The Rose Blooms Again

The scene opens to show Lilianna Rose, who is now back to her roots as a blonde. She takes a breath as she speaks.

Lilianna Rose
Hello. My name is Lilianna and I am an addict.

Not like that. I am in recovery. Two weeks seems like a long time to be without to an addict. I never understood my mother's addiction.. until now. The last two weeks have been hell on me. I am simply not sure why I made this agreement. I am not sure why I do anything that I do lately. You see a month or so ago I was at a party. I was flirting with a guy and I sent him some rather... explicit photos of myself. Nothing girls my age don't normally do. About a day later I received a text message, I am assuming from one of those text apps as the number was untraceable. They had gotten ahold of my photos. Fucking Apple can't fix their iCloud bullshit I guess. Billion dollar company still being brought down by some nerd in their mom's basement I guess. The person claimed they would go public with the photos if I didn't adhere to certain demands.

I needed help. With my drug addiction and my now public affairs. I was going to go to Corey Black and Jayson Price, that is when Kylie told me they had closed the company down. Fuck me, man. I just needed help. I turned to Kylie, who was in the middle of opening her own company with the money she had made in WCF and from the death of her wife, Alyssa Jenkins. She assured me that I could turn my life around but she couldn't risk the image of a brand new company who hadn't even had their first show yet. I don't blame her. I wouldn't take a risk on me either. That is what I see myself as. A risk and a liability. She, then, told me of Damien Kaine. Damien and I weren't exactly friends as much as we were people who had a mutual respect for one another. Not many people cared about my existence in WCF it seemed. One wanted to put me down for being a whore, which don't get me wrong I still am or I wouldn't be in this mess, while others just looked past me, like I didn't even exist. Damien was neither. He would always be there with a "Hey" or "How are you Miss Rose?" in the locker room. He was someone who legitimately is a people person.

I met with him and he agreed to help me, if I get clean off the pills and have proof that I was going to Narcotics Anonymous. How did I get addicted you may ask? Well for that story let me step back to February of this year. I was stuck in midcard hell as us wrestlers call it. I was on my way home from a house show to visit my grandfather when my driver swerved unexpectedly hitting a tree. I broke my leg and three ribs in the crash. I was incapacitated and living, very painfully, in a wheelchair for months. I had to learn to walk again. The one saving grace I had, or at least thought it was my saving grace, was Hydrocodone. I simply had to have it to live. As a celebrity, getting more and more was quite simple. I got to the point where I would go through a month's supply in two weeks. I craved it. Simply put, I was an addict from there on out and will continue to be. That is why I am here. That is who I am.

She smiles as she looks off to the side. Her Narcotics Anonymous group applauds her as she steps down. A hooded figure sits beside her. The figure slips a piece of paper to Lilianna. Lilianna opens it and reads it to herself.

Lilianna Rose (To Herself)
"Not everyone is who they say they are in your workplace. Get to know those around you to find... The...Truth..."

The Truth. That is the name the anonymous person had been using to post Lilianna's pictures online. This has to be a legit clue. Lilianna looks up and the figure is gone. Lilianna ponders who it could have been as the scene ends.






The scene opens to show Lilianna Rose arriving in Las Vegas to the MGM Grand. She was slated to be in the Alpha Showdown match in which the winner would receive a World Title Shot. She has a seat on the stage which is filled with the stars of Alpha Pro Wrestling. In approximately twenty four hours the company would hold it's first ever pay per view, Alpha Showdown. Some big matches were planned as champions would be crowned. Dean Wolf would defend his newly won Hardcore Title against Zombie McMorris and Spartan. The first ever Junior Heavyweight Champion would be crowned as the firey upstart, Lucy Sixx would do battle with the, what in God's name is that, Steven Osbourne. The intense rivalry between Masuda Jubei and Braxton Locus would take a wild turn as one of them would become the first ever Alpha Pro Wrestling World Champion. With the WCF closing many fans are glad to see the Alpha Showdown match returning. We would soon see what the fall out would be. Lilianna Rose smirks as she looks down the line at her competition. A member of the press gets her attention.

Press Lady
Lilianna, this is your first match back and the first time in your career, albeit young, that you are in the hunt for the World Title. Are you the least bit nervous going into this match?

Lilianna licks her lips, almost as if she was hoping this question would be asked.

Lilianna Rose
Nervous? Not hardly. This match is for all the marbles. It is an opportunity to show that I have made it. The guys and gals in this match all have incredible talent. None of them are anything compared to me. I mean, let's look at this. You have Bryan "Buzz" Worthy over there. He looks like the kid next door who was scared to ask anyone to prom so he wound up going to a comic book shop and played Dungeons and Dragons with some thirty somethings who have no life. What kind of "Buzz" does Bryan have? I mean, he was nothing in WCF and he will be nothing here. He is simply a non factor in this match. He is someone I see as filler. He is in the match because he just happens to be on the roster at the moment. My prediction is Bryan is the first person I eliminate.

