The scene opens 200 feet
above the River Tees on top of the elevated walkway of
the worlds largest Transporting Bridge
appropriately named The Transporter Bridge, which for
everyone who doesnt know is right in the heart of
Middlesbrough. From the top of the bridge we can see the
beautiful Cleveland Hills and North York Moors, we can
also see The Riverside Stadium some 200 feet below the
bridge. When the camera turns around we can also see
Sabre, Magenta and Josh Landers who are all standing on
the walkway. Sabre and Magenta seem to be enjoying the
fine view but Josh looks as though he is quite scared.
Out of the corner of his eye Sabre sees Joshs
terrified face he then turns around to talk to him.
Sabre: What the hell is
wrong with you Josh, youre up here standing on a
marvel on early twentieth century engineering and youre
looking out at a great view of gods own country so
whats your problem.
Josh Landers: Sorry Sabre
but Im scared of heights.
Sabre now notices that Joshs
knees are knocking together.
Sabre: My god what a wimp.
Josh Landers: Im no
wimp, I just dont like it this high up.
Magenta now joins in the
debate.
Magenta: Landers, youre
standing in the middle of a fifteen foot wide walkway and
on the side of the walkway there are steel barriers, so
theres no way you can fall over the side into the
river 200 feet below. So if your arent being a wimp
Id like to know what you are.
Josh Landers: I cant
help it if Ive got a phobia.
Sabre: Of course you can
Josh, for starters you can pull yourself together and
start acting like a man, and then for seconds you can
have a look over the side and see that there is nothing
to fear.
Josh Landers: Id
rather not Im happy here.
Sabre ignores what Josh says
and grabs his arm, he then brings him close to the
barriers at the side of the walkway and makes him look
over the side. Josh looks even more terrified now but
Sabre makes him look over the side for just a bit longer.
He then lets him go as soon as he does Josh runs back to
the middle of the walkway as quickly as he can.
Sabre: See that didnt
hurt you did it.
Josh Landers: Yes it did
actually I thought for a second when I was looking over
the edge that I was going to die.
Sabre: Bloody Hell, what a
wimp.
Josh Landers: Well Id
rather be a wimp than falling to my death towards that
river. Anyway before you go on any longer about my
physical prowess can I ask you why you brought me all the
way up here to the top of this bridge?
Sabre: Simple Josh, it is
the best place I could think of for showing you a
complete view of Middlesbrough which just happens to be
the greatest city in the world.
Josh Landers: Thats
very nice of you, but couldnt you have got Brian
Wilson or Lisa Blunt up here instead of me, or if they
werent available any one who didnt mind
heights.
Sabre: No Josh I had to pick
you, because Im not having a tramp like Lisa Blunt
set foot in my home city. Middlesbrough women are all
classy beautiful ladies like Magenta so it would be a
travesty to have a skank like Lisa polluting this
fabulous place, and as for Brian Wilson, he such a dick
isnt he. If I was up here with him within five
seconds hed say something idiotic and Id have
to throw him off the bridge, and I wouldnt want to
get in trouble over someone as insignificant like him, so
with them not being allowed up here that just leaves you
doesnt it.
Josh Landers: (Gulps) I
suppose so. Okay now that Im up what exactly did
you want to show me.
Sabre: The beautiful
countryside around Middlesbrough, the Middlesbrough
Coast, and some of the landmarks of the town.
Josh Landers: Yes theyre
very nice, can we go down now.
Sabre: No we cant,
because you havent had a proper look yet at all the
beautiful scenery.
Josh has a look around,
looking petrified as he does so.
Josh Landers: The views okay
I suppose, but its no better than anywhere else.
Sabre: What are you talking
about man, Middlesbrough is the cultural centre of the
Universe, it has so much to see and do, so Ill have
no one saying that its anything other than
outstanding.
Sabre looks at Josh in a
threatening manner.
Josh Landers: Er, okay its
an outstanding view. In fact its probably the
nicest Ive ever seen.
Sabre: Really Josh, you
think my home town is that good. Well Im glad you
like it, and since you like it so much Ill show you
some of the best bits.
Josh Landers: If you insist
Sabre: Oh I do Josh.
Sabre starts pointing at
various things in the foreground and background.
