A few days later on an early afternoon, Sunset was preparing herself by putting her leather jacket on and slipping her demon feet into her boots. It was a day like this where she and Barb liked to go to Volcano the hyena demon's bar and drink themselves silly. Why they did this in the middle of the day instead of closer to the night, Sunset stopped questioning it, but she had to admit, it was a time she began to look forward to. It allowed her to take her mind off of the stress and struggles of Hell.

Over the last few days, Sunset just couldn't shake Big Softie out of her mind. Ever since they parted ways, she wondered just what he was doing now. It was a hell of a series of events, that much was obvious, but even after everything, Sunset couldn't help but feel worried for Softie, constantly wondering if he was doing okay out there by himself. It was worries like this that Barb and Sunset went to the bar anyway. After a few drinks, it was like every bad feeling and struggle washed right off of them. This was exactly what Sunset needed right now. However, it would seem that Barbed Wire was taking a lot longer than usual to get ready. Usually, she was always buzzing for a drink.

Sunset decided to check in on her friend and peaked her head through Barb's bedroom door. Amongst the mess of dirty clothes, empty takeaway boxes and cans of alcohol that plagued the entire room, Barb was still laying on her bed, fast asleep.

'Strange,' Sunset said in her head. 'She never sleeps in for this long.'

She approached the bed, but not without difficulty as she expertly placed her feet in-between all of the garbage as she moved along. At one moment, she came close to falling over, causing Sunset to furiously wave her arms to maintain balance. By the time she had finally gotten to the bed, the closest she could get without stepping in something she might regret meant that she had to lean forward to give Barb a little nudge. Not turning to face Sunset, Barb made a small annoyed sound and lifted the covers over her head.

"You good, Barb?" Sunset asked cautiously.

"Tired. Let sleep," responded Barb, her voice being slightly muffled by the sheet covering her face.

"You don't want to go to Volcano's today?"

Sunset saw the covers of the bed shift back and forth, which she could only take as Barb telling her ‘No'. She pinched her chin curiously but decided to not press on the matter further to not annoy her weirdly exhausted roommate. She turned around to leave but was immediately met with a pile of clothes blocking the path of her boots, causing her to fall forward and her face landing in a box of cold, unfinished noodles.

"So, Barb was just still asleep?" Volcano asked.

"Sleeping like a baby," Sunset answered, flexing her arm and fingers, ready to go for another round. She rested her elbow on the table once again for it to be tightly clasped by her opponent. Another demon appeared and placed his hand over Sunset's and her foe's. He counted back from three and another round of arm wrestling had commenced. Sunset gave it her all, but she was immediately defeated, and her hand was slammed against the table top.

Volcano turned around with a piece of chalk. "That's five for Basilisk, one to Sunset. Tough luck, don't think that 'super strength's' coming out anytime soon." He began pouring a pint out for Sunset.

Sunset waved the pain off her losing hand and sat at the counter to take her drink. "I'm telling you, there's a way to control it and I am going to find it. If it worked for the eyes, it'll work for the arms." She downed a gulp of the burning substance. "Anyway, what were we talking about? Oh yeah! Barb! I've never seen her with so little energy before."

"Same here," the bartender replied. "It's not like her to be this lazy."

"What makes you say that?" Sunset asked.

"Well, ever since she started coming here, she just made it her routine to come in every single week on this day, and never before has she missed a week from what I remember."

That wasn't exactly what she meant, but this sounded more important. "Really? Not one? Any ideas to what might have made her so tired?"

Volcano shrugged. "Girl's veins are practically filled with caffeine. Though, it might have something to do with her job. I think that takes her through the night."

Sunset was beyond surprised upon hearing that, causing her eyesbrows to raise up high. "Barb has a job?" Never before has Barbed Wire ever told her about this. It was like every day she realised just how little she really knew about her friend. "What does she work as?" she asked.

"I think one time she told me she worked as a night guard," Volcano answered. "She never told me where though."

"Hold up!" shouted a voice from behind. Sunset turned to see her opponent now facing the bar while he was arm wrestling someone else. "She told me that she was a taxi driver at night."

That Sunset didn't believe. "Barb doesn't own a car. I don't even think she knows how to drive one."

Another demon then walked forward. This being a demoness that Sunset recognised all too well. Cupcake, the large demoness that fought Sunset on her first night in Hell. "Well, Barb told me she was an overnight nurse."

"Get real, Cups," Volcano returned with heavy snark, rolling his eyes at the suggestion. "Look in a mirror and ask yourself, 'would Barbed Wire, an angry powerhouse despite her scrawny physique, care for patients instead of putting them in the hospital?'"

"Tch. Prick," Cupcake insulted quietly before walking away, now in a bad mood.

Sunset looked back and forth between Volcano and the other demons in the bar with a stern eyebrow raised. "So, what I'm getting here is that Barb lied to you all? Has anyone ever actually seen her outside the bar?"

"I think the question should be, Sunset, has Barb ever not been by your side?" Volcano asked. "Ever been a moment where she's just gone?"

She opened her mouth to speak, but when she really thought about it, no. To her knowledge, there has never been a moment Barb wasn't by her side. If she wasn't careful, some demons might start getting ideas, but her mind was getting off topic. Thinking about it further, she came to realise something: every night, Sunset would decide to go to sleep first, leaving Barb alone. "She probably sneaks out while I'm sleeping."

Volcano scratched his furry chin. "Hmm. Maybe, if you're that much of a creep, you can follow her when she leaves."

