Prime Time Challenge

w00t: It's your lucky day, because EBW: Dark is back for the Prime Time Challenge. Please welcome, Kinniku Mike, Jamie OD, and KYO!

Jamie OD: Oi, THAT is what I like to hear! That's the introduction we deserve. Now, if you won't be needing me, I'm going to make friends with this six pack. It's domestic, but it'll do.

Kinniku Mike: Uuuuu! The Strong Tits are the host of this show! EBW: Dark it's a lot like a group I tried to put together once upon a time when I first found out I am in fact the "Real Live Shit". Anyone remember the name? I bet you don't, and I won't tell you, because that's the point. You never remember for longer than a few months. The show goes on, the shit goes on, you just swallow the next thing that's given to you, and you forget. You don't care. What kind of fans are you? I remember. I remember everything. Every flex of my pecs, and every bump in that ring. I'm TOO GOOD for you people. OD and I are too good for you people, and we're CERTAINLY TOO GOOD for the RagnaRockers.

Jamie OD: They thought they could fuck around and steal what's ours?! We're the Best Damn Match! *cracks open a beer*

KYO: .....

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Singles: KYO beat Benjamin via Cradle Piledriver -> Pin

w00t: That Benjamin kid is showing me something here!

Kinniku Mike: KYO hasn't killed him yet, so I guess that says something.

w00t: Benjamin going for the Suplex, but our monster escaped behind him. Kick to the midsection. KYO going for the Powerbomb! Benjamin escaped! He's kicking! Going for the Spear! KYO took it! He's still standing! He's throwing kicks! KYO caught the leg! Lariat! He's picking him up! Cradle Piledriver! 1-2-3! Haha! Our monster with the win!

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w00t: KYO, that was an awesome match. You think we should try and recruit Benjamin?

KYO: .....

w00t: Right...right. You don't say much. He's not a mindless monster you know. He just picks his spots. When he wants to talk. He's on his own schedule. He disappeared for weeks, and we found him in a basement, willing up all the darkness therein. This isn't a gimmick, he lives this life. See that dried blood on him? That's real. He doesn't wash that off. It's sick right? It's what he likes, and far be for me to tell him otherwise. A lot of people think he's coming for Trevor Mach. A maniac to take on a maniac right? Well, maybe he is, but maybe I'd rather he going after Tack Angel? What is a Genius to do? Oh wait, I know exactly what to do! Ryan IQ booked the match, and made it so. This week, it'll be a VERY special Xcite called "Red, Black, and Blue, and it will feature a 3-Way Contest for the Television Championship. It'll be Trevor Mach vs. KYO vs. Tack Angel. Now, why would I do that? Won't Trevor and Tack team up? Maybe not, because Tack, if you win the Television Championship, I will APOLOGIZE for my acts against your family. I will REBUILD your Crystal Kingdom OR give you the money to do it yourself. I have the resources behind me to offer that. It's a legitimate deal. I'll write the check up. I will free you of all your problems. You just have to win the title. I mean, you think I have too big of an ego to do that? It gives me what I want, PLUS, I will STILL humble and humiliate you at SummerCade, so I'm not worried about eating some humble pie right now. The choice is yours. Is it Bad Dudes for life or is it Family for life?

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Tag: Hotlanta/Generator[o] beat Dorado Mask/Hex No Limit[x] via Electric Chair x GNR8R Moonsault Legdrop -> Pin

w00t: Generator proved himself on Xcite. I don't care what anybody says. That man didn't tap. He didn't submit. No pin. He was knocked out by those knees, but he fought until he couldn't anymore. THAT is what EBW: Dark is all about, and THAT is why I want to see Generator go places. He and Hotlanta, keeping up with the speedy lucha team here. Speaking of Lucha, man do I need to find Los Tiburon on Xcite. Swift and I would like to have a word with him. Generator with the Electric Chair on Hex! GNR8R Moonsault Legdrop! Flashy, just because he can, and the pin! Look at that, EBW: Dark wins again!

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w00t: That about does it this week. I kind of like this. We might keep popping from time to time, that is....if you guys don't mind.

Apple Kid: Actually, I-

Orange Kid: Enjoy the time off! Thank you very much! Do NOT get us beaten up!

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Time Force HQ

EBW Time Force met at Degrees' house for a meeting...

Jackson Kain: These muffins Doc.....Doc these muffins.

Degrees: The wife just took up baking.

Gemma: Hey, so she's done this before. Why isn't she helping us?

Degrees: Well last time she was abducted and brain washed. PLUS, Jackson made it an awkward love triangle.

Jackson Kain: ...I love his wife....her hair smells amazing.

Degrees: That's why she's not here right now.

Gemma: Got it.

Faris Angel: Our wrist things are beeping.

Degrees: I upgraded them, to let us all know on the field when there is a distortion in space time. Looks like....we're going to 2006.

Club Saturn - Backstage

Tommy Dukes: I don't want to be here...but this guy does for some reason. It's Firebrand X. What are you doing here? You're literally better than this.

Firebrand X: This is where Johnny Starbound is, so it's where I am. I just got cleared for the face he broke, and I'm going to return the favor.

Tommy Dukes: You're taking on S.T.U in 6-Man Tag action. We know that one of your partners is Flying Man, but who is the third partner?

Trevor Mach: That would be me!

Tommy Dukes: An old friend, that has plenty of experience dealing with the S.T.U.

Trevor Mach: Boosh.

Firebrand X: We're out of here.

Tommy Dukes: Well....that just leaves-

?: Excuse us, you're in our way.

Tommy Dukes: Huh?

Tommy looked down to see three short, skinny guys in matching black t-shirts. One had a potato face, the other was mostly mustache, and the third was cos-playing as a much better and more talented wrestler.

Tommy Dukes: Who are you guys?

?: You mean you don't know? The four of us are the Indisputed Era, and we're taking over #EVER. I'm Aiden Kohl *deep breath* BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYBAAAAAAAAAAAY! Those two are Fishy Bob and O'Really. The fourth is-

Tommy Dukes Fourth? I only see three of you.

Aiden Kohl: There is OBVIOUSLY four of us. Roderick Barely is RIGHT THERE!

Tommy Dukes: I don't see anyone! I only see three of you!

Aiden Kohl: Uh huh...make jokes, but it's the Indisputed Era, and it's our time now. It's our yard. Welcome to our world. Other stuff that heel stables say. Camera pan to my face. Lower....lower....lower. Yeah, I'm down here. Guys...pose behind me while I look menacing at the camera. We're taking over....I'm super serious.

Tommy Dukes: Whatever.

#EVER 7: The Gang Meets Indisputed Era

Kole: It's a NEW ERA In #EVER! THE INDISPUTED ER-

Tommy Dukes: Yeah, I don't care.

#EVER 7: The Gang Meets Indisputed Era
Club Saturn, Saturn City
Strike TV

1. 8-Man Tag: Aidan Kohl[o]/O'Really/Fishy Bob/Roderick Barely beat Mister Twister/Stealth Vanyon/Lobster Man/The Amazing Soy Mouth[x] via HBK's Moveset -> Pin
Tommy Dukes: 3 Vanilla Midgets beating down a bunch of idiots. I'm not surprised. I don't really care. Apparently the fourth member of the Indisputed Era is in the ring, but I really don't see him. Aiden Kohl is tagging in. He's doing that annoying baybay thing....hitting HBK's moveset...and the finish. Whatever.
2. 10-Person Tag in 2006: Degrees/Jackson Kain/Nosan/Gemma/Faris Angel[o] beat Zenitt #1/Zenitt #2/Zenitt #3/Zenitt #4[x]/Zenitt #5 via WRIST CLUTCH Time Driver -> EXPLOSION!
Tommy Dukes: Thanks to Time Force, and Faris discovering the power of the Wrist Clutch within, the first episode of EBW from 2006 went off without a hitch....which leads to me calling this show...so I don't know if that's good or not. This job is killing me.
3. Mixed Tag: Seethe Rolletty/Butch Manlady[o] beat Bald Jackass/50's Woman Apparently?[x] via Actual Man punching a Woman -> Pin
4. 6-Man Tag: Firebrand X[o]/Flying Man/Trevor Mach beat Johnny Starbound/Shark #1/Shark #2[x] via Fireslide -> Pin
Tommy Dukes: The S.T.U are getting battered. Flying Man working well with X and the War Wolf. A good rub for the apparent Ace of #EVER. He is the Ace right? I think he is. Fireslide from X to Shark #2, and the S.T.U suffer defeat. Does this mean Firebrand X gets a title shot against Johnny Starbound? Would he even want one?

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EBW HQ

Trevor Mach was in an office with Jeff Andonuts and Noah Jennings, turning down another contract...

Jeff Andonuts: Trevor, this is the best contract we've offered you yet. You'd be by far the highest paid star.

Trevor Mach: Give that cash to the work horses. Give it to Tack to build his play houses back. I'm good. I'm here to fight. EBW's fans are the best, but I'd fight in an empty alley. That's up to me.

Jeff Andonuts: We need heroes and leaders to do this Trevor.

Trevor Mach: And that's all well and good, and I've done that. I've lead that fight for YEARS! I'M STILL HERE! Where were you? Where did Picky go? How about Ness? He shows up when he wants to, but he never sticks around. I DID! I STEPPED UP! ALWAYS! EVERY TIME! WAR AFTER WAR! The fights in the ring, the shit outside of the ring, that we don't get to talk about! I was always there! You weren't Jeff, so don't talk shit about needing anything from me! What I needed was for other people LIKE YOU to sack the fuck up, and GO FOR IT! You didn't, and so I don't have that loyalty anymore. Not to you. Jennings, he at least had the balls to get in my face and tell it like it is. You? You, and Ness, and Picky, and all my "friends" left the mess to me, and now half of THEM are on the other side. I'm clear on this. I know what I want. It's not this. Take the contract and shove it! If you want me, you get me as I am. I am not BOUND anymore.

Trevor Mach was leaving the HQ, and making his way to the Saturn Dome, when he was surprised by Tack, which is amazing considering the flying train was right in front of him.

Tack Angel: Trevor, we have to talk.

Trevor Mach: No man, we have to fight.

Tack Angel: Yeah, we're in the main event, and so is KYO. They want us to fight each other.

Trevor Mach: They're going to get what they want. This title is mine Tack. I'd stay out of my way if you're going to half ass it. If you go all out, it could go either way. We can beat KYO....KYO can beat us....we can beat each other. That sounds like an awesome main event right? YOU need to get comfortable with the thought of kicking me in the head, because you'll have to knock me out cold if you want all the promises w00t made you.

Tack Angel: I want to fight, and I want to win. I want that title and my Kingdom back, but not like this. So, I don't really know what to do, because I want you to have your match with Swift too. Plus, we can't let KYO have this, because we both lose A LOT in that exchange. So-

Trevor Mach: So what are you going to do?

Tack Angel: ....I'm going to fight you. I'm going to fight KYO. I'm going to win, but I'm turning down his offer. When I get my Kingdom back, it's going to be on MY TERMS.

Trevor Mach: Fucking great! Now, move over, you're giving me a ride to the Dome.

Tack Angel: Oh...alright then.

Outside of Saturn Dome

A very large crowd gathered around the outside area of the Saturn Dome, for the Xcite "Red, Black, and Blue" Special.

Tommy Dukes: Hello fans, we're outside of the Saturn Dome, for Red, Black, and Blue. Get it? Great pun right? It's that time of year, where we shoot off fireworks because we beat Euroland's ass several centuries ago. I'm the sure the Native Saturn's and Eaglelanders are just soooo thrilled about it. Sorry, I'm still in a negative mood from #EVER.

Makoto Angel: Are you feelings negavibes?

Tommy Dukes: Yeah, maybe I am.

Nerma: No he's not, he just hates his extra job. Doesn't seem like a big deal. You can tag me in whenever. I'll do it.

Tommy Dukes: I'd love that! But, we're here for an amazing night of fights! We're going to see a match I've been waiting to see for a long time. See, I'm one of those "tape traders" that knows all about the REAL best talent out there. I'm a "smart fan" you might say. I KNOW that Los Tiburon and Ishihiro Tomo are two of the very very best, and tonight, we get to see them lock up. I LOVE IT! I'm so hyped! Here comes Los Tiburon to talk about it!

Los Tiburon: AH! I RETURN FROM ANAHAUC TO GRAPPLE THE FUCK OUT OF-

w00t: Well well well...it's Los Tiburon guys.

Tommy Dukes: Oh great, here comes EBW: Dark. Please, don't ruin this for me!

Swift: You....you think you're a Grapple Fucker? You think you can do better than me?

Los Tiburon: I will grapple ANYONE!

w00t: I BET...that you would have a problem grappling...the War Wolf. It's funny that you seem to be friends behind the scenes. You also seem to disappear whenever Mach's Priest Father Sergio disappears. Every time. Don't deny it. You're be surprised at just how much I know.

Los Tiburon: ...

w00t: It's just funny right? Huh. Well, good luck tonight. Step aside Dukes, because we're opening this show. Swift, you want a warm up right? You want to do some hunting yourself?

Swift: Always.

w00t: Perfect! Benjamin showed me something this last weekend, and I think we should "reward" hard work. Want a piece?

Swift: I want the whole damn thing.

w00t: Well IQ made it so. Hit the ring 4-Crown King! Let's get the fireworks started now!

EBW: Xcite "Red, Black, and Blue"
Outside of Saturn Dome, Saturn City
Strike TV

1. Non-Title Singles: Swift beat Benjamin via POUNCE! -> Pin
Tommy Dukes: Great effort from Benjamin here, the young kid keeps fighting, but Swift is toying with him. He wants that POUNCE! He's going for it! Benji's going for the Spear! They collide! WOW! Benji nearly knocked over Swift! Awesome! He's going for it again, but Swift caught him and slammed him to the mat! Lined for the Pounce and he HITS IT! Damn. 1-2-3! The "4-Crown King" is victorious.
2. Women's Singles: Troian beat Valarie Dorado via Cross Armbreaker -> Submission
Nerma: The two leaders of their stables are duking it out here, and it's violent! They demanded their stables go to the back so they could settle this. Actually, Valarie did that, and I think Troian just copied her. That's all she's been doing is playing the mimic again, but it's working here. Valarie didn't prepare to face herself as an opponent. Makoto, what are you doing? She's...she just tapped Valarie on the shoulder? She's got her attention, and here comes Troian! Cross Armbreaker! She distracted her! Valarie didn't expect that! She's tapping to save her arm! I can't blame her, as that was locked in tight. Makoto, what were you thinking?

Makoto Angel: What? I just wanted to see her her shoe laces were untied.

Nerma: Here comes Elevation.

Makoto Angel: Gotta go!
3. Singles: Los Tiburon vs. Ishihiro Tomo ended in a No Contest
Tommy Dukes: WORK RATE! THIS IS IT! Hard hitting! Non-STOP slaps, chops, and grapps! This is what wrestling is all about! No idiots wrestling blow up dolls! No boring tired Seething cross fitters stinking up the ring. This folks is-

Nerma: About to be interrupted by EBW: Dark.

Tommy Dukes: DAMMIT!

Nerma: EBW: Dark look like they're trying to mess with Los Tiburon! They're trying to hold him down and unmask him! Tomo-kun is back in the ring, he's fighting them off! Here comes Dorado, Hex, Kiva, and El Mago! A big brawl ensuing! Swift running in! A big POUNCE on Tiburon! He's forcing him to the back! What the hell is going on here!

Tommy Dukes: ....My work rate...*sniff*

Nerma: I know...I know.
4. 6-Woman Tag: Christina Angel/Iroha Angel[o]/Tracy Angel beat Hope Mach/Calamity Jane/Lainey Strong[x] via WRIST CLUTCH Angel Driver -> Pin
Makoto Angel: The Angel Family has come together!

Nerma: Whoa! When did you get back!

Makoto Angel: Just in time for this! Iroha might be training at the House of M's, and doing a great job with it, but she's an Angel, and she finally made peace with Christina. It's nice to see right?

Nerma: They are doing great, the both of them and Tracy are taking it to the Women's World Champion and the Sunset Riders. It's impressive. Meanwhile, we have M's trained Kimber Blaze watching Christina Angel, who she'll be defending her Television title against at SummerCade. We got a real Angel vs. Mach feud out of nowhere again. How the hell does that keep happening?!

Makoto Angel: It's not personal this time, but it sure is marketable! Iroha with the WRIST CLUUUUUTCH Angel Driver on the daughter of the Mayor! She's mastering that Wrist Clutch! Her and Faris both! 1-2-3! Team Angel wins!

Nerma: Wow, the Women's World Champion and the 3-Time Women's World Tag Team Champions just took a big loss here. Momentum favors the Angels.

Makoto Angel: YEAH IT DOES! WOOOOOO!
5. EBW Television Championship 3-Way:

Trevor Mach(c) beat KYO[x] and Tack Angel via Clinch Knees -> Pin -> Title Defense!

Strike TV Wrestling Update

Tommy Dukes: Tommy Dukes here, the ficus watering man of Wrestling, and we have breaking news. Things has suddenly changed, with Swift, the 4-Crown King, deciding to sign a contract ahead of SummerCade. This means that the Television Championship stipulation no longer applies. Live via Satellite, we have Swift with us right now. Swift, thank you for agreeing to come on and-

Swift: Don't thank me. Don't even look at me. You're not a warrior. You're not a fierce beast. You're nothing. Trevor Mach, he's a beast. He's a warrior. He wants to die in that ring. w00t had a long lists of new plans, but I said fuck it. It's time to let the dog die. He's looking for a place to lay down, and accept the inevitable. I've never been afraid of Trevor Mach. I've never once felt a tinge of fear. Respect? Sure. Absolutely. Fear? Never. I was trying to keep you from making the biggest mistake of your life. You insist. Fine. I will oblige you.

Tommy Dukes: Wow, powerful stuff. I'm guessing you going against what w00t wants is why you're here now, and not doing this elsewhere?

Swift: We don't always have to see eye to eye. We make our decisions, and we live with them. w00t has a brain for this sport. He always has. History lesson for you. When he came in waaaaay back in the day, he picked a fight with me, the Brawler. He thought brains was mightier than brawn. Over the years, we've come to understand each other. So he might want to avoid these things, and I can see why. Me? Like everything else in my life, I attack it head on. I had to, being a man of my complexion in the dirty south. w00t will get that. w00t will understand that. EBW: Dark will continue to take over, and paint this promotion in our colors. Maybe when we take over for good, maybe then he and I can look back on this, and decide if it's time to fight. But not now. Too much work left to do. Too many bodies left to pile up.

Tommy Dukes: I think this is the most anyone has gotten out of Swift. I'm just saying.

Swift: .....

Tommy Dukes: I know this is via Satellite, but you're looking right at me through that screen, and I can't stop my legs from shaking. Luckily, we can segue into counter remarks from one Trevor Mach. Let's hear from the Television Champion.

Trevor Mach: Gee Swifter, you're taking away all my fun? What good is it to win the target you put on your own back, if no one is going to shoot at it? That's fine. That's really fine man, because I'm not hunting them. I'm hunting you. I don't want your titles. I want to fight YOU.

Tommy Dukes: You kept putting that in question with all of these matches though.

Trevor Mach: Maybe, but I had everything to lose, nothing to gain, and that made every win that much better. It's one thing to win when you're on top. Win when losing means rock bottom, and maybe you'll see where I'm coming from. I needed to feel alive again. I needed to get fired up! I'm alive Swift. You didn't kill me. You didn't kill what it means to be me. As far as I'm concerned you never will.

Tommy Dukes: You winning could have had bigger stakes in this main event, but you choose another path. I hear what you're saying, but a lot of people are still having trouble grasping why? Especially when it could win a war.

Trevor Mach: Win a war? Whether people win wars if up to the man upstairs to decide. Whether EBW wins its war, is up to EBW to decide. What I decide, is the hunt. The fight.

Tommy Dukes: Fight for fighting's sake? We've had a lot of versions of your crazy, but this one confuses me. Also, please don't hurt me for calling you crazy. I'm a big fan.

Trevor Mach: Heh. It's not fighting for fighting's sake bro. It's fighting, because challenges in all their forms, need to be faced head on. You live like that, and you may not always win, but you ensure that you never lose. That's why you can't beat me Swift. You can't truly beat me. It'll never happen.

Tommy Dukes: Swift? Your thoughts?

Swift: ...That's a nice speech Mach. You must sit around coming up with bullshit in your head all day or something. I know the real you. You don't want to do this speechifying with eloquent words. You want to throw the fuck down, and it's going to happen, and you're GOING! TO! REGRET IT!  

Trevor Mach: Yeah yeah, maybe I will, but I doubt it! Maybe I should have a lot of regrets! I got a messed up head, and body that's been put through hell! Yet, if I somehow live to be 80, and I can barely move, I'll still laugh my ass off at the time Swift tried to beat me in the cage, AND HE COULDN'T DO IT! BOOSH!

Tommy Dukes: Haha...he said...the line....sorry.

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A recap of the interview from Strike TV between Swift and Trevor Mach aired before....

Prime Time Challenge

Announcer: Returning this week are your hosts Apple Kid and Orange Kid.

Apple Kid: Yes, we are back finally!

Orange Kid: Which is great, because they weren't paying us for those missing shows. Like it was OUR fault EBW: Dark too it over. We should have better security, and cameras, and locked doors.

Apple Kid: Right...right...well, we don't have that right now. In fact, we don't have a set. This backdrop is just a sheet. We're actually outside, in front of the Saturn Dome, that will play host this month to SummerCade, the hottest event of the Summer. We wanted to fill the Dome twice this year, and we have the card to do it.

Orange Kid: It's very drafty out here you know.

Apple Kid: I-*sigh* Yes Orange, but don't worry, we're getting a new set next week.

Orange Kid: I know, I used my genius and engineering skills to help out.

Apple Kid: ....Which is why it's not ready THIS week.

Orange Kid: I....*sigh*...Yeah.

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Women's Singles: Lt. Laci Wagner beat Queen Bolshoi via Cobra Clutch -> Submission

Apple Kid: Lt. Laci Wagner, one of the students of the House of M's, has been a work in progress. She had to unlearn some of what the military taught her, because war in the ring is a different beast altogether.

Orange Kid: War in the ring is a different be-hey you're not saying it.

Apple Kid: What?

Orange Kid: You said to say it altogether.

Apple Kid: Oh we're doing that? *sigh* Queen Bolshoi on the other hand, is a jobber, plain and simple. Apparently, she's a parody of a beloved wrestler in Edo. She's not winning this, and I'm right, as Laci hits the Military Press, and as Bolshoi was getting to her feet, she fell prey to the Cobra Clutch. House of M's is on fire with this talent. We're witnessing a renaissance here.

Orange Kid: And she's got a GREAT AS-

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Apple Kid: ...What's wrong with you?

Orange Kid: What?

Apple Kid: *sigh* We're going to go through the card now for SummerCade. That's right, there ARE reasons to watch this show. Dark matches AND getting the scoop on the full card to SummerCade. Unless you're watching this after you read off the internet....in which case....have another Dark Match!

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Women's Non-Title Singles: Kimber Blaze beat Ripper Jane via DQ

Apple Kid: I didn't mean an ACTUAL Dark match, but here we have Kimber Blaze, the top student of the the House of M's, and current Television Champion of her division taking on EBW: Dark's Kimber Blaze.

Orange Kid: So Ripper Jane used to be with Derek Mach, and before that Trevor Mach, and before that Derek Mach.

Apple Kid: Yeah?

Orange Kid: You think that ever got awkward for them?

Apple Kid: Awkward in EBW doesn't exist anymore does it? You just have to roll with this stuff.

Orange Kid: I find Tack Angel awkward. I told him what he was doing was bigamy, and he replied "No, that's bigamy!". I think mostly I'm just jealous though.

Apple Kid: Come on a focus here. This is great action. Kimber is very muscular, her moves very uh...scientific. Not flashy. Not technical. Just powerful and straight to the point. Look at those guns! A little flex before the elbow drop.

Orange Kid: That's a gun I wouldn't mind putting in my mouth.

Apple Kid: What the hell?! That doesn't make any sens-uh oh! Ripper Jane, biting and clawing at Blaze. She's got the Hell Claw locked in. Something KYO invented, and Ripper Jane made her own and then some. Kimber powering out! Intense! She has such a high pain tolerance! Jane is biting her again, and the ref is throwing out the match. A pull apart brawl here, with Wagner and "3G" coming out to pull back Blaze. What a match!