Sabre: Firstly we have the
lovely scenery, over there we have the North York Moors,
then theres the Cleveland Hills over there, and you
cant forget the Eston Hills can you.
Josh Landers: I dont
think anyone could forget them.
Sabre: And to the east we
have the Middlesbrough Coastline, beautiful isnt it.
If it wasnt December then surely a dip in those
perfect blue waters would be just too much of a
temptation to resist.
Josh Landers: If only it was
July or August.
Sabre: Okay thats
enough of the perfect city backdrop. Now lets have
a look at some of the man made objects. Firstly almost
directly below us in the stadium in which I will be
competing this Monday against Sweet Jeff Strife. Its
a magnificent stadium isnt it, easily the best in
the country in my opinion, and thanks to my awesome
wresting ability and because everyone loves me so much
the venue will be totally packed out.
Josh Landers: I dont
know OCW V2 has yet to have a full house anywhere in the
world.
Sabre: Well it will this
Monday because just like last time I wrestled here all
tickets will have sold out in advance. You see last time
I wrestled here Josh, I had 35,000 fans shouting my name
as I and Dark Angel beat The Mysterious Shadow and Master
to win the WWWP tag team titles, and I see no reason why
it should be any different this time. Everyone in this
town worships me so they will all be dying to see me in
action again. One thing I would like to know though is
why my match isnt the main event. Ill be the
one selling out this venue not Jakkob McKain or Brother
Rob so I should take pride of place on the card. Once
again a lack of respect is shown to me by Paul Middle,
but I digress from what I came up to show you, and I
wouldnt want to do that would I. Okay Ive
showed you the stadium next Ill show that bridge
over there.
Sabre turns Joshs
attention to a large bridge just down the river from
where theyre standing now.
Sabre: Thats the
Newport Bridge Josh, its the tallest working
lifting bridge in the world and its yet another
marvel or early twentieth century engineering.
Middlesbrough is just full of marvel isnt it.
Josh Landers: I guess so.
Sabre: Next that large
gothic building slap bang in the middle of the town
centre. Thats the Town Hall, and in my opinion its
the finest example of gothic architecture in the UK.
Josh Landers: What about
Westminster Abbey.
Sabre: No that doesnt
even compare to Middlesbrough Town Hall. Okay youve
seen the town hall, next if you look to the south west,
youll see a large sandstone building in the middle
of a large expanse of park land.
Josh Landers: No I dont
think I can see that.
Sabre: Its over there
you jackass.
Sabre points at the building
he was referring and makes sure Josh has a good look at
it.
Sabre: Thats the
Captain Cook Birth Place Museum. A museum dedicated to
Middlesbroughs second most famous son Captain James
Cook. In case you didnt know he discovered
Australia. So its thanks to him that I had to
wrestle in that awful country last week, but never the
less hes still an important Historical figure and
thats his museum. People come from all round the
world to see it, but Ill tell you what when I
retire from wrestling, the Sabre museum will be three
times as big as that one and it will five times as many
visitors. Because in my museum there will so much to see
because Ive achieved so much and I will go on to
achieve even greater things.
Josh Landers: I cant
wait to see it Sabre, will there be any references to me
in it.
Sabre: No of course not, youve
never done anything note worthy in your life and you
never will. Okay next Ill show you where I live
when Im staying in my hometown.
Sabre points to a very large
house set in some rather fine gardens which can just be
made out in the distance.
Sabre: Theres my
humble abode, all 75 rooms of it. It is truly a great
house, it has two swimming pools, 6 tennis courts, a
garage with 15 cars inside, the best gardens in the
country as well as having every luxury you could want
contained within its four walls.
Josh Landers: Why dont
you invite all the OCW staff around then and have some
sort of party.
Sabre: Youve got to
joking Im not having an of those unclean morons in
my house, they would wreck the place with their
uncivilised ways.
Josh Landers: Well cant
I come alone then and make use of some of the facilities
of your house.
Sabre: No way youre
the most uncivilised of the lot. If you even set one foot
in my house it wouldnt be the same place again.
Magenta: And I very much
doubt that we would ever get the place clean again in
Josh was allowed in. No matter how many cleaners we hired.
Sabre: Good point Magenta,
Josh does have a well deserved reputation for been
filthy, so filthy that he would permanently damage all
the fine works of art that I have in my house. So Josh I
guess youre not welcome, anyway thats enough
about my not so humble home, lets get back to the
important business of showing you all the sites of the
town.
