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Notes: this is sort of a flashback chapter. Sort of my version of the history between Raven and Stevie and another issue that's brought up. we are nearing the five-year anniversary of someone's death so if you were a fan of his get out the tissues. I still miss Louie. Nice guy one of the nicest wrestlers I've ever talked to. As you may have been able to tell, this relationship is abusive. Relationship being friendship like relationship not slash like relationship! Boy I could really screw with some heads if I wrote that kind of thing ;). This chapter takes place right before Barely Legal. I'm taking out my creative license and tweaking this match just a bit. Lyrics at the beginning kinda reflect the fic in general. I do not claim the song, Shadoweman (yes he actually exists), or the show Squared Circle.
A Need to Escape
Another bruise to try and hide
Another alibi to write
Another lonely highway in the black of night
But there's hope in the darkness
You know you're going to make it
"Two Beds And A Coffee Machine"-Savage Garden
Stevie pulled himself up from the locker room floor. His head hurt. He vaguely remembered Raven punching him. Meanie and 7-11 AKA Rob Feinstein were looking at him. Hollywood Nova handed him an ice pack. He looked around for Raven.
"Raven's in the ring." Meanie said as if he had read his mind. "He won't be back for awhile."
There was a crash as Sandman and Raven came flying into the locker room. He jumped out of the way. Raven turned towards him and pushed him away before going out of the locker room. Sandman got up, grabbed one of the spare bWo shirts, and walked out too.
"We are getting you the fuck out of here tonight Stevie." Nova said as he helped him to his feet. "No way are we going to watch Raven beat the crap out of you every chance he gets."
"But Raven..." Stevie tried to say as he put the ice pack on the back of his head.
"But Raven nothing. You've got a chance to face him at Barely Legal." Meanie said. "Prove to him then that he has no power over you."
Stevie nodded and on wobbly legs got up and walked out of the locker room. the rest of the bWo followed him out to the ring where Sandman and Raven were now fighting. He jumped into the ring and Raven grabbed Sandman and held him ordering Stevie to do a Steviekick. Stevie sort of nodded at Sandman and Sandman got out of the way. he waited till he was moving before Steviekicking Raven. Raven fell to the mat and Sandman rolled him up.
Stevie got out of the ring and headed to the back. His best friend, Louie Spicolli, met him. "Come on let's go before Raven comes looking for you." He said pulling him out the door. A car was waiting for them. Louie got behind the wheel and Nova sat next to him. rob, Meanie, and Stevie got in the back.
"I thought you were in LA." Stevie said.
"Heyman wanted me to work tomorrow's show so I got Jesse and Bill to change my schedule in California. Thank God for small favors. I threw all of your stuff in the trunk."
"Thanks Louie." Meanie said.
"Where are we going anyway?"
"Don't know yet. Out of Philly that's for sure." Louie said.
they drove up to Long Island New York. Louie got them two connecting rooms in a hotel that wasn't in the best of conditions. Meanie, Nova, and Feinstein took one room leaving Louie and Stevie to have the other.
Louie was on the phone talking to Shadoweman on his nationwide show Squared Circle. Stevie was in the shower. Louie never said anything on air about what happened in Philly and he made Shadowe swear secrecy about anything they talked about during the break. He knew Shadowe wouldn't say anything. He looked up when he saw Stevie come into the room.
"I've got to go. Don't forget to watch Barely Legal next month!" He said and hung up.
Stevie came in. "Talking to Shadowe?" Louie nodded. "That show was fun."
"You should call in again. The fans loved talking to you." Louie ran a hand through his hair. "I think I'll take a shower." He got up and left.
Stevie lay on one of the beds and just stared out the window wondering what he was going to do now.
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"No Raven." Stevie said crossing his arms in front of him. "I am not teaming with you."
"Not team with me. Just come to Nitro and Bash at the Beach with me and sit at ringside. I'm going to be teaming with Page. You just signed with WCW didn't you?"
"Yeah but..."
"Look I won't hit you this time. come on it will be just like when I first came to ECW. I'm sure you can get your brother to run the video store. What were you going to do when you did go to WCW?"
Raven had walked into Stevie's video store five minutes earlier telling him that he was going to WCW too. Stevie couldn't seem to get him to leave.
"Just do this one thing for me and I'll leave you alone. I promise." Raven said.
"No Raven. I'm done being your punching bag. Find someone else."
"But Stevie I realized what I did. I'm asking as a friend for your help."
"Since when have you ever treated me like a friend." Luckily there were no customers in the store at the moment.
"Stevie you are right I haven't. But this isn't ECW anymore."
"How is it different?"
