Post by Jasmine Barrera on Apr 14, 2013 3:46:42 GMT -6
|Jazz's New Apartment, Los Angeles, CA |
When we last left Jazz, she was being held at gunpoint, while naked in her bathtub.
Jazz stands up. The camera pans behind her naked body.
Pete:
Nice.
Jazz:
Ugh.
Jazz makes a vain attempt to cover herself.
Pete chuckles to himself.
Pete takes aim while Jazz makes a vain attempt to shield herself.
Another man enters the room and tackles Pete to the ground. The gun goes flying as mounted fists reign down on Pete as he struggles to grab the weapon, but to no avail as he can't reach it. Eventually, with blood on his fists and no movement from Pete, the man rises.
Jazz's eyes widen as she recognizes the voice.
Flash turns and sees his woman. The two stare at each other, and finally Flash smiles.
Flash and Jasmine embrace in a hug that's long overdue.
Jazz quickly grabs a bathrobe and puts it on.
Jazz sits down next to Flash on the loveseat in the room.
Jazz leans her head on Flash's shoulder. He puts his arm around here.
They share a quiet, almost surreal moment together.
All of this, all of trials and tribulations. All the hard work, all the sacrifice, It's all for this coming moment. And now, with Flash back in my life. Everything just seems a little easier. It just seems like everything has fallen back into place. Sure, it's not perfect. I know that. I could have died and not even been around to see this match on Sunday take place. I could have been another victim of the life I spoke about before. It's like I have nine lives sometimes. Flash has been there for so much of it, and when he went away, at first, I didn't know what to do. I was lost. Looking around wondering how do I carry on. But that's the real value of Flash. He taught me to be even more ready than life already made me.
While I never asked for this kind of life, I never shy'd away from it either. In fact, I damn near embraced it right away. Money, power, respect. It all came easy. The circle made that easy. But I didn't want to end up being the same type of...trophy wife for anybody either. I wanted to pull my weight. Make myself valuable to Flash and everyone around him. I wanted to learn. I wanted to be at the top, but I wanted to make sure that people knew I belonged there. I needed to prove myself. Falling into this made me a stronger person, not that I have any moral dilemma on my hands or anything. I know what I do. I know what I do, a lot of people don't like. I've never been that kind of...people person. I got into fights, I swore, I did all those bad things, and this is just the culmination of all the things that happen in my life, and where it took me. And for about 2 minutes, I figured that that journey was about to end.
But, it didn't.
And now, Flash is back, and he's around. He's not gone. He's not away from me. I can see him, touch him, feel him. He's right here in the flesh and he saved my damn life. I just hope he's happy with what he helped create. He taught me so much, that I feel the need to give back to him. He changed me, that brash, outspoken little girl he hooked up with all those years ago is gone. She's a woman who has evolved over the years, and especially the past year, to this moment. I have to thank him. I have to thank everyone who have has helped me become who I am today.
That includes all of you.
That includes all of my opponents in the Coliseum.
I thank you Emma Danielson, for making yourself be a standard that I needed to reach beyond. I needed to know that beating you, was just the start for me. I needed to know that I had the ability to do this, when I actually didn't believe it. Emma Danielson, who worked so long and so hard to gain her spot, and fought like hell to keep it. You helped make me better. You taught me that I need to scratch and claw my way to the top, and no one is going to help me take their spot. You have to earn it. You have given me the resolve to win no matter what, on Sunday. For that, yes, I will thank Emma Danielson. No one else might, but I will. Because you deserve that much.
I thank Charity, because she at least tried. You know you can never succeed or fail unless you try. I was afraid to do this in the beginning. Todd never really showed me the ins and outs like he probably should have, I wonder if Trent Helms ever did that for you. I wonder if Trent sent you out and fed you to the lions. I had Todd almost holding my hand, but Charity, you seemed to have no one. Charity Helms was on her own seemingly for day 1. I needed to see that to know that Todd wasn't always going to be there, as he needed to focus on his own career. Eventually, Todd would make me leave the nest, and go out on my own. Charity, you became my focus. I watched as you carried yourself the way I needed to. Like you were going to do what you set your mind to. You have given me the strength of character.
