Captain Cooper: The Steve Orbit
Mar 5, 2016 21:17:52 GMT -5
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Post by Logan on Mar 5, 2016 21:17:52 GMT -5
The scene opened up on a rather expensive white twenty foot boat with huge black words on the side reading, THE STEVE ORBIT. Logan and Dag Riddick stood on the dock just near the boat, admiring its beauty.
Dag: How much she cost?
Logan: Nothing. I don’t even own this boat.
A few strings of puzzlement plucked over Dag’s face.
Logan: Ran across it this morning and went and bought a can of spray paint and named her.
Dag: Genius.
Logan: Yes. There is but so many ways I can wreck Steve Orbit on a weekly basis, so what the hell might as well name a boat after him and wreck that shit too.
Dag: Let’s wreck this black motherfucker.
The boat was actually white, but yeah. Dag and Logan climbed aboard the Steve Orbit and began undoing ropes from the dock. A man came running towards them hollering to the top of his lungs, perhaps the owner of the boat.
Man: That’s my boat!
Definitely the owner of the boat.
Logan: This is now property of Cooper Land.
Dag: For promo purposes!
We began to steer away from the upset bastard.
Logan: Who knows? Maybe we’ll do some fishing, catch some mermen from the Beach Boys.
Dag and Logan were finally out into the open waters and safe from the madman on the dock.
Logan: Keep an eye out for whales.
Dag: I don’t think we’re far out enough for that.
Logan: Sure we are. I’ve seen Cormack MacNeill swim these waters before. Speaking of the oversized dress wearing boudle – I hardly remember the last time we faced each other. I do recall winning, however that’s about it. It must have not been a very memorable encounter. He ended up blowing the bagpipes of treachery, more or less. I’m not saying this guy sucked me off. I’m saying… what am I saying, Dag?
Dag: Cormack sucked you off?!
Logan: No. He blew the bagpipes of treachery.
Dag: What the fuck does that even mean?
Logan: …
Good question. While Logan pondered his insult towards Cormack, a brief interruption stole his thought; the Steve Orbit was going in circles.
Logan: I thought this shit had cruise control. Damn you, Orbit. You certainly have no problem cruising through all those losses I give you.
Dag and Logan scrambled towards the wheel and maintained control of the Steve Orbit.
Logan: So, bagpipes, I don’t know, Dag. I do know that Cormack wears a skirt and likes to put pipes in his mouth.
Dag: He’s a tube of lipstick away from becoming a girly-man.
Logan: It makes me wonder why this pairing was even created to face us. I get it. Cormack won the contendership for your belt, but Steve Orbit? How many times do I have to prove how much better I am than him? Okay, I get it; this is sort of like an opportunity of revenge for him. After he loses again then what, another match? They going to keep sticking me with this chump until he gets a fluke? It’s disappointing. I’m done with you, Orbit. It’s time for us to move on. You’re like a chick that can’t accept a breakup. I had to toss my phone and get a new number because Orbit kept texting and texting wanting me to job. Shit, Steve, I barely broke a sweat last week – that was your one chance to finally get a victory over me and you couldn’t make it happen. It’s not all entirely on you. I am Mr. WCF, literally the guy dubbed after the company you work for. I guess it makes sense. I can leave and return with the same amount of stardom I left with, but you? Not so much. I crushed your comeback. I came back and knocked all the top prospects of WCF on their ass and took Final Destination for my own. Then I even put that shot up on the line against you at Timebomb and RETAINED my Final Destination win. So, basically, I done won this briefcase twice over.
You literally had two chances to mount your comeback into the main event scene and you blew it both times. So, now, I ask… why am I even facing you anymore? You should be down there in them jobber battle royals. No, no. I won’t be so harsh. I could see you and a midcard treat like Bonnie Blue warming up the audience for the big boys. Some people are probably wondering why I haven’t cashed in my shot yet. Well, first, I ended up putting this case up for grabs just to prove how much I deserved it. Not that I needed to, but I did. That’s how real talent rolls, Orbit. I could have easily cashed in, taken out that four year career chump, Jayson Price, and already been champion. I didn’t. I thought, hey why not show the world how easy it is to beat Steve Orbit and wreck his comeback? And that’s just what I did. You need to get as far away as possible from me as you can or else you’re just going to end up with loss after loss. Shit dude, the Slam right before Timebomb? Dropped you with a Connector within the first ten seconds we tied up. Left the ring after that; that match wasn’t worth my time plus we were getting rid of that dumb red headed attention whore anyway. I bet the audience was thinking, oh damn Logan got the last laugh before their big match, that must mean Steve Orbit will probably win – NOPE. SORRY.
