Omega Effect II

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

Segment: I’ll Be Back (Credit: XS3)

Ah, one loss isn’t that bad. Everyone loses once a while… unless your last name ends in Satoshi that is… Nonetheless, the defeat does not dampen the confidence of one superstar.

We have come back from the previous segment to see Kevin Anderson, ACW’s local interviewer, standing in front of the camera with a mic in hand and a nicely pressed suit.

Kevin: “My guest at the current moment is none other than ‘The Destined Demolisher’ XS3.”

Two figures now make their appearance in front of the camera. The first one is XS3, wearing his jeans worn earlier in the match, a sleeveless black shirt and a bandana tied in his hair. The second is Christine, wearing the same thing she wore when she watched the rain pour to the ground with XS3. The Destined Demolisher looks at the camera with a look not of joy or of frustration. His face tells the audience that he chooses to remain quiet for the time being.

Kevin: “X, as we know, you came up short in a number one contenders match early in the show. How do you feel about the loss?”

XS3 turns to the camera with the mic up to his mouth. He turns back to Kevin and motions for the microphone which he gets. Kevin then makes his way out of the picture and we are left with XS3 to speak to the fans.

XS3: “I admit, I lost. But it was worth it. Competing on ACW’s grandest stage. If I could, I’d rewind time and do it all over again. But that was then and this is now. I’m proud to say that I’m not crushed about the loss because I know there will be more opportunities down the road if I ever do choose to take them.”

The fans cheer because they know XS3 would jump on those opportunities as fast as anyone with a dream could.

XS3: “This is a message to whoever’s going to win the World title match tonight. This is a message to the rest of the people in the locker room. And this is a message to all the fans in the crowd or at home watching. When the smoke clears and when all is said and done, I’ll be back. I’ll be back on the road to proving myself to the higher ups. The world title will go around my waist one day and I guaran-damn-tee it will be soon. Mark my words.”

Another pop for the Canadian superstar. Their allegiance lies with XS3 as he finishes up his promo.

XS3: “So with that, I’m going to go home and get some rest… And when I return, ACW better be prepared to get its foundation rocked like there’s no tomorrow. Destiny awaits me.”

Christine then approaches XS3 and leans in, planting a passionate kiss on his lips. They release and smile to the camera before taking their bags and leaving to be at the one place they’ve been waiting to be: home.

End segment.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

OOC Note: The following segment contains tasteful, but detailed, descriptions of a sexual nature. If you’re not comfortable with this subject matter, please move on to the next segment down.

Segment: For Lack of a Better Title...HLA (Credit: Sarin / Yoko)

The air is thick, humid, sweaty. Their hearts flutter, their skins shudder together as they join. Though tonight is nothing out of the ordinary, there is that unexplainable feeling of difference, that feeling that tonight is special, magical in a way. It is Omega Effect, however the size and grandeur isn't necessarily the reason for the specialness. Sarin and Yoko just battled and beat their first major crisis as a couple. Flower Power: 1, Homophobes and Umeko: 0.

Sarin: Not the front, Yoko, untie it in the back!

Yoko grins shyly, fumbling over the clasp of Sarin's bra as an inexperienced lover would, before finally succeeding in her task. Their kissing resumes once more, a steady crescendo of passion which seems to climb to new peaks each passing second. Sarin wastes no time in shredding Yoko's school girl shirt to ribbons, fully cognizant of Yoko's plentiful shirt collection. Their bodies, slick with sweat and burning from the adrenaline of combat, mesh together; they become so tightly intertwined it's impossible to tell where Sarin begins and Yoko ends. Sarin gasps as Yoko's hand travels down her very private area, receiving the touch she’s been craving. Suddenly she hisses, unused to Yoko's sloppy technique, though too wild and heated to care much.

Sarin: YoKAGH--!

Yoko’s magical fingers are doing things Sarin is VERY unused to. Good things, but unexpected things. Yoko silences her heated cries with sweet kisses, pinning her back to the couch, moaning as Sarin's legs wrap tightly around her waist, nearly thrown off her with the force of Sarin's bucking. Sarin tosses her head back as Yoko fingers away, only enticing Yoko's tongue to slip down to her ample chest as they rock together in perfect rhythm, hearts beating with nature's sex. Sarin's eyes clench, and her body twitches uncontrollably. Yoko watches in awe as she brings her lover to a massive climax, though Sarin is far from finished. She pushes Yoko off her, rolls into her lap, moves down between Yoko’s legs, and begins to reciprocate the pleasure, lapping her tongue like a dog dying of thirst. It's Yoko's turn to pant and hiss, and she does so with gusto. Fueled on by Yoko's passionate shouts of pleasure, Sarin redoubles her efforts, eager and happy to please and serve. Yoko's legs wrap tight around Sarin's neck, her hands pressing into the back of Sarin’s head, almost painfully, pulling her even deeper inside, needing her, needing her tongue, needing her love.

Yoko: Sarin! Yes!

Sarin's hands roam Yoko's body like sentient pets, she feels so completely covered, so completely loved by Sarin, she nearly explodes then and there. Panting harder now, Yoko maneuvers around the couch, slipping under Sarin's legs, matching her passion with frantic jabs of her own. Though exhausted and dripping with sweat from the match and recent activities, the pair continue, moving as one, rubbing tightly up against each other as they equally work their tongues simultaneously to induce as much pleasure as possible to the other lover. Sarin, though reaching the brink once already, feels a familiar tingling sensation stirring again, and Yoko is unable to hold out much longer. Their speed increases, as do their thrusts and their embraces. Yoko rolls on top of Sarin, pinning her down to claim her lips in their most passionate kiss ever. With one final grind, they simultaneously gasp, faces stretched in utter ecstasy as a torrent of pleasure washes over them. Yoko collapses once more on top of Sarin, kissing her gently now, licking away a single tear falling from Sarin's eye.

Sarin: Yoka...Yoko...

Yoko: Ye...yes?

They look into each other's eyes, and a spark of electricity seems to fly by, almost igniting another round of passion. But both are too tired, and the comfort of laying in each other's arms, safe and protected, beats the sacred thrill of physical union. Sarin responds, voice hoarse, in a barely audible whisper.

Sarin: ...I love you...

At that moment, Yoko knows everything is okay. Everything is all right. Everything will be just fine.

She loves her. And better yet...

Yoko: I love you, too.

End Segment.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

Match 10: Unsanctioned Street Fight
Hunter vs. Dan White (Credit: Hunter/Dan)

The lights dim just as the cameras switch back to show the ACW arena. Philip enters the ring and the fans erupt into cheers, fully aware that they are in for a treat.

Philip: Ladies and gentlemen, this next match is scheduled for one fall, and it is an Unsanctioned Street Fight!

The fans cheer enthusiastically, cutting off Philip’s words and forcing him to stop for a moment.

Philip: The competitors have no limits in this match, and are both solely responsible for any inflicted harm on themselves or those around them. The only way to win will be to pin or submit your opponent in any location they desire. So, introducing first, from Rochester, NY, he is the leader of the Senatorial Stable…

The fans boo, but that doesn’t stop Philip from finishing his announcement.

Philip: …HUNTER!

The lights die out instantly, and then the Alphatron flashes on to show a shot of Hunter standing alongside Cage, just as the beats of “Won’t Back Down” by Fuel start up. And they then launch full out as the Alphatron shows more clips from the days of Hunter & Cage, and the chorus starts.

I
Won’t back down
I will not bow!
I’ve come to bring you hell!
And I
Can’t forget
Things you did!
I’ve come to bring you hell!

And then just like that, the song stops, and in its place comes “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC. Then the Alphatron shows clips from Hunter’s early singles career, from Ragnarok 2005 to Omega Effect 2005.

I was caught…
In the middle of a railroad track! (Thunder!)
I looked 'round…
And I knew there was no turnin' back! (Thunder!)
My mind raced…
And I thought, "What could I do?" (Thunder!)
And I knew…
There was no help, no help from you! (Thunder!)

Sound of the drums…
Beatin' in my heart!
The thunder of guns, yeah…
Tore me apart!

You've been...Thunderstruck!

And then this song stops. The first picture is of Hunter standing on the top of the stage at the first Omega Effect one year ago. And then “Painkiller” by Judas Priest begins to play, and the remainder of Hunter’s excursions in 2005 start to show, in positively awesome clip show form.

Faster than a bullet,
Terrifying scream,
Enraged and full of anger,
He’s half man and half machine!

Rides the metal monster,
Breathing smoke and fire,
Closing in with vengeance soaring high!

He is the Painkiller!
This is the Painkiller!

The last shot is of Hunter holding the ACW World Championship, mere seconds after defeating the Macho Man RDK for it. And just like that, “Painkiller” transitions into Dark Tranquillity’s “Ex Nihilo.” Clips of Hunter defending the World Title and clips of him wrestling in the Asylum accompany this. Some unruly and impatient fans await the lyrics…but unfortunately forget that it is an instrumental. Just as we see a clip of Hunter walking out of the Asylum, Symphony X’s “The Divine Wings of Tragedy – Part II – In the Room of Thrones” begins to play, and for a brief amount of time, it continues in all its instrumental glory…until there is a shot of Hunter coming out at Fallen Heroes 2006.

Watch me…
Fading…
I'm losing…
All my instincts…
Falling into darkness…

Tear down these walls for me,
Stop me from going under!
You are the only one who knows
I'm holding back!

It's not too late for me,
To keep from sinking further!
I'm…trying to find my way out,
Tear down these walls for me NOW!

And just like that, the music stops, and the ever familiar and popular sound of a scratching record hits the fan’s ears. They know that what will follow is Hunter’s new theme song, and given his notoriety for complicated and little known theme songs, the fans expect an interesting treat.

But they have no idea what they’re in for…

A dark violin starts to play just as a single red light appears from the ceiling and shines down on the top of the Alphatron. From the top of the Alphatron, likely from an elevator at its base, a dark figure slowly starts to rise. When he gets to the very top of the Alphatron, the fans can see that it is Andrew Hunter himself, standing with his head hung and his hands crossed at the base of his body. And then the violin notes become faster…and the powerful scream of a clearly disturbed man flies through the speakers, along with furious drumbeats and forceful power chords. And directly to this scream, Hunter opens his mouth and raises his arms high, just as the red light bursts and covers the entire top of the Alphatron, and a few of the fans recognize the music as being Dimmu Borgir’s “Hybrid Stigmata – The Apostasy.”

The apparition of two faces in disgust,
Invisible but yet so clear,
Reflections seen by a fugitive,
Trying to escape the looking glass!
Blood runs from open wounds of false flesh!
The one in front of the mirror exceeds the image,
Eager to leave further but chained still!

