(The scene is Phoenix Arizona, and Dark Tiger, “Big Tiger†Jeremiah Hardin, and Diamond are at a Navajo reservation. It is near dark as the orange hue of the sunset draws near. They are all in their ROAR T-shirts and Dark Tiger in black jeans and his long black hair is in a ponytail. Jeremiah is in blue jeans, and so is Diamond. They all look around.)
Jeremiah: Hey unc, why are we here?
Sebastian: To visit one of my good friends. He lives here, and I thought we would come and visit him since we are in Phoenix for the next Climax Control. Wouldn’t hurt to see how he is doing.
Diamond: That’s mighty sweet of you Sebastian. It's been a long time since I've been on a Navajo reservation. The last time was when I was going through my training. Ma Grandmere called in a favor from an old friend of hers, cause she thought I needed to know anything and everything about magic... to better protect myself from what was out there, and to make me stronger in the magical arts.
Jeremiah: So she took you to a Navajo reservation?
Diamond chuckles and nods.
Diamond: Hells yes she did. I met and worked with one of their shaman. John Whitefeather... He was so big and strong... Both physically and mystically. I mean, I thought they would be different... like what you see in the movies... But he was so different...
Jeremiah: Me too. I don’t want to be to stereotypical or nothing.
(They look around and then they see a nighthawk flying. They can barely make out the markings, but Sebastian knows it’s a nighthawk from its buzzy sounding call.)
Sebastian: They must be near.
Diamond: Oh wow, is that a nighthawk? I have only read about them, but I have never seen one in person. I read that they only come out at night, and they are predatory birds like the eagle and the osprey. They're so majestic when you get up close to them.
Sebastian: Yes it is Morganna. That’s got to be Shadow, my friend’s pet nighthawk.
(Then a tall Navajo man, his wife and their daughter come to them.)
Navajo: Sebastian. It has been a long time my friend.
Sebastian: Too long Apollo. Hello Maria, still look beautiful as ever.
(Maria blushes.)
Maria: Thank you Sebastian. Where is Zatanya?
Sebastian: She had to help out one of her friends that was in dire straits, but she sends her love. This is my nephew Jeremiah, and his love Morganna. Jeremiah, Morganna. This is my friend and fellow pro wrestler Apollo Nighthawk, his wife Maria, and their daughter Heaven.
(They shake hands and Diamond smiles)
Apollo: Come, let us all go back to our hogan.
Jeremiah: Wait….
(Apollo chuckles a bit.)
Apollo: I know what you are thinking Jeremiah and I thought the same thing when I was younger, but hogans are traditional houses of the Navajos.
Jeremiah: Oh ok. I am sorry if I have offended you. I don’t want to seem racist or discriminatory or nothing like that. I was just curious about it is all.
(Jeremiah looks at everyone, and Apollo chuckles a little bit, knowing this is Jeremiah’s first time at a reservation. He pats Jeremiah on the back.)
Apollo: You did not offend us Jeremiah. It’s your first time on a reservation like this and curiosity has gotten the better of you. I hear you were in the military for a short time. Your uncle has told me.
Jeremiah: Yes sir. My father was in the military and he served in the first Gulf War, and was killed in the line of duty. I had served two tours of Afghanistan and three of Iraq. IT was an experience I will never forget.
(Then Shadow lands on Jeremiah’s shoulder, and Apollo smiles. Apollo gives Jeremiah a dragonfly that had been killed.)
Apollo: Go ahead Jeremiah, let him eat it. It’s what nighthawks eat.
(Jeremiah nods and lets Shadow eat the dragonfly out of his hand and then Shadow then flies and then lands on Apollo’s shoulder.)
Jeremiah: I was afraid he was going to crap on my shoulder. That is a beautiful bird though. How long have you had him?
Apollo: Ever since he was a little baby. His mother was shot down by a hunter, and we had found him and his siblings in a nest on the ground near some trees by the river Maria and I like to walk down every day.
(They arrive at the hogan which, in this case, is an octagonal house to accommodate Apollo’s height, and they all enter it. They talk some more.)
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(The next day Apollo and Dark Tiger are sitting outside the hogan, and Jeremiah and the ladies come outside.)
Maria: Hey love, I am going to take Jeremiah and Morganna to the sweat lodge. I know you and Sebastian have some catching up to do.
Apollo: Alright my love. Where’s Heaven?
Maria: She wanted to play with her grandfather, so I took her to see him earlier.
Apollo: She loves her grandfather. Go ahead my dear.
(Maria takes Jeremiah and Diamond to the sweat lodge.)
Sebastian: So Apollo, you are a family man now hmm? You have a beautiful daughter. It proves how long it has been since I have been here.
