Post by Jesse Nuñez™ on May 21, 2011 8:22:50 GMT -4
The Return of Gotham Knight
We open up inside the news room of Channel 4 News in New York for New York Nightly News at 7pm. Anchor Chuck Scarborough is seated at his desk with a bunch of papers, neatly stacked, filled with notes of their top stories. Chuck looks up at the teleprompter and camera. To the people watching at home the “Batman” symbol appears on the right of the screen.
Chuck: “It has been nearly two years since we have last seen or heard of New York’s very own real Batman, the Gotham Knight. Through his short stint of just four months he was able to help a variety of citizens including our whole city of the so called Vampira virus.”
“He was first seen by criminals as just stopping bank robberies. It soon led to homicide and psychopaths roaming the streets that the police were not able to stop. And as you know of the man who goes by the alias Dante; real name Troy Rasmussen led a cult of men and women who infected hundreds of people with their own Vampira virus causing people to actually have the taste for human blood. Was sent to a mental institution thanks to Gotham Knight who captured the so called super villain and help police and scientist come up with a cure for those infected.”
“Crime had gone down during those short months crime was down but has since raised back up. Police officials appreciate the work the Gotham Knight did for the city and had hoped he would sign up as a police officer to legally help prevent crime within the laws we abide by. However there has been no record of Gotham Knight joining.”
“We are led to believe he has either hung up the cape for good or was killed in action.”
The scene instantly goes black.
Red Light Nightclub: New York City
The scene opens up at the Red Light Nightclub along the outskirts of New York City. There are a bunch of different color lights flashing throughout the club from the ceiling and walls. The DJ is playing all the latest hits in today’s pop culture as the teens are dancing along. The owner of this nightclub is scum. His name is Todd Samson. He runs the drug game in this part of the city. He has his goons selling drugs to everyone including children and teens. He does not care though. Out on the dance floor right now there are people getting high off ecstasy and whatever the hell people do.
This nightclub is for the runaway strays they sell their supply to. Todd Samson who until recently has only stayed in the drug game and stayed away from the other gang related things; now he’s gotten into the big boy stuff. Stealing art and other valuable things of course he is not the brains of the operation. Just another stepping stone for the head guy in charge but he gets his cut of the profits.
There are thugs posted throughout the club and around Todd Samson in the V.I.P. section making sure nothing happens. Todd is entertaining some guests with two girls under his arms that seem to be underage.
Todd: “These last few months have been great for me. I run this club; I have so much power, and women throw themselves at my feet. Nothing can go wrong.”
Two men run up stairs to the V.I.P. section that over sees the club.
Man 1: “Sir someone just beat up one of the guards at the back of the club and entered the building. We don’t know where he is at right now though.”
Todd: “Well go find him and kick him out you fool.”
Man 1: “There’s another thing we have to tell you sir.”
Todd: “What?”
Man 2: “The camera we have set up in the back caught the fight. The man who took him out was dressed like Batman.”
Todd: “What the fuck are you talking about? Batman is here? Have you been doing this shit we sell to these idiots?”
Man 1: “Sir I think it’s that Gotham Knight that was here in New York awhile back.”
Todd: “Well get all the fucking men together and make sure he is taken care of.”
Man 2: “Yes sir.”
The two men leave Todd Samson and his guests in the V.I.P. room. Back downstairs the thugs are walking about the dancers looking for Gotham Knight. The lights go out in the building as that is how Gotham Knight likes to work. Everyone begins to scream for no apparent reason. Most head way towards the exit. One of the thugs in the back was able to turn on some of the lights, not the main ones though only the different flashing color lights. They are swarming around the club.
The power is turned back on as the music begins blasting out the speakers again. However the wires to the main lights were cut and are unable to fix them. Todd Samson looks out his glass V.I.P. room to see what is happening in his club.
Most of the guards in the club have guns. There is one walking around where there are quite a few tables. Some chairs from the tables have been tipped over during the chaos when the lights went out. He walks past a few but suddenly the gun in his right hand is knocked down to the floor. He turns to his right but is hard to see who is standing next to him. He is punched in the face and is body slammed through a table.
The guards hear the tables being shuffled around and head toward them. A few minutes have passed but nothing has come up. Todd Samson is getting even more afraid as the time goes by and he either hears another one of his men are taken down or nothing has been seen. He is walks over to the door leading to the stairs and locks it. He is now alone in the V.I.P room. He walks over to his couch and sits down in the dark unable to see anything.
Gotham Knight: “Where is she?”
Todd jumps up in fear and looks back to see Gotham Knight standing behind him. He turns around and runs to the door. Gotham Knight throws what looks to be a Batarang. It hits Todd’s left hand. Todd grabs his hand as blood drips down from the cut he just received. Gotham Knight walks over to Todd and picks him up by his shirt.
Gotham Knight: “Tell me where she is now!”
Gotham Knight throws Todd toward the couch flipping the couch with Todd. Todd lays on the ground and reaches for the gun he has stored in his jacket he has on. He gets up and shoots to where Knight was standing but nobody is there. He looks around and does not see Gotham Knight anywhere. The occasional light from the club shines through the glass room but it is still hard to see.
