Post by Laura Phoenix - HBIC on Jun 13, 2020 21:25:40 GMT -5
Tuesday Night Riot
June 9th, 2020
Las Vegas, Nevada
Destiny is on the horizon
And a Darkness looms.
And in the desert
The darkness is the greatest
But the Fire is the brightest
Ladies and Gentlemen....
Prepare for War
For it’s our Destiny
The Commonwealth vs Enforcer/Vin Halsted
The debuting team of Dickie Watson and Aiden Renyolds were quick to make an impression on Enforcer and Halsted with some amazing offensive moves right off the bat. Quick tagging in and out along with a few double teaming left their opponents in a quick scramble to try and regain control of the match. Eventually the tide turns for a while as Enforcer and Vin work over Dickie. Eventually Dickie is able to reach Aiden for the hot tag. Vin and Aiden battle back and forth for a good long while and it looks like Enforcer is about to jump in on the fight but it backfires in glorious fashion as Dickie climbs the ropes, climbs up on Aiden’s shoulders and hits “DICKIE WANTS TO DIE!” and the get the 1-2-3!
Winners - The Commonwealth
(The feed cuts to a shot of Lukas Emery, as he’s sitting in front of a house. He has a stoic expression on his face, as he begins to speak.)
Lukas Emery: So, little Aaron is back with his father. It’s important to know, Aaron was never in any real danger. He was in good hands during his time away from his dad. But Nick wasn’t prepared for what he would find when he came here a week ago. I figured he wouldn’t want to talk about it, so I made sure we had cameras in place to document everything. But before I get to that, I wanted to speak on something. You see, when I sent that tweet, telling Nick I was sending him an address to where Aaron would be. Laura decided to chime in. Now, she could have been a better supportive wife, she could have said anything. But what did she do? She once again made things about her. She told Nick “bring MY son home.” Yet again she completely disregarded Nick’s involvement in raising that kid. Aaron is a product of BOTH of you, Nick and you. Yet you continually act like he’s just the spawn of you. And Nick just sits there in silence, taking it. If I was going to bring him out of retirement to face me in my last match, I had to do something about that. I didn’t want the spineless do nothing coward he’s become. I wanted the extremist, the madman. I knew what I had to do in order to bring that guy back….
(Lukas pauses for a second.)
Lukas Emery:...So that brings us to what happened here last week.
(The footage cuts, before cutting to a shot from just outside the house, as an SUV pulls up to the house. The footage is almost like from a security camera. The suv stops, and the door opens. Nick Madison steps out of the vehicle, as he pulls a gun out of the car. He closes the door and starts walking towards the front door. He walks up the front porch, as we cut to a camera facing the front door. He walks up to the front door, and kicks it in. Inside, we are met with a high pitched scream of a little girl, as she runs down the hallway to another room, slamming the door behind her in fear. The scene takes Nick by surprise, as he slowly walks into the house, calling out to the young girl.)
Nick Madison: I-I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you. I’m just looking for my son.
(He walks towards the door that the girl slammed behind her, as we cut to inside the house.)
Nick Madison: I promise, I’m not going to hurt you.
(From behind the door, we can hear the voice of the terrified little girl.)
Girl: Stay away from me! You just stay away! You might be my father, but I want nothing to do with you!
(This statement stops Nick in his tracks, as he pauses, not knowing what to say.)
Nick Madison:...Adri-
(Nick is cut off by the sound of a baby upstairs, as his attention immediately cuts to the sound.)
Nick Madison: Aaron?
(He immediately walks away from the door, making his way up the stairs. We cut to another camera, outside a room upstairs, as we see Nick slowly approaching a closed door. From inside the room, we hear the sound of the baby laughing again, as Nick opens the door. We cut to a shot from just above the door, looking into the room, as we see Aaron standing in a crib, as a woman stands in front of him. We hear the cocking of a gun, as Aaron looks towards the open door. Aaron smiles.)
Aaron: Dada!
Nick Madison: Step away...from my son.
(Nick steps into the room, with the gun pointed at the woman. The woman doesn’t turn to Nick. She stays looking at Aaron, as she speaks in a soft tone.)
