Turmoil #11 : Anniversary

V/O: HEY KIDS! IT'S BEELZEBOZO TIME!

[Sitting on his throne in a dimly lit big top, Beelzebozo is silent. All around him is bustle and activity as varius members of the Menagerie swarm around, preparing for the big day. The King of the Vagabonds sips whiskey absentmindedly, staring off into nothingness. A bearded lady approaches with a clipboard.]

BL: Buster? Hey, boss?

[Beelze locks eyes with her.]

BL: You're alpointment is here.

BF: What was that again?

BL: An interview about tonight's match.

[The Clown Prince of Chaos lets out a sigh.]

BF: let's get this over with.

A vaguely attractive woman walks in, followed by a camera crew.]

VAW: Hey fans, my name is blah blah blah, and I am here with the ACW heavyweight champion, Beelzebozo, Buster Friendly. Buster, you have what many fans are calling a dream match tonight, as you take on the legendary Vile "Vince" Viper. Do you have any thoughts on this match?

BF: Dream match? More like a nightmare. This is the kind of match that shortens careers....maybe even shortens lives. Vile is the only member of the roster that is a match for me.

VAW: Yes, he certainly has a history of violence and brutality.

BF: No, I am not talking about anything that ..... base. You see, you have me all wrong. Everybody does. Yes, I am violent. I am brutal. I am even a great wrestler. But those are just things I can do.....they aren't who I am.

VAW: and who are you if not a wrestler?

BF: At my core.....I'm an artist. That is what I am. Who I am. They say anything can be used as an artistic medium...and they are right. I have an unusual method of expression, but I am still just releasing my artistic side. Some people use paints, pencils, marble, charcoal, steel.....I use violence. The way another artist may use oils....I use chaos. Because chaos is the only true beauty in this world....

VAW: Would you care to elaborate?

BF: Paint fades....words are forgotten....statues crumble....but chaos is forever. Chaos changes a person at a fundemental level. When the system is ordered and everything is running like a well oiled machine...complacency sets in. People get soft and lazy. But throw in a monkey wrench? A fly in the ointment? Now you have something special.

BF: people need rules and structure, but those very rules become their own prisons. They float through life, feeling safe, feeling secure, but also feeling bored. Nobody told them.how boring it would all be. So they seek out excitement, but it isn't real. That rollercoaster is a cheap thrill. That movie you are watching gives a surface level chill, but you know the main kid will live at the end...the test audience sanitized it for you long ago. So at the end of the day, people are safe, and bored, and why even be alive at that point?

BF: That's where I come in.....because chaos changes all that. When you truly don't know what is coming next....that is when you are really alive. The unpredictability makes you strong. Gives you purpose.

BF: I break the system down in my portrait of chaos, my symphony of terror, my monument to pain.....

BF: .....and that is art.

BF: I look around SWAT and all I see are people who are dead.....they just don't know it. What inside them is burning enough to keep their sole sustained? They are all so generic.....so safe.....so boring....

BF: I turn on my TV, I look at my computer screen, I watch from the back...and what do I see? Nothing memorable. Sure, they may be great wrestlers. They may be tough guys. But where is the art? Where is the creativity? Where is the LIFE?

BF: Turn on any SWAT promo and what is there? Some big guy in a forge, listening to heavy metal music and making promises he can't possibly keep? Some musclebound oaf talking about demons and devils? A bunch of people cursing and swearing because they think it makes them sound tough? All this stuff does is put me to sleep. They have no heart. They have no creative spirit. They are soulless husks, animated by flimsy strings, and the marrionette is asleep at the wheel.

BF: But Vile "Vince" Viper? Now there is a man after my own heart. He is something that enthralls me. I don't know what he is going to say next, and as a result, I hang on his every word. He is the only man here as alive as I am. Wherever Vile goes, chaos follows in his wake.....and that is beautiful...

BF: But Vile "Vince" Viper....there is only room for one artist here in ACW. You thought your latest artistic project, the destruction of Anonymoose, would give you an edge against me? Quite the opposite....

BF: Viper, you are not my adversary....you are my muse. You have inspired my masterpiece.....your total destruction. I am bringing my artist's soul to that ring, and I will construct works of art not seen since the Rennaissance. I will paint portraits out of your agony...chisel sculptures from your suffering....I will draw and I will mend and I will construct a mural of pain....and then I will sing to you....I will sing....a Whiskey Lullaby....

[Black]

(Team Fairtex is walking down a corridor when a Reporter comes up to them.)

Reporter: "Team Fairtex what are your thoughts about the Double Jeopardy Match."

Tong Fairtex: "What's there to say, but the fact that in a matter of moments....."

Phantam Fairtex: "Which happen to be growing quite short I might add......"

Tong Fairtex: "Yeah they are ticking away aren't they. Anyway, we know that for all the teams in the match it's going to be quite high and the stakes are going to be raised. We know there's going to be all out war in the ring and we're going to be more than ready for it."

Phantam Fairtex: "No doubt about it."

Reporter: "You know the Anzac Cup is coming up fast."

Tong Fairtex: "Thank you Captain Obvious for your inquiring question. Yeah the Anzac Cup is coming up fast and we know this match is kind of a momentum builder. We know the stakes for that are high being we're the champions and everyone's going to try to knock us off the pedestal. That's why we're more than ready for this match."

Phantam Fairtex: "So who do we start off with Tong."

Tong Fairtex: "Let him be the one who picks a team."

Reporter: "Let's start off with Marcus and Doc Wilson......"

(Tong glares at Phantam before he can burst out laughing and Phantam clears his throat.)

Tong Fairtex: "Why should we even mention them and the Anzac Cup or this match in the same breath. They aren't even worthy to carry anyone's jock or even look at patients in an ER room let alone be in a wrestling ring. They're just a token team who probably got lucky, because they helped patch up wrestlers who were injured in their matches and Stefan felt sorry for them or the president was desperate for someone to fill the match with teams. No matter they're going to be losers no matter how many questions in this match Alex Trebek throws at them."

Phantam Fairtex: "Fuck if they manage to stay in the match is a miracle unto itself let alone win is going to be quite a feat or miracle."

Reporter: "Ooookay. How about the Overlords."