Orange Kid: Oh wait....big of me....bigamy. I get it now! HA!

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Apple Kid: Are you ready? Are you ready to see the matches? I'm excited, and I know you have to be. This could outdo Victory Explosion. I really think so. It's so grea-

Orange Kid: ENOUGH HYPE! JUST SHOW THE CARD!

Apple Kid: FINE! HERE!




EBW: SummerCade
Saturn Dome, Saturn City
Strike TV+

1. EBW Trios Championship: Johnny Starbound(c)/Shark #1(c)/Shark #2(c) vs. Jammer/Benjamin/? Special Referee: ?
2. EBW Women's World Tag Team Championship: Ripper Jane(c)/Murasaki(c) vs. Nani Angel/Tracy Angel vs. Calamity Jane/Lainey Strong
3. Women's No Rules Singles: Makoto Angel vs. Valarie Dorado
4. Singles: Los Tiburon vs. KYO
5. EBW Women's Television Championship: Kimber Blaze(c) vs. Christina Angel
6. EBW World Tag Team Championship: Kinniku Mike(c)/Jamie OD(c) vs. TBA/TBA Special Guest Time Keeper: Sal Paradise
7. No Rules Singles: Tack Angel vs. w00t
8. EBW Women's World Championship: Hope Mach(c) vs. Iroha Angel
9. No Escape Cage: Swift vs. Trevor Mach

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#EVER 8: The Curious Case of Shawn McMad

A dancing, bobbing, and weaving Shawn McMad made his way to a podium...

Shawn McMad: Hey! I'm Shawn McMad! Check out my shoes! Cool right?! I'm here, to address the ratings problem with #EVER. We hear you loud and clear #EVER Galaxy. You want less authority figures right? You're sick of the authority figures? You're sick of the awful matches. You're sick of Seethe Rolletty thinking he's actually great because we told him he is, even though his knee is one back twist away from actually exploding. We hear you. Loud and clear. #EVER is YOUR show...even though it's technically our show. We listened, so here is what we're going to do. No more Authority Figures. No more strange rules. No more Seethe Rolletty. Now, enjoy the NEW #EVER, where I will be featured more prominently than I was before, and all the Seethe Rolletty you can handle baby! We're pushing INTO the complaint, and coming out the other end a ratings juggernaut. This is totally going to work.

Morgan Freeman Voiceover: It did not.

#EVER 8: The Curious Case of Shawn McMad
Club Saturn, Saturn City
Strike TV...but for how much longer?

1. #EVER Co-Op-orational Tag Tournament Finals: Rains/"New" Danny Leung[o] beat CP Munk/Curry Man[x] via Yes Push -> Pin -> 1st #EVER Co-Op Champions!
Nerma: So, this hasn't been so bad so far. Nerma here by the way, filling in for Tommy Dukes, because the thought of coming back made him want to throw up. I seriously don't see a problem. SWORD is taking on team 3'dPW/VBW and-

Kole: COMMERCIAL BREAK! STOP WRESTLING!

Nerma: What?

Kole: DON'T MOVE! DON'T DO ANYTHING DURING THE BREAK! EVERYONE, STAND IN SILENCE!

Nerma: What is this? I don't understa-

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Kole: ....

Nerma: ...S-

Kole: GREEN LIGHT! GO! AAAAND Rains with the BIG DRIZ! BIG DRIZ! BIG DRIZ! He's tagging in SWORD's newest member, the SUPER ROOKIE Danny Leung, who hit the YES PUSH on Curry Man, and the pin! INCREDIBLE! Rains and that never been seen before until a few weeks ago "New" Danny Leung are the 1st EVER #EVER Co-Op Champions of Mat Based Excitement!

Nerma: Oh...I get it now.
2. Best in the Universe Battle Royale: Flying Man vs. Aidan Kohl vs. Senor Box vs. Seethe Rolletty vs. The Amazing Soy Mouth vs. Mister Twister vs. Stealth Vanyon vs. Johnny Starbound vs. O'Really vs. Shark #1 vs. Fishy Bob vs. Shark #2 vs. Nosan vs. Shawn McMad Winner: Shawn McMad -> Best in the Universe Apparently
GR: BAH GAWD! Flying Man and Aidan Kohl went over than rope faster than I can saw BBQ Sauce, and have you tried my new-

Nerma: What the hell? Shawn put himself in the match and now he's-

Shawn McMad: THE BEST IN THE UNIVERSE! I DON'T BELIEVE IT, BUT IF WE TELL THE #EVER GALAXY IT'S TRUE, IT MUST BE TRUE! NOW HE GETS A TITLE SHOT AGAINST JOHNNY STARBOUND IMMEDIATELY!

Nerma: ....Oh no.
3. #EVER Openweight Championship: Shawn McMad beat Johnny Starbound(c) via FingerPoke Trope -> NEW #EVER Openweight Champion!
Nerma: REALLY?! They fake fight for a second, and then Shawn pokes Starbound and pins him for the title?! WE'RE DOING THAT?! REALLY?! OH WOW! OH SHIT! Tommy, I'm so sorry!

Kole: I DON'T BELIEVE IT! THE BEST IN THE UNIVERSE HAS JOINED THE S.T.U, WHICH IS NOW WEARING BLUE AND BLACK AND CALLING THEMSELVES S.T.U SHARK PACK! THAT MEANS THE SHARK PACK ARE THE BEST IN THE UNIVERSE!

Nerma: ...The lesson learned tonight, is that trust is essential in a marriage.

Outside of Club Saturn

EBW Time Force were gathered together outside of the building...

Jackson Kain: I'm glad we weren't a part of that shit show. That was awful!

Degrees: Indeed. #EVER is reverting to previous levels of ineptitude.

Jackson Kain: We were literally the only good thing about it. That's why it died when we were called up in the first place.

Degrees: I actually think you're right. We were the draw, yet no one seems to remember or notice that we LITERALLY saved the world from aliens, and are now protecting it from time bandits!

Faris Angel: Which is why we're here right? To go back and fight?

Degrees: Actually no. Not this week. For some reason, there has been no attack by the Zenitts. Time remains as it should be. Well...not as it SHOULD BE....your husband has made that impossible, and don't even get me STARTED on the black holes that-

Gemma: So what ARE we doing here this week?

Degrees: Uh...we're here to cheer up Nosan? He lost badly, and he hasn't had any themed episodes yet so....

Gemma: *sigh: Fine. I guess we're a team right? That's what we do.

Faris Angel: I like his hair. All poofy like. I want to touch it, but I'm afraid to ask him

Degrees: Oh Faris. Hahaha.

The gang all laughed together, but a figure watched them from the shadows.

?: Yes...keep laughing. Lower your guard. The Zenitt experiment has shown what you are capable of. Soon, the real project begins and-

Jackson Kain: Hey! I see a mysterious figure lurking over there! Let's go get it!

?: Oh shit!

-

Outside of the Battle Spirits Dojo

Trevor Mach was walking down the alley when he noticed two figures coming out of Bashin Dan's Dojo...

Benjamin: Honestly, I never learned how to play. It was hard enough figuring out the technology and customs of this place to even begin to try.

Hope Mach: Heh. It's not THAT hard. It took me...a few weeks...but I figured it out. Dan really loves it, so I had to learn.

Benjamin: Well m'lady, I would be honored if you would teach me.

Hope Mach: Ha! Well spoken Benji. It would be my honor to teach you. You should come to my place right now. We can-

Trevor Mach: Whoa whoa whoa! Heya Daughter...."Benji".

Benjamin: Uh...hey.

Hope Mach: Dad! I have barely seen you lately! How are you?

Trevor Mach: Never better Daughter, though I have a pressing matter to discuss with Benjamin. It's a private thing actually, concerning Dan. Mind if he catches up with you later?

Hope Mach: Absolutely. I will see you later Benjamin.

Benjamin: Uh...bye. She uh...she didn't see how you were looking at me did she?

Trevor Mach: She didn't notice you mouthing help either obviously.

Benjamin: ...Do I NEED help?

Trevor Mach: Yeah, you'll wish you had it.

Benjamin: ...Blast.

Moments later, Trevor had Benjamin on the roof of the Dojo. Trevor was sitting over the edge, and Benjamin was hanging upside down, being held up by Trevor.

Trevor Mach: You know, I don't know how I felt about Dan dating my daughter. I saw him as a rival and pal, not a son in law, though people said I was treating him like one. Really, that's just how I treat brothers. I fight for them, with them, against them, but at the very end of it all we're still brothers. SO...when I see one of his friends with HIS girlfriend who is also MY DAUGHTER....I get a little upset. Plus, I'm living a new life, where I truly do whatever I want. Before, it was all fun and games. NOW...it's for real. I'm not boring you am I? Are you still awake?

Benjamin: ...Hanging in there.

Trevor Mach: Did you just make a joke while your life hangs in the balance?

Benjamin: ....Maybe?

Trevor Mach: ....Respect.

Benjamin: Look, I don't want to do anything with Hope, except be her friend! She was lonely, and missing Dan, and she came to the Dojo to cheer up. I tried to help!

Trevor Mach: So....you're just being friendly?

Benjamin: Dan is my brother, the way you see brothers. I would never do that.

Trevor Mach: Oh...well why didn't you say so?

Trevor immediately lifted Benjamin up, stood him upright, and dusted him off.

Benjamin: I really wish I had.

Trevor Mach: Hey, NBD, it's done now. We're cool right?

Benjamin: ...Doth verily.

Trevor Mach: Nice. Bump my fist. That's right. BOOSH! Let's go to my Daughter's place.

Benjamin: Yeah alright.

Trevor Mach: By the way, you have the most bitchin theme song. Want to trade?

Benjamin: I'd rather not?

Trevor Mach: Yeah, I'm just playing! Lighten up man.

Benjamin: I'm actually a Warrior of Light.

Trevor Mach: Yeah, you sure are!

-

The Angel Express

The Train was flying through the air...as it does...with the family spending quality time together. Tack was in a room with all the childen, watching them play.

Amy Angel: Tack? You've been in here with the kids for a while now. Want to tag out? Get a nap?

Tack Angel: No, I'm not done yet.

Amy Angel: Done? With what?

Tack Angel: Completion.

Amy Angel: Huh?

Tack Angel: Well, I mean I have these kids, one is a cyborg, and one is 8-bit, and I'm just wondering how long I need to do this before I start on new children.

Amy Angel: Tack....what are you talking about? Tack, kids aren't like your video games. You don't try and get "through it" as quickly as possible, and move on to something else.

Tack Angel: I don't want to move on, I just want to...uh...build the Kingdom?

Amy Angel: Oh, well why didn't you say so? THAT we can work on. But first, I want to show to something. Come with me.

Tack made his way to the front of the train with Amy.

Amy Angel: Pilot Penguin, it's time. Bring it around please.

Penguin: Qua!

Tack Angel: What am I looking at he-OH!

The Angel Express circled around to the site where Crystal Fourside used to be....as it was being rebuilt.

Tack Angel: WHAT?! What is this!?

Amy Angel: Our home. It's being rebuilt.

Tack Angel: I see that, but....but how?

Amy Angel: A generous benefactor donated to the cause.

Tack Angel: Who?

Amy Angel: I don't know, but look, the Pirates are at work, and soon, very soon, our home will be back.

Tack Angel: Outstanding! Awesome! Totally-WHOA!

Tack tripped and landed on Pilot Penguin, who took the train into a nose dive. Penguin pulled up on the controls, but not before clipping a Crystal Tower, taking the roof off.

Tack Angel: ....Well...that's....that's REAL crystal isn't it?

St. Saturn Church

It was confession time at the Church, and Father Sergio was settling in to hear from the flock.

Father Sergio: ...H-hello? Is in the there?

Lady M's: Yeah Father...someone IS in here.

Father Sergio: Tali Mach? I'm sorry, most of the time, when someone enters, they will say "Bless me Father, for I ha-"

Lady M's: Well, that's not why I'm here. I don't have much use for you Father Sergio, but Trevor, he does apparently. His faith matters to him. It doesn't matter to me, but he matters to me. So in that round about way, I have a use for you.
 
Father Sergio: I'm not sure I understan-

Lady M's: Do NOT put yourself in dangerous situations. Do NOT get yourself hurt. You stay in this Church if you have to. They don't fight on Holy Ground or something like that?

Father Sergio: I think that's immortals. Just who are you talking about?

Lady M's: You know what I'm talking about! Stop playing games...."shark".

Father Sergio: Hey! No! Shhh!

Lady M's: Uh huh.

Father Sergio: Yes, I know what you're talking about, but listen. The "Shark" can not back down.

Lady M's: Yeah yeah, Los Tiburon fights for the Church and Children. I get that. But, this is KYO we're talking about. This is Angel vs. Devil we're talking about here, and NOT an Angel of the Tack variety, which might actually be a plus for "him". Still, you need to air on the side of caution, and that's me being nice about this.

Father Sergio: ...While I appreciate your uh...candor...this is something he must do.

Lady M's: Well, can't say I didn't try. I guess I will confess a sin.

Father Sergio: What is it...my uh...child?

Lady M's: I confess...to thinking you're a moron.

Father Sergio: *sigh* ....Yeah...probably.

-

EBW: Xcite

Tommy Dukes: Hello everyone, Tommy Dukes here, and no, you didn't miss anything. No shenanigans. No skits. No BS here, because this is the last show before SummerCade! We're here LIVE in the Saturn City Mall. Yes, apparently some Malls still do exist, and this one even still has a Sam Goody and Radioshack. We may have fallen into a time warp. What you see in the ring here, well, do I really need to say it? To my right we have Tack Angel, and current Television Champion Trevor Mach. To my left we have w00t, and THE 4-Crown King, Swift. In just a few short days, these four men will be put into two separate matches with high stakes. w00t and Tack Angel will have a rematch from Victory Explosion, with several months of build up and anticipation following. w00t said the match would never happen, but Tack made sure it will. The other match, another rematch from Victory Explosion. Swift's win there, started the rise of what would become EBW: Dark, and only recently has the War Wolf returned to make sure this match happens too. Now they-

w00t: Now, we play to the camera, talk trash, and sign these contracts right? These all too "important" contracts. They're fake. You all know that right? Look. Zoom in. It's just gibberish on the contracts. We already signed them.

Tommy Dukes: ...Alright...ruin the mystique.

w00t: Out of the ring Dukes. This is between us and them. You know, Wrestling has had a lot of missteps and blunders over the years. It could be a screw job, a finger poke, a cross fit nut job with delusions of grandeur. A lot of missteps. A lot of mistakes. I know two that are the biggest of all though. They are Trevor Mach and Tack Angel. Two of the biggest egomaniacs in all of wrestling. The spotlight hogs. They were a blight on this sport from the beginning. After they showed up, you couldn't have a show without them, or God forbid, you might have to use Swift or myself. I have a lot to say about you Mach, and I know Swift does too, but we'll start with you Tack.

Tack Angel: Hey! I do-

Trevor Mach: Wait, let's hear them out.

Tack Angel: Yeah?

Trevor Mach: Yeah. We'll stop them when they get to me.

Tack Angel: *sigh*

w00t: Tack, the lovable idiot. The innocent man. The hero. The "Star Prince". What a trip for you huh? You used to be a black belt. You used to be in a team called Journey. You used to be a lot of things actually, and some of them were actually interesting. Now...you're boring. You're tired. You're done. You just want a family. You just want your Kingdom. You just want to be the Star Prince and nothing more. You claim otherwise, and you push yourself to try and prove otherwise too, but I don't buy it. I don't believe it. I don't believe in you. If it were me, I would be a dominant ACE of this promotion, and I would NEVER let up on that. I wouldn't let anything get in my way of distract me. Of course, I was never given the option. I wasn't pushed like you. I was forgotten. You've squandered what could be a legacy. Just one of the reasons I hate you. I-

Tack Angel: No, you know what Trevor, I'm going to stop him right here. I don't have to listen to this. I am a family man yes, but I'm also Tack Angel, the man that's fought hard for everything that I've gotten in this sport, in this ring, for years and years. I didn't do it with "edge", or "violence". I did it by trying to be the best, but always trying to remain humble. I have always lived according to a code that makes sense to me, and it's gotten me far. I don't apologize for that, and I'm tired of being a scapegoat because you didn't get what you wanted w00t. You're a smart guy. Smartest guy I know. You should've figured out by now, that you only have yourself to blame.

w00t: You think so? You think it's me? It's not my fault I didn't make it as far as I wanted before. I'm the ONLY ONE who I don't blame for that. But, I've had a lot of time to figure out how to fix that, and that's where we are now. That's the plan in action. You are just a roadblock on the path to victory, and I will run you down just like I did before. ONE wKo is all it takes Tack. I will have you unconscious, and I will pin you. I will beat you again, and you will know that I am better than you, and I was the one who should been ACE. NOT YOU!

Swift: ...

Trevor Mach: You're being real quiet over there big guy. Want to say something? Want to tear me down? Come on, use your words "Champ". Talk down to me. Tell me that I suck in new and colorful ways. Want to wipe your forehead on the ropes?

Swift: I was waiting on you actually. Waiting for you to crack a joke, saying something funny, or underestimate me. I never thought you were very funny, but I knew you wouldn't let me down with that last one. You're a delusional fool. You look at a lion, ready to tear you limb from limb, and you see a kitty cat. What YOU see, is going to get you killed, because at the end of the day, that's still a lion you're staring down. I have nothing more to say on it. Weeks and months, I warned you. I warned you.

Trevor Mach: Oh come on Swift. Warn me some more! I think one more time should do it. Hey. Don't leave the ring. HEY ASSHOLE! I SAID STOP! You know what I see Swift, I see you for what you are. If you leave this ring. You're not a Lion or a Kitty Cat. You'd just be a Pussy!

Swift: YOU MOTHER FU-

Trevor Mach: THAT'S RIGHT! GET MAD! You think I'm buying it? You warned me? You were trying to "protect me from myself"? I think you're afraid, because I'm every bit as good as I say I am. I'm every bit as crazy as I say I am. I'm unhinged. I'm angry...ALL THE TIME! I want the world THE WHOLE WORLD to get the FUCK out of my way! I fight every fight like I have everything to lose. I'm not buying into your hype Swift. I never have, and I never will. You're afraid because I am the one guy who has never bowed to you, and again, I never will. You can't really truly beat me. You're thinking of ways, in your head, right now even, of how you can truly "BEAT" Trevor Mach, so that he cries, begs for mercy, and never comes back. It's not happening. You will lose, and you will lose everything! I hope you enjoyed the first half of 2019. I hope it's been an amazing comeback story for you. I hope they make a documentary about it. For your sake, I hope it doesn't cover SummerCade. For my sake, I sure as hell hope it does.

Tommy Dukes: These forces of nature will collide, not just at SummerCade but.....TONIGHT, when the Bad Dudes unite to face The 4-Crown King and w00t in Tag Team action! That is our main event TONIGHT!

Backstage

Trevor and Tack were on the way to the back...

Tack Angel: Wow that got heated didn't it? We need to keep our cool or else-

Trevor Mach: No, you keep your cool. I'm going to boil and bubble and bring some trouble.

Tack Angel: Well, that's what you do I guess, but it's not how I do things. I try to maintain the high road, which is why I didn't hold a grudge when you tricked me last week in our match.

Trevor Mach: Of course you will. That's what you do. You take the high road. You're able to do that, because I've always taken the low road FOR YOU! You really need to think, and stand up for yourself here.

Tack Angel: I know what I have to do. I'm ready to kick some....SOME ASS!

Trevor Mach: Yeah! You know, I actually believe you.

Tack Angel: Makoto is going to make me add to the swear jar.

Trevor Mach: Yeah, but it was worth it right? Come on, let's go get ready.

Tack Angel: I don't know if it really was worth. Listen, I appreciate you saying I always take the high road. It means a lot.

Trevor Mach: Well you do...except when you cheat at Pokemon.

Tack Angel: BLAME RNG!

Elsewhere Backstage...

w00t: You're letting him get into YOUR head. That's not the plan Swift.

Swift: Really? You think I am?! I think I'm getting fired up w00t! NO ONE gets in my head. It's impossible! Does NOT happen! I just want to hurt him. I want to put him in the hospital. I want to take him out of this sport forever. No mercy. Besides, the hell do you think happened out there with you? Tack knocked you back. He said what he had to say, and you didn't talk back.

w00t: You're thinking is too basic on this Swift. That's why I do the thinking here. Tack is confident now. He thinks he got one up on me. He thinks he's got the momentum. He believes in himself now. That makes it hurt more when I crush him. YOU on the other hand, have given Mach exactly what he wanted. A reaction.

Swift: He can have it. He can have all the reactions, cause I'm not playing mental chess here like you. I don't care about that shit! I care about HURTING MY ENEMIES! That's why I DO THE HURTING HERE!

w00t: Yeah...I suppose it is.

EBW Announce Table

Tommy Dukes: Wow, that was something! I'm lucky I didn't get killed in there!

Nerma: You really are. Well, no turning back now. SummerCade is almost upon us. THE DOME is going to be packed, and the fans in attendance, and millions watching at home on Strike TV+, and the thousands pirating it through streaming services, will see one of the hottest lineups in recent memory. With so much at stake, and we're going to see some of that form right now. As here come Kinniku Mike and Jamie OD, the current EBW World Tag Team Champions, in name only if you ask me, to make an announcement regarding their match.

Kinniku Mike: Uuuuu! I heard that Nerma! I could make you leave that lumpy bitch over there with a flex of my pecs, but now I don't want to!

Jamie OD: Shut your gob, and listen deary. We're the best, and if the RagnaRockers want a lesson in that, they have one more hurdle to pass. We have selected a team we also hate, but one we'd rather face at SummerCade. The winner of this match, will be our opponents. Let's watch them kill each other.

Tommy Dukes: Well, let's take it to the ring.

EBW: Xcite "Final Road to SummerCade"
Saturn City Mall, Saturn City
Strike TV

1. EBW World Tag #1 Contender: Golvoth/Vape beat Firebrand X/Subculture via Count Out
Tommy Dukes: Oh, that blew up in your faces didn't it!

Kinniku Mike: UUUUU!!!

Jamie OD: WHAT THE HELL?!

Nerma: Firebrand X and Subculture showing respect to the RagnaRockers there, by leaving the ring and getting themselves counted out, before a single move!

Firebrand X: What were you expecting? You thought we'd beat them, and then face you for what should be THEIR titles? We don't do that. We'd wrestle them if they had their titles, but they need to win those back from you first.

Subculture: Plus...MY ARM IS STILL IN A SLING ASSHOLES!

Firebrand X: That too.

Kinniku Mike: Bad idea!

Jamie OD: Apparently!
2. 6-Man Tag: KYO[o]/Hotlanta/Magnum PT beat Los Tiburon/Kiva/El Mago[x] via Cradle Piledriver -> Pin
Tommy Dukes: KYO is setting an example here. He's hurting Kiva with that Hell Claw, and making Tiburon watch. This isn't a Trios match, so he can't get involved like he would if this were Anahauc. El Mago tagged in and *poofed* in front of KYO to break the Claw, but he's fallen right into the same trap himself. BOOM! He hit the Cradle Piledriver and pinned El Mago for the win.
3. Women's Singles: Makoto Angel beat Sylvie via Angel Driver -> Pin
Nerma: With back up from the family on the outside, Makoto Angel has out wrestled Sylvie here. She's really a great athlete. Penalty Kick! Ouch! Sylvie is too focused on checking if she broke her nose! She needs to pay attention. Too late! Angel Driver! Makoto with the pin and win! Elevation takes a loss. Valarie Dorado is going to wish she didn't mess with Makoto Angel.
4. Singles: Generator beat Benjamin via Electric Chair x GNR8R -> Pin
Tommy Dukes: Benjamin, continuing to do his best, and he's putting him some great matches here, but even with Jammer on the outside cheering him out, it's not enough. Electric Chair and the GNR8R for the pin.
5. Women's Tag: Hope Mach[o]/Kimber Blaze beat Iroha Angel/Christina Angel[x] via Olympic Slam -> Pin
Nerma: The Champion team finally managed to halt the momentum of Team Angel here, with Hope putting down her best friend Christina with the Olympic Slam, but only after Christina tagged in to save Iroha after the Ankle Lock. I guess they really have patched things up, but will the bonds of Team Angel be enough to get gold at SummerCade?
6. Tag: Trevor Mach/Tack vs. Swift/w00t ended in a No Contest
Tommy Dukes: We had to have seen this coming! This match was never going to happen. The ref is calling it a No Contest, after Dan Club, EBW: Dark, and the Lucha Soldados got involved. Here comes Ishihiro Tomo as well. This is chaos! This a pandemonium! This is...the perfect selling point for SummerCade! ORDER IT NOW! WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE DOOOOOOOOME

Neo Crystal Fourside

The Pirates work had begun to pay off, as Crystal Fourside was beginning to take form, and this time, made out of real crystal, but like...not crystal everything, so the toilets weren't as awkward to use this time. Tack Angel would have been taking it all in, but he stood surveying the towed wreckage of his Train.

