Off camera

After Havoc…

We open to me being escorted to my bus after being interviewed by Roddy after the closing minutes of Havoc. I’m holding the back of my throbbing head from the chair shot I took from Matt and I gotta admit I’m a bit wobbly from it plus the Leap of Faith from Sean. I’d say that tonight was as successful as all of Jerry Lawler’s marriages, wouldn’t you?

Maniac: Now that was fun wasn’t it kids?

One of three security guards looks over at me and before he can say anything I hold my hand up stopping him.

Maniac: Not you muscles, I’m talking to them.

Maniac points at the non-existent camera and the security guard says nothing, just turns and keeps walking.

Maniac: What a way to end Havoc huh? I mean Lunatik and I were THIS close to snagging Erica so we could end this once and for all and then what happens? Hans, that’s what happened. Not mentioning Brat-son jumping in on his quest for revenge or Cillian Murphy cracking me in the back of the head with a chair OR even Will Ospreay's doppelganger jumping on me like a fuking spider monkey or something. So what the fuk Hans? Let me guess, it threatened Vanessa and the baby am I right? And yup know exactly what I mean by it, not Erica but the demon inside her, DreamMaster.

Maniac shakes his head.

Maniac: You know as well as I do that there were other options, hell I’m sure if you took her to Butch and Wisdom’s she would have been safe. I’m getting a little ahead of myself though, gotta save something for on camera right?

Maniac winks and waves at the non-existent camera and continues on with the security guards as the scene fades.
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On camera

Current day

Alright, here we are back on the ol’ party bus…hey I hear you out there, “the bus…AGAIN?!?!?!?” well bite me ok, there’s only so many places to be and we had no reason to stick around Nashville. And while this bus is fast its not THAT fast, we can’t warp speed home even though let’s be honest we’ve been there plenty of times already. Besides, we have some stuff to catch up on don’t we? So for all intents and purposes we’re doing this on the bus, so hang in there for me. Ok, now that’s out of the way we can get started. Mandy found the ritual we needed to send DreamMaster back to Hell, remember those Pillars she was talking about that was needed? Well turns out she WASN’T talking about architecture after all…no she was talking about people and not just any people but three specific ones. Ones who have been affected by the demon, connecting their pasts. Ringing any bells? No? No alarms or spidey-sense or anything? Well I’m of course referring to Butch, Hans, and myself. Funny how things work out like that huh? With the way things have been going I don’t see any epic team ups anytime soon so its back to square one..

Maniac stands from the couch after his long-winded narration where he was sitting next to Mandy as they discuss what to do.

Mandy: I just don’t know any other way baby, the ritual was very specific.

Maniac heads to the bar and makes another drink before returning to the couch and sits back next to Mandy.

Maniac: Well it seems that our mutual German friend has yet again made a deal with a demon.

Maniac looks directly at the camera…here we go, rant time.

Maniac: You seem to have a knack for doing that Ludwig, especially when you’re in a bind. I’m of course referring to your deal with Senester back then and now DreamMaster/Erica, and like I said back in Nashville…just incase you need a refresher.

Everything starts rewinding quickly as if you were doing so with a VHS tape until we reach after Havoc where Maniac is being escorted to his bus by security

Maniac: Now that was fun wasn’t it kids?

One of three security guards looks over at me and before he can say anything I hold my hand up stopping him.

Maniac: Not you muscles, I’m talking to them.

Maniac points at the non-existent camera and the security guard says nothing, just turns and keeps walking.

Maniac: What a way to end Havoc huh? I mean Lunatik and I were THIS close to snagging Erica so we could end this once and for all and then what happens? Hans, that’s what happened. Not mentioning Brat-son jumping in on his quest for revenge or Cillian Murphy cracking me in the back of the head with a chair OR even Will Ospreay's doppelganger jumping on me like a fuking spider monkey or something. So what the fuk Hans? Let me guess, it threatened Vanessa and the baby am I right? And yup know exactly what I mean by it, not Erica but the demon inside her, DreamMaster.

Maniac shakes his head.

Maniac: You know as well as I do that there were other options, hell I’m sure if you took her to Butch and Wisdom’s she would have been safe. I’m getting a little ahead of myself though, gotta save something for on camera right?

Maniac winks and waves at the non-existent camera and continues on with the security guards as the scene fades back to Maniac on the bus, however the rant unfortunately continues.

Maniac: There we go, all caught up now. Anyway, Hans listen I know I’m telling you what you already know but you need to get Vanessa and your unborn child somewhere safe and help me. She’s targeting you so you won’t because you, Butch, and myself are the three keys to stopping DreamMaster permanently. I have everything we need Hans, all I need are you and Butch to help me finish this. That, and if you could keep the Three Amigos from interfering again that would be great.

Maniac lifts his glass in cheers and takes a drink before quickly raising his finger in the air.

Maniac: Just a couple more things, first Wolfy…hey buddy I caught the podcast with you and Shark, like the pipe did you? I knew you would it’s the finest of the fine, my way of saying congratulations on your win.

Maniac winks and takes another drink before continuing.

Maniac: Toby, looks like you made out pretty well at Havoc…kind of. While you got a win over Doctor Eggman in your match, at the end of the night you looked like drowned rat that was tossed in the Cumberland River. As for your comment towards my Mandy bear, I believe you referred to her as “my side bitch, y’know, the one pretending to be a journalist”.

Maniac shakes his head then takes another drink.

Maniac: That’s not very nice Toby, I mean she’s just trying to do her job just like when Jason would make his little comments about her. I was ready to lose my job by beating up a commentator over her so what do you think I’ll do to you, a fellow competitor for doing the same? But don’t you worry Toby boy, I wouldn’t risk injuring you so you can’t compete against Wolfy which I can’t wait to see him mop the floor with you.

All of a sudden Mandy jumps up excitedly.

Mandy: Forget that prick baby, I think I have a solution to our problem.

Mandy sits back down next to Maniac, showing him what she has on her laptop and Maniac’s eyes widen in surprise as the scene fades to black.