Post by CallMeRobert on Feb 25, 2022 12:20:46 GMT -5
As where normally we start with a back screen and the rich, soothing voice of Marshall Greene…this time we find ourselves in a small almost-empty room. Standing before us, in an orange polo and black jeans, is one of the newest owners of Project: Honor…Christian DeMarco.
CHRISTIAN DeMARCO: Hello everyone and welcome to the mid-season show of Pursuit Of The Ring. Tonight we have a special show for you tonight where you will see your favorite contestants answer movie trivia, play an adult version of the Floor Is Lava, and even have a little sleep out. But first I wanted to pop on and introduce myself. As former General Manager of Fallout, I pride myself on taking care of my roster and keeping the fans entertained. And I plan on continuing that mentality as I take over Project: Honor’s sub-division shows.
DeMarco smirks.
CHRISTIAN DeMARCO: Now I know some of you are wondering what I mean by sub-division. This department will be in charge of producing these limited-run series similar to Pursuit Of The Ring and our newest venture coming in June, Sideshow. For those who don’t follow the rumor sites, Sideshow will be a deathmatch-esque show that will parade around bi-weekly and be hosted at State Fairgrounds. During this show, our entertainers will do their best to beat the ever living shit out of their opponent and earn that victory. At the end of it’s ten episode run, the entertainer who has accumulated the best score according to their record, will be rewarded with the Carnival Championship Cup.
A pause to let it soak in.
CHRISTIAN DeMARCO: That show will have Aurora and Benjamin return as backstage interviewers. Marshall Greene will be there as our ring announcer, and both Paul Quinton and Cora Frye our commentators. The Host of that show? Let’s just say you can’t keep me away from this stuff! Then once Sideshow burns through it’s ten episodes…Pursuit Of The Ring will return with IT’S next season. So back and forth and back forth the shows will go. But I’ve bored you long enough. We have some contestants who are hungry for that ring, folks. My name is Christian Demarco…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. 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.
♫For a feast for your eyes to see,
An explosion of catastrophe.♫
The obvious drone begins to zip around the structures to be used for Episode five.
♫Like nothing you’ve ever seen before,
Watch closely as I open this door.♫
We zip around Paul Quinton, the Host of Pursuit Of The Ring, standing outside the entrance to the main building of the show.
♫Your jaws will be on the floor,
After this you’ll be begging for more.♫
He cheeses at the camera as it gets closer to him.
♫Welcome to the show♫
Paul pulls back and smacks the drone, causing it to begin spinning and the screen blacks out.
♫Please come inside♫
We cut to clips from the last show’s matches, starting off with Lena Soulas dropkicking Tibbagu over the ropes for the Battle Royal victory.
♫LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!♫
Cut to show Hailey Storm clotheslining Omar King and both of them falling to the outside of the ring.
♫BOOM! (DO YOU WANT IT?)♫
Before that, Hated R helping toss Jasiah Andrew Scott over the top rope.
♫BOOM! (DO YOU NEED IT?)♫
Next we see Hudson dropping Jobber Joe to the mat with ‘Proper Etiquette’.
♫BOOM! (LET ME HEAR IT?)♫
Followed by a shot of Cooler TJ hitting Jakeem Kobra with the ‘Hip With The Drip’.
♫LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!♫
Trailed by a shot of Brunhilde Leichenberg hitting ‘Schildmaid’ on Chelsea Kennedy.
♫BOOM! (DO YOU WANT IT?)♫
Then to Jobber Joe standing at the head of a bowling lane, watching his ball travel down the lane.
♫BOOM! (DO YOU NEED IT?)♫
Interrupted by Cooler TJ as the lone contestant standing on the Wipeout Sweeper.
♫BOOM! (LET ME HEAR IT?)♫
Brunhilde and TJ flipping their boards around to show Brunhilde got the final question right, making her the trivia winner.
♫LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!♫
Final shot has the words ‘A NEW PLAYER HAS JOINED THE GAME…’ running the full length across the top. We see The Narcoleptic Ninja standing in front of a green screen of an old Japanese Dojo. The Narcoleptic Ninja does a few moves and then mid-roundhouse, drops to the floor and begins snoring. 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 pair of dress pants and a red dress shirt with the words ‘Sideshow’ on the left side of the chest. He walks onto the empty side of the room and flashes a big ol’ toothy grin.
PAUL QUINTON: Here we are, on our fifth episode of Pursuit Of Honor. I want to thank you all for joining us today, as well as thank Christian DeMarco for making an appearance.. Just like our past shows, 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 our little shindig. 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. But tonight…TONIGHT we decided to switch it up just…a…hair.
Paul smirks.
PAUL QUINTON: We have taken our contestants and RANDOMLY placed them in teams. They will participate in EVERY challenge as a team, as well as participating in the regular matches…with exception to the Battle Royal…as tag teams. So why not head over to set and see what shit-show we’ve got ready for us, okay?
Paul turns and walks towards the right of the screen, stopping at his own pedestal. As he picks up a stack of cue cards and taps them on the table top.
PAUL QUINTON: Every show we will 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 at the end of the challenge will receive a point on the standings board and will get to choose their opponent for their match later in the evening.
Paul turns towards the cast members.
PAUL QUINTON: Are you peeps ready to do this with teams?
The camera zooms out and we can see the random teams.
Jobber Joe and Jakeem Kobra.
Lena Soulas and Cooler TJ Thompson.
Chelsea Kennedy and Hailey Storm.
Brunhilde Leichenberg & Hudson.
Tibbagu & Hated R.
Jasiah Andrew Scott & Omar King.
And finally…
Kit Darling & The Narcoleptic Ninja.
KIT DARLING: No…not in the slightest.
