While Young Justice lost the tag team match against Fire and Fury but Harper followed that up by cementing herself as the first Bombshell Internet Title Challenger of the upcoming New Year, first by ruining Victoria’s Wrestler of the Year/Engagement Celebration and then by costing Victoria the match against Alexandra Callaway! The only reason Callaway hadn’t been announced as Victoria’s second challenger was simple: she had already been announced as Alicia Lukas’s first challenge of 2026!
However before she could start planning for Inception VIII and her match against Victoria? She had the annual Christmas Special of Climax Control to get past first and for the second year in a row she was competing in singles competition! This time she was facing her old rival Bea Barnhart who’s husband Bill was set to take on LJ Kasey in singles competition at Inception VIII! Can Harper get the win?
Backstage at Climax Control 444, Boulder, Colorado
Sunday the 14th of December 2025, 21:00pm
Been a hell of a year, hasn’t it?
Between me being the one who finally broke Victoria’s iron grip on the Bombshell Roulette Title at Summer XXXTReme too being within earshot of ending Mercedes’s title reign at High Stakes only for Victoria to stick her nose in my business and take that opportunity from me? Yeah, it wasn’t a great feeling.
And I’d be lying if I said that my actions over the past few weeks haven’t been motivated by revenge against her!
But yeah, with only one show left in the year which, off course, is the Christmas Special, me and Cass are pretty much focussed on getting through the rest of the year and looking at the year ahead, naturally I want to begin the year by ending Victoria’s Internet Title Reign, that goes without saying, but I know from our clashes for the Roulette Title that’s going to be far from easy and unlike this year? Inception VIII will be the first show of 2026.
If nothing else this lets me use the Christmas period to plan out my talking points for this rematch!
”So Cass?” I asked my partner in crime as I walked up to the Aussie and she looked up. ”What exactly is a Twisted Sister House of Fun Match and do you possibly think you’ve pushed the bosses too far?”
”It’s getting me noticed, isn’t it?” Cassie asked with a shrug as she glanced up at me. ”Besides, it’s about time that someone took them to charge regarding their favouritism for the old guard! As for the first question? Fuck if I know, Evelynn told me to wait for the card to drop which will be after Christmas!”
”Guessing you mean the card for Inception VIII and not the Christmas Card?” I asked with a curious look on my face and Cassie nodded to confirm that was what she meant. ”And yeah, it’s gotten you the most attention you’ve had since your debut last year but at what cost? Or do I need to remind you of Jessie’s 2018 saga/”
”Well for one thing? That was under the old administration, emphasis on old, and when we were both in our mid-teens.” Cassie responded as she shook her head and I just shook my head. ”I don’t think Evelynn and Christian will go as far as a title shot ban in the current day and age.”
”I didn’t think they’d go ahead and humiliate a young wrestler because of the actions of their manager but then Brooke decided to push Pussy Willow and Logan’s paying for it.” I pointed out with a frown and Cassie rolled her eyes. ”Any thoughts on the Christmas Special?”
”One: at least we’re not wrestling each other again this year and even if we were it’s not like we’d be competing for a shot at the Internet Championship again, what with you already being confirmed for the first Bombshell Internet Title Match of the Year.” Cassie responded with a shrug and I nodded in agreement. ”Two: I’m just curious to see if they change up the match types since this will be the first Christmas Special without Mark at the helm.”
”I was thinking the same thing about the Halloween Special but that went unchanged so who knows?” I shrugged my shoulders in response before I got the last New Card Text of the year, I didn’t hear Cassie’s phone go off so I figured I was the only one booked this time around, turns out I was right. ”Well, looks like I’m closing off 2025 with one of SCW’s biggest controversy magnets.”
”To quote Batman Beyond: do you have the slightest idea how little that narrow it down?” Cassie asked with a grin and I shook my head before showing her the text. ”Bea Barnhart, seems they’ve given you an easy win as an early Christmas gift.”
”You say that but one: it’s the Christmas Special and you know shit’s gonna get weird.” I pointed out as I shook my head. ”Two: she beat me in my second match in SCW! By cheating granted but still!”
”Well yeah, but that was when you were new to SCW!” Cassie pointed out and I nodded in response. ”Now you’re facing her ahead of an Internet Title Match!”
”True on both counts.” I admitted with a grin before motioning towards the parking lot. ”Besides, we don’t want to keep Josh waiting!” I added before we left.
