Kimberly Williams, The One & Allocco vs Konrad Raab, Alexis Quinne & Selena Frost

[The Matt]

Ooc: everyone is used with permission
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December 12th, 2022
Houston, Texas
Off Camera
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year…no, not Christmas. Trios! The Trios Tournament is upon us; the teams have been randomly drawn, the brackets are set, and the quarter finals will begin on this week’s edition of Breakdown. What makes Trios so unique is the potential for chaos. It is a recipe insanity with the randomness of the teams. You have enemies being forced to work together as partners and in the case of people like Kimberly Williams, you have a woman who thrives upon chaos forced to try and bring order to that chaos of her team if she hopes to advance in this tournament and bring home one of the few SCW brass rings she has yet to achieve; a Trios contract.

Under normal circumstances the reigning SCW Underground Champion would just sit back, relax, and enjoy everything descend into madness. But Kimberly is no fool, despite her outward appearance and antics. She knows that the Trios contract gives her real power. If she wants to spread chaos throughout SCW, a Trios contract is just the tool to get the job done. The Trios contract gives her the power to spread her brand of chaos without anyone stopping her. It is this message of power that The Woman Scorned tried to send to The One after the December 8th edition of Breakdown. Kim and The One have done battle on more than one occasion, once ending in a no contest and the other time in the five way underground championship match at Apocalypse. Neither Kim nor The One are known for reading the same book let alone being on the same page. But Kim took it upon herself to let her guard down in an attempt to show The One that she does mean business and to explain to her the power of the Trios contract.

Lucky for Williams, her plan worked. Now two-thirds of their Trios team are on the same page and ready to function as a cohesive unit. That just leaves one third of the equation left and that is none other than Adam Allocco. The former world champion thinks that the opus is upon him and him alone to get his dysfunctional Trios teammates all on the same page. Adam believes he is the only one sane enough to bring this team together. He thinks he is the glue that bring and hold this team together. Little does he know that Kimberly has already planted those seeds of unity.

Adam Allocco stands outside on the streets of Houston, Texas waiting for a cab to pick him up. The former world champion has plans of his own to bring his Trios teammates together on the same page in time for the Trios Tournament Quarter Finals. What he doesn’t realize is that his plan is about to be hijacked. He is blissfully unaware of what is about to happen as he stands there, waiting patiently for the cab to arrive. Footsteps are heard in the background, indicating someone’s arrival. Adam turns to see the arrival of another piece of this chaotic puzzle…

…it’s The One.

“There you are. I’m glad you showed up.”

“I got your message.” The One states plainly, matter-of-factly. She seems almost stand offish but Adam makes nothing of it.

“I’m just glad you came. I half expected you to just ignore my invitation. Considering…”

“Considering what? Your reputation or your status as an elite in SCW?”

“Both?” Adam says, shrugging his shoulders.

“I don’t care about your reputation. As for you being elite…” she shakes her head “...I believe you have transcended the history. You are a legitimate legend, not like the rest.”

“Fair enough.” Adam says. He is admittedly surprised by The One’s acceptance of him but is grateful that at least she won’t be a problem for their Trios unit. Still, there remains one question mark. “Did you see Kim?”

“No.” The One says simply, shaking her head. Adam is about to answer when he hears screeching of tires. He and The One turn to see a taxi cab coming up to a sudden stop in front of them. The cab has arrived and still no Kim. Adam sighs and shakes his head.

“Well damn, there’s the cab. I told her to be here by now.”

“Just get in the cab.”

“But Kim…” Adam insists.

“She will find us.”

“I suppose I can text her the location since she missed the damn cab.” Adam approaches the cab and enters the backseat. The One enters next and shuts the door behind her. “Driver, take us to Vic & Anthony’s on Texas Avenue. Do you know the place?”

“I sure do, Coco! But we’re going on a detour first!”

“Coco?” Adam furrows his brow out of confusion. Then it’s as if the proverbial lightbulb goes off over his head. He recognizes that voice. “Kim?!”

“And bingo was his name-o!” Kim spins around and winks at Adam and The One. Whilst Adam is surprised at this apparent kidnapping or hijacking, the look on The One’s face seems to be completely unphased by this entire ordeal. Adam looks over at The One and then at Kim, then back at The One.

“She’s kidnapping us!”

“Yes.”

“Did you know about this?”

“Yes.” The One states calmly. Adam sighs and rolls his eyes. Meanwhile Kim puts the cab into drive and pulls away with Adam still ignorant to what is going on and The One, well, we’re not totally sure how much Kim has told her.

“What did you do to the taxi driver? Did you stab him? Did you kill him? We seriously cannot afford murder on our heads with Trios just a few days away.”

“Murder? Do you take me for a murderer? Don’t answer that!” Kim states defiantly. “I just paid the cab driver a ton of money to look the other way while I borrowed his cab for the evening. Did you know that cab drivers get lousy pay? They will do just about anything for the right price!”

