Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2016 12:49:04 GMT -6
I can’t believe I’ve finally got this opportunity. The very opportunity I have worked my entire life for. It started as the dream of a fourteen year old little girl from New York City who fell in love with wrestling and now, thirteen years later I have finally got the opportunity to realize that very dream. The dream that my father shared with me when he was training me, his little Glampire could walk out of Armed & Dangerous as the VoW World Visionary Champion.
Ever since the announcement was made, along with the hugely intense confrontation I had with the current champion, Emma Carlisle, it still hasn’t sunk in yet. And I’ve had tears in my eyes ever since I walked back behind the curtain. Tears of joy of course, but also tears of sadness because I know how much it would have meant to my father if he were here and able to see me fight for the richest prize this company has.
As I continue my long journey back home, I suddenly get the urge to go and visit Jami. I haven’t seen her for a while and after what happened to her at the hands of Kat, I want to check up on her and see how she’s doing. Also, I kinda feel like I want to open up to her about the position I now find myself in and how much it means to me because of my father.
I feel like I’m on auto-pilot right now as I pull up onto the driveway of hers and Tyler’s place. Switching off the engine, I open up the car door and climb out of my car. Closing the door behind me, I lock it and then make my way towards the front door, my eyes red raw from how much I’ve been crying. If Jami hasn’t seen the show, then she may get the impression that Jen and I have had a falling out which may not be a good way to start our conversation.
Let’s hope she has seen the show then. Reaching the door, I raise my balled up fist and knock on the door three times and just stare dead ahead. My mind wandering, still trying to process the reality that I am indeed the number one contender for the World Visionary Championship. And thus, the waterworks begin yet again. Great.
As the door opens, I see those golden eyes come into view...those full lips...
There are times, I swear, if Jami wasn't there in front of me, she could be a caricature of what every straight guy or lesbian would want. Sometimes I don't understand why she has such confidence issues, because the people around her are always telling her how gorgeous she was, and yet she'd always redirect, claiming she was nothing compared to us.
Mind you, the outfit she's wearing now...a sheer strapped black corset, dark blue leather pants, black ankle heel boots (how does she pull off all these heels?), elf ears attached to her naturals, makeup that accents her button nose but also gives her the visage of a tribal warrior going to battle...and a choker with a loop, no doubt one of Claire's old collars she's re-purposed for this cosplay.
And I'm lucky enough to see it live instead of in pictures.
The second she sees it's me, she doesn't say a word...doesn't make a sound...she just grabs me, pulls me into the apartment, and hugs me tight.
“I…t-take it you saw the sh-show then…”
I say to her, my words shaky due to how emotional I am over the whole experience still.
"Selina, your announcement was the only reason I even bothered to watch after that asshat Iser got involved in Dad's match."
Ever the colorful one with her language.
"About the only thing that made me happier than seeing Katie, of all people, stand up to him was seeing you and Emma in that staredown. Oooh, I still have chills from that!"
She closes the door behind her and arm in arm, we make our way into the lounge area and both sit down on the couch beside one another.
“It still…doesn’t feel real to me, Jami. I’ve been dreaming of this since I was fourteen. And I could finally achieve it…my opportunity is right there in front of me…”
I begin to choke on my words a little as I turn to her, once again staring into her big, beautiful eyes.
“...the only way this could be any better…would be if…would be if Daddy was here to see me try to achieve our dream…”
She takes one of her hands and sets it on my shoulder.
"I'm sure he's watching from up high, honey. Smiling down on his little girl with all the pride in the heavens."
Placing my hand onto hers, I smile and nod, a single tear rolling down my cheek.
“Is it crazy that I sometimes see him in my dreams? If I ever feel like I need advice…or if I’m in a bad place? I n-never told anyone this…but that night that I tried to kill myself, before we knew one another…when Katie and I were still together and she risked her own life to save my own. I saw him then…at first I thought it was because I was dead, but it wasn’t. I miss him so much, Jami…”
"It's not crazy at all."
She slides the back of her finger across my cheek to catch my tear.
"There are times when my depression gets the better of me that I see Josh."
And instantly I remember...our first official meeting happened to be the five-year anniversary of the miscarriage of her first born. I won't go into the details here, that's her business, but to say her life's turned around since then would be the biggest understatement of the year.
"He's always in my sight whenever I'm at my lowest...kinda like he's watching Mommy, making sure she's okay. And I know how much you miss your Dad, honey. You've had arguably one of the roughest starts to 2016 I've seen yet. Hell, even before I knew you as well as I do now, you've been having to fight and claw your way just to survive."
She runs her fingers through my hair with that smile...dear God, that smile could brighten the darkest room.
"But you're now in a position to do something spectacular, something amazing. Something I may never get to do myself if things keep going the way they are. Your victory over Eliza at Heatstroke, your victory against English, this tag team match you've got coming up with Dad...and after that..."
