Post by Corey Black on May 17, 2015 12:54:20 GMT -5
wcfwrestling.proboards.com/thread/16039/lord-star-bogus-journey-muskateers
As we open up, the setting is awkward to say the very least. Corey Black, Steve Orbit, and Jonny Fly are sitting in a small house, doing various things. Orbit is texting, Fly is reading the newspaper and Corey Black is sitting on the floor looking off into space. The key feature, here, is the black and white tone to the whole thing. It is a clear modern home, yet black and white.
Steve Orbit
You niggas are boring. Let's do something.
Jonny Fly
What is there to do? Our opponents run in fear.
Steve Orbit
I don't know, what's Jordan Caliban up to? Homie never ran.
Jonny Fly
Corey killed him, he stopped winning matches and vanished. Just like the rest of them.
Corey Black
Guilty.
Steve Orbit
Yeah well you also knocked up Kate Winslet and blamed it on him.
Corey Black
Absolutely not!
Jonny Fly
NOT guilty.
Steve Orbit
God, whatever, it doesn't matter. Black, yo' lucky I'm even in this house and tournament without whippin' your ass again, the least you could do is make it interesting.
Corey Black
I can't help it! We waltzed through Torture, the clown and ... uh ... whoever their partner was, I don't even remember.
Jonny Fly
It was Florian "Don't call me Tony" Stark.
Steve Orbit
Very forgettable.
Corey Black
Right? Then we get to the second around and it's fuckin' Logan and his lap-bitch who know what is good for them, leave Deuce to fend for himself - or well mostly for himself. In typical Logan fashion, he leaves Mexico and as soon as the tough match has gone by, dude is right back in the country for his next. Definition of tool right there.
Jonny Fly
As stupid as that is, we finally have a decent match on our hands.
Steve Orbit
Do we? The low-tier champions of WCF?
Corey Black
Hey..
Jonny Fly
The light version of Reb, Kira and, well, Price..
Corey Black
Hey!
Steve Orbit
Big Time Jerks of Pantheon..
Corey Black
HEY! Those are my friends!
Jonny Fly
Those are our opponents, Corey. You may lead the new breed, but you know you're in a breed of your own.
Corey Black
That isn't the point! I joined Pantheon to assist the new crop of WCF's leaders. Pretty sure that's exactly what you were, that's exactly what these guys are.
Steve Orbit
Nice of you to throw a bone to Price, dude needed something constructive to do.
Corey Black
He's the one that is being a bitch about it all!
As the last word escapes his mouth, Corey is thrown to the side, along with Orbit and Fly. It appears as if the nice sunny day outside quickly turned into night and a thunderstorm. The house itself shifted quickly to the left.
Jonny Fly
You letting a little Creeping Death out, Corey?
Corey Black
Uh, well, no... that wasn't me...
The team looks out the window after standing up and see the sight you're probably imagining. A massive tornado heading right for the house. In the time it took me to type that sentence the house is in the air, throwing Black, Orbit and Fly around like rag dolls. They catch their balance for a few seconds, and outside the window they see Gravedigger in a chair, several former Adam Young tag partners, Jack of Blades and PC Cradle rowing a boat, as well as Hellz Angel, who transforms into a cackling wizard flying on a broomstick. Tumbling through the air, the house begins tearing a part a bit, but then lands hard. Real hard. The wrestlers inside aren't injured, of course, but they went for a ride.
Corey Black
Jesus Christ that sucked harder than a Doc Henry promo.
Jonny Fly
I've ridden worse women Steve provided.
Steve Orbit
Fuck you guys, that was not awesome. Ugh.
All three head toward the door holding various body parts. Steve kicks it open to a bright and colorful new world! The sky is blue, the grass is green, and the path ... the path is yellow. Team Not Pantheon step out of the house, a bit confused. Without warning they're swarmed by mini versions of the WCF Jobber Roster.
Steve Orbit
Haha these little niggas just fought in a taco!
The mini version of Billy, winner of the Taco Bowl, runs over to Corey Black, shaking his hand furiously.
Mini Billy
Oh man oh man oh man! You guys killed the Wicked Wizard of the East! Look look look!
Two and a Half Black Dudes turn around and see that under the house, sticking out from the bottom, is a right arm with a Ruby Red Elbow Pad on it.
Jonny Fly
I bet it was Sarah Twilight.
Steve Orbit
Zing.
Mini Billy
No no no! His name was Torture! You three crushed him!
Corey Black
Yeah we did!
Three-way high five. On contact, a bubble circles the men, confusing the shit out of them. The bubble hits the ground in front of them, and rising up from the puff of smoke is Seth Lerch in drag. Pink dress, blonde wig, silver tiara, and magic wand.
Jonny Fly
I bet that's Sar-
Seth Lerch
No, shut up. I'm Sethinda, Good Wizard of the North.
Steve Orbit
Hold the phone, I know exactly where this is going. Corey, my nigga, the hell?
Corey Black
Trust me, Steve, you don't know. I don't know. This is all so new and exciting.
Steve Orbit
Cut the bullshit, we're going to run into Scarecrow and all those other jabronis as Wizard of Oz characters.
The scene has changed, we're in the back of Arena Mexico. Corey, Jonny and Steve are sitting around a card table with sheets of paper in front of them.
