The CHIKARA Fanfiction
Chapter 13: Unlikely Friends
Note: Chapter 12 was HUGE, so I decided to spare it being a monster, and split it where it looked like it could use one...so here is the excess of 12, still pretty good though, more CHIKARA characters abound! Enjoy!
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*Gerard rolls his eyes at it as he walks down hall, more like stumbles, not sure if he should even be walking...Della walks out into the hall* Hey, you're supposed to be down at least a day! *Gerard sighs* Im fine...*wobbles a bit, despite how much he says it he isnt...Della frowns* Oh no you don't. *Still bigger than him. PIcks him up to take him back to her room layng him down, Gerard sighs* Perfect, demean me more by holding me like a baby...doesnt help you're a giant...*Della frowns* I'm taking you back to rest that's all. IF you'd rather I carry you like a sack of potatos for your dignity's sake I"d be happy to oblige. *Gerard mutters nothing that would make her do such*
*Della huffs* Thought so. Now, do I have to sedate you so you can't move at all, or can you stay put for 24 hours? Gerard- ...Sedate me with what? *Della holds up frying pan, Gerard stares* Fine Ill lay here *sighs* whatever floats your boat... *Della stares, and asks* Where were you off to anyway? *Gerard quickly responds* ...Nowhere... *Della replies* Mhmm. *Gerards eyes narrow* Stop that...*Della blinks* Stop what? *Gerard frowns* That tone of voice you have where you dont believe a single word Im saying... *Della shrugs* Don't know what you're talking about. *Gerard sighs* ...You love doing this dont you? *Della blinks* Doing what? *Gerard pauses* ...Im just going to stop talking, I stop talking you cant to it... *shuts up* *Della shrugs* Do what you want, I don't know what you're talking about. *Leans back. Totally playing the game. Gerard nods* You aint getting to me...*Della shrugs, Gerard looks at the celing* Theres nothing wrong...nothing at all... *Della replies* I didn't say there was. *Gerard nods* Thats because there isnt *Della nods* Good, everything's great then. *Gerard agrees* Yep... *Della agrees back* Mhmm *Gerard relaxes* Sure... *Della nods, Gerard still goes on* Peachy Keane...*Della finally says* I notice you keep trying to convince yourself. *Gerard replies* Thats a matter of opinion... *Della replies* You're still talking. *Gerard retorts* So are you...*Della folds her arms* Only because you haven't stopped. *Gerard shrugs* Ok fine...Ill stop *Della shrugs and leans back again*
*Silence...then, Gerard talks again* Yep...not a peep...could ear a pin drop with how I dont talk, nope, as quiet as a church mouse no noise whatsoever, I am so quiet that- *Della cuts him off dully* Seriously. You are trying to convince yourself, and sucking horribly at it. *Gerard snaps* Look! Everything in my life is WONDERFUL! OK? You're here and you wont shut up, I got a concussion by a fat idiot that always sounds like he has a cold, I sleep in dumpsters nightly and have interesting conversations with rats, WHATS NOT TO LOVE? *Della hums, drums her fingers* Let's see, I'm here and won't shut up can't be solved, sorry about that. Concussion, oh, wow, fixed before you could get worse or die, imagine that. Sleep in dumpsters, well last I checked warm beds were still available here, and conversations, well this place has alot of people to talk to, just wait until you meet Tiana...*Gerard frowns* I dont want to talk to anyone thank you very much...*Della sighs* Which is why you talk to rats when you get the chance. *Gerard groans* You arent going to leave are you? *Della simply replies* Nope. *Gerard sighs* So this conversations just going to keep getting drug up over and over again? *Della nods* Mhmm. *Gerard nods* ...Good to know...*grabs the frying pan and tries to whack himself with it. Della snatches it away from him* NO you don't. *Gerard groans flopping back* You make NOTHING easy...WHY did II have to talk to you on your way to school, if I would have just let you go by you wouldnt have known I exsisted or cared and I would still be fine!
*Della frowns* No, you'd just stay miserable. Am I bent on making your life hell for a bit? Absolutely. But I'm bent on making your life hell for a bit, so that it won't be miserable ever again. *Gerard replies stubbornly* It wont work with me...like I said before, and Ill say again...my life was fine up to this point, no one to hold me down, I got rid of the baggage, I was fine... *got rid of the baggage? Della asks latching on* Baggage? *Gerard pauses, glares* ...Dont you have something to cook or mutilate with that frying pan? *Della glares, Gerardstares back* Im not scared of you, Im not! *Della casually flips the frying pan like it's an orange she's tossing up and down, Gerard stares*... Nope...not at all scared...Della continues flipping it, taps it lightly on her dresser, making it pang, then slams it an inch from Gerards head, blinks* Oh I'm sorry, I thought I saw a little bug there *Gerard freezes, in a small voice with dialated pupils* Ill be a good boy an eat my vegitables mommy...*headshake* What the ...you made me black out! *Della smirks and pulls the frying pan away* You were just telling me about baggage. *Gerard frowns* I was? *folds arms* dont recall that... *Della flicks the frying pan, making it ring* Need a reminder?