She stands up and pretends to be holding a microphone, a goofy southern-like accent on her voice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with newly-crowned World Visionary Champion Stacy Jones. Stacy, you've had one of the roughest years in the industry, but you've done what many considered impossible; you've become the Queen of the Visionaries. We know you'll address everyone at Breakthrough in two weeks, but what can you tell us now about how it feels to achieve your lifelong dream?"
I laugh a little before straightening myself up, pretending to hold the title over my shoulder as I go along with it.
“I honestly can’t believe this is real. I keep pinching myself as I expect to one day wake up and find out that it’s just a dream. But yes, I’ve had a rough year…but had it not been for the huge amount of support and love from my fans, my family and the greatest friends I could have ever asked for, I wouldn’t even be in this position right now. This right here over my shoulder, this isn’t just for me…this is for all of them as well…thank you all…”
All of a sudden, I now turn back to being serious as I take hold of both Jami’s hands in my own.
“Thank you, Jami…thank you for everything. Thank you for being one of the best friends I could have ever asked for. You have no idea how much you mean to me…and I will always love you and I will always treasure what we have together till the day I die.”
"And I feel the same way, Stacy. You've been there for me in ways no one else was. Hell, from the day we met, you've had my back more than I ever thought possible. In a way...I'm glad Veronica did all of that stuff to you. Because without that...I'd have never gotten involved to protect Jen...and I'd have never truly met you."
The two of us embrace one another in another tight hug.
The two of us embrace one another in another tight hug.
You know, it's funny...she brings up a good point. Winter thought she was trying to break down everything I ever stood for.
Instead...in a way, she set the stage for the entrance of the best friend, aside from my little chinchilla of course, that I've ever had.
And I was teaming up with her father, a legend in his own right, against the World Visionary Champion.
My future opponent in the biggest match of my career.
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So even though the very idea of me challenging Emma Carlisle at VoW’s third Armed & Dangerous Pay-Per-View event is still something that I’m trying to get my head around, I need to try and focus on my upcoming match that sees me teaming up with Jami’s father, James and our opponents are in the form of my Pay-Per-View opponent, the VoW World Visionary Champion, Emma Carlisle and her partner, Joanna Thade.
Teaming up with James is going to be one Hell of an experience. The guy is a legend in his own right and the fact that he’s my best friends father makes it even better that I’m able to team with him. It’s going to truly be an honor for me to team with such an accomplished veteran like James. And I can’t wait till we step between those ropes as tag team partners.
Also, considering my huge match ahead of me, it’s been great getting some pointers from James the more I’ve gotten to know the guy. He’s even offered to train me a little bit so with that on top of my brother, Seifer coming over from Japan to help me with some training as well. I think I’ll be ready for my biggest challenge of my career. But that’s later, now it’s time to try and go into Armed & Dangerous with the momentum on my side.
And talking about my upcoming tag team match, I’m here at Nittany Con in Pennsylvania with my tag team partner, because of course I am. Honestly, it wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if I found out that the Cornett family were the biggest cosplaying family in America with the amount of conventions they go too. It’s nuts, but a Hell of a lot of fun.
Since the place is holding a cosplaying event with the winners getting prizes, James and I decided that we would cosplay as Batman and Wonder Woman from the Batman vs. Superman movie and I must say, considering I borrowed my outfit from Jami, I’d love to see her in it myself one day. I also love the outfit because I remember being a huge fan of the TV show, Xena: The Warrior Princess and this kinda reminds me of her outfit.
Now, as for James in his Batman outfit, well as much as I see the guy as more of a father figure than anything else, I will admit that what Farrah has been saying all day is true. That being that he is pretty much a perfect candidate to be Batman. Tall, dark and handsome. Farrah’s practically been drooling over him all day haha, but then again, I’ve had both Jami and Jen doing the same with me too so I can’t complain.
The handheld camera flickers to life to display both mine and James’ faces looking into it. Obviously for this, James has removed his mask because this is time to get serious, even though we’re currently dressed as superheroes. Nonetheless, we managed to find a quite part of the convention so we could quickly address our two opponents for Breakthrough before we get back to the festivities.
“Ladies and gentlemen…boys and girls of the VoW faithful! This is Stacy Jones and the legendary, James Mitchell Cornett coming to you live from Nittany Con here in Pennsylvania. As you can clearly see, we’re having a bit of fun here cosplaying as Batman and Wonder Woman from the latest Batman vs. Superman movie…but rest assured that we have our serious heads on right now. Because it’s time for us to address our two opponents for Breakthrough. The VoW World Visionary Champion, Emma Carlisle…and Joanna Thade, collectively known as Chaossworn…”
"And to say this has huge implications going into Armed and Dangerous would be an understatement as it is. But that's still a bit off yet...right now, we've got the reunion of one of the few tag teams worth their weight in platinum, and that's saying a lot given the dismal state of the Twin City division at the moment."
