*We open to after Havoc, Maniac has been checked out by the trainer and other than being banged up he was good to go. He now sits on his bus having a drink at the bar as he waits for Mandy and Erica to arrive so they could leave, his icepack and a botte of ibuprofen sitting next to him on the bar. His match replays in his head and can't help but shake his head at the thought of Mandy and Erica at ringside trying to interfere.*
Maniac: What the #### were they thinking?!!?!?!
*Maniac slams his hand down on the bar in frustration. He knew the answer to that question, it was revenge they seeked no matter what the cost. Maniac is pulled from his thoughts suddenly when he hears Antonio behind him.*
Antonio: Are you ok? That was quite the beating you took out there.
*Maniac chuckles as he grabs his drink and spins the barstool chair around, leaning back on the bar.*
Maniac: I've taken worse, are you here to say I told you so? Because If you are then say it and then leave me in peace.
*Maniac spins back around and continues to drink as Antonio walks over and sits down next to him.*
Antonio: Actually, we need to talk. I've been thinking about what you said, about how the only way we're going to find a way to permanently get rid of DreamMaster is to go to the source of how we got him in the first place. I also understand the risk and consequences of doing that but I think you need to know something before that happens.
*Antonio looks at him and Maniac knows that this is serious.*
Antonio: As you know when Mandy first came around I had her checked out and she came back clean, a little too clean for my liking which made me suspicious but I let it go. However, with recent information that I found out it made me take a deeper look at her and...I found something.
*Maniac gulps.*
Maniac: What did you find?
Antonio: Well, before I tell you in any of that I need to tell you this first which ties into everything I'm about to tell you. The girl that was sacrificed to summon DreamMaster they told me who she was afterwards I just never said anything to you. Her name was Sarah Banks...
*It takes a moment for it to sink in but when it does Maniac's eyes go wide.*
Maniac: You mean...
Antonio: Yeah, your Mandy Bear was her older sister. Her mother's name is Martha, works as a florist but it's not her we have to worry about. It's her dad, Frank Banks. Mr. Banks works for the CIA Secret operations and stuff like that. Anything and everything that they don't want us to know that they're doing he does it and he's damn good at what he does unfortunately for us. When they want someone dead they send Frank, just think of him as the real life John Wick and that is no exaggeration.
*At this point Maniac's face has gone white, eyes still wide and mouth hung open in shock but Antonio continues.*
Antonio: Oh that's not the kicker, her dad and other members of a team have been working on a secret project. One kind of like MK Ultra but they call this one project DreamMaster...ring any bells?
*Maniac is on the verge of having a panic attack, he turns and downs his drink throwing the cup aside and not caring as it smashes on the floor behind them. He grabs the bottle of Jack and begins chugging it but Antonio stops and when he grabs it away.*
Antonio: Hey, hey I know this is a lot to take in right now but we need to be clear headed for all this. Listen to me, her appearance was no coincidence she was sent here to kill you. Her background is totally fake she has been trained by her father and is a skilled assassin for the CIA. However, I believe that if we tell her our plans that she will come with us and help us take out them so we can get what we need and finally stop DreamMaster and this secret CIA project.
Maniac: And what if she doesn't want to cooperate?
*Antonio looks right at Maniac with an emotionless look on his face.*
Antonio: I'll have to kill her then, can't have her trying to kill us while we try to kill them.
*Their conversation is interrupted when they hear Erica outside the bus.*
Erica: Se necesitará más de lo que tienen para acabar con él. Vamanos!
*Maniac turns to say something to Antonio but he's already gone. Both Erica and Mandy are on the bus and as they enter Maniac stands and crosses his arms across his chest.*
Maniac: So ladies, which one of you wants to tell me just what the Hell you two were thinking out there?
*Mandy and Erica exchange a worried look as the scene fades.*
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On camera
*The scene opens to Maniac sitting on the couch watching a replay of his match as they head out of South Carolina, he smiles and even laughs throughout the entire match even when Jeremy interferes and after when he's jumped by Sarah and Jeremy. After it's all over Maniac turns off the TV and shakes his head. *
Maniac: What a turn of events am I right? First off I'd like to thank Michelle for what she did. Listen, I'm no fool I know you didn't do it for me but because you felt it was the right thing to do. Thank you anyway Michelle, not only for saving my undeserving ass but for saving your friends as well. You saved them from making a big mistake, one we both know the consequences for. However, it seems that it's not over yet so if you would be so kind Michelle to do me a favor don't pray for just me pray for your friends as well and pray hard. Just like me they're not out of the dark yet but fortunately for them they're not in as deep as I am and I hope they don't get that deep. You can help them with that Michelle, please I implore you do what you can don't let them go down the same dark path I did the one I'm trying to come back from.
*Maniac grabs a cigarette from the pack and lights it, taking a deep inhale before continuing.*
Maniac: Well well, that was quite a match wasn't it Sarah? I tried to tell you but you just wouldn't listen, you let your anger and fear control your decision making and look what happened you got yourself disqualified. Granted, I know Erica did throw that chair in there but you were the one that decided to grab it as I came off the turnbuckle with a flying headbutt. That and the fact that you were okay with Jeremy interfering it seems that you need to take a step back and take a look at what's going on, look at what you're doing is this how you do things? Is this the example your setting for the fans out there especially the female ones? Think about it, you're better than this Sarah. I'll give credit where it's due, that was one hell of a fight you put up and if you didn't get yourself disqualified then who knows how it would have ended. But I'm sure that you can agree with me when I say that I'm not satisfied with a disqualification, so sometime in the near future you and me again this time there will be a clear winner.
*Maniac takes another drag off his cigarette before continuing.*
Maniac: Jeremy, you're just as bad if not worse than Sarah is. You blame me for Matt's situation which I admit I am partially responsible for because I did the damage but you're not mad at me about this, it's just more convenient to be mad at me than the person you are really mad at which is Matt himself. That's right, you know deep down that he is a grown ass man who makes his own decisions. No one put a gun to his head and made him do what he did, he decided on his own to bring the fight to the DreamMaster. But go ahead, keep on blaming me if that's easier for you but if you think for one second that you made our no disqualification match easier for you than you have another thing coming kiddo. I've taken worst beatings from bigger and tougher people than you and here I stand still to this day, and now it's our turn to meet in the ring. At Havoc I'm going to finish what you started, and go ahead bring your punk ass friends too because if they feel like jumping in again I'll be ready this time.
*Maniac continues smoking his cigarette as he makes his way to the bar and makes himself a drink.*
Maniac: And of course the new locker room leader himself, Sean Parker. First off congrats on getting locker leader that's a big responsibility so good luck I know you'll do us proud. Secondly, I heard you had a plan for me. A way to finally take care of me is it? Oh how I do love surprises, you see Sean something you and your friends need to realize is that just because DreamMaster is gone doesn't mean that I've gone soft.
*Maniac smiles and takes a drink then finishes his cigarette off.*
Maniac: I look forward to Havoc and what you have in store for me Sean, should be tons of fun. Before I go I have one more person to address and that's Stu-E Price. Listen man, I think there was a misunderstanding earlier at the Fun Park. I get that you're just trying to be protective of your daughter but I'm not the monster that I once was, I figured you of all people would understand and see the struggle I'm going through but it seems that you're just another cookie cutter wrestler like the rest of them which is kind of ironic being that you've become what you want observed. You I want to run me out of the HWA? Well good luck with that because I'm not going anywhere, I've got a tournament and the HWA Championship to win.
*Maniac smiles and winks at the camera before walking off as the scene fades to black.*
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