Jonny Fly
Let him have his fun bro, he's got a tough match against his friends.
Steve Orbitv
Fuckin' Dungeons and Dragons, Jonny?
Jonny Fly
I kinda had fun last time, what else are we going to do in this shitty country?
Corey Black
Cool. We cool?
Steve Orbit
Whatever, go on.
Back in Oz, Corey, Jonny, Steve, the mini Jobber Roster and Sethinda stand in front of the house with the Wicked Wizard of the East's arm sticking out, when POOF Wicked Wizard of the West shows up. It's just Odin Balfore. No dress-up at all. Just Odin. Remember how Odin is a wizard?
Odin Balfore
You assholes crushed my brother, that guy.
Sethinda
Yeah they did. You here for that Ruby Red Elbow Pad?
Odin Balfore
Of course I am, douche. God.
Sethinda
Like a shitty WCF clusterfuck, here's a plot twist!
Sethinda waves his wand and puts the Ruby Red Elbow Pad on Corey Black instead of Odin! Balfore is pissed off, he shakes his fist in Sethinda's face, flips off Corey, and poof he's gone. The arm of the Wicked Wizard of the East rolls up and shrivels.
Jonny Fly
I mean surely he's coming for revenge, right?
Steve Orbit
We could crush that guy too. Not worried.
Sethinda
You guys should follow this yellow brick road anyway, the Witch of Oz will surely assist you in your travels back to the finals.
Jonny Fly
Check, I think I could guess that.
Corey Black
Onward, fellows!
Steve Orbit
Shouldn't you have a dog?
Corey seemingly ignores Steve as he locks arms with him and Jonny, trying to skip down the road. Steve and Jonny don't budge.
Jonny Fly
Yeah no. We'll walk.
No skipping, just walking, apparently. The mini Jobber Roster waves as they walk away, as does Sethinda. A few ... blocks? I don't know measurement in Oz, so a few blocks down the road and there's a scarecrow facing the other direction in the field.
Steve Orbit
Ugh here we go. Cliche number one.
Scarecrow
Hey guys! My name is Alexcrow.
He turns around and it's ... Alex Richards?
Jonny Fly
Da fuq?
Alexcrow struggles and drops down from his post, landing on his head somehow. Most of his straw falls out onto the ground, Corey helps him scoop it up and put it back.
Alexcrow
Sorry, me no agile good.
Steve Orbit
You no words good either, shit.
Alexcrow
That why me want to see Witch of Oz. She make me smart and agile. Not dumb and big.
Corey Black
We're heading to see the Witch of Oz right now! Would you like to join us?
Alexcrow
Gee that great. Me frie-
Jonny Fly rips his head clean off. No bones about it, straw everywhere.
Corey Black
What the fuck Jonny!
Jonny Fly
I'm not traveling to Oz with that fucking dope. You can hang out with him on your own time, for now you're with us, until the end of this tournament.
Corey Black
Goddamnit Jonny, these guys are my friends too.
Steve Orbit
Then why are you walking this road with us and not being stupid characters like them?
Corey Black
Ugh, whatever, fair play. Let's continue.
A few more blocks down the road and they meet a man made of metal. His eyes seem to move a bit, but his body isn't going anywhere. He's kinda squealing and motioning toward a can of oil.
Corey Black
Check it out, a fellow metal head!
Jonny sighs and grabs the oil, squirting it on a few of the joints of the man, allowing him to move a bit.
Metal Man
Hey thanks guy! My name is Tin Crow, nice to meet you.
Steve Orbit
You've got to be kidding me.
Corey Black
Cliche that, dude.
Tin Crow
Where are you guys headed? I was going to see the Witch of Oz butI started slowing down and finally my joints locked up, thanks for the oil by the way!
Jonny Fly
Gee, why would you be going to see the Witch of Oz?
Tin Crow
Well I don't have a heart, you see!
Tin Crow opens his chest cavity and nope, no heart. Sucks for him because Steve Orbit rams his foot right into the cavity and through his back! Tin Crow crumples down to the road and dies.
Corey Black
STEVE DUDE!
Steve Orbit
If I'm not hanging out with Alexcrow, I'm sure as shit not hanging out with Tin Crow. Which doesn't make sense, should have been Scare-ichards you dummy.
Jonny Fly
Aye.
Corey Black
You guys are dicks.
Two and a Half Black Dudes continue down the yellow brick road, running into a giant cat-man. Well it's a lion but he's on his legs. It's a lion man.
Lion Man
A hoity toity morning you guys! My name is Cowardly Jayson Lion Guy, where are you headed?
Steve Orbit
Your names are off, Black. We're headed to see the Witch of Oz. Jonny is probably going to have sex with her.
Cowardly Jayson Lion Guy
Man that would be great, I'd love to see her. I need some confidence.
Jonny Fly
Yeah you do. Corey?
Corey Black
On it.
BAM elbow to the side of the skull, Ruby Red Elbow Pad elbow no less. Cowardly Jayson Lion Guy's brains eject from his skull, killing him on the spot.
Steve Orbit
Now we're talking. Let's get to that Witch Bitch, I see the palace right over there.
The guys run as fast as they can to the palace, spearing guards and shit on the way. Suddenly Fly stops everyone, looking a little confused.
Jonny Fly
Weren't we supposed to be attacked by Odin, the Wicked Wizard of the West?
