Post by T-Robosaurus Rex on Jul 22, 2009 18:45:08 GMT -5
[She remains lying serenely, with her head bandaged, upon the hospital bed. She does not stir as Declan screams at Travis, she lies blissfully unaware of the hysteria that surrounds her. For the first time in living memory she is unaware as Declan leaves her vicinity, beginning his quest for vengeance. As he shuts her door slowly, Brandon and Travis speak almost instantaneously]
Skinny – ‘Did he...just...thank me?’
Travis – ‘Did he just...trust...’The Blessed One’ with something important?’
[Both men’s eyes meet the others and they suddenly realise they are speaking allowed. They quickly jerk they’re eyes from one another, as if trying to erase the moment that preceded them. Eventually Travis heads for the door...]
Skinny – ‘Where are you going? Didn’t you hear Declan...weeee, haaave to staaay, TRAVEEEES!!!’
Travis – ‘Yo, chill out life saver, ‘The Blessed One’ is just goin’ down the hall for a Mountain Dew, Travis Roberts ain’t about to light up inside a hospital, so ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ gotta make the most of what’s around him...’
[Travis leaves the room and wanders down the hall, on his way to the vending machine he slips his Cell phone from his pocket and dials, after a few moments he begins to speak.]
Travis – ‘You better be planning some huge post-Horizons, Thank Christ We Get A Break, Jamboree; with topless gymnasts, flaming trapeze artists, Monster Magnet playing live, and Boss P roasting over an open fire on a spit roast...
Because Travis Roberts, sure as all that is TWiSTeD, is not paying you for a relationship with your goddamn messaging service you, small, insignificant, disease ridden...’
[Travis is stopped mid sentence, he looks down at the phone, obviously frustrated]
Travis – ‘For the sake of TWiSTeD why is there never enough time to leave a proper berating on these damn services?’
[‘The Blessed One’ dials out again, and returns the cell to his ear. After a few more seconds he begins to speak once more]
Travis – ‘eD ‘The Blessed One’ is at some goddamn hospital, Cara was attacked by that damn Maguire scrotum. Travis Roberts doesn’t know how, but he’s pretty sure he can find a way to blame you if you don’t get your useless ass down here pronto. ‘
[Travis then reaches the vending machine, rummages around in his jeans and pulls out a handful of quarters, torn rolling papers, and few fifty dollar bills. He finds the correct coinage, pumps a fairly large amount of them into the vending machine, and then presses The Mountain Dew button 4 times. He then takes his liquid refreshment and heads back to the room. When he gets back he nearly drops his drinks as he see’s Skinny with his hand on Cara’s face...]
Travis – ‘You may be hero of the hour Skinman, but you better get your hands off The Significant Players wife...right now...’
Skinny – ‘I wasn’t doing anything Travees, you gotta believe me...she had hair in her face, I was just brushing it out of her face...I wasn’t touching her like I touch my...’
Travis – ‘Woah, Woah! That’s enough information Skinman, ‘The Blessed One’ will take your word for it this time, but next time just call a nurse, what else do we pay our damn insurance for? Anyway, we’re gonna be here for a while I think, and despite your heroics in ‘The Headliners’ recent match, and in saving Cara’s life, Travis Roberts really doesn’t wanna...establish a relationship with you, no offence?’
[Travis cracks open a can of the green stuff and starts supping it down. Brandon takes off his glasses, and gives them a clean on his shirt. When he replaces them on his face he looks up towards Travis face, with a look of worry...]
Declan – ‘Traveees...is Declan gonna get hurt?’
[Travis looks at Brandon McSkinny, but for the first time there is little contempt in his eyes, he looks at Skinny as one would look upon a small child worried for their parents]
Travis – ‘Look, Skinman, you’ve known Declan Prescott longer than ‘The Headliner’, surely you know that ‘The Significant Player’ always has a plan. Damn this guy is so prepared for any occasion that he’d put an entire scout troupe to shame...’
Skinny – ‘But...he wasn’t prepared...for theees....what if he isn’t ready and Maguire finds Declan, first?’
Travis – ‘Tonight?...Tonight was a mistake, a one in a million shot. Some things have been taken from Declans control, before Boss P was about Declan wouldn’t have let her go in a bathroom without security checking it first and standing guard outside...she always said it made her feel like the Princess of GIW...’
[Travis turns his attention from Skinny and his eyes rest upon the sight of the prone Cara Costello, still unconscious in the bed]
Travis – ‘But it doesn’t matter, Cara’s going to be OK, and Declan is going to get that brain damaged psychopath. And Declan won’t have to worry about Cara will he? Cause he’ll have both ‘The Headliner’ and ‘The Skinman looking over her, and their ain’t no-one better, right little man? Travis Roberts ain’t gonna let anyone get to Declans wife, and I doubt your life saving ass will either?’
[Skinny’s face lights up, and the worry seems to have instantly evaporated, he then leaps off his seat and stands in front of Travis face thrusting his crotch backwards and forwards rapidly, whislt excitedly chatter]
Skinny – ‘Yeah that’s right....Traveees and Skinny are hardcore mofo’s....we’ll keep Cara safe, and Declan is gonna nail Maguires ass to the wall....yeaaaah....yeaaaah....’
