Vs. TAKING HOLD OF THE FLAME 2018: RP II

 

REC:

 

SiennaCastPic-Sienna2“Everyone wants to be a world Champion, some more than others. I have seen them sell their souls for that one shot to immortalized themselves in the annuls of SCW history. Others want to make a joke of it, pretend it is an easy task. We could all let our failures get the best of us, I know that last Rise to Greatness I lost my Women’s Championship after the TV Title just weeks prior. This company found it to be amusing considering I was well on my way to have the greatest year that any wrestlers could. I didn’t lose the war, I may have come short on the battle yet instead elevating myself not by wins and losses….

By action.

In the pageantry there will always be a girl who is smarter, they deliver themselves better, even endear themselves to the judges. For me there will never be anyone more beautiful. I have heard it all, when will age catch up to you, what will happen if this or that occurs. I take a risk every single day with my beauty in the ring, a large price to pay on the road to become immortal. I don’t think any of you understand just how important the World Championship means to me. We all wear masks, facades, costumes to hide our true persona’s all except for women like me, Regan Street and the rest of Past. Present. Future, yet we are villainized? How many times have I looked at each of you and said a lie?

Did I not revolutionize the Women’s Division before Ravyn killed it?

Yes.

Did I not become the most watched Television Champion of all time giving the SCW Breakdown broadcast the highest ratings it’s had in years?

Yes.

Were my claims of beating Kelcey Wallace and becoming the NEW Perfect 10 a sham? A Lie? Deceit!?

No.

Was I not your Iron Angel outlasting Selena Frost in 90 minutes between two matches and pinning her TWICE leaving no doubt who is the best?

Yes.

Tell me that the voting in WTF Wednesday was nothing short than a preposterous and flawed system to have me come in last AND then robbed of my opportunity to come in last at Taking Hold of the Flame!

You CANNOT.

That is what I live with now these days. To look upon the rest of the roster and watch them deface the Angel with their lies all so I am held down, even those that I trust in the name of not upsetting anyone else is tomfoolery. Mr. D knows talent, he may not make the best choices in a professional sense, allowing Ravyn to run amuck last year at the price of his daughter or trusting them and practically handing them the World Championship has a lot to be desired. He knows that behind his hatred to Regan why did he choose David Helms as the new Commissioner? I will tell you, not keep tabs on us, to protect his assets for he knows that SCW is NOTHING without us….

And come Sunday at Taking Hold of the Flame, there will be a private smile forming on his face behind closed doors when I walk out the winner and give him a Rise to Greatness the whole world will be watching.”

 

/REC

 

 


 

 

 

THE DECONSTRUCTION OF AN ANGEL: LETHAL COCKTAIL

 

 

It was a tough couple of days for Sienna Swann who found out that Jennifer Helms had just signed a contract to model under the tutelage of Laura Steinbeck. Now normally everyone would be happy when a beautiful young woman gets a modeling contract especially one that is quite lucrative as Jenni has caught the eye of many in the industry. It would normally be a time for joy and celebration but in this case, it was not. Jennifer was underage for one and both David and Regan Helms were against putting that kind of pressure on the young woman who just graduated high school and is ready to embark on her journey to the wrestling business. Regan wasn’t aware of what had happened, neither was Sienna and it took her a couple of days to try and figure it out exactly how and what she was going to tell Regan, her best friend and someone who has trusted her for a long time. The Beautiful Angel had some decisions to make, she was not happy with what Laura had done and with it waited to address her, acting stupid and not knowing what she had done.

The Twins were a different story.

The first thing Sienna needed to do was tell Regan.

 

A Few Days After The Signing

Santa Monica, CA.

 

After the photoshoot in Malibu the other day, Sienna was back home for a few days before heading out to Louisville, Kentucky, again not expecting much from David, she had made the bold statement she would go ahead and take the Number One spot just to show that she was willing to wrestle the entire match to win the Taking Hold of the Flame Rumble and leave no excuses whatsoever that she would once again reign as the Iron Angel. Laura had almost lost her mind, she didn’t want her Heavenly Angel to be nowhere near the first twenty numbers, anything after that she knew Sienna could take with ease. It was a very unpredictable match. Sienna was also very close to Jennifer Helms, they had started hanging out, at first as a favor for Regan, now she did it voluntarily, loving to spend time with the young sweetheart that even Regan herself would admit has had a major influence on the way she looks, talks, dresses and conducts herself, she had Sienna to thank. What worried Regan the most though was the rift that was forming between her best friend and husband. On this night though Sienna just wanted some company back at the house, she wanted to confide in Jenni after what had happened with Laura, she trusted her, didn’t even know how to handle things with David.

Wearing a white sundress and sandals, her nails polished white and hair hanging down, she walked into the Helms home where Regan was in the kitchen mixing something, Sienna had come to pick up Jenni and hang out, Regan knew about the modeling contract, Sienna was not aware she already knew. The Hellcat wore jeans, flips flops and a Decepticon t-shirt, her nails polished silver and her long brunette hair hung down….

 

Sienna: “Hey sweetie.”

SiennaCastPic-ReganRegan: “Hey babe, how are you doing?”

Sienna: “Oh you know, trying to stay beautiful in a very ugly world, what the hell are you doing in the kitchen again, trying to make some sort of concoction? Please tell me you lost a bet?”

Regan: “No, Jason likes these Lemon cookies at the local grocery store, but they haven’t carried it for weeks, so I figured, what the hell, I’ll try and take a stab at it and if they work, awesome and if not, then I’ll lace them with ex-lax and give them to the other Jason next door.”

Sienna: Still trying to be Suzy Homemaker, that’s sweet.

Regan: “I’m going to get it right sometime. So you’re here to pick up Jenni, haven’t talked to you much lately, everything okay?”

Sienna: “I wish I could say yes but there is a lot going on and well, you know I try to stay on top of stuff but I have been so busy with Vogue and so many shoots, Laura has me working hard, the summer is always like that but she understands that we have Taking Hold of the Flame AND Rise to Greatness approaching, two things that not only am I going to right the ship from last year but I intend on winning.”

 

Regan cracks a smirk while mixing up the cookie dough. Sienna catches it, she knows exactly what her best friend and stablemate is thinking. Sienna has been nervous since the minute she walked in the door, trying to figure out the words to say to her. She can here the water running upstairs meaning Jenni is in the shower and still has some time to tell Regan what is going on…..

 

Sienna: “I see that look.”

Regan: “Than you know we fight to the end with Josh and leave it to the three of us then and may the best Past. Present. Future., member win, as it should be, right?”

Sienna: “I totally agree.”

Regan: “Good. So I know that you are always watching that figure of yours….”

Sienna: “I need to compete with you.”

Regan: “Riiiight, I’ll never be a model, I have too many freckles. Besides I’m a bitch, not sweet, I don’t smile often, and I never wanted World Peace. I wouldn’t make a good model.”

Sienna: “Well, when you put it that way.”

Regan: “You want to try this?”

 

The Angel makes a stink face….

 

Regan: “Bitch, you haven’t even tried it yet.”

Sienna: “It’s raw.”

Regan: “People eat raw cookie dough all the time, just take a bite and let me know how it tastes, if it’s shit then I know that when it bakes it’s going to taste like lemony ass and nobody likes a lemony ass. So, do me a favor and try it, it’s for the kid.”

Sienna: “Had to throw little Jay into it huh? Fine, give me a little and let me try it.”

 

Regan scoops out a small spoonful and hands it to Sienna. She cautiously extends her tongue and to grab a taste….

 

Regan: “It’s not ice cream.”

Sienna: “Fine….”

 

The beautiful South African takes a bite, she chews for a moment and nods….

 

Sienna: “Not bad.”

Regan: “Ha! See, I am getting better at this shit! Thank for trying it.”

Sienna: “Anything for you sweetie.”

Regan: “Now I’ll scoop these out and make cookies. So how is operation Ikiro going? Still playing the love birds? Seems like you are hanging out with him more often these days. Is he charming you like you wanted?”

Sienna: “He’s an interesting character. I’m just playing the game right now. I do have fun with him sometimes when I am not gagging at myself for being in this type of predicament. I am going to get him on our side though, that is a promise. I think I almost have him where I want him and that is good news for us. It can be tough at times but that doesn’t bother me in the least. I can do this. He will beat Jason Helms, he will still hold the United States Championship come Taking Hold of the Flame, that is a guarantee.”

Regan: “Good, because I would hate for this to become one of those Stockholm Syndrome cases where the abducted falls in love with the kidnapper. I know it’s not the same in that vein, no one is holding you prisoner but the more time you spend with him, the more time you continue to see him and share all these little cute moments is the minute you will find yourself falling in love with that fucker and we wouldn’t want that, right?”

 

Sienna knew exactly what Regan was trying to get to. She was falling for Ikiro and there was pretty much no turning back now so Sienna had to deal with it the best she could. Regan was already suspicious, there wasn’t anyway she would calm her in that aspect, Regan gets an idea in her head and she is going to not only roll with it, the Hellcat will make sure it gets down and right now she is looking at Sienna like a hawk….

 

Regan: “Right now it seems like we are all playing this game of smoke and mirrors. After David took over, Laura has been upset, you have been upset, Josh and the Twins have been upset with some of his calls. I have to stay impartial though I cannot at times for I too disagree with some of the calls which puts me in a very tough position. I want to trust that everything here is going to turn out for the best, I really do but at the same time it troubles me Sienna, it really gets to me when I am standing here making cookies and you can’t even tell me the truth these days.”

 

Sienna’s eyes widen….

 

Sienna: “What are you talking about? I had actually come here to tell you something.”

Regan: “Tell me something? I’m not talking about Yoshida, you may want to talk to Laura about that one as she’s convinced you are falling for him. Is that something involving Jenni?”

Sienna: “Yes, Regan…..”

Regan: “Is that something we are talking about is the contract Jennifer signed to become a model? Why didn’t you tell me this earlier Sienna?”

Sienna: “Regan… sweetie before you get upset and start that nostril flaring thing that you always do when you get mad, I need you to hear me out first, please?”

Regan: “You want me to hear you out? Okay Sienna, the floor is yours, tell me exactly what the hell is going on then with my adopted daughter having a contract to be a model when David and I specifically told you guys that she was too young, and we were not going to support it until she turned eighteen and was on her own two feet. She cannot balance wrestling and modeling; besides I have seen what it has done to you, my daughter isn’t going to become an anorexic pill popper!”

Sienna: “Is that what you think I am?”

Regan: “No, Sienna I was generalizing. Look at you, having the body of a Greek Goddess, chiseled out of stone. The business as a whole is dangerous and right now I don’t think she is mentally ready to take on such an endeavor even if she thinks so. My problem with all of this is you went behind my back….”

Sienna: “Stop right there, I had no idea that Laura was going to sign Jennifer. I had no idea what was going on, matter of fact I was nowhere near them when this had happened. She apparently had a meeting with her in private, I really haven’t talked to Laura, it happened after the last Breakdown, I am not always with her, so I didn’t know. I am sorry this happened, and I will do everything in my power to fix it, but you know why this happened?”

Regan: “David’s decisions, I’m not stupid. I don’t want this to fall apart, I will not tolerate my family being used against me, Sienna. You are my best friend, but this is my family and I will not let it go to shit over the job my husband is doing in the SCW. I trust you, I confide in you Sienna. That is why I wanted you to be a part of Jenni’s life. I was tired of her hanging out with that riff-raff, she looked like a goth Amy Winehouse for God’s sake until you transformed her into this beautiful woman and gave her the confidence she needed to help her evolve into this tremendous young woman when she was a fucking mess. I attribute all that to you but now? Laura crossed the fucking line!”

 

There was two ways this was going to go, good or bad. Right now, Sienna feels like she is losing grip of everything right now. The Beautiful Angel finds herself now wondering how she will fix this. The contract is ironclad, Laura made sure that it was bulletproof. The Helms family could fight it if they can prove Jennifer was under duress when she signed it, the problem always was Jennifer would never admit to that, she never was though there were at times she was pressured to do so by Laura. Sienna tries to figure out the best course of action, looking right at Regan….

