Post by Bailey on Sept 22, 2005 21:39:09 GMT -5
<3<3-The screen fades in on an empty street somewhere in Albany, NY during the middle of the night. Two story houses line both sides of the street littered with cars parallel parked bumper to bumper. Phone lines sag and the street lights give off a soft glow bright enough to illuminate the very spot where they stand. A few dogs give chase to a stray cat that happened to cross their path and provide the only real noise in the quiet community. Leaning on one of the street lights, no more than twenty feet away , is the Valor World Heavyweight Champion. Wearing a black hoody sweatshirt with front pocket, black boxing shorts with a white stripe on both sides, and black Aasics wrestling shoes. Brandon stands up straight and slides his hands in the front pouch of his hoody. He slowly walks towards the camera with his head down and stops within two feet. Brandon turns to his left and lets out a sigh. Looking off into the distance, he says...<3<3
Sunday...I lost. Plain and simple, I lost. I was pinned by ZMasta' in tha' tag team match, and I have ta' accept that. Fa' tha' first time in two months, I was pinned in tha' middle of a Valor ring. It was bound ta' happen soona' or lata', but tha' thing that botha's me tha' most is tha' fact that I was pinned by my upcomin' opponent fa' Valor Before Glory. Why does it botha' me so much? Because I believe in destiny...I thought I was destined ta' win that match this past Sunday. I even stated that it was a precursa' ta' this Sunday comin' up. That's why it botha's me. Eva' since tha' first time I stepped inta' that Valor ring, I've made predictions based on Manifest Destiny; I had yet ta' be wrong until recently. <<Sighs again...>> I was unpinned, but ZMasta' saw fit ta' ruin that streak. There were no tricks, no inta'ference, no foul play. I was sloppy, I relied too much on Tibbs, and I lost because of it. I accept my loss and I want ta' move forward, but somethin' keeps me lingerin' on tha' loss I just suffa'd and I can't seem ta' move on. I can't get it outta' my system and I don't know why.
<3<3-Brandon looks back down to the ground and just stares for a moment. He lifts his head and looks back at the camera with a look of enlightenment...<3<3
Ya' know what? I just had an epiphany. I think I know why I can't move on from that loss. Afta' four days of soul searchin', I think I finally figured it out. I'm nervous. Fa' tha' first time in ova' a decade of blood, sweat, and tears...I'm nervous again. I haven't felt this pit in my stomach fa' so long. Normally I was so blitzed, I couldn't tell one emotion from tha' otha'. If it wasn't anga' or self pity, I didn't know how ta' tell ya' what I was feelin'. This experience with sobriety is allowin' me ta' feel things that I fa'got about long ago. <<Cracks a slight smile.>> Nervousness, anxiety, fear...no, not fear. I fear no man or woman 'cause fear is just a four letta' word that holds ya' back. Nervousness is something I can use ta' my advantage. It's tha' one thing that's gonna' give me that needed edge this Sunday. An edge that I'm not afraid ta' admit that I need.
<3<3-Brandon looks back down at the ground and chuckles. He regains his composure and continues...<3<3
I neva' thought I'd hear myself say that I needed an edge against any opponent. It's comical ta' me, but it's tha' truth. Hell, look at tha' last four weeks! I've needed an edge in tha' form of Ron Tibbs, and that didn't even help me. So no more....No more lookin' fa' an advantage in otha's. No more runnin' from tha' way I truly feel. I know exactly what I need ta' do. I know exactly who I am. I am tha' Valor World Champ 'cause I am tha' measurin' stick of this miserable business. I got here on my own, and beat tha' best of tha' best in Valor without battin' an eye...So why am I so nervous?
<3<3-Brandon looks up into the distance again...<3<3
I'm nervous because of who I'm facin'. <<Looks at camera.>> Now don't get me wrong, ZMasta's legacy has nothin' ta' do with my nervousness or anxiety. I could care less if he's held every G**Damn title in tha' world! I feel this way 'cause I have no history with Z. I have nothin' ta' go by and have nothin' ta' work with otha' than his string of four minute matches and a tag match where he sat on tha' sidelines fa' ova' half tha' night. That's why I'm so nervous. I have nothin' ta' work with, nothin' ta' go by, nothin' ta' use as an advantage. I'm goin' inta' Valor Before Glory like a rookie inta' his first match against a vet. Fa' two months straight, ZMasta' has had every weekend ta' see what I'm capable of. He has all tha' info he needs ta' have an advantage ova' me, and it makes me feel unsure about my chances. Just like this neighba'hood, I'm in an unfamila' place, and I don't know what ta'.......
