Post by Vespertine on Feb 21, 2011 20:16:47 GMT -5
(The camera fades from black to a scene of a Japanese compound somewhere in the Los Altos Hills in the Bay Area, Ca. The camera pans around in the Japanese compound and there are stone laterns among flowers and rock gardens everywhere. A pagoda is way off to the side and is also the entrance to the compound as well because the entire compound is surrounding by water. A few oak trees live in the compound and are a bit barren as California seasons are not like seasons anywhere else. A small waterfall/fountain is in the far corner of the compound continually pouring out water and goes into a small steam which wraps and winds it way around the rock garden. A koi pond sits in the compound on the far opposite side of the small waterfall. The camera pans around and we see a huge pavilion with a wooden covering and three steps leading up to it. It is an open area and currently standing on the top step is an old man in his mid 60s dressed in black slippers and a black karate outfit. Where he used to have black hair it is now all graying. He is leaning on a cane as well. The camera pans back a little bit and we see in front of the pavilion is a wooden platform 12 ft by 12ft. The camera pans back to the old man. He takes a couple of steps forward and the camera pans up to his eyes which are completely white: a sign that he is completely blind in both eyes. He sighs and then starts to speak)
Old man: That was bad. Again.
(The camera pans over and we see a figure lying on the wooden deck surrounding by 4 men with bo staffs. The figure gets up slowly and we see that it is Vespertine. She is dressed in a black karate outfit with a black belt around her waist and is barefoot as are they all. She gets up and the 4 men back up some to give her room. She bows to them and then turns towards the Old man and bows to him.)
Old man: Vespertine. You disgust me. How you ever became my student is beyond me.
V: Because I was better than most of your students combined master.
Master: And yet you are back. Why are you back?
V: I need to get some good training in. I have just won a fatal four way match against 3 other women in GZWA and now I have announced my run for the Women’s Title of that federation.
M: You are not doing too well out here. Why do my students keep beating you, you a 3rd degree black belt. I trained you in everything and yet you are still losing. (he pauses) Vespertine, maybe you don’t deserve that belt you feel you so richly deserve by beating up for other women. You just aren’t good enough for it. Maybe that federation is better off without your fetid prescence.
V: Yes sensei. But I-
M: HAI!
(as one all the men get into defensive stances and two of the men attack her at the same time. They bring out their sticks to hit her both front and back but she ducks/splits and the sticks go right over her. She rolls right and gets into a sweeping position and then sweeps out and catches the man on her right off guard and he goes down hard on his back. The man on her left sees this and springs into action. She turns around quickly and sees his stick coming for her, she ducks and rolls under it and finds herself to the side of the man. She swings around and hits him right in the nuts. He drops his bo staff to cover himself and she quickly jumps up, kicks the bo staff up and it lands in her hand. She is just in time for the other two men are coming towards her. They get on either side of her and start lunging at her with their staffs. She jumps and does the splits in midair, both bo staffs clink on each other right under her. She then whirls into action and whips the bo staff around, catches one man on the head and he goes down hard on the wooden platform but she misses the other man who at this point, is backed up by the first man and she is standing there facing the other two. She snarls at them and then jumps, does a somersault and a twirl in midair and comes down behind them, facing them. She drops her bo staff between the legs of the first man and when he looks down and realizes his position, she brings the bo staff up and hits him in the crotch. He slumps over forward. The fourth charges her but suddenly her sensei stops the match.)
V: WHAT?
I had them all beat.
M: Vespertine, that was sloppy work! You need to be better. What are you going after?
V: (snarling to herself) I am going after the Women’s Title. I want the Women’s Title which is currently being held by Tia of EWW face. I will not rest until I get that title.
M: Well you don’t seem to want it that much. You are leaving these men conscious. The Vespertine of old that I knew would have left these men unconscious.
(she bows stiffly to him. 4 new students come out onto the platform.)
M: Let’s make this life or death. You keep your bo staff. The rest of you, go get samurai swords. Let’s see if she has her old fire in her.
