Post by CallMeRobert on Jan 14, 2022 10:26:53 GMT -5
Black screen
MARSHALL GREENE V/O: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of ALL ages. Let me be the first to welcome you to our show tonight. My name is Marshall Greene AND THIS IS PURSUIT…OF…THEEEEEEE…RIIIIIIING!!!
♫Ladies and Gentlemen, please
Would you bring your attention to me?♫
No longer a blank screen, our view is an aerial shot of North Brother Island in New York City, New York.
♫For a feast for your eyes to see,
An explosion of catastrophe.♫
The view moves down towards the buildings on the island. Some are the older buildings that have been there for decades, while others are freshly built sets to be used for the show.
♫Like nothing you’ve ever seen before,
Watch closely as I open this door.♫
The obvious drone begins to zip around the structures to be used for Episode one.
♫Your jaws will be on the floor,
After this you’ll be begging for more.♫
We zip around Paul Quinton, the Host of Pursuit Of The Ring, standing outside the entrance to the main building of the show.
♫Welcome to the show♫
He winks and points at the camera as it gets closer to him.
♫Please come inside♫
Paul pulls back and smacks the drone, causing it to begin spinning and the screen blacks out.
♫LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!♫
Suddenly we cut to the first of the Week Two entertainers. We see a clip of Tibbagu throwing Cooler TJ over the top rope with a back body drop.
♫BOOM! (DO YOU WANT IT?)♫
Cut to show Jasiah Andrew Scott and Cooler TJ as they toss Jobber Joe out of the ring.
♫BOOM! (DO YOU NEED IT?)♫
Next we see Hudson tossing Jakeem Kobra around the ring.
♫BOOM! (LET ME HEAR IT?)♫
Followed by a shot of Brunhilde Lechenberg dropping Hated R with the Eisenpfeil.
♫LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!♫
Trailed by Chelsea Kennedy doing a cartwheel before hitting Brunhilde in the face with a back elbow.
♫BOOM! (DO YOU WANT IT?)♫
Then to Jakeem Kobra grabbing Hudson with the Lockjaw.
♫BOOM! (DO YOU NEED IT?)♫
Interrupted by one of Hated R popping Chelsea Kennedy with a right hook and then doing some odd pop-and-lock dance move in the middle of the ring.
♫BOOM! (LET ME HEAR IT?)♫
Hated R’s shot is cut into, by Jobber Joe as he just stands next to Paul Quinton…his eyes locked onto the host and a creepy smile plastered across his face.
♫LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!♫
Final shot is a split screen with the words ‘TWO PLAYERS HAVE JOINED THE GAME…’ running the full length across the top. On the left side of the split is Lena Soulas, standing in front of a green screen of the Basingstoke Canal in Farnborough, United Kingdom. On the right side of the screen is Kit Darling, posed before a green screen of the Wynwood Walls located in Miami, Florida. Their appearance only lasts a few seconds before our screens cut to the Pursuit Of The Ring logo.
A new scene comes into view as we find ourselves on a three-quarter enclosed soundstage. The large ‘Pursuit Of The Ring’ logo display hangs on the background as we see a man walk onto the burnt orange empty set, dressed in a black pair of slacks and a white dress shirt. He stops in the middle of the empty room and flashes a smile.
PAUL QUINTON: Welcome everyone, to our second episode of Project: Honor presents…Pursuit Of The Ring. Just like last time, we will place our entertainers-slash-contestants up against each other in three different challenges: A trivia challenge, a physical challenge, and a specialty challenge. The winner of each of these challenges will not only gain a point towards the final season standing…but gains an advantage later in the show, during the wrestling match portion of the show. At THAT time…everyone will be involved in a match of some sorts. The winners of the three earlier challenges will get to choose one person they would like to face one-on-one. The winner of those wrestling matches gets an additional two points, while the losers LOSE a point. As for the rest of the people who didn’t win a challenge and weren’t handpicked? Well they will face off in a large battle royal to see who gets that two point advantage AND who will receive that negative one point disadvantage. Still confused?
Paul smiles at the camera.
PAUL QUINTON: Make that a double. But they pay me to go along with it, so I’m not sure why you stick around.
Awkward silence.
PAUL QUINTON: And with that, let’s head over to our first challenge of the day!
Paul starts walking to the right as the camera pans over and we now see our original nine contestants PLUS two additional ones, standing at their own individual pedestals. He stops at his own large pedestal with the ‘Pursuit Of The Ring’ logo on it and flashes a smile to the camera.
PAUL QUINTON: Every show we begin with a trivia challenge for all of our contestants. I will read off a question and then give the contestants time to write down an answer. The timer will go off, the contestants will reveal the answers, and the person with the most correct answers at the end of the challenge…will get to choose their opponent for their match later in the evening.
The outlands host looks at the eleven contestants.
PAUL QUINTON: Let’s begin! Our trivia challenge topic for this week’s episode for Pursuit Of The Ring is…
PAUL QUINTON: Question One: What was Freddie Mercury’s real name?
A soft melody plays, just as the last show, so that the silence isn’t too awkward. After about ten seconds, a bell sounds and the music ends.
PAUL QUINTON: Time to show me your answers! First up, our favorite Happy meal serving side-show.
The camera shot slides over to see Tibbagu. Before the clown can answer, we cut to a clip from a backstage interview where we see him sitting in a soft, velvet-looking orange chair, in front of a white wall with the Pursuit Of The Ring logo on it.
TIBBAGU: Hello, it's me again. If you don't know this face by now you never will. The first episode was just a warm up and this time I'm gonna win again and charm the babes with my skills. Stamina is my specialty and I have a lot of energy, if you're looking for someone with stamina... call me.
Tibbagu points two finger guns at the camera as we cut back to Tibbagu on the trivia challenge set.
PAUL QUINTON: Hit me with that knowledge, Patch Adams
Tibbagu raises his board and shows that he has written down ‘Frederick Mars’.
PAUL QUINTON: …what?
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: WRONG! NEXT!!!
The camera moves over to Jasiah Andrew Scott…his multi-colored afro-hawk standing on end with a small orange pick in the side.
“Been a while, don’t you think?”
The sound of a chuckle is heard. The feed soon transitions into a dark room, a large throne-like burnt-orange chair placed in the center of the shot, and sitting right in that seat? None other than Jasiah Andrew Scott. A large, cocky grin resting along his face. His legs hang off of the left arm of the chair as he adjusts himself and fixes his posture to sit up straight.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: I know, I’m lookin’ a lil different and all that– it’s been a long story. Things have changed between last year and this year and with those changes- there’s some new looks. But- that’s besides the point of why we’re here, right? This is a one on one conversation between myself and you at home. Time to catch you all up to speed on things, you know? Enlighten some of you new viewers. Readjust the memories for those original viewers of Project: Honor.
A smile grew a little bit more on Jasiah’s face as he spoke a little bit more, leaning forward.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: In case ya’ll forgot– or you’re one of those new viewers– the name is Jasiah Andrew Scott. There ain’t no Josiah anymore, that shit is dead and buried. A nickname that my friends had given me because they ain’t smart enough to pronounce the name of ‘Jasiah’ right. I was here before on your television screens once, back in twenty-twenty when I was just beginning this whole professional wrestling thing.
The feed soon transitioned over to some footage of Jasiah wrestling on a few episodes of Proving Ground in 2020, especially his run-in with the former two-time Legacy Champion, Elena DeDraca. The feed soon transitioned back to where it once was. A smiling Jasiah Andrew Scott staring down the lens of the camera.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: I know my sudden appearance on the last show might have shocked a few of y’all but let’s be real here— it was only a matter of time that I’d find my way in this company ever again. With the addition of Fallout since I’ve been gone, and then Project: Underground, and now Pursuit of the Ring— my return seemed more imminent than before. You wanna know why I came back though, don’t you?
Shaking his head from side to side.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: I came back– because I felt as if I wasn’t finished. I felt like my previous tenure here in Project: Honor ended abruptly and without a cause. There seemed like there was nothing left for me to do- so I went home, and I sat there for hours, and those hours turned to days, and those days turned to months— and now, we’re here at this very moment. You see, I didn’t find my way onto the other brands because… I don’t feel like I’ve proven myself just yet.
The sound of tutting is heard.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: I let myself go hard and I haven’t forgiven myself since– but that’s all in the past and this is a brand new day, a brand new brand, and a brand new era. I came here to Pursuit of the Ring to prove myself and I am here to win this whole fuckin’ thing so that point is proven the right way. And the only right way there is– is by winning this whole damn show. Week one was my downfall, and I blame myself for it, but from now on? We make moves.
A smirk to the camera.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: I have come to play your games, boys.
A pause.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: And now?
A beat.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: Now we play.
The scene cuts back to the shot of the Trivia Challenge. Jasiah lifts his white board to reveal his answer.
PAUL QUINTON: Jasiah…Josiah…whatever the fuck you want to call yourself. You answered ‘Forrakh Bulsoro’...
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: OOoooooh, you ALMOST had it. Or should I say you Olmast had it?
Jasian shakes his head as he turns his white board and looks at it. Shaking his head in disbelief, he notices his mistake and grabs the eraser to clear off his answer.
PAUL QUINTON: Follow up with our Chef-de-la-Grey-Poupon. What you got for us, Jeeves?