Tack Angel: ...Am I asking for everything I own to be blown up? Does it say it somewhere? Is it just a sick joke or something?

Tracy Angel: I wouldn't worry about it too much. Everyone is alright.

Tack Angel: That IS the important thing. I just...I like that train.

Tracy Angel: You wanted to time travel with it didn't you?

Tack Angel: ...I really feel like if I waited long enough they would have let me!

Tracy Angel: Ha! I wouldn't count on that Tacky. Why don't you take a look behind you? A Kingdom being rebuilt and everything.

Tack Angel: Yeah, that concerns me too. A mysterious benefactor made this possible. Who could it have been? *sigh* Gotta figure that out. Gotta get Trevor out of Prison. Gotta stop w00t. I have too long of a to-do list.

Tracy Angel: Wait, what do you mean get Trevor out of Prison? Break him out?

Tack Angel: I...I'm thinking about it? Something is very weird about what happened, and I just don't believe that Trevor would do something like that. No, he upset w00t, and w00t made him pay for that. He's the mastermind here. I want to get Trevor out of there, before he gets killed...or kills someone...you never know.

Tracy Angel: That's not like you. That's like old you. When you weren't such a damn parody of yourself.

Tack Angel: I'm not a parody of myself am I? I just...try to do my best.

Tracy Angel: Sometimes, you should strive for your worst. You'd be amazed what you can get done. I'm on board by the way, if you want to do a jail break or something. I'm with you.

Tack Angel: ...Thank you Tracy.

Tracy Angel: Despite all the weird shit with you and me and Trevor and M's....I still remember a better time, when were all friends. Remember when we went on that ski trip together?

Tack Angel: Uh....

Tracy Angel: Yeah, you probably don't. It was a great day for me. Everything got so crazy after that, and it never stopped, and we never stopped. We all changed. Embraced different natures. I guess we ALL turned into parodies of ourselves at some point. But, with time we find out who we are, and what we want.

Tack Angel: Well, I know who I am. I'm the Star Prince. I know what I want. To put a stop to this injustice, and figure out what is happening.

Tracy Angel: Don't forget, you have to train for the E1 too. You got to try and win this. The money we got only helped to construct the Kingdom again. It didn't pay for all of it, NOR is it going to keep the place running when we're done.

Tack Angel: Right, I-

Nani Angel: Husband, someone approaches the front gate.

Tack Angel: Huh? I'll go check it out.

Tracy Angel: Hey Nani, it's great that we're World Tag Team Champions right?

Nani Angel: Yes and No. Yes, in that I bring honor to our family. No, in that I have to do so with you.

Tracy Angel: Nani?

Nani Angel: Yes, that's who you're talking to.

Tracy Angel: I'm confused. Do you not like me?

Nani Angel: Correct.

Tracy Angel: I thought we all decided we were in this together. Us wives, would try and be sisters too.

Nani Angel: And as a family, I do love you. I just don't like you....at all.

Tracy Angel: Huh....well damn. Just you wait Nani. You and me will end up being besties. I grow on you like a fungus.

Nani Angel: It hasn't happened yet, it won't happen later.

Tracy Angel: Oh give it time. It's my mission now.

A dirty, windowless van pulled up to the gate.

Tack Angel: Oh dang, who is this? Please identify yourself!

?: Heeeey! You gotta know me man! We're practically family!

A slovenly man stepped out of the van, wearing a stained tank top, sweat pants, and for some reason a cape and top hat.

Tack Angel: You say family, but that could mean like 100 people or more. You really got to narrow it down for me. I-

?: Hey Tack man, you're the Star Prince, and I'm, well I'm the Prince of Earth! Yeah!

Tack Angel: What?

Makoto Angel: Oh no...I mean oh hey! Didn't expect to see you here!

Tack Angel: Makoto, you know him?

Makoto Angel: *whispering* Unfortunately yes. Remember Serena, and how she's married to the once and future King of Earth and all that.

Tack Angel: Vaguely.

Makoto Angel: This is his brother, that we don't like to talk about, Dorian Shields.

Tack Angel: Oh no.

Dorian Shields: OH YEAH! Hey hey! I thought you might be here Makoto! You're looking fine as hell chick, but a little too old for me at this point if you get what I'm saying! Haha! I was hoping I could crash here for a while. You mind?

Makoto Angel: Dear Go-

Tack Angel: Uh...I guess? You are uh..."family"? I suppose.

Dorian Shields: Yes! You're the bomb!

Tack Angel: Please don't say bomb around me.

Dorian Shields: Question 1, where can I park the School Cruiser over here? Question 2, this place doesn't have extradition laws does it?

Tack Angel: ...Shit.

Makoto Angel: You swore.

Tack Angel: Yeah, I don't care.

-

Saturn 5 News

Anchor Woman: To recap our top story for tonight, citizens of Saturn City have reported a disturbance in the night sky. Something that appeared to be there one moment, and gone the next. I find it hard to believe myself, being a journalist who isn't actually paid to give my opinion, but here we are.

Citizen #1: It looked like a floating island, appearing out of nowhere! It was there, and then it looked like...well dark clouds ate it. Then it fell into the water. I know nothing is there, I'm just telling you what I saw!

Citizen #2: Elvis then reached under my skirt and-

Picky Minch: There is no reason to believe it if you can't see it right? I mean, that's just ridiculous. Crazy things are happening all the time in Saturn City. It was an elaborate light show. Just a hoax. Swamp gas or something. We're all hallucinating. You buying this?

"The Board Room"

Picky Minch ran through EBW HQ, until he walked up to a janitor's closet. Opening it once revealed brooms and mops, but a secret tap on the door, revealed a whole new room the second time he opened it.

Picky Minch: Alright, I think they bought it.

Jackson Kain: You think so? That was awful man. Absolutely awful.

Picky Minch: I can't help it! I was on the spot! The attack happened, and I get sent down to the ground, while I watch our floating island appear in front of everyone! That was insane!

Jackson Kain: You're lucky you were down there. It was crazy up here. You can't really fight something that's not....technically...physical? What the hell was that?

Jeff Andonuts: I have no idea. The read outs were chaotic. It didn't make much sense. It did appear familiar in parts, but I have to go through it some more.

Degrees: Are you all alright? Do I need to do my job here?

Apple Kid: I'm fine.

Orange Kid: My back hurts and-

Apple Kid: He's fine. Wasn't there a third one of us though? Grape or Kiwi or something?

Orange Kid: I think you hit your head.

Apple Kid: ...I think time changed again. It changed right when that attack happened. I felt it.

Orange Kid: Dammit Doc, I thought you and Kain had that covered!

Jackson Kain: It's not as easy as all that ORANGE! Especially, when you're trying to compete in wrestling, AND train a new team to fight this time threat.

Degrees: I don't think it was our guys. Whoever Kain and I are dealing with, they're up to something else. This destruction of our base, had to be different.

Jeff Andonuts: It's that void again. I've seen this before. So have you Doc?

Degrees: You mean-

Jeff Andonuts: The Sanctum Realm. Chaotic space. A place made manifest by intense emotions. A while back, an attempt was made to trigger Tack Angel to open the Sanctum by Simon S. and Rufus Poochyfud. Very few people can remember what happened, but the energy signature was proof that it DID happen. We were....enveloped in it, and then spit back out. They didn't get the entire reaction they wanted....or maybe they did, because this happened WITHOUT the Sanctum Realm being opened.

Degrees: We know that Rufus Poochyfud is still alive out there, pulling strings in little ways, playing puppeteer in the background. He's popped up a few times to remind people he's around, so we have that too, and we know from his appearances, that he isn't the same man he used to be. We think he had plans for Simon S.

Apple Kid: Correct, and those events, lead to the end of the World in the aborted timeline. The Sanctum Realm, and having two active black holes trying to cancel each other out on Earth, has made time less...solid. It's...not set nearly as much as it was, and continuity itself is constantly being overlapped and rewritten. Something happened to move us off that path. Simon S. abruptly stepped down as head of EBW. We moved off the path to destruction at the exact same time. It's obvious, Rufus Poochyfud was planning something, and it failed.

Orange Kid: Doesn't mean he has stopped.

Jeff Andonuts: We'll have to keep an eye on it. Observe and report on the Poochyfud matter. Until then, we have to keep at our day jobs, and assess the damage caused by the destruction of our base. Doc, you and Kain keep protecting the timeline, as much of it is left that is. We have a lot of work to do. The count down clock has started again. We are officially on the path to ultimate destruction.

Orange Kid: No pressure guys.

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Announcer: Due to recent events in Saturn City, "Prime Time Challenge" and "#EVER" were unable to be filmed. In their absence for just this week, enjoy a sneak peak of a brand new show debuting soon for Strike TV!

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Narrator: In the land of Peacetopia, mild mannered Tack Angel, uses the power of the mystical Star Sword to become STAR PRINCE! A gift given to him, by the beautiful Sorceress Dam-Zel, who wishes to see him fulfill the prophecy of the Star Prince's rebirth in the modern era of 1987! But, just beyond the Peacetopia walls, a new and terrible threat emerges! The return of Castle DarkBlack, and with it, the return of it's evil master Boneus Skulltron! He will stop at nothing to collect all 7 of the mysterious Star Stones and rule the galaxy! He will do this, with an army of evil including Ronald Badly, and the dark magician AbracaBastard! BUT, Star Prince is not alone in his fight, as he allies himself with Ace Wonderstone, and his plucky Acetronauts to stop them. They are, Gendaro, half boy, half girl, ALL MAN. Dex Jupiter, and the power of Jazz Fusion. Jan-Sport, the human backpack! Undercover Grandma! Rock Swattage, Dash Swordslash and the Human Helicopter! They'll get even more help from a team of teenagers transported from modern day 1987 Earth! Together, they will fight the forces of EVIL! They are STAR PRINCE AND THE DEFENDERS OF-

Saturn City Maximum Security Prison

A prison guard watching Strike TV quickly reaches over to change the channel..

S.C.P.D Guard: No way, I'm watching that nonsense.

Trevor Mach: OH COME ON TURN IT BACK ON! I WAS WATCHING THAT!

S.C.P.D Guard: Back away from the bars prisoner!

Trevor Mach: *muttering under his breath* That better be on Flicknet, or I'm going to be sooooo pissed.

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Saturn City Maximum Security Prison

Trevor Mach was lead into the empty cafeteria, where a Priest was sitting at a chair, with another chair to his back. Facing back to back, this was the prisoner's way of giving confession.

Trevor Mach: Bless me Father, for I have sinned.

Father Sergio: What is it you wish to confess?

Trevor Mach: I just came here to snag another fruit cup, but I'm surprised to see you here.

Father Sergio: I go where God needs me.

Trevor Mach: Like the wrestling ring against KYO? That surprised me Padre, you sure showed hi-

Father Sergio: Hey!

Trevor Mach: Relax, it's just you, me, God...and like...10 guards. So any news from the outside?

Father Sergio: The EBW fans are staging protests and revolts. A big campaign was organized to get you out of here until the trial.

Trevor Mach: Really? The fans did this?

Father Sergio: Yeah, they did.

Trevor Mach: So they're not all dicks huh? That's nice. Are they outside right now?

Father Sergio: Some are. Yes.

Trevor Mach: If any of them are wearing a replica wrestling belt, tell them I hate them, and make them leave.

Father Sergio: Oh.

Trevor Mach: I have to get out of here. It all feels very wrong. This just so happens when I'm not under contract, so I don't have the video evidence to show I was nowhere near the bombing sight. I was visiting family. Derek and his kid. He's a good kid. You believe me Padre?

Father Sergio: It doesn't really matter if I do does it?

Trevor Mach: I'm curious. Do you think I'm a monster still?

Father Sergio: I never thought you were a monster. You were, and still are, very troubled. Now, you've worked out some of your demons, and found some solace in the discovering of your extended heritage, but still....I...*sigh* no Trevor, I don't believe you did this. I believe you are innocent. I know you wouldn't do something that would keep you from your Son. Whatever you have going on inside, your instinct to be a Father is stronger, that's obvious. Just please, keep a low profile, and stay alive in here. I hear that it's a nightmare.

Trevor Mach: They won't let me watch the Star Prince cartoon. It's literally Hell.

Father Sergio: ...I can imagine.

Later that night, Trevor Mach was laying in his cell, looking up at the ceiling.

Trevor Mach: Damn, this is boring. Heh...actually, now that I'm thinking about it, this was the cell they used when we were filming Bad Dudes 2. Can't believe I'm just now noticing that. In fact, a lot of this feels like Bad Dudes 2. That was also a frame job. Wait...what happened next? Oh....uh oh.

Right as the revelation hit, a guard entered the cell and knocked him out with a nightstick. Some time later, he came to in darkness, but he could hear screaming and cheering coming from all around him. The guard removed a mask to reveal the boiler room, with prisoners surrounding Mach in a circle, with many more looking  down on him from the higher floors. He looked around unsure of what was happening, but then the voices quieted down, and the circle parted for a man in shadows.

Trevor Mach: The welcoming committee! That or a surprise party. In any case, I hope someone brought cake.

?: Feel familiar?

Trevor Mach: I was just getting that vibe yeah. It was bullshit then too. I was framed then, and framed now.

?: Doesn't really matter does it? You're in here, and the Warden thinks you're guilty, so you're guilty.

Trevor Mach: Yeah? Well who the hell are you?

?: Me? Not important right now. Just think of me as someone...who doesn't like you very much.

Trevor Mach: ...So the surprise party is out then?

?: That's not why we're here. We're here....for you. See, the guards in this Prison, they like to let the inmates fight it out down here. The Boiler Room, is the perfect spot, because no one can hear what's happening. It's sound proof, and it's deep down in the Prison. Tonight, you're the main event. You're used to that right?

Trevor Mach: What if I said no interested.

?: I'd say you're lying. You don't go this long, getting pissed off this much, without wanting to hit someone.

Trevor Mach: ...Alright, so you're right about that.

?: I'm betting against you, you're not the odds on favorite in here. To make it even more interesting.....here.

The man in the darkness tossed Trevor a bag. Inside of it was his Television Championship.

Trevor Mach: You want it autographed?

?: No, that's yours. It's the real deal. It was confiscated from you when you were arrested. I'm simply giving it back, so the man that knocks you down, and keeps you down, can have it as a trophy. Extra incentive boys!

The crowd roared in approval.

Trevor Mach: Fucking wonderful. Well, let's get to it then. Who's going to sack up and get put down.

A familiar face pushed through the crowd...

Maniac: I've got this.

Trevor Mach: Oh you've got this huh?

Maniac: Yeah, I've got this.

Trevor Mach: What do you got?

Maniac: I've got this.

Maniac pulled out a switchblade.

Maniac: I'll cut your fucking throat, pull your tongue out the hole, and tie it in a nice knot for you.

Trevor Mach: I don't wear ties. Look, you want me dead? Want to cut my throat?! Want to cut my fucking head off and kick it around?! Try it. Come at me Maniac, but drop the knife. Don't be a bitch. Drop the knife.

Maniac: Not a chance.

Trevor Mach: Well shit, at least I tried.

Maniac lunged at Mach, and tried stabbing him with the knife. Mach elbowed him and tried fighting the knife out of his hand. Maniac slashed him in the side and knocked him over. He jumped onto him and tried driving the knife into Mach's chest. Mach fought the knife away, and punched Maniac in the face, flipped him over and continuously punched away at him. Maniac kicked him off, and they got back to their feet. Maniac trapped him in a choke, but Mach managed to grab the knife and stuck it right in Maniac's shoulder.

Maniac: AH! HOLY SHIT!

Trevor Mach: Yeah, that doesn't feel too great does it? You still up for this? You calling it quits? Who's next?

?: The game is just getting started Mach. You've earned the right to live....tonight. But...soon, they will come for you again.

Trevor Mach: I look forward to it.

The guard bagged Mach's head again and dragged him back to his cell.

Maniac: Damn, that hurt!

?: I thought I was dealing with a Maniac here.

Maniac: I am!

?: Then suck it up, and find a more creative solution to the Mach problem next time.

Neo Crystal Fourside

Tack Angel was packing his bag, ready to hit the road for his next bout in the E1 Climax...

Tack Angel: Daughters, Daddy is on his way out! Gather around for head pats! Daughters? Daughters? Huh, what's that?

Tack heard a piano playing the next room. He followed the sound, and found Dorian Shields playing it, with his wives and daughters gathered around.

Tack Angel: What's going on here?

Amy Angel: Oh please Makoto....DO TELL.

Makoto Angel: Uh...Dorian wanted to play us some songs he's writing. Claims he'll make money to pay for room and board here.

Amy Angel: Room and board Tack. This man plans on staying here?

Tack Angel: I...uh...

Dorian Shields: ♫ She's my little beauty queen, and she's only 17, but she's my beautiful, beautiful beauty queen. ♫

Tack Angel: Huh....that's not so bad actually.

Amy Angel: It isn't? You don't think so? Give it time.

Tack Angel: What do you mean?

Dorian Shields: ♫ She's my candy baby, and she's sugar sweet and clean, what should I get for her sweet sixteen. ♫

Tack Angel: Wait, I thought she was-

Amy Angel: Now you're getting it.

Dorian Shields: ♫ She grows corn, she grows beans. Her Daddy hates me, cause she's only 14! 14 14 14 14! ♫

Tack Angel: .....

Amy Angel: Feeling it yet? That revolting feeling that we might have a monster in our Kingdom?

Tack Angel: Uh...laws are different in different countries?

Amy Angel: Well do tell STAR PRINCE, what is the law around here, with this guy, near your daughters.

Tack Angel: *cough cough cough* Hey Dorian, that's a "great" song and all, but do you maybe have any others that aren't so....well that?

Dorian Shields: Hey hey Tack man! I sure do! It's called "Hot Ride"! ♫ She purrs so fine. she's fresh off the line. I want to make her mine, and this song's about a girl that's 13.....13....OK she's 12!

Tack Angel: DORIAN NO!

Dorian Shields: Huh?

Tack Angel: I don't know if this is truly the uh...money making idea you should be pursuing.

Dorian Shields: I'm great at this shit Tack man. I spent a lot of time around a music school.

Tack Angel: Around it or in it?

Dorian Shields: I have a lot of other songs. Let me see. I have "Cruising in my Windowless Van", "Girl Scout Cookie", "I left my heart across State Lines", "Baby, you can drive my Van, but only if I'm in the passenger seat, because you only have a permit". Want me to play some of those?

Angel Family: NO!

Dorian Shields: Too much for ya huh? Yeah, my stuff is really cutting edge! I got to get famous somehow. I tell people I'm the future Prince of the Earth, and they just say "Who let you in our house" and "Why are you wearing that mask"? You know why I'm wearing it, right Tack Man?

Tack Angel: I-

Dorian Shields: Yeah, you know.

Dorian reached into his cape to toss out a rose, but a wilted stem hit Tack in the forehead instead.

Dorian Shields: Aw shit, sorry about that.

Tack Angel: Uh-huh...ladies, please keep an eye on him. Nani, if he gets any more...well THAT...you can-

Nani Angel: Dispose of him and make it look like an accident?

Tack Angel: N-well maybe...let's keep that open. When I get back, I'll figure out what to do with our guest. Girls, PLEASE be careful while I'm gone.

Tack made his way out to a van, with Penguin behind the driver seat. He stopped to look back, thinking maybe he should take his kids with him. Then he looked down, and saw a letter in front of him. He opened it up...

Tack Angel: Dear Tack, I'm sure the next Xcite will be "explosive" for you. Ka-Boom. Maybe they're better off here? Even then, that's a tough call.

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Strike TV Wrestling Update

Nerma: Nerma here in the Control Center for some EBW updates! A lot has been going on, especially with the E1 just getting started. A major shock came when both Trevor Mach was pulled from the E1, and Bashin Dan returned from his "vacation" to enter in his place. The EBW faithful are protesting the incarceration of Trevor Mach, and Mayor Strong has confirmed that he supports them. You know what? So do I. Moving onto some news regarding the product here, Noah Jennings has made some announcements. First of all, EBW contracts are being restructured. Wrestlers will be grouped into stables, now being called "Fight Camps", with managers to represent them, get them better fights, and more lucrative contracts. Anyone else who doesn't join a Fight Camp will be referred to as Freelance. They may not be used as much, and they may not get the pay and fights they want. The reasoning being that if you weren't recruited into a Fight Camp, you might not be worth the effort. This does not bode well for some that I should not call out, but I will...Stealth Vanyon and Mister Twister especially. Managers will have to apply and get a manager's license to represent a team. I think this is Noah Jennings attempting to bring his own style to running the show, and Jeff Andonuts has given his blessing as representative of the board. Ryan IQ did not protest either, but reiterated that EBW: Dark is not a Fight Camp looking to dominate EBW, they are looking to take over EBW. What do I think about it? Bad ideas don't tend to stick around long in EBW, so let's let it play out and see where it goes. I'd say the best way for a Freelancer to get clout in this new system will be the EBW Television Championship. Is that being stripped from Trevor Mach? Let's find out with a clip!

Noah Jennings Office

Noah Jennings and Ryan IQ were arguing as Jeff Andonuts came in.

Ryan IQ: That title gets stripped NOW, and we decide who holds it OUR WAY!

Noah Jennings: I think not! Mach hasn't been inactive long enough for that!

Ryan IQ: He WILL be! Why even wait! The man is going to be in Prison for a long time, and he's going to be extradited to another country! We need to-

Jeff Andonuts: Gentlemen, what seems to be the problem?

Noah Jennings: This dick wants to strip Trevor Mach of the Television Championship.

Ryan IQ: Say what you will, and call me whatever you want. I'm right on this. He is in PRISON! He can NOT defend the title!

Jeff Andonuts: Wow, Ryan IQ is actually making some sense here.

Noah Jennings: What?

Ryan IQ: HAHA!

Jeff Andonuts: I mean...under normal circumstances. However, I did receive some interesting footage from the Lakitu following him in there.

Ryan IQ: You have one in there?!

The three watched the recent footage from Mach's time in prison so far...

Jeff Andonuts: So, what do you think?

Ryan IQ: You got to be kidding me. Who doesn't see that dumbass on the cloud with a CAMERA on a FISHING POLE!

Noah Jennings: I'm a little concerned that we have proof of some unseemly stuff happening in there.

Jeff Andonuts: It's not admissible in court. Part of the agreement we have with law enforcement. That's not the point though. The point, is that the Television Champion seemingly had a defense, did he not?

Ryan IQ: You're counting that?

Jeff Andonuts: The Board is. Yes.

Ryan IQ: Bullshit. This is why we're going to crush you! That's why we're going to take over! I came here to negotiate, and you play these games. It'll come back to bite you in the ass!

Jeff Andonuts: I think he's pissed.

Noah Jennings: Very much so.

Jeff Andonuts: We're going to keep an eye on Mach in Prison, so don't worry about that. Surprised you ARE worrying honestly.

Noah Jennings: I don't hate everyone all the time. Besides, we lost a big draw there.

Jeff Andonuts: It's a piece of a bigger picture Jennings. Don't worry about it right. The Board is trying to figure it out. In the mean time, you have an E1 to oversee, and these ideas of yours better pan out, or it's your ass.

Noah Jennings: Right.

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Nerma: Well, that's a mix of troubling and hopeful. We hope that none of this gets in the way of the E1 Climax, will will continue in Twoson, so you know....don't expect any tag matches on the under card. Such a stupid rule. IT'S "TWO"SON!!!!

Saturn Cafe

Hope Mach, Jammer, Cade, Benjamin, Vape, and Golvoth, all surrounded Bashin Dan as he tried to drink his coffee.

Bashin Dan: Uh...why are you all staring at me?

Hope Mach: Dan, you disappeared so suddenly. You made it seem like it was important, like it was a really big deal. Now, you're just back?

