Hunted

The scene opens with Dan walking up the ramp and to the lockerroom after Battlegrounds While walking backstage he is met by Ninja his protege.

Ninja
...Dan...

Dan
...Fuck off.

Ninja stepped back. Dan couldn't believe it. For the first time in his career he had been beaten by a midcarder. He was robbed before. He had been robbed by Brandon Macdonald in the past, but he had never been subject to being robbed by a country fried piece of shit like Vincent Van Ross. Dan stepped into Chris' office.

Chris
...What the hell happened?

Dan
...Bullshit happened thats what... You saw it. I got fucking robbed.

Chris
I don't mean the match you idiot. I meant what happened at New Jersey? You lost the match and stormed off!

Dan
I GOT ROBBED THERE TOO! The fucking PWA ref was biased and had a slow count.

Chris
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE FUCKING MATCH! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE JOB?!

Dan
...

Chris
DID YOU LOSE FOCUS JUST CAUSE YOU LOST?!

Dan
I DIDN'T LOSE DAMMIT! I DIDN'T LOSE! I WAS ROBBED. I swore never to lose again since I lost to Shark...

Chris
... That doesn't matter. You should have done the job. Now I am in a heap of trouble because of you... You know what? Get out of my office. I have no use of you anymore.

Dan
What?

Chris
You just wrestle your fucking precious little matches. I thought you saw the bigger picture like I did, but I was wrong. Your just another dumb meathead. Like my brother Chuck. He was always full of himself. He always worried about championships, fame, and fortune. That's why he still goes out there despite having a life threatening injury. He can't stop himself because he is too stupid to do so. Chuck is and always will be a man of instinct. And you are destined to follow the same path Dan. You will also wrestle until you are old with age because you know nothing else.

Dan
...Chuck is 26...

Chris
So get out of my office.

Dan slowly turned around, but then he remembered something.

Dan
... I forgot something...

Dan ran up to Chris and grabbed him by the throat. Dan pushed him against the wall.

Dan
...I don't orders from anyone...Chris...and especially not from soft desk types like you...

Dan pushed him to the ground and put his foot on Chris' face.

Dan
...I don't know Chris. You're good at making decisions. So you decide. Should I end you right now or later?

Dan slowly started to put more weight on Chris' face. Suddenly the door swung open.

Corey
You two. Break it up!

Corey pushes Dan to the side. Chris pushes Corey off him and gets up on his own.

Dan
Corey, your minion VVR robbed me of my match. I demand payback at once!

Corey
You will demand nothing of me... who do you think you are? You're just someone I hired to take out Shark, but now that that's over you are of no use to me now.

Dan
...You ungrateful bastard!

Dan lunges at Corey but Chris holds him. Corey just sneers and holds up his IWF title.

Corey
You know Dan, I once heard that you held this title. And that Shark took it from you like a little baby.

Dan
...Fuck off...

Corey
That's all that you seem to say these days. I'm glad my boy Vincent ended your winning streak. It proves he deserves that title. And it also proves that you are as washed up as everyone says you are.

With that Corey walked out of the door. Chris started brushing himself off looking angrily at Dan. Dan decided to leave also.

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Dan decided to do something he hadn't done in weeks. He walked out of the arena and got on his motorcycle. After he lost the title he sold most of his vehicles and bought a motorcycle instead. It was a black Ducati and he sped down the streets of Atlanta. He felt the rush of the cool air as it hit him in a never ending stream. The adrenaline flowed through his body and for the first time in weeks he felt alive. He heard the scream of the engine as he brushed past cars in a blur. He let go of the throttle and let friction eventually slow him down to a manageable pace. He looked around it was quiet during the late hours of the evening. Most of the local shops were closed for the night. Eventually his motorcycle started crawling until it completely stopped.

He just sat there for a while. In the middle of the empty road. With only the low hum of the Ducati to keep him company. He thought about what had just happened. In just a week everything had changed. He was on the defensive. He suffered two severe losses. He couldn't fathom what had lead him to this situation. Just last week he was riding high with three wins in a row against the likes Carmine and Frank Hart, but now he was dealing with a loss by the hands of Vincent Van Rose.

A hired gun... was that all he was to everyone? Someone to take out their trash? Someone to do all their dirty work for them?