It wasn't that bad of an idea, despite how the bartender put it, but Sunset has come to realise how terrible he was at this point. Sunset had work tomorrow morning, but her curiosity was immense and would most likely put her off for her entire shift. She was doing this tonight. A slight problem was that Barbed Wire had pretty damn good awareness, so if Sunset was sneaking around behind her, she'd have to be especially careful. It was operation: Sneaky-sneak part two, the sneakening!

Later that night, Sunset and Barb were hanging out on the couch, watching some cartoon about some super powered, preschool triplets whoopin' ass. Sunset had seen it before in Canterlot, but Barb looked completely lost while watching.

While Barb was too busy being confused by the fleeting bright colours, Sunset glanced in her direction inconspicuously, preparing herself to make a move.

"So, noticed you were a bit tired today," Sunset pointed out.

Barb's eyes didn't leave the screen. "Yup. Long night last night."

"I didn't hear you leave."

"Sorry. You were sleeping. Didn't wanna disturb you."

It seemed she was playing hard to get. Sunset had to bring out the big guns. "What's your job?" she asked, practically interrogating Barbed Wire.

Barb's eyes widened, her head finally turning in Sunset's direction. "Why's that matter to you?"

Sunset gave a slight shrug. "Just curious is all. You know my job, so I kinda wanna know your job." She mentally slapped herself in the face, already knowing how well this can possibly turn out.

From her peripheral vision, Sunset noticed Barb's eyes looking all around the room, almost as though she was looking for a way out. "Ssssstripper... Yeah, that."

And there it was, all the proof that Sunset needed. Everyone Barbed Wire has told she had said something completely different. It was clear to Sunset now that she was hiding something. But what exactly?

Barbed Wire looked at a nearby clock. '23:11' it read. She took this opportunity to jump up from the couch and to fake a yawn. "Well, would you look at the time! I am beat. I'll see you in the morning Sunset." She went to make her retreat to her bedroom, but along the way a horrible pain shot through her leg, causing her to almost fall on one side. Barb let out a quick cry of pain and immediately covered her mouth.

However, despite her efforts to cover her pain, Sunset took quick notice and went to help Barb to her feet. "Oh my gosh! Are you okay, Barb? What happened?"

"I... fell out of bed when I woke up," Barb explained, looking away from Sunset. "I'll be fine. Don't worry."

Barb said she was fine, but she certainly didn't look fine. There was something terribly wrong that she wasn't talking about, and the mere thought of it put a large pit in Sunset's stomach. Sunset carried Barb, with Barb's arm around her neck, back to her bedroom as she hopped along. Being so very careful, Sunset laid Barb in her bed and pulled the blanket over her body. Whatever was going on, it was not good at all. Maybe after everything else that has happened, Barb just didn't want Sunset to worry so much again, but that caused her worry to shoot right through the roof! No matter what it was, Sunset was going to find out what was going on and save her friend from further pain!

A few hours later, Sunset laid on her couch in the dark, still wide awake. She waited patiently and quietly for something to happen, checking on Barb from time to time with her devil vision. So far, she hadn't moved from her bed aside from the frequent turning in place. The one thing Sunset could tell, however, was that Barb was not asleep, evident by Barb's own impatient sighs.

Sunset wasn't sure how much longer she could keep this up. She could feel her eyelids trying to force her to sleep. It took all of her willpower to keep them wide open. The last thing she needed was Barb catching her awake at this hour as she would finally go to leave.

Speaking of which, something had finally happened. There was a soft ringing sound that played somewhere in Barb's room, Sunset heard. She watched as Barbed Wire dug under the covers and into her pocket, pulling out a flip phone and turning the alarm off.

This looked to be it, what Sunset had been waiting for. She prepared herself for her next move. What should happen now is Barb would try to sneak through the front door, unbeknownst to her that Sunset was actually awake. But just as Sunset recalled her plan in her head, she watched as after Barb put back on her shoes and slung a gym bag over her shoulder, she opened her bedroom window and started climbing down the ladders.

This wasn't part of the plan! Sunset immediately turned off her devil vision and jumped off her couch, then made a beeline out into the hall, down the stairs and outside. She looked around for Barb, catching sight of her bright red hair as she left the street.

Sunset remained in close pursuit in a not so creepy fashion at all, ensuring to stay back enough so that Barb couldn't hear her footsteps. As they both went on, Barb was eventually leading Sunset into areas that she had yet to explore. This part of the city appeared far more bustling. Rather than some shitty fast-food joint around every corner, there were now shitty casinos, theatres and hotels with lights shining as bright as the day.

Along with all of these amusements, it also seemed to attract consumers aplenty as the crowd only multiplied the further Barb and Sunset journeyed. It was getting increasingly difficult for Sunset to keep track of Barbed Wire, what with the demons that stepped in-between them or walked against them, some demons even barging their way past.

Sunset upped her pace, determined not to lose her friend, but as she pushed past the crowd, she came to realise that Barb had vanished! But how?! Sunset knew she did everything to make sure that Barb never left her sight. She looked around where she stood, despite every other demon’s annoyance. There was a dark, narrow, not easily noticeable alleyway between two brightly lit buildings on her left. Giving that this was her only lead, Sunset went through.

With a quickened pace, Sunset hoped to catch up with Barbed Wire, and in a stroke of luck, she found her once again! The operation was back on. She followed closely once more, keeping her footsteps and breaths as quiet as possible.

However, after a few more steps, Barb seemed to lose balance and clasped at her right thigh, moaning with pain. This caused for a gasp to unexpectedly leave Sunset's mouth. She noticed Barb's ears perking up at the sound. Busted!

Sunset looked all around for some kind of hiding place, thankfully finding somewhere in the nick of time just as Barb's head had turned around.

Barb pushed herself back up onto her feet, looking around for whatever made that sound. "Who's out there?" she called out.