“I can imagine.” Adam says as his frustrations build. “But what about my invitations?”

“I know, I know, you had this grand plan to bring unity to this team! Team Wasley!” She cackles happily. “Our team is called Team Wasley, by the way. And I applaud your efforts. With loony tunes like me and The Onesie back there, you definitely need some strong ass gorilla glue to keep us unified. But Coco, I hate to say it, I already beat you to the punch. Isn’t that right, Onesie?”

Adam looks over at The One who simply nods her head. Adam turns his attention back to The SCW Underground Champion who is grinning from ear to ear.

“So what about…”

“Oh hush, CoCo. I have plenty of party games in mind to bring us closer together. Like a family! Me and Onesie are mommy and daddy respectively, you are our child. Let’s sing a song, shall we?” Kim reaches over and presses a button on the controls. A CD begins to play of a Shania Twain hit song, only with a Kimberly Williams twist…

“When I first saw Coco, I saw love…And the first time Onesie touched me, I felt her knuckles across my face…And after all this time…You're still The One I love, to fight, yeah-yeah…Looks like we made it…Look how far we've come, Trios baby…We mighta took the long way…We knew we'd get there someday…”

“Kim…” Adam says, trying to get The Woman Scorned to focus. Unfortunately that task is damn near impossible. Kim is just about ready to hit the chorus.

“They say, "I bet they'll never make it past the Quarter Finals"...But just look at us holding on…We're still together, still going strong, mm…” she points back at The One… “She’s still The One I run to…The One that will beat Alexis Quinne’s ass…” Kim points to Adam “You're still The CoCo, who beat Juneau McFrosty at RTG…You're still The CoCo being blackmailed by Valentine Prime…” Adam and The One roll their eyes “...and I’M THE ONE who gets to kiss Oktoberfest goodnight with a barbed wire gauntlet!”

“Our opponents will tap out from you singing that song.” The One says. Kimberly laughs hysterically.

“See? That’s why I like you, Onesie! CoCo, take some lessons from Onesie. Relax and enjoy the fun!”

“Fun? It’s hard to have fun when I don’t know where the hell we’re going!” Adam exclaims. “You DO have a destination in mind, don’t you?”

“Well, originally I was just going to drive until I ran out of gas. But then I realized that I might run into some legal troubles with that cab driver if I lost his taxi. So instead I came up with a new destination, and trust me it is a lot better than that boring steakhouse you were going to take us!” Kim takes a very sharp turn which causes The One to bump into Adam and in turn Adam into the side of the cab.

“Ouch! Where did you learn to drive?”

“I didn’t!” Kim says happily. Adam’s eyes grow wide.

“You are joking…tell me you’re joking?”

“Oh but where’s the fun if I tell you I’m joking or not? It’s much more fun to watch you figure it out! But don’t worry, my driving won’t get you killed. My stalker, on the other hand, might.”

“Stalker?” Adam asks.

“You never said anything about a stalker.” The One chimes in.

“Oh please! Don’t be so worked up! Odds are this weirdo won’t find us and if they do, then at least we will all die together…AS A TEAM! We ride together, we fight together, we DIE together! Team building skills, baby!” Kim screams happily and excitedly. Kim takes another sharp turn. After this turn her speed begins to slow down. Adam and The One look out the window and finally they get an idea of where they are going.

“Lake Houston.” Adam states.

“Bingo was his name-o!” Kim says cheerfully. “CoCo is winning all the points, Onesie. You really need to catch up otherwise HE WINS!”

“I’m afraid to ask but what do I win?”

“You get to be team mascot!” Kim says with a devilish grin. “You have to wear a penguin mask to the ring on Breakdown!”

“Nevermind.” Adam shakes his head. “Let The One have that honor.”

“Hell no!” The One answers back.

“Please, you two can fight over that honor when we get to our destination. Just don’t drown each other. I’d rather not fight Lexi, Oktoberfest, and Juneau McFrosty all on my own.” With that, Williams continues to drive the remainder of the distance in silence as Adam and The One continue to wonder just what the demented ginger has in store for them. Eventually, after a few more minutes, Kimberly brings the taxi to a slow stop near the shoreline of Lake Houston.

“We’re here!” Kim declares. “Everybody out!”

Allocco is grateful to be exiting this vehicle. He is grateful to be alive and considers kissing the ground. The One exits behind him. Then Kimberly exits the driver’s side. She joins her two teammates by the taxi watching the waters of Lake Houston.

“You owe me one hundred dollars apiece.

“What?!” Adam asks.

“I’m not paying you a dime.” The One states.

“Fair enough. Adam, you’re picking up Onesie’s tab . You owe me two hundred dollars.”

“Again…what?!”

“Hey! You gotta pay the cab fare!” She points at Adam and The One. “Now you stay here while I set up the picnic.”

