Wednesday, July 5th 2000: Wednesday Night Death from Above Card #11 - Intro The Great Escape (Angel, Quinn Vs. Hospice Facility) Author: Ryan Hill (SuperBeast) Match: None. Rules: None. Titles: None Commentators: Iaian McBride, James Colburn ____________________________________________________________________ (The intro music blasts out of the speakers and the crowd is becoming restless with screams and cheers. After some time, the music fades. McBride and Colburn are sitting at the announcer's table.) McBride: Hey! Welcome back to Havoc Dominion. Tonight promises to be a special night, since it's Pay Per View! Colburn: Yeah! I'll bet tonight promises to be full of pain and blood! McBride: ... Colburn: What? McBride: Dude, I REALLY think you need some help. Colburn: What's wrong with the thrill of blood spraying out of cuts and flesh wounds? McBride: Look! It's gonna be a long night, so let's take a look back at last Monday. Colburn: That's right. Our first match was Carmine versus Kalista. McBride: This was Kalista's first match in the HDW, and boy did she show some moves! Colburn: That psychiatrist certainly has some speed in her. I mean, her moves were nothing but blurs! McBride: Better get some glasses, old man. Colburn: If I did that, then I would have to see your ugly face the whole time. McBride: Well, at least I don't have wrinkles! Colburn: You'd rather have no skin at all? McBride: Is that a threat? Colburn: *sighs* You sir, are an idiot. McBride: ...Whatever. Anyway, the next match...uhh...you tell them gramps. Colburn: Which part? The one where DAND surprised us by looking like Samantha, or when you made those comments about Chrono and got your @$$ kicked by him? McBride: Hey! Colburn: Well, you told me to tell them. And I think that dress suited you more than Chrono. McBride: ...Still, that was too strange. DAND and Chrono, looking like women. DAND certainly got what he deserved by insulting Chrono. Colburn: Actually, he was commenting on his looks...the same mistakes you made. *snicker* McBride: ...You're just impossible. I certainly hope to see you in a dress and get your @$$ kicked! Colburn: ...Iaian! I had no idea! *laughs* McBride: DUDE! You're getting sicker every time I talk to you! Colburn: It's you who's sick. What was the last match? McBride: You mean the one with SuperBeast, Shadow, and Gothic? Colburn: Oh yeah- McBride: Dude, how could you forget about that one? That was Gothic's first match! He kicked some serious @$$! Colburn: I was really hoping that Gothic would kill that Shadow b*stard. I'd like to see his head on Gothic's staff! McBride: ...Dude, shut up. You're scaring me! Colburn: Whatever. Virus and DAND were there too. Man, that match was a mess. McBride: Yeah. And I'm surprised Beast stood up against Gothic like that! I'd like to see Gothic in action again real soon- (As if on cue, Gothic appears on the Viewscreen, looking at the cheering fans and at McBride and Colburn.) Colburn: Whoa! Looks like we're ready to begin our first match. McBride: Right. Uhhh, what is the first match? (Gothic begins chuckling to himself. The crowd becomes silent and McBride and Colburn look towards the screen in confusion.) Gothic: Well, there is a small problem. Quinn and Angel are still stuck in the hospital. Angel needs to be in a triple threat match, and Quinn wants to fight William. Colburn: What? The Pres is going to fight William? McBride: How can he if he's still locked up in the hospital? Gothic: *chuckling* Oh, they will both be here...trust me. (The Viewscreen flickers to darkness, then it flickers back on to show some hallway. A metal door is seen on the left side of the wall. The door also seems to have a mail slot at the centre and a lock pad for key cards. Through the window on the door, Quinn's face is seen.) Colburn: Dude! It's the Pres! McBride: Yeah! This must be the hospital's security camera we're seeing now. Colburn: No sh*t. Man, you're such a dumb@$$. McBride: Hey! Look. The mail slot is opening. And...something is coming out of it. (The object pushes itself out of the slot. After it's out, everyone can see that it's Simon, Quinn's pet mouse. In Simon's mouth, he's holding a key card; the same one that Quinn swiped from the nurse. Quinn watches him carefully as Simon leaps on top of the lock pad. Very carefully, Simon puts the card into the slot and swipes it through. A red light flashes. The door doesn't open.) Colburn: That's one h*ll of a pet. McBride: Hold on. A guard is walking by! He'll be caught! (Simon tries again, and a green light flashes, but Simon is caught by the guard. Simon squeaks in surprise and fear as he struggles to get loose. The door clicks open and Quinn is standing there with a very angry look. The guard stares in fear and accidentally drops Simon. Simon scurries up into Quinn's pocket.) Quinn: You dropped SIMON! Guard: *reaches for walkie-talkie* Security! Code red- Quinn: Simon says scream. (Quinn thrust kicks the guard at the sternum, causing the guard to lose his breath. He then knees