From behind a dumpster, Sunset sat completely still, holding her hands close together, with her knuckles touching side by side, on her chest as she tried to slow her heart down.

With no returning call, Barbed Wire gave one last suspicious glance to her surroundings before pressing forward again.

Sunset reappeared from her hiding spot, finally catching her breath as she escaped that torture chamber of smells. She rested her hand on the bin's lid, doing so causing a dent to be left in the shape of her hand. She looked at her hand weirdly, wondering to herself why her strength chose now out of any other time to appear.

That aside, she managed to cover her tracks for now, but she may not be so lucky the second time if that came to be. With the promise to herself to be more careful, the following continued.

Wherever Barb seemed to be going, Sunset could only hope that the state of her leg was not because of this place. Out of everything Barb said that she worked as, Sunset pondered the possibility of one of them actually being true. The most likely one was the night guard shift she had told Volcano. But there were still problems with that, such as why would Barb pick a job like that if she had to walk so far away? With that logic in mind, the night guard job was quickly thrown out of the window.

Light could finally be seen ahead. It looked like Barb and Sunset were about to exit this really long alleyway, and as they got closer and closer, Sunset was now able to hear a lot of noise. It sounded like... cheering.

Getting out of there now, Sunset was amazed to see a large stadium sitting not too far away, with lights shining in every direction and demons packing inside in numbers Sunset couldn't count to in one sitting. She kept following Barb, where it seemed that she was going around the back of the stadium.

There was a security gate at a section exclusively for staff members with a security guard sitting in a small booth in control of the gate. Barbed Wire walked up to the guard's window and showed them a card she had pulled from her bag. The guard looked over her card and, with a nod of confirmation, opened the gate for her. It was now or never. Sunset silently rushed through the gate, praying in her head that she wouldn't be noticed.

"Hold on there, you!" the security guard called out from their post.

With sweat dripping down her face, Sunset slowly creaked her head to look at the guard, and yep, they were talking to her. It was then that she also noticed Barb turning towards her too. She was busted.

"Sunset?" Barb asked. "What the hell are you doing here?!"

"Uhh..." Sunset stupidly replied.

"Barb, is this girl with you? Do you want me to throw her off the premises so you don't strain yourself before the match?"

"What? No, it's fine. I'll just-" Barb sighed and then firmly grasped Sunset by the arm. "Get in, now!" She pulled Sunset into the stadium, leading her into what seemed to be a changing room, sitting the stalker into a chair. "Alright, Sunset. Spill it. Why did you follow me?"

"I just wanted to see what you were hiding. Everyone from Volcano's said you told them all something different when it came to your job," Sunset answered.

Barb rubbed her temples. "God dammit. Those idiots. Okay, fine. Looks like you've found your answer now. Happy? Can you please just go?"

Sunset stood up. "No, I'm not just gonna go. Not after seeing you hurt like that. What actually happened to your leg? Who did this to you?" She grabbed Barb tightly by the shoulders, looking deeply into her eyes in a state of panic.

"It was just an accident during one of the matches from the other night. You really shouldn't worry about me so much."

"Matches? What are you talking about? What kind of job is this?!" The one thing Sunset could no longer do was not lose her mind.

From this, Barb was able to figure out something new about her roommate: in a worried state, she was as dense as a rock. "For real? The stadium? 'Matches'? The leg? Sunset, I'm a professional wrestler for crying out loud!"

"I- What?!" Sunset was on the verge of a breakdown. Either that or she was currently in the middle of one.

Suddenly, another demon burst through the changing room door behind the girls. A formally dressed insect looking demon with red eyes and a green exoskeleton. He stormed up to Barbed Wire. "Do you have any idea how late you are?!" he asked.

"Ugh. Relax, Dible. It's not like he's gonna be going anywhere," Barb retorted. "He can wait a few minutes before I kick his ass."

"He may be able to wait, but the audience aren't as patient. Your absence is causing us to lose butts in those seats out there!" Dible, as Barb called him, then caught glimpse of Sunset on the chair behind Barb. "And who the fuck is she?!"

Barb turned towards the stowaway, who had a wide, guilty smile, deciding whether or not to sell her out and make her go home. But then again, she's already here and knows everything. What use would it be making her leave now? "A friend. I promised she could see the backstage."

"Well, whoever she is, do whatever you're gonna do and get out there!" Dible spun around and left Sunset and Barb alone with a slam of the door.

"He's mean," was all Sunset could say.

"Yep. As much as you are crazy. Did you really sneak behind me the entire way? That's a four-mile journey!"

"Yeah, charity walks can pretty much prepare you for any distance," Sunset wittily commented.

"What-ity walks now?" Barb wasn't sure if Sunset was making any sense now. "Gah! Never mind that. I gotta prepare myself, so you... I don't know, just wait here, okay?"

"But your leg-"

"My leg is fine!" Barbed Wire took her gym bag and then went into one of the changing stalls. As she changed into her wrestling outfit, she caught glimpse of the brown bruise on her right leg. Running her hand across it, it hurt to the touch, but she knew she couldn't let this stop her. Barb was winning this.

Throwing aside the curtain, Barb revealed her wrestling form to Sunset, wearing a black, leather sports bra that came up to her neck, accompanied by black joggers, fingerless gloves and a mask that revealed only her eyes, nose and mouth, with her crimson red hair dropping out the back of it.

"I'll be back soon, we'll talk then. Do not leave this room," Barb said, leaving Sunset alone in the changing rooms.

