It is straight after Monday Night Warfare, and Bray has just won his match against Vampiro. He is walking back to his locker room. He gets to the door, and notices that there is a a piece of string dangling down from the door knob. He knew what that meant, it meant that his handler was in the room, and the place had been swept for bugs.
He looked left and then right to make sure no one was watching, and then took the string off the knob, and turned the handle and went in. He then locked the door.
"Sister Abigail."
Bray looked around the room. Suddenly from out of the shadows stepped a tall man dressed in a black trench coat, wearing black sunglasses, and black trousers. Bray half smiled.
"Thanks for coming Stephen."
It had been 10 years since Bray last saw his handler Agent Stephen Matthews. It had been 10 years since Bray last worked as an undercover agent. It had been 10 years since he last had contact with the F.B.I.
Stephen stood where he was and took out a packet of cigarettes. He grabbed one, and placed one in his mouth. He took out a lighter, and lit it. This was what he did always before he spoke to Bray.
He inhaled, held it in for a few seconds and then exhaled.
STEPHEN: "Aren't you a sight for sore eyes Wyatt."
"Feelings mutual. So you must be aware by now that Jacob is back on the scene. How long have you known he was out of prison?"
STEPHEN: "He's not out. He's escaped."
"How long have you known for?"
Stephen took another puff, and inhaled. He then exhaled.
STEPHEN: "One week."
Bray stepped forward.
"And you didn't think to tell me? You've put my whole family at risk."
STEPHEN: "We were waiting until he contacted you. He's gone underground. No one knows where he is and what he is doing."
Bray got angry and knew he was about to explode. He had to control his temper, and then looked back at the door, calmed himself down, and then looked back at his handler.
"Once again you did not tell me. You put my whole family at risk. Sam and the kids."
STEPHEN: "The kids are safe now, they are at your Mothers. We have agents keeping an eye on them."
"And Samantha?"
Stephen took another puff, inhaled, then held it for a seconds, and then exhaled. He always did that. It meant he was thinking, and taking his time. It always pissed Bray off.
STEPHEN: "We picked her up after she got to your mothers, and she's at the safe house. Waiting on you."
"I'm not going back under cover. I'm here in the EBWF. This is my career now."
STEPHEN: "And that is why that is a perfect opportunity to go back under cover. You can still wrestle here, and not break cover. When Jacob got out, he had his men do a trace on you. They found that you were out, and they know that you wrestle for EBWF. When we back tracked the trace we found a small room, but they were well and truly gone. Do you know what that means?"
Bray dropped his head. He knew exactly what it meant. He was still alive. They had known his location and his job for the past few days. If Jacob had wanted him dead, then he would be well and truly dead by now. That meant Jacob wanted him back into his group. And also meant that Jacob was planning something for him, and using EBWF as a front to continue wrestling in between time.
Stephen took another puff, inhaled, held, and then exhaled.
STEPHEN: "I'll ask again, do you know what that means?"
Bray nodded.
"Yes."
STEPHEN: "Good. You are back in the game. The next time one of Jacob's men finds you, go with him peacefully."
Bray looked up and smiled.
"How'd you know about that?"
STEPHEN: "We intercepted a call from the guy you took out, to one of Jacob's hence men. So we know.""
Bray took a deep breath.
"What are my orders?"
STEPHEN: "The bosses want everyone associated with Jacob taken down. They want Jacob taken out for good. You're the plant."
Bray gulped. That was code that he had to kill Jacob.
"How long do I have?"
Stephen took one last puff, inhaled, and then exhaled. From his coat he took out a small plastic bag. He took the end of cigarette, and put it out on the wall. He then placed the remaining cigarette in the plastic bag, and put the bag back in his pocket.
STEPHEN: "As long as it possibly takes. His men need to go down first, before he gets the chop."
Bray nodded.
"I understand. What about Samantha?"
STEPHEN: "You have both got different orders. She's got her own separate orders."
Bray again nodded.
STEPHEN: "Welcome back Wyatt."
"Not my own choice to be back, as I always thought I was out. This doesn't change anything. Once I get Jacob, I'm out."
Stephen half smiled.
STEPHEN: "Keep telling yourself that Wyatt. This meeting is now over. See you again soon."
Stephen walked back into the shadows and disappeared. Bray saw a brown envelope sitting on his bag and picked it up. He opened it, and looked inside. He took out a gun, and placed it in his bag. He then took out a phone. FBI made. He then went and got changed.
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Thirty minutes later Bray was walking into the underground car park of the Thompson–Boling Arena. He walked over towards his hire car. A Red Nissan Versa Sedan. Suddenly a black Isuzu D Max Ute similar to the one he saw a few days ago, pulls up in the vacant car park spot beside Bray, and the drivers side door opened. Out stepped a bald headed guy, dressed in a business suit. He opens the passenger side door. He gestures to his left side. Bray looks down and see's a gun.
