Off camera

We open outside of the HWA training facility, J.J. Addams has just finished a hard day’s work of training and is about to call a cab to take him home when a delivery truck pulls into the parking lot and then up to the entrance. The truck stops and the driver goes into the back and retrieves a package before stepping out and walking towards J.J.

Delivery driver: Excuse me, can you help me? I have a package for a…

The delivery driver checks his hand held device for the name.

Delivery driver: J.J. Addams and I need to get it delivered, it’s marked priority.

J.J. Addams: I’m him, wow you have good timing mister.

J.J. shows the delivery driver his ID and then signs for the package, the driver hands J.J. the package and then smiles.

Delivery driver: Have a great day Jared

The driver turns and begins walking away when J.J. calls out.

J.J. Addams: Hey, how did you know my name? Do I know you from somewhere?

The delivery driver doesn’t stop walking, he only turns his head to look back at J.J.

Delivery driver: No kid, but I know your buddy Maniac. You make sure he gets that and tell him Damien sends his regards.

The delivery driver turns his head back to looking forward and continues walking until he reaches the truck and gets in. He gives J.J. another smile and nod before backing the truck up and turning it around, taking off and heading to his next delivery. J.J. watches him go and when the delivery truck disappeared from his sight he turns his sight back on the package. J.J. walks over to a nearby bench and sits down, opening the package and his eyes go wide in shock at what’s inside.

J.J. Addams: It can’t be…

J.J. stares down at the spear of destiny laying in the box, a message appeared upon it, reading “Natum De Sangine, Perditas A Sangine”, which J.J. was able to translate from Latin to English. It means Born of Blood, Undone by Blood. The passage revealed that just as the blood of Jesus Christ gave the spear its power, the blood of Christ is (allegedly) the only thing that can destroy it. J.J’s focus is broken by a sudden honk that causes him to jump and look up, a cab sits there waiting for him but J.J. didn’t remember calling it. He quickly gets the lid and puts it back on and heads to the cab, getting in and telling the cab driver to take him to the airport. He had to get to Dallas and to Maniac, he knew Maniac would need this spear  more than ever now that the demon is back. J.J. holds the package tightly and sits back as the scene fades.
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On camera

The scene opens at the Dallas, TX Castle, where we find Maniac as he sits excitedly at a table for his visit at Medieval Times. He looks around at the authentic look of it all it really made you think you were there back in those times, and soon, the tournament would start as would the feast.

Maniac: Oh boy, this is great, Medieval Times I can’t wait. You know Stu, I wish you were here, man. I know we’re opponents at Fatality, but this is AWESOME, and think about this how cool would it be to put on some armor and battle like a couple of knights?

Maniac chuckles and is about to say something else when he feels his phone vibrating, pulling it out of his pocket he didn’t recognize the number but answered anyway.

Maniac: Hello?

The sound of Wolfy’s voice is heard on the other end however not the voice of Wolfy everyone is use to. Wolfy has the tone on his voice as he’s seen war, it is broken, drained exhausted and traumatized, and sadness within his voice.

(Wolfy): Maniac….. I want to do it… I’m trying to do it.. It won’t let me pull the trigger..

Maniac’s eyes widen in recognition, and he quickly stands up and heads away from the crowd of people. Once he finds a quiet place, he places the phone to his ear.

Maniac: Wolfy?!?!?!? Listen, put down the gun it’s not going to let you do it. Plus, that’s not the way. I can help you get rid of it. Where are you?

(Wolfy): Maniac…

The sound of pure frustration and annoyance and heart break comes across Wolfy’s voice

(Wolfy): It’s not the most beautiful way but it’s the only way we got!!

Wolfy takes a deep breath and tries to hold back from crying.