[The scene fades out, when an image returns we are no longer inside Cara’s hospital room, we are in the reception of the Hospital and night has come and gone and the first signs of dawn light can be seen drifting through the windows, we see a bedraggled eD cASe comes running through the doors, he quickly converses with the nurse at reception and then hurries his way into the elevator. After selecting the floor he wants he then rapidly presses the button for the doors to close, as if being chased by some malevolent spirit, or perhaps The Crimson Ghost. He shuffles on his feet impatiently as the elevator rises, and when it reaches the correct floor, the doors open and eD springs through them, almost knocking a body from a gurney, and runs down the corridor, hopping up to see into each room, until he finds Cara’s and enters.
The sight that greets him brings at first a look of pure shock, then horror, then realisation, and finally a wry smile spreads across the muppets face. Before him, upon the visitors couch, sits Travis Roberts, ‘The Headliner’ is asleep, and sitting next to him is Brandon McSkinny, also asleep, with his head leaning on Travis’ shoulder, and his thick rimmed glasses lying on the arm.
As eD steps forward, Skinny leaps from the couch, awake and lands on top of eD with his hands around his throat...]
Skinny – ‘NOOOOO! YOU WON’T HURT CARA AGAIN....TRAVEEEEEES....I GOOOOT MAGUIRE....’
[Travis jerks upright out of his slumber, and looks around for a few moments dazed, he then shakes it off and looks at Skinny....]
Travis – ‘Huh?...Wha?...I wasn’t...ummm...*clears throat*Travis Roberts wasn’t asleep, he was merely resting his eyes...Maguire?’
[Finally reality sets into ‘The Headliners’ perception and he realises Skinny is trying to throttle his agent eD cASe...]
Travis – ‘That’s not Maguire...but don’t stop on account of that....if that pathetic rodent of an agent can’t fight you off, he deserves to die an embarrassing death...’
[Skinny though realising his mistake, and that Maguire is not, in fact, under four foot tall, yellow and ever so furry with no discernable joints or bones, leaps off of eD]
Skinny – ‘I’m sorry Mr eeeeeeD....Skeeeeny is amped...Skeeeny is protecting Mrs Prescott....because Skeeeny was GIW’s first Man Champ....isn’t that right Travees...’
[Travis leans forward and rubs his tired eyes with his hands; he looks up from under his hair at Skinny who beams back at him with an expectant grin]
Travis – ‘That’s right Skinman, and you were the best damn Man Champ GIW ever had...but ‘The Headliner’ is gonna step outside with eD now, so you make sure your half of this team keeps its eye on Mrs Prescott, right?’
Skinny – ‘YEEEEAHHHHH!’
[As Skinny breaks into yet another bout of crotch thrusting Travis looks at eD and motions to the door by tilting his head, all whilst keeping a stern stare on his agent. eD takes the hint and opens the door to the corridor, almost walks through but thinks twice and holds it open for ‘The Blessed One’ to walk past. Then eD follows into the corridor, closes the door, and turns to Travis who stands facing him, left arm across his chest and his right arm vertical, his hand playing with his facial hair...]
Travis – ‘So...’
eD – ‘So?...’
[eD looks at Travis and braces himself, but Travis merely stand still unflinching, calmly looking at eD. eD stares back, and Travis shrugs his shoulders to indicate he wants more...]
eD – ‘Erm, isn’t this the moment you decide to ball me out because I hadn’t got here sooner, and tell me what a retched agent I am and how I should go and live with the other freaks under the bridge downtown?’
Travis – ‘No...this is the moment where Travis Roberts gives you a chance to explain yourself, before deciding what further action he should take...’
eD – ‘Yeah....that doesn’t really work for me, see usually when you rant at me you get sidetracked, go off on a whole different tangent and inevitably forget about what pissed you off in the first place...’
[Travis looks on at eD, completely unamused....]
Travis – ‘Where have you been eD? Why aren’t you answering your cell...’
eD – ‘We-ee-ee-ll...there has been a family emergency and I had to go back to ‘the Street’,....I....I....knew I shoulda moved ole’ Nanna cASe out with me...she’s never have been attacked if I’d looked out for her...’
Travis – ‘You’re a very lucky man eD cASe...’
eD – ‘Lucky my grandmother died, that’s harsh, even for you Travis...’
Travis – ‘No...You are lucky eD, because ‘The Blessed One’ has more pressing things to do than establish whether, as is likely, you’re a lying piece of janglie cheese or not. So you’re lucky because you’ve got roughly 24 hours to produce a death certificate and/or a freshly deceased Grandmother...
If you hadn’t noticed, ‘The Blessed Ones’ best friend’s wife was attacked yesterday, and Travis Roberts has been standing watch all night, cause ‘The Headliner’ ain’t letting anything happen to her again on his time. Did you perchance think of bringing ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ a fresh change of clothing? Maybe even some ‘specially’ baked cookies or muffins, that ‘The Headliner’ could have accepted the delay for...’
eD – ‘I could always go back and get some, but it’s gonna take me like 30 minutes to get out of the car park, this place is under siege by the media...’
