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Scene 1
Off Camera
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Silas Mason
is a wanted man, in more ways than one.
In one way, he is wanted for his managerial services. Angelica Jones and her daughter Marie
Annabelle Jones both sought him out for his managerial expertise. Both wanted him to guide them to
superstardom. Both view Silas Mason as
a way to get to where they want to be: at the top of the mountain in professional
wrestling.
Not everyone
wants him for that reason. There are
those who want him for the purpose of beating the hell out of him and, three
individuals in particular, will get the opportunity to do just that; namely
Shaun Cruze, Chris Cannon, and Jake Starr.
They each have their own agendas, they each have their own reasons for
wanting to take Silas apart, but only one of them will get that opportunity and
it will be the one who scores the fall in their match against the Silas World
representatives.
Angelica
Jones and her tag team partners Brittany Lohan and Harmony Fisher will do
everything within their power to make sure none
of them get their hands on Silas Mason.
Especially Angelica. The Dragon
has benefited a great deal from what Silas has done for her and the least she
can do is return the favor by giving him a nice gift…for if Silas World wins,
then whoever gets pinned, whether it be Cruze, Starr, or Cannon, will have
their contract become the sole possession of Silas Mason.
Fighting
this battle and gaining a new recruit is just one way Angelica can return the
favor to Silas. And one way, at least,
she has already done some recruiting of her own…
The door to
an empty dressing room backstage at an IWC Riot event opens wide and two women,
one the mother and the other her eldest daughter, comes walking inside. Both ladies have wide grins on their faces,
happily laughing, seemingly with no care in the world. And for those who know of what’s been going
on in their life lately, you would realize that smiles have been a long time
coming for at least one of these women.
The younger woman is wearing a black leather skirt that stops just above
the knee, black high heeled pumps, and a red long sleeve sweater. Her long red hair hangs unrestrained to
shoulder length. Her mother is wearing a
cream colored sundress, matching sandals, and a black leather jacket. Her long hair, also red but a darker shade of
it, is also left to hang unrestrained to shoulder length. You may not know it from their casual attire,
but these women happen to be true blue wrestling royalty in this industry. One of the ladies happens to be a first
generation wrestler, the other a second generation superstar. One a current champion, the other a former
champion. Both hall of famers.
“You made a very wise decision out there
tonight, Marie.” The mother tells
her daughter while beaming with pride.
“Oh trust me, I know.” The daughter, Marie,
answers with a big wide grin of her own that will no doubt have to be
surgically removed after all is said and done.
These women
come from the famous Jones family of professional wrestling. This is Angelica Jones and her daughter Marie
Annabelle Jones. Tonight it was made
official that Marie Annabelle Jones had quit The Good Movement and had signed
with Silas Mason, becoming the newest member of Silas World. If you had asked either of these women, any
of their extended family, or anyone who knew them for that matter, if they
would ever be working together under the same umbrella like this, under the
same leader, a leader like Silas Mason no less, then they would have told you
that you were crazy, that it never would have happened. And the reason why they thought it never
would happen is because of Marie herself.
For
Angelica’s part she never truly wanted her children to follow in her footsteps
and become pro-wrestlers, and yet so far both of her oldest children have
become wrestlers. The youngest is still
to come and if history holds true, then she will also become a wrestler. Yet, even though she could not convince them
that becoming a wrestler is a bad idea, Angelica still wanted to support them
in any way she could. She wanted to be
there for them, help them along, and guide them to making wise decisions in
their careers.
Angelica
Jones remembers, not too fondly, of the harsh realities about the backstage
politics within pro-wrestling. She
wanted to shield her daughters from that reality by helping them, by keeping
them from making the same mistakes she did.
But they didn’t want to listen to her.
Marie Annabelle Jones, most of all, wanted to make a name for
herself. She didn’t want to just be
known as Angelica’s daughter. She wanted
to be recognized for her own achievements, not just for her mother’s.
Thus, Marie
had asked her mother to stay out of her career.
