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Time: Wednesday, December 6, 2017... 1:30 PM...
Place: San Jose, California…
Location: Gorilla Sports Gym… In the Free Weights section...
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It was another day in San Jose, and the night before had been epic. Especially for the Angels of the Fallen, as Diamond had a successful defense of her Bombshell Internet Championship. And now as the rain fell during one of those rare rain storms that fell upon the western shores of the United States, Diamond and her friends were hard at work, trying to get her ready for her next big match as she is slated to take on the Bombshell Champion herself, Mikah. And everyone was up in arms about this match. Everyone had advice to give, because Mikah was the one Bombshell who had managed to consistently beat every Angel she faced.
They were at the Gorilla Sports training facility, and had spent the morning in the ring, sparring and working on different moves she could use during her match. And as soon as she'd have one plan or strategy, her three friends would end up arguing, then they would scrap the idea and come up with something new.
She'd heard all about what she should do and what she shouldn't do for the past three days, and her friends simply weren't stopping with things that they thought she should do to come out a winner.
Darknyss: "You gotta not let up on her. You have to stay on the attack, because if you give her even an inch, she'll take it and run with it!"
Raynin: "You gotta step back and let her make the first move! Stay on the defensive. Wait for an opening, cause that's the only way you're gonna be able to get over on her!"
Gothika: "She tends to lead with her right, so come in from the left. She won't be expecting it. Be spontaneous. Switch things up on her and keep her guessing. That's the only way you can come out on top!!"
As their words started to stumble over one another and become just one big blob of jumbled mess to her, Diamond put her fingers in her ears and shook her head. She finally threw her hands in the air and shouted.
Diamond: "Enough!!!"
Everyone froze and looked from one person to another, then back at Diamond, who took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
Diamond: "Look, I appreciate everything that you all are doing for me. Believe me, I know how important this match is for all of us, because this might be the last chance that ANY Angel of the Fallen might have to finally get a win over Mikah. But let's face facts here. You guys acting like a bunch of crazy people is not going to help me win. I'm well trained. You all know that. It all depends on who wants it more at this point."
Gothika sighs and shakes her head as they all move from the sparring ring to the free weights and choose their own sets of dumbbells before moving to a couple of weight benches that are right next to each other. They pair off, spotter and lifter, and start doing chest butterflies and chest press, switching off between sets.
Gothika: "I just can't help it! That chick is just such a bitch! She totally rubs me and everyone else the wrong way! She's just so... so..."
Diamond finishes her sentence.
Diamond: "Arrogant, cocky, full of herself, mean, rude, bitchy, thinks she's God's gift to the Bombshell division, pushy, stuck up... Shall I continue?"
Gothika shrugs and chuckles.
Gothika; "So you understand why it is that you have to walk away the winner. She needs to be taken down more than just a peg! She needs to have it proven that in the end, she was not able to get the best of the Angels of the Fallen!"
Diamond shrugs and shakes her head.
Diamond: "You know, I will admit... Mikah is good. Some would say she has a right to be the way that she is, but the truth of it all is, just because you're good doesn't mean you have the right to be an asshole and a dick. And yes, even females can be dicks. I mean, look at me! I'm a Champion, and I'm not mean. Well, maybe our opponents think we're mean cause of how we are in the ring... But outside of the ring, we're nice people. I'm humble, I'm sweet, I'm charitable, I'm giving... And not just because charitable donations are in our contract. I mean, yeah... in the ring, I'm a monster. Yes, I'm a VooDoo Priestess. Yes, I can commune with dead people, and I can control people like zombies. But that doesn't mean I'm a bad person. I may be mean in the ring, but outside, I try to be an amazing person. I understand the meaning of good sportsmanship, and will extend my hand to an opponent in friendship after a hard-fought match. Mikah though... She even has the nerve and audacity to say that she's not going to defend her title anymore."
Darknyss comes over and hands Diamond a bottle of water.
Darknyss: "Yeah, I can't believe that the company is closing. I haven't had a chance to sit down and talk with Mark and Christian in a while because of everything that's been going on... But I would have thought with all of the new influx of people, we would be ramping up with more promotions. Not shutting down."