Hunter looks down at the fans fiercely as the above is sung (or by technical terms, harshly whispered). He raises his right arm high and a long black cord with a small box at its end floats down into his hand. He presses the button and smiles as the song continues.

To crumble into such nothingness,
A despairing fate, for your lies!
To pretend is the lunatic's legacy,
Privileged to bolt the nails of heresy!

A large platform appears from the ceiling, and Hunter lets go of the remote and jumps onto the platform as it slowly begins to move from the Alphatron closer to the ring.

Born lifeless into a world of coma,
As the chronic sufferer trapped in paradise lost,
Missing insinuations of what life was meant to be!

Angels and demons, a march man's bewildering hosts!

The platform finally makes its way above the center of the ring as the fans look up in awe. The lights near the Alphatron fade, and then dark red lights fly from below and encompass the platform and Hunter.

The charlatans and deceivers walk the line in prejudice!
The narrow slits the veins in search for the crown!
Profound impatience makes the blind struggle in stupidity!
The paradox of the daily prayer, diffidence is Confiteor!
Phenomena of ironies, cast the litany aside,
How intelligible, blessed be the forgetful!

Most expect the platform to begin to lower itself, but those are the people who expect Hunter to do something simple. Instead, a rope appears from the top of the platform and Hunter grabs it firmly. He slides it behind his black trenchcoat and fiddles around with it as another line is heard.

Angels and demons, a march man’s bewildering hosts!

When the rope is secured, he takes off his sunglasses and throws them into the crowd, chuckling silently as the fans fight a tad violently for possession of said glasses as security tries to break them up. And just like that, he looks forward and becomes serious once more.

Holding the banner high, unrestrained,
Slowly abandoning the surface in contempt,
Still in costumes to please the ways of living,
Witnessing the details of defilement, intoxicating!

Just then, the platform breaks away and flies off to the side and eventually finds its way back to the ceiling. The fans are shocked, worried that perhaps this was unscripted, and that Hunter will now plummet to his death. But he does not. Instead, he crosses his arms and remains floating in the air. From simple shock, the fans have forgotten that he is hanging from a cord, a cord that is just dark enough to barely be seen due to a combination of light and blindness.

Make sure to be pleased with the ways of your death!
For in days of reckoning and when the twilight torn is ticking,
Elysium is halfway and as an answer to the plea,
You're destined to yield fragments of Hell in return!

During this slow, and almost “angelic” moment in the song, Hunter slowly begins to descend to the ring, not once moving or blinking, being lowered from the heavens to the hellish ring below. Just as his feet hit the bottom, the chorus repeats itself.

The charlatans and deceivers walk the line in prejudice!
The narrow slits the veins in search for the crown!
Profound impatience makes the blind struggle in stupidity!
The paradox of the daily prayer, diffidence is Confiteor!

He unhooks the cord and does not watch as it quickly returns back to the ceiling. He slides out of the harness and throws it off to the side in a matter of moments, and then goes to one of the turnbuckles and poses.

Angels and demons, a march man’s bewildering hosts!

He then jumps down from the turnbuckle and goes to the other three while the song plays on.

Leave unnoticed with the perfect conscience,
With the strength of the spiritual eye!
Spirits of the token unchained and free,
Recover from the philanthropic macabre frenzy!

After posing in the final corner, he walks to the center of the ring and stands there, returning to the position that he held when his overwrought and complicated entrance started.

The pale dove grins, black at heart ready to flee!

The wide red lights disappear, and instead a single red light shoots down from the ceiling and covers him once more.

Demon to some…

And slowly he looks up, holding a frightening glance as he slowly raises his arms, and the light expands, until finally disappearing all together and leaving him standing alone in the center of the ring with his arms raised.

…angel to others…

And it’s over, just as Philip reenters the ring, slightly startled from the unnaturally dark entrance that Hunter decided to take.

Philip: And, the second member of this match. From the Welsh city of Cardiff, he hails at two hundred and twenty five pounds. He is the Welsh Dragon, Dan White!

The lights start to fade, and what remains is a dusky red and green glow that slowly sways around the arena. Hunter watches from the ring, smirking as he awaits his opponent. The Welsh flag, the mighty dragon is shown in its full glory in a stunning titantron video, as fire-breathing noises can be made. These sounds gradually get louder, and it gets to a point where large controlled flame guns shoot out shots of burning embers. Hunter refuses to look intimidated, but deep down he knows that Dan White has something up his sleeve, something that will make Omega Effect what it truly means to the fans here in ACW. But there remains no entrance from Dan, or no music. Hunter awaits, as suddenly the video on the titantron shows what appears to be rushed and blurred camera shots of what appears to be a church. Suddenly, a chorus from St David’s Choir can be heard and a spotlight shines down on a section near the entrance ramp. It’s the Choir in persons, and the words of the Welsh National Anthem echo throughout the arena. For the record, it’s in English.

The land of my fathers, the land of my choice,
The land in which poets and minstrels rejoice;
The land whose stern warriors were true to the core,
While bleeding for freedom of yore.
Wales! Wales! favorite land of Wales!
While sea her wall, may naught befall
To mar the old language of Wales.

The music ends, but there is still no sign of ‘the Welsh Dragon’ Dan White. Hunter smirks as the lights come back on, and is tempted to grab a microphone. He stretches out towards Philip, about to take the microphone when from an obscure darkened part of the arena, a drum heavily beats and a guitar begins to play. The lights soon turn on, and it’s none other than Dragonforce, the critically acclaimed British metal rock band. Their music is turned up louder, and almost deafens the arena as the rest of the lights darken, and they burst into the main song.

On a cold dark winter night
Hidden by the stormy light
A battle rages for the right
For what will become

In the valley of the damned
A warrior with sword in hand
Travels fast across the land
For freedom he rise

And the sign from the master on high
He screams a loud and across hear the cry
For the kingdom of fire and ice
And the power to be alive

Four strong ride on carry on through the war
Four strong carry on living for ever more

On the wings of death
By the hands of doom
By the darkest light
From the darkest moon

Crossing silent seas
Over mountains high
All will stand as one tonight

On the black wind forever
We ride on together
Destroying your evil with freedom my guide
When the master will call us
He stands high before us
Our hearts filled with splendour
Our swords will shine over the light

Suddenly, a red spotlight appears on the top of the Alphatron ramp/stage area, and there’s a mixture of cheers and jeers from the fans as the ‘Welsh Dragon’ Dan White might finally make his entrance.

In the valley of the damned
Days breaks with golden strand
Over pastures green it glows
To where night returns

Dan White then appears with his back to the ring, holding the Welsh flag high above the back of his head. His head is bent down slightly, and those last minute butterflies in the belly start to return as the song continues.

On the shadows faces appear
Warriors wearing full metal gear
Join together one and all
Before the glorious light

Rise up gather around come and hear what is said
Use your senses open your mind don't you ever forget

Dan then turns around, smirking as the fans cheer again. He drops the Welsh flag, and as it hits the floor what looks light it might be over a hundred pyros set off as he walks down the ramp. He struts down to the ring, waiting at the bottom of the ramp as he stares at Hunter, as red and green lights flash around the arena.

On the wings of life
By the hands of hope
By the brightest light
From the brightest sun
Crossing silent seas
Over mountains high
To the valley of the damned!

Dan turns towards the band, and bows to the lyrically-poor but highly-skillful cult band as he turns around. He looks towards the ring, smirking at Hunter from a distance, as he throws his arms up.

On the black wind forever
We ride on together
Dan runs down to the ring and slides into the ring, as Hunter impatiently waits in the corner for him to finish his entrance.

Destroying your evil with freedom my guide

Dan jumps onto a turnbuckle, posing for the fans before turning and jumping off.

When the master will call us
He stands high before us

Dan jumps onto the opposite turnbuckle, before quickly turning and jumping off.

Our hearts filled with splendour
Our swords will shine over the light

The lights finally turn on, and the fans are going ballistic as the song closes and Dan and Hunter finally come face-to-face. They are only two inches away from each other, and the blood, sweat and intensity that has been exchanged in this feud can be felt by both parties, as well as the 75,000 in the arena tonight in the biggest showcase in wrestling history. Dan and Hunter slowly move away from each other, but do not break that eye contact as they walk away to their corners. Suddenly a ‘Dan White!’ chant breaks out, but it’s cancelled out by a ‘Hunter!’ chant. But suddenly a ‘Welsh Dragon!’ chant breaks through, and then the ‘Hunter!’ chants break out again. But the chants slowly die down, as Philip slowly leaves the ring, and this Unsanctioned No Interference No Holds Barred No Mercy Grudge Street Fight will finally get underway.

Bell Rings.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

There is a certain tension in the air as Dan and Hunter stand at opposite turnbuckles, looking at each other with deathly stares. Both men have been to Hell and back over the past few weeks, and it has been directly because of the other. So it’s only fitting that they’re going to Hell once more, also because of the other. Hunter takes a few steps forward, and as does Dan. They meet in the center of the ring and stand a few inches apart as the fans look on despairingly. The tension is so thick that Dan and Hunter can no longer hear the cheers of the fans. All they see, hear, and feel is their hatred for the man a few inches before them. If they could, they’d simply stab each other, or shoot each other with a multitude of weapons. But despite their complete and utter hatred, and their indifference to it as well, they still have some sort of respect towards the rules of engagement. And looking deep into each other’s eyes, they can tell that the other concurs on that. Why kill when you can wrestle? And why wait? No one knows the answer to the last question…and that is because they do not wait, and instead they strike.

And they strike hard.

The connection of fist to face is nothing new for either man, even when they hear and feel the unmistakable sounds and pains of breaking bones. They both turn their cheeks away and instead try for a different approach, with Hunter attacking Dan using his elbow. He crashes it into Dan’s sternum and jumps off his knee, flipping over rather nonchalantly and pulling him over him with an interesting variation on Scott Hall’s Razor’s Edge. Dan simply rolls back and kips up, then bounces off the ropes and flies into Hunter with a swift lariat. Both men kip up at the same amount and strike with their legs, connecting their ankles together. From this position, both men spin away and attempt to kick with their other leg, but these legs hit each other as well. They spin away once more, and now their plans of action are different. Dan spins around for another kick, but Hunter ducks it and connects with a punch to Dan’s lower leg. Dan stumbles back, then jumps over Hunter, handsprings off the ground, and connects with a back hurracanrana.