 

Sienna: “I’ll fix this.”

Regan: “It will get out of hand and I need you too because if I am face to face with Laura, she won’t like it. I understand your frustrations Sienna, I understand hers too, I can’t control what David decides to do, he had his reasons, that is all I can say on that matter. I wish it were different, I wish he was even a part of this, but I can’t stand here and pretend that he isn’t. I don’t want her doing that, at least not now. She isn’t mature enough yet and you know it.”

Sienna: “You need to give her some credit Regan, she’s a lot smarter than we make her out to be and I will never underestimate that. As for Laura, she definitely decided to take matters into her own hands, I don’t know what else to say. I will talk to her, have that contract ripped up or something even though I know how much Jenni wants it. Hasn’t she been through enough?”

Regan: “You let me take care of my kid, Sienna.”

Sienna: “Fine…. Fine… I…..”

 

Suddenly the garage door opens, Sienna’s eyes again widen, Regan looks at her watch and sighs, David must’ve come home early. The Hellcat turns her attention on Sienna….

 

Regan: “I need you to keep quiet, the last thing I want is an altercation.”

Sienna: “Maybe I should just go, we can do this another time, apologize to Jenni for me and….”

 

As Sienna stands up to grab her thing, David Helms walks in the door, He sees the Heavenly Angel and sight, dropping the keys on the counter and going for the fridge where he pops opens a beer and kisses his wife. Sienna starts to grab her things….

 

ReganCastPic-DavidDavid: “Don’t leave on my account.”

Regan: “You’re home early, babe?”

David: “Decided to work a half day, get some SCW stuff done while I still can. Sienna how are you.”

Sienna: “David.”

David: “My daughter….”

Sienna: “I was not involved with that.”

David: “Fine, then tell Laura that she doesn’t want to play this game with me, okay? I made the decisions I felt were in the best interest of the SCW and you. I explained why, and I will not do so again. I’m not trying to create some rift here between us, I want was is best for you and everyone involved. I will also not be pushed or trifled with. Do not play hardball or I shut down automatically. Rachel Tatum Lee tried to do that in the UWA, she saved my son from choking and I still had to put that woman in her place when I was in charge for this is business, nothing personal. I hope that moving forward you can differentiate between the two.
Sienna: “I can… but your decisions were wrong. I already told you what I want, and I will leave it at that. Do what you will with it sweetie. As for your daughter, I already told Regan, I will do what I can but at the same time, she is a young woman that at some point you two need to allow her to make decisions on her own.”

 

Just as she says that, Jennifer walks down the stairs, wearing jeans, wedge sandals and a black blouse, her nails polished a glossy color and long hair hanging down. She stops and sees there is obvious tension in the room. Sienna forces out a smile, David and Regan look on….

 

Jennifer: “So this is all about me, huh?”

David: “We already had this conversation kiddo and you know exactly how I feel about it all. We were just telling Sienna our feelings.”

Jennifer: “So we are going to allow the SCW to tear apart the people I love? And you guys say I need to mature? Right.”

 

She shakes her head and walks out, Sienna looks on before turning to David and Regan…..

 

Regan: “Don’t have her home too late please.”

Sienna: “I won’t.”

 

The Angel makes her way out the door, closing it behind her. David and Regan both look at each ther….

 

Regan: “She’s right.”

David: “I know….. I know.”

 

He takes a drink of his beer while outside, Sienna gets into her car and looks over at Jenni who is sitting there quietly. Sienna again is at a crossroads and doesn’t know which avenue to take. Gripping the steering wheel, pausing before turning the car on…..

 

ReganCastPic-JenniferJennifer: “Do you not want me to be a model?”

Sienna: “I never said that. I don’t like how it happened. Laura had no right.”

Jennifer: “She sees something in me.”

Sienna: “She had no right to sign you like that Jennifer. This is a cutthroat business, it can poison so many people, look at me. I was young and energetic like you once. The feeling of always winning took its toll on me, it was a burden sweetie that I couldn’t control anymore, and I became someone that disappointed my parents. I’m not saying you are going to do that, all I am saying is that you need to be smarter with your choices moving forward. This is going to happen, no matter what David and Regan try to do, I just hope that we can all hold it together.”

 

Sienna’s eyes tear up a little…..

 

Jennifer: “Why are you sad?”

Sienna: “Because I don’t want to lose your parents friendship and right now, I feel like I am.”

 

The Golden Swann doesn’t say another word, instead she backs up her Mercedes and drives off. Seeing an unknown future scares Sienna to her core. Past. Present. Future., is more than just a wrestling stable or a thought, an idea, a dream…..

It is family.

 

 

 

One Week Later

Vogue Headquarters

Los Angeles, CA.

 

Another Breakdown had come and gone, another day of no decisions. David Helms was playing the bluff and not giving in to any demands. By this time, Sienna had accepted what was going to happen and tried to turn the tables by requesting Number One which had Laura almost blow a fuse. Things though were also not very good for Sienna, it was pretty obvious she was falling for Ikiro Yoshida, finding out that his wife and daughter were still alive was a joyous occasion, she was happy for Ikiro, a man who has suffered for a very long time. It was also heartbreaking for Swann, he was going to go back to his wife and child, there was no denying that and she was now the odd woman out. Sienna pretty much could see the writing on the wall, so while she acted happy for Ikiro and offered her assistance to him….

Deep down inside she was torn to bits and couldn’t believe that she would actually lose him. Her lies then could either be exonerated by this revelation in the eyes of her management team and friends or it could look like a complete failure, it was really all up to semantics. Sienna had just let Ikiro’s, and extremely upset, she tried to control her tears, but it was a bit tough. After sitting in the car for about fifteen minutes, Sienna finally fixed herself up, she saw the bottle of pills in her purse and contemplated for a second, she was shaken, very anxious and with all surrounding Jenni, David and Regan on top of what Laura was doing, it was becoming too much for the gorgeous South African.

Sienna finally decides to get out of her car and walk inside. She was wearing black pleather pants, white open toed sandals and matching halter top, her nails polished a matte baby pink with her long blonde hair hanging down. Before she walked in, her phone rang, she went ahead and cleared her throat, composed herself and saw it was Ikiro, she answers it…

 

Sienna: “Ikiro?”

Ikiro: “Are you okay?”

Sienna: “I am sweetie, why you ask?”

Ikiro: “You seem very upset when you left.”

 

Sienna tries to laugh it off, obviously it came out very fake and forced….

 

Sienna: “No-no, I’m okay. I am so happy for you and the good news. Like I said if there is anything you need, I can help you out. It’s very exciting and I know that you are so happy which means I am happy. It is not often something like this happens, your wife and child are alive, now you can have a very happy family again.”

SiennaCastPic-YoshiIkiro: “But… What about us?”

Sienna: “What about us? Sweetie, the people you love most are alive and that is what counts. I’m a woman that will always land on her feet. I’m just glad that you are able to be a dad again. Like I said, anything you need, anything you want, just let me know. Just remember, do not lose focus on the task at hand either, we need you to be the United States Champion. Can you do that for me?”

Ikiro: “Sure.”

 

Sienna didn’t know what to say, she reverted to wrestling because it was her way of basically shutting down the conversation, something that was just too much for her to handle right now as it seemed like everything was crashing around behind her. Sienna stood on the phone, trying to be as positive as she could be……

 

Sienna: “Okay, thank you. I have to go now, I need to see Laura and have some meetings with some big clients, alright?”

Ikiro: “Okay…. Can I call later?”

Sienna: “Sure, I’ll be around. Ciao.”

Ikiro: “Bai.”

 

She hangs up the phone and takes a few minutes to process everything. The Angel paces some, thinking about what had happened earlier and trying to pump herself up for this meeting in a few minutes. Meanwhile inside the offices of Steve Bain, Laura is there in a navy-blue suit and white heels with a white blouse. She stands with the Truelove Twins both in black suits and red blouses and heels as well. Jennifer is in a nice black summer dress and pumps. Bain in a gray suit looks over the contract and nods in approval…..

 

SiennaCastPic-SteveBainSteve: “So, Jennifer did Laura go over the contract with you. I think it is very important that you understand all the terms of the deal before we proceed especially since you are a minor and it looks like you were not given parental consent. Legal could have a field day with this long as we are covered though, and you understand the verbiage then we can move on from there. I want to make sure you fully understand the commitment, Laura here tells me that you just graduated high school?”

Jennifer: “Yes I have.”

Steve: “You turn eighteen, when?”

Jennifer: “Early August.”

Steve: “Good, that works out perfectly. Well, Jenni, may I call you Jenni?”

Jennifer: “Yes, Mr. Bain, of course.”

Steve: “Oh stop with that Mr. Bain, shit. Call me Steve.”

Jennifer: “Okay, Steve.”

 

The Vogue mogul walks over to Jennifer and puts his arm around her, The Twins both turn to Laura at the same time, she gestures for them to relax, everything is under control. This was a huge pay day for Laura, signing this beautiful young woman to a contract and at the same time saving Sienna’s and making good from them….

 

Steve: “Vogue is a very big international company that takes pride in their magazine. I wanted Laura to sign you to a modeling contract. Now, a normal model in this age makes roughly around 50 thousand dollars a year, that’s peanuts, right?”

Jennifer: “Fifty Thousand dollars to a seventeen-year-old is a lot of money, sir.”

 

Steve bellows out a laugh causing Laura and the Twins to laugh with them, all of course sarcastic and fake…..

 

Steve: “Ha ha ha…. I love this girl already, Laura!”

Laura: “Oh, I knew you would Steve.”

Steve: “Jenni, let’s look at it like this, plain and simple okay? That is your base salary, right? Did you know that Sienna made that coming into the modeling industry and in 2018 alone by the end of the year including her Vogue magazine shoots, Victoria Secrets and endorsements, not even including wrestling, she will bring in 9.5 million dollars, how does that sound?”
Laura smiles ear to ear while Jennifer’s green eyes almost fall out of her sockets…

 

 

Steve: “How much does she make in wrestling? A quarter of a million, maybe?”

SiennaCastPic-LauraIILaura: “A little more than that but yes.”

Steve: “See? If I am understanding correctly, you are going to start wrestling too as well, yes?”

Jennifer: “I am, when I turn eighteen in August. The contract is already signed.”

Steve: “That’s good and are you Laura, managing her?”

Laura: “In wrestling, not yet.”

Steve: “See? That is why I love this woman. Laura is sharp, she is a go-getter, the kind of person a young woman like you can pattern yourself after. She says “yet” which means she has all full intentions to sign you as a wrestler too which means like Sienna, she can control your bookings and not over work you. Jenni, what I want from the models we contract out is simple…. Commitment to the art and for them to bring something in return to us, always looking for a great story or angle and I see that in your gorgeous face alone. Now, my understand is your parents are against it?”

 

Jennifer nods….

 

Jennifer: “Adopted parents and yeah, they are a little against it. I don’t think they feel I am mature enough to handle this.”

Steve: “Do you know how many parents I have seen feel the same way and after just a few months they realize how wrong they were? This business is very rewarding, and I feel like you could be the next face of fashion and even Vogue.”

Jennifer: “No… no… that is Sienna. I can never be as beautiful as her.”

Steve: “Oh rubbish. You can be that and more, give it some time.”

Jennifer: “She’s my best friend and has taught me so much recently. I appreciate everything she has done for me so far and I wouldn’t be standing here if it wasn’t for her.”

Laura: “Sienna has become a mentor to her.”

Steve: “I like it, I can picture a dual photoshoot with these too, imagine that. No one knows who you are yet Jenni, by the end of the year, those clowns at Entertainment Tonight, TMZ and E! will be singing your praises. Jennifer Helms will become a household name and then I would like to see what your parents think. Speaking of Sienna, where is she?”

Laura: “She is here, I just text her, probably in the elevator as we speak.”

Steve: “Excellent, then once he gets here we can take care of business. Shall we toast for this successful venture?”

Laura: “Absolutely.”

