Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2018 22:47:27 GMT
Nope. I don’t like this. I don’t like this at all. We’re in a dark alley in Anaheim, California, going after the Shade that’s been antagonizing the state. Alongside us are Zima'Ion, and one of the members of this large supergroup, ZiiX. Apparently, he has similar abilities that the Shade has.
ZiiX: In his opinion, to bring more than three would become a bit crowded.
But there's four of us.
Hey! I defeated my bloke of a younger brother last week! Okay, that sounded a lot better in my head, but he's a lot more difficult to fight against than you may think!
ZiiX takes off his sunglasses to show his very bright, icy blue eyes. How does someone with the ability to hide in the shadows have such bright eyes? Bloody hell… he disappeared! Why is it suddenly darker in here?
Right. Shadows and the like. Grand… Bollocks, I think we found the Shade. Can a shadow really be that aggressive? It's almost as if the ground is shaking!
*BOOM*
That was the darkest explosion looking… thing… that I've witnessed. I'm actually not exactly sure what I've witnessed. All I know is that ZiiX has materialized, but looks rather worse for ware… Zima runs over to him. L on the other hand… Oh, bollocks.
*SCREEEEEEECH*
And there goes my ears. I will never get used to her sonic waves. Her flashing goggles are even worse. It's like latching your eyes onto a strobe light. But neither seemed to have affected the Shade… Oh no…
L, LOOK OU-----
*CRASH*
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Suddenly, I see myself in a familiar place…
People all around me…
My own kind, my own species…
They trusted me…
Idolized me…
I did what they were afraid to do…
But the worst was yet to come…
A fatal mistake…
I can't seem to get these thoughts, these… memories, I think… out of my head.
They're more constant.
More vivid.
More… clear…
What's this? It's bright… and I hear monitors. Am I in some sort of hospital? It sure looks like that type of room.
Wait, what? This can't be a regular hospital. How does he know I'm a Quasonic? Who is this? He looks a bit too built to be in a lab coat. Reddish brown hair… sarcastic remarks… this must be one of Skar’s comrades. He looks kind of suave… reminds me of that serial killer from that one of those Earthing TV Shows...
L Verez: Auron Vega?
Auron: Good to know you don't have amnesia. Yes, I'm Auron Vega. How are you feeling?
L Verez: Like I’ve been trampled by a sensory beast… what exactly happened?
Auron: You collided with The Shade. It overpowered you, somehow slamming you to the brick wall. Your friend Zima was the one that brought you here.
L Verez: What about ZiiX?
ZiiX: Over here.
He opens the curtain next to me. His extra dark pigmented skin is a bit damaged, but he seems okay, for the most part. He has some gashes. It looks like the deeper the gash, the darker his pigment. His sunglasses are even darker, but even those can't quite cover the brightness of his icy blue eyes. Skar certainly has some interesting friends.
L Verez: What did it say, exactly?
ZiiX: Some sort of Earth lingo. “The ghost of Christmas past shall be your demise.”
What? Does the Shade know about the memory flashes I've been having?
ZiiX: I'm unsure. But we'll have to come up with a better plan of attack before confronting it again.
L Verez: Where are we, anyway?
ZiiX: We're still in Anaheim. We're at Skar’s home front. This is his med bay.
L Verez: He has a med bay in his house? I thought the library was a shock…
ZiiX: He was quite fortunate to be born with a higher class family.
Auron: It would be more helpful if I had equipment for more extraterrestrials than ZiiX. You're good to go, by the way.
ZiiX: I could have told you that.
As they continue speaking, I hear voices from outside of the room. I begin to focus on those voices, and I find out that they belong to Skar, Vincent, and Zima'Ion.
Zima'Ion: L isn't going to be upset at you, Vincent. It wasn't your fault.
Vincent: I still feel responsible… and it's not like I can hide the fact that I lost it.
J’skar: If there's anything I know about L, it's that she'd much prefer being told the truth by the person it happened to, rather than having to find out from someone else.
My curiosity struck. I have to find out what happened. I have to get u-- Whoa…
L Verez: I… I'm ok. Just still a bit light headed from the collision.
Auron: Well, if you have any issues, come back, and I'll see what I can do to help.
L Verez: Thank you, Auron. I will.
Now to find out what's going on. Just need to exit this med bay. Ugh… that Shade hit me pretty hard. I'm at the door though. Oh, it's automatic. How does Skar afford all of this?
Oh! I didn't think she'd be that worried for me. She has such a warm embrace… I never thought I'd meet someone so caring. Especially not from a place like Omega…
I'm honestly more upset that he interrupted our embrace.
Vincent: Well… I … uhh…
J’skar: It's okay, Vincent. Just take a deep breath.
Vincent: *sigh* … the Shade may have… taken the camera… and I may have… recorded things that you said weren't supposed to.
