#85

Hanauma Bay

Honolulu


It’s early morning in Hawaii and most of the island is still fast asleep except for one man, still driving and striving and hugging the turns…..at least jogging them anyways. Out for his early morning jog is Double J Joe Jones and he found himself inside the Hanauma State park for his jog. Just as the sun is peaking over the horizon Joe finds him on the road that twists and winds itself around the old volcano and he is standing looking as the sun rise over the mouth of the bay and it’s quite the sight.


”Would you look at that. Man. Kenny would give his left nut to see this. He told me he’s always wanted to come out to Hawaii and he talked about this bay in particular. I know it’s on his bucket list. Kinda wish he could have made the trip but then again.” Joe says as he watches the sun rise. He clasps his hands behind him. ”I’m kind of fond out his left nut.”


Joe takes a moment to watch the sun rise and take this in. Rocking his black under armour running suit with pink pin stripes and a pink under armour logo on his chest which kinda makes you wonder which section he found that in Joe can’t help but think back to Saturday’s show. The tag match and how it didn’t go they way he hoped. Somewhere along the lines he and Angelo broke down and lost control of the match and if that wasn’t bad enough. The Birds of Prey finally had their only victory as a tag team in their career and what a time to put everything together. In short it was a rough night for Team Empire.


Joe turns around and sits on this stone wall along the side of the road ”I betcha Team UWL and by the sounds of it I know this to be true but I bet they feel awful confidant right now. We...and by we I mean Team Empire lost both of our match this week. Two key matches. One to shut up one half of Team UWL and the other for the UWL tag team titles and hey. So Saturday night you guys came out on top.” Joe says as he shrugs.


”It was just two little matches in what will be a long string of matches against each other. Or….did you think we would tuck our tails and creep back into the corner to never be heard from again? If you thought that then clearly you have no idea what is in store then. Nope. Saturday night was nothing more than a minor set back.”


Joe stands up and pushes his sunglasses up to his forehead.


”A small price to pay for what we really wanted. A small price to pay if we are to invoke change in the UWL. Besides.” Joe shrugs and cracks a slight smirk on his face. ”Who’s to say this wasn’t the plan all along?”


Joe slides his shades down back onto his nose.


”You can’t have a revolution with a little sacrifice.”





Back at his hotel for the week after his jog, Joe walks through the front doors when he hears some chaos going on in a room off to the side off of the lobby and it’s two voices he knows very well. The voices of Nanook and Jessica Burton arguing.


Nanook ”I’m telling you for the last time! This war between the UWL and Team Empire is far and I mean far from over!”


Jessica has a cameraman with her, it’s Timmy the cameraman and Jessica is just needling Nanook getting him all worked up.


Jessica ”How can you stand there and say that? You guys lost to Autumn Raven and Winterborn. Then you guys turned around and lost the one match that started all of this nonsense to begin with!”


Nanook ”What are you talking about?”


Jessica ”The tag team title match! Joe and Angelo wanted that match, they were told no, the belts were almost retired and they threw a fit and started this war! You don’t remember any of that?”


Nanook ”Yeah but none of that has nothing to do with this week! That is what I’m saying!”


Jessica ”And all I said is that I have a hard time believing that you guys will beat Autumn Raven, Brandon Shadows and Cory Chevelle this week. I just think the odds are stacked against you guys.”


Nanook ”The odds are stacked up against us? Did I just hear you right? Have you not seen who is on Team Empire? Three of the best of the best that is who is on Team Empire! Angelo, Joe and Rayne! Please Rayne has beaten the so called Prestige champion Kris Slade and we all know one on one Rayne would destroy Autumn Raven and Cory Chevelle! Angelo Valour is a former UWL Champions and there is only one guy in the UWL currently who has defeated the golden boy Caleb Hart! He’s only lost 8 times in two plus years and Joe is the only guy still around here! Please. The odds are stacked against us. Tell me again who’s side you’re on Jessica? After all I have done for you this week!”


Jessica ”You mean all you did for Billy?”


Nanook ”What?”


Jessica ”You mean everything you did for Billy correct? We have homeowners and we’re in good hands with Allstate! You didn’t have to send a crew over to clean up and repair everything. I didn’t need your help with that! I had that under control. Is that what that was? Were you trying to buy my loyalty?”


Nanook ”What? NO!”


Jessica ”Oh my god! You were! You’re a creep! A low life creep!”


Nanook ”Jessica! I told you I didn’t want you to make a claim! Your rates will go up!”


Jessica quickly packs up after seeing through Nanook ploy to get her on their side.


Jessica ”Don’t you worry about my rates! You’re not my father! I don’t need your help!” And she storms off.


Joe watched the whole thing in the corner. He leans up against the wall and crosses his arms. Nanook is all worked up and he slowly turns around and spots Joe. He wants to say something but Joe holds his hand up.


Joe ”Just let it go Nanny. Just let it go.”


Nanook walks up to Joe and you can see he is pissed. Nanook wears his emotions on his sleeve and when things aren’t going right, you can see just how bad they are in his world as everything starts to fall apart around him.


Nanook ”You three better get your acts together this week, or we’re done! Do you hear me? We’re done! It’s over! No more! I told you this was a bad idea to begin with. Remember that I said that!”


Nanook leaves as well leaving Joe to think stuff over up against the wall. Joe crosses his arms.


”Hi Joe. How’s it going buddy?” Cameraman Timmy says as he was left behind with his camera. Joe slowly looks up at him and smiles.


”Timothy….How the hell are you bud? Do you have a couple of minutes to spare? I could really use you today.”


Timmy ”Anything for you Joe.”


Joe smiles. ”I need to make a phone call and then we can get to work buddy.”