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Post by Fiona McFly on Jun 13, 2018 18:21:52 GMT
Fiona McFly awoke in her hospital bed, almost in a daze.
There were 162 of those on the main campus of Methodist Hospital of Sacramento, and on this morning she felt groggy after what had seemed like an eternity of slumber. It had been 48 hours since the Rowan match, and within a snap she found herself surrounded by blue-scrubbed nurses sorting out her latest round of medicines. Yet on this day, nothing would be the cure for what she had experienced on Monday night.
It felt real.
It was real.
She had been to THAT place, where time had no meaning and the predator had no teeth.
FIONA MCFLY:
Tapestry...paradise...Eden…
Sighing to herself, Fiona sat up as a white labcoat-wearing Japanese-American female stepped into the room with a small clipboard in hand, rapidly taking notes.
DR. OGAWA:
You’re awake--how are you feeling this morning?!
Fiona giggled slightly in spite of all the trauma she’d been through. Cracking a sly smirk on her face, she instantly began recalling the last worldly thing she remember on that fateful Monday night--a memory that took place before the contest in question.
FIONA:
Romulan Ale should be illegal…
Laughing out loud, Dr. Ogawa and her nurses conferred with each other before departing the room to grab her meds. Anticipating the usual band of visitors from the public, McFly flashed a smirk on her face, knowing that the hospital staff would have a hard time believing the journey she had taken from then to now.
Indeed, she had gone where no one had gone before.
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Post by Vivienne Daniels on Jun 13, 2018 19:36:50 GMT
Vivienne knocked lightly on the door to Fiona’s room before pushing the door open slightly and stepping inside.
“Hi Fiona.” Vivienne gave a weak smile. “I don’t know if you’d want it but I brought you a goodie bag.”
Viv sets a small paper bag down on the table next to the bed sitting in a chair near the bed.
“Hope it’s okay I’m here.”
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Post by Fiona McFly on Jun 13, 2018 21:30:18 GMT
Fiona reached over, giving Vivienne a weak hug before taking a peek into her bag of goodies. She pulled out a Blu-Ray and digital copy of the recent live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast and grinned, but that smile grew even larger when she pulled out a small ceramic mug--perfect for those mornings when she wanted her cup of Earl Grey.
FIONA MCFLY:
This is incredible...
She paused for a moment, taking her time in placing the movie back into the bag.
FIONA:
...this design, it perfectly illustrates what I saw.
She nodded her head warmly, taking a closer examination of the mug's design which featured an idyllic grasslands setting with an inscription that read "Made in Heaven."
FIONA:
Eden felt real. The sights, the sounds, the smells...it was as if you can wrap yourself in a blanket filled with joy. But I had to leave 'cos...I have certain business to finish down here.
Fiona closed her eyes, taking a deep breath as she set the mug back into the bag.
FIONA:
Not before learning of a truth that James needs to know, about his brother... |
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Post by Vivienne Daniels on Jun 13, 2018 22:19:24 GMT
Vivienne blinked a few times trying to find the words.
“Uh... Sorry. You’re saying you saw the afterlife? Not just a feel but actual...” Vivienne swallowed past the emotions threatening to well up.
“Sorry... Whose brother? What’s that have to do with the afterlife?”
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Post by Fiona McFly on Jun 13, 2018 22:56:32 GMT
Fiona nodded, taking a sip from a small bottle of water the docs gave her.
FIONA MCFLY:
Aye...I saw Eden, me son, me Granpapa, me mentor...and Jack. I saw everything...
She paused to catch her breath and focus on her thoughts.
FIONA:
The afterlife, as you call it, is a place where time is nonlinear and where monsters like Rowan will never be allowed to bare her fangs. It is whilst I was there when I met him, where I met 'Johnny', the REAL 'Johnny.'
She turned her head slightly, checking her Android tablet for any text messages.
FIONA:
Jonathan C. Gilmore...'Johnny'...is James Gilmore's elder brother. His soul has been split in two: the malevolent demon that roams this planet, called 'Caligula' after his middle name. Then there's 'Jonathan,' the honest person. One cares about awards and accomplishments, the other espouses humility and honour, saving those in times of distress.
Fiona sighed, then took a second sip.
FIONA:
One begs to be released, the other wants to be reunited...and all I can do now is let things play out naturally. |
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Post by Vivienne Daniels on Jun 13, 2018 23:12:09 GMT
Vivienne let her emotions go for a moment.
”how do you know it was real? Not one of her tricks or...or something?”
She bite her lip.
”I don’t understand why you would see that when you died...”
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Post by Fiona McFly on Jun 13, 2018 23:44:02 GMT
FIONA MCFLY: Oh, the McFlys have always had a fascination with the spiritual realm for quite a long time.