Over the next twenty minutes
Sabre and Magenta proceed to show Josh all the various
sites of the town, such as the Old Town Hall, The
Cathedral, The Dorman Museum, The Middlesbrough Art
Gallery, Albert Park, The Cenotaph, Roseberry Topping and
many more exciting things.
Sabre: See I told you there
was so much to see and do Josh.
Josh Landers: Yes that was
very interesting and informative, but can we go now I
think Im going to vomit at any time because of the
height.
Sabre: Not yet Josh, because
you see I havent done an interview since I returned
to OCW and since lots of exciting activity has gone down
over the last few weeks and more exciting things are
coming up soon for me I thought it was about time I gave
one, and since youre an OCW interviewer and you
just happen to be in the area I thought you should
conduct it.
Josh Landers: But I havent
done any preparation so I dont know what questions
to ask you.
Sabre: Surely you must have
some journalistic ability Josh.
Josh Landers: Yes I do Ive
got a degree in journalism and Ive worked in TV for
a number of years now so I know my stuff.
Sabre: So you should be able
to think on your feet then and ask me questions about
last weeks match, my upcoming match with Jeff Strife and
my match at the pay per view against Joey The
Devastator Jackson.
Josh Landers: Well I suppose
I could play it by ear, but off the cuff interviews are
never as good as planned ones.
Sabre: Im sure youll
give it your best shot.
Josh Landers: Okay then Ill
try, okay firstly well go back to the last edition
of Blast, you had a handicap match with Chris OHann
and Joe Jackson, and after a long struggle somehow you
managed to come out on top, how do you feel about that
win.
Sabre: Well quite frankly Im
disappointed by my performance in that match.
Josh Landers: I dont
see how you can be disappointed though, you overcame the
odds and beat two top guys in a handicap match, and in
the process of doing so you pinned the man who youll
be facing at Die Another Day for the Aggression title
thus giving you an important psychological advantage
going into that match. Thats pretty impressive if
you ask me, and something you should be proud of.
Sabre: Well Im not
proud of my performance, and the reason for that is that
I should have beat two mediocre wrestlers like Chris OHann
and Joey Jackson much more quickly than I did. I should
be putting away guys like that in under five minutes, but
last Monday I must have been having an off day because it
took me a lot longer than to pick up the win.
Josh Landers: But the way
you came back from the 2 on 1 beat down they giving you
was great.
Sabre: Of course it was
great after all we are talking about The Ultimate
Fighting Machine here, and everything I do is great, and
when it comes to taking abuse my recuperative powers are
second only to Bobby Ewing out of Dallas so it goes come
as no surprise that I can take a licking and keep on
ticking, but against paragons of weakness like Messers OHann
and Jackson I shouldnt even be in a position where
I have to use my recuperative powers. As I should be
beating them without being on the receiving end of a
single offensive move. So that was another disappointing
aspect of my performance and one I must improve upon, but
I assure you next time I face Joey Jackson or OHann
I will have learnt from those mistakes and I will make
sure they lose in double quick time.
Josh Landers: So at Die
Another Day youll be making sure you beat Joey
quickly then?
Sabre: Of course Ill
be making sure I beat him quickly, after all I hate being
near that guy so the sooner I beat him the faster I can
get away from his odious presence. And personally I think
Ill have no problems beating him quickly because in
our match at Die Another Day hell have no back up
and we all saw how quickly I beat him on Monday once hed
lost his backup. I think about a minute was all it took,
and Im sure in a one on one match Ill beat
him just as quickly again. And perhaps with some of the
stuff Ive been working on over the last month stuff
which I have yet to debut perhaps the match will last
even less than a minute.
Josh Landers: It also has to be
said that after your match both you and Magenta looked
like you needed some medical attention, baring that in
mind are you both okay now.
Sabre: Of course Im
okay Josh, it will take far more than Joey Jackson and
Chris OHann to take me out of action. In fact I
doubt the whole OCW roster could put me out of action
because Im just way too tough and too resilient. Ive
never had a serious injury in my wrestling career and
with my resiliency I doubt I ever will and I was to get
injured it would take more than a few shots from Joey to
do it.
