Emp comes prancing back with a huge smile on her face to where she left her once beautiful cake shaped like her title before she left to talk with B17 and Kass.
As some comes back around the corner her jaw drops and the phone she had in hand for photos falls out of her hand falling in slow motion as her eyes are filled with the sight of Holly Hunter shoveling her hippo sized hands into Emp beloved celebration cake.
Emps face changing from excitement to depression to Sheer rage.
Emp: WHAT! WHAT THE FUDGE!! MY CAKE!!!
Holly: I don’t see your name on it.
Emp: It’s right on the cake shaped name plate.
Holly looks down at the cake and eats the name cake shaped name plate. Holly looks up from the table with pieces of cake crumbs falling from around her mouth.
Holly stares Emp directly in her eyes as she reaches into the cake with hand and grabs a fist fully and shoves it into her mouth. Emp looks oh with disgust at Holly as she continues to force cake into her face like some kind of human snow plow made for cake.
Holly: I don’t see anything.
Emp: I’ll kill you!!!
Holly laughs as Emp continues to yell obscenities at the massive woman. Cake flies everywhere as the laughs continue to roar. Emp doesn’t let up the insults and Holly takes them in until she hears something that sounds like “rookie”.
Holly: No I’ve already told you, I’m no rookie little girl!
The smile is replaced with a searing glare. Remnants of cake remain on Holly’s face.
Holly: You may be everyone’s favorite little treat, but I’m that bill that comes due when you realize you gained those extra 15 or in your case… 30?
Holly: I wanted to tell you woman to woman congratulations. You beat me straight up and I respect that. But I want to run it back. You in little girl?
Emp gets right into Holly’s face, the two staring intensely at each other neither breaking eye contact for a moment.
Emp: Ohhh… is that what this is all about? If you wanted to get my attention you sure as hell picked the right way to do it. You want an answer you’ll get one later.
WIGS AND SCOOPS SOLOMON CAINE vs. COLIN LOCKE
Scene opens backstage in the loading area. Tables filled with snacks and tools cover the table completely. Cobra, arms are folded as the back half of his body is leaned against the table.
Cobra: Quartz, do you think that’s ok? You’re in the highest position of power and instead of using it to uplift the locker room, and this company, you instead take out your anger and frustration on TY tonight.
Cobra: What do you have to be upset about? Are you still scratching and clawing to work your way back up? Are you in a position when people prey on you vs praying for you? Do you sit in the middle of the night and wonder if you even still have what it takes?
AC shakes his head in disgust
Cobra: God forbid the guy with the biggest prize in professional wrestling, his own tour bus, all the merch, can feel a drop of compassion for the little guys under him. You sit at the top of the mountain and look down on everyone and tell us to work harder.
Cobra: I won’t continue going down on your character flaws because I’m more than willing to say this to you directly next time we run into each other. Trust me on this Quartz, I’m not a hard man to find.
THE CHAMP vs. THE CHUMP K'DANGELO* vs. RYU MATSUMOTO
CLARK EFFECT
The scene opens up with Stacey Clarke sitting in a chair one to the left and right of her. Hunter walks in and sits down in a chair. Staceys phone starts to ring. She answers and it’s John on the phone
John:Sorry I couldn’t make it this isn’t exactly a top priority to me. I don’t have time to be interviewed alongside garbage. If you really wanted to interview me you shouldn’t have brought that bum along.
Stacey: uh well um this is unconventional let’s just get this interview started. Let’s start with you Hunter. Why did you answer the open challenge set by John Carter?
Hunter: I answered John's challenge because I feel like his idea of "Real Wrestling" is a defense mechanism because he's scared to take risks to entertain the fans of OCW.
John: That’s kind of funny. You see unlike you I don’t need to take stupid risks to make it here. I was signed to OCW because I’m good not because I do stupid things to entertain people. Hell the owner of the company JCS says it best “Do stupid things win stupid prizes” and that’s what your offense and I use that term very loosely is built around stupid risks that make absolutely no sense. This is about entertaining anyone this is about making a living.
Hunter: You think my offense is stupid? Fair enough John that's an opinion of a man who cheap shots people in a "Grapple Only" contest. How about this John. Fight me in a OCW sanctioned match and let's see who's style is more affective.
John: Last time I checked you don’t make the matches. But hey if that’s what is booked I will gladly end your career before it gets to start. You want that? Do you want to be known as the guy who got worked down slowly and methodically not able to do any of your flips all because you wanted to carry on with something that could’ve ended at The Clash?
Hunter: At The Clash you lured me in to get sucker punched but if I'm awarded the chance to face you in an actual match with pinfalls and submissions believe me John the outcome will be very differently and I'll knock that smug attitude down a few pegs.
John: No no you’ve got it all wrong at Clash I proved a point. We’re both rookies but there’s a big difference between us. I have the tools to become more than a rookie unlike you. You are gullible there’s a reason no one else was rushing in to challenge me. It was a clear trap something someone like you wouldn’t understand. You did this to yourself.
Hunter: John if you are so much better then me like you say then beating me in a match should be easy right? If management allows it why don't you put your money where your mouth is?
John: It would be easy but it does nothing for no one. All that happens is I do what I said I’d do and you end up hurt. You aren’t ready for this.
Stacey: This interview has gone off the rails can we get back to my questions?
As she finishes her sentence John hangs up the phone!
We fade to the outdoors as we see Hyun-Mi walking ahead of her client Evelyn Parker. They are making their way down the sidewalk when Hyun-Mi stops, turns her head to see Evelyn and opens a door…
Walking inside, we recognize this place to be Terra’s home. Evelyn and Hyun-Mi once again enter outside of Terra’s presence.
Without warning, the lights cut on, causing Evelyn to be on guard.
Evelyn: She remembered we were coming. Smart girl.
Hyun-Mi walks forward to see a collection of small white flowers next to a note. The flowers are blooming in the shape of a trumpet.
Evelyn: Don’t touch those!
Hyun-Mi jumps back, startled.
Evelyn: Devil’s Trumpet…
Evelyn stomps over and collects the note in front of the flowers.
”Fools rush in to where Angels fear to tread.
Datura, a flower of caution. A flower of threat. Misunderstood, but mistreated.
I do not answer to you. Do not forget that.”
Evelyn crumples the note and smirks before tossing it on the ground, whispering to herself.
Evelyn: That’s not really up to you, this time.
Evelyn: Let’s go.
The two exit, leaving the dim lighting to shine onto the poisonous white Datura flowers as the door closes.
