Chapter 12
"It's early February and I can wear shorts how awesome is Vegas," I think to myself as I get dressed. OK I admit the winter's in Orlando are pretty great but I am trying to be more positive lately. I head for the car when my phone goes off. "Hello?" "Hey Jake's it Steve," Corino says. "Hey buddy what's up?" I say to him. "Well something happened," Steve says. "Steve speak up I can barely hear you that static on the line is insane. Hey wait why didn't you just call me on the satellite phone?" "It sort of went overboard," Steve says. "That was brand new phone I bought it for the boat and you lose it!" I yell at him.
"I'm sorry! But there's more to it than the phone?" Steve says. "What did you hit a sand bar and the phone fell off?" I ask half laughing. "Yeah that's about it." "You hit a sand bar?" I yell at him. "Don't worry I got the boat free." Steve says in a way that tells me there is something else. "And than what?" "Well Jake you see in getting it off I put a real big hole in the side and the boat sank," Steve says. I am silent. "Hello Jake are you still there?" Steve asks.
"YOU SANK MY BOAT! WHAT THE...." I swore at Steve for the next twenty minutes. So much for being positive there is no way to put a positive spin on this. I am so mad at Corino I have to fight the urge to crash his car. I get to the house where we are filming and see it's pretty empty witch is really strange since I am running late after my call from Corino. I see Art sitting outside drinking from bottle of whiskey.
"Oh Jake you made it," he says. "Yeah I guess I'm the only one," I say seeing this guy looks like I just shot his dog. "No I told them not to come on I tried to call you but the line was busy," He responds. "Yeah that was my finding out my boat sank," I tell him. "Oh boy now I feel really about telling you that the movie is off," Art says. "What? How can it be off?" "The backer pulled out. I'm sorry Jake nothing can be done unless I find a new one and that's not going to easy," he explains. This just isn't my decade is it folks.
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It was the night off Against All Odds. "Hey Traci any luck," Christy Hemme asked her. "Oh plenty of luck all bad," Traci says as she sits down. "I thought you got a lead about him in Vegas what happened?" Christy asks again. "He had already checked out!" Traci yells her frustrations coming out. "Come on Traci you will find Jake sooner or later," Christy says. "I just wish I could figure out what is going on in his head," Traci says.
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"Look Hulk I tried but no one can find Jake Reed," Eric says. "You know Eric I have enough to deal with already but look at this," Hulk says pulling out a stack of paper. "What are those?" Eric asks. "Letters and E-Mails wanting Reed," Hulk says. Eric is about to say something but Mike Tenay comes running in. "Call 911!" He yells. "Why?" Eric and Hulk ask at once. "Samoa Joe's been attacked. It's really bad!" Tenay yells.
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The Event went on until it was time for the Main Event. Joe had been taken to the hospital so the fans had no idea what would happen. Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff stood in the ring. "I"ll be honest with you brothers we have been racking our brains in the back trying to figure out what to do because we promised you a TNA world..." AJ's music started to play as the champ and Ric Flair made there entrance. "No Hold on on damn second Hogan! AJ signed to face Samoa Joe and just because he can't make it doesn't mean you can do what ever you want!" Ric Flair yelled. "That's right I am going to have some say in this. So I will make it clear it can't be a someone I have already beat! In a title match" AJ yells. "Well that means Kurt Angle won't get a shot if AJ gets his way," Tenay says. "Or someone that was in the eight card stud tournament!" "Well that was Desmond Wolfe, Matt Morgan, Hernandez, among others with Wolfe winning!" Taz reminds the fans.
"So in other words the top level in TNA that could beat you," Bischoff says. "Hey I don't have to defend my title tonight I could just walk," AJ says. Hogan and Bischoff start to whisper to each other. "Wait who the hell is this guy?" Taz asks as a guy with a hooded sweat shirt comes out of the tunnel and down the ramp. The hood is up blocking his face. Bischoff and Hogan are to busy with each other to see him while AJ and Flair have there backs turned to him. The man stops just short of the ring and pulls off the hood. "IT'S JAKE REED!" Tenay yells. "HOLY HELL!" Taz yells. Hogan and Bischoff break from the conference to see why the fans are cheering so loudly. "Ring the bell the we have a challenger!" Hogan yells pointing at Jake.
AJ turns around and gets punched right in the mouth. The bell rings and Hogan orders Bischoff and Flair out of the ring. Jake comes in with a spring board double stomp onto AJ's gut. Jake pulls AJ up and pick him up and whips him into the ropes. Jake splashes AJ in the corner and than sits him on the top rope. Jake climbs the corner and puts AJ on his shoulders in fireman's' carry before hitting a super death valley driver. Jake covers and Hogan counts of the one the two and the three. "The Winner and New TNA World Champion Jake Reed!"
Hogan picks up the TNA world title witch AJ had dropped when Jake punched him and hands it to Jake. Jake takes it and extends his hand to Hogan who takes it. "What a moment Jake Reed is back!" Tenay says. But than Jake shocks everyone when he hits Hogan with the belt. Jake than puts the boots to the Hulkster. "What are you doing Jake? What is wrong with you?" Tenay asks. "I don't know what's more shocking the title change, Reed's return or this," Taz says. Jake leaves with the fans booing loudly.
Note- OK I know having my OC beat AJ like that might turn some people off but in order for the story to go where I want to take it I had to it. As always thanks for reading and please review.