Diamond nods and sighs.
Diamond: "I guess that means that I'm going to be the last Bombshell Internet Champion. Cause I for damned sure am not planning on dropping this belt any time soon."
Diamond looks around and notices that Gothika's nowhere to be found. She frowns and looks to Darknyss.
Diamond: "Where'd Mia go?"
Just then, Gothika comes back and sits back down, holding onto her stomach. She takes a bottle of water from Darknyss and sighs as she drinsk it.
Gothika; "Thanks. I haven't been able to hold anything down except for red for the past few days. Everything else just tastes like feet to me."
Diamond reaches over and pats Gothika's stomach with a smirk.
Diamond: "Awww, is that him I feel kicking?"
Gothika growls at her friend and swats her hand.
Gothika: "Ha ha, very funny. I probably just ate something that didn't agree with me."
Raynin chuckles and shakes her head before she turns to Diamond.
Raynin: "So, you never did finish telling us what happened at the asylum? Come on... Spill it!!"
Diamond shrugs and sighs.
Diamond: "Ok, I'll tell the rest of the story while we finish up our sets. I want to be in tip top condition when I step into the ring... So there I was. I'd just made it to New Orleans..."
The scene ripples into a flashback of what took place the previous week...
-♥.•*¨*•. .•*¨*•.♥- So far so good. The glamour had worked better than she'd expected. She'd been in New Orleans for the past few hours, and no one had seen her as anything than what was listed on the driver's license and medical badge she'd gotten as a cover. To everyone else, she was just a mild-mannered psychiatrist named Dr. Dinah Rivers. She didn't even look anything like herself. Gone was her caramel colored skin to be replaced with lightly tanned flesh, and her blond hair was lightened and straightened, pulled back in a bun on the back of her neck. She'd made it from the airport and now the true test of her glamour began.
She walked into the facility and threw a large handful of crystal dust into the air over the air vents, whispering her charm as she did. She waited until the dust dispersed through-out the hallway, and everyone took a good whiff. She then proceeded to walk straight to the nurse's desk and flashed her badge.
Diamond in Disguise: "I'm here to see Matthew Johnson. I need him ASAP."
The nurse blinked and nodded quickly.
Nurse Ratchet: "Of course. I'll get him prepped and put in a room. It should take about a half hour. Please make yourself comfortable in the staff room. The coffee is a little horrible, but it will at least keep you awake."
The woman walks off, her shoes squeaking on the floor, and Diamond takes a deep breath as she walks over towards the air vents again, throwing more crystal dust into the air. She knew that this time, it would go far enough for it to blanket the entire north end of the facility. Everyone will only see Dr. Dinah... Even HIM.
-♥.•*¨*•. .•*¨*•.♥- She had finally gotten into a room with him. And for her protection, they'd decided that it was best if he was in a strait-jacket. He looked like he was either spaced out, or totally doped up, but she knew that thinking she was safe anywhere around him was like thinking that you're safe around an uncaged cobra. She strolled over to sit across the table from him and she took a deep breath before she spoke.
Diamond: "Hello Mr. Johnson. My name is Dr. Rivers, but you can call me Dinah."
He rolls his eyes and looks up at her before he speaks.
Xstatic: "Don't call me Mr. Johnson. I will never be Mr. Johnson."
She looks through his chart for a moment, then she looks back up at him.
Diamond: "Well then, should I call you Xstatic? It looks like you used to like that name.
She shakes his head and sighs heavily.
Xstatic: "No, Xstatic died the day that the MCW died. My father succeeded in killing him off just like he killed his company. And what was left of his carcass SHE destroyed."
She smirks and lifts an eyebrow as she looks at him.
Diamond: "Alright. Then, what shall I call you?"
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He leans forward and inhales deeply, then lets it go before he looks at her deadpan and sighs heavily.
Xstatic: "Maybe you should just call me Matthew. Or as you used to say it, Mattieu. Or maybe even just Matty will do right now."
Diamond gasps and leans back away from him.
Diamond: "How did you know it was me?"
