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Plus les choses changent, plus elles restent les mêmes
(The more things change, the more they stay the same)
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Fresno California
2 Years Ago
Equinox: Thanks for meeting me Sierra…
She sat across from him in the small diner in the inner suburbs of Fresno. Just a small walk from the hotel all the talent were staying at for the week. She trailed up to his eyes, looking past the long multi-colored hair with a black bandana underneath, his amazing cheekbones and jaw structure.” He’s very handsome” she thought to herself before realizing she had been staring too long without saying a word. Her cheeks blushed a ruby red as she cleared her throat and tried to sound disinterested with a fake monotone sound.
Sierra Williams: You asked me out here for something Equinox...what is it?
He gave her a small smile, one filled with arrogance. He’d seen her blushing red cheeks, looked past the fake tone and disinterested half grin. He knew he was in her head. Sierra waited for his reply and swallowed hard lifting her coffee to her lips trying to hide any and all emotion from the situation. Equinox leaned forward with a small wink and twinkle in his eye.
Equinox: I just wanted to apologize for going after Mikfa-...Mikhail like that...And if that contributed to your break up I’m truly sorry. I hate the guy but you obviously saw something in him and I-
Sierra Williams: No it’s fine really….
She interrupts him and smiles with a chuckle behind it putting the coffee mug down. She looks away for a moment avoiding eye contact. Instead, she slid her long blonde hair behind her ear and chewed on her bottom lip nervously. Should she be there?. She and Mikhail had just broken up. Was this right?. Or proper. Equinox tilted his head and slid his hand across the table grabbing hers with a small squeeze.
Equinox: Hey you ok darlin’?
Sierra jumped as if waking from a daydream. She blushed an even brighter red feeling the warmth of his hand on hers. His fingertips were coarse and rough, but the way he touched her, smooth, soft and tender. A simple gesture full of caring and no sinister intent or used for a personal gain. No, this touch was one of someone who under the facepaint and daredevil antics was a real human being. Filled with compassion.
Sierra Williams: Yeah absolutely. Just got lost thinking for a minute is all…
He gave a small nod back and moved his hand picking up his own coffee drinking the last before clearing his throat and looking around nervously. He scratched the back of his neck and took a deep breath.
Equinox: Hey look, I don’t want ya to think this is too forward or anything but, well I think you’re a great girl and you were too good for Mikhail….and I was wondering if you’d want to go out with me sometime...to dinner….
Sierra’s jaw dropped as she stuttered a little being caught off guard. She looked around and took a deep breath.
Sierra Williams: Like as friends or did you just ask me out on a date?
Equinox: Well it was a date actually…
She goes silent focusing on a point on the wall behind him to relieve the tension and nervous energy. She saw out of the corner of her eye that he was starting to get nervous with her lack of communication and no answer. She took another deep breath but before she could answer….
Equinox: Hey it can just be as friends Sierra no pressure….
Sierra Williams: Si….
Equinox: What?
She leans forward with a small smile crossing her soft pink lips, her eyes softening along with her voice as she grabs his hand.
Sierra Williams: My friends and also….guys I’ll be dating...call me Si….Equinox....
Equinox: Call me Mikey…..
She gives him a nod and laughs to herself, her eyes sparkle as the light hits them as she looked down and away.
Sierra Williams: Come on...let’s get out of here….
Par la victoire, nous apprenons
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Las Vegas Nevada.
2 Years Ago
Sierra Williams: Are you sure about this Mikey?
Equinox: Of course Si….this is my thing….
Sierra closes her eyes and moves forward, the wind whistles through her hair and against her ears. She can hear the voices of everyone around her, their conversations all melding together. She takes a few deep breaths before looking out and off the end of the bridge. A large walkway over one of the gorges in the Vegas desert. Sierra looks down and takes a deep breath.
The height puts her off a little as she shakes her head and backs up into Mikey who smiles. He wraps his arms around her waist clasping his hands together holding her tight. His feet also together ready to jump with her. He smiles wide kissing her cheek.
Sierra Williams: Mikey….I can’t do this….
Equinox: Yeah you can Si, I got you...you can do anything.
Sierra Williams: You’re jumping with me right?
He gave her a nod. They both approached the edge. As her toes got to the end of the platform and she felt the space in front she took a deep inhale in. They stand at the edge together, Equinox’ hands tighten around her waist as he holds her. Her chest heaves up and down as she looks straight ahead, birds fly at eye level and all the other voices fade out with all the other noises and soon all Sierra can hear is his breathing, his voice, and their heartbeats
Equinox: Keep your eyes open, trust me, feel my arms around you and know that I will never...ever..let go….
Sierra Williams: Promise?....
Equinox: Always Si….
And with that, he pushed off. He held onto her tight as the air whipped past them. She kept her eyes open seeing the ground rush towards her, her heart almost exploding through her chest. But she didn’t scream. She smiled and felt like flying. She felt free. Equinox squeezed her as Sierra put her arms out, they slowed down and then stopped for a split second before they then went the reverse way going backward fast. And again she felt like flying. But it wasn’t the jump, the air or the birds….
It was him, his touch, his words, his heart. As they stopped and raised back up Sierra smiled wide, her hair flowing down and over her face as she turned to kiss him as they continued being pulled back up. She stared into his eyes and the feeling of freedom grew. As they raised up to the platform and were unstrapped Sierra held on to him tight.
Equinox: We’re back up Si….I told you we’d be alright….
She laughed and stepped away from him looking back for a moment before leaning against the railing of the bridge. Her long blonde, pink and black hair moving in the wind as she ran her hands along the railing. Equinox gave her a boyish grin stepping forward placing his hands on hers, he leaned in and kissed her lips, as he pulled back with a smile she leaned her forward on his chest and sighed.
