Post by Eddie Lopez Jr on Jun 1, 2024 22:39:57 GMT -5
(The scene opens up at a local hospital in LA. we see Eddie Sr squirming a bit in his seat as Jenn walks in, she looks for a moment to see Eddie sitting there.)
Jenn: Any news? Why are you squirming?
Eddie Lopez Sr: This place creeps me out, man!
(Jenn stops for a moment to think before nodding her head…)
Jenn: Oh yeah….yeahh….. But stop that, you’re making me even more anxious!
(Eddie stands up and starts walking around even more, he doesn’t want to be here because it re-lives some bad memories he had before when he brought his girlfriend in here after that crash they had over 20 years ago and it still haunts him and not to mention his father being here for a short time before his passing.)
Jenn: C'mon, let’s look around and get your mind off the negativity.
(Jenn looks around the hospital for a moment looking at people coming and going, and the sparsely filled waiting room. Soon, the rest of the family shows up from Gracie to Alexis, even Madison, who is showing her pregnancy. The doctor comes out with EJ, who’s zoned out from stuff that he just saw in the delivery room.)
Doctor: Mr and Mrs Lopez?
Eddie Sr: Yeah?
Doctor: Eddie Jr said you guys are the grandparents?
Eddie Sr: yeah, what’s wrong with the baby?
Doctor: Well he’s in stable condition now but will be in the NICU for the foreseeable future to see if he can handle breathing….
Jenn: Can we see him?
Doctor: Sure.
(The group of EJ, Eddie Sr, Jenn, and the doctor make their way back to where the NICU is and they enter the place, there’s a lot of babies in the room and they find theirs, lying there. Eddie Sr looks at him for a moment but as soon as EJ sees his baby with tubes he runs out like a scaredy cat. And Eddie follows him)
Eddie: HEY! There's gonna come a time when I have tubes coming out of me too, this baby needs you, it's time for you to be a man.
EJ: no tubes
Eddie: Everyone will have them, my dad did, Gracie's mom did. Do you think it was easy for me to lose the love of my life at 19 years old? It wasn’t. I became a man that day and took care of my kid and then 2 you came along and I took care of you even though I wasn’t around all the time….
(Eddie looks at his son and places his hand on his shoulder)
Eddie Lopez Sr: Look, I’ve lost important people in my life and I refuse to lose another one, I’m gonna make sure this baby gets the help it needs, and money is no option here.
EJ: What about Jack? And titles?
Eddie Lopez Sr: You must take care of your kids, wife, and little one. They need you right now, don’t worry about wrestling or Jack or the tag titles. All of that doesn’t matter right now, and I have a plan to figure all of that out. Trust me…I won’t let your tag partner be left without a partner.
EJ: Ok.
Eddie: Cmon, let’s tell the others.
EJ: I stay here with Jenn.
Eddie: Ok, I’ll be back in a minute.
(Eddie makes that lonely walk back to the waiting room, he’s upset but he knows he has to be strong for the family, as he always has when something bad happens. He finally makes it to the waiting room to face the family.)
Jack: Someone say my name?
( Jack peeks his head from around the corner at the nearby vending machines. )
Eddie: Well yeah back there but the baby is here but…. He is hooked to tubes and stuff inside of NICU, Ej is back there with Jenn and his wife so I’m gonna take you guys back there too, but we all have to enter that room one by one though since other parents are in there with their babies.
Jack: Well let’s step it out old man, we got ourselves a baby to see. I didn’t just get all these snacks, and a possible criminal charge just for myself.
( Jack points to a busted open vending machine, and smiles at old man Lopez. )
Jack: See old man I may be crazy, I may be heartless when it comes to most people, but right now there is a new family member that I’m gonna assume needs his, oh what’s the spanish word? Oh Abuelo, and his good ole’ Uncle J.
Eddie: Oh by the way Jack, I want to see you in my office for next week's show, we have something to discuss. But c'mon all let’s go!
Jack: First off I didn’t do it because the midget was already stuffed in Andrew Stormz locker when I got there. Second off old man there will be plenty of time to discuss business later right now we celebrate.
( Jack slaps old man Lopez’s ass trying to lighten the mood. )
Jack: Now Oxnard, onward to adventure.
(The family stood up and all of them, including Jack, followed him to the NICU and like he wanted, one by one went in to see the baby.)
Jack: There he is the best damn tag partner a clown could ask for.
( Jack walks in and kisses EJ on the forehead before looking down at the new baby. )
Jack: There he is Mr. Tough guy. What’s his name there EJ? Hopefully not Eddie 3.
(EJ shrugs his shoulders)
EJ: no name.
Jenn: Yeah they haven’t gotten the chance to name him yet, his wife is going through a list right now even though she’s still recovering.
Jack: No name? That’s preposterous. How about Ralph? Jim? Apollo? I can keep going. Oh wait I Know, he shall be dubbed Harold.
(Alexis pokes her head in the door)
Alexis: Hurry up jackass, the baby needs to see his Auntie Lexi.
