Kingingiseisha “Hitamashii” Shirasu is seen in the living room of his home in the outskirts of Las Vegas, and he is watching the movie The Perfect Weapon on the TV and he gets a call from his childhood friend Johan Svensson and Hitamashii pauses the movie on the TV before answering the phone.

Hitamashii-Hey Johan, what can I do for you?

Johan-I heard you got a job with Sin City Wrestling and have your first match coming up.  I wanted to tell you how excited I am for you.

Hitamashii-Thank you, and as much as I appreciate the sentiment, I don’t need you to tell me what I already know.  You should know that about me by now, knowing how long we’ve known each other.

Johan-My apologies, you are absolutely right.  I am just so used to being polite, and forgot who I am talking to.  Listen, I have some news to tell you regarding me and Giovanna.

Hitamashii-Do I even dare ask?

Johan smiles while Hitamashii responds and before Johan can respond, Giovanna Teixeira, another childhood friend and Johan’s girlfriend chimes in.

Giovanna-Hey Hitamashii, its Giovanna. Johan just proposed to me, and I accepted, and wanted you to be the first to know.

Johan-I want to know if you would be my best man Hitamashii, I mean, you know me the best and the longest of all my friends.  It would be an honor for me if you accepted.

Hitamashii-Watashi wa k?ei ni omoimasu. I would be honored to be your best man.  It will give me a chance to work on my public speaking where I am now a wrestler in SCW and have to cut in ring promos and all.  Just be prepared to have me bring up a lot of embarrassing stuff about you from our childhood.

Johan-I wouldn’t expect anything less, if you didn’t, I would be concerned. Giovanna and I have to get going to get started with planning the wedding.  We’ll be in touch soon.

Hitamashii-Ok, talk to you later.

Hitamashii gives a half smile, and hangs up the phone and resumes the movie as the scene fades to black.

Hitamashii is seen standing outside Lamborghini Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada, host site of Climax Control, about to go look around and buy a new car and decides to talk about his background a little bit.

Hitamashii-Here I am, standing outside the Lamborghini dealership in Henderson, Nevada, about to buy myself a new car, and the first thing you guys should know about me is that while I grew up with everything I ever wanted in life, it doesn’t make me a bad person.  I just grew up with every advantage I could get, and trust me, I never took my upbringing for granted.  A lot of people want to say I was a spoiled brat, and I never grew out of it, and that may be true, but given the life I was given, who could blame me.  My dad was a member of the Army, and my mom went to the finest schools for pharmacy possible, and now she runs her own pharmacy, so to say I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth would be an understatement.  I grew up traveling the world, seeing various sights and experiencing life to the fullest, not having many friends due to constantly moving, but the friends I did make and be able to keep over the years, I have cherished them, meanwhile those who couldn’t stand me tried to do something about it, but failed to do so, as I was trained in the art of Jujitsu, Gendal Budo, Aikido and Judo, being very versed in defending myself, which all translate well to the wrestling arena.

Hitamashii takes a deep breath before calling out his opponent at Climax Control in Kadar Hasheem.

Hitamashii-As for you Kadar, I know you are still relatively new here in SCW, and my old mentor, Casey Williams, did give me a call when he found out I was facing you to give me some advice.  Like him, you have the size advantage over me, but growing up, I dealt with a lot of bullies a lot bigger than me, and I was able to get them to back down fairly quick.  I know the weaknesses of a bigger man, and I exploit them by any means necessary.  Your size and skill doesn’t phase me, as I know I am the superior athlete, and I will exploit you and your weaknesses like nobody has ever seen before.  There is nothing about you that intimidates me and I will prove it when I defeat you. I am the soul of fire and you will be burned at the hands of Hitamashii.

Hitamashii laughs maniacally while looking very confident in himself as he enters the dealership and spots an Avantador J on the lot and buys it on the spot as the scene fades to black.

 **OOC***I did get permission from Kain to use him in my rp this week***OOC***

Shortly after his match at Climax Control 177., a losing effort to Max Burke and Mercedes Vargas in the 2nd round of the Blast From The Past tournament, Ivan Darrell got a phone call from his husband Andrew Garcia as he is packing his bags back at the hotel.

Andrew-Babe, I have some bad news for you.

Ivan-What’s up?

Andrew-I just got a text from your cousin Katie, who told me her dad, your uncle, has passed away from a massive heart attack.  She doesn’t know the funeral arrangements yet, but will keep us posted when she finds out.

Ivan looks defeated, and starts balling his eyes out, going ballistic in the locker room area, as his uncle was the man who got Ivan into wrestling as a kid.

Ivan-Son of a bitch.  I am going to miss that man so much.

Andrew sounds worried as he speaks.

Andrew-I am sorry that your uncle died, I know how much he meant to you, as you used to go over to his house and watch wrestling as a kid, and that bond you had with him was what made you want to become a wrestler in the first place.

Ivan-Yeah, and now with your concussion issues, and with now his passing, I dunno if I wanna continue wrestling, as it isn’t as fun without you to team with, and that whenever I get inside the ring, I am going to think of him.

Andrew looks puzzled.

Andrew-What do you mean?

Ivan-Well, with my uncle passing, all I will be thinking of is my childhood and the times we spent together, and all I would want to do is spend time with him.  Also, as much as I enjoyed working with Amanda Cortez in the Blast From The Past Tournament, it wasn’t the same as teaming with you, and where we don’t know if you will be able to compete anytime soon, I dunno if I wanna wrestle in singles matches or with anyone else.

Andrew-I see. I mean, we do have some success as a tag team, there’s no denying that, but if you wanna make yourself noticed like I did, you gotta have the solo run while I am recovering.

Ivan-I know that, but my heart isn’t in it anymore.

Andrew looks sad.

Andrew-I really hope you stick it out until I can come back.

Ivan-What if you never get cleared to return?.

Andrew-Don’t think like that, but if that should happen, then I can’t stop you from retiring if you so choose.

Ivan signs when Andrew mentions a possible retirement.

Ivan-I know, I just need time to think.  I will talk to you later, gotta clear my mind, and wrap my mind around my uncles death.

Andrew-Ok, talk to you later.

Ivan hangs up and checks out with the receptionist as the scene fades to black.  

The next day, Ivan arrives in Tarrytown New York, located about an hour north of New York City, site of Into the Void VI, and decides to go to the Doubletree by Hilton Tarrytown.  He checks into the hotel.

Receptionist-How may I help you?

Ivan-My name is Ivan Darrell and I have reserved a room here for the next week.

Ivan hands the receptionist the printed reservation slip as well as the credit card he used to reserve the room, and she looks up his information in the system.

Receptionist-You are going to be in executive room 103 located right around the corner from here.

She points over to the way to his room at the far end of the lobby after activating his room key and places it with the credit card and reservation slip back on the counter.

Ivan-Thank you.

Receptionist-You’re welcome, and enjoy your stay at the Downtown by Hilton!

Ivan then takes the room key, credit card and reservation slip, and walks towards the room and enters the room to put his gear down and decides to go to the train station to go catch a Yankees game, as they are in town as the scene fades to black.

The following day, Ivan heads towards the Candlelight Inn in Scarsdale to get their famous Teriyaki wings.  As he arrives, he gets a call from Andrew.

Ivan-What’s up, babe?

Andrew-I just got a call from the doctor from SCW in regards to the latest tests for the concussion and broken ribs they wanted me to get done.

Ivan-So soon?  What did they say?

Andrew-[color=]The ribs are healing fine, but the concussion is more severe than they originally thought, therefore I am unable to return to wrestling.

Ivan-Damn it.  That is it, after Into the Void VI, we are going to retire and I am going to stay home and we will figure out something else for income

Andrew-Aren’t you being a little rash?

Ivan-Concussions are serious business, and if you are not going to be able to return to wrestling, I am not going to stay in this business anymore, especially now I have lost my passion for it with losing my uncle.

Ivan decides to take a deep breath while listening to Andrew.

Andrew-I know how tough its been since you lost your uncle, and with my concussion, but I thought you wanted a chance to shine by yourself.

Ivan-I did, but I realized that not having you here with me isn’t fun, and I miss you.

Andrew-I miss you too, but that isn’t the point, this is your chance to prove yourself to SCW that you can be a singles superstar.