The camera pans over to the next contestant, a large man dressed all fancy-like. We slowly fade to him and his ‘Master’ in the back interview room.
AL IAN: Let me tell you about my man Hudson. This guy is more than just a top tier athlete. He may not be traditionally smart but he's got wit. He can pick up on any task I give him. This guy is the only man I trust with my deepest secrets. Hell he even knows I'm... uh... hey bud why don't you take over.
HUDSON: When I was younger, I had to fight for everything I got. I had to be quick on my feet and learn from my surroundings. I'm more than just a thick headed gym bro. Not to mention no one has even asked about my hobbies. I'm not going to lie to you I'm new to pro wrestling and I have quite the ways to go based on how that first round matchup went. The Kobra guy got the best of me then but I'll just come back stronger than ever.
AL IAN: Masterfully said Hudson! Now let's smoke these guys like I smoke my meats.
We cut back to the set as Hudson shows Paul what he wrote down
PAUL QUINTON: So Alfred wrote down ‘Farrokh Bulsara’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: AND THAT’S RIGHT!!!
Hudson smiles as he puts down his board. Next to him, Jasiah shakes his head…realizing he had the right answer…but mixed up the O’s and A’s.
PAUL QUINTON: Farrokh was born in the British protectorate of Zanzibar…a place now known as the United Republic of Tanzania. His first name was Persian for ‘fortunate and happy’. Now…something that makes this man happy…
We slide over to show Brunhilde Leichenberg, our points leader after Week One. . We cut to her clip filmed earlier…but it is not the usual interview portion. The scene changes to one of Brunhilde standing in the kitchen in front of an open fridge. She’s stuffed her entire upper half in there as she rummages around; if her physique wasn’t so immediately noticeable, it would be difficult to tell who it was.
There’s a few clanks and bangs from inside - as though she were knocking things aside to inspect the deepest recesses of the fridge. Finally, she carefully backs away, a pile of food pressed up against her torso as she kicks the fridge door closed.
She unceremoniously drops all the food onto the massive kitchen table and settles into a chair. Brunhilde reaches out with one hand to grab a turkey leg, placing both elbows on the table as she takes a bite.
The television suspended in one corner of the room is showing the latest episode of Project: Underground. The intro plays, as she speaks through a half-full mouth.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: OH. THIS IS SHOW RUN BY MIDGET GIRL, YES? I SEE COMMERCIAL FOR THIS.
Hmmm who could she mean???
Anyway, the scene skips ahead a few minutes, into the middle of the Gin vs. Christopher Graves match. Brunhilde has finished off the turkey leg - the bone laying on the ground behind her, obviously just tossed over her shoulder - and has moved on to shoveling dill pickles into her mouth as she watches.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. WHY DOES LARGE CHOCOLATE MAN NOT SIMPLY CRUSH SMALL JAPANESE BOY??
She continues watching to the end of the match, when Graves hits Gin with a pedigree; the announcers refer to it as 'the GOAT'. Yes, it's ridiculous.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: A GOAT? WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS? I SEE NO GOAT, ONLY TWO SILLY PEOPLE SLAP FIGHTING.
Shaking her head at this ridiculous display - utterly ignoring the fact she was wrestling recently for this very show - she grabs the remote to change the channel.
What she finds is far worse, however.
It’s the newest Hated R music video, recorded before he entered Pursuit of The Ring, and just released in the past few days.
‘Fuckin' In An Elevator (The Ding Dance Song) ft. Bloody El’
It’s bad. And the video is of the rapper/singer/soon-to-be reality star grinding up against some generic looking model in an elevator. Brunhilde sits there in stunned silence, a pickle falling out of her hand as she stares at this objectively terrible display.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: …NEIN.
Tossing the remote away in disgust rather than simply turning the TV off, she slides the chair back and stands up before stomping off.
She’s gone only a moment, before returning with an empty laundry basket. Holding it against the edge of the table, she takes one muscular arm and sweeps the rest of the food into it before she carries the bounty away. We cut back to the set where we see Brunhilde holding up her board.
PAUL QUINTON: Mmmm, were you going to pick up your lacey undergarm-
Paul clears his throat when he notices they are back in view.
PAUL QUINTON: Oh… *ahem* ...Brunhilde-beauty, you answered ‘Farrokh Bulsara’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: THAT IS CORRECT!
Brunhilde confidently puts her white board on her pedestal.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: ANYONE NOT KNOW FAROOKH, IS IDIOT! NEEDS TO FAIL!
Next to Brunhilde, is Chelsea Kennedy. We see Paul giving her a dirty look as we move to show her sitting in the confession room and on the couch. She is not happy about how stuff went last week.
CHELSEA KENEDY: You know, I may be a nice person, but sometimes I do have a temper. This fool was really testing my buttons last week and criticizing me about being “too nice”. Ya know what? Fuck it. I am not going to let that son of a bitch come after me this week. This sweet Southern Belle is going to go off on his ass and light him up like he’s a part of a barbeque. NOBODY is walking over me this week.
We cut back to the stage and we see Paul with a confused look on his face.
PAUL QUINTON: Too nice? You have been nothing but vulgar, crass, and simply disgusting since the moment you appeared. What did you put?
Chelsea holds up her white board and it says ‘Fred Mercury’.
*BUZZER
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: TOLD YOU! IDIOT!
PAUL QUINTON: What the hell, Chelsea!!!
In a release of frustration, Chelsea pulls back and whips the white board at Paul’s head. He ducks just in time for the board to hit the wall behind him and break in two, crashing to the floor.
PAUL QUINTON: SECURITY!!!
Two men in black outfits with ‘Security’ on the back, walk onto the set.
PAUL QUINTON: Please escort this vile creature off the set. She has been disqualified from this challenge for her little emotional outburst. Maybe a time-out will teach her how to act like a lady…like my Brunhilde.
Paul smiles at Brunhilde, who cocks her head up to the side like she is prim and proper.
CHELSEA KENEDY: GO TO HELL, PAUL! YOU AND YOUR LITTLE STEROID-PUSHING PETRI DISH!!!
Brunhilde’s look of distinction suddenly slinks down at the mere mention of ‘steroid use’.
PAUL QUINTON: How can someone be so nasty and angry at life…I just don’t understand it. Anyway, onto everyone’s favorite mute!
The camera quickly moves to show Jakeem Kobra, who is wearing a ‘Bubba Gump Shrimp Company’ t-shirt that he picked up from the Mall of America in November. We cut to a pre-recorded interview of Jakeem, who looks from side to side in the cubicle he’s been ordered to sit in. After a few uncomfortable moments, he seems to notice the red light on the camera and realizes he should be communicating something of note.
“It’s come to my attention that some of my previous comments have left the viewers confused and possibly concerned about my mental state. I assure you, Hell on Earth was real. It happened three times to be exact. Maybe you don’t remember the demonic invasion because your minds were wiped, or maybe I’ve been transported to a parallel dimension. I understand that Cooler TJ Thompson may be experiencing something similar. Somehow, I will corner this Thompson child and force him to answer my questions. Do any of you know if he understands sign language?”
No response.
“No?”
Jakeem hangs his head in deep thought for a few seconds before looking back at the camera.
“Well, fuck.”
We slowly fade back into the Trivia Challenge set.
PAUL QUINTON: What you got there Grand Serpent?
Jakeem holds up his white board with both hands, it reads ‘’Farrokh Bulsara”.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: Correct!
Jakeem puts his board down and begins moving his hands around, using sign language. Aurora, Pursuit’s resident sign-language interpreter, steps up behind Paul as Tibbagu can be seen winking at her.
AURORA BIGGS: He says that in his country of India, Freddie is considered a treasure. Especially in his hometown of Bombay. He says in school, they even had a whole class dedicated to Mr. Bulsara and his greatness.
PAUL QUINTON: Excellent! Well I’m glad we have a mad on the inside. Thank you, Aurora. Next up is that man from another land…world…dimension…
Cooler TJ Thompson holds his board with one hand and flashes a sideways peace sign at the camera, before we cut to his pre-show interview.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: You didn’t do so well last episode, losing every challenge and coming up short in the battle royal. Now you sit with a score of minus-one. How are you going to bounce back?
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Simple. Win. Why didn’t I try that last week? I have no idea. It seems like a strategy everyone should try. My mom always told me I could do anything I put my mind to. So I’m putting my mind to catching this dub.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: You mean you didn’t try that last time?
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: I mean, I guess I did. But did I say it out loud?!? No. This time I am. That means I’m winning for sure, right?
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: …It’s a…unique strategy for you. We’ll see if it works out.
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: I’m convinced it will. Last episode opened my eyes to how hard this thing really is. I’m ready this time! I believe in myself!
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Well good luck!
We fade back to the sound stage.
PAUL QUINTON: Cooler TJ…what was the real name of Freddie Mercury?
Still holding it by one hand, Cooler TJ lifts his sign up with confidence. It reads ‘Farrokh Bulsara’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: You got it right!
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Damn skippy!
PAUL QUINTON: I guess that new strategy of yours is already paying off.
Cooler TJ turns and points at Hated R, waiting for his brother from another mother to hold up his white board.
PAUL QUINTON: Hated R…you are up next!
