On camera

The scene opens inside the ring of Grunge Championship Wrestling, a local wrestling promotion based in Seattle, Washington that was gracious enough to let Maniac and Wolfy use their ring for some training. The two friends have just finished doing their stretches and entered the ring when Maniac turns to Wolfy.

Maniac: Ok buddy, what do you want to work on today?

(Wolfy): I mean strength would be nice and all… *Sigh* But I’ll be honest with you Maniac I was going to ask you for a while now if sometime you could train me how to control the spirits better.. They’re hungry for prey the taunting has been haunting me for a while. I allowed them to have some of Lazy Butt Goblin when I put him in the hospital.. However they’re hungry again… I know you know a lot about the supernatural and I wanted to ask you to teach me how to feed these things prey without hurting somebody badly when that’s not needed… But let it out controlled to allow me to get the upper hand all while feeding the prey instinct... These spirits are really hungry Maniac but I don’t want to put people in the hospital if not needed.

Maniac’s eyes widen in shock. This wasn’t the training he thought Wolfy would ask for but would help his friend none the less, Maniac nods his head  in agreement.

Maniac: Alright, Wolfy, I’ll teach you. It’s quite simple, my friend, it’s all about balance. Like being in a relationship, you have to give to be ale to take.

Maniac steps closer to Wolfy, looking him dead in the eyes.

Maniac: And you know what it wants, violence. It wants blood, and you have to feed it when it’s hungry. Most of the time, it’ll take whoever you throw in front of them, so learn to use that to your advantage. However, there will be times when the innocent is hurt…

Maniac sighs

Maniac: And as sad as that is you have to move on for the sake of your partnership with your spirits, because honestly they don’t care who is innocent and who is not they just want to feed and as long as you do that you will be able to harness those spirits and use them however you see fit.

(Wolfy): I really don’t want to hurt an innocent, if I use these spirits I want to use them for good. As good as Lazy Butt Goblin is good at counting. I heard his theme song he can actually count to 3 now.. I’m proud of him. I just want the torment to stop. However holding back also hurts me. I’m losing in HWA like crazy because I keep holding my punches back because I don’t want to set the animals out to harm. If there was a way to just let only a little out at a time. Allow me to get a upper hand, and win the matches while calming the torment, all at the same time.

Maniac sighs, shaking his head.

Maniac: That’s not how it works, Wolfy. We don’t get to make the rules they do. You have to accept that there are things bigger than you and I, things out there that we couldn’t even fathom. I don’t like hurting innocent people either, but if you want these spirits to work with you, then you’re going to have to give in to be able to take. I’m sorry, there’s no other way.

(Wolfy): It’s not a matter of if I want them to work for me… It’s the matter that they’re apart of me now and I’ll never get rid of them. I just need to learn to control it to at least to an extent. I can at least choose who I release it on it’s making me weaker to hold them back, but I can hold them back until they get hungry as is… and they are hungry.. they’re starving.. I need to learn this thing. Somehow. I really need your help learning this Maniac.

Maniac: Best advice I can give you Wolfy is treat it like a woman. Listen to it, feed it when it’s hungry, and when it wants something? Give it to them, no matter WHAT. That’s what I mean by working together in harmony, you give, and it lets you take what you want when you need it. That simple, no ritual, or artifacts, or deep meditation. Just a mutual understanding of one another and your needs.

Maniac shrugs his shoulders.

Maniac: Simple, now you say they’re starving, then lets feed them.

Maniac turns, looking towards the back.

Maniac: Can we get a couple of guys for a little training drill?

A couple of willing and excited young men come from the bag and get in the ring. They introduced themselves in Maniac smiles, introducing himself and Wolfy.

Maniac: Thanks for joining us, fellas. We’re going to have ourselves a little handicap match. You two versus my friend here.

Maniac smiles and then turns to exit the ring, and as he does, he whispers in Wolfy’s ear.

Maniac: Feeding time, go get ‘em killer.

Maniac pats Wolfy’s shoulder and exits the ring, heading over to the bell and ringing it.

Wolfy starts to look nervous. And turns to Maniac standing outside the ring.

(Wolfy): All out? What if I hurt them?

Maniac simply nods his head.

Maniac: They’re big boys and are resilient. Plus, this will be a good learning experience for them just as much as it is for you.

