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[Team Desire]

Team Desire | "Rift in Mediation"

The morning comes and lying in her bed with her covers pulled up over her. Katie having somewhat of a pleasant night sleep. Everything in the past few weeks for her and Gigi has been flipped upside down on their heads. The SCW Tag Team division shifting around on them really knocked out their sync with one another. Katie can’t seem to stop them from tumbling down the mountain.

Katie’s phone on her nightstand begins to ring. Katie’s arm reaches out from underneath the blanket to find the phone. She blindly places her hand on the stand a few times trying to find it. She grabs the phone and pulls it under the blanket and answers it. Already knowing who is calling her.

“TJ. I’m sorry, ok. We didn’t mean to leave you behind like that, but seriously we really need to work on your cardio.” Katie nods her head knowing that she is right, of course. If only TJ were to put in a little more effort on their training sessions, maybe he could’ve got away with them. Katie listens in on the call awaiting a response. Except it wasn’t TJ that answered her.

“Katie.” The voice of her agent, Ms. Harriet Specter is heard on the phone. “I’m happy I got through to you. I was just calling to check in and make sure you got the package that was sent over to you.”

Katie springs up from the bed. The blanket falls off her face and her hair is a mess with the bedhead. “Ms. Specter. I wasn’t expecting to hear from you. I’ve been kind of busy with SCW business lately.” Katie gets out of the bed and slips on her slippers. She sprinted out of the room in her pink silk pajamas.

“So I’ve heard. Something of a quest to fulfill.”

Katie holds her phone to her ear as she rushes down her stairs and into her office.

“Did you check your mail yet?”

Katie grabs the piled up mail on her desk. “I’m there now. I’m sorry, TJ isn’t here right now so things were kind of backed up, but I got it.”

“Ok, that’s great. There should be a package in there from the agency.” Katie finds the package and holds it in her hand. She listens to Ms. Specter. “It's something I think might be a good fit for you. To branch out.”

“Ok.” Katie grabs a pair of scissors to open the package. Though as goes to open it, she stops. “Wait, is this safe? The last package I got could’ve been very dangerous.”

“It should be completely safe.”

Katie nods, hearing from Ms. Specter that things are safe. Katie slices open the package with the scissor and takes out a book. Katie gets a bit excited for her next script to study for. Of course she’s going to nail the audition.

“Rift in Time. Is this a science fiction script?” Katie asks as she checks out the thick book in her hands.

“It’s not a script. It’s a book. Some news going around that it's rumored to be in a bidding war for the next big blockbuster. I was thinking that this might be a good opportunity for you so I sent you over the book to read.” Ms. Specter tells Katie while she flips through the pages of the book.

“Alright, I can do that.”

Katie can hear Ms. Specter smiling on the other end of the call. “Great. I’ll call you back later and check on you.”
The call ends and Katie puts her phone down on her desk. She is still checking out the book.

“Rift in Time. When an experimental time-travel device malfunctions, a team of scientists and soldiers find themselves stranded in different periods of history, facing not only the challenge of repairing the device but also the consequences of altering the course of time.”

Katie walks around her desk and sits down in her chair. “It definitely sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster. It would be pretty amazing to be a part of it. I’m sure Ms. Specter will work her magic.” Katie smiles and she looks very excited about the news she just got. “Hm, Science Fiction. TJ must know something about this. He can give me the cliff notes.”

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Katie skips inside of Steward’s Place restaurant. She heads over to the bar and takes a seat waiting for TJ to show up. She sets her book down. It’s amazing the turn around for Katie since she’s woken up this morning. Feeling things falling apart of her and Gigi and her quest slipping away from. Now suddenly an opportunity for a blockbuster movie. Katie is just a beacon of happiness at this moment.

TJ walks out from the back and Katie catches him. “TJ! I got some amazing news. Ok, I got a call from my agent and I think she’s going to get me…” Katie freezes, catching TJ not looking too happy. Immediately knowing what’s his problem. “Are you still upset about what happened at Breakdown?”

“You left me behind. It is like a code. Leave no man behind.”

“TJ, I had to look out for Gigi. I couldn’t just leave her there in danger.To you know what they would’ve done to her?” Katie tries to reason with him, but it doesn’t work on him.

“Yeah, I do have a very good idea what they would’ve done.”

“I’m sorry. I don’t really know what to say. You know those people are sick and we can’t ever let them get their hands on me outside of the ring. Your sacrifice means a lot.”

“I guess I did do that.”

TJ looks off into the distance thinking about how much of a hero he is. Katie is relieved that she managed to get through to TJ and they’re still good. While Katie doesn’t have her Brats any longer, who knows what would happen to her if she lost TJ.

“So TJ as I was saying, my agent called me and wanted me to read this book.She thinks it’s going to be the next big studio blockbuster.” Katie slips the book over to TJ so he can take a look.

“Rift in Time. I’ve seen it talked about on some message boards. Some people are really hyping it up as the next big thing.” TJ nods.

“So you know it? How is it?” Katie in her casual way tries to get TJ to spill the deeds.

“It’s a pretty good science fiction novel. Really developed quite the fandom for it. You should enjoy it.”

“Ok, but give me a little something here. Who should I be looking out for? Who do you see me as in this story? If Ms. Specter is going to get me into an audition. Surely there is someone perfect in mind?” Katie continues to pry some information out of him.

“I can’t really spoil anything for you. You’ll understand it when you read. No one has a better eye at storytelling than you.” TJ clearly isn’t going to binge on anything. Which only annoys Katie.

“Fine, go ahead and be a geek, TJ. Now I’m not going to tell you what happens.” Katie grabs her book and pulls it away from TJ acting as the brat that she is.

“But, I already read it.”

