Equestria Rumble

    "She...She did it....!" Courageous mutters in complete and utter surprise upon what his own eyes of blue have just witnessed from beyond the clear glass before him. All the young stallion can feel is the urge to rise upon from the couch that comforts his rear...and leap for joy into the air, shouting such praise for the mare who has earned such a merit few could ever hope to come close to, "DOWNPOUR WON THE SECOND ROUND!!!!"

   Rising from the same couch, the little orange pegasai pony feels her voice releasing such screaming with a thrill for the excitment that has been witnessed before her eyes, "Oh my Celestia and Luna...SHE DID IT!!!"

   "Not so loud, Gunpowder...." Whines the timid brown pegasai named Despair while she sits next to the over-excited mare, "But...yes...Downy won the second round and-"

   "And with only one more to go...and she will win the title!!!" Rocki states upon her leap upwards into the air from off the couch, balling up her fist and raising it up high, "HOT DAMN!!!"

   Rainy, who stands just beside the excited little mint-green zebra, is able to pick up the sound of swearing thanks to her strong sense of hearing...and turns to Rocki, giving her a small glare while crossing her arms; Despite the sounds of the cheering behind her from the other wrestlers, the loving but strict mother of Misty ceases her own in order to give strict attention to the little pony who has used such mild language.

   "Uh...sorry." Rocki apologizes, shallowing in fear of a possible and inevitable trip to the E-Rumble Meeting Room downstairs.

   The first thing that is released from the blue mare's mouth...is nothing more than a sigh and a smile to go with it, "Honestly...if I was not too excited right now, I would send you down to the meeting room...but...I think I am gonna let it slide; I mean, after what I just saw down there....I have to say the same thing: HOT DAMN!!!!" Rainy Skies shouts with the same expression the other ponies around her share.

   Surprised beyond reason that Rainy would use the same language in front of her, Rocki can only smile in return to this and join her to continue cheering for the one mare down below in the ring they all love and support. With every other fan and wrestler about applauding Downpour for her amazing performance and skill with such awe, there may not be a pony sitting for the remainder of this Championship Match.

   "That was so amazing!!!" Iris expresses to both her friends and her big sister...who stands beside her while they both cheer for Downpour below the VIP Box they all reside in, "I cannot believe Downy was able to pull it off!"

   "I can't believe it either, kiddo!" Brandy Kiss admits to her precious little sister...feeling the need to hug her to express how happy she is that her best friend has beaten that bastard of a bull-creature in the second round. Turning herself to the right to face the young unicorn, Brandy wraps her arms around Iris and hugs her close to her chest.

   Iris giggles in delight for the soft, warm hug by the mare she loves so much...who smells of the sweet, roasted coffee beans that she brews in the cafe down the street.

   "She only has one round to go!!" Courageous states the obvious, but adds more to it, "If she plays her cards right...she will win it all!"

   "I agree!!" Misty agrees with young stallion she cares a great deal for, "This was SOOoooo worth coming here to watch...especially from up here in the VIP Box with all my friends!!"

   "Yeah...!!" Courageous agrees with the little blue mare beside her...only to frown a little when Misty brings up the subject of "all my friends"...that it brings him to sigh with a sad heart beating in his chest, "If only...If only Blaze and...Flare...were here to see this with us. Guinevere too...."

   The moment the teenagers hear the names of their three best friends...the twins and one other that use to be apart of their tight group...the loud cheering from their voices come to a brief end...and all feel the same emotions Courageous feels. "We wish they were here too...." Rocki, Gunpowder, Misty, Despair, and Iris all say together, realizing only now just how much they miss those that could not be here here today to witness this awe-inspiring event.

   "Don't feel bad, everypony." Rainy attempts to cheer up her daughter and best friends she loves, "Guinevere, Blaze and Flare loved wrestling as much as the rest of you do...and they loved you all as much as you do each other."

   Courageous and the teenage mares all turn their attention to the one mother here today, with expressions of such sadness still upon their faces.

   "I am sure right now, this very minute, they are watching the match from their new home...and are cheering for Downpour much like we are." She claims, reminding them of the bond of friendship they all share, "I am also sure the those three, who loved their foalsitter Downpour as much as you do, are recalling all the times they spent with you all...and are wondering what you are all doing right now too."

   "Mrs. Skies is right." Brandy adds in to help lift the sad spirts of her own sister and friends, "It be best not to feel sad on this historic-ish moment in all of Equestria Rumble History. So wipe those sad faces off your...faces...and lets enjoy the final round of the match!"

   Realzing then and there how correct both Rainy and Brandy are, the group of six teenagers remove their frowns and lowered eyebrows to that of smiles and heightened brows...returning their expressions to both excitment and joy for the moment they are in: Watching the Championship Title Match, up high within a very high-class VIP Box for wrestlers...with only one round to go; Knowing all of this will bring a great story to tell someday, especially of the Firestorm Twins and Guinevere they hold in their hearts, the young teenage ponies return their attention to the ring below...ready for the last round to begin.