Sunset was still in a bit of shock from the discovery she made. Barbed Wire, her own roommate, sneaking out on most, if not all, nights to go and do wrestling in secret. Granted, being a wrestler is something Sunset would have expected, it possibly even explained the scar on her cheek, but what was troubling her the most was why Barb felt the need to keep this from her. Not in the 'why would you lie? We're in this together' sort of way. No, she was genuinely confused, like, what was the point? Not really much of a friendship or moral lesson to be learned from here.

But then, Sunset was pulled away by the sounds of a TV that sat up on a wall behind her. She turned around and watched. It seemed to be turned onto the channel premiering these matches as they went on. Sunset pulled her chair closer to get a better look, and rested her hand on top of the other on a long table that was attached to the wall beside her.

"Welcome back, folks! Tonight, we've a hell of a match for you to see! Don't we, Slider?" spoke the commentator.

"Right you are there, Boomy!" in came another commentator. "Before the break, we witnessed tonight's current undefeated menace taking out every poor bastard that stood in his way!"

The first commentator, Boomy, came back to speak. "This absolute tank decimates all in the ring! Leaving nothing but the hard shells of his opponents that he broke through with his bare hands! You know him! You love him! It's the Ogre!"

The camera then brought into shot the stage, where on a screen showed the name in large, snotty green, bold letters 'The Ogre', and from the stage emerged the scariest beast that Sunset had ever seen in Hell. A gargantuan, bald and green demon. With one eye and large teeth poking out from his bottom jaw, his oversized body, legs that stomped as hard as a crashing meteor, and arms, four arms, with muscles over twice the size of his own head! This looked to be the Ogre!

The Ogre marched his unstoppable way towards the ring, standing in the middle and held each of his muscles up high, causing the audience to cheer louder than ever.

"He's is a force to be reckoned with, this man! Winning against every challenger he has faced on the show!" announced Slider. "I don't think he could ever be stopped!"

"Well, wait right there a moment, my friend, because our next challenger is someone who really knows how to bring the pain! She's a horrifying shadow of the night! A reason to keep one eye open when you sleep! With a winning streak about as perfect as the Ogre's, it is Little Miss Mayhem!" Boomy cheered.

The sound of the TV was drowned out as the entire audience had erupted with excited cheers, with thousands upon thousands of demons cheering for the new arrival. The demoness that had then entered was way smaller than the Ogre, wearing a black sports bra and a black mask that had red hair spilling out of the back...

It was Barbed Wire! Which only meant that she was going up against that hulking beast! Coming to this realisation, Sunset pushed herself back up to her feet, but just as she did that her hand shot right through the table. Her devil strength seemed to activate itself again and now she's broken a table! How was she doing this? That she would have to figure out later as she could not forget about what her secretive friend was fighting. She knew Barb was strong, but was she strong enough to take on... that?! Sunset's mind screamed with nothing but fear and regrets! What had she done?!

"It's the match of the century, folks! Two of the scariest units we have ever seen will finally go at it head-to-head!" Boomy shouted into his microphone.

"I don't know about you, Boomy, but I think my money's safe on the colossus over there! Know what I'm sayin', eh?" Slider bet.

"Now hold on there, you fucking idiot. Mayhem over there is a slippery little shit that packs a real punch! I think the Ogre has finally met his match here! Who will come out victorious?!"

In the ring now, a microphone was passed over to the Ogre, to which the banter before the match had begun. "The Ogre is not sure if it very fair of me to fight such tiny girl. Lucky for you, I am compassionate man. Leave now, little girl, while you still have chance!" he said with a Russian accent.

Barbed Wire was given a mic of her own, giving a confident laugh into it before making her comeback. "Wow! The Ogre hesitating to start the match? If I'm not wrong, I'd say you were scared of your precious streak coming to an end cus of me!"

The Ogre snorted steam out of his nose, his anger rising. "The Ogre is over his conflicted feelings. He will squash your head like the blueberry!"

"Bring it on, big boy! Show this little girl what you can do!"

The microphones were thrown aside and the fighters readied into their fighting positions. The Ogre held his four hands out far and wide, planning to come at her at all angles, while Barb had a more standard pose, with her fists raised at the ready and her feet spread apart. And by the sound of three consecutive dings, the match had begun.

Almost immediately, the Ogre made the first move by charging towards Barbed Wire, his thunderous footsteps shaking the ring beneath their feet. While his steps were powerful, the Ogre was also slow, so Barbed Wire ran towards him, and with quick thinking, she dived in-between his legs and ended up behind her opponent. However, she wasn't too careful when getting back up on her feet as she accidentally shifted more of her weight onto her bad leg. It was a quick shoot of pain, but it wasn't stopping her yet.

Now having an advantage over the beefy green man, Barb threw a hard punch into the back of one of the Ogre's legs, only to discover that his calfs were as hard as trees as her hand cracked upon impact.

The Ogre slowly turned around with an evil glare, striking fear into the 'fearless' Barb. "Is that all little girl got?" he asked. The Ogre didn't wait for an answer as he went a flurry of fists Barb's way.

Barb gave it her all to try and dodge each and every attack, but with the extra arms it made the Ogre much more unpredictable and faster that she was finding it hard to keep up. Eventually, he landed a hit on her, and Barb was sent flying backwards into the ropes.

It was clear that the Ogre did not want to give enough Barb enough time to collect her bearings as she opened an eye to see him attempting a charge once again. Barb evaded once more by jumping to the side, however, that hit managed to take a lot out of her, and she was on her knees upon landing. She tried picking herself back up, but the pain in her leg was much more immense and she could barely stand on it anymore.

Suddenly, a giant pair of hands wrapped around Barb's body, and she was picked up to look at the rampaging beast in his one eye. Barb tried desperately to break free, but his grip was too tight.

