Scene One
May 27th, 2020
~Post Riot~
::Backstage was in disarray as running noises and yelling were heard with security, road agents, police officers, and officials frantically searching for the kidnapped child as they rushed past a pissed off and embarrassed Heather who hurriedly made her way out of the Arena to a parking lot, heading towards a waiting powder blue Ford P.O.S....or rather, what used to be a blue coloured 1987 Crown Victorian. At this juncture, it was blue, with a white hood and an orange driver's side door used poorly as replacement parts.::
::Heather scowled at the beat up ride as she opened the door and awkwardly hopped inside the wagon, feeling the squeaky seat underneath her. She then stared a hole at Lorne, her agent, who sat there drumming his hands behind the wheel with closed eyes bobbing his head and lip-synching to the Door's Roadhouse Blues playing over the radio.::
::Lorne finally caught Heather's sharp gaze glaring back at him as he instantly straightened up and lowered the volume on the radio to a few decibels.:
~Lorne~
"Oh hey Baby Girl. I didn't see you come in. Um..Don't tell me I got mayonnaise on my chin again??"
::Lorne quickly glanced over at the rear view mirror, rubbing his chin with his shirt sleeve.::
~Heather Haze~
"Jeez Lorne, Why are you still riding around town with this piece of junk??"
::Heather then crimpled her nose, catching a nasty odour smell.::
~Heather Haze~"And why does it smell like something died in here??"::Lorne looked back to Heather with a hurt expression on his face.::
~Lorne~
"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts."
~Heather Haze~
"Just get a new car, man. Seriously this is embarrassing even to your standards. And to think I actually pay you good money."
~Lorne~
"Be that as it may but this little car and I have been through a lot together! I don't think you'd understand the connection that we have. This baby right here is my life. Even my three ex-wives don't measure up to the intimacy that I have with this car."
~Heather Haze~
"Yeah, whatever. Can you just drop me off to my motel so I can just crawl in my bed and die?"
::Lorne shook his head, and threw the key in the ignition, turning it to start it. The engine rolled over, coughed...and died.::
~Lorne~
"...she's just flooded. She'll start. You'll see."
::Heather fixed Lorne with her dagger filled gaze, as he cranked the key again. The car coughed, sputtered, and eventually came to life with a desperate gasp, as if begging for someone to pull the plug.::
~Lorne~
"See? What did I tell ya? This girl can still go..."
::Heather rolled her eyes as Lorne smiled brightly and threw the car into drive and sallied forth.::
~Lorne~
"So how come there were like police cruisers outside the Arena? Somebody rioting back there?"
~Heather Haze~
*sigh* "Apparently Bella's little brother became victim #2 in the latest strings of abductions. I mean That's what I could make out from all the ruckus that was happening backstage. I didn’t really wanna stick around anyway."
~Lorne~
"Jeesus. That’s terrible."
~Heather Haze~
"Maybe The Madison's probably had this one coming to them. Couldn't have happened to a much nicer, deserving family."
~Lorne~
"This isn't a time for jokes considering all the terrible things happening in the world."
~Heather Haze~
"I'm not trying to make light of the situation. It sucks for them is all I'm sayin."
~Lorne~
"I know you've had your personal issues with Bella, but surely even you know that this is wrong by all accounts. I mean this is an innocent child for christ sakes. Why would these people want to target a child? It just makes no sense."
~Heather Haze~
*shrug* "Look, I don't know okay. It's a messed up world as it is, and I don't bother to think much of it. Let's just drop it. It's bad enough I gotta go through a match with Bella next week, which I’m sure is a train wreck waiting to happen."
~Lorne~
"Wait, you got a match with her? That's fantastic news! "
::Heather sarcastically rolled her eyes.::
~Heather Haze~
"Yeah. Whup-tee-doo. Really boosts my confidence level heading to this match, knowing that Laura and Bella are scheming together to punish and humiliate me even more. Like they haven't already done enough to make my life a living hell as it is."
~Lorne~
"So...you think this all just some kind of a ruse?"
~Heather Haze~
"Of course it is! You think I trust Laura and all her fake talks about 'equal consequences' or her painting herself to be such an righteous, upright boss ? PUH-LEEZE! She’s just as guilty as Bella with all the nepotism in favoring her and giving her a leeway. They’re both out to get me and humiliate me in every way possible that they can think of in their scheming evil minds. After all They've done such an impeccable job of making a fool of me tonight by sabotaging my microphone, just because I called out on some B.S. that I've seen with my own two eyes."
~Lorne~
"Well, to be fair this war between you and Bella did start over that rising star trophy, and you did make every effort to get under Bella’s skin."
~Heather Haze~
"....And your point being?"
~Lorne~
"Maybe this match might be is a blessing in disguise."
