Psycho vs Gabriel Ohio

Off-Camera

Friday, July 5, 2019
Guest Bedroom
Shieldmaidens Clubhouse
New Orleans, Louisiana
8:07 AM CDT



The guest rooms in the Shieldmaidens Clubhouse always made fior great places to crash after parties when said parties were designed to get out of control. The fact that their doors were actually wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs was a happy accident type of discovery made when Becca “Bruiser” Maguire and “Psycho” Saoirse Maguire had decided to try one rather than have Bruiser be carried back downstairs by the same group of Chrome Dragons who had carried up in the first place before any of the booze had been indulged in.

Now, after having managed to sleep for a decent bit before their son, Little RJ, had decided to voice his disapproval of this development, Bruiser and Psycho were both up and moving about the Clubhouse proper. Bruiser was able to get up into her wheelchair with some assistance from Psycho, Psycho’s sister and fellow Shieldmaiden, Aoife “Banshee” Maguire, and Banshee’s girlfriend, Shieldmaiden prospect, Katrina “Knox” Knox. She had taken Little RJ with her into the main room and pulled up to one of the tables to try and see what the baby’s current needs were. Banshee and Knox had joined her while Psycho had lingered behind in the room, taking an extra minute to allow herself to prepare for her day’s training. Gabriel Ohio was a man that dwarfed her in nearly every sense of the word and she would need to be ready for the encounter as best as she could.

As Psycho starts to tie her mohawk some in the back, fellow Shieldmaiden Samantha “Titaness” Hamilton walks into the room.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Sorsh?

Psycho turns to find the towering Titaness by the doorway.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Aye, Sam?

The Titaness looks gravely at the smaller woman, somehow their near-foot height difference managing to become even more pronounced as she does so. There was just something in the look of Sam’s eyes that was telling Psycho this was not going to be your “average girl talk” about romantic partners and babies.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Who are you training with for Gabriel Ohio?

Psycho barely nods as she stares back at Sam, wondering the whole time what it is about the look that is unsettling to her.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Same as bae ye for BCB, innit? Mebbe Kyojin if Shonn kin talk him intae it...

Sam nods grimly, the look on her face seeming to darken effortlessly even though she has not moved at all.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: You might ask him if can find a closer physical analogue than them. Doomsday’s only six three. Devastator’s six six, I think, so he’s closer but…

Psycho nods slowly, deliberately, trying to buy herself time to ponder what is going on here with Sam.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Kyojin’s a big lad as well…

Sam nods in bleak acknowledgement.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: But is he seven foot, three hundred and twenty pounds big?

Psycho frowns in confusion.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I thought Ohio was six nine, two eighty?

Sam shrugs as if the discrepancy is nothing at all.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: HCW might have stretched the truth, or maybe he got new boots without excessive lifts in them, whatever. The point is he’s a different scale of parge human being here, Sorsh. Does your brother have one built like that for you to practice with and see if you can even kick that high? I’m almost a foot taller than you and he’s somewhere around a full foot taller than me, can you go that high?

Psycho stares at the statuesque blond and a realization starts to wash over her.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I kinna say…

Sam nods pointedly, knowingly.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: If you’re going to try and take down guys like Gabriel Ohio and Adrian Blackthorne over in EWC, you need to both find out and prepare for every contingency on that. If you can get Gealtachta up that high, great. If not, you’ll need to figure something else out and even if you can, you might try and think of alternate plans anyway. It never hurts to be ready…

Psycho frowns in confusion.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Whot bae wrong, Sam? Ye’ve never baen like this b’fore…

Sam closes the door behind her and moves over closer to Psycho.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: You’ve never faced a threat like this before. Blackthorne is a like one but Gabriel Ohio is bigger and probably more experienced, though…

She pauses to shrug slightly.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: We don’t really know since neither one of them likes to talk about it much but this is a different kind of...

Trailing off, Sam starts to go over things in her head, the wheels visibly turning in her head as she considers how to describe what Psycho is up against.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Ohio is not Chris Mosh. He’s not Tyke Index or even Skrabz. He’s not Solomon Cain, if he says your place is on your knees it has nothing to do with sex acts he’s looking for. Even Snakebite…

She shakes her head and looks at the floor.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: There’s just something about him, it’s this sort of… I don’t know… aura about him…

Psycho nods slowly.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Ye almost sound like yer talkin’ ‘bout th’ devil himself…

Sam nods in agreement.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Kind of… yes...

