Post by thegoldenidol on Oct 26, 2021 21:00:01 GMT -6
Victory… Sweet, sweet victory… But part of me does feel bad for that Kyle kid for eating that giant boxing glove as runner up…
"Hey cuz, what was the super secretive prize you fought so hard for?"
Leave it to Paco to sweep it all away though with his asinine questions. He's not going to stop staring at me, so I slowly pull out the golden web pendant and I hesitate to hand it to him.
"Come on now, give me a closer look, si?"
The odd stone in the middle of the pendant promptly stands out, but before I can choose to hand it to Paco, he grabs it from my hand, laughing.
"Too slow, Cuz! Man, this thing is sick… But what do you think it's good for?"
I stare at the pendant intently and Paco has to wave his smelly mitt in front of my face to catch my attention.
"It is the key to El Dorado, primo…"
"Hmm, are you sure?"
I take it back from Paco and I feel the sense that I'm right, without question.
"Call it a gut feeling…"
I look around the ship and then I look to Paco confused.
"Paco… Where's Senor Muerto's helicopter?"
Paco looks around too, as if playing the idioto that he is.
"I swear I parked it right there on the helicopter pad…"
At that moment I hear the sound of a helicopter fly over the boat with Hachiman waving at us like a complete jackass.
"That puta… Hachi!!!!"
I flip the bird, but it does nothing to help our situation and now we are going to have to explain ourselves to Senor Muertos…
"You're calling him, Paco…"
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Paco and I find our way back to Casa de la Plaga by way of crook and hook, but our efforts fall flat in front of Senor Muertos.
"You boys, and I MEAN BOYS messed up big time! Do you have any idea how much that helicopter cost? I was an idiot to have trusted you Lázaro, but I was a complete fucking moron to have trusted your cousin! What do you two have to say for yourselves? Hmm???"
Paco tries to speak, but I silence him with a raised finger.
"I have done battle with some of the best that the Black Pyramid had to offer, Senor and I have come out the victor again, just like in Vegas…"
I see Negro's eyes sink in and my stomach becomes unsettled.
"Isn't that a good thing, Senor?"
"I… Um… You're walking a very thin line, Lázaro… you don't know, but I had to cover for your flaunting that $50,000 from your winnings in Vegas and now you win that stupid amulet?! I can only do so much Lazzo to protect you here, but-"
Senor Muertos's phone starts to ring, following the tune of "Back in Black" by AC/DC and he fumbles it out of his pocket.
"Hello, hello? Uh yeah, I was just talking to Lázaro about all of that… He seems to understand what I'm saying, yes… Um, what do you mean, by insurance policy?"
It wasn't exactly fear that I saw in his eyes, but something has Muertos shaken to the core and I feel every bit of dread when he points the phone at me.
"It's for you, Lázaro… I'm sorry…"
I give an inquisitive look before taking the phone and as I raise it to my ear, her voice brings tears to the corner of my eyes.
"Popi!!! Help me!!!"
"Mija!!!"
His voice silences her and now all the rage in the world begins to flow through my veins, even Muertos backs away.
"Mr… I mean Senor Vicente, it seems we may have given the wrong impression when we signed you to Black Pyramid… You see, there are rules and it is within these rules, we control the chaos… Do you understand?"
"If you touch one hair on my mija's head, I will KILL YOU, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT PENDEJO?!"
Conrad Dukes, the face of the company that's placed shackles on his Fighters to keep them in line…
"Don't worry about your daughter, Lazzo, I just want you to understand the reality of your situation, because Muertos there failed to hold up HIS end and now I have to level set you, just like the rest of our beloved roster of talent…"
"What do you mean by that, puta?"
"GO ahead and hit the video button on your phone, because this all works better when you can see what means the most to you…"
I oblige and I see Izzy chained to a metal wall and I can hear power tools in the background.
"I'm sure you've heard of the Jabberwock and my head of security Von Brandt, he's a bit unconventional, but no worries your Izzy is in good hands… Now to keep things that way, it's going to be very simple… You're going to have to fall in line, Lazzo."
The tension in my neck tightens and the rage building up inside of me, cannot be contained.
"Dukes, you think this is the best course of action for you to take to get me to comply? I will stop at nothing to protect mi Familia and now you're attempting to use them to control ME? Hombre, you're as stupido as the rest of the gringos you place in front of me on any given week."
"Calm down Senor Vincente, hurting your daughter is not my intentions here at all… I know it is your Familia that you fight for and it is your lineage that drives you even further in this competition. Look at you winning your second battle royal under the Black Pyramid banner… What do they say, you're young and scrappy and you get the job done? I don't know, I'm not one for Broadway shows, but I am one to put on a show and you're not going to want to miss this one…"
I watch as his phone slowly moves to the right showing my Uncle Sal and Mi Madre chained up next to Izzy.