~Heather Haze~
"....How is this a blessing when clearly this is nothin more than just another reason to stick it to me?! Have you not paid attention to the last several weeks how Bella has completely turned my life upside down??"
~Lorne~
"All I'm sayin' is that You have a good thing going for you that you FINALLY have a chance to prove yourself, to compete in the same playing field as her. And what better way than to have two of the brightest, up-and-coming rising stars in PWS APEX competing in a battle for grand supremacy, and maybe even for bragging rights. This match has money written all over it, and a potential to be a match of the year candidate even. Just think about it for a second. Think of it as a way to finally break out of your usual norm than being just some pretty face deathmatch barbie."
~Heather Haze~
"Oh I'm sure I can wrestle circles around Bella without having her eat a chair, but what good would it do for me anyway? Who’s to say Allanah isn’t already makin’ plans to try to screw me over so her bestie can pull a fast one over me hmm? Who’s to say Laura isn’t gonna have the ref turn a blind eye and allow Bella to get away with practically everything? And Even suppose this match goes smoothly without any B.S. where is all this leading up to??...Do I have a chance to ever reach the top spot or grab the brass ring that Laura keeps spewing over on Twitter?
NOPE! WHY? Because I’m not one of the ‘favourites’.
I have been in the company for a whole freakin' year... and what exactly do I have to show for?? My tits and my ASS?? Is that all they see me as?"
::Lorne lets out a chuckle as they come up to a red light.::
~Lorne~
"C'mon you're overthinking this waay too much. Heck, You've done such a wonderful job with the CD Championship belt as it is, and by far being the only female on the roster to have ever won it consecutively two times. That counts for something, right?"
~Heather Haze~
"Yeah try tellin' that to that dumbo Allanah and the half a dozen nitwits who think that I am doing jack all with the belt."
~Lorne~
"If it’s any consolation at least you did put up your belt at Demon's Run and successfully defended your belt with that nice Miss Puppies lady."
::Heather’s face lit up, smacking his thigh with glee.::
~Heather Haze~
"You know what? You're absolutely right, Lorne! In fact I did defend my belt didn’t I? whereas Allanah outright refused to defend hers all because of Bella having some kinda meltdown crisis or something backstage. This is EXACTLY what I mean Lorne. These are the EXACT reasons that make my blood boil to this day when regular hard working Jill's like me have the decency to actually show up for my matches instead of robbing the fans out of their money's worth because of some made up mental illness. I don’t get WHY they have to drag this match all the way to Destiny! It could have all settled at Demon’s Run...but NOOO! Poor Bella is having a panic attack. so let’s postpone the match for a later time and OH...while we’re at it let’s put a stop to the entire show just cause Bella is having a damn near stroke!"
~Lorne~
"Which is why You are a true consummate professional because you genuinely care about the fans and the wrestling business."
~Heather Haze~
"Exactly! At least I didn't come up with any excuses with Mack when he beat me senseless at Center Stage to a bloody heap. I worked my butt off for three months into gruelling rehab to accept his open challenge at Last Rights and we tore the house down. And YET people think I am undeserving of MY championship belt because everyone to their mommas think MY belt is worth jack shit just cause it's not held by the great Mack McKane."
~Lorne~
"Well to McKane’s credit he was a great champion but McKane wouldn't have been one if he didn't have an equally crazed dance partner in you to make that CD title as relevant as it is today. You both have taken the title to greater heights and it wouldn't be the title that it is now without the death defying bloodbath matches that you both put on display late last year. You both bought the best out of each other. Heck, You are the only crazy bitch to ever go toe-to-toe with that guy...and even he knows that."
~Heather Haze~
"Trust me Lorne if ever there was a glass ceiling...this is it right here. No matter what I do, no matter how good I am in the ring it's NEVER good enough! I feel like I'm deliberately being held back from the powers that be from going places. I am sick and tired of being constantly overlooked and ignored by everybody."
::The lights finally turned green and the car began moving again as Heather sighed and glanced out the window, looking at the world zooming by.:
~Heather Haze~
"See, All my life I keep hearin’ all these B.S. talks and constant negativity after negativity of how I don't belong or how I'm not good enough because of all the half-assed excuses and reasons they keep throwing at my face! I get it that my screwy past gets in the way of people taking me seriously; I know I get disrespected for that; I know I get hated on that, but that don’t mean that I should be judged constantly for that or looked down at. Which is why I've been relentless and determined my whole life to prove every single one of them wrong about me. Championships, winning matches...they all matter to me the most, and I show that every time I go out there and put a 110% in that ring. If I wasn't in this business to win championships then what's the point in me being a wrestler? What’s the point in me being in PWS APEX and busting my ass night in, night out? I have to be the best!"