Gotham Knight: “I know you know where she is Samson. If you tell me where she is I’ll let you go with as little pain as possible."
Even with Gotham Knight talking to Samson he still cannot pinpoint exactly where he is. He nervously shakes the gun around the room.
Todd: “Who? Who are you talking about? I don’t know nothing about no girl.”
Gotham Knight: “Don’t be an idiot. Last night a woman was taken from her suite at the London. I know you have something to do with it, at least your partner does.”
Todd: “Are you kidding me? I’m not gonna tell you. My boss would fucking cut off my balls and feed them to me.”
Gotham Knight: “You don’t think I would do the same!?”
Gotham Knight appears beside Todd. Todd sees him and shoots, but before he can get off the shot Gotham knocks his arm away and he shoots the glass wall instead shattering it. The thugs down below hear and immediately run to the V.I.P. room. Gotham Knight sends two punches to Todd’s stomach and then kicks the gun out of his hand. The gun flies down the floor of the club. Gotham Knight grabs Todd’s head and thrusts it into the glass wall shattering that as well. Todd has cuts and bits of glass in his face.
Gotham Knight: “Tell me what you know of the woman’s whereabouts!”
Gotham Knight tosses Todd onto the floor and jumps over him. He sends a serious of blows to his face making the glass stuck in there to cut him deeper into his flesh.
Todd: “Okay I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you.”
The thugs of Todd Samson reach the door but they are locked out. They continue to bang the door trying to knock it off its hinges to save their boss.
Todd: “I have a partner that goes by the name of Dark Kane.”
Gotham Knight: “You’re going to have to do better than that! Tell me more or I swear to you I will kill you with my hands!”
Todd: “Okay! Okay! His real name is Bret Jones. He got out of jail a few weeks ago. He had a plan to would make us filthy rich. I get fifty percent of what we are going to make all because I lend him some of my men to work out this plan. Step one was to take that pretty little blonde from that suite.”
Gotham Knight: “What is step two!?”
Todd: “I’m not entirely sure. I was supposed to meet him in about an hour down by the old abandon train tracks. Now let me go!”
Gotham Knight raises his fist in the air.
Todd: “Please?”
Police sirens could be heard outside the club. The thugs finally break down the door but it’s too late. Gotham Knight has already left the scene. They see their boss tied up in cables. The police barge into the club with their guns out ready to make arrests leaving Todd Samson and his goons to head to jail.
The Night Before
* At the London hotel in New York City. The scene opens up to inside a suite. The door opens and there at the door way are Jesse and Michelle Nunez arriving in the Manhattan suite on a Sunday night.*
Jesse Nunez: “Here we are.”
* The two enter their room with their bags and shut the door behind them. Michelle looks around and goes toward the window and looks out to the see the view of the city.*
Michelle: “Jesse it’s beautiful.”
* She gives Jesse a hug followed by a kiss on the lips. They look out the window together and take a moment. Jesse walks to their bedroom to put away their bags. Michelle sits on the couch and continues to look at the view.*
Michelle: “Do you think Aurora is okay?”
* Jesse comes back to the living room area and sits next to Michelle on the couch.*
Jesse Nunez: “Of course she is. I’m sure your mom is taking good care of her right now. I mean we wouldn’t have left her there if your parents couldn’t handle their granddaughter.”
Michelle: “I know I just have not been away from her this long before. I miss her.”
Jesse Nunez: “Michelle she hasn’t even left your sight since she was born. We just need to have a few days of just you and me time before we both head over to Australia for Mayhem.”
Michelle: “I know. Baby I’m starving, can you call us up some room service? I’ll order us a movie and we can have a romantic night in.”
Jesse Nunez: “Sure, what do you want to eat?”
Michelle: “How about a pizza?”
Jesse Nunez: “We come all the way to New York and stay at a very expensive hotel in a very expensive room and you want a pizza?”
Michelle: “Please?”
* Michelle gives him an innocent smile. Jesse cannot help but laugh as he grabs the phone from the table next to him and dials for room service.*
Jesse Nunez: “Hello room service? Yes, this is Jesse Nunez from the Manhattan suite. Can I get a large pizza and some…”
Michelle: “Ask for Dr. Pepper!”
Jesse Nunez: “And with lots of Dr. Pepper.”
…
“Yes.”
…
“The works.”
…
“Yes that will be all thank you.”
* Jesse hangs up the phone.*
Jesse Nunez: “What did you order?”
Michelle: “The Devil Wears Prada.”
Jesse Nunez: “Ah man. There wasn’t a comedy we could watch instead?”
Michelle: “No, now come cuddle with me and watch this movie.”
* Jesse does not want to watch the movie at all but has no choice in the matter. Hopefully tomorrow they will do more of what he wants to do. It’s been almost an hour into the movie. Michelle is resting her head on Jesse’s chest as there is a knock on door.*
Michelle: “Finally the pizza is here.”
* Michelle gets up from Jesse so he can go answer the door. Jesse takes out a fifty dollar bill from his wallet to tip the person bringing their food up. They knock on the door again.*
Jesse Nunez: “Okay I’m coming just hold on!”