Bashin Dan: Uh....yeah. I'm back! How long was I gone?

Hope Mach: Not too long, but I missed you anyways. I know we all did.

Benjamin: I know I did.

Cade: Your can do attitude could've helped me rehab these injuries I bet.

Jammer: Yeah bud, even me. I missed you. We kept up the best we could, cause we knew you wouldn't expect less.

Vape: We captured the World Tag Team Championships! Twice technically, but they'll SAY once. Lies and propaganda. When you have time, we'll go over what "fake news" means.

Bashin Dan: It feels like...like time has passed, but I don't remember how much time. I don't know where I was, or why I went. I can't remember.

Hope Mach: Wait. That doesn't- Guys, could you give us a moment?

The Dan Club left the Cafe, and Hope moved across from Dan, putting his hands in hers.

Hope Mach: Dan...you disappeared, after you told me a little about what needed to be done. I knew it was what you needed to do. You seemed so sure of it. You didn't want to go, but you knew you needed to. You knew, because you knew where you were going. You knew what you were doing. Now...you don't know?

Bashin Dan: I just know that I'm home, and that makes me happy. I'm here with you.

Hope Mach: Heh...you can't help but make me smile, even when I'm worried about you. Are you sure you're alright?

Bashin Dan: Yeah, I am.

Hope Mach: Well alright. We need to head to Twoson for the E1 tomorrow, but we have plenty of time to spend together today if you want?

Bashin Dan: I'd love it.

Hope Mach: Want to play Battle Spirits?

Bashin Dan: Uh...I uh...

Hope Mach: What is it?

Bashin Dan: I'd rather go for a walk. Want to go for a walk? Let's go for a walk.

Hope Mach: ...No Battle Spirits?

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EBW: Xcite E1 Climax 2019

The E1 Climax continues, as the fans filled the hallowed Fairgrounds for a night of Singles matches, with no way of Tag matches or more possibly happening. The show opened with Kinniku Mike, Jamie OD, Mav Valentine, and Magnum PT in the ring...

Kinniku Mike: Uuu! You all need to sit down and shut up! You need to get it out of your head, that you're going to get to see the E1 Climax tonight! These Strong Tits are pissed!

Jamie OD: Oi, the Notorious J.O.D ain't so happy either. This Mad Lad is wondering where OUR World Tag Team Championships are. "The Board" wanted to make sure that those fat asses, the RagnaRockers, got enough tries to get it done. It's bullshit! We want the RagnaRockers out here RIGHT NOW for a REMATCH! GET OUT HERE NOW!

Suddenly, Sal Paradise's theme kicked in, and the "People's Choice" came out to a big reaction.

Jamie OD: Are you deaf or stupid Paradise? This isn't your talk show you USED to do. We didn't demand for you to come out. We demanded the RagnaRo-

Sal Paradise: Jamie...Jamie....Jamie. You can demand all you want. It's what you do. You bitch, complain, and demand. Then, you want to go off and do your own thing, and you're given that, and you still bitch, and complain, and demand. The Hooligan never has enough huh? I was going to let it all go. I had other business to attend to. A new chapter in my life. But what the hell. Let's mix it all up again. Let's do this.

Jamie OD: Oh yeah? You want a fight?

Sal Paradise: No. I'm not fighting you. I want to show you something though. It's called my Manager's License. I am forming a Fight Camp in EBW called "Paradise Collection". It's going to be an assemblage of the true diamonds in EBW. My "Collection" starts tonight, and since you idiots forgot that we're in Twoson, and the Champions couldn't fight you if they wanted to, you can instead meet the first member of Paradise Collection!

EBW: Xcite E1 Climax 2019
Twoson Fairgrounds, Twoson
Strike TV

1. Singles: Amigo beat Jamie OD via Olympic Slam -> Pin
Tommy Dukes: Sal Paradise with a BIG surprise here! Amigo has signed up to a Fight Camp, the newest one forming tonight "Paradise Collection". I didn't see that coming. I figured Amigo would be one to go the Freelancer route, but signing with Paradise got him the fight he wanted, as he's attacking his former Poppers team mate. Heavy hits and slams, the kind of match you love to see open Xcite! It's what we need more of! OD with the GTPK, but Amigo escaped it! He rolled up OD, but is continuing the roll, and he's LIFTING HIM WITH ONE ARM FOR A POWERBOMB?! That power and momentum! Sal is keeping back EBW: Dark on the outside, and they have no choice, but to see this! Amigo with the Olympic Slam on Jamie. 1-2-3! A big win for Amigo, and a perfect first member of the Paradise Collection Fight Camp.
2. E1 Climax Block B: Bashin Dan[4] beat Los Tiburon[1] via Brave Clash -> Pin
Tommy Dukes: Bashin Dan is back and he's focused. He had to take some time way to deal with "personal matters" we're told, but it looks like it's all taken care of now. No more conflict in those eyes, he's having a great match with Tiburon here.

Nerma: Los Tiburon took Benjamin to a Time Limit Draw last week, and it looks like it might be a repeat!

Tommy Dukes: Blocked Brainbuster attempt, and Dan hits the midsection! He's picking him up! Can he beat the clock? Brave Clash! 1-2-3! Bashin won with seconds left on the clock! Another great outing for the ACE, and another show stealer for Los Tiburon. Do NOT sleep on that Grappling Berserker!
3. E1 Climax Block A: Firebrand X[2] beat Johnny Starbound[0] via Fireslide -> Pin
Makoto Angel: Perfect match here for Firebrand X. He wasn't expecting the explosiveness of Generator, but he's in control of Starbound, the man who broke his face.

Tommy Dukes: Starbound is heading the "S.T.U Shark Pack" Fight Club, which will only allow CERTAIN members to appear in EBW, because the #EVER members are stupid, and I hate them.

Makoto Angel: Starbound has been bobbing and weaving, and it paid off. He's elusive, and fast. He's going up top for the 450 Splash! Knees up from X! He's in control, and he's motioning to the fans. It's time! Fireslide, and the pin! Firebrand X does it! The 2017 E1 Climax Winner with the 2 points
4. E1 Climax Block B: Subculture[2] beat Hotlanta[0] via KO Punch -> Pin
Tommy Dukes: Hotlanta, can't shake the losses from Dan Club, especially the loss to Dan in the opening of the E1. He was the main event. That was his chance, and the Brave Clash ended it. Subculture, letting those fists fly. HE HIT THE KO PUNCH! He's got it! A win for Subculture! Hotlanta still without points! Gotta be embarrassing for him and EBW: Dark.
5. E1 Climax Block A: w00t[4] beat Jammer[0] via wKo -> Pin
Tommy Dukes: Jammer took Tack to his limits last week, and he's doing the same with w00t. His path to the main event might have been controversial, but he grew into it, and you can see here, as he bridges the vast difference in experience between himself and w00t. It'd be cool if you could devise a way to gauge Experience Point growth in wrestling. That'd be a neat idea for someone to think about for a while to see if they could implement it in a cool way. Jammer going up for the Slam Jam, but w00t was faking it! He wasn't out cold! He hit the wKo on Jammer in mid air! I hate the guy, but that was cool. 1-2-3! w00t is up to 4 points! Jammer having great matches, but no points yet.
6. E1 Climax Block B: Swift[2] beat Benjamin[1] via POUNCE -> Pin
Nerma: This is a rematch from a few weeks back, when Benjamin fought the, at the time, 4-Crown King to a great match. He's stepping it up. He's representing the Dan Club Fight Camp here, and with the leader back, he wants to impress. Swift is battering him, but he won't stay down. He kicked out of the Blackhammer, which even seemed to impress Swift. But ONE MORE POUNCE seems to have done it. Swift with the win. He's not attacking Benjamin anymore though. He's backing off, letting Dan Club attend to him. A minor show of respect perhaps?
7. E1 Climax Block A: Tack Angel[4] beat Generator[2] via Angel Driver -> Pin
Makoto Angel: I said earlier that Generator was explosive, but not nearly as explosive as my husband....who I hope didn't hear me...because we're trying not to talk about explosions around him.

Tommy Dukes: WORK RATE! The work horse in Tack Angel is back, as he's trying to keep up with the speed and dynamics of Generator. They're locking back up. Angel has him over powered. He's going for the Angel Driver! Clutching the Wrist? No, it was a fake out! Generator was fighting the Wrist, and didn't see the Driver coming! Tack gets the pin! Another win for Star Prince, who is now at 4 Points. He's celebrating, but a big explosion on the stage nearly gave him a heart attack. Was that a pyro misfire? No, that was w00t, over at the effects table.

Makoto Angel: That guy is an ass. Yeah, I said it! An ass!

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Saturn City Maximum Security Prison

Trevor Mach made his way the guest room, for a visit. In the room he found himself alone with Lady M's, and Aly Smash.

Trevor Mach: ...Justice?

Lady M's: Not here.

Aly Smash: We didn't think you'd want him in this place.

Trevor Mach: You thought right. On that note though, please tell this is a conjugal visit.

Lady M's: ...If we have time?

Aly Smash: Really?

Lady M's: *shrug* We're here to talk about this bullshit first though. It's obviously a set up. I want to know where you need us. Who do I have to beat to get the answers here.

Trevor Mach: I don't know where to point you Tali. I was in Celtland when it happened. You could bring in Derek, but he's not what I'd call a trustworthy witness.

Aly Smash: It's a start. We're willing to go where you need us to.

Trevor Mach: So you believe me then?

Lady M's: Of course I do you idiot. Fucking love you....and shit. *blush*

Trevor Mach: That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me I think. Are you just being nice cause I'm in Prison?

Lady M's: Absolutely.

Aly Smash: It's been said a lot already by people who know you on the outside. You wanted more than anything to be a good Father to Justice. You wouldn't do this.

Trevor Mach: I'm not a member of the CRA. I've never even WANTED to be! I'm not one of those "Oh look at me, I'm from a certain place, and that is going to be my whole identity" people. Those people are assholes.

Lady M's: .....IDEA! He says he's not in the CRA, so let's prove it. Let's go over there, and get those sorry sons of bitches to disavow any association with him.

Aly Smash: That....might actually help. Certainly couldn't hurt.

Lady M's: It's going to hurt them if they don't talk. I hope they don't talk for just a little bit. You understand right?

Trevor Mach: Oh yeah, of course. Bring me back a souvenir.

Lady M's: What about that other shit. You know what I'm talking about.

Trevor Mach: Oh the black eye? The knife slices? I'm very popular here. Making lots of friends. I stabbed Maniac the other day, and they couldn't do dick about it, cause they'd have to admit it was part of an underground fighting scheme.

Lady M's: Oh, I want in on an underground fighting scheme.

Trevor Mach: I figured you would. Want to trade places?

Lady M's: Would if I could. We'll try our damnedest to get you out of here.

Trevor Mach: Sooner the better, though I'm probably already out of the E1 aren't I? Who took my spot?

Aly Smash: Oh, you don't know he's back yet, do you?

Trevor Mach: Who?

Prime Time Challenge

Orange Kid: It's me, your host Orange Kid, and this is Primetime Challenge!

Apple Kid: Hey wait, where is the Announcer?

Orange Kid: Gave him the day off. I covered it. Oh yeah, this is....this is Apple Kid. He's here too.

Apple Kid: Oh yeah, you're an expert alright. Say, what about that set you've been helping them work on.

Orange Kid: Well, my skills...may have been TOO advanced. The set will require more time.

Apple Kid: You broke it. You broke it again. You break things. That's what you do.

Orange Kid: IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS!

Apple Kid: Right. Well, the E1 is off and running, and it's been nothing but exciting so far. That's not what we're covering though, because EBW isn't just about the men now is it?

Orange Kid: It's got Penguins and Zombies too sometimes.

Apple Kid: The Women you idiot. Iroha Angel shocked the world with her win over Hope Mach.

Orange Kid: Yeah, she's the Women's World Champion, and that's one thing to be proud of, but I'd be more proud of those milky white thighs. I'd love to just bite into them and-

Apple Kid: Introducing the Women's World Champion, Iroha Angel.

Orange Kid: .....

Iroha Angel: Can I sit in your seat Apple? I don't want to sit by him.

Apple Kid: Me either, but I'll do it for you.

Iroha Angel: Thank you. It is a pleasure to be here.

Apple Kid: You have forged quite the path in recent months. You embraced some attitude, joined up with the House of M's, and made peace with Christina, before finally claiming the biggest prize in Women's Wrestling.

Iroha Angel: Yeah, that about sums it up. It's been a path, a journey, and one I'm glad I decided to take. It would have been easy to stay within the confines of the Kingdom, but I wanted to break out on my own, to see what I was made of. To see what I could do. I wanted to changed minds, including my own. I had doubts that I could do this, but when Tack Angel was my mentor, he never would have let me have those doubts. I just had to remember that.

Apple Kid: You and the other Angel Wives have changed a lot of minds lately. You're all fitting into new and unique roles.

Iroha Angel: People seemed to think we were a cult. They thought us ladies were stupid to be tied down to one man. They thought he did something to us to confuse us. They said it was degrading to women? How, is what I want to know? We're all a family that loves each other, and our husband, is a very good person. He's a hero. Would it be more womanly to sleep around with multiple partners? Would it be more womanly to cheat? I don't subscribe to that definition of what a woman is. We all respect each other, and we've worked hard to make this make sense for us, and our children. We're all young mothers, working together, and in a way I think that gives us a leg up. Our kids are always taken care of, and the extra hands allow us to venture into our own paths. Makoto is great on Commentary. Nani and Tracy make a great Tag Team. They have the experience of the family. Faris is absolutely wonderful on #EVER, probably the best part in my opinion. Amy is doing the real hard work behind the scenes for all of us. We're all our own Planets, orbiting our Star...which happens to be literally Star Prince.

Apple Kid: Fantastic. I'm glad to hear that it's all working out for you. 12 years ago, when I met your husband, I did not expect he'd end up where he's at now. We're going to take it to the ring now, for a dark match during the opening night of the E1 Climax. I believe you're in this one. Let's take a look.

Orange Kid: Iroha, I-

Iroha Angel: No. Just don't.

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6-Woman Tag: Iroha Angel[o]/Kimber Blaze/"3G" Krissy Gale beat Erica/21st Century Foxx/Sylvie[x] via Rolling Elbow x Angel Driver -> Pin

Apple Kid: Iroha Angel, our new Women's World Champion is working with the other students from the House of M's here, which reminds me of a big question I have for her.

Orange Kid: She uh...she's really good at-

Apple Kid: I wouldn't even bother at this point. Elevation, have been struggling to keep up in the ring wars lately, with even their leader Valarie Dorado suffering a loss to relative rookie Makoto Angel.

Orange Kid: I'm a big fan of theirs, especially that big breasted Sylvie. Wasn't she Johnny Starbound's girlfriend? I'm sure she'll pull a win out here and-

Apple Kid: Iroha with the Rolling Elbow and the Angel Driver on Sylvie! She's out! 1-2-3! A big win for the House of M's.

Orange Kid: Sylvie almost fell out of her top!

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Apple Kid: ....

Iroha Angel: ....

Orange Kid: What?

Apple Kid: Iroha, that was a great match, and you looked good with the House of M's students. Are you going to be a member of the House of M's Fight Camp, or the Angel Family Fight Camp?

Iroha Angel: That's the big question isn't it? I'm sure a lot of people would expect me to say the Angel Family Fight Camp. It would make the most sense. However, I got where I got, by going against what made sense. I am a member of the Angel Family, and I always will be. For my ring career though, I have signed up with the House of M's.

Apple Kid: Wow! Big scoop here on Prime Time Challenge! That's big for the House of M's, as they have the Women's World AND Television Champions on their side. Speaking of that, Kimber Blaze managed to beat Christina Angel, and I don't think anyone saw that coming. How do you think that came about?

Iroha Angel: Well, that was awkward for me for starters. I was a team mate with Kimber, but I was just starting to get my best friend back, so I really needed to keep out of it, and just let them do their best. That being said, in retrospect, I did see something that made the difference. I've been watching a lot of Wrestling, to get better and better at scouting, and I saw that Christina could not Clutch the Wrist for the Angel Driver. Speaking from personal experience, this takes a lot of energy to even attempt. If you pull it off, it's a big achievement. A lot of us in the family have been able to learn that crucial step, to powering up the family finisher. When Christina wasn't able to do it, it left her drained, and Kimber took control. I don't know why Christina couldn't pull it off either. Maybe she was tired. She was helping her husband Subculture rehab his wrist and hand to return for the E1. That might be part of it. We'd have to ask here really.

Apple Kid: I appreciate the insight, and-

Orange Kid: Oops...I dropped a pen. I have to go under the table to get it. Excuse me.

Apple Kid: ...Ok...go ahead and do that? Whatever right Iroha?

Iroha Angel: Uh.....huh.

Apple Kid: Now, it's time for our feature bout, which took place in Twoson this last week, with the Women's World Champion making a Dark Match Defense, just for all of you! See? Big matches DO happen on this show! I mean...she's here...with the title...so you know how it's ended, but still. Let's wa-

Iroha Angel: HEY!

Orange Kid: OW!

Apple Kid: What happened?

Iroha Angel: I think he tried to bite me!

Orange Kid: I DID NOT!

Apple Kid: Dammit Orange....dammit.

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EBW Women's World Championship: Iroha Angel(c) beat 21st Century Foxx via WRIST CLUTCH Angel Driver -> Pin -> Title Defense!

Orange Kid: You don't think she's going to tell Tack do you?

Apple Kid: ...He's going to kick your head off.

Orange Kid: Oh dang! It was an accident!

Apple Kid: Iroha, showing off that House of M's training with the ground and pound, after using Angel Family kicks to get Foxx to the mat. A great hybrid of the styles. 21st Century Foxx demanded this title shot, after claiming that Iroha winning it devalued it, and she needed to fix that problem. I wonder if she's having second thoughts now. Man, Iroha is really coming into her ow-

Orange Kid: She's doing really great, but this THIS is surely the match where Elevation turns it around.

Apple Kid: You already know how it-

Orange Kid: THIS is where Foxx says to the whole WORLD, that-

Apple Kid: WRIST CLUTCH!

Orange Kid: Huh?

Apple Kid: 1-2-3! Iroha Angel with her first Title Defense!

Orange Kid: I like that Iroha wears knee high socks to-

Apple Kid: I'd really stop now if I were you.

Home of Subculture and Christina

Subculture was sitting on the couch, icing his fist, while Christina sat next to him, icing her wrist...

Subculture: My hand is killing me. How about your wrist?

Christina Angel: It's been...uh...unclutchable. I guess that's a word.

Subculture: What do you think the problem is?

Christina Angel: I don't know. I used to be able to do this, but now I can't, and it's been costing me dearly.

Subculture: Yeah, I thought my hand would be even better after the rehabbing, but it's not the same. I can punch harder, but I have to save it for the big uses, at least until I give it more time to heal...so not likely for a while.

Christina Angel: You think maybe I need to adjust too? Like, not try to do the Wrist Clutch?

Subculture: Honestly? I want to see you come up with something different altogether. You're own "Super Move" that can put people away.

Christina Angel: My own move?

Subculture: You're an Angel, and I get that it's the Angel Family move, but you're also my wife, and I'm not expecting you to start KO'ing people left and right. I want you to be you. Show us the best Christina, and unleash a new Ultimate Attack.

Christina Angel: Hmmm, I think you're on to something. My Dad was wrong about how smart you are.

Subculture: The hell is his problem?!

Firebrand X's House

Firebrand X sat quietly in his work out room...

Firebrand X: ...I've got nothing. You'd be better off going somewhere else Laktitu.

Bad Dudes Dojo

Bashin Dan and Hope Mach left the Dojo hand in hand...

Bashin Dan: What do you want to do today?

Hope Mach: What do YOU want to do today?

Bashin Dan: Oh no, we'll never get anywhere if we go and forth like that.

Hope Mach: Well, you could save us, by deciding what to do?

Bashin Dan: Do you...like karaoke?

Hope Mach: I LOVE karaoke!

Bashin Dan: Perfect! Let's go to-

Hope Mach: Wait...look over there.

Bashin Dan: Huh?

Hope Mach ran across the street to a small child with a box.

Bashin Dan: What's this over here?

Little Girl: Hello! Would either of you like a kitten?

Bashin Dan: A kitten?

Little Girl: My cat had babies, but I can't keep them, so I'm trying to give them to good homes, but they have to be perfect, cause my cat's babies deserve the best.

Bashin Dan: Well yes of course they do. You're really dedicated aren't you?

Little Girl: I love her, and I want her to be happy knowing her babies are in good homes.

Bashin Dan: I see. Hope? Why are you-

Hope Mach: Do you happen to know who the daddy is to these kitties?

Little Girl: I do actually, though I haven't seen him in a few weeks. He was a black and white male, He had this spot on his side that looked like a cow spot. It was really cute.

Hope Mach: ....*sniff*

Bashin Dan: Hope? What's wrong?

Hope Mach: That was Louie. That was my Dad's cat.

Bashin Dan: Oh.

Hope Mach: He had to-

Bashin Dan: I know. I heard.

Hope Mach: This one looks just like him. Very cute.

Little Girl: You look like you'd be perfect to take this one. Would you like to?

Hope Mach: Yeah...actually...I will.

Little Girl: Here you go. Please, take good care of him.

Bashin Dan: Wow, you decided just like that huh?

Hope Mach: My Dad, he's going to be happy to see this little one...when he...gets out. *sniff*

Bashin Dan: He will Hope. If I know your Dad, he won't stay caged up for long. Gee, so much happened in the short time I was gone. I'm sorry I wasn't here for you.

Hope Mach: You were doing what you had to do. I think this is something I have to do. Besides, I'm already watching my Dad's dog. What's one more furry critter. We'll call you Louie Jr. Change of plans Dan. Mind if I go visit my Dad?

Bashin Dan: Heh. I don't mind at all. Tell him I said hello.

Hope Mach: Let's wait on that. Last I knew, he wanted to cave your head in for leaving.

Bashin Dan: Oh...well shoot.

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Prime Time Challenge

Announcer: And now the Prime Time Challenge, live outside of Club Saturn, with Apple Kid and Orange Kid.

Apple Kid: Yes...outside of Club Saturn...because the set isn't built yet. Because-

Orange Kid: Because skilled labor is hard to find these days. I swear, you pick up a couple of Mr. Saturns off the road, pay them 20 bucks, and tell them your vision, and they just can't get it done!

Apple Kid: ...This picture is becoming a lot more clear. Well folks, the E1 Climax has been continuing to build in intensity, but the behind the scenes action has been just as interesting for me.

Orange Kid: Yeah, with islands falling out the-

Apple Kid: ZIP IT! Heh, he's talking about that hoax with the floating island. Silly right? Anyways, EBW has always been about the action IN and OUT of the ring. With one of our stars in Prison, that tends to attract extra attention. The Lakitus have been working day and night, and Strike TV has been privy to a lot of the behind the scenes action of our beloved EBW wrestlers. One such story, is the formation of the Paradise Collection, a Fight Camp being organized by Sal Paradise. Paradise managed to secure a talent we haven't seen in a long time, but it's long passed time that he return.

Orange Kid: It's that Maurice guy right? I never liked him, not one bit. The weakest member of the SURGE Generation from all the way back in 2009. 10 years later, and I bet he's been homeless ever since-

Apple Kid: Ladies and Gentlemen....Maurice.

Orange Kid: .....

The tall, lanky man, with wild hair, that EBW hasn't seen in years, stepped up to the camera, and Orange Kid quickly ran off.

Apple Kid: I don't even understand him. He had to have seen you there right?

Maurice: It's alright...I'll get him later.

Apple Kid: Maurice, it's great to see you back. You debuted 10 years ago, as a member of the SURGE Generation, and you, along with Mike and Amigo helped change the game. EBW changed into a more athletic product, and the rest of the roster had to adjust to keep up.

Maurice: That's what we trained for. That's what we set out to do. When you actually get to EBW, it can change you sometimes, and the system wasn't too kind to me. I partially blame myself....I mostly blame Kinniku Mike....but partially myself. I became homeless, and a joke, and I worked as basically a hired goon just to make some money. Time and experience changed me. I'm back now. I'm back and better than ever.

Apple Kid: Yes, I need to add here, that Maurice had switched sports for a time, becoming a well known Kickboxer, isn't that right?

