Chapter 93 (Christmas Special)

*Queen Bee vs Artemis Creed*

The show moved on to the inside of a standard family house filled with Christmas decorations. It came complete with a working fireplace, a Christmas tree with presents in the corner, and a bunch of other yuletide items scattered in the other rooms.

In the center of the living room were Queen Bee and Artemis Creed. They locked eyes competitively as they heard Sayuri Rogue's voice coming from the radio on top of the fireplace.

"I hope you're ready for this match, because I certainly am. This next mage pays homage to the classic Christmas film, Home Alone. In that movie, a kid fills his house with booby traps to keep a pair of burglars from breaking in. Now, it's up to you to survive all the booby traps we've laid out just for you. There are two ways to win this. One: be the first to escape the house. And two: your opponent must be knocked out either by you or the traps. Other than that, there's nothing left to say."

"You're out of luck, Artie." Queen Bee said. "I've seen Home Alone every Christmas when I was a kid."

"Don't be so cocky, queenie." Artemis returned. "That could be your downfall."

DING-DING!

Queen Bee glanced and saw a mug of fresh hot chocolate on the table next to her. She quickly grabbed it by its handle and thrusted it. The drink splashed right on Artemis and the boxer yelled in response.

"Sorry, punchy, but I got a game to win." Queen Bee said as she ran right past her. Her first instinct was to head to the front door, but as soon as she gripped the handle, she yelled in pain herself feeling a burning sensation in her hand. She quickly removed it and saw that the doorknob was red hot. Bee looked outside and saw the cause, an red hot iron hung on the doorknob. "Damn it. That's a classic."

Queen Bee turned only to get socked in the face by Artemis Creed. Bee fell on her back and Artemis straddled her. She punched her in the face again, but before she hit her for the third time, Queen Bee caught both of her wrists.

"So you're a KO girl, huh?" Queen Bee asked.

"I'm a proud boxer. I win by knocking people out." Artemis replied.

"I see." Queen Bee replied throwing her head forward. It hit Artemis in the head knocking her off.

With her opponent headbutted off of her body, Queen Bee stood back up to her feet. She tried to make it to another part of the house, but Artemis grabbed her by the ankles to keep her there until she could stand back up. Queen Bee pushed Artemis back with her grabbed foot and tried to make her way up the stairs.

When Queen Bee stepped on the middlemost step, she heard a metallic clink. She gasped remembering one scene from the Home Alone movie. She ducked down right as Artemis was right behind her. The boxer was confused until she saw the paint can swinging right at her. Unfortunately, she was too late to stop it and fell backwards upon impact.

"Hehe. Right in the face." Queen Bee chuckled. However, she remembered a second paint can. Too bad it hit her before she could stop it and she fell right on top of Artemis.

Both Bee and Artemis were dazed at first, but the boxer was the first to see clearly and recover. Once she saw Queen Bee on top of her, she clinched one arm around her and used the other to send hard jabs at her ribs. Queen Bee gritted her teeth groaning at each punch. She tried to escape, but Artemis' clinch proved it to be tough. Thankfully, it wasn't impossible and the Xtrema ace slipped out.

Still with aching sides, Queen Bee leaned back at the basement door. However, that didn't stop Artemis from tackling her crashing right through. The two of them fell down the stairs until they both hit the dark, damp ground of the basement.

Queen Bee struggled to get back up on her feet. Once she was up, she noticed a light bulb with a pull chord on it. Another memory of the movie made her realize what it was and came up with a plan. She turned just as Artemis was getting back up on her feet.

"Is that all you got?" Queen Bee asked. "Because I have a lot more where that came from."

"I'll show you all I got." Artemis yelled out as she charged right at her.

Queen Bee quickly gripped onto the pull chord and yanked it down. It was then revealed that it wasn't part of the light bulb. Artemis didn't see that though. She went for a punch, but Queen Bee grabbed her wrist and pulled her to take her spot where she stood. And that's when it came. The laundry chute above rattled until an laundry iron fell through and landed square on Artemis' head. The boxer felt the full force of it and fell down. And though she was incredibly dizzy, she wasn't knocked out yet. Queen Bee took the opportunity to leave the basement and find another way out.

Queen Bee ran up the stairs safely and looked for a way out. She checked every window, but each of them were sealed shut. Frustrated, she then ran back up to the second floor while watching her step. No telling what other traps there were. She ran across the hallway so fast, she didn't have time to stop before she triggered another trap that opened a closet door right to her. She yelled in pain, but she didn't fall over. Though, she did have a bloody nose now.

The yelling got Artemis Creed's attention as she left the basement nearly recovered from the iron to her face. She began to follow the screams up the stairs.