Angelica reluctantly agreed to keep her nose out of her daughter’s
business. Angelica had to watch her
daughter make mistakes in the Independent Wrestling Cartel. At least, Angelica considered them
mistakes. She considered seeing Marie
become a part of Ethan Von Aaron’s Good Movement a big mistake. She wanted to step in and tell her but she
did not. She kept her promise to Marie
and let her figure things out on her own.
And Marie did eventually figure out that Ethan did not really care about
Marie’s success. Marie figured out that
Ethan only cared about two women: Rachel Frost and Alana Starr.
It was then
that Marie Annabelle Jones, IWC’s Phoenix, finally came home to the nest and
asked her mother for advice. And her
mother was there, ready and willing to guide her to the man she knew would care
about Marie’s success, the man who had a proven track record of managerial
greatness. And, to top it all off, it
was Angelica’s own manager and thus it would provide yet another way for
Angelica to keep an eye out for her daughter…
…she guided
Marie to Silas Mason.
Angelica
Jones just recruited a new member for Silas World, just little over a week
prior to the day that she may very well play a major role in “recruiting”, or
more accurately forcing, a new member of Silas World. Jake Starr, Chris Cannon, and Shaun Cruze all
want a piece of Silas Mason and all are willing to put their own careers on the
line to get that piece. In a six person
tag against Angelica, Brittany Lohan, and Harmony Fisher, they get the chance
to fight Silas Mason…only if they win. But
if they lose, the person who gets pinned must join Silas World.
As important
as that match is, right now this time with her daughter is more important than
that. Cruze, Starr, and Cannon may hate
Jones and call her, among other things, deluded, delusional, or a sell-out for
being with Silas Mason. But no one can
deny that Angelica Jones is a loving, caring mother who would do anything for
her family.
“Anyone and anything has to be better than
Ethan Von Aaron and his dumb Good Movement.” The younger Jones responds as
she sits down on a sofa that is set against a wall. Her mother joins her on the sofa, wrapping an
arm around her shoulders.
“Silas Mason is more than just simply
‘better than Ethan.’” Angelica remarks, correcting her daughter. “He is a man who knows about success. He guided Brittany Lohan and Harmony Fisher
to the world tag team titles in SCW…”
“Oh yeah, Britt!” Marie grins knowingly.
“It’ll be great to work with her again.”
“There’s more.” Angelica motions to
herself. “Namely me.”
“Right…” Marie’s voice trails off. This doesn’t seem to phase Angelica in the
slightest.
“Since becoming a member of Silas World I
have won the GFC World Heavyweight Championship and two GCW Global Heavyweight
Championships. And most recently he
helped negotiate the deal that allowed me to buy Pro-Wrestling FRONTIER from CJ
Osborne. I am among the most powerful
and influential women in professional wrestling today.”
The Dragon
places a comforting hand on her shoulders while smiling lovingly and gazing
deep into her daughter’s eyes. Who would
guess that such a sadistic bitch could also be so loving and caring?
“He can do the same for you, Marie.”
“I know.
That’s why I signed with him.
But…”
Angelica
tilts her head to one side and frowns. “But
what?”
“Don’t get me wrong, mom, I am truly
thankful that you put in a good word for me with Silas. I am definitely grateful to be a part of
Silas World but…” her voice trails off, finally she shakes her head “…forget it.”
“No, no,” Angelica shakes her head “tell me.”
Marie sighs.
“…look, I know you partially want me in
Silas World so you can keep an eye out on me.
I get it and I understand but I ask you to please continue to respect my
wishes and stay out of my IWC business.”
Angelica’s
face grows crestfallen, disappointed. “Marie…”
“I can handle IWC on my own, I know I
can. I made one slip up by joining The
Good Movement but with Silas Mason by my side I know I won’t make any more bad
decisions. Now I can go on to make IWC
my playground. Just please, let me have
that. Ok?”
