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Off Camera
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Angelica and
Kayla Jones reformed The Sisterhood shortly after Rise To Greatness but,
outside of a victory over Adrenaline Rush on a House Show, the pairing had
shown little success. They lost to The
Honour Code on a Breakdown and failed to defeat Gable Winchester and Autumn
Valentine on a house show. The Jones
siblings were granted another opportunity to get back on track against Donovan
Kayl and Rocky O’Reilly. It was a match
to be held in their hometown of Boston, Massachusetts no less, so Angelica and
Kayla knew that they would have to perform.
And sure enough, The Sisterhood stepped up to the plate and defeated
Kayl and O’Reilly on Breakdown in front of the hometown Boston crowd. And while it was not The Honour Code or
Autumn and Gable or even the Daughters of Darkness, this was an SCW legend and
his understudy. Donovan Kayl, the
Cornerstone of SCW, is never to be taken lightly, and to pick up a win over a
team with him on it is a signature win for The Sisterhood.
Now they
hope to continue the momentum they’ve picked up with another win on their next
Breakdown appearance which will be live from Paris, France. Kayla has only been to Paris once or twice
but for Angelica Jones, France is like a second home. In fact, Angelica owns a small home on the
outskirts of Paris where she stays on the times that she goes to this country
for vacation. But this will be no
vacation. Angelica and her sister Kayla
are here on business and that business includes picking up another win for The
Sisterhood, this time against Derek Adonis and Manvel.
Adonis and
Manvel are still not a signature tag team match that some may feel The
Sisterhood are worthy of, but it doesn’t matter to Angelica and Kayla who they
face. They are willing to work their way
back up to the top from the bottom up if they have to. And for Angelica personally, it’s just
another twist on her road to redemption.
The career
of Angelica Jones has been one painted in the blood of her opponents, a career
littered in the broken bodies and bones of her adversaries. This is not the kind of legacy she wants to
be remembered for. She does not want to
retire and leave the wrestling world with the knowledge of her as some kind of
psychotic monster. She wants to be
remembered as a wrestler, a true warrior, someone who fought with honor and
left a good lasting impact upon this industry.
Changing
one’s reputation and image is difficult, especially for Angelica who has
decades of damage to correct, but she hopes that this tag team run with her
younger sibling Kayla Jones will do the trick and give her the opportunity to
create new memories for the fans; memories of her as a warrior as opposed to a
monster.
The truth be
told, Kayla Jones is still worried about her older sibling. Angelica may say she wants to rid herself of
The Dragon, and she may be sincere about turning over a new leaf, but can she
truly control the darker impulses that surely still reside within her? Kayla had considered this before but a meeting
with Sister Maria, a longtime associate of Angelica’s, seemingly confirmed it
when she told Kayla outright that The Dragon was not truly gone and would not
be truly gone until Angelica confronted the one thing that created that
darkness to begin with. But what does
that mean?
Kayla has an
idea and she doesn’t like it one bit.
Currently
Kayla Jones is walking the streets of Paris, France. These are the suburbs of Paris and while some
may expect the wrestlers on tour to get the nicest of hotels (especially the
rich wrestlers, like the Jones sisters are) Kayla is just as happy spending
time at Angelica’s vacation home in Paris, a small quaint place. Why spend the money on a hotel when you have
an older sister who owns a home here?
Kayla is
wearing a petite floral print fit and flare dress, her feet are encased in
white sandals with a low heel, her long red hair hangs unrestrained to shoulder
length, and sunglasses cover her eyes.
Walking with her, holding her hand, is her future husband, Trenton Snow.
Snow is wearing a t-shirt, khaki shorts,
and tennis shoes.
Trenton and
Kayla enjoy a good walk now and then, so days like this, walks like this, they
are normal. What isn’t normal is how
quiet Kayla has been, and Trenton notices this almost immediately.
“Are you ok, babe?”
“Huh?”
“You’ve been awfully quiet. Is something wrong?”
“How can you tell?”
Trenton
grins.
“You always have something to gripe about,
babe. You may complain about your
sister, you may complain about your opponents, or you may even complain about
the management, but you always someone or something to complain about.”
