BTH - Corey Bull & Alexis Makarios vs. Extreme Justice

[WXW GM James Gibbs]

1 post each (or 1 per team). The deadline is Sunday January 12th at 11:59 PM (EST)
We are live from Toyota Center - Houston, TX with a sold out crowd of 18,023.
Min 300 Max 4000

3 on 2 Handicap Match
No DQ, No Count Outs

[Corey Bull]

”Violence isn’t the answer….but it is an option.”
Unknown



The beats of “Getting away with Murder” by Papa roach fill the air in the warehouse. It is a virtual wasteland of metal and manically designed weapons. A large cage, way to be to be your ordinary cage match, sits to one side. A ring takes half of it up, the other half is filled with numerous amounts of weaponry and scrap metal. The sound of a grinder is barley heard over the lyrics.

Somewhere beyond happiness and sadness
I need to calculate
What creates my own madness
And I'm addicted to your punishment
And you're the master
And I am waiting for disaster

The camera pans to Corey sitting at a bench, a large piece of rebar in his hand as he is grinding down the metal on one end. Laney is near him, wearing a pair of gloves and separating barbed wire.

I feel irrational
So confrontational
To tell the truth I am
Getting away with murder
It isn't possible
To never tell the truth
But the reality is I'm getting away with murder

Laney reaches over and stops the music. Bull looks up, the noise of the grinder suddenly louder now that the music isn’t belting into the warehouse.

”Did you want the single twist, double twist, or the traditional twist wire?”

Bull’s head pops up and he pulls the goggles off of his eyes.

“I don’t think it really matters, I’m just going to shred it off of the rebar when I tear those three maggots apart.”

“But it does matter. Do you want it to last longer or are you going for a straight slice and dice?”

Bull sets the rebar down and turns to his wife.

“What if I just tape my hands up and dip them in some glue….and then in some broken glass?”

Laneys eyes light up and a grin that would make a shark proud crosses her face.

“Your thinking of going Tai Pei on them?!”

“Why not. No rules, no count outs. I was thinking it was time to show this place what a bloody contest looks like.”

Laney seems to be musing it over, but the smile on her face just won’t leave.

“Ahh, who the hell am I kidding. Fucking do it! This will be awesome. Hey, should I do it to? Oooo, what about Alexis? You know I can talk to her and I know she will totally go for it.”

“No, I think one crazy person with glass stuck to his hands is enough for this match. But I do think I will finish this rebar weapon and collect the usual assortment of goodies.”

“Thumb tacks, 2X4, crowbar, lighter fluid, lighter, sledgehammer, loggers chain, rope, chair, and some other odds and ends?”

“That’s my death blossom.”

Both smile as Bull turns the radio back on and the song continues as they get back to work.



**The beats of “Crush Em’” by Megadeth are heard as we go through a montage of Corey Bulls career. It starts out with the roll around view of Bull without a shirt, his intense look, and the location of his scars and the thick corded muscles that are wrapped around his body.**

Enter the arena and hit the lights
Step up now you're in for a ride
this is war, ain't no fun and games
we get it up, you go down in flames

Party time, going down
you better not mess us around
the stakes are rich, take a hit or stay
the price is high, someone's gonna pay

**Now the screen flips to Bull’s first battles: The King of the Barbed wire Challenge, Winning the ACW Heavyweight title his first month there, becoming the longest reigning United States champion in UECW**

Heads I win, tails you lose
out of my way I'm coming through
roll the dice don't think twice
and we crush, crush 'em

**Images of Bull’s bloodiest battles cross the screen. There is more red then there is anything else, as the blood is enhanced and the rest of the film black and white. Bull fighting with fist wrapped in chain, barbed wire, and tape and glass. Boots opening up head wounds, chairs swinging, and an assortment of weapons in the hands of the Monster**

Looking for trouble, now you've found it
you're a drum and we're gonna pound it

Last one standing wins the fight
hear us scream and shout all night
down on the floor and eat the grit
this is gonna hurt a little bit

**The music fades as does the last image of Bull, multiples of him in three feds, bloody and raising the main title into the air. The screen flips and we come to Corey Bull himself. He is standing in the ring at Back to Hell. Bull is rubbing his hands together slowly and staring at the ground when he begins to speak, his deep voice echoing slightly in the empty arena.**

“It is only a matter of time now. Soon, this arena will fill up with thousands of hungry eyes watching this…very…ring. And in this ring they will witness great holds, perfectly executed maneuvers, and skill beyond belief. And then there will be the match where Alexis and I tear apart the trio of Extreme Justice. You won’t see fancy moves, you won’t see excellently timed team maneuvers. What you will see is blood falling to the mat. You will see bones shatter and muscles tear. This match isn’t about a title or climbing the ladder….this is about vengeance and violence!”

**Bull looks up, his eyes are pits of fire, his face a mask of hate, and his smile a shark toothed grin.**

“Dean Andry. You were the first to feel what it was like to be at the wrong end of a Corey Bull beating. Even with the help of tweetle dee and tweetle dumbass, you still lost. Why do you think that is Dean? Is it because I got lucky, as I am sure you will say? No Dean, it is more then luck that decides the fates of men and monsters. It is strength of will, the want….no the need to go on! Survival is the basic instinct of us all, and yours is weakened by your belief that you have a pack of hounds to back you. But your weak mutts can’t compare to the fortitude of a monster! It’ll take more then you rag tag imbeciles to stop me from waging a path of destruction through this federation. You think its “justice”. I see it as nothing short of your own egos writing checks your asses can’t cash.”

“Darren Maddox. How’s that head of yours holding up? I can’t tell that you know, it is in your eyes. I could’ve crushed it like a melon had I wanted to. But I didn’t. Now you might see that as a weakness, but you are missing the fun of my reality then. Now you have to live with that….you have to think of that every time you face me. Will he break my skull? My neck? My spine? It would be so easy Darren. So very easy. But why would I do that Darren? Why would I want to end your misery when it has only truly just begun.”

“And you Youngblood. You are just a lump of muscle, and a useless lump at that. You may swagger around with your strength, but it seems useless. You haven’t even hurt me Romeo! Romeo oh Romeo, where for art thou brains Romeo? Oh that’s right, that isn’t why the other two keep you around. Its ok Romeo, I mean, there are lots of people in the wrestling business who are successful and not very bright….I just can’t think of any of them off hand. But I am sure they are they.”

