UCA: Universal Character Association

by ForceWalker

From all over the universe, from comic books, video games, anime, cartoons, and more, fiction's greatest characters come together in one epic wrestling promotion to prove themselves better, to become champions, and to become the best. This is Universal Character Association, where the best of the best come to play!

47. World Tag Team Titles TLC

The camera was showing Sarge and Church at ringside once more...and they had worried looks on their faces...

"...I can only say this...considering Senji's hate of Ben...and Ben's psychotic state heading into this match...this is gonna get REALLY UGLY...and REALLY VIOLENT..." Church stated.

"I can agree with that for once, dirtbag. These two HATE each other at this point, and Senji, I won't lie, he can be a dangerous bastard...but Ben will show them all the glory of Red psycopaths...and bring us all a GREAT VICTORY! AS A HERO SHOULD!" Sarge proclaimed.

"I don't know about that, Sarge...Ben's got an ego, he's crafty, and he knows his way around violence, he's not one to underestimate...but he may underestimate Senji if he thinks he has it fully figured out. All I know is...this is going to be one bloody match." Church stated.

"Got that right, dirtbag...but that's for later...and we got NOW...and we're about to see violence of a DIFFERENT nature...but NO LESS insane to watch!" Sarge proclaimed...

...as suddenly a Final Clash match card graphic was shown, as the star from the opening video was shown, and it twisted to show tables covering with the word ""Tables" over them, then twisted to show ladders covering it with "Ladders" over them, then twisted one more time to show chairs covering the stars with "Chairs" sprawled across it...

...before suddenly suddenly a grey/brown blur, red/yellow blur, and fully grey blur clashed into the star with each other in an explosion of colors before it showed three teams next to each other: Team 2D beating their chests and throwing the 2D sign with grins on the right, The Elrics pounding their fists into their palms and rubbing hands, having intense looks on the left, and in the center The Sonic Heroes adjust their titles on their shoulders with determined expressions, with the weapons from before littering the background behind them in front of the star. And the words showed under the teams: TABLES, LADDERS, AND CHAIRS: UCA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP.

"Oh hell yeah. If you all thought Money in the Bank was insane, this MAY top it. Tables, Ladders, and Chairs ALL LEGAL in this match, and it's become the staple on which to end tag team warfare with. And there's no telling the LENGTHS these teams will go to to walk out Tag Champions." Church stated.

"They'll go to ANY length imaginable, because THAT is how much the titles mean to them! I know that no matter how I feel and I know they'll do ANYTHING to win this match. And we're going to see mass destruction!" Sarge stated.

"Mass destruction that NONE of these teams may walk out of the same again. And I know some people who are worried for the well-being of these six, but they know the price they are about to pay, and they have no fear...for better or worse..." Church proclaimed.

The camera went all over the ringside area and the ramp and stage...and it was LITTERED with tables, ladders, and chair set up and placed all over them all, and it soon showed the UCA World Tag Team Championships hanging high above the ring, as a graphic for the World Tag Team Titles showed up on screen, and Cait Sith stood on his moogle in the ring.

"The following contest is...the TABLES...LADDERS...AND CHAIRS MATCH...for the UCA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS! The first one to climb the ladder, and retrieve the Championship Belts hanging high above the ring will win the match for his team, and be crowned the WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!" Cait Sith announced.

The crowd popped loudly at this announcement, ready to witness carnage on a whole other level...

Get up, get up, get up

Drop the bombshell

Get up, get up

This is out of control

Get up, get up, get up

Drop the bombshell

Get up, get up (Get gone)

("Drop the Bombshell" by Powerman 5000)

The pop soon devolved into loud boos as grey and brown lights flashed throughout the arena, before fireworks suddenly trailed down to the stage and exploded all over it. And arriving on the stage after that was TOM CAT and JERRY MOUSE, TEAM 2D...and they both wore black vests with the words "BURN IN HELL" on the back as flame designs decorated them. They had eager looks on their faces as they took in the sweet air of Final Clash once more, before they turned towards each other, placing their foreheads against each other with savage grins.

"YOU READY TO BURN SOME F*CKERS TO HELL?!" Tom asked.

"YOU READY TO SEND BASTARDS THROUGH TABLES?!" Jerry questioned.

"YOU READY TO PUSH ALCHEMISTS OFF LADDERS?!" Tom shouted.

"YOU READY TO DESTROY MOBIANS WITH CHAIRS?!" Jerry exclaimed.

"YOU READY TO BECOME 18-TIME TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS?! ...HELL YEAH!" They both yelled out at the same time before high-tenning each other before circling their hands into a fist bump, then made their way down the ramp.

"Introducing the challengers, FIRST, from New York City, New York, weighing in at 453 lbs...Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse...TEAM 2D!" Cait Sith announced.

"And here comes the Masters of Non-Stop Violence themselves, the sadistic cat and mouse duo, the SEVENTEEN-TIME Tag Team Champions of the World!" Church called. "Seven in UCA, six in UWE, three in ECW, one in FTW, Tom and Jerry have made it to the top almost EVERYWHERE! And they are ONE TITLE WIN AWAY from TYING the all-time record of Tag Title reigns, held by Hall of Famers and mentors, the 2D Power Trip! And it could be on the biggest stage in UCA, in the match THEY know better than anybody else...Tables, Ladders, and Chairs."

"Damn right, and they're going to do it at the EXPENSE of some Mobians and Alchemists! This should be just them and the Mobian dirtbags, but the Elrics WEASELED their way into this shot, so Team 2D's gonna kill THREE BIRDS with ONE STONE! End a stupid title reign, FINALLY destroy the Elrics, and win the 18th Title! This is gonna be carnage incarnate, and I'm gonna love every second of it! But ONLY if Team 2D wins, and ESPECIALLY NOT the Elrics! ANYBODY BUT THE ELRICS!" Sarge shouted.

"Team 2D made their Final Clash debut in 2000, ending the year-long title reign of Yugi & Joey at that event, and have been to Final Clash many times. But THIS...could dwarf ALL of them if they have their way." Church stated.

Now look who's coming, yeah, look who's back

Quick, drop the bombshell straight to the track

Twenty first century killing machine

Burnt on the inside, a five-headed team

Now I'm not the same because you're not the same

And you're not the same because I'm not the same

And we're not the same this could never be the same

And we just want to survive

Tom and Jerry managed to get to ringside, where Tom patted a table set up with a big grin, exclaiming "Oh yeah, just RIPE for somebody to be put through it." before the two entered the ring. They then climbed opposite turnbuckles, and quickly raised the 2D sign as the crowd booed loudly, with Jerry motioning that the titles will come to them. They then got off the corners, waiting together for their next opponents until...

I am a dominant gene, live as I die

Never say forever cause forever's a lie

I can see right through it so I can't ignore you

The story changes but the ending will bore you

I tried to tell you but you simply obeyed

They didn't listen so they threw you away

Now all you do is talk,

I don't wanna hear your bullshit

Is this what you want?

("30-30/150" by Stone Sour)

The crowd cheered loudly as grey and red lighting flashed all over the arena...and then EDWARD and ALPHONSE, THE ELRICS came out onto the stage amidst the cheers. Ed was wearing his signature red coat, while Al was coated in body paint that resembled the armor he was once trapped in. The two took in the feel of Final Clash, then at all the weapons around them, then at the tag titles above, before they looked at each other, and Ed said "Ready to make it all worth it, Al?" And Al replied "Ready to go through hell to make it so, brother." The two brothers nodded before going down the ramp, before they got to a ladder, and they each climbed up a side of it until they reached the top, and splayed their arms out in a pose on the ladder to big cheers from the crowd.

"And introducing challengers #2, from Resembool, Amestris, weighing in at 426 lbs...Edward and Alphonse...THE ELRICS!" Cait Sith announced.

"Gotta admit...if any team in the modern era knows TLC almost as much as Team 2D...it's these two. WrestleMania, AnimeMania, One Night Star...these Elrics have become TLC specialists. They know TLC arguably better than any other team NOT named Team 2D. However, their track record in TLC is...SPOTTY...to say the least. And they know it! They've been AWF and CASZ Tag Champs...but NEVER the UCA World Team Champions since they debuted here. They want to change that. Hell, they're the ones that ASKED for this type of match, to end it all. This TLC Match means so much to these two, it means to them the end of everything they've been through in the business, and they'll do WHATEVER it takes to win this match." Church explained.

"NO! NEVER! THEY WILL NOT WIN! Elrics SUCK FOREVER! They are at the top of my 'Blues I Hate The Most List!'" Sarge exclaimed. "This is their THIRD big show TLC Match, right? Remember AnimeMania, WrestleMania? THEY SUCKED! And nobody remembers the Elrics in them! Hell, they lost their AWF Tag Titles in a TLC Match because that's how badly they SUCK in a TLC Match! They signed their own death warrants asking for a match Team 2D RULES in! Team 2D has been doing us a FAVOR with trying to put them out, and we're all here to watch them CRASH AND BURN as their dreams DIE in a horrible, but amusing fashion! MWAHAHAHA!"

"...I have no idea why you hate the Elrics so much, so I'm just gonna assume you're insane." Church deadpanned. "The Elrics are making their Final Clash debut themselves, they've missed the event a few times, but here they are NOW...and they have one shot to make history."

This is where it begins

This is where it ends

This is where it begins

And this is where it ends

They called us a dead generation,

They told us that we wouldn't survive

They left us alone in the maelstrom

As you can see we're all plenty alive

We know where you are and were coming

Lets see you say that shit to our face

Thirty-thirty/one fifty remembers

Thirty-thirty/one fifty hates

The Elrics had climbed down the ladder and were now down at ringside, entering the ring as Team 2D snickered at the two. Jerry proclaimed "Hey Ed, guess what? ...You're going to lose again, because HEY...you're too short to grab the titles. How do you even make it here?!" And Ed LUNGED at the two as Al held him back, exclaiming "WHO YOU CALLING A MICROSCOPIC MIDGET AND YOU NEED A MAGNIFYING GLASS TO SEE ME, I'LL KILL YOU BOTH!" Team 2D just LAUGHED, having a riot with this...

...but not for long because the FINAL music before the match played.

What goes up must come down

Yet my feet don't touch the ground

See the world spin upside down

A mighty crash without a sound

I can feel your every rage

Step aside I'll turn the page

Breakin' through your crazy maze

Like my laser beams my eyes on you

("Sonic Heroes" by Crush 40)

The crowd cheered out their hearts as yellow and red lights flashed throughout the stadium...and then MILES "TAILS" PROWER and KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA, THE SONIC HEROES walked out with more energy in them than seen in a good while. The two Mobians had their game faces on, especially Knuckles who looked pissed and exclaimed "REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED MONDAY?! THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TEN TIMES WORSE TONIGHT!" as Tails simply motioned that this was gonna be THEIR playground soon enough. The two fist bumped with each other before they began to make their way down the ramp, Knuckles grabbing a chair, slamming it onto the ground, and pointing it towards the two teams as if to warn them of what's to come.

"And finally, from the planet Mobius, weighing in at a combined weight of 442 lbs...they are the reigning, defending UCA World Tag Team Champions...Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echidna...THE SONIC HEROES!" Cait Sith announced.

"And here come the Sonic Heroes, Tails and Knuckles, who have called themselves the underdogs in this match. And you know what? They may be right, they've been in a few TLC Matches in the past, but NEVER as a team like The Elrics or Team 2D. A lot of people think they won't survive this match as Champs, especially after they've managed to scrape by these two teams before last month. But Tails and Knuckles are using that as FUEL, they WANT to be the underdogs, and they want to shock the world and retain these titles. They want to make TLC THEIR match, and considering the beef between The Elrics and Team 2D, they may do just that if they aren't careful." Church proclaimed.

"They may be slightly better than The Elrics, but we SHOULDN'T have these two walking out of the stadium still Champions! Why?! THEY SUCK! They wrongfully took those titles from Mario, and now, they wish to keep them from Team 2D? I will not stand for this, they must be destroyed for all Reds everywhere. They are the underdogs, want to know why? Because they HAVE NO CHANCE IN HELL of walking out Champions! And we're about to see Team 2D rise from the ashes of their reign, as well as the debris of all these weapons!" Sarge proclaimed.

"Tails and Knuckles have been in many Final Clashes, but this will actually be their FIRST as a team. These two lifelong friends want to make that MEAN something, rather than a loss. But can they survive the hell that is TLC?" Church asked.

Watch me rule the night away

Watch me save the day

Feel my storm its getting close

Headed your way

Sonic Heroes (Sonic Heroes)

Bind you, confine you, defying your reign

Sonic Heroes (Sonic Heroes)

Setting the stage for a heroes parade

Tails and Knuckles quickly reached the ring and entered it as quickly as possible, and the two Mobians stared at their challengers, and they pointed to the titles above them, to remind them that that's theirs. The Elrics looked longingly at the gold, while Team 2D just grinned at the prospect of breaking such hopes. Eventually, the second new UCA ref, Jimmy Aaron (average-height, a bit round but not fat, brown hair, and laid-back) entered the ring and checked on all six of these men as the reality of their situation began to set in.