Woman: He has your eyes…
(Nick stops when he hears the woman’s voice. She turns her head slowly, and reveals her identity. She’s his ex girlfriend, and the mother of the little girl downstairs, former PWS superstar, Sapphire.)
Nick Madison: Wh-what are you doing here?
Sapphire: Stop pointing the gun at me and we can talk.
(Nick lowers the gun, putting it behind his back in his pants, as he walks up and picks up Aaron, who has his arms outreaches.)
Sapphire: Lukas brought us here.
Nick Madison: Us? So that was Adrianna downstairs?
Sapphire: The little girl that you scared half to death? Yes, that was your daughter.
Nick Madison: Why?
Sapphire: Why?
Nick Madison: Why are you here?
Sapphire: To deliver a message, and to make sure Aaron was okay. He’s a sweet kid.
Nick Madison: What’s the message? You haven’t returned any of my letters. I’ve tried to get in contact with the two of you…
Sapphire: After how many years after abandoning us?
Nick Madison: I-I’m sorry…
Sapphire: Sorry doesn’t make up for the fact you made painfully clear to her those years ago that you want nothing to do with her.
Nick Madison: That’s not true…
Sapphire: Oh don’t give me that. The fact is you didn’t even think about her for years until Aaron was born. That’s when you started trying to get back in contact. Because your guilt got to you.
Nick Madison: I wanted to…
Sapphire: To what? Ease your conscience? Take away the guilt you felt for abandoning her? For abandoning us?
Nick Madison: I didn’t mean to…
Sapphire: That’s why Lukas did all this. That’s why he took Aaron. That's why he said all those things. That’s why he found Adri and I, paid us a hell of a lot of money to be here. You’re a monster, and he was trying to remind you of that.
Nick Madison: Why?
Sapphire: So he could get you in the right frame of mind for Destiny.
Nick Madison: I mean why did you go along with it?
Sapphire: I did it for Aaron, to look out for him, so maybe he won’t have to go through the years of counseling my daughter did. She wants nothing to do with you after what you did. I’ve finally managed to get her over everything.
Nick Madison: Well, maybe we can-
Sapphire: No. We won’t. After you walk out that door with Aaron and take him. Back home, you won’t see either of us again. We haven’t needed you for all these years, we won’t need you after this. We will do just fine. And honestly with the money Lukas is paying us, we’re pretty much set. You can go on to take Aaron back home, and we can go back to our lives, away from you.
(Nick looks at Aaron, hurt by everything Sapphire has said, as he turns to leave the room.)
Sapphire: As for the message from Lukas…
Nick Madison: ...what is it?
Sapphire: It’s your match at Destiny. He knew after all this, there was only one way this could end.
(Nick looks up at her, pain in his eyes, as she looks at him with pain in hers.)
Sapphire: He wants a Monster’s Ball.
Nick Madison: Tell him I accept.
(With that, Nick walks out of the room with Aaron, he walks out of the house. He walks down the steps and to the vehicle. He opens the back door and puts Aaron in the car seat. He closes the door and takes one last look at the house, as tears are streaming down his face. He gets into the driver’s seat and shuts his door, as he drives off. The scene fades, as we return to the shot of Lukas in front of the house.)
Lukas Emery: So, there you have it. That was the surprise I had for Nick here a week ago. He had a heartbreaking reunion with the family he abandoned. He put so much in Mogadishu on family in all this, so I thought how fitting it would be. You see, if I want the Nick Madison of old? If I wanted the legend that set fire to this business? I had to take things...to the extreme, so to speak.
(Lukas smirks as he looks at the camera.)
Lukas Emery: Did it work, Nick? I’ll see you at Destiny in Monster’s Ball.
(The footage cuts to black.)
Malachi vs Richard Rider
You wanna talk about a one sided affair....this match would be it. Malachi didn’t even wait for the bell to ring before he took it to Rider. Rider eventually got a punch in but that only seemed to piss off the already irate Irishman and poor Richard tried to beg off and crawl away but it made things only worse for him. Malachi was out to teach Rider a lesson, he purposely did not end this quickly but it did end with Rider on the business end of the Hair Trigger packaged piledriver and Malachi picking up the win.
