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Scene 1
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada.
We see Jeremiah and DT working out at the gym in the building that Raynin owns and where Morganna and Jeremiah live. Jeremiah is shirtless and has on workout pants. Sebastian is also shirtless and in workout pants. Jeremiah is getting ready for his big match against Despayre for the Internet title.
[Dark Tiger]
There you go Jeremiah. Keep going. You have a big match this week. Don’t screw this up. I know you want this more.
Jeremiah then stops and then holds his head and shakes it. Dark Tiger knows what’s going on but Jeremiah grabs his bags and heads to the showers. As he does Pussy Willows comes to him.
[Pussy Willows]
Hey Dark Tiger, is Jeremiah here? I was hoping I could get a few words from him.
[Dark Tiger]
Yes he is here but he is not in his right mind right now. Maybe I can help you. What is on your mind?
[Pussy Willows]
Alright. Well Jeremiah has a huge match this week as Despayre puts up the Internet title against him this week. Do you think he will be good to go at this match?
[Dark Tiger]
We are going to give it our best to get him ready. He is certainly having a rough time. He is thinking he is seeing his father and thinks his father is telling him that he is weak. I know his father as his father was my brother. He died when Jeremiah was four years old and yes my brother was stubborn, but I don’t think he would do something as bad as tell his son he is weak.
Jeremiah has nothing but respect for Despayre and so do I. We have faced Despayre before and he is a tough kid for someone who acts like he does. We like Despayre, and Jeremiah is looking for a fight from him. He wants to succeed in 2017 and what a way to start if he could win the Internet title from Despayre. This will be a huge feather in his cap and it will add to his accomplishments he has already in SCW. He wants to leave that legacy here.
He has always wanted to follow in my footsteps Pussy but I told him if he surpassed what I have done in this business then I would not complain. In fact I would be proud of him. I don’t know why this is happening now of all times when he does have a title shot against someone the caliber of Despayre and we are trying to get him on track.
[Pussy Willows]
Do you think what could be the matter is that he is stressing himself out?
[Dark Tiger]
No Miss Willows, there is something in his head that’s telling him that he is weak. We know that Jeremiah is not weak. Now we don’t know if it is my brother or not, but we will get to the bottom of it somehow and we will have him ready by the time the match commences. We are going to get Jeremiah on the right track to what he wants to accomplish in 2017. We will figure out how to go about doing it. This is not going to be easy I know but if there is any idea I think Diamond may have an idea but we don’t know what it is.
[Pussy Willows]
Alright. Well Thank you DT, and I wish Jeremiah well so give him my thoughts.
[Dark Tiger]
Sure will.
Pussy leaves and then Diamond comes in the building. She is wearing a dress and open toed shoes. Her hair is in a ponytail.
[Diamond]
Everything alright Sebastian?
[Dark Tiger]
I am a little worried about Jeremiah. He stopped working out and just headed to the showers in the middle of the workout. We weren’t even done.
[Diamond]
I have never seen Jeremiah like this before. This is weirding me out and we have tried just about everything we can to help him. He has the title match this week and if something isn’t done, then we won’t have him ready in time.
[Dark Tiger]
Neither have I. There has got to be a way to help him out here. I am sick of this. He wants to succeed this year and I want to help him get focused. If it is my brother that’s doing this then I will get pissed. He has never given me any reason to get mad at him but if this is his doing then I don’t care if he is a ghost I will get mad.
[Diamond]
You said his father was stubborn right? I can tell when Jeremiah gets stubborn but this is ridiculous.
As Diamond thinks a guy in a towel comes running out of the showers.
[Guy]
Man down in the showers. Man down in the showers.
Diamond and Dark Tiger look at each other, and then runs to the showers and sees Jeremiah down on the floor. Dark Tiger grabs a towel and hands it to Diamond who then puts it around his waist. They help Jeremiah up who then comes to and shakes his head.
[“Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin]
Could someone get me the number of that last Mac Truck that hit me? I know I felt a Mac truck hit me I just don’t know which one.
They sit him down on the bench and Diamond grabs his clothes and tells Jeremiah to go change. He does so and then Diamond paces the floor. Minutes later Jeremiah comes back out. They head upstairs to Diamond’s apartment and then they sit down. Diamond gets up and paces the floor.
[Diamond]
Alright We need to get Jeremiah’s head right for this match. I want him to win the Internet title and this whoever it is that is in his head is clearly not going to help him by telling Jeremiah he is weak.
[“Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin]
I am not weak. Stop telling me I’m weak. I’m Big Tiger the Man of War from the eight oh four. I am not weak. Get the hell out of my head. I’m not weak.
