POTR X | 05/06/2022 : SEASON 'WHO'S THERE' FINALE

Black screen. The opening chords of Queen’s “We Are The Champions” begin to play through the darkness.



♫I’ve paid my dues,
Time after time

A video of Hated R celebrating the first ever Trivia Challenge victory on episode one, while confetti rains down on him from the ceiling, replaces the darkness.

♫I’ve done my sentence,
But committed no crime.

The video changes over to Jasiah Andrew Scott barely crossing the Obstacle Course finish line, just ahead of Hudson, on episode two.

♫And bad mistakes,
I’ve made a few.

We cut to Jobber Joe woofing down the balut egg, during the Fear Factor Speciality Challenge on episode three.

♫I’ve had my share
of sand kicked in my face,
But I’ve come through…

Footage from the fourth episode shows Cooler TJ surviving the spinning arm of the Wipeout Sweeper. Everyone else can be seen in the water below.

♫And we mean to go on and on and on and on…

The fifth episode brought us video of Kit Darling, celebrating above an unconscious Narcoleptic Ninja, as she gets the final answer right to win the Trivia Challenge for her team.

♫We are the Champions,
My friends.

Quick shot of the sixth episode, when Team Jobber completed Wipeout’s Dizzy Dummy first. Jobber Joe, Kit Darling, Lena Soulas, Cooler TJ Thompson, Jasiah Andrew Scott, Narcoleptic Ninja, and Miho Yamato (formerly known as Tibbagu) can be seen celebrating.

♫We’ll keep on fight,
‘Til the end.

Video from the seventh episode, shows us confetti raining down onto Brunhilde Leichenberg, Omar King, and Christian DeMarco, as they win the Trivia Challenge.

♫We are the Champions,
WE are the Champions.

The eighth episode gave us a shot of Hudson and Miho Yamato (formerly known as Tibbagu) celebrating at the end of the Floor Is Lava Physical Course, moments after they watched Omar King and Chelsea Kennedy finish…but not quick enough to beat them for the Challenge win.

♫No time for losers,
‘Cause we are the Champions…

Another video plays, showing Brunhilde Leichenberg presenting her Schweinshaxe to win the Cooking Specialty Challenge, while here teammate Miho is nowhere to be found.

♫…of the world!

The word echoes as we get a final shot of all the Entertainers that have been eliminated from the competition.

Jasiah Andrew Scott

Jakeem Kobra

Hated R

Jobber Joe

Lena Soulas

Kit Darling

Hailey Storm

Narcoleptic Ninja.

A soft voice reaches out over the sadness of contestants who once shined bright and now have faded away.

MARSHALL GREENE V/O: Welcome…to the season finale of Pursuit Of The Ring.




♫Ladies and Gentlemen, please
Would you bring your attention to me?♫

No longer a view of our lost Contestants, 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 obvious drone begins to zip around the structures to be used for Episode Ten. The trivia set, the Knock Knock set, and a dark mystery room.

♫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 smiles 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 Omar King and Brunhilde Leichenberg working together and each locking in submission moves to defeat Hudson.

♫LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!♫
♫BOOM! (DO YOU WANT IT?)♫
♫BOOM! (DO YOU NEED IT?)♫

Next we see Brunhilde Leichenberg presenting her food dish to the judges, moments before she and Miho Yamato were declared the winners of the Specialty Challenge.

♫BOOM! (LET ME HEAR IT?)♫
♫LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!♫
♫BOOM! (DO YOU WANT IT?)♫

Then to Omar King running through the final door to give himself and Chelsea Kennedy the Physical Challenge win.

♫BOOM! (DO YOU NEED IT?)♫
♫BOOM! (LET ME HEAR IT?)♫
♫LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!♫

And finally Cooler TJ Thompson hitting the buzzer before answering the final question to score the victory with Hudson, in the Trivia Challenge.







Once again like last time, we cut to backstage where the cameras have been prematurely turned on giving us a glimpse of what is going on behind the scenes.

AL IAN: It’s over Hudson. You blew it. You had one last chance to be in the running but no. You fucked it up.

Al is pacing back and forth behind Hudson who is sulking with his head down while sitting in the interview chair. The camera crew and Aurora stay in awkward silence while they wait for Al to finish berating Hudson.

AL IAN: Now you have no shot at this. NONE! I’m just… I’m just done, Hudson. I’m done. After everything I did for you. AFTER EVERYTHING I’VE SACRIFICED!

Al walks around Hudson and stands in front of him now.

AL IAN: Look at me.

Hudson’s head stays hanging, uncharacteristically ignoring his masters request.

AL IAN: I SAID LOOK AT ME!

Hudson hesitantly looks up to Al.

AL IAN: You owe me. Every damn cent. All of it. You will pay me back for everything, Hudson.

Hudson nods then hangs his head again.

AL IAN: I have been training you, for weeks, years even. Ever since the day I found you and saw all that potential. If I can’t make a decent buck off you then what other use do I have of you.

Al stomps toward the interview room door.

AL IAN: Goddamn useless. I should’ve known better than to recruit a damn homeless orphan. YOU OWE ME HUDSON! EVERY DAMN CENT.

Al swings open the door as he walks out slamming it behind him. Everyone stays quiet, taking in the moment and giving Hudson some time to recollect himself. Suddenly the interview room door opens once again.

HUDSON: I’ve heard enough master, I under-

As Hudson turns to view the door it is not his master that he sees.

PERCIVAL BURQUE: Hoo boy, that guy must be having a bad day! Oh! Hello old friend! I’ve been looking for you.

Hudson seems stunned at the sight of the Fallout GM, Percival “Ratman” Burque.