Winner - Malachi
Elizabeth “Bella” Madison vs Heather Haze
JR Freeman: And next ladies and gentlemen, all we can say is if you’re lookin’ for a pure, technical wrestling match. This isn’t the match for you.
Alfonso Banks: It all started back at the End of Year Awards where both Bella AND Heather Haze shockingly TIED for the Rising Star award and partner, from that moment on that stage the jabs started FLYING.
JR Freeman: And after months of escalation, here we are. These women have been given 20 minutes to beat the ever-loving GOU SHI out of each other. Let’s send it down to the ring…
(The arena goes dark as the opening chords of Willa Ford's "I Wanna Be Bad" blasts out of the speakers. Bright neon lights flash out from the ramp, and the words "The Bad Girl" flash across the screen, as Heather Haze strides out to a mixed reaction from the gathered crowd. She smiles as her theme music continues to bump out of the P.A. She strikes a seductive pose for a moment with her Collateral Damage championship, then dances a little to the music, shaking her hips to wolf-whistles from the crowd and smiling, before making her way slowly to the ring. She then sprints the last few feet and baseball slides into the ring, coming up into a quick predatory crouch, her eyes locked on the fans. She then arches her back as she pushes her ample breasts outward and throws her head back in an orgasmic fashion running her fingers sensually along her title, making the men in the audience shout with catcalls and whistles as the music fades.)
Alfonso Banks: ...I need to go pray.
JR Freeman: Well rumor is she can help you with that.
(Arena goes dark as the ominous tones of New Years Day’s “Shut up” begins to blare.)
“Twisted and dirty
Think that you know me
That you control me
Have it figured it out
Boy I'm not breaking
Better get praying
You need the saving
To keep you devout”
(The entrance lights up as does the video screen that shows, climbing up a set of stairs we see with each step taken a different footwear. Saddle shoes followed by heels followed by Chuck Taylors followed by a pair of wrestling shoes with kickpads.)
“I told you once
I told you twice
I can't be tricked
Can't be hypnotized
You tell me I'm pretty when
I'm sitting here in silence”
(The roar comes over the sound system as we see Bella standing on top of the entrance. She stands wearing her wrestling gear along with an updated version of her mom’s old ring jacket with the hood up and starts making her way to the ring.)
“Don't try and tell me what a girl wants
Shut up and give it to me
You got the picture painted all wrong
No, I won't be your masterpiece
Don't feed me lies
I'll chew them up and spit em out
Don't try and tell me what a girl wants
Shut up and give it to me”
(Towards the end of the chorus she hops up on the ring side and climbs to the second rope, drops the hood of the jacket with a smirk and a wink as the song fades out. Before Bella knows what’s happening though, Haze...who’s been rolling her eyes throughout Bella’s entire entrance...darts over and grabs her legs, yanking them outwards and letting Bella’s chin smack HARD off the top turnbuckle. Haze backs up trash talking as Bella slowly turns around holding her chin as she nods her head acknowledging that’s the way it’s gonna be as she tears her jacket off and they start to circle each other.)
JR Freeman: No love lost at ALL.
*DING*
(Both women let out a little primal scream as they viciously lock-up in a collar-elbow tie-up with Bella backing Haze into the corner turnbuckle where the referee starts counting for the break as Bella backs up and before she fully breaks she pats Haze on the collarbones with a wink. This incites Haze who fiercely returns her little giggle as they make their way back to the center and do it again, this time Haze backs Bella into the corner. As the referee counts, Haze kisses Bella on the forehead which causes Bella to swing wildly giving Haze the opportunity to grab the back of her head and bounce it off the turnbuckle to an 8 count until Bella elbows Haze in the stomach to get space. As Haze bounds back, Bella sees her double over and runs for a running swinging tornado DDT as she’s UP...there’s the SWING...and Haze sets her right back down into a Northern Lights Suplex for a one count as Bella and Haze kip right back up to their feet and Bella charges but gets caught with a hair-pull snapmare! Haze locks in a chinlock as Bella groans in pain.)