Fiona chuckled as she tossed her empty water botle into a blue recycling bucket.
FIONA: As I remember from the stories me Granpapa shared when I was a little girl, when our bodies die our spirits rise up and are judged accordingly. Those found to be vile and malevolent will be banished to Purgatory; those found to be noble and pure...join the others in Eden. Of course, there are exceptions...if a spirit in Eden is found to have his physical body still breathing, it must be reunited. The demonic spectres, on the other hand, would simply roam free on this planet--unseen by anyone else except their target--and they need to be released...
She paused and took a deep breath as she put the pieces of the puzzle together--at least, in her own mind.
FIONA: ...that can only happen through an act of courage and selflessness on the target's part. Otherwise, great harm will be done to the target and those associated with him or her. |
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Post by Vivienne Daniels on Jun 14, 2018 0:44:01 GMT
Vivienne looked at Fiona. “I do understand the concept. Just because we’re a different religion doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s going on there. Rowan had her hands around your throat. Maybe she never gave you the nightmares but she does that. How do you know what you saw wasn’t one of her tricks?”
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Post by Fiona McFly on Jun 14, 2018 3:48:18 GMT
FIONA MCFLY:
Hrmmm...I am the very personification of everything Rowan has rejected. Just as there are those willing to plunge the world into chaos, there will always be people that will shine their light upon the dark. I aspire to do the latter, she does not..the light will prevail in the end.
Fiona paused.
FIONA:
It's not about what people see on the surface, it's about what they see within their hearts and minds that makes all the difference. If the very core of your being is good, you'll experience the good. Otherwise, you get the bad...but as long as you stay pure and true to yourself, beings like Rowan or 'Caligula' will never, ever fully beat you. THAT is why she was never able to fully play her tricks on me.
She flashed a smile as she checked her Android once more for messages.
FIONA:
On a side note, Temporal Mechanics and World Religions...they were the only two courses during me University days in which I thought I failed--I had to take them as electives and despised them both. |
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Post by Vivienne Daniels on Jun 14, 2018 4:24:40 GMT
Vivienne closes her eyes and takes a strained breath through her nose before standing.
"...I honestly do try to see the good in everyone. I always thought they were wrong when they accused you of thinking you were better than everyone else." Viv shakes her head. "Guess I must be a bad person at my core by that logic, right? Because her tricks worked on me?"
Viv didn't wait for an answer, leaving the room and closing the door behind her.
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Post by Fiona McFly on Jun 14, 2018 4:54:24 GMT
FIONA MCFLY:
Oh, I never believed you to be a bad person...don't underappreciate yourself 'cos some others think you're nothing more than a 'cinnamon roll' or whatever they call you. You've got a smile--don't lose it.
Fiona watched as Vivi stood up to make her exit.
FIONA:
I've lived with a certain mindset me whole life, that perhaps...even in the most traumatic of moments, something wonderful comes out of it. Remember that, and nothing will ever beat you...not even the biggest of demons. |
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Post by Steve Awesome on Jun 14, 2018 19:54:15 GMT
A disheveled, most likely hungover Steve Awesome stumbles through the hospital hallway. He sees Viv walk away and catches a glimpse of Fiona in her hospital bed. He looks around confused.
Steve Awesome: Man.......this isn’t where I parked my car....
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Post by Tyler Jacobs on Jun 14, 2018 22:31:54 GMT
Shea had come to the hospital to visit Fiona McFly. She felt that she owed it to her to be there, what Rowan did was abhorrent, and a part of her felt responsible. She'd always been the one that stood against Rowan, no matter the odds, no matter the situation, but she'd been so caught up in her own stuff with the Best Friends Club. As she was walking down a hall she passed a drunken... Or perhaps hungover Steve Awesome before bumping into a clearly irritated, if not upset Vivienne Rodgers. The two speak but we don't pick up the words before Shea begins to march towards Fiona's room and all but kicks the door in, causing Fiona to jump.
Shea: You know, I came here feeling sorry for you. I came here thinking that you didn't deserve what happened to you, that Rowan went to far... Then the first thing I hear is you talking down your nose at one of the few people who has ALWAYS stood by you? Someone who has never had a bad word to say to you? You try to pull some shit about how Rowans shit doesn't work because you're so pure and we're all not? HUH!?
Shea is clearly angry. She grabs a bottle of water and throws it across the room.
Shea: I want to like you Fiona, I want to support you, but you make it so fucking hard by being an absolute grade a cunt to everyone. You think you're better than everyone, you think you're above everyone, and whenever there's something going down? Do you ask for help? Do you seek like minded individuals? Nah, because Fifi McFlaps can take on the fucking world right? Look where that got you! LOOK WHERE THAT GOT YOU!