Hunter pulls himself up and jumps onto the middle turnbuckle nearby, then flies at Dan with a spinning heel kick. Dan ducks, but Hunter is able to land on his feet and go for another heel kick, though this time off the ground. It connects forcefully, but does not stop Dan whatsoever, and instead he rolls behind Hunter, springs up, and delivers a powerful Pele-style kick to the back of Hunter’s head. All in the arena, including the referee, expect a pin, but Dan simply smirks and shakes his head. He does not intend to end this match as quickly as possible, and so he runs up the ropes, leaps off the top one, and connects with a fierce and powerful corkscrew moonsault. Hunter flies onto his feet whilst clutching his gut, and spins around only to see Dan charging at him. Hunter ducks Dan’s potentially powerful forearm blast, and instead goes for an attack of his own by spinning around and connecting with a Roaring Elbow.

Hunter trips Dan by kicking his ankles, and Dan awkwardly falls down to the mat. Hunter pays no attention to this, and instead simply grabs the back of Dan’s legs and flips over onto his back, locking in the Land Lock. He pulls forcefully and Dan screams in pain as the referee approaches and looks Dan over. Before the referee can even speak, Dan yells, “Fuck no!” The referee backs up, and Dan is able to move his legs apart and spring into Hunter, forcing him to break the hold. Hunter gets up at the same moment that his enemy does, and to this he answers with a swift Déjà Vu knee to the side of Dan’s head. They both get to their feet once more, and while Hunter attempts another move, Dan thinks quicker and connects with the Burst to Hunter’s stomach. Hunter stumbles back and Dan connects with an STO, and then flips over Hunter and grabs him in a rear chinlock. He does not expect Hunter to tap; in fact, he knows he won’t. But he knows that he needs to take a break, for after all of this flipping around, anyone would get tired.

Hunter pokes Dan in the eye and lifts himself up with Dan still holding on, though much more weaker than earlier. Hunter whips Dan over him and then lifts Dan up into the Chicken-Wing hold…and finally slams him down into the Fantasy Shot. Quickly spinning him over, he locks in the Shock Lock, completely aware that they are extremely close to the ropes. It is not Hunter’s intention to win yet; instead, he’d rather hurt Dan as much as humanly possible. And there is at least one other person who shares in those sentiments…and so he grabs the ropes and springs up, hitting Hunter with a powerful Russian leg sweep. After this move, Dan runs to the ropes and leaps off the middle one, connecting with a powerful knee drop to Hunter’s chest. Dan lifts him up once more, and then brings him crashing down with a snapmare, which he follows up with a swift dropkick to the back of the head. Following this, he runs back to the ropes and leaps off the middle one, hitting a leg drop onto Hunter still in the sitting position.

Dan gets to his feet and looks around the mass of cheering fans…and he spits on the ground and smirks. The fans boo him, but he pays it no mind and instead climbs out of the ring. Some think that he is about to leave once more, but when he reaches under the ring in search of a weapon, they realize that they are in store for something much better. From out of the depths of the ring he procures a large trash can, and in it he is happy to see a variety of canes and other striking materials. He rolls the trashcan into the ring, but before he can roll in himself, Hunter flies over the top rope and takes him down with a flying crossbody. Hunter gets to his feet and briefly poses as the fans cheer him on, and then he leaps onto the security barrier and hits a quick senton on Dan. He rolls off and reaches into the ring, pulling out one of the canes. He swing it full force at Dan, and smiles when the cane shatters over Dan’s head. Following this, Hunter grabs a nearby steel chair and waits for Dan to rise. Once he does, Hunter throws it at him Sabu-style, although Dan catches it. So then Hunter charges at him and throws his foot forward…only to have Dan smack it out of the way with the chair.

The fans cringe at the horrible sound of steel meeting bone, but Hunter fights through the pain and springs up again. They look each other over for a few moments, Dan armed, Hunter not. Dan then raises the chair high and brings it swinging down on Hunter…and at the very last second, Hunter dodges it, causing Dan to bounce the chair off the apron and back directly into his face. Dan stumbles back, and Hunter grabs the nearby trashcan. He throws it at Dan, trips him with a quick leg sweep, and then drops an elbow on the back of his head, onto the trashcan as well. Knowing full well that he now has a few moments to recuperate, Hunter reaches under the ring in search of another weapon. And oh does he find it, what with the appearance of a fifteen-foot ladder, a personal favorite weapon of his. He sets it up and does not yet climb it, instead deciding to charge Dan for another Déjà Vu knee, ala Samoa Joe. Dan, however, ducks it, and lifts Hunter up high for a powerbomb, which he turns into the Eliminator, directly onto the security barrier! The fans cringe once more as Hunter’s throat bounces off the barrier, and then cringe a tad more once Dan slams his face into the steel security barrier without any remorse.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

Dan knows that he now has the brief advantage in the match, and he knows he should make the most of it. He notices the ladder, but feels it is just a few minutes too early to use it. He lifts it up and carries it over by where the announcer’s table is, and then slides into the ring. He notices a large kendo stick in the ring, and so he grabs it and runs back to the ropes. He bounces off and charges at the other side, and then flips over without once touching the ropes, landing with a perfect Fameasser onto Hunter onto the kendo stick! The fans boo Dan as he gets up holding the broken half of the kendo stick, and it is now that he feels it would be best to use the ladder. He grabs Hunter by his long, effeminate hair, and drags him across the floor of the ring to the other side. He then starts to climb the ladder, his back to the announcer’s table. The announcers see Hunter stir, and McNally instantly begins to worry. He elbows Edison, and they quickly converse as Dan gets to the top. Just as they had likely predicted, Hunter stirs and charges up the ladder, meeting Dan at the very top. He punches Dan, but Dan fights through it and grabs Hunter. He lifts him up for a superplex off the ladder through the announcer’s table…but at the last second Edison and McNally lift the table and move it out of the way, causing both men to fly down to the cold surface below.

McNally: Not this time, Hunter!

Edison: No more breaking our tables for you!

Some of the fans chuckle at this act; others chant “holy shit!”…but the two announcers are far from done. They lift up Hunter, and together lift him high into the air, as if for a chokeslam. And then they bring him crashing through the Spanish announcer’s table, causing all of the announcers to argue as the fans get a much-needed light-hearted break, while Dan looks on.

Dan: …fucking Americans.

Hunter just stares at the ceiling, dazed, though still somewhat entertained. He lifts himself into a sitting position, not very dazed by the announcer’s attack, and instead gets to his feet and walks past them, turning his attention back to fighting his opponent. Dan tries for the Burst once more, knowing full well that it is a great way to gain an advantage, but Hunter sees it coming and grabs his fist. Dan looks at him wide-eyed, and Hunter grins, then throws his arm away and delivers a snap enziguri to Dan’s head. He then puts him onto Edison and McNally’s table, though they are completely unaware. Hunter runs over to the ladder and climbs it to the very top, then points to the sky as the fans cheer. All of the announcers stop fighting and look at him…and realize one second too late what is about to transpire. And just then Hunter leaps off magically, delivering a picture perfect flipping corkscrew senton onto Dan through the table!

Hunter: You were saying?

Edison: Damn it, Hunter!

McNally: That’s coming out of your paycheck!

The “holy shit” chants continue, and Hunter simply shrugs at the announcers and rolls off Dan, slowly crawling to his feet. Dan himself is rather out of it, but he is still able to grab the security barrier and lift himself up into a sitting position on the barrier. Hunter gets to his feet fully and looks over at Dan…and then charges forward, spearing Dan whilst he sits on the security barrier, and sends the two of them flying into a row of chairs and fans nearby. The fans quickly stumble to their feet and run back, giving Hunter and Dan enough room to exchange punches, something that they do rather well given the circumstances. But then Dan is able to throw Hunter off temporarily and kip up to his feet. He notices Hunter’s prone position, and then jumps onto the guardrail, running down it and grabbing Hunter for a Litacanrana (dubbed “Now THAT’S Entertainment!”), which he sits perfectly onto the pile of steel chairs that they helped create. Though not as impressive as TNA’s cage walk, it was indeed awesome enough to garner the much-respected “holy shit!” chant from the fans. The inner ego in Dan comes out, and so he rises and waves to the fans, and then proceeds to flip them the bird. They boo, just as Hunter grabs Dan’s leg and fires off a powerful low blow into Dan’s nether regions, and then proceeds to hit him with a powerful Dragon Hammer directly into the pile of chairs!

As if three “holy shit” chants weren’t enough, they receive a fourth for this tremendous spot. Slowly Hunter begins to rise, stumbling back a few feet and reclining against the guardrail. Dan slowly rises, and Hunter is forced to think of another idea. Once Dan is on his feet, Hunter runs up to one of the chairs and leaps off for God knows what. And at this rate, He will be the only one who knows, as Dan jumps out of the way. Hunter lands on his feet, but the moment he turns around, Dan charges at him and hits him with the Inside Out kick, causing Hunter to stumble back into the pile of chairs. Dan looks at his surroundings, and feels that it would be best to act as soon as possible. He hops over the security barrier and grabs the ladder, from the outside, and slides it into the ring along with himself. He sets it up and climbs to the top. He looks at Hunter still knocked out about eight feet away. Dan is not a religious man…but he cannot help but pray that this works. He leaps off the ladder, making his total height close to twenty feet, and flips once flying at Hunter for a 450-degree splash! However, Hunter had already thought out a plan, and it looks as if God was not on Dan’s side. Hunter springs up onto the guardrail before Dan can even react, and Hunter catches him into the Jew Driver position, and then leaps off the guardrail and nails said move directly into the pile of chairs! Need this omniscient narrator explain the chant that follows this amazing show of athleticism?

Hunter is the first to rise once again, and when he does so, his first reaction is to attack. But he does not follow it, and instead he walks over to the exit of the arena. Some think that Hunter has lost it and no longer wishes to continue; others know that this is not the case. Hunter ducks down behind the exit and awaits Dan’s arrival. Dan gets to his feet and the fans point towards the exit. At first Dan thinks they are taunting him, and so he flips them off. Then he realizes that Hunter is gone, and he understands what they are doing and saying to him. He chuckles and approaches the exit, cocky and sure of himself that he will gain an advantage…that is, until he turns around the wall to where the exit is and sees that Hunter is gone. He raises an eyebrow, and then feels a thrusting elbow connect with the back of his head. He stumbles back and turns around only to meet Hunter’s boot, which sends him crashing back to the ground. The fans cheer and slap Hunter’s back, and Hunter looks around for some sort of weapon. One of the fans gives him a camera (after taking out the priceless film), and Hunter takes it and slams it into Dan’s face as he lays on the ground.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

Hunter begins to climb the stairs by the wall and gets to the top of the exit, and looks down at Dan below. He is just about to leap over for any sort of move, but Dan notices him at the top and quickly moves out of the way. The fans boo and try to hit Dan, but he pushes most of them out of the way and runs up the stairs. Hunter meets him at the top and the two exchange strikes. Dan ducks a punch, grabs a nearby fan’s soda bottle, and slams it over Hunter’s head, drenching him in Sprite. But Hunter does not care, and instead he grabs Dan’s head and slams it on the railing over the exit. He then gets him with a drop toehold, and the impact of a move as weak as that causes the exit sign under them to collapse. Hunter notices one of the nearby fans wearing a Hunter shirt and he points to him quickly.