I thank Kathy Conway. It may seem strange, but she showed me that people can and will have faith if you show enough initiative. Kathy didn't have to give me a chance when she took over the starlet's division. Steve certainly didn't. Maybe it was simply Steve being a guy, but obviously, there was a difference when she took over. She actually gave me the positive feedback I needed, when things weren't going my way. And when you lose your first 5 matches, It takes a toll on you. There was a time where I was giving up hope, and considered not putting my body on the line. Not sticking with it, and just...walking away. But Kathy Conway stuck with me. She never gave up on me. Kathy gave me confidence to do this, and become the best at it.
I thank Zelda Knite. The obvious reason being, she is and always will be, the standard bearer for the Starlet's division. She set the bar so high that it's next to impossible to reach it, and live up to those standards. I know most of the women here would like to think that one way or another, they can top Zelda. That if they do this, or accomplish that, that it makes up for them not being able to live up to the Zelda Knite legacy. When are you so good, for so long, I imagine Zelda is tired of hearing things like this, but then again I she's tired of hearing things like "I pinned you one time" or "I did this before you" Becuase I don't really think she cares about any of that. She's gone out, carved her own niche, placed herself among the greats. It's things that like that inspired me. She went out and took her opportunity, and made her own legacy. Zelda Knite has given me the goal to shoot for.
I even have to thank you Jenny. Maybe most of all. Because, despite not saying a word about this defense, have made it clear to everyone what the true goal of women's wrestling in NCW is. Winning that title. winning it and keeping a hold of it. You make yourself a lot less popular, but you make a lot more money, enjoy a lot more fame, and you rise to the top of the mountain. And you have to be good enough to do it. And Jenny, you certainty were. You won that belt not once, but twice. That's an amazing feat. And you should be proud. But the biggest lesson you taught me is that holding onto that title, requires sacrifice. It requires doing what others won't. So, I'm taking that advice right now. I know that when you cheated to retain that title against me, that I was good enough to beat you. That I should be ready to deal with that kind of person should I win the title. Jenny, you have given me, perhaps the best thing of all: The experience I need to be a champion.
You have all given me so much, and now, I intend to use it. I'm walking into Soverign ready, more prepared than I have ever been in my life. Before, I thought I was ready. I knew that I was good, but maybe not good enough at the time. I got a little ahead of myself. Maybe it was the focus that I had just wasn't right. I really thought I was in a good place, but really, I was missing a lot. A lot of things that I didn't have and didn't know where to find them. I wanted to be happy, I believed that I was, and when that happens, sometimes you can trick yourself into being happy when you're really not. That's what it was like for me. Now, now that all this has happened, all this has entered my life, and changed me, I'm ready.
Finally ready.
NCW has changed me, just as life has. There is no more sitting and waiting for my chance. No more dreading my name on the lineup sheet. No more looking around, wishing and hoping for an opportunity. No more mountains that seem impossible to climb. Now, this is the time, this is the place, and I am 100% confident in my skills, my abilities and my experience.
Mentally, physically, spiritually, I'm ready to take on the world. The time is at hand.
And that time, is mine and that time is now.
When we last left Jazz, she was being held at gunpoint, while naked in her bathtub.
Jazz:
How...
Pete:
I have my ways. You know that.
Jazz:
I do. I guess, this is it then.
Pete:
I said it was business baby girl. I don't hate you. I have no ill will.
Jazz:
Then don't.
Pete:
I'm getting paid. It's my job.
Jazz:
You know me, Pete. This doesn't concern you. It's not your fight.
Pete:
It is when you want to take out the man paying me.
Jazz:
He brought this on himself Pete. You know that.
Pete:
It's simply a matter of money.
Jazz:
So, how much is he paying you? I'll double it.
Pete:
I wish it was that simple Baby-girl, I do.
Jazz:
What is it then?
Pete:
It's the principle of the thing. I always complete a job.
Jazz:
Even when you don't want to?
Pete:
It happens. Stop stalling. Stand up.
Jazz:
You pervert.
Pete:
I'm the one with the gun. Now do it.
Jazz:
What? do you think I have a gun under the bubbles?
Pete:
Maybe, I don't know.
Jazz:
I don't.
Pete:
I don't care. Get up.
Jazz:
Ugh. Fine.
How...
Pete:
I have my ways. You know that.
Jazz:
I do. I guess, this is it then.
Pete:
I said it was business baby girl. I don't hate you. I have no ill will.
Jazz:
Then don't.
Pete:
I'm getting paid. It's my job.