(the 4 students, 1 woman and 3 men, go to the side of the wooden platform, open up a box and get out really shiny samurai swords. They walk back onto the platform. Whereas before the 4 men had brown belts, these 4 students have purple belts. They all bow to Vespertine and she bows back to them leaving her eyes on them.)
M: HAI!
(as one all 4 students get into position, form a wall and charge her. With her bo staff she blocks the attacks of each student but she doesn’t gain the advantage either as she is backing up almost to the edge of the platform. She gets to the edge, looks over her shoulders and then back at the 4 students. She gets a rather wicked grin on her face and then jumps up and twirls in midair but at the same time her bo staff striking out. It catches one student on the side of the head and he goes down. As one the other three form up and turn around to face her. As she comes down from the twirl, she turns rather quickly and the three students are already charging her way. She knocks two swords out of the way and then goes into a roll upon which after performing the roll she lays flat on her belly and sweeps out with her bo staff. It catches one student, the woman, off her feet and she lands on her back rather hard. The other two students stand over her and as one they both bring their swords down with the intent of drawing blood. She brings up her bo staff and puts it across her body and both swords slam into it. She pushes them back and then twirls and kips up to a standing position. Both men are ready but aren’t quick enough as she strikes out at the one in front of her who blocks her and then just as quickly strikes back at the one in back of her and catches him in the throat. He drops his bo staff and covers his throat in an attempt get some air. She whirls around and whirls her bo staff and catches him on the side of the head. He goes down hard but when Vespertine turns around, she is again facing two opponents as the woman is back up. She sighs and then charges them, blocking all attempts at skewering her with her bo staff. She drops the bo staff suddenly, puts her arms out and clotheslines both opponents to the ground. Both students crumple into heaps as they were not expect that attack. Vespertine quickly gets up and runs to the edge of the platform and then runs back and performs a perfect Rob Van Dam roll onto the stomach of the woman. She jumps up and off of her and then elbow drops onto the man right next to the woman.)
M: STOP!
(as one everyone looks at the old man on the raised dais.)
M: Since when did you start incorporating wrestling moves into your repertoire?
V: Since I became a wrestler.
M: I have told you before: here you study martial arts. No wrestling here. You want to wrestle, you go elsewhere.
V: (shrugging) They were open, I decided to take a shot.
M (shaking his head) Oh Vespertine. No wonder you lose all the time. You incorporate wrestling moves with martial arts moves and that is why you fail.
V: WRONG OLD MAN! The only thing keeping me FROM losing is incorporating wrestling moves with martial arts moves. Wrestling is about improving on what you know already and improvising in the ring. If you can’t improve on what you know and improvise then losing is the only option. I don’t settle for second best. I’m first or not at all.
M: Hmm…. Do you really think with wrestling moves like that, you can really win against this Tia to obtain that belt you want?
V (sarcastically): What do YOU think?
M (bordering on impatience): It’s not what I think or know. It’s what you have learned and how well. O is better than I am at the wrestling moves. He practices both. If you think you are ready with your wrestling, let’s see you face him. (to one of the students.) Go get O!
(the student runs off in the direction of the building behind. The other students all wander off to the box and put their swords away in it. Vespertine stands there with one leg up, aboriginal style and leaning on her bo staff. A few minutes pass and then comes the student and a dark haired man in his early 50s. He looks to be a jovial asian man and has slightly graying hair on the sides. The corners of his mouth are turned up in a kind of perpetual smile. He is dressed in a black karate out with a black belt. He has on black round 60s sunglasses on. The student bows as he passes and he comes to stand in the middle of the platform facing both Vespertine and the Master. He bows to both of them and gives her a lazy smile.)
O: Yes? You called?
M: Vespertine is in a wrestling mood. She thinks she can incorporate her martial arts with her wrestling. She wants a challenge and needs a lesson in wrestling. Probably manners too. Can you provide?
