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Hidden: Ch.7

Chapter 7: Preparation

It was dark with a clear sky as the stars twinkle bright. A figure was walking down the streets to enter a late night pub. The stranger roamed his eyes to find his fellow colleagues who were gathered around the table having a drink and chatting.

He walked towards them then greeted them. “Good evening gentlemen. What have I missed?” The stranger chuckled as he sat down to join in the conversation.

“Ah Ricky, we were just talking about what had happened at the Court Hall. Apparently, Captain Levi and the prisoner are related. Who would have thought?! Nobody knows anything about the Captain of the Survey Corps. Not even his squad. That man is a crazy loner. A cousin of mine said he’s too good when it comes slaughtering Titans.” Another man spoke then took a sip of ale.

Ricky or Richard Adams was interested in what his friend said. He didn’t go to the trial. The man was occupied with important missions from his higher ups. “Who is this prisoner the Military police and Survey Corps captured?”

“He’s some foreigner from a country that’s across the ocean. What was his name? I think William Miles.” One of the men intervene the conversation.

William Miles. The Mentor Assassin? Why is he here? Huh, this is trouble. Maybe, the templars already begin their next phase. So there must be assassins roaming in the Paradis Isle. Ricky had joined the Templar Order five years ago. The Order had been here longer since King Karl Fritz came to this island and built the Walls to protect the Eldians here from the rest of the world. After all, they encourage the king to move here. This side of the world was untouched by Assassins. Looks like they finally came here to get rid of Templars, but the brotherhoods are small in numbers while the Order are growing bigger and stronger.

“I see. It’s such a shame I wasn’t there to witness.” Ricky glanced at the other man.

Richard Adams stayed for a while with his friends then he decided to leave to attend a different meeting. His hat covered his eyes so no one would recognize him. He stopped and double checked in case he was not being followed. He knocked in a certain code on the wooden door. The door opened enough for a man in his 40s to peak out. “Show me the mark of Cain.” Ricky pulls out a red cross symbol attached to a chain on his belt. The door man nodded and opened the door wide. “Welcome, my friend.”

Ricky smiled and entered the building. He followed the other templar to a dining room with several members seated already. He took his usual place to sit. Not long, their leader arrived and sat at the head of the table. His hood was covered until he removed to reveal light brown hair and pierce blue eyes. The leader looked like in his early 20’s.

“Hello gentleman, as you can see the Mentor Assassin William Miles has come to this island. We, templars, must be on our guard. There will be other assassins since Mr. Miles doesn't come alone. The Grandmaster blessed me to take charge, the Paradis Isle Order of Templars. Ever since the Marleyans sent their Titan shifters to invade here, we lost control; but don’t worry. We’ll take it back before the assassin’s take over. I will make sure they are annihilated once I become king by marrying the bastard queen.” The blue eyed man smirked.

The rest of the Templars cheered their leader. “Yes Lord Evans, we’re with you all the way!” One of the men said.

“But one of my intel's told me some interesting news. Her Majesty and Levi Ackerman are secretly married. Plus, Captain Ackerman is the grandson of Mentor Miles. He is known to be a bloodlust monster on the battlefield. The more reason it’s best to execute him. The Ackerman bloodline is dangerous. I can’t believe they are still alive and producing like varmints.” Lord Evans said with a venomous tone. His ancestor, King Karl Fritz who founded House Reiss, started the persecution of the Ackerman and the Azumabito clans that resided within the Walls.

“My lord, would it be best to have Levi Ackerman as our Subject 18. His DNA is something that Abstergo Industries would want to collect data. He shares the same ancestry of Desmond Miles. We can look further on the real secret of the creation of the Ackermans. We’ll use it to make an army for global power.” A brown haired man with dark eyes name, Patrick Summers speaks out.

“Hmm, if the grandmaster accepts this idea then I don’t see why not, but after we’re done using him; I will personally kill him.” Nathaniel wants to see Levi dead, but he’s a logical man and what his brethren points out is Ackerman's ancestry. With time and patience, he’ll get what he wants.

“Even though the company has Desmond’s infant bastard son, the baby is not old enough to begin to collect data from the animus. Ackerman is a perfect candidate to continue exploring Miles' bloodline.” Patrick resumed his explanation when he observed the way his leader’s expression gives off a displeasing look. Lord Evans may be logical, but only when he isn’t blind with his emotions and arrogance.

Patrick is an ambitious man that came from nothing. He joined the Templars for making a world a better place for people like him who are poor with no access to necessary things to live comfortably. People like Lord Evans are full of greed. The dark eyed templar will do whatever it takes to get to the top of the ranks.

Lord Evans stared at Patrick with annoyance while the rest of the men mumbles and agrees with what Patrick said. Both men never get along, they always one up each other of every opportunity comes towards them. Nate will make sure nobody like Patrick outran him.

“Gentlemen, Phase two is activated. This meeting is dismissed” Nate gets up and begins to walk out of the small room with his personal assistance.

“Sir, pardon me for being bold, but are you really going to tell the Grandmaster?” Nate’s assistant, Gilbert, whispers low. As the two men are now out into the dark street of Mitras, the nobleman turns to his assistant. “No, the grandmaster doesn’t need to know about that street rat connection to the mentor assassin. Gilbert, you have been loyal to me for many years. Can I trust you enough to do this mission for me?” Gilbert kneel on his knee to show his fealty to his lord. “Of course, my lord. You can trust me with any mission you give me. I’m always loyal to you until I draw my last breath.” He said.

“Only to me, right?” Lord Evans wants to be sure before giving the mission to his loyal servant and assistant.

“Yes my lord. Only to you forever.” Gilbert’s voice became soft and blushes. Nathaniel looks around to make sure no one is able to see. He helped Gilbert up to have him look into his eyes.

“Good because it will break my heart if you betray me, Gilly.” He grips gently on Gilbert’s chin to kiss his lips.

“I will never betray you, Nate.” Gilbert has a determined look to show his lover of his loyalty. “So who is it you want me to kill? I knew you too well. Is it Patrick Summers?”

“Summers does get on my nerves, but it’s not him. I’ll give you more information at home.” Both Lord Evans and Gilbert walk through the dark, quiet streets to get to home.

Meanwhile in Marley

A group of soldiers are doing their late night routine to prepare for the war against Paradis Isle or what they call the Devil’s Island.

The sounds of rifle guns and marching boots echo the fields of the military base. A dark haired man with rough facial features. His eyes are glancing at the marching soldiers.

“Sir, our soldiers look ready for the war.” Another man smirks from seeing how sharp and focused the Marleyan army looks.

“Yes, they are ready. We just need to be patient for the Commander-in-chief to signal us to invade Paradis.” The General observed his troops with pride. “Is the Warrior unit ready for the invasion?”

“I believe so, General Theo Magath. Would you like me to send a message to Deputy Chief Braun of the process of the Warrior Unit?” The Lieutenant suggested to the general.

“Yes, we need to be perfect and sharp. Those devil spawns are aware of us and the war that’s coming to them. It’s best to give a surprise invasion.” General Magath said. The lieutenant went to do as he was told.

On the other side of the base where the Eldian Units reside, Reiner Braun the Deputy Chief of the Warrior Unit is occupied writing a letter to his mother.

A knock on the door stops him writing. He looks up to see an Eldian comrade handing him a note. The Armored Titan grabs the note then reads it. He begins to reply on the paper. Once he’s done, Reiner gives back the note to the same messenger. When the messenger leaves, Reiner thinks about his former friends and comrades from Paradis Isle.

Soon things will get ugly when he comes face to face with them.

Paradis Isle

At the Headquarters of the Survey Corps, the Mess Hall is full of soldiers eating and chatting with their comrades. The Levi’s squad are huddled in their table whispering each other.

“You know the Captain and Historia didn’t explain how they became...you know.” Jean looks around then faces back at his friends. “Together and married.” His tone is low for only his friends to hear.

Armin stops eating his hot meal to speak. “Jean, it’s best we don’t bring it up here. Remember, this is supposed to keep hidden from everyone.”

“We can ask them when Captain Levi takes us to the palace later.” Sasha said while eating her breakfast. For years the gang learned to understand what Sasha said with her mouth full whenever she eats.

Everyone nods in agreement. “Yeah, Sasha is right. We can ask them later.” Jean said. He glanced at Armin who avoided his stare from being nervous he knew the relationship between Historia and Levi. After all Armin was one of the witnesses for the captain and the queen’s wedding.

While the members of Levi’s squad are eating and chatting, on the other side of the Mess Hall; the two figures who are sitting on the same table are having their own conversation.

“Wait? There are cities with lights everywhere?!” Hange looks amazed at what William said.

“Yes, it's common in majority places even towns have them.” The only thing that amaze Will was this island being isolated to the world for centuries and these people survived on medieval-like technologies.

“Yeah well, not here. We are way behind. So what else does your city have?” Her tone sounds like an excited child that can’t wait to hear good news.

“Maybe instead of telling you about New York City, I can take you to show what it looks like and the sites to see.” Again, Will can’t help it to flirt at this extraordinary woman in front of him. You don’t find women like Hange in many places.

An assassin like him needs a wife who understands what they're getting themselves into because the Brotherhood is lifestyle permanently. His late wife married him without knowing what she was getting herself into. Their marriage was full of arguments and resentments. William doesn’t regret marrying her. They had two wonderful and strong boys. At one point after losing his son, Desmond from Juno; he went into a deep depression and blamed everything on the Creed.

Now his passion and dedication to the Creed had ignited to return back to his fellow assassin and became the Mentor of the Global Brotherhood. This gives him the connection to find and meet his long lost grandson he learnt about many years ago. Will made a promise to his older son’s grave that he will be there for Levi. He understands his grandson will need time to adjust to him being there in his life.

Will may not know much about the queen, but she does have the spirit to be a member of the Brotherhood Assassins. The Mentor does want to get to know his granddaughter in law. Hopefully he’ll get the chance to do that without Levi getting overprotective with her.

“That would be awesome, but maybe after the war if I make it out alive.” She frowns at the thought of the upcoming war with Marley. If the Goddesses bless her to win and make it out alive, she will gladly go with William to visit his home country.

“A war? With who?” This caught his attention. He feels a bit concerned since his grandson is a soldier. Will can’t lose another member of his family again.

Hange pause a bit to contemplate whether to tell him or not. “I don’t if I should tell you-” William interrupted her.

“Please, I need to know why there will be a war soon. Levi is a soldier and I just finally found him. I don’t want anything bad to happen to him. I don’t know how many soldiers your nation has in the army, but it looks small not to consider an army.” He still looks concerned. Hange senses some pain in his voice when he mentions not wanting to lose Levi to the war.

“It’s Marleyans. We’re going to war with them. They had been preparing to invade our island just to take the Founding Titan while wanting to eradicate us from this world. To the rest of the world, were devils because the Eldians are cursed being connected to the Path. Our ancestor, Ymir, was the first Eldian to become a Titan by making a deal with the Earth Devil whoever that son of bitch was. So there’s 9 main Titans that an Eldian can inherit. The Jaw Titan, Attack Titan, War Hammer Titan, Armored Titan, Beast Titan, Cart Titan, Female Titan, Colossus Titan, and Founding Titan. A Titan shift of the 9 Titans has 13 years left to be alive until they die. If there’s no successor to pass it on the power of one of the nine Titans, a newborn Eldian baby will inherit once they are born into this cruel world. So nations in this continent hate and fear us. In ancient times, The Eldian Empire did use the Titans to conquer lands until one of the noble clans turned they’re back on the Empire and sided that Marleyans to defeat us. The king, Karl Fritz moved some of the Eldians to this island and built the Three Walls. He erased our people’s memories from the outside world. Through generations, we thought we’re the last humans, but when my late commander Erwin led us to the basement of Dr. Jaeger’s home, we found out the truth. Under Queen Historia’s rule, we learnt who’s the real enemy.” She paused to watch how William was taking all of this information.

“I see. If I was just an average man with a simple life, I would call you crazy, but I've seen crazy things. Who has the nine titans right now? Is Levi part of the curse?” His curiosity reveals from his expression.

“Few of the titans are in the possession of the nation of Marley. I think the Armor Titan, Cart Titan, Jaw Titans and War Hammer Titan. No wait Eren inherited the War hammer after the attack of Liberio he caused. He got the Founding titan, Attack Titan and now the War Hammer Titan, but he betrayed us to join with his brother who is the Beast Titan. His brother has followers called The Jeagerists. They kidnapped Historia. Your grandson was ready to go on a rampage to slaughter them. After all he is an Ackerman. They are a bloodline of warriors to protect the royal family until King Karl orders them to kill every Ackerman member clan. Few survived that’s why Levi and a girl named Mikasa are the last Ackermans in the world. They have titan genes as their the descendants of the first Ackerman volunteer to be the by product bio engineer of a titan in a human form. They don’t have the 13 year cursed and they’re strong and dangerous when they are triggered. I like to call them the 10th Titan.” Hange chuckles.

William Miles sighs from absorbing that Levi is basically a Superhuman. Levi had not just the Ackerman warrior blood in him but also the assassin bloodline too. It’s like Life itself had made this happen probably soon the world will need Superhumans to protect the world from either Juno and her followers or something else that’s not from this planet. The universe is much bigger. Anything can come and try to attack this small planet.

“You know if this remind me of the holocaust and the Nazis.” Hange was confused but intriguing.

