Author's Note: Today is the one-year anniversary of the day I first published this story. Sorry if this seems like a rush job. I only just found out and wanted to get this done today.

Chapter 69 (Matches)

Once again, the crowd roared in excitement anticipating the matches of this episode of Xtrema. They died down once the announcer made her speech.

"We've certainly got a lot on our plate tonight, ladies and gentlemen! First, we're going through the first round of the Yin-Yang Tournament face division! We'll also be awarding the Tag Team Championships tonight as well as have our Free Pass battle royal to see who gets to slip into the Yin-Yang Tournament! Lastly, we will have a gauntlet match to see who will face Queen Bee next week for the World Championship! Let's get this night started!"

*Kyoko Natsumi vs Amazon Aqua*

Kyoko Natsumi walked out of the stage in her kimono. Once she entered the ring, she removed her robe and revealed her muscular arms and legs which she flexed for everyone. Of course, Amazon Aqua flexed as well right as she began her entrance. She roared her way into the ring raised both of her fists up upon entry.

"Our first match is the first of the Yin-Yang Tournament face division! Whoever wins this gets to advance to the second round! We have the powerful kabuki, Kyoko Natsumi, against the Queen of the Oceans, Amazon Aqua! Will Kyoko's martial arts prevail or will Aqua overpower her?"

DING-DING!

Kyoko Natsumi readied herself in a martial artist's pose while Amazon Aqua approached her at the center of the ring cracking her knuckles. Aqua started with a strong punch, but Kyoko deflected that easily. She countered with a spin kick that struck Aqua's stomach hard. One knee strike later, Kyoko sent Aqua on her back.

Kyoko jumped for a knee drop, but Aqua rolled out of the way and returned to her feet. Kyoko sent a flying dropkick, but Aqua caught it and countered with an elbow drop that slammed the kabuki hard to the ground. She still had a grip on Kyoko's ankle, so she sat on her back and held her in a single-leg Boston crab hold. She pulled hard getting gritted teeth from her victim.

"Natsumi, do you give up?" the referee asked.

"No!" Kyoko replied.

After a minute of holding on, Aqua released Kyoko only to lift her up and slam her with a piledriver. She hooked Kyoko's leg for the pin.

1… 2…

Kyoko Natsumi kicked out and kicked herself up onto her feet. When she faced Aqua again, she realized she was having a sore leg. She didn't want Aqua to render her muscular limbs immobilized, so she did what she had to.

Kyoko wasted no time to launch her martial arts skills. Some of them, Aqua dodged, but most of the time, Kyoko's punches, chops, and kicks connected. It eventually lead to a punch so hard, it brought Aqua to one knee. She then springboarded from the top ropes and finally connected a flying dropkick at Aqua. She hooked Aqua's leg for the pin.

1… 2…

Aqua kicked out. She was beginning to fume, but it wasn't enough. That is, until she got up and Kyoko instantly sent her down with her finishing move, the Kabukick. She was pinned down again.

1… 2…

It was then that Aqua was beginning to lose herself. For the past few minutes, she was basically a punching bag and never got the chance to throw a hit or even stand back up. She saw red and sent Kyoko off of her with a surprisingly strong throw. Once she was up, she was already in Shark Mode.

Aqua fiercely charged and successfully Kyoko to the nearest turnbuckle where she bombared her with punches to the head and knees to the gut. Each strike was like getting hit with a cinderblock. It wasn't long before the referee intervened and pushed Aqua out of the corner, but not before Aqua sent a strong stomp to Kyoko's leg that she injured before. It was a very strong stomp that made Kyoko yell out.

A few huffs later, Amazon Aqua grabbed onto Kyoko and lifted her up to sit on the top turnbuckle. She then grabbed her hands and strongly tossed her overhead and slammed her in her Tidal Wave finisher. That combined with her Shark Mode made Kyoko nearly roll back her eyes. Amazon Aqua stayed on top of Kyoko Natsumi and pressed her arms down on the mat.

1… 2… 3!

DING-DING!

"What a match! Not a bad start to the Yin-Yang Tournament if I do say so myself! Amazon Aqua advances to round two!"

Amazon Aqua calmed down and took deep breaths. She then helped Kyoko back on her feet.

"Sorry about Shark Mode." Aqua apologized. "In frustrating situations, I just can't help myself."

"No need to apologize." Kyoko said. "Just good luck in the future."

