Down And Out Down Under Chapter Fourteen: Raw Introductions.
Disclaimer: I have to connection with the wrestlers at all. Neither do I know any of Fozzy hell I don't even know Arthur's real name or even if he has a brother.
Chris and Neo took turns driving the trip to New York for the next night's RAW. The car finally stopped in the car park of Madison Square Garden.
Once they were inside, Chris took her by the hand.
"Don't want to lose you," he said and led her through the mob of people, some of which Neo recognized.
"You can stay in here while I go and find out the details of my match, then I will give you the meet and greet tour."
"Cool," Neo laughed.
Chris closed the door and Neo let out a sheik of excitement.
Across the other side of the room was a dark set up with art supplies.
Neo smiled, "how thoughtful," she sat down and started to draw.
She had had two days to think about the designs and had a few ideas.
A little while later Neo heard the door open. She thought it was just Chris so didn't look up from the paper.
"I see you are already hard at work Ms. Sinclaire?" a female voice said.
Neo turned around to see Emma Jackson, Chris' assistant that Neo met in Sydney.
"Ah yes," Neo smiled, "but could you please call me Neo, I'm just an employee of Chris' just like you, so I don't see why we can't be on first name bases.'
"Yeah, I suppose so Neo," said Emma.
Neo went back to her drawing and Emma done some paper work.
"Hello ladies," Chris called out walking in the door. "So Neo, you like the set up? I got Emma to buy a couple of bits and pieces."
"Yeah, its great. I have even got a few rough sketches done."
"Cool I will look at them later. But first I am going to show around Madison Square Garden," He said in his pompous tone.
Chris then led her to the backstage area where all the wrestlers were hanging out talking.
"Hey Nowinski!" Chris called out walking over to Christopher Nowinski, who was talking discussing his match that night with The Big Show.
"Hey dude, who's the chick?" Nowinski asked,
"This is Neo," Chris said as Nowinski shook her hand.
"Hi I'm Christopher and this oft is Paul Wight."
"I do know who you all are. I am a fan as well as Chris' newest employee," Neo said trying to stay calm.
"And you still hang around this guy," Show laughed then kissed Neo's tiny hand.
Chris went around introducing Neo to everyone in the backstage including the guy who does the pyrotechnics.
"Well I think I have met everyone now," Neo joked.
"Not exactly, there are a few guys away with injuries and personal reasons but I'm sure you will met them sometime."
They both walked back to Chris' dressing room.
"I will leave you in Emma's capable hands while I'm gone."
"I am a big girl I can look after myself," Neo smiled.
"Just keep telling yourself that little one," Chris said, quickly shutting the door so Neo couldn't say a comeback.
"Is he always like that?" Neo asked turning to Emma.
"No," she started, "he is usually worse."
They both laughed as Neo got on with her drawings.
Three weeks later Neo was colouring the finished pitch design for Chris's bands single release, 'To Kill A Stranger,' when Chris knocked on the door.
"Neo," he said doing a bad impression of a female high singsong voice, "I have a surprise for you."
He opened the door wider to show the whole band of Fozzy including Arthur.
"It's your band?" Neo said wide-eyed.
"Yep, didn't I tell you the boys and I were performing tonight on RAW?" Chris said pretending to be oblivious to the fact that he didn't.
"No," Neo glared at him.
She felt completely embarrassed as the guys piled into the room, as she was wearing a 'Fozzy' she had taken out of Chris' bags.
"Hey guys, this is Neo the girl I was telling you about," Chris said pulling Neo up from her chair.
Neo shook each of their hand as they said a quick hello.
"This is Rich," Chris said pointing to the guy she knew as Duke LaRüe.
Chris continued to introduce the rest of the band, Ryan aka The Kidd, Keith aka Claude 'Watty' Watson, Lord Edgar Bayden Powell, real name Andy and Bud aka KK LaFlame.
"And of course there is me," said the 'swinus man' Arthur in a somewhat familiar accent muffled by his mask.
"Ay yes Arthur also known as Geoff, my big brother," Chris said removing the mask to show an older, short brown haired version of Chris.
"Great now I have to go to make-up to get that thing back on," Geoff grumbled as he walked out the room.
"Well seeing you are all here I can show you my final idea for the cover of 'To Kill A Stranger'," Neo said slowly regaining her usual confidence.
She then displayed a picture of a large snake with it's mouth opened front on and Chris' face as Moongoose McQueen yelling in the darkness of the mouth. The other four's face outlines were in the snake's body like they had been swallowed already.
"So what do you all think?" Neo asked holding her breath, hopping they didn't hate it.
"Wow," gasped Ryan, "when you said she was good Chris you weren't lying."
"Yeah that's exactly what we want," Keith called out.
They all sat there talking about the band, the cover and possible ideas for the future covers until they all left Neo to perform.
"Good luck boys," Neo said motherly.
"We don't luck we are huge rock star," Chris said before running the catch up to his boys.