And then you show up in a school like you’re going to educate some boys and girls on how to lose to Logan on a weekly basis if they ever end up in WCF. Nice going, boudle. You might have a knack for it, because right after that lesson you lost again. Haha. I don’t know if you’re trying to be funny with all this jobber promo shit but you definitely have me laughing. Maybe that’s what you should do. Go become a school teacher. I could see it now. What does 2x20 equal class? The amount of times you lost to me, bitch.
Dag: Holy shit is that Cormack?
Logan grabbed up a pair of binoculars and brought them to his eyes, spotting a whale with a bagpipe in his blowhole. Yeah. We did that earlier. Scene faded.
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The scene opened up in a class room, the exact one Steve Orbit was in last week. However, this time Logan was there with Dr. Alfred (an alligator) to further explain the mathematics behind defeating Steve Orbit.
Logan: Good afternoon, class.
Logan paced back and forth in front of the room full of kids.
Logan: I know last week you guys had a substitute teacher. He did an okay job, yeah?
The room booed.
Logan: Oh come on. He tried to break down the math it took for Steve Orbit to win a match against Logan, but he forgot one very simple equation…
Taking a piece of chalk into his hand, Logan wrote ‘LOGAN’ on the chalkboard, then took a pointer and well… pointed at it.
Logan: Logan. You see, Steve Orbit thought he had me figured out. He went over the past problems he had with me, dug down a few years ago, and thought that maybe that gave him some type of edge. However, class, what happens when a Steve Orbit gets a Connector?
One of the classmates raised their hand.
Kid: Is that an alligator?
Dr. Alfred growled.
Logan: No. Anyone else paying attention?
Another kid raised their hand.
Logan: You.
Kid #2: He goes to Connector City and becomes a boudle jobber.
Logan: CORRECT.
The teacher of treachery clapped.
Logan: And how many times has Steve Orbit been to Connector City?
Kid #2: Infinity.
Logan: ALMOST. Anyone else?
Kid: Anytime he faces Logan?
Logan: CORRECT. You see, class, if Steve Orbit had only attended this class rather than trying to teach it he probably wouldn’t be like 0-6 right now since his return. And what does the six stand for? I’ll help you out. LOSSES. And how many of those were to me? Again… THREE. He probably doesn’t count that tag team match but let’s be honest if that motherfucker can’t teach a class it wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say he can’t count worth a fuck either.
Kid #2: You said a bad word!
Logan: I’m sorry. I’ll refrain from saying Steve Orbit again. Questions?
Kid: Why does Steve Orbit suck?
Logan: It’s not that he’s a bad wrestler. He isn’t. This is a former World Champion we’re talking about. It’s just that I’m leagues beyond him. I make him look like bad.
Kid #2: Will Steve Orbit win another match?
Logan: As long as I’m not in it then yes. Okay. That’s enough questions for now. Does anyone want to shake hands with Dr. Alfred?
The entire class raised their hands. Scene ended.
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The shot of brown wing tipped shoes slapping the walks filthy pavement emerged into the camera lens. The camera retreated backwards, stretching the frame to discover that Logan was the one strolling along this retched concrete surface. He was not here by mere coincidence either, a reason existed. After the dismissal of Katherine Phoenix from The Family, a feeling of loneliness, which was rather rare for himself - had hovered over him. He truly missed her. Not to the point of reaching out to her, but enough that it would bring him here... an alleyway; the first place they ever met.
This place had great meaning for both Logan and Katherine, to anyone else it was nothing but a cold, dirty place... no different to any other alleyway across the united states. But to Logan and Katherine it was so much more than that, it was always so much more than that. To them it was like a reminder of yesteryear, a reminder of who they used to be when they were happy. Of course at the time Katherine Phoenix wasn't happy and Logans happiness would be questionable too but when they were together it was as if the rest of the world stood still. Katherine had found a home in Logan and Logan felt at home being with Katherine.
However, for him, that home turned to ash over the years. Nothing remained of it but a pile of blackened wood burnt out and ready for rot. Once he stepped into the precious memory of an alleyway, he couldn't be sure rather or not he could believe the sight - Katherine sitting next to a dumpster. The same way he found her all those years ago. It seemed only appropriate to call out to her with...