Jazz:
You know me, Pete. This doesn't concern you. It's not your fight.
Pete:
It is when you want to take out the man paying me.
Jazz:
He brought this on himself Pete. You know that.
Pete:
It's simply a matter of money.
Jazz:
So, how much is he paying you? I'll double it.
Pete:
I wish it was that simple Baby-girl, I do.
Jazz:
What is it then?
Pete:
It's the principle of the thing. I always complete a job.
Jazz:
Even when you don't want to?
Pete:
It happens. Stop stalling. Stand up.
Jazz:
You pervert.
Pete:
I'm the one with the gun. Now do it.
Jazz:
What? do you think I have a gun under the bubbles?
Pete:
Maybe, I don't know.
Jazz:
I don't.
Pete:
I don't care. Get up.
Jazz:
Ugh. Fine.
Jazz stands up. The camera pans behind her naked body.
Pete:
Nice.
Jazz:
Ugh.
Jazz makes a vain attempt to cover herself.
Pete:
There's nothing to be ashamed of there.
Jazz:
Shut up. Just be quick about it.
Pete:
My pleasure.
Jazz:
I want you to tell me something.
Pete:
And that is?
Jazz:
Did you kill Nina?
There's nothing to be ashamed of there.
Jazz:
Shut up. Just be quick about it.
Pete:
My pleasure.
Jazz:
I want you to tell me something.
Pete:
And that is?
Jazz:
Did you kill Nina?
Pete chuckles to himself.
Pete:
Yeah. I did.
Jazz:
You...
Pete:
It wasn't personal with her either.
Jazz:
You just made it personal.
Pete:
I'm sorry. I really am. Now, let's finish this.
Jazz:
Fine. Do it.
Pete:
I'm sorry. But you understand.
Jazz:
Hurry. It's getting cold in here.
Yeah. I did.
Jazz:
You...
Pete:
It wasn't personal with her either.
Jazz:
You just made it personal.
Pete:
I'm sorry. I really am. Now, let's finish this.
Jazz:
Fine. Do it.
Pete:
I'm sorry. But you understand.
Jazz:
Hurry. It's getting cold in here.
Pete takes aim while Jazz makes a vain attempt to shield herself.
Pete:
Good-bye Sweethea-HEY!
Jazz:
What?
Good-bye Sweethea-HEY!
Jazz:
What?
Another man enters the room and tackles Pete to the ground. The gun goes flying as mounted fists reign down on Pete as he struggles to grab the weapon, but to no avail as he can't reach it. Eventually, with blood on his fists and no movement from Pete, the man rises.
Man:
Don't you EVER try some **** like that! Not with my girl!
Don't you EVER try some **** like that! Not with my girl!
Jazz's eyes widen as she recognizes the voice.
Jazz:
Flash...
Flash...
Flash turns and sees his woman. The two stare at each other, and finally Flash smiles.
Flash:
Baby, you okay?
Jazz:
Yes...
Baby, you okay?
Jazz:
Yes...
Flash and Jasmine embrace in a hug that's long overdue.
Flash:
Oh, you're all wet.
Jazz:
Heh. Sorry, I was taking a shower.
Flash:
Yeah.
Oh, you're all wet.
Jazz:
Heh. Sorry, I was taking a shower.
Flash:
Yeah.
Jazz quickly grabs a bathrobe and puts it on.
Jazz:
How...how did you find me? When did you get out? What's going on?!
Flash:
Slow down. I'll explain everything.
Jazz:
It's...it's just so good to see you.
Flash:
I missed you too, baby. Obviously I missed a lot.
Jazz:
You could say that.
Flash:
I guess we both have some explaining to do.
Jazz:
Yeah.
How...how did you find me? When did you get out? What's going on?!
Flash:
Slow down. I'll explain everything.
Jazz:
It's...it's just so good to see you.
Flash:
I missed you too, baby. Obviously I missed a lot.
Jazz:
You could say that.
Flash:
I guess we both have some explaining to do.
Jazz:
Yeah.
Jazz sits down next to Flash on the loveseat in the room.
Flash:
You want to go first, or should I?
Jazz:
I guess I'll go first. It's a longer story.
Flash:
Must be. There'd better be a reason why Pete was trying to kill you.
Jazz:
After they locked you away, Rodney had you framed for Raheem's death. Nobody knew what was going on.