**Bull’s grin slides off his face, become something….serious and dangerous**

“But enough of the playing around. Lets get down to business. This week, you three will be faced against myself and Alexis. Now I know Alexis…I have seen the anger and rage that woman holds in. Her dark side is very dangerous….and I am going to do everything in my power to unleash it upon you three! And lets not forget…I enjoy violence almost more then life itself. And I am going to bring this to a new level…this match will not only steal the show, but set the tone for future shows to come! And I will write that future in your blood. You don’t have a chance. There is only three of you. And it will take more then three rag tag punks who think they are the justice around here to stop the monster that is Corey Bull and the fiery red head from down under Alexis Makarios.”

“I have a special justice planned for the three of you. I am going to enjoy this boys. Every single second of it. Heads I win….tails you lose!”

**The lights in the arena go out and everything fades to white noise**



Excerpt from Chapter 1
Unidentified source story:

He broke his neck slowly. You could hear every little bone crack and crunch. And its like he knew people were watching him, and he didn’t care. He wanted us to know….this is slow, this is painful, this is the worst way to die. To know that its coming like that…..to flail around and not be able to stop it. To basically watch yourself get murdered…that is frightening.

That’s when people started calling him “Slow-Killer”. This was before he was a man in the ring or on TV. This is under the radar fighting. And he was dam good at it. Took pleasure in taking pain out of people. A lot of people in the underground fighting argued that Bull wasn’t even human. There were rumors going around he was nothing like us, his mom had consecrated with demons, his father was a devil, mom was into voodoo…all sorts of weird stories. In truth, I think Bull is more human then most of us. And that is a frightening thought all its own.

[Dean Andry]

(The scene opens and I’m holding in a lot of energy as I sit here in this small office waiting for one of the company’s psychological counsellors to come in and talk about whatever the fuck he plans to talk to me about. I think it has somethin’ to do with what’s been goin’ on with Corey Bull, Alexis Makarios, and Drake DeMarco. Well ya know what? I’m at the end of my wire now and I’ve been pushed far enough. I don’t need some psychological assessment to tell me that I’m the crazy one in Extreme Justice. Darren and Romeo have accepted me for the way I am. Why can’t everyone else accept me for who I am? Why do they always have to go after me just because the shit I do is out of the "norm" to them?

The counsellor guy shows up and comes into the room and my eyes follow him as he sits down in the chair a short distance in front of me. He has a pen and a black folder in his hands and if he thinks for one second that I’m sitting here for the next hour spilling my guts out to him so he can write it all down on paper, then he’s a big time loser just like Corey Bull is.)

Dean: Who arranged for this here appointment to have my mind measured with a ruler?

Counsellor: That’s not important Dean.

Dean: Betcha it was old man Will and his General Manager of a son. They’ve been tryin’ to nail my ass for anything they can ever since I got here.

Counsellor: I know you’re probably wondering why you’ve been called in for this little evaluation.

Dean: You’re only callin’ it little so that I won’t think anything of it. I know what you’re up to with that folder. Ya wanna write all my admissions and confessions down in a cute little file so that you can stack the documental evidence up against me and use it in court. Then the judge’ll deem me mentally unfit to wrestle and then my career’ll be down the toilet because that’s just what these people wanna do to me. They wanna make my life a living hell and don’t wanna see me get ahead in this business.

Counsellor: Try to shift your thoughts Dean. Why do you think that people are out to get you?

Dean: Because they are! Whenever I do one thing wrong, just one thing, everyone thinks I deserve the hanging noose. All people see is that if Dean Andry committed the crime, it must be some serious, serious shit and they wanna see me punished for every little thing that I do, even if it’s not my fault. Same fucking thing happens to Extreme Justice. Take for example this entire situation with Bull and the chick and DeMarco. It all started with my match against Corey Bull. Tempers got too heated up and so we had no choice but to take action against Bull. Justifiable action against him. He got out of hand, so we had to take care of business our way. He decided to retaliate and pull a sneak attack on me backstage. I was the victim that time, but does Corey Bull get punished for what he did to me? Nooooo! Of course Corey Bull won’t be punished for what HE did, ‘cause he’s the "good guy" in management’s books. Ya see, it’s OK for Corey Bull to do whatever the fuck Corey Bull wants to do, be it good or bad, but the second Extreme Justice does anything, we get shot down from every angle and judged as being the criminals of the company.

(I re-adjust myself in the chair, place my right elbow on the back of it, and put my left foot on the empty chair right next to me.)

Counsellor: It’s not that the three of you are bad people. It’s your behavior and your actions that are leading people to believe that none of you can be trusted.

Dean: Our actions? The shit we did against Corey Bull, he deserved. The chick Alexis, same thing. She deserved it. DeMarco deserved what we did to him too. He had to take it upon himself to make that video for Darren. He said he was just trying to show his support for Darren and to wish him luck in that Pro Wrestling Project match he was in, but that wasn’t what he was doing. Watch the video. You’ll see just what I’m talkin’ about. He put Darren down, wanted Darren to feel inferior to him, and so ya, Darren got all pissed off about it and he should be. One thing ya need to know about Extreme Justice. We look out for our own. Ya piss one of us off, ya piss all of us off! The shit just escalated from there and it ain’t gonna get no better either.

(Locking DeMarco in that tiny room was epic! If we could do that ten times over again, we would love it even more than we did the time before.)

Dean: We showed DeMarco that ya don’t stand against Extreme Justice and expect to win in the end. It don’t happen babe! It just don’t happen, and he found out first hand now didn’t he. He found out that he should never have interfered in our business. So let’s just say we did what we had to do. We locked DeMarco up and threw away the key! I heard about how he was in a pretty rough state by the time his sorry ass got outta there. How he ran outta air and was gasping for breath! That’s what we wanted to have happen to him. I can imagine his cries and his begging in my head right now, a frantic Drake DeMarco, crying and shouting for help! Help me! Help me! Somebody help me!! I can’t breathe!! I CAN’T BREATHE!! I should never have pissed off Extreme Justice!! Oh how I should never have pissed them off!!

(The counsellor is looking at me weird ‘cause I’m laughing now at the thought of DeMarco feeling so desperate to breathe. It brings me pleasure when someone I don’t like goes through pain and suffering. I think I have our counsellor boy here nervous and he don’t know what to think about me. He ain’t that smart. He just wants me to believe he is.)

