Post by The Kingdom on Dec 1, 2009 23:03:33 GMT -6
Two Thousand.
A hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A doctor in a room, two patients...
one man is lying in bed, neck brace, head brace, incapacitated.
One man is putting on his tennis shoes on the edge of the bed.
The doctor, with his back to the camera.
"Well, there. It looks like you're very eager to check out!"
"Yeah, I sure am, doc. Had my fill of this place."
"Well, you are cleared. You going to take it easy out there?"
"Take it easy? I'm a wrestler!"
"Oh? Really?"
"You haven't heard of me? My name is Dave Dudley."
"...uh, well..."
"Oh, come on. Dave Dudley? ICW? LWN?"
"...I'm not too familiar..."
"The Hardcore Icon"
"You! You're The Sandman!"
"Uhm, no. Nevermind."
"Sorry. I'm afraid I don't follow the wrestling much. "
"No big deal. Say, where did my normal doctor go?"
"Oh, he got...tied up."
"So I'm all good to go?"
"You are, although I suggest you take a break from the wrestling. You suffered some serious burns, not to mention a broken collar bone. That match with Amalek really took it's toll on you, it seems."
"What?"
"...what?"
"Match with Amalek? I thought you said you weren't a fan."
"Oh, I uh..."
"..."
"I read this in your chart. So, are you going to take a break?"
"From ICW. I just signed an exclusive on-air contract with EWA. I'm going to focus on the backend part of ICW. So, no. I'm afraid I won't."
"Well, you might be hard pressed to find a commission around the US that will clear Dave Dudley to wrestle."
"Well, you might not be seeing Dave Dudley on tv. Heh heh."
"...I see. Well, good luck, and stay healthy."
"Sure, whatever."
And then there were two.
"Are you awake?"
"..."
"Wake up."
"..."
"WAKE UP!'
"...who...?"
"Listen. We don't have much time before your doctor comes back."
"...wait.... Wait. Who are you? Where is my doctor?"
"don't worry. I'm a friend, that's all you need to know."
"...what do you want?"
"The question is, what do YOU want?"
"...I...I don't"
"You want to walk again?"
"What?"
"Do. You. Want. To. Walk again?"
"...yes."
"Let me tell you a story. A story about a great, great man."
"You see, I once knew a man. Much like you. He was a non-believer."
"But, he opened up his eyes. And his mind. And great, great things happened. He was healed. He was...
...enlightened."
"..."
"This man, let's just, for argument's sake...call him Robert."
"See, Robert thought it was all over. He had lost everything in his life. And then, he finds it all. With the guidance he recieved from the greatest of all men. He recieved the gold. He recieved the enlightenment."
"He shared an interest with your former roommate. Did you talk to him?"
"...no."
"Well, like...Robert....your roomate who just left was a professional wrestler. But the difference between the two, was that one of them was on the list, and one of them wasn't."
"...a list?"
"A list."
"Look...I'm not following you. I..."
"You can feel it, can't you?"
"...I..."
"This whole time, I've been distracting you. I wanted you to become adjusted to the idea of this great, great man, but I can see you're a little too advanced for that. So I gave you a jump start."
"I..."
"I..."
"My toes."
"I can wiggle my toes."
"I CAN WIGGLE MY...wait.. NO! WHAT HAPPENED?"
"First he giveth, my friend. What if you could learn the secret to becoming healed? Body, mind, and soul?"
"What...what is going on?"
"The doctor is coming. If you want to believe, contact me. I'll leave you my card."
"Wait...WAIT!"
"If you BELIEVE, you won't tell a soul. If you BELIEVE, contact me."
"Who are you?"
"I'm one of the good guys."
The doctor doppelganger leaves, and a real doctor arrives, shortly thereafter.
"Ah, Mr. Howlett. Awake I see."
"....yeah."
"Have a visitor? A friend? Family?"
"...I...no. No one."