Maurice: Right. I went to Edo, and spent some time, working wrestling tours as a member of "Minoru-Gun", but then I saw how hot the Kickboxing scene was over there, and got myself involved. I have a record of 8-2, which isn't that bad I don't think.

Apple Kid: It's not bad at all. In fact, let's take a look at one of your bouts, courtesy of K2 Kickboxing in Edo!

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Kickboxing Bout: Mike Dudikoff beat Maurice via KO (R1 0:36)

Apple Kid: Kicks and punches are flying! This is amazing show of-OH! Maurice took a high kick to the head, and he's down. That's a....that's a knockout at...uh...36 seconds. I...uh...Oops.

-

Maurice: ......

Apple Kid: I didn't know it was going to show one of the losses!

Maurice: THAT....was my first bout, and that was over 4 years ago! I didn't know what I was up against yet. I got a lot better!

Apple Kid: We know you did. You went on to have an 8 match winning streak, even beating Mike Dudikoff in a rematch 2 years later!

Maurice: Why couldn't you have shown THAT bout. It was my best one!

Apple Kid: Maurice, I am so sor-

Orange Kid: Yeah Apple! Why did you disrespect this fine athlete like that! Dammit man, that really has to make you mad at Apple and not me.

Maurice: Actually, I did see you run into the production truck.

Orange Kid: I was....I was making sure that everything was going smoothly. I wanted you to have the best re-introduction to EBW ever!

Maurice: .....

Orange Kid: I'm going to go yell at them for you. I'll be back...maybe.

Apple Kid: ....Let's move on shall we? Maurice, I know that you're unhappy about your career in EBW, and you're looking to correct mistakes.

Maurice: That's right. Kinniku Mike is a household name, and Amigo, held World Championship gold as well, and people know him as one of the best grapplers in all of Wrestling. Me? I was the also ran. I've held titles myself, but not the World Championship. In Edo, I was a New Edo and NOWA Tag Team Champion, but NOT World Champion. My goal, is to take singles gold for myself, and create a new legacy. I'm willing to work my way to that. Tag, Trios, Team, it doesn't matter. I'll play my part, earn the accolades, climb the ladder, and challenge for that title...or titles....it's 3 belts now isn't it?

Apple Kid: That it is. Let's take a look at another Maurice bout, this time for Pro Wrestling NOWA!

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Singles: Maurice beat San Shiozaki via Big Boot x Powerbomb -> Pin

Apple Kid: This is a different style from the K2 bout entirely. Strictly big man moves here.

Maurice: This was a test for ol' San here. I told him I'd bring out strictly Big Boots and Powerbombs, and I could still beat him. By this point, I had evolved my style. Kickboxing inspired. I was ready to get to K2 and start my new sport.

Apple Kid: Well, even without your deadliest weapons, you still won. Big Boot! Powerbomb! 1-2-3! That's impressive.

Maurice: Damn right.

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Apple Kid: Well that about wraps it up for us. Thank you for joining us Maurice. We look forward to see you in the ring very soon.

Maurice: Count on it. I'm with Paradise Collection, and my old friend Amigo. Let's focus on a little payback before we move onto big and better things. Mike...I'm coming for you.

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#EVER Creative

Brandy Roads: I thought my ideas were really great!

Good News Gary: Oh they are, they "truly" are. However, I don't see any of this pushing Rains. Now that you had your show to push your idea, and Shawn McMad is currently a Zombie on his way to Threed as it turns out, I think it's m-

Rince Vusso: Don't worry bro, I got this bro. The ratings are gonna pour in, when I shoot on you here bro. Listen, I had the product back in the day. The product that was gonna destroy EBW in the ratings bro. But stupid executives, and the good ol' boys in the back, and everything but me, kept me from taking it to the top! Now is the time were bring it back bro! Invasion style! Tonight, #EVER is getting invaded...by FTW!

Good News Gary: ...This is not Good News.

#EVER 9: The Return of FTW

Tommy Dukes: ....*pours a drink*...*sigh*....*sips drink*...

Kole: Kole here, for the ultimate event in Mat Based Excitement! Tonight, the forces of FTW invade #EVER, for an all out Entertainment War! Of course, I need to remind you all how fake this is, and bumps are still not allowed.

Tommy Dukes: ....Lobster Man has BEEN IN #EVER! How is this exactly an "INVASION"? You brought in like...two guys? We're benching half the roster for this crap! Mind you, I could do without Seethe, Manlady, and the Indisuputed Era, but the point still stands! Also, stop calling out how fake this is! I'll call it Mat Based Excitement now, because now way would I use the label fake for Wreslt-

Kole: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Tommy Dukes: *sigh*

#EVER 9: The Return of FTW
Club Saturn, Saturn City
Strike TV

1. Tag: Rem Lazar[o]/DReAM beat Shark #1/Sharknado[x] via Quixotic Dive -> Pin

Tommy Dukes: The Imaginary Friend of Children, Rem Lazar is actually pretty flashy in the ring. He's hitting the Quixotic Dive on Sharknado....*sigh*....making sure not to injure either man. 1-2-3. Whatever.

2. FTW LOL Championship: Punch[FTW](c) beat Johnny Starbound via Hot Dog Eating Contest -> Title Defense!

Tommy Dukes: Punch?! That guy is still alive?! The LOL Championship?

Kole: It's the most talked about title in Mat Based Excitement! The rules change for each stage based appearance.

Tommy Dukes: You not going to call them matches now either?

Kole: That would imply violence.

Tommy Dukes: Right.

Kole: Gotta keep the TV-Y7 rating.

Tommy Dukes: Wait what?

Kole: This appearance is ACTUALLY a Hot Dog Eating Contest! Starbound wasn't ready for that. He didn't see it coming! Look at him cartoonishly flailing about while trying to catch up. That's funny right! Exactly what brings people to watch Mat Based Excitement!

Tommy Dukes: ....*stares at his gun*

Kole: Punch wins! No, a harsh loss to the might of FTW!

Tommy Dukes: .....*stares at his gun*

Punch: I R WINNAR!

3. Singles: "NEW" Danny Leung beat Lobster Man[FTW] via YES Push! -> Pin

Kole: I'm being told the FTW LOL Championship rules have changed back to the CLASSIC Cheese Chucking Rule set! You have to knock your opponent down with a wheel of cheese before pinning them. Don't worry, the cheese has been replaced with foam, so no one will get hurt. Danny hit the Yes Push...very carefully, and he's letting Lobster Man carefully lay down. 1-2-3! That SUPER ULTRA MEGA Rookie is unstoppable! Right Dukes? Dukes? Huh, he's gone.

4. #EVER OpenWeight Championship: Flying Man(c) beat Ultimo Tiger[FTW] via Chickenwing Neckbreaker -> Pin -> Title Defense!

Kole: Ultimo Tiger, the current FTW LOL Champion, after throwing the foam cheese at Punch and pinning him on his way out. He's looking to dethrone the guy that keeps going off script. Can he do it? Will he do it? Oh...I guess not.

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Fourside Area - Backstage

The Wrestlers were getting ready for another round of matches, with Bashin Dan especially focused, as tonight he would be facing Swift...

Hope Mach: You've got this. You can do this. I believe in you.

Bashin Dan: Thanks you, that means a lot.

Benjamin: I've already fought him in this E1 Dan. He's tough. He's super tough. He's more determined than he's ever been

Bashin Dan: Yeah, but you had him frustrated, cause he couldn't keep you down. That's the secret. Get him frustrated I think.

Benjamin: Making him madder? I'm not so sur-

Bashin Dan: Strategy is key here. I'm going to use his rage against him.

Benjamin: You've got the right "Deck" for the job eh?

Bashin Dan: Y-yeah...yeah I do. Better get going.

Hope Mach: Benji, does he seem a little off to you?

Benjamin: I was thinking the same thing. Making most people madder would take them off their game. Lately though, it's only making Swift more determined. Dan normally studies the matches. I'm surprised he didn't pick that up.

Hope Mach: .....

As they contemplated, a ready Maurice was set to hit the ring. He punched the air in front of him as he went down the hallway when...

Kinniku Mike: *clap clap clap* Welcome back Maurice.

Maurice: Kinniku Mike.

Kinniku Mike: It's true what they say. Some shit, you just can't flush.

Maurice: I don't know who says that, or what problems they are having with their bowels, but it's not really my problem. I have a match to get to. This is my big chance. You're not here to screw it up are you?

Kinniku Mike: The Strong Tits are resting tonight. Shhh...you'll wake them. No, I just want to see what you can do. If you do well enough, maybe we can do business together again. EBW: Dark is always looking for the top talent.

Maurice: .....

Sal Paradise: Come on Maurice, don't listen to that loser. I got you a prime spot here. The warm up to the Climax. All eyes will be on you. Go surprise them.

Amigo: Mike, whatever you're trying to pull, just don't alright?

Kinniku Mike: Hehe....you watch your back Amigo.

EBW: Xcite E1 Climax 2019

Tommy Dukes: Tommy Dukes here, the guy that ducked out early from #EVER to make it here on time. Ask me if I regret that. The E1 Climax is reaching its Climax soon, and we'll have a new E1 Climax winner and a new Triple Crown World Champion. Apparently some booking issues created the usual problems, but I've been assured by very nervous and sweaty people that it's been taken care of, so let's take it to the ring!

EBW: Xcite E1 Climax 2019
Fourside Arena, Fourside
Strike TV

1. Singles: Maurice beat Magnum PT via Head Kick -> Pin

Tommy Dukes: PT did NOT take the returning Maurice seriously, and that cost him. The normal antics of the mustached man, got him a head kick from the Kick Boxer, and he was down for the count. Fast movements, and hard strikes. That's the Maurice I remember. I'm glad he's back. The Paradise Collection are congratulating him, and apparently so is Kinniku Mike, who is clapping from the stage.

2. E1 Climax Block A: Generator[4] beat Jammer[4] via Electric Chair x GNR8R -> Pin

Nerma: Generator targeted the legs, and that is what cost Jammer here. That Slam Jam didn't have the momentum to carry him to Generator, and as you can see on the replay, Generator was able to hit his flashy combo for the pin. 2 Points for EBW: Dark.


3. E1 Climax Block B: Benjamin[4] beat Subculture[4] via Spear -> Pin

Makoto Angel: Subculture's hand was not ready for this E1, as you can see. He's hurting badly. I do hope Christina is telling him to take it ea-

Nerma: Focus.

Makoto Angel: Right. Look at the replay, he's recoiling and holding his hand. Benjamin shot right in with the Spear, and rolled him up for a shocking upset. Benjamin has a win over a multi-time World Champion.

4. E1 Climax Block A: w00t[8] beat Firebrand X[3] via wKo -> Pin

Tommy Dukes: Firebrand X has been putting the boots to w00t, but w00t's sneaky tricks have save him time and time again. He's waiting X out, waiting for a mistake and THERE IT IS! X with the mask adjustment was all the time w00t needed. He hit the wKo! 1-2-KICKOUT?! Wow, Firebrand X is tough, we all knew that, but he's kicking out of the deadly wKO! w00t is stomping his head in, but X tackled him! He's rallying! Ground and Pound! w00t escaped under the ropes and to the floor. He's grabbing something! Ref! Ref! He's grabbing something! X decked him! I think those were brass knuckles! He threw them into the crowd! A souvenir for a lucky fan? Nope, they just hit that kid in the mouth. That's a lawsuit waiting to happen. w00t with another wKo. 1-2-3. Dammit! w00t sneaks by with another win.

5. E1 Climax Block B: Los Tiburon[3] beat Hotlanta[2] via DQ

Nerma: Tiburon looks more injured that I would have expected from his matches thus far, and that's allowed Hot to control the pace, but he's coming back. The fans are behind him! They are rallying for their favorite Grapple "F Word", and it's-

Tommy Dukes: LOOK OUT! KYO ON THE ATTACK! Man, he's looks rough! He's laughing as he attacks Tiburon! Even Hotlanta is confused as to what he's doing! Security is pulling him off, but it's too late for Hot. The ref is calling it a DQ for Tiburon. 2 Points, but he doesn't look very happy about it.

6. E1 Climax Block A: Tack Angel[7] beat Johnny Starbound[0] via Angel Driver -> Pin

Makoto Angel: Starbound has tried to prove he's the real STAR of EBW before, and just like before, he's not going to beat my Tacky Star Boy! 450 Splash blocked by the knees! Kick! Kick! Kick! Angel Driver! Not Clutching the Wrist, because at this stage of the E1 he has to conserve that energy. Very smart! 1-2-3! Tack Angel wins. He's the points leader, and I think this might FINALLY be his year! GO TACK!

7. E1 Climax Block B: Swift[6] beat Bashin Dan[5] via POUNCE x Blackhammer -> Pin

Tommy Dukes: I've never seen Dan in this situation before. He riled up the beast, but he wasn't ready for it. Swift battered him on the outside, and hit him hard against the steps, before tossing him back into the ring for the POUNCE and the Blackhammer. Swift was ferocious on this one, and earned his 2 Points. I hope Dan is alright.

Backstage

Bashin Dan stumbled to the back, where the Dan Club was waiting...

Vape: Dan the Man, are you alright?

Bashin Dan: I...I...I don't know.

Cade: Dan, I think you better tell them what you told me.

Bashin Dan: .....

Benjamin: Come on Dan, tell us what's wrong?

Hope Mach: Please? Tell me?

Bashin Dan: *sigh* I think...wherever I was...I didn't entirely leave. It feels like...I'm not all here. I'm not the same as I was before. I....I forgot how to play Battle Spirits.

All the Dan Club Members: *gasp*

Bashin Dan: You're all gasping at the Battle Spirits part aren't you?

-

Mayor Strong's Office

Lady M's and Aly Smash, along with Justice Mach, burst into Strong's office as he was having his coffee.

Mayor Strong: ...Ladies.

Lady M's: You're going to listen, and listen NOW!

Mayor Strong: Alright.

Lady M's: Oh...that was easy.

Mayor Strong: I listen to constituents.

Lady M's: I didn't vote for you.

Mayor Strong: I didn't need to know that. But please, go ahead.

Aly Smash: We have evidence here that Trevor Mach was NEVER a member of the CRA. They kept a secret list of all members, and those carrying out jobs for them. Mach's name appears NOWHERE on this list.

Lady M's: That means that he was set up! That means you need to let him out NOW!

Mayor Strong: Well, that's very interesting, but a piece of evidence isn't enough to fully exonerate him I mean, this looks all well and good, but I can't-

Lady M's: You can and you will!

Mayor Strong: .....

Lady M's: You can and you should?

Mayor Strong: ....

Lady M's: ...Ple-pl-please?

Mayor Strong: I know that had to be hard for you, but I would still need more to go off of, if I were to personally play a hand in this. Mach was not under contract, so he didn't have a Lakitu with him right? It's a shame we don't have evidence. We'd need video evidence from a non-contracted-

Aly Smash: Wait, I got it. M's, that thing you said you saw?

Lady M's: ...Oh shit yeah! COME HERE LAKITU!

Lady M's suddenly lunged at the Lakitu filming the scene, and slammed it onto the desk, taking the tape out of its little camcorder. The screen went blank for a moment, until the Lakitu must have switched in a new tape. It was some time later, as Strong finished watching M's escaping the CRA facility.

Mayor Strong: ...Now THAT is....what did I just see here?

Lady M's: Fucking evidence!

Mayor Strong: ...Yeah, I think you're actually right about that. Proof it was a frame job, and then, whatever that thing was. I feel like I've seen it before. Felt familiar, almost like it was staring through the tape. Haunting.

Aly Smash: But...is that enough to go off of?

Mayor Strong: It might actually be. I'm sorry, I can't stop staring at.....AHHH!

Aly Smash: What's happening here?

Lady M's: He's losing it!

Mayor Strong: YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST COME INTO MY OFFICE AND MAKE DEMANDS! NOT WITHOUT TASTING MY....MY....AAAAHHHH!!

Lady M's: He's sounding like a politician now.

Mayor Strong: At times like this, kids like you should be playing Nintendo games!

Lady M's: What?

Aly Smash: Kids?

Mayor Strong: GAAAAAAH! Taste my Super Ultra Mambo-Tango-Foxtrot martial arts!

Lady M's: Is the Mayor about to attack us?

Aly Smash: He's about to attack us. Justice...

Lady M's: Back up! I'll handle this!

Strong flipped the table and swung at M's. He grappled her and threw her against the wall. M's smashed Strong back with a bunch of elbows and threw him to the floor.

Lady M's: Get a hold of yourself! This isn't going to convince me to vote for you!

Aly Smash: Tali, the tape! Turn off the tape!

Lady M's: Huh?

M's looked to the tv monitor, and saw the image paused on the screen was actually moving. The dark image was moving closer with glowing red eyes, the same that could be seen under Strong's shades. M's smashed him over the head with a chair and kicked over the tv screen.

Aly Smash: I SAID TURN IT OFF!

Lady M's: It's off ain't it?

Mayor Strong: Ugh...what...what happened?

Lady M's: You were defeated. I won. I don't know what made me say that.

Mayor Strong: The tape...the eyes...the feeling that I wasn't myself. It was...it was just like before.

Lady M's: Before what?

Mayor Strong: Ness...he'd...he'd...we need to get Trevor out of that Prison. He's obviously been put there by something sinister. I-did you really need to hit me with a chair?

Lady M's: ...I wanted to.

Mayor Strong: I liked that chai-

Suddenly, the phone started ringing.

Mayor Strong: Where is it? Oh, the wreckage of my desk. Did you break that too? Hello, this is the Mayor? What? Can you say that again? Great, we'll be right there. Yes, I'm bringing back up. Smash, you might want to leave your child with someone, cause things just took a bad turn.

Aly Smash: What happened?

Mayor Strong: A prison riot.

Lady M's: And I'm missing it? Let's move!

Saturn City Maximum Security Prison

The cell block was in chaos, as the guards tried to fight off the prisoners, who were wielding crude battering instruments and setting fire to anything flammable on the block. A guard was thrown off the second floor, which is where Trevor Mach's cell was. He paced back and forth, as figures converged on his cell.

Manny Urbanny: Oh Treeeevoooor. We're coming for you.

Trevor Mach: What took you so long?

Maniac: It's time you piece of trash. I'm going to rip you to shreds.

Trevor Mach: I'm all shook up.

Manny Urbanny: I smell your fear.

Trevor Mach: I smell your bullshit.

Manny Urbanny: You know what I like to do? I like to eat people.

Trevor Mach: You didn't give me time.

Manny Urbanny: What?

Trevor Mach: You quizzed me, then you didn't give me time to answer the question. You're supposed to let me ans-

Maniac: Shut the hell up! You can't keep us out of this cell forever. We're going to bust the damn door down!

Trevor Mach: I've been waiting.

Maniac: Just waiting for HIM.

A large, imposing figure joined the other two outside of the cell door.

Trevor Mach: Oh. I was expecting Fergus.

Razorblade: Yeah, well you're getting me asshole. That's good for me, and bad for you.

Trevor Mach: Come and get me.

Razorblade pulled out a chain and wrapped it around the door.

Trevor Mach: What, you're going to pull the door off the cell?

Razorblade: Actually...yeah.

Razorblade pulled the door clean off the cell.

Trevor Mach: The fuck?!

Razorblade: Yeah, that happened.

Razorblade pushed Mach to the wall, and strangled him. As he fought to escape, he saw Razorblade's eyes glow red, and a flash of memory appeared in his mind. A dark room...Ness standing across from him, and a glowing apparition behind them. He shook it off, and on instinct tripped up Razorblade and smashed his head into the toilet.

Trevor Mach: Oh! Shattered it! The toilet...not his head...or maybe both? Alright Maniac...Cannibal freak guy...which one of you is next?

Moments later, as the chaos continued, a bloody Maniac burst into the Warden's office.

Rufus Poochyfud: Well Maniac, are you and your friends enjoying yourselves? Remember, the price? Do you have Mach's head or not?

Maniac: We....we...we're not hunting him. HE'S HUNTING US!

Rufus Poochyfud: ...You disappoint me...and I don't accept disappointment.

Maniac: What are you-

Rufus Poochyfud flicked Maniac in the forehead, which seemed harmless enough, but blood began to drip from Maniac's nose and eyes, and he fell to the ground.

Rufus Poochyfud: Want something done right? Do it yourself.

Rufus adorned his Warden costume as he left the room and rounded up the guards.

Warden Krantz: Gentlemen, we have a problem here. The prisoners aren't going to be pacified until the man that started this riot is taken down. I want you to SHOOT Trevor Mach ON SIGHT!

The guards barreled down a hallway, with guns at the ready. Manny Urbany slowly made his way around the corner, with a grenade in his mouth. Trevor Mach had his finger around the pin, and lead him around the corner like a human shield.

Guard: STOP! GET DOWN ON THE GROUND NOW!

Trevor Mach: IF I do that, I'd be taking this pin with me, and we all know what that means. KABOOM! Listen fellas, I don't know what you've heard, but I'm not responsible for all this. They made the mess, I just cleaned it up. Take him off my hands, and I'll go back to my ce-

Guard: YOU WILL GET DOWN ON THE GROUND NOW! LAST WARNING!

Trevor Mach: Oh yeah? Last warning? Well how about this? I have my finger around this pin still. That didn't change. You shoot me, and I go down, and I take this pin with me. I thought the cannibal here might prefer a change of diet. Got the idea from one of the biggest bad asses on the planet. Rutger Hauer. Want to see how this works out? Shoot. If not, then calm the hell down. I just want to get back to my cell. Why aren't you stopping this damn riot!

Guard: WE WILL OPEN FIRE!

Trevor Mach: What did I just say?! We're all going to blow up! Who is barking the orders here? You, or the Warden?  

Warden Krantz: Yes, that would be me Mach, you're menace, and you started this riot. You need to be stopped.

Trevor Mach: Is that how this works? Make up what you want, and they pull the trigger for you? Bullshit Warden. You got to do better than that.

Guard: Sir, he's telling the truth. I know he is. He didn't start the riot. It was Maniac. The door to his cell malfunctioned or something and-

Warden Krantz: No, it did not. I let him out. Now, stop thinking, and start killing.

Guard: Sir?

Warden Krantz: Heh...the hell with this.

The Warden removed his disguise.

Trevor Mach: Well...today is just full of surprises.

Rufus Poochyfud: The most pleasant one will be when these fine men of the law do their job and put you down.

Trevor Mach: You think they're going to do that now? Guys, look at him. Your Warden is a supposedly dead former prisoner! Guys? I said look.

Rufus's eyes started to glow, and then so too did the guard's eyes.

Rufus Poochyfud: I think for him. I think therefore they are, and right now, they are my instruments. My killing machines. Shoot Trevor Mach.

Trevor Mach: Heh....shit!

Mach pulled the pin on the grenade and jumped behind the corner, taking back off into the cell block. Manny quickly searched for the pin on the ground, while the grenade was still in his mouth, hanging by a thread. He put it back in and breathed a sigh of relief.

Manny Urbanny: THAT was close.

Rufus Poochyfud: Not close enough. Fire.

Manny Urbanny: HUH?!

The guards riddled Manny Urbanny with bullets, leaving him dead in a puddle of blood.

Rufus Poochyfud: I spent years relying on cannibals and criminals to get this done, and it just wasn't working. Surely you understand Manny?

The Guards were motionless as Rufus turned to see his reflection in the glass...

Rufus Poochyfud: ...You could get it done. You could kill him. You should kill him. There is more than one key back into the Sanctum.

Rufus's face warped in the reflection, before returning to normal. He walked by the motionless guards and followed Mach into the Cell Block.

At the entrance to the Prison...

Mayor Strong: You will let me in NOW!

Gate Guard: Sir, we can't allow that. Trevor Mach has started a riot and-

Lady M's: BULLSHIT!

Mayor Strong: I'm going to have to agree with Tali Mach on this one. Trevor was framed, and put in here, because someone wanted him here. I'm getting him out of here NOW! Open the Gate, or it's YOUR ASS!

Gate Guard: ....Yes sir.

Lady M's: Thanks Strong. To be fair...I didn't vote for the other guy either. In fact, I just don't vote.

Mayor Strong: Keep me in mind come re-election time Tali. Let's move.

Mach had a bag filled with his possessions that he nabbed, and made his way into the basement area of the Prison. Levels and levels filled with dirty, leaking pipes, before he hit the very bottom, a cold floor, filled with the smell of death. He slowly crept down the hallway, when a hand grabbed him for a makeshift cell.

