Post by Venom đź•· on Nov 3, 2023 12:34:16 GMT -5
July 9, 2023
GUNS Arena
Atlanta, GA
GUNS Arena
Atlanta, GA
After El Combatiente puts the mask on he’s joined by the members of the BANG! Bros. Steve Awesome hugs the bloody mess that is El Combatiente. Steve then holds up a kitchen mixer to El Combatiente and EC gives it a fist bump. Then we see Curtis Kanyon in his wheel chair. He holds out his arms and El Combatiente jumps in his lap and hugs the leader of the BANG! Bros.
Backstage in the medical room moments after the show goes off the air we find El Combatiente sitting in a chair while medical staff attends to his many wounds from the hellacious match he just went through. Next to him Curtis Kanyon sits in his wheelchair with the kitchen mixer in his lap. Info the corner of the room on a business call is Steve Awesome. The doctor finishes the stitches in EC’s forehead and replaces the mask over his face.
GUNS Doctor: All cleaned and closed up. You’ll be out of work while these heal, but you have lucked out here. Your opponent came out a lot worse from what I hear.
El Combatiente: Bien. Por lo que le hizo a mi carrera, se merece todo lo que le di esta noche. Al menos por fin estamos parados.
(Good. For what he did to my career he deserves everything I gave him tonight. At least we are finally even.)
Kanyon: He says…
The doctor holds up his hand to cut him off.
GUNS Doctor: I understand him. No need to translate. While I can’t agree with maiming a man as revenge, I am happy he came out on the positive end. Please take care of your friend here.
The doctor shakes the former president’s hand. Nods to his patient and then to Steve in the corner and takes his leave. As he exits we see someone has been standing outside the room waiting for the doctor to finish, Javier. EC’s manager slithers into the room and walks towards his client and opens his arms for an embrace, but EC holds his hand out to stop him. He then turns to Curtis and says.
El Combatiente: ÂżPodrĂas sacar a Spike y Steve, por favor? Javier y yo tenemos mucho que discutir, en privado. Nos vemos pronto.
(Will you please take Spike and Steve outside. Javier and I have a lot to discuss, in private. I will meet you all soon.)
Curtis nods to his friend yes and motions towards Steve to come on. Steve covers the phone with his hand and says to EC before he exits.
Steve: So glad you survived that man. We’re all proud of you.
Steve then follows Kanyon and the mixer out of the room closing the door behind them.
Javier: I can’t believe it’s you. I spent so much time looking for you after Dylan and his goons set that fire in Japan.
El Combatiente holds his hand up to stop Javier.
El Combatiente: Stop right there. I don’t want to hear another lie out of your mouth.
Javier: What?
El Combatiente: If you really wanted to find me you would have found me. Instead you looked for a day and then ran to Venom to keep your money stream going.
Javier: But I…
El Combatiente: No. I don’t want to hear that you were looking out for me and my interests. You were only concerned about one person, yourself. When you gave that mask to Venom you crossed me for the last time. I have forgiven so much from you. Not properly translating. Your love affair with Lord Dominicus. You’re cheating during my matches. I let it all slide because I thought we were friends, but when I was missing you showed your true colors. You ran to the man who ruined my career and gave him the ammunition to do it again. You are dead to me.
Javier: But…
El Combatiente: No! You’re not a real friend. Curtis, Spike, and even Steve are my real friends. Even Dylan Black is more of a friend than you. That’s right, the man accused of a terrorist arson attack is more of a friend than you, and I don’t believe what they say about him is true. If they accused you, though, I might think it true because you would do anything for a dollar.
Javier: I would never…
El Combatiente: I don’t want to hear it. What you did is unforgivable. You’re dead to me. Leave.
Javier lowers his head and slinks out of the room. He turns to look over his shoulder at his now former client, and El Combatiente is not looking back. Javier lets out a deep sigh and leaves.
August 9, 2023
SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles, CA
SoFi Stadium
Los Angeles, CA
The sounds of Taylor Swift talking to her fans in attendance is heard, but we can’t make out what she’s saying as we cut in on four men in the crowd. Spike Kane, Curtis Kanyon, El Combatiente and Steve Awesome sit in the handicap section. Curtis and Spike seem to be trying to hide the fact that they are crying tears of joy as Taylor breaks into her next song. Steve looks at them in shame and mutters.
Steve: Is this what retirement does to you?
Steve shakes his head in shame, but is soon drowned out by the sounds of EC screaming at the top of his lungs.
El Combatiente: Lo sacudo, lo sacudo
Yo, yo, me lo sacudo, me lo sacudo
Yo, yo, me lo sacudo, me lo sacudo
Yo, yo, me lo sacudo, me lo sacudo
Yo, yo, me lo sacudo, me lo sacudo
Yo, yo, me lo sacudo, me lo sacudo
Yo, yo, yo, me lo sacudo, me lo sacudo
Yo, yo, yo, me lo sacudo, me lo sacudo
We fade as three of the four are enjoying themselves like they have found heaven on Earth and Steve watches in disappointment.
Same Day
Location Unknown
Los Angeles, CA
Location Unknown
Los Angeles, CA
In a bland office building full of cubicles we find a familiar face. Javier Nunez sits in a cubicle with his name on the doorway. His hand is on his chin as he stares blankly at a picture of a window on his cubicle wall. He lets out a deep sigh as his phone rings. He slowly reaches over and picks up the phone.
Javier: Nunez.
He says, after picking up the phone, with a forced sound up cheerfulness.
Javier: Yes. That works great… Yes, I’ll meet you a half hour before the meeting so we can go over the presentation… Really all I need to discuss is any terms that may not have a direct English translation… Okay. See you then.
