User blog:Francis a51/The Silver Bullet - Chapter 2: Live Event.

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After the sibling meeting, Luke was in the living room, sitting on the couch while drinking the smoothie Leni made it for him moments ago. He took the chance to start his searching by checking the employment section in the newspaper, hoping he could find a perfect job, but he needed to find one that doesn't require working more than twelve hours and seven days per week. Even though he has a new task, he still had to keep his word he gave to his mom taking care of his brother and sisters. It's not like he could be paranoid to worry about what's gonna happen to them while he's not home, but he already made a promise to be with them whenever they need him.

Unfortunately, when he just finished reading the section, there was nothing he could pick out. There were a lot of options, but most of them had a mediocre salary and others are way beyond his capacity. He was willing to work hard, but he didn't want to be stressed out and fatigued just like his parents are going through.

He threw the newspaper on the coffee table and shifted his posture on the couch with his head rested on his fist. Another option he had in mind is doing favors for the neighbors and some other people around the town. But the problem is that he wouldn't have time to gather over three thousand dollars before the end of the month, and it's possible that not everyone in this town would need his services.

Luke began to feel a little frustrated that sooner or later it will force him to give up, there's no way he's going to, but he wished there would be a shortcut that could help him find the easy way to have an excellent career.

"Hey Luke!" The elder brother snapped out and saw Lynn jumping up on the couch beside him.

"Oh, hey Lynn." He asked with a smile.

"What are you doing?" The athletic sister asked, before she took a glance at the newspaper on the table. "Oh, are you now doing this?"

"Yeah, I thought it would be better to start right now, but so far no results." Luke replied with his crossed arms. "But anyways, what do you need?"

"Nah, I don't want to bother you if you're busy." Lynn waved her hand with her eyes downcast. Apparently she needed something from him.

"Oh no, not at all. Just because I'm trying to find a job doesn't mean I don't have time for you or any of your siblings. So please, tell me."

Lynn. Jr smiled. "Well… I was wondering if you'd like to go out to the NPW event with me."

"NPW?" Luke raised his eyebrow.

"National Pro Wrestling." Lynn explained the acronym. "It's the name of a popular wrestling promotion and today they're coming in Royal Woods! I have the tickets for the seats in the first row, so we could enjoy watching the matches even more!" Lynn's tone became more excited, before she showed the tickets out of her pocket to him.

"Wait, where did you get them? They look pretty expensive." He said in wonder, though he was afraid to think she actually paid them with someone else's money.

"Oh, didn't I tell you before?" Lynn responded, scratching the back of her head. "Well, there was a sports quiz on a radio show and they were giving free passes to someone who would get all the answers right. I got so excited that I participated and I won!"

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Wow, I'm proud of you Lynn, but have you asked Lincoln first? I'm sure he would be very excited to go with you." Luke replied.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Well, actually I did it this morning, but he told me he can't because he's gonna hang out with Clyde today." Lynn answered with a disappointed look. "And I don't think one of my sisters would be interested to watch wrestling, so I thought it would be nice if you come with me. Besides, I promised I would repay you after the big favor you did for me."

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Before Luke was accepted as the new member of the family, Lynn was the second sister who had trust issues with him, but only because she couldn't see him as her brother. But the real reason was because a year ago, she wanted to qualify to be part of a kickboxing team; but the coach named Dylan, who was the owner of the club, didn't let her join despite she had a good score. Dylan made a promised that he would let her join for the next test, but the result was the same. Turned out he didn't want any girl would be part of his team; and so she never had any trust with men. But Luke knew who was that person and he decided to deal with him. In the end, with a help of an old friend, he forced the coach to accept the girls into his team after defeating him in a kick-boxing match. Lynn was deeply thankful that Luke made her dream come true and so she accepted him.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"I know you are focusing on helping mom and dad, but this is the weekend. Everybody needs to have fun once in a while, and maybe it would help you to be motivated. Trust me, it's gonna be the best night you ever had."