*La Calavera vs Calypso*

The next woman to show up was La Calavera. Her Spanish music played as she made her way into the ring. She climbed up the apron before springing over it. Once she was done, Calypso's Brazilian music played as the other half of Atlantis Force danced her way down the ramp. She went into the ring and danced for a few more seconds before getting in the corner.

"This is the second match of the Yin-Yang Tournament! In one corner is the luchadora from Mexico, La Calavera! And in the other corner, it's our dancer from Brazil, Calypso! These exotic beauties will represent their skills in the ring right before us!"

DING-DING!

Both La Calavera and Calypso circled each other in the center of the ring. Calypso bounced her feet left and right ready to dance. La Calavera held her hands up and crouched down waiting for the dancer to make a move.

Soon enough, Calypso started it by falling backwards, landing on her hands, and extended both her legs toward her opponent. La Calavera quickly raised her arms to block the kick, but she was still staggered backward. Calypso jumped back up on her feet and continued her attack. She sent several dance-style kicks that La Calavera narrowly dodged until her back was pressed against the ropes.

Calypso spun around for a high kick, but La Calavera dodged it by grabbing the top rope and flipping over it. Instead of landing on her feet however, La Calavera dropped down and kicked at Calypso's foot. The dancer tripped downwards and landed on the middle rope. The luchadora quickly went over the rope, ran to the other side of the ring, bounced off, and ran back to strike at Calypso with the tiger feint kick. Calavera then springboarded off the top rope splashing on top of Calypso before hooking her leg.

1.. .2…

Calypso kicked out. La Calavera picked her up and Irish whipped her to the ropes. When she came back, La Calavera tried to strike with a kick, but Calypso regained her senses before dropping on her knees, bending backwards, and sliding right under La Calavera's kick. Once she was behind her, Calypso jumped forward on her hands and kicked the luchadora from behind.

Though La Calavera was struck, she stayed on her feet rubbing her kicked back. She turned around to face her opponent who then struck her with a lariat. Calypso then jumped to her side and kicked the luchadora in the face. After that, she spun herself around until her legs were raised into the air for the crowd. She send them down landing a leg drop on La Calavera's back. She hooked her leg for the pin.

1… 2…

La Calavera kicked out of that. While she was still down, Calypso decided to entertain the crowd by performing an exotic dance. The crowd certainly loved it. When she was done, La Calavera had returned to her feet.

Both the wrestlers met up with each other in the middle of the ring. La Calavera attempted a punch with both fists, Calypso ducked down, raised her legs to stop them, and then closed them around La Calavera's head. She threw her over to the corner, but the luchadora landed on her feet. Calypso spun herself to kick La Calavera, but the luchadora caught her leg and pushed her forward making her land on her back.

La Calavera then climbed up the top rope and dared for Calypso to get back on her feet. Once she did, La Calavera leaped up and wrapped her legs around Calypso before throwing her down. That was her finishing technique. Once she was down, La Calavera stayed on top with a schoolgirl pin.

1… 2… 3!

DING-DING!

"Another match is settled! Though Calypso dazzled the crowd beautifully, it was La Calavera who became the winner! La Calavera advances to round two!"

La Calavera raised her arms up and posed for the crowd. She then helped Calypso up on her feet.

"Good match." La Calavera said. "You okay?"

"Fine actually." Calypso said. "Actually, now that I think about it, it's for the best. I mean, Amazon Aqua won before and what if I was put in a match against her. I already did once and I don't want to face her Shark Mode again."

"Well, I'll be prepared for it." La Calavera promised.

*Cleopatra vs Sam Hamilton*

After the Brazilian and the Mexican cleared the ring, it was time for the third match. Cleopatra came out first in her ceremonial Egyptian outfit. Once she got into the ring, she removed her ceremonial outfits and was left in her wrestling attire. After that, Sam Hamilton walked right out. The crowd cheered as they saw her costume. She had green paint sprayed all over her skin and had a green wig on her head. She had a white-and-purple outfit showing off her legs and arms that looked muscular. She had purple fingerless gloves along with white-and-purple shoes.

"It looks like we've got a big match, ladies and gentlemen! Cleopatra's up and ready for what's about to happen! As for Sam, it seems she's taking on the costume of the savage She-Hulk from the Marvel comics! Can't wait to see what happens next!"

DING-DING!

"She-Hulk, huh?" Cleopatra asked meeting her opponent at the center of the ring.