* Jesse walks over to the door and opens it as he is met with a gun to the face. Three men walk into the room with black masks over their face. Michelle gets up screaming from the couch.*
Michelle: “JESSE!”
* Jesse has fallen to the floor and lands on his stomach. One man walks to their bedroom and looks for any valuables he can take. Another proceeds to trash the place. The third man walks over to Michelle and tries to grab her. She grabs an empty vase near her and tosses it at the man but misses. The man grabs Michelle as she begins kicking and punching him but to no prevail. Jesse looks up and things seem blurry. He sees the man grabbing Michelle with her still screaming for Jesse.*
Jesse Nunez: “Michelle…”
* Nobody hears him, it would not matter anyways. The man puts the gun to Michelle’s neck and pulls the trigger. It is not a gun for bullets. It was filled with some type of liquid that put Michelle to sleep.*
* The man who was in the bedroom comes out with a bag filled with jewelry and other expensive things the married couple brought along for their trip. He grabs Jesse’s wallet and takes all the cash and credit cards in there and tosses the wallet to the floor.*
Man 1: “Let’s get outta here.”
* The three men start heading toward the door. Jesse is knocked out cold. The three men leave the room as you can see the room service man knocked out as well in the hallway with the pizza and cans of Dr. Pepper on the ground.*
*The scene begins to fade to black.*
The Next Morning
* Jesse Nunez wakes up from his worst nightmare. Only to see that is was not a nightmare at all. He finds himself on the floor to which he fell when he was hit over the head with some type of gun. He slowly gets and his vision starts to kick in to see the place trashed. He walks over to the counter top of the bar area. He could use a drink right about now, even if it is seven in the morning. There is a note on the counter, he walks over to it and picks it up. The man who was delivering the pizza walks in after just waking up himself.*
Room Service: “Oh my God sir! What happened last night!? Last thing I remember was coming over here to deliver your pizza and next thing I’m waking up in the hallway. Should I call the police!?”
Jesse Nunez: “Yes.”
* Jesse reads the paper the men left behind. It seems to be a ransom note.*
Jesse Nunez, welcome back to New York. As you can see we have taken your wife.
If you want her back you will have to do exactly what I say.
There is a payphone on 19th St. and Westbrook.
It will ring at exactly 9AM.
Don’t be late.
No cops.
If you want her back you will have to do exactly what I say.
There is a payphone on 19th St. and Westbrook.
It will ring at exactly 9AM.
Don’t be late.
No cops.
* Jesse crumples up the paper as the scene begins to fade.*
The Payphone: 9 AM.
* It is 8:57 AM. Jesse Nunez can be seen wearing jeans and a black hoodie. He had a taxi cab drop him off a block away from 19th St. and Westbrook. The cab driver was explaining how nervous he was driving on this part of the city. He told Jesse of the underground crime gangs and crime bosses that lurk in the area. The last time he was here he was taken from his cab, mugged and woke up in a hospital bed. He also mentioned that the head guy around here was Todd Samson; a drug dealer who has many men in his payroll.*
* That was enough information Jesse needed to get started on who took his wife. As he walks down the street he could see what the cab driver was speaking of. Empty torn down businesses are around on every corner. Gang members staring at you on the street with their blades and guns noticeably out. He notices one of them wearing a beanie on his head look at his watch to see the time; Jesse does the same. It is 9 AM. They all must be working for whoever took his wife. He cannot try and take them out himself. He has no weapons on him and his largely outnumbered one to a hundred.*
* Jesse sees the payphone and could hear it ringing. He remembers that he is to not be late to answering the phone. He sprints over to the payphone.*
Ring…Ring…
Ring…
Ring.
Ring…
Ring.
* Nunez makes it to the payphone and answers. But he is too late, he slams it back.*
Jesse Nunez: “Fuck!”
Ring…Ring…
Ring…Ring…
Ring…
Ring…Ring…
Ring…
* Jesse looks back at the phone and answers it.*
Voice: “You’re late.”
Jesse Nunez: “I had to walk my way here considering you had my cab driver put in the hospital awhile back.”
Voice: “I don’t want to hear about your fucking excuses. If you want your wife back, alive, you will not be late. I do not tolerate lateness. Do I make myself clear.”
Jesse Nunez: “Yes.”
Voice: “Good. We know all about you Mr. Nunez. We have been watching you for almost two years. We have seen that you and your wife have been getting your house built here so your wife can further her modeling and acting career here in the city when you are done with your wrestling career.”
“We know right before every pay per view match you two like to check in at the London hotel while you stay to check up on your house. We also know you have lots of money. That is what we want Mr. Nunez.”
Jesse Nunez: “Sure you can have it, just bring me back my wife.”
Voice: “Not so fast. We want two million dollars.”
Jesse Nunez: “Are you out of your damn mind? I just don’t have two million dollars to give away. I got a family and a new house to take care of along with hundreds of other commitments that need to be dealt with.”
Voice: “If you want your wife back you will give us two million dollars of unmarked bills. You have three days to get us the money. Meet us at the loading docks at two in the morning.”
Jesse Nunez: “Who are you?”
Voice: “Two A.M. Don’t be late.”
