w/Laurel Anne Hardy vs. Maddox Taylor & Mya Denton

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Scene 1

Off Camera

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One half of the FWA World Tag Team Champions, Allison Lorraine, primps and preens before a mirror, admiring her handy work in front of a mirror in her hotel room in London, England.  If her purpose was to dress to impress then what she has chosen will more than likely do the trick.  Twinkling beads and sequins cast icy tendrils over the illusion-yoke bodice of her enchanting chiffon gown before scattering down the skirt to leave the pleated hem bare and free-flowing. Satin ribbon defines the inset waist for Allison’s effortless feminine silhouette.

You might think that wrestling would be on the forefront of her mind, what with a world tag team championship defense coming up as she and Laurel Anne Hardy are set to defend against Mya Denton and Maddox Taylor at Darkness Within.  But then they have already beaten them twice before in tag team action, for Allison this shouldn’t be any different so long as she and Laurel continue to do what they always do, and stick to their game plan.  And besides, all work and no play makes anyone and everyone quite dull and Lorraine does not want to be accused of being dull.

She also doesn’t want the individual she is going out with tonight to think she is some plain jane.  The young tigra has been so intensely focused on her wrestling career since winning the tag team titles at the Rumble Bash that she has neglected her social life.  You can’t blame her, though.  Ever since the Rumble Bash, Allison and Laurel have been defending the gold against the likes of Maddox and Mya, Whispers War, and now Maddox and Mya yet again.  These ladies have been fighting champions in every sense of the word and that has left little time for a social life.

Many see Lorraine and see the tough, battle hardened warrior with the spirit of the tiger ready and willing to tear the hearts out of her opposition.  That much is true; that part of her is who she is to a degree.  When the bell rings at Darkness Within it will be the tiger and not the beautiful woman who Maddox and Mya will have to contend with.

Unfortunately, too much of that kind of thing and people tend to forget that Lorraine is also very elegant and beautiful.

A knocking at the door signifies the arrival of her date and Allison immediately perks up as she darts towards the door, gracefully in her strappy heels.  She extends a hand towards the door handle, turns it, and pulls it open.

“Hello Manuel…”

Allison feasts her eyes upon her date, Manuel Chavez, the brother of her former tag team partner Arcadia Chavez who also happens to be professional wrestling’s resident cannibal.  Allison, for her part, is just thankful that she is no longer associated with Arcadia and was hoping to never hear from her again.  The arrival of Manuel Chavez at an FWA arena well over a month ago at first caused her great distress.

Manuel and Arcadia’s parents died under mysterious circumstances when Arcadia was just ten.  Ever since then Manuel has taken it upon himself to protect Arcadia from all sorts of harm that may befall her.  He has also taken it upon himself to guide her in the right and wrong ways in the world as they did not have parents to do it for her.

At least, Manuel did all of this until she started dating Alexander Midas.  Now she is with Midas and Manuel is convinced his sister is in trouble.  Allison cannot help but agree.  Arcadia’s insanity has seemingly gotten worse instead of better since she began dating Midas.  Manuel, knowing that Allison was once Arcadia’s friend, is hoping that she can help talk some sense into his sister.  The problem for Manuel is that Allison is not interested in helping Arcadia.  She had to deal with her as a tag team partner for long enough.  She’s through trying to help.  She’s through being a charity case.

“Good evening, Allison.” His eyes look over Allison in her stunning dress and his jaw nearly hits the floor. “Wow…you look a…”

“Amazing?” She winks at him “Is that the word you were looking for, Manuel?”

Manuel nods his head quickly. “Oh yes…”

Lorraine steps aside and motions for him to enter. “Come in, Manuel.”

You do not have to ask Manuel Chavez twice, especially not when he is gazing upon such a lovely female figure.  Immediately he enters the hotel room, stepping past Lorraine and allowing her to shut the door behind him.  He turns around and looks at her again, still stunned at her elegant beauty but this time he manages to maintain his composure around this perfect illustration of female beauty.

“I must ask, Allison, what made you change your mind?”

“Change my mind about what, Manuel?”

“About meeting with me.”

The French-Hispanic woman furrows her brow.  “I do not understand what you are talking about, Manuel.”

He sighs deeply. “The last time we spoke face to face was one of your FWA events and you specifically told me you did not wish to help me.”