“What are the holocaust and Nazis?” She asked.

Of course, he is aware how disconnected this side of the world is. They basically are repeating history. That’s something William will not let it happen. If he can get the UN involved to have this side of the world to make a peace treaty with the Paradis Isle. It will save countless lives. Also, the Eldians will be free from being annihilate from this world. The sad thing is it will take many years or centuries for the Eldians to be seen as human beings instead of monsters. For now stopping a war will start.

“The Holocaust was one of the dark periods in mankind history. Jewish people were once being persecuted too. In Germany during World War II, the German leader, Adolf Hitler was a cruel man but powerful. He had conquered the continent of Europe. He and his party known as the Nazis were supremacist. They first segregated the Jewish people by creating ghettos for them. They were treated as low class humans until Hitler introduced The Final Solution. By sending them to a contraction camp to get them to do labor work until death or sending them into a gas chamber to kill the mass of the Jewish people.” Will stopped and thought about how this part of history had impacted him personally.

His mother was a holocaust survivor. His father during that time was an Assassin master freeing the Jews from the camps. He fought the Nazis soldiers. Some were Templars, but even the Templars never agreed what Hitler and his Nazis did to the people who did not like them.

His parents met when his father was on a mission to assassinate one of the SS Nazi top officers in the camp where his mother was in doing labor working. His father encountered his mother who was returning to her bunker from another brutal labor work. She didn’t snitch on him but has a curious personality which intrigues his father. Since then, they secretly met up until his father was assigned to another mission. For a couple of years they didn’t see each other. William remembered what his father told him how anxious and paranoid he felt when he couldn’t convince the women to come with him to be free, but she declined his offer. She had her family here and she would have guilt if she had escaped while her parents and younger siblings were still there as prisoners.

When the Allies won and break free the victims of the camps, his father began to search for his mother who was in love. When he saw a skinny boned woman with hollow cheeks, but her dark eyes were recognizable. He was so relieved she was still alive. His mother was looking hopeless from losing her family from the gas chamber. She was lucky enough that her group didn’t enter. His father made a promise to protect her and love her until death. It took a couple of years for his mother to heal physically, but the mentally it affected her. Will was born three years after the war was over.

Hange was disgusted and horrified what those Nazis did with no remorse. Will this happen to the Eldians if nobody stops Marley or other nations from this side of the world? No, she wouldn’t allow that to happen.

“That sounds like hell.” She frowns.

“I despise bigotry. My mother was a survivor from the Holocaust. She rarely spoke of it. All it reminded her was pain and terror. She had lost her parents and siblings. This is one of the reasons I’m passionate about being an Assassin. We believe in free will and give the people a voice against oppression society.” He said with passion.

“By assassinating?” She glances at the older man.

“Yes, well we are not just some common assassins. We have codes that guide us for centuries. Think of it like Jedi’s from Star Wars.” William chuckles.

Hange is confused from not picking up his reference. “Jedi’s? Star Wars?”

“Oh my poor soul, I forgot you haven’t been exposed to watching movies.” He sips his drink. “Thank goodness I have my laptop with me. I’ll introduce you to the world of Star Wars.”

The commander may not know what he meant but she is excited to learn more mysterious things. “Oh yeah I can’t wait. Levi should join us! And I’m sure the queen would love to see this Star Wars thing.”

“That’s a wonderful idea. I hope he will join us. He seems a grumpy child that doesn’t like anything.” Hange burst into a laughter which most of the soldiers looked at her like she’s a crazy person.

“Oh you define Levi just right. Don’t worry, Historia is very good at persuading him to do almost anything.” She grins wickedly.

“Alright, I’ll hold you on to that.” He smiles then his expression changes to seriousness. “The Brotherhood will be under your command as we are allies. We will win this war. You have my word, Zoe.”

The Survey Commander looks at the Mentor and nods with gratitude. “Thank you, William. I really appreciate it.” She smiles.

Both Mentor and Commander resume eating their breakfast. At least Hange now has an ally for Paradis. She can sleep better knowing this is better than having nothing or trying to gain alliance outside of the island.

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Levi and Historia are having a quiet and peaceful breakfast in Historia’s chamber. The table is covered with platters of cut fruits, pancakes, bacon, sausages, and eggs. A pitch of fresh squeezed orange juice is in the middle of the table, but both Ackerman-Reiss couples prefer sipping a cup of tea.

“Oh Levi, say ah for me.” the queen is facing her husband with a strip of bacon in her hand.

The soldier is occupied reading the Newspaper from any suspicion clues from the Jeagerists. “Hm?” he stops to give his attention to his wife.

“No, who knows where your hands had been?” He glances back reading the newspaper.

Historia rolls her eyes. “My hands are clean, Levi. I just washed them before eating right now.”

“Tch, earlier they weren’t clean especially when you were touching yourself in your sleep-” Levi smirks as Historia begins to blush embarrassingly.

“It’s the pregnancy hormones’ fault and the dream.” She hmphed at him then looked away to hide her flushed face.

Levi couldn’t help it but to give one of his rare smiles at her. “Oh I’m aware. What an interesting sight to wake up in the morning.”

Historia was about to smack his chest, but with his quick reflects, Levi caught it to bring her hand to his lips and kisses gently.

“I thought they were dirty for you.” Historia forgot her embarrassment when seeing Levi being gentle and kissing her hand. This made her heart melt from his action. She is a very lucky woman to have such a man like Levi Ackerman who looks cold and aloof on the outside, but with Historia his walls drop for her to see the real him. A gentle compassionate protector who will go great lengths to make sure she’s happy and smiles constantly.

To Levi, Historia made him feel alive once again. All he knew was tragedy, but this pure angel brought him back to life. She’s the sun and he’s the wither flower.

The captain gently pulled his wife to him so she could sit on his lap comfortably. Once Historia sat on his lap, her arms wrap around his neck to lean in to kiss him softly. She loves being under his embrace. Her nose is hit with his scent of cedarwood and black tea leaves.

The queen giggles when her husband begins to kiss her neck softly. Levi let out a chuckle. Now his hand is on his wife’s baby bump to rub gently. He still can’t believe he’ll be a father soon.

Historia watches her husband eyeing on her growing womb. “Our baby started to move. It felt like butterflies swirling in my womb.” She places her hand on Levi’s so both of them can embrace as soon to be new parents.

“The brat better not start kicking me when we go to bed.” He mumbles. “I won't be able to explain Four Eyes about why my back aches.” Historia chuckles from Levi’s comment.

“You’ll be fine and I doubt the baby will kick you that hard.” She kisses his jawline affectionately. The older man moans softly as he enjoys her affection.

“Speaking of our baby, I was thinking...with the war coming soon, I think you should go to the country where Will- I mean grandfather is from. For your own and the baby protection.” His grey eyes stare a bit nervously at his wife. He knows Historia will protest and become stubborn to stay here.

“Levi, we talked about this. I will not leave you. I can protect myself and our unborn baby. Please don’t sent me away. I can’t be separated away from you. What if you don’t come back and leave us from this world!” The blonde woman feels tears are threatening to fall from her eyes.

“Historia please don’t make this difficult. This will be hard for me too, but I need you to be safe away from the war. The Marleyans will do whatever it takes to win even assassinate you, the queen, and our child. I can’t promise anyone to be safe around me if I lose you both! I wasn’t joking about annihilating anyone in my way. Fuck, I will come back to you once the war is over and be reunited as a family. I’ve talked to both my grandfather and Hange before coming here to spend the night with you. They agree it’s for the best. Us, Eldians, need their queen. We need you to be alive. You’re the symbol of hope.”

Historia buried her face on his chest. She cries silently from the thought of being separated from her soulmate. She wants Levi to be there when she gives birth to their first born child.

“It just hurts so much that you’re right. I’m scared, my love. You’re my strength. You say I’m your sun but you’re my moon, Levi” Her blue eyes widen from her speech.

“Baby, I will come back to you. With you and our kid being safe and sound; I know I can breathe a little to give my all into this war so I can be back with you under my arms. I just need you to cooperate with me.” He pleaded with his wife.

“Then as your queen, I command you to make sure you stay alive to come back to me.” Both their eyes are locked and Historia gives a commanding tone to him. Levi submitted willingly to kiss her hand. “As you wish, my queen.”

Historia cups her hands on to his face to press her lips onto his. “Protect your people, friends, and family. I will wait for you, my warrior.”

“I’m under your command, always my goddess.” He whispers.

Ever since the star-crossed lovers got together, a bond was created. It was strange but familiar. During the time their relationship was new, Historia invested her time to research. Now that Commander Hange knows about their relationship, she helps the queen to further the research of the Reiss and Ackerman bloodlines and the bonds that Ackermans were known for.

As time passes, their bond increases. Both are equals in many ways. Historia has been trying to find information on what Zeke had claimed this child she;s carrying will be the doom of the Eldians race. The queen had hired an intel to go to Marley and find this so-called prophecy. She did get a letter earlier when she woke up that this spy will come back home in a few days as he did find something on what she was looking for. It was best to read it in person. The queen of course will share with Hange since she knows how the Survey Commander will rejoice from learning new things.

The couple are still lost in their stares until a knock on the doors is heard. Both queen and captain break off their intense stare. They got off from each other. Historia was about to tell whoever it is to enter, but Levi gestured his head a no. “Not yet until you change something not too revealing.” His tone was showing possessiveness.

Historia looks down to see her night gown was too revealing especially for a queen that’s supposed to represent modesty and virtue. She looks at the door. “Who is it?” Her tone was authoritative.

Levi growls in annoyance that his wife is ignoring what he said. Plus, she better not dare to let whoever is on the other side of the door to enter or that poor soul will get their ass beaten. Shit, better not be that annoying Lord Ethan whatever the fuck his last name is.

“It’s Jean, Sasha, Connie, Mikasa and Armin, your majesty.” Jean said on the other side of the door. Well, at least it wasn’t that noble asshole.

“Give her a minute so Historia can dress up properly.” Levi cuts in before Historia says anything. The queen glares in annoyance to her husband. “You can be such a possessive jerk.” She said in a low tone while walking to her closet to find something that is modesty enough to have an audience in her chamber.

“You know I don’t like anyone staring at you like they see you nude already.” He leans to the ear to whisper huskily. His strong arms wrap around her like a treasure in his possession. Historia is used to his possessive side which she resumes browsing her outfits.

Levi removed her robe which fell on the floor. Her nightgown is transparent for him to see her nude body. “Levi, behave yourself.” Historia is trying to be composed and not cave into his seducing gesture.

“But I am on my best behavior, my queen.” He chuckles deeply. Levi enjoys how Historia reacts when he gets bold. “You look ravishing, especially you’re growing my seed inside you. Our offspring will be strong.” The young blonde realizes Levi is not Levi right now. His speech pattern and tone are indifferent.

She remembers one of the journals from the Reiss estate’s library mentioning one of the “side effects” of the experiment to make the Ackermans what they are now. The ancient journal said, when an Ackerman becomes awakened of their true potential; their beast or the titan that laid dormant in them until its activated. The queen did encounter Levi’s titan before, but she wasn’t aware why his personality had changed at first. Probably that’s one of the reasons why most Ackermans who were awakened, had intense headaches from fighting to be in control with their titan side subconsciously.

A Titan shifter like Eren, Zeke, Ymir, Annie, Reiner, and now Armin don’t have that because they are able to transform into a Titan. Also, what the journal mentioned, a titan shifter just needs a successor to live on. Whether the host gets eaten or a newborn baby is being born. Hange wasn’t joking about the Ackermans are the 10th Titan but their bloodline is what drives their existence. Her baby if he or she awakens their power, the titan within them will awake from their ‘sleep’. This titan is seriously insatiable.

“Levi, we guests are waiting on the other side of the door.” She can feel his hands traveling down to her thighs. Historia’s breathing becomes slow and heavy. Her body definitely wants more of his touch.

“They can wait more. I must have you again, my mate.” His nose buried on her neck to smell her sweet scent while feeling her up with his touch. Levi smirks from how wet Historia is from her cunt. His fingers insert further inside her. Her voice squeals while squirm a bit from his bold touch. He continues fingering her. “A-ah L-levi.” She moans.

“Call me, Iapetus.” His baritone voice rumbles. This made Historia weak on her knees. She wants him again, but unlike this thirsty beast; she can wait later.

“Alright then Iapetus, it’s nice to officially meet you. But like I told Levi, he can wait which means you can too, mister.” The queen grabbed his hand to pull out from her dripping wet core. “I mean it or both of you won’t get all of this.” She turns to face the possessed man. Levi’s or Iapetus’s eyes are not the usually grey-blue shade. His eyes are clear like glass and glowing. Under his eyes was dark and shadowed. Historia feels a bit intimidated by his appearance but she knows he won’t hurt her.

Iapetus growls at her in frustration. “You wouldn’t, my mate.” As she uses this sudden courage to stand her ground. “I will, so try me.” She smirks.

“Your body is begging for my touch, my queen. You have been insatiable earlier.” While Historia strips her nightgown off of her, Iapetus steps closer to press his body onto hers. Historia is now getting annoyed. Levi’s titan is so persistent. If it wasn’t for her friends stopping by to see her, she would have happily gone for another round of the day. Her hand pressed onto his strong chest to surprisingly push him away from her. Both parties were shocked by this sudden strength, Historia had possessed.