Hunter: Get some tables!

Fan: …me?

Hunter: Yes! Set them up down there!

The fan’s eyes widen, and he and a group of his friends run down the stairs and go to the floor of the exit. They notice some tables at the side and quickly grab them, and other fans nearby help out. They all set them up below Hunter and Dan, setting up roughly three side by side, just in case someone misses. Hunter gives the fan a thumbs up, and that fan can now undoubtedly die happy. Dan sneers, and then punches Hunter in the gut, and finally springs up to his feet and grabs Hunter in a headlock. Hunter elbows him in the side and slams his face on the guardrail once again, and then puts his head in between the middle and top rails. He then jumps over the rail and hits Dan with a leg drop onto the back of his head, causing his throat to bounce off the middle rail. Hunter is just about to fall down the roughly ten-foot drop, but he grabs onto the lower guardrail just in time. He pulls himself up and stands at the top, but Dan has already formulated a plan. He punches Hunter in the face, and then kicks him in the gut. He jumps onto the middle guardrail, puts Hunter’s head in between his legs, and leaps over for a sunset flip. But given the tremendous force behind the flip, he brings Hunter down with him and ends up completing the sunset flip powerbomb, sending both men through the three tables!

Oh come now, you know what chant follows this. Some of the fans wish to intervene and kick the living hell out of Dan to help Hunter, but Hunter shoos them away as he attempts to lift himself up. But Dan is the first one to his feet, and perhaps Hunter should not have shooed the fans away, as the first thing that Dan does is charge at him with a powerful forearm blast to the temple, which sends Hunter over one of the guardrails. Some are afraid that Hunter could very well die from the fall, but the loyal fans quickly catch him and crowd surf him away from Dan. Dan widens his eyes and is just about to jump…but he knows that he will not be caught. And so instead he hops over the barrier and charges through the fans, attempting to reach Hunter. And eventually he does, and he punches Hunter in the back to send him flying out of the fans hands directly by the security barrier. Dan slams Hunter’s face into the barrier and throws him over it rather quickly, then taunts briefly before getting on the security barrier and leaping off for a powerful elbow drop on the back of Hunter’s head.

Dan picks Hunter up from the protective mats, and throws him into the ring. Dan soon follows, cracking his knuckles as he does a little jog on the spot, taunting Hunter that he’s only just begun. He lifts Hunter up, and grabs him by the hand. Hunter reverses the whip into one of his own, sending Dan flying into the ropes. Dan hits the ropes and returns to the centre, but springs into the air and hooks his legs around Hunter’s head, spinning him around. The hurricarana sends Hunter sprawling into the ropes in a seated position, as Dan rises to his feet. He smirks as he climbs to his feet, and runs at Hunter. He extends his foot, hoping to hit the 75MPH shot. But Hunter sees the move before it’s hit, and despite his thinking time been lengthened slightly by the knocks he’s taken, he’s able to dive out the way. Dan panics, and forces himself over the ropes, hanging on by one hand. He drops himself to the floor, dusting himself off and re-entering the ring. Hunter slowly picks himself to his feet, and the two lock up. Hunter shoves Dan away, and knocks him in the face with a couple of elbows. He then picks Dan up, and attempts to hit a reverse Tiger/trapping suplex. But Dan punches Hunter in the mouth, avoiding the move. He then throws Hunter into the ropes and takes him down with a Monkey Toss.

Dan jumps to his feet and points towards the fans, who begin to cheer a little. Dan then kicks Hunter in the gut, hooking his arms and spinning him around, hitting the Spinechiller. Confident that that will be that, Dan climbs the top rope. But Hunter isn’t quite out of it yet. In fact not at all, and he shakes the ropes with a dive, causing Dan to smash his nether region on the turnbuckle. The fans cheer again, as Hunter slowly trudges to his feet. He climbs the turnbuckle, and fires a couple of shots into Dan’s head. He hooks Dan around the neck, lifting him into a standing position, and lifts Dan over and into the Superplex. The ring must have moved a couple of inches as the impact shudders the arena, and there’s another pop. Both men are laid out, and don’t appear to be going anywhere any soon. Hunter slowly raises his head, and sees Dan on the floor, with his eyes rolled back into his head. Hunter smirks, and pulls himself over to Dan, attempting to make a cover:

1…

2…

…But with only a single hand over Dan’s chest, Hunter has made a big mistake. Dan has a new lease of life, and he leaps into action, grabbing the arm and locking in a Fujiwara Armbar. There’s a small pop as Dan locks in the hold, the same one that forced the Macho Man RDK to tap out for the first time in his entire career at ACW’s previous PPV, Spring Into Hell. Hunter tries to avoid the headscissors being locked in, because he knows if Dan succeeds in locking that hold in, the match will be as good as over. Hunter struggles to lunge towards the ropes, especially as Dan rests one foot at the bottom rope, pushing it an extra few inches beyond Hunter’s reach. Hunter then tries rolling onto his side, but he pushes too far, and Dan manages to lock in the headscissors with the original hold still in place. This means big trouble for Hunter, and the ropes are still a decent distance away even if he had full grasp with his right arm. But that right arm is Hunter’s strong arm, with Dan being a left-hander he prefers grappling the left parts of the human body. This allows Hunter to reach out as far as he can, and he tries to punch the lock Dan has made with his feet.

Hunter punches and punches continuously, with Dan clearly getting very frustrated and a little hurt. Eventually, Dan is forced to release the headscissors, which also puts him off the Armbar. Hunter shuffles forward better than any GI would, and grabs the ropes with his free hand. The reaction is a mix, but Dan continues to keep the hold intact. The referee though has none of it, and begins to count to five. Upon the fifth count, Dan releases the hold, smirking at the referee as he gets to his feet. Hunter is being asked by the referee if he wants to continue, and the words Hunter responds with are too vulgar to say on PPV, but they’ll be heard anyways, as he says “would you back out of fucking wet pussy? I thought not either” as he slowly climbs to his feet, holding his left arm and shoulder with his right hand. Dan runs towards him, but Hunter instinctively kicks him in the holder, and hits the Dynamite. Hunter takes a much needed rest in the corner, with his shoulder in a lot of pain as a result of the Fujiwara Armbar. The fans quieten down as Hunter walks out of his corner, and heads towards Dan again.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

He grabs Dan by the head, and picks the Welshman up to his feet. He kicks Dan a couple of times in the gut, before whipping him at the ropes. Hunter doubles over as Dan rebounds off the ropes, but hits a knee strike. Hunter is groggy now, and Dan hooks his neck, and hits the Stunt Bomb! The fans are genuinely shocked, as Dan rolls off Hunter and falls on his back, also needing a small rest. Dan gets to his feet slowly, and rolls out the ring. He grabs a lucozade bottle and has a small drink, before pulling open the apron, and pulling out a trash can. He throws the trash can into the ring, and then re-enters, hell-bent on finishing the match as soon as possible. He places the trash can into one of the corners, and then lifts up Hunter. He tries to throw Hunter into the trash can, but to Dan’s surprise, Hunter reverses the move! Dan crushes the can as he connects with it, and sluggishly stumbles away backwards, straight into a back drop. Hunter gets to his feet again and removes the trash can from the corner, but turns around to see Dan at his feet. Such a trooper!

Hunter smirks as the two lock up. Hunter slides behind Dan, keeping a waistlock in tact. Dan aims a couple of elbows, but is unable to hit any. Instead, he grabs Hunter by the head and flips him over his shoulder, with Hunter now sat down in front of Dan. Hunter is then the victim of a rear chinlock, but Hunter swiftly grabs one of Dan’s legs, reversing the chinlock into a modified anklelock. But before he can lock the move in, Dan spins around and boots Hunter a couple of times in the face. Dan jumps up to his feet, and runs at Hunter, hitting a spinning heel kick. Hunter falls to the floor, but is quickly up onto his feet, and plants Dan in the face with a Yakuza Kick. But Dan is up after a couple of seconds as the two lock up. Dan tries to hit a DDT, but Hunter tries to throw Dan over his head. But Dan lands on his feet, and voluntary runs at the ropes. He tries to hit another hurricarana, but Hunter keeps Dan on his head, and tries to hit a powerbomb. But the move is severely delayed, and there’s a short wonder why, until it’s shown that Dan has a triangle choke locked in on Hunter!

Hunter falls to the floor, and the weight of Dan on his neck adds to his fall. Hunter is beginning to fade, and each time he rests his shoulders on the floor, a cover is made, but never breaks the count of two. Fortunately for him though, Dan’s legs are right in front of his face, and he easily breaks the hold. The two men dart to a corner each, staring into each other’s eyes as the fans give them a standing ovation for their brilliant show of speedy and technical ability so far in this match. Dan and Hunter though are nowhere near finished, and they tie up again. Dan looks like he has the upper hand as he forces Hunter into a corner, but Hunter grabs Dan around the neck and throws him into the corner. Hunter proceeds to hit some powerful knife edge chops, and the traditional ‘WOO! ‘s begin to fly in from all corners of the arena. Dan’s chest can be seen going red with pain as the blood rushes closer to the skin, despite its dark tone. Hunter then pauses, looking around the arena with his hand in the air, and he rushes towards Dan, trying to give him the almighty knife edge of knife edges.

But Dan ducks the chop, and throws Hunter into the corner. He then chops Hunter several times in the chest, so hard that the crowd are unable to keep up with the power and agility in each chop.

*Chop*

Crowd: WOOO!

*Chop*

Crowd: WOOO!
*Chop*

Crowd: WOOO!
*Chop*

*Chop*
Crowd: WOOO!
*Chop*
*Chop*
*Chop*
Crowd: WOOO!

Hunter’s chest has become bright red, and he falls into a seated position to avoid being attacked any more. Dan lets Hunter have a couple of moments to breathe, before running at him at full pelt. His foot is swinging back again and he tries another attempt at the 75 MPH kick, but once again Hunter manages to escape the potentially deadly move, and Dan kicks the bottom turnbuckle and hurts his foot, despite the padding. He turns around, and Hunter picks him up and hits a scoop slam. Hunter then climbs to the top rope. He removes an elbow pad and drops it, meaning only one thing: The Equinox is coming. He leaps off the turnbuckle with a forward flip, but as he lands near Dan, Dan rolls out the way. Hunter’s elbow bounces off the floor and he leaps upright, with his elbow in substantial pain. Dan pounces on Hunter again, locking in that dreaded Fujiwara Armbar once again. But Hunter is quick to grab the ropes, not prepared to go through that entire ordeal once again after before. Dan tries to pull Hunter away from the ropes, but Hunter remains adamant that he’s going to hold on and not allow himself to be a victim of the Armbar.

Dan sighs, and accepts defeat in this round at least. He instead leaves the ring, and looks under the apron once again. He grabs a fire extinguisher, and pulls it out, entering the ring. He tries to spray it into Hunter’s eyes, but Hunter grabs the noose before Dan, and Dan sprays accidentally, getting the foam in his eyes. There’s a loud pop as this happens, and Dan drops the extinguisher. He stumbles around the ring, right where Hunter is waiting, and he hits the APM (A Perfect Murder). But he’s unable to secure a pinfall, because as he releases Dan, he rolls under the ropes, and Hunter is left pretty pissed off as the match looks to continue. Hunter drops to the floor and rolls out of the ring, picking Dan up by his head and lifting him to his feet. He tries to whip Dan into the steel steps, but Dan resists and grabs onto the turnbuckle post, denying Hunter once again. Hunter is at the height of himself being pissed off, and he kicks Dan in the gut before hitting a snapmere. Dan is laid down on his back, and can only watch and wonder what move Hunter has in store for him.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

Hunter re-emerges in Dan’s view, with a sledgehammer in his hand. Dan gasps and panics, as Hunter holding it over his head. He swings it downwards, reaching maximum velocity. Dan manages to roll out of the way just in time, and the sledgehammer hits an exposed piece of concrete. The shock runs up the hammer and hits Hunter in the arms, and he squeals a little. This gives Dan the chance to escape, and he rushes passed the steel steps, taking a break from all the action. He then returns to Hunter, lifting him to his shoulder and dropping the former World champion onto the barricade. Hunter stumbles upright again, and Dan tries to take him down with a fist. But Hunter grabs the fist and spins Dan around, and shoves him into the ring apron. Dan stumbles over the sledgehammer, causing him to smash his forehead on the apron. He rolls over, seated against the apron, with a large gash upon his forehead. This is the first sign of blood in the match, and the fans pop again for this ‘landmark’ in the match as Hunter stalks around, looking for a weapon. He sees one, albeit a stop sign, but it’ll do for now. He stands over Dan, and begins whacking the Welshman repeatedly over the head with the sign. He hits him over the head, shoulders, chest and all, until the sign has been bent around over 90 degrees.

This match has gone on a decent time, and already doesn’t seem like it is going to end soon, as Hunter throws the sign away. He picks Dan up to his feet, and whips him into the steel steps. Dan doubles over the steps, and Hunter rushes towards him. Dan turns around though and boots Hunter in the face with a huge Dragonzuri (Step up Enziguri). Both men fall to their feet again, and the referee checks both men to see if they’re capable of fighting on. But both men seem rather refreshed, and as though they’ve only just begun as they rise to their feet and tie up again. Dan throws a punch into Hunter’s jaw, and then another couple. But Hunter grabs a fist and then responds with a few punches into the mouth of Dan. Dan takes a couple of steps back as Hunter continues the onslaught, but manages to catch a fist. He spins Hunter around 360 degrees and kicks him in the gut, hitting a Facedown DDT. He climbs to his feet and smirks again, as Hunter slowly rolls onto his front. Dan isn’t quite content, however, and proceeds to lock in another Fujiwara Armbar. But fortunately for Hunter, he’s in quick reach of the sledgehammer and he grabs it with his free hand, managing to whack Dan in the back with a weak but effective attack, forcing his rival off. Dan’s on his arse, but lets out an evil smile as he jumps to his feet. The two lock up again, and neither men gains an advantage as they walk around the ring. Dan throws Hunter’s head into the barricade, but Hunter responds by giving the same treatment to Dan.

The two wrestlers continue locked up around the neck, as they shunt their way over to the foot of the ramp. Dan throws Hunter to the ground with a judo throw, taking himself down alongside him. Hunter keeps a headlock locked in and the two roll around the bottom of the ramp. Hunter is now on top of Dan, and begins punching him a few times is the face. Dan though rolls Hunter over and gives him the same treatment, until Hunter places his hands on Dan’s back and pushes him forward, slightly up the ramp. Dan’s momentum stops and he quickly turns around, mule kicking Hunter in the chest as he charges Dan down. Hunter is forced to take a few steps backwards, but quickly keeps composure and runs up towards Dan, hitting an arm drag. The momentum forces both men to their feet, and they lock up as soon as they see each other’s eyes, but again neither man can take control of the other man. Dan releases the hold and throws Hunter up the ramp, before taking him down with a quick drop toe hold. He tries to lock in the Dragon’s Flare, but Hunter is able to escape quickly, forcing Dan to take a short drop as he falls off the side of the ramp. But Dan climbs back up, not content with Hunter’s reversal, and lifts the Rochesterian to his feet.

However there’s a bit of a surprise as Hunter picks Dan up, and hits a Samoan Drop. There’s a loud crunch as Dan connects with the aluminium floor, and the sound is music to Hunter’s ears. He wants to make a cover, but Dan grabs Hunter by the head, forcing him to the floor. He tries to lock in a small package but Hunter doesn’t allow Dan to hook his legs, and inadvertedly causes a bridge pin, that Dan kicks out of before a one count is even made. Both men get to their feet and pause, and there’s another cheer for the two. But they lock up, and this time it’s quite easy for Hunter to take Dan into a side headlock. He whips Dan into the railings, as the barricade stopped a long time ago. He then picks up a chair on the side of the ramp, and whacks Dan across the face. His cut opens up a little more, and more blood begins to spill out of that gash on his forehead. Some fans at the front row begin to gag up as Dan looks like he’s dead, but this is all that Hunter wants to see. He drops the chair and picks Dan up, taking him onto the ramp. He takes Dan to the top of the stage, and he begins to punch Dan in that open wound again.

Hunter then takes Dan across the stage, and into the mini section where many bands before them have already played their music. Dan is on his knees as Hunter pulls him across this section, analyzing the weapons at his mercy. He grabs a drum, and smashes it through Dan’s head. Dan is definitely a bit dazed, but the move doesn’t do enough to knock him purely out. Instead, he removes the drum from his head, as Hunter begins to impatiently look for something.

Hunter: Damnit, where the fuck is it?

Dan: Looking for this?

Hunter turns, with his face half filled with fear. Dan then strums a loud riff on the electric guitar that echoes around the arena, before smashing it across Hunter’s head. Hunter falls to the floor, and the guitar is in shatters (I dread to think who the lead guitarist for the next band is). Dan limps around this little area, looking quite tired and pretty hurt, but more importantly his head is flowing with blood. But he notices a shirt on the floor from one of the bands before. He removes one of the sleeves, and ties it around his head to keep the wound from bleeding continuously. But the shirt is white, and the camera is quick to capture the blood stain the sleeve. Dan’s not really all too bothered however, as he picks up Hunter. He elbows Hunter in the head, which all but confirms that Hunter has finally been cut open by the Welsh Dragon. It’s only a small wound, but it’s still significant as Hunter’s blood spills onto this area. Dan grabs Hunter by his head, and throws him onto the stage. Hunter stumbles across the floor, and Dan knees him in the chest, forcing him to fall onto his back. Dan grabs him by the feet, and stomps him in the groin. This move gets a little heat, but Dan doesn’t seem to care, instead lifting Hunter up by his hair.

He lifts Hunter to his feet, still holding his blonde long hair, and open hand punches him repeatedly. Hunter falls to one knee, but Dan mercilessly forces him back up, and continues punching him hard. Hunter is becoming really banged up and one would suggest he needed medical attention, but this is a man who has suffered a burnt down house, several takes on his life and a possible death sentence, and every time managed to survive without so much as a automatic place booked in hell. Hunter begins to fight back, and the two exchange punches again on the top of the ramp. They slowly edge closer to the edge of the stage, which is a pretty deep drop. Dan gets Hunter close to the edge, and a slap to the jaw sends Hunter wobbling. But Dan goes for the spear and Hunter ducks it. Dan manages to stop himself on the edge, but Hunter shoves Dan in the back, and he has his plummet to the depths below…

…and clearly someone either hasn’t done their job, or the likely situation, someone has done their job too well and Dan falls onto a set of crash mats on the bottom of the stage. Hunter curses to himself, before jumping down and brawling with Dan once again.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

The two roll off the mattresses, and onto the floor. They’re now quite a bit tired as they grab each other around the head, and make their way down a hallway that will surely lead into the backstage area. Hunter smashes Dan’s head off the brick whitened wall leading down to the backstage area, but Dan retaliates by throwing Hunter through the double doors, which leads to a new world of weaponry, mayhem and carnage. Dan and Hunter stand a few yards from each other, and then lunge into another tie-up. Hunter slips and Dan is able to through him into a table full of food. Hunter slides across the table and falls off the edge on the other side. He holds his head as he slowly picks himself up, but Dan has already found a weapon. He smacks Hunter across the face with a spatula, and as ridiculous as it sounds, still causes Hunter to fall to a knee. Dan then tries to lift Hunter up, but Hunter shoves him away, before hitting a surprising snap Suplex onto the concrete floor. There is indeed a snap as Dan’s back hits the hard cold concrete. Hunter rolls over and slowly picks himself up, noticing a ‘warehouse’ section of sorts, a caged off room with several boxes in it. He tries to open the caged door, but isn’t able to do so.

He turns around and sees Dan slowly sprawl to his feet. Hunter walks over and grabs Dan by the head, and throws him into the cage wall like a torpedo. It opens up the warehouse section, and Hunter enters the room, scanning all the boxes in the room. He picks one box up, looking inside it and smirking.

Hunter: Ah, so the Wii has already been made for commercial use…

And he has a use of it for himself. He smashes the box against Dan’s cranium, and the small piece of plastic falls to the floor, indestructible like its forefather, the Gamecube. Hunter smirks as he picks up Dan, but Dan has a screwdriver in hand and skewers it into Hunter’s head. Hunter screams in a low pitched voice, and Dan drops the screwdriver, but throws Hunter into a shelf. The boxes on the shelf all pour out on top of Hunter head, and they include a number of sharp objects such as pencils, nails and more alarmingly, razorblades. Fortunately, Hunter is able to avoid the majority of the items, and rolls out the way with a few very minor cuts. Hunter gasps a few times, lucky to escape the attack. But Dan pounces on him with an item in hand. He pulls it back, allowing the camera to see the potato cutter in all its glory, before he begins to scrap at Hunter’s forehead. Hunter screams with an almighty scream, and smashes Dan in the jaw, and it sounds like his jaw may have broken. Hunter has no remorse though, and he picks Dan up, throwing him out of the room. Hunter quickly follows, and they head into another corridor.