   Satisfied that they could help the little ponies smile again, the mother and sister to two special little mares turn their own attention to the below where the final round is ready to start. Even the wrestlers and more behind them all move in closer to watch and see who it will be that will take home the title and the Double-Alicorn Belt.

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"And now, Mares and Gentlecolts...peasants and princesses...it is time to move to the FINAL ROUND!!" Rough Hoof announces upon the whole two minute break in-between the previous round and the approaching one. "With the score tied at One-to-One, this last fight will determine who will walk home with the Double-Alicorn Belt...and who will walk home empty-handed!! Who shall win it all: The Champion Senior "Might" Tauro...or the Top-Contender Downstrike?!!"

   Chantings of the two very names mention fill the stadium all around; Almost half of the wrestling fans continue to cheer for the mighty minotaur...while more than half are now applauding for the one mare who has become the first to defeat the former in ONE round; No wrestler in the last five years has come close to such a small victory...and the many ponies and other species gathered here all give their support to Downstrike for her amazing accomplishment...plus the possibility of her chance to rise to the top.

"Hehehehe, looks like everypony have placed their bets and are ready to see just who it is that will take come the Grand Prize!! Well then...I guess it is time to see just which wrestler will win it all!! So...lets get this last round of the Championship Match underway!! ITS TIME...TO RUMBLE!!!!"

   All while the crowd of excited and eager wrestling fans cheer for their favored wrestler for this very match, Downpour and Tauro leave the corner of their ring and move to the center.

   "Get ready to lose, you pathetic wench!!" Tauro insults the mare of blue and gold before him, blowing the rage through his nostrils in the forms of snorting.

   "You first, asshole!!" Downstrike snaps back at the minotaur...hoping to deliver pain to every area of his body in this last and final round. "I have had enough of this damn bull and his shit!! If I have to, I am going to give him everything I've got in this...even moves I have never done before; After the way he hurt my friends in previous matches, I am going to make him pay!!!"

"Just look at those sparks fly, folks!" Rough Hoof informs the many excited wrestling fans all around him from what his eyes behold within the wrestling ring, "After two grueling rounds, it may appear that neither wrestler is going to hold anything back!! Let us see just what each fighter will give us as they fight for the Title and the Double-Alicorn Belt!!!"

   With glaring eyes of rage upon each other, fists gripped tighter than the grinding of their teeth, both Downstrike and Tauro stand at the ready...and charge in as the sounds of the bell ring: The Final Match of the Equestria Rumble Championship Match...begins.

   "Here...I...Come!! Ready...or...NOT!!!" The raging minotaur Senior Tauro roars, scraping his right hoof onto the mat...and charges forwards with another "Horns of Hell" attack. The very stomping shakes the entire wrestling ring around him.

   "Then come and get me...YOU BASTARD!!!" Downstrike taunts, spreading out her left wing to use as both a shield and a form of cape...turning this final round into something of a bullfight; Ironically, yelling the name and word "Tauro" out at the charging minotaur...creates the entire setup for this fight turning into another traditional sport. "COME ON!!!"

   "RRWWAAARRRRR!!!!" Tauro roars yet again and charges in...horns first...into Downpour.

   The keen senses in her eyes send a quick message to her brain, which then send an even greater one to the rest of her body: Downy twirls around and avoids the frontal attack by the larger opponent. Plus, she manages to move her wing out of the way just in time too. "Missed me!!~"

"And there you have it folks! Just look at that: Downstrike tried to taunt the champ in towards her...and she has managed to dodge the "Horns of Hell" in a split second!! I tell you now, wrestling fans: This mare is unlike any other we have seen in the last one-hundred years!!"

   Tauro ends up running into the ropes at the west-end of the ring...only to turn himself around and bounce right back towards the the mare that he knows cannot dodge this attack a second time, "DODGE THIS, BITCH!!!"

   "Tauro!!~" Downstrike replies right back with a taunt of the very minotaur's name, and twirls to the side yet again while performing yet another

"Bullfighting" stance...avoiding Might's second attempt at this best attack that continues to miss it's target. "Missed me again! That all you got...Might Tauro?~"

   "SHUT UP!!!" Tauro snaps back and bounces back on the ropes at the opposite end...charging yet a third time at Downpour.

   "MAKE ME, ASSHOLE!!!"

"Just look at that!! Tauro is trying to ram Downstrike with his horns, but she is able to dodge each attempt with little effort!! Wow...just WOW!!! I tell you this, ladies and gentlecolts...this is turning into more of a bullfight than a wrestling match!! One can only tell if the champ can land a blow before he runs out of energy!"

   "Thats...IT!!!" Tauro informs himself within his mind hearing that insulting announcement by Rough Hoof...and feels ready to bring this joke of a match to an end. Balling up his fists and spreading out his arms wide, Tauro straightens them up tight and once he bounces back upon the ropes...he twirls around to perform a tornado fist attack that should be bound to hit his target...which it does:

    Downpour once again dodges the attack of the towering minotaur, but does not expect the double-fist swirl attack...and feels the force of Tauro's knuckles slam into the side of her face. This brings Downy to become stunned from the blow and feels herself spinning the same way her head is doing so; Such a surprising attack knocks her off balance...inabling perparations to counter the next move done by the minotaur.