Apollo: Yes it has. She’s three years old now and she’s got her mother’s personality as well as her looks. So where’s Zatanya? I noticed she did not come with you.
Dark Tiger looks down at his hands, then sighs heavily and shakes his head.
Sebastian: To tell you the truth... I just don't know. She and Gothika just up and disappeared one night, and I haven't seen or heard from her since. Diamond knows what's going on, but she wont' tell me a thing. All she keeps saying is, 'you'll know soon enough. Just know she's doing something necessary', and it's driving me fuckin' nuts! I trust her... I know her well enough to trust her but... I do not know whats going on.
Apollo: Did you stop and think that it could be of major importance, and she wants to focus on that importance?
Sebastian: I know that's what it is Apollo. I know that she's always doing something important for anyone and everyone. I just wished she would have called me or something to let me know she was ok, you know. I know that it HAS to be something of major importance for her to just up and disappear like that. And I know that when she’s got something set in her mind that it's something major, she’s single minded.
Apollo: Ahh, that single mindedness of hers could come back to bite her in the butt someday, but it could be something so huge, she just didn't have time to explain it. But she's a big girl and can take care of herself. And she loves you like crazy, so I wouldn’t let it worry you though. You can just tell how much she loves you. After all of these years... and she still loves you... that's real. And she wouldn’t want you to worry about her like this.
(Sebastian nods.)
Sebastian: I think you are right Apollo. So, let's get our minds onto somethign else. Have you been watching SCW? I know you got your own busy schedule you got to keep and all.
Apollo: Maria and I do watch SCW, and I watched your match with the Surf Boys. You and Jeremiah have got yourself a hell of a tag team going there.
Sebastian: Well, I came to SCW to help Jeremiah stay focused on his way to the top, but I got to say, I love wrestling for them myself. We've got some good competition here. And I'm lucky as hell! I mean, what a way to add to my legacy in this business to wrestle for a great company like SCW.
Apollo: I can tell. I did see Into the Void, and you had your hands full with Simon and Ben, and the way you handled yourself at the end of the match I saw were frustrations of losing.
Sebastian: Yeah, not my proudest moment there, and we respect those guys. But you know me. That's not the way we wanted to handle the loss there, but we told them on Twitter we still respect the two of them, because they are two top tier talent there.
Apollo: Well, Id say that you two have what it takes to hold the tag gold. Ane we all know that you are no stranger to doing just that.
Sebastian: Certainly not. Well, this week we got a team called Best of British, a couple of British bean biscuits who could use a little reality check on what we are really about.
Apollo: Bean biscuits? I don’t think I have ever seen them before?
Sebastian: Neither have I, nor the Best of British’s charisma and originality when it comes to what they had to say about us. I mean they had to go to the zoo and see the tigers? Hell, I own two tigers myself, and I take good care of them or when I am not at home, I have someone that knows what they are doing to come and check on them for me. But I mean really? Really? Zoo tigers are so played out in trying to phase me, it’s been done before. Overdone really. I have had several opponents use that shtick on me, and it got them nowhere. So if these two little British Fairy Twits think that it's going to get them any farther, then they have another think coming.
Apollo: I see what you mean. I would have expected something better from a team known as Best of British. If they think they are the best at what Great Britian had to offer, they would have come up with something better than just a visit at the zoo. We all know that tigers are endangered, and I am sure you are still doing something to see the numbers rise up.
Sebastian: Oh absolutely. Now why would two British blowhards think that they can bring us down easily. What can they do, but prance around going, 'Oooh, Oooh, Mummy, I think I mussed me trousers... Pip pip, cheerio' or something crazy like that. And the arrogance on those two... They had their noses so far in the air, I thought a plane was going to go right up one of their nostrils. Plus, did I see a member of a group who I think are a disgrace to the Bombshell division in the Mean Girls hanging out with them too?
Apollo: You know, I have seen those ladies, and I have got to tell you, I am unimpressed. I know I am not one to judge, but my wife looks one hundred times better than the Mean Girls, because she knows compassion a whole hell of a lot better than they do. I mean cmon, I have seen their type, and those types do not impress me. Did you know that I had one like that in Atlantic City come up to me and ask me for a good time right in front of my wife? I swear I thought Maria was going to lose it, but I calmed her down and politely turned the…um…what do people call women like that these days. Oh right, ratchet woman down
Sebastian: Yeah, you are going to find women like that in places like that. The Mean Girls always want to pamper and primp and “ooh, how do I look ladies? Does this dress make my ass look big?†I am glad my Zatanya is not like that. Hell, she looks good in anything she wears in my eyes, especially leather. When she has leather on let me tell you...
(Dark Tiger stops himself and clears his throat because he knows that Apollo doesn’t want to hear the rest. Apollo laughs a bit.)
