Rey Pantera parks his car near the sidewalk, before getting out. He looks at a familiar house in front of him. The house of an Ace. Rey walks up to the doorstep and knocks. There is no answer. He waits a second, before ringing the doorbell a couple times. A minute passes, before he turns the doorknob. The door is open. Rey Pantera cautiously opens the door and enters the house. Rey looks around to see nothing, before stepping into the living room.
"Jason? It's Rey Pantera, I'm not here to fight. I just want to talk." Rey said as he got further into the house, before noticing that the TV was on. Rey looked at it. It was the Detrick Cyrus vs Jason Sabre match in the Hellfire Trinity. Rey walked past the couch and recliner to look at the tv. "Why is this on?"
"He's relived that match multiple times." Came the voice of Giselle, startling the legend and forcing him to turn around in a fighting stance. He sees Giselle sitting in the once empty recliner. "There's no need to fight old man. It is just me. A woman. You'd never hit a woman, would you, Master of Hope?"
"You're a demon." Rey Pantera said.
"As if you're any better. You're the man who holds the power to the White Panther." Giselle said.
"Your mother would be disappointed in what you have become." Rey said.
"My mother is the reason that I turned into a 'demon' as you put it. Meanwhile, she rots away in another country with my baby sister." Giselle said. "If I ever see her again, I will sick Jason Malice on her."
"Why are you here?" Asked Rey.
"I should ask you that question. Jason and I have a special connection. You and Jason don't have any personal relationship. In fact, I believe you can't stand him. Why are you here Master Pantera? Do you wish to unleash the power of the White Panther on him? Well, if you can, that is. You are a bit old now. The spirit must be ready to move on to it's next host." Giselle said
"I'll admit that he is, but my time has not come." Rey Pantera said.
"Then prove it. You've been sitting out as your students stand on the frontlines of ACW. Prove that you're still worthy by fighting Jason Sabre at Final Destination." Giselle said
"Why are you so keen on having me fight Jason?" Asked Rey
"Isn't it obvious by now. I'm in his home after all in a very beautiful black dress." She said as she stood up and saunters toward the masked legend. "My night pillows are on display. How foolish can you be? Jason Sabre has fallen for me. He is the next King of Despair."
"My suspicions were right. He was with you guys all along." Rey said.
"Not always, but Detrick broke him. His loss to him was too much to take and now he will stand with us." Giselle said, grinning a little bit, before biting her lip sensually "And more importantly, me."
"Tell him that I will fight him at Final Destination." Rey Pantera said, before pushing past Giselle and heading toward the door.
"By the way, Master Pantera." Giselle spoke, causing him to stop. "It will not be traditional. It will be a Fight Without Honor. Your time on this earth will be shortened and Detrick Cyrus will watch his best friend be the cause of that."
"I won't let him." Rey said.
"Your destiny has been decided. You can't change it now." Giselle said
(Cafe de Renee)
Katarina Love and Nevah Maria sit across from each other at a dinner table. Katarina looks to be growing impatient.
"Chill out Kat. The food is coming in a minute." Nevah said.
"I have a Womens Championship match in a few hours and I can't even get my food on time. That's no way to treat the future Champion." Katarina said, before noticing a plate with a steel cover land in between her and Nevah. "Finally."
"Hello Kitty…" Came the voice of Diamondust, causing Katarina to turn her head to see Diamondust next to her, wearing a suit like a waiter. "I am Diamondust, I am your waiter for the evening."
"What are you doing here?!" Katarina shouts.
"Calm down my sweet. There's no need for hostility. I just wanted to make sure that you had enough protein before your match with me tonight." Diamondust said, before pulling off the cover of the plate to reveal small balls of meat.
"What are those?" Nevah questions as Diamondust takes one.
"Lamb fries." Diamondust explained as she pulled her tongue and licked the deep fried sphere.
"Aren't those Lamb testicles?" Katarina asked in disgust.
