When they both got up, they started trading punches, and Zarek got the advantage, and whipped Manic towards the ropes. Manic however, stopped and hooked himself on the ropes, and Zarek noticed this. Zarek charged and Manic, who pulled down the top rope, sending Zarek over it but Zarek landed on the apron. He hit Manic in the back of the head before grabbing him and lifting him up and hitting him with the Apolo's Call into the Casket! Zarek got out, and slammed shut the casket but the match wasn't over. He grabbed the gas can, and doused the casket in gasoline. He then picked up the book of matches and lit one and threw it on the casket which quickly went up in flames as the referee called for the bell and firefighters came over to put out the casket. "Meaning of Life" hit the pa system as Lily was then heard.

That was the effect of the BUDvision Championship match at BUD even, Ultimate War VI. No one has seen either competitor, except for a tape of Zarek smashing Leaky's car, since the event, so unless you caught Ultimate War, you don't really know who actually won the match. For everyone who didn't catch it, and for everyone who hadn't heard, that was the recap. Now, the scene begins in someones locker room, with a vision of only the corner. The scene has a chair in the corner, turned around, behind a table.

"So Mr. Lyle, how are you feeling now that in less than a month, you managed to capture the THC Champion, defeated some of the most prominant names in the industry, took home the BUDvision Championship, and made it through your first title defense?" The chair turns around and the voice is given a face, the face of none other the manger to the BUDvision Champion, Abram McCallister. Straight out of high school, he scored big when he picked up indy superstar, Zarek Lyle, as his client. Not even Abram himself could know what a success Zarek was going to become in such a short month. It's got to be some sort of a record, something Abram will definitely look into.

The screen widens, revealing Zarek Lyle to be on the otherside of the room, sitting on a black leather couch. He has his normal smile on his face, and the BUDvision Championship on his shoulder. This is the first time the BUD fans, that didn't catch Ultimate War, has seen Zarek with the championship, "You know Abram, I can't help but feel great. Can anyone else say that they stepped into BUD, won the BUDvision Championship, and retained it, all in just a month, I highly doubt it. I'm not saying that I am any better than someone else who occupies the BUD roster, I'm just saying, as always, that I am better than your average superstar..."

Abram laughes a bit at Zarek's confidence, but knows that he is just showing off because of his win at Ultimate War. "Ha, whatch yourself now Zarek, we all know what happened last time you got too confident, you got knocked on your ass, so I'm telling you, don't let this win go to your head. You've got Leaky right behind you now, and we've definitely learned that he will do anything to get the upperhand. Remember what happened the night you won that damn championship? Leaky was already looking to take you out, so watch him."

The mention of Leaky made Zarek cringe and smile at the same time. Smiling, due to the fact that in Zarek's mind, Leaky was a complete joke. Cringing, due to the fact that Leaky had attacked Zarek after his win, and Zarek had definitely not forgotten. "Believe me, Leaky has never won the BUDvision Championship, and I intend to carry on that tradition. Leaky was unable to take the title from Bobby Johnson, so why should I be any different? True, I never got the chance to prove myself against Johnson, so I don't know how I compare against him, but what kind of person would I be if I didn't carry on his no Leaky policy?" Zarek laughed a bit, Leaky was in way over his head, and he didn't even realize it. Leaky thought this was going to be so easy, but unfortunantly for him, he had no idea what Zarek could do. No one did, and even if they did, like Evan Pierce, they still denied it.

Abram was always the one to see the concequences ahead. There would always be contenders for the title, and Abram was searching them out, who would be a threat, and who wouldn't.  "Okay, let's say you make it through BUDmania against Leaky, and retain that BUDvision Championship again, then what? Manic, even though being defeated, and hasn't been seen since Ultimate War, is still the number two contender, and Emerald is the third contender. Outside of them, I've heard rumors that people like SFM, and Jamie Mathews are looking for a shot at your title."

Zarek sighed a little bit a let out a laugh. There were always people that said they wanted the BUDvision Championship, but they never went after it, never won a contenders match, let alone competed in a contenders match, and therefore gave up on the championship. It brings a bad name to the BUDvision Championship with contenders that do nothing. Luckily, the people who managed to make it to the top, are actually worth something, counting Leaky out of course. He never really did anything to get that number one contenders match.

Zarek took a look at the BUDvision Championship on his shoulder, and saw his own reflection. This was his championship, he decided what happened to it, and the contenders needed a reality check, "You know what, there's been so much talk around this goddamned arena, it really doesn't matter what people say anymore, as long as they have something to back it up. This right here, this backs me up. Manic and Emerald, I have nothing to say for them, because they earned their contenders spot, and I am honestly looking forward to facing Emerald when her time comes. As for people like Jamie Mathews or SFM, they're going to have to work their way up. Just like that Lust Vegas guy, who obviously figured out that he couldn't cut it in this division, and disappeared. I have nothing against you guys, but you're going to earn your shot."

Zarek got up off the chair and left the BUDvision Championship there on the chair, "Now Abram, if you'll excuse me, I have a little buisness to take care of..."

Abram knodded, and Zarek walked out of the door, heading for god knows what. But alas, everyone really knew what, or atleast had an idea of where he was going. Zarek was unable to talk to Jade ever since the beginning of the match, and the two was just beginning to come out with their relationship. Zarek was looking forward to seeing her, she always knew the right things to say. Zarek reached her locker room and knocked three times on the door before waiting for it to be answered.

Jade came to the door and opened it. Her blue eyes flashed, and her smile came out as soon as she saw Zarek at the door. In attempting to hide their relationship, it was hard not seeing each other as much as they wanted too. "Wow, it's nice to see you again. Good job on retaining, by the way..."

Zarek smiled back, and Jade opened the door more, letting Zarek in, "It's always a pleasure to see you Jade, and thanks, I got a big confidence boost from you. I'm planning on setting up some sort of eight man tag match against Leaky and his guards, just for a little payback, I'm going to need more people, but how would you like to be one of the members of my team?"

Jade smiled a bit, and opened her mouth to answer, when she was interupted by Zarek, "and I had one more question. I was wondering, if you would like to go on a date, a real one. Through the midst of the chaos, we never really got our 'courtship' down." Zarek laughes, a little nervously. He knew Jade's answer, but it was still a little nerve wrecking in asking it.

MEANWHILE back at the locker room, Abram was sitting in the same chair in which we left him, doing some paperwork. It had only been a few minutes since Zarek had left him, and there was really no one out there, to Abram's knowledge, that would want to hurt him. Suddenly, there was a slight knock at the door.

"Come on in..." Abram said without really wondering who was at the door. It was probably Melanie or some one, speaking of Melanie, where the hell has she been lately? Anyway, a man walks into the locker room with a mask on. Abram doesn't even look up from his papers, feeling no danger. The man takes a baseball bat from behind his back and smacks Abram right in the head with it. The lights then turn out, and the scene fast forwards. When the lights come back on, the EMTs are carrying Abram out on a stretcher, and a man's voice is heard laughing through it all.

To Be Continued...