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Back in the neglected, darkened areas of the arena, we find Josh Matthews with microphone in hand. Clearly sure of where he's going, even in the gloom, it doesn't take Josh long to find who he's looking for. Apparantly, the dark not a good hiding place anymore for Leon Rodez and OAOAST Women's Champion Morgan Nerdly. Morgan notices Josh and quickly stops whispering to Leon, immediately shrinking into a shell. Leon stands up and walks in front of her.

JOSH
Leon, if I can, I wanted to get a few words with you.

Leon doesn't respond, but he doesn't kick Josh out so that's a win in his book.

JOSH
Earlier in the week on our sister program Syndicated, you Beat The Clock in order to gain yourself another shot at the OAOAST World Heavyweight Championship at The Halloween Spectacular. With a little help, that is. And now tonight, you get a chance, non-title, against Krista. Except it'll be in tag team action... and you're teaming with, of all people, Zack Malibu.

LEON
How about that. I hear Zack's been having some troubles lately. The sky in Malibu's world maybe isn't quite so sunny anymore. Maybe I misjudged karma all this time.

Leon looks down at Morgan, who is still cowering down.

LEON
Then again, maybe I haven't. Because karma was supposed to be exactly what beat Krista at Zero Hour. Karma was supposed to finally catch up to her and ruin her. I had it all planned out. Title on the line. Ring surrounded by people just dying to see her fall and crumble. And me, more than willing to carry through on it. It was all setup perfectly. And still... [i]still[/i], what Krista had coming to her waited another day. Another day that she got to escape the pain she dished out onto us all. Another day of undeserved good fortune. Another day... and then another... and then another. Well, there will be another day for us, Krista. October 31st. All Hallows Eve. The day when bad things are [i]supposed[/i] to happen. Do you know the story of Halloween, Josh?

JOSH
...no.

LEON
Let me tell you about Halloween. See now, it's just another excuse for people to have a good time at the expense of others. A chance to dress up under cover of costume, coax strangers into handing over candy and scaring other people.  But this isn't about the commercial holiday of Halloween. This isn't a story of how 12 years ago, the Nerdly family went out onto the streets of Edmonton, trick or treating. Of course, Morgan being the youngest child, the outcast child, she couldn't afford a proper costume and had to make do with whatever sheets and blankets she could cobble together to drape herself in. This isn't a story about how a couple of years later, her sisters thought it'd be a fun idea to tell her a couple of Halloween stories, then trick her into hiding herself in the basement and locking her inside for three hours, alone in the dark and the cold. But it's in a similar vein.

Josh glances over at Morgan, who still sits sadly against the wall cradling her Women's Title belt.

LEON
I'm not haunted by Halloween. But I've been haunted. Haunted by memories, like Morgan has. I've been haunted by the memories of having my life sabotage too. But I promised her... I looked that girl dead in the eyes and I PROMISED her that after this year, she'll never fear Halloween again. She'll look back with nothing but good memories.

This time Leon glances over, Morgan's head emerging from her arms and looking up hopefully at him until he turns back.

LEON
Halloween is more than spooks and ghouls and carving faces into pumpkins. You know what they used to believe, in olden times? People used to fear Halloween. Because they used to believe, that on that day, October 31st, the divide between this life and the after-life disappeared. They believed that on October 31st, the dead came back to haunt the living and spread disease and destitution. People believed, on that night, that the dead were a threat to their living. Well, how fitting it will be, October 31st of this year. How poetic, that at Halloween, all of those sins that Krista's committed will finally come back to haunt her. But Krista needn't be concerned with the spirits of the dead. Because on this October 31st, the ones she has to fear are the ones who are dead [i]inside[/i].

Leon turns and walks back to his dark corner, sitting himself down alongside Morgan again as we fade away.