"Yes, except I didn't use lamb." Diamondust smiled, before taking a bite and forcing the two to hear the nasty crunch of the food.
"What did you use?" Asked Nevah
"Men." Diamondust smiles, before showing them the insides of the food, before chuckling.
Just give me a reason
(The first shot is of Jason Sabre with his head held down as he sits with his back against the wall with only street lights providing illumination for the dark night)
To keep my heart beating
(Detrick Cyrus is seen looking up at the night sky as his arms crossed and pressed against the railing on the balcony of Hope HQ)
Don't worry, it's safe right here in my arms
(Natalia cries into the shoulder of Rey Patera)
As the world falls apart around us
(Freddy is seen holding hands with Talia)
All we can do is hold on, hold on
(Then there hands separate as we see Jacob Brooks in the background of this, smirking)
Take my hand
(Giselle is seen in the throne room, looking a little down)
And bring me back
(She then looks behind herself and it zooms in on Azriel sitting on his throne with Micah Hyde and Jason Malice next to him. Following that the instrumental kicks in with quick clips of Azriel hitting CJ Hawk with Death's Embrace, then Jason Suplexing Freddy from the Apron to the outside, Diamondust hitting Erin with a perfume bottle, and Alexis Espinoza sitting up in a coffin)
I'll risk everything if it's for you
(Jason sees Giselle sitting on the hood of his car)
A whisper into the night
(It then shows the two kissing)
Telling me it's not my time and don't give up
(Ray Kiran is seen poorly shadow boxing)
I've never stood up before this time
(Will Ralston spears Jason onto Thumbtacks, before skipping to a different part of the song)
So stand up, stand up
(We see staredowns of Detrick and Azriel, followed by Giselle and Adela Harroway, before skipping to the end of the song)
Just tell me why baby
(Furno is seen smoking a cigarette with Nyx beside him)
They might call me crazy
(Seth Sullivan hits Ash with a Neurotoxic)
For saying I'll fight until there is no more
(Jason is seen bleeding heavily as he stands over Will Ralston)
Fureri wo fukunda senkougankou wa kankakiteki shoudou
(Azriel is seen choking Giselle, before it flashes back to Jason sitting at the same spot from the beginning, but with Giselle next to him)
Blinded, I can't see the end
(Richard Montoya is seen running down the halls of ACW as images of Anarchy appear behind him)
Look how far we made it
(Ash Russo is seen with a baseball bat)
The pain I can't escape it
(Ash then smashes it over a Name plate that says 'Richard Montoya')
Kono mamajya mada owaraseru koto wa dekinai deshou
(Detrick Cyrus is seen still looking at the stars, before Natalia hugs him from behind. CJ Hawk and Erin flanks his sides)
Nando kutabarisou demo kuchi hateyou tomo owariwanaisa
(Azriel sits on his throne as images of Jason Sabre, Giselle, Casey Harris and Detrick Cyrus appear)
It finally begins...
(A title of Card of ACW Hope vs Despair that's divided by Jason Sabre in the middle with Detrick Cyrus on Hope's side with with blue and silver tint as Azriel is on the Despair side with a Red and black tint.)
"Welcome to ACW! We are only 3 shows away from Final Destination. And this Pay-Per-View will be the biggest show in North America this year. I have just gotten word that tickets for the show went on sale earlier today and with the announcement of Rey Pantera's return against Jason Sabre in Fight Without Honor 2, plus our ACW World Championship between Detrick Cyrus and Azriel and Damian Crowe vs Ash Russo, we have sold out the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum!" David said.
"In a few moments, Rey Aguayo is going to make his debut against Ray Kiran. In our Main event, Diamondust will defend the ACW Womens Championship against Katarina Love." Evan said.
"Also tonight, a holder of the Jack card will be decided as Genocide takes on CJ Hawk." David said
"I can't wait for Genocide to defeat that never-will-be-a-star CJ Hawk." Evan said
"I bet that you thought that nickname was clever." David said
"Everyone did. It was very clever!" Evan said.