“Just for you being a naughty titan, you’re not getting anything for a while and that includes Levi getting the punishment.” The queen grabs a random dress to put it on. Once she is ready and presentable, her neck turns a bit to see Levi/Iapetus still flabbergasted. “Tch, you’ll get needy soon, mate.” Now a grumpy possessed Levi mumbles like a misbehave child when they know, they’re getting punished.

“Baby, these two fingers will do the job, just remember that.” Historia smirks again but leans in to peck his cheek. “Be good and maybe I will let you off your punishment tomorrow.” She uses her usual soft, sweet voice. “Now get fix yourself my love, your squad is here.” Historia walks away from him to go to open the doors for her friends to enter.

The chamber where Historia spent most of her time, was big. Her bedroom is further deep. The lounge is where she rests to have peace from ruling the island. On the left wing there’s her study room. So, her friends can’t see the bedroom unless they walked deeper into the living room to open another double door.

Before opening the main doors to let her friends in, the queen fixes her hair into her signature low bun. Finally, she opens the door and Sasha was the first to give her a tight hug. “Historia! We missed you. So are you gonna finish your breakfast?” The brown haired soldier sniffed from the smell of bacon and sausage, eggs.

Jean interrupts and looks at Sasha. “We just had breakfast not that long ago.” Sasha pouts like a sad puppy. “B-but it’s bacon. You can’t say no to bacon.” her mouth drools from thinking about the crispy grease strip of bacon.

Historia giggles from Sasha daydreaming over a bacon. “Sure, you can have some. It’s too much for Levi and I to finish.”

“By the way, where's the captain.” Connie said as he roamed his eyes to find his superior officer.

“Oh he’ll join us in a bit once he’s ready.” The queen pops her head out of the main doors of her chamber to ask a staff to bring a fresh brew pot of tea with several cups. She closes the doors and leads her friends to the living room wing so they can comfortably sit down on the couches. Sasha already has a plate full of warm bacon, sausages, and eggs with pastries and fruits.

“What brings you guys here? Don’t get me wrong, I am happy you are all here to visit. I feel you’re here for a reason.” Historia said. Just when one of them was about to say something, the door from the bedroom wing opened abruptly. Levi Ackerman is dressed in his Survey Corps uniform while fixing his cravat on his neck. His expression is still grumpy. He glances at his wife then acknowledges his squad with a tch. “You’re late, brats.” His tone was in his usual monotone. Then the captain sits next to his wife a bit to close. He crossed his leg over the other and placed his arm over Historia’s shoulders comfortably. There’s no point in hiding their relationship anymore in front of his squad. They know both Historia Reiss and Levi Ackerman are husband and wife.

The gang were still not used to it of seeing these two being too comfortable around each other. “We’re sorry, Captain Levi. We took a detour to get here.” Armin bows nervously while his comrades bow too. The room became silent until a soft knock was heard. “Oh right, I order tea for everyone.” She smiles. “You may enter Stephanie.” She called the staff’s name. The doors open and a middle aged woman carries a tray of tea sets. The staff bows to her queen. “Here is the tea you asked, You’re Majesty.” The woman placed the tray on the elegant marble coffee table. The staff notice there’s guests in the queen’s personal living room. “Good morning our nation’s heroes. It’s an honor to be at your present especially you, Captain Levi, Humanity’s Strongest.” The woman bathes her eyelashes at the captain flirtatiously.

Levi leans to pour a cup of warm freshly brewed tea then leans back next to Historia as he sips his tea. He is aware the staff lady is flirting with him, but he doesn’t give her any attention. On the other hand, Historia was not pleased her staff was being too bold trying to get her man’s attention. She tries to be as composed and mannerly as a queen should. Her friends can feel the awkward situation in front of them. Thank you, Stephanie. You may leave now.” Her voice cracks a bit from hiding her jealousy.

Levi pretends being oblivious. He low key wants to smirk at his wife. She feels how he felt earlier. Even he was possessed a while ago by his titan named Iapetus. He is a real douchebag since Levi is also being punished from Iapetus being needy and disobedient. Tch, he needs to keep that beast locked in. He’ll get him into trouble in the future especially HIstoria now can manifest strength. It could be from either the bond or maybe from their baby.

Already the lady had left and he could hear his squad and his wife chattering. How long does he zone out? It doesn't matter. He listens to their conversation while sipping more tea.

“So, Captain and HIstoria, you said yesterday you guys will explain a bit how you two end up together. I don’t mean to sound disrespectful but the two of you are the last people I ever imagine being together. You are completely different people and your age gap is almost twenty or fifteen years difference. We’re happy for you, but it will take time for us to grasp.” Connie speaks out. Some of his comrades nod in agreement.

Historia understands what they mean. If someone had told her that she would be married to Captain Levi Ackerman of the Survey Corps and pregnant with his child, Historia would be in horror while laughing in disbelief. Probably, Ymir would say something snarky then becomes in a sour mood.

Ymir. She hopes her close friend is alright across the sea. As long Ymir is alive and safe, Historia can be at ease. Someday, She’ll see her and tell her how grateful to have Ymir in her life.

“We’re not much different as we thought.” Levi said as he placed the tea cup on the coffee table.

“Let's just say we have a similar parallel background upbringing as children.” Historia said then took a sip from her tea.

“So, what questions do all of you have been dying to ask?” The captain interrupted since he doesn’t want their childhood upbringing being asked. That’s too personal for him not ready to share with anyone beside Erwin, Hange, and now Historia.

“When did you two got married? You could’ve told us. Well, at least Mikasa and I. So we could have been your maid of honors. Aww, I bet you had looked beautiful in a wedding dress!” Sasha excitedly asks questions while still stuffing her mouth with food.

“Oi Braus, finish your food then talk. We barely can understand.” Levi scoffs at his subordinate.

Sasha swallows her food then apologies to the captain. “Sorry, sir.”

“Don’t worry Sasha, I understood you.” Historia smiles.

“It wasn't a planned wedding. Two days ago, we tied the knot and Armin and Commander Hange was with us to be our witnesses.” Historia added.

Her friends stared at Armin who nervously chuckled. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t tell you guys since it was supposed to be a secret until they are ready to expose their relationship status.” He explains to the squad.

“Don’t give Arlert a hard time, brats. I ordered him not to say anything or he’ll face punishment for disobeying his superior officer.” Levi glares at his comrades who were ready to hound the poor blonde guy with questions.

Mikasa has been quiet the whole time until she finally said something. “I know you don’t need anyone’s approval, but I’m glad that you both are happily together. Captain, I suggest don’t hurt my best friend or I will come after you.” She glares at her captain. When the younger Ackerman met Historia or back then Krista, they were bedmates. Sometimes they along Sasha, Annie, and Ymir, have nightly girl talks about the boys in their cadet years to combat fighting positions.

Historia smiles in gratitude. “Thank you, Mikasa. This means lots from you.” She’s happy that her friends are aware of her marriage with Levi. The queen quickly glanced at her husband. He was glaring at Mikasa from her threat just a second ago. The blonde haired woman wonders why both Ackermans had bad blood with each other.

She will need to ask them both alone when opportunity comes. This needs to stop. Levi and Mikasa are family, probably distant cousins or something. It’s understandable there’s some family who are needed to cut ties with, but with communication Mikasa and Levi will amend their dislikes to each other.

“Also, we want to tell you that I’m pregnant. Almost three months along.” Historia said as her hand holds onto Levi’s.

“Congratulations! Do you know if it’s a boy or a girl?” Connie then Sasha said.

“It’s too soon to tell.” Levi peeks at the baby bump that’s under Historia’s loose white gown that usually she wears in public.

“Yes, we’ll probably have to wait until I reach five months.” Historia pat her stomach.

For a couple hours everyone continues talking and sipping tea. Levi told his squad it’s time to go since Historia was getting sleepy. The pregnancy made her feel exhausted. At first, she tried to fight off but the fatigue won. Once her friends had left, the queen already plowed on the bed to cuddle her pillow. Her husband joins her to spoon her. Both lovers embrace each other.

Levi admires the way his wife looks when she cuddles with him. “You were joking right about my punishment?”

Historia groans annoyed, then grabs a pillow to hit his head. “No, I meant it, mister. Now let your cute wife sleep.” She huffs then turns her back to him to try to sleep.

“Oi woman, you have been moody today.” He grabbed the pillow to toss it aside. “I notice you tried not to snap at the lady earlier. You’re cute when you get jealous.” He chuckles.

“Pfft don’t remind me. I don’t like how she admires you too much.” She turns a bit to look at Levi.

“It just makes me think, why do you fall in love with a girl like me?” Her blue eyes glimpse insecurely at him.

“Stop this. I hate how you thought low of yourself. You are the woman of my dreams. Our child will be beautiful and courageously strong like his or her mother.” His lips brush on her temple spots to leave kisses.

“You’re one of a kind, Historia. I should be the lucky one. Not in a million years, I would have imagined myself having a wife and soon to be a father.” He leans to her baby bump to kiss softly.

“Who would have thought a former thug from the Underground City turned into a captain of the Survey Corps is a husband to a sexy but also pure queen.” Levi continues kissing her belly. He can feel her hand stroking his raven hair.

“And who would have thought a royal bastard girl from the countryside that joined the Survey Corps that became queen is a wife to a handsome but also strong and soft captain.” She glances at Levi with a soft smile.

“See we go so well together, my queen. We’re meant to be.” His baritone softened.

“For eternity, my king?” She whispers enough for him to hear.

“For eternity.” He promised to her.

A/N: Sorry, this chapter took so long to finish. Last week, I was busy preparing for Thanksgiving with my family. Anyways, here it was chapter 7. Tell me guys what do you think? Don’t forget to leave a review and for my AO3 , leave a kudos please uwu. Thank you for your support, my fellow readers! Love you all. Until next time with a new chapter.

#rivahisu #levihisu #Historia Reiss #Levi Ackerman #fanfic #crossover #assassin's creed #Aot #snk

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lets-talk-appella · 6 years ago

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i’m nobody’s but yours

Chapter 13/25 - Chloe

Summary: Beca is straight as an arrow. 100%, totally, completely straight. Except for one problem that 100%, totally, completely changes everything: Chloe Beale.

Title borrowed from Calum Scott’s “If Our Love Is Wrong.”

Word Count: 5k

Rating: M (for dark themes, homophobia, masturbation, and eventual smut in later chapters)

AO3, FFN, and below.

“Chlo? Where are we going?”

“Shh.”

“Not one hint?”

“Shh.”

“Is it going to be horrible?”

“Do you want me to tape your mouth shut?”

“Can you do that without taking the hood off?”

Chloe takes her eyes off the road momentarily to look to her right, where Beca sits buckled into the passenger seat with a Hood Night hood over her head.

“If you keep complaining, I can always get my handcuffs,” she grins, expecting Beca to dissolve into a mess of awkward sputtering.

Instead, Beca shoots back, “Save those for later.”

The speed of the response is shocking and more than a little arousing. It makes Chloe’s grip on the wheel tighten and her foot press more firmly against the accelerator, sending her car zooming forward through traffic and closer to their date destination.

Chloe supposes she should have known better than to goad Beca; over the past week, Beca has become more comfortable with making quips like that. Chloe’s normally the flirty one, but having Beca flirt back has been enthralling.

It’s been a week since their first date. They haven’t kissed. They haven’t told the Bellas, they haven’t had a lot of alone time, they haven’t labeled their relationship, and they haven’t kissed.

To compensate (because sometimes Chloe feels like she’s going to die if she doesn’t touch Beca), she might brush by Beca closer than strictly necessary so their bodies can touch. Or her hand will find Beca’s thigh under the table at dinner and rest there. Or Beca’s head will fit itself against her shoulder while they cuddle under a blanket at Bella Movie Night. They’ve done that before, but now with the added bonus of linking their hands under the blanket.

Touching Beca is intoxicating. She needs it like she needs air to breathe.

Chloe pulls into the parking lot of their date destination, biting her lip to keep herself from squealing in excitement. It’s somewhere Beca never would have gone by herself, and she hopes Beca won’t totally hate her for this, but she knows that they’ll have fun. Once Beca takes a second to process, anyway.

She finds a parking spot between an SUV and a smaller car, then pats Beca on the knee.

“Don’t take off the hood yet,” she warns.

“But –”

“Let me help you out and we’ll take it off outside so you can get the full effect.”

“Oh, joy,” Beca deadpans, but Chloe knows she’s just putting on a show. By the way Beca’s right knee bounces, she can tell Beca’s excited, too.

With a final smile at Beca, even though she can’t see it through the hood, Chloe jumps out of the driver’s side and hurries around to Beca’s passenger door. She takes a quick look around before opening the door – it would put a bit of a damper on their date if some good Samaritan were to call the police on her for hauling around a person with a hood on their head. After making sure they’re relatively alone, Chloe opens Beca’s door and takes her right hand.

“Okay, just climb out,” Chloe says. “I’ll make sure you don’t trip.”

Beca grumbles but unbuckles her seat belt and allows Chloe to guide her slowly out of the car. Chloe is sure to keep her hand protectively between Beca’s hooded head and the frame of the car – Beca getting a concussion would also put a damper on the date.

Once Beca is completely out of the car, Chloe steers her by the shoulders so that she’s facing the building they’re parked in front of.

“Ready?” she asks.