Tong Fairtex: "Mystery team with a good possible chance to win if they bothered to show up. I know they will and they will put up a good fight despite their names coming from some sci-fi novel or bad b-movie. Overlords despite what we said we still have some level of respect for you and your abilities. That's a lot more we said about the first team we talked about. You could beat us and maybe not and the thing is it depends on you."

Phantam Fairtex: "Overlords you're good but in the end you're going to come up a wee bit short of a victory."

Reporter: "How about The O'Malley's."

(Team Fairtex smiles at the possibility of facing them.)

Tong Fairtex: "We like the O'Malley's, because they have proven to be tough and prepared for anything just like us. Now a battle between to brother teams is going to be quite interesting and the ringsiders are truly anticipating this potential Double Jeopardy match up as we are. We're ready for Anthony and Marcus O'Malley and they're extreme and hardcore attack....."

Phantam Fairtex: "Being he's been Hardkore World and we both wrestled in XPW tell the story about us being ready for them.
The O'Malley's are going to be in for one hell of a fight....No I stand corrected....One hell of a war in this Double Jeopardy Match.
This is going to be an interesting battle between brothers. It's going to be brothers against brothers. In fact, more like brothers vs. identical twins one of which is the Face of SWAT."

(Phantam poses but composes himself again as Tong clears his throat.)

Reporter: "Then there's the team that defeated you The Blood Brothers."

Tong Fairtex: "You must have been fed a bunch of Trump's shitty tweets about fake news. The Blood Brothers, Julius and Lucius Blood, never and I mean ever defeated us and never ever did defeat us. You see they're just bragging because they NEARLY defeated us. They just let they're egos get in the way of their foggy brains. They just think that because they took us to the limit means they can brag about something that didn't happen."

Phantam Fairtex: "You see their cloaks must be choking them or maybe the moonlit skies turned them into werewolves and they can't remember who they ate for dinner. Well Blood Brothers it's going to be time to put up or shut up and believe me we're going to be the ones who do it again. It's going to be more brutal and more painful for you and you'll see why we're not just the Anzac Cup but why we're going to be the winners of this Double Jeopardy Match coming up in a few moments. They'll be no doubt who will have the momentum and it's going to be us."

Tong Fairtex: "Now if you or the other teams with the exception of the O'Malleys don't like that. You're not excellent or worthy to be the best or excellent. Let's go bro and get our business done in the ring."

Phantam Fairtex: "Let's do this mano a mano and man to man in hand to hand combat bro. Let's go and I'm right beside you bro."

(They leave as the scene slowly fades to black.)

ACE SCORPIO: And now we go from the chaotic tag team mess to the psychotic. Psychotic Goth that is as he looks to shut the mouth up of newcomer Eric Dane. Eric seems to have balls of steal as he’s called out the entire company for the most part and showing no fear. If he can get a in tonight over Psychotic Goth he will for sure have made a name for himself here in ACW.

JAX CARVER: I would never put my money on anybody over Psychotic Goth but these past few months he’s been on some sort of downward spiral. The good news for Dane is Goth is prime for the picking. The bad news for Dane ……Goth has been losing a lot of matches and he’s going to be super livid and more uncontrollable then ever.

Welcome to your death by Annihilator begins to play throughout the arena. Evil green mist bellows out of the ring entrance as a woman screams and Psychotic Goth laughing maniacally as "Welcome To Your Death" by Annihilator plays and Vampira leads Psychotic Goth to ringside in chains while holding Psychotic Goth's homemade weapon. He ignores the ringsiders and stops at the ring for Vampira to unlock the chains and Psychotic Goth rubs his wrists hard as he climbs the ringsteps and enters the ring and stands in his corner. He slowly takes off his trenchcoat and jewelry before he lowers his head and raises his arms before throwing his head back revealing his pale handsome gothlike looks looking and snarling like a demonic maniac crazed and intimidating as he is given his homemade weapon and he caresses it before placing it in his corner for Vampira to hold until it's time for Psychotic Goth to use it.

ACE SCORPIO: I can’t tell what Goth has in his hands tonight. It looks like a fire extinguisher with a snake wrapped around it. Then again it could be a barbed wire chain around it for all we know.

JAX CARVER: Well Eric Dane is about to make his debut on the biggest show of 2018 so far and after what he did last month to Tong Fairtex and Balan in D.C., this guy appears ready for the big time.

Frank Salazar: Introducing first, he weighs in at 235 pounds from THE DEPTHS OF HELL, he’s accompanied to the ring by VAMPIRA he’s a former ACW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, he is PSYCHOTICCCCCCCCCCC GOTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

And introducing his opponent making his ACW debut. He weighs in at 240 pounds, from NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA he is THE ONLY STAR ……. ERICCCCCCCC DANEEEEEEEEE!!!!

The devil beneath my feet from Marilyn Manson plays as a hush falls over the crowd as they await the arrival of the newest monster to ACW. The lights flicker on and off when suddenly Eric is in the ring standing behind Psychotic Goth. He grabs him by the shoulders and spins him around staring at him face to face.

DING DING DING

ACE SCORPIO: We’re underway in a match that could be most surprising to many people here tonight. Eric has already shown himself to be very boisterous. It takes balls to sneak up on Psychotic Goth and get in his face.

JAX CARVER: This man is either more psychotic then Goth himself, or he’s done more cocaine then even Stefan Slain could ever dream of. Then again maybe he’s got a death wish and getting his ass beat is his fetish.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth motions for Eric to get closer to him. Eric stares at Goth face to face, eye to eye and nose to nose and gives him both fingers to the face. Dane smiles and then spits at Psychotic Goth and tells him he’s about to become Danes bitch.

JAX CARVER: The fans let out a loud oooooooooooohhhhhhhhh. The ACW fans aren’t used to seeing someone try to punk out Goth. Eric has no care in the world right now.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth doesn’t even wipe the spit off his face. Instead he’s becoming angrier, you can see the fists clinching and the veins popping out. Eric is pushing Goth to a whole new level and we’ve not even started any physical contact yet.

JAX CARVER: Ever since Vampira was kidnapped last fall it’s really fucked with his head and it feels like something is missing, but then again there’s a lot missing when it comes to Goth.