JR Freeman: You can literally FEEL the animosity and, almost an air of passive-aggressiveness in this one partner.
Alfonso Banks: I don’t know WHAT you call it, all I know is don’t ask me to stand up for awhile…
(Bella motivates herself to get back up and elbow Haze in the ribs freeing herself until Bella out of NOWHERE sweeps Haze’s legs sending her crashing HARD to the mat. Bella regains her composure and as Haze sits herself up, Bella runs and connects with a HARD shining wizard!)
1!
2!
KICKOUT!!!
(Bella rolls out of the count and checks her nose for blood as she kinda glares at the ref who reassures her it was a two. Bella lifts Haze back up to her feet...but Haze breaks off Bella’s hold, slaps her in the face as hard as she can, and when Bella turns Haze hits a HARD poisoned hurricanrana...as she stays riding the back of Bella’s head! She winks to the crowd and grinds a little bit before hitting about four facebuster humps of the-)
Alfonso Banks: RIDE ‘EM COWGIRL!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
JR Freeman: I...I don’t even know...what to CALL that!
Alfonso Banks: I call that BETTER THAN SKINEMAX!!!
(Haze laughs lightly as Bella slides out from behind and when she sits up...the look of Hades flashes across her face as she slides up evilly behind Haze who is taunting a little bit…)
Announcer: 10 MINUTES REMAINING…
(Bella whips Haze around with a HARD kick to the knee and she INSTANTLY hits the ropes for the Bella Aube...the snap hurricanrana driver!!! Bella pops back up giving a feral shriek as she folds Haze’s legs looking for the Bella Notte but as she picks her up, Haze uses her flexibility to roll back through Bella’s legs in an almost makeshift facebuster as she kicks Bella away who sits up checking her nose again which is starting to trickle a little blood as the referee puts on the gloves...before the ref can get over to check on Bella, Haze sees her opportunity and almost baseball slides into a Lotus Lock! Bella screams in pain as Haze squeezes as hard as she can before we see Bella valiantly kick out and scoot forward to get her foot under the bottom rope!)
JR Freeman: Ya know partner, I was wrong! This has been a FANTASTIC wrestling match so far!
Alfonso Banks: GO HAZE!
JR Freeman: WHAT THE HELL!? You’re supposed to be impartial!
Alfonso Banks: Yeah I know I know but...just LOOK at her!!!
(The ref backs Haze to her corner as he checks on Bella who assures him its just a little nosebleed, she’s fine to continue…)
Announcer: 5 MINUTES REMAINING…
(Haze hears that and immediately runs at Bella and dropkicks her into the corner and when she collapses down….Haze kips up and smiles as she does a little seductive dance sauntering over to Bella...before turning herself around and looking for the Pucker Up! Which she puts a little extra mustard on and tries to CRUSH Bellas head but Bella has slid forward at the last moment ducking underneath it as she kips up, hits the ropes, and hits a MASSIVE yakuza kick! She hits the ropes again to try for another only to be met out halfway by Haze who hits her OWN massive Yakuza Kick! They both stagger back into the ropes and glare at each other before screaming and running dead ahead as Haze decides to try for the Spear! Bella leapfrogs it as Haze pops right back up giving chase as Bella springboards up looking for the Beautiful Disaster which Haze ducks as Bella crashes to the mat!
Announcer: ONE MINUTE REMAINING!!!
(Haze hears that and looks at Bella getting up as she goes for a low dropkick which Bella dodges by sitting up just in time as Haze lands on her back RIGHT in front of Bella who swings her legs around grabbing for an armbar which Haze rolls her over!)
1!
2!
KICKOUT!
Announcer: 30 SECONDS REMAINING!
(Both women pop back up to their feet and just start throwing BOMBS at each other until Bella backs up and tries for a snap hurricanrana pin but when she’s up on Haze’s shoulders...Haze pops her up in the air and hits her with a Jailbait on the way down!!! CAN SHE COVER IN TIME!!!)