   Witnessing his attack a success, Might Tauro bounces back upon the ropes once more...for the last time...and charges forward with his shoulder and side aiming right at the mare...with one corner of the pole the very spot to ram her into, "DODGE THIS!!!"

   Unable to avoid this attack in time, Downpour suddenly feels the frontal pressure of the minotaur slamming into her...with the force of the push ramming her back right into the pole of the ring; Such a blow to both sides stun the injured pegasai to a great amount...and she becomes trapped and unable to move; Gasping for air while her back rests up against the pole, Downpour sets her sights facing forward to where the great minotaur stands before her. The sight of rage and pride in his eyes...with his fists all clutched up tight for eventual blows to come.

"Oooooooh!!! Looks like the tables have turned, wrestling fans: Senior "Might" Tauro's spinning attack has successfully stunned Downstrike just enough to strike back- OOOOoooohhh...that had to hurt!! Looks like the mare is trapped between the corner of the turnbuckle and the champ himself!! However will she get out of this one...?!!"

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   "Now...you will pay for humiliating me!! TAKE THIS!!!" Senior Tauro bellows with all the rage built up in his lungs. Pulling his bent arm back, the mighty minotaur throws a punch straight forward...striking the face of the lovely masked pony. After one successful punch, Tauro goes in for another...and another.

   The feeling of the heavy fist pressing hard into her face drives Downpour to shed a tear...which soon rolls down the side of her mask and her face; The pain is intense, and hurts harder than a piece of wood striking with a vengence.

   "Awww...does it hurt?!! GOOD!!" Tauro roars, small traces of spit spashing down onto the mare's face. "ONCE I AM FINISHED WITH YOU, YOUR FACE WILL NEVER BE LOOKED UPON AGAIN BY YOUR COLTFRIEND THERE!!!" He swears to her, refering the Edited below...and resumes punching Downstrike hard on the side of her face, all while using his other hand to grip the lightning-bolt design upon her top...ensuring she does not move from the corner he holds her in.

   The moment the audience catches wind of what Tauro uttered loud enough within the audience around them to hear, the majority of all wrestling fans...whether on the champion's side or not...jeer at him: Such an act of damaging a mare's face, even in wrestling, is all but a selfish and cowardly act for revenge; To harm a mare's beautiful face will only leave even more harm to the one who brings such pain.

   "DOWNY!!!" Edited Edition cries for his beloved marefriend, taking hold of the lower ropes before him and shaking them while his voice rises in volume, "GET OUT OF THERE!!!"

   "TAURO!!!" Black Icicle screams, "KEEP AT IT!!"

   "TAURO, PLEASE!!!" The other three bikini mares cry out, hoping their pleas will bring the minotaur they love to cease his relentless beatings on Downstrike

   Cries from just outside the ring continue on, all while the audience themselves jeer more and more for this moment: To watch a stallion...of sorts...beat up a mare so hard only brings them to hating on the minotaur; Never have they ever seen him so enraged to where he would attack a mare...in the face. Even high above in the VIP BOX, the many friends and fans of the unfortunate mare cry out in shock as they watch in horror as she continues to recieve blows to the face.

   "NOOO!!!" Brandy screams, wishing her eyes would not have to watch such violence. "DOWNY!!!"

   "SOMEPONY CALL IT OFF!!!" Rainy Skies yells with such concern for the young mare. Despite how high her screams may be, they cannot overpower the roaring of the crowd below.

   Everypony else, wrestler and young fan alike, cannot stand the sight of what they see through the glass before them. No matter how many cries they may utter from their throats, it is but a few of thousands that cry out even greater.

"Well...looks like many fans of all kinds are not liking what they are seeing: Senior "Might" Tauro is really putting the thrashing upon Downstrike- DAMN!!! Anothter punch to the face...which makes it the ninth one so far!! Any more...and not only may this knock out the top-ranking contender...but may damage her face permanently!"

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   After the ninth punch is delivered hard onto the precious face of the little mare of red, Tauro pulls his fist back...ready to give onto Downpour one last blow that will leave her face brusied for a long time. However, the loud uproar of jeering being thrown at him the same way pieces of garbage would be halts his final blow.

   "You dare?! YOU DARE "BOO" AT ME?!!!" Senior Tauro roars in anger.

   "That...is...cor...ect...." Downstrike mutters at the minotaur, spitting into his face. Instead of spit that shoots out of her mouth, it is blood; After all the blows she has just taken, Downy can feel the aweful taste upon her tongue...and can only remove it from her mouth onto the one wrestler she despises, "You are...just...nothing more...than a...brute!"

   Feeling the wad of blood land upon his cheek, the shocked minotaur of such great rage can only grow angrier at the mare whom he is ready to thrash hard...caring not for what the audience thinks: The only thing that matters in his eyes are the title, the mares he sleeps with, and the fortune he has built. "YOU...STUPID...BITCH!!!"