He thought to himself for a few minutes until he heard a woman's scream. Dan looked around. It was going to be hard to locate the scream because of the darkness. Dan started cruising around with his motorcycle trying to find where the screams were coming from. He stopped in front of an alley. The screams were really close. He moved his headlight to light up the alley and saw two low lifes threatening a woman with a knife. They all froze when they saw the headlight.

Guy1
Hey! Get the fuck out of here!

Guy2
Mind your own business!

Dan slowly got off his bike. He kept his helmet on with so they couldn't see his face. The guy let go of the woman and pointed the knife at Dan.

Guy2
We told you to leave u dumbshit. Can't you hear?

The guy with the knife lunged forward. Dan stepped forward and blocked the striking arm with his own forearm. He then spun around to judo throw the guy onto the ground. He barely heard a thud. There was no give on the solid cement. The other guy ran and grabbed a hold of Dan's back. The guy tried to claw at Dan's face, but fortunately he still had the helmet on. After about a minute of a struggle the helmet slipped off and the guy slid off his back. Dan turned his head and the two met face to face. Suddenly Dan took a step and superkicked the guy's face. The guy went down hard. Dan walked over. He put his foot on the guy's face.

Dan
...Next time, you mind your own business.

Dan looked up and saw the woman in a corner near the trashbin trembling and crying. He walked over to her.

Dan
...Let me help you...

Woman
Don't touch me.

The woman stood up and looked around.

Dan
I can get you to the hospital if you want.

Woman
No thank you...I can get home by myself...

She started saundering off to the sidewalk. Dan watched her as she walked to the next block to a car that was parked. She reached deep into her purse and pulled out her keys but it took a while till she opened the door. It took even longer for her to get inside and start the car and finally drive off. Dan stood watch then looked back at the two guys. They were still on the ground moaning and rolling in pain. Dan walked over and picked up his helmet. He proceeded to drive off.

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9/6/2011
IWF House Show


Crowd
We want Shark! We want Shark!

Dan walked into a hostile crowd during an IWF house show. Chris had called him in to have a match with Keith Axel.

Megan O'Day
This match is scheduled for a one fall. Making his way to the ring, weighing in at two hundred and twenty pounds, from Thousand Oaks, California: Dan Alexander!

Dan walked up the steps and onto the apron when Keith ran at him and shoved him off. Dan went flying into the barracade.

Crowd
OH!

Keith sneered and went through the ropes and jumped off the apron. He went up to Dan who was still trying to get up and got him by the head. He smashed Dan's head on the barracade.

Keith
C'mon champ. You can handle the pain can't ya?

Keith grabbed his head again and smashed it on the barracade.

Keith
You sell that pretty well Danny boy.

Dan was aware that someone was behind this. Someone had told Keith to hurt him in this match. Keith tried to grab Dan again but he blocked it and threw a punch at Keith. Keith stumbled back as Dan threw a few more punches, but then Keith hit him with a gut to the knee. Dan doubled over as Keith grabbed him and slid him back into the ring. Keith Axel slides back in himself and grabs Dan. Keith kicks him in the gut and runs over to the ropes. He hits a running neckbreaker on Dan. Dan writhes on the mat in pain. Keith stands over him and stomps on him. He then grabs Dan and lifts him into a suplex. Keith walks around and smiles at the crowd with a delayed vertical suplex. Suddenly he falls backwards making Dan land on his back hard. Keith gets up and taunts for the crowd. The crowd has a mixed reaction. On one hand they are pleased that Dan is being punished for his recent actions. On the other hand they reall don't care for Keith Axel. Keith kneels down.

Keith
Dan. You think your hot stuff? Becoming champion so early? It's time you paid your dues.

Keith stood Dan up. He picked him up and body slammed him. Keith runs and hits a leg drop on the downed Alexander. A few fans start to get bored and start chanting.

Crowd
We want Shark! We want Shark! We want Shark! We want Shark! We want Shark!

If only they knew what was really going on. This wasn't a match. This was a hit on Dan. Who planned it? Was it Shark? Was he trying to weaken Dan before Fallout? Keith picked Dan up on his shoulder. Then Keith started running. Dan slipped out the back door before Keith could hit the Renegade slam. Keith turns around and clotheslines Dan. Keith yells at the crowd.

Crowd
Boooo!

Was it Chris? They had just had an argument and they had a falling out before. Could it be that Chris was done with Dan? Keith knelt down.

