Post by Homeland Security on Jan 31, 2017 0:30:57 GMT -5
Scene 1
January 6th, 2017
11:35 PM
Somewhere in Texas
January 6th, 2017
11:35 PM
Somewhere in Texas
The scene begins and we hear loud footsteps echoing as the camera view slowly moves through a corridor. The setting is inside a jail house where cells are seen lined up on each side of the hall. The camera comes to a stop at one of the cells and turns to show the inside. On a steel bench mounted to the back wall, a man is seen sleeping facing the wall. A voice from behind the camera then rings out.
Voice: Well…you look like crap.
The man shows some movement as he hears the voice. He rolls over to face the camera he is revealed to be Luke Savage. He sits up and puts his feet on the floor, wiping his eyes as he looks up past the camera.
Luke: What the hell you doin' here?
The camera then zooms out and pans over to reveal the source of the voice, Luke’s cousin Theodore Justice. He’s dressed in an Armani suit and dress shoes and he has a jail guard standing next to him. Teddy smiles as he responds to his cousin.
Teddy: I could ask you the same thing.
Luke: Would ya believe me if I told ya I was set up?
Teddy smiles.
Teddy: Perhaps…if I didn’t already see the video.
Luke rubs his face as he’s still in the process of waking up.
Luke: Ah shit. There was video huh?
Teddy: It’s a public place Luke…of course there was a video.
Looks tilts his head to the side and looks past Teddy.
Luke: Who’s the skirt? You finally find a woman who can stand to be around you for more than five minutes?
The view pans over briefly and shows a woman standing behind Teddy. She’s dressed in business attire and she has a tablet in her hand and an earpiece in her ear. She’s on the tablet tapping away at whatever business she has going on, speaking to somebody else through the earpiece and not paying much attention to Teddy & Luke’s conversation.
Teddy: That’s my agent, Ashley.
Luke gets a confused look on his face.
Luke: Agent? The hell you need an agent for?
Teddy: Well right now I need her to get my cousin out of jail. But in general? She assists me in my operations.
Luke: Operations?
Teddy: We’ll talk about that later. For now just let her work her magic and see if we can’t get the charges dropped. Lucky for you I happen to know a few people in this district.
Teddy looks at his watch.
Teddy: You know, you were supposed to be in the ring in Phoenix about an hour and half ago.
Luke: Yeah no shit. What was I supposed to do? Break out of here or somethin'?
Teddy: I’m actually surprised you didn’t at least try. Just have some patience for now, if we’re lucky we’ll have you out of here in the morning.
Luke gets an annoyed look in his eyes.
Luke: The mornin'? What about right now? I thought you said you knew people?
Teddy smiles.
Teddy: Well I never said they liked me. It may take some time. Just sit tight. And try not to eat the food.
Luke: Very funny. Just hurry the hell up. I’m gonna have a lot of explainin' to do to Edric Hayes when I get out of here.
Teddy: Yeah…we’ll talk about that tomorrow.
Teddy turns and walks away with his agent and the view focuses on Luke as the scene comes to an end.
Scene 2
January 9th, 2017
11:35 PM
Location unknown
The scene begins and the setting is the inside a tavern where a fight is taking place. The point of view is from behind the bar area and the camera pans through the bar and patrons are seen fist fighting back and forth, some even breaking beer mugs and bottles over each other’s head. In the melee, Luke Savage is seen walking through the crowd dispatching people with single punches as they come at him. He makes it to the bar and nods to the female bartender who is cowering behind the bar.January 9th, 2017
11:35 PM
Location unknown
Luke: Hey there Ma’am. Can I get a Coors Light?
The bartender looks up at Luke with a puzzled expression on her face, not really wanting to stand up from behind the bar with the fight going on.
Bartender: Are you serious? You want a beer? Now?
Luke turns looks around at the people fighting back and forth behind him. He then turns back and nods at the bartender again.
Luke: Yeah you know what, your right…you better make it two of em’. I’m pretty thirsty and I don’t want to have to walk through all that shit again.
