Post by warrenpeace on Jun 8, 2013 18:10:41 GMT -4
Monday Night Meldown
Stacey and Peter are watching the competition. The Emerald Assassin is doing very well. Stacey has noticed that Danny is still not back from the bathroom, and looks over to Peter.
(Stacey)> Wonder what happened to Danny?
(Peter)> I don't know, he said something about maybe getting some Nachos.
(Stacey)> Oh, still he's been gone for a while.
(Peter)> Well you know how those lines get.
(Stacey)> True.
Splash Panel: The Red Scorpion is now falling from the rafters.
Panel One: Peter is now on his feet, watching with wide eyes. Stacey is concerned by the sudden jump. Her eyes are also wide, but looking at Peter Eastman.
(Peter)> Oh my god what's that lunatic doing?
(Stacey)> What are you freaking out about?
(Peter)> Look, The Red Scorpion is abducting the Emerald Assassin.
Panel two: The Red Scorpion zips back up into the rafters with the Emerald Assassin in tow.
(Peter)> Can you see them? Where did they go? I can't see them.
(Stacey)> He's a wrestler, I am sure he can handle himself.
(Peter)> No, no, no...This isn't just a wrestling match. Those two aren't wrestlers. That was kidnapping. I need to go check on Danny now.
(Stacey)> Why, are you suddenly concerned with Danny?
(Peter)> What? Oh, what do you mean?
(Stacey)> You said you needed to check on Danny. Why are you so concerned about him and his nachos all of the sudden?
(Peter)> It's just been a really long time since he left. This arena is pretty tricky to navigate.
Panel Three: Peter Eastman is already heading out of the isle. His eyes remain in the rafters of the building. he trips several times before reaching the end of the seats and he takes off running.
Panel Four: Stacey bits her lip and looks back to the in ring action taking place. Puzzled and confused as to what is going on with her friends.
(Stacey)> That was weird.
Panel Five: Peter is now running down the hallway and comes to halt at a door that says employees only. With a sticker of a stair case on it. He turns the knob, but it doesn't budge.
(Peter)> Damn it, of course it's locked.
Panel Six: He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his wallet, grabbing a kiss army card out and jamming it where the lock meets the wall. It clicks open, but the card breaks.
Panel Seven: Peter is running up the stairs, it is dark and visibility is poor. He makes it to the top and is trips over power cords.
(Peter)> damn it...Danny? Danny can you hear me?
Panel Eight: He gets to his feet and lumbers about until finding a switch, that turns on a set of lights. There are lights and other heavy equipment scattered throughout the rafters. In the distance he see's The Emerald Assassin tied up and rolling about.
(Peter)> Danny!
Panel Nine: He runs to his friend, not even considering or realizing that he may fall to the floor below, but he gets to his friend nonetheless. He pulls a set of headphones off of Emerald Assassin and Danny looks up at Peter.
(Emerald Assassin)> Thanks buddy. Wanna untie me?
(Peter)> Da...Emerald Assassin, are you ok?
(Emerald Assassin)> Yeah, i'm not hurt at all. He just said some menacing things and then put those headphones on and made me listen to some terrible music. He could still be here though.
(Peter)> Here let me help you up.
Panel ten: He unties the Emerald Assassin and they search for the Red Scorpion to no avail. Finally giving up they walk back down the stairs.
Panel eleven: Peter and Danny who is no longer in costume are walking back to their seats. Stacey see's them coming and is relieved.
(Stacey)> What happened to you guys? You were gone forever.
(Danny)> The Nacho line was ridiculously long.
(Stacey)> You don't have any nachos.
(Danny)> They ran out of cheese (Peter)> He forgot his wallet.
(Stacey)>....o...k.
Panel twelve: They sit back down and continue watching the action. Stacey with an ever growing look of suspicion.
Days later
Peter and Danny are hard at work researching The Red Scorpion. Both on laptops and sipping red bulls.
(Peter)> I think we need to invest more into technology. I mean you're doing pretty well for yourself in hand to hand combat, which surprises me just to death. But seriously this Red Scorpion has as of these gadgets. Jet packs and zip lines. I'm sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg. I mean I have been researching and it you would be surprised what you can make at home with the right resources.
