[Feeling Lonely]

Jeffery Archibald: Sean.........(no answer)..........Sean..........(no answer)........SEAN!!!!!

The Canadian Sensation: What?

Jeffery Archibald: Are you gonna do it or not?

The Canadian Sensation: I don't know.....what if she's not there.....what if.....

Jeffery Archibald: Just call her. What do you have to lose?

~*Sean Andretti pondered that question and also pondered a lot of other things. It had been about 3 months since he'd spoken to her and with every waking moment they had apart, it just tore a hole inside of Andretti. He wanted to just pick up the phone and pick up where they had left off before. Sean wanted to pick up the phone, speak to his wife Stacy and forget about the past. He wanted to just move on with his life and move on with Stacy. But as he thought that several questions ran through his head. "Does she still love me?", "Is everything alright?" With these thoughts running through his head and missing everything about Stacy he began to feel lonely. He missed being in her presence. He missed kissing her. He missed the moments they shared. He missed seeing her smile. He had missed hearing her voice and he had missed telling her how much he had loved her. Andretti missed everything about his wife Stacy and it drove him crazy. Sean thought maybe since Stacy hadn't picked up the phone to even call that maybe something was wrong. Sean thought that maybe she had found someone else, or just didn't want to speak to him anymore. Whatever the case was it was bothering him and it showed.

Jeffery Archibald decided to throw a party on that same day and throw it inside of Sean's home. It wasn't one of those huge parties just more of a gathering between close friends. Jeff had decided to throw a party to cheer Sean up. He figured that if he'd throw a party and invite some of his close girl and guy friends that maybe Sean would lighten up but that didn't exactly go the way he planned. Instead, Sean would just look depressed the entire time and he didn't look happy. It was evident on his face that he missed Stacy and during this day he couldn't take it anymore. He had to speak to her. He had to hear her voice. Sean had realized that being away from his wife was hurting him dearly. Sean had done nothing that day and just stared off into space. The nights leading up to today, Sean had not gotten any sleep. He couldn't sleep at night thinking about her. Stacy means the world to Sean and Sean thought about all the reasons why he loved her and there were just too many to list.

The girls that Jeff had invited over to Sean's house were staying in a seperate room and were doing nails. Some were fixing their hair and some were just sharing a conversation with each other. The guys however were hanging out in Sean's game room. Some of the guys were watching video tape of the Yankees/Devil Rays game in Tokyo, Japan, some of the guys were playing pool but the majority of the guys were just sitting around, having a few beers while playing NBA Live 2004 on Playstation 2 arguing over who would win this years National Basketball Associations Most Valuable Player. But instead of joining in on the fun, Sean Andretti just moped around looking depressed thinking about Stacy. The guys in the game room were holding a NBA Live 2004 tournament to see who were the best player and Jeff chose the San Antonio Spurs. One of Andretti's friends chose the Los Angeles Lakers. But Sean didn't care...there was only thing he wanted or needed and it wasn't fun.

It was Stacy Andretti.~*

Jeffery Archibald: It's about time Kevin Garnett win the MVP. The guy has the most double-doubles in the NBA right now, leads the league in rebounds per game and now has his Minnesota Timberwolves going to the playoffs again. Name someone in the league who's better than Kevin Garnett.

One of Sean's friends: What about Tracy McGrady, hell even Amare Stoudamire?.....Yao Ming?

Another one of Sean's friends: Amare Stoudamire doesn't belong there 'Dre.

Andre: Tell me why Chris, he's more consistent and has proven himself.

Chris: Amare Stoudamire is a joke and you should know it. Who's still in the tournament and look at who's out?

Andre: That's because you picked the damn Lakers! The Lakers can beat the Phoenix Suns on any given day.

Chris: ...Exactly.

Jeffery Archibald: ...That may be the case but they can't beat the Spurs and you know it.

Chris: Do you always have to bring up last year Jeff?

Jeffery Archibald: I'll keep reminding you of that until L.A can pull down a championship again. Which I don't see happening.

Chris: Don't get cocky, just because your up 5 on me. It's only the third quarter J. It's still a lot of time to go and I have Kobe on the floor now.

Jeffery Archibald: Oh shut up with Kobe already. We all know L.A is gonna win...right Sean?

