Post by JackHammer on Sept 26, 2008 0:00:47 GMT -6
What does a man do when he finds that he has become a shell of his former self? Does he continue with the unknown and bravely move and find out what comes around the next bend or does he go back to the comfort of what he was? Use the safety net that he knows will catch him every time? One decision leads down the path that will take you to the safe zone. The other path will take you down a road that few men are ever willing to take. The thing is, few men are like JackHammer, but does he even know what he wants anymore?
Isaac: You aren’t the same man that you were when you won this ring? I don’t even know if you are even a shell of that man anymore.
These words are the words that have been coming out of Isaac Drabek’s mouth since he started training JackHammer. Isaac hasn’t enjoyed his time with JackHammer as he sees this time as nothing more than a waste. JackHammer continues to try and prove that he is not the lost cause that the world has perceived him as for so much of his life. JackHammer looks down at Isaac as Isaac sits down at his desk in his office. JackHammer looks at the ring in Isaac’s hand. The ring is far too big for Isaac to wear, but looks to be little too small to fit on JackHammer’s finger. At one time the ring was something that JackHammer could take pride in but for the longest time it has been hidden away from his thoughts.
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EARLIER IN THE DAY
He has been putting it off for long enough and now is it finally time for JackHammer to clean out his office. It isn’t so much his decision to do it, but Lisa has been climbing on top of everything and has fallen a few times. JackHammer thought it was funny as hell once he realized she was okay, but between Julia Valentine and his cousin, JackHammer is getting it from all sides. It’s not like the room couldn’t use it. There are things in this room that JackHammer hasn’t seen in years. Things that might not even matter to the world anymore. Some of the things in this room are things that JackHammer has forgotten and upon finding them will give him joy he can’t imagine. There are some things in this room that he has tried to hide from himself hoping they would never be resurfaced again. The only problem is like all the pains that come with life when you try to keep them hidden they tend to kick you in the nuts and remind you why you hide them in the first place.
There are six trash bags full going along the wall of JackHammer’s office. JackHammer has the seventh trash bag almost full when his cousin, Goliath, comes into the room to see him.
Goliath:Hey Jack. Guess who back from his...What the hell happened in here and what is that smell?
JackHammer looks over at his cousin, but doesn’t really pay to much attention. JackHammer continues to put trash in the bags and after a couple of minutes JackHammer looks over at his cousin.
JackHammer: Are you going to stand there or are you going to help?
Goliath smiles as he looks at his cousin.
Goliath:I was planning on standing here for five minutes and then after that I would think about helping you.
JackHammer: Just get your ass down here and pick **** up. It’s not that hard.
Goliath bends down next to JackHammer and starts putting trash into the bag.
JackHammer: Oh yeah and you aren’t allowed to leave again. When you leave stupid bi*ches show up and bringing their rats with them.
Goliath laughs as he looks out the door of the office.
Goliath:Yeah I saw the living room. I am guessing those were her touches.
JackHammer: No that would be her trying to take over my life and once again trying to tell me how to raise my daughter. I swear if she was here I would kick her in the head.
Goliath:You don’t really want to hurt her, do you?
JackHammer just smiles as he looks at his cousin.
JackHammer: You know that was a dumb question right.
JackHammer moves a couple take out containers and sees a picture frame. JackHammer throws the containers away and then picks up the picture frame to find a picture of JackHammer, Lisa when she was a baby, and her mother Angie together. JackHammer stands up and walks over to his desk and sits down in the chair in front of the desk. He looks at the picture and tears start to form in his eyes. Goliath looks back and sees his cousin and walks over to check on him.
Goliath:JackHammer you okay?
Jason: I haven’t seen this picture in probably four years. I thought I had lost it.
Goliath:Let me see the picture.
Goliath takes the frame from JackHammer.
Goliath:I remember when this picture was taken. It was right before you...
JackHammer takes the frame back from Goliath.
JackHammer: I wanted her to have something so she would know who her father was just in case something happened and I didn’t come back. She needs to have this.