The Ninja peers at Kit Darling. His eyes darting around at the opponents, before finally stopping on Paul. He reaches into his Gi, but before he can produce what he was reaching for…he passes out…slamming his head off the pedestal and dropping to the ground. No one moves a muscle as suddenly he starts snoring lightly.
PAUL QUINTON: Jesus H. Christ. Let’s just get to the trivia…
PAUL QUINTON: Question number One! In the movie ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’, what is the name of Meatloaf’s character?
The usual soft melody plays as the seven groups start talking amongst themselves. Suddenly The Narcoleptic Ninja falls forward, crashing through his and Kit Darling’s overly large podium…leaving Kit standing there with the white board in her hand and a chair behind her. The music stops as she quickly writes down an answer.
PAUL QUINTON: Welp, looks like Narco the Ninja got just as bored with these questions as I am. Heads up here folks, to keep things interesting…this will be an ELIMINATION speed run! You don’t have the answer or you get it wrong? You will be automatically eliminated from the rest of the Trivia Challenge. So, first up…is Jobber Joe and Jakeem Kobra…A-K-A…Semi-Solid Snake.
We cut over to the contestants to see Jobber Joe and Jakeem standing at the podium. But before they can show their answer, we cut to the back where we see Jakeem Kobra in the interview room, where he is pacing back and forth in front of the camera. His fists are clenched and the veins on his upper body are popping out. There is an untamed look in his eyes, and as he furiously begins to sign, Aurora Biggs does her best to keep up and translate.
AURORA BIGGS: I’m sick and tired of answering Paul Quinton’s questions about trivial things. I’m sick of hearing the other contestants talk behind my back because they think that being mute and deaf are the same thing. I’m sick of being trapped on this island like a prisoner of war, performing ridiculous tasks for the enjoyment of others. Most of all, I’m sick of losing!
Jakeem pauses to turn and drive his fist through the wall directly behind him. He then begins to pace again, furiously signing with his hands.
AURORA BIGGS: That all ends tonight. I may not thrive in the trivia challenge…I may even suffer severe burns when we are forced to cross over the lava pits…but when it comes to the Survival Challenge? Surviving…is what I do! I’ve survived bites from the deadliest serpents in the world! I’ve survived barbed wire, broken glass, and explosions! And I don’t care what anyone else thinks or remembers…I survived three demonic invasions!
Jakeem’s translator has to pause to catch her breath, but thankfully, he also pauses to turn and punch another hole in the wall. He then turns and walks toward the camera, brushes the hair from his face, and glares ahead like a crazed animal.
AURORA BIGGS: Tonight, I will survive, even if that means I have to hunt down my opponents one-by-one. Tonight…SOMEONE DIES!!!
Jakeem marches away, leaving the camera focused on the two fist-sized holes in the blank wall.
AURORA BIGGS: Wait…did he really say someone will die? Can we get him back in here? I’m not sure I got that right…
We cut back to the Trivia Challenge set.
PAUL QUINTON: I’m curious to learn more about these demonic invasions. You know, Jakeem…there is a rumor that Project: Honor is looking into adding a Film branch to their repertoire. Maybe you can get with DeMarco and talk with him about recreating these demonic invasions. But anyway…what did you two answer?
Jobber Joe spins their board around to reveal he wrote ‘Paul’.
*BUZZER*
Jakeem turns and looks at Joe, fire in his eyes. He grabs the board, ripping it from the frenchman. He uses his hand to wipe the name ‘Paul’ away and uses the attached marker to write ‘I said Eddie!!!’
Jakeem turns the board and shows it to Jobber Joe, who just shrugs.
PAUL QUINTON: Gentleman, I am sorry. That means you are eliminated from the trivia challenge.
JOBBER JOE: That’s okay, Pau-ack!!!
Before Jobber Joe can finish his sentence, Jakeem Kobra grabs him by the throat and begins to choke him. Security quickly runs on set as Jakeem drives Joe into the floor. But before much damage can be done, security pulls Jakeem off of Joe and off set. The light above their pedestal turns off as Jobber Joe slowly gets to his feet and follows slowly behind, rubbing his neck.
PAUL QUINTON: Well, Jakeem did warn us. Next up is Team Smilin’ and Profilin’, Lena Soulas and Cooler TJ Thompson.
Before Smilin’ and Profilin’ can show their board, we cut to the back interview room, where we see Cooler TJ Thompson sitting in chair.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: We’re back once again with our friend, Cooler TJ. TJ, you somehow managed to do it again! Despite arguably being an underdog before the show began, you’re clearly leading the pack, obtaining points in all but one episode.
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: I knew I had it in me all along. Some people might say that I’m getting overconfident, but that’s what they said last episode. And the episode before that. I just can’t lose! Even when I struggle a little bit, shit always just seems to work out for me. Like when I couldn’t win a contest, some bum picked me to face in the match portion and I beat his ass!
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Do you think this combination of luck and skill can go on forever?
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Hell yeah, I do! When something’s going right, I don’t question it. I don’t think about when it’s gonna end, I just go with the flow. It’s been going on this long, so why would it end now? Exactly. And later tonight, I’m gonna keep doing what I always do.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Fair enough. Also, you told us that in your world, you haven’t been in the ring for a while. What do you credit for your in-ring success?
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Easy. The unrelenting desire to prove that I’m the superior TJ. I might be lazy in my world, but if I see someone talking shit, I can’t prove him right! I get off my ass and start doing things, and that’s exactly what I did when I saw other TJ insisting he was better in every way. I mean, I bet that dude has a two incher-
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: And that’s all the time we have for today!
Move to a second interview, this time with Lena.
