Post by PANTHRO on Sept 20, 2014 21:44:38 GMT -6
T H E R E ‘ S H O P E A L W A Y S H O P E
We won’t.
Because when you back men into a corner who fight for the PEOPLE...they become dangerous. You could knock me down, you can make me bleed, you could try and end my career, but I will not bow down to you. And these people who buy into this nonsense who believe themselves to be meritorious, praiseworthy, even DEVOTIONAL have no idea what it takes to be as pious as the men and women in this company that sacrifice it all. Andreas likes to remind people about it each and everytime he wheels himself down hallways. He wants to hang the albatross around Jonathan Collins’ neck. And I’ll give you that Las, Jonathan Collins can be a stubborn son of a bitch. But the man has the goddamn BALLS to make good for the shit he has let slide. And GODDAMN it Lasie, he’s trying to right those wrongs and he doesn’t need the burden of a brooding Polish Ironside. WE ARE FIGHTING NOT ONLY FOR THIS COMPANY...NOT ONLY FOR THE EXODUS FANS...NOT FOR OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN HURT IN THIS MOMENT….
We’re fighting for ourselves.
You wanted us to take care of it, y-you wanted us to show the fire, well we’re showing it. Because believe me, God knows I’ve felt the pain and anguish of sitting in hospital beds, getting CT scans, having loved one crying over me, not knowing if I’m going to pull through or not. I’m not going back to Victoria, or my brother, or my friends, or my goddamn parents in that state again. Say whatever the Hell you want, but you better have a damn nuke to take me out. Gods and Monsters is narcissists musing, a self title. You are MORTAL and HUMAN and nothing more and when you feel that punch, that one punch that rocks your jaw, when you feel that slam, and those nerves sending those signal to your brain begging ya, begging ya, “PLEASE stop, I can’t take no more.” THEN YOU WILL KNOW...you are human. Because I ain’t ever feared a man in my life, and I won’t start now. Talk your shit about us fighting one another, continue to taunt us for not being up each other’s asses; But in San Diego, California in front of the THOUSANDS…
We Become One.
Sometimes...
We do the craziest things for the people we love.
I have many things I love
My Job, My Family, My Friends...
Another rainy day...all of it pouring down with such force. All of this rain got me realizing the time was drawing near. For the past few weeks I've been quiet. I've been focused, knowing what this next match meant to me--what it meant to everyone. The stakes were high, and Jon and everyone else needed me. I didn't do any of this to make me feel better about myself. I told Zack that a while back. He said he complimented me, but through his weird notions, I don't think it was a compliment; More like sarcasm mixed in with his awkward undertones. I decided I needed to be alone...to have some peace of mind. There was a lot going on up there, it was mangled...twisted....confused. So, why not go to the church? Needed to talk to someone. I pulled up to the cathedral. I was second guessing the idea for a moment. It had been a while since I prayed. When I was a kid, I remember my grandmother use to have puppies...and one of them got sick.
I prayed that it would be okay...the next day it died. Obviously not a perfect example, but shit...I would try anything right about now. I walked inside, sat down in one of the booths and glanced up at this huge mural of Christ, around him, angels. I blink a few times trying to piece together what I wanted to say. Never had this much trouble speaking in my life. There were no people around, no one to be seen, just me...alone...with Him. I rubbed my chin and leans forward some so my elbows touched my knees.
Steve Lenton: I know I should doing this a lot more...
Steve Lenton: I'm lost right now. The past month or so has been Hell. It's been Hell on my girlfriend and it's been Hell on me. Deep down I-I know...what I'm doing...is right. I know it's right, but it's hard. So many people are depending on me and the others to make things right, and if we don't I--
Steve Lenton: I just don't know. Victoria, I love her with everything I've got. Wulf, Jon, Stacey, Fiona, Chris...everyone...that's fighting I-I just need...something to keep me here. Because God, I've felt so drained of my power. You were there during the car crash, you were there during my concussions, you were there through it all, and I need you more than anything right now. I just need a sign that things are going to be okay, that I'M...going to be okay. Because the stakes being placed are dire, and with dire bets come dire consequences.
Steve Lenton: I know, it's gonna be tough, no one told me it was gonna be easy. I've been fighting this war, and the end game is drawing near. Siiiigh. I'm just letting you know, if you're even listening to my prayers that if you lend me the strength to fight on, we can win this thing. I'm done, no more, they cannot win, and will not win. I will FIGHT...I will FIGHT as hard as they need me to. While I'm still breathing that place will continue to prosper way before I'm GONE. All I need is enough power to place my foot up Gunner's ass...! Because that man WILL not destroy a great place...!! No more! No more...
Steve Lenton: There is always a way, You and I know that. There's always going to be a way, and I have the means to find it and guide the Sekigun into victory. These guys, they're fighting for everything I believe in. And believe me sometimes they've been led astray. I was like that once, I once felt like I couldn't face the reality of those hard times, but YOU got me through it and so now...I'm asking you...please help my friends make it through.