Counsellor: Tell me your goals. What would you like to see happen with you?

Dean: I don’t have goals. I live day by day and that’s all. Whatever comes my way, I just roll with it. But the goal for me right now is getting this thing with Bull and the chick put to bed once and for all. I’ve already had enough of this Alexis chick and I don’t want her causing any problems for Darren anymore. That’s really pissing us off, to see her meddle in his business like she is. He won’t take it from her. He’ll stop her one way or another and the chick needs to back off, but she’s not doing that, so she’ll have to suffer more than what she already has. She should have learned her lesson when Darren went after her, but she’s too stupid to know better and now she’s put herself in even more danger with this handicap match. We’ve got everything goin’ in our favor, so there ain’t no chance that her and Bull are beating us on Sunday. After I put Bull through hell and be the one to pin him 1, 2, 3, then I think I’m gonna pin her too just for sake of adding insult to injury and to make them finally see that you just don’t fuck with Extreme Justice!

(The counsellor guy is writing some things down and I’m standing up to tell him that I’m leaving now and if he don’t like it and wants me to stay, I ain’t. I got places to be and one of those places ain’t here bein’ analyzed by some young geek in a shirt and tie who pretends that he can understand my head.)

Dean: I’m done here. Ain’t got nothin’ more to say.

(He’s standing up now too and he still looks nervous and I’m glad he is. I’ve always been able to put people on edge because maybe I’m just that crazy in my ways. Didn’t know it was that apparent.)

Counsellor: I’ll let you go, but not without some advice.

Dean: What advice? Don’t need any.

Counsellor: Try hard to stay out of trouble. You can do it if you set your mind to it.

(He’s telling me advice like that? Makin’ me feel lower than what he is? I’m tellin’ this guy off then I’m leavin’.)

Dean: Don’t you ever give me any fucking advice. The only words I listen to are my own words in my head. The advice I give myself is the only advice I can trust. Don’t try to brainwash me like you do with the other guys here on the roster. It won’t work on Dean Andry, so just stay the fuck out of my way.

(It feels so damn good to tell people off, it really does. I cake-walked all over this guy and he let me do it. I could start to get used to these grand finales. I’ve never got to enjoy grand finales that were all about me. No one ever gives me that much attention, but I’m gonna make damn sure that people start standing up and seeing that me along with Extreme Justice are only at the start of the shit we plan to do. I’m now walking out of this psychological tomb of a room and I ain’t goin’ back in it either, not tomorrow, not next week, never.

I’ve accepted how my mind works and if people want to say that I’ve got some nuts and bolts loose, then let ‘em, ‘cause chances are they’re right and I don’t want my mind to be any other way.)

[Alexis Makarios]

SCENE ONE

//\\ The scene opens up in a courtroom scene. Alexis was standing in front of the judge, wearing a very sharp women's suit. Her hair was slicked back into a bun, and her makeup done conservativly. She turned around to face the "Jury". //\\

Alexis Makarios: Darren Maddox is a sick individual. He started trouble with my family then acted like I had no right to get involved. Drake is my own flesh and blood, how can one fault me for standing up for him? You can't. As if messing with my family wasn't enough, this twisted and delusional man took my freindship with Lycra, some one that has shared several ups and downs with me, and manipulates it into what he wants it to be. He is taking advantage of a woman who is in a weakened mental state and hospitalized. She's working through an addiction, and staring down the barrel of a shoulder surgery. And he's taking that woman and manipulating her mind. Putting thoughts in her head that make it seem like everyone is working against her. HOW can anyone support a guy like THAT

//\\ The camera turns a little to show the "jury" which consisted of about 10 people. Most were random people, but two of them were recognizable to the fan base. One of another best friend of Alexis, and that was Jennifer Carpenter. On the other side, grinning like an idiot, was Marcus Cage. He waved at the camera mouthing the words "HI CANDY!!!". Alexis continued //\\

Alexis Makarios: The lies, the accusations, the threats, the assaults... this man is delusional, and he needs to be taken care of. How can we let some one like that loose on the general public? How can we let his actions stand? I beseech you, to look into your hearts and think of the one person you know who is an idiot like Darren, and think of some one he hurt. Was it some one close to you? If so then you know how I feel. But, I do know what you guys are thinking right now. You're thinking... "but Alexis, no one's perfect, not even you. Why are you calling this guy out on his faults when you have your own?"...

//\\She paused for dramatic effect//\\

Alexis Makarios: I know that I'm not perfect, I never pretended to be. But the things that Darren Maddox and his crew have done are unforgivable. They assaulted three different people in 3 on 1 scenarios. They locked a man who has sustained injuries so bad in a CLOSET where he passed out. These men need to be stopped. And I believe that you guys will do the right thing, and vote against the Extreme Justice, and in the favor of myself and Corey Bull. Because in the end... Justice... will be served!

//\\ She looked into the camera dramatically before walking away from the jury. This sent the camera fading to black.//\\

SCENE TWO

//\\ The cameras fade up with Alexis standing in front of a green screen. On that screen is a computer graphic promoting the 2-on-3 handicap match for Back to Hell. She tilts her head to the side a little bit and grins. //\\

Alexis Makarios: Anger. Rage. Vengence. What do you think when you hear these words? Do you think of hatred? Do you think of violence? Or do you think about what these things can do to a person? Do you think about what these emotions can do to a person, the things it can make them do? Why do we get angry? Why do we commit these acts of rage and anger? The answer is simple, my friends. It's human nature. It's in our nature to be subject to things like fear, anger, and even jealousy. For some people, it's easier than others. Some people have a short fuse and very little restraint. Some people explode at the slightest thing, causing devastation at every turn. And they are the ones who have it easy. They are explosive ragers, letting out their rage at a moments notice, for almost no reason, all the time. But then there are the people like me, the implosive people. The ones who hold in their anger and rage until it boils over, until they snap. Sometimes they don't even realize it happens. And THAT is what makes them so dangerous. And trust me guys, I've been holding in an AWFUL lot of holding in anger and rage.