Goliath:Jack, are you sure you want to do that? You can always keep it in here.
JackHammer hold the frame close to his body.
JackHammer: No I know what her mother looked like. Lisa doesn’t remember her. She needs this more than I do.
JackHammer stands up from the chair and heads out of the room as Goliath goes back to picking up the trash in the room. JackHammer has the frame in his hand as he heads out of his office and into Lisa’s room. Lisa is sitting on her floor playing with her Barbies as her dad walks into the room and sits down on her bed. Lisa looks over and sees her dad sitting on her bed and sees that he is crying. Lisa comes over and gives JackHammer a hug. JackHammer hugs her back and smiles.
JackHammer: What was that for Lisa?
Lisa: You looked like you needed a hug. What’s wrong daddy?
JackHammer tries to gain his composure. After he gets himself to a good place he looks down at his daughter. He sits the picture down on his left side and then picks Lisa up and puts her on his right side.
JackHammer: I have something I want to give you Lisa, but you have to be very careful with it.
Lisa gets excited about the idea of getting something new. Most of the things she has are second hand items. Not because JackHammer doesn’t love his daughter. He just doesn’t know what to get for a girl.
Lisa: What is it?
JackHammer grabs the frame from his left side and shows it to Lisa.
JackHammer: I wanted you to have this. I thought maybe it would help you to remember.
Lisa looks at the picture and then up to her father.
Lisa: That’s you daddy. Who’s the baby?
JackHammer smiles.
JackHammer: That’s you Lisa, and do you know who that is?
JackHammer points to Angie.
Lisa: Is that my mom?
JackHammer: Yes Lisa. I want you to have this so you can see her everyday and remember that she loved you.
Lisa starts to cry.
Lisa: That’s my mom. She is so pretty. I won’t ever let this go again.
Lisa takes the picture and hugs it. JackHammer smiles as he looks at how happy his daughter is.
JackHammer: Why don’t we put it on your dresser so that you can see and it won’t get knocked over?
Lisa hands JackHammer the frame back and JackHammer stands up and puts the frame on top of Lisa’s dresser.
JackHammer: Don’t try to take it down without my help. I don’t want you to get hurt or the frame to get broken.
Lisa: Okay daddy I won’t, but I have a question?
JackHammer: What’s that Lisa?
Lisa: Why were you so much skinner then?
JackHammer looks back at his daughter and smiles.
JackHammer: Because Daddy has to take care you.
JackHammer laughs and so does Lisa. JackHammer walks out of the room and closes her bed room door behind him.
JackHammer: She is getting a quick wit just like Juila. I need to keep them separated.
JackHammer walks back into his office to see Goliath looking into a nice ring box.
JackHammer: Are you trying to steal my ****?
Goliath looks at his cousin with a **** you type look.
Goliath:I found this while I was cleaning all your trash up. I can’t believe it was buried under all of this ****. You loved this ring when you got it.
JackHammer motions for Goliath to throw the ring and catches the box easily when it hits his hand. He opens the box up to find the Chaos Match ring he won a few years beforehand. He looks down at it as memories of the past come back into his memory. JackHammer takes the ring out of his box and tries to put it on his finger. The ring won’t get past JackHammer’s knuckle.
JackHammer: I know this ring fit when I got it. Maybe Lisa was right.
Goliath:What you mean?
JackHammer: I showed her the picture and she asked me why I was so much skinner then.
Goliath looks at his cousin with a sincere look in his eye.
Goliath:Jack, I hope that this isn’t the first time you have realized that you aren’t in the same shape that you were when Lisa was born. You haven’t exactly taken the best care of yourself.
JackHammer looks into a mirror that is on the closet door of his office. He looks at himself and can’t believe what he is seeing.
JackHammer: Glad your back Goliath. You can watch Lisa. I got to go do something about this.
JackHammer closes the box and slides it in his pocket. JackHammer quickly gets out of his office and heads out of the house only stopping momentarily to grab his gym bag. Once in his car he starts the engine and heads towards Roman’s gym so he can train with Isaac.