Katie laughs “Yeah, sure you did.”

Katie gets up from the bar to leave. Her phone buzzes in her pocket. Katie views the message from Gigi wanting to meet some place.

“Well looks like I don’t need you after all. I’m sure Gigi knows all about it.”

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Katie followed the address to an office building in Los Angeles. She’s on her phone messaging Gigi and finds her in the waiting room of a therapist. Gigi is hanging out with her girls, Maddy and Ash. Katie slows her pace. What is Gigi planning with this? Katie thought they were getting along a lot better.

“Katie. Ok, don’t freak out. This isn’t some ambush type of intervention.” Gigi jumps to her feeting and hopes that Katie doesn’t blow this shit up as she is known to do with things.

“Then what is this?” Katie asks suspiciously.

“It was Ash’s idea.” Gigi deflects the blame.

“Well I was just thinking you two needed something, because it is very exhausting being around both of you.” Ash tries to explain herself.

“Can confirm.” Maddy raises her hand in the air to help back up Ash.

“Ok. So you’re also a little annoyed that we kind of hit a bump in the road to our quest of being the tag team champs.” Katie nods. Very understanding about this situation. She walks over and joins them in the waiting room.
Maddy peeking over and seeing the book in Katie’s hands. “Oh, Rift in Time. That was a pretty good book. I hear they’re making a movie about it.”

“Oh yeah, my agent got me it. I think it has something to do with it. What do you know about the book?” Katie asks Maddy.

“Oh wait till you get to the part with the…”

“Maddy!” Gigi cuts her off.

“Oops sorry, I forgot. Can’t talk about it in front of Ms. Spoiler.” Maddy leans back in her seat.

“Seriously. You were just about to spill it out. Do you think Katie wants people to just tell everything that was to happen in one of her movies?” Gigi scolds Maddy who tries to make her out as the bad guy.

“No.” Maddy and Katie both say it at the same time.

Gigi’s head spins around looking at Katie and Maddy on both sides of her. “Why did both of you answer? No. No one answers that. We’re here to get along.”

A door opens and the doctor steps out calling for Katie and Gigi to step inside for their session.


“Good Afternoon. I’m Dr. Evelyn Mercer. I hear you were looking for a mediator to help work some stuff out. Who would like to start?”

Gigi sits up. “I guess that should be me since I’m the one that booked us. I think I just thought that maybe we needed someone to help us talk things out. Like a referee. Someone to help to keep her under control.”

“What now? “ Katie looking up and around the room. “I thought this wasn’t an ambush.”

“Nobody is ambushing anyone. We’re here to talk. If you want we can move some furniture around too. If you need too.” Ms. Mercer explains.

Katie laughs. “ I like her. She gets us.”

“When did this all start to get really bad between the two of you?” Ms. Mercer asks.

“When she ran away and decided to never return.” Gigi says.

Katie sits there feeling uneasy. She hadn’t forgotten that night when Gigi found her. It was the worst night of her life. Her Brats had found her too. Katie faced a trial and in the end the Brat decided to disband. Leaving Katie feeling alone. What her goal was, but not how she wanted it.

“I hurt people. People I didn’t want to hurt ever again. So I thought me not being around them was best for everyone. Things didn’t not go well.” Katie takes a breath. “Then everyone gave me what I wanted and it felt worse.” Katie explains herself.

“I see.” Ms. Mercer nods.

“But then Gigi and I started to click again.We really pushed forward and things were clicking. It honestly looked like we would be getting the match we wanted. Then things just turned all of a sudden and we lost it. I think that’s what we’re looking for. We need to find that click again.”

“So do we need something to slip in and assault me during a match again?” Gigi asks, not really enjoying the answer that was given.

“No. We just need to focus on the teams weren’t against. There are plenty of terrible people in the tag division that deserve some divine retribution.” Katie explains. “And they absolutely deserve the worst.”

“Well I don’t really see a problem between the two of you. Maybe. You work on this and we’ll come back with a progressive report to see how you did. You have a plan in place. Stick to the plan and let’s just see how it goes.” Ms. Mercer smiles at the Steward girls. She sees she’s getting through to them. “We’ll achieve this dream together.”

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“SCW has decided to go with a classic. A Goddess Gauntlet match. Only this time, we’ve got two Goddesses vs. a locker room of some sick depraved people. Some Hooligans. A Rebranding. Finally some Newbies. It’s like I’ve said from the very beginning. Katie Steward being Supreme Champion. Literally puts all previous achievers to shame. When Katie Steward wins. They all lose. And this is just another example of that. Literally having Katie Steward run a gauntlet to earn her shot at the tag team titles. My Goddess, my life is a literal movie. Who would’ve thought? I don’t want to play spoilers. I hear that some people find it really hard. There is a lot who plan on playing that role in this very match. They’ll love it. They can’t stop me. I’m about to have the best year ever. And it’s only April.” Katie says with a smile.


“Six teams. Holy Steward is this a hot mess. Did they all raise their hands at the same time when asked who would like to prevent Team Desire from becoming Tag Team Champions? That’s exactly how Katie pitched the scene earlier. Honestly, I think that is pretty based in reality. The title shot just comes as a second prize to these people. If I learned anything from these people. It’s to never turn your back on them. I’m sure the Cowgirls will pick up on it fairly quickly. Though maybe we can keep some professionalism before they’re corrupted too. Whatever. I guess SCW is asking us to take a leap. Step up against five other teams in one match and earn your chance at fighting and making history. Katie, I know is all for this match. She’s even more hungry to win this match because it’s just more fuel that she can turn and rub it back into the faces of everyone that thinks they can put her down. So Team Desire is going to be taking that leap, and we’re going to war.” Gigi says with black war paint lines under her eyes.