"Just do these two shows and I won't ask another favor from you."
Stevie sighed. "Okay just these two shows."
"You won't regret it."
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"Come on Stevie the movie's going to start soon." Victoria said as they left their hotel. They had a day off and were planning to go see Legally Blond 2. Victoria had chosen it.
"Okay okay let me just get us a cab okay?" he walked over and got in line for a cab. One pulled up and both he and Victoria got in. Stevie gave him the theater name.
The cab pulled away. Stevie thought it was strange that there was someone else in the cab. The cab drove and Stevie saw the theater go past them. "Hey that was where we wanted to get off."
"Relax Stevie I'm sure he's just taking us to the other side of it."
but the cab kept going. Stevie waited until they were at a stoplight before trying to open the door but the doors were locked and he couldn't get it open. "Hey come on man. I don't know what you want but let us out."
"Can't do that." A very familiar voice said from the front seat.
no way could it be him. he looked over at Victoria who was just sitting there smiling. He gave up on trying to get out. finally the cab stopped and pulled into a garage.
"Let's go." The second one said leading them into the building.
The driver took his hat off to reveal himself to be Kanyon. The one that had been with him was Kidman.
"Is this some kind of joke?" Stevie asked.
"Not really Richards. Just your average kidnapping." A new voice said from the doorway. Stevie turned around to look at a man he hated so much. Standing there was Raven. "Good job Vic."
"Thanks Raven." She said kissing him on the lips. Stevie had to turn away. The sight of it made him sick.
"It's quite simple Stevie. I need your help kidnapping someone that I want to play with."
"You are crazy Raven. Why would I want to help you? all you have ever done is hurt me."
"Did I say you had a choice? Vic tell him what will happen if he doesn't."
"Remember the time you and the rest of RTC put me through a table? you don't do this I will sue you for assault. Simple as that. You don't want to go to jail do you Stevie? I can make it happen. I know of a really good lawyer."
Stevie shook his head.
"Well good. now we just have to do it."
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Stevie sat up in bed. why did he remember all of that? He wondered. He remembered all of these times people had lied to him. Louie had lied and said he wouldn't let Raven get him and he'd be there for him always. Raven lied about not hurting him again. And Vic lied about being in love with him.
What was wrong with him? why was he so trusting? And how was he going to get out of this hellhole?
Notes: this is sort of a flashback chapter. Sort of my version of the history between Raven and Stevie and another issue that's brought up. we are nearing the five-year anniversary of someone's death so if you were a fan of his get out the tissues. I still miss Louie. Nice guy one of the nicest wrestlers I've ever talked to. As you may have been able to tell, this relationship is abusive. Relationship being friendship like relationship not slash like relationship! Boy I could really screw with some heads if I wrote that kind of thing ;). This chapter takes place right before Barely Legal. I'm taking out my creative license and tweaking this match just a bit. Lyrics at the beginning kinda reflect the fic in general. I do not claim the song, Shadoweman (yes he actually exists), or the show Squared Circle.
A Need to Escape
Another bruise to try and hide
Another alibi to write
Another lonely highway in the black of night
But there's hope in the darkness
You know you're going to make it
"Two Beds And A Coffee Machine"-Savage Garden
Stevie pulled himself up from the locker room floor. His head hurt. He vaguely remembered Raven punching him. Meanie and 7-11 AKA Rob Feinstein were looking at him. Hollywood Nova handed him an ice pack. He looked around for Raven.
"Raven's in the ring." Meanie said as if he had read his mind. "He won't be back for awhile."
There was a crash as Sandman and Raven came flying into the locker room. He jumped out of the way. Raven turned towards him and pushed him away before going out of the locker room. Sandman got up, grabbed one of the spare bWo shirts, and walked out too.
"We are getting you the fuck out of here tonight Stevie." Nova said as he helped him to his feet. "No way are we going to watch Raven beat the crap out of you every chance he gets."
"But Raven..." Stevie tried to say as he put the ice pack on the back of his head.
"But Raven nothing. You've got a chance to face him at Barely Legal." Meanie said. "Prove to him then that he has no power over you."
Stevie nodded and on wobbly legs got up and walked out of the locker room. the rest of the bWo followed him out to the ring where Sandman and Raven were now fighting. He jumped into the ring and Raven grabbed Sandman and held him ordering Stevie to do a Steviekick. Stevie sort of nodded at Sandman and Sandman got out of the way. he waited till he was moving before Steviekicking Raven. Raven fell to the mat and Sandman rolled him up.