~*Jeffery turns to his left and is looking at Sean Andretti who still holds that depressed look on his face. He's staring into nothing and doesn't seem to be into the conversation. Jeff looks at Sean and nods his head and while this is happening, Chris takes the opportunity to drive into the lane with Kobe Bryant and dunk it over Yao Ming's head.~*

Chris: WHOO!!!!! Did you just see that?! A tomahawk jam right over Yao and now I'm down 3. Come on Jeff.

Jeffery Archibald: Time.

~*Archibald pauses the game and places his controller on the floor. He sits down on the floor under Andretti and tries to get him to look at him. At first he tries goofy looking faces to make Sean crack a smile and then grabs him by the shoulders and shakes him up trying to get a reaction out of him but neither works. There's no reaction from Andretti besides a sigh and a tear rolling down his face.~*

Chris: (Whispering to Jeff) He seems to be taking it hard.

Jeffery Archibald: I know...and I plan to change that.

Chris: What are you gonna do J?

Jeffery Archibald: I don't know but maybe this will work.

~*Jeffery Archibald takes a cup of water from nearby and splashes it in Sean's face. Andretti looks to be pissed off from getting water thrown in his face and he wipes it off his face and gets face to face with Jeff.~*

Jeffery Archibald: I knew that'd work. Now listen Sean, I didn't want to splash water in your face to get your attention but I had to do it. This whole day...hell matter of fact, this whole week all you have been doing is sitting around here and doing nothing. Instead of you sitting here waiting for answers why don't you get upstairs, take the phone and call the damn woman. If she loves you, she's not gonna deny you. Sean I know how much you love her. I know how much you miss her and I know that you want her by your side every damn moment that you are alive. But I can't take it anymore, I can't take seeing you this way and I'm sure the rest of the boys here can't take it either. So if you can't call her for us...then call her...for yourself. Dammit, call her for the sake of your relationship. Sean, for as long as I've known you, you've never backed down from anything. You've taken challenges head on and you've never walked away, so don't start now. Here. Take this.

~*Archibald handed Sean Andretti his cell phone and patted him on the back as he headed out of the game room. His head was still hung low and he was staring at the cell phone. Sean seemed to be fascinated by the phone as he was heading upstairs to his "room of dreams". The room of dreams is what Andretti liked to call it because most people had only dreamed of accomplishing what Andretti accomplished. Sean decided to head there for a little confidence. He decided to walk to his room of dreams to reminisce about the past and remember all of the memories him and Stacy shared. Sean twirled the phone in his hand while walking up the stairs. He thought about a number of things. He thought about whether to call her or not. He wanted to know if everything was fine. He wanted to know if she had missed him the same way he had missed her. Sean thought about how happy and lucky she had made him and how he would feel if she was to ever find another. He thought about losing her most importantly and it was just too much to bare. The tears started to trickle down his face and the depression was setting in. Sean just couldn't take it anymore, he just had to let his emotions go and he had to let her know how he felt and how sorry he was.

Sean was sorry for never visiting her while she was in the hospital. He was sorry for not being there for her while he was in that brutal fight against Ritchie Danko. Sean was sorry for not taking care of her and it had hurt him the most. Andretti had thought that if he had won the battle for her, that it would all be over. But in the end, Andretti ended up losing and it went downhill from there. After that match, Andretti wanted revenge in the worse way and the more opponents he faced, the more he lost. The size of the fight in the dog was starting to shrink because of his knee problems. Sean knew that his knee was in bad shape and it was banged up. Every day Sean would wake up on the road with a swollen knee. He walked around the hotels with a cane so that he could walk. Sean was so focused on one thing and that thing was to have the head of Ritchie Danko but he never thought about the most important thing...and that was Stacy Andretti.

Sean was in his room of dreams and paced around with his cell phone in the palm of his hands. He kept thinking about how much he loved her and he thought that he had failed her. He wanted to apologize for not being there when she had needed him the most. Sean wished he could turn back the hands of time to go back and not worry about Ritchie Danko. Deep down inside, Sean Andretti wanted to go back to those days to where he first started out. He wanted to go back to his roots. He wanted to go back to those days where it just him and Stacy Andretti. No one else. He missed the days of him and Stacy waking up together. The days where he and Stacy would shower together and do everything else together. He missed making her happy and he knew that if she was to leave him, that he'd be destroyed. Sean realized that he couldn't turn back the clock to the beginning days of CHZ. The best he could do was to try and clear everything else away so that it could be like old times. But as Sean was thinking this, there was one song that ran through his mind. There was no reason in particular why the song was playing in his head, but he just couldn't resist it, the chorus kept playing and playing, and playing. And this song was "Sun Doesn't Rise" by Mushroomhead. Andretti decided to look through his CD collection and get out the CD that held this song, he skipped a couple of songs and came to the song that was running through his head at the time.