Hated R doesn’t get a chance to say anything, before we cut to a clip from his interview earlier in the day.
HATED R: Yo! Little Bo Peep GAME! It's ya' boy, Hated R! And once again I'm bussin' mad flows all over the place. Like, ain't nothin' to do but fear itself, ja' feliz navidad!
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Jesus Christ. I think this is why they keep Aurora Biggs away from you.
HATED R: Y'all ain't know I was Trylingual, did y'all. I'll TRY any language, baby. You know how it is.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: We gonna talk about upbringing or anything?
HATED R: So, real talk, I gotta' be the most humblest dope MC on the scene so I could afford to take some time off and slide through Pursuit of the Ring and get my Frodo on. Yo, Lord of the Rings is mad tight. We talkin' Robin Hood tight. And that's SUPER tight, ja squeal?
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: I think I understand Jakeem better than you.
HATED R: But anyway, I dunno how this whole shit works but if you wanna' see me head off to the next round or whatever, dial up the number on the screen? Vote Hated R! And we gon' party like it's two-thousand-eight!
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: That wasn’t that lo-
HATED R: Dinner Plate.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: …what…
HATED R: Casper.
Benjamin shuts up as Hated R leans back in his chair. The camera’s cut back to the Trivia Challenge set, only to see Paul standing at Brunhilde’s pedestal, trying to talk to her as she just gives him a look of boredom. We catch him mid-sentence.
PAUL QUINTON: …a family size tub of whipped cream and a bottle of Hershey’s Choco-OH HEY!
Paul looks towards the camera and begins walking back to his spot.
PAUL QUINTON: That was an interview with last week’s Trivia Challenge Champion! As usual, I don’t understand a fucking thing these Gen-Z little shits say, so I wanted to reflect on the finer things in life.
The host winks at Brunhilde.
PAUL QUINTON: So Milli Super-Vanilli…what’s your answer?
HATED R: Yo…I hate this game.
Hated R shows that he wrote ‘Jay Z’ on his board.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: That doesn’t make any sense.
HATED R: I thought maybe it was like a secret name for Jay Z when he be flyin’ out from Beyonce for tha’ night. When he out hittin’ on the Beckys.
PAUL QUINTON: That’s a big nope. Following up in spectacular fashion, or odd little Jojo.
Jobber Joe comes into view, his awkward smile aimed directly at Paul, before we do a final cutaway to the interview room.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Anything to say this week, Joe?
Joe just smiles, staring forward in his chair.
JOBBER JOE: Nope.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Nothing you want to say?
JOBBER JOE: Nope.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Nothing to say to the viewers?
JOBBER JOE: Nope.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Nothing to say to the other contestants?
JOBBER JOE: Nope.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Not even to Paul?
JOBBER JOE: Well him…
Before we can hear the rest of Jobber Joe’s response, we find ourselves back on the Trivia Challenge set.
PAUL QUINTON: God, they really found me the winners…didn’t they? What’s your answer, Joe.
Jobber Joe lifts up his board to show he wrote ‘Paul’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Now…why did you write Paul?
JOBBER JOE: Because I wanted to honor my best friend.
PAUL QUINTON: Better be ANOTHER Paul.
JOBBER JOE: You’ll see, Paul. They ALWAYS see.
PAUL QUINTON: OKAY! On to our new contestants. First up…
The camera pans over to a long haired brunette with a smile as wide as the set. The camera cuts away to the usual backstage interview set.
LENA SOULAS:Why do people go that extra mile? That was something I asked myself when I was in my teens. What separates myself from the rest. And I can tell you, it was hard to figure it out.
Everything got easier once I knew what I wanted to do with my life. Even though my parents weren't thrilled, I began to take wrestling lessons. And the harder they hit me, the more focused I became. The better I became.
People don’t look at me and go all ‘Oh’ and ‘Awe’. I am not the typical pretty girl with the perfect body and flawless beauty. Maybe that should bother me, but it really doesn’t. Because there is one thing I can do better than a lot of people and that is fight for what I want. It doesn’t matter if the fight is physical or mental, I will always give 110%. And that is why I joined Pursuit Of The Ring. It challenges me on levels I haven’t even touched before.
But let us start right at the beginning. My name is Lena Soulas- Steiner. As you might have noticed by my accent I am from England. I am twenty-three years old by now and made my wrestling debut roughly two years ago. During that time I met my now husband Tank. Yeah guys, the name is business. Little side note, in my freetime I help out at a pet shelter. If there is anything sweeter than me, then it's all those pets.
What will be the challenge I will really invest myself? Each of them. I am a music geek so if I win that one, don’t be surprised. Or what else is there? Something like softball… Well that is new for me. Where I come from we play rugby and hit the opponent in the face. But I will behave. And Pummel Pool? That just sounds fun itself. I actually wanna win each of them, but I am a realist- which means I will just give it my best. I wanna start my journey with a Boom and hope it never ends with a bang.
Therefore, I will see all of you tonight and do me one favor: Don’t forget to smileZ.
We cut back to the Challenge Stage.
PAUL QUINTON: Now see! This is what sweet is! Not that disgusting, Chelsea Kennedy. So, Lena, what is YOUR answer?
Lena smiles as she holds up her board to show she wrote ‘Farrokh Bulsara’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: Starting off your Pursuit career with a right answer!
Lena hops up and down for a moment, clapping silently.
PAUL QUINTON: And then FINALLY…
Camera pans over to show a young girl with blonde and green hair. She gives Paul a side-eye as we go to the video from her interview.
KIT DARLING: We are Kit Darling from Planet Blueberry and we are eighteen in silly little human years. If you want to be technical, we are currently living in what the humans call Miami, Florida. There is a tiny baby alien currently taking up some space within this area--
Kit waves her hands around her stomach, though there's no noticeable baby bump just yet.
AURORA BIGGS: Shouldn't you be at home resting or something?
Kit reaches an index finger out, pressing it against Aurora's lips, a gentle shh spilling from her lips.
KIT DARLING: We think that this is the best place for us to be. If we cannot wrestle, then we will make our self useful by partaking in the challenges set forth by P-O-T-R. Sitting at home is very boring and we have too much energy to lay about all day. Until the tiny alien is ready to be welcomed into the world? We will find many things to busy our self with. Especially if a shiny something is waiting for us at the end of this.
Cutting back to the Trivia set, we see Paul with his head down on his pedestal.
PAUL QUINTON: Who do they keep on giving me? An alien? From Planet Blueberry? Ugh…and you look SO cute. What’s your answer E.T.?
Kit lifts her board and turns it towards Paul. It reads “Ziggy Stardust”.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: And that…is wrong. Let’s move on, please, before I have to pop another handful of Xanax.
PAUL QUINTON: Question number two: Before Miley Cyrus recorded ‘Wrecking Ball’, it was offered to WHAT other singer?
Everyone begins writing down their answer on their personal white boards as the small melody from earlier plays in the background.
PAUL QUINTON: While my contestants here write down their answers, I just wanted to give a shout-out to the newest Grand Champion, Emmanuelle…who beat Arata Asakura at Unbreakable Resolution. AND I want to also give a shout-out to the newest Legacy Champion, Ozymandias, who conquered Syndicate to claim the top title in Project: Honor-land.
The music ends.
PAUL QUINTON: Okay. Time is up and I am ready to see some FUNKY answers. Tibbagu…before Miley Cyrus recorded ‘Wrecking Ball’, it was offered to WHAT other singer?
Tibbagu holds up his white board and it reads ‘Beyonce’
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: Queen Bee is correct!
The camera’s move down to Jasiah Andrew Scott. He holds up his white board and it ALSO reads ‘Beyonce.’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: TWO in a row. But how can anyone not love and know all there is to know about Beyonce, am-i-right?
Another move as we now see Hudson hold up his board to reveal he wrote down ‘Hall & Oates’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Of course. Why did I think we could get through an EASY question, without someone fudging it up along the way. Hall and Oates, Hudson? REALLY?
HUDSON: It was a good guess though…right, sir?
Hudson turns to look for Al Ian as the camera moves over to Brunhilde Leichenberg. She holds up her board and it just says ‘David Hasselhoff’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: My dear, that is incorrect.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: ALL GOOD SONGS BELONG TO THE HASSELHOFF!
PAUL QUINTON: While we may slightly disagree on that sentiment, love, I understand why you guessed that.
We then move on to Jakeem Kobra. He holds up his white board and it reads ‘Beyonce’
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: …how did you…you know what, I don’t want to know. Again, I should not question the Queen.
Sliding over to see the Cooler TJ Thompson, he raises his sign high above his head, showing he wrote down ‘Beyonce’.
*DING*
HATED R: ASNWER-BRO!!!
Hated R excitingly lifts his board up to show he ALSO wrote ‘Beyonce’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: I actually figured you two would get it.
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: How could we not? Beyonce is the greatest Asian singer to ever grace this planet.
PAUL QUINTON: Wait…
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Between ‘Hips Don’t Lie’, ‘Beyonce From The Block’, and ‘Murder Was The Case’...she has been killing it for DECADES!
PAUL QUINTON: It is taking everything in my power, to prevent my head from exploding right now. Let’s just move…on…to Cracker Jack here…
The camera moves over to a Jobber Joe, who is sporting his same creepy smile. He holds up his white board and it reads ‘Paul’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: That is so very wrong.