Click.
* Whoever it was just hung up. Jesse does the same. He turns away from the payphone and walks out of the neighborhood unharmed, looks like the people around were given orders not to harm him.*
* As Jesse is almost out of the neighborhood he sees the man with the beanie he saw earlier quickly approaching him. He stops Jesse as the scene fades to black.*
Welcome Back
* The scene switches to inside another taxi cab. Jesse looks at his expensive watched filled with diamonds. It is close to nine o’ clock at night. The cab shortly arrives at its destination.*
Cab Driver: “Okay mister that will be twenty dollars and sixty-eight cents.”
* Jesse hands him a fifty dollar bill.*
Jesse Nunez: “Keep the change.”
Cab Driver: “Thank you sir.”
* Jesse exits the cab and it drives off. He looks up at and old broken down apartment building. A few lights are seen through the windows of the building. He walks to the building and enters through the main doors. There is an old woman at the front desk with mail boxes behind her. She is reading some type of women’s magazine. The bell hanging over the front door rings and she looks up from her magazine to see Jesse Nunez. She smiles.*
Old Woman: “Ah look who it is. Welcome back Mr. Reynolds.”
* Jesse had made up a fake name to make sure nobody traces him here. His fake name is Jason Reynolds. He even has a credit card on file with the name. To go into the details would waste everyone’s time trying to explain everything with the Jason Reynolds character he has made up.*
Jesse Nunez: “Thank you Miss Thomas.”
Old Woman: “How was your trip to Asia?”
Jesse Nunez: “It was quite well; thank you very much for asking.”
Old Woman: “You must have been great considering it has been two years since you have been here; though you were always on time with your rent. I am sad to say you still have not gotten any mail yet.”
Jesse Nunez: “It is quite alright. I have made plenty of friends on my trip and I am sure to receive a letter from them soon.”
Old Woman: “That is good to hear.”
Jesse Nunez: “You must excuse me, it was a long flight and I need a bit more rest.”
Old Woman: “Go right on ahead.”
* The two smile as Jesse walks up the stairs. He goes to room on the fourth floor. Room four two six. He unlocks the door but as he goes to open it the door behind him opens up.
Man: “Hey man how’s it going?”
* Jesse turns around and sees a man probably in his late maybe early twenties. He seems well built, has black hair, and is coincidentally wearing a Jesse Nunez t-shirt that used to be sold at EWC. The man instantly recognizes Jesse.*
Man: “Oh man it’s you! Jesse Nunez! What are you doing here!?”
* Jesse does not know exactly what to do.*
Jesse Nunez: “I’m just visiting a friend. He lives here so yeah.”
Man: “That so cool. My name is Ryan. I am a huge fan. Can I get an autograph?”
Jesse Nunez: “Sure but I don’t have a pen.”
Ryan: “Hold on, I have one in my apartment. Wait here!”
* Ryan runs back inside his apartment. Jesse sighs and waits outside the room. Shortly after Ryan comes out with a white sharpie and hands it to Jesse to sign his black t-shirt.*
Ryan: “Thanks man, you don’t know how much this means to me.”
* Ryan goes back into his room, probably to log onto Facebook and tell all his friends about what had just happened. Jesse turns around and goes into his room. He closes the door behind him, but the door being so broken down the door slightly stays open with just a crack, Jesse does not notice it however.*
* He looks around the room and sees that everything has remained the same as he had left it. Empty. Well except for the bed, the end table beside his bed, the light bulb on the ceiling, and the bookcase filled with comics and other novels. He pulls the string of beads over his head and the light bulb turns on providing light into the room. He takes off his watch and sets it on the end table next to him. He looks at his watch and has a flashback to what had happened earlier.*
Flashback
* We are back to when Jesse was stopped by the man wearing the beanie.*
Beanie Man: “Nice watch you have there.”
* Jesse looks down at his left wrist and looks at his watch. He looks back up at the man.*
Beanie Man: “It is way better than the one I have. You don’t mind if I take it from you do you?”
* The man pulls out a knife from his pocket.*
Beanie Man: “Just give me the watch.”
* Jesse does not move. The man figures he will have to get the watch the hard way. He moves in on Jesse who still has not moved. The man swings the hand with the knife in it but Jesse blocks it and sends a head-butt to the man. The man hold his face, Jesse grabs the man and sends two knees to his gut followed by an uppercut. The man regains his balance and tries to kick him but misses then throws a punch and tries to cut Jesse’s face again but Jesse dodges it. Jesse punches the man in the face and grabs his wrist. He twists it as the knife falls down to the floor. The man pushes Jesse away into a wall.*
* The man tries to punch Nunez again and this time actually lands two punches before missing the third and hitting the brick wall. He grabs his hand in pain. Jesse grabs one of the man’s arm and does an arm drag but keeping a hold of his arm and holds him with an arm lock.*
Jesse Nunez: “Who do you work for!?”
Beanie Man: “I work for Todd Samson and his partner.”
Jesse Nunez: “Who’s his partner?”
Beanie Man: “I don’t know, he wears some sort of black mask to cover his face. I don’t know his name though. I swear to you.”