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That was two weeks ago. In the two weeks that has followed that day JackHammer has been in the gym everyday. He has been running trying to drop the weight that he has gained over the years of abuse. Finding his way around the weight room came back to him like he was coming back to see an old friend. While his weight hasn’t dropped any it is becoming apparent that this isn’t the same man that he was years ago. JackHammer has been learning mat wrestling from Isaac while he has been hitting the speed bag getting himself faster and giving the heavy bag kicks and punches so he is that much harder when he lands a punch on his opponent. Isaac watches in amazement as he sees what looks to be a changed man changing in front of his very eyes. The only thing is has JackHammer changed to much to remember what brought him to the show? Isaac walks over to the ring while JackHammer is inside running the ropes getting faster and faster. JackHammer finally dives through the top and middle rope crashing into the floor. Isaac runs over.
Isaac: I have never seen you do that before? You have really been showing me a different side of you lately.
JackHammer laughs as he gets up off the floor and walks back over to the ring. As he slides back under the bottom rope Isaac asks him a question.
Isaac: I am just wondering if you have forgotten the wrestler that you were. You do have a Wal-mart match and you have been pissing off Sexy Jason lately. You might be in trouble.
JackHammer looks down at Isaac and laughs as he starts to run the ropes again.
Jason: Don’t worry Isaac. I haven’t forgotten anything. I haven’t just been hitting the bags for my health. I can hit three times as hard. Sexy Jason won’t know what hit him. In fact set the camera up. I might as well let everyone in the match know what they have in stored for them.
Isaac quickly gets the camera and sets it up not really sure what is going to come out of this. JackHammer smiles as he looks into the camera.
JackHammer:Sexy Jason you have guts, but my friend I am sorry to tell you your guts have put you in a very dangerous place. Not only are you in a world that you have never been in before, but you have been put into this with The Chi-Town Terror. While I haven’t gotten all the rules of the match I am pretty sure you can do whatever you want to get the win and when it comes to doing whatever you want I am the man you don’t want to see. You have the frustrations from that match and this one to worry about. As my friend Isaac over here used to say, “May God have mercy on your soul, for I will not.”
Isaac laughs as he hears JackHammer rip off his phrase.
JackHammer thinks to himself.
JackHammer: Let us mention Jason. Sexy Jason in a man who I honestly couldn’t give to squirts of piss about. He may have at one time been a great, but as of now he is riding the coat tails of JackHammer. Jason I will let you in on a secret if you promise not to tell anyone. You need to find your own glory and stop trying to take mine. Don’t mess with a man that has nothing left to lose.
JackHammer slides out of the ring and gets right in front of the camera.
JackHammer: I wanted to get as close as I could so I can make sure that Jason hears every word I have to say and that there is no question about what I said to them. Sexy Jason I don’t give a fu*k about what you want to be called. I don’t give a fu*k if you want to be the great Sexy. You will always be the man who failed to lead what could have been the greatest group to come through NCW. Jason you may have beaten me before and I won’t act like you didn’t, but you didn’t end me. I don’t care if I get my shoulders pinned to the mat one hundred times. I don’t care if you throw me threw the whole fuc*in store every second of the match. There will come a time when you just won’t be able to take it anymore and on that day you won’t walk away from the ring. Jason once the match starts. Your true nightmare begins.
I will make you scream, will go through tables, you will bleed, and if I feel like you have deserved it you will be burned. You just can’t deal with it bi*ch.
JackHammer flips the camera over and starts heading towards the locker room as Isaac tries to catch up to Jason. Isaac gets up next to JackHammerand stops him for a second.
Isaac: I am sorry I doubted you. Look I have been holding on to this. I think you deserve it again.
Isaac reaches into his pocket and pull JackHammer’s Chaos Ring out of his pocket. JackHammer takes the ring from Isaac and tries to slide it on his finger, but his finger is swollen from punching the heavy bag. JackHammer slides it into his pocket and starts going towards the locker room again. Isaac stands there watching JackHammer walk.
