Chapter 58 (Supernova)

*Thunder Mana and Carly X vs the Killer Kitties*

Thunder Mana and her protégé, Carly X, shared the same entrance. The two of them appeared on stage presenting themselves to the crowd. They headed toward the ring waving to their fans. Once they got in, the Killer Kitties made their entrance. Mewlie and Neko Girl smirked at their opponents and headed down the ramp. Neko Girl gave scratching motions to Mana and Carly while her mother flirted with some of the guys she passed by. The both of them flipped over the ropes and stood at the opposite corner from their opponents. Thunder Mana and Mewlie both stood in the ring while their partners stood ringside.

"This has been a long time coming! Thunder Mana and her student, Carly X the Stylish Tiger, have been meddled with by the Killer Kitties for weeks! Between the match interferences and the matches they had with each other, it's time to settle it tonight!"

DING-DING!

Thunder Mana circled Mewlie who prowled around like a predator ready to pounce. Mana ran to grab Mewlie, but the Queen of Catfights rolled away and went behind her. She quickly placed her claws at Mana's back and raked them downward making Mana get down on her knees.

"Hey, what was that?" the referee asked.

"Apologies. I thought I was doing a shoulder slam." Mewlie lied through her teeth. "My bad."

"Don't let me catch you doing it again!" the referee warned.

Mewlie returned to Thunder Mana kicking her already sore back. Mana fell facedown groaning.

"Don't tell me you're brought down that quickly!" Mewlie taunted. "Some champion!"

She grabbed Thunder Mana by her hair and pulled her up, but Mana gained back control by grabbing Mewlie's legs and tripping her backwards. Thunder Mana then picked her up only to do a scoop slam. She hooked her legs for the pin.

1… 2…

Mewlie kicked out. Thunder Mana wanted to get her some more, but she realized that it was her partner's time. She moved on over to her corner and tagged Carly X in.

The Stylish Tiger entered the ring and proceeded to hit Mewlie in the head with a soccer kick. Since she used to play soccer, she knew how to kick. It sent Mewlie rolling back to her corner, where Neko Girl tagged herself in on her mother's shoulders.

Carly X met Neko Girl in the center of the ring and the two locked up with each other.

"Time to finish what my mom started!" Neko Girl snarled.

"In your dreams, pussycat!" Carly responded.

Carly broke the lock-up and chopped Neko Girl across her chest. Neko Girl sent her own chop, which hurt worse because of her claws. Carly sent one last chop before dropping her into a DDT suplex. She hooked her leg.

1… 2…

Neko Girl kicked out. Carly picked her up and held her in a headlock. She kept her there while she moved over to her corner and tagged Thunder Mana in. Before returning to her corner, Carly kept Neko Girl in place while Thunder Mana ran and bounced off the ropes. Carly X Irish whipped Neko Girl with to Mana who connected with a strong spear. Carly returned to her corner while Thunder Mana hooked Neko Girl's legs for the pin.

1… 2…

This time, Mewlie ran into the ring and pushed Thunder Mana off of her daughter. Carly X entered through the ropes and tackled Mewlie out the ring.

Thunder Mana meanwhile picked Neko Girl up preparing to suplex her. Unfortunately for her, she was facing away from the referee, so Neko Girl was able to dig her claws right in between Mana's legs. Thunder Mana screamed as she let go. Before she could tell the referee what happened, Neko Girl sent a strong kick to Thunder Mana's chest knocking her down. Neko Girl sat herself on top of Mana and began striking her with a punches.

Meanwhile, Carly X and Mewlie faced each other at ringside. After seeing her mentor in her position, Carly disregarded the mother and ran back to her corner.

"Come on, Mana! You can beat her!" Carly cheered as she climbed up to her apron.

Her cheering reached Thunder Mana's ears. She fiercely raised her arms and threw Neko off of her. She pushed her back to her corner where Mewlie made her tag. The Killer Kitties both stood in the ring and charged toward her ready to slash at her. Thunder Mana countered their strikes with a spear to the both of them.