Xstatic shrugs and leans his head to the side, leaning back.
Xstatic: "The nose never lies. Your scent may have been covered in the stench of another man, but I will always remember that scent."
Diamond frowns and opens her mouth to speak, but then closes it. He chuckles and grins and leans forward.
Xstatic: "Awww. Why so serious? Did I hit a sensitive spot?"
She sits back and crosses her arms as she looks at him with a petulant frown.
Diamond: "No. I'm just really tired of all of your games Xstatic. I'm here because I want to know what it is you want with me. Why did you send me that card? What are you plann..."
Xstatic suddenly drives his knees up into the table with a loud thud, stopping her in mid-sentence. He growls and shouts with a menacing look on his face.
Xstatic: "I SAID DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!"
She leans back quickly and she stammers.
Diamond: "Oh... Okay... Matthew it is..."
He suddenly leans forward with a sweet smile.
Xstatic: "No... Say it like you used to..."
Diamond: "Ok... Mattieu."
He leans back and sighs softly to himself.
Xstatic: "Ok... now we can begin..."
Diamond frowned again, leaning back away from the table and she places her hands on it slowly before she speaks.
Diamond: "What happened to you Mattieu? How did you end up back in here? When I last saw you, you were out and in the Crimnir Carnival with..."
Xstatic hisses at her, then shakes his head slowly, making tutting noises at her.
Xstatic: "Don’t say her name. She has become 'She who must not be named'… You know, like Voldemort was to everyone in Harry Potter."
Diamond's eyebrows shot up in surprise.
Diamond: "I thought you were so much in love?! You guys were engaged, and she was stabbing you in the back to win the MCW title, and cozying up with your father... What changed?"
Xstatic sighs and blinks slowly, looking uninterested for a moment, then he starts to speak.
Xstatic: "We got married is what happened. Oh, the ceremony was beautiful. We had it at our favorite asylum. She wore a gown, I wore a tux... We wore matching straight-jackets, she carried the bouquet down in her teeth... After the minister pronounced us husband and wife, I escaped the jacket and knifed him in the gut and wrote 'I love you' over her heart in his blood... You know. A normal wedding ceremony. Oh, don't look that way. He didn't die!! It was just a little something to commemorate our nuptials. We got to use our favorite knives to cut the wedding cake, and you know Genocyde ate too much and had a stomach ache, so he went on a bit of a rampage and kicked a few orderlies in the face. It was good times man. Good times..."
Diamond nods slowly and leans forward with her elbows on the table.
Diamond: "How is Ed doing by the way?"
Xstatic sighs and shakes his head.
Xstatic: "I don’t wanna talk about it."
Diamond cocks her head to the side and looks at him curiously.
Diamond: "Does it have anything to do with the reasons why I can't say her name?"
Xstatic sits forward again and rolls his eyes before he blows out a huge sigh and smiles mischievously. He gets extremely close to her.
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Xstatic: "Why are you asking me all of these questions, Morganna? One might begin to wonder exactly what reasons you had for coming here."
Diamond throws her hands in the air and shakes her head, looking at Xstatic in shock.
Diamond: "Because you sent me a card with a hand drawn turkey being stabbed! Because you said that I would be seeing you soon, which meant either I come here to see you, or you were gonna break out to come see me!! Duh!! Now would you please stop playing these games and tell me how Ed is doing? Is he here with you?"
Xstatic sits back pouting like a petulant child.
Xstatic: "You know, you used to be a lot more fun. What has that useless sod of a man you're engaged to done to you?"
Diamond leans forward and puts her hands on the table, looking at Xstatic with a look of animosity.
Diamond: "He did the one thing that you either didn't want to do, or couldn't seem to wrap your head around doing. He loves me! He loves ALL of me! He accepts me for who I am completely."
Xstatic lifts an eyebrow and looks at her.
Xstatic: "Does he really? Does he know all of your dirty little secrets?"
Xstatic starts to lean forward again, his voice taking on a menacing tone.
