Hey all. Was brought to my attention that I had some errors in the names,
that it's Zoe Payne and Brodi, thank ya Nomysp's angel, you rock. Anyways,
on with the show!
Chapter 7: Who am I?
I do not own any of the characters or locations of the SSX series. EA games BIG owns all characters and places mentioned in this story.
Psymon sat on the couch, stacks of tapes surrounded him. He leaned forward with his elbows on his knees, watching the television very closely. Since he had returned to the lodge, he had watched tape after tape of highlights from the previous seasons, especially the ones involving himself and his rivalries. He was shocked as he watched some of the asinine stunts he had performed over the last three seasons. His concern though was not with his feats on the tracks, ramps and halfpipes but instead with how he acted towards his other competitors. He felt sick to his stomach as he saw himself on the screen freely shoving other snowboarders down face first into the snow as he would come flying past them on the slopes. One that stuck out in his mind was an event where he was racing against Mac and shoved him into a spruce tree at top speed.
"How did I not break his legs there?" Psymon whispered to himself as he watched himself laugh as he flew past the cameraman on the tape. He final tape was titled "Hits of SSX", thinking it was a tape of the most popular stunts and runs. Instead it was a video dedicated entirely to the dirty playing that took place on the mountains. He felt unwell again as seemingly every dirty tactic seemed to involve him in some way or another. He could only watch the tape for ten minutes before he had to eject the tape from the VCR. He sat quietly, staring into the fireplace.
"There you are." Zoe said as she quietly walked into the room. She walked up behind the couch and hugged Psymon from behind. "I was worried about you, tell me when you're going to be gone that long next time alright?" Psymon nodded quietly. "What's wrong?" she asked as she walked around the couch and sat next to him, he still stared into the fireplace.
"I've been watching those tapes, Zoe, have I really become that much of an asshole?" Zoe shook her head.
"You're not an asshole, you did what you had to do to win. Plus doing what you did was what made you a fan favorite." Psymon shrugged, eyeing the pile of mail on the table across the room that he had to respond to from fans concerned for his well-being. "Plus a lot of your bigger vendettas were out of protection of me." Psymon raised an eyebrow and looked at Zoe with his eyes. "I don't know if you've seen it yet, but there was a hit last season where you shoved Mac into a tree and damn near killed him. You did that because the night before, he had gotten drunk and grabbed my ass after I told him to get away from me." Psymon smirked again, at least he knew his actions had a slight justification. "Besides, we're the misfits of the SSX circuit. You, me and Moby, we're expected to do stuff like that." Psymon was stern-faced again.
"Yeah, about that, when he yelled at you in the car-"
"Don't even worry about that." Zoe interrupted. "I know this is hard for you to get used to, but Moby is good to me, I guess."
"You guess?" Psymon echoed, Zoe looked at him blankly. "I would rather hear that he is good to you, no guess." Zoe went to speak but a loud knock on the lodge door interrupted them. Zoe went to the door and a man stood in the threshold.
"Can I find Simon Morgan here?" Zoe hesitated then nodded. The man let himself in and showed a card to Zoe. "I'm doctor John Zimmer, I've been asked to speak with Mr. Morgan about a few issues." Zoe nodded again without speaking and showed Zimmer into the room where Psymon sat. The doctor sat in a lounge chair and talked with Psymon about the accidents, both in Alberta and the recent one. He informed them that he was a psychiatrist and wanted to talk to Psymon about his last memories before the first accident. Zoe stayed in the room but sat in the corner in another lounge chair while Psymon laid out on the couch and just talked about all he could remember. The sessions went on for hours, and Zoe eventually left the room to find something to eat. She heard Psymon talking about everything from when they were kids, to when their parents died, to his last memories of the bike accident. Finally the doctor came out of the room with his jacket.
"So is he a quack?" Zoe said trying to joke with the doctor, he did not laugh.
"Miss Payne, your brother has a fascinating case." Zoe looked at the doctor coldly.
"Are you going to tell me what, or do I have to ask?" The doctor looked a little shocked but continued.
"Well, your brother suffers from an electricity-induced imbalance in his brain that leads to a rather disturbing surfacing." Zoe looked at the doctor with an exhausted expression.
"In English, Doc." The doctor cleared his throat.
"Yes, of course. Simon suppressed his anger and resentment for so long when you two were young that he eventually buried it all together, the result was this second personality that was hidden deep inside of him. This personality was the embodiment of all his rage, his hate, his pain, basically everything negative."
"Stark." she said quietly, starting to understand.
"Yes, exactly. Well this fellow who called himself Stark became so fueled with Simon's suppressed emotions, that it became strong enough to actually overthrow the real personality of Simon Morgan, it just needed Simon to be indisposed." Zoe mouthed some words silently, making sure she kept up with the doctor.
"So, when Simon zapped himself on those lines back in Alberta, that was what Stark needed?" The doctor nodded.
"Yes, your brother's real personality has in fact been hidden deep inside him, seemingly asleep for all these years."