Queen Bee continued her way across the hallway where she found the stairs to the attic. Once she was there, she looked out the window. She found a flat rooftop before her and spotted a gutter spout. She decided to head across and climb it down. But as soon as she jumped out the window and her feet impacted the roof, it gave out. It was revealed to be a realistic cover that collapsed as Queen Bee hit it. She fell down to the empty room below.

The trap was so impactful, it was heard right before Artemis headed up to the attic. She followed the noise to the empty room that had the large blanket on the ground along with the super exhausted Queen Bee barely holding on to her own consciousness. Artemis smirked as she cracked her knuckles.

"I told you your cockiness would be your downfall. I just didn't think it'd be literal." Artemis chuckled as she straddled Queen Bee.

Artemis Creed began assaulting Queen Bee's face with her fists over and over with jabs and crosses. Queen Bee tried to fight back, but after all the traps she's been though, even the fake rooftop, she was too sore too. Surprisingly, one last punch was enough for the ace of Xtrema to fall into a deep sleep.

DING-DING!

Artemis got off of Queen Bee as the Xtrema staff unlocked the house doors and checked in on them both. Both wrestlers were given medical treatment, but Queen Bee was given the ugly sweater to symbolize her loss. At that moment, Queen Bee woke back up and realized what just happened. She sighed and expressed herself in a soft whisper.

"I've always sucked at boxing."

Sayuri's voice was heard once more.

"Now, that was a brutal match! I don't know who to fear more; the wrestler, the boxer, or the house! But all in all, Artemis has surprised us all with this win over her opponent! Though the boxing champ took the most traps, Queen Bee clearly took the most damage and her opponent took full advantage of that picking up the win! Now, onto the next match!"

*Kaito Marx vs the Skunk*

The crowd moved back to the ring where a man and a woman took their places. The woman was the Skunk who gave a sadistic grin at her male opponent, Kaito Marx, who wore a green crown made of leaves on his head. Right beside the ring was a hearth that was yet to be lit. Sayuri made her announcement.

"Here's the next match, ladies and gentlemen, the mistletoe match! Here, our male wrestler, Kaito Marx, wears a crown made of mistletoe! It's tradition for two people to kiss underneath the festive flora, but in the Skunk's case, she wants Kaito Marx to kiss her ass! And if she gets him to kiss it three times, she wins! In order for Kaito to win, he has to wait a minute for the hearth beside the ring to be lit! After that, he has to leave the ring and toss the crown into it! Are there any questions? …Good! Then let's go!"

DING-DING!

Kaito gulped as the Skunk began to approach him swaying her hips side to side. He tried to run out of the ring, but the Skunk stopped him by throwing a snowball she had hidden. It hit him in the face disorienting him. It gave the Skunk the chance she needed to run up to him and knee him in the stomach.

Kaito coughed out a gasp, and then he groaned when the Skunk shot her elbow down to his back. She then pushed him to the ring pressing her forarm to his neck.

"Don't think I've forgotten how you made a fool out of me back at Olympia." The Skunk said. "You would have lost and you know it. So you're going to make it up to me this very night, and then every night after that."

Kaito's eyes widened. "What do you mean?"

"Oh, don't you know?" The Skunk asked. "Whoever becomes MVP gets one thing they want. And when I win, I'm going to have you as my personal seat until New Year's. I'll be sitting on your face for the fireworks show."

Before Kaito could protest, she used her leg to trip him into a sitting position. The Skunk then turned around and wasted no time with shoving her butt into his face. She kept shaking it around making him squirm.

"Kiss it!" The Skunk commanded. "Kiss it like you mean it!" Kaito had no choice. He knew he couldn't break out, so he gave it a good smooch which pleased her as she stepped away. "That's one point for me already! That's right! He's that much of a bitch!" The crowd laughed with her.

Kaito growled and tried to attack her from behind. However, the Skunk saw it coming and threw her butt back at his body sending him back to the ring. And like before, the Skunk gave him a very harsh stinkface.

This time, Kaito did his best to push the Skunk off. She let herself off, but only for a quick second before shoving her ass back to his face again. Kaito tried to push again, but the Skunk pushed on the ropes for support.

"Don't be a baby and kiss it again!" The Skunk commanded. "You know you want to! It's the only way I'll let you breathe! Now, kiss it now!"

Again, Kaito had no other choice. He let himself plant a kiss right at the Skunk's butt cheeks. She grinned and got off just as the hearth at ringside was lit on fire.

The Skunk laughed. "Wow. You kissed my ass twice in less than one minute? That's a new low, even for you."

She noticed that Kaito was beginning to crawl out of the ring, so she grabbed him by his tights and pulled him closer to the center of the ring. She sat on his back and pulled his head in a camel clutch position. During the hold, she whispered into his ear.

"Don't think you're getting out that easily. You still need to be punished for that Olympia fluke. That's why I'm not going to stinkface you for the third time just yet. Before all that, I'm going to beat you around and bully you until I am satisfied."