“This is a kidnapping,” Beca complains, but Chloe can hear curiosity in her tone.

“A sexy date-kidnapping,” replies Chloe, grinning when Beca’s shoulder muscles tense under her hands. “Here we go!”

Smoothly, Chloe lifts the hood from Beca’s head and moves so she can see her face. She watches Beca blink, first at the brightness of the day, then in confusion as she registers the letters on the side of the building, proclaiming Ricky’s Roller Rink and Arcade. A symphony of emotions cross Beca’s face: first recognition, then surprise, then horror, which finally eases into exasperation.

“No.”

“Yes.”

“Chloe. No way.”

“Yes!”

“I’ll die!”

“I’ll catch you,” Chloe promises, crossing her heart.

“I’ve done this, like. Twice,” Beca groans.

“I know. I’ll hold your hand.”

Beca rolls her eyes, and Chloe already knows she’s won. “I took you on a nice, stable grounded picnic, and you’re doing this to me? Making me rollerblade?”

“Well…” Chloe hedges, taking mercy on Beca. “It’s really more the pizza and arcade that go with the rollerblading. We’ll only do that part if you want to.”

“Oh!” Beca stops, surprised. She seems to think for a second before shrugging, if reluctantly. “Well. In that case, I guess it’s fine. For the pizza.”

“Aca-awesome,” Chloe smiles, then laughs when Beca rolls her eyes.

She reaches down to link their hands together and, pretending she doesn’t notice Beca’s furtive glance around the lot, leads them inside the building.

They’re greeted at the welcome desk inside the front door by a teenage boy, maybe sixteen or seventeen, dressed in the arcade’s brightly-colored polo and wearing a neon orange hat with the name of the rink splashed across the front of it in black text. He has braces and a smattering of acne across his cheeks, but that doesn’t stop him from grinning at them enthusiastically when they walk in.

“Welcome to Ricky’s!” he greets. “What kind of ticket would you like?”

“Um,” Chloe replies, scanning the display behind him. “Let’s go with the couple’s special. That includes laser tag, right?”

Beca’s hand tightens around her own, but the teenager doesn’t even bat an eye.

“Yep, the couple’s special comes with laser tag, a pizza and drinks, five arcade games, and a set of rollerblades. Is that all?”

“Sounds perfect,” Chloe smiles, digging in her purse for her wallet.

“I can –”

“I’ve got this, babe,” Chloe cuts off Beca’s attempt to chip in on the tickets. This is her treat.

“Uh – thanks,” Beca replies, looking at her a little strangely.

Chloe pays for their arcade passes, then they turn to survey the building. It’s massive, set up in a sprawling design that probably only makes sense to the preteens who frequent it on the weekends. The roller rink is on the far side, taking up almost the entire right half of the building. A dining area with a pizza stand and a pop bar separate the rink from the scores of arcade games placed haphazardly in what might be a rectangular pattern. Beyond that, a doorway with a sign proclaiming “Laser Tag” set up above it seems to branch away from the main arcade area. Thankfully, for a Thursday afternoon, the place is relatively empty, with only a few older-looking teenagers running around.

“So,” Chloe breathes, suddenly nervous. “Is this an acceptable second date?”

Beca looks at her, her expression giving nothing away. “Well…” she starts seriously, before her face splits into a wide grin. “Only if you’re ready to have your ass kicked at air hockey!”

“In your dreams,” Chloe scoffs, and then they’re off.

Chloe knows Beca is a competitive person – you don’t co-lead a world-renowned a cappella group with someone and not realize how competitive they are – but she had no idea that competitive spirit bled over into something as simple as arcade games. She soon learns, though.

Because they have five arcade games to play with their tickets, they first decide on air hockey, foosball, Skee-Ball, and Dance Dance Revolution; Chloe is horrible at foosball, but wins the game of Skee-Ball, and they tie at Dance Dance Revolution. That’s when, instead of choosing a game they haven’t played yet, Beca insists on a second round of air hockey because she lost the first time.

“Alright,” she says seriously, cracking her knuckles and rolling out her shoulders while Chloe tries not to giggle at her. “This game is it. This is everything. Whoever wins this becomes Grandmaster Champion of the Universe.”

“Oh?” Chloe asks, arching an eyebrow. “I noticed that rule didn’t apply when you missed all but two cups during Skee-Ball.”

“Didn’t count then,” Beca insists with as much dignity as she can muster. “This is, like, the tie breaker. Of everything.”

“Okay,” Chloe says, deciding not to point out that even if Beca wins this game, they’re still technically tied evenly in arcade game wins.

Beca waggles her eyebrows grandly and, with all the seasoned confidence of an air hockey pro, drops the puck onto the table and nearly knocks it into her own goal.

“I meant to do that,” she insists when Chloe laughs. “Throw you off guard.”

“Mmm.”

Once Beca does successfully start the game, she plays with an intensity that Chloe has only seen her display on stage of their bigger performances. Her eyes are zeroed in on the puck, tracking its every movement, and she moves her paddle with grace and agility, concentrating so hard on the game that Chloe doesn’t think she’s even aware of the way the tip of her tongue pokes out from her mouth.

It’s kind of hot.

That is, until Beca’s fingers, dangling over the edge of the wall and into the “rink” area, are smashed by a poorly-aimed puck from Chloe.

“Fuck! Ouch, shit, dammit –”

“Are you okay?!” Chloe exclaims, running around the table to get to her. “Here, let me see –”

She pulls Beca’s hand into both of her own, examining it for damage, just in time to register the telltale clunk of the puck dropping into her unattended goal.

She looks up from Beca’s (red and bruised-looking) fingers to see a supremely smug look on Beca’s face.

“Shouldn’t have let your guard down,” Beca grins, nodding at the score. She’d won with the last goal.

Chloe huffs in mock annoyance; if Beca can still get a goal with her uninjured hand and brag about it, she’s not badly hurt.

“Cheap move!” Chloe protests. “You distracted me!”

“You’re the one who smashed my fingers!”

“Shouldn’t have dangled them over the edge like that,” Chloe says, then follows with, “I’m starting to care more and more about your fingers lately.”

The shock and understanding that flash across Beca’s face make losing the game totally worth it. With a wink, Chloe leans in and presses her lips against the more bruised-looking fingers on Beca’s right hand.

“Yeah, well,” Beca huffs, apparently recovering. “That helps.”

“I’m glad,” Chloe grins. “So, Grandmaster Champion of the Universe, you wanna get some pizza?”

As if on cue, Beca’s stomach rumbles loudly.

“Great,” Chloe says, taking that as an answer. “Let’s go order.”

They walk over to the dining area and put in the order for a cheese pizza, and while that’s cooking, Chloe manages to talk Beca into trying a couple laps of rollerblading.

The rink is wide open, apart from a couple of teenagers still zooming around it. Chloe leads Beca to the side of the rink, where they pick out their skates. Chloe tries not to laugh when Beca has to hunt for a size small enough to suit her.

When they have the skates in hand, they go to the little outcropping in the blading area and strap them on. Once they’re both ready, they sit, Chloe waiting for the go-ahead from Beca that doesn’t seem like it’s going to come. Beca’s not saying much, which raises a red flag in Chloe’s mind.

“Hey,” she says, resting her hand over Beca’s for a second. “We don’t have to, if you really don’t want to.”

“Hmpf,” Beca grumbles. “First you smash my hand, now you’re gonna strap wheels to my feet and expect me not to die.”

“I won’t let you fall. I promise,” Chloe reassures her quietly.

Beca’s expression softens. “I know you won’t,” she says. “I trust you.”

Chloe isn’t quite prepared for the warmth that washes over her at that simple phrase. It shouldn’t trigger that much emotion, maybe, but the way Beca says it and the way she looks at her makes Chloe think that when Beca said it, she meant a different three-word phrase.

“Okay, right,” Chloe says, trying to shake that from her mind. “Let’s, uh, try it. We’ll go slow.”

And they do go slow. Beca’s left hand never leaves Chloe’s right as they half-skate, half-wobble around the rink two, three, four times, until Beca’s movements smoothen and she becomes more confident with every stroke. By the fifth lap, though, the man working the pizza stand is waving them down, and Beca looks too relieved at the idea of getting the skates off her feet for Chloe to be able to justify continuing.

They wrap up their final lap, find that same outcropping in the rink, and pull the skates off their feet in favor of their regular shoes before heading over to collect their pizza. Beca grabs them a table, across the dining area from a group of four teenage girls, and they sit to eat.

“See?” Chloe can’t resist asking. “That wasn’t so bad.”

Beca shrugs, pizza in hand. “It could have been worse. Thanks for not letting me fall,” she adds more sincerely.

“Of course,” Chloe answers. “We can’t have any more injuries.”

Beca flexes her hand, checking it for damage. “I think I’ll survive,” she grins, then takes another bite of pizza.

Chloe’s just about to reach for her third slice when one of the teenagers from the larger group across the room arrives at their table.

“Uh, hi,” the girl says a little awkwardly. “It’s my friend’s birthday, and we wanted to play laser tag, but we’re two players short. Would you like to…” she trails off, gesturing toward the laser tag area.

Chloe looks beyond the girl at the three others sitting at the table, all watching them carefully. She waves in their general direction, not sure which is the one with the birthday, before checking with Beca.

“I’m okay with that if you are?” she asks. “We have the ticket for it, anyway.”

Beca glances toward the girls, too, then looks down at the pizza.

“After you’re done eating,” the girl says in a rush, turning a little pink. “You don’t have to –”

“No, it’s okay,” Beca interrupts. “We’ll do it on one condition.”

The girl nods enthusiastically and Chloe waits, not sure what Beca’s going to say.

“Take a picture of us?” Beca asks, extending her phone to the girl, whose eyes widen.

“Sure!” she agrees enthusiastically. “Oh, I’m the best with Instagram and finding filters, I’ll make you two look so good…”

She rambles on, but Chloe’s stopped listening. She’s too focused on Beca moving her chair closer to her, pressing into her side. When Beca wraps an arm around her waist, Chloe sinks into it so naturally that it’s like they’ve been doing this for years rather than barely a week. Beca’s hair tickles her cheek, but Chloe refuses to pull away. She just smiles for the camera, already knowing she’s going to make Beca send that to her so she can make it her new lock screen.

The girl takes multiple pictures from multiple angles, all the while assuring them they look “super cute,” and hands Beca back her phone with a smile.

“Thanks,” Beca says, scrolling through the pictures quickly to check them.

Looking over her shoulder, Chloe has to agree with the girl; they look good together.

“So…” the girl prompts, and Chloe stands to get to-go boxes for their pizza. They could have finished the last two slices, but it’s pretty obvious the girls at the table are impatient.

She and Beca join them, make introductions, and file past the arcade games to get to the laser tag area. There, another teenage employee explains the rules and splits them into teams: two of the girls plus Beca on the Blue team, and the other two plus Chloe on the Red team.

“You’re going down, Beale,” Beca hisses under her breath as the clock times down to start.

“Nope,” is all Chloe says, knowing it’ll only make Beca even more competitive. Sure enough, Beca huffs a laugh and starts bouncing in place, full of energy.

The buzzer goes off and Chloe steps inside the dark maze, blinking so her eyes adjust to the blacklight filling the room; she glances down at herself, the whites in her clothing and shoelaces glowing in the semidarkness. It’s confusing, at first; all she can do is keep moving, hearing the five other people with her shuffling along behind the maze walls. At one point, one of the girls on her team flies past in front of her, and Chloe has to stop the knee-jerk reaction to aim and fire at her own teammate.

But then, rounding a corner, she sees a one of the girls on the Blue team crouched and peering around a wall, her back to Chloe. Grinning to herself, Chloe raises her laser gun and aims. Before she can fire, though, something latches onto the back of her vest and tugs, and she’s sent careening backward with an inelegant squawk of surprise.

“Shh!” Beca laughs, her teeth bright in the black light as she pulls Chloe into a corner of the maze. “You’re gonna get their attention!”

“Is this a plot?” Chloe asks suspiciously. “Are you trying to make my team lose?”

Beca grins and shakes her head, looping her arms around Chloe’s waist to pull her closer. “Nah. I just wanted to say hi and didn’t think it was fair to shoot from behind... like you were about to do.”

“Yeah, I’m not above that,” Chloe admits casually, heart fluttering at the proximity to Beca.

“Clearly,” Beca agrees, then speaks even more softly. “Those photos of us are really nice.”

“They are,” Chloe says, hands landing on Beca’s hips. The thought of where this might be going makes her feel like she needs to steady herself.

“And, earlier,” Beca continues, whispering now, their faces only inches apart. “I liked when you called me ‘babe.’”

“When?”

“At the desk. When we came in.”

“I didn’t even notice,” Chloe breathes honestly, her eyes dropping to Beca’s slightly parted lips.

“I liked it.”

Beca’s leaning in then, until she’s so close that Chloe’s not sure if the pounding pulse she hears is her own or Beca’s. Chloe closes her eyes, shivering when she feels Beca’s breath ghosting over her lips. Their noses nudge together, sending a thrill through Chloe’s body. All it would take is one final tilt in from either of them, and the entire world would shift.

With a shaky breath that Chloe can both hear and feel, Beca closes the distance.

Beca’s lips are soft and warm against hers. They’re both still, lips just touching, until Chloe pulls back to lightly rest her forehead against Beca’s.

