EVIL TO LIVE
SOMEWHERE ELSE
“In every single person is an evil laid dormant,” [She hisses, with a disdain for the fact.] “I am the Mother of this evil.”
[She reaches out, placing her hand once again on the belly of Nicole.]“And I’m going to show you what it’s like to give birth to something so vile, so deplorable, so beautiful, that you’ll come to understand that monsters aren’t things, but wonderful creatures.”
[Nicole shakes her head, furiously.] “Please, no, “[she begs, almost screaming.] “Please!” [Mother removes her hand and smiles, her rotten teeth showing sinisterly between her pert and ample lips.]“There is… another way,” [Mother admits, tilting her head to the side.] “I can reverse it, but first, I wish to see the evil that resides in Brent Kersh. I wish to see the deplorable nature that he has pushed down into the depths of his very soul. Perhaps, if he were to satisfy my desire to see this evil, I could provide you and your child with life.”
[She stands up, blowing out the candle that returns us to darkness.]“Perhaps.”
[Click.]ALISTAIR HUXLEY VS. SERGEI SOKOLOV
SINGLES MATCH
THE LEAST OF THESE
RINGSIDE
“Not so tough now, are ya comrade?”
[Calypso makes her way out, a big smile on her face with a chair in one hand and a mic in another.]“You’ve spent all your life expecting the world to hand you everything, and for what reason? Because of your strength, your manliness?”
[She scoffs at this, never taking her eyes off Sergei as she makes her way to the ring.]“The world doesn’t owe you a damn thing, Sergei. In fact, the world doesn’t belong to men like you anymore…it belongs to the least of these.”
[The bums have finally ended their assault by now, holding Sergei up as an offering of sorts to their Messiah as she enters the ring.]“I’ll prove it to you, next week in this very ring, when I put you down like the dog you are. And after I’ve put you out to pasture, I’ll show everyone at Pandemonium that the meek shall inherit the earth as the Messiah inherits her rightful shot at the World Championship and all the glory that comes with it.”
[With that she drops the mic, holding the chair with both hands now—SKULL FUCKED! Chair shot connects with the head of the Red Tsar! Calypso’s followers pick Sergei back up, dragging him out of the ring as Calypso prepares for her match against Ethan Earhart up next!]ETHAN EARHART VS. CALYPSO
SINGLES MATCH
SORRY
RINGSIDE
“Last week, I had to make a split second decision,” [he says sorrowfully, with his head lowered and a sense of shame.] “And whilst I don’t regret it, I know that not everyone would agree with it. Brent, I’m sorry that I didn’t save your wife. I’m sorry that I dragged you from the ambulance, but you have to believe me when I tell you that I had your best intentions at heart.”
[Before Sheldon can continue, ‘Chariots of Fire’ interrupts and Brent Kersh steps out onto the stage, wearing his black OSW t-shirt. He has a microphone and quickly calls for his music to be cut as he strides towards the ring.]“I don’t hold any grudges against you for doing the right thing,” [Brent says, stepping through the ropes.] “And it isn’t you that you should be sorry; it’s me.”
[Kersh suddenly strikes, driving his microphone into the skull of Neville Sheldon.] [The shocked fans look on in absolute dismay as the VHS Champion hits the deck with a thud. He looks up at Kersh, almost in disbelief, a look of absolute betrayal of his face.] [And Brent strikes again, kicking him as hard as he can in the jaw. He drops to the floor, beating the holy hell out of Neville with right hands, breaking his glasses in the process. He tosses them aside, continuing until he’s busted wide open.]“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
[The look on the Enforcers face tells a story of rage and fury. He kicks Neville to the outside and follows, scooping him up and dropping him chest first across the barricade. The entire arena has erupted into boos now as Brent drags the Champion towards the steel steps and bounces his head off them repeatedly.] [Neville finally slumps over, managing to peer up at The Enforcer who stands over him, blood on his hands.]“Is that enough?” [Brent yells into the sky.] “IS THAT ENOUGH!?”
[With the entire audience in an uproar, he kicks Sheldon one more time from the steps to the wooden floor, before turning around to walk away. He doesn’t look back, he doesn’t stop and he doesn’t show any remorse.]THE DEAD VS. DTR
SINGLES MATCH
THE RUSH
BACKSTAGE
“Fuck!”