Steve Orbit
Nah, dude was eliminated last week. He is licking his wounds.
Corey Black
More like I couldn't think of anyone funny to use as the monkeys.
Jonny Fly
Nice, let's end this.
The three men break down the door to the Witch of Oz's throne room, and are met with a giant floating head. It is pretty distorted, who it truly is cannot be seen.
Steve Orbit
Do you guys mind? I know how this movie ends.
Steve walks right over to the curtain as the Witch begins pleading with him to stop.
Witch of Oz
Dude, quit it! I have to do a monologue and whatever? I need Odin's broom!
Jonny Fly
The fuck you do, we tap that elbow pad and we're out of here. Why didn't we just do that to begin with?
Corey Black
It's the adventure that is the fun, Jonny. Not winning.
Steve Orbit
Unless we're talking Trios. Check this shit out!
Steve rolls the curtain back and unveils.. Kate Winslet.
Kate Winslet
Uh hey. It's a good thing you skipped the flying monkeys, they were my children. My bastard children.
Jonny Fly
With Caliban, right?
Kate Winslet
Of course, I had them tested.[/font]
Jonny sighs in relief and wipes his forehead.
Steve Orbit
Then they're not bastards.. man this is fucking weird. Corey, end this game.
Corey Black
Okay, okay. There's no place like the Trios Finals! There's no place like the Trios Finals! There's no place like the Trios Finals!
Tapping the elbow pad as he chants, suddenly Corey, Jonny and Steve are transported back to the house in black and white. Standing over them is the Jobber Roster.
Corey Black
What a weird dream. Hey you were there! And you were there!
Back in Arena Mexico, the guys all slightly chuckle to themselves, Steve and Jonny stand up. Jonny puts his hand on Corey's shoulder.
Jonny Fly
I hope that helped, dude. Let's get them good.
Corey Black
Wouldn't do it any other way. Thanks for sitting around, gents.
Steve Orbit
I'm never doing that shit again, homie. Get your head on straight, they might be Pantheon, but they're the enemy tonight.
Corey nods as the brothers leave the room. Taking a short second to collect his thoughts, Corey grabs his cell phone and begins a video recording, surely to be sent to WCFwrestling.com for the world - and his opponents - to see.
Corey Black
I knew this day would come the second I said yes to joining Jonny's team. It was an inevitible confrontation that, frankly, should be headlining some kind of pay-per-view. This is the first time multiple members of Pantheon meets multiple members of Pantheon with so much on the line. A spot in the finals of the Trios Cup, that chance at not only a World Title shot but the newly formed Trios Titles as well. The journey so far has been.. well, not difficult, I guess. What with Torture and Logan being Torture and Logan. Still don't get how they are the names more associated with WCF than me, but that's neither here nor there.
Tonight it's my old friends verses my new friends, the men I put together to carry on the legacy of the men I am teaming with. How's that for a storyline for a match? Jesus. I've said it before, but I joined Pantheon to lend my hand to the new generation of WCF's greats. That was greatly accomplished, as Steve Orbit, Jonny Fly and Jeff Purse are sure-fire Hall of Fame wrestlers. Just as sure as I am about that, I know Alex Richards, Scarecrow, Chelsea Armstrong and Jay Omega can accomplish the same thing. They just needed a little guidance, a little push in the right direction. Pantheon was exactly that. Yes, I've taken what Fly and Polar Phantasm built and used it asa vehicle to get my own agenda across. What everyone has to remember is that Kid P is nowhere to be found and Jonny Fly has washed his hands of the entire thing. I can't just let something do powerful die. So, I reached out and got the most promising members of the roster. They're not without their flaws, but they are still head and shoulders above the rest.
Alex Richards, for example, not the brightest tool in the shed. I'm not saying he is dumb, but most of his time in WCF, he's been led around like a puppy attached to a leash. One could argue joining Pantheon is just like putting another leash on him, but that isn't the case at all. If anything, I have UNLEASHED the big guy and he is on his own path only slightly influenced by the people around him. This is the Pantheon I have built, we don't go around sneak attacking anyone or gangland style beating down people. We get shit done on our own, and only when the situation calls, we all go in for the kill. Before Pantheon, Alex was led around in The Pack, doing underhanded bullshit like attacking legends. Me, for instance. That isn't our style. In unlocking Alex Richards, the monster has been let out and he's wrecking shop as WCF Internet Champion. Ain't nobody taking that belt off him anytime soon, and that's awesome. He stands up there on his post and scares off all challengers. Not so much this week.
The thing about Alex is that he's constantly overlooked by his opponents. Bobby Cairo looked past him and what happened? Everyone in the tournament so far has overlooked him ... and what happened? The buck stops here, as I know for a fact that Alex Richards is one of the best. I'm not going to take him lightly, and my team knows now to do the same thing. He's a fucking brute of a man, big, thick, and hellbent on destruction, how nobody ever notices that is beyond me. I've got this on lock, though, Alex. For one of the first times in your time here, I won't overlook your power or skill. I look forward to being in the ring with you once again.