Isaac: To think I questioned if you being here was worth the money she paid me to train you.
JackHammer turns around in anger and looks straight at Isaac as the scene fades to black.
Isaac: You aren’t the same man that you were when you won this ring? I don’t even know if you are even a shell of that man anymore.
These words are the words that have been coming out of Isaac Drabek’s mouth since he started training JackHammer. Isaac hasn’t enjoyed his time with JackHammer as he sees this time as nothing more than a waste. JackHammer continues to try and prove that he is not the lost cause that the world has perceived him as for so much of his life. JackHammer looks down at Isaac as Isaac sits down at his desk in his office. JackHammer looks at the ring in Isaac’s hand. The ring is far too big for Isaac to wear, but looks to be little too small to fit on JackHammer’s finger. At one time the ring was something that JackHammer could take pride in but for the longest time it has been hidden away from his thoughts.
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EARLIER IN THE DAY
He has been putting it off for long enough and now is it finally time for JackHammer to clean out his office. It isn’t so much his decision to do it, but Lisa has been climbing on top of everything and has fallen a few times. JackHammer thought it was funny as hell once he realized she was okay, but between Julia Valentine and his cousin, JackHammer is getting it from all sides. It’s not like the room couldn’t use it. There are things in this room that JackHammer hasn’t seen in years. Things that might not even matter to the world anymore. Some of the things in this room are things that JackHammer has forgotten and upon finding them will give him joy he can’t imagine. There are some things in this room that he has tried to hide from himself hoping they would never be resurfaced again. The only problem is like all the pains that come with life when you try to keep them hidden they tend to kick you in the nuts and remind you why you hide them in the first place.
There are six trash bags full going along the wall of JackHammer’s office. JackHammer has the seventh trash bag almost full when his cousin, Goliath, comes into the room to see him.
Goliath:Hey Jack. Guess who back from his...What the hell happened in here and what is that smell?
JackHammer looks over at his cousin, but doesn’t really pay to much attention. JackHammer continues to put trash in the bags and after a couple of minutes JackHammer looks over at his cousin.
JackHammer: Are you going to stand there or are you going to help?
Goliath smiles as he looks at his cousin.
Goliath:I was planning on standing here for five minutes and then after that I would think about helping you.
JackHammer: Just get your ass down here and pick **** up. It’s not that hard.
Goliath bends down next to JackHammer and starts putting trash into the bag.
JackHammer: Oh yeah and you aren’t allowed to leave again. When you leave stupid bi*ches show up and bringing their rats with them.
Goliath laughs as he looks out the door of the office.
Goliath:Yeah I saw the living room. I am guessing those were her touches.
JackHammer: No that would be her trying to take over my life and once again trying to tell me how to raise my daughter. I swear if she was here I would kick her in the head.
Goliath:You don’t really want to hurt her, do you?
JackHammer just smiles as he looks at his cousin.
JackHammer: You know that was a dumb question right.
JackHammer moves a couple take out containers and sees a picture frame. JackHammer throws the containers away and then picks up the picture frame to find a picture of JackHammer, Lisa when she was a baby, and her mother Angie together. JackHammer stands up and walks over to his desk and sits down in the chair in front of the desk. He looks at the picture and tears start to form in his eyes. Goliath looks back and sees his cousin and walks over to check on him.
Goliath:JackHammer you okay?
Jason: I haven’t seen this picture in probably four years. I thought I had lost it.
Goliath:Let me see the picture.
Goliath takes the frame from JackHammer.
Goliath:I remember when this picture was taken. It was right before you...
JackHammer takes the frame back from Goliath.
JackHammer: I wanted her to have something so she would know who her father was just in case something happened and I didn’t come back. She needs to have this.
Goliath:Jack, are you sure you want to do that? You can always keep it in here.
JackHammer hold the frame close to his body.
JackHammer: No I know what her mother looked like. Lisa doesn’t remember her. She needs this more than I do.