Sebastian: Yes well, you get the picture. Anyway, the Bean Biscuits of British chose a Mean Girl to be their mascot. Yes, I said mascot, because they are too ratchet to be called valets. My mother was a valet. She was beautiful, and held her own quite nicely, and carried herself with way more dignity than those wenches. I do hope you, Maria and Heaven come out to see us lay boots into whats left of their teeth.
Apollo: We got our tickets to go see it since my match isn’t until next week, so we will have front row seats for it. I can’t wait to see it.
Sebastian: Great, we can’t wait to see you there. Let’s go see what the others are up too. I think they said they were headed to the sweat lodge. If I can recall the last time I came here, I did a sweat.
Apollo: Yes you did. My grandfather led your sweat. It took you a few days, but you figured out that your spirit animal was indeed a tiger. We did have to accommodate for your height, but at least you went thru it.
Sebastian: Yeah, and I thought I was going to die in there, but I endured it, and I am thankful that I went thru it. It’s like a spiritual awakening, and at the time, I needed it too. Before we go to the sweat lodge, I want to see how your grandfather is doing, it has been a while since I last seen him, and I admire the man for being the leader that he is to this reservation.
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(Apollo and Sebastian come to Apollo’s grandfather’s hogan, which, as chief of the reservation, is slightly bigger than the other hogans with the exception of Apollo’s hogan as was explained why in the earlier scene. It is also decorated with a few Navajo items he has collected, as he has been on the reservation the longest of course. They head on inside, and the grandfather, Chief Red Hawk, is playing with Apollo’s daughter Heaven. Apollo smiles and Sebastian stands with a slight bend as he of course is an inch taller than Apollo. Heaven looks up and runs to her father. Apollo picks her up and Chief Red Hawk comes to them.)
Chief Red Hawk: Sebastian, it is so good to see you again. It has been too long. I know you are a busy man with the wrestling and all. What brings you here?
Sebastian: Well Chief Red Hawk, the company I work for has a wrestling event that is held in this city this week, and my nephew and I are part of that event, and I figured that I would bring him, and his lady love here since Apollo and I are good friends, and wanted them to meet him, and Maria.
Chief Red Hawk: Great. Where are they?
Apollo: Maria took them to the spot we hold the sweat lodge. I think Jeremiah wanted to take a spirit walk while they were here. Also, since this is Jeremiah’s first time at a Navajo reservation, she would give him a tour and he would learn everything about the Navajo and what we are all about.
Chief Red Hawk: Excellent. I remember when Sebastian did his sweat. I presided over the ceremony, and it took him, if memory serves me correctly, two days for his spirit walk.[/color]
Sebastian: Yes it was, and it was quite the spirit walk. I felt I had lost a few pounds after that as well, but that’s not the main reason you do the sweat lodges I know.
Chief Red Hawk: yeah, that’s right. So what is the name of the company you work for now?
Sebastian: It’s called Sin City Wrestling. I originally came there because my nephew needed support aside from his lady love, and he confided in me for that support because his mother had recently passed away and he was feeling depressed as he cherished his mother, and he fell in a deep funk and he needed support. Then I got to thinking that it wasn’t a bad company to wrestle for.
Chief Red Hawk: That is always good. Apollo watches the events whenever he doesn’t have to head out to wrestle for the company he works for and he says the same thing. If you will excuse me gentlemen, I have a ceremony to preside over.
(Then Heaven looks at Sebastian and shies away for a bit, but comes back from shying. Sebastian looks at Heaven and gives her a little wave and Apollo looks at Heaven as she waves back. Heaven is curious as to who Sebastian is and tugs on her daddy’s vest a bit.)
Heaven: Daddy, who that?
Apollo: That’s my friend Sebastian. He does what I do for a living.
Heaven: He tall like you daddy. He look scary too.
Apollo: He’s not scary though. He’s friendly like daddy. You want to say hello to Sebastian?
(Sebastian smiles and Heaven looks up at him.)
Heaven: Hi ‘Bastian.
Sebastian: Hello there Heaven. That is a beautiful name for a beautiful little girl. I remember when Jeremiah was her age. He was full of energy, always running around at Christmas time. Of course I was still in high school when Jeremiah was that age.
Apollo: don’t you want to have kids?
Sebastian: Of course I do, but you know how the wrestling business is. No time to really try to have a family. I know you took a break from wrestling to become a family man.
Apollo: Yeah, and lord knows I needed the break. I love the business, but sometimes you got to get away from it for a little while to want to have a family with the ones you love. I have a feeling though that you and Zatanya will make time for it though, and I think you two will make wonderful parents too when the time comes
Sebastian: I think so too. C’mon, let’s go check out the sweat lodge now. I would like to see the ceremony.
(they head over to the spot where the sweat lodge is taking place.)
[end RP]