Jesse Nunez: “Where can I find Samson!?”
* The man sees his knife on the ground next to him.*
Beanie Man: “He owns the Red Light night club on forty second street and Myrtle. He is there every night. You can find him there.”
* Jesse lets go of his arm and walks away. The man picks up his knife and runs after Nunez. The man swings down at Nunez hoping to stab him in his neck. Jesse grabs the man’s arm at the last second and flips him over onto his back. Jesse makes the man stabs himself in his own heart killing him.*
* The flashback ends and we are back with Jesse in his room. It has wasted over an hour here and it is time to pay Todd Samson a visit at his nightclub. He realizes he cannot do it by going out as Jesse Nunez the professional wrestler. He gets up and walks over to his closet. He had since installed a metal door closet with a keypad to protect what is inside there. He enters the password and the door slowly slides open. There is a suit hung up. It is Gotham Knight’s suit.*
*Outside Ryan leaves his apartment and notices the door to Jesse’s room is cracked open. He goes to close it for him but cannot help but take a peek inside first. He sees Jesse Nunez standing there wearing the Gotham Knight suit. Jesse grabs the Cowl off its stand on the top shelf of his closet and put it on. Ryan opens the door in amazement.*
Ryan: “No fucking way.”
* Jesse looks up to see who is at the door and sees the guy he gave an autograph to. Hoping Ryan did not see Jesse put on the cape and cowl he puts on his Gotham Knight voice.*
Gotham Knight: “How did you get in here?”
Ryan: “The door was cracked open and I saw you in here. Holy shit, Jesse Nunez is the Gotham Knight.”
Gotham Knight: “Come in here and close the God damn door behind you and lock it.”
Ryan does as he is told.
Gotham Knight: “I need you to swear to me that you will not tell anybody about this.”
Ryan: “Who all knows?”
Gotham Knight: “Nobody.”
Ryan: “But why?”
Gotham Knight: “Long story, but I am busy I must go.”
Gotham Knight turns away and walks over to the window and opens it.
Ryan: “Wait. I can help you.”
Gotham Knight: “This isn’t a comic book, this is real life. You can’t come in here and expect to be Robin. Besides I have way too much on the line.”
Ryan: “I swear I won’t get in the way. If you don’t let me help you I’m just going to follow you anyways.”
Gotham Knight thinks over to what the possibilities could be if he comes along. If he does follow him there is a good chance he can screw things up for him to get back his wife. At least if he is watching him he can control as to what he does.
Gotham Knight: “Fine. But you must do exactly what I tell you. Do I make myself clear?”
Ryan: “Yeah, anything.”
Gotham Knight: “Good, take off that shirt. We can’t have anything traced back to me. In my closet there is a bullet proof vest and a hoodie, put those on. There is also a spare mask to cover only your top part of your face put that on. Also there are a few weapons I need you to keep on you. Grab that sniper and the two other guns in there. There is another belt there you can put on to hold those two guns and ammo.”
As Gotham Knight is talking to Ryan he is doing what is told of him. Ryan also grabs the sling and put it over his shoulder where he can hold the sniper rifle. Ryan is ready. The two leave through the window and leave it unlocked so they can get back in later. They climb down the fire escape and run across the street past the flickering street light in an alleyway.
Ryan: “Now what?”
Gotham Knight pushes the old dumpster away from the wall. There is a cloak covering something behind the dumpster. There is a motorcycle. He pulls it out and gets on it.
Gotham Knight: “Get on.”
Ryan jumps on behind him and grabs a hold of Gotham’s waist so he does not fall off during the ride.
Ryan: “You know I was thinking I might need a name so we can communicate to each other without giving out my identity. I was thinking of something like Broken Prophecy or the Dark Avenger.”
Gotham Knight: “Shut up Ryan.”
November 14, 2009
The media always questions why I decided to put on the cape and cowl. Were my parents murdered? Was I looking for revenge? Did I have some sort of freak accident that I cannot live in regular society? Or perhaps I am crazy? All good questions, but quite honestly those were not the reasons why I started this.
Not to say anything bad has happened in my life. Plenty of things have taken place you would think would be in a movie right now. Why such things happened to me I have no clue. I thought I could give back to this world figuring out life is too short to play it safe and by the rules. There are a lot of horrible people in this world; in turn there are way more good people. I find it to be up to me to protect those people.
Let’s be honest. There’s not one guy out there who at one point in their life never dreamed of becoming a super hero and saving lives. I was just lucky enough to have enough money on things to help me out on this adventure. I failed some during my time here, innocent people dying under my watch. But for the most part I saved a lot of people; I saved the whole city of the Vampire outbreak that took place.
This will probably be my last entry in this journal. I am retiring after this day. Crime has gone down while I’ve started but I don’t expect it to be long, but the police should do just fine protecting it. I met a woman; well actually she is a long time friend I recently bumped into while walking the streets without hiding my facing. We have been seeing each other for a few weeks now and I realize I don’t want to let her go like I did long before. She is the reason why I’m hanging it up, hopefully for good.
