Donnovan Midas
I am sorry I don�t understand anything you are saying�
The man continues to speak and Donnovan repeats himself louder as if he will understand if Donnovan raises his voice. In frustration Donnovan walks over to the nightstand and pulls out his wallet revealing some money, he reaches in and pulls out a tip handing it to the hotel worker. With a smile the man leaves the room bowing at Donnovan as he backs out, he closes the door behind him as Donnovan walks over to the T.V turning it on and grabbing the remote that is on the top. He looks for a moment and begins to switch the channels trying to find something on that is in English... He is un-successful until finally stumbling on a channel that is airing episodes of the first season of 24�
Donnovan Midas
That�s right Don good ole Kiefer Sutherland � We can�t understand him in any language�
He laughs to himself as he tosses the remote on the bed and walks over to the table to grab a chair and begins to eat his food straight off of the cart� He looks at the card that is on the food tray and it reads�
Enjoy the Breakfast on the behalf of Greg �Great� White and Major League wrestling�
Donnovan shakes his head back and forth and tosses the card on the cart before picking up the newspaper and glancing at the front page�
Donnovan Midas
That�s funny�
Donnovan tosses the paper to the side and we can see that it is a local paper and everything is in Japanese, he finally takes the cover off of the food and the look on his face is golden. He stands up and walks over to the phone and presses a button for room service�
Donnovan Midas
Who the hell eats sushi for breakfast!?! Yes hello � I would like to order something � Hello � Do you speak English � Yes I would like eggs � No Eggs �No No I said EGGS � Oh forget it�
Donnovan hangs up the phone in frustrations and reaches over to the sofa chair and grabs his pants putting them on followed by a T-shirt and jacket. He walks thru the room gathering his wallet, key to the room and cell phone as he turns off the TV and leaves his room in search of food. He is walking down the hallway and arrives at the elevators pressing the button and waiting for it to arrive� Just before the door opens Donnovan�s phone rings and the caller ID shows �Kelly��
Donnovan Midas
What�s wrong Kelly?
Donnovan places his finger on his other ear trying to hear what Kelly is saying�The elevator door opens and Donnovan steps in but realizes the mistake he has just made and attempts to exit the elevator before the door closes but is unable�
Donnovan Midas
Your where � Chicago � What are you doing there � Hello
Donnovan continues to say hello but cannot get a reception now that he has stepped into the elevator. He brings the phone down from his ear and presses the end button in frustration�
Stupid fucking phones!!!
Matt Daniels
Maybe it wasn�t the smartest idea to step into this elevator with a call�
Donnovan turns around and sees Matt Daniels standing in the corner of the elevator�
Donnovan Midas
Very funny � How�s it going� I have to say that it is good to hear from someone that speaks English�
Matt Daniels
Yeah that�s true, everything is going good on my end, finally. How is everything with you and ACE?
Donnovan Midas
I haven�t spoken to him lately.
Matt Daniels
Don�t worry, Donnovan, he is a jerk. And I'm sure that this ALLIANCE crap won't last. Weather the storm.
Donnovan Midas
Man, I am not even sweating that right now, I have to worry about Grendel and this Heavyweight title tournament. I will deal with Phil and ACE when I am done with the tourney.
Matt Daniels
Well I am sure you will have Grendel backing you up with that fight, but I heard that they have a third member joining at Goldpush. If you need me, Donnovan I got your back. I won't let a fellow Windy City Warrior face a couple of punks alone.
The elevator door opens and Daniels exits�
Donnovan Midas
Sounds good to me�
The doors close and the elevator continues on its descent to the ground level of this grand hotel that Donnovan Midas is staying in, once arriving in the lobby Donnovan quickly attempts to get reconnected with Dark Blaze who he was speaking to prior to being cut off but he is receiving no answer� The looks of worry is consuming his face as he thinks of all the horrible things that could be taking place in his hometown of Chicago right now, he makes his way to the service desk encountering the hotel manager�
Donnovan Midas
(Speaking slowly) Yes I would like to ask a question� does someone here speak ENGLISH�
Hotel Manager
Yes Mr. Midas how may I assist you�
Donnovan looks absolutely embarrassed at the fact that the hotel manager speaks English�
Donnovan Midas
I am sorry I didn�t mean to offend you�
Hotel Manager
Not at all Mr. Midas I understand that you are indeed in a foreign land I was informed that you placed a call to room service shortly ago and unfortunately the gentlemen handling all the WpW wrestlers rooms has called in today� But if you are interested the hotel is supplying all the wrestlers with a complementary breakfast in the main banquet hall�
Donnovan Midas
Well thanks a lot� oh if you don�t mind me asking who is in there?
