A door is slowly unlocked, and moved open. A creaking sound echoes around a dark hallway, as a silhouette appears in the doorway. The figure moves through the door and drops an object on the ground. The figure raises an arm and switches on a light, which dimly lightens the room. The figure is revealed to be Downward Spiral, who appears clean and refreshed, with a small bandage above his right eye.
With a smile on his face, he takes in a deep breath, before closing the door behind him. He bends down and picks up the object; a shiny new cricket bat. He twirls it in his hands, before moving further into the home and looking around at the surroundings.
Spiral: Just as I left it.
Spiral moves towards an old table, and sets the bat down against it. He sits down himself and puts his expensive shoes on the table.
Spiral: Ah
Apocalypse
Apocalypse. I remember it as clear as crystal.
Spiral folds his arms and looks pleased with himself.
Spiral: Spiral wins! Spiral wins! Downward Spiral returns triumphantly! Now that is what I call justice.
Raising his arms behind his head, he gazes up at the roof with the same elated, if not crazed, gleam in his eyes.
Spiral: And Will
I bet he cant even remember Apocalypse, can he? Another failure that hes erased from the memory banks. Dont worry about that though Will. Its all in the past and its nothing to dwell over.
Spiral lowers his arms and gets out of his chair, reaching for the bat but hesitating. He decides to leave the bat and heads over to a grimy sink. Turning the water on, he pours himself a glass of water and takes a long drink, before turning and looking directly into the camera for the first time.
Spiral: What should really be on your mind, is whats going to happen at Meltdown.
He sets the glass down on the table and seats himself on a dusty bench top, still gazing intently but smugly at the camera.
Spiral: Celeste Crimson is going to be there, in case you were wondering. But don't worry, I'm sure she'll let the fight carry on without interference. Rather than tire you with the details of our relationship, I'll let her elaborate on that.
Looking down briefly, Spiral seems to smile, before removing the moment of enjoyment and again glaring at the camera.
Spiral: So whats your destiny at Meltdown, Will? Do I dare trust your word on that? Are you going to teach me a lesson like you said you would at Apocalypse? Are you going to hurt me like you said you would at Apocalypse? Those plans didnt exactly pan out, did they? The only success you had, was successfully proving me right in everything I said would happen.
Spiral stops and laughs as he looks away, before sighing and turning his attention back to the camera again.
Spiral: So, logically, if were going by past experience, the fans can trust my word, and my word only. And what do I believe is going to happen?
Spiral gets down from the bench and moves towards the table.
Spiral: Whatever the fuck I want to happen.
He reaches down and picks up the bat, twirling it in his hands as the light reflects off of it and lightens Spirals face. He turns the bat downwards and taps the ground a few times.
Spiral: Do you want the full preview Will? No, Ill spare you that and cut right to the finish. The finish? Your career
dead and buried.
Spiral paces up and down as he places the bat over his shoulder.
Spiral: Im done looking into the past Will. Im at peace. Ive achieved everything Ive wanted to. Ive proven you to be a fraudulent WZCW employee. Ive proven that Ive lost nothing in my time away. Ive proven, once again
that you would regret your actions. But
like this cabinet *gestures to the grimy glass cabinet containing championships and photos from Spirals career*, those are just irrelevant memories now.
Spiral stops by the cabinet, gazing into it with a smirk. He takes the bat and holds it, pausing and staring at it before he lifts it back and smashes it into the case, shattering the glass and breaking the shelving. For an age, he stares at the glass, before moving on, as if nothing had happened.
Spiral: A street fight. Some may call it one of wrestlings most brutal, destructive, heinous fights. I, however, refer to it as my brutal, destructive, heinous fight. Its not just about weapons in the match Will. Its what you do with them. What you can make them into. Do you turn the simple lead pipe shot into something else? Do you break it over their head, grind it into their face and then make them choke on it? I bet you couldnt, could you Will? You couldnt bring yourself to that next level. You dont have it in you. Ive seen your eyes lately Will. They are weary
defeated
dead. Youre in no place to be in a street fight against me. The fact is, Ive got that gruesome, sick, twisted - whatever the hell you want to call it - feeling inside of me. Its been there my whole life. I have the ability to turn this match into something truly violent and into something youll never, ever forget. And you? *Laughs*
Youll be lucky if you have the strength to pick up a weapon.