Shea is trembling on the spot she's so angry. Her words come right from the heard, there's no measured promo, no ailing for somebodies weakness, just pure fire.
Shea: You don't give a shit about anybody else but yourself, and you're redneck boyfriend. It's no wonder nobody likes you Fiona, because you're so self absorbed. Do you even care thag you sent the nicest woman in this company out of here almost in tears? And all she was trying to do was support you. Do you even give a fuck that I lost my baby? No.... You don't, you don't care...
She sneers at Fiona, months, and months, if not more, of built up animosity finally spilling out.
Shea: You could have been someone in this company Fiona, you could have been something. You could have been a beacon, a role model, instead you flip flop on your morals, half ass it in the ring, and try and tell us to stick with you because you have heart, because you have a soul. We'll I've learned today that you fucking don't. I'm over here feeling guilty about you, but maybe I don't need to, maybe what happened to you needed to happen, because Lord knows you need a fucking wake up call, because next time?
She begins to head towards the door.
Shea: There won't be any we'll wishers, or mourners, nobody will care.
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Post by Fiona McFly on Jun 15, 2018 2:07:14 GMT
FIONA MCFLY:
(screaming)
YOU DON'T FUCKING KNOW WHAT I JUST EXPERIENCED!?! I'M JUST AS ANGRY AT ROWAN AS YOU ARE AT ME OR WORSE, WHAT THOSE BFC MISFITS DID TO YOUR CHILD!!! I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THE AFTERLIFE, I DIDN'T ASK FOR ANYONE TO KILL ME--A'RIGHT?!?!
Fiona quickly hopped out of her bed, nearly spilling her own water bottle, and started taking two steps forward. The good doctor, however, heard her wild, primal scream and quickly barged into the room to step inbetween her and Shea.
DR. OGAWA:
(wags right index finger)
Nah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh! Not in MY hospital, you don't!
FIONA:
Talk to ME about morals...where were YOU when Rowan was pulling that stunt she pulled!?! Did you even TRY to stop it--no. Where. Were. YOU!?! Seems like your own morals are just as shaky as mine...
Fiona tried to brush past Ogawa, but she did all she could to push her back and onto the bed.
DR. OGAWA:
Take another step and I'll have Nurse Chapel sedate you. You obviously are suffering from something because you choose to misdirect your rage. I suggest finding a more diplomatic solution to your problems, kiss and make up. It wouldn't be fun if I had to call security and put you in a straight-jacket.
Fiona takes a deep breath, watching as the veteran docter took a seat in the bedside chair to watch the proceedings.
FIONA:
I wished and prayed that you KNEW that the concert in March was still on! But did you answer the RSVPs I sent?! No...you didn't. In fact, wasn't it YOU, Shea, that said to the BFC: "I might not care for her"--referring to ME--"but I care about YOU!" You'd rather throw ME under the laurie 'cos you want to complete your personal mission of vengeance and retire in peace...Just like Captain Ahab going on a quest to hunt his whale.
She paused, watching the doctor as she placed her hand on the room's panic button--ready to give the word.
FIONA:
Now you want to help me 'care' as if you know everything on the subject!?! Well I'm here Shea--HELP ME!! What. Do. I. Have. To. Do!?!
Fiona turned her head at Shea before making a passing glance at Ogawa, who simply flashed a curt grin on her face.
DR. OGAWA:
Well don't look at me. I'm a doctor, not a counselor...
Fiona nodded, her visage a bright-red hue as she sat back down on the foot of her bed.
FIONA:
You're right Shea...perhaps I DID deserve what Rowan did to me. Perhaps...I deserve a lot of heat for saying things that I don't intend on saying yet they come out wrong, and I have ZERO clue on how to remedy that. Tell me what I have to do 'cos honestly...I lost the ability to care when me husband died and I want to know what it really is like to care. I'll do anything you ask of me...and I mean that with me whole life.
Only a higher power knows, we could each learn how to look past our own foolish need for revenge...
Just then, as if on cue, we see James Gilmore trudge into the room, carrying a small goodie bag of his own...
JAMES GILMORE:
Welp, I got some...goodies. Oh joy, what happened in here...
...only to pause when feeling the bad vibes permeating throughout. He took a deep breath, solemnly shaking his head as he set the bag on the desk.
JAMES:
...hrm, I'll visit some other time perhaps? I'll just leave this stuff on the desk...
Fiona looked around, flustered as hell.
FIONA:
Look, this is what our enemies want--supposed friends turning against each other! Mucking up our minds so we say things that we don't intend to say yet they come out and hurt other people! The more we fight each other means the less of a chance we have against those that hate us. In the meantime I want to be left alone in peace and quiet. You can set whatever you brought me on the desk, but in ANY case I want this room cleared...NOW!!! |
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Well howdy there pardner.