"All six of these guys have been in a TLC Match before, whether as a team or singles...and they know the price they're about to pay. This match has you risking everything, all for gold. It is a demolition derby, and it will NOT be pretty." Church called.

"It's been a LONG road. The Mario Bros vs. Tails and Knuckles, The Royal Rumble Qualifying Match, Royal Reckoning, the Round Robin Title Matches, Last Stand, and the weeks up to this...it's gonna be a car wreck as it all finally leads up to THIS!" Sarge stated.

Jimmy Aaron checked on the three teams, making sure they all knew what they were getting themselves into. The six nodded, already mentally prepared for this...

...and the ref RANG THE BELL...and GOT THE HELL OUT OF DODGE before he got in the crossfire!

"AND IT'S TIME! SIX MEN, THREE LETTERS, TWO TITLES! TABLES, LADDERS, AND CHAIRS FOR THE WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES, IT'S TIME FOR WAR!" Church called.

The Elrics made their ways towards the champs, who made their way towards the Elrics as well...

...

...AND TEAM 2D CAUGHT THE ELRICS WITH LOW BLOW KICKS OUTTA NOWHERE!

"WHAT THE HELL?! Ah come on, OF COURSE they did that! Team 2D's rivalry with The Elrics is well-documented, and they just HAD to be dicks to them out of the starting gate!" Church exclaimed.

"Greatest start to a match EVER...of ALL TIME." Sarge proclaimed.

The Elrics fell down, holding their nuts in pain as Team 2D smirked, and the Sonic Heroes were taken back. But that ended instantly as Team 2D POUNCED on the Champs, and fists went flying. Tom kept pounding away at Knuckles caught a fist, and UPPERCUTTED Tom so hard, he went down. Tails managed a kick to the gut, and tried for an Irish Whip, but Jerry reversed and got a Neckbreaker on Tails. Tom was backed up into a corner, and pounded away at by Knuckles, but Jerry suddenly pounced on him from behind and began to nail several fists, but Knuckles with vicious backhand. Jerry was sent away, and Knuckles made sure to grab Jerry, but Tom suddenly planted the echidna with a Full Nelson Slam! Tom turned around, and got a Dropkick from Tails which sent him down. Jerry got up, but got a Spinning Wheel Kick for his troubles! The cat and mouse were down, and Tails measured them both before running the ropes, but got caught with a Double Flapjack down to the mat!

"And Team 2D making the most out of that beginning, and taking down the Sonic Heroes! They can be jerks, but they are damn well effective as a team! It's how they became legends!" Church called.

"They know how to isolate people, and how to make every move count! They KNOW each other so well, that they don't even need to communicate, they just KNOW! And that will lead to titles number EIGHTEEN!" Sarge proclaimed.

Tom and Jerry stood to their feet, turned to each other, and then nodded before they exited the ring. They quickly grabbed one of the standing ladders at ringside, folding it up before they both lifted it up. They carried it and ED WENT FOR A BASEBALL SLIDE TO THE LADDER! But Team 2D lifted the ladder up, letting Ed slide under it. The Elric landed on his feet, then ducked the ladder as cat and mouse tried to ram it into Ed, but Ed ducked AND AL SUICIDE DIVED INTO THE LADDER, CRASHING IT INTO TEAM 2D! The two went down as Al held his stomach, and the Elrics quickly grabbed the ladder, SLAMMED it down on Tom for a little payback, and slid it into the ring. The two slid into it as well, where Ed was greeted with a vicious right from Knuckles. Knuckles didn't follow through though as Al was on him, still pissed from last month as the two brawled with each other. Knuckles however kneed Al in the gut with a scowl, before placing him between his legs, and tried to lift for a Deep Impact, but suddenly Ed came in with an Elbow Smash to the face. Knuckles held his jaw, but tried for a right, but Ed caught it and got him in position as Al stood...and nailed the Equivalent Exchange as Al nailed an Enziguri to the back of his head!

"And the Elrics take down Knuckles, who I'm SURE recalls the fact that HE'S the reason Al got sent through a flaming table last month! And if you haven't noticed...they're still ticked about that!" Church proclaimed.

"Why are they?! Knuckles did us a favor with that sort of thing! Who even LIKES an Elric?! We should be THANKING Knuckles for his service to the Reds that night!" Sarge stated.

Ed and Al stood to their feet and quickly grabbed the ladder, lifting it up and setting it up under the titles. The two then began to climb up the ladder on both sides to try and get the titles, but Tails came in and pushed the ladder over. The ladder tipped over, and the Elrics fell off but landed on their feet, where they were greeted with a kick to Ed, then a Forearm to Al. Tails then nailed a Front Dropkick to Ed to send him down, and went for an Enziguri, but Al ducked it. Tails got back up, but Al grabbed him from behind and lifted him for a Back Suplex. Ed got up and tried to go over, but Tails kicked Ed in the face from his position, then came back down with a Bulldog on Al. Ed went for the Automail Clothesline, but Tails ducked AND ED GOT SMASHED IN THE SKULL WITH A STEEL CHAIR FROM KNUCKLES! Ed was out as Al staggered to his feet, and got a chair tossed to him. He caught it in his hands...

...AND THE CHAIR WAS SENT INTO HIS FACE AS TAILS RAMMED THE END OF A LADDER INTO IT!

"OH, and there's a taste of the ladder AND chair portion of this match! The Champs getting used to TLC as a team VERY quickly here." Church stated.

"No, they better not! I want to see them get hurt, maimed, destroyed...not as much as the Elrics, but still, TEAM 2D FOR THE WIN!" Sarge shouted.

Wanting to follow up on that, Tails quickly leaned the ladder against a corner, while Knuckles picked up Al, pushing him into a corner, then Irish Whipping him into the leaned ladder. Knuckles then quickly got on all fours in front of Al, while Tails got near a corner with a chair in hand before running...then stepped onto Knuckles and off him DROPKICKING THE CHAIR INTO AL OFF IT! SANDWICHING Al between the chair and the ladder as the Elric fell down to the ground in pain. Knuckles stood to his feet, caught sight of Ed, and still disliking him from awhile back, patted Tails on the back, and told him that they should take out Ed next and make sure he's out! Tails sighed at Knuckle's hate of Ed, but did not object as he pulled the ladder off the corner and set it down near the corner. Knuckles dragged Ed near the corner himself as Tails climbed the corner, and then Knuckles lifted Ed up onto his shoulders...

...but then Jerry got on the apron AND PUSHED TAILS OFF THE CORNER! Tails went SPLAT on the ground, leaving Knuckles hanging with Ed on his shoulders confused...but then Ed suddenly fell off his shoulders, turning the Deep Impact into a SITOUT FACEBUSTER ON THE LADDER...

...AND JERRY FOLLOWED THAT UP A SECOND LATER WITH DIVING CHAIR DROP OFF THE TOP TO ED!

"And Jerry DROPS the chair onto Ed bad! The mouse is the only one standing after being one crafty f*ck!" Church stated.

"The violence is starting to escalate, and who doesn't love watching violence before their eyes?!" Sarge asked.

Jerry got up, but was greeted with a Spinning Wheel Kick to the face from Al. Al tried to pick up Jerry off that, but Tom came in from behind, and planted him with a Full Nelson Bomb! Al sat in pain as Tom rolled away, and Jerry quickly grabbed and lifted up Al from behind...BACK SUPLEX/NECKBREAKER COMBO! Tom and Jerry got up, with the latter pointing towards the recovering Knuckles, and the two quickly grabbed him and lifted him onto their shoulders, ran to the ropes...

...AND DOUBLE POWERBOMBED HIM OVER THE ROPES AND STRAIGHT INTO A SET-UP LADDER, LANDING NASTILY ACROSS IT!

"SHIT! DAMN...Team 2D just POWERBOMBED the holy hell out of Knuckles into that ladder on the outside! They're sadistic little animals!" Church stated.

"And that's TLC expertise coming into play! They know EXACTLY how to hurt anyone in their way in this match!" Sarge pointed out.

Team 2D were the only ones left standing, and they had absolutely sadistic looks on their faces as they felt it. The violence was escalating, but it needed more. A sentiment which was echoed by a thunderous "WE WANT TABLES! *Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap* WE WANT TABLES!" chant. So Tom SHOVED Jerry in the chest, and shouted "JERRY!"

"WHAT, TOM?!" Jerry asked.

...

...

"GET THE TABLES!" Tom shouted to a BIG pop from the crowd (tables were always loved, no matter their feelings for a person), and the cat and mouse quickly exited the ring and began grabbing tables outside the ring.

"And Team 2D getting some DAMN WOOD here! And bodies may be about to break through that wood in a couple of seconds!" Church stated.

"YES! TABLES! MORE TABLES! BREAK THE DIRTBAGS IN HALF FOR THEM! MAKE SURE THEY SUFFER, HAHA!" Sarge laughed.

Jerry finished setting up a table outside the ring near the corner, while Tom slid a table into the ring. Tom set the table up near a corner as Jerry also slid another table into the ring. Jerry slid into the ring, grabbed a chair, and slammed it across Al's back to keep him down. Jerry then leaned the table against a corner before meeting up with Tom to decide who would go through a table...and the two laid eyes on Ed, then back at each other "...An Elric. Who else?" They grinned together before they grabbed Ed and dragged him over to the table near a corner. They set him up Suplex-style, and then they both lifted him up for a Double Suplex...

"And of course Team 2D want to try and put an Elric through the table! Big shock...!" Church called.

...

...Ed however flipped out of it and landed on the OPPOSITE side of the table, avoiding it completely as he fell against the corner! Team 2D turned around RIGHT INTO A CROSSBODY FROM TAILS OFF THE CORNER AND OVER THE TABLE! Team 2D went down as Tails rolled off them...but Ed stepped onto the table, and leaped off it towards Tails...

...

...and got CAUGHT in a Fireman's Carry by KNUCKLES! Knuckles who managed to come in, and Ed struggled in his grip, but the echidna held on as he turned to Tails...

...

...who nailed a Running Single-Leg Dropkick to the skull of Ed, Knuckles using the momentum to spin Ed off his shoulders AND PUT HIM THROUGH THE TABLE BEHIND HIM WITH A FLAPJACK SPUN FROM A FIREMAN'S CARRY!

"And ED'S the one to go through a table regardless! Double team by Tails & Knuckles gives Ed some painful splinters!" Church called.

"It would have been better if it was done by Team 2D, but I'll take an Elric being in pain any day!" Sarge proclaimed.

Knuckles glared down at Ed, exclaiming "THAT was for the Automail Clothesline from last month!" while Tails set up the ladder in the center of the ring. Tails told Knuckles to keep an eye out as Tails began to make his way up the ladder. Knuckles indeed stood on watch, circling the ladder as Tails reached the top...

"Tails being the first person to reach the top of a ladder, but those titles are HIGH above. I think he may need to stand up the very top to get the belts!" Church pointed out.

...

...

...but as Tails tried to reach towards the belts above, Al had climbed the corner to the top. Knuckles saw him and tried to go after him, but Al dived off and nailed a Diving Front Dropkick on Knuckles! The impact sent Knuckles into the ladder, which caused it to tip with Tails on it...

...

...

...AND HE FELL OFF THE LADDER AND THROUGH THE TABLE LEANED AGAINST THE CORNER!

"Oh dammit, are you kidding me?! Why did that have to happen?! Why Reds why?!" Sarge cried out.

"Knuckles tried to play defense, but Al used Knuckles to send Tails off the ladder and through some wood himself!" Church called.

Knuckles stood up and saw what happened, cursing to himself...until he was tackled down by Al, who pounded away at him. Never forgetting what Knuckles caused, he continued to rain down fists until he picked up Al, but Knuckles nailed a big Uppercut, followed by a Side Slam! Now ticked, Knuckles picked up Al and lifted him into a Fireman's Carry, but Al began to elbow Knuckles in the skull, forcing him to drop Al behind him. Knuckles turned around...

...

...and AL BEANED a chair into Knuckles' skull VICIOUSLY! Knuckles fell back into a corner, dazed as Al grabbed the chair and JAMMED the end into his gut with bad intent. Al then opened the chair up and set it up in front of Knuckles. Al then ran to the opposite corner, then ran back towards the chair, stepped on and off it...

...

...and Knuckles moved out of the way, causing Al to crash face-first into the corner! Knuckles then grabbed him from behind AND GERMAN SUPLEXED HIM THROUGH THE SET-UP CHAIR HEAD AND NECK FIRST, DESTROYING THE CHAIR!

