Friends

With family members and close friends becoming more worried about Aric Voss, who have not only been avoiding them after the ugly break up between Rachel Ortiz and him-self. Aric been keeping to himself, staying indoors, not returning calls from his parents and friends, Aric seem to be throwing his social life away like a World of Warcraft gamer. Aric Voss being the anti-social type would be the last thing that any one close would have describe Aric Voss. He was a fun guy to be around, always making new friends, love to party, excelled in sports and girls just loved being around him. Clearly his mind been on Rachel and why she has not contacted him, after a number of e-mails, phone calls and text messages that he has left for her to answer back. Family and friends worried about Aric Voss have all agreed to contact one guy that will probably talk some sense to Aric and hopefully he would listen too. Bradley Heven and Aric Voss have always been close friends, while Aric looks at Brad as his little brother, Bradley looks up to Aric as his big brother.

"Bradley and I go way back during our child hood days. I first met Bradley when my dad got a new job that came with a bigger and better salary in Boston, Massachusetts and decided to move from Foxborough, to Boston in the summer of 1999. The Hevens family lived a couple blocks down the street, from where we moved to. Yeah we became friends, best friends actually. We always had each other's back no matter what. Whether it was during a test one of us did no studied for or a school fight, or some bully looking to make himself look good and feel good in front of his friends. You mess with one of us, better be ready to take on both of us. .....It was I believe a Friday afternoon, around two pm Eastern. I had just finished playing some hoops on a public court and there I was heading back home and out of the blue I saw these three guys around my age that's between ten and twelve, trying to pick a fight or whatever with Bradley, who were a couple years younger than them and my-self."




A young Aric Voss about eleven years old, making his way back home from playing some basketball, saw a few kids gathered around. It seemed like trouble, but that fact did not scare Aric away. While many other kids would have continued walking and totally ignore what was going on instead of running away he approached the scene head on.

Young Aric Voss - Hey guys!

A young Bradley Heven is on the ground with a busted lip, as the three guys turned around to see Aric Voss standing there staring at them.

Young Aric Voss - Is everything alright here?

First Bully - You better turn around and go home.

Second Bully - Yeah mind you own business boy and you won't end up like him.

Young Aric Voss - Three on one, that's not fair at all.

Fat Bully - Are you serious?! Didn't you just hear what Mikey just said?

Young Aric Voss - No, maybe you want to repeat that for me or something.

The smaller and fitter bully looks at the fatter bully.

Second Bully - The kid's got quite a mouth on him.

Fat Bully - I could do a whole lot more than just repeating myself.

First Bully - If you know what's good for you, you'll leave at the count of three.

Young Aric Voss - Oh yeah?!

First Bully - One!

Young Aric Voss - This should be interesting.

With an arrogant smile on his face, Aric crossed his arms.

First Bully - Two!

"Mikey was about one second away from attempting of opening a can of whoop ass on me. Little did these bullies know, they were also one second away from giving me the perfect excuse of self defense.....it was an ass kicking in other words. You see my dad is not just a wrestler, he served his country well in the US Army and he really disliked seeing other kids getting bullied around. So he sent me to self defense classes, ranging from jujitsu to martial arts summer camps. I stated when I was eight years old and guess what? I was twelve years old and I was still learning how to kick ass from the best trainers in Boston. So yeah I knew a thing or two on how to defend myself and also kicking the holy hell out of the victim. So yeah it was three against one, Mikey received a busted lip. His overweight buddy Alex fell down and couldn't get up. Bully number three, well he chickened out and backed off. Sometimes backing off or running away does not make you a coward, sometimes it makes you smarter than the ones who failed to tuck their tales between their legs and get the hell out of the warzone."

Aric were sitting over Mikey in a mounted situation and was about to deliver a hard fist to the nose of Mikey, when Kevin, you know the smarter of the three decided to attempt something.

Kevin - Hey man, look you made your point. We're sorry!

Aric looks up at Kevin.

Young Aric Voss - You're going to leave us alone, right?

Kevin - Yeah sure thing!

Mikey - Hell no! That punk Bradley owe us!

Once again Aric threatens to deliver a fist, as Mikey brace himself. However to his surprise, Aric stood up and got off from him. Aric walks up to Brad who was still on the ground looking on at the situation. Voss extends his arm and offers to help him back to his feet. Bradley Heven did not hesitate to grab Aric's hand.