[ Sun Doesn't Rise ]

Some kind of evidence
Some kind of reason
Why I can't find a way
To begin my life

Somewhere in this dying day
If I can only find a way for my escape
I find it hard to concentrate with all my past mistakes

To begin my life

I can't feel my faith can't recall my crime
I think I sealed my fate along the way I may have lost my mind
I guess we're all damaged in our own way
Alone in our own way
Distant headlights desolate highway

Sun doesn't rise at all
Who knows how far I'll fall
Sun doesn't rise at all
Who knows how far I'll fall

With eyes wide open
I can't recall my crime I think I sealed my fate
I can watch my world evolve
Alone in our own way, I think I sealed my fate
Nothing left to die for
I can't recall my crime I think I sealed my fate
Thoughts inside can make me crawl
Think I sealed my fate
Make me drop down on my knees
Break me down until I question me
Darkness can't destroy my drive

Sun doesn't rise at all
Who knows how far I'll fall
Sun doesn't rise at all
Welcome my downfall
Sun doesn't rise at all

Somewhere in this dying day as I plan my great escape
I find it hard to concentrate while you maintain to control
I fold and falter, empty alter, all I gave I pray it makes me whole
I think the brink's around the corner
There's an error in my soul

I can't feel my faith can't recall my crime
I think I sealed my fate along the way I may have lost my mind
I guess we're all damaged in our own way
Alone in our own way
Distant headlights desolate highway

Sun doesn't rise at all
Who knows how far I'll fall
Sun doesn't rise at all
Who knows how far I'll fall

I can't feel my faith
Can't recall my crime
Damaged in our own way
Alone in our own way
Desolate highway

The song had just closed and Sean turned his stereo off. He felt like the chorus meant a lot to him. Without Stacy, there could be no reason why the sun would rise again. Stacy had always brought sunshine to his cloudy day and she would always be there for Sean. Sean would normally be there for her, but he wasn't there a few months ago when she needed him the most and he knew it. This entire situation was making Andretti sick and he couldn't calm down. He paced back and forth in his room with his cell phone and looked at his recent accomplishments but there weren't any. Sean recognized this and that didn't help his mood. Sean had retired about 2 months ago and that was so he could spend more time with Stacy, but that never happened. Sean wanted to come back and at the time it was only thing on his mind. He wanted to get a speedy recovery and be back in the CHZ as soon as it was possible. Sean was inspired by someone to return and he dedicated that time he was "retired" to get back. Sean Andretti had devoted his time to getting in shape and rehabbing his knee. Time flew by and Sean hadn't missed a beat. He kept up with the CHZ current events and was starting into a fan of the product and that also inspired him to get back in the game. Andretti had witnessed some historical matches by the CHZ while he was away. He witnessed the first ever tazer match between Keyser Soze and Steven Hulin, he witnessed Jaguar-F returning, he witnessed the heartache by the Helms family after the brutal attack by Jag, he had witnessed this and so much more after he left and he couldn't take it. All of these events had fueled him. Sean saw all of these hall of famers come back and pictured himself being in the ring with them. It was a dream of his to be in the ring with Jaguar-F. It was a dream to be in the ring with the likes of Thor or Steven Petapaw or even "The Franchise" Matt Helms. Even though on the screen, Sean hated Helms' guts, he couldn't help but respect him. He respected his swagger, what he did to the game and how he has lifted the Chaos Heat Zone the way he has. During his training sessions in Toronto and Montreal, Sean decided to take his game back to the States again, called Helms back and both agreed to have Andretti work off his ring rust in Helms' own Pittsburgh Plunge.

Andretti personally hated working in "Helms' system" but he did anything he could to get back. Sean stayed up around the clock, working on his skills and perfecting what he had and making himself better. Sean was fired up to be back to his old self. Sean Andretti had scheduled a comeback for him and that comeback was going to be in July but Sean had worked his way up the Plunge in a stunning fashion and Helms couldn't help but call him up for a dark match.

