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Mastermind · **01-16-2019, 05:21 PM**

I've been meaning to tell the story of how i met my wife, Maria and now I can.

Most of my early adult life from 18-22 was a blur. I had just finished secondary school in my home town of Alexandra which is in the lower half of NZ's South Island in a region called Central Otago. It was in land and central between the east and west coasts.

Anyway I had been granted a 4 year grant after coming number 1 in wrestling competitions throughout my last 3 years at secondary school. So I took that with great pride to learn the NZ wrestling business. After all thats how the infamous BushWhackers started. So I felt proud to follow in their footsteps.

But all that went out the window after 4 years hard slig was not getting me anywhere. I was constantly being beaten up hard by the most ruthless wrestlers NZ had and after a while it was getting kind of hard to bounce back from severe injuries.

I put my body on the lime all the time just to try to prove a point but this was seen as cockiness and I was treated like an upstart.

I finally had, had enough. I had turned 22 and was in the last year of my grant and I had hust faced a guy called ORAMATE - meaning Deadlife. Former NZ Wrestling Champion.

He didn't hold back and try as I might I couldnt go on any offensive moves and then he clobbered me with his finisher and I was seeing stars. I didnt know that I had lasted an extra couple of more minutes before he finally put me away, the concussion had kicked in.

The next thing I knew I was coming too in sick bay and ice was being applied to the back of my head. All I could hear was

"Sir can you hear me?"

"I think so," I replied

"That's amazing," came the voice again

"Why?" I asked

"Because the Doctor told me to keep on talking to you until you responded. And this is the first time you responded!"

"In like how long?" I asked

"At least an hour"

"Wow, the concussion must be getting serious"

"Why?"

"Because it normally takes a few minutes before I come around fully after getting hurt badly."

"Well then that really deserves a wow."

My focus was sort of coming back. I looked around at who was holding a bag of ice to my head and that's when I saw her. Her big black long beautiful hair drooping down her front, and her face was smiling at me.

"What?" she asks still smiling

"You don't look like a nurse, are you a nurse?"

"No," she giggles

"Then why are you trying to help me with the bag of ice?" I asked

"Because my mum is a friend of the Doctor on call and we were coming by, and suddenly you were brought in, and so the Doc asked me to sit with you until you came around."

"Now that deserves it's own wow," I said quietly

"Why?" She giggles again

"No reason, it's just is what it is. I get dumped on my head for the umpteempth time in my short career, a career which I am not cut out for, and there's nothing else that I am skilled at. But here I am in the presence of someone as beautiful as you are."

"Do you often go around sprouting those stupid feeble one liners?" she says giggling again

"It's not a one liner," I replied "I meant every word."

"I see the patients come around," came a voice from the door way "Good it's time to go."

I looked around to see an older woman. This younger one holding the bag of ice to the back of my head looked exactly like her.

"Be right there, Mum. Sorry Mr Mastermind, I need to get going."

She gave me the bag of ice to hold, but then she walked over to what looked like napkins and wrote something down.

"Come on Maria, it's time to go."

"I'm coming Mum, geese keep your hair on."

This Maria chick turned back around and slipped me the napkin.

"From what the Doctor said, you could be out for a while, and from what you are saying, it sounds like you need a friend, and probably a job. My father can get you a job if you are interested. But I'd like to be your friend."

I took the note.

"Why are you doing this?"

Because there's something about you that I like. I'm not quite sure what it is, so I need to see what it is. You're the only person today that's made me smile and feel special, so I like that. Let's do coffee soon. In the mean time ring my dad first. And by the way my name is Maria"

And then she left, with me holding a bag of ice to my own back of my head, and the note in my other hand, feeling like I'd been run over by a bus, but someone came to my aid that no one has done so before.

CURRENT DAY

The XWF cameras fade in to the cabin of Mastermind's Private Jet, and it sees his arm in a sling, and he sitting forward looking at the Television belt resting in front of him.

"So here I am, just days away from yet another title defense, and I only drew the last match, so it must mean I'm just days away from losing this great title.

"My arms in a sling on doctors orders, and I am missing my kids and especially my wife. I have to fly to Portland before taking the next trip to where ever, if I do manage to keep this belt, and then from there defend again, and then fly to Australia.

"I think I'm tired. But I know this title is special to me. Over 100 days of defending it, and last match pushed me to the limits, and I held on, just for a draw.

"But this coming Saturday I meet with an opponent called Broken Oswald Autem Sephtis. He says he's met me before. I can't remember it's been that long, so I'm going to have to do some research. And trust me I will.

"But here's the thing Broken Oswald Autem Sephtis, I may not remember our first meeting, but I do know how good you are cause I see in the history books the x-treme title, so you must be doing something new.

"I'm not going to take you lightly. If I did the first time, it wasn't by accident. You've won matches a long the way and lost some big ones too.

"Don't take me for being broken myself, Oswald. Even though my arm is in a sling, it's just for precaution like I said. I had one hell of a match last week against Blackwater. I'll be showing up on Saturday as right as rain, and I'll be ready for you. The question Oswald, is will you, yourself be ready for me?"

Mastermind starts smirking as the cameras fade out.

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