McDan building #2 Bayville, North Tacoma Thursday, 4:05 p.m. Mr. McDan This is an outrage! McDan slams his fists on the table. Dan Kelly, Jake Doom, and Ronnie Cordova all jump back at the same time. Mr. McDan Can you believe that damn Cole? Dan Kelly I know..... McDan turns to Kelly and gives a menacing look. Mr. McDan That question was not directed towards you. Or anyone else for that matter. McDan stands up and puts his finger on his chin. Mr. McDan Let's take a look at the situation we are in. McDan starts walking around the table, and puts his hands behind his back. Mr. McDan First, we have that damned Cortez. Winning at Deadly Conflict. Not a good thing. Ronnie Cordova But..... McDan turns to him and smiles a bit. Mr. McDan No one speaks UNTIL I AM FINISHED! Cordova cowers a bit. Ronnie Codova Sorry sir. McDan continues to pace around the table. Mr. McDan Cole has granted him the opportunity to fight for the Ultimate Title any time he chooses. Any place he chooses. If he wanted to attack Creach in an airport, he could. If he wanted to take the belt while Creach is sleeping, he could. McDan looks at all the members in the room. Mr. McDan Well? Dan Kelly It is an outrage! Kelly throws his arms up while saying this. Ronnie Cordova Cole is an idiot. He has no idea how to run things. Mr. McDan Quite right. What about you? McDan turns to Doom, who has a sort of smile on his face. Mr. McDan What are you so happy about? Jake Doom I'm not happy, I'm just laughing at the fact that you are all getting worked up about such a little thing. Mr. McDan Little thing? McDan walks over to the chair facing Doom. He takes a seat, putting his hands under his chin and stares at Doom. Mr. McDan I want you to tell me, and everyone else in here, how you can say that this is a "little" thing. Doom looks around the room and takes a sip of water. He clears his throat and starts to speak. Jake Doom Sure, Cortez has a title shot whenever he wants. Sure, he can take it whenever and wherever he wants. But..... Mr. McDan But what? Jake Doom But, who's to say that he will actually win the damn thing? Mr. McDan I know he is capable. He would win just to spite me. Jake Doom I think you shouldn't worry so much about something that did not happen yet. Mr. McDan You don't understand. McDan stands up and leans on the table. Mr. McDan I fired his ass. Now he is growing in this business and I can't prosper from it. Dan Kelly That sneak. McDan resumes his pacing. Mr. McDan Let's look at this thing a little differently. Kelly looks up at McDan. Dan Kelly What do you mean? Mr. McDan Well, Doom has a point. Even though I can't gain from Cortez being number one contender, he has yet to actually win the title. So, until he does, he means nothing. Ronnie Cordova Very well said sir. It's not worth getting all excited about it now. We have other matters to attend to. Mr. McDan Your right. McDan sits back down in his seat. Quite calmer now, he opens a package of papers. Mr. McDan There is a tag team tournament going on and Raheem is now entered. Teaming up with the big man, is Demon. Dan Kelly Demon? Mr. McDan Is there a problem? Kelly looks around the room, a little confused. Dan Kelly Couldn't you find another partner? Damien Casanova perhaps? Mr. McDan No. I think that Demon will make a fine partner for Raheem. We all know that Raheem really needs no partner, but seeing is how it's a "tag team" tournament, I guess he can have one. And I have chosen Demon. Dan Kelly But sir.... Mr. McDan And it's final. Kelly puts his hand down and sighs. Mr. McDan Doom? Jake Doom Yeah? Doom sifts through the paper in front of him. Finding the one he needs, he tosses it across the table. McDan catches them and takes a sip of water from the glass. Mr. McDan Are you kiddin' me? Jake Doom 'Fraid not sir. McDan tosses the paper aside and looks up at the cieling in disgust. Mr. McDan It's only about the 1000th time that Raheem is in the same ring as these clowns. Jake Doom Not to worry sir. McDan's gaze is pulled from the cieling and he looks at Doom. Mr. McDan You are just full of good cheer for everyone today aren't you? Jake Doom No. I just know the facts and they play to our favor. McDan's eyes widen a bit. Mr. McDan Care to explain how? Jake Doom Well, you know that Raheem is too much for anyone to handle. Hell, he won a 4 on 1 guantlet match. Mr. McDan Yeah..... Jake Doom Well, Kelly and Gates are at each others throats. I figure that they will tear each other apart before the match. Thus, leaving the door wide open for Raheem and Demon to strike when they are fighting amongst themselves. Mr. McDan Not bad....not bad at all. McDan stands up and collects the papers, putting them into a manilla envelope. Mr. McDan Doom, I want you to go see how the big man is doing. I'll join you in a little while. Kelly, Cordova, you two get outta here. I have to collect my thoughts on the situation at hand. Kelly, Doom, and Cordova all stand up and push in thier chairs. Mr. McDan Till next time everyone. The scene fades out. The scene fades back in. 5 Points Fitness 444 Broadway STE 2 Bayville, North Tacoma Thursday, 5:58 p.m. Raheem sits at a bench, wondering how much to press. Already on the bar is 485 lbs. As he tries to decide, Jake Doom comes up behind him and looks at the bar. Jake Doom You think you have enough here? Raheem chuckles a bit and sits on the bench. Jake Doom You need a spot? Raheem looks at Doom angrily and starts pumping the iron. Jake Doom Damn. You really are strong. Raheem breaks a sweat and gets angry. Jake Doom The reason I came here.... Doom takes a seat across from Raheem. Jake Doom I wanted to see how you were doing. You know.... Raheem stops pumping. Jake Doom You have a big match on Bloodzone. You are teaming up with Demon to take on Kelly and Gaytes. Raheems' eyes grow with anger and he starts to lift the weights again. Jake Doom McDan just sent me down here to see if you were prepared. He is coming down here in a little bit. I think you look damn ready. Getting past Duncan seemed too damn easy for you. Raheem smiles a bit and puts the weights down. He signals for Doom to add more, as he streches his arms. Jake Doom O.k. Doom adds another 100 lbs. to each side, making the total 685. Raheem nods and starts lifting. He grunts at the first one, gets angry and easily lifts it again and again. Jake Doom Well, I will just wait here for McDan to show. You keep lifting unrealistic amounts of weight, and I'll just sit here and read my book, "HOW TO REF", by Nick Patrick. Raheem chuckles a bit as the scene fades out. Edit/Delete Message