The scene opens up with a shot of Esteban entering the Malice Palace locker room. He seems to be furious about what had happened the day before at HWA Tuesday Terror. We can see his face, cold like a stone but obviously playing with different scenarios in his mind. He throws his wrestling gear into one corner of the room and just sits down for a while, his head between his arms. He slowly shakes his head and grabs his bag, pulling out a MP t-shirt. He smiles, whether ironically or honestly, we can't tell, and puts it down right next to him. We fade away.
 

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The scene re-opens with a shot of a packed arena. It's another edition of one of the HWA House Shows and the fans are screaming with anticipation for the next event. Suddenly a new music hits the speakers, a music well known in House and Techno circles all over the world... it's Darude's smash hit... Sandstorm.

The fans jump to their feet, not sure what to expect, looking at the entrance way... when suddenly one of their heroes appears at the portal.
 

The noise level rises to new heights and the entire arena is filled is looking and screaming for the man who is standing at the portal, in the middle of the yellow and white pyros that go off all around the entrance area. Esteban is dressed in his black E-STAR - PALACE STYLE t-shirt, his usual cargo shorts and of course his trademark blue shades. He raises his right hand and forms a fist pointing to the sky. A huge smile comes across his face as he slowly makes his way to ringside, talking to his fans, shaking hands and taking pictures. He hops over the top rope and climbs a trunbuckle, encouraging the fans to scream a bit louder. He asks the ring announcer for a mic and slowly moves towards the middle of the ring, thinking of what he is going to say.
 

Esteban:
Laaaaaaaaaaaaadies and Gents, it's my PLEASURE to announce this special edition of HWA E-STAR TIME!

The fans go absolutely nuts as they know they will be treated to another interesting and yet critically focused monologue. (There ya go, Danny! lol)

HWA, ya know, yesterday night I had a vision... a vision of the perfect nightmare. And this nightmare is called, no not Nightmare, but Military Moron! Our new commissioner! You know, I dreamt of a man who came out of nowhere and he announced a couple of new rules... one of them... no more stables... which mean, HWA fans ALLLLLLL over the world, which means... NO MORE MALICE PALACE!!!

The MP fans start to boo as loud as they can and Esteban nods his head in agreement. He brings the mic back to his mouth and continues.

BUT, my loyal fans out there, I wake up, and there is this MILITARY MORON talking about exactly this issue. Hm, well, I guess you know what the Latin Lover's answer to his comments are, don't you?

The fans go crazy again, starting an E-Star chant. Esteban raises his arm to the sky and says...

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOU!!!!!!!!! Malice Palace FOREVER! And there's absolutely NADA you can do about it!!!!!!

This is not about winning, my boy, this is about BEING. Being part of it, you should know that, Mr. Menage A Trois, Sir! It reminds me a bit of the army, where you come from, right? Or are you just another pretender, a wanna-be tough guy? Well, only time will tell. Anyways, the Malice Palace, Sir, is in our HEARTS, if you wanna destroy the Palace you'd have to RIP OUT OUR HEARTS, you'd have to RIP out the hearts of the zillions of MP supporters all over the world, and you know what, Lieutnant Bumdart?

There is NO FUCKING WAY you could E-E-EVER do that, so BITE ME!

Hm, what else is there to say, oh yeah, Danny Boy is back in the game, and you know what... he is begging fot the BEATING OF HIS LIFETIME, and I'll promise him... YOU'LL GET IT SOON ENOUGH!

Also... also, I'll have to adress my good friend, Nightmare.

People start to boo at the top of their lungs.

Yes, yes, indeed, it seems the people have spoken. Nightmare, what did I do to you to have you hate me so much? You were my friend, you were my ONLY friend at one point in my career, you were Cecilia's friend, you helped us get over a very difficult situation... and now you HATE ME? I gave you an OPPORTUNITY! I gave you the possibility to PROVE YOURSELF. Which you did, may I remind you of the great match we had, the great WIN we had over the two legends of the HWA... Jason Chambers and Pimp 2Dope? Have you already forgotten the parties, the fun, the barrels of beer, the wins, the opportunities?

I tried to be your friend, but obviously you'd like to have me as an enemy... which is NOT a very wise choice!

So, Friday will be the first time we meet again, AFTER we beat Pimp and Chambers, AFTER we propelled you to new heights, AFTER you decided that to hate is better than to love. We'll see where it takes you, Nightmare, we'll see. It took me nowhere, but maybe you are different.

And I see there's another man involved in this fight, a man who has made a lot of noise as of lately, a man who has yet to back the noise up. RANGER STEEL. You gave us a good fight yesterday, and I give respect where it is due, but Friday will be something different. You might still give us a good fight, but on Friday I will show YOU and ALLLLLLL the people ALLLLLL over the world why the Latin Lover is still one of the FINEST this fed has to offer. With... or without the Malice Palace backing me up.

But yes, this Friday I'm going to ask the members of the Palace to stay in the back, to stay out of our fight, and I will prove that the Malice Palace is the BEST there is... not because we hold together, not because we watch each other's back, no... because EVERY SINGLE MEMBER of the Palace is an absolutely outstanding performer! And every single member can fight the battle on his own, if needed.

So, Ranger Steel, Nightmare, {fans start singing along} PREPARE... FOR... A... BEATDOWN... PALACE STYLE!!!!!!!!

The crowd erupts in cheers again, the Palace fans start a MP chant.

Now, two more things, Wild Boy... you're just another STEP on my stairway to IMMORTALITY, and you bloody KNOW IT!

And... and... Cecilia, mi amor, mi unica... I'll find you! I'LL FIND YOU!

With that he tosses the microphone into the crowd and hops out of the ring. The fans go crazy again as they see the E-Star finish this edition of E-Star Time, full of faith and energy. Fade out.