Scene One: SPARKLEEEEEEES
Where: A Local Craft Store
When: unknown
**The scene fades up inside a local craft store. Specifically, the glitter aisle. In the middle of the aisle stood Candy. Her hair pulled down in pigtails, the hair flowing over her shoulders in loose waves. She was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a white shirt that had “GLITTER IS LIFE” on the front… in glitter of course! She also was donning her mask, which was, of course, pink and covered in pink sequins. She had a cart behind her and she was starting to grab different bottles of glitter when an employee wearing a mask of her own walks up.**
EMPLOYEE: Ma’am? Can I help you?
**Candy looked over, a bottle of silver glitter in one hand and an iridescent glitter in the other.**
CANDY: Actually… yes. I need lots and lots and lots of glitter. Like LOOOOOOOOOOTS of glitter! Is this all the glitter you guys have?
EMPLOYEE: Uh… we might have some more in the back?
CANDY: I’LL TAKE IT ALL!!! What’s your favorite kind of glitter?
EMPLOYEE: Uh… I like the fine glitter. It’s got a better sparkle.
CANDY: I WANT LOTS OF THAT! The sparklier the better!!!
**The employee looked shocked.**
EMPLOYEE: Uh… how much glitter do you need?
CANDY: ALL OF IT.
EMPLOYEE: Like… ALL all?
CANDY: YEAH!
EMPLOYEE: Dare I ask… why do you need SO MUCH glitter?
CANDY: It’s a loooooooong story. But we got time! Help me load up this cart!
**She starts loading every single container of glitter on the shelf into her cart. The employee helps as Candy begins to speak.**
CANDY: So… it all started like…3 months ago! See, I’m a wrestler in SCW…
EMPLOYEE: I’ve heard of you guys. Not really a fan of wrestling myself, but my brother loves it.
CANDY: That’s awesome! Well… it all started with a battle royal between myself and a bunch of my fellow ladies! It was so much fun! We were throwing punches left and right! It was like POW! BAM! WHACK! Like a comic book! And then… I got eliminated. But so did this really really mean girl, her name is Mercedes.
**Candy leans in and whispers loudly**
CANDY: Spoiler alert… SHE’S THE VILLAIN!
**She leaned back out and continued,**
CANDY: She’s really really mean and a butthead and just all around not nice! She got mad at me because she didn’t win.
EMPLOYEE: Was it your fault? Did you eliminate her?
CANDY: That’s the thing! NO! I was eliminated before she was! So then later I was attacked by this person called “Sin”... but that’s a whole different story! So, the next week I was doing an interview about what happened, and Mercedes… the meanie head… walked up and started being really mean to me. Like REALLY really mean. Said a lot of rude and bad stuff to me. Like so bad I think her mom should have washed her mouth out with soap! At first, I thought she was just grumpy cuz she lost last week, or maybe she was hungry or sleepy so she was being mean and didn’t really mean it. I know I get kinda cranky when I’m hungry. Anyways. She called me a loser and walked away. It was very very mean.
EMPLOYEE: That sounds mean.
CANDY: I KNOW RIGHT?!?!?! So then the next week I had an interview set up to update on my health and to confirm that I was all set for my match at the Supercard the next week called Violent Conduct. I was walking through the hallway and some one attacked me from behind and locked me in a closet! It was dark and scary in there and it smelled like pinesol! But I couldn’t get out and I missed my interview! Luckily my husband found me and saved me. But I didn’t know who it was who put me in there. I didn’t see their face. So, SCW has this thing called the Roulette Wheel with all sorts of matches on it and I wanted to get Glitter Bomb match on it. My very own creation! But they wouldn’t let me add it to the wheel. I was sad. But I had a fun night that night and the meanie head didn’t bother me. But the week after… I decided I needed to find out who locked me in the closet! So I started searching! And i got a text message saying that some one knew who it was and to meet them in the ring the next week! I WAS SO EXCITED!!! So then I had my match for the Mixed Tag Team Titles… and we lost.
**Candy frowned, which you really couldn’t tell behind the mask she was wearing.**
EMPLOYEE: I’m sorry.
