maria:]
This one's mine, sir

[Hamilton:]
Then I said, "Well, I should head back home,"
She turned red, she led me to her bed
Let her legs spread and said:

Angelica and Eliza turned to Alexander.

"You're lucky this is the future or I would kill you. You can still make things right." Angelica threatened.

Alexander gulped and nodded.

[Maria:]
Stay?

[Hamilton:]
Hey...

[Maria:]
Hey...

[Hamilton:]
That's when I began to pray:
Lord, show me how to
Say no to this
I don't know how to
Say no to this
But my God, she looks so helpless
And her body's saying, "Hell, yes."

Even though Eliza knew that this hadn't happened yet it still hurt. Unconsciously she moved closer to Angelica. Alexander looked down knowing it was less than what he deserved. Angelica put her arm around Eliza and kept her eyes on the screen.

[Maria:]
Whoa...

[Hamilton:]
No, show me how to

[Hamilton/Ensemble:]
Say no to this

[Hamilton:]
I don't know how to

[Hamilton/Ensemble:]
Say no to this

[Hamilton:]
In my mind, I'm tryin' to go

[Ensemble:]
Go! Go! Go!

[Hamilton:]
Then her mouth is on mine, and I don't say...

Eliza turned her head into Angelica's shoulder, who was glaring at Alexander. Angelica stroked her sisters hair as she cried. Everyone winced at what was happening.

[Ensemble:]
No! No!
Say no to this!
No! No!
Say no to this!
No! No!
Say no to this!
No! No!
Say no to this!

[Hamilton:]
I wish I could say that was the last time
I said that last time. It became a pastime

If glares could kill, Alexander would be dead in that moment. Alexander was just glad that he had the chance to avoid doing this in the future.

A month into this endeavor I received a letter
From a Mr. James Reynolds, even better, it said:

[James:]
Dear Sir, I hope this letter finds you in good health
And in a prosperous enough position to put wealth
In the pockets of people like me: down on their luck
You see, that was my wife who you decided to

[Hamilton:]
Fuuuu...

Against all his efforts to keep quiet, Thomas snorted and was quickly shushed by James. James looked around the room to notice that Lafayette had also smacked John for snorting.

[James:]
Uh-oh! You made the wrong sucker a cuckold
So time to pay the piper for the pants you unbuckled
And hey, you can keep seein' my whore wife
If the price is right: if not I'm telling your wife

Hercules looked at his friend in pity. It looked like he was going to be in trouble after this song was over if the looks Angelica was sending the man were anything to go by.

[Hamilton:]
I hid the letter and I raced to her place
Screamed, "How could you?!" in her face

"How could she!?" Angelica shouted, standing up, finally having to say something. "You're the one who couldn't walk away from it. You knew it was wrong and you knew that it would hurt your family. So how could SHE?! How could YOU! You're LUCKY that you can fix this this time around!"

She sat back down and pulled Eliza into a hug, Peggy on Eliza's other side.

Alexander just looked at his lap, hands folded. A tear made his way down his face. He was a horrible person for doing this to his wife. Deep down he knew that it hadn't happened yet but his emotions were getting the better of him.

She said:

[Maria:]
No, sir!

[Hamilton:]
Half dressed, apologetic
A mess, she looked pathetic, she cried:

[Maria:]
Please don't go, sir!

[Hamilton:]
So was your whole story a setup?

[Maria:]
I don't know about any letter!

[Hamilton:]
Stop crying
Goddammit, get up!

[Maria:]
I didn't know any better

[Hamilton:]
I am ruined...

[Maria (Hamilton):]
Please don't leave me with him helpless (I am helpless — how could I do this?)

"Good question." Angelica said coldly, causing Alexander to wince.

Just give him what he wants and you can have me
(I don't want you)
Whatever you want (I don't want you)
If you pay (I don't)
You can stay

[Maria (Hamilton) {Ensemble}:]
(Lord, show me how to say no to this) {Say no to this}
Tonight (I don't know how to say no to this) {Say no to this}
('Cause the situation's helpless)
Helpless
(And her body's screaming, "Hell, yes.")
Whoa!
(No, show me how to say no to this) {Say no to this}
How can you say no to this? (How can I say no to this?) {Say no to this}
(There is nowhere I can go)
{Go! Go! Go!}
(When her body's on mine I do not say...) {No!}

The room was quiet. No one knew what to say or what to do. They all knew that none of this happened yet but it seemed that the Hamilton's relationship was suffering anyway.

