The Glimmer Sisters vs. Xander Valentine & Selena Frost

[SnowQueenSCW]

Scars of a Fascade

”What I Can’t Say...”

The Old Gold Mine
Nome, Alaska
March 17th, 2026
3:33pm

The wind howled across the frozen stretches like some kind of ghost, dragging snow and ice across the ground. It filled the silence... but not enough to drown out thought for Selena as she stood just outside the cave she had been using as a temporary refuge, her phone gripped tightly in her hand as she stared down at the screen.

One name. One picture. One decision she had been avoiding for three days.

Deanna...

Her thumb hovered over the call button. Her jaw tightened slightly as her mind ran through it again - the plan, the timing, the consequences. Every angle she could account for. Every outcome she could prepare for. Even this ‘number one contender match’ happening for the world title didn’t faze her entirely. It was CHBK being CHBK.

It was beyond clear to Selena what the ‘icon’ was doing. He was trying to maneuver Shaun into the world title picture – another ‘friend’ and ‘legend’. And if that didn’t work, then Syren had an easy title defence coming after she wiped the floor with Gavin Taylor – another EASY defence.

And he thinks distracting me with The Glimmer Sisters will make me not see this... She could almost laugh at the absurdity. Any idiot with a brain could see this for the political BS that it was. Not one person in that contender match had ‘earned it’ like she had been told to do over and over again by CHBK. Not an undefeated streak, not winning handicap matches, not defeating champions. Nothing.

It wouldn’t matter. She had CHBK where she wanted him. He had just delayed the inevitable and shown his bias by launching an investigation on her – something he never would have done if Lexy Chapel had demanded it or Syren had asked for it. Nope. Just her. Always her...

Anything to keep me from the world title... She felt her jaw clench. That’s what this whole debacle with the tag-team titles was about. As if Xander Valentine, of all people, wanted to ‘save’ her. The man had been given EVERYTHING by CHBK this past year with multiple title shots across multiple divisions and whatever else he wanted. This was just CHBK calling in a favour – keep Selena in the tag-team division so I can use it as an excuse.

That’s all this was. She had already embarrassed the Glimmer Sisters by handing them their first tag-team loss AND taking the titles from them, but since they weren’t ‘Selena Frost’, they got their rematch at the very next pay-per-view. And of course Selena wasn’t going to let them have a win over her. Not in a million years!

Kandis.
Alistaire.
Hudson.
Cid.

People that had used her name – their win – against her and been given the world! The push, the spotlight, the praise. But as soon as Selena got her chance and suprassed them all, nobody cared. It was ‘expected’. It was ‘common’ for Selena to be better than everyone. And yet, CHBK had kept her from the world title once again – her total ‘world title shots’ in the last TWO years equalling a measly one per year.

Not much longer... Selena told herself. Soon, he’ll have no choice...

As much as she wanted to believe that, there was that nagging thought in her mind: The one piece that didn’t fit neatly into the strategy. The one thing that made this harder than it needed to be. She gazed down at her phone.

Deanna...

What was she doing? Why was she even doing this? Did she really even need another world title reign? Wasn’t six enough? Wasn’t ‘the longest reign in history’ enough? If this really was what SCW was becoming, did she even want to be world champion of it anymore?

“You should’ve just left it alone...” she muttered under her breath. But she hadn’t... and now it was too late.

Selena exhaled slowly, her breath visible in the cold air as her thumb finally pressed down. She heard the phone ring... Once. Twice. Three-

“Selena?!” The sharpness of Deanna’s voice hit immediately, cutting through the cold, through the distance, through everything Selena had carefully built up over the last few days.

She closed her eyes briefly. “Hey.”

It was all she allowed herself to say. Anything more and the cracks would start showing. She could already feel them forming. So much of her wanting to just jump on a plane, fly back to Manhattan, tell Deanna everything and just... just...

“Where are you?” Deanna’s voice came fast, overlapping itself. “Are you okay? What—”
“I’m fine.” she managed to get out automatically.
“Selena—”
“I said I’m fine, Dee.”

She couldn’t let this spiral. Couldn’t let Deanna start pulling at threads she wasn’t allowed to see.

“Then why did you leave?” came the inevitable question.

Selena turned slightly, pacing a step through the snow, her boots crunching softly beneath her.

