Post by Lance "The Icon" Ryan on Nov 7, 2007 21:55:58 GMT -6
~*~*~As the entire world found out after Collision last week, it does appear that Cassandra’s baby is indeed Lance’s and that Lance was simply the victim of some more of Spike Kane’s mind games. Spike seems to have been dragging the champion down a dark and twisted road that has led to the shadow of a man that we have seen over the past two weeks. Lance has shied away from the limelight, hidden from family and stable members, and even gone so far as to miss the birth of his own son. However, after the discussions with Philip Burns, Jack Manson and Cassandra, we did see the first glimpse of emotion from the champion in a long time as he destroyed a locker and screamed out the name of Spike Kane. Whether that pent up emotion will guide him to victory, or the mind games will lead him to a loss is yet to be determined, but one thing is for sure, it would appear that Lance is on his road to recovery just in the nick of time for his Transgression match.~*~*~
~*~*~What we do know is that Lance has been thinking and soul searching for the past two days. Those thoughts were demanded by his girlfriend, and long term love of his life, time to think about whether he is in love with her, time to get his head on straight, and most of all, time for him to discover what is important in his life long-term. We also know that Lance is scheduled to meet soon with Cassandra and the doctor to find out the results of the paternity tests. While the words from Cassandra permeate, many people do still have a shadow of doubt as to who is the father – is it Spike Kane, the diabolical leader of The Empire, or is it Lance Ryan, a man that is looked at by many as a legend and an icon – many are hoping that this child does indeed belong to the champion, as he deserves the privilege of having a child, and everyone could see the pride in his eyes when he found out that Cassandra was pregnant.~*~*~
~*~*~This brings us up to the present time, the scene opens and we see that we are inside of a small doctor’s office. In the room we see Cassandra and Lance’s brother Matthew. Conspicuous by his absence is Lance. The two look a little concerned as they chat together.~*~*~
Matthew: I wouldn’t worry too much, he will show up. I know that no matter where his head is at, he wants to know if this child is his.
Cassandra: I hope that you are right, I was a little hard on him in the locker-room, and I made him face up with a huge ultimatum. I hope that he doesn’t choose to not be a part of my life Matt. I have been in love with him for years now, and I don’t know if I can face up to life without him. I tried, we all know that I tried, and I almost succeeded, but every time that I made love to my fiancé, I was thinking of Lance. I could not be me without him. He is my soul-mate. I mean look at me, I am a wreck because he isn’t here.
Matthew: Do you want me to call him and see where he is?
Cassandra: No. These are decisions that he needs to make on his own. He cannot be pushed or pressured. He needs to have his head on straight for everything that is coming his way. Fatherhood, marriage, title defenses…he has an awful lot on his plate right now, and it is time for him to be a man. He knew what time to be here, the rest of it is up to him.
~*~*~The door to the office opens and we see a man that is wearing a white lab coat walk in. He is holding a file and a cup of coffee. As he walks in we see the sign on the door to the office, and it says Dr. William. The door closes, and Matthew and Cassandra get out of their seats and shake the doctor’s hand.~*~*~
Doctor William: So, you must be the boyfriend? Lance Ryan I presume?
Matthew: No, I am the brother of the boyfriend.
Doctor William: I see. So are we expecting Lance here today Cassandra?
Cassandra: I am not sure to be honest. That is his decision to make, we have a lot going on at the moment. Carry on, he may show up yet.
Dr. William: Alright. Well, as you know, we have been running thorough paternity tests on your child in order to determine if Lance was indeed the father of your son. We did checks on his DNA versus those of the child and we have come to a conclusion. The conclusion is in fact that Lance cannot…
~*~*~Just as the doctor is about to deliver the news, the door to the office flies open and we see Lance Ryan standing in the doorway. He is dressed in a full black suit and has the nCw world title draped over his shoulder. This is a much different champion than we have seen in recent weeks. He is cleaned up, decked out in his finest and is again sporting the World Title with pride.
Lance: Ok, first things first. I have two questions. The first, am I late? Wait, that doesn’t matter one iota. The second question is more pressing. What the hell is this?
~*~*~Lance holds the door open, and we see the full name on the sign. The name of the doctor is Dr. William Kane.~*~*~
Dr. Kane: That is kind of an odd question sir. That is simply my name. Many doctors have their names pasted upon their office doors. Allow me to introduce myself. As the door says, My name is William Kane and I am the doctor that has been conducting the tests that were done on your son.
~*~*~The doctor stands up to shake the hand of Lance, and Lance reaches out and shakes the doc’s hand. He gets a sadistic grin on his face though and he pulls the doctor in close to him so that they are eye to eye.~*~*~
Lance: Is this some sadistic joke that your family is trying to pull on me? I already know the truth William, so do not waste your time. Spike is full of s**t, Christian is full of s**t, and I am willing to put my money on the fact that you are full of s**t too.