- Gotham Knight
The Present
Police vehicles surround the Red Light Nightclub. Todd and his gang are seen being arrested and put in the back of the patrol cars. Police are also walking out with bags full of drugs and illegal firearms. Across the street on the roof Ryan can be seen looking the scope of his sniper rifle. He puts it down and sees Gotham Knight kneeling beside him watching the same thing as well. It startles Ryan as he still thought he was alone.
Ryan: “Jesus Christ! I thought you were still down there. I didn’t even hear you.”
Gotham Knight: “We got to go. There’s a meeting going down over by the abandon train tracks in less than an hour.”
Ryan: “We’ll never make it, that all the way across town. Traffic is going to be crazy.”
Gotham Knight: “Then we better hurry.”
Gotham Knight pulls out his grappling gun and shoots it toward the higher building towards the right of him. Ryan does the same with his grappling gun that Gotham gave him earlier and they both swing down toward the motorcycle. Moments later screaming can be heard on the streets of New York as Gotham Knight and Ryan swerve through traffic, most the screams are from Ryan.
Ryan: “Can we slow down!?
Gotham Knight ignores his new sidekick’s request and proceeds to actually go faster even after almost being struck by a diesel truck at the last street. They make it the train tracks with moments to spare as they grapple up to a higher point to get a better view of the situation. A van pulls up down below. A group of men jump out of the van including one that stands out. The man is wearing a white business suit and has what looks to be an old Kane mask, the wrestler Kane when he first made his debut. However he is actually bald and not as muscular as the wrestler.
Gotham recognizes one of the men out there. It was a long time ago when he first started. He stopped a bank robbery hours after closing. There was a gang stealing from the vault and they had one man at look out outside the vault. He was a nervous wreck after hearing about the Gotham Knight on the news. It was indeed Johnny. Gotham is putting it together now, he remembers Johnny calling out Bret numerous times that night. That must be Dark Kane. Apparently taking out Bret to send a message did more harm than good. Dark Kane looks at his watch.
DK: “He’s late. You all know I don’t like when people are late.”
Goon: “Traffic was pretty bad tonight boss.”
Dark Kane looks over at the man who spoke out. He pulls out a gun and shoots him in the head.
DK: “Shut the fuck up! You do not fucking speak unless I fucking tell you too. Do you fucking twats understand!?”
Dark Kane looks at the rest of the group and all give a yes sir after he is done yelling at the dead body.
Ryan: “This guy is insane, what are we going…to do?
Ryan looks around and does not see Gotham Knight anywhere. He looks back through his scope on the sniper rifle to see what else unfolds.
Down below Dark Kane signals for everyone to get in the van. As they turn around a loud thud is heard. They turn back around all of them pulling out their weapons. They look around and see nothing at first.
Gotham Knight: “Your meeting was cancelled on the count of me sending the rest of the party behind bars.”
They look up to see Gotham Knight kneeling on top of a train cart.
DK: “You again! I thought you retired!”
Gotham Knight: “I went on more of a vacation.”
DK: “Well regardless of your stupid jokes. I cannot stay here and waste my valuable time on you again. I got a hot blonde back at my place waiting for me.”
Gotham Knight gets angry.
DK: “Kill him.”
Gotham Knight had already planned for this so before Dark Kane could finish his sentence Gotham had thrown a pallet towards them. The pallet broke out into smoke blinding them for the time being. They could be heard coughing. As the smoke clears they look around and Gotham Knight is gone. They take this time to hurry back into their van and drive off.
Gotham Knight reappears next to Ryan once again scaring him.
Ryan: “You need to stop doing that.”
Gotham Knight: “No.”
Ryan: “How come you let those guys get away? You could have taken them.”
Gotham Knight: “I need them. I just had to get close enough to set a tracking device on top of their van. I had put it there while they were busy with the smoke.”
Gotham Knight pulls out a scanner from a pocket in his utility belt. It took Gotham and Ryan about thirty minutes to arrive at their destination. It seems that the tracking device has led them to a warehouse not far from the payphone Jesse was at earlier. The place itself looks dead, probably to avoid people coming to the warehouse. Gotham and Ryan open up one of the vents from the top of the roof and enter into the air vents. They slowly go around looking for a way out and into the actual warehouse where they are more free to look around.
Meanwhile at the back of the warehouse Dark Kane and his longtime friend Johnny are in a large empty room. They stand around one of the walls. At the wall is Michelle chained up by the hands and feet not able to move at all. She looks weak and still faints after every few minutes she is awake; though she is awake and speaking.
DK: “Well hello beautiful. Care to give daddy a kiss?”
Michelle: “Fuck you.”
Dark Kane backhands Michelle she lets out a scream.
DK: “Well that wasn’t very lady like of you. But I guess that is why you’re the little tramp that you are.”
“But that’s okay. Because after your husband gives us the money, we’re going to kill you both.”
Michelle: “My husband will kill you when he sees you!”
DK: “We’ll see about that.”
A man opens the door to the room and runs in panicking.
Man: “Sir, Gotham Knight and some other guy in a mask are in the hideout. They have taken out most of the men!”
DK: “God dammit! We have about thirty men here. How can a wannabe Batman and Robin take us out?!”
“I’ll see you later whore.”
