“You booked this interview?”
Affirmative!
“You?”
Affirmative!
“Huh. . .”
There is a problem?
Klamor considered this for a while, “no I suppose not.” He conceded, “just let me and the camera-man get set up, wont take long.”
S.H.I.T watches as the ageing journalist walks away, it knew full well why Klamor was surprised, it had already received the same reaction from Alhazred when it had told him about this, people just weren’t used to S.H.I.T doing anything that wasn’t attacking other people. S.H.I.T however, knew just as well as any other wrestler, sometimes it is important to send a message. That is why it had bought the Christmas Lights.
S.H.I.T turns it’s head in the direction of Alhazred, who is already leaving after dropping it off at this place, just outside of WZCW HQ, on some errand of his own. It recalled Alhazred’s recent outburst against Runn Reynolds Runn, it was, for lack of a better word, surprising even to S.H.I.T. The Machine had no comprehension that he was so sadistic.
He is like a little ball of rage, pushed over the edge by the death of his good friend Mister, then Ty Burna had come along at just the right time and given him a channel for his anger, and Alhazred had followed his friend James King into the Apostle’s of Chaos. S.H.I.T had no doubt (it isn’t exactly prone to doubt) that underneath it all Alhazred was actually a good person, well good might be stretching it, but he certainly wasn’t evil, he enjoyed video games and. . . other forms of Human entertainment. It could almost wonder what would happen when that person was gone and all that was left was the rage and sadistic madness, it would be ideal for S.H.I.T. No doubt it would get the freedom it required to destroy who it wished, which was just about everybody. That good person must be stamped out!
The robot is distracted from its analysis of Alhazred by the noise of another figure leaving the building, Alex Bowen is making his way out, but stops when he sees S.H.I.T, Bowen wanders over to it. Klamor, who was just ready to start the interview is cut off by a raised hand from Bowen, looking slightly irritated he slinks off into the background.
Greetings Alex Bowen!
“Jheez, all you Apostle’s seem to be around today. What are those lights hanging around your neck for?” Straight to the point and ignoring formalities, the robot expected nothing else.
All will be made clear!
“You’re not having another malfunction are you?” Bowen smirks, “I’d hate for you to ruin us at Kingdom Come because you “can’t compute” so many people in the ring at once.”
As you found out from the last time we teamed Alex Bowen, S.H.I.T has no difficulties with multiple match participants. S.H.I.T is no longer prone to malfunctions, now it is being used for it’s proper purpose.
“We’ve teamed before?”
Once before, we won in that match, as we will at Kingdom Come!
“Was that before or after I made a mess of that pretty bodywork with a chainsaw?” Asks Bowen, smirking again. S.H.I.T’s hand reaches up to the area that Bowen had destroyed, now repaired, S.H.I.T still had no recollection of how it was repaired. For an entity built purely for fighting, the idea of an un-avenged loss was not ideal, and Bowen had a tendency to mention it whenever the machine was around.
It was before. It replied. Perhaps a time for S.H.I.T vs Bowen Round 2 will come in the future. For now however, we are allies.
"Glad to see my Apostle's getting along so famously," the new voice is unmistakebly that of Ty Burna, with him is another figure, it is not one of the Apostle's, S.H.I.T has noticed that generally they are rather large men and do not move with such natural grace, it must be Serafina. Bowen, seeing the two new arrivals, walks away from S.H.I.T and leans on a nearby wall, watching with interest.
Ty and Serafina casually make their way over to the machine, Jonny Klamor who had seen Bowen leave, had got up in anticipation of doing the interview, to his annoyance he is waved back down by Ty. The machine looks from Ty, to Serafina, Serafina is staring at S.H.I.T coldly, the robot returns the stare with the kind of coldness only a soulless machine could muster. Ty breaks the silence.
"Alhazred's little play-thing," he says airily, "and what are you doing here without him, with only Alex Bowen for company?"
The machines gaze falls on the self proclaimed Master of Chaos, finally it replies. S.H.I.T has scheduled an interview!
"How very interesting, I do encourage my Apostle's to think for themselves." He smiles slightly, "I didnt think you were capable of it however."
