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Tough Pill to Swallow
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Topic Started: Jun 2 2012, 09:51 AM (85 Views)
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The Sensational One
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Jun 2 2012, 09:51 AM
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Executor of Razzle and Dazzle
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Part One: One Sided Conversation
Romeo Stylez is standing in a hospital hallway with his hands in his pockets and his eyes staring at a wooden door. On the other side of that door lays his friend Johnny Bloomers. Romeo had talked to him earlier in the day to schedule an interview at the O2 Arena. The time was set by Romeo himself, and still he showed up late. While Johnny was waiting for Romeo to arrive he was violently assaulted by one of Romeo's opponents at The London Brawl. Romeo couldn't understand why James Stall attacked Johnny. He already had his shot at the North American Championship, what other motive could he need. Still it didn't matter, because deep down Romeo knows whose to blame. All he had to do was show up on time and none of this would have happened. James Stall wouldn't dare lay a hand on Johnny if Romeo were there.
But he wasn't. Romeo wasn't even in the building when it happened, and now he's stuck outside a hospital room door trying to gain the strength to open it. Romeo moves his hand towards the door handle but then stops. He looks down at his hand, and pulls it closer to his face. He brings the other hand up and looks them over front to back. There's nothing on his hands, but still Romeo keeps looking them over with a horrified expression on his face. All he can see is red. Inside his own mind, the blood of Johnny Bloomers is on his hands. Romeo can't take the sight of it any more and he closes his eyes. He takes in a deep breath, and without opening his eyes he grabs for the door handle. He exhales as he opens the door, and takes his first step in.
Romeo opens his eyes and looks at his friend on the hospital bed. Johnny is sleeping in a hospital gown, with an IV in his arm and a bag of fluids being pumped into him. His face is badly swollen, his nose may be broken. Both of Johnny's eyes are so swollen that even had he been awake it's unlikely he'd be able to see. Romeo manages to drag his feet closer to his fallen comrad, before he grabs a nearby chair and pulls it to the side of the bed. He takes a seat and looks over at the damage, soaking it all in. This was supposed to be a message from James Stall. James wanted to make something perfectly clear to Romeo when he attacked Johnny, but Romeo doesn't understand any of it.
Whatever message Stall was trying to deliver didn't matter now anyway. All that mattered now was Romeo being there for his friend. Romeo grabs a hold of Johnny's hand, and holds on to it as if it might disappear if he let go. Romeo closes his eyes and lowers his head, overwhelmed by the entire situation. He takes in a couple deep breaths, trying to compose himself the best he can. After a minute or two he finally lifts his head back up, opens his eyes, and talks to his sleeping buddy.
Romeo "Hey buddy. Sorry I'm late man, traffic was a bitch."
Romeo looks on at Johnny like he actually expected some kind of response. But the silence forces Romeo to accept the harsh reality. Nothing he can say is going to make this better, and Johnny isn't going to just wake up and laugh this off.
Romeo "I should have been there for you Johnny. I-"
Romeo is cut off short by the sound of something vibrating. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his phone. He looks at the screen and notices and incoming call: Nikki Blaine. Romeo's thumb instinctively moves towards the accept button, but then he pauses. He continues to stare at the screen, his bottom lip begins to quiver, then he presses the ignore button. He quietly places the phone back in his pocket, and puts his attention back to Johnny.
Romeo "I don't know what to do Johnny. I feel like you're the only one I've got left right now. This whole situation got real messed up man and I can't handle it all on my own."
Again Romeo lowers his head and chooses to look away from his battered friend.
Romeo "I'm not ready to talk to Nikki yet. I mean what am I gonna tell her Johnny? She knows how I feel about her, and she knows that I know how she feels about me. She doesn't love me Johnny, and nothing I can do will change that. How am I supposed to deal with that Johnny? How do I make things go back to the way they used to be?"
Suddenly without warning Romeo whips his head up, and he looks at Johnny, this time with anger in his eyes.
Romeo "DAMMIT JOHNNY SAY SOMETHING!"
But ofcourse Johnny doesn't respond. He lays there recovering from the assault that was meant for Romeo. Romeo sinks into his chair, and one last time he lowers his head and stares down at the floor. This time we can see a few tears falling from his face.