“Bec…”

Chloe’s not sure who leans forward this time, but then they’re kissing again and everything else is wiped from her mind. Beca’s lips grow more direct and she changes the angle gently, and Chloe can hardly believe that this is Beca, finally kissing her, but when she reaches forward to rest her hands on Beca’s waist, the solid presence reassures her until she’s giving in completely. Chloe tilts her head more into it, parting her lips to make the kiss softer, warmer, and drawn-out, nestling Beca’s bottom lip between hers.

A sound leaves Beca then, just a little hum in the back of her throat, not quite a whimper but almost, and it makes Chloe’s hands tighten on Beca’s waist. She feels Beca’s hands trace up her arms, dancing over her collarbones to rest lightly on either side of her neck. Leaving tingling, twitching skin in its path, Beca’s left thumb traces under her jaw until Chloe’s certain Beca can feel the fluttering of her pulse.

Beca’s lips turn more insistent, pressing even closer. One of Beca’s hands slides into Chloe’s hair, cradling the back of her head. This time, Chloe’s the one to make a noise, a breathy gasp that makes Beca chuckle against her lips. Chloe’s hands slide around Beca’s hips, tracing up her lower back until they encounter the laser tag vest.

Chloe’s not sure how long they kiss. A few seconds, maybe a minute at most, but when the kiss reaches its natural end and she pulls away, her head is spinning and she can’t stop smiling. Beca’s smiling right back, the flush on her cheeks visible even in the semidarkness.

Chloe steps away carefully, her hands dropping from Beca’s sides. Her lips tingle where Beca had kissed them, and she wants more than anything to continue it, but they are still technically in public with a group of teenagers running around somewhere in the laser tag maze.

She feels like she should say something, but doesn’t know what.

That’s when Beca, grinning cheekily, lifts her laser gun and shoots Chloe point-blank, making her vest buzz and light up.

“Gotcha.”

***************

“Wait, why’d you swipe no on him, he was cute!” Stacie protests, peering over Chloe’s shoulder.

“Eh, not my type,” Chloe dismisses, scrolling through some brunette’s profile next.

“Cute isn’t your type?” Stacie asks sarcastically.

“Guess not,” Chloe snaps back. She’s tired of this stupid app. She swipes no again.

“Ooh, her!” This time, Stacie practically pounces on Chloe to get her to swipe yes on an admittedly very attractive blonde woman.

Chloe swipes no and closes the app. “Look, this is stupid. I’m really not into anyone on here.”

“How?” Stacie asks with wide eyes. “Chloe, you’ve been single for as long as I’ve known you. That’s… like three years. That’s insane.”

“I date,” Chloe replies defensively, crossing her arms.

“Okay, you go on dates. That’s different from dating.”

“I – there’s no one I’ve liked.”

That’s only partially true. Yes, she hasn’t really clicked with anyone, but that has nothing to do with their own shortcomings and everything to do with the fact that they aren’t Beca.

“No one?”

“Nope,” Chloe replies, standing from the couch. “Listen, I’m pretty tired, Stace, I’m gonna head up to bed.”

No matter how hard she tries, no matter how many dates she forces herself to go on, Chloe can’t shake her feelings for Beca in favor of a stranger. It’s just not going to happen.

“But –”

“Good night!” she interrupts, heading for the stairs and hearing a soft, “Night,” thrown at her retreating back.

She deletes the app a few days later, despite the large number of unread messages in her inbox from both guys and girls. It doesn’t matter how many of them she could have tried to date; no stranger can replace the increasingly powerful feelings she has for Beca.

***************

“Bye! Happy birthday!” Beca calls, waving after the group of teenage girls. Chloe smiles goodbye at them, though she’s still not entirely sure which of the girls’ birthdays it is. She carries their leftover pizza in her right hand, her left intertwined with Beca’s. Like the boy at the welcome stand, the girls didn’t give them a second glance for holding hands and acting like a couple.

After the girls are gone, Beca looks at her, eyes alight. “Blue team kicked your team’s ass.”

Chloe grins back and replies, “Only because you distracted me.”

“Excuses.”

Chloe bumps her shoulder into Beca’s, both laughing as they make their way to Chloe’s car. Chloe feels like she’s glowing from the inside out; their second date had been just as wonderful as their first, perhaps even more so, with the kiss.

“Beca! Chloe!”

Chloe stops dead in her tracks, dropping Beca’s hand instantly at the familiar voice. A dense dread settling deep in her stomach, she turns in time to see Beca’s dad, Warren, and his wife Sheila climbing out of their car in the row adjacent to where she and Beca are parked. They’re both smiling, not looking at her with anger or suspicion, so they must not have seen her and Beca holding hands.

“Shit, fuck –” Beca swears softly beside her, then, more loudly, “Dad! What are you guys doing here?”

Chloe winces; she hopes the panic in Beca’s voice is only obvious to her.

Warren and Sheila walk over, weaving between a few parked cars to draw closer to them. Beca shifts her weight, putting distance between her and Chloe; Chloe hears the scuff of pebbles under her feet, acutely aware of every inch newly separating them.

“Don’t sound so pleased to see us,” Warren says with a smile when they’re near enough. “We’re here for a Barden faculty event.”

“At a roller rink?”

“Well, Beca, even us old people can have fun sometimes.”

Chloe glances at the ground, the muscles between her shoulders tensing in response to the strain she feels pouring off of Beca in waves. Chloe’s desperate to reach out and touch her, but she knows she can’t.

“How’re you, Chloe?”

Warren’s question startles her. “Good,” she replies hastily. “Great. You guys?”

Sheila nods, looking around the parking lot. “We’re good, all good. Are the rest of the Bellas still inside?”

Chloe’s blood turns to ice. There’s no way they can lie.

She tries to shift even further from Beca without Sheila or Warren noticing.

“Uh, no,” she replies, thinking quickly. “We figured – that is, Beca and I – figured we could use some, uh, captain bonding time. You know, just prepping things for when Emily takes over,” she finishes, gesturing vaguely.

It doesn’t really make sense – there’s no need to bond as captains now that they’ve graduated, and exactly what “prepping” they could do at a roller rink is beyond Chloe – but Warren and Sheila don’t question it.

“Right,” Warren nods grandly. “I suppose Emily will be taking over, now.”

“Yep,” Beca replies, her voice clipped. “It’s all very… is there anything else, or…?”

Warren’s eyebrows draw together and he looks at Beca quizzically. Chloe wishes a hole would open under her feet and drag her down and out of this situation.

There’s a pause, then out of nowhere, Sheila asks, “Have you heard anything from Jesse?”

Chloe’s stomach jolts.

“What do you mean?” Beca asks quickly.

“Well, you know. I mean, he was always such a nice boy.”

“I…”

“It’s just a shame to let the good ones go, you know. I don’t want you to regret anything,” Sheila says, leaning closer to emphasize her point.

Chloe closes her eyes briefly, hoping it looks like she’s shielding them from the sun.

“It’s for the best, the breakup,” Beca replies firmly. Chloe reopens her eyes; from Beca’s tone, she can tell Beca’s struggling to remain calm. “He’s still my friend, but that’s it.”

Sheila purses her lips. “Well. I’m sure if you asked, maybe he’d be willing to be more than friends again. He’s good for you, Beca.”

“I’m really okay.”

Sheila’s eyes narrow at the icy tone, then turn on Chloe. Chloe swallows, hard.

“And what about you, dear?”

“Sheila…” Warren clears his throat, looking embarrassed, but Chloe can tell Sheila still expects an answer.

Chloe forces her face into what she hopes is a polite smile. “What about me?” she asks, nervous.

“Are there any men in your life?”

Pebbles shift again where Beca stands as she moves another inch away. The anger radiating from her small frame tastes sharp and metallic.

“Oh, no, no men for me…” she tries to answer without placing inflection the “men” part.

“Really?” Sheila’s eyebrows lift. “Honey, with your looks, you should be able to get any cute boy you want.”

From the corner of her eye, Chloe sees Beca look down at the ground.

Chloe doesn’t know what to do but try to laugh it off, panic mounting in her chest by the second.

“I guess… just busy, you know,” she says, fighting to keep her tone even. “With Worlds, and... and I’m applying for internships different places around the country,” she replies, hoping Sheila will take the hint and ask where she’s applied.

“Ah,” Sheila nods. “Right, I’m sure once you move on out of this town, get settled, then the dating will pick up for sure. Between you and me,” her voice drops to a stage-whisper and she grins conspiratorially, “they make them better out there than they do here.”

“They make them okay here,” Chloe replies without thinking, feeling Beca’s wide eyes on the side of her face.

“I’m sure,” Sheila nods amicably.

Warren clears his throat more loudly and makes a show of checking his watch. “Well, I think we should let you girls go. I’m sure you’ve got plenty of – um, bonding activities planned,” he smiles at them.

Chloe hopes her answering laugh doesn’t sound as hysterical as she thinks it might.

“Bye, Beca,” Warren nods at his only child, placing his hand on Sheila’s back to steer her toward the entrance to the roller rink. “Chloe, until next time.”

Beca makes a sort of grunting noise, and Chloe tries for a smile, her cheek muscles feeling stiff. They watch Warren and Sheila go. It’s only until they step inside the roller rink that Chloe realizes she’s holding her breath; she lets it out in a whoosh, the start of a headache mounting in her temples.

She turns to Beca, mouth open, though whether to apologize or ask if she’s okay, Chloe isn’t sure. But the look on Beca’s face, equal parts mournful and exhausted, traps Chloe’s voice in her throat. Beca shakes her head, looks at the ground, and without a word, goes to Chloe’s car and climbs into the passenger seat.

Chloe stares at the car dumbly until her body catches up with her brain. She lurches forward, numb inside, and gets into the driver’s seat, closing the door and muting the world outside.

It’s silent in the car. Chloe doesn’t know what to say.

She risks a glance over. Her chest throbs at the sight; Beca’s leaning her head against the glass of the window, eyes locked on something outside.

Have you heard anything from Jesse?

Well. I’m sure if you asked, maybe he’d be willing to be more than friends again. He’s good for you, Beca.

For the first time, Chloe understands what dating Beca might mean for both of them.

Chloe’s hands grip the wheel so hard her knuckles are white. She can’t bear to look at Beca, scared of what she might see, terrified that their first kiss might be their last.

She starts the car, and, leaving the radio off, backs out of the parking spot, and drives toward the exit.

#bechloe #bechloe fic #my writing #beca mitchell #chloe beale #pitch perfect fanfic #i'm nobody's but yours #chapter thirteen #fluff ahead!#and a little angst #sorry??#except not really

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mmm so just some tock-ups, right

there are two very main differences between the a-team and the b-team.

firstly, like, just the lives they lead on Earth are completely fucking different. out of the a-team, three out of eight of them have already received confirmation of alien life and come face-to-face with aliens; Ian has faced actual dinosaurs; Ed, Lionel, David J. and Orian have all faced very complex, violent crime on some level or another. Except for Ed and to a lesser extent, Lionel, none of them lead an “average” life.

for the B-team, they are primarily average dudes with average skills. Jack B. is just coming off a hugely traumatic alien invasion that has destroyed his planet as he knows it, and he is aware that he will probably only be alive for as long as he is on Sakaar; Hatch, Donald and Ricky have all crossed paths with very strange things, but like... They’re mostly leading their normal lives now. Jack H. comes from a universe where very odd things exist, and he does report on them, but it’s not evil or nasty - it’s just a part of a strange world.

because the A-Team is comprised of highly-specialised people, most of whom play big parts in saving or causing wide-spread damage in their respective areas, the games the Grandmaster likes to play with them are very different to those he plays with the B-Team, who are just... guys, for the most part.

i just have some tock-ups bc i want to contrast?? the mundaneness of the b-team with the a-team, and also think about like?? how different the two sets are

The A-Team:

ages range from 28-66

Lionel: 28.

New Jersey: 32

Ed: 33

Nick: 36

David J.: 40

Ian: 41

David L.: 44

Orian: 66

re: relationships:

Ian: committed relationship with Ellie Sattler & Alan Grant. Three kids: Kelly the eldest, then Michael and Alex.

NJ: single. virgin. No kids.

Lionel: committed relationship with E.L. Effective spouse. No kids - one cat, named Mark Savage.

David L.: married, currently trying to repair relationship with Constance Spano, his wife. No kids.

Nick: single-ish. On/off thing with Sylvia Pickel. No kids.

Orian: married. Will not share details. Three children: Crosby, Rachel, and Miranda.

Ed: married, but stagnant. No kids.

David J.: married, but mostly bangs other women. One daughter, Miranda.

re: sexuality:

ID as bi: Ian.

ID as hetero: David L., Nick & Ed . David J. IDs as hetero initially, but way down the line will ID as gay.

ID as gay: New Jersey, Lionel, and Orian.

for occupations, you have:

a mathematician

a neurosurgeon/musician (and part-time cowboy)

a satellite technician

two private detectives (nick having become a PI after the events of vibes, and Lionel having been an accountant before swapping careers)

an aerospace engineer

an attorney-at-law/cocaine mogul

a crime boss that rules most of LA

and they come from:

Lionel: lives in LA, originally from Utica.

NJ: hails from Fort Lee, NJ.

Ed: LA, born and raised.

Nick: grew up in Gettysburg, PA. moved to the West Coast and curated a museum in San Diego.