~*~*~Lance releases his stronghold on the doctor and then pulls him in and slams him down hard onto his desk, sending papers flying in every direction. Matt jumps to his feet and gets between Lance and the doctor.~*~*~
Matthew: I’m going to go out on a limb here and recommend that we should probably make our exit at this point.
~*~*~Lance, Matthew and Cassandra all walk out of the office as we see the doctor struggling to his feet. The cameraman points the camera at the floor and he focuses in on a piece of paper. At the bottom of the paper it confirms that Lance Ryan is indeed the father of Cassandra’s child. The scene fades out~*~*~
~*~*~The scene again fades in as we see Lance, Cassandra and Matthew sitting in the back of a limousine. The three are sitting in silence for a moment until the silence is broken by Cassandra.~*~*~
Cassandra: You do realize that the last name was likely a coincidence right?
Lance: Yeah. But it had been a while since I had the urge to physically dissect someone, and well, his name kind of set me off. Spike got into my head, and even I will admit that I am likely more than a bit crazy still because of him. Write him a check, I’m sure he will be fine.
Matt: Well, it’s good to have you back at least. It has been a while champ. Didn’t you want to at least see the results of the paternity test?
Lance: No need.
Cassandra: What? After all of this, you say that there was no need to see who the father is?
Lance: Exactly. Everything that you said was right. If I cant believe the words that come out of your mouth more than the words that come out of Spike’s than I am the one that has the problem. You said that you never had an affair with Spike, I believe you. Thus, the baby is mine. So, when do I get to see my little boy?
Cassandra: We can head home now and see him. He is with a babysitter at the moment.
Lance: Not quite yet. I am getting dropped off in a moment at nCw headquarters so that I may say my piece in a quick sit down interview. I will then come by the house and meet my child. Our child. The rest of our lives.
~*~*~The limousine stops and Lance gives Cassandra a kiss and he climbs out as the scene again fades to black. The scene reopens once again and Lance is sitting with Chad Lights in a dimly lit room. Lance has the title over his shoulder and both men are sitting in director’s chairs.~*~*~
Lights: Lance, I got here as soon as I could, I understand that you want a few moments to speak. First let me say that it is good to have the champ back on the page heading into Transgression. Lance, what has gone through your mind recently?
Lance: Thanks Chad. What has gone through my mind in recent days is not of importance, what is of importance is where I am at now. My trance has been broken, and the power that Spike had over me is no longer. Spike Kane spoke recently of the REAL Spike Kane coming to Transgression. He has no idea what he has awoken in me. In recent weeks I was trying to show Spike different sides of Lance Ryan, I showed him my technical side against Reckoning, I showed him my hardcore side against Dr. Pepper. However, there is one thing that I could not bring out on my own, and that is a pure anger, a hatred so evil that it is out of control. You see Spike is right about something Chad. He and I have a lot in common. We play the game the same way, we have similar backgrounds, and we both run purely on emotions. What Spike has done is awaken something in me that I thought was long dead. What he has brought out of the darkness is a side of me that is as sadistic, twisted and pissed off as I am technically sound and prepared.
Earlier today I slammed a Doctor down on his desk because he had the last name of Kane. I hear his name and it makes my blood boil, I see his face and I want to hospitalize him, and when we get in the ring he is right it will be the end. It may be the end of me, it may be the end of him, hell we may systematically destroy one another. But rest assured I will make him bleed, and he will pay for what he has done to me in the past week. I wept on live television, I had my life sucked out of me, I missed the birth of my son, I almost lost my girlfriend, and I nearly lost the world title. All of those came directly from the tactics of The Empire, of which Spike Kane is the leader, and there will be hell to pay.
Lights: Are you going to be ready for this match Lance? No doubt your training and your psyche have taken setbacks.
Lance: I am going to be more ready for this match than any match in my life Chad. I have never wanted to beat anyone like I want to beat Spike Kane, I have never felt so determined in my life to destroy someone’s hopes and dreams Chad. Spike Kane will not be a world champion unless he plans to climb over my dead body to claim that title, and let’s be honest, as good as he is, he is not capable of that. There are two things in Spike’s life that are like bane’s to him, much in the way that he knew my son was to me.
The first is that he has never won a title when the match was highly contested. He has always faced champions that were not in their prime. He has not won the big one over the big guy, and that is me and this is my federation. Spike knows that he cannot win the big one when I stand across the ring from him .
Lights: And what is his second bane?
Lance: Cass, babe? You there?
~*~*~Cassandra walks into view and she is holding their child in her arms. Lance takes the child and holds it close.~*~*~
Lance: Chad. Allow me to introduce you to the newest member of the Ryan family. Zell Ryan.
