{Our scene picks up with Roxi and Keira waiting outside the medical portion of guild HQ and waiting for Empathy to wake up. They slowly enter the room and find Empathy handcuffed to the bed and her powers significantly suppressed after being brought in. Empathy slowly starts to come out it and looks around, nervous and scared.}
Roxi – Welcome back, Erica.
Empathy – What? Why am I here? What is going on?! Let me out of here!
Roxi – Not until you answer some questions.
Erica – I'm not giving you anything!
Keira – I was hoping you’d say that.
{Keira produces an energy beam aimed straight at Erica’s head.}
Keira – Now, we can do this the easy way, or the hard way. You make a choice. Please choose the hard way. I’m begging you.
Erica – You're going to kill me in the medical bay?
Roxi – Well, maybe not kill you, but you won’t be going anywhere for a while. But at least you’ll be somewhere where they will tend to you quickly.
Erica – You can’t be serious.
Keira – Try me.
Roxi – I wouldn’t if I were you. But if you feel lucky...
{The ball grows in side as Keira grins under her mask.}
Erica – What do you want?
Roxi – Answers.
Erica – Answers about what?
Roxi – The Rejects.
Erica – Never heard of ‘em.
{Keira rolls her eyes and the ball continues to grow}
Keira – I can do this all day.
Roxi – If you’ve never heard of them, why are you coming back to a scene of a murder with their logo, looking for drugs that were hidden.
Erica – I didn’t! I’m not part of them!
Roxi – That stash was hidden, and was hidden in a place that you knew to look. I literally watched you find your way up there and go straight for it. So, I’m going to make this very easy and simply ask you where the Rejects are, and where is Alan Robbins.
Erica – I don’t know who that is.
Roxi – I found his apartment, and it had the same logo that was drawn on the roof in the victim’s blood, Erica. Don’t try and tell me that you don’t know anything. My partner here has a very itchy trigger finger and she’s not afraid to pull it. And I can’t tell you that I’m going to be able to help stop it. She’s pretty fast.
Keira – Bang.
{Erica flinches.}
Roxi – You clearly need help Erica. And we can help you, at the very least, get off the drugs you are on. All I want is the location of two things. The Rejects, and where Alan Robbins is. Then we don’t have to do this kind of thing. I don’t really like doing this to people, but when my hand is forced, my partners hand is forced.
Keira – And you never know when this might slip.
Erica – I honestly don’t know who Alan Robbins is. I swear.
Roxi – The drug dealer then... Why? Don’t sit here and tell me that you don’t know about the rejects. I know you have powers, and I know you were kicked out of this very guild, and the Rejects accepted you.
Erica – Okay.... Okay... look, the Rejects are forming their ranks, they are going to start taking out the villains of the cities around the world. It’s going to be a complete elimination of crime. Drug dealers, robbers, thieves, crooks, anything and anyone who commits a crime, it... it’s the only way to end crime permanently.
Roxi – What?
Keira – That's insane.
Erica – It's all I know. I swear. They are planning on doing this.
Roxi – And the reason you don’t know anything is because they don’t know about your...little problem, do they?
{Erica pauses, in sadness.}
Erica – No.
Roxi – Did you set up that dealer to die because you wanted the drugs. And then when the deal happened, you fed him to the Rejects.
Erica – I didn’t... I didn’t know they were serious about killing him...
Keira – The blast that killed that drug dealer was a death beam. It wasn’t you, who was it?
Erica – Cap... Captain Invincible.
Roxi – Is that right?
Erica – Yes... he... he’s leading everyone.
Roxi – Good. Now that we have that, you’re going to take us to wherever the Rejects are hiding out.
Erica – I...
Keira – That's not negotiable. Otherwise, you’re going to remain here and not only will you not get any drugs, but the Rejects will assume you are either dead or captured, and you will see that they probably won’t care enough to save you.
Roxi – Or, we can sit here all day, and burn little pieces off with this energy, it’s like... death by 1,000 papercuts. Then, we find out where the Rejects are, and we let them know that you are a liability, and... a drug user. I don’t think they are very much going to care for hearing that.
Erica – OKAY! PLEASE! YOU CAN’T TELL THEM!
Roxi – Then I suggest your memory clears up really fast and you remember where you need to go.
Erica – Okay... okay... I’ll take you.
{Keira finally shrinks her energy beam and snaps her fingers.}
Keira – Darn, I was hoping to get to use this.
{Roxi proceeds to call one of the medical personel over to give Erica another shot of the power nullifying serum, and soon enough, they lead her back to the alley where the originally found her.}
Roxi – Now... lead the way.
{Erica soon leads Roxi and Keira on foot, taking her time with Roxi and Keira right on her heels to make sure she doesn’t try and flee. Keira begins to get impatient with Erica’s slow movement.}
Keira – Trying to stall so your powers come back? Not gonna work. I have another vial of the serum and the moment you even think about trying to use those powers, you’re getting another dose. I got it ready. So let’s pick up the pace and get to where we need to go.