Disclaimer: I have to connection with the wrestlers at all. Neither do I know any of Fozzy hell I don't even know Arthur's real name or even if he has a brother.
Chris and Neo took turns driving the trip to New York for the next night's RAW. The car finally stopped in the car park of Madison Square Garden.
Once they were inside, Chris took her by the hand.
"Don't want to lose you," he said and led her through the mob of people, some of which Neo recognized.
"You can stay in here while I go and find out the details of my match, then I will give you the meet and greet tour."
"Cool," Neo laughed.
Chris closed the door and Neo let out a sheik of excitement.
Across the other side of the room was a dark set up with art supplies.
Neo smiled, "how thoughtful," she sat down and started to draw.
She had had two days to think about the designs and had a few ideas.
A little while later Neo heard the door open. She thought it was just Chris so didn't look up from the paper.
"I see you are already hard at work Ms. Sinclaire?" a female voice said.
Neo turned around to see Emma Jackson, Chris' assistant that Neo met in Sydney.
"Ah yes," Neo smiled, "but could you please call me Neo, I'm just an employee of Chris' just like you, so I don't see why we can't be on first name bases.'
"Yeah, I suppose so Neo," said Emma.
Neo went back to her drawing and Emma done some paper work.
"Hello ladies," Chris called out walking in the door. "So Neo, you like the set up? I got Emma to buy a couple of bits and pieces."
"Yeah, its great. I have even got a few rough sketches done."
"Cool I will look at them later. But first I am going to show around Madison Square Garden," He said in his pompous tone.
Chris then led her to the backstage area where all the wrestlers were hanging out talking.
"Hey Nowinski!" Chris called out walking over to Christopher Nowinski, who was talking discussing his match that night with The Big Show.
"Hey dude, who's the chick?" Nowinski asked,
"This is Neo," Chris said as Nowinski shook her hand.
"Hi I'm Christopher and this oft is Paul Wight."
"I do know who you all are. I am a fan as well as Chris' newest employee," Neo said trying to stay calm.
"And you still hang around this guy," Show laughed then kissed Neo's tiny hand.
Chris went around introducing Neo to everyone in the backstage including the guy who does the pyrotechnics.
"Well I think I have met everyone now," Neo joked.
"Not exactly, there are a few guys away with injuries and personal reasons but I'm sure you will met them sometime."
They both walked back to Chris' dressing room.
"I will leave you in Emma's capable hands while I'm gone."
"I am a big girl I can look after myself," Neo smiled.
"Just keep telling yourself that little one," Chris said, quickly shutting the door so Neo couldn't say a comeback.
"Is he always like that?" Neo asked turning to Emma.
"No," she started, "he is usually worse."
They both laughed as Neo got on with her drawings.
Three weeks later Neo was colouring the finished pitch design for Chris's bands single release, 'To Kill A Stranger,' when Chris knocked on the door.
"Neo," he said doing a bad impression of a female high singsong voice, "I have a surprise for you."
He opened the door wider to show the whole band of Fozzy including Arthur.
"It's your band?" Neo said wide-eyed.
"Yep, didn't I tell you the boys and I were performing tonight on RAW?" Chris said pretending to be oblivious to the fact that he didn't.
"No," Neo glared at him.
She felt completely embarrassed as the guys piled into the room, as she was wearing a 'Fozzy' she had taken out of Chris' bags.
"Hey guys, this is Neo the girl I was telling you about," Chris said pulling Neo up from her chair.
Neo shook each of their hand as they said a quick hello.
"This is Rich," Chris said pointing to the guy she knew as Duke LaRüe.
Chris continued to introduce the rest of the band, Ryan aka The Kidd, Keith aka Claude 'Watty' Watson, Lord Edgar Bayden Powell, real name Andy and Bud aka KK LaFlame.
"And of course there is me," said the 'swinus man' Arthur in a somewhat familiar accent muffled by his mask.
"Ay yes Arthur also known as Geoff, my big brother," Chris said removing the mask to show an older, short brown haired version of Chris.
"Great now I have to go to make-up to get that thing back on," Geoff grumbled as he walked out the room.
"Well seeing you are all here I can show you my final idea for the cover of 'To Kill A Stranger'," Neo said slowly regaining her usual confidence.
She then displayed a picture of a large snake with it's mouth opened front on and Chris' face as Moongoose McQueen yelling in the darkness of the mouth. The other four's face outlines were in the snake's body like they had been swallowed already.
"So what do you all think?" Neo asked holding her breath, hopping they didn't hate it.
"Wow," gasped Ryan, "when you said she was good Chris you weren't lying."
"Yeah that's exactly what we want," Keith called out.
They all sat there talking about the band, the cover and possible ideas for the future covers until they all left Neo to perform.
"Good luck boys," Neo said motherly.
"We don't luck we are huge rock star," Chris said before running the catch up to his boys.