Logan: Lilith.
Katherine slowly lifted up her head and looked over in the direction someone had called from. She recognised the name, but it was not hers. She rubbed her eyes as she tried to focus on whoever was stood down across from her and could faintly make out the figure of a man she once knew. Was it really Logan? Had he come back to save her again? And then she remembered what he had done to her. Had she not been so cold living out here on the streets again she would have bolted up off the ground and smashed him hard across the face but as it was, right now she could barely even feel her legs. Those wing tips of his clapped with the sticky pavement when he made his way to her fragile state. He had a coat, gloves, but he didn't offer either.
Logan: Fancy seeing you here.
He hid sadness beneath a grin. Katherine looked up at the WCF Legend with anger plastered across her face. She wanted nothing more than to beat him down and make him suffer for everything he had done to her... but the longer she thought about it, the more she was overcome with emotion and she eventually could not contain it any more. Katherine burst into tears as she tried her hardest to look away from Logan. She really really really did not want him to see her in this state. She really didn't. But she knew she didn't have a choice. Katherine looked up at the man, old makeup smudging across her face due to the tears continously rolling down her frozen cheeks. He looked happy. He looked too happy. Why did he look so happy? He should have been hurting just as much as she was. But then Logan never really did show her his emotions too much. After taking a deep breath Katherine finally managed to find her voice.
Katherine: What do you want, Logan? Have you come her to finish me off? You already killed my friends... you may as well just finish off the job.
He couldn't ever remember a time seeing her more emotional than she had been now. Memories of a different time sprang within his skull. She had been like this before. The first time he ever seen her, and in this exact spot as well.
Logan: I'm not here for that, but... why are you here? Why this place?
He wondered if she had remembered the significance of this alleyway and what it once meant to them. Katherine looked up at Logan trying her absolute hardest not to appear all emotional, she hated seeming weak in front of Logan... really really hated it.
Katherine: Really? You don't know why I'm out here? Oh I don't know Logan... I was just taking a nice walk and fancied a lie down! WHY DO YOU THINK I'M OUT HERE?! I... you... you made me homeless, Logan! Do you have ANY idea... ANY idea at all what you have done to me? Do you even care? DO YOU?! Or have you just come here to laugh at me... thats what you're here for isn't it! You just want to laugh at poor Katherine! Well you can go screw yourself! You're nothing but a cold hearted, horrible person and I HATE YOU! I've always hated you! ALWAYS! Just leave me alone, Logan! LEAVE ME ALONE!
Logan: If that's what you want, Lilith.
With that he slid his hands into his coat pockets and turned into the direction he came from. Katherine watched as Logan just walked away... she had NEVER seen him like this before. He seemed... different somehow. She couldnt help it, she had to find out why Logan was actually here and why he seemed so different and also emotional. Katherine sat up and looked over at Logan calling out to him before he could walk any further.
Katherine: Logan! Wait! Why did you come here if you didn't just come to laugh at me...
He stopped and responded with his back to her.
Logan: I once met someone here I fell in love with.
Katherine: HA! You love someone?! What sort of hotdogs have you been eating? We both know the only person you're capable of loving is yourself... and maybe your hotdogs... except hotdogs aren't people... unless they were in which case I guess you would love someone other than yourself but it totally wouldn't count. Basically what I'm trying to say is... you're a mean selfish person and I don't believe for a second that you ever loved anyone! And if you did... what happened to them, huh? You throw them away just like you threw me away?!
Logan: No. She threw herself away. I tried to keep her all to myself, like the selfish boy I was, but things changed. She lost sight of who she was, became naive and let the world swallow her up. I don't even know if she realizes it herself.
He turned and faced her.
Logan: She became Katherine Phoenix. You.
Katherine raised an eyebrow at Logan, really confused by what he had just said.
Katherine: Okay now I am SUPER confused. What the heck are you talking about? I became me? I've always been me, Logan! I've never been anything or anybody but me! Katherine is my name...
Logan: No!
He took her by her shoulders, almost shaking her like a crying baby.
Logan: You were Lilith. My loyal and deadly partner. Not this cookie cutting crybaby trash you are now. Why can't you remember?
His fingertips dug deeper into her shoulders.
Logan: WHY?
Katherine reached up and threw Logan's arms away from her, pushing him back. She just stared at him still really confused.