LENA SOULAS: The other day I received an Email from a little girl residing in England. The girl is probably around 9 and reminds me a lot of myself. A fresh spirit that doesn’t seem to have a care in the world. But is that really the case? Nothing ever is how it looks on the outside. This whole, don’t judge a book by its cover.
She looked down for a moment as if a sad memory had just brought her back to another time.
LENA SOULAS: I feel it is time to share some things with you. I am fully aware this will make me more vulnerable, but who has time to care about this. Long before I became this shiny person that knows how to infect you with a smile, I lived through dark times. It all started when I was smaller, growing up in a household where you weren’t supposed to be colourful. There were rules. And there were consequences. Each more horrible than the one before. My parents weren’t the loving kind. I don’t even think they ever wanted kids, but they were stuck with me. I certainly don’t wanna go into details with all of ths, but wait for the end. Maybe it teaches you something.
When she made a pause this time, it seemed forced upon her. As if all air has been leaving her. But it only took a moment before she found her middle again.
LENA SOULAS: When my parents died, everyone around me thought I would be relieved. But you know, no matter how cruel someone treats you, there is always that invisible bond. It took me almost twenty years to come to terms with this. But I can picture half of you sitting in front of your screens wondering why I tell you this. The other half probably laughs their asses off. Each reaction is okay.
A deep breath.
LENA SOULAS: I am not here for sympathy. I had that in the past and guess what? It sucks. Because at a certain point you think that your sad childhood is everything people see in you. I told this story out of a different motivation. If I have learned one thing over the years, then it's that everyone is struggling and has problems. What I try to say is this, that it will not forever be this way. No matter how small you are now, or how shit they wanna make you feel, every night will end. And what then? The sun will come up and give you another chance. And all you have to do is get rid of your baggage and take the first step. I did. So many did. And so can everyone else.
LENA SOULAS: And when you can’t find your smile, make sure you have someone to borrow it from.
Cut back to the Trivia Stage and we see Lena flip their board around to show they wrote ‘Eddie’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: THAT IS CORRECT!!!
Lena giddily jumps up and down, turning and wrapping her arms around TJ in celebration. TJ stands there, enjoying the physical touch.
PAUL QUINTON: Let’s move on before TJ becomes harder than Lena’s toothy smile. We have Team ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’, Chelsea Kennedy and Hailey Storm.
Hailey is busy looking down the line at Hated R, while Chelsea’s eyes are squinted and you can tell of the many ways she is taking out Paul in her mind. We cut to a segment done after last week’s show. We see Chelsea Kennedy at the doctors from her brutal fall during the Wipeout sweeper. She is looking for the news about her injury. A doctor comes in and looks at Chelsea, a clipboard in his hand.
DOCTOR Ms. Kennedy, we took a look at your MRI results and I have to be the breaker of bad news. You did suffer a torn ACL in your knee.
Chelsea looks very upset with this.
DOCTOR However, it’s only a minor tear in the knee, but I suggest wearing a knee brace during your matches.
Chelsea nods at this, but still looks upset.
We go to static as we see Chelsea in the room, visibly upset about what she was told a couple of days prior.
CHELSEA KENEDY: I am very disappointed in what I was told. I really, and I mean REALLY didn’t come this far only to quit this. Paul already thinks I am pathetic to begin with, and if I quit, why should I give him the satisfaction of celebrating a victory over me? I refuse to be kicked down when I am hurt and this week, I will show my heart!
Cutting back to the Trivia Challenge, where we see Hailey hastily turn the white boar around to not even show a word…but a heart she drew. She turns it and shows it at Hated R, then blows him a kiss.
*BUZZER
PAUL QUINTON: I’m sorry…well…I’m sorry, Chelsea. You didn’t end up with the smartest of partners. Also, sorry to hear about your knee injury.
Chelsea leans back, a confused look on her face.
CHELSEA KENEDY: Are…are you being nice? To me?
Without another word, the light above Chelsea and Hailey, turns off.
PAUL QUINTON: Next is Team Hans & Franz, Brunhilde Leichenberg and Hudson. Are you two ready to Pump…us up?
Brunhilde stands there, nose slightly in the air…Hudson politely standing next to her, quiet as he can be. We cut to the back where we see Hudson and Al Ian.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: So Hudson, how has you're time on the island been?
HUDSON: Master, wouldn't you say this whole experience has been one of learning?
AL IAN: I don't know what in the hell you're learning. I'm just here to have a good time.
HUDSON: I suppose you've never been the type for self reflection have you.
AL IAN: Nope! Mainly just to get away from work at this point. A lot of people back home don't have the best perception of me so it's nice to escape it all occasionally.
HUDSON: That actually raises a good question, are you even supposed to be here with me?
Al Ian shrugs.
HUDSON: Alright then.
Cut back to the Trivia Stage and Brunhilde turns their sign around to show they wrote ‘Eddie’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: THAT’S RIGHT!!!
Brunhilde turns around and chests bumps an unsuspecting Hudson, causing him to stumble back a few steps.
PAUL QUINTON: How about Team Horny Hounds?
The camera slides over to Tibbagu and Hated R. The scene cuts to the interview room. We see Hated R sitting in the fuzzy chair, but the room is eerily quiet. Benjamin and Hated R just stare at each other for a few seconds, before Hated R breaks the silence.
HATED R: …she still hangin’, bro?
The camera moves slightly to show the door to the room, which has a large window to see through the top of it. Standing there is Hailey Storm, with her hands pressed up against the glass. Most of the glass is fogged up where she was breathing up on it.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Unfortunately.
A few more seconds of quiet pass by.
HATED R: Hated is scared, brah.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: I have a second way out of this room, if you want to go that way.
HATED R: Lead me.