//\\She took a deep breath.//\\

Alexis Makarios: For the last year in my prior company, where I used to be a top Vixxxen, I was forced to sit on the sidelines and watch talentless women in the spotlight while I was made to look like a joke. Pushed aside for no reason, because management wanted to push these other women, knowing that I would just stand idly by and not complain. I mean who was I to complain? I had a dream job and got to travel the world, I had no right to complain, right? WRONG. So finally I started fighting back, and that's when I got injured. Some two-bit, untrained rookie from a family that was big in that place injured me in her first match. She was unprepared for such a big match, and she didn't listen to me in the ring, causing her to screw up and break my knee. She put me out of commission for the better part of 3 months, and I was only cleared 100% a few weeks ago. But that 3 month period was horrible. Miserable. Some would even call it hell. And for that 3 months while I sat on the sidelines, watching this worthless waste of roster space take spots that should have been mine. Matches that I should have been in, booked in places I should have been booked in. I was forced to watch this travesty from the sidelines, in a leg cast, hobbling around on crutches. I saw the faces of people as they walked past me. The pity in their eyes as they watched me struggle to move around. And do you know, Darren, what I missed out on while I was in a cast?

//\\ She pushed her hair out of her face. The more she talked about it, the more her rage built. //\\

Alexis Makarios: I missed so many chances. The chance to compete in my own home country. I missed competing on Queen of the Ring and had to watch yet another girl win who didn't deserve it, and there was nothing I could do about it. I missed my chance to compete for the Vixxxen's Title at the year end event, IN MY OWN HOME TOWN! All because some child who was not properly trained or ready for such a big match, broke my knee. I was so torn on the inside. I wanted to hate her, more than anything. I wanted to despise her with every fiber of my being for screwing up my career. Yet, I couldn't let myself hate a rookie. All that rage just building and building inside me... and then... I met you Darren, and Dean and Romeo. And you three quickly became the bane of my existance.

//\\ The camera zoomed in on her face a little to show the seriousness in her eyes. //\\

Alexis Makarios: Darren, you are pathetic, and delusional. You think I'm afraid of you, but i'm not. I'm not afraid of you, or worried about your pathetic little antics. You have tried everything to get me out of the picture. Starting rumors about me, trying to turn one of my best friends against me, and trying to inflict an injury on myself and my family. I have a newsflash for you, Darren. I'm here to stay. I'm not going anywhere. And nothing you do is going to change that. You have messed with me and my friends and my family one too many times. And it will NOT go unpunished. I will prevail. When my heart is set on something, I always prevail. You want to know why?

//\\ She smirked a little bit. //\\

Alexis Makarios: You see, I have the will of the warrior, the temper of a red head, the dominance of a DeMarco, the mind of a Makarios, and the determination of an Aussie. Do you know what that means for YOU guys? It means that I am going to hurt you. I am going to get revenge for everything you have done to me over the last two weeks. I'm going to take all that pent up rage and frustration and i'm going to channel it to take you guys out. You guys are a thorn in my side, and a blemish on the face of this great company. I'm going to give you guys the beatdown you deserve for your actions. Just know this... the bad guy... well the bad guy never wins. And I will be sure that Justice is served. There is no way I will allow your actions to stand. You can mess with me all you want, but the moment you bring my friends or family into it, all bets are off.

//\\ She cracked her neck a little as she looked into the camera, as if staring into the soul of the watcher. //\\

Alexis Makarios: But, Darren, since you are so chummy with my friend, Lycra, why don't you ask HER what it's like to stand across the ring from me. She and I have had our fair share of battles. She's won some, and I've won some. Ask her what happens when some one that I care about gets messed with. Ask her what I did to Serena, Angel, and even Kaya. Take a moment to ask her about those three women and what happened when they messed with people that I care about. Ask her about how I ran Angel out of the company, and probably the whole business itself, after she tried to hurt Gracie, and tried to kill Eddie. Ask her about how I nearly took out Serena for stalking an innocent teenage girl. If it weren't for Lycra, I would have knocked her head off her shoulders. But above all, ask her what I did to Kaya.

//\\ She grinned a little bit, thinking back to that moment a little over a year ago. //\\

Alexis Makarios: Ah, the incident that put me out and in anger management classes, and on a "mental health break" for "my own good" and "the good of those around me".

//\\ She scoffed at the thought of it. //\\

Alexis Makarios: I remember the moment vividly. It was Queen of the Ring 3, and I just lost my match and got eliminated from the tournament. I was on my way up the ramp, head hung in shame, and she attacked. She had been messing with me for WEEKS, stalking me, attacking me in the back and after matches, messing with things of mine... and I had enough. I snapped and I beat her so bad, I hurt her. I injured her neck to a point she was told she could never step in the ring again. Of course, at that moment, that was not my intention, but it happened. I was backed into a corner and I defended myself. Not my proudest moment, but proof of concept of what my anger can do when I'm pushed to that point. Hell, you can even ask Corey about that day, I'm sure he remembers it vividly.

//\\ She took a step back from the camera //\\

Alexis Makarios: Ah, Corey. He and I go way back but that's not the point I am trying to make at this point. The point is that you guys have pissed him off, and you have pissed me off. And that is not a good thing for anyone involved except maybe Corey. He seems to like it when I snap and go a little crazy. He wants me to let my anger take control, and maybe, just maybe, this time it would be the smart option. See, this anger that builds inside me is dangerous. It has ended 3 careers like I told you earlier, and could have ended a fourth if I didn't get control of it at that time. And do you know WHY I unleashed that anger on those people? Like I said earlier, it was unleashed because they were messing with people I care about. And I just couldn't let that happen. And I won't let it happen again. You three have opened Pandora's Box, and I'm going to unleash all sorts of hell on you after everything you have put me through.

//\\ She looked as though she was done speaking, as she looked to the ground. But she looked back up with a fire burning in her eyes. She was very upset about everything that had been going on, and she was going to express it. She has been pretty silent publically about the problem, but that wasn't going to happen anymore. //\\

Alexis Makarios: You three... you started this. Remember that. You guys started this whole fiasco. You may think otherwise, but that just means you guys are delusional. You guys are really messed up in the head if you think you are innocent in this. You may have started it, but I promise you I will be the one to finish it. The match at Back to Hell is no DQ, and no count out. If I want to bash in your skulls with a steel chair, I can. If I want to watch Corey shove his sledgehammer up your ass, I can. I anticipate a ton of weapons being introduced into this match, and mostly by you guys. Because you will need all the help you can get to take the two of us down. The numbers may be in your favor, but think about it. you could put 5 midgets up against 2 giants... and the numbers game doesn't mean shit. So keep thinking that you have the advantage... that will be your downfall. The odds are never in the favor of idiots like you guys. Karma is a bitch. And so am I when I am provoked.