Kayla
playfully shoves Trenton.
“I don’t complain THAT much!”
“Yeah you do.”
“Well you don’t have to bring it up.”
Trenton
leans in and kisses her on the cheek.
“I’m sorry.
Forgive me?”
Kayla grins.
“Sure.”
She kisses
him right back, this time on the lips.
“So, what is bugging you, Kay?”
“It’s my sister.”
Trenton nods
his head.
“Thought so.”
“I’ve seen her go through changes,
Trenton. I’ve seen her evolve from a
typical, arrogant pro-wrestler to the monster she called The Dragon. Did I approve of her actions as The Dragon?”
She shakes
her head.
“No, but she was still my sister at the end
of the day.”
“I can definitely understand you wanting to
support your sister.”
“But now things are different. She said she wanted to get rid of The Dragon
and I was there every step of the way as she agonized over trying to rid
herself of it. I watched her compete
against Victoria Salinas in that first blood match at UWA Sectioned. But then to see her come back to the dressing
room, even through that blood soaked face, I could tell she was finally
happy. I thought everything was over.”
She sighs.
“Then I met Sister Maria.”
Trenton
contorts his face into a look of confusion.
“Who?”
“I told you that Angelica was once a
nun. Well Sister Maria was a nun that
Angelica met at the convent. We sat down
over coffee and we talked and the things she told me, the stories she shared
about Angelica, I just…”
Kayla shakes
her head.
“I just find it hard to believe that the
person she describes is the same person as my sister. It’s almost like they are two completely
different personalities altogether.”
“Do you think your sister has a split
personality?”
“God I hope not. That’s the last thing she needs. What worries me is that Sister Maria said if
Angelica really wants to rid herself of The Dragon she’ll need to confront the
one thing that created The Dragon in the first place.”
Trenton
arches his brow.
“Now there’s another story you haven’t told
me.”
“I haven’t shared it because it’s Angelica’s
story and it’s a very painful one for her.
You know our mother was raped and murdered. What you do not know is that Angelica was there
when it happened, and the sick sociopath who perpetrated the act tied Angelica
to a chair and forced her to watch the whole thing.”
Tears form
in Kayla’s eyes as the memory comes flooding back. Trenton gently pats her on the back.
“She was just barely a teenager,
Trenton. How do you think her psyche
reacted to that?”
“Not too well, I imagine.”
“And I am guessing that’s where her angry
and rage, The Dragon, where all of that stems from and…”
She shakes
her head.
“…and I’m
just not sure she can handle it.”
Trenton
holds Kayla’s hand even tighter in an attempt to comfort her as they approach their
destination, a place that has become familiar to them in the past few days…
…a modest
one story home complete with a garage.
As Trenton and Kayla walk up the sidewalk towards the home they have an
inkling of where her sister could be.
Kayla approaches the garage and steps inside. Sure enough, she finds her sister, Angelica
Jones, there in the garage, and much to Kayla’s surprise, she is not alone.
“Good…keep up the pressure…”
Angelica’s
words of encouragement are directed at Audrey Russo. It was Angelica’s idea to secure a ticket for
Audrey when they went to Paris, France for Breakdown and that in and of itself
was surprising considering Angelica was also the one who threatened to call the
police on Audrey when she learned Russo had been stalking them. So needless to say, Angelica wanting to bring
Audrey along with them to Paris was a surprise but seeing Angelica now helping
to train her nearly causes Kayla to have to pick her jaw up off of the floor.
Russo still
hasn’t revealed much about her past or what brought her to the doorstep of The
Sisterhood, but she did reveal that she wants to learn how to be a wrestler and
she wants to learn at the feet of Angelica and Kayla Jones. Once again, Angelica was the one who was
adamant against this. Kayla was slightly
more sympathetic towards Audrey. At
least Audrey did approach them. At least
she was honest that she had been watching them and waiting for the opportunity
to ask. Angelica was not ready to give
her a chance at all.
