Chapter 29 (Halloween Special)

*Azraella Bloodstone vs Diana Diaz*

The next match took place outside of the ring in the middle of a dark cemetery. Black soil covered thr ground and dim lights allowed the audience to see. The entire area had rows of headstones and a crypt. In the middle of the graveyard, Azraella Bloodstone and Diana Diaz stood across from each other.

Azraella Bloodstone had on a different costume. She had on red skin paint covered by her black outfit and red devil mask with horns. She was more like a devil than before. As for Diana Diaz, she had on dirty, worn out clothes and a jacket along with a hockey mask over her face like Jason Vorhees.

Sayuri stood in the middle of the two and made her announcement. "This contest will be a no-holds-barred brawl! Azraella, Diana, the two of you are free to use whatever you can find around here as a weapon! The goal is to pin, submit, or knock out your opponent! Are you two ready?" Both girls nodded. "Then, begin!" She ran out as fast as she could.

DING-DING!

Diana ran for a charge, but Azraella moved to the side. Azraella countered the charge by senting a punch to the back of Diana's head. Surprisingly, Diana wasn't even fazed. She sent an elbow strike to Azraella Bloodstone's face knocking her back to the ground.

Underneath the hockey mask, Diana made a sadistic smile. She knelt down next to Azraella and placed her hands on her stomach giving it a tight squeeze. The devil girl gasped in pain as Diana was laughing while delivering the stomach claw. Still though, Azraella refused to give up.

To escape from the hold, Azraella poked into the eye sockets in Diana's mask with her devil claws. Diana yelled out and let go giving Azraella time to get back up and catch her breath. The devil then sent a kick to the back of Diaz's knee making her kneel down before grabbing her head and dropping her with a bulldog. She then covered for the pin.

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Diaz kicked out almost immediately. Azraella dragged Diaz by her hair to the nearest headstone. She attempted to slam her head on it, but Diaz stopped her and reversed the roles. That was enough for Azraella Bloodstone to make impact with the gravestone.

Diana lifted Azraella up to her feet before holding her in a headlock. She carried her across the graveyard until they made it to a crypt. The giantess threw Azraella to its side slamming her to the wall. Diaz pinned her to it and winded her fist back for a punch. Azraella managed to dodge out of the way letting Diana's fist hit the wall. The giantess growled in pain and anger before Azraella pushed her to the wall.

While Diaz was on the ground, Azraella explored the inside of the crypt looking for a weapon. When she got in, she noticed something in the middle of the ground. Two jack-o-lanterns stood side by side. The devil woman stopped for a minute trying to choose which one to open. She heard her opponent outside and chose the one on the left. She opened it up and pulled out a small piece of paper like it came from a fortune cookie. It even had a proverb on it.

"The worm doesn't realize it is bait until after the fish bites."

"Seriously?" Azraella asked angrily.

Just then, Diana Diaz came up behind her and hit her hard with a tombstone she pulled out of the ground. The stone shattered as it knocked Azraella to the ground.

Diaz lifted Azraella up and placed her over her shoulder as she walked outside. She got to the side of the crypt. She gripped on a candle on the side and used it to lift herself up to get on top of the crypt building. She then let Azraella get on her feet in front of her.

The devil woman was not happy. "You're gonna regret that!"

Azraella attacked with a punch, but Diaz stood firm. She punched again and again with a flurry of strikes. A few minutes have passed with Azraella Bloodstone attacking Diana Diaz like a boxer until she struggled to catch her breath. Meanwhile, Diana Diaz wasn't even fazed. She just stood there taking it all. Eventually, Azraella couldn't lift her arms up anymore.

"Do… your… worst." She taunted.

As instructed, Diaz swung her fist to the side of Azraella's head. It was so hard, that the devil woman flew off of the top of the crypt and landed right onto the ground. Her eyes fell closed as she lost consciousness.

DING-DING!

Diana Diaz jumped from the top landing right next to where Sayuri stood.

"Well, that was another great match in my opinion. Diana Diaz dominated most of the match and left Azraella Bloodstone… I'd say half-dead. If only Azraella had chosen the Treat pumpkin which held an Asian mist spray. Oh, well. Shoulda, woulda, coulda. And Diaz, great dedication to your Jason character with the silent treatment. Now, onto the next match."

*Team Spirit vs Kris and Tayma

A large clearing was in the middle of a cornfield. The clearing was lined with chains circling the four girls. On one side, Starla and Isebella had on costumes that resembled the twin girls in the Shining movie.

"Come play with us." They said simultaneously with low monotone.

On the other side were two girls that weren't part of the Xtrema roster. One had blonde hair, blue eyes, little muscly white skin, and had on a Dr. Strange costume. The other had a slim, fit figure, long, raven-colored hair styled like a ponytail, and deep crimson eyes. She had on a Black Widow costume.

"And I thought they were strange before." The blonde woman said to her partner.

"This coming from someone dressed as someone named Strange. Me, I think it's kinda cool."

Sayuri Rogue stood in the center of the clearing. She pulled out her microphone and made her announcement.

