~{Cameras open up at the lake front house of Chris Van X. It’s early in the morning and the birds can be heard chirping away all around. The morning mist is seen over the lake and off in the distance a loan boat is seen. The camera shows the house which look’s almost abandon. A blue Dodge Dakota sits in the driveway all alone. You can hear a car coming up the drive and the camera pans over to see it. It’s a 94’ silver Buick LaSabre. The car comes to a halt by the Dakota and you hear the engine make a terrible noise as it shuts off. The door creaks open and out step’s the UWWF’s own Tony Lockton. He is dressed in penny loafers, with a pair of brown khakis and a tucked in duck head shirt. He has a voice recorder in his hand and a notebook. He looks around for a moment and has a desperate look on his face.}~

Tony: Alright Chris, let’s not make this difficult,

~{Tony slams the door to his car and it sounds like it is going to fall apart. He then makes his way to the back door of the house. As he steps onto the porch you see him adjust his glasses and take a deep breath. He then takes his right fist and tap’s on the door. KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK! He stands and waits for a moment and doesn’t hear anything. After a moment he knocks again. KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK! Tony Lockton stands waiting and seems almost nervous. }~

Tony: Good lord Chris where are you?

~{ Lockton takes a deep breath and reaches for the door knob. He turns it slowly and then pushes the door open. As he does you see inside the living room and it’s messy, Take boxes of Chinese food are on the coffee table, there are dozens of empty beer bottles, pizza bottles and a bunch of empty cigarette boxes. Tony Lockton snarls up his nose at the site and shakes his head in disbelief. He start’s to mumble to himself as he walks towards the hallway. He sees a light from under one of the door’s and he begins to walk towards it. As he gets closer he realizes that the door is slightly cracked. Lockton takes and gently pushes the door open. As he does the door quickly fly’s open and someone charges at him. Lockton in quickly pushed back against the wall and has someone’s hand around his throat. It’s Chris Van X and he is dripping wet wearing only a pair of yellow boxers.}~

Tony: Whoa, Chris it’s me! It’s Tony Lockton! From UWWF,

CVX: Ton? What are you doing?

Tony: Remember we have a interview scheduled for today?

CVX: We do?

Tony: Yea Chris.

CVX: Oh yea, I remember now.

Tony: Yea,

CVX: Give me a minute I need to go get ready…… You want anything? Water, Orange Juice, beer?

Tony: It’d be nice if you’d get your hands off my neck.

CVX: Oh, oh yea. Not a problem. Sorry about that……Listen go make yourself comfortable I’ll be out in a minute.

~{Chris releases the choke hold and Tony Lockton begins to take some deep breaths. He smiles at Chris who nod’s and then turns and walks back down the hallway. Lockton then goes and begins to re enter the living room. He look’s around for a place to sit but dirty clothes and other items are strewn all over the floor. Lockton stand’s by the fireplace and is looking at the few pictures sitting on it. Other than these few pictures there isn’t any other in the entire house. One picture is of Chris and Sean Van X as the stand above the scaffold the night they beat Final Judgement for the UWWF titles. Another picture is a group shot of Chris, Sean, and another guy who look’s like a wrestler. Lockton studies the picture for a moment and gets lost in time. After a few moments you hear Chris Van X’s voice pipe up.}~

CVX: Lockton! What are you doing?

Tony: Oh, uh I was um just looking at the pictures,

~{Tony Lockton seems startled and almost jump’s out of his shoes. Chris is standing there now with a pair of black nike’s, some tear away jogging pants, a sleeveless “Maddog: Can You Feel It?” t-shirt with a red bandanna over his head. Chris stares at him for a moment.}~

CVX: Nosey little rat,

Tony: Oh no Chris I was just looking,……. By the way though who is this guy in the picture with you and Sean?

Chris: That’s my brother.

Tony: Brother?…. Not Sean the other one.

CVX: Jason,…. My brother.

Tony: Wow you have two brothers?

Chris: Yea,

Tony: How come you have never mentioned him before?

CVX: Didn’t want to. Now if you want this interview lets go.

~{Chris reaches over and picks up a set of keys off the coffee table. He starts to make his way towards the front door and Tony follows him. Both men walk out onto the porch and stand there for a moment. Chris then uses his keyless entry and unlocks his Dakota. He walk’s over to the door and swings it open. Tony Lockton walks back over to his LaSabre and goes to grab the door handle.}~

CVX: Whoa Ton, if you want this interview you have to ride with me.

Tony: But what about my car?

CVX: Don’t nobody want your car. Now get in!

~{Chris jump’s in his truck and cranks it up. Tony Lockton realizing that his story is getting away dart’s around to the other side of the truck and swings the door open. He jump’s in just as Chris is peeling out of the driveway. The two men are traveling down the road and finally the interview begins.}~

Tony: Chris first off let me say congratulations on being placed back in the tournament. I know it means a lot to you.