First, Thunder Mana raised Mewlie to her feet and threw her into the corner where Carly X was. She then did the same with Neko Girl sending her to land right on her mother. Mana tagged Carly X in and they both stood in the corner furthest from them. They raised their fists to the crowd and began their assault. First, Thunder Mana struck at the both of the Killer Kitties with a spear. She kept Mewlie prompted on the corner while she pushed Neko Girl out of the ring. Carly X then ran at Mewlie before grabbing her head and sending her down with the DDT-X. She rolled the Queen of Catfights over for the pin.

1… 2… 3!

DING-DING!

"WHAT A MATCH! The Killer Kitties pulled off their signature brand of dirty tricks, but Thunder Mana and Carly X managed to use their superior teamwork to their advantage and pull of a fantastic maneuver at the end! I don't know about you, but I'm smelling a new official tag team in the future!"

Upon hearing that, Carly X had a thought pass in her head. She met up with Thunder Mana as she entered the ring to congratulate her.

"Did you hear that? An official tag team. Doesn't that sound like a good idea?"

Thunder Mana thought for a moment. "We'll see."

Before her match could begin, Charlie Hart sighed and took a look at herself in the mirror in her locker room. She wore her wrestling attire, but she still didn't feel ready. That's when there was a knock at her door.

"Hello?" Charlie asked.

The door opened and Ryuji Hashimoto entered. "Hello, Ms. Hart. Your match is just about to begin."

"I noticed." Charlie sighed.

Ryuji frowned at her. "Look, I know this isn't quite the match you want…"

"It's more than that." Charlie said. "I've got a lot to lose if I lose this match. I already had one crazy loss recently. I don't want another one."

"I know, but believe me, Ms. Rogue wouldn't have put you in this match if she didn't believe you could beat Natalya."

"How? She's got ten times more experience than me."

"Well, how bad do you want to stay?"

"More than you can imagine."

"Then let that motivate you."

Charlie sighed. "All right. Thank you, Mr. Hashimoto." She went on to the stage.

*Charlie Hart vs Natalya*

Charlie made her way to the stage and took in the applause. She skipped toward the ring and entered. Then, came Natalya, who used her same entrance she had in WWE. She wore her one piece bodysuit with no sleeves and purple accents on her suit. Once she entered the ring, she readied herself while Charlie gave a murderous look to her direction.

"We're moving onto our visitor's match, everyone, and what a match it is! It's a battle of Hart's! The Hitgirl, Charlie Hart, the newest addition to the Hart wrestling family, is taking on the Queen of Hearts, Natalya, from WWE! If Charlie loses, then her contract gets transferred over to WWE! Let's see who pulls off the win tonight!"

DING-DING!

Charlie recklessly charged for a tackle. That failed when Natalya caught her in a guillotine hold and brought her down to her knees. Charlie struggled to escape, but Natalya kept her there before repositioning Charlie for a headlock.

"Come on, kid! Don't make this harder!" Natalya shouted.

"Shut up! I'm not a sellout like you!" Charlie replied loudly. She pulled her elbow up and used it to jab Natalya in the stomach. She then threw her to the corner before running up to her for a dropkick sending her down.

Charlie then pulled Natalya away from the corner and prepared for a sharpshooter. She was about to too, but then, she had flashbacks of her last match where she thought she went too far and broke Penny Twist's back. She hesitated, and Natalya capitalized on that by tossing her off. She then brought Charlie down in a belly-to-back suplex. She kept holding on tightening her hold before applying a sleeper. Charlie grunted at that.

"Come on, kid. You gotta give up." Natalya advised.

"No!" Charlie shouted. "Not while I've got a mission! Besides, the last thing I want is to join WWE!"

"It's not that bad." Natalya argued.

"It's not for me!" Charlie shouted before slipping her head underneath Natalya's arms and countering with a hammerlock. She then applied a bodyscissor hold on the Queen of Hearts. "Why are you against me on this? You're the one who helped me get to Japan in the first place!"

Natalya escaped the hold and applied a side headlock on the Hitgirl. "I'm just looking out for your best interests!"

"If you were, you'd support me other than try to force me back to Japan!" Charlie yelled before escaping the headlock. She waited for Natalya to stand only to catch her in an abdominal stretch.