*Gerard stares...sighs*...Ok fine...I...may have had...some associates after...the thing with Equinox...*Della blinks* Associates? *Gerard nods* Yes...associates...all of us were...well in the same boat so to speak...*Della nods, listening as Gerard continues* After I was...well banished...there were two others...the first one was Shane Storm...a goofy looking idiot that was apparently before he was with the technicos a crossing guard...on what road Ill never ask...and he was very tight knit with everyone...one of th top technicos at the time...but then he started losing, losing and losing and losing...and I think it drove him a little up the wall because he just needed SOMETHING to break the funk he was in...so he did something...*Della leans forward, noting the name. Shane Storm. Gerard continues* ...I was still Equinox...and I was fighting someone, Ill just call him a Hero, and it was a mask vs hair match...and we had this move Quack taught us...the CHIKARA Special. It was a move he said was uncounterable...*snickers bitterly* Of course it was me, that would be the first one for it to be countered on...so I lost, and got unmasked, and kicked out, boo hoo. Storm not too soon after was in a match and...unknown to the official, it looked like Shane would lose again, but then...Ultrmanatis snuck to the outside of the ring and...used this smoke...charm...thing...and knocked the opponent cold, and it was his own minion if I recall, Hydra ...and just left. Shane won the match, and then...it just sparked him. He kept winning, then he tag teamed with Quack and they looked near unstoppable togeather, maybe even tighter knit that he and that dork Jigsaw...in fact, all three of them a bit back won the King of Trios too...which is the biggest event in CHIKARA's history yadda yadda. Quack didn't know who it was who told of the weakness to the counter...he came to me first of course...then I remined him WHO LOST BECAUSE OF IT...and he backed off. Then something happened...Tim Donst...another idiot, still is, when he was with the technicos at the time, landed on his head badly...and was taken by Mantis and his goons. He tried to tell Donst he belonged in his Neo Solar Temple or something...and it looked like for awhile it worked, he wrestled for them...of course it was all a ruse for Donst to infiltrate Rudo territory, and find out how the CHIKARA Specials secrets made it to Black and the Rudos ears...turns out...in exchange for a match win...Shane Storm sold them out...
*Della leans back a little* Must have shaken Quackenbush pretty badly. *Gerard nods* ...You know how I was just kicked out? *Della nods* Yes. *Gerard smirks* Well Storm wasnt...He and Storm won a match, and they won their third match, giving them three points, thats how getting a tag title shot works in the company...and Donst came rushing to the ring, telling Quack the name, while Storm celebrated. Quack got up, went over to him...and kicked the ever loving crap out of him. Now Quack despite how much I despise him I admit...is very level headed, and he cared about Storm alot...he and Jig were the left and right hand...and when he found out Storm sold himself to the devil for a win, when he could have went to Quack for help well...he lost it...*Della sighs. She'll have to talk to Quack about that later. Must still be a painful memory.*
*Gerard continues* Anyway...Quack and Storm then fought...in brutal matches. They were both bent on killing each other it seemed...Quack said in a pre match promo that, he didnt want to fight or hurt Storm but...he said he thought he had to, and he did. He sinched the Special on Storm, so hard he couldnt counter, won...and didnt let go...so the official reversed the decision and gave the win to storm by DQ. Something Quack has never done in his lifetime...is disqualify himself like that. So...I begin seeing this frustration, this...anger, this build un Storm. So I went to him and said...there comes a time when you have to say...I've lost EVERYTHING...what else is there left to lose? After that he and Quack had another match...and just when it seemed Quack had it all won, I snuck in with the officials back turned, and bashed Quack over the head knocking him out cold...and giving Storm the win..*Della is starting to see where trust and hate issues are building up*
*Gerard continues* After that...well...Shanes Storms metamorphosis began...*Della frowns* And he became like you. *Gerard nods* Yep, his goofy face...turned into that of pure evil, dark, manacing, his goofy yellow mullet became a split black mohawk, his goofy yellow mustache became fine and black and curled, his eyes usually off centered, centered and became a stone grey...and his body, his attire, he got rid of the stupid crossing guard get ups, the geans, the stupdity, and got a nice black attire...Shane Storm gone...he became a new person...Stigma. *Della takes note, again, of the name. Stigma.*
*Gerard sighs* ...Anyway thats one...the next ones...someone by the name of Colin Delaney... *Della blinks* Similar story? *Gerard nods* A bit...Colin is...someone with not alot of stature about him...pretty much the one person with in a group of nerds...,he'll be the one going in the locker...*Della nods* Mhmm. *Gerard continues* Anyway he was a technico, then...well he was decent there, not the best but he was good, he fit in the roster well. Then, someone, whoever it was...called the Technicos and said they wanted Colin to be with them, much, bigger demon fights on a grander scale. Quack thought it laughable and some sort of ruse...which Colin took as an insult...Quack did try to tell Colin that he only mean that those demons were not the style of wrestling he was used to blah blah blah appetizer blah blah blah not ready. Colin looked like he was okay with it but...hey guess what he went behind Quacks back and went anyway. Oh and surprise...Colin was destoryed... *Della tries to bite back the "Seeing a pattern here?" comment.*
*Gerard continues* So Colin went back...sort of crawled he was pretty mangled, and Quack kicked him out. He forsake them and left without consent...to Quack that meant he didnt respect them enough or him for telling Colin what would happen. So...guess where he wound up? *Della sighs* With you. *Gerard smirks* You're catching on...and thus...our little band of misfits was named The UnStable...