[Diamond]
We know that babe. There is only one thing at this point that I can suggest of doing, and I know that Jeremiah hasn’t been thru one of these. I use this for a last resort when nothing else works. I don’t know if Jeremiah will like it though.
[“Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin]
Electric Shock Therapy? Maybe if I get shocked whoever is in my head would go away.
Diamond and Dark Tiger look at Jeremiah quizzically.
[Dark Tiger]
We are wanting to help you get with the program. You have a title shot against Despayre. We are here to help you not to turn you into a lightning rod.
[“Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin]
Oh ok. Sorry. I’m still not weak.
Dark Tiger sighs and shakes his head. he holds the bridge of his nose and takes a deep breath.
[Dark Tiger]
What did you have in mind Morganna? I am willing to anything to get Jeremiah back on track at this point.
[Diamond]
I am suggesting we go thru a séance. I know that is a last resort but I have done them before many time.
[Dark Tiger]
Do you think it will work in Jeremiah’s situation? I have been to séances before but I don’t know if it will work in Jeremiah’s situation. We are trying to figure out if it is his father or not.
[Diamond]
You are talking to a voodoo queen here Sebastian. Of course it will work.
Dark Tiger nods as she is right.
[Dark Tiger]
You’re right. I just want him to get back on track. Let’s try it.
[“Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin]
Ain’t that that thing where you gather around a table and a crystal ball and ghosts and spooks talk to you and all that stuff? If it is I don’t want any.
[Dark Tiger]
Jeremiah do you want to win the Internet title from Despayre?
[“Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin]
Yeah unc. I want to hold gold again even if it means to bring the fight to Despayre then yeah. I respect the guy but I want to succeed this year more than anything. Well not more than love my Morganna but y’all get me.
[Dark Tiger]
Then we are doing a séance. We are going to get you back by talking to whoever is telling you that you are weak. We know that you are not weak and we are going to get to the bottom of it.
[“Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin]
Ok unc but this would be my first one. I am going to be a little nervous of these things. I might mess it up and hurt someone. I don’t want to hurt anyone.
[Diamond]
You won’t be alone. The others will be there too and they will have your back. Aunt Lady, Raynin, Gothika will all be there. You will be fine babe. We will get you back in fighting shape in time for the match.
Jeremiah nods and Dark Tiger pats him on the back.
[“Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin]
I want to know who is doing this and I want him to go away. Where will this séance take place.
[Diamond]
I have already told Raynin about it and she says the best place to do this is on the rooftop so that’s where the séance is going to take place.
[“Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin]
Ok let’s do this then. I want to get back on track.
Scene 2
Location: Rooftop.
Later that night, the whole group is up on the roof of Raynin's building. With Diamond's help, the place has been decked out to be a nice rooftop oasis. There's planter boxes spread out all over the place, filled with herbs and flowers, and short bushes of all varieties, and small pools with waterfalls and fountains create a peaceful sound to drown out the noise coming from the city streets far below. In the center of this rooftop garden, there's a space that's been set up like a retreat. It's got lounge chairs, and tables with umbrellas, but smack dab in the middle of it all, dead center of the roof, there's a gate surrounding an upraised platform made of a huge single slab of quartz. If you were to take an aerial shot of the roof, you would see that etched into the quartz is a large pentagram, and atop this platform sits what appears to be an large stone table. It's composition can't be figured out. It appears to be black marble, or obsidian, but there are red traces in the stone like veins which don't look like it could be made in nature. It's height belies it's usage. You can tell it's an altar of some sort. In front of that table, there is a circular table, the top of which looks like a mirror, and there are symbols etched into it. It's the smaller table that's grabbed our attention today.
The table has candles set up around it, and near each one is a different item. There are small piles of bones sitting in one area, a feather in another, a piece of quartz, a small fish bowl of water with a Japanese fighting fish in it, and a small plastic cage with a huge black scorpion in another spot. Sitting around that table in front of each item are Jeremiah, Diamond, Gothika, Raynin, and Dark Tiger. Jeremiah is looking around nervously, chewing at a fingernail. Diamond scowls at her and swats at his hand.
[Diamond]
"Now stop that! The last thing I need is for you to chew those things down to bleeding nubs again. They feel weird when you do that. And when you touch me, you scratch me all up to hell with hang nails and shit."
He frowns and turns to spit out a stray piece of fingernail, and she stands up and gets a small broom and dustpan and sweeps all of the stray pieces of fingernail from around the table, and sets the broom off of the platform once more before she sits back down.