Timekeeper: 3!
Referee: ONE!
Timekeeper: 2!
Referee: TWO!
Timekeeper: 1!!!
(...and the referee’s hand hit...JUST after the bell rang. The small fans in attendance begin booing and chanting for 5 more minutes as both women just lie there in disbelief.)
Announcer: THIS MATCH HAS ENDED IN A TIME LIMIT DRAW!!!
(Haze sits up as the referee offers her a hand but she just yanks her Collateral Damage championship violently out of his hands and staggers to her feet...she sees Bella slowly coming around from that vicious pop-up version of the Jailbait, the blood flowing a little more from her nose as she locks eye contact with Haze who is hardcore talking shit as you’d expect.)
Heather Haze: Next time? Neither mommy NOR the clock is gonna save you. I HAD you, BITCH.
(WIth that Haze just stalks out of the ring up the ramp turning around at the top of it to hoist her Collateral Damage championship screaming that she had the match won and she was the REAL champion. As Bella gingerly cracks her neck and stands in the ring to a round of respectful applause.)
JR Freeman: Oh. Mios. Dios. Those two women gave their EVERYTHING in that ring tonight and what a HELLACIOUS endeavor it was and YET...it was all for NAUGHT! They fell victim to the time limit! And partner you HATE to see that ending befall such a highly competitive, intense match!
Alfonso Banks: You know this isn’t over by a long shot. Haze can brag and taunt that she would have won the match all she wants but...here’s the thing! She DIDN’T. That’s the claymore to the neck of these kinds of matches, time limit draws HAVE no winner...AND no loser. But partner I think we’re definitely gonna see them run it back in the future.
JR Freeman: I, for one, surely hope so partner!
Winner - Time Limit Draw
Main Event
PWS Heavyweight Championship
Mack McKane vs Mystery Challenger
JR Freeman: And now fans we have an uneasy grudge match. The Board of Directors DEMANDED that Mack McKane show up to defend his World Championship before Destiny or they would take everything he’s worked so hard for away from him. But HOW...HOW can Mack focus when his beloved Mattie Cormier is still missing, the Reverend Synister lurks around him, and his opponent HAND PICKED by Levi Russow...is none other than the JUGGERNAUT, Slappy McGoo!
Alfonso Banks: Mack’s fantasy world is about to come to a screeching halt if Levi Russow finds his way to properly “motivate” Slappy McGoo. This is gonna be a squash!
(Suddenly the lights kick out and green lasers fly around the arena as everything grows quiet and suddenly we hear a metal pinball hitting the bells and a happy voice proclaims…)
“...HULLO!”
(And then, the all-too familiar keytar riff begins blaring as the fans almost RIOT to their feet as the beat builds up and all of a sudden blinding spotlights blare in the entire arena and pyro hits just as the fans scream out…)
“IT’S THE FIIIIINAAAAL COOOUNTDOOOOOWN!!!”
(When the lights come back to normal, we see Slappy McGoo nervously waving at everyone as Levi Russow walks out onto the stage and whispers in Slappy’s ear...and suddenly we see Slappy start shaking his head violently...and then he VIOLENTLY roars at the top of his lungs stomping towards the ring as Levi makes his way over to commentary. Slappy bounds into the ring and walks over to the turnbuckle smashing his head into it multiple times.)
The Iceman Levi Russow: Hiya fellas!
JR Freeman: What...the HELL...did you just say to him?
The Iceman Levi Russow: Hmm? Oh! I told him Mack was talking shit about Jami and Maggie.
JR Freeman: ...WWWWWWWHYYYYYYY!?
The Iceman Levi Russow: If Mack can’t handle Slappy? He can’t handle the battalion he’s about to walk into. Which reminds me...this match has no disqualifications!
JR Freeman: ...WHAT THE F-
(Suddenly the lights kick out and we hear…)
“ALL OUR GODS HAVE ABANDONED US!!!!”