Travis – ‘Media? Why the hell are the media here?’
eD – ‘Ex-Cop attempts to brutally murder an ex suspect of his, who also happens to be the wife of a huge Celebrity in the sports industry? Why the hell wouldn’t they be here? It’s difficult enough to get in the doors, they are camped out there, I thought you knew...’
Travis – ‘No....we didn’t let anyone know about this...there’s no way this got out...’
[eD suddenly looks uncomfortable and shifts from side to side, adjusting his collar as if hot, but Travis by this point is away in his own world...]
Travis – ‘If those bastards want something to write about, ‘The Headliner’ will give them a few choice quotes, but they ain’t findin’ out shit about Cara Costello....’
[The scene closes but then we open up once more, but this time the view is from the GIW Online Reporters camera, the view is of the front of the hospital, and a swarm of photographers and interviewers. The doors swing open and Travis Roberts walks outside, and stands before the collected media, and looks out at them all with a look of pure hatred. As soon as he walked out of the doors he is harangued by a multitude of different questions, and dozens of microphones are thrusted under his chin]
‘Travis, how is Cara Costello, was the attack serious?’
‘Mr Roberts, why is Declan Prescott not at his wife’s side?’
‘Is Declan out looking for revenge?’
‘Is Cara actually dead and you are covering it up?’
‘If you could buy Boss P any Christmas gift what would it be and why?’
‘Do you think BoolZ is sleeping with Mary-Joanna just to get to you?’
‘Will this attack have any effect on you or Declan before your matches this week and at Horizons?’
‘Why have you chosen today to break your media silence?’
‘Have you been watching the Third Series of Dexter? What do you think of Jimmy Smitts?’
‘Is it true Brandon McSkinny found her in the bathroom? Is there any truth I the rumours that he is responsible for this crime?’
‘What do you say to people that think this is all just one big stunt to pull in more buy rates for the forthcoming Global Impact Wrestling Pay-Per-View Horizons, November 29th, Sponsored by DJ’s House of Hardcore, “Where The Loose and Juicy Come to Play”’
[Travis calmly raises his hand, realises he is outside, and swiftly takes out a pre-rolled and lights it. He inhales deeply and savours the smoke before exhaling forcefully into the air, he then speaks]
Travis – ‘Travis Roberts will not be taking any of your inane questions; ‘The Headliner’ will merely be making a statement. If anything that comes out of ‘The Blessed Ones’ mouth seems to answer one of your questions, do not feel validated, for it will merely be a lucky coincidence.
A few weeks ago, ‘The Headliner’ decided to withdraw himself from the public gaze temporarily, after months of answering every question, no matter how retarded, signing every photo, t-shirt and breast that was thrust upon ‘The TWiSTeD Guerrilla’, going on every press conference, and giving countless moments of on screen fried gold, Travis Roberts felt he deserved a well earned break from the limelight.
‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ believed that you, the press would respect ‘The Headliners’ decision, and give a man who gave you so much, just a little in return. Travis Roberts also trusted that GIW would fare well without ‘The Blessed One’ cutting on air promo’s, he had heard the fans as they screamed for Alex Kiseragi as he lofted that title above his head at Distant Whispers, he felt he could trust in their judgement, this man could keep the boat afloat whilst ‘The Most Influential Figure in Sports Entertainment This Millenia’ took a brief time out.
It’s not often you will hear Travis Roberts admit he is wrong, but until today, ‘The Blessed One’ has never been known to be wrong on so many different levels. It has become painfully clear that the likes of ‘The Dragon’ are not enough to maintain GIW in the lofty position it has risen too under the guidance of ‘The Revolution’. What was ‘The Headliner’ thinking? Travis Roberts obviously took one hell of a fall at Distant Whispers, because Alex Kiseragi is quite obviously the dullest man in Professional Wrestling today. And ‘The Blessed One’ ain’t just saying that because ‘The Dragon’ is his opponent, no it’s a truthful observation. C’mon, has anyone seen this dude with anyone other than his aging father? He literally has no friends around him, no-one who has been drawn to him by his charisma and personality? The only person who wants to spend any time with him, is a man who could never get rid of Alex even if he wanted to.
Travis Roberts has heard that ‘The Headliner’ is something of a joke to the Kiseragi family, they seem to think their victory at Distant Whispers proved something. ‘The Blessed One’ will congratulate Alex Kiseragi for grabbing that win, but surely ‘The Dragon’ knows his victory was down to luck, he hit a freak home run, and is in no danger of doing it again soon. The end of Distant Whispers highlighted only one thing to Travis Roberts, and that is that ‘The Blessed One’ has countless friends and ally’s he can call upon to help him, but Alex Kiseragi has just one man, and what will A-Kis do when his father is no longer around to fend off the bullies? When will Alex Kiseragi finally stand on his own two feet, and make his way in this world without the safety net of family? ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ doubts it will be at Sentinel, Travis Roberts is sure Alex Kiseragi will attempt to save his father from the clutches of Randy Boolzian, but not because he is doing so as a concerned son, but because deep down, Alex Kiseragi knows that his dearest father may be his only hope of leaving Horizons as Undisputed Champion.