Katherine: What is it with everyone and calling me that? First Sarah and now you? Who the hell is Lilith?! What... do I look like a girl who you used to know or something? I'm not her, Logan! Get that through your thick skull! Thats like me coming at you and being all like "you're not Logan! You're Jack of Blades!" or something! It's complete and utter silly talk!
He sighed.
Logan: Then explain this.
A pelvic thrust did not come, instead he pulled a photograph out from his wallet and handed it to her. It was a photograph of Logan and Lilith. The back of it read 'August 2013', with a smearing of red lips pushed onto the back that read, 'Lilith Loves Ya'.
Logan: And the birthmark on your ass cheek. How would I know about that? You and I were never intimate. Lilith on the other hand...
Katherine examined the photograph quite closely for several minutes before tossing it aside completely unphased by it.
Katherine: So what? You think I'm stupid enough to fall for this? You show me a picture of some girl who looks nothing like me... I mean just look at how TERRIBLE her make-up is... what the heck is with all the black? You into goths or something, Logi Bear? I wouldn't be seen DEAD looking like this! And yet you just expect me to believe that this was me? Hahaha! Really?! What do you expect me to do or say? "Oh my god you're right Logan! This girl is me... despite the fact that we look nothing like each other! Let me just change my name and everything about me so I can become her or something" hahaha seriously?! I mean I always knew you were crazy but to be THIS crazy?! This is a new low even for you, old man. You need help or something.
Logan: If words aren't enough then let me show you.
He reached his hand out to her.
Logan: Trust me.
Katherine sat for a few moment just staring at Logans hand and then looked back up at him, shrugging her shoulders.
Katherine: You know what? I'm bored of sitting here and I know that you won't do anything to try and hurt me, cos if you did I would murder you. Hell I have NOTHING to lose. Soooooooo yeah, screw it... I'm curious to see what you're going to do. Oh and also Logan... if you're just going to lead me to the kitchen to try and get me to make you a sandwich or something I swear to god...
Logan: Never. Follow me.
Hand in hand he walked her onto a bridge, through the railings and onto the edge overlooking a endless sea far down below.
Logan: Lilith.
He whispered into her ear, holding her hand tight into his.
Logan: I love you.
Katherine looked down at the waters below them still incredibly confused.
Katherine: I don't get it...
Logan: On three we'll jump and be united again. Forever. This life isn't for us.
He planted a kiss onto her lips. Katherine quickly pulled away from the kiss and looked at Logan horrified. They were a good fifty or maybe even sixty feet up above the water, they'd never survive such a fall. Katherine actually started to shake she was so scared, the ledge she was standing on seeming to get shorter and shorter by the second.
Katherine: L-Logan... No! Stop! I don't want to die... please we can talk and stuffs! Please Logan!
He pushed her off the ledge. She shrieked, somehow managing to reach out in a state of panic and grab onto the ledges edge with her bare hands. He hovered the wing tip above one of her hands.
Logan: Why did you leave me?
Katherine: Are you serious?
Logan: Very.
Katherine: I don’t think I can hold on much longer.
He removed his foot off her hand.
Logan: Sure you can. Hold on. Just as I made the terrible mistake of holding onto any relationship we may’ve had after you ditched me for Twilight. Never again, Katherine. You burned your last bridge and now you’re going to fall from one.
Katherine: HELP ME UP!
Logan: That’d be nice for you, not so much for me. I want to watch you fall. How am I supposed to accomplish that if I pull you up?
Katherine: I CAN’T SWIM!
Logan: Really?
Katherine: YES!
A grin formed over his face.
Katherine: WHY ARE YOU SMILING?
Logan: If the fall doesn’t kill you then you’ll drown.
Katherine: NOT. FUNNY.
Logan: Of course it is. It’s nearly as funny as you begging me to let Sarah Twilight return into my newly established group and murder our launch. It’s not what Sarah Twilight did; it’s what she didn’t do. She left you out to rot in a tag match, paid some actors to play police so she could pretend to sit in jail because she was too lazy to compete. And still after all that you ran to her side after we kicked her from the Family. You used to idolize me and only me. Now you’re changing your last name twice a week. What gives? Don’t answer that. You better focus on hanging on. I wouldn’t want you to miss this. The Family is going to be better off without you. Sure, you burned Morrigana and made her unfuckable, and sure Charon has been missing the last week… but even then the mosquitoes at Cooper Land are much less annoying than you ever were. So, eventually you’ll lose your grip on that ledge and that will be that as they say. I’d stick around to watch but ya know, murder and all doesn’t mix with the 2-4 PM happy hour BMT’s at Subway. Ironic isn’t it? I’ll be eating a sandwich while you meet your demise. Heh.