The young tigra nods her head as the realization of what he is referring to seeps in.  They did speak one other time, at an FWA event where Manuel begged her to help his sister Arcadia.  At that time she refused and walked away from him, leaving him to his own devices.  Since then things have changed.  How much things have changed Manuel is about to find out.

“You see, Manuel, you wanted me to help you with your sister…”

He nods his head. “That is correct and I still do, if you are willing.”

“Well I am not willing.” Lorraine responds definitively. “Arcadia Chavez is dangerous and should not be involved in professional wrestling period.  Frontier is insane for employing her.  FWA would never hire a cannibal.”

“Allison, please…”

“No, Manuel.  Laurel and I are already world tag team champions and we are already dealing with Maddox Taylor and Mya Denton.  We have beaten them twice now and yes, that is good news for us, but Taylor and Denton are getting better, they have improved.  Do you really want me to risk everything I have earned thus far in FWA to help your psychotic baby sister?”

The lovely woman shakes her head. “No, I cannot and will not help her.”

“Do you really detest my sister that much?”

“I do not hate her but I do not want to associate with her any longer.  We are former tag team champions, yes, but she is too dangerous to be around.  I’m sorry, Manuel.”

Manuel stares deep into Allison’s eyes with deep sadness and regret, regret that it had to come to this, and sadness over the fact that perhaps his sister’s last hope is long gone.  Allison and Arcadia used to be quite a formidable duo and good friends but now that relationship has ended and Allison Lorraine has found a new friend and tag team partner in Laurel Anne Hardy.  Many believe Laurel and Allison are more formidable than Allison and Arcadia ever were.  If the length of their current world tag team title reign is any indication then perhaps that evaluation is correct.  But despite all of this, Manuel still has one burning question on his mind…

“Why?” He shrugs his shoulders. “If you were not going to help my sister, why did you even want to go out?”

“Did you really think that I wanted to go out to talk about your sister?”

He nods his head as if to say yes and she quickly starts laughing. “Oh silly boy, this has nothing to do with her.”

Lorraine leans over and kisses him on his lips.  “This has everything to do with you.”

“Allison, I…”

No…” she holds a hand up to his mouth “…let me finish saying my peace and then you can decide.  Think back to your life and ask yourself, what kind of social life have you had?  And be honest.”

Manuel stands there, thinking about Allison’s words for several moments before shaking his head. “None, really…”

“Exactly.  You sacrificed your social life so you could protect your sister and that was noble of you.  But she’s moved on, Manuel, and I think it’s time for you to move on as well.”

She takes his hands into hers squeezing them tightly. “I think we need to move on together.  I could use a bit of a social boost myself.  So what do you say?  Do you wish to chase after your crazy sister…or do you wish to chase after me?”

There is a long stare down before Manuel takes her by her arm, smiling warmly. “¿Dónde quieres ir, mi hermosa flor?”

(Translation: Where do you want to go, my beautiful flower?)

“Voy a ir a cualquier parte, siempre y cuando yo estoy con vosotros, mi amor.”

(Translation: I will go anywhere as long as I am with you, my love.)

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Scene 2

On Camera

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A pitch black room, pitch black except for a single spotlight shining down upon a blue steel folding chair similar to those used as weapons on screen in the center of the camera view, is all that we see as the camera begins to roll.  The room is just as quiet as it is dark until the sound of footsteps are heard off in the distance.  These footsteps get closer and closer until a figure steps in from the darkness and into the light.  It is none other than Allison Lorraine, one half of the FWA World Tag Team Champions, dressed in black denim jeans, black leather jacket over a white t-shirt, and black boots.  Her long raven colored hair hangs unrestrained to shoulder length.  Her FWA World Tag team Championship belt is draped over her right shoulder.

Instead of elegance and beauty, she is now striving for the image of toughness and determination, two qualities that her and Laurel Anne Hardy have more than exemplified during their reign atop the tag team division here in FWA.  The woman sits down in the blue steel folding chair, leans back, and crosses her legs one over the other as she lets her tag team title belt rest in her lap, making certain that it is in a good position so the camera gets a close view of it.

“Since October of 2013 Laurel Anne Hardy and I have been FWA World Tag Team Champions.  That’s six months we have been the best tag team in this company and for six months no one has been able to topple us.”