I stop for a moment and sigh, closing my eyes. Just take it slow Steve.
Steve Lenton: I'm lost right now. The past month or so has been Hell. It's been Hell on my girlfriend and it's been Hell on me. Deep down I-I know...what I'm doing...is right. I know it's right, but it's hard. So many people are depending on me and the others to make things right, and if we don't I--
I pause again looking up at the mural, shaking my head.
Steve Lenton: I just don't know. Victoria, I love her with everything I've got. Wulf, Jon, Stacey, Fiona, Chris...everyone...that's fighting I-I just need...something to keep me here. Because God, I've felt so drained of my power. You were there during the car crash, you were there during my concussions, you were there through it all, and I need you more than anything right now. I just need a sign that things are going to be okay, that I'M...going to be okay. Because the stakes being placed are dire, and with dire bets come dire consequences.
I place my hands over my face and rub down until they met in the middle, resting them in my lap again.
Steve Lenton: I know, it's gonna be tough, no one told me it was gonna be easy. I've been fighting this war, and the end game is drawing near. Siiiigh. I'm just letting you know, if you're even listening to my prayers that if you lend me the strength to fight on, we can win this thing. I'm done, no more, they cannot win, and will not win. I will FIGHT...I will FIGHT as hard as they need me to. While I'm still breathing that place will continue to prosper way before I'm GONE. All I need is enough power to place my foot up Gunner's ass...! Because that man WILL not destroy a great place...!! No more! No more...
I pause for that small moment to keep my composure. My eyes wander the floor, continuing my thoughts.
Steve Lenton: There is always a way, You and I know that. There's always going to be a way, and I have the means to find it and guide the Sekigun into victory. These guys, they're fighting for everything I believe in. And believe me sometimes they've been led astray. I was like that once, I once felt like I couldn't face the reality of those hard times, but YOU got me through it and so now...I'm asking you...please help my friends make it through.
I close my eyes, quietly praying to myself as I stand up and leave. I don't know if it worked, I don't know if He heard me. If he didn't then I was in this fight on my own. No, no never alone. Jon had my back, Chandler had my back, and Chris had my back. I had the help of friends who were in this thing with me till the end. I came back home, sitting there as I glanced at a resting Victoria. She was in pain, she worried about me, and she tried her best to protect me. She was my everything now, EXODUS...was my everything now. As she rested, nursing her head, I stroked her cheek. Giving her a gentle kiss on the lips I sat at the edge of the bed, solemn, quiet, and focused on the future. The future, our future, EXODUS's future, it was all going to be okay. I didn't know that for a fact, but...
Just...believe me alright?
I sat in in a giant chair staring out at the sunshine of San Diego. I rubbed at my chin in complete thought, lost in them. This match, was the biggest match in EXODUS history. The New Age that was upon us had to fall, and it had to fall here. The camera stays focused on me as I slowly glance towards it.
Just...believe me alright?
I sat in in a giant chair staring out at the sunshine of San Diego. I rubbed at my chin in complete thought, lost in them. This match, was the biggest match in EXODUS history. The New Age that was upon us had to fall, and it had to fall here. The camera stays focused on me as I slowly glance towards it.
Steve Lenton: The Big L has many fears. I've always had them, and it's taken so much courage to bottle them up inside. So much of everything I do, every little piece of me...I do with courage. When I laced up those boots, it took courage. When I DEBUTED in EXODUS it took courage, to step up in this Elimination Tag Team Match...takes COURAGE. Because the evil I'm getting ready to face, the pure dark void that is Gods and Monsters...takes COURAGE. And people will mock that and they will say that courage alone won't win this match. And those people especially Gods and Monsters are naive little bastards who don't know what it takes to SAY that they are afraid. They are not deities, they are not entities and they MEN AND WOMEN who have so MEEK and so INSECURE that they wish to kill everyone and anything that is paragon. I've been on this battle field before and I know what has to be done. I have the CT scans to prove that I've taken whatever these incarnations of hate can dish out. But I wanna address these people, The Big L wishes to introduce himself. The Big L knows you Gunner, He has faced off against you in the past and He knows you're a snake. You're a glutton, a piece of shit who walks the hallways brooding in your own self-pity and need for attention.
The Big L sees you thought Gunner. He sees you and he's coming for you. Hiding behind the human meat shields you call "allies" will not, cannot stop the megaton brown BOMB HEADED YOUR WAY!!! You can talk, you can say whatever there is about me. PLEASE, keep talking that shit!!! THE BIG L WILL DO EVERYTHING IN HIS VAST POWER TO MAKE YOU EAT YOUR WORDS!!! You've tried to keep me down in the past, and when all else fails you have gone after the people I love. When you poke a fucking lion don't be surprised when it BITES you in the throat. Don't be surprised when The Big L comes to San Diego with the forces of his PEOPLE and the MILLIONS WHO WILL BE WATCHING come CRASHING DOWN ON YOU!!! THAT is my power, not fear, not the need to cause pain, but these people. The ones who have stayed by my side. The ones who chant, "LET'S GO LENTON!!" WITH SO MUCH LOVE IN THEIR HEARTS FOR ME!!!!! This is my love and when you threaten that love Gunner, The Big L gets really...really angry. Just like when Lady Man-gina decided she would threaten my girl friend Miss Victoria Reid.
