Chapter 16
The following Monday, Zach is sitting alone at a table, staring at something. Everyone can see him, everyone is interested, but nobody dares to find out. The Zach Midas they knew, the guy that people loved to be around, was gone. Whoever this guy was, no matter how much he looked or sounded or even smelled like Zach, it wasn't really him. To nearly everyone, he was a monster. One they didn't dare bother. Nearly everyone, but not Amy.
"Hey Blondie, what are those cards?", the redhead asks with a feint smile. Zach glares back at her, saying, "None of ya damn business. Leave me alone.". She sits down next to him & looks at the 5 cards sitting on the table in a line. "I like them, they look badass. What are they?", Amy inquires as she looks over the cards. Zach sighs reluctantly & replies, "Tarot cards. You done yet?". Amy shakes her head slightly & continues her questioning, "What do they mean? When did you start using them?". Zach picks the cards up & shuffles the deck as he answers, "I started using them recently. I tried a lot of things to find answers to some of my questions. This is the most helpful.". As Amy asks another question, she stops & looks in surprise as Zach sets the same 5 cards down, in the exact same order as they were previously, "Whoa....how did you do that?!", she exclaims. Zach smiles slightly, something Amy catches & beams a grin back. "I didn't do a thing, it was fate Amy. It's my fate, or at least an important part of it.".
As Amy looks at the cards, Zach points at the 1st one, a skeleton in a casket getting buried & states, "This is the Death card. Before you think it means I'm dyin', it doesn't. It means that my life is gonna change, more than likely for the better.". He points at the 2nd one, a couple holding each other, & says, "This is The Lovers card. It means that the change in my life will involve love or relationships.". Then the 3rd one, a woman with a crown sitting in a field, & continues, "& this is The Empress card. It most likely represents the person most involved in the change. They'll be kind, caring & nurturing.". Zach moves down to the 4th card, a chariot attached to 2 lions, "This is The Chariot. This 1...it confuses me a bit. It could mean that we'd be balanced, neither 1 of us controllin' the other. It could also mean that it's a person I have control over.". Amy looks over at him & sees him swallowing hard before putting his hand on the final card, a regal & prestigious looking tower falling & breaking apart. The card is upside down though. "This, Amy, is The Tower. Normally it represents falsehood, whether it's lies or just dreams that are too big to fulfill. It's reversed though, so it's means the opposite. Whatever happens, whoever it happens with, it'll be somethin' real.".
Amy puts her hand on his & replies, "Well, it sounds like a lot of great things are in your future. I can't wait....", Zach jerks his hand away & scoops up the cards before yelling, "YOU JUST DON'T GET IT DO YA AMY?! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!". As he runs off, Amy looks down to see that he missed a card, The Lovers.
She picks up the card & walks away. A little while later John walks up to her & kisses her gently on the cheek before inquiring, "So, did you talk to him?". She takes out the card & replies, "Yeah, I did. It went better than I expected.". As Amy looks at the card again John asks, "What's that?". Amy smiles & says, "It's a tarot card. Zach left it behind after he ran off. If it's for real, whatever is going to happen will be interesting. I'm just not sure if that's a good thing.". He decides to change the subject, "So, do we have matches tonight?". Amy nods & answers, "Yeah. I have a match against Jillian, while you & Zach are teaming up against Carlito & Primo. Trish wants to make sure you 2 can still win before going into SummerSlam.". John sighs, "So, it's tag matches for Zach & me for the next 3 weeks then.", Amy nods & says, "Yeah, probably.".
Carlito & Primo (A.K.A. The Colons) vs. John Cena & Zach Midas
"I SPIT IN THE FACE OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BE COOL.", blares out through the arena before the 1st ever Unified Tag Champs walk out to the ring, ready to prove that they should be in the match. In fact, earlier that night it was a stipulation added to this match. Now if Primo & Carlito won, they'd replace Cena & Midas at SummerSlam, something John didn't like at all. "My Time is Now" starts playing & the typical John Cena entrance ensues. As the 3 men wait for Zach's music to play, nothing happens. No music, no video, no entrance. Lilian Garcia stands up, mic in hand & declares, "By order of the Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment, this HANDICAP match is set for 1 fall with a 20 minute time-limit.". As she sits back down, John exclaims, "WHAT THE...", before getting a double dropkick by The Colons.
Carlito starts as the bell rings, stomping Cena's back hard. He gets on John & delivers hard shots to the back of John's head before standing up & taunting the crowd, being met with a mix of boos & cheers. John gets up & turns Carlito around, hitting shot after shot before irish whipping the apple spitting Puerto Rican off the ropes & hitting a shoulder block. Cena gets on top & starts pummeing Carlito, giving him a taste of his own medicine before Primo breaks it up. The 2 brothers double team John Cena for a moment before the ref pulls Primo off. They tag & continue the double team before Carlito gets pulled off & made to go back to his corner. Primo comes off the ropes, literally running over Cena before bounding off the ropes again & hitting a flying legdrop. He goes for the pin. 2 count.
Primo tags his brother back in & heads up to the top rope. Carlito does The Backstabber before Primo dives off the ropes, both his knees driven into the chest of John Cena. Carlito goes for the pin when Zach's music starts to play. "Deadly Game" hits out of nowhere & both of The Colons look up at the stage. They stand at the ready, not realizing that Zach came from the crowd. He drags John over to their corner & tags himself in, running up from behind & Bulldogging both of them onto the 2nd rope. He slaps both of them before palm thrusting the brothers, making their noses bleed. Zach slides back in & pulls Primo up, hitting The Nightmare Shuriken & rolling him out the ring. He stares at Carlito, eyes wide as he grips the sides of his head, pulling at his hair. After a moment, Carlito begins to stir & turns right into a kick to the gut by Midas. Zach hooks his arms, then reaches down & hooks his legs. He lifts him up into the air like he's about to powerbomb him, before turning Carlito's body back down & driving his head to the mat with a devastating piledriver.
Zach holds Carlito's arms down with his legs & gets the pin, winning the match for his team.
After the match, John stands up & looks at Zach, who glares back at him & says 1 thing. "I told you, 'I don't need you to win.".