(Danny)> Good thinking. Actually I have had kind of the same idea. Check this out.
(Panel thirteen)> Danny lays three marble looking spheres onto the desk. The ceiling light reflecting brightly off of their smooth surface.
(Peter)> What are these?
(Danny)> Smoke capsules. They have a hard surface that ignites if it is met with force. So by throwing them onto the ground it will ignite and release heavy smoke.
(Peter)> Where did you get these?
(Danny)> I made them.
(peter)> Where?
(Danny)> Chemistry lab at Jack Kirby High.
(Peter)> That is incredible.
(Danny)> It was actually a lot easier to make than you would think. And using the same techniques I can create more capsules that would do different things. Like instead of smoke there would be one that releases laughing gas or chloroform to knock the baddies out. It would obviously be a huge risk to continue using the school to make this stuff, but if we had some type of lab or workshop, the possibilities are kind of endless with these things.
(Peter)> Well, my brother is still in Iraq. We could use his garage as a workshop and I am sure there are all kinds of neat military stuff in there just laying around. He' wont be back for another two years. I am actually kind of pissed I never thought if that sooner.
(Danny)> That is amazing.
(Peter)> You know while we are talking about strategy and making this into a more successful venture, we should really talk about Stacey.
(Danny)> What do you mean?
(Peter) She isn't stupid man and she has been very suspicious. First you somehow manage to keep scoring her tickets to a traveling wrestling show, then every time the Emerald Assassin is out there, you're mysteriously gone. Then when you were taken by Scorpion to the rafters and I suddenly freaked out. She doesn't think you are the Emerald Assassin just yet, but at this rate it's only a matter of time.
(Danny)> You're right. But I need her to be with us.
(Peter)> Look, I know that we don't really know all that much about this Red Scorpion guy. But lets really get into the basics of superhero genres. You're a masked good guy, and there's a masked bad guy who is taking a liking to torturing you. He knows that you are trying figure out who he is and how to stop him. Do you not think that right now at this very second that he is doing the same thing about us? Trying to figure out who you are? I honestly think he kidnapped you last week to see if you had a team or network who will come to your aid. if so eventually he may just realize who you are, and that the best way to get to you would be by kidnapping Stacey?
(Danny)> Fair point, but she's safer with us than she would be at home, alone because her father has never been able to cope with the death of her mother. She needs us.
(Peter)> I am not disagreeing with you, but there may come a time, sooner or later where keeping her close, means keeping her in danger. I mean when you first concocted this idea of honing your skills as crime fighter in a wrestling ring, you didn't plan on some super-villain doing the same thing. I'm not saying we are in over our heads here, but things have taken a very unexpected turn of events.
(Danny)> That's why the sooner we figure out who this guy is, and how to stop him the better. I will not allow him or any other criminal to prevent me from my duties to her, and because of, and for her I cannot allow myself to stop fighting evil. We will have our cake and eat it too. One thing to remember here is that even though I am a masked vigilante and I have made an enemy who also wears a mask, we aren't in a comic book. The probabilities of The Red Scorpion actually harming Stacey to get to me are slim to none. After all he is a contracted wrestler to the apw. There are liberties in this business, but he cannot harm a fan in the crowd without serious consequences.
(Peter)> Well, the sooner we take this guy down the better.
(Danny)> So why don't we head over to that garage and see what we can cook up?
My name is The Emerald Assassin. For the past few weeks I have been competing here in Action Packed Wrestling while also moonlighting as a crime fighter. This is not a secret and I do not wish for it to be hidden from the public.
I am here to harness my skills in physical combat. The travel that comes with this work has also given me opportunities to prevent crime in every state and country we visit. I am here to serve and to protect you from evil doers of all creeds.
I wear this mask not because I am some comic book nerd, but to protect those people closest to me. It isn't rocket science. I am fully aware that taking up this line of work has made me a danger to my friends and family.