Hotel Manager
Well currently most of the wrestlers have enjoyed there meals already but at last check I believe Mr. Abernathy is still dining�
Donnovan shakes his and takes a deep breath�
Donnovan Midas
Not to offend you but is there any restaurants near by?
Hotel Manager
Absolutely Mr. Midas and would you like us to supply a translator to accompany you?
Donnovan Midas
That would be great�
Well if you would just give me a moment I will call her and have her come in at once.
Donnovan Midas
Where is she?
Hotel Manager
I believe she is home sick with child�
Donnovan smirks for a moment and places his hand on the hotel manager�s shoulder�
Donnovan Midas
That�s not necessary do not go thru all the trouble I will eat breakfast in the hotel�
Hotel Manager
It is no trouble Mr. Midas�
Donnovan Midas
No honestly I insist, I have to face him eventually but thank you for all of your trouble�
Donnovan gathers directions to the banquet hall and begins to make his way there greeting the staff and the hotel guest with polite smiles. The Japanese culture is very big on wrestling and they are familiar with most of the stars in World Pro Wrestling but are very polite in not disturbing them on there personal time. Once arriving to the door leading to the hall Donnovan stops for a moment taking a deep breath�
Donnovan Midas
(Talking to himself) Just calm down and be polite, you have to face him eventually�
Donnovan opens the door and walks in looking around the room that is empty, he sighs in relief at the fact that Phillip Shane Abernathy is not in the room but he quickly gets a odd look on his face as he scans the room again and sees Monique sitting at a table by herself with a place setting for two�
Monique
Well it is about time you got your butt down here�
Donnovan laughs as he walks over to Monique who stands up and gives him a huge hug and kiss on the cheek, Donnovan sits down in the chair followed by Monique�
Donnovan Midas
That was a good one�
Monique
(Acting coy) Why whatever do you mean?
Donnovan Midas
Let me guess the room service tray from ML with sushi on it�
Monique
Yep
Donnovan Midas
And the manager?
Monique
Yep once I dropped your name he was more then willing to help set you up for this surprise�
Donnovan Midas
Well you went thru a lot of trouble setting this whole thing up so to what do I owe this honor�
Monique
You can just say it was me reading your mind, when we talked on the plane I knew that you were having a hard time coping with the ACE and Grendel thing so I thought it would be nice if you had a great breakfast with a familiar face instead of sulking in your sorrows all by yourself�
Donnovan Midas
(Laughing) Oh so now I am sulking, that�s funny�
Monique
Well I call it like I see it�Are you surprised?
Donnovan smiles at her as he takes off the lids to there food and takes in the aroma�
Yeah actually I am last time we talked I got the impression that you didn�t want to see much of me anymore but now this�
Monique
Well let�s just say that I missed you a little more then I thought I would�
Donnovan Midas
Just a little bit�
Monique
Yeah just a little�
They both share a laugh as the being to eat and carry a conversation�
Monique
So how is everything going?
Donnovan Midas
Well honestly my day is looking up right now; I was down in the dumps when I woke up but now I am extremely happy by your surprise. Actually when I was on my way down here I ran into Matt Daniels and he said that he had my back against ACE and the ALLIANCE�
Monique
Do you trust him?
Donnovan Midas
Of course I do he hasn�t given me any good reason not to trust him plus I will need as many people watching my back when I go against ACE�
Monique
Well what about Grendel I thought he was watching your back?
Donnovan Midas
Grendel is still watching my back at least I hope he still is, I haven�t seen him lately I thought he would have been in Japan by now but he hasn�t showed up yet�
Monique
Yeah he is still back in the states, my friend Angela who works at the Players Club said he was in there the other day with Shawn�
Donnovan Midas
(Stops eating) Shawn Stryker?
