End of the Year Open Invitational

[The Matt]

First for Marie Jones. I may do a second for Marie, not sure yet. The CD takes place immediately following Kimberly’s latest RP. OOC.
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December 13th, 2021
Boston, Massachusetts
Off Camera
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They say you can never go back home. Those who say this believe that things can never be the same, that you can never go back and be the same person you once were. Yet there are also those who take on the philosophy of Jon Bon Jovi who asked “who said you can’t go home?” Who says you can’t return back to your roots? Who is to say that you cannot go back to the way things were? “The Phoenix” Marie Jones seems to find herself somewhere in the middle of that debate. On the one hand, she has changed a great deal since she was last in Supreme Championship Wrestling. She used to be a beloved fan favorite, now she is selfish and thinks only of herself. She used to be a great tag team with her twin sister Kimberly Williams; together they were SCW World Tag Team Champions as Twin Magic. Now both siblings have gone their separate ways, both are looking to prove their own worth as singles competitors. And for awhile, Marie had left The Woman Scorned to her own devices. But that didn’t mean The Phoenix did not care about her sister. Marie had followed Kim’s career with great interest. She watched on as Kimberly became SCW Underground Champion. It was quite a success story.

Every success story has its twists and turns. In the story of Kimberly Williams, the deranged ginger is not feeling like herself lately. Williams has felt jaded regarding her treatment in SCW. She feels as if the fans have left her down. She feels as if SCW management is taking her for granted. And Marie, being Kim’s identical twin, knows better than anyone else that a storm is brewing. She can tell that a problem is on the horizon. Marie knows that Kimberly is inching closer and closer to an inner darkness that scares even Marie herself. It is that inner darkness that landed Kimberly in an insane asylum. Marie had to guide her twin sister out of the darkness and into the light, she had to help Kimberly cope with her madness and control that darkness. But now, after watching Kim’s actions on SCW Breakdown, hearing her words, Marie can tell that the darkness is beginning to rear its ugly head yet again.

Can you go back? Sometimes you have to go back and for Marie Annabelle Jones, the identical twin sister of Kimberly Williams, she feels an obligation to go back and help the deranged sister through some trying times. Yet this time things will be different. This will not be the same Twin Magic that the fans and SCW superstars once knew. Marie is bound and determined to take charge and to be the guiding light that leads herself and her sister through this next phase of their SCW careers. And Marie already knows how she plans to reintroduce herself to the SCW universe. It will all go down at the final show of the year, the SCW end of the year open invitational. And with any luck, Marie may just win the whole thing and get some cash money and a nice car out of the deal.

The strategy is masterful and Marie is going through every detail of it in her head as she walks up the sidewalk towards the front door of her opulent Boston, Massachusetts home. She just got finished having a cup of coffee at a small cafe in downtown Boston with her twin sister Kimberly. Jones is dressed in a knee length black leather skirt, sheer stockings, black high heel pumps, a red silk blouse, and her signature black leather jacket. The look on her face oozes confidence as she approaches the front door of her home and turns the knob…

…odd, the door is unlocked. That is strange. Her son probably just left it unlocked. But then again, she told him not to unlock it. Marie furrows her brow out of curiosity. She pushes the door open the rest of the way and steps inside. She shuts the door and stands just inside the home for a few moments and listens. She just listens. Then a sigh of frustration escapes her lips as she marches towards the living room.

“Ok, come on out!” Marie enters the living room and there, sprawled out on the sofa, is her half-sister Jessica Lasiewicz. Jessica is dressed in denim jeans, black boots, and a black t-shirt. Marie approaches the sofa and then stands over Jessica, glaring judgmentally at her. She places her hands on her hips. “You know, Jess, this whole cryptic and mysterious appearing and disappearing act is old. Face facts, you’re not Batman.”

“Perhaps not but I am much more Fabulous than him.”

“Cut the crap, Jess.” Marie motions for Lasiewicz to move. The Archangel sits up, giving Marie room to sit down on the sofa and she does so. “All I’m asking is have some respect for my privacy once in awhile, ok?”

“Your privacy, Marie? Is it wrong of me to want to see my nephew? Besides.” Jessica produces a key. “You gave me a key to your house.”

Jones isn’t buying the story, not even for one second. She shakes her head. “You normally call when you want to see him. So tell me, what do you really want?”

“I did honestly want to see Sean. But I figured while I was here, I would also see how my sisters are doing.”

“That’s nice of you. Visiting your sisters during the Christmas season. And you decided to start with yours truly. How thoughtful.”

