Manchild in the promised land....
(Fade in on a collage of film clips; scenes flash by as we see Nevada, the UA, the NEH and yes even Maelstrom throughout their illustrious careers… We see the paths that each has carved as they ascended to greatness and achieve legendary status; we then see clips of Dakota’s debut in the GLCW… Not very impressive at all, as we see an overzealous and arrogant Dakota as he goes from winning his first match to losing his next two matches back to back… At this moment a silhouette appears on the screen and as it approaches closer, into view comes Dakota; solemn face with burning eyes penetrating into our lens… The clips continue as he stands in front of the screen, moments pass before he turns and faces the screen, folding his arms, he studies the clips as they continue playing… “The cycle's about to repeat itself Dakota..... and you'll never be the same afterwards”...... echoes throughout as the screen freezes on Maelstrom staring out at Dakota, a cold silence follows, after several moments Dakota turns to again face the camera, the clips then continue to play and with a contemptuous tone begins to speak…)
DAKOTA: “The cycle's about to repeat itself Dakota..... And you'll never be the same afterwards”... About the most truthful words you have ever spoken uncle Mael… And I agree afterwards I will never be the same… But neither will you, my dear uncle!!! I am glad to see that on several things we can see eye to eye, that makes it that much easier for me to put aside the fact that you are my uncle momentarily so I can beat the living crap out of you…. No, let me rephrase that, so WE can beat the living crap out of each other… Sounds much better, doesn’t it Mael, and that is the truth, we WILL be beating the hell out of each other… Too much pent up anger and too many bitter memories to allow this moment in time to just pass you by isn’t that right uncle Mael!? In me, you’re seeing the opportunity to get back at the demons in your past, a moment in which you shall get payback, to achieve revenge for the misdeeds of your wretched past… I see it in your eyes Mael, every single time you stare at me, with every eye contact we make I see it much more clearly… You cannot detach me from that wretched past, you don’t see Dakota when you stare at me, isn’t that right uncle Mael!? (Laughs cynically) No, all you see is Nevada when you stare at me and that in turn triggers flashbacks in your brain, constantly reminding you of the bitter times you experienced at his hands…
(Stops talking and orders that the clips be stopped, he then continues to glare into the camera as he continues)
DAKOTA: Now as far as your constant ramblings about my father and the NEH… (Smirks mockingly) Okay uncle Mael, if you say it is true then it has to be true… (His smirk turns into laughter…) However, I still do not see what it all has to do with me, whether I believe in their philosophies or not is not an issue here uncle Mael… Neither is the fact that Nevada at times will be seen with me, I don’t agree with him 90% of the times and we all know he wasn’t the best of fathers, but he is still my father nonetheless… But like I said before, this isn’t about them; it’s all about you and me and no one else Mael… You see uncle Mael, while it is true that I followed them around and under their tutelage I’ve gained insight and knowledge, it all comes down to just us Mael… No one else really matters, it’ll be just you and I, face to face within the confines of a 10x10 squared circle, and regardless of what the family back home will think I intend on taking you out uncle Mael… No anti-Maelstrom propaganda, no one burning my ear, nothing like that Mael, no ancient blood feud; nah it has nothing to do with any of that… It all has to do with YOU uncle Mael, Nevada nor the NEH have poisoned my mind about you, like you, they have talked a lot of crap, but it is all irrelevant to me uncle…
(Starts to pace, his words fall silent as his pace becomes more and more methodical… Mid pace he stops and turns again to face the camera and after several seconds continues his pace…)
DAKOTA: You need to step a few steps back uncle Mael, put aside your Nevada and NEH phobias and finally realize that it is me, Dakota who you have to worry about cause I am far more of a threat to you than you can ever imagine … All this crap you have been spewing out is totally meaningless and without any basis to me Mael… You’re assuming a little too much and it’s all wrong Mael, think about it if you will for just a moment, here you are assuming that since I look up to Nevada and the NEH/UA, that I will act accordingly… Nothing is further from the truth than that last comment I made, you see uncle Mael, I look up to you also, and when I say I will break out from under your shadow, I simply mean than in order for me to achieve what I desire I need to take the bull by its horns and bring that sucker down HARD to the ground and let it know that I will NOT hesitate to break its neck in a heartbeat… The only thing I wanted to do was compete with the best, but NO!!! (His tone changes as it becomes cynical and malicious…) YOU!!! Of all people Mael, like Nevada and the rest have ASSUMED entirely too much!!! Therefore, you decide to run the same old crap, playing the same mundane mind games that you ran, WHAT!? Five, 10 years ago!? That is about right; but anyway, do you seriously think that I am going to bite Mael!? Hook, line, sinker my ass!!! Come on uncle Mael, give me a little bit more credit than that, unlike Nevada and the guys, I am much more educated than them, come to think about it, I’m showing much more intelligence than you are, well as of late that is, who knows you might just go into a “Cimmerian” rage (Laughs momentarily and shaking his head continues) and totally kick my ass into the ground… You might even make me eat my words….
(A long pause ensues the silence is suddenly broken by Dakota’s mocking laughter…)
DAKOTA: In your dreams uncle Mael!!! I can gua….
(Dakota is suddenly cut off mid-sentence by what appears to be one of the camera crew, his angered expression making him nervously hand him a cell phone… Several seconds pass before we notice Dakota’s face become distorted even more, he slams the phone into the crewman’s chest and walks off the set… We try to catch up to him but by the time we could catch up he was making his way inside a black limo and by the time we caught up it was halfway out the exit ramp… Fade to black…)