He left Katherine hanging off the edge. Scene ended.
Dag: How much she cost?
Logan: Nothing. I don’t even own this boat.
A few strings of puzzlement plucked over Dag’s face.
Logan: Ran across it this morning and went and bought a can of spray paint and named her.
Dag: Genius.
Logan: Yes. There is but so many ways I can wreck Steve Orbit on a weekly basis, so what the hell might as well name a boat after him and wreck that shit too.
Dag: Let’s wreck this black motherfucker.
The boat was actually white, but yeah. Dag and Logan climbed aboard the Steve Orbit and began undoing ropes from the dock. A man came running towards them hollering to the top of his lungs, perhaps the owner of the boat.
Man: That’s my boat!
Definitely the owner of the boat.
Logan: This is now property of Cooper Land.
Dag: For promo purposes!
We began to steer away from the upset bastard.
Logan: Who knows? Maybe we’ll do some fishing, catch some mermen from the Beach Boys.
Dag and Logan were finally out into the open waters and safe from the madman on the dock.
Logan: Keep an eye out for whales.
Dag: I don’t think we’re far out enough for that.
Logan: Sure we are. I’ve seen Cormack MacNeill swim these waters before. Speaking of the oversized dress wearing boudle – I hardly remember the last time we faced each other. I do recall winning, however that’s about it. It must have not been a very memorable encounter. He ended up blowing the bagpipes of treachery, more or less. I’m not saying this guy sucked me off. I’m saying… what am I saying, Dag?
Dag: Cormack sucked you off?!
Logan: No. He blew the bagpipes of treachery.
Dag: What the fuck does that even mean?
Logan: …
Good question. While Logan pondered his insult towards Cormack, a brief interruption stole his thought; the Steve Orbit was going in circles.
Logan: I thought this shit had cruise control. Damn you, Orbit. You certainly have no problem cruising through all those losses I give you.
Dag and Logan scrambled towards the wheel and maintained control of the Steve Orbit.
Logan: So, bagpipes, I don’t know, Dag. I do know that Cormack wears a skirt and likes to put pipes in his mouth.
Dag: He’s a tube of lipstick away from becoming a girly-man.
Logan: It makes me wonder why this pairing was even created to face us. I get it. Cormack won the contendership for your belt, but Steve Orbit? How many times do I have to prove how much better I am than him? Okay, I get it; this is sort of like an opportunity of revenge for him. After he loses again then what, another match? They going to keep sticking me with this chump until he gets a fluke? It’s disappointing. I’m done with you, Orbit. It’s time for us to move on. You’re like a chick that can’t accept a breakup. I had to toss my phone and get a new number because Orbit kept texting and texting wanting me to job. Shit, Steve, I barely broke a sweat last week – that was your one chance to finally get a victory over me and you couldn’t make it happen. It’s not all entirely on you. I am Mr. WCF, literally the guy dubbed after the company you work for. I guess it makes sense. I can leave and return with the same amount of stardom I left with, but you? Not so much. I crushed your comeback. I came back and knocked all the top prospects of WCF on their ass and took Final Destination for my own. Then I even put that shot up on the line against you at Timebomb and RETAINED my Final Destination win. So, basically, I done won this briefcase twice over.
You literally had two chances to mount your comeback into the main event scene and you blew it both times. So, now, I ask… why am I even facing you anymore? You should be down there in them jobber battle royals. No, no. I won’t be so harsh. I could see you and a midcard treat like Bonnie Blue warming up the audience for the big boys. Some people are probably wondering why I haven’t cashed in my shot yet. Well, first, I ended up putting this case up for grabs just to prove how much I deserved it. Not that I needed to, but I did. That’s how real talent rolls, Orbit. I could have easily cashed in, taken out that four year career chump, Jayson Price, and already been champion. I didn’t. I thought, hey why not show the world how easy it is to beat Steve Orbit and wreck his comeback? And that’s just what I did. You need to get as far away as possible from me as you can or else you’re just going to end up with loss after loss. Shit dude, the Slam right before Timebomb? Dropped you with a Connector within the first ten seconds we tied up. Left the ring after that; that match wasn’t worth my time plus we were getting rid of that dumb red headed attention whore anyway. I bet the audience was thinking, oh damn Logan got the last laugh before their big match, that must mean Steve Orbit will probably win – NOPE. SORRY.
