Part 1: Talk of the Town OFF-CAMERA ||MANDALAY BAY RESORT AND CASINO|| LAS VEGAS, NEVADA || FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2013 
Croupier: Round and round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows. Place your bets here, Place your bets!
Our scenes opens on a roulette wheel set in motion as a standing crowd looks on. The casino room inside the world renowned Mandalay Bay Resort was heavy with the usual tourists and patrons who frequent the establishment hopeful that this night Lady Luck was on their side. More often than not, it wasn’t the case, but that didn’t stop them from trying. The scene cuts away for a bit to show table games dotting the floor, and then a row of slot machine before we’re shown a display screen on one in full tilt mode. However, our unlucky player doesn’t get exactly get the correct combination of reels, as they land on a cherry symbol in between two seven’s. Back to the roulette table, we find a handful of people. 7 in all, 4 men and three women. Mercedes Vargas is in the middle of the pack. Excited, nervous, hopeful, players all. As the ball spins against the wheel, which clatters from red to black and black again, our smartly dressed croupier, runs his fingers through his short blonde hair as he calls the action.Croupier: Round and round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows. Place your bets here, Place your bets!
(as he acknowledges Mercedes placing her bet, and then waves his hand over the table refusing any more bets at the moment) Red, 19. Did I hear Red, 19?
All eyes follow the bouncing ball as the wheel begins to slow down.Mercedes Vargas: Come on, come on...NO WHAMMY NO WHAMMY NO WHAMMY STOP!!!
Croupier: Red, 19. You're up. Double or nothing?
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It was a good question. Mercedes could press her luck as she has been for the last two hours now here at the casino, or quit while she was ahead. She looks around at the eager faces willing her on, before she turns to the dealer.Mercedes Vargas: Oh, the hell with it. Put it all on red.
_______≈₪≈______A FEW HOURS LATER…Mercedes in a secluded area of the casino. A few friends she just met sit along with her at a table.Mercedes Vargas: I almost feel kind of guilty having won all this money (
several stacks of hundreds are before her), but then I kinda don’t.
A man stops by, recognizing her from the casino game earlier as he takes up a chair from another table and sits next to her.Male Roulette Player: Say, you were pretty good out there tonight. Have you always played roulette?
Mercedes Vargas: Roulette? (
laughing) Hah! Never played a day in my life. I just like red, and 19 is my lucky number. Oh, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Mercedes collects her winnings, says farewell to her friends, and then excuses herself from the table, leaving the onlooker staring after her as we fade to black._______≈₪≈______Part II: Once Bitten... ON CAMERA ||HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS|| LAS VEGAS, NEVADA || FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2013 - Afternoon
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"At Into the Void, some people were able to beat one opponent. It’s been done before, but it doesn’t mean it was no less impressive. Some people were able to beat two people. Alright, that’s kind of impressive. Nothing wrong with that. But it’s a rare feat when someone is able to beat three people in the same night in a match. And just who was able to accomplish such a feat?
"This girl, right here!"Mercedes points at herself, just in the event we were clueless on her moment of glory from the pay-per-view."Should any of you have been surprised that I came out of the Four Corners Roulette Rules First Blood match as the number contender? When you’re good, it’s hard to be humble, and I can see how some people would expect me to brag, only I don’t like to brag because my accomplishments does that for me. As far as Into the Void II is concerned, this pay-per-view would not have been a success without the willing contributions to your PBS station from viewers like you.