Young Aric Voss - What exactly do you owe them Brad?

Mikey - We made a bet for ten dollars and he lost.

Aric looks at Voss. Who seems to not have much to say.

Young Bradley Heven - Umm yeah!

Young Aric Voss - That's all you have to say?

Mikey - I want my money now!

Young Aric Voss - Would you shut up?! I think.....I think I can solve this one. Uh.....let's make a deal?

Mikey - Let's what?!

Young Aric Voss - Hear me out....

Mikey - Why should I? What? Make another deal and have you bail on it, like your girlfriend Bradley have done? Plus why are you even helping him or even care?

Young Aric Voss - You want to know why? Well for starters I hate unfair situations and three on one, well that's unfair. Plus we live close to each other. Now if you may hear me out. Let's make a deal and that deal is, playing hoops.

Alex - Playing hoops?!

Young Aric Voss - Yeah! The two of you versus Brad and myself! Now if Bradley and I win, we walk scotch free and you won't bother us ever again. If you win, not only would Bradley pay you your ten bucks, but I'll also cough up a ten dollar of my own.

Alex - Why should we even believe you'll keep up to your side of the deal?

Mikey - Yeah and how do we know you even have twenty dollars?

This is when Aric suddenly puts his hand in his pocket and pulls out a well folded up dollar bill. As he opens it, turns out it's a twenty-dollar bill.

Mikey - You got yourself a deal.

Young Bradley Heven - Wa....wait a minute.

A worried Heven pulls Voss to the side.

Young Bradley Heven - Are you crazy?!

Young Aric Voss - Huh what?!

Young Bradley Heven - I mean these guys are good in basketball, they play on their school's team and I don't know about you, but I....I suck at that game.

A smile appears on Aric's face.

Young Aric Voss - Don't worry about it! If we lose, I'll give them the twenty bucks.

Young Bradley Heven - But then.......I'll owe you and I don't have ten dollars to give you.

Young Aric Voss - Like I said, don't worry about it. We're not going to lose!

"Bradley had little to no fate in our team. Just like nobody has fate in Aric Voss, that's me, to defeat Steel Angel this Sunday. My feelings are hurt, seriously they are. .....Anyway, so I have to admit Mikey and his goons ended up becoming twenty dollars richer. But.....Bradley and I gave them a run for their money. The end score was eight-teen to twenty. Anyway fact of the matter is on that afternoon, a brotherly like friendship started between the two of us. However lately, it's been like over a year or something since we saw or spoke to each other. Until now of course! If you ask me, I really think my peeps care about me, to get in contact with Bradley who has not been in Boston for over a year, just so he could try snap me out of my depressing mood. Ha....ha....uh....it was a smart move on their behalf!"




Ritz Carlton Towers, with over 35 stories and 270 condos it's known to be one of Boston's top luxury condominium complex. The scene opens somewhere on the twenty-eight floor, where Aric Voss now lives. This was just one of many gifts he received from his proud parents after graduating from College. It's a one bedroom, one bathroom, luxury condo on the twenty-eight floor. Although he visits his parents and stays at their house regularly, most times he uses it as a getaway from all his close friends and family who has been repeating to him to move on from his past relationship with Rachel Ortiz. Which is the last thing he wants to hear right now. Before it used to be a weekend getaway with his friends, now it seems to be his permanent residence. His little escape from the rest of the world. Aric Voss took it hard, three weeks earlier when Rachel refused his proposal to marry him and since then have ignored all his messages.

"Okay so I am losing my mind, but it's because I love her and three weeks after it all went down I still haven't received a message from her. If you ask me I am starting to think she has no reason why she turned down my proposal. Knowing Rachel, she was probably scared in the moment. After all it was a surprise. Do I still have confidence in our future? ....Umm.....hell yeah! We went through a whole lot with the accident, my Hollywood gig and another problem I rather not talk about. If we could have live through that, then there is no kind of test we cannot past. This is probably just another bump in the road to our happiness everything should turn out just find. Right!?"

There is one hell of a view of Boston Park and the Back Bay area from the twenty-eight floor. Aric Voss (wearing a white t-shirt and an army style cargo shorts) is on the couch playing X-Box LIVE Call of Duty 3. He seems to be speaking to himself, but if you look a little closer, he is wearing an earphone with a microphone, obviously staying in contact with the other online players.