JOBBER JOE But I think it SHOULD have been offered to you, Paul.
PAUL QUINTON: I beg to differ as I would have BUTCHERED that song. Lena, what did you answer?
Lena Soulas holds up her sign to show she ALSO wrote ‘Beyonce’.
*DING*
Her smile looks as if it grew a bit more, from over the top of her board.
PAUL QUINTON: What about you, ALF from Planet Blackberry.
KIT DARLING: It’s Blueberry and we do not appreciate the condescending tone you are using, Paul.
PAUL QUINTON: Yeah, well, neither do the producers…but fuck them too. What did you write?
Kit held up her white board and she wrote ‘Destiny’s Child’. Paul grimaces slightly, moving his head from side to side, giving the impression he was on the fence with her answer.
PAUL QUINTON: Well…judges?
Paul looks off camera.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: I’m sorry Planet Banana Muffin, but we can not accept that answer.
KIt rolls her eyes as our camera cuts to only a shot of Paul.
PAUL QUINTON: So that means, after two questions in our Music Trivia Challenge…Jakeem Kobra,Cooler TJ, and newcomer Lena Soulas are all tied for first with both questions right. Tibbagu, Jasiah Andrew Scott, Hudson, Brunhilde, and Hated R all trail by one. Jobber Joe and Kit Darling sit on the goose egg in all their odd glory. And that little potty mouth Chelsea Kennedy was sent off to wash her mouth out with some Lava soap.
PAUL QUINTON: Are we ready for Question Three? Here we go: Who founded Motown Records?
The small melody plays again, as everyone begins writing down an answer. Moments pass, the melody stops, everyone puts their markers down.
PAUL QUINTON: I know this one may be a bit harder than the first two…but let’s try, shall we? Twisty, what do you have for an answer?
Tibbagu lifts his white board to show his answer is “Ice Cube”.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Motown Records was founded in Nineteen-fifty-nine…Ice Cube born? Nineteen-sixty-nine
TIBBAGU: Could it have been a DIFFERENT Ice Cube?
PAUL QUINTON: Get out.
TIBBAGU: But-
PAUL QUINTON: SECURITY!!!
TIBBAGU: I didn’t know the answer!
Two security guards come up to Tibbagu and stand next to him.
TIBBAGU: Your ratings are going to dip because the fine ladies won’t be able to see Tibbagu. They need their Sweet & Bagu Sauce!!!
PAUL QUINTON: I think we will survive. How about you go cool down with Chelsea and come back later on…when you’ve got some sense in that head of yours.
Tibbagu’s eyes light up at the mention of cooling down with Chelsea.
TIBBAGU: Might have to heat things up, if ya know wha-
PAUL QUINTON: Just go.
Tibbagu is led off stage as the camera moves to Jasiah Andrew Scott, who holds up his board and it reads ‘Berry Gordy Jr.’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: Thank you, Jasiah. I’m not sure I could take another idiot answer right now.
Jasiah nods his head as the camera scoots over to Hudson. He slowly lifts his white board to reveal that he wrote ‘Berry Gordy Jr.’
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: Oh thank, God.
HUDSON: You just can’t NOT know one of the greatest musical influences of our time!
PAUL QUINTON: Spot on, good chap. What about you, my little schnecken?
Shaking her head in disgust, she holds up her sign and it still says ‘David Hasselhoff’
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: I’m sorry, Bru…but that’s not right.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: HASELHOFF IS BE ALL-END ALL OF MUSIC.
PAUL QUINTON: Ugh. How can you be so beautiful, yet so dumb?
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: BRUNHILDE NOT NEED BRAINS WHEN SHE HAVE BRAWN!!!
Brunhilde steps out from behind the podium and flexes in multiple poses.
PAUL QUINTON: You sure know how to make a guy’s day. How about you, Jakeem? What’s your answer?
Jakeem holds up his board that reads ‘Barry Gibbs’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Nope. Cooler TJ?
Cooler TJ holds up his board to show he wrote ‘Berry Gordy Jr.’
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: Check YOU out. Hated R went perfect last show…Cooler TJ is trying to match that feat!
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Hellz yeah!!!
PAUL QUINTON: Speaking of your partner in rhyme…what’s your answer Hated?
Hated R holds up his board with a smug look. It reads ‘Barry Gordon’.
*BUZZER*
The smug look quickly disappears.
PAUL QUINTON: I’m sorry, Hated R, but we can’t accept that answer.
HATED R: Bogus!
The camera’s move to show Jobber Joe holding up his board, but it is backwards so no one is able to see what he wrote.
PAUL QUINTON: Joseph…for the love of everything that is holy…you better not have written my name down on that board. No only does that make sense with my age…but…
The host with the most lets out a sigh.
PAUL QUINTON: …just show me your answer.
Jobber Joe turns his board around and it says ‘Walt Disney’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: …how…just…how…
JOBBER JOE: For years, he made such wonderful music that made the lil’ children dance around. Why could he not also create the smooth listening of Motown?
PAUL QUINTON: Do NOT talk about children around me. Lena, do you have the right answer?
Lena holds her board up and it reads ‘Berry Gordy’
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: No Jr., no right answer. Kit?
Kit Darling holds up her board and reveals she has just drawn a cat with three eyes
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: That’s not even an answer!
Kit just shrugs her shoulders and puts her board down.
PAUL QUINTON: Well obviously we have a large divide between those who know their music and those who just want to act like a bunch of freaks. After three questions, Cooler TJ is a perfect three-for-three.
PAUL QUINTON: So onto question number four and I’m forewarning you all right now…if you get this one wrong, I’m kicking you off set. This one is super easy. Eminem’s Eight Mile song, is named after a road in which city?
The melody begins as everyone quickly starts writing.
PAUL QUINTON: Think hard…otherwise you will be taking an extended break until the Physical Challenge later on.
The melody ends abruptly.
PAUL QUINTON: Okay. Jasiah…can you go four for four?
JAS holds up his board to show he wrote down ‘Detroit’
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: Correct! You live to see another question! What about you Hudson?
Hudson slowly lifts his board to reveal he wrote ‘Chicago’.
*BUZZER*
Before Hudson can defend his answer, Paul raises his hand in the air and motions for security. The two large security guards look miniscule next to Hudson, but they walk him off set without an incident.
PAUL QUINTON: I do not make empty threats, people. How about you, Brunhilde?
Brunhilde holds up her board to reveal she wrote ‘Detroit’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: THANK YOU! I’m not even going to ask how you knew that. But I am happy to have you around for another round. Next, Jakeem?
Jakeem Kobra flips his board up to show he wrote ‘Detroit’
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: AND another…
Cooler TJ flips his board to show ‘Detroit’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: And another…
Hated R bops his head around as he flips his board to show ‘Detroit’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: AND ANOTHER…
Jobber Joe lifts his board to show he wrote ‘Los Angeles’. Paul’s happy smile quickly fades.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Out, Pedo-Joe.
JOBBER JOE: Sorry.
PAUL QUINTON: Go join Tibbagu, Chelsea, and Hudson.
Jobber Joe turns and slowly sulks off the set, without even needing the security to exit him away.
PAUL QUINTON: Lena?
LENA SOULAS: I got it wrong.
Lena flips her board to reveal she wrote Cleveland.
*BUZZER*
Without needing Paul to say anything, Lena walks off set. Kit can be seen looking at her board, before tossing it behind her and following behind Lena.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Welp, that eliminates our two newbies from contention for the Trivia Challenge
PAUL QUINTON: Four rounds down, Cooler TJ is still going perfect! Plus with the small change in the last question, we are down to only five contestants.
PAUL QUINTON: Who was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
The usual melody starts chiming through the set as the contestants start writing stuff on their boards. Paul slightly dances side to side to the rhythm, before it finally stops.
PAUL QUINTON: Okay, here…we…go. Jasiah, keep this good run going! What did you write down?
Jasiah holds up his board and shows he wrote down “Stevie Nicks”.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Ouch! Good thing this wasn’t like last round, when I was kicking out the wrong answers. You got it wrong, but live to fight for another question.
The camera pans over to Brunhilde.
PAUL QUINTON: Brun…I am hoping you didn’t write down David Hasselhoff.
Brunhilde takes in a deep breath and juts her chest out as she flips her board to reveal she wrote ‘Aretha Franklin’.
*DING*
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: BRUNHILDE LIKE STRONG WOMAN VOICE.
PAUL QUINTON: You do find ways to surprise me. How about you, Jakeem?
With a flip of the board, Jakeem shows that he ALSO wrote ‘Aretha Franklin’.
*DING*[/b]
PAUL QUINTON: And another surprise…but I’ll take it! Cooler TJ, can you make three in a row?
Cooler Tj shakes his head as he flips his board to show he wrote ‘Fats Domino’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Let me guess, on your Earth…Fats Domino is a woman?
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Antoinette Domino, yes sir.
PAUL QUINTON: Well you’re at least not eliminated. What did you put Hated R?
Hated R flips his board over to reveal he ALSO wrote Fats Domino.
*BUZZER*
HATED R: I had mad noise in my head from my new album and didn’t hear the Q, Paul. So I just sniped off TJ’s board.