//\\ She stopped talking for a moment as she was interrupted by Jenn walking up to her. //\\

Jenn Carpenter: Alexis? Are you ok?

Alexis Makarios: Of course I am. What makes you think I'm not?

Jenn Carpenter: I've just never seen you so obsessed with taking some one out.

Alexis Makarios: Becuase it's personal. They have targeted my friends and my family.

Jenn Carpenter: I understand that, but you are taking it to a level it shouldn't be. You seem as if you are WANTING to hurt them?

Alexis Makarios: Maybe I am.

Jenn Carpenter: That's not the Alexis I know. Just... be careful. I don't want to see you get hurt. I know you are angry, but don't let this consume you, ok?

Alexis Makarios: Don't worry. Once I take care of Extreme Justice, things will get back to normal. I promise.

Jenn Carpenter: I trust you.

//\\ Jenn nodded and walked off, leaving Alexis to look back at the camera. //\\

Alexis Makarios: Sorry about that... where was I? OH YES. Now looking back at what has happened, it seems to me that I have gotten under your skin, haven't I? I've pissed you off so good that you had to get desparate in a way to get rid of me before I make you look bad. You had to sink so low, start spreading rumors about me. What were those rumors? Oh, I know. Apparantly I was stalking you. I was threatening you, and leaving you mean notes under your door, and trying to get you to leave.

//\\ Alexis couldn't help but laugh again at the lies being spread by Darren. //\\

Alexis Makarios: I'm sorry but that is one of the funniest things I have ever heard. Are you guys so threatened by me, seen by many a meek and unthreatening woman, that you had t ogo to that level. Is that the game you guys play? Is that how you do things? Are you guys threatened by me?

//\\ She laughed a little as she spoke in a mocking, childlike tone //\\

Alexis Makarios: Are you afwaid of a wittle woman? A wittle bitty woman?

//\\ She fake pouts for a second, before returning to normal. //\\

Alexis Makarios: I know what this is about. This isn't about you being afraid of me, or worried about me beating you. It's about me being BETTER than you. That's right, I said. You guys are not afraid of me, you're threatened by me! You three are so worried that I am going to come in here and steal your spotlight. You are so worried that you are going to fade into the background and be forgotten because you won't be worth a damn once I beat you. That's what it is, isn't it? I'm the fresh new blood around here, and I'm making an impact. I'm in the spotlight and you aren't, and that kills you doesn't it? I'm getting the attention that you think is yours, and you are fading into the background and you just can't have that, can you? You can't handle being outshined. This isn't about anger and rage... it's about ego and pride. I made you look like a fool, and you can't let that stand. Geez, I can't believe it took me this long to figure it out.

//\\ She hit her hand against her forehead, as if to say it was obvious.//\\

Alexis Makarios: But I'm not the only person you have to worry about at Back to Hell. You also have to worry about Corey. Now Corey is one demented bastard, and I for one am glad he is on MY SIDE in this battle. I know Corey pretty well, we go back to, well that place that shall not be named. The Voldemort of the wrestling world so to speak. Corey is sick, twisted, demented, dark, and evil. And I would expect no less from him. This is going to be a new experience for he and I, to team with each other. But I can tell you only one thing, and that is that nothing bonds two people more than a mutual dislike of people. Now, I have no clue what you guys did to piss Corey off, and get on his bad side, but I can assure you that he is going to make you pay for it. I'll see you guys at Back to Hell, and we are going to win, no questions asked.

//\\ She smirked a little as the camera faded to black. //\\

SCENE THREE

//\\ The scene faded up with Alexis sitting in her locker room, it was a few hours before the Back to Hell. She was making sure all her gear was ready for her debut match. Sitting in the chair was her cousin and manager, Drake DeMarco. //\\

Drake DeMarco: You are going to kill those bastards!

Alexis Makarios: That's kind of the plan, ya know. After everything, and then them going after you again... it's on. How long were you in that room?

Drake DeMarco: I lost track of time, I have no idea.

Alexis Makarios: If I had known... I didn't know where you got off to. And even if I did know, the trainers wouldn't let me leave when I wanted to. Wanted to make sure I didn't have a concussion or anything stupid like that. I'm glad Phillip found you before anything bad happened.

Drake DeMarco: Something bad already did happen. They teamed up on me, Lexi. 4 on 1! Their bitch even took a kick at the DeMarco family jewels!!!

Alexis Makarios: Don't worry, I'm going to get revenge on them.

Drake DeMarco: Good.

Alexis Makarios: But you know, this match isn't just about revenge, and anger, and hatred. It's about so much more than that.

Drake DeMarco: Well it IS your debut match, so it's about winning, and proving yourself. It's about showing this company what you are made of! Making a good impression.

Alexis Makarios: And it's not even just that. I know it's my debut and I need to leave a good impression, show them I'm all business and that I've got the skills to be a future Heavyweight champion. I'm stepping up my game, and moving out of my comfort zone. Moving onwards and upwards in the wrestling world, doing what no woman has done in WXW before. That's me for ya! Always breaking boundries and doing things my own way. I just hope they don't go the route I think they will, you know the route every man does against a woman.

Drake DeMarco: I swear if they tell you even once to go make them a sammich...

Alexis Makarios: I'll kick their teeth so far down their throat if they do. I've seen women excel in men's divisions before. I've seen women go on to be World Champions, main event some of the biggest shows of the year, win 30 men rumbles, and even be inducted into the hall of fame. These women are strong and talented women, and yet they still got shit on for being women. All they ever wanted was to be seen as equals to the men in the division. It may have taken a while for it to be widely accepted, but once it was, they DOMINATED! These women were TRUE pioneers. They didn't sit back and wait for opportunity to knock on their door. They went out and grabbed the bull by the balls, so to speak.

//\\ Drake winced a little bit, covering his man area with his hands a little, flashing back to Showdown. //\\

Alexis Makarios: Sorry... too soon?