<3<3-Brandon spits to his right and begins to scowl. He scrunches up his face almost as if he tastes something foul. Brandon then looks at the camera with the same face...<3<3
What tha' F**K am I talkin' about?! Here I am, tha' King of Tha' Mountain, bitchin' and moanin' about my odds. Instead of me tellin' tha' world that I'm gonna' remain on top, I'm talkin' like I'm on Dr. Phil!
<3<3-Brandon's nostrils flair, and he turns completely forward. He takes his hands out of his front pocket and tightly clenches both of his fists so hard that all of the blood in his knuckles disappear. Brandon wipes his mouth and says...<3<3
ZMasta', I've gone on and on about my feelin's and I complained about tha' edge ya' have on me...but no more. I'm done feelin' sorry fa' myself and I'm now tellin' ya' that ya' have no chance at takin' my title away. Screw tha' details! I'm betta' than you and and I'm betta' than tha' whole damn locka'room! Fifteen pounds of leatha', gold, and rubies prove that fact! I didn't get ta' this level by worryin' about what's ta' come 'cause I've been lead by destiny! Until I get tha' word otha'wise...I'm walkin' in as champ, and walkin' out as champ! Tha' only difference is that I'll have one more notch on my belt. I'll have one more rung on my ladda'. I'll have one more peak added ta' my mountain of destiny! Just because ya' name has tha' word Masta', it doesn't make you tha' Masta' of me! What About Me!? What About Bailey?! I' m Tha' ONLY ICON, Tha' ONLY Legend, and Tha' ONLY Masta' of VALOR! You have ta' beat me, and that means that I have tha' true edge! I have tha' trump card, and I'm not afraid ta' use it! At Valor Before Glory, my legacy will continue ta' reign supreme, and NO ONE is gonna' say otha'wise! I don't need anyone ta' help me keep my belt, and I'm gonna' prove that this Sunday!
<3<3-Brandon spits on the ground again and continues...<3<3
So enjoy this chance while ya' can Z...This is gonna' be tha' closest you'll eva' get ta' touchin' my gold! Tha' title is mine, and it's gonna' stay that way no matta' what!
<3<3-The screen fades out as Brandon stands there, fists clenched, still scowling.<3<3
Sunday...I lost. Plain and simple, I lost. I was pinned by ZMasta' in tha' tag team match, and I have ta' accept that. Fa' tha' first time in two months, I was pinned in tha' middle of a Valor ring. It was bound ta' happen soona' or lata', but tha' thing that botha's me tha' most is tha' fact that I was pinned by my upcomin' opponent fa' Valor Before Glory. Why does it botha' me so much? Because I believe in destiny...I thought I was destined ta' win that match this past Sunday. I even stated that it was a precursa' ta' this Sunday comin' up. That's why it botha's me. Eva' since tha' first time I stepped inta' that Valor ring, I've made predictions based on Manifest Destiny; I had yet ta' be wrong until recently. <<Sighs again...>> I was unpinned, but ZMasta' saw fit ta' ruin that streak. There were no tricks, no inta'ference, no foul play. I was sloppy, I relied too much on Tibbs, and I lost because of it. I accept my loss and I want ta' move forward, but somethin' keeps me lingerin' on tha' loss I just suffa'd and I can't seem ta' move on. I can't get it outta' my system and I don't know why.
<3<3-Brandon looks back down to the ground and just stares for a moment. He lifts his head and looks back at the camera with a look of enlightenment...<3<3
Ya' know what? I just had an epiphany. I think I know why I can't move on from that loss. Afta' four days of soul searchin', I think I finally figured it out. I'm nervous. Fa' tha' first time in ova' a decade of blood, sweat, and tears...I'm nervous again. I haven't felt this pit in my stomach fa' so long. Normally I was so blitzed, I couldn't tell one emotion from tha' otha'. If it wasn't anga' or self pity, I didn't know how ta' tell ya' what I was feelin'. This experience with sobriety is allowin' me ta' feel things that I fa'got about long ago. <<Cracks a slight smile.>> Nervousness, anxiety, fear...no, not fear. I fear no man or woman 'cause fear is just a four letta' word that holds ya' back. Nervousness is something I can use ta' my advantage. It's tha' one thing that's gonna' give me that needed edge this Sunday. An edge that I'm not afraid ta' admit that I need.
