Nothing more pure than an American
Jul 9, 2024 13:12:39 GMT -5
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Post by sprucegoose on Jul 9, 2024 13:12:39 GMT -5
We are at War Games and Connor Mallory is walking backstage after helping to cost Nick Danger in his contenders match. Connor ignores everyone giving him the stink eye and he looks at the monitor seeing what happens. He sees Ezra Gideon get the win and he looks happy with it.
Connor Mallory - That is what you get Nick Danger. Ezra you are welcome.
Kenzi Miyamoto then comes out for the staring at Ezra Gideon. Connor laughs at him.
Connor Mallory - He can't even get on the card but he wants to steal Ezra and my thunder. Forget him.
Connor laughs rubbing his sore shoulder. He turns to leave and Dr. Anslo is standing there staring at him.
Connor Mallory - Dr Anslo? What are you doing here?
Dr. Anslo - What was that, Connor? Why did you do that?
Connor is confused at his therapist being at War Games. He looks at the tv and back at the doctor.
Connor Mallory - I did what I needed to do. I am bettering my career here.
Dr. Anslo - No. You are giving in to your demons again. I saw what you did to Latoya Hixx too. You told me that if you came back to wrestling you would be in control of yourself. But you are not.
Connor Mallory - But I won my match and I won over Nick Danger too. What is the problem? I am doing my job, Dr. Anslo.
Dr. Anslo - You are doing whatever you want to do, Connor. I do not think I can be your therapist anymore. Goodbye.
Connor Mallory - Wait, Dr. Anslo!
But Dr. Anslo has already walked away. Connor watches her leave and he is angry. He grabs a potted plant from the entrance and throws it into the tv breaking it. People stay away from Connor as he is maddened. But he then looks after the doctor and looks down at his hands thinking about what he just did. He then storms off.
We now are in a gym where lots of young wrestlers are working out on the weights and the punching bags and in the beatup ring. The coach is turned away from the camera watching as one wrestler tries for a takedown but slips and falls over to his side.
Coach Turner - What was that Seth? That was terrible. You should know this by now! You do that move fifty times until you get it right every single time or else you're not going to be a wrestler in my gym you got me?
Seth goes right back to trying to get the takedown to work on the other wrestler as the coach looks down in disgust. Behind him Connor Mallory walks in and comes over to him.
Connor Mallory - Coach Turner!
The coach finally turns around to look at Connor.
Coach Turner - What are you doing here Mallory? You are banned from this gym and you know it.
Connor Mallory - Coach I need to talk to you. It's important.
Coach Turner - After you disgraced this gym? Why should I give you the time of day?
Connor Mallory - Because if you help me, I can help you too.
Coach Turner rubs his mustache and finally waves at Connor to follow him back to his office. He looks back at the beatup ring.
Coach Turner - You finish those moves Seth. I want to see it perfectly when I get back.
The men go into the coach's office. Coach Turner leans on the desk and looks at Connor.
Connor Mallory - How have you been Coach?
Coach Turner - I been better. Back when I had two star pupils who were going to put us on the map. But you ruined that didn't you Connor?
Connor Mallory - I made some mistakes and I know it Coach.
Coach Turner - Mistakes? You destroyed your career, your partner's career, and my gym's reputation. There is nothing that you can do for me now. I'm lucky I kept this place open.
Connor Mallory - But what if your gym can get more money? More donations?
Coach Turner - What are you saying?
Connor Mallory - You haven't seen it but I am wrestling again. I am with the WGWF and I got a win at the last big show.
Coach Turner is surprised because he stopped watching a lot of wrestling after what happened, only watching his other students try to make it.
Coach Turner - You're back in the game?
Connor Mallory - Yes. And I think I can be a big star there. But I am going to need some help with it. I need people who can talk to me about strategy and help me to be a stronger wrestler. I have a pure wrestler match on Monday and I could use a coach to work through it with me.
Coach Turner - You don't need help to wrestle like that. You were always good at the technical moves. It was your attitude that didn't work.
Connor Mallory - I know. But I am seeing a therapist about that and I want her to see that I am making changes. Reuniting with you would help and it could help both of us. I would promote your gym online and many people would see it. You are doing tireless work here and it needs to be seen.
Coach Turner - I would be helped with that promotion. We need new workout machines they keep breaking down.
Connor Mallory - See? We can help each other.
Coach Turner gets up and moves closer to Connor looking at him hard. Connor fights the urge to flinch.
Coach Turner - Are you going to fuck me over again, Connor?
Connor Mallory - No sir.
Coach Turner - Is this all some elaborate con?
Connor Mallory - No sir.
Coach Turner - I'm warning you I am going to be watching you closely.
Connor Mallory - Yes sir.
Coach Turner snorts and looks at his calendar tacked on the wall.
Coach Turner - Come by tomorrow at dawn. We will talk about your match and what you need to do to train for it.
Connor Mallory - Thank you, Coach, you won't regret it!
Connor leaves after shaking his coach's hand. Coach Turner looks unconvinced.
Coach Turner - I'd better not.
Coach Turner then leaves the office to go yell at Seth some more.
We are now in a large round courtyard. There is a set of flagpoles in the center of the courtyard with a torn American flag flying ahead. Connor Mallory walks in and heads for the flag carrying something under his arm.
Connor Mallory - Change can be necessary at times. Not everything stands for forever.
Connor sets his bundle to the side and gives the flying American flag a salute by slapping his chest. He then looks at the camera.
Connor Mallory - Kenji Miyamoto you may not understand this because you grew up in Kanazawa, Japan. But here in America we take great pride in our flag and want it showing the world that we are the greatest nation on planet Earth. I am always looking to show everyone that the United States is the best country in the world and I will never stop doing so. Because it is.
