FADE TO BLACK
FLASHBACK
FADE IN
INT. KITCHEN DAY
Ichi Motte Uindo walks into the kitchen and grabs a cup of tea. Drinking it, he sits down comfortably on his chair next to the long pine table. Webmistress is sitting across from him. Folding his arms on the table, he sighs, then begins his story.
Years before you were born, your grandmother gave this necklace to your mother. You see your grandmother had gotten this from her mother and so on, and so forth. Before your great-great grandmother went on the boat to America she was given this necklace by a man. The man liked her, and she could tell that, but she had no love for him. He wanted her to take the necklace because it was the thing he wanted her to remember him by. It was made out of the finest diamonds. Your great-great grandmother wanted no part of him, but she took the necklace. Maybe it was because of its price, maybe it was because a part of her loved him. But I think it was guilt. Whatever it was, its valuable. People would die to get their hands on this. Much like the people that you have on your tail now.
Webmistress nods and grabs something from under the table.
WEBMISTRESS
Thanks. Thats what I wanted to know.
Then Webmistress pulls out a shotgun. Without hesitation and cold precision she ***** it, and fires.
FADE TO BLACK
FLASHBACK ENDS
FADE IN
EXT. POOLSIDE DAY
Ball Buster and Webmistress, in a revealing green bra, are standing by the pool side.
BALL BUSTER
Hey honey, hows it going!
BALL BUSTER
But what about the kids?
Robins in the other room, but Matt
BALL BUSTER
Dont worry about Matt. He knows I like to try out my merchandise before I sell it.
All of a sudden a fist comes out of the screen heading towards Ball Busters face.
MATT MURDOCK
You dirty mother
FADE TO WHITE
FADE IN
INT. WHITE ROOM NIGHT
Matt Murdock awakes; sweat pouring down all over his body. He looks to his side and sees his sawed-off shotgun sitting there. He gets up, picks it up and runs out of the room.
CUT TO: HALLWAY NIGHT
Webmistress is walking when she runs into Altered Ego, who smiles as she walks near him.
ALTERED EGO
Where are you going Webby?
WEBMISTRESS
Wherever I can to get rid of you.
You cant get rid of me. You never could. Im too sexy for you.
Webmistress goes to punch Altered Ego but he appears on her other side.
ALTERED EGO
You never learn, do you? Im not really here. You cant touch me.
WEBMISTRESS
Leave. Go the f**k away.
ALTERED EGO
If only it were that simple, but its not. Youre stuck with me, little girl.
Webmistress grabs a shotgun and points it at Altered Ego and fires. He appears at her side once more.
ALTERED EGO
Told you so.
WEBMISTRESS
Why are you doing this? Why are you torturing me?
ALTERED EGO
Because, you did this to me. You killed me.
WEBMISTRESS
It wasnt me. It was Max.
ALTERED EGO
You kept me at your side. You knew it wasnt safe for me to be with you. But you let me be there anyway. Youre a fool.
ALTERED EGO
Why couldnt you just say no? Thats all you had to do.
And Altered Ego disappears.
CUT TO: BLUE ROOM NIGHT
Ball Buster and Robin walk into Ball Busters room. Ball Buster grabs a sleeping bag but Robin shakes his head.
BALL BUSTER
Are you serious? Do I really have to go through this **** with you?
ROBIN
Well, maybe if you read me a bed time story
BALL BUSTER
Absolutely not. Look kid, I dont know who you think I am, but Im not your father.
ROBIN
So are you going to tell me a bed time story or not?
BALL BUSTER
If youre really going to be such a pain-in-the-ass, just go back out into the training room with Chain Reaction and Webmistress.
ROBIN
Fine. Theyre nicer than you anyway, and smell better.
BALL BUSTER
You think I care kid? Get lost.
ROBIN
Ill just wait for Sentinel to get back.
BALL BUSTER
No. I
uh, I dont want you hanging out with him anymore.
BALL BUSTER
Cause, hes a bad influence on you.
ROBIN
Whatever. I dont need your loser breath anyway.
BALL BUSTER
Good, get lost penis juicer.
Robin leaves pouting. Ball Buster lays back relaxes, and closes his eyes. He sits back in his sleeping bag. A couple minutes later, he starts to snore. Hes fast asleep now.
Out of the corner of the room, Matt Murdock appears, the sawed off shotgun in his hands. He walks over to Ball Busters sleeping body, and points the gun over him. Matt takes the gun, keeping Ball Buster in his sight. He puts the gun right over Ball Busters head.
MATT MURDOCK
This is for Webmistress you son of a *****.
Matt rests his fingers on the trigger, prepared to pull it when Robin enters the room. Matt sees him and hides the gun under his trench coat.
ROBIN
Matt
what are you doing?
MATT MURDOCK
I was just paying Ball Buster here a visit.
ROBIN
But hes sleeping.
MATT MURDOCK
Well, sometimes, when people are sleeping, their friends give them presents. You know, like Santa Claus.
ROBIN
Santa Claus isnt real.
