Ladies and Gentleman it is time for RIOT! Episode 526!!!
Are you excited? because I AM!!!
Jim Black has been apprehensive about interacting with FAME as of late, apparent by his cautious posture and tentative knock on the undisclosed door. He hears the smug voice of OCW Legend Tiberius Octavian Dupree demanding he enter. He obviously obliges with a tangible hesitation.
Dupree: You can leave now Jim….
Looking completely confused Jim just stands there blinking at Dupree and Nate Ortiz who is busy reviewing paperwork.
Dupree: I only needed a cameraman, so run along...go now.
Jim just continues to blink dumbfounded frozen in place. Annoyed Dupree snaps his fingers and two brawny guards escort Jim out the room. Dupree turns to the camera with a look of disgust then spins in his chair towards Nate.
Dupree: Nate are you sure we can’t fire Ted?
Without lifting his head from his work he shakes his head for a 5th time, Dupree sighs.
Dupree: Didn’t you see how fast he counted last week? Lest not forget all those “allegations” from our female talent….
Nate ignores him and continues to work, Dupree mutters under his breath.
Dupree: Hmmmm….I guess nobody wants to ref after that Asian guy disapp…
Nate gives Dupree the glare that built Mt. Rushmore, Dupree smiles in response.
Dupree: Anyway Salutations plebs, marks and sycophants.
In contrast to last week’s mood Dupree is deviously more jovial and content.
Dupree: Ted may have failed to give me a fair count last week, but at the end of the day it was the match everyone and their overweight mother was talking about. We took absolute nobodies and made them famous, instantly….INSTANTLY.
Dupree: I also did the one thing nobody in the history of wrestling has done, I kept Bobby Minio, YOUR One Man Revolution from being televised. Just add that one to my Hall of Fame plaque, if you can find the space eh.
His smugness feels like a haze in the room as he continues to smile.
Dupree: Fact: phreaking Harvey Ocean doesn’t even know who or what he is anymore. Fact: Valkyrie has turned into a rabid animal with too much rent to pay. Fact: Only TTT’s cowpoke even bother showing up last week and no one even noticed or cared...
Dupree: After tonight’s Inception breaks Inception breaks Inception match, morning will dawn on their little dream state and OCW will be one step closer to a professional wrestling company again.
Dupree gets up from his chair, the camera follows as he struts towards the door.
Dupree: I just want all of you at home to know, our work is far from finished. Enjoy the show.
He cracks his classic half smile, this one more POWERFUL than usual. Jim Black is seen waiting for his cameraman when the screen fades to black.
We transition to the inside of a local New York hospital, as nurses and doctors are scrambling around the hallways trying to help various patients. The camera closes in on one room in particular; we head inside the room to find Dragana lying in bed asleep. The top of her head is wrapped up, as well as her abdomen. The camera pans over to the side to reveal Johnny sitting in a chair right next to her. His head is lowered and he shakes his head.
Johnny: I-I…..I’m so sorry. I should’ve stopped it.
The camera pans over again to reveal Drago staring blankly through the window, watching the city aimlessly.
Drago: …
Johnny: That damn Valkyrie....
Drago turns to his left.
Drago: Is not her fault.
Johnny: But she was the o-
Drago sharply cuts him off.
Drago: Then who climb up that cell first? Then who did it AGAIN?
Drago points to his sister.
Drago: She wanted this. Maybe is because her mind is troubling her. Maybe if she wanted to go out, she wanted to do it with style. I dunno.
He sighs and slides his hands into his coat pockets.
Drago: Is not Valkyrie fault. Please don’t go crazy about her. If we had anybody to blame, it would be…….
He contemplates what he’s about to say, but he stops himself.
Drago: I’m don’t want to dwell on this. I dunno if I can even go to Bonanza with Mugen.
Johnny stands up from his chair.
Johnny: I’ll stay here with her.
Drago: But….
Johnny: The show must go on. It’ll take your mind off things anyway.
The Light Heavyweight Champion solemnly nods then pats Johnny on the shoulder. Before he leaves the room, he kneels beside Dragana, leaning his head against the bed, his gaze lowered.
He whispers something that is indiscernible, looking as though he’s saying a prayer. He releases her hand then nods to Johnny. Drago walks out of the room.
Johnny sits back on his seat. He moves his seat closer to Dragana. He pulls out his phone and starts reading some articles. He lifts his free hand and places it on Dragana’s hand, his fingers interlocking hers. The scene fades.
