Inter The Lions Den... My Homecoming....

"Get the fuck up!" came a voice… Instantly followed by a hard kick to the ribs.

"Ahhhhhh!!!" I screamed out in pain.

I opened my eyes and tried to focus on whoever was in front of me.

I was in a cellar of some sort, the place was damp and cold with pipes and boilers everywhere.

As the haze started to lift, I started to make out some of the figures in front of me. Castral sat on top of an upturned barrel on the floor, a muscular, bald henchman beside him and another in a grey suit with his back turned.

"We meet again, Jason!" Castral says patronisingly.

I don't even speak, I just can't believe what's happening… How long had I been knocked out?

"Where am I?" I stutter.

Castral's henchman sniggers.

"You're in a cellar. I thought that was obvious!" Castral says sarcastically.

The henchman sniggers again.

"Enzo, get our guest a drink… He looks de-hydrated." Castral orders.

'Enzo' walks out of the room and comes back with a luke warm bottle of water, takes off the lid and hands it to me.

I take two big gulps and try to stand but my legs collapse below me.

Enzo and Castral both laugh while the their grey suitted friend still hasn't spun around.

A shrill scream comes from below a bed sheet on the other side of the room… Jia Li...

Enzo walks over, lifts the sheet and I see her. Terrified.

"What the fuck do you want, Castral?!!!" I scream.

Before he can speak, the man in the grey suit interrupts.

"I vill answer zat." He says and turns around.

"ERIC?!!!" I say, flabbergasted.

I must say, 'flabbergasted' may have been the best possible way to end that post.

When I read Enzo, I knew it was Eric haha

Indeed!

Did it surprise you??

2013-12-14 22:09#149404 Pauker : When I read Enzo, I knew it was Eric haha

HOW????

Suprising.

2013-12-14 22:11#149407 Couragesand : Suprising.

Is somebody being sarcastic?

My mind was doing cartwheels, I ask this man to help me out and here he stands, aligning himself with a gangster who has kidnapped my girlfriend TWICE!!

"Let me explain, Jason… I'm sure you 'av some questions, so I'm going to provide you with ze answers that you crave." Eric says almost in a whisper.

"Since ve vere together at Villa, I have alvays tried to 'elp and guide you but you zrew it all back in my face!! DISRESPECT is something I take very seriously!!" He continues.

I open my mouth to speak and he cuts me off… "Enzo."

Enzo walks over to me and duct tapes my mouth shut, I try to speak but my words are nothing more than a mumble.

He paces across to Jia Li and does the same but picks her up and walks out of the room.

"That'll be all, Enzo." Castral says.

The burly henchman closes the door and I can hear him lock it from the other side.

I stare at them both in fear, what are they planning for me?

"Eric mentioned disrespect." Castral starts. "Well, when you deliberately didn't lose the derby against Milan, I felt that same disrespect. I'm a very powerful man, Jason and I ALWAYS get my way." He continues. "This derby is one you won't be taking part in."

He reaches inside his jacket and pulls out a gun, forcing it against my temple.

Is this it? Is this the way I go out?

Castral smirks and turns to Eric who has a blank expression across his face.

"Arrivederci, Jason." He sneers.

"Drop it." Eric whispers… His own gun firmly pressed against the back of Castral's head….

Excellent signings, results and updates!
Congrats on 10k views as well

Holy sh*t, those twists in this story! Downright amazing pal, absolutely loving it! There's only one fault... you left us all on a cliffhanger I CANNOT wait for the next update

I couldn't believe what I was witnessing…

"Eric, what the…?" Castral said before being interrupted.

"I said, drop it." Retorts Eric.

Castral loosens his grip and the revolver falls to the floor with a clang.

"Good lad." "Now, get down on your hands and knees and don't make a sound." Eric orders.

He peels the duct tape from my mouth and binds Castral's wrists with a cable tie.

"ENZO!!" Castral shouts.

The lock turns and we're faced again by Castral's burly henchman. He walks across the room towards Eric but my mental French friend is unmoved and doesn't flinch.

Enzo bends down and spits in Castral's face before hammering his big, leather boot against his ribs.

Castral yells and Enzo picks him up, swinging him over his shoulder. Jia Li comes running in to the room and throws her arms around me.

"Eric, what is happening?!" I ask.

"You requested that I sort your problem. I have." He answers.

Enzo returns and hands Eric a bunch of keys.

"I'll take it from here…" The big brute states.

Eric hands him a briefcase, Enzo opens it and grins.

"All here?" He asks.

"Have I ever let you down before?" Eric answers.

Enzo walks away and Eric turns to me.

"Let's go, Milan derby in a few days."

With Jia Li safe and Castral gone, I could get back to managing the club.

A simple destruction of Milan left us heading in to our next game against Juve needing only a point to retain the title.



GOALSCORERS

Benteke 8' 66'
Salvio '24
Verratti '39
Negredo '88

Good ole Eric always coming through :')

2013-12-15 16:53#149628 Neal : Good ole Eric always coming through :')

Indeed he does Neal, indeed he does

While that story was going on, I've gotten so far ahead in the game than my update suggests!

Already on to the next season lol

RETAINING THE TITLE...

A 1-1 draw in Turin ensured the Serie A title was our's with 6 games to spare.



LEAGUE TABLE - TOP HALF



I started to rest players in the league to focus on the Champions League but was mindful of never having lost in Serie A - a record I wanted to remain intact.

The second led hammering of Galatasary ensured passage to the semi finals of the Champions League but a 1-0 defeat at the Bernabeu left us with a lot to do at the San Siro.