Randy Orton & CM Punk's Story
10 Years ago
A portal opens up, and Punk and Randy arrive at the timeline of Soleanna of 10 years ago and land on a metal floor. They get up and wonder where they are, then they see a long hallway. Scene cuts to the laboratory, where the Solaris Project is going haywire.
Scientist: An electromagnetic pulse has just been generated! Injecting decompression agent! No, the level's not dropping!
The Solaris Project scientists are having a hard time controlling it.
Scientist: A spatial meltdown is inevitable! My Lord, it's too late! We've got to take shelter!
Duke of Soleanna (slams his fists on the machine): Why, Solaris? Why do you refuse to listen to my voice?
Girl's Voice: Father!
A girl runs up to him.
Duke of Soleanna (surprised): Shahra!
The Duke of Soleanna looks at little Shahra when a noise is heard. He quickly looks at the Solaris Project and shelters Shahra as an explosion rocks the laboratory. Randy and Punk notice the explosion, look at each other, and run off to the lab. Punk and Randy arrive at the site of the accident. They look at each other, then jump down to the floor and get up. Randy notices the Duke, runs up to him, and checks him for a pulse. He tries to wake up the unconscious Duke while Punk kneels down near the scientist's dead body and looks at something.
CM Punk: Is that!
He notices the birth of the Flames of Disaster, whose light fades out into a dwarf and splits up, dropping blob bits into the water.
CM Punk: That flame... It's Iblis!
The Flames of Disaster grow larger.
Randy Orton: And the black shadow is the original Mephiles.
CM Punk: That's Mephiles!
The flame, Iblis, flies out of the lab while the black blob puddle, Mephiles, oozes out of there.
CM Punk: They're escaping!
Randy Orton: We'll have to split up. I'll pursue Mephiles.
CM Punk: OK. Then leave Iblis to me!
Randy nods, and he and Punk chase the two parts when...
Duke of Soleanna (weak voice): Wait.
Randy sees that the Duke is still alive, then runs up to him. The Duke, terribly wounded in the explosion, tries getting up and takes out some sort of scepter.
Duke of Soleanna: Seal it with this...
The scepter with its wings and orb on top is shown in close-up.
CM Punk: Hurry!
As Punk runs off, Randy took the Scepter of Darkness from the Duke and follows Punk out of the lab. The wounded Duke is thankfulfor Randy while little 7-year-old Shahra lies unconscious next to her father, who takes care of her. Punk uses his Psychoshock to entrap Iblis, and tries to hold up his strength as best as he can, when he notices the weakened Duke approaching, holding his unconscious daughter.
CM Punk: Hey! What are you doing? You've got to leave!
Duke of Soleanna: I have my duty. This Living Flame has been entrusted to the royal family.
He approaches Iblis.
Duke of Soleanna: The Flames of Disaster will awaken if nothing is done! That must not happen.
He sets Shahra down on the altar and takes out a White Chaos Emerald, then holds it aloft and launches it upward. The Duke takes a few steps backward and prays.
Duke of Soleanna: Eternal Sun! The Living Flame that has been entrusted to the royal family! Fall into slumber with a royal soul!
He lifts his hands upward, and Iblis shrinks, becoming minuscule, and vanishes into the emerald, which then injects it as a beam of light into Shahra, who moves a little. Punk's Psychoshock stops and he looks in wonder. The Duke collapses on the altar, weakened and all worn out and trying to breathe. Punk looks at him as he picks up the unconscious Shahra and stumbles onto him.
Duke of Soleanna (weakly): I'm sorry, but...
He looks at her.
Duke of Soleanna: Can you take her to a safe place?
Punk clutches Shahra in his arms as her father falls to the floor and takes one last look at her and Punk. The Duke takes her hand and places it on her other hand, then cradles her head softly.
Duke of Soleanna: That's a good girl, Shahra. Remember, be brave. Don't cry, no matter what happens. Otherwise your tears will call forth the flames inside you... Become a strong queen who doesn't cry no matter what happens. And... Live... happily...
He crumbles onto the floor and breathes his last. Punk looks at the Duke's dead body, then at the altar, and then at Shahra. He grieves a bit over her father, and looks up at the sky and the emerald. Mephiles the puddle oozes on the floor protected by a black cloud. He is confronted by Randy, who raises the green emerald.
Randy Orton: Chaos Control!
The emerald glows and stuns Mephiles with a shock.
Mephiles: ...What? ...Stop!
He turns purple, and Randy gets closer to him. He holds the emerald aloft, and the Scepter of Darkness rises up from the floor and flies upward as Mephiles watches.
