Off camera

June 24, 1717…London, England

Ok, to start off I don’t mean to brag but I’m getting really GOOD at picking new places. See, it doesn’t have to be the same old boring spots all the time…but anyway here we are in jolly ol’ England. Not sure how jolly it is here in 1717, everyone seems pretty uptight and keeps to themselves but I think it’s because this is where The Grand Lodge was created when members of four local Masonic lodges met at the Goose and Gridiron alehouse in St. Paul's Churchyard which is right up ahead.

The Goose and Gridiron alehouse was located in a section of London known as St. Paul’s Churchyard. The name was a corruption, or parody, on the arms of the “Swan and Lyre,” a musical society which also met at the ale-house. The building was constructed with five floors, including the basement. The largest dining room, on the second floor, measured only 14 2 by 21 2 feet in area. Maniac stares at it from an alley he’s currently hiding in across the street thinking of ways he could get in, he knows that he can’t just walk in the front door because there’s someone watching it and he also knows that they would be watching the backdoor, so that was out.

Maniac: Hmm, if only I could just waltz right in without them seeing me…

Maniac taps his chin with the spear of destiny as he acts like he’s thinking and after a few moments he glances down acting surprised to see it.

Maniac: Why didn’t I think of that? Good thinking old chap’.

Maniac kisses the spear before holding it tight and starts making his way towards the Goose and Gridiron alehouse, and as he does he begins to fade until he’s completely invisible. Maniac walks up to the door, slightly quickening his pace so that he can slip in the front door that is currently being held open by a guy heading inside himself. Maniac brushes past the man and as he does so he trips him, making it look like the man clumsily tripped over his own feet and soon he goes tumbling forward until the man crashes on the floor. It doesn’t take long for a group of people to run over to help him and Maniac takes advantage quietly continuing his quest to find what he’s looking for. The rooms are all kept warm by two factors, well placed fireplaces throughout the building and a giant coal furnace located in the basement which is what we’re on the lookout for.

Maniac: I know its gotta be around here somewhere, just gotta find the right door…

He tries various doors, first knocking then stepping back to see if anyone opens it. When nobody answers Maniac quietly opens the door himself to see if it’s the basement and moves on when he sees that it’s not. There were a few times that when he did knock someone did open the door and each time he wish they hadn’t, someone would open the door and confusingly look around wondering who knocked and in those few moments of confusion Maniac saw horrible things that would scar him for life. One such sight reminded him of the night he and Antonio were bonded with that demon which caused anger to suddenly flood Maniac like a tidal wave, it washed over him and he could hear the voices all urging him to rush in and kill everyone that room. It takes all his will power but he shakes his head fighting off the voices and the violent urges, he knew it was the spear reaching into his head and finding the darkest most violent part of his mind and trying to bring it forward. He wouldn’t let it though because he had a mission to complete, oh yeah all these sick fuks are going to die and unfortunately so are some innocent but not like this. Maniac finally finds the basement door and quietly makes his way down the steps, thankful to find that nobody is down here and that from what it seems it’s a normal basement. Maniac finds the coal furnace and approaches it as he smiles thinking of ways to blow this sucker up.

Maniac: Decisions, decisions…do I use the grenades I stole off those ass-hat Nazis  or do I want to use the spear?

Before he can decide Maniac is interrupted by the sound of humming, not from a person but rather from some sort of machine. It’s after the humming noise has somewhat subsided they spoke…

Man: Freeze Maniac, slowly put your hands up and no sudden movement or it’ll be your last.

The sudden shock of it all causes Maniac to do as he’s told, he didn’t expect to get caught let alone have his identity known back in 1717. With his arms raised he is told to slowly turn around and when he does is shocked to see not someone from this time period standing there but two men in black. They are both wearing the traditional attire of black suits and hats with dark sunglasses. They're not regular sunglasses though, there's special high-tech ones that obviously allow them to see Maniac even though he is invisible. The agents both have their futuristic guns pointed at Maniac’s head as they take a step forward.

