\The scene opens right after the August 2nd edition of TNT. Phantasm is seen standing alone in a corner by himself. Partly by choice, partly because no one really wants anything to do with him. He was supposed to have a match with Whitey tonight but just like his matches against Norm and Q-Ball, it was cancelled. The first two weeks were because he was in prison for his assault on those street thugs. He was here this week, so he doesn't know why this one was cancelled./

Rodney: Do you know why no one wants anything to do with you? More than usual?

\Phantasm looks over at Rodney, expecting a lecture. No menacing stare could make Rodney shut up no matter how pissed off the monster was. It's like Rodney assumes Phantasm won't hurt him./

Rodney: Going out on one of your trips and beating up those punks. I know you got out on self-defense but the news broke pretty quickly. Those guys know what you did. And of course the story has grown in it's magnitude..people are saying you killed somebody. I suspect that's what happened with Whitey. I don't know for sure but he could have requested that match be cancelled tonight. They're all over there looking at the heavyweight tournament brackets. I'll be surprised if you get in after all the things you've done.....

\Phantasm looks up when he hears his name called. Somehow he managed to hear it over the roaring hustle and bustle of other HWA superstars, and Rodney's lecture. Everyone else sees Phantasm looking over and the room goes quiet. Rodney gets a look of nervousness as Phantasm hears someone complaining. He starts moving closer to catch the tail end of it./

Voice: ...an outrage. I am one half of the HWA tag team champs and I get treated like this. This is just some BS

\Phantasm looks down and sees that it is Achilles, one half of the tag team champions. Phantasm looks at the tag team belt, then his own Devil' s Ring title. Rodney has quickly made it to Phantasm's side to prevent any fights. Phantasm notices Achilles' hesitation. Achilles must have heard the same news as everyone else. Phantasm of course now knows who he faces in the tournament, proving Rodney's theories of being punished to rest. He stands silent with his hands at his sides, relatively calm./

Achilles: Look who it is? You, you freak. How do you think I'm suppose to feel? Do you think I'm suppose to be scared? Well, I'm not. Not at all. You over-sized freak of nature. I hope you've gotten a lot of highlights so far in the HWA because you won't get any from me.

\Achilles then just steps up to Phantasm and gets right in his face. Phantasm feels the rage overcoming him. Does Achilles not know who he is? Who he's destroyed? How no one was ever able to pin his shoulders to the mat once? How he's been in prison for assault the last two weeks? Phantasm looks down at him, not saying anything, probably giving off an eerie vibe. Phantasm doesn't talk, and it appears everyone is expecting him to. He says nothing. The mood is very tense. Not just between the tag champion and the monster, but everyone else is almost expecting something to happen. Maybe for a fight to break out. Achilles doesn't seem to care, whether it's lack of knowledge or stupidity, he doesn't care./

Achilles: Look at what happens to monsters. They get killed. They killed Dr. Frankenstien's monster, they killed Freddy Kruger, they even killed that ugly little doll what's his name.

Hercules: Chucky.

Achilles: That's it Chucky. And I am going to pulverize you.

\Just the nerve of Achilles to make these statements is enough to trigger Phantasm's anger and rage. Phantasm stares a hole into Achilles and he decides to forget about the tournament, the jail sentence. He wants to shut this guy up like anyone else who has talked down to him. His hands clench up and he starts breathing hard as his heart beats faster. He feels a tugging on his arm. Obviously Rodney knows what could happen if Phantasm lingers any more. Phantasm calms himself down, barely, and walks away with Rodney, not taking his eyes off of Achilles as he goes. When they finally get out of visual and hearing range, Rodney stops and looks up at Phantasm./

Rodney: Are you just trying to get yourself fired? You looked like you were going to kill him where he stood.

\Phantasm ignores Rodney for a moment, then stares at him as if to say, "yeah I was, until you stopped me". He then looks back up and starts off into space. /

Rodney: Look. He's your first-round opponent for the #1 contenders spot to the heavyweight title. Take out your frustration there. But win, of course. It's obviously no DQ if your belt is also on the line, so win. You could earn a lot by winning but you could lose a lot too. Not just your chance to go after David Drake's World title. Your belt is on the line as well. You'll need to look out two. If it's no DQ, that guy Hercules could try and help Achilles. They are the tag team champions. And their belt is not on the line.

\Phantasm nods, letting Rodney know that he understands. To Phantasm, HWA is the best thing that could happen. Where else could he hurt people without getting into trouble? He half closes his eyes and thinks to himself as Rodney goes towards 009's office, probably to find out if Phantasm's being punished or not. He thinks about how he got to HWA, about The Angel of Mercy, who may never wrestle again due to a new pure hatred for the business. He thinks of the one who caused it and gets a little angry. Knowing he can't do anything, however, he stops himself from hitting anything. He decides that Achilles will be fine enough. In fact, for this match, Achilles is Calon Cross. And that makes Phantasm both angry and happy at the same time. Because he'll get to destroy two birds with the same stone at TNT. He pushes himself off of the wall he was leaning against and goes to join Rodney, who is walking towards him. When they meet up Rodney discusses to Phantasm what went on in the office as the scene fades out./