Mephiles: Who... Who are... You?
The Scepter glows with a brilliant light as Randy raises his arms aloft.
Randy Orton: I'm Randy. Randy Orton.
Mephiles: Randy... Your face... Your form... I will remember.
As he says this, his purple cloud form is swirling around and absorbed into the Scepter.
Mephiles: Your death... Certain... You... will die!
Every last trace of Mephiles is absorbed into the Scepter and vanishes, and a blinding light emanates from it, sealing Mephiles inside it. It falls onto the floor, and Randy puts his arms down, looks at the Scepter, and walks up to it and picks it up slowly, and looks at it standing up. He then realizes why Mephiles knew him in the present. Outside the Aquatic Base, Punk clutches the unconscious Shahra in his arms as Randy walks out to him with Mephiles sealed in the Scepter of Darkness in Kingdom Valley.
CM Punk: Did you do it?
Randy Orton: Yes. And you?
Punk pauses and nods.
CM Punk: ...Yes. The "Flames" are properly sealed. It's done.
Punk carries her and sets her near a tree, then looks at her. Randy holds up the Scepter of Darkness, then walks around and looks at them both. He kneels down and sets the Scepter on the grass near the same tree.
CM Punk: You're going to leave it behind?
Randy Orton: Yes, I already know what becomes of it in the future...
He looks at Punk, then stands up and takes out the Green Chaos Emerald.
Randy Orton: It's time to return.
Punk gets up, looks at Shahra, and walks away.
CM Punk: Yes... Of course...
Both have each emerald in hand, approach each other, and hold them aloft.
Randy Orton and CM Punk: Chaos Control!
The light emerges from both emeralds once again and splits up, opening the time portal in front of them. Randy jumps into it, and Punk looks at Shahra once again. She starts to move around, and he walks to the portal as she moves.
Little Shahra (mumbles): Father...
Punk looks at her, then takes out the blue emerald, looks at it one last time, then goes to her slowly. He kneels down at her dormant body, then takes her hand, and sets the emerald upon it.
CM Punk: It's a lucky charm.
He sets the emerald and her hand down on her lap, and Shahra moves around again to the other side. He gets up and takes one last look at her, then turns around, runs, and jumps into the time portal as it closes. It is assumed that he already has the white emerald from the Duke of Soleanna. Back at Soleanna, a boy and a girl are near a royal guard when they see an airship fly by in surprise. A woman looks up and sees Laurinaitis's airship arriving at the town and approaching it. Laurinaitis's voice is heard from a microphone.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Princess Shahra, ruler of Soleanna... By refusing to negotiate with me, you have forced me to take drastic actions.
People are muttering to each other, wondering what's going on. Layla looks up at Laurinaitis's airship in amazement and runs off.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Meet me at the specified point alone at 4 o'clock today. Failure to do so on time, will result in my leveling of this city so that nothing but ashes remain!
An old castle is approached, and Shahra and two maids are shocked by Laurinaitis's threat of destruction at the balcony there.
Maid #1: Miss Shahra...!
Shahra: I cannot allow harm to come to my people.
Shahra turns and leaves the balcony.
Maid #2: Miss Shahra?
Shahra (turns to them): It is my duty as Princess of Soleanna to go. There is no other choice.
She walks away from the maids into the castle room. The portal opens up, and Punk drops to the ground in front of AJ, who looks at him.
CM Punk: AJ...
AJ Lee (crosses her arms): What did you see?
He looks down and pauses for a second.
CM Punk: The Iblis Trigger... wasn't John Cena.
AJ Lee: I see...
Crowds of people noise, Punk turns around at the commotion.
CM Punk: They're quite noisy.
AJ Lee: Yes. I heard that the Princess here left for Dr. Laurinaitis's base in response to his earlier threat.
Punk is surprised.
CM Punk: What if his ultimate objective was to release Iblis?
AJ turns to him in surprise. They both nod at each other and walk off. The portal opens up, and Randy drops onto the ground when Danielle appears behind him.
Danielle: You're back sooner than I expected.
He looks at her and gets up, and she waves hello to him.
Danielle: Omega is still in pursuit of Mephiles.
She points to the path ahead of the town.
Danielle: So, where's the kid?
She walks around to him.
Danielle: What did you find 10 years ago?
Randy Orton (walks off): I need you to access G.U.N.'s database. Specifically, find out what materials the Scepter of Darkness was made from.
Danielle: Sure. But you haven't answered my question yet!