PERCIVAL BURQUE: It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you! I Was worried.

HUDSON: Percival?! What are you… how are you…

Hudson seems to stumble over his words unsure if what he was seeing was true. Ratman rolls his wheelchair forward to leave the doorway and get closer to Hudson.

PERCIVAL BURQUE: We have plenty of time to catch up, friend. Don’t you have an interview to do?

HUDSON: Right, it’s just been so long since I’ve seen you. Not since I was homeless. What are you doing here?

Percival gives Hudson an inquisitive stare.

PERCIVAL BURQUE: Wait you don’t know that I-

Aurora cuts in needing to meet certain time constraints.

AURORA BIGGS: We really must start this interview Mr. Burque.

PERCIVAL BURQUE: Ah, so sorry, pretty Miss Biggs. We shall catch up later my friend! I have much to do to finalize this contract! See you around!

With that Percival rolls away as one of the staff opens the door for him to leave. Aurora looks suspiciously back and forth between the two as a man behind the camera counts them down.

AURORA BIGGS: Hello everyone, we are back with our weekly update on one of the only competitors to be a prominent choice for winning it all, not to be in the match for the fabled Ring. How are you feeling about your position here Hudson?

Hudson stares vacantly at the door completely missing Aurora’s question.

AURORA BIGGS: Umm… Hudson?

Hudson shakes his head as he snaps out of whatever has him distracted.

HUDSON: Oh, yes, sorry. I uh, I have failed. The one thing I wanted to do when I got here is make my master proud. It’s becoming increasingly clear that that won’t happen. I’m sorry to all the fans I may have disappointed. The most I can really do now is just try my best till the very end. Thank you all.

Hudson gets out of his chair and exits the scene.

AURORA BIGGS: Well there you have it, some final words from the best damn butler, Hudson.

We then cut to 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 white suit, with a black tie, Pursuit Of The Ring host Paul Quinton. He walks onto the empty side of the room and flashes his usual smirk..

PAUL QUINTON: Welcome everyone to the SEASON FINALE OF PURSUIT OF THE RING!!! All your weeks of sticking around through motion sickness and nodding off to sleep, is finally about to pay off! Tonight we will have three challenges to give out some final points, before allowing one person to choose the path of the Championship Gauntlet. And when it’s all said and done? We will reward a ring to the Season One Champion.

Paul smirks

PAUL QUINTON: Then we can shut this shit down and wait for Harvey Jameson and Sideshow to pull up.

MARSHALL GREENE V/O: Or we can simply skip Sideshow and move on to Pursuit Of The Ring: Season Two.

Paul shoots a dirty look up towards the speaker Marshal Greene is talking through.

PAUL QUINTON: You can go fly a kite there, Mr. Greene. I am looking forward to announcing those matches. As for this dumpster fire? It seems some people couldn’t get out of her quick enough. Eight of our competitors high-tailed it out of here, with Kit and Omar moving on to Sideshow already. One of our own Interviewers moved over to Fallout as a competitor and already is sporting a two-and-oh record. Isn’t it time to say the first season of Pursuit Of The Ring just needs to end already? Hell, even The Walking Dead’s first season was only six episodes long.

MARSHALL GREENE V/O: And I am looking forward to being the ring announcer and being on television on a normal basis. But this is nostalgia. You just don’t see this time of thing anywhere else in the industry.

PAUL QUINTON: True…

As Paul starts up talking again, Partial Owner and Limited Run Director, Christian DeMarco steps into the scene behind him.

PAUL QUINTON: I just hope the next time we start up Pursuit Of The Ring, we get some interesting people. Jobber Joe? Narcoleptic Ninja? Who the fuck hires these people?

CHRISTIAN DeMARCO: Maybe we should put YOU in the competition next time?

Paul quickly turns around and smiles at DeMarco.

PAUL QUINTON: OH…Mr. DeMarco…didn’t see you there.

DeMarco points over to the right and Paul follows his direction, running over to his podium as the camera pans out to show six other podiums. But this time, there is no white board. Instead there is a single red button on the top of each one.

PAUL QUINTON: So tonight’s show, we are back to one on one. But, instead of writing down your answer…you will hit the red button the moment you know the answer. And because we want to get to the Championship Match as soon as possible…this is ONE question.








PAUL QUINTON: Question number One! Well…and the ONLY question.

Everyone stands at their podium, getting ready to jump and hit the button. But before we hear anything from Paul, we cut to the back interview room.

STEPHANIE FISCHER: This is it. One more episode to decide who’s winning this entire thing. TJ, why will it be you?

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: That’s a great question. I said it at the beginning, I’m simply built different than the rest of these hoes. We’ve come this far and I’ve been here since day one. Bums have come and gone, and I’ve been the symbol of consistency! Of dominating every…most challenges! I’ve been out here. And it’s all come down to this gauntlet match. I’m ready. I’ve been in the gym for once. Nobody’s about to stand in my way.

STEPHANIE FISCHER: Fair enough! I can’t argue with that. It’s been a fun few months out here. What are you gonna miss the most?

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Being famous. I mean, in my last world, my time in the spotlight didn’t last as long as I wanted it to. POTR was a way to bring myself back where I belong and when it’s over, I gotta find a new way to make myself known. I got a couple ideas though…

STEPHANIE FISCHER: Interesting. Last question. If not you, who do you think has what it takes to win this show?

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Tough question. I haven’t really thought of that! If I had to pick someone it would be Brunhilde. We were both here since the very first episode and she’s been up there with me in the top of the standings.

The camera slowly fades out to another interview. This time it is Chelsea Kennedy sitting in the interview room chair by herself, watching a video on a tablet with the ‘Pursuit Of The Ring’ logo on it.