And then you show up in a school like you’re going to educate some boys and girls on how to lose to Logan on a weekly basis if they ever end up in WCF. Nice going, boudle. You might have a knack for it, because right after that lesson you lost again. Haha. I don’t know if you’re trying to be funny with all this jobber promo shit but you definitely have me laughing. Maybe that’s what you should do. Go become a school teacher. I could see it now. What does 2x20 equal class? The amount of times you lost to me, bitch.
Dag: Holy shit is that Cormack?
Logan grabbed up a pair of binoculars and brought them to his eyes, spotting a whale with a bagpipe in his blowhole. Yeah. We did that earlier. Scene faded.
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The scene opened up in a class room, the exact one Steve Orbit was in last week. However, this time Logan was there with Dr. Alfred (an alligator) to further explain the mathematics behind defeating Steve Orbit.
Logan: Good afternoon, class.
Logan paced back and forth in front of the room full of kids.
Logan: I know last week you guys had a substitute teacher. He did an okay job, yeah?
The room booed.
Logan: Oh come on. He tried to break down the math it took for Steve Orbit to win a match against Logan, but he forgot one very simple equation…
Taking a piece of chalk into his hand, Logan wrote ‘LOGAN’ on the chalkboard, then took a pointer and well… pointed at it.
Logan: Logan. You see, Steve Orbit thought he had me figured out. He went over the past problems he had with me, dug down a few years ago, and thought that maybe that gave him some type of edge. However, class, what happens when a Steve Orbit gets a Connector?
One of the classmates raised their hand.
Kid: Is that an alligator?
Dr. Alfred growled.
Logan: No. Anyone else paying attention?
Another kid raised their hand.
Logan: You.
Kid #2: He goes to Connector City and becomes a boudle jobber.
Logan: CORRECT.
The teacher of treachery clapped.
Logan: And how many times has Steve Orbit been to Connector City?
Kid #2: Infinity.
Logan: ALMOST. Anyone else?
Kid: Anytime he faces Logan?
Logan: CORRECT. You see, class, if Steve Orbit had only attended this class rather than trying to teach it he probably wouldn’t be like 0-6 right now since his return. And what does the six stand for? I’ll help you out. LOSSES. And how many of those were to me? Again… THREE. He probably doesn’t count that tag team match but let’s be honest if that motherfucker can’t teach a class it wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say he can’t count worth a fuck either.
Kid #2: You said a bad word!
Logan: I’m sorry. I’ll refrain from saying Steve Orbit again. Questions?
Kid: Why does Steve Orbit suck?
Logan: It’s not that he’s a bad wrestler. He isn’t. This is a former World Champion we’re talking about. It’s just that I’m leagues beyond him. I make him look like bad.
Kid #2: Will Steve Orbit win another match?
Logan: As long as I’m not in it then yes. Okay. That’s enough questions for now. Does anyone want to shake hands with Dr. Alfred?
The entire class raised their hands. Scene ended.
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The shot of brown wing tipped shoes slapping the walks filthy pavement emerged into the camera lens. The camera retreated backwards, stretching the frame to discover that Logan was the one strolling along this retched concrete surface. He was not here by mere coincidence either, a reason existed. After the dismissal of Katherine Phoenix from The Family, a feeling of loneliness, which was rather rare for himself - had hovered over him. He truly missed her. Not to the point of reaching out to her, but enough that it would bring him here... an alleyway; the first place they ever met.
This place had great meaning for both Logan and Katherine, to anyone else it was nothing but a cold, dirty place... no different to any other alleyway across the united states. But to Logan and Katherine it was so much more than that, it was always so much more than that. To them it was like a reminder of yesteryear, a reminder of who they used to be when they were happy. Of course at the time Katherine Phoenix wasn't happy and Logans happiness would be questionable too but when they were together it was as if the rest of the world stood still. Katherine had found a home in Logan and Logan felt at home being with Katherine.
However, for him, that home turned to ash over the years. Nothing remained of it but a pile of blackened wood burnt out and ready for rot. Once he stepped into the precious memory of an alleyway, he couldn't be sure rather or not he could believe the sight - Katherine sitting next to a dumpster. The same way he found her all those years ago. It seemed only appropriate to call out to her with...
Logan: Lilith.