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke rubbed his chin thoughtfully as he looked at the tickets she was holding. The truth is, he never paid attention to the wrestling for a long time, ever since his adoptive mother didn't allow him to keep watching that due the violence content the sport has. At first he was upset, but then he understood what she meant by that. He could also remember the times when he saw Lynn watching those shows, but he just ignored it and let her see what she loves.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">He wasn't sure if he would be interested to assist that event, but right now his sister not only is asking him to have fun, she wants to have a great time with him, and the last thing he would do is saying no to her. Besides, he thought it would be the best to go outside and take some fresh air, maybe he would find something else that could give him bright ideas.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Well, that sounds very fun. I'm in." Luke accepted with a smirk.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Lynn beamed at his response as she pumped her fist. "Awesome! Thanks bro!" She gave him a quick hug, before she jumped down from the couch.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Where does the show takes place and when?" Luke asked.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"In Royal Woods Arena in the downtown, at 8 PM." She replied as she made her way to the staircase. "Now if you excuse me, I'll go to my room to choose which t-shirt I'll wear!" Then she left to the second floor.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke just got back watching the TV and drinking his smoothie, but now he was a little distracted by wondering how the experience of going to a wrestling show with Lynn will be.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke was driving across the downtown with his sister sitting on the passenger seat; she changed her usual white jersey with a dark shirt with what appears to be a logo of a skull with wings of blades, surrounded with stars, and a knife pierced on top of the skull. Not that he finds it a little disturbing because at least there are no trails of blood on that logo that could scare the siblings, except Lucy.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">It was a good thing Lori came back before they would leave the house, so he wouldn't worry about who should take care of his sisters. On the other hand, Lynn admitted to him if it wasn't for him, Lori would surely forbid her getting out of the house and the tickets would be worthless.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">When he spotted the arena, he drove his car into the parking lot, but he went shocked when he saw that the place was almost entirely filled up than he would imagine. He never thought so many people love the wrestling, besides Lynn. But fortunately, he managed to find a free spot before he parked his car.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Once they got out, Luke could see Lynn biting her lower lip and her fists were shaking, he could tell that she was trying to hold back the excitement as they were getting closer to the arena's entrance, though they had to stand on a large line which the security was checking the tickets before they let the people get in. Five minutes later, Luke and Lynn entered the building and as they were walking through the crowd, they found the pathway which leads to the lower level; even they just heard the music booming inside getting louder as they were getting closer.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">When Luke gave the tickets to one of the ushers who was standing near the exit, he led the young man and the girl to the inside of the arena. At that moment, Luke looked around the place, very amazed that it looks very huge than the outside. He could see hundreds of people already on their seats while some of them were following the other ushers for their own spots. That's not all, he saw the four-sided ring in the center, with three red ring ropes, covered with a white canvas mat, the sides were also covered with a fabric skirt and around the ringsides the floor was protected with mats. On the far side of the ring there was a chair next to a square table covered with dark cloth, with a ring bell and a little hammer on top of it.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Furthermore, ahead of the ring he saw what appears to be a stage, and couldn't help but be impressed by its design. There was a huge screen hanged above the entrance by high, steel structures with enormous black curtains. Two steel structures on the sides of the stage had the banners with the image of the wrestling company.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">The usher came to stop when they were now near the barricade, before he pointed out to the first row of chairs situated right in front of the ring. It almost looked like it's crowded, but luckily there are only two chairs left and reserved for Luke and Lynn. After the usher walked off, they went through the crowd until they sat on their assigned seats.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Well, what do you think? Isn't it so exciting?" Lynn asked as she resisted the urge of bouncing up and down in her chair.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"I think so. This is the first time I ever attended in an arena." Luke replied as he looked around the crowded arena once again.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Oh, but this is just the beginning, you'll see something even greater once the show starts." Lynn replied with a smirk.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke raised his eyebrow, as he was trying to guess what she meant by that. But that's beside the point, what he's thinking right now is that the only reason there's so many people attending in the arena is that the NPW must be a really popular organization. But the thing is he never heard about that before, at first he thought it was just an independent promotion, which only dozens of people would attend a live event. He was now curious to know a little more about that.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">He was about to ask her for some info, but all of a sudden, the music and the lights turned off, as the whole arena went dark, before the crowd erupted with cheers and chants. Luke was very surprised and confused what just happened, but then began to realize that this meant that the show is about to start.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Suddenly, a beam of light shone upon the stage, but also there was a man in a suit standing coming out of the entrance. He appeared to be around the sixties, with a bald head and more or less obese. He walked towards the ring, as the light traced through the ramp. Luke kept his stoic look while watching that man about to enter the ring, as the crowd didn't stop cheering loudly, even Lynn have finally found the right moment to let out the excitement she was holding back.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">The man in a suit stood in the middle of the ring, and he held the microphone up to his mouth.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen!" He spoke up, earning even more cheers from the public. "And welcome to the NPW Live Tour, in Royal Woods, Michigan!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">In all of a sudden, the stage got engulfed with pyrotechnics that practically deafened the crowd's voices. Luke literally jumped up from his chair that almost fall, as Lynn burst out laughing at his reaction. After that, the lights went back on, as they were now moving around the arena, even the music replayed, but this time featuring The Doctor by The Treatment.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"First time with fireworks?" Lynn shouted with an amused grin.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Not really, but it's the first time it freaked me the heck out!" Luke responded while wheezing, clutching his chest after almost suffering a heart attack.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">When he turned his attention to the ring, he began to notice that there were more people standing in the ringsides, all of them wearing black shirts and pants. It's sure to say that they're cameramen and photographers who are in charge to record everything; another thing he just noticed is that one guy was now sitting next to the table with the little hammer on his hand, before he rang the bell after The Doctor's song stopped playing.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">DING-DING-DING!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"The following contest… is scheduled for one fall!" The announcer said, as the crowd turned down their volume and prepared to find out who will be the first wrestler who will appear.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Suddenly, a new music started to play in the arena with an orchestra, followed by a mix with rock, before a man came out of the entrance. He was wearing a jacket with golden sleeves and hood on his head, and golden pants. Luke had a good guess to identify that this guy is a heel, because of the fact that the crowd were booing at him, even Lynn.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Introducing first, from Vancouver, Canada, weighing a two hundred and fifteen pounds, The Captain Charm, Chris Reso!"