Xstatic: "Does he know how deeply you craved for the feel of my blade to bite into your flesh? Did you tell him all of the naughty little things you used to dream about me doing to you? Did you tell him of your love of whips, chains and strait-jackets? And does he know how tormented you are at knowing that you were the cause of your parents' deaths, and that you secretly want to be punished for being such a bad bad girl because of it?"
Diamond swallows and her mouth tries to work, but she can't speak. Xstatic laughs hysterically for a minute, then he smiles at her.
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Xstatic: "I'm just fuckin' witcha Emme. You know how I can be."
Xstatic leans back and puts his feet up on the table, crossing his ankles.
Xstatic: "Genocyde isn't with us anymore."
Diamond gasps and puts her hand to her lips.
Diamond: "Do you mean he..."
Xstatic chuckles and shakes his head.
Xstatic: "Nah... After the company closed, Genocyde thought he'd try to get back with his wife and kids. So he went and got help. He's back to being plain old boring Ed again. I heard he became a garbageman."
Diamond puts a hand on her chest and exhales slowly.
Diamond: "Oh!! Well, that's good. I always liked Ed. He was a sweet guy."
Xstatic lifts an eyebrow and cocks his head to the side.
Xstatic: "You do know that I turned him into a homicidal maniac."
Diamond nods and lifts an eyebrow at him.
Diamond: "Yeah? And? He was still a sweet guy underneath all of the crazy you heaped upon him."
Xstatic pulls his feet down and leans forward again.
Xstatic: "All I did was bring out his potential!! He ran with it the rest of the way! It's not my fault he has the insanity boiling away inside of him!"
Diamond rolls her eyes and shakes her head.
Diamond: "Whatver Xstatic."
He shakes his head and howls at her.
Xstatic: "I SAID DON'T CALL ME THAT!! XSTATIC IS DEAD!!"
Diamond swallows heavily, then leans forward again, placing her arms on the table.
Diamond: "Why do you keep saying that? What happened Mattieu?"
Xstatic takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly.
Xstatic: "She happened. And then HE happened."
Diamond frowns and doesn't say a word. She just sits there, waiting for him to speak. Xstatic licks his lips slowly, then looks up at her through hooded eyes.
Xstatic: "Did you know I had a son?"
Diamond shook her head, but when she opens her mouth to congratulate him, he stops her before the words could roll off of her tongue.
Xstatic: "Yeah... I HAD a son. I had a son with her. Matthew Jr. After the company went under, she found out she was pregnant, so we decided to try and give normalcy a shot. We got a house and settled down because that's what parents do."
He stops talking for a moment and swallows heavily. He licks his lips and a single tear rolls down his cheek.
Xstatic: "I thought I knew what love was. I thought I loved her so much. But when she brought him into the world, I found out what real love was. She had made my life complete by gifting me with that little life. I wanted to give him the world... I wanted nothing more than to see him smile all of the time with his chubby little cheeks... I wanted to protect him... I wanted... I wanted..."
He stops talking again, and his eyes get glassy. He sits there for couple of minutes, staring into space. The tears spill down his cheeks, but he's off into another world, and he doesn't realize it. When he finally snaps out of his reverie, he blinks and shakes his head to clear his eyes before he speaks.
Xstatic: "But I couldn't do any of it thanks to her. She felt that I didn't love her as much as the boy."
He chuckles as he remembers parts of it. He smiles at her with a sad smile.
Xstatic: "We'd just celebrated his second birthday. I'd tried my hand at baking and made him a cake. Chocolate was his favorite. He smiled up at me with those big eyes of his, his face covered in chocolate, and my heart was so full... And that was when she gave him his birthday present from her..."
Xstatic's face fell and his throat worked as he swallowed heavily.
Xstatic: "She let him meet her favorite blade. I think she was merciful, because I don't think he felt it. Hell, I don’t even think he knew what she had done. As the light went out of his eyes, he was still smiling."
She put her hands to her face and her eyes go wide.
Diamond: "Oh my God! X!! I'm... I'm so sorry!!"
He drives his knees into the table again and howls in rage.
Xstatic: "I SAID DON'T CALL ME THAT!!! I AM NOT XSTATIC!! I'M NOT I'M NOT I'M NOT I'M NOT!!"