CANDY: It’s ok! Ya win some, ya lose some! So the next week I came out to the ring and I was all excited to find out who was picking on me! And you will never guess who came out!!!
EMPLOYEE: Uh… Mercedes?
CANDY: YEAH!!! She knew who attacked me! I was sooooooo excited! She had video clips and everything! And she showed me… and GUESS WHO IT WAS???
EMPLOYEE: I… legitimately have no clue…
CANDY: IT WAS MERCEDES!!!
EMPLOYEE: NO WAY!
CANDY: WAY!!! I told you she was the villain!!! And the worst part is she tried to blame other people in the locker room and acted like she was my friend. AND THAT'S NOT COOL! So after I saw the clip and I saw that it was her… SHE ATTACKED ME!!! She hit me in the head with a microphone! I had a headache for like… a whole day! It was so mean and it hurt. But the next week was our halloween special and I went trick or treating backstage! I got SO MUCH CANDY! It was amazing! Until I got to … her … locker room! And guess what?
EMPLOYEE: She was out of candy?
CANDY: YEAH! Well, that wasn’t what I was going to say… but yeah she didn’t have any candy! WHO DOESN'T HAVE CANDY ON HALLOWEEN??? The Halloween Grinch, that’s who! That’s like the Christmas Grinch… but for Halloween. ANWAYS. Then she was MEAN to me again! She’s a big ole bully with yucky hair! She made fun of my bestie Keira. And then she made fun of me for losing my last match… BUT SHE LOST HER LAST MATCH TOO! So when I pointed that out to her she got mean again. I asked her why she did it and she said because she wanted to! Just to prove that she was better than me! HOW MEAN!!!
EMPLOYEE: Jeez…
CANDY: I KNOW!!! So then our bosses said we were gonna do this weird thing called “pick your poison”... which is really kinda yucky and scary cuz poison is bad. But we got to pick each other’s opponents for the next show. So I picked my other bestie Roxi to face her, and she picked some one called Amber to fight me. Well… we both lost! The matches were super super hard! We picked good people for each other to fight. What a warm up for High Stakes! And then… last week… I got Mark and Christian to agree to make our match a Glitter Bomb match! So that’s why I am here buying all the glitter.
EMPLOYEE: To… make the glitter bombs?
CANDY: YES!!! You get it!!!
**They load the last couple things of glitter into the cart. Candy tilts her head as she looked at it.**
CANDY: This could be a good start. Do you have any glitter glue? AND SEQUINS???
EMPLOYEE: Yeah… Aisle 5 and 8.
CANDY: Thank you! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!
**She pushed the cart towards the aisles as the camera focused in on the employee… who appeared to be a little overwhelmed.**
EMPLOYEE: I… need a break…
**The employee walked off as the scene faded to black**
Scene Two: GLITTER BOMBS!!!
Where: Candy’s craft room, in her home.
When: Later in the day that she bought all the glitter.
**The scene fades up in a room in Candy’s home. The walls had shelves full of different crafting supplies. Yarns, fabrics, sewing machines and the like filled the room. There was a table against one of the walls that had a lamp on it, and all different things such as brushes, scissors, bottles of glue… all sorts of goodies. Sitting at the table, was Candy. She appeared to be deep in thought as she tinkered with something at the table. Strewn across another table by her side were several containers of the glitter she had purchased earlier. There were bags across the floor containing more of the glitter she had purchased. She finished up with something and put down what she was working with.**
CANDY: There we go! Just gotta let it dry and we can go test em!
**Fluffy barked twice, excitedly. Candy turned and accidentally knocked the open bottle of bright pink glitter off the table, right onto the unsuspecting Fluffy sitting on the floor. Fluffy jumped and let out a yelp.**
CANDY: OMG FLUFFY I’M SO SORRY!
**Fluffy began to run in a circle, not knowing exactly what had just happened. She stook herself off, causing a CLOUD of pink glitter to explode into the air around her. She got scared and let out a high pitched YIP before zooming out the door with a trail of glitter following her. Candy looked horrified as she watched the pup run out the door. Marcus poked his head in a moment later.**
MARCUS: Uh… what’s going on in here?