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">The Canadian wrestler walked across the ramp with a smug grin on his face, without taking a glance at the people who were giving him thumbs down, even some of them hurled insults. He used the steel stairs to stand on the ringside, before he got into the ring. Then he went to a corner until he climbed up the turnbuckle, before he took the hood off his head, revealing his dirty blond short hair and a soul patch on his chin.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">He jumped off the turnbuckle before taking off the golden jacket and pants, revealing a pair of dark pants with yellow and accents underneath. Despite the negative reaction from the crowd, that didn't stop him showing his condescending attitude.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"BOOO! Get out of the ring you bum!" Lynn was standing on her seat, shouting loudly with hope that he's hearing what she's saying.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke only chuckled at her behavior, since he didn't mind with her great enthusiasm with sports and sometimes he finds that pretty funny. Though the only thing he needed is easing her gloating and superstitions.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">The music came to stop as the crowd's booing calmed down, meaning they're now expecting for the next wrestler who Chris Reso's going to face. And suddenly, the sound of an electric guitar solo accompanied by the drums that sounded like metal music, rang out before the audience roared with cheers.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">The second wrestler came out of the stage and made his way to the ring. He appeared to be a little bit older than the other one, with his head completely shaved and he had the look of a hardened veteran. Unlike Chris Reso, he was wearing only a pair of dark shorts with red blades and a dark shirt which had the same logo of the skull just like Lynn is wearing it.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"And his opponent, from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing a two hundred and seventy-five pounds! The Hardcore Georgian, Thurman Holly!" After finishing with the introductions, the ring announcer stepped out from the ring.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Holly slid in as he took a glance at his opponent, who was standing in the corner while giving the Georgian a cold glare. Holly walked towards one of the turnbuckles before standing on top of it and then greeted the crowd by raising his arms, earning even more cheers, especially from the athletic girl who was trying to get his attention. It was very sure to say that Lynn is a huge fan of this wrestler, maybe he's even the favorite of the fans.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Holly jumped down and he and Reso stood facing each other fiercely, like they're competing who has the most intimating face. As the referee saw they were both ready, he waved his arm and give the signal to ring the bell.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">DING-DING-DING!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">The bell rang off, before the referee stepped away from the two wrestlers as they walked around the ring, like a couple of lions in the cage. But then, they stopped and began to approach until they grappled with each other, but Holly managed to push Chris all the way to the corner. The referee intervened and demanded him to break it up, but when Holly wasn't listening as he kept pushing Reso, the ref started to count until he finally let him go before he was about to be disqualified. However, Holly didn't let Reso take the chance as he attacked him with a backhand chop on his chest, as the whole crowd wooed by the sound of the hit.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">The Hardcore Georgian repeated the attack twice, before he grabbed his hand and pulled to send him running to the other corner behind. But suddenly, Reso didn't let go of Holly's hand and then sent him in the same direction. Holly turned around before his back hit the turnbuckle, and before he realized it, Reso connected his elbow to his face. Afterwards, Reso gripped his head and dragged him to the ropes and sent him running to the other side.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Holly turned around and was propelled by the ropes to run towards his opponent, but Reso charged and thrust his shoulder on Holly and sent him down to the floor. The Captain Charm ran towards the ropes to do the same as Holly did, and then he jumped to hit him in the chest with his elbow.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Holly gasped when he felt his air coming out from his lungs, as Reso laid down across his chest before the referee rushed to start with the counting.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">1…!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">2…!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Holly threw up his legs and prop himself up before the final count, as the crowd chanted "Two!". Reso wasn't frustrated though because he knew it was far too easy to win.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Reso stood up with Holly on his grasp, and then pulled him to make him run to the ropes again as he prepared to deliver another attack. But as he launched his fist, Holly ducked to dodge as he used the ropes and charged towards the Canadian, but Reso threw himself on the floor and Holly jumped over him without stopping. Reso stood hastily, but didn't move until Holly was nearby, and suddenly he sidestepped and shoved him out of the ring.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Holly grunted in pain after falling down to the mats, as Reso rolled out to attack him before he'd get the chance to get on his feet, even though the referee was demanding to get back the ring before starting counting. Reso lifted him up by grabbing his head, but took his hand and then threw him before crashing into the steel stairs. At this point he was unable to stand up as he was holding his sides in pain.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">As the referee's counting reach to five, Reso decided to send him back into the ring as he rolled in. He crawled and then covered Holly to make a pinfall on the second attempt. The referee stood on his knees and began to count to three.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">1…!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">2…!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Holly raised his arm with his shoulder off the floor, as the crowd chanted the second count. Reso grew irritated, hard to believe that this guy still had some strength to kick out. But at least he has still the advantage after dealing so much damage on him, if he can keep tearing him apart.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Reso stood up with his opponent before sending him to the turnbuckle; he took a breath as he walked backwards towards another turnbuckle, and then charged. But when Holly has already seen him approaching, he raised his foot to kick Reso in the face.