Sam sighs as she shrugs, obviously agreeing to an extent but not as completely as she would like when it comes to a description.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: I mean, there’s more to it. It’s not just him, there’s this woman… and…

Psycho’s mouth falls open in surprise.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: He’s got a fuckin’ Harbinger as well?

Sam shrugs at the usage of the word.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: I… don’t…

Psycho nods almost to herself, looking suddenly vacant, her eyes almost glazing over as she sits down on the bed. Seeing the look coming over Psycho’s eyes, Sam frowns harder, concern coming over the tall blonde like a wave.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Sorsh?

She leans down and waves her hand in front of Psycho’s face.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Sorsh? Hello?

Psycho starts to rock slightly on the bed, Sam watching her with growing alarm.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Sorsh?!!!?

She reaches down and grabs Psycho by the shoulders.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Saoirse?

As Sam starts to shake the smaller woman slightly, the door opens to reveal Psycho’s usual trainer, her elder brother, Shonn Maguire of the Chrome Dragons. Seeing the situation, Shonn steps inside, closes the door behind him and walks directly to the two women by the bed.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: Whot bae ‘appenin’ haer, Lass?

Sam releases her grip on Psycho and stands up, worry still making its home in the tall blonde woman’s eyes.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: We were discussing her match with Gabriel Ohio and she said something about the devil and a harbinger and…

She nods to the still slightly rocking Psycho and Shonn nods in acknowledgement.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: Sorsh? Kin ye hear me, Lass?

As she rocks slowly, Psycho’s lips start to move, very little sound coming out. Sam frowns.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: I think she’s… trying to say… something…

Shonn nods his agreement and leans in to listen.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: Aye, tha she is…

Psycho’s lips move slightly more and the sound level increased just enough for Sam to make something out.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: The children?

Sam stands up, now even more confused than before.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: She’s worried about RJ and…

Shonn shakes his head.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: Nay, tha’s nay whot she bae sayin’ at all…

He leans in closer and takes his sister into his arms, embracing her lovingly, cradling her head like he would a small child’s.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: Sorsh? The Children kinna get ye haer… they’re in Los Angeles daelin’ wit an eartquake at th’ moment…

Sam looks at Shonn, her eyes narrowing and Shonn nods back to her.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: She bae talkin’ ‘bout the Children of Nephilim, th’ group tha took us both from the Hybrid Combat School tae use as leashes against Rynn an’ Ash last yaer…

Sam nods slowly, having only vaguely heard of this as Psycho doesn’t usually speak of that time.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: What do we need to do?

Shonn motions over next to him and his sister.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: Come over an’ hold her hand, she naeds reassurance…

Sam nods, sits next to Psycho on the bed and takes the Irish woman’s right hand into her own.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: It’s ok, Sorsh, you’re not alone…

Shonn nods.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: This bae th’ truth, Sorsh…

Psycho’s eyes start to flutter and she passes out. Sam stands up and Shonn quickly moves to set his sister onto the bed.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: Kin ye bae sittin’ wit her fer th’ moment, Lass? I naed tae talk tae Bex an’ Aoife an’ then make a call fer a new sparrin’ partner fer her.

Sam nods.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Of course…

Shonn pats Psycho’s hand and smiles.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: Ye dinna naed tae worry, Sorsh… we’ve got ye…



Thirty minutes later…



Psycho sits up, looking slightly disoriented. She looks to see Sam still sitting there in the room, in a chair opposite the bed.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Hey, Sorsh… how you feeling?

Psycho lets out a deep breath and then glances at the door, worry starting to cross her face.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: How many bae knowin’?

Sam looks over at the door.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Shonn and I were here. He said he was gonna take to Bruiser and Banshee and then call somebody to come train with you today.

Psycho nods slowly, her eyes moistening as she looks away in shame.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I’m sorry…

Sam shakes her head.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: You have nothing to be sorry for, Sorsh. Shonn…

She shrugs slightly, almost apologetically herself.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: He mentioned something but didn’t go into detail about it. You were saying a word…

Psycho nods almost immediately, moving to answer even before Sam can finish the question.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Th’ Children, aye?