And so the match was a success with Sean Andretti impressing the CHZ staff with his work. The week later, Matt had finally made his decision and decided to give Andretti a contract to his company and an invitation to the March 31st edition of Wednesday Night WILD. Andretti was thrilled by the offer and couldn't decline. He signed on the dotted line and it was offical, Sean Andretti was back in CHZ...again. Sean thought this time he would make an impact and let no one step in way of his prime time goal and that's to win it all. To get a little gold around his waist. Sean thought the first time around he didn't quite live up to expectations but this time he would change everyones opinions about him. This time around, Sean would prove everyone who ever doubted him...wrong. He would prove the critics wrong, his peers wrong and would shock the world.

So the news made the dirt sheets earlier than expected about Andretti returning. Sean didn't care about the rumors or what people thought about his return because it wasn't going to phase him and when he returned, the reaction from the crowd was a little expected but...he didn't care either. Sean didn't care if the fans cheered or booed him, hell isn't that what the fans are there to do?...Andretti figured he deserved the boos after leaving his fans high and dry the way he did. Sean never gave a retirement speech or said goodbye to the fans but instead, he just left and never said a word. He knew that angered the fans but this time around, he's gonna correct his mistakes and make whatever he did wrong...right.

One of those mistakes was making things right with his wife Stacy, he had set a goal for his phone call. He was going to call her and be honest with her. He was going to tell her how sorry he was for abandoning her the way he did and he was going to tell her how much he missed being around her and how much he wanted her back. Sean was gonna tell Stacy how much he cared and loved her. His confidence was starting to build up and his tears were starting to fade. Sean knew that this was now or never. He knew that this was a life or death situation and that he had to put all of the cards on the table. He knew he had to do this for the better of the relationship and then he flipped open the phone, dialed her number and waited.

The phone rang as Sean's heart started to race and everytime it rang his heartbeat just increased. Sean started to sweat a little from being nervous and after several rings her voicemail picked up so he hung up. He wandered what she was doing, or she was busy. Maybe she was just a little too busy for him, or maybe she lost her phone. He didn't know what was going on and that drove him crazy. Sean Andretti then put the phone on his bed and picked it up again, dialing Stacy's phone number. The same thing that previously happened, happened again and Sean started to worry about her. He started to think that maybe his nightmare was starting to come to fruition. He started to think that Stacy was cheating on him, that maybe Stacy had started a new life, with a new man. And Sean thought about that and didn't know what to make of it. He just felt empty inside and just wanted Stacy with him. He wanted Stacy to be there so everything could be normal, so that she could take all of his pain and sorrow away. Sean couldn't wait anymore and called her again. This time the same thing happened and no one answered. Sean now got a little angry and starting oacing back and forth in his room. Now he didn't know what to think and still feared the worse. Sean called back and still didn't get an answer, so he just left a message.~*

The Canadian Sensation: Hello, Stacy. This is Sean Andretti and whenever you get a chance I'd like for you to call me back. I love you. Bye.

~*Soon after Sean left a message on her voicemail, Jeffery Archibald showed up with a letter in his hands. He had just finished reading it and Sean looked at him.~*

The Canadian Sensation: What's goin' on Archie?

Jeffery Archibald: Nothing much. Now how did it go with Stacy?

The Canadian Sensation: No answer, I called 4 times and I left her a message telling her to call me back.

Jeffery Archibald: I figured that.

The Canadian Sensation: You what?.....how did you expect that?

Jeffery Archibald: I just came from outside...'cause I had to get the pizza for the party and I got the mail for you.....

The Canadian Sensation: .....And?

Jeffery Archibald: .....And this came.