<3<3-Brandon looks back down at the ground and chuckles. He regains his composure and continues...<3<3
I neva' thought I'd hear myself say that I needed an edge against any opponent. It's comical ta' me, but it's tha' truth. Hell, look at tha' last four weeks! I've needed an edge in tha' form of Ron Tibbs, and that didn't even help me. So no more....No more lookin' fa' an advantage in otha's. No more runnin' from tha' way I truly feel. I know exactly what I need ta' do. I know exactly who I am. I am tha' Valor World Champ 'cause I am tha' measurin' stick of this miserable business. I got here on my own, and beat tha' best of tha' best in Valor without battin' an eye...So why am I so nervous?
<3<3-Brandon looks up into the distance again...<3<3
I'm nervous because of who I'm facin'. <<Looks at camera.>> Now don't get me wrong, ZMasta's legacy has nothin' ta' do with my nervousness or anxiety. I could care less if he's held every G**Damn title in tha' world! I feel this way 'cause I have no history with Z. I have nothin' ta' go by and have nothin' ta' work with otha' than his string of four minute matches and a tag match where he sat on tha' sidelines fa' ova' half tha' night. That's why I'm so nervous. I have nothin' ta' work with, nothin' ta' go by, nothin' ta' use as an advantage. I'm goin' inta' Valor Before Glory like a rookie inta' his first match against a vet. Fa' two months straight, ZMasta' has had every weekend ta' see what I'm capable of. He has all tha' info he needs ta' have an advantage ova' me, and it makes me feel unsure about my chances. Just like this neighba'hood, I'm in an unfamila' place, and I don't know what ta'.......
<3<3-Brandon spits to his right and begins to scowl. He scrunches up his face almost as if he tastes something foul. Brandon then looks at the camera with the same face...<3<3
What tha' F**K am I talkin' about?! Here I am, tha' King of Tha' Mountain, bitchin' and moanin' about my odds. Instead of me tellin' tha' world that I'm gonna' remain on top, I'm talkin' like I'm on Dr. Phil!
<3<3-Brandon's nostrils flair, and he turns completely forward. He takes his hands out of his front pocket and tightly clenches both of his fists so hard that all of the blood in his knuckles disappear. Brandon wipes his mouth and says...<3<3
ZMasta', I've gone on and on about my feelin's and I complained about tha' edge ya' have on me...but no more. I'm done feelin' sorry fa' myself and I'm now tellin' ya' that ya' have no chance at takin' my title away. Screw tha' details! I'm betta' than you and and I'm betta' than tha' whole damn locka'room! Fifteen pounds of leatha', gold, and rubies prove that fact! I didn't get ta' this level by worryin' about what's ta' come 'cause I've been lead by destiny! Until I get tha' word otha'wise...I'm walkin' in as champ, and walkin' out as champ! Tha' only difference is that I'll have one more notch on my belt. I'll have one more rung on my ladda'. I'll have one more peak added ta' my mountain of destiny! Just because ya' name has tha' word Masta', it doesn't make you tha' Masta' of me! What About Me!? What About Bailey?! I' m Tha' ONLY ICON, Tha' ONLY Legend, and Tha' ONLY Masta' of VALOR! You have ta' beat me, and that means that I have tha' true edge! I have tha' trump card, and I'm not afraid ta' use it! At Valor Before Glory, my legacy will continue ta' reign supreme, and NO ONE is gonna' say otha'wise! I don't need anyone ta' help me keep my belt, and I'm gonna' prove that this Sunday!
<3<3-Brandon spits on the ground again and continues...<3<3
So enjoy this chance while ya' can Z...This is gonna' be tha' closest you'll eva' get ta' touchin' my gold! Tha' title is mine, and it's gonna' stay that way no matta' what!
<3<3-The screen fades out as Brandon stands there, fists clenched, still scowling.<3<3
I was unsure if I'd get this one out because I've had the worst week ever. 
It's Friday soon, and I'm getting FUCKED Up tomorrow because of this week. ;D Those who are underage, don't follow this example....I'm not a role model. 