Erica – I'm going! I’m going!
{Finally, the trio come to an abandoned house on the outskirts of the town. The house has a completely unkempt front lawn with giant grass and weeds, broken windows and the door off the hinges in front. Erica points to it.}
Erica – It's right there.
Keira – This place is a dump.
Erica – That's the idea.
Roxi – Go on...
{Erica continues to walk leading the group to the front of the house and moving the door. Inside, in one of the many empty rooms is a hatch.}
Erica – It's down there.
Keira – Good, let’s go.
{Keira opens the hatch and holds it, waiting for Erica to go down, followed by Roxi and then Keira does as well. As soon as all three hit the bottom, they greeted by at least 20 people, all in costume, some with weapons, and some without.}
Keira – They didn’t tell me this was a party.
Erica – Please... everybody, they’re with me!
{A large man in costume breaks from the group, staring at the trio.}
Erica – I'm sorry, Captain.
Roxi – You must be Captain Invincible.
{The man’s eyes narrow and he eventually nods.}
Captain Invincible – I have been called many things. Now, state your business here.
Roxi – I'm looking for someone.
Captain Invincible – Are we playing the pronoun game here? Who are you looking for?
Roxi – Alan Robbins.
Captain Invincible – No one here by that name.
Roxi – You kidnapped him.
Captain Invincible – That’s quit an accusation you’re throwing out.
Roxi – It’s the truth. I saw Alan’s apartment, and it was your logo carved into the wall, unless the Rejects are so well known that you have copycats. And I don’t think that’s the case.
Captain Invincible – Hmm... I don’t believe it was a copycat, we leave our logo as our calling card.
Roxi – I’m aware of that. Then, either, people here acted without your knowledge, since you’re the leader. Or, you’re playing dumb. And all I want is answers, not a fight.
Keira – At least, not now.
Captain Invincible – I don’t call myself a leader, this is a no one leader here. People can make their own choices and decisions, the only rule we have here, is about crime and it’s eradication. Surely, you must agree with that.
Roxi – Can’t say that I do.
Captain Invincible – You mean to tell me that you enjoy this endless back and forth? How long has this been going on? Centuries at this point. The good and the bad fight, the good triumphs, but does not finish the job. And the cycle repeats, over and over, and over. There is, no need for this to continue. None. Our aim is to our job once, do it correctly, and then... there is no need for superheroes. There is no insanely powerful villain terrorizing the city. There is no constant need to patrol and fight the little crimes and miss one or two and then the problem gets bigger. We are going to cure the disease of crime.
Roxi – And then you take away choice.
Captain Invincible – choice? choice? To break the law? To disrupt society? You... You work with the guild. Please, explain what good you have done? You’ve scared some punks and put others in jail, and what was the cost? People have died needlessly because of the refusal to act. You have lost friends, haven’t you?
Roxi – … Yes.
Captain Invincible – And yet, those you have caught, and brought to justice, it hasn’t worked out, they go to jail, they go to some asylum, or they escape, and the whole thing starts over. I’m tired of starting over.
Roxi – You’re trying a hostile takeover. It’s not going to fly.
Captain Invincible – No? We will do what people have wanted us to do for a long time. We end crime. Everyone is safe. Everyone can live and work together and do good. And nobody has to worry about losing someone else ever again to some punk with a gun, some maniac with super powers.
Roxi – What we do, adds up.
Captain Invincible – Not fast enough. You’re patching holes, not fixing the problem. You can’t put a band-aid on crime. It doesn’t work. The only way to get rid of it, is to get rid of it. Period.
Roxi – And then you have a society scared of those with super powers from becoming the same thing they fought to destroy. You will simply replace all those who take out. You’re not achieving a peace, you’re achieving a power grab. This is not what heroes do.
Captain Invincible – We... are not heroes. We are those who will solve the problems.
Roxi – I’m not here to debate philosophies, I’m here to find Alan Robbins. And if he’s here, he’s coming with me. You already took out a drug dealer. So let this be the one that I let slide. You don’t operate here. You stay OUT of my city.
Captain Invincible – We will not be shackled any longer. We are unrestricted.
Roxi – Where is Alan Robbins?
Captain Invincible – He is not here.
Roxi – He has information.
Captain Invincible – We know. And he is not here.
Roxi – Yes, and now, this conversation is over. You have been warned. We both do not want war in these streets. Don’t force our hand. Don’t make us come back here.
Captain Invincible – This is not our only base of operations. And now that you know about it, it will no longer be used.
Roxi – Good. Get out, and don’t come back.
{Captain Invincible scoffs at the comment, but with that, Roxi and Keira depart out of the hatch as Keira looks at Roxi.}
Keira – That is a serious operation.