Yet now
Kayla is watching Audrey, wearing gray sweatpants and a white tanktop, striking
a heavy bag set up in the garage, a garage that is set up for training
purposes. Angelica sits on a stool
nearby, wearing denim jeans, flip flops, and a black “SCW” t-shirt. The woman who was adamant that The Sisterhood
not give Audrey any help at all whatsoever is now personally providing all of
the help she could want.
“Stay focused. Keep going.”
Kayla
watches with wide eyed awe at her sister train the younger Russo. She didn’t think Angelica had it in her. Trenton joins Kayla’s side, wrapping his arm
around Kayla’s shoulder. Then together
the two watch as Angelica reaches down and picks up a small token New England
Patriots football. She throws it at
Audrey and strikes her in the head, causing Audrey to stumble backward and then
fall to her knees. Audrey picks up the
football and then stands up, glaring angrily at Angelica.
“What the hell was THAT about?!”
“That was a lesson.”
Angelica
hops up off of the stool.
“In wrestling you always have to expect the
unexpected. Anything can happen at any
time. Never think things will go exactly
as you plan because they won’t. You
weren’t expecting me to throw that ball at you.
You should’ve been prepared to duck.
It’s just like that in the ring.
You may be competing against, say, me for example…”
She motions
to Kayla who she just now noticed standing there, watching everything.
“…but how do you know Kayla won’t get
involved? You need to be ready for
anything, Audrey.”
Russo sighs
and nods her head.
“You’re right. I’m sorry, Ms. Jones.”
Angelica
grins.
“It’s ok…and please, don’t be so
formal. Call me Angelica.”
Angelica
notices the surprised look on her sister’s face and realizes that, perhaps, an
explanation is in order. So she turns
back to Audrey and smiles, motioning to the heavy bag.
“Go back to the heavy bag, and remember what
I said…”
“Be prepared for anything?”
Angelica
nods her head.
“Right.”
Audrey nods
her head and then resumes striking the bag with rights, lefts, and even throws
a few kicks in there as well for good measure. Satisfied with her student’s
work, Angelica turns and walks back over to Kayla and embraces her in a tight
hug.
“Hi there, sis!”
Kayla is
still stunned into silence even after breaking the embrace. She just listens as Angelica continues
talking.
“I hope you don’t mind that Audrey and I got
started without you.”
Angelica
turns her attention to Trenton.
“Hi, Trenton!”
“Afternoon.
I see you and Audrey are making progress.”
“Definitely, from what I can tell this isn’t
her first rodeo. She may not be a
trained athlete but she definitely has experience fighting. Granted, that also adds a touch of frustration
to this. I’d like to know exactly what
I’m dealing with ahead of time but if she doesn’t tell us her back story, then
I don’t know what experience with fighting, martial arts, or whatever else that
she has.”
Trenton nods
his head.
“I understand, but hey, why don’t I go over
there and keep her company? I’ll keep
her on task while you and Kay can visit.”
“Sounds like a great idea to me!”
Angelica is
beaming from ear to ear as she watches Trenton walk over to the heavy bag and
Audrey. Angelica then turns back to face
Kayla.
“Did you and Trenton enjoy the city?”
“Huh?”
“I said did you and Trenton enjoy the city?”
Kayla, still
a little dumbfounded but now finally recovering, shakes her head.
“Oh, well it was alright I guess.”
“Alright?
It was only alright?”
Angelica
throws her head back and lets out a sigh of pleasure.
“But it’s Paris! I LOVE Paris!”
Kayla places
her hands on her hips and frowns.
“Angelica, you love ANYTHING and EVERYTHING
French. It’s one thing annoying about
you.”
“Je ne suis pas ennuyeux!”
Angelica
sticks her tongue out at Kayla.
“I hate it when you speak French.”
“Oh lighten up, Kay!”
Angelica
places an arm around her sister’s shoulder.
“SCW sent us here, to France! It’s Paris, a very lovely and beautiful city,
and I already have a place here. The
people love me here!”
She smirks.
“And the people will love you too by
association! We’ll be a hit on Breakdown
from Paris!”
“I would hope that they would love us, I
mean, look at who we’re facing…Derek Adonis and Manvel…”
Angelica
rolls her eyes.