Monique
Yeah SBK why?
Donnovan Midas
Oh no reason
Monique
You don�t think Grendel is going to try to pull a fast one on you do you?
Donnovan Midas
No I am sure he isn�t but with SBK in the picture you never know�
Monique
What do you not like Shawn?
Donnovan Midas
It�s not an issue of liking him I don�t have to like the guy to work with him I am just saying that no matter how much respect I show the guy all he likes to do is run his mouth off about how great he is and how everyone is avoiding him� He is an ego maniac and a legit prick�
Monique
No wonder you don�t like him you know what they say when you are just like someone you tend to not like them�
Donnovan Midas
(Laughs) Did you just take a shot at me?
Monique
I think I did (Laughs)
Donnovan Midas
(Continues eating) Anyways there is no harm in hanging out with people after the shows are over so I don�t really give it to much thought but Grendel should be in Japan soon and I am sure we will get together and talk�
Monique
What if he doesn�t want to talk to you?
I really don�t think it is like that we both are going to go full force for the Heavyweight title and once I prevail we will go back to being buds�
Monique
Oh someone is a little cocky�
Donnovan Midas
Hey I am in it to win it baby so Grendel has the skill to be the world champion and if it wasn�t for me being in the tournament he would go all the way but that is the way it goes sometimes�
Monique
So no news from ACE yet�
Donnovan Midas
No no news yet but I did hear a interesting rumor from Daniels in the elevators, he said that there is suppose to be a third member of the ALLIANCE coming at Goldpush� Have you heard anything about this?
Monique
Not really but it makes sense, do you have any clue who it might be?
Donnovan Midas
(Weird look on his face) No but by the look on your face I am getting the feeling that you have heard something�
Monique
No I haven�t
Donnovan Midas
Monique!
Monique
What! Ok fine I did hear something about it a few days ago but I didn�t want to say anything because I knew how much the stress of this match was already getting to you so I chose to just ignore it but�
Donnovan Midas
But what?
Monique
I don�t think you want to hear who the rumor has joining?
Donnovan Midas
I think I do so tell me�
Monique
Well I heard from a very reliable source that it is Grendel, now my sources aren�t always right but this time I think you might want to pay close attention to the rumor�
Donnovan Midas
No your wrong there is no way Grendel will join with ACE, he is going to help me stomp a mud hole in ACE� He is my best friend�
Monique
So was ACE as a matter of fact ACE is blood and he turned on you, look Don all I am saying is keep a open mind and watch your back because before Grendel was all lovable and liked by everyone he was hated by everyone also�
Donnovan stays quite for a moment as they finish there food�
Monique
So I was thinking that maybe you and I could �
(Phone rings)
Donnovan reaches to his belt and un-clips his phone looking at the caller ID�
Donnovan Midas
It�s my wife� What should I do?
Monique
Ignore it�
Donnovan Midas
But maybe something is wrong it will just take a minute�
Monique
But�
Before Monique can finish her sentence Donnovan presses talk on his phone�
Donnovan Midas
Hey honey what�s up?
Debra Midas
I am just calling to check up on you and make sure you are doing well�
Donnovan Midas
You know me honey I am just hanging in there missing you every moment of the day wishing I was back there with you and the kids�
Debra Midas
I know you do honey and I wish you were here also, the kids miss you and I do also. We can�t wait to see you when the tour is over�
Donnovan Midas
Yeah me too�
Debra Midas
So what are you doing right now?
Donnovan Midas
Nothing just sitting here and having breakfast with the guys�
Debra Midas
Oh well tell them I said hi�
Donnovan Midas
I will do that honey, well hey let me let you go because we are about to get a tour of the city and catch a few sites, but I will give you a call tonight�
Debra Midas
Sure honey I will talk to you later bye love you�
Donnovan Midas
I love you too�
Donnovan hangs up the phone and turns around with a huge smile on his face�
Donnovan Midas
So you were saying that you and I should�
Donnovan looks at the table and sees that Monique has left the room; he just shakes his head back and forth in disbelief at how stupid he can be sometimes� While he is unsure where his relationship with Monique will end up over the next few weeks he is extremely nervous and paranoid now about his so-called friend Grendel and what soon could be a messy situation�
