Pointless
By: Jason Page
Calloway stepped out of his black BMW and started toward the diner. He frantically looked at his watch. It was a quarter 'till two. Turning the corner, Calloway spotted the diner on Fifth Avenue. Entering the diner, he spotted a few buisnessmen drinking tea and a lone woman with heer head in her hands. He glanced at the woman and took a seat.
A waiter walked up to Calloway's table, making sure that his pen and notepad was visible.
"Just gimmie a coffee, black," Calloway ordered without making eye contact with the waiter. At the same time the woman was confronted by a similar waiter, "What will it be?" She lifted her head to order a coffee and something to eat.
Calloway finished his coffee and darted out of the diner. He got into his car and sped toward a convenience store to get a pack of smokes. He left his car on with the keys in it. He wasn't in there for longer than a minute. A blue Mustang pulled up to the left side of the BMW. A professional car theif leaped out of the driver's seat and over the hood of his Mustang. He ploped into the BMW and pulled out with grace and speed. A clocked twenty-three seconds, his personal best.
Calloway pulled out a cigarette and lit it, while opening the Mustang's door. He sat there idle while casually puffing on his cancer stick. A man in a gray trench coat strolled by and tossed a piece of paper into the car. Calloway read the paper, "New blue, Green too, be there by two-forty-two." A ticket to the Steamer City Arena fell into Calloway's lap.
Calloway was lucky to get a parking space close to the Steamer Arena. He walked towards the congregation the entrance. There were ladies, gentlemen, and children of all ages wearing shirts saying Hawk's Prey, BRaven 23, Oblivion, and one saying Steve. They crowded in the renovated arena and to their seats. Calloway had a seat at ring side.
The lights flickered then dimmed. The song "Enter Sandman" by Metallica started accompanied by a video of Hawk, in his green and black mask, choke slamming his victims. Hawk walked out from the back with his left arm in front of him, miming like he was holding a hawk. As he extended his arm, there was a beautiful display of pyrotechnics. The audience was ecstatic. Hawk walked to the ring with his head held proudly high. He ascended the stairs at the corner of the ring, then entered between the second and top rope, to end up perced on a corner. Hawk was accompanied by Sebrina who wore black pants and a green and black striped shirt.
"Enter Sandman" faded along with the lights. A slow guitar tune played in conjunction with a video starting with a twenty-three flashing that many times. The song accelerated and percussion was added. The lights brightened and BlueRaven walked out with his manager, Irene hand in hand. He wore a white tee shirt with a red circle in the middle of both sides. Inside of the circle was the number twenty-three in bold white. Irene wore a similar sleveless shirt, only lacking the twenty-three. She had white spandex shorts with a thick red stripe along the sides.
They strode to the ring, BlueRaven gave fives to the crowd. Calloway's hand was amongst them. BlueRaven allowed Irene up the stairs before him. He turned to the crowd and raised his arms and yelled, "Twenty-three!" Irene stood on the apron and waved to the spectators seductively, allowing her brown bangs to fall over her similarly colored eyes. The crowd roared. After BlueRaven and Green Hawk (Haven's) entrance, their opponents made their way to the ring. The ring announcer introduced them, "Now entering the ring, no one knows where they're from, but where they should go. Two members of the Fiendish Beasters: Steve and Glenn!"