Natalya yelled being trapped in the younger Hart's submission technique. Within a minute, though, the Queen of Hearts threw Charlie off and grabbed her legs wasting no time applying her family's signature sharpshooter. Charlie screamed at the sound of her own yell. She crawled over to the ropes, but Natalya dragged her back to the center of the ring. Charlie tried again, but Natalya kept her from getting a rope break. Charlie yelled nearly to tears until she couldn't take it anymore.

"I… I gi…"

But before she could finish her surrender, Charlie felt the pressure on the hold loosening. She was shocked when she was loose enough to slip out. She then landed Natalya with a spinning clothesline. Charlie then held her relative in the sharpshooter. This time, she was confident enough not to hesitate. She locked it in and applied pressure until Natalya tapped out in the middle of the ring.

DING-DING!

"And so ends this family feud! Both members of the Hart family gave it their all, but in the end Charlie won the match! It looks like the Hitgirl will be part of Xtrema for a little while longer!"

Natalya left for backstage and Charlie followed.

"Hold it!" said the Hitgirl. "What was that?"

"What was what?" Natalya asked.

"You loosened your sharpshooter on purpose!" Charlie said. "And I know you could've withstood the sharpshooter a little while longer than you did just now! What gives?"

Natalya sighed before turning to her younger relative. "Look, Charlie, when Mr. McMahon told me I had to face you tonight for your contract, I told him not to drag me into it, but he basically threatened me. I know this is what you want, so I figured I could at least give you a hand."

"But then why did you keep telling me to give up and kept hurting me?" Charlie asked.

"If it looked like I held back, Mr. McMahon would be very mad at me. I had to make it look convincing. Also, I wanted to test your resolve. I heard about your recent loss and I figured it would upset you, so I needed to give you a confidence boost. When you refused to give up and stood up for your dream, you showed me just how committed you are. It's not going to be easy facing GWM, but if anyone can do it, I'm sure you can."

Charlie sighed. "You may be a pain in the ass… but you're still family. A sellout family, yes, but still family."

Natalya chuckled. "Well, good luck. Make Bret Hart proud."

As Natalya left, Charlie thought to herself "Still, I wonder what kind of deal Ms. Rogue would make with a stubborn old man like McMahon."

Up at the skybox, Sayuri's phone rang. When she answered it, nothing kept Vincent McMahon from yelling on the other end.

"THAT MATCH DIDN'T COUNT! THERE WAS A FLUKE OR SOMETHING! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!"

"Hello to you too, Mr. McMahon." Sayuri replied.

"Don't be cute with me, Rogue." McMahon growled. "If you think I'm going to support any project of yours after a fluke like that, then you are…"

"Going to sue you for backing out of a deal." Sayuri interrupted. "And trust me, for a case like this, you're going to need a lawyer so expensive, you'll bankrupt your company. Look, the fact of the matter is, your girl lost and mine won. The whole world saw it. So unless you want to be humiliated in court, I suggest you fulfill your end of the deal."

McMahon grumbled and cursed under his breath. "Very well. You'll have WWE's support."

"Pleasure doing business with you." Sayuri said before hanging up. She turned to Jackal and they both exchanged smiles.

*Eris vs Liza Surkova*

The next match was just about ready. First, Eris came out in her purple Spartan helmet and cape along with yellow outlines. She posed seductively to the crowd before going into the ring. She removed her helmet and cape and awaited her opponent. Liza Surkova came on out with anger burning in her eyes. As she made her way to the ring, she repeated to herself to anticipate any trick the Goddess of Chaos might use against her. She growled at Eris who winked at her in response.

"This next match has been a long time coming! After Eris defeated her in Olympia, Liza Surkova has been working to the bone for a one-on-one match against her! And tonight, this will be an Extreme Rules match! What will Eris have up her sleeve and can Liza overcome them?"

DING-DING!

Eris immediately jumped through the ropes and landed at ringside. Liza ran forward for a slide kick to her, but Eris raised the apron flap and trapped the MMA fighter in it. Eris then kicked Liza in the head making her lean forward against the apron. Eris returned slightly in the ring and wrapped her legs around Liza's head in a figure-four position. Liza swung herself left and right, but Eris had the headscissors tight. It ended when Liza sunk her teeth into Eris' leg. The Goddess of Chaos screamed letting go while Liza escaped from the apron.