 

Steve signals his assistant to bring in some Champagne, as she does we can see Sienna walking down the hall with purpose. The Angel has experienced enough setbacks, she is extremely frustrated but at the same time hopes what is going on tends to fix itself. Steve passes around champagne to everyone just as Sienna walks in and is surprised that Jennifer is there….

 

Sienna: “Sorry I am late…. What is she doing here?”

Laura: “Relax darling, we are all adults here.”

Sienna: “Right, she’s seventeen, Laura.”

 

The Angel takes the glass of Champagne from Jenni’s hands and places it on the table before she could even think about sipping it. The blue-eyed beauty then turns back to Laura with her arms folded….

 

Steve: “Sienna, so good to see you!”

Sienna: “Give me a second Steve, Laura, you have gone too far.”

Laura: “We can discuss just how far I have gone later, calm down. This is a big day for Jennifer here, she is going to be doing some photo shoots with you under the Vogue banner and Steve here wants her to be in the magazine come August’s issue! Isn’t that exciting!?”

Sienna: “Laura, enough. Jenni, come on sweetie, I am taking you home.”

Jennifer: “But….”

Sienna: “It’s not open for discussion, we need to go now.”

Laura: “Calm down.”

Sienna: “I will not calm down Laura, I already told you that is bad for business and I will not repeat it. She needs to go back home, this was not part of the deal. It was bad enough you signed her to a modeling deal without Regan and David’s consent, you did it out of spite, and bargaining leverage.”

Laura: “Darling, I would never….”

Sienna: “Don’t lie to me, this was also because of David and why he is the commissioner. I am just as upset as you are about what transpired and what he did about it, it’s not fair to any of us but that does not give you the right to use his daughter like that. It is something Dark Fantasy would do, and we are NOT Dark Fantasy especially to people I care and respect for. She is not ready for this Laura, we both know it.”

Jennifer: “I am ready….”

Sienna: “… Jenni, please, just trust me on this. I have already had a really bad day. I came here thinking we were going talk about the next shoot and plans moving forward, I did not think that for one second this was going to be about integrating Jennifer so fast into a major publication.”

 

Steve Bain walks over to Sienna and hands her a glass of Champagne….

 

Steve: “How about we all calm down here and celebrate the signing of this young woman and her future plus the big reveal of your cover Sienna and the story for next month’s issue of Vogue? That is why we are here; you two ladies are the most beautiful creatures walking the face of the planet. Even the Twins here are lookers and I might have something for them too. Cooler heads have always prevailed, so instead of us all being at each other’s throats for some petty nonsense, let us instead take the time to really see what is most important, success. We have it here and we will make a lot of money doing so.”

 

Sienna looks over her shoulder, she slowly turns around, Laura can see the fire in her eyes and quickly grabs her arm…..

 

Laura: “Do not do anything stupid.”

Sienna: “Let go of me.”

Laura: “Damn it Sienna, everything that we have worked for, the sacrifices I made to make sure you were well taken care of, darling, remember what I did for this, please?”

Sienna: “I remember and then when you decided to get Jennifer involved, you did me wrong. You knew, I begged you to lay off, to leave her alone and you didn’t.”

Laura: “I had no choice.”

Sienna: “I used to think that way too, we all have choices Laura, you just made the wrong one.”

Laura: “Do you know how much money is riding on this!?”

Sienna: “Unfortunately I do.”

 

Steve Bain smiles and hands Sienna the glass of Champagne. She takes it and nods, drinking it all in one gulp and slamming the glass on the table. He starts to scope out the beauty, from head to toe, grabbing some of her hair strands and winking….

 

Steve: “See? I knew you were a smart woman. Money talks and bullsh…. Arrgh!”

 

It was a pain he hasn’t felt in years and coming from a woman with a kickboxing background, half his body went numb quick as Jennifer looked on wide-eyed and Laura was frozen in horror, the Twins almost broke out in a giggle when they saw Steve Bain buckle over after Sienna kneed him in the genitals…..

 

Sienna: “You’re right, I am a smart woman and I will not allow you to manipulate me or anyone here anymore that stands in this office with your sick charm and your little indecent proposals, you fucking pig.”

Steve: “You……. Are……. Fired…….”

Laura: “Steve, we can talk about this, darling, please! Sienna has been under a lot of stress lately, we have terms to the contract that we can work out, this is salvageable, lets go ahead and talk about this further, London! Paris! Get him some ice!”

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Paris: “Right away…..”

London: “….. Ms. Steinbeck!”

 

 

 

The Twins rush to grab some ice for Steve Bain who is now almost to his knees in pain. He tries to grab on to the desk as Sienna looks on. She turns to Jennifer who stands there quiet not knowing what to do, assessing the situation….

 

Sienna: “Let’s go.”

Jennifer: “Sienna…..”

Sienna: “Let’s go. All this piece of shit wants to do is seduce and trap you into this world he has created. Ask Laura what kind of favors he expects. I’m not going to be the one to tell your mother and father how this happened. I respect Laura, I love her like my own mother. She is still my mentor, my manager but there comes a time when money is not worth it. I have lived like a millionaire and I have lived as a woman with $200 bucks in my account. There comes a time when you need to take the moral high ground. Come on, I’m taking you home.”

Jennifer: “Sienna….”

Sienna: “Let’s go Jennifer… now, please sweetie.”

Jennifer: “I’m not going.”

 

Sienna stands there in disbelief, looking around at Laura who is fuming, the Twins come back with ice and help Steve out….

 

Steve: “Get the hell out of my office, you will NEVER work in this town again, do you hear me!? You will NEVER work in this industry again, I guarantee it! Get out, before I call security!”

Sienna: “Jenni?”
Jennifer looks away, Sienna sighs and shakes her head, grabbing her things and storms out of the room. Laura stands there for a moment, Jennifer walks over to her as she is reassured she made the right decision. Laura then looks at Steve who just snarls as he gets his composure back and the pain starts to subside a little…..

 

Laura: “I’ll be right back.”

 

Laura follows Sienna out, Jennifer turns to Steve…..

 

Jennifer: “Are you okay?”

Steve: “I’ll be just fine. You’re a smart kid for staying, I see big things for you. Sienna might be your mentor, but you know a good deal from a bad one. I commend you for that.”

Jennifer: “Thank you.”

 

If Jennifer did the right thing, then why does she feel like she did the wrong one. The young Helms stands there and forces out a half smile knowing that what she did was basically turn her back on Sienna when she went to bat for her after what Laura did. Now she will have to deal with those consequences.

Meanwhile….

Outside, Sienna walks to her car, she is upset, angry, livid at everything that has been happening lately. She hears Laura running in her heels behind her….

 

Laura: “Sienna, stop!”

Sienna: “I have nothing more to say Laura, I am done with this situation. If that pig wants to play games and use us for his own creepy jollies, then so be it but I will not be a part of it and neither will Jenni!”

Laura: “You are destroying your own career Sienna! You are going to end up back to square one! Vogue is our money cow! We are making millions! What about Victoria Secrets! Steve knows everyone in the industry and he will blackball you, darling! Go back up there and apologize, do whatever you can to fix this! There is still time, please!”

 

Sienna stops and turns around, right in Laura’s face…..

 

Sienna: “Why!? Why do I want to go up there and ask for forgiveness!? Why Laura!? That son of a bitch practically raped you and you’re okay with it for a contract!? You are whoring yourself out to this pig for that!? What happened to our humanity? What happened to our pride!? To our morals!? I walk out on TV every single fucking day in the SCW and preach about beauty and the ugliness of this world and we are swimming in it right now! You are poisoning that girl up there Laura, you are wrong by this, the Helms are going to retaliate, and I will NOT lose them as friends! Whatever happens from this day forward happens, but I will try my best to make sure Jennifer doesn’t fall into the same traps I did!”

Laura: “She is beautiful! Sienna, she is what you were once, how can you deny that young woman anything!? This isn’t about her, this is about you! We have a partnership, a damn good one and in the SCW we have been on the same page since day one but here? You know how this business works, I am making you a millionaire and you are throwing everything I did to make that happen back in my face! Please, do not let what I did go in vain, that slimy bastard had his hands all over me darling, please make it worth my while and go up there and apologize!”

Sienna: “No! I am not going to apologize! I am not going back up there, and I don’t even know why I left Jennifer up there but I will not force her to come with me, you better make sure he doesn’t touch her, Laura!”

Laura: “Is that how low you think of me Sienna!?”

Sienna: “Right now I don’t know what to think.”

 

She turns to walk away, Laura tries to stop her again….

 

Laura: “I have dealt with this whole Ikiro situation and it has blown up in my face. Your abuse with pills, this self-destruction after the plane crash, your defiance!”

Sienna: “My defiance? Maybe you just weren’t listening to my cries for help or some shit. As for Ikiro? His family is alive. You win, Laura….. you win.”

 

Laura stands there wide eyed, watching her top model, a woman that is practically her daughter get into her car and drive off. Now it was Laura’s turn to do damage control, she could still save this somehow, never quitting once. It was time to get back upstairs and fix things by any means necessary.

 

A Few Hours Later

Santa Monica, CA.

 

It happened so fast, one-minute Sienna was on top of the world, the next she was losing the Vogue contract due to her defiance of Steve Bain and Laura Steinbeck. It was like a trigger the second she saw Jenni Helms in there with him, already setting up the first shoot. Sienna had simply lost it, she didn’t know how else to react to it. It was like something snapped, part of it was probably the drug she was taking, the rest was the anger which had built up the last few months, she couldn’t take it anymore, tolerate everything. All she wanted to do was concentrate on her beauty, her wrestling and become the World Champion. She was losing her best friend, the respect of Jennifer, the trust of Laura, the money she was making, maybe there was a way to salvage everything, maybe there wasn’t….

By now Sienna was down to the last knot on the rope hanging on for dear life.

She wasn’t picking up the phone, Jennifer had tried to call and text her after refusing to leave with Sienna earlier, but she received nothing in return. Jenni knew she hurt Sienna badly with what she did, so the young Helms wanted to talk to her, tell the South African Beauty Queen she was sorry. No one knew where Sienna had went. When Jenni arrived, she walks in through the back, the sliding glass door was open, usually to let the beach breeze come through where she could see Sienna’s bare feet hanging off the couch, Jennifer quickly walked over to see how she was….

Sienna laid there in her pleather pans and white halter top, shoes were off, hair was over her shoulder, phone on her side table with an empty glass and a bottle of wine less than half full, some medication also next to it. Her eyes were closed, Jennifer looked at the bottle, it was Xanax, she quickly slapped Sienna’s cheeks …..

 

Jennifer: “Sienna? Hey, wake up. Sienna?”

 

She slowly started to stir, opening her blue eyes and seeing Jennifer standing over her. It was hard for Sienna to concentrate, all she wanted to do was sleep it off, let the day end after everything that had happened. Jennifer though was scared, she didn’t know what to do, trying to sit her up but Sienna pushed her away….

 

Sienna: “Leave….. me…. alone.”

Jennifer: “No, come on, sit up.”

 


Jennifer tries to sit up the Golden Swann, but she can’t, Sienna just slumps back on the couch. Jennifer stands there ready to panic, not knowing what to do. She isn’t going to call Laura or Regan, they are the last two people she wants to see Sienna like this, they would only chastise her and give her the “I told you so” speech. Jenni could call the hospital but that would only force the issue and get SCW involved if the news broke that one of their stars was called into the emergency room unconscious after mixing a cocktail of sleeping pills and half a bottle of wine. She paces as Sienna slumps back on the couch, grabbing her phone, she can’t unlock it….

She thinks for a moment before grabbing Sienna’s hand and pressing her thumb down to unlock it. She gently puts her arm back to her side and shakes her a little, so she doesn’t fall back asleep….

 

Jennifer: “Stay awake!”

 

She shuffles through some numbers and finds the one she wants, quickly pulling it up and seeing and dialing it…..

 

Voice: “Sienna?”

Jennifer: “No, my name is Jenni Helms, Sienna is in trouble and I really need your help.”

 

Thirty Minutes Later

 

Sienna is in and out of consciousness. Jennifer continues to try and keep her awake but it’s hard, to no avail. She hears a car pulling in, quickly the person runs up the stairs through the back and walks in…..

