[Roxi Johnson]

 {The scene opens with Roxi and Nate playing on the floor. Nate is playing with some giant sized blocks since he has a nasty habit of putting things in his mouth. He plays with the blocks while Roxi watches with a smile on her face. She then looks at her phone when it makes the “you have a message” noise. She pulls her phone up and looks at it. It’s a message from Christian Underwood.}

“We would very much like for Team Hero to be part of Climax Control 200. Let me know if it’s possible for you two to take part.”

{Roxi looks at her phone for a few moments, almost as if she’s still processing the information. Keira walks into the room with a plate of food and swallows what she’s eating.}

Keira – What’s up?

Roxi – It’s… it’s from Christian.

Keira – Christian who?

Roxi – From SCW.

Keira – Oh. Gotcha. What does he want?

Roxi – He wants us to come back.

{Keira also looks like she’s processing this.}

Keira – Really?

Roxi – Yeah, for the 200th CC episode.

Keira – *Sigh* I dunno. Getting back in the ring again? I mean, I know you are, but still, I’ve grown really comfortable here with Nate. It’s nice to have all this free time.
Roxi – I know. We’ll just… I mean do you wanna just say no like that?

Keira – You think it’s rude?

Roxi – It’s not every day that we get invited to do something like this.

Keira – I just… I don’t want to go back anywhere full time.

Roxi – Well, let me ask and find out.

{Roxi texts Christian back.}

Text: Is this a full-time deal? Because that’s not really what we want.

Roxi – There. I asked. And if it’s just for this show?

Keira – Well, I mean, I don’t see the harm in it. But what are we going to do with Nate?

Roxi – We have my mom and dad, Chris and Sasha, Summer and Ariel.

Keira – I get it.

{There is a text back.}

Christian’s Text: No, it’s just for this show.

Roxi – Well, it’s just for this show. That’s it.

Keira – Why are you putting this on me?

Roxi – I’m not. I’m just asking your opinion.

Keira – I’ll have to think about it. What do you want to do?

Roxi – Well, Ii mean, going back and seeing Amy, and all the others coming back, and Griff and Despy. There’s a whole slew of people it would be nice to see.

Keira – Yeah… I suppose your right. But, look at me, I’m not in ring shape anymore.

Roxi – That won’t be hard to fix.  And besides, you’re in great shape still.

Keira – Nice and round.

Roxi – Just your butt.

{Keira smirks and laughs.}

Keira – Figures.  Pervert.

Roxi – Well, is that a yes, or a no?

Keira – I just need time. Give me a day or so.

{Roxi goes back and texts Christian.}

Text: Give us some time, we’re discussing it.

{Roxi puts her phone down.}

Roxi – There. Done. Christian will let us talk this over.

Keira – It’s just a lot of work, and takes us away from the whole reason we left. To raise Nate.

Roxi – We haven’t gone on patrol in a long time either.

Keira – Well, we haven’t had a reason to. Aside from a couple of things. But people are handling that for us. I’m just more concerned about the idea of just picking it up again. I mean, we don’t even know what kind of match we’re having.

{Another text comes in.}

Christian’s text: That’s fine. It would be awesome to have you guys back for one last ride. I’m trying to find opponents and teammates.

{Roxi looks at Keira.}

Roxi – Sounds like we’re going to be in some kind of tag match.

Keira – Well, duh.

Roxi – With other partners.

Keira – Oh.

{Keira shrugs.}

Keira – Less work for us then, right?

Roxi – Keira, you know how we do things.

Keira – I know.

Roxi – Though, I will say, that does seem a little… lackluster. Ii figured we’d be teaming up alone.

Keira – What, you expect them to give us a tag title shot?

Roxi – No, nothing like that. I don’t know what I was expecting. It just, I’ll get over it. Maybe the Team Hero thing went to my head a bit.

Keira – We did do a lot.

{Another text comes in.}

Roxi – I’m sure they realize that. But let’s just see what shakes up and how things pan out.

Keira – I wonder who else they got there.

{Roxi checks her phone.}

Keira – I guess the more I think about it, the more it sounds like a good time. It’ll be great to see so many friends we made there.

{Keira finally looks over at Roxi, who is staring at her phone, hand over her mouth and the color has drained from her face.}

Keira – What? Is that the money he’s offering or?

{Keira’s joke goes without a response, and Roxi looks up at her, her eyes filled with water as the tears start coming down her face.}

Keira – Roxi? What? What’s going on?

{Roxi doesn’t respond at first, she just cries. She looks at Keira and then at her phone and her hands tremble as she holds the phone up to Keira. The screen shows a simple paragraph.}

“It is with a heavy heart and full or sorrow that I have to announce that Misty has unfortunately passed away. Funeral services will be the 12th. I hope you can make it.”

{It takes Keira by surprise too. Roxi has to get up and walk into the bathroom, where she drops to her knees in front of the toilet, letting out a sorrowful cry and dry heaves into the toilet. Keira tries to come in but Roxi just shuts the door and cries. Keira takes the phone and texts O’Malley}

Text: “Is it true?”

{There is a brief pause as Keira tries to get Roxi to respond but she only hears Roxi sobbing like a child. It’s only a few moments before O’Malley does respond.}

O Malleys text: “Aye.”

