"The Prodigy" or "The Icon"? (EOD R2 #6)

[The Convicted]

The Hotel Salem
209 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970
October 11, 2018


After a shockingly amazing night of education and surprises as he spent the evening learning more about Gallows Hill and the Salem witch trials and then found out some shocking revelations about the future. He is now trying to wrap his head around all of this as he just stepped out of the shower, he managed to take a forty-five-minute shower before the water turned to ice cold. He isn't used to taking a shower in hot water that long Hell, not even warm water for that long before everything turns cold but he was really enjoying it. As he dries his hair, he steps in front of the window looking out onto the vacant street as he watches a couple wild dogs running amuck.

He hears a knock on the door to his room, as he answers it, with nothing more than his boxers on and his wallet in hand the delivery guy hands him his bags and takes the money. They talk for a few minutes as the delivery guy recognizes him from the EOD tournament and wants to talk after a few minutes the delivery guy hands him his change and leaves. He walks over jumping onto the bed and digs right into the bags of food placing the different items all over the bed as he gets ready to chow down.

He takes a huge bite into his smoked applewood ham and pepper jack cheese hoagie with the works as he reaches for the remote control for the television. As he skims through the channels he comes to an old Halloween classic he used to love when he was younger "Hocus Pocus". It's only about ten minutes into the movie so he lays back with his sandwich in one hand and a handful of Nacho cheese flavored bugles in the other.

He's really loving life right now as he's eating his favorite foods, visiting places he's never been. getting to work for a living and Hell enjoying the fresh air with no one to tell him what to do or when to do it besides once a month when he sees his parole officer. The movie goes to a commercial he lays the last bite of hoagie down as he jumps up to head to the pisser and take a piss. After a few minutes, he comes back out drying his hands he lays back down grabbing his hoagie and shoving the rest in his mouth when he notices a commercial for the End of Days Witches Hour being held at the O'Keefe Sports Complex.

He can't help but start feeling kind of bad when he sees the spot showing the Icons and Bobby Barratt. Not that he will take it easy on Bobby at EOD but the fact that if what that fortune teller Madame Kouveay said is true he knows what Bobby Barratt is in for. He continues to watch the movie as it comes back on. The occupants in the rooms down the hall can probably hear him laughing as this movie kills him every time.

The movie finally ends and the food is all gone He lays there with a smile on his face as his belly is full, his mind is at ease and he's a free man for another day. He flips through the channels yet again but there's nothing on so he gets up and heads over to the computer sitting in the room for guest to use. He doesn't know too many websites but he figures maybe he would see what's going on in the XHF Network and find out how the competition is doing.

He logs on and gets a notification from SBW stating there is some important information for him in his inbox and he should check it out. So he heads over to his inbox clocking on the link. As he waits for it to pull up he clicks on Bobby Barratts newest video he sits there watching it as he still waits for his inbox to load.

He shakes his head as he watches the way Bobby Barratt acts when he's around the Icons and the way he treated that homeless guy but most of all that he would film it for the world to see. He continues to watch the video over and over as the whole thing just doesn't sit right with him and he can't get things to come to reason. He decides to go live and try to talk to Bobby Barratt one on one as there match is in about forty-eight hours or so and he wants the best out of Bobby Barratt "The Prodigy" not the "Icon".

Eric Chronister
I just saw something that has me trying to wrap my mind around your train of thought. Bobby Barratt, the man who has ruled the wrestling world pretty much everywhere he goes alongside another man who also rules the wrestling world and is on top of the biggest company today the XHF Network Jack Diamond. I believe I just saw you breaking so many laws on camera, but I'm not one to judge, nor will I not my place too. But Did I really see you burn a wad of cash in front of a homeless man just because he asked you for help?

Eric Chronister
I know money to the Icons may not be much, what is the Icon motto when it comes to money "Forget Money" or something to that effect. But I'm pretty sure Bobby that money could have done somebody some real good, that homeless guy probably could have eaten for months. Plus I'm sure there's someone you know who could use it too.

He leans around as the clock on the wall starts to chime it's almost eleven at night and he still has time to spare so he turns back around and continues to talk man to man with his opponents.

Eric Chronister
Bobby this Sunday night at End of Days we will be on opposite sides of that ring, we will fight, and fight until one of us can not get back up. I'm not being cocky, arrogant or even threatening you. I'm simply stating the facts that when we face each other it's not who's got the most money, who's got a record, whos running with the best posse or even who's been in the wrestling business the longest.

Eric Chronister
It's going to come down to who's got more will, determination, and desire. See Bobby I have been busting my ass since I was released to stay out of prison. Yes, Bobby, I'm going to talk about prison for a bit. You may think that I deserved to be in prison and I know there are others that think that too, cool, let them you can think what you want to but I know the truth and the reason why I was there, enough said.

Eric Chronister
So while you're trying to keep up appearances and facades I am training, I am earning my way to a better life, I am becoming the man I need to be. Can you say the same thing, Bobby Barratt?

He begins to stretch as he yawns it's been a long active and exciting day for him.

Eric Chronister
Bobby Barratt, see I will give you all the respect in the world for what you have accomplished in this business and one day I hope I can come close to achieving even ten percent of that success, but if your anything like what you show in your videos your not a man to be looked up to. But I will not judge a book by its cover so until I know you I can't say what the REAL MAN Bobby Barratt is. I just hope it isn't the one I saw taunting the homeless man in the video.

Eric Chronister
I'm new to this place to this business and to the free world and if this was the prison yard, I would be the one who ran things I would be the one who was looked up to the one with the experience in how things worked. But it's not and I'm not this is the free world and this is the wrestling business and you are the man here so after this is all over win or lose I want to say the respect I have for you as a competitor is great. I hope and I mean this I hope you make the right choices when it comes to other endeavors.

He begins to move away from the computer but stops as he comes back and begins speaking again.

Eric Chronister
I know what your buddies will say when they see this, how dare that scumbag convict to tell you anything, how the Hell is he going to preach to you about being a decent man. Bobby Barratt, I'm not so don't take what I said wrong. So let me reword it for you...

Eric Chronister
Bobby the next time you're going to do something that will get you locked up don't do it on camera, where people will see it. There's something to remember "The ones closest to you will always be the first ones to stab you in the back!!!" so watch yourself.

Eric Chronister
One more thing Bobby who will I be facing at End of Days "The Prodigy" or "The Icon"?


He shuts down the computer as he logs off and he jumps back on the bed and starts surfing the channels again.