“Yeah, not exactly a five-star quality team
with five-star quality personalities or attitudes, but they are our opponents
and we are going to take this match, like any other match, very serious.”
Kayla
frowns.
“Angelica, are you ok?”
“Of course I am. Why wouldn’t I be ok?”
“You just don’t seem like yourself. You’re acting completely out of character.”
Angelica
laughs lightly.
“What can I say, sis? The city of Paris and the Parisian people do
that to me!”
Kayla shakes
her head.
“It isn’t just that and you know it.”
Kayla
motions to Audrey, who is still working hard at her training today, only now
under the watchful eye of Trenton Snow.
“You were deadest against us training
her. Do you know how bad I felt about
keeping it a secret from you that I had invited her to try out to be one of the
models for my company? I never expected
you would actually suggest we bring her along on the Paris trip. And then I come home after spending a day
with Trenton and I see you training her how to be a wrestler?”
“Kayla…”
“You told her that you were going to have
her locked up for stalking us. Now here
you are giving her exactly what she wanted.
What’s changed? What happened?”
Angelica
lowers her head in a look that resembles shame.
“I…can’t…”
Angelica
shakes her head.
“…I can’t talk about it. It’s just something we HAVE to do, ok? We HAVE to train her.”
“We?”
Angelica
sighs.
“Fine, then I have to train her, but she
will trained by a Jones, one way or the other.”
“I have no problem training her, sis. I wanted to, actually, but you were so
adamantly against it that I wasn’t going to push the issue. I’m just confused as to what’s different now. This isn’t just a matter of you changing your
mind. This is like a…”
She sighs.
“…a completely different personality.”
“Maybe so…maybe not…”
Angelica
shrugs her shoulders.
“I honestly don’t know. What I do know is that this woman…”
She motions
to Audrey.
“…deserves our help.”
“Deserves?
Why do you say…”
Kayla’s eyes
grow wide as a sense of realization washes across her.
“…she’s told you, hasn’t she?”
“Told me what?”
“She told you her back story.”
Angelica
turns her back to Kayla.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Bullshit.”
Kayla places
a firm hand on her sister’s shoulder.
“That’s the only explanation. She told you her back story and something
about her story got to you, something she said touched you and made the big bad
Angelica Jones feel bad for her.”
Angelica
turns around to face Kayla.
“Tell me, Angel. What did she tell you?”
“Audrey, she…”
Angelica
sighs as she fights back tears.
“…she bounced around from foster to foster
after both of her parents were murdered.
They were caught in a drive by shooting.
At eighteen she walked away from foster care and decided to try and make
it on her own.”
She shakes
her head.
“She wasn’t exactly successful.”
“What do you mean?”
“She had to do whatever it took to survive,
sis. She stole money, she prostituted
herself, she spent time in jail for this stuff.
It reminded me of how damn lucky we both were. We both walked out on our individual
situations when we turned eighteen but we were lucky enough to make it on our
own. She couldn’t. She wants to turn things around. And I…”
She wipes
some of the tears from her eyes.
“…I just want to do whatever I can to help,
because yes, I was lucky to get to where I am today.”
Kayla embraces
Angelica in a warm tight hug.
“You are definitely not the sister I know,
but you’re right, we should help her, and I’ll do whatever I can to help.”
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An SCW logo
flashes upon the screen. Kayla Jones and
her older sibling Angelica Jones step out onto the scene from stage right. They take center stage with the camera
focused entirely on them. Both look
serious and intense. Kayla is the first
one to break the silence.
“We came into Boston, Massachusetts, the
seat of power of the Jones family, and we had to face Donovan Kayl and Rocky O’Reilly. A legend and a legend in the making. And then you had us, me and Kayla, former SCW
World Tag Team Champions who were on a downhill spiral despite a recent reunion
after Rise To Greatness.”
She shakes
her head.
“But this wasn’t just any match for The
Sisterhood. We were in our hometown, so
we couldn’t afford to let our fans down, and after losing to The Honour Code we
also could not afford to lose too many more tag matches. This really and truly was a must win
situation for us against some very stiff competition.”
