The Lash™ was gearing up for his biggest fight yet against the rising star Bebop. Though he had never met him Lash already had a strong dislike for the scrap golem as he had stolen Lash’s signature move. As Lash looked himself in the mirror hyping himself up for the fight he just thought about how awesome and amazing he was. But for some reason his usual pre fight routine wasn’t working today. There was a sense of foreboding hanging in the air like the omnipresent cigaret smoke in The Bear Pit’s dressing rooms.
Lash wasn’t the type to get nervous, even though much of history stage presence was a persona his confidence was not. As he sat there preening his mustache he pondered where this anxiety was coming from. After a minute or two of this he came to the conclusion it must have to do with the creepy letters that lizard lady had been sending him from jail. Lash was used to his fair share of adoration but something about receiving dozens of letters a day from a convicted mob enforcer was a little different from the typical fan mail. Luckily Vyper was locked up in Rykers after getting convicted for the Mendoza murders which made Lash feel a bit safer.
As Lash stepped into the ring a smile crossed his mustache obscured lips. He slipped into the boisterous confidence he wore like a jacket in the ring. As he stepped in the crowd boo’ed, this was typical as Lash was something of a heel with his arrogant persona and sometimes below the belt moves. After he had made his entrance from the other side of the pit walked up the babyface newcomer Bebop. The crowd went wild for him. Bebop was set to be the hero of this story. He was a scrap golem made by the local junkyard owner miss Shelly to help her with operating her business. But now miss Shelly had fallen ill so Bebop was going behind her back to fight in The Bear Pit to earn extra money to pay for her treatment. It was a tale endearing to the crowd and juxtaposed nicely against the selfish Lash who only fought for his own fame.
As they each took position in their respective corners the announcer began to speak:
The two fighter squared up and prepared to duel. The fight was scripted of course, they all were. Bebop would lose to set him up for a grudge match that would really wow the crowds. They began to clash and everything was going according to script. Bebop began throwing a heavy uppercut that Lash could easily dodge but just as he began to do so he caught something in the corner of his eye. The lizard. There she was. In the front row. Smirking. She was saying something… he could almost hear her…
Bam! Bebop’s punch connects full force to Lash’s jaw. He’s out cold. The crowd cheers unaware of what has transpired. Gamblers in the back rows who had bet on a supposedly fixed match begin yelling. there is a cacophony of noise as Lash lays dazed on the floor. Turns out he was right to be nervous about the lizard.
Credits
Poster by me, images used in poster from Deadlock wiki
Lash animation by me
Announcer audio by me
Vyper image from Deadlock Wiki
Vyper audio from Deadlock game files
All characters are from the game Deadlock developed by Valve corporation