MATT MURDOCK
Well, your parents still give you presents underneath your tree during Christmas time, right?
ROBIN
What? No, thats the Easter Bunny. Everyone knows that.
Matt Murdock looks confused, and then breaks into laughter.
MATT MURDOCK
Oh right the Easter Bunny, of course. Well, I was just acting the Easter Bunny to Ball Busters sweet, innocent little child self.
Matt scratches his head, looks down at Ball Buster, and then looks back at Robin.
MATT MURDOCK
Listen, I still have to give Ball Buster his present, and its kind of a surprise, so I dont really want you in the room while Im doing it.
ROBIN
I dont trust you around Ball Buster.
MATT MURDOCK
You dont
trust me?
ROBIN
No, youre creepy. Ball Busters my friend. I want to see the present youre giving him.
Matts paranoia kicks in and hes finished with the playful negotiation, now hes desperate.
MATT MURDOCK
You want tolook, Robin is it?
ROBIN
Yeah, thats my name.
MATT MURDOCK
Robin. Look, I was never very good with kids. So if you stay here any longer, I will whoop you like there is no tomorrow. You know what whooping is, right?
Robin slowly shakes his head.
MATT MURDOCK
Well, Ill give you more of those than you can possibly imagine, if you dont leave right now. And, lets look at this positively. If you do leave, I might give you a candy cane for being so good. Do we understand each other?
Robin, scared, nods.
Well then. Ill see you later Robin.
Robin turns around, and goes to walk out the door. He stops in the middle of the doorway, cold, and without turning, speaks.
ROBIN
Whats a whooping?
Youll never know, will you?
Robin leaves, and Matt whips out his sawed off once more, as soon as hes sure hes gone.
Matt walks back over to Ball Buster, pointing the gun over his face. He reaches for the trigger. Matt looks down at his friend, and his hands begins to tremble, then shake violently. He puts the gun down, and sighs.
MATT
What the hell am I doing?
Matt putts the gun back in his leather jacket, and heads for the door. It is then that Ball Buster awakes.
BALL BUSTER
Seriously? Listen man, I dont swing that way and you have Webmistress and whatnot
wait, what are you doing here?
Matt turns around to look at Ball Buster, who is lying on the floor tired and confused. He fakes a smile, but it isnt convincing at all.
MATT MURDOCK
I just came here to check up on you, Michael.
BALL BUSTER
What the hell for?
Sighing, Matt shrugs.
MATT MURDOCK
I wanted to make sure you were okay. Your wound and everything, I was worried about you.
BALL BUSTER
Well, Im fine. Thanks for caring so much. I think.
MATT MURDOCK
Well, what are friends for?
BALL BUSTER
Well yeah, Matt, heres the thing. If were gonna be best pals and everything, maybe it would be best if you didnt sneak into my room in the middle of the night. Dont you think? Standing over me like some psychopath.
Right, yeah. Ill see you later Ball Buster.
Whistling to himself, Matt turns around and heads to the door. As he does so a sawed off shotgun falls out of his leather jacket onto the floor. It lands with a loud clunk. Ball Buster looks down at it suspiciously.
BALL BUSTER
What
whats the gun for?
Matt looks down at the gun, thinking. Then he nervously looks back at Ball Buster and smiles.
MATT MURDOCK
Well, you know. You can never be too careful.
Ball Buster gets out of his sleeping bag and slowly stands up, eyeing Matt the whole time he does so.
BALL BUSTER
You werent
going to shoot me with that, were you?
Matt tries to laugh as if the accusation seemed ridiculous.
Ha-ha, dont be ridiculous, Michael.
BALL BUSTER
My name isnt Michael.
There is a long, uncomfortable silence. Slowly Matts whole body begins to shake.
MATT MURDOCK
Just
stay away from her.
BALL BUSTER
Stay away from who? Have you gone bat crazy ****ing nuts?
MATT MURDOCK
STAY AWAY FROM HER!
BALL BUSTER
Jesus ****ing Christ on a fish stick, Matt. You have gone completely off the wall, havent you? You ****ing paranoid bastard. Webmistress and I are nothing but friends. I was trying to get you two to stay together. And if you were paying attention to half the ****ing **** that goes around you, you would know that!
MATT MURDOCK
I
Im sorry. You were looking at her ass.
BALL BUSTER
I do that to everyone! Goddamn. You were going to shoot me, werent you? You were going to kill your best friend.
MATT MURDOCK
No, no I couldnt do it.
BALL BUSTER
This is what happened to Victor, isnt it? You saw him making conversation with your little golden love child and some ******ed part of your mind thought shooting him was the right way to go.
MATT MURDOCK
Victor was a mistake.
BALL BUSTER
A mistake? Look at yourself, Matt! Youre a mess.
Matt looks around, picks up the sawed off and puts it back in his leather jacket. Ball Buster looks at him, disgusted. He sniffs. Matt turns to Ball Buster.
MATT MURDOCK
Just
stay away from her, okay?
Then he darts out of the room, and Ball Buster puts his hands over his face, grunting loudly.