"But…"

"Butt? Good idea!" The Skunk released Kaito's head only to jump up and slam butt-first into his back.

The Skunk forced Kaito up and Irish whipped him to the rope. She held out her arm for a lariat, but Kaito ducked under and kept running. He bounced back hoping to get her from behind, but she surprised him with a swing of her butt right at his face. Once he was knocked down, she grabbed him by the legs and turned him over in a Boston crab. He screamed once she planted her butt right on his back and pulled his legs halfway over his back.

"And you nearly went toe-to-toe with the cowgirl?" the Skunk mocked. "Guess this means my ass can kick hers too!"

Kaito strained himself trying to resist. He then planted his forearms on the mat and did his best to push himself up. The Skunk noticed this and tried to press him back down. But Kaito surprised her by overpowering her Boston crab and using her legs to throw her off.

The two of them stood back up and faced each other. Kaito looked a bit more confident, but the Skunk was clearly more frustrated. They charged at each other and the Skunk prepared for a lariat. However, Kaito ducked underneath and jumped to the middle rope. When the Skunk turned, he leaped off of it and crashed right on top of her with a fullbody splash. Kaito was surprised at the pace he was keeping up.

"I don't believe it." Kaito cheered. "I might actually win. I've got to get this crown to the hearth."

Kaito jumped over the Skunk on his way toward the ropes. However, he did not make it two steps before feeling an intense pain between his legs. The Skunk managed to shoot her arm right at his male spot and let him fall over in a beetle position. But the Skunk wasn't done yet. She got back up and stomped on him continuously.

"You bastard!" the Skunk yelled. "You think you can just fight back and get away with it! I am going to humiliate you the best way I know how!" She dragged his prone body over to the corner and put him in a sitting position there. "It's go time, ladies! Get in here!"

The next thing Kaito knew, he was petrified with fear over what he was seeing. Almost every female Xtrema who wanted a piece of him entered the ring alongside the Skunk, such as N-Bomb, Midnight, Mantis, Madame Python, Black Swan, Eris, the Killer Kitties, Hotrina, and Maria Crawford.

"I can't believe you convinced me to do this." Mantis said.

"Are you saying you don't want to humiliate Kaito on Christmas?" the Skunk asked.

"Hey. Don't put words in my mouth." Mantis said. "This just isn't how I'd do it. That's all."

"Wait. Don't…" Kaito started to plead, but he couldn't stop them.

Mantis went first. She charged right at him fast as lightning before turning around and rubbing her butt all over his face. After she left, Eris eagerly went next. Like before, she gave Kaito her own stinkface. Then Midnight went next followed by Mewlie. Neko Girl was hesitant at first, but she didn't want to look weak in front of everyone and she couldn't pass up a chance to rub her butt on Kaito's face. N-Bomb was the hardest stinkface and he nearly fell unconscious. He was brought back awake by Madame Python's stinkface. After that, Maria Crawford and Black Swan did him. Last, but not least, Hotrina gave him a very plump stinkface.

"You see this, Marx?" Hotrina asked. "This is why we broke up."

When Hotrina was done, she left the ring and the Skunk was left laughing at it all.

"Hold it. Before we go…" Black Swan unlaced the back of Kaito's mask and removed it from his face. "This must be the seventh time I took your mask from you." She left with the other heels.

The Skunk sashayed her way toward Kaito and knelt down to him. "So what do you say now, Kaito?"

Kaito was utterly defeated. He knew he had no chance to escape. So he took a deep breath before responding. "You win."

"Of course, I win." The Skunk said delivering a slap to his face. "Just tell me what I want to hear you say."

"…Let me kiss your ass."

The Skunk smiled. "There. Was that so hard?" She moved herself to stand between him and the hearth so he wouldn't pull anything. She patted her butt to him and held it out for him. "You know what to do."

Kaito wanted to make a break for it, but the Skunk stood in his way and if he did, she would catch him and hurt him some more. In order to avoid more humiliation, he moved on over to her ready to kiss her ass again. But then, an idea flashed in his mind.

"Not this time."

"What?" the Skunk asked.

All of a sudden, Kaito shot himself up to his feet behind the Skunk. He wrapped his arms around her body and tossed her backwards slamming her down in a German suplex. The Skunk was half awake from the impact for just a second, but that second was all that Kaito needed. He ran and slid right out of the ring and right next to the burning hearth. He removed his mistletoe crown and dropped it right into the fire letting it burn.

DING-DING!

The crowd roared with excitement while the Skunk roared in angry frustration. Sayuri approached Kaito and shook his hand. "Congratulations, Kaito Marx! Despite the one-sided beatdown you had at the hands of the Skunk, you prevailed! Must be a Christmas miracle! Now, let's move on."

