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Ignorance Is Bliss
Off Camera
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The relationship between Angelica Jones and Lindsey Carter
is a unique one to say the very least.
It began as a trick, a fraud.
Lindsey Carter is a powerful woman who owns a powerful corporation. One of Lindsey’s arch rivals in the corporate
world had an agreement with Angelica to lure Lindsey Carter into a trap, lure
her into marrying Angelica with a prenuptial agreement stating that if the
marriage ends for any reason, Angelica and Lindsey’s arch rival would each get
half of Lindsey’s corporation. It was
all a plot to bring down Lindsey’s corporate empire. What Lindsey’s arch rival did not count on
was the power of love.
Angelica Jones has always believed in the power of
love. Even when things looked their
bleakest, even when Angelica herself said otherwise, deep down inside she
always believed in the power of love.
Her deep seeded belief in love is what led to her depression and suicide
attempts when she was rejected by her first love, Sean Williams. Love is what also brought her back from the
brink when she met Andreas Lasiewicz and later Sean McBride. Love helped her through a rocky relationship
with Brittany Lohan. One might have
thought love just wasn’t meant for Angelica and Angelica herself even thought
that but as much as she may deny it, she still believed in love. All she needed was to find the right person.
That right person, as it turns out, was Lindsey Carter. Angelica originally planned on just deceiving
her and taking her company. She didn’t
count on actually falling in love with Lindsey.
And when Lindsey learned of the trick she expected she’d hate Angelica
forever, not just for trying to take her company but for also making it
impossible for her to marry again.
Lindsey didn’t count on actually falling for Angelica Jones.
As fate would have it, though, Angelica and Lindsey truly
were perfect for each other. Love, for
one reason or another, hadn’t worked for either woman until now, until they
happened upon one another and now they are perfect. Now they are one. Happy ending, right?
Not everyone is a fan of happy endings.
Angelica Jones was being managed by Samantha Hodgson at the
time and Hodgson did not like the marriage.
She thought Angelica’s image as a lesbian would hurt her chances to get
a world title opportunity and thus forced Angelica to keep Lindsey shut up
indoors or to never be seen in public with her.
Samantha’s one rule was that Lindsey and Angelica could only be a couple
in private.
For awhile Lindsey Carter put up with it, for awhile she
dealt with it even though she did not like it.
She could tell Samantha Hodgson had it in for her and not just because
of her sexual orientation. There was
something else there. Jealousy,
perhaps? Jealous of her close
relationship with Angelica? Whatever it
was, Lindsey did not want to deal with it any longer. She put the pressure on Angelica to get rid
of Hodgson and eventually she did. She
did get rid of Hodgson…
…in favor of Silas Mason.
Now Angelica Jones finds herself seemingly with everything
she could have ever wanted. She is a
world champion again, world champion of the Global Frontier Crown. She gets to be with Lindsey and not just in a
private relationship but in a public one as well. And all she has to do is be a loyal member of
Silas World.
Lindsey Carter is ignorant, naïve to the wrestling
industry. She doesn’t know of the dirty
deeds her wife does for Silas Mason. And
by dirty we mean the gang attacks, the beat downs, the blindside attacks all
meant to weak enemies of Silas Mason.
Lindsey is ignorant to how mafia-like Silas World really is.
Perhaps that is for the best? Perhaps ignorance truly is bliss? Angelica believes so, because she has yet to
tell it like it is to her wife. Angelica
has continued to let Lindsey Carter believe that Silas Mason walks on water and
is a perfect saint.
It is for the best…maybe…
“It has been way too
long, Linds.”
The eyes of the blonde beauty meet up with her lovely wife’s
eyes as they sit at the table, each with a glass of wine in front of them with
the rest of the bottle, a red wine as it is Angelica’s favorite, sitting in the
center of the table. Lindsey takes
Angelica’s hands and squeezes tightly.
“You’re right about
that.” She smiles. “I know you love
to show me off.”
Angelica smirks. “You
bet I do.”
“But I love showing
you off just as much as you love showing me off, sweetie.”
Angelica looks around her, at her surroundings. This is a fancy French restaurant, one of
Angelica’s favorites. The Dragon loves a
bar simply because she loves a good bar fight and Firestar would just assume
eat fast food, but this is The Golden Goddess and she loves to flaunt her
beauty and wealth, her privilege, for the world to see, and most of all she
loves to flaunt Lindsey Carter for the world to see and she hasn’t been able to
do that during her days with Samantha Hodgson but now that she has left Hodgson
and has signed with Silas Mason, things have changed, mostly for the better,
and Lindsey Carter definitely approves of the new situation. What wife wouldn’t approve of being shown
more attention and love? What partner
wouldn’t approve of being taken out and shown off instead of being hidden
away? This is what Lindsey wanted out of
the relationship and she is definitely pleased.