PAUL QUINTON: And in turn…got it wrong. And not only that, admitted to cheating. Thus…
Paul raises his hand into the air and security walks onto the set.
PAUL QUINTON: Hated R, you have been eliminated from this Trivia Challenge. Looks like lightning isn’t striking twice.
Hated R and security walk off the set.
PAUL QUINTON: Down to four contestants left! Cooler TJ has four out of five right…while Jasiah, Brunhilde, and Jakeem are all just one behind. Let’s make this question a little more fun too. Get it wrong and you are eliminated. Sound good?
PAUL QUINTON: Question six: Which member of *NSYNC was a replacement for another who quit before they got big?
The usual soft melody plays as the remaining contestants write down their answers. After a few seconds it ends and we cut over to Jasiah.
PAUL QUINTON: Can you stay alive?
Jasiah holds up his board to show he jotted down ‘Lance Bass’
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: YES!
Brunhilde holds up her white board to show she wrote…David Hasselhoff.
*BUZZER*
She instantly turns around and walks off set.
PAUL QUINTON: NO!
Jakeem lifts his board up to reveal he didn’t write anything down. He just shrugs his shoulders and follows the path that Brunhilde took.
PAUL QUINTON: Okay, Cooler TJ. Answer this right and you stay on with Jasiah. Answer it wrong and Jasiah is our winner!
Cooler TJ flips his board and shows he wrote ‘Lance Bass’
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: Hot damn! Everyone is eliminated, with exception to Jasiah Andrew Scott and Cooler TJ. Cooler TJ has a one point lead with four questions remaining. So from now on…the question will be asked and both of you will show your answers at the same time. Let’s get crackin’.
PAUL QUINTON: Question seven: Van Halen famously banned what color M&M's in their rider?
The soft melody returns as JAS and CTJ begin writing down their answers.
PAUL QUINTON: Got ourselves a little bit of a showdown here.
The music ends as we get a wide shot of Paul, Jasiah, and TJ.
PAUL QUINTON: So…gentleman…SHOW ME YOUR ANSWERS!!!
Both men flip over their white boards. Jasiah wrote ‘Red’ and Cooler TJ wrote ‘Blue’
*BUZZER*
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: AND YOU ARE BOTH INCORRECT!!! The correct answer was Brown!
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: So close!
PAUL QUINTON: As close as Brown is to Blue, sure. But both of you got it wrong so we move into the next question. Same idea as last time.
PAUL QUINTON: Question eight…What was the first rap single to hit the Billboard Top 40?
The soft melody plays as the two remaining contestants quickly write down an answer. They all put their markers down and the melody ends.
PAUL QUINTON: Grab your boards…and…DRAW!!!
Both boards flip over. Jasiah wrote ‘Rapper’s Delight’ by Sugarhill Gang…but so did Cooler TJ
*DING*
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: BOTH CORRECT!!!
Cooler TJ reaches into the air to give Jasiah a far-away high five..but Jasiah just turns back to cleaning off his white board.
PAUL QUINTON: And here we are with our first EVER Question Nine!!! Jared Leto is the frontman of what band?
Cooler TJ and Jasiah stare at each other as they both write on their board, the melody playing in the background. Before it even ends, both men slam down their markers. The melody ends and everyone is on the edge of their seat.
PAUL QUINTON: Okay. SHOW ME YOUR ANSWERS!!!
Jasiah flips his quicker to reveal he wrote down Panic At The Disco.
*BUZZER*
Cooler TJ, a little behind, turns his over to reveal he wrote down ‘30 Seconds To Mars’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: AND THAT’S THE CORRECT ANSWER!!! COOLER TJ WINS THE SECOND TRIVIA CHALLENGE!!!
The light shining onto Jasiah, flickers and goes out. Meanwhile a few handfuls of confetti drop from the ceiling onto Cooler TJ. We cut to the back where we see Cooler TJ in the interview chair again, a large smile on his face
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: You did it! Last episode didn’t exactly go your way, but you’ve seemed to bounce back nicely.
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: You bet I did! Listen, bro. We don’t talk about last episode. That was a dark time in my life. Because I lost. But now I’m not a loser anymore! I knew I had it in me all along! That TJ on the mainland is still a loser, I bet. Can’t relate.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Okay…what are your thoughts on who you plan to face?
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Well I did some research on my competition, and…I still don’t know. I’ll probably line them up and pick the wimpiest looking one.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Some would say YOU’RE the wimpiest looking one.
Cooler TJ gives Paul a dirty look.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: …I’m just saying what our fans at home are posting online! I’m unbiased here.
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: They don’t know what they’re talking about. I’m basically a bodybuilder! I guess they’ll find out soon enough when I body some chump later tonight.
Cooler TJ nods his head, his mind racing on who to challenge. We fade not to a commercial, but to of Jasiah Andrew Soctt…the man who ALMOST had it.
“Another week… another fuckin’ loss, man.”
The feed brings us backstage to find ourselves with Jasiah Andrew Scott, feeling a little bit disappointed in the loss in the challenge as he holds his head, just slowly shaking it from side to side as he does. Jasiah doesn’t even look up to the camera, but in his right ear, he can hear the off-screen interviewer speaking to him.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: Man, I ain’t got time for the stupid questions like “how you feeling after that loss?” –when you know fuckin’ well how I feel after losing another damn challenge but go ahead… continue to paint me as the fool. I’m just the jester for people to seemingly laugh at. I understand it. But here’s the thing, alright? I was coming this close…
Jasiah pinched his fingers and put them close to the camera lens.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: That fuckin’ close. But to some of ya’ll, it ain’t even gonna matter now, wouldn’t it? All this is doing is just putting a whole ass fuckin’ roadblock in my way of what I want to achieve on this damn fuckin’ island. Ya’ll let a pregnant woman on this fuckin’ island and let her away with everything– but me? Nah, I gotta work my ass off for this shit. I gotta work my ass off for the points.
The sound of tutting is heard.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: Disappointin’. Simply, it’s just disappoinin’ me. Y’all have disappointed me. I might not be walking out with points, but trust me, the next time you see me? Y’all better come prepared for a fight.
Jasiah looks up, staring into the lens of the camera.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: I ain’t goin’ down without one.
Jasiah puts up the middle finger and soon walks out of the shot as we finally fade to a commercial.
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Our show returns from commercial break and we find ourselves on a new set. An obstacle course is set up, but none of it looks like the Wipeout Pummel Pool.
PAUL QUINTON: Welcome back, everyone, to Pursuit Of The Ring. Up next is our Physical Challenge. Originally we had scheduled to have a Wipeout Pummel Pool challenge, but there was some issues with licensing and paperwork. With Rock Johnson being dead silent on the whole email response chain, it kind of let things slip away. SO, we contracted out this second episode and got an Obstacle Course built here on the island.
Paul begins to explain the course as a graphical image of the whole thing appears on the screen.
PAUL QUINTON: When the bell rings, all eleven-
KIT DARLING: TEN! REMEMBER WE ARE PREGNANT AND HAVE A MEDICAL EXCUSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PHYSICAL CHALLENGES!!!
PAUL QUINTON: Fine…ten of our contestants will begin the course. First they will have to climb up the six foot wall and descend down the otherside. Then they will have to leap across the six stepping stones…making sure not to miss a stone and fall into the mud. Third they will have to climb over a three foot wall and duck immediately under a three foot bar, doing this three times each. When that is complete they will have to get down on their hands and knees and climb through a ten foot long tunnel, only to have to stand up and maneuver back and forth around large panels that make up their fifth obstacle. At their sixth obstacle, they will have to climb up a ten foot rope, tap the flag on top, then climb back down. Seventh, they just basically have to run up a ramp and jump a three foot ditch…not too hard, but you know someone is going to fuck it up. And eight, they will have to duck through a small five foot long and three foot high corridor before climbing up on their ninth obstacle, a balance beam. Hop down the steps and at number ten they will have to hop through a window. Eleven they climb up a set of fifteen foot high bleacher stairs, then back down. The final obstacle is a terrace obstacle. Run up the ramp, then hop down the two drops…before crossing the finish line. First person to finish the course is the Physical Challenge winner. Sounds easy, right?
KIT DARLING: Not as easy as we have it.
PAUL QUINTON: Yeah, well no one asked you, Pippy Whore-stockings. Now a warning to all the competition. If by chance, you deviate from the course and do not complete the obstacle in it’s intended manner…then you will be eliminated. Or if you use any help from outside of the course…then you will be eliminated. Let’s get on with the challenge!
The camera’s cut over to the starting line where all the contestants are standing behind a white line on the ground.
*HORN*
PAUL QUINTON: AND THEY ARE OFF!!!
Brunhilde and Hudson gain a quick advantage as Brundhilde grabs the rope and scales the six foot wall with ease, while Hudson grabs the top of it and pulls himself over without needing the rope. Meanwhile Jobber Joe still stands behind the white line, watching seagulls flying above the island.
PAUL QUINTON: Move it, Prince Andrew…you haven’t got time to wait around!
Jobber Joe jumps slightly and takes off running. Meanwhile Brunhilde makes it to the stepping stones…hops one…two…AND MISSES THE THIRD…FALLING WASTE DEEP INTO THE MUD!!! Hudson quickly passes her, followed by JAS, Lena, and Jakeem. Chelsea Kennedy stops on a stone next to Brunhilde, offering a hand.