"This match is a special one created by one of our more frequent fans! It's called Candy Rush, a testament to the sweet side of Halloween! Outside of this area, our staff is ready to throw handfuls of candy! Behind each team is a large bucket that the teams must fill with candy that you can carry! Whoever has the most candy in their bucket within five minutes wins! You're free to take candy from the other team's bucket if you wish! Now, for introductions, opposing our energetic Team Spirit, we've got two visiting wrestlers: the magician, Kris Howell, and the belly dancer, Tayma Idris! Are you girls ready?"

"Wait, I have a question." Kris said. "You said we have to fill our buckets with candy we can carry. What happens if we're still holding candy when the timer runs out?"

"If the time limit is up and you're currently holding candy, then you'll have to add that into the bucket!" Sayuri said. "However, if you drop the candy before you get to the bucket, they will no longer count and the game will be over! If there's nothing else…" No one responded. "Then let's begin!"

DING-DING!

At the sound of the bell, the staff started to grab handfuls of candy and throw them to the clearing. Team Spirit had started on collecting candy while Tayma went to her partner.

"What were you asking that question for?"

"I've got an idea." Kris said. "Just try to keep up with those girls while I set something up."

"If you say so." Tayma said.

Tayma went on ahead and started to cut in front of Team Spirit before they could get to their bucket. With one kick, she knocked the candy out of Starla's hands.

"Hey!" Starla shouted.

Tayma was about to knock the candy out of Isebella's hand, but Starla stopped her with a tackle. Tayma countered it with a bodyscissors. While the two of them were grappling, Isebella dropped her handful into the bucket. She then hit Tayma with an elbow drop which made her let Starla go.

The two of them looked ahead and saw Kris, who had just finished putting the finishing touches on her costume's cape. She had tied the end of it to her top and folded it like an open bag. Some of the candy thrown into the air landed into her cape.

Tayma got up from the ground and regrouped with her partner. At the same time, she's been catching as much candy as she could. "Good idea! That's why you were asking about the candy we were carrying!"

"Right!" Kris said. "Now, let's keep going and get that candy! Also, you gotta watch my back in case those two try something!"

"They're smart." Starla commented.

"Well, let's not let them beat us!" Isebella shouted. "We gotta pick up the pace!"

For the next minute, both teams' only interest was collecting candy and bringing them to their respective buckets. They weren't engaging with each other. Not counting the candy in Kris' cape, the teams were neck and neck. Sayuri shrugged and after the third minute, she tossed in the two pumpkins she had.

Seeing the two pumpkins, Team Spirit and Tayma made a mad dash for them. Starla and Isebella got one while Tayma had the other. First, Tayma opened hers. She pulled out a ziplock bag… which was smaller than her hand. At most, it was about as small as a tootsie roll.

Meanwhile, Team Spirit opened their pumpkin. They revealed what looked like a plastic sheet of folded paper at first, but as they unfolded it, they realized that it was a plastic bag as big as either one of them. At the side of the match, Sayuri chuckled.

"Looks like our guests have the short end of this match. They just found a very little bag while Team Spirit has a bag bigger than their bucket. That should make candy extraction easier."

"No!" Tayma shouted. "I'll take care of those two! You keep collecting candy!"

"Got it!" Kris shouted.

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Isebella shouted. She nodded to her friend and charged at Tayma. Meanwhile, Starla and Kris kept collecting candy thrown their way. Kris used her cape while Starla used the large bag.

Isebella and Tayma struggled with each other trying to gain the advantage while rolling on the candy on the ground.

"You're lucky we're not in the ring right now," Tayma said, "Otherwise, I'd attempt my Atlas Fall."

"Thanks." Isebella said.

Only one minute left. After dumping a large amount of candy she had in her bag, Starla turned to run toward her opponent. Kris thought Starla was heading toward her, so she expected an attack, but the truth was, Starla was heading to Kris and Tayma's candy bucket.

Realizing what Starla was up to, Kris unhooked her cape from both sides and held it like a bag. She ran to Starla while she was trying to scoop candy in her hands. Suddenly, Kris threw the bag right at Starla knocking her over.

Deciding to make it easier, Kris emptied her cape of candy into the bucket. She then attempted to start her Wheel of Fortune finisher with the sharpshooter, but before she could, Starla kicked at her knocking her forward. Kris landed at the bucket, but Starla got back up and hit a dropkick at Kris' back knocking her further until the bucket tipped over. It fell to the side spilling half the candy out.

Tayma just had Isebella in a full nelson on the ground when she noticed the spill. She let go and went to see if she and Kris could save it, but it was too late.

DING-DING!

The four girls stopped when Sayuri Rogue came out to examine the buckets.

"Well, this certainly isn't an outcome I expected. Well, a win's a win! Congratulations, Team Spirt! You are our winners! And as an extra bonus, the two of you get to keep all the candy you collected!"

Starla and Isebella cheered for a moment actually leaping into the air. They then turned to offer a handshake to Kris and Tayma.

"Good game." Starla said.

"Yeah, it was kinda fun." Isebella agreed.

Kris gave a small smile and shook Starla's hand. "Sure thing. Good game, Isebella."

"I'm Starla."

"Oh." Kris felt dumb. "Sorry."