JackHammer stands up from the chair and heads out of the room as Goliath goes back to picking up the trash in the room. JackHammer has the frame in his hand as he heads out of his office and into Lisa’s room. Lisa is sitting on her floor playing with her Barbies as her dad walks into the room and sits down on her bed. Lisa looks over and sees her dad sitting on her bed and sees that he is crying. Lisa comes over and gives JackHammer a hug. JackHammer hugs her back and smiles.
JackHammer: What was that for Lisa?
Lisa: You looked like you needed a hug. What’s wrong daddy?
JackHammer tries to gain his composure. After he gets himself to a good place he looks down at his daughter. He sits the picture down on his left side and then picks Lisa up and puts her on his right side.
JackHammer: I have something I want to give you Lisa, but you have to be very careful with it.
Lisa gets excited about the idea of getting something new. Most of the things she has are second hand items. Not because JackHammer doesn’t love his daughter. He just doesn’t know what to get for a girl.
Lisa: What is it?
JackHammer grabs the frame from his left side and shows it to Lisa.
JackHammer: I wanted you to have this. I thought maybe it would help you to remember.
Lisa looks at the picture and then up to her father.
Lisa: That’s you daddy. Who’s the baby?
JackHammer smiles.
JackHammer: That’s you Lisa, and do you know who that is?
JackHammer points to Angie.
Lisa: Is that my mom?
JackHammer: Yes Lisa. I want you to have this so you can see her everyday and remember that she loved you.
Lisa starts to cry.
Lisa: That’s my mom. She is so pretty. I won’t ever let this go again.
Lisa takes the picture and hugs it. JackHammer smiles as he looks at how happy his daughter is.
JackHammer: Why don’t we put it on your dresser so that you can see and it won’t get knocked over?
Lisa hands JackHammer the frame back and JackHammer stands up and puts the frame on top of Lisa’s dresser.
JackHammer: Don’t try to take it down without my help. I don’t want you to get hurt or the frame to get broken.
Lisa: Okay daddy I won’t, but I have a question?
JackHammer: What’s that Lisa?
Lisa: Why were you so much skinner then?
JackHammer looks back at his daughter and smiles.
JackHammer: Because Daddy has to take care you.
JackHammer laughs and so does Lisa. JackHammer walks out of the room and closes her bed room door behind him.
JackHammer: She is getting a quick wit just like Juila. I need to keep them separated.
JackHammer walks back into his office to see Goliath looking into a nice ring box.
JackHammer: Are you trying to steal my ****?
Goliath looks at his cousin with a **** you type look.
Goliath:I found this while I was cleaning all your trash up. I can’t believe it was buried under all of this ****. You loved this ring when you got it.
JackHammer motions for Goliath to throw the ring and catches the box easily when it hits his hand. He opens the box up to find the Chaos Match ring he won a few years beforehand. He looks down at it as memories of the past come back into his memory. JackHammer takes the ring out of his box and tries to put it on his finger. The ring won’t get past JackHammer’s knuckle.
JackHammer: I know this ring fit when I got it. Maybe Lisa was right.
Goliath:What you mean?
JackHammer: I showed her the picture and she asked me why I was so much skinner then.
Goliath looks at his cousin with a sincere look in his eye.
Goliath:Jack, I hope that this isn’t the first time you have realized that you aren’t in the same shape that you were when Lisa was born. You haven’t exactly taken the best care of yourself.
JackHammer looks into a mirror that is on the closet door of his office. He looks at himself and can’t believe what he is seeing.
JackHammer: Glad your back Goliath. You can watch Lisa. I got to go do something about this.
JackHammer closes the box and slides it in his pocket. JackHammer quickly gets out of his office and heads out of the house only stopping momentarily to grab his gym bag. Once in his car he starts the engine and heads towards Roman’s gym so he can train with Isaac.
