Post by Xion Zeros on Jan 14, 2018 23:59:51 GMT -5
Christmas and New Year’s have both come and gone, with the Mega Busters finding themselves reunited after spending the holidays apart for the most part. Kevin Allen (more commonly known as Psycho Sagus) spent the holiday staying with Alice Shadow’s family since Alice’s sister and Kevin’s girlfriend - former GZWA Vixen Ashley Wonder - was visiting for the holiday after spending the bulk of the year away playing soccer in Europe. Meanwhile, Matthew Miles and Ashleigh Cash juggled two Christmas dinners with their respective families as a couple.
Today, the Mega Busters are relaxing on one of their few remaining days off before they hit the road again traveling for live events for the New Year within their shared apartment as Ashleigh combs through social media on her tablet while Matthew and Kevin gather around the television watching whatever random YouTube video they could broadcast to their SmartTV. Their web browsing brings them to this blast from the past.
Matthew cringes, “Goddammit, who thought it was actually a good idea to make a kid-friendly Mortal Kombat cartoon?”
Kevin: “Well, here’s a scarier thought. Most of that stuff from the cartoon was made canon in the later games some way or another. Most of it outside of that bullshit about the Earth Realm fighters being like their own superhero team like the X-Men or something…”
Matt shook his head, “That was as stupid as that Street Fighter cartoon.”
Kevin: “Nah man, nothing is as bad as that crap…”
Matt smirks, “I’ll take that bet.”
Kevin cringes after they watch the second video, “Okay, okay. You win on that one. I submit to you - just as long as we don’t have to watch anymore of that crap.”
Ashleigh remarks from the couch, “I’m more surprised that you two aren’t watching that Mega Man cartoon again…”
“NT Warrior or classic series?”
Ashleigh shrugs, “I dunno, whichever one it was that didn’t have the annoying kids in it.”
“Classic series then. Nice choice, babe. We’ll watch that next.”
“Ugh, shouldn’t you guys be focused on your match for Primetime that’s coming up? I mean it’s a really big deal. You’re up against the former World Champion Ry Drake and his muscle-bound bruiser, Rex Terrell. If you two don’t take this seriously, those guys are going to walk all over you two like stairs.”
Matt: “I doubt we’re going to lose to the guys who look like the real life iterations of Gutsman and Cutman. Besides, Drake hasn’t been the same since he lost the title. I think we got this in the bag. They weren’t even able to advance past the first round of the Stardom Tag Team Classic!”
Ashleigh: “True, but at least they actually remembered to sign up for the damn thing. I’m serious here, guys. Aren’t you the least worried about these guys wiping the floor with you?"
Kevin mused, “Oh like how Susie’s Pet Monster trashed you a few weeks ago?”
Ashleigh snaps back, “She snuck up on me from behind! Who knew that… that… Creature from the Black Lagoon was going to come crawling out of whatever cesspool that spawned her and come after me?”
Kevin: “My Pet Monster? Matt, didn’t you have one of those to scare your younger sister with when you two were kids?”
Matt scratches his head nervously, “Yeah, something like that…”
Ashleigh tweeted their conversation to the delight of their fans.
Ashleigh looked up from her tablet as Matthew sat down on the couch next to her.
Matt: "So Ash, what ARE you going to do about Susie's pet monster?"
Ashleigh: "Simple, I'm going to kick her ass. What else is there to do? If that's who I have to beat to get my hands on Strawberry Shortcake, then I'm going to chop off Medusa's head and use it to turn that bitch to stone with fear. All of the other girls can sit back and allow Susie Price to stand unopposed, but I feel like I have to do something or all of my training and hard work wouldn't have meant anything."
Kevin: "Where did that chick come from anyway? She looks like something you throw mothballs in your attic, underneath your bed AND your house to ward away."
Matt: "Kev, we have to remember Ashleigh's a big shot since she held a Women's Championship in her ZXWWF days."
Kevin: "We won singles titles there and tag team gold too. Ash, putting on your big girl panties aren't going to stop you from crapping yourself when shit gets real in there."
Ashleigh: "Speaking from experience, Kevin? I heard about your 'accident' at dinner with Alice and Ashley's parents' house."