   Despite how much her face hurts from the previous blows, Sky finds it in her to move her eyes about...scanning for a way to counter the next punch that Tauro is preparing at this moment to strike her with. Thus far, any attack on his upper body of face would not do so much with what strenth Downpour has left...and can only spot one perfect area to attack below. "Time to unleash...my SPECIAL MOVE!!!"

"Well...looks like this may be the end, ladies and gentlecolts...fillies and colts of all ages!! The champ looks ready to deliver the final blow to Downstrike...."

   "TAKE THIS...AND FALL!!!" Senior Tauro bellows onto Downpour, spitting in her face when he does...and throws his punch.

   "NO...TAKE THIS!!!" Downstrike roars back, and throws a hard kick right up in-between the legs of the strong minotaur holding her against the turnbuckle; Jamming her rock-hard hoof right up his balls, Downy takes satisfaction in striking the minotaur in the one place most wrestlers have failed to target...but thanks to his uncontrolled rage, the clever mare is able to deliver a perfect blow.

   "AAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!" Tauro yells when the hardness of the mare's hoof presses up right up into his balls, causing his entire body...plus his incoming fist...to freeze up and cease any and all further movements. His free hand and the one holding Downstrike against the pole move from their previous positions...and down below to where his injured private parts reside; He clutches them tight...all while glaring at the mare with a tear in his eye, "YOU...FU........CKING BITCH!!!"

"HOLY SHIT!!! DID YOU ALL JUST SEE THAT?!!! DOWNSTRIKE JUST DELIVERED HER SPECIAL MOVE...THE CLOUDBURST...ONTO SENIOR TAURO'S NUTS...AND NOW SHE HAS BEEN SPARED THAT FINAL BLOW!! THIS MATCH IS STILL ON...AND NOW IN THE MARE'S FAVOR!!!"

   Everypony all over the stadium leaps up and cheers Downpour on for such a move that few can do with both quick-thinking and injuries to the face.

  Realizing she has a moment now to recover before Tauro may attack again, Downstrike grabs hold of the ropes and lifts both her legs up...bringing them to her chest; From the look of it, the mare is perparing to kick him off of her and far out into the ring, "NO...FUCK YOU!!!" Downstrike roars and launches her strong kick.

   Senior "Might" Tauro is launched across the ring and onto the middle of the ring, falling onto his back...laying there while he continues to cover his balls. "DAMN...IT!!"

   Downpour shakes off the daze that surrounds her head, and ignores the pain Tauro inflicted upon her a while ago...and stomps up towards the middle of the ring. Upon arriving there, she places her hands upon her hips and glares down at the fallen minotaur...and spits on him yet again, "I ALWAYS fight dirty...and in your case... I MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS, ASSHOLE!!!"

   "YOU...FU-"

   Before Tauro can finish swearing at her, Downpour raises her leg and brings it down onto the minotaur's nuts once more...stomping hard enough to shut him up, "NOT ANOTHER WORD OUT OF YOU!!!!!" She orders, feeling her own controlled rage building up within her body...and gives Tauro another stomp onto his balls.

   "AAAGGHHH!!!" Senior Tauro yells when the pain of the mare's powerful kicks continue to bring him pain; Despite his massive size and bulky muscles, his nuts being struck are his one weak spot that have brought him down, "How...How can this be happening?!! I am...losing...to a fucking mare!!!"

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"AND JUST LIKE THAT, FOLKS...DOWNSTRIKE HAS THE UPPER HOOF!! SHE IS DELIVERING SOME POWERFUL STOMPS ONTO THE INJURED MINOTAUR!!! DAMN...WITH THAT BLOW TO HIS NUTS...THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT- HOLY HARMONY!! WHAT IS SHE DOING NOW?!!!"

   "This to put you down hard...ON THE MAT!!!" Downpour yells, grabbing hold of Tauro's mane with her two hands. Yanking him up onto his hooves, she holds on tight and rushes towards the ropes at the far end of where she stands...pulling the minotaur all the way.

   Throwing the injured champion into the ropes, Downpour leaps uo into the air...with her hooves aimed at Tauro. Once he bounces back into her direction, she kicks his chest with both hooves...forcing him back into the ropes where he is bound to bounce back yet again. However, thanks to the great red wings she possesses behind her, Downpour lands upon her hooves without falling onto the mat, only to leap up into the air again and this time wrap her legs around the neck of the incoming minotaur.

   "TRY GETTING OUT OF THIS ONE, ASSHOLE!!!" Downstrike yells and squeezes tight around his neck, then performs another Frankinstiener...causing Tauro to fall onto the mat...on his head.

   "GAH!!!" Senior Tauro grunts from the impact that as of now has given him a splitting headache. However, the one sound he hears that disturbs him the most is that of something upon him cracking; The sound is hear so clear to his ear...because it comes from just above his ear. "My...horn?!! No...please NO!!!"