~*~*~The scene fades out with those haunting words left hanging over the room. Lance holding his son, and his title, two things that Spike Kane is jealous of and wishing that he had. He has neither right now, and he will leave Transgression with neither as well. One step more is gone on the path to Transgression, and Lance Ryan may be one step closer to one more retribution, one more shot at revenge, one more successful defense, and one more fallen leader.~*~*~
~*~*~What we do know is that Lance has been thinking and soul searching for the past two days. Those thoughts were demanded by his girlfriend, and long term love of his life, time to think about whether he is in love with her, time to get his head on straight, and most of all, time for him to discover what is important in his life long-term. We also know that Lance is scheduled to meet soon with Cassandra and the doctor to find out the results of the paternity tests. While the words from Cassandra permeate, many people do still have a shadow of doubt as to who is the father – is it Spike Kane, the diabolical leader of The Empire, or is it Lance Ryan, a man that is looked at by many as a legend and an icon – many are hoping that this child does indeed belong to the champion, as he deserves the privilege of having a child, and everyone could see the pride in his eyes when he found out that Cassandra was pregnant.~*~*~
~*~*~This brings us up to the present time, the scene opens and we see that we are inside of a small doctor’s office. In the room we see Cassandra and Lance’s brother Matthew. Conspicuous by his absence is Lance. The two look a little concerned as they chat together.~*~*~
Matthew: I wouldn’t worry too much, he will show up. I know that no matter where his head is at, he wants to know if this child is his.
Cassandra: I hope that you are right, I was a little hard on him in the locker-room, and I made him face up with a huge ultimatum. I hope that he doesn’t choose to not be a part of my life Matt. I have been in love with him for years now, and I don’t know if I can face up to life without him. I tried, we all know that I tried, and I almost succeeded, but every time that I made love to my fiancé, I was thinking of Lance. I could not be me without him. He is my soul-mate. I mean look at me, I am a wreck because he isn’t here.
Matthew: Do you want me to call him and see where he is?
Cassandra: No. These are decisions that he needs to make on his own. He cannot be pushed or pressured. He needs to have his head on straight for everything that is coming his way. Fatherhood, marriage, title defenses…he has an awful lot on his plate right now, and it is time for him to be a man. He knew what time to be here, the rest of it is up to him.
~*~*~The door to the office opens and we see a man that is wearing a white lab coat walk in. He is holding a file and a cup of coffee. As he walks in we see the sign on the door to the office, and it says Dr. William. The door closes, and Matthew and Cassandra get out of their seats and shake the doctor’s hand.~*~*~
Doctor William: So, you must be the boyfriend? Lance Ryan I presume?
Matthew: No, I am the brother of the boyfriend.
Doctor William: I see. So are we expecting Lance here today Cassandra?
Cassandra: I am not sure to be honest. That is his decision to make, we have a lot going on at the moment. Carry on, he may show up yet.
Dr. William: Alright. Well, as you know, we have been running thorough paternity tests on your child in order to determine if Lance was indeed the father of your son. We did checks on his DNA versus those of the child and we have come to a conclusion. The conclusion is in fact that Lance cannot…
~*~*~Just as the doctor is about to deliver the news, the door to the office flies open and we see Lance Ryan standing in the doorway. He is dressed in a full black suit and has the nCw world title draped over his shoulder. This is a much different champion than we have seen in recent weeks. He is cleaned up, decked out in his finest and is again sporting the World Title with pride.
Lance: Ok, first things first. I have two questions. The first, am I late? Wait, that doesn’t matter one iota. The second question is more pressing. What the hell is this?
~*~*~Lance holds the door open, and we see the full name on the sign. The name of the doctor is Dr. William Kane.~*~*~
Dr. Kane: That is kind of an odd question sir. That is simply my name. Many doctors have their names pasted upon their office doors. Allow me to introduce myself. As the door says, My name is William Kane and I am the doctor that has been conducting the tests that were done on your son.
~*~*~The doctor stands up to shake the hand of Lance, and Lance reaches out and shakes the doc’s hand. He gets a sadistic grin on his face though and he pulls the doctor in close to him so that they are eye to eye.~*~*~
Lance: Is this some sadistic joke that your family is trying to pull on me? I already know the truth William, so do not waste your time. Spike is full of s**t, Christian is full of s**t, and I am willing to put my money on the fact that you are full of s**t too.
~*~*~Lance releases his stronghold on the doctor and then pulls him in and slams him down hard onto his desk, sending papers flying in every direction. Matt jumps to his feet and gets between Lance and the doctor.~*~*~
Matthew: I’m going to go out on a limb here and recommend that we should probably make our exit at this point.
