Ducky’s Birthday Bash!!!!!!!!

[The Matt]

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October 20th, 2022
Minneapolis, MN
Off Camera
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One had to ask, what would be the next move for Kimberly Williams after regaining her beloved SCW Underground Championship at Apocalypse? Angelica Jones, the erstwhile guide and mother of The Woman Scorned, managed to get Kimberly a one on one match against the new SCW United States Champion Glory Braddock. A standard match isn’t exactly Kim’s idea of a good time but for her mother’s sake she took the match. Not only did she take the match but she took full advantage of it and picked up a big victory, proving to the world that there is more to the deranged ginger than meets the eye. Now with yet another big victory under her belt and with the momentum sending her sailing into the right direction, Kimberly felt that the time was right for her to make her own move.

In Minneapolis, Minnesota for Breakdown the SCW Underground Champion struck in the middle of the Underground Rules Match between Sarah Wolf and Konrad Raab. Her purpose is anyone’s guess. But the outcome was plain to see. Williams brutalized Sarah Wolf with her deadly plushie penguin Wasley. Then for good measure she struck Konrad with it as well. Kim got to have her fun for the evening.

Backstage at the Target Center people are busily rushing to and fro as they get ready to leave the arena for the evening. Another eventful night is Breakdown has concluded and everyone is getting packed up and prepared to leave. Everyone here is already anxiously anticipating next week in Washington DC which will host the birthday bash for one Ducky. The beloved, naive, childlike alter ego of Nicole Kinneck has utilized her trios contract to create the most unique of matches…if you want to call it a match. All that we know for certain is that a world championship match is promised to the winner. Attendance and participation is by invite only and one individual who received an invitation was none other than Kimberly herself.

The Woman Scorned is excited about next week’s big adventure. Her mother, Angelica Jones, cannot see why she would be looking forward to this; after all, the prize is a World Title Match. Kim has already made it clear that she only cares about the SCW Underground Championship. So what is Kim’s game? What is she up to now? Why does she want to participate in Duck’ys birthday bash? A lot of questions remain unanswered as Breakdown closed tonight. Kim’s mother hopes to get some of those answers before she and her daughter leave the Target Center here tonight in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Good luck with that. First she has to find her demented daughter. The Underground Chamion has wandered off and Angelica Jones cannot seem to find her. And as seen in the past, an unsupervised Kimberly Williams can prove to be very dangerous.

“Kim?” This is the voice of Angelica Jones, ringing out in the backstage area of the Target Center. She is dressed in black pants, black boots, a red silk blouse, and a black leather jacket. Her long red hair hangs down freely and unrestrained to well past the shoulders. She stops occasionally to ask an official she may recognize if they have seen her daughter. So far no such luck. No one has seen Williams anywhere. Unfortunately, the realization that Kim may not be found anytime soon is beginning to dawn upon Angelica. She knows all too well about how good her daughter is at falling off the face of the earth. “Kim, where are you?”

Suddenly she spots some hope. It is a longshot but it is something. Angelica sees her first cousin, the SCW United States Champion Glory Braddock standing not too far away in a corner. Braddock has already changed out of her ring gear and is wearing denim jeans, a purple t-shirt, and sandals. Angelica sighs as she makes her approach. A warm, friendly smile forms upon her face.

“Glory, have you seen Kim?”

“Kim? You mean that dirty cheater?” she shakes her head. “No, I haven’t seen her.”

“I take it you’re still sore over losing to her?”

“She cheated!” Glory snaps back.

“How is it HER fault that YOU didn’t know your shoulders were down for a three count?”

“She got lucky, Angel. It’s as simple as that. I am the United Kingdom Champion. She’s the champion of garbage wrestling. But you know what really eats me alive about your daughter? She has the chance to earn a World Championship Match next week in Washington DC. She was invited to that stupid onesie wearing Ducky nonsense that could earn her a World Title Match but she has said herself that she doesn’t care about world titles.”

“You could have been invited too.” Angelica shrugs her shoulders. “I guess you haven’t endeared yourself to Ducky.”

“I’m happy being the United Kingdom Champion. But at least I do know that I could achieve more and at least I respect the world championship. Kim doesn’t give a damn about any of it unless it is the Underground Title. You have to admit that somewhere deep down inside that it bothers you. You are a thirteen time world champion. Your own flesh and blood doesn’t want to follow in your footsteps. Doesn’t that bother you?”