David J.: LA, born and raised.

Ian: native of Lansing, Michigan.

David L.: Boy of Manhattan. Very much a New Yorker - shame that New York is, um, mostly gone now.

Orian: LA, born in LA, will die in LA.

B-Team:

ages range from 26-58

Jack B.: 26.

Michael: 31

Jack H.: 33

Donald: 43

Hatch: 43

Ricky: 46

Zach: 57

Jerry: 58

re: relationships:

Jack B.: married to his wife, Nancy, who is also gay. They have a sibling-like relationship. Jack is a virgin when he arrives on Sakaar. No kids.

Michael: very single, and very happy about it. No kids.

Jack H.: in a committed relationship with his writing partner, Gil. No kids.

Donald: single. No kids.

Hatch: married happily to his wife, Lindsey. They have one daughter, having lost the other in an accident.

Ricky: married happily to his wife, Kate. No kids.

Zach: single. No kids.

Jerry: in a committed-ish relationship with sugar baby (of sorts), Lisa. No kids.

re: sexuality:

ID as bi: Donald, Zach, Ricky and Jerry. Michael isn’t a fan of labels, but would loosely place himself under this umbrella.

ID as hetero: Hatch.

ID as gay: Jack B., Jack H.

for occupations, you have:

a poet

three journalists, one of whom is an editor & producer

a high school science teacher

antique dealer

a detective for the NYPD

a teleshopping TV producer

and they come from:

Jack B.: New York.

Michael: Big New Yorker.

Jack H.: New York.

Donald: Texas, originally from Michigan.

Hatch: Southern California - drives around a lot, lives in the country.

Ricky: Los Angeles.

Zach: New York, born and raised. Very passionate about NYC.

Jerry: New York, born and raised. Very passionate about NYC also.

Zach and Jerry will definitely argue about which of them loves NY more.

#as defined by dictionary #the game of intersections #dictionary writes #long post for ts

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Released on January 13, 1986, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which was first celebrated as a national holiday in the United States on January 20, 1986. All proceeds from the single were donated to the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change.

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nhạc rap là gì

Rap Việt đang là một trong những từ khoá hot được cộng đồng mạng tìm kiếm nhiều trong năm nay. Những tên tuổi mới nổi gần đây như Ricky Star, Dế Choắt, Lăng LD, Tlinh… trở nên hot hơn bao giờ hết. Do đó, thể loại nhạc Rap cũng trở nên thịnh hành hơn trong làng âm nhạc. Và nếu như anh em cũng là một fan cuồng của thể loại âm nhạc đường phố đầy hấp dẫn này, thì chắc chắn sẽ không thể bỏ qua bài viết này.

1. Rap là gì

Rap là viết tắt của 3 từ Rhythm – And – Poetry, là một hình thức nghệ thuật trong văn hoá Hip hop của người Âu Mỹ từ rất lâu. Cách thể hiện của thể loại Rap khá độc đáo và mang những đặc trưng riêng biệt, bằng cách trình diễn thông qua lời nói hoặc hô vang ca từ, lời bài hát theo vần điệu, kết hợp với tạo hình thu hút và bắt mắt.

Nhịp điệu của Rap không có cao độ hay trường độ, mà chỉ phụ thuộc vào cách đọc nhanh hay chậm tuỳ ý của Rapper. Đồng thời, mỗi Rapper có một giọng điệu riêng biệt khác nhau và vì thế, rap cũng mang sự đặc trưng và riêng biệt của từng nghệ sĩ.

2. Nguồn gốc ra đời của Rap

· Rap bắt nguồn từ nước nào

Không ai biết chính xác về sự ra đời của nhạc Rap. Tuy nhiên, có một nguồn gốc về nhạc Rap được khá nhiều người công nhận. Đó là Rap được khai sinh từ nhiều thế kỉ trước tại vùng đất ở Tây Phi. Trong lịch sử của người Tây Phi, tồn tại những nhà lịch sử học kể câu chuyện của vùng đất họ với những nhịp trống đơn giản. Phong cách này gần giống như nhạc rap như chúng ta biết ngày nay.

Sau đó, khi người châu Phi bị đưa đến châu Mỹ và bị ép làm nô lệ. Một cách để họ đương đầu với cuộc sống khổ cực của chế độ nô lệ tại đây là hát. Cụ thể, chúng đã bắt đầu trở nên phổ biến tại khu ghetto tại Hoa Kì. Đây là khu tập trung nhiều người nghèo, nô lệ, người da màu bị miệt thị và các tệ nạn xã hội, băng đảng. Sống dưới sự bất công và phân biệt chủng tộc của Mỹ thời bấy giờ, Rap được xem là linh hồn giúp người dân nơi đây nói lên tiếng lòng của mình. Đồng thời, đây cũng là thứ duy nhất giúp họ quên đi thực tại về cuộc sống nghèo hèn, bần cùng của mình.

· Sự ra đời của nhịp lặp trong rap

Dần dần, Rap trở nên phổ biến hơn ở Mỹ. Chúng bắt đầu được chơi rộng rãi khi có DJ ở New York lấy các bộ gõ từ nhạc disco, soul hay funk để tạo ra được nhịp nền lặp đi lặp lại. Từ đó, nhiều người công nhận rằng DJ Kool Herc được coi là người khởi xướng ra thể loại này. Bởi trong những buổi tiệc tùng học sinh của ông vào những năm 1970, ông đã sử dụng hai bàn đĩa xoay đĩa của mình để tạo ra các vòng lặp, chơi nhịp lặp đi lặp lại và kéo dài phần nhạc đệm của bài nhạc ra. Trong buổi tiệc đó, ông cũng nhận ra cần một người giữ cho đám đông luôn phấn khích và nhiệt huyết, ông đã mời người bạn của mình là Coke La Rock làm việc đó. Và đây chính thức là lúc mà nhịp lặp của Rap được ra đời.

· Xu hướng Rap bắt đầu phát triển

Ở quận Bronx, tiểu bang New York, làn sóng yêu thích Hip hop không dừng lại. Những năm 1970 sở hữu những cái tên DJ huyền thoại như Afrika Bambaataa và Grandmaster Flash. Trong suốt khoảng thời gian đó, DJ đã trở thành hiện tượng mới trong âm nhạc. Cũng trong khoảng thời gian này, rất nhiều nghệ sĩ và nhóm nghệ sĩ ra đời. Có thể kể đến như Kutis Blow, nghệ sĩ nhạc rap đầu tiên kí với Mercury Records vào năm 1979. Và hai nhóm nhạc The Fatback và Sugar Hill Gang cũng phát hành những album chính thức, luôn nằm trong top 40 Billboard trong suốt những năm sau đó.

Vào những năm 80, DJ Grand Wizard Theodore bất ngờ sáng kiến ra hành động “cào cấu” và kĩ thuật thả kim (needle drop) không những đưa rap lên tầm cao mới mà còn tạo ra sáng kiến mới cho DJ chơi nhạc.

· Kỷ nguyên vàng của nhạc Rap

Vào những năm 1984, vần và rap vẫn còn khá đơn giản. Nhưng dưới sự phát triển của kĩ thuật âm thanh, một thế hệ Rapper mới được sinh ra với cái tên “the Golden Era”. Vào kỷ nguyên này, các ca khúc hay album ra mắt đã mang màu sắc, âm điệu và hướng đi của nhạc Rap hiện đại. Nhịp dày đặc hơn, hát nhanh hơn và công nghệ lấy mẫu cũng tăng vọt. Đồng thời, nó cũng trùng hợp vào giai đoạn lời bài hát trở thành một hình thức phản đối mạnh mẽ, tập trung vào những bất công của xã hội Mỹ lúc bấy giờ. Điển hình nhất có thể kể đến hai nghệ sĩ nổi tiếng Melle Mel và Duke Bootee.

· Sự chia rẽ trong cộng đồng rap bùng nổ

Đến những năm 1990, có một sự chia rẽ mạnh mẽ trong cộng đồng Rap, đó là sự khác biệt về phong cách và nội dung giữa bờ Đông và bờ Tây. Ngoài những khác biệt trên, có một sự tồn tại của những cá nhân cụ thể gây ra sự rạn nứt này, đó là Tupac Shakur và The Notorious B.I.G. Sau những vụ lùm xùm cùng những tranh cãi nổ ra, những tên tuổi mới lần lượt ra đời như Jay – Z và Snoop Dogg trở nên phổ biến ở cả hai bờ biển và giúp nhạc rap vượt qua thời kì xung đột này.

Cũng trong khoảng thời gian này, đã có rất nhiều nữ Rapper ra đời. Vượt qua định kiến về nữ giới thời đó, những nữ Rapper như Salt – N – Pepa, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Da Brat, … đã giúp dòng nhạc này một lần nữa được lột xác trong giai điệu ngày càng tốt hơn và dần tiến tới thời kì cực thịnh của mình.

· Sự gia nhập của nhiều Rapper trẻ

Từ năm 2000 đến nay, công nghệ trực tuyến và những tiến bộ công nghệ mới cho phép tạo ra nhiều bản nhạc với nhiều sắc thái hơn, nhiều cảm xúc hơn. Đồng thời hỗ trợ những phương pháp lấy mẫu, triển khai nhịp và phương pháp phân phối nhạc. Cùng với đó, sự gia nhập của các Rapper trẻ tuổi đã tạo ra nhiều ý tưởng khiến cho dòng nhạc này trở nên gần gũi hơn, dễ tiếp cận hơn và trở thành một trong những thể loại được yêu thích nhất trên thế giới.

3. Đặc trưng của Rap

Rap làm nên khác biệt lớn so với tất cả các dòng nhạc khác có lẽ chính là nguồn gốc xuất phát của nó là ước vọng khác khao, là thể hiện bản chất cá nhân mạnh mẽ. Do đó, đối với rap, ngồn từ sử dụng thường rất phóng khoáng và không bị gò bó ở một giới hạn nào cả. Chính vì lẽ đó, nhiều khi người sáng tác cũng thêm vào vài câu chửi thề hay ho.

Khi biểu diễn, các rapper phải thể hiện được các kĩ thuật trong câu từ một cách nhuần nhuyễn và chất riêng biệt của họ. Và đặc biệt, phải chú ý tới nhạc lí nhiều hơn để hoà thanh của bài không thể phá vỡ, hay bị ngang phè phè, nghe không bắt tai. Thông thường các rapper sẽ sử dụng một số các cách sử dụng câu chữ điêu luyện như sau:

Sử dụng lối chơi chữ, so sánh, ấn dụ, gieo vần, dùng từ đồng âm, chửi tục ác ý, bẻ gãy ca từ trong battle/dissing, …Thể hiện theo cách flow. Tức là kết hợp câu từ, cách gieo vần, điểm nhấn trên nền nhạc một cách vừa hợp lí, lại vừa độc đáo và sáng tạo.Lên nội dung/chủ đề muốn truyền tảiThể loại freestyle. Nghĩa là có thể ứng biến tức thời qua cách rap trên nền beat cho sẵn.

4. Rap và Hip hop có gì khác biệt?

Trên thực thế, Rap và Hip hop là hai khái niệm hoàn toàn khác biệt. Hip hop là một nền văn hoá và Rap là một phần của văn hoá đó. Văn hoá Hip hop bao gồm lời nói (MC), nhịp (DJ), điệu nhảy đường phố (breakdance) và nghệ thuật tranh phun sơn (graffiti art). Còn rap bao gồm lời nói (MC), nhịp (DJ) và sự truyền tải (giọng điệu và tốc độ trong những điều được nói ra). Có thể nói Rap là một phần không thể thiếu của văn hoá Hip hop. Do đó, việc mọi người nhầm lẫn và đánh đồng hai khái niệm này là điều có thể hiểu được.

5. Các huyền thoại Rap trên thế giới

· 2Pac

Không thực sự nổi tiếng toàn cầu, nhưng bất cứ ai nghe Rap Mỹ đều biết đến 2Pac. Không thể phủ nhận rằng anh là Rapper số một và là một trong những người có công lớn trong việc đem nhạc Rap đến toàn thế giới. Trong thời kì chia rẽ, 2Pac là trụ cột bờ Tây, quê hương của Gangsta Rap, đối lập với Notorious B.I.G là trụ cột bờ Đông. Trong sự nghiệp của mình, anh đã có hơn 75 triệu album bán được trên toàn thế giới, tính đến năm 2007. Anh cũng được tạp chí Rolling Stone xếp thứ 86 trong danh sách những nghệ sĩ vĩ đại nhất mọi thời đại.

· Notorious B.I.G

Đối đầu với 2Pac, là Notorious B.I.G, người trụ cột bờ Đông. Trong quá khứ, hai nghệ sĩ từng là đôi bạn thân thiết. Trong cuộc chiến, 2Pac và Notorious B.I.G đã liên tục đấu qua đấu lại bằng các bài Rap. Sau này, việc cả hai cùng bị ám sát đã giúp các Rapper hai bên nhìn nhận lại sự mất mát vô bờ của cuộc chiến và bắt đầu có xu hướng làm hoà, kể cả các nghệ sĩ từng tham chiến như Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg hay những nghệ sĩ trung lập như Eminem, Jay – Z.