The Ogre held Barb out far and high, presenting her to the audience as if she were a toy. "Is this your Little Miss Mayhem?!" his voice roared. From this, the crowd erupted into a chorus 'Boos' sent to the small and helpless girl. Despite the humiliation, however, Barb still tried to break out, managing to slip out an arm, but because of the Ogre's hard steel grip, he only squeezed Barb's leg, sending agonising pain through her body.

Now standing directly in front of the TV, Sunset watched with complete horror on her face as she could see just how badly her friend was hurting right now. This Ogre guy was letting up, and from the way it seems, he wasn't finished with her just yet.

The Ogre then brought Barb directly in front of his face, staring her down with that large eyeball of his. "It very sad, Little Miss Mayhem. The Ogre thought the legends were going to be true, but all he is given is another easy win!"

An ego. Something that Barbed Wire loved to see, for if the opponent becomes too confident then their guard is as good as gone. So, with this new glimmer of hope, Barb used her free hand and punched the Ogre directly in the eye. The Ogre let out a painful cry, stumbling back and loosening his grip on Barb, giving her the chance of escape. She slipped out of his hand and fell to the ring's floor, failing the landing.

Barb hurt all over, but she was not going down just yet. This guy wasn't so tough, he's just really big is all. And now she had an upper hand after blinding him. It was clear that a direct hit from her wouldn't do many favours for her, so she had to take a different approach, and she figured she knew just how to.

While the Ogre was still holding two of his hands over his face, Barb went to grab one of his free arms, and with all of her might she pulled him towards her. Never before had she ever tried to lift such an incredible weight, but it seemed to be working. She began to twist her body around, swinging the colossal opponent around her, gaining more and more momentum until the Ogre seemed to fly under Barb's control. After finally reaching a great speed, Barb gave a loud shout and swung the Ogre's body over her head and back down onto the ground, making a thunderous thud that shook the entire stadium!

There was then complete silence, the only thing to be heard being Barb's heavy breathing. That swing had taken everything out of her, but it seemed like it was worth it now.

Barb turned and faced the audience, letting go a victorious shriek, the crowd following her after.

"I don't believe it, folks! After taking such a great beating from the Ogre, it seems as though Little Miss Mayhem managed to come out on top!" announced Boomy. "How's that feel now, Slider?"

"Well, I'll just say I'm very fucking disappointed now, but still, what a match! I really didn't think the Ogre could ever be-! Hold on... It doesn't look like it's over yet, folks!"

Not over yet? What was he talking about? Barb then felt the ring floor shifting by her feet. She slowly turned around, completely freezing up as she saw that the Ogre had gotten back up on his feet looking completely unscathed.

The Ogre chuckled with a sinister tone. "Good try, but this match belongs to the Ogre."

The Ogre then unleashed another flurry attack onto Barbed Wire. Due to her body aching and her leg injury she was unable to fight back. Little Miss Mayhem then lost the match.

In the changing room once again, Barb sat down in one of the chairs with her wrestling clothing taken off, revealing her body covered with many more bruises. Meanwhile, Sunset knelt beside her, bandaging her friend's sore limbs. As she tightened the bandage on Barb's right arm, Barb immediately pulled away from the pain it caused.

"Ah! Fucking hell!" Barb shouted. "Watch it!"

"I'm sorry, but this is how I have to do it. Now stop being a baby!" Sunset scolded, grabbing Barb's arm again.

While Sunset continued her work trying to fix her friend up as best as she could, all while Barb just looked down with a shameful look on her face, occasionally hissing as pain kept shooting through her. There was an awkward silence between them both, that of which Sunset finally broke by giving a sigh.

"Barb, why did you hide this?" she asked. "Why did you lie to everyone?"

"I don't have to tell everyone how I make a living," Barb replied with snark.

"Okay, fair, but why lie about it?"

Barb shrugged. "I dunno. It was funny to confuse people, I guess."

Not the answer Sunset was expecting. She always somehow forgot just how different this world was compared to the living world. The lack of moral lessons to be learned was still pretty jarring to say the least.

"Although, just because you're helping me out right now, don't go thinking you're off the hook, Sunset," Barb suddenly said.

"What do you mean?" Sunset asked.

"Uh, hello? Following me without me knowing in the middle of the night? That's a majorly creepy line I didn't think you could ever actually cross."

After the commotion that was watching that horrible fight, Sunset had really hoped that Barb would have forgotten about that, or at least have looked past it now given the current situation. But nope. Barb still wanted answers and Sunset did owe it to her anyway.

"I just feel like I know very little about you," Sunset answered. "Ever since we met I've pretty much told my own entire story, but when I ask something about you, the question is avoided. I'm pretty sure that what I know about you is that you were in a gang years ago, and that you're a wrestler now. That's it. I want to know more about my friend, but I'd also appreciate it maybe if you'd tell me you didn't want to answer."

Barb was quiet for about a minute, finding it difficult to find the right words to say. "I... didn't realise you cared so much. Nobody's really ever cared about me before."

"Of course I care! After everything you've done for me, being sent to Hell doesn't feel as bad as it used to. In fact, what I'd love to do is just find a way to repay you for all of your care for me!"

This appeared to lighten the mood a bit as a small smile crept onto Barb's face. She wasn't gonna lie, she has certainly been an amazing friend. Giving someone a home, finding them a job, getting them a diagnosis, that only being some of the things Barb has done but she didn't want to brag too much.

But alas, as better as the mood was getting, it was brought back down in the blink of an eye as the changing room door was flung open and in came that insect demon from before which Barb seemed to call Dible.

"Terrible show, Barbed Wire! Absolutely terrible show!" he shouted.