[The voice of Jake Jeckel breaks into the din of a small room somewhere in the bowels of the Tap Room. He and his brother look worse for wear, still clothed in the same gear they wore last week. They were left roughly alone for the last week by Jensen Cussen and Jacob Phoenix. Since they’re alive, we can assume they were fed, but neither brother looks like they are ready.]“Wake up.”
[The voice of Jensen Cussen rings into the room, drawing a sneer from Jack Jeckel. The thud you heard earlier was the door to the room slamming open before the brothers, blinding them with light.]“You know we’re going to fuck you boys up, right?” [Jack asks the two members of The Family.]
“No, you’re not.” [Jacob interjects.] [The brothers stand up to fight, but Cussen raises a hand.]
“Save your strength.” [He jerks his thumb towards the exit.] “You boys have to fight each other next. You can worry about us after that.”
[The two men step aside, and the ragged Jeckels look at one another weirdly. Knowing they are at a steep disadvantage, neither wants to risk the fight. Better to live and fight another day, especially since backup could be lurking for Phoenix and Jensen.]“But Jake? Jack?” [Phoenix says as they turn to face him.] “I’m sure you’ve already felt it.”
“Felt what?” [Jack asks, confused.]
“The rush as the Virus begins to run through your veins.” [Phoenix replies coldly.] “Welcome to The Family.”
[Jake spits at the ground in front of Jacob and Jack flips a bird to Cussen as the brothers walk away angrily. Meanwhile, Cussen turns to Phoenix and grins.] [Has the Virus gripped the Jeckels?]THE FIELD OF JUDGEMENT
SOMEWHERE ELSE
“I am the Juror of Light. What the judge commands, I execute.” [It is Lux Bellator that speaks, a soft rain ripping onto his mask as he passes his sentence.] “Solomon Timothy Rhodes… Now that your face has been revealed, you can be judged for the fullness and severity of your sin.
It is written that ‘A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs on the heart.’ In your heart is found only selfishness, ego and pride. A man who had the world at his fingertips, a second chance granted only to fall back into the darkness he crawled out of.
The price of sin is death. We have seen the death of Lazarus – now the Fires of Judgement call for one Solomon Rhodes.”
[Solomon does not look afraid. His eyes burn with the same determination to his mission that Lux’s do.]“It is also written ‘Do not judge, let you be judged. Do not condemn, lest you be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.’
These are words you once lived by, and yet you have turned your own back. The ultimate hypocrisy, the Torchbearer revealed as nothing more than a liar. It is through the falsities of YOUR actions that the light has been revealed to me.
Seek not order, for order is merely control. Our spirit yearns for freedom.”
[Solomon brings his face closer to Lux’s. Eyeball to eyeball.]“As it was in the beginning, it will be in the end. Chaos. You have awoken forces within me that you have no control over. You have started a fire that you can’t put out.
You think that these fires burn to claim me as their victim? You judge harshly, so you will be judged twice so.”
[Lux takes Solomon by the hand, opening it and turning his palm upwards. Into Solomon’s hand, he places a small black circle, before closing his fist around it.]“The Black Mark. Your judgement awaits.”
[Bellator steps back, smiling as Solomon opens his palm and inspects the mark. Bellator fires off one more exchange.]“No weapon formed against me will prosper. I will refute every tongue that accuses me in return. This is the heritage of the servant of the Lord… The one true Judge.
On this battlefield will your fate be sealed. There will be no revival for you this time. I will not make that mistake again.”
[The scene ends closing in on the ‘Black Mark’ that is still pressed into Solomon’s hand. The mark of judgement. Bellator. Solomon. The fires call for one of them.]JAKE JECKEL VS. JACK JECKEL
SINGLES MATCH
BROKEN BIRDIE
BACKSTAGE
“Little birdie, it would appear that someone has clipped your wings.”
[A giant hand thrusts out of the darkness, slapping itself around the throat of Neville Sheldon.] [The lights return.] [It is The Scarecrow.]“There’s no flying away this time,” [He says sinisterly, whilst Neville gulps.] “Is there? You have something that belongs to The Scarecrow and I want it back.”