"Madre! You pendejo! I swear to all that is holy!"
"Tisk-tisk, Lazzo, don't you get it by now? All I'm asking you to do, is to play ball here. Soccer or Fútbol or whatever you'd like to call it, I'm not picky…"
I watch mi Madre attempt to throw a punch at Dukes and she's met with a rifle to the stomach dropping her to a knee and I watch on in horror and rage.
"FINE!!!! What do you want from me, jefe?!"
"See? That wasn't so hard, was it Lazzo? Order is needed within this chaos after all or the entire business structure crumbles…"
This puta has me by the huevos and there's not a damn thing I can do, but comply…
"Mr. Muertos if you could take those little cuffs I sent you and place them on our little friend there, that'd be great and do be careful, those haven't been regulated yet."
Muertos looks at the phone and then at me, pulling out a weird pair of restraints.
"I'm sorry, kid…"
Muertos places the cuffs on me and I notice the weird blue glow coming off them.
"Lazzo, you are about to square off with Church and as you know, he was in your very same predicament not long ago…"
"Get to the point, puta!"
A surge of blue energy runs through me and I see Paco flinch.
"Primo.. "
"I'm okay, Paco… Jefe, if you could please continue…"
"Church isn't going to be like the rest of your challenges, Lazzo and my boss is looking for the best main event possible for Singapore. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to put on the show of your life?"
I feel the restraints get tighter and Paco walks up behind me.
"Don't worry, cuz, I always got your back covered…"
I nod not taking my eyes off of Dukes staring a hole through me.
"What do they say, Jefe? Take me to Church?"
Dukes cracks a sinister smile and the entire room becomes unsettled.
"That's my boy… Now, Mr. Muertos, could you please make sure our client there finds his way to Singapore immediately?"
As I step forward, the blue glow has disappeared from my restraints and I notice Paco pocket something.
"Cuz?"
Paco winks and pats me on the back.
"No worries, primo… Let's do this for the Familia, si?"
"Si, primo, si…"
Muertos nods at the phone.
"Don't worry, Dukes, we will be there and Lazzo will put on a fight of his life for the Black Pyramid."
Dukes lifts mi Madre back up and he pats Izzy on the head before back handing Sal.
"Lazzo is a good boy, I know and he will fight for his family until his last breath… Isn't that right, Lazzo?"
I slowly nod.
"That is correct, Jefe… For mi familia forever…"
"Good, see you in Singapore, Senor Vicente…"
"Hey cuz, what was the super secretive prize you fought so hard for?"
Leave it to Paco to sweep it all away though with his asinine questions. He's not going to stop staring at me, so I slowly pull out the golden web pendant and I hesitate to hand it to him.
"Come on now, give me a closer look, si?"
The odd stone in the middle of the pendant promptly stands out, but before I can choose to hand it to Paco, he grabs it from my hand, laughing.
"Too slow, Cuz! Man, this thing is sick… But what do you think it's good for?"
I stare at the pendant intently and Paco has to wave his smelly mitt in front of my face to catch my attention.
"It is the key to El Dorado, primo…"
"Hmm, are you sure?"
I take it back from Paco and I feel the sense that I'm right, without question.
"Call it a gut feeling…"
I look around the ship and then I look to Paco confused.
"Paco… Where's Senor Muerto's helicopter?"
Paco looks around too, as if playing the idioto that he is.
"I swear I parked it right there on the helicopter pad…"
At that moment I hear the sound of a helicopter fly over the boat with Hachiman waving at us like a complete jackass.
"That puta… Hachi!!!!"
I flip the bird, but it does nothing to help our situation and now we are going to have to explain ourselves to Senor Muertos…
"You're calling him, Paco…"
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Paco and I find our way back to Casa de la Plaga by way of crook and hook, but our efforts fall flat in front of Senor Muertos.
"You boys, and I MEAN BOYS messed up big time! Do you have any idea how much that helicopter cost? I was an idiot to have trusted you Lázaro, but I was a complete fucking moron to have trusted your cousin! What do you two have to say for yourselves? Hmm???"
Paco tries to speak, but I silence him with a raised finger.
"I have done battle with some of the best that the Black Pyramid had to offer, Senor and I have come out the victor again, just like in Vegas…"
I see Negro's eyes sink in and my stomach becomes unsettled.
"Isn't that a good thing, Senor?"
"I… Um… You're walking a very thin line, Lázaro… you don't know, but I had to cover for your flaunting that $50,000 from your winnings in Vegas and now you win that stupid amulet?! I can only do so much Lazzo to protect you here, but-"
Senor Muertos's phone starts to ring, following the tune of "Back in Black" by AC/DC and he fumbles it out of his pocket.