Randy Orton (turns to her): I found the means to seal Mephiles.
She looks at him, and he walks off. Danielle raises her hand in a "Wait a minute!" pose as she follows him. Shahra has just arrived onboard the Egg Carrier and is sitting at a chair with Laurinaitis.
Dr. Laurinaitis: You've wasted so much of my time.
He looks at her.
Dr. Laurinaitis: If you had cooperated with me earlier, I wouldn't have had to do this.
Shahra: What are you trying to do, Dr. Laurinaitis? Why do you wish to revive the Flames of Disaster?
Dr. Laurinaitis (walks around): Did your parents ever disclose to you anything about Solaris? Solaris's secrets are in his eternal flames.
She turns away, and Laurinaitis still looks at her before pondering.
Dr. Laurinaitis: His power... can change time, and even manipulate the fabric of time itself.
He then turns to her.
Dr. Laurinaitis: I wish to obtain this power and dominate everything in this world. From the past all the way to the future!
Shahra: You wish... to rule over... Time?
Dr. Laurinaitis: Yes. Truly. And the secret...
He looks at her again.
Dr. Laurinaitis: It remains dormant in you, Princess.
She looks at Laurinaitis, and he goes to the control panel and presses the buttons on the keyboard.
Dr. Laurinaitis: The Princess of Soleanna and the seven Chaos Emeralds. Once I have everything, the fate of the whole world will change. And one of the beautiful gems is just ahead.
Computer (tracking down): Chaos Emerald located.
Dr. Laurinaitis (spreading out his hand): Finally... Now, let's go collect that Chaos Emerald.
Meanwhile, at Wave Ocean, Omega has confronted Mephiles and tries shooting him, but Mephiles deflects the bullets with his hands. Omega shoots him again and hits him in the face, but Mephiles bows down unfazed with a "Heh!" and deceives him.
Mephiles: This only proves you were created to stop Randy, the ultimate life form.
Omega pulls back his arm in confusion.
Mephiles: Don't tell me you didn't know. You may have been programmed by humanity, but what you did to Randy in the future, that was your...
Omega's guns get back in his left arm, and his arms spin around once more and turn into big machine guns that hit Mephiles multiple times before he drops down to the sand and laughs maniacally. He lies down on the sand and vanishes into thin air. Omega's guns revert back to his normal arms before Randy and Danielle arrive with the new Scepter of Darkness they had created. Danielle now looks at Omega.
Danielle: What just happened?
Omega pauses before continuing.
Omega: Randy.
He turns around at Randy, then walks up to him.
Omega: The one that defeats and seals you in the future... is me.
Omega puts his hand to his robotic chest. Randy is shocked at Mephiles' frame-up to Omega. Danielle is surprised.
Danielle: It's... It's so unfair!
She points to Randy before continuing.
Danielle: Randy's always here to defend the world.
Randy bows his head down.
Danielle: Despite that...
Omega: Eventually, when something, or someone, is seen as too powerful...
He drops down his arms before continuing.
Omega: It is seen as a threat.
He turns around to Randy again and points his arm at him.
Omega: And then the world becomes its enemy.
Randy hears this and walks away.
Danielle: Randy...
Omega turns to her.
Danielle: Even if you believe everyone in the world will be against you, know that I'll always remain by your side.
She turns her back.
Danielle: Remember that.
Randy stops and looks at them both, then nods.
Randy Orton: I will.
He looks around and walks away from them.
John Cena's Story
Cena runs through the Tropical Jungle when Laurinaitis's robots arrive to attack him. He slides and sees them, prepared to fight them, and one of them raises a gun to him when all the robots are grabbed by a Psychoshock, and Punk drops down and uses blasts from both hands to knock them all out, causing them to explode on the ground. He then turns to Cena.
CM Punk: You look like you're in a hurry.
Cena (crosses his arms): ...So what's going on?
CM Punk (after a pause): Circumstances have changed.
He turns to Cena again.
CM Punk: I need to rescue the Princess.
Cena nods in approval, hoping Punk doesn't hurt him again, then he gives a thumb up and runs off, and Punk follows. While Cena and Punk are getting through Kingdom Valley, an alarm sounds at the Egg Carrier's front room as Laurinaitis tries to jab in the keys at the control panel. Shahra is still inside.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Huh? The engines are malfunctioning.
Shahra gets out of the chair.
Dr. Laurinaitis: And what's this?
She looks at Laurinaitis.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Stop all engines now!
The buttons are not working, and Laurinaitis slams both fists onto the keyboard.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Why is this happening? No! We're about to crash!