(O bows again and turns his head to one of the students at the side of the platform. He raises his head ever so slightly and 4 students rush off only to return in minutes with several mats, ring posts, ring ropes and turnbuckles which doesn’t take them long to set up at all. O looks at Vespertine.)
O: When in the world of wrestling. It is not about who has the better moves. It IS about how well you execute your moves. Are you ready to take me on and beat me? (he gives her an evil grin) I doubt your abilities. I don’t doubt your skills though.
V: (she bows to him) You will doubt me no longer.
O: Hmmm… we shall see.
(she climbs into the ring and they stand on opposite sides of the ring staring at each other. Suddenly in a whirl of motion, they hook up and for several minutes after that they move and counter, counter and countermove neither one gaining the advantage over the other. The last move and counter, he grabs her by the neck and tries to lift but she jumps up high and comes down on his chest upon which she pushes off from there breaking his hold and staggering him back and she lands on her feet on the mat.)
O: Nice! But there is more to come.
V: Bring it old man!
(they get into the center of the madeup ring again and match each other blow for blow, his blows bouncing off her temple and her blows glancing off his jaw. Finally she has had enough, she steps up on his leg and places a well executed enzigurai to the back of his head. She lands on her feet and he falls forward only to catch himself at the last minute in a kind of remedial push up stance. He looks up her and she looks back down at him with a feral smile on her face. With all his strength, he pushes up off the mat and gets into a defensive position. He charges her raining blows that don’t come close and then suddenly he drops down and sweeps. She jumps over his leg and he sweeps back and again she jumps over his leg. He swings out his arm and low blows her in the crotch. She kinda doubles over in pain more from the strength of the blow than anything else. He runs the ropes and rebounds off of them but she jumps up at the last second, catches him between her legs and hurricarana’s him across the ring. After he comes to a stop, he jumps up and gets into a defensive stance. She charges him and at the last second baseball slides under him and strikes out at his crotch when she is right under him. He doubles over, she quickly jumps up, grabs a hold of his belt loop and neck and spins him around and thrusts his shoulder into the turnbuckle post. He groans in pain and slowly detracts himself from the ropes and turnbuckle.)
O: Good, you improvise well.
M: But she has faced three others last Tues and was beaten up by a fourth woman after the match. A match she won but only just. Now she is calling for a shot at the women’s title belt in GZWA. If I were to bet on her winning that belt, I would lose the bet. These are standard moves. And she is still lacking.
V: But I am ready. I want this title shot and I’m not going to sit still for it. I-
M: BAH! You call that ready? He is only one man. Before, with 4 men in the ring, you weren’t doing too well. What makes YOU think that the fire you possess hasn’t burned out? You aren’t ready. You will never be ready. Same old Vespertine. Same old desire. Same old fire.
V: Always so critical of me, old man. You always were and you always will be. And yet each and every time I show you just how wrong you are.
M: You have showed me nothing except lip and disobedience. Why I trained you as a student for these many years is beyond me! And after I trained you, what do I get in return: this!
O: Go easy on her. She just needs to retrain. (to Vespertine and all the students) Let’s take a break. And when we come back after 10 minutes, we can break her in.
V: (sarcastically) Oh goodie. I can’t wait. (O raises an eyebrow at her) Ah…. Sorry. I sometimes forget you aren’t as sarcastic or critical of me as Master is.
O: Ves can I talk to you for a minute. (she nods and goes over to him) What are you fighting for?
V: I’m fighting to get to Tia and the Women’s Title belt.
O: I’m sure that’s it. But your heart doesn’t seem to be in it. What ARE you fighting for?
V: I just answered that question.
O: (holds up his hand) No, don’t need to be impatient with me, I’m not your enemy. Ves, I think you are going down this title path for all the wrong reasons. I think you need to figure out first who you are, what you can do and then figure out: what you are fighting for. You need to figure out who your enemies and allies are. I think you need to find your place and then shoot from there.
