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All Star Roxi Issue #34: Moving Forward
« on: January 15, 2021, 11:58:39 PM »
{The scene opens with Roxi sitting down with Nate on her lap. Nate rests comfortably on her, though Roxi is a tad uncomfortable since Nate is pretty big at 4 years old.}

 

Roxi – Ugh, you’re getting so big.

 

Nate – But I need to be big.

 

Roxi – I know, hopefully you don’t grow too big, then we’ll have to get a new house!

 

Nate – Can I get as big as a house?

 

Roxi – I sure hope not. Then you’d have to sleep outside all the time.

 

Nate – But I like my bed.

 

Roxi – Well that’s good, but don’t worry, Mama will eat us out of house and home before you do.

 

Nate – Mama is always hungry.

 

Roxi – I know. Alright, what are we looking at?

 

{Nate gets down heading to the boof shelf and retrieving “Green Eggs and Ham” before bringing it back.}

 

Nate – This one.

 

Roxi – Green Eggs and Ham, huh? Alright.

 

{Nate once again takes his place on Roxi’s lap and leans his head into her chest to get comfy. She sighs and starts to read the book. As she reads, Nate follows along.}

 

Roxi – I do not like green eggs and ham, I do not like them, Sam I am.

 

Nate – Green eggs?

 

Roxi – Yeah, they’d probably be pretty gross.

 

Nate – Would Mama eat green eggs and ham?

 

Roxi – No, they would make her sick. Just like you or me. We have to eat foot that cooked right.

 

{Roxi continues to read Nate the book aloud, Nate continues to follow along and laugh at some of the funnier parts.}

 

Roxi – A train! A train! A train! A train! Could you, would you on a train? 

 

{Roxi of course changes her voice to match the different characters.}

 

Roxi – Not on a train! Not in a tree! Not in a car, Sam! Let me be! I would not, could not, in a box. I could not, would not, with a Fox. I will not eat them with a mouse. I will not eat them in a house. I will not eat them here or there. I will not eat them anywhere. I do not like Green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

 

Nate – That car is on the train.

 

{Nate giggles at this.}

 

Roxi – I know. It’s very silly. Just like you.

 

Nate – I not silly!

 

Roxi – Oh yes you are. But that’s okay. I love you anyway.

 

{Roxi kisses Nate  and continues to read, finally coming to the end.}

 

Roxi – You do not like them, so you say. Try them! Try them! And you may. Try them and you may, I say. 

 

{Another voice switch.}

 

Roxi –Sam! If you will let me be. I will try them. You will see. 

 

{Roxi turns to Nate.}

 

Roxi – Do you think he’s gonna like them?

 

Nate – Hmmm... yeah!

 

Roxi – Let's see.

 

{Roxi starts reading after turning the page.}

 

Roxi – Say! I like green eggs and ham!

 

Nate – See! He eated them!

 

Roxi – He did!

 

{Roxi finishes up the book.}

 

Roxi – I do so like green eggs and ham. Thank you! Thank you, Sam-I-am!

 

{Roxi closes the book, smiling at Nate.}

 

Nate – He liked them after all. So it was good!

 

Roxi – He did like them. You shouldn’t be afraid to try new things. It’s important to try new things.

 

Nate – Okay!

 

Roxi – Now... are you ready to try  something new?

 

Nate – Hmmm... okay.

 

Roxi – Okay, you go sit at your table and I’ll bring you something new.

 

{Nate gets off Roxi’s lap and hurriedly gets to his little table for one. Roxi brings him some snacks, and a different book. One to practice handwriting.}

 

Nate – What's this book?

 

Roxi – Well, soon you’ll be going to school with the other kds your age. And you’ll have to read, and right, and spell yourself. This teaches you how to write.

 

Nate – I will go to school every day?

 

Roxi – No, not every day. Some days you’ll get to stay home with Gramma, and me, and Mama. But it’s important that you learn about a lot of things in school. And writing is very important.

 

{Nate opens the book, confused at first. He studies it and looks up at Roxi.}

 

Nate – This will help me write?

 

Roxi – Yes. Here’s a pencil. Don’t worry, you’ll have plenty of time. 

