…The Scene comes back to life 5 mins later as Talon walks back to his office in the Ice Box, on his way through the hallway he passes a few of the students who attend and train at the Ice Box. He nods as they greet him and continues to walk. The camera proceeds to follow him into his office upstairs.
He sits down and hits the power button on the remote causing the large 70” flat screen TV on his office wall to flicker to life…
(TV Audio) Carlos Espinosa, “We’re back on HWA Now, thank you for joining us, now our next segment is brought to you in part by Travelers insurance. Now, the HWA fans have all seen the video a thousand times, the horrific, shocking footage of Talon Wilkinson’s brutal attack on his younger sister Ally a few short weeks ago at the Road to Ruin. This past week, HWA cameras caught up with Ally Wilkinson and saw not only her interactions with boyfriend Logan Neilson, but also her reaching out to NWO Bad boy and HWA All Star Champion, Eddie Phoenix in an effort to repair the fractured relationship between her and her brother… Let’s take a quick look now at those moments…”
(The entire video package of Ally talking with Eddie Phoenix plays on the HWA Now program…)
Ally, “you saw what he did to me, My big brother, despite everything he says of who I am , he will always be my big brother, the man I looked up to my whole life, the man I change my life for. I have no family more important to me then he is, and now he wants no part of me, at the most important part of my life”
Eddie, “Ally, he begged you not to get into this business, and I know he didn't make it easy by being a wrestler himself, But if you really cared for him you needed to stay away...(SHAKES HIS HEAD WIPES HIS MOUTH AND LOOKS OFF TO THE LEFT) Not only did you not listen but then you hooked up with a wrestler, got pregnant by a wrestler and all along it was Talon's Enemy. That doesn't sound like something a loving sister would do..so this either makes you Real F*ckin stupid or Real F*ckin Dumb...which one?”
Ally, “I just want my brother back, I don't care what he did to me, damn it it's my life. I'll deal with it the way I must, but I want my brother back! I want to know if I really am adopted then who is my real Family… I just need to know…”
(The video continues to play as the camera cuts back to Talon and his reaction to the video)
Talon sits behind his desk, his left hand raised up to his chin, his fingers cupping his jaw and his index finger arcing up over his mouth and resting on the opposite side of his nose. His eyes are focused on the screen as he intently listens to his estranged sister cry and pour her heart out for the world to hear… his eyes grow wide as he hears her say “I don’t care what he did to me…” “…I just want my brother back.” He slowly looks away, holding in whatever emotions he feels stirring inside of himself as he closes his eyes for a moment and bites the inside of his lip as he thinks. He drops his hand from his chin down to the desk, bringing it down with a little force, causing a loud thud against the dark cherry wood. He takes a deep breath and lets out a slight sigh as he watches the next piece of video almost reluctantly…
(Ally): Well, I really miss Talon. He’s my brother and I just needed him to see that, I needed to get it across to him but obviously I can’t go see him.
Logans eyes narrow slightly.
(Logan): Uh-huh?
(Ally): Well… I thought of who I could speak to, who might be able to speak some sense into him… and… well.
Her lips start to quiver but she holds back the tears. Logan tries to look annoyed but already knows he isn’t going to like what he’s about to hear.
(Ally): So…. I arranged to meet up with the only person I know he listens to……
(Logan): …. Eddie?
She looks at him as her eyes fill up again but he remains calm.
(Ally): Yeah…. But he wouldn’t help me…. He told me how Talon hates me, and never wants to see me. How he wants to kill you… and-
(Logan): What did ye expect?
(Ally): What?
(Logan): What did ye expect?… It’s f*cking Eddie. He doesn’t give a shit about anyone but himself… Don’t Cry!
She jumps, slightly startled, as Logan raised his voice but she stops crying.
(Ally): You promised not to get mad!
(Logan): Oh for f*ck sake Ally wake up!
Talon looks on again seeming to fight off a strong wave of emotions, the emotions he’s blocked out for weeks. The emotions he thought had died when he adopted his new approach to things. The emotions he used as fuel when he helped found the New World Order in the HWA… He swallows hard as he continues to listen to an emotional Ally…
(Ally): I just didn’t know what else to do! Logan, I miss my big brother, he’s been there my whole life and now I’m having a baby, it’s just not right that he isn’t here now!
Suddenly, a quick knock comes at the office door as Talon quickly pauses the DVR and takes a deep breath.
Right then, Eddie Phoenix walks through the door and plops down on the couch in the office… He doesn’t notice the TV or Talon’s sate of being.
Eddie, “Yo T, Where you been bro?”
Talon runs a hand over his face as he replies while stretching his back and arms out and leaning back in his chair.
Talon, “Just got back from N.C. yesterday, you got the travel plans arranged for L.A. Yet?”
Eddie kicks his feet up on the end of the couch, dipping his hat over his face relaxing as he replies nonchalantly .
Eddie, “Hey, ever since Ring Master Ronnie says I ain’t doing the travel plans… He still gives me hell about the Van man. Yo, but get this…”
Ed lifts his hat, looking over at Talon.
Eddie, “Kaleb and Malik officially signed Dexter as their manager, so they are not going to be members of the N.W.O. We can’t have Dexter running around behind the scenes trying to do his own thing, that cool with you?”
Talon simply nods, feeling impartial on the matter… he looks over to the TV quickly, and then back to Ed.