Sam nods and Psycho exhales heavily.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I’ve nay spoken ‘bout tha wit many… even th’ ones I’m s’posed tae wit like Shonn, Nikki, Marie an’ Zachary…

She closes her eyes and clenches her right hand into a fist.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Sometimes… I still see them… an’ they nay bae there…

Psycho closes her eyes, clenching them tightly shut.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Tha dinna bae ‘appenin’ as much lately. I bae workin’ on it some tae nay let meself lose tae th’ darkness but sometimes, I’m right back in the cell. Chained tae th’ floor an’ listenin’ tae the screamin’ goin’ on all around me as they do th’ others…

A tear starts to roll down her face as she tries to hold everything back.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Waitin’ fer it tae bae my turn…

Her eyes open and she turns to look at the stunned Sam.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I could haer them, Sam. I bae haerin’ me brother’s screams, Zach’s, all th’ others…

She shakes her head back and forth knowing it will make no difference.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Like Nikki says, when tha door bae openin’...

Sam moves over and hugs her tightly.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: That’s over, Sorsh. They’re not coming back for you again. If they came here, they’d have to go through all of us and that’s not gonna happen! Mexico proved that…

Psycho nods slowly.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: So… Gabriel Ohio…

She pauses and then nods slowly.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Bae he like Michael Rivers?

Sam exhales heavily and shakes her head just enough to indicate a negative answer.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: He’s a different animal. Rivers is smaller, faster, uses that to his advantage. Ohio is bigger, stronger, mean and sadistic as hell. He’ll go for the pain first knowing if you manage to slow him down, he can still smash you back down with his size.

Psycho starts to nod.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: There nay bae a death cult wit him then?

Sam shakes her head.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Gabriel Ohio is many things, most of them not good… but that…

She shakes her head again.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Usually not one of them…

Psycho nods and then hugs her sister Maiden.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Thanks, Sam…

Sam accepts both the embrace and the words.

Samantha "Titaness" Hamilton: Of course…

Just then, the door opens and Shonn walks back inside.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: Bae ye ready then?

Psycho looks up to her brother and nods.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Aye, I bae ready!

Sam looks back to Shonn and nods and Shonn smiles in response.

Shonn "Malleus" Maguire: Good on ye, Lass, I’ve found ye a good one…

Psycho smiles.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Aye? Then let’s get tae kickin’ his fuckin’ head off! I have a big man to welcome tae Mile High on Sunday!




On-Camera

Friday, July 5, 2019
Warehouse Gym
Shieldmaidens Clubhouse
New Orleans, Louisiana
11:01 AM CDT



The camera opens upon “Psycho” Saoirse Maguire standing against the wall near the front door of the warehouse gym underneath a big black banner with the white Shieldmaidens logo lettering. Wearing black jeans, black boots, a black Suicidal Tendencies t-shirt and her Shieldmaidens’ kutte. After a few seconds, Psycho nods and sits down against the wall, folding her legs so that she looks like she’s almost going to try and meditate rather than speak to the camera.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Ye dinna bae naedin’ tae worry, I’ll bae talkin’ tae ye soon enough…

She leans against the wall and nods to the camera.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I jess naeded tae set meself a bit after me trainin’ t’day, took a bit more o’ a baetin’ than normal tae get ready fer a man th’ size o’ Gabriel Ohio. Me brother brought in this tall lad, jess over two meters tall, built jess like ye…

She shakes her head, rubbing at her neck as she leans her head against the wall and closes her eyes momentarily.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Hit like a fuckin’ train, I wasna ready fer tha…

Opening her eyes, her hand drops back down to her lap and she nods slightly.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I was able to adapt an’ eventually managed tae kick him same as everyone else.

A smile crosses her face as she stifles a laugh.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Me brother doesna like when I “fall in love wit me kicks” but when they work, he kinna say ennithin, can he?

She shrugs, looking like she really wants to laugh but also doesn’t want to just fall over in the process.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I’ve been told yer gonna bae comin’ hard, Mister Ohio, an’ tha I should ignore tha ye bae havin’ a strange move name listed on yer bio entries.

She again stifles a laugh.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: In all honesty, I thought it bae funnier tha ye saem tae have shrunk in th’ fuckin’ wash baetween HcW an’ Mile High…

Looking off to the left, she shrugs.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I thought ye had tae have special surgery fer tha tae happen but tha’s fine since no matter what, ye still bae nearly two feet taller than me along wit weighin’ enough tae fit tree of me inside ye…

She looks to her right and counts as if doing the math over again in her head before nodding and looking back to the camera.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Ye bae a physical specimen, Mister Ohio, an’ I’ve heard tha darkness follows ye like ye bae old friends…

She leans forward from the wall, resting her elbows on her knees as she does so.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I’ve met a man like tha baefore. He led a cult tha took me an’ threw me in a room all by meself baefore I was even properly trained tae fight back. Took me right out o’ th’ trainin’ school an held me fer months. Every day tha cult had someone come by me door an’ try tae baet whot they saw as th’ truth intae me.