Dark Kane and Johnny pull out their guns and join in on the battle. Gotham Knight and Ryan are behind a table they threw down for cover. There are about eight men left not including Dark Kane and Johnny. Gotham Knight had taken out more the guys in the building with stealth while Ryan got the occasional punch or two in. Ryan was more of letting Gotham Knight doing his thing and waiting for his time to really step up. Gotham Knight looks up from behind the desk and can see Dark Kane. DK is barking out orders to his men to get the two of them. Dark Kane then leaves the room by himself and presumably goes back to where Michelle is being held at.
Ryan: “Go get him. I’ll take care of these guys.”
Gotham Knight: “Do you have enough ammo?”
Ryan: “Plenty. Now go I’ll cover you.”
Gotham Knight nods. He looks back over and can see some of the guys starting to move up. Gotham Knight jumps up and hops across a few tables running toward the door Dark Kane went through. Two of the guys aim and start to shoot at Gotham Knight. However Gotham throws batarangs disarming the men for a few moments. Gotham makes it to the door and goes in. He finds himself in a hallway with a few doors on the sides with a door at the end of the hall. Gotham runs over to the door at the end of the hallway assuming that is where DK is at. He opens the door and walks in to see his wife handcuffed to the wall with a gun pointed at her head.
DK: “Oh how I’ve waited for this day; the days, the hours, the minutes, the seconds when you and I would meet once again. And here we are.”
“You remember me don’t you? The man who you had dangling over the filthy ocean down by the docks. You almost killed me you piece of shit!”
DK removes the gun from Michelle. She is relieved that somebody is here to save her however she is confused with the whole Batman thing. DK walks toward the middle of the room now pointing the gun at Gotham Knight. Gotham Knight stands still and listens to what Dark Kane has to say.
DK: “There were rocks down there and now because of you I have to wear this stupid fucking mask.”
Dark Kane takes off his mask to reveal to Gotham Knight the horrible scars that left him disfigured. He points the gun back at Gotham Knight.
DK: “After I get the money from Jesse Nunez I’ll have enough to perform surgery on my face. But first, I’ll take great pleasure on killing you here tonight.
Dark Kane pulls the trigger and shoots Gotham Knight in the chest. Gotham Knight falls back and hits the ground. Dark Kane laughs as Gotham lays on the ground motionless. He turns his attention back at Michelle as he walks towards her he stops. He looks back at Gotham Knight but is met with a punch to the face. He drops the gun and now he and Gotham Knight are in a fist fight. Dark Kane figured after he shot Gotham that his suit would be bulletproof. Too bad he did not think of that sooner.
Dark Kane makes the first move toward Gotham Knight. His punch was but he lands another punch with his other hand. Gotham stumbles back holding his face. DK goes for another but Gotham delivers a high kick to his face. Gotham allows Dark Kane to get up. Gotham goes for another punch but is swept to the ground. DK stomps Gotham in the middle of his chest as he gives out a loud yelp in pain. He holds the spot where DK’s foot hit him. DK goes for another stomp but Gotham rolls out of the way and jumps back up. Neither one of the two can get more than a single hit of offensive. Gotham runs towards DK and delivers a shoulder block.
He lifts up DK and delivers a suplex. Gotham has found some energy. Michelle has awoken back for a few moments to see the fight. Gotham lifts DK up and knees him four times sending him crawling to the ground. Dark Kane pulls out a knife from inside of his jacket’s pocket.
Gotham Knight: “I’m going to make sure you don’t pull this shit ever again. I’ll make sure you die in prison!”
Gotham Knights goes to finish off Dark Kane but as he gets close Dark Kane stabs Gotham Knight in the left leg. Gotham falls to the ground holding his leg. Dark Kane gets up laughing.
DK: “No, you’re wrong Gotham Bitch. It will be you who will die tonight! But first…”
Dark Kane picks up the gun he dropped earlier.
DK: “I need to see the face that did this to me.”
Dark Kane reaches over to pull off Gotham Knight’s mask. Michelle is still awake but feeling very drowsy. She watches as Gotham’s cowl is thrown to the ground.
DK: “You?”
Dark Kane laughs.
DK: “Fitting. Now you both can die together.”
Dark Kane points the gun at Jesse’s face.
Bang!
Dark Kane’s brains splatter everywhere. Jesse looks over by the door and sees Ryan’s holding a gun up as he is covered in blood. Jesse pulls the knife out of his leg and Ryan helps him up. Jesse looks back at Michelle. Michelle looks at Jesse but her vision is blurry as she faints again. Jesse limps over to Michelle as Ryan picks up the cowl and stares at as the scene begins to fade.
A New Knight in Armor
The next morning Michelle awakens up in the bed back at the suite. Housekeeping cleaned it up as if nothing had happened. Michelle sits up in her bed and sees Jesse sitting down in a chair next to her.
Jesse Nunez: “Good morning sleepy head.”
Michelle: “What happened?”
Jesse Nunez: “You were kidnapped, but don’t worry you’re safe now.”
Michelle: “Batman, you, you were Batman. You saved me.”
Jesse Nunez: “What? No you mean Gotham Knight. He saved you and brought you back home to me.”