Eliza was still with Angelica and Alexander was sitting alone at the end of a couch and wasn't looking at anyone. Philip was sitting between them not knowing who to go to or what to do.

(Yes) Yes {Say no to this! No!}
(Yes) Yes {Say no to this! No!}
(Yes) Ye-ye-yes {Say no to this! No!}
(Yes) Yes {Say no to this!}
(Say no to this...)
(I don't say no to this) Don't say no to this
(There is nowhere I can go)
{Go! Go! Go!}

[James:]
So?

[Hamilton:]
Nobody needs to know

Chapter Text

The room was silent as the song ended. 

"Alex?" Came Eliza's quiet voice.

Alexander looked at her then quickly looked away. He didn't deserve a girl like her, let alone to look at her after what he had done. He heard someone sigh then a quiet argument between the sisters. A minute later there was a finger under his chin pushing his head up to look at someone.

"Alexander." Eliza said.

"Liza." Alexander said brokenly. "I-"

"Shh." Eliza said. "Listen to me."

Alexander nodded. 

"It hurts. Listening to that hurt. A lot," Eliza said, "but it hasn't happened yet. You don't have to make that song a reality. You can still choose the right decision. If you can promise me that it's going to be different after watching this..."

Alexander let out a laugh/sob. "I promise. Oh Eliza, I promise. I don't know why ... musical me did that. I don't understand how he? I? Could do that. I love you. I love you so much and I don't want to hurt you. Please."

Eliza let out a watery chuckle and pulled her husband into a hug. "You silly man. I love you too."

Alexander held onto his wife tight, like he was never going to let go again. Philip looked relieved and scooted over and wiggled his way into the hug.

Everyone was looking at the little family smiling. The scene they were painting was quiet cute.

They all looked to the screen as the next song started playing.

[Burr:]
Ah, Mister Secretary

[Hamilton:]
Mister Burr, sir

"Hey its us." Alexander said trying to lighten the mood.

"Indeed it is." Aaron agreed, "Wonder what's going on."

[Burr:]
Didja hear the news about good old General Mercer?

[Hamilton:]
No

[Burr:]
You know Clermont Street?

[Hamilton:]
Yeah

[Burr:]
They renamed it after him
The Mercer legacy is secure

"He was a good man." George said.

[Hamilton:]
Sure

[Burr:]
And all he had to do was die

[Hamilton:]
That's a lot less work

[Burr:]
We oughta give it a try

[Hamilton:]
Ha

Everyone looked to Aaron and Alexander. Those words and the way they talked about them so lightly worried them. 

Eliza leaned into her husband. "Don't talk like that." 

Alexander rubbed her shoulder and kissed the top of her head. "Of course not."

[Burr:]
Now how're you gonna get your debt plan through?

[Hamilton:]
I guess I'm gonna fin'ly have to listen to you

"That'll be a first." Thomas scoffed. "He doesn't listen to anyone."

[Burr:]
Really?

[Hamilton:]
"Talk less. Smile more."

Thomas went to talk again but James smacked his shoulder and gave him a look. Thomas shut his mouth and continued to watch the musical.

[Burr:]
Ha ha

[Hamilton:]
Do whatever it takes to get my plan on the Congress floor

[Burr:]
Now, Madison and Jefferson are merciless

"Damn right." Thomas muttered.

[Hamilton:]
Well, hate the sin, love the sinner

[Madison:]
Hamilton!

[Hamilton:]
I'm sorry Burr, I've gotta go

[Burr:]
But...

[Hamilton:]
Decisions are happening over dinner

"Wait we're working together?!" Thomas exclaimed shooting out of his seat.

"Looks like it." James said calmly. 

"How?!" Thomas continued. "We couldn't work together if the world depended on it!"

"We know." James said grabbing his friend by the shirt and dragging him back into his seat. "Now shush and continue watching."

John and Hercules were struggling to contain their snickers while Lafayette was openly laughing at the two. 