(Wolfy): I don’t want to wait till we find something. I’m not gonna be Erica… I’m gonna be worse. I’m going to be worse than you were! My perception of people are changing.. Me seeing Stu-E as a guy I respect I’m starting to see as a horrible father exposing his daughter to skanks with his DILF club, I don’t see Sean as someone I care about and respect I see a low self esteemed self centered son of a bitch, my eyes are disappearing. He’s making me hate! He’s now growing powerful taking advantage of the spirits… My friends are changing and I’m scared… I no longer see the great wolfs I see Hell Hounds, I no longer see fish I see sirens looking for someone to pull in. I see the Wendigo in the woods and dragons flying in the skies… And they’re helping him! He’s going to put you all in hell!

Maniac is breathing heavily as he leans against a wall. His legs are like jelly, and it takes a few minutes to steady himself before he answers.

Maniac: Wolfy, I get it. I know you’re scared, but you have to listen to me. First off, keep fighting that demonic piece of shyt. It’s trying to trick you and wear you down. Secondly, you gotta tell me where you are so I can help you. Look, I know I don’t have the spear anymore, but I’ll figure something out. There’s gotta be an incantation or something, whatever it is I’ll find it.

Wolfy begins weeping on the phone, then speaks through his tears.

(Wolfy): There is nothing Maniac.. God I tried to find it, I tried to look but theirs nothing! You have to pull the trigger! You have to close the ark door before the water floods in! It won’t let me do it myself!

The sound of Wolfy smashing his head on the wall is heard and him breaking a mirror, and the sound of Wolfy crying is heard again.

(Wolfy): I just don’t understand! I don’t understand how people how I can be so sinful! I don’t know if it’s the money, the lust, the want for fame that causes us to do what we do! Then after we do it we can’t cope with it… So I don’t know how we’re gonna handle it if he breaks from his chains! Some of us while we have a trail of sin behind us say the man in the sky forgives us.. But the man underground finds us guilty!

The sound of Wolfy punching more walls and screaming is heard

(Wolfy): And if you don’t close the ark… Judgment day will be upon us! The ground will split open and he will bring the fire, the brimstone, the dragons, the sirens, the hell hounds, and the wendigo with him. The world will burn the Kraken will pull any boat to the seas! Don’t you get it?! He’s not the Dream Master! He’s the Nightmare Master! You have to close the ark!

Maniac: Wolfy, concentrate! Killing yourself or me killing you WON’T close the door, the demon will just go on to the next victim. We have to find a way to send it back to Hell. That’s how we close the door. Your way will just send you downstairs while it roams free, which is not an option. Come on, Wolfy, put down the gun and calm down. Stop busting yourself up because you’re only weakening yourself for it. Please, where are you? Do you know you have a match at Fatality? It’s you and Hans in a no disqualification match.

Wolfy starts crying more

(Wolfy): You don’t understand anyone would be better than me! He understands how to use the powers! It’s so sad… We play the most violent most brutal sport to man kind and nobody can understand what’s coming. Do you know what it’s like being chained up on fire, not just your flesh but your soul?! The stench of your skin melting away the burning hair the sound of your soul screaming?!

Wolfy cries some more for a minute

(Wolfy): All while a demon with yellow eyes, reptile skin, three heads and spikes going down his back pulls your skin off piece by piece and pours alcohol over your wounds and grinds it with sandpaper?!.

Wolfy punches a wall

(Wolfy): Because I do! He took me there! And he showed me it’ll all happen to you! But I’ll be doing it to you! *cries* Then you get home after dealing with hell all day you just want to go rest and when you’re about to fall asleep a crowd of fans throwing rocks and bricks at my home after finding out what I did to Hans chanting Die Wolfy Die! *cries* I go outside and ask them to help me with that and they wont! They won’t! *cries*

Wolfy slams some more stuff around

(Wolfy): I don’t want to do this match at Fatality! The floods would of have sank the ark by then… I know people love the violence, and we can’t throw the Christians to the lions anymore watch people fight in the gladiator ring…. But god forbid you love your mental state and love your children don’t order the PPV! Because I won’t be responsible for my body anymore, and by the end of it the whole arena will smell of burnt flesh and blood! He won’t stop until the only thing in the ring is random body parts, blood and guts! And after that match I pray it’ll be my last match I have and I’ll be in the ground. But I promise you I do that match by the end of it Hans will be buried right next to me!

