{5a.m. on a near deserted beach in Cancun Mexico, 2 figures are sitting out in beach chairs taking in the moonlight. A beautiful blonde in a string Bikini, holding hands with her man looking out at the ocean.  They both watch as a crab washes up on shore and chases after another crab before they are both washed back out into the ocean…. They partied for 6 hours straight, then went shopping, then back to there room for a quick nap and then to another party, then more shopping.  Walks through the city, walks on the beach, and enjoying life…that’s the way its been since they decided to hang it up and retire….Cancun this week, Paris France next week, Aruba the week after that…..and so on and so on. Partying on this coast, hanging out with friends on that coast. The hours turn to days, the days turn to weeks and the weeks turns to blurs and memories….that are forgotten or drank away at another party……One of the most feared men in pro wrestling sits and wonders what he’s going to wear to the next party, or what he’s gonna order on his next trip to the bar and that is his only real care in the world               

He finishes up his martini and sets it on the table next to where he’s sitting……he’s happy…at least if he keeps telling himself that he’ll believe it.  Blaze looks over and Etan and sees the far away look in his eyes…She reaches over to kiss him but he doesn’t even notice and she starts to wonder why he’s doing this to himself…. After getting screw over by Simon Peabody…..someone he considered a good friend at one point, he decided maybe it was time to just walk away…..and for the last few years this has been his job, partying and having fun. He is still mobbed my fans in some places but he tries to keep a low profile and not draw attention to himself… Every time he thinks of the cheers from the fans, and the adrenalin rush he got when he stepped from the locker room area and the crowd started chanting his name….When he starts getting those feelings, he just orders another bottle and slips deeper away from the world, and from the pain……he starts to slip into a daze but he hears someone calling his name……..}

Waiter: Mr. Cross……Mr. Cross… you have a call sir….

{Etan looks at him and just looks back out at the ocean}

Blaze: ill take it…..

{She grabs the phone and is surprised by the voice on the other end, its her girlfriend that she hasn’t seen in about 2 months because of all the travel her and Etan have been doing…Tracy Andrews better known to the public as Tragedy Ann of the n.X.n opened up a club in downtown Richmond called “The House of Pain”. They play a variety of music but it’s mostly a Goth/industrial/death metal place and VERY well known. Since Tragedy retired she kicked her drug habit, and has been running the club to keep her mind off something that was a HUGE part of her existence, and almost controlled her life… Morphine with help from her girlfriend Blaze and her boyfriend Etan Cross she has gotten her life on the right track…}

Tragedy Ann: Blaze! How’s my baby?

Blaze: I'm doing good…how the hell are you?  I miss your kisses, and I can’t wait to see you again….my tong has your name allll over it…

Tragedy Ann: You keep talking like that and I'm jumping on a plane and coming down there….Wheres Etan?

Blaze: he’s right beside me? I don’t think he feels like talking?

Tragedy Ann: O he’ll want to hear this

{Tragedy hands the phone to someone else and Blaze is so shocked she almost falls out of her chair}

Blaze: O MY GOD! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN! Why haven’t you called? I have missed you so much…we had such good times and…..

???: Hey beautiful we can catch up later…I need to speak to Etan…

Blaze: ok hold on…

{Blaze hops up and walks over to Etan Chair she kisses him on the cheek and gives him the phone…he looks at her and can see the excitement in her eyes and smiles as he gets on the phone}

Etan: Hello…..

???: Hey whats up Bitch!

Etan: Joe??!

Joe: That’s right man! Whats UP!!

Cross: DAMN It so good to hear your voice man! Blaze and I are down here in Cancun, we’ve been partying almost nonstop. Why don’t you come down and join us? Ill fly you down and we can catch up on old times…

Joe: look man…F’ old times, I don’t know you’ve been up to but its time man, its time to stop this retirement crap, get off your ass, and You, Blaze, Tragedy and myself get back to what we do best…..You setting them up and me knocking them down…..

Etan: I don’t know man….im enjoying retirement…the only thing I have to worry about now is what new drink I'm gonna try next….

Joe: Look, you can tell me you’re enjoying retirement till your blue in the face…but that’s bull shit and you know it…..Droping people on there heads and choking them them unconscious is what you know and what you enjoy. Not walks on the beach, not drinking till your liver feels like a sponge….look man… The n.X.n is what we are, hurting fools is what we do…

Etan: Look man…

Joe: NOPE! Wrong answer….. this is whats going to happen… I'm gonna finish this beer..

{Joe turns up his beer and downs it…..}

Joe: I'm gonna grab Tragedy’s ass…

{Etan hears Tragedy Ann scream in the background…..}

Joe: and this is where you say……

Etan: I'm on my way…….

Joe: Good, I'm on my way back to your place…..when I got to town I dropped my stuff off there.

Etan: ok ill be on a plane in a few hours so ill be home before nightfall….

Joe: Alright bro…..see you when you get here O yea one more thing don’t forget..

Etan: Forget what….

Joe: I'm Cooler than you….......SUCKER!

 {Joe hangs up and Etan laughs, he tosses the phone to Blaze and she starts making calls….. It looks like the n.X.n. is back in business….. and everyone in Four Star Wrestling is about to see that…..

The Machine is on the Prowl…and the Anti-Hero is on the Rise……