{Simple, but it confirms as Keira looks a little heartbroken herself.}

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{It’s a few hours later and  Roxi is now laying down on the bed, finally having a little control over her emotions. Keira enters the bedroom and sits down on the bed next to Roxi, placing her head in her lap and stroking Roxi’s hair.}

Keira – Hey.

Roxi – …

{Keira sighs deeply and continues to stroke Roxi’s hair comfort her.}

Roxi – It’s not fair.

Keira – I know. I know. Please calm down.

Roxi – I wanted her to be happy. Just once. Truly happy and content. I wanted so bad for Misty to have a happy ending and I was so sure that she really was happy. And now… now she’s gone.

Keira – I know. And I think she was happy. She looked happy the last time we saw her.

Roxi -  There was so much left to do. So much to take part in. She was family. She was my friend and now she’s not here anymore. And  I don’t know why, and I can’t understand why!

Keira – I know. I know, it’s alright Roxi.

Roxi – It’s NOT alright!

Keira – Okay, that wasn’t the best choice of words, but you have to be brave Roxi. You can’t spend the rest of your days so angry and sad. You’re going to make yourself sick again worry about all this. I know it hurts. I know better than anybody. I understand how upset you are.

Roxi – We watched her kids, went to birthday and exchanged Christmas cards! And now it’s all gone!

Keira – It’s not all gone. We can still send them out. We can still watch Owen if O’Malley needs us. You just have to settle down. Take our minds off of a sad day. Maybe we should go to the SCW show, for her, you know?

Roxi – I don’t care about that anymore.

Keira – Roxi please, listen to reason. Misty is in a good place. She’s exactly where she should be. A better place for her. She’s always going to be part of our lives. Even in death, she’s with us.

Roxi – You… you think so?

Keira – I know so. If my mom and dad watch over me, then Misty’s going to watch over us. It’s what we do, the impact we made. It really ,really sucks she’s not around anymore. I’m hurt too. But we have to stay strong and keep doing what we’re doing, we just have to understand that Misty is now and forever, a part of us.

Roxi – … Kiera.

Keira – I love you. Misty loved you, Owen, O’Malley, the whole family. Misty have not physically be here, but she’s never going to leave us.

Roxi – I… I just need some time.

Keira – I’m going to make dinner and put Nate to bed. It’ll be ready when you’re ready.

{Keira gets up and kisses Roxi on the head before leaving the room.}

Roxi – Keira?

Keira – Hm?

Roxi – Thank you.

{Keira just smiles and closes the door behind her.}



{A little while later, Roxi emerges from the bedroom, her tears still fresh and her makeup running all over her face. She quietly sits down and begins filling a plate at the table.}

Keira – Feel any better.

Roxi – A little.

Keira – I think now more than ever we should go do that show. Misty would’ve wanted that.

Roxi – You think so?

Keira – Why not?

Roxi – I don’t think we should go, just for Misty. I mean, that… that really… helps… but it shouldn’t be the only reason.

Keira – Then it’s settled. Let’s go be Team Hero… One more time.

Roxi – Team Hero. One more time.

{Roxi finally starts eating as Keira joins her as the scene fades.}




Well, it’s not the way I would have wanted this to be. I don’t really have the words right now to express the sadness I feel and how gutted the events of the past few weeks have made me. I have always prided myself on being a person who is able to stand tall and be a leader when things aren’t always at their best. And I stand here before you today and literally none of that is true or real right now. I’m a human, I have flaws and here they are, laid bare. I’m obvious not in the best of moods at the time of this, I’m still in the grieving process, even though Keira and I paid our final respects to Misty, went to the funeral and all that. It’s still incredibly difficult for me to process all this. But, I can sit here and talk about my friend all day long, but that’s not why I’m here, and not the only reason that Keira and I decided to return to SCW for CC 200. I understand that Misty wasn’t 100% well liked anymore, and I can probably say that most people are going to accuse me or throw me under the bus for taking the time to talk about her. But, she was my friend, and I think she deserves a little of that. But, now, I’m going to move on, and talk about the return of Team Hero.

Yes, we are indeed returning.  After some debate as to what we wanted and how comfortable we were, and the little mix up between us and Christian, it felt right. It felt like it needed to happen. We left SCW are the longest reigning tag team champions in history. We set a bar that no one has been able to surpass. I was lucky enough to become a grand slam champion and get inducted into the Hall of Fame and that was a surreal moment, and one I am very proud of. I will always be proud of that. I will always treasure the moments that I had to SCW, both as a singles bombshell, and with my wife. It was and always will be a great moment in my life and probably only places second to the birth of my son.

It’s no secret that Keira and I wanted to be there to raise Nate and give him the parenting that most wrestlers don’t get to give to their children. We wanted to be there. Keira and  I walked away with the ability to say we went out like we wanted to. I’m sure  Keira would have loved to be Bombshell’s champion and I maybe would have not been opposed to trying to become a 3 time bombshell’s champion myself. I made some mistakes with that second reign and it would be a full circle thing to win the championship one more time, but I’ve really accomplished everything I’ve ever wanted to accomplish in SCW.

And now, Team Hero, gets to ride, one last time. It’ll good to see Delia, Odette, Amanda, Alexis, Zuri, and Vixen for our match. I am certain we will tear the house down one more time. Because CC 200 is about celebration.

I look forward to seeing all of those who can kept the torch going like Amy Marshall and Sammie as well. And those who helped keep the train moving like Griff, Despy, Travis and so many others.

So let’s go out there and celebrate.

Team Hero, will see you there.