ACE SCORPIO: Eric is still up in Goths face and once again calls him his bitch. Dane puts his hand in the face of Goth and shoves him back piefacing him. Goth grabs the wrist and bites the fingers of Eric Dane now who lets out a howl.

JAX CARVER: Biting, spitting, sounds like a wild night in a Vegas whore house or at least in my bedroom.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth reaches back and pops Dane with a hard right hand knocking him onto his ass. Goth now laying in the boots as he takes off his spiked leather belt and starts beating Dane with it repeatedly across the chest and back area.

JAX CARVER: I love a good spanking but spiked belts are just going a little over board.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth drops down over Dane and grabs him by the neck and starts choking him and slamming his head into the mat repeatedly. Headbutt after headbutt now followed by Goth rolling that belt around his right hand and just driving it into the face of Eric Dane.

JAX CARVER: Dane is laughing!!!!! The more he’s being beaten the louder he’s laughing. These two men are fucking crazy. Could you imagine if they teamed up together? I’ve never seen anyone other then Psychotic Goth laugh during an ass beating.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth now stands up and starts stomping on that right hand of Eric Dane and then starts stomping on his chest and his throat. Those steel toed boots are going to do some career threatening damage to Dane if he’s not careful.

JAX CARVER: Dane wanted to call out the big dogs, well he just got one of the biggest to take him on.

ACE SCORPIO: The fans beginning to clap their hands in approval of the brutality they’re seeing.

PSY CHOTIC PSY CHOTIC PSY CHOTIC PSY CHOTIC PSY CHOTIC

JAX CARVER: Is it possible that Stefan Slain has knocked up thousands of women and these fans and these fans are his children?

ACE SCORPIO: Goth pulls Dane up and shoots him into the ropes, he raises that loaded boot but Dane side steps him, bounces off the other side of the ropes, ducks a clothesline and bounces off the ropes again and jumps up hitting a hurricanranna and takes the psychotic one down.

JAX CARVER: Damnnnnnn! Someone showed that old dog new tricks. This long time ring veteran doesn’t look to have any ring rust and pulled that out of the fountain of youth.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth quickly to his feet, Dane charges at him and gets back dropped over the top rope. Both men exchanging punches as Eric stands on the ring apron. Goth throws a right hand, Dane ducks and holds the top rope and lands a stiff kick to the side of Goth’s head. The former champ staggers back a little bit.

JAX CARVER: This is a huge stepping stone for the winner. And right now the boys in the back are dying to see what Dane can do.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane climbs the turnbuckles and jumps of, he grabs the arm of Psychotic Goth in mid air and goes for some in air arm drag but Goth holds on and tosses him up in the air. Dane lands on his feet and ducks a clothesline, off the ropes Dane goes and leaps up, tilt a whirl by Dane sends Goth onto his back as he rolls to the corner of the ring. Goth gets up to his feet quickly and Dane grabs his crotch while arching back and making a gesture towards the former champion.

JAX CARVER: Goth pounds his fists on the turnbuckle. He’s not used to being shown up or disrespected. It may be time to change the game plan. Dane came here tonight with his work boots on.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane charges towards Psychotic Goth who spears him almost right out of his boots. Dane takes a hard hit to the mat. Goth stands him up, wraps the chain around his fist and knocks Eric right back onto his ass.

JAX CARVER: You can see a bit of blood beginning to trickle down Dane’s head about now.

ACE SCORPIO: Psychotic Goth grabs Dane and hiptosses him half way across the ring. Goth now charges Dane who rolls out of the way and Goth goes flying through the ropes and lands on the concrete floor. Dane to his feet, runs off the ropes and connects with a baseball slide sending Goth into the steel guardrail.

JAX CARVER: Balan better take notice as well as the rest of this roster. You know Tong and Balan both are going to want a piece of this guy.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane looks towards Vampira and tells her to come into the ring and feel what a real man has for precious jewels. Vampira looks like she’s going to gag.

JAX CARVER: I’d not fuck with Goth’s girl, that could spend the end of his ACW career.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane shoots himself off the ropes and runs across the ring, grabs the top rope and hurls himself up and over the rope doing a senton bomb onto Psychotic Goth as both men land on the concrete floor.

JAX CARVER: Oh shit, Dane is in the devils playground now!

ACE SCORPIO: Goth instantly sits up as he feels no pain out of that. But wait a second, Dane has just sat up. Both men holding their wrists but sitting up and staring at one another. It’s like looking a clone of Psychotic Goth. I think Dane is messing with his head.

JAX CARVER: This man is matching strength for strength and pain tolerance for pain tolerance with Psychotic Goth and the former champion is appearing frustrated by this.

ACE SCORPIO: Both men to their feet and it’s Eric Dane hitting Muy Thai style kick after Muy Thai style kick to the left leg of Psychotic Goth. Dane is using Goth’s own set of moves against him.

JAX CARVER: Eric is playing a very dangerous game right now and he’s showing all of his cards early on in the match.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane picks up Goth and powerbombs him over the guard rail and into a set of fans who quickly move as Goth hits the chairs. Goth though pops up to his feet. Dane reaches over the guard rail and grabs Goth by the the neck and whips him over the guard rail and then throws him head first into the ring post several times.

JAX CARVER: You can see a look of surprise on many of the fans faces. They’re not used to seeing Goth treated this way and to be honest I never would have expected it myself.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane now hits Muy Thai kick after Muy Thai kick on Goth stealing his playbook. He now grabs Goth by the head and rans it into the ring post several times and then goes back to the Muy Thai style kicks, each kick harder than the last as Goths head bounces off the ring post and falls face first onto the concrete floor.

Jax Carver: Vampira looking on in a state of shock. Her man is getting his ass tore up an Dane seems to becoming more confident with each move delivered.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane walking around and lifts up the ring apron, he pulls out a few monitors and cable wires along with a baseball bat and a trash can. He hurls a monitor towards Psychotic Goth and then places the trash can over his head. Dane takes the baseball bat and takes a hard swing at the can.

JAX CARVER: IT’S A HOME RUN!!!!!!!