“You really should
remember to thank Silas Mason.”
Angelica furrows her brow “Why? What did he do?”
“He helped make all of
this happen!” Lindsey says beaming. “This evening, you and I, it’s because of
him!”
Angelica chuckles. “I
think you’re giving him too much credit, Linds.”
“Am I? Samantha Hodgson forced you to keep me hidden
away but now that you ditched her and sided with Silas Mason things have
changed. Silas doesn’t mind you showing
me off. Silas isn’t a homophobe like
Hodgson.”
“Whatever.” She slides
her drink glass forward. “Just pour me
some wine, babe.”
“Sure thing, Angel.”
Lindsey takes the wine bottle and pours some more wine into
Angelica’s glass before pouring some for herself. The two women simultaneously take a sip of
their wine before setting their glasses down.
Lindsey’s ear to ear grin tells the story of a woman who is content,
happy with herself and her situation, happy with her relationship with
Angelica, but perhaps not realizing the truth of the situation; a truth that
Angelica now hopes to illustrate.
“Linds, this really is
great. You and I getting to go out like
this is great…”
“Isn’t it, though?”
Lindsey smiles dreamily. “We never did
get a traditional courtship, now did we?”
Angelica laughs. “True…Meagan
Collins did trick you into dating me and marrying me.”
The brunette nods her head. “That’s right and now we get to do it for real this time.”
“I know and it is
great that we get to go out. It is wonderful. But Linds, there is something you don’t know
about Silas Mason.”
“He’s not trying to
run your life. He’s not telling you who
you can and cannot be seen with.” Lindsey takes another sip of her wine. “That’s
all I know and that’s all I care about.”
“Yes but if you want
to know the truth, he and Samantha Hodgson are no different.”
Lindsey smiles knowingly. “Last I checked Sammy had boobs and he didn’t.”
Angelica rolls her eyes. “Quit
being a smartass.”
“You love it!”
“Ok, yes I do…” Angelica
chuckles “…but that’s beside the point.”
“Then what is the
point, babe?”
“The point is that the
only reason that he isn’t trying to run my life the same way Samantha did is
because he focuses on more important matters.
Me taking care of Simon Lyman on Breakdown is important. Me taking care of Stacy Kissinger and Chris
Cannon and Rise To Greatness is important.
Me being seen kissing a girl in public is petty, it doesn’t affect the
end game of Silas World and it never will.”
“And what is the end
game?”
“Oh don’t you know?”
Angelica smirks. “To make sure Kelcey
Wallace becomes SCW World Champion.”
Lindsey frowns, taking a sip of her wine first. “So you’re telling me this is all about
Kelcey? What about Taylor?”
“It’s about Taylor
becoming IWC World Champion.” Angelica sighs. “And it’s only indirectly about them, at least that’s what I
gather. What I gather this is about
gaining as much power, influence, and most importantly gold for Silas Mason.”
A half smile crosses Angelica’s lips as she laughs lightly. “Why do you think he worked so damn hard to
make sure I got a rematch against Chandler Scott over in Frontier for the GFC
World Championship? Chandler Scott, just
like the other Godfathers of Wrestling, had the same M.O…defend the title, stay
hidden from view for four months…but Silas forced his hand. Helped me get another shot. And I became GFC World Champion. Now Frontier and the GFC are at odds and
while the wrestling operations have been shut down, I still remain GFC World
Champion. Neither GFC nor Frontier took
the belt from me. Why?”
“Silas.”
Angelica nods her head. “Yes. I am the world champion of GFC. Now we’re going to make sure Kelcy is world
champion of SCW. And we’ll make sure
Taylor is world champion of IWC. That’s
what this is about, Linds. It’s about
power. It’s about who holds the most
power.”
Lindsey Carter lets out a light sigh as she takes yet
another sip of her wine. Angelica cannot
help but notice the disappointment written all over her face, nor can she help
but notice the speed with which her wife has been drinking this wine.
“Careful, Linds, you’re
going to get drunk.”
“Huh? Oh…sorry, it’s just…”
“I popped your bubble
about this business?” Lindsey nods
her head, indicating that Angelica is correct.
“Sorry, babe. I hated to do that. But unfortunately that is how this industry
works. This is about power and gaining
more power. I helped Silas World gain
power by becoming GFC World Champion but that’s not enough, especially not with
wrestling operations being shut down in Frontier. We need more and I’ll do my best to ensure
Taylor Cruze gets her title back. Just
as I’ll play my role in making sure Kelcey Wallace becomes SCW World Champion.”
Angelica takes her glass of wine, which admittedly isn’t
very full, and downs it in one gulp, planting it relatively hard on the table
almost as if she were at a bar slamming a glass down.