//\\ Drake nodded a little. //\\

Alexis Makarios: What I was trying to say is they made things happen, they took their career into their own hands. That's just what I plan to do. I'm taking my career in my own hands, and paving my way perfectly. I'm going to make Makarios a household name when associated with WXW. Things have just begun for me here, it's a fresh start. And the first step is winning this match with Corey as my partner.

Drake DeMarco: Those punks won't know what hit them.

Alexis Makarios: That's exactly the point. So much to do, so much to prove.

Drake DeMarco: That's my little future World Heavyweight Champion.

Alexis Makarios: It's going to happen, just you watch.

Drake DeMarco: Of course it is, and I'll be right there watching and cheering you on every step of the way.

Alexis Makarios: I know you will. It's great to have such good friends and family on my side. I have so many people rooting for me. You, Jenn, Jetta, Breeze, maybe even Lycra.

//\\ Drake swiftly avoided discussing Lycra, changing the subject //\\

Drake DeMarco: Yeah, of course it is. You've got this. You got that DeMarco blood in your veins. Brutal, vicious, and deadly!

Alexis Makarios: I do. I'm going to make them my bitches. Just you wait and see. Back to Hell is only the beginning. The beginning of a great WXW career for me, and the beginning of the end for Extreme Justice. They started this mess, and we are going to finish it. And I'm not making idle threats and promises, it's the truth of what is goign to happen,. Back to Hell is going to be a great night... and nothing... and no one... can stop me from claiming what is mine. They don't stand a chance.

//\\ She grinned as she went back to preparing for the match, sending the scene to black for a final time.//\\

[Darren Maddox]

Phase I

The camera faded in slow and I was standing in my locker room with the lights down low and I had my black shirt, black pants, and black boots on, and my hair was tied back. I was looking into the camera with all seriousness. For a match that had become this personal, I was skipping all intros and cutting straight to the cream of the crop on this promo.

Darren Maddox: They call you a monster Corey Bull. But, you know, I really beg to differ with that. When I look at you Corey Bull, all I see is a big man with huge anger issues who, when he sees himself losing control of a situation, he freaks out and goes into some fit of anger and expects all of us to believe that once you hit that point in your temper, that you become an unstoppable monster. Corey, your episodes of anger and rage doesn’t make you a monster. I’m not buying into the hype. Dean and Romeo aren’t buying into it either. Yes we know you’re big and yes, we know you’re very strong. But, Corey, that still doesn’t make you a monster. See, Extreme Justice is a lot wiser than you’re giving us credit for. You think we’re just three punks fresh out of the indy feds who don’t stand a chance against a big guy like you who’s been in the business for what, too long now, is what I would say.

Darren Maddox: The problem here Corey isn’t that we’re underestimating you. The problem here is, you are underestimating us. We are well aware that sure, you were able to get by Dean in singles action. We are well aware that you got past Romeo in singles action. But the real test for you Corey has yet to come. Let’s see how you do against us when Extreme Justice works as a team to get the job done. A well known fact that you need to know Corey is that me, Dean, and Romeo, we know each other’s wrestling styles extremely well. We know each other’s thought patterns extremely well, and we are no doubt the best team foundation this company has ever seen. We are here to dominate and no one is going to stop us. Now, if you still don’t comprehend what I’m trying to say to you and if you still don’t quite get the message that I’m trying to say to you here, then, at Back To Hell Corey, you’ll see then exactly what I’m talking about.

I looked away from the camera for a brief few seconds, then looked back at the camera. My tone became a lot more serious now that my mind had turned to the red headed bitch.

Darren Maddox: I have so much I want to say to you right now you red headed bitch. All the trouble and aggravation that you have caused me is so much more that what you’re even worth. You’re blaming Extreme Justice for all of this when the person you need to be throwing the blame at is that fucking cousin of yours, Drake DeMarco. HE started all of this with that fucking video that he posted! If he had just kept his mouth shut and his opinions about my business to himself, none of this, and I stress, NONE of this, would ever have happened! You know deep down Alexis that I’m right! Without that video of his, I would never have had any fucking beef with him! Don’t try to make him look like the innocent one Alexis, because I am no fool, and I’ve done my homework on one Mr. DeMarco. I have found out many things about him and I know about his dark checkered past, and that is really putting it mildly, now isn’t it Alexis. So how does this work between you and him exactly? He gets to start the shit and you’re left to clean it up? Is that how it goes?

I kept on with the promo in spite of my rising anger.

Darren Maddox: I’m not gonna let you run my name through the mud just so Drake can look like the saint that he is far from being. You’re pissed off at me for hurting your family and your friends. Let me say that yes, even though none of this is my fault, I was overjoyed to know that Drake suffered so much in that closet. Dehydration huh? That can be a very serious health situation. I think maybe Drake should consider, you know, carrying a bottle of water with him from now on, in case, you know, he gets locked up again. Ya never know right?

I smirked at the camera.

Darren Maddox: It seems you and Corey haven’t done your homework on me heading into this match. I’ve learned that you both have a violent history, but you’re neglecting to realize that I too have quite the violent history. See, long story short, I’ve put guys in the hospital for pissing me off at all the wrong times. But, there was one man, who got in my face in a bar one night, and talked false and degrading words about my mother. I can tell you, that night, was the night he never walked the same ever again. That, is what you both need to remember, going into this match on Sunday.

Darren Maddox: With regard to Lycra, yes, her and I are friends, and yes, I’ll own up to telling her some false statements. But I’ve since then apologized for lying to her and I’ve told her the real reason why I did wrong and lied to her. That reason is no one else’s business but hers and mine. And Alexis, she has forgiven me for that wrongdoing. In fact, she forgave me right on the spot then and there. So I think, that maybe, she just might be more on MY side than she is on yours. Maybe your tight friendship isn’t as air-tight as you think it is.

I shrugged my shoulders and smirked again. I wanted to cast doubt in Alexis’s mind about the status of her and Lycra’s friendship. I was a master at manipulation and I loved playing mind games. That was how clever Darren Maddox was.

Darren Maddox: You can take what I’ve said however you want Alexis, but one thing that Extreme Justice knows for sure is that you and Corey aren’t getting a win over us at Back to Hell. Be as confident as you want to be with that fierce Australian temper of yours. Then, at the end of it all, maybe, if you’re a real woman and have any guts at all, you’ll come to Darren Maddox after the match and hold out your hand to me and ask for my forgiveness for all of this hassle you have put me through.