Roxi – I know.
Keira – Now what?
Roxi – Now... we have to wait. They know where Robbins is.
Keira – He said he didn’t have him.
Roxi – No, he said he wasn’t there, and that they have other bases. My guess is, they will move to that base, and quite possible move him there as well, since now they know he has information.
Keira – So how do we find them.
Roxi – Erica been bugged. If they move with her, she’ll lead us there.
Keira – I hate waiting.
Roxi – So do I. But we have some other stuff to take care of in the meantime.
Keira – Team Hero...
Roxi – Ride again.
{Roxi and Keira fly away as the scene fades.}
“You have your definition of a hero and I have mine --- and mine includes being a lot more aware”
Captain America (Avengers Vol 1 148)
Hello SCW.
Once again, I come to you content, but not satisfied. I know, I’m beginning to sound like a broken record saying this, but it’s what I’m after and I feel like until I am the Bombshell’s champion again, I won’t be even close to satisfied, but that’s another story entirely. I come off another victory and I am happy about that, though it was a little strange, but at the same time, it’s Candy booking this stuff and you know what? I’m okay with that. Candy is my friend and she’s got a whole world of ideas floating around and as has been shown, her creativity knows no bounds. She can come up with anything. And while I appreciate it, I’m not going to just rest on my laurels before I won 4 matches in a row. I know it’s going to take more than that to get where I want to go, so I look at this Violent Conduct card and it made me very excited that once again Team Hero gets to team up, at least one more time.
I will stand by my wife’s statement that Team Hero is the best tag team in SCW history, bar none. I believe we have proven that time and time again, and I’m more than happy to just prove it again at any time. We completely changed the game in order to give some folks a fighting chance. Now, I won’t go as far as she seems to be hinting at in bringing back the bombshell’s tag team championships, because at this point, there is little to prove in that area for me, or her. I am supremely confident we would win them yet again, and probably hold them for a very long time, but again, that is not what I am after, and frankly it’s not what she is after. Keira is simply after the Internet championship and I appreciate her drive for completing the grand slam. I’ve already done that so there is little for me to gain there. And unlike some folks I’m not going to go around and attempt to form random teams with people simply to chase the mixed tag team championships, and really, I don’t think Keira is interested in that either. This is where we both thrive, teaming together, and showing people we are the best SCW tag team of all time. And at Violent Conduct that’s what it’s about.
Now, I’m not sure how or why both Bobbie Dahl and Dani Weston were paired together to face us, and it almost seems unfair that two people who don’t seem to be able to get along are stuck teaming with each other, but sometimes life throws you a curveball. Maybe they said something to Candy, or maybe Candy is trying to do us a favor. I don’t know, and I’m not asking for any favors when it comes to what I’m going after. This is just the next match in front of me, and Team Hero gets to ride again. It is just unfortunate that Bobbie and Dani are in this situation.
Now, I haven’t had the pleasure to wrestle Dani Weston, and she is a former Bombshell’s champion. That is impressive and I have respect for her. And really, anyone who has Crystal constantly badgering them deserves something I suppose. I know, I deal with it too. Though not as much anymore, which I don’t know if I should be concerned about or not. Anyway, Dani came back about a month ago and she promptly beat Keira and then lost in the 2nd round to Andrea. And now, she’s here. If I was writing a story-book return, this wouldn’t be it. But that’s the way things are now, and we can’t change them. I would very much like to wrestle Dani one on one someday, but all the while we remain on friendly terms. I know how good Dani is and I very much was rooting for her in this Internet championship after she beat Keira. Alas, they were both out and it was not to be, but that has not changed the fact that Dani and I are respectable collogues and co-workers. We are on friendly terms and I hope that continues after Violent Conduct very much. But I suppose this depends on the effort that Dani gives. When she returned against Keira there was a lot there, a lot to talk about and discuss and it was good to see that from someone who has been off a long time. I did my best to mentally prepare Keira for Dani, I let her know multiple times that Dani was good and she needs to stay focused and you know, I am proud of the effort Keira gave against someone of Dani’s caliber, and I admire the effort given by Dani. I believe it speaks volumes about how good Keira has become that the effort that Dani had to put, and she clearly had a fight on her hands.