Lilianna smirks again as she speaks quickly, not giving anyone an opportunity to speak up.

Lilianna Rose
Michael J. Brilliance, Big Bad Bodacious, Allen Anderson. I lump you all together because, like myself, no one knows who ANY of you are and no one cares about you. You are all a bunch of non factors in this match. None of you will amount to anything. I feel as if you are all here to make this match seem bigger than it is. You are all the next tier of people to get eliminated. You are completely and utterly sick. You are here to make it look even better when the top six are left. You are simply food for the sharks.

She shakes her head side to side as her blonde locks bounce. She smiles as she continues.

Lilianna Rose
Ladies and Gentlemen. Your sixth place finisher, Tsukiko. She, like the Fox that represents her, is cute but can be fierce. However, laziness can also take over. Never before in this business have I seen such a bi polar talent. Someone who is fierce and can win the big one but can't be assed to get in the gym and make it happen. She is someone who could be a role model but she just stays to herself and that is why this is where your journey ends little fox girl.

Lilianna looks at Tsukiko and sticks her tongue out at her.

Lilianna Rose
In fifth place we have Sandy Coconutz. The girl with the cockiness of Odin but the brains of Zombie McMorris. She is loud and obnoxious but has no real skill inside the ring. She had an opportunity to team with Lucy Sixx and still couldn't help with anything. She is someone I do not see as a true threat. She is nothing in this match. She is fifth place because, well someone has to place fifth.

Lilianna shrugs her shoulders as she looks at Sandy.

Lilianna Rose
One newcomer who has caught my eye, well newcomer to here, is Alex Scott. I am a lifelong wrestling fan. Alex Scott, I have watched your career closely. FCW was a hell of a company back in the day. It is where I remember seeing you first. You have talent and that is a fact but has this business evolved to someone of your...

She seems to be lost in finding the right way to say what she wants to.

Lilianna Rose
... maturity? Has this business totally surpassed you? How long before you give up, grandpa?

She winks at Alex.

Lilianna Rose
Third place, unfortunately, goes to the biggest crybaby in this company, Smith Jones. The man with two last names. He has done nothing but whine and cry. He lost to Steven Osbourne for an opprtunity to go for the Junior Heavyweight Title. If you can't hack it in the minors, why try the majors? Smith you are in third by circumstance. Let's face it. I am the only one in this match with any star power. All of the other stars of this company are in title matches. I am not because I got hired late. Smith, your destination is still not good enough at third.

Lilianna glares at Jaice Wilds.

Lilianna Rose
Second place may take a bit but here we go. The reason I will allow Jaice Wilds to last until the final two is I want him to completely suffer. Jaice's ex girlfriend is the reason my accident happened so I know he was in on it. And, I know Jaice, you got to keep up appearances but that little British whore had you wrapped around her finger. You are to blame for my career being altered. You are responsible for my LIFE being derailed. you are to blame and I will make you pay. For all I know you are the sick fuck behind this Truth bullshit. Jaice, you are second place because I am still better than you. I always have been and I always will be. No further questions.

She throws the microphone at Jaice. She walks off the stage in tears as the scene fades out.



Lilianna Rose (Thoughts)
I have let my friends down. I have let my family down. I have let Kylie down. I have let myself down. I was done being a disappointment. I was done being the bearer of bad news. I was done being a failure.

Come Alpha Showdown I would emerge victorious. I would see it as a failure if I didn't. With all the hype built up in my long awaited return in the ring, just five months after many counted me out of walking, I, Lilianna Rose, am headed into the Alpha Showdown. A match so grueling only the top notch competitors could walk out. I remember the last Ultimate Showdown in WCF history which saw one of Lilianna's long time rivals, Bonnie Blue, leave empty handed. In a match where the Church of Singh took over WCF. It was the same match I am in. It is this Rose's opportunity to bloom into the beautiful flower she is.

Then there is the idea that, what if I fail? Then what? Where do I go from there?

Get yourself together girl! There is no chance of you losing. That should not be an option. You need to grasp this opportunity and not let it slip from your perfectly manicured hands. Your nails are sharp and so are your skills. You are here because Damien WANTS you here. You are here on your own merit. No more are you in the shadows of Kylie Moore or Jesis Kryst and the Dark Carnival. No more were you just another piece of ass in the locker room. You are now MAIN EVENT MATERIAL!! You will soon be the Alpha Pro Wrestling World Champion... in order to get there though you have to become the number one contender. Go get em!