Date
June 12th, 2021
Location
Office of Jackson Shane, Attorney-At-Law in New Orleans, LA
Time
9AM
Status
Off Camera
The scene opens as we find Kara “Killer” Carter along with fellow Shieldmaiden, Jackie “Bandit” Layton sitting in a conference room along with Killer’s sister, Tori Carter and her fiancee Molly “Mox” Kenyon. The former are sporting their usual attire of black biker boots, black leather pants, black band T-shirts, Killer wearing an In This Moment one with Bandit wearing a White Snake one, along with their Shieldmaiden kuttes. The latter are in more formal attire with Tori wearing plain black high heels, a plain black skirt, a plain red blouse and a black suit jacket while Mox is wearing pretty much the same except her blouse is pink and the high heels, skirt and suit jacket are white.
After a few moments, the door to the conference room opens to emit Jackson Shane dressed in a navy blue suit, a light blue shirt, a navy blue tie and a pair of black leather shoes and carrying a file in his right hand. He nods at all four women before taking a seat opposite them.
Jackson Shane
Ladies…
Kara “Killer” Carter
I presume you’ve got something for us since our last meeting?
Jackson nods slowly.
Jackson Shane
Have any of you been contacted by the investigators, the lawyers, the social services workers or your parents since you received the paperwork?
Kara “Killer” Carter
A few of us have been hounded by some of the cops working on the case. I know Bex had been asked by some dumbass rookie about Tori and then there were those two cops who have been bothering the rest of us… they bothered you too didn’t they, Jack? What were their names again?
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
Palacios and Belliard. They have not come back to Bras d’Or or the Barn, which some of the others thought odd. I’ve heard a couple of the dancers got a couple of questions but…
Jackson nods.
Jackson Shane
But not the kind of insane full court press you were expecting?
Bandit nods as Mox just shakes her head.
Molly “Mox” Kenyon
Yeah, I saw someone sniffin’ ‘round a couple of the girls but it’s been a bit.
Jackson Shane
And your parents have not made direct contact?
Killer shakes her head as she leans back in her chair and folds her arms.
Kara “Killer” Carter
Ain’t tried to contact me… and it’s a good fucking job they haven’t or else they’d probably get me done for making threats against them.
Killer now turns her attention to her sister.
Kara “Killer” Carter
What about you, Tori? Have you heard from them?
Tori briefly glances over to Killer before then turning her attention to Mox, she nods before taking hold of her fiancee’s hand and buries her face into her shoulder and begins to sob.
Molly “Mox” Kenyon
They called Tori…
Kara “Killer” Carter
Called her what, Mox? Jackson needs to know.
Mox nods as Tori continues to weep.
Molly “Mox” Kenyon
Y’all’s Mama is a piece of work! They called and I answered. She demanded to know who I was and then called me something I will not repeat here. It had the kind of stink on it, you don’t expect from high-falutin’ people of society but she let it fly then wanted to talk to Tori, so I put it on speaker. She told her the Steele Problem was all her fault, that she’d fucked up a perfectly good catch and now look at what she had become. She called Tori that same thing and then wondered aloud how she’d allowed herself to become a pathetic, tattooed whore. I’m just starin’ at the phone like…
She shakes her head in shock and disbelief.
Molly “Mox” Kenyon
How do you talk to your own daughter like that? She said Tori didn’t deserve to have Rose and all but said she wasn’t really even their daughter and they may as well have no children for how y’all turned out. She called Taza a word I ain’t sayin’ out loud either and then she asked me what I was so she could properly insult me. But she made sure to point out that we would never see Rose again then she hung up after callin’ us both whores again.
Tori can’t take it anymore and she gets to her feet and abruptly leaves the room, covering her mouth and in tears while Killer almost looks like she wants to put her fist through the wall but remains calm.
Kara “Killer” Carter
Fucking bitch!
Jackson nods slowly.
Jackson Shane
Is this normal behavior for your parents?
Killer shrugs.
Kara “Killer” Carter
Seems about how I’d expect them to behave. I haven’t seen them in years. They tried to force me to conform to the way they live their lives and I refused… ran away from home when I was sixteen and ain’t seen them since. Tori, she did conform to their ways and that’s how she conceived Rose, then because her asshole of a father didn’t want anything to do with them anymore, he kicked them both out and then that was when Tori realised she’d been living a lie and finally decided to be who she really was… our parents then cut her out of their life and she ended up the only place she could go… here… with me.
Bandit just shakes her head.
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
And they went racial on Gabi…
Kara “Killer” Carter
...yeah… they did.
Killer closes her eyes and rubs her face, breathing deeply to keep from flying off the handle.
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
I’ve heard it before. Some of the cops here used some choice words on me and Ale about Angel.
The door opens and Tori re-enters the room and sits down beside Mox again as she wipes the remainder of her tears away.
Kara “Killer” Carter
You okay, Tori?
Tori nods before resting her head against Mox’s shoulder.
Tori Carter
I just… want this to go away… I want to live my life how I want and raise my daughter in peace with the woman I love surrounded by my Shieldmaiden family… is that too much to ask?
Mox hugs her tightly.
Molly “Mox” Kenyon
I love you, Sugar!
Kara “Killer” Carter
We’ll get this taken care of, Tori… won’t we, Jackson?
Jackson nods stiffly.