Benjamin and Hated R stand up and quickly leave off camera, away from the door that Hailey is standing at. We cut back to the Trivia Set, where Tibbagu is holding the white board to show they wrote ‘Eddie’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: And you two make it to the next round! Now up is Team Wakanda.
OMAR KING: You damn right.
PAUL QUINTON: Now let’s see if you can be a little more Black Panther in this show, instead of the Beige Kitten you both were last show…shall we?
We cut to the interview room where we can see Omar King and Dax Malone standing backstage. Both of them don’t look happy as they’re given the signal they’re ready for them. They both step up to see Benjamin Broadwater standing there. After what Omar had said before it was clear to see that he was feeling disrespected that Benjamin was there.
OMAR KING: What the hell ya doin’ here bitch?
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Paul Quinton told me that from now on I am to interview you because you’re not to talk to Aurora Biggs. Something about it’s better that I’m here to talk to you so you don’t go disrespecting anyone.
Both Omar King and Dax Malone are taken back by that. Dax nods at Omar to signal that he has got this.
DAX MALONE: So not only are ya all tryin’ to make my man look like a fool, ya actually disrespectin’ him now. Ya really are stupid if ya think that’s gonna go unpunished. Let Paul San Quinton know his ass gonna wish he was in prison being Big Bubba’s bitch. Lookin’ at ya right now Benji Boy ya look like ya even know who imma on about. Just let Paulie know also that he put a target on his back. When ya in “Killshot” Omar King’s sight, he isn’t gonna miss. This is the last straw with ya respectin’ my man Omar, so fuck ya, fuck that momma’s titty sucking boy Paul and anyone else that wants to disrespect my man!
OMAR KING: One last thing ya should know. Fuck ya battles, imma startin’ a war and when I shoot, I don’t miss, ENOUGH SAID!!!
As soon as Omar was done speaking, he pushes past Benjamin with enough force to knock him on his ass. As Dax walks past he just points down at Benjamin and mouths “Stay down bitch” before they head off out of sight. We cut back to the set, where Jasiah Andrew Scott turns their white board around to show they wrote ‘Eddie’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: And already starting on the right foot!
OMAR KING: No doubt!
PAUL QUINTON: Then finally, our last team is Team Netflix and Chill, Kit Darling and The Narcoleptic Ninja…
We cut over to Kit who is just sitting in a chair.
PAUL QUINTON: …well…it was Kit and Narco. But Narco ventured off the set a few moments ago. Not sure where he went, but Kit seems to be the lone rep of her team.
Kit Darling turns the white board around to show she wrote ‘Eddie’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: You got it right! Which means you move o-
Paul stops talking as a deep yell rung out through the set as The Narcoleptic Ninja came running onto the set from the shadows. He charged forward at Paul Quinton and his pedestal, pulling his arm back ready to strike…but then within feet of Paul…the Ninja collapsed to the ground, slamming his forehead off of Paul’s pedestal.
PAUL QUINTON: Well…onto question two.
PAUL QUINTON: Question number two: In the movie ‘Titanic’, who actually drew the sketch of Rose?
Music softly plays as the contestants talk amongst each other.
PAUL QUINTON: It’s weird to see people working in groups of two. But so far we have four people eliminated, with Jobber Joe, Jakeem Kobra, Chelsea Kennedy, and Hailey Storm all taking an early exit in this Elimination Style questioning.
The music ends.
PAUL QUINTON: Okay. Let’s see who else isn’t making it to the third question.
Lena Soulas holds the white board for her and her teammate, Cooler TJ. She turns it around to show they wrote ‘Leonardo DeCaprio’
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Nope, that is incorrect. Sorry, but you both have been eliminated.
Lena keeps smiling as Cooler TJ reaches out for a hug, but she just walks right past him. The light above their stand goes out. The camera’s move down to Brunhilde & Hudson. Brunhilde turns their white board around to reveal they wrote ‘Kate Winslett’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: That’s a big no. Like…how would that work? Would she have looked at herself in a mirror?
The light above Brunhilde and Hudson, goes out.
PAUL QUINTON: That leaves us with only three teams left. How about you Killer Clowns?
Tibbagu turns his and Hated R’s board around, to show they wrote ‘James Cameron’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: THAT’S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! I would not have guessed you two would get it right.
HATED R: It’s such a beautiful movie. The art of the entire piece has been the stepping stone for such wonderful cinematography of many following masterpieces and WILL be the building block in which other directors and artists will base their own work off of.
There is a slight pause on set as everyone stared at Hated R. Hated R clears his throat.
HATED R: Um…I mean, Kate Winslett titties, homie. I’m ‘bout it-’bout it.
PAUL QUINTON: I have no words. SOOOO, what about you Jasiah and Omar?
Jasiah turns their board around to reveal they wrote ‘James Cameron’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: That’s two! Kit, can you finish us off strong?
Kit turns her whiteboard around to reveal she ALSO wrote ‘James Cameron’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: THREE IN A ROW!!! We saw Lena, TJ, Brunhilde, and Hudson exit…but we still have six of you…well, technically five…holding on strong!
The Narcoleptic Ninja, who has been laying on the floor in front of Paul this entire time, begins to stir.
PAUL QUINTON: Let’s move on to question number three!
PAUL QUINTON: Question number three: Who was the voice of ‘Joy’ in the Pixar’s Animated Movie ‘Inside Out’?
The soft melody plays as The groups talk to each other, then write down an answer. Paul smiles as the music ends.
PAUL QUINTON: Let’s get down to it! Tibbagu and Hated R, what did you write?
Hated clears his throat as he has the whiteboard now. He turns it around and it just reads ‘Kate Winslet titties’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Not even close, but thanks for trying. How about Scott and King?