It is Amanda Swann, Sienna’s mother.

 

Amanda: “What happened?”

Jennifer: “She took some sleeping pills and drank more than half this bottle of wine. I don’t know what to do Mrs. Swann, I am trying to keep her awake but she keeps going in and out, I don’t know what to do….I don’t know what to do…..I…..”

 

Amanda calms her down as Jennifer starts to cry, blaming herself for this. She feels what happened at Bain’s office earlier was a direct cause of this and the state Sienna has been. Amanda hugs her…..

 

SiennaCastPic-Amanda

 

Amanda: “Thank you for calling me, thank you for thinking of my daughter. Let’s help her but I need you to calm down, okay? Grab me a pan from the kitchen.”

 

 

 

Jennifer nods, wiping some tears from her face before heading to the kitchen to get the pan she asked for. Amanda grabs Sienna and turns her over, Jenni brings the pan and places it under Sienna’s face on the floor. Amanda quickly shoves her fingers down her daughter’s throat causing Sienna to gag before throwing up. Jennifer looks on, grabbing some towels, heart broken seeing the woman she looks up to so much and a symbol of beauty in the state she is in.

Sienna coughs up a little before opening her eyes and looking up at her mother, drowsy and incoherent…..

 

Sienna: “Mu….mu….Mum?”

Amanda: “Oh my baby…. My baby, I’m here, I am always here….”

 

Amanda lifts Sienna into her arms and holds her tightly. She extends her hand to Jennifer who grabs it, nodding in appreciation….

 

Amanda: “Thank you.”

Jennifer: “Please be okay.”

Amanda: “Because of you, she’s going to be just fine…. She is going to be just fine……”

 

Amanda rocks back and forth with her eldest daughter in her arms. Sienna has slumped over, her head resting on her mother’s shoulders in and out of consciousness. Jennifer may have felt guilty, but she did the right thing….

As for Sienna, this is what she needed, to get away from everything and be in the arms of the only woman that has never judged and brought the Beautiful Angel into this world when a time Sienna took care of her, this time it was Amanda’s turn….

 

In her mother’s arm, right now, the safest place to be.

 

SCENE FADES

 

There are times when the situation you are in becomes a huge blur. That is the way I feel right now about myself. I see things and O react to them, it’s only human though in time I will look back at the decisions I made, and either be proud or regret ever making them. I think I’ve lost track of who I am and humanity as a whole, maybe this world we create, a fantasy we strive to live by has become a catharsis to what really exists. The end of the road doesn’t always lead to a promise land….

It may just end up leading home.

 

 

 

 

 

AN ANGELIC ADDRESS


THE HEAVENLY FLAME

 

 

The Scene Opens…..

 

The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw’s Garden for founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw. Its herbarium, with more than 6.6 million specimens, is the second largest in North America, behind only that of the New York Botanical Garden. Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest botanical institutions in the United States and a National Historic Landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education of international repute, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis, with 79 acres of horticultural display. It includes a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden named Seiwa-en; the Climatron geodesic dome conservatory; a children’s garden, including a pioneer village; a playground; a fountain area and a water locking system, somewhat similar to the locking system at the Panama Canal; an Osage camp; and Henry Shaw’s original 1850 estate home. It is adjacent to Tower Grove Park, another of Shaw’s legacies.

In 1983, the Botanical Garden was added as the fourth subdistrict of the Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District.

For part of 2006, the Missouri Botanical Garden featured “Glass in the Garden”, with glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly placed throughout the garden. Four pieces were purchased to remain at the gardens. In 2008 sculptures of the French artist Niki de Saint Phalle were placed throughout the garden. In 2009, the 150th anniversary of the Garden was celebrated, including a floral clock display.

After 40 years of service to the Garden, Dr. Peter Raven retired from his presidential post on September 1, 2010. Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson replaced him as President. Here is where we find the Heavenly Angel of professional wrestling, the gorgeous Sienna Swann along with The Truelove Twins, Laura Steinbeck and her assistant, Tipper Witherbee. This is not only a huge opportunity for Sienna but a few years ago the Golden Swann finished in the top five of the Taking Hold of the Flame Battle Royal….

This time she looks to win it all and fulfill her dream of Main Eventing, Rise to Greatness. Sienna sees it as the Golden Opportunity and while she is upset that justice was not served, she will still try her best to get a number favorable for her to put her in the best position to win it all. Even if she came in at number one, Sienna is the best athlete in the SCW bar none, her conditioning is far beyond any other and she would still be a favorite to win the whole thing at the number one position. Wearing white pleather pants and gold open toed heels, a matching gold halter top with her long blonde hair hanging down and nails polished white, the Twins standing behind her in black pleather pants, white blouses and peep toe pumps, their nails polished red with Laura and Tipper both in business suits, they look over and signal for the cameraman to begin the recording…

 

REC:

 

Sienna looks away for a moment before turning around and looking at the camera with her icy blue eyes. She speaks in her sensual and exotic voice with the South African accent….

 

SiennaCastPic-Sienna2“Can you see? Even in Missouri you can find beauty. It is not often that the allure and charm of a city can be clear as day, a shiny gloss coat like my perfect nails, boasting in its own charm and appeal while the rest scavenge for scraps left by the deplorable acts and words of such animals that yes, roam the SCW. I cannot and will not surround myself with this grotesque and hideous appearance which has become the norm. Even Angels like myself must weather the storm, accept that in life justice is not always served and instead can be an instrument of destruction we and I mean me, none of you will ever be like me, must fend off. The world has always been a scary place and what better way to show just how barbaric a society we have become than by having forty wrestlers fight to be the last person holding the Flame?

The Flame you ask?

The Torch of the Future.

With it in my hand, I can finally get what I have earned for the last year and instead waited while others were dished opportunities. I for one had mine stolen, my record broken, momentum shot all in the name of games and childish acts fit for a woman that now is relegated back again to the sidekick of the old woman that can no longer hang with the likes of Kennedy Street or our own Hellcat. Broken and most importantly Beaten at her own game. It is what I had to endure on the Road to this Greatness and it made me sick to my stomach. Has this journey began again? Yes, the Road is back, Sienna Swann, The Truelove Twins, the rest of Past. Present. Future., stand united as one to solve the one puzzle that has eluded us for some time, a spot I surrendered last year for a World Title shot, the chance to once again walk into this assemblage of a match and last for maybe even an hour like only the true IRON ANGEL can and if you do not believe, then ask Selena Frost just how much merit that holds. It doesn’t matter what number I take, where I am, it is a winning number no matter what, the truth is Number forty should have been mine, now grant it, there are no guarantees in life, we will never have anything for certain except one thing…..

ME.

WTF Wednesday was a win, there were NO scenarios that would change the outcome except one, that being Xander Valentine. Syren can count her lucky stars she can tell the while world that will listen that she had a chance? I laugh both loudly and sadly at the boisterous claim. I know now that I will not be given my just due and instead like everyone else pick out a number that is best suited for the Angel so even if it number one?

Whether a long night or not doesn’t matter, I will wrestle ninety minutes if I must and do what I already have with ease, be the best athlete in this company. There is more to this though, look at the garden around me, the color, the scent and sights that enhance you senses and brings you closer to a beauty none of you can ever accept. That not being Taking Hold of the Flame….

That being Sienna Swann and in the puddle of the appalling and horrid? We once again look across at a sea of human waste, that being most of the field that forms Taking Hold of the Flame.”

 

She turns away and looks around, admiring the beautiful flowers of the gardens, the gentle aroma and the gentle scents appealing to her and calming Sienna Swann down who has recently been having a tough time with her modeling career. Sienna though has always been a very positive individual who can see through the muck which has formed in front of her and what she must do to attain her goal of holding the Flame. The gorgeous South African looks on and continues to speak with the Twins in the back watching….

 

“What is in store here? I’ll tell you, a life long journey I have endured since the day I decided to grace you with my presence in the SCW. Many of you laughed, pointed fingers, thought I was just some hot blonde with a sexy accent and the best legs, perfect abs, prettiest hands and feet, finally a face that would be plastered in every inch on every building settled on each mile existing in your city. I was a star before I became a star and none of you could appreciate that except the likes of Regan Street. We rid the wrestling world of Silas Mason, was there even a thank you?

No.

Greed has become the motivator in Taking Hold of the Flame. There was a time all I wanted to do was be your friend and now it makes me nauseous thinking about it. The SCW Universe doesn’t care about us as individuals, they want to see these primal games, ripping each other apart for their paying entertainment, living vicariously through the heroes and villains they choose yet turning their back on the angel that has brought them countless amounts of hours in a form of this sort of entertainment that being my beauty, my style and finally….

My brand.

Some of the entrants to this match have one goal, hope. A thought, a dream to one day Main Event Rise to Greatness. Some have nothing to lose which make them dangerous. Owen Cruze, Dawn Lohan, The Stewards, Derek Adonis, no one expects them to win yet I see everyone as a threat. They are not in the spotlight, I am. Isn’t that what we yearn for? To have our names shine on the marquee? Syren does, she thinks by having the number forty she stole from me gives her the advantage? What have I been saying all this time?

The Future.

Please, back up for a second, take a breather and focus on my face, listen to my words and heed my warning. For two years all I have ever heard Is the word “Potential”. Some of you have been tagged that when first coming to the SCW. Was I? Did I ever win an award for Rookie of the Year?

No, you handed it to a forty-year old woman.

Did I ever reach Star of Tomorrow? The true indication of what a Future World Champion would be?

No, you gave it to that same forty-year old retread that won the Rookie of the year.

What this is? A perfect measure of what you people want most? To turn the clock and walk backwards!? Is there no sense of evolution here? Taking Hold of the Flame will be just that! I will evolve into the Champion you NEED and not WANT. I have stood in this company, waiting…. And waiting…. And waiting for my title shot. Syren cries for hers, please, I could beat that bitch with one wing and one arm tied behind my back. Ace Marshall wants the trifecta? Giovanni Aries who was also tabbed the Star of Tomorrow thinks he is trapped in some cartoony video game and so his intentions are to fight off Lizard Kings?

A SHAM!

Katie? Marie Jones? Bill Barnhardt? Any of the “secret” entrants who need that wool over the eyes to be able and take advantage of the element of surprise? IS this what you hang your hopes of the future on? The only thing I have ever done is bide my time. Everything that has been asked of me, I did. I was even kind enough to save a division before it was destroyed by a woman who I will personally make sure I eliminate in the Flame, that being you Ravyn Taylor. What has happened besides this injustice? The mere futility this company has shown in improving their product while continue to hoe and pray that my wings are able to spread and ascend to the Main Event where I belong.

None of you allow me to do that and so?

Past. Present. Future., will.”

 

A scowl forms on the face of Sienna Swann who is filled with angst and passion. She wants her World Title match, she is sick and tired of waiting for it, if she doesn’t win the Flame when will this woman get her chance to compete for it again? That is why Sienna feels she has been in a holding pattern. The ruling by David didn’t help her cause either and while some don’t have any pressure on them, Sienna has all weighing on her shoulders. She turns back with narrowed icy blue eyes and continues to speak….

 

“I will not walk into this match unprepared. I refuse to allow anyone whom has been there before who want to take away yet again the chances they are handed, and I am not. All I ever did was earn my keep and now I will NOT tolerate it anymore! I am angry, I am frustrated and most of all what you have done is turn this Beautiful Angel into WRATH! Silas Mason tried to break me. Those who have become obsessed with my looks, my glamour, my artistry and refinement never took into consideration the more you push, the stronger I shove. I could go down the list of every single competitor in the Taking Hold of the Flame Rumble but why? Why would I waste my time and energy when they all have something in common?

Elimination by numbers.

In a match where you must throw your opponent over the top rope and on to the floor, we tend to forget that luck of the draw plays a part and when you are perfect like me? Luck is simply a word to describe losers. Kelcey Wallace in 2014 won this match. She came in an underdog at number 11 and took home the Flame being the first woman to ever win it and only two can claim they have.

On June 3, 2018?