"It's as clever as your idea to start a Seth Sullivan fan club and charge people thousands of dollars to join." David said.
"One person bought it." Evan counters
"You had to beg your mother to join." David retorts
"Whatever hater. This isn't about you. This is about ACW and that starts now." Evan said
Feel it comin' in the air (Yeah)
And the screams from everywhere (Yeah)
I'm addicted to the thrill (I'm ready)
It's a dangerous love affair (What's up, c'mon)
Can't be scared when it goes down
"Last week, Jesus Garza attacked Ray Kiran. Tonight, it's Rey Aguayo's turn." David said
"The bigger story is what happened after. These thugs kidnapped Talia and they're not going to give her back unless Freddy fights them at Final Destination with Freddy and Talia's wedding on the line." Evan said
"Last week, Caesar Montana stood up for his boss and ended up getting assaulted. Is Freddy here tonight?" Questions David
She's into superstitions
Black cats and voodoo dolls
I feel a premonition
That girl's gonna make me fall
"No! No! No! It can't be!" Evan groans as Ray Kiran comes out in his El Hi Joe del Psycho Clown Grande attire with obnoxiously large blow up hands and a brown streak on the front of his Mexican flag speedo. Kiran high fives kids with his big hands and enters the ring.
"I assume those much larger hands are apart of his strategy to knock out Rey tonight." David said
The bell rings as Ray Kiran gets in a boxer's stance as he approaches Rey. Kiran tries to jab Rey and connects with his face, but the blow up fists have no effect. Rey grabs both of his blow up hands and pulls them off. Kiran looks at him, before taking his mask off and walking outside onto the ring apron.
"You win fwend!" Kiran said, before turning around and trying to walk off the ring apron, only to fall off and land on the floor, knocking himself out. The ref sighs, before ringing the bell.
"It's over. The idiot knocked himself out again!" Evan said
"At least he knew that he had no chance." David said as Rey Aguayo grabs a mic while Jesus enters the ring.
"Que Huele? Now last week we laid out a challenge to Freddy. Your novia has been tied up for over a week and you still haven't showed your face. Your dumbass bodyguard was beaten up last week and you still haven't shown your face. Chico, you made a lot of mistakes and now that they're catching up to you, but you don't want to face them. The Queen gave us a call. If you don't show up, Talia's going to lose some teeth." Rey threatens, before Jesus grabs the mic.
"If you don't know what that means in English. I'll say in Spanish. Vamos a golpearla." Jesus said, before noticing Caesar walk down the ramp. "Hey, didn't we beat you up last week. We don't want you big boy. We want Freddy."
Caesar continues to march down to the ring and slides in, but Jesus is quick to strike him with the microphone to phase the bigger man. Rey then wraps his arms around Caesar's waist and hits him with a Belly to Belly Suplex. Rey then puts him in the Cero Escape (Gargano Escape). The big Caesar taps out as Jesus drops to a knee and clubs away at Caesar's head. Caesar eventually stops tapping the ring mat and falls asleep, but Jesus doesn't relent with his fist and Rey doesn't relent with his submission.
I'm living in that 21st Century, doing something mean to it
Do it better than anybody you ever seen do it
For the first time in his life, Freddy hears people cheer him as he steps out with a steel chair in his hand. He stands on top of the ramp as Rey Aguayo lets go of the Cero Escape to stand beside Jesus. Escobar walks down the ramp with his weapon, ready for the two on one fight. But it turns into a three on one fight when a fan in the mask spits mist in Freddy's face. Escobar drops his chair as the masked man gets on top of the guard rail and jumps off, connecting with a hurricanrana to Freddy. The Prince flies onto the floor in ringside as the man in a Phoenix mask stands up. Freddy starts to get up as Jesus and Rey Aguayo exit the ring. Freddy unblinds himself to see Jesus sock him in the jaw. Jesus then throws him into the steel steps. The Phoenix masked man sets up the chair, before Jesus picks Freddy up. Jesus then hits the Decimotercera Calle (Olympic Slam) into the seat of the chair, breaking it. Jesus then gets up and sits on the ring apron. Rey kneels down as Freddy squirms around, holding his back as the masked man stands behind him.