CHELSEA KENNEDY: I cannot believe that tonight is the finale night of competitions. I’ve come so far during the first days of this show that I actually wanted to quit.

Chelsea watches a recap on the tablet, of what she was going through in the early stages of the show from her feud with Paul Quinton. The video continues, showing the moments she was gaining speed up til her leading moments of the show, where she currently has a one point lead.

CHELSEA KENNEDY: Tonight could be the night for me by becoming the first ever Pursuit of the Ring Champion. I have to put my skills to the test and my mind on the line. I know Omar King might have something to say, but as I said, this is not the Omar King show. I refuse to have him become champion along with ANYONE else.

Chelsea smiles as she puts the tablet down and we fade out again. But this time we aren’t in the Interview room…nor are we on the Trivia Challenge set. The screen goes black for a moment, before a transition to a view of Johnny Levy sitting in a generic soundbooth with headphones on. He stands in front of a microphone, a small table at his side bearing a pile of smoked salmon and bagels with plenty of cream cheese.

JOHNNY LEVY: Howdy, y’all. I’ve been informed by my agent/lawyer/rabbi/banker - yes, it’s all the same person - that the company won’t be paying me unless I get this biography narration recorded before the final episode of ‘Pursuit of the Ring’ ends.

He shakes his head at the camera, looking disappointed in this bullshit clause hidden in a contract he clearly didn’t even pretend to read.

JOHNNY LEVY: Nonsense? Of course. Anti semitic? Obviously. Completely illegal? Probably. But still, we move. We overcome. We out here, as my good friend Pop Smoke used to say, before I had the Mossad kill him under the guise of an armed robbery.

There’s a pause, as Johnny’s eyes widen, beads of sweat rapidly appearing on his forehead as he realizes he just admits to ordering the contract killing of one of Rob’s favorite rappers.

Who’s Rob, you may ask?

Don’t even worry about it.

Pulling out a silk handkerchief covered in a pattern of menorahs and yarmulkes and gefilte fish, he dabs his forehead before balling up the handkerchief and tossing it over his shoulder.

JOHNNY LEVY: I’m joking, of course. What kind of an idiot would admit to something like that on camera? Certainly not me, your humble narrator and the greatest actor in the history of Hollywood, Bollywood, and Chollywood. That last one is the Chinese Hollywood, you probably haven’t heard of it, you goddamn rube. Anyway, back to the matter at hand. Brunhilde Leichenb-

Suddenly, the screen is split in half; on one side is Johnny Levy in a soundbooth somewhere in Los Angeles, on the other side is Brunhilde Leichenberg, sitting in one of the many interview rooms within the building she has been sequestered in for months.

She looks visibly confused, eyes darting from right to left as Johnny Levy squints at a screen in front of him.

JOHNNY LEVY: What the hell is this? A German bitch moving in on my people again? This is just like nineteen-thirty-nine!

BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: …what?

JOHNNY LEVY: That accent! Horrendous! Anyway, hurry up and say your piece; if I don’t get this narration track finished soon, I won’t get paid for any of this!

BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: …huh?

JOHNNY LEVY: WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE SHOW, YOU DUMB BI-

BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: SILENCE.

Brunhilde easily drowns out Levy’s shouts with a deep, booming voice that sounds like rocks in a tumbler, cranked up to 11.

BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: I HAVE LEARNED MUCH ABOUT AMERICA IN MY TIME HERE. IT IS A STRANGE COUNTRY: FAT AND DECADENT, INDOLENT AND LAZY. TO THINK THAT THIS NATION IS THE STRONGEST ON EARTH MAKES ME QUESTION WH-

Levy - having stepped off-screen a minute or two ago - appears with a hand-held loud voice amplification device. A microphone, if you will.

Regardless of the exact name (it’s microphone, the name is a microphone) the mystical device is enough for him to speak over the ridiculously loud Brunhilde.

JOHNNY LEVY: NOBODY CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARES. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.

Brunhilde narrows her eyes, looking around the interview room as if she could find the source of the voice there. Unfortunately for her, Johnny Levy is sitting in a soundbooth in Hollywood, well outside the reach of her oversized fists.

Finding no one in the room with her but the camera, she shakes her head in a confused manner; as if she’s incapable of understanding the kind of movie magic that allows someone to be heard from the opposite coast.

BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: FINE. IF I WERE TO WIN THE GRAND PRIZE FOR PURSUIT OF THE RING, I WOULD TAKE IT HOME AND HAVE IT FRAMED IN THE TOWN SQUARE, AS PROOF OF THE NATURAL INFERIORITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND THE SUPERIORITY OF MY GERMAN BLOOD.

Levy, having begun to eat a delicious bagel during Brunhilde’s rant, just stares into the camera as it slowly zooms in on his face.

JOHNNY LEVY: Ladies and gentlemen, I rest my case. Brunhilde Darling has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that her father, Indy, is a far-right extremist and enemy to all free people of the earth. I believe we’ve made our point here today. Thank you, Brunhilde.

BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: UHHHH…

Another fade out, this time to the Interview room where Miho Yamato is sitting.

MIHO YAMATO: Practice makes perfect as they say, but what truly brought me the energy to win was knowing that it would make me and my girlfriend happy.

Simple, short, and sweet…we move back to the Trivia set.

PAUL QUINTON: In honor of our wonderful Director being here, Christian DeMarco…when Christian first debuted on October ninth, twenty-twenty…what was his name?

Cooler TJ jumps forward first, hitting his buzzer…quickly followed by Miho and Hudson.

PAUL QUINTON: Cooler TJ, you hit the button first. What is your answer?