CANDY: I was making Glitter Bombs for my match against meanie head Mercedes… and I accidentally dumped some glitter on Fluffy.
MARCUS: I see. Well, she is trailing pink glitter throughout the entire house.
**Candy couldn’t help but giggle a little bit at the thought of glitter trails throughout their home.**
CANDY: Oops… I’ll clean it up in a little bit.
MARCUS: Good luck with that… we are gonna have glittery feet for weeks.
**She looked down, a little sad. He shook his head softly and walked over to her, placing his hand on her shoulder.**
MARCUS: But that’s ok. I knew this day would come from the beginning. And it’s ok. A little glitter isn’t any trouble. Although it looks like a craft store exploded in here. Those must be SOME glitter bombs you made!
**Her eyes lit up.**
CANDY: Oh I hope so!!! I made 3 different kinds and I just gotta test em!!! I kinda wanna test em on that bully Mercedes. I can’t wait to kick her butt for everything she has done to me!
MARCUS: And I have complete faith that you will show her that she can’t just pick on you.
CANDY: Thank you, Marcus. She said she picked on me like that because she could… because she wanted too… and because it was easy. Like, I know I’m not the smartest light bulb in the knife box. But that doesn’t mean I am an easy target.
MARCUS: Some people like to target those that are better than they are, just to try and prove a point. To try and make themselves feel better. People like that target people like you because they think that if they can pick someone who they think won’t fight back… it’ll be an easy win for them. But boy is she wrong.
CANDY: I know! I don’t like bullies. Like, I don’t go out and pick fights. But my mommy and daddy taught me to always defend myself! And that’s what I’m gonna do! She thinks she can beat me up and keep doing mean stuff… well she CAN’T! I won’t take it anymore!
MARCUS: That’s my girl.
**He kissed the top of her head**
MARCUS: I’m gonna go get the vacuum for you, and maybe a lint roller too… then I’ll take Fluffy to the groomer to get her cleaned up.
CANDY: You are the bestest husband EVER. I love you.
MARCUS: I love you, too.
**The two shared a smooch before he walked out of the room. Candy looked at the crude looking glitter bombs on the table and a wicked grin took over her face.**
CANDY: Just you wait, Mercedes! You are gonna be covered in so much glitter, from head to toe, that you won’t be able to be mean and grumpy! You’ll have to be happy! Like an elf! A christmas elf! Christmas Elves are always soooooo happy! YES! That’s what I’m gonna do! YAY!!!
**Marcus came back into the room and sat down a vacuum cleaner inside the room, then handed her a lint roller.**
MARCUS: Good luck… may the odds be forever in your favor.
**He chuckled a little as he left the room, sending the scene to black.**
Scene Three: Testing, Testing, 1, 2!
Where: The arena
When: A few days before High Stakes, early afternoon.
**The scene fades up in the back of the arena, a few days before High Stakes was to take place. Candy was sitting at a table in the cafeteria area with a small box on the table in front of her. Sitting in the chair next to her was Fluffy, and laying at her feet was Hero. She looked at the box on the table and smiled.**
CANDY: This is going to be perfect! Some one said they saw Mercedes go in that room… so I set up the glitter bombs on the door so when she opens the door to come out… BAM! GLITTER BOMB! It’s gonna be so perfect, guys!
**She looked over to Fluffy, whose coat was extra fluffy and shiny after her trip to the groomers. From off to the side, she hears the door she was talking about open, she hears a bit of a crash, and then a voice yell out. She jumps up, excitedly.**
CANDY: THEY WORK!!!
**Candy rushes towards the door**
CANDY: That’s what you get for being a meanie head bully!
**She stuck her tongue out at the person in the doorway. The camera panned and you could see that it… wasn’t Mercedes Vargas as Candy has hoped. Instead, standing in the doorway, with a pile of multi colored glitter on his head and shoulders, and an insane amount of glitter on the floor around him, stood Miles Kasey. He stood still and Candy covered her mouth.**
CANDY: OH … EM … GEE!!! I’m soooooo sorry Miles! I thought Mercedes was in there!