Talon, “That’s fine with me, Kaleb and Muzik are big boys, they can take care of themselves.”
Eddie looks at Talon hard for a moment, trying to figure out why his tone and attitude are where they are at.
Eddie, “C’mon man, what’s got you in this funk? I know you don’t want the spotlight title, but…”
Talon, “Na bro, it’s not that, I actually want to get that strap just to prove a point to these idiots like Fallen and Heinrich who really think that my talents in the ring are effected by things like me not cutting a promo for them when they want it, or that when I walked out last week it was because of Logan and the Cage, they just don’t get it… They’re all the same when you boil it down. They hate guys like us because we are better. They can pipe up whenever they want to and try to cut us down with little digs and barbed words about past failure, but the past is the past… Being progressive is what its all about. What is it that MJ keeps saying, ‘it’s not what you’ve done, it’s what you’re doing’… something like that….”
Before Talon can continue, Eddie looks up to the TV and sees the freeze frame of Ally and Logan.
Eddie, “Dude! Come on man! You’re watching this sh*t? You said you were done with her. Is that why you’re trippin?”
Talon doesn’t answer the question, but simply poses his own.
Talon, “Why didn’t you tell me that you met her?”
Eddie gets a little more firm, frustrated with the thought of Ally and Logan drama.
Eddie, “I didn’t tell you because you don’t need that distraction right now… you’re on the cusp of breaking free and being the Spotlight Champ, you don’t need that little brat running around crying to you.”
Talon looks away again, visibly torn.
Eddie, “Look, T… you did this. You flipped the Killswitch on her. You told her she was adopted, and you disowned her… So I thought…”
Talon, “Why did you think? Why didn’t you just tell me she talked to you and that she…”
Eddie snaps back quickly, cutting him off.
Eddie, “That she what? That she misses you and is willing to forgive you? Come on Talon! You’re the F*cking “Reflection of Perfection” You’re the MVP of the HWA, you are a former World Heavyweight Champion, but because of Ally, because of Logan, and because of your feelings, you’re shoved down into this hole of a division! You know it and I know it, and its only because of one thing…”
Talon stares at Ed, a fire in his eye, he listens, waiting for a chance to give his say.
Eddie, “You know its all because of Daniel.”
Talon suddenly changes gears and grabs Ed by the collar, pushing him against the wall with force. Ed gets fired up, looking Talon right in the eye.
Talon, “You leave him out of this… it has nothing to…”
Eddie , “It has EVERYTHING to do with it! You know it, I know it, and Ally knows it.”
Talon, “She was innocent! I brought her here, it’s my fault!”
Eddie, “She’s a grown F*cking woman Talon, let go… she made her bed.”
Talon stares at Ed, his anger, frustration, confusion, and sorrow all rapping together into a ball of rage.
Eddie, “HIT ME! Do it! You need to do it… We aren’t going to brawl, but you need to hit me… DO IT!”
Talon clinches his fist time, a tear forming in the corner of his eye… the tear rolls down his cheek as he looks up again seeing Ally’s face on the television.
Eddie, “Let…her…go…”
Talon lets out a long deep sigh and lets go of Ed, he turns away and puts his face in his hands, leaning over onto his desk… Eddie adjusts his outfit and lets out a quiet sigh, looking at the camera and giving a “swhooo” face, a sign of relief… He walks over to Talon and goes to put a hand on his shoulder, but suddenly Talon stands upright and washes his arms across his desk, sending everything on it flying across the room. He yells in anger as he grabs the computer monitor and chucks it out of the window that overlooks the training facility below. Ed steps back as Talon slowly calms down.
Eddie, “T… it’s ok. You’ve got us… Me, Ronnie, Merlyn… we’re family, and you know that… Buff might even get there eventually… but right now, you’ve got us.”
Talon looks up at the ceiling as he closes his eyes and lets out another sigh… the climax or his rage has passed, and now he begins to wind down.
Talon, “I’m sorry Ed…”
Eddie, “Hey, that passion is what won you the World Title… and that fire is what’s going to win you the Spotlight title at the Other Side…”
Talon slowly turns, facing Eddie, he shakes his head as the two walk out of his office.
Talon, “I’ll be using that as fuel, no doubt…”
Eddie, “So what are you going to do?”
Talon, “About what?”
Eddie pauses and shrugs.
Eddie, “About Ally… what are you going to do?”
Talon, “Nothing… you’re right, she made her bed…”
Eddie smiles wide, hearing what he wanted to hear from his best friend.
Eddie, “Good… let’s get out of here, Ronnie should have our flight planned out by now, he’s at the gym, lets go meet him…”
Talon, “Why doesn’t he work out here?”
Eddie laughs and jokingly says… “He doesn’t want a computer monitor to fly out the window and hit him on the head.”
Talon smirks, shaking his head in embarrassment…
Talon, “Hey, I left my cell in the office, I’ll meet you at the train…”
Ed nods and the two shake hands.
Eddie, “Remember, UPTOWN!”
Talon lets out a loud laugh and replies, “You’re never going to let me live that one down are you?”
Eddie, “Not if I can help it… ok, see you in 10.”
Ed leaves the gym and the camera follows Talon back to the office. He looks at the mess on the floor and spots his cell. He picks it up and looks at it… He takes a deep breath and goes to call Ally. The phone rings but before anything else can happen he hangs it up, sliding it into his pocket as the scene fades.
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