[Neville peers down to the VHS Championship.]“I won’t be giving it up without a fight,” [the valiant Champion responds.] “So if you want it, try and take it.”
[The Scarecrow is amused by his fearlessness.]“I’m glad there’s some fight left in you, underdog. This wouldn’t be half as much fun without it. Brent Kersh stole that Championship from me, just like he stole your dignity from you. Tonight, he’ll betray you again and again until his family are safe. Don’t you see, little birdie? The Canary is a Crow and where your eyes don’t go…”
[Darkness.] [Flutter.] [A distance whisper.]“Fear The Scarecrow.”
[Gulp.]JENSEN CUSSEN VS. JACOB PHOENIX
SINGLES MATCH
IN SICKNESS AND IMMORTALITY
BACKSTAGE
“It’s amusing that you wish to weaponize the Virus when I am The Virus. I’m already the weapon that you seek.”
[Earhart grimaces.] “I’ve been searching for the Power of Plague for years, knowing that it could potentially threaten my immortality. I fear that you must be destroyed so that I can live.” [DTR smiles.] [With an eerie silence shortly brewing tension, it’s momentarily interrupted by the Virus who attacks Earhart with a big right hand. He grabs him around the throat and squeezes, forcing him to the floor. Earhart struggles, but the power is just too strong.]“Let’s try an experiment then, shall we?”
[As DTR squeezes, Ethan’s face begins to turn white, becoming paler with every moment. By the time The Virus lets go, Earhart is vomiting black gunge violently against the floor.]“What have you done to me?” [Ethan says, between spewing.]
“I’ve given you a concentrated dose of The Virus, dear boy. Now you no longer need a sample; you are the sample. Welcome to the family, son.”
[Ethan scrambles to his feet, barely able to escape as DTR remains, laughing in the distance.]LUX BELLATOR VS. MOTHER
REWIND CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
THE REBUILDING OF GREATNESS
SOMEWHERE ELSE
“Huxley!” [He calls out.] “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”
[Nothing.] [As he approaches the center, he notices something on the ground.] [The Hangman’s noose.]“Do you think I’m afraid of your mind games, Huxley?” [The Dead shouts out into the abyss of darkness.] “I know what I did. I killed him, just like you tried to kill me!”
[The Dead lets go of the noose and turns around, walking straight into Fluffy. The giant Spaniard wraps his hands around his throat, strangling him for dear life. Whilst Fluffy drops The Dead to his knees, Alistair Huxley appears alongside him.]“You shouldn’t have come, Painkiller,” [Huxley muses, twirling his moustache.] “Not after everything you’ve done.”
[Cirus Freaks begin appearing from all corners of the room. It’s like something from a horror film. They grab the noose and place it around the throat of The Dead, attempting to string him up.] [Before they can though, he starts spewing bile and gunge at them. The moment it hits their skin, it burns and they release their grip on the noose. Everyone dives for cover, only The Painkiller rushes towards the exit, escaping.] [Huxley bends down and picks up the noose.]“Who’s idea was this?”
[No-one responds.]“I’ll be back!” [The Dead screams from the exit.] “This isn’t over.”
[Ali smiles.] “By all means, return next week, old foe. We’ll put on a show and end this once and for all. It’ll be the greatest show that ever lived!” [Both men stare at each other, their fates entwined. Next week, this ends.]BRENT KERSH VS. NEVILLE SHELDON
AMBULANCE MATCH
SOUNDS OF BETRAYAL
RINGSIDE
“I’m sorry Neville,” [he says with his hands on his hips and his head lowered.] “I’m so sorry. I have no choice.”
[He walks around the to the front of the ambulance and gets inside. He turns the siren on, fires up the engine and speeds off out of the Tap Room.] [Our cameras follow him out onto the open road, wondering just where in the hell he’s taking our VHS Champion.] [Wherever it is, it can’t be good.] [VHS comes to a close, watching the ambulance pull away into the streets of Miami and eventually out of sight.] [Static.] [Laughter.] [Finally, a shot of The Scarecrow and Mother, stood over Nicole Kersh in the middle of no-where.] [Presumably, that’s where Brent Kersh is headed.] [Cut.]