The bell rang, with Hawk pitted against Glenn. Their partners stood in their corners and cheered them on. Hawk came out swinging, hitting Glenn with right hands. Glenn staggered and leaned against the ropes. He landed on his face after a drop toe hold by Hawk. Hawk signaled for the "Sebmission", but Steve got into the ring and attacked him from behind. The referee pushed Steve out of the ring as BRaven leaped into the ring and began stomping Glenn. By the time the referee turned around, BRaven was back on the apron. Glenn stumbled to his feet, and into Haven's corner. Hawk ran and hit Glenn with a running avalanche, then tagged in BRaven. BRaven hopped onto the top turbuckle, then off to front drop kick Glenn in the back of his head. Glenn managed to dive and tag Steve with the help of BRaven's drop kick. Hawk entered the ring to back up BRaven. All four men were in the ring. Sebrina's dark crimson hair swung as she leaped and vigorously cheered for Hawk. Irene screamed and pounded on the apron in BlueRaven's favor. BlueRaven started pummeling Steve then whipped him into the rope. BRaven bounced off of the opposite rope and ran towards Steve to hit him with a flying lariat. Hawk tucked down his glove as he watched Glenn dazed and confused. Hawk marched toward Glenn and drilled him with rapid throat thrusts. BRaven picked up Steve and hooked his arms on the ropes. Hawk set Glenn up on top of the turnbuckle BRaven ran across the ring, bounced off of the ropes, then leaped in the air for a cross body block. Steve ducked under and watched him hit the floor. Hawk climbed the turnbuckle, but was pushed off by Glenn in desperation. Upon impact, Hawk sat up erectly like nothing happened. Glenn was sitting helplessly on the turnbuckle like a pinata. Hawk stood up and heard Steve taunt BRaven on the other side of the ring. Hawk took him by his shoulder and spun him around. Hawk constricted Steves's neck with his hand. He pulled Steve to the middle of the ring. Glenn saw his partner in trouble, so he tried his best to help him. He jumped off of the turnbuckle and missile drop kicked Hawk, sending him across the ring. Sebrina ran up to the ring side to check on Hawk. Steve and Glenn cheered to the crowd. BRaven rolled Hawk out of the ring to discuss retalition. The referee started counting Haven out. Sebrina patted Hawk on the back while Irene gave BRaven a quick kiss. On the referee's count of seven, Haven slid into the ring and proceeded to attack their opponents. BRaven raked Steve's eyes, blurring his vision. Hawk press slammed Glenn near the ropes. BRaven leaped to the top of the turnbuckle and jumped off to hit Steve with a spinning wheel kick. Steve fell and rolled out of the ring, to leave his partner Glenn alone. Hawk got BRaven's attention then pulled down his glove. BRaven got behind Glenn and put his arm over his head. Hawk placed his hand around Glenn's neck and BRaven helped him lift Glenn. The "Oblivion" was applied, leaving Glenn helpless in the middle of the ring. BRaven ran to the corner and perched himself on the turnbuckle. Hawk positioned Glenn to set him up for BRaven's finisher. BRaven flew off of the turnbuckle with a shooting star press. The referee counted the "1-2-3" as BlueRaven's music blasted within the Steamer Arena. The crowd roared as Haven stood victorious in the ring.
Calloway reached his hand out to Hawk, but he passed by unknowingly. BlueRaven chased after Hawk as he dissapeared backstage. BlueRaven's music faded and the rowdy spectators became tranquil.
BlueRaven walked into Haven's dressing room. Hawk sat in a corner with his head in his hands. His mask and glove sat on a table near the door. Meanwhile, Calloway was being pushed out of the arena along with a large crowd. He finally met the sidewalk outside and started toward his parked car in the parking lot by the Steamer Arena. Calloway walked around the corner to his car, while he watched himself from across the street. He pulled out and sped by himself while watching casually sitting on a bench.
"There I go," Calloway thought.
"Here I go," Calloway thought while driving to the nearest gas station. Calloway hopped out of his car after parking it. There was a close screech heared. Calloway watched from afar as a school bus spun towards him. He stood petrified from shock with the bus spinning at him. Across the street he fended off his enraged sister wielding a knife. The bus missed Calloway by spinning around him. He sighed as the bus spun by him. He turned around to watch the bus slam into his car. His sister kicked him below the belt, he fell in pain and writhed on the ground. She pounced on him and thrusted the knife into his chest. The impact of the bus and Calloway's car ignited the gas creating an explosion. Calloway tried to run, but was caught by the blast. He died. He died.