"HOLY HARMONY!!! DOWNSTRIKE IS GOING ALL OUT ON THE CHAMPION...AND SENIOR TAURO CANNOT SEEM TO GET BACK UP TO FIGHT!!! ALL THOSE BLOWS SHE CONTINUES TO DELIVER TO THE UNFORTUNATE MINOTAUR MAY JUST- WHAT IS SHE DOING NOW?!!!"

   Rising up from the mat after performing that last move, Downstrike stands upon her hooves once more...only to glare down at the weakened minotaur laying down before her. "HAD ENOUGH, YET?!!"

   "N-N-NO....!!" Senior Tauro mutters, trying with all his remaining strength to push himself up with the use of his hands. All his dazed eyes can see as he struggles off his front is the mat before him...and the small traces of blood he can taste in his mouth. "D-Damn...Y...YOU!!!"

   "So be it....!" Downpour exclaims, realizing that the only way to defeat Senior "Might" Tauro...is to knock him out. Grabbing hold of his mane, she forces him up onto his hooves, "Time...TO FINISH YOU!!"

   "N-NO....!"

   "YES!!!" Downstrike snarls, pulling back her right leg and swinging it forwarc up into his balls once more...crushing them so hard with her polished hoof that the sound of them bursting may be possible.

    "GAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!" The beaten Champion cries out, gasping for air.

    With a strong, final blow to his nuts to weaken the minotaur beyond recovery...at least for now...Downstrike releases his mane and leaps up onto him, wrapping her soft yet strong legs around his neck once more...preparing to unleash yet another painful throw. "Your reign...ends here!~" She teases and winks, pulling her rage and teasing nature into one.

    "Let...me...go...you...you whore."

   A devilish smile forms upon her little pony face, followed by a nodding of her head, "As you wish~"

    Fliping back to where the palms of her hands come in contact with the mat, Downstrike uses all the might in her body to pull one last Frantinsteiner on Might Tauro, slamming his head down...horns first.

   "Damn...Damn you....bitch." Senior "Might" Tauro swears in a weak voice at the mare he will forever despise beyond this day...feeling the hard impact of the mat upon head and horns; The right horn hits first. The same horn that Downpour's recent attack caused it to crack...and now the full force of the crash landing onto the mat causes the entire sharp pride of any minotaur, especially Tauro's, to break off in half.

   The rest of Tauro's body falls back onto the mat the moment Downpour's legs release his neck, right in the very center where the words "Equestria Rumble" are imprinted upon it. Such force of the impace brings Tauro to flinch only just...and collapse.

   The mighty minotaur...a Five-Year Straight Champion...Senior "Might" Tauro...has been knocked out by the superior challenger.

   Exhaused from the pain inflicted upon her, plus the strength used to perform this final assault has tired out the young mare...Downstrike finds what strength she has left to saddle the minotaur's chest and places her hands firmly upon his shoulders...performing an offical pin in order for the countdown to commence.

   The referee, who has been just outside the ring the entire match...due to the intense charges and attacks Tauro has thrown around all over...leaps on inside and falls onto his knees, slamming the palm of his hand down onto the mat. "ONE...TWO...THREE...FOUR...." With the first four counts down, he raises his hand high in the air and slams it down for the last time:

   "....FIVE!! YOU'RE OUT!!!"

   The match had ended...and Downstrike has won.

Downstrike's Victory

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   The entire stadium...with every wrestling fan within from Blazer City and beyond...are dead silent. What everypony has just witnessed...has shocked them beyond measure; Nopony can believe the victory of one mare over the loss of the once undefeatable minotaur. But in mere seconds, such shock changes the voices all around from that of silence to something much louder:

   Cheering!

   Shouts of high praise and admiration fall upon the ears of the great and powerful Downstrike...for every wrestling fan within the stadium are scream her name with utter joy; Since the roar of the crowd has become louder than it was at the beginning, this can only mean that those who were once great fans of Senior "Might" Tauro have changed sides...especially after this dishonorable attacks on the new Champion of all Equestria Rumble.

"I DO NOT BELIEVE IT!! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!! I AM STANDING RIGHT HERE, STARING AT IT WITH MY OWN DAMN EYES...AND I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I HAVE JUST WITNESSED THIS DAY, LADIES AND GENTLECOLTS!!!" Rough Hoof announces with sheer surprise and wonder in his eyes that lay upon the ring and what he has seen in the last half-hour or so. "BUT MY EYES ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE SEEN IT: THE EYES OF THOUSANDS GATHERED HERE TODAY, PLUS THE ONES OF OUR BELOVED PRINCESSES, HAVE ALL SEEN IT!! SENIOR "MIGHT" TAURO IS DOWN AND OUT...WHICH MEANS WE HAVE A BRAND NEW- I REPEAT, A BRAND NEW CHAMPION OF EQUESTRIA RUMBLE!!!!"