[Burr:]
Two Virginians and an immigrant walk into a room

[Burr and Ensemble:]
Diametric'ly opposed, foes

Thomas was still muttering under his breath much to the amusement of the rest of the room.

"What does this say about the future of our nation." George muttered to Martha who let out a quiet laugh and patted his back.

[Burr:]
They emerge with a compromise, having opened doors that were

[Burr and Ensemble:]
Previously closed

[Ensemble:]
Bros

[Burr:]
The immigrant emerges with unprecedented financial power
A system he can shape however he wants
The Virginians emerge with the nation's capital
And here's the pièce de résistance:

Everyone stared at the screen. Somehow three people who didn't like each other worked together and came up with something.

"Miracles do happen." Aaron said causing everyone to laugh.

[Burr (Ensemble):]
No one else was in
The room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happened
No one else was in

"That's a cool tune." Philip said.

"It is." Peggy said.

The room where it happened (The room where it happened)
The room where it happened
The room where it happened (The room where it happened)
No one really knows how the game is played (Game is played)
The art of the trade
How the sausage gets made (How the sausage gets made)

"...What?" Angelica asked confused about the line, looking around.

Eliza shrugged. "Just go with it."

We just assume that it happens (Assume that it happens)
But no one else is in
The room where it happens (The room where it happens)

[Burr and Company:]
Thomas claims

"So nothing is known about what happened?" Philip asked.

"Looks like that." the King said, really wanting to know what happened but knowing he wouldn't get an answer.

[Jefferson:]
Alexander was on Washington's doorstep one day
In distress 'n disarray

[Burr and Company:]
Thomas claims

[Jefferson:]
Alexander said

[Hamilton:]
I've nowhere else to turn!

[Jefferson:]
And basic'ly begged me to join the fray

Alexander shot a glare at Thomas who, as the grown adult he was, stuck his tongue out at the man.  

[Burr and Company:]
Thomas claims

[Jefferson:]
I approached Madison and said,
"I know you hate 'im, but let's hear what he has to say."

James snorted. "More like you're the one who hates him."

[Burr and Company:]
Thomas claims

[Jefferson:]
Well, I arranged the meeting
I arranged the menu, the venue, the seating

"Probably macaroni and cheese." James muttered.

"What?" Thomas asked. 

"Nothing."

[Burr:]
But!
No one else was in

[Burr and Company:]
The room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happened

[Burr:]
No one else was in

[Burr and Company:]
The room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happened

[Burr (Company):]
No one really knows how the
Parties get to yes (Parties get to yes)
The pieces that are sacrificed in
Ev'ry game of chess (Ev'ry game of chess)

"That's a cool analogy." Alexander said. "Accurate."

We just assume that it happens (Assume that it happens)
But no one else is in
The room where it happens (The room where it happens)

[Burr and Company:]
Meanwhile

[Burr:]
Madison is grappling with the fact that not ev'ry issue can be settled by committee

[Company:]
Meanwhile

[Burr:]
Congress is fighting over where to put the capital

[*Company screams in chaos*]

"That doesn't sound pretty." Hercules notes.

"Richmond." Thomas said instantly.

"New York." Alexander shot back.

"Boys." Martha said.

"Sorry Mrs. Washington." They said turning back to the screen.

[Burr:]
It isn't pretty
Then Jefferson approaches with a dinner and invite
And Madison responds with Virginian insight:

[Madison:]
Maybe we can solve one problem with another and win a victory for the Southerners, in other words

[Jefferson:]
Oh-ho!

[Madison:]
A quid pro quo

[Jefferson:]
I suppose

[Madison:]
Wouldn't you like to work a little closer to home?

[Jefferson:]
Actually, I would

[Madison:]
Well, I propose the Potomac

[Jefferson:]
And you'll provide him his votes?

[Madison:]
Well, we'll see how it goes

"Smart." The King said. "Give something up to get what you want. Very smart." 

[Jefferson:]
Let's go

[Burr:]
No!

[Company:]
...one else was in
The room where it happened

[Burr and Company:]
The room where it happened
The room where it happened
No one else was in
The room where it happened
The room where it happened
The room where it happened

"I like this song." Philip said humming along.

"It is a good song." John agreed.

[Burr:]
My God!

