RE: Just The Facts
04-20-2012, 09:14 PM
The seagull has made his decision. He flies down and perches on the shoulder of the wrestler in the red mask, then squawks in as encouraging a manner as he can.
There is a pause among the three men as they stare at the gull. Finally, the man in the green mask speaks.
"It is a sign from the heavens, brother," he says quietly. "You are the one who will defeat El Niño."
"Agreed, brother," the blue-masked man adds. "Ever since the seagulls saved our great-grandfather's farm from locusts one hundred years ago, they have been our family's symbol. There can be no clearer sign that you are our family's champion."
The red-masked man sighs.
"Very well, brothers. I will step forward. I will face him. For our family's honor."
He holds out his finger, and the seagull perches on it to stare him in the face.
"And for the seagull."
The man in the red mask steps forward into the ring, and the seagull flies high into the air to watch. El Niño looks at his opponent and sneers.
"You think yourself a match for El Niño?" he says with a disdainful laugh. "You are pathetic! A weakling!"
"I will defeat you, El Niño!" the man in the red mask shouts. "Unlike you, I fight for honor, not glory! I swear that tonight I will defeat you! For my brothers! For my family!"
He raises his eyes to the sky.
"For the seagulls!"
El Niño laughs.
"Seagulls? How fitting, that a puny man like you should fight for such a puny creature. I have had enough of your pathetic words! El Niño will see how you fight!"
"So you shall, El Niño. So you shall."
The seagull watches as the match begins. He sees that El Niño has great strength, but the wrestler in the red mask has an incredible spirit.
He watches as the two wrestlers rush towards each other. Though he knows little of the sport, he cannot help but wonder just how the smaller wrestler will fight.
There is a pause among the three men as they stare at the gull. Finally, the man in the green mask speaks.
"It is a sign from the heavens, brother," he says quietly. "You are the one who will defeat El Niño."
"Agreed, brother," the blue-masked man adds. "Ever since the seagulls saved our great-grandfather's farm from locusts one hundred years ago, they have been our family's symbol. There can be no clearer sign that you are our family's champion."
The red-masked man sighs.
"Very well, brothers. I will step forward. I will face him. For our family's honor."
He holds out his finger, and the seagull perches on it to stare him in the face.
"And for the seagull."
The man in the red mask steps forward into the ring, and the seagull flies high into the air to watch. El Niño looks at his opponent and sneers.
"You think yourself a match for El Niño?" he says with a disdainful laugh. "You are pathetic! A weakling!"
"I will defeat you, El Niño!" the man in the red mask shouts. "Unlike you, I fight for honor, not glory! I swear that tonight I will defeat you! For my brothers! For my family!"
He raises his eyes to the sky.
"For the seagulls!"
El Niño laughs.
"Seagulls? How fitting, that a puny man like you should fight for such a puny creature. I have had enough of your pathetic words! El Niño will see how you fight!"
"So you shall, El Niño. So you shall."
The seagull watches as the match begins. He sees that El Niño has great strength, but the wrestler in the red mask has an incredible spirit.
He watches as the two wrestlers rush towards each other. Though he knows little of the sport, he cannot help but wonder just how the smaller wrestler will fight.