- Journey:

"Last week, Raven defeated Rhyno to pick up yet another win on his record, can he continue to keep the record going in the wins column? Find out this coming Monday on Slam when he will square off against none other than Bubba Ray Dudley! Can Raven overcome the odds of beating Bubba Ray once more?"

- End Of Journey -

Scene Location: Maryland
Scene Title: Raven Is In Pain!!
Time: 3:15 P.M.
Status: On Camera

The scene begins as we are taken inside of what looks to be a doctors office. Some people are sitting in the lobby, waiting to see what is going to happen with them. Then, we go inside of the doctors room as we see Raven laying on the table, along with Julio and Alexis. The doctor hasnt arrives to the room yet as the three of them begin to talk.

' the dark disciple ' Julio DeNiro - " Raven, man I have never seen you like this before. You say you are the man, The Dark Prince, but you got hurt in your match against Rhyno, what happened man? "

' the dark prince ' Raven - " Julio, you seen that fall that I took at Vengeance put me in bad shape, and being against Rhyno last week didnt help. When you are thrown off a balcony and land on your back, it doesnt make you feel too well. And then, going into a match the next week just makes it worse. And your asking me what happened and why I am hurting? I think you need to go do what I did, and then you tell me that your back doesnt hurt like hell. I came in here to see what is wrong, it will not stop me from getting into the ring this week on Slam, because I WILL get in the ring and compete, with whoever it is against. "

' the dark princess ' Alexis Laree - " Well I heard that your opponent was one of the men in the matchup at Vengeance, Bubba Ray Dudley! "

' the dark prince ' Raven - " They have me going up against Bubba Ray? What is wrong with the bookers in this federation? All they are doing is the same thing that everyone else thinks of me, they are taking me for not being worth a shit, and they are taking me as someone they can just throw down with the low carders and the midcarders. I am not that kind of person. I think they all need to find out that I do anything to make it to the top, and they better book me higher, because I will not stand for anymore matches like these. These people can step into my kingdom, and they can get hurt, because thats exactly what is going to happen, just like what happened to Rhyno on Slam, he stepped into the same ring I was in, and I didnt hesitate but to take him out of it, and show him that you dont step in the same ring as Raven, or you will get hurt. The only thing holding me in this one is my back. "

As Raven says that, the door opens up as we see the doctor walk into the room. This isnt the usual Raven, because Raven doesnt do things like this. The doctor goes over to the table and then he looks at Raven as he speaks.

' the doctor ' Greg Patrick - " So Mr. Scott Levy, what seems to be the problem? It says on here that your back has been hurting you? "

' the dark prince ' Raven - " Duh, yes it hurts. Did you not watch wMe Vengeance? If you didnt, I fell 30 feet off the balcony and landed onto my back, and then I had a match last week, and it hurt even more, and I can hardly move now, but it wont stop me still. "

' the doctor ' Greg Patrick - " Well, I am going to take some X-Rays, and pending on how it is, you might have to take some time out of the ring, but we will have to see. If you will step over into the other room here, we will take some X-Rays to find out what the problem is. "

The doctor then heads out of the room as Raven slowly gets up off the table and makes his way out second, followed by Julio and Alexis. They make their way into the room as he lays face down on the table. The doctor then begins taking X-Rays. After a few minutes, he walks over to another room and gets the printouts and looks at them. After a few more minutes, he gets a serious look on his face as Julio and Alexis speak up.

' the dark princess ' Alexis Laree - " Greg, what is wrong with him? "

' the doctor ' Greg Patrick - " Well, it appears to me that he has a ruptured disc in his back, and it will require surgery, which will likely keep him out a year or even longer. Raven, you will not be in another wMe ring for at least a year, possibly a year and a half. "

' the dark prince ' Raven - " What in the hell are you talking about? I cant be out of action because of this. I have places to go in the wMe, and I have things to do, and people to beat. You dont understand what wrestling is to me Greg, you dont understand that I live to get in the ring week after week, and single handidly destroy everyone that comes in my path. They all can say anything about me that they want, but I am the one who ends up coming out on top in the end, and a ruptured disc in my back will not keep me out of the ring, because I WILL wrestle this coming Monday night, whether I do it with approval, or I have to do it against you, I will be wrestling this coming week. "

' the doctor ' Greg Patrick - " Raven, if you decide to go through with this and get into the ring Monday night, you could be risking your life. "