"If you wouldn't mind Mr. Wyatt, we just need a few minutes of your time."
Bray breathes in and then out. He walks to the passenger seat, and get's in. Another bald guy in the back, holds out his hand. The first bald guy looks in to the back seat.
"Please give my associate your keys he will follow us."
Bray grabs his keys, and hands them to the guy. The guy gets out and walks over to Bray's car and get's in.
The first bald guy shuts the car door, and then gets back into the drivers seat, and closes the door.
"Where are you taking me?"
"No talking. There will be time for talking soon."
The Black ute, pulled out and drove off, and the Red Sedan follows.
Unbeknownst to the guys and to Bray, Chris Jericho, the interim C.E.O. of the EBWF had seen Bray leave his locker room and wanted a word. He followed him, but only to the underground car park entrance way. He saw the interaction between Bray and the unusual men from a distance. Something seemed up, but it was too late to do anything about it. He would catch up with Bray next week.
As the Black Ute drove off into the night, Bray looked into the front, and notice a pair of eyes looking back at him. One eye was blackened. Bray smiles.
"Nice shiner."
The guy in the front lifted up the the mirror, and shook his head. The Ute just kept going.
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10 Minutes later the Ute drove into another under ground car park, this time the car park was deserted, except for a big grey van. It pulled up next to the grey van. The driver got of the Ute turned the motor off, got out of the car, and opened the door. He ushered Bray to get out. Bray complied. The side door of the van opened, and sitting in a seat was someone who Bray knew in the past.
Rudolf Masters.... He was one of Jacob's right hand men in the past.
RUDOLF: "Hello Wyatt."
"Masters."
RUDOLF: "Get in."
Rudolf gestured to the seat in front of him. Bray looked at the driver, and jumped into the van, and sat opposite Rudolf. The driver pulled the van door shut.
Bray looked at Rudolf.
"What am I doing here Masters?"
RUDOLF: "You were a hard man to find."
"I did the crime, I did my time, and so I wanted to earn some dime."
Rudolf shook his head.
RUDOLF: "Just this once Wyatt you really need to be serious."
Bray sighed. He looked at Rudolf.
"Okay then, tell me what I am doing here?"
Rudolf grabs a laptop that was beside him, and places it on his knees. He turns the screen towards Bray. Bray looks down, and sees a face staring back at him that he hadn't seen in years. It was Jacob.
JACOB: "Hello Bray."
Bray just froze. Jacob was one of the scariest men he had ever met, and he use to be on his side. Wrestlers and Fans thought he was scary and insane, well Jacob was the whole package. The Real Deal.
JACOB: "Lost for words Wyatt?"
Bray knew he had to pull himself together.
"Sorry Jacob, but it's been a long time. I left this scene when I got out of jail."
JACOB: "I know you did, that was why it was so hard for us to track you down. Who would have thought that you ended up in the WWE and the EBWF. Not me for one."
"I had to earn a living, I had to get away from that life style, I had to stay out of trouble."
JACOB: "How long were you incarcerated for Bray? What was it? 2 years? "
2 years was the back story given on Bray's file, but in fact it was only a month, and he had to lay low for the remainder of the 2 years.
"They let me out on good behavior."
JACOB: "Well wasn't that nice for you Bray. How's your sister doing?"
To Jacob and his associates Bray's wife Samantha was known as his sister in order to protect both their lives. Being known as Married would have been the ultimate leaveridge that could have made Bray do anything against his will.
Bray had to lie.
"I wouldn't know, we haven't seen each other in years."
Jacob seemed deep in thought.
JACOB: "Well isn't that a shame, it would have been good to see her again."
Bray shook his head.
"What do you want Jacob, I'm leading a different life now, one that I want to keep. I don't want anything to do with you anymore."
JACOB: "So I gathered from the way you dealt with Henry."
Bray looked out the window, and saw the guy who was staring at him in the mirror a few minutes earlier, he was standing beside the other car. He was the guy who he had met last week. Bray looked back at the lap top.
"Like I said, I'm leading a different life now."
JACOB: "Which will come in handy for when you start working for me again."
"Why would I want to do that?"
Jacob thought a little.
JACOB: "Because you're the only craziest person that I know that gets 'jobs' done that other people don't, and you use that craziness in the world of professional wrestling. You did that in the WWE and now you're doing it ever so effectively in the EBWF."
Bray sighed.
JACOB: "And besides it's perfect time for you to rejoin me. According to the EBWF Website, your next match is in Lafayette, Louisiana next week. You're in a Triple Threat Match with Vampiro, who you've just beaten and the up and coming Austin Aries. The winner will become the Number 1 Contender for the Breakout Title."