Sierra Williams: I’m falling for you in more ways than one Mikey…….
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Present Day
”Finally. You know, I get there’s a lot of people in SCW and the wrestling world at large who just enjoy being signed to a company and enjoy just collecting a paycheck, sitting at home. I get there are some people who are just happy to be in this business. But, I’m not like that. I signed on to SCW not just to tag with Lachlan but to be one of the best in the world. I enjoy being one-half of the mixed tag team champions, I enjoy holding this…”
Sierra slowly lifts up her half of the tag titles. She slides the title belt over her shoulder and smiles moving back and forth.
”See, I am happy to finally hold a major title. I had my chances in WWH, I had my chances in DIVISION but I could never quite get there. And in SCW Lachlan and I broke through that glass ceiling. But I want more. I want the Roulette title, I want the...argh...Bombshell title. See, I haven’t had my time to shine in a singles match yet. I have been teaming with Lachlan and we have done a great job. We were stars in another company and we walked in here and got asked to team up. See the mixed tag division needed rebuilding. It had already become stagnant and Lachlan and I kicked it in the ass. Something that Jake Raab seems to have a problem with.”
“Yeah Jake, we all heard you. We all heard your whining and crying, we all saw you throw your little tantrum before Lachlan beat you. We came into SCW, we beat the champions twice. We did it when the titles weren’t on the line, we did it with the titles on the line and if they had wanted a rematch we would have done it then too, but it seems to me Mercedes and Kain want to get on with their lives. And SCW is giving a whole host of people the opportunity to earn a shot against us and I tell you what. If you went and found a woman to team with Lachlan and I would put our titles on the line against you too, but, nah, instead you went and bitched your way into a shot for another title. Congrats Jake, meanwhile I’m going to be stepping into the ring with Mercedes Vargas and Ella Singleton.”
“And I’m excited for that, cause as I said, I haven’t been able to show what I can do. I haven’t been able to stand on my own two feet but now, I have that chance to…”
Sierra laughs to herself and adjusts the SCW mixed tag title.
”And I get to do it, against one of my idols again. But you know, there was a line in MGK’s song “rap devil”. When your idols become your rivals. And you and I Mercedes are now rivals. Look, you are a Hall of Famer Mercedes. You have a long history in this company that is one of the best runs and careers that anyone could ever hope for. You have collected titles, accolades, and records. You have been one of the best of the best and no one. NO ONE can take it away from you and yeah, it should be celebrated. You should be congratulated. But at the same time….being a champion and a legend comes with certain setbacks and harsh realities.”
“See, you walk backstage and all your former rivals will shake your hand, the management group will smile and want to keep you around cause, as you said, you’re too important to this company to lose. Thing is, they’re all disrespecting you. They all look you in the eye and tell you how great you are. They tell you how you’re one of the greatest to ever lace up a pair of boots but what they don’t tell you, is that your aura as a bright shining star, had faded. What they don’t tell you, Mercedes is that those doubts you have inside yourself. Those ones creeping in the back of your mind day in day out as you put up your little “this day in SCW” nostalgia posts are real.”
“It happens to us all Mercy. And honestly, it’s fucking painful to watch.”
“I remember breaking into this business and looking up to you. Being a real fan. And now?. Look at you. You had a great run in Honor. But you were protected. You had people around you. Then you got beaten and the idea of immortality broke apart. And then as the companies merged, your name has fallen to the ground, and no one can help it up. You’re past your use by date. And the only way now to save face is to look in the mirror and understand who you are now…”
Sierra scoffs and folds her arms.
”You had the chance to be humble, to be a respected locker room leader when Lachlan and I beat you and Kain. You could have gone out there all over social media or in the ring and said “these two are the future” you could have shown us the proper respect. But you didn’t. Instead, you ran your mouth, called it a fluke and then seemed to be shocked and surprised when it happened again and we became the champions. But the thing is Mercy, it's not just with us. I mean Lachlan and I are new to the world stage, he was a big name in the European Independents and myself in Canada and Mexico, so I guess a lack of respect for someone like me isn’t that rare….but then you had your match with Alicia Lukas and that...that is where we really see the gap come in…”
“Alicia outpaced you and beat you. You talked a lot of trash and couldn’t back it up and not once, to myself, to Lachlan, to Alicia or to anyone have you hung your head and shown one ounce of understanding. You’re a world-weary veteran and as I said an SCW Hall of Famer. But your actions have been that of an angry, bitter, aging starlet. Jealous that the next generation does it faster and harder….and now Mercy...time is up…..”
“Just like it seems to be for the first wheel in our little shin-dig Miss Ella Singleton. It looks like it was time up on your pursuit of the Honor Legacy Title and a win over Jesse Salco. It was entertaining to watch you go after her and dig yourself into a hole with your pre-match bullshit as you ran your mouth only to get beaten down and humiliated. Not once but twice.”
“And to be honest with you Ella, that’s all I know about you. You have basically been Jesse Salco’s bitch for the last month and somehow you get thrown into this triple threat match against an aging legend well past her use by date and even further from their prime and myself. A current champion, the future of SCW...That’s what you’re stuck with Ella. You’re an afterthought in a match between two much more talented and memorable people. But with that being said, that’s what makes you dangerous. Your ability to kind of, blend into the furniture and go unnoticed, but trust me on this Ella, I’m not going to forget about the self proclaimed “duchess” of Florida….especially when I’m walking back up the ramp at Climax Control as a winner….”