Jackson Shane
I filed a response to the initial paperwork. There will be a hearing shortly. I can’t guarantee it will be over that quickly, but that will be our first opportunity. In the meantime, if you are contacted by anyone else, direct them to me.
Killer nods and looks over to Bandit.
Kara “Killer” Carter
Well… I think that’s everything unless you can think of anything to add, Jack?
Bandit shakes her head and reaches out towards Jackson.
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
Thank you for all your help, Jackson.
All five of them stand to their feet and Jackson shakes hands with all four of them as the scene fades.
Date
June 12th, 2021
Location
Shieldmaidens Clubhouse in New Orleans, LA
Time
12PM
Status
On Camera
The scene re-opens to find Killer and Bandit sitting down on a bench next to one another, Bandit with her right leg crossed over her left and resting her elbow on the table behind them while Killer is leaning against said table with her tree trunk like arms folded across her chest. The behemoth then briefly turns her attention towards her tag team partner and fellow Shieldmaiden sister.
Kara “Killer” Carter
Hey, Jack? Can you tell me when we said anything about not taking our opponents at Throwdown seriously?
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
We did?
Killer shrugs.
Kara “Killer” Carter
According to both Mr. and Mrs. Cross we did…
Bandit nods.
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
So, I guess the question then is, are they being stupid? Are they being wilfully dishonest? Or are they inventing a way to be mad where none exists because they need it for themselves to be ready to go?
She pauses and then shrugs.
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
I mean, I can see any of those being true, so…
Kara “Killer” Carter
It’s just a shame that for you two… neither Bandit or I care about the answer because it’s irrelevant. You see, Mr. and Mrs. Cross… we’re kinda getting mixed signals from you here… well… mixed signals from Mr. Cross at least. Mrs. Cross just went on a tirade about you simply just bringing up what went down in SRW, Jack…
Bandit shrugs again.
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
Hey, she was a main event talent there before whatever happened happened. She was scheduled to face the world champion until suddenly she wasn’t and Ale’s little sister got the chance to answer an open challenge. Now she’s here and the circumstances are completely different so we don’t need to worry about whatever happened because we’re not fighting for that company. We’re fighting for this one and here, you’re a tag team with a giant man who looks like he should be able to pick his teeth with me...
Killer snickers.
Kara “Killer” Carter
And said giant man said that he knows the reputation we have, knows what we’re capable of… which is great… at least half of this tag team has brains… whereas you, Justice? You proceeded to claim that we are overlooking you and not taking you seriously, which we didn’t do… and then you go ahead and do the exact same thing you called us out for doing to you?
The behemoth shakes her head.
Kara “Killer” Carter
Holy shit, Jack… my brain hurts…
Bandit nods slowly.
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
Justice, you’re a high-level talent. I know because I’ve seen you in person before. We watched you get to within one step of being the top of the food chain! Now you’re here with a damn beast and you’re coming at us…
She pauses.
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
You better not miss when you come for me in this tag team division because I have been here almost from the start and I have held this division in my very own iron grip since Robert Mack decided to bestow the world with Mile High tag Team Championships! Whether it’s been Widow or Sam or whatever, you talk about this division, you’re fucking right you were talking about tiny me and if you can’t handle somebody talking about you before a match because they think you’re worth talking about, then get the fuck out! Take your whiny ass self and walk on out that door because I’m not putting up with self-important people who can’t be assed to live in reality here with the rest of us! If somebody mentioning they know you is too much, if somebody just saying your name is too much and sends you running for the office to cry about things, then either fuck off or do me the favor of letting me shut that shit for you!
Killer chuckles as she unfolds her arms and leans forward.
Kara “Killer” Carter
And as for you big fella? Jack and I can honestly say that we have a little bit of respect for you given that you actually understand just who the fuck we are and who you’re dealing with tomorrow night. But here’s a little bit of advice… you might wanna keep your wife on a short leash… or at least put a fucking muzzle on her! Because if she continues to be the little bitch that she is? Barking up trees with false accusations? Well then she’s gonna get what’s coming to her and then some!
The behemoth strokes her right hand through her short hair.
Kara “Killer” Carter
You see… everything we’ve said thus far has been nothing but the truth. Bandit here ain’t lying when she says she’s had her hand wrapped firmly around the throat of the tag team division here in Mile High since it first opened! I wasn’t lying when I said that I wanted to be a champion here and I’m planning on becoming one half of the Tag Team Champions with Bandit. But despite all of that… not once… did we say anything about not taking either of you seriously! That ain’t how we roll… so if you wanna go ahead and not give a damn about how we, the Shieldmaidens, as a group… have dominated this company since day one? Well then that’s your prerogative… just don’t go crying a fucking river if you find yourselves down on your backs looking up at the lights after we’ve dropped your asses!
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
If telling yourself we don’t respect you is what you need to drag your ass up out of bed and walk into this pretending it is not going to be a knock down drag out to see who gets to fight for the first championship run of the rebirth, then that’s on you! We know this is going to be a nasty fight that could leave marks on our very souls but we also know that if we win, we move one step closer to that goal of raising the gold one more time!
Killer outstretches her arms.
Kara “Killer” Carter
So now… the time for talking is over! Bandit and I are sure as fuck ready for this match! But are you two ready for it?
Bandit glares home into the camera.
Jackie “Bandit” Layton
Are you ready for us?
Kara “Killer” Carter
Because The Hunt… is on!
The two continue to glare into the camera as the scene fades.