“Picnic?” Adam watches as Kim walks back to the taxi. He then turns to face The One. “How much of this did you know about beforehand?”

“Only that she had bribed the taxi driver to hijack your plan.”

Adam sighs out of frustration and shakes his head. He watches as The Woman Scorned brings out a big basket and a blanket. She spreads the red and white blanket out across the grass. Then she opens up the basket and starts dumping food onto the blanket; fried chicken, a ham, ribeyes, pretty much all the meats you could want. She takes out a bottle of wine and a glass of water. Last, she produces a chocolate cake and a bottle of Ghost Pepper hot sauce.

“Dig in!” Kim says as she poses before the blanket of food.

“This is your plan? A picnic?” Adam asks as he looks over the food set before him. Kim nods her head.

“That’s right, CoCo. See, you were gonna take Onesie and me to this fancy shmancy steakhouse.” She shakes her head. “The fancy crap doesn’t work for me and Onesie here. What I have produced for the three of us is the beauty of nature! What better place to bond as partners? First we…or rather you two, mainly you CoCo…share the frightening feeling of being kidnapped by a deranged lunatic, then we bond over a gourmet meal, and last but not least, we enjoy nature’s brilliance. That is real team building, CoCo, not the nonsense you had planned.”

“I suppose you have a point.” Adam says as he stares out at the landscape before him. “Still, I thought we would be at least discussing some sort of strategy. You know? Alexis Quinne, Selena Frost, and Konrad Raab. You can’t sleep on any one of them.”

“Oktoberfest hates everyone.” Kim bats her eyes like a schoolgirl. “Except me. He loves me!”

“You have tried to kill him.” The One states plainly.

“He’s tried to kill me. It’s our flirting. Besides, I figured one of you two curmudgeons would want to be boring and talk strategy. So I had a plan for that too.” Kim goes back into the picnic basket and produces a tall glass of milk. Then she picks up the Ghost Pepper hot sauce. “I know egos abound in this sport. Everyone thinks their game plan is the best. So here’s my idea. All three of us takes a swig of this sauce. Whoever can last the longest without drinking the milk gets to be team captain and strategize for the entire tournament!”

“You’re insane.” Adam states plainly. “Why can’t we just work together and…”

“Give it here.” The One snatches the hot sauce from Kim and takes a swig. Kim grins devilishly.

“I see someone here isn’t a chicken.”

“A chicken, eh?” Adam snatches the hot sauce from The One. He takes a swig next.

“That’s the spirit!” Kim gets the hot sauce next and she takes a swig of it. Kim reaches into the basket and produces three empty cups. She hands one to Adam. “Obviously you’re not taking the wine.” she winks. “Would you want water or….the milk?”

“I’m not giving up yet. The water.” Adam states. Kim pours him some water. She hands a cup to The One and pours her some wine. Kim pours herself some wine. By this time sweat and tears are building up and pouring down all their faces.

“Ok, this shit is hot…” The One states. Kim wipes some tears from her own eyes.

“Now we’re suffering together! Team building!”

“And how…how exactly is this…supposed to help us on Breakdown?” Adam asks.

“Don’t ask me.” Kim shrugs her shoulders. She points to her head. “The voices in my head told me this was a great team building exercise.”

“Seriously?!” Adam exclaims. Kim nods her head. She offers the ghost pepper sauce again.

“Want some more?”

“I hate you both.” The one says with sweat coming from her brow as the heat really begins to kick in. Kim snickers nastily.

“Oh come on? Who can survive the ghost pepper challenge?! TEAM WASLEY CAN!”

“Fuck this.” The One says as she goes to the milk and drinks some. Kim pouts and sticks her tongue out.

“You’re no fun.” Kim then drops the hot sauce and takes the milk and drinks some of it herself. She smirks. “Congratulations, CoCo! I guess you’re Team Captain!” She passes the milk to Adam. He quickly takes it and turns it up, almost guzzling it, as quickly as he can down his throat to ease the pain. Kim snickers as she watches on. She folds her arms and sighs victoriously.

“This really is the beginning of a beautiful relationship. Go Team Wasley!”

“I think I’m gonna throw up…” Allocco runs to the nearest bush where he kneels down and starts puking everywhere. Kim cackles happily.

“Oh, that one looks rather chunky.”

“Did I mention that I hate you both?” The One says as she drinks more of the milk to ease the suffering induced by the hot sauce.

“You mentioned that, yeah.”

A few moments and a few more heaves later and Adam Allocco returns to the group. “Did everything come out ok?” Kim asks with a wink.

“I’m definitely going to have the runs later.” Adam complains. “I hope you didn’t agree on what condition you would be returning the taxi.”

The self-proclaimed Queen of the Death Match watches her handiwork, she watched The One suffering from the hot sauce and Adam heaving his guts out from the hot sauce. A satisfied grin forms on her face. This is certainly the beginning of a beautiful relationship and hopefully a relationship that will lead to a Trios Tournament victory.