   Even while the Voice of Equestria Rumble announces the defeat of the former champion and the rise of the new, the audience of many wrestling fans all continue to cheer in such a high volume of shouts and praising...all while they spill their drinks and popcorn all over the place; The excitement drives them nuts from the performance that they may never see again in their generation.

   Princess Celestia herself rises from her throne to applaud the victory of the young mare, all while keeping the excitement building up inside her at bay in order to keep a graceful appearance in front of all her loyal subjects.

   "We can understand thy need to scream and cheer for the victor, dear sister." Princess Luna informs her big sister once she rises onto her hooves to clap her hands alongside the white alicorn dressed in such fine golden silks, "We feel the same too~"

   Giggling in a delightful manner, the kind and beautiful Princess of the Sun and co-ruler of all Equestria turns her head to the left to smile down onto her sister, "You are quite right, little sister. Perhaps tonight during the victory celebration dinner with Downpour, we may express ourselves however we please~"

   "We agree with you completely, dear sister."

   "SHE DID IT!!! DOWNY WON!!!" Courageous Heart shouts with a high amount of excitement within his voice and body. He jumps up and down, raising his fists up into the air...unable to control himself.

   Misty shouts and whoops alongside the handsome stallion she cares for very much, "She won the Championship match!! The whole freaking Championship Tournament!!!"

   "THAT WAS ONE HELL OF A FINISHER MOVE ON THAT STUPID BULL!!!" Rocki screams and curses just a little, unable to control her mouth and the volume of her voice.

   Gunpowder is already upon on her hooves and embracing Rocki, completely filled with joy and happiness to no longer care about her small rivalry she has with the minty zebra, "THAT SURE WAS!! DOWNPOUR IS THE BEST WRESTLER EVER!!!"

   "She...She sure is!!!" Despair expresses her feelings without any need to act like her old timid self; After witnessing Downpour winning the championship without fear and fighting with unbeatable determination, Despair feels her down courage growing within her heart underneath all her soft coat of brown. "She really is the best wrestler I have ever seen!!"

   "You got that right, Despair!!" Rainy concurs with the young pegasai, only to turn to her daughter and embrace her.

   "Downpour won, Brandy!! I knew she could!!!" Iris says to her big sister with utter joy and excitment that she shares in common with all her friends and everypony else in the VIP Room.

   Brandy Kiss's only response at first is lifting her little sister up and embracing her in her arms, kissing her cheek and giggling with the same expression upon her face and the similar feeling in her heart, "She sure did, little sis. We all knew she could!! That's our Downy!!~"

   Wild Dream along with the other wrestlers and fans gathered together in the VIP Box, all cheer for their good friend Downstrike and her unbelieveable victory she has earned this day. In their minds, they did not doubt one bit that Downy could have gone the distance in this new historical wrestling match...even when it seemed hopless.

   "NOoooo!!!" Black Icicle cries out while everypony else around the stadium cheers, climbing up on into the ring to rush to her beloved's aid.

   The other three mares all scoff and walk away...not only because Senior Tauro lost his title in such a humiliating way, but because of how he attacked his rival in such a brutal way in the last round; To bruise a mare like that...to damage her face that may affect her beauty and image, is insulting.

   Rushing to his side, the young mare who's heart is known to be as cold as ice itself holds her precious minotaur in her arms...kissing his cheek and nuzzling his cheek, "Oh, my darling Tauro...please...please be alright."

   All the former champion can do is moan in pain...while his strength remains in a weakened state. However, his mouth moves a little from what his marefriend can see...and he mutters a few words, "I...lost. She...took...my pride...from me."

   "Yes...she did, my love." Black Icicle whispers to her beloved lover, saddened by what has happened too, "She will pay for this someday. I swear this to you, my sweet...sweet Tauro."

   "I'll be taking...THAT!~" The stallion of sand and green, known by many as Edited "Upgrade" Edition, states while standing before the fallen minotaur and his marefriend. Kneeling before Tauro without any need to look at him or the mare holding him, Edited removes the Double-Alicorn Belt from the former champion's waist, stands back up upon his hooves, and walks away, "Thank you~"

   With his back turned away from the asshole that once caused him a great amount of pain in a match from long ago, Edited's sights gaze upon the red mare with the black and silver mane...and smiles with great warmth. He waltzes on up to his beloved marefriend...giving to her the one and only prize for her victory in this match today, "I believe this now belongs to you, sweetie~"

   "Awww...thank you." Downy expresses her deep appreciation of her coltfriend retrieving that which belongs to her now from the minotaur she does not wish to be near again...ever.

   "Anything for you, my love~" The handsome, muscular earth-stallion flirts with his beloved marefriend, all while noticing the brusies on her face, "We may wanna get you some Equestrian Elixer before dinner tonight; It may be the only thing to fix you right up in a jiffy."

    "I agree." Giggling to the handsome stallion's sweetness on her, Downpour moves her hand behind his head...and pulls him in towards her, pressing her lips to his. After the longest and hardest fight of her life, she wishes nothing more than to share this moment by giving a loving kiss to the stallion she loves with all her heart.

