Stalker’s Den: Scrow’s Laboratory.
An Hour after Stalker was released from the chamber.

Scrow and Hive walk into the laboratory. After a night out on the town. Hive tosses her purse on the table where Paz and Ames once sat. The room is only illuminated by the screens flickering in the background, and the light shining from underneath the capsule. Scrow looks down at the puddle of regeneration liquid still not evaporated yet. Hive turns the lights on. Scrow keeps his gaze down where Stalker used to be. Hive walks up to him and looks over his shoulder.

Hive:
Did he escape?

Scrow does not answer and studies the capsule for a moment.

Hive:
It looks like they had a meeting with The Cerberus.

Just hearing the name “The Cerberus” is enough to take Scrow’s mind off of where Stalker once was.

Scrow:
The Cerberus?

Hive clicks a few buttons turning off the big monitor which are nothing more than snowy pictures. She stands up.

Hive:
It would appear whatever happened with Stalker caused them to end their meeting abruptly.

Scrow:
Who is this Cerberus?

Hive looks back at Scrow.

Hive:
Well, you know the Benefactor otherwise known as The Harvester. Then there is Mr. Fear, a man you really need to fall in line with.

Scrow:
Fear!?.....Scrow is real Fear! This “Mr. Fear” only has a name to make him sound tough.

Hive:
Scrow we can see you need a history lesson on The Kabal.

Scrow:
Blah, Scrow could care less. Scrow has been trying to keep the past buried since….well you know.

Hive mood changes to a somber one, regretfully acknowledging him.

Hive:
All too well.

Scrow:
There are three monitors, so there is a third?

Hive looks over at the blank third monitor.

Hive:
Then of course there is the man who taught us…

The door opens once more interrupting Hive.

Ravanna:
The Guided Hand.

Scrow and Hive look behind them toward Ravanna, who adjusts her glasses for a moment. She taps a few things on her iPad. Before looking up at the two.

Scrow:
The Guided Hand? What kind of name is that?

Ravanna:
Perhaps that history lesson is required, Miss Hive, we need to bring our little trooper up to speed with the inner workings of The Kabal.

Scrow:
Little trooper!?

Ravanna looks back down at her iPad ignoring Scrow’s clear annoyance with what she said. 

Scrow:
Woman I am talking to you!

She taps a few more things on the iPad and looks back up ignoring Scrow entirely.

Ravanna:
A man who requests your presence.

Hive:
Presence?

Scrow is stewing at the clear disrespect he is being shown.

Ravanna:
Your flight is set for July 22.

Hive:
What about MAXDEF?

Scrow:
What she said.

Ravanna finally makes eye contact with Scrow again. Although she addresses Hive not him.

Ravanna:
It would appear you have let emotions get involved in what you were brought into the grand plan to do.

Scrow:
What is that supposed to mean?

Ravanna looks toward Hive and she clearly knows what she is talking about.

Ravanna:
You are violating a rule in his teachings. You know exactly what it is.

Scrow:
Now, wait just a minute here. Scrow is going into the biggest match of his career and you are taking away his support? Is this another punishment? Scrow got his task done, he will face Lindsay Troy as you wanted.

Ravanna:
That Mr. Scrow is up for debate, you have yet to prove yourself to us in the squared circle. Of course in the pit, you are The Kabal’s champion, but you have failed to finish the task presented to you countless times in a Defiance ring more specifically on a pay-per-view where the stock of The Kabal either rises or falls.

Scrow’s eyes burn with rage.

Scrow:
So you take away a vital piece in Scrow’s arsenal?

Ravanna:
When one of The Cerberus requests your presence you would be wise to obey it.

Scrow:
Look Scrow doesn’t care what kind of circle…

Hive interrupts him.

Hive:
We will go as requested.

Scrow looks at Hive dumbfounded.

Ravanna:
Wonderful.

Ravanna pulls out the airline tickets and tosses them on the table next to her.

Ravanna:
Oh, Scrow be a dear and clean this place up, it's filthy The Harvester wouldn’t approve at all.

Scrow has reached his limit.

Scrow:
Ok, that's it you have not only ignored Scrow this whole time, but you now think he is some sort of janitor now! Speaking of which….

Looking back at the capsule.

Scrow:
Where is Stalker?

Ravanna returns to her iPad taps a few things on it before turning around and walking out of the room completely ignoring Scrow’s question.

Scrow:
Scrow swears people better stop ignoring him!

Hive still in a somber mood walks up to the table and picks up the ticket, One way trip to Seattle. Her eyes widen again, while Scrow continues to bitch and complain in the background.

Hive: {saying to herself}
Are we going to be able to come back?

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