(The jarring lyrics drifts out as everything gets quiet...until a primal scream shreds the air and entire arena suddenly glows red and a light red mist of unknown origin begins falling from the roof as "Nihilist" by Architects bridge hits and dry ice begins to blow as a sinister presence rises from the middle of the stage wearing a spiked mask and a long trench coat, his hands crossed in front of him holding the PWS:Apex World Heavyweight Championship in place over his shoulder. He doesn’t have his trademark butterfly knife with him as he stalks slowly towards the ring where a raging Slappy McGoo is wreaking all kinds of havoc. He calmly walks over to the table and stares down Levi Russow.)
The Iceman Levi Russow: What’s up? What’s up, Youngblood?
(Mack stands there absolutely glaring a hole through him…)
The Iceman Levi Russow: This will HELP you!!! TRUST me!!!
(With those two vital words...Mack briskly raises a middle finger to Levi’s face as he jolts around and slides into the safe corner of the ring. It’s taking the referee everything he can to hold Slappy back as Mack slides his coat off...before slowly slipping off his mask. The glare through Slappy is intense but everybody’s favorite Juggernaut doesn’t seem to give a shit. Once the referee corrals Slappy into his corner, Mack hands over the title to the referee who raises it in the air.)
JR Freeman: Mack McKane uhhh...doesn’t seem like he likes to mince words there, eh Levi?
The Iceman Levi Russow: That’s fine, that’s fine, I don’t MIND that...he NEEDS to be rebellious, he NEEDS to be pissed off if he’s gonna be ready!
*DING*
(Slappy roars and absolutely comes bolting straight for Mack’s head who tucks and rolls out of the way...four times. Until he goes for a fifth roll out of the way and a massive hand catches him about mid-ring and with one fluid motion LAUNCHES him into a corner. Mack coughs on impact as Slappy just barrels into him full steam and we see Mack collapse down against the bottom turnbuckle, semi-conscious as the referee backs Slappy up to check on Mack who, in turn, flips the referee off so the referee takes that as a sign he’s good. As Slapy stalks towards him Mack, in desperation, flings himself like a lawn dart full force into Slappy’s groin.
...it doesn’t...work.
(Slappy just absorbs the blow and grabs Mack by the back of his tank top and launches him up to his feet and it’s all Mack can do so he violently jabs Slappy in the eyes! Slappy staggers back wiping at his orbital sockets ferociously as Mack takes that moment to start assessing his moves. As soon as Slappy stops wiping at his eyes...Mack rears back and bell claps him STRAIGHT on the ears as hard as he can! Slappy grabs at his head and staggers around as Mack lowbridges him taking Slappy to the mat for the first time!)
Alfonso Banks: DIRTY POOL!
JR Freeman: It may not be the hero’s endeavor but Mack McKane is doing WHATEVER he can to stay alive!
The Iceman Levi Russow: ...I LOVE IT!!!
JR Freeman: ...I’m sorry, WHAT?
The Iceman Levi Russow: They’ve lied to you for years...NOTHING is fair in love and war and if he’s going to war...meh...fuck it! You might HAVE to stab some eyes and clap some ears!
JR Freeman: ...in your own twisted way, I think I see what you mean…
(Mack dashes up to the top rope and when Slappy turns around Mack jumps for a DIVING O-Positive but Slappy doesn’t go! Instead he throws Mack’s arm over his and turns it into a massive vertical suplex as Mack writhes in pain on the mat as Slappy walks over and grabs him...by the ROOF OF HIS MOUTH...and drags him up to his feet and all of a sudden in desperation, Mack CHOMPS down on Slappy’s fingers! Slappy screams and tries to shake Mack off who’s locked his jaw like a pit bull until Mack lets go and rears back and straight penalty kicks Slappy SQUARE in the family jewels! THIS time the massive Slappy grabs his...area...and falls to his knees as Mack collapses to the corner where we see him panting until he raises his head...and fiercely zeroes in on one section of the arena.)
JR Freeman: What is- who is THIS now!? Where’s SECURITY!?
The Iceman Levi Russow: I TOLD THAT BITCH STAR AKUMA WASN’T TRUSTWORTHY!!!