The Egg Carrier catches fire as it flies, and it catches smoke as it is about to plunge downward. The Egg Carrier, engulfed in flames, falls through the dark clouds near a hilltop and plunges downward. As Cena, Punk and AJ arrive, an explosion is heard, and they stop at the sight of the Egg Carrier crashing onto a hilltop, which kills Laurinaitis and...
Cena (in shock): SHAHRA!
They are all too late. Both Laurinaitis and Shahra have died. Cena drops to the ground in despair and slams his fist in anger and grief. Punk and AJ are in mourning for Shahra. But then Punk looks up and realizes something, then looks at Cena.
CM Punk: Wait, there's still a way to change this.
AJ looks at him, and Cena is recovering from grief and loss and looks at him.
CM Punk: If we return to an earlier point in time, we'll be able to save her.
Cena recovers and takes a look at the hillside where Laurinaitis and Shahra have died, then gets up.
Cena: I understand.
Punk holds out a White Chaos Emerald, and Cena holds out an aqua one. He walks up to Silver while the cat is watching. Both nod at each other and hold the emeralds aloft.
Cena and Punk: Chaos Control!
The light emerges from the emeralds and splits up, opening a time portal. Both hedgehogs look at the portal, and Cena quickly runs and tosses the aqua emerald to him.
Cena: Punk!
Punk catches the emerald with his left hand.
Cena: I can handle this myself. Besides, you've got somewhere to go, right?
CM Punk (amazed): You...
Cena: I'll make sure to change Shahra's fate.
He raises a fist and looks at Punk before continuing.
Cena: And that in turn should change your future, too.
Punk, with a Chaos Emerald in each hand, nods in agreement as AJ puts her hands on her hips in wonder.
Cena (gives a thumb up): Thank you, CM Punk!
CM Punk: Yeah... Just save her.
Cena nods and jumps into the portal, follow by Punk and AJ. The time portal has opened up in Soleanna, and Cena has arrived at the day before the battleship explosion. He looks around, and as the portal closes, he quickly turns and looks at the bell tower to find that the bell has chimed at noon. He makes plans as there's no turning back. Cena has arrived and made it through the Aquatic Base to stop the Egg Carrier's launch.
Computer (in a black screen): Thrust increasing. Engine output at maximum. Course plotted.
The hangar then lights up.
Computer: Gate open.
The Egg Carrier is revealed at the hangar.
Computer: Lifting off!
The battleship starts to launch, while atop the hangar, Cena runs and chases it as fast as he can. He makes a giant leap onto the Egg Carrier, and lands on it as it flies out of the hangar gate. As before, the Egg Carrier has malfunctioned, and Laurinaitis presses the buttons on the keyboard that fail to cooperate. Shahra is next to him.
Dr. Laurinaitis: ...Why is this happening?
He puts his hands over his head.
Dr. Laurinaitis: Noooooo!
Just then a voice is heard.
Cena (offscreen): Playtime's over.
They see that Cena has arrived at the control pilot room in time.
Shahra: Cena!
She runs to him, but Laurinaitis is not amused at them both.
Cena: This ship is about to crash. Too bad, Big Johnny.
He points a finger at Laurinaitis, who is furious, growls and stomps his foot in anger.
Dr. Laurinaitis: I'm not finished yet!
Cena prepares to fight him. Cena has fought Laurinaitis's Egg Wyvern and is now escaping with Shahra in the Egg Carrier's interior. An explosion is heard as a blast damages the battleship and breaks the ship in half.
Shahra (points up): Cena!
An escape pod has come down with Laurinaitisin it.
Cena: Aren't you worried?
Shahra (quoting Cena): "If you have time to worry, then run," right?
The front of the Egg Carrier explodes, and Cena clutches Shahra and makes a super-speed running jump out of the ship onto one of its pieces, runs as super- fast as he can, and jumps onto a ledge. He reaches out, but misses the ledge. Both fall as the Egg Carrier's other half crashes on the ledge, and its explosion knocks them upward and onto the hillside. Both make a rough landing and tumble into the grass. Cena gets up and sees Shahra on the ground, and she rolls onto her back, unconscious, with her arms spread. Cena goes to her, and she wakes up and sees him. He reaches for his hand, and she takes it and gets pulled into a sitting upright position. She and Cena both laugh and guffaw at all the crazy adventures they had gone through. Shahra finally catches her breath, and Cena notices her.
Cena (gives a thumb up): Nice smile!
He then gives a wink, and she gives the same wink also. Both Cena and Shahra look atop the grassy hillside.