Katherine slowly lifted up her head and looked over in the direction someone had called from. She recognised the name, but it was not hers. She rubbed her eyes as she tried to focus on whoever was stood down across from her and could faintly make out the figure of a man she once knew. Was it really Logan? Had he come back to save her again? And then she remembered what he had done to her. Had she not been so cold living out here on the streets again she would have bolted up off the ground and smashed him hard across the face but as it was, right now she could barely even feel her legs. Those wing tips of his clapped with the sticky pavement when he made his way to her fragile state. He had a coat, gloves, but he didn't offer either.
Logan: Fancy seeing you here.
He hid sadness beneath a grin. Katherine looked up at the WCF Legend with anger plastered across her face. She wanted nothing more than to beat him down and make him suffer for everything he had done to her... but the longer she thought about it, the more she was overcome with emotion and she eventually could not contain it any more. Katherine burst into tears as she tried her hardest to look away from Logan. She really really really did not want him to see her in this state. She really didn't. But she knew she didn't have a choice. Katherine looked up at the man, old makeup smudging across her face due to the tears continously rolling down her frozen cheeks. He looked happy. He looked too happy. Why did he look so happy? He should have been hurting just as much as she was. But then Logan never really did show her his emotions too much. After taking a deep breath Katherine finally managed to find her voice.
Katherine: What do you want, Logan? Have you come her to finish me off? You already killed my friends... you may as well just finish off the job.
He couldn't ever remember a time seeing her more emotional than she had been now. Memories of a different time sprang within his skull. She had been like this before. The first time he ever seen her, and in this exact spot as well.
Logan: I'm not here for that, but... why are you here? Why this place?
He wondered if she had remembered the significance of this alleyway and what it once meant to them. Katherine looked up at Logan trying her absolute hardest not to appear all emotional, she hated seeming weak in front of Logan... really really hated it.
Katherine: Really? You don't know why I'm out here? Oh I don't know Logan... I was just taking a nice walk and fancied a lie down! WHY DO YOU THINK I'M OUT HERE?! I... you... you made me homeless, Logan! Do you have ANY idea... ANY idea at all what you have done to me? Do you even care? DO YOU?! Or have you just come here to laugh at me... thats what you're here for isn't it! You just want to laugh at poor Katherine! Well you can go screw yourself! You're nothing but a cold hearted, horrible person and I HATE YOU! I've always hated you! ALWAYS! Just leave me alone, Logan! LEAVE ME ALONE!
Logan: If that's what you want, Lilith.
With that he slid his hands into his coat pockets and turned into the direction he came from. Katherine watched as Logan just walked away... she had NEVER seen him like this before. He seemed... different somehow. She couldnt help it, she had to find out why Logan was actually here and why he seemed so different and also emotional. Katherine sat up and looked over at Logan calling out to him before he could walk any further.
Katherine: Logan! Wait! Why did you come here if you didn't just come to laugh at me...
He stopped and responded with his back to her.
Logan: I once met someone here I fell in love with.
Katherine: HA! You love someone?! What sort of hotdogs have you been eating? We both know the only person you're capable of loving is yourself... and maybe your hotdogs... except hotdogs aren't people... unless they were in which case I guess you would love someone other than yourself but it totally wouldn't count. Basically what I'm trying to say is... you're a mean selfish person and I don't believe for a second that you ever loved anyone! And if you did... what happened to them, huh? You throw them away just like you threw me away?!
Logan: No. She threw herself away. I tried to keep her all to myself, like the selfish boy I was, but things changed. She lost sight of who she was, became naive and let the world swallow her up. I don't even know if she realizes it herself.
He turned and faced her.
Logan: She became Katherine Phoenix. You.
Katherine raised an eyebrow at Logan, really confused by what he had just said.
Katherine: Okay now I am SUPER confused. What the heck are you talking about? I became me? I've always been me, Logan! I've never been anything or anybody but me! Katherine is my name...
Logan: No!
He took her by her shoulders, almost shaking her like a crying baby.
Logan: You were Lilith. My loyal and deadly partner. Not this cookie cutting crybaby trash you are now. Why can't you remember?
His fingertips dug deeper into her shoulders.
Logan: WHY?
Katherine reached up and threw Logan's arms away from her, pushing him back. She just stared at him still really confused.
Katherine: What is it with everyone and calling me that? First Sarah and now you? Who the hell is Lilith?! What... do I look like a girl who you used to know or something? I'm not her, Logan! Get that through your thick skull! Thats like me coming at you and being all like "you're not Logan! You're Jack of Blades!" or something! It's complete and utter silly talk!