the guard in the face while the guard is bending forward, then throws a cross punch to his mouth. The guard chokes and coughs out a tooth mixed with spit and blood. Quinn then takes the guard's nightstick and swings it over the back of his head. The guard falls to the floor and loses conscience. Quinn then runs down the hall leaving the nightstick behind. A soft buzz is heard over the hall followed by a gradual thunder of footsteps.) Colburn: Looks like Quinn is going to have his hands full. McBride: What kind of security do they have there? Colburn: I don't know. Quinn said it still needed some work. (Quinn turns to the left at the end of the hallway just as the camera changes. Quinn is at the farther end of the hall from the camera. Five guards are on the other end with nightsticks ready. One, who appears to be the leader of the group, draws out a tranquilizer gun.) Leader: Mr. Quinn! Don't be a fool! You're not well and we can't let you leave! Give it up now! Quinn: I...I have a match to get to! Leader: You are not to exit this building! Surrender now! (Quinn walks towards the guards, then he suddenly dashes at an incredible speed. The guards stand their ground as the leader takes aim. Quinn suddenly leaps towards the side and presses his feet against the wall. The leader fires a dart, but he misses completely since Quinn jumped out of the crossfire. In one quick movement, Quinn pushes off the wall, making a second jump, and flips over the group of guards. The leader turns around, but he's too slow and Quinn takes the gun out of his grasp. Two guards turn around and charge, but Quinn reacts and hits them with a leaping roundhouse to their heads, sending them crashing to the ground. Quinn takes aim and shoots a dart at the leader's neck. The leader gasps in surprise and faints from the effects of the drug. The two guards that went down are up again, and the other two charge at Quinn. Quinn sweeps them to the ground. Another charges at him. Quinn palms him in the nose. Blood gushes out of his face while the last one charges Quinn. Quinn spears him at the throat and the guard goes down coughing harshly. Quinn then continues down the hallway.) Colburn: That was interesting. Needs more blood though. McBride: Where's he going now? (The camera view changes again as Quinn is walking down another hall. On each side is a door. The one on the right leads to a flight of stairs going up. The other one says "Personnel Only". Two guards are standing on each side of the door. They see Quinn and bring out taser guns.) Guard: Hold it right there! (Quinn charges towards them and the guards get ready. Quinn jumps at the wall again, but instead of flipping over them, he whips his leg out and kicks both of them in the head, sending them to the ground. They quickly get up and one attempts to taser Quinn, but Quinn grabs his arm, pulls the guard towards him and sends a knee to his gut. He then slides his hand across the guard's arm and grabs the taser gun. Then he swings it around and towards the guard's chest and presses the button. The guard shakes violently and faints to the floor. The other guard attacks, but Quinn elbows his jaw, pushes him away, then he throws a quick jab to the guard's mouth followed with a cross punch. The guard puts his hand over his mouth and spits out his teeth along with quarts of blood. Quinn then takes the taser and zaps him on the neck. Another guard shakes and faints to the ground. Quinn drops the taser and looks down the hallway. Suddenly, the door beside him begins to shake violently and shouting can be heard on the other side of the door.) ???: GET ME OUT OF HERE! Quinn: ...Angel? ???: That's Dark Angel to you! Open this door! (Quinn sees a lock pad and decides to use his key card to open it. It shows a red flashing light. The door doesn't open.) Quinn: It won't open. Angel: Look down. I'll slip in a key card. Try that. (A key card is slipped under the door. Quinn picks it up and swipes it through. A green light flashes and the door opens with a metallic click. Dark Angel comes out with a smile on his face.) Angel: Ahhhh, much better. Now let's get out of here. Quinn: Hold on. What about our weapons? Angel: Oh yeah. I think they keep it in that room that's further down the hall... (The two wrestlers make their way down the hall. However, they stop when the sounds of footsteps come through the door across Angel's room. Four guards are armed with pistols and they all point towards Quinn and Angel. Another figure enters the hallway that is wearing a multi-coloured mask and sneakers. Quinn and Angel look at him with surprise.) Colburn: What the- CONDOM MAN?! McBride: *laughs* What the h*ll is he doing there? (Quinn and Angel turn around to face the group of guards and C-Man. C-Man steps in front of the guards and stands in a proud posture.) C-Man: Quinn and Dark Angel. You will surrender to me and return to your cells! Quinn and Angel: ......