"You weren't expecting Phoenix were you? A message from the Queen. Our match isn't two versus two. At Final Destination, the three of us will face you two and anyone dumb enough to team with you with your wedding on the line. But I don't think anyone is going to join you. You've burned too many bridges and now it's your turn to be burned." Rey said as the crowd boos.
(Ad Break)
The door of a bar is forced open as Ash Russo kicks it in. A bunch of people turn their heads to see the Ash stand in front of the entrance, flanked by the other three members of Anarchy. Many of the people in the bar looked less than enthused to see the four. Most of the people looked like trouble, but Ash showed no fear as he walked toward the middle of the ring with his gang next to him.
"Always making an entrance." Jasper sighs
"It was pretty cool." Lacey comments
"You four people better get out of here. Your kind isn't welcomed here." Came the voice of a man sitting on a stool near the bartender's table.
"Oh really? We're not the only criminals here. We're just the only criminals who weren't given a choice on whether or not they should commit a crime. If god were to judge all of us, he'd send all of us to hell. But god would send the four of us there last." Ash said.
"Get out of here." A man said from a nearbye table, before throwing a beer bottle at the four. Roman caught it with one hand and chucked it right back at the man. The glass shatters at it hits the man's head. The man falls out of his chair and hits the floor, bleeding from his skull. The rest of the bar seems to be more intimidated.
"Make no mistake about it. I don't want to be here. I would have Roman rip off every single one of your heads right now if I could, but I'm not. I want Damian Crowe. I know that you people can draw him out, so show me the Revenant. I want to break is face before our match at Final Destination." Ash said, only to get silence. "What? Is everyone scared."
Still, nothing but silence. That was until the tapping sound of a walking cane hit the concrete. Soon, from the crowd of people, emerges an elderly man.
"You've grown up so much." The man spoke.
"Who are you?" Asked Ash
"Aldo Montoya."
And with that reply Ash swung, knocking the old man to the ground. Ash was about to continue the assault.
"Stop, please." Aldo spoke as he spit out a tooth. "I mean no harm. I just want to talk."
Ash looked at Jasper.
"Hear him out." Jasper advised.
Ash nodded before looking down at the old man.
Auschwitz, the meaning of pain
The way that I want you to die
Slow death, immense decay
Showers that cleanse you of your life
"Welcome back to ACW. Genocide is coming out with an opportunity to win the Jack card. Seth Sullivan was given a King Card and Roman earned the Queen card." David said
"Seth wasn't given anything. He earned it. Just like how Genocide will earn a victory over that nerd, CJ Hawk tonight to win his card." Evan said
Sever every tie
Untangle every line
Your words don't mean anything anymore, no
You're never satisfied
"Here comes the wrestler! This man has been on the verge of doing something big in ACW before and tonight can be the night be breaks out." David said
"Genocide is a killer. He is going to defeat CJ Hawk with ease." Evan said
The bell rings when a woman steps on the ring apron. Genocide and CJ Hawk look over at the woman. Both look slightly startled as we figure out that it is Mama.
"Samuel's here Frank." She spoke. Genocide was taken aback from the use of his real name, before CJ puts him in a Full Nelson from behind, before picking him up and dropping him with The Eye of Hawk (Sit out Full Nelson Facebuster). CJ rolls him onto his back and pins him while keeping an eye on Mama. 1...2...3!
"CJ Hawk has won the Jack card." David said
"Who cares? This woman screwed over the Cobra Club!" Evan said as CJ left the ring. CJ walks up the ramp looking back at the woman, before disappearing behind the curtain. Mama enters the ring as Genocide begins to get to his feet. Genocide looks at the woman in a rage and grabs her by the throat. She doesn't shudder in fear, because standing behind Genocide with a hammer. Samuel swings the claw hammer and hits him in the back of the head with it. Genocide lets go of Mama and falls to his knees. Two larger men enter the ring and begin to tie Genocide up by his torso and arms to restrain him.