 

{Roxi then puts a blank piece of paper beside Nate’s book.}

 

Roxi – Ready to try?

 

Nate – It's hard.

 

Roxi – That's okay, you’ll get better at it. We won’t be too hard. Just one letter.

 

Nate – Hmmm.. Okay.

 

{Roxi opens the book to the “A” exercise.}

 

Roxi – That's an “A” , like Apple.

 

Nate – A?

 

Roxi – Yes, your name has an A. N-A-T-E.

 

Nate – NA-TV?

 

Roxi – Close. But let’s start with A. Why don’t you trace that A.

 

{Nate picks up the pencil and slowly starts to trace the letter, with his right hand.}

 

Roxi – That's good. Very good.  Okay, let’s try it without the book. Can you make an A like the book on this paper?

 

Nate – I will try.

 

{Roxi smiles as Nate looks at the book, and begins to make marks on the blank paper for an “A”. His hand is not used to holding a pencil and he fumbles with it for a moment, but Roxi helps guide his hand.}

 

Roxi – Ready? I’ll help. It’s just 3 lines. Ready? Like this. One this way. And then one that way, and then one right across.

 

{Nate is pleased with himself as he looks at the completed letter.}

 

Nate – That’s an A!

 

Roxi – It is! Very good! Okay, you just eat some snacks, and we’ll practice until it’s better, okay?

 

Nate – Okay!

 

{Roxi takes the book and the paper and walks away, putting the book away and pinning the paper with the letter on it to the fridge.}

 

Roxi – I'll hang it up right here.

 

{Keira soon enters from the basement, a little sweaty, but she smiles and hugs Roxi who jumps back feeling Keira’s sweaty clothes and body against hers.}

 

Roxi – Ew. Gross! Not when you’re all sweaty.

 

Keira – Kiss me!

 

{Roxi does so, shaking her head. Keira stops and looks at the paper on the fridge.}

 

Keira – What's this?

 

Roxi – Our son is learning to write.

 

{Keira smiles as she looks over at Nate.}

 

Keira – Did you make this?

 

Nate – Uh-huh!

 

Keira – That's very good! I’m very proud of you! I love you.

 

Nate – I love you too, Mama.

 

{Keira even has a little tear in her eye as she looks back at Roxi, who is taking out ingredients to cook.}

 

Keira – He's... growing up too fast.

 

Roxi – I know. He’s a little man right now.

 

Keira – What happened to my baby?

 

Roxi – He’s right there. 

 

Keira – But he was so small, like... yesterday.

 

Roxi – I know. 

 

{Keira again looks at the paper and then smiles and rubs her eyes.}

 

Keira – I love you, Nate.

 

{She says in a whisper and runs her fingers through her hair. She turns back to Roxi, smiling.}

 

Keira – What ‘cha making?

 

Roxi – Pork chops, with some potatoes, macaroni and some bread from the store.

 

Keira – And what are you making for me?

 

Roxi – Ask Nate?

 

Keira – Nate? 

 

Roxi – Hey Nate, what’s Mama’s new favorite food? 

 

Nate – Green eggs and ham!

 

{Nate giggles as Roxi nods. Keira makes an annoyed face.}

 

Keira – Very funny. 

 

Roxi – We read that today, and he wondered if you would eat it. So, I guess it’s green eggs and ham for you.

 

Keira – Cute, but I’m hungry.

 

Roxi – You always are, now go get yourself showered, you’re stinking up my kitchen.

 

Keira – Har har.

 

{Keira walks to the bathroom to the shower, kissing Nate along the way, before Roxi’s mother comes to the kitchen as well.}

 

Elizabeth – Do you need any help?

 

Roxi – No, it’s okay, I got this. You can go back to your book or whatever.

 

Elizabeth – I’m not doing anything.

 

Roxi – You don’t have to, you’re a guest here. You can go have a chat with Nate about that A on the fridge then.

 

Elizabeth – Did he do that?

 

Roxi – He’s learning.

 

Elizabeth – Oh wow.

 

Roxi – I’m sure he’ll get an ego like his mother.

 

Elizabeth – It’s my job to feed his ego and spoil him.