S.H.I.T is more capable of free thought than your indoctrinated servants!
Ty throws his head back and roars with laughter, Serafina looks ready to interject on his behalf but he cuts her off with an upraised hand.
The laughter, S.H.I.T thought your trademark laughter, designed to give the impression that you would laugh while the World burns around you! Yet your plans would suggest a keen mind, focused only on your own success, how much of this madness is an act?
S.H.I.T thinks about it's allies for a moment, it knew all about Alhazred of course, but there were the others. There was Alex Bowen, well known as the King of Mayhem until only recently, Mayhem isnt that different from Chaos, in that sense he is an ideal ally for Ty. If S.H.I.T were inclined to admit such things, it'd admit that you'd rather have someone like Bowen on your side than against you.
James King and Chris K.O it had come to think of as the indoctrinated servants, if it were capable of feeling contempt it would be for these two people, Humans that would allow themselves to be dominated by another, weak minded fools, given satisfaction by serving a higher cause. Yet K.O was supposed to be the leader of this group, very well, S.H.I.T follows orders after all, it does what it is told, if Chris K.O is in charge, S.H.I.T will take his orders.
Serafina watches S.H.I.T closely, it turns its terrifying gaze on her, face radiating pure anger, she is the worst of them all, quick to lash out at any percieved insubordination against Ty Burna, cringing like a kicked dog at his ire. Like a true coward she would attack weakness without mercy, and shy away from any sign of strength. King and K.O were useful in a fight, from S.H.I.T's perspective, Serafina serves no purpose at all, the fact that she's stunning is completely lost on the robot, as it tends to think of Humans as squishy, organic matter in need of extinction, not as sex objects. Alhazred on the other hand could think of just about anything as a sex object.
Ty had only been laughing a matter of seconds, but in that short time-frame S.H.I.T had managed to compile all of those thoughts.
Serafina notices its gaze. “What is your reward in all this?” She asks, contempt dripping from her voice.
“My dear Seraphina," said Ty, snapping out of his laughter. "Would you reward you’re nail clippers simply for doing the job they are supposed to do?” It wasn’t a really a question, despite being phrased like one. “No, of course not, this machine will not be rewarded, the one who bought him into the fold however, Alhazred, the credit lies with him.”
“So that thing is fighting your battles for you, and getting nothing in return?” Asks Bowen, although he doesn’t sound particularly concerned.
“Indeed, Alex.” Ty spots an irritated looking Jonny Klamor waiting, “I had best let you conduct your interview robot, although, curiosity has got the better of me, what exactly do you hope to accomplish?”
S.H.I.T intends to send a message, to show Team WZCW exactly what they are fighting against!
“Showing them your hand?” Said Ty, a tad surprised. “People fear the unknown, S.H.I.T.”
Affirmative! However, the unknown can be conquered. Their defeat is inevitable, S.H.I.T will bring about this inevitability, when they realise this, they will go beyond fear into the realm of dread. The fight will be sapped from them completely!
Ty only chuckles and indicates that S.H.I.T should continue.
“Are we finally ready now?” Comes the exhasperated voice of Klamor, although he makes a point of not sounding too annoyed, it doesnt do to upset the boss after all.
Affirmative!
“Good,” the camera is set up and S.H.I.T is stood in front of it with Klamor. Ty, Seraphina and Bowen are gently ushered behind the camera, from where they watch, out of shot. When all is ready, Klamor clears his throat and puts on his "on air" voice.
Hi, I am Jonny Klamor, and this is an exclusive to wzcw.com interview. I have gone to great pains, great trials and tribulations, I've gone through hell and high water, but I've succeeded in getting an interview with the Apostles of Chaos's "Machine of Destruction!" Thats right "The Mechanical Man Machine Of Mechanics!" is here with me.
He points the microphone at S.H.I.T
Greetings pathetic Humans from around the World! It said in it's chilling, heartless voice.
"I'll just get right into it," says Klamor, not missing a beat. "Many have knocked the Apostle's, not me of course," he adds hurriedly, "but others, saying that your team is a bunch of misfits and nobodies, that there is no way you could beat a team of WZCW's elite. What do you say to that?