“Not exactly. Word has it that you are in Kimberly’s ear lately. So I figured why not save some trouble and just visit you, that way I find out about both my sisters in one fell swoop.”

The Phoenix lets out a sigh and stands up. “I can see where this is going. So if we really are going there…”

“We most definitely are, Marie.”

“...then I need a drink.” Marie walks through the living room and then into the kitchen. Jessica gets right up and follows her into the kitchen. Marie has already found a glass and is now reaching inside a refrigerator to produce a bottle of red wine. She offers it up to Jessica. “Do you want some, Jess?”

“Nie, dziękuję. Wolałbym pozostać trzeźwy.”

Marie chuckles. “Oh, you’re breaking out the Polish now? You must really be pissed off with me.” Jones pours herself some wine in the glass. “Oh well, suit yourself.” She sets the wine bottle down and begins to sip her wine.

“I don’t trust you around Kimberly.”

“You don’t trust me around Kimberly? Now that is rich, especially coming from the woman who once swore she would never trust Kimberly. In fact, if my memory serves me well, wasn’t it you that said you would never accept her into our family? You would never acknowledge her as your sister? You said that, correct?”

Lasiewicz remains stoic, cold, and emotionless. “This has nothing to do with me.”

“This has a great deal to with you, Jess.” Marie smirks, pointing a finger at Jessica. “It was you who abandoned Kimberly. She wanted to form the same kind of sisterly bond that she and I have…granted, let’s face facts, there is no replicating the kind of bond twin sisters have, but that’s ok…she just wanted to bond with you because you were her sister. And you did team together in SCW. You were great. But when Jess didn’t get what she wanted, when Jess didn’t get tag team titles, what happened to Jess? Where did Jess go? You abandoned her.”

“You should be a politician, Marie. You really are great at spinning the facts to fit your own narrative. Kimberly wanted to pursue a singles career. We parted on good terms and she knows she can come to me anytime she needs help.”

“Oh really?” Marie sips her wine again. “Then why the hell didn’t she call you when depression started hitting her hard? Don’t answer that because I’ll answer it for you. The fact is that she doesn’t believe that you really trust her. And I can’t blame her.” Jones sets her wine glass down and approaches Jessica. “It’s ok, though, sis, because this is one problem you cannot solve. Only I can.”

“What do you mean?” Jessica demands. “What’s wrong with Kim?”

“She is having a difficult time maintaining control of her own personal demons. You’re smart enough to figure it out from there and you’re smart enough to know that I am the only one who can help Kim because I was the one who was there in the first place to help teach her how to control her demons. While you were content with letting her spend the rest of her life in a padded cell, I busted my ass and spent countless hours a day working with her until I finally reached her and pulled her out of that darkness. That darkness is coming back, Jess, and you are not suited to deal with it. No one is suited to deal with it.”

“Oh but you are?” Jessica asks. “Let us not forget that the last time Kimberly lost control of her demons she kidnapped you and locked you in a basement in the middle of nowhere for over a month while she replaced you, pretended to be you, and nearly ruined your reputation in the process.”

“I remember.”

“Do you remember Kim breaking into mom’s house and threatening her and Kelly?”

“I remember that too.” Marie says, nodding her head.

“Do you remember Kimberly nearly paralyzing mom?”

“Damn it, yes!” Marie exclaims angrily and loudly. “I remember all of that, Jess! I…”

Marie stops as she sees the door to the kitchen opening. Jessica hears it too. She and Marie turn to see Sean Connor Jones entering the room. Sean is Marie’s son. He looks slightly scared, and why wouldn’t he be? His sisters have just been arguing with each other. “Mom…aunt Jess…is something wrong?”

“Nothing’s wrong, Sean.” Marie lies. “Your aunt and I were just having a conversation.”

“You were having it very loudly. And you were talking about aunt Kim. Is she ok?”

Marie sighs deeply and nods her head. “Your Aunt Kim will be fine, Sean.”

“Good. I am worried about her, mom.”

“Don’t worry about her, sweetie. I’m going to handle it. Now go back to bed.”

“Ok.” with that, Sean turns and exits the kitchen and starts to go back upstairs to bed. As soon as she is certain Sean is out of range Marie turns her attention back to Jessica.

“I meant it, Jess. I have this under control.”

“Do you really care about Kim? Or is this some kind of act, some kind of ploy so that you can use and manipulate her?”

“I do care, Jess. I am the only one who has ever cared about her. Ever. Emma didn’t care, Sorinah didn’t care, and I’m not even sure you cared. Because all of you abandoned her. But I won’t abandon her.”