*Della nods* So...where are they? *Gerard shrugs* Eh...after awhile, differences in opinion, yada yada yada they went one way and I went the other. And who needs them...Im perfectly fine on my own...*Della nods* hm. Last seen? *Gerard shrugs* Somewhere around *rattles it off* Why? *Della replies in a spooky voice* Because I keep track of each and every one of you in a little map in a little room on this place with pins marking every location you've ever been OOOOOOOOoooooOOOOooooooh. *Gerard stares* ...Just hit me over the head with the pan at this point... *Della shakes her head* No such luck, you'll just have to deal with my sarcasm. But hey, I'll cut you some slack and give you a break. But seriously, no getting up. I will track you. *Stands to leave, Gerard sighs.* Fine *lays* I can at least have some peace and quiet...
*Della goes to Grim, and asks to go somewhere. A rather large hand almost swallows her shoulder* Honey... where do you think you're going? *Della sighs* Tom I've got to find a couple of these jokers. *Tom pauses...* Honey you're in no shape to go do this alone, you need backup if these guys are trouble. *Della sighs...he is right, she nods to Grim, Grim opens the portal, and both step through. Shocker they end up in an alleyway there. Della remembers Vin slinking around alleyways. Checks down the alley, counting on the fact that some luck has rubbed off on her. Theres a cardboard sign that says 'Colin Delaneys Grocery Store...name a work in progress'. Della blinks, checks behind the cardboard sign*
*Theres a small skinny person with long stringy brown hair twiddling his thumbs at a makeshift counter made of a plank of wood and trash can, Della stares* Colin Delaney, I presume? *Colin looks up* Hmm? Oh! *Grins* ah hello, Welcome to Colin Delaneys Grocery Store...name a work in progress! I am Colin Delaney, I suppose the reputation of my fine products has spread *Della blinks* And what products would that be? *Colin motions* Oh lots, Fruits and vegitables *points to them...well their only half spoiled...he continues* Soda...cans *theres a section of soda cans* And of course for the kids, *lifts up a worn bear* toys! *Something rips the bear out of his hands and smacks him on the head, and throws it away, Colin frowns* Ow! ...And of course with my co-founder Stigma *Stigma stands coldly right next to him* We split the profits fifty fifty! *Stigma growls, Colin rephrases* 60-40 *Stigma groooooowls, Colin sighs...I get what he gives me *Stigma nods and grunts*
*Della nods to him* Ah, Shane Storm oops I mean Stigma. *Holds out a hand* Pleasure to finally meet you. *Stigma smacks her hand away angrily, Colin winces* Oh...yeah no one calls him that anymore...people who do well...yeah...*Della asks* Really. Why is that, Shane Storm? Does it bring up bad memories, Shane Storm? That's too bad Shane Storm, because I have news from a few old friends, Shane Storm, including one Vin Gerard. *Glances at Colin* He had his neck snapped by Kingston. *Stigma breaks the plank of wood between them, Colin backs up and frowns* Aw man I worked hard on that! ...What was that last thing you said? *Della doesn't flinch, Tom does but stands firm behind her, she continues* Vin Gerard. nasty head blow by Kingston. *Stigma stares...*frowns* Feh! *turns away, Colin nods* Yeah, serves him right, he was always a loudmouth...*Della replies* He's not a "was" just yet. He's currently receiving medical treatment available at my house, but he seems pretty sure of the fact that, once he's better, he's taking off again back to his miserable life. Personally *leans forward* I think he's trying to end his life. He goaded Kingston into half killing him. Now why do you think he did that? *Stigma grunts and speaks up* Because he's an idiot like he always was... *Della lashes the words out like a whip in a reply* Because he thinks he's all alone.