(The man walks into the lights and takes a seat in the front row kicking his boots up on the barricade...Mack locks eyes and the man, who we recognize as Kenny McKane, points at his own eyes then points his fingers at Slappy which seems to absolutely enrage Mack who yanks himself up and walks over to the still roaring Slappy who can’t stop grabbing his nethers but holds out a hand to Mack as if to ask for mercy. Mack takes Slappy’s hand...turns them so he’s making direct eye contact with Kenny...then turns them so he’s making direct eye contact with Levi as he starts inaudible screaming and flipping Levi off…)
The Iceman Levi Russow: ...Now wait a minute kid! Think this through! That big beast might help you out, d’you really wanna handicap him!?
JR Freeman: I don’t think Mack CARES at this point! I think he’s regained his senses and remembers who the Hell he is and the Red Right Hand of God needs to punish sometimes!
(Mack stops flipping off Levi, looks at Slappy, and morosely says…)
Mack McKane: Sorry ‘bout this bruv…
(And with one jarring motion, Mack SNAPS Slappy’s two middle fingers! Slappy rolls around screaming bloody murder as Mack closes his eyes and tries to shake off harming a friend as we see Kenny stand where he is and start screaming at Mack to finish him. To not be weak. Mack’s eyes suddenly darken as Slappy has crawled over and draped his head across the bottom rope.)
The Iceman Levi Russow: No...no no no…
(Mack stalks his prey and with all his strength manages to roll Slappy over, positioning his teeth amongst the bottom rope! We can hear the instant realization in Levi’s voice that this may have been a bad idea.)
The Iceman Levi Russow: He can’t do this! The kid’s got a family! DON’T DO IT KID! WE GET IT! YOU’RE READY!
(Mack doesn’t give a shit as he stomps over to the turnbuckle...and he climbs slowly with purpose all the way to the top rope...he’s looking for the biggest, most violent Ambien Alley he’s ever hit. As he looks...he flips BOTH Levi AND Kenny off!!! Then he kisses the inside of his wrist tape which we see to have “Mattie” written on it as Mack judges...SETS...HE LEAPS!!!)
JR Freeman: OH MIOS DIOS!!!
(...and Mack catches the white towel thrown by Levi in midair...just as he soars over the whimpering body of Slappy...never intending to hit him with the Ambien Alley...he had called Levi Russow’s bluff. Levi held his head in his hands breathing heavily sitting on the apron as he looked at Slap then looked up at Mack like he was some sort of alien entity as Mack walks over...drops to a knee...and uses the towel to wipe sweat off of Levi’s brow handing it back to him coldly stating…)
Mack McKane: ...don’t you EVER...doubt me...again...savvy?
(Levi nods his head as Mack walks over and kneels beside Slappy as he takes his injured hand and Slappy, who has been snapped back to normal starts screaming “NONONONONONO”)
Mack McKane: It’s alright bruv...I just dislocated it. Brace yerself…
(With another CRACK and a howl from Slappy, his fingers were set as he started gingerly wiggling them as Mack offered his OTHER hand to him to help him up. Slappy looks a little upset he still hasn’t won a championship...but he’s smiling awful big at Mack for the fight he put up! Before Mack can say anything Slappy flings him into a bearhug...Jack, Alanah, Bella, Mal (reluctantly), Emma, Jami, Miles, etc... until there’s an uneasy parting of everyone backing up behind Mack...because Kenny has jumped the barricade and slid into the ring…)
Alfonso Banks: ...y’know he’s right about Akum-
JR Freeman: SHHH SHUT UP I’M TRYNA HEAR!!!
Mack McKane: Yer late.
Kenny McKane: Awright ‘en?
Mack McKane: TOO right...bout time ya showed.
Kenny McKane: ...you fookin’ about, bruv?
Mack McKane: Nah bruv...just...damn glad to see ya. But we can play catch-up later...MEANTIME...
(Mack backs up and holds out his hands looking at everyone with a small smile, the FIRST smile he’s had since she’s been gone...and proudly proclaims.)
Mack McKane: Meet me family.