"Until he got electrocuted again." Zoe finished for him.
"Exactly. The shock was enough to bring the real Simon back to the surface, but I fear that unless he learns to confront his feelings, Stark could very well be still hiding in him." Zoe looked into the room where Psymon now slept peacefully.
"So what should I do?" she asked with a sound of sorrow for her brother. The doctor put his hand on her shoulder and smiled.
"Just keep him talking, if he says he doesn't want to talk about something, make him talk about it, remind him that it's okay to be sad or angry. The first few days while he adjusts to this new life will be the most stressful on him, and he will need you more than ever, just do what you can to talk to him." Zoe nodded as the doctor walked out. "I would like to visit again next week to see how he is doing." he said with a wave.
Zoe walked back into the room that the fireplace was in. Psymon laid on the couch with his hands resting on his stomach. She pulled a blanket over him and ran her hand along his cheek. She kissed his forehead and quietly put some more logs in the fireplace to keep Psymon warm while he slept.
"Aww 'ow cute is this?" Zoe looked up at Moby who stood in the doorway with his arms crossed. "I swear you two are going Donny and Marie on me." Zoe sighed and closed the doors of the fireplace. "Honestly, ever since his accident you two have been nauseating to be around, if this keeps up I'll 'afta leave for my own sanity." Zoe walked up to Moby and looked up at him.
"Moby, please just ease off, he's going through a hard time." Moby scoffed in her face.
"HE'S going through a 'ard time? I'm the one that's got to worry about 'is girlfriend and her brother having an Arkansas moment." Zoe looked angry at Moby and sneered.
"Moby you're being a jerk right now, ya know that? He's my brother damn it, just face it that you can't always be the center of my attention." Moby grabbed her arm, causing her to yelp slightly.
"You watch you mouth with me, if it wasn't for me you'd still be taking your clothes off for those lumberjacks back in Canada." Zoe pulled her arm but Moby held on tight. "So if I were you, I would mind my mouth." He pushed her arm away. "Now go get changed, we're going to the bar." Zoe was about to protest but was cut off. "Shut up, you've pissed me off enough tonight. I'm looking for a fight, now let's go." Zoe quietly went to change, and moments later they walked out of the lodge and towards the bar at the main building. The second the door slammed shut, Psymon opened his eyes and narrowed them angrily.
Wuh oh, I think Moby is going to have a LOT of explaining to do. Sorry to all those Moby fans out there for turning him into such a dick, but SOMEONE has to be the villain right? Will Moby find his fight? Will Zoe keep putting up with Moby? Will Psymon learn to open up? All this and more as the story continues!
Chapter 7: Who am I?
I do not own any of the characters or locations of the SSX series. EA games BIG owns all characters and places mentioned in this story.
Psymon sat on the couch, stacks of tapes surrounded him. He leaned forward with his elbows on his knees, watching the television very closely. Since he had returned to the lodge, he had watched tape after tape of highlights from the previous seasons, especially the ones involving himself and his rivalries. He was shocked as he watched some of the asinine stunts he had performed over the last three seasons. His concern though was not with his feats on the tracks, ramps and halfpipes but instead with how he acted towards his other competitors. He felt sick to his stomach as he saw himself on the screen freely shoving other snowboarders down face first into the snow as he would come flying past them on the slopes. One that stuck out in his mind was an event where he was racing against Mac and shoved him into a spruce tree at top speed.
"How did I not break his legs there?" Psymon whispered to himself as he watched himself laugh as he flew past the cameraman on the tape. He final tape was titled "Hits of SSX", thinking it was a tape of the most popular stunts and runs. Instead it was a video dedicated entirely to the dirty playing that took place on the mountains. He felt unwell again as seemingly every dirty tactic seemed to involve him in some way or another. He could only watch the tape for ten minutes before he had to eject the tape from the VCR. He sat quietly, staring into the fireplace.
"There you are." Zoe said as she quietly walked into the room. She walked up behind the couch and hugged Psymon from behind. "I was worried about you, tell me when you're going to be gone that long next time alright?" Psymon nodded quietly. "What's wrong?" she asked as she walked around the couch and sat next to him, he still stared into the fireplace.
"I've been watching those tapes, Zoe, have I really become that much of an asshole?" Zoe shook her head.
"You're not an asshole, you did what you had to do to win. Plus doing what you did was what made you a fan favorite." Psymon shrugged, eyeing the pile of mail on the table across the room that he had to respond to from fans concerned for his well-being. "Plus a lot of your bigger vendettas were out of protection of me." Psymon raised an eyebrow and looked at Zoe with his eyes. "I don't know if you've seen it yet, but there was a hit last season where you shoved Mac into a tree and damn near killed him. You did that because the night before, he had gotten drunk and grabbed my ass after I told him to get away from me." Psymon smirked again, at least he knew his actions had a slight justification. "Besides, we're the misfits of the SSX circuit. You, me and Moby, we're expected to do stuff like that." Psymon was stern-faced again.