You can name Sienna Swann as the third.

I will not be denied, much as my sister and brother in Past. Present. Future., they will fight alongside me until we clear the field and are the last three remaining, then it is every single one to themselves. The Past in Josh Hudson? The Present in Regan Street? The Future in me? From Thirteen to Aaron Blackbourne, Ikiro Yoshida who I have become fond of to Samantha Raine running her porous mouth with jabs of empty threats to Justin Davis and even Katelyn Buehler? These are the people that the fans want to see win? Those who are the cute underdog or the feel-good story?

What about me? Am I now not a part of what should be written in the annuls of SCW history? Do I need to shove it in the collective faces of every single competitor in the Flame so that my voice is finally heard and the whimpering stops? Have we forgotten that Sienna Swann was a dual Champion and has not held ANY belts in 2018 for I have not been given the chance to win one yet? Bree Mason is my friend, she’s had her chances, will she stand in my way of my time?

No, she will not.

This is the moment every professional wrestler in the SCW waits for, even those that do not deserve another shot like Alexis Quinne or even James Evans. They claim the Road has begun but for me this was started this time last year when every single one of you wanted the wings of an Angel clipped? The tag team scene is NOW The Truelove Twins, the United States Championship scene is NOW Regan Street, The World Championship scene is now…..

Not me?

Yet the tragedy that Selena Frost could Main Event and go after the World Championship alone makes me sick considering I made her my bitch twice in a row where certain people will stretch for straws, take what they can get on the victory front but not I. See, they wanted to call what I had done a failure and what many of you in the Flame tend to misinterpret is what exactly constitutes a victory? I outlasted a former World Champion TWICE and instead of a reward for doing what NONE of you have been able to do?

I get a thumbs up? A simple pat on the back?

For Owen Cruze and some of the new faces it’s performing well, climbing the ladder one rung at a time. While others, it’s win or lose everything. Is that me? If I do not Take the Flame will I be forgotten and must watch the woman I beat twice in an hour cash in her contract and Main Event taking MY spot!? Am I at the point of desperation?

No, I’m at the point of conclusion.”

 

The Twins stare into the camera, no smiles, no joking around.  They see just how hungry and at the same time extremely serious Sienna Swann in. desperation is settling in, frustrations have now taken it’s toll and there is nothing that anyone can do about it or so they think for Sienna fully intends with the help of Josh Hudson and Regan Street be there at the end and take the Flame, light it up with her wings spread and march to Toronto and Rise to Greatness. Biting down on her jaw, Sienna looks back at the camera and speaks….

 

“This ends now. My patience is gone, I will no longer wait my turn, instead I will simply take it and challenge anyone to stop me. Forty wrestlers want the prize but only one can walk away with it. I cannot risk failure anymore and though I have not in any way shown weakness, it is apparent many will. Should I be somber and humbled? Appreciative of the chance to do what no one else has done, be a part of something special? No, the only thing any of you should be a part of is my story to one day mock each of you on how triumphant I was when they look back and speak my name as to who let their mark in the ring and became a World Champion just a few months later?

Me.

For I will dish out a heaping portion of a Slice of Heaven.

And then, we can all rejoice, welcome the Future finally and travel the Road to Greatness….

Listening to the cries and the sorrow shown by those who just couldn’t let go and were treated tot eh ascension of the most Beautiful Angel in existence….

Down thirty-nine….

With the tender and loving….

Kiss By An Angel.”

 

Brushing her hair back, Sienna’s eyes narrow for a moment before cracking a sly smirk…..

 

FADE TO BLACK

 

/REC

Vs. TAKING HOLD OF THE FLAME: RP1

 

REC:

 

SiennaCastPic-Sienna“Justice….

When will we look at it being served?

In a land of the lawless, the state of Supreme Championship Wrestling where everything we do that is right, scrutinized under the public eye and called favoritism or even bias leaves a huge frown on my face that makes me shutter to think what exactly have the populous of this industry done to a sport I helped build back through the Women’s Division, a place where my gender was forgotten until now, where we stand as leaders? What have I done to not receive your support? That is why I believe the voting system is a fraud. No one would want Syren over me, no one and to think of the way she became Number forty in the battle royal at WTF Wednesday only further convinces me that this mockery made by David Helms and the SCW brass will NOT stand.

Doing the right thing is not giving me a favor.

Xander Valentine was not in the match, yet we allow the decision to stand. He can go around and hurt whoever he wants, do whatever he can to once again prove what? The inmates run the asylum? I have been nothing short of a model citizen here, keyword “Model”. Did I ever set up Kennedy Street or defame her character? Did I fool the boss? Did I seduce his daughter? Have I attacked anyone of authority and power? No, all I am guilty of is being beautiful and the avarice which breeds from it. Has that beauty become my downfall? Is the jealousy so deep we find ourselves turning the other cheek, looking away from the real problems we face and the persecution from an ugly world all because I stand out amongst you? Syren’s years are catching up to her, she needs number 40 to stand a chance to even come close to winning the whole thing or else the SCW would have to invest in oxygen tanks, I don’t. It is only fair that she is stripped from it, we can argue semantics later, the fact is there was a three on one, she would not have survived the Truelove Twins and I. David Helms wants to create an even playing field for us all?

He’s failed miserably.

I have taken his adopted daughter, Jennifer under my wing, I have shown her another side of life, befriended and trained with her, even spent time in the Ante Up Academy helping students. I’ve broke bread with the Helms family, Regan Street is my best friend, my life has revolved around them for the better part of three years and we are going to use the excuse of favoritism to make a call on a subject matter that everyone knows was unjust?

Does Syren help out in Ante Up? No and she leaves what, five minutes from the academy? If anything, this is a show of bias toward those that do nothing for you David IN FEAR of showing bias toward me. It is a Catch 22. Did you ever think for one minute that would you’d be doing is your job by fixing something that is broken instead of being so worried about controlling Regan?

That is why the other week I stated to give me the number one spot in the Rumble. Many asked why I would do such a foolish thing and pretty much guarantee I would not win? Have I not already proven I’m the Iron Angel of the SCW and pinned Selena Frost TWICE in that span where most of you couldn’t beat her in four matches like Kelcey Wallace? I have created a standard none of you can achieve. For years I have tried to encourage the ugly, simple and grotesque to find some sort of beauty or allurement in the muck of disgust and what have they done?

Become uglier.

You will NEVER be me. There are ways to fascination sweetie, daydreaming, fantasizing and roleplaying what you cannot become. I am that Dream and no one, not even our esteemed Commissioner who finds excuses to keep me down then thinks handing me tag team matches with Bree Mason against his own brother and Amy Chastaine is enough? No, though it always helps a little to watch two individuals like them suffer greatly. It is peanuts compared to the possibility of Main Eventing Rise to Greatness and I want each of you to understand the frustrations I have had to face during this time last year. I was not in The Flame, this year I will be and I still DEMAND to come in number ONE for one reason only…..

It leaves every single wrestler that competed in the Rumble with no excuse and give you no choice but to bow at my feet and praise this Heavenly Angel as your next World Champion since none of you had the decency or the gall to vote me in over anyone else. Is this your way of taking something from me that I may never win? No. Regan said I was the “Present” now and not the Future…

I’ll kindly disagree until I win that World Championship.

How many years has it escaped me? How long must I want until I get a LEGIT shot at the belt? Everyone else is given Carte Blanche but not us. We are expected to perform at a higher level to no fault of yours, see we are empowered to be the elite, I am everywhere you see, the woman that every guy would rather trade in their girlfriends and wives for, if not, the one you think about when making love to them. If I am not going to get my justice, I will find another means to do so like Laura Steinbeck stated, like the Truelove Twins shown. These little games we play will be nothing more than a distant memory when I come in at the very beginning and outlast you all.

I had a dream once, we lived in a beautiful world and instead I see the nightmare of thirty-seven other wrestlers afraid of Perfection…..

In it’s glory under my Heavenly Light.”

 

/REC

 

 


 

 

 

THE DECONSTRUCTION OF AN ANGEL: ROCK BOTTOM

 

 

Breakdown in San Diego was to have more answers that questions. Sienna and Laura Steinbeck demanded that justice prevail after the Heavenly Angel was eliminated last from the Battle Royal at WTF Wednesday to name who would be Number forty for the Taking Hold of the Flame Rumble. Xander Valentine decided to stick his nose where it didn’t belong. He first eliminated the Truelove Twins and then Sienna along with Syren, but it was Sienna who fell on the floor, Syren was able to hang on making her once again the last entrant two years in a row. This didn’t settle well with Sienna, she had hoped that with David Helms in charge this would change, either take away the number from Syren or give Sienna number thirty-nine, either way she expected to be rewarded for her troubles and the injustices of the match….

That didn’t happen.

Instead she was given the excuse of showing favoritism and that didn’t settle well with Sienna. There were many factors to this as well, Sienna understood this was a man who was married to her best friend, who has been nothing but good to Sienna from the first day he met her even when she was involved with Silas Mason. David had welcomed her into his home with open arms, Sienna never had forgotten that but things had taken a turn for the worse, it had become apparent David was being used to calm down Regan and keep her in check, at the same time the Angel was the recipient of guilty by association, she was too close to Regan, knowing this would affect her, she found herself now trying to figure things out. Laura was mad, she was afraid the Fashionista would go to the extreme to get what she wanted, in many ways that is why Sienna appreciated and loved Laura, she was a go-getter but when it came to the Helms family….

Expectations needed to be tempered.

 

SCW Breakdown

San Diego, CA.

 

Sienna didn’t expect to compete that night, instead she wanted a ruling on what had happened at WTF Wednesday, she really didn’t get what she wanted, thrown into a tag team match instead against Jason Helms and Amy Chastaine, helping Bree Mason. While that was nice and relieving after they had won…

Sienna wanted some course of compensation for her problems that stemmed out of WTF Wednesday that she never received. After the matches and a small talk with Bree Mason, making sure that they were not only on the same page, but nothing would get in their way of the friendship and bond they created, she headed out to the bay, wanting to get away. Sienna told everyone she wasn’t feeling well and was going back to her hotel for an early night, with the west coast, it was only a little past eight, the night was still young…..

She sat alone at the sushi bar in downtown, the gorgeous commerce in town square, wearing white jeans, a grey halter top and matching peep toe pumps, her nails polished white and her long blonde hair straightened and hanging down. She nodded at the waitress to pour her some Pineapple sake, looking at her watch when Laura calls….

 

Sienna: “Yes, Laura?”

SiennaCastPic-LauraIILaura: “That’s a lot of background noise darling, are you watching Gladiator movies again? I know how much they excite you.”

Sienna: “No, I am listening to music….”

Laura: “It sounds like a lot of people.”

Sienna: “It’s actually Japanese. I’m trying to learn the language.”

Laura: “That is a great idea, Sienna! He will fall more into you and that way when I go talk to him tomorrow about joining Past. Present. Future, setting some guidelines for him moving forward so we are all on the same page, it will make the transition that much easier. Good call.”

Sienna: “You’re meeting Ikiro Yoshida tomorrow?”

Laura: “Yes, I know where he lives, I’m going to pay him a visit and trust me, I’ll be my charming self as usual.”
Sienna seemed a little worried but brushed it off showing no signs of hesitation and instead playing along….

 

Sienna: “Be gentle with him. I think I have Ikiro right where he needs to be and well, a little nudge I suppose is not going to hurt. He will be a tremendous asset to us all, just leave it up to me if he is a bit hesitant, I can handle the rest.”

Laura: “Of course darling. Look, I’m sorry about earlier, it’s obvious that David Helms wants to play hardball, he calls it favoritism, I call it bullshit. The fact remains, you were robbed, this will NOT go unpunished. We will do exactly what we must and get our way. I have a plan, I gave him a chance, we will try again next week but until then I want to make sure we are covered. I am not happy about this Sienna. If he thinks that a match with Jason and Amy along with Bree solves anything, he is full of shit. I don’t want this to get ugly….”

Sienna: “Neither do I, we can’t let it get ugly.”

