Post by gzavadak on May 20, 2013 7:15:09 GMT -4
Scene 1 – Joe’s Family Diner, Redemption, Alabama, Present Day
The scene opens to the inside of a quaint, fairly clean family diner. The eatery seems to be rather slow on this particular afternoon, as only one of the booths happens to be occupied. A waitress dressed in a white shirt, black pants and a white apron walks over to the booth’s lone occupant, and pours the man a fresh, piping hot cup of coffee. The man nods his thanks, and the waitress steps away back behind the counter.
The man is wearing a white suit and black dress shirt, and the left side of his face is partially obscured, as he is wearing a white mask that looks as if it was stolen from a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, except for the fact that it is emblazoned with a large detailed and symbolic black crucifix in the center of the forehead. He has a small, pocket-sized leather bound Bible sitting at his right elbow, right next to his new cup of coffee. The man then takes a sip, and begins to laugh to himself. It is a dry laugh, one that suggests a subtle undertone of sarcasm and seriousness.
Man: Quite the world we live in, don’t you think?
The man folds his hands together and brings his elbows to rest on the booth’s tabletop.
Man: Everywhere you go, and everywhere you look, it seems that folks all over the place can’t seem to remember the proper way to conduct themselves. We are looking at record highs across the board in violent crimes, anything from murders to rapes to assaults and batteries. But, that’s only scratching the surface.
“Today’s youths are more inclined to tell mom and dad to screw off if they don’t feel like doing what they’re told. Marriage, once a sacred sacrament that was only meant for a man and woman who loved each other and took vows to remain together for life has denigrated to a mere joke, and some even have the audacity to say that the institution should be extended to homosexual couples. But, most importantly, never before has there been such a rash of ingrates and deadbeats that go out of their way to take the name of the Lord Thy God in vain. They vandalize his houses of worship, break into them to steal whatever cash may be available, just to get an advance on their next fix of whatever poison they are content to shoot, sniff, or snort. It seems there is no end in sight. That is, until now….”
The man begins to laugh again, and this one carries the same eerie chill as the first.
Man: For, you see, there is only so much that someone can take. Only so many times that they can be called names, get kicked when they’re down, and just be generally humiliated before enough is enough. That’s where I come in.
“Allow me to introduce myself, I am the Reverend Jerry Matthews, otherwise known throughout the professional wrestling industry as “The Evangelist.” I’m the man that you don’t want to have the pleasure of meeting, because chances are it means that you’ve done something that is outlawed somewhere in this, the greatest book ever written.”
Matthews picks up his pocket-sized Bible in one hand and gives it a shake. He then drops it back on the table and takes another sip of coffee.
Matthews: God the Father has decreed to me that enough is enough. He is tired of the stubborn nature that has caused humanity to turn its collective back on him again and again ever since the dawn of creation. He is sickened by the fact that we have consistently failed to take up the Way of the Cross, and live by the morals and ethics put forth by his prophets in this book. And, if things don’t change soon, man will breathe his last breath on this green earth.
“Except for one thing. God isn’t content to go through with an end game like the flood that was the product of forty days and forty nights of rain or the fire storm that engulfed Sodom and Gomorrah just yet. After all, there is a reason why the Lord has gone so far to ensure that we are given chance after chance. And, that, brothers and sisters, is because he does love us, despite man giving him no real reason to. Because of this love, he will be giving man one last chance to take note of its collective sin, a chance to acknowledge the evils we are responsible for, and to repent and live as his one and only son, Jesus Christ, did. And, I am his one and only chosen instrument in delivering this message. Think of me as a courier of tough love, one who has your best interests at heart, but one who isn’t afraid to do whatever it takes to get the job done.”
“While it greatly saddens me that I missed a great opportunity like Mayhem to spread my ministry, it’s still a great joy to know that APW management has decided to throw this hungry dog a bone for my debut on Monday Night Meltdown. Unfortunately, it seems I won’t be on the main telecast, so I guess word of mouth will have to be the transmission method of choice for my message, if only for a short time.”
“Friends, by now, you should all be feeling extremely sorry for and worry greatly about the well-being of the man who has refers to himself simply as Legion. He is a very confused individual, one who likes to refer to a certain Church that he belongs to, and kidnaps fans who may be too knowledgeable of the professional wrestling industry for their own good. He is one, he is many. He does not forgive, and no, boys and girls, he does not forget. But, Reverend Matthews, does he slice and dice? Does he come with a warranty?”
“Legion, much like all of us here in existence, are meant to serve a purpose. While he may have attempted to fool many of you into thinking he was the one who served to bring about some kind of destruction, it’s clear that he has had little success given his extremely unimpressive track record. Instead, Legion will simply serve as the first guinea pig of what happens when you mess with a card-carrying ordained deadly weapon working on God’s behalf. Because, brothers and sisters, I am the harbinger of the plausible destruction that could come on behalf of the Alpha and the Omega himself. I am God’s Broadsword, and Legion will be the first victim to fall by my hand.”
Matthews picks up his Bible again.
Matthews: Because this is TRUTH!! Because this is GOSPEL!! And it’s time that man reads it as such. The Word of the Lord, Thanks Be to God.