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Reso reeled back and covered his mouth with his hand, without realizing that Holly was preparing to counter-attack. When Captain Charm turned around, Holly charged and hit him with a clothesline. Reso stood up quickly, but Holly attacked him with a clothesline again, as the crowd cheered by watching him fighting back even though he suffered a beating.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"YEAH! Keep it up, Holly! Kick his butt!" Lynn was yelling in excitement.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke, however, was speechless; he looked like he wasn't listening to his sister's shouting, as his eyes couldn't move away from those two guys fighting each other. He couldn't understand why he's now so interested to watch this with his mouth opened, but then, after wondering so many times about why is the reason there's some sports like the wrestling, he suddenly realized some facts that a light bulb will pop out above his head.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">These wrestlers not only are fighting for fame and being on top of everyone, they're fighting to entertain the people so they could leave the stadium with the big smile on their faces and probably with the desire to come back for the next event, even sometimes to inspire the children to become new wrestlers. Therefore, the person who owns that promotion and arrange the fights must pay them a lot of money for pleasing the audience.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">This is the kind of job he's looking for!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Reso tried to attack with a clothesline, but Holly duck as Reso passed before being propelled by the ropes, and suddenly Holly lifted his opponent and dropped him with a spinebuster, as the crowd went wild when the Harcore Georgian let out a roar.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">He was now prepared to end the fight once it for all.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Holly remained standing with his knees bent, waiting until Reso stood up, but now dizzy that he was not aware that Holly was behind. And when Reso turned around, Holly kicked him in the stomach, leaving the Canadian bent forward with his head placed between his thighs. Holly looked around the hundreds of thousands of spectators in the arena, before he traced his thumb across his neck, as the arena was filled with shouts of excitement.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Oh my gosh, he's gonna do the Atlanta Bomb!" Lynn exclaimed, already on the edge of her seat.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Holly clasped his arms around Reso's waist and lifted him up on his shoulders. But suddenly Reso reacted and managed to slip his clutches by jumping over his head and landed behind him. Before Holly realize, Reso held his opponent by his neck before dropping down, performing a back head slam. The crowd, especially Luke's athletic sister, groaned in disappointment after they thought that the match would be over in favor on Thurman Holly.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Reso began to crawl away from Holly to the turnbuckle, a little worn out that he was struggling to get on his feet, until he grabbed the ropes to pull himself up. As Holly rose up, though he was also exhausted, he turned to see his opponent on the ring's corner, so he decided to wait while catching his breath. And just when Reso turned around, Holly made a run.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">However, Reso saw it coming before he jumped out of the way, before Holly crashed into the turnbuckle. When Reso saw his opponent stunned, he took the opportunity to put his arm up between Holly's legs and rolled him over to make him fall flat on his back, and Reso stacked the fallen opponent on his shoulders for the pin. But then he decided to play dirty when he placed his legs on the ropes for leverage, making difficult for Holly to kick out.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">However, that action received a strong negative reaction from the fans that began to boo, while some others tried to warn the referee that he's doing something illegal. Unfortunately, the referee didn't listen to them as he started counting.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"WHAT ARE YOU BLIND?! HE'S CHEATING!" Lynn yelled, unable to contain her rage that she began to shake the barrier.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Hey, take it easy, Lynn!" Luke tried to calm her down as he pulled her away from the barrier.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">1…!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">2…!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">The referee was about to hit three, but suddenly he finally noticed that Reso's legs were on the ropes, before he demanded him to get his legs off the ropes.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Reso went shocked that his chance of having a victory was once again interrupted, as he got off Holly and began to argue with the referee. However, he didn't see that his opponent was now on his feet and waited for him to turn around.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">When Reso did, Holly charged, but he sidestepped to make him bump into the referee. However, Holly stopped before he could even touch him. But the distraction gave Reso the chance to hook both of his arms from behind, and then turned into 180 degrees while twisting Holly's arms over both of their heads.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">That kind of position was meant for Reso to drop down onto Holly's back so he would drive him down face-first into the mat, and apparently that would be his finishing move. But before he could do it, Holly struggled to break free from Reso's grip, until he managed to set loose his left arms, before pushing Reso away from him.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Reso ran into the ropes before going to the other side, but before he knew it, Holly lifted him up and fell to a seated position and slammed Reso down. As Reso's back hit into the mat, the sound of the body hitting on the ring's floor rang loud that would flinch the entire audience, but at the same time let out the cheers.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"YES! He did it! Finishing him!" Lynn shouted in joy.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">As Holly remained in the seated position after his finishing move, he held Reso by his legs before the referee slid down next to them and started counting.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">1…!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">2…!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">3!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">DING-DING-DING!