Jack: Calm down “ Ginger snap “ wait your turn.
(It was at this moment Alexis stepped in the room and grabbed Jack by the ear)
Alexis: I said hurry up, damnit.
(She then dragged him, by the ear, out of the room. She closed the door and looked around at Eddie, EJ, and Jenn.)
Alexis: What? I wanted to see my handsome nephew. Jack was hogging all the baby time.
(EJ is holding back his laughter after seeing Jack pressing his face against the window on the outside. Alexis walked over to the incubator that held the baby, saw the tubes and how tiny he is, and held in tears)
Alexis: Does he have a name yet?
Jenn: Not yet.
Alexis: Hey there little man. I'm your Auntie Lexi. I'm loud and opinionated, but you'll get used to it. If you ever need anything, especially if it'll get you in trouble… you come to Auntie Lexi.
(She heard a slight chuckle come from Eddie, but she ignored it.)
Alexis: You have so many people who love you… so you gotta get better. You're a Lopez. And Lopez's don't give up. You hear me, young man?
(She turns back towards the door to see Jack has pressed a piece of paper against the window that just says “ASSHOLE” on it as he glares at Alexis)
Alexis: Don't mind the crazy one. He's harmless. We like him most days.
(She glances back again to see Jack slowly raise his middle finger to her. She took a step back and looked at Jenn)
Alexis: Promise to keep me informed on ANY updates or changes. I know you aren't leaving his side.
(She looks over to EJ)
Alexis: If you need anything, let me know. I got you, ok?
(He nods as she walks out of the room, and Jack is giving her the biggest stink eye ever. Then Mule Jr comes out of the bathroom while drying his hands off and looks at Alexis and Jack)
Mule Jr: What in the hell is going on between you two dumbasses. This is a hospital you guys are supposed to be quiet, I could hear you guys while I was in the bathroom.
Jack: Not my fault you take little baby doo-doo’s
Mule Jr: Listen here joker, I am not going to get loud in this hospital at all. I hate fucking hospitals they give me the creeps. Second I take bigger shits that are the size of my foot.
Mule Jr: Now if you excuse me real quick, I am going to step outside and take smoke so I can calm my fucking nerves down. Being in hospitals doesn't just give me the creeps, they also bring up horrible memories.
(Eddie pulls out his phone from his pocket and leaves the NICU to make some important calls, all we can hear before he leaves the room.)
Eddie Lopez Sr: So, EJ will be moved to the inactive list starting now, and don’t worry about the tag titles. I have a plan…….
(The door closes behind him before we can hear what the plan is, and on the outside we still Alexis and Jack arguing.)
Jenn: Any news? Why are you squirming?
Eddie Lopez Sr: This place creeps me out, man!
(Jenn stops for a moment to think before nodding her head…)
Jenn: Oh yeah….yeahh….. But stop that, you’re making me even more anxious!
(Eddie stands up and starts walking around even more, he doesn’t want to be here because it re-lives some bad memories he had before when he brought his girlfriend in here after that crash they had over 20 years ago and it still haunts him and not to mention his father being here for a short time before his passing.)
Jenn: C'mon, let’s look around and get your mind off the negativity.
(Jenn looks around the hospital for a moment looking at people coming and going, and the sparsely filled waiting room. Soon, the rest of the family shows up from Gracie to Alexis, even Madison, who is showing her pregnancy. The doctor comes out with EJ, who’s zoned out from stuff that he just saw in the delivery room.)
Doctor: Mr and Mrs Lopez?
Eddie Sr: Yeah?
Doctor: Eddie Jr said you guys are the grandparents?
Eddie Sr: yeah, what’s wrong with the baby?
Doctor: Well he’s in stable condition now but will be in the NICU for the foreseeable future to see if he can handle breathing….
Jenn: Can we see him?
Doctor: Sure.
(The group of EJ, Eddie Sr, Jenn, and the doctor make their way back to where the NICU is and they enter the place, there’s a lot of babies in the room and they find theirs, lying there. Eddie Sr looks at him for a moment but as soon as EJ sees his baby with tubes he runs out like a scaredy cat. And Eddie follows him)
Eddie: HEY! There's gonna come a time when I have tubes coming out of me too, this baby needs you, it's time for you to be a man.
EJ: no tubes
Eddie: Everyone will have them, my dad did, Gracie's mom did. Do you think it was easy for me to lose the love of my life at 19 years old? It wasn’t. I became a man that day and took care of my kid and then 2 you came along and I took care of you even though I wasn’t around all the time….
(Eddie looks at his son and places his hand on his shoulder)
Eddie Lopez Sr: Look, I’ve lost important people in my life and I refuse to lose another one, I’m gonna make sure this baby gets the help it needs, and money is no option here.
EJ: What about Jack? And titles?
Eddie Lopez Sr: You must take care of your kids, wife, and little one. They need you right now, don’t worry about wrestling or Jack or the tag titles. All of that doesn’t matter right now, and I have a plan to figure all of that out. Trust me…I won’t let your tag partner be left without a partner.