Romeo "I can't do this on my own..."
And with that last sentence, the camera begins to fade with Romeo sitting by Johnny's side.
Part Two: You Can't Outrun Guilt
Romeo is walking down an empty and quiet hallway. He can't seem to remember where he is or how he got there. Something about this entire scene seems strange. On both his left and right are a series of doors, and the hallway itself doesn't appear to end. Romeo begins walking down the hallway, not sure what else he's suppose to do. He doesn't seem to be getting any closer to the end of this hallway, so he stops and looks at one of the doors to his right. He scratches his head, then knocks on the door. There is no response, so he knocks again. This time the door handle turns, and the door opens up just enough for a light to be seen from inside. Romeo's curiosity gets the better of him as he grabs the handle and opens the door the rest of the way. The light is bright and temporarily blinds Romeo Styles, but what he sees next sends a cold chill up his spine.
Standing in front of Romeo Stylez is Johnny Bloomers. Behind Bloomers is nothing but light, and Johnny is just as beat up as he was in the hospital. Romeo starts shaking as Johnny begins to speak.
Johnny "How could you Ro-Ro?"
Romeo begins to shake his head back and forth. This couldn't be real, this had to be some bad dream. But he can't seem to wake up.
Johnny "I trusted you Romeo. You were suppose to be there, you were supposed to protect me."
Romeo "I didn't mean for you to get hurt Johnny you have to believe me!"
Johnny "LIES! LOOK AT ME ROMEO! LOOK AT MY FACE!"
Romeo looks at Johnny, as blood begins to pour from Johnny's face. The wounds seem to be getting worse, as Romeo continues to yell at Romeo.
Johnny "I SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THIS ROMEO! THIS WAS MEANT FOR YOU! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE LAID UP IN A HOSPITAL BED RIGHT NOW! YOU LET ME TAKE THIS BEATING FOR YOU ROMEO! YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN THAT LIAR OUTKAST!"
Romeo shakes his head again, not willing to accept Johnny's accusation.
Romeo "No! I'm nothing like Outkast! I wasn't there Johnny, there was nothing I could have done! I would never ask you to take a bullet for me Johnny you know this!"
Romeo is hoping Johnny will see reason, but it looks like Johnny has made his mind up. It isn't James Stall's fault, everything that's happened rests solely on the shoulders of Romeo Stylez. Johnny reaches his arms out like some sort of zombie trying to grab a hold of Romeo, but Romeo quickly slams the door shut on his friend. Romeo begins to step backwards trying to distance himself from the door that Johnny hides behind, but then the door behind him opens up. Light comes pouring out and Romeo turns around to see a bloody and beaten Isabel Marie.
Isabel "Romeo why did you let him do it. You could have prevented all of this Romeo. You could have protected us all, you could have put an end to James Stall."
Romeo shakes his head no and screams as loud as he can.
Romeo "NO! IT'S NOT TRUE! IT'S NOT TRUE!"
The door Johnny was behind opens back up and Johnny takes a step towards Romeo. Johnny and Isabel walk towards Romeo like a couple of zombies looking for revenge. Romeo screams and begins running down the hall. All the doors on the left and right begin to open one after another. With each door that opens is another victim that was hurt by James Stall. A random stage hand and a camera man. Even a member of security comes out from one of the doors. Before he knows it an entire swarm of Stall's victims is chasing after Romeo. Romeo keeps running hoping he'll eventually escape, and off in the distance he sees a light. He keeps running as fast as he can until he finds two large doors with an EXIT sign above them. He opens the doors and once again light comes pouring out blinding him. When Romeo opens his eyes he sees the last thing he wanted to see. Nikki Blaine is standing in between him and the exit, and blood is gushing from her forehead.
Nikki "I thought you loved me Romeo?"
The swarm of victims is catching up behind Romeo, but all he can do is fall to his knees. It seems like he's finally met his match, and seeing Nikki Blaine is too much for him to handle.
Nikki "You let him hurt me Romeo. You were too weak to protect me. Too weak to do what needed to be done."