V: But I already have a place. (he shrugs and shakes his head and walks away from her)
(she goes over to the ring ropes and goes through them. Then she goes over to a bag where she takes out a water bottle and takes couple of sips from it. She sits down at the bottom step of the pavilion and looks around. She sighs and then looks at the camera, rather intensely and darkly. She then addresses it)
V: Whatever Master says, is wrong. I don’t settle for second best. I’m first or not at all. I’ve always been first, I’ve never settled for second best. At this point, Tia I’m coming for you. I’m gunning for that belt. I will be concentrating and I will be focusing. I can only hope you see that I am serious about this: I WANT that title and I will NOT stop until I get to you and take your title away.
(suddenly she pauses and it looks like the light of recognition can be seen in her eyes. This is soon replaced by a twinkle. Usually when there is a twinkle in her eye, nothing good ever comes of it. She gets lost in thought and looks somewhere off in the distance. Finally she snaps back to reality and turns to address the camera again.)
V: Dying is a day worth living for. I’m ready to put my body on the line and I hope you are ready to do the same when the time comes to face me. This isn’t just about your title, Tia. This is about so much more. But if I can gain a title shot at you, that will be an added bonus. What this IS over as well, is establishing my dominance, finding my place, securing my future here in GZWA. I’m ready to light my fire back up. I’m ready to die but I doubt you are even ready for that and even if you are by the time I get to you, you have NEVER faced an opponent like me. I am here now. I’m in GZWA and I have established my place and I’m here to show that I’m a female, I’m a warrior. But that’s a battle that is uphill for me because all the rest of you think I’m eye candy. It’s time I showed everyone my power and what I can do. That being said: I will take the battle to you, Tia. When I get to you, you will feel my power. You will feel my fury. You will feel everything I will give you and you will come to know the name of Vespertine. The well rounded fighting machine. You will have to face me in the ring at some point in time in the future. You would be wrong if you think that I’m in your ring and I’m going to go down in defeat. YOU are in MY ring and YOU are going to go down in defeat. It doesn’t matter what happens on my way to you, Tia, just know that I’m coming for that title of yours. It’s time I started making a name for myself in GZWA. It’s time I started climbing the ladder up. It is time for me to step up my game, leave the respect on the doorstep and show the world of GZWA what I am capable of and what I bring to the table.
(off camera we hear the Master call her name and she gets up suddenly, puts her water down. She looks squarely into the camera, narrows her eyes and then suddenly roars in fury in an imitation of Michael Phelps at the last summer Olympics. When she is done all she says is this…)
V: Tia: soon you will feel Death by diva.
(she walks off screen and the camera pans over to her bag on the ground and then fades to black.)
Old man: That was bad. Again.
(The camera pans over and we see a figure lying on the wooden deck surrounding by 4 men with bo staffs. The figure gets up slowly and we see that it is Vespertine. She is dressed in a black karate outfit with a black belt around her waist and is barefoot as are they all. She gets up and the 4 men back up some to give her room. She bows to them and then turns towards the Old man and bows to him.)
Old man: Vespertine. You disgust me. How you ever became my student is beyond me.
V: Because I was better than most of your students combined master.
Master: And yet you are back. Why are you back?
V: I need to get some good training in. I have just won a fatal four way match against 3 other women in GZWA and now I have announced my run for the Women’s Title of that federation.
M: You are not doing too well out here. Why do my students keep beating you, you a 3rd degree black belt. I trained you in everything and yet you are still losing. (he pauses) Vespertine, maybe you don’t deserve that belt you feel you so richly deserve by beating up for other women. You just aren’t good enough for it. Maybe that federation is better off without your fetid prescence.
V: Yes sensei. But I-
M: HAI!