Ivan-I am not a singles competitor. I never felt comfortable wrestling without a tag team partner, especially one I can trust.

Andrew-Well I am gonna go rest, I will talk to you later.

Ivan-Ok, take care of yourself babe.

Ivan hangs up the phone and finishes his wings as the scene fades to black.

On Saturday, Ivan makes his way towards the hot tub in the Doubledown by Hilton health club to reflect on his long week of sightseeing in New York City and heads to the hot tub and before he enters the hot tub, gets a phone call by a number he doesn’t recognize, and he answers it.

Ivan-Hello?

Kain-Hello Ivan, its Main.  What’s going on?

Ivan-Kain who?

Kain-Kain, the King of Kings, former champion of SCW you dumbass.

Ivan gets infuriated with being called a dumbass.

Ivan-What the hell do you want?

Kain-I was calling to give you advice on your opponent at Into the Void VI, Max Burke.

Ivan-You mean the man who beat your ass numerous times in the past?

Kain-I know my history with the man you face on Sunday, I don’t need a moronic piece of shit like you to remind me.  Either way, I have faced him multiple times and am going to give you some advice, and better advice than your scrub husband and your pathetic mentor could ever give you.

Ivan gets more annoyed with Kain as time progresses.

Ivan-Get to the point. I don’t have all day

Kain then tells Ivan about Max’s moves and antics, tendencies he showed in his past encounters, and Ivan hangs up the phone when the conversation ends and Ivan decides to focus some time on his opponent, Max Burke.

Ivan-Max, you got lucky at Climax Control when you and Mercedes beat me and Amanda Cortez, but know at Into the Void VI, I will be the one getting the last laugh, and retire on a high note.  There is nothing you can do that will stop me from going out on top.  Even if you somehow defeat me, I will know I went out against a legend in this business, and it is an honor to face you in my last two matches in SCW.  Nonetheless of my respect for you, I am confident that I can defeat you, and maybe I will be overconfident, but better to go down fighting than to go down without a fight.

Ivan cackles then enters the hot tub as the scene fades to black.

 The day after Blaze of Glory VI, Andrew Garcia wakes up with sharp pains in his chest, and a massive headache.  His husband, Ivan Darrell looks over and sees Andrew in immense pain and knows that Andrew has an appointment with their doctor for that very day for his annual physical.  Andrew and Ivan arrive at the doctor’s office, check in and fill out the proper paperwork, and then wait to be called in.  

Nurse-Andrew Garcia?

Andrew gets up, and Ivan follows suit after Andrew waves him on.  They stop at the scale to get Andrew’s weight before they arrive at the examination room and the nurse asks Andrew some questions.

Nurse-What brings you in today, Andrew?

Andrew-Well, as you guys know, I am a professional wrestler for Sin City Wrestling, and last night, I was in a 6 man tag team match with my husband here, Ivan, and we teamed with Dax Beckett, against the team of Mickey Carroll, Xander Bishop and Giani Di Luca.  At the end of the match, Dax turned on Ivan and me, and I was hit with a frog splash, a flying head butt, among other moves as part of the finish of the match, which I took the pin fall loss, with all 4 men on top of me.  This morning, I woke up to intense pain in my ribcage and with a massive headache, as well as ringing in my ears and I had a hard time walking to the bathroom, which ibuprofen did help take the inflammation and took the pain away, but not as much as I would like it to have done.  Ivan and I just wanted to make sure I am not concussed or have any broken ribs or sternum.  Also, this appointment was originally going to be for my annual physical.

As Andrew says this, the nurse is taking notes on the symptoms he has stated, and sees that he was supposed to be there for his physical, as well as the look of disappointment on the faces of both Ivan and Andrew, for having been betrayed by Dax.

Nurse-Ok, let me take your pulse and get your blood pressure real quick.

The nurse then removes the cuff for checking the blood pressure from the hook on the wall, places it on Andrews right arm, and pumps the cuff up, then lets the air come out as she’s checking the pulse and the blood pressure.

Nurse-Your blood pressure is 125 over 70 and your pulse is 85.  Both are good given your line of work.  Doctor Wolf will be in shortly.

Andrew and Ivan sit there as the nurse leaves. While waiting for the doctor, they discuss their loss at Blaze of Glory VI, still with a err of shock in their voice.

Andrew-I am so disappointed that we lost, given how I took a brunt of the punishment and am in so much pain.

Ivan-I am disappointed as well, but more due to the circumstances that we lost.  I want to seek revenge against Dax for what he did to us.

Andrew-I want revenge too, more than you can imagine, but depending on whether I have a concussion or broken ribs will be the deciding factor on whether we actually do anything about it.

A few minutes pass by as they continue talking and then they hear a knock on the door.

Andrew-Enter.

Doctor Wolf-Hey Andrew, how are you feeling?

As soon as Doctor Wolf finishes talking, he checks the head and neck, abdominal area, hair, nails, and limbs, typical of a physical. Afterwards, he listens to the heart and lung before he allows Andrew to speak.

Andrew-I am in a lot of pain right now.  Like I told the nurse, I was hit with a lot of moves last night in my ribs and head area, and this morning I woke up with sharp pains in both areas, and I am just trying to make sure I am not walking around with broken ribs and/or a concussion, as both would sideline me for a very lengthy time from work.

Doctor Wolf-You are right about that, and I am glad that you came to me as soon as you did, and not go straight to the emergency room like most people would.

Andrew-Then again, how many people have the type of job I do that you put your body at risk of injury like we do.

When Andrew says “we do”, his hands are pointing and Ivan and himself.

Doctor Wolf-True, majority of my patients have less hazards in their workplace, but even still, I will set you up with getting a CT scan, MRI and X-Rays for your head and chest to rule out a concussion and broken ribs for the end of the week.  Until we get the results back from the tests, I want you to take it easy, and not to compete.  I will also send a little note to your bosses at Sin City Wrestling to keep you out of action for a few weeks, just as a precaution.  I want to see you in next week, just to follow up with everything.  I also want you to continue taking ibuprofen for the time being until we get to the bottom of the problem.

Andrew-Thanks, Doc.

Andrew shakes Doctor Wolf’s hand, and Ivan follows suit, and then the duo leaves the examination room and head to the front desk to set up the follow up appointment for a week from Friday, and to pay the copay.  Andrew and Ivan talk as they leave the office and head to their car.

Andrew-What do you think we should do in regards to getting back at Dax?

Ivan-There are a lot of things I would like to do to Dax, but how much of it we will be able to get done is yet to be seen, given the status of your ribs and head.

Andrew and Ivan get into their car and drive home as they continue discussing their plans.

Andrew-I know, but still, we should come up with some sort of plan on retaliating on him for turning his back on us, after everything we have done for him.

Ivan-I know, but I don’t want to jump the gun and start planning something, and you have a concussion and not be able to follow through with any plans.  I also have to focus some of my attention towards the Blast From The Past tournament and my tag team partner, the returning Amanda Cortez.

Andrew-That should be an interesting dynamic.

Ivan-I know, a gay man and a lesbian woman teaming up.  We may play for opposite teams, but we need to find a way to get on the same page when we find out who we are facing in the first round of the tournament.

Andrew looks besmirched by the comments by Ivan about him and Amanda as they arrive back at their home and the scene fades to black.  

The very next day, Andrew and Ivan head into the hospital to get an MRI, a CT Scan and X rays for Andrew to determine whether he has broken ribs and a concussion, or anything worse.  They walk up to the information desk upon arriving to find out where they need to go.

Receptionist 1:How may I help you?

Andrew:Where is the Medical Imaging located?

Receptionist 1:It is on the 3rd floor around the corner from the elevators right over there.

She points over to the bank of elevators at the far end of the lobby.

Andrew:Thank you.

Andrew and Ivan walk towards the elevator, press the up button, and when then wait for the elevator to arrive.  A minute later, a ding is heard, and the elevator closest to them opens, and they walk in after letting everyone inside the elevator out, and Ivan presses the button next to the number 3, and the door closes behind them.  They ride the elevator up to the third floor and get off and they go around the corner, per the receptionists instructions to Medical Imaging. Andrew approaches this receptionist.

Receptionist 2:How may I help you?

Andrew:My name is Andrew Garcia and I have an 11:30 appointment for a CT Scan, an MRI and an X-Ray.