Trevor Mach: Whoa! Back up! You...you..you? Simon?

Simon S: Mach! He got you too! Dammit! He got you too!

Trevor Mach: Rufus?

Simon S: Not Rufus! Not Rufus! It's NOT RUFUS!

Trevor Mach: What are you doing here? You left because-

Simon S: I left, because I came to my senses, and realized what he was trying to make me do! Listen to me Mach! He's trying to open the gate! He was trying to trigger a Sanctum! He wants to keep it open! He wants....he wants it OUT!

Trevor Mach: Sanctum? But-

Simon S: We triggered one once! We had heard about what it could do! Any and all things being possible! We wanted that power! We awakened something! Something dark, and primordial. Something chaotic. It's where HE came from! That's the thing! That's the important thing no one knows! HE CAME FROM THERE!

Trevor Mach: Who? Hold on a second. I'll get you out of there.

Simon S: No! RUN! YOU HAVE TO RUN! HE'S-

Rufus Poochyfud: *whistling*

Simon S: RUN! HE'S COMING!

Mach thought about breaking out Simon, before taking off. Simon sat in his cell and hung his head down. Rufus slowly walked up to the cell.

Rufus Poochyfud: You told him?

Simon S: I told him.

Rufus Poochyfud: You think you would have learned by now. You can't stop it. You slowed it down. I will give you that. You slowed it down. I wanted you to see it. I wanted you to witness what I had in store, what I was going to use you to bring about. Instead? *sigh* Just die.

Rufus lifted his hand, and propelled Simon up into the ceiling, breaking his neck.

Rufus Poochyfud: You forgot where you came from Simon...but I know where you're going.

Mach hit a dead end, and pounded the wall with his fists, as he heard Rufus approach behind him.

Rufus Poochyfud: The Warden can't allow a prison break. Why are you running Mach? I thought you weren't afraid of me. You sure talked a big game when I sent you into the boiler room to die. You just wouldn't do it, so I had to make things interesting.

Trevor Mach: Never been afraid of you Rufus. Not one second of my life. What I want to know, is what the hell is pulling your strings, and why is it so familiar?

Rufus Poochyfud: It's familiar, because it's inevitable. Like a reaper chasing a dead man. Keep running, but it's going to get you. They say that stars that burn the brightest, have only enough light to live half as long. You've been burning your light a bit too bright for our liking, and it's time that you came to an end. You're the key we wanted to use, but ultimately, not the one we even need. Goodbye..."War Wolf".

Trevor Mach: You son of a-

Rufus held up his hand, and tried to force Mach back, but he planted his feet and tried to push back.

Rufus Poochyfud: You ever wonder why you used to be able to fight forces far greater than yourself? You ever wonder where that power came from? You ever wonder where it went? It's gone now...but the forces greater than yourself...have only gotten GREATER!

Rufus pushed forward, and flung Mach into the wall. The force bust open the wall, and launched Mach out into the night sky, as he plummeted down a cliff into the water below.

Rufus Poochyfud: He made me exert myself. Forgot that feeling. Wish to feel it again. Wish to feel it so much more.

Rufus turned around to see Mayor Strong, Lady M's, and Aly Smash...

Rufus Poochyfud: Mr. Mayor.

Mayor Strong: Just what in the hell do you think you're doing?!

Rufus Poochyfud: I have re-instituted the Death Penalty. Barbaric? Sure. But, it gets the job done.

Lady M's: Where the hell is Trevor?

Rufus Poochyfud: Where the HELL indeed? Haha...it was great seeing you in Celtland M's, really it was.

Mayor Strong: We have dead prisoners, confused guards, and you impersonating a Warden? You might want to rethink the Death Penalty idea, cause you're convincing me you bastard.

Rufus Poochyfud: I can see you're mad at me. I don't...really have the time for it I'm afraid. I'm sorry, but you'll have to clean up my mess. See you all again soon.

Rufus fell backwards out of the hole in the wall. As Strong, M's, and Smash looked out of the window, all they could see was formless darkness, carrying Rufus away before disappearing entirely.

Mayor Strong: What the hell is going on here?

Lady M's: ...Trevor.

2 Days Later...

A man in a tattered orange jumpsuit is speaking with a man at a junkyard in the Dusty Dunes Desert.

Junkyard Man: You sure you're alright son? You look like you've been through hell.

Trevor Mach: Yeah, that might be true. So, is $200 going to be enough?

Junkyard Man: You want that beat up old motorcycle? Well, it is old, but it still runs. Make it $300, and you can have it.

Trevor Mach: ...Alright.

Mach reached into his bag, and pulled out a soggy wad of cash. He gave the man the money.

Junkyard Man: Say...you look really familiar. Do I know you? What's your name?

Trevor Mach: ...If I knew, I'd tell you.

-

Ferry Lodge - Dusty Dunes Desert

Trevor Mach pulled up to the Ferry Lodge in the Dusty Dunes, an old inn overlooking a river that separates the Dunes from Anahauc. His motorcycle out of gas, he made his way into the inn. It was quiet, and not frequented much by the looks of it. Pictures of Arm Wrestling matches were posted all over the walls, a pastime for the truckers that passed through the area. Mach looked around, and drew the attention of a woman behind the counter, a blonde wearing flannel and jeans, with his hair pulled back, and sweat dripping from hard work.

?: ...Can I help you?

Trevor Mach: I'm looking for a place to stay.

?: Come on in. You ever Arm Wrestle?

Trevor Mach: ...I don't think so.

?: It's a big deal around here. As big as it could be I suppose. That picture you're looking at, of the big, burly, bald guy with the beard? His name is Blanko, and he's the champ around here. So...was that a bike I heard pull in?

Trevor Mach: Yeah. I just ran out of gas.

?: ...Tough luck huh? Where were you heading?

Trevor Mach: ...I don't know. Someplace quiet?

?: It's quiet here. That's for sure. Have you eaten?

Trevor Mach: Not in days.

?: And you're flat broke right?

Trevor Mach: Spent the last of my cash on the bike.

?: Right.

Trevor Mach: I just...I need a place to stay for a couple of days.

?: Sure...and I offer you work in exchange for a bed, and then you cut my throat, and steal what little money I have in the register right?

Trevor Mach: I could have done that already.

?: Alright, I'll take that chance. My name is Nora. What's yours?

Trevor Mach: ....I-

Nora: Mach? That's what it says on your shirt there.

Trevor Mach: I uh...yeah.

Nora: I mean that LOOKS like a jumpsuit from prison, but that can't be the case right?

Trevor Mach: ....

Nora: I'm kidding. That's the style in the city I bet. I never go. Too far out of my way.

Later, Nora poured Mach some coffee while he wolfed down a plate of eggs.

Nora: You WERE hungry?

Trevor Mach: Why are you letting me stay?

Nora: I don't know. Maybe I'm remembering 10 years ago, when I came here broke and hungry too. The owner, he took me in, and when he died I kept this place running. Maybe that...but more than likely, I have a lot of chores that need doing, and I'd rather have you do them. For instance, I have a lot of logs out back that need chopped. It gets cold here at night, very cold, and this place doesn't just LOOK rustic, if you catch my drift.

Trevor Mach: Yeah...I understand. So where is the wood?

Nora: You don't mess around do you?

Trevor Mach: I guess not.

Nora: It's out back. Follow me.

Nora lead Mach to a big pile of logs.

Nora: It's a mountain I know, but if you can get it done in a week, you get room and board.

Trevor Mach: Sounds fair.

Nora rounded the corner back into the inn, but peeked around the corner to see Mach remove his shirt. Hoping to see a little muscle, she was instead caught off guard by the scars.

Nora: Who is this guy?

Later that night, Trevor Mach tossed and turned in bed. He heard voices he couldn't remember, and images he couldn't recognize. A bright flash of red, and staring down an indescribable evil woke him in a cold sweat. He grabbed the bag he had been lugging around, hoping to remember something. He pulled out tattered clothes, a wrestling belt, a ring, and a busted flash drive. With little to go on, he was about ready to go back to sleep, when he heard a loud thud and cheering coming from the inn. Several men were smoking, drinking, and arm wrestling in the bar.

Onlooker: Damn man, Raul wins again.

Raul: Of course I do! I'm the best!

Onlooker #2: If you're so great, why don't you challenge Blanko.

Raul: Hey Mantell, if you want to talk so tough, why don't we see what you've got now huh?

Mantell: No...no way Raul...you're too strong for me.

Raul: Like I said. I'm the best! Hey Nora! Get me something to drink!

Nora: Coming right up.

Nora tried to pour a drink, but Raul grabbed her by the arm.

Raul: Ain't you got a kiss for the winner?

Nora: Don't be stupid. Let me go.

Raul: Take it easy chick. First haha, I want my kiss.

Nora: You can kiss this beer alright?

Raul: No actually, it's not alright, but I'll take the beer, and come back for the kiss later huh? Haha! No more takers tonight? Anyone? Anyone want a piece of me?

Nora caught Trevor come into the room out of the corner of her eye.

Raul: I don't blame you pussies. Nobody can beat m-

Trevor Mach bumped into Raul and kept on walking up to the bar to sit down.

Raul: Were are you manners punk?

Nora: You want a beer Mach?

Trevor Mach: ...Just a water. I don't think I drink.

Nora: You don't think?

Raul: Hey, I'm talking to you. Heh...maybe you didn't hear me. Show a little respect. Go on. Apologize. Tell everyone in here, that I'm the best. I want to hear you say it punk.

Trevor Mach: You make it hard to ignore you when you don't shut the hell up.

Raul's friends all got up out of their chairs, as Raul looked insulted.

Raul: What the hell did you say? Who the hell do you think you are?

Trevor Mach: No idea, but I know a piece of garbage when I see one.

Raul: Tough talk. Why don't you take a seat over there, and arm wrestle me, if you think you're so tough.

Nora: Raul stop it! Mach, don't listen to him. He's drunk.

Raul: I know what I'm doing? Do you....punk?

Nora: Mach...go get me some cases of beer from the cooler. Please?

Trevor Mach: ...Yeah....alright.

Raul: Ha! Hide behind the woman. Some tough guy you are.

Mach swallowed enormous anger, anger he was surprised to find he had inside of himself, and walked to the back to get the beer. He came back out to find Raul had carved "Pussy" into the bar where Mach had been sitting. Nora was out of the room, so Mach carved something into another part of the table, broke it off, and tossed it to him.

Raul: ..."You're on"? Heh....when?

Trevor Mach: Now.

Nora came back into the room to see the crowd of men surrounding a table. Mach and Raul had their fists wrapped together, and the match had begun. Raul was smiling as he slowly forced Mach's hand to one side. Mach, overcome with anger at Raul and his memory loss, used the hate as fuel to push his hand back up, and over the other side, slamming Raul's hand to the table. The cheering and jeering turned to silence, and Mach unwrapped his hand and grabbed the cash the men had been betting with.

Trevor Mach: Nora, this should cover a new table and-

Raul broke a beer bottle and tried to attack Mach. Mach grabbed his wrist and punched a couple times, before tossing him to the side. Another guy grabbed him from behind, but he elbowed him in the midsection and threw him over his back. Another guy tried to tackle him and held him in place while another goon punched him in the face. He brought the elbow down into the back of the guy holding him and flipped him to the side, before bringing the other man's head down to his knee. The knee strike gave him a flash of memory, just long enough for Raul to get back to his feet and break a pool cue over Mach's back. He tried to stab Mach with the broke cue, but Mach caught it with both hands, kicked him between the legs, head butted him, and knocked him back to the ground. The men scrambled to pick up Raul and exit the bar. Mach looked back to Nora.

Trevor Mach: ...Sorry about the mess.

-

Prime Time Challenge

Orange Kid: I just didn't want to be there! That's all I'm saying.

Apple Kid: Yeah, and I know exactly why. Oh hello everyone, I'm Apple Kid, this is Orange Kid, and you're watching Prime Time Challenge. The E1 Climax keeps on rolling. We're in Fourside, on location for this one. We WERE going to show off that new set but, with the recent Prison Riots in Saturn City, it just made more sense for ORANGE to come here. Isn't that right?

Orange Kid: I will NOT be ashamed for caring about my well being!

Apple Kid: Uh huh.

Orange Kid: IT'S LOGICAL!

Apple Kid: Uh huh. We have a big E1 Climax card coming up here in Fourside. It's the one that's going to really paint the picture, as Tack Angel and w00t will have their rematch. Tack Angel has been working hard to make this HIS E1 Climax and-

The screen cut to black.

w00t: And it's going to be all the more sweeter when I take it away from him. That's what I do. I'm in his head. I can take away a Kingdom, or I could take away the E1 Climax. I could take away so much more. Wrestling, it's such a primitive sport, run by people with primitive minds, for the neanderthals out there. It's barbaric. It's brutal. Surely, logic would dictate that you would do anything to excel in it right? Anything. So, I feel no remorse for what I've done, and what I'm going to do. I got a streak going against the "Star Prince", and I intend to keep it.

The screen cut back to the Apple and Orange Kid.

Orange Kid: So yeah, I don't know if it's a boil or what you kn-

Apple Kid: Yeah, we're back.

Orange Kid: ...Cut to the first match?

Apple Kid: Sure.

-

Singles: Amigo beat Kiva via Olympic Slam -> Pin

Apple Kid: Amigo, now a member of the Paradise Collection, has not been happy that he was overlooked in the E1 Climax consideration this year, but he's getting the matches he wants now. Highly athletic contest here, and a good showcase to let Kinniku Mike know what he's got coming to him. I believe that match has been signed, and made official for the E1 Climax Finals show now, which you can catch LIVE on Strike TV+

Orange Kid: Or you could do what I do, and watch it streamed on wootu-

Apple Kid: Don't tell anyone to do that! Besides, we get Strike TV+ for free!

Orange Kid: We do? Why didn't anyone tell me!

Apple Kid: Kiva going up top for the Kiva Dive! He's in the air, but Amigo caught him on his shoulders?! How did he just do that! The precision! OLYMPIC SLAM! 1-2-3! Another win for Amigo, and Sal Paradise is looking happy about that.

-

Orange Kid: Heh.

Apple Kid: What?

Orange Kid: I bet Sal Paradise is thrilled about that. I bet he's SOOOOO happy. He gets to collect the money, while Amigo, Tomo, and Maurice do all the hard work!

Apple Kid: I-

Orange Kid: He's such a loser. He was on top, and like so many others, the moment he lost that spot, he lost his mind, because he's weak. He's mentally weak. A mentally weak loser who-

Apple Kid: Introducing Sal Paradise.

Orange Kid: .....

Sal Paradise: .....

Orange Kid: Haha, you know I was just kidding right?

Sal Paradise: .....

Orange Kid: I'm just going to get some water. I'll be right back.

Apple Kid: *sigh* Sorry about that Sal. Thanks for coming by.

Sal Paradise: It's good to be here. It'll be better when it's over and I beat that Orange to a pulp. Orange....pulp...you get it right?

Apple Kid: Absolutely, and don't let me tell you that was a Dad joke or anything.

Sal Paradise: What?

Apple Kid: Nothing. Sal, you were the People's Choice, and then for a brief time the People's Voice with your talk show. What brought about this new phase of your career?

Sal Paradise: Well, I spent some time out of the ring to recover from some injuries. Wanted to get my head together, find out where I went off the rails. I was a major player in THE best season of The Ultimate EBW. That first season, critically acclaimed. I made a friend in Jamie OD, and we made history as the best tag team in this sport. Rode that momentum all the way to the World Championship. Truly, the best of times. The life of Paradise, as it were. Standing back, looking where I went wrong, has been enlightening. That title, if you hold it, it changes you, and if you're not ready for that change, it can corrupt, especially when you lose it. Any success in EBW can lead to that really. That's why, I decided to use my talent for talk, to do some good. I rounded up guys with a mountain of talent in the ring, but guys in need of an advocate, to get them where they need to be AND most importantly, keep them grounded in their success.

Apple Kid: I've been told every Paradise Collection win has been followed by big parties so far.

Sal Paradise: Keep them grounded....in a relative sense?

Apple Kid: I see....wait, actually I don't.

Sal Paradise: Wins and losses matter more than ever now. With this Fight Camp rule, and the establishment of rankings system behind the scenes.

Apple Kid: That's right, we heard rumors about that. Noah Jennings is trying to re-establish EBW, as the top sport, not just the top Wrestling promotion in Eagleland, and he's using these very sport like tactics to do so.

Sal Paradise: And it's going to matter, and these guys are going to need me negotiating for them, helping them get noticed, get those matches, get ranked, and win Championship gold.

Apple Kid: Well we certainly wish you luck. We have another Paradise Collection match coming up next.

Sal Paradise: You see that, and you'll see why we don't need luck, and why these guys should ALL be in the E1 this year. I think next year, it's going to be a different story.

Apple Kid: Depends on how long all these new rules last. Let's roll the footage!

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Singles: Maurice beat Fighter Daron via Head Kick x Spinning Back Fist -> Pin

Apple Kid: Holy cow, who remembers Fighter Daron! He's back too? I think the re-establishment of some talent, have everyone dying to come back. It's not like any of them are our of their prime. Mid 30's at worst. Daron was always a puncher, making this perfect for Maurice's skill set. The height and reach is making it difficult, but he's chopping away at the mid-section.

Sal Paradise: Yeah, but watch this. Watch how good Maurice is now.

Apple Kid: OUCH! A direct head kick! Following it up with a spinning back fist, and he's down! 1-2-3! Maurice with another win! That WAS impressive.

Sal Paradise: See? I told ya! Yeah!

-

Sal Paradise: So remember, you all need to keep your eyes out for Paradise Collection, if you want to see the best athletes. They bring, the steak, and you leave the sizzle to me alright?

Apple Kid: Well that's another episode down, so thank you and-

Orange Kid: Mr. Paradise, I'd just like to-

Sal Paradise: COME HERE ORANGE! WHERE'S THE JUICER!

Orange Kid: AAAAHHHH!!!

Apple Kid: ...See you next time.

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Club Saturn - Creative Room

Good News Gary: Enough! This is getting sick! Rains needs a push, and I want to see that happen, but NOOOOO! You're killing the ratings, and driving away the Saturns! Because they ALL! WANT! RAINS!

Rince Vusso: Bro, I hear ya bro, but I gotta say, I'm a little broken right now bro! Turns out people want good wrestling and interesting personalities bro! That's not my Mat Based Excitement bro. That's not it at all bro.

Brandy Roads: We could up our LGBTQHYOTUBMMBBQ Awareness.

Good News Gary: How is that going to up the ratings OR push Rains!?

Brandy Roads: What are ratings?

Zombie Shawn McMad: Guuuuh....gragghhhh.....

Good News Gary: That's a GREAT IDEA! Shawn! We need a SWORD REUNION!

Rince Vusso: No bro, we need to go bigger! AN #EVER REUNION!

Good News Gary: ...I don't think that's Good News...tm.

#EVER X: #EVER Reunion!

Tommy Dukes: This can't be happening. I'm surprised we've even made it to 10 shows, but-

Kole: BELIEVE IT! #EVER, the fastest growing, hottest, bestest Mat Based Excitement in the WORLD, is turning 10!

Tommy Dukes: ...Episodes.

Kole: And the Powers that Be decided it was time to celebrate all we've accomplished, with an #EVER Reunion! We're going to look back and back ourselves on the back too! Because we're great, you watch us, and you're going to love seeing the old stars come back.

Tommy Dukes: What old stars?

Kole: We've got Lobster Man!

Tommy Dukes: He's on the roster.

Kole: We've got a SWORD REUNION! THEY'RE COMING BACK TO TAKE ON THE SHARK PACK!

Tommy Dukes: ...Also on the roster.

Kole: We've got, the RETURN FROM FTW of DJX taking on the OWO in 6-Man ACTION!

Tommy Dukes: Alright, that's different....but why....why though? Why would you do that? Why would you ever do that?

Kole: Also, a reunion for the Indisputed Era. Yeah, remember them? Wow, what memories of the Indisputed Era tearing up #EVER, and creating moments. All those great moments. Moments and moments and moments.

Tommy Dukes: How about matche-

Kole: REEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Backstage

EBW Time Force were ever vigilant...

Jackson Kain: Zzzz....Zzz.....

Nosan: Wow, I can't believe we're having a Reunion of SWORD. Sorry I can't compete with you guys tonight.

Degrees: I'm sorrier....that you have to do that whole SWORD thing. We're time traveling, saving the world, and fighting evil with cool powers.

Nosan: Yeah....why AM I excited about the SWORD reunion?

Gemma: Guys, we have a problem.

Faris Angel: Is there a time disturbance?

Gemma: No, look over there. They're here.

A large metallic monster, who I would describe in detail, but you'll get to see him later, approached the Time Force, with Zenitts in tow.

?: Well well well, the EBW Time Force I've heard so much about. You go about time, blowing up Zenitts, and causing my employer a lot of trouble. You don't look like much to me.

Degrees: Who the hell are you?

?: Just call me Mad Bomber Jekkar, the man that blew up the Angel Express. Hahahaha!

Faris Angel: YOU DID THAT?! I WAS ON THAT TRAIN!

Jekkar: And you seem fine, so I guess it all worked out! AAHAHAHA!

Faris Angel: I still need to figure out who saved me.

Gemma: Jekkar, who come we've never heard of you before, or seen you?

Jekkar: A valid question I suppose. We come from the future, a future, where the Time Force fails, and I am free from the prison you put me in! You sentenced me to 120 years in the freezer, but my employer broke me out.

Degrees: A jail break in the future? That's relevant to this week.

Jekkar: Which is why I decided to make myself known. I'm the one pulling the strings with these Zenitt. I've been the one planting them with bombs and sending them through time. I've seen what you can do, and I'm ready to fight you myself. Tonight!

Jackson Kain: You're on....whoever you are. Sorry, I just woke up.

Jekkar: Three of you, against three of us. That's the deal. Decline, and I blow this whole place up.

Jackson Kain: I already said we would! Shut up, and we'll see you in the ring.

Jekkar: Ahahahaha!

Degrees: That was careless, just jumping into the match like that. It could be a trap.

Jackson Kain: That guy is an idiot, so I doubt it. Plus, it keeps him contained, and keeps us...uh...un-blown up.

Faris Angel: Tack would hate that guy.

Degrees: Perfect. You join us tonight. You don't mind do you Gemma?

Gemma: I'll be there for back up.

Nosan: Me too, cause this SWORD thing sounds worse and worse the more I think about it.

Degreee: Alright Time Force, this is where it escalates. Be ready, and let's do this!

Elsewhere Backstage

GR: BAH GAWD AND SASSAPHRAS IT'S GR! I'm back for the Reunion, and I'm here with who I'm told is the future. The future of BBQ Sauce? No, the future of Mat Based Excitement. Seethe Rolletty.

Seethe Rolletty: I'm fired up! I'm so fired up! Do you hear me telling you how fired up I am! It's not fair that other people do what we do, and try to take food off our tables! How dare they! They can't match up to me, the Mat Slayer, the Burn it Downer, the Tarp Thriller, the Curtain Riser, the Cross Fit Guy! I'm THE MAN'S BITCH! I'm going to show everyone that is the best Mat Based Excitement on the planet. All those tarps and curtains, are going to get the show of their life tonight! YEAH!

GR: ...Hurrr.

#EVER X: #EVER Reunion!
Club Saturn, Saturn City
Strike TV

1. SWORD Reunion: Johnny Starbound[o]/Shark #1/Shark #2 beat Rains/Nosan/Senor Box[x] via 450 Splash -> Pin

Tommy Dukes: This isn't a SWORD Reunion.

Kole: Yes it is! All three of the original members are in the ring, taking on the Shark Pack!

Tommy Dukes: Senor Box wasn't an original member.

Kole: I LOVE SWORD, and have their new SWORD Reunion T-Shirt, which will only be relevant for tonight, so I think I would know my SWORD Trivia!

Tommy Dukes: DANNY LEUNG!

Kole: Oh yes, the spry, young, up and comer. What about him?

Tommy Dukes: *sigh* Starbound crushes Senor Box with a 450 Splash to win. I guess if it's not the E1, he can win sometimes.

2. Singles: "New" Danny Leung beat Lobster Man via Yes Push -> Pin

Tommy Dukes: OH COME ON! Danny is in THIS MATCH! You could have at least put him in the SWORD Reunion if he was on the show!