 

Roxi – And you’re doing a great job. Now don’t make me kick you out of my kitchen too!

 

{Elizabeth chuckles as she goes and sits in her chair next to Nate, smiling and pointing at the paper on the fridge.}

 

Elizabeth – Did you draw that?

 

Nate – Uh huh!

 

Elizabeth – Oh wow, you’re getting good! That was the first try too?

 

Nate – Uh-huh!

 

Elizabeth – Well, you’ll be writing in not time then!

 

{Nate giggles as Roxi continues to make the dinner as the scene fades.}

 




 

{Roxi is now in the training room herself, stretching herself out and preparing for the upcoming match. Keira soon enough walks in.}

 

Keira – How do you feel?

 

Roxi – Better. Been an enjoyable few weeks off, body feels much better.

 

Keira – Doesn’t it heal automatically?

 

Roxi – Yes, but it’s not like I don’t feel pain, Keira. It takes a while, and it’s... taking longer as time goes on.

 

Keira – Wait, are you... losing it?

 

Roxi – No, not entirely, it’s just time. I haven’t stopped aging, but the body takes time to heal, even with a healing factor increase.

 

Keira – I just... I don’t want you to falter now.

 

Roxi – Keira, I told you last time that you are the champion now. You don’t need me holding your hand. I’ve taught you everything you need to know now. You are every bit as good as I am. You are the champion this is now your time in the spotlight that you’ve wanted forever. I will be fine, you don’t need to worry about me.

 

Keira – I was more talking about other things... you know, like saving the world.

 

Roxi – Well, so long as you don’t have any more demons inside you, I think we’ll be okay.

 

Keira – That’s not funny. I mean, after all this time, and all you’re doing, if it’s taking this long to heal, I’m worried.

 

Roxi – I nearly went blind, had bones crushed and bleed more than any person should. And that was just against Amber, and then I fought with you to take down Sin, then I fought against you and nearly got my skull bashed in plus had to fight you for a long time. So yeah, I needed a break, but trust me, we’re together this week, and this week, Team Hero is back, and I will not let you down. I will be right there for our big comeback.

 

Keira – I just... I owe you so much. 

 

Roxi – The only thing you owe me, is standing by my side. It’s a new year, and there are new challenges ahead.

 

Keira – And we face them... together.

 

Roxi – Together.

 

{Roxi and Keira hug and share a kiss as the scene fades.}

 

 

 




 

“It's the duty of the mighty to protect the weak. To defend the defenseless. Strength at the cost of humanity is no kind of strength worth having”

-Batman (Batman Confidential Vol 1 6)


Hello, SCW.

 

I come to you this week, after a much-needed vacation, but I am prepared to get back to work. As much as I enjoyed the holidays and the break away from the ring, I miss it, and I am eager to get back into the swing of things. If anything, I need to knock off that bit of ring rust and maybe answer a few doubters' questions about me and about how the year 2020 ended. Because those questions are ringing louder and louder and they always seem to pop up after important events. So, what better time than the start of the year to put all those questions to bed. 

 

“New year, new me” or something. Actually no. That really doesn’t apply to me and it never has. I’m always going to be me.

 

Let’s face it, for all of us, some more than others, but for all of us, 2020 sucked. A year of a pandemic and uncertainty for us. I mean, can you remember this time, last year? Everything was going great and then a bunch of bad things happen all at once and boom, here we are a whole world of wonder what the heck is going to happen next. It was just weird. I mean, I was Bombshell’s champion to start the year, so... maybe I’m to blame since I lost it. I dunno, maybe that’s too butterfly effect stuff. 

 

But as great as the start of the year was, I didn’t end it very well. I lost at High Stakes to Amber Ryan, and well... maybe at this point the respect outweighs the violence. I am glad to hear she is returning to the ring for the upcoming Blast from the Past tournament, but despite the fact that I’m sure she will say it was completely worth it to have a busted ankle and wounds that will take plenty of time to heal full, and some that may never heal, the last time I spoke to her, I looked her in the eyes and I saw that even she was questioning how far that went. But knowing Amber as well as I do, if it meant that much to her to do it once, she’d do it again in a heartbeat. While having a feud of the year award is a great little trophy, it does not help the mental and physical scars. I can at least say I gave as good as I got, and maybe, under other circumstances, the next time won’t result in the arena nearly being torn down.