   Edited blushes ever a bright shade of red upon his cheeks much the same as his marefriend, and returns the kiss.

   Once the kiss comes to an end, Edited steps back to allow Downpour her moment of fame...as the cameras all around the stadium by the adoring fans and the press just outside the ring itself...snap their shots of the mare who has claimed victory and the title of Equestria Rumble Champion. "Go get em', sweetie!"

   Satisfied with the kiss she has bestowed upon her handsome stallion of a wrestler, Downstrike stands before the audience and the press...removing her mask so that they may have a good look upon her without anything covering her image; Even as much as the Laws of Wrestling prohibit removal of wrestling masks in any way, due to the great dishonor it brings, this one moment is where it can be allowed: When a wrestler has gone the distance...and claims victory in the Title Match.

   Downpour smiles onto the crowd before and all around her...and holds the Double-Alicorn Belt high up in the air. With her redgreat wings spread far and wide, the young mare admires the moment of great pride and victory...one that she will forever remember this day and beyond.

"AND THERE YOU HAVE IT, FOLKS!! AFTER A LONG, EXCITING AND POWERFUL MATCH...WE HAVE OUR NEW EQUESTRIA RUMBLE CHAMPION OF THE PONY KINGDOM!! WINNER BY KNOCKOUT...DOWNSTRIIIIIIIIKE!!!!"

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ONE HOUR LATER....

   "Well...it looks like most of the stadium has cleared out." Brandy informs her friends while staring down through the glass from the VIP Box she and the rest are relaxing in, "Took them a while, but I guess everypony just wanted to stay and listen to the speech and take more pictures."

   "Seems like it, sweetie." Rainy concurs, standing behind the young maid wrestle, "Well, once Downpour gets out of the shower in the locker room, we can all spend a few minutes here before we head on out to that special dinner with the Princesses of Canterlot."

   "Yeah!! Still...I thought she would have been out sooner. Shouldn't take THAT long to wash oneself."

   "Honey...." Rainy sighs with a giggle, "She is probably sharing the shower with Edited...if you know what I mean~"

   "Hehehe, probably right."

   "Come on, sweetie. Let's go join Courageous over by the buffet." Rainy suggests, "Might as well have a small snack before dinner later...since there may be no telling how much longer we will have to wait."

   "Sounds like a good idea to me~"

   "Well...that was BY FAR...the greatest wrestling match I have EVER witnessed in my life...in person." Gunpowder informs her friends all sitting around the couch with her...showing a hint of pride and happiness for this day she feels so lucky to have witnessed.

   "I think you mean the FIRST match you...or any of us...have ever witnessed in our lives~" Rocki teases, correcting her best friend and group leader of their collection of friends.

   The annoyed pegasus of orange, save for her black shorts and tank top, sighs at the green zebra's correction...and shakes her head in response, "Yes...it is the first, but still the best."

   "I agree...." Despair mutters, hoping they can hear her.

   "Same!" Misty mentions, taking a bite into the crackers and cheese upon the plate she holds in her hand, "Although my mother is a wrestler, she never wanted me to see this kind of violence...so it was only until now I was able to attend a wrestling match here."

   Iris places her hand upon the shoulder of the sea-blue unicorn and smiles, "Wow...you are very lucky to have a wrestler for a mother. I mean, Brandy is a wrestler and my big sister...but she would never take me to a match unless she felt I was ready."

   "Yeah...same here." Gunpowder, Rocki, and Despair all reply together...revealing that their own parents feel the same about Equestria Rumble, even though these three wish to become wrestlers.

   The mention of this brings the group of five best friends to all share in a delighful moment of girl-ish giggling; With all the things they have in common, it makes their friendship that much tighter. However, the though of one particular topic they also share brings Gunpowder to speak up, "Yeah...well, speaking of violence and things we have in common...."

   "Yes...?" Rocki, Misty, Iris, and Despair all reply...turning their attention to the one they see as the leader of their tight group of best-friends-for-life.

   "Well...its about Courageous...and how we acted around him today...."

   The other four mares of fifteen years, minus Misty, all fall silent when such a mention is recalled...bringing shame and embarrassment to themselves inside.

   Gunpowder releases a breath of air, and sucks in a new one...needing it to make her speech, "Lets face it, girls. We have been best friends for years since Elementary School...and we all have been friends with the one stallion who has always been their for us; The one colt would look out for us and help out whenever he could: Courageous Heart."

   The very mention of his name and the feelings each mare sitting upon the couch hold dear in their hearts brings this collection of friends to listen with their eyes at their full attention on Gunpowder.

   "I know we have always had fun playing with Courageous when we were younger, but ever since we became teeangers...we have been competing for his attention all the time: Clinging to him, flirting, and trying to get him alone so we could each talk with him or even attempt to kiss him...once the mood became right, of course."

   Rocki and Iris blush when they recall the times they have tried. Misty and Despair however...do not; This is due to their shy nature that makes them incapable of matching the others.

