The Butcher�s time as acting President has expired and now Max Danger is back hoping that he can fuel something in gfwa OMEGA. Although the Commissioner�s idea of having Death Matches went over well with some Japanese fans, attendance is still low. It was still a productive week with firings of those not working and hiring potentially great talent. On the other front, The Butcher continues to have nightmares that are becoming more bizarre and horrible. Just the thought of Nikki getting killed paralyzed the Commish in fear and now he tries to avoid sleeping at all costs for fear of what he may witness again. Nikki, though, has forgiven The Butcher for the kiss he received from Denise and let him back into the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Tokyo. She will not forgive Denise Lopez that quickly however, and this may turn out to be quite the cat fight sooner or later.
-|- Today we find The Butcher walking down a street in downtown Tokyo. It is about 5 o�clock in the afternoon and the streets are quickly becoming crowded with people. As time passes the streets become more and more crowded and it becomes hard for The Butcher to navigate his way back to his hotel room. -|-
I really need to get a car. I can only go so far with these old legs of mine these days.
-|- He passes by a Japanese family as the sun hides behind a large cloud making the street a little shady. A sweet breeze blows setting The Butcher into a trance of passivity but his moment of peace is broken up by the sound of a car horn honking. The Butcher can see the 40 floor Hyatt Regency now and is hard pressed to make his way there so he can get off the boisterous streets. He continues to march onward and someone walks into his left shoulder, hard. Slightly pissed off, The Butcher turns to see who the blind person was. He looks and sees that it is an extremely familiar person. -|-
The Butcher: T-Man!
Tomorrow Man: Butch!
-|- The Butcher notices that he ran into one of his best friends, Tomorrow Man, a member of the legendary GFWA Tag Team A Tendency 2 Start Fires. He quickly embraces his friend for a moment and looks around for his tag team partner Cody. -|-
The Butcher: Where is your other half?
Tomorrow Man: Cody? Oh, he�s over in that store checking out some clothes or something. How are things?
I can�t believe my eyes. Cody and Tomorrow Man here in Tokyo? I thought they were done with the wrestling business. I wished that they weren�t and that they�d come back to the gfwa OMEGA for one last run and maybe help attendance. I would be a freakin� hero in the federation if I pulled that off!
The Butcher: Things are good. Been having problems with gO but I�m sure things will pick up. What are you doing in Tokyo?
-|- The Butcher gets punched in the arm and sees that Cody is standing there with a grin on his face. He�s wearing some stupid cowboy hat with his blonde hair in a pony tail. The three Americans stand in the middle of the sidewalk looking at each other for a moment, pissing a few Japanese off because they have to walk around the group. -|-
The Butcher: What the hell is with the hat? Are you trying to stick out or something?
Cody: Come on, Butch, a good looking face like mine always sticks out! And what�s wrong with the hat?
The Butcher: Not your style, bro. So what are you guys doing here in Tokyo?
Tomorrow Man: We were doing some promotional work for a federation in San Francisco and helping the owner look for some really good Japanese talent.
Cody: That�s why we�re here? I thought we came for The Butcher�s wedding.
The Butcher: Wedding?
Cody: You�re marrying Denise Lopez, right? I saw the kiss, Butch. But that�s a good thing because that means Nikki is free and now I can occupy her time.
-|- Cody smiles as he says it because he knows that will push The Butcher�s buttons. Tomorrow Man just backs away wanting nothing to do with this and looks at his watch for Cody�s time of death. -|-
The Butcher: Do you want to eat that stupid hat of yours? Anyway, I wanted to talk to you guys about something. I had this really neat idea.
Cody: Your �ideas� are always a little out there, Butch, but I�m willing to hear it.
Tomorrow Man: Sorry, Butch, but we really don�t have time. We�re running a little late for an autograph session but I really want to hear your idea. How about we meet somewhere tonight. Mahjongg Hall, lets say around 7. Sound good?
The Butcher: Sure, I�ll be there.
Cody: Don�t forget to bring Nikki too.