"Yeah. She's one of my favorite Marvel heroines. She's just as funny as she is strong." Sam admitted. "Speaking of which…"

Sam roared as she grappled with Cleopatra. Unfortunately, the Pharaoh of Submissions countered the grapple by pushing Sam down and locking in an STF hold.

"You may dress like She-Hulk, but you're no where near as strong as her." Cleopatra said keeping the hold in.

"Strong enough." Sam said. She got a tight grip on Cleopatra's arm and pulled it off of her head. She powered out and lifted Cleopatra up much to her surprise. She twirled around in an airplane spin before dropping her in a Samoan drop. She hooked her leg upon impact.

1… 2…

Cleopatra kicked out of that and rolled herself over on her stomach. That's when Sam got up and did a bicep flex for everyone who loved She-Hulk. Once she was done, she grabbed Cleopatra by her throat and lifted her up off of her feet. She held her up, but before she could slam her down, Cleopatra wrapped her legs around her arm and flipped her over. She had Sam trapped in an armlock. She kept pulling the arm while getting more leverage by pushing her foot on Sam's head.

"Give up?" the referee asked.

"No!" Sam shouted. She gritted her teeth using her free hand to remove Cleopatra's foot from her face. She then extended her legs to wrap her ankles around the rope.

"Rope break!" the referee ordered. Cleopatra let go and Sam stood back up.

Cleopatra grabbed onto Sam's wrist and attempted to whip her across the ring. She succeeded, but when Sam ran back, she sent a kick to Sam so hard, she was sent flying to the ropes. She bounced off still in the air right into Sam's green-painted arms which lifted her up overhead and dropped her down onto her face. She rolled Cleopatra's legs for the pin.

1… 2…

Cleopatra barely kicked out. She also wrapped her legs around Sam's head and attempted to throw her over, but Sam kept her ground. She grabbed Cleopatra's arms and held her up before dropping her stomach down onto her knee. She then picked her up, placed her head between her knees, and dropped the Pharaoh of Submissions in a pedigree. She rolled her over for the pin.

1… 2…

Cleopatra kicked out again. She quickly rolled herself on top of Sam's back and applied her Sphinx's Riddle hold. She pulled so much that Sam had no choice but to tap out.

DING-DING!

"Did you see that? I know I did! Cleopatra had on some tight holds, but it seems that Sam Hamilton was really dedicated to her costume! In the end though, Cleopatra advances to round two!"

The two girls stood back up and shook hands. "Good match." Sam said.

"Thanks." Cleopatra said.

*Xtrema Shorts*

Instead of the normal Xtrema Shorts stage, it was added with lights and fireworks. And right underneath the Xtrema Shorts sign, there was another sign that read "1 YEAR". Also, this time, Chibi Monica Everly stood next to two different wrestlers. One of them was a Chibi version of Azraella Bloodstone. The other was a Chibi version of N-Bomb.

"Welcome back to Xtrema Shorts! Today is a very special day, because today is the one year anniversary of the day Xtrema was first published! To celebrate this occasion, we'll be having two guests: Azraella Bloodstone from the Daughters of Darkness and N-Bomb! Great to have you here, ladies!"

Chibi Azraella nodded while Chibi N-Bomb simply started chewing on a chicken leg.

"I can tell you two are excited." Chibi Monica said. "Now, I'll be asking you both standard questions and you give me your answers. After that, I'll ask Azraella personal questions followed by N-Bomb's. You ready?"

"Always." Chibi Azraella said.

"Just make it snappy." Chibi N-Bomb said. "I've got a buffet to get to in an hour."

"All right then. First off, for the two of you, how long have you been wrestling? Azraella?"

"Six years."

"Good, Now, N-Bomb, same question."

"Over ten years."

"Do you have any dream opponents?

"I have no preference. Just pit me against someone who believes themselves to be stronger and more devoted to the darkness than I. I'll even take on the Undertaker if I have to." Chibi Azraella answered.

"Well, I'd love to get at Eris." Chibi N-Bomb answered. "I actually came the closest to beating her. She tried to get in my head by telling me I'm fat. But the joke's on her; I take it as a compliment. Next time, things will be different."

"How do you feel about your fans?"

"They're about as wonderful as a bag full of crickets." Chibi Azraella said. "Those pathetic mortals mean nothing to me.

