We cut to backstage at Turmoil, a cameraman following perennial coward Loki on his escapades. Loki is hiding behind a corner, peeking down the hallway. The camera follows his gaze, seeing nothing but an empty hall. Just as it seems there’s nothing he could possibly be hiding from, a hand reaches across from the right and taps Loki on the shoulder.
Loki: AAIIIIEE!
He jumps backwards screaming as the camera pans over to show a bemused Cort Marshall.
Cort: I’m not here to beat you up! I need your help.
Loki just stares, cowering in fear.
Cort: Ugh, these lucha people. You, uh… habla… soy los englishais?
Once again, no response. Cort rolls his eyes.
Cort: Armor. You make armor, right?
He takes a printed-out photograph of Loki’s Thrace Armor from a few weeks ago out of his pocket and proffers it to Loki, who finally manages to nod.
Cort: Good! We’re getting somewhere. So, I have a little design for you…
He removes another sheet from his pocket, this time graph paper with some hard-to-make-out designs on it. He hands that to Loki as well.
Cort: You make it, I’ll pay. Deal?
Loki examines the paper upside down. This worries Cort but the mind of genius is often erratic. Eventually Loki gives a wide smile and starts pointing at first the paper and then his crotch.
Cort: Perfectomundo. Thank you!
Cort smiles and reaches out to shake Loki’s hand. Loki looks down at it, pondering for a second, before jumping up, enziguiri-kicking the open palm, and running down the hallway, shrieking. Cort watches him go, then turns to look into the camera.
Cort: Alrighty then.
*****
Capo’s theme music suddenly chimes in out of nowhere, as the sold out Barclays Center jump to their feet. Usually, the crowd is in an uproar whenever the Brooklyn native enters the building, but this time, mixed emotions of boos and applauds fill the room. Capo, unphased by the taunts, continues his stride down to the ring, where he snatches a microphone from an intern.
Capo: WHERE BROOKLYN AT!!?
The crown erupts in a frenzy, the boos are drowned out by Brooklyn natives, who all celebrate Capo’s return to the microphone.
Capo: Now as I came in here, I heard some of youse losers---Booing!
Mixed emotions fly in, as Capo calms the crowd.
Capo: Now either you're going to let me talk, or i’m gonna walk out of here without an explanation.
The crowd calms down…
Capo: Over the passed couple of months, many of you have seen me, in some very dark moments with a quote-unquote…..."ALLEEEGGEED friend of mine".
A few groups of fans in the crowd can be heard cheering Justin Jehst’s name in the background.
Capo: You have seen me, break a man down to child status….I mean, if I go any further, Elsa and Rosita will be feeding him Gerber through a coffee straw when I’m done with him. (Scumbag laugh)
Capo: Ok,Ok, Ok….I told myself I wouldn’t get in my feelings tonight...But being im here, at home, and amongst family…..
Crowd: TALK DAT SH*T, TALK DAT SH*T, TALK DAT SH*T!
Capo suddenly drops his head to hide a few tears from his face. The crowd grows silent as the superstar appears to be hurt. He raises his face to the crowd, but his eyes are bloodshot red, and his face filled with pain and agony as he begins to speak. Capo returns to his dignified self....
Capo: You don’t do dirt to your friends….
Capo: Here he is, walking around with his chest out, acting like some Latter Days Saint! And, you all eat it up.
The crowd gets quieter, anticipating some new gossip to be revealed.
Capo: He has you all fooled...He walks around with his chest out, like he is some fuggin Face, when behind closed doors…..behind closed doors…...BEHIND CLOSED DOORS HE DOES HIS FRIENDS DIRTY!!
The crowd erupts in curiosity as Capo stands there, with an ice grill, and anger all over his face.
Capo: What Jehst has done to me…..What Jehst has done to us…..HE BROKE THE BRO CODE!!!
Crowd erupts with even more mixed feelings and curiosity
Capo: If he were man enough, he would come out here right now and meet me face to face….
Capo waits a few moments, but doesnt get a response..