Speaking of a pleasure to step into the ring with, well well well, Mr. Scarecrow himself. He is a lot like the opposite of Alex, no leash on him, but no real direction because of it. He wanted to be a loner, I'm letting him be a loner, he knows we have his back whenever he asks. The issue is how the dude never opens up. I don't know who he is, I just know he has the ability to be one of the greats. He seems a lot like me before I opened up, I would sulk around in boiler rooms and paint my face like some mime. I find myself questioning if his heart is truly in wrestling, in Pantheon at all. He's like an assassin in the fact that he won't ever stop gunning upward, Odin Balfore knows that first hand. One of these days he's going to bite off more than he can chew, though, and he'll come to realize how much he actually needs Pantheon. Crow didn't get lucky against Odin, but he is lucky all of Odin's buddies didn't try anything real funny with the guy. He might not actually ask us for assistance, and that would be a real shame. Like I said, I've been in his shoes, I know how hard it is in this world sometimes.
When I got everyone together for the royal crowning on Slam, everyone was game on, even Chelsea who is far above that silliness. Crow, though, he wanted no part of it. He was focused on something else. I knew going in that he would be stubborn. I thought maybe having friends, a support system around him would help him with his pains and struggles. All I've ever wanted to do is help. Now, though, I get a chance to show my new guys the true meaning of 'King of All Wrestlers.' These are the guys that came in and bucked the trend, they knew full well that my time isn't up. They're not going to sit around and 'wah wah Corey Black is taking my spotlight.' Fuck no, I'm GIVING them MY spotlight! They know I'm not some broken down piece of shit that needs to be put out to pasture. I'll know when my time is up. I knew it was close when I stopped wrestling every single week. I don't need the spotlight anymore. Tonight, however, I have to take it back. It's certainly not personal between myself, Alex and Crow. I wish I could have taken those guys to the finals with me myself, but someone else had other plans. Someone else wanted to prove himself worthy of all the adulation.
Jayson and I have this hate/hate relationship that can't ever seem to be resolved. I beat this guy senseless, pinned him twice in a night and he maintains that he carried Jonny Fly and myself to Trios victory. Fact check. Jonny and I made it to the finals with Jeff Purse. Jonny and I will likely make it to the finals with Steve Orbit. Who carried who, dude? You are so lucky I even let you be in this tournament, let alone take some of my team. Yeah, I let you have Crow and Richards. I did, I'm not going to make up some bullshit like you whined and you cried about it. We knew it was the four of us, someone had to sit out, and you made a compelling argument about proving yourself. I know when I don't need the spotlight, Jayson. You know as well as I do that I had no plans on being in this tournament until Jonny came to me. Be butthurt he didn't ask you to join his team all you want, but it has always been the Corey Black and Jonny Fly show featuring Jayson Price and other recurring cast members. That was Pantheon in a nutshell.
You though, you can't leave well enough alone. So you go to Twitter and boo-hoo all over the internet. I'm going to make this perfectly clear. The turncoat is the guy that asks Corey Black to whip his ass every chance he gets. You're a shitty person, you're a shitty friend, and you're sure as shit a shitty member of Pantheon. You straight up told me you don't need us to be relevant. That's not entirely true, because even if I decide to boot your ass, which I should because you're a gigantic cunt, we'll keep you relevant by putting our boots up your vulva every week until you roll over in submission. You think for one fucking second that you leaving will matter in the long term? You're here to help the new guys, and you're showing them that being a cowardly little bitch is the way to go. You're a bad influence and I hope they all realize this before you turn the rest of the team into crying lions like you, Jayson.
Jayson Price, talking a big game on Twitter, failing to get the job done. Should I list the other men that are in your boat? Doc Henry, Jordan Caliban, Adam Young. Those three talked so much smack and got Burning Hammered so fucking hard. You saw and laughed at each and every one of them, yet you turn your cheek and pull the same nonsense. Your beef with Torture, Fly and Orbit has nothing to do with me. Really Torture and Orbit are the only ones you should be upset with, Jonny has done almost nothing to you. He left. He left everyone. I rebuild Pantheon, you were accepted back into the family and they earned your approval. Do you remember walking out the night I introduced everyone? I remember it like it was yesterday, pissed me right the fuck off. You gave me the nod to make this into the mold I thought it should be, and you sauntered off to the back to pull your primadonna diva crap like you always do. Instead of facing an issue head on, you retreat and hole up, hoping the storm will pass. It's not passing this time, Jayson. You have me, Fly, and Orbit all looking to take your stupid head off - and it's just because you can't let bygones be bygones. Your time in the tournament is almost up, and I feel your time in Pantheon may be even shorter than that.
It's just too bad you had to go off and ruin it for the promising ones. I'll see you over the rainbow, Princess Internet.
Finished with his video, Corey reaches over to stop the recording. There's a knock at the door. Curiously, Corey goes to answer it, and it's a WCF staff member with a box addressed to Corey.
Corey Black
I.. I didn't order anything? The heck is this? Where did you get it?
WCF Staff Member
It was in the Arena Mexico mailbox, Mr. Black. I can't tell you anything more than that, I'm afraid.
Corey Black
Well, thanks I guess.
Corey closes the door and places the box on the table. He paces back and forth once or twice before ripping the box open. Falling out of the box and onto the table is a Ruby Red Elbow Pad. Corey is taken back by the gift, largely confused, surprised and oddly excited. He puts it on and it fits like a charm. Except for the piece of paper jammed inside the pad itself. Corey fishes it out and read it, then laughs as he puts it on the table.