"Are they kidnapping him?!" David exclaims as the two larger men lift him up and drag the outcold man out of the ring as Samuel and Mama followed. The crowd is in a stunned silence at what is happening
"Someone call the police! Security do you jobs and stop them! What are you guys? Caesar Montana's!" Yells Evan from his headset
(Seth Sullivan's home)
Seth watches from his couch with what looks to be a small statue of a snake attached to a chain. He moves the necklace around the palm of his hand as he looks at the tv screen where he sees Samuel disappear with the body of his friend through a door. Seth reaches into his pocket to pull out his phone and calls up Richard.
"Richard, it's Seth. I think I have to give the King card back. At Final Destination, I want Samuel." Seth said
"He's the boy who survived, isn't he?" Richard said
"He is and he wants revenge on my tribe." Seth said
"He's after the Golden Cobra." Richard said
"No, he's after my tribe. Despair is after my spirit. They're not going to take it." Seth said, before hanging up.
(Ad Break)
(Despair HQ; Dining Room)
Detrick stands outside the door that leads into the dining room. His guard is up as two Angel's of Death are in front of him. Each of them grab a handle on the door and open it for him. To Detrick's surprise, a feast was laid out on a table. Large chicken legs, a whole turkey, some of the most tender steaks he's ever seen, creamy Mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, watermelon slices lined up perfectly with a bowl of apples and oranges next to it, and some fine wine. Detrick looked across the table to see Azriel sitting in a chair that looks like a slightly smaller version of his throne. Detrick slowly steps into the room, looking out for any traps.
"Do not worry. Nothing is poisoned and no one will attack you." Azriel said, before waving his hand over to a seat. "Sit down."
"I don't trust you." Detrick said, before pulling out a chair and taking a seat.
"I do not blame you for that. I am going to annihilate your hopes at Final Destination." Azriel said, as he poured out a glass of wine. He began to fill his plate as Detrick did the same, neither kept an eye off the other for one second.
"Did you invite me here to see if you could make clever jokes at my expense?" Detrick said
"No. I have you beat in a war of wits similar to having you beat in a wrestling match. I wanted to discuss something else as we approach Final Destination. Your mindset." Azriel said
"My mindset?" Asked Detrick.
"I'm curious as to what you're thinking now that Jason Sabre will be facing your teacher and mentor, Rey Pantera." Azriel said.
"What are you talking about?" Detrick said, dropping the fork.
"You must have not heard the news. At Final Destination Jason Sabre will face Rey Pantera in a Fight without Honor. It's been all over the place over the last eight hours. Rey Pantera is coming out of retirement to defeat someone who he claims is an unofficial member of Despair." Azriel explains.
"Master Pantera has let everything get too far." Detrick said
"His suspicions were not entirely off. He was right about Jason Sabre. Your friend has been talking with Despair for months. Come Final Destination, you will see a new Jason Sabre." Azriel said
"Are you trying to rile me up?" Detrick said
"Most men deny a hard truth than accept it. I can see that you are one of those men. You should've known from the day that you asked him to join you that he would turn on you. But it would be because of you that he would. As much as you are a symbol of Hope, you are a symbol of being self absorbed. You were so self absorbed that you didn't realize that your success and exalting from the public was slowly breaking Jason." Azriel said
"Enough! Jason understands the spot that I'm in." Detrick said.
"The spot that he should be in." Azriel said, confusing the Lucha Warrior
"I have no idea about what you're talking about?" Detrick said, before the door behind him opened. He got to his feet once he saw Jason Malice standing there.
"I was not ordered to fight you head on. I just came to give you some clarification on what the King of Despair means." Malice said as he walked over to Cyrus with papers in his hands. Detrick takes them and looks over at two thick stapled together stacks of paper. Both of them had his name.