*laugh hysterically* C-Man: If you resist, you will be shot! (The guards move in front, load their pistols and aim them at the two wrestlers. Quinn and Angel stop laughing.) Quinn: Okay then. If you want to play, then let's play! (Quinn charges with Angel close behind. The charge surprises the guards and some almost drop their guns. C-Man orders them to fire. A series of bangs burst through the speakers. However, Quinn leaps over them and appears to be unharmed. Angel also manages to avoid injury and crashes through the guards along with C-Man. Quinn and Angel prepare themselves while the guards struggle to get up and put in fresh clips of ammo. C-Man is the last one to get up.) C-Man: Very cute. But this is not a game. Fire! (The guards finish reloading their guns, but Quinn and Angel react quickly. Quinn kicks away two guns from two guards. Angel manages to grab hold of the other two and crushes their hands in order to drop their guns. He then slams both of them against the wall from one side to the other until they stop shouting in pain. One has his head crack open and blood slowly oozes out of it. The other appears to have broken ribs and he's wheezing from pain. Quinn finishes the other two guards with a leap and lands one foot on each guard. They both collapse to the ground as Quinn comes up to them and backfists their heads. They both fall unconscious. The wrestlers turn their attention to C-Man, who looks very frightened. Quinn and Angel walk towards him.) C-Man: EEP! Stop! You can't leave! You're both crazy! Angel: Why do you care? We just need our equipment. (Angel pounds C-Man in the sternum, which causes C-Man to collapse to the floor, coughing harshly. Quinn and Angel walk down the hall and up to a door that says, "STORAGE AREA: AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY". Quinn and Angel both shoulder-check the door open and walk inside. The camera switches again and we see the inside of a dark room with Quinn and Angel inside. Quinn turns on the lights and sees that the room is filled with boxes and other miscellaneous objects. Angel begins going through boxes while Quinn digs into a large box with his name written on it. He pulls out his katana, which is still in its covering. He takes it out with a metallic ring.) Quinn: God, I've missed you! (Angel also digs into a box and pulls out two small battle-axes. He puts them in his cloak and looks around the room. He then walks to one end and pulls out his double scythe. He runs his finger along the edge and smiles.) Angel: I'll use this for insurance, at least for getting out of here. (Both Quinn and Angel exit the room, but C-Man blocks the rest of the hall. He's holding a gun and pointing it at them. They stop and look at him in annoyance.) C-Man: You can't leave! Quinn: ...You're right. I surrender. (He drops his sword and puts his hands up. C-Man smiles, until Quinn quickly grabs the top of the gun and rips the top half out. C-Man stumbles forward and Quinn stops him with a knee to the groin. C-Man bends forward and groans in pain. Angel finishes him with a knee to his face. C-Man flies across the hall and lands with a heavy thud. C-Man tries to get up and coughs out blood.) McBride: Can you say, OUCH? Colburn: Nah. But I can say, *laughs hysterically* McBride: ...oh boy. (Two more guards enter the hall with loaded weapons. Angel runs towards them and swings his scythe at them. One man looses his right arm and blood sprays from the wound. The guard falls to the ground and dies from shock and excessive bleeding. The other is impaled by Angel's scythe and he's lifted into the air and slammed on to the ceiling. Blood drips from his stabs. Angel then lets him collapse to the floor face first. A pool of blood surrounds the guard and grows bigger as more spills out. Quinn lifts an eyebrow.) Quinn: Was that necessary? Angel: Nope. *laughing* (Angel heads for the other door, but he's attacked from behind with a taser gun. Kalista, who looks very tired, is behind him with the gun pointed at the small of his back. Angel falls to the ground, but he's still conscious. He turns around and struggles to get up. Kalista attacks again, but Angel takes it from her grip. Angel gets up and slowly walks towards Kalista. He throws the gun behind her and looks at her. She tries to throw her fists at him, but Angel stops them and holds them tight. He stares at her coldly as Kalista looks back and struggles to get out.) Angel: By the way...thanks for the date! (He then kisses her deeply on the lips. Kalista tries to resist, but Angel holds her tight. After a few seconds, he stops and lets her go. She backs away and stumbles to the ground in surprise and from the effects of the sleeping pills. Angel then leaves through the door leading to the stairs. Quinn quickly checks to see if Kalista is all right, then he follows Angel. C-Man also manages to get up painfully and slowly follows them. Kalista crawls towards her gun.) Kalista: ...sleepy-time. *falls down to sleep with a thud* (Back at the announcer's table...) McBride: DUDE! Colburn: DUDE! McBride: Jinx! Now get me a coke. Colburn: ...