Flash:
Raheem. Mother****er.
Jazz:
He said that you set them all up. He got everyone behind him. I knew you didn't do it. I tried to explain to them, but they wouldn't listen...
Flash:
Woah, just...calm down. It's okay. Everything is going to be alright.
Jazz:
I know. I know. I...I never believed that you would do something like that. DLC, DJ, They all just...went silent. I tried to handle your share of the city. But Rodney, Rodney wanted all of it.
Flash:
Figures. Sellout that he is.
Jazz:
So, eventually, They put out a hit on me. Hector helped me move out here. Away from all that.
Flash:
What about Ace?
Jazz:
*sigh* Ace was Ace. I worked out here, and a man named Billy Riggs set me up out here. Then it started. I broke away from them, and now, We're here. Pete was here to collect for Rodney. He...he killed Nina.
Flash:
****. This is all so crazy.
Jazz:
What are we going to do? What's left?
Flash:
We...we are going to get some rest.
Jazz:
That sounds good.
Flash:
And in the morning, we'll talk about everything.
Jazz:
Okay.
You want to go first, or should I?
Jazz:
I guess I'll go first. It's a longer story.
Flash:
Must be. There'd better be a reason why Pete was trying to kill you.
Jazz:
After they locked you away, Rodney had you framed for Raheem's death. Nobody knew what was going on.
Flash:
Raheem. Mother****er.
Jazz:
He said that you set them all up. He got everyone behind him. I knew you didn't do it. I tried to explain to them, but they wouldn't listen...
Flash:
Woah, just...calm down. It's okay. Everything is going to be alright.
Jazz:
I know. I know. I...I never believed that you would do something like that. DLC, DJ, They all just...went silent. I tried to handle your share of the city. But Rodney, Rodney wanted all of it.
Flash:
Figures. Sellout that he is.
Jazz:
So, eventually, They put out a hit on me. Hector helped me move out here. Away from all that.
Flash:
What about Ace?
Jazz:
*sigh* Ace was Ace. I worked out here, and a man named Billy Riggs set me up out here. Then it started. I broke away from them, and now, We're here. Pete was here to collect for Rodney. He...he killed Nina.
Flash:
****. This is all so crazy.
Jazz:
What are we going to do? What's left?
Flash:
We...we are going to get some rest.
Jazz:
That sounds good.
Flash:
And in the morning, we'll talk about everything.
Jazz:
Okay.
Jazz leans her head on Flash's shoulder. He puts his arm around here.
Jazz:
I missed you.
I missed you.
They share a quiet, almost surreal moment together.
All of this, all of trials and tribulations. All the hard work, all the sacrifice, It's all for this coming moment. And now, with Flash back in my life. Everything just seems a little easier. It just seems like everything has fallen back into place. Sure, it's not perfect. I know that. I could have died and not even been around to see this match on Sunday take place. I could have been another victim of the life I spoke about before. It's like I have nine lives sometimes. Flash has been there for so much of it, and when he went away, at first, I didn't know what to do. I was lost. Looking around wondering how do I carry on. But that's the real value of Flash. He taught me to be even more ready than life already made me.
While I never asked for this kind of life, I never shy'd away from it either. In fact, I damn near embraced it right away. Money, power, respect. It all came easy. The circle made that easy. But I didn't want to end up being the same type of...trophy wife for anybody either. I wanted to pull my weight. Make myself valuable to Flash and everyone around him. I wanted to learn. I wanted to be at the top, but I wanted to make sure that people knew I belonged there. I needed to prove myself. Falling into this made me a stronger person, not that I have any moral dilemma on my hands or anything. I know what I do. I know what I do, a lot of people don't like. I've never been that kind of...people person. I got into fights, I swore, I did all those bad things, and this is just the culmination of all the things that happen in my life, and where it took me. And for about 2 minutes, I figured that that journey was about to end.
But, it didn't.
And now, Flash is back, and he's around. He's not gone. He's not away from me. I can see him, touch him, feel him. He's right here in the flesh and he saved my damn life. I just hope he's happy with what he helped create. He taught me so much, that I feel the need to give back to him. He changed me, that brash, outspoken little girl he hooked up with all those years ago is gone. She's a woman who has evolved over the years, and especially the past year, to this moment. I have to thank him. I have to thank everyone who have has helped me become who I am today.
That includes all of you.