“Why didn’t you tell me anything?” she heard Deanna continue. “I went to the Tower and-”
“I know.” She winced slightly as soon as the words left her mouth.

Too honest. Too much.

“You… know?” came the confused response.
“Yeah.” Selena tried. “I figured you would.”
“Then why-”
“I needed to go.” Selena interjected quickly.
“That’s not an answer.”

“It’s the one I’ve got.” And the only one she could give...

“No, it’s not.” The frustration in Deanna’s voice cut deeper now, causing Selena’s grip to tighten on the phone. “You don’t just disappear and then call me like everything’s fine and expect me to just – what - accept that? No!”

Selena flinched slightly as Deanna continued.

“We’ve been down that road so many times, remember? With me being the one who often pays for it!”

That one hurt. Because it wasn’t wrong. Immediately, the Snow Queen could recall so much. Jessica Winters, the NX, so much with the Frost/Frostmere, so many times she had chosen secrecy over communication with Deanna – only for it to inevitably blow up in her face. She closed her eyes again, exhaling slowly through her nose.

“I’m not asking you to accept it.” she whispered. It sounded hollow even to her.
“Then what are you asking me to do?”

The silence was longer than she wanted it to be, because she didn’t have a real answer to give. “Trust me.” was all she could say. The words tasted bitter, not because they were false - but because she knew how they sounded.

“Trust you?” she heard the disbelief in her partner’s voice. “Selena, you vanished. No explanation, no message, nothing - and now you’re asking me to just trust you?”

“Yes.” She didn’t hesitate. Because if she did, Deanna would tear this apart. And I can’t let that happen.

Selena turned her back to the wind, stepping closer to the wall of the cave as if it would block out the conversation.

“That’s not fair,” Deanna said, quieter now. “You don’t get to do that. Not to me. Not again.”
“I know.” And she did. Gods, she knew.
“Do you?” Deanna fired back. “Because it doesn’t feel like you do.”

She felt her hand grasp the cold stone of the cave wall, trying to steady herself. “I didn’t have a choice.” she tried to say.

There it was. The truth. Or at least part of it. Deanna... she had no idea. Everything had gone smoothly for her since RTG. Immediate entrance into the Shot of Adrenaline tournament, acceptance by the management and SCW Universe. Selena had had none of that. She had just been shamed, disrespected and pushed to the back of the line with every person CHBK could get coming in and cutting said line so her ‘place’ never changed.

She had tried every method! A winning streak. Beating the ranks. Beating former champions. Declaring and challenging – she had done it all... things that certain people had done one of and gotten their wish... and nothing for her. No advancement. Only a trap where she was sidled with a man she despised almost as much as CHBK. Of course, she had no chance – even if no one cared enough to see it.

“What… What does that even mean?” came the quiet question from Deanna. “Why were you shouting that you were next in line for the world title? How is that even possible? And what about Xander and the tag-titles-”

“I can’t explain it.” Selena spat out. Cut it off. Shut it down. Before it goes too far. “But I meant what I said.”

“Selena…” Her name again - softer this time. “Talk to me. Please. Whatever this is, whatever you’re dealing with—we can figure it out. Together. That’s how this is supposed to work.”

The platinum-blonde let out a quiet breath. Almost a laugh. Because she wanted to – more than anything, she wanted to. But the truth was far more cruel.

“Not this time.” She felt it the second she said it - the shift.
“Why?”

Because if I tell you...
Because if you know...
Because if you look at me the wrong way...

“Because if I do…” she said slowly, carefully. “You’re going to try to stop me.”
“Then maybe you should be stopped.”

Selena froze. Because that wasn’t the answer she expected - not from Deanna. She felt a flicker of something pass through her chest. Fear? No. Doubt. It was gone just as quickly as it came.

“I can’t let that happen.” Her voice hardened slightly. “We had a deal.”
“And you’re breaking it!” The words hit hard. “Why else would you be hiding from me? From our family?”

Selena’s grip tightened, her knuckles whitening. “I’m not-”
“You’re going to break a rule, aren’t you?”

Selena felt her heart stop. It was too close – Deanna was figuring it out with each word she let slip!

“For the world title...” Deanna continued, her voice racing now. “You’re going to do something you know I won’t have a choice but to get involved!”