"This is the test I took to get into Hope. Why's there two of them?" Detrick question
"Look at the handwriting. One of them is yours. One of them is Jason's. One had a perfect score. One had a failing fifty six percent. The perfect score belonged to Jason. He wrote your name instead of his. You aren't the Ultimate Hope. You were never meant to get past the first stage, but Jason sacrificed the biggest opportunity of his life for you." Azriel explains.
"No…. This doesn't make sense." Detrick said, looking at Azriel.
"Your friend watched you succeed through the years, knowing that it should've been him. This isn't a mind game before our match. This is the truth. Jason Sabre is the whole reason you are in the spot you are. He opened the door for you, while you closed the door on him time and time again." Azriel said.
"I didn't know. He never told me." Detrick said.
"He didn't want to bruise your ego, but know you know the truth. You never were the Ultimate Hope. You're a pretender." Azriel said
"I am not!" Detrick said, before tripping the entire table over, sending the food flying. Azriel stayed on his throne as he watched Detrick try to charge at him, only for Malice to grab him by the hood on his jacket and pull him back. Malice put a rag over Detrick's mouth and in seconds, Cyrus fell asleep.
"Dump him outside. I got inside his head already. Now it'll eat away at him before our match. There's no need for me to mess with him anymore." Azriel said.
"Was the story of how Detrick got into Hope true?" Malice asked as he draped Detrick over his shoulder.
"Yes. Jason was the reason why Detrick got his foot in the door. His path to the top of Hope would've never happened if Jason didn't score as high as he did. In fact, Rey Pantera wouldn't even have looked or breathed the same air as Detrick if he had not gotten Jason's test at the scouting test. All of this was the truth." Azriel said.
"What about the truth of my past?" Malice asked.
"Do not ask questions like that. I am protecting you by not letting you know what you really are." Azriel said
"What am I?" Malice said
"You're my servant and nothing more. Trust me when I tell you that is all you want to be. The truth would kill you." Azriel said, getting a nod from Malice.
"I apologize for my disobedience King." Malice said before leaving the room. Azriel sat in his throne like chair watching him.
You put a sour little flavor in my mouth now
You move in circles hoping no one's gonna find out
But we're so lucky
Kiss the ring and let 'em bow down
"It is main event time for ACW in the Staples Center as Katarina Love will challenge Diamondust for the ACW Womens Championship." David said
"Katarina has the highest win-loss record in the women's division at 5-1. She is heading into this match with a 3 match win streak. She might have been under the radar, but she has been very impressive this season." Evan said
Good Dirty Fun
"For all intents and purposes, Diamondust has been a creep. But she has been really good in the ring. She forfeited her debut match, but since then has been undefeated with a win over Lacey followed by a dominant title wins over former Champion, Natalia Rodriguez." David said
"Diamondust got into Natalia's head and beat her for that Championship. I hope the same hasn't happened to Katarina Love." Evan said
The bell rings as the crowd isn't reacting well to either woman. Diamondust licks her lips, before her and Katarina Love lock up. The crowd 'We want Nattie!" as Katarina slips on a headlock. Katarina has it on tight as the crowd continue to chant in protest of the match. Diamondust, in an attempt to break the hold, rubs her hand around the crotch area of Katarina's metallic looking Black tights. Katarina lets go and backs off as Diamondust giggles, before licking her fingers. Katarina, not taking the harassment lightly, decks Diamondust across the face. Katarina then attempts a tilt a whirl Headscissors and connects, but Diamondust rolls out of the ring right after that. Diamondust gets to her feet on the outside as Katarina attempts a slingshot Crossbody, but Diamondust dodges it. Katarina lands on her feet, but gets a running elbow smash for her troubled.
Diamondust rolls Katarina back into the ring and slides in herself. The crowd goes back to turning on both women, with chants of 'Erin Frost'. Diamondust smiles at the crowd and runs both of her hands from her breasts all the way down to her waist, before stomping on Katarina's back. She does it a couple more times, before lifting her up and Irish whipping her off the ropes. Diamondust connects with a flying hip attack and sits on Katarina's face as a pin fall. Kat kicks out at 1.5!