(Everyone swarms around Kenny shaking his hand as Alanah remembers him and gives him a hug and Jack thanks him again but seemingly has to pull Alanah out of the hug that lasted just a little too long...Mal also gave Bella a look like she was interested in meeting him just a LITTLE too closely…)
JR Freeman: On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man, in a dusty black coat with a red right hand!!!
Alfonso Banks: What does that even MEAN, Freeman!?
JR Freeman: That means that by the SOUND of it...the TARGET...is DESTINY...and we’re gonna see a SHOW, partner! I can’t wait to see what the next chapter of this story contai-wait a minute...what’s THIS now!?
(All of a sudden bolting down the ramp breathing WAY too heavily carrying a laptop comes Demetrius “The Jackal” Spinelli who clamors up the steps and awkwardly clumps himself into the ring trying to push past everybody until he can make his way to Mack.)
Spinelli: Crimson...Switchblade...I- I got it!
Mack McKane: Woah, woah! Breathe kid...got what?
Spinelli: Took a lot of work but...the feeling the Jackal was getting was correct! The evil one didn’t act on his own accord!
Mack McKane: ...what? Spinelli. This is important...what do you mean “didn’t act on his own accord”?
Spinelli: The evil Reverend had financial backing! That’s how he’s been able to move all over the place and I have the proof. It was a shot in the dark but I took it...he has helped him for the last 4 months in this doobious plot...Mack, it’s Bitchy Rich himself....it’s Everett.
(Mack looks at the proof on Spinelli’s laptop and suddenly he begins shaking in rage...he calmly holds out his right hand and Jack instinctively puts his mask back into it as he slides his mask on his face...then he holds out his left hand and Levi slides his Cutrina, his trusted butterfly knife in his hand. As everyone parts like the Red Sea...and Mack takes off quicker than we’ve ever seen him move, up the ramp and through the curtain.)
JR Freeman: Mack McKane must have gotten some important news cause he is GONE!
Alfonso Banks: MAYBE if he moved that fast he wouldn’t have become a Slappy pancake special!
-Backstage-
“I’M GOING TO FUCKING GUT YOU AND STRING THEM UP LIKE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS YOU DETESTABLE CUNT!!!”
(The camera runs to catch up as Mack is making his way briskly walking towards Everett Jacobs office with his friends and brother trying their best to keep up the rear as he continuously screams in anguish and grabs at his hair…)
Mack McKane: YOU FUCKING BREATHED YOUR LAST PUTRID AIR, DADDY’S BOY!!!
(Mack reaches Everett’s office and it’s locked up tight. Mack starts VIOLENTLY throwing himself into it until Levi clears his throat and stops him...and calmly walks up and unlocks the door as Mack stares at him...and then Levi slinks out of the way. JUST in time for Mack to kick the door off its hinges! He lunges into the room only to find…
...it’s completely empty.
Everett Jacobs, for whatever reason, must have known it was coming...and he packed everything and ran. Mack walks around to behind his desk pounding both fists on the top of it. His brother steps forward.
Kenny McKane: It’s okay, bruv...we’ll find hi-
(With everything in his power, Mack roars and flips the mahogany table in place as everyone ducks to get out of the way...Mack collapses into the chair, despondent, holding his forehead...until he sees something sticking out from under the rug. He reaches down and pulls out a piece of paper. And the despondence...washes away. Mack instead begins…
...laughing...hysterically.
Everyone gets a chill down their spine as Jack swallows hard and steps forward…)
Jack Russow: Mack...what’s up bro?
Mack McKane: “One last testament...collect your prize...here she will be.”
(And Mack McKane turns the piece of paper around to show two peculiar numbers, one with a subtraction line in front of it. Everyone speculates what it is but as soon as Kenny and Levi see it...they know.)
Kenny McKane: ...the daft bastards...gave coordinates.
(The camera zooms in on Mack who is still cackling maniacally…)
Mack McKane: It’s time, bruv...we have them now.
(Mack turns his wrist and looks at the name Mattie written on the inside of it as he quietly sings to himself…)
Mack McKane: Wait for me...I’m comin’...
(c) PWS: APEX 2020