“And now you realize
that your wife is a sell-out…” Angelica says grimly “…I apologize.”
“No, no, no…” Lindsey
snatches Angelica’s right hand, brings it up to her lips, and kisses it “don’t you apologize, Angelica!”
“Why not?”
“You shouldn’t
apologize because you did nothing wrong.” Lindsey states emphatically. “What you did was for you and me. It was for our marriage. Besides, look at all of this.”
She looks from side to side, motioning to the elegant
atmosphere of the restaurant. She then
motions with her free hand to what Angelica is wearing.
“This expensive restaurant,
that elegant dress…you look priceless, girl, and you deserve it.”
Lindsey motions to herself and to Angelica. “WE deserve it!”
A short pause follows, short but it seems like an eternity
as Angelica stares into her lover’s eyes.
The natural red head with blonde hair contemplates what Lindsey just
told her, she thinks hard upon her words.
She also thinks about the trials and tribulations both she and Lindsey
have had to put up with in recent years.
Finally the blonde beauty nods her head in agreement.
“You’re right,
Linds. We do deserve this.”
Jones stands up immediately.
She holds out her hand to Lindsey.
“Come with me, Linds.”
“Where are we going?”
“We’re leaving…” she
pauses, thinking again about her plans “…assuming
of course the limousine is still there.”
Lindsey giggles as she accepts Angelica’s hand and stands up
as well. “Of course it is! We’re definitely not driving in this
condition, are we?”
Angelica shakes her head. “Not at all.”
The two lovely women begin to walk arm in arm out of the
restaurant. All eyes are upon these
beautiful creatures; they know it and they love it. Angelica dressed in a black two-piece set
featuring a lace appliqué embellished vest and sheer lace maxi skirt, Lindsey
attired by contrast in a multi color silk layered flare dress with a V-neck and
two thin beaded straps around the waist, soak up the attention they are
getting, the stares, the occasional whistles as they make their way to the
exit. As soon as they are outside the limousine
is in sight, parked right in front of the restaurant, waiting on them.
“There it is.”
Lindsey points out. “Let’s go, babe.”
“Yeah, let’s…”
She is cut off by a sudden shouting…
“Money for the poor! Money for the poor!”
“Huh?”
Lindsey and Angelica both turn to see a bearded man in an
overcoat and jeans walking with a bit of a limp, holding out a tin cup.
“Money for the
poor! Money for the poor!”
“Poor guy.”
Lindsey remarks sadly, but Angelica feels no emotion, none whatsoever.
“Go to the limousine,
Linds.”
“What?”
She doesn’t even bother to look at Lindsey. “Just go.
I’ll be right back.”
Normally she would be concerned with her loved ones, but
Lindsey knows Angelica is a trained fighter and can easily handle herself. So she nods her head acceptingly.
“Ok…just be careful…”
Lindsey reluctantly heads over to the limousine while
Angelica remains perfectly still. Once
she hears the limousine door shut, signifying that Lindsey is now in the back,
Angelica marches over to the man, her high heeled shoes clicking across the
pavement as she does so. Once she gets
to him he holds up his cup at her.
“Money for the poor?”
“Not hardly.”
Angelica knocks the cup out of his hand and then reaches for
his beard and yanks as hard as it can.
It comes off, because in reality it was a fake beard. Angelica then stares into the eyes of IWC’s
resident jokester Levi Timothy Craig, better known as Leviticus.
“You are not poor,
Levi.”
“No but for some
reason people respond better to this than my usual line.”
“What is your usual
line?”
He reaches into his coat pocket and produces an Alana Starr
DVD. “Best of Alana Starr DVD, on sale
now for only $188.92!”
He puts the dvd in her hand, reaches back into the coat
pocket and produces a hat. “The BRAND NEW
Alana Starr HAT!”
He places the hat on her head. “This can be yours for $89.24!”
Angelica knocks the hat off of her head and then tosses the
dvd to the side. She reaches out with
her right hand, snatches Levi by his throat, and backs him up against the
closest wall and begins to squeeze tightly.
“Do you value your
vocal chords?”
“Uh-huh…”
“Then shut up and get
to the point or else I will rip them out through your nostrils.”
She releases her grip upon Levi. Immediately he clutches at his throat,
gasping for air as he tries to recover.
“Damn, Angelica, I
thought you were all Golden Goddess tonight?”
“The Dragon hates
stupidity. Now get to the point. You’re wasting my time.”
“Mine too.” He
catches a glimpse at the limousine which contains Lindsey Carter and then he
whistles. “She’s foxy!”
Angelica punches him in the gut, doubling him over in pain. “Yeah, and she’s mine!”
“Ouch! Are you this mean with Lindsey?”
