”THE HOSTAGE”]
Adam
Adam grabs hold of Michael, putting him in a side headlock. His brother elbows him in the gut twice before trying to escape. Adam winces but keeps steady and tightens his grip even more. Michael manages to slip his left arm around Adam’s waist and before he can do anything else, Adam punches him in the nose
MICHAEL BANZ
What the fuck?! Adam?!
A huge grin spreads across Adam’s face.
ADAM BANZ
‘Sup, bro?
MICHAEL BANZ
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!
ADAM BANZ
Calm down, man.
He starts to laugh. His brother is always so serious and rarely freaks out like this. But Michael’s facial expression clearly shows how angry he is right now. He certainly isn’t amused.
MICHAEL BANZ
I’LL FUCKING TEAR YOU APART PIECE BY PIECE WITH MY BARE HANDS AND FEED—
Adam raises his hands in surrender.
ADAM BANZ
Whoa hey okay! I’ll let you go. Man…
He cuts off the rope that binds Michael’s hands and removes the gag from his neck.
ADAM BANZ
There. You good?
Michael looks down on his hands as he massages his wrists. Then he slowly looks up with a murderous glint in his eyes.
ADAM BANZ
Chill, Mikey. It was just a joke.
He pulls out a chair and sits opposite his brother.
ADAM BANZ
Okay, okay. I get it. Not funny.
He resists from smiling but the temptation to laugh at seeing Michael’s reaction is growing. He clears his throat. Michael glares at him and glances the room.
MICHAEL BANZ
Alright so… What’s this about then?
ADAM BANZ
I’ve got a plan.
There’s a wicked gleam in the younger Banz’s eyes as he smirks. Michael looks back at him suspiciously.
MICHAEL BANZ
About what?
ADAM BANZ
About me.
Michael rolls his eyes and scoffs. When has it not been about him? Michael folds his arms across his chest and leans back in the chair.
MICHAEL BANZ
Right.
Adam looks like he can barely contain his excitement as he leans forward.
ADAM BANZ
Look, you’ve been training other people for years now and that little stint in 2WWF was supposed to be your step into finally doing something for yourself. Let’s be honest, you quit way too quickly which is kind of a joke.
He smirks, clearly showing how he’s just teasing and doesn’t mean much by it. Michael just stares back him. He whistles under his breath.
ADAM BANZ
Ookay… Anyways so I’ve been thinking of doing things my way.
He gestures to himself with an arrogant look on his face.
ADAM BANZ
It would be more fun to wrestle for different promotions around the country and even the world and not be tied down with one company. Just me and my own terms. My rules. If they don’t like it, I go somewhere else. No big deal. It’s that simple. The industry is forever evolving and this system works.
The frown etched on Michael’s forehead grows deeper.
MICHAEL BANZ
You’ve told me this before when WEW ended your contract.
ADAM BANZ
Hey! I left WEW.
MICHAEL BANZ
Mmm…
Adam rolls his eyes dramatically. His brother can be such a dumbass sometimes. But as he continues with what he has to say, he can’t help but smile widely. He rises from his seat and paces around his brother.
ADAM BANZ
What if we form a tag team and build our own legacy this way? Wouldn’t that be fucking awesome?
Michael raises an eyebrow.
MICHAEL BANZ
Aren’t you all about the titles? How are we gonna be tag champions if we don’t stay long enough to even qualify for them?
Adam gives him a condescending smile while shaking his head.
ADAM BANZ
Oh Mikey, Mikey…
He stops walking to place a hand on Michael’s shoulder.
ADAM BANZ
Of course we’ll get to qualify. Once we do this, we’ll obviously be unstoppable and they’ll be begging for us to be on their show. We’ll be known as the most innovative tag team in the history of wrestling. We’ll be the guys who made it while making our decorated careers on their own terms. Who else can say that, Mike? Who?
Michael opens his mouth to answer but Adam gives his shoulder a small shove for emphasis on his argument point.
ADAM BANZ
Exactly!
His teeth sink over his bottom lip, excited to hear Michael’s response which he hopes to be favorable. There’s a thoughtful look on his brother’s face.
ADAM BANZ
Well, what do you think? The Banz bros back in tag team action, taking over the business! We’ll be household names, Mikey!
Michael laughs a little. They’ve worked together in tag matches before but those were so long ago when they were teenagers after only starting out in the indies. Their father had suggested then for them to go through this route in their careers. But things didn’t work out the way their father planned. Michael moved to Brazil and then Mexico to learn and coach Brazilian Jiu-jitsu while Adam went on to college and worked solo when he could. And this idea seems quite appealing.
MICHAEL BANZ
That does sound pretty cool.
ADAM BANZ
Cool? Bro, come on! It’s pure GENIUS!
Michael smiles.
MICHAEL BANZ
It would be fun to work together again. It might just work. Let’s do it.
ADAM BANZ
Fuck yeah!
MICHAEL BANZ
You know, next time when you wanna ask me for something, please don’t try to kidnap me again. Just call me up like a normal person.
An amused expression forms on his face. Adam sizes him up for a second, frowning.
ADAM BANZ
What’s the fun in that?
”THE SHOOT”
Adam walks into the frame, stopping in front of the camera with a grin. He taps the side of the lens as if waking it up.
ADAM BANZ
How’s everybody doing? Good? Bad? “Life sucks”? “I wish real life girls would sleep with me”? It’s okay. We can’t have it all.
He goes a few steps back and the camera zooms in to his face.
ADAM BANZ
You know, I’ve been looking around this place. Just checking out some faces and matches. And some of you guys do catch my attention. And no, I’m not one of those people who don’t give a fuck about other people just ‘cause I don’t know ‘em. In fact, I’m quite the opposite. I’m an observer. I look at people when they’re not looking. You see, the trick is to watch people through the mirror. You don’t look directly at them. That’s just dumb. You’ll get caught and they’ll call the cops for harassment or whatever. You don’t need all that unnecessary bullshit. So what you do is, you look at their reflections in the mirror. Maybe the glass door over there or the window or the car side view mirror. Whatever. As long as they think no one’s looking, they’ll be their true selves. And some of the things they do are actually what they claim in public that they don’t.
He smirks at the camera and lets out a sigh.
ADAM BANZ
This fatal four way match has been scheduled for the main event. While I think the reason’s obvious… (points to self) Some people had to be a douche to say that he could have been offered a “bigger challenge”. Hey guy, Darren Maddox, funny you should say that. You’ve never faced me. And maybe you’ve never faced the others, Andrew and Tim, either. But let me warn ya something. That’s your biggest mistake. You come in here and prance about, looking like the big shot that you think are? That’s all fine and dandy IF you have shit to show for. To me, a match is as big as any other. It’s how you look at it. If you think you’re this top star from a shit place like WXW, which by the way I’m not impressed with when I google searched it, then you can show me. I’ll see the rest of you guys in the ring. Twitter talk is cheap. Just so you know.
He walks off set, laughing.
OOC: I hope I'm not late
Clearly the opening para in the first part sorta doesn't make sense LOL Been real busy lately. Sorry!