Receptionist 2:Ok.  Fill out this paperwork and the nurse will call you in in a few minutes.

The receptionist hands Andrew a clipboard with paperwork for him to fill out.  Andrew’s hand starts shaking as he’s trying to fill out the paperwork, so Ivan takes the paperwork and fills it out for Andrew as they talk.

Andrew-I am so scared right now of something being terribly wrong.

Ivan=It’s okay, I will fill the paperwork out for you.  It is totally understandable why you feel the way you feel right now.  I am scared too.

Andrew-Why are you scared? This isn’t you who may be concussed or have broken ribs here.

Ivan-I know, but you are my husband after all, and I do not know what I would do if anything was physically wrong with you, and wouldn’t be able to see you do what you love to do, besides me, of course.

Andrew-Of course you know I love getting inside that ring and performing at my best.  You know that barring a serious injury, I would do anything to make sure I am in that ring, and putting my best foot forward and kicking some ass.

Ivan-I know babe, I know.

As he says that, the nurse calls for Andrew to go to the examination room to start the CT Scan as the scene fades to black.

The following Monday, Andrew and Ivan are back at Doctor Wolf’s office and are already checked in for Andrew’s appointment.  They discuss how they are going to approach whatever news they get.

Andrew-Whatever Doctor Wolf says, I am going to do the best I can to get back into that squared circle and compete by your side.

Ivan-I know, but I don’t want you to make any serious mistakes by rushing back to compete again.

Andrew-I know, and I won’t, but can you blame me for wanting to continue the success we have had working as a cohesive unit.

Ivan-I don’t blame you.

As they talk, the nurse comes out and calls for Andrew.

Nurse-Andrew Garcia?

Andrew gets up, and Ivan follows suit after Andrew waves him on.  They stop at the scale to get Andrew’s weight before they arrive at the examination room and the nurse asks Andrew what the nature of the appointment was.

Nurse-What brings you in today, Andrew?

Andrew-This is a follow up appointment to get the results from my CT Scan, MRI and X Rays that Doctor Wolf scheduled for me last week.  I am still suffering headaches and am in a lot of pain in my ribcage, even with following the doctors advice with the ibuprofen.

Nurse-I see.

The nurse makes notation of Andrew still being in pain, and while looking at the notes, she sees the fact he was there for a follow up appointment.

Nurse-Okay. He will be in shortly.

The nurse leaves the examination room and leaves Andrew and Ivan in the room and they sit in silence while they think of how they may want to proceed if Andrew is going to be out for an extended period of time due to a concussion.  Then they hear a knock on the door.

Andrew-Enter.

Doctor Wolf then enters the examination room, shakes the hands of both Andrew and Ivan, then washes his hands  and then sits down before proceeding to give Andrew the news.

Doctor Wolf-Andrew, I know you must be nervous right now, and I am going to tell you straight up.  You have 3 broken bones and a mild concussion.  I am going to send the results of the CT Scan, MRI and X-Rays to the doctors at SCW to allow them to determine how much longer you should be out after the few weeks I initially told them you should be out, as the ribs will have healed by then, but with the concussion, that is a different story.  I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Both Andrew and Ivan look disappointed with the news Doctor Wolf just gave Andrew.

Andrew-Thank you Doctor Wolf.  I wouldn’t have you as my Primary Care Physician if I didn’t respect and trust your opinion.  Ivan and I are not the types who like to doctor shop.  As good as the doctors in Sin City Wrestling are, I wanted to see you first, knowing how thorough you are, and that you would get to the bottom of the problem.

Doctor Wolf-I appreciate the kind words from you, Andrew.  I urge you to relax and take some time to focus on your recovery, both for your ribs, and for your concussion symptoms. If the concussion symptoms get worse, I want you to let both me and the Sin City Wrestling doctors know.

Andrew-I will definitely do that, Doctor.  Thank you again.

Andrew and Ivan both shake Doctor Wolf’s hands before leaving the doctors office again and leave, and they talk on their way out.

Andrew-Damn it, Ivan.  I was hoping I wasn’t concussed.  The broken ribs, I can deal with, but having the concussion, not so much.

Ivan-I know, but here is a perk of having the broken ribs and concussion.  I am in the Blast From The Past tournament,  so you have some time to relax, and spend time with Casey Williams and his kids, but just be careful.

Andrew-You are absolutely right Ivan.  I am sure Casey would love some company and knowing that he trained us, I am sure he has ways I could still get some sort of workout in, with the injuries and all, and he will be there with me as my spotter and to make sure nothing happens.

Ivan looks at Andrew with a concerned look on his face when he mentioned doing training as they approach their car, enter it and drive off.

Ivan-Didn’t Doctor Wolf just tell you to take it easy for a few weeks?

Andrew-He did, but I am still going to get anxious and gotta work my legs out, do I not?

Ivan-I guess, but before you do any workouts, talk to the doctors at SCW, see what they say before doing anything, please.

Andrew-Fine.  I will call them once we get home, and then call Casey to make plans to crash with him while you are focusing on the tournament.

Ivan-That is all I ask.

They kiss as Ivan looks relieved that Andrew is going to do what he needs to do to take care of himself as they arrive back at their house as the scene fades to black.

Later in the week, Ivan arrives alone in Chicago, Illinois; the host city of Climax Control 175 where his former friend Dax Beckett teams up with Amy Marshall against the team of Joshua Acquin and Kate Steele, in which Dax and Amy advance to the second round.  Ivan drives to the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place where he rented a room for the weekend and gets out of the car and approaches the front desk and checks in.

Receptionist-How may I help you?

Ivan-My name is Ivan Darrell and I have rented a room here online.  Here is the receipt of my online rental and the credit card I used to rent the room.

Ivan hands the receptionist the receipt, which he pulled out from his bag and credit card that he had used to rent the room from his wallet and the receptionist looks up what room he is going to stay in on the computer.  Then she puts the credit card, receipt and the keycard on the desk.

Receptionist-Ok, Mr Darrell, you are staying in room 201 on the second floor right off the elevators here to my right.  Here is your keycard to gain access to the room, as well as to the pool and gym areas of the hotel.  I hope you enjoy your stay with us.

Ivan-Thank you.

Ivan takes his credit card, the receipt and keycard, puts the credit card and keycard into his wallet, and the receipt back into his bag.  He then walks to the elevator, and goes to the second floor, and then walks to his room, takes the keycard out of his wallet and uses it to enter the room.  He starts unpacking, and when he pulls out his iPad, he goes to the Podcast app, and sees that his mentor’s friend DJ David Gallant, has uploaded a new mixtape, called the Beach Party Mixtape.  Ivan plays it, and continues to unpack, and while he unpacks and listens to the new mixtape, he decides to call out the Bad Boys.

Ivan-Bad Boys, I hope you guys are happy.  You guys cost my husband Andrew a minimum of 6 weeks of his career, if not more, because of your recklessness inside that ring at Blaze of Glory VI.  You guys may have gotten the victory because you got that son of a bitch Dax to turn on Andrew and I, making what should have been a 3-on-3 tag match a 4-on-2 handicap match.  If Andrew doesn’t make a full recovery, I will come after each and every one of you and inflict as much pain as humanly possible, and there is nothing you can do to stop me.  I will avenge the injuries to my husband, and make sure each and every one of you suffer immense pain, and thats a promise I will keep.

Ivan takes a deep breath, tries to calm himself down as he’s getting angry and focuses with a fire in his eyes specifically on Dax Beckett, the newest member of Bad Boys, and one of the two members from the team in the Blast From The Past tournament, whom turned on Dying Breed at Blaze of Glory VI, the other man being Xander Bishop.

Ivan-Dax, I know you are competing Sunday, and I am not.  You better hope that we do not get paired up later in the Blast From The Past Tournament, assuming both of our teams advance out of the first round, because if we do, I am unleashing a world of hurt on you like you have NEVER felt before, and that is not a threat, but a FUCKING guarantee.  Honestly, I hope we do get paired up in the next round, because I will make sure you can never wrestle again, causing you to be a flash in the pan, and prove to the world that you are nothing more than a sorry excuse of a wrestler.  There is nothing I would love to do more than end your career due to injury, and people will forget about you, as you never amounted to jack shit in this business.