But at this time ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ realises he must make an apology. A matter of weeks ago Travis Roberts made a comment to a close friend that seems to have made its way into the public domain. The comment compared ‘The Dragon’ unfavourably to a turnbuckle, and in recent weeks ‘The Headliner’ has become aware that this was an unfair, and unwarranted comparison. It is not ‘The Blessed Ones’ intention to ever insult anyone to such a degree, and would like to humbly retract those words. For it is a great injustice to turnbuckles across the land to be compared to Alex Kiseragi, over the years turnbuckles in many organisations have inspired such astounding moves as the Senton Bomb, the 450 Splash, the Concrete Piledriver and many more. In comparison the only actions Alex Kiseragi has inspired have been other ambiguous, fresh faced males pulling down the crotch of their jeans for the photographic endeavours of some middle aged men. So ‘The Blessed One’ would like to whole heartedly apologise to turnbuckles around the world, and make it clear Travis Roberts does not hold them on the same level as our Global Heavyweight Champion.
Not only was Travis Roberts wrong about Alex Kiseragi, but he was also wrong about each and every one of you, how foolish ‘The Blessed One’ was to think you’d be humane enough to lpeave ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ in peace just for a few weeks. No, in his absence you ran stories regarding whether Travis Roberts had lost his touch, you printed rumours and speculated about the state of ‘The Headliners’ personal life, you made documentaries about his former ex-wife, blaming ‘The Blessed One’ for her pathetic life choices. Then you decide to gather outside the hospital of his best friend’s wife, sniffing out a story, screaming for blood to please your editors and boost circulation. It has become clear none of you ever really appreciated what you had when you had it, as from now on ‘The Headliner’ will no longer take any questions, ‘The Blessed One’ will no longer keep your sales figures up, from now on Travis Roberts will speak about what he wants, when he wants...
Before ‘The Blessed One’ bids you all farewell, he would like to address one more person, Randy Boolzian. Randy, ‘The Headliner’ isn’t too sure what you were hoping to achieve when you picked up Travis Roberts’ discarded waste and started parading around with on your arm. Did you think ‘The Headliner’ would be upset? Did you think Travis Roberts would lose his focus on what is ahead, and become a whirling dervish of emotion? Because ‘The TWiSteD Icon’ cannot imagine your plans included what will inevitably occur, and Randy, Travis is not speaking of that burning feeling you’ll be getting round your privates...
Do you think Travis Roberts has remained silent, and spoken only of his sink because he is repressing his true feelings for Mary-Joanna? ‘The Blessed One’ wouldn’t put it past your caffeine addled mind to convince yourself of such obviously flawed logic. Hell you seem to still think that the fact you pinned Travis Roberts at Toxic Intent left you the victor, despite the fact it was Travis Roberts that left that ring standing upright whilst you stared up at the lights recovering from your first, and to this day, only White Out. From that day what have you achieved, really? Sure you’re undefeated, but who the hell have you faced? Chris Austin? ’The Blessed One’ is aware you’ve done your utmost to make Austin look like a credible superstar, but let’s be fair, Chris Austin is more suited to filming his private Donkey Shows than actually trying to compete with real athletes. Then there was Andy Savana, a man who would struggle to outperform Marlo the Beautiful’s Gigantic Ass, let alone someone trained in any sort of fighting style. Granted you managed to scrape through the Battleground match as the best of a truly mediocre grouping, but let’s be fair, you had the won before at the start of the month, and no0ne could convincingly argue otherwise. Oh and of course, Chinatsu Chen, a defenceless woman, and you even needed The Significant Players help to achieve that. In comparison Travis Roberts managed to defeat every former GIW Global Champion, bar ‘The Heart and Soul of GIW’, convincingly, and caused two of them to disappear from the industry out of pure humiliation! So since Toxic Intent, who would you say has fulfilled their goals and ambitions? Who would you say has tasted more success? Hell if your ambitions were to dominate GIW’s undercard for nigh on half a year, then that’s fine,you win. But if your ambitions were even slightly loftier than that, Randy, you have been an outright failure.
As for Mary-Joanna, Travis Roberts still feels no need to discuss the biggest mistake of his entire existence in public, but I do hear Randy has begun studying the TWiSTeD Proverbs, and if so he will surely understand why ‘The Headliner’ has decided to stay quiet for oh so long, simply put, ‘GIW’s MVP of 2008’ is just following TWiSTeD proverb number six. Whilst BoolZs scrambles desperately to ensure he walks out of Horizons as ‘The Highest Grade in GIW’, Travis Roberts will continue, as ever, calm and trusting in the fact that, as usual, the only man that can defeat ‘The Blessed One’ is Travis Roberts himself. On November 29th ‘The Headliner’ will once again be GIW Global Heavyweight Champion, and will finally be able to rid GIW of the embarrassing legacy that the Hardcore Title has left stained on this fine companies history.’