The mother
doesn’t like this request. Not one
bit. “Marie,
just please don’t ignore me. Don’t be
stubborn and refuse to ask for help when I’m here to help you.”
“I know you’re here to help, and I will ask
you from now on, I promise,” she grins happily “but I have Silas Mason by my side, he won’t lead me astray. Right?”
The red head
nods reluctantly. “Right. Of course.”
Marie hops
up off of the sofa. “Look, this has been an exciting night and all, but I want to get back
to the hotel. Feel free to drop by later
on. Maybe we can talk some more? Or have drinks?”
Angelica
smiles warmly at her daughter. “Yeah, drinks sounds good.”
“Love you, mom.” Marie waves goodbye and
turns and walks off. Angelica sighs
sadly.
“Love you too, Marie. Be careful.”
Angelica
Jones stares blankly ahead at the door that is now closed. She wishes she could have said more, she
wishes she could have voiced her concerns.
Alas she did not. She
failed. At least, she feels as if she
failed her daughter. And she isn’t the
only one who gets that impression.
“That was touching.”
Angelica
turns as she watches Thaddeus Rogers emerge from the bathroom. Jones immediately glares angrily at her new
friend and unexpected visitor.
“How long have you been in the bathroom?”
“The whole time, my dear.” He chuckles
lightly. “You and your daughter are
sweet.”
Angelica
shoots right up off of the sofa. “Imagine
how sweet it would have been had she walked in on you?”
“Not very, I imagine.” Thaddeus remarks
emotionlessly. “Oh well, I would’ve dealt
with it had it come to pass.”
The anger of
a mother blazes out. “Leave my daughter
alone.”
A half-smile
forms on the grizzled, bearded face of Thaddeus Rogers. “Do I sense a tinge of overprotective nature from the mother grizzly?”
“You sense a hell of a lot more than that.”
He reaches
out and runs his hand through her long red hair. “I love that emotion. Keep it
up. It’s that kind of emotion and
intensity that will allow you to protect your daughter from Silas Mason.”
Jones rolls
her eyes. “You’re nuts. She doesn’t need protecting from Silas.”
“Oh no?” He raises his eyebrows. “But isn’t that what you truly wanted to
warn her about? I mean, I know I would
warn her. Silas Mason is not a man
worthy of being trusted.”
“Like you would know.” Angelica fires
back angrily. “He helped in many
ways. He helped get me back to my
championship form.”
“Incorrect.” He places a finger on her
nose. “You did that yourself. He may have helped you get title shots or
even motivated you …although I would hesitate to say anyone that calls all of
his female clients ‘Babies’ is motivational, but that’s just my opinion…but the
talent and ability to get the job done came from you.”
“I know that…”
“You do?” Thaddeus doesn’t seem very
convinced. Instead he pressures her
further. “I think you still lack a few
things, namely self-confidence. But
there’s one other thing you lack with Silas Mason…trust.”
Angelica
begins laughing a little bit. “Now you
really are reaching, Thaddeus. I trust
Silas immensely.”
“I don’t think you do. Let’s be honest with ourselves, Angel, how do
you really view your relationship with Silas Mason? I promise not to tell anyone. I won’t endanger your status in Silas World.”
Angelica
hesitates for a moment, not really wanting to address this honestly. And yet looking into Thaddeus Rogers’ eyes
softens her up enough to break down and tell him what he wants to hear, the
truth that she has been denying.
“The truth is…me and Silas Mason have a
relationship based on trust, trust similar to the trust you and I have,
Thaddeus.”
“You and me?” Thaddeus laughs out loud. “We don’t have trust!”
“Yes we do.” Angelica insists.
“We know secrets about one another that
would destroy the other’s lives if it got out.
That’s not trust. That’s mutually
assured destruction, a policy that the United States of America and the Soviet
Union lived under during the entirety of the Cold War. That’s not trust, my dear.”
Angelica
shakes her head. “Call it whatever you
want, but I do trust Silas Mason.”