As we open up, the setting is awkward to say the very least. Corey Black, Steve Orbit, and Jonny Fly are sitting in a small house, doing various things. Orbit is texting, Fly is reading the newspaper and Corey Black is sitting on the floor looking off into space. The key feature, here, is the black and white tone to the whole thing. It is a clear modern home, yet black and white.
Steve Orbit
You niggas are boring. Let's do something.
Jonny Fly
What is there to do? Our opponents run in fear.
Steve Orbit
I don't know, what's Jordan Caliban up to? Homie never ran.
Jonny Fly
Corey killed him, he stopped winning matches and vanished. Just like the rest of them.
Corey Black
Guilty.
Steve Orbit
Yeah well you also knocked up Kate Winslet and blamed it on him.
Corey Black
Absolutely not!
Jonny Fly
NOT guilty.
Steve Orbit
God, whatever, it doesn't matter. Black, yo' lucky I'm even in this house and tournament without whippin' your ass again, the least you could do is make it interesting.
Corey Black
I can't help it! We waltzed through Torture, the clown and ... uh ... whoever their partner was, I don't even remember.
Jonny Fly
It was Florian "Don't call me Tony" Stark.
Steve Orbit
Very forgettable.
Corey Black
Right? Then we get to the second around and it's fuckin' Logan and his lap-bitch who know what is good for them, leave Deuce to fend for himself - or well mostly for himself. In typical Logan fashion, he leaves Mexico and as soon as the tough match has gone by, dude is right back in the country for his next. Definition of tool right there.
Jonny Fly
As stupid as that is, we finally have a decent match on our hands.
Steve Orbit
Do we? The low-tier champions of WCF?
Corey Black
Hey..
Jonny Fly
The light version of Reb, Kira and, well, Price..
Corey Black
Hey!
Steve Orbit
Big Time Jerks of Pantheon..
Corey Black
HEY! Those are my friends!
Jonny Fly
Those are our opponents, Corey. You may lead the new breed, but you know you're in a breed of your own.
Corey Black
That isn't the point! I joined Pantheon to assist the new crop of WCF's leaders. Pretty sure that's exactly what you were, that's exactly what these guys are.
Steve Orbit
Nice of you to throw a bone to Price, dude needed something constructive to do.
Corey Black
He's the one that is being a bitch about it all!
As the last word escapes his mouth, Corey is thrown to the side, along with Orbit and Fly. It appears as if the nice sunny day outside quickly turned into night and a thunderstorm. The house itself shifted quickly to the left.
Jonny Fly
You letting a little Creeping Death out, Corey?
Corey Black
Uh, well, no... that wasn't me...
The team looks out the window after standing up and see the sight you're probably imagining. A massive tornado heading right for the house. In the time it took me to type that sentence the house is in the air, throwing Black, Orbit and Fly around like rag dolls. They catch their balance for a few seconds, and outside the window they see Gravedigger in a chair, several former Adam Young tag partners, Jack of Blades and PC Cradle rowing a boat, as well as Hellz Angel, who transforms into a cackling wizard flying on a broomstick. Tumbling through the air, the house begins tearing a part a bit, but then lands hard. Real hard. The wrestlers inside aren't injured, of course, but they went for a ride.
Corey Black
Jesus Christ that sucked harder than a Doc Henry promo.
Jonny Fly
I've ridden worse women Steve provided.
Steve Orbit
Fuck you guys, that was not awesome. Ugh.
All three head toward the door holding various body parts. Steve kicks it open to a bright and colorful new world! The sky is blue, the grass is green, and the path ... the path is yellow. Team Not Pantheon step out of the house, a bit confused. Without warning they're swarmed by mini versions of the WCF Jobber Roster.
Steve Orbit
Haha these little niggas just fought in a taco!
The mini version of Billy, winner of the Taco Bowl, runs over to Corey Black, shaking his hand furiously.
Mini Billy
Oh man oh man oh man! You guys killed the Wicked Wizard of the East! Look look look!
Two and a Half Black Dudes turn around and see that under the house, sticking out from the bottom, is a right arm with a Ruby Red Elbow Pad on it.
Jonny Fly
I bet it was Sarah Twilight.
Steve Orbit
Zing.
Mini Billy
No no no! His name was Torture! You three crushed him!
Corey Black
Yeah we did!
Three-way high five. On contact, a bubble circles the men, confusing the shit out of them. The bubble hits the ground in front of them, and rising up from the puff of smoke is Seth Lerch in drag. Pink dress, blonde wig, silver tiara, and magic wand.
Jonny Fly
I bet that's Sar-
Seth Lerch
No, shut up. I'm Sethinda, Good Wizard of the North.
Steve Orbit
Hold the phone, I know exactly where this is going. Corey, my nigga, the hell?
Corey Black
Trust me, Steve, you don't know. I don't know. This is all so new and exciting.
Steve Orbit
Cut the bullshit, we're going to run into Scarecrow and all those other jabronis as Wizard of Oz characters.
The scene has changed, we're in the back of Arena Mexico. Corey, Jonny and Steve are sitting around a card table with sheets of paper in front of them.
Jonny Fly
Let him have his fun bro, he's got a tough match against his friends.
Steve Orbitv
Fuckin' Dungeons and Dragons, Jonny?
Jonny Fly
I kinda had fun last time, what else are we going to do in this shitty country?