S.H.I.T would require those doubters to look at the cold, hard facts. Alex Bowen only recently put down the "legendary" Everest. Celeste, Titus and Everest have been repeatedly defeated by The Apostle's Of Chaos, Steamboat Ricky was put out of action by Chaos before S.H.I.T was involved and Gordito looked sluggish in his most recent encounter. S.H.I.T itself is in perfect working condition, it has been defeated only once since it was reprogrammed for Chaos, that was a disqualification against Steven Kurtesy, so that his pain could be prolonged in the Gauntlet match!
To further that point, only recently, the team already being touted as one of the greatest ever, Runn Reynolds Runn, along with Titus, were defeated by S.H.I.T and the Forgotten Powers!
“Do you think that win on Meltdown sent a message to team WZCW?”
Affirmative! Austin Reynold's and Ricky Runn fell to S.H.I.T yet again, as did Titus! It pauses as have all others that have stood against us!
“What about Kingdom Come though? Their team will surely be stronger on the night, they have former World Champions, legends in this. . .”
Klamor is cut off.
Those accolades have not helped them up until now, their titles cannot defend them from the onslaught of the Machine. Their accolades have not defended them from the onslaught of the Machine!
“You have played a huge part in the build up to this match, what are your motivations in all this?” Asks Klamor, seemingly feeling like he’s getting somewhere.
The Machine has been instructed to help Team Chaos win this match! It will do so at all costs. It seems to stop in thought for a while, before continuing. It has already been doing so at all costs! Week after week of picking off potential Team WZCW members, until all that remain are the few that stand against us. Yet even those have been defeated many times before.
Chaos’s superiority has already been made evident, Kingdom Come will be no different, merely a continuation of our dominance!
“You said about Steamboat Ricky earlier, but he made quite an impression with his return, surely this is a spanner in the works? He had you scrambling for cover after all.”
S.H.I.T's terrifying look turns itself upon Jonny Klamor, who gulps in fear but nevertheless keeps the microphone raised, expecting an answer.
The return of Steamboat Ricky is nothing more than a side-show, smoke and mirrors used by Team WZCW to disguise their weakness in the face of Team Chaos, one big return with bright lights, much like these S.H.I.T indicates the Christmas lights draped over it's shoulder, all show, but meaningless. It will not change the momentum that has already been built up in our favour at their expense. Everything has been building to this, every Chaos victory, every glimmer of false hope for the opposition that has been stamped out, this has been building to our victory at Kingdom Come.
“I noticed you didn’t fight Ricky.” Said Klamor with a hint of spite, no doubt lost entirely on S.H.I.T.
Negative! The momentum of that situation temporarily favoured him, it was more prudent not to fight at that moment. It was not the time. Kingdom Come is the time, and Ricky, like all of his companions, will be destroyed!
S.H.I.T looks back at Klamor, indicating that he should speak, before he can however, S.H.I.T cuts him off again. You want to know what these Christmas lights are for Human. S.H.I.T shall provide an answer. Apart from being seasonal decorative lights, they are a present from one of Team WZCW, Gordito. You delivered them personally dressed in a Santa costume. This is the only gift S.H.I.T has ever received, the only token of Human kindness in its possession.
“That was a long time ago.” Replied Klamor uncertainly.
Time means very little to a Machine!
The Robot takes the lights from its shoulder and drops them on the floor, some of the lights smash as they hit the concrete. It then raises its foot and crushes one of the bulbs underneath, it puts up very little fight, turning to shards instantly. The robot repeats the process several times, each of the bulbs instantly breaking into a pathetic pile of shards.
With that S.H.I.T leaves, it didn’t look at the expression on Klamor’s face, it didn’t need to, this was Christmas it had just crushed, peace, goodwill, giving, merriment, all those things that make Humans truly great, or from S.H.I.T’s perceptive weak and in need of extinction. They were all symbolised by that one gift, and S.H.I.T had just literally put the boot in. As it walked away from the interview to much confused muttering behind it, it heard the unmistakable sound of Ty Burna’s laughter break out amongst the general chatter.