MILES: Why would Mercedes be in the men’s restroom?
**She looked at the door to see that it was, in fact, the mens room that she booby trapped. She took an extra step towards him, sheepishly.**
CANDY: FLUFFY! WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT RIGGING UP GLITTER BOMBS!
**Fluffy, standing at her feet, tilted her head as if to say “what the…” to the accusation.**
MILES: Please tell me I am not covered in glitter?
CANDY: But… I was told not to lie…
MILES: Why am I covered in glitter?
CANDY: I was testing out my glitter bombs for the match against Mercedes… and I thought I could test them on her. But… I think I put it on the wrong door. I’m sorry, Miles.
**He reached up and dusted the glitter off his shoulders and head as much as he could. But he was still pretty covered. Especially in his hair.**
CANDY: At least I didn’t use the one with the stickiness to it… right?
MILES: I almost feel like I was tarred and feathered… except it’s sparkly… I feel like that vampire in Twilight.
CANDY: I LOVE TWILIGHT!!! I’M TEAM JACOB THO!
MILES: That answers a whole lot of questions. Look, I’m gonna go and try and clean this off… good luck with your glitter bombs…
CANDY: Lint rollers or tape work great to clean up glitter.
MILES: Thanks for the tip…
**He started to walk off, trying to shake as much glitter out of his hair as he could. He left a bit of a trail of glitter behind him. Candy giggled a little as she looked at the mess in the doorway. One of the custodians walked over with a broom and dustpan. The custodian looked like an older guy, probably in his late 50s. He was wearing a brown jumpsuit and a mask covering his face. He looked at the mess and let out a sigh**
CUSTODIAN: I knew I should have taken that early retirement offer when they made that Glitter thing official… Glitter is the absolute worst.
**Candy’s jaw dropped**
CANDY: GLITTER IS NOT THE WORST!!! Glitter is the best! It’s like me… so sparkly and fun and pretty and positive and represents all the good things in the world!
CUSTODIAN: I mean in terms of clean up. It’s the herpes of craft supplies.
**Candy gasped loudly at the comparison.**
CANDY: That’s gross! It’s not like it’s a stink bomb or a cherry bomb or something yucky and sticky like soda or beer… or even something stinky like…
**She looked around before she whispered the following word**
CANDY: like poop…
**She shuddered a bit and then returned to normal.**
CUSTODIAN: Glitter gets everywhere, it’s so hard to clean up, it gets stuck all over the place… and it travels. I’m gonna be here all night cleaning this up.
CANDY: I’m sorry. I wasn’t trying to cause trouble. Mercedes is a big ole meanie head…
CUSTODIAN: Oh you don’t have to tell me about her. Her name precedes her. I overhear her talking in different areas. See, that’s the thing, people tend to overlook that people like me are even around, and they say things they don’t want others to know. Let me tell ya, kid, she aint fond of you.
CANDY: I don’t get it! I don’t see why so many people here don’t like me. I’m nice, I bake goodies and share them, I try to cheer everyone up. Yet, so many people here don’t even like me.
**She looked sad.**
CANDY: Ya know, when she came out to be the one who knew who locked me in the closet… I thought she was going to be my friend! But that wasn’t true.
CUSTODIAN: Oh, trust me, you don’t want friends like her anyways. She would take advantage of a sweet girl like you.
CANDY: Yeah, a lot of people end up doing that.
CUSTODIAN: It’s cuz you are too sweet. You are a nice girl. But don’t forget to stand up for yourself. Not everyone wants to be your friend.
CANDY: I know. But I want to be everyone’s friend!
CUSTODIAN: That’s… unrealistic. Listen to this old man.
**He leans on his broom.**
CUSTODIAN: It’s good to befriend alot of people, but make sure they are truly your friends.
CANDY: Like Keira! And Roxi! And Bella! And Malachi! But not Mercedes! She may be a hall of famer here… but I’m just as good as she is! And I’m gonna prove it! Thank you, mister! And again… I’m sorry about the glitter!
**She looks down at the pooches at her feet and motion for them to follow her. She rushes off camera and they follow. The cameras zoom in on the Custodian before fading to black.**