Corey Black
Cool. We cool?
Steve Orbit
Whatever, go on.
Back in Oz, Corey, Jonny, Steve, the mini Jobber Roster and Sethinda stand in front of the house with the Wicked Wizard of the East's arm sticking out, when POOF Wicked Wizard of the West shows up. It's just Odin Balfore. No dress-up at all. Just Odin. Remember how Odin is a wizard?
Odin Balfore
You assholes crushed my brother, that guy.
Sethinda
Yeah they did. You here for that Ruby Red Elbow Pad?
Odin Balfore
Of course I am, douche. God.
Sethinda
Like a shitty WCF clusterfuck, here's a plot twist!
Sethinda waves his wand and puts the Ruby Red Elbow Pad on Corey Black instead of Odin! Balfore is pissed off, he shakes his fist in Sethinda's face, flips off Corey, and poof he's gone. The arm of the Wicked Wizard of the East rolls up and shrivels.
Jonny Fly
I mean surely he's coming for revenge, right?
Steve Orbit
We could crush that guy too. Not worried.
Sethinda
You guys should follow this yellow brick road anyway, the Witch of Oz will surely assist you in your travels back to the finals.
Jonny Fly
Check, I think I could guess that.
Corey Black
Onward, fellows!
Steve Orbit
Shouldn't you have a dog?
Corey seemingly ignores Steve as he locks arms with him and Jonny, trying to skip down the road. Steve and Jonny don't budge.
Jonny Fly
Yeah no. We'll walk.
No skipping, just walking, apparently. The mini Jobber Roster waves as they walk away, as does Sethinda. A few ... blocks? I don't know measurement in Oz, so a few blocks down the road and there's a scarecrow facing the other direction in the field.
Steve Orbit
Ugh here we go. Cliche number one.
Scarecrow
Hey guys! My name is Alexcrow.
He turns around and it's ... Alex Richards?
Jonny Fly
Da fuq?
Alexcrow struggles and drops down from his post, landing on his head somehow. Most of his straw falls out onto the ground, Corey helps him scoop it up and put it back.
Alexcrow
Sorry, me no agile good.
Steve Orbit
You no words good either, shit.
Alexcrow
That why me want to see Witch of Oz. She make me smart and agile. Not dumb and big.
Corey Black
We're heading to see the Witch of Oz right now! Would you like to join us?
Alexcrow
Gee that great. Me frie-
Jonny Fly rips his head clean off. No bones about it, straw everywhere.
Corey Black
What the fuck Jonny!
Jonny Fly
I'm not traveling to Oz with that fucking dope. You can hang out with him on your own time, for now you're with us, until the end of this tournament.
Corey Black
Goddamnit Jonny, these guys are my friends too.
Steve Orbit
Then why are you walking this road with us and not being stupid characters like them?
Corey Black
Ugh, whatever, fair play. Let's continue.
A few more blocks down the road and they meet a man made of metal. His eyes seem to move a bit, but his body isn't going anywhere. He's kinda squealing and motioning toward a can of oil.
Corey Black
Check it out, a fellow metal head!
Jonny sighs and grabs the oil, squirting it on a few of the joints of the man, allowing him to move a bit.
Metal Man
Hey thanks guy! My name is Tin Crow, nice to meet you.
Steve Orbit
You've got to be kidding me.
Corey Black
Cliche that, dude.
Tin Crow
Where are you guys headed? I was going to see the Witch of Oz butI started slowing down and finally my joints locked up, thanks for the oil by the way!
Jonny Fly
Gee, why would you be going to see the Witch of Oz?
Tin Crow
Well I don't have a heart, you see!
Tin Crow opens his chest cavity and nope, no heart. Sucks for him because Steve Orbit rams his foot right into the cavity and through his back! Tin Crow crumples down to the road and dies.
Corey Black
STEVE DUDE!
Steve Orbit
If I'm not hanging out with Alexcrow, I'm sure as shit not hanging out with Tin Crow. Which doesn't make sense, should have been Scare-ichards you dummy.
Jonny Fly
Aye.
Corey Black
You guys are dicks.
Two and a Half Black Dudes continue down the yellow brick road, running into a giant cat-man. Well it's a lion but he's on his legs. It's a lion man.
Lion Man
A hoity toity morning you guys! My name is Cowardly Jayson Lion Guy, where are you headed?
Steve Orbit
Your names are off, Black. We're headed to see the Witch of Oz. Jonny is probably going to have sex with her.
Cowardly Jayson Lion Guy
Man that would be great, I'd love to see her. I need some confidence.
Jonny Fly
Yeah you do. Corey?
Corey Black
On it.
BAM elbow to the side of the skull, Ruby Red Elbow Pad elbow no less. Cowardly Jayson Lion Guy's brains eject from his skull, killing him on the spot.
Steve Orbit
Now we're talking. Let's get to that Witch Bitch, I see the palace right over there.
The guys run as fast as they can to the palace, spearing guards and shit on the way. Suddenly Fly stops everyone, looking a little confused.
Jonny Fly
Weren't we supposed to be attacked by Odin, the Wicked Wizard of the West?
Steve Orbit
Nah, dude was eliminated last week. He is licking his wounds.
Corey Black
More like I couldn't think of anyone funny to use as the monkeys.
Jonny Fly
Nice, let's end this.