Ivan then cackles as he finishes unpacking his bag, grabs the ice bucket, and goes to the ice machine and fills the bucket up, and as he returns to his room, he changes into his gym clothes and goes to the hotel gym as the scene fades to black.

The Monday following Climax Control 175, Ivan makes his way from Chicago, Illinois, to Detroit, Michigan; site of Climax Control 176, in which he and Amanda Cortez face off against “Big Tiger” Jeremiah Hardin and Brandie Shotze, who replaced Amy-Jayne for some reason unknown to Ivan.  Ivan goes to The Westin Book Cadillac hotel and checks in and instead of unpacking right away, he decides he’s going to go sightseeing in Detroit for a little bit.  He goes to Comerica Park to see if the Tigers are playing at home for Opening Day, and sees they are not.  Ivan then gets a call from his husband, Andrew.

Andrew-Hey Ivan, how are you?

Ivan-Worried about you and how your doing, but other than that, I am doing alright.

Andrew-Don’t worry about me, Casey is keeping a good eye on me, mostly by having the kids follow me around everywhere I go, outside of using the bathroom that is, for obvious reasons.

Ivan-Yeah, you don’t need to traumatize them.  I am sure you saw that Dax’s team advanced in the Blast From The Past tournament last night.  I will make sure that Amanda and I advance, and get some sort of retribution for what he and the rest of the Bad Boys did to you by eliminating him from this tournament.

Andrew looks worried for his husband when he talks about hurting Dax.

Andrew-Yeah, I did see them win, but I don’t want you to do anything that could get you fired or anything.  Just be careful.

Ivan-I will, and you take it easy, and I can’t wait to get back home and see you again.

Andrew-I can’t wait for you to get home either, I will have a few surprises for you when you come back.

Ivan smiles and blushes when Andrew says that.

Ivan-I am sure you will.  Look, I will call you later tonight babe, I am about to go get some lunch and do some sightseeing of Detroit. I love you.

Andrew-Okay.  I love you too.  Talk to you later.

Ivan hangs up the phone and leaves Comerica Park and heads to Roast inside The Westin Book Cadillac hotel to get lunch.  After lunch, Ivan heads back to his hotel room for a while and decides to focus some time on his opponents, first with “Big Tiger” Jeremiah Hardin.

Ivan-Jeremiah, our careers have been somewhat similar.  I mean, we started around the same time, both have held the tag team titles, and we have worked together more times than I care to remember.  This is the first time that we have had partners other than the ones we are used to working with.  In all honestly, we all know that you have held more gold than I have, and for a longer period, but nonetheless, I have proven time and again that I am a fighter.  Not only that, we both took time away from Sin City Wrestling, around the same time, and are now back with the company, still trying to relive our former glory.  Only one of us will advance, and it won’t be you, I will make sure of it.

Ivan smiles, and then turns his focus to Brandi Shotze, a former winner of the Blast From The Past tournament.

Ivan-Brandi, I know you replaced Amy-Jayne, for reasons I do not care about, nor should I care about. I know you and Simon Jones won this tournament back in 2014, but know that this year, and Simon carried you to that tournament win.  If I were you, I wouldn’t trust your partner, Jeremiah, as far as you could throw him as he lacks commitment. He has such potential, seeing he’s a former Roulette and Tag Team Champion but it seems like he can never make it to the finish line. He's a letdown and a disappointment as i see it. He has not had a memorable return, whereas Andrew Garcia and I have.  I mean, look at what happened to us at Blaze of Glory VI.  Yeah we lost, but the fact that Dax turned on us put our match on the map, despite it not being a title match.   I also have had a tag title shot since coming back with my husband Andrew Garcia, granted we lost the match, but we are more focused on making a name for ourselves than winning titles, but this is my time to shine without his help, and prove that I can win with anyone as a partner, even someone as talented as Amanda Cortez, despite our personal differences.  Just remember the names of Amanda Cortez and Ivan Darrell when we win the Blast From The Past tournament for 2017.

Ivan cackles then leaves the hotel and goes to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Belle Isle Park as the scene fades to black.

 Shortly after they returned to tag team action as a team at Climax Control 170, Dying Breed members Andrew Garcia and Ivan Darrell, with Dax Beckett in their corner, defeated Bad Boys members Giani Di Luca and Mickey Carroll,  are seen entering their hotel room in Santa Barbara, California; where the 172th edition of Climax Control is taking place. Andrew looks forward to getting back the tag team titles against the current reigning champions, Jet City in Kris and Jason Halc, a team who they have never faced before at Climax Control. The duo enter the hotel room, and as Ivan looks to see if where the DVD player hookup is on the TV. Meanwhile, Andrew gets a phone call from a number he doesn’t recognize, and decides to answer it.

Andrew-Hello?

Jared-Hey Andrew, it’s Jared Nathen, do you remember me?

Andrew-Of course I do, we went to elementary school together, damn nice to hear your voice again man.  What have you been up too all these years?

Jared-Acting, been getting a lot of bit part roles lately, but years ago, did a few movies, and am slowly becoming a cult icon, much like Bruce Campbell did with the Evil Dead movies.

Andrew-No shit?  I remember when we were kids, you did a lot of commercials and missed a lot of school for a movie, yet I forget the name of it off the top of my head.

Jared-The movie was called Silent Hill, based off of the N.S. Dolkart novel, and that is actually the movie that is making me a cult icon, as everyone raves about it, and my role as Narky.  I have been watching you in SCW every week since you started there by the way, which is why I am calling.  I wanted to see if you can get me tickets to a show, so we can catch up on old times.

Andrew-Of course bud, I will make sure there are 2 VIP tickets at Will Call for you and a friend.

Jared-Great, I will see you soon.

Andrew hangs up, looks at Ivan with a look of shock on his face, like he couldn’t believe what he heard while Ivan hooks up the DVD player and they put in the first disc of season 1 of the TV show Firefly.

Andrew-You wouldn’t believe who I just got done talking to.

Ivan-Who?

Andrew-Jared Nathan, my first crush as a kid.  He wanted to catch up and watch me compete.

Ivan looks concerned, like Andrew would do something he might regret as they get comfortable.

Andrew-Don’t look at me like that, that was many years ago, and you know I love you with my whole heart.

Ivan-I know, but wouldn’t seeing him again make things uncomfortable for you?

Andrew-Not really,  I mean, he’s an actor and is straight, and would have a lot of his fans flocking him around.

Ivan-I thought the name sounded familiar outside of you talking about him as a kid.  What was that movie he was in when you guys were kids?

Andrew-Silent Hill.  According to him, he’s slowly getting a reputation much like Bruce Campbell has with the Evil Dead movies.  He is starting to become a cult icon.

Ivan-I see.  Anyways, we should get focusing on Jet City and the tag team title match we got coming up.

Andrew-Agreed.

They kiss before calling out the tag team champions Jet City.

Andrew-Jet City, I know you guys have had some personal issues as of late, and Ivan and I have no problems taking those titles from you two and allow you to settle those issues between yourselves.  Unlike you, Ivan and I would never let any issues we may have with each other come between us inside the ring.  We discuss things rationally and don’t bring our personal problems to work, as we know if we aren’t focused, we are bound to make mistakes, which we will not make at Climax Control, and we are willing to do whatever it takes to regain those tag team titles.  Just be prepared to get your asses kicked and to lose those titles. Ivan and I were surprised that our second official match back after our return from our honeymoon is for the tag team titles, but we won’t squander this opportunity, like so many others who you have faced since you won the titles.

Andrew breathes as Ivan speaks.

Ivan-Fellas, know that when you step inside the 6 sided ring on Sunday, that you are going to be in for one hell of a ride.  Andrew and I are a far superior tag team than you guys, and when we regain those tag team titles, we will have proven that we are the superior tag team, and we will make sure that our 2nd reign as champions is a more memorable one than our first reign.  Andrew and I won’t let you guys come between us and our legacy, and there is nothing you guys can do to stop us from fulfilling our destiny, and the reason why we returned to SCW when we did. If you guys are worried about Dax interfering like he did when Andrew and I defeated the Bad Boys 2 weeks ago, don’t worry, he’s not going to, as his job during our match is to keep his eyes open for a possible interference by Bad Boys, so we can have as fair a fight as possible.  We know that this may turn itself into a war, and a war that you two will NOT WIN.