Kevin: "I had to excuse myself because SOMEONE spiked my milk with elephant laxative..."
Matt: "Don't look at me. Ash is the one who always tweets our conversations out, knowing that people read them."
Ashleigh: "Kevin, you only have yourself to blame for saying that you were going to put itching powder in Alice's bra. She wanted to strike first."
Matt busts out laughing hysterically, "I could see you now, Kevin, running around the house like Finch in American Pie when Stifler did that to him."
Kevin sighs, "Thank God that the bathroom wasn't far away..."
Ashleigh chuckles to herself as she treats into her private bedroom within their apartment. She snaps a selfie of herself modeling a new outfit that she got for herself for Christmas, hoping that this would help her mood but she feels indifferent.
She didn’t want to concern her teammates that she was worried.
No one in GZWA has faced this mysterious “enforcer” that Susie Price has laid in her wake. She would be the first lamb walking into the potential slaughter. For Christ’s sake, she’s known for being a manager for the bulk of her GZWA career.
She’s barely scratched the surface of being an in-ring competitor in GZWA, despite her desires to free herself from the stigma of being merely an accessory to the Mega Busters. No, she was more than that and she was willing to go all out to prove it to herself, if not anyone else.
She undresses and changes into her workout clothes, uttering to herself, “Now isn’t the time for dress up, it’s time for action. I would hate myself if I let all of this free time go to waste. MiMi’s gym is open throughout the holiday, so at least I can get some training in solitude.”
She pulled her blonde hair back into a ponytail and slung her duffle bag over her shoulder. She walks back out into the living room and gives Matthew a kiss on the cheek as he sat on the couch.
“Where are you going, babe?”
Ashleigh smiled, “I’m going to do a short work out and get some training in. Figured that I’d do something constructive with all of this free time.”
Matt: “Don’t push yourself too hard, okay? Overexerting yourself is just as bad not being prepared. I know you want to win, but don’t do it at the cost of your health. I know your folks would kill me if I let anything happen to you after spending the holidays with you.”
Ashleigh didn’t turn back around as she headed to the door, she merely stopped as she rested her hand on the doorknob.
“I won’t. Matthew, you know better than anyone that I’m a big girl and I know how to take care of myself. That’s why this is something I’m going to ask you two to stay out of - no matter how it looks out there. I need to do this for myself - prove that I deserve to be out here, on the road and being at your side.
It’s a new year, boys. I think we should consider not being the butt end of every joke around the company. Just something to think about.”
With that she left the boys to looking back at the TV.
Kevin speaks up first, “I’d kill you if you tell Ash, but she’s right, man. We beat the Enforcers last year. They were former GZWA Tag Team Champions. We have what it takes to be champions in GZWA. We just gotta keep pushing ourselves towards that next plateau. It’s just not going to be as easy as going into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a few episodes.”
Matt nodded, “It’s not going to be easy. Ry Drake had the GZWA World title in a stranglehold for roughly a year - most of that time was even before he hired Rex Terrell to watch his back. The Mountain? More like the Brick Wall… We’re going to need one hell of a battering ram power play to stand even a chance against those guys on Primetime.”
Kevin: “Everyone thinks Amanda Cortez is crazy - whether it be how she got herself mixed up and forced to work for the Machine and how she throws herself head-first into every challenge thrown against her in the ring…”
Matt: “Head first? Don’t tell me you were watching some of her racy videos and pictures on social media…”
Kevin: “How can you NOT see ‘em? She’s always posting some naked or half-naked photo. I swear that chick doesn’t own any clothes… But that’s besides the point! What I’m getting at is that if her crazy ass can stand on her own against freaks like those two, we can find something that works for us too. Nothing is impossible nor out of our reach. Ashleigh actually has the right idea. Let’s put it all on the line and no regrets. Do or die.”
Matt: “We can do, but I don’t plan on dying, buddy. What about Skylar? She’s the wildcard - no one knows why she magically injected herself into Rex and Ry’s employ. If Ash can back us up in that department, then it’s no problem, but if she’s unable to, then we’ll improvise. We gotta be ready for anything.”
Kevin: “I hear you loud and clear, Matt. That’s why I got the perfect plan of action… DIAGRAMS.”
Matt: “Diagrams???”
Kevin: “You bet your ass, I’m talking diagrams. We’re going to plan and strategize our way to victory.”
The scene fades out with Kevin pulling out a stack of graphing paper on the coffee table and getting straight to work as Matthew couldn’t help but watch in anticipation to the fruits of this labor.
Today, the Mega Busters are relaxing on one of their few remaining days off before they hit the road again traveling for live events for the New Year within their shared apartment as Ashleigh combs through social media on her tablet while Matthew and Kevin gather around the television watching whatever random YouTube video they could broadcast to their SmartTV. Their web browsing brings them to this blast from the past.
Matthew cringes, “Goddammit, who thought it was actually a good idea to make a kid-friendly Mortal Kombat cartoon?”
Kevin: “Well, here’s a scarier thought. Most of that stuff from the cartoon was made canon in the later games some way or another. Most of it outside of that bullshit about the Earth Realm fighters being like their own superhero team like the X-Men or something…”
Matt shook his head, “That was as stupid as that Street Fighter cartoon.”
Kevin: “Nah man, nothing is as bad as that crap…”
Matt smirks, “I’ll take that bet.”
Kevin cringes after they watch the second video, “Okay, okay. You win on that one. I submit to you - just as long as we don’t have to watch anymore of that crap.”
Ashleigh remarks from the couch, “I’m more surprised that you two aren’t watching that Mega Man cartoon again…”
“NT Warrior or classic series?”
Ashleigh shrugs, “I dunno, whichever one it was that didn’t have the annoying kids in it.”
“Classic series then. Nice choice, babe. We’ll watch that next.”
“Ugh, shouldn’t you guys be focused on your match for Primetime that’s coming up? I mean it’s a really big deal. You’re up against the former World Champion Ry Drake and his muscle-bound bruiser, Rex Terrell. If you two don’t take this seriously, those guys are going to walk all over you two like stairs.”
Matt: “I doubt we’re going to lose to the guys who look like the real life iterations of Gutsman and Cutman. Besides, Drake hasn’t been the same since he lost the title. I think we got this in the bag. They weren’t even able to advance past the first round of the Stardom Tag Team Classic!”
Ashleigh: “True, but at least they actually remembered to sign up for the damn thing. I’m serious here, guys. Aren’t you the least worried about these guys wiping the floor with you?"
Kevin mused, “Oh like how Susie’s Pet Monster trashed you a few weeks ago?”
Ashleigh snaps back, “She snuck up on me from behind! Who knew that… that… Creature from the Black Lagoon was going to come crawling out of whatever cesspool that spawned her and come after me?”
Kevin: “My Pet Monster? Matt, didn’t you have one of those to scare your younger sister with when you two were kids?”
Matt scratches his head nervously, “Yeah, something like that…”
Ashleigh tweeted their conversation to the delight of their fans.
Ashleigh looked up from her tablet as Matthew sat down on the couch next to her.
Matt: "So Ash, what ARE you going to do about Susie's pet monster?"
Ashleigh: "Simple, I'm going to kick her ass. What else is there to do? If that's who I have to beat to get my hands on Strawberry Shortcake, then I'm going to chop off Medusa's head and use it to turn that bitch to stone with fear. All of the other girls can sit back and allow Susie Price to stand unopposed, but I feel like I have to do something or all of my training and hard work wouldn't have meant anything."
Kevin: "Where did that chick come from anyway? She looks like something you throw mothballs in your attic, underneath your bed AND your house to ward away."
Matt: "Kev, we have to remember Ashleigh's a big shot since she held a Women's Championship in her ZXWWF days."
Kevin: "We won singles titles there and tag team gold too. Ash, putting on your big girl panties aren't going to stop you from crapping yourself when shit gets real in there."
Ashleigh: "Speaking from experience, Kevin? I heard about your 'accident' at dinner with Alice and Ashley's parents' house."
Kevin: "I had to excuse myself because SOMEONE spiked my milk with elephant laxative..."
Matt: "Don't look at me. Ash is the one who always tweets our conversations out, knowing that people read them."
Ashleigh: "Kevin, you only have yourself to blame for saying that you were going to put itching powder in Alice's bra. She wanted to strike first."