::Heather lets out a deep, frustrated sigh.::
~Heather Haze~
"You really wanna know the truth, Lorne? Even after this match is all over The Sad reality is Bella and Allanah will go on to have their lil match for the United Title at Destiny while I'll destined to just being a glorified opening act, killing myself in several death matches for their amusement while everyone who bows down and kisses ass to this new regime from their daughters to their friends and spouses will go on to have great careers while I'll be left in the dirt, trying to scrape by, with only an 'inferior championship' attached to my resume, until my body no longer holds up, or I wind up somehow getting paralyzed from the neck down or dying in the ring. Guess that's what my destiny is going to be like."
~Lorne~
"It’s gonna be okay, baby girl. You're a tremendous athlete; you are still young and still in your prime. But Right now you need to stop throwing this pity party for yourself and continue being the phenomenal wrestler that I know you are. Your time will come and I promise you that one day You’ll get your moment to shine in the sun. But it won’t happen with that kind of attitude. Right now you gotta get your head in the game and stay focused."
::Heather just shook her head as she rummaged through her purse bag before pulling out a pack of cigarettes. She would slide one in her mouth before reaching for the car lighter to light it as Lorne made a face.::
~Lorne~
"You’re not thinking about smoking in the car, are you?"
~Heather Haze~
"Your car already smells of a horses' ass. What’s a lil smoke gonna do?"
::Heather would then offer up a cigarette to Lorne as he waved it off.::
~Lorne~
"No, thank you. I’ve been cold turkey for over a month. Best decision I ever made for the ol’ ticker."
::Lorne pointed to where a pacemaker was inserted as Heather glared at him before taking a long puff and then blowing a cloud of smoke in his direction. Lorne coughed a bit, waving the smoke off with his hand before grabbing the cigarette out of her mouth and then flicking it out the window.
~Heather Haze~
"Hey!!"
~Lorne~
"Sorry baby girl. I have a set of rules in this car. And smoking is definitely a big fat no no."
::Heather let out a heavy sigh, folding her arms across her chest.::
~Heather Haze~
"You really are a buzzkill, you know that?"
~Lorne~
"Why don't we listen to some radio? Maybe it'll help you calm those nerves, yeah?"
::Lorne then changed the radio station to Vegas’s own KOMP 92.3 FM Rock, turning out loud, as New Year’s Day ‘Shut Up’ blasted over the speaker at that precise moment.::
~Heather Haze~
"OH GOD NO!! NOT THAT AWFUL SONG!! TURN THAT BLOODY THING OFF!!"
::Heather’s PTSD began to flare up as she was having flashbacks of Bella’s theme song that had cost her a match with Allanah. Lorne quickly shut the radio off.
~Lorne~
"OK I think we’ve had enough of the radio and APEX discussions for today. How about we talk about something else to distract our minds. Sooo...how about that Miss Puppies? Rawr. Do you think she’s married or datin’ anybody? That's my kinda woman right there."
::As Lorne rambled off, Heather would bury her face in her hands, letting out an annoyed groan as the scene slowly faded to black.::
Scene Two
June 9th, 2020
~Backstage: Pre Show Riot~
::We see Heather sitting on a bench near a row of lockers lacing up her boots while smacking gum between her perfectly glossed lips. She then lets the boot drop and begins tying up the other.::
~Heather Haze~
"Well, here we finally are Bella. Looks like this little match of ours is gonna be happening after all thanks to Laura dropping that bombshell of an announcement on Riot last week. It would be an understatement to say that I'm beyond shocked that you're actually willing to go through with this given the unfortunate circumstances behind your little brother's abduction and all."
::Heather paused, looking up with an almost apologetic look on her face.::
~Heather Haze~
"Now, Now..don't get me wrong. I do feel bad over your recent troubles with Reverend Synn and his minions. I'm not an evil bitch to wish that kind of malicious stuff on anyone; including your lil brother, and I was just as glad and relived as everyone that your brother was unharmed and has been returned back safe and sound, sparing us another one of your cringe worthy panic attacks that we've all gotten so used to seeing by now. And trust me I was gonna ask Laura whether or not if you still wanted to go through with this given your history of backing out of high prolific matches. But it appears you really have your heart set on this to set me right. And why not? I mean for months I have hounded you backstage, getting 'under your skin' with my snarky little comments that you've carried along this grudge for me all because you didn't take too kindly too what I said. Who really knew you were so damn sensitive and so easy to infuriate?"
::A small giggle escaped her lips as she shook her head.::
~Heather Haze~
"I mean if this were a movie, you'd paint yourself as that courageous underdog hero of some type with all the little sheep's cheering you on from the stands, and I'd be that mean vicious school yard bully that everyone wanna finally see her get her come up ins. Funny thing is I haven't even done remotely anything villainy towards you let alone harmed a single set of hair on your pretty little head."
