WHERE YOUR EYES DON’T GO
RECORDED EARLIER
“H-Hello?” [he enquires, somewhat afraid.] [Bravely, the VHS Champion slowly turns around, only the figure is gone.] [Confident that he must be seeing things, Sheldon removes his glasses and rubs his eyes, walking into the kitchen. He pulls the large fridge door open, bending over to grab a carton of milk. Standing back up to close the door, stood beside him, looming once more in the shadows is the brim of a familiar hat.] [Sheldon’s eyes widen as his heart races. He turns slowly to his left, only the figure is once again gone.] [It’s been one of those nights.] [Taking a sip of milk and putting the empty carton on the side, his body aches for sleep. He heads upstairs towards the bedroom, yet with every creak of every step, he can’t help but look behind him. As he does, we switch views, realizing that the figure now looms atop the very staircase Sheldon ascends.] [Yet when he turns around to resume his ascent, the figure is no longer there.] [Reaching the bedroom, he flicks on the light, opening a dresser drawer to retrieve some pyjama’s. Oblivious, safe and able to see in the light, he turns to the wall above his bed. What’s there startles him. ] [In blood, painted, is a very clear message.]
“Where your eyes don’t go, fear The Scarecrow.”
[The bedroom door suddenly slams, as heinous laughter fills the air.] [Static.]LUX BELLATOR VS. CALYPSO
SINGLES MATCH
THE JURY OF LIGHT
RINGSIDE
“At VHS:Tapeover, you were all witness to the first case in the court of the Great Judge. And as it is with all sin, the punishment was death… Death of one Lazarus, exposure of his true revealed self.”
[Bellator paces toward the ropes, the spotlight following him.]“But what you witnessed was merely the beginning. Things around these walls need to change. My mission has become clear – I bear the one true light, the light of God Almighty. My mission is as it always has been, to drag people, kicking and screaming into the light that purifies them.”
[That sentiment goes over with the fans to another chorus of boos in return.]“I have offered people the opportunity to repent and be forgiven… Now, judgement comes. To those who do not walk in the light in the eyes of the Great Almighty Judge, I… the Jury of Light, will see that they are judged accordingly. As it was with Solomon Rhodes, so it will be with everybody.”
[Bellator climbs the turnbuckle, offering his final decree.]“Solomon Rhodes is merely the beginning. God’s judgement falls on all.”
[His microphone dropping makes the sound of the judge’s gavel. As the lights around the arena return, one particular face is seen standing on the balcony, having watched Lux’s entire spiel with eager ears. The face that once bore a mask like his own… The face of Solomon Rhodes.Locking eyes with Bellator, the pair exchange glares before Solomon turns and exits. The war is not over yet.]
ALISTAIR HUXLEY VS. JENSEN CUSSEN
SINGLES MATCH
MOTHER DEAREST
BACKSTAGE
“This isn’t a good idea, Nicole. We’re asking for a trouble.”
[She stares at him with eyes like daggers.] “You said that Mother attacked you last week. Well, if anyone can get through to this woman and tell her that our family has been through enough, it’s a mother.”“She’s no woman, she’s a monster.” [Kersh replies.] [They enter the locker room area, only suddenly the lights flicker, shattering above their head. Before you know it, we’re plunged into absolute darkness.] [When a singular light returns, swinging above Nicole’s head, Brent Kersh appears laid out at her feet and stood behind her in the darkness, Mother lurks.]
“I understand you wanted to speak with me?” [Mother hisses from the shadows, yet to reveal herself.] “Then speak.”
[Nicole, fearless, accepts her request.]“Over the past year, we’ve uncovered a truth unlike any other. My husband realized that half of his bloodline was murdered by The Scarecrow. We lost our son, our daughter was seriously hurt and we had to leave our home.”
[She grimaces, upset.]“And?” [Mother replies.]
“And you resurrected the very thing that tried to kill my husband. You brought back the very thing that murdered our son.”
“Thing?” [Mother says with disgust.] “Every monster that walks the face of this Earth is a child of mine. They’re all my babies. How dare you call my precious Scarecrow a thing.”
[She steps out of the shadows, now standing opposite Nicole.]“I can show you.”