"Diamondust is not letting the crowd get to her." David said
"This crowd should be shamed for chanting names of losers like Erin Frost and Natalia over Katarina Love. But then again, I shouldn't be surprised. They cheered Ash Russo over Seth Sullivan." Evan said
Diamondust picks Katarina up and connects with a sitout neckbreaker on her, before putting her in a chinlock. The crowd chants 'You both suck' as Diamondust keeps the hold in. Katarina doesn't even try to get the crowd behind her as she attempts to get to a vertical base. She gets to a knee, before Diamondust connects with a forearm to the back of the head. While Katarina is on one knee, Diamondust runs off the ropes. But when she comes back, Katarina hits her with a tilt a whirl Backbreaker! Katarina gets to her feet and attempts her signature Handspring Phoenix Splash, but when she jumps in the air, Diamondust gets her knees up. Katarina crashes into them before Diamondust pulls her in for an inside Cradle
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"At 5:04, Diamondust retains the ACW Womens Championship for the first time and punches her ticket to defend the Championship in two weeks in front of over 78,000 spectators at Final Destination." David said
"I just got word that we will have a Fatal Five way match next week to determine Diamondust's Final Destination opponent." Evan said
"That is going to be a crazy match, but that is next week. As for now, thank you for joining us and good night!" David said as Diamondust licks her championship
(Unknown location)
Sara Lewis seems to be buffing some wooden object when Giselle appears behind her.
"Hello Giselle. You look lovely as usual." Sara said
"I don't have time for your compliments. I need to know why you haven't made any moves in your mission to rid me of Adela Harroway." Giselle said.
"I will. I just had to finish something before." Sara said as she pats whatever she was buffing. Giselle looks behind Sara to see what it was.
"A casket." Giselle comments.
"We're getting rid of her for good." Sara said.
"Make sure you light the casket on fire while she's alive. I want her to feel her precious looks and body burn as she descends back down to hell." Giselle said.
"Burying her alive doesn't sound as fun to you?" Sara said.
"Neither is fun." Giselle said as she turns her back and begins to walk away from Sara. "I just want her to turn to ashes quickly, so I can use it for my cats litter box."
"You own a cat?" Sara asked
"I will after I celebrate her death." Giselle spoke
(Cave of Despair; Forest)
Jason Sabre and Detrick Cyrus stand nose to nose as Micah Hyde watches from a distance.
"Why are you here?" Sabre asked only to be greeted with a headbutt. Jason reels back as his friend runs at him. Detrick hits Jason with a Hurricanrana, sending the Ace into the dirty ground. Jason looks up at Detrick who stands there.
"Do not talk Jason. Fight!" Micah shouts out.
Jason looks at Micah for a second, before hearing the sound of Detrick's feet moving. Jason moves his eyes to see one of Detrick's feet coming at his head. Sabre thinks quick and drop toe hold's Detrick. Detrick's face crashes against the ground as Sabre gets to his feet.
"Alright, you don't want to talk. Maybe it's because I ignored your texts. That's fine though, because I'll just kick your ass." Jason said
Detrick gets to his feet and ducks under a right hand from Jason, before using his foot to push him back with a kick to the chest. Detrick tries to do a 915 (Trouble in Paradise), but Jason front rolls underneath Detrick while he's in the air. Detrick lands on his feet, but is caught with a Pele kick from Jason, which knocks him to the ground.
"Very good Jason. Very...very good. Now end him." Micah smiled
Jason ignored Micah as he looked down at Detrick, who was slowly getting up.
Flashback- 2018
Jason Sabre stands in a long line looking at an unmasked Detrick nervously handing a test booklet similar to the one seen earlier to an instructor. Jason looks at him as Detrick gives Jason a thumbs up, before walking out of the room. But Detrick was shaking. Jason sighed as he looked down at his booklet.
