Post by Dick Devereaux on Apr 7, 2020 0:03:57 GMT -5
[Loud thuds and a wet splatter can be heard as we open the scene on a dim warehouse. On the inside, on all fours is Dick Devereaux. Blood runs out of his mouth as he spits some onto the concrete floor. He cracks his neck and looks back up as a brass knuckle covered fist rocks his jaw again! Devereaux spits out some more blood as he gets to his feet and smiles. He holds his fists up as we see Kuk Killswitch and Squiggly standing in front of him. Squiggly is wearing the brass knuckles as Kuk welds a barbedwire baseball bat.]
KUK KILLSWITCH: You done yet Butcher? You ain’t got it in you anymore, do you?
SQUIGGLY: You gonna’ let Dakota Smith beat your rooty tooty booty? Or are you gonna’ toughen up and SMILE?!
[Devereaux wipes the blood from his mouth as he motions them to bring it. Squiggly swings, but Devereaux ducks and shoves him aside as he catches Kuk in the gut with a boot. He grabs the bat and slams it across Kuks back, sending him to the ground in pain. Squiggly turns and eats the bat in the gut as Devereaux wraps it around his throat, but Kuk is back with a sleeperhold on Dick. Devereaux slowly drops Squiggly as he gasps for air. Kuk finally lets him go before he passes out, letting him get to a seated position as he tries to catch his breath.]
KUK KILLSWITCH: We need the Butcher, Dick. We need the man who took down Salvation by himself. We need the Butcher.
[Silence. It’s quiet for what seems like an eternity. Finally, Deveraux speaks with a softened tone. He doesn’t speak to Kuk nor does he speak to Squiggly. He speaks directly to the camera that is rolling.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: It’s been a long time. I’ve been sitting on the sidelines for far too long. I watched through one eye as the world continued on without me. The world didn’t need Dick Devereaux. And I was fine with waiting… until you arrived.
[Devereaux wipes the blood from his mouth as he put his hands on his knees. Squiggly gets to his feet and sits on a stack of boxes as Kuk simply lays back on the ground.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: Union Battleground was the Butchers Battleground. I was the Lion standing high above the Jungle. But then I got injured. Then I had to leave. And everything was fine until Dakota Smith entered MY Battleground. The only other “Butcher”. You see, we’ve never crossed paths. Our only encounter being Twitter. But it was bound to happen. And it did.
[Devereaux slaps the ground before getting to his feet. The anger in his voice now booming as he begins to pace back and forth. Kuk has now sat up as he watches the Butcher begin to come back. Squiggly swings his legs as he chuckles, watching the irritated Deveraux.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: I watched you trash the Battleground after you captured the Championship. You brought in Perry Wallace and held a knife to the throat of my Battleground. I knew what to do. And I couldn’t trust Brian Williams to do it. I knew I had to step in and take action. So I did… I was the one who cost you the Championship. I did that to not only save the Battleground, but to prove to you that you’re not the real Butcher. You’re nothing but a facade.
[Devereaux looks to the camera finally. His mouth curls into a bit of a shrug with his shoulders.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: And now we come to Relapse. The show after the Season. I’ve danced this dance before. I’ve been around the Battleground since the beginning. And now we step into the ring for the first time as opponents. You with your GHB friends. Me with my mentor, Kuk Killswitch, and a fellow student. I know Squiggly from back in the training days. Back before the money and the fame. Back when we were just kids trying to live a dream. And Kuk, Kuk is the goddamn epitome of deathmatch wrestling. Been doing it since before Dakota Smith was a “killer”. You’ve got a loose gorilla without a brain and a man who refuses to shower or put real clothes on. That’s who you bring to the party? A glorified stripper and his bodyguard? That’s where your allegiance now lies? That’s how low the “Butcher” has sunk?
[Devereaux chuckles along with Squiggly. He shakes his head as he wipes the sweat from his bald head and begins pacing again.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: I’ve been out of the game for a minute now, but I’m more ready than ever for a fight. I spent a long time playing tic-tac-toe with a “Monster” who ended up wasting my damn time. I’m ready for a fight worth fighting for. I’m ready for a war that this company has never seen. This match isn’t about GHB or the UB Championship. This isn’t about a grand return to chase glory. This is Butcher versus Butcher. There might be six men in that ring come Relapse… but I’ve only got eye set on one man.
[Squiggly chuckles at the “eye” comment. Deveraux takes off his eyepatch and stares at the camera, revealing his burned and completely white eye. It’s almost as if he is possessed. He stares through the camera, almost as if Dakota Smith stands in front of him.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: I’ve teamed with clowns and lost an eye. I’ve watched family die in front of my eyes. I’ve watched that same family come back to life and start the very team that you are a part of now. My glory days have passed and my prime is long gone. I’m riding into Relapse to fight a horde. And once I take out your goons… I’m coming to prove why I’m the REAL Butcher… and you’re just a dollar store knock-off.
[Kuk wheels a dolly up to Devereaux. On the dolly rests a sheet covering something. Deveraux grabs hold of the sheet and pulls it back revealing a cheaply made statue of Dakota Smith. It wears the same ring attire of Dick Devereaux and an eyepatch over its eye. Across its face rests fresh clown paint in the style of Squiggly. Squiggly chuckles as Devereaux grabs hold of his signature black baseball bat with expletives painted on it in white.]
SQUIGGLY: Now THAT’S funny!