[Diamond]
"You know we're about to do some serious stuff tonight. A stray piece of DNA in the wrong place, and this can go all squibbly on us. The last thing you want is to have some random spirit using your body for a meat suit, so just sit back and chill out love.
He frowned and shook his head, taking a deep breath and trying to center himself.
[“Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin]
"Hey, I'm sorry Emme, this shit just has me rattled, you know? I mean, why in the hell would my own dad treat me like he's been treating me? Yeah, he was hard on me as a kid, but let's face it! He wanted me to be a man! He wanted me to be the best I could possibly be! What father wouldn't want that?
But here I am, poised at the edge of greatness, a shot at the Sin City Wrestling's Internet Championship, and instead of encouraging me, the bastard is ragging on me like I'm just some dickhead from around the way! Yo, that's just some bullshit!!"
He lifts his hand as if to bring it down on the table hard, and Diamond reaches out and grabs his wrist with a shout.
Diamond
"Baby! NO!!"
Jeremiah looks at her through rage filled eyes, and the look on her face said it all. He was about to make a mistake, and it basically wrecked him. He looked up at his hand, and the fist he's made is so tight, his knuckles are white. She's got his arm in a vice grip with both hands, and she's barely keeping it from crashing down onto the table and she shakes her head.
Diamond
"Jeremiah, just calm down! Please! If you break this table, it won't be a good thing! Especially not right now, cause it's imbued with magic, and it could do you more harm than you would to it! Now please... just take a deep breath and settle down."
Jeremiah swallows heavily and throws his hands up in the air.
Jeremiah
"See! I'm doing it all over again! I just can't seem to win!!"
Just then, Dark Tiger places his large hand on Jeremiah's shoulder and spins him around to look at him.
DT
"Listen! You're here to get some answers and help, but if you don't chill out, Morganna's not going to be able to do a thing! Now, sit on your hands if you have to, but stop freaking out!"
Jeremiah swallows heavily, then nods slowly, taking a deep breath, then sticks his free hand under his butt, sitting on it.
Jeremiah
"Ok, ok Unc. You're right. I'm sorry Emme. I'll keep myself in check."
Diamond smiles softly and pulls his hand to her lips, kissing the back of it gently, before rubbing it in slow circles.
Diamond
"It's ok. I know you'll be able to get through this, just like I know that in the end, you'll end up with that title, and I'll be dating the internet Champion."
Raynin nods and reaches out and grabs Diamond's other hand.
Raynin
"Yeah, Jay, don't sweat it. You know we've all got your back if you need. You're fam which means you're never alone in this. Hell, with just me, you've got an army behind you."
Raynin's eye twitches, and she shakes her head, and the voice that comes out of her mouth is completely different. It has an almost snake like slithering sound to it, so you know it's not Raynin, but The Other speaking.
The Other:
"Ssspeak for yourssself, little mousssse. I for one wouldn't give a ratsss assss if hisss daddy liked him or not. In my opinion, thisssss is jussst a wasssste of our time. We should be plotting revenge on..."
Just then, Gothika kicks Raynin under the table, and the other purrs at her.
The Other:
"Mmmmm, do it again! You know I like it rough!!"
Raynin's eye twitches again, and her voice changes back.
Raynin:
"Stop it!! That's just gross!! Get back in your cage, you!! I will not sit back and watch you make goo goo eyes at my best friend! Besides, our Boo is only a phone call away."
Gothika rolls her eyes and nods towards Jeremiah.
Gothika:
"You tell that bitch we're here for Jeremiah right now, and you and I will deal with our other situations when the time comes. But for now, we need to focus."
Raynin closes her eyes for a moment, and when she opens them, she takes a deep breath.
Raynin:
"Ok she said she would chill for now. But who knows how long that will be for. So let's get into this as quickly as we can. She's restless."
Diamond inhales deeply, and looks around at her friends and family, then smiles softly to the man she loves.
Diamond:
"Ok, we're gonna start now. Just remember this one important thing. No matter what happens, stay in your seats, and don't drop your hands
Diamond stands up and walks over to the altar. She places a large stone bowl that looks to be made of the same stone as the altar and she starts to sprinkle different powders and herbs into the bowl. Lastly she picks up a large athame with a wavy blade and brings it down across the palm of her hand without even wincing. Her eyes flare with power as she lets her life force flow into the bowl. The veining on the stone starts to glow and pulse, which is translated into the stone below. The pulsing looks like a heartbeat, and when she pulls her hand away from the bowl, she sprinkles a little dust from a small pouch onto it. She holds her hand up over the altar and lets the remaining droplets spill onto the stone, and it appears to absorb them like a sponge, making the glow burn from the altar even brighter. The wound on her hand seals as if it were never even made, and she inhales slowly, letting out the breath just as slow. She pours the liquid from the stone bowl into a small rounded vial with a thin spout and brings it over to the mirrored table. She pours a thin stream of it into a small divot on the edge of the table, and the liquid flows along unseen channels on the mirrored face to fill the etching on the glass. Once the etching is completely filled, the mirrored surface flashes with a bright red light, and Diamond speaks a small incantation.