However, when I took this job here in APW I never thought that I would be up against another man of similar interests. The odds that a superhero wrestler debuts the same week as a super villain wrestler are so minute and small that I have taken it as fate.
It was my destiny to compete here, because it was my destiny to stop this mad man who calls himself the Red Scorpion. And of course he falls into every super villain cliche character trait so I know that he is watching this right now. Obsessing over new ways to get under my skin and continue this little game of thrones.
You have some gadgets and some resources at your disposal. You are narcissistic and a danger to each and every good citizen who files into these arena to watch this competition.
It's my job to protect them. As fate would have it we have fallen into a paradigm, that will likely never change. Lex Luthor vs Superman and Joker vs Batman. The Red Scorpion and The Emerald Assassin will always do battle.
Because a narcissistic is unwilling to admit defeat. And yes, you have been defeated, by me. So you can carry your revolution title belt or whatever it is you're calling it at the moment. Wear it proudly as you proclaim an undefeated streak, but deep down inside you know the truth.
That your belt may as well have been purchased off of the shelves from wal mart. Because it is worthless, and that the man you have sworn to destroy pinned you for an easy win on your second week here.
In case you do need reminding, that was me. And for the rest of our lives I will always be there to stop you and your evil ways. I will never back down. No matter how many times you re able to grab me from the rafters. No matter how many times you think you have the drop on me I will always be two steps ahead of you.
Such is the nature of the beast, but you aren't the only person I need to focus on this week, there are two other distractions. Members of the New Sindicate. That just sounds like a group of evil individuals.
But for every legion of doom there will always be a justice league and myself and EnviKado will defeat you. We will embarrass you and we will move on the next challenge.
I'm sure you're going to watch this over and over again because that is what psychopath villains do so I really want to give you something to ponder on Scorpion.
See you have gadgets, but now so do I. And since this is Las Vegas, and there is plenty of crime and evil flowing through the streets I have much work to do before Meltdown. Now pay attention Scorpion or you will miss it.
He takes out the spheres from his utility belt and then tosses them to the ground at his feet. Suddenly he is engulfed in smoke.After moment the smoke has cleared and The Emerald Assassin has vanished.
Stacey and Peter are watching the competition. The Emerald Assassin is doing very well. Stacey has noticed that Danny is still not back from the bathroom, and looks over to Peter.
(Stacey)> Wonder what happened to Danny?
(Peter)> I don't know, he said something about maybe getting some Nachos.
(Stacey)> Oh, still he's been gone for a while.
(Peter)> Well you know how those lines get.
(Stacey)> True.
Splash Panel: The Red Scorpion is now falling from the rafters.
Panel One: Peter is now on his feet, watching with wide eyes. Stacey is concerned by the sudden jump. Her eyes are also wide, but looking at Peter Eastman.
(Peter)> Oh my god what's that lunatic doing?
(Stacey)> What are you freaking out about?
(Peter)> Look, The Red Scorpion is abducting the Emerald Assassin.
Panel two: The Red Scorpion zips back up into the rafters with the Emerald Assassin in tow.
(Peter)> Can you see them? Where did they go? I can't see them.
(Stacey)> He's a wrestler, I am sure he can handle himself.
(Peter)> No, no, no...This isn't just a wrestling match. Those two aren't wrestlers. That was kidnapping. I need to go check on Danny now.
(Stacey)> Why, are you suddenly concerned with Danny?
(Peter)> What? Oh, what do you mean?
(Stacey)> You said you needed to check on Danny. Why are you so concerned about him and his nachos all of the sudden?
(Peter)> It's just been a really long time since he left. This arena is pretty tricky to navigate.
Panel Three: Peter Eastman is already heading out of the isle. His eyes remain in the rafters of the building. he trips several times before reaching the end of the seats and he takes off running.
Panel Four: Stacey bits her lip and looks back to the in ring action taking place. Puzzled and confused as to what is going on with her friends.
(Stacey)> That was weird.
Panel Five: Peter is now running down the hallway and comes to halt at a door that says employees only. With a sticker of a stair case on it. He turns the knob, but it doesn't budge.
(Peter)> Damn it, of course it's locked.