The camera faded out.

Phase II

I was in my hotel room and I didn’t get much sleep the past few nights, what with thinking about this match coming up at the pay per view. This whole thing would have gone a lot smoother of it had just been us against Corey Bull. But no, things had to become so much more complex than what it had to be. Then again, I was used to that, but that didn’t mean that it made things any easier. I had always lived a complex life. There were always problems trying to knock me down. Well, this time, my problem was a woman who refused to keep herself out of situations she had no business being in. Alexis Makarios was making a very quick name for herself in my life and she was doing it in a very bad way. She was interfering in my plans and that was really pissing me off. She was Lycra’s best friend, so that was what made this harder and more tricky because I didn’t want Lycra angry with me, but I wasn’t going to back down from the red headed bitch either. I would soon have to deal with Alexis. I just wasn’t sure how at this point. She was in WXW, so that meant that I would be seeing her all the time, even after this match. I was not looking forward to that torture whatsoever. I had to do something about that, and I would be doing something about that this Sunday at Back To Hell.

I was looking at the screen on my laptop reading up on more information about Alexis when someone came knocking at my hotel room door. I reluctantly got up and walked over to the door and opened it. It was someone I did not expect to see. It was my mother Arianna. It looked like her surprise visit to see me at the arena when I faced James Shark just wasn’t enough for her. She was once again dropping in without any notice to me.

Darren Maddox: What are you doing here? Twice in two months? I told you, I don’t want you in my world.

Arianna Maddox: I know what you told me. I’m here to have a talk with you. I won’t be leaving until I do.

My mother had gained a backbone for herself over the past little while. She stood up to me now and even though I was glad that she learned how to stand up and live her life on her own independently, I didn’t like her coming to see me. I wanted it to always be me going to see her. I didn’t want her anywhere near my wrestling world. It was too dangerous of a place for her.

I moved away from the door and opened it for her to come in. She walked past me and I shut the door and I went to stand in front of her.

Darren Maddox: This won’t be a long visit. I’ve got things to do.

She looked surprised by my cold tone. I wasn’t intentionally directing it at her, I never would. It was the other shit going on in my head right now that had me feeling like a very cold person.

Darren Maddox: I’m sorry if I seem impatient. A lot has happened with me since you and I last saw each other in December.

Arianna Maddox: Yes I know. That’s why I’m here. I watch the WXW shows. I know what’s been going on with you and I don’t like what I’m seeing from you.

Darren Maddox: Oh please mom, don’t even start that! You don’t know the half of what’s been going on.

Arianna Maddox: What’s happening to you son? When I saw you in December, you were clear in your mind. I could tell. But now, you seem like a time bomb about to go off! I watched the WXW show last Saturday. That has me even more worried about you. I saw you kick that woman in the face! What’s wrong son? I can see you’re going back to your old ways and it’s scaring the hell out of me!

Darren Maddox: I told you not to watch the shows. It’s not my fault you don’t listen to me. I told you to stay away from this world I live in, but still, you don’t listen. I told you I would always come and see you whenever we wanted to visit. I don’t want you coming to see me.

Arianna Maddox: And I told you that I’ve lived through a hard, difficult life already and there’s nothing in “your world” that I can’t handle. Give me some credit here son. I’m not the weak and fragile woman who you helped to get away from your abusive father. I’m a lot stronger now than I was back then, and now I’m here, and I want more time with my son. You’re turning back to your bad ways and I want to know why.

I looked away from her.

Darren Maddox: This is why I don’t want you around any of this. You start to worry. You start to get upset and I don’t want that for you.

Arianna Maddox: Then tell me what’s wrong. Why are you doing these bad things?

Darren Maddox: You wouldn’t understand so I’m not even gonna try to explain any of it to you.

Arianna Maddox: When you ended your time in jail and became a free man, you said from that day on, you were going to turn your life around and be a good person. That you were going to continue on with your goal of becoming a successful wrestler and to one day become a champion. But this, that you’re doing now, going down this terrible path that your on now, beating up a woman backstage and kicking her right in the face! That was unnecessary!

I looked back at her in a flash.

Darren Maddox: Yes it was necessary! This is what the wrestling world is all about! Shit happens! You get attacked from behind! She’s a female wrestler! She’s trained to handle shit like that when it happens!

Arianna Maddox: Yes. She’s trained for it. I know that. But I also know the difference between a wrestling match and a backstage sneak attack! If you’re defending yourself against her in a match, then yes, you attack her because that is what you’re trained to do. But this, what you did to her, backstage, this was no wrestling match! You wanted to hurt that woman and hurt her bad!! What is wrong with you??!!

Darren Maddox: That was me taking care of business alright?? One fucking incident and you race here to tell me that I’m turning down the wrong road!

Arianna Maddox: This isn’t the only incident. Don’t you try to start pulling wool over my eyes! What is your big problem with this woman?!! What?!! What is it?!!

I quickly paced angrily to the other side of the room for a second, then paced back to where she was. I didn’t want to argue with my mother. I loved her far too much to do that. I had to break away from the conversation before my temper got out of hand. I wasn’t going to keep fighting with her and I wasn’t going to raise my voice to her anymore. My mother deserved better treatment than me doing that to her.

Darren Maddox: I’m not gonna argue with you. I’m not. This situation has interfered enough with my plans and I will not let it interfere with my relationship with you. I don’t want you asking me any more questions about this alright? No more questions. You just have to trust me. I know what I’m doing, and no, I’m not gonna get myself into shit again with the authorities, alright? I know that scares the hell out of you, that I’ll end up back in jail again. You can put your mind to rest because I’m not going to do anything stupid to send me back there ever again.

She was looking back at me with worry on her face. She stayed quiet and walked over to the one side of the room. She noticed my laptop sitting there and she saw what was on the screen. It was open to the information about Alexis on it and her photo was on the screen. My mother just shook her head as if very disappointed.

Arianna Maddox: And here you are, in your hotel room, doing more planning against this woman. She seems like such a good and kind woman. I feel bad for her that she has to deal with you.

I got offended by her remark.

Darren Maddox: Sure, that’s it, take her side. Take her side over your own son.

I could feel my anger flaring up. She came back over to me and looked right at me.