The three men break down the door to the Witch of Oz's throne room, and are met with a giant floating head. It is pretty distorted, who it truly is cannot be seen.
Steve Orbit
Do you guys mind? I know how this movie ends.
Steve walks right over to the curtain as the Witch begins pleading with him to stop.
Witch of Oz
Dude, quit it! I have to do a monologue and whatever? I need Odin's broom!
Jonny Fly
The fuck you do, we tap that elbow pad and we're out of here. Why didn't we just do that to begin with?
Corey Black
It's the adventure that is the fun, Jonny. Not winning.
Steve Orbit
Unless we're talking Trios. Check this shit out!
Steve rolls the curtain back and unveils.. Kate Winslet.
Kate Winslet
Uh hey. It's a good thing you skipped the flying monkeys, they were my children. My bastard children.
Jonny Fly
With Caliban, right?
Kate Winslet
Of course, I had them tested.[/font]
Jonny sighs in relief and wipes his forehead.
Steve Orbit
Then they're not bastards.. man this is fucking weird. Corey, end this game.
Corey Black
Okay, okay. There's no place like the Trios Finals! There's no place like the Trios Finals! There's no place like the Trios Finals!
Tapping the elbow pad as he chants, suddenly Corey, Jonny and Steve are transported back to the house in black and white. Standing over them is the Jobber Roster.
Corey Black
What a weird dream. Hey you were there! And you were there!
Back in Arena Mexico, the guys all slightly chuckle to themselves, Steve and Jonny stand up. Jonny puts his hand on Corey's shoulder.
Jonny Fly
I hope that helped, dude. Let's get them good.
Corey Black
Wouldn't do it any other way. Thanks for sitting around, gents.
Steve Orbit
I'm never doing that shit again, homie. Get your head on straight, they might be Pantheon, but they're the enemy tonight.
Corey nods as the brothers leave the room. Taking a short second to collect his thoughts, Corey grabs his cell phone and begins a video recording, surely to be sent to WCFwrestling.com for the world - and his opponents - to see.
Corey Black
I knew this day would come the second I said yes to joining Jonny's team. It was an inevitible confrontation that, frankly, should be headlining some kind of pay-per-view. This is the first time multiple members of Pantheon meets multiple members of Pantheon with so much on the line. A spot in the finals of the Trios Cup, that chance at not only a World Title shot but the newly formed Trios Titles as well. The journey so far has been.. well, not difficult, I guess. What with Torture and Logan being Torture and Logan. Still don't get how they are the names more associated with WCF than me, but that's neither here nor there.
Tonight it's my old friends verses my new friends, the men I put together to carry on the legacy of the men I am teaming with. How's that for a storyline for a match? Jesus. I've said it before, but I joined Pantheon to lend my hand to the new generation of WCF's greats. That was greatly accomplished, as Steve Orbit, Jonny Fly and Jeff Purse are sure-fire Hall of Fame wrestlers. Just as sure as I am about that, I know Alex Richards, Scarecrow, Chelsea Armstrong and Jay Omega can accomplish the same thing. They just needed a little guidance, a little push in the right direction. Pantheon was exactly that. Yes, I've taken what Fly and Polar Phantasm built and used it asa vehicle to get my own agenda across. What everyone has to remember is that Kid P is nowhere to be found and Jonny Fly has washed his hands of the entire thing. I can't just let something do powerful die. So, I reached out and got the most promising members of the roster. They're not without their flaws, but they are still head and shoulders above the rest.
Alex Richards, for example, not the brightest tool in the shed. I'm not saying he is dumb, but most of his time in WCF, he's been led around like a puppy attached to a leash. One could argue joining Pantheon is just like putting another leash on him, but that isn't the case at all. If anything, I have UNLEASHED the big guy and he is on his own path only slightly influenced by the people around him. This is the Pantheon I have built, we don't go around sneak attacking anyone or gangland style beating down people. We get shit done on our own, and only when the situation calls, we all go in for the kill. Before Pantheon, Alex was led around in The Pack, doing underhanded bullshit like attacking legends. Me, for instance. That isn't our style. In unlocking Alex Richards, the monster has been let out and he's wrecking shop as WCF Internet Champion. Ain't nobody taking that belt off him anytime soon, and that's awesome. He stands up there on his post and scares off all challengers. Not so much this week.
The thing about Alex is that he's constantly overlooked by his opponents. Bobby Cairo looked past him and what happened? Everyone in the tournament so far has overlooked him ... and what happened? The buck stops here, as I know for a fact that Alex Richards is one of the best. I'm not going to take him lightly, and my team knows now to do the same thing. He's a fucking brute of a man, big, thick, and hellbent on destruction, how nobody ever notices that is beyond me. I've got this on lock, though, Alex. For one of the first times in your time here, I won't overlook your power or skill. I look forward to being in the ring with you once again.