He sighed.
Logan: Then explain this.
A pelvic thrust did not come, instead he pulled a photograph out from his wallet and handed it to her. It was a photograph of Logan and Lilith. The back of it read 'August 2013', with a smearing of red lips pushed onto the back that read, 'Lilith Loves Ya'.
Logan: And the birthmark on your ass cheek. How would I know about that? You and I were never intimate. Lilith on the other hand...
Katherine examined the photograph quite closely for several minutes before tossing it aside completely unphased by it.
Katherine: So what? You think I'm stupid enough to fall for this? You show me a picture of some girl who looks nothing like me... I mean just look at how TERRIBLE her make-up is... what the heck is with all the black? You into goths or something, Logi Bear? I wouldn't be seen DEAD looking like this! And yet you just expect me to believe that this was me? Hahaha! Really?! What do you expect me to do or say? "Oh my god you're right Logan! This girl is me... despite the fact that we look nothing like each other! Let me just change my name and everything about me so I can become her or something" hahaha seriously?! I mean I always knew you were crazy but to be THIS crazy?! This is a new low even for you, old man. You need help or something.
Logan: If words aren't enough then let me show you.
He reached his hand out to her.
Logan: Trust me.
Katherine sat for a few moment just staring at Logans hand and then looked back up at him, shrugging her shoulders.
Katherine: You know what? I'm bored of sitting here and I know that you won't do anything to try and hurt me, cos if you did I would murder you. Hell I have NOTHING to lose. Soooooooo yeah, screw it... I'm curious to see what you're going to do. Oh and also Logan... if you're just going to lead me to the kitchen to try and get me to make you a sandwich or something I swear to god...
Logan: Never. Follow me.
Hand in hand he walked her onto a bridge, through the railings and onto the edge overlooking a endless sea far down below.
Logan: Lilith.
He whispered into her ear, holding her hand tight into his.
Logan: I love you.
Katherine looked down at the waters below them still incredibly confused.
Katherine: I don't get it...
Logan: On three we'll jump and be united again. Forever. This life isn't for us.
He planted a kiss onto her lips. Katherine quickly pulled away from the kiss and looked at Logan horrified. They were a good fifty or maybe even sixty feet up above the water, they'd never survive such a fall. Katherine actually started to shake she was so scared, the ledge she was standing on seeming to get shorter and shorter by the second.
Katherine: L-Logan... No! Stop! I don't want to die... please we can talk and stuffs! Please Logan!
He pushed her off the ledge. She shrieked, somehow managing to reach out in a state of panic and grab onto the ledges edge with her bare hands. He hovered the wing tip above one of her hands.
Logan: Why did you leave me?
Katherine: Are you serious?
Logan: Very.
Katherine: I don’t think I can hold on much longer.
He removed his foot off her hand.
Logan: Sure you can. Hold on. Just as I made the terrible mistake of holding onto any relationship we may’ve had after you ditched me for Twilight. Never again, Katherine. You burned your last bridge and now you’re going to fall from one.
Katherine: HELP ME UP!
Logan: That’d be nice for you, not so much for me. I want to watch you fall. How am I supposed to accomplish that if I pull you up?
Katherine: I CAN’T SWIM!
Logan: Really?
Katherine: YES!
A grin formed over his face.
Katherine: WHY ARE YOU SMILING?
Logan: If the fall doesn’t kill you then you’ll drown.
Katherine: NOT. FUNNY.
Logan: Of course it is. It’s nearly as funny as you begging me to let Sarah Twilight return into my newly established group and murder our launch. It’s not what Sarah Twilight did; it’s what she didn’t do. She left you out to rot in a tag match, paid some actors to play police so she could pretend to sit in jail because she was too lazy to compete. And still after all that you ran to her side after we kicked her from the Family. You used to idolize me and only me. Now you’re changing your last name twice a week. What gives? Don’t answer that. You better focus on hanging on. I wouldn’t want you to miss this. The Family is going to be better off without you. Sure, you burned Morrigana and made her unfuckable, and sure Charon has been missing the last week… but even then the mosquitoes at Cooper Land are much less annoying than you ever were. So, eventually you’ll lose your grip on that ledge and that will be that as they say. I’d stick around to watch but ya know, murder and all doesn’t mix with the 2-4 PM happy hour BMT’s at Subway. Ironic isn’t it? I’ll be eating a sandwich while you meet your demise. Heh.
He left Katherine hanging off the edge. Scene ended.