Tears begin to pour down Romeo's face as he shakes his head no, hoping Nikki will stop. But she doesn't stop, she continues to blame him for everything that happened.
Nikki "How could I ever love a parasite like you? You just leech off of those more talented than you, and when things get tough you go and hide in the shadows like a coward! You let me down Romeo, you let all of us down. We all used to believe in you, we trusted you Romeo."
Romeo "I'm sorry."
Two words is all Romeo is able to get out, and Nikki looks down at him with disgust.
Nikki "You aren't sorry Romeo. But you will be. You will pay for your crimes Romeo, you will pay with your life!"
Romeo looks behind him and notices the mob of victims behind him. Nikki also begins to walk closer to Romeo, and it looks like he'll be mauled to death sooner than later. Romeo doesn't even fight it, in his heart he knows he deserves what's going to happen next. Romeo just closes his eyes, everything goes dark, and he lets out one last cry.
Romeo "I'm sorry."
Romeo opens his eyes, and everyone is gone. He looks around and realizes he's inside of a hospital room. Johnny is still sleeping on the hospital bed, and it looks like Romeo had fallen asleep on the chair. Romeo gets up from his seat, still crying from the nightmare that just happened. He looks over at Johnny and clenches his fist.
Romeo "I'll make things right Johnny. I'll punish Stall for what he's done."
Romeo turns his back on Johnny and stands there looking at the exit.
Romeo "I'll make him pay Johnny, or I'll go die trying."
Romeo nods to himself, then walks out of the door. The camera goes back to Johnny who is still asleep laying on the hospital bed. The camera begins to fade, and the screen goes black.
Part Three: The Shoot (This Means Something)
Just like before, this scene opens up with Romeo Stylez sitting on a wooden rocking chair on the back porch of his hotel room. Romeo Stylez is wearing a hospital gown, similar to the one Johnny Bloomers was wearing. He's rocking back and forth and the camera has the REC icon in the bottom right hand of the screen. Alot has happened since Romeo last made a video concerning his opponents. Outkast had taken a trip to California to check up on Nikki Blaine, while James Stall went on a rampage in England putting Johnny Bloomers in the hospital. Romeo Stylez looks at the camera lens and tugs on the gown he's wearing.
Romeo "I never did like wearing hospital gowns. I never really took time to think of why, but now that I do it doesn't make much sense. I mean they're light and soft, and they cover all the bare essentials while still giving you that feeling of freedom. I can feel the breeze on my body and It's more comfortable than jeans and a t-shirt, but there's still this desire to not wear it. I think it's more psychological than anything else. The mind associates the gown with the helplessness a patient in a hospital is. Right now there's a man laid up in a hospital bed wearing a gown just like this. He's physically unable to do his job, or hang out with his friends. Maybe that's why I can't get comfortable dressed like this. Still as uncomfortable as I am, I'll wear this gown to remind myself of what Johnny is going through. And everything Johnny is going through is because of James Stall."
Romeo turns his neck sideways and pops his neck. He scratches his head angrily as he tries to figure out why James Stall beat up Johnny. What kind of message was this suppose to send to him?
Romeo "You had everything you wanted James. You said you hit Nikki in the skull with that hammer to get a shot at my title. If that was your trap I fell for it hook, line, and sinker. So why did ya have to go and take out Johnny too? What the hell message are you trying to send to me James!? Are you trying to tell me the only way the people I care about are safe is if I break your neck? I don't know what else you could be trying to say to me James! What good can possibly come for you by assaulting Johnny Bloomers? The only thing you're doing by beating up Johnny is..."
Romeo stops in mid sentence as if some light bulb just turned on inside his head. He shakes his head back and forth and laughs, like every secret to the universe had suddenly been answered inside his head. His laugh then turns into a sigh, as he tries to explain what why he believes James Stall hurt his Johnny Bloomers.
Romeo "Is that it James? Are you just trying to push me to be more like you? Granted back when you won the North American Championship I actually wanted to be like you. You were the tough resilient champion and you had the best girl on the planet by your side. Hell what guy didn't wanna be you back then. But since then you've reminded us all of who you really are, and since then I've taken upon myself to relieve you of your North American Championship. Stall ya lost your belt, ya lost the fans, and ya lost your girl."
