“You know, Felix, I was obsessed with your show as a kid.”

“My mom used to call me a friend of Foley.”

“I could sit here and say I loved it for the funny little puppets, the cheery smile, and the colorful characters. But that would be a lie, and your show taught me not to do that.”

“The real reason I loved to watch? The lessons.”

“Every episode filled my heart with joy, infectious positivity washing over me with every skit and joke until we came to the finale where I learned the meaning behind what you were doing.”

“Teaching us how to be better.”

“My favorite was an episode on bullying. About a poor little puppet who, despite his kind heart, found himself constantly pushed around by those bigger than him. His tormentors raining down insults and felt covered fists on him simply because they could. No rhyme or reason, simply using their victim for their own sick gain.”

“I remember it being depressing, wondering just what the hell your point was.”

“Then it happened.”

“That puppet, his felt torn, heart broken, fought back.”

“He told them he wouldn’t be their victim anymore. His happiness wouldn’t be discarded for theirs.”

“That sometimes you have to fight for what’s right.”

“I learned my lesson, Foley.”

“Why can’t you?”

“For years you and I have been walking in the same shoes, haven’t we? Both of us relentlessly beaten down on by those around us, our skin shredded by furious fists. Hearts broken into pieces by vicious words as we were bullied at every last turn.”

“You by Nox, by Tombstone, even by your so called ‘Best Friend’ Doom.”

“Me? By Redgrave, by Ares, by my own God damned family.”

“Tears flowing like felt, blood dripping like loose stuffing, we were the victims of their brutality.”

“Yet, there’s one key difference between us, Foley. The one thing that truly sets us apart.”

“When the show came to an end and the credits began to roll, I decided to break free from the abuse.”

“Just like that little puppet in your hands I learned that sometimes, even if you’re kind, even if you despise the idea of hurting another. You have to fight back.”

“You have to ball up your fists and fucking swing at the people who wish to rip that kindness away.”

“No matter how hard you try it seems like you just allow Doom to keep coming back into your life so he can tear it apart.”

“But I say no more,”

“Our match is the first step towards teaching all of Arcadia the lesson you never learned.”

“That bullies only hold the power you allow them to hold.”

“I’m going to beat you, Felix. I’m going to ascend to the top, I’m going to grasp that crown at the peak, and I’m going to take that power back.”

“For you.”

“For me.”

“And for all of Arcadia.”

“No one is above the Law, Foley.”

“And I am the Law.”