Javier again rests his hand on his chin and stares at the “window” longing to be anywhere else.
October 31, 2023
Neighborhood at night
Beverly Hills, CA
Neighborhood at night
Beverly Hills, CA
Kids dressed as their favorite superhero, villain, cartoon character, and the classic monsters run up and down the sidewalks asking for treats in the high end neighborhood. We walk along the streets of the affluent neighborhood until we come across a foursome of adults watching as children run up to a house. In his wheelchair we see Curtis Kanyon dressed as Professor Xavier. Next to him is Steve Awesome rocking his best Gambit. Standing together behind them are Spike Kane dressed as Wolverine and Eli Combatiente dressed as Sunfire. The foursome of X-Men walk up the sidewalk together enjoying the holiday. Curtis’ nephew Chuck runs up to them and drops a full bag of candy off on Curtis’ lap and grabs an empty bag then runs off to catch up with the other kids who are already on their way to the next house. Chuck yells over his shoulder.
Chuck: Thanks Unc!
Curtis waves to his nephew as he runs to catch up to the rest of the pack and smiles.
Curtis: Isn’t this a great time of year.
El Combatiebte: SĂ. No es frecuente que te vistas con disfraces geniales como este.
(Yes. It’s not often you get to dress up in cool costumes like this.)
Spike: Believe it or not this is not the first time I’ve dressed as Wolverine, and it wasn’t for Halloween.
Curtis: You understood him?
Spike: I’ve been picking up some things.
Steve: He might not get to dress up as often, though. Me on the other hand dress up all the time. A hazard of Hollywood. I actually picked my costume because I’m pushing to play Gambit in the new X-Men launch. CALL ME DISNEY, DON’T LISTEN TO MARTY!
Curtis: You can understand him too?
Steve: I did an arch on a telenovela earlier this year. Somehow I retained some of it.
Curtis shrugs accepting the explanation and continues rolling down the sidewalk following the group of kids.
Curtis: Either way, it is nice to have a good night together. Now, to me my X-Men, the children are getting ahead of us!
The foursome continues on as we fade out on the dark night.
October 31, 2023
Halloween Costume Party
Los Angeles, CA
Halloween Costume Party
Los Angeles, CA
Javier Nunez sits alone at a table at a Halloween party for his work dressed as a vampire. Spooky Halloween tunes are playing. People are dancing. Yet Javier sits alone watching while sipping on tequila. That is until a woman dressed like a sexy witch comes and sets her drink down and joins him at the table.
Javier: Cecilia, having fun.
The woman Javier calls Cecilia wipes the sweat from her brow.
Cecilia: Too much. I think I’ve danced myself silly. I know he’s just a janitor, but that Carlos has got moves and the looks. I might let him take me home.
Javier: Well don’t look now, but Karen is making a move on your man.
Cecilia: That bitch. Believe it or not this is not the first time she’s done this to me. Last year at the Christmas party she did the same thing with Rob from accounting.
Javier: Oh? Maybe it’s time you got some payback.
Cecilia: What do you mean?
Javier: Fight her. Kick her ass.
Cecilia: I don’t know. I’m not really a fighter.
Javier: You don’t need to know how to fight. Just kick her in the taint.
Javier looks happy talking about a fight and Cecilia picks up her drink and backs away slowly.
Present Day
J-Rok Training Facility
Tokyo, Japan
J-Rok Training Facility
Tokyo, Japan
At night in the training facility there isn’t much going on. Most wrestlers have gone home for the evening, except for one. El Combatiente sits alone in the ring after a rough day of training. On his lap sits his shiny and new Golden Guitar. He looks his new toy up and down before looking up at the camera. He speaks in Spanish, but it’s dubbed in real time for the ease of the viewers at home.
El Combatiente: This year has been a trying one for me. I was injured and missing after the terrorist attack. While I was missing my Doom Metal Championship changed hands. I lost all respect for the one man I trusted and now I am alone.
The masked man pauses and looks down at his trophy again before looking back to the camera and continuing.
El Combatiente: But it all began to turn around when I finally got my revenge on Venom. I won back my mask. I won back my life. And now, I’ve won my shot at the Visual Kai Championship thanks to this pretty guitar here. My time has come here in J-Rok and soon I will climb to the top of the mountain, as long as I can hold on to this guitar.
El Combatiente again looks at his trophy and smiles.
El Combatiente: Does that mean I’ll try and duck defending my opportunity or use it as soon as possible so no one can take it from me? No. I am a man of honor. I will defend this against all comers. I am also not one to rush in without a plan, so this guitar will stay in my possession until the time is right. So I say to you people of J-Rok, bring it on, because this is the year of El Combatiebte.
We fade on the masked man as again he looks at his new trophy.
Present Day
HR Office
Los Angeles, CA
HR Office
Los Angeles, CA
Inside the office of the HR manager at his place of work Javier Nunez sits waiting nervously. The door swings open and the HR manager walks in. He sits behind the desk and looks up at Javier sitting across from him.
HR manager: Do you know why you’re here?
Javier: Not a clue sir.
HR manager: Well, we have received a report that you were inciting violence.
Javier: What?
HR manager: Let me see. You were quoted in saying to a fellow employee that she should just, and I quote, “Kick her in the taint.”
Javier: Oh. That.
HR manager: So you admit to saying that?
Javier: Yeah, I guess.
HR manager: In that case, I am sorry to tell you that you’re fired.
Javier: What?
HR Manager: What you said violates multiple workplace rules. So we have to let you go.
We fade out as Javier blankly watches as he’s told all the rules he violated. His whole world has gone to hell. What does he do now?