~*~*~Lance, Matthew and Cassandra all walk out of the office as we see the doctor struggling to his feet. The cameraman points the camera at the floor and he focuses in on a piece of paper. At the bottom of the paper it confirms that Lance Ryan is indeed the father of Cassandra’s child. The scene fades out~*~*~
~*~*~The scene again fades in as we see Lance, Cassandra and Matthew sitting in the back of a limousine. The three are sitting in silence for a moment until the silence is broken by Cassandra.~*~*~
Cassandra: You do realize that the last name was likely a coincidence right?
Lance: Yeah. But it had been a while since I had the urge to physically dissect someone, and well, his name kind of set me off. Spike got into my head, and even I will admit that I am likely more than a bit crazy still because of him. Write him a check, I’m sure he will be fine.
Matt: Well, it’s good to have you back at least. It has been a while champ. Didn’t you want to at least see the results of the paternity test?
Lance: No need.
Cassandra: What? After all of this, you say that there was no need to see who the father is?
Lance: Exactly. Everything that you said was right. If I cant believe the words that come out of your mouth more than the words that come out of Spike’s than I am the one that has the problem. You said that you never had an affair with Spike, I believe you. Thus, the baby is mine. So, when do I get to see my little boy?
Cassandra: We can head home now and see him. He is with a babysitter at the moment.
Lance: Not quite yet. I am getting dropped off in a moment at nCw headquarters so that I may say my piece in a quick sit down interview. I will then come by the house and meet my child. Our child. The rest of our lives.
~*~*~The limousine stops and Lance gives Cassandra a kiss and he climbs out as the scene again fades to black. The scene reopens once again and Lance is sitting with Chad Lights in a dimly lit room. Lance has the title over his shoulder and both men are sitting in director’s chairs.~*~*~
Lights: Lance, I got here as soon as I could, I understand that you want a few moments to speak. First let me say that it is good to have the champ back on the page heading into Transgression. Lance, what has gone through your mind recently?
Lance: Thanks Chad. What has gone through my mind in recent days is not of importance, what is of importance is where I am at now. My trance has been broken, and the power that Spike had over me is no longer. Spike Kane spoke recently of the REAL Spike Kane coming to Transgression. He has no idea what he has awoken in me. In recent weeks I was trying to show Spike different sides of Lance Ryan, I showed him my technical side against Reckoning, I showed him my hardcore side against Dr. Pepper. However, there is one thing that I could not bring out on my own, and that is a pure anger, a hatred so evil that it is out of control. You see Spike is right about something Chad. He and I have a lot in common. We play the game the same way, we have similar backgrounds, and we both run purely on emotions. What Spike has done is awaken something in me that I thought was long dead. What he has brought out of the darkness is a side of me that is as sadistic, twisted and pissed off as I am technically sound and prepared.
Earlier today I slammed a Doctor down on his desk because he had the last name of Kane. I hear his name and it makes my blood boil, I see his face and I want to hospitalize him, and when we get in the ring he is right it will be the end. It may be the end of me, it may be the end of him, hell we may systematically destroy one another. But rest assured I will make him bleed, and he will pay for what he has done to me in the past week. I wept on live television, I had my life sucked out of me, I missed the birth of my son, I almost lost my girlfriend, and I nearly lost the world title. All of those came directly from the tactics of The Empire, of which Spike Kane is the leader, and there will be hell to pay.
Lights: Are you going to be ready for this match Lance? No doubt your training and your psyche have taken setbacks.
Lance: I am going to be more ready for this match than any match in my life Chad. I have never wanted to beat anyone like I want to beat Spike Kane, I have never felt so determined in my life to destroy someone’s hopes and dreams Chad. Spike Kane will not be a world champion unless he plans to climb over my dead body to claim that title, and let’s be honest, as good as he is, he is not capable of that. There are two things in Spike’s life that are like bane’s to him, much in the way that he knew my son was to me.
The first is that he has never won a title when the match was highly contested. He has always faced champions that were not in their prime. He has not won the big one over the big guy, and that is me and this is my federation. Spike knows that he cannot win the big one when I stand across the ring from him .
Lights: And what is his second bane?
Lance: Cass, babe? You there?
~*~*~Cassandra walks into view and she is holding their child in her arms. Lance takes the child and holds it close.~*~*~
Lance: Chad. Allow me to introduce you to the newest member of the Ryan family. Zell Ryan.
~*~*~The scene fades out with those haunting words left hanging over the room. Lance holding his son, and his title, two things that Spike Kane is jealous of and wishing that he had. He has neither right now, and he will leave Transgression with neither as well. One step more is gone on the path to Transgression, and Lance Ryan may be one step closer to one more retribution, one more shot at revenge, one more successful defense, and one more fallen leader.~*~*~