Capo: You see, he is probably somewhere, manipulating someone, or sitting in his 24-karat-gold-wheelchair--- with alloy rims--- upskirting some unsuspecting woman…..scumbag laugh
Crowd laughter fills the room…
Capo: Jehst, Jehst, Jehst…..How long you gonna try to avoid the truth?
Capo: Day in and out, it has to be eating up your soul. When you wake up and you see yourself in the mirror, who do you see? Is it……
Capo fumbles his thoughts for a moment, clears his throat..
Capo: Do you see that your whole life is a TRUE LIE? Crowd starts to chant: TRUUEEEEE LIIIIEEEEEE
Capo: Justin..........I know, that you know, that I know, that you know, I know….
Laughter fills the room at Capo’s excessive use of "I know you Know" while circling around the truth….
Capo: And until you come forward, like a man, in the ring!!!......Im going to be there at eveeeeeeerrrry turn of your wheelchair….At eeeeevveerrrry therapist session….. At eeeevvveeerry minute of the day, I won’t let you forget….
Capo: I KNOW!!……
Capo drop mic and exits the ring...
You know I hate to have expectations.
No Randy I spent a month having to deal with you after The Last Jedi let you down.
Hijo De Mistico vs Leroi D.
The camera pans to the announce team.
...
Rand stop playing with the people.
The X from flickers out.
The lights go out.
A #FreeValk logo is now shown on the X Tron as the crowd is still confused. A metallic voice can now be heard throughout the arena.
???: Last Wednesday on Riot we witnessed a terrible injustice.
???: Valkyrie was arrested for a crime she never committed.
???: The entire wrestling world is now uniting against this injustice. Wrestlers from different countries are embracing the fight.
???: They are all proudly wearing the same t-shirt.
The titantron now shows pictures from different OCW wrestlers.
???: Valkyrie must be released from jail right now. We will not stop. If you fail to meet our demands, we will strike.
???: #FreeValk
The lights come up again as the crowd cheers and chants her name.
*****
Recorded earlier
Elsa Holmberg is sitting by herself on a pink blanket in a familiar outdoor area. The mood is very tense and Elsa nervously looks around at the pond, with the young moonlight glistening off of the pond.
She smiles and holds her hands in her lap patiently. The sound of chirping crickets seems to unnerve her a bit, but she holds her ground. The camera pans around to beautiful trees, slowly brushing around in the wind in front of the stars.
The sound of wind blows as Elsa still nervously sits on the blanket in the grass.
???: I am back, Elsa!
Elsa is shaken by the voice, but a smile comes across her face as she turns to see her friend, Terra Daturas, walking towards her with a basket. Behind her, you can see the same studio that we’ve seen before.
Terra: Isn’t it just beautiful out here?
Elsa: A bit… scary.
Terra’s face turns to a careful smile as she laughs at her friends reservations.
Terra: Haha! Scary? Of course not. Our grace Mater Natura is the most beautiful thing imaginable. There is nothing out here that could possible harm you.
Elsa looks around with a nervous smile on her face, trying to be relaxed.
Elsa: I sorry, Terra. I just used to eating inside dining rooms with Justin. We not eat outside like this for dinners.
Terra giggles and sits down across from Elsa Holmberg, placing the night-picnic basket in the center and removes some of the contents.
Terra: Night picnics are the best picnics.
Terra takes a very deep breath in, closes her eyes and after a few moments, exhales out and smiles at Elsa, who is still looking around nervously.
Terra: The moonlight in the early evening provides all of the luxury lighting you will ever need, Elsa. The sound of the trees and flowers fluttering in the wind… The aesthetic music of the grace. The sights are the true gift to our eyes.
Elsa laughs at the overtly poetic nature of Terra’s love of nature and reaches forward to take a cleanly wrapped vegan sandwich from the basket.
Elsa: I not hate. Just not familiar… I will come to love, though! I trust you with mother nature, Terra.
Terra smiles wide with rosy cheeks and both women take large bites into their vegan dinners as the camera fades to black, the two friends enjoying each other’s company outside in the moonlight.