[With that Travis takes one final drag on his pre rolled, discards it with a flick of his finger, turns and then heads back inside to hospital to continue his vigil over Cara]
Skinny – ‘Did he...just...thank me?’
Travis – ‘Did he just...trust...’The Blessed One’ with something important?’
[Both men’s eyes meet the others and they suddenly realise they are speaking allowed. They quickly jerk they’re eyes from one another, as if trying to erase the moment that preceded them. Eventually Travis heads for the door...]
Skinny – ‘Where are you going? Didn’t you hear Declan...weeee, haaave to staaay, TRAVEEEES!!!’
Travis – ‘Yo, chill out life saver, ‘The Blessed One’ is just goin’ down the hall for a Mountain Dew, Travis Roberts ain’t about to light up inside a hospital, so ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ gotta make the most of what’s around him...’
[Travis leaves the room and wanders down the hall, on his way to the vending machine he slips his Cell phone from his pocket and dials, after a few moments he begins to speak.]
Travis – ‘You better be planning some huge post-Horizons, Thank Christ We Get A Break, Jamboree; with topless gymnasts, flaming trapeze artists, Monster Magnet playing live, and Boss P roasting over an open fire on a spit roast...
Because Travis Roberts, sure as all that is TWiSTeD, is not paying you for a relationship with your goddamn messaging service you, small, insignificant, disease ridden...’
[Travis is stopped mid sentence, he looks down at the phone, obviously frustrated]
Travis – ‘For the sake of TWiSTeD why is there never enough time to leave a proper berating on these damn services?’
[‘The Blessed One’ dials out again, and returns the cell to his ear. After a few more seconds he begins to speak once more]
Travis – ‘eD ‘The Blessed One’ is at some goddamn hospital, Cara was attacked by that damn Maguire scrotum. Travis Roberts doesn’t know how, but he’s pretty sure he can find a way to blame you if you don’t get your useless ass down here pronto. ‘
[Travis then reaches the vending machine, rummages around in his jeans and pulls out a handful of quarters, torn rolling papers, and few fifty dollar bills. He finds the correct coinage, pumps a fairly large amount of them into the vending machine, and then presses The Mountain Dew button 4 times. He then takes his liquid refreshment and heads back to the room. When he gets back he nearly drops his drinks as he see’s Skinny with his hand on Cara’s face...]
Travis – ‘You may be hero of the hour Skinman, but you better get your hands off The Significant Players wife...right now...’
Skinny – ‘I wasn’t doing anything Travees, you gotta believe me...she had hair in her face, I was just brushing it out of her face...I wasn’t touching her like I touch my...’
Travis – ‘Woah, Woah! That’s enough information Skinman, ‘The Blessed One’ will take your word for it this time, but next time just call a nurse, what else do we pay our damn insurance for? Anyway, we’re gonna be here for a while I think, and despite your heroics in ‘The Headliners’ recent match, and in saving Cara’s life, Travis Roberts really doesn’t wanna...establish a relationship with you, no offence?’
[Travis cracks open a can of the green stuff and starts supping it down. Brandon takes off his glasses, and gives them a clean on his shirt. When he replaces them on his face he looks up towards Travis face, with a look of worry...]
Declan – ‘Traveees...is Declan gonna get hurt?’
[Travis looks at Brandon McSkinny, but for the first time there is little contempt in his eyes, he looks at Skinny as one would look upon a small child worried for their parents]
Travis – ‘Look, Skinman, you’ve known Declan Prescott longer than ‘The Headliner’, surely you know that ‘The Significant Player’ always has a plan. Damn this guy is so prepared for any occasion that he’d put an entire scout troupe to shame...’
Skinny – ‘But...he wasn’t prepared...for theees....what if he isn’t ready and Maguire finds Declan, first?’
Travis – ‘Tonight?...Tonight was a mistake, a one in a million shot. Some things have been taken from Declans control, before Boss P was about Declan wouldn’t have let her go in a bathroom without security checking it first and standing guard outside...she always said it made her feel like the Princess of GIW...’
[Travis turns his attention from Skinny and his eyes rest upon the sight of the prone Cara Costello, still unconscious in the bed]
Travis – ‘But it doesn’t matter, Cara’s going to be OK, and Declan is going to get that brain damaged psychopath. And Declan won’t have to worry about Cara will he? Cause he’ll have both ‘The Headliner’ and ‘The Skinman looking over her, and their ain’t no-one better, right little man? Travis Roberts ain’t gonna let anyone get to Declans wife, and I doubt your life saving ass will either?’
[Skinny’s face lights up, and the worry seems to have instantly evaporated, he then leaps off his seat and stands in front of Travis face thrusting his crotch backwards and forwards rapidly, whislt excitedly chatter]
Skinny – ‘Yeah that’s right....Traveees and Skinny are hardcore mofo’s....we’ll keep Cara safe, and Declan is gonna nail Maguires ass to the wall....yeaaaah....yeaaaah....’