COWBOY QUARTZ
vs
CORN RICKETTS
As the match comes to an end, the camera fades out, as if it has stopped working. Then it turns on again but in a completely new environment.
The audience sees darkness. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, stars start to appear on the walls, then planets and galaxies. Now it starts to look like we are in outer space, even though we are in a room.
A superstar walks into frame. He isn't recognizable until the light from a star reveals the smirk of the rookie, Billy Saturn.
Billy Saturn: Welcome to my world. An ideal world, without pesky human beings like yourselves. A world, where you all mean nothing. A world where the pain is irrelevant. A dream world.
Billy Saturn: Once again, I have been blessed by my boss. I can spare my beautiful body from punches and kicks of those meaningless men, who were underwear and put gallons of baby oil on them.
Billy Saturn: I can also spare my body, my sanity. Because you people won't be able to look at me in the arena. You have to look at my beautiful model like body, through a camera. Which is a blessing, in its own way.
Billy Saturn: Sadly, my time in this dream world is coming to an end. I will soon be called upon, by my boss. And a massive weight will be placed on my shoulders. A weight, that has never been put on a normal human before and never will.
Billy Saturn: But it has been put on me, as I am out of this world. I, singlehandedly, need to pull OCW out of this rotten state it is in now. I, need to educate every single one of the wrestlers, by setting an example.
Billy Saturn:
I need to be the saviour of this rotten promotion, by bringing my amazing body that has never been seen before.
Billy Saturn: I have talked to the boss and said he does not need to have me on the shows until the very last second. Until he needs that 1 last spark.
Billy Saturn:
I emphasized the fact that I had no wish of being in the same building as these disgusting human beings. But he said I'd need to be there eventually. I'd need to save the company eventually. Why?
Billy Saturn: Because... I am... Billy. I AM BILLY SATURN, and I am out of this world.
The camera fades out again and we are back in the arena. And suddenly, the building RIOT is in today does not look as good as it did before. As the world of Billy Saturn truly is the ideal world.
You can out looking outside the window overlooking Laguardia and Northern Blvd that it’s a balmy evening in Queens, NY.
The dirty mountains of snow is starting to slowly melt away. You can see small pieces of the curb of the sidewalks emerge thru the ice. Perhaps the sign of spring is around the corner once again. Never know in the Northeast.
An elevator dings in the background as the camera pans away from the tall glass window and towards the elevator doors. The room is slightly lit from the lights of the elevator as a few shadowy figures walk out and into the darkness.
The lights come on and it’s The Inception walking into H2O’s luxurious loft.
All the men look around in awe except Tyson. He’s never impressed by anything. He’s the first to make his way to the couch and puts his feet up on Harvey’s table.
Harvey smirks a little bit.
H2O: Make yourself at home why don’t you.
Cyborg: Already have.
H2O rolls his eyes and then sets his gym bags by the elevator door.
H2O: Guys help yourselves with anything you like. Drinks, bathroom etc. I want to get right into why I brought you to my home. I got the food already prepared.
Bobby Minio sits right next to Tyson and looks at the big fella and smiles. He then looks over the side of the couch and pulls the lever.
Bobby’s feet rises up and body lays back in the chair.
Bobby Minio: Couch reclines on both ends my dude.
Tyson shrugs. Meanwhile, KD follows H2O to the kitchen and helps him grab food and drinks for everyone. KD pulls in close to H2O and whispers something to him.
KD: Hey, Harvey. This about Valkyrie?
H2O ignores KD and continues to gather all the food for the group. KD senses some sensitivity from H2O about the subject and lets it go.
KD and H2O gives a plate to both Tyson and Bobby. They go back to the kitchen to grab their plates and rejoins Bobby and Tyson as The Inception starts to eat together.
Bobby Minio: Man Harvey, you know how to put together some good food. Looks like stuffed salmon! I’m not big on fish but this looks so damn good I think I’m officially converted.
H2O: Specially made and delivered by some fine folks from Mott St. in Chinatown. It’s stuffed with crab cakes.
Both Harvey and Bobby look candidly at KD and Tyson who are already halfway thru the dish!
Bobby Minio: (Chuckles) Well Harvey, I suppose you’ve got a reason to getting us all together here, whats up?
H2O: A team that can laugh, cry and eat together can stay together.
The only sound H2O hear the sound of forks hitting their plates and chewing. H2O follows suit and starts to eat himself.
Bobby Minio: So what’s the issue with Valk?