"OH DAMN! THAT will be KILLER on the neck and head! Al trying to get some retribution on Knuckles for last month, but he only got a stinger instead!" Church stated.

"That neck better broken amid all the steel, because dammit, that's the only Elric I can stand! One with a broken body!" Sarge said.

Al was folded up like an accordion amid the chair remains, and Knuckles just KICKS the body of Al away before he grabs the ladder and picks it back up to under the belts. He then begins his trek up the ladder...

"And now Knuckles looking to get the belts with no one else up!" Church called.

...

...

...he's halfway there...

...

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...now 75 percent...

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...but Ed's on top of the corner...

"Hey wait, what's the damn Elric doing?!" Sarge questioned.

...

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...DIVING AUTOMAIL CLOTHESLINE ON KNUCKLES OFF THE LADDER, SENDING HIM SPINNING OFF IT AND TO THE MAT FACE-FIRST!

"AUTOMAIL CLOTHESLINING KNUCKLES OFF THE LADDER, THAT'S WHAT HE DOING! ED FLYING AND DAMN NEAR TAKING KNUCKLES' HEAD OFF!" Church called.

"AH DAMMIT! YEAH, IT LOOKED COOL, BUT IT WAS AN ELRIC, SO THE COOLNESS DROPS 100 PERCENT! DAMMIT ALL!" Sarge exclaimed.

Knuckles was out as Ed stood up and threw his arm down angrily at the echidna, as if to spite him before turning around RIGHT INTO A LADDER TO THE FACE FROM TOM! Tom had brought in another ladder, and began jamming the ladder down onto the body as Jerry set up a ladder bridge between the ring and the barricade. Jerry motioned to Tom that it was ready and Tom threw the ladder down on Ed's body before dragging him up to his feet and towards the ladder bridge. Tom smirked, saying "What better way to spend time than hurting an Elric for us?" Tom tried to lift up Ed, but Ed wouldn't budge. Annoyed, Tom tried again...

"Yeah, that's it, Team 2D, send Ed on a ride of pain he won't forget!" Sarge urged.

...

...

...AND ED BACK BODY DROPPED TOM OVER THE ROPES AND ONTO THE LADDER BRIDGE! Tom cried out in pain as Ed stumbled forward, but Jerry slid as Ed turned around and charged...but Ed LIFTED Jerry overhead...

"No, Tom's the one in pain, and Jerry's about to FOLLOW!" Church followed.

...

...and he LANDED ON THE LADDER RUNGS AND CLIMBED TO THE TOP IN A HURRY! Jerry reached the top run and reached for the titles above...

"OH SHIT, Jerry's on top of the ladder! He's trying to grab the titles!" Church exclaimed in surprise.

"GRAB IT, GRAB IT QUICK!" Sarge urged.

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...

...

...but Ed scrambled up the same side of the ladder and clubbed Jerry in the back to stop him!

"SO CLOSE! Team 2D was so close, but of course Ed decides to stop Jerry because he doesn't know HE'S A DIRTBAG!" Sarge shouted.

"Ed and Jerry battling on that side of the ladder, and that can't end well, it NEVER does!" Church called.

The two began to brawl on that side of the ladder, trying to knock the other off...when TAILS SPRINGBOARDED onto the other side of the ladder, landing on it and climbing it to reach the gold...

"Oh shit, Tails SPRINGBOARDING onto the ladder, he's trying to go in through the backdoor!" Church called.

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...

...

...but Al WITH A CHAIR TO THE BACK, THE SMACK ECHOING ACROSS THE STADIUM! Tails gritted his teeth and tried to reach towards the titles again, but got ANOTHER chair shot to the back, and Al used that chance to climb up that side of the ladder as well with the chair, and Tails tried to elbow Al off as the four fought on that ladder as of this moment!

"Oh man, we got ourselves four guys! Two Elrics, one Mobian, and one legend, and they're all beating the hell out of each other!" Church called.

"Knock them all off, Jerry! Quick, before they pull out some stupid Blue BS to screw you!" Sarge stated.

The four continued to fight on their respective sides of the ladder until Ed actually sent Jerry's head INTO TAILS'S HEAD, causing them to be dazed. Al took advantage of that assist from Ed, and grabbed hold of Tails from behind, positioned the chair in his hand...

...

...

...

...AND DELIVER A CHAIR-AIDED BACKSTABBER OFF THE LADDER TO TAILS!

"SWEET SON OF A BITCH, THE BACK OF TAILS MAY BE BROKEN!" Church called.

"DAMMIT! Stop doing cool moves, you damn Elrics! YOU DON'T DESERVE TO!" Sarge exclaimed.

Meanwhile, Ed and Jerry were still fighting, and Ed hooked up Jerry for an Equivalent Exchange off the ladder...but Jerry fought out of it, elbowing the side of Ed's head to get out of it. He then lifted Ed into a Fireman's Carry, readied himself...

...

...

...

...AND NAILED A TKO OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER TO ED!

"TKO OFF THE LADDER! And it was sure as hell a TOTAL KNOCKOUT to Edward, alright!" Church exclaimed.

"YEAH! That's what you get for thinking you can win dirtbag!" Sarge cheered.

All four men were down on the mat, in pain after those big falls off the ladder as it seemed no one was going to be able to do anything for awhile...

...

...

...but then TOM had pulled himself off the ladder bridge and into the ring. He crawled over to the ladder in the ring, and quickly turned it to the side before he began his trek up to the ladder as FAST AS HE COULD...

"Tom! Now TOM'S the one who's trying to sneak in through the back door! Getting hurt earlier may have been a blessing!" Church called.

...

...

...he managed to reach the top of the rung and reached towards the titles...

...

...

...his hand GRAZED the titles...

"Yeah, touch it, touch it, and get the 18th Title!" Sarge urged.

...

...

...BUT KNUCKLES JAMMED A LADDER HE BROUGHT IN TO THE GUT OF TOM ABOVE HIM!

"And Knuckles says "NOT IN THIS LIFE!" with a ladder!" Church called.

"Can't you say something we Reds like?! Like "I SUCK ASS!"?!" Sarge questioned.

Tom held his gut in pain as Knuckles quickly set the ladder next up to Tom's and quickly climbed up the ladder on the same side Tom was on and reached out towards the belts, but Tom with a FIST to the Knuckles and the two battled it out on top of the ladders! Tom managed to rake the eyes of Knuckles, and tried to reach for the belts again...

...

...but AL had climbed the other side of the ladder and stopped him with a fist to the face, and then followed by one to Knuckles, and soon a fistfight erupted off the ladder! But then ANOTHER ladder was set up next to the middle one, courtesy of Tails WHO climbed THAT ladder, and was SWIFTLY joined by Ed who had recovered and climbed the other side of Tails' ladder, while Jerry climbed the other side of Knuckles' ladder! And soon enough, all six of them were on top of the ladders, and began trading blows on top of the ladders as the crowd cheered for what may happen next, all of them reaching for the titles when they could!

"All SIX OF THEM are on top of the ladders! All three teams are trying for the gold! And this ain't gonna horribly or in a car wreck AT ALL..." Church actually said sarcastically.

"FALL DAMMIT, FALL! PREFERABLY ANYBODY NOT TEAM 2D!" Sarge shouted.

The fighting continued to happen as they were trying to be the ones to take the titles down, the crowd chanting "PLEASE DON'T DIE! PLEASE DON'T DIE!"...

...

...but a BIG right to Jerry from Knuckles sent Jerry moving to the right a LITTLE too much, causing the ladder to tip slightly, which swiftly turned into MORE as it fell over...

...

...

...AND THE LADDER FELL, CAUSING KNUCKLES AND JERRY TO FALL OFF THE LADDER, OVER THE ROPES AND TO THE FLOOR BELOW...WITH KNUCKLES CRASHING THROUGH THE TABLE THAT JERRY SET UP OUTSIDE EARLIER...

"OH SHIT, THERE GOES A COUPLE OF ANIMALS! AND AN ECHIDNA THROUGH A TABLE!" Church called.

...

...while Tom used his foot to push the ladder with Ed and Tails OVER...

...

...

...AND THE TWO FELL OFF THE LADDER AND INTO THE ROPES, ED CRASHING GUT-FIRST ONTO THEM, WHILE TAILS GOT CROTCHED HARD ON THE ROPES!

"AND THERE GOES ANOTHER THIRD INTO THE ROPES! THE THIRD I HATE! YEAH!" Sarge exclaimed.

Tom and Al continued to battle on top off the ladder, until Tom slammed the head of Al onto the ladder. Al was stunned, and that allowed Tom to turn Al around, grab him in an Inverted Facelock and stand tall on the ladder, and LIFT HIM UP...

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...

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...AND REVERSE SUPERPLEXES OFF THE LADDER AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE MAT BELOW, FACE-FIRST INTO THE CANVAS!

"OH MY GOD, REVERSE SUPERPLEX OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER! DID YOU SEE THE IMPACT?!" Church questioned.

"I DID, DIRTBAG, AND IT WAS THE MOST GLORIOUS THING I EVER SAW! DO IT AGAIN!" Sarge shouted.

"Everyone is DOWN! Everyone is out, and TLC has escalated to the level we all knew it would! This is a damn car wreck!" Church called.

Everyone was down as the crowd was exploding with cheers, chanting "TLC! TLC! TLC!", for what they were seeing so far. No one was getting up as it seemed the match was finally starting to take its toll...

...until EDWARD was the first to get up after a minute or two, painfully sliding a table into the ring before getting in himself. Holding his gut in massive pain, he picked up the table and slowly set it up vertical to a corner. He just finished when Jerry came back in, hurting and grabbing a tipped over ladder, and tried to attack Ed with it, but got caught with a kick to the gut. Jerry was forced to drop the ladder, and got caught with a Shoulder Jawbreaker. Jerry held his jaw in pain as Ed quickly grabbed the ladder, and leaned it against the standing ladder after adjusting it, before grabbing Jerry AND PLANTING HIM WITH A STANDING SIDE SLAM ON THE LEANED LADDER! Jerry laid on the ladder out of it, before rolling off it like a carcass as Ed went to the side of the ladder not having the ladder against it.

"And Ed not having anymore of Team 2D trying to stop his ass, and just sends him into a ladder hard! No one to stop the Elric!" Church pointed out.

"QUICK! Someone pull something out of your ass at the last second! WE NEED THAT TO AVOID TRAGEDY!" Sarge exclaimed.

Ed wasted no time in climbing up the ladder, and manged to reach the top with the titles above him...

...

...

...he reached out for the titles...

...

...

...managed to get a FINGER on them...

"Ed's got a FINGER on the titles! A damn achievement with how short he is!" Church exclaimed.

"I'M NOT AN IMPOSSIBLE, TINY-TO-SEE MIDGET, DAMMIT!" Ed shouted in comedic anger before going back to the titles, having SOMEHOW heard that.

...

...

...but TAILS suddenly came in, running to a corner, AND RAN UP THE LEANED LADDER...

"Wait, what the hell?! THAT FOX...!" Sarge pointed out.

...

...but Ed saw it coming, and ducked his head to avoid any sort of attack...

...

...

...but Tails actually LEAPED OFF THE LEANED LADDER AND OVER ED AS HE REACHED THE TOP...

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...

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...AND NAILED A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB ON ED OFF THE LADDER AND THROUGH THE TABLE BELOW!

"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD...! ED SAW TAILS COMING, AND TRIED TO AVOID IT, BUT TAILS WASN'T HAVING ANY OF THAT! A DAMN SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB OFF THE LADDER, THROUGH THE TABLE...AND ALL OFF RUNNING UP THE LADDER! SICK!" Church shouted.

"FOR ONCE, I WILL PRAISE YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TAILS, BECAUSE YOU DID IT TO AN ELRIC, AND THAT IS ALWAYS WELCOMED!" Sarge exclaimed.

Tails fell backwards against the ladder, nearly falling to the ground as the crowd popped loudly, chanting "HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!" Even TAILS looked astonished at what he managed to pull, until he realizes what he was in position for...and quickly SCRAMBLES up the ladder as the crowd was actually CHEERING Tails on after that! Tails reached the very top rung, and as if his life depended on it, reached out towards the titles...

"And Tails scrambling up the ladder! He and Knuckles truly believe they're the underdogs! And they want to prove everyone wrong! This is their chance!" Church stated.

...

...

...

...he actually grabbed the ENDS of them...

...

...

...he TRIED to pull them down...

"Tails, trying to pull down the titles! It's difficult with how high they are, but he just may!" Church called.

...

...

...until he felt the ladder shake under him! Tails let go of the belts, and his eyes widened as Tom and Jerry had grabbed both bottom ends of the ladder AND ACTUALLY LIFTED THE LADDER OFF THE GROUND WITH TAILS ON TOP OF IT.

