After this very interesting „match“ - and that interfering signal - the scene changes and we're in the backstage area again. The part with the FTW-caterers' buffet set up, to be exact. Wrestlers and staff members, sitting, eating, chatting, and after a while Lisa Starr is in the picture. Rocking back and forth on her steel chair, Converse sneakers clad feet put up on the table, and a huge plateful of Chicken Nuggets and French Fries resting on her lap. Shaking her head while looking at the TV screen.
„Now that was f*BEEP*ing cheap!“
She mutters after the bell has rung and Sadie gets carried out of the arena by Red. Her eyes remain fixed on the TV as Megan and Aika keep going at it. Meanwhile, in the back of the screen, you can see a bunch of security guys running by on their way to get those two away from each other before they beat this entire city to ashes. Lisa's eyes grow as Megan spears Aika off the stage. “And THAT was AWESOME!” Lisa raises her cup, and as the security and EMTs flood in to hold them apart, her eyes drift to the side.
“Finally!! And where have you been all this time? You missed the 'match'. Megan and Aika were beating the crap out of each other! You shoulda seen this!! Speared her ALL the way from the stage, down to the concrete floor! Stuff flying EVERYWHERE!”
Lindsay steps into the picture, standing next to Lisa. “Oh I've been...nowhere! And...oh no! I missed that? That is...such a shame!” You can see on her face that she's lying. She's horrible at lying!! And it's obvious that she's actually pretty happy she didn't have to see Aika. And from the looks of it, Lisa's not sad either. She has the motel room next to Lindsay's after all! And it's hard to catch sleep when the girl next door is screaming all night.
Lindsay quickly changes the topic to “Hey, thanks for saving some food for me!” looking at the 17 pieces of fried chicken on Lisa's plate, who looks up at Lindsay a little confused and answers. “Eh...no?” “But...isn't that a bit much for you?!”
“That's what they said.” Lisa points across the room and the cameraman follows the direction, showing the Mulkey cousins. Both of them rubbing their foreheads. “And they got a tray to the face.” Lisa says with a satisfied grin across her lips before putting a couple of fries into her mouth. “Oh....oh, okay...” Lindsay mutters, then lets out a big sigh and looks down at Lisa with puppy eyes. It doesn't take long until “Fiiiiiine! One!”
Just as the hungry Dragon reaches for it, their attention is taken away from the food as an irritating voice echoes through the room.
“Look, Red, I know you're probably not talking to me right now,” Sadie says.
“You're right, I'm not.”
“I get it, heat of the moment and all. I just want to say...”
Red EXPLODES.
“What, Sadie? What is it that you 'just want to say?' That I should be happy for you that you tied the Countdown noose around your neck tonight? That I should pat you on the back for announcing to the entire world that you're Callista's new puppet? That I should smother you with kisses, because you publicly humiliated Jenny Dare, just because she's a girl from my past?”
“Actually, I just wanted to ask if you'd buy me a milkshake.”
And there they stand. In the middle of the room, everyone glaring at them. The Red Enforcer with his little Sadie Davis on his back. Everyone's just looking for a few seconds, until...
“AHEM!” Lisa loudly clears her throat, sets down her plate and gets to her feet. Arms folded across her chest, Lindsay standing slightly behind her. “What do we have here? The newest little figurine in Callista Quinn's game of Chess! And her...mule?”
Lindsay pinches Lisa's arm and whispers “Ehm...what do you mean, Chess?” “She joined Countdown.” “Oh, ok! … … WHAT?!”
Sadie hops off Red's back and walks to the table, facing Lisa and looking her square in the eyes. Red's right behind her.
“Very impressive win out there! I mean, the way you did absolutely NOTHING was great! Actually was the BEST I've ever seen from you.”
“And who are you again? I have trouble remembering the names of nobodies.”
“I'm the girl who's going to do the world a favor and shut your annoying little mouth for good.”
“Take your best shot, sugar-plum, but...” Sadie nods toward Lindsay “...shouldn't you give your baby a bottle and put her down for a nap first?”
Lisa's eyes narrow as Sadie smirks right into her face. The tension's rising, and Lindsay starts tugging on Lisa's arm. “Ehm. Lisa? Calm down, maybe? Ah...no trouble here, okay? Like...everyone's watching! And...and Sadie, that wasn't very nice!”
Lisa pulls her arm from the Dragon's grip “Feeling pretty good about yourself, huh? Think ya can take me? Then why don't you ask your big guy over there what it's like to be pinned by me, 1-2-3, in the middle of the ring! He should remember. Wasn't too long ago, was it? And you, little girl, should be careful what you're saying. The only thing that changed since you joined Countdown, is that now I have even more of a reason to beat the living hell out of you!”
“Liiiisaaaaaaaa! Calm down...”
“Looks like you should tighten the leash on your barking little dog, Lindsay. She's getting out of control!”
“And maybe YOU should get your brains out of your dick, start growing balls and finally, for ONCE do what YOU think is right, you masqueraded prick!”
Lisa hasn't even finished her sentence before Sadie EXPLODES, screaming as she flies over the table at Lisa. “NOBODY DISRESPECTS RED!!” Food flies in all directions, as the Dragon Starrs stumble back a few steps. Pressing forward, Sadie rocks Lisa with a forearm to the jaw.