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: The Predator!

*BUZZER*

PAUL QUINTON: I’m sorry, that is incorrect. The Predator debuted on the September twenty-fifth, twenty-twenty episode of Proving Ground…but also, it was not Christian. Miho, you’re next.

MIHO YAMATO: He debuted as Christian Demarco.

*BUZZER*

PAUL QUINTON: If that was the case, do you think we would be asking this question? Hudson…what do you have for us?

HUDSON: Indy Darling!

*BUZZER*

No response from Paul, as he just blinks in a mixture of confusion and dumbfoundedness. Brunhilde breaks the silence, hitting her button.

BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: JAY JONES!

*BUZZER*

PAUL QUINTON: The absolute irony of you guessing that na-.

Omar King hits his button, interrupting Paul.

PAUL QUINTON: Omar King, for the win…

OMAR KING: How ‘bout the fabulous and glorious…no’one gives a FUCK!

*BUZZER*

PAUL QUINTON: Jesus H. Christ…

Paul starts to rub his forehead as Chelsea hits her button.

PAUL QUINTON: This was supposed to be a quick round. One question…one answer…one win…and we move on. Chelsea, please…for the love of everything that is holy…show me you are as smart as I’ve begun to think you are.

CHELSEA KENNEDY: Is it…Caliban?

*DING*[/font][/b]

PAUL QUINTON: THAT IS CORRECT! AND CHELSEA WINS THE FINAL TRIVIA CHALLENGE!!!

Confetti rains down onto Chelsea as we cut to the interview room.

CHELSEA KENNEDY: Project: Honor was kind enough to host us and yet, you want to be an ass towards them? Jesus takes the wheel with this….

Fade to commercial.














Back from the commercial, we see Paul Quinton standing in front of a POTR Logo, with a large monitor to his right.


PAUL QUINTON: Do any of you have as big of a headache as I do after that Trivia Challenge? Anyway, at least Infinite Pro Wrestling looks good. I see someone else hired Latoya Hixx. She’s been tearing it up over on Fallout, so why not branch out…right?

Paul rolls his eyes as an image of the Knock, Knock game appears on the screen behind him.




It then moves on to a video of people completing the Knock, Knock game



PAUL QUINTON: When the game starts, all of our contestants will go running towards the first wall. They will attempt to burst through one of the five doors. If they run into a paper door they'll burst through and continue onto the next wall; but if they choose a wrong door they'll bounce off. By choosing a wrong door the contestant's aren't out - they can continue trying doors until they make it though, or just go through a door that has already been opened.

The camera shows all the remaining contestants waiting about ten feet from the first wall.

PAUL QUINTON: Behind some of the paper doors are nets. If the contestants run through these they'll get trapped and will have to go back out and use another. Also behind some of the correct doors are pools of water. After breaking through, the contestants will end up falling in and getting slowed down. Once they make it through five sets of doors…or five walls, gotta love the writers on this one…there will be a single actuator waiting for them. The first person to hit it and launch the confetti cannons, will win the point and the final Physical Challenge.

The camera pans out as Paul turns towards the contestants.

PAUL QUINTON: And…GO!

*HORN*

All the contestants take off running, with Miho getting to the wall first. She hits the first door…and instantly bounces off of it.

PAUL QUINTON: Ouch! Miho may be a giver when it comes to the love market, but in this instance…she sure was the taker. She took that wood hard!

CORA FRYE: Isn’t that the only way to take it?

PAUL QUINTON: CORA! Glad to see you and happy you can join us for announcing on our final show. Nice to be able to share this torture with someone else!

CORA FRYE: Chelsea Kennedy burst through a door…BUT IS INSTANTLY CAUGHT IN ONE OF THE NETS!!!

While Chelsea fights to get unstuck from the net, everyone else moves on to the second wall.

TJ Can be seen standing on the starting platform of the Treadmill Doors course. Miho again, goes running towards the wall again. But again, she slams into a solid wooden door…but this time she bounces off and slams against the ground…unconscious.

PAUL QUINTON: I swear…I’m not laughing at her, I’m laughing WITH HER.

Brunhilde goes running towards another door and hits it…only to find out it’s solid wood. BUT…she still manages to crash THROUGH the door. As she stands up on the other side of the wall, it is then that we can see a large chunk of the door impaled through her right arm.

CORA FRYE: Are…are we already moving on to Sideshow?

Some medics instantly rush onto the field and lead Brunhilde begrudgingly away.

PAUL QUINTON: So Miho seems out of it as the medics are checking on her after she knocked herself out…and Brunhilde is now out of it as they try to remove that chunk of wood from her arm.

CORA FRYE: But Cooler TJ, Hudson, and Omar King have all made it through the third wall and are eying up the fourth one.

PAUL QUINTON: Meanwhile Chelsea Kennedy is just NOW getting herself unstuck from that cargo net.

Cooler TJ runs and BREAKS through a paper door…Omar and Hudson quickly follow behind him. With the fifth wall ahead of them, Hudson takes his turn to run and BREAK through another paper door.

CORA FRYE: AND THE BUTTON TO WIN IS RIGHT THERE!!!

Hudson goes running, but Cooler TJ grabs him and spins him around. They both start trading shots as Omar sneaks past them to the button. He lifts his hand into the air…

PAUL QUINTON: CHELSEA SPEARS OMAR KING FROM THE SIDE…STOPPING HIM FROM HITTING THE BUTTON!!! Hudson steps back away from a wildly swinging Cooler TJ…AND TRIPS OVER CHELSEA AND OMAR WHO ARE ON THE GROUND!!!

Cooler TJ, seeing the opportunity, runs up to the actuator and slams his hand down on the button.

