Merlyn wakes with a start and realizes when and where he is. He looks on the brief case given to him by an old friend and remembers what it means to have it. And from his dreams it’s obvious what it means not to. He’ll never go back to that. It’s time to get a little serious, just a little.
The scene opens up on Tojo and Merlyn in a gym. Merlyn is bench pressing and Tojo is counting. An unusually clear and lucid Merlyn tells Tojo he can count. Tojo even tests him by putting on that fatboy slim song that causes Merlyn to go into a dance routine with an umbrella, but nothing. He continues his training by moving on to the treadmill. Tojo sets that silver briefcase in front of the treadmill and Merlyn amps up the speed. As Tojo smiles Eddie walks in and puts a hand on Tojo’s shoulder and points to Merlyn. He shrugs and points to the case. Eddie opens it and a glowing aura of gold emanates from the case. Eddie closes it quickly and sits down with a look of shock on his face. He looks at the case as if memories flood his brain both good and bad. Times past and present intermingling. Merlyn looks at Eddie and smiles. Eddie nods and gets on the treadmill next to him. Time passes and Tojo is woken by Talon. He points to Eddie and Merlyn and Tojo shrugs again and points to the case. Talon opens up the case and the same gold glow is seen. Talon closes it again and starts laughing hysterically. Eddie and Merlyn nod at Talon and Talon gets on the treadmill next to them and starts running as well. Ronnie walks in shortly after and looks at the guys on the treadmill and smirks. He opens up the case and shrugs and sits next to Tojo. Ronnie looks at the guys again and Merlyn looks at him. Tojo tosses Merlyn a box of milk duds. Merlyn looks at it shakes his head no, pats his stomach and throws it back. Ronnie looks at Tojo not amused. Tojo shrugs again and points at the treadmills. Ronnie gets up joins the rest of the NWO on the treadmills.
Hours go by and the guys leave the gym room, all except Merlyn. Eddie, Talon, Tojo and Ronnie go upstairs to a room with tv cameras all through the gym and stereo system piping the gyms music. Tojo pulls out a cd and puts it in. Fatboy slims-weapon of choice comes on. Merlyn is seen on the tv stopping the treadmill and looks around to see if anybody is there. Out of nowhere he pulls out a top hat and an umbrella and breaks into Christopher Walken’s dance routine bouncing around the gym. The NWO slaps there heads in disbelief and Tojo starts cracking up and pointing. The song ends and Merlyn gets back on the treadmill but not before making sure nobody is there.
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