"Oooohhh NO...that is the WORST THING EVER...OF ALL TIME FOR TAILS..." Church stated.

"Yeah...FOR TAILS...because Team 2D about to dispose of the TRASH!" Sarge exclaimed.

Tails began to panic a bit, and tried to grab the titles once more, but Team 2D CARRIED the ladder away from the titles and towards the edge of the ring. Tails knew what was coming, and looked at one side of the ring for a brief second, then to the side he was being carried towards, where Al had pulled Ed out of the ring and tried to hold him up to get him back in this...

...

...and Team 2D THREW the ladder over, sending Tails OFF IT...

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...

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...WHO FLIPPED AND TWISTED IN MID-AIR TO DELIVER A SPIRAL TAP ALL THE WAY FROM ABOVE TO THE STANDING ELRICS!

"WHAT THE F*CK?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! TAILS GETTING SENT OFF THE LADDER...AND HE TURNED IT INTO A DAMN SPIRAL TAP ONTO THE ELRICS! TAILS IS ON FIRE!" Church called.

"YEAH...WITH HOW STUPID HE IS! YOU LOOKED COOL, BUT YOU DID MORE DAMAGE TO YOURSELF! WAY TO GO! Just let Team 2D have an EASIER shot at the titles! STUPID MOBIANS!" Sarge shouted.

The crowd exploded once more at the sight of that, chanting "YOU'RE INSANE! YOU'RE INSANE!" while Team 2D looked incredulously at what Tails just did. Tom and Jerry looked at each other, wondering what possessed him to do such a thing, before shrugging and setting the ladder back down. They turned around...

...RIGHT INTO A DOUBLE LARIAT FROM KNUCKLES!

"HEY, where did Knuckles come from?! THAT WASN'T FAIR!" Sarge shouted.

"Knuckles taking down Team 2D! Tails must have saw Knuckles recovering on the outside, and took that huge move, knowing Knuckles would stop Team 2D! That's awareness for ya!" Church stated.

Knuckles quickly grabbed a chair as the two were down and slammed it down onto the back of Tom, then on the back of Jerry with vicious intent. Knuckles then threw the chair in the middle of the ring and quickly picked up Jerry, placing him between his legs. He tried to lift him up, but Jerry remained rooted to the ground...

...so he tried again...

...and managed to lift up Jerry onto his shoulders...

...

...

...but Jerry spun out of the Powerbomb hold, landing on his feet and ducking SO TOM CAN DECK KNUCKLES IN THE SKULL WITH THE CHAIR HE THREW DOWN! The chair was WRAPPED around Knuckles' skull as he backed up into the ropes into a daze, bouncing off them...

"And Knuckles' brains are SCRAMBLED! Then again, they always were, so it won't do much! Heh!" Sarge chuckled.

...

...

...and Jerry lifted him up into a Flapjack...

...and Tom caught Knuckles with a Cutter as the chair was still around his head...

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...

...

...NON-STOP VIOLENCE WITH THE CHAIR AROUND KNUCKLES' HEAD, CRUSHING IT COMPLETELY!

"NSV! NON-STOP VIOLENCE WITH THE CHAIR WRAPPED AROUND HIS HEAD STILL! Damn, trust that cat and mouse to be think of new ways to hurt people!" Church called.

"And it's why we all love him! ...Well not these fans because they don't appreciate such greatness, but I DO! Because they are AWESOME REDS! HAIL TEAM 2D!" Sarge shouted.

Tom and Jerry stood up to their feet as Knuckles was laid out, and they had absolutely wild looks on their faces. Jerry then SHOVED Tom in the back, causing Tom to turn and exclaim "WHAT JERRY?!" and Jerry replied with "THERE IS NOT ENOUGH NON-STOP VIOLENCE, TOM!" before he pointed to all four of the competitors and exclaimed...

...

..."LET'S KILL THEM!"

And Tom was MORE than happy to oblige as the two quickly slid out of the ring and began grabbing MORE tables around ringside and began setting them up!

"What?! 'Let's kill them!"?! Are you kidding me?! How sadistic can they get?! Are they really not going to be satisfied until they destroy EVERYONE?!" Sarge shouted.

"It's called NON-STOP VIOLENCE for a REASON! And the violence will keep on going and going and GOING AND GOING AND GOING...!" Sarge exclaimed.

Eventually, the duo had stacked TWO TABLES on top of each other at ringside, but they were NOT satisfied. So they quickly grab another table, carrying it over to the ladder bridge...and actually set it up ON TOP OF THE LADDER BRIDGE, creating a table/ladder DEATH TRAP at ringside.

"They already stacked two tables, what else do th-OH SON OF A BITCH... As if I thought they couldn't come up with anything else crazy enough for this!" Church stated.

"And THIS is why they are the Masters of TLC! They've been in this match so many times, they know new ways of using these weapons to hurt others!" Sarge stated.

The two looked PLEASED at their work, but Tom muttered "Not enough..." before reaching under the ring...and actually pulled out a FREAKIN' BARBED-WIRE STEEL CHAIR.

"DAMN...as if the CHAIR part of this match was already violent enough! Now they're bringing BARBED WIRE into the equation! Like TLC needs THAT!" Church exclaimed incredulously.

"Trust Tom and Jerry to bring new, exciting elements into TLC for all of us to enjoy!" Sarge said cheerfully.

"More like TORTURING ELEMENTS!" Church replied.

Tom looked absolutely EXCITED at what he pulled out, muttering "Perfect" and Jerry was of the same sentiment as the two slid into the ring, and Tom set his sights on Knuckles with the barbed-wire chair. But then his sights were set on ALPHONSE, who had somehow, in his pained and dazed state, slid back into the ring. Team 2D stared at Al, as he groggily made his way back to his feet...

...

...

...and they turned their attention to HIM in a HEARTBEAT, Jerry FLAPJACKING him towards Tom WHO BLASTED HIM IN THE FACE FULL FORCE WITH THE BARBED WIRE CHAIR AS HE CAME TO HIM!

"OH GODDAMMIT! Of COURSE they went for the ELRIC! OF COURSE! Al got sent STRAIGHT into the most vicious chair shot I've seen in awhile! One full of barbed wire, and...yes, dammit, he's bleeding, and BADLY!" Church stated.

"...You damn cat and mouse...you know just what to do to make me feel happy..." Sarge sniffled before making an overexaggerated salute. "You do us all proud. Every damn one of us."

"You're unbelievable." Church deadpanned.

Al laid on the mat, indeed bleeding PROFUSELY off that shot to the skull from the modified chair as Tom and Jerry stared down in pure delight at what they saw...before Tom YANKED Al to his feet after dropping the chair as Jerry quickly grabbed a ladder and quickly set it up near the ropes! Jerry finished setting up the ladder as Tom was elbowing the skull of Al repeatedly, and Jerry quickly climbed up the ladder a few rungs, and faced towards the TABLE/LADDER DEATH TRAP as Tom held Al...

"Oh no, this is NOT GOOD! Al may about to be LEGIT MURDERED here!" Church stated.

"Time for an Elric to DIE!" Sarge exclaimed.

...

...

...and Tom lifted Al-TAILS SLAMMED THE BARBED WIRE CHAIR TOM DROPPED INTO HIS BACK! Tom bent forward in massive pain after letting go of Al, and Jerry leaped off the ladder and over Tom RIGHT INTO A BARBED WIRE CHAIR SHOT TO THE CHEST! Jerry fell to the mat, holding his chest in pain as Tom stood straight, and caught the barbed wire chair...

...

...

...AND TAILS NAILS THE VAN DAMINATOR, SENDING THE BARBED WIRE CHAIR INTO TOM'S FACE!

"VAN DAMINATOR WITH THE BARBED WIRE CHAIR! A taste of their own medicine! Tails taking out Team 2D with their own weapon!" Church stated.

"Dammit, Tails, why'd you have to ruin a good thing?!" Sarge asked.

Tom was out as some blood trickled down his face (though not as bad Al's wound), as Tails stood up to his feet...

...

...but Al SUDDENLY LIFTED TAILS INTO AN ELECTRIC CHAIR FROM BEHIND! Tails' eyes widened as Al, trying to hold up Tails despite the difficulties, turned towards the ladder. Tails nailed a few shots to the already bleeding skull of Al, and that caused him to buckle...

...

...but Al HELD ON...as Ed got on the apron on the other side of the ladder...

"Al trying to hold onto Tails with any strength he has left-AND THERE'S ED...!" Church pointed out.

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...

...

...AND SPRINGBOARDED THROUGH THE LADDER OPENING TO NAIL THE FULLMETAL DEVICE (Doomsday Device), SPRINGBOARD-STYLE ON TAILS!

"FULLMETAL DEVICE! THEIR CASZ FINISHER! And THROUGH THE LADDER no less! Now THAT was IMPRESSIVE!" Church whistled.

"That's what you get for saving an Elric, getting TAKEN OUT by Elrics! WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND!" Sarge proclaimed angrily.

Tails was sent spinning off the shoulders of Al and down to the mat hard, and the moment he was, Al collapsed to the mat, weak after expending so much to keep Tails up. Ed quickly rushed over to Al in worry, exclaiming if he is alright and trying to help him up, but Al grabbed his shoulder with a surprising tightness, pulled him close and simply said in a hoarse tone "...Forget about me, brother. WIN. FOR BOTH OF US. FOR MOM." Ed looked shocked and surprised at Al's firmness...

...before his eyes were resolute...

...

...

...

...AND HE QUICKLY RAN OVER TO THE LADDER, PULLED IT UNDER THE TITLES, AND SHOT UP THE LADDER AS FAST AS HE COULD!

"And Al, weak as all hell, just told his brother to WIN, damn himself! And Ed's taking his advice! Ed climbing up towards the titles!" Church stated.

"No one, someone stop him! Some great force, make him ever SHORTER! Do me that one favor, SOMEBODY!" Sarge begged.

Ed eventually made it to the top of the ladder, putting himself on the top rung to try and reach the titles as his height played against him (Ed: I'M NOT SHORT, DAMMIT!) and he reached out towards the titles...

...

...

...he got a FEW FINGERS on the titles...

...

...

...

...began to try and pull them down...

"He's trying to pull them down, difficult as it is!" Church called. "He's nearly got it!"

...

...

...

...BUT KNUCKLES SLAMS A STEEL CHAIR TO THE LEGS OF ED, JUMPING UP IN ORDER TO REACH THEM!

"KNUCKLES! I knew that the reason you had red fur was because you had a bit of Red in you!" Sarge sighed in relief.

"No, he doesn't, but Knuckles stops the Elrics from winning! And I don't think he wants an Elric to win almost as much as Team 2D doesn't!" Church called.

Ed let go of the titles, holding his legs in pain as he drops a rung or two, and Knuckles slammed the chair again on Ed, this time on his back! Al, seeing Knuckles attack his brother, pushed himself up despite his head's protests and CHARGED at Knuckles, throwing wild, angry rights at the Echidna. He was not going to let him hurt his brother too, but Knuckles pushed Al away in annoyed fashion before CRACKING THE CHAIR ACROSS AL'S SKULL! Al dropped down to the mat, laid out as his blood stained the mat...

"DAMN! Al gets ANOTHER chair to the skull! It may not be barbed-wire, but that still loses some brain cells!" Church winced.

"Good, I want a dumb alchemist! They don't deserve to be smart in any fashion! Good job Knuckles!" Sarge cheered.

...

...

...

...but that gave Ed time to try and reach for the titles...

"Wait, that distraction may pay off still!" Church noticed.

...

...

...but KNUCKLES JAMMED THE CHAIR INTO THE NUTS OF ED BELOW! Ed held his balls in pain, leaning over the ladder as Knuckles threw the chair down and grabbed a downed ladder and quickly leaned against the ropes of the side Ed's on.

"OH GOD...did you HAVE to be so...painful with that, man?" Church held his balls in phantom pain, then noticed Knuckles' work. "That's not good...not good at all if you're Ed."

"No, but great if you're a Red, and not an Elric dirtbag! This better be what I think it is!" Sarge shouted.

Knuckles then wasted no time in climbing up Ed's side, and clubbed him in the back once he got close enough to him on the top of the ladder. Knuckles then turned himself...

...and grabbed Ed in a POWERBOMB HOLD as the crowd suddenly realized what Knuckles was up to! Ed, panicking, tried to nail fists to Knuckle's skull to stop him...

"Oh this is gonna ROYALLY SUCK FOR ED...!" Church shouted.

...

...

...

...

...

...BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER AS KNUCKLES NAILS THE DEEP IMPACT OFF THE LADDER AND THROUGH THE LADDER LEANED AGAINST THE ROPES!