Matt busts out laughing hysterically, "I could see you now, Kevin, running around the house like Finch in American Pie when Stifler did that to him."
Kevin sighs, "Thank God that the bathroom wasn't far away..."
Ashleigh chuckles to herself as she treats into her private bedroom within their apartment. She snaps a selfie of herself modeling a new outfit that she got for herself for Christmas, hoping that this would help her mood but she feels indifferent.
She didn’t want to concern her teammates that she was worried.
No one in GZWA has faced this mysterious “enforcer” that Susie Price has laid in her wake. She would be the first lamb walking into the potential slaughter. For Christ’s sake, she’s known for being a manager for the bulk of her GZWA career.
She’s barely scratched the surface of being an in-ring competitor in GZWA, despite her desires to free herself from the stigma of being merely an accessory to the Mega Busters. No, she was more than that and she was willing to go all out to prove it to herself, if not anyone else.
She undresses and changes into her workout clothes, uttering to herself, “Now isn’t the time for dress up, it’s time for action. I would hate myself if I let all of this free time go to waste. MiMi’s gym is open throughout the holiday, so at least I can get some training in solitude.”
She pulled her blonde hair back into a ponytail and slung her duffle bag over her shoulder. She walks back out into the living room and gives Matthew a kiss on the cheek as he sat on the couch.
“Where are you going, babe?”
Ashleigh smiled, “I’m going to do a short work out and get some training in. Figured that I’d do something constructive with all of this free time.”
Matt: “Don’t push yourself too hard, okay? Overexerting yourself is just as bad not being prepared. I know you want to win, but don’t do it at the cost of your health. I know your folks would kill me if I let anything happen to you after spending the holidays with you.”
Ashleigh didn’t turn back around as she headed to the door, she merely stopped as she rested her hand on the doorknob.
“I won’t. Matthew, you know better than anyone that I’m a big girl and I know how to take care of myself. That’s why this is something I’m going to ask you two to stay out of - no matter how it looks out there. I need to do this for myself - prove that I deserve to be out here, on the road and being at your side.
It’s a new year, boys. I think we should consider not being the butt end of every joke around the company. Just something to think about.”
With that she left the boys to looking back at the TV.
Kevin speaks up first, “I’d kill you if you tell Ash, but she’s right, man. We beat the Enforcers last year. They were former GZWA Tag Team Champions. We have what it takes to be champions in GZWA. We just gotta keep pushing ourselves towards that next plateau. It’s just not going to be as easy as going into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a few episodes.”
Matt nodded, “It’s not going to be easy. Ry Drake had the GZWA World title in a stranglehold for roughly a year - most of that time was even before he hired Rex Terrell to watch his back. The Mountain? More like the Brick Wall… We’re going to need one hell of a battering ram power play to stand even a chance against those guys on Primetime.”
Kevin: “Everyone thinks Amanda Cortez is crazy - whether it be how she got herself mixed up and forced to work for the Machine and how she throws herself head-first into every challenge thrown against her in the ring…”
Matt: “Head first? Don’t tell me you were watching some of her racy videos and pictures on social media…”
Kevin: “How can you NOT see ‘em? She’s always posting some naked or half-naked photo. I swear that chick doesn’t own any clothes… But that’s besides the point! What I’m getting at is that if her crazy ass can stand on her own against freaks like those two, we can find something that works for us too. Nothing is impossible nor out of our reach. Ashleigh actually has the right idea. Let’s put it all on the line and no regrets. Do or die.”
Matt: “We can do, but I don’t plan on dying, buddy. What about Skylar? She’s the wildcard - no one knows why she magically injected herself into Rex and Ry’s employ. If Ash can back us up in that department, then it’s no problem, but if she’s unable to, then we’ll improvise. We gotta be ready for anything.”
Kevin: “I hear you loud and clear, Matt. That’s why I got the perfect plan of action… DIAGRAMS.”
Matt: “Diagrams???”
Kevin: “You bet your ass, I’m talking diagrams. We’re going to plan and strategize our way to victory.”
The scene fades out with Kevin pulling out a stack of graphing paper on the coffee table and getting straight to work as Matthew couldn’t help but watch in anticipation to the fruits of this labor.