(as one all the men get into defensive stances and two of the men attack her at the same time. They bring out their sticks to hit her both front and back but she ducks/splits and the sticks go right over her. She rolls right and gets into a sweeping position and then sweeps out and catches the man on her right off guard and he goes down hard on his back. The man on her left sees this and springs into action. She turns around quickly and sees his stick coming for her, she ducks and rolls under it and finds herself to the side of the man. She swings around and hits him right in the nuts. He drops his bo staff to cover himself and she quickly jumps up, kicks the bo staff up and it lands in her hand. She is just in time for the other two men are coming towards her. They get on either side of her and start lunging at her with their staffs. She jumps and does the splits in midair, both bo staffs clink on each other right under her. She then whirls into action and whips the bo staff around, catches one man on the head and he goes down hard on the wooden platform but she misses the other man who at this point, is backed up by the first man and she is standing there facing the other two. She snarls at them and then jumps, does a somersault and a twirl in midair and comes down behind them, facing them. She drops her bo staff between the legs of the first man and when he looks down and realizes his position, she brings the bo staff up and hits him in the crotch. He slumps over forward. The fourth charges her but suddenly her sensei stops the match.)
V: WHAT?
I had them all beat. M: Vespertine, that was sloppy work! You need to be better. What are you going after?
V: (snarling to herself) I am going after the Women’s Title. I want the Women’s Title which is currently being held by Tia of EWW face. I will not rest until I get that title.
M: Well you don’t seem to want it that much. You are leaving these men conscious. The Vespertine of old that I knew would have left these men unconscious.
(she bows stiffly to him. 4 new students come out onto the platform.)
M: Let’s make this life or death. You keep your bo staff. The rest of you, go get samurai swords. Let’s see if she has her old fire in her.
(the 4 students, 1 woman and 3 men, go to the side of the wooden platform, open up a box and get out really shiny samurai swords. They walk back onto the platform. Whereas before the 4 men had brown belts, these 4 students have purple belts. They all bow to Vespertine and she bows back to them leaving her eyes on them.)
M: HAI!
(as one all 4 students get into position, form a wall and charge her. With her bo staff she blocks the attacks of each student but she doesn’t gain the advantage either as she is backing up almost to the edge of the platform. She gets to the edge, looks over her shoulders and then back at the 4 students. She gets a rather wicked grin on her face and then jumps up and twirls in midair but at the same time her bo staff striking out. It catches one student on the side of the head and he goes down. As one the other three form up and turn around to face her. As she comes down from the twirl, she turns rather quickly and the three students are already charging her way. She knocks two swords out of the way and then goes into a roll upon which after performing the roll she lays flat on her belly and sweeps out with her bo staff. It catches one student, the woman, off her feet and she lands on her back rather hard. The other two students stand over her and as one they both bring their swords down with the intent of drawing blood. She brings up her bo staff and puts it across her body and both swords slam into it. She pushes them back and then twirls and kips up to a standing position. Both men are ready but aren’t quick enough as she strikes out at the one in front of her who blocks her and then just as quickly strikes back at the one in back of her and catches him in the throat. He drops his bo staff and covers his throat in an attempt get some air. She whirls around and whirls her bo staff and catches him on the side of the head. He goes down hard but when Vespertine turns around, she is again facing two opponents as the woman is back up. She sighs and then charges them, blocking all attempts at skewering her with her bo staff. She drops the bo staff suddenly, puts her arms out and clotheslines both opponents to the ground. Both students crumple into heaps as they were not expect that attack. Vespertine quickly gets up and runs to the edge of the platform and then runs back and performs a perfect Rob Van Dam roll onto the stomach of the woman. She jumps up and off of her and then elbow drops onto the man right next to the woman.)
M: STOP!
(as one everyone looks at the old man on the raised dais.)
M: Since when did you start incorporating wrestling moves into your repertoire?
V: Since I became a wrestler.
M: I have told you before: here you study martial arts. No wrestling here. You want to wrestle, you go elsewhere.
V: (shrugging) They were open, I decided to take a shot.
M (shaking his head) Oh Vespertine. No wonder you lose all the time. You incorporate wrestling moves with martial arts moves and that is why you fail.
