Post by Alex Jones on Oct 27, 2011 21:54:28 GMT -6
“A grudge....”
“You may have a grudge against me....”
“A hatred that seems to have burned from years ago...”
“That’s fine Spike...”
“Turn it on me....”
“Make me out to be the bad guy...”
“I honestly don’t care....”
“Have a grudge against me...”
“Against my family...”
“Against who I am and what I’ve done....”
“Be that way Spike....”
“I’m going to save you....”
“Save your legacy....”
“Before you destroy it...”
Ring ring.......
I’m not picking it up.....
Ring ring....
Nope....
Ring ring....
I’m busy thinking
Ring ring...
Answering machine.....
“Hey this is Alex and Shelly we’re not here or we can’t get to the phone please leave your message after the beep.....”
BEEEEEEP
“Alex....it’s Tanya.....I know we haven’t talked in a while but I-“
****, HANDSET!
“Tanya?....”
She starts laying it out.
“I know....”
Crying
“I know.....”
More crying...
“Tanya, listen to me very carefully, I’m worried about Spike too, but you and I both know that just trying to talk to Mike won’t do anything...I need to beat it into him or he wont see it....”
[/color]“You may have a grudge against me....”
“A hatred that seems to have burned from years ago...”
“That’s fine Spike...”
“Turn it on me....”
“Make me out to be the bad guy...”
“I honestly don’t care....”
“Have a grudge against me...”
“Against my family...”
“Against who I am and what I’ve done....”
“Be that way Spike....”
“I’m going to save you....”
“Save your legacy....”
“Before you destroy it...”
Ring ring.......
I’m not picking it up.....
Ring ring....
Nope....
Ring ring....
I’m busy thinking
Ring ring...
Answering machine.....
“Hey this is Alex and Shelly we’re not here or we can’t get to the phone please leave your message after the beep.....”
BEEEEEEP
“Alex....it’s Tanya.....I know we haven’t talked in a while but I-“
****, HANDSET!
“Tanya?....”
She starts laying it out.
“I know....”
Crying
“I know.....”
More crying...
“Tanya, listen to me very carefully, I’m worried about Spike too, but you and I both know that just trying to talk to Mike won’t do anything...I need to beat it into him or he wont see it....”
She calms down a little
“He has this hatred for me Tan, this thing inside him that has been building that he kept hidden, it’s transcended a grudge.....”
She stays silent.
“Look, i know you’re worried, it’s been good to hear from you again T.....I promise I won’t harm Mike any more than I need to..this isn’t about revenge for me......”
Liar....
“...it’s about helping Spike....”
And myself....
“Goodbye T........”[/color]
Beep...beep...beep...beeep....
“So....a grudge Spike?...”
I laugh to myself hardly surprised.
“For years you’ve been holding this inside you for the last seven years letting it build?. Actually wait, before we get into the complex inner workings of the mind of Spike Kane and his inactivity and inability to exact revenge and then hide behind the false character of “criminal mastermind” I have to say that I’m glad Alysson is doing better. Hopefully this gives you some hope for the future....”
“Same kind of hope I had for the future with my EX wife. Back then when you walked into our former employers I thought you could become one of the boys, one of the guys who could be there and be apart of the group we had formed. But you now look back on this and say that you were the tag along with MGK and myself in Overdrive, a group that lasted about five seconds in NCW. You look upon those days as if it were high school, struggling to be one of the cool kids while we picked on you for your matches with Mark Evil. Well I would appologise for damaging your delicate sensibilities but something occurred to me....”
“You were a grown ass man who should have opened his mouth instead of slinking back like a hurt puppy.....”
“The god of Xtreme?. More like the fluffy bunny of acting bad ass. So now after everything we went through I find out for the last seven years you’ve had this huge chip on your shoulder. And you’ve been too much of a giant pussy to do anything about it. When I came down to that ring applauding you, holding your hand high for everyone to see embracing you like a brother that was me showing respect. And for those who know me, know my naturally arrogant nature, my cocky attitude, know that it’s difficult for me to show any kind of respect. But that night was it Spike. That night was me presenting you to the world saying “you doubted him but look at him now”. But hey everything I do is just for the glory of myself right?...I’m nothing but an egotistical asshole....”
I shrug and shake my head.
“Did it bother me that you won a title before me?. Yeah I guess it did. I was jealous Spike, but I still congratulated you, I still had your back, I went about my business defending the belt I had...longer than you held the world title...just sayin.....and then when you won it a second time you’re right, I did want a title shot. And why would I want that Spike?. Why would I want a title shot?. Why would I ask you?. You know come to you face to face and ASK instead of attack you from behind?. Would a friend do that?, yep I think so. But you don’t see it that way, you see it as a form of disrespect......”