Panel Six: He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his wallet, grabbing a kiss army card out and jamming it where the lock meets the wall. It clicks open, but the card breaks.
Panel Seven: Peter is running up the stairs, it is dark and visibility is poor. He makes it to the top and is trips over power cords.
(Peter)> damn it...Danny? Danny can you hear me?
Panel Eight: He gets to his feet and lumbers about until finding a switch, that turns on a set of lights. There are lights and other heavy equipment scattered throughout the rafters. In the distance he see's The Emerald Assassin tied up and rolling about.
(Peter)> Danny!
Panel Nine: He runs to his friend, not even considering or realizing that he may fall to the floor below, but he gets to his friend nonetheless. He pulls a set of headphones off of Emerald Assassin and Danny looks up at Peter.
(Emerald Assassin)> Thanks buddy. Wanna untie me?
(Peter)> Da...Emerald Assassin, are you ok?
(Emerald Assassin)> Yeah, i'm not hurt at all. He just said some menacing things and then put those headphones on and made me listen to some terrible music. He could still be here though.
(Peter)> Here let me help you up.
Panel ten: He unties the Emerald Assassin and they search for the Red Scorpion to no avail. Finally giving up they walk back down the stairs.
Panel eleven: Peter and Danny who is no longer in costume are walking back to their seats. Stacey see's them coming and is relieved.
(Stacey)> What happened to you guys? You were gone forever.
(Danny)> The Nacho line was ridiculously long.
(Stacey)> You don't have any nachos.
(Danny)> They ran out of cheese (Peter)> He forgot his wallet.
(Stacey)>....o...k.
Panel twelve: They sit back down and continue watching the action. Stacey with an ever growing look of suspicion.
Days later
Peter and Danny are hard at work researching The Red Scorpion. Both on laptops and sipping red bulls.
(Peter)> I think we need to invest more into technology. I mean you're doing pretty well for yourself in hand to hand combat, which surprises me just to death. But seriously this Red Scorpion has as of these gadgets. Jet packs and zip lines. I'm sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg. I mean I have been researching and it you would be surprised what you can make at home with the right resources.
(Danny)> Good thinking. Actually I have had kind of the same idea. Check this out.
(Panel thirteen)> Danny lays three marble looking spheres onto the desk. The ceiling light reflecting brightly off of their smooth surface.
(Peter)> What are these?
(Danny)> Smoke capsules. They have a hard surface that ignites if it is met with force. So by throwing them onto the ground it will ignite and release heavy smoke.
(Peter)> Where did you get these?
(Danny)> I made them.
(peter)> Where?
(Danny)> Chemistry lab at Jack Kirby High.
(Peter)> That is incredible.
(Danny)> It was actually a lot easier to make than you would think. And using the same techniques I can create more capsules that would do different things. Like instead of smoke there would be one that releases laughing gas or chloroform to knock the baddies out. It would obviously be a huge risk to continue using the school to make this stuff, but if we had some type of lab or workshop, the possibilities are kind of endless with these things.
(Peter)> Well, my brother is still in Iraq. We could use his garage as a workshop and I am sure there are all kinds of neat military stuff in there just laying around. He' wont be back for another two years. I am actually kind of pissed I never thought if that sooner.
(Danny)> That is amazing.
(Peter)> You know while we are talking about strategy and making this into a more successful venture, we should really talk about Stacey.
(Danny)> What do you mean?
(Peter) She isn't stupid man and she has been very suspicious. First you somehow manage to keep scoring her tickets to a traveling wrestling show, then every time the Emerald Assassin is out there, you're mysteriously gone. Then when you were taken by Scorpion to the rafters and I suddenly freaked out. She doesn't think you are the Emerald Assassin just yet, but at this rate it's only a matter of time.
(Danny)> You're right. But I need her to be with us.
(Peter)> Look, I know that we don't really know all that much about this Red Scorpion guy. But lets really get into the basics of superhero genres. You're a masked good guy, and there's a masked bad guy who is taking a liking to torturing you. He knows that you are trying figure out who he is and how to stop him. Do you not think that right now at this very second that he is doing the same thing about us? Trying to figure out who you are? I honestly think he kidnapped you last week to see if you had a team or network who will come to your aid. if so eventually he may just realize who you are, and that the best way to get to you would be by kidnapping Stacey?