Now before we continue, I, your omniscient narrator, would like to congratulate you for getting this far. Most of you would just chicken out and skim. But for those who don’t, you get a special treat. We call them subliminal messages: join the navy. Satan. Do it. Suicide. Homicide. Genocide. Sabu. ACW >>> all. Now then, where were we?

Dan has had just about enough of Hunter, and so quickly he decides to take a new course of action. He notices a door that reads “Corporate Alliance”, and he cannot help but smile. He slams Hunter through the door, and Hunter bounces off it and flies into the Corporate Locker Room. Dan walks in expecting to see his friends and allies, who will help him finally destroy his nemesis…but there is no one there. The locker room is completely empty.

Dan: …motherfucker.

Hunter uses the brief distraction and sees a small lamp set up on a nearby table. Quickly he lunges up and grabs it, then throws it as hard as he can at Dan. But unfortunately for him, the cord cannot reach, and so the lamp falls down and shatters…a few feet before Dan.

Hunter: Why in the hell do you have such short cords?

Dan: Budget cuts.

Hunter shrugs and leaps over the back of the couch, then flies at Dan with a spinning lariat. Somehow it works, and the two men fly into the door, their heads bouncing off the door. Hunter looks at the shattered lamp and quickly grabs it, then pulls the cord out of the wall. He grabs its two ends and wraps the cord around Dan’s throat, choking hard as the referee yells at him (you forgot about him, didn’t you? Admit it). Hunter looks down at Dan a few moments later and sees that Dan is on the brink of death…so Hunter lets go and gets to his feet.

Hunter: No, I’m not going to give you the comfort of death just yet. Until this match ends, you’re mine.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

And with that, Hunter whips Dan’s back hard with the cord. Dan yells out in pain as a few streaks of blood come down from his back. Hunter throws the cord away and looks around the Corporate Locker Room, attempting to find something of value…but given just exactly where he is, that will be hard to accomplish. He opens a cupboard and grabs a plate, then walks over to Dan and swings it at his head. Dan ducks and the plate shatters above him, and then he spears Hunter, sending both of them flying into the couch. They flip over it and land hard on the other side, where they quickly begin to exchange punches. Hunter kicks Dan off of him, and when Dan charges back at him, Hunter arm drags him onto the spine of the couch, sending bursts of pain through Dan’s own spine. Dan flails up and ducks another one of Hunter’s kicks, then grabs a nearby picture of BK London and breaks it over Hunter’s head, breaking the frame in half at the same time. Dan shrugs and delivers another punch to Hunter’s forehead, and then whips him out of the room. He walks out of it himself and slams the door shut, hoping that he will not have to relive that.

Hunter ricochets off the ground and delivers a crunching blow to Dan’s kneecap. The Welsh Dragon buckles, and Hunter lifts him up and runs with him on his shoulder, ultimately slamming his back into a nearby wall. Hunter looks at the nearby door that reads “Senatorial Office”, and he knows full well that it is not a smart idea to disturb the Senator. So instead, Hunter whips him across the hall into another wall, and then grabs him by his head and drags him across the floor, if only for repayment of what happened earlier in the match. Eventually, however, Dan is able to grab Hunter’s wrist, spring up, and kick him with a well-placed enziguri. Hunter stumbles back due to the impact and flies into a door. The door opens and Hunter falls out as Dan looks on and notices the sign above: “Exit.” Dan smirks and charges at Hunter, leaping up for a lightning leg clothesline…but Hunter is much quicker than Dan’s supposed lightning kick, and so he ducks in a matter of seconds and chuckles as Dan flies over the guardrail and lands hard on his side on the concrete below them.

Hunter looks around with a great amount of interest. He has seen the exterior ACW parking lot many times before, and he has seen the streets many times as well, but never during the match. Both men know that this match, which has simply thrown all time limits out of the window, will have to continue one way or another, and now that the “street” aspect has come into play, one cannot help but wonder just who exactly has the advantage…if there even is one. Hunter blindly leaps backwards over the guardrail, and this move was not in vein, as his body splashes onto the top half of Dan’s. Hunter gets up once more and looks around, then grabs Dan by the arms and whips him across the road, chuckling lightly as he smashes into a nearby Honda Civic…it does indeed look as if they will have to pay for this match, and not only physically. Hunter walks over to Dan, but Dan quickly kicks him in the gut, grabs him, and lifts him up as if for a Shellshock A…but he ends up simply slamming him through the car’s window!

The fans cry out in terror, afraid that their beloved Hunter may be dead after this. But Hunter is not afraid of some glass, though he does play dead for a while as he notices Dan walking away. The fans watch Dan walk away curiously, and then they see him approach a large limousine by the wall of the arena. He walks to its left and grabs a table, and then another, and then a third. All watch Dan interestingly as he sets up all three tables and one by one places them on top of the limo. Once it is set, he turns around…only to have Hunter knock him out with a powerful forearm blow. He rips a few pieces of glass out of his face and throws them down onto Dan’s chest, an action that ends up giving Dan a few unneeded scars. Hunter looks at the set up tables on the limo and chuckles. He quickly slams Dan’s head into the bottom part of the limo, and then throws him onto the limo. Hunter follows him up and lifts him high for a powerbomb, but Dan is able to use a morsel of strength to hurracanrana Hunter. His aim was to get him through the table, but Hunter knew full well what his goal was, and so he was able to shift his weight to the right, an action that sends both men flying off the limo directly onto the hard concrete below.

Both men rise almost at the exact same moment…but Dan is the first to act. And what he does is quite confusing, as he runs away from Hunter. Hunter pauses for a moment, and then decides to play along, if only due to his unnerving curiosity. He chases Dan…that is, until Dan simply disappears. Hunter is about in the middle of the road, midway from the streets and the arena. If this is meant to be an ambush, Dan sure can choose a poetic area for it. And just like that, Hunter hears the whooshing of the wind, and turns around only to be hit with a corkscrew moonsault by Dan. Hunter, however, has already survived enough of these moves, and so he quickly springs up and lifts Dan high above him, and slams his stomach onto the hood of a nearby car. Dan slides down and rests his head on the windshield…and before Hunter even does it, most fans shield their eyes. Hunter’s Floyd Kick is known for its speed and power, but never has it been as ferocious as it was when sending Dan’s head through the windshield glass.

Hunter drags Dan out of the car and turns him around, then steps on either side of his head. Never did the fans think Hunter was capable of such carnage…and unfortunately for him, he is not able to live this out, as Dan grabs his legs and trips him, sending him crashing onto the hood of the car back first, knocking the wind out of him. Dan then uses this distraction to lift him up high for a Stunt Bomb, which he completes by leaping off the car and hitting the move onto the solid concrete below. Both men are knocked out for a moment, and the referee is tempted to end the match…but both men lie a few feet away from each other, and so no cover is being made. Dan slowly lifts himself up as Hunter does the same. Noticing how close Dan is to the front of the car, Hunter elbows the window of the side door and the window shatters, sending off a loud alarm and sending one of the ACW fans into sheer panic. Hunter springs inside the car before Dan can react, and when he finally does, it is too late, as Hunter opens the door and slams it into Dan’s face. He then jumps out of the car and lifts Dan high, until finally executing his picture perfect Shotgun!

It is difficult to rise once more, but eventually both are able to do it. They throw rather weak punches at each other, absolutely refusing to give up. Eventually Hunter ducks a punch and elbows Dan in the side, then throws him over his head. Hunter walks away from Dan, and no one truly knows if he is walking towards the streets because of his urge for more of Dan’s blood, or because he is completely disoriented. Whatever the case may be, Hunter stands at the edge of the street and watches as the cars pass him by, all of different shapes, colors, and sizes, all traveling at different speeds. But this poetic image of his is quickly broken up one Dan attacks him from behind. Hunter spins around after the attack, and the two begin to exchange punches once again, until Dan reverses and lifts Hunter up for another Eliminator. But Hunter will have none of it, and so the Master of the Counter flips over Dan and lifts him up high, then executes a perfect Red Apple Driver! Dan’s head bounces off the concrete, and Hunter looks out onto the streets…this is their next bloody battleground.

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Hunter smirks as he lifts up Dan’s body, which appears very limp. Hunter lifts Dan onto his shoulder and leaves the parking lot, ramming Dan into a lamp post. He drops Dan, and Dan slumps to the floor, looking very lifeless. Hunter contemplates making a cover, but instead looks around and smiles as he sees his location. He picks Dan up and places him on a bench overlooking the road, and climbs the bench alongside him. He attempts to piledrive Dan through the bench, but Dan is able to reverse it into a back body drop, and throw Hunter onto the concrete sidewalk. Dan steps off the bench and holds his head, clearly in a substantial amount of pain. He looks around at Hunter, lifting him up and dragging him along to a nearby parked sedan. He smashes Hunter’s head through the driver’s window, and the alarm goes off. Dan smirks as he throws Hunter onto the car bonnet, and stomps on his stomach repeatedly. Hunter is beginning to cough up blood a little, as Dan lifts him up and onto the car roof. Dan signals for the Ultimate Dragon, but Hunter elbows Dan out the way. Instead, he picks Dan up and hits a sitdown powerbomb through the roof of the car!

The car implodes as the roof is crushed. Hunter and Dan are amongst all the carnage, and both physically and mentally destroyed and drained. The referee pulls away some debris, noticing the two, who, amazingly, are exchanging punches in the back seat. Hunter is over Dan and grabs his neck, headbutting him in the forehead. Hunter then stands up, and exits the car. But Dan, notorious for having a hard head, wakes from his ‘slumber’ and climbs to an elevated point on the car. He waits for Hunter to turn around, before leaping off and hitting a Dragonara! Hunter flies into a bin that’s rested on the side of the road, knocking the head off, whilst the momentum forces Dan to his feet. He picks up Hunter, and the two begin to walk along as the camera and referee follows them. They go past a tramp, who looks similar to Gooey, but the two remain disinterested as they reach their next destination. They reach a small concreted area with a hotdog stand and a coffee stand, and the two square off in this little patioed area.

Hunter lunges into Dan, grabbing him around his shoulders and trying to force him into the hotdog stand. Dan tries to grab any item in vain, in order to stop this attack from Hunter. He reaches out, grabbing a mustard bottle and squirting it into Hunter’s eye, which does the trick. Hunter’s vulnerable at this point, and Dan grabs a coffee cup, spraying it all over Hunter. But it’s not hot enough, and just gets Hunter all wet and angry, which nobody wants to see. Especially if you like giving away spoilers to next year’s Omega Effect, such as the Macho Man RDK vs. the Rock, or BK London vs. Kurt Angle in a submission match. Anyways Hunter lunges forward, throwing Dan into a statue. Dan stumbles backwards into a Tiger Suplex, which Hunter hits onto the busy road. Cars are now forced to swerve away as the two start to fight on the road. Hunter lifts Dan up and tries a scoop slam, but Dan struggles himself free. He then turns around, knocking Hunter in the knee and hitting a Brainbuster onto the tarmac. Then, Dan turns around to be hit by a car driven by an elderly person. It doesn’t seriously hurt Dan, but the connotations are there, as Dan is left lying on the road with Hunter, and traffic coming from all corners.