"DEEP IMPACT! THROUGH THE LADDER! KNUCKLES WITH NO MERCY ON ED, ESPECIALLY AFTER THIS LAST MONTH! ED IS IN PIECES RIGHT NOW! THIS WHOLE THING IS NUTS!" Church shouted.

"IT SURE IS, AND I GOT SOMETHING FOR VIOLENCE AND MURDER! MY FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WORLD! TLC RULES, HAHAHAHA!" Sarge laughed.

Ed laid in the remains of the ladder motionless as the crowd chanted "YOU'RE ALL CRAZY! *Clap-clap-clap-clap-clap* YOU'RE ALL CRAZY" and Knuckles stood over his body with a growl. He was NOT going to let anybody, especially EDWARD take the titles, but then he saw Jerry pulling himself up on the apron...

...

...

...and then he ran and LARIATED HIM off the apron, sending him flipping through the air AND THROUGH A TABLE AT RINGSIDE!

"And now JERRY THROUGH A TABLE! Knuckles is PISSED OFF, and Jerry just paid the price for it!" Church exclaimed.

"AH! That's not what I wanted for a follow-up! Knuckles, you SUCK at follow-ups!" Sarge exclaimed.

Knuckles then turned to Tom who, with blood down his face, had gotten up and charged at him, but got caught with a SPINEBUSTER! But Knuckles held on and yanked Tom up, quickly turning him around, and nailed a GERMAN SUPLEX...rolled onto his feet with Tom in tow...then NAILED ANOTHER GERMAN...then rolled onto his feet once more, and NAILED A THIRD GERMAN SUPLEX! Knuckles got up feeling it with an intense look, before he grabbed a pair of chairs and opened them up next to each other on the mat before he grabbed Tom and dragged him over to the chairs...

"Knuckles' kicking some serious ass, and he's about to get even more creative with a bleeding Tom here!" Church called.

"Who told him he could get on fire against Team 2D?! I DIDN'T! THE POWERS THAT BE DIDN'T! HE'S BREAKING THE RULES!" Sarge shouted.

...

...but then Tom RAKED the eyes, blinding Knuckles! And that allowed Tom to suddenly lift him into a Fireman's Carry, run towards the chairs...

"Ah yes, the good ol' rake to the eyes! It never fails to give you the chance!" Sarge proclaimed.

...

...STEP OFF THEM towards the corner, then push themselves OFF the corner once they reached for MORE HEIGHT, twisting in mid-air...

...

...

...

...AND DEATH VALLEY DRIVERS KNUCKLES THROUGH BOTH CHAIRS OFF THAT HEIGHT!

"And a DOUBLE JUMP Death Valley Driver through BOTH CHAIRS! Knuckles damn near broke Al's neck earlier, and now HIS NECK may be flatout BROKE!" Church called.

"And only TOM CAT could think of a Double Jump Death Valley Driver! Why?! ...Because he's not a dirtbag who needs a shotgun to the face, that's why." Sarge stated proudly.

Knuckles was laid out amid the broken chairs as Tom stood, holding his back in pain and wiping some blood off his face before heading over to a ladder. He then made sure it was steady before he began to make his way up the ladder...

"And now Tom is climbing up the ladder himself, and just about anyone that can stop him is down!" Church called.

...

...

...he reached the top and tried to reach out for the gold above him...

...

...

...he got a HAND on the titles...

...

...

...

...he began to pull them down from above...

"It's time for the record to come over to Team 2D, baby! Pull them down NOW!" Church called.

...

...

...

...

...but ALPHONSE, WITH HIS FACE COATED IN MASSIVE BLOOD, GRABBED THE LEG OF TOM!

"WHAT?! What the hell?! I though that Alphonse was DEAD!" Church called.

"He may as well look the part with the face, but he's damn sure not letting Team 2D win without a fight!" Sarge stated.

Tom was stunned, looking down at Al in pure shock, and the Elric was practically going on willpower right now despite the protests of his head before he PULLED DOWN Tom off the ladder! The cat landed on his feet and Al tried for a right on him, but Tom ducked and Al spun RIGHT INTO A VICIOUS CUTTER, SPIKING HIM ONTO HIS HEAD!

"Aaannnd THAT'S what you get for thinking you can stop Team 2D from winning TLC! ...Dirtbag." Sarge said.

"Tom SPIKING Al with a Cutter, and that may have been the last gasp from the Elrics!" Church exclaimed.

Blood squirted out of Al's head even MORE as he laid on the mat, his eyes glazed over as his face wore the infamous crimson mask, and Tom exclaimed "Stay down! You Elrics always lose this match anyway! It's no surprise!" Tom then began to make his trek back up the top of the ladder...

...

...

...

...he reached up for the titles once more...

...

...

...

...but Al, having turned himself over, GRABBED the ladder and with all the strength he had left, PUSHED it from his lying position...

"Hey, HOW IS HE STILL MOVING?! What bullshit is this?!" Sarge asked.

"Alphonse, against every damn odd in the book...!" Church called.

...

...

...and TIPPED OVER THE LADDER! ...Which Tom managed to land on his FEET off of, avoiding disaster! But Tom was now ANNOYED with Al, looking down at the bloody Elric, and proclaimed "Alright, that's how you want it? ...YOU'RE DEAD." AND TOM BEGAN TO LAY DOWN VICIOUS FISTS ON AL'S BLOODY SKULL!

"And Tom AGAIN thwarted by Al, and he is PISSED to say the least! You heard him, he's going to deal with Al here and now if he keeps interfering!" Church stated.

"YEAH, PUNCH HIS LIGHTS OUT! MAKE HIM BLEED! DESTROY THE BRAIN! ALL ELRICS MUST DIE HORRIBLE DEATHS!" Sarge shouted.

"...What is it with YOU and ELRICS, Sarge?" Church asked.

"I just don't like how they look or how they act. Sue me." Sarge shrugged.

Tom kept up the fists, his own knuckles being coated in Al's blood as the Elric could do NOTHING to shield himself from the onslaught! Tom then grabbed a chair, and SLAMMED it over Al's body...AGAIN...and AGAIN...and AGAIN...and he went WILD with steel chair shots on the body of Al! Al's body was CONVULSING from the pain of the shots, but after nearly nine, Tom stopped as he saw JERRY sliding into the ring in a pained state. He called for Jerry as he stood up, and tossed him a chair, and the mouse caught it on instinct. Tom then picked up Al and Irish Whipped him to Jerry...

...who INSTANTLY knew what was wanted AND NAILED A LEAPING CHAIR SHOT TO THE SKULL OF AL!

"As if Al needed ANOTHER chair shot to the damn skull, but Team 2D gives no fucks in that regard with how vicious that was!" Church called.

"Al brought this ALL on himself for not letting Team 2D win as they should! The Elrics can't win a TLC match, that's FACT! GET OVER IT!" Sarge shouted.

Al was down, but Team 2D was not done as now Tom was directing traffic with Jerry, and the two grabbed the third ladder in the ring and quickly leaned it against the corner. With that done, the two pushed the center ladder down to the ground to make room, then went over to Al and picked him up to his feet from the other side of the ring...

...

...

...AND DOUBLE BIEL THREW HIM ACROSS THE RING AND BACK-FIRST ONTO THE LEANED LADDER WITHOUT GIVE! AL FALLS OFF THE LADDER LIKE A CORPSE!

"AND AL'S BODY BOUNCES OFF THE LADDER LIKE A DAMN PINATA! And he looks absolutely HORRIBLE! Team 2D not wanting any Elric to stay standing!" Church called.

"Alright, the trash has been dealt with! Go get your titles, Team 2D, history is yours! WELL-DESERVED!" Sarge ordered.

Tom and Jerry held up the 2D sign with their fingers, causing massive boos to rain down from the crowd before Jerry said "Come on, let's get the belts and make history" before going to the ladder, but Tom stayed rooted to his spot, and Jerry asked what was wrong, and Tom pointed to Al...

...who was ACTUALLY STILL STIRRING. He was doing his DAMNDEST to try and move right now, incredibly difficult as it was. Jerry was a bit stupefied, and Tom said "Before we get these titles, we need to make sure these Elrics KNOW who is superior. We need them to FINALLY learn their place. Jerry..." Tom turned to Jerry with a VICIOUS look in his eye and said..."...Get the TABLE."

And Jerry knew EXACTLY what that meant as he gave his own vicious grin and he rolled out of the ring!

"I don't know HOW...but Al is still MOVING, and OH GOD, Team 2D...do they hate the Elrics THAT MUCH? Do they REALLY want to kill them THAT badly? Al's been through enough man, screw the fact that this is TLC, he can barely defend himself at this point!" Church called.

"Hey dirtbag...NON-STOP VIOLENCE! It truly means it! As long an as an Elric is destroyed, I'm fine! Team 2D want to prove they're better than the Elrics, and they're about to before they get those titles!" Sarge exclaimed.

"But what the hell are they going to do now?! As if this match has been violent enough!" Church pointed out.

Jerry grabbed a table set up at ringside and dragged it over to horizontal the ring, while Tom had dragged poor, bloody Al onto the apron with him. The cat held Al on his knees on the apron, while Jerry looked under the ring...

...and pulled out LIGHTER FLUID AND A LIGHTER! The crowd EXPLODED, some in shock and some in cheers at what that meant as Jerry began to DOSE the table with violent exuberance, before it was completely covered...

"OH MY GOD...LIGHTER FLUID...DON'T TELL ME..." Church's eyes widened.

...

...THEN LIT THE TABLE ON FIRE, THE ENTIRE WOODEN ITEM COATED IN FLAMES.

"DAMMIT, THEY ARE! THE TABLE'S ON FIRE! THEY'RE TRYING TO RECREATE LAST STAND! COME ON, NO...! You may be dicks, but this is too much!" Church called.

"TIME FOR SOME CRISPY ELRICS TO BE SERVED TO EVERYBODY HERE! FLAMING TABLES! Team 2D KNOWS how to spice up TLC!" Sarge shouted.

"This isn't SPICING UP, this is flatout SADISM right now!" Church exclaimed.

Tom grinned with delight at the FLAMING TABLE before him as Jerry POINTED to Tom nWo-style, and Tom exclaimed to Al as he held him...

"BURN...IN...HELL!"

Tom then placed Al between his legs and wrapped his legs around his waist...

...

...

...

...EDWARD CAME IN AND SLAMMED THE BARBED WIRE STEEL CHAIR TO TOM'S BACK AS HARD AS HE COULD! TOM CRIED OUT IN PAIN...AND THAT ALLOWED AL TO HIT A DESPERATION LOW BLOW!

"And Tom with the P-ED! ED WITH THE BARBED WIRE CHAIR! AL WITH THE LOW BLOW! ED MADE THE SAVE IN TIME! ED WITH THEIR OWN WEAPON AGAINST HIM! LIKE HELL HE WAS GOING TO LET HIS BROTHER GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN!" Church shouted.

"WHAT?! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD FROM THE DEEP IMPACT EARLIER! YOU CAN'T COME BACK TO LIFE RIGHT NOW! YOU CAN'T!" Sarge shouted.

Jerry was stunned at what he saw, taken off guard and only able to get the hands up to PARTIALLY block the barbed wire chair thrown into his face Ed POUNCED on him and began to wail on Jerry with angry intent! He was PISSED at what they tried to do with Al AGAIN...

...while Tom held his nuts in aching pain as his back bled...UNTIL HE GOT HOOKED IN THREE-QUARTER FACELOCK BY A NOW TICKED AL, WITH ADRENALINE IN HIS BODY...

"Al's GOT TOM BY THE HEAD...! And he doesn't look happy!" Church stated.

"NO NO NO NO! DON'T YOU DARE!" Sarge shouted.

...RAN ACROSS THE APRON AND CLIMBED UP THE STEEL POST...

...

...

...

...

...

...AND NAILED THE ARMOR CHANGER ON TOM OFF THE APRON AND THROUGH THE FLAMING TABLE BELOW!

"OH MY GOOOOOODD! ARMOR CHANGER THROUGH THE FLAMING TABLE! TOM'S ON FIRE! THE CAT'S IN FLAMES! AND THERE'S SOME DAMN PAYBACK FROM LAST STAND! RETRIBUTION FOR THE ELRICS!" Church shouted.

"NOOOOOOO, HOW COULD YOU?! THEY WERE LEGENDS! HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO THEM?! NOOOO, TOM, HE WAS SO YOUUUNNNGG! ...Well not really, BUT NO!" Sarge exclaimed.

The crowd went ABSOLUTELY INSANE as Tom WRITHED AND FLAILED in agony as the flames burned his body and Al rolled away from the burning cat in relief and slight vindication. And Ed had grabbed Jerry and nailed an Equivalent Exchange on the floor, laying out Jerry as Ed stood over him and exclaimed "YOU DON'T DO THAT TO MY BROTHER, YOU HEAR ME?! I'M SICK AND TIRED OF YOU AND THE CAT, YOU'RE GOING DOWN!"