(Danny)> Fair point, but she's safer with us than she would be at home, alone because her father has never been able to cope with the death of her mother. She needs us.
(Peter)> I am not disagreeing with you, but there may come a time, sooner or later where keeping her close, means keeping her in danger. I mean when you first concocted this idea of honing your skills as crime fighter in a wrestling ring, you didn't plan on some super-villain doing the same thing. I'm not saying we are in over our heads here, but things have taken a very unexpected turn of events.
(Danny)> That's why the sooner we figure out who this guy is, and how to stop him the better. I will not allow him or any other criminal to prevent me from my duties to her, and because of, and for her I cannot allow myself to stop fighting evil. We will have our cake and eat it too. One thing to remember here is that even though I am a masked vigilante and I have made an enemy who also wears a mask, we aren't in a comic book. The probabilities of The Red Scorpion actually harming Stacey to get to me are slim to none. After all he is a contracted wrestler to the apw. There are liberties in this business, but he cannot harm a fan in the crowd without serious consequences.
(Peter)> Well, the sooner we take this guy down the better.
(Danny)> So why don't we head over to that garage and see what we can cook up?
My name is The Emerald Assassin. For the past few weeks I have been competing here in Action Packed Wrestling while also moonlighting as a crime fighter. This is not a secret and I do not wish for it to be hidden from the public.
I am here to harness my skills in physical combat. The travel that comes with this work has also given me opportunities to prevent crime in every state and country we visit. I am here to serve and to protect you from evil doers of all creeds.
I wear this mask not because I am some comic book nerd, but to protect those people closest to me. It isn't rocket science. I am fully aware that taking up this line of work has made me a danger to my friends and family.
However, when I took this job here in APW I never thought that I would be up against another man of similar interests. The odds that a superhero wrestler debuts the same week as a super villain wrestler are so minute and small that I have taken it as fate.
It was my destiny to compete here, because it was my destiny to stop this mad man who calls himself the Red Scorpion. And of course he falls into every super villain cliche character trait so I know that he is watching this right now. Obsessing over new ways to get under my skin and continue this little game of thrones.
You have some gadgets and some resources at your disposal. You are narcissistic and a danger to each and every good citizen who files into these arena to watch this competition.
It's my job to protect them. As fate would have it we have fallen into a paradigm, that will likely never change. Lex Luthor vs Superman and Joker vs Batman. The Red Scorpion and The Emerald Assassin will always do battle.
Because a narcissistic is unwilling to admit defeat. And yes, you have been defeated, by me. So you can carry your revolution title belt or whatever it is you're calling it at the moment. Wear it proudly as you proclaim an undefeated streak, but deep down inside you know the truth.
That your belt may as well have been purchased off of the shelves from wal mart. Because it is worthless, and that the man you have sworn to destroy pinned you for an easy win on your second week here.
In case you do need reminding, that was me. And for the rest of our lives I will always be there to stop you and your evil ways. I will never back down. No matter how many times you re able to grab me from the rafters. No matter how many times you think you have the drop on me I will always be two steps ahead of you.
Such is the nature of the beast, but you aren't the only person I need to focus on this week, there are two other distractions. Members of the New Sindicate. That just sounds like a group of evil individuals.
But for every legion of doom there will always be a justice league and myself and EnviKado will defeat you. We will embarrass you and we will move on the next challenge.
I'm sure you're going to watch this over and over again because that is what psychopath villains do so I really want to give you something to ponder on Scorpion.
See you have gadgets, but now so do I. And since this is Las Vegas, and there is plenty of crime and evil flowing through the streets I have much work to do before Meltdown. Now pay attention Scorpion or you will miss it.
He takes out the spheres from his utility belt and then tosses them to the ground at his feet. Suddenly he is engulfed in smoke.After moment the smoke has cleared and The Emerald Assassin has vanished.