Romeo stops speaking for a minute. He feels like he's trailed off topic and somehow drifted into nothing more than petty insults about his opponent. He smiles and nods as he remembers what he was trying to say before he got side tracked.
Romeo "Right now though, nobody in this lockeroom wants to be James Stall. I wanted to break you in half last time I defended my title against you Stall but it turns out I'm just not that kind of guy. But you are trying your best to change that. You assaulted Nikki Blaine, and then you went and assaulted Johnny Bloomers. Ya had the title match and your spot in The London Bawl but when you looked over at me you saw that I was still the better man. So you go and you hurt another person whose close to me, you keep pushing me closer and closer to the edge. I get it now James, your hoping that if you keep pushing hard enough I'll eventually go over that edge and be like you. Your goal is to turn me into an animal like you."
Romeo pauses once again, he goes to scratch his head but hand hand balls up into a fist. His teeth start to grind against one another and finally he slams his first into his thigh and puts his attention back on the camera.
Romeo "Truth is James I'm getting real close to that edge. I'm teetering on the edge of sanity James and let me warn you that once I fall off there's no going back. So keep pushing James but I promise if you keep pushing me James then me taking this title away from you at Bloodlust is going to be the least of your problems."
Romeo stands up from the wooden rocking chair and begins to lift up his hospital gown. He pulls the gown off over his head and it looks like he's been wearing his wrestling trunks underneath them the whole time. He even has the North American Championship strapped around his waist. Romeo balls the gown up into a ball and tosses it on the chair behind him. He looks back up at the camera and says with a smirk.
Romeo "Now I know talking about anybody other than Stall can trigger another physical outburst from the Ayatollah of Aggression, but there's another opponent in my match I need to talk about."
The man Romeo is talking about is former world champion and fellow super friend Outkast. Though it's been a while since Romeo actually considered Outkast one of his friends.
Romeo "James Stall cracked Nikki's skull and put Johnny in the hospital. Clear to say between you two he's done alot more to get my attention but that doesn't mean you haven't gotten on my wrong side to Kast. You seem to believe you know what's going on inside my head, like you've been in my shoes and knows exactly how I'm handling this problem. Truth is Outkast you don't have a freaking clue about the kind of man I am, and you sure as hell don't know what's going on inside of my head."
Romeo grabs his NA Championship belt and takes it off his waist. He doesn't bring it up high to show, he just let's it hang from his fist.
Romeo "You seem to have me thrown in the same picture as James Stall. Like I'm just some sleazeball trying to weasel my way into Nikki's heart. I can't tell if it's just because you and I are so different or if your ego is so huge you can't help but believe everyone reacts to situations the same way you do. Still I thought you had the facts, I figure you were the first person Nikki talked to when she found out how I feel."
Romeo sits back down in the wooden chair behind him. and lays his championship belt on his lap.
Romeo "But the way you talk you make it sound like I had a bunch of scented candles lit with rose petals on the floor and a box of chocolates. I didn't set up the mood and try to lure Nikki away from you, James, or anybody else for that matter. Truth is Nikki finding out how I really felt was just an accident, and if I could I'd go back and change that night because everything has gone to hell since then."
Romeo stares down at his belt and gets lost for a moment. Not lost in the belt itself, but his reflection in it. After a few seconds he snaps back into reality, and looks back up at the camera.
Romeo "But with how you act surely I didn't stop once she knew. Clearly I put on the charm and tried to trick her into my arms. I must have been calling her over and over, sending text after text letting her know I'd always be here for her. Sorry to burst your bubble Kast, but truth is I hardly talked to her once she found out. Hell how could I?"
Romeo's expression changes from sarcastic and annoyed to sad and maybe even a bit of guilt. In his mind he relives the moment when Nikki got hit by James Stall. He thought it was a mistake back then, but now that he knows James hit Nikki to get under Romeo's skin, he felt even guiltier than ever. Romeo shakes his head and forces himself back to the situation at hand.