...and turned back to his brother just as the bloody Al stood to his feet...

...

...

...

...AND GOT A CON-CHAIR-TO TO THE SKULL FROM BEHIND, COURTESY OF TAILS & KNUCKLES!

"OH SON OF A BITCH! CON-CHAIR-TO FROM THE CHAMPS! SHADES OF E&C! TO THE ALREADY SCREAMING SKULL OF AL! THE ELRICS AND TEAM 2D FOCUSED ON EACH OTHER TOO MUCH, FOR TOO DAMN LONG, AND PAID THE PRICE!" Church shouted.

"THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR BURNING TOM, YOU DAMN ELRIC! I HOPE YOU REMEMBER NOTHING WHEN YOU WAKE UP! NOTHING!" Sarge exclaimed.

Al crumpled down to the ground, a bloody heap as Ed ran with a RAGE towards the two, but Knuckles caught Ed in the chest with a steel chair, and that allowed him to quickly lift up Ed into a Powerbomb hold...

...while Tails had pulled a ladder near them and had quickly climbed up...

...

...

...

...AND HE DIVES OFF THE LADDER, THE TWO NAILING A DIVING LEG LARIAT/POWERBOMB COMBO ON THE HARD FLOOR OFF THAT! ED CRASHES HARD ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD!

"And now the LEG LARIAT AND POWERBOMB COMBO OFF THE LADDER! The Sonic Heroes are the ones standing tall, and the Elrics writing in pain! That is not a scenario I think ANYONE imagined!" Church stated.

"Yeah, that's what you BOTH GET! That's payback for ya! ...Now go and kill yourself, you Mobians, so Tom and Jerry can win!" Sarge shouted.

The Elrics were LAID OUT as Tails and Knuckles got up, panting slightly as their bodies ached...

...but then they looked around and saw that EVERYBODY was down...

...looked up at the titles hanging high above the ring...

...then at each other...

...

...

...

...BEFORE THEY RAN LIKE MADMAN INTO THE RING, GRABBING THE DOWNED LADDER AS THE CROWD STOOD TO THEIR FEET IN SHOCK AND ANTICIPATION!

"AND THEY AREN'T LISTENING, SARGE! THE SONIC HEROES ARE GOING FOR THE BELTS! They're like wild dogs trying to get the last meal! They know this is their chance! The underdogs picked their spot! They took advantage of the rivalry of the other two teams! Everyone is down! They're going for it!" Church shouted.

"NO NO, FALL OFF THE LADDER OR SOMETHING! You're better than the Elrics, but you shouldn't win at all! Where's a damn Mario Brother when you need him?!" Sarge asked randomly.

The two quickly set up the ladder under the titles and made their way up the ladder on both sides as fast as they could...

...

...

...

...and they reached the top and reached for the belts above...

...

...

...they grabbed the ends of the belt...

...

...

...they began to pull them down...

"The Sonic Heroes, they got the belts! They got the ends somehow, they're trying to pull them down...!" Church called.

...

...

...but JERRY had pulled the ladder leaned against the corner against the ropes as he was on the apron...

"Hey, there's Jerry! I KNEW someone I liked wasn't down for the count!" Jerry shouted.

...climbed the ropes up and onto the ladder, and PUSHED himself and the ladder off them...

...RIDING THE LADDER TOWARDS THEIR STANDING ONE...

"What the hell is he doing?!" Church asked.

...

...

...

...AND LEAPED OFF IT TOWARDS TAILS BEFORE IT REACHED THE LADDER, KNOCKING HIM OFF THE SIDE OF THE LADDER AND TAKING HIS SPOT ON IT!

"Riding a ladder like a BOSS and KNOCKING TAILS OFF THE LADDER! THAT'S how you do it, Non-Stop violence style!" Sarge proclaimed.

"Jerry TAKING Tails' spot on the ladder just before they got the belts, and now he's just got Knuckles to deal with it!" Church stated.

Knuckles was stunned before Jerry nailed him with a few rights to keep him off-balance, and he tried to reach for the belts, but Knuckles fought back with fists of his own. And then and there, they duked it out on top of the ladder like madman! The one who remained on the ladder could get the belts! They continued the fist fight until Knuckles slowly began to get the better of Jerry, pounding away at his face before SLAMMING his head on the top rung hard. Jerry was dazed as Knuckles climbed a bit higher on the ladder, before grabbing Jerry...

...and placing him BETWEEN HIS LEGS TO A GASP FROM THE CROWD...

"NO WAY, HE WOULDN'T DARE...NOT ALL THE WAY FROM UP THERE!" Church shouted.

...

...

...and Knuckles began to lift him on the tippy top of the ladder...

"That damn DIRTBAG IS! You insane Echidna, LET HIM GO!" Sarge shouted.

...

...

...

...BUT JERRY SUDDENLY BACK BODY DROPPED KNUCKLES OFF THE LADDER...

...

...

...

...SENDING HIM OUT OF THE RING AND CRASHING ONTO THE TABLE/LADDER DEATH TRAP, SPECIFICALLY THE TABLE PART! AND THE TABLE DID NOT BREAK! IT ACTUALLY HELD AND KNUCKLES LIED ON IT MOTIONLESS!

"OH FOR THE LOVE OF...! HOLY SHIT, JERRY BACK DROPPED KNUCKLES OFF THE DAMN LADDER AND TO THE DEATH TRAP OUTSIDE! AND THE TABLE DID NOT BREAK, I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT IT DID NOT BREAK, AND KNUCKLES IS OUT THERE!" Church shouted.

"DAMN, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT TABLE MADE OF?! FROM JAPAN AS WELL?!" Sarge questioned...as Jimmy Aaron actually looked under the table to see a "Made in Japan" logo on it. "...Oh. Well then, HOLY FUDGEBUCKETS!"

Jerry panted in exhaustion, lying over the ladder as he ached in pain before he slowly recovered. He looked up at the Tag Titles above him, slightly spinning from the action, and stood on the second top rung and reached out to the titles. He got a HOLD OF THEM...

"And Jerry's all alone on the ladder! He's on top, and he's got the titles!" Church called.

...

...

...

...and tried to pull them down...

...

...

...

...

...BUT TAILS HAD RAN AT THE ROPES, AND SPRINGBOARDED OFF THEM TO LAND ON THE LADDER NEAR THE TOP AND PUNCH JERRY! Jerry was stunned as Tails nailed a High Kick to the skull to keep Jerry stunned, and reached for the belts himself...

"Dammit, Tails, why do you all keep RUINING Team 2D's moment?! Don't you realize that you all SUCK?!" Sarge questioned.

"I don't think he cares, because he's going for the belts himself!" Church proclaimed.

...

...

...

...but Jerry grabbed the head of Tails in desperation, Tails' too LATE to react in time...

...

...

...

...

...AND FLIPPED HIM OFF THE LADDER AND CRASHING ONTO THE LEANED AGAINST THEIRS...and the force against from THAT caused the standing one to tip over...AND JERRY TO FALL OFF AND CRASH ONTO THE MAT, MISSING THE ROPES!

"And Jerry THROWS HIM ONTO THAT LADDER...AND JERRY CRASHES OFF THE LADDER TO THE MAT! GODDAMMIT, I'VE SEEN CAR WRECKS LOOK BETTER THAN THIS!" Church stated.

"EVEN FLAMING CAR WRECKS COULDN'T COMPARE TO THIS! BUT WHY DID JERRY HAVE TO GO DOWN AS WELL?! STOP PLAYING WITH US, FATE!" Sarge proclaimed.

The crowd was on its feet, loving every second as they all chanted "THIS IS AWESOME!" over and over again. Everyone was down, no one was moving as they all lied in agony in and out of the ring...

"This is not a match...this is a damn demolition derby, is what it is! I knew this was going to be a brutal match, but these guys are going above and beyond! Not one person is standing!" Church stated.

"This is destruction at it's finest, dirtbag, a true war of wars in the Tag Team Division! And there is nothing they won't do to win this match! But who's going to get up first? Who's going to take the next strike in this war?" Sarge asked.

...

...

...until ALPHONSE of all people began to get up, bloody face and all despite his body's protests. He pulled himself up via the nearby steel steps, his head dazed and almost out of it. But it was then that he caught sight of Knuckles laying across the top of the death trap placed on top of the apron and barricade. Alphonse stared at the scene, registering it...

"And against every damn odd...it's AL somehow, that resilient motherfucker, and he's...eyeing Knuckles on the death trap? ...Why do I not like that look in his eye?" Church asked.

...and then he remember everything that Knuckles caused for him and his brother. He cost them the match at Last Stand, he caused him to get put through a flaming table, he targeted his brother, and he put him through so much pain. All that went through his head...

...and Al got a look of pure ANGER on his face, disturbing on the normally peaceful Elric! But he was NOT going to let Knuckles off the hook, so he quickly looked under the ring as the anger acted a painkiller for a moment...

"Oh I think he just got flashbacks to everything Knuckles has caused him in the last month! That may not be a good thing!" Church asked.

"What's he going to find under there anyway? A little old ladder we haven't already seen?" Sarge asked.

...

...

...and he pulled out a MASSIVE 20-to-25 foot ladder from under the ring.

"...Oh DAMN...first the barbed wire chair, then the flaming table, now a super-sized ladder...do we REALLY need to SOUP up these weapons, they're dangerous enough already!" Church proclaimed.

"...What's he going to do with that? It better not be what I think it is..." Sarge muttered.

The crowd looked in awe of the size of the ladder as Al quickly set it up near the death trap, and then he stumbled over to near the announce tables, and grabbed the BARBED WIRE CHAIR of all things before going back to the ladder...

...and began CLIMBING it with the chair in hand as the crowd began to grow louder and louder!

"Oh shit shit shit SHIT! Al...I think Alphonse is only seeing Knuckles right now! He's only remembering what Knuckles has done, and what happened with Tom wasn't enough!" Church stated.

"You dumb bastard, stop it! I want you dead, but not with you delivering anything! I want you to STOP THIS INSTANT! I DEMAND IT! LISTEN TO YOUR SUPERIOR RED!" Sarge exclaimed.

Eventually, despite his body screaming in protest with every move, Al reached the top of the ladder, and STOOD on the top rung, balancing himself on it. Over 20 feet in the air, Al then placed the barbed wire chair in his hand...JUST as Ed slowly pulled himself to a standing position, and saw Al on the ladder. His eyes widened in shock, shouting at Al on what he was doing, but Al just replied with "GET THE DAMN BELTS, ED! THIS IS MY PART!"

"He's TRYING TO BE A DAMN HIGHLIGHT REEL!" Sarge exclaimed.

"OH THIS AIN'T ABOUT BEING A HIGHLIGHT REEL, SARGE..." Church began.

...

...

...

...AND AL DIVED OFF THE LADDER, CHAIR AGAINST THE CHEST...

"...THIS IS ABOUT DAMN REVENGE!" Church finished.

...

...

...

...

...

...

...AND HIT THE BARBED-WIRE CHAIR-ASSISTED 450 SPLASH ON KNUCKLES, PUTTING HIM THROUGH THE TABLE/LADDER DEATH TRAP IN ONE SWIFT, VIOLENT MOTION! LADDER AND TABLE PIECES FLY EVERYWHERE AS THE CROWD GOES NUTS!

"FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD, ALPHONSE JUST KKILLED HIMSELF AND KNUCKLES! HE SACRIFICED HIMSELF TO FINALLY ROUND OUT THE RETRIBUTION FROM LAST STAND! SHADES OF WRESTLEMANIA, ALPHONSE JUST SENT THEM BOTH TO HELL!" Church shouted in shock.

"DAMMIT, I DIDN'T THINK AN ELRIC WOULD BE THAT CRAZY, BUT ALPHONSE JUST PROVED ME WRONG! WE GOT OURSELVES A DEAD ELRIC AND MOBIAN HERE! SOMEONE CALL 9-1-1 AND GET THE BODY BAGS! TABLES, LADDERS, AND CHAIRS USED ALL AT ONCE! THIS IS TLC!" Sarge exclaimed.

The crowd was practically thundering "HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!" while Ed just watched the whole scene in pure HORROR. Al was lying on top of Knuckles' body as they were covered in weapon debris, unmoving from the carnage they were a part of. Ed held his hair in frustration and exclaimed "DAMMIT AL!" But he knew what he had to do so he ran over to the massive ladder, folding it up and sliding it into the ring as quickly as possible. He slid in himself and quickly set it up under the titles, and began to make a fast trek up the ladder!

"Edward is admittedly in horror over his brother, but he knows what he's got to do! Al said get the belts, and he's going to do that! And with that big ladder, it should be easy getting to the titles!" Church stated.