*Team Spirit vs Carly X and Charlie Hart*

After the Skunk left, the ring staff installed a pair of fireworks on each of two different ring posts. They pointed upward and they left a single match on an empty post. After that, two different teams of teen girls came to the ring. One was Team Spirit. The other was a team comprised of Carly X and Charlie "the Hitgirl" Hart.

"This match is going to wish us a happy new year! Team Spirit on one corner of the ring and the other has Carly X and Charlie Hart! Each of them has a pair of fireworks which they need to light! Whichever team manages to shoot both fireworks up to the sky wins! Are both teams ready? …Then let's go!"

DING-DING!

"Don't worry." Carly said to her partner. "I've faced these two in a similar match last year. Just don't let them double team you."

"I get it." Charlie said.

"Isebella, let's make up for our loss last year." Starla said.

"Took the words out of my mouth." Isebella said.

The two teams met at the center of the ring and began to exchange blows to each other. Charlie and Starla gripped together and attacked each other's backs. Meanwhile, Carly and Isebella fought until the former pressed her opponent to the ropes. She then threw Isebella off with an Irish whip. Charlie saw her rebound and pushed Starla away from her right into Isebella's way. The two cheerleaders collided and collapsed.

Carly ran right at Isebella and dropkicked her sending her under the ropes and out of the ring. She then applied a camel clutch on Starla. "Charlie, get the match and light it up!"

"Got it." Charlie said before heading to the corner.

"No, you don't." Starla grunted. With effort, she managed to slip out of under Carly X and sat back up behind her. She picked Carly up and tossed her over with a German suplex. She then ran up to Charlie and stopped her right before she could light the match stick.

Starla then grabbed Charlie by the back of her outfit and tossed her through the ropes and out of the ring. She turned and circled with Carly X around the ring. Carly went for a punch, but Starla jumped backward to dodge it. She then hit Carly with a spin kick. She tried another one, but Carly managed to catch her foot and drop her locking in an ankle lock. Carly twisted Starla's foot making her yell out until Isebella returned to the ring and kicked Carly's back.

Isebella helped Starla return to her feet and together, they faced Carly hitting her with a double dropkick. The Stylish Tiger was left aching on the ground while Team Spirit high-fived each other and went to pick up the match. Once they did, they went to their corner with their fireworks.

"You ready?" Starla asked.

"Ready before I was even born." Isebella assured. She placed the match on the top ring rope ready to rub it to make a flame, but before she could, Charlie surprisingly grabbed onto the arms of both members of Team Spirit. She then jumped off the ring apron and crashed both girls to the corner. When they were both dazed, Charlie proceeded to grab Isebella's leg and pull her out of the ring making her drop the match. She then did the same with Starla letting both members of Team Spirit fall at ringside.

"Carly, light them up!" Charlie cried out.

As if she was magically summoned, Carly returned to her feet and went to grab the match. At the same time, Isebella was beginning to get back up. Charlie tried to stop her, but she was prevented from doing so by Starla. While the Hitgirl was distracted, Isebella returned to the top of the apron just as Carly picked up the match.

Isebella ran back into the ring and tackled Carly. They picked each other up holding each other in side headlocks. Both of them had one arm around the other's head while they fought over the match with the other one. Carly went to the rope and lit it up. She tried to drag Isebella over to the Carly and Charlie rockets to light them up, but Isebella swiped the match and headed over to the other rockets while keeping her headlock on Carly X. The process went back and forth for a minute.

The stalemate ended when one of the other partners entered the ring. Much to Isebella's delight, it was Starla who came first climbing on the top of a neutral turnbuckle. Isebella released Carly X and broke away from her while Starla jumped forward to Carly. She wrapped her legs around Carly and threw her over with a hurricarana.

Isebella still had the lit match and went on over to light up the fireworks. However, Charlie entered the ring and stood in her way. She crouched down preparing to block her attempts to pass. Thankfully for Isebella, she had a friend on the other side. She tossed the match over Charlie's head and it was caught by Starla who stood right beside her team's fireworks. She held the match right at the fuses and lit them up. She then stood back and let them shoot their flares as they rocketed high up into the sky. They erupted into the sky spelling out Starla and Isebella's name in blue.

DING-DING!

Team Spirit jumped and celebrated as they exited the ring where Sayuri Rogue waited. "Congratulations! Starla, Isebella, you launched your rockets first and won the match! Let the new year be better for you two!"

"Thank you, Ms. Rogue." Isebella said.

"And to everyone," Starla said turning to the crowd and posing with her partner, "Team Spirit wishes you all a very merry Christmas!"

Author's Note: And that's part 2 done. Only one last part which I'll upload on Christmas Eve. Tell me what you think and who you think should be MVP. Any and all comments are welcome.