[The scene fades out, when an image returns we are no longer inside Cara’s hospital room, we are in the reception of the Hospital and night has come and gone and the first signs of dawn light can be seen drifting through the windows, we see a bedraggled eD cASe comes running through the doors, he quickly converses with the nurse at reception and then hurries his way into the elevator. After selecting the floor he wants he then rapidly presses the button for the doors to close, as if being chased by some malevolent spirit, or perhaps The Crimson Ghost. He shuffles on his feet impatiently as the elevator rises, and when it reaches the correct floor, the doors open and eD springs through them, almost knocking a body from a gurney, and runs down the corridor, hopping up to see into each room, until he finds Cara’s and enters.
The sight that greets him brings at first a look of pure shock, then horror, then realisation, and finally a wry smile spreads across the muppets face. Before him, upon the visitors couch, sits Travis Roberts, ‘The Headliner’ is asleep, and sitting next to him is Brandon McSkinny, also asleep, with his head leaning on Travis’ shoulder, and his thick rimmed glasses lying on the arm.
As eD steps forward, Skinny leaps from the couch, awake and lands on top of eD with his hands around his throat...]
Skinny – ‘NOOOOO! YOU WON’T HURT CARA AGAIN....TRAVEEEEEES....I GOOOOT MAGUIRE....’
[Travis jerks upright out of his slumber, and looks around for a few moments dazed, he then shakes it off and looks at Skinny....]
Travis – ‘Huh?...Wha?...I wasn’t...ummm...*clears throat*Travis Roberts wasn’t asleep, he was merely resting his eyes...Maguire?’
[Finally reality sets into ‘The Headliners’ perception and he realises Skinny is trying to throttle his agent eD cASe...]
Travis – ‘That’s not Maguire...but don’t stop on account of that....if that pathetic rodent of an agent can’t fight you off, he deserves to die an embarrassing death...’
[Skinny though realising his mistake, and that Maguire is not, in fact, under four foot tall, yellow and ever so furry with no discernable joints or bones, leaps off of eD]
Skinny – ‘I’m sorry Mr eeeeeeD....Skeeeeny is amped...Skeeeny is protecting Mrs Prescott....because Skeeeny was GIW’s first Man Champ....isn’t that right Travees...’
[Travis leans forward and rubs his tired eyes with his hands; he looks up from under his hair at Skinny who beams back at him with an expectant grin]
Travis – ‘That’s right Skinman, and you were the best damn Man Champ GIW ever had...but ‘The Headliner’ is gonna step outside with eD now, so you make sure your half of this team keeps its eye on Mrs Prescott, right?’
Skinny – ‘YEEEEAHHHHH!’
[As Skinny breaks into yet another bout of crotch thrusting Travis looks at eD and motions to the door by tilting his head, all whilst keeping a stern stare on his agent. eD takes the hint and opens the door to the corridor, almost walks through but thinks twice and holds it open for ‘The Blessed One’ to walk past. Then eD follows into the corridor, closes the door, and turns to Travis who stands facing him, left arm across his chest and his right arm vertical, his hand playing with his facial hair...]
Travis – ‘So...’
eD – ‘So?...’
[eD looks at Travis and braces himself, but Travis merely stand still unflinching, calmly looking at eD. eD stares back, and Travis shrugs his shoulders to indicate he wants more...]
eD – ‘Erm, isn’t this the moment you decide to ball me out because I hadn’t got here sooner, and tell me what a retched agent I am and how I should go and live with the other freaks under the bridge downtown?’
Travis – ‘No...this is the moment where Travis Roberts gives you a chance to explain yourself, before deciding what further action he should take...’
eD – ‘Yeah....that doesn’t really work for me, see usually when you rant at me you get sidetracked, go off on a whole different tangent and inevitably forget about what pissed you off in the first place...’
[Travis looks on at eD, completely unamused....]
Travis – ‘Where have you been eD? Why aren’t you answering your cell...’
eD – ‘We-ee-ee-ll...there has been a family emergency and I had to go back to ‘the Street’,....I....I....knew I shoulda moved ole’ Nanna cASe out with me...she’s never have been attacked if I’d looked out for her...’
Travis – ‘You’re a very lucky man eD cASe...’
eD – ‘Lucky my grandmother died, that’s harsh, even for you Travis...’
Travis – ‘No...You are lucky eD, because ‘The Blessed One’ has more pressing things to do than establish whether, as is likely, you’re a lying piece of janglie cheese or not. So you’re lucky because you’ve got roughly 24 hours to produce a death certificate and/or a freshly deceased Grandmother...
If you hadn’t noticed, ‘The Blessed Ones’ best friend’s wife was attacked yesterday, and Travis Roberts has been standing watch all night, cause ‘The Headliner’ ain’t letting anything happen to her again on his time. Did you perchance think of bringing ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ a fresh change of clothing? Maybe even some ‘specially’ baked cookies or muffins, that ‘The Headliner’ could have accepted the delay for...’
eD – ‘I could always go back and get some, but it’s gonna take me like 30 minutes to get out of the car park, this place is under siege by the media...’
