This story begins with a poster, stuck on the wall of the neon flashing interior of the Millionaire Brigade’s newly reopened Beach Spa and resort.
”SPECIAL GUEST FOR THE GRAND REOPENING: OCW MEGA STAR H20!”
A hand shoots into frame and rips the poster off of the wall. The camera pans left and reveals Antonio Everrett sat at a booth, sat next to Terra Daturas. Both of them are dressed casually for the occasion.
Antonio: Would you look at that? This place really must be on its arse if they have to bring Harold Hamilton Ocean to attract customers, better than nowt I suppose.
Terra: Hmph. You know how the people react to shiny objects. They just found the shiniest tool in the box for this one.
Everrett chuckles and puts down the poster. He pours two drinks and raises his glass. He gestures to Terra. Terra looks down into the glass for a moment and reaches down to grab it. Her wrist extends out of the sleeve of her leather jacket, partially revealing a large tattoo. She grabs the glass and smirks at Everrett.
Antonio: To us, and to our continued success heading into the new season.
The two put their glasses together, but are left a tad confused when a third glass enters the toast.
H2O: Let’s have a toast to the douchebags, assholes, scumbags...Everyone one of them I know.
Antonio: Harvey!
Harvey takes a sip of his drink and then takes out a nip or Grey Goose and adds some more to his glass. Antonio completely ignores Harvey’s jabs.
Antonio: You can toast to whatever you want, mate. It’s one of the luxuries of being on top, eh?
Everrett winks at H2O.
Antonio: OCW Mega Star! A bit too flattering for you in my opinion, but that must feel great, right? Being right up there, albeit slightly below our World Heavyweight Champion.
H2O: It took three men to prove just how great I am. So it does feel great being OCW Mega Star.
H2O: Better yet, The Greatest OCW World Heavyweight Champion.
Terra scoffs, shakes her head and whispers something under her breath.
Terra: Typical boisterous nonsense…
She knocks back her drink and hops off of the stool. With one final smirk to Antonio Everrett, she places the glass back down and walks off screen.
Everrett: Oh, I get it now! You’re here to call ME out because you lost your chance at redemption at End Games. Look mate, I wasn’t even in the building when your match was going on so I had nothing to do with it. Even if I did, there were no disqualifications, you signed the contract so I don’t know what to tell ya. You could’ve easily got your own mates to come and help you… oh wait never mind.
H2O: For every action there’s a reaction. I re-opened the light heavyweight Division for guys like you to succeed in...oh wait nevermind.
H2O: So when I see you on Riot I’ll show you how to be great.
Everrett laughs.
Everrett: Don’t give me that shite, I’ve literally built a brand off of that Championship. What could you possibly do to prove your ‘greatness’ after the shower of shit you’ve put on over the past few months? You’re practically punishing yourself at this point, with the way you keep putting yourself in the firing line.
H2O smirks. You can see his eyes light up through his shades.
H2O: Rule number one to become great...be patient.
With that H2O gets up and starts heading towards the exit, Everrett lets H20 leave then gets up himself.
Antonio: Terra!
We cut quickly and find Jerome Hamilton, standing outside at the entrance. He emerges before a long line of waiting party-goers, who cheer when they see the big man.
Jerome: Ayo wassup’ everybody! Don’t worry we got plenty of time left so y’all gonna get in sooner or later don’t you worry about that! Kareem was tryna’ tell me ‘bout some damn social distancing or somethin’ and I told ‘em I don’t even know what that is!
The crowd cheers in response to the health and safety risk. At this moment, Jerome notices somebody in the line waiting and moves through the crowd.
Jerome: T.Y!
Sparks doesn’t look up, he’s too busy looking at his phone.
Jerome: Sparky boy!
Still nothing. Jerome grabs his phone and Sparks reacts defensively.
Sparks: Ayo, gimme my phone back, I ain’t getting another one stolen!
Jerome: Relax big fella, I’m here to get you in for special entry. You an OCW star, right? That means you’re a special guest! All you gotta do is say a few words later tonight and you get drinks on the house! I ain’t sure how old you is, so it might be Coca-Cola all night, I dunno we’ll have to see. I ain’t tryna get this place closed down again, ya dig?
Jerome gives Sparks his phone back.
Jerome: And we gonna talk about that nickname of yours later, believe that!
With that, Jerome leads Sparks into the Beach Spa and Resort as the scene fades to black.
YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO APPEAR. SUPER Turmoil 256, Judge Leroy Brown III's Courtroom
November 20, 2020 @ 6:30PM EST
Woman's Voice: Do you ever take time to think about our planet?
Images of flora and fauna fill the screen. Flowers on their last leg lean in the soft autumn wind.
Woman's Voice: About the sacrifices that she makes for each and every one of us?
The images of nature's beauty fade into images of a beach covered in garbage. Oceans filled with plastic and aluminum cans. Fields of flowers being ravaged by industry.
Woman's Voice: No, you do not.
Woman's Voice: No one ever does.
Images of Terra Daturas now fade into the screen. Her previous two years in OCW. She is seen smiling, laughing and connecting with others. The woman's voice grows uneasy, almost emotional. It is Terra herself, speaking about her previous experiences.
Terra: I have always believed that humanity is a reflection of nature's beauty.
Terra: ...but I was once too naïve to see the truth.
Terra: Humanity is a reflection of nature. I have just never considered everything that nature does to maintain balance in this world. Things that my brothers and sisters could not comprehend.
The visuals fade to instances of Terra being mistreated. Spit on by Dennis Dillinger, beaten by Ashley Blaine, bullied by Alyssa Winters.
Terra: From the very start, I have been a vessel for her. I have been the one tasked with representing Mater Natura.
One final shot of Terra shows her smiling in a photo frame with Troupe sisters Elsa Holmberg and Dragana.
Terra: My problem is that...
The photo begins to change... Dragana slowly fades out of the picture.
Terra: ... I have just been too ignorant to the reality we live in.
Another change, Elsa Holmberg also fades out, leaving a smiling Terra Daturas in the center of the frame.
Terra: Everyone leaves. Love is temporary. Her grace...? Mater Natura's beauty does not lie in her innocence or happiness.
Terra: The true beauty is in reality. The rain always comes. The vivid colors always fade. The fire will always ignite.
A lighter flicks on in front of the photo frame. It gets closer to the photo of the lone Terra Daturas...
Terra: From the very start, I have been a vessel for her grace. It is high time that I begin representing Mater Natura in the way she deserves.
She lights the photo and it burns in front of her as the camera slowly turns towards her face in the darkness.
Terra: No more will I be the foolish optimist. I am reality. I am the fire that kills the beauty. I am her vessel. Ego hydriam...
INTERGENDER BOUT EVELYN PARKER vs.
JORDAN TRANCE
Filmed Earlier Tonight
We cut to a busy city street where former OCW World Heavyweight Champion and current OCW Hall of Fame Superhero Paul Pugh is stepping out of the Atlantic Avenue Subway Station. The Brooklyn daylight is intense, causing the image to be overexposed for a second.
As the camera adjusts, we see Pugh is wearing a backpack and a T-Shirt and is seemingly lost. He’s looking up at street signs and shaking his head. He summons the cameraman towards him
PUGH: Why the hell would they move it… This is unbelievable. Do you know where this place is?
The cameraman remains silent
PUGH (under his breath): Barclays Centre. Barclays Centre.
Pugh looks incredibly confused, squinting up at another sign through his elegant half moon spectacles. Seemingly annoyed, he shakes his head again before screaming into the street
