HD: Leon stuff

[King Cucaracha 0]

In footage from earlier in the today, at the rear of the arena, a sullen Leon Rodez is seen entering with Morgan Nerdly following dutily behind him.

COLE
The former World Heavyweight Champion is here tonight. As we heard last week, he's put the challenge out to Krista Isadora Duncan for a Lumberjack Match at Zero Hour. Will tonight be a night long recruiting mission for Leon... and who is he possibly going to find, considering all the friends he's alienated?

COACH
Trust me Michael, when it comes to ruining Krista, there's a lot of common ground to be walked in that backstage area.

 

 

In the expensive surroundings of The Enterprise's locker room, we seem to have stumbled upon a business meeting, as Lorelei DeCenzo is in serious talks with Theodore Moneymaker. Christian Wright sits in the background, crunching the numbers. Seriously, he's doing paperwork. What else do you think he, as a wrestler, is paid to do?

LORELEI
If you do this, then we can get this damn problem out of our hair for good.

MONEYMAKER
Fine. You tell me how much you need to make this happen and it's yours.

LORELEI
Money no object?

MONEYMAKER
(chuckles)
Look who you're talking to. Christian!

Standing from his desk (yes, he even has a desk! Great contracts.) Christian walks over.

MONEYMAKER
See that Lorelei gets the cut she needs.

LORELEI
Oh, you don't have to worry about that. I know my way around the accounts by now. Leave it to me. I'll get what I need.

MONEYMAKER
Very well. Just make sure it gets done, becau...

Sensing the presence of someone else in the room, the conversation stops. The three needn't be worried about someone listening to their plans. But they are surprised to see Leon Rodez, skulking in to the room. He walks up, disgust on his face and not making any attempt to hide it. And to be fair, he gets disgust right back.

MONEYMAKER
Well well, what do we have here?

LEON
Can I have a minute?

Confused looks all around.

MONEYMAKER
Why would we want to hear anything you have to say, Rodez? Unless it's a grovelling apology for all the problems you've caused us over the years, in which case we're all ears.

LEON
I've got a...

The words stick in Leon's throat and he stops.

LEON
...business proposal.

LORELEI
No. You know what, before you say anything, I've got a bone to pick with you. What the hell do you think you're doing stealing away Morgan, that girl belongs with me and you've got inside her head, who the hell do you thi...

Lorelei is silence by a hand from Moneymaker, who seems intrigued with this 'proposal'.

MONEYMAKER
Thank you Lorelei. You're free to go.

Realising where her income's coming from, Lorelei reluctantly bites her tongue and leaves. Leon scowls over his shoulder waiting for her to leave, before turning back to Moneymaker and Wright.

MONEYMAKER
This ought to be interesting.

LEON
Let's get one thing straight first of all. I'm not here to grovel. Infact, I still despise the ground you two walk on and even standing so close to you is making me sick to the pit of my stomach, let alone grovelling on it. But there's somebody who sickens me even more and I know she does the same to you too. And who can blame you? Just think of all your money, all your power. You should be running this company by now, with the way this twisted world runs on greed and rewards the heartless. And yet you're not. And it's all one person's fault. (turns to Christian) Then there's you. And to think, I thought she'd robbed [i]me[/i] of my dignity and self-respect. You really are pathetic.

Now appreciating that suggestion, Christian makes a move towards his old enemy, but Moneymaker sticks his arm out in front of Christian and blocks him off.

LEON
No need to be offended. It takes a wreck to know a wreck. Do you think one person in this arena would care if you lived or died? If it were somebody who mattered, sure, maybe a couple of them would shed a tear, before moving on with their lives and realising we don't really matter to them. But you wouldn't even get that. If she'd tied you up and thrown you off a cliff, they'd be wondering where the slide-whistle sound effect was to accompany it. Because she's turned you into a joke. You're not a wrestler. You're not even a man. You're a punchline!

MONEYMAKER
Is there a point to this!?

LEON
Aside from the fact that sometimes, bad things do happen to bad people as well? Yeah, there is a point. For everything she's robbed from you and every shred of dignity she's taken from him, she has [i]broken[/i] me. And I'm not going to rest until I've broken her. Mind. Body. And soul.

Rubbing his chin, Moneymaker slowly begins to smile.

MONEYMAKER
Maybe you and I aren't so different after all, Rodez.

LEON
Oh, we are. Trust me. Except on this one thing. And that's the only reason I'm giving you so much as a second thought. Because you're an evil, rotten, black-hearted son of a bitch... and that's the kind of person I need as a lumberjack at Zero Hour.

Not sure whether to be flattered or insulted, Moneymaker glances at Wright. He still seems ready to tear into Leon. But realising what a nerve has been hit, Moneymaker turns back around and shakes Leon's hand.

MONEYMAKER
You've got yourself a deal.

As soon as the handshake is done Leon can bear no more and pulls away, one last scowl at Wright before he leaves the room. Wright is still seething, and unsure as to why Moneymaker is suddenly starting to chuckle under his breath.

COLE
Wow. This lumberjack match is already creating some unholy alliances.