She grabs him by his throat and backs him up against the
wall again. “Last chance, jokester.”
“Fine, fine, just let
me go!” Angelica reluctantly releases him. “You’re no fun.”
“Fun is for
wimps. What do you want?”
“Just came to give you
some tidings of good news from your daughter.”
Angelica nods her head.
She knows Jessica has been secretly working with Leviticus for quite
some time now. She’s been having him do
some work for her, which is not unusual for the Lasiewicz family. Jessica’s father, Andreas, has used people
before, people like Kamijo. Jessica’s
aunt Magdalena and Jessica herself tend to use Leviticus. Angelica isn’t quite sure of the extent of
her job…or jobs…that she has Leviticus doing, but she knows that at least one
of them involves Samantha Hodgson and Angelica’s other daughter, Jessica’s
sister Marie Annabelle Jones. Angelica
knows the only reason Jessica even let Samantha be her manager in the first
place is to get information out of her.
Perhaps she has that information?
“Go on. Talk.”
“Jessica is going to
leave Samantha Hodgson’s agency real soon.”
“So she got the
information she wanted?”
Leviticus nods. “Yep,
and that means Jessie is done with her!
Isn’t that great?”
Almost immediately Angelica kicks Leviticus in the groin and
then punches him in the face, knocking him to the ground. Levi rolls around in pain before pushing
himself up to his knees.
“I thought you…”
he coughs “…I thought you’d be happy!”
“I am thrilled.”
“Then why’d you hit
me?!”
“Because kicking your
ass makes me even happier.”
She turns around and starts to walk away. “Goodnight, Levi. Thank you.”
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Promo
On Camera
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We open on a bright sunny day, a warm breeze is blowing
softly. The sound of waves rushing up
against the shoreline and hitting softly can be heard. As the camera pans over we come to see a
blonde haired woman wearing a red bikini with sunglasses over her eyes lying on
a beach towel.
“I’m in Miami right
now.”
It’s Angelica Jones, one of the lovely bruisers in Silas
World, the current GFC World Champion.
“This really is a
lovely spot. I need to remember to come
here more often. Right now the city is
calm, peaceful, serene. This city is
currently going about its regular routine.
The calm before the storm, because soon this city of Miami will be playing
host to Rise To Greatness. Soon this
city and all of its people will gather here to watch their heroes fight
valiantly…but ultimately fail miserably.”
“Oh but you don’t have
to believe me. Do not take my word for
it. Just watch and wait, see it for
yourselves because a preview of coming attractions is just on the horizon as we
roll into Orlando for Breakdown.”
A beach ball suddenly rolls into the shot and comes to a
stop on Angelica’s towel. A young girl
with red hair comes rushing over.
“Sorry.”
Angelica smiles sweetly as she sits up and hands the ball to
the girl. “It’s ok, darling.”
The girl goes running off.
Angelica turns back to the camera.
“That child is
innocent. Young. Naïve.
She doesn’t yet realize that heroes rarely succeed in our society. The ones who succeed are those who are
ruthless and aggressive enough to do what is necessary to win. There are many others out there who are
ignorant to the truth, ignorant to reality.
They think they can stop Silas World.”
Angelica shakes her head. “It just isn’t going to happen.”
“Simon Lyman finds
himself among the ignorant and naïve because he thinks he can stop me. He thinks he can stop this rage built up
inside of me.”
A sadistic grin forms across her face. “You see, Simon, with me you just never know what you’re going to
get. I am The Golden Goddess for a
reason; I am a twelve time world champion with three hall of fame rings. I am wrestling royalty. Hell, I AM wrestling. I can beat you just like that!”
She snaps her fingers. “Just
like that!”
“Or I may just decide
winning isn’t worth it…” she shrugs her shoulders “…you know, that happens with me sometimes, right? I get a reckless streak. I get a violent streak. That anger and hatred boils over and instead
of wanting to pin your shoulders to the mat or make you tap out, instead I just
want to beat you into a bloody pulp.”
“That’s the problem
with facing Angelica Jones. That’s the
problem you get into when you fight me.
You never know which me you’re going to get, now do you?” She
smirks. “You just don’t know what kind of
Angelica Jones you are going to get. You
are either going to get the greatest wrestler alive today…”
“…or The Dragon.”
“But whoever or
whatever you have to deal with, the fact does remain that you will have no
choice, no other alternative than to face reality. You, along with the rest of these people in
the great state of Florida will have to face the reality that while you may win
a few battles along the way, ultimately you will not win the war.”
“We will win the war.”
“And you, Simon Lyman,
will have to face the reality that you only have one option, just one choice,
one thing you can do…”
She laughs nastily. “…you
can take your head, stick it between your legs, and kiss your ass goodbye.”