"Hello, hello? Uh yeah, I was just talking to Lázaro about all of that… He seems to understand what I'm saying, yes… Um, what do you mean, by insurance policy?"
It wasn't exactly fear that I saw in his eyes, but something has Muertos shaken to the core and I feel every bit of dread when he points the phone at me.
"It's for you, Lázaro… I'm sorry…"
I give an inquisitive look before taking the phone and as I raise it to my ear, her voice brings tears to the corner of my eyes.
"Popi!!! Help me!!!"
"Mija!!!"
His voice silences her and now all the rage in the world begins to flow through my veins, even Muertos backs away.
"Mr… I mean Senor Vicente, it seems we may have given the wrong impression when we signed you to Black Pyramid… You see, there are rules and it is within these rules, we control the chaos… Do you understand?"
"If you touch one hair on my mija's head, I will KILL YOU, DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT PENDEJO?!"
Conrad Dukes, the face of the company that's placed shackles on his Fighters to keep them in line…
"Don't worry about your daughter, Lazzo, I just want you to understand the reality of your situation, because Muertos there failed to hold up HIS end and now I have to level set you, just like the rest of our beloved roster of talent…"
"What do you mean by that, puta?"
"GO ahead and hit the video button on your phone, because this all works better when you can see what means the most to you…"
I oblige and I see Izzy chained to a metal wall and I can hear power tools in the background.
"I'm sure you've heard of the Jabberwock and my head of security Von Brandt, he's a bit unconventional, but no worries your Izzy is in good hands… Now to keep things that way, it's going to be very simple… You're going to have to fall in line, Lazzo."
The tension in my neck tightens and the rage building up inside of me, cannot be contained.
"Dukes, you think this is the best course of action for you to take to get me to comply? I will stop at nothing to protect mi Familia and now you're attempting to use them to control ME? Hombre, you're as stupido as the rest of the gringos you place in front of me on any given week."
"Calm down Senor Vincente, hurting your daughter is not my intentions here at all… I know it is your Familia that you fight for and it is your lineage that drives you even further in this competition. Look at you winning your second battle royal under the Black Pyramid banner… What do they say, you're young and scrappy and you get the job done? I don't know, I'm not one for Broadway shows, but I am one to put on a show and you're not going to want to miss this one…"
I watch as his phone slowly moves to the right showing my Uncle Sal and Mi Madre chained up next to Izzy.
"Madre! You pendejo! I swear to all that is holy!"
"Tisk-tisk, Lazzo, don't you get it by now? All I'm asking you to do, is to play ball here. Soccer or Fútbol or whatever you'd like to call it, I'm not picky…"
I watch mi Madre attempt to throw a punch at Dukes and she's met with a rifle to the stomach dropping her to a knee and I watch on in horror and rage.
"FINE!!!! What do you want from me, jefe?!"
"See? That wasn't so hard, was it Lazzo? Order is needed within this chaos after all or the entire business structure crumbles…"
This puta has me by the huevos and there's not a damn thing I can do, but comply…
"Mr. Muertos if you could take those little cuffs I sent you and place them on our little friend there, that'd be great and do be careful, those haven't been regulated yet."
Muertos looks at the phone and then at me, pulling out a weird pair of restraints.
"I'm sorry, kid…"
Muertos places the cuffs on me and I notice the weird blue glow coming off them.
"Lazzo, you are about to square off with Church and as you know, he was in your very same predicament not long ago…"
"Get to the point, puta!"
A surge of blue energy runs through me and I see Paco flinch.
"Primo.. "
"I'm okay, Paco… Jefe, if you could please continue…"
"Church isn't going to be like the rest of your challenges, Lazzo and my boss is looking for the best main event possible for Singapore. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to put on the show of your life?"
I feel the restraints get tighter and Paco walks up behind me.
"Don't worry, cuz, I always got your back covered…"
I nod not taking my eyes off of Dukes staring a hole through me.
"What do they say, Jefe? Take me to Church?"
Dukes cracks a sinister smile and the entire room becomes unsettled.
"That's my boy… Now, Mr. Muertos, could you please make sure our client there finds his way to Singapore immediately?"
As I step forward, the blue glow has disappeared from my restraints and I notice Paco pocket something.
"Cuz?"
Paco winks and pats me on the back.
"No worries, primo… Let's do this for the Familia, si?"
"Si, primo, si…"
Muertos nods at the phone.
"Don't worry, Dukes, we will be there and Lazzo will put on a fight of his life for the Black Pyramid."
Dukes lifts mi Madre back up and he pats Izzy on the head before back handing Sal.
"Lazzo is a good boy, I know and he will fight for his family until his last breath… Isn't that right, Lazzo?"
I slowly nod.
"That is correct, Jefe… For mi familia forever…"
"Good, see you in Singapore, Senor Vicente…"