 

But, while that happened, I still had a championship opportunity from earlier in the year that I won, thanks in part, to Crystal winning the Queen For A Day. And while I was apprehensive about when to use said championship match, a much bigger thing happened. A great thing. One of the shining beacons of 2020, my wife, Keira, finally won the Bombshell’s championship, and I was so happy and proud of her. She rose to occasion and she won, and nobody can ever take that away from her. 

 

Now, I know that some have accused and looked at the matches we’ve had over the years against each other and assumed I’ve gone easy on Keira, and maybe, sometimes, I did. Sometimes it wasn’t the point to try and beat Keira into the ground, and the point was never to dishearten or discourage her, but rather, to motivate her to get better, and given what happened and where we are now, I would say that it was a success. But the match, the one that just recently took place, all of that, went out the window.

 

Keira didn’t need me to go easy on her, nor did she want that. So, I didn’t. Keira doesn’t need me to hold her hand anymore. She is the champion, and now it was time to show her that despite being married, competition is now going to be tougher. There are no freebies anymore, and that’s what this match was supposed to be about, and it was. I didn’t let Keira off the hook simply because she won the championship or because it was her first defense. It was going to be a match that if she won, she earned. And unfortunately, we will never know the true outcome, because Andrea Hernandez decided that it was the right time to get my attention.

 

Now, I’ve heard it enough times at this point to understand that Andrea is frustrated and angry with me, and that’s okay. This could have been very easy to resolve without this kind of thing happening, but Andrea chose this path, apparently seeing it as her only way. All that Andrea had to do was reach out to me, and talk to me, like an adult. But she chose to not do that. She chose to hit me in the head with a mug that she tried to profit off me for. Again, all that probably could have been settled beforehand, but again, Andrea chose this path, not me. 

 

So for weeks now, she has been trying to get through to me, and is now blaming me for all the things that go wrong in her life. Because, when she was younger, she looked up to me. And I greatly appreciate every fan I’ve ever had, because really, I’ll never feel as if I am deserving of the fandom or popularity I have. I have just tried to do the best I can, and set an example. But I also know, then when you become popular, and when you become famous, you will get people who don’t like you, simply for that reason alone. And that is where Andrea has placed herself. 

 

So, if she has a tape or video I’m supposed to look at, I will be more than happy to look at it, and try to understand how we came to the place we are now. Will we make any progress, I don’t know, but I am willing to try, despite everything. 

 

However, one thing this is now clouding the situation is the fact that she, is now the special referee for the upcoming tag match between Crystal, Seleana, Keira & myself. Now, Andrea probably isn’t the biggest fan of anyone in this match, and I can say now, that the feeling is pretty mutual. I certainly didn’t appreciate being hit in the head with a mug, nor did my wife. And I’m sure that Crystal and Seleana aren’t thrilled with this either, based on their own history with Andrea. But, here we are, with a person like Andrea with pretty much absolute power. What she says, for this match, it goes. She’s the law. And well, you know what they say about absolute power.

 

So now, we face the idea that well, this match isn’t going to be what it should be. A friendly, competitive match between 4 really talented wrestlers, because we have a party pooper, for lack of a better term. But, we have to make the most of it, and try to get through another difficult situation.

 

Now, when it comes to our opponents, there is no secret strategy or secret game plan that Keira and I are holding, and I don’t believe that there’s one on the other side. But I’m not going to sit here and act like our opponents don’t know each other just as well as I Keira and I do. Seleana is actually the first person to really force Crystal to focus, and stand by her every step of the way and keep Crystal grounded. I would say she deserves a medal because for as long as I’ve known Crystal, I never expected with all she’s been through that she would maybe ever settle down and get her head on straight, and while the results are at this point, a little more mixed than anything, Seleana is still Crystal’s rock, and that in itself is awesome. 

 

I have nothing, nothing but respect for Sel for doing that, and on top of that being a fantastic wrestler inside the ring. 

