Scene 1: Glitter is NOT evil!
Where: Candy and Marcus’s house
When: A few days after Riot
**The scene fades up inside the home of Candy and Marcus Cage. Specifically, her “glitter craft” room. The room had a large desk against the wall with a chair in front of it. The desk was covered with different crafting supplies and the like. The far wall had large shelving units that were filled with her supplies. Jars and jars of every color and type of glitter you could imagine. Sequins in varieties of colors, fuzzy materials, and all sorts of things filled the shelves to their brim. Candy sat at the desk, just staring at a pile of glitter on the tabletop in front of her with tears in her eyes.**
CANDY: How can something SO PRETTY potentially hurt someone? I just don’t get it. Carmen was sooooo insistent that I tried to blind her with my glitterbomb move. But I wasn't! I was just trying to spread some cheer and happinessm.
**A single tear fell down her cheek when she felt a paw on her leg. She looked down and there stood Fluffy up on her hind legs, front paws resting on Candy’s leg as if trying to comfort her. Candy cracked a small smile as she pet the head of the pup.**
CANDY: Thank you, Fluffy.
**Fluffy barked twice, softly. Candy looked at her.**
CANDY: I know you can talk… I remember you and Hero talking to me before. Maybe you can only talk when I REALLY need you to?
**As she sat there, trying to coax the pooch to speak, Marcus stood in the doorway watching.**
MARCUS CAGE: Ruby’s down for her nap, fresh pullup, and this time it only took 2 stories and a song as opposed to the normal 4 or more
CANDY: Good. She absolutely loves your bedtime stories.
**He set the baby monitor down on the desk and put his hand on her shoulder.**
MARCUS CAGE: But how are YOU doing? I know you’ve been a little… off since your conversation with Carmen.
CANDY: I’m ok. It just kind of hit me that maybe Carmen ISNT some one I wanna be besties with? I mean, she’s kinda mean. Marcus?
MARCUS CAGE: Yeah?
CANDY: Am I stupid?
**Marcus seemed shocked at the question. He moved over to her side and gently turned her face towards him. He wiped away the tears that had rolled down her cheeks.**
MARCUS CAGE: Where is this coming from?
**She sniffled twice and looked down.**
MARCUS CAGE: Is this because of Carmen?
**Candy looked back up at him, her eyes red from tears, as she slowly nodded her head.**
CANDY: I have been thinking about it alot and… well… I could see it in Carmen's eyes. She doesn't want to be friends with me. She thinks I'm stupid.
**Marcus’s heart broke, hearing his wife say those words. He wasted no time taking her in his arms.**
MARCUS CAGE: You are NOT stupid. Not even a little. People like Carmen… and so many others that have lost out on being your friend… they thrive off of making people feel bad about themselves. You are one of the best people I have ever met. You are kind, and caring. You care deeply about everyone, and you always see the bright side or the best in people. And that makes some people mad. People like Carmen. And I am sick and tired of seeing people make you feel this way.
**Candy pulled back from the embrace and looked at Marcus very serious.**
CANDY: Thank you, Marcus. You always know how to cheer me up.
MARCUS CAGE: Well, you gave me the best pep talk ever when I was doubting myself in the rumble. This is why we work so well together. When one of us is down, the other compensates and makes up for it. Now, ya know what would make you feel better?
CANDY: What?
MARCUS CAGE: Ice cream sundaes!
**Her eyes lit up**
CANDY: With extra sprinkles?
MARCUS CAGE: Of course. Just means we gotta hit the gym double tomorrow.
CANDY: DEAL! Race ya to the kitchen!
**She jumps up and runs out of the room with the energy of a child as Marcus just grins and follows as the scene fades to black**
Welcome To Candy Land!!!
OH EM GEE HI GUYS!!! Thank you for tuning in to my blog! I'm gonna talk about all sorts of stuff. But I gotta talk about one super big thing that's like, super important to me. And that is the friend we lost.
Mr Nic Powell was a super cool guy. He was always so nice and he was never ever mean to me. He was always so supportive of everyone, even back in the old PWSi days. He was one of the people who nominated me for Hall of Fame. And he is the biggest reason I made a PWS return. Because he said he wanted to see me have at least one more PWS run, to come home. And now he's gone and won't even get to see PWS:APEX'S first ever Glitter Bomb match
. That makes me really sad but I know he's up in a cloud in heaven, watching and cheering. And it's just not fair. It's NOT!
…
Ok enough being sad. No more sadness. No more tears. Only happy thoughts and glitter. I mean, who DOESNT like glitter!?! It's sparkly, and pretty! It makes everything better. But so many people seem to hate it, and that makes me kinda sad. Which is why I am sooooo excited to be in a Glitter Bomb match against Carmen. And it's for her title too! EEK! I could be a champion again! How cook would it be for me to be the NEW COLLATERAL DAMAGE CHAMPION! Miss Ruby would be so proud of her mommy. And that's all I REALLY want.
That and I thought I wanted to be Carmen's bestie but… I'm not so sure anymore. She seems kinda mean. Meaner than Malachi, and he was super grumpy. She seemed to laugh at the idea of being my bestie. And I don't want that! Marcus said I deserve better. I deserve REAL friends. And he's right.
But maybe…
She will grow to ACTUALLY like me!? Maybe…
But first I gotta win this Glitterbomb match! Good luck, Carmen! You're gonna need it cuz this is MY match!