Connor starts lowering down the torn flag slowly.
Connor Mallory - I want to keep making the USA better than ever and I do that by continuing to be a winner here in the WGWF. I won over Latoya Hixx at War Games because I was the better wrestler and I wanted it more. I also showed everyone what to expect from the Spruce Goose. But where were you Kenji Miyamoto? You took the night off? You just wanted to be there to see other people like Ezra Gideon wrestle? That is a poor work ethic Kenzi. You don't deserve to be the number one contender.
Connor gets the flag lowered and makes sure it doesn't touch the ground. He unclips it and folds it gently before putting it safely under his arm and starts to get out the new American flag.
Connor Mallory - I know you think that fighting me will boost your career Kenzi from the mistake it has become. You probably wanted it to be this Pure Wrestling match thinking that it benefits you but I have always been a Pure wrestler. Nobody can say my suplexes aren't Pure. I deliver the best technical wrestling in the WGWF. Once you're an amateur wrestler, you're always an amateur wrestler. My skills there haven't gone away. I will show you that I can win no matter what the match stipulation is because I am simply better than you in every way shape or form.
The new flag is connected to the pole and Connor begins to bring it up to the sky to fly high.
Connor Mallory - Once I defeat you and embarrass you Kenzi then maybe I will challenge Ezra Gideon again. He got away from me once but I can still take him down. If I beat both number one contenders then it will be sure that I will get the deserved title shot for the X Division Title because I can fight in any division in this company. They will have to notice me when I face you in this kind of match and get you to tap out crying in Japanese because the pain in your ankle is too great. Or I will throw you down and make you listen to America the Beautiful as the referee counts to three and ends it. You are going to be another notch in my belt Kenzi and you will have to live with that.
Connor finishes raising the new flag and he steps back to look at it. It is flying as it should be catching the breeze and showing off all of the stars and stripes. Connor salutes it again before stepping away and looking at the camera again.
Connor Mallory - There it stands once again raised in honor of my country. And I will bring honor to America with my victory over Kenji Miyamoto. It will be the continuation of my winning streak and unlike Hixx everyone will be in awe of my defeat of Kenji. They will all be talking about me and ignoring him once more. I will be main eventing the next show and Kenji will be on dark matches because he won't be able to live down his loss to me. I cannot wait.
The wind is picking up the flag and making it look majestic. Connor loves how it looks smiling at it because he loves the American flag.
Connor Mallory - I fight for my country. I fight for America. And I will become the greatest champion that the WGWF has ever known. The Spruce Goose will be taking over the WGWF one broken wrestler at a time and this week it will be Kenzi Miyamoto. It is time to clip the angel's wings once and for all.
Connor takes the retired American flag with him as he walks away from the courtyard leaving Old Glory to fly above.
We are back at the offices of Dr. Anslo. She is finishing up with a patient at the moment taking her normal notes.
Dr. Anslo - And how did it feel when that man threatened you at the bar?
Patient - I thought he was going to kill me. I keep seeing his face. It wakes me up at night.
Dr. Anslo - This is something we need to talk more about Phil. We are out of time but I will see you later this week.
Patient - Okay, doctor.
The patient gets up and heads to the door. He opens it up and yells falling back. Connor Mallory is standing there waiting.
Dr. Anslo - Are you okay, Phil?
The patient doesn't say anything. He gets up and runs past Connor who watches him go confused. Connor then comes into the office.
Dr. Anslo - What are you doing here, Connor? I think I made myself clear.
Connor Mallory - Look, Doctor Anslo, I wanted to tell you I was sorry.
Dr. Anslo - Go on.
Connor Mallory - I know I made some mistakes and I am trying to do what you tell me and fix them. Can I have a few minutes to plead to you?
Dr. Anslo - You have 15 minutes before my next patient gets here.
Connor comes in with Dr. Anslo shutting the door behind him.
Connor Mallory - I have been out of control in the last few weeks but I want to be better. I do. I went and talked to my old coach yesterday.
Dr. Anslo - Coach Turner?
Connor Mallory - You had been asking me to try and repair some fences so I have talked to him. I am going to be working with him in the future.
Dr. Anslo - That is good news, Connor.
Connor Mallory - You confronting me at War Games has gotten me moving, Doctor. I want to make things right. Please, can I still meet with you? You've been the best thing for me this year.
Dr. Anslo looks at Connor and makes a decision.
Dr. Anslo - We can continue to work together. But I am going to be watching you closely Connor.
Connor Mallory - That will be fine. I have no secrets.
Dr. Anslo - I do want to know what happened to your hand? It's bandaged.
Connor looks at his right hand which is wrapped up to help it heal.
Connor Mallory - My hand?
We go back to outside of the gym where Connor Mallory is going to his car. One of the wrestlers from inside has come around the back and approaches him.
Wrestler - I saw what you were doing in there Connor. You think you can trick our coach but he will figure out that you haven't changed. You almost brought this gym down once and you're not going to do it again because I won't let you.
Connor grabs the wrestler and slams him headfirst into the side of the car. Connor does it again and then starts punching the wrestler several times in the head doing lots of damage. He finally stops grabbing hold of the unconscious man's head.
Connor Mallory - Nobody tells me what I can or cannot do.
Connor shoves the wrestler over into the gutter. He then reaches in and takes the man's wallet to make it look like a mugging before he gets in his car and drives off.
We are back at the doctor's office where Connor is still looking at his injured hand.
Connor Mallory - It was a training accident. I got too aggressive with my punching. But that is part of what I'm trying to get under control.
Dr. Anslo - I understand. I will do my best to help you with that Connor.
Connor smiles at her glad that he's getting another chance.