~*Archibald handed Sean Andretti a letter to him in which he sat down to read. What the letter said was plain and simple. Stacy Andretti wanted to get a divorce. Sean didn't understand why his wife wanted to get a divorce. There were so many thoughts that were running through his head and as he was reading the letter and the legal papers that followed, there were tears flowing down his face. Stacy meant the world to Sean and Sean realized that it was all over. He realized that he would never see her again and that hurt him dearly. He felt as if there were nothing else to live for. He thought that he would never find someone that made him as happy as Stacy did. He just missed being in her presence. All Sean wanted was to be happy and Stacy did that. Stacy was always there for him when he was down. Stacy was there to be his shoulder to cry on. Stacy was always there to tell him that everything was going to be alright. Stacy was always there to make him smile. All Sean ever did was think about Stacy, he dreamt of her and he missed everything about her. Sean thought of the lucky feeling that Stacy gave him whenever they were together. He knew that if she was going to divorce him that there would be some other lucky guy that would feel that lucky feeling that he did. He knew in his heart that he would never forget about Stacy and that even though she probably was moving on without him, that he couldn't do the same. Sean knew in his heart that couldn't move on and find someone else. It just wasn't that easy. It wasn't easy to just forget about the moments they shared. It wasn't easy to just drop her like a bad habit. He realized all these things and felt like a loser. He realized that his lucky feeling wouldn't be there anymore. He realized that that little funny feeling he had when they talked was not gonna be there anymore. Sean Andretti felt as if he had failed her and he wanted to tell her that he was sorry for doing so. He wanted to move on...and move on with Stacy. He wanted to stay with her until death parted them. Sean couldn't forsee a future for himself, he couldn't see himself ever wanting to be happy again. Sean wanted to apologize and pour his heart out to her but he knew it would do no good. He knew that Stacy wouldn't care, that she still wanted to get this divorce and leave him. Sean then began to think of the guys that he could see her going for and it made him sick. His heart felt broken in all places and he didn't want her to fall in love with some other guy. He wanted her to stay with him and not go with anyone else. All of these thoughts made Andretti think suicidal, he thought about ways he could die, how it would be meeting his maker. He felt it would be for the better, that it would do everyone a favor and that it would help Stacy. He thought that Stacy didn't care about him....or never did. He thought maybe he rushed it all and that she was faking it so he would be happy. He couldn't take any of this anymore as he started to wrap up with reading the letter. So Sean thought that if she was going to divorce him that maybe they could talk about it. He was hoping she was in a mood to talk with him about it, but he feared the worse. She hadn't picked up the phone when he called but that didn't stop him. He needed to talk with her about this and he needed to do it now. And so Sean Andretti picked up the phone again and dialed her number.....and to his surprise, she picked up.~*

Stacy Andretti: Hello?.....(No Answer).....Hello?

The Canadian Sensation: Hello sweetheart.

~*It had been awhile since Sean and Stacy had spoke to each other but Stacy knew something was wrong with her husband. She could tell it in his voice that something was bothering him and she was going to be the one who would try and find out.~*

Stacy Andretti: Sean, what's wrong?

The Canadian Sensation: I.....uh.....I.....Stacy.....um.....I.....I miss you. Do you know that?

Stacy Andretti: Yes and I miss you too.

The Canadian Sensation: And Stacy, I'm sorry for hurting you all those times when I did. I'm sorry for not being there for you these past months when you were recovering in Sacremento and I'm sorry for everything. I just want to move on...and move on with you...and I'd do anything to make you change your mind about divorcing me. My heart is hurting without you and I just want you to be with me. Baby, I love you.

Stacy Andretti: Divorcing you?.....I never said I wanted a divorce. Where did you get that from?

The Canadian Sensation: Well, Stacy there was this letter in that came in the mail today and Jeff handed it to me saying that you wanted a divorce from me. Matter of fact..........

~*Jeffery Archibald is making his way out of the room as Sean Andretti looks at the letter and turns it around to see three letters on it. He stares at the three letters and his face turns red as it looks like he's about to explode. He hangs the phone up on his wife out of anger and catches one of the CHZ cameramen who are filming this, takes the camera, and out of pure anger and frustration, smashes it on the floor without the knowledge of how much money the cameras cost. Jeffery Archibald then turns and heads back to Andretti's room as he screams out.~*

The Canadian Sensation: THAT.....SON OF A BITCH!!!!!!!!!!

~*After Andretti says those words, Jeff enters the room and finds the camera on the floor. Sean Andretti paces back and forth thinking as Jeff looks on with anger too.

Jeffery Archibald: Sean...what the hell is wrong with you?.....Do you realize how much money those CHZ cameras cost?.....Do you realize how much money that is?!

~*The Canadian Sensation turns around and doesn't looks like he gives a damn about the camera. He walks up to Jeff and yells in his face~*

The Canadian Sensation: You.....you.....you.....idiot!!!!! Look at this.

~*Sean Andretti then goes over to his bed and snatches the letter from it. He then races over to Jeffery Archibald, turns around the letter that Stacy "wrote" and showed him the three letters that were placed on the back of the letter. Those three letters were n..........B..........k.~*

Jeffery Archibald: Oh.....my....God.

~*The anger on Sean Andretti's face is obvious as he knows who was up to sending the letter. Sean paces around the room again and sees another camera. He proceeds to break it but thinks twice and the amount of money that he would have to give up to pay for both. Instead he lifts the camera up to his face and with the anger rising up to his face, stares into it and utters the following.~*

The Canadian Sensation: JUDAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your ass....is MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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