*HORN*

Confetti cannons on each side of the pedestal the button is on, shoot confetti into the air.

CORA FRYE: And Cooler TJ Thompson WINS the final Physical Challenge. And with the way the points are…keeps him just within reach of Chelsea Kennedy for that point total lead.

We cut away from Cooler TJ celebrating, to Cooler TJ in the interview room.

GRACE LOPEZ: You’ve won a challenge, making your chances in the upcoming gauntlet match even better. Thoughts?

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: These hoes better be shaking in their boots. I was already the biggest threat in this thing coming in first, and now with my position even better, who’s gonna stand a chance? Nobody. I smell this dub. I sense it. I need it. I’ve devoted the past few months of my life to this show and now it’s time to close it out.

GRACE LOPEZ: Do you think the sacrifice will be worth it if you do win?

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Of course! I’m about to prove to the world that I’m the superior TJ and I don’t care what I have to do to do it. I want nothing more than to have that trophy at the end of today and if I don’t, what was the point of this entire thing?

GRACE LOPEZ: To have fun?

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: No. Wrong. Anyway, I have nothing to worry about. I’ve cemented myself as a killer. I’ve won match after match in this show and all I have to do is win one more.

Fade to commercial…












We find our way back to the Island, where we see Paul Quinton standing between six identically shaped, individually built rooms…only big enough for a contestant to sit in. The walls are made of plastic and we can easily see the contestants sitting in them, but there is no ceiling on any of them.

PAUL QUINTON: Hello everyone and WELCOME to the final Challenge of the season. Currently our point standings are as follows: Hudson sits at fifty-two, Brunhilde at fifty-six, and Omar King at fifty-six. Unfortunately no matter what they do, they will not get enough points to take first place and be given the ability to choose the order of entry into the Championship match. But…with the final Challenge worth TWO points…the following entertainers are still in the running: Miho Yamato has fifty-seven points, Cooler TJ Thompson has fifty-eight points, and Chelsea Kennedy leads the pack with fifty-nine points. If Chelsea or Cooler TJ win this challenge, they automatically win the so-called regular season point standings…and can choose the order of the match later on. If Miho wins, then we will have to have a tie-breaker between her and Chelsea.

Paul looks around at the plastic boxes surrounding him.

PAUL QUINTON: I bet you all wonder what is going on here. Well, in the beginning of the season, we asked all of our entertainers to supply us with a list of things they have a phobia of. So how can we NOT act on that?

Stage crew come into view, two for each entertainer: one carrying a ladder, the other carrying a box.

PAUL QUINTON: The horn will sound and we will use those phobias against them. The last one not to press the panic button in their little chamber, is the winner! ARE YOU GUYS READY?

Some of the contestants who are paying attention, shake their head no.

PAUL QUINTON: TOO BAD!

*HORN*

Instantly boxes are opened and handed to the people at the top of the ladders.

A curtain is placed around Miho Yamato’s chamber and a top is slowly being lowered down as she is claustrophobic (fear of confined spaces).

Lizards in varying sizes are poured out onto Hudson, as he is herpetophobic (fear of lizards).

Brunhilde has hundreds of different types of insects dropped onto her, due to her being Entomophobic (fear of insects).

A curtain is also placed onto Chelsea’s chamber as a fan is used to blow wind down onto her and a hose is turned on into her chamber, as she is both autophobic (fear of being alone) and lilapsophobia (fear of tornadoes/hurricanes)

Cooler TJ Thompson has a box of crabs dumped into his chamber, since he is kabourophobic (fear of crabs).

And Omar King has a box of pigeons dropped down onto him and a lid quickly placed on his chamber, with him being ornithophobic (fear of birds).

BRUNHILDE LEICHENBERG: NEIN!

Barely ten seconds in, Brunhilde stood to her feet and started knocking on the wall.

*BUZZER*

PAUL QUINTON: Sad day. Beautiful Brunhilde has eliminated herself.

HUDSON: I’m out too!

Hudson stands up as the workers who have already disassembled the front of Brunhilde’s box to free her, walk over to Hudson’s and begin to work on it.

*BUZZER*

PAUL QUINTON: So now it’s between Miho, Omar, TJ and…

CHELSEA KENNEDY: HELLO? GET ME OUT OF HERE! THIS WATER IS SO ANNOYING!!!

*BUZZER*

PAUL QUINTON: And there goes Chelsea. Sad, I would have bet on her. And with her being eliminated, that means if TJ wins…he wins the season points lead and if Miho wins, she and Chelsea would go to a tie breaker. BUT…if Omar wins, Chelsea is the season points lead champ.

No sooner did Paul finish the word champ, did the closing in box get to Miho. Quickly she jumped to her feet and begin pounding on the wall.

*BUZZER*

PAUL QUINTON: Uh-oh…here it is folks. Cooler TJ Thompson, who is looking calm, cool, and collected in his chamber as crabs crawl on the floor and on him. And Omar King, who keeps pushing the birds off his lap. Cooler TJ is doing it for the win and Omar is doing it to secure Chelsea the bag.

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Um…you guys know that when I said my phobia was crabs…it wasn’t kabourophobia….it was cypridophobia. I’m scared of getting those damn STD crabs, yo.

Omar’s jaw drops.

PAUL QUINTON: Whoops.

OMAR KING: Aw, HELL naw! Get me out this mothafucka! NOW!!!

Omar stands to his feet and hits the wall of his chamber, kicking at the pigeons that are now flying and going crazy around him.

*BUZZER*

PAUL QUINTON: And with Omar eliminated…THAT MEANS COOLER TJ THOMPSON GETS THE TWO POINTS AND IS OUR PURSUIT OF THE RING SEASON POINT TOTAL CHAMP!!!