Speaking of a pleasure to step into the ring with, well well well, Mr. Scarecrow himself. He is a lot like the opposite of Alex, no leash on him, but no real direction because of it. He wanted to be a loner, I'm letting him be a loner, he knows we have his back whenever he asks. The issue is how the dude never opens up. I don't know who he is, I just know he has the ability to be one of the greats. He seems a lot like me before I opened up, I would sulk around in boiler rooms and paint my face like some mime. I find myself questioning if his heart is truly in wrestling, in Pantheon at all. He's like an assassin in the fact that he won't ever stop gunning upward, Odin Balfore knows that first hand. One of these days he's going to bite off more than he can chew, though, and he'll come to realize how much he actually needs Pantheon. Crow didn't get lucky against Odin, but he is lucky all of Odin's buddies didn't try anything real funny with the guy. He might not actually ask us for assistance, and that would be a real shame. Like I said, I've been in his shoes, I know how hard it is in this world sometimes.
When I got everyone together for the royal crowning on Slam, everyone was game on, even Chelsea who is far above that silliness. Crow, though, he wanted no part of it. He was focused on something else. I knew going in that he would be stubborn. I thought maybe having friends, a support system around him would help him with his pains and struggles. All I've ever wanted to do is help. Now, though, I get a chance to show my new guys the true meaning of 'King of All Wrestlers.' These are the guys that came in and bucked the trend, they knew full well that my time isn't up. They're not going to sit around and 'wah wah Corey Black is taking my spotlight.' Fuck no, I'm GIVING them MY spotlight! They know I'm not some broken down piece of shit that needs to be put out to pasture. I'll know when my time is up. I knew it was close when I stopped wrestling every single week. I don't need the spotlight anymore. Tonight, however, I have to take it back. It's certainly not personal between myself, Alex and Crow. I wish I could have taken those guys to the finals with me myself, but someone else had other plans. Someone else wanted to prove himself worthy of all the adulation.
Jayson and I have this hate/hate relationship that can't ever seem to be resolved. I beat this guy senseless, pinned him twice in a night and he maintains that he carried Jonny Fly and myself to Trios victory. Fact check. Jonny and I made it to the finals with Jeff Purse. Jonny and I will likely make it to the finals with Steve Orbit. Who carried who, dude? You are so lucky I even let you be in this tournament, let alone take some of my team. Yeah, I let you have Crow and Richards. I did, I'm not going to make up some bullshit like you whined and you cried about it. We knew it was the four of us, someone had to sit out, and you made a compelling argument about proving yourself. I know when I don't need the spotlight, Jayson. You know as well as I do that I had no plans on being in this tournament until Jonny came to me. Be butthurt he didn't ask you to join his team all you want, but it has always been the Corey Black and Jonny Fly show featuring Jayson Price and other recurring cast members. That was Pantheon in a nutshell.
You though, you can't leave well enough alone. So you go to Twitter and boo-hoo all over the internet. I'm going to make this perfectly clear. The turncoat is the guy that asks Corey Black to whip his ass every chance he gets. You're a shitty person, you're a shitty friend, and you're sure as shit a shitty member of Pantheon. You straight up told me you don't need us to be relevant. That's not entirely true, because even if I decide to boot your ass, which I should because you're a gigantic cunt, we'll keep you relevant by putting our boots up your vulva every week until you roll over in submission. You think for one fucking second that you leaving will matter in the long term? You're here to help the new guys, and you're showing them that being a cowardly little bitch is the way to go. You're a bad influence and I hope they all realize this before you turn the rest of the team into crying lions like you, Jayson.
Jayson Price, talking a big game on Twitter, failing to get the job done. Should I list the other men that are in your boat? Doc Henry, Jordan Caliban, Adam Young. Those three talked so much smack and got Burning Hammered so fucking hard. You saw and laughed at each and every one of them, yet you turn your cheek and pull the same nonsense. Your beef with Torture, Fly and Orbit has nothing to do with me. Really Torture and Orbit are the only ones you should be upset with, Jonny has done almost nothing to you. He left. He left everyone. I rebuild Pantheon, you were accepted back into the family and they earned your approval. Do you remember walking out the night I introduced everyone? I remember it like it was yesterday, pissed me right the fuck off. You gave me the nod to make this into the mold I thought it should be, and you sauntered off to the back to pull your primadonna diva crap like you always do. Instead of facing an issue head on, you retreat and hole up, hoping the storm will pass. It's not passing this time, Jayson. You have me, Fly, and Orbit all looking to take your stupid head off - and it's just because you can't let bygones be bygones. Your time in the tournament is almost up, and I feel your time in Pantheon may be even shorter than that.
It's just too bad you had to go off and ruin it for the promising ones. I'll see you over the rainbow, Princess Internet.
Finished with his video, Corey reaches over to stop the recording. There's a knock at the door. Curiously, Corey goes to answer it, and it's a WCF staff member with a box addressed to Corey.
Corey Black
I.. I didn't order anything? The heck is this? Where did you get it?
WCF Staff Member
It was in the Arena Mexico mailbox, Mr. Black. I can't tell you anything more than that, I'm afraid.
Corey Black
Well, thanks I guess.
Corey closes the door and places the box on the table. He paces back and forth once or twice before ripping the box open. Falling out of the box and onto the table is a Ruby Red Elbow Pad. Corey is taken back by the gift, largely confused, surprised and oddly excited. He puts it on and it fits like a charm. Except for the piece of paper jammed inside the pad itself. Corey fishes it out and read it, then laughs as he puts it on the table.
Corey,
Thanks for the distraction. I figured you could use a weapon in the battle tonight. Bring all that you've got.
- Fly
Thanks for the distraction. I figured you could use a weapon in the battle tonight. Bring all that you've got.
- Fly
