*The stomping beat of "We Will Rock You" kicks in as the opening pyrotechnics stop. PenWing, Sherwood held high, makes his way to the ring as the crowd sings and cheers. He takes a mic from James White and waits for the crowd to quiet down.*

"My business with the Family...is over!"

*Pops from the crowd.*

"Louie, your boys put up a hell of a fight, but in the end, they just couldn't stand up to the Sudden Death Connection! I'm sure we'll cross paths again in the future, but for now, it's time for me to put this behind me. You see, it's now time for me to move on to bigger and better things."

*More pops from the crowd.*

"There's been a lot of talk backstage about the new faction, the IV."

*The crowd cheers at the mention of the IV. PenWing smiles.*

"I see you've heard of them. They are something, aren't they? I think maybe Joe Mama has finally found his niche. He's the Heavyweight Cheese Champion and, apparently, the leader of the IV."

*More cheers from the crowd, who start chanting Joe's name.*

"There are four of them, in the IV. Could it be coincidence that there are four of us...in the Sudden Death Connection!"

*The crowd cheers even louder, with some yelling out a IV chant, and others yelling out an SDC chant.*

"It seems to me, that if we wanted to go head to head, we've got an even match-up, by the numbers. But I have no interest in taking on the IV. Sure, there are some things that have everything to do with the numbers. Sometimes, a group of people have to stand up for what they believe in. That's exactly what the SDC's fight with the Family was all about. We stood up for what we believed in, and we got the job done!"

*The crowd cheers for the SDC.*

"And then there are things that have nothing to do with the people we associate with it. Some things are only about what we can do on our own. Right now, it's time for me to do something on my own. Right now, it's time for me to call in my marker, and demand my rematch for the Heavyweight Cheese Championship at Arma-Gadda-Da-Vidda!"

*The crowd roars.*

"Joe Mama, when you defeated me, you did it on your own. And when you defended the title against Captain Sammitch and Grimm, you did it on your own. You and I, we're even as champions. I defeated King Snarf on my own. I defended the title against him successfully on my own. And I defended it a second time, against Chris Oakley, on my own. But I couldn't successfully defend it against you, and it's been eating me up inside.

"Joe Mama, that's the second title you've taken away from me. Thing is, the first time, I didn't get an even rematch. The first time, the Allied Powers inserted themselves into our match, into our TLC, and they took the World Tag Team titles from both of us!

"I'm bringing this up because I don't want just another match with you, Joe. I want to settle this score between us and move on. And the only way I can think of to get this right, is to hang the Heavyweight Cheese title above this ring and reclaim from you in a ladder match!"

*The crowd erupts and begins a TLC chant.*

"Champion or not, Joe, I'm always out here, always willing to put it all on the line, all the time! I don't know what rules you live by Joe, but those are my rules. Those are the SDC's rules. Because, anytime, anywhere, <the crowd joins in> SUDDEN DEATH RULES!"

*PenWing drops the mic and walks out of the ring as "We Will Rock You" blasts over the speakers.*


<sub>Will Eisner's last work - The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
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