The camera comes closer and we see that Ally is already sweating from a strenuous warm up Logan has already put her through and she adjusts what looks like Logans trademark sweat band and he continues to give her instructions, the camera now close enough to hear their voices.
(Logan): Right I’ve taught ye about as much holds and grappling moves as I’m gonnae be able tae do in such a small amount of time. And yer getting pretty good at it am really proud of ye… So today I wanna see how hard ye can punch.
He lifts his mitts up and Ally bites her lips nervously.
(Logan): Now dinnae worry about any sort of sequence or combinations right now, just hit the pads as hard as ye can in whatever order ye want…… When yer ready.
Ally rolls her shoulders as to loosed them then she throws a couple of limp right handed jabs into one of the pads, she half bats. Half hooks with her left hand on another and decided to switch back to her right hand but soon Logan puts his mitts down and Ally looks at him apologetically.
(Ally): Sorry that wasn’t very good. I don’t really know how to punch, it’s not something I’ve ever had to do…
(Logan): It’s okay, that’s why am here ‘cause I can help ye… Firstly, ye have tae mean it a bit more, there’s got tae be a bit of aggression behind it.
(Ally): But I don’t know how…
Logan thinks for a moment, then claps his mitted hands together, then he points with his left at his right hand which he holds up for Ally to strike.
(Logan): Right, I want ye tae imagine Talons face right here okay?
(Ally): Okay…
(Logan): Right now imagine how you felt when he betrayed you and the suffering he put ye through….
Ally takes a deep breathe and nods.
(Logan): Okay…. Now imagine he’s right here in front of you and he’s all like “You have truly let me down Alexandria, I am disgusted with you for fornicating with that sexy Scottish man! You have brought shame upon our family!”
Ally goes to punch but just hunches over laughing at Logans ridiculous impression of Talon and he soon joins in.
(Logan): Okay, Okay, sorry … let’s do it properly this time.
He lifts the pad up again.
(Logan): Now remember the hurt ye felt… ye cannae cry, ye cannae show him that weakness… But let those emotions consume ye, let it burn in yer belly. Now use it!
Suddenly Ally erupts forward, throwing punches as hard as she can into the padded mitts, Logan stands firm as Ally adjusts her footing and continues to swing violently connecting with a couple of very good shots but a lot of misplaced ones. Logan retreats back and lowers his hands and Ally stops breathing heavily and Logan takes one of the mitts off and puts his arm around her hugging her close.
(Logan): That’s good, much better. Get a drink of water… You okay?
She nods again smiling.
(Logan): Good. Now I want ye tae try using that aggression, but in a more controlled way…. You tired yerself out there, which was fine because that exercise was just about finding that fire. Yer gonnae have tae find that mean streak at Fatality.
(Ally): But it’s Vanessa I’m against, not Talon. I don’t want to hurt Vanessa, she’s always been lovely to me…and to you.
Logan nods in agreement but he sits down in the ring and he pats the mat for Ally to join him and she does.
(Logan): I know that Ally but you cannae think like that in the ring. I get on with Heinrich and Hans but ye dinnae see me going easy on them in the ring, and I wouldn’t expect it from them….
(Ally): I know, but surely you can just teach me how to out wrestle her, so I can pin her without being so… violent.
Logan sighs and smiles at Allys good nature.
(Logan): I’d love to but realistically, she has much more wrestling experience than you do, and that sort of thing comes with experience. We have tae do the best we can wi the time we have…. Now am gonnae tell ye something that I dinnae really like tae admit.. But it’s true…….. I’m not a very technically advanced wrestler. If ye put me in a match against someone like Ronnie McNeil, Hans von Richtoven and Talon Wilkinson, I’m never gonnae be able tae beat those guys in a grappling or submission match.
Ally looks confused, thinking Logans just being hard on himself.
(Logan): So I have tae make up for it in different ways. One is my ability tae improvise and think on my feet and do the unexpected but unfortunately …ye cannae teach that. Eddies about the only other guy in HWA that has really mastered it…. The other way I make up for it is by being one of the hardest hitters in the company.
He clears his throat to explain further, Ally listens, mesmerized as it’s the first time Logan has talked wrestling with her in such great detail, and seeing his passion for it makes her want to win the match so much more.