“Exactly right, James. It certainly has been a while since Emma and Joanna teamed together, but that still doesn’t take away from their ability in the slightest. Hell, as I’ve already alluded too earlier, Emma is the current reigning VoW World Visionary Champion! She managed to defeat Casanova English to do that…something that nobody thought was ever going to be possible, yet she pulled it off…”
Stroking my free hand through my long raven and silver locks, I shrug my shoulders and pout a little.
“...now of course, there is that little issue about the return of Brett Carson and that he actually cost English the title…but we won’t go into that because quite frankly, regardless of how the match ended Emma, just like I said to you on Breakthrough…you are one of the greatest female wrestlers to have ever stepped into a VoW ring.”
"You won't find any arguments from me there...in fact, one could posture that Emma and I are more of the same mindset than people originally give us credit for. But the thing about this business is, so long as you got the will, the brains, and the energy, anyone can beat whatever opponent they have put in front of them. And that's what we intend to prove at Breakthrough. One of the benefits we have going into this match is, while you two have history together as a unit, and therefore you have predictability when it comes to your abilities, our pairings a wild card. Just because we've never teamed before doesn't mean we're automatically at the disadvantage here."
Nodding at the words from James, I smirk a little.
“Damn right! I mean…take who we’re cosplaying as for example. Batman and Wonder Woman had never teamed together before and yet working together, they took down Doomsday in the Batman vs. Superman movie. Now, I know what you’re probably going to say…that’s fiction and this is reality. And you’re right…but if ANYONE here in VoW has proven recently that something that may look impossible can be achieved…it’s me! Nobody thought that I would be able to defeat Emevlas Stastias in her own match, yet I did…nobody thought I would be able to defeat Casanova English, yet I did! So James and I are probably yet again in that same situation, nobody thinks that we will be able to defeat you two at Breakthrough…but we say that we can!”
"And this is a perfect example of history repeating itself again. This isn't my first time going from opening match to main event in less time than it would take to grow radishes, and this wouldn't be the first time that happened with a World Champion at the other end of the ring. But to focus only on Emma would be a complete underselling of Joanna, and let's be honest, that girl's been on a tear herself the last few months."
“Oh, no doubt about it. Much like her partner, I consider Joanna one of the best in this business and if anyone disagrees, then they’re either not a true VoW fan or they’re as blind as a…”
Turning to James, I look him up and down in his Batman costume.
“...bat! I know how dangerous you can be, Joanna…I still remember that night you were in a match with my dear friend, Zoey and I remember watching in horror as you proceeded to shock her with a tazer gun which resulted in her having to spend a few days in hospital!”
I clench my free hand into a ball as the memory of that night comes flooding back to me. Even though Zoey and Joanna have since made amends after that night, that still doesn’t take away from the fact that she hospitalized one of my best friends.
“I’d be lying if I said that I can’t wait to step into the ring against you and beat you down for that, Joanna. Because even though you and Zoey have made amends over it, I still can’t get the image of her stuck in a hospital bed out of my mind! Hell, I almost feel as upset over that as James here feels about what Kat did to…”
Pausing, I suddenly realize that I should have thought long and hard about that last sentence before I opened my stupid mouth. I’m such an idiot! I remain silent, not moving as I prepare for the worst to come from my tag team partner.
Strangely, though, he seems more jovial about it, brushing it off as he continues. I know that look in his eye, though...
Our situations are a lot more parallel than he'll admit publicly.
"The good news, though, Stacy, is that Katalina has already made it clear she will not be at Breakthrough this coming week, so our focus will be solely on Chaossworn. And while I'm sure the Horsewomen have already settled things 'in-house', as Emma herself promised, the animosity between Katalina and Joanna can't be overlooked either. Perhaps it's fate then that Kat won't be around...her presence could have meant an Iser-level mess for the Main Event of Breakthrough, for either team at this point, so this will be as pure a match as we can get. Four talents, two teams, one set of standards that we are likely going to shatter. If people thought Chaotic Light had a fantastic match against Animal Instinct last show, just wait until you see what the four of us will be able to do to close the show out!"
“Not only will we steal the show, James…but I’ll be giving Emma just a small taste of what she can expect when we step into the ring at Armed & Dangerous with her World title on the line! And once the final bell tolls and you realize that you just got pinned by the number one contender for your very championship…that’s when you’ll start to worry…that’s when Death herself…will begin to feel fear!”
I then blow a kiss into the camera before shutting it off so we can get back to the convention before our respective partners begin to wonder where we are.
This upcoming match may not be as big as the one I have at Armed & Dangerous against Emma one on one, but it’s still important to me. If I can be the one to go into the Pay-Per-View with momentum on my side, then nothing will be impossible for me.
I know that even with my recent victories over formidable opponents that people are still doubting whether I can achieve it or not. I know that there are still people who don’t believe that I can do it.
But you know something? I believe in me. And that’s what counts.