"God, give a girl some privacy, why don't ya!" Barb covered her cleavage.

"Do you think I pay you to lose? No! There was a lot of money towards your name for you to win, and you just threw it back in everyone's face!" Dible seemed to ignore Barb's sass completely, a power that Sunset kinda wished she had.

Despite that, though, Sunset wasn't going to sit there while her friend was unfairly scolded at. "Hey, leave her alone, okay? She's already been through enough tonight. The last thing she needs is someone shouting in her ear."

Dible's eyes inspected Sunset, hinting that he had already completely forgotten her existence after about half an hour. "Are you really still here? Get out of here while we talk about how things work again, because it seems like someone needs reminding!"

Barb held a hand up to interject. "You don't get to speak to her that way! Sunset, you can stay."

"I'd prefer you watch that tone with me, Missy! Remember which one of us hands out the payment here! No good show, no money! So, if you don't do something fast, you can say goodbye to that paycheck!"

"You can't possibly be suggesting that she goes back out there! She needs to rest right now!" Sunset shouted. An idea then came to her mind. It was a terrible idea, but as long as it kept Barb out of harm's way, that was all that mattered to her. "What if I step in for her?"

"What?!" Barb and Dible exclaimed in unison.

"I can fight, for the most part, and I'm really strong too. Send me out instead!"

Barb quickly stood up, which she immediately regretted when her sides hurt, so she sat back down. "Sunset, no, you can't do that! You don't even know how to control your strength!"

"Then I guess I'm about to find out. What say you, sir?"

Sunset and Barb both turned to the bug demon, both of them hoping for the complete opposite response. Meanwhile, Dible, rubbing a claw under his neck because bugs don't have chins, thought of the possibility of a random girl somehow making a good first impression. If they both say something about a hidden strength ability, then it must be true. He always loved a good bet, and there may be a chance he just struck gold! "I'll cut you a deal, Miss..." He gestured to Sunset.

"Shimmer. Sunset Shimmer."

"Miss Shimmer. How about this? If you manage to last a total of five minutes in the ring, I'll give you half of Barb's payment, and if you win, I'll give you the whole lot. Deal?" Dible held his hard-shelled hand out to Sunset, awaiting her answer.

Without hesitation, Sunset grabbed hold of the manager's claws and shook it. The deal was sealed, she was really about to do this. "So, who am I going up against?" she asked curiously.

"What? You mean you haven't heard the theme of tonight?" Dible asked. "It's gonna be fighter after fighter until there's finally someone that can take the champion down!"

At the same time, everyone's heads turned towards the TV which was on the entire time and was playing the current fight. They all watched as the Ogre was still fighting strong and was currently destroying another demon that dared to square up to him. Without putting up too much of a fight himself, the Ogre won with supreme ease.

Sunset's eyes widened at the realisation. "Oh no," she said darkly.

"Oh yes, my dear! Now, I need to head out. You've got one more fight to wait through, so be ready before then! Got that?" said Dible as he took his leave.

Sunset stood up straight and furiously nodded her head.

"Good. Toodles! And Miss Shimmer, good luck to you out there. You're really gonna need it." And with that, Dible had left the changing room, allowing Sunset the chance to fall to her knees as she was overtaken with anxiety.

"Oh, what have I done?" Sunset asked herself, looking at her hands as they suddenly began shaking with fear.

"Something incredibly stupid! That's what!" Barb spat. "What are you thinking?! Going up against the Ogre?! You don't stand a chance!"

Sunset gulped and tried to force a grin on her face, lacking the confidence that desperately tried to show. "But I have to try, right? If you can't win that money, then I'm surely gonna do it for you, because it's what you deserve! I'll be your fearless champion!"

"'Champion's' one thing, but 'fearless'...?" Barb said quietly to herself.

"I heard that! Now, where can I get a costume?" Sunset jumped up and clapped her hands together, getting more and more pumped.

"You cannot be serious!" Sunset complained from behind her stall's curtain.

"It was the only thing I could find, okay?" Barb explained, still sitting on the chair as she waited for Sunset to change. "Come on out and let's have a look."

There was a small pause before Sunset replied. Clearly, she didn't like her costume. "...Fine." It would still be a good few seconds before the curtain was slowly drawn, revealing Sunset dressed in a complete sky-blue latex set, sporting a sleeveless crop top, pants and a mask with a hole in the back for her to make a ponytail. The colours clashed with her red demon skin.

"Woah mama," was Barb's reaction, giving a wolf whistle and causing Sunset to blush furiously as she tried to cover herself.

"You're not helping!" Sunset's voice went noticeably higher pitched as she turned away from Barbed Wire, showing her barely covered back.

Barb just laughed as a response. "I'm sorry, I'm just teasing. You look fine, really. So, you ready for your-" But then something on Sunset's back caught her attention. "Wait, what the...?"

Sunset remained trying to hide herself, not noticing that Barbed Wire was approaching her. When she got close enough, Barb then poked a part of Sunset's back, causing a sharp shiver to be sent right up her spine. She yelped and turned back towards Barb. "What was that?!"

"You've got some weird... stubs on your back." Barb pointed out to her.

Sunset, with a look of confusion, reached a hand behind her back and felt around for said 'stubs'. Between her shoulder blades she eventually found two little bumps that were very sensitive to the touch. Never before had she noticed anything like this, not even when putting the costume on. However long these have been there Sunset couldn't possibly say.

"These must be that other side effect that doctor talked about," Sunset remembered.

Barbed Wire groaned in annoyance. "I didn't want to be reminded of that guy, but I think your right. So we know these aren't some weird tumours, that's good. But then what are they? That guy didn't really give us an answer if I remember correctly."