Cooler TJ Thompson stands to his feet and raises his hands in the air as we cut to the interview room. Cooler TJ Thompson is again sitting in the chair.

MATTHEW KESSLER: So Cooler TJ Thompson…you are the point champion for the first season of Pursuit Of The Ring, with sixty points. Now mind you, this does NOT mean you are the Champion…as the match later tonight will decide who gets the Championship Ring.

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Still doesn’t mean I can’t take home both. Then I can shove it in that other TJ’s face, about how I’ve only been here a few months and I’m a bigger winner than he could EVER be.

MATTHEW KESSLER: So the Championship match will require you to choose two entrants to start…then every two minutes, another entrant will come out…until all five of you have made your way down to the ring. It will then work as an elimination match until only one of you is standing. That person will then be presented with the Ring and crowned Pursuit Of The Ring Season One Champion!

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: And Imma love sliding it on my middle finger and holding it up to show that poser on Proving Ground.

Cooler TJ nods his head with a smirk on his face as we fade to the final 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. The crowd around the ring is TWICE the size as it normally is. Hudson is standing next to Marshall, dressed in a striped referee shirt.

MARSHALL GREENE: Ladies and Gentleman, the following match is scheduled for elimination and is for the PURSUIT OF THE RING CHAMPIONSHIP RING!!! Two contestants will enter the ring first and go to battle. Every two minutes another contestant will come down until all five have been announced. The last person standing will be crowned the winner of the match, the winner of the Championship Ring, and the winner of the first season of Pursuit Of The Ring.

MARSHALL GREENE: Introducing first, from Okinawa, Japan…weighing in at one-hundred and ten pounds…MIHO…YAMATOOOOOOO!!!

‘Bonnie & Clyde’ by YUQI begins to blare through the small area as the fans in attendance pop. Miho is carried out of the entrance way, by her girlfriend Audrey. Slowly they make their way down the entrance ramp as Miho lifts her heart scepter high into the air.

PAUL QUINTON: Miho and Audrey have that kind of relationship that we ALL wish we had. I want Brunhilde to carry me everywhere too.

CORA FRYE: You’re into some kinky shit, aren’t you?

PAUL QUINTON: Hey…we don’t kink shame here.

MARSHALL GREENE: And her first opponent…straight from Murder City, Detroit…weighing in at two hundred-and-ten pounds…OMAR KIIIIINNNGGG!!!

“Off The Grid” - Kanye West starts to play as the crowd are pretty pumped up as some of the ladies start shakin’ dat ass, some of the guys are vibin’, and then you got the piss ant haters booin’. “King of Murder City”, “Killshot” Omar King swaggers out onto the top of the stage catching a vibe as he does. Omar has a black hoodie on with the hood up, on the front is a picture of him and on the back of it, it says “When I shoot… I don’t miss!” Omar is wearing black wrestling boots and black jeans that are tucked into the boots. Now gettin’ his swag on, Omar continues his swagger down the ramp towards the ring and once there starts to walk up the steps still with swagger about him. Once on the outside of the ring on the apron, Omar runs and jumps up onto the turnbuckle before backflippin’ into the ring and sliding the hood off. A cocky ass grin is on his still bandaged and bruised face now as he holds his arms out wide and sucks his teeth as he does. Omar takes his hoodie off and throws it into the crowd for some lucky person and as his music fades out, he turns towards Miho.

DING! DING! DING!

Both wrestlers quickly go at it, exchanging blows back and forth as Hudson stands there making sure everything is going according to plan.

CORA FRYE: Omar has been throwing his ego around like it is nothing since the moment he walked in here. With the way he has been flapping his gums, if he doesn’t walk out of here the champ…it’s gonna take a-

Cora stops talking as Omar sends Miho flying out of the ring with a back body drop. Miho crashes up against the announcer’s table, which throws Cora off.

CORA FRYE: …as I was saying, it’s going to take something extraordinary to get him off his game.

Hudson rushes over and begins to count Miho out. Meanwhile Omar leans his back up against the ropes on the opposite side of the ring.

PAUL QUINTON: Wait…who just hopped the barricade? SECURITY!!!

The figure wearing a lime green hoodie climbs up onto the ring apron behind Omar and begins fishing through their pocket. Omar finally feels the vibe of the person behind him and turns around as the person uses one hand to throw their hood back and lifts the other to their lips.

CORA FRYE: IT’S KIT DARLING!!! KIT DARLING IS BACK ON THE ISLAND!!!

Without a second to think, Kit opens the hand in front of her lips and blows…blowing glitter straight into the eyes of Omar King.

PAUL QUINTON: OMAR KING IS BLINDED!!!

Miho slides back into the ring as Kit hops down off the apron and hops back into the crowd. The countdown clock for the next contestant shows ‘10 seconds’ on the telescreen and continues to countdown as Omar is wandering around the ring, blinded by the glitter. Yamato quickly climbs up onto the ropes…JUMPS ONTO OMAR…HURRICANRANA!!!

CORA FRYE: PASSION SPIN!!!

*BUZZER*

‘Links 2 3 4’ by Rammstein plays as Brunhilde comes running out of the back. In the ring Miho makes the cover.

ONE!

TWO!!

THREE!!!

MARSHALL GREENE: OMAR KING HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!!

Brunhilde slides into the ring and charges at Miho as the artist formerly known as Tibbagu climbs to her feet. Brunhilde tries to hit a quick clothesline, but Miho ducks under it and scrambles away from the fresh Überfrau.

PAUL QUINTON: Simply gorgeous!

CORA FRYE: Put it back in your pants, Quinton.