Chibi N-Bomb answered, "Why would I care about them? All the men are disgusted by me and all the women try not to be me. It's best to look out for number one with the massive waistline."

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

Chibi Azraella answered, "Midnight. She tried to get me into joining her harem and tried to beat me into it. In the end though, we respected each other and became partners in wrestling only."

Chibi N-Bomb answered, "That would be Queen Bee in that steel cage match. She tried to make me tap out, but clearly, none of her submission techniques had any effect on me. If she hadn't gotten lucky, I'd be the next champ.

"What do you do for fun?"

Chibi Azraella answered, "If Midnight finds anyone she's not interested in, she sends them to me to practice my dark moves on."

Chibi N-Bomb answered, "Eat and eat and eat and eat."

"What do you think makes a great wrestler?"

Chibi Azraella answered, "Give into your dark side and embrace the devil within. What is a mortal to a demon?"

Chibi N-Bomb answered, "I, myself, embrace who I am. I'm fat and I'm proud. And thanks to that, I am a much stronger wrestler."

"Do you have any interests besides wrestling?

Chibi Azraella answered, "I study the occult and Satanic rituals. Of course, I wouldn't kill anybody. The Xtrema rules and conditions forbid me to."

Chibi N-Bomb answered, "Well, I do like sumo wrestling. Seems like the perfect backup sport for me since I have my own very strong center of gravity. They do have female sumo wrestling, right?"

Chibi Monica nodded. "All right then. Now, onto the personal questions asked by Awesome ax10. To Azraella Bloodstone, we'll start with yours. What is it about Eris you consider a goddess?"

"A goddess? Who said I consider her a goddess? She's a false goddess if anything. Anyone who keeps claiming herself to be divine has no right to actually be one."

"What do you think of Midnight's interest in Kaito?"

"It means nothing to me. If she wants to turn the worm into her latest love slave, she can have him. I have no stake in it."

"What's your relationship with Midnight as the Daughters of Darkness?"

"If you're thinking I'm one of her brides, you're dead wrong. She's merely the only other wrestler in Xtrema that I respect… other than Sayuri Rogue of course. She was a lot more interesting when she gave into her evil."

"What do Midnight's brides think of you? Do they consider you one of them or an enemy for their mistress' affections?"

"It's more like they see me as a goal. Midnight gave them a special proposal. Whichever one of them can best me in a brawl will become the head spouse in her harem. So far, only Gwen, aka Nyx the first champion of Xtrema, has come the closest. If Kaito becomes her slave and decides to fight me… Well, let's just say he's facing his grave."

"All right then. N-Bomb, you're up next. When and how did you start wrestling?"

"Well, back at high school, when I first got fat, there was this girl who always made fun of me. Back then, I was self-conscious about it. Over time, I realized that I was much bigger than her, so the only thing for me to do was to bully her back. I took her and her posse to a secluded spot and basically destroyed them. I loved the feeling of using my weight to crush my enemies, so I decided to join a sport where I could do that all the time. Pro wrestling seemed like the best place for that. I tried Keijo once, but the entire land sank down as I stood on it."

"What's the worst fat joke you've ever heard?"

"If you mean most offensive, there isn't. Like I said, I'm proud that I'm fat. If you mean lamest, that would be when I was talking trash to Kaito Marx back when he was a lot more pathetic than he is right now and his only response was 'Well… you're fat'. See what I mean?"

"If you're good friends with Digger Yamamoto, why haven't you joined the League of Evil in Berserk?"

"I tried. But apparently, I became a liability to Berserk and even lost my temper and tried to assault both Rio Kazama and even Seichi Inoba. I got expelled in only a matter of two weeks. However, Digger's been interested in me and decided to be my tutor."

"Okay then. That's all the questions we have for them by now. If anyone has any more questions they'd like to ask to any of our characters, please ask away. So far, the only ones who haven't been interviewed yet are Amazon Aqua, Black Swan, Kyoko Natsumi, La Calavera, Mercy, Thunder Mana, Carly X, Scarlette, Diana Diaz, Jasper Jones, Platinum Mask, Clover, Poison, Hotrina, Electra Sinders, and Maria Crawford. We'd also have Charlie Hart, but Awesome ax10 already did their own interview with her.

"And now, let's celebrate this one-year anniversary. A special thanks to the thousands of readers we've gotten, and a very special thank you to Awesome ax10 who helped inspire this fanfic. Thank you all. Any and all comments are welcome."