"Yeah, about that, when he yelled at you in the car-"
"Don't even worry about that." Zoe interrupted. "I know this is hard for you to get used to, but Moby is good to me, I guess."
"You guess?" Psymon echoed, Zoe looked at him blankly. "I would rather hear that he is good to you, no guess." Zoe went to speak but a loud knock on the lodge door interrupted them. Zoe went to the door and a man stood in the threshold.
"Can I find Simon Morgan here?" Zoe hesitated then nodded. The man let himself in and showed a card to Zoe. "I'm doctor John Zimmer, I've been asked to speak with Mr. Morgan about a few issues." Zoe nodded again without speaking and showed Zimmer into the room where Psymon sat. The doctor sat in a lounge chair and talked with Psymon about the accidents, both in Alberta and the recent one. He informed them that he was a psychiatrist and wanted to talk to Psymon about his last memories before the first accident. Zoe stayed in the room but sat in the corner in another lounge chair while Psymon laid out on the couch and just talked about all he could remember. The sessions went on for hours, and Zoe eventually left the room to find something to eat. She heard Psymon talking about everything from when they were kids, to when their parents died, to his last memories of the bike accident. Finally the doctor came out of the room with his jacket.
"So is he a quack?" Zoe said trying to joke with the doctor, he did not laugh.
"Miss Payne, your brother has a fascinating case." Zoe looked at the doctor coldly.
"Are you going to tell me what, or do I have to ask?" The doctor looked a little shocked but continued.
"Well, your brother suffers from an electricity-induced imbalance in his brain that leads to a rather disturbing surfacing." Zoe looked at the doctor with an exhausted expression.
"In English, Doc." The doctor cleared his throat.
"Yes, of course. Simon suppressed his anger and resentment for so long when you two were young that he eventually buried it all together, the result was this second personality that was hidden deep inside of him. This personality was the embodiment of all his rage, his hate, his pain, basically everything negative."
"Stark." she said quietly, starting to understand.
"Yes, exactly. Well this fellow who called himself Stark became so fueled with Simon's suppressed emotions, that it became strong enough to actually overthrow the real personality of Simon Morgan, it just needed Simon to be indisposed." Zoe mouthed some words silently, making sure she kept up with the doctor.
"So, when Simon zapped himself on those lines back in Alberta, that was what Stark needed?" The doctor nodded.
"Yes, your brother's real personality has in fact been hidden deep inside him, seemingly asleep for all these years."
"Until he got electrocuted again." Zoe finished for him.
"Exactly. The shock was enough to bring the real Simon back to the surface, but I fear that unless he learns to confront his feelings, Stark could very well be still hiding in him." Zoe looked into the room where Psymon now slept peacefully.
"So what should I do?" she asked with a sound of sorrow for her brother. The doctor put his hand on her shoulder and smiled.
"Just keep him talking, if he says he doesn't want to talk about something, make him talk about it, remind him that it's okay to be sad or angry. The first few days while he adjusts to this new life will be the most stressful on him, and he will need you more than ever, just do what you can to talk to him." Zoe nodded as the doctor walked out. "I would like to visit again next week to see how he is doing." he said with a wave.
Zoe walked back into the room that the fireplace was in. Psymon laid on the couch with his hands resting on his stomach. She pulled a blanket over him and ran her hand along his cheek. She kissed his forehead and quietly put some more logs in the fireplace to keep Psymon warm while he slept.
"Aww 'ow cute is this?" Zoe looked up at Moby who stood in the doorway with his arms crossed. "I swear you two are going Donny and Marie on me." Zoe sighed and closed the doors of the fireplace. "Honestly, ever since his accident you two have been nauseating to be around, if this keeps up I'll 'afta leave for my own sanity." Zoe walked up to Moby and looked up at him.
"Moby, please just ease off, he's going through a hard time." Moby scoffed in her face.
"HE'S going through a 'ard time? I'm the one that's got to worry about 'is girlfriend and her brother having an Arkansas moment." Zoe looked angry at Moby and sneered.
"Moby you're being a jerk right now, ya know that? He's my brother damn it, just face it that you can't always be the center of my attention." Moby grabbed her arm, causing her to yelp slightly.
"You watch you mouth with me, if it wasn't for me you'd still be taking your clothes off for those lumberjacks back in Canada." Zoe pulled her arm but Moby held on tight. "So if I were you, I would mind my mouth." He pushed her arm away. "Now go get changed, we're going to the bar." Zoe was about to protest but was cut off. "Shut up, you've pissed me off enough tonight. I'm looking for a fight, now let's go." Zoe quietly went to change, and moments later they walked out of the lodge and towards the bar at the main building. The second the door slammed shut, Psymon opened his eyes and narrowed them angrily.
Wuh oh, I think Moby is going to have a LOT of explaining to do. Sorry to all those Moby fans out there for turning him into such a dick, but SOMEONE has to be the villain right? Will Moby find his fight? Will Zoe keep putting up with Moby? Will Psymon learn to open up? All this and more as the story continues!