Ivan and Andrew both smile and cackle as Ivan puts in the first Evil Dead movie into the DVD player as the scene fading to black.

 Shortly after they made their presence known at Climax Control 162, calling out Dmitri for his heinous attack on their manager and mentor, Casey Williams, Dying Breed members Andrew Garcia and Ivan Darrell rush back to Las Vegas to check on Casey and his kids, who are scarred due to the actions of Dmitri.  Andrew takes Casey to the hospital while Ivan watches Noelle and Drew.  A few hours later, Andrew and Casey return, Casey’s arm in a sling as Casey’s arm was broken from falling on it after Dmitri caused Casey to pass out on top of many bruises on Casey’s face.

A few days later, Dying Breed members Andrew Garcia and Ivan Darrell are seen driving around in Sacramento, California; where the Halloween edition of Climax Control is taking place. Andrew looks forward to getting back into singles action again following the teams loss to the Unholy Alliance, Roulette Champion James Tuscini and Dmitri, a man who will have hell to pay by Dying Breed for their actions to Casey Williams, and they are hopeful J2H will defeat him at Climax Control. The duo are holding hands and they decide to visit the California Museum of History, Women and the Arts to check out the California Hall of Fame, they discuss the World Series, the fact Andrew is in a fatal 4 way match, and how happy they are to have come out of the closet.

Andrew-I am glad people know that we are an item.

Ivan-Me too, I am just relieved to have come out, much like Billy Gilman, child country singer did a few years ago.  He, like us, was afraid of being shunned for being gay in an industry that frowns upon it.

Andrew-I know, I didn’t expect he was gay growing up, as I was a fan of his music.

Ivan smiles when he hears Andrew talk about the fact they were both liked Billy Gilman’s music, and they didn’t expect him to be gay, and they arrive outside the museum, as Ivan changes the topic to baseball.

Ivan-I am glad to see the Cubs in the World Series, as they haven’t been in it in 71 years, and haven’t won it in 108 years.

Andrew-Not only that, but look at the Indians, who hold the 2nd longest drought in World Series wins, last winning it in 1948.

Ivan-I know, either way, one of the 2 longest droughts for teams who have made it to the World Series will end this year.

Andrew-Yeah, I gotta get ready for my match against Chris Shipman, Steve Ramone and Travis Nathaniel Andrews Sunday, as its my first singles match in over a year.

Ivan-Agreed, and we need to figure out what should be done with Dmitri as well.

Andrew-Agreed.

They kiss before getting out of the car and walk towards the entrance to the museum as he calls our Chris Shipman.

Andrew-Chris, you act like such a big man here talking about how I would talk about my previous successes here in SCW, but guess what, I am not going to, because like you said, it doesn’t matter.  I am looking towards the future, and destroying you for what you did in Casey William’s last match here in SCW.  I saw what you did, and know what you are about, and am not afraid of you, and am willing to go to whatever lengths to end your career permanently.

Andrew breathes as he turns his attention to TNA.

Andrew-Travis, you may think I am not as talented as you, but I, unlike you, have held gold in SCW.  It is you who shouldn’t be in the same ring as me, or anyone else in this match for that matter.  Steve Ramone, like me, has won championships here in SCW.  Chris Shipman, who hasn’t won gold here, is at least talented.  You are just a joke and a sad excuse of a wrestler.  You may mock me because I am a much bigger man than you, but then again, I am just more powerful than you, and will showcase that come Sunday.

Andrew looks intense as he turns his attention to Steve Ramone.

Andrew-Steve, the only other man in this match to have won SCW gold.  I don’t like you, but I respect what you have done for this company, minus your current situation with Kaylee, but what you do behind closed doors is your business.  When we get inside that ring, I will throw you around the ring like you have never been dominated before, and there is not a damn thing you can do to stop me from emerging victorious in this match.

Ivan and Andrew both smile and cackle with them approaching the Hall of Fame as the scene fading to black.

 Dying Breed members Andrew Garcia and Ivan Darrell are seen driving around in Tucson, Arizona; where Climax Control is taking place. They look forward to getting back into action, and facing the Surf Boys, the team that beat Dying Breed for the SCW Tag Team titles during the duos initial run in SCW. The duo are holding hands and they decide to hike Mount Lemmon, and while heading there, they are discussing how they first met, and when they first got together.

Andrew-Remember how we first met, Ivan?

Ivan-Yes, at Casey William’s wrestling school the first day it opened.  We both happened to be checking it out at the same time.

Andrew-That’s right, and I knew right then I wanted to get to know you better, because I found you very attractive.

Ivan blushes when he hears Andrew talk about the attraction that Andrew felt for him, as Ivan felt the same way when he first saw Andrew as they arrive at Mount Lemmon.

Ivan-I felt the same way, but you know how it goes, being gay and trying to find that special man.

Andrew-Even more so someone that is into wanting to be a wrestler, let alone at the same time I wanted to become one.

Ivan-I know, but we found each other in part because of Casey, whom had that premonition to pair us together all the time when we were learning the ropes, forcing us to get to know each other.

Andrew-I never thought about that, but you do make a good point, we did get paired off together a lot, but I just thought it had to do with us being similar in size, but we never started dating until way later, after our first run in SCW was over.

Ivan-You are so naive, babe.  But anyways, you excited to get some retribution on the Surf Boys?

Andrew-You know it.

They kiss before getting out of the car and head down the path.

Ivan-Narly, Radical, you think that Andrew and I have forgotten what happened the last time we got in the ring together.  You embarrassed us, and we will not make the same mistake again.  We will do everything in our power to get our revenge on you two, and get ourselves back in the hunt for the titles that you had taken from us when we lost to you.  Andrew and I will get our revenge, and it will be as sweet as candy, and then work our way up the ladder towards becoming the Tag Team Champions once more, and won’t let a joke of a team like you stand in our way to the promise land, so help us god.  We are going to decimate you, and put you out of your misery, and force you to retire, much like our mentor Casey Williams did by the hands of Simon Jones years ago.  There is nothing you guys can do to stop us.

Ivan and Andrew both smile and cackle as they continue hiking as the scene fading to black.

 The scene shows Andrew Garcia driving around with Casey Williams and Ivan Darrell in San Diego, heading to the Del Mar Arena, in hopes to find some sort of motivation for how to enhance their attitude and how they want to appear to the SCW fans. As they are driving towards the Del Mar Arena, they pass Petco Park, the ballpark of the San Diego Padres.  The trio look at each other, and shake their heads, seeing Casey is the only padre in the group.

Casey-I want to have you guys step up your game as true ass kickers here in SCW, both in the ring and out of it.

Andrew-How do you expect us to do that when you haven‘t really helped us with the attitude and look?

Casey-I have been talking to different people in SCW to try to help me with it.

Andrew looks at Casey with annoyance, knowing that Casey is right, that they do need help, as they pass University City.

Andrew-Who have you talked to?

Ivan-I hope he didn‘t ask the Surf Boys.

Casey-No, I didn‘t talk to them.  They are too soft for what I am looking for with you guys.  I Like, I envision you guys getting as much heat as someone like Sean Jackson or the Mean Girls.

Casey then gets an idea.  He pulls out his cell phone, as he pulls over the car in Torrey Pines, steps out of the car and walks away from Andrew and Ivan as he makes a few phone calls.

Ivan-I wonder who he is calling.

Andrew-He is probably calling Sean or Delia Darling for all we know.

Ivan-I hope it is Delia, because she is a very attractive lady, and I like her attitude.

Andrew looks at Ivan as he points to Casey, as he returns to the duo in the car, with a grin on his face and, smiling nervously, feeling confident in himself as he looks up just as and then Andrew decides to focus on Horace Jackson.  