EJ: Ok.
Eddie: Cmon, let’s tell the others.
EJ: I stay here with Jenn.
Eddie: Ok, I’ll be back in a minute.
(Eddie makes that lonely walk back to the waiting room, he’s upset but he knows he has to be strong for the family, as he always has when something bad happens. He finally makes it to the waiting room to face the family.)
Jack: Someone say my name?
( Jack peeks his head from around the corner at the nearby vending machines. )
Eddie: Well yeah back there but the baby is here but…. He is hooked to tubes and stuff inside of NICU, Ej is back there with Jenn and his wife so I’m gonna take you guys back there too, but we all have to enter that room one by one though since other parents are in there with their babies.
Jack: Well let’s step it out old man, we got ourselves a baby to see. I didn’t just get all these snacks, and a possible criminal charge just for myself.
( Jack points to a busted open vending machine, and smiles at old man Lopez. )
Jack: See old man I may be crazy, I may be heartless when it comes to most people, but right now there is a new family member that I’m gonna assume needs his, oh what’s the spanish word? Oh Abuelo, and his good ole’ Uncle J.
Eddie: Oh by the way Jack, I want to see you in my office for next week's show, we have something to discuss. But c'mon all let’s go!
Jack: First off I didn’t do it because the midget was already stuffed in Andrew Stormz locker when I got there. Second off old man there will be plenty of time to discuss business later right now we celebrate.
( Jack slaps old man Lopez’s ass trying to lighten the mood. )
Jack: Now Oxnard, onward to adventure.
(The family stood up and all of them, including Jack, followed him to the NICU and like he wanted, one by one went in to see the baby.)
Jack: There he is the best damn tag partner a clown could ask for.
( Jack walks in and kisses EJ on the forehead before looking down at the new baby. )
Jack: There he is Mr. Tough guy. What’s his name there EJ? Hopefully not Eddie 3.
(EJ shrugs his shoulders)
EJ: no name.
Jenn: Yeah they haven’t gotten the chance to name him yet, his wife is going through a list right now even though she’s still recovering.
Jack: No name? That’s preposterous. How about Ralph? Jim? Apollo? I can keep going. Oh wait I Know, he shall be dubbed Harold.
(Alexis pokes her head in the door)
Alexis: Hurry up jackass, the baby needs to see his Auntie Lexi.
Jack: Calm down “ Ginger snap “ wait your turn.
(It was at this moment Alexis stepped in the room and grabbed Jack by the ear)
Alexis: I said hurry up, damnit.
(She then dragged him, by the ear, out of the room. She closed the door and looked around at Eddie, EJ, and Jenn.)
Alexis: What? I wanted to see my handsome nephew. Jack was hogging all the baby time.
(EJ is holding back his laughter after seeing Jack pressing his face against the window on the outside. Alexis walked over to the incubator that held the baby, saw the tubes and how tiny he is, and held in tears)
Alexis: Does he have a name yet?
Jenn: Not yet.
Alexis: Hey there little man. I'm your Auntie Lexi. I'm loud and opinionated, but you'll get used to it. If you ever need anything, especially if it'll get you in trouble… you come to Auntie Lexi.
(She heard a slight chuckle come from Eddie, but she ignored it.)
Alexis: You have so many people who love you… so you gotta get better. You're a Lopez. And Lopez's don't give up. You hear me, young man?
(She turns back towards the door to see Jack has pressed a piece of paper against the window that just says “ASSHOLE” on it as he glares at Alexis)
Alexis: Don't mind the crazy one. He's harmless. We like him most days.
(She glances back again to see Jack slowly raise his middle finger to her. She took a step back and looked at Jenn)
Alexis: Promise to keep me informed on ANY updates or changes. I know you aren't leaving his side.
(She looks over to EJ)
Alexis: If you need anything, let me know. I got you, ok?
(He nods as she walks out of the room, and Jack is giving her the biggest stink eye ever. Then Mule Jr comes out of the bathroom while drying his hands off and looks at Alexis and Jack)
Mule Jr: What in the hell is going on between you two dumbasses. This is a hospital you guys are supposed to be quiet, I could hear you guys while I was in the bathroom.
Jack: Not my fault you take little baby doo-doo’s
Mule Jr: Listen here joker, I am not going to get loud in this hospital at all. I hate fucking hospitals they give me the creeps. Second I take bigger shits that are the size of my foot.
Mule Jr: Now if you excuse me real quick, I am going to step outside and take smoke so I can calm my fucking nerves down. Being in hospitals doesn't just give me the creeps, they also bring up horrible memories.
(Eddie pulls out his phone from his pocket and leaves the NICU to make some important calls, all we can hear before he leaves the room.)
Eddie Lopez Sr: So, EJ will be moved to the inactive list starting now, and don’t worry about the tag titles. I have a plan…….
(The door closes behind him before we can hear what the plan is, and on the outside we still Alexis and Jack arguing.)