“FWA throws two legends like Kirsta Lewis and Rayne Young at us and we defeated them.  Maddox Taylor and Mya Denton twice tried to defeat us in back to back matches and twice they lost.  Whispers War tried their luck and they didn’t fare much better.  Then FW got inventive and put three teams against us; but even The Lone Star Outlaws, Redemption, and the Maddox-Mya Couple were not a match for FWA’s World Tag Team Champions.”

“That’s six months we have sat atop the tag team division and six months no one has been able to defeat us.  Unlike some champions we don’t take our titles and run to other companies and hide, refusing to defend them.”

“That WAS a pipe bomb, by the way.”

“Laurel and I are real champions, fighting champions, and I think I can safely say THE best set of world tag team champions in professional wrestling today.”

Lorraine shakes her head. “That’s not arrogance on my part.  That’s me just stating a fact.  Laurel Hardy and Allison Lorraine, two artists of the squared circle, are quickly taking over FWA.  We own the tag titles and soon my best friend will own full possession of the FWA Xtreme Championship.”

“Who knows what we’ll target next?” She shrugs her shoulders. “Intercontinental title?  World title?  The sky is the limit for Hardy and Lorraine, the best duo in this industry.”

A slight chuckle escapes her lips. “And we don’t even have a name for our team!”

“Coming up at Darkness Within, the greatest tag team with no name is about to defend against Maddox Taylor and Mya Denton…”

She sighs, feigning impatience. “…yes, again.”

“Some champions might tire of beating up the same people over and over again and I have to admit I was rolling my eyes a little at the prospects of beating the shit out of Maddox and Mya for a third straight time…”

“…fourth if you count the fatal four way but who is really keeping track?”  Lorraine winks at the camera.

“But I’m not going that route.” She shakes her head. “No, not at all.  You see, the last time our two respective teams locked horns it was nothing more than a joke.  Maddox and Mya never earned the title shot, they just whined and moaned until FWA management got tired of hearing their bitching and gave them a title shot just to shut them up.  And then FWA, in a ridiculously stupid move, gave away the title match two weeks prior to End of Worlds on free tv in a non-title version and we beat them.  Despite losing to us already FWA still let them have the title shot and, yes, we won.”

“This time is different, though.  I can honestly say that you two earned it when you two kicked the crap out of Whispers War and for that I applaud you.” She claps her hands, somewhat sarcastically.

“Not that you two really care about any compliments you receive.  I mean, you’ll retort with your same old tired shtick about how you don’t give a damn about us or what we say or our compliments blah blah blah!  Really, guys, find new material.  Please.”

“In any event, I am happy to see that you actually earned it this time.  It means you’ve grown and matured from being two whiney little bitches to being actual contenders.”

She pats herself on the chest. “And you have us to thank for that.”

Lorraine pats her tag team title belt that still sits on her lap.  “Ever since the Rumble Bash in October of 2013, Laurel and I have taken these titles and made them mean something.  We have made these titles something worth fighting for, something that every tag team worth their salt wants and, most importantly, we took every tag team we have ever fought and forced them to either raise their level or die.”

“Think back to the first time you two battled us, the non-title match.  You got humiliated and yet you still came back for more at End of Worlds and in the second contest you came closer to winning, you improved thanks to us.  Think to the next time we met in the ring, this time a fatal four way and yet again you lost but yet again you did better than before.  You’re better because of us just like every other team who faces us becomes better because of it.”

She grins knowingly. “You’re welcome.”

“Unfortunately, the story doesn’t end well for the happy and somewhat twisted couple known as Maddox and Mya.  As good as you become, you will never ever be as good as we are.  You will always be good but not good enough to defeat us.”

Lorraine holds up three fingers. “We have beaten you three times now in tag team action.  This will be your fourth chance to try and earn a victory over us.  If you lose, do you really believe FWA management will give you a fifth, sixth, or seventh shot when there are other teams waiting in the wings?”

She shakes her head. “This is your last chance and you know it and you also know that there is nothing you can do to defeat us.  So savor the moment, enjoy the spotlight at Darkness Within, because this rivalry between our two teams will come to an end at that pay per view when we put the final nail in the coffin, laying to rest your pathetic career as a tag team in this company.”