Josh Landers: How about you
Magenta, you looked in an even worse state than Sabre
after the match
Magenta: Im okay too,
Im not some wimpy girl like Stacey Keibler who gets
injured after one punch. I can withstand as much pain as
most wrestlers out there male and female, and after all I
was the EHCW Television and Tag Team champion so Ive
got the evidence to back up that statement. So its
going to take way more than a sabrecrusher from Joey to
stop me from managing Sabre to another victory this week
and to winning the Aggression Title at Die Another Day.
Josh Landers: Arent
you worried though that at Die Another Day Joe Jackson
could be out to get revenge on you and he could do
something very nasty indeed to either or both of you.
Sabre: Josh Im never
worried about Joey Jackson, because I personally believe
that he just does not posses the ability or the power to
do me or Magenta any serious harm at all. In fact the
only thing I think will be within his powers after facing
me at Die Another Day will be the ability to drink his
food through a straw. Because when Im through with
Joey he will be so busted up that not only will his
career as a wrestler be over so will his life outside a
hospital bed.
Josh Landers: Strong words
indeed, but well have to wait until the pay per
view to see if you can back them up, but before the Pay
Per View youve got a match this week on Blast
against Sweet Jeff Strife. So far in his OCW career Jeff
is unbeaten so hes definitely not someone you can
overlook as you get ready for your title shot.
Sabre: Theres no need
to worry Landers, this week my mind will completely focus
on Mr Strife, and because of that I think I will pick up
yet another win. Now Jeff Strife is unbeaten so far in
OCW, but that doesnt bother me at all because the
level of competition hes been up against has been
so poor that even my grandmother would be unbeaten if shed
have faced the same opponents. So the fact that hes
unbeaten is irrelevant because you can be rest assured
that after seeing his poor performances over the last
three weeks, I know that if hed faced anyone even
half way decent he would not have that perfect record,
and if he had been up against a world class competitor
like myself, he would probably be out of action with a
seriously nasty injury. You see Josh Ive seen
nothing in Jeffs performances so far that has me
even slightly worried about him. His moves even his best
ones seem to lack the kind of impact required to have any
real effect on me, and his strength and conditioning are
also very suspect and I could exploit those deficiencies
quite easily and pick up a quick win.
Josh Landers: Hes
looked pretty damn good to me, and I think he could well
surprise you especially if Hyper Viper gets involved in
the match.
Sabre: Theres no
chance that he will surprise me Im just to prepared
for anything that he might throw at me, plus I simply
refuse to lose in front of my home town fans so a loss is
completely out of the question. As for Hyper Viper he can
interfere if he wants to but it will do Jeff Strife no
good at all as I have already proved that I can deal with
two men at the same time, so no matter what he does Ill
be able to handle it and still pick up the win. Anyway
with Magenta backing me up anything he tries to do will
be returned on him ten fold, so he probably wont
dare stick his nose into my business, but if he does he
will get his ass handed to him as Magenta is dying to get
her hands on somebody as shes yet to have a match
here so shes desperate for a bit of wrestling
action.
Josh Landers: Well if that
happens Im sure it will be an interesting tussle,
okay have you got any final words for Jeff.
Sabre: Yes I do, Jeff on the
last edition you refused to wrestle Mark Dark because you
said he wasnt on your level, well Jeff youre
not on my level but unluckily for you I will be wrestling
you because I enjoy nothing more than beating up on punks
like you and ruining their dreams of becoming the champ.
And believe me Jeff when you come up against me youre
chances of becoming champ will be ruined because once Ive
totally sabreized you, and shown everyone how weak you
are, your chances of getting a title shot will be non
existence, and your so called career will be over before
it even begun.
Josh Landers: Okay I think
that wraps it up, and Ive got to say for someone
who didnt do any preparation I thought I did a good
job.
Sabre: No it was merely
adequate, next time you must do better.
Josh Landers: Ill try,
anyway can we go now Im starting to feel quite
nauseous now.
Sabre: No not yet, Ive
just thought of a few more things I can show you so youll
have to enjoy another guided tour of the town before I
dismiss you.
Josh Landers: Gee thanks, I
can hardly wait.
Sabre now beings to show
Josh some more of the sights of Middlesbrough but as he
does so the scene fades to black.
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