"No, let's not have this happen! If this is shades of WrestleMania, someone will stop them, right?! RIGHT?! SOMEONE! Be like The WTTT!" Sarge shouted.

Ed had managed to reach the top of the ladder after a few moments, the titles staring him in the face due to the height of the ladder, and he grabbed them...

...

...

...

...but JERRY climbed up the other side of the ladder to stop Ed! He got up there and threw a right, but Ed caught it and nailed a vicious right of his own, sending Jerry down the ladder several rungs! With that done, he reached out towards the titles...

"Jerry tried to cut him off, but Ed wasn't to be denied! And Ed's grabbing the belts again!" Church called.

...

...

...got a hold of them...

...

...

...and began TO UNHOOK THEM...

"Dammit, this can't be happening! HISTORY REPEAT! HISTORY REPEAT!" Sarge shouted.

...

...

...

...BUT TOM GRABBED HIM BY THE FOOT, AND PULLED HIM DOWN A FEW RUNGS BEFORE HE COULD GET THE TITLES!

"And TOM! How in the hell?! Tom Cat, despite having a burnt as hell body, saving Team 2D's 18th Tag Title hopes!" Church called.

"YES! HISTORY REPEATS! I KNEW IT WOULD!" Sarge cheered.

Ed was STUNNED at what just happened, and Tom, burn marks and lost fur be damned, continued to hold the foot to try and Ed there with all the might his body could muster! Ed pulled up his foot time after time to get it away from Tom, but the cat's grip was iron, it was NOT letting go! Ed was getting frustrated as he continued to pull the foot as much as he could...

...and his panic began to rise AS HE SAW JERRY CLIMBING THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LADDER SLOWLY! Ed began to pull at the leg with much more urgency, but Tom was not letting go! Jerry was getting closer, and Ed resorted to STOMPING on Tom's face with his free leg, but still he held on...

"And Jerry's climbing back up the ladder! And Ed's liking a raving lunatic! He's trying to get Tom to let go, but Tom just ain't budging!" Church shouted.

"See, this is what happens when you repeat history?! HISTORY REPEATS ON YOU! Hold on Tom, hold on for dear life and ruin their lives!" Sarge exclaimed.

...

...

...and Jerry managed to reach the top and got a hold of the titles...

...

...Ed began to use his Automail arm to get him off, slamming the metal forearm into Tom's dried bloody head repeatedly...

"Ed resorting to using his Automail arm to get him off, but Jerry's got the titles! Time's running out!" Church called.

"HOLD ON TOM! RIP HIS LEG OFF IF YOU HAVE TO!" Sarge shouted.

...

...

...Jerry began to unhook them...

...

...and one final SHOT sent Tom DOWN to the mat below and ED SCRAMBLED UP LIKE A MADMAN...

"TOM'S GONE! Tom's gone, and Ed trying to get up, but JERRY! THE TITLES...!" Church called.

...

...

...

...

...AND JERRY PULLS DOWN THE-NO! ED STOPS HIM AT THE LAST SECOND WITH A VICIOUS RIGHT!

"And we got new-GAAAAHH! NOOOO! WE WERE SO CLOSE! SO DAMN CLOSE!" Sarge despaired.

"HISTORY DOES NOT REPEAT! HISTORY DOES NOT REPEAT! ED MAKES IT UP THERE IN THE NICK OF TIME! AND IT'S ANYONE GAME NOW!" Church called.

The crowd explodes as Ed begins to unload with FURY on Jerry's skull, REFUSING to let this slip from him! Jerry was defenseless as Ed beat on his head, forcing him down as he climbed a bit higher and higher with every shot...

"Jerry getting his face pounded into mush! Ed refusing to let the Tag Titles go this time, and he's letting the mouse have it!" Church shouted.

...but then Jerry grabbed the titles and SLAMMED THEM into Ed's skull! Ed was stunned off that, but then Jerry did it AGAIN, and NOW he was dazed! Jerry recovered, grabbing Ed and exclaiming "YOU LOSE AGAIN, ELRIC! GET USED TO IT!"...

...

...

...and HE THROWS ED OFF THE GIANT LADDER AND INTO THE ROPES...

"And BYE-BYE, EDWARD! The Elric's dreams are DEAD! As Jerry said, GET USED TO IT!" Sarge shouted.

...

...and Jerry REACHED up towards the titles once more...

"And Jerry trying for the titles once more, he's all alone!" Church called.

...

...

...

...but Ed REBOUNDED off the ropes and INTO THE LADDER...

"OH WAIT! ED WITH THE REBOUND...! HE'S GOT THE LADDER!" Church noticed.

...

...and Jerry's eyes widened as Ed used the momentum to PUSH THE LADDER OVER...

"OH NO, NO, DON'T LET HIM GET SARGE'D, DON'T! ANYTHING BUT THAT!" Sarge begged.

...

...

...

..."OH SHIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT!" Jerry shouted...

...

...

...

...

...AND JERRY FALLS OFF THE TWENTY-FOOT LADDER OVER THE ROPES AND TO THE OUTSIDE...SPLATTING ON THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE WHICH DID NOT BREAK! JERRY'S BODY BOUNCED OFF LIKE A PINBALL AND CRASHED OVER LOPEZ AND GONZALES!

"HOLY SHIT! JERRY FELL FROM OVER TWENTY-FEET OFF A LADDER, AND JUST CRASHED INTO THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE! WHICH DID NOT BREAK LIKE LAST MATCH, AND OUR FELLOW TEAM JUST GOT BOWLED OVER! JERRY JUST BOUNCED OFF THE TABLE LIKE HE WAS A BALL, AND MAY BE ROYALLY DEAD NOW! JERRY MOUSE MAY BE DEAD!" Church shouted.

"OH NOOOOOO! NOT LOPEZ! ANYONE BUT LOPEZ! I HATE YOU, YOU ELRICS! YOU HURT MY MOST TRUSTED MEMBER! LOPEZ, ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!" Sarge asked.

"...Of course this happens. Of course it does." Lopez deadpanned in Spanish as Jerry lied over him.

"Can someone help me? My everything hurts." Gonzales muttered in Spanish.

The crowd could NOT believe what they just saw, chanting "THIS IS CRAZY!" as Jerry's body laid over the Spanish Announce Team in a motionless manner. Ed fell down to the ground, still hurting from crashing onto the ropes, as everyone was down once more...

"This is NUTS! This is...I don't even know what else to call it, I haven't seen anything like this in a long time! These guys are KILLING each other-HEY WAIT!" Church suddenly proclaimed.

...

...

...

...

...but TAILS slid back into the ring, crawling over to the big ladder and slowly pulling it back to an upright position! And gritting his teeth, Tails pulled himself up by the rung and began to CLIMB the ladder.

"TAILS! Tails is crawling, he's PULLING himself up despite the pain! He wants to retain those titles for his team! Knuckles is out of commission, so it's up to him! And he's doing everything he can!" Church stated.

"Hey, what is this?! The underdogs are supposed to ALWAYS lose, why are they underdogs in the first place?! This is topsy-turvy!" Sarge exclaimed.

Tails slowly trekked up the ladder, ignoring any pain in his body! He was NOT going to lose those titles without a fight, and the crowd was impressed with Tail's tenacity, chanting "TAILS!" over and over as he continued to climb...

...but Tom had set up a smaller ladder next to the big one himself, and began to climb that one, just a feet or so under Tails' position. He tried to reach over to Tails...

"Aha, time to bring Tails back down to reality! Tom, do the honors!" Sarge urged.

...

...

...but GOT A SUPERKICK FROM TAILS' POSITION ON HIS LADDER FOR HIS TROUBLES! Tom fell off his ladder, and Tails continued to drag himself up the ladder, and he eventually reached the top, grabbing the titles with ease from that height...

"Oh he did the honors alright! The honor of getting SUPERKICKED OFF HIS LADDER! Tails will NOT be denied, he will NOT be kept from those titles!" Church stated.

"Dammit! Jerry, get u-Oh right, you're over Lopez like a corpse! SHIT!" Sarge exclaimed.

...

...

...

...he began to pull them down...

"He's got the titles! TAILS TRYING TO PULL THEM DOWN! AS FAST AS HE CAN!" Church called.

...

...

...

...BUT ED CUT HIM OFF! He had climbed up the other side of the ladder JUST in time, and nailed a right to Tails!

"NO! Ed's back up! Edward Elric stopping Tails at the last second! Those titles mean as much as to him as they do to Tails! He's refusing to let Al's sacrifice be in vain!" Church called.

"Great, two people who I DON'T want to win this match! That makes me like this so much!" Sarge cried out sarcastically.

Tails however fired one back, and the two duked it out on top of the ladder! But Tails took control with a High Kick to stun Ed, and reached for the titles! Ed however, slammed Tails' head into the ladder rung, and reached for the title! But Tails with the headbutt to the gut to stop him! The two continued to trade blows to try and knock the other off...

"These two duking it out, beating the hell out of each other! But neither one wants to fall off, they flatout refuse to! They want to win those titles for their team!" Church proclaimed.

...

...but they didn't notice Tom CLIMBING back up the smaller ladder to as high as he could...

"Yeah, well guess what? They forgot the THIRD TEAM..." Sarge stated.

...or him PUSHING the ladder with his hand from his position...

"And are about to pay the price!" Sarge finished.

...

...

...and it was TOO LATE as the big ladder TIPPED OVER, their eyes' widening...

"Oh damn, YOU MAY BE RIGHT...!"Church admitted.

...

...

...but Ed reacted first, hooking his arm around Tails' before he could do anything...

...

...

...and placed a FOOT on the top rope to keep himself on the tipped ladder...

...

...

...

...

...

...AFTER HE HIP TOSSED TAILS OFF THE LADDER AS IT WAS FALLING, SENDING HIM THROUGH THE TWO STACKED TABLES ON THE OUTSIDE!

"OH SON OF A BITCH! SON OF A...! ED SAVED HIS OWN ASS, AND WHILE HE DID, SENT TAILS ON A RIDE THROUGH TWO TABLES OUTSIDE! TOM AND ED, IN AN ALMOST INADVERTENT TEAM-UP, JUST ELIMINATED TAILS IN THE MOST PAINFUL WAY POSSIBLE! NOW TAILS JOINS THE LIST OF CASUALTIES!" Church shouted.

"WHY COULDN'T BOTH OF THEM GO THROUGH THE TABLE?! WHY?! I LOVE THE VIOLENCE, BUT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN 2 OUT OF 2! WHY OH WHY?!" Sarge questioned.

Tails was BURIED amid the table debris, almost looking like a corpse as the crowd was about to have a heart attack at this point, and Ed PUSHED himself off the rope with the foot, using the momentum to send the massive ladder and himself back to under the titles! And he climbed back up a bit to reach for the gold...

"And Ed putting himself back in position to grab the titles! He's right under them!" Church exclaimed.

...

...

...but Tom was still on the other ladder, and put a foot on the big ladder to try and get over there to stop Ed...

...

...

...but Ed saw him, leaning over the top of his ladder as much as he could, and began to nail right after right to his skull! Tom was defenseless as he was holding himself on both ladders, eating the rights until a FINAL one sent him off the ladders and to the mat...

"Dammit Ed! Let Tom beat the hell out of you!" Sarge exclaimed.

"Tom tried to stop Ed, but the alchemist cut him off at the pass...!" Church stated.

...

...

...and that left Ed ALL ALONE! Ed was all by himself on the ladders and HE KNEW IT! With a frantic mood about him, he reached to the titles...

"And he's ALL ALONE! NO ONE'S UP THERE! He and his brother are one pull AWAY...!" Church stated.

"THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" Sarge shouted.

...

...

...

...took a hold of BOTH TITLES...

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"WAIT WAIT WAIT! TOM HAS THE LADDER! WHAT IS HE...?!" Church cried out.

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...AND PULLED IT OUT FROM UNDER ED, LEAVING HIM DANGLING TWENTY FEET ABOVE THE RING BY THE TITLES!

"OH MY GOD! TOM JUST LEFT ED HANGING! EDWARD ELRIC IS HANGING TWENTY FEET ABOVE THE RING! AND THE ONLY THING KEEPING HIM FROM THE WORST FALL OF HIS CAREER IS THOSE TITLE BELTS THE ELRICS CRAVE SO MUCH!" Church shouted.

"AND THAT'S THE CLOSEST HE'LL EVER GET TO THEM! BECAUSE THEY CAN NEVER HANG ON TO THE BELTS! AND THAT JUST MEANS HE'S ABOUT TO CRASH AND BURN! PULL HIM DOWN!" Sarge exclaimed.

The crowd GASPED at what they saw, and Ed KNEW he was in massive trouble as his legs flailed about as he hung in the air! Tom set the massive ladder aside and was in speed mode right now as he quickly dragged a table leaning against the ring inside, and set it up under Ed. And the Elric KNEW what Tom wanted so he tried to reach a hand up to pull down the belts while using his automail arm to hold on...