KD freezes the motion of putting the fork in his mouth and slowly places it down on his plate. He puts the plate down on the end table and leans forward awaiting for an answer.
H2O notices and sighs. He knows he has to give the team an explanation.
H2O: Do you remember the time I was “derailed” and Kassidy injured my knee? Then I went out and dyed my hair blonde and went full “Emo2O”?
Bobby nods.
H2O: I know you remember the time I took your bandana and you went on a rampage? Even attacking the refs that worked for me.
Bobby Minio: I wish I could forget… but yeah...
Bobby squints his eyes towards Harvey.
H2O: That’s where Valkyrie is right now? She’s at the very peak of self destruction and I can’t allow for that to happen.
KD: I don’t get it. So you kick her out of Inception without asking any of us? I thought you said we’re ALL leaders?
H2O: We are Big Fella. But this is an isolated case. I felt she need to be alone for growth. She’s in her early 20s going thru a huge emotional roller coaster.
H2O: Kasstianity, Blaine, Fame, locker room banter and even myself are cooking in one pot up here.
H2O points to his head.
Cyborg: The girl just needs her space.
Everyone is in agreement with Cyborg. KD grunts and sits back in the lazy boy.
Bobby Minio: Alright, and our match tonight? Fame’s pulled the strings tight on this one boys, and it doesn’t look like we have a whole lot of moves left outside of hitting that ring. I gotta be real with you guys, I’m starting to feel the results of their power more and more each week.
H2O: Fame isn’t in power of nothing! That’s what Valkyrie couldn’t understand! Look at you now Bobby. They silenced you but yet you don’t think this conversation you’re having right now isn’t going to get aired?
H2O winks at the camera.
H2O: You’re silenced at the arena but not in my house! They say I know how to bend the rules right! Say what you want!
Bobby stares off to the side for a moment, the gears in his head turning a mile a minute. He’s somewhere else for a moment, before he snaps back into the room, his eyes turning to the camera.
Bobby Minio: You know what I want to say? I want to say that enough is enough, but at the same time, I want to say that this moment, this window of time where Fame has united as this three headed ego monster, somehow aligning themselves together as some twisted syzygy, is fleeting.
Bobby Minio: Sooner than later, reality will come rushing back in, and these three men will go back to their regularly scheduled program of hating each other’s guts, appropriately. I want to say that Dupree and Pugh will both come to remember that they still, and have always, existed in the shadow that is Nate Ortiz, and that Dupree, exists in the shadow that is his inflated self worth.
He takes a deep breath before continuing.
Bobby Minio: I want to say that this is coming to a head, that we’re on a collision course with these men, I can feel it, I can feel all of this hurling myself head to head with Dupree and quite frankly, I cannot f***ing WAIT.
Bobby Minio: I’ve tested myself against Pugh plenty of times, but Dupree, he’s steady ducked me for years. I’ve spoken my mind on that “man” countless times and he’s only ever offered a word on me in passing but I know that he’s noticed, because the special treatment I’ve received over the last few weeks, that has been all Dupree.
Bobby Minio: I want to say, I admit, somewhere inside myself I’m glad. The hard work paid off, and there’s still some hard work left to do but sooner than later, I’m going to get my hands on that slimy, glittered and botoxed piece of dog crap and more than anything else, in spite of how that may affect you gentlemen, I have to admit selfishly, I’m excited, and I can’t help but feel that in the end, it will all have been worth it.
After Bobby finishes, H2O puts his plate down on the end table and stands up off his bar stool.
H2O: Gentleman, do not go to Riot and think you’re going to give Fame what they want. We are going to fight each other because our spirits are competitive.
H2O: Something Valkyrie and Terra Daturas could’ve done. But couldn’t.
H2O looks directly at KD. KD responds only with a stare.
H2O: We go out there and help Bobby get warmed up again after being iced. We help KD sharpen his skills before you guys face CQC. Then you guys help me get ready for Kassidy Hayes.
Bobby Minio: I like the way you’re thinking H2O.
KD: I dig that!
All the men grabs their dishes off the end table and head towards the kitchen to put them in the sink. Tyson is the last to get up and turns to the group.
Cyborg: One question I have to ask. Why didn’t you ask for a rematch with Pugh?
H2O: If Kassidy was smart he will accept my challenge. If he does, it will show Fame that they truly have no power. The power struggle is between The Inception and TTT.
H2O: Fame’s “power” is a figment of their imagination.
The Inception nods and they all give each other “the bro pound” as the scene fades.
