*Leroi sits on the couch in his condo, drinking from 2 styrofoam cups as he watches Stranger Things(One of his all time favorite series). As he continues to watch, he starts to become more and tired. He tries to stay awake, as the scene of Eleven in The Void was currently playing on the tv. Suddenly, he’s unable to stay up and passes out on the couch. He opens his eyes and is surrounded by nothing but pitch black darkness. The area is dim, making it hard for him to see things far away. He looks around not seeing anything; standing perplexed as for what to do. He takes a step and notices that the floor had a decent level of water on.*
Leroi: “Hello...Hello! *To himself* Bro i must trippin hard. He must have slang me some other shit from what he normal gives me.”
*Suddenly, a voice speaks out to Leroi.*
?: “This is no trip Leroi.”
*Leroi jumps at the sound of the voice, looking around again to find the source of it.*
Leroi: “Who’s there? Reveal yourself!”
?: “As you wish.”
*As Leroi looks back in front of him, a figure with white face paint on and a large black question mark in the center of it’s shirt, stands tall. Leroi surprised by it falls down to the ground, water splashing onto him and his outfit. His breathing gets heavier and his eyes widen at the mysterious figure. He starts to back up while on the ground, distancing himself from the entity.*
?: “There is no need to be afraid.”
Leroi: *Scared* “Stay away from me! I warning you!”
?: “Relax my child, you are safe. You cannot be harmed here, take my word for it.”
*Leroi stands up slowly, keeping his eyes locked on entity; while also maintaining his distance from him.*
Leroi: “Who are you? Where am I”
?: “I am you hatred; all your rage, fury, and anger rolled into one, waiting to let loose on a rampage. And this is The Void, where all that you remember and can imagine reside.”
Leroi: “So like the Wraith World in Shadow of Mordor?”
?: “Sort of, it…”
Leroi: “Or the Mirror Dimension from Doctor Strange”
?: “Not exactly. The Void is your mind, but a deeper place inside of it. Where your emotions and personalities collide, residing in a manner that doesn’t negatively affect you.”
Leroi: “So this is all happening in mind?”
*The entity nods his head in confirmation and Leroi continues to stand in confusion.*
Leroi: *Scratching his head* “So if this is my mind and you’re my hatred, where are my other emotions?”
*The entity snaps his fingers and a door slowly rises from the ground. Once completely risen, the door swings open and the entity waves to towards the door. Leroi walks inside the door, and sees multiple different cell like structures, with different Lerois occupying each one. He walks along the cells and looks at the Lerois inside. The cell closest to his right hand side, had a sign on it that reads ‘Fear’ and has an Leroi sitting the corner, reassuring himself. The cell was filled with carvings and engravings of paranoia, as the Leroi was shirtless with only pants on and had a clean shaved head. Leroi continues to walk along the cells , reading more of the labels on the cells.*
Leroi: “ ‘Greed’, ‘Happiness’, ‘Compassion’, why are they locked in these cells?”
?: “We are all initially locked away in cells like these, only released to be used temporarily before being put back inside the cages. Think of us as Pokemon, used for you benefit only to be imprisoned afterwords.”
Leroi: “Really? Wow… but wait if your all supposed to be locked away, then why are you the only one that’s not in a cell.”
?: “For most of your life, you’ve been happy and loving. This has flawed you, and had left me weak. You let people take advantage of you, make a fool out of you, and all around just walk all over you. That was up until recently; when you released all the hatred and anger buried deep inside you. And in doing so, you gave me power on a tremendous scale. Now I have the ability and free will to take control of you, at the drop of a hat.”
Leroi: “So why haven’t you done it yet, it would seem that you’ve got the means?”
?: “I am only test the limit of my abilities. I will not fully consume you until I have mastered my power and get as much as necessary.”
*A portal suddenly appears behind Leroi, as the cages and people in them disappear in thin air.*
?: “ It is time for you to go, but I will see you again soon enough. After all, this is all in your mind.”
*A smirks crosses the entity’s face, as Leroi walks the portal. He opens his eyes and he is back in his condo. The Stranger Things credits were rolling, as Leroi gently sat himself up. He grabs his phone and texts a contact called ‘My Guy’. The text reads…*
Leroi: “Whatever you sold me this go around, don’t sell me it anymore.”
*Leroi puts his down and grabs the tv remote off the coffee table. He starts the next episode and slouches back in his couch.*
Bombshell time!
My favorite part of the show.
ASHLEY BLAINE vsBELLE
The camera pans to the announce team.
Wow...
Some animosity there for sure.
We transition over to the outside of Drago’s dojo, where we see the Light Heavyweight Champion cleaning the windows from the outside. He sprays the window with some cleaner and rubs it with a towel. He stretches his arms out before he tries to scrub a troublesome spot out. Several people pass him by and admire his handiwork.
Woman: BEST IN THE WORLD!!!!
Drago turns around to see a young lady jump up and cheer for him. He lets out an awkward smirk.
Drago: Thanks.
He turns around to resume his window cleaning duties, but he is interrupted again.
Man: Ay yo DRAGOOOOOOO!!!!!
The “Best in the World” turns around again to find a middle-aged man shrugging.
Man: I just like saying that a lot.
Drago: You wake up neighbors like that?
He notices the crowd that has formed around him. Drago puts his window cleaner to the side and hangs the towel up on his shoulder. He scratches his head.
Drago: Never would think that window cleaning is this exciting to you!
A car stops in front of the dojo. The passenger rolls down their window and a man wearing a P3 jersey pops his head out.
Man: JAY FURY SUCKS!!!!!! PUNCH HIS TEETH IN!!!!!!
Drago: Oh come on, that not nice. I’m sure it will be good match.
The young lady from earlier looks confused.
Woman: I thought it was Jay Furious.
Drago shrugs.
Drago: It all same word to me! English is hard enough.
The middle-aged man walks up to Drago, showing him his phone screen.
Man: You see this? Supposedly that Matsumoto guy is gonna have the cops after you. Says you viciously attacked him….in the ass!
Drago looks at the screen bewildered. He has to stop himself from laughing uncontrollably.
Drago: I have never look so…..square.
The man puts his phone back in his pocket.
Man: Just be careful. That idiot’s got a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
Drago: Thanks for the tip.
The man walks away, and the crowd starts to dissipate. Drago waves them off.
Drago: Thanks for coming! You can see me wash windows again in uh…..couple days, I dunno. Or just catch me on Turmoil tonight!
He turns back to the window and tries to focus on cleaning again, but he hears what sounds like a podcast coming from someone’s phone.
???: So we’ve got a guy like H2O who was stepping up to Drago. What do you think this is about?
???: Kid’s got a temper. He’s got a lot to prove, so he sees a guy like Drago and toughens up. Fact of the matter is though, he ain’t no Drago. He might have won two matches against him, but he never BEAT the guy. Know what I mean? Best in the World is Best in the World for a reason.
Drago turns around, facing the sun. He looks up at the clouds. The sun shines on his face as the scene fades.