Laura: “I understand our position here, the last thing I want to do is make a rift between you, Regan, Jennifer and anyone else, even David himself but if we do nothing, we will get nothing, do you agree, darling?”

 

Lowering her head, Sienna rubs her temples and regretfully nods, the last thing she wants is this job to get in the way of her and the Helms family relationship, it’s not worth it to her but she will allow Laura and even herself push to see how far she gets and pushes the barrier….

 

Sienna: “I do. We can’t let this control us, he is so worried about making enemies, it’s not about doing us favors. On the flipside, I will not jeopardize what I have with the family either.”

Laura: “We won’t, promise. What we need to do is take control and I know how to do that. I just need you to trust me, be on the same page, okay?”

Sienna: “Okay, I trust you. With Taking Hold of the Flame coming up and my chances of being World Champion are dwindling, I don’t know what else to do.”

Laura: “Leave it to me darling but I need a favor from you. We had to delay a photoshoot because you decided to go off to Mumbai, India with Ikiro, I really don’t know what is there except cows and curry but whatever, the fact is we have schedules that need to be met, we have contractual obligations. Steve Bain has been very good with us, he is willing to work with our schedule due to wrestling, don’t do that again, Sienna.”

Sienna: “It was for a few days and I must admit, it was pretty great.”

Laura: “I almost choked on my wine just now. Did you say great? That was fantastic, thank you for the joke, I needed the laugh. Make yourself some hot tea, go to sleep early, get some rest, we leave early back to Los Angeles tomorrow. No funny business tonight.”

Sienna: “Don’t worry, Ikiro head back to LA already. I’ll be on Malibu ready for the shoot tomorrow.”

Laura: “Okay, After I go to Ikiro’s I’ll met you there. Goodnight darling.”

Sienna: “Goodnight, Laura.”

 

After hanging up with the call, Sienna sits back and sighs, the sake is poured for her as she smiles, taking the glass and sipping it quickly. She proceeded to order a specialty roll and a bowl of Miso Soup. A young woman sits next to her, a very pretty woman who looks like a model dressed in jeans, open toed heels and a white halter top and leather jacket, her nails polished baby pink. Sienna grabs another glass of sake and pours it, sliding it over to her…..

 

Sienna: “You’re late.”

Woman: “Sorry, I couldn’t find a parking space around here.”

Sienna: “I ordered you a roll, I hope you like it. Here, have some pineapple sake, you’re welcome.”

 

The Heavenly Angel slides the sake over to the young woman with the Eastern European accent, dark blonde hair and hazel eyes…..

 

Sienna: “How is my sister, Marissa?”

SiennaCastPic-MarissaMarissa: “She is fine, modeling like all of us. It’s perfect timing that we have a photo shoot in Oceanside. Nice to catch up with you and have dinner…..”

Sienna: “Marissa, stop. We are not friends.”

Marissa: “Well, I thought that since I….”

Sienna: “Marissa, you do me favors, I pay for those favors, that’s about the extent of our relationship. Once in a while I will do something like this as an appreciation of what you do for me. Our past is rocky, always has been, Marissa.”

Marissa: “Sienna, nothing will change the fact you have been my inspiration for years. You are the reason I am in this business. I wish I was mentored and managed by Laura Steinbeck, she is a true legend, it shows how much you mean to the Modeling Industry. Now signed to Vogue too? I mean wow.”

Sienna: “Okay… okay, thank you, that’s enough.”

Marissa: “Are the rumors true about some new girl that caught the eye of Steve Bain? Helms kid?”

 

Sienna quickly turns, her blue eyes widened like something triggered her as the Heavenly Angel arches her eyebrow. Marissa nervously grabs her sake and drinks it….

 

Sienna: “Who said that?

Marissa: “News travels fast in our industry, Sienna. When someone makes an impression like Jennifer Helms, people know pretty quick. We also know you have been mentoring her, it makes the other models nervous. Me personally, I think the world of you, so I welcome it. Your sister isn’t happy, she feels anger and left out.”

Sienna: “She did it to herself and as far when it comes to Jenni, you don’t have anything to worry about. She won’t be a model in this business, not if I have something to say about it. You just need to keep tabs on my sister, anything she says and does, I need to know about it.”

Marissa: “Don’t I always? When you were in the midst of that scandal…..”

 

Sienna quickly cuts her off…..

 

Sienna: “We are not bringing that up again Marissa. Those days are over. Between you, Siri, and the rest of those bitches that only cared about watching me fall on my face? I decided to not entertain that anymore.”

Marissa: “Are you serious right now? I helped you cover it up, Sienna. I lied to the board and was your alibi. After that you stopped talking to me for years? Ignored my calls and text messages. Then I see you wrestling on TV, I had to do a double take. Funny thing is, I knew you would call me back someday.”

Sienna: “Marissa, I like you, I think you’re a bit pushy and overbearing at times, but I never had any issues with you. What we have now works for the both of us. My friends and family do not know you exist and I would like to keep it that way. Watch my sister, telling me what is going on and supply me with what I need, can we just continue with that?”

Marissa: “Once in a while….”

Sienna: “Yes, once in a while we will get together like this and catch up. My life right now is in a good place. I am with a man that I am falling for, I have a young woman that makes me feel alive and has become like a little sister to me. Laura and the Twins, Regan and her family are the best things to happen to me. I may be going through a few issues in wrestling but I’m hoping they will be resolved soon…..”

Marissa: “You just need something to help you get through it, right?”

 

Sienna says nothing, pouring another two shots of sake and handing one to Marissa….

 

Sienna: “I had a long conversation with a good friend tonight. I’m also a little sore, I had to wrestle tonight and maybe the stresses of keeping secrets and lying to my friends is finally taking it’s toll. Tell me one thing, Marissa?”

Marissa: “Ask away.”

Sienna: “Has Sierra said anything about my mother?”

Marissa: “She says your mother is doing very well. She’s clean, like your father.”

 

The news brings a smile to Sienna’s face though it still hurts to think back on how she felt so betrayed by her mother after Siri gifted her a bottle of vodka and she hid it from Sienna and was drinking it while in rehab recovery. Sienna holds up the sake shot, Marissa follows, both take a swig and put their glasses down, Sienna pours some more as they are served the sushi. Marissa smirks and reaches into her purse, she has a bag and hands it over to Sienna discreetly. Sienna places it in her purse and nods handing her over an envelope….

 

Sienna: “Thank you.”

Marissa: “Anything for you. This looks delicious.”

Sienna: “I can pick my sushi. Enjoy and please do not tell ANYONE we met tonight.”

Marissa: “My lips are sealed but one day Sienna, I’ll need some favors from you.”

Sienna: “We’ll cross that bridge when the time comes for it.”

 

Marissa smirks as Sienna forces out a smile and drinks her Sake…..

 

 

One Hour Later

 

Sienna is in her hotel room, she undresses only wearing her underwear and tank top. The leggy blonde brushes her hair back and brushes her hair, she then grabs a glass of water and walks over to the bed where she sits down, reaching into the bag and taking out a bottle of pills. She opens it and takes out two pills and placing them on the night stand next to her water…..

The gorgeous Swann closes the bottle and sticks it back in her purse, just as she does the phone buzzes, she picks it up and looks to see it’s Jenni. Sienna smiles and reads the message….

 

Saw you in Action tonight, you were awesome. Hope to see you tomorrow, love you!

 

Sienna sighs, looking at the pills resting in her hands before closing her eyes and taking them, washing it down with water and grabbing her phone….

 

Thank you, sweetie, going to bed now, early night. I’ll see you tomorrow, promise. XOXO

 

She places the phone down on the nightstand and lays her head softly on the pillow. The thoughts of Ikiro, Jenni and so many other things going through her mind are racing to the point she needs a little something….

To slow things down.

 

 

The Following Day

Malibu, CA.

 

Before heading out to the house shows, Sienna had a photoshoot to attend to in Malibu, close to home. It was part of her Vogue contract, there was going to be a series of magazine spreads and articles featuring Sienna, a multimillion dollar deal that was going to make both her and Laura a lot of money. She wasn’t thrilled about how she landed the contract, Laura pretty much sold her soul to the devil known as Steve Bain. For Sienna though, she didn’t know about the last altercation her business manager and Bain had, it sickened her, but she knew just how important this was for both her and Laura even if morally it went against what she believed in….

These days Sienna didn’t believe in much and the blooming relationship she had Ikiro only confused her more. The gorgeous Swann was with Laura and the Twins, she was trying extremely hard to hide what was really happening between her and Yoshida, in the back of her mind, knowing that Laura and Regan Street were both thinking the plan was to soften him up after playing the game and making sure he put out Jason Helms, so Regan wouldn’t have to wrestle him and put even a bigger rift into the family. Sienna was in a blue bikini, walking out on the beach and posing on some rocks. Laura looked on wearing black pants, pumps and a blue blouse. Her assistant Tipper Witherbee was also there, in a grey suit and pink blouse with matching heels. The Twins were not there, they were back in their condo getting ready for tonight and Laura had plans to visit them, she was ready to take the next step in making things right after WTF Wednesday, it involved Jennifer Helms. For Laura, there were many avenues she could take, this was the only one she felt was necessary. After leaving Ikiro Yoshida’s home and having a fainting spell when she was under the impression that he was proposing to Sienna where they were looking for an earring they misplaced, she was getting the sense that maybe things were not as they seem. She had been around Sienna long enough to know when she liked someone and when she was faking. There was also the concern of her well-being, something that was never really addressed and more just swept under the rug.

Laura and Tipper watched her, she was walking on egg shells with Vogue at the moment, Steve Bain was making things rather difficult for Laura, so she needed to come up with some answers and preserve the contract.….
TwinsCastPic-TipperTipper: “Sienna is in the best shape of her life, her muscle tone is unreal, she has turned into quite the specimen. Not saying she was never always this beautiful mind you, it’s just that her physical appearance is definitely in lines of a Demi-God.”

Laura:
“I know what you are saying darling and yes, Sienna is the most beautiful woman on the planet though it seems Mr. Bain has his eyes set on another. Tipper, I don’t ask you for much advice, not because I don’t think you’re smart, you are a very intelligent woman, it’s more that you don’t have the same experiences as I do, we can’t relate.”

Tipper: “Oh yes, we can Ms. Steinbeck. I can definitely relate to you in more ways than one.”

Laura: “Really? Then tell me something darling, have you dined with Versace?”

Tipper: “Well, no.”

Laura: “Did you get a back rub by Giorgio Armani?”

Tipper:
“…… no.”

Laura: “See darling? You can’t relate. Playing Jenga on the weekends with your boyfriend and local Glee Club doesn’t constitute you being on my level. Don’t take offense to that Tipper, most don’t. You do have a keen eye, the work out regiment Sienna is in attributes to her perfection. I worry though.”


Tipper slowly turns to look over at Laura as she lowers her head for a moment, the assistant could tell that something is troubling the Fashionista who is seen staring at Sienna posing to the camera in her bikini ….

 

Tipper: “Ms. Steinbeck? Is everything alright?”

Laura: “I don’t know. I trust Sienna Swann, I have invested my time, money and soul, all have gone into this project I started with her last year. Sienna is like a daughter to me. I have nurtured her since she was a very young model, 16 years old was the first time I saw her and felt then Sienna was the Heavenly Angel. I wanted to be a part of her growth, to see with my own eyes her transform into the most beautiful creature on the planet and she has.”

Tipper: “If you are worried that Sienna will not become a World Champion, I can ease your concern. She is ready for Taking Hold of the Flame, I can assure you. I believe in her, she seems determined and focused. You have done wonders for her and with this new Vogue Magazine deal, the sky’s the limit. You are a true genius, Ms. Steinbeck.”

Laura: “While flattery will get you everywhere and what you speak is the truth, I will say that I know what Sienna can do, if I had any doubts, her match with Selena Frost put every single one of those to rest. Her performance in the ring doesn’t bother me. She has become one of the best, Sienna Swann is more than just a competitor, she is an icon and the face of the SCW for years to come. Tipper, dear, Sienna is not going to fail at Taking Hold of the Flame. That is not what concerns me.”