Harper’s loft, Las Vegas, Nevada
Thursday the 18th of December 2025, 14:00pm
It’s the literal week before Christmas and I’m nit even thinking about the big day.
Okay, I am a bit but let’s be honest, Christmas does tend to lose its lustre the older you get, I mean sure, I usually aim for the latest big game release/new console (or both what with the Nintendo Switch 2 coming out earlier this year) but once you learn that Santa isn’t real? It just becomes a yearly thing doesn’t it?
Not that I’m going to tell my siblings that, given that they are still kids and all, and right now? I’m looking after them while my auntie Theresa goes out Christmas Shopping.
Yeah, she left it late, it’s a bad habit of hers.
”So McKenzie, Jason.” I commented as I turned to my younger sister and brother and they grinned while the dogs Logan and Xavier sniffed around them. ”You guys looking forward to Christmas?”
“Yeah!” McKenzie responded as the ten year old stroked the older of the two Labradors Xavier. “I can’t wait to see what Santa’s brought us this year!”
”And I’m sure you guys have been on your best behaviour all year.” I responded with a grin as I glanced at my younger sister who was starting to resemble me more and more each day, Jason? Well he looked more like our dad and I’m not saying that because of their shared gender either. ”And don’t even start with me because it’s really hard to stay on the nice list when you’re a professional wrestler.”
“Don’t worry sis, we get it.” Jason assured me and I nodded in response. “What do you think Santa’s going to get us?”
”I don’t know but I’m sure it’ll be awesome.” I grinned in response but at the back of my mind, there was one gift that both me and my siblings wanted more than anything else but knew was impossible: our parents alive and well rather than being murdered two years ago in a home invasion gone wrong, and I didn’t want to bring the mood down so I kept that thought in my head. ”And it’s not all about the gifts off course!”
“Nope! It’s about the food as well!” McKenzie responded and I chuckled to myself. “Oh and family and all that.”
”Good save, you were almost on Santa’s naughty list!” I teased my sister who did a mock pout in response to my statement before the conversation drifted off.
Harper’s loft. Las Vegas, Nevada
Thursday the 18th of December 2025, 21:00pm
*on camera, promo time*
With the new year approaching fast and my second full year as a SCW Bombshell coming to a close with a match against Bea Barnhart? I had a few things to say as I got my webcam set up.
”Twas the week the before Christmas and all through the land, no one was willing to give Bea Barnhart a hand.” I started as I brushed some hair over my shoulders. ”Which is a shame because she could use one at the Christmas Special this Sunday where we’ll face off one on one, and anyone who’s followed my SCW career knows that Bea was my second ever opponent in SCW.
And also the first one to defeat me! And knowing her? She’s probably touting it as a clean win given how that woman lies more than a politician.”
You know it.
”Honestly? Now that I’m old enough to drink I have considered having a drinking game for every lie told in the average Bea Barnhart promo, or hell, just a Barnhart promo in general! It’s not like Bill’s innocent of this, but then I realized that spending the week before Christmas in hospital because of alcohol poisoning sounds about as much fun as actually sitting through a Barnhart promo!” I added as I shook my head. ”But more to the point? I have one simple goal heading into this match.
End the year with a win! Considering this is the year where I did what no one else could, namely end Victoria’s title reign, I think I’ve more than earned that!” I added before grinning a bit. ”Just like how I’ve earned the right to brag about that fact! I can hear Victoria screaming about it from here!”
And more importantly?
”Bea, it’s time we were honest, this is basically a warm up match for me, hell you might say that Christmas came early, because unlike you? I actually have a match scheduled for Inception next month and I’m challenging Victoria, you know what that makes you Bea?” I asked rhetorically before quickly answering. ”My personal kicking and punching bag!”
It’s that simple.
”I’d say the truth hurts but trust me, as a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a former amateur wrestling standout? My strikes and submissions are going to hurt a lot more!” I stated as I leaned forward on my desk. ”I may be the youngest on the roster at twenty one but you should know from personal experience how much my kicks hurt, we’ve done this dance before!”
And with that I decided to wrap things up.
”Only this time? You’re not getting any cheap ass wins because I’m going to use you, regardless of what Christmas Stip we end up with on Sunday, as a message for Victori Lyons.” I added as I leaned back in my chair. ”Namely? watch closely bitch because this is a taste of what I’ve got in store for you and Bea? You’re about to learn all over again why the world needs a new hero and her name is “The Slaytanic Avenger” Harper Mason! See you in the ring!”
I turned off the webcam as the scene fades.