Neither of them had enough time to think about it, however, as they then heard the three dings signifying a match’s end. It looked like the Ogre had come out on top once again, big surprise there, which now meant it was Sunset's time! Before departing for her possible doom, she took a few deep breaths and slapped her face. She was ready for whatever was gonna happen!

But that was when Barb remembered another thing. "Hey, wait. What's your stage name?"

"I didn't think of one! Gotta go! Bye!" Sunset quickly said before running out. In her time of changing, she couldn't think of a good name for herself, and it was especially too late now.

"We're back again, folks! And now we're finally getting ready for the final fighter of the night!" Boomy announced. "Will this final foe prove themselves worthy, or will the Ogre reign supreme as the Sinner City champion?"

"I'm certainly looking forward to this one," Slider said. "We have received word that this fighter is a brand new one! Their first match ever! So, give a hand for the all new, the mysterious... eh... Well folks, it would seem that this demon hasn't got a fucking name! So, let's just make one up, yeah? Give it up for Mystery Mofo!"

This was really her price to pay for not choosing a name? At least it was only going to be for a few minutes, then Sunset would be done with this thing forever. The crowd cheered upon hearing the name, but as Sunset stood out, displaying herself to everyone, they suddenly all went silent. Even the two demons commentating seemed to be stuck on what to say about her.

"Well, umm... W-What do you wanna say, Slider?" Boomy nervously passed on.

Slider on the other hand didn't seem to want to hold back. "Holy shit! Ain't that the scrawniest fighter I've ever seen! For her sake, let's just hope she's got some underlying power hidden in that skin and bones! Otherwise, we're actually going to have a body to clean after tonight!"

"That's one way to put it..." Boomy said quietly.

It was much worse than Sunset thought. At least this humiliation came with being able to hide her identity, but that didn't make it feel all that much better. She walked towards the ring in the awkward silence, all while the still standing Ogre grabbed a microphone once more.

"You chose wrong night to try something new, little one. The Ogre respects confidence, but do not think he will hold back! Your head is nothing but grape to the Ogre!"

Climbing onto the stage, Sunset had her very own microphone. She didn't exactly know how to approach this 'wrestling banter' or whatever, but she hoped that whatever came out of her mouth wasn't going to be stupid. She took a deep breath, and she suddenly felt something within her. Something very familiar. And then, she spoke.

"I will say, you certainly got a whole lotta bite, but referring to yourself in the third person so you don't forget your own name isn't what I'd call bark," Sunset said. "You got confidence? Then where is it? Because all I'm seeing is just a little boy here!"

This seemed to garner a reaction from the audience. It seemed what she said was pleasing to say the least. Meanwhile, she was wondering where the words were all coming from. She wasn't even thinking as she spoke.

On the other hand, her words seemed to anger her opponent. "Who do you think you are?!" the Ogre roared.

"Why don't you come here and find out?" Sunset finished, dropping her mic to the side.

The Ogre did the same, stretching out his twenty fingers until they popped, twisting his fat neck until it cracked and ending with a hard punch into his other palms. The frightening sounds was enough to turn Sunset's legs to jelly. But if she was going down, she would go down swinging. So, she copied her opponent's prep routine, but when it came to the punch she felt a surge being sent up her arms. Could she have just...?

Then came the three dings. The fight was on! Sunset prepared for the Ogre to make the first move, but he just stood still with a smug, toothy smile and his four arms crossed. He was waiting for her! But what should she go for? She couldn't possibly reach his eye. Was she to go for the legs?

"Is little girl hesitating?" the Ogre asked.

He was asking for it! It was time to prove if it was true! She punched her palm again and ran over to the Ogre's massive legs, reeling back her arm and then swung it forward towards his ankle. Upon contact, a shockwave was shot out of Sunset's fist and the Ogre's right leg was blown away, almost sending him into the splits.

Everyone, even Sunset, was silent from amazement. This small, firm with no muscle girl had managed to throw the Ogre off balance! Not only that, but Sunset figured out how to activate her devil strength! Perhaps she did have a shot at winning this thing after all.

But while Sunset was distracted with her discovery, the Ogre took this opportunity and swung his right leg back forward and smacking Sunset with his massive bare foot. She was sent flying to the ropes on one side of the ring, stretching them backwards and slingshotting her back near the middle. Sunset clutched her stomach. That kick dealt a mighty blow to her body, but she wasn't ready to give up yet. She wasn't even a minute into it.

The Ogre chuckled. "This will be interesting." He then used one of his lower arms to go for an underarm swing. Sunset was quick enough to avoid it, but the Ogre was just as fast when thinking of a follow up move. He clasped his top pair of hands together and tried to pound it down where Sunset stood.

It turned into a mad sequence of the Ogre trying to land a hit and Sunset trying to keep the pace up. She couldn't think of a way to attack back, he was far too fast with little sign of letting up! There had to be an opening somewhere, but Sunset's vision was mostly filled with giant green hands. That left her with one option, she would just have to go up.

Sunset watched the flying fists closely until she had gotten the right timing down, and then when another punch was headed her way, she jumped up and climbed upon the Ogre's knuckle. From there she ran up the length of the arm and leapt off, unleashing another strengthened throw onto one of the Ogre's pecs.

The Ogre had the air punched out of his lungs as he stumbled back. It seemed like Sunset was actually managing to hurt him. If she stayed careful, she could reach that five-minute mark easily, but her odds of winning? They seemed higher than she initially thought.