' the dark prince ' Raven - " Greg, you dont understand who I am do you? I am Raven, and am I scared of death? No, I am not, and I damn sure wont start caring now, because I dont care about anything, the only thing that I care about is getting into the ring each and every week and killing my opponents that step into my kingdom. They all know how it is, and Bubba Ray will find out this Monday! "

' the doctor ' Greg Patrick - " Well Raven, you will NOT fight this Monday, and you will not fight for over a year, becasue I have the say so in this. "

' the dark prince ' Raven - " You think that you have what it takes to overpower me? Listen Greg, I will do what I want to, when I want to, and I wont have somebody like you telling me what to do! "

Raven then grabs Greg by the throat and pushes him up against the wall. Raven just looks into his eyes, staring at him. Then, after a minute or two, Raven all of a sudden delivers the Evenflow to the doctor. The doctor is out cold as the three, Raven, Julio, and Alexis, leave the room and leave the doctors office as the camera fades slowly to black.

Scene Location: The Bowery
Scene Title: Raven Is Getting Ready!!
Time: 2:01 A.M.
Status: On Camera

The scene begins as we are taken to a dark place in The Bowery, the home of Raven. We are looking to be in a big Hardware Warehouse. You can see some stuff stashed inside of the warehouse, and then in the very corner of the warehouse, we see three figures, and as the camera moves in closer, we can see that it is Raven, Julio, and Alexis. Raven begins to speak.

' the dark prince ' Raven - " There are times in peoples lives when they have to take a seat back, and relax, and think about everything that they have done in their life to get to where they are today. What have I ever done to get here? Where did I go right to lead me in the direction of the best wrestling company there is? Because if you look at my past, you see nothing, because I did nothing but live on the streets my life, start fights with people, and get in trouble, is all I did, and that isnt someone who is an entertainer, that isnt somebody who gets looked at as a wrestling superstar. But what lead me here? See, trying to get here was a hard road, but once you get here, you are here for good, and here for the long run. And right now, Bubba Ray is sitting wondering what he did with his life, to ever get the chance to step into the ring with Raven, because he is wishing that he wasnt, because he knows that stepping into the ring with me is nothing that you want to happen. I have already showed him why I am who I am once, at Vengeance, and if I have to show him again, I will do it, and I will do it on Slam! "

' the dark disciple ' Julio DeNiro - " Raven, you have to remember that you are injured, your back is not in the best shape to be wrestling in. "

' the dark prince ' Raven - " Julio, do you think that I have not been through pain before in my life? I went through my whole life with pain, because I was always in fights and doing things I shouldnt of been doing. See Julio, everyone doubts me, and says I am hurt like you did, but they dont understand, I have been injured my whole life....I have not had a time when I wasnt injured. See, I remember the times people would come up and just hit me for no reason, and I would stand up and start beating on them and wouldnt stop, and them were the times that they decided to stop fucking with me, and decided to pack their bags and go home. "

' the dark princess ' Alexis Laree - " You also have to remember that Bubba Ray Dudley isnt someone to be taken lightly Raven. "

' the dark prince ' Raven - " Do you not say that about everybody? Everybody I have faced off, you have said that they arent easy to beat, but what have I done pretty much every time? I have beaten them. Last week, you told me that Rhyno was not to be taken lightly, and that he would put up a great fight. You know something Alexis? He didnt put up any kind of fight, because I started the beating and I wouldnt stop until the match was over, which wasnt long. And now, you say Bubba Ray is someone who is a good superstar? You need to rethink yourself Alexis, and you need to get your stuff in the right place, because obvioussly you dont know who is good and who is not, because I am good, and Bubba Ray definately is not. "

' the dark princess ' Alexis Laree - " Well fine then Raven, im sorry! "

' the dark prince ' Raven - " Dont be sorry, there is nothing to be sorry about Alexis. The only thing that I still need to get off my chest is Bubba Ray. Bubba, think what you want, we have had our times together in the ECW, WWE, we have done everything together, and we have had matches against each other. We know each others skills, we know how each other is, but where is the old Bubba, the one who set people on fire through tables? That is the kind of Bubba Ray I want to face, not the one who is layed back and just acts like he kicks peoples asses. You see Bubba, I will be coming to the ring this coming Monday with full force, you can bet that, and I will be doing anything that I can in order to win this match and go on to better things, such as becoming a champion in this federation. I have much more light to go to rather than worrying about you. So come, join me Bubba, this will be alot of fun, in Ravens Clockwork Orange House of Fun!...... "

Quote The Raven,
NEVERMORE!

Raven then slowly gets to his feet and then starts walking towards the door to leave the warehouse as the other two get up and begin to follow as the camera fades out to black.