CVX: Well Tony, I never got taken out of the tournament. So I wasn’t placed back in it really. Cyrus got pinned not me…… Anyways it does mean a lot to me.

Tony: Well let me first ask you this. Why in the last few months have you been wearing Maddog’s shirts? Is this some sort of sign of respect or what?

CVX: Respect? Respect? Ha, I don’t think so, I don’t respect that lousy piece of garbage no more than I do the like’s of that reject Cyrus. I have been wearing these shirt’s to send a message. That is to just let Maddog know I haven’t forgot about him and he’s going to pay.

Tony: Speaking of Cyrus the beating you gave him at Meltdown was one of the worst beatings to have taken place in recent memory. Any particular reason why?

CVX: Good lord Ton, You don’t pay attention to me when I’m talking do you? I went over this before. It’s to prove how weak he is. And to prove that I will come back and finish him off.

Tony: Well Cyrus has been quoted recently stating that you gave him your best shot. You attacked him from behind with a weapon and you still couldn’t keep him down. He also stated that you have never been able to take him while he was at his best.

CVX: Cyrus must not remember the first blood match. Sure he can claim he beat me all over the ring, sure he can claim I wasn’t bad enough to stand toe to toe and smack chairs together. But the honest to god truth of the matter is I am and I did. I beat him when he was at his best. In the Hard-Gore steel cage match I did the same thing again. I beat him down and almost ended his career. He wants to talk about being at his best? Well the truth of the matter is Cyrus doesn’t know what being best is. He said I couldn’t keep him down? The stupid idiot just didn’t know when to stop getting up. Next time maybe he will stay down and shut up.

Tony: There seems to be a new group which has formed here in XCW, The members are all very powerful men with great skill’s and history. You have the Reigning King of Hardcore Jeremy Clarkson, Mr. XCW himself Greg Manix, and the reformation of a man now known as Salvation Sid. What sort of antics do you think these men will play with you in the coming week’s?

CVX: I’m not worried about the ambiguously gay trio. They aren’t any threat to me, and if by some chance they do become a threat I’ll just take them out of the equation.

Tony: Chris this week on Meltdown the final four men of the Ultimate Hardcore Cup 2, Titan squares off against Jeremy Clarkson while you are set to go up against the unknown man Danny Polar. What is your prediction for the other match?

CVX: It’s clear and easy to see. Maddog didn’t book Clarkson against Titan in order to make him prove anything. He booked him against Titan because he knew that was the quickest and easiest way to the final’s out of the three remaining men. Titan has yet to prove anything to anyone in XCW or UWWF for that matter. Jeremy Clarkson will make short and easy work of him and quickly dispose of Titan and make his way back to the final’s yet again.

Tony: Well you and Danny Polar are in one of the sickest matches I have ever laid eye’s upon. What is your game plan going into it?

CVX: Same plan I have always used for every sick and twisted match. Go in, beat the other man down and win. It’s as simple as that. There is no trick’s to the trade, no secret moves. I’ve never been about that and so far it has done me well. Danny Polar will be in for one of the worst fights of his life, and he will be lucky to make it out alive.

~{The two men have been driving for quite some time now. The sun is now fully up and traffic is pretty heavy on the interstate. The truck takes a exit and rides a little way. Then it turn’s down a quite street and just a few miles later comes to a halt in front of a gym. Chris jump’s out of the truck and takes off inside. Tony Lockton sits in the truck for a moment writing things down on his notebook and such.}~

Tony: Alright, Where are we I wonder?

~{Tony jump’s out of the truck and takes off inside. He walks inside the gym and find’s in practically empty except for the man running the desk and the lone person lifting weights. Tony notices that it’s Chris lifting weight’s and walks over to him.}~

Tony: So Chris how long we gonna be? I need to get back to my car soon.

Chris: Beat off Ton, I need to workout

Tony: But what about my c….

CVX: I said beat off now!