*slaps McBride* McBride: Hey! (The camera view changes again and we see that both wrestlers are climbing the stairs until they reach the main floor. The door appears to be locked, but Quinn cuts it open with his katana. The view changes again which shows the door where Quinn and Angel just entered on the far end of a large hallway. Numerous people and doctors are walking all over the place until they see the two large men with one holding a nasty-looking katana and the other holding a bloody scythe. Everyone suddenly runs from them to the bottom of the screen and they disappear from view. Quinn and Angel continue to walk down the hall just as the view changes again. This time they can been seen from the back as they walk towards the exit in front of them. Suddenly, a large SWAT team of eight wearing basic gear enters the building through the exit. Quinn and Angel stop in the middle of the hallway. The SWAT team put on gas masks and draw out gas container launchers. One SWAT team member who's not wearing a mask stands up.) SWAT: Put your weapons down and put your hands behind your head! If you resist, we will fire! (Quinn and Angel both take a deep breath and charge towards them. They fire the gas, but Quinn and Angel continue to run forward. As they reach the exit, they flip over the SWAT team and outside the building. The SWAT team turns around, take off their masks, and draw out what look like electric nightsticks [Editor's Note: For an example of one, watch the movie, "Drive"]. Suddenly the camera view changes again and we see that a cam-man is outside the building and filming the SWAT team and Quinn and Angel.) Colburn: Good! Our cam-man made it just in time! McBride: Finally, we'll have a few close-ups. Colburn: To be honest, I wouldn't want to get too close to them. (Four of the SWAT members charge at the two men. Quinn slides underneath one, stands up and hits him in the back of the head with the hilt of his katana and roundhouses the other one to the ground. Angel simply twirls his scythe around beside him at incredible speed and walks towards the other two, which back away from Angel. Two others join them and try to stand up against Angel. They surround him in a circle with their electric nightsticks ready. Angel stops spinning his scythe and looks at each member. Then, with the back blade of his scythe, he swings it around him. Bits of black clothing and bulletproof vests fly everywhere. Sprays of blood follow shortly. The four men fall to the ground and hold their wounds while cursing.) Colburn: YEAH! Finally, some real blood! McBride: ...Dude, shut up! (Meanwhile, Quinn is standing in front of the two members he was fighting earlier, who are now up and ready to fight again. The last member joins the group with his nightstick ready. They all charge, but Quinn flips away from them. The members continue their charge, but Quinn stops them with a sweep. They all fall to the ground, but they quickly stand back up. They charge Quinn again. This time, Quinn flips over them, lands behind them and roundhouses them to their heads. They feel the impact, but they turn around and swing the nightsticks at Quinn. Quinn dodges them and manages to land a kick in the groin of one guy, a short-ranged uppercut to the jaw of another, and two elbows to the face on the last one. They all back away from Quinn and struggle to keep standing.) Quinn: Listen! I can't stay here! I have to get to the HDW! SWAT: Forget it! You're obviously not well! Take him down! (The SWAT members regroup and all of them attack Quinn. Quinn gets ready, but then C-Man walks outside, coughs violently [remember the gas] and tells them to stop. They look at him strangely and back off from Quinn. C-Man has a bloodstain soaking in his mask, and his eyes are full of anger.) C-Man: Leave this one to me! I'll take him down myself! You guys get the big guy! (The remaining members attack Angel. However he moves out of view since the cam-man stays on C-Man and Quinn. They stare at each other with focused eyes.) Quinn: You know you can't win. C-Man: Watch me! (With that said, he pulls out something from his pocket. It's a needle containing The Drug! He extends his left arm and feels for the vein. He finds it and sticks the needle in with a soft wince of pain. He begins to inject, until Quinn grabs the needle and rips it off. C-Man yelps in pain and looks into Quinn's eyes with horror. Quinn looks at the needle, then throws it to the ground, which shatters and spills The Drug on the ground.) Quinn: Sorry, but I would prefer to beat the real and sad pathetic you. C-Man: *gulp* (Quinn throws a hook punch to the jaw, followed by an uppercut, which sends C-Man to the ground. C-Man gets up rather quickly and charges. Quinn gets ready, but then C-Man stops dead in his tracks. Quinn is suddenly confused, but then he begins chuckling to himself. He grabs C-Man by the throat and lifts him from the ground.) Quinn: Just some advice- PLEASE come up with a more stylish AND effective special move. Here. I'll show you mine. (Quinn walks up to the entrance of the hospital and stands next to the large window. He then throws C-Man against it. C-Man hits the window hard, leaving a spider web crack on the window. Quinn raises an eyebrow, and he throws him again. The web doubles in size. Quinn shrugs and throws him one last time. C-Man hits it hard and the glass shatters into sharp pieces. C-Man lies on the glass-covered ground and still conscious. He gets up as more pieces of glass cut him open and others stick to his skin. He is literally dripping blood all over the place as he walks forward. The glass cuts through his feet and he leaves bloody footprints behind.) Colburn: Whoa...