· Eminem

Về tên tuổi, chắc chắn Eminem hiện tại đang là Rapper được biết đến nhiều nhất và được gọi là "Ông vua nhạc Rap". Sinh cùng thời với 2Pac và Notorious B.I.G. nhưng Eminem không thành công sớm như hai Rapper này. Con đường của Eminem chông gai hơn bởi anh là một Rapper da trắng. Bởi khi ấy nhạc Rap được xem như là âm nhạc của người da đen.

Dù thành công có phần muộn màng nhưng Eminem lại là người thành công vang dội. Anh đã bán được trên 172 triệu album trên toàn thế giới, vượt xa 2Pac, và là một trong những nghệ sĩ bán đĩa chạy nhất mọi thời đại, sánh ngang với Michael Jackson, The Beatles và Backstreet Boy.

Eminem được tạp chí Rolling Stone xếp thứ 83 trong danh sách những nghệ sĩ vĩ đại nhất mọi thời đại và đã chiến thắng đến 15 giải Grammy. Eminem cũng có được 1 giải Oscar nhạc phim cho bài "Lose Yourself" trong phim 8 Mile dựa trên chính cuộc đời của mình.

· Snoop Dogg

Một những những Rapper chơi ngông nhất làng nhạc Rap không thể không kể đến là Snoop Dogg. Anh là một trong những Rapper lão làng cùng thời với 2Pac, cũng là một Rapper bờ Tây rất hăng hái trong cuộc chiến. Anh cũng là một nghệ sĩ thành công dưới sự nhào nặn của Dr. Dre. Anh đã được 7 lần đề cử giải thưởng âm nhạc Grammy dù chưa từng giành giải chiến thắng.

· Kanye West

Sự nghiệp của Kanye West khởi đầu với hãng đĩa Roc – A – Fella của Jay – Z và là một Rapper theo trường phái New School thực thụ với phong cách nhạc Rap truyền thống. Kanye West hầu như không bán đĩa mà bán bản thu kĩ thuật số. Và anh cũng là một trong những nghệ sĩ tiêu thụ được nhiều bản kĩ thuật số nhất mọi thời đại.

6. Nhạc rap tại Việt Nam

Các nghệ sĩ nhạc Rap tại Việt Nam được phân thành các thế hệ như sau:

· Thế hệ F1: 1997 – 2005

Lịch sử rap VN bắt đầu từ việc khai sinh với track Vietnamese Gang – Thai Viet G x Khanh Nhỏ. Nhưng trước đó các bài hát do nhóm Heart2Exit (chuyên hát thể loại RnB/Soul hoạt động tại hải ngoại) với những đường flow tuy đơn giản nhưng hiệu quả chính xác trên nền nhạc beat đó có thể gọi là Rap bắt đầu được xuất hiện. Vào năm 2005 Khanh Nhỏ đã mang Vietnamese Gang đi thi trong cuộc thi rappers trẻ thế giới và được đánh giá cao về flow và cả chất nhạc.

· Thế hệ F2: 2006 – 2008

Trong khoảng thời gian 2006 – 2007, văn hóa Hip hop du nhập trở nên không còn xa lạ với giới trẻ Việt Nam. Với sức lan tỏa rất lớn, hầu như trong playlist của các bạn trẻ không chỉ là các bản nhạc pop và có cả những tracks rap như Tuyết Yêu Thương – Young Uno, Tiểu Thuyết Tình Yêu – Andree x Lee7 x It’s Lee, … Trong giới Underground nhiều rappers mới đã bắt đầu lộ diện và hình thành những tổ chức rap mới.

· Thế hệ F3: 2009 – 2012

Nổi tiếng nhất trong thế hệ này là nhóm Joker’s Rule (Mr. A, JayTee, Mr. T, Elli’an, Bueno, Rin – các thành viên từ 2 nhóm cũ là X4 band).

· Thế hệ F4: 2013 – 2016

Trong giai đoạn này rap VN đón chào nhiều nhóm rap mới hoạt động mạnh như: Hazard Clique theo style Hardcore Rap (gồm Pain - 1 rapper đến từ Tây Ban Nha, Cam - á quân cuộc thi RhymeFes, Black Murder - quán quân 2 mùa giải Rap-Up), Sài Gòn Smoking Gangz a.k.a SG.S.G a.k.a SG Smokers (gồm D.C từ FSR, Khoa Wzzzy, LC King, Kent BC, K.SI), DC GanG + SG Prider đến từ tổ chức SPR, SK Family ở Hà Nội (Zugi, GoldFeezy, Monkey Dope,...).

· Thế hệ F5: 2017 – nay

Trong những năm gần đây, sân chơi dành cho các rapper Việt ngày càng được mở rộng. Cụ thể, trong năm 2018 với nhiều cuộc thi được tổ chức, rất nhiều nhà đầu tư và nhà sản xuất về rap xuất hiện. Bởi trước niềm tin mãnh liệt rằng Rap đang quay trở lại, thậm chí là trở lại mạnh mẽ hơn trước đây rất nhiều thông qua những gì nó đang tồn tại trên thị trường âm nhạc hiện nay.

Các rapper Việt đang được coi là gương mặt vàng của những năm vừa qua phải kể đến Đen Vâu trong ca khúc "Ngày khác lạ", "Đừng gọi anh là idol", "Anh đếch cần gì nhiều ngoài em"; JustaTee, Osad, BinZ, … hay Karik với bài hit đình đám “Người lạ ơi”.

Rap dần dần trở thành một phần của đời sống âm nhạc Việt với chất phóng khoáng và tự do. Có thể thấy Rap đang dần có sức hút mãnh liệt hơn đối với giới trẻ. Nhưng ta vẫn phải biết rằng Rap có quay trở lại và chiếm thế trên thị trường hay không, tất cả còn nhờ vào những thế hệ trẻ có đủ tài năng và bản lĩnh đưa Rap Việt lên tầm cao mới. Vì gu âm nhạc của Việt Nam trước giờ vốn là Pop-ballad nhẹ nhàng sâu lắng, việc thay đổi thị hiếu cũng như là sở thích âm nhạc của một cộng đồng là điều không dễ dàng. Nhưng không gì là không thể nếu những tài năng trẻ xuất hiện với một cá tính mạnh, một bản sắc riêng, nhưng vẫn đậm chất "Việt".

Nguồn: nhạc rap là gì

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Surigao chess players eye semis slot in online tilt

#PHnews: Surigao chess players eye semis slot in online tilt

SURIGAO CITY – Although struggling to make it to the semifinals, the all-solid Surigaonon team known as Surigao Fianchetto Checkmates is proud to represent Mindanao in the first-ever professional chess competition in the country. Currently occupying the ninth spot, the Surigao woodpushers are vying for the last eight slots in the semis round of this 24-team rivalry nationwide under the first Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) in Asia, the country's second professional league after the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). "It's very unfortunate that we're trailing behind at the ninth place though it's still a long way to go, for we still have at least nine remaining team matches to play. In our hearts, we're deeply honored to represent Mindanao, along with the Zamboanga team, in the inaugural season of this professional chess league," Arena International Master (AIM) Rey Urbiztondo said Saturday. Fully aware of chess renaissance after Filipino-turned-US citizen Wesley So upstaged anew Classical World champion Magnus Carlsen in their recent international chess tussle, Urbiztondo noted that Surigao's participation is mainly in the hope of helping to boost chess' reputation as the Filipinos' new favorite sport during the pandemic. A dark horse entering the tough challenge, Surigao yielded in the early round to championship-favorite Caloocan but with Urbiztondo scoring a big upset win at the expense of International Master (IM) Barlo Nadera on Board 7. Surigao team's victories worth six points for the ninth place came from its head-on duels with Cagayan Valley and Quezon province in the north, and Iriga (twice), Palawan, and Cebu in the South. In the last nine rounds, the Surigao gems are to play against Mindoro and Palawan on March 6; opposite Toledo and Cebu on March 10; and versus Iloilo and Lapulapu on March 13. Its final three rounds will be against Negros, Zamboanga, and Camarines.a Also at the forefront of Surigao's quest for glory are former national junior champion FM Vince Alaan and Haifa, and Israel Olympiad veteran FM Cesar Caturla. Completing the team are Tyrone Alaan, Jayson Salubre, lady chess player Jessa Mae Lisondra, seniors (60 above) Joselito Serna and Allan Diez, and homegrown bets Cyrus Donasco, Marcelito Penera (recently replaced by Rogelio Canoy due to poor signal), and San Dro Ladion. "The core of this team is built around 30 years of friendship. So, we'll fight it out, win or lose," Urbiztondo said. Asia's first Grandmaster Eugene Torre and many-time Philippine Open champion GM Joey Antonio Jr. led a stellar cast of Filipino chess stars in the PCAP tourney, alongside fellow GMs Mark Paragua, Banjo Barcenilla, Darwin Laylo, Ino Sandorra, John Paul Gomez, Mark Paragua, Roland Salvador, Oliver Barbosa, and candidate GM, Ronald Dableo. More than 50 other titled players are also taking part, led by International Masters Jan Emmanuel Garcia, Paulo Bersamina, Oliver Dimakiling, Ricky de Guzman, Cris Ramayat, Angelo Young, Marvin Miciano, Barlo Nadera, Joel Pimentel, and returning IMs Domingo Ramos, Rolando Nolte, Vince Alaan, Chito Garma and Eric Labog. (Lynde Salgados/PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "Surigao chess players eye semis slot in online tilt." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1132792 (accessed March 07, 2021 at 02:41AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Surigao chess players eye semis slot in online tilt." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1132792 (archived).

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In this WWE 2K19 Custom Game Cover.

Here’s the Roster for the men:

Golden era WWE Savage Andre Bam Bam Bigelow Dusty Rhodes Bossman Rick Rude Warrior Undertaker Steamboat Bret Hart Jim Neidhart British Bulldog Jake Roberts Texas Tornado Shawn Michaels Sid Ric Flair Mr. Perfect Honky-tonk man Greg Valentine Tatanka Papa Shango Dustin Rhodes Luke Butch Earthquake Typhoon Arn Anderson (Returning from 2k16 and earlier) Roddy Piper Sgt Slaughter Haku Iron Sheik Big John Studd King Kong Bundy Hulk Hogan General Adnan Virgil (Suggested Additions) Jacques Rougeau(as the Mountie & his tag team gimmick) Raymond Rougeau(tag team gimmick) Tully Blanchard Hacksaw Jim Duggan WCW/NWA Golden era Ric Flair Dusty Rhodes Arn Anderson Lex Luger Sid Kerry Von Eric Sting Roddy Piper Ric Flair Steamboat Jake Roberts Mean Mark Rick Rude Big Bubba Larry Zybysko Steve Austin Brian Pillman Vader Dustin Rhodes Cactus Jack Booker t Ddp Vinnie Vegas Diamond Studd (Returning from 2k16 and previous) Ron Simmons Stevie Ray Iron Sheik Terry Funk (Suggested Addition) Tully Blanchard New Generation WWE Bret Hart Shawn Michaels Diesel Razor Ramon Undertaker Yokozuna Lex Luger Brutus Beefcake Ted Dibiase Sid Hunter Hearst Helmsley Vader Mankind British Bulldog Jim Neidhart Billy Gunn Roadie Earthquake Randy Savage Mr. Perfect Bam Bam Bigelow Tatanka Jake Roberts Steve Austin Brian Pillman Ultimate Warrior Ric Flair Randy Savage Kama Mark Henry Issac Yaankem Justin Hawk Bradshaw Rocky Maivia Goldust Luke Butch Brutus Beefcake Fatu (Returning from 2k16-12) 123 kid Hulk Hogan Scott Steiner Roddy Piper Jerry Lawler Faarooq Terry Funk (Suggested addition) Samu Mabel Carl Ouellet(as the Quebeckers) Jacques Rougeau(as the Quebeckers) Hacksaw Jim Duggan Bob Holly WCW New Generation Ric Flair Sting Lex Luger Vader Cactus Jack Ron Simmons Arn Anderson Larry Zybysko Ric Rude The Boss/Big Bubba Rogers Meng The Giant Ddp Avalanche/The Shark Terra Ryzin/Jean Pierre Levesque Steve Austin Brian Pillman British Bulldog Sid Ricky Steamboat Dustin Rhodes Booker t Chris Jericho Eddie Guerrero Brutus Beefcake(& his many gimmicks) Randy Savage Hall Nash Dibiase (Returning from 2k16 and earlier) Hulk Hogan Stevie Ray Syxx Vincent Scott Steiner Steven Regal (Suggested additions) Dean Malenko Perry Saturn Raven Carl Ouellet(as the amazing french Canadians) Jacques Rougeau(as the amazing french Canadians) Hacksaw Jim Duggan Attitude era WWE Steve Austin Bret Hart Shawn Michaels Undertaker The Rock Kane Mankind Cactus Jack Dude Love Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H Kurt Angle(shoe in for 2k18) Matt Hardy(shoe in for 2k18) Jeff Hardy(shoe in for 2k18) Tajiri (shoe in for 2k18) Chris Jericho Eddie Guerrero Big Show Big Bossman Albert Sid British Bulldog Jim Neidhart Kama Mustafa/The Godfather/Goodfather Mark Henry Edge Christian Billy Gunn Road Dogg Ken Shamrock Vader Brian Pillman Bubba Ray Devon Golga Goldust Bradshaw Mr. Mcmahon Shane McMahon Rikishi (Returning from 2k16-12) Terry Funk Faarooq X-Pac Sgt Slaughter Gangrel Val Venis Scotty 2 Hotty Grandmaster Sexay William Regal Haku (Suggested additions) Dean Malenko Perry Saturn Viscera Carl Ouellet(as team Canada) Jacques Rougeau(as team Canada) Bob Holly Al Snow WCW Attitude era Goldberg Hall Nash Bret Hart Ric Flair The Giant Sting Sid Booker T Chris Jericho Eddie Guerrero Dustin Rhodes Arn Anderson Curt Henning Ric Rude Randy Savage Larry Zybysko Fit Finlay Bam Bam Bigelow Ted Dibiase DDP Steven Regal Ultimate Warrior The Disciple Lex Luger (Returning from 2k16-12) Stevie Ray Meng Syxx Roddy Piper (Suggested additions) Dean Malenko Perry Saturn Billy Kidman Raven Which leaves the only new characters added that wasn't in 2k16 as Jacques Rougeau Raymond Rougeau Tully Blanchard Hacksaw Jim Duggan Samu Mabel Carl Ouellet Raven Dean Malenko Perry Saturn Viscera Bob Holly Al Snow Billy Kidman

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NWA TNA Episode 1, June 19th 2002

17 years ago NWA TNA started the weekly PPV experiment. I went to every single one. Now I'm going to watch them for the first time since I was there.