"HEY! BITING'S NOT LEGAL IN AN EXTREME… Oh, wait. Yes, it is." Eris said.

Liza returned to the ring, but not before pulling a folded table and leaving it at ringside. She then punched Eris across her face and kneed her in the stomach. After that, she held her in a hammerlock hold and suplexed her down onto the mat.

Liza returned at ringside and propped up the folded table there. She saw Eris standing back up and reached back under the ring. She pulled out a steel chair before returning into the ring. She swung her chair right at Eris knocking her backwards. She dropped the chair and picked her up onto her feet. Liza threw Eris out of the ring right next to the table. She picked her up and laid her on top of it looking unconscious.

Liza struck Eris' stomach with her elbow before climbing up the top of the nearby corner. She roared to the crowd before dropping down onto the table… and by the table, I mean just the table. Eris rolled away at the last second. Liza broke right through the table and crashed right into the floor ringside. Eris grinned before lifting Liza up and throwing her into the ring.

"This was fun. Playing the ragdoll for once was a new experience, but I think I prefer to make others bow to me." Eris said.

The Goddess of Chaos went into the ring and rested herself right on top of Liza's body. She locked her in her Chaos Lock and squeezed tightly. Liza grunted as she violently thrusted herself around. She wasn't about to stay still for her opponent. Much to everyone's surprise, Liza managed to get her head free from Eris' sleeper hold and throw her off.

Liza got up to grab Eris' wrist and throw her over her shoulder. She picked her up and threw her again. She picked her up and struck her hard with a clothesline. The crowd was watching with anticipation figuring that this would be the night that Eris' undefeated streak would come to an end.

Liza threw Eris to the corner and raised her up to the top turnbuckle. She wrapped her arm around Eris' head and threw her back into the ring. She then hooked the Goddess' leg for the pin.

1… 2…

Eris kicked out of that. Liza got up and waited for Eris to stand back up to her feet. When she did, she gave a mischievous smile which perplexed the Russian.

BANG!

A rattling strike hit Liza in the back of her head making her numb. Liza was hit again and she fell to the ground. She had double-vision, but she looked up to clearly see who it was that struck her, someone who everyone was shocked to see do that to her… Platinum Mask.

Platinum Mask stood over Liza with the steel chair in her hand. She raised it up and slammed it right at Liza's head one more time before Eris intervened.

"Thanks for the assist. And here, I thought I'd play weak a little while longer. Now, if you don't mind…"

Platinum Mask gave her an angry glare before taking a step back. Eris propped herself on Liza and applied her Chaos Lock again. Liza tried to struggle out again, but she was too dizzy to do it again. In the end, she stopped struggling and dropped her body. The referee raised Liza's hand and dropped it three times. She waved her hands for the bell.

DING-DING!

"Can you believe it, folks? Liza Surkova looked like she had Eris on the ropes, but Platinum Mask helped the Goddess of Chaos win! What does it mean?"

Eris kissed Liza in the cheek and approached Platinum Mask. The masked woman reluctantly raised Eris' hand up and they both left backstage leaving the audience surprised.

"Just so you know," Platinum Mask whispered, "I'm not happy about this."

"Don't be like that, princess." Eris said. "I'm in charge now. And unless you want me to tell everyone your secret, you better boost me all the way to the top of this roster."

At that moment, Monica Everly ran right to them. "Monica Everly here. Platinum Mask, I'm sure everyone's very eager to know the reason behind your actions."

Eris gestured her hand for Platinum Mask to answer. The masked woman sighed before reluctantly replying. "Because Eris is… my goddess. And I will follow her to the very end."

"You can quote her on that." Eris said before bringing her away.

*Xtrema Shorts*

Chibi Monica Everly greeted the crowd with a bow and a hang clap. She sat down next to a Chibi version of Willow Powell.

"Welcome to Xtrema Shorts, everybody! Today, we're proud to welcome French movie star turned wrestling diva, Willow Powell!"

"Bonjour, peons." Chibi Wllow greeted. "It's about time ze spotlight was on moi."

"Well, Willow, you know the drill." Chibi Monica said. "I ask you some standard questions followed by some personal ones asked by our audience, mainly Awesome ax10."