[Burr and Company:]
In God we trust
But we'll never really know what got discussed
Click-boom then it happened

[Burr:]
And no one else was in the room where it happened

[Company:]
Alexander Hamilton!

[Burr:]
What did they say to you to get you to sell New York City down the river?

[Company:]
Alexander Hamilton!

[Burr:]
Did Washington know about the dinner?
Was there Presidential pressure to deliver?

"The man who wrote this is a musical genius." Philip stated. "Everything sounds so good."

[Company:]
Alexander Hamilton!

[Burr:]
Or did you know, even then, it doesn't matter
Where you put the U.S. Capital?

[Hamilton:]
'Cause we'll have the banks
We're in the same spot

[Burr:]
You got more than you gave

[Hamilton:]
And I wanted what I got
When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game
But you don't get a win unless you play in the game
Oh, you get love for it
You get hate for it
You get nothing if you...

The King nodded along with that logic. It made sense.

[Hamilton and Company:]
Wait for it, wait for it, wait!

[Hamilton:]
God help and forgive me
I wanna build something that's gonna outlive me

[Hamilton/Jefferson/Madison/Washington (Company):]
What do you want, Burr? (What do you want, Burr?)
What do you want, Burr? (What do you want, Burr?)
If you stand for nothing (What do you want, Burr?)
Burr, then what do you fall for? (What do you want?)

"Stop attacking me." Aaron muttered.

[Burr:]
I
I wanna be in the room where it happens
The room where it happens
I
Wanna be in the room where it happens
The room where it happens

[Burr (Company):]
I (I wanna be in the room where it happens)
Wanna be (The room where it happens)
In the room where it happens (The room where it happens)
I (I wanna be in the room where it happens)
I wanna be in the room... (The room where it happens)
Oh (The room where it happens)
Oh (I wanna be in the room where it happens)
I wanna be (Where it happens)
I wanna be (Where it happens)
I've got to be, I've got to be (I wanna be in the room where it happens)
In that room (The room where it happens)
In that big ol' room (The room where it happens)

By this point everyone agreed with Philip. This song was a masterpiece and beautifully put together.

[Company:]
The art of the compromise

[Burr:]
Hold your nose and close your eyes

[Company:]
We want our leaders to save the day

[Burr:]
But we don't get a say in what they trade away

[Company:]
We dream of a brand new start

[Burr:]
But we dream in the dark for the most part

[Burr and Company:]
Dark as a tomb where it happens

Philip was bobbing along to the music. Eliza laughed and put a hand on his shoulder. He just looked at her and smiled. Alexander ruffled his hair, as he too was swaying to the music.

[Burr (Company):]
I've got to be in the room... (The room where it happens)
I've got to be...
(The room where it happens)
I've got to be...
(The room where it happens)
Oh, I've got to be in
The room where it happens... (The room where it happens)
I've got to be, I've gotta be (The room where it happens)
I've gotta be
In the room (I wanna be in the room where it happens)
Click-boom! (Click-boom!)

Chapter Text

[Philip:]
Look!
Grandpa's in the paper!
"War hero Philip Schuyler loses senate seat to young upstart Aaron Burr"

"Finally getting involved are we?" Alexander teased.

"Shut up." Aaron said, happy he was starting to get a say in something.

Grandpa just lost his seat in the senate

[Eliza:]
Sometimes that's how it goes

[Philip:]
Daddy's gonna find out any minute

"Is that a bad thing?" Philip asked Eliza.

"I don't know yet." Eliza said honestly.

[Eliza:]
I'm sure he already knows

[Philip:]
Further down

[Philip and Eliza:]
Further down

[Philip:]
Let's meet the newest senator from New York

[Eliza:]
New York

[Philip and Eliza:]
Our senator

[Hamilton:]
Burr?
Since when are you a Democratic-Republican?

"Good question." Alexander said turning to Aaron.

[Burr:]
Since being one put me on the up and up again

[Hamilton:]
No one knows who you are or what you do

[Burr:]
They don't need to know me
They don't like you

[Hamilton:]
Excuse me?

Alexander sat back, kind of hurt.

[Burr:]
Oh, Wall Street thinks you're great
You'll always be adored by the things you create
But upstate