"Thank you."Mercedes laughs and tosses her hair back."Oh, and as for my match, really, I can’t take all the credit. I would like to thank everyone who made this all possible – of course, I would be talking about myself, naich - but also to the three opponents who gave it their level best Sunday. Laura Jackson, Joanne Canelli, and the unfortunate victim that suffered a knockout punch which left her a complete and utter bloody mess – Ambrosia Grey. Don’t worry, sweetheart, you were in need for some reconstructive surgery anyway. So, um, yeah, I want to thank them for making me the number one contender to the Sin City Wrestling Bombshell Roulette Championship. And this is where our match comes into play. I can’t believe it myself. I’ve been here for all of five weeks and already I’m in my first Climax Control main event. I must be dreaming, only I’m not. Because this was expected. I’m not stupid, though. As soon as I found out who I was up against this week, I knew I certainly would have my work cut out for me. Especially with this dream team-up."With an innocent shrug, she continues on."Now, I know what you’re thinking, Kain. Here me out. You just won the Roulette Championship at Into the Void, congrats on that, by the way [
applause] –
and now not only do you find yourself in a tag team match, but you’re teaming with a woman!? Not only that, but you have to be forced to get along with some fresh-faced newcomer in Sin City Wrestling!?! Mind blown. It’s the end of the world as we know it. Social media explodes. Volcanoes erupt. The skies turn dark. Planets all go out of alignment. Oh, the humanity!
"But we can fix this. We can definitely fix this. You need not worry, champ. I know my role in our little double date. While you handle the pipsqueak Max Burke, I’ll be in my little corner, I don’t know, filing my nails or something. Maybe checking out my timeline on the Twitter machine as I’m almost sure this match alone will be trending coast to coast and around the world."[
With a content sigh, she takes up her iPhone and, sure enough, they were already tweets talking about Climax Control's main event the world over. Yes, it was that important.]
"Now Max, Max Burke, it seems to me that you and my tag partner have a lot of issues to work out, and I'm glad that this match will take place so the two of you can iron out those differences. Some may call this a feud or a rivalry, but what good is a rivalry if you're always on the losing end? Kaine claims to have beat you, like, 600 times already, and I don't know, I probably should take his word for it. I don't know if your ego can take much kicking, but I'm pretty sure Kaine is obligated to do so. So, that being said, I hope you enjoy eating the canvas again.
"And then there’s Necra Octavian Kane, who we’re supposed to believe is the daughter of Queen Cleopatra." Mercedes burst out laughing, failing in her attempt to stop herself from doing so. When she gets control of herself again, her expression changes into a serious one. It was time to address the matter of the opponent that stood across her from her in a serious light."I'm sorry. It's hard to keep a straight face when someone expects to believe a story like that. Really now? I’m almost sure I didn't read that in history class. Do you expect me to buy that? If you do, then I have a pyramid to sell you. But just for the sake of argument, let’s go ahead and roll with this. I’m going to give it to you straight. If you think I’m going to simply roll over, then you are sadly mistaken. Unlike the other girls you push around, I push back. And when push comes to shove, I shove back. Hard.
"See, here’s the thing. In my short career, I’ve had to face many so-called “Queens.” Queens of Wrestling. Queens of Heart. Queen of This or That, and they all had the same thing in common – loyal subjects, complete obedience to their subservient, and, well, just being bitches, if I may. But you? You transcend all of that, Necra, because you’re the Queen of the Nile. I suppose that means something, right? Um, sorry, but maybe you should know a few things about me first. Number one, I don’t bow down to anyone – though I’m sure just like your mom, you have experience being down on your knees. Number two, I’m sure with all that power it’s properly shared with all your brothers, but even with your powers combined whether you summon Captain Planet, Osiris, Ra, Anubis, Imhotep, or the Great Sphinx of Gaza, it still won’t be enough to beat me.
"So why don’t you write this down in your royal proclamation and have that stone tablet translated from hieroglyphics. Don’t think that this is going to be some passion’s play, sweetheart, because I don’t plan on being anyone’s martyr this week."A pause is met as she gathers her thoughts before raising her head again to finish her promo."Do you know how Cleopatra died? She was bitten by an asp, or a snake, whichever word you prefer. I guess your “mommy” wasn't much of a snake charmer now, was she? And I guess history is about to repeat itself. Necra, I am that snake and when I strike, you will feel the bite of the Argentine Assassin as you end up as the next name on my checklist. At Into the Void, Misty lost the Bombshell Championship. And soon, you will be joining her as an ex-Bombshell Roulette Champion."Fade.