Lisa's head jerks back, but she replies with a fist to Sadie's face. And gets one right back at her. The two are brawling back and forth. Lindsay steps in from the side, looking to separate the two, but before she can get there, Red is quickly behind her, hooking her arms in a Chickenwing-Hold to keep her from getting in the middle of this.
“HEY!! Let...me go!” Lindsay gasps as she struggles in the hold. Arms tensing as she shakes them side to side, but Red simply overpowers her, pulling her back and away from the two girls that are brawling all over the place now. He tells her to “Let them go. Get it out of their system.” As he keeps dragging her away. Linds keeps struggling for a while...until she realizes that there's not really a point to it. And Lisa would just make the rest of this night miserable if she pulled her away from this fight.
Linds starts to relax, stops her struggling, and Red loosens the hold. He even releases it with one arm as he steps closer to a table, takes a Doughnut and starts munching on it while watching Sadie and Lisa go at it.
The staff members back WAY up, while the wrestlers just take a few steps back to clear some space, looking at each other and wondering what to do here. The punches keep flying, and eventually Lisa gets the upper hand. Firing away with forearms at Sadie's jaw. Then a quick kick to the belly sends Sadie stumbling backwards until she rests against the edge of a table.
“Lemme show ya what I think of Countdown!” Lisa steps in towards Sadie, looking to follow up. And as she does, Sadie reaches back, grabs a bowl filled with Guacamole and flings it right at Lisa's face. Spilling the green dip all over her face and the Chicago Blackhawks Jersey she's wearing. Blinding her for a moment. The bowl drops to the floor with a loud crash as Sadie follows up, charging in and hitting Lisa with a Dropkick to her knees, sending her flipping over and landing on the floor.
Sadie gets up and glances back at Lindsay, locked up by Red. “I used to think YOU were the weak link of this Dragon Starrs fiasco, but now I'm beginning to have second thoughts.” Turning back to Lisa, Sadie grabs her hair and the belt around her jeans before flinging her over a table into some bystanders. Food flies helter-skelter as Lisa tumbles over the table. Luckily, she's caught by Monstro who, unsurprisingly, is the first in the buffet line.
He looks at Lisa for a few seconds before deciding to set her down, standing on the floor. (Apparently he knows that you don't throw away food. Guacamole in the face and all.) Sadie doesn't like it though, grabs a plate and THROWS is across the room towards Lisa. She sees it coming though and ducks, everyone behind takes a step to the side to let it fly by, right towards the door...which opens. In it stands the returning FTW interviewer Anna Ruethli (you might remember her from Fury 1, where she made the mistake of going into the Countdown's locker room for an interview, never to be seen again...until now). And...her return doesn't last very long. Before she can even say hello, the plate EXPLODES in her face and she goes down in a motionless heap.
“That was unpleasant!” Red says before taking another bite from his doughnut.
Lindsay takes a deep breath before yelling “NOW I GOT YOU, SADIE!”
Sadie flinches and turns around, ready to see Lindsay running right at her, but...she's still standing there, held by Red. She's just standing there, smiling at Sadie and giggling a little “Hi!”
This distractoni gives Lisa a chance to close in, and she quickly does. Leaping up on a table, using it as a springboard to launch herself into Sadie just as she turns back around. Lisa hits her with her left arm around the neck, takes her down, keeps her down and throws wild punches down at her forehead. Sadie squirms wildly underneath this barrage, and eventually slips out and rolls away.
She rolls under a table, toppling it over to keep Lisa from crawling after her. More food and drinks get spilled, blocking Lisa's way as Sadie gets to her feet on the other side, brushing cheese grits off her tank top. “Whose stupid idea was it to put food in a cafeteria?!” Lisa growls as she takes off to the left. Jumping onto a table, then down towards Sadie. Trying to hit her with a kick to the chest on the way down, which Sadie evades.
Once Lisa lands, Sadie swings wildly with her right fist. Lisa ducks under it, making Sadie hit the Blue Fairy square in the mouth. Both look at her as she goes down, and a few moments later Sadie comes charging in for a Clothesline. Lisa ducks, keeps her legs bent, sets herself up. And once Sadie turns around, Lisa explodes right at her. Flinging her right foot up as hard and fast as she can. Looking to kick Sadie's head right off her shoulders with a Superkick.
WHACK!!!
The impact echoes through the room. And a body drops like a bag of rocks. Unfortunately that bag of rocks is one of the Mulkeys who Sadie pulled in front of her at the last second. (These Mulkeys look so alike, I have no idea which one it is).
Lisa hisses in frustration as Sadie just glares back, fists clenched, her sweat damp hair stuck to the side of her face. But before the two can hurl themselves into each other again, Security spills into the scene, pulling the two girls apart.
Red finally releases Lindsay before grabbing Sadie's shoulder “Let's get the hell out of here. Now.”
Sadie throws one last look back at Lisa before turning to follow Red out of the café, while Lindsay and pretty much everybody else tries to calm Lisa down, which is easier said than done...