Brunhilde continues to try to grab Miho, but the speed of the Lovebird is too much to overcome. Finally, after spending all the time running around the ring…Brunhilde managed to grab Miho as the timer showed ten seconds.

PAUL QUINTON: So with only Chelsea and Cooler TJ left…I highly doubt TJ would have chosen Chelsea to go last.

Brunhilde lifts Miho up and wraps her arms around her in a tight bearhug.

The timer hits zero as Miho’s fighting begins to fade. ‘Heart On Fire by Eric Church kicks in. The fans are cheering as Chelsea Kennedy comes out of the back and points to the sky with pink sparkles coming out. As she walks from the back, Chelsea gives some high fives to fans, but instead of rolling into the ring…just stops and looks up at Brunhilde squeezing the life out of Miho. Hudson begins to check on Miho-chan…before turning to the announcing table.

MARSHALL GREENE: MIHO YAMATO HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!!

Brunhilde drops the unconscious Miho to the mat as some medics that were left over from getting Omar out of the ring, reach in and pull Miho out. With Chelsea already in her sight, she is telling the young Southern Sweet Soul to come up into the ring. But Chelsea just stays on the outside until the counter shows up on the telescreen again.

CORA FRYE: Smart move. Wait until Cooler TJ comes out and then you BOTH can team up on that behemoth.

Way 2 Sexy' by Drake hits as the fans rise to their feet, watching the curtain while cheering. T.J. Thompson marches out onto the ramp, pounding his chest while shouting at the crowd with contagious energy. Chants of "HIP" are heard as he high fives fans on his way down to the ring. At the bottom of the ramp, Thompson singles out a fan, and begins shaking uncontrollably as he raises his hand up. The crowd plays along with it as if Thompson is charging up before giving a massive high five to the fan. The fan swings his arm back from the impact of the high five while Thompson fires up the crowd before siding up next to Chelsea.

COOLER TJ THOMPSON: Scared?

CHELSEA KENNEDY: Nope, waiting for a distraction.

Chelsea grabs TJ and slides him into the ring under the bottom rope. Instantly Brunhilde attacks him with stomps and pure power. But this gives Chelsea enough time to climb into the ring herself and begin an assault on the German Terminator from behind. Cooler TJ and Chelsea actually double-team Brunhilde, taking turns attacking her from behind as she reaches for the other.

PAUL QUINTON: This just isn’t fair!

Chelsea Kennedy kicks the side of Brunhilde’s knees, sending Leichenberg down to one knee…AND COOLER TJ HITS HER WITH A RUNNING KNEE!!! BRUNHILDE DROPS TO ALL FOURS!!!

CORA FRYE: What is Chelsea doing…SPARKLES FROM THE SKY!!! SPARKLES FROM THE SKY!!!

A double foot stomp from the top rope drives Brunhide’s face into the ground, knocking her unconscious. Chelsea looks to drop down, BUT COOLER TJ GRABS HER AND THROWS HER OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!

PAUL QUINTON: This could be it for Brunhilde and Cooler TJ could be getting ready to turn his points lead into a Championship Ring!

Cooler TJ Thompson climbs up onto the top turnbuckle…looking to end Brunhilde completely with a ‘Hip With The Drip’ coffin drop. He gets up to the top turnbuckle…

CORA FRYE: CHELSEA KENNEDY IS BACK UP ONTO THE APRON! SHE SHAKES THE ROPES AND COOLER TJ FALLS BACKWARDS…

At that moment, a blue circle appeared in mid-air and Cooler TJ fell into it…but not out of it. The circle closed and Cooler TJ was gone.

PAUL QUINTON: Wait…what the…

CORA FRYE: Did we just witness Cooler TJ go back to his dimension?

Hudson begins to count Cooler TJ out because what else is he supposed to do? Meanwhile Brunhilde is starting to stir again. Chelsea quickly climbs up to the top rope…Brunhilde rolling onto her stomach…then up to all fours again. Chelsea jumps…SPARKLES FROM THE SKY!!! ANOTHER SPARKLES FROM THE SKY!!! Hudson points at the announcer’s table before sliding down to the mat.

MARSHALL GREENE: COOLER TJ HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!!!

ONE!

TWO!!

THREE!!!

DING! DING! DING!

PAUL QUINTON: Holy shit, she did it…

MARSHALL GREENE: Your winner…AND FIRST EVER PURSUIT OF THE RING CHAMPION…CHEEEELLLSEEEAAA KEEEENNNEEEDDDYYY!!!

Hudson helps Chelsea up to her feet and lifts her hand into the air, before sliding out of the ring himself. Chelsea Kennedy has done it! She has officially become the first ever Pursuit of the Ring Champion! Christian DeMarco, who had been watching from the front row, steps over the barrier and slides into the ring…a small box in his hands. He stands to his feet and walks over to Chelsea, handing her the box. She quickly opens it to reveal the POTR Championship Ring. DeMarco then hand her a microphone before he too slides out of the ring to let Chelsea have her moment.

CHELSEA KENNEDY: I did it!

The crowd all stand to their feet, clapping for her.

CHELSEA KENNEDY: I did what I thought I wouldn't have thought I was able to do and honestly, I thought after week three, I was done, but in me, I knew that there was a fight in me! I want to thank everyone that believed in me and never gave up on me!

She raises the championship ring and the box it's in, into the air. Just then, we see her father, Mr. Kennedy, come in the ring and hug his daughter. Paul Quinton, one of Chelsea’s biggest critics, comes up and shake her hand in respect to her and calls a truce. As the confetti rains down and Chelsea celebrates, Paul takes her microphone and turns towards the cameras.