L Verez: Oh, goodness…
I have to walk away. This is too much. If Vincent is talking about when I showed them that I live in the Quartex, then this isn't good at all…
Goodness… I almost dropped there. I guess I shouldn't have gotten up after all.
Vincent: I'm sorry, L! I know I mucked everything up. I just wish there was something I could do to help rectify this…
L Verez: We will see once we find out what the Shade does with its new information...
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It's the day of Monday Bloody Monday. The sun is setting through the backstreets of New York City, as L Verez strolls around to let off some steam before her upcoming match tonight.
Finally. Finally, Vincent Pryde sees that I am worthy of being in the main event. Somehow, this is the first time Bonnie and I will be tagging together in a traditional tag team match. The second time in general, the first being when we kicked WCF’s door down, and took Ethan King, Stephen Singh, and especially FPV down along the way. That, of course, also involved our gracious comrade Alex Richards.
Speaking of Richards, what happened last week at Blood Moon Rising… I knew Vincent Pryde had something up his sleeve, but I had no clue just how far he would go. Pitting me against someone I care for… Alex Richards was the man that helped me join the Guardians in the first place. He is the first one that helped inspire me, that helped light a flame within me. If it weren't for Alex, I don't think I'd have gone as far in UCI as I did. But now, Vincent Pryde has him brainwashed. Hypnotized to follow his orders; to do his bidding. I'm… I'm disgusted. I'm mortified. This is someone I look up to. And I had to face him in this silly “Dr. Strange” masquerade. That isn't the Alex Richards that I know. But I can tell he's still in there somewhere… I wasn't the only one holding back at Blood Moon Rising. I just hope that he comes to sooner, rather than later. But until then… The Insurgency has risen.
We will make our mark this week, starting with this main event. I was right about Cassidy Kaine. He was spineless. Unable to retain his title against Corey Bull. Sebastian Knight was also in the picture, but it was Bull that came out on top. A former UCI member, and seemingly is wrapped around the finger of Vincent Pryde. My only encounter against the Hatebringer was at UCI’s final PPV, Civil War. I didn't get to compete against him much, but I saw what he could do, and that… is a lot. It was down to me and my comrade, Hippo Harry, against Corey Bull, and he held his own. It took an A-Town Bomb from Hippo, and then myself going for the pin to finally eliminate the dominant force of Corey Bull.
Tonight is much different. Lucious Starr calls it “The Battle of the Sexes”. Bonnie and I clash against Bull and Shadowlove. All of the competitors being from UCI. But, for whatever reason, there's two cheerleaders involved. The “women's” champion, Brooke Bell on our side, and Travis McKenna on the other. Why not simply put them in a match of their own? They've never faced one on one. No need to have them intrude in our match.
Shadowlove is another I've only encountered once. That was in a triple threat match, with a man known as Jack Shlongson defeating me, thanks to Shadowlove's cheap shot using brass knuckles from his valet, Miss Miyamoto. Unlike Shadowlove, I don't rely on my valet to win my matches. Zima'Ion is simply there for moral support. To keep me going when I'm down. She doesn't need to hand me a weapon, or distract the referee. It took Shadowlove quite a while to finally obtain his TV Title. I would become Hypermedia Champion soon afterwards, but by then, I believe he had already lost his gold. It was a lackluster title reign, to say the least. Now, he's back on the hunt, as am I. I assume we both, as well as Bonnie, all have Corey Bull's title locked on in our cross hairs. But the difference with Love is that, without Miyamoto, he couldn't even dream of nearing that title. I don't think anyone has noticed this. How far would Shadowlove have really gotten if it weren't for Miyamoto? Not very far, I don't think. He relies on her very much during his matches, it's shocking that no one's noticed this by now. So, honestly, it won't be Shadowlove that will be the threat in this tag team match. It will be Miss Miyamoto.
But then there's Corey Bull… the brute force of New Blood Wrestling. The true threat of this match. But the man is short sighted. This is the same being that lost the Killing Floor match because of a blanket. He is the current world champion though. I must prove that I can defeat this force of nature. Admittedly, Corey Bull has grown since his turn from UCI to NBW. He's even more unstoppable than ever. But now… now he must face The Insurgency. The new force, not of New Blood Wrestling, but against New Blood Wrestling. And at this point, he seems to be on the side of Vincent Pryde. What this means for us… is that we must send a message. As insane as it sounds, we must make an example of Corey Bull. We must send a message that The Insurgency is not the group to be trifled with. We have arrived, and we are here to turn New Blood Wrestling upside down. Even if that means taking down the tank of a Champion. Anything to stomp on the tyranny of Vincent Pryde and his regime.
Stand! Fight! Resist!
L salutes as she sees Bonnie in the distance. She joins her, Madison Square Garden towering near them.
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