Strictly Business

[thepredator]

::The scene opens in the corridor of a Missouri arena were a POW House Show is taking place. The camera shows Big Ci walking down the corridor and he stops at a door. There is a plaque on the door which reads “David Hunter”. Big Ci taps on the door.::


Dave: What?


Big Ci: It’s me; Ci. Can I come in?


Dave: Erm…yeah come in.


::Big Ci opens the door and Dave is sat on a bench tying up his boots.::


Big Ci: How ya doin?


Dave: Yeah I’m good. What d’ya want, man?


Big Ci: Just wondering how you are about the match this Thursday…


Dave: What do you mean? How I am? We’re a team now aren’t we…I’m fine. Speaking of which…where’s Lance?


Big Ci: He’s on his way. He’s facing some local guy so he’s gonna meet me in the lobby after the match.


Dave: Cool…listen. We haven’t been the best of friends…ever, have we?


Big Ci: Well, no, but that could cha-


Dave: No…we haven’t. But the reason we’re doing this is because we’re good. Me, you and Lance are good at what we do and together we’ll be indestructible. And, I’m cool with the pre-match/post-match chats and tactics talk and we get in the ring and we do what we do. But Ci, you, I and Lance are three different people. That’s why we’ll be good. We have our own way of doing things and that way, our combination will be superior to the combinations of every one else in the company. But our “relationship” will remain for business purposes only. You do understand that, don’t ya?


Big Ci: Yeah, sure, I mea-


Dave: Yeah. That’s good. Because I don’t think that any of us three need to change. This will only work if we do what we’re already doing. We do our own things and we’ll succeed. This Thursday, it’s just me and you…and Jason Dread has defeated me once. Hell, I ain’t gunna let it happen again. So you let me take care of him and you can take care of Morrison.


Big Ci: Man, that’s cool by me. You have stuff you need to sort out and so do I, but now, we’re gonna do it as a team; me, you and Lance. And on Thursday, he’s gonna be showing Chester Coban how we roll.


Dave: Yeah, exactly…and soon, it might not just be the three of us…’cause I’ve made a couple of calls back home and I might have an idea…but I’m not promising anything ‘cause he’s a busy guy and I’ll have to run it by Tito ‘cause the person I’m talking about is a little…hardcore. I mean, me; I’m controversy defined. This guy is just f**kin’ sick. He’ll put his body through anything to do what he needs to do.


Big Ci: So who is “this guy”?


Dave: Erm…with it not bein’ certain, I’m not sure I should say.


::Dave picks up a notepad and pen from out of his bag and jots something down. He rips of the sheet, screws it up and throws it across the room to Ci. Ci picks up the scrunched ball of paper and opens it. He looks at it, scrunches it back up, grins and throws it back to Dave. Dave takes a lighter out of his bag and lights the paper. He drops it on the floor as it becomes ash on the tiled floor.::


Big Ci: Cool, man. That’s cool.


Dave: Yeah, I think he’d be a nice piece to the puzzle. But let’s just forget that for now. Our priority is Dread and Morrison. On Thursday, the pair of them will understand the meaning of controversy when they’re both helping themselves back to the locker room. Dread won’t be getting another win over me…oh no. This Thursday, it’s pay back time. As a combination, me and you will be unstoppable. This Thursday, we'll prove it, by disposing of Dread and Morrison.


:: Dave stands up, takes a bottle of water from his bag and leaves the room. Ci walks over to the camera. He grins::


Big Ci: Dread, Morrison, prepare to feel the pain. Over and out.


::The scene immediately fades to black::