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Chapter 23: Challenge sent

It was two weeks after the entire incident at the Royal Rumble, since then Deranged has been on a rampage through ECW he knocked off Tommy Dreamer, Mike Knox, The Miz (Ha!), CM Punk and even Big Daddy V! he was unstoppable and even Smackdown! Wasn't safe when he made his debut there against Kane and he defeated him easily and even other superstars had fallen victim to him, Mark Henry, Jamie Noble, Yang and Moore even The Great Khali had trouble with him but he won by count out after Khali just decided to leave, guess he realised it wasn't his night. I was impressed that after the time we last fought five years ago he wasn't this dominating but now he has the entire of both ECW and Smackdown! At their knees, but as I sat at home watching all of this I just wanted to heal up and get back there, because this wasn't over not by a long shot we still haven't settled our rivalry but when next week comes I hope he thinks the same thing as I do.

WEEK LATER ECW TUESDAY NIGHT

Deranged was going one on one with Kane and he took it to The Big Red Machine like no other, not even his brother The Undertaker could take him down this quick but Kane attempted to Chokeslam him to hell but he just sat up and began screaming so he went for another but just grabbed his hand and pulled him towards him for a clothesline and with his strength took him on his shoulders and up he top rope for the Final Flight and Kane was not moving, the referee once again threw the match out declaring Deranged the winner by knockout. As he began a post match beat down I decided to show myself on the titantron.

"Deranged!" I shouted, he then turned around and looked surprised.

"Y'know you had me at the Rumble you literally beat me within an inch of my life, but you had to do it while it was pitch black and ambush me, not only that you tried to end my career! Well guess what I'm still standing, and I want to issue a challenge to you, how about this you and me No Way Out, Non-sanctioned Street Fight, well monster what do you say?" I asked.

He looked like he was pondering the thought and h got a mike and said.

"I ACCEPT!" He shouted.

"Good so then I guess we will meet once more at No Way Out and I vow to defeat you even if it takes me everything I've got." I stated.

FEW DAYS LATER

It was official on they reported my match against the monster will take place and that I was cleared to wrestle. Well that is until I got a call.

"Hello there Xander, as I saw on ECW, you looked a lot better than you did at The Royal Rumble." It was my GM and by the sound of her voice wasn't even concerned about my well being.

"What do you want Vickie?" I asked.

"I'm to inform you that you will be on Smackdown! Next week and you and your partner must defend the WWE Tag Team titles against….Zach Ryder and Curt Hawkins!" she said.

"Ok you have to be kiddin me! my partner is in no shape to defend the titles even you know that!" I told.

"Well I guess then if you both don't show I will be forced to relinquish the titles from both of you." she stated.

"Fine y'know what if that's how you want to take what we earned away from us then I guess we have to compete, but I'm warning you if your assmaster of a lover or anyone else gets involved I'm holding you responsible got it?" I stated.

"Now you're threatening me? I never thought you were like that, if your partner can't make it will be a handicap match between you and The Edgeheads." she said and hung up.

I called Balls up to see if he was ok.

"Hey man how you been?" I asked.

"I've been better I'm glad your fine, we all thought that was it for you." he replied.

"Me? Nah! I don't go down that easy, anyhoo you heard about our title defence?" I asked.

"Yeah I did, you can count on me after all we are the champs, it comes with having the gold." he said.

"Yep that says it all a nice six inch hole in your chest for when you know you've been targeted." I sarcastically said.

"Whatever you say dude, so I guess we will be defending our titles this Friday then, so I'll see you then partner." he said.

"Yeah see you till then." I said and hung up.

FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN!

We both arrived ready and willing, most of the guys welcomed me back and were glad I was ok, I thanked them for their concerns but I was back and ready to fight.

Both Ryder and Hawkins made their way out looking cocky and confident as they have been. Then we came out and I got a great reception of "welcome back" I was just glad to be back after what happened at the rumble but I was just focused on our opponents, I wanted revenge for their betrayal and also to stick it to the world champ and our GM.

The bell rang and Balls wanted to start and so he did against Hawkins, they tied up and it was a test of strength but Balls won that and he began delivering strikes to Hawkins and then just taking him into the corner turnbuckle but was told by the ref to back off, he did but just as he went back on him he came at him with a cheap shot and just drove him into his corner where he tagged in his partner and they began working together by picking him apart, I tried to get to him but the ref was stopping me and I was distracting them for them to nail a double DDT, went for the pin but only got a near two. They just began beating him down with whatever they could find and made sure he couldn't tag me in, they began taunting me and just making me want in on the match, I was so fired up and I wanted to tear them both apart badly. They just tortured his back with a Boston crab and he even sat into it to apply pressure, I could also see him in agony and luckily he got to the ropes and Ryder had to break the hold. But it didn't stop his partner getting in on the action as they began another mugging and I just had enough and ran right into Hawkins with a take down and began pounding the living hell out of him but the ref restrained me and I went back to my corner where balls tagged me in, and I exploded into the match hitting Ryder with a series of clotheslines and followed by a back drop and grabbing him into the suplex combination and followed with a ground and pound assault and I decided to take a page out of Edge's book and put Ryder into the Edgucator which really set off Hawkins and he went in to break it up but I countered into the split legged raise up kick to the head I had them where I wanted them but for some reason something just took over me I was not only seeing them but I saw my No Way Out opponent when I looked at them and I went to the outside grabbed a chair and waited for Hawkins to get up, the ref tried to stop me but I just shoved him causing a Disqualification but I didn't care, he turned around and a shot to the skull for Hawkins and I saw Ryder up and one for him I just stood there with this expression of anger and hatred even my partner was a little freaked at my actions but he just came in and rose my hand In the air, that was vintage ECW style I just pulled off there and I did it to send a message to Deranged, I wasn't backing down and I will defeat him.

He just showed us a new side of himself, the dark version, well what you think? reviews please! (Deranged is owned by Xwave7000)