Arianna Maddox: You know, I would love to be able to take your side. But, in my heart, I know that this woman has done no wrong, because I know what my son has done in his past, and I know what he is capable of when he is going down a wrong path, like he is doing now.

The look of disappointment in her eyes was killing me. I couldn’t bear to see it. I just couldn’t. So the best way to escape it was to tell her to leave. I turned and went to the door and opened it and I looked at her, giving her the signal that I wanted her to leave now. She waited a few seconds, then walked to the doorway and stopped. She looked at me and I was looking back at her.

Arianna Maddox: Be very careful son. Please. I don’t want to lose my son to a jail cell, like I did before.

There were tears in her eyes. I expected that. She loved me way too much. I didn’t deserve her love.

Darren Maddox: Then maybe you should find yourself a new son. A son you can be proud of.

She shook her head.

Arianna Maddox: No. I don’t want another son. I want the son I have now. I only hope, with everything in me, that he will be smart enough to see the error of his ways.

She gently put the palm of her hand against the side of my face for a moment, like a motherly touch, then she turned and left. I watched her leave and then I went back inside my hotel room and I went right over to my laptop. I was VERY ANGRY. I was looking down at the photo of Alexis Makarios on the screen.

Darren Maddox: You see what you’ve done now you red headed bitch? You’ve got my own mother questioning me and doubting me. You’re putting a strain on my friendship with Lycra. You are going to pay dearly for everything you are putting me through. You are going to PAY for this.

I had the angriest and cruellest expression on my face as the scene faded out.

[Romeo Youngblood]

The scene opens inside of the Texas Rock Gym where we see Romeo Youngblood and one of his younger brothers Emilio finishing up on their weightlifting. They wipe their faces off with the towels that are close by and they sit down on the bench and start talking.

Emilio Youngblood: So why did you want me to come here to Texas to see you?

Romeo Youngblood: Well I know the last time I seen you was when we went bowling. It didn't really go so well either, so I just wanted to meet up with you and have a chat with you.

I look away from him not wanting him to see the look on my face.

Romeo Youngblood: I know I haven't been around that much for you or Antonio lately to help keep your lives straight and on track.

Emilio Youngblood: I won't lie. I do miss you a lot and not being able to hang out like we used to do. I know you warned me about this when you got into the wrestling industry full time and signed on with WXW, but it's still hard for me to not have you around. I know this will sound harsh, but a part of me wishes that you never got into wrestling.

Romeo Youngblood: I know I am not around physically as much as we were before. But I can still be there for you, all you have to do is call me, if there is anything that you need to talk about. Also when you aren't in school, or working you can meet me in whatever city we are in at that time.

Emilio Youngblood: I don't really get any breaks from my semesters in college. I was only able to make it here to Texas because I told them that it was an urgent matter and that I would be away for the week. I needed the break anyway. Things are... not quite going too well in college.

Emilio puts his head down and Romeo could tell then that something was up with his younger brother.

Romeo Youngblood: What's going on Emilio? What's wrong, why aren't things going well in college?

Emilio paused as if he was hesitant to answer, but he did.

Emilio Youngblood: Got into a fight three weeks ago. Then another one a week later with the same asshole who's been giving me problems.

Romeo Youngblood: Why has the guy been giving you problems?

Emilio Youngblood: Okay fine, I'll tell you why and you're getting the truth too. It's because I'm your brother and he's been seeing what you and those other two guys are doing lately. Making trouble, and this guy I'm fighting with doesn't like you because of what you do on the wrestling show, and so he's taking it out on me. He says that I'm cursed to have you as my big brother. I keep telling him to shut the hell up about it and that I love my big brother no matter what he does. This guy still keeps at me about the shit you do in wrestling. I don't know what to do about him.

Romeo Youngblood: That's just stupid, doesn't he know that what I do in the WXW is only part of the real me. I do what I do better than anyone else. I love you too no matter what Emilio, have you tried talking to the teacher or your advisor about him?

Emilio Youngblood: No I haven't because I'm not gonna go rushing to some advisor to handle my problems. I can handle them on my own. But what I'm upset about Romeo is that even though I will love you no matter what, why the hell do you have to hang around these losers in WXW? Andry and Maddox... they losers man! Why you gotta hang with them?! At least when you were in football, those co-workers of yours were guys I could have respect for. But these guys you hang with in wrestling, they trouble man! They ain't nothin' but trouble! They losers! You're not a loser, but when you do the things they do, then you're just as low as they are. Why you gotta hang with them man?? Tell me that??

Emilio was clearly not happy with Romeo's choice of friends.

Romeo Youngblood: It's a long story why I choose to hang out with those two. But no matter who I choose to hang out with I am who I am, no matter what I do with them my quality points doesn't change.

Emilio shook his head.

Emilio Youngblood: What's this big match all about anyway with you guys? Why are you being put in a handicap match? Who's in the right and who's in wrong?

Romeo Youngblood: This idiot Corey Bull came into the fed thinking that is some sort of big shot that can get whatever he wants. So he goes and starts trying to attack us, or get us to go after him. Then all of a sudden he brings that bitch Alexis in and she gets into the mix. So Dean, Darren and I are in the right we were just minding our own business doing our thing, and then next thing we know we were stuck into this. Corey looks as if he is jacked up on steroids anyway, unlike the ones that really work to get the muscles they have. Where Alexis is just some wannabee that thinks she can hack it with the guys, but she really should be cooped up with all the chicks in the company.

Emilio started to calm down after hearing Romeo's explanation.

Emilio Youngblood: Well, if they were the ones who started it up, then you make sure you kick their asses this Sunday.

Romeo Youngblood: The bitch even had the nerve to say that they are going to beat Extreme Justice. Yes she snapped once before and beat up a female really bad in her previous fed that caused her to get a suspension. Yet she isn't going to be able to beat the hell out of me like she thinks she is going too. She can reach out and bring Corey's sledgehammer, but it wont be Dean, Darren or I who gets that Hammer shoved up our asses it will be them.

Emilio starts to chuckle.

Emilio Youngblood: Man, you haven't lost your fighting spirit at all big brother. You still love to kick some ass!

Emilio stands up and grabs his gymbag and Romeo does the same.

Romeo Youngblood: Let's get the hell outta here and go get us some lunch. It's on me. Gotta treat my little bro now and then.

They both leave the gym and the scene ends.