Just then somebody comes stumbling backward into the view from getting punched and he runs into Luke, knocking Luke into the bar. Luke turns and gets clobbered with an elbow by the man and he staggers backward onto the barstool next to him. Luke shakes it off and rubs his jaw where the elbow shot got him.
Luke: Jeez, can’t man just walk into a bar and get a beer round here anymore?
The man swings at Luke again with a huge haymaker this time but Luke blocks the punch. Luke then grabs the man by his legs with his other arm and lifts him up into a bodyslam position and tosses him forward across the bar and straight into the camera, ending the feed in static. The view then pans out to reveal Luke Savage and Theodore Justice sitting in an office watching the video feed on a wall mounted television. Luke frowns as he points at the video.
Luke: See, I told you it wasn’t my fault. That fella clearly wanted to start some trouble so I gave it to em’. That was self-defense. Why the hell was I the one goin’ to jail?
Teddy sighs.
Teddy: Well that was a bit beyond self-defense. And the three guys whom you left in the parking lot unconscious afterwards? That wasn’t self-defense either. Would you like to see that video too?
Luke shakes his head, not wanting to relive the moment.
Luke: No, I’m good. So now what?
Teddy: Now you move forward. Now WE move forward.
Luke gets a confused expression on his face.
Luke: We?
Teddy: That’s right. You and I. It’s time to get the band back together.
Luke sits back in his chair and crosses his arms, not quite trusting his cousin’s intentions.
Luke: Really? Why the change of heart all of a sudden? I been tryin’ to get you to come back to the NAW for months and you ain’t budged one bit. What changed your mind?
Teddy: Maybe it’s just my competitive nature. Maybe it’s nostalgia. I don’t really know for sure. I tried to walk away from that place and just keep walking…but I can’t. No matter how hard I try to avoid it, I constantly find myself wondering about the NAW. Wondering what could have been…and what could still be. I think it’s time we finish what we started.
Luke: Homeland Security?
Teddy shakes his head.
Teddy: Not this time. I think this time we take a more direct approach.
Teddy smiles.
Teddy: And this time we’re going to profit from it.
Luke looks puzzled, not quite knowing yet what his cousin means. He then uncrosses his arms and leans forward in his seat, wondering if Teddy was truly prepared to go as far as he was willing to go.
Luke: Well it ain’t gonna be easy. There’s some new people on the roster to work our way past.
Teddy nods.
Teddy: True. But why waste time trying to work our way to the top? Why not just go after an alpha right away? Or better yet a group of them? I actually have the perfect ones in mind already. You fancy a trip to Seattle next Friday?
Luke: What, for Meltdown? Why?
Teddy smiles with a menacing grin as he leans forward in his seat and begins to explain as the scene fades.
Scene 3
January 20, 2017
10:28 PM
KeyArena – Seattle, Washington
January 20, 2017
10:28 PM
KeyArena – Seattle, Washington
The scene begins and we see Luke Savage walking through the hallway backstage along with Teddy Justice. It's moments after the Jake Wakefield vs Danny Hawkins match and both Savage & Justice have smiles on their faces and they are laughing as they converse back and forth, admiring their handiwork.
Teddy: So how was that for a return?
Luke: Well it was fun as hell but I gotta admit cuz…Drake Knight & Jake Wakefield? That's a tall order…even for us.
Teddy: Well you don’t make your presence known by taking out guppies…you go right for the shark. If we want those tag team straps around our waists then we have to go right after the champions.
Luke: Or make them want to come after us.
Teddy: Exactly. And this was only the beginning. You can bet that next week you’ll get your one on one with Jake Wakefield. He’s been running his mouth and now you just took the first step in shutting it. But the tag champs and that blonde bimbo that he has directing him? Shutting them all up for good is going to take a more surgical approach.
Luke: What, like sewin’ her lips shut?
Teddy laughs.
Teddy: Oh if only such a surgery was possible. No Luke, we’re going to shut them up by taking away everything they have. By breaking down the House of Sweetness. Next week is phase 2.
Luke: Phase 2?
Teddy: That’s right. So rest up because you have a big week of training ahead of you.
The duo continue to head through the backstage and the parking garage as the scene fades.