[Mother reaches out, placing her hand on the belly of Nicole, who tries to back away but finds herself forced into a corner. Through her white top, we can see black veins radiating out across her stomach. Her face contorts in pain, whilst Mother laughs, finally letting go.]“There, I’m sure you’ll both live Happily Ever After.”
[And with that, the light once again goes off.]BRENT KERSH VS. ETHAN EARHART
SINGLES MATCH
A MATTER OF PRIDE
BACKSTAGE
“Глупая женщина.”
[This snaps Calypso out of her meditation, looking up angrily at Sergei Sokolov standing over her, a smirk on his face as he repeats himself in English this time.]“Silly woman, sitting there for some form of guidance from the sky. What makes you think you can take your place amongst these warriors, amongst men like the Red Tsar?”
[This infuriates The Prophet, who jumps to her feet. The height disadvantage is of no concern to Calypso, who stares angrily at Sokolov.]“You wouldn’t be talking so much shit if your jaw came unhinged, would you…comrade? Don’t think for a second that I’m intimidated by you. Men like you are a dime a dozen, so eager to prey upon the weak. That’s where I come in, Ivan Drago…I’m not afraid to beat you to a red bloody pulp and show you why the meek shall inherit the earth.”
[This merely draws another chuckle from Sergei.]“You look like a child, you act like a child, and a child has no place in the presence of Sergei Sokolov. Now if you’ll kindly get out of the wa—“
[Calypso doesn’t give Sergei a chance to finish that thought, unleashing a flurry of right hands on the Red Tsar! He’s down to one knee as The Messiah unloads like a wildfire, but Sergei soon gets the better of the exchange throwing Calypso up against the wall. He has her by the throat as he stares her down.]“The Red Tsar has no time for your foolishness, child. The opportunity of a lifetime is up for grabs at Pandemonium, and Sergei Sokolov will be taking it by force. You would be wise to stay out of my way, or else feel the wrath of Mother Russia.”
[Sergei drops Calypso down before walking off, leaving her fuming as the Red Tsar heads off to face Mother up next!]SERGEI SOKOLOV VS. MOTHER
SINGLES MATCH
THE EPICENTER
BACKSTAGE
“You’re not infected?” [The Virus muses.] “How can that be?”
[Ethan looks around him, reaching out to touch some of the gunge.]“I’ve long been immune to the viruses of humanity. I’m immortal, so my body counteracts the toxin.”
[DTR stands, approaching.] “Well, aren’t you special.”“Not as special as you, it would seem. You’re an interesting subject, David. The way you spread this virus, infecting men and women by touch. It oozes from you, doesn’t it? Could you imagine what we could do if we harnessed the power of it?”
“Do you wish to join the family?”
[Ethan smiles, suddenly stabbing DTR in the neck with a needle – only it breaks against his skin, snapping in two. Earhart looks shocked, stepping backwards.]“I guess not then, son.”
[DTR grabs him, tossing him across the room and into the nearest wall, where he lands with a thud. Ethan scramble to his feet, running for the nearest gap in the gunge to escape.]“You can’t run from me, Ethan.”
[Static.]THE AMAZING JECKEL BROTHERS VS. THE FAMILY
TAG TEAM MATCH
JUGGALO JUICE
RINGSIDE
“Laugh all you want, but you’re going to be crying when we take those fucking Tag straps from you assholes.” [Jake yells back up to them before making the universal gesture with his arms at his waist to indicate they are coming for the belts.] [Don’t Trust Reason only nods slowly, never removing his eyes from the Amazing Jeckel Brothers.] [Jake is quickly distracted by a hand jutting out to him from the crowd. He’s handed a can of Faygo, much to his delight. Jack is handed a can himself from a different fan, and both Juggalos turn to flip off The Family before taking a long drink of the cans…] […until the brothers both start spitting out their drink with fervor. They fall to their knees and drop the cans as we see a black liquid running out of it.] [The Virus?] [DTR begins laughing again as Jake is up to his feet, and he and his brother aren’t going to be held back this time as they head for the ring.] [BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO JAKE JECKEL!] [PHOENIX FOREARM TO JACK JECKEL!] [The brothers are down for the count as Jacob Phoenix and Jensen Cussen stand above them. DTR and Painkiller slowly leave the ring to stand beside them, the Family assembled above the downed brothers. DTR looks at Cussen and Phoenix with approval.]