ACE SCORPIO: Dane turns towards the fans and raises the bat in the air and screams WHO’S MY BITCH!!!! GOTH IS MY BITCH!!!!!!

JAX CARVER: The fans are chanting YOUR DANES BITCH ………..YOUR DANES BITCH……

Talk about a complete lack of disrespect to the former champion.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane reaches back and takes another swing with the bat.

JAX CARVER: IT’S ANOTHER HOME RUN!!!!

ACE SCORPIO: Goth staggering around and Dane hits a superkick. Goth drops down to one knee with the garbage can still around his head. A spinning back heel kick to the garbage can but Goth won’t go down! He’s still on one knee.

JAX CARVER: If Dane did his homework he’s going to see you’ll have to kill Goth or come close to killing him if you expect to beat him.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane takes a few moments to talk trash to the fans and pose before stealing someones beer and drinking it and then tosses the cup back in their face.

JAX CARVER: I guess it wasn’t a microbrew.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane grabs Goth and drags him head first along the ring apron before rolling him back into the ring. He tosses the garbage can in the ring for good measure. Dane climbs up the turnbuckles and comes off with a double stomp, Goth rolls out of the way and Dane stays on his feet.

JAX CARVER: Vampira looking on with just a small amount of worry on her face right now, she’s not liking what she’s seeing.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane goes for a clothesline, Goth ducks and lifts him up for a chokeslam and connects. Goth putting the boots to Dane, picks him up and hits a powerbomb. Goth once again wraps that spiked belt around his fists and lays into Eric Dane. He’s beating him like the boy on A Christmas Story. All that’s missing is the bleeped out swear words. Goth just clubbing Dane with fist after fist swinging them back and forth.

JAX CARVER: Goth becoming possessed with each and every fist shot. The blood is no longer trickling, Dane is completely busted wide open.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth now choking Dane and pulls him up by the throat. Dane spits something in the face of Psychotic Goth and drops down rolling across the ring and under the bottom rope. Goth wipes his eyes for a few moments and follows after Dane.

JAX CARVER: Eric has Goth fairly well scouted it would seem, but how much scouting was there available for Goth on Dane?

ACE SCORPIO: Goth with that spiked belt around his fist still pops Dane who lands on his back on the concrete. Goth grabs a steel chair and nails Eric with it not once, but twice, make it three times across the back and the neck. Goth now dragging Dane across the ring apron head first and places the
garbage can over his head and grabs the baseball bat taking a few shots in return.

JAX CARVER: These two are such a mirror reflection of each other it’s scary.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth pulls back with that bat and swings it hard into the trash can, and he swings it a second time, make that three times, holy shit it’s four times, stop the madness!!! FIVE BASEBALL SWING SHOTS to the back of the head in the garbage can. If Dane wasn’t messed up before the will be now.

JAX CARVER: To be fair both men were already pre fucked up in the head. This just isn’t going to help matters in the future.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth digs around under the ring and pulls out a toaster. He smashes it on the back of Dane as the fans begin to chant “LEGO MY EGGO…………..LEGO MY EGGO……….LEGGO MY EGGO.

JAX CARVER: These fans are just sick!

ACE SCORPIO: Goth now grabs the ring steps and sets them on top of the chest of Eric Dane and sits on them. Now Goth is back to his feet and picks up the ring steps and starts driving them into the chest o Eric Dane.

JAX CARVER: Dane wanted the attention of the baddest man here in ACW, well this is the price he’s got to pay.

ACE SCORPIO: Psychotic Goth grabs a chair and throws it into the ring and then sends Eric Dane in as well. Goth throws another chair in and enters the ring placing one in the turnbuckles in the far corner. Goth grabs Dane and send him head first into the corner but Dane reverses it, Goth stops right at the ropes, Dane charges after him, Goth sidesteps and throws Dane head first into the steel chair.

JAX CARVER: Goth was ready for that and Dane after starting off dominating earlier in this match has now become Goth’s bitch one would think.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth has had enough and drops down for the cover.

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JAX CARVER: Kick out by Dane who is staying alive , staying alive. UH UH UH UH STAYINNNNNNNG ALIVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEE.

ACE SCORPIO: What in the hell is wrong with you?

JAX CARVER: Dude did you have any of the catering? That’s some bomb ass coke brother!

ACE SCORPIO: Goth picks up Dane and throws his ass out of the ring, but Dane lands on his feet. He’s walking around now trying to clear out the cobwebs but he won’t have much time. Goth leaves the ring but gets met with a monitor to the gut. Dane takes the ropes and wraps them between Goth’s legs and yanks up as hard as he can for several minutes.

JAX CARVER: My god, Dane is trying to castrate Psychotic Goth!

ACE SCORPIO: Eric sets up a steel chair and picks up Goth and drops him nuts first over the top of the steel chair. Vampira covers her eyes as Goth lets out a monsterous howl. Dane comes back with a pair of numbchucks. He kicks Goth in the nuts and wraps them around his neck and hits a snap mare before driving the numbchucks into the back of Goth repeatedly.

JAX CARVER: Eric Dane was kung fu fighting…….Goth ran as fast as lightning.

ACE SCORPIO: You are on one hell of a trip.

JAX CARVER: No, I’m just more entertaining then the losers on American Idol this season. They really should have left the show in the graveyard.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane steps back and he spins the numbchucks and goes for a shot to the face, Goth ducks and hits a right hand to Dane knocking him against the ring apron. Goth picks up Dane and walks around the ring and then runs as fast as he can and powerslams Dane onto the steel ring steps.

JAX CARVER: That made me even turn my head. The fans are looking away and you can hear the shrieking in Vampiras voice, she’s not happy about that. Psychotic Goth now stands with his arms stretched out and his hair down. This could be the beginning of the end.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth goes to the corner and grabs that fire extinguisher that he brought and he drives it into the forehead of Eric Dane and then sprays it for several seconds in his face. We have a cloud of white powder all over the place.

JAX CARVER: NO SHIT!!!!! I TOLD YOU IT’S IN CATERING!!!!

ACE SCORPIO: It looks like Dane is being rolled back into the ring with Goth coming in after him. Goth now wrapping his belt around the throat of Eric Dan and pulling back and yanking on it as hard as he can. The face of Eric Dane turning red.

