28. Imprisoned

In the high-security prison, late evening...

"For the above mentioned offenses, Ah-moe and Ah-mo, you both have been sentenced to twenty years in this prison." the warden read out in a formal tone, sounding obviously bored, peering through his thick glasses at the two of them, both fidgeting in the strong steel chains and handcuffs that chained them together.

They had been brought into a small room with a huge window, overlooking a large unlit hall. Surrounding each side of the hall were many stories of darken cells, with fading light rays from the evening sun streaming in from tiny barred windows in each of their cells. In the gloomy darkness, people stared blankly into space, waiting in emptiness.

"Welcome to the Prison for the Criminally Violent! Here, we will teach you the meaning of discipline, and equip you with skills that will help you to live a normal life when you get out. Makes you a better man... I must remind you though : here, we strongly believe in the value of discipline, so DO cooperate... But that aside, we believe in having fun too." The warden had spoken in a different voice - deep and bassy with deliberate slowness, with excitment creeping slowly into his voice.

Ah-moe and Ah-mo were falling asleep fast, heading nodding periodically. They couldn't understand a word.

"Now for my favourite part... " The warden threw the folder aside and fumbled through his drawer, reappearing with a wireless microphone labelled "PWE".

"Weighing over 250 pounds - Standing at the height of 6.5 feet - 3 time winner of the Prison Wrestling Heavyweight Championship and still Undisputed Champion - The unbelievable, the incredible - The one, the only, the champion - Annihilator Alex!"

The flood lights in the hall went on suddenly, revealing a raised, square platform with poles at each corner, and elastic ropes running around the perimeter set up by poles. Mini fireworks started all around the sides of the gate, as hard-rock music jammed simultaneously, waking both of them with a jerk. A huge metal gate nearby was raised as bursts of gaseous dry ice was released beside the gate, forming a cloud as a shadow of a man walking forward. Cheers rang out from all over the prison, as inmates flocked to the edge of their cells. The time had come.

(Footnotes: Annihilator Alex weighs about 115kg and is 1.98m in height.)