Not Strong Enough

[Chloe]

~The scene began with a pair of small silhouette's. They were a pair of headless dolls in fancy dresses that were propped up by a pair of thin sticks. They were being held by a much larger silhouette, that of A.J. Lee. A red, theater style curtain was draped above her.~

A.J. Lee: Now, how many people here have been in a puppet show before? By a show of hands.

~A.J. wiggled the puppets around which caused their hands to fall off.~

A.J. Lee: This is your lucky day.

~After clearing her throat, she began to speak in a fancy French accent~

Puppet #1: I say! If only we could be more like A.J.!

Puppet #2: Oui, oui. She has it all! Poise. Charm. ...A head.

Puppet #1: I feel SO FORTUNATE that A.J. considers me her greatest friend.

Puppet #2: I believe the term she used was "LARGEST". Too many tarts at tea will do that my dear.

Puppet #1: Gasp! A.J. approaches! Bow your heads! O-Or your necks...

~The dolls bowed their necks as best as reasonably possible~

A.J. Lee: Announcing her royal highness, dut duh duh DUH, Queen A.J.: THE FULL HEADED!

~An action figure of the diva was used to represent herself. Before the play could go on any further the lights in the locker room suddenly turned on.~

Kaitlyn: ...A.J.?

~A.J. dropped the two puppets and the action figure. She was on her knee's in front of a small and crudely built stage~

A.J. Lee Yeah, what'dya want?

Kaitlyn: Uh. Well. You know, we have that whole tag team match against Kelly Kellly and Brooke...

A.J. Lee: Right. Do you know what their finishers are, Kaitlyn? Shoving their BUTTS in someone's face. I think we'll be able to cope. ...I'm busy.

~A.J. grumbled and scooped up all of her "actresses" into her arms.~

Kaitlyn: ...Yeaaaah. I can tell. And, you know, I'm not worried. I know we can beat them. Butt based attack techniques or not. Because we're a team. Right? You know. Like...Charmander and Bulbasaur?

A.J. Lee: ...

~Kaitlyn had gone so far as to actually learn the names of two Pokemon but it had no effect on her recently unstable friend. She sighed.~

Kaitlyn: Sooooo...uh...I was thinking. We should...I dunno...hang out? Bond a little before our match? Maybe go on a little road trip?

~One of A.J.'s eyebrows slowly raised~

A.J. Lee: Road trip?

Kaitlyn: Yeah. Just us.

A.J. Lee: ...Can I stock up on junk food? I like those sour glow worm things.

Kaitlyn: Sure. So you're down?

A.J. Lee: Right-a-roonie!

~A.J. suddenly sprung to her feet and went skipping past Kaitlyn~

A.J. Lee: And I'm driving.

~The blond smiled silently to herself. Maybe A.J. HADN'T completely lost her mind. Maybe she did just need a friend at a time like this.~

***

~Or maybe she was crazy. A.J. was behind the wheel and speeding down the highway at a dangerously fast speed. Kaitlyn's back was pressed tightly against the passenger side seat and she grasped onto anything she could for safety.~

Kaitlyn: A.J.! OH MY GOD! SLOW DOWN!

~Their car zoomed in and out of lanes of traffic~

A.J. Lee: So you said Brooke and Kelly, right?

Kaitlyn: Y-Y-Yeah!

A.J. Lee: They haven't won a match in eleventy billion years. We've got this. Everyone talks about how GREAT Brooke's butt is but mine isn't too shabby either. Don't you agree?

Kaitlyn: OMIGOD! AH! Y-YEAH! WHATEVER YOU SAY!

A.J. Lee: And Kelly Kelly...well...I always thought she was just some blond bimbo. But it turns out she isn't even a real blond! HA! We have this, Kaitlyn. FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC. And--OH.

~The car swerved and suddenly came to a grinding halt at a gas station. A.J. unbuckled and looked over at a shaking Kaitlyn.~

A.J. Lee: Coming?

Kaitlyn: I-I-I'll j-j-just wait here.

A.J. Lee: Kay.