   "But anyway...what I am trying to say is: Even with all our attempts, we have always argured and fought over him in some ways." Gunpowder reminds her friends of the past...and of today, "Even this morning until before the whole wrestling match began, we were continuing to fight over him...and honestly, I hate fighting with you girls; You are my best friends...and ones I could never replace."

   "Awwww...." The girls are all moved by those heartfilled words from their leader, and all share in a warm group hug.

   While the five teenage mares all hug each other, showing how much they love one another as the best of friends ever could, Gunpowder holds them close to her and moves her eyes all around the circle, looking into each of their own eyes, "Let's make a vow right here and now: Let us promise to never risk our friendship over a stallion; While we strive to become the best wrestling mares we can ever be, let us play fair towards winning the heart of Courageous...and should he someday pick one of us to spend the rest of his life with, we will always remain friends. Do you guys promise to me...and to each other?"

   Without a second to think about it, Rocki...along with Misty, Despair, Iris, and Gunpowder all put their hands into the center of their little circle on top of the other...swearing to their new vow. "We promise!!"

   "...AND...sorry, forgot to mention...and if any other mares come along who may develop the same feelings we have towards Courageous...and if they refuse to take the same oath as we are, then they are considered our enemies; Any mare who refuses to take a friendship vow to compete in a fair way...is no friend of ours."

   "AGREED!!" The four mares reply, concuring with their best friend and leader Gunpowder...ready and willing to stick together against those who may try to steal their crush without a fair fight.

   Sworn into an oath that can never be broken, Gunpowder returns to embracing her best friends in all of Equestria, "I love you girls...so much! Best friends forever...even as we train and fight towards becoming the greatest wrestlers the world will ever know!"

   "BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!!!" Iris, Rocki, Despair, and Misty all return the warm hug...sharing the loving friendship that will last for as long as they are together...or apart even.

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   "We're here, everypony!~" A voice announces upon entering through the front door of the VIP Room. It is none other than Edited Edition, all dressed up in a fancy suit. "Presenting, the mare you all know and love, my special mare and champion of Equestria Rumble: Downstrike!!~" He steps back, allowing the Wrestling Star of the Year to make her grand entrance.

   Wearing a lovely, long formal dress of black with silver lining to match her mane, Downpour steps into the room...with an expression of grace and beauty upon her face. Not to mention the way her long mane is tied up; With both earring and slippers to match with the fancy outfit she dawns this evening. Plus, the bruises on her face have disappeared...thanks to a special elixir made for the E-Rumble wrestlers themselves to use after each match. "Hello, everypony~"

   Everypony in the VIP Room is in awe at the sight of the beautiful young champion of wrestling, and her formal outfit for the dinner with the Princesses this evening...which is part of winning the title. Each and every wrestler who has come here to support Downpour this evening approach and compliment here...and Edited too, of course.

   "Wow, Sky...you look...so beautiful. I am feeling a little jealous~" Brandy Kiss compliments before admitting to how lucky her best friend is for everything she has achieved this day...and all that will follow after.

   "Thank you, Brandy. That means a lot coming from you." Downpour expresses her graditude, giving her best friend a warm hug.

t the Newly-Crowned Champion of Equestria Rumble with a warm smile. While they are calm on the outside, inside they are filled with such excitement to meet the greatest wrestler they have ever had the pleasure of watching her rise to the top.

   Courageous and the five mares already present rush on up to the beautiful formal mare and champion...embracing her with whatever room is available to throw their arms around her. "CONGRADULATION, DOWNPOUR!!~"

    Feeling the tight hugs of the young wrestlers-in-training, and the love from each one given, Downpour smiles and tries her best to wrap her arms around them all. "Awww...thank you so much, my little wrestlers. And...thank you for cheering me on while I fought my hardest; Your support is one of the most special reasons I made it this far."

   "You're Welcome, Downy!!" The six young teenagers all reply while hugging Downpour close and tight, "We love you...so much!!"

    "I love you all too...and cannot wait to see you all rise up the way I have someday."

    Once the hugs all come to an end, Downpour smiles to the teenagers and the loved ones all gathered around her. "Come on, Everypony!!" Downpour calls out to all her fans and fellow wrestlers, "Let's go enjoy ourselves a fancy dinner with the Royal Sisters...AND CELEBRATE!!!~~"

   Chanting the name of their champion and dear friend they will forever honor for years beyond this, the fans and wrestlers walks out of the VIP Room and make their way downstairs and out of the stadium...and on their way to the most fanciest and high-class restaurant in all of Blazer City. For tonight, they would feast in Downpour's name.

   But while everypony makes their way towards the restaurant where the Royal Sisters and a feast fit for such await, the six teenagers look back at the stadium...realizing their destiny will be right there in the years to come. Someday, after training and preparing for the next few years until they reach the age of twenty, these little yearlings will someday stand in that ring at the center of the stadium...and wrestle their way to the top, just the same as their beloved foalsitter has done this day.

   Their destinies of becoming great and powerful wrestlers has become, and when that day does come when they stand in that ring...they will soon be ready...to rumble!