She prepared herself for the Ogre's next move, which would happen to be his charge attack. In retaliation, Sunset leaned against the ropes, stretching them as far back as she could and then propelling herself towards the charging Ogre. They both clashed together with Sunset punching the Ogre directly on his forehead. It caused the competitor immense pain, forcing him to find support on the side ropes as he clutched the now throbbing head.

From the way he could see it, Sunset was about as agile as a fighter as Little Miss Mayhem with an even greater strength. It was not looking good anymore. If he was going to win this, he would have to do it quickly. That was when a risky idea came to his head. He slowly began raising all four arms high into the air.

"Woah! What's this now?" Boomy playfully wondered for the audience. "It looks like the Ogre is already going for his finishing move, barely three minutes into the fight!"

"His finishing move?! You mean the one that is only supposed to be used in the most dire situations due to the damages that the move alone causes?!" Slider spelled it all out.

"The one and only! He raises all of his arms up high and slams them back down in a single, destructive slam! Last time anyone had ever seen it in action the entire ring was blown away, as well as the first seven rows in the audience!"

"Huh. That explains the designated splash zones." Just as Slider had said that, hundreds of demons in the front rows began crowding together further at the back.

"It is the deadly, the explosive, the low rate of survival move... THE WORLD ENDER!!"

The Ogre's arms had reached their peak. He was ready to release his devastating grand finale, but Sunset could not let that happen no matter what! Before he was able to slam back down, Sunset ran over to where his arms would land and held her arms above her head in an 'X' formation. Once the swing was made, Sunset had managed to catch the Ogre's hands, her strength only barely being able to hold him back. The Ogre wasn't giving up, however. He gave a monstrous roar while trying to push down onto Sunset, causing for the ring beneath her feet to begin cracking.

There didn't seem to be a way of escape. With all of her might she managed to keep the Ogre from causing such destruction, but in the end it seemed that she had just caused her own loss. The ground was about to give way. Soon enough, Sunset would be flattened under the ring.

But then a thought came to her. If she could activate the strength of a devil in her own arms, could she possibly do the same with her legs? It was worth a shot, what with the few seconds she possibly had left. Still being crushed under the Ogre's incredible weight, she struggled to get her feet close together. Once done, she clacked the sides of her ankles together and now her legs were overtaken by a powerful energy.

It was do or die now! Channelling all of the energy to her feet combined with the strength in her arms, Sunset jumped off of the crumbling floor, pushing back the Ogre's arms and sending him falling on his back.

As Sunset landed back on the floor, the Ogre looked at her with fear. It seemed that he had run dry of plans, which meant that this match was Sunset's.

"Gutsy," Sunset complimented. "Now, I think it's time I share my finishing move!" With that said, Sunset grabbed hold of one of the Ogre's feet and, much like Barbed Wire, began swinging him around. After gaining enough momentum, she decided to spice it up and leapt up with her enhanced leg strength. She had almost reached the roof of the arena with the Ogre still in her arms before she spun back around and with a great shout she said, "DEVIL HURRICANE!" and threw the Ogre's body down towards with blistering speed! Crashing directly into the centre of the ring! Sending pieces of it flying everywhere! And as the smoke cleared, it revealed the Ogre's unconscious body lying within the wreckage. The beast was done!

A judge demon approached the giant body and quickly counted to three before the bell rang once again, signifying the fight being finished. The crowd was silent for a second before erupting into applause. Sunset looked all around at everyone with a giddy smile on her face.

"What an incredible performance by the Mystery Mofo!" Boomy joyfully shouted. "In an unexpected turn of events, our newest fighter has just claimed herself the title of Sinner City's champion!"

"I just...! What?! How?!" Slider on the other hand was confused beyond words. "No one can survive his finishing move! That is no regular fucking demoness down there!"

Sunset then took the chance of climbing on top of the powerless foe and looking him directly in the eye.

"Who... are you?" the Ogre painfully asked, barely awake.

"I am the SHE-DEMON!" Sunset screamed for the entire arena to hear. The audience cheered louder with the newly crowned champion's victory cry. She almost couldn't believe it herself. Sunset really won!

"And there it is, folks! Let's hear it for the girl of the hour with the unoriginal name! She-Demon!" Boomy cheered.

Sunset Shimmer and Barbed Wire were finally walking back home together. It was late at night... again, and they both were hurting bad! With Barb's injuries and Sunset's aching muscles, it wasn't going to be a fun sleep for either of them.

Along with Barbed Wire, she held in her hand an envelope containing the money she was promised. With Sunset having won the fight, she got her full amount, and all Barb could do was just look at the sealed letter with relieved eyes.

"I don't know what to say," Barb said. "That was... really fucking unbelievable what you did back there."

"I'm just as surprised as you are," Sunset replied. She was constantly stretching out her arms to try and relieve the pain little by little. "That Ogre guy... whoo! He knows how to punch! I don't think I'm ever going to do that again!"

Barb snorted. "Yeah. Heh." There was a thought looming in the back of her head, something that she found hard to find the proper words for. With what little she could think of, she tried speaking anyway. "Listen, Sunset, I... don't know how else to, uhh... go about doing this, but... thanks," she said very faintly. "If it weren't for you doing something very stupid, I might not have paid rent this month."

Sunset had only just managed to catch the thanks, and despite Barb's not so great way of showing it, she still gave her a friendly smile regardless. "What are friends for? Little Miss Mayhem."

"Don't you start making a thing now! We are keeping this between us two only! She-Demon!"

The two wrestlers laughed into the night, bringing about the end to probably Sunset's most chaotic night in Hell. But as she has come to learn at this point, if she thinks she had seen it all already, Hell will always find a way to surprise her again. How soon it would decide to do that, only time will tell.

Well, hasn't this been fun? I wish there could be more, but it seems that the election is nearing its end...