V: WRONG OLD MAN! The only thing keeping me FROM losing is incorporating wrestling moves with martial arts moves. Wrestling is about improving on what you know already and improvising in the ring. If you can’t improve on what you know and improvise then losing is the only option. I don’t settle for second best. I’m first or not at all.
M: Hmm…. Do you really think with wrestling moves like that, you can really win against this Tia to obtain that belt you want?
V (sarcastically): What do YOU think?
M (bordering on impatience): It’s not what I think or know. It’s what you have learned and how well. O is better than I am at the wrestling moves. He practices both. If you think you are ready with your wrestling, let’s see you face him. (to one of the students.) Go get O!
(the student runs off in the direction of the building behind. The other students all wander off to the box and put their swords away in it. Vespertine stands there with one leg up, aboriginal style and leaning on her bo staff. A few minutes pass and then comes the student and a dark haired man in his early 50s. He looks to be a jovial asian man and has slightly graying hair on the sides. The corners of his mouth are turned up in a kind of perpetual smile. He is dressed in a black karate out with a black belt. He has on black round 60s sunglasses on. The student bows as he passes and he comes to stand in the middle of the platform facing both Vespertine and the Master. He bows to both of them and gives her a lazy smile.)
O: Yes? You called?
M: Vespertine is in a wrestling mood. She thinks she can incorporate her martial arts with her wrestling. She wants a challenge and needs a lesson in wrestling. Probably manners too. Can you provide?
(O bows again and turns his head to one of the students at the side of the platform. He raises his head ever so slightly and 4 students rush off only to return in minutes with several mats, ring posts, ring ropes and turnbuckles which doesn’t take them long to set up at all. O looks at Vespertine.)
O: When in the world of wrestling. It is not about who has the better moves. It IS about how well you execute your moves. Are you ready to take me on and beat me? (he gives her an evil grin) I doubt your abilities. I don’t doubt your skills though.
V: (she bows to him) You will doubt me no longer.
O: Hmmm… we shall see.
(she climbs into the ring and they stand on opposite sides of the ring staring at each other. Suddenly in a whirl of motion, they hook up and for several minutes after that they move and counter, counter and countermove neither one gaining the advantage over the other. The last move and counter, he grabs her by the neck and tries to lift but she jumps up high and comes down on his chest upon which she pushes off from there breaking his hold and staggering him back and she lands on her feet on the mat.)
O: Nice! But there is more to come.
V: Bring it old man!
(they get into the center of the madeup ring again and match each other blow for blow, his blows bouncing off her temple and her blows glancing off his jaw. Finally she has had enough, she steps up on his leg and places a well executed enzigurai to the back of his head. She lands on her feet and he falls forward only to catch himself at the last minute in a kind of remedial push up stance. He looks up her and she looks back down at him with a feral smile on her face. With all his strength, he pushes up off the mat and gets into a defensive position. He charges her raining blows that don’t come close and then suddenly he drops down and sweeps. She jumps over his leg and he sweeps back and again she jumps over his leg. He swings out his arm and low blows her in the crotch. She kinda doubles over in pain more from the strength of the blow than anything else. He runs the ropes and rebounds off of them but she jumps up at the last second, catches him between her legs and hurricarana’s him across the ring. After he comes to a stop, he jumps up and gets into a defensive stance. She charges him and at the last second baseball slides under him and strikes out at his crotch when she is right under him. He doubles over, she quickly jumps up, grabs a hold of his belt loop and neck and spins him around and thrusts his shoulder into the turnbuckle post. He groans in pain and slowly detracts himself from the ropes and turnbuckle.)
O: Good, you improvise well.
M: But she has faced three others last Tues and was beaten up by a fourth woman after the match. A match she won but only just. Now she is calling for a shot at the women’s title belt in GZWA. If I were to bet on her winning that belt, I would lose the bet. These are standard moves. And she is still lacking.
V: But I am ready. I want this title shot and I’m not going to sit still for it. I-
M: BAH! You call that ready? He is only one man. Before, with 4 men in the ring, you weren’t doing too well. What makes YOU think that the fire you possess hasn’t burned out? You aren’t ready. You will never be ready. Same old Vespertine. Same old desire. Same old fire.