She smirks.
“And that’s just the way we like it. We don’t want things just handed to us on a
silver platter. We want to earn it and
that’s exactly what we did on Breakdown.
We went out there in front of our hometown fans and we earned a victory
over Kayl and O’Reilly. And now we’re
moving on from two individuals who epitomize respect for the industry, two
individuals who we respect as athletes, to two individuals who…”
“…are annoying?”
“…yes, but that’s not…”
“…quite possibly on the sex offender
registry?”
“…NO!
After firing Cassidy Carter for less, I doubt Mr. D would keep a sex
offender on the roster.”
“…are…”
Kayla holds
a hand up to her older sibling’s mouth.
“Just be quiet and let me finish. Please?”
Angelica
nods her head. Kayla sighs.
“We are moving on from two individuals who
respect this industry to two individuals who respect nothing and nobody.”
Angelica
nods her head.
“It’s worse than that, Kayla. These two clowns are looked at as a
joke. They are the comic relief of SCW
Breakdown. And you know who that reminds
me of?”
She motions
to herself and Kayla.
“Us, we once thought playing games was the
way to go. We ran around with the Free
Botswana crap, we brought in two loser luchadores from Mexico to fight our
battles for us, and it nearly cost us our standing in the tag team
division. That fact alone gets my blood
boiling and gets me ready to fight these clowns. Do you guys really think that this is a game?”
Angelica
shakes her head.
“It isn’t a game, and this damn sure isn’t
some cheap excuse for you to hit on women.
Why you haven’t been reported for sexual harassment is a shocker in and
of itself, but for you this is clearly just a joke and this is clearly just
your way of picking up girls.”
She motions
to herself and Kayla.
“Well these two women are going to kick your
ass on Breakdown!”
Kayla
smirks.
“Yeah, Angelica’s a little fired up for this
one, now I could try to calm her down but I don’t want to. For starters, I agree with her. You two bozos don’t respect this
industry. You should be damn grateful
for your opportunity here in SCW and yet you treat this like a joke. I also don’t like the way you treat women
like objects, like some sexual prize you have to conquer. I thought I had already met the biggest piece
of scum at Apocalypse in the form of Memphis Cade. But you two?”
She sighs.
“You two really take the cake. So for that reason alone I am going to kick
your teeth right down your throat.”
“You did it wrong.”
“Huh?”
“That’s supposed to be said at the end, sis.”
Kayla rolls
her eyes.
“Anyway, that’s not the only reason Angelica
and I are going to unload on you two asshats.
We are also doing this to make a point.”
Angelica
nods her head.
“That’s right, Kayla. We are The Sisterhood and we’ve been in some
pretty big matches, we’ve also had to fight from the ground up. Since reuniting
at Rise To Greatness we’ve done battle with The Honour Code, Adrenaline Rush,
Gable Winchester and Autumn Valentine, and Donovan Kayl and Rocky O’Reilly. Now
we’re facing tweedle-dumb and tweedle-dumber.”
She motions
to herself and Kayla.
“My point is that we will fight anyone SCW
management puts in front of us.
Anyone. That includes Derek ‘Sexual
Predator’ Adonis and his trusty sidekick who is clearly trying to
overcompensate for something, the kid named Manvel. We’ll fight them and we’ll beat them. And we’ll beat the next team that comes after
that. And the next, on and on, until we
get back to the top, until we have proven our worth to SCW management and to
Mr. D once again.”
Kayla shakes
her head.
“We’re not here to demand a tag team title
shot. We’re going to prove that we
deserve it through our actions inside of that ring each and every house show we
compete at and each and every Breakdown we compete at. We already proved our ability by defeating
Donovan Kayl and Rocky O’Reilly. Now we’re
tasked with defeating Adonis and Manvel?”
Kayla
smirks.
“Challenge accepted. So Adonis?
Manvel? Breakdown from Paris is
when the joke is over and when Angelica and I kick your teeth right down your
throat!”
“Yay!”
“What?”
“You ended it right!”
Kayla rolls
her eyes.
“Shut up!”