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That was two weeks ago. In the two weeks that has followed that day JackHammer has been in the gym everyday. He has been running trying to drop the weight that he has gained over the years of abuse. Finding his way around the weight room came back to him like he was coming back to see an old friend. While his weight hasn’t dropped any it is becoming apparent that this isn’t the same man that he was years ago. JackHammer has been learning mat wrestling from Isaac while he has been hitting the speed bag getting himself faster and giving the heavy bag kicks and punches so he is that much harder when he lands a punch on his opponent. Isaac watches in amazement as he sees what looks to be a changed man changing in front of his very eyes. The only thing is has JackHammer changed to much to remember what brought him to the show? Isaac walks over to the ring while JackHammer is inside running the ropes getting faster and faster. JackHammer finally dives through the top and middle rope crashing into the floor. Isaac runs over.
Isaac: I have never seen you do that before? You have really been showing me a different side of you lately.
JackHammer laughs as he gets up off the floor and walks back over to the ring. As he slides back under the bottom rope Isaac asks him a question.
Isaac: I am just wondering if you have forgotten the wrestler that you were. You do have a Wal-mart match and you have been pissing off Sexy Jason lately. You might be in trouble.
JackHammer looks down at Isaac and laughs as he starts to run the ropes again.
Jason: Don’t worry Isaac. I haven’t forgotten anything. I haven’t just been hitting the bags for my health. I can hit three times as hard. Sexy Jason won’t know what hit him. In fact set the camera up. I might as well let everyone in the match know what they have in stored for them.
Isaac quickly gets the camera and sets it up not really sure what is going to come out of this. JackHammer smiles as he looks into the camera.
JackHammer:Sexy Jason you have guts, but my friend I am sorry to tell you your guts have put you in a very dangerous place. Not only are you in a world that you have never been in before, but you have been put into this with The Chi-Town Terror. While I haven’t gotten all the rules of the match I am pretty sure you can do whatever you want to get the win and when it comes to doing whatever you want I am the man you don’t want to see. You have the frustrations from that match and this one to worry about. As my friend Isaac over here used to say, “May God have mercy on your soul, for I will not.”
Isaac laughs as he hears JackHammer rip off his phrase.
JackHammer thinks to himself.
JackHammer: Let us mention Jason. Sexy Jason in a man who I honestly couldn’t give to squirts of piss about. He may have at one time been a great, but as of now he is riding the coat tails of JackHammer. Jason I will let you in on a secret if you promise not to tell anyone. You need to find your own glory and stop trying to take mine. Don’t mess with a man that has nothing left to lose.
JackHammer slides out of the ring and gets right in front of the camera.
JackHammer: I wanted to get as close as I could so I can make sure that Jason hears every word I have to say and that there is no question about what I said to them. Sexy Jason I don’t give a fu*k about what you want to be called. I don’t give a fu*k if you want to be the great Sexy. You will always be the man who failed to lead what could have been the greatest group to come through NCW. Jason you may have beaten me before and I won’t act like you didn’t, but you didn’t end me. I don’t care if I get my shoulders pinned to the mat one hundred times. I don’t care if you throw me threw the whole fuc*in store every second of the match. There will come a time when you just won’t be able to take it anymore and on that day you won’t walk away from the ring. Jason once the match starts. Your true nightmare begins.
I will make you scream, will go through tables, you will bleed, and if I feel like you have deserved it you will be burned. You just can’t deal with it bi*ch.
JackHammer flips the camera over and starts heading towards the locker room as Isaac tries to catch up to Jason. Isaac gets up next to JackHammerand stops him for a second.
Isaac: I am sorry I doubted you. Look I have been holding on to this. I think you deserve it again.
Isaac reaches into his pocket and pull JackHammer’s Chaos Ring out of his pocket. JackHammer takes the ring from Isaac and tries to slide it on his finger, but his finger is swollen from punching the heavy bag. JackHammer slides it into his pocket and starts going towards the locker room again. Isaac stands there watching JackHammer walk.
Isaac: To think I questioned if you being here was worth the money she paid me to train you.
JackHammer turns around in anger and looks straight at Isaac as the scene fades to black.