Wolfy screams, then suddenly the TV on the wall near Maniac begins to play the news showing a man dead, he was out hunting illegally but then never came home, however in the same area the Vampire of the night was spotted again. Maniac watches the news broadcast but only briefly hears it because his mind drifts back to his deal with the demon to escape the mental prison Antonio had placed him in. He knew where he'd end up and what's going to happen. The demon made it a point to not only tell him about but show him as well, Maniac shakes off the memory and continues.

Maniac: I know Wolfy, I know the consequences of it all, but that's not going to stop me from trying. I set this all in motion, and it's my responsibility to stop it, which I will do. Look, Wolfy, I know it wasn't you that has been terrorizing Hans it's the demon. Remember that don't let it tell you any different.

The sound of the same news station is heard on Wolfy’s end of the phone. Then the sound of Wolfy gasping and then crying

(Wolfy): It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me! I wouldn’t do that!

Something on the TV catches Maniacs eye so he looks up at it and sees the dead hunter and standing over him it Wolfy bleeding from his eyes his hair messed up as he pulls chunks of his hair out, while saying

(Wolfy): It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me!

Wolfy’s eyes then turn red as the pits of hell as he then looks directly at the camera with his voice now of DreamMaster.

(DreamMaster): It was me!

Maniac then listens back on the phone just hearing Wolfy crying in his normal voice.

Maniac: Calm down, pal. I know it wasn’t you it was the demon. Look, this is what it wants, to break you down mentally and physically until you just give up and give it full control. You keep saying I don’t understand, but I do, I was the first to be  possessed and, unfortunately, are the guy that brought it and unleashed it. I know what it wants, and I know it’s endgame, so we need to act quickly before it’s too late. Where are you, Wolfy?

(Wolfy): I don’t know Maniac! *cries* I blacked out while driving last night…. I don’t remember anything!... I think I’m in someone’s attic I’m covered in blood and I don’t think its all mine! And written in blood on the wall says Judgement day is here!.... There is some old furniture and some of your old wrestling merch from your early days and the older mask and a book written in Italian..

Maniac’s eyes widen in realization, and a chill runs through his body.

Maniac: Wolfy, you’re in my attic at my house! Oh fuk, Higgins! Wolfy, stay where you’re at, DON’T move. I’ll be there as soon as I can, and I know it may be hard, but I need you to fight that demon. Don’t let it take control of you do you hear me, Wolfy?

(Wolfy): Not like I can go anymore the door is locked…. I don’t want it taking over me! I don’t want to kill anymore!

Maniac: Ok, it’s going to be OK. Wolfy, just hang on a second…

Maniac adds another call as he is trying to get ahold of his butler to make sure he’s OK. The phone rings a few more times before going to voicemail.

Maniac: Higgins, call me when you get this, and whatever you do DON’T unlock the attic door no matter what you hear.

Maniac hangs up that call and tries another that gets him the same result..

Maniac: Butch, look, I have an emergency, and I may be late to Fatality. Wolfy has somehow locked himself in my attic, and I don’t know if he hurt Higgins. I’m going to get him, I’ll be there though, I promise

Maniac hangs up again and tries one last one which luckily he gets an answer.

Maniac: Sammy, look, I need your help. Did you watch Havoc? Okay, good, then you know about Wolfy. He’s locked in my attic, and I need you and some of the boys to go check on Higgins and make sure everything stays cool. I’m on the way.

Maniac listens as Sammy talks.

Maniac: Yeah, I know I have a World Championship match, but I’m responsible for all this, and It’s my responsibility to fix it. Look, I’ve already called Butch and told him that I’m going to be late but I’ll be there. Just watch over the house, and I’ll be there as soon as I can, thanks buddy I owe you.