PAUL QUINTON: And that is it, everyone. Ten episodes and we finally crown ourselves a Champion! I’m interested to see if they give this show a second season. But for now we just take a breather and prepare for June tenth’s season premiere of Sideshow. My name is Paul Quinton and thank you for watching Pursuit Of The Ring. Goodnight.

The camera pans out as Chelsea is seen throwing some of the confetti up into the air, while her father is holding the ring box. But instead of cutting to the logo…


...we cut to the locker room. Hudson is packing his things preparing to leave the island when Al walks up to him, very clearly unhappy. Before either man can say anything Al slaps Hudson across the face but rather than react, Hudson just takes it.

AL IAN: I’m done Hudson. You’re out. I can’t pretend to like you anymore. You reek of failure. I only deal in successes. This has been the most embarrassing few months of my entire goddamn life.

Hudson doesn’t do anything. It’s almost as if his soul has left his body. Deep down, somewhere inside. Hudson had died. Al slaps him again knowing Hudosn won’t retaliate.

AL IAN: You ignoring me you bastard?! No wonder your parents abandoned you! Yet, somehow I’m sure they were just as awful. I own you. So I am going to make my money back one way or the other. I’m sure there are some older ladies who would love to have you around. Maybe I just sell to the highest bidder. Better yet, I do enjoy smacking you around.

Al goes to slap Hudson again but this time Hudson grabs his arm before it connects. Hudson looks up and into Al’s eyes, his face burning red.

AL IAN: What? You gonna hit me back? I WILL HAVE YOU PUT IN PRISON FOR ASSAULT. YOU CAN’T LAY A FINGER ON ME! Now get your grubby hand off me.

Al rips his wrist out of Hudson’s hand.

AL IAN: You can find your own way home. I’ll be in touch for my compensation.

Al walks away leaving a now stranded Hudson. Hudson looks around unsure of what’s next for himself. He takes a seat on a nearby bench.

HUDSON: I guess it’s back to the streets for me…

PERCIVAL BURQUE: If you’re going to be staying on the street, why not just join me in my sewer!

Hudson jumps as Ratman rolls up next to him.

HUDSON: Jeez Percy, You scared me.

PERCIVAL BURQUE: My apologies friend. I know my appearance may be frightening but the little ratboys and ratgirls seem to love it.

Percy laughs for a moment but is soon interrupted by another question.

HUDSON: Why are you wearing facepaint… Oh nevermind that. What are you doing here Percy? I thought you were happy staying in your little sewer? This island sure is far from home.

PERCIVAL BURQUE: Oh but I am home my dear Hudson! All of Project: Honor is my home. Tell you what, since you are no longer going to be working for that mean ol’ Alien fellow, perhaps you’d like to work for me?

Hudson chuckles.

HUDSON: That’s a good one Percy. I missed your sense of humor.

PERCIVAL BURQUE: No, I’m serious. I could always use more friends on my show!

HUDSON: Your show? What, you put on plays for all the rats in the city now?

PERCIVAL BURQUE: No, Fallout!

HUDSON: Fallout?

PERCIVAL BURQUE: Yeah! I’m actually one of the four prestigious owners of Project: Honor! I run Fallout’s bi-weekly shows!

Hudson mulls it over for a moment. Then looks back over to Percival who seems eager for Hudson’s approval.

HUDSON: You know what? I don’t entirely believe that you somehow got all the money together to partially own Project: Honor but… oh screw it I’m in.

Hudson puts out a hand but Ratman opts to hug Hudson instead of shaking his hand.

PERCIVAL BURQUE: It'll be nice to have another old friend around!

Ratman releases the hug and Hudson smiles.

HUDSON: It sure will buddy, it sure will.

And with that we fade out…



...to some footage from a shaky, hand-held camera. On the screen is a scantily clad young woman, who seems to be somewhat inebriated. As she giggles and frolics along a secluded shoreline, a voice behind the camera encourages her.

HORNY AMATEUR CAMERAMAN: Come on, baby! Take it off! There’s no one around for miles!

She continues to bounce around and giggle before finally turning toward the camera and sliding a thumb underneath her bra strap. As she begins to pull it over her shoulder however, the camera catches something unusual in the background. The man then zooms in and the shaky-cam footage shows Jakeem “The King” Kobra pulling himself out of the water and onto shore.

HORNY AMATEUR CAMERAMAN: What the fuuu -

Just then, a short African American man with white spiky hair rushes toward Jakeem.

DON QUEEN: What do you think you’re doing, Jakeem?
Do you know the strings I had to pull to get you on Pursuit of the Ring?
They said you were searching for Jobber Joe, but I know better!
This is like ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ down to the letter!

Jakeem shoves his business manager away, frustrated that his escape from that accursed island and those insane competitors has been discovered.

DON QUEEN: I know you hated it there and thought it was torture!
But a win would have been huge for your career, a real scorcher!
What do you say we give it another go?
I’ve got a spot lined up for you on Sideshow!

Jakeem’s eyes grow wide before he suddenly hits his rhyming manager with a right cross. After Queen drops to the shoreline, Jakeem turns and begins to run for his life! The camera continues to zoom and follow Jakeem as he reaches the edge of a country road. Just then, a 1967 Chevy Impala screeches to a stop on the side of the road and the driver’s side window rolls down. Sticking his head out of the car is Harvey Jameson, host of the upcoming Sideshow.


HARVEY JAMESON: Hey there, friend. Going my way?

Despite being completely mute since a barbed wire ladder accident, Jakeem lets out a shrill scream of absolute terror before he turns the other direction and desperately runs off into the wilderness…we watch for a few seconds before fading to the Project: Honor logo.