JAX CARVER: That tends to happen when you yank too hard, or at least so I’m told.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth with a few elbows to the face of a bloody Eric Dane. Goth slams him face first to the mat and begins to walk around the ring huffing and puffing like a man possessed. Goth turns around and gets belted with a side kick straight to the teeth by Dane who bounces off the ropes and hits a slingblade!!!!! Spins in mid air and damn near takes the neck off of Psychotic Goth.

JAX CARVER: Goth was trying to hulk up and Dane just blasted Goths ass back to 1985.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth to his feet and gets hit with a second slingblade. Dane runs his hand over his bloody face and licks it before sticking his bloody fingers in Goths mouth! He’s abdullahing Goth before our very eyes.

JAX CARVER: We are so going to get fucking sued for this!

ACE SCORPIO: Dane off the ropes and goes for a third slingblade but Goth ducks and hits a back elbow to the face of Dane who staggers back but then quickly spins around and hits that third slingblade!!!

JAX CARVER: Hiroshi Tanahashi would be so damn proud!

ACE SCORPIO: Dane grabs the official and tosses him to the ground and demands a cover.

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JAX CARVER: Goth gets the shoulder up!

ACE SCORPIO: Dane gets up to his knees and Goth rolls over and his on his knees and tells Dane to bring it. Both men taking turns exchanging fists. Almost two dozen right hands by Eric Dane, Goth is now busted open. His hair hanging down his face but you can see blood dripping on the mat from his head.

JAX CARVER: This is only the second match…….what’s going to happen in the main event? A damn blow up doll gets pregnant?

ACE SCORPIO: Dane to his feet bounces off the ropes, Goth jumps up and picks up a leaping Eric Dane and quickly powerslams him into the mat with tremendous force off the carry over. Goth goes for the pin.

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JAX CARVER: Dane pushes Goth off of him! Eric Dane stays alive in the match. What a fucking awesome debut from this man.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth to his feet pulls Eric Dane up and grabs him by the throat sending him into the corner. Goth charges, Dane steps out of the way and hits a savate kick as Goth goes towards him. Goth staggers around and takes a second savate kick. The former champion staggering around still trying to shake it off and takes a third savate kick. Dane jumps up and hits a knee to the face. A bloody Goth doubles over and bends down. Dane slaps his knee and goes for a fourth savate kick but Psychotic Grabs the leg in mid air.

JAX CARVER: Dane got greedy and went to the well too many times.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane goes up, Dane goes down. Chokeslam by Goth! Goth picks up Dane and hits a second chokeslam and then a third chokeslam. Goth for the cover.

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JAX CARVER: Shoulder up by Eric Dane. Give it up for this guy, he’s hanging in there against one of ACW’s finest.

ACE SCORPIO: Goth stands up and pulls Dane to his feet.He holds onto his arm and hits one clothesline, make it two clotheslines, three short arm clotheslines, holy shit there’s four short arm clotheslines, make it five.

JAX CARVER: Psychotic Goth is in a trance, I don’t even know if he has a clue where he’s at.

ACE SCORPIO: Six short arm clotheslines by Psychotic Goth, make it seven, now eight, make it nine, ten short arm clotheslines. Eric Dane is in another world right now. Goth lifts up Eric Dane and sets him on the top turnbuckle. Goth climbs the turnbuckles and headbutts Eric Dane. He hits a second headbutt, a third headbutt, four headbutts to Eric Dane who throws a wild punch having no clue where hes at but it connected with the temple of Psychotic Goth.

JAX CARVER: Eric is running on fumes by now, there’s no other explanation after the last few minutes of his beating.

ACE SCORPIO: Eric Dane with another right hand, he pulls Goth towards him and starts biting on his neck. Goth screaming out and now Dane throws some powder into the face of Psychotic Goth who falls onto his back. Eric Dane hits a double stomp off the top turnbuckle and goes for the cover.

ONE………………









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THR…………………..











JAX CARVER: Psychotic Goth sits up and Eric Dane smiles as he slaps Goth.

ACE SCORPIO: Dane to his feet waits for Goth, Dane goes for a clothesline, Goth ducks and grabs him by the throat going for a chokeslam, Dane over the back of Goth and jumps up int the air hitting a lung back cracker. Eric Dane grabs the arm of Psychotic Goth and he’s going for a triangle choke.

The fans are on their feet as down run the Overlords. They grab Vampira and start to drag her up the aisle. The referee turns is attention to see what’s going on when out come Team Fairtex. The four men begin fighting down the aisle. Vampira grabs her throat and gets as far away from the action as possible. Meanwhile the four men slide into the ring and begin to fight one another. Eric Dane drops the triangle choke and blows a mist in the face of Tong Fairtex while the Overlords hit a double powerbomb on Phantam Fairtex and then a double powerbomb on Psychotic Goth. Stefan Slain staggers onto the state with his face covered in a white powder from his forehead to his chin and makes the motion to ring the bell.

DING DING DING

Frank Salazar: Ladies and Gentlemen, due to the interference this match is a NO-CONTEST!!!

JAX CARVER: That’s a crock!!
Stefan stumbles, falls, rolls, and staggers his way down the aisle. He whispers something to Frank
Salazar before smiling.

Frank Salazar: I have just been informed that due to outside interference, the match has been ended due to referee stoppage. Therefore your winner of the match ERIC THE ONLY STAR DANEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

ACE SCORPIO: How in the hell do you explain that!!!!!!! Goth just got screwed and screwed bad!

JAX CARVER: I guess the referee assumed Goth tapped out before all hell broke loose.

The Overlords, Eric Dane, and the referee quickly leave the ring and help Stefan exit back up the rampway. Vampira, Team Fairtex and a bloody and pissed off Psychotic Goth are all standing in the ring screaming and throwing things up the aisle towards the four men.

ACE SCORPIO: The Overlords already had a target on their back. Team Fairtex has Carolyn V. and as a result their actions may have cost Psychotic Goth his match. Team Fairtex may have just done more harm then good.

JAX CARVER: This chapter between Eric Dane and Psychotic Goth is far from over, hell it’s just the beginning of what I think just may become one of the bloodiest feuds in ACW for 2018.