Spiral stops by his TV and bends down to the VCR player, rewinding it.
Spiral: Let me ask you something
Did you think I was really just sitting here, doing nothing other than wallowing away in sorrow after you wrecked my life? As usual, you would be
wrong. You see, I was plotting every moment and every move of my return. I knew that after I came back onto the map at your expense, WZCW would be wanting to up the ante in our rivalry, and give the fans an extra taste of violence. So, while you were smugly carrying on with your pathetic career, I was here, constructing and devising every single thing I would be able to do to you in a match such as a street fight. In my plan Will
this match would be your demise. The final chapter in another depressing wrestling tale. I would etch the destruction of Big Will in his final match into the memories and nightmares of every single WZCW fan. It would be
unforgettable.
Spiral looks down and notices the VCR player has rewound completely. He turns the TV on and static comes across the screen.
Spiral: A little preview of what I have done in a street fight, Will:
Spiral pushes play on the VCR. On the screen, a street fight between Everest and Downward Spiral is playing from WZCW Unscripted.
Unscripted Street Fight said:
Spiral jabs the cane in Everests throat, before beginning to choke him out with it. He begins thrusting it down on his throat, as the referee tries to restrain him.
Spiral grips his back from landing hard again, before he spots the wreckage of what was the table. He moves over to it, and breaks off a splintered leg of the table, and moves over and stands it on the throat of Everest. Everest struggles to get it off as Spiral continues the pressure, before Spiral lets go and belts it down on Everests right leg again.
Spiral goes around the side of the car, and pulls out a steel chain, which he swings in his hands. Spiral moves it over to Everest and begins whipping him with it, painfully slashing Everest across the back, before he wraps Everests leg in the chain
Spiral presses stop on the machine, standing up and laughing as he looks at the camera.
Spiral: That was nothing. Thats the PG-13 version of what I can do. That was an age ago, William. Everest and I? We only scratched the surface of what could be done in a street fight that night. Why? Because to go that extra level, you need to truly despise your opponent; to wish them nothing but pain and suffering. And after months
and months
of your induced agony
I think its safe to say that I am going to break the limits of what could be done here. Just like I will break you
If I could do that to Everest, just try and imagine what Im capable of doing to you after Ive been spending nearly every moment of my life, stuck away in here, with a detest for you that is stronger than any other emotion Ive ever held. Im not just capable of destroying your body, Will. Im willing to do it.
Spiral pauses and looks at the screen. He mutters its all in the past to himself, before taking the bat and smashing the screen. The sound of sparks echoes in the room, as Spiral breathes heavily.
Spiral: Forget about all of that! Forget about the preview. That is all history. Everything that hasnt been settled will be finished in that ring, Will. Youre beyond the stage where you even have a chance. You are broken, you are battered and you will be defeated! By beating you to within an inch of your life, Ill be finally passing that torch onto you! My suffering, my torture, MY pain. Its going to be yours
all yours. At Meltdown
*counts on fingers* you will lose this match
you will lose your career
you will lose what little health you have left
and you can kiss your livelihood goodbye.
Spiral takes the bat and stares at it again, before bringing it down on furniture and breaking a grimy window with it. Spiral begins ripping his already-tattered couch apart before throwing the bat at the front door. Bending down on his haunches, he picks up a piece of glass and twirls it in his fingers, before closing his fist on it tightly.
Spiral: This part of my life is over. Ive lived it for far too long. The future is bright and I have no place here. By destroying this room, I am destroying every shred of evidence of my blackened past. Will
this is now your life. Welcome.
Spiral stands up and heads towards the front door. He stops at the shattered cabinet of championships and photographs. He looks at it with utter disdain, spitting on it and kicking the glass away. He reaches the door and takes no time before opening it and stepping out into the light, breathing in the air. Reaching behind him, he slams the door shut, unsettling the dust around the wrecked room. The camera backs away from the room and fades away