Not Yet anyway.
Whereas YOU slapped me outright across the face in front of everybody, and then proceeded to have my ass thrown out of the arena! And then you had to take it further up a notch when You SCREWED me out of a match with Allanah in my very first main event showing. A match that I was clamoring for an entire whole year to finally get myself on the top spot of the card and you messed that up for me BIG TIME! And then of course I was silly enough to take the bait when Laura graciously invited me over to share my grievances of all the injustice that you've committed against me-- only for you and her to make a complete mockery and a fool out of me at my expense as I stood there with a 'defective' microphone, scrambling to get a word out! So tell me who exactly the REAL bully in all of this is because I am genuinely confused that people would still paint me as the 'bad guy' when all I have been was a victim of your childish pranks.."
::Smirking she then set her feet down as she checked her handiwork and rose smiling before moving from the bench to a full length mirror where she looked over herself in her small black leather top, with matching pair of wrestling trunks and a knee high fishnet stockings with thigh high boots to go with it. She then whistled at the reflection before grabbing her CD belt and stepping out into the corridor where she came across a poster of Destiny with Bella and Allanah and the United Title resting on her shoulders. Heather laughed at it, shaking her head at the poster.::
~Heather Haze~
"Wow, such a cool poster with both you sell-out clowns on it. If only this match would've happened in March than dragging this on for three months. See, when I 'lost' to Allanah that day it all came clear to me as daylight. It all dawned over me that you didn't want me anywhere near you or Allanah or even messing up your precious little match that you both been saving for at Destiny. After all, Destiny isn't just a cute little tag line for the pay-per-view. This right here is the biggest event of our lives where we work our asses off in hopes of getting ourselves a top spot on the card. It was exactly this time last year we both made our debuts at this particular pay-per-view where I recall you dashing straight into the ring like a freight train and cracking open Levi's skull with a steel chair that send shockwave throughout the entire wrestling world. Whereas I was on the bottom of the card, more precisely saved for some lame web show event, to get subscribers for the network. While you certainly made your presence felt, I was a relatively unknown tryin to work my way slowly up the ranks. And work my way up I did because I was determined and hungry to make something out of myself. I mean surely it worked out in your favour being the second generation star with your mother having significant pull backstage. While the road for me wasn't really an easy one just like it isn't easy for me now as I always feel the need to prove my worth in this company."
::Heather once again smacked the gum between her lips before removing the gum from her mouth and sticking it on Allanah's face.::
~Heather Haze~
"You know something, Bells? I have a confession to make. I may have gotten a bit ahead of myself, thinking perhaps if had I beaten Allanah that I would demand for an opportunity at the United Title at Destiny. It was selfish of me to think that I would insert myself in this match and rob you away of your spot. It was selfish of me to EVEN think that just maybe I'd have a shot at being a double champion when clearly this was all staged for the both of you to make up for that fiasco at Demon's Run thanks in part to your backstage meltdown. But for the most part I have came to peace with myself and I came to acceptance that from here on out I was gonna be true to myself and stay in my own lane with me just being the kickass CD champion that I already am, and making this championship the most prestigious and exciting belt in all of PWS APEX ."
::Heather adjusted the belt on her shoulder as she approached the camera, with small purposeful steps before she stopped and adjusted herself again, even grabbing under her bra and pulling up to give that cleavage a little bounce for the boys at home.::
~Heather Haze~
See I'm not bitter anymore. I can't be all that miserable and angry, huffing and puffing my chest, and coming up with all these cute little insults for you, and promising all these dastardly ways to really hurt you and cause bodily harm towards you... because what's the point to all of it? I mean sure we're gonna have a great competitive match out there as we one- up each other and beat each other up senseless. But then what? You go onto have your lil match with Allanah at Destiny while your mom has to fish out some poor unwilling soul to take a crack at my CD belt. And that pretty much would be the end of our storied rivalry. So yes I am looking forward to this once in a lifetime match cause I've never denied you of your in-ring talents. From what I've seen you are good in that ring because obviously you do have talents to back it up all the way. And on the bright side you'd thankfully be spared from me using all my set of wonderful toys to rearrange your face, and mangle up your body. But the least I get to do is put on yet another stellar performance that is always expected of me as the true MVP talent of this company that I am. Because when you're great like me... you don't stop at mediocrity, and you don't stop pushing and you Elizabeth Bella Madison will be going to get a first-hand lesson on just what it means to be great, and you're going to get it from the best that APEX Wrestling has EVER seen.
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Ciao Bella.
::And with that Heather walked away blowing a kiss at the camera before it faded to black.::