Prologue, part 7-?

The Mentality of the Ensemble

Before we jump back into the story full-force, this little chapter will be completely dialogue-based (so the fact that it's just quoted dialogue and nothing to mention or indicate whatever they're doing is completely intentional), and focus on several of the groups formed. Basically, it'll feature almost every group. A few of the groups excluded are Reigns/Ambrose/Orchid/Austin/New Jack, Sunset/Star and Shinsuke/Owens/Scorpion/Sherry, as they'll return to focus on the next chapter, but at the bright side, the masterminds behind how this all started will have an appearance.
This chapter is also a few minutes before where the last chapter ended, to give further indication. That and there's not a lot of plot development here either; it's mainly to remind us of who's having major involvement
Don't worry, for most of you, you'll probably be able to understand who's talking to who based on names and clues given out through these, and the conversations won't really that be elongated, like in regular chapters that I end up making longer than usual.


The Dazzlings

"God dammit, my head is killing me..."

"Well, my leg has nearly been twisted backwards, so we're all on even standing here, Aria."

"Well, it is what that prissy little girl did to you the most that's making us carry you, Adagio. Sonata, you agree, right?"

"*cough-cough!* Sorry, what?"

"That stomp to the throat still buggin' ya, Sona'?"

"I'm literally coughing up blood right now; what do you think?"

"Well, just suck it back in your mouth and re-fuel, you ditzy little fucker."

"It doesn't work for siren blood! You should know that, you cu-"

"Just shut up and keep going, girls; I think I see something straight ahead..."


The Hugger, the Irish Demon, and the Survivors

"Holy crap, Finn, did you see that girl kicking ass in there?"

"Yeah, Bayley, trust me, we saw."

"She's—she's gotta be at least a teenager or something! She scared off those three creepy girls and saved that weird ketchup/mustard haired girl with her wand of... I dunno, and I'm completely convinced she could kick all of our asses too, if she wanted to."

"She could probably kick Chris and Ash's asses; not so sure about ours."

"...Kinda splittin' hairs there. Ash, do y—do you wanna take up with that issue?"

"Chris...I've been awake for a good 20 hours... I have no idea what I've been seeing, but I'm pretty sure it was not what you saw..."

"Y-yeah, alright, Ash... Finn, we may need to get somewhere quick, I'm pretty sure we're all in a need of sleep."

"Agreed. Come on, Bayley. Who knows, maybe we'll meet that magic girl along the way..."

"God, I hope so. I really need to learn her tricks of the trade somehow."


The Authority

"Hunter, I hope you know what you and Vince are doing..."

"Steph, we're still missing a few talents. Ambrose and Reigns left, Lesnar's gone, Kevin's still busy, it seems, and it doesn't seem like they might get back anytime soon. We have no idea what to do for Fastlane now, so we might as well just carry on to the next show."

"But to just not have a show at all instead of giving a show of SOME sort? That'll be a financial nightmare no matter what."

"I can't change the whole thing at the last minute. I know what could happen if a show falls off the tracks; we've all witnessed some tough times in our day. When something goes bad, it gets bad."

"Like what?"

"Royal Rumble last year?"

"...Jesus Christ. Okay, but let's just promise one thing."

"What's that?"

"When we all meet up again later, that you and my father have a good idea of how to salvage this in the end."

"...Alright. See you later..."


The Two Who Started It All...

"It's almost time, Dario… You excited?"

"Paul, this was a great opportunity that you've arranged for the both of us. People are hearing the word, and they're all coming together nicely. I am very pleased with how well we've set everything up down in California."

"If we can get this on the map, let's just hope we'll stay there for some time. ECW was as great an investment to me as Lucha Underground was to you, and we both know how we had to escape it somehow."

"In our darkest hours... Yes, we certainly think alike, don't we, Paul?"

"Yes, we do. We both know who the best talent is, and we know how to use them to our best advantage. Daniel Bryan, Brock Lesnar, Kevin Owens, Shinsuke Nakamura... I even heard about that Scorpion guy; doesn't he sound familiar... what's he all about?"

"He's a feared warrior. Battled under the allegiance of a clan in Japan. He's a kind of fighter that would fit perfectly with the others in the Temple, but... well, you know-"

"Yes, I... understand what you mean. Won't be long now."

"The stage is set. Tomorrow night. As long as the message spreads, 18 thousand people will witness the new generation of professional wrestling; the next evolution of the squared circle; the true equivalent to the UFC in terms of violence. And you and I both know how much we love violence around here."

"Yes, we do. Yes, we fuckin' do..."


Just wanted a small interlude before absolutely EVERYTHING comes together in chapter 13. Then the real fun begins after the prologue.

Until next time...