The camera shoots back up the aisle where the four men point towards the ring with smiles and begin to laugh.

UP NEXT …….

AKIRA RAZOR VS MATTHEW MULLINS

Frank Salazar: Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing from BOSTON he weighs in at 240 pounds this is GRAYYYYYYY ZEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Skept …..Man plays as Gray Zee comes out wearing a leather hoodie, he uncovers his face and lifts his arms up. The moment he does that, pyrotechnics explode at both sides like a chain reaction.When he arrives to the ring, he takes the steps, takes off his leather hoodie and enters the ring. In the ring, he hits himself two times on the chest and starts getting loose.

ACE SCORPIO: Well we have three other men in the ring. Stefan Slain said something to the ring announcer and Bishop, David Brickheart and newcomer Dravka Drimstone were ordered out here with no entrances or ring introductions.

JAX CARVER: Slain is at ringside and he’s pissed.

DING DING DING

ACE SCORPIO: Gray Zee goes to attack Brickheart and Drimstone who both exit the ring as quickly as they can scared to death. Bishop throws several punches at Gray Zee but they look to have little to no impact on him. Gray Zee is whipped into the ropes but he reverses it and hits a Thez press onto Bishop and starts beating him merciless into the mat with fist after fist after fist busting him wide open.

JAX CARVER: Slain screaming at Gray Zee to beat him relentlessly. Slain is like a man possessed out here and I have no idea why.

ACE SCORPIO: Gray Zee grabs Bishop by the throat and slams him into the repeatedly! Bishop foaming at the mouth and the referee asking Slain to stop this and Slain tells him hell no! Gray Zee choking the life out of Bishop.

JAX CARVER: The new guy is a thug for hire.

ACE SCORPIO: Gray Zee continuing to choke Bishop and slam his head hard into the canvas, each time harder than the last. Gray Zee lifts Bishop up, front suplex. He lifts him up again and hits a dragon suplex. Gray Zee calls Bishop a pussy and grabs him by the neck and throws him into the corner and walks over and slaps David Brickheart before kicking Bishop out of the ring.

JAX CARVER: This kid is only 19 years old and he’s making a statement early on.

ACE SCORPIO: Brickheart comes in and goes for a clothesline but Zee ducks and throws Brickheart over his shoulders and runs across the ring with him in mid air and spears him into the turnbuckles.

JAX CARVER: That’s got to hurt! Flying spear with an impact. Slain is jumping up and down saying more more more.

ACE SCORPIO: Zee kicking Brickheart in the nuts over and over and over and over again. If he hasn’t lost his man card by now he’s going to after this match is over. Gray Zee with a big boot to the stomach, and another big boot and a third big boot.

JAX CARVER: First Eric Dane and now this guy? ACW is signing some hardcore thugs and it looks like we’re about see a new era. Out with the old and in with the new and the new look pretttttty damn good!

ACE SCORPIO: Bishop makes his way back onto the ring apron and Zee runs over and delivers a stiff lariat sending him head first onto the concrete floor. Dravaka enters the ring and he gets hit with a clothesline and then a big boot sends him over the top rope and onto the concrete floor.

JAX CARVER: I don’t know what Slain is paying these guys, but the new guys came in here
tonight with an attitude. Possible future KGB members?

ACE SCORPIO: Zee turns around, Brickheart charges him but gets speared out of his boots for the trouble. Zee grabs Brickheart and throws him out of the ring, he follows after but grabs Dravaka and throws him inside the ring instead.

JAX CARVER: This is just a mercy killing here tonight. We may not know who this guy is, but something tells me in a year we’ll remember when and where Gray Zee made his debut at.

ACE SCORPIO: Zee delivers knee to the face after knee to the face after knee to the face. He gets bored and throws Drimstone out of the ring. Brickheart on his feet jumps down and throws Bishop back into the ring wanting no part of this.

JAX CARVER: Zee screaming at Bishop saying YOU’RE GOING TO BE MY BITCH. Zee grabs Bishop and hits a german suplex, and another german suplex, and another german suplex and a fourth german suplex. This guy is fucking on crack!!!!!!

ACE SCORPIO: Bishop hoisted up into the air and powerbombed as hard as I’ve ever seen someone hit with that move. Zee lifts Bishop up over his head and slams him into the corner and grabs Brickheart by the throat and yanks him over the top rope.

JAX CARVER: Gray Zee now screaming at David Brickheart TAGGGGGG YOU’RE IT ASSHOLE!!!!

ACE SCORPIO: Zee stands him up and clotheslines him out of his boots. Gray Zee picks up Brickheart and powerbombs him hard into the corner and kicks him out of the ring. He slaps Drimstone and tosses him over the top rope and screams YOUR TURN!

JAX CARVER: Slain looking like he just got laid. That’s a creepy smile on his phase, very catatonic look on his face right now.

ACE SCORPIO: Drimstone gets to his feet and eats a big boot for his troubles. Dravaka pops back up and he’s seething. He throws his hands down and yells SCREW THIS! He grabs Bishop and drags him back into the ring. Drimstone is walking up the aisle and leaving this match. I guess he’s had enough.

JAX CARVER: Can you blame the guy? This was supposed to be a four way dance and instead it’s become a mugging by Gray Zee.

ACE SCORPIO: Gray Zee cracks his neck and clotheslines Bishop almost flipping him head over heels. Bishop lifted up over Zee’s head and dropped face first over the top turnbuckle.

JAX CARVER: Bishop now picked up and hit with a gut wrench powerbomb! HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS BUILT ACW TOUGH!

ACE SCORPIO: David Brickheart enters the ring to stop the madness but is dropped to the ground with a spinebuster! Gray Zee now picks up Bishop and David Brickheart. He’s got them both on his back.

JAX CARVER: DOUBLE SAMOAN DROP!!!! This kid has mad skills!!!!

ACE SCORPIO: Zee on his feet and helps up Bishop an Brickheart. He hits a fishermans jawbreaker on both men!

JAX CARVER: T GRAY O!!!!!! Zee going to pin both men at once here.

ONE………………









TWO……………………..









THREE!!!!!!!!









