Anthony Douglas #14

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FADE IN

Int: Darkness - Unknown time after Hostile Takeover

It is completely black. Nothing can be seen.

ANTHONY
(cold, calm, emotionless voice)

Weakness! Something deep down told me I was aligned with weakness. An American Nightmare let a fake Elven nothing beat him in a fight. A man who's 350 lbs got beat by a RPG playing nerd. American Nightmare? More like American Nothing. Where was your power and brutality in our fight? No where. No where, since there isn't sh*t there! And because of it, I lost a fight! I lost a fight where I wasn't even beaten? You, and your little buddy, Jason Willard failed! I lived up to my end of bargin. . .I beat the hell out of Blade! I took out Seth Sinn, and you guys failed on your end. You called yourself an anarchist, Willard? You think you're great. Son, you couldn't pull of sh*t at Hostile Takeover! You and your little buddy cost me a fight! Consider me out of your little sh*t. The one time I didn't listen to my instinct, teamed up with someone and lost! I hate tag teams, I hate relying on people because people let you down! You let yourselves down. Couldn't back up the hype with the action. I want nothing to do with either of you!

Anthony flips on a zippo lit. His cowboy hat his over his eyes as he looks at the ground.

ANTHONY
(still calm and cold)

The thing is, Blade. . .nothing was settled. You didn't pin me! You didn't beat me and you sure didn't do sh*t against me! You tell me what you did? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I've been beaten cold, knocked out and made bloody, but never by you! Deep down, you know for a fact nothing is settled! Talk in front of condemned buildings, phantom cars, hen houses. . .outhouses, sewer pipes. . .it makes no difference to me. Bottom line is I told you it would never be over between us and I meant it! I told Lantlas this would never be over between us and I meant it! So, speak your little words, wax idiotically and prove to me you're not the biggest piece of crap on the planet, and maybe, just maybe some day, when you are sitting in your wheelchair, soiling yourself in your little rest home, the spector of Anthony Douglas kicking your "Angel of Pain" made up ass will disappear. You know, Lantlas knows. . .the G-d damn world knows that Anthony Douglas isn't done with either of you and until I leave the PCW feet first with a toe tag, you'll never see the end of me!

Anthony stands up and shakes his head.

ANTHONY

I've noticed there's alot of hiding here in the PCW. The Captain hides behind lawsuit threats, cops and his own goon squad! You make sh*t up, stir sh*t up, then don't have the balls to come out and face the sh*t you made? You're a worthless piece of trash, Captain! You, and whomever is pulling your strings, think you can keep me down! Son, I've been down for 10 years. I've been down, looking at my life and wondering why I wasn't taken away when I died 10 years ago! You know I want Blade. . you know I want Lantlas and then you throw me into this fight where l lose to both without ever getting beat. Now, you have me fighting a G-d damn woman! A WOMAN!!! Sashaying here tits and ass in the ring so the neer-do-well horny assholes in the crowd can think "damn, I wish I can get with that!!!!" A woman! A woman who thinks she's got the testicles to come into a man's world. Hell, she may have more testosterone than you, Captain. At least she'll face me alone without threats of arrest and lawsuit! You, you sack of sh*t, will hide behind your desk and make sh*t up and stir the pot!

Anthony holds the lighter to his face.

ANTHONY

Jade, look into my eyes. What do you think you see? I can tell you what you see: youth destroyed, innocence lost, a spirit broken. That's what you should say. Unfortunately there are a lot of people that work here, that fight here, that foolishly believe they have futures, who think and believe the easy way out; they believe I'm insane. It's a very easy label to mark me as. I talk crazy, I look crazy, I act crazy. . .hell, I must be crazy, I must the insane. It's the only logical explanation to explain what makes me tick, what motivates me. You people look at me and you see an animal, you see someone who is a tortured, who has given up the fight, who just doesn't care. And all you believe is I am crazy. Anthony is insane: look at him, look at the way he acts. F*ck all of you.

Anthony lifts up his head and smiles.

ANTHONY

Jade, I am no one is stepping stone. You think for a second I will just lay down for you because you're a woman! Lady, that just isn't going to happen on my watch, and certainly not at my expense. Don't think for a second that Anthony Douglas has compassion for you because you're a woman! Don't think Anthony Douglas will show mercy because you're a woman! Anthony Douglas has no room in his heart for any of that. I may have lost a fight to two men who aren't worthy of licking the crap off my shoes, even on their best days. That stupid son of a bitch, Lantlas, beat the American Nightmare, but he didn't beat me. Jade, you think I'm going to lighten up because you're a woman? That just isn't going to happen. You, and everyone like you are completely pathetic! You will beg for your life! You will beg for mercy but you're not going to find any! I will kick your bitch ass all over the arena come Trauma! You will beg for mercy come our fight!

Anthony turns on the light switch. Chairs are broken, there are holes in the dry wall. One bald light bulb displays that Anthony tore up the room before he started talking. He looks at his damage.

ANTHONY

Blade, You think you're going to get it easier now. You think I have an awe of you because you won a match you didn't factor in? You're still weak, pathetic, stupid, and a complete waste of my time. What's going to happen after I beat you within an inch of your life? You could go home and cry to Mama, Grandma, your brother, sister or the doctor who will put you back together. Maybe not! Most likely the medical examiner will need the dental records you had as a child to enable your family identify your dead body after I liquify you. The only thing you're going to see my fist shoved down your stupid throat until I can grab your stomach and pull it out your mouth.

Anthony opens the door and looks into the room.

ANTHONY

I showed you mercy by letting up on the Kill Me Now! That isn't going to happen again! You want me in a fight, Blade? You have my undivided attention. You want to take me out! Come and get me! Better people have tried! Go whine to the Captain to get the match! Your match, your way! It doesn't matter to me! Jade, right now, I'm looking for a fight and you just happen to be in the way! Right now, Blade, you and Lantlas have sealed your death warrant. I will sign them with Jade's blood. So, pray to G-d, Jade! Kiss whatever you have at night and remember. . .Anthony Douglas doesn’t care if he wins or loses. . .all he care about is hurting as many people he can! I care for nothing. . .not even me! I don’t care about Lantlas' stupid belt, about getting rich or famous. I have money and I don't need fame. Anthony Douglas is here to beat the hell out of everyone in front of him.

Anthony looks blankly into the camera.

ANTHONY

The mistake I made was thinking Jason Willard and the American Nightmare could live up to their names! They couldn't! I thought they had something inside of them! They do. . .hype, choking and bullsh*t, son! As far as me being in N2S, consider me done with both of you! The Wolverine doesn't need losers who can't live up to their words and can't back them up with action! Jason, you go kiss your daughter and kiss your wife. American Nightmare, you can kiss my ass! As far as I'm concerned, you two can go to hell! You two cost me a fight and now I have to fight a G-d damn woman! So, Jade. . .you gussy up yourself real good. Put on your pearls, your makeup and make yourself look good for the camera, because there's a whirlwind coming. There’s a storm blowing in and its name is Hurricane Wolverine! It shows no mercy, it cannot be reasoned with and it cannot be controlled! A wolverine attacks with no mercy, fear or regard, Jade! So, bring whatever you have because it will be me kicking your ass from until you start hacking up and coughing up blood! And even when that happens, I don't think I'll stop until your chest stops heaving. There is no more mercy in me. I made that mistake with Blade. You, Jade, just get the consequence.

Anthony walks out the door, then turns, wets his fingers with his spit and flicks water at the bald bulb. It explodes, causing darkness.

DARKNESS. END SCENE.