~{Tony Lockton look’s ill but knows that he better walk away. He turn’s and walk’s out of the gym and back outside to the parking lot. Cameras flash back inside where Chris Van X is sitting on a bench lifting some weights with his right arm. He look’s at the camera as he does.}~

CVX: You know Danny Polar you said all you did was hear my gloat? Well son you need to know this. I have earned my right to gloat. I have earned my right to hold my head up and brag. I have stood up against some of the toughest people in the world and I have beaten them into a pulp when I did. I don’t make comments to entertain you, I make them for a reason. You said you laughed when I told you I wouldn’t show you any mercy. That’s good, it’s good to know you have a sense of humor. Because that is something you will need. It’s something you will want to hold on to. Because after this week you might need that. It could be the only thing in the entire world that you will be able to do, and that’s laugh. Because when your starring across the arena and listening to that countdown from ten the only thing that will matter at that point is making it out alive. I not only plan on doing that. But I plan on walking into the final’s. I seriously don’t think your man enough to stop me from it either. You say you have waited since November to beat Jeremy Clarkson in the finals? I’ve waited a lot longer than that to get my hand’s around his throat. I surely don’t plan on letting you be the final factor in keeping me from it. Me and my brother Sean went up against Clarkson and his old buddy Bonez on two separate occasions. I can safely say to you Danny Polar that the skill level of Jeremy Clarkson is far greater than anything you have shown anyone here, or anywhere for that matter. I have stood toe to toe with the beast and he has felt my wrath. I took the tag team titles off of him and he knows I can take the crown away. So don’t try to tell me how you’ve waited so long.

~{Chris sets down the weight’s he was lifting and reaches over for the bottle water he has sitting next to him. He takes a few swallows then wipes his mouth with the back of his hand. He then takes his left hand and reaches it down and start’s to lift the weights with that arm.}~

CVX: Danny I saw you and your girlfriend had to flee your home in order to stay safe. You saw something terrible and had to flee in order to stay safe. I’m not making fun of you, I had to do that myself once as a child. After my mother got beat to death by my father my older brother took me and my younger brother and we hid out for a few week’s. It’s a scary thing knowing a maniac is out there trying to get you isn’t it. It’s weird because you are in the same situation with me. Something bigger, badder, meaner, is out to get you and honestly you should be in hiding. Danny Polar the difference between me hiding and you hiding is I was a very young child. You’re a grown man. Face your fears son, you really need to do it. Meltdown will roll around and your fear will be standing face to face with you. I hope you don’t run off scared then to.

~{Chris finishes lifting the weights in his left arm and he places them back on the rack. He grabs a towel from the basket and wipes his forehead. He then grabs his water and makes his way over to the squat machine. He checks the weight’s that are already on then and nods to himself. He position’s himself on it and begins to do some squats.}~

CVX: Danny you have quite the story to tell in this tournament. I mean really if they where going to make a movie about a underdog you would get the leading role and most likely win a Oscar for it. I mean look at who you have faced and beaten so far, Mr. E one of the finalist from the first cup…… Titan a former Mania Supremacy champion and a former XCW worlds champion. Then Derrick Hall a prodigy of one of the self proclaimed legends Nightmare. Your record so far has proven what a warrior you are, and how no matter what you can overcome the odds. But not all Cinderella stories have a great ending. And neither does yours…. See because if you take the talent and skill level of all three of the men who you have faced so far, and you roll them up into a big ball and put them next to me. I’d still take my foot and beat the crap out of them. Because none of those men have the talent and skill level or desire like I do. You have played the role of Cinderella so well up until now. You have shown heart, guts, soul, glory, but now none of that will do you any good. Now you must climb into my world. Climb into my house. Climb into something you cant handle. Into something that will destroy you. Danny I am going to make it to the finals. I am going to beat you Cinderella, I am going to hurt you. Your fairy tale is about to end. I am going to write the final chapter.

CVX: You said you didn’t want to feel like you wasted seven months of your life? That you didn’t want to fail? Well you should have thought of that before you ever decided to step foot into the world of hardcore. Before you ever signed up to be in this thing. Because no it’s do or die, win or go home. Danny go ahead and pack your bag’s because the visit and the trip is over. The vacation is done and I’m walking on. Cinderella your time is up. I hope you enjoyed it so far because now It’s time for me to handle my business and do what I came to do. That’s win! There’s nothing you can do to stop me from it. Polar you may think I’m cocky, you may think I’m arrogant. But the truth is I always have and always will back up what I say. So when I stand here now and tell you that after Meltdown I will be the winner and go on to the finals. You can count on it. I helped blaze the trail for people like you. So don’t come through here with your little push mower trying to say you have earned your way when I took a plow and made the path. Danny Polar when the countdown starts and you start to run. You can do one of two things, run to the ring, try to slide in and avoid the barb-wire ropes dangling down holding up the flame filled oil buckets. Grab the barb-wire laced bat. Or you can turn and run out the arena, to the back grab your stuff and head for the hill’s. If you choose the first the end result for you wont be pretty, if you chose the latter at least you will be able to leave on your own power. Either way I will advance, and you will go home. Danny, be wise, play it smart. Leave the man who played Cinderella so well. Don’t leave on a stretcher.

~{Chris gets up from the machine and grabs his towel and water. He takes a swallow of water and then tosses the empty bottle in the trash he walks out of view of the camera as it fades.}~