"Video games! It doesn’t matter if it’s a PlayStation 3, Wii, X-Box 360 or even some kind of hand held game. If you're a gamer, then it could help a whole lot, not a life saver, but a distraction when you got major relationship problems."

A buzzing sound is heard throughout Voss's condo. Aric looks over by the door, he then tells his co-players online to hold on. Aric Voss who could use a shave and hair cut, makes his way over to the door. Before opening the door, he looks through the peephole to see his best friend Bradley Heven (wearing a white buttoned shirt with sleeves rolled up and blue jeans) standing there, waiting for him to open. Aric seems to be surprised, as he just stood there and started thinking. It's been well over a year going two years since the two actually seen or spoke to each other in person. Dad or mom is probably the culprits of who told him where he was. The buzzer is sounded for a second time as Aric takes a deep breath and opens the door.

Bradley Heven - Aric!

Aric Voss - Brad!

The two greet each other with a quick a hug.

Bradley Heven - How long it's been?

Aric Voss - A year or so......

Bradley Heven - Longer than a year, that is for sure.

Aric Voss - Yeah....

Bradley Heven - So you're going to let me in or what?

Aric Voss - Yeah, come in bro!

Aric step aside as Brad lets himself into luxurious condo. As Aric shuts the door, Brad just stood there looking around.

Bradley Heven - Wow! This is a nice place you got here.

Aric smiles and nods his head.




Aric Voss - Well look at you.....you've been hitting the gym huh.

Bradley Heven - Ahhh you noticed!

As Brad heads into the living room, Aric makes his way over to the bar.

Aric Voss - Can I get you something to drink?

Bradley Heven - Yeah!

Aric Voss - Anything in particular?

Bradley Heven - Not really! As long as it's good and really cold, I guess!

It does not take long for Voss to pull out a couple of Heineken beers. Aric Voss smiles and make his way over to the couch where Brad took a seat.

Aric Voss - There you go!

Bradley Heven - Heineken?!

Heven takes the bottle from his friend Aric.

Bradley Heven - I should have known, that would have been your first choice.

Aric Voss - Ha ha! Nothing has changed since High School.

Bradley Heven – Apparently you have?! I mean when was the last time you saw a shaver and Mach3?

He looks at Bradley as he drinks some beer from the green Heineken bottle.

Aric Voss - I've been busy!

Bradley Heven - Busy playing 360 Live?! You're starting to look like some Al Qaeda terrorist, or even better, one of those cavemen from the Geico commercial.

Aric laughs as he shakes his head.

Aric Voss - Funny man, really you are man.

Bradley Heven - Well I'm not, if I were trying to be and knowing you're one of those Star Wars freaks. I would have come up with something that involves Chewbacca.

Aric Voss - Ha ha....ha ha....

While Aric continues to laugh hysterically, Bradley isn't smiling or laughing.

Bradley Heven - But seriously man, how are you keeping up?

Aric Voss - I'm good! I'm cool!

As Aric nods his head, Brad tries to study him.

Bradley Heven - Are you sure? ‘Cause from what I've been hearing and now seeing you, you are telling me a complete different story.

Aric Voss - So that's why you're here! To try and convince me to move on! So.....who sent you?

Bradley Heven - Your mom, dad, friends, they are all worried about you man.

Aric Voss - Are you telling me that you travelled across the country, because you got a phone call from them?

Bradley Heven - I guess you can say that.

A smirk suddenly appears on the face of Voss.

Aric Voss - Aw, you all care about me.

Bradley Heven - Yes we do Aric!

Aric Voss - Well if you all really care, then leave me alone.

As he leans back against the wall he drinks some more Heineken as he looks at Bradley.

Bradley Heven - And then what?!

Concerned and also disgusted by Aric's attitude, Brad Heven stand up from the couch and makes his way over to the bar, where Aric Voss has grabbed another Heineken for himself.

Bradley Heven - Leave you self destruct?! You know me man, we had each other backs for over an decade and there is no way in hell that now I know about your situation I am going to sit on the sidelines and watch you flush your life down the toilet, because a High School crush did not accept your proposal.

An annoyed Aric Voss simply smirks as he drinks another mouth full of Heineken beer.

Aric Voss - Don't you have something better to do?! I mean I was getting along just fine, before you came buzzing my door bell.