V: Always so critical of me, old man. You always were and you always will be. And yet each and every time I show you just how wrong you are.
M: You have showed me nothing except lip and disobedience. Why I trained you as a student for these many years is beyond me! And after I trained you, what do I get in return: this!
O: Go easy on her. She just needs to retrain. (to Vespertine and all the students) Let’s take a break. And when we come back after 10 minutes, we can break her in.
V: (sarcastically) Oh goodie. I can’t wait. (O raises an eyebrow at her) Ah…. Sorry. I sometimes forget you aren’t as sarcastic or critical of me as Master is.
O: Ves can I talk to you for a minute. (she nods and goes over to him) What are you fighting for?
V: I’m fighting to get to Tia and the Women’s Title belt.
O: I’m sure that’s it. But your heart doesn’t seem to be in it. What ARE you fighting for?
V: I just answered that question.
O: (holds up his hand) No, don’t need to be impatient with me, I’m not your enemy. Ves, I think you are going down this title path for all the wrong reasons. I think you need to figure out first who you are, what you can do and then figure out: what you are fighting for. You need to figure out who your enemies and allies are. I think you need to find your place and then shoot from there.
V: But I already have a place. (he shrugs and shakes his head and walks away from her)
(she goes over to the ring ropes and goes through them. Then she goes over to a bag where she takes out a water bottle and takes couple of sips from it. She sits down at the bottom step of the pavilion and looks around. She sighs and then looks at the camera, rather intensely and darkly. She then addresses it)
V: Whatever Master says, is wrong. I don’t settle for second best. I’m first or not at all. I’ve always been first, I’ve never settled for second best. At this point, Tia I’m coming for you. I’m gunning for that belt. I will be concentrating and I will be focusing. I can only hope you see that I am serious about this: I WANT that title and I will NOT stop until I get to you and take your title away.
(suddenly she pauses and it looks like the light of recognition can be seen in her eyes. This is soon replaced by a twinkle. Usually when there is a twinkle in her eye, nothing good ever comes of it. She gets lost in thought and looks somewhere off in the distance. Finally she snaps back to reality and turns to address the camera again.)
V: Dying is a day worth living for. I’m ready to put my body on the line and I hope you are ready to do the same when the time comes to face me. This isn’t just about your title, Tia. This is about so much more. But if I can gain a title shot at you, that will be an added bonus. What this IS over as well, is establishing my dominance, finding my place, securing my future here in GZWA. I’m ready to light my fire back up. I’m ready to die but I doubt you are even ready for that and even if you are by the time I get to you, you have NEVER faced an opponent like me. I am here now. I’m in GZWA and I have established my place and I’m here to show that I’m a female, I’m a warrior. But that’s a battle that is uphill for me because all the rest of you think I’m eye candy. It’s time I showed everyone my power and what I can do. That being said: I will take the battle to you, Tia. When I get to you, you will feel my power. You will feel my fury. You will feel everything I will give you and you will come to know the name of Vespertine. The well rounded fighting machine. You will have to face me in the ring at some point in time in the future. You would be wrong if you think that I’m in your ring and I’m going to go down in defeat. YOU are in MY ring and YOU are going to go down in defeat. It doesn’t matter what happens on my way to you, Tia, just know that I’m coming for that title of yours. It’s time I started making a name for myself in GZWA. It’s time I started climbing the ladder up. It is time for me to step up my game, leave the respect on the doorstep and show the world of GZWA what I am capable of and what I bring to the table.
(off camera we hear the Master call her name and she gets up suddenly, puts her water down. She looks squarely into the camera, narrows her eyes and then suddenly roars in fury in an imitation of Michael Phelps at the last summer Olympics. When she is done all she says is this…)
V: Tia: soon you will feel Death by diva.
(she walks off screen and the camera pans over to her bag on the ground and then fades to black.)