She inhales sharply, closing her eyes as she tries to keep herself calm.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Every day th’ door tae me cell would open an’ some fresh devilry would bae afoot. In baetween sessions, I would have tae listen tae th’ others an’ th’ screamin was worse than whot they did tae me coz I had tae imagine whot was baein’ done…

She swallows hard and allows her head to droop slightly, her eyes remaining closed.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: An’ then anticipate tha baein’ done tae me...

Her hands start to ball into fists as she takes several deep breaths again.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Th’ pain bae amazin’, th’ anticipation worse an’ th’ scraemin’...

She shakes her head.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Th’ worst…

She clenches her jaw as a wave seems to wash over her entire body. Squeezing her eyes closed, Psycho nods and the wave releases.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Some nights, I still haer ‘em scraemin even though we’ve all been free fer a yaer…

She nods and then looks back up to the camera, eyes still closed though not held as tightly as before.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: But there bae an upside tae it all now…

She allows her eyes to open and looks directly into the camera.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: After I was released, I went back tae th’ training school where Bex bae trainin’ next tae these hardcore Japanese trainers and I went trough whot they could taech me. I learned how tae fight back an’ how tae care fer meself in th’ ring!

She scrambles up to her knees.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: I took baby steps and started fightin’ few a livin’ jess tae shake th’ faelin’ th’ baetin’s had given me. I came tae Mile High an’ had one match baefore the comp’ny closed tae let Robert Mack recover. Then I had one match in WWO, had me one match in ECWF get cancelled baeore makin’ me way tae GWW an’ EWC. I dinna let tings like comp’nies closin’ tae kaep me down…

She stands and glares into the camera.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Baecause I refuse tae let a man like ye kaep me down forever! Jess like th’ one that tried tae hurt me, ye bae named after an archangel an’ jess like him ye halo’s jess a li’l off, innit?

She nods grimly, glaring harshly.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Now, I know I nay bae th’ biggest lass haer. I dinna get haer by intimidatin’ me way trugh th’ door an’ makin’ everyone else run fer their lives. I got haer by lookin’ everyone in th’ eye an’ sayin’ tae them…

Her glare somehow gets even more hotly angry as she points accusingly into the camera.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Ye’ll nay bae th’ one….

She jabs the finger harshly at the camera, almost hitting the lens.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Ye’ll nay bae th’ man, ye’ll nay bae th’ woman, ye’ll nay bae th’ one tae make me sit down an’ nay ever get back up! I’ve beendown on me knees baefore, chained tae th’ floor an’ told accept th’ inevitable baecause ye kinna stand baefore th’ dark one! I been baeten down an’ left blaedin’ on th’ floor wit th’ promise o’ worse tae come th’ next day, a promise tha was fulfilled fer months on end an’ when it was over, all I could do was stand up an’ say, ye’ve nay gotten th’ job done, lads!

She nods harshly, jabbing herself in the chest.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: A yaer later an’ I’m still haer! I’ve outlasted three comp’nies, won a hardcore championship, been screwed out o’ a tag taem wit me wife, had tae watch her career start an’ end an I’ll nay bae lettin’ some servant o’ th’ darkness take ennithin from me ennymore! I dinna care how big ye are, tall, short, fat, skinny, muscular, ye all bae blaedin’ th’ same!

Stepping back, she throws her head back and starts to sing.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Down an’ under where th’ damned bae ridin’, down an’ under where ye pay! Ye golden halo bae burned an’ melted, crown th’ monster at th’ end!

Her eyes close for a second before stands sideways to the camera.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Ye come haer tae MIle High wit a reputation an’ a halo tha says ye bae a fallen servant o’ th’ all-mighty tha has found his way in th’ dark…

Her eyes snap open and she glares harshly down the lens.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Well I’m haer tae tell ye, Mister Archangel, tha I bae aimin’ tae kick whot’s left o’ yer halo clean off wit yer head followin’ close baehind! Ye’ll nay bae th’ one tae put me down, put me in chains an’ send me back tae hell! I been trough far too much as it is an’ I’ll nay go back few th’ likes o’ ye!

A sick smile comes to her face.

"Psycho" Saoirse Maguire: Welcome tae MIle High, allow me tae show ye th’ way!

She turns and kicks the camera to black with Gealtachta.