“I’m fixing something.” It came out faster this time.
“That doesn’t tell me anything!”
“It’s not supposed to.”
“Is this about CHBK?” Deanna pressed. “About everything that happened? The tag titles? Xander? The Glimmers? Because if it is, then we can-”
“It’s about everything.” Selena cut her off again. “And it’s bigger than that.”
“Bigger how?”

She hesitated, but only for a moment. “You wanted this to end favourably?” she said, her voice quieter now. “So I don’t jump at the deadline?”

Even saying it felt dangerous. That balcony back at Eyrie Tower... She shouldn’t have brought that up. But it was already out there.

And Deanna had heard it. It was there in the shift of Deanna’s breathing. The realization. “You’re not making any sense.” She whispered. “You’re talking in circles, you’re shutting me out, and you’re talking about your deadline. What am I supposed to make of all of this?”

“That I have a plan.” Selena leaned back against the wall. “That I’m doing this to make everything better, okay? To stop this stupidity. This bias system and to give some meaning back into everything. I…”

She stopped. Because she had almost said too much.

“You what?”

Damn it. Shut it down!

“Nothing.” the former world champion replied.
“No. You don’t get to do that.”

“I already have.” The words came out colder than she intended, but she didn’t take them back. She couldn’t let Deanna in. Not when everything was already in motion.

“That’s not how this works!” implored the redhead.

Selena closed her eyes again. And for a split second... Just a split second...

She almost broke. Almost told her everything. Almost let her in.

But then...
The plan.
The consequences.
The cost.

Her grip tightened again on the phone. She’d made the choice already. There was no going back.  She pulled the phone away and ended the call.

Silence rushed in immediately - louder than the wind, louder than anything. Selena just stood there, staring at the dark screen, her reflection faintly visible in it.

“Yeah...” she muttered quietly. “That went well.” A humourless breath escaped her.

She lowered the phone slowly, her jaw clenched. “You’ll understand.” she said under her breath. Not now. But eventually...

She had to believe that. Because if she didn’t... Then this really would cost her everything.

“Too late to turn back now.” she whispered to herself. And even if it wasn’t too late - She wouldn’t have.

Because some things? Some things didn’t give you a choice...

Even if it felt like they did.

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The Royal Letter

London England and the SCW Universe...

Do you believe?

Probably not. I mean, CHBK doesn’t want you to. He’s doubling down on EVERYTHING. I mean, the man has ZERO proof of what I said being untrue... and he’s already throwing together a number one contender match for the world title!

Explain that to me, SCW Universe. I make my statement. I show my proof – he has YET to disprove that proof, and he’s already promising MY shot – MY SPOT – to someone else!

Speaking of proof – do you need anymore when it comes to CHBK against me? Of this company against me? “Earn it”? Pffft... what a bunch of crap. Hey, I’m from Nome, Alaska, okay? We call it like we see it. If it’s friggin’ cold? It’s friggin’ cold!

I call it like I see it. And when I do stuff like undefeated winning streaks, when I beat former champions, when I win handicap matches, stuff that got the likes of Glory Braddock and Kimberly Williams and Syren opportunities? When I win chamber matches and get nothing but James Evans gets handed a title shot? When I beat Syren in the first match I have with her since her dumbass returned for the umpteenth time, but SHE’S the world champion? I beat the EFN time and time again but Kemal – who by the way wasn’t even good enough to make it to the semifinals of the Shot of Adrenaline tournament – HE’S got a number one contender opportunity? Shaun Cruze doesn’t have more than a few matches to his name since he came back – HE’S in that spot? Glory Braddock? Didn’t I beat her last time we fought? Amelia? When’s the last time she won a big match, huh? I love Amelia, but I’m speaking facts here.

How much more are you people going to see before you actually believe what I am saying? There’s only one person that deserves the world championship title shot and that’s me. We saw Xander Valentine fumble the ball twice when it came to the Underground title, that doesn’t say anything about how he fumbled the ball with the World title when it came to the Fall of Man, so he’s out of the running.

That just leaves me. And you know it. I know it. CHBK knows it... so why the run around? Why the delays? Why the investigation? Why this ‘little show’?