“They’re all yours.”
[Cussen and Phoenix pick up the downed bodies of their enemies and begin to haul them back up the aisle to the entrance ramp.] [What are they going to do to the Jeckels?] [And did they get infected?]SOLOMON RHODES VS. NEVILLE SHELDON
SINGLES MATCH
CHAO AB ORDO
RINGSIDE
“Cut the music!”
[Solomon Rhodes. Microphone in hand, standing leaning against the turnbuckle, breathing heavily from the effects of the match. The music silences.]“Thankyou…” [He pushes himself off the turnbuckle.] “There is a matter that must urgently be addressed. The matter of one Lux Bellator.”
[Rhodes waits for the murmuring and response to die down before continuing.]“At Tapeover, what was Lazarus burned down along with the temple. And out of the fires I rose once more… But Lux would have you believe that is where the story ends.” [He pauses, with a slight hind of a smile.] “No, no. We have only just begun. Clearly, Bellator is a man that must be stopped… and clearly, that task falls upon me.”
[He shakes his head, still tormented and torn inside.]“As much as it pains me, I cannot stand by and watch what he has become… He has turned his back on the very message that he brought to OSW, a message now descended into chaos.”
[The hint of a smile has now long since gone, leaving only sadness and anger in his eyes.]“Your hypocrisy has opened my eyes Lux. Opened my eyes to the fact that order is not the truest form of purity… only in chaos can that be found. So, not out of chaos do we find order, but out of order we must bring chaos.”
[Rhodes draws his eyes up to the balcony, to the very point where he stood earlier, looking down on the ring at Lux. in his spot, the purple mask of Bellator himself is seen, staring down at him now. He addresses the Light Warrior directly.]“The corruption of flesh has become evident in your actions, your hypocrisy and your lies. You burned everything I hold dear, so I am left with but the flames. But it is out of those flames that I move forward, committing my life to the burning down of the falsehoods of man.”
[He points his finger upwards to the balcony, right at the face of the man he once called brother.]“You started this fire, Lux Bellator. Now watch as the fire you started burns you back…”
[His hands clasp together and the entire balcony that Lux stands on erupts into flames. The Light Warrior has barely enough time to leap to the entranceway before becoming fried. A clear warning signal fired by Solomon Rhodes. The man to stand before Lux Bellator and his mission of judgement against Old School Wrestling.]REVOLVER
BACKSTAGE
“Did you think you could take everything from me and I wouldn’t take anything from you, my dearest Painkiller?”
[The Dead raises his hands.] “That’s not my name.”“You were supposed to be the star of my show; the main attraction! Why did you do it? Why did you betray me?”
“Why?” [The Dead asks angrily.] “You brainwashed me. You manipulated me. You turned me into your slave. You made me a performing monkey in your circus, Huxley!”
“And The Family is any different?”
[He scoffs.]“The Family doesn’t use me. They didn’t infect me by force. Don’t you get it? They offered me a chance to join their family; to become one of them and I took it.”
[Huxley shakes the gun forward in his direction.]“You have no idea the pain that you’ve caused me, do you?” [Ali screams.] “You have no idea! You may have joined the family, and you may not be able to feel any pain but you can die,” [he spews viciously.] And I will kill you!”
[Ali suddenly pulls the trigger, firing the gun with a loud explosion that takes him backwards with force. The bullet zips past The Dead, catching him in the head. He falls to his knees in shock, places his hand to the wound.] [It grazed him. Alistair Huxley missed.] [Looking at the blood in his hands, he stands up infuriated, rushing towards Huxley who grabs the chair and slams it across his skull with everything he has. The gun falls to the floor, The Dead scrambling for it on the ground whilst Ali makes his escape.] [He turns over, weapon in hand, but the Ringmaster is gone.]THE SCARECROW VS. JACOB PHOENIX
THE PERCH MATCH
911
BACKSTAGE
“NICOLE!” [Kersh yells, helplessly.] [But they’re long gone.] [The camera closes in on the terrified face of Brent Kersh, who with his hands on his head, looks into the distance in absolute horror.] [Genesis have his wife and child.] [Static.]