Jasiah turns the board around to show they wrote ‘Amy Poehler’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: AND BOOM! If Kit gets this wrong, you two win. Otherwise, we move onto question number four!
Kit Darling smirks and turns her board around to show she also wrote ‘Amy Poehler’.
KIT DARLING: We like these Earth cartoons.
PAUL QUINTON: Well you’re young enough to watch them every Saturday Morning anyway…plus you’ll be watching them even more when that little space squid comes popping out your Va-jay-jay.
KIT DARLING: Our…what?
PAUL QUINTON: QUESTION NUMBER FOUR…
PAUL QUINTON: …between the team of Jasiah Andrew Scott and Kit Darling all by herself…
Suddenly, The Narcoleptic Ninja jumps to his feet. He reaches into his Gi and pulls out a metal throwing star. He pulls back and…falls backwards, crashing onto the ground, fast asleep.
PAUL QUINTON: …In the Nightmare On Elm Street film series, Freddy Krueger’s striped sweater consists of two colors…red and ?
The soft melody fills the air, as does the sound of markers on white board. The caps click onto the marker, milliseconds before the melody ends.
PAUL QUINTON: Jasiah…Omar…what did you write?
Jasiah turns his board around to show he wrote ‘Dark Green’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: That is the wrong answer. BUT…you are still alive. If Kit gets this wrong, you guys are still in it and we move on to question five. If she gets it write…she hits the walk-off winner! Kit? What did you write?
Kit Darling turns her board around to show she wrote ‘Black’.
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: KIT DARLING WITH THE WALK OFF WINNER FOR THE TEAM OF TAP AND NAP!!!
Confetti drops down onto Kit Darling as Jasiah and Omar walk off set. We cut back to the interview room for the Kit Darling winner’s spotlight.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: I'm here with-
Kit snatches the microphone, one hand on her lower back as she catches her breath. She's tired, clearly. Her feet and ankles are swollen and that baby bump is growing day by day.
KIT DARLING: All you need to know is...
She stops, takes a few deep breaths, and exhales slowly.
KIT DARLING: Is that we won. Again. As expected. Can we- Can we go now? Please...
Kit stares at the producers behind the camera who grumble slightly before she waddles off set.
Series Premiere - June 3rd, 2022
Reaves Arena - Georgia National Fairgrounds (Perry, GA)
Back from the commercial, we see Paul Quinton standing in front of a POTR Logo, with a door to his left.
PAUL QUINTON: Hello everyone and welcome back to Pursuit Of The Ring. For tall those who follow this show, get a life…but seriously, you know what’s next. For those who are new to this, next up is our Physical Challenge of the evening. Tonight’s Physical Challenge, comes to us from the Netflix show ‘Floor Is Lava’. The teams of Two contestants will have an unlimited time frame to get through the obstacle course that is set-up over bubbling and exploding ‘lava’. If you fall in, you are eliminated. The team that crosses the most of their teammates over the finish line AND in the fastest time…will be rewarded the Challenge Points and the opportunity to challenge another team of individuals at the end of the night.
Paul pauses for a moment.
PAUL QUINTON: Tonight’s ‘Floor Is Lava’ course, is the Planetarium. There are MULTIPLE ways to get through this course…
A map of all the ways through, appears on the screen.
Along with a shot of the start and a side-view of the entire thing.
PAUL QUINTON: First up…is the team of Jobber Joe and Jakeem Kobra.
Jobber Joe and Jakeem Kobra step up and walk through the door to the side of Paul. The camera view cuts to the inside of the obstacle course…with Jobber Joe and Jakeem poking their head out.
*HORN*
Jobber Joe immediately jumps for the first planet, kicking his legs back as he jumps. Inadvertently he kicks Jakeem in the junk, causing Kobra to drop to his knees. The problem was…they were on the edge of the entrance way. Jakeem fell face first down into the lava…completely disappearing in the liquid. Meanwhile Jobber Joe barely made it to the planet and tried to hold on…but he lost his grip and fell into the ‘lava’ as well.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: And with neither of them really making it barely beyond the entrance way. I assume it would be safe to say they are eliminated. Next up is the team of Lena Soulas and TJ Thompson.
Lena and TJ step up to the entrance.
*HORN*
TJ jumps onto the first planet, as Lena uses the constellation wall grabs to move along the wall, to the control panel.
PAUL QUINTON: And both of them have successfully made it out of the entrance.
TJ jumps off the planet and lands on the frozen flat earth, BUT SLIPS AND FALLS FACE FIRST INTO THE LAVA!!!
LENA SOULAS: TJ!!!
Lena turns on the control panel and jumps OFF OF IT AND INTO THE ‘LAVA’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: That’s…not how this works. Welp…that pretty much eliminates those two. Next up…Chelsea Kennedy and Hailey Storm.
The two young ladies walk up, with Hailey going to the entrance. Chelsea stops and looks at Paul.
CHELSEA KENEDY: You, sir, are confusing.
She hobbles past him and enters the doorway with Hailey.
CHELSEA KENEDY: Now remember, Hailey…Hated R is on the other side of this course…waiting for you.
HAILEY STORM: REALLY?
*HORN*
Instantly Hailey jumps onto the first planet…onto the frozen earth…onto the asteroid…and onto the tilting space shuttle…before Chelsea can even figure out what to do. Chelsea decides to jump for the closest planet, but her knee gives out. She falls face first down towards the ‘lava’, completely submerging when she hits it.
PAUL QUINTON: There goes one half of the team.
All of this happens, distracting everyone from noticing Hailey has hopped along the two extra asteroids…onto the stairs…AND REACHED THE FINISH!!!