Michelle: “But I saw you. I think.”
Michelle looks out the window and sees Gotham Knight kneeling on the railing on the balcony. He stands up and jumps off the balcony and shoots his grapple gun to another building.
Jesse Nunez: “You must be hungry. I’ll make you breakfast I stopped and bought some eggs and turkey bacon.”
Michelle: “Yeah…”
Jesse gets up and heads out the room with a slight limp.
Michelle: “Jess.”
Jesse turns around.
Jesse Nunez: “Yeah babe?”
Michelle: “I love you.”
Jesse smiles.
Jesse Nunez: “I love you too.”
The scene begins to fade.
May 17, 2011
Yesterday saw the return of Gotham Knight. I had hoped that he never would return but I had no other choice. Putting on the cape and cowl I felt great like I was invincible. But I’m not. I have my limits. Those I care for can be hurt or even worse…dead.
I cannot let that happen, not again. I saved the day once again but I am done for good. However I’m sure you will still see me out at night, though it won’t be me under the mask but the legacy will live on. Citizens will be under good hands for this is a new knight in armor.
This is my last entry in this journal. Anything else will be the new Gotham Knight. Good luck kid, you’re going to need it.
- Grateful Citizen
The Final Promo
* The scene opens up backstage at an APW house show in Australia just one day before Mayhem. Jesse Nunez along with his wife Michelle are seen on the titantron and the fans in the arena start to cheer.*
Jesse Nunez: “You know today marks the beginning to the end…of my wrestling career.”
“I am here to confirm the rumors. That at Mayhem it will be my final match ever. I know I’m still young and have many years left to contribute to the business. I know it sucks, I understand you fans paid to see me, and I have let you all down ever since I returned a few months ago. I thought I was ready to come back. But ever since I came back my mind has been elsewhere. My wife could no longer travel with me; she has her own career she wants to do. I have a daughter at home that I have only seen twice since I’ve been back.”
“I now realize that this life is no longer for me. I love my family. I want to be a part of my daughter’s life as she grows up. I don’t want her growing up with her never seeing her dad because he is always on the road traveling with the rest of the circus. I mean you guys; we had an amazing ride together. I drove behind the wheel and you all rode shotgun every step of the way. I thank you all for allowing me to entertain you all these years and for staying with me the whole time.”
“But I’m not retired yet. We still have business to take care of.”
“Branden Harvey you must feel high and mighty right about now. You go into our match not looking like the underdog at all. You’ve said it in your promos this whole week that I have fallen from the grace of the wrestling God’s down to the bottom of the garbage can with the likes of you. This feeling that I have right now, I have never before felt. Because for once in my life I actually feel like I deserve to be there with you. It just sickens me that for once the haters have gotten what they want, my failure.”
“But I cannot go down like that. Losing is not an option. I’m not going down being swept all four games like Phil Jackson. My legacy is much greater than his can ever be. His legacy was paved off others that are or were great in their prime. I had to make my own legacy. My hard work has put my name in the books. I’m telling you all right now I’m going be a first ballot Hall of Famer. No doubt.”
“Harvey you would just be lucky to even afford a ticket to my ceremony and if you do I’ll make sure you are escorted outta the building like I had you thrown out on yo’ ass a few weeks ago on Overdrive. You don’t deserve to be in the same ring as me and you sure as hell don’t belong in the same building along with the rest of the greats.”
“These fans cheer for you now because you prostitute yourself to them week in and week out. They want you to bark you ask how loud? They want you to roll over you roll over. They want you to play dead and you lose your match. You see when I came back I was so sure that they were cheering you because they actually liked you and your pointless promos you do with a random celebrity who does not know you. But now that I have seen your matches in person I realize they only love you because when they can count on their favorite Mega Star to win they rely on you to be in that match on the opposite corner.”
“We are very different Harvey. You can sit there and tell me that my moves in the ring are boring they aren’t exciting, but its hard nose wrestling and it gets the damn job done. The fans don’t like me because of my actual wrestling skills they love me because of who I am. I don’t perform the moves they want to see, I just give them the matches they want to see; the ones that involve a fight. I do all the hard work and deliver my ruthless aggression to my opponents even in my losses. I don’t go looking for violence, violence finds me.”
“When it finds me I have to let the anger out and I will let it out against you. I’m going to destroy you in that ring Sunday night until you are shedding tears. I am going to beat your head in with my feet and both fists until I break the sound barrier and you go deaf. Harvey this is not a game! I’m being real with you; my past opponents are probably asking themselves why am I taking it easy on you? Pain is what you will feel when you are carried out of the ring Sunday. Fear is what you will have every time you enter the ring from there on after.”
“Do you and the rest of the guys in the locker room still believe I’m a joke? Because I’m damn sure after this you will all believe you were just lucky you did not get this outta me when I didn’t give a damn.”
“Harvey, you won’t be so lucky. My career is at an end because I chose it. Yo’ career is being cut in half because I don’t like you.”
“And if you tell me I can’t. I won’t hear you.”
* Jesse pushes down the camera out of the camera man’s hands as the fans in the arena give a loud pop as the scene begins to fade.*
End.