Diamond:
"With iron and salt and blood, I bind this circle of protection that nothing evil may cross it."
She then walks to the edge of the platform, but does not cross the lines etched into the quartz. She spills more of the liquid into a small groove there, and just like with the mirror, it slowly fills as she continues to repeat the words.
Diamond:
"With iron and salt and blood, I bind this circle of protection that nothing evil may cross it. With iron and salt and blood, I bind this circle of protection that nothing evil may cross it."
As the blood closes in on itself with the larger symbol, what appears to be a domed circle floats up and seals over the platform, encasing it in what almost looks like the film of a bubble. When you look at it just right, you can see it's got a green color that matches Diamond's power filled eyes, but it's streaked with the red of the blood that was used to seal the circle. She seems almost to be in a trance as she slowly walks back to her seat and sits slowly, still chanting.
Diamond:
"With iron and salt and blood, I bind this circle of protection that nothing evil may cross it. With iron and salt and blood, I bind this circle of protection that nothing evil may cross it."
She reaches out her hands to Jeremiah on one side and Raynin on the other, and everyone else takes the hand of the person next to them. As the circle of hands close, her eyes flash an even brighter shade of green, and her body jerks spasmodically as her power increases. The incantation changes to a guttural language and her body starts to sway rhythmically with the chant.
Diamond:
"Gralosald digybsnoa vigroshaomgosa mosrragnovioang prowwagnosast. We beseech you oh Keeper of the Dead!! Thin the veil between the worlds and let the spirit of Brian Hardin speak to us!!"
The air suddenly goes from still to almost torrential in the span of two seconds, but only within the confines of the platform. Outside of the platform, nothing is moving. Not a single leaf is stirring, while inside, it's almost as if a small tornado were building inside of the bubble. Diamond keeps chanting, and lifts her voice louder.
Diamond:
"By earth and air and fire and water and smoke, we offer these sacrifices to the five elements to thin the veil and let Brian Hardin speak to us! Speak now! We are listening!!!"
Almost as if a wire were cut, Diamond suddenly slumps in her chair, but doesn't break the circle of hands. Jeremiah looks at her concerned, and is about to let go of Dark Tiger's hand to hands. Jeremiah looks at her concerned, and is about to let go of Dark Tiger's hand to reach out to her, but Dark Tiger's grip increases sharply, holding him in place like an iron vice.
Dark Tiger:
"Don't you DARE move! Don't you remember what she said? The circle must not be broken!"
Jeremiah looks at his girl, worry and concern on his face.
Jeremiah:
"But Unc!! Look at her!! She's..."
[/i]Just then, Diamond's body starts to convulse, her lips moving at a speed so fast, you can't even try to understand what she's saying as the unintelligible words come flooding out of her body. As fast as she slumped, she's suddenly sitting bolt upright in the chair, staring at the center of the table, her eyes wide open, and completely filled with her power. You can't see the irises of her eyes, nor the pupils. All you can see is the sickly green light glowing so brightly, it's illuminating the darkness in front of her face. But in the center of the circle on the mirrored top of the table, every item that was near the candles has disappeared. And where the light of her eyes touches the, a shadowy figure can be seen. You can't make out the face, but it suddenly speaks.[/i]
Ghost of Brian Hardin:
"Breaker breaker one nine, this is condor forty seven, over? Am I coming in loud and clear?"
Jeremiah looks at his uncle confused, who shrugs, and Jeremiah swallows a huge lump in his throat.
Jeremiah:
"Um, Dad? Dad, is that you?"
Ghost of Brian Hardin:
"Of course it's me son. Who do you think it would be? Santa Claus? It's no wonder you're a weakling and a failure. You can't even tell who someone is when you hear them."
Jeremiah's face falls, and he slumps down in his chair.
Jeremiah:
"I'm not a weakling, Dad. I'm a grown man! I've done so many things, not just in this company but in others!"
The ghost chuckles and the shadowy figure starts to get a little bit more solid every moment that it's speaking.
Ghost of Brian Hardin:
"Oh, but of course you're a failure. You wouldn’t have gotten any of those accomplishments if it hadn't been for your Uncle Sebastian, or that pretty little girlfriend of yours. You've been riding their coat tails from the beginning."