*DING*
PAUL QUINTON: And we have our FIRST contestant who crosses the finish line! The teams of Joe/Kobra and Lena/TJ are officially eliminated and the team of Chelsea/Hailey stands as the mark. Next up…Brunhilde and Hudson.
Brunhilde and Hudson walk past Paul and to the entrance, but the moment they get there…Hudson’s eyes widen in fear. He looks at all the star replicas and planet replicas, kicking up his Astrophobia.
HUDSON: Sorry, Brunhilde. I can’t.
Hudson turns and walks away as Brunhilde shakes her head in disappointment.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: BRUNHILDE DO IT HERSELF!!!
*HORN*
Brunhilde jumps to the first planet…but misjudges how much height she needed…and ends up flying OVER the planet and crashing down into the ‘lava’.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: NOOOOO! BRUNHILDE!!! Gone…too…soon.
Pause.
PAUL QUINTON: Okay, next up is Tibbagu and Hated R!
The two teammates walk up to the entrance way…but Hated R stops dead when he sees Hailey waiving to him from the exit door.
TIBBAGU: Ignore that sweet thing.
HATED R: Yep.
*HORN*
PAUL QUINTON: Hated R steps behind Tibbagu…AND PUSHES HIM FROM BEHIND! Tibbagu loses his balance and falls into the ‘lava’. Hated R pinches his nose shut…AND JUMPS INTO THE ‘LAVA’ HIMSELF!!!
*BUZZER*
HAILEY STORM: HATED R!!!! NO, MY LOVE!!!
Hailey attempts to jump into the ‘lava’ too, but a stagehand grabs her and pulls her back into the exit area.
PAUL QUINTON: Wow. With only two teams left, Chelsea Kennedy and Hailey Storm are the front-runners here. And next up, is Jasiah Andrew Scott and Omar King.
Omar gives Paul a dirty look as he and Jasiah breeze past him, to the entrance way. The camera switches to inside the Planetarium.
*HORN*
Like a flash, both men begin to advance. Omar jumps to the blue planet, while Jasiah begins to scale the constellation wall. By the time Jasiah makes it across and to the control board, Omar has already hopped across an asteroid, climbed down the telescope and hopped onto the rocket.
OMAR KING: Shoulda just followed me, cuz.
Omar takes a running leap and lands on the stairs, quickly climbing them into the finish/exit area.
PAUL QUINTON: And the team of Jasiah/Omar have tied Chelsea/Hailey. I don’t have an official time yet, but let’s see if Jasiah can complete it himself. Then we wouldn’t have to worry about times.
Jasiah quickly hops onto the rocket that’s on his side of the floor, then onto an asteroid. He hops onto the tilting space capsule, almost slipping off but he manages to catch himself.
PAUL QUINTON: Jasiah looking a little worried as that capsule is moving as he shimmies along the outside of it.
Finally getting to the other side of the capsule, Jasiah jumps…AND ALMOST FALLS INTO THE LAVA BUT LANDS CHEST FIRST ON AN ASTEROID!!! He climbs to his feet…jumps to the next asteroid…THEN TO THE SLOWLY SINKING STAIRS…THEN INTO THE EXIT AREA!!!
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: AND WE HAVE A NEW LEADER!!!
Jasiah and Omar celebrate in the exit area.
PAUL QUINTON: And our final team, the only ones who can deny Scott and King…the team of Kit Darling and The Narcoleptic Ninja.
Kit and Narco slowly walk past Paul, stepping up to the entrance area. With Paul’s back turned to them, The Narcopletic Ninja reaches into his gi and pulls out what looks to be a small dart and a small blowgun. He places the dart in the gun, aims it Paul…but takes a deep breath too close to the blowgun and inhales the dart. His eyes roll into the back of his head as he stumbles backwards…
*HORN*
…AND FALLS THROUGH THE DOORWAY AND INTO THE ‘LAVA’!!!
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Oh…tough break. Sorry Kit, but there is no use in you even trying.
Kit Darling shrugs her shoulders.
PAUL QUINTON: Which means, Jasiah Andrew Scott and Omar King have won this challenge!!!
The scene cuts to the interview room where we can see Omar King and Dax Malone, each of them with a cup in their hand, probably Purple Drank.
OMAR KING: Yo, my man. That’s how it should be done ya know.
DAX MALONE: About time they stopped fuckin’ ya over, King.
OMAR KING: Ya not wrong at all there bro. That show host could do with a royal beat down.
DAX MALONE: I hear ya on that. For now, though let's focus on what ya should be, the winnin’ my man.
Both Omar and Dax tap their cups together in a cheers motion before both heading off only stopping for a moment to check out the booty of whoever just walked past them as they lean to the side and mouth “DAMN!” before they head off to celebrate more.
Coming back from the commercial break, we find ourselves in the woods. We see Paul Quinton standing there, with a microphone in his hand.
PAUL QUINTON: And here we are folks, with the Speciality Challenge of the evening. We have relocated our entire cast over to the South Brother Island, by boat, where they will participate in the Survival Challenge.
Two pictures appear on the screen. The first is a picture showing South Brother Island in relation to North Brother Island, then a second shot shows the lushness of South Brother Island’s forest.
PAUL QUINTON: Each team of contestants have been given a small pack of matches and two sleeping bags. Everything else? They must find or collect on their own. We have placed pre-packaged items around the island for them to find, but they need to find them. The individuals who survive the longest out here, wins the challenge. Also, there is a way to earn extra points in this challenge. Hidden around the island are five golden pinecones. For every pinecone a contestant finds, they will be rewarded one extra point. IF they find all five of them on their own…they will earn the five points from the pinecones…PLUS an additional five points for being badass enough to find them all. Also, another rule that must be adhered to…is this is not the ring, so any confrontation between individuals that involves physical contact…will result in both individuals being eliminated. Meaning that both TEAMS will be eliminated.