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">The bell rang out when referee marked the end of the match, as Holly let the fallen opponent go and stood up. Reso, on the other hand, despite he was apparently knocked out by Holly's powerbomb, he rolled out of the ring with all his strength remaining.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Here's your winner, The Hardcore Georgian, Thurman Holly!" The ring announcer proclaimed.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">The referee approached Holly, before clasping his hand and then raised his arm and pointed him as the victor to the excited crowd.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Dude, did you see what just happen? Gosh, for a moment I thought Reso was going to win by cheating and with that Killswitch, but man Holly didn't give him the chance and then countered with that powerbomb! BEST. MATCH. EVER!" Lynn shook Luke by his shoulder, as she was acting like a child telling her mother how great the day has been.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke laughed heartily at her euphoria. "Yeah, I'm gonna be honest with you, that was really amazing."

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Oh, but like I said, this is just getting started. Just sit tight, because there's more stuff coming up." Lynn responded with a grin as she sat back on the chair.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke nodded with his head as he decided to wait for the next match. In fact, he was very relaxed that he just found a solution for his quest and knew exactly what to do next. However, the only thing he needed is some help from an old friend.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Two hours later, the event was now over and the people began to exit the arena. Lynn and Luke just got out of the building as they walked across the parking lot. They look pretty tired since it was getting late, and the next thing they wanna do when they get home is falling into their beds, but they still have the smile on their faces after enjoying the NPW show. Even though, Luke couldn't remember the names of the other wrestlers, it was great for him to remember the time he loved watching wrestling when he was a kid to have the same feeling.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Lynn let out a yawn as she stretched her arms. "Man, I'm so worn out. But hey, at least you had fun, right?" She asked her older brother.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke turned to her with a smile. "Can't say I didn't."