"This was your dream, not mine." Jason thought, before pulling out a pencil and placing the test booklet against the wall. He then erased his name and put 'Detrick Cyrus' on the name line. "I know I passed. I did all the work for you. Please don't let me down."
End Flashback
"You let me down Detrick...you became so obsessed with Hope and being the face of it that you forgot who brought you…" Jason yelled as Detrick got to one knee. Jason charged
"I was the one who got you there…"
He got closer to Cyrus with pure hate in his eyes
"-and you just left me high and dry!"
Jason connects with a Final Resolution (Strong Style Knee Strike)
"What kind of friend is that?!"
Jason shouts below to Detrick who lays on the floor. He then notices that Detrick's mask is cracking.
"What the hell." Jason said as Micah approach
"You defeated your demons." Micah said as the mask continued to crumble away.
"His mask…" Jason said as he watched it crack
"You defeated Detrick and more importantly…" Micah spoke as the mask fully broke off and fell off from Detrick's face. And that's when Jason's eyes widen.
It wasn't Detrick Cyrus laying on the floor. It was Jason Sabre.
"What the hell is this?" Jason said, looking at the face, which is completely like his.
"You beat your inner self. You would've never been brave enough to admit your jealousy, envy and hatred for Detrick and what he became. But now you have and it will guide you into your journey of Despair." Micah said as Jason stood frozen at the site of himself.
"Where are we?" Jason asked.
"This is the Despair inside of your head Jason. You will conquer it. You will face it. You will destroy it. Once you do, then you'll be ready to meet with your spirit and once that happens, you'll be unstoppable on your quest to dethrone Azriel." Micah said.
Jason looked down at himself and kneeled over. Rain began to fall from the sky and it fell hard. Sabre just looked at himself, before noticing the other Jason start to disappear.
"What the hell is going on?" Jason asked as he watched himself begin to disappear.
"That's the sign that you have let go of your past self. Although, there seems to be one more thing or person standing in your way. But that it for another day and that is when you will embrace your hatred. This is enough for today Jason. You did well, my son." Micah said, before walking away. Jason stayed kneeling as he looked at his reflection in a puddle
"What have I become?" Jason asked, before lifting his head up, noticing that rain had stopped pouring onto him. He felt someone around and turned his head to see Giselle behind him with an umbrella. Jason stood on his feet at the sight of her.
"You've become the King of Despair, my Ace." Giselle said before kissing the soaked Jason.
A/N: What an ending. The show kicked off with Rey Pantera going inside Jason's house and getting a Giselle sighting instead. This led to Fight without Honor being made. Diamondust was a waiter for Katarina. Ray Kiran lost to members of Alexis' cartel. Freddy's return ended up being a setup for Phoenix's debut. Who's going to team with Freddy & Casaer. Anarchy visited a bar and met Richard Montoya's father, Aldo. CJ Hawk beat Genocide for a Jack card after a Mama distraction. Genocide was then captured. Seth gave up his King card and got himself a match with Samuel at Final Destination. Detrick's dinner with Azriel led to him learning the truth about him and how he got into Hope. He was them chloroformed by Jason Malice, who is asking questions himself. Diamondust retained against Katarina Love. Sara Lewis makes caskets in her free time. Jason then beat Detrick only to find out that it was him….a little bit of a mindfuck for the Ace. At least Giselle showed up to kiss him.
Episode 18 Preview:
#1 contenders match: Katarina Love vs Lacey Alvarez vs Adela Harroway vs Natalia Rodriguez vs Erin Frost
CJ Hawk vs Roman McIntyre
Jack Card: Furno Moxley vs Jason Malice
Also, Ash Russo talks to Aldo Montoya. Ray Kiran begs for a spot at Final Destination. Papa Hawk complains about not having a spot at Final Destination. Rey Pantera talks to Detrick. Samuel interrogates Frank Smith. Sara Lewis makes her move on Adela. Also, Freddy attempts to make his third partner someone from his past
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