Kit Darling steps up beside Paul.
PAUL QUINTON: Now due to the growing demon spawn inside of her, Kit Darling will be unable to participate in this challenge. Our medical staff will not let her compete. Also, we have not been able to find The Narcoleptic Ninja since he fell into the lava. So he will not be competing either. So again, we will just have the six teams competing. Each team also has two cameramen to document their actions. So let’s get to it!
*HORN*
The camera’s cut to Hailey Storm and Chelsea Kennedy, where Chelsea is gathering sticks to build a fire.
HAILEY STORM: Wait…I have to get dirty?
CHELSEA KENEDY: Yes.
HAILEY STORM: But there are bugs out here!
CHELSEA KENEDY: Maybe, if we’re lucky. Might be the only protein we get…depending on what they have placed around the area.
HAILEY STORM: I…I can’t touch bugs! I can’t get dirty! What if I’m dirty and Hated R sees me? HE WILL NEVER LIKE ME THEN!!!
CHELSEA KENEDY: Well, he may not like you already…
HAILEY STORM: I just…can’t…do it. I quit.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: And with Hailey Storm giving up, the team of Chelsea and Hailey have been eliminated.
Chelsea stands up straight, dropping all her collected sticks to the ground. A look of hate usually saved for Paul, is now aimed at Hailey. The camera’s cut to Omar King. While Jasiah Andrew Scott can be seen walking through the woods behind him, grabbing sticks…Omar can be seen with two golden pinecones in his hands…and a small bundle of grapes. Omar looks at Jasiah, then turns and walks off…possibly in search of more pinecones.
We cut over to Brunhilde and Hudson, as both of them are gathering sticks for a fire. Brunhilde stops and grabs at her stomach as it loudly groans.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: BRUNHILDE NEEDS PROTEIN BAR! HUDSON HAVE SOME?
Hudson looks up at Brunhilde, who is reaching out to him.
HUDSON: I have as much food as you do…as to say, I have none. We need to find some.
A look of panic overcomes Brunhilde.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: BRUNHILDE NEEDS PROTEIN! BRUNHILDE MUST BE PREPARED FOR WORKOUT!!!
Brunhilde charges forward and grabs her cameraman, shaking him violently.
BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: GIVE BRUNHILDE PROTEIN BAR!!!
CAMERAMAN: I…don’t have…any.
Brunhilde throws the cameraman to the ground and runs off into the woods.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: Someone get that beauty a snickers. But with her touching the cameraman like that, she has eliminated herself AND Hudson. Leaving us with only four teams left.
We cut back to Omar King who now has FOUR golden pinecones, grapes, a few apples, and a one pound container of raw beef.
OMAR KING: We eatin’ good tonight! Celebratin’ these perfect sweep of cones for The King!
Omar is walking through the woods, when the sun briefly shines onto a small patch of area…causing the fifth and final golden pinecone to glisten.
OMAR KING: Come to your King. This will def put me in the lead of this shitty-ass show.
Omar King takes off running towards the final pinecone. But within yards of it, Hated R pops out from behind the tree and grabs it from the little nook it sat in.
HATED R: Point for the Hizzy.
Omar stops dead, just about two or three feet from Hated R.
OMAR KING: Give me the pinecone, you raddigy piece of shit.
HATED R: Nah, homie. This bling be hangin’ in my crib. No cap.
Omar steps forward and gets in Hated R’s face.
OMAR KING: I said give me, the fuckin’ pinecone. Before I take my shot. And I don’t miss.
HATED R: Yo, B. Yo’ breath be rank!
Hated R laughed as he covered his nose, pissing Omar off a bit more.
OMAR KING: You finna take that back and give me that pinecone as retribution for mocking your King. Otherwise things bou’ta get dirty up in here.
HATED R: Only dirty thing here is your teeth, playa. You need a brush, mad fa-
Before Hated R could finish, Omar pulled back and released a MONSTROUS right hook that dropped Hated R to the ground.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: I am sorry to say, but with that little tiff…the teams of Jasiah Andrew Scott/Omar King AND Tibbagu/Hated R…have been eliminated. Although, Omar keeps his four points for the pinecones…and Hated R keeps his one point. And all we have left is the teams of Lena Soulas/TJ Thompson…and Jober Joe/Jakeem Ko-Wait…seems something is going on in the Joe/Kobra camp…
The camera’s switch to show Jobber Joe hiding behind a tree, shoving food into his mouth. Jakeem comes flying around the corner, causing Joe to look up in horror. He shoves the remaining half of what looks to be a Little Debbie Swiss Roll into his mouth.
JOBBER JOE: I foun’ ih’!!!
Jakeem reaches out his hand, presumably asking for something from the bag. Jobber Joe recoils back, holding the duffle bag away from him.
JOBBER JOE: NO! MINE! Myyyyy preccciioouusssss!
Jakeem lunges forward, grabbing the bag and ripping it from Jobber Joe. Joe lets out a squeal and JUMPS AT JAKEEM!!! BUT JAKEEM CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR WITH HIS MANDIBLE CLAW MOVE ‘LOCKJAW’!!! Joe instantly drops to the ground, eyes rolled into the back of his head as bits of swiss roll crumble out.
*BUZZER*
PAUL QUINTON: That means that Jobber Joe and Jakeem Kobra have been eliminated!
*HORN*
The camera’s cut to Lena Soulas and Cooler TJ Thompson, who stand there with arms full of sticks.
PAUL QUINTON: AND LENA AND TJ WIN THE CHALLENGE!!!
LENA SOULAS: We’ve barely been out here an hour…
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Damn this was easy!