Jeremiah's face falls further as if he's falling into a serious depression. The lower he feels, the more solid the figure gets, but the ghost's face is still not able to come into focus.
Jeremiah:
"But I've been the SCW Tag Team Champion so many times!!"
The ghost seems to roll it's neck, stretching as it continues to berate Jeremiah.
Ghost of Brian Hardin:
"Yeah, but that's Tag Teams. You know that your Uncle carried you through all of those matches."
Dark Tiger growls and yells at the ghostly figure.
Dark Tiger:
"He also won the Roulette Championships all by himself!"
The ghostly figure throws back it's head and laughs.
Ghost of Brian Hardin:
"That was a fluke and everyone knows it! All he's going to do when he steps up against Despayre is just that. He's going to despair as he gets his ass whooped like a little bitch!"
Tears start to roll down Jeremiah's face as he hears the venom rolling out of his father's mouth. The ghost starts to laugh at him.
Ghost of Brian Hardin:
"Awww, look! The little bitch boy is crying! That's it! Show everyone just how weak and pathetic you are! You're no man! You're a little mouse, and you're going to do exactly what you do every time you're up for a title! You're going to CHOKE!!"
Dark Tiger shakes his head and looks at Raynin whistles, and the voice that comes out of her mouth is that of The Other who sounds appreciative.
The Other:
"Whoo!! Now THAT issss what I call low down! Give ussss more!!! Take him even lower!!!"
Dark Tiger shakes his head and looks at Gothika with a concerned look.
Dark Tiger:
"Brian would never have spoken about Jeremiah in that way. THAT is not Brian!"
Ghost of Brian Hardin:
"Ooohh, so now you are finally catching on. Too bad it's too late!! This little fool has been feeding me for WEEKS! And now, I'm almost done with my meal. Just a little bit longer..."
Dark Tiger looks over at Diamond who is still in her trance, and yells at her.
Dark Tiger:
"Morganna! Morganna! You've gotta help us! What is that thing?!!"
Jeremiah is slumping further and further in his chair, almost as if his bones are being sucked from his body. His eyes are glazed over and staring up at the face of what he believed was his father.
Jeremiah:
"Not weak! Not weak!!"
Dark Tiger kicks Raynin's shin, and she jumps reflexively, and squeaks, sounding like herself once more.
Raynin:
"Owww! Hey!! What was that for??!!"
Dark Tiger shakes her arm.
Dark Tiger:
"Snap Morganna out of it!! Now!!"
Before Raynin can move, Diamond's face twists in a snarl as she growls a single word out of her mouth, the sound of which almost deafens everyone in attendance.
Diamond:
"IMP!!!!"
The ghost gasps and turns towards Diamond as his face finally solidifies into a mask of pure grotesque horror, with rotted teeth and oozing pustules and lesions decorating its flesh. It's eyes are a sickly yellow color, and the look of fear that's sunk into them, brings a grin to Dark Tiger's face.
Ghost of Brian Hardin:
"Uh oh... It can't be! She can't be... No!! NO!! I didn't realize it was THAT Morganna!! Look, I'm sorry! I... I can stop it if you'll just let me..."
Diamond's lips start moving at an even faster rate than they were before, the sound coming out of her mouth is akin to a trilling wail as she quickly recites an incantation. She bites her lip roughly, bringing blood to her mouth and spits it out on the mirrored surface, and the ghost looks around as if it's trying to escape.
Ghost of Brian Hardin:
"No!! No!! I didn't mean it! I take it back! I take it back!"
Diamond growls at the entity.
Diamond:
"Too little too late! You hurt the man I love, and now you will pay!!!"
She throws her head back and howls at the wind.
Diamond:
"SHLERFALDONA RAGNOOOSNANANA!!!"
Diamond opens her mouth and a wailing sound emanates from her throat, escalating up the octaves until you can't hear anytuntil you can't hear anything at all, and the creature in the circle starts to howl in pain as it's flesh starts to split and sizzle with bright green shafts of light shining through the places where it split.
Ghost of Brian Hardin: "No!! No!!! No!! Don't do this!! I apologized!!!"
As the imp starts to disintegrate, Jeremiah's body straightens, and you can see his strength starting to come back. The imp disappears with a swirl of wind like a tornado, and an audible pop, and there's nothing left in the circle. He shakes his head as if to clear the cobwebs, and looks around confused.
Jeremiah:
"What... What happened?"
Diamond slumps in the chair, and whispers softly as her eyes return to normal.
Diamond:
"I'll tell you about it later. Right now, I need food.