Post by Corey Black on Nov 18, 2018 15:05:27 GMT -5
For Stan
Excelsior
"As the years have gone by for everyone, people lose special people in their lives every day. Fathers, mothers, sisters - everyone expires sometime, the game is to last the longest so there's nobody left to mourn you. That's the ultimate goal in life, be the strong one that can handle loss and be the last one standing. That's my goal anyway. In life and in WCF. Be the last one standing because I am the strongest."
We open up to a crisp Minneapolis night. Temps are in the teens, it's a cold one out here, but the streets are still packed with people living their lives. Going to a show, work, to get some food, it's all happening on this cold fall night. Corey Black sits in his apartment doing some paperwork, surely for WCF. It's dark throughout the place except a lone lamp shining down on the work Corey is doing. He scribbles some stuff, turns a page, scribbles more.. and then, suddenly, a bright purple light shines up from the floorboards. A few cracks in the floor allow the light to shine through the darkness. Corey jumps up, rushes over to an old rotary phone on the wall. He picks it up and speaks.
Corey Black
To what do I owe this honor, it's been a while.
Voice
It's the Wolves, Corey.
Corey Black
The Wolves, really? They're barely even active. I can't even remember the last major thing they've done.
Voice
They have taken a hard drive that was seized in a raid last week, it holds the names of every single operative we have working for us.
Corey Black
Even me?
Voice
Even you, and I know you have been done with this for a long time, but you're the only man for the job.
Corey Black
Where can I find these Wolves?
Voice
Slumming around your stomping grounds somewhere, barely making any noise. It's going to take something big to have them show their hand.
Corey Black
I'll see what I can do. Thanks, I'll get that hard drive back soon.
Voice
I know you will.
Corey hangs up the phone, and out from a darkened room steps Nikki Venus. She rubs her eyes and points to the phone.
Nikki Venus
I thought you were done, Corey.
Corey Black
It's the Wolves, Nikki, they have to go down. I can't allow them to scrape by, if they'd have done something flashy I may have allowed the police to handle this, but they insulted me by doing something of such low effort.. almost as if they were teasing me. They have to know I'm coming for them, that's the only reason they'd do what they did.
Nikki Venus
What are you going to do?
Corey Black
Make a fuckin' statement, I guess. They think they have the upper hand, they think they have all the cards in their deck.. please. They've shown their hand and they don't even know it.
Nikki Venus
Go get 'em, tiger.
Corey nods and heads to a statue on a platform. The top half of the artwork opens up, revealing a lever which Corey pulls. A bookcase filled with Marvel Comics behind him slides open, revealing a spiral staircase. He heads down to a secret elevator, which he enters.. only one button. Down and down we go, into the basement of this skyscraper. Here is a large computer with a suit in a case and a vehicle. The suit is purple and black, the car is a black muscle car with purple stripes.
Corey Black
Time to fuckin' avenge!
Later that night..
Corey's car pulls up to a warehouse, he kills the engine. The Avenger gets out of the car fully decked out in his purple uniform, as he casually walks up to a window and peeks in. Sure enough, a bunch of men wearing leather jackets with giant wolf heads on the back are milling around, there's a couch, beer, and a safe. The guys aren't really doing much, Wolves think they're way better than they actually are. Corey opens the window and slips inside, standing in full view of at least four men.
The Avenger
What's up, bitches? I'm here to get back what you've stolen - and frankly, you shouldn't even try. I will kick your asses so fast you'd wish you'd go back to writing Markiplier/Jacksepticeye slash fiction.
A guy rushes in, Corey hits a big back body drop sending the guy through the window and onto the concrete outside!
The Avenger
I'm fuckin' serious, dudes, you have literally no chance. Wolves are supposed to be a pack, but you lonely dipshits are off floundering in nowhereland with no direction and no skill to advance. It's almost like you came in when the place was dying and picked the bones. That's no predator. You're no predator. You're slime. You're barely able to keep this hoax of a job up. I'm here to put an end to all of that. Everything you think you are, I'm about to expose.
Another guy runs up to Corey, this time with a crowbar. Sidestep, superkick, dude is down.
The Avenger
Come on then, if this is the best you have, I barely have to break a sweat. I've had my eye on you Wolves for a while now, you never have grabbed that fabled brass ring. You just talk a big game and when the time comes to perform, all you can do is half-ass a heist job. This is it, your swan song. You fucked with the best and now you're going to end up just like the rest - dead and buried. Yeah, I've dealt with your kind for years now. Come in this town thinking you own the place, but you just coast by until you come face to face with me. And you take your best shot.. but your best shot isn't even close to being as good as my worst shot. So I put you the fuck down like a sick dog. You wonder where everyone has gone from the streets, it's me, motherfuckers. I took them down. The Flys, The Orbits, The Hot Dogs, one by one, man by man, I have beat them and sent them packing. You're no different, Wolves. Excuse me, you are different, you're nowhere near their league.
One of them finally hears enough and comes throwing punches, Corey blocks each one and powerslams him through a table.
The Avenger
Child's play, Wolves. You think you're so big and bad, the most badass group but you can't follow through with anything. You keep getting snuffed at every pass. I'm not some low-level jabroni, I'm The Avenger, legend around here. I've been doing this longer than you've had pubes. You're out here shouting about being mercenaries, like you're actually contributing to a cause, it's all a ruse to get people to turn a blind eye to your crimes.
The last man runs toward CD and simply gets a bicycle knee strike, taking him down in a heap.
The Avenger
The Wolves are no more after this, you understand me? Get out there, get a real job, contribute to society or I'll be right back here, next time with MPLSPD with me, and you'll all go away for a loooong time. Are we clear?
A couple of them moan in agreement, one is for sure knocked out cold.
The Avenger
Alright, now where's the hard drive?
The safe, right? Well it's open. And there's no hard drive. On cue, the television lights up with static. Then a face appears. Except it's a mask. A silver oni mask. It speaks.
Oni
You think that by taking out the Wolves that you'll get what you want, Avenger? The Wolves are pawns. They're expendable in this game. They... they're a distraction. I have what you want. I have... your life... in my hands.
The Avenger
I will find you.
Oni
You won't have to.
As fast as it clicked on, the television turns off. Empty handed, The Avenger heads out the window, kicking the Wolf on his way to his car. He drives off into the night.
Back at home..
Corey walks out of the bookshelf wearing normal clothes again, and falls down into bed after making his way through his dark apartment. Except something is in his bed. He turns the light on confused to find Nikki Venus wearing the silver oni mask! On the nightstand is a cup of water, clear signs of drugs inside. He rips the mask off her head, she's still breathing, just sleeping. Someone has been here, he has been here.. did he fucking broadcast from here?!
Find out next time.. when Corey Black wrestles again!
