Counting Down. (o2a)

[deadcell]

*Note that the spoken text is in fact thoughts, not out loud speaking.*

{Four days remain until the Takedown Supershow. While other XWA stars are busy planning rebellions against Gallas, or living it up, Force is one of the few who is doing neither. The training he underwent months ago had taught him to always keep his mind on the business at hand, and his most current affair being involved with Terra.

He sits alone, in a rather vacant area of the lounge, a perfect quiet area for self reflection and planning. Prior to his training, he had never bothered with this. It obviously had its vast benefits, reflecting on the two victories in XWA. But there was a problem. How was he going to make a plan of action against this Morning Star, when he has never had the chance to see the man in one on one action? He had no idea of Star's in ring style and therefore could be compared to walking into a dark room blindfolded.}

What to do...what to do. The only time I've seen this guy fight was when I passed a glance at him or had a random encounter during the Chamber of Terra. Its not enough... Morning Star seems like the kind of guy that would have followed the brotherhood around back in the day... so intimidation is definitely one of his key weapons... then again, I'm not really the type to get intimidated anymore. But I just don't know...The stakes of this match are rather high so I absolutely HAVE to win this... or I may end up spilling blood at Terra's feet...

{The uncertainty was eating at him. It wasn't Morning Star himself, but what was riding on this match. He knew he had to win so he could pick his match against Terra at the PPV. If not, he knew he would be in trouble. The thought of what Terra could do in a first blood was just too unnerving...}

[Xander Xavier Luther]

Xander isn't the kind of guy to not know what's going on. If there's one thing he's learned from the two men closest to him it's the importance of information. He steps into the Lounge yet again...it had been a while what with the busy schedule, the PR dates and the National Title, but has he browses around he notices one Brandon Force in an isolated area. Force...a man who was set to face off against another man in a matter of weeks that XXL had a vested interest in at the moment.

He slowly makes his way over to Force's area then speaks up to make himself known.

Excuse me...Force? Xander Xavier Luther...mind if I have a word or two?

[deadcell]

{Force looks over to see the large XXL had approached. Sheesh... the guy was even bigger in person. XXL of all people wasn't expected to talk to Force. What could he possibly want? }

Hmm? What do you need X?

[Xander Xavier Luther]

He takes a seat across the table.

I understand you've got some business with a man by the name of Tyson Terra coming up later this month. I just wanted to talk to you a bit about that if it's OK.

[deadcell]

{He slightly raises an eyebrow and sighs. This just had to be about him...of all people. He leans forward placing his forearms on the table as he prepares to listen.}

Yeah...I get Terra's ass at the pay per view this month...Sure, we can talk about it...

[Xander Xavier Luther]

Let's just say that him and I have some history together. I know where he's came from but what he's up to here and now, that's a mystery to me. I'm trying to figure that out right now and I was wondering if you'd be interested in giving me a hand.

[deadcell]

It doesn't take a genius to figure out Terra is a shady guy. Ever since I saw him with Stryfe at the house show...I've been trying to keep my distance. I understand that there is more to him than being a mere "heel" in wrestling... What I'm getting at is...just I'm not fully aware of what he's capable of...yet.

{He leans back for a moment, obviously thinking this over.}

Yeah...I'll help you out. But you do realize how potentially dangerous this is...don't you Xander?

[Xander Xavier Luther]

It's nothing that I can't handle. I been through enough battles to know that anything can happen. If he is up to no good though...we need to know, and we need to stop him. You can beat him, I can beat. But what we need to do is DEFEAT him and whoever else it is that's running with him.

I can't help but think that he's up to something really crooked...gotta have strength in numbers though, you know?

[deadcell]

Too true...I can't count how many times I've seen the numbers game come through for people. And If I remember correctly you say you have some history with Terra? You wouldn't mind sharing some info would you?

{This could turn out better than Force thought. Here he sits with one of the best in XWA, who appears to share the same goal of taking Terra down. He waits to see if XXL was willing to share some history.}

[Xander Xavier Luther]

We trained together last year. I knew he was bad news right from the start, and sure enough he's living up to all the hype. Ever heard of the Skool Of Hardcore? Yeah...that's Riot's old wrestling academy. Well...that's where I learned the ropes so to speak and Terra was right there with me.

The man is no good, though. He doesn't care about anything but causing as much damage as possible, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna let him or anyone else do that.

Xander leans back in the seat, setting his arms on the arms of the chair.

I heard a bit about you, man. Seems that you've been in some epic clashes yourself. I think we'll be able to handle it.

[deadcell]

A student of Riot huh? News to me...bad news at that. He knows what he's doing in the ring, and then some. But I think I've sent the message that I'm no pushover. So I'd say you're right. We should be able to handle this. I'll see you around Xander.

{Force gets up from his seat and shook hands with XXL, sealing thier deal. As Force turns to leave, he begins to recall just how far putting all your trust in a single person can go. He was absolutely sure XXL would see this through until they could fall Terra.}

[Xander Xavier Luther]

He nods up as Force takes his leave. Good to make allies when a big battle is looming. It made more sense to have one whose already in the thick of it all. There was alot that XXL had to look forward to in the next few weeks, but sooner or later this was going to be an issue that he had to see through till the end. Lines are being drawn all around. In more ways than one XWA was going to be in an all-out war.

Best to soldier up for it as soon as possible.




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