Chapter 10 - In the ring
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When Wonder Woman opened her eyes, she was chained up to a post with The Coat beside her, also chained to a post.
"Kenny...Kenny, wake up." Wonder Woman kicked the coat with her boot.
"Ugh...damn." The Coat realized he was chained by the wrists to a post behind him.
"You're chained to the post." Said Wonder Woman.
"How ironic, so are you." Replied The Coat.
"Great." Wonder Woman began trying to rip the chains out, but they were really, really strong.
"Damn it! I can't get the chains loose." Wonder Woman pulled on the chains but like she said, she couldn't loosen them.
Then, a voice crackled out.
"Finally...it's time for the show."
The roof above them opened up, and the 2 periled heroes realized they were smack dab in a pit, about 12 feet deep and 20 feet in circumference. They noticed the newlyweds were sitting on benches surrounding the pit, chained up to them, and they were absolutely terrified.
"So this is how it ends for you." Gregory stood up to taunt his captives.
Wonder Woman looked up at him and spat.
"You filthy pig!" she cursed him.
"Oh, but my filthy little whore, look at you, all chained up to a post. Dressed the way you are...I don't think our heavenly father approves."
Those words pissed The Coat off.
"But he approves the destruction of our world? The breaking of his 10 commandments? And for what? Just to prove some old scripts in revelation? This rapture is as artificial as your drones!" The Coat yelled to the religious leader.
"I am the moses of this world! I am the rapture! I will skip the suffering of millions at the hands of the Antichrist, the instant destruction of the sinners of this world, and create a new world, of my offspring...in my image!"
"So that's why you had the girls kidnapped. Can't go out and get a girl the right way, so you had to kidnap them?" Wonder Woman yelled up at the guy.
"My wives...they will be submissive to me, and they will learn that they are not to be clothed in immodest attire as they are!"
"You have viewed them your own way! They are not whores, they are submissive to their husbands, the ones they love! And you want to tear them away..." Wonder woman was interrupted by Swaggart.
"Speaking of tearing, I have a fate for you..." Swaggart turned to The Coat "...and for you, you Edward Kenway looking heathen..."
"Stop with the Edward Kenway stuff!" The Coat raged "I am the Coat! I am the angel that protects this world, comforts those in their darkest hour! I help those in poverty...and discipline those who dare go against what is good and just!" The coat yelled back.
"Nice speech. You got any more?" Wonder Woman made a quick joke.
"As I was saying, speaking of Tearing...in one minute, the both of you will be torn to pieces by my pet, and it will be a sign of the Lord's vengeance on the world that tore his servants to pieces in the Roman colosseum..."
"Blah, blah, blah!" The Coat interrupted the speech.
"Why the Hell do you people think you're God incarnate? What is with you!?" Wonder Woman asked the man.
"This is a sinful world, it must pay!" Replied Swaggart
"You think so? Well you're right, it's a sinful world...But it's sins have been paid for." Replied the Coat.
"Not in my heavenly father's eyes."
Now was the time for another great speech from The Coat.
"You must think you speak for God, don't you? You don't know God. But i'll tell you what you do know - net profit. You're no worse than the guy who scalps the tickets for the sold out concerts. You don't care about the music, you just care that someone else is totally into it and will blindly pay anything to see it live and brag about it to his kids. Except you're doing that with people's faith in God. You don't care about God at all, and it's because of televangelists such as yourself, that faith is dying. Look at the world today - people don't believe in God because they're led to believe that it's just made up by you for profit. The real truth is only a faint light now and the reason people are pissing on it's light are because of liars like you! God looks at you, and he doesn't hate the people you claim for him to hate. Maybe he disagrees with what they do... but he absolutely hates what you're doing. As believers of god, we are to bring people to the cross with love and compassion for their hurt, and not away from it with hate for their actions! And if I can speak for my god, he wants you, to shut...the hell...up!"
Swaggart stood there for a moment, quiet and suprised.
"Was that the end of the great "i'm going to die a painful death speech?" he yelled back down.
"No it isn't, swaggart." Wonder Woman took over the conversation "The speech ends with you, crying like a bitch!"
A few oohs rang through the makeshift gladiator arena.
"I couldn't have said it any better." The Coat replied
Swaggart looked down at his victims.
"Writhe in the pit of torment, sinners."
Swaggart was ready to make lunch out of his two captives for his pet...the gate opened, and the pet walked out.
"Oh...shit." The Coat looked at the pet.
It was an african lion, and it was growling ferociously at the 2 heroes.
Wonder Woman began drawing more strength to try and rip her chains loose from the bar. But, she couldn't do it.
"Wait! Put your foot on my head!" The Coat demanded.
Wonder Woman turned to The Coat, and noticed he was signalling for her to put her foot on his bulletwound so he could draw his powers. She lifted her loose leg and placed it squarely on the Coat's head, and he began to use his mind control powers on the Lion, who turned to Wonder Woman, and bit into the chains that were holding her.
"Ok, now pull!" The Coat demanded.
Wonder Woman, with the help of the lion's strength, was able to pull her chains loose.
"Yes! Go!" The Coat yelled at his friend, who took her foot off of his face.
Wonder Woman began to calm the lion down, talking to him the way she would communicate with animals.
"Stop...calm down...leave it be." The lion could hear Wonder Woman talking to him.
"What are you doing, lion! Don't stop there! Attack her!" Swaggart demanded of his lion.
"Oh, Shut the hell up, Swaggart!" The Coat yelled up at the televangelist.
"Go over there, sit down...stay calm. Don't eat my friend." Wonder Woman spoke to the lion, and the lion obeyed her every word.
After the lion calmed and laid himself down, Wonder Woman jumped out of the pit and landed right next to Swaggart, who had absolutely nowhere to go.
"So...Swaggart...let's discuss a new plan." Wonder Woman took her lasso and wrapped it around the would-be mass murderor, and wrapped it tight. "You stay here, and wait for the CIA and FBI, and the law to show up and see all this, and stop the launch of the missiles...are they going to be launched?"
Of course, the lasso of truth was around the guy. He could not lie at all.
"No...they need the codes. They cannot be launched without them."
"Great." Wonder Woman began to wrap up the situation "When I release you, you'll forget this whole conversation took place and you'll simply give your hands to the police."
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