[Devereaux then smashes the head off of the “Butcher” with one single swing. It falls to the ground as Devereaux and the crew walk forward to it. Deveraux places a foot on top as Squiggly and Kuk stand by his side. Squiggly chuckles, Kuk nods his head, and Deveraux scowls down at the head of the “Butcher” as the scene slowly fades to black.]
KUK KILLSWITCH: You done yet Butcher? You ain’t got it in you anymore, do you?
SQUIGGLY: You gonna’ let Dakota Smith beat your rooty tooty booty? Or are you gonna’ toughen up and SMILE?!
[Devereaux wipes the blood from his mouth as he motions them to bring it. Squiggly swings, but Devereaux ducks and shoves him aside as he catches Kuk in the gut with a boot. He grabs the bat and slams it across Kuks back, sending him to the ground in pain. Squiggly turns and eats the bat in the gut as Devereaux wraps it around his throat, but Kuk is back with a sleeperhold on Dick. Devereaux slowly drops Squiggly as he gasps for air. Kuk finally lets him go before he passes out, letting him get to a seated position as he tries to catch his breath.]
KUK KILLSWITCH: We need the Butcher, Dick. We need the man who took down Salvation by himself. We need the Butcher.
[Silence. It’s quiet for what seems like an eternity. Finally, Deveraux speaks with a softened tone. He doesn’t speak to Kuk nor does he speak to Squiggly. He speaks directly to the camera that is rolling.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: It’s been a long time. I’ve been sitting on the sidelines for far too long. I watched through one eye as the world continued on without me. The world didn’t need Dick Devereaux. And I was fine with waiting… until you arrived.
[Devereaux wipes the blood from his mouth as he put his hands on his knees. Squiggly gets to his feet and sits on a stack of boxes as Kuk simply lays back on the ground.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: Union Battleground was the Butchers Battleground. I was the Lion standing high above the Jungle. But then I got injured. Then I had to leave. And everything was fine until Dakota Smith entered MY Battleground. The only other “Butcher”. You see, we’ve never crossed paths. Our only encounter being Twitter. But it was bound to happen. And it did.
[Devereaux slaps the ground before getting to his feet. The anger in his voice now booming as he begins to pace back and forth. Kuk has now sat up as he watches the Butcher begin to come back. Squiggly swings his legs as he chuckles, watching the irritated Deveraux.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: I watched you trash the Battleground after you captured the Championship. You brought in Perry Wallace and held a knife to the throat of my Battleground. I knew what to do. And I couldn’t trust Brian Williams to do it. I knew I had to step in and take action. So I did… I was the one who cost you the Championship. I did that to not only save the Battleground, but to prove to you that you’re not the real Butcher. You’re nothing but a facade.
[Devereaux looks to the camera finally. His mouth curls into a bit of a shrug with his shoulders.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: And now we come to Relapse. The show after the Season. I’ve danced this dance before. I’ve been around the Battleground since the beginning. And now we step into the ring for the first time as opponents. You with your GHB friends. Me with my mentor, Kuk Killswitch, and a fellow student. I know Squiggly from back in the training days. Back before the money and the fame. Back when we were just kids trying to live a dream. And Kuk, Kuk is the goddamn epitome of deathmatch wrestling. Been doing it since before Dakota Smith was a “killer”. You’ve got a loose gorilla without a brain and a man who refuses to shower or put real clothes on. That’s who you bring to the party? A glorified stripper and his bodyguard? That’s where your allegiance now lies? That’s how low the “Butcher” has sunk?
[Devereaux chuckles along with Squiggly. He shakes his head as he wipes the sweat from his bald head and begins pacing again.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: I’ve been out of the game for a minute now, but I’m more ready than ever for a fight. I spent a long time playing tic-tac-toe with a “Monster” who ended up wasting my damn time. I’m ready for a fight worth fighting for. I’m ready for a war that this company has never seen. This match isn’t about GHB or the UB Championship. This isn’t about a grand return to chase glory. This is Butcher versus Butcher. There might be six men in that ring come Relapse… but I’ve only got eye set on one man.
[Squiggly chuckles at the “eye” comment. Deveraux takes off his eyepatch and stares at the camera, revealing his burned and completely white eye. It’s almost as if he is possessed. He stares through the camera, almost as if Dakota Smith stands in front of him.]
DICK DEVEREAUX: I’ve teamed with clowns and lost an eye. I’ve watched family die in front of my eyes. I’ve watched that same family come back to life and start the very team that you are a part of now. My glory days have passed and my prime is long gone. I’m riding into Relapse to fight a horde. And once I take out your goons… I’m coming to prove why I’m the REAL Butcher… and you’re just a dollar store knock-off.
[Kuk wheels a dolly up to Devereaux. On the dolly rests a sheet covering something. Deveraux grabs hold of the sheet and pulls it back revealing a cheaply made statue of Dakota Smith. It wears the same ring attire of Dick Devereaux and an eyepatch over its eye. Across its face rests fresh clown paint in the style of Squiggly. Squiggly chuckles as Devereaux grabs hold of his signature black baseball bat with expletives painted on it in white.]
SQUIGGLY: Now THAT’S funny!
[Devereaux then smashes the head off of the “Butcher” with one single swing. It falls to the ground as Devereaux and the crew walk forward to it. Deveraux places a foot on top as Squiggly and Kuk stand by his side. Squiggly chuckles, Kuk nods his head, and Deveraux scowls down at the head of the “Butcher” as the scene slowly fades to black.]