"Fine. If no one else wants to ask me anyzing, zen who needs zem?" Willow asked. "Give me your best questions, Everly."

"Right. First of all… How long have you been wrestling?"

"I'd say two years. Four counting ze two years I spent working on Apocalypse Ring. It may have been a stunt performance, but I sold it like a real wrestling show. I just love method acting."

"Do you have any dream opponents?"

"Obviously. I'd like to show ugly girls like Cirrus or Clover zat zey have no place in public, much less a wrestling ring. Also, I'd love to teach Jun Juli a lesson for zinking she could be more popular zan I."

"How do you feel about your fans?"

"Zey can be either smart or very dumb, depending on if zey are cheering for moi. If zey are not, zen zey can—as an American would say—suck it."

"What's the toughest match you've had so far?

"Eris, of course. Not only was she impossible, she was also ze most frustrating. I challenged her to an I Quit match, and she tricked me into saying it. I was frustrated wiz her at the time, and I yelled zat I would make her say it. She said "say what", and I frustratingly yelled out "I quit", which ze idiot referee took to mean I gave up and called ze match. Ungrateful neophyte."

"What do you do for fun?"

"Well, I usually attend photo shoots, usually in public. Zey can't get enough of moi."

"What do you think makes a great wrestler?"

"Fame and glory. No one really cares if someone has wrestling skills. If I'm already a celebrity, zen ze matches I attend will have a million clicks, whether or not I win. And anyone who says otherwise is either lying or stupid."

"Do you have any interests besides wrestling?"

"Acting, of course. Zat is one of my biggest interests, along wiz photo shoots and public interviews."

"All right then. Now, onto the personal questions. What do you have to say about wrestlers and other wrestling personnel who are against celebrities such as actors like you in the wrestling business, especially in the ring?"

"To hell wiz zem. Zey're just saying zat because zey know zey don't have any cultural appreciation."

"What was your experience when you first came to the wrestling business? And how did the people, especially the other wrestlers, see you?"

"Well, I entered a wrestling school before going to Xtrema. Mostly, I did silly matches such as mud matches or bra-and-panties, but after a while, I gained enough experience to join a major league. All I had to do was "sweet talk" a talent scout. As for how ze other wrestlers reacted… Well, as expected, zey were completely envious of moi. Who could blame zem?"

"Now that Sakura Hagiwara broke her losing streak by beating Rio Kazama, would you be interested in a rematch?"

"Oh, please. We all know zat Hagiwara's win was a fluke. It's like zey say, a broken clock is right twice a day, and she just used up both her times. Ze next time I see her, I'll hurt her so badly, she'll want to retire from ze ring because she'd be too afraid to face me again."

"How successful is Apocalypse Ring, and if they're planning to film a sequel or a TV series, would you accept the role that made you famous?"

"Oh, Apocalypse Ring was an international hit. Not as good as Avengers Endgame, I admit, but just as well as Avatar. And yes, if zey made a sequel and TV series, of course, I would. If big time wrestlers such as ze Rock or John Cena can act and wrestle, surely I can do better zan zose cavemen. Even ze Big Show has his own series on Netflix."

"What other movies did you make?"

"Well, at ze start of my career, I had a tertiary role in zis low-budget, generic love movie called Le Jour D'Amour. Long story short, it was awful. Ze highlight of my experience then was when ze lead female got in my face accusing me of stealing her boyfriend. She wasn't wrong, but the catfight zat came after was a little uncalled for. Thankfully, a talent scout found me and told me that I looked better suited for action movies. Since then, I've been traveling the globe taking bigger roles in movies such as Reign, Zero Tune, The Dark Side of Earth, until eventually, I got my first lead role in Apocalypse Ring, a dystopian wrestling film which not only made me number one actress of ze year, but got me very interested in real wrestling. It was a life-changing experience for moi."

"Well, that's just about all the questions we have." Chibi Monica said. "Thanks for coming, Willow. And to you, our readers… The second part of Supernova has ended, and so far, this is getting pretty good. Next time will be our last part followed by a some announcements from our CEO and our author. If anyone has any questions to ask our cast, simply ask in the comments section or PMs and we'll answer them in a future Xtrema Shorts segment. Any and all comments are welcome!"