Laura continues to watch Sienna pose, her movement and the allurement that radiates from her is just amazing in its own right. Sienna is simply angelic, no matter if you love or hate her, everyone admires what she is and how she comes across. What troubles Laura though goes far deeper than anything she’s ever experienced….

 

Tipper: “You can tell me, Ms. Steinbeck? Is it the conversation she had with Bree Mason?”

Laura: “No darling, Bree Mason is fine. She needs Sienna as an ally right now, that doesn’t concern me one bit. It is more that I don’t know if Sienna is being honest with me.”

Tipper: “About?”

Laura: “Yoshida.”

 

Tipper’s eyes widen….

 

Tipper: “Oh… right, Yoshida. Ms. Steinbeck, Sienna is a very smart woman with great taste….”

Laura: “Jacob Knight?”

Tipper: “Okay we all have our ugly ducklings, the fact is Ms. Steinbeck if Sienna told you she is doing something, you know she is. Why would she risk everything that has been built around her, an empire even and I’m sure that she learned her life lessons earlier in her career after what she did in the scandal. Right?”

Laura: “I saw how she looked at him, Tipper. I know when a woman is falling for someone and that was exactly the look. I don’t see it very often with her, the only other time was Chris Cannon but that doesn’t count, every woman gets one pass as their “Get Out of Jail Free Card”, darling. It was an unhealthy infatuation if I may say so myself. Now, I was over at his house earlier today with her, I actually fainted when I thought he was proposing. There were two very large Japanese men with me, they were undressing me with their eyes and smelled like Rice Wine Vinegar.”

Tipper: “Not very appealing.”

Laura: “Not at all. Then I saw how she looked at him, even his willingness in many ways to listen to what I have to say and still play the game. I cannot believe I’m about to say this, I think Sienna is lying to me.”

 

Sienna looks over at Laura and smiles, before flipping her wet hair and taking pictures on the beach in her blue bikini. Laura smiles back and even waves some…..

 

Tipper: “Ms. Steinbeck, why don’t you just talk to her. You love her, she loves you, I don’t think a man could ever get in between the two of you. I see how much she respects you and reciprocated. Especially in this time where we thought having David Helms as the Commissioner was in our favor. I understand that Sienna has been difficult at times lately almost losing the Vogue Contract. Victoria Secret is still making her their Angel, we have the worl…. I mean you have the world as your oyster. There is nothing that can stop that.”

Laura: “I am proud of you Tipper, you’re learning, and I like people who learn. I see big things for you one day.”

Tipper: “I would love to be like you someday Ms. Steinbeck.”

Laura: “Let’s not get carried away darling, you will never be like me but with my help you can come close.”

Tipper: “Why yes, of course.”

Laura: “As for David Helms, I have a plan in place and after this, I am going to put it into motion.”

Tipper: “Ms. Steinbeck? He already ruled that he is not doing anything for us in regard to WTF Wednesday. Right now, he has us at Check.”

 

The Fashionista smiles right as Sienna takes a break from photo shooting, she is given a bottle of water and starts making her way toward Laura and Tipper….

 

Laura: “He may have us in Check but it’s never over until Checkmate. If I cannot convince him to do the right thing and honor Sienna with the Number thirty-nine spot at Taking Hold of the Flame or give the Twins a Tag Team Championship match? Then he gives me no choice and forces my hand. So, if that is how he wants to play ball, let him. If he will not do it, then I will go through Jennifer.”

Tipper: “Ms. Steinbeck, permission to speak freely, ma’am?”

Laura: “Sure, go ahead.”

Tipper: “I think it is a bad idea. The last thing we want is to piss off Regan Street which could cause a cataclysmic chain events which could rip and destroy the foundation we have built in Past. Present. Future., for they have made it bluntly clear the Helms family do not want their adopted daughter involved in this industry.”

Laura: “Duly noted Tipper but you will realize one day that if you are going to swim with sharks? Bring a spear gun dear. Laura Steinbeck doesn’t lose. Sienna WILL be World Champion. The Truelove Twins WILL be tag team champions. The United States Championship will belong to Regan even if Sienna secretly….”

Tipper: “Ms. Steinbeck, she is coming….”

 

Laura stops and smiles, a sheepish grin forms on her face while Sienna dries herself off from the water. She can sense they were talking about her…..

 

Sienna: “Okay, what is it sweetie?”

Laura: “Oh nothing, Tipper here was just admiring your body and saying that you are in the best shape of your life, I must agree darling, you are looking Heavenly.”

Sienna: “Of course I am, I work out very hard to be the envy of every woman that wants to be like me and never can. That’s not the point and it also is not what you two were just talking about. I know that face better than anyone Laura, I can tell when something is wrong, and you do not have a very good poker face, Laura.”

Tipper: “Ms. Steinbeck is telling the truth, I was admiring your body in a very platonic sort of way. I was not trying to be out of line, it was a simple compliment.”

Sienna: “Sweetie, it’s fine. Laura?”

Laura: “What is it?”

Sienna: “I can see it written all over your face. It was the stuff with Ikiro at his house earlier wasn’t it?”

Laura: “Oh that, no, no not at all. It’s okay, a huge misunderstanding, I seriously thought that he was asking your hand in marriage.”

 

Sienna looks away and chuckles a little, shaking her head….

 

Sienna: “I’m not getting married anytime soon and to not to him.”

Laura: “Right.”

 

The Heavenly Angel’s head tilts a little, she really didn’t like the tone Laura was using in that to address her. Tipper slowly backs away and smiles….

 

Tipper: “I saw a Starbuck’s across the street, I’m taking orders?”

Laura: “Venti Mocha Latte.”

Sienna: “Strawberry Frappuccino.”

Tipper: “Great! I mean… thank you ladies, I will be right back.”

 

Without another word, Tipper quickly walks away leaving Laura and Sienna alone, digging her toes in the sand, Sienna crosses her arms, almost in defiance and stares down Laura with her icy blue eyes….

 

Laura: “Don’t look at me that way.”

Sienna: “Then tell me what the fuck is going on? You are acting weird and funny since we were at Ikiro’s earlier. We need to be on the same page, I do not want any friction here between us, Laura. I am trying my hardest to bite my tongue and do these photoshoots even with that thought in the back of my mind of what happened between you and Steve Bain. I will not tolerate it, I can’t.”

Laura: “Sienna, this is your future and we are making a lot of money from this. You can move out of the house you live in now, don’t get me wrong, it’s a beautiful home but you do not own it. Buy yourself a new luxury car, get a few pair of Louboutin’s, spend the money wisely, you are set for life if you decided to quit professional wrestling, matter of fact, maybe we should think about that.”

Sienna: “You’re kidding, right? I will not go anywhere until I am the World Champion, Laura. There is NO WAY that I will walk away until I have the belt. Besides, you really don’t mean that. I know things are difficult right now, I couldn’t have predicted that this whole thing with David (Helms) would blow up in our faces and he would call doing the right thing for us favoritism, I wouldn’t have but it happened. We will figure out a way. No matter what, we will get our way.”

Laura: “Without a doubt darling.”

Sienna: “Then what is it?”
Laura hesitates…..

 

Sienna: “What is it!?”

Laura: “I saw how you looked at him Sienna, this is not a game, you are not playing that man, you are falling for him!”

 

The South African Beauty Queen’s eyes widen, trying hard to process this and come back with a witty and believable answer. She takes a few moments before finally letting out a sigh….

 

Sienna: “You’re wrong, he means nothing to me.”

Laura: “Look me straight in the eyes and tell me the truth.”

Sienna: “That is the truth, I’m not going to lie to you Laura. All of this happened quickly, I tempered and slowed the pace down. Do I like him? Sure, a little more than I previously did.”

Laura: “You hated him.”

Sienna: “Exactly, so progress, right?”

Laura: “Right. Sienna I’m just worried, I feel like something is going to happen and ruin everything we have been building up for quite some time. David will hold us down, if we retaliate we chance losing Regan and AJ as allies. This Ikiro thing bothers me, why hasn’t he joined? Why is it not a simple choice? I don’t like you spending time with him. You went to India for crying out loud.”

Sienna: “I have to do my part. If for anything than Regan. I know what side I stand by, the loyalties I have never question those Laura, never. We are in this together to the end. I have made mistakes, so have you sweetie, we moved past those and look now, we hit a snag, do you think I’m worried? He can put anyone in front of me and I will handle business. Will you please just trust me?”

Laura: “Fine. How are you doing with the pills? Drinking?”

Sienna: “I stopped. The minute you flushed them down the toilet I stopped.”

Laura: “Keep your nose clean, Sienna. If you say there is nothing going on then fine, I will take your word for it.”

 

Sienna steps up and hugs her mentor and manager….

 

Sienna: “Thank you.”

Laura: “Don’t mention it. Thank you for being honest with me.”

Sienna: “I always will.”

Laura: “Go back to your shoot darling, let’s finish up, go home and clean up, we have things to do. I have a meeting at the office with a potential client, I will catch up later, okay?”

Sienna: “Of course.”

 

The Golden Swann turns and walks back to the shoot, Laura heads to her car where Tipper is coming back with their drinks…..

 

Tipper: “Ms. Steinbeck, you two talked, everything is cleared up now?”

Laura: “Yes Tipper, she’s lying.”

 

Sienna glances over her shoulder, seeing Laura and Tipper conversing, whispering under her breath…..

 

Sienna: “She doesn’t believe me.”

 

 

A Few Hours Later

 

Laura Steinbeck had stopped at the Twins condo where she had told London and Paris of her plans to get Jennifer Helms to sign a contract for modeling. She was already set to debut after Rise to Greatness in Emerge, another opportunity for Laura to get her into the fold and help her cause with David Helms, hopefully influencing him to help out Sienna and give her a winning chance to Main Event at Rise to Greatness. She specifically asked Paris and London to bring her to Laura’s Los Angeles office. Laura sits at her desk inside her office, The Twins walk in both wearing pleather pants, open toed heels, white halter tops, nails polished red and hair hanging down. Jenni walks in behind them in a summer dress and sandals, nails polished black with her hair hung down….

 

TwinsCastPic-LondonLondon: “Ms. Steinbeck?”

Paris: “The package has been delivered.”

Laura: “Ah, excellent, Jennifer, please come inside and take a sit. I am so glad that London and Paris were able to convince you to come see me.”

Jennifer: “It wasn’t that hard to convince me.”

 

Laura and the Twins laugh, a little more sarcastically than needed….

 

Laura: “I love this girl, don’t you?”

London: “Lovely….”

TwinCastPic-ParisParis: “…. Precious.”

Laura: “See. The Truelove Twins are fond of you too.”

Jennifer: “Where is Sienna?”

Laura: “Oh she is gallivanting somewhere, probably with Ikiro Yoshida, she couldn’t make it but gives us her blessing. Jennifer, I brought you here because I think it’s time you start to think about your future. Wrestling will provide you with so much satisfaction but even as you see now with your father in charge, it will not give you everything.”

 

Jennifer nods….

 

Laura: “That is why I am offering you a contract to model as well, gives you something to do in the off time, make a little extra money and travel all over the world, you would like that, right?”

Jennifer: “Yes, I would.”

Laura: “Good, then look over this and let’s make this happen.”

Jennifer: “What about my parents? Don’t they need to also sign off?”

 

London and Paris lean in, one on each side of Jennifer’s ear….

 

London: “Had we done what our parents want?”

Paris: “We’d still be in South Africa playing soccer and living at home with our boring lives.”

London: “Take a risk.”

Paris: “Make the plunge.”

 

Jennifer nervously looks over the camera as Laura smiles, handing her the pen…..

 

Laura: “All you have to do is sign.”

 

The young Helms reads over the contract before lifting her hand with the pen and bringing it to the paper, Laura looks over at the Twins who both smirk….

…. Jennifer stops….

 

Laura: “What is wrong, Jennifer?”

SiennaCastPic-Jenni2Jennifer: “I don’t know if I should Ms. Steinbeck, I think David and Regan should be involved in my decision, besides I am still a minor.”

