Chapter 10: Korishio has a dream of starting up a new training facility with some TNA superstars.
So here we are; six months later...and dad is still the world heavyweight champion...only this time, he is what's called a "dual champion". He won the TNA Tag Team titles with AJ a month and a half ago on iMPACT and then defended the titles at the sacrifice pay per view.
In all honesty, I didn't think dad could have gone through two matches...one being a tag match, and the other being a three way or "triple threat" match for the TNA title. I think they're compensating him for having such a short X-division title reign. Anyway, I woke up quite early to see that dad had gone out...which isn't unusual; but when I noticed the clock saying "04:30am", I got worried, and scared; so I ran into mom and dad's bedroom and woke mom up.
"What's wrong sweetie? Did you have a nightmare?" Mom said as she yawned and looked at me with sleepy eyes. "No...It's dad, he's gone." I said as mom lay back down; then shot straight up. "Did you say gone?!" She said as I nodded. "It's four thirty and he's not downstairs...I don't know where he is!" I said as mom tried to calm me down. (I have a very huge bond with both my parents and all my siblings – Takuya, Kou and Koji...but I always get very scared when dad goes away or goes out without saying where he's going etc...I've been this way since I was four years old.)
"Okay, he couldn't have gotten far..." Mom said as we both heard the door go and someone stretching. "Oh my god...someone's broken into our house!" I said; getting more and more worried as we could hear the footsteps getting nearer and nearer...but it was dad. "Where were you?" Mom said as dad shrugged. "I couldn't barely sleep Sora...I really ached during the night; so I went for a brisk walk. It did me quite good...but I saw a nice place a few blocks from here; in International Drive." Dad said as mom fell asleep again after murmuring a few times.
"Dad...why did you take so long, I know most of this place by now...and International drive isn't that far away...so why did you see that place?" I asked him as he took me downstairs. "Look honey, I've got something to say and your mother isn't going to like it one bit...I've been in this situation before; and I wasn't ready, but I know I am now." He replied as I looked at him after handing me a cup of hot chocolate. "What's that?" I asked him as he shown me. "A wrestling camp/school...jeez dad, it's damn expensive to train there...five grand!" I said as dad chuckled. "You sound like your mother when I shown her this the first time...back then; I was only a rookie for TNA." Dad said as he explained his time with TNA...almost getting into WWE.
When that talk had finished; I plonked myself on the couch and fell asleep again; not waking up until mom gently shook me. "Zoe...Zoe honey, don't you want some breakfast?" She said as I woke up; then did what dad did a few hours ago – stretching, and then got up. "Sure...what's for breakfast?" I asked as I raked around the whole kitchen, finding my favourite cereal and having a bowl of it. "Don't forget sweetie; we're all going to sea world today...a treat since your father hasn't had a day off for ages. He's always been running around wrestling...it's gonna get him hurt one of these days." Mom said as dad came down.
"I think you're right honey, I'm in need of some time off; so I phoned the offices and they agreed that since I hadn't taken a day off since Zoe, Takuya, Kou and Koji were born (Separate dates remember), so I deserve one...not to mention they're not wanting me on iMPACT, for several weeks anyway...so I get a nice vacation...and what better way to spend that vacation; but to spend it with my family." He replied as mom nodded. "Honey, I need to pop into International drive before we go to SeaWorld...it's just that place is up for sale; and it's something that I want to renovate; and get some more stuff in." Dad said as he put his sandals on.
"You mean a wrestling school/camp Korishio?" Mom said as dad nodded. "Busted!" Kou said to dad as I looked on; straining a gulp every time Kou said "busted" to dad. "You knew?" He said as mom nodded. "I know you...you are my husband Korishio. We've been together since...forever; since I can remember." Mom said as dad nodded. "I'm not saying that it's a good idea...but I'll stick with you; and see if we can get some new talent for TNA." Mom replied.
"I don't know...see, I have a real problem looking people in the eyes and seeing that they don't have what it takes to be wrestlers; then taking the five grand from them...I'd rather watch them put that towards college." Dad said as he turned to me. "I want you to finish your education first Zoe...I won't train you until you are absolutely sure you want to be trained...and I won't make it easy for you; when we're in the building since it's still standing from being an old arena, I'll show you what you would have to do if you were training with me." Dad finished as I gulped one more time. "Understood dad" I said; replying as we all got into the car, driving to the place dad said about a few times this very morning.
As we got there; we parked up and got into the abandoned arena. "Well, what do you think?" Dad asked as Kou looked at her hair. "Eww! I've got a cobweb in my hair!" She said, fretting about, trying to get the cobweb out of her ponytail, which made us laugh a bit. "So what would I have to do dad?" I asked him as I walked up to him.