DING DING DING




Frank Salazar: Your winner of the match, GRAYYYYYYYY ZEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Stefan Slain shoves Frank Salazar and jumps into the ring and raises the mans hand before telling him to stay put. He looks on at the fallen boys in the ring and shakes his head in disgust.

Stefan Slain: First of all I came out to make a special announcement but we’re going to change it up a little bit after this match. Since the start of ACW I have prided myself on many things. Am I little fucked up? YES! Am I fucking crazy? YES! But love me, like me, hate me, I SHOW UP! And I will be damned if I run a company of C level talent that’s just not going to happen.

I am a man of mercy, I am a man of understanding and I am a man of compassion. As of this second however Bishop, David Brickheart and the OMALLY’s YOU’RE ALL SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY FOR 90 DAYS!!!! And if at the end of the 90 days again you will NEVER and I MEAN NEVER work for me again! SECURITTTTTTTTTYYYY!!!!!! Get these low lifes out of my damn site!

Now on to why I originally came out here! A year ago I came up with a creation, a creation so brutal, no insane that careers were made, careers were changed, careers were ended. The next ACW show which is after this years ANZAC CUP, we’re going to have a match.

A match so brutal, a match so bloody a match sooooo damn crazy that only one place can hold it.





PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA!!!!!!









Stefan Slain: I bring to you all,the return of ………..












THE SLAINNNNNNNNNN ASYLUMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!










Stefan Slain: That’s right. I am bringing back the triple tower barbed wire cage from hell. Where two men will start on the first floor. Every five minutes or whenever I SAY, another man will enter the ring. The second tier of the cage WILL NOT open up until EVERY MAN is in the cage with the doors locked.

The second tier will be filled with toys and weapons of every mans dreams, nightmares and desires. At that point in time pinfalls and submissions will be allowed. When a pinfall or submission takes place, the third and final tier will open up. But this year……..this year we’re going to make it interesting!

You see last year a key was hanging from the top of the cage. And that key granted the winner a #1 slot in the tournament for the title. But not this year.

Stefan Slain shakes his finger and cuts a sinister grin.

Stefan Slain: You see we have a few guys running wild in this company so we’re going to turn this entire company upside down. At the top of the cage I will hang THE INTERNATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE ……















AND THE ACW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FROM THE TOP OF THE CAGE!!!!!!!

The crowd chants HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!!!!

Stefan Slain: But we’re going to make it even more interesting. Because whoever grabs the Heavyweight title will become the ACW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!!!! But, whoever grabs the INTERNATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE will become the new International champion. Translation........the match will not end until someone grabs BOTH TITLES or a title is grabbed by two people. We will either crown two new champions or both champions will go through the ultimate test of hell to retain their titles.

But there’s yet another twist. Whoever walks out of tonights match as champion will enter the cage …..AT #1 !!!!!!!!! And whoever leaves tonight as the International champion will enter at #2 !!!!!!

Oh and one last thing………………..

Eric Dane?

Will…….he’s going to enter the match as the last entrant!

See you in hell boys ………see you in hell!

Stefan Slain drops the microphone and walks out of the ring with a smile on his face as the camera slowly fades out.

COMING UP NEXT …..


HELLS BOUNCER VS DAMIAN PAYNE

We return to the ring, Frank Salazar in the ring with Damian Payne

Frank Salazar : THE FOLLOWING CONTEST IS SCHEDULED FOR ONE FALL, AND IS A HARDCORE MATCH! Introducing first, currently in the ring, hailing from Denver Colorado, and coming in at 6’9 & 295 lbs .... SADISTIC INSANITY! DAMIAN PAYNE!!!

Highway to Hell by ACDC hits and Hells Bouncer is standing on top of the ramp, he lifts his head up and out from behind his trench coat a big mushroom cloud and a boom sound bellows, fire and fireworks explode and Hells Bouncer power walks down to the ring, the SWAT Hardcore title resting on his shoulder.

Frank Salazar : And introducing his opponent, hailing from Las Vegas Nevada, coming in at 6’6 & 270 lbs .... HELLS BOUNCER!!!

Jax Carver : Welcome back fans. No rules in this one as these two big hosses get set to duke it out, Hardcore Style.

Ace Scorpio : HB claiming the championship he won in the short lived SWAT West Coast as being a valid title, and he is bringing it to the ring be it endorsed or not.

Jax Carver : HB charges at Payne and takes the big man down with a big clothesline.

Ace Scorpio : HB then wraps both hands around the neck of Payne and hoists him up, and over the ropes and to the outside.

Jax Carver : HB is on fire! Wow, what an onslaught from the get go.

Ace Scorpio : HB runs and bounces off the ropes and dives through the ropes and spears a rising Payne, what a move!

Jax Carver : Payne is in trouble, he doesn’t seem himself here today.

Ace Scorpio : HB surprising him with this flurry. HB looks under the ring, and pulls out a steel chair. He holds it up for the fans who go wild, and WHAM! He swings it at Payne as hard as he can, but Payne rolls out of the way and HB slams the chair hard on to the floor, jarring him.

Jax Carver : Payne with a hard shot to the gut of HB, and he grabs the chair from him and cracks HB hard on the head with it.

Ace Scorpio : Payne brandishes the chair to the crowd now, and HB with a low blow!

Jax Carver : HB with a irish whip to the ring steps and Payne tumbles over them.

Ace Scorpio : HB reaches under the ring again and pulls out a table and sets it up.

Jax Carver : GERMAN SUPLEX!! HB with a German to Payne, and puts him right through that table.

Ace Scorpio : Bouncer loving these Hardcore rules, and he covers Payne ...

ONE .....................

TWO ......................

T ....

Jax Carver : Payne gets the shoulder up.

Ace Scorpio : HB not perturbed and he looks around for some more plunder and grabs a bucket from under the ring!

Jax Carver : That bucket is filled with goodies!

Ace Scorpio : HB rolls Payne into the ring and then follows him in, but as he does Payne boots the ropes and sends them into the jewels of HB.

Jax Carver : Payne picks up the spilt bucket and wallops HB with it.

Ace Scorpio : Payne then looks at the goodies that fell from it and grabs a stapler, and walks up to HB and clicks it onto his forehead. The crowd oooooh’ing.

