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Bigger Things - Chapter 2 - A Show of Support
By: RampageSports Date: October 6, 2014, 7:45 pm
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Character Reference
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Name: Richelle Winterfeld
Nickname(s):
Background: Owner of the RSI stable, former underground fighter
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Name: Danneel Harris
Nickname(s): Danni
Background: RSI stable leader, reigning DEF welterweight
champion
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Name: Stephanie McMahon
Nickname(s): Steph
Background: RSI's fighter development coordinator, former DEF
super heavyweight champion, current SCQ super heavyweight
contender
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Name: Britney Spears
Nickname(s): Brit, Queen B
Background: Team leader of Britney's Brutal Beauties, DEF
middleweight contender, training partner and close friend of
Elisha Cuthbert
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Name: Elisha Cuthbert
Nickname(s): Leesh
Background: Team leader of Leesh's Lethal Ladies, DEF
middleweight contender, training partner and close friend of
Britney Spears
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Name: Emma Watson
Nickname(s):
Background: Reigning FAC featherweight champion, training
partner and lover of Tiffany Mulheron
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Name: Tiffany Mulheron
Nickname(s): Tiff
Background: Former ESL featherweight champion, current ESL
featherweight contender, training partner and lover of Emma
Watson
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Bigger Things - Chapter 2 - A Show of Support
After the video was done, I watched it again. Then, I started
making my calls. I had another six messages waiting by the time
I dug the phone back out. I tried returning them all, but the
phone just kept ringing as more RSI athletes tried to reach me.
I gave up and decided to just work through Steph. She got hold
of Britney and Elisha, and something resembling order started to
take shape. Eventually, the word was spread that all of RSI
would be there waiting when Emma arrived on Monday morning.
Which brings us back to today, in my office.
"What did you think?" Danni asked.
"I thought she was amazing," I said without hesitation.
"Do you think she can do it?"
I shrugged. "I think she wants to," I said. "And we all know
what Emma is like when she sets her mind to something."
"That's not what I asked," Danni said.
"I don't know," I said honestly. "It's a pretty tall order, and
I'm not sure just how much control Emma really has in this 'He
for She' thing. But I've learned not to doubt her. If anyone
can do it, she can."
Danni nodded steadily.
"We should do something," she said. "Show her we support her."
"Really?" I asked sarcastically... stretching out the syllables.
"Yeah," she replied, clearly not liking my tone.
"Danni?" I said. "Did you happen to notice anything different
about the parking lot this morning?"
Her eyes slid away as she considered what she might have missed.
"No."
"Of course not. You have your own space, so why would it matter
to you?"
She arched an eyebrow at me.
"How many cars are usually out there at this hour?" I asked.
"Just yours and mine," she said.
"And today?"
She thought about it again.
"It was already full," she said as my point dawned on her.
"Everyone's already here."
I nodded. "All but one."
"Why didn't you call and tell me?"
I shrugged. "I honestly didn't think of it," I said. "My phone
was ringing off the hook about this, yesterday. I was calling
people. Steph was calling people. I never realized I hadn't
spoken to you. I think I just assumed you were in the chain,
somewhere."
We were both quiet for a moment.
"Hey," I said finally. "Why DIDN'T I talk to you yesterday? I
think every other member of RSI called me. Some of the
rookies... I don't even know how they got my number. Where the
heck were you?"
"I was busy," she said flatly. "I didn't find out what was
going on until later." She pulled one of my business cards out
of the holder on my desk. "And your number is not exactly a
secret," she continued as she handed me the card, my cell number
clearly printed near the bottom.
"Oh. Yeah."
It took me a moment to realize she hadn't answered my question.
Busy?, I thought to myself. So busy that she never talked to
ANY of us? How?
I started to follow-up when my desk phone rang. I punched the
speakerphone.
"What's up, Steph?"
"Emma's here," she replied.
"Everyone's in the lobby?" I asked.
"Everyone but you and Danni," Steph said.
"We're on our way."
Danni and I made our way out to the group. My office opens
directly onto the lobby, so it was not a long walk.
"What do you have planned?" Danni asked.
"We're keeping it simple," I said.
In the lobby, we found the rest of the RSI family, already
arranged in a horseshoe facing the front door. At the center of
the arc stood Stephanie McMahon, flanked by Britney Spears and
Elisha Cuthbert. Danni and I took our place with them. As we
went, I grabbed Tiffany Mulheron and pulled her along with us.
She and Emma had already been through so much together in such a
short period of time... it only seemed fitting that she be front
and center to honor the woman she loved.
The lobby of the RSI facility is completely fronted in glass, so
we could see Emma the minute she rounded the corner from the
parking lot onto the front walk. Emma could see us, as well,
but I was confident she'd never notice. True to form, she
appeared completely lost in thought as she covered the ground
between the lot and the front door.
That's our Emma.
Even after she came through the door, she still remained
oblivious to our presence. She was only a few feet away by the
time she looked up and saw us standing there. She looked at
me... first in shock... then in bewilderment. I smiled at her,
waiting as she slowly turned and took note of the rest of her
teammates arrayed around her. Then, she turned back to me.
And I started to clap.
The applause did not build slowly. What started with me grew
into a roar within just a few seconds. Emma face turned a deep
red, and her eyes glistened with tears. Hoots and hollers came
from all corners. And then... just when I thought things were
dying down...
"Em-ma! Em-ma! Em-ma!" It started with Leesh, and Britney
joined in immediately.
"Em-ma! Em-ma! Em-ma!" Steph, Danni, Tiff... the chant spread
through the room just as quickly as the applause had.
"Em-ma! Em-ma! Em-ma!" Seconds later, all of RSI was chanting
Emma's name. As I chanted along, a thought struck me and I
suddenly laughed out loud. Danni looked at me, and I leaned
over and shared my thought. She laughed, too. When I turned
back, Emma was looking right at us.
I think the chant could have gone on for the rest of the day.
But I eventually broke it up, as I stepped forward to greet
Emma. I threw my arms around her and hugged her fiercely.
"You were awesome!" I said.
"Thanks," she said as she wiped away a stray tear. "You guys
are nuts, you know."
"Yeah," I said, "but that's why you love us."
She smiled. Then she nodded her head in Danni's direction.
"What was so funny, anyway?"
I leaned in and whispered in her ear. "I suddenly realized," I
said, "you got all of us to 'say your name.'"
"Ohhhh!" she said as she gave me a shove. "You god damn b*tch!"
"Hey! Hey! Easy!" I said. "I'm very fragile."
"My ass," she said.
I hugged her again, then turned to make room as Tiffany moved in
and just about knocked her lover down. I had sorta hoped the
rest of the group would file in behind me, but nope... they had
swarmed in from all sides.
"Would you fools get back?" I said. "What are you gonna do?
Crush her to death?"
The crowd loosened, and I angled my way out of the danger zone.
I caught Stephanie's eye and asked her to have Emma stop into my
office when she had a chance. She looked at me quizzically, but
I motioned for her not to worry about it.
The conversation I wanted to have was not going to be a big
deal. In fact, I already knew how it was going to turn out.
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