Cut to the interview room.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: And the streak goes on. TJ, you have another chance to obtain some points after yet another challenge win. So far, you’ve been mostly thriving in the trivia rounds, despite certain things in your dimension being different than ours. How do you do it?
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Lemme tell you my secret, Benny. I take the facts I know, and then I change a few letters and hope that I’m right. For example, the dude that made Star Wars in my world is named Beorge Ducas. I changed it up, and boom! Easy question.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: That makes no sense, but somehow it’s working!
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: I know!
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: Another thing that’s working for you is your skill in the wrestling ring. Who’s it gonna be this time?
COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Well, I’ve gone through a solid chunk of the roster, and I think I’m gonna keep it going. Expect someone I haven’t faced before.
BENJAMIN BROADWATER: You heard it here first! Good luck in your match.
We then cut to another interview.
LENA SOULAS: I know this much, they didn’t see me coming. If anything, they try to overlook me. I understand the reasons, but I don’t really care. It has happened to me all my life and yes, all my career. I have always been the girl that smiled. And tonight I had a reason to. I have proved a point to the rest of the roster.
Lena tried her best to put her messy hair back into a ponytail while talking to the camera.
LENA SOULAS: Lena Soulas is fully aware of what it means to be the underdog. At the beginning of my career this was highly frustrating. No matter how good you were, there was always someone trying to put me down. But guess what? I still made it. Now a few years later I have held several titles in the business and I love it. And even though I am still a small light, my name is known.”
She laughed.
LENA SOULAS: I might not win everything, but when I do it counts. Just like tonight. I have shown the world why it is important to hold on to your dreams. And on top of that, always be yourself. Why? Because everyone else is taken already.
Fade to commercial.
Coming back from the last commercial break, we find ourselves in the familiar place of a large gymnasium. A ring is set up with Marshall Greene standing in the middle of it, microphone in hand.
MARSHALL GREENE: Ladies and gentlemen. Our first match-up of the night! We have still yet to find The Narcoleptic Ninja…so we have Kit Darling challenging Hailey Storm in a STARING CONTEST!!!
KIT DARLING (1-0-0) vs HAILEY STORM (0-2-0)
DING! DING! DING!
Both Kit and Hailey sit in in the middle of the ring, legs crossed. Kit stares intently at Hailey, while Hailey looks like should could just be staring off into space through Kit’s eyes.
KIT DARLING: Oh, hi Hated R.
HAILEY STORM: WHERE???
Hailey jumps up and starts looking around.
DING! DING! DING!
MARSHALL GREENE: And your winner of the starring contest…KIT DARLING!!!!!!
Another cut away…another empty ring.
MARSHALL GREENE: Next up…we have the team of Jasiah Andrew Scott and Omar King…challenging Jakeem Kobra AND Hated R!!!
JASIAH ANDREW SCOTT (1-4-0) & OMAR KING (0-3-0) vs JAKEEM KOBRA (2-3-0) & HATED R (0-5-0)
DING! DING! DING!
Omar King mainly focused on hated R, getting out some of that Survival frustration that got them eliminated. When he would tag in Jakeem, Omar would tag in Jasiah Andrew Scott. At one point Jasiah tried to tag in Omar…but Omar didn’t want Jakeem, he wanted Hated R in the ring. The Bad Boy from Mumbai took advantage of the situation, driving his knuckles into Jasiah’s neck for the Silent Killer and dropping Jasiah to the mat.
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
DING! DING! DING!
MARSHALL GREENE: And your winners by pinfall…JAKEEM KOBRA AND HATED R!!!!!!
Once again, we fade away to an empty ring.
MARSHALL GREENE: Next up…we have Lena Soulas and Cooler TJ Thompson who have thrown out challenges for Brunhilde Leichenberg and Chelsea Kennedy!!!
LENA SOULAS (2-2-0) & TJ THOMPSON (3-2-0) vs BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG (3-2-0) & CHELSEA KENNEDY (2-3-0)
DING! DING! DING!
The team of Soulas and TJ seemed to work better than Brunhilde and Chelsea, given the fact that there is some bad blood between the latter two. At one point during the match, Brunhilde had Lena ready for a Eisenpfeil, holding her up in a military press…but Chelsea Kennedy reached in and tagged herself in. Chelsea neter the match and Brunhilde turned around to see what was going on…accidentally kicking Chelsea in the face with Lena’s boots. TJ ran in and slammed into Brunhilde, causing her to drop Lena down…who fell on top of Chelsea while TJ was distracting Brunhilde.
ONE!
TWO!!
THREE!!!
DING! DING! DING!
MARSHALL GREENE: And your winners by pinfall…LENA SOULAS AND TJ THOMPSON!!!!!!
Final cut away..final empty ring.
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.
TIBBAGU (1-4-0) vs JOBBER JOE (0-5-0) vs HUDSON (1-4-0)
DING! DING! DING!
This one was over quickly as Tibbagu and Joe began to slap at each other near the ropes. Hudson charged forward and with a double clothesline, sent them both to the outside.
DING! DING! DING!
MARSHALL GREENE: And your winner by elimination…HUDSON!!!
The crowd of stagehands cheered as Hudson raised his arms into the air. Paul clapped along with them, as he stood in the crowd.
PAUL QUINTON: We are now officially at the half-way point to our season as show number five is done! With Tag Teams this week, we got to see Kit Darling prove she can answer questions all by herself. We watched too many people drown in ‘lava’. And we got to see Lena and TJ barely lift a finger to survive in this madhouse!!! We are two weeks away from seeing who reads, the Physical Challenge to see who has their head on straight, and a Specialty Challenge to see just how close to Tiger Woods they are. See you all on March 11th. GOODNIGHT FOLKS!!!
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.