That includes all of my opponents in the Coliseum.
I thank you Emma Danielson, for making yourself be a standard that I needed to reach beyond. I needed to know that beating you, was just the start for me. I needed to know that I had the ability to do this, when I actually didn't believe it. Emma Danielson, who worked so long and so hard to gain her spot, and fought like hell to keep it. You helped make me better. You taught me that I need to scratch and claw my way to the top, and no one is going to help me take their spot. You have to earn it. You have given me the resolve to win no matter what, on Sunday. For that, yes, I will thank Emma Danielson. No one else might, but I will. Because you deserve that much.
I thank Charity, because she at least tried. You know you can never succeed or fail unless you try. I was afraid to do this in the beginning. Todd never really showed me the ins and outs like he probably should have, I wonder if Trent Helms ever did that for you. I wonder if Trent sent you out and fed you to the lions. I had Todd almost holding my hand, but Charity, you seemed to have no one. Charity Helms was on her own seemingly for day 1. I needed to see that to know that Todd wasn't always going to be there, as he needed to focus on his own career. Eventually, Todd would make me leave the nest, and go out on my own. Charity, you became my focus. I watched as you carried yourself the way I needed to. Like you were going to do what you set your mind to. You have given me the strength of character.
I thank Kathy Conway. It may seem strange, but she showed me that people can and will have faith if you show enough initiative. Kathy didn't have to give me a chance when she took over the starlet's division. Steve certainly didn't. Maybe it was simply Steve being a guy, but obviously, there was a difference when she took over. She actually gave me the positive feedback I needed, when things weren't going my way. And when you lose your first 5 matches, It takes a toll on you. There was a time where I was giving up hope, and considered not putting my body on the line. Not sticking with it, and just...walking away. But Kathy Conway stuck with me. She never gave up on me. Kathy gave me confidence to do this, and become the best at it.
I thank Zelda Knite. The obvious reason being, she is and always will be, the standard bearer for the Starlet's division. She set the bar so high that it's next to impossible to reach it, and live up to those standards. I know most of the women here would like to think that one way or another, they can top Zelda. That if they do this, or accomplish that, that it makes up for them not being able to live up to the Zelda Knite legacy. When are you so good, for so long, I imagine Zelda is tired of hearing things like this, but then again I she's tired of hearing things like "I pinned you one time" or "I did this before you" Becuase I don't really think she cares about any of that. She's gone out, carved her own niche, placed herself among the greats. It's things that like that inspired me. She went out and took her opportunity, and made her own legacy. Zelda Knite has given me the goal to shoot for.
I even have to thank you Jenny. Maybe most of all. Because, despite not saying a word about this defense, have made it clear to everyone what the true goal of women's wrestling in NCW is. Winning that title. winning it and keeping a hold of it. You make yourself a lot less popular, but you make a lot more money, enjoy a lot more fame, and you rise to the top of the mountain. And you have to be good enough to do it. And Jenny, you certainty were. You won that belt not once, but twice. That's an amazing feat. And you should be proud. But the biggest lesson you taught me is that holding onto that title, requires sacrifice. It requires doing what others won't. So, I'm taking that advice right now. I know that when you cheated to retain that title against me, that I was good enough to beat you. That I should be ready to deal with that kind of person should I win the title. Jenny, you have given me, perhaps the best thing of all: The experience I need to be a champion.
You have all given me so much, and now, I intend to use it. I'm walking into Soverign ready, more prepared than I have ever been in my life. Before, I thought I was ready. I knew that I was good, but maybe not good enough at the time. I got a little ahead of myself. Maybe it was the focus that I had just wasn't right. I really thought I was in a good place, but really, I was missing a lot. A lot of things that I didn't have and didn't know where to find them. I wanted to be happy, I believed that I was, and when that happens, sometimes you can trick yourself into being happy when you're really not. That's what it was like for me. Now, now that all this has happened, all this has entered my life, and changed me, I'm ready.
Finally ready.
NCW has changed me, just as life has. There is no more sitting and waiting for my chance. No more dreading my name on the lineup sheet. No more looking around, wishing and hoping for an opportunity. No more mountains that seem impossible to climb. Now, this is the time, this is the place, and I am 100% confident in my skills, my abilities and my experience.
Mentally, physically, spiritually, I'm ready to take on the world. The time is at hand.
And that time, is mine and that time is now.