“Kind of like how you’re disrespecting my wife. Calling her a whore. That’s funny Spike, is that you talking or does Alysson Gardner have her hand stuck up your ass making you talk like the puppet you’ve always been. I say always been because I seem to remember a time when MGK and myself were destroying each other and instead of standing with me a man who had your back, you stuck a knife deep in my back and walked away. You betrayed me, backstabbed me, all because you were scared of MGK. Funny how now MGK is retired, Venom is gone, Velez is gone, K-Hard is off winning titles of smaller companies and you and me are the only ones from that time with the balls to talk about it and the will to beat the hell out of each other.....”
“But everything is my fault right?. I bailed on you because my knee started falling apart and I needed to take time off to save my career AND MY ABILITY TO WALK and then Brad decides to retire and Alysson gets what is coming to her because unlike me SHE REALLY DID BAIL ON SOMEONE and you want to throw a public tantrum and start whining and bitching and attacking people from behind. All because little Spikey’s life is on a downturn. All because little Spikey needs to be the center of attention. Christ Spike if this is how much of a needy asshole you are then I’m not surprised your parents dumped you in an orphanage....”
I roll my eyes, but even I know in my own arrogant rage that I may have just crossed a line and sent Spike from pissed off to homicidal.....
“And just between us, it was the second round of the road to the gold I lost in. Get your facts straight, oh wait, I forgot I’m talking to Spike Kane, the man who transforms history to make himself feel better. Atleast I was in the Road to the gold Spike. I got chosen to be in that tournament, what about you, why weren’t you there?. Could it be because lately you’ve been about as relevant as a Clinton/Lewinski joke?. This is what it’s all about isn’t it Spike?. You’re trying to be relevant by attacking people more relevant than you. You started at the right place, after all Cooper, Savage and Hammer have all been a hell of alot more relevant than you have......”
“I’m the god of xtreme, I’m going to destroy you, all bloody hail..........seven years ago that was impressive, four years ago it was boring, two years ago it was stale, but now, well Spikey now...it’s just sad.....”
“Maybe you’re right, maybe I’m not doing this to save you. Maybe I am doing this too leech off you. After all I have so much to gain from going after you like a title...nope that’s not it. Or how about a tritle shot...nope not it either. Well you have been a National champ in the last six mon-....oh wait,....that was me......”
I raise my hand to my chin.
“So what could I possibly gain from going after you?”
Fame?....
“Could it be fame?
No I have that.
“Hmm no,..could it be that I really do want to save you from making more mistakes?...”
Shock horror
“Could I be telling the truth?.......”
Surely not...not Alex Jones....
“Also I find it kind of ironic that during the week of the ppv that’s when Alysson resurfaces...hmm...gives you some sympathy eh Spikey?. Maybe an ego boost?. Maybe you’re trying to look like a good guy and not a shattered scared little boy trapped in a monsters body?, You want to stand there and say that people overlook me because I’ve had so many chances/ really Spike. I’ve had two shots at the world title, I won ONE of those matches but because it was Adam Knite getting himself disqualified I never got the title, then there’s Zelda poking her nose in my business as I had my fingertips on the title, so don’t tell me about chances Spike and how I’ve been overlooked...I’ve been overlooked for one ***damn reason...I have a big mouth....”
“But you’re wrong, lets turn this into a pissing contest mr Hall of famer. Let’s talk about how you’ve been to the top of the mountain and had a long stay as champion, let’s talk about how your addictions and fears almost robbed you of any type of legacy you ever had until you were finally smart enough to go rehab. While you were off getting clean I was burying my brother. My younger brother wasn’t able to defeat his addictions Spike, He fell to them and he was weak, but atleast he didn;t live long enough to turn into a man like you.....”
“My brother looked up to you back in the day, he thought you were a bad ass. Me, I thought you had an ego that was way to big, it reminded me of myself and I kind of dug that. You may be coming to road to the gold to just kick my ass Spike, I’m going to road to the gold to beat the hell out of you to make you realise that the path you’re going down will destroy the man I once knew....”
I sigh deeply and shake my head.
“The guy I sang pennywise songs with while riding around in his truck just cause we could. I miss the guy who I’d walk the streets with the start singing MC Hammer whenever we’d see a stop sign, I miss the crazy irish bastard who used to listen to me have overactive Vietnam flashbacks for comedic value.......I miss Michael Kane.......the man who never asked people to “hail” him..the man who would cause chaos and violence because wel.....he liked too....”
“This Spike Kane is a cold misguided individual who believes the crap his bonehead girlfriend and her slightly homosexual brother have been force feeding him while his younger brother sits back away from NCW. If you want to be angry about them leaving then be angry, be angry at Brad for not wanting to deal with NCW, be angry at Alysson for being dumb enough to get her head beaten in by Mercedes Lewis....”
“Be angry Spike.....but there’s a difference between being angry and being a twat with no hope who pisses on his own legacy because he’s too much of a douche bag to wake up to himself and stop being a whiny self loathing prick. So while you don’t want me to save you I’m just going to have to drag you kicking and screaming back to reality...because you’re clearly far from it.....”
“Hail that bitch....”[/center]