Steve Lenton: Lord knows I wanna put a foot up your bitchy little ass. Lady Magdalena!! The bitch of the hour who's puss is too sour even for Strike. She wants to wow ya, paint herself as the Aphrodite of EXODUS when all she is...is a deluded...little troll. Because behind all that red lipstick and velvet voice is a WITCH! UGLY underneath that makeup, and in personality and yet she has the gall to call me names. Don't know you, don't even care if you're the sister of Jesus FUCKING Christ himself. If you ever in your life threaten or even lay hands on my girlfriend your Hell won't be trying to find your next brand of perfume at Macy's...it's going to be standing in-front of a giant mass of pent of aggression. That goes for Savannah, that goes for Sally Talfuord!!! You ladies picked the wrong moment to piss off a lot of people who had some respect for you!!! I RESPECTED YOU BOTH!!! POWERFUL WOMEN, GIVING EVERYTHING HAD IN THAT GODDAMN RING!!! SAVANNAH MAMA...you were a shining LIGHT, something people wanted to BE! YOU set the standard for that San Diego Bay Championship!! Sally, we have fought, we have had WARS and THIS...THIS...?!
Steve Lenton: THIS END NOW!!! NO MORE!!! NO MORE PEOPLE GET HURT, NO MORE GODS, NO MORE MONSTERS, ONLY...HOPE!!! Because EXODUS will not die when you are gone. It will not suffer when we remove you from that pedestal you've placed yourself on top of. LONG WAY DOWN, THE BIG L, THE BROWN BOMBER HIMSELF, THE SUNSTAN SUPERMAN, THE ONE AND ONLY, READY TO PUT YOUR DAMN LIGHTS OUT HOMIE WILL GO THROUGH HELL AND BACK TO SEE EXODUS SHINE ONCE AGAIN!!!! You think a hungry Steve Lenton was dangerous, imagine what Big Papa is like when He ain't had a meal in damn near two WEEKS!!! YOU WANNA RULE EXODUS?!
Steve Lenton: You. Go. Through. ME!!!!
The Big L sees you thought Gunner. He sees you and he's coming for you. Hiding behind the human meat shields you call "allies" will not, cannot stop the megaton brown BOMB HEADED YOUR WAY!!! You can talk, you can say whatever there is about me. PLEASE, keep talking that shit!!! THE BIG L WILL DO EVERYTHING IN HIS VAST POWER TO MAKE YOU EAT YOUR WORDS!!! You've tried to keep me down in the past, and when all else fails you have gone after the people I love. When you poke a fucking lion don't be surprised when it BITES you in the throat. Don't be surprised when The Big L comes to San Diego with the forces of his PEOPLE and the MILLIONS WHO WILL BE WATCHING come CRASHING DOWN ON YOU!!! THAT is my power, not fear, not the need to cause pain, but these people. The ones who have stayed by my side. The ones who chant, "LET'S GO LENTON!!" WITH SO MUCH LOVE IN THEIR HEARTS FOR ME!!!!! This is my love and when you threaten that love Gunner, The Big L gets really...really angry. Just like when Lady Man-gina decided she would threaten my girl friend Miss Victoria Reid.
I lean forward pointing my finger at the camera with an angered glare.
I launch from my chair and stand in front of the camera.
Steve Lenton: THIS END NOW!!! NO MORE!!! NO MORE PEOPLE GET HURT, NO MORE GODS, NO MORE MONSTERS, ONLY...HOPE!!! Because EXODUS will not die when you are gone. It will not suffer when we remove you from that pedestal you've placed yourself on top of. LONG WAY DOWN, THE BIG L, THE BROWN BOMBER HIMSELF, THE SUNSTAN SUPERMAN, THE ONE AND ONLY, READY TO PUT YOUR DAMN LIGHTS OUT HOMIE WILL GO THROUGH HELL AND BACK TO SEE EXODUS SHINE ONCE AGAIN!!!! You think a hungry Steve Lenton was dangerous, imagine what Big Papa is like when He ain't had a meal in damn near two WEEKS!!! YOU WANNA RULE EXODUS?!
The Big L gets in the camera.
Steve Lenton: You. Go. Through. ME!!!!
I storm out of the scene, ready for war. They wouldn't take this company. The only way they took EXODUS was if they killed me. And from what I've been told.
.....
.....
You can't kill Superman.
Fade. Static. End.