Just as Aric says that, Heven's cellular phone begins to ring. He signals to Voss to hold on one second as he flips his cellular open and answers it.




Bradley Heven - Hey what's up?! .....Sorry, I won't be able to make it for that time. .....Well you see that's going to be kind of difficult, being that you're in Los Angeles and I'm in Boston. .....You know what I'll call you back. No don't worry it's all good.

"Bradley Heven, my best friend has friends in places in Hollywood. He may be still climbing the ranks, but trust me he'll reach there. Probably become the hottest agent Hollywood has ever seen. So clearly coming here just to check up on me was not the best decision he has made. He has some important friends and when they find out, like the one he's speaking to right now that he's here and no where they need him to be......yeah......not good! Although I do appreciate, Bradley for flying from the West Coast to the East Coast, just to talk to me."

Bradley Heven - Alright! Yeah....like I said don't worry about it. It's why you hired me, my job to take care about it. You don't need to worry. ......See you!

Bradley flips his phone shut and looks at Aric Voss once again.

Bradley Heven - Actually I do have something better to do, but you know what Aric? You're my friend, best friend I should add and that is why I am here. .....When was the last time you went out with your friends or family for that matter? When last you took time and hang out with Kyle? The kid misses you Aric and you know he's the anti-social type. This......is not you.




Aric Voss - Okay I admit it's been awhile, but it's their fault. You see the only advice they got for me and I quote is (mimicking his mother) "You're young, good looking and you have a bright future ahead of you. There are others out there that would love to spend the rest of their lives with you Aric." They obviously don't get it there is no other like Rachel Ortiz. I love her and that's all there is to it.

Bradley Heven - Does she love you?

Aric Voss turns around and looks right at his friend Bradley Heven with a questionable expression on his face.

Aric Voss - What did you just say?

Bradley Heven - I think you heard me the first time Aric.

Aric takes a drink from his second Heineken beer.

Aric Voss - Look they called you to come and talk to me, because they know you and I, we're close. And you're probably the only person out there that they believe can help me right now. Truth is I think you can help me.

A slight smile appears on the face of Bradley as he now begins to nod his head.

Aric Voss - If only you believe the love that Rachel and I have for each other is absolutely real.

Bradley Heven - Are you fucking kidding me Aric? No seriously, you're fucking kidding me. This is not love man, this is fucking obsession.

"Hold on one second! Obsession!? This guy has no idea what true love is all about. Sure yeah maybe I've done some questionable things as of late. Not going to the gym, throwing my social life in the dump, not eating right, not shaving in over a month. Hell I haven't contacted my parents in the past couple weeks. But that's love you know, that's when you work for it to work out just fine. I'm not gullible and obsession is having a little shrine locked away in a hidden room in my condo. No.....I don't have a shrine of Rachel Ortiz, but fucking hell, I love her and want to marry her. Yeah it's driving me a little crazy that she has yet to give me an explanation as to what happened at the Westin back in May. But I still love her and I still want to make her my wife! For years......that was the plan. We both agreed on it and now, I just do not understand, I want to understand. I need to understand."

Aric Voss - It's not obsession man.

Bradley Heven - It's sure as hell, not love.

Aric shakes his head in a 'no' manner, not impressed by his best friend's comments.




Bradley Heven - What the hell has happened to you man? I mean seriously you've been avoiding your family and friends you look yourself up away from the world. Do you even know what Rachel is doing now?

Not a happy look on Aric's face as he stares at Bradley.

Aric Voss - I needed some time off away, from everything, so that I can make this relationship out with Rachel.

Bradley Heven - How do you even know she wants to be with you man?

Aric Voss - Have you spoken to her?

Bradley Heven – No! Not yet.

Aric Voss - So how do you know that she doesn't want to be with me?

Bradley Heven - She said "No" when you asked her to marry you?

Aric Voss - Maybe she was scared, surprised, maybe she just need time to let it sink in and she'll come around.

Bradley Heven - You are the one that needs to come around and stop being so damn gullible. I don't want to sound like an asshole or anything like that, but you need to forget about Rachel Ortiz and move on.