CHELSEA KENEDY: Let me help ya, sugar! Us ladies have to stick together.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: LEAVE ME ALONE, AMERICAN! I”D RATHER SWIM IN MUD!
CHELSEA KENEDY: Suit yerself!
Chelsea takes off across the stones, followed by Tibbagu, Cooler TJ, and Hated R. Brunhilde manages to grab onto a stone and slowly pull herself up out of the mud…only for Jobber Joe to crash into her. He manages to stay upright by some stretch of the imagination, while Brunhilde falls backwards into the mud.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: DU HURENSOHN!!!
PAUL QUINTON: Maybe just count this as a beauty treatment?
Meanwhile in the front of the pack, Hudson and Jakeem are the first two to get to the Rubble section. They both hop over the first little wall, but Jakeem has an easier time ducking underneath the bar and popping back up to continue forward.
PAUL QUINTON: Has to be because of the stick he has up his ass, right?
Hudson struggles to get under the second bar, quickly being passed by JAS, then Cooler TJ, and Tibbagu. Lena, Chelsea, and Hated R pass by him as he struggles to get under the third bar. But he is able to get back to normal as Jobber Joe runs past him. Meanwhile, just getting out of the mud…is Brunhilde. But, she climbs out the side of the mud pit, instead of back onto the stones.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: OH! Brunhilde, baby, I’m sorry…but you left the path of the course. You, unfortunately, have been eliminated!
Brunhilde begins to yell in unintelligible German, obviously angry at her elimination. But meanwhile at the tunnel, Jakeem manages to pop out from climbing through it…with Jasiah on his tail. Back on the rubble, Chelsea pulls herself over the last wall, slips and stumbles forward…almost stepping OVER the bar you are supposed to go under. He grabs the wall, preventing herself from falling anymore…
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: And Chelsea, that is a PARTY foul.
Chelsea stood up on the wall, staring at Paul with a look of astonishment on his face.
CHELSEA KENEDY: For what?
PAUL QUINTON: The judges said you crossed over the top of the bar. You have deviated from the course and in turn, are disqualified.
CHELSEA KENEDY: Shut the front door! Piece of Sugar Honey Iced Tea!
Chelsea hops down off the wall and begins to storm off. A couple steps ahead, Jasiah had over taken Jakeem and managed to dodge through the Dodging Panels. He is the first to get to the Low Rope…shooting up the rope…smacking the flag…then back down. Jakeem grabs the rope and starts up as well, quickly followed by Hudson, then Tibbagu. Lena popped out from behind the Dodging Panels…but…something was odd about her look…
PAUL QUINTON: Is…is that Jobber Joe…hanging onto Lena like a piggy-back ride?
With his legs wrapped around her waist, one arm loosely around her neck, and one arm in the air, Jobber Joe held on for dear life.
JOBBER JOE: I’M KING OF THE WORLD!!!
LENA SOULAS: Hold on, Joey. We can get through this together!
PAUL QUINTON: We? What the hell is going on?
Cooler TJ and Hated R pop out from behind panels and run towards the ropes.
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Rope swings?
HATED R: Tarzan that shiz, homie!
Both men get to the ropes, jump, and swing with the rope…letting go and landing a few feet away.
*BUZZER*
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: The Cooler TJ and Hated R…what were you thinking? You were supposed to climb up and smack the flag!
Both of them look up at the top of the rope, the little yellow flag waving in the wind.
HATED R: Damn, son.
PAUL QUINTON: I’m sorry to say that you have BOTH been eliminated.
Hated R and Cooler TJ turn around with their head hung low, walking away from the set. But they both walk the wrong way and cross in front of Jakeem Kobra as he was running from the ditch to the Corridor…with a HARD crash, Jakeem slammed into TJ and R, falling to the ground and cracking his head on the ground.
PAUL QUINTON: WOAH!!! Jakeem looks to be OUT COLD. I think…I think we need medics to go check on him right now.
A man and a woman run onto set, red crosses on their back. The moment the check on Jakeem…
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: I’m sorry to say that Jakeem has been eliminated. The medics are considered outside help. This leaves Hudson, Jasiah, Lena, Joe, and Tibaggu!
Hudson and Jasiah both hop through the windows at the same time. Tibbagu hops down off the balancing beam…only to catch a smack in the back of the head from Jobber Joe as he and Lena jumps down from their beam. Tibbagu stumbles forward and eats dirt as Lena and Joe run past him.
PAUL QUINTON: OH…HUDSON AND JASIAH ARE NECK AND NECK COMING DOWN THE STAIRS!!! Lena and Jobber Joe are climbing through the window. And poor Tibbagu is just climbing to his feet.
Both Hudson and Jasiah climb up onto the Terrace. They get to the first drop, with Hudson hopping down to the next level first. BUT JASIAH USES HIS MOMENTUM AND JUMPS TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE!!! HUDSON HOPS DOWN AND TAKES OFF TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE HIMSELF…
PAUL QUINTON: BOTH CROSS THE LINE!!!
*HORN*
Shortly after, Lena crosses the finish line with Jobber Joe still on her back. Tibbagu follows up just moments later. We cut over to Paul Quinton, who is standing by with Jasian Andrew Scott and Hudson.
PAUL QUINTON: After reviewing the photo finish, this was a close one…with second place coming in at only half-a-half-a-second later. So the winner of the second Physical Challenge?
Pause for drama. Just as Paul begins to open his mouth…we cut back to the interview room.
“Yeah… y’all saw that shit. You saw me win.”
The feed brings us backstage where we’re met with Jasiah Andrew Scott coming off of a victory from his challenge, a large smile on his face – almost like a cocky grin resting along his face – as he comes into the view of the camera and looking at the off-screen interviewer.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: After the last show, I promised myself that I’d come back stronger after being left for dead and in the dust— and I took those fuckin’ words personally because I was not out here trying to prove shit for the sake of provin’ shit. I came here proving that I belong here and I don’t belong off of this island. There ain’t no messin’ about this time around and that’s something I have promised myself.
Jasiah gives off a deep sigh.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: I promised that I wouldn’t slack around anymore. I came onto this island for a reason, right? I came here for a fuckin’ reason. I came here to begin proving myself and maybe – just maybe – find myself on brands like Fallout or Proving Ground again. I know some people here come to prove themselves, but me? Nah. I came to prove I belong on a higher level. On a much larger scale than ever before.
Jasiah stares over to the left, listening to the question he’s given from the off-screen interviewer.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: And if I cannot prove it? Man, shut up. Just… hey, shut the hell up, ight? There’s only fuckin’ success around here. I’m the man that’ll finesse his way through the whole competition. I am fuckin’ notorious. Ain’t no provin’ me wrong, man. Ain’t no fuckin’ provin’ me wrong. If I can’t prove it… here’s your answer…
A quick glance to the camera recording him as he looks directly into the lens.
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT: Then there ain’t nobody provin’ it either. I see y’all later tonight, baby. Jah out.
Jasiah puts up the two fingers and soon walks out of the shot as our scene fades to another interview session, this time with Hudson sitting in the chair. Al Ian stands behind him, a hand on his shoulder.
HUDSON: Damn. I'm sorry, sir. Maybe this just isn't my week.
AL IAN: Don't worry Hudson. Even if we can't pull in the win this week, we'll get them in the next.
And with Al Ian comforting Hudson, we fade to a commercial.
MARSHALL GREENE V/O: Coming soon, to Prime Video.
Pause as a picture begins to fade in on the screen.
MARSHALL GREENE V/O: Richard Gere…Diane Layne. A two-thousand and two erotic thriller film. If you had the opportunity, would you?
The image fades out.
MARSHALL GREENE V/O: Also coming soon, to Prime Video.
Another picture stares coming into view.
MARSHALL GREENE V/O: Tony Todd…Daniel Baldwin...star in this two-thousand and seventeen horror…Two Faced. Don’t get on her bad side.
We find ourselves back from the most recent commercial break, to find ourselves outside. All eleven contestants stand behind the backstop of a softball diamond…standing just behind the fencing of home plate. Paul Quinton stands in between them, staring directly at the camera.
PAUL QUINTON: So, you made it back, have you? As an award for pulling yourself through that Trivia Challenge that saw Cooler TJ take home the win…and botched Physical Challenge that has Jah squeak out the victory…we now get to watch each of our contestants battle off in a homerun derby! Ours is slightly different than the Major League’s version though. For starters, we stand on a softball diamond, where the homerun line is at two-hundred and fifty feet. Might be easier for Jack to run home with that in mind, right Hook?
Paul winks at the camera, playing on the scene from the movie Hook…not that dirty little douche-nugget on the Tony Kahn show.
PAUL QUINTON: Each contestant here, will step up to bat and have a chance at hitting five balls thrown their way. The first four balls thrown, count as one homerun if they make it over the fence. That last homerun ball? Gotta steal a golden ball idea and count that as three…just to add some spice. The person with the highest score after everyone has had their shot, is crowned the winner of this week’s Speciality Challenge. Oh…and to change up our OWN way of doing things…we are awarding the contestant who hits the LONGEST home run, with an extra point…win or lose. So…first up…TIBBAGU!!!
