Post by X on Nov 22, 2017 8:33:31 GMT -6
RISE
Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing
-“Red” Sanders
Mikey was on the verge of becoming UCI’s Rising Stars champion. He had gone undefeated since his arrival into the company and he didn’t plan on picking up that first loss in his first ever UCI championship match. He intended on walking out of that arena with that championship in the possession of the Darkness. That was the only option in Mikey’s world, he had to win that belt or he would be humiliated. The greatest United States Champion in wrestling history, the greatest competitor in UCI history.
Mikey could not allow Max to defeat him, he could now allow anyone to get the upperhand on him. He was here to show the world that he was a champion. No matter where he stood, gold should be around his waist. Gold should come to mind when the thought of Mikey eXtreme is there.
This was Mikey’s first shot here and he was going to win. He had to win because that was the only thing that mattered to Mikey eXtreme. He had to show his dominance. He had to be on top. He had to beat Max, and in his mind, there was no way that Max could beat him. There was no way that anyone could beat him and thus far, that had been true. Mikey eXtreme was ready to go to war, he was ready to bring the war to Max, and he was ready to show the entire world why he was the best.
I
V: A fucking robot? Are you serious?
Mikey laughed as he nodded his head.
X: Technically? I think he’s a cyborg? Or an Android? I don’t know the technical term, next time I run into that bastard Sidney J. Warwick, I’ll have to ask him the PC term for this robotic piece of shit.
V: How is this even allowed?
X: That’s a good question, I think the good ol’ people at SyFy require that there be some sort of Science Fiction thrown in, but not enough for it to be too nerdy. You know?
V: I, uh, I guess.
Mikey shrugged.
X: Doesn’t matter though. Vidalia, I’m going to walk into that match the same way I walk into every other match but I’m going to walk out with that Rising Stars strap wrapped around my waist where it belongs. I’m going to step into that ring and I’m only aiming to kick hisfucking cyberman head clean off his fucking shoulders.
I’m stepping in there to show that they can throw military weapons at the Darkness but we walk out unscathed. We walk out like nothing ever happened. We walk out even better than we started.
The DARKNESS is nothing to take lightly, it’s nothing that can just be defeated. We don’t fall to nobody, man or woman.. Or.. fucking terminator. We just don’t fall because we are stronger than that. We are stronger than anything that can be thrown our way.
Max gets to find this out first hand in the worst possible way because he has no previous experience with me inside that ring. He has seen me compete, sure, but he has never stepped foot in there with me and that’s a whole other experience.
Mikey grabs Vidalia by her waist and pulls her closer to him. He looks deep into her eyes, smiles, and brushes the hair out of her face.
X: This world is ours, Vi. It all starts with this championship belt, and then we go from there. Who knows what’s next? Something bigger, yes. Something mightier, yes. The world will have to wait though, because we move at our own pace. We do things when WE want to. We listen to nobody but the Darkness.
Vidalia, whose smile was big enough to brighten up the darkest room, placed her head on Mikey’s chest as they embraced each other. The next few days would find Mikey gearing himself up for the ultimate battle, the biggest of his short UCI career. The days following would see Mikey eXtreme dig down deep as he took on a machine hell bent on destruction. Something, that Mikey has never stepped in the ring with before, but something that Mikey was ready to destroy. Something that Mikey was confident he could destroy.
They held each other for the longest time, Mikey kissed Vidalia on the top of the head. This was something that he would often do, given the major difference in their height. Mikey loved Vidalia, even more than he loved winning. Even more than he needed to win this championship, and she knew that. They had never spoken about this, but they could feel it from each other. They both knew that they would do anything for each other. This wasn’t to say that Mikey eXtreme could find a way to deal with a potential loss, because he would be destroyed if he were unable to take this belt away from Max and bring it to where it belonged.
He wanted to elevate this championship. He wanted to elevate himself. He wanted to elevate the Darkness.
II
Mikey sat quietly in the darkness, it was so quiet in fact, that you could hear a pin drop. Mikey sat there in complete silence, deep in thought. The camera angle was close, and more from the side. His mask was not on, and he just sat there.
After a few moments, he took a deep breath and looked up before dropping his head back down.
X: You know, we’re a lot alike, Max. That brain inside you, that artificial intelligence that your android body holds is a lot like myself. This body holding me, holding the darkness, is a lot like you.
All this pain is an illusion.
I have come to the realization that I am above pain. That I can take that pain and hide it away, push it away, because it is not real. Thus, I am very different from the rest of these hacks that you step in that ring with on a weekly basis. Thus, I am different from the likes of Ginger Red, Matt Angel, and the lot of the Rising Stars division.
I am better than them, just as I am better than you, Max.
So, here I am. Ready to go to war with a machine. Ready to do battle with the unknown. Ready to fill that ring with everything that they used to build you. Ready to tear you wire from wire. Cog from sprocket. Piece by piece, to litter that ring with.
Believe me, Max, you better store a backup of yourself in some cloud somewhere, because, once I’m done with you at Civil War, you’ll need a new body. You’ll need a major upgrade, because you are coming into MY DOMAIN. You are coming into MY KINGDOM. You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into, and I don’t know if you’ll ever be able to understand that. I don’t know how that brain of yours works, but I will make sure to pick it apart as I tear you down.
I would urge you to run, Max, but I know that’s not how you were programmed. I’m here to reprogram you, though. I’m here to infect you with this virus known as the Darkness, because you don’t have the strength that it takes to use the Darkness to your benefit and once it’s infected you, you’ll go down quickly.
Mikey laughed. He pulled the mask out of a bag that sat in front of him on the floor, and tugged it over his face. Mikey eXtreme was ready. The KING of DARKNESS was here to do battle and he was ready. Vidalia, Jackal, Augur, and Freakshow were all ready. They would storm that ring and they would blanket that arena in pure Darkness if it was necessary, and Mikey KNEW that it was necessary.
X: I’m not here for any other reason, Max, than to see that belt that you claim to be yours be wrapped around my waist. I’m here for no other reason than to superkick that cyborg head of yours fifteen rows deep. I’m here to KILL YOU, Max. I’m here to make sure you’re unable to step into that ring EVER AGAIN.
I’m here for a battle, Max, and I hope that you’re ready because if you’re not. Well, that’s too bad.
The world was going to see how badly Mikey eXtreme wanted to win this match. They were going to see the lengths that Mikey eXtreme was willing to go. They were going to see the destruction of a weapon designed for total domination. They were going to see the true mad man do what he does best. They were going to see a murder.
Could you murder a robot? The world was about to find out. Things were about to get DARK and Mikey eXtreme was about to RISE to the TOP.