~The former Women's champ shrugged and head on inside. The door chimed as she entered the small gas station. A lone male clerk behind the check out counter nodded at her. A.J. loaded up on everything her small arms could carry. All junk food. Snickers, Reese Pieces, Combos, Energy Drinks, Skittles, M&M's..and so on and so forth. She dumped all of the cavity inducing food onto the counter.~

Clerk: Whoa! That is a crazy amount of junk food!

A.J. Lee: What did you say?

~A.J's hands slowly began to turn into fists and her eyes narrowed~

Clerk: I said it was CRAZY. Completely INSANE for a small gal like you!

~Her jaw slowly began to tighten up and head head tilted sideways~

***

~Kaitlyn lightly drummed her fingers on the dashboard of the car. A.J. had been taking a really long time. Eventually, she slid out her way out of the car and she headed inside of the gas station. When she stepped inside she caught quite the sight. The clerk was now laying face first onto the floor of the gas station and A.J. was actually jumping up and down on his back~

A.J. Lee: YOU LOUSY, SCUM SUCKING--

~A.J. looked over to Kaitlyn and waved a hand above her head in excitement~

A.J. Lee: Hi Kaitlyn!

~After that she went right back to jumping on the clerk's spine~

A.J. Lee: NO GOOD, SOUL CRUSHING, ROTTEN--

~Kaitlyn, being much more powerful and larger than A.J. securely wrapped her arms around A.J.'s petite waist and lifted her off of her human trampoline. She carried her from the gas station while she wildly thrashed about~

***

~As fast as she could, Kaitlyn had driven from the gas station and parked at a random creek she had found. A.J. had seemed to calm as she balanced along a large log, her arms stretched outwards while she took big, wide steps. Kaitlyn sat on a bench with her hands resting on the sides of her face. This was not the girl she knew. Her mind had completely snapped. She began to wonder if she had always been this way and she just never knew it.~

A.J. Lee: So. Brooke and Kelly. Bang. Pow. Right in the kisser. Big win at Warfare. Chickbusters ride again. Right?

Kaitlyn: Yeah. Right.

~Kaitlyn began to tense up. She softly patted the seat next to her.~

Kaitlyn: A.J. Sit. Please.

~A.J. skipped her way on over and flopped down beside Kaitlyn~

A.J. Lee: Oh. You want to talk strategy? Just use your super human strength and I'll kick them in their faces. Good plan? Great plan.

Kaitlyn: No. It's not about that. It's about you.

A.J. Lee: Me?

Kaitlyn: Last week....you and Curt...

A.J. Lee: Curt is my friend. My friend. He's helping me out through this. He's my friend.

Kaitlyn: A-Alright, well...

~She gulped slightly upon bringing up her next subject. It was so strange to her that she felt so uneasy around her best friend but she had been acting so recklessly lately.~

Kaitlyn: Have you tried talking to Trent yet?

A.J. Lee: I'm not strong enough.

~She hung her head low to make sure that her hair covered her face~

A.J. Lee: Just like I wasn't strong enough to keep him with me.

~It sounded as though she were lightly whimpering~

Kaitlyn: I-I don't know if it's like that..

A.J. Lee: I'm so confused. I saw him with her. And Curt's been really good to me lately. It's killing me.

~Kaitlyn gently placed a hand on her friends shoulder. She seemed normal in this brief moment of clarity~

A.J. Lee: There's nothing I can do. Look at what this has done to me.

~The blond frowned deeply. She hated seeing her friend like this. But A.J.'s head shot up suddenly with some tears forming in her eyes~

A.J. Lee: We're going to rip Kelly and Brooke apart.

Kaitlyn: Wait, what?

A.J. Lee: Yeah. I'll show everyone how strong I am. I'll show them that I'm not weak.

~A.J. abruptly pushed herself to her feet and headed back towards the car.~

A.J. Lee: You can drive now.

~Kaitlyn rubbed a hand against the side of her head. She didn't feel very strong at the moment either. Not strong enough to help her friend.~

[Juan Ramirez]

I used to dig crazy chicks y'know...

Turns out I am easily infatuated with them.

Great piece!

[Holly]

I always look forward to reading what AJ is going to say or do next, lol. Great RP, loved it! :)