Tibbagu leaves the group and is handed a metal bat and batting helmet by a stagehand. Tibbagu slides the helmet on, steps up to the plate and gets in a hitting stance…but not before shaking his rear-end in the direction of the female contestants.
First pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: AND IT’S OVER THE FENCE!!! First pitch, gone!
Second pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: That one looks a little closer to the wall…its…HOMERUN NUMBER TWO!!!
Third pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: Okay, Tibbagu…you can stop showing off now. Homerun number three and Tibbagu is starting this Challenge off with a mountain to climb for the other contestants.
Fourth pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: Uh-oh. Homerun number four and Tibbagu has a shot on putting this puppy AT LEAST out of the reach of a straight up win. The golden ball has been given to the pitcher and if Tibbagu hits this…that’s six points and it would take an extra inning meet-up with Tibbagu.
Final pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: The ball is going…it’s going…IT’S GOING…NO! IT HITS OFF THE TOP OF THE WALL AND BOUNCES BACK ONTO THE FIELD!!!
Tibbagu hangs his head.
PAUL QUINTON: Don’t be too hard on yourself, Tibbagu. You got four points Next up, Jasiah Andrew Scott!
Jasiah walks onto the field, taking his helmet and bat as Tibbagu walks off the field through the otherside.
PAUL QUINTON: LET’S GO!
First pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: No question here…HOMERUN!
Second pitch.
MISS!
PAUL QUINTON: Ohhh…boy…
Third pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: Looks like he is making up…noooo. Just short of the wall.
Fourth pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: And THAT ball hooks FOUL!!! Jasiah is out of the main challenge, but he has one left.
Fifth pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: AND OUT OF FRUSTRATION, JASIAH LAUNCHES THE GOLDEN BALL OUT OF THE PARK!!! Jasiah Andrew Scott finishes with three points, while Tibbagu still leads with four. Next up…Hudson.
Hudson walks onto the field with his equipment as Jasiah walks off the field.
PAUL QUINTON: Okay, Hudson. Let’s see what you got.
HUDSON: Is this…like golf?
Instead of holding the bat up like baseball, he holds it pointed at the ground like a golf club.
PAUL QUINTON: No…no…you hold it up on your shoulder.
HUDSON: Like…like cricket?
PAUL QUINTON: Yeah, sure.
First pitch.
MISS!
PAUL QUINTON: Swing and a miss.
Second pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: In the dirt.
Third pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: Aaaaaaannnnnnndddd just BARELY over the wall. Chalk up a point for the man in black!
Fourth pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: AND ANOTHER HOMERUN!
Fifth pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: The ball goes STRAIGHT UP…and comes right back down. Hudson barely getting out of the way in time.
Hudson takes in a deep breath and lets out a sigh.
PAUL QUINTON: Tibbagu still holding the lead with four points. And even though Jasiah and Hudson didn’t catch him, they still could get that extra point in the end! Next in line, Brunhilde Leichenberg!
Brunhilde saunters over to the plate, her helmet not on her head right and her grip on the bat a little high.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: AMERICAN PASTIME? BRUNHILDE CRUSH IT LIKE SHE CRUSHES AMERICANS!
First pitch.
Swing and a miss.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: MAN THROW BALL TOO HIGH. TRY AGAIN.
Second pitch.
Miss.
Brunhilde swings so hard that she spins around, having to use the bat to prevent her from collapsing into the dirt.
PAUL QUINTON: It’s okay, Hildey. Knock one out of the park for ol’ Pauli-wog.
Third pitch.
Miss.
But this time no bat can help her from stumbling forward and going face first into the dirt. Paul Quinton runs over to help her, but she extends her hand out to non-verbally tell him to leave her be. She gets up, dusts herself off, and steps back into the batters box.
Fourth pitch.
PING!
The stitches on one side of the ball ripped and one side of the leather skin flaps in the wind as the ball sails over the fence, surely preventing it from going farther than it should have.
PAUL QUINTON: THAT’S what I’m talking about.
Fifth pitch.
PING!
The golden ball flies straight at the pitcher, causing the unnamed crew member to have to drop down onto the pitcher's mound so as not to get hit in the face with the ball.
PAUL QUINTON: I’m sorry, dear, that is only one homerun. You are eliminated from the Challenge, but hang on…you still might get that bonus point. Next up…Chelsea Kennedy.
Chelsea grabs her helmet and bat from the stagehand as Brunhilde leaves the plate. With a dirty look etched into her face, Chelsea stares down Paul…aggressively putting her hat on and standing in the box.
First pitch.
No swing.
Chelsea was still staring down Paul.
PAUL QUINTON: Chelsea, I understand you don’t like to stick to social norms and all…but you have to SWING at the ball if you want to hit it. That’s just physics and common sense.
Second pitch.
PING!
Chelsea had turned just in time to see the second ball fly at her and she sent it HIGH over the wall.
Third pitch.
PING!
And ANOTHER homerun by the Southern Belle.
CHELSEA KENEDY: I’m gonna show you what the Atlanta Braves taught us last year.
Fourth pitch.
PING!
Again, the ball LAUNCHES over the center field fencing.
PAUL QUINTON: Hit this last one…and you can overtake Tibbagu in points during this Challenge.
Chelsea turns and looks at Paul.
CHELSEA KENEDY: Say again?
Fifth pitch.
PING!
Chelsea hears the movement of the pitcher and turns around in time to hit it, but with not much power as he dribbles along the first-base line.
PAUL QUINTON: And Tibbagu is STILL in the lead. Some have come close, but none have conquered! Following up that surprisingly calm show from Ms Kennedy…Jakeem Kobra.
Jakeem walks onto the field with only the bat, refusing the helmet.
PAUL QUINTON: Jakeem…buddy…you need to take the helmet.
Jakeem shakes his head no.
PAUL QUINTON: How about this. If you are NOT wearing the helmet and you hit a homerun, it doesn’t count AND you don’t get that pitch back.
First pitch.
PING!
Homerun…but it doesn’t count.
PAUL QUINTON: Jakeem…helmet.
Second pitch.
PING!
Homerun…but again it doesn’t count.
PAUL QUINTON: You don’t have many more chances at this, Jakeem. JUST PUT ON THE HELMET!!!
Third pitch.
PING!
Over the fence, but is a disqualified hit.
PAUL QUINTON: For the love of God…
Fourth pitch.
PING!
Homer…but worthless.
Paul walks onto the field, grabbing the helmet from the stagehand, and puts it on Jakeem himself. Jakeem just sneers at him.
PAUL QUINTON: You have ONE chance to hit this Golden Ball and at least try to get the longball achievement. You already fucked up your other four chances, DON’T fuck this one up too.
Paul storms off the field.
Fifth pitch.
PING!
Everyone stares in amazement as the ball flies over the fences and shatters a window in a nearby building.
PAUL QUINTON: And that’s two points…but not enough to catch Tibbagu. And he would have had it too, had he not been STUBBORN.
A helmet comes flying in from off screen, almost hitting Paul.
PAUL QUINTON: Next up, Cooler TJ.
COOLER TJ THOMPSON & HATED R: BASH BROTHERS!!!
Cooler TJ and Hated R lift their arms into the air and hit their forearms into each other’s forearms, before Cooler TJ grabs his equipment and steps onto the field.
First pitch.
PING!
The ball instantly hits into the dirt, bouncing up and over the pitcher.
Second pitch.
PING!
Again, in the dirt…but this one stalls out somewhere by third base.
Third pitch.
MISS!
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Ay, yo, Paul. You gotta tell your boy to throw down the middle. This isn’t the National Baseball Association. No one’s trying to bring him to the Grande Leagues.
PAUL QUINTON: Wha…nevermind.
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Throw me something I can hit, pitcher.
Fourth pitch.
PING!
And with perfect form, the ball goes flying over the fence.
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: THAT’S what I’m talkin’ about. Send me another one of those, gift wrapped.
Fifth pitch.
PING!
Back into the dirt.
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Yo, Paul. I think your pitcher has an issue.
PAUL QUINTON: Nope…pitching the same. Hated…you’re up.
Hated R steps onto the field with his equipment. He chats slightly with Cooler TJ, before TJ leaves the field.
HATED R: Paul, I stands here in solidarity with my boy.
First pitch.
Nothing.
Hated R just stands there in the box…not even attempting to swing.
PAUL QUINTON: Swing there, white bread.
HATED R: The pitcher is discriminating against us, B.
JAS: Oh, do NOT go there.
Second pitch.
Nothing.
HATED R: I won’ swing ‘til this tosser says sorry to The Cooler TJ.
Third pitch.
Nothing.
PAUL QUINTON: Your wasted time…not mine.
Fourth pitch.
Nothing.
PAUL QUINTON: Way to stand behind your morals, kid.
HATED R: I don’t hear nothin’ gracin’ my ears, Paul.
The pitcher lets out a sigh and rolls his eyes.
PITCHER: I’m sorry I pitched to TJ like I pitched to everyone else.
HATED R: Aight, coo.
PAUL QUINTON: How have you lived this long?
Fifth pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: And Hated R SENDS that one flying over centerfield. Eight folks down, three to go…can ANYONE top the performance Tibbagu gave? How about…Jobber Joe?