Diamond puts a hand out and touches his shoulder gently, her power flowing through her hand as she tries to calm him back down. As he feels the touch of her magic, he flinches away from her.
Xstatic: "DON'T TOUCH ME!!"
She sits back with her hands in the air and nods slowly.
Diamond: "I'm sorry Mattieu. I really am truly sorry. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone."
Xstatic calms back down and curls up in the uncomfortable chair in a way that only he can. He nods and sighs heavily.
Xstatic: "I know."
He looks up at her with a curious look on his face.
Xstatic: "You really did love me, didn't you?"
Diamond sighs heavily and nods.
Diamond: "Yeah, I did."
Xstatic blinks and swallows, licking his lips before he speaks again.
Xstatic: "You can help me you know."
Diamond shrugs and sighs.
Diamond: "I don't know Mattieu. But if I can, then I'll try."
Xstatic scoots his chair closer and leans his chest on the table.
Xstatic: "Of course you can help! That's why I wanted you to come here!!"
Diamond frowns and throws her hands up in the air.
Diamond: "I dont' know how I can help. But I'll try. What do you want me to do?"
Xstatic places his cheek on the table and looks up at her for a moment.
Xstatic: "You can take it away."
Diamond lifts an eyebrow, confused.
Diamond: "What do you mean take it away?"
Xstatic blinks slowly and sighs heavily.
Xstatic: "The memories... You can take them away."
Diamond shakes her head, and he sits up, moving closer.
Xstatic: "Come on! You know you can do it! You put the memories in there, you can take them out!!"
Diamond frowns and shakes her head.
Diamond: "I don’t get what you mean? I didn't put any memories in your head!"
Xstatic nods.
Xstatic: "Yes you did! The memories from the asylum with you! You put those memories in my head! Before I had those memories, things were fine with me! I knew what I wanted, and everything made sense in my head! After that, everything was all mixed up!! I started having feelings!! You can take them away again!!"
Diamond shakes her head and leans back away from the table.
Diamond: "No... that's not what I did... All I did was correct a few broken synapses in your head. The memories were yours. They were always there, they were just trapped behind a wall in your mind."
Xstatic shrugs and looks at her earnestly.
Xstatic: "Then lock them back away. Break those synapses, whatever it takes. Just make me forget again! And not just about our past, but all of it! I don't want to remember her or him! Just take the pain away and make me forget!!!"
Tears spill down her face, and she inhales quickly.
Diamond: "Oh Mattieu... It doesn't work like that! Just like before, when you kept seeing me as a girl... the pink and black hair, and the Indian braids... It would still want to be remembered. And it would haunt you for the rest of your life! As troubled as you are now, it would drive you even more insane! And I couldn't' do that to you!"
He frowns and looks at her.
Xstatic: "But you were able to foget all about me! How did you do it? How did you walk away? Why did you leave me?"
Diamond frowns and shakes her head.
Diamond: "I didn't walk away! You threw me out, remember?! And I'd decided I'd had enough, so I left. I couldn't take the pain you were putting me through anymore. And after I left, I was able to put it behind me over time. But I never forgot about you!"
Xstatic throws his head back and howled in anger.
Xstatic: "LIES!!! LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES!!!"
When Xstatic looks at her again, his eyes are pleading with her.
Xstatic: "You know I don't do this! I'm not one to beg, but I can't take it anymore!! Please!! Please take it all away!!!"
Diamond reaches out a hand to stroke his cheek gently.
Diamond: "I'm sorry Matty... But I can't!!"
Suddenly, Xstatic's hand grabs her around the wrist in a vicelike grip and pulls her forward closer to him.
Xstatic: "Then I'm just gonna have to make you!!"