 

She is truly exceptional when she turns it on. She wouldn’t be a former Bombshell’s champion if she wasn’t at one time or another, good enough to do it. And she is still, to this day. Every time I see her out there, in SCW or elsewhere, she is giving it her all and really, really impressive. I am proud of her and everything she accomplishes in the ring, because, much like Keira, nobody was giving Seleana a chance to accomplish anything. Sel would always be in the shadow of Crystal. But she went ahead and did great things despite all of that. Heck, she did them quicker than Keira, if I’m being totally honest. And there’s something to be said for that.

 

And on top of all that, of all the things she has accomplished, she’s one of the most genuine and wonderful friends I’ve ever had. I can always count on her support and she can always count on mine. Our families have become great friends, and it’s something I treasure. 

 

That being said, I look forward to getting in the ring with her once again, as I always do, to put on one heck of a performance. And while Seleana has improved, Keira and I are always striving to get better, and we intend to prove one more time, that we are.

 

And then, there’s Crystal. 

 

What can I say about Crystal that hasn’t already been said? She’s talented, she’s a winner, she’s a former champion. 4 times in fact. And soon enough, she’s going to 5 when she faces Keira at Inception. She’s looking to break her own record, because she was successful in winning Queen for a Day. And well, that was her reward. Why? Because Crystal is smart. She bides her time, waiting for people to seemingly forget about her so she can strike and rise right back to the top. It is, how she operates. There’s nothing wrong with that, but there is something to be said for that, and it shows that Crystal isn’t a dummy. She may make some rather boneheaded choices, but she’s not stupid.

 

I mean, she comes off a big victory against Andrea, and boom, she’s right back in the right spot at the right time. This was a calculated move, I don’t doubt that for a second. It may seem like I’m kind of calling her underhanded, and yes, she has that trait, there is no question about that, but this, finally, seems a bit more genuine. She could have cashed in this chance before Keira ever got her shot, but she didn’t. Because maybe she care for Keira. She may have a funny way of showing it, but she does. She was one of the people who care running down to celebrate with Keira when she won, along with Seleana, and I greatly appreciate their faith in my wife. But I also have no doubt that Crystal was watching and waiting and perhaps she sees easy pickings and a chance to further separate herself, and try to call herself the best bombshell ever and whatnot, because that sort of thing appeals to her. 

 

It’s not a secret. Crystal is yet another person who is consumed at times with being the champion, because of her own insecurities. It just seems a lot of people in SCW share the same insecurities. That somehow not being the champion or not being in contention or having a shot lined up, makes you less of a competitior. That somehow you aren’t good if you’re not in the hunt or something. I find it strange these days, but maybe it’s just being a bit... shall we say, seasoned, and wise to how this work as opposed to hungering to have a championship around my waist. Sure, it would have been nice to be a 4 time champion and start 2021 the same way I started 2020, but at the end, it wasn’t all about that. I’d like to think it’s not all about that for Crystal. But I know my friend, and I know how she operates.

 

Sunday will be a massive test, there’s no doubt about that. I have every expectation that Keira and I are in for a fight and one hell of a challenge from both Crystal and Seleana. I know Crystal right now feels like she needs this match, and I know Seleana will stand by her, at the same time attempt to get herself right into the mix. 

 

But I feel the need to remind both of them that Team Hero changed the whole game in SCW. The dynamic and the rules practically changed once we won the Bombshell’s tag team championship, and we set all the records there were to set. We set a brand new standard for tag team wrestling, all the way back in 2016. 

 

And since then, we have only gotten better. 

 

There will be no coming out flat in our first team up in a while. We haven’t lost any communication or tag team savvy. We are, and we were, the standard bearers for tag teams in SCW, bar none. And nothing has changed about that. So, I am excited for Team Hero to ride one more time, and remind everyone that we are the best. And I can’t think of a better team to face, and a better time to prove it.

 

As far as Andrea goes... Whatever ill will she holds, I hope she’s counting numbers on Sunday both for a 3 count, and the number of people she’s in the ring with. They are not in her favor.

 

But despite that, I’m ready. Team Hero is ready. Ready to prove our greatness. One more time.

 

We’ll see you soon.
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