Horace, you may say that the Empire Salutes people and all that nonsense., but the only worthwhile Empire is the Klingon Empire.  As those who follow Star Trek fans, commonly known as Trekkies, know, that the Klingons are a warrior race, and worry about honor and family. The honor of the family goes down generation to generation. If I were a Klingon and I were to dishonor the family, it would travel to my kids and their kids, so on and so forth.  You, sir, disgrace the name of the Empire.  You bring dishonor to the Empire by saying that it salutes people, when in fact, it does not.  You, sir, are a pathetic excuse of a competitor, having to hide behind a mask.  If you were a real man, you would be showing your face, and being proud to have the guts to show your face. You are a fraud, claiming to be a good guy, yet you dress like Darth Vader. It‘s like me saying you are the Pope, but dressing like Adolf Hitler.  Whereas I am the Honorable Warrior, and when I get pissed off, the Orange Hulk in me comes out, and all bets are off, and I do whatever is necessary to get what I want, and I really, really, really want to hurt you. I will end your career in SCW just like Robin Williams ended his life, miserably and depressed.  In this great sport of professional wrestling, you need to go big or go home, and the way I plan on destroying you will be HUGE, and EPIC.

Andrew then takes a deep breath, just as they arrive at the arena, laughs and he focuses in Horace again.  

Horace, let me tell you something else.  You think you are talented.  I am not denying you have talent, but if you were really as good as you think you are, you would be Roulette Champ right now.  Then again, your record speaks for itself.  I bet money that Justin Bieber could do better in the ring than you actually do. You want to make fun of me calling HSI family.  Well, we are the type of family that doesn‘t turn its back on each other.  In a way, we react like you did to Al when he bashed his wife, your little sister.  We are willing to go to bat for each other, and even though Joshua Acquin and I do not communicate much, he knows I am willing to back him up, at any cost.  I know Ivan and Casey would do the same thing,  You think that we kiss Mark Ward‘s ass because we are allied with him, but you are delusional.  He recruited us because he sees potential in each and every member of HSI and he is willing to help us hone in and perfect those skills so he can profit the most he can out of us.  You talk about me not being able to last 5 minutes with you, but you also forget, you are talking to a former Roulette Champion, and I will prove to you that I am so much better than you wish you could EVER be because I am a menace!!! You mentioned seeing if I bleed red, but by the end of the match, it will be you who will bleed, and I will enjoy making you bleed, and then watching you bleed and seeing you suffer and in pain.

Andrew has a cynical smile on his face as they go to the locker room while Andrew is looking content with himself and his comments as the scene fades to black.

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 The scene shows Andrew Garcia walking around with Casey Williams and Ivan Darrell in Las Vegas, heading towards the House of Pain school to do some training. The trio are planning on some tag team moves between Ivan and Andrew, and working on how to counter some of Equinox‘s move style. Casey looks at Andrew and asks him bout meeting Colin a few weeks ago.

Casey-I wanted to ask you Andrew about meeting that kid Colin at Climax Control a few weeks ago.

Andrew-Ok.  What do you want to know?

Casey-What did you think about him, knowing that he has a similar past to you, with the being bullied and stuff?

Andrew looks at Casey with annoyance when he mentioned being bullied.

Andrew-You mean besides the fact that he has a disability, and with me just having different interests than my classmates?  I mean, I could relate to him on how to handle being bullied, and what he could do about it, and not end up like I did.  Then again, I wouldn‘t be able to fathom how hard it is for him to make friends given his disability..

Ivan-I know what you mean Andrew.  I was bullied as a kid too, that‘s why I took up Judo and Jiujutsu.  I wanted to learn how to defend myself, not just from bullies, but just in general.

Casey-I never pictured you being bullied Ivan.

Andrew-Neither did I.

They arrive at the academy and stand outside for a minute talking some more.

Ivan-I was, and when I saw your Make A Wish plug a few weeks ago, that solidified me wanting to work with you even more.  I know you can be an asshole at times, but you have good reasons.

Casey-I agree, Ivan.  While I got you both here, I talked to Mark Ward about you guys becoming a tag team, and he approved it on a limited basis.  He wants to see how you guys work together as a team before signing you full time.

Ivan-Ok. That is great news.

Andrew looks at Casey and, smiling nervously, feeling confident in himself as he looks up just as they continue talking, he hears Remember Everything by Five Finger Death Punch playing on the radio, and in which Andrew reacts to the opening chords of the song, even before the opening lyrics hit.

Andrew-Son of a bitch!  Why did this song have to come on right now?  MOTHERFUCKER!

Casey-Calm down Andrew!  I know how you are feeling.  You need to take a few deep breathes and talk to me.

Andrew freaks out, pacing at the door to the school and cursing, having flashbacks to when he was 10 and him coming home from school to see his parents standing over their family dog, Shiloh, a Weimaraner, who had passed away during the night of a cancerous tumor on his heart.

Eduardo-Son, come over here for a second.

Eduardo.waves to Andrew to come over to the living room.

Eduardo-I am afraid we have some bad news.

Maria-Shiloh died last night, and we couldn‘t tell you this morning, because we wanted you to have a good day at school, and not be all emotional in front of your classmates.  We didn‘t want to give them another reason to pick on you.

As Maria says this, Andrew looks like he is going to cry, and runs to his room, slams the door. Eduardo and Maria stand outside his room and try to console him.

Andrew-Why did he have to die?

Eduardo-It was his time.

Maria-I know you are upset, and you should be, rightfully so.  We are just as devastated as you are.

Shortly thereafter, Andrew starts throwing stuff in his room.

Andrew-LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!

Eduardo-We will be here if you want to talk.

Maria-We are going to cremate him and keep his ashes in the dining room as a tribute to the love we had for him.

Casey tries to hold Andrew still to calm him down, eventually calming him down by just repeating his name over and over during the course of a few minutes without getting violent and Andrew slowly snaps out of his flashback.

Andrew-Did I ever tell you about the time our dog Shiloh died?

Casey-I don think you told me about his cancer, but not when he actually died.

Andrew-Well, he passed away during the night one night, and my parents didn‘t tell me until after school the next day.

Andrew smiles when he thinks of all the good times he had with Shiloh.

Andrew-I miss Shiloh still to this day.

Casey-I can imagine. Well, remember the good times you had with him, and all the joy he brought you.

Andrew-You know what, I absolutely agree.

Casey-I imagine you would.

Ivan and Casey enter the academy and Andrew focuses on Equinox.  

Equinox, Equinox, Equinox.  You think you are so confident with yourself because you attacked me after my Make A Wish tribute to Colin, but remember this, when I beat your sorry ass at Into the Void III at the Gold Coast Casino and take that Roulette Title from you, I will have the last laugh.  I will put you through hell, a hell that you have never experienced before in your life.  You think that the beating I gave you in our tag team match the week before was hell, you better think again.  That was nothing compared to what I plan on doing to you.  I will embarrass you more than Fred Ottoman was with the Shockmaster gimmick, or when David Arquette, an actor, beat Eric Bischoff in the tag team match in which Arquette won the WCW World Heavyweight title, which Diamond Dallas Page previously held.  I will embarrass you more than Hector Guerrero of the famed Guerrero family, did when he dressed up as the Gobbily Gooker.  Maybe after I beat you, I will have Ivan and Casey put you in the Gobbily Gooker suit and the Shockmaster’s Stormtrooper helmet and make you dance around like a fool after I beat you, because that is exactly what you are, a fool.

Andrew then enters the academy to start training, pausing to focus in Equinox again.  

Equinox, I know you think you are confident heading into this match, but you will fail to defeat me once again, and I will prove my superiority over you.  I mean, I was the last man standing in our tag match, and I will be the last man standing in our encounter because I am that damn good at what I do, and Kain was lucky to get that title from me.  You were even luckier to get that title from him, and I will do you a favor by taking that title from you.  When I get done with you, you will feel like Rob Dukes after Exodus kicked him out of the band after a 20 second phone call, while they were working on a new album together.  I have seen you haven‘t run your mouth on me on Twitter since our tag match, knowing I am gunning for you and proved already that I can beat you.  You must be scared because you know your time as champion is limited.  I hope you get ready for a snake bite, because you will taste my venom when I get my hands on you, but you will see me coming.  Just remember, I am like the Boogey man, I‘m coming to get your Roulette Title!!!

Andrew has a cynical smile on his face as they go to the locker room while Andrew is looking content with himself and his comments as the scene fades to black.