Violent Impulse

Aric Voss - It's going to be off the charts, not because I'm on the card and I'm in a title match and I'm going to break the most famous undefeated streak in since the New England Patriots 16-0 run in the regular season of the NFL. You know from top to bottom it's going to be shocking, it's going to be bloody.......it's going to be violent. I cannot wait! It's like when I was a kid waiting for Christmas. Everybody always have that moment in their career that makes them who they are. Shia La Beouf, before Transformers and Indiana Jones, the movie that really put him on the map was Disturbia. People already knew who Shia was before Transformers and it's thanks to Disturbia that his popularity shot through the roof. I look at this battle between Steel Angel and myself as my moment to shatter that glass roof and let everybody know who the hell I am. At the end of the night, everybody will look back at the Violent Impulse event and remember Aric Voss. They'll remember my name, because they'll remember it was Aric Voss that ended the undefeated streak of Steel Angel and become the new New Blood Champion.


IWF Championship

Aric Voss - The IWF World Heavyweight Championship will change hands I'm kind of pulling for Robbie Hart you know. Well for one I'm not a big fan of Southerners, those damn rednecks simply does piss me off by just saying the alphabet or counting from one to ten. I hate rednecks, so I'm not a fan of Vincent Van Rose. Robbie Hart on the other I can relate to, matter of fact, he reminds me of me. Like myself, Robbie Hart has the looks of a champion, the attitude of a champion, he's young, he's bold and his dad is a wrestling legend. My dad is a wrestling legend, so you see we have a whole lot in common. So yeah I don't mind seeing Robbie Hart walk away with that title. Now eventually I will be the World Heavyweight Champion of Insurgence Wrestling Federation and whether or not Robbie is champ, I'll be coming to collect what I deserve.


The Undefeated Streak

Aric Voss - Yeah I saw what happened at Battle Grounds! I rather not comment about Robbie Hart entombing his dad, but about The Succession. Impressive group of guys I'd say and yes I have not forgotten about their offer for me to join. I still need to think about it, I know it's been like what? About a month now! But the fact is all my focus in the past month have been about ending Yuko's streak and leaving Violent Impulse as the new champion. Yeah sure I came up short the first we met and Steel Angel got a few one ups on me since and yes I'm at the disadvantage, because IWF management who is high on Steel Angel, decided to The Champ a little extra boost heading into this match, by giving him the choice of his match. I have no idea what and Highway To Oblivion, One Way To Oblivion, hell I don't even know what the name of the match is. Fact is I'm the underdog and Steel Angel with all the momentum and talk, needs a special match to give him that edge. .......You know I had a friend called me two days ago and he said "Yo Aric, did you check out that prediction poll IWF.com put up on their website earlier in the week?" No I didn't see the poll, if you are wondering. So he told me that Steel Angel is leading Aric Voss one-hundred percent to zero percent. Not one person out there believe Aric Voss can or will leave Sunday as the new champion. Everybody is caught up in this Steel fever, this undefeated streak. However what nobody wants to talk about is that majority of those wins came from a bunch of nobodies. Matter of fact.....I did a little research on From The Ashes pay-per-view event and guess what. The only reason Steel Angel is the first ever New Blood Champion is because he had to go through Knife to Know You, Megan O'Day, Cypher, Latoya Banks, Alex Corbin and some guy that thinks he's a Ninja. Nice job Steel Angel, but from day one I've defeating real opponents and as much as I think you are a cheap bastard, Sunday I take down another real opponent. Ten and one Steel, I'm Number One!


Immortals

Aric Voss - That's right I play Poseidon and I love it. Absolutely love it! When I got the call asking if I would want to play the role Poseidon, I immediately jumped on board. No questions asked! The direction the writers took with Poseidon being the brother of Zeus, he's the uncle of all the other gods. So yeah my brother Zeus forbid me and any other god not to interfere with....uh....man's problems. However you know me, I like trouble and hate orders, I'm a god damn it! So if something should have happened and all the gods come together and stand up against Zeus, we'll have the majority vote. This movie is going to be the hot, the next best thing since God of War. Personally this is my biggest movie yet I think, like I said earlier about Shia La Beouf, hopefully this will be my Disturbia. Yeah I got a lot of questions how young the god's appear to be in Immortal. Ages ranging from aruound 25 to 35. If you're god and you're immortal and you you have the choice to look young or old, I think the god's will takes a younger, bad ass look. The movie hits theaters on November 11th 2011. Don't miss it! It's going to be awesome!