Jobber Joe takes the equipment from the stagehand and slowly walks onto the field, smiling at Paul.
JOBBER JOE: Do you want me to hit a homerun for you, Paul?
PAUL QUINTON: Not for me, Joe. Just hit it for yourself.
First pitch.
PING!
Homerun!
PAUL QUINTON: Wow. I can honestly say I wasn’t expecting that.
Second pitch.
PING!
The ball barely clears the chain link…but it still counts.
PAUL QUINTON: That’s TWO!
JOBBER JOE: This one’s for you, bestie.
PAUL QUINTON: Joe, you and I are no-
JOBBER JOE: Not you, Paul. This one is for Lena!
Lena Soulas smiles and waves at Jobber Joe as Paul lowers his head in slight embarrassment.
Third pitch.
PING!
The ball SAILS over the fence.
PAUL QUINTON: And Joe surprising us ALL with a homerun show here. I must say, I wasn’t expecting this at all.
JOBBER JOE: Don’t doubt me, Paul.
Jobber Joe stumbles slightly in the box as he turns towards the pitcher.
Fourth pitch.
SMACK!
The ball cracks off of Jobber Joe’s helmet. When he stumbled, he slightly lost balance and leaned forward over the plate.
LENA SOULAS: JOE!
JOBBER JOE: I’m okay…I’m okay…
Jobber Joe waves off Lena who was ready to run onto the diamond.
Fifth pitch.
Nothing.
Jobber Joe had started falling forward as the ball was pitched, before ultimately crashing into the ground face first.
LENA SOULAS: JOEY!
Lena rushes onto the field to help her new friend back up to his feet.
JOBBER JOE: I’m…I’m okay…I think…
PAUL QUINTON: Well how about Lena, you stay on the field…and we can have Joe checked out.
LENA SOULAS: Fine…
Lena is handed her helmet and bat as a medic who had run onto the field to check Joe, helps him off of home plate. Lena slides her helmet on and pulls the bat back, turning her attention to the pitcher.
First pitch.
PING!
The ball sails through the air, but hits off the very top of the fencing.
PAUL QUINTON: A little more oomph and you got it!
Second pitch.
PING!
The ball flies towards the same area of the fence, but this time it flies just out of reach of the chain link…giving Lena her first home run.
PAUL QUINTON: LENA ON THE BOARD! The pitcher winds up again…
Third pitch.
MISS!!!
PAUL QUINTON: NOOOOO!!! While that doesn’t eliminate Lena from winning this challenge, it makes her path much harder.
Fourth pitch.
PING!
PAUL QUINTON: OUT OF THE DIAMOND!!! LENA WITH TWO DINGERS! Can she tie this up with a two point blast on the golden ball?
Fifth pitch.
PING!
The ball goes flying through the air…
PAUL QUINTON: It’s going…it’s going…it’s…
The ball just clips the edge of the fence and bounces back into the field of play.
PAUL QUINTON: …not enough. Sorry Lena. Hey Planet Hollywood, are you cleared to play this Specialty Challenge?
KIT DARLING: We don’t like your attitude.
PAUL QUINTON: And I’m not happy with your Horror Movie Massacre performance, so I guess we’re pretty even.
KIT DARLING: Hey…that was a rough time in our life.
PAUL QUINTON: Well, why don’t you just rest, think some positive thoughts, and just hang around…sound good?
Kit shakes her head in disgust.
PAUL QUINTON: So with Kit Darling not participating in this Challenge, Tibbagu OFFICIALLY wins the Challenge and not only earns himself the right to challenge someone for a match…but also gets the two points! Now, we just have to find out from our judges, who won the bonus point for longest home run.
Tibbagu claps his hands and looks extremely happy as the camera moves over to show Stephanie Fischer now standing next to Paul.
PAUL QUINTON: Hello there, Stephanie. Hopefully you can help us with this information.
STEPHANIE FISCHER: Thank you Paul, and hello. I do have the results from the Challenge. Now we did not take in account the rolling distance of the homerun. All of the judges agreed that where the ball FIRST comes into contact with the ground, is where it should count to. Coming in at third with a two-hundred and sixty five foot homerun…Brunhilde Leichenberg.
Brunhilde nods her head. Surely she loves hearing how she launched the ball, but knows she could have done better.
STEPHANIE FISCHER: Coming in at second place, with a homerun of two-hundred and seventy-six feet…Chelsea Kennedy.
The camera shows Chelsea, who looks utterly pissed. Still probably pissed at the situation with Paul.
STEPHANIE FISCHER: And the winner of the bonus point…with a homerun of two-hundred and ninety-one feet…Jakeem Kobra!
Jakeem pumps his fists in the air in celebration
PAUL QUINTON: GREAT job, Jakeem.
We cut to the back where we see Tibbagu in the interview room.
TIBBAGU: I'm so happy, there was no question about who was going to win that challenge, it was obvious from the start that I was going to win it for the babes, I'm so proud of myself and if you want to see me on top again... call me.
We fade to another interview, this time with Chelsea Kennedy.
CHELSEA KENEDY: DAMMIT! I am rusty as hell with this stuff. I guess fine tuning needed to be done prior to the event.
And with that, we fade to our final commercial break of the evening.
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We return from the final commercial break of the evening to find ourselves once again in the Pursuit Of The Ring gymnasium. A ring is set up and Marshal green stands in the middle.
MARSHALL GREENE: Hello everyone and welcome to the MATCH portion of our show. Let’s get ready for our first match of the night, with the Trivia Challenge winner, Cooler TJ, extending a challenge out to…Jobber Joe!!!
THE COOLER TJ THOMPSON vs JOBBER JOE
DING! DING! DING!
This was an odd match as Jobber Joe kept running into the corner and facing the turnbuckle with his back towards TJ. This frustrated the Cooler One and made him break away from his planned out match strategy. But in the end, Cooler TJ finally got ahold of Joe and, lifted him into the air and dropped him with a Running Death Valley Driver…bringing the Hip Train to Jobber Joe before hooking his leg.
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
DING! DING! DING!
MARSHALL GREENE: And your winner by pinfall…THE COOLER TJ THOMPSON!!!!!!
Another cut away…another empty ring.
MARSHALL GREENE: Next up…we have the Physical Challenge winner Jasiah Andrew Scott, throwing out a challenge to Brunhilde Leichenberg!
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT vs BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG
DING! DING! DING!
What could have been a Main Event for Project: Underground or even a high ranking match for Proving Ground or Fallout…Jasiah and Brunhilde put on one hell of a show. Back and forths, Brunhilde’s power and Jasiah’s agility made for one mixture of a match. In the end, Brunhilde picked Jasiah up in a military press and tried to drop Jasiah with the ‘Eisenpfeil’…but Scott’s speed proved to be better as he slipped out of the hold, landed on his feet and unleashed with a spinning roundhouse kick…downing Brunhilde with ‘Freestylin’.
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
DING! DING! DING!
MARSHALL GREENE: And your winner by pinfall…JASIAH ANDREW SCOOOOOTTTT!!!
Cut to the empty ring again.
MARSHALL GREENE: The final regular match of the night takes the winner of our Specialty Challenge, Tibbagu, and the challenger he chose…CHELSEA KENNEDY!!!
TIBBAGU vs CHELSEA KENNEDY
DING! DING! DING!
Tibbagu kept trying to flirt with Chelsea, but the anger running through her blood was boiling over. Every time Tibbagu got the advantage, he would ruin it by trying to go in for a kiss or whispering into her ear. Chelsea finally had enough of the advances and not being taken seriously, she downed Tibbagu with a series of elbows and knees…before climbing to the top turnbuckle and delivering a Coup De Grace, showing off ‘Sparkles From The Sky’ to finally shut up the clown.
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
DING! DING! DING!
MARSHALL GREENE: And your winner by pinfall…CHELSEA KENNEDY!!!
Last scene switch of the night brings us to our Main Event.
MARSHALL GREENE: Our final match of the night is a battle royal between the individuals who did NOT win a challenge earlier and have NOT been challenged to a match.
HUDSON vs JAKEEM KOBRA vs HATED R vs LENA SOULAS
DING! DING! DING!
Hudson and Kobra went at it, after battling on the prior show. With both of them dueling it out near the ropes…Lena and Hated R took advantage of the situation and sent them BOTH over the ropes with a double drop kick. As they hit the ground, Hated R leaned over the ropes and began laughing and pointing at them. Suddenly he felt himself lift up and be tossed over the top rope as Lena took advantage of the situation in front of her and tossed Hated R over to eliminate him.
DING! DING! DING!
MARSHALL GREENE: And your winner by elimination…LENA SOULAS!!!
The crowd cheers for the newcomer Lena Soulas as she celebrates in the ring. Paul Quinton is seen standing amongst the crowd..
PAUL QUINTON:Show number two is in our books and what a show it was. Our next show is on January twenty-eighth and we will challenge our contestants to reveal their knowledge on Television , see how long they can stand during Takeshi’s Castle’s Avalanche, then finally see how much fear is a factor for them. Until then, from Pursuit Of The Ring and Project: Honor…I wish you all a good night.
The camera pans out as the stagehand continues cheering around Paul, as he gets farther and farther away from the camera. Until it finally just fades out to the Project: Honor logo.