Diamond gasps and looks at Xstatic who has literally ripped the straps from off the back of the strait jacket he's wearing. She shakes her head and tries to pull her arm free from his grip but she can't. She uses her free hand to sweep everything off of the table so he couldn't use it as a weapon, then rebounds with a slap to his face to try to snap him out of whatever it was he's planning, but it doesn't even phase him. She starts trying to land shots at his pressure points, but with them having trained for such a long time together, he blocks her moves, then he grabs her collar and drags her across the table on her stomach. He reaches down and pulls the belt from around her waist, which surprises her even more. Her eyes go wide in shock as she tries to think of a way out. She shrieks and tries to wiggle out of his grip, but he flips her onto her back and holds her down as he ties her wrists together and binds them to the underside of the table. He then rips off the strait jacket and tosses it across the room, showing off his bare upper body which he's covered in tattoos. He comes back and leans over her, putting his hands on either side of her face and he inhales deeply.
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Xstatic: "Come on now Morganna. Don't play these games with me, cause you know I'm gonna get what I want in the end. It just all depends on how much I'm gonna have to hurt you to get it."
Diamond chuckles as she looks up at him.
Diamond: "Don't you get it? It doesn't matter how much you hurt me, I won't do what you're asking. I can't!! And you can't make me do it!! It's not the memories that are making things so hard for you! It's the curse! It's the same curse that's hounded us since we were kids!!"
Xstatic pulls out his favorite butterfly knife and flips it around in his hand before he smiles down at her.
Xstatic: "Mmmm, that's the fire I remember in you Morganna! You always pushed me to do the things I did to you, cause deep down, I knew you really wanted them! And you're pushing me to do it again!!"
Diamond shakes her head and frowns at him.
Diamond: "You really have lost it, Mattieu! I didn't want you to hurt me you idiot!! I wanted you to love me!! But you didn't! You couldn't!! You told me that over and over again, but I didn't want to listen, because the curse wouldn’t let me listen!"
Xstatic cocks his head as he looks down at her.
Xstatic: "You were able to escape the curse, so why haven't I been able to? Why am I still being hurt?"
She swallowed and leaned up and looked him in the eye.
Diamond: "I broke the curse by giving you up! That was the only way. I had to let go of the image that was haunting me. And after I let you go, it let me go! But you're more deeply wrapped up in the curse than me! You're still seeking the pink and black haired little girl with the indian braids that you saved as a kid! But I'm not that little girl anymore! And she never was that girl! Until you come to grips with that and move on, you will never be free of the curse!!"
Xstatic frowns down at her.
Xstatic: "You're lying! You know you can't lie to me Morganna! I'm gonna cut you until you tell me the truth!!"
Xstatic places the blade on her cheek and glides it against her flesh. She feels it bite deep, and she closes her eyes against the pain, but she doesn't wince or make a sound. She feels him stop, and looks up to see his eyes going down her cleavage. She doesn't move as she feels his hands reaching down her shirt and grabbing the mojo bag she always keeps tucked there. He yanks it from her neck and he holds it up with a smirk.
Xstatic: "Or, I could just take your magic away from you until you agree to help me! I remember what you told me before. You always keep a little bit tucked away for emergencies..."
She chuckles and shakes her head.
Diamond: "You remember me as I was. You don't know me anymore. I don't need to keep my magic safe on my person any longer. That's nothing more than a mojo bag I keep for sentimentalities. Besides... my emergency stash isn't any help if I can't get to it, so I don't keep it on my person. I gave it to the people who I knew would be there for me no matter what. My friends... My family... and the man I love. So you can try to do what you want to me. You will never succeed."
Diamond's eyes flare, and the cut on her face glows bright green for a few moments as it seals itself. She then pulls and the belt surrounding her wrists disintegrates into dust. Xstatic reaches for her, but she blows a handful of crystal dust in his face, and he freezes in place. She sits up and climbs off of the table. She walks up to him and plucks the mojo bag from his hands and tucks it back in her cleavage with a sigh.
Diamond: "I know you can still hear me. And you're wrong. Xstatic didn't die. He's still inside you. Lurking underneath your skin like the parasite that he is. Now I'm gonna forgive you for this little transgression because of the friendship we once shared. But heed my warning. I'm not going to be so nice the next time. So you better keep Xstatic on a very... VERY short leash Xstatic! Or next time, I won't be so forgiving."
Diamond leans in and kisses Xstatic on the cheek before she walks to the door and opens it slowl