Maniac hangs up the call and switches back to Wolfy

Maniac: Ok, so my friend Sammy and some of our associates are coming over to make sure that Higgins is okay and that everything else is okay. They’re not going to hurt you, so just stay in the Attic like I said, and I’ll be there before you know it.

(Wolfy): You should leave me, go to Fatality. I shouldn’t fight Hans. Hell you should tell your boys to close the ark. This has to be stopped.

Maniac can hear the sadness in Wolfy’s voice, there was nothing he could say to comfort his friend but something had to be done. The door had to be closed, not just for his sake but for everyone’s.

Maniac: Ok Wolfy, I’ll close it.  I’m sorry it came to this my friend, I’m sorry it had to be you. You’re a good guy Wolfy, I’m sorry I got you mixed up in this. Goodbye my friend…

Maniac hangs up and then dials another number followed by the pound key. He hesitates for just a moment then hits the call button, tears flowing from his eyes as he does.

Meredith: Maniac, what have you done?

He doesn’t answer at first, only shakes his head but after more prodding from Meredith Maniac tells her.

Maniac: I closed the door ok! I blew the fuking house up, it’s in rumbles underground now. It was a fail-safe just incase something like this happened, I didn’t want to but  I had to. The door is closed and Wolfy’s dead, I hope your fuking happy Hans.

Maniac goes to walk off, the tears in his eyes flowing freely like rivers now but stops and turns back.

Maniac: Oh yeah, one more thing. William, I get it you want to be next. That’s all well and good but I will give you this one warning, keep yourself and your little clan out of my title shot.

He doesn’t say anything more, just turns and leaves the building as the scene fades to black.
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Off camera

We open to alternate Mandy walking up to a nice house in a quiet little Cul-de-sac, it was like she was looking at a postcard and she checked her information twice to make sure she was in the right place. She looks from the piece of paper in her hand to the house and back to the paper as she shakes her head.

Alternate Mandy: There’s no way this is right, why would he live in a house like this?

Her question is soon answered when she sees him through the window, Maniac but he’s different. He’s still wearing his face paint but instead of his usual attire he’s wearing a turtleneck and slacks…all pink. She watches as he prances over and makes himself a drink, of course why would he not she thinks but is shocked to find that instead of his usual Jack and coke he made a martini. He’s made two, must be thirsty…

Alternate Mandy: What the hell is going on? It’s almost like he’s…

She doesn’t get a chance to finish her statement because suddenly in walks Jeremy Branson who quickly walks up to Maniac who turns and greets him, handing him the other martini and giving him a big kiss.

Alternate Mandy: WHAT THE FUK?!?!?

She knew she said it to loud because both the lovers turned to look our the window which caused her to quickly duck down. After a few minutes she heard the front door open and out walks Maniac frantically looking around and looks to be carrying a frying pan in his hands.

Maniac: Who’s out there? Whoever it is go away or we’ll call the cops, we did on that psycho Matt and we’ll do the same to you.

Maniac turns and starts heading inside leaving alternate Mandy temporarily stunned from what she’s just heard and seen. This has by far been the WEIRDEST  alternate universe she’s been to and couldn’t wait to leave. But before she could there was a mission to complete which is why she quickly stands as she draws her gun, the silencer already attached and ready.

Alternate Mandy: Hey Maniac!

Maniac stops and turns towards the voice, a mixed look of shock and recognition on his face.

Maniac: Mandy?!?!? Is…Is that really you?

She hesitates for a moment, the look on his face and the way his voice trembled made her think that maybe he’s different, maybe they’re not all bad. She quickly shakes the thought off and pulls the trigger three times, each bullet hitting their mark. She watches him die as she puts her gun away and then activates her device that allows her to travel from universe to universe, the last thing she sees is Jeremy frantically crying and calling the police as she disappeared and the scene fades.