Lasiewicz menacingly approaches Marie and gets right up in her face. “Jest moją siostrą i kocham ją.”

“You have yet to prove it, Jess.” Marie smirks knowingly. “See? I know Polish too.”

“Zajęło ci to wystarczająco długo.” She sighs. “Zrobiłem jej źle. Z tego powodu dam ci tę jedną szansę, aby jej pomóc.”

“Good…”

Jessica holds up one finger. “One chance is all you get. But I will be paying very close attention. Kimberly is a really good person at heart. She has been used as a weapon and as a tool before. She deserves more than that. If I find you are using her just as others have used her before, then I will come back, and if I do come back our next meeting will not be as civil as this one.”

“You have nothing to fear, Jess. I only want what’s best for Kim and quite honestly, her being alone, her being by herself in SCW, that is not what is best for Kim. The longer she stays alone the more likely she will be to snap one day.”

Jessica sighs and nods her head. “I admit, Kim’s recent actions have been troubling. From my time working with her in SCW I have noticed a few glimpses of her dark side. I shudder to think of what could happen if she ever lost control. Are you certain you can help her, Marie?”

“I will do everything within my power.”

Lasiewicz reaches out a hand and places it on Marie’s shoulder. “See that you do.”

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December 21st, 2021
Boston, Massachusetts
On Camera
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We open in front of a plain gray backdrop. Soft classical piano music can be heard playing quietly off in the distance. A few moments later and we see “The Crown Jewel of Professional Wrestling” Marie Annabelle Jones stepping into the scene from stage right. Jones is oozing confidence as she struts towards the center of the screen dressed in a red cocktail dress, a black leather jacket, and high heeled sandals. Her long red hair hangs straight and unrestrained to past the shoulders.

“Before you say anything…NO, I am not Kimberly Williams. As much as I love Kim, she would never be caught dead in such a lovely piece of fashion such as this…” Marie twirls around to let the camera get a good look at her. A smirk forms upon her face as she winks at the camera.

“That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, I am The Phoenix, I am The Crown Jewel of Professional Wrestling, I am Marie Annabelle Jones, Kim’s identical twin sister has returned. And I have returned to once again grace Supreme Championship Wrestling with my gorgeous, superbly talented, and quite honestly, humble presence. And yes, I am humble, because if I were to truly and accurately describe my own greatness, it would take several hours and I am on the clock. Buying airtime these days can be expensive.”

“Did you miss me, SCW?” Marie chuckles. “Who are we kidding? Of course you missed me. You tend to take for granted what you are blessed to have, don’t you? You don’t realize how lucky you are to have me until you lose me. Let’s face it, you took me for granted. You didn’t use me the way a star of my caliber deserves to be treated. I am a former SCW World Tag Team Champion, former SCW United States Champion, and former SCW Television Champion. You took me for granted, you did not use me the way I should be used, you did not give me the opportunities I deserved, so I left and made another promotion millions of dollars. But I am also a forgiving person and this is the holiday season, a season of forgiving, so SCW, on behalf of me and my legions of fans…” loud cheers can be heard, which is obviously just a tape record “...I forgive you.”

“Yet here I am! I have returned! Not because you deserve a second chance, SCW. I’m not quite sure you deserve a second chance yet. I am here on behalf of another individual who you are taking for granted, another individual whose greatness you fail to see. And that individual would be my twin sister Kimberly Williams.”

“She is a former Underground Champion, she battled Jordan Majors in a street fight that lasted two weeks and finally finished inside a steel cage, she runs around with weapons like a knife glove and a penguin named Wasley, and she calls herself the Queen of the Death Match. But you think that makes her just some cheap hardcore act you can pull out of her ass when you need her? She is much more than that. She is a former United States Champion. And she and I together are former SCW World Tag Team Champions. Is she a deadly weapon? Oh yes she is. But you do not get to decide how and when she uses her unique set of violent skills.” Marie waves an accusatory finger at the camera.

“Shame on you! Shame on all of you for pigeonholing my dear sister! And now because of your treatment of Kimberly Williams, you have awakened a really seriously dark side of her personality, a darkness that could be the end of this very company.” Marie grins from ear to ear. “But don’t fear, SCW! Because once again I am here to save your collective asses! I expect to paid extra, of course.” She winks at the camera.

“And perhaps I will take my first pay check in the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars at the End of the Year Open Invitational.” Jones nods her head. “That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, The Crown Jewel of Professional Wrestling is throwing her name into the hat for the End of the Year Open Invitational! The Phoenix is making her return to SCW! So be on the lookout for some Twin Magic…” Jones winks at the camera. The scene fades to black.