"Well, I hope you enjoy your candy." Tayma said.

"I know we will." Isebella said.

"What sportsmanship!" Sayuri shouted. "A battle between two pairs of best friends creates even more friendships! Not exactly in the Halloween spirit, but I digress! So now, let's head for the next match!"

*Mercy vs Willow Powell*

Inside of a large, red boiler room, two women stood face to face with each other. Mercy stood on one side wearing a Terminator-themed version of her usual clothes. She even got sunglasses. On the other side of the ring, Willow Powell had on a costume that her opponent didn't recognize. It looked like a skin-tight, red spacesuit with a white stripe across her breast area. She had on silver gloves and boots and had a red streak down her blonde hair, which was tied in a ponytail.

"Arnold Shwartzeneger, huh?" Willow asked in a chuckle. "Makes sense for you to dress like a man."

"And what about you?" Mercy asked. "What are you supposed to be?"

"Since you are clearly not familiar with popular cinema, zis is the costume of Maria Mercedes, ze lead character of my popular film, Apocalypse Ring."

"Not familiar." Mercy said. "Then again, I don't watch cheesy porn movies." That made the movie star upset.

Sayuri Rogue chuckled as she made her announcement. "Well, obviously, tension is growing high in this ring! That's a good thing in this case, because this is a First Blood match, a no DQ match that only ends when one of you bleeds! After all, blood is expected in anything horrific! Whoever bleeds first loses!"

"Jabol." Mercy said in her native tongue.

"Oui." Willow said in hers.

"Then let's get this match started!" Sayuri Rogue declared.

DING-DING!

Mercy began the fight with a sudden tackle that brought Willow to her back. She mounted her and sent a strong flurry of punches to her face. Eventually, Willow raked her nails over Mercy's face. Though it wasn't enough to make her bleed, it did make her get off of her.

When Willow got up, she kicked Mercy in the stomach and threw her back to a metal pole. She then removed the band she was using for her ponytail and used it to tie Mercy's hands behind the pole. She got back in front of the German and sent a strong high kick to her face.

Willow looked up at the scaffolding and saw a pumpkin. She sent a knee to Mercy's gut before giving her slap across her face.

"Stay there, bitch." Willow said before climbing up the nearest ladder.

Willow Powell saw the pumpkin and ran to open it. When she did, she pulled out what was inside, which turned out to be a white pillow.

Sayuri chuckled at the side. "A pillow. So soft, it couldn't bruise, let alone cut. Wrong pumpkin, Powell."

Willow growled in disappointment as she climbed back down, but when she returned to the metal pole, Mercy wasn't where she was tied up to. All that was there was a broken hairband. The starlet looked around waiting for a sign of her opponent.

Suddenly, Mercy grabbed Willow from behind and threw her in a German suplex right on the iron grates. Mercy lifted her up to her knees and choked her with her bent leg. She used her position to hit Willow's face with several elbow strikes. Mercy was ready to deliver one very strong strike when Willow used her acrobatics to lift her legs up, wrap them around Mercy's head, and throw her off.

Recovering from the elbow strikes, Willow rubbed her face checking to see if it was bleeding. Thankfully for her, she wasn't. Then, she looked under the floor grates and saw a shade of orange. She quickly lifted the grate up and pulled out the pumpkin inside. When she removed its top, she reached in and pulled out a silver fork.

"A fork?" Willow asked. "What's a fork supposed to do for me?"

Suddenly, Mercy came from behind again catching Willow in a sleeper hold. The French woman dropped the fork trying to pry her arm off. Instead, Mercy used a free hand to grab the fork and send it to Willow's face. The starlet grabbed Mercy's wrist and tried to push it away.

Every second, Willow was trying to remove the fork while also trying not to pass out. Seeing her chance, Willow lifted Mercy's arm in front of her and bit her forearm.

The army girl yelled and got off of her while dropping the fork. She inspected the bite trying to see if it was bleeding. It didn't matter as Willow quickly grabbed the fork and struck it right to Mercy's forehead. She was knocked back to a metal pipe feeling her forehead stinging. She rubbed it and inspected it, only to find red drops of blood on her fingers.

DING-DING!

"Teach you to call my movie a porn show." Willow said.

Willow walked away dropping her fork while paramedics picked Mercy up to get looked at. All the while, Sayuri made her announcement.

"Well, that looked brutal to me! Skulls were shattered! Tension was rising! And most importantly, blood was spilled! Mercy's blood, to be exact! And because of that, Willow Powell has won! And now, onto the next match!"

Author's Note: Two parts down, one to go. Honestly, I didn't think I'd make it this far so soon and we're not even halfway through the month. Can't wait to see how you all see it later.

Just wanted to throw this out there. Near the end of Azraella and Diana's match, where Azraella kept on punching Diana, that was a reference to the Friday the 13th film, Jason Takes Manhattan, which has a scene that involves a boxer doing the same thing to Jason Vorhees only to end up with the same result. Fun fact: the actor who plays the boxer actually was punching the Jason actor for real to make it more real.

Kris and Tayma, the characters who competed against Team Spirit, are OCs created by Awesome ax10.

Any and all comments are welcome.