Kole: You think the Ultra Rookie "New" Danny Leung should be in SWORD?! Interesting! The YES PUSH on Lobster Man! The pin! Danny Leung wins again! This kid is unstoppable. He's never lost a match yet!

Tommy Dukes: ....uuuuuuuuuuuuuuAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!



3. Mixed 6 Tag: Degrees[o]/Jackson Kain/Faris Angel beat Mad Bomber Jekkar/Zenitt #49/Zenitt #31[x] via Literal Exploder Suplex -> Explosion

Nerma: Tommy left. He's just...he just left. Guess I'll fill in again. Don't say a word Kole. A high action, special effects driven affair here. I can barely see the wires! Degrees hit the Exploder on a Zenitt and it EXPLODED! Jekkar and the other Zenitt are attempting to retreat! Kain with a Shadow Kick, blowing up the other Zenitt! Jekkar has left! EBW Time Force win! *sigh* They win every week. I guess if they lost, time would messed up, but still.

4. DJX vs. OWO: Ho Kogan/Unleaded/Zombie Scott Hall[o] beat Pappa H/BBK/Roadie[x] via Razor's Edge x Zombie Bite -> Pin x Zombification

Kole: Never have I seen such a spectacle! A cornucopia of MOMENTS! They-

Nerma: Can barely move! One is literally dead. He's hitting the Razor's Edge on Roadie and...well he's eating him, but that counts as a pin right?

Kole: The group are all embracing, because in reality, they are all friends and this was just a scripted segment to entertain you. You're excited, and you're clapping because you remember them, and they're doing the hand sign. I clapped! I clapped at remembering the hand sign! I clapped at the embrace! Wait, here comes the BEST EVER Seethe Rolletty!

Nerma: The group is locked in an embrace, and little Seethe Rolletty is trying to get in on it.

Seethe Rolletty: Guys! Let me in! Come on! I want to be cool too! Let me in! Let me in the hug! I'll do the hand sign! Endorse me! Come on!

5. 8-Man Tag: Flying Man[o]/Rem Lezar/DReAM/Seethe Rolletty beat Aidan Kohl/Fishy Bob/O'Really/Roderick Barely[x] via Chickenwing Neckbreaker -> Pin

Nerma: Who even are these guys? The Indisputed Era?

Kole: They are the team that really created moments during the life of #EVER.

Nerma: All 10 episodes? More like 1-2 right? Roderick Barely is fading out of existence! Is this actually happening?! He's like Ghost Dad. Flying Man hit the finish on what was left of him for the pin.

Kole: They're all shaking hands, just remembering all the moments and memories they have created for this capacity tarp crowd.

Nerma: And Seethe took a step and his Cross Fit destroyed knee just exploded. Perfect ending. Absolutely Perfect. How's that for a fucking moment.

Epilogue to the E1 Arc...

Ferry Lodge - Dusty Dunes Desert

Nora had just finished the new sign that she was going to hang up in front of her inn, which was already in the process of a revitalization, when the mail arrived.

Tracy Angel: Escargo Express! I've got something for you.

Nora: Oh thank you. Oh, it's a letter from Trevor Mach!

Tracy Angel: Hey, I know that guy.

Nora: Yeah? So do I. For a little while I did. "Dear Nora, I wanted to thank you again for all you did for me. I would have given you an e-mail, but you don't have a computer. This would've been hand written, but I'm told my hand writing is shit. So, this is the compromise. Sorry, I'm sure I was more polite when I forgot I was a jerk. I hope the renovations are going well. Tell Achak that I said hello, and that I'll visit you both the next time EBW comes around. Enclosed are tickets for you, him, and his Grandmother, though I bet she'd rather not come, so scalp it if you can. Until next time, Trevor Mach".

Achak: Wow, is that ticket for me?

Nora: Achak, when did you get here!

Achak: When you were reading. I was hoping Trevor Mach would let me come to one of his shows.

Nora: You knew who he was the whole time? You live further out than I do!

Achak: It's called satellite. What? You think we live in a hut or something?

Nora: Heh...you're right, I shouldn't assume. It just would have made things easier if you'd have mentioned that sooner.

Tracy Angel: I also have more for you, but I couldn't store it all in the truck. I got help.

Blanko: Greetings from the Champ!

Nora: Blanko!

Blanko: Where do you want all of this?

Nora: Huh?

The back of Blanko's semi was filled with new furniture, wrestling memorabilia, and soccer equipment for Achak.

Nora: Uh....everywhere I guess?

Achak: YEAH!

?

A man in a suit and shades took a blindfold off of Jeff Andonuts, and did the same to Mayor Strong. Another man in shades stood before them.

?: I'm sorry about that, but it's essential that we keep this location a secret, in case something else is watching.

Jeff Andonuts: You mean like the Lakitu?

?: We blindfolded it too.

Jeff Andonuts: They aren't easy to catch.

?: Do you know who I am?

Jeff Andonuts: I remember you Mr. Face, though most wouldn't.

Mr. Face: That's the idea. Wrestlers have helped us in the past, and for that we have certainly been grateful. When Mayor Strong took office, we remembered that, and made the decision to fill him in on who we are.

Jeff Andonuts: I'm impressed, though I was aware of your organization, I didn't know where you were stationed.

Mr. Face: We know about your organization as well, and where it USED to be. We helped you cover that up by the way.

Jeff Andonuts: I had no idea. Let me guess. "That's the idea".

Mr. Face: You've got it. So, Strong has filled me in on the situation. He said he remembered a feeling from long ago, and started putting the pieces together.

Jeff Andonuts: It sounded eerily familiar. My friend Ness once told me about it. Together, we came to a conclusion from there.

Mr. Face: Ness, is under surveillance right now, as you asked.

Jeff Andonuts: Thank you. I know he'd hate it if he found out, but Paula just had that baby, and I'd like it if they were left in peace.

Mr. Face: Well gentlemen, if you'll follow me, you can talk to him. He's certainly been more active lately.

The dark cooridor, lead into a much larger and bright metallic hallway, with sensors scanning their bodies, before heading into a room with a very protected and seal prison cell. A figure sat crouched in the corner, tracing patterns on the way. His long black hair, with grey streaks obscuring his face.

Mr. Face: There he is. This is actually more moving than we've been used to. Most of the time, he's just dormant.

Jeff Andonuts: We thought he was dead. I honestly thought it was finally over. For years, I thought about him after the fact. What we had to go through to stop him. Then, he came back. We vanquished him. Then, he found another way back. Onett was nearly wiped out. Different forms. Different faces. It was always him, and he brought calamity with him. I thought he died. I really did.

Mayor Strong: Keep it together Andonuts. You're not a little boy anymore. Toughen up, and let's deal with this like men.

Jeff Andonuts: *clears throat* Absolutely.  Hey...hey you in there. You might remember. I certainly remember you. We need to talk to you.

?: .....

Jeff Andonuts: I know you can hear me. We need information, and we need you to give it to us.

?: .....

Jeff Andonuts: I'm talking to you! Answer me please!

?: .....

Jeff Andonuts: I'M TALKING T-

?: Patience....is a virtue. That's what I've been told. I don't know what means. Not patience, but virtue. What is virtue. Who or what decides what is and what isn't. I know get it. I never will, because it makes no sense. It's not real. It's manufactured. Something little minds need to process their existence. Virtue, I don't get. Patience, now I know what that is. I have been very patient, hoping to see one of you again. I knew it would happen. You would find your way here.

The man stood up and turned around...

Orange Kid: What is it I can do for you Jeff Andonuts?




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Strike TV Wrestling Update

Tommy Dukes: Tommy Dukes here, the bummed man of Wrestling. Not bummed in the Euroland sense, but...you know you probably weren't even thinking that either. Now you are. This is my own fault. I'm DOWN because w00t won the E1 Climax, and claimed the Triple Crown World Championships. The "Smartest Man in Wrestling" played the long game to get there, but he nabbed two huge accolades in one fell swoop. It's impressive, but I'm not happy about it. I thought it was Tack's year! I'm still amazed that Swift still came out to help w00t after what happened in their match earlier in the show! No matter, that is behind us, and we look to the next big event, and more changes coming from Noah Jennings in his quest to make EBW more competitive.

Press Conference

Noah Jennings: Thank you all for coming. Do mind all the flashing please, I'm going to have a seizure. If that happens, put my wallet in my mouth so I don't swallow my tongue. Anyways, the Fight Camp idea has already paid off I'd say, as we had a nice Camp vs. Camp series on our last big event in Onett. We also intend to take a much closer look at who has wins and losses, and keep that in mind when booking. Sometimes, demanding won't be enough. You have to show results. I'm adding new stipulations to EBW matches starting right now. It's always been overlooked purposely in EBW, but I'm making it clear now, that straight up closed fist strikes are legal in matches, so long as you wearing padded MMA or Boxing gloves. Also, we're going to institute a TKO system, for Wrestlers that are still kicking out, but don't have the strength to get up themselves. Also, Fight Camps will be allowed to throw the towel in for their representatives. Truth be told, I was a fan of the MMA inspired years of EBW. Can you tell? I wanted to ask Mach about some of his Maelstrom ideas from back in the day, but he...uh...had Mav Valetine steal my car to drive him home. Good news is, it was returned to me, with only one light out, and a couple hub caps missing. I call that a win. I'm also mulling over the return of Weight Classes to keep things fair, but I'll wait for feedback on that first. Finally, we're bringing in some faces to shore up the under card, work their way up, find a Fight Camp, and inject some fresh matches into EBW. Well...freshER, cause some of these guys you might remember! Some might...others won't. The man beside me in the red and yellow headband, tassels, and tights is Dangerous Dan, who will now go by "Dangerous D", as he doesn't want to be confused with Bashin Dan.

Dangerous D: Plus, I got a new catch phrase. Whether you tap or nap, you're going to know that you've been given the D!

Noah Jennings: I'd uh....I'd work on that! Next, is a training partner of D, and an EBW and Xcite alum. You might have seen his tryout, and he's back to prove himself.  The man beside D, with the short black hair, and yellow MMA trunks, Fighter Daron!

Fighter Daron: You don't know who I am? You don't remember me? That's fine. I'll fight the good fight and remind you. I've spent a few years in MMA, and I have a record of 4-2-1. The 4 wins, were consecutive, so I obviously picked it up and ran with it. I don't have a catchphrase like "D" over there, and I WANT to compete in Singles action, but if we DO tag, I guess you could call us "D&D"? I-

Noah Jennings: We might get sued for that, so let's not. Finally, we have a new face here, who made his name in the Edo Kickboxing and MMA scene, before trying his hand at Wrestling. He wants to expand his brand world wide, so he's joining us, and we're lucky to have him. The man beside me now, with the long hair, shades, and spiffy white dress shirt, opened up just enough to give the ladies a show. It's the "Edo Yensation" KAITO!

KAITO: You hear that? It sounds like money. Yes, I AM the "Edo Yensation", soon to be a world wide phenom, and I'm going to take EBW by storm. You keep that money coming, and you're going to get the best action you've ever seen. That guy over there? Fighter Daron? He's 4-2-1? Impressive? How old are you? 29? Heh. I'm 25, and you want to know my record? I mean you already should know it, but you want me to tell you? 10 matches with 10 victories. I'm undefeated in MMA. In Kickboxing? 3 matches with 3 victories. I haven't been beaten yet.

Fighter Daron: Don't disrespect me. You been fighting the level of talent I have, or have you been taking on bums in the street?

KAITO: Ha! There is some fire....I guess. Alright "Fighter" Daron. Let's have you prove yourself. I'm ready if you are. Let's fight on Xcite. Hell, I don't care if it opens the show, just remember to pay me.

Fighter Daron: You're on, but if money is what you're looking for prepare to be disappointed. The winner's purse is going to me.

KAITO: Keep the purse, I just want the cash.

Saturn City Hotel Lobby

w00t was surrounded by the press and EBW: Dark fans as he got out of a limo to the hotel. Decked out in his new title belts, he was all smiles as he made his way into the lobby. Suddenly, Swift pushed his way through and knocked the belts off of w00t with a harsh shove. Hotlanta got in between them, with Generator actually taking Swift's side.

w00t: Whoa! Whoa! Back off! Take a deep breath Swift! It was just business! Nothing personal!

Swift: Nothing personal?! Fucking me over in the match was one thing, but what the hell happened AFTER IT! I have to hear from outside sources that I helped you! I hugged you?! I DON'T HUG!

w00t: I was worried about that myself. Look Swift, you're one of the absolute best. It's the four of us, and the rest of EBW: Dark above everyone else. You know that. You're going to get a shot at this title as long as we hold it! I'm more concerned about your head. You don't remember any of that? Maybe all of these wars has lead to head trauma.

Swift: ...Are you fucking with me right now?!

w00t: No! Seriously Swift, we need to get a scan.

Generator: ...I'm not wanting to agree with him, but maybe he's right. You've been going head first into a LOT of POUNCES.

Swift: .....

Hotlanta: Yeah, so why don't you calm down, and go get some help.

Swift: ...This isn't over w00t. You screwed me, and I don't let that go.

w00t: The belt is with us Swift. Look, all three titles, they are with US, not just me. That should count for something.

Swift: ...It's the only reason you're not dead.

Generator: Come on Swift, I'll drive you there.

w00t: Whew. That was close. Thank you for the help Hot.

Hotlanta: Do I like to lose? No. Do I like to play second banana? No. Do I want to squash your beef for you? Hell no. But, I DO actually believe in what we're doing, so I'll play my part, but I'm not a bit player w00t. You have that title, and we're happy about that, but we're also expecting our shots sooner or later.

w00t: ...Wouldn't have it any other way. Competition keeps us on top. Keeps us sharp. Keeps us watching our backs. I might have to accelerate my plans.

Ness's House

Paula was outside, hanging up clothes to dry. She and Ness had moved into his old house, and renovated it since the days of TUE, the Onett incident, and Tess moving to Saturn City. Paula looked up into the sun, and basked in the warmth. She looked down to see her new young son, sleeping peacefully in the shaded basked next to her. She went to reach for the next article of clothing, only to reach over and feel a hand, handing it to her. She turned to see....

Paula: YOU!

Rufus Poochyfud: Did I startle you? I apologize. It wasn't my intention. The home is looking lovely. Is this your new son? What is his name?

Paula: It's Will. You really don't know how to do small talk do you? It's like, you're just kind of going through the motions.

Rufus Poochyfud: I don't have it all down to a science yet, but if I have my way, there would be no need.

Paula: I'm so confused. What are you talking about? What are you even doing here?

Rufus Poochyfud: I came to talk to your husband. Is he here? I'm not here today to cause harm. You have my word.

Paula: He's inside. I'm going to hold you to what you said.

Rufus Poochyfud: Thank you.

Rufus walked away, the hollowness of his words sending a chill of unease down Paula's neck. Rufus was about to open the door, when Ness opened it for him.

Rufus Poochyfud: You must've known I was here. Yes, the gifts, they fade with age for most, but not you right. Just as sharp as ever. May I come in?

Minutes later, Rufus Poochyfud was sitting at a table. Ness grabbed his bat and sat across from him, staring silently.

Rufus Poochyfud: They say people can interpret what you're saying without you saying it. They just have to look at your face, and they can tell. That's impressive. Is that why we don't see much of you in the ring anymore? You sacrificed that to sharpen your mental abilities? Admirable if true.

Ness: .....

Rufus Poochyfud: ...You want to know why I'm here? I mean, it's the most obvious question. You have bad blood with the Poochyfuds after all. It should please you to know, that the Rufus Poochyfud you knew is dead. His quest for power...ended him, but he's still here in part. We kind of...merged...I guess you would say. Still, whatever WE are, it's not the same person you remember. So back to why I'm here. I wanted to see you. See what you had become. See what you were made of. I wanted to learn from past mistakes first, and try to do things differently, without your involvement. To my disappointment, it didn't work out. Humanity, whatever it is, or whatever it thinks it is, can be...chaotic. Now, chaos is where I thrive, and that's the ironic part, because I need precision for what I want to do. I want to know what you know about the "Sanctum" as it's called.

Ness: .....

Rufus Poochyfud: Are you in the dark? Allow me to elaborate. The world you see is solid and constant. It exists as it is. The building blocks, the chaos that created the order, exists...almost..."behind" this reality. In some cases, the "Sanctum" has opened to a select few who had the gift for it. They found what they needed on the other side, and came back all the better. But, it's not that simple. You don't simply trespass in another realm without getting the attention of those that dwell within it. Chaos found sentience, the moment we found you. I am proof of that. I am what Rufus Poochyfud brought back with him, when he forced open the gates of the "Sanctum" when it wasn't structured to suit a need. When it was raw, pure chaos.

Ness: .....

Rufus Poochyfud: Well, I'll telling you all of this for a reason. Many have the gift, but none, have ever pulled it off...the way you did. After all, that's where HE came from.

Ness: ......

Rufus Poochyfud: You were a small child, barely home from the hospital, brimming with potential. You had the gift. The gift of PSI, which allowed you to move things....and open things. A dark night brought about a thunderstorm, and in your intense fear, you ripped open reality, and what you open, peered back at you. It understood sentience, it BECAME something. What is that saying? I think therefore I am? It took years for Giygas to become the feared tyrant. He escaped from the "Sanctum" and explored this reality, left this world, and entered into space. He came back to return the favor of his existence years later, but subjugating this world. He was thwarted...and then he was thwarted again. Another Giygas came from another world, inhabiting that world's Orange Kid, to try yet again. He failed, but we saw, we felt, and we learned. He was our anchor...a small glimpse into this reality. You might thing that other Giygas was a completely different being, but in all honestly, he was another piece of the form that escaped. We don't see this reality the way you do. Time and dimensions mean very little. So, that leads us to now. I am here, a much more..."complete" version of what Giygas TRIED to become by inhabiting a mortal host, and I just wanted to tell you that, take off the mask, tell you the truth, and say....Thank You. Because all that's happened, and all that's GOING to happen, could not have come to pass, if it were not for you. WE thank you.

Ness was shaking with anger, as he used his PSI ability to bring his bat to his hand. He was about to swing, when he suddenly felt a tight grip around his neck.

Rufus Poochyfud: I wouldn't do that Ness. I want a reaction from you. I DO want something more from you. But, it's not this. Not now at least.

Suddenly, Rufus turned as the door swung open behind him. Paula slowly walked in, eyes glowing, with fire in one hand, and ice in the other.

Paula: I told you I was going to hold you to what you said. Let him go NOW!

Rufus Poochyfud: Ha! You still have the gift too? Remarkable. I don't think WE've ever seen two children keep the gift. I wonder what that means for your son?

Paula: LEAVE NOW!

Rufus Poochyfud: Happy to.

Rufus let go of Ness and walked by Paula.

Rufus Poochyfud: Like I said before. I mean you no harm....today. I'd get that laundry in Paula. I believe a storm is coming.

Paula: ....Ness, are you alright?

Ness: .....

-

Sanctum Sanction

Chapter 1 - Trevor Mach

It was a normal day at EBW HQ, and by that, I mean several lakitu were flying around, following the antics of the various EBW wrestlers. Trevor Mach entered the building with Mav Valentine.

Mav Valentine: Uh....what do you want me to do?

Trevor Mach: Park the car, and keep pumping change in the meter. It's not hard! You can even turn the A/C on.

Mav Valentine: Why am I doing this again?

Trevor Mach: You want to learn to be a bad ass, and you don't want me wrapping a chair around your face again.

Mav Valentine: Oh yeah...I'll uh...I'll get right on it.

Trevor Mach: Heh. Still can't believe that's working.

Security Guard Biggs: Sir, can I see your-

Trevor Mach: You know who I am Biggs! Damn, I hired you once upon a time remember? Of course you don't. Somehow I ended up with the photographic memory. Here is my pass *flips the bird* now get out of my way. Gonna talk to Jennings, Andonuts, the Board, or whoever is up there right now.

Mach moved by Biggs and entered the elevator, that also had Wedge in it. When they exited on the top floor...

Trevor Mach: I think you guys should've kept the Red Shirts myself, but whatever. Here is my pass *flips the bird*. I had one for you two. Here have two. Just don't follow me.

Trevor Mach made his way to Jennings office, thought about knocking, decided against it, and burst right in.

Trevor Mach: Jennings, we need to tal-huh. Hey guys.

Mach found himself in a room with Tack Angel, Paula, Jeff Andonuts, Mayor Strong, Lady M's, Aly Smash, and Noah Jennings.

Noah Jennings: Hey Mach, glad you stopped by. They're about to confuse me with a lot of stuff.

Trevor Mach: What's...uh...going on here?

Lady M's: You don't know?

Aly Smash: We left you a note on the fridge.

Trevor Mach: I don't read if I can help it. You know that. I was coming here for my own thing. So I'll ask again. What's going on?

Jeff Andonuts: Poochyfud.

Trevor Mach: ...Oh yeah? Well don't let me stop you.

Jeff Andonuts: He's made his move, and now we're all in trouble. I don't mean just us in this room. I mean EVERYONE.

Trevor Mach: Uh...

Paula: Trevor, he took Ness! He took our son Will!

Trevor Mach: Shit. That son of a bitch!

Jeff Andonuts: We know why, but let's confirm how we got here. Poochyfud came back, but he wasn't himself, and he made it clear he wasn't. Mind control. We've all seen the red eyes I'm sure.

Mayor Strong: The same force that drove me mad all those years ago in 199X. I felt it again not too long ago, and I nearly killed M's and Smash.

Lady M's: I wouldn't go that far. You flipped a table, and I kicked your ass.

Aly Smash: Not the important part here. This happened after M's and I went to Celtland to try and clear your name Trevor.

Trevor Mach: Thank you for that by the way.

Lady M's: That bastard came for me there. He wanted to kill me. He didn't want you out. He wanted us at peak levels of stress.

Tack Angel: He was doing it to me too. We know from a source now, that w00t was in contact with him. w00t's not a part of this, but Poochyfud assisted him, to try and force a reaction from me.

Lady M's: Stressing me out, stressing you out, and stressing Tack out. We figured out what we all had in common.

Jeff Andonuts: The Sanctum.

Trevor Mach: *sigh* Here we go with that again. I've heard the stories about what it is, but what does that have to do with Poochyfud abducting Ness and Will. What about the red eyes. Who is this asshole? Who is he really?

Jeff Andonuts: We don't have a name for him, but we know someone who might. Problem is, I tried talking to him, and he only wants to talk to you. If you'll come with us, a man named Mr. Face will-

Trevor Mach: I know that guy. We're getting the blind fold treatment right? Fine, let's get this over with.

The group left the room except for Tack, who stayed back for a moment, and approached another man in the shadows.

Tack Angel: Thank you for the intel. I appreciate it.

Swift: This wasn't a fucking olive branch Tack. This was doing what needed to be done. That fucker got in my head, and I don't ever want that to happen again. You deal with this shit.

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Mr. Face and his men removed the blindfold from Lady M's, Trevor Mach, Paula, and Jeff Andonuts.

Mr. Face: Mr. Mach, it's been a long time.

Trevor Mach: You had me and Tack help kill Antonio Stuart, and I'm sure that might always be a sore sport between my best friend and his wife, so I don't know if it was long enough.

Mr. Face: ...That's fair. I've had to get my hands dirty with many things I would prefer I didn't have to do. However, let's put that aside for now. We need your help here. Rufus Poochyfud is being inhabited by some dark force, that has taken Ness and his newborn son Will.

Trevor Mach: That's why I'm here. Let's get them back. I kind of owe that guy a lot.

Mr. Face: Good. I'm glad we're on the same page. The man in this room, he may be able to help us, but he wanted to talk to you directly.

Trevor Mach: I'm a popular guy, but an autograph might cost him. Lead the way.

Mach and the others were lead through a scanner, and the bright white walls, into the room with the single cell. A man stood up with his back to Trevor. The long, ratty hair covered his face again.

Trevor Mach: Alright, I'm not sure how legal any of THIS is, but who am I to judge? Alright bro, what do you want with-

"Orange Kid": You. I haven't heard your annoying voice for 10 years! I haven't seen your arrogant face. In a way I missed you. The game, it was fun, if I'm using my words correctly. Fun is something you want to do again right? Destroying your life? Pushing you to the edge? That was fun.

Trevor Mach: You...

The being inhabiting an alternate Orange Kid turned around, and immediately, Trevor lunged at the cage, trying to get to him.

Trevor Mach: NO! NOOO! NO! SON OF A BITCH NO! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD! YOU KEPT HIM ALIVE?!