Keith
Don't think just because they boo me that you are the hero in all of this. I'll make them turn and hate the likes of you soon enough. And I will be holding the title next. Not you, Shark, Corey, Brandon or anybody will have the IWF Title but me.

Did Corey do this? To get back at him from what happened earlier? To teach Dan a lesson? Keith got Dan back up to his feet then struck him with a hard right that sends Dan back to the floor. Dan realized that he couldn't trust anybody. The hunter had become the hunted. Keith hoisted him up on his shoulder.

Keith
Goodnight Dan.

Keith got a running start to set up the Renegade Slam but Dan slid out again. Keith turned around and tried to clothesline Dan but he ducked. As Keith turned around he was met by a Leopard Whip. Dan pinned Keith.

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Megan O'Day
Here is your winner Dan Alexander!

Dan stood up and steadied himself against the ropes. He was hurt from the beating Keith gave him. Keith rolled out of the ring and went up the ramp without a word. Dan asked for a mic.

Dan
...I know that I haven't spoken to you in a while...

Some of the crowd started to boo.

Dan
I know. You're disgusted. I kidnapped Lillian Shark. I tortured her. I caused her harm.

The crowd booed and hissed.

Dan
...I did hurt her. I did. It was my fault. It was by my own hand.

They weren't having it.

Dan
I know Corey paid me to do it but that is no excuse. What I did was wrong....The other night. I witnessed a woman being hurt by men.

The crowd went on a rampage.

Dan
Don't worry. I saved her. But as I stood there thinking about what had happened I realized... I realized I was just like them. I preyed on the weak. Everyweek I preyed on people's fears and insecurities. And it worked. It worked great until last week. I had that match won. I had VVR beat. But I forgot something. I forgot that I had my own fear. The fear of losing. That distracted me enough for VVR to capitalize. I have no one to blame but myself for that loss just as I really have no one to blame for Lillian's hardship but myself. So Shark. If you can hear me I'm sorry.

The crowd goes on a mixed reaction. Some of them start chanting 'We want Shark!' A few try to applaud Dan. And most of them are just waiting for the next match.

Dan
...Lillian I am sorry. I'm say sorry to all of IWF. What I did was wrong and should not be praised. In fact Shark I don't even know why we are having a match at Fallout. Why are we having this feud? Just because you took a title I once held? You won it so you deserved it. Just because you injured me? It's part of the gig. It's what I signed up for. In fact I probably would never thought of kidnapping Lillian if it wasn't for Corey. You beat me two times already Shark. You think beating me for the third time will help you?

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Shark, what happened at FTA was a travesty and I played a big part in it. I know you must have been worried sick about Lillian. I know that you were and are still mad. You swore to kill the person who kidnapped Lillian. Well now that you know the person who did it you must be fuming.

You must have been surprised when you found out it was me. I mean sure we had bad blood between us, but for me to go as far as to kidnap Lillian? I was surprised myself. One day Corey gave me the details the next I was reponsible for a woman in a basement.

It was boring at best. She acted routinely. Cussing me out and everything. I just had to keep watch over her until the big day. The plan was simple. Keep her occupied with a list Corey sent me. That included making her eat rabbit heads, puking, and doing those videos.

In the end it was fun. It was fun to keep people guessing who the masked man was. What wasn't fun? Watching Corey Casey win the title...

I know what you're thinking...

Why would I let Corey win the title. I won't reveal that yet. It's too soon.

But for Shark there are no more secrets. It's going to be clean and simple. At Battlegrounds you're going to try to win and I am going to try to win. And at Fallout we will both try to win. Plain and simple.

This tag match is not a tag match at all. It's between you and me. Bobby and Victor can go fuck themselves.

I'm tired of this.

I'm tired of you always bragging about yourself and getting over with the fans just because you're black. I'm tired of you always pulling out the race card also. I'm also tired of you thinking you are the top superstar in IWF when you are not. Sure you beat me but that's all you've done recently. Your angels are the one showing up everyweek. What did you do last week right after FTA? Cry while you're whole so called crew worked the show?

You know I don't think you even know who your crew is. They reek of phoney. I think they aren't even gangster. They just act gangster and it's the most horrible acting I have ever seen. You might aswell have two whitebois.

I'll see you at BattleGrounds Shark. I have a feeling the real fight begins there.