"Well; this would be where the ring would be set...not a six sided ring; it would be a four sided ring...a normal standard ring, like what I was taught in by top guys. But basically, you'd have to run around the arena for about five laps, then do some press-ups...once you have finished that; you then proceed to run up those stairs and down again for about six laps, then you would get into the ring; and I would be testing your abilities. Not shoot wrestling; teaching you the basics – how to fall, how to take a move from your opponent and most importantly, how to cover up when someone uses a steel chair or any type of weapon. Only after that; do we go onto things like gimmicks, promo's and carrying yourself to the ring as if you were a champion, then we'd go to the moves and then we see if you have what it takes via putting you into a match against another trainee." Dad replied; giving me the pep talk of...well; yes, almost a promoter.
"Gee dad; you'd be a good promoter some day!" I said as dad nodded and smiled. "Ya think so?" He said as mom smiled as well. "We know so. What you demonstrated there was a knack for training people...but also there was a promoter's side to you." She replied as dad nodded. "So how much is this then?" Mom asked afterwards. "Well; that's the thing...I've already bought it; I just need to ask TNA if I could borrow some of their training rings...or buy them off TNA." Dad replied as we all walked out to the car, then driving towards Sea World.
"So who's joining you to train the young men and women if they have what it takes?" Mom asked as dad replied; but looked at the road ahead...doing two things at once. "Well; we have myself, AJ, Joe, Daniels, Jeff Jarrett, Storm, Roode, Abyss and Rhino. We'll probs get more whom want to train people after we get set up." He replied as he turned into the junction, and then parked up near the entrance to Sea World. "Okay, let's go in guys and gals." Dad said as I giggled from that remark.
However; I couldn't help but think of the nightmare that I had two nights in a row...but didn't tell mom or dad about it (I don't want them worrying; adding more stress to dad's already building block of it from being the world heavyweight champion and tag team champion), so I fidgeted around...almost sitting with my thumb in my ass (sorry for the pun...and worse thought, but dad says that to me sometimes – "ZOE! GET YOUR THUMB OUT OF YOUR ASS AND LEARN!", but he doesn't mean it. He's trying to motivate me, coach me...whatever you wanna call it.), trying not to give anything away about my nightmare...but I felt like screaming out everything...even when we were walking around SeaWorld.
"Is everything okay Zoe?" Mom asked as she looked at me whilst I eat very slowly through my meal...almost not touching it. "Yeah mom...I'm fine." I said; sighing, as mom looked concerned. "C'mon, what's up?" She asked as I looked at her with a weak smile. "Nothing mom...I just was thinking...it doesn't matter." I said as mom looked at me some more. "C'mon Zoe, I am your mother you know...I can sense when something is wrong. Why don't you tell me at home if you're not feeling up to it?" Mom said as I nodded. "Now let's finish our meals and then we'll get home. Your father wants to relax today...since it's his first vacation since we moved here." Mom finished; as we all eat our lunches, then walked around some more; then finally going home afterwards.
"Dad, are you okay?" I asked as dad turned to me. "Sure princess, I'm fine...just tired." Dad replied as he yawned a bit; then stretched. "It's ok; it's not a boring yawn or a tired yawn...I've been wanting to yawn and stretch since we sat down an hour ago...it's something that's very irritable that I can't help...more like a tick." Dad said as we got home, and immediately, he collapsed onto the couch from the day to SeaWorld. I, on the other hand, went to my bedroom and had a rest myself as it was too hot to do anything else...that's when I experienced the same nightmare again. I did no sooner, sat up with a cold sweat, screaming and eventually crying my head off...enough for my mom, dad, Koji, Kou and Takuya to hear, making mom and dad rush up.
"Sweetheart, what's wrong?" Mom asked as she wiped the sweat away from my forehead. "I had a nightmare...again!" I said; shaking like a leaf. Dad, however had to go to Universal Studios for a meeting...apparently the rumours were correct; Hulk Hogan had took a major piece of TNA and dad didn't like this one bit. "Sweetie, are you sure you're going to be okay?" Mom asked as I got up and walked downstairs. "Yeah mom...I just had a nightmare...it's not like I'll have it again." I said as I laughed weakly. "I'll be half an hour; they need me for a meeting...and then to cut a promo on iMPACT...something about Hogan being the "new driving force" behind TNA." Dad said, as he left, but I caught up to him.
"Dad, can I come with you...just I don't wanna be cooped up in the house all night." I said as dad nodded. "Sure princess, but please let me do what I have to do...then we'll do what you wanna do." He replied as he drove with me to the iMPACT zone where I found out that dad would be taking the biggest gamble of his whole career...to turn heel.