Travis – ‘Media? Why the hell are the media here?’
eD – ‘Ex-Cop attempts to brutally murder an ex suspect of his, who also happens to be the wife of a huge Celebrity in the sports industry? Why the hell wouldn’t they be here? It’s difficult enough to get in the doors, they are camped out there, I thought you knew...’
Travis – ‘No....we didn’t let anyone know about this...there’s no way this got out...’
[eD suddenly looks uncomfortable and shifts from side to side, adjusting his collar as if hot, but Travis by this point is away in his own world...]
Travis – ‘If those bastards want something to write about, ‘The Headliner’ will give them a few choice quotes, but they ain’t findin’ out shit about Cara Costello....’
[The scene closes but then we open up once more, but this time the view is from the GIW Online Reporters camera, the view is of the front of the hospital, and a swarm of photographers and interviewers. The doors swing open and Travis Roberts walks outside, and stands before the collected media, and looks out at them all with a look of pure hatred. As soon as he walked out of the doors he is harangued by a multitude of different questions, and dozens of microphones are thrusted under his chin]
‘Travis, how is Cara Costello, was the attack serious?’
‘Mr Roberts, why is Declan Prescott not at his wife’s side?’
‘Is Declan out looking for revenge?’
‘Is Cara actually dead and you are covering it up?’
‘If you could buy Boss P any Christmas gift what would it be and why?’
‘Do you think BoolZ is sleeping with Mary-Joanna just to get to you?’
‘Will this attack have any effect on you or Declan before your matches this week and at Horizons?’
‘Why have you chosen today to break your media silence?’
‘Have you been watching the Third Series of Dexter? What do you think of Jimmy Smitts?’
‘Is it true Brandon McSkinny found her in the bathroom? Is there any truth I the rumours that he is responsible for this crime?’
‘What do you say to people that think this is all just one big stunt to pull in more buy rates for the forthcoming Global Impact Wrestling Pay-Per-View Horizons, November 29th, Sponsored by DJ’s House of Hardcore, “Where The Loose and Juicy Come to Play”’
[Travis calmly raises his hand, realises he is outside, and swiftly takes out a pre-rolled and lights it. He inhales deeply and savours the smoke before exhaling forcefully into the air, he then speaks]
Travis – ‘Travis Roberts will not be taking any of your inane questions; ‘The Headliner’ will merely be making a statement. If anything that comes out of ‘The Blessed Ones’ mouth seems to answer one of your questions, do not feel validated, for it will merely be a lucky coincidence.
A few weeks ago, ‘The Headliner’ decided to withdraw himself from the public gaze temporarily, after months of answering every question, no matter how retarded, signing every photo, t-shirt and breast that was thrust upon ‘The TWiSTeD Guerrilla’, going on every press conference, and giving countless moments of on screen fried gold, Travis Roberts felt he deserved a well earned break from the limelight.
‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ believed that you, the press would respect ‘The Headliners’ decision, and give a man who gave you so much, just a little in return. Travis Roberts also trusted that GIW would fare well without ‘The Blessed One’ cutting on air promo’s, he had heard the fans as they screamed for Alex Kiseragi as he lofted that title above his head at Distant Whispers, he felt he could trust in their judgement, this man could keep the boat afloat whilst ‘The Most Influential Figure in Sports Entertainment This Millenia’ took a brief time out.
It’s not often you will hear Travis Roberts admit he is wrong, but until today, ‘The Blessed One’ has never been known to be wrong on so many different levels. It has become painfully clear that the likes of ‘The Dragon’ are not enough to maintain GIW in the lofty position it has risen too under the guidance of ‘The Revolution’. What was ‘The Headliner’ thinking? Travis Roberts obviously took one hell of a fall at Distant Whispers, because Alex Kiseragi is quite obviously the dullest man in Professional Wrestling today. And ‘The Blessed One’ ain’t just saying that because ‘The Dragon’ is his opponent, no it’s a truthful observation. C’mon, has anyone seen this dude with anyone other than his aging father? He literally has no friends around him, no-one who has been drawn to him by his charisma and personality? The only person who wants to spend any time with him, is a man who could never get rid of Alex even if he wanted to.
Travis Roberts has heard that ‘The Headliner’ is something of a joke to the Kiseragi family, they seem to think their victory at Distant Whispers proved something. ‘The Blessed One’ will congratulate Alex Kiseragi for grabbing that win, but surely ‘The Dragon’ knows his victory was down to luck, he hit a freak home run, and is in no danger of doing it again soon. The end of Distant Whispers highlighted only one thing to Travis Roberts, and that is that ‘The Blessed One’ has countless friends and ally’s he can call upon to help him, but Alex Kiseragi has just one man, and what will A-Kis do when his father is no longer around to fend off the bullies? When will Alex Kiseragi finally stand on his own two feet, and make his way in this world without the safety net of family? ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ doubts it will be at Sentinel, Travis Roberts is sure Alex Kiseragi will attempt to save his father from the clutches of Randy Boolzian, but not because he is doing so as a concerned son, but because deep down, Alex Kiseragi knows that his dearest father may be his only hope of leaving Horizons as Undisputed Champion.