-|- Cody smiles as Tomorrow Man pushes him away from The Butcher before something happens. Tomorrow Man shakes The Butcher�s hand and walks off with Cody. The Butcher watches as they disappear into the swarm of people and then he turns to go back to the hotel. -|-
Cody�that little funny man. Tomorrow Man says that he�s just playing around when he talks about Nikki but I really don�t get that feeling. Cody is very different from Tomorrow Man but they make one hell of a tag team. Cody lives on the edge and takes what�s given to him while Tomorrow Man is a quiet guy who is usually calm and patient. I�ll tell you what though, they�ve both dealt with stardom differently. When I first met them they were the nicest guys you could ever meet in the wrestling world. Tomorrow Man never changed but Cody did. He always had that inner confidence and now it has grown a little out of control. He doesn�t seem to think anymore. He just acts on impulse and does whatever he feels like. That�s what this business does to you once you become successful. The money, the fame, the women, and the countless people chanting your name just makes you think you�re better than everyone else. Another example would be Payne. Actually�scratch that one. Payne has always been on an ego trip. Ah look I�m finally home.
-|- The Butcher enters the hotel. The scene goes from complete and utter chaos to the sounds of classical music playing on the 1st floor of the hotel. The Butcher waves to the woman behind the desk and makes his way to the elevator. The doors open and a cute couple exits, he gets on, pushes the 36th floor button, and begins to ascend. Finally, he arrives on the 36th floor and walks down the hall to room 3610. He stops at the door, pulls out his key card and slides it through the door handle, giving him access. As he enters the sounds from a soft rock Japanese CD fills the room. -|-
What in the living hell?�
-|- Nikki comes out of the living room to greet The Butcher at the door. She�s wearing a new red silk dress, diamond earrings and some sort of flower tucked in her hair. Before The Butcher can say a word Nikki plants her lips on his and hugs him, obviously in a good mood. -|-
Nikki: How was your day, honey?
The Butcher: *confused* Fine I guess. What�s with the music?
Nikki: Don�t you like it? I picked it up today when I was shopping along with all the stuff I�m wearing. Oh! There�s someone I�d like you to meet!
-|- Nikki takes The Butcher by his right hand and leads him to the living room. The confused Commish becomes even more perplexed when he sees that there is an attractive long black haired woman sitting in his chair drinking a glass of red wine. She is wearing a velvet dress similar to the one Nikki is wearing. She appears to be in her 20s. As the couple walks deeper into the room, the strange woman rises and sets her glass down on the table. Her green eyes look deeply into The Butcher�s, almost trying to seduce him. She walks forward slowly and stands next to Nikki. The Butcher cannot seem to take his eyes off of her. Nikki is still excited. -|-
Nikki: This is Jasmine Philips. I met her today and I wanted you to meet her. Jasmine, this is my boyfriend Jimmy.
Jasmine: *in a seductive voice* I�ve heard so much about you. Nikki is truly fond of you and she is lucky to have you.
-|- The Butcher hasn�t been able to take his eyes off hers since he first saw them. He tries to search in his mind for something to say but nothing will come out. -|-
Nikki: I met her at the mall down the street. She has such good taste for clothes. She helped me pick out this dress that I�m wearing. Isn�t it wonderful? Oh! And she has this really cool tattoo of a dragon on the back of her shoulder.
Jasmine: Would you like to see it?
-|- Before The Butcher can even answer, Jasmine pulls down a little of her dress so he can see the tattoo of the dragon. The Butcher can�t help but look. -|-
Nikki: Isn�t it cool?
The Butcher: Um�yeah.
-|- There is a knock at the door and The Butcher breaks out of the chains Jasmine has put him in. Jasmine puts her dress back up and smiles at Nikki. Another knock. -|-
The Butcher: Um�I�ll get that.
-|- The Butcher exits the living room still stunned a little. There is another knock at the door and The Butcher grabs for the knob and turns it. He opens the door and another look of surprise comes over his face. -|-
The Butcher: I�ll be damned!