Laura: “Only for a few more months sweetheart, then you can make any decision you like without having to worry about any of the consequences. Jennifer, this is an opportunity to be the future face of fashion.”

Jennifer: “Sienna?”

Laura: “Oh darling, darling, darling you are so precious. Sienna wants nothing more than for you to sign on the dotted line. Can you imagine all the fun you two will have traveling around the world and being on the cover of the biggest magazine in the world? This is a no-brainer.”

Jennifer: “I promised Regan and David who are my parents now that I would not do anything without their consent. They are very against me modeling.”

 

Laura nods and sits back, she crosses her arms, glaring up at the Twins who both sit next to Jenni. Laura takes the contract and starts to look it over….

 

Laura: “When I was a little girl, I wanted to be like Audrey Hepburn. The most beautiful actress I have ever seen. In the seventies I was a model, the star of my own TV series, many called me one of the most beautiful women alive. My father and mother were completely against it. They didn’t want their child to be a phenom and in my late teens and early twenties, I was all that and more. They used to call me Miss 77’. Had I not followed my gut feeling and signed those contracts, take a gamble and do what I wanted as a young woman? I would never be here now. My fame is what helped me become one of the top fashion designers and choreographers of all time. In life you have to take risks. Regan took a risk, Sienna took a risk, David took a risk, that is how we become someone and find our identity.”

Jennifer: “Where is Sienna, I figured she would be here at least?”

Laura: “She is getting for a big night, she wanted to come but sends her blessing. When I told her, I was going to offer you a contract, she was excited. I made sure she didn’t tell you or anyone and ruin the surprise. I think this will only solidify our bonds, we can all enjoy our spotlight and at the same time be respectful to one another. Isn’t that what’s most important here darling? Bond? Comradery? Trust? Do you trust me Jennifer?”

 

The young Helms nods at the Fashionista who smiles….

 

Laura: “Good to hear. This is your chance to make a difference in your life. I can make you a star overnight and let’s be honest with ourselves, a year ago where were you at?”

 

Paris speaks….

 

Paris: “A soccer player kicked off the team because you were not as good like your sister?”

London: “We know how that feels, our own father did it to us.”

Laura: “See? Experience. Darling, I would never steer you wrong but what were you? Nothing. A runaway at times, a junkie? Regan was the same way and she took up wrestling and look at her now? Sienna was just a young woman with no dreams and she became a model, look at her now, a wrestler, a fashion icon? Remember your old parents that left you because they thought you would never amount to anything or even come close to your sister, Becca.”

 

Grinding her teeth, Jennifer takes the contract out of Laura’s hand and signs it, she passes it back to her bringing a smile ear to ear on her face…..

 

Laura: “You will not regret this.”

Jennifer: “I know I won’t.”

Laura: “I think that calls for a celebration. This weekend, we will take you out on the town and show you the ropes. After that I will make sure to have some shoots lined up and get you on Vogue. Oh darling, this is going to be exciting.”

 

Jennifer smirks, her green eyes glance over at the Twins who both are very congratulatory…..

 

 

Santa Monica, CA.

Present Time

 

Sienna is all dressed up and ready to travel, she looks at her phone, Jennifer is not responding to her tweets. The car pulls up to the driveway, walking up the stairs, it’s Mikaela Street in jeans, open toed boots and a white blouse, her long blonde hair hanging down. Sienna opens the door….

 

Sienna: “Mikaela?”

ReganCastPic-MikaelaMikaela: “Don’t act like I never come over, jeez.”

Sienna: “I’m just surprised you are here, where is Regan, sweetie.”

Mikaela: “She is traveling with David. I wanted to know if you were up to coming with us?”

Sienna: “After what he did? No way.”

Mikaela: “I figured you wouldn’t and that is why I came. I want you to travel with me instead, so we can talk about a lot of things.”

Sienna: “Look, Miks, if this is about Ikiro, I already have explained myself.”

Mikaela: “You like him, I did the same thing with Alex (CHBK). I get it.”

 

Sienna rolls her eyes….

 

Sienna: “Not you too!”

Mikaela: “Hey, calm down. Regan? Laura? Yeah, they will be pissed, I don’t care long as you don’t screw my sister over.”

Sienna: “I would never.”

Mikaela: “Of course you wouldn’t. That’s not why I am here. I know what is going on, just don’t insult my intelligence okay? We are like sisters and Regan loves you like a sister.”

Sienna: “Okay… okay. You win there. What is it?”

Mikaela: “This David shit, drop it.”

Sienna: “No, I can’t. I want to win Taking Hold of the Flame and the way I was eliminated was unjust! Syren at number forty!?”

Mikaela: “You’ve already argued this point Sienna, it’s getting old now. Listen, you and Regan are tight, the best relationship I have ever seen but seriously, she will pick her husband and family over anyone, any day, even you beautiful.”

 

The gorgeous Swann throws her arms in the air and grabs her roll away, ready to leave….

 

Sienna: “Laura is not answering her cellphone, Jenni is not answering her text messages, even the Twins are not picking up and they always answer their phone, even the toll-free numbers.”

Mikaela: “Somehow that doesn’t surprise me. David was put in a very difficult position, whether he chose it or not is irrelevant. The fact remains if we start testing him and his authority, what’s going to happen? That’s why I have held Regan back from doing anything stupid. Even if I should let her beat the crap out of Selena, David did this for a reason. We don’t need anything trying to undermine him, breaking us apart and putting everyone on their own side.”

Sienna: “You actually think I would do that? Mikaela, David is like a brother to me and Regan is my best friend. I’m angry because we both know he should have done something about that battle royal, it wasn’t fair to me or the Twins. Are we in agreement?”

Mikaela: “Totally. That’s not an argument, David should have done something, he didn’t in fear of showing favoritism. Let it go.”

Sienna: “You act like I’m going to do something crazy? No, I want him to give me some justice, so I will continue to campaign for it. Why?”

Mikaela: “I don’t think Laura feels the same way.”

 

The gorgeous South African lets out a laugh…..

 

Sienna: “Laura, please, she would never do something stupid to jeopardize what we have.”

Mikaela: “I hope you’re right.”

Sienna: “Sweetie, on this I am right.”

 

Mikaela smirks and grabs Sienna’s roll away, when suddenly the purse sitting on top tips over and some of the contents fall on the floor…

 

Mikaela: “Oh shit, I’m sorry….”

Sienna: “No, it’s okay.”

Mikaela: “Let me help you with that….”

Sienna: “I have it, Mikaela, no worries.”

Mikaela: “Wait… here….”

 

As Mikaela tries to help Sienna pick up the few things that fell out of her purse, she manages to see a small bottle of what seems to be pills, the younger Street examines it for a second, her green eyes looking up at Sienna who yanks it out of her hand and puts it back in her purse….

 

Mikaela: “Sorry….”

Sienna: “It’s fine, seriously, it’s okay sweetie, no harm and no foul.”

Mikaela: “Alright. I’m going to take this stuff down to the car.”

Sienna: “Okay, I’m right behind you.”

 

Mikaela starts to make her way down the stairs as Sienna feels her phone vibrate. She takes it out of her back pocket to see a Facetime call coming in from Jennifer…..

Sienna answers.

 

Sienna: “Hey sweetie, I was trying to call and text you earlier. Everything okay?”

Jennifer: “It’s fantastic! Thank you so much for your support in this and how excited you are for me!”

Sienna: “Excited? Yeah, always. Remind me again what is going on exactly?”

Jennifer: “I just signed my modeling contract thanks to Laura!”

 

Sienna freezes in motion, her hand starts to tremble and eyes narrow because she knows that Laura did mean what she said, the Fashionista and mentor made it clear that she would do whatever it takes to get Sienna what was rightfully hers….

And is trying to use David’s daughter as collateral. All Sienna can do is force a smile, while crying loudly inside knowing that this could be the end of her relationship with Regan Street if the Hellcat doesn’t kill her first.

 

 

SCENE FADES

 

 


 

 

REC:

 

SiennaCastPic-Sienna1“I’ve seen the results of your mishaps, glorifying sex and infidelity. There was a show called Cheaters once, they would have had a field day with Amy Chastaine and Jason Helms. Is this what we now find as entertainment? You wonder why I only show up when I need to be there, simply put, you should pay and be excited to take a glimpse of me, I’m not free, I don’t just do public appearances for your satisfaction. I will allow the rest of them to saturate their worth, not I. The Heavenly Angel is an attraction, one that most of you will kill for just to get within breathing range of me and yes, I will not blame you for that. Bree Mason gets it. Regan Street gets it, there are a few others that get it…..

We’re not the toys that are always on sale at the store.

I have for many years patterned myself after Perfection, Flawless and any other word you can think of in that same vain to describe me. I will never take away my worth, I will not just succumb to your every need. If I am not allowed to have a little justice, then why am I going to waste my time to cater and give you a gift no one in the SCW and the universe have earned. Do you see though? The sacrifices I am willing to make?

Asking to be the first entrant in Taking Hold of the Flame?

Has anyone else demanded that position? In a land where Donovan Kayl has cashed in his Trios to take the title from Kennedy Street. Where Syren keeps demanding rematches when all she has ever had was opportunities. A place where Selena Frost can taunt and push Regan Street around and now it is acceptable, it’s called tact but if Regan does it to Selena it’s called bullying? Why do we continue to limit and shorten ourselves to these silly double standards? Past. Present. Future., are the cancer and yet when I stand here, spreading my wings, I have become the CURE for the aforementioned cancer? You don’t see me like that, a woman that can elevate the World Championship to a higher level, a Champion this company can be proud of, a face so marketable, the grunt work is already done for you, all this company has to do is say my name….

And the spotlight is on them.

Taking Hold of the Flame has some of the best wrestlers in the world competing for it, what they do with their chances is simply squander them. I won’t. I know Josh and Regan are in the Rumble, they will do whatever it takes to win as will I, one of us will come out as the sole survivor, which will be ME. This is my time now, I am tired of waiting for something good to happen, this time I will take advantage, last year we made a deal that blew up in our faces, oh no…..

I WILL be there in the end proving once again that Angels are real.

The misconception to all this, no one thinks I know how the business runs. Kennedy Street talks about the last three years of her career how it has been a long road to get back to the top? What about me? I came in with Silas Mason, I watched myself get mentally abused by him, even physically though he gave me the start, I moved from him and started my own path, I felt connected to all of the fans, those that watch the SCW every single day and saw me revolutionize the Women’s Division, I was a woman trying to fit in, I cared about your feelings toward me, I wanted you to like me, the support I was given couldn’t compare to the love I had for each one of the many who I met and took pictures and signed autographs. I stepped up when Kelcey found herself in a war with the Masons, I took a bullet for her and found myself thinking if I would ever walk again. Did any of you ever go through what I did?

No.

I dedicated myself to make sure I succeeded on my own and I did that until Ravyn Taylor played her games and humiliated me, but you know what? I turned that around, I broke her, I made the great games master come out of her shell and when I did? Sienna Swann went one step further and made Selena Frost look inferior. All this for what?

A vote?

A missed opportunity?

To be cheated out of the final place in Taking Hold of the Flame by a monster who cannot get over his previous failures?

A Commissioner who allows it to happen and does nothing even though I have been a positive contributor to his family.

All of these little nuances build up inside of me and now I don’t see the Taking Hold of the Flame Battle Royal as just some match. I see it as the match and my ONLY chance to be a World Champion for a long time for this company, the people in charge and every simpleton, average joe and cute, not pretty or beautiful woman will hold me down so that I may never spread these angelic wings again. Laura understands, the Twins understand, Past. Present. Future., understands that I will no longer spin out of control in this pathetic conundrum. I will walk in first or number 39, whatever the one I draw and whether it’s one hour, two hours or twenty minutes, I will walk out the winner…..

And stamp my ticket to Toronto.

I don’t need your support or approval sweetie, it is obvious to me that this collective would rather live in a paltry and decayed existence instead of surrounding themselves with beauty.

That’s fine…

I will smother you with my glamour…..

And share a Slice of Heaven….

As the 2018 Taking Hold of the Flame Winner.”

 

/REC