But at this time ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ realises he must make an apology. A matter of weeks ago Travis Roberts made a comment to a close friend that seems to have made its way into the public domain. The comment compared ‘The Dragon’ unfavourably to a turnbuckle, and in recent weeks ‘The Headliner’ has become aware that this was an unfair, and unwarranted comparison. It is not ‘The Blessed Ones’ intention to ever insult anyone to such a degree, and would like to humbly retract those words. For it is a great injustice to turnbuckles across the land to be compared to Alex Kiseragi, over the years turnbuckles in many organisations have inspired such astounding moves as the Senton Bomb, the 450 Splash, the Concrete Piledriver and many more. In comparison the only actions Alex Kiseragi has inspired have been other ambiguous, fresh faced males pulling down the crotch of their jeans for the photographic endeavours of some middle aged men. So ‘The Blessed One’ would like to whole heartedly apologise to turnbuckles around the world, and make it clear Travis Roberts does not hold them on the same level as our Global Heavyweight Champion.
Not only was Travis Roberts wrong about Alex Kiseragi, but he was also wrong about each and every one of you, how foolish ‘The Blessed One’ was to think you’d be humane enough to lpeave ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ in peace just for a few weeks. No, in his absence you ran stories regarding whether Travis Roberts had lost his touch, you printed rumours and speculated about the state of ‘The Headliners’ personal life, you made documentaries about his former ex-wife, blaming ‘The Blessed One’ for her pathetic life choices. Then you decide to gather outside the hospital of his best friend’s wife, sniffing out a story, screaming for blood to please your editors and boost circulation. It has become clear none of you ever really appreciated what you had when you had it, as from now on ‘The Headliner’ will no longer take any questions, ‘The Blessed One’ will no longer keep your sales figures up, from now on Travis Roberts will speak about what he wants, when he wants...
Before ‘The Blessed One’ bids you all farewell, he would like to address one more person, Randy Boolzian. Randy, ‘The Headliner’ isn’t too sure what you were hoping to achieve when you picked up Travis Roberts’ discarded waste and started parading around with on your arm. Did you think ‘The Headliner’ would be upset? Did you think Travis Roberts would lose his focus on what is ahead, and become a whirling dervish of emotion? Because ‘The TWiSteD Icon’ cannot imagine your plans included what will inevitably occur, and Randy, Travis is not speaking of that burning feeling you’ll be getting round your privates...
Do you think Travis Roberts has remained silent, and spoken only of his sink because he is repressing his true feelings for Mary-Joanna? ‘The Blessed One’ wouldn’t put it past your caffeine addled mind to convince yourself of such obviously flawed logic. Hell you seem to still think that the fact you pinned Travis Roberts at Toxic Intent left you the victor, despite the fact it was Travis Roberts that left that ring standing upright whilst you stared up at the lights recovering from your first, and to this day, only White Out. From that day what have you achieved, really? Sure you’re undefeated, but who the hell have you faced? Chris Austin? ’The Blessed One’ is aware you’ve done your utmost to make Austin look like a credible superstar, but let’s be fair, Chris Austin is more suited to filming his private Donkey Shows than actually trying to compete with real athletes. Then there was Andy Savana, a man who would struggle to outperform Marlo the Beautiful’s Gigantic Ass, let alone someone trained in any sort of fighting style. Granted you managed to scrape through the Battleground match as the best of a truly mediocre grouping, but let’s be fair, you had the won before at the start of the month, and no0ne could convincingly argue otherwise. Oh and of course, Chinatsu Chen, a defenceless woman, and you even needed The Significant Players help to achieve that. In comparison Travis Roberts managed to defeat every former GIW Global Champion, bar ‘The Heart and Soul of GIW’, convincingly, and caused two of them to disappear from the industry out of pure humiliation! So since Toxic Intent, who would you say has fulfilled their goals and ambitions? Who would you say has tasted more success? Hell if your ambitions were to dominate GIW’s undercard for nigh on half a year, then that’s fine,you win. But if your ambitions were even slightly loftier than that, Randy, you have been an outright failure.
As for Mary-Joanna, Travis Roberts still feels no need to discuss the biggest mistake of his entire existence in public, but I do hear Randy has begun studying the TWiSTeD Proverbs, and if so he will surely understand why ‘The Headliner’ has decided to stay quiet for oh so long, simply put, ‘GIW’s MVP of 2008’ is just following TWiSTeD proverb number six. Whilst BoolZs scrambles desperately to ensure he walks out of Horizons as ‘The Highest Grade in GIW’, Travis Roberts will continue, as ever, calm and trusting in the fact that, as usual, the only man that can defeat ‘The Blessed One’ is Travis Roberts himself. On November 29th ‘The Headliner’ will once again be GIW Global Heavyweight Champion, and will finally be able to rid GIW of the embarrassing legacy that the Hardcore Title has left stained on this fine companies history.’
[With that Travis takes one final drag on his pre rolled, discards it with a flick of his finger, turns and then heads back inside to hospital to continue his vigil over Cara]