Wolfy sighs in nervousness and stars at the men in front of him for a second takes a deep breath and his eyes begin to change into one of a wild cat. Wolfy begins to get low to the ground as he’s preparing for sudden movements. The two men stare at Wolfy for a second with the look at confusion at this tactic however the one man shrugs his shoulders and charges at Wolfy attempting to give Wolfy the big boot to the face however Wolfy ducks to the ground and when the mans back is turned to Wolfy. Wolfy launches behind the man grabbing the man by the head and slamming it into the turn buckle with such speed and strength the mans nose bust on the impact. Wolfy begins slamming the mans face into the turn buckle multiple times absolutely destroying the mans nose. However the other man runs up behind Wolfy and Wolfy seems to get this weird sense and knows the man is sneaking up behind him so he grabs the man with the busted nose and suplexes him towards the other man before he could come up on him. As the other man stumbles back looking at his busted up friend Wolfy Jumps onto the turnbuckle with speed of a cheetah and dives off grabbing the man giving him a Eagle Slam, Wolfy then grabs the man wraps his arms around the mans throat into a choke hold and is slowly choking the man out with the strength of a boa until the man finally passes out from hold however Wolfy is still not letting go seeming to be in some sort of animalistic trance.

Maniac watches in amazement as he smokes a cigarette. His reflexes, his strength, and his savagery were all extremely impressive. As he watched, his smile slowly changed to a frown as he remembered once when it was Erica he was teaching.

Maniac: Erica…damn.

Maniac notices Wolfy not letting go of the man’s throat and quickly tosses his cigarette down, stomping on it before running and sliding into the ring. He gets right up to Wolfy whispering in his ear.

Maniac: Ok Wolfy, that’s enough, now is when you show the spirits that you’re the boss. Let go of his throat. You’re in control, not them.

Wolfy screams and his arms shake as he seems to be trying to pry his own arm from the mans throat until he finally changed back to normal and he flings himself straight onto his own back. Wolfy is breathing very hard and seems kind of confused.

(Wolfy): I’m sorry.. I’m sorry.. What did I all do? I only saw glimpses.. I’m sorry..

Maniac rushes over to Wolfy, helping him up to a sitting position.

Maniac: You did great, don’t worry, they’re fine. You busted the one guys nose, but stuff like that happens every day in this business. How do you feel?

(Wolfy): Feeling okay, kind of a rush, kind of feel like the Kool aid man and ready to break through a wall while traumatizing children for generations! HAHA! They’re not crying as bad now though. However I think I need to keep learning this for my upcoming matches. Will you teach me?

Maniac smiles

Maniac: You got it, buddy. By the way, have you heard from Draconis and his clan lately? Hope they’re doing alright.

(Wolfy): Honestly. They seemed to have disappeared. Without a word to me about it. I wondered if the HWA scene got to crazy for them. Honestly we could use them with this situation with Skank. Where do you think they went? Honestly I was looking forward to being part of a army that’s purpose was to fight for the good and wellness of others, something like the X-Men of HWA if you will.

Maniac shrugs his shoulders.

Maniac: Haven’t heard either. Yeah, it sucks that they disappeared because we could have definitely used the help, but I doubt things got too crazy for them. I’ve known Draconis for a long time, and he neither any of his clan run from anything. We’ll buddy, look no further because you, me, and Lunatik are going to protect HWA from anything and everything supernatural and/or mystical…anything in that nature.

Maniac helps Wolfy to his feet, and the two go over and help the local wrestlers up. They think them brother help in Maniac gives the man with the busted nose a wad of cash for hospital bills and compensation. They all exit the ring and head to the back as Maniacs phone begins to ring. He sees that it’s the hospital where “Mandy” is at ad quickly answers.

Maniac: Hello? Yes, this is him…what do you mean she’s gone? She couldn’t have just gotten up and walked away… no, of course I’m not making a joke. I’m just saying….Oh really? OK, thanks for calling.

Maniac hangs up his cell phone and puts it back in his pocket.

Maniac: That was the hospital, Mandy’s gone. Apparently, some of her CIA associates came and checked her out. We got to go.

(Wolfy): CIA? With what I saw I’m guessing it was really the men in black. If that’s the case.

Wolfy puts on some black sunglasses

(Wolfy): Lets go get some aliens

Maniac chuckles, pulling out a pair of sunglasses of his own and putting them on.

Maniac: Let’s get jiggy with it then…

The two leave in a rush as the scene fades to black.