Both men realize that they must escape quickly. Dan has now suffered a shot to his ribs, as he crawls onto the sidewalk. Hunter follows him slowly, and they both get up at the same time. Hunter grabs Dan by the head, but Dan grabs Hunter by his head, and runs him into a stop sign, severely denting the sign (and causing yet more road hazards). Hunter stumbles down the pathway, and down a ramp. The then enter a mysterious tunnel, heading underneath ACW…

Not many of the ACW faithful are even aware that an underground tunnel exists between the ACW and Fallout arenas, but there’s always room for some new information. Dan and Hunter continue fighting, until Hunter notices the stairs below them and trips Dan, then pushes him away, sending the Welsh Dragon flying down the stairs. Once at the bottom, he simply rises again, and Hunter throws a powerful wheel kick his direction, a move that sends Dan flying back yet again. Dan catches his footing and ducks a proposed Floyd Kick, then rises and lifts Hunter on his shoulders. Hunter is able to jump off, and this move may not have accomplished much from Dan’s perspective, but it gave Hunter an idea…an idea that will come into play much later. Dan delivers a spinning kick to Hunter’s gut, and he grabs Hunter’s head and jumps up as if for an asai DDT…but the Master of the Counter holds him midair and sends him crashing back to earth with a powerful Fire Thunder Driver hybrid. Hunter gets up and kicks at Dan for a few moments, until Dan throws his leg away and springs up. He grabs Hunter and throws him off to the side, and then hits him with a standing corkscrew senton as they continue to move through the tunnel.

Hunter rolls out of the way of Dan’s heel kick to his face, and then springs up and blocks another kick of the same caliber. Hunter then ducks yet another kick and delivers a few kicks to Dan’s legs, and then springs up and hits him with a hurracanrana, a move that none have ever seen Hunter perform. He then gets to his feet once more and dropkicks Dan, sending the latter flying across the floor for a few feet. From behind him, Hunter can see that the tunnel is almost at its end, and so he lifts Dan up with great hope and whips him into the wall nearby, and then sends him flying farther down the hall. Dan stops running and turns around only to have Hunter handspring up and deliver a powerful kick to Dan’s jaw. Dan flies into a door reading “ACW Basement”, and part of him is happy to have finally returned home. Hunter charges at him and extends his foot, but Dan moves out of the way and chuckles as Hunter kicks the door to the basement open. And without thinking for one second, Dan tackles him inside, and the door shuts behind them.

Dan and Hunter are now really dazed and confused as Dan slowly explodes through the double doors into the basement, or the long twisted corridors that are the pipe rooms. Dan turns around, and Hunter has a lead pipe. He swings rapidly at Dan’s head, and Dan has to think quickly to duck. On the floor, Dan picks up a pipe of his own, and blocks a forward-swinging attempt by Hunter. Dan then forces Hunter backwards, allowing himself to get to his feet. There, he tries to hit Hunter on the side of the head, but Hunter cunningly blocks him. Hunter fights back, forcing Dan backwards as he feigns jabs and big hits. Dan then trips over a pipeline on the floor and Hunter smirks. Dan fears for the worst, until he turns his head right, and grabs a rock, throwing it into Hunter’s head. Despite the countless blows to the head that he’s suffered, Dan’s aim, especially to Hunter’s head, has been pretty much a perfect accuracy all match. He rolls to his feet as Hunter retreats, but is unable to find his pipe. Instead, he looks around and hears noise on the catwalks, so jumps up a couple of feet, going through the railings and onto the catwalk.

He begins to run down one way, and turns the corner, only to be met with Hunter’s trusty lead pipe. CRACK. Dan falls to the floor, and Hunter throws the pipe away. But being too much of a proud person, Hunter doesn’t want the match to end like this. He picks Dan up, and lifts him into a Torture Rack, going for the Volcano Driver. But Dan jumps behind Hunter, and hits a Russian Leg Sweep. Hunter is flat on his back, and Dan slowly picks himself up with the aid of the railings. He then holds a hand on both parallel railing, and lifts himself up. The fans appear a little confused at this, until he pushes high, somersaulting onto Hunter’s body. He thuds down hard on the body, but there’s no pin made as Hunter rolls onto his back after being hit so hard. Dan slowly gets back to his feet and lifts Hunter up, walking with him and occasionally whacking his head off the railings. Hunter’s head is now almost covered with blood, along with Dan’s (although Dan’s is less noticeable), and these two have certainly gone as far as they could in terms of human capability.

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Dan leads Hunter into a room which is full of levers and valves, and the place Dan ended up whilst running away from Triple A back in the day. He rests Hunter in a seated position, and undoes a valve…and gets a face full of hot steam. Dan coughs loudly and quickly moves out of the steam, and manages to turn it off. He sorts himself out, and turns a valve next to it, resulting in a face full of steam for his opponent. Hunter falls to the floor, covering his face as Dan turns the valve off. Dan then lifts Hunter up, and throws him into a hot wall. Hunter reacts badly, and hits a swinging neckbreaker out of the blue. Hunter gets to his feet rather quickly, and lifts Dan up. He sees a door in the room and enters it. He takes Dan along with him, as they begin to ascend the long staircase to the top…

Exiting the basement is slightly difficult for the competitors, but they manage to do it with the remainder of their strength. They walk up the stairs, still exchanging punches, hoping that nothing will send them crashing down to the floor once again. But thankfully, nothing does, and instead they round a corner inside the arena and notice a large staircase going up. Dan pushes Hunter away and run at him for the Inside Out. But Hunter is not one to let Dan hit anything, and so he reverses it into a drop toehold onto the top stair. Dan’s blood pours it even faster now, but the Welsh Dragon does not care. He climbs up the stairs, and Hunter runs up after him. They reach the second floor, likely used as a storage area, and continue to battle it out, with Dan grabbing a nearby broom and slamming it across Hunter’s face. Hunter stumbles back, and then Dan notices another staircase. He runs up to the top and looks at the door: “Roof”, it says, plain and simple. Dan cannot resist, and so he opens the door and allows the starry night and moon to shine through. Hunter notices it as well, but he does not get as distracted as Dan, and so he takes his revenge from the basement and spears Dan through the door, landing both men on the roof of the building.

…the two burst through the doors, and they take a look at their surroundings. The sun has long gone and a navy blue dusk has set in. For a couple of moments, all is silent between the two…

But Hunter turns to Dan, and fires a punch. Dan ducks the punch and begins hitting Hunter up against the staircase wall. He finishes off with a huge uppercut that nearly sends Hunter to the floor. Dan then shows off to the referee, but turns around and Hunter hits him with a turning Spinebuster. Hunter jumps off Dan and lifts him to his feet. He locks him in a reverse chinlock, and hits a Reverse DDT. Hunter then starts to climb the staircase wall, reaching the top. He jumps off, hoping to hit a leg drop but Dan manages to roll out of the way. The fact that Hunter smashes his coccyx on the cold concrete floor isn’t the most appealing of sounds, and in fact one of the most painful things to have happened to Hunter throughout the entire night. Dan rolls away and slowly climbs to his feet. He rests Hunter on the wall, and runs forward, hitting a powerful 75MPH kick into Hunter’s jaw. CRACK. Hunter’s jaw must surely be broken as he slumps to the floor, with more blood gushing out of his mouth. Dan looks really tired, with blood coming from his forehead, his nose, his mouth, his chest, and pretty much anywhere that it could come out of.

Hunter is just as bad, although his lighter skin means that the blood is more noticeable. Dan lifts Hunter to his feet, and the two have a drunk man’s stand off. Dan throws a fist, and connects with Hunter’s jaw. Hunter slowly retaliates, punching Dan into his jaw, and causing him to fall to one knee. Hunter tries to finish the stand-off, but Dan grabs his fist, and shoves Hunter away. Hunter comes back towards Dan but Dan hits an arm drag, followed by a flying lariat. Both men have a sudden burst of energy as they jump to their feet, ready for more action. Dan grapples with Hunter but Hunter hits a Fisherman’s suplex, only for Dan to avoid the cover. Hunter gets to his feet before Dan, and this puts him at an advantage to finish the match off once and for all. He picks Dan up, but Dan retaliates with yet another flurry of punches, He forces Hunter close to the edge of the arena, but Hunter fights back and darts past Dan, hitting a German Suplex. But Dan is in no mood to be defeated, Staring up at Hunter from the floor.


Hunter looks down at the near thirty-foot drop below casually as the wind continues flowing through his hair. The limousine with the three tables on it is still there, and his mind races with possibilities of what he can do. He turns around and looks at Dan, who has slowly risen to his feet by this time. The two men look at each other, enemies for all eternity if they have to be. Dan decides not to waste any time, and so he charges at Hunter, who simply stares at him as he continues running. Dan raises his leg high, extending it farther than he has ever been able to, his boot mere inches away from Hunter’s head. At the last second, Hunter ducks, and then remembers Dan’s action earlier in the match…and so the Master of the Counter quickly rises once more, catching Dan on his shoulders. Both men realize that there is only one thing that Hunter has yet to use in this match, and before Dan can object, and before Hunter can even think, he leaps off the roof, spinning around and getting in the perfect position for the Alter Event. If only there was a doubt in his mind…it would have made it easier.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

The wind rushes at them, and they rush through it rather quickly. But for a moment, time stops, and they are suspended in air, given a chance to think things through. Hunter realizes the gravity of the situation, and Dan simply closes his eyes, attempting to hide the situation from himself. And Hunter hopes that time will remain frozen for all eternity, or might even reverse itself, as he would do anything to stop this. But nothing good lasts, and so time continues once more…and the two men crash through the three tables, directly through the limousine. In most situations, one could hear the audience’s cheers echo through the arena…but right now, every fan is perfectly still and silent. The referee looks on in horror, and then quickly run down the outer staircase and walks up to the limousine, gazing in and cringing at the site. Hunter lies on top of Dan in the limo, and neither man moves. If it were not for their different skin colors, one could not even tell them apart.