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Hey, I just wanna thank you for deciding to come with me. If it wasn't for you, or Lincoln, or even one of my sisters, I wouldn't have such a great time tonight."

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke smiled fondly and rubbed her hair. "No need to thank me, champ. Actually, I wanna thank you for taking me out to have fun." He replied with a wink.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Nah, it was nothing." Lynn answered sheepishly. "Anyways, we should go home before our siblings gets sick worried."

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke nodded with his head as he and Lynn reached into his car. The young man started the engine and so he drove on his way back to Franklin Avenue. However, he noticed that his car is almost out of gas, so he decided to drive to a gas station instead. He didn't have to tell Lynn because before he changed the destiny, she already fell asleep. Furthermore, she looked very cute to see her sleeping that there's no way he would disturb her.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">When he found a nearby gas station, he parked there before asking the attendant to refuel his vehicle. In the meantime, he got out of the car and walked a little farther away from his car, as he took out his cellphone and started to dial a known number. After a moment of waiting while hearing the beeping, the sound of someone picking up his call made him smile.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Hey, it's me…" He said softly.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"…"

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"I know, I'm sorry I'm calling you at this hour, but there's something I want to talk to you."

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"…"

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Come on, you know I'm not like Lori, but I do miss your face. Listen, I'm calling you because I have a big favor to ask you. But I can't tell you right now because it's a long story, how about we meet tomorrow at 12:00 PM at the Ketcham Park?"

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"… "

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"No, don't worry, my family is fine, but… It's something that will be just between you and me. Again, I'll tell you everything once we meet at the park."

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"…"

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"Thank you, I'm glad to hear it, see you tomorrow."

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">Luke hung up the phone and went back to his car, after the attendant told him the car was now refueled, he paid him before getting in the driver's seat. He took a glance at his sleeping athletic sister, when he flashed out a small smile and rubbed her head gently.

<p style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Verdana,Arial;font-weight:normal;">"I wonder how you would react when you'll learn I will be in the wrestling…" He muttered before he started the car and continued his way back home.