Bray smirked.
"So you've taken up watching wrestling and taken an interest in what I do now?
JACOB: "You could say that. Like I said you're the only person crazy enough to carry out the plans that I needed to carry out. And it's going to continue, if you want to stay in the EBWF."
Bray shook his head, knowing that there was no way out of it, and he had fooled Jacob into thinking that he was still involved in the world of crime, and not anything to do with law enforcement. He didn't need to ask where Jacob was, as he knew that would look suspicious. He would wait until Jacob would provide him the information, and he knew he would. Sooner or later.
"Okay Jacob, I have no other choice but to work in with you and your men, again. What's the plan?"
JACOB: "You will receive your orders after your match next Monday Night. Remember we will know if you go anywhere near the authority."
"Like I'm going to risk ending up in jail again, and risk my career in the EBWF."
JACOB: "Very good, welcome back Wyatt."
Jacob's face disappeared from the screen. Rudolf closed the lap top, and opened the van door.
RUDOLF: "I'll see you in Louisiana next Monday for your first assignment."
Bray nodded and got out. The driver of the Black Ute, handed him the keys to his rental car, and Bray moved passed the Ute to his own Sedan, and noticed the guy who he assaulted was waiting for him.
"Can I help you?"
Suddenly the guy smashed him in the stomach, and then kneed him. He then spoke into his ear.
"That was for last week, and making me look funny in front of Jacob, do that again, and it'll be worse."
The guy walked away, leaving Bray to grab the side of his car. He waited as the Black Ute, and the Van roared into life. He watched as they roared out of the vacant underground car park. He did not want this life again, but he had no choice.
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Bray knew that he could not get back to his Mother's place to even see his children, or even meet Sam at the Safe House, as he knew Jacob would have his men following him. He needed to play it safe for the first few weeks, so that Jacob would trust him again, and by carrying out his orders, he would get his trust back. He just had to lay low. Samantha would understand. His kids, hopefully would too. So he had to rough it for a few weeks. He's done it before, he could do it again.
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Lafayette, Louisiana
Cajundome
Bray made his way into the Cajundome, and headed for his locker room. As he rounded a corner, he came face to face with Chris Jericho, the interim C.E.O. of the EBWF.
For what seemed like minutes, but was actually seconds the two of them just stared at one another.
"Jericho."
Chris Jericho: "Wyatt."
Bray went to move around Jericho, but Jericho grabbed his arm ever so slightly.
Chris Jericho: "Is everything okay Wyatt?"
Bray looked at Jericho's arm, and Chris took it away.
"Everything's fine thanks."
Chris Jericho: "You do know you can talk to me if you are in any sort of trouble, don't you?"
Bray looked at Jericho wondering what he knew, or saw. Bray shook his head.
"I don't know what you're on about Jericho but I'm fine. I have to get going, I need to be ready for that Triple Threat match that you put me into."
Bray walked away briskly not looking back. Chris just stood there pondering, before walking off.
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The camera fades into a room, it is pitch black. Suddenly from out of nowhere comes Bray's face.
"Boo."
Bray starts laughing hysterically.
"Did I scare you all? I bet I did. I know I did. Last week I easily dealt with Vampiro, this week I meet him again, but in a Triple Threat match which includes Austin Aries. Austin you have been on a good roll over the last few weeks, but that's just what it is a roll.
"You roll there, you roll over there, you roll here. You're forever Rolling around. But like last week Austin, when I had Vampiro's number, this week I've got yours. You may have beaten me once Austin but that was back then. This week will be a lot harder. This week is about becoming the number 1 contender for the Break Out Championship. I want that spot. I need that spot, I will do anything to get that spot."
"It's time you all start taking me seriously again."
Bray disappears back into the dark, and then pops back out again.
"The darkness is growing Vampiro. It wants to swallow you whole again, back from where you've come. I know where I've come. It's time to send you back. Back into the darkness. I live in the world of darkness. You just live in darkness."
Bray starts chuckling.
"Austin you don't need the darkness to envelop you. You wouldn't want that. But beware I am your darkness. I am coming to envelop you. I am coming to take the win that I so deserve. I am your weakness. The darkness is your weakness. It is so written. Bray Wyatt. The next Breakout Champion. But to do that I need the Number 1 Contendership. It's my time, not yours. Your time has run out."
Bray starts laughing.
"Christmas is coming guys. What do I want for Christmas? I want a title. How do I get it? By wrapping both of you up, and delivering you for a 3 count. It starts with you two. Vampiro, and Austin. It starts tonight. My Christmas comes early."
Bray laughs hysterically.
"See you soon boys."
Bray disappears back into the darkness, and the camera fades out.