*Stigma frowns* ...Well he is...he didnt care enough about us, so we dont care about him! *Colin nods...then blinks* ...Why exactly did we split up again? *Stigma roars* HOW do you not remember that? *Colin looks to him* ...I dont know we argued on a daily basis I cant really remember the scale tipping moment... *Stigma sighs* It was when we...and...*grunts scratching his head* give me a second...*Della replies to them* Idiots. *Stigma growls at her* NO ONE CALLS ME AN IDIOT! *Colin asks* They dont? *Stigma turns to him quietly* Colin do I have to remind you of what happened last time you tried a contradicting statement! *points to Garbage can with similar dent to the likeness of Colins head, Colin shakes his head* ...No continue...
*Della looks in his face, calmly* Shane Storm. You. Are. An. Idiot. For several reasons, starting with the fact that you didn't go to your BEST FRIEND for help, you went to HIS WORST ENEMY for help. That is stupid number one. Stupid number two was not immediately confessing and apologizing, instead hiding it sot hat it ended up being a full betrayal. Stupid number three was splitting with Vin Gerard, who obviously has issues with being abandoned and kicked to the curb already, so that he ends up goading Kingston to kill him. Now are you going to do stupid number four or come with me? *Stigma completely stops...silent for awhile...blinks. Colin stares in shock* Dear lord...I think you broke Stigma... *Della nods* good. Because Stigma isn't who I was talking to in the first place. *Stigma growls* I still go by Stigma... *Della doesnt back down* That doesn't answer my question.
*Stigma pauses* ...Rrrgh...fine! Fine we'll go...like leaving this is hard to do. *Colin frowns* ...I liked my grocery store idea... *Stigma growls* Would you care to see the tip jar? Where the spider spun five webs? *Colin stares at it...turns back*...Yeah lets go... *Della walks over to the portal. Tom's been watching all this, and he just shakes his head, grinning. That's Della Colin sees Tom and immediatly hides behind Stigma, Della just replies* That's my husband, don't worry, he's not going to hurt you. *Cheerfully* Unless you try to hurt me. *Steps through* *Colin stares* ...I'll be sure not to...do that...*steps through clumsily, Stigma steps through, Tom is last* *Della after they step through* Heads up to you. And I'll be sure to inform the others about this as well. You're entering a neutral ground. Not a war zone. A lot of old faces you know are going to be there, from what I understand, no sudden attacks, ambushes, or anything like that. I'll be sure to let them know that too. *Stigma grunts dismissively...Colin nods* Yes it would best for any of them not to cross me...lest I unleash my full force onto them...*Stigma- just slowly head turns to Colin...and turns back shaking his head*
*Della: *sighs* Follow me. *Leads them to her room, and gestures for them to wait a moment. Walks in to see Gerard* Comfy? *Gerard looks up* Until you showed up yes... *Della ignores him* Eemember how I said I was gonna make your life hell for a bit so it wouldn't be later? *Gerard answers* Still hell... *Della nods* Welcome to the end of hell. *Gestures to the others*
*Sigma and Colin walk in, Gerard blinks...stares...then leans back* You call this the end of hell? It looks like the beginning... *Stigma growls* I see your head being whacked hasnt changed your cheery personality *Colin blinks, asks* Vin has a cheery personality? *Gerard sighs* Colin do you still need to be reminded about your contradicting questions? *Colin stops...shakes head* ...No...*Gerard shrugs* So what you're back? And Im supposed to care? *Stigma shrugs* If you want we'll just leave then *Gerard frowns* Fine, go! *Stigma glares* If thats what you want FINE! *Gerard nods* FINE! *Colin stares* ...FINE! *they leave, Gerard leans back* *Della stares*...And why did you do that, stupid? *Gerard simply says* Just count to five... *Della blinks*... One... two... three... four... five...
*Stigma and Colin walk back in and go right to his bed side, Stigma starts up* So anyway hows the head? *Gerard sighs* feels like hell...so obviously it isnt that great... *Colin nods* Yeah concussions arent fun- not that...I would know...or anything...*he looks away a bit, Della stares, its like the yelling didnt even happen* What... just happened? *Gerard shrugs* ...Thats how we talk to each other Colin- Pretty much a normal conversation...
*Della stares*...Alright then. *throws up her hands* Well, have fun catching up, dont' let him move for another half day, there is food downstairs, I sent Tom down to tell everyone not to kill you...*Colin pauses* ...Food? *Della nods, and points, Colin runs there, Stigma shouts* You dont bring me anything back I'll make you wear your food!
*Della, leaves them, she would stick around but...she has another matter she wants to attend to now...*
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Note: And with this chapter out of the way, the next chapter will finally set up some big changes around CHIKARA's wworld of wrestling, so hope you are ready for that! Until then, review on here or the CHIKARA101 forums, and I'll see you next chapter!