“Not at all.” Angelica shakes her head. “Let Kim follow her own path.”

“Pfft…” Glory scoffs. She then turns her head in time to spot Kimberly skipping happily in their direction. Williams is wearing torn denim jeans, flip flops, and a t-shirt in German colors that reads ‘Oktoberfest Is My Favorite Wrestler’ on the front. She is carrying her loaded and deadly penguin Wasley who has already had quite a night already. Braddock smirks and motions towards Kim. “There’s your pride and joy. Isn’t she such a proud member of your little dynasty, huh Angel?”

“Shut up, Glory.” Angelica snaps angrily.

“Anyone talking about me?” Kim says as she steps in between the two. Kim waves happily at Glory. “Hi there! We should fight again sometime?”

“Maybe we can. Put that title of yours on the line.”

“But why should I?” Kim shrugs. “Based on your logic, I should get a shot at YOUR title?”

“But you don’t care about anything except that stupid Underground Title.”

“You’re right! Maybe you can have a shot at Wasley then?”

“Huh?” Glory asks, rather confused about this statement. Then Kim drops Wasley on Glory’s exposed foot. “Ouch! God damn it!”

“Oops!” Kim shrugs and smiles sheepishly as she watches Glory drop to her knees and clutch her foot in pain. “Clumsy me!” Even Angelica cannot help but laugh at Glory’s current predicament.

“Maybe you should go see the trainer before you leave?” Angelica suggests as she watches, with a grin on her face, Glory trying hard to push herself back up to her feet.

“I’ll…ouch!” She exclaims, clearly in pain. “...I’ll be fine!” Glory limps away. This leaves Kimberly and Angelica alone. Once Braddock is out of sight and out of mind, Angelica turns and embraces her daughter in a tight hug; mostly out of relief for seeing Kimberly is safe and partially because what she just did to the annoying Glory Braddock was entertaining.

“That was great!”

“Thank you!” Kim takes a playful bow after the hug is ended.

“Where were you, though?”

“I was in catering. I wanted another doughnut!”

“Right.” Angelica rolls her eyes. “That doughnut was in no way just an excuse to avoid talking to me, was it?”

“Now why would I want to avoid talking to my favorite mother?”

“Only mother.” Angelica retorts. “And Kim, you were very busy tonight. You were busier than you should have been. Some things were outside of your control but there were other things that you brought on yourself. Either way, we have a lot to talk about.”

“Talk is boring. Action is fun!” Kim says with a devilish grin on her face.

“Is that why you decided to involve yourself in Wolf and Raab’s match tonight?” Angelica asks as she places her hands on her hips like a disappointed parent. Which, to be perfectly honest, she IS a disappointed parent right now.

“I know I promised to behave. I promised to be good. And I have been following your rules, mom. But let’s face it, people like Sarah Wolf will not follow your rules or anyone else’s rules. If you were paying attention to what the talking heads out there were saying, ol’ Wolfie is known for her ambush attacks. But that’s not all she’s known for. She’s known for not letting go of a grudge. She needs to take Elsa’s advice and LET IT GO…LET IT GOOOOOOOO….”

“Your point?” Angelica asks as she holds up a hand to silence Kim.

“Right…my point is that Wolfie wasn’t going to stop just because of what happened at Apocalypse. I beat her…and Onesie…and DeeDee McFrosty…and Autumn Valentine to regain my Underground Championship. But did you think she was going to let that stop her? She still hasn’t gotten over being eliminated by Hairless Penguin at Taking Hold of the Flame. She blames me for losing the tag title match at Rise To Greatness. I needed to put her down once and for all.”

“And you think beating her half to death with that penguin achieved that goal?”

“Eh, probably not.” Kim smirks devilishly. “But it damn sure sent a message! Sometimes you need a preemptive strike. How many times have you done that in your career, mom?”

“Fair point.” She sighs. “But what about Konrad? I thought you liked him?”

“I do! That’s why I hit him!”

“Huh?”

“Me and Oktoberfest have a unique relationship. Most people send each other greeting cards or text messages or some other way to be friendly like playing checkers or whatever. Me and Oktoberfest try to murder each other. It’s our version of miniature golf.”

“Does Konrad see it like that?”