The pastor then closes his eyes and calms himself down. He then utters a short prayer and crosses himself as the scene fades to black.
The scene opens to the inside of a quaint, fairly clean family diner. The eatery seems to be rather slow on this particular afternoon, as only one of the booths happens to be occupied. A waitress dressed in a white shirt, black pants and a white apron walks over to the booth’s lone occupant, and pours the man a fresh, piping hot cup of coffee. The man nods his thanks, and the waitress steps away back behind the counter.
The man is wearing a white suit and black dress shirt, and the left side of his face is partially obscured, as he is wearing a white mask that looks as if it was stolen from a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, except for the fact that it is emblazoned with a large detailed and symbolic black crucifix in the center of the forehead. He has a small, pocket-sized leather bound Bible sitting at his right elbow, right next to his new cup of coffee. The man then takes a sip, and begins to laugh to himself. It is a dry laugh, one that suggests a subtle undertone of sarcasm and seriousness.
Man: Quite the world we live in, don’t you think?
The man folds his hands together and brings his elbows to rest on the booth’s tabletop.
Man: Everywhere you go, and everywhere you look, it seems that folks all over the place can’t seem to remember the proper way to conduct themselves. We are looking at record highs across the board in violent crimes, anything from murders to rapes to assaults and batteries. But, that’s only scratching the surface.
“Today’s youths are more inclined to tell mom and dad to screw off if they don’t feel like doing what they’re told. Marriage, once a sacred sacrament that was only meant for a man and woman who loved each other and took vows to remain together for life has denigrated to a mere joke, and some even have the audacity to say that the institution should be extended to homosexual couples. But, most importantly, never before has there been such a rash of ingrates and deadbeats that go out of their way to take the name of the Lord Thy God in vain. They vandalize his houses of worship, break into them to steal whatever cash may be available, just to get an advance on their next fix of whatever poison they are content to shoot, sniff, or snort. It seems there is no end in sight. That is, until now….”
The man begins to laugh again, and this one carries the same eerie chill as the first.
Man: For, you see, there is only so much that someone can take. Only so many times that they can be called names, get kicked when they’re down, and just be generally humiliated before enough is enough. That’s where I come in.
“Allow me to introduce myself, I am the Reverend Jerry Matthews, otherwise known throughout the professional wrestling industry as “The Evangelist.” I’m the man that you don’t want to have the pleasure of meeting, because chances are it means that you’ve done something that is outlawed somewhere in this, the greatest book ever written.”
Matthews picks up his pocket-sized Bible in one hand and gives it a shake. He then drops it back on the table and takes another sip of coffee.
Matthews: God the Father has decreed to me that enough is enough. He is tired of the stubborn nature that has caused humanity to turn its collective back on him again and again ever since the dawn of creation. He is sickened by the fact that we have consistently failed to take up the Way of the Cross, and live by the morals and ethics put forth by his prophets in this book. And, if things don’t change soon, man will breathe his last breath on this green earth.
“Except for one thing. God isn’t content to go through with an end game like the flood that was the product of forty days and forty nights of rain or the fire storm that engulfed Sodom and Gomorrah just yet. After all, there is a reason why the Lord has gone so far to ensure that we are given chance after chance. And, that, brothers and sisters, is because he does love us, despite man giving him no real reason to. Because of this love, he will be giving man one last chance to take note of its collective sin, a chance to acknowledge the evils we are responsible for, and to repent and live as his one and only son, Jesus Christ, did. And, I am his one and only chosen instrument in delivering this message. Think of me as a courier of tough love, one who has your best interests at heart, but one who isn’t afraid to do whatever it takes to get the job done.”
“While it greatly saddens me that I missed a great opportunity like Mayhem to spread my ministry, it’s still a great joy to know that APW management has decided to throw this hungry dog a bone for my debut on Monday Night Meltdown. Unfortunately, it seems I won’t be on the main telecast, so I guess word of mouth will have to be the transmission method of choice for my message, if only for a short time.”
“Friends, by now, you should all be feeling extremely sorry for and worry greatly about the well-being of the man who has refers to himself simply as Legion. He is a very confused individual, one who likes to refer to a certain Church that he belongs to, and kidnaps fans who may be too knowledgeable of the professional wrestling industry for their own good. He is one, he is many. He does not forgive, and no, boys and girls, he does not forget. But, Reverend Matthews, does he slice and dice? Does he come with a warranty?”
“Legion, much like all of us here in existence, are meant to serve a purpose. While he may have attempted to fool many of you into thinking he was the one who served to bring about some kind of destruction, it’s clear that he has had little success given his extremely unimpressive track record. Instead, Legion will simply serve as the first guinea pig of what happens when you mess with a card-carrying ordained deadly weapon working on God’s behalf. Because, brothers and sisters, I am the harbinger of the plausible destruction that could come on behalf of the Alpha and the Omega himself. I am God’s Broadsword, and Legion will be the first victim to fall by my hand.”
Matthews picks up his Bible again.
Matthews: Because this is TRUTH!! Because this is GOSPEL!! And it’s time that man reads it as such. The Word of the Lord, Thanks Be to God.
The pastor then closes his eyes and calms himself down. He then utters a short prayer and crosses himself as the scene fades to black.