Agent 1:.We’re taking you in for illegally messing with the timeline and stealing an historical artifact. Drop the spear of destiny and then remove the time travel device and put it down along with any and all weapons, then take two steps back. You have ten seconds to comply.

As the agent is giving his little speech Maniac simply let’s out a breath of aggravation as he throws his head back then groans. Maniac then looks at the device on his wrist as if it were an over-sized watch.

Maniac: That’s great and all but I’m actually on a tight schedule so…

Maniac doesn’t get a chance to finish as both agents open fire sending what could only be described as laser beams through Maniac’s body. The momentum sends Maniac flying back and he hits hard against the coal furnace which causes it to rip from its place and spill hot coals everywhere causing a fire to begin. The agents frantically search for both the spear and the time device as the fire spreads, hoping to quickly recover both and get out of there.

Agent 2: I don’t see the spear anywhere, are you sure he dropped it?

Agent 1: He had to have, we both hit him when we shot our weapons.

The agents search is suddenly halted by a voice…

Maniac: Are you sure your weapons weren’t on stun?

The closest agent turns towards Maniac’s voice in time to have the spear of destiny jammed right through his skull but before he falls to the ground Maniac holds him up, using him as a human shield from the shots from the other agent. Maniac pushes towards the living agent as he continues to fire his weapons that seems to not run out of ammunition(or would it be laser beams? Energy? I wonder if they run on batteries…) The agent steps to the side and tries to get a shot on Maniac but at the last minute  Maniac tosses the dead agent at the living one and the two collide, causing the living one to drop his gun which Maniac quickly catches before it hits the ground. Maniac walks over to the trapped agent as he inspects his newest addition to his collection.

Maniac, Niiiiiccceee, what’s this thing run on? Double A’s? Triple? Eh, don’t worry I’ll figure it out. Now before I go I gotta know, how many more are there?

The MIB agent sneers at Maniac before spitting at him.

MIB agent: Enough to make sure that you get taken down, this is far from over clown.

That word, only one other person has called him that recently and in that tone. But it couldn’t be could it?

Maniac: Frank?

The agent laughs and wiggles his arm free, removing his sunglasses. As soon as he did Maniac could see it, and the agent could tell from the gasp Maniac let out followed by shaking his head in confusion before speaking.

Maniac: No, I killed the real Frank. What are you, a clone?

The agent laughs.

MIB agent: Of course you don’t, I’ll make it simple for you so you can. You see there are many alternate universes not just this one, and we have the technology to travel between said universes that’s one way we recruit. And obviously we use it to maintain balance and order to the timeline which you have been causing major havoc to lately. So to say you’re completely FUKED in this situation is an understatement, so my suggestion is you…

It’s Maniac this time who doesn’t give enough time for the person talking as he fires one shot into the agent’s face causing it to explode on impact. Maniac’s eyes widen and he looks at the gun again for a few moments before busting out in laughter.

Maniac: I DEFINITELY like this thing.

Maniac chuckles as he walks over to the two dead agents and as he gets closer he notices that the part of spear that’s sticking out of the back of the one agents head is completely clean of blood, as if the spear absorbed it. With the fire burning more and more out of control Maniac grabs the spear and pulls it the rest of the way out of the agents skull and watches in a combination of shock and horror as the other end of the spear absorbs the blood. Using the power of the spear Maniac easily tosses the body of the first agent off to the side then proceeds to look through all the pockets of the other one. On this agent Maniac finds his multiverse device, an additional tech looking gun, and another device Maniac was unsure what it was. He stands up and puts everything in his pocket before activating the time device and disappearing, leaving the Goose and Gridiron alehouse in St. Paul's Churchyard to burn.
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On camera

The scene opens to Maniac sitting in the woods in an unknown location, it’s night time but Maniac already has a campfire going and is currently making s’mores. He’s recording this on his phone which is propped up on a log sitting across from him and he has the whole camp scene going, completed with a tent set up behind him and he sits on a log with a smile on his face. Maniac takes a deep breath in through his nose and lets it out through his mouth as he looks around taking in his surroundings.