“Of course…maybe?” Kim smiles sheepishly. Angelica rolls her eyes.

“For your sake I hope you’re right.”

“I know I’m right. Now do you need to interrogate me any further? I mean, I’d like to get home to Massachusetts and make sure my unicorn onesie is all clean and ready for Breakdown next week!” The SCW Underground Champion begins clapping happily. “I am soooooo looking forward to Ducky’s birthday!”

“Uh, yeah, speaking of that…I know you said you didn’t care about the potential title match offered to the winner…”

“No, I’m not interested.” Kim shakes her head. “I already have the one title I am interested in possessing and defending. Xander can execute anyone he wants. Glory can rename that title of hers all she wants. Datura can be Adrenaline Champion. I am gonna keep this Underground Title and this division all to myself. I do not care about anything else.”

“Yeah?” Angelica smirks. “I do not believe you.”

“Well it is the truth!”

“Kim, I believe that you are passionate about making the Underground Division worth something. I believe that you are passionate about being the best Underground Champion in SCW history. I believe that. But I do not believe that you absolutely do not care about any other championship.” she reaches out and places a hand on her shoulder. “We have only recently been this close. That’s my fault. But I have followed your career. I remember how proud you were when you beat Bree for the United States Title. I remember how happy it made you to be tag champion with your sister Marie. And I still remember how passionate you were in the build up to the world title gauntlet. Do you remember it? Ace Marshall used his trios contract to put the title on the line. What you said about proving to the entire world that anyone can do anything if they put their mind to it…that’s what you said about winning the world title.”

“I didn’t mean any of it.” Kim snaps back.

“If you were faking it then you are a damn good actress.” Angelica sighs deeply. “Look, I’m not going to be like Shaun Cruze. I’m not going to force you into a world title match. That’s asinine. All I’m saying is think about it. Somewhere deep down in there I believe lies the heart of a future world champion.” She smiles warmly. “You just have to find her.”

“I appreciate the positive vibes, mom, but future world champion?” Kim shakes her head. “You got the wrong daughter. Maybe Marie. Maybe Jessica. But not me. I’m the death match fighter…or garbage wrestler as Glory put it.”

“Glory is full of shit.” Angelica states quickly and sharply. “You are my daughter. I know you can do this. And to prove my faith in you, I have a gift.”

“Oh a gift?!” Kim happily applauds. “Is it a pony? I always wanted a pony!”

“Not a pony…” Angelica reaches into her pocket and produces a chain of beads. She places it in Kim’s right hand. “...a rosary.”

“What?” Kim looks at the traditional Catholic prayer beads curiously. She has seen them before but has never owned one. She looks back up at her mother, obviously curious as to what this is all about.

“This was my mother’s rosary.” Angelica says with a tear in her eye. “I have cherished this for a very long time. I’d like for you to have them now.”

“But…” Kim pauses and then tries to hand them back while shaking her head “...I can’t. I’m not…”

“You’re not what? You’re not Catholic? Maybe not yet but that can change if you decide to. But so what if you’re not Catholic? You are still my daughter and this belonged to your grandmother. This is yours by heritage.”

“But what about Aunt Kayla? Or my sisters?”

“I’ve talked to them. They all agree.” She pushes Kim’s hand that contains the rosary back towards Kim’s chest. “We want you to have them. Kim, you have been on this quest to try and figure out who you are. You have done incredible detective work into your father’s past…into my past…all just to see who you are. But the answer has been right here in front of you the entire time. You are a Jones. You are my daughter. You are part of this family.”

Kim takes the rosary and clutches it closely to her chest. “Y’know, meeting Sister Maria and learning about you, the secret life you have kept hidden away from the rest of the world, even from your family, learning about that has helped me realize how right you are…”

“Oh yeah?” Angelica asks. Kim nods her head.

“We were both abandoned, rejected by our family. We both let society and circumstance turn us into violent hateful beings. We both needed a second chance in life. And we both were lucky enough to have people willing to give us that second chance.”

Angelica embraces Kim in another tight hug. “I’m sorry, Kim. I should never have kept this part of my life from you.”

“No, I should apologize. I always held a grudge against you for abandoning me. But now I see how similar we both are. I see that much like me, forces outside of your control pressured you into some bad decisions and mistakes. I’m just glad we both get a chance to start over.”