Romeo "So since then Nikki got hurt. Since I'm only looking out for what I want I'm sure I was the first guy to visit her in the hospital. I probably set up a couple dozen roses for her before she even woke up. I mean if I thought I had any chance at all to make her love me surely that's what I'd have done right?"
At this point Romeo doesn't even go on to explain that he hasn't visited Nikki. By this point Outkast has to know where Romeo is going with this.
Romeo "It's funny hearing a guy act like I'm the one who has lost his self control. Like out of the three of us I'm the one whose just giving into sudden impulses and urges. Last I checked it wasn't Romeo Stylez making the moves on Nikki Blaine. I don't remember taking a flight to California to go visit Nikki while she's hurt and emotionally vulnerable. God I know I'd remember if I had a moment where I had Nikki laying on my lap, stroking her hair through my hands."
Romeo's stare into the camera turns into a judgmental glare. He may not have said it yet, but the words "FUCK YOU OUTKAST" can be seen in his eyes.
Romeo "There's nothing more in the world I'd love more than to be able to hold Nikki in my arms and know that she feels the same way about me that I do about her. But she doesn't love me, and she doesn't need me. I seem to be the only guy in this match who knows that. Since she found out how I feel I haven't done one thing to make her feel pressured to be with me. I'm not gonna bring Nikki Blaine down any farther than I already have. I'd rather live a long and lonely life and never see her again then to live knowing I'm hurting her."
Romeo looks away from the camera for a minute, and his eyes begin to water as he thinks about what his life would be like without Nikki Blaine. But then he brings his attention back to the match, and back onto something Outkast said. Romeo Stylez begins laughing, a complete emotional turn around compared to how he looked just seconds ago.
Romeo "Oh and Outkast bro I may be young and naive but how dumb do you think I am? That whole teaming up to take out Stall thing was one of the funniest things I've ever heard. I mean come on do you really think I can trust you in this match? A part of me was expecting Stall to try to manipulate me into teaming up. If you hadn't noticed I've actually beaten Stall all by myself. I'm not some helpless rookie who needs your help to take out James and I'm sure as hell not green enough to turn my back on you so you can stab me in it! I'm gonna step into that ring and I'm gonna handle business on my own. I'm not relying on anyone's toughness or abilities but my own. But you did bring up a good point buddy."
Somehow the word "Buddy" came out sounding alot more like "asshole" but Romeo shifts his attention from Outkast to a third party in his title match. Not Romeo himself, but the man calling the shots, Jimmy Helmsley.
Romeo "Jimmy I wasn't exactly thrilled to hear you are the guy in charge of this match. You know about as much about refereeing as I do about brain surgery, and your set of morals ain't exactly spotless. Still I'm going to try and give you the benefit of a doubt, and trust you to call everything right down the middle. I'm going to believe that you wouldn't reward Outkast or James Stall after what they've done to Nikki. More importantly I'm going to believe that you care about your career a whole lot more than you care about James Stall's or Outkast's."
Romeo lets out an evil laugh, and a wicked smile.
Romeo "Because interfering in this match can only have negative consequences on your own career Jimmy. I'm hoping to go into The London Bawl with a clean soul and a pure conscience. The plan is to take all out all my anger and frustration on Outkast and James. Just keep laying into them until all the hurt in my heart is gone. All you gotta do is stand back and watch as I unload all of my problems on Stall and Outkast. If you can do that Jimmy then I'll head into The London Brawl with the intent to win. The desire to prove to the world I'm one of the greatest guys in this business. But if you screw things up, and I can't end that Three Way Dance the way I need to..."
Romeo shakes his head and waves his index finger back and forth.
Romeo "If I step into The London Brawl with that hate still in my heart, then I'm gonna hold onto to it Jimmy. I'm going to hold on to it and last long enough to get my hands on you. And then when I get my hands on you, you me and all that hate is gonna go tumbling over the top rope and out of the ring. So me a favor, but more importantly do yourself a favor."
Romeo gets back up from the chair, and starts to walk over towards the camera.
Romeo "Don't screw this up Jimmy."
Romeo lifts The Camera up and points it up at his face.
Romeo "And one more thing Jimmy."
Romeo smiles.
Romeo "Razzle Dazzle"
Romeo presses the end button, and the screen goes black.
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