Maniac: Don’t you just love nature, especially at night? It’s so peaceful, you can just sit out here and think about stuff all the while enjoying some tasty s’mores.

Maniac takes a bite of the freshly made s’more and continues.

Maniac: I had TONS of fun in Vegas doing that radio show with Wolfy, even stayed for a bit and hit a few casinos then found an awesome gym and got a good workout session in. However, it’s also wise to remember that peace and tranquility are key factors to a happy life so here I am relaxing and focusing on business ahead. And speaking of business there is some to be done, just a small amount however. A small, annoying, spa-dwelling, British-Canadian coward amount. You know, nothing major.

Maniac smirks as he finishes making another s’more and eats it before continuing.

Maniac: Toby, as always it’s so good to hear from you. Glad to see your bouncing back after that pitiful…I mean lackluster…no that’s not it. Laughable…no not quite it, anyway good to see you bounce back after completely sucking at Ringmaster. You’ve been quite the busy body haven’t you Toby? I mean you BARELY beat Shark one week and then the same with the professor, been backstage whining it up about your towels and water, and speaking of water lets not forger that swim you took in the Cumberland River. And through all that you also managed to make yourself a temporary ally in Erica. I see what you’re doing Toby but what YOU don’t realize or are just blatantly ignoring is that you’re aligning yourself with an ACTUAL demon. This isn’t a damn movie Toby, you as well as everyone else knows that here in the HWA what you see is what you get. We don't pretend or go by any stupid scripts this is all real and if you don’t watch it you’re going to end up majorly FUKED…and I don’t mean in the good way either.

Maniac shakes his head as he reaches over and grabs his glass, taking a drink and then returning it to it’s spot before continuing.

Maniac: And let’s be clear about something Toby, you know as well as everyone else that I am not bad-mouthing Erica. I'm talking about that demon that's possessing her, so don't try and twist things to make them work to your advantage because you're going to learn very quickly that things will not work out the way you think or hope. Do you really think that demon gives any kind of shyt about you? It's using you in its game and you're just playing right into its hands. Oh yeah, right now it may seem that everything is good and that you two are working well together but watch what happens when you don’t meet the demons expectations. Watch what happened the first time you don’t do what it asks. Oh Toby, you’re treading in dangerous territory and if you’re not careful you’re going to find that you’ll be unable to get away.

Maniac sits the stick he was using to roast marshmallows with to the side and fishes his pack of cigarettes and lighter from his pocket. He takes a cigarette from the pack and lights it taking a deep drag. He reaches for his cup and takes another drink then continues.

Maniac: One more piece of business, some new actually. Ace, haven’t heard from you since your sit down interview. You know I was kind of hoping you'd pop up after me mentioning you on the radio show, I do hope you haven't gotten cold feet however I doubt that's the case. I'm sure you're off training somewhere watching footage and preparing for our match at Havoc which I look forward to. Just remember Ace, just like I told Toby here in the HWA what you see is what you get. This place is unlike any other you’ve wrestled in we’re one-hundred percent real no pulled punches, kicks, ANYTHING. With that in mind good luck at Havoc Ace.

Maniac smiles and gives Ace a cheers with his cup before taking a drink. He then sits the glass down and sticks his cigarette in his mouth as he gets up to retrieve his phone. He's taking a few puffs and is just about at his phone when he hears and feels it, it sounds like thunder but it's not because it causes the ground to shake. Maniac looks up in the distance and scans the area for a moment before he hears the noise again followed by the ground shaking.

Maniac: Damn, well looks like the camping trip is over…

Maniac quickly grabs his phone and turns around to leave when he hears it, the roar of a T-rex booms in the distance which causes Maniac to freeze. It roars once again this time closer and Maniac moves quickly to the tent where he retrieves the spear of destiny and the time traveling device. He quickly puts on the device and activates it disappearing as the scene fades to black.