Stevie got out of the ring and headed to the back. His best friend, Louie Spicolli, met him. "Come on let's go before Raven comes looking for you." He said pulling him out the door. A car was waiting for them. Louie got behind the wheel and Nova sat next to him. rob, Meanie, and Stevie got in the back.
"I thought you were in LA." Stevie said.
"Heyman wanted me to work tomorrow's show so I got Jesse and Bill to change my schedule in California. Thank God for small favors. I threw all of your stuff in the trunk."
"Thanks Louie." Meanie said.
"Where are we going anyway?"
"Don't know yet. Out of Philly that's for sure." Louie said.
they drove up to Long Island New York. Louie got them two connecting rooms in a hotel that wasn't in the best of conditions. Meanie, Nova, and Feinstein took one room leaving Louie and Stevie to have the other.
Louie was on the phone talking to Shadoweman on his nationwide show Squared Circle. Stevie was in the shower. Louie never said anything on air about what happened in Philly and he made Shadowe swear secrecy about anything they talked about during the break. He knew Shadowe wouldn't say anything. He looked up when he saw Stevie come into the room.
"I've got to go. Don't forget to watch Barely Legal next month!" He said and hung up.
Stevie came in. "Talking to Shadowe?" Louie nodded. "That show was fun."
"You should call in again. The fans loved talking to you." Louie ran a hand through his hair. "I think I'll take a shower." He got up and left.
Stevie lay on one of the beds and just stared out the window wondering what he was going to do now.
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"No Raven." Stevie said crossing his arms in front of him. "I am not teaming with you."
"Not team with me. Just come to Nitro and Bash at the Beach with me and sit at ringside. I'm going to be teaming with Page. You just signed with WCW didn't you?"
"Yeah but..."
"Look I won't hit you this time. come on it will be just like when I first came to ECW. I'm sure you can get your brother to run the video store. What were you going to do when you did go to WCW?"
Raven had walked into Stevie's video store five minutes earlier telling him that he was going to WCW too. Stevie couldn't seem to get him to leave.
"Just do this one thing for me and I'll leave you alone. I promise." Raven said.
"No Raven. I'm done being your punching bag. Find someone else."
"But Stevie I realized what I did. I'm asking as a friend for your help."
"Since when have you ever treated me like a friend." Luckily there were no customers in the store at the moment.
"Stevie you are right I haven't. But this isn't ECW anymore."
"How is it different?"
"Just do these two shows and I won't ask another favor from you."
Stevie sighed. "Okay just these two shows."
"You won't regret it."
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"Come on Stevie the movie's going to start soon." Victoria said as they left their hotel. They had a day off and were planning to go see Legally Blond 2. Victoria had chosen it.
"Okay okay let me just get us a cab okay?" he walked over and got in line for a cab. One pulled up and both he and Victoria got in. Stevie gave him the theater name.
The cab pulled away. Stevie thought it was strange that there was someone else in the cab. The cab drove and Stevie saw the theater go past them. "Hey that was where we wanted to get off."
"Relax Stevie I'm sure he's just taking us to the other side of it."
but the cab kept going. Stevie waited until they were at a stoplight before trying to open the door but the doors were locked and he couldn't get it open. "Hey come on man. I don't know what you want but let us out."
"Can't do that." A very familiar voice said from the front seat.
no way could it be him. he looked over at Victoria who was just sitting there smiling. He gave up on trying to get out. finally the cab stopped and pulled into a garage.
"Let's go." The second one said leading them into the building.
The driver took his hat off to reveal himself to be Kanyon. The one that had been with him was Kidman.
"Is this some kind of joke?" Stevie asked.
"Not really Richards. Just your average kidnapping." A new voice said from the doorway. Stevie turned around to look at a man he hated so much. Standing there was Raven. "Good job Vic."
"Thanks Raven." She said kissing him on the lips. Stevie had to turn away. The sight of it made him sick.
"It's quite simple Stevie. I need your help kidnapping someone that I want to play with."
"You are crazy Raven. Why would I want to help you? all you have ever done is hurt me."
"Did I say you had a choice? Vic tell him what will happen if he doesn't."
"Remember the time you and the rest of RTC put me through a table? you don't do this I will sue you for assault. Simple as that. You don't want to go to jail do you Stevie? I can make it happen. I know of a really good lawyer."
Stevie shook his head.
"Well good. now we just have to do it."
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Stevie sat up in bed. why did he remember all of that? He wondered. He remembered all of these times people had lied to him. Louie had lied and said he wouldn't let Raven get him and he'd be there for him always. Raven lied about not hurting him again. And Vic lied about being in love with him.
What was wrong with him? why was he so trusting? And how was he going to get out of this hellhole?