"Orange Kid": Alive and well for the last 10 years. It's the smartest thing they have done so far, as death would have freed me to inhabit someone else. Alas, it's been too long. This is my form now. The human form...of the perfect being. Ironic when you look at it don't you th-

Trevor Mach: Giygas, you fucker! I can't...I can't...I-

Lady M's: Trevor, it's going to be alright. He's been rotting in here. That's worse than death. He said it himself.

Giygas: My beloved demon. HER....I missed you.

Lady M's: ...Don't you ever call me that again. That was a long time ago, and I'm beyo-

Giygas: Oh, I know all about it. The Sanctum right? You killed HER? Maybe you just thought you did. Maybe you buried something that wasn't dead. MAYBE I could snap my fingers, and you'd kill everyone in this room, freeing me and allowing me to continue the mission. OR...maybe I'm just making things up. I've had A LOT of time to figure out things like jokes. It's all useless, but it passes the time. Once, I was a formless being, that took shape. Now, I'm using human words to make you question if you can trust Lady M's.

Trevor Mach: That's enough of your bullshit. I was told you wanted to talk to me?

Giygas: I did. You're looking for Rufus Poochyfud, or at least, that's the name he uses. He's like me. I can feel him. Since he entered this reality, I've felt him, but something is different now. He's given up on trying to push you, and HER, and Tack. He failed to get what he wanted. He went to source, the most powerful of the "keys" that will open the Sanctum. He wants to open it forever, and let the reality of order collide with the reality of chaos. What I am, what I really am, will consume this. All of this. It will consume everything. I want to tell you where he is.

Trevor Mach: Why?

Giygas: In my time in this reality, I learned that I was fond of certain concepts. The destruction and subjugation. Being worshipped like a GOD. It'll disappear if HE wins.

Trevor Mach: You want to save us, to later destroy us? That's idiotic. I mean, I'm going to let you, but you're trapped in here. If we win, you're STILL TRAPPED IN HERE!

Giygas: I've learned what it means to "wait it out". Believe me, you'll be long gone, and your son Justice will have grand children of his own, and I might still be here, waiting for the opportunity. It WILL happen. Starmen will return to this world. I will drive it's denizens mad. They will destroy at my will, and this reality will bend to me, and not them. Not them. Never them. This is mine. I've learned what possession means. I will possess everything.

Trevor Mach: ...Alright, so he's lost it.

Jeff Andonuts: We think he's been cut off from the collective will of this "force" for too long. It's driven him mad.

Trevor Mach: Driven him mad? Jeff, you were THERE. Was he ever NOT mad?

Jeff Andonuts: That's...uh...a good point.

Trevor Mach: Alright, you got me here, and you wanted to talk to me to tell me where I can find this fucker. What do you get out of it.

Giygas: The best gift. You know now that you failed. You didn't kill me. The "Malice Rider" died for nothing, you've been lied to for a decade.

Trevor Mach: ...I'm fine with that.

Outside of that room...

Trevor Mach: SON OF A BITCH!

Trevor punched Mr. Face and knocked him down.

Trevor Mach: That's for all that bullshit in there!

Mr. Face: You said you were fine with it!

Trevor Mach: I LIED! Obviously! Do you know me?!

Jeff Andonuts: Did you get what we needed though?

Trevor Mach: Yeah...yeah I got it. Poochyfud is heading down Highway 7 towards Summers.

Lady M's: That's my turf. We need to go.

Trevor Mach: Absolutely. Jeff, you coming?

Jeff Andonuts: Yeah, just let me grab a few things from my lab. We might need them.

Mr. Face: We can handle this. We'll send support teams to-

Trevor Mach: No, we'll handle this, and then when it's over, I'm going to deal with that prick in the cell. This is MY hunt! You guys stay the fuck out of it!

Chapter 2 - Faris Angel

Neo Crystal Fourside

Faris Angel heard Tack Angel return to the Crystal Kingdom they called home. She was waiting for him for a specific purpose, as she believed he might be getting too close to the truth about her recent exploits.

Faris Angel: Welcome home Tack!

Tack Angel: There is my Pirate Queen! You're a sight for sore eyes. Where is everyone else?

Faris Angel: They all decided to go and have a fun day out and about.

Tack Angel: But not you?

Faris Angel: Well, I just missed you so much, I wanted someone to be here when you got home.

Tack Angel: That's sweet. Thank you. I did want to see a bright, smiling face when I got home. Problem is, I can't stay very long. I have a job to do, and it's very important.

Faris Angel: Oh my. What's uh...what's going on?

Tack Angel: Just something Jeff Andonuts needs taken care of. Nothing to worry about.

Faris Angel: Andonuts?

Faris remembered the scene that caused her paranoia to begin with. A conversation between Degrees, Jackson Kain, and Jeff Andonuts reguarding a "return", and what they needed to hide from the other members of the Time Force.

Faris Angel: Can I go with you?

Tack Angel: You want to go with me? It might be too dangerous for-

Faris Angel: Remember who I am Mr. Angel. More than capable of handling things myself.

Tack Angel: ...Heh...you're right. I'm sorry, I'm just worried about what I have to do.

Faris Angel: What DO you have to do.

Tack Angel: Tie up something I got invovled with about 10 years ago.

Time Force HQ

Degrees and Jackson Kain were talking while putting together cool looking science tubes to attach to the wall...for science stuff.

Jackson Kain: It's not like I was wanting the cocaine, but I was rooming with this guy that just kind of left it around. I made some French Toast one time, and thought it was something else. It was very bad time. Actually, at first it was a good time, a very productive day, then....it wasn't.

Degrees: Huh...hey what's french?

Jackson Kain: Uh....good question? I-

Faris Angel: Hey! What are you doing!?

Degrees: Hey Faris, we're putting up science tubes.

Jackson Kain: Boy, does she look mad at you.

Degrees: Uh oh.

Faris Angel: Yeah uh oh! Why didn't you tell me about this Giygas guy!?

Degrees: Huh?

Faris Angel: Don't play coy with me! Tack told me he was doing something for Jeff Andonuts, and I KNOW you two have been consulting him, and NOT telling the rest of us! I thought we were partners!

Degrees: We are! We are! It's not like that. We weren't keeping this Giygas stuff from you. Honestly, I thought Tack would've told you.

Faris Angel: I-yeah why didn't he ever mention this before?

Jackson Kain: Guy has long term memory issues I think. I kicked him too hard in the head once, and he freaked out that he wasn't 8-bit. I didn't know what he meant by that.

Degrees: We discuss things with Andonuts related to OUR mission. As far as we know, they aren't related.

Faris Angel: Oh...I made a big assumption.

Degrees: Happens to the best of us.

Faris Angel: I'm still mad that you're keeping things from us! We trust you not to!

Degrees: I apologize. Andonuts was an original. He's one of us. He helped develop the technology to track time activity.

Jackson Kain: By help, he means practically did the whole thing with Apple Kid.

Degrees: This isn't my scientific field, I'm making due with what I can!

Faris Angel: *sigh* I'm so confused.

Degrees: Listen, don't be confused, I can help explain everything. I got a call from Jeff before you got here. Tack is going to help a hunt down an entity from another dimension, who is posing as Rufus Poochyfud, and has abducted Ness and his son Will. Make sense?

Faris Angel: No...no not at all.

Jackson Kain: We could show her.

Degrees: Huh?

Jackson Kain: We have time machines. We can travel back to 2009, and show her what happened. She could see Tack's part in all of this and THEN it might help put her mind at ease.

Degrees: OR! OR! OR! It could create a paradox! We only travel through time when we need to, so we can keep the timeline in check and-

Jackson Kain: You and I both know the timeline is an absolute MESS! What harm could it really cause?

Degrees: ...Honestly, I have no idea. I hate to say it, but you're right. We COULD show her. I think we should get the rest of the team together, and do this all at once.

Later, the team was assembled, geared up, and ready to go.

Degees: Alright, so let me recap, this is for Faris, so that she can see what her husband is currently dealing with.

Gemma: We know that. We just talked about that. Who was that for? Why aren't we just HELPING Tack Angel with-

Jackson Kain: Too many questions!

Degrees: Thank you. The way time works, we'll be back the moment we left, so if we want to help with the problem, we'll still have the "TIME" to do so. Consider this recon. Alright everyone. Activate the Time Shifters!

Onett - 2009

EBW Time Force were standing on a cliff overlooking the wooded, podunk city of Onett. Smoke was billowing from the trees and buildings, as people were being evacuated to nearby Twoson.

Nosan: What a mess. I'm not cleaning that up. I mean....unless you need me to.

Gemma: This is the Onett "Incident" isn't it?

Degrees: That's right. The one buried and covered up. Blamed on EBW, but people aren't made privy as to what actually happened. EBW wrestlers SAVED Onett, and the world quite frankly. I mean stuff like that, is why the Time Force exists in the first place. For some reason, wrestlers are really good at saving the world. Go figure. This was caused by an entity named Giygas, whom Ness defeated in the year 199X. He came back, inhabiting different bodies, taking different forms, before his was finally defeated once and for all. HOWEVER, a Giygas from an alternate timeline became aware of his failures in OUR time line, as the entity was connected, and he came here in the body of the Orange Kid of the alternate time line, to do what he did to his timeline. You following?

Faris Angel: I've dealt with complicated stuff before myself. I'd tell you to ask my friend Bartz, but that would be complicated in of itself. So yeah, I'm following along. I want to know what Tack's part in this is?

Degrees: You'll find that...right...down....there.

Degrees pointed to a fight happening near Giant Step.

Degress: He's over there. Swift, Tack, Dave Larmore, Generator, and Fuel creating a pile of Starman bodies.

Faris Angel: Oh, that's kind of gruesome!

Degrees: It gets worse.

Fuel: BURN BABY BURN!

Faris Angel: OH! Lighting them on fire?! So Tack was here, fighting with everyone when this happened. That's pretty great I think, saving all those lives. But, I'm confused as to why this Giygas spent so long trying to provoke him.

Degrees: Now THAT is where things get interesting Faris, because even he doesn't remember that.

Jackson Kain: Cause of his short term memory loss.

Degrees: Not quite. Follow me.

The 5 lurked around in the shadows, watching events unfold as they should, trying not to change a thing. They reached a point near the sight of the famous Onett metorite landing.

Degrees: Watch this, that's the entity that once threatened the whole planet. All of time and space really.

Faris Angel: Black hair does not suit Orange Kid. It should be Orange. Doesn't make sense otherwise.

Degrees: Just watch.

Gemma: ...She's right though.

Trevor Mach, Hotlanta, and Ness were facing off with Giygas, as he levitated off the ground.

Giygas: HOW DARE YOU GET IN MY WAY! I'M TIRED OF THIS GAME! I WILL TAKE YOU OUT, AND ALL OF ONETT OUT ONCE AND FOR ALL!

Ness: This is not good! He's flying up to fire off a huge attack! If that thing hits, we're ALL doomed.

Faris Angel: Oh wow, I didn't know Ness used to talk.

Jackson Kain: Out of character right?

Trevor Mach: Then we need to fire back! My psychic power is fading!

Faris Angel: Psychic power?

Degrees: Yeah, Tack had them too. It was all part of this Polestar Project, financed by Capcom. It's this WHOLE OTHER THING. I wouldn't worry about that right now.

Ness: Maybe it lasted long enough for this moment! We have to use what we have left to stop Giygas!

Hotlanta: Yeah, hopefully he'll STAY dead this time!

Gemma: Hey look, Hotlanta wasn't always an ASSHOLE!

Hotlanta: Huh? Did you hear that?

Degrees: SHHH!

The team watched on as Malice Rider appeared to assist Trevor Mach in the last push on Giygas.

Degrees: And THAT is Malice Rider. As it turns out, we're the only time line where Trevor Mach didn't lose his mind and turn evil...completely evil. Uh...we're lucky he's just a dick.

Faris Angel: He's dead?

Degrees: He is, but as it turns out, the being they tried to kill survived.

Faris Angel: I just saw him enveloped in light. It looks like he disintegrated!

Degrees: It looks like. No one was watching at that moment, as Trevor cradled M's and watched his other self die. That's a bit of a distraction, but look over there. See that object falling near Giant Step? Let's follow it.

Tack Angel was washing his hands in a stream, still trying to shake off the battle that just took place.

Tack Angel: Yikes. I wasn't expecting the fire. I am exhausted, but-

Tack heard rustling in the trees, and followed the sound.

Tack Angel: What is that over there? YOU!

Tack saw Giygas, trying to limp away.

Giygas: They'll pay. They'll all pay. I'll kill them all!

Tack Angel: No you won't! Stop right there!

Giygas: You insignificant little insect. Even like this, I can squash y-

Tack ran up to Giygas and kicked him in the side of the head. Knocking him out. At the same time, Giygas had touch Tack on the forehead, rendering him unconcious as well.

Faris Angel: TACK NO!

Jackson Kain: Hey chill out little lady. He's obviously going to be alright.

Faris Angel: He never told anyone about this.

Degrees: He doesn't remember. The touch from Giygas saw to that. It was survival instinct. Making people forget about him, so he can be elusive. Now, here they come.

Several black vehicles pulled up, with men with guns and hazmat suits rushing in.

Mr. Face: There he is. That's the being that caused all of this. Get him into custody now!

Hazmat Security: Sir, what about the other man?

Mr. Face: ...Place him more comfortably against that tree, and leave him be. We'll observe, but I don't believe the entity was able to switch bodies.

Faris Angel: Is that what he was TRYING to do?

Degrees: Seems that way. He failed, but in that moment, he learned that Tack would be a perfect conduit to the Sanctum. Now, Giygas still exists in present day, under custody of this organization run by Mr. Face. He wanted no part in opening the Sanctum, because he gained individuality from the time Ness first defeated him, and the time he began possessing other beings. However-

Nosan: You've been saying that a lot.

Degrees: What Giygas saw....IT saw too. When Rufus Poochyfud opened the Sanctum, he brought IT to our world, with a mission, to day what Giygas wouldn't. Open the Sanctum and keep it open forever.

Gemma: Great history lesson, but we're not alone.

Degrees: Huh?

Jackson Kain: Shit, here they come.

The Starmen in their black cloaks ran at the Time Force. One nearly attacked Faris, but Jackson Kain hit the Shadow Kick, knocking him away, and causing an explosion. Degrees suplexed one and it broke as well. Faris WRIST CLUTCHED a Starman and blew it up as well.

Gemma: So much for not interfering in the timeline.

Nosan: Oh no, we've got more company.

Mr. Face: Who are you people? Are you with EBW?

Degrees: We'll...uh...we'll go with that yeah.

Mr. Face: Somehow I doubt that conviction. Are you with the entity?

Degrees: Absolutely not.

Mr. Face: Well then, we'll just pretend we didn't meet. That seems to be how you want to play this right?

Degrees: That would be perfect.

Mr. Face: I know all about secrecy.

Mr. Face walked away. Degrees breathed a sigh a relief for a moment, before seeing Faris Angel approach the unconcious Tack Angel.

Degrees: Dear God. Uh...Faris?! What are you doing?

Faris Angel: I just wanted to see him. Make sure he's alright. I know. I know time shows that he's going to be fine, but you see someone you love in peril, and yo-

Tack Angel: H-huh? Where am I? Who are you?

Faris Angel: Shhh. I'm someone that loves you.

Tack Angel: Oh...oh good.

Faris kissed Tack on the forehead as he passed out again.

Degrees: Alright, that's enough meddling with time. We need to return to the present and-

Faris Angel: Help Tack!

Jackson Kain: Right!

Nosan: I'm ready.

Gemma: Let's do this.

Chapter 3 - Lady M's

The clattering of the van engine woke up Lady M's from a nap. They had just gotten the old "A-Team" replica van up and running, but barely at that.

Lady M's: I'm not guessing we're going to get a smooth ride are we?

Trevor Mach: Doing my best Tali. We really let this can go didn't we? It could be worse though.

Lady M's: How's that?

Trevor Mach: I could let Tack drive.

Tack Angel: HEY!

Trevor Mach: It's true.

Tack Angel: Still...cheap shot.

Paula: Something else troubling you?

Lady M's: Bad memories. What about you? Why aren't you freaking out right now?

Paula: I have to keep calm. I have to breathe. I have to hope that we can stop Rufus Poochyfud's plans.

Lady M's: You'll have to teach me that, though I doubt that shit would stick.

Paula: No, not for a warrior like you. However, they say the strongest warriors are patience and time.

Tack Angel: I'm always saying that more or less.

Trevor Mach: And you're always full of shit when you say it!

Tack Angel: HEY!

Paula: Just try and rest Tali. I'll wake you when we're close.

Lady M's shut her eyes again, and quickly nodded off. It was there that the visions returned. More nightmares. A dark and stormy hillside, with long grass harshly whipping along with the wind. She looked across and saw someone walking closer everytime the lightning struck.

Lady M's: Who are you? What do you want?

Giygas: You don't recognize them?

Lady M's: YOU! How did you-

Giygas: I'm in your head now M's. Sure, I was lying about being able to reactivate you with a snap, but what I could do, was escape...in a manner, to see through your eyes. I was digging around in your mind, and you'll never guess who I found buried deep down. I believe she wants to have a word with you.

Lady M's: .....

HER: You tried to kill me. You tried to get rid of the only part of yourself that means anything.

Lady M's: I tried to kill the cancer inside. You're garbage, and I don't need you. I never have.

HER: If that were true, I wouldn't exist. You need me, and more than that, you need me to take over. This life you're living now. Is it really the one you wanted? Why can't you admit, that when I was destroying Onett, it was so much fun, that you stopped fighting me.

Lady M's: ...I never stopped fighting you. If anything, I could've shown you how to do it better. They rebuilt it. If I had done it, they wouldn't have had the chance.

HER: ...Your demons never let go Tali. You will never be rid of me. All your bravado, I know what it really is. I know you, because I AM YOU!

Lady M's: YOU'RE-

Giygas: This can wait. Wake up Tali, you've arrived.

Lady M's: Huh?

Paula was shaking M's, and she finally came to, they were parked sideways in the middle of the highway, causing vehicles to back up on both sides. They were out in the desert, across from a gas station positioned below a high cliff side, with the cliff extending over the highway above them.

Lady M's: Where are we?

Paula: We caught up with Rufus. Come on!

Lady M's: Right.

Trevor Mach and Tack Angel were already staring down Rufus Poochyfud.

Rufus Poochyfud: How unexpected. The "Bad Dudes" huh? How did you find me?

Trevor Mach: Not important! You tell us where Ness and Will are, and then, it's open fucking season. We try to kill you, and you try to kill us. You know how it goes.

Rufus Poochyfud: Absolutely I do. However, I can't let you have them. I need to speed up my plans. They need to happen now. The cat and mouse has been amusing, but I am discarding you. I have work to attend to so-

Tack Angel: Your work, isn't going to happen. We're going to see to that. Tell us where they are.

Rufus Poochyfud: I have nothing to gain from it. What, are you going to provide me with mercy? Are you going to give me a nice prison cell....right next to Giygas? That's right, I know where he is. I always have. I don't intend on sharing his fate. WE wish to rejoin, and bring our home here, and we will.

Trevor Mach: Over my dead body!

Rufus Poochyfud: That's the idea.




Trevor and Tack rushed Rufus, with Rufus brushing his hand to the side, and throwing Tack into the side of a car.

Tack Angel: OOF!

Trevor Mach: You alright?

Tack Angel: I hope that dent comes out. Sorry guys, I'll exchange insureance later.

Trevor got into Rufus's face and fired off a few punches, but Rufus grabbed him by the throat and tossed him up at the overhanging canopy. As he fell, Rufus took one step forward and Trevor hit the ground behind him.

Trevor Mach: Shit.

Rufus Poochyfud: Yeah.

Trevor Mach: TACK WATCH OUT!

Tack tried a high kick, but Giygas caught his leg and tossed back at the car he dented before.

Tack Angel: Crud! I'm SO sorry! He's doing it really! It'll buff out I hope!

A police officer arrived with hs gun drawn.

Officer: FREEZE!

Rufus Poochyfud: In this heat? Not likely.

He forced the officer back with a push, his gun flying into the air. Mach grabbed it and pistol whipped Rufus in the face, giving him enough time to take him to the road and punch away. Rufus lifted him off with ease and pushed him back, dodging gun shots from Mach as he flew back.

Rufus Poochyfud: I was fond of those shades you just broke. It's too bright here. When I'm done, that won't be a problem. Now, are you done?

Trevor Mach: Just warming up. Tali, come get some of this.

Lady M's: Fuck it, let's go.

Paula: Right.

Paula's hands erupted in fire and ice and she launched them at Rufus, nicking a knee and taking him down to it. M's rushed fast and swung around for a big elbow. Rufus stopped her, only for Mach to knee him in the back of the head, losing his grip on M's enough for her to land the blow. He forced them all back, but then Tack landed his high kick, and lifted Giygas, CLUTCHING THAT WRIST, for an Angel Driver that left an impact crater in the road.

Tack Angel: WHOA!

Trevor Mach: Don't sleep on that wrist clutch.

Rufus shot back up and lifted his hands above his head. A darkness rose above him like a supersonic wave, and forced the unstable rock canopy to come down hard.

Paula: EVERYONE LOOK OUT!

The falling rocks created a large cloud of dust, which Paula made disperse with her psychic energy.

Trevor Mach: Where did he go?

Lady M's: That son of a bitch is up there!

M's point upward, as Rufus had used the rocks like a ramp to climb to the top of the cliffs.

Lady M's: Hope you're ready to climb. Let's go!

Tack Angel: Can I stretch first? Ah, the heck with it!

M's was the first one to catch up with Rufus, letting the elbows fly, but he ducked all of them.

Rufus Poochyfud: Far too easy to-

*BANG!*

Trevor Mach: Dodge them now asshole!

Trevor had used the gun to shoot Rufus in the side. He looked down to see the blood, but then M's battered him with elbows.

Lady M's: TELL US WHERE THEY ARE! This is going to get a whole lot worse.

Rufus Poochyfud: Worse? I thought we were playing? I feel.....GOOOOOD. Want to get serious?

Rufus's face began to melt and distort as he held his hand forward. An other worldly sound was emitted from his mouth as dark vibrations brought the four to their knees.

Rufus Poochyfud: I guess I have no reason to hold back any longer. This body has nearly worn out its uses anyways. Time to di-

A large explosion engulfed Rufus Poochyfud where he stood. The four were free again, and looked up in the sky to see Jeff Andonuts hurtling down in his Sky Runner.

Jeff Andonuts: MOVE!

Trevor Mach: Holy shit!

Everyone scattered, as the Sky Runner crashed right onto Poochyfud. Andonuts slowly descended with a parachute.

Jeff Andonuts: I told you guys to wait for me. I had to hit the lab.

Trevor Mach: Ha! What was that? Another Bottle Rocket.

Jeff Andonuts: I'd call it the MOTHER of Bottle Rockets.

Tack Angel: A blast from the past, nearly getting taken out by the Sky Runner. All these explosions are freaking me out.

Lady M's: Yeah, but it looks like that's wrapped u-

A dark binding flew out of the fire and wrapped around M's neck.

Lady M's: AAAH!

A charred Rufus limped out of the fire.

Rufus Poochyfud: I will require more help. After all, SHE made it possible to get Ness and Will where I need them.

Lady M's fought with all of her might to break the wrapping around her neck, and fight off the influence.

Lady M's: Not sure what you're talking about, but if you expected HER to help you, you're shit out of lu-

Paula suddenly knocked out M's with a rock to the back of the head. Trevor, Tack, and Jeff were blocked from helping with an invisible wall.

Rufus Poochyfud: More than one way to skin a cat. You think you're special M's. You have something dark inside of you, but you're not the only one. Tapping into the power of Paula, getting her to bend to me will, was not easy. She's a loving wife and mother, but those are all pointless, worthless concepts when you get down to the primordial darkness within. All I needed was time, and I got there. Paula, I believe you came with a mode of transportation. Let us go.

The group had to watch powerlessly, as Paula lifted Rufus into the van, blowing a hole open in the rock barrier in the highway, before driving away.

Lady M's: Did that bitch just hit me in the head with a rock!?

Trevor Mach: Oh good you're alright!

Jeff Andonuts: I did not see that coming. Life long friends, and I couldn't tell she was under his influence? I should've visited more.

Tack Angel: We have a big problem. We're stranded, and he's still going.

Trevor Mach: *sniff*....Asshole took my van. *sniff*