“I’m glad that you do.” He reaches out
with his hands and slowly takes the leather jacket off of Angelica; she doesn’t
fight it either. “But there is one thing
that you and I have that you and Silas never will have.”
He casts the
jacket aside and waits patiently as Angelica slowly strips off the sundress and
tosses it aside. She is now standing
there in just her panties and bra.
Thaddeus grins expectantly.
“Hold on just one moment…” he walks over
to the door and locks it “…we wouldn’t
want to be interrupted, now would we?”
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Thaddeus
Rogers
On Camera
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Intense,
passionate feelings often times will cause human beings to lose track of their
common sense. Passion, as wonderful as
it is, all too often lends the human being to throw logic and reason out of the
proverbial window, relying only on emotion.
Relying on
emotion is a mistake.
Shaun Cruze,
Jake Starr, and Chris Cannon all have one thing in common and that is there
passionate hatred for one Silas Mason.
Personally, I have never met the man.
I cannot honestly judge whether that hatred is honestly directed or
not. It is not my place to judge the man
or his business practices anyway.
What I will
say, however, is that letting yourself become too passionately angry at the man
is a mistake, because it will cause you to quit thinking altogether, and
instead you will just act purely on emotion.
It is my opinion that Cruze, Starr, and Cannon have all lost any hope of
thinking and have begun to act purely on emotion.
They have to
know, after all, what is at stake here.
They are all putting their own contracts and careers on the line and for
what? One small chance at getting to
punch Silas Mason in the mouth? One tiny
miniscule opportunity to bludgeon the man inside of a steel cage?
Is it really
worth putting your careers on the line,
gentlemen, because you have to remember that if you don’t win, then ONE OF YOU
will be controlled by Silas Mason, no doubt for the rest of your professional
career.
Emotions
lead you to do stupid things. You have
done a stupid thing by listening to your emotion and now you will pay for it at
the hands of my Angel and her friends, Brittany Lohan and Harmony Fisher. You will pay when they hand deliver one of
your contracts to Silas Mason on a silver platter.
Don’t say I
didn’t warn you.
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Marie Jones
On Camera
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Hi there, I
am Marie Annabelle Jones, known in IWC as The Phoenix, and I am the newest
member of Silas World. But more
importantly than that, I am the daughter of Angelica Jones.
My mother
told me about Silas Mason when I was down in the dumps and needed
guidance. She told me that he could lead
me to success. She told me that, unlike
Ethan Von Aaron, he could take me to the championship glory that I so
desired. So I joined Silas World so I
could reap the same benefits that Angelica Jones, Brittany Lohan, and Harmony
Fisher have all reaped. I joined Silas
World because I wanted to be a part of a winning team.
Silas World
always wins in the end. Certain people
in SCW don’t understand that fighting Silas World is like fighting a losing
battle. You cannot win, boys and girls. Silas World already won once at Under Attack,
now another tag team war is about to be sparked, this time with the careers of
three men on the line, as well as a match against Silas himself…
…the stakes
are higher than before, but still Shaun Cruze, Chris Cannon, and Jake Starr
just don’t get it. They still don’t
grasp the concept that they have already lost.
It’s already over, you don’t know it yet.
Three of the
best Silas World has to offer against three hotheads, and only one of them can
actually be trusted.
Silas World
is about to get a new member, I just wonder which one?
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Angelica
Jones
On Camera
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“Silas Mason…”
The clicking
of heels across a marble floor echoes in the background. This sounds continues until a lovely female
steps into view from stage right in front of a Silas World logo backdrop. The woman is wearing a knee length black
dress, a black leather jacket, and black high heeled sandals. Her long red hair is left to hang
unrestrained to shoulder length.
Sunglasses are covering her eyes.
This woman is The Dragon, The Golden Goddess of Silas World. This woman is none other than Angelica Jones
and a confident smirk is etched across her beautiful face.
“…he is the most wanted man in SCW, isn’t
he?” The ginger chuckles lightly.