Jax Carver : Payne then smashes the stapler over the back of the head of HB, and he is cut open on the back of the head.

Ace Scorpio : BOOT! BIG BOOT by Payne, falls HB!

Jax Carver : Payne showing his experience, he absorbed that initial flurry from HB and now has him right where he wants him.

Ace Scorpio : HB see’s he is laying beside his belt, and he grabs it and as Payne moves in for the kill, HB cracks him hard on the head with the belt!

Jax Carver : What a shot! HB then wraps the belt around the chair, and then smashes Payne with it, hard, and again, and again AND AGAIN!

Ace Scorpio : Four belt / chair shots! Payne is bleeding and HB grabs the belt and scrunches it onto the bleeding head of Payne.

Jax Carver : Hells Powerbomb, onto that chair!!! HB then bounces off the ropes and splashes Payne, covers.

ONE ....................

TWO ......................

THREE!!!!!

Ace Scorpio : HB gets the win! Impressive showing!

Jax Carver : Not bad at all, he is teaming with Dravaka in the Anzac Cup, his old foe / friend, wonder if he will step up for the Cup or leave HB sitting high and dry.

Ace Scorpio : We will see soon enough.

HB holds his blood covered Hardcore belt up to the fans as Highway to Hell blares.

Backstage. The buzz of an active wrestling show continues. Everyone rushes around to prepare everyone else for everything; and so forth.

Outsiders?

There are never outsiders in the backstage area.

...Usually.

“Is that the cyborg?”

“I don’t think--”

*SNAP*

“No, that’s definitely the cyborg. He seems so lifelike. Don’t spook him!”

“Pretty sure that’s just a mannequin.”

The Marathon Man, Impulse, has endured Calico Rose’s narration of their trip backstage for over an hour. She’s been treating their trip like Gorillas in the Mist; he’s laughed out loud more than once, but as both a ten year veteran of the sport and a visitor to this particular arena, he’s wary of wearing out his welcome.

Cally: Now we just need to find the Psychotic Goth. Do you think he’d get all psychotica if I drew a happy face on his back?

Impulse: Probably; but now’s not the time. Let’s find Dane first, then we can play.

“Found ‘em.”

They both spin around and Impulse comes face to face with ‘The Only Star’ Eric Dane. A decade ago, these two were mortal enemies in another company; in another lifetime.

Impulse and Eric Dane aren’t friends. They have, however, come to an understanding. That understanding involves a cease in hostilities, for the most part, due to a mutual respect gained through…

You know what, it’s a long story. Figure it out. In the meanwhile Eric has taken Rose’s hand like the fancy gentleman that he is and given it an over the top kiss as he flourishes and makes a very big deal of himself.

Just ignore the crimson stained into his hair, the stitches in his forehead, and the bloody towel wrapped around his neck. Somebody has to say it though, the dude cleans up quickly and thoroughly. Another five minutes and he’d be all of the way suited and booted.

Eric Dane: Why, Miss Calico Rose! Is this low life giving you any trouble? I’ll have him thrown right out on his ass and his visitor’s pass revoked!

She stifles a giggle, Impulse rolls his eyes.

Cally: Pssh, you know he’s not.

The Only Star shrugs.

Eric Dane: I wouldn’t feel right if I didn’t ask. Anyway, how’s my next ex-wife finding her way around the American Airlines Center this evening?

Impulse: [interrupting] We are doing just fine. We missed your match though, you know, cuz it was on so early. What is it, six-thirty?

The Marathon Man smirks. Eric cocks an eyebrow.

Eric Dane: Yes, well, there’s already been some early rumblings in “Match of the Year” discussions, you should go out of your way to watch the replay.

Cally: Bossa Nova on winning though, right? You did win, right?

The former and future Champion smiles.

Eric Dane: Of course I did, you can check the official W/L record.

Impulse cuts in.

Impulse: Yeah, just ignore the asterisk.

Eric Dane: I thought you missed the match?

Impulse: [deadpan] I’ve met you.

A moment of silence falls over the trio as Eric processes the level of sarcasm in his contemporary’s voice. Just as things are starting feel awkward all three of them break into a fit of laughter. There is a strange rapport here, but you get the idea that they know each other very well for people who spent the better part of a decade hating each other on general principle. (Also professional differences in opinion.) Cally gives Dane a side-hug and he and Impulse hit a quick fist bump, the smiles are in full effect.

Eric Dane: But sir! You wound me so!

Impulse: I’m sure you’ll get over it. Just like you’ve already found a way to get over with this Slain guy. We haven’t been here fifteen minutes and I can already see that you’re endearing yourself to the natives in your usual way.

Dane shrugs.

Eric Dane: I am who I am, and that’s all that I am.

Impulse: Who did you kill to get that last spot in that giant triple cage debacle?

Dane shrugs again.

Eric Dane: That was the first I’d heard of the whole thing. Scout’s honor.

He holds up three fingers, mocking the Boy Scout’s Salute.

Impulse: I know for a fact that the Boy Scouts of America have an all-encompassing restraining order out against you, don’t even pretend that they don’t.

Cally: Pah - shaw. The Boy Scouts don’t matter; their cookies are terrible.

Impulse and Eric Dane both look at her.

Impulse: They don’t sell cookies in the Boy Scouts, Cally.

Cally: My point exactly!

The End Boss laughs a belly laugh that seems to begin in the depths of his very soul.

Eric Dane: Jesus Christ… never change, Cally.

Cally: I could never, ever change. Deep down in the slippery bits, it would be a disservice to the memory of poor Angus Skaaland.

Eric Dane: Angus… Angus is still alive, you know.

Cally: After the noodle incident? I think the jury’s out.

Impulse: Trust me; he’s still alive. But I wouldn’t recommend offering him a helping of marinara any time soon.

Cally and Dane look at Impulse, then at each other.

Eric Dane: I'm sure I’m not stoned enough for this conversation.

Cally: You said it, BAWSMAN. I brought some edibles with me, are you done being responsible for the night?

Dane does not reply to her with words; instead, he smiles, kisses her on the cheek, then gestures for her to lead the way.