The referee cannot let this carnage continue, and for all he knows, both men actually want it to continue. With Hunter on top, the referee slams his hand down on the limo once. There is silence for a moment, and no one dares stir. The referee slams his hand down again, and one can briefly make out Dan clenching his right fist…and then letting it go. Hunter begins to breathe after a few moments, and he is almost thrown into panic. The referee is forced to close his eyes as he slams his hand down on the limousine for the third and final time in the match. Thus concludes the first and only pin in the entire match. No one knows if Dan and Hunter wanted it to end this way…no one even knows if they wanted it to end. All that matters now is that after over an hour of violence and hate, it is over. The fans are still quiet, and most of their ears are completely numb to Philip’s earth shattering announcement.

Philip: …here…is your…winner…Hunter…

The faint hint of the words “my God” follows this, but they fade away as Philip drops the mic. Everyone simply stares at the carnage, and no one is quite sure what to do. It takes some effort even for the producers of the show to kill the feed into the arena, letting the fans relax from this horrendous footage. But they know that they will eventually have to bring it back, as they owe them much. However, this brief break allows the fans to relax. The producers desperately search for another video or commercial or segment or anything that could cheer them up, and eventually they find one. They do not know how long this will last; for all they know, these two stars are dead. But the likeliness is not high…though their intention may have been murder for the other, they are too strong too actually be a victim to the other. For now, it looks as if the fans will simply have to wait to see the rest.

Fade Out.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

Segment: Past, present and future (Credit: BK)

Edison: What a fast paced technical contest that was McNally!

McNally: You can say that again Edison, you know, Omega Effect is the one time of the year where the superstars pull out all the stops to impress the fans. Many superstars have used this stage as a stepping stone to jumpstart their careers.

Edison: So true, but as we understand, we have Charlotte King backstage with one of the superstars participating in one of tonight's three main events.

McNally: Three main events?!

Edison: Triple Main Event tonight folks!

The segment transitions to an immediate shot of ACW's female correspondant Charlotte King, is shown on the large titanton in which the crowd gives a huge pop. She looks absolutely ravishing tonight in a most elegant attire, fit for her first Omega Effect show. She holds the mic up to her mouth as she continues to do what she has been doing best for her entire stay in ACW, and that's be a correspondant.

Charlotte: Thanks Edison and McNally, and Ladies and Gentlemen, I give to you the man who shall be participating into the 'Loser Leaves ACW' match, B-K London!

A great introduction by Charlotte King, but not so much of a good reception for BK. BK steps in the camera shot, sporting a clean and fresh suit, dressing to impress tonight at Omega Effect.

BK: Thank you for the wonderful introduction tonight Ms. King, it's that time of the year again folks. It's that time of the year where BK London steals the show once again like he did last year.

Charlotte: Well you're going to have one hell of a task ahead of you, especially since RDK has not been seen since you carried him out of the arena on Warfare earlier this week.

BK: So true, so true.

Charlotte: But I think what we are all dying to know, what will happen IF RDK does not show up at the arena tonight for his match tonight?

BK: That's a very good question Charlotte. So, let's make this known right now, come on camera man....close on in.

The camera does indeed close into London's face.

BK: Fans, Machomaniacs, retards, if RDK DOES NOT make it to the arena tonight. He will have forfeited this match tonight, and then shortly after he will be fired on the spot without hesistation.

The fans fiercely boo London for this statement, now realizing that his entire plan at the beginning was not to fight RDK.

BK: And I'm pretty sure with what Predator and I have planned....he won't be here...So people of the audience. Bow down to your new King of Charisma. Take a much needed rest after which ever match has the job of opening the BK-RDK match, and watch my absolutely eletric entrance. And then finally, witness the demise of RDK...

BK does a very DiBiase like laugh before walking off camera.

Fade Out.

[Alicia "Atomic" Kitsune]

Segment: Retro Segment #44 (Credit: Yoko / Sarin)

November 30th, 2005
Okinawa, Japan
Makoto Kino’s Basement

The Idolizer. Makoto Kino. Stalker. Psychopath. And apparently, cross dresser. He stands before Yoko, Sarin, and Mr. Floppy wearing Yoko’s schoolgirl outfit.

Mr. Floppy: I told you! He’s a freak!

Makoto: Our first night has to be special. I’m going to do something I’ve always wanted to do.

Sarin: Wear a skirt? Mission accomplished. We’re going to go to sleep now. See you in the morning?

Makoto: I’m going to take Yoko’s virginity.

Mr. Floppy: Like hell you are!

He steps over to Yoko, looking into her eyes.

Yoko: What if I’m not a virgin?

Makoto: I know you are. The only sex you’ve had is with Sarin.

Yoko: Wouldn’t you prefer I stay one? You would be taking a part of me away, Makoto. Why would you get rid of part of me? You love me, don’t you? All of me?

Makoto: Of course! But…You…No, I deserve this!

Yoko: To violate your idol?

Makoto: I…no. You’re trying to trick me.

Yoko: Just buying time.

Makoto: What?

Her hands fly forward, free from her ties. She pushes him to the ground. As he’s getting up, she kicks him in the face, sending him backwards and to the floor. This minor victory is short lived though; with a pop, Yoko falls down clutching her stomach. Makoto is clutching the grappling gun Yuki had invented. He has fired it at Yoko. It didn’t injure her, it just knocked the wind out of her.

But it’s what he needed.

He swings his leg at her knee while she’s doubled over, toppling her. He then gets up and kicks her in the stomach for good measure.

Makoto: I don’t know where you got your little gun here, but it did come in handy. Please don’t resist anymore, love.

Sarin: Leave her alone!

Makoto: You’ll get your turn, Sarin.

Makoto rolls Yoko over, and crouches down. He positions himself on top of her.

Makoto: I’ve waited a very long time to do this with you, Yoko.

Mr. Floppy watches from the floor in vain, unable to help. He then looks at Sarin. Her ropes are still tied, but they’re starting to unknot…somehow. Her nose is bleeding quite profusely as well. Maybe if he keeps Yoko safe for a few more seconds…

Mr. Floppy: Hey! Freak!

Makoto: I told you NOT to call me that!

Mr. Floppy: What else, then?

Makoto: Makoto Satoshi!

Mr. Floppy: I don’t like it.

Makoto: Why not?

Mr. Floppy: I don’t know. Do I need a reason? I was just distracting you.

Makoto: Distracting me? From what?

Thunk.

Sarin has slammed one of the large books formerly belonging to Librarianna over the back of Makoto’s head. He collapses on top of Yoko. Sarin quickly rolls him off.

Sarin: Yoko! Did he stick-

Yoko: No. Mr. Floppy stalled him.

Sarin helps her up.

Sarin: He’s out cold. What do we do?

Yoko wipes the blood from Sarin’s nose.

Yoko: Are you ok? How did you get free?

Sarin: I just…couldn’t let him hurt you! I’m fine.

There is a beeping noise. They recognize it as the communicator watches Yuki had built. They’re in the box along with their other tools. Sarin and Yoko rummage through it, picking out all of their belongings and putting them on except for the disguises, and then Yoko answers the watch.

Yoko: Yes?

Yuki: Where have you two been?! You haven’t answered me for like nine hours!

Sarin: Yuki, it’s a long story. But we just captured The Idolizer. We’ll be home soon.

Yuki: Oh cool! Phantasm Gloria, out!

Yoko: Now what do we do?

Mr. Floppy: There are stairs down to here. He has a phone up there. Tie him up and call the police.

Sarin uses the ropes they had been tied with to tie his hands and feet together, and rushes up stairs. Yoko scoops up Mr. Floppy off the floor and hugs him.

Mr. Floppy: I bet you didn’t know I was even gone.

Yoko: I tried to come to you for help…you were missing. So I thought YOU were the one behind all of this stuff.

Mr. Floppy: This stuff? Fill me in. I only know bits and pieces. I exerted my energy at the HWL thing.

Yoko: We started fighting crime as Gatogal and Frost. Yuki is Phantasm Gloria. This “The Idolizer,” or “The Engineer,” started following us around. Then this “Jinx” girl started killing other criminals. It was too much for me to handle, I went up to the attic to talk to you. When you were gone, I thought you were doing it to get back at me.

Mr. Floppy: I’d never.

Sarin comes back down the stairs.

Sarin: The police are on their way. I think we’re going to have to talk to them, or else there’s no reason for him to be arrested.

Mr. Floppy: Write a confession note from him stating that he murdered the local girl.

Yoko: What local girl?

Mr. Floppy: I don’t know! Some girl was bound to have been murdered.

Sarin: That’s not a bad idea, but it wouldn’t be right.

Mr. Floppy: You’re Sarin, right?

Sarin: Yeah…why?

Mr. Floppy: The one Yoko got to start licking her vagina?

Sarin: Erm…That’s not your business, but…yes.

He looks up at Yoko.

Mr. Floppy: I like this one a lot more than Jade.

Sarin: …Thanks?

Makoto stirs, struggling.

Makoto: Oh please, let me go.

Sarin: You’re joking. Right?

Yoko: I’m glad you’re awake, I have a question. How did you know we were Gatogal and Frost to begin with? This is the only thing I don’t understand.

Makoto: Why should-

Sarin kicks him hard in the stomach.

Sarin: Your idol asked you a question!

Mr. Floppy: Definitely like this one.

Makoto: Itwastheengineer!

There is a short pause.

Yoko: What?

Makoto: The Engineer! The Engineer told me! I didn’t believe, but then I came to your house and saw Sarin’s blonde hair!

Sarin: But YOU’RE The Engineer!

Makoto: What?

Sirens.

Yoko: This is too much for me right now. I guess we need to the police, Sarin. Do that thing, Mr. Floppy.

He goes limp in her arms as they go upstairs. Two policemen have entered and spot them.

Policeman#1: Is this the place with the-

Sarin: Yes, I called. Like I said, he kidnapped us. He’s downstairs, tied up.

The policemen stare at Yoko and Sarin.

Sarin: What?

Policeman#2: Sorry. It looks like he did a real number on you two.

The four of them go downstairs. Makoto is still tied up. He’s crying and struggling to get free.

Policeman#2: This looks like some kind of shrine. This’ll be an open and shut case.

Yoko: Are we going to have to go in for a statement, or something like that?

Policeman#1: No, not after what it looks like you’ve been through. We can do that tomorrow. I’ll drive you two home. Take a shower and get some rest. Harushi, you stay here with the perpetrator. I’ll send some backup to pick you up.

Makoto: It wasn’t my fault, it was The Engineer! I swear! It wasn’t my idea! My parents are going to be so mad at me…

The policeman motions for Yoko and Sarin to follow him. They go upstairs and out the door, to the car, and get in.

Policeman#1: I’m sorry you had to go through something like that, I can’t imagine it myself. Some people in the world just aren’t capable of living a normal life or being nice, though.

Sarin: It’s fine. Please just take us home.

Policeman#1: Right.

He puts his foot to the gas and speeds off.

End Segment.