*stares in awe* McBride: Dude? Dude! Come back, old man! (C-Man manages to stand in front of Quinn, trembling with pain and oozing blood from numerous cuts. Quinn looks at him with a pitiless stare.) Quinn: I think you've had enough. (With that said, C-Man falls backwards into the floor covered in glass. He then finally falls out of conscienceness. The siren of an ambulance is heard in the background, growing louder. Quinn turns around and sees an ambulance pull up with the red lights flashing. The driver gets out and walks up towards the wounded SWAT team members and the red-smeared C-Man.) Doc: What the h*ll happened here? Quinn: They got in my way. And you are too. (Quinn moves towards the ambulance and pushes the driver aside. He goes in through the passenger door and sits in the driver's seat. He puts on the sirens and drives off. He drives about a metre before hitting the brakes. The back doors open and a man is thrown out screaming. A hospital bed is thrown along with him and crashes on top of the poor man. He then closes the doors and drives off again with the sirens blasting.) McBride: I think he's going to be here pretty soon. Colburn: ... McBride: Dude, snap out of it! Colburn: ... (The cam-man turns around and begins filming the action between the SWAT team and Dark Angel. The team seems to have the advantage. Suddenly, the blade of a scythe protrudes through the back of one member with a spray of blood following it. The blade slips back in and the member falls to the ground under a growing puddle of blood. The other two finally lose their nerve and make a run for their van. Only the leader stays and attacks. Angel swings his scythe at him, but the leader blocks it and grabs it from his grip. The leader laughs madly and tries a swing at him, but he stops halfway and gasps. A small battle-axe is stuck in his chest. Angel then takes his scythe and rips the axe out. Drops of blood are ripped out with it and the leader clenches his wound.) Angel: Hmmm...I think I'll give this a try. (He puts his scythe aside and makes a fist and extends the middle finger. He then punches the leader with the same fist in the chest near the heart, followed by a left hook to the throat, then a heavy uppercut to the sternum, and finishes with a Tai Chi Flinch, which pushes the guard against the wall. Angel walks up to him and swings a roundhouse axe kick to the head. The leader collapses to the ground and falls out of consciousness.) Colburn: Was that the Pennance? McBride: I think so. Poor guy. I can't imagine the pain he went through. (Angel then grabs his scythe and looks around for Quinn, who is long gone.) Angel: Chr*st! He could've given me a ride. Oh well. I'll get my own. (A SWAT van squeals towards Angel. Angel backs off and swings his scythe towards the tires. The tire explodes and spews out sparks as the metal scraps against pavement. The van suddenly loses control and flips to the side with a scrape. The last two SWAT members jump out and run, but the van explodes too soon and they are quickly surrounded by flames. They roll on the ground to put out the fire and they finally stop and lose consciousness. Angel laughs.) Angel: Boy! This was fun! I hope my match turns out to be this good. Now! I need a ride. (Another car is heard in the background and Angel turns towards the sound. The cam-man does as well and shows a taxi driving towards them. Angel stands in front of view and raises his scythe.) Angel: TAXI!! (The driver stops, jumps out of his car and runs like h*ll while screaming. Angel looks back at the camera with a confused look on his face.) Angel: Chr*st! Am I really that scary? Oh well. I remember most of the rules about driving. *chuckles* (He throws his scythe in the back, enters in the driver's seat and roars out of view. The cam-man turns around to keep the taxi in view. The taxi runs over a stop sign on a busy street and turns to the left. The other cars crash into each other in a burst of screeches, crunches, and car horns. The Viewscreen then flickers off.) McBride: Good Lord! He'll be here as well! This is getting a little scary. Colburn: Well, I hope there's more blood in the matches. McBride: DUDE! I saw quite a lot of blood on that escape alone! Colburn: Ahn.... McBride: J*sus! Well, at least they'll be here soon for their matches. Let's see what we have for the crowd today.