(Logan): Ye see… I hit harder than any of those guys… except maybe Senester.. But that is why I can take the guys with better technical ability all the way. They might be able to counter my holds, or land more suplexes but when I get them in a fist fight I wear them down so much. There’s only so many times ye can take a knee to the ribs, or a punch to the jaw before it takes its toll on you. But I know I can land a blow that will break bones, if I need to.
(Ally): Why don’t you do it then?
(Logan): It’s bad professionalism really. I mean if I got in the ring with someone like Senester, where it’s literally a fight for yer life I wouldnae hold back, but I dinnae want tae injure someone unless I have tae…. I cannae stand that wee rat Maniac and I know I could leave him with half his jaw hanging off with one punch, but I never got intae wrestling tae end peoples careers.
Ally smiles again as she starts to understand Logans tactics a bit clearer, but he goes on to summarize.
(Logan): So although Vanessa isnae the toughest female wrestler out there, she has a lot more ring experience than you… But I’ll bet she cannae punch for shit. And by the end of the day you’ll be ready tae punch holes in walls.
Logan bounces up to his feet and extends his hands down, Ally takes them and he pulls her to her feet.
(Logan): Okay now I want ye tae try something a bit different… I want one right then one left but when ye punch I want ye tae aim maybe an inch or two past the mitt….
Ally looks at him confused, not quite following.
(Logan): Like, I want ye tae follow through. For example if ye want tae steal a car and ye have tae put yer fist through the window, Arnie style, ye dinnae aim yer punch and stop as soon as ye hit the glass… ye punch through the glass….
(Ally): Wouldn’t that set the alarm off?…
Logan looks at her, a bit stuck for words…
(Logan): Well aye … But…. Yer no’ punching a car window, yer punching someone’s face… it’s the same thing… punch through their face…
(Ally):…. You are shit at explaining things…. But I know what you mean.
(Logan): Good. Slowly at first, make sure you land yer punches then ye can speed up, which will improve yer accuracy… Remember… Arnie, stealing a car…
She laughs at him and shakes her head as he lifts his mitts up again and Ally starts to jab one with her right then her left. She repeats it, now he punches packing more power, knocking Logans hands back when they land instead of him easily absorbing the blows.
(Logan): Okay good now, speed it up a bit…. *Singing* It’s the eye of the tiger, meh mehmeh..meh.. Fight!
Ally lays in more, starting break more of a sweat and trying her best not to be put off by Logan continuing to sing “Eye of the Tiger” in falsetto, forgetting most of the words. She keeps going now and eventually Logan can’t keep up the singing and the heavy breathing, clearly getting a bit of a work out himself. Ally keeps on landing the punches though for a good 5-10 minutes until she almost collapses into Logans arms.
(Logan): Wow! There ye go, take a breather and we’ll work on something else in a bit.
She nods, no words coming out as she takes a drink of water and Logan starts to un tape her hands.
(Logan): How are yer hands feeling? We want some ice for them?
Ally shrugs and shakes her head.
(Logan): If yer sure. Boxing gloves would have been less painful for ye, but this’ll toughen ye up a bit too. Oh aye one last bit of bad news…
Ally frowns and removes her water bottle.
(Logan): I’m sleeping on the couch tonight…
She looks confused, Logan enjoying teasing her but is also being serious.
(Logan): Ye need a good sleep tonight. Tomorrows a big day for ye… Plus we don’t want tae risk any …injuries.
Ally scoffs.
(Ally): Don’t be stupid! We can still have sex..
Logan shakes his head.
(Ally): …But… It burns calories?
(Logan): Ally, ye are in amazing shape, we dinnae need tae worry about that side of things…
There is a pause and Ally nods eventually, a grin on her face.
(Ally): Okay, if I don’t get sex the night before a match, then from now on, neither do you…
Logan purses his lips together, not so sure anymore.
(Logan):.... Hmmm… Okay, we’ll review the sex situation later. I want tae teach ye the MIA by time we finish tonight so we better get to work.
They both spring back up to their feet and Logan holds his mitts up explaining how to execute an effective elbow strike as the scene fades to black.
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