“Hell, I’d dare say he is the most wanted
man in professional wrestling! Think
about it, whether it’s my daughter wanting to join Silas World, or three
ignorant baboons wanting to beat up Silas, the spotlight is clearly shining
bright on the most successful manager in professional wrestling today.”
Jones
frowns. “That should tell you
something. The fact that the focus is on
him so much, in both positive and negative lights, the fact that headline after
headline in wrestling today seems to be about him or at least connected him,
should tell you something about who Silas Mason is.”
Her right
hand clenches into a fist and she holds it up just over her chest. “Power.
Silas Mason is a man of power. He
doesn’t need to bribe champions into joining Silas World, the way Ethan Von
Aaron bribed the Queen of the Ring Champion into joining The Good
Movement. Silas Mason takes wrestlers
and GUIDES them to championships. He
MAKES people into champions, not the other way around. And if you want a true example of the kind of
power Silas wields…”
Jones spins
around one full turn, smiling from ear to ear. “…look no further than The Golden Goddess! I have brought world championships to Silas World
before, but I recently brought an even bigger gift to Silas World. I bought Pro-Wrestling FRONTIER. So if you want power, then try and fathom the
fact that Pro-Wrestling FRONTIER, a wrestling company, is now under the Silas
World umbrella.”
“All of that being said, does it surprise me
that Silas Mason has enemies?” The beautiful Dragon shakes her head. “No, it
doesn’t surprise me. It shouldn’t
surprise anyone that a successful man of power has enemies who want him
annihilated.”
Jones claps
her hands rather sarcastically. “Congratulations! Congratulations are extended to Shaun Cruze,
Jake Starr, and Chris Cannon! Congratulations
on getting the opportunity to play the Silas World Lottery!”
She nods her
head. “This is a true lottery, boys,
because IF you win, only ONE of you will get that one chance you have been
desiring so much, that one opportunity you want so badly; the opportunity to
kick Silas Mason’s ass.”
Angelica
raises up one carefully manicured finger. “Just
one of you has the chance to walk away the winner of the Silas World
Lottery. And that’s if you win, because
the fact is that when you climb into the ring against me, Brittany Lohan, and
Harmony Fisher, three of the top names in Silas World, three women with great
in ring tag team chemistry with one another, three women who know how to get
the job done inside of the squared circle, when you look at the challenge you
three clowns are faced with, understand that you really and truly cannot win.”
A half grin forms
across her face. “Perhaps, then, instead
of a lottery this should be better described as Russian Roulette?”
Jones takes
off her sunglasses and casts them aside.
“Let me tell you the story of Russian
Roulette as told by Georges Surdez. With
the Russian army in Romania, around 1917, some officer would suddenly pull out
his revolver, put a single bullet in the cylinder, spin the cylinder, snap it
back in place, put it to his head and pull the trigger.”
Angelica
points at the camera. “You three are
playing a dangerous game of Russian Roulette by facing off against Silas World.
When we win…not if, but WHEN we win…one
of you will become property of Silas Mason.”
She shuts
her eyes and sighs deeply. “Oh how wonderful
it will be for me to give yet another gift to Silas Mason! I gave her FRONTIER, I brought my daughter
into Silas World, and now I will give him one final gift…”
She opens
her eyes, grinning. “…either Shaun Cruze,
Jake Starr, or Chris Cannon. All nice and
gift wrapped with a bow on top. Hell,
might even throw some glitter in there too in order to really make you look
nice and pretty!”
The smile
turns into a frown. “Get ready, boys. Get ready to face complete and utter
disappointment because if you think you are fighting for the chance to get
Silas inside of a steel cage then you are living in a dream world. You are not fighting for the chance to
annihilate Silas Mason. You are fighting
for your survival. All three of you have
been pains in the ass and when one of you gets pinned and that one person is
then forced to join Silas World, you had better believe that you will be buried
and humiliated for the rest of your pathetic wrestling career.”
She laughs
nastily. “I would welcome you to Silas
World, but you won’t enjoy your stay. I
guarantee it.”