But yet the next time out that effort was not there, and really, it was disappointing. I get that sometimes you just deal with a person constantly and you just don’t really want to deal with them anymore, I get it. But there was this great speech about how this was a personal thing for Dani and this was what she was really after and she was going to give it everything she had against Keira, and then there was this... noticeable drop off against Andrea. It’s just not a good impression to leave. And now, there’s this match which I’m sure Dani doesn’t find enjoyable or funny, as she has made pretty clear, teaming with someone she doesn’t like. My only worry is that we are not going to get that effort that was on display against Keira, but rather the one against Andrea. I know Dani is better than that, she has shown it time and time again. But there is a concern in the air that maybe she’s not going to be into this match like she was when she first came back. I would hate to see it, because it’s not as satisfying beating someone who isn’t into it. To face someone who has no interesting in facing you is a bore and I certainly don’t want that, and I know Keira doesn’t either. She’s eager to step back into the ring with Dani, but at this point, I fear that Dani does not share that interest. I just want to get into the ring with Dani and wrestle her when she is actually going to give it a great effort. I just think that this, isn’t going to be that time. The odds are against her, so we shall see if she truly is trying to win or continuing to fight for only herself. Because if it’s the latter... than she and Bobbie have no chance.
And of course, I now move on to Bobbie, who still appears to be finding a problem with anything and everything surrounding her, except anyone she is physically attracted to, I suppose. We all have our triggers as it were. I suppose this is a step up from the last time we encountered each other. Though only slightly. I do remember last time that I, among everyone else within earshot, was the scourge of the earth and making life very difficult for Bobbie. I was the chosen one and getting all the preferential treatment and whatnot, and I was always making fun of Bobbie and intentionally trying to ruin her life. I am that to a lot of people apparently. I have always said, I have to be certain things at certain times for certain people for them to justify their actions. I help get a lot of people to move forward with some kind of choice, whether it be good or bad. I have been a scapegoat for many things in my life, and I’ve grown to just accept it. If I am to blame, sure, I am to blame. It doesn’t bother me anymore. I almost want to use the old joke about being blamed for the common cold, but I’m almost of the belief that Bobbie would indeed blame me if there was even the smallest link to it.
But who was the person who stopped almost every bombshell on the roster from attacking, beating and doing a lot of grevious bodily harm to Bobbie? That would be me. But you wouldn’t know that if you asked Bobbie, because apparently, I was only doing it so I could lure her into a false sense of security, as I am prone to doing to every single person I ever come across if you listen to those who dislike me. All I do is manipulate and mess with people so that when I wrestle them, I can be mean and tell them how terrible of a person they are and try and ruin their lives by whatever means I can, I suppose. Bobbie was no different and people continue to this day to curse my name and who I am because there always has to be a hidden agenda with me. I always have to be plotting and scheming despite never actually doing so.
I was hoping that after I wrestled Bobbi that this would open her eyes to see that I’m not this monster that she made me out to be, and for the most part, I thought that it worked, but, make on little innocent joke and all my work was all proven to be a hideous lie and a great plan I sprung in the middle of... nothing really, but I sprung this trap to make Bobbie look bad and terrible, because it’s really me who is the terrible one. Or, at least, if you want to believe Bobbie Dahl.
If I was this awful person, why would I use this power in the form of a joke, and then never actually do anything with it, other than that? It doesn’t make a lot of sense when you stop and think about it. Why would stop the Bombshells, including my own wife, from assaulting Bobbie right before I was supposed to wrestle her. Wouldn’t be smarter to allow them to attack her and make my job easier in a title defense? There’s just so many holes in this story that it’s baffling why people believe these things, but I am, whatever people want me to be at this point. Maybe I’m a leader, a legend, a hero? Maybe I’m just the worst possible person to ever exist. In this case, I was just the same monster that Bobbie has been fighting for her whole life manifested. I’m getting that a lot know.
I hoped, I did for Bobbie, I genuine wanted then, and I do now, that things get better for her and she begins to lower that guard she has up and begins to enjoy herself rather than hide in the shell, mad at the world. And even if she does, and curses my name until the end of time... that’s okay.
Nonetheless, I will continue to fight for people like Bobbie, even if they don’t recognize it, or want to acknowledge it. I know from the genuine feedback I get from those who know and those who care, what I am doing out there and how it affects people. And while people can continue to run me down and drag my name through the mud, as I’m sure Bobbie will indeed do, because to her I am a goody-two shoes as well as a conniving lying manaic, at this point... fine. It will not change the outcome of the match that will take place at Violent Conduct.
Bobbie and Dani are in a bad situation and I don’t hold it against them for not being very happy with this. I wouldn’t want to face Keira and myself if I was anyone else, then, or now. It has been a while, CC 300 to be exact, but the fact remains that no matter when Team Hero teams up, Team Hero continues to set the standard for tag teams in SCW to follow. And heck, SCW management made it easier than it was before to live up to that standard. I don’t normally mean to brag this much, but there is just something about teaming up with my wife and how successful we have been over the that period, capturing numerous tag team championships, competing all over the world and maintaining some of the strongest love that two people can... it just makes me smile.
In closing, yes, I do wish that this was happening under different circumstances for Bobbie and Dani, I really do. But at the end of the day, it’s going to be another special occasion, you can almost say... back by popular demand.
Team Hero, rides again at Violent Conduct.
And WE... We will see you all there. 