Because CHBK can’t stand the idea of me being the world champion. He can’t stand the idea of me being the world champion over his ‘chosen’ like Syren and Shaun and Cid – people of the ‘old days’ or his protegees. I’m not like that. I’m the one that embarrassed Infamous and Pinnacle and whatever the hell he was part of with Syren. I’m the one that exposed Cid as a man that couldn’t do this full-time cause I was beating his ass when it was full-time so he ran away from me in favour of Glory Braddock. I’m the one that’s out here, proving I am the top talent and the ONLY reason I’m not celebrating my eighth or ninth or tenth world title reign?

Is because the guy in charge makes me wait four months, six months – a whole year – time and time again while he protects his favourites!

And Glimmers? You’re no different. You think you’re in this because you’re owed? That you’ve got an owed rematch? You’re where you are because CHBK wants you here and wants me out of the way. You’re just dumbass pawns in all of this. A couple of stupid strippers being used to keep me out of the way so he can keep the world title out of my reach.

That’s all you’re good for. That’s all you’ve ever been good for. Trust me, you think your little ‘strip show’ is selling? People can see much more for free on the internet, they don’t have to wait a week for a ‘chance’ to see ‘twins’, you get me?

But I would have thought finally having a loss in your tag-team record would have humbled you. Would have made you realize the level you should be at when holding the tag-team titles. More than that, girls, I thought it would smarten you up in regards to what happens when you run your mouth at me. When you disrespect me!

But apparently, I was asking for too much. Apparently, the two of you share only one brain cell and it’s on vacation, because it wasn’t long before you were trying the same shit. Ambushes. Attacks from behind while doing your strip shows, right? Calling what happened to you an accident? A mistake?

You two don’t get it, do you? The REASON you guys held onto those titles as long as you did is that CHBK kept you from me. The REASON you two had that little ‘winning streak’ you had is because CHBK knew that if he put me in a handicap match with you two – you’d end up just like EFN and what would that say about you, huh? What would that say about your ‘great tag-team’ if one Snow Queen took you down?

Girls, you’ve got some talent, I’ll give you that... but you’re as bad as Cid and Syren cause you think what you have is off your own back. What you have was given to you because YOU WERE PROTECTED! And last Breakdown, I stopped playing this game. I stopped playing by CHBK’s rules of ‘earning it’. Instead, I showed you what happens when I play by YOUR rules. When I’m the one launching ambushes and I’m the one attacking from the shadows and what happened?

I didn’t need an Executioner. I didn’t need management. I tore your half-naked asses apart, didn’t I? They needed a team to save you two from me.

I want you both to think long and hard about that beating I put on you, because if you think that’s not going to happen tonight at Retribution, let me straighten that out for you. Because now? You’re wasting my time. You’re wasting my time with you. You’re wasting my time when I should be focusing on becoming the world champion again.

But I can’t do that.

I have to deal with you and your continued disrespect. I have to deal with you so that CHBK can protect his world champion in Syren and help his buddy Shaun have a comeback just like he gave Cid who, surprise surprise, the second he loses the title like everyone else, is out the door.

I have to WASTE my time with you and with Xander Valentine for a partner. A man I have had to drag like a dead weight behind me! Because, unlike me, he NEEDS this! He failed as a world champion! He failed to become Underground champion! This is ALL he has left so he’s changing his tune, trying to ‘save me’. Yeah, if he was trying to do that, why’s he getting in my way? Why is he stopping me from laying you two out? Why’s he trying to stop me from becoming world champion and calling ‘bullshit this’ and ‘bullshit that’? If he was trying to save me, he’d be doing the right thing and staying out of my way in becoming world champion!

But I’ve got to carry his ass too. I’ve got to look out for him because he could break down any second like he did against Enigma. Like he did at the Underground Turmoil match.

So, girls, I want you to understand that you THINK you got this all figured out. That you can laugh and say you’ve got this in the bag, but last time I dealt with you two and took your titles away? That was a matter of respect and a receipt. This? This is going to be so much worse. Because I’m not taking titles from you. I’m not taking your undefeated streak or your ‘perfect tag record’.

In short... I’m out for blood.

I am taking ‘the system’, ‘the bias’ and everything you and that old man sitting in his office has put me through and ripping it apart piece by piece, even if I have to go through the Executioner to do it! And when I’m done? I’m going to dump your asses out of my ring. I’m going to stand there and remind the world who the REAL number one contender for the world title is.

I am going to remind the world that time is running out for this little delay. That CHBK’s games are over! And the rightful world champion... is coming to take back what’s hers.

Whether you are conscious enough to believe it... or not.