Post by Niobe 'Nightmare' Martin on May 27, 2013 6:56:12 GMT -4
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"]Las Vegas Armory
11 A.M.
With the sun shining and a few fluffy white clouds floating by in the sky, the morning here in Las Vegas was proving to be a nice one again, the temperature hovering in the balmy side thankfully. Her head lowered back down from the sky after getting her fill of it as she eyed the entrance of the armory
carefully, quietly, watching the people file in one after the other. There were people of all ages heading inside, young and old. Niobe figured that schools must be off for some break today or you wouldn’t be seeing so many teenagers and kids in there. She chuckled, her eyes twinkling a little behind their sunglasses before they hardened again as she took a deep breath and followed the crowd inside, slipping past the doors and inside the building itself.
The air was cool and she could faintly smell popcorn, hot dogs, and the tang of soda in the air. She went into the large gymnasium and took a seat ring side to watch her friend Gwen in action, crossing her leg one over the other and crossing her arms across her chest as she waited for the show to start.
She had left the comfort of Tommy's home in Long Beach to come out here to Vegas for a few days at the request of her long time friend Marie who was in the business herself, and wanted the company for the time being. How could she say no to a friend? Then again how could she say no to going to Vegas for a few days and being in the city of sin, the city of lights? She couldn't.
"It'll only be for a few days baby, I promise. Then it's off to Portland, and then I promise I'll come back here to you.
That's what she had told him just before she left. He'd smiled and nodded, kissing her passionately, groping at her a little before letting her go and watching her leave. As much as she wanted to stay there, she had a plane to catch to Vegas and a friend to meet up with. There would always be time to spend together, this wasn't goodbye permanently, just a little one. The two had been split up onto different brands at the live show last week. Niobe had hoped to join her boyfriend on Overdrive but that wasn't the case. She swore up and down that someone out there hated her with a passion and wanted her there just to torture her. When she found them, she was going to hurt them. Bad.
This was her last day in Vegas and Marie had invited her as a special guest to watch her wrestle in a match for the company she was with. Some house show she had told her earlier before she left the house, leaving Niobe alone. The anticipation of seeing her friend there in the ring was tingling, she thought. An announcer got in the ring and the lights dimmed as the show started up. The man in the ring introduced himself and welcomed them all there, giving a bit of a rundown of the show for the evening before handing it off to the ring announcer to call the first match. Funny enough, Marie was up first. What was her in ring name? ‘The Phenomenal’ Alyse Shayne. A part of her wondered if she got that nickname from a certain pro wrestler on TV. Niobe shrugged and leaned back in her chair to watch the show, cheering as her friend came out, giving her a high five as she passed by. She watched her climb in the ring and await her opponent who came out next.
The two squared off in the ring and Niobe found herself drifting back to the days when she did h house shows for the independent circuit she was involved in.
Right from her training school to the independent circuit, thrust into this busy world, the world that was her dream. Funny thing she could remember the name of her first opponent. A guy about her size called ‘The Redline’ Drayven Rider. She had won that match, on the screw up of poor Dexter. The adulation of the crowd was intoxicating. The cheers, the smiles, and the faces of her friends and family who were there to support her. Marie was experiencing the same thing night after night, and she couldn’t be happier for her friend.
The match went back and forth for a few minutes before Marie hit a wicked clothesline that even the best wrestler today would be proud of, sending her opponent flipping end over end to the ground before executing a perfect standing shooting star press that made the crowd cheer as she went for the cover and got the victory. Niobe stood up with the crowd, clapping with a smile on her face as Marie paraded around the ring, getting more pops from the crowd before she exited to come over to Niobe and give her a hug, whispering that she would meet her outside, that she wanted to leave because she knew that Niobe needed to get to the house and pick up her things before leaving to the airport to fly out to Portland for another Meltdown event. It would be the company's first time back in the states since 2012, and as much as Niobe was having fun flying to these different countries and such, she was looking forward to being on US soil and wrestling for the fans here.[/color]
A Portland hotel overlooking a beach
1 pm
Niobe spit out the contents of her beer from her mouth as she stood on the balcony, reading the email from her phone as she scanned the card for that weeks Meltdown. She wiped her eyes a little, blinking just to make sure she hadn't read the thing wrong or whatever. She was in a tag match, and it was a main event deal. She was facing The Guv'nor and his partner Jace Savage. Her partner wasn't Tommy, but...Robina Hood.
"What in the fuck is this? You have got to be joking me. Her?!"
Niobe screeched from her position on the balcony, causing a few of the strolling patrons to look up at her and give her a funny look or two.
She just rolled her eyes and shook her head, continuing to glance at the email on her phone, growling just a little bit. The last time she had seen that woman was a few months ago in the beginning of March when they had faced off against one another in a hellish street fight. The match was set in place to end the feud that had been brewing between the two women for a couple months prior. It had taken everything Niobe had to beat the woman into submission, finally driving her through a table to end it all. God that had been sweet. She'd proven herself to Robina, to the fans, and in a small part, herself. Now whatever god up there hated her at the moment was forcing her into a partnership just for the sake of this tag team. She wasn't going to like it but she was going to deal with it for the moment.
"I'm going to make this as short as I can without seeming too boring or whatever. Despite being split from my own partner and hot as all hell boyfriend, Tommy, I'm going to make this one hell of a match with Robina. Not too comfortable with the fact that we're being paired together but it can't be helped, right?
Yes I do know why they call me the Nightmare, Jace. Good god do I have to repeat myself everytime just to explain my own nickname to people. Get it through your thick as hell skull. It's what I do in that ring, what I do to people that's the true nightmare. Their worst fears come to life. Learn it, and don't forget it Jace. My face is pretty enough, thank you, not a god awful monstrosity like yours. Who would ever want to kiss that ugly mug? Tell me that. I get by just fine with my talent in the ring, thank you. My...bedroom skills are none of your god damn business and I'll thank you not to ask again. Freakin' pervert. Now that Tommy's gone, who will I run to? Who will I hide behind? Who will I have stand in my corner or 'win' my matches for me as you so call? Me, for now. I don't run, nor do I hide, and I do what I have to to win. If you don't like it then piss off. I do things my way. The fire in my belly is still burning strong my friend, don't get me wrong.
Tommy may no longer be here on the show, but that doesn't mean I can't make one phone call, and talk to the right people about bringing Tommy here for one just so he can kick the shit out of you. You want your revenge so bad, maybe I'll talk to the GM and make it happen. I'm sure Tommy wouldn't mind having at you one more time. And that match we lost on Mayhem? It was just a fluke, a mistake, a mistep and it won't happen again. I would sooner be bathed in acid before letting Tommy have another partner. We are Iron Nightmare and we are the new standard in the tag division. Deal with that bitch.
As for The Guv'nor, I'm going to let Robina have at you. She's itching to get ahold of you buddy. And that woman won't stop until your six feet under, or something much worse.
I hope you're ready. Prepare for a truely nightmarish experience."[/font]