(this review brought courtesy of Toby Keith and the red white and blue)

In 2002, I was a teenager set adrift by 9/11 and the alienation from starting high school. For better or worse, every week I started going to National Wrestling Alliance - Total Nonstop Action shows on Wednesday night. I loved WCW and was bitter about the botched invasion going on, and here was a new WCW in my backyard. It looks like there were 111 weekly PPVs, I'm not sure exactly how many taped ones / clip shows ended up happening, but I never missed one for injury, illness, or even vacation for the better part of two years. It was basically my ECW, for someone who was too young to follow ECW when it first aired.

I'm not really sure what the format of these is going to be. It's kind of a recap + live blog + review, I'll give matches the standard 0-5 star ratings with 1/4*'s possible, so it's really a 20 point scale. I'm going to hopefully figure out a better way to get screen captures going forward. Also, these first couple were taped in Alabama, not at the TNA Asylum in Nashville. Hopefully if my memory holds up, I'll be able to give some live notes and memories from being there for some of these. I have an old hard drive of pictures taken that I hope I can recover. I won the "Best Fan of the Night" and "Best Sign" contests a couple times to get to go backstage, and I also generally hung out before the shows and after the shows to talk to the wrestlers coming and going like a groupie. Later on, I was even on the TNA "Street Team" helping to market TNA and hand out flyers/ads during Smackdown tapings. I was also the moderator for the brief TNA Online Message Board, which I truly wish I had screencaps/archives somehow of all the…wildness there.

NWA TNA #1 June 19th 2002

Don West is the first person out of the gate, introducing Ed Ferrara after pyro and a brief introduction. Ed's all about TNA and introducing the girls dancing in cage as some sleazy music plays. Appropriately, he throws it to Mike Tenay, all business at ringside. TNA chants kick us off. Don West's hawaiian shirt is a thing of legend, and it's distracting me from Tenay's long explanation of the "Gauntlet For The Gold".

Jeremy Borash eventually is in ring announcing a parade of legends. Harley Race, Dory Funk, Jr, Jackie Fargo, Bullet Bob Armstrong, Corsica Joe & Sarah Lee, Bill Behrens, Ricky Steamboat. "All Our Base Are Belong To Us" shirt spotted in the stands. The Dragon compares the belt to every major championship in pro sports, the Stanley Cup, etc. He will special referee the finals of the match, and that brings out the one and only - Jeff Jarrett. His TNA theme "My World" is a lowkey banger that nevertheless completely haunted my life for 2 years. His big mouth earns him the first spot in the match. Ken Shamrock is here after that, and he joins Jarrett in burying the Battle Royal match. Finally, Scott Hall saunters through the crowd in a strip club(!!!) t-shirt as his awesome theme "Marvelous Me" plays. To round up, Ken Shamrock's theme wasn't great. "Hey Yo" sign spotted.

Goldylocks is backstage with Total Nonstop Action and the original midget killer "Puppet the Psycho Dwarf". Oh no. He's gonna spill some midget blood. Jeff Jarrett angrily kicks over a tiny music stand in the background hilariously. Then we go to the girls in cages and honest to goodness our first wrestling match -

6 Man Tag Team X Division Showcase AJ Styles, Low Ki, and Jerry Lynn vs The Flying Elvii (Sonny Siaki, Jimmy Yang, and Jorge Estrada)

An X Division showcase awaits. The legends surround a tiny monitor backstage. The generic faces' intro music is bland. The flying Elvii have a nice little knockoff theme at least. Siaki has Big The Rock Energy while the other two mug. The Elvii refuse handshakes and all hell breaks loose. Triple dropkicks and flying splashes to the outside. Styles reverses a back suplex into a phenomenal forearm, and I'm not going to attempt to catch every move. As an aside - Total Nonstop Action has taken a full 18 minutes on air before someone punched someone. Siaki and LowKi is a pretty appealing matchup. The former does a crisp Samoan Drop. Styles and Yang get in and have a very crisp, quick flurry of moves together. Jerry Lynn crushes a cradle Piledriver, and Siaki runs in and hits his neckbreaker finisher. LowKi accidentally brains AJ, and Yang capitalizes with the Yang Time for the pin. Considering who went on to hold the X Title, this is an odd result, but commentary was generally putting over how the mismatched team was going to compete in the X Title Round Robin coming up.

The Flying Elvii in 7 minutes, Yang Time pins AJ Styles **3/4

Midget Showcase Teo vs Hollywood

Hollywood starts it before the bell. From the promo, I thought this was a triple threat with Puppet. Hollywood kicks out of the "Tadpole Splash" from the top rope. Ed Ferrara says in response to Teo's claims to be a ladies' man - "He's the right height". Teo finishes Hollywood with an ugly swanton.

Teo in 3 minutes, Swanton?, 1/2*

Now West and Ferrara are in the ring hyping the Lingerie Battle Royal next week. The New Francine, Miss Joanie, Shannon (Daffney?), Alexis Laree (Mickie James!), The Incredible Sasha, Erin (Baltimore Cheerleader?), Elektra from ECW, Miss Taylor Vaughn, Darisa Da?? I didn't catch her name as Ed starts rambling about a kid in a candy store. Maybe I'll catch all the names if they're introduced with title cards next week. Francine grabs a mic and calls Ed "pudgy" and says none of the women compare to her. Elektra stands up to Francine and starts a catfight.

Goldylocks is in the back with Mortimer Plumtree. His character peaks with his name. He manages a tag team that bullied him in high school for reasons that are never explained. He leaves to walk "The Johnsons", Richard and Rod, to the ring.

Tag Team Match The Johnsons w/ Mortimer Plumtree vs Psychosis and James Storm

The latter is an odd pairing for a few reasons. I honestly didn't remember James Storm started off without Chris Harris and America' Most Wanted. He even has the prop guns firing blanks in the ring, which was always a nice touch. I feel like this is where I mention that the Johnsons are in full body suits and masks that make them look like walking penises. In other news, Psychosis is going without his trademark horned mask. Alicia from WCW is on the stage scouting the match. There's a fella in an XFL jersey in the stands. What year is it? "Buff your(sic) still the stuff" sign spotted. Ferrara "These Johnsons just look good". They hit simultaneous clutching suplexes to take control of the good guys, but Mortimer interferes to let one of the Johnsons hit their finisher on Cowboy. Post match, the ref pays off the lady watching the action.

The Johnsons in 4 minutes, Samoan Drop into Neckbreaker, *

Stan and Bo Dupp harass Goldylocks in the back until they run into the brothers' shared girlfriend in a quick nothing segment.

Borash introduces 1993 Rookie of the Year and Winston (yes, cigarettes) Cup Points Leader Sterling Martin. K-Krush is out to save us from the race car drivers. He's getting booed, but this would be a face promo anywhere other than Huntsville Alabama. K Krush "Damn you, and Damn Alabama" Brian Lawler is out to save the NASCAR dopes from the angry black man. He cuts an angry promo about "your kind" while the crowd howls in racist jeer. It's a pretty ugly segment considering "Grandmaster Sexay" Lawler is still clad in his Too Cool black rapper cosplay outfit.

Backstage, Jeff Jarrett is choking Jackie Fargo.

Tag Team Match Christian York & Joey Matthews vs The Dupps w/ Fluff Dupp

For better or worse, now I know their girlfriend/cousin's name now. After the crowd roared for the pasty white NASCAR duo, commentary is really going in on how these two wrestlers are completely fucking stupid and southern. The Dupps' intro is very boring twangy banjo crap, and they're not much better in the ring. Matthews hits a move called the Virginia Necktie that looks pretty nice. I think the non-Dupp team is working face, but it's hard to tell who the crowd is popping for. The Dupps win with some cheating and Fluff interference.

The Dupps in 4 minutes, Crotch shot, 1/2*

Before the Gauntlet For The Gold, we get a Toby Keith music video. He is singing "Angry American". Jeff Jarrett walks out and pushes Toby Keith off his little stupid stool and the crowd goes wild and honestly, I screamed in joy and Jeff Jarrett turned face for my money when he says "Nobody wants to hear that damn song, and take your Angry American Ass OUTTA HERE".

The Gauntlet For The Gold 20 Man Battle Royal for the NWA Heavyweight Championship Of The World

Buff Bagwell runs down for number 2 and the bell rings. Maybe it was for the main event finally starting but honestly the crowd goes pretty wild for Buff Bagwell laying hands on Double J. Buff hits a couple signature moves, but gets tossed before the next entrant. Ragin' Cajun Lash Laroux Is 3. He falls victim to The Stroke and is eliminated fast. "Somebody pissed in Jeff's Cheerio-s this morning!" Here comes Screamin' Norman Smiley at 4. The second largest pop of the night so far comes for the Big Wiggle. Jarrett tosses him anyways. Apolo comes down at 5, getting more offense than the previous entrants combined. K-Krush is 6. His signature axe kick gets tremendous boos, they hate him. Slash w/ James Mitchell is 7. Del Rios is 8. He is some kind of bodybuilder and it shows. Slash bites his way out of a belly to belly suplex as the announcers stress everything is legal. Justice is 9, I think this Is the future Abyss, but I can't swear to it. He hits a Black Hole Slam and now I'm 99% sure. Konnan is 10, yelling "Arriba La Raza" on his way to the ring. Abyss sells Konnan's facebuster a la HBK vs Hogan and I love it. 11 brings out Joel Gertner "I'm gonna be with 5 girls in Huntsville because I don't settle for less" He gives an X-rated introduction for the man they call Bruce of the Rainbow Express, led out by Lenny Lane. I'm not gonna bother listing all of the homophobic euphemisms the announce team runs through explaining who the Rainbow Express are. Rick Steiner is 12. He dumps Slash and Abyss with a couple impressive shows of strength. Malice is 13, dealing out chokeslams. Bruce, K-Krush, Del Rios, Konnan, and Steiner go out quickly thereafter. Scott Hall is 14. Toby Keith? is 15. He suplexes and tosses Jarrett. Not that anyone cares, but Toby Keith leaves through the middle rope to chase Jarrett and is never officially eliminated. 16 brings Wildcat Chris Harris. Vampire Warrior, former Gangrel, runs down seemingly early as an entrant with no music? The on screen countdown timer disappeared during the Toby Keith situation. Dangerous Devin Storm, aka Crowbar, is probably 18. Steve Corino comes in at 19, the only former NWA Champ. Ken Shamrock is out at 20. "Hall was framed" sign spotted. Brian Christopher/Lawler is number 20 and I realize now that Toby Keith was not an official entrant. Brian clears out Chris Harris, Vampire Warrior, and Crowbar mostly by holding the top rope down when they ran by. He dumps Corino shortly after. Christopher and Apolo get dumped by Malice next. Then the cameraman somehow misses Malice back body dropping Scott Hall over the top, leaving Malice vs Ken Shamrock to go to a pinfall or submission.

Malice vs Ken Shamrock, Special Referee Ricky The Dragon Steamboat

Malice gets some advice from Father James Mitchell at ringside. After going back and forth, Shamrock gets an awesome cross arm breaker reversal of a choke slam. After a long tease of tapping, he gets the rope, maybe with James Mitchell pushing it a little toward his client. A big boot leads into the Ankle Lock and Shamrock refuses to break it on the ropes, after even a 7 count, leading to heated words with Steamboat. Shamrock wins with a Belly to Belly to a big pop despite his heel tactics. Cue pyro, and hoisting the tiny gold belt.

Ken Shamrock wins a 5 minute match following a 33 minute battle royal, Belly to Belly. **

The match was a little too long, even with Jarrett speeding up the beginning by tossing the opening entrants as fast as possible. Speaking of Double J, he fights with legends and security backstage before emerging with a microphone. He punches the legends after moaning about the battle royal until Toby Keith and Jackie Fargo come back out to book Scott Hall vs Jeff Jarrett next week, the show ends with them brawling up the ramp.

That wraps up episode 1! They have some marquee singles matches next week in addition to crowning the first X Division champ, I'll see you then to wrap up the two first Alabama shows before settling into The Asylum.

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