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 The scene shows Andrew Garcia walking around with Casey Williams in Cape Town, South Africa.  They decide to take a bus tour of the city, to see some of the major sites of the city, and they can determine what they want to do before the Chaos at Cape Town event.  They head over to the main station on Auckland Street to buy their tickets.  They have two routes they can take, the Red Route, which includes places such as the Two Oceans Aquarium, V&A Waterfront, The South African Museum, Table Mountain Cable Way, and the Blue Route, which includes places like Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Camps Bay, Sea Point and the Constantia Wine Route, and decide to start with the Red Route due to the nature of the stops they make are more masculine.

Casey-So, how do you feel about the possibility of losing Ata Duke as a member of HSI?

Andrew-Well, it doesn‘t bother me too much.  Yeah, I get along with him, don‘t get me wrong, but I don‘t have much interaction with him other than training together.

Casey-Yeah, true.  I guess I would be more sentimental because I have worked with him as both an ally and as a foe, and know what he brings to the table.

Andrew looks at Casey with appreciation as Casey talks about honoring a stable mate who have found themselves being successful in other areas in their life while waiting for the open topped double decker bus to arrive.

Andrew-Do you know if Duke would be replaced in HSI and as a training partner for me?

Casey-I don‘t think he will be replaced with HSI. As far as a training partner, I am sure we have some members in HSI who would be willing to give you a hand, and offer advice, et cetera.  You have done everything that I, and your other trainers have asked of you and more.  Winning the Roulette title proved that you have done that.  Now retaining it over Kain will solidify your place in SCW.

Andrew-I would hope so.

Casey-No worries, my friend.

Andrew looks at Casey, and smiles nervously, feeling confident in himself as he looks up just as the bus arrives and before they enter, he hears Remember Everything by Five Finger Death Punch playing in his iPod, and in which Andrew reacts to the opening chords of the song, even before the opening lyrics hit.

Andrew-Son of a bitch!  Why did this song have to come on right now?  MOTHERFUCKER!

Casey-Calm down Andrew!  I know how you are feeling.  You need to take a few deep breathes and talk to me.

Andrew freaks out, pacing at the foot of the bus and cursing, having flashbacks to when he was 13, and watching Star Trek: The Next Generation on syndication, and specifically, the 4th season episode called Qpid, which was the episode that Captain Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, finds himself transported from the conference room with a bunch of great archeological minds and his bridge staff in the back to a re-creation of Sherwood Forrest, thanks to his rival, the omnipotent alien known as Q, played by John De Lancie. Picard‘s bridge staff all play the Merry Men, as Picard plays the role of Robin Hood, saving his one-time lover of Vash, played by Jennifer Hetrick, who is the Maid Marian You hear birds chirping in the background as Counselor Deanna Troi, played by Marina Sirtis, Commander William Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, Lieutenant Worf, played by Michael Dorn, Doctor Beverly Crusher, played by Gates McFadden, and other people emerge to the clearing in which Picard is standing, with Troi and Riker standing the closest to his location.

Troi-Is this Tagus III?

Captain Picard lets the bottom of his bow touch the ground, almost using it as a walking stick as he responds.

Picard-I doubt there were many oak trees in Tagus. No I think this is supposed to be Earth,  somewhere around about the 12th century and this is supposed to be England, and more precise, Sherwood Forest. At least Q‘s recreation of it.

Riker-Then that would explain the costumes.

As Riker says costumes, he flips the front of the furry piece of fabric over his shirt, which is almost like a vest by the design of it, but doesn‘t offer much protection.

Picard-Quite right, Number One, or should I say, John Little

Crusher-Well, if he‘s Little John, then that makes you…

Captain Picard cuts her off before she can finish her thoughts.

Picard-I know… Robin Hood!

Worf-Sir, I protest! I am not a merry man!

Casey tries to hold Andrew still to calm him down, eventually calming him down by just repeating his name over and over during the course of a few minutes without getting violent and Andrew slowly snaps out of his flashback.

Andrew-Did I ever tell you why I loved the character of Worf from Star Trek: The Next Generation?

Casey-You might have, I forget.

Andrew-Well, he was a Klingon and his parents were killed in the attack on Khitomar by Romulans when he was a kid. Humans found him and raised him as their own.  As he grew up, he embraced some of the positive qualities he got from living with humans, such as compassion.  He joined Starfleet when he was old enough to, and wanted to learn about his heritage.  He also has a dry sense of humor and I enjoy it.  The Klingons are known as a warrior race, and Worf personified that trait well, as well as the honor that Klingons are known for.

Andrew smiles when he thinks of the dry sense humor that Worf has and the fact that not many people find him to be funny.  They tend to think of him as stuffy and similar to the Vulcans with how they purge themselves of all emotions.

Andrew-He is one of my idols, seeing we both had rough childhoods.

Casey-Yeah, and Worf made it work for him, as you are doing as we speak, focusing all your pent up anger and frustration inside that ring.

Andrew-You know what, you are absolutely right.

Casey-I know.

Andrew and Casey get on the bus, despite Andrew’s need to clear his mind and gather his thoughts after the flashback before he calls out Kain as the bus heads towards the first stop on the route.  

Kain, you want to bash one of my mentors, Casey Williams, for being a failure and non-existent. Who do you think you are? If he is a failure and non-existent, I guess I would have to call you a failure and equally as non-existent as well, seeing he has held as many titles here in SCW as you have!  Also, you compare yourself to Batman, yet you are more like the Joker, and you are a joke of a man, and I will prove just that when I defeat your sorry ass at Chaos at Cape Town and finish this tour as Roulette Champion, and prove to the world that you will play second fiddle to me, you dumb son of a bitch.  Every chance you have had lately to obtain the title that I proudly wear, you have come short, and will do so once again.  You are SOOOOOO lame, using my bashing of you being predictable against me.  You think I am predictable, yet when I have my hands raised after soundly defeating you, we will see who is the predictable one.  We all know that you will go on a long winded promo escapade, and not offer much to the fans imagination, and put the other superstars in SCW to sleep with your monotone voice and that you blatantly ripped off HHH by dubbing yourself the King of Kings.  Nobody in SCW gives a shit about you, and when you speak, nobody listens.  You bitch about being in tag teams. Did you ever think that you are lucky people are willing to team with your bitch ass.  They know going into the match that they are going to have to carry the workload because you CANNOT be trusted.  All you do is bitch and moan like a little school girl, and you look as goofy as seeing the Great Khali’s attempt at dancing or watching chickens dance.  You want to criticize my scene location.  At least it is more original than seeing you fly on an airplane, regardless of it being 2 guys on top of a mountain overlooking the ocean.  Also, I would never want to cuddle with Casey Williams because neither one of us are into dudes, and maybe that’s why you are at odds with your wife.  Maybe you are secretly attracted to guys, and never told anyone about your secret.  Hell, for all we know, Ariel could be a transvestite. Also, how do we know the kids you and Ariel have are actually yours and not adopted?  They don‘t even look like you or Ariel.  They, in fact, look more like the spawn of John Tenta, also known as Earthquake or Golga in WWE, and Judy Martin.  I will show you that despite all the tools you have, you will fall short.  You are right that this will be an amazing match, and I will reign supreme by matches end.

Nobody gives a shit about you being angry and wanting to take Karate.  You will simply be overshadowed by my abilities and my willingness to adapt since the last time we faced each other. At least I do not fully rely on other people‘s promos to cut my own promo.  I do not care when my promo airs, before someone or after, because I am that confident in myself and my abilities. I will not let you or anyone else try to drag me down and force me to do something I am not comfortable doing.  I am more comfortable letting my actions speak louder than any word I may or may not speak.  I will prove that only the strong survive in this encounter, because you are a pathetic excuse of a human being. You can expect me to break, and know that I could never be what you want me to be, and that is a failure.  I will show you who the failure in this match truly is.  Defeating you will be more bittersweet than my win over Brother Grimm.  You want to know why?  It is because as much as I wanted to, I could not truly hate Brother Grimm.  He symbolized all that is pure in this world.  Whereas with you, I truly hate you.  You symbolize everything that is wrong with this world today.  You say anything to get anywhere in life, but where has it gotten you?  Nowhere.  Yeah, you may have had some success here in SCW, as have I, but I will do something that even Casey Williams couldn‘t do, and that is defeat you.  You have unleashed the beast living inside of me, and there is nothing you can do to tame the beast, try as you may. Your time is coming to an end, it is just a matter of time before I cause your time here in SCW to expire, just like the tag team of Blood Omen ceased to exist when they lost the tag team titles.  You can talk about me quoting bands and stuff all you want, but the truth of the matter is when I use their quotes, it is because they are saying the exact same thing I am, they are just wording it differently than the way I am thinking it.  Regardless of what you think, this night does not belong to you, the fraud known as Kain, it belongs to Andrew Garcia and the rest of Hot Stuff International.  When we bulldoze through our competition, and yes, that includes the man who thinks he should have never lost the title that I hold so dear.  When the referee counts your shoulders down for the 3 count, you will be crying because you couldn‘t get the job done against a person who you think you are better than, but you fell short, just like you always have, and always will.