The camera pans down to show the card, it has an address - and only one name...
Jacob.
A hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A doctor in a room, two patients...
one man is lying in bed, neck brace, head brace, incapacitated.
One man is putting on his tennis shoes on the edge of the bed.
The doctor, with his back to the camera.
"Well, there. It looks like you're very eager to check out!"
"Yeah, I sure am, doc. Had my fill of this place."
"Well, you are cleared. You going to take it easy out there?"
"Take it easy? I'm a wrestler!"
"Oh? Really?"
"You haven't heard of me? My name is Dave Dudley."
"...uh, well..."
"Oh, come on. Dave Dudley? ICW? LWN?"
"...I'm not too familiar..."
"The Hardcore Icon"
"You! You're The Sandman!"
"Uhm, no. Nevermind."
"Sorry. I'm afraid I don't follow the wrestling much. "
"No big deal. Say, where did my normal doctor go?"
"Oh, he got...tied up."
"So I'm all good to go?"
"You are, although I suggest you take a break from the wrestling. You suffered some serious burns, not to mention a broken collar bone. That match with Amalek really took it's toll on you, it seems."
"What?"
"...what?"
"Match with Amalek? I thought you said you weren't a fan."
"Oh, I uh..."
"..."
"I read this in your chart. So, are you going to take a break?"
"From ICW. I just signed an exclusive on-air contract with EWA. I'm going to focus on the backend part of ICW. So, no. I'm afraid I won't."
"Well, you might be hard pressed to find a commission around the US that will clear Dave Dudley to wrestle."
"Well, you might not be seeing Dave Dudley on tv. Heh heh."
"...I see. Well, good luck, and stay healthy."
"Sure, whatever."
And then there were two.
"Are you awake?"
"..."
"Wake up."
"..."
"WAKE UP!'
"...who...?"
"Listen. We don't have much time before your doctor comes back."
"...wait.... Wait. Who are you? Where is my doctor?"
"don't worry. I'm a friend, that's all you need to know."
"...what do you want?"
"The question is, what do YOU want?"
"...I...I don't"
"You want to walk again?"
"What?"
"Do. You. Want. To. Walk again?"
"...yes."
"Let me tell you a story. A story about a great, great man."
"You see, I once knew a man. Much like you. He was a non-believer."
"But, he opened up his eyes. And his mind. And great, great things happened. He was healed. He was...
...enlightened."
"..."
"This man, let's just, for argument's sake...call him Robert."
"See, Robert thought it was all over. He had lost everything in his life. And then, he finds it all. With the guidance he recieved from the greatest of all men. He recieved the gold. He recieved the enlightenment."
"He shared an interest with your former roommate. Did you talk to him?"
"...no."
"Well, like...Robert....your roomate who just left was a professional wrestler. But the difference between the two, was that one of them was on the list, and one of them wasn't."
"...a list?"
"A list."
"Look...I'm not following you. I..."
"You can feel it, can't you?"
"...I..."
"This whole time, I've been distracting you. I wanted you to become adjusted to the idea of this great, great man, but I can see you're a little too advanced for that. So I gave you a jump start."
"I..."
"I..."
"My toes."
"I can wiggle my toes."
"I CAN WIGGLE MY...wait.. NO! WHAT HAPPENED?"
"First he giveth, my friend. What if you could learn the secret to becoming healed? Body, mind, and soul?"
"What...what is going on?"
"The doctor is coming. If you want to believe, contact me. I'll leave you my card."
"Wait...WAIT!"
"If you BELIEVE, you won't tell a soul. If you BELIEVE, contact me."
"Who are you?"
"I'm one of the good guys."
The doctor doppelganger leaves, and a real doctor arrives, shortly thereafter.
"Ah, Mr. Howlett. Awake I see."
"....yeah."
"Have a visitor? A friend? Family?"
"...I...no. No one."
The camera pans down to show the card, it has an address - and only one name...
Jacob.