"Ed seeing the table, and he doesn't like that possible future! He's trying to pull the belts down as he hangs to avoid it! Trying with all his might!" Church called.

...but Tom THREW a chair up and into the back of Ed to stop that hope! Ed cried out in pain as his hand dropped back around the titles, and Tom quickly hurried back up the smaller ladder he set up, and reached up, GRABBING the foot of a desperate Ed!

"Yeah, well TOO BAD! You're getting that future! PULL HIM DOWN, TOM! SEND HIM CRASHING THROUGH WOOD!" Sarge shouted.

"Tom's got the foot, and Ed's HANGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE! That his and Al's title hopes, TLC hopes, ALL THEIR HOPES, he's holding, and he's just a slip away from losing it all!" Church called.

Tom began to try and yank down Ed as much as he could, but Ed was not going to let go of the titles without a fight! His grip was like a VICE on them, but every time he yanked down the foot, his grip began to lessen...

"Oh man, Ed's grip is staring to loosen! I don't know how much longer he can hold on!" Church worried.

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...Tom nailed a few clubbing blows to the back, causing Ed's grip to loosen...

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"The answer is...NOT ANY LONGER THAN THIS!" Sarge proclaimed.

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"And Ed FINALLY-loses his BOOT? ...What the hell is this crap?! HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN?!" Sarge questioned incredulously.

"I think the tugging of the foot earlier when Tom was holding down Ed, and just now with pulling Ed down, kept pulling the boot down the foot so much, it finally just SLIPPED off Ed's foot, loosened just enough! That's NOT what Tom wanted out of that!"

Even the crowd was taken back by this moment, as Tom looked incredulously at what just happened before growling and throwing the boot down. He had to try again so he reached for Ed once more only to get EDWARD'S AUTOMAIL FOOT KICKED INTO HIS SKULL AS HARD AS ED COULD!

"Well he's just hanging on by a thread anyway so another yan-WHAT THE ABSOLUTE F*CK?!" Sarge questioned in shock.

"OH SHIT, WHAT THE HELL?! IS THAT...?! OH DAMN, WE FORGOT! SON OF A BITCH, WE FORGOT! ED'S LEG IS ALSO AUTOMAIL! IT'S ALSO AN AUTOMAIL PROSTHETIC, BUT IT'S ALWAYS COVERED BY THE BOOT! WE'RE SO USED TO SEEING HIM USE THE ARM, WE FORGOT HE HAD ONE FOR THE LEG AS WELL!" Church explained in surprise.

"AND WITH THE BOOT COVERING IT OFF, ED WAS FREE TO KICK TOM IN THE HEAD WITH ALL THAT METAL! OH NO...NO, TOM...REGAIN YOURSELF! HURRY, BEFORE THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS!" Sarge called.

The crowd went "Oooooohh" in pure SHOCK as even THEY forgot that Ed had an automail leg, and Tom was practically STILL on top of the ladder, a blank look on his face after he received that kick. So Ed KICKED TOM AGAIN IN THE HEAD WITH HIS AUTOMAIL LEG...

"And AGAIN! HE KICKED TOM WITH THE LEG AGAIN...!" Church called.

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"AND DOWN HE GOES! TOM FALLS THROUGH THE TABLE HE SET UP FOR ED! I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IRONY, POETIC, OR SOME OTHER FANCY WORD TO DESCRIBE THAT!" Church called.

"NOOOOOOO, TOM! NO! HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?! DAMN YOU, YOU ELRIC, HE WAS SO CLOSE! WHY'D YOU HAVE TO DO THAT?!" Sarge asked.

The crowd stood on its feet, as Ed was now the ONLY ONE left standing up there, figuratively of course as he still hung in the air! So using the momentum of his kicks, he swung his body towards the massive ladder Tom set aside earlier...

...and placed his legs around the top rung, and used his leg strength (partly from the automail) to drag the ladder back to the center of the ring under him, and Tom motionless under the LADDER! With solid footing, he seated himself on top of the ladder, still having a hold of the belts. And he looked over at Al on the outside, and exclaimed "THIS IS FOR YOU, ALPHONSE!" before he began to unhook the belts...

"Ed's managed to get that ladder back under him! And there's no one around! YOU HEARD HIM! THIS IS FOR ALPHONSE AND WHAT HE DID!" Church called.

OH NO! Jerry, get up! Revive yourself! I'll take TAILS STOPPING THEM! KNUCKLES! CRAP, YOU'RE DEAD! NO! SOMEONE STOP THIS! PLEASE!" Sarge begged.

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"DAMMIT! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Sarge cried out in despair.

"EDWARD'S GOT THE TITLES! THE ELRICS DID IT! ELRICS FINALLY WIN TLC! THE ELRICS ARE THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!" Church cried out in a massive declaration.

In my own peculiar way I feel mercurial

Before I get ahead of myself again

I know the where but I still don't know the when

You wanna live in a one sided world

Be prepared for a whole world of hurt

Now with the grand facade

I don't want to be an angel

I just want to be God

("30-30/150" by Stone Sour)

"Here are your winners of Tables, Ladders, and Chairs...and the NEEEEEEEEEWWWWW UCA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS...EDWARD AND ALPHONSE...THE EEEELLLRRIIIIIIIICCCCCCSSSSS!" Cait Sith announced.

The crowd EXPLODED at that announcement, standing on their feet as Edward sat on top of the twenty-foot ladder, Tag Titles in both his hands as a look of relief and utter joy strikes his face completely as it pierces the pain his body. With a muttering "We did it, Al...we did it..." he raised sat straight on the top of the ladder, and lifted BOTH Tag Titles up in the air for all the crowd to see, who were chanting "ELRICS! ELRICS! ELRICS!" Ed then slowly got off the top of the ladder, and tried to climb down it, but slipped and fell down it and down to the mat below. He laid on the mat a bit as the straps were held in his hands, panting heavily as the pain registered to him before muttering "Al..." before he slowly rolled out the ring. He then staggered over to his brother, still laid out over Knuckles' amid the table and ladder debris, and he slowly pulled him off him, exclaiming "We did it, Al! We did it! We won TLC! We're Champs! We won!" as he shook him. Al, having regained a TINY bit of awareness, could only smile in a daze with a bloody face as Ed handed his new Tag Team Title to him, and the younger Elric HUGGED his title as much as he could as Ed embraced his brother happily.

"After so many damn losses in TLC, after losing both the CASZ and AWF Tag Titles, after so many down moments in their careers, the Elrics pulled it off! They have FINALLY WON A TLC MATCH! And for the first time in their careers, they are the UCA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!" Church called.

"Dammit, this can't be happening! I'll take the Sonic Heroes winning over THIS! Please tell me this is all a bad dream, and I'll wake up with Grif brutally murdered and me standing over some dirtbags! PLEASE! This is NOT possible!" Sarge cried out.

"It's possible, and it DAMN SURE HAPPENED! From AnimeMania to WrestleMania to Final Clash here tonight...these brothers have been through three big show TLCs, even TLCs outside of those, and when the chips were down, they pulled off the biggest one yet to them! The Elrics have finally conquered TLC, and got themselves some titles!" Church called.

After a few moments of embrace, Ed picked up Al, proclaiming "Come on, Al, let's get you some help quick! That's been put off long enough..." before he carried his brother around ringside and up the ramp, both of them holding their new Titles as they did so. The camera then went over to the landscape of the ring, with ladders strewn about, tables broken everywhere, and chairs lying all over the place. Knuckles was still motionless amid the death trap debris, not moving since he got hit with it, while Tails was covered in tables, holding his body instinctively. Jerry tried to crawl out from behind the Spanish Announce table before falling down, Lopez and Gonzales finally back up, and Tom with burnt skin still, was lying under the ladder in the ring, groaning in pain as he tried to get up. The crowd gave another standing ovation, this time to all six for the war they just saw.

"You can see it from the scene before us...this match was PURE CARNAGE through and through. And these fans know it, they KNOW what they saw, and giving appreciation to all six for what they put themselves through. How can you NOT? This was everything we thought it would be and more." Church said.

"I'll give props to even The Sonic Heroes and The Elrics (BLEH!) for such a thing. They all risked their entire careers, and gave us a match we won't ever forget as long as we're Reds! Dammit, I wish Team 2D! We NEED THEIR HISTORY-MAKING MOMENT!" Sarge stated.

"Maybe one day that damn cat and mouse will get that elusive reign, and Tails & Knuckles, they put up more of a fight than anyone thought possible. But for now, it's not the legends making the moment, or the underdogs defying the odds...it's the brothers finally conquering the mountain that has eluded them! They are the ones walking away from this carnage alive! The Elrics have won Tables, Ladders, and Chairs! They are now the best tag team UCA has to offer! They are your NEW...Tag Team Champions of the World!" Church exclaimed.

The last shot we see is of Ed turning himself and Al towards the ring and crowd as they are halfway up the ramp, and he holds up his new title in the air with a look of pride, and Al manages to weakly hold up his own as the crowd chanted "FMA! FMA! FMA!" After holding that pose, they dropped their titles and Ed quickly carried his brother up the rest of the ramp to the back as the camera changed locations...

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The camera was now showing the backstage area, where we are shown a locker room door for a few moments, until it opened...

...and out came GEO STELAR, better known as STAR FORCE MEGA MAN. The crowd immediately rained down vicious boos on the Mega Man, but for once, there was no cocky smirk on his face. Just a very serious, focused expression as he cricked his neck. He then began to make his way down the hallway towards the gorilla position, but after a bit of walking, he stopped...

...for he had come across Jason Krueger, who sat on a nearby crate with the Intercontinental Title held to his chest. He rocked back and forth with it, holding it like it could slip away at any time.

"Well, if it isn't good ol' Intercontinental Champion, Jason Krueger! You feeling good, pal?" Star Force asked.

"...Better than ever. Now with all the hedgehogs gone from my life. As I said so many times, this is mine. And it will be mine. Forever." Jason muttered, almost crazily.

"Yeah, sure. Whatever works for you. I'm just glad that you retained the title. All Hail the Revolution, after all." Star Force smirked. "Johnny didn't win, but he put in a hell of a performance. And with you winning, me and Lightning are gonna follow-up and make this a RR night for GOOD."

Jason looked up at Star Force at those words. "...You ready for Fox then?" He questioned.

"Damn right I am. Star Fox should have died GOD knows how long ago, but dammit, it's like a zombie." Star Force groaned in frustration. "It keeps coming back when it should STAY dead! But if this is how Fox wants it, fine. I'll give him what he wants. I'll give him the definitive END of Star Fox once and for all. See that's the thing, they all think they can return for vengeance or whatever, when I've already done the deed. And all they're doing is letting me finish off the tiny remains that's left. So Fox...he got a taste of what's going to happen to him tonight on Flame. And Final Clash...well, this is going to be his worst nightmare come to life. For the Gaming Killer finishes EXACTLY what he started."

"...What about Chief?" Jason asked.

Star Force lost the smirk on his face and went serious. "...Master Chief...he BETTER not get involved. He'll be dealt with after Fox, but if he even THINKS of butting into this...I swear, he's gonna be BEGGING for the time that he spent on the shelf because of me. Because this is between me and Fox. And Chief's legacy will die again by my hands soon after."

"Hehehehehe...yeah, I like the sound of that." Jason grinned. "So what are you going to do?"

"Simple...I'm gonna BREAK Fox McCloud in half." Star Force stated ominously. "And there's no better place than Final Clash. What's gonna happen next is going to be one for the history books. Because everyone will talk about where they were when Star Fox finally DIED FOR GOOD. And McCloud? ...He can go down with the burning ship if he wants, and let everyone remember him for five seconds before they realize he was WORTHLESS. Enjoy your title, Jason. I got a Fox to Gaming Kill."

Star Force grinned cockily for a second before it reverted back to his serious, focused expression before he continued to make his way down the hallway. Jason nodded in support towards Star Force before he cradled the title in his hands a bit more before getting up and walking away, muttering words to himself yet again.

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...however what neither of them didn't notice was something coming out of a corner not too far from their position in the halls...

...and it was the MASTER CHIEF, who watched Star Force walk away to the gorilla position, his expression masked by his helmet. And by his side, Cortana appeared in her hologram form, arms crossed with a raised eyebrow.

"...You get all that, Chief?" Cortana asked.

"...Yeah." Chief nodded.

"He doesn't want you in this match either, just like Fox." Cortana noted coolly.

"So I've heard." Chief noted dryly.

"...So what are you going to do?" Cortana asked.

"...Wait and see." Chief proclaimed before he walked away from the scene.

"I was afraid you were gonna say that." Cortana remarked as she disappeared as well as the cameras eventually went back to ringside.