Andrew has a cynical smile on his face as the bus arrives at the first sight and stops, so people can get out if they want, and others can take pictures, while Andrew is looking content with himself and his comments as the scene fades to black.

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 The scene shows Andrew Garcia walking around with Casey Williams at the Batu Beach in Antananarivo, Madagascar; where they are dressed in shorts and walking shirtless, their tank tops hanging in their back pockets and the Roulette Championship on Andrews shoulder.  They look at the different shops on the boardwalk to do shopping, having merchandize to remember their trip to the region as well as pictures.

Casey-How does it feel to be Roulette Champion?

Andrew-Great, and even better, being able to do something you were unable to accomplish,  and that being able to defeat Brother Grimm.  The Roulette Title is just a symbolization of that victory.

Casey-As much as I want to knock you out right now for reminding me that I never beat Brother Grimm, we have bigger issues coming up at Climax Control.

Andrew looks at Casey annoyed as they stop at a shop which sells music from the region which Andrew buys a few Cds from local artists for whenever he feels like reminiscing about his time in Madagascar.

Andrew-I know what you mean.  I don‘t like the fact I am teaming with Kain, a man who I cannot stand, but to face Sean Jackson and Simon Jones.  I don‘t like the fact I am facing one of my stable mates at all, regardless of the reasons why we are facing each other.

Casey-I know, Simon and Sean are tough.  You know that Simon retired me when you first started training with me and all, and you also know he is beatable.  Sean, on the other hand, I have not faced, but I know how tough he is from watching him like you.

Andrew-Yeah, I can talk to Max about how to approach Sean for the match itself.

Casey-That is not a bad idea.  I think Max has seen more of what Sean is capable of than I have, but I could be wrong.

Andrew looks at Casey, and smiles nervously, feeling confident in himself as he looks up, seeing a young child with his parents, and hears Remember Everything by Five Finger Death Punch from their car, and in which Andrew reacts to the opening chords of the song, even before the opening lyrics hit.

Andrew-Son of a bitch!  Why did this song have to come on right now?  MOTHERFUCKER!

Casey-Calm down Andrew!  I know how you are feeling.  You need to take a few deep breathes and talk to me.

Andrew freaks out, pacing and cursing, having flashbacks to when he was a in the Blood, being involved in drug trafficking, which is the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and sale of drugs that are subject to drug prohibition laws, for the first time.

Chino-Now, Andrew, I know this is the first time you have been involved in the drug scene.  So for right now, we will have you just watch the process from the beginning to see how we do it.

The gang members show Andrew around the area that they make crack cocaine from scratch, starting with the cultivation area.

Paco-First thing we have to do, pendejo, is to cultivate the cocaine.  From there, we have to make sure it is as pure as it can be, so we can give the stuff to the dealers to make our money.  It is an exact science, and if one fuck it up, even slightly, we will have a lot of people gunning for us.

Andrew-I understand.  Now, how do you guys clean the dirty money?  I am sure you have ways to make sure it is not caught by the police.

Chino-Yeah, we have avenues of cleaning the money.  We have a friend who works in Saint Lucia that takes care of that.  He is our banker.  We make sure he gets all the money from this so it is untouchable by the feds

Paco-There are other things we do to get money to survive here, and that drug money is for our futures, and we can get you set up with your own account if you want.  We all have an account with him, for whatever we sell.

Geneva-If you do exactly as they say, you will be rewarded.

Andrew-Well, I think I can do this.  I could use the money badly, seeing my parents kicked me out for joining with you guys.

Geneva-We will take care of you, because no Blood gets left behind!

Casey tries to hold Andrew still to calm him down, eventually calming him down after a few minutes without getting violent as Andrew snaps out of his flashback.

Andrew-Did I ever tell you about the bank account I have in Saint Lucia?

Casey-No, I don‘t think you did.

Andrew-Well, Saint Lucia was where the Blood had their money cleaned after the drug scene.  So, every member of the gang had an account there, and each member got to keep a part of every sale that went down, and as you know, with a gang as big as the Blood, which means a lot of sales going on, and in turn, quite a bit of money for everyone.

Andrew smiles when he thinks of the money in his account, and how good Geneva was to him, laughs and paces around the car.

Andrew-I mean, I thought I had it made, making cocaine and getting a shit ton of money for it.  Getting some action from the ladies in the gang.  All that made me think of the life I left, and after a few years, I realized that wasn’t really what I wanted to do with my life, so I left, and the gang was accepting of it.  They could tell I never really fit in, as hard as I tried.

Casey-That is rough man, I am sure the action was good and all, and the money was nice, but I am glad that they let you leave the gang without any problems.

Andrew-Well, they saw how I was, and treated me with honor and respect that I gave them.  Whoever said that there was no honor among gang members lied.

Casey-I know, and now we got to have you use that intensity that I know you have towards Sean and Simon.

Andrew takes a walk, heading towards the beach and get his toes wet, enjoying to cool water upon his feet as he goes in a little farther, wanting to clear his mind and gather his thoughts after the flashback before he calls out Simon.  

Simon Jones, the man who retired my mentor, trainer, and friend Casey Williams.  I will seek revenge for your causing him to retire.  As much as I liked having Casey train me more often, you took away from him what he loved most, which was performing in front of the fans, even though they didn‘t like him much.  I would be careful if I were you.  I know that Kain and I do not see eye to eye, given my hatred of him for beating me in the gauntlet battle royal at Blaze of Glory IIIwhen he returned, but I would be more worried about Sean Jackson turning on your sorry ass.  Kain and I can put our personal problems aside for one night to get the job done, and we have worked together a little bit to make sure we were the last two in that battle royal, before he escaped the cage and won the match.  You think you are so special, being the Heavyweight Champion and everything, but you are a joke of a champion.  I, for one, cannot wait for your reign to be over, by the hands of Sean Jackson, but before then, you WILL lose to me, the Orange Hulk and the Honorable Warrior, Andrew Garcia or by the man I despise but am willing to work with in Kain.  I know I am capable of beating you, and I will do just that, mark my words. I am going to knock you out just like I did Brother Grimm when I defeated him for the Roulette Title, making it 2 matches in a row I defeated a champion.  You are just a pretender, and I will expose you as so.  You will find out firsthand that I am a wrecking ball and I am born and bred to battle.  I will not go down without a fight. I will give you a beating unlike one you have EVER received.

Andrew looks confused as he calls out a fellow member in Hot Stuff International in Sean Jackson.

Sean Jackson, a man who has been an ally of mine since we joined Hot Stuff International, but come Sunday, will be my foe.  We will have a match for the ages, showcasing why we are both champions, and proving why we deserve the spots we have within the company.  Either way, win or lose, I know that we won’t let this match ruin anything in HSI. We know that in this business that we have to face guys that we are teammates with from time to time, and we will just have to put our friendship on the side for the moment and just tear the house down for the night.  I know that if I can defeat the likes of you and Simon Jones with a partner I cannot stand, I will prove that I am as good as I say I am, not saying that my defeating Brother Grimm didn‘t accomplish that.  This match will just put the feather in the cap for me, but even if I lose, I know I put my best effort out there, and proved that I can hang with the best the business has to offer if you are the one to beat me.  Whereas if Kain causes the team to lose, it will give me another reason to hate his pathetic ass.  You know I will do everything I can to carry this tag team to victory, as I know you will do the same for your team, and may the best team win. I am not afraid to get my hands dirty, as I am sure you already know, and am willing to carry my team to victory, regardless of what the so-called Mental Rapist has to say about it.

Andrew has a cynical smile on his face as he walks back to Casey, looking content with himself as the scene fades to black.