Minutes after a chaotic brawl involving Bliss Kingdom and the First Army, the rebellious faction went to their locker room and talked with their new ally.

Elleon: so all of you are Bliss Kingdom?

Everyone nodded and Finn spoke.

Finn: so you're him?

Elleon: actually, Elleon is my character; my real name is Ryan Ainsworth

Josh: we know

Alex: we just watched your debut earlier tonight

Travis: everyone knows who you are, man

Ryan: yeah, I'm really well known in the indies

Chase: and you're also the son of the well-renowned Ainsworth family

Ryan nodded.

Ryan: yup, I'm the Prince of the Ainsworths, my parents are the owners of Ainsworth's Deluxe Liquor and Anastasia Beverly Hills Makeup

Peyton: did you say, Anastasia Beverly Hills?

Ryan: yeah why?

Billie: it's our favorite brand of makeup!

Charlotte: mine too!

Bayley: same here!

Sasha: I always use them

Lexi: me too!

Alex: oh sorry, where are our manners? My name is Alex Auditore

Lexi: I'm Alexa Bliss, but everyone calls me Lexi and I'm the leader of Bliss Kingdom

Finn: I'm Finn and I'm one of the co-founders

Randy: I'm Randy Orton, the Viper and co-founder

Josh: the Fallen Warrior Josh Stevens and this is my girlfriend, Peyton

Peyton: hi! and this my bestie Billie and we are the...

Billie & Peyton: IIconics!

Chase: the Universal Champion and Beast slayer, Chase Destiny

Charlotte: I'm Charlotte, the Queen and fiancee to the Limit Breaker here

Seth: you can call me the Man, Seth Rollins

Becky: correction Seth, I'm the Man Becky Lynch

Bayley: I'm Bayley, everyone's favorite Hugger and girlfriend to my Finny

Sasha however was hiding her face as she was blushing of looking Ryan eye to eye.

Ryan: is she okay?

Bayley: oh Sasha is just a little shy that's all

Sasha: I'm not shy, Bay!

Bayley: then go introduce yourself to our new friend

Sasha removed her hands from her face and saw Ryan with a nice smile on his face.

Sasha: I'm Sasha Banks, the L-Legit Boss

Ryan: a pleasure to meet you Sasha; you're cute when you blush

He kissed her hand making Sasha's cheeks grow a darker shade of red.

Ryan: since all of you know of my family and my fame, but I want to share to you all that sometimes being rich has its consequences

The Kingdom looked at the Shadow Ninja with concern especially Sasha.

Sasha: how so?

Ryan: with a huge pile of money under me, I can get through anyone with no problem, but that's not how I am; I just want to live a normal life like everyone else

Sasha: and your past relationships?

Ryan: my exes only want to be with me just for my wealth

Billie: those girls don't have a heart

Peyton: they just want to get the things they can't afford to buy themselves

Ryan: exactly my point, but my life took a positive turn as I took interest in professional wrestling. I made a name for myself in the UK Indie scene before going to NJPW

Finn: and how did this Shadow Ninja persona came?

Ryan: I'm a huge fan of anime, especially Naruto; the coat I wore was the same worn by the character Pain

Alex: you like anime?

Ryan: yup

Alex: me too!

Ryan: oh, what's your favorite?

Alex: Yu-Gi-Oh!

Sasha: I like anime too!

Ryan: oh, do you have a favorite one?

Sasha: Sailor Moon!

Bayley: here we go again

Sasha: shut up, Bay

The group shared a laugh as Boss n' Hug had a playful argument. Then they heard a knock on the door, Lexi opened it and it was Triple H.

Lexi: hey Hunter, what can we do for you?

Hunter: I heard what happened to Xander last week, it's sad to lose such a promising talent like him

Lexi: we know; oh, Xander wanted us to give this to you

The Goddess went to her bag and took out Xander's vacated Intercontinental Championship.

Lexi: he wanted us to give this to you

Hunter: well thank you for this; I'm gonna make an announcement on the status of the Intercontinental title right now in the ring

Lexi nodded and Triple H took his leave.

A few minutes later, Triple H was in the ring with the Intercontinental title over his shoulder.

Hunter: as all of you are aware, an accident caused a very young promising Superstar his career and his title and I'm talking about one of the top NXT Superstars, the Legendary Wrestler Xander Kross

Backstage, Bliss Kingdom had a look of sorrow in their eyes, but kept strong.

In the ring, Triple H continued speaking.

Hunter: Xander was an example of the WWE's future, when he and the entire Bliss Kingdom got rid of Baron Corbin.

The crowd cheered of that moment.

Hunter: however last week, during his match against Adam Cole, Xander suffered a career threatening neck injury that cause to put his career on halt and vacating his Intercontinental title. I'm out here to address the state of said title. I'm announcing a tournament after Battleground, and it will be a 16 man tournament!

The crowd cheered.

Hunter: and now the official tournament bracket:

(A/N: here are the participants for the bracket)

Alex Auditore vs. Jinder Mahal

Adam Cole vs. Zack Ryder

Seth Rollins vs. Lio Rush

Jordan Devlin vs. Elias

WALTER vs. Braun Strowman

Travis Sharp vs. Bobby Lashley

Roderick Strong vs. Mojo Rawley

Johnny Gargano vs. Baron Corbin

Hunter: all I have to say to those 16 men, good luck

The COO exited the ring as the show closed.

(Backstage)

Alex, Travis and Seth were pumped of their given opportunity.

Seth: time to bring that title back where it belongs

Alex: this is my first title opportunity

Travis: same here, bro

Seth: if it's down to the two of us, we're gonna have one hell of a match

The three guys group hugged. Then Finn realized something.

Finn: I almost forgot

Bayley: what's wrong, babe?

Finn: I have to call that NXT UK star to help us

Lexi: oh right, you go do that

Finn went outside and he grabbed his phone and called him.

???: hello?

Finn: hey mate

???: Finn, you need anything, man?

Finn: I'm calling on behalf of Bliss Kingdom, man; we want you to help us against the First Army

???: who's involved?

Finn: does the name Jordan Devlin sound familiar?

???: him, I beat his arse a lot; he's not a threat to me

Finn: how about Ringkampf? WALTER?

???: oh no, not him

Finn: so will you help us?

???: yeah, no problem; hell even my girlfriend wants to help too

Finn: she can help as well because who else is in the First Army?

???: who?

Finn: Rhea Ripley

???: for sure my girlfriend still holds a grudge on her

Finn: alright man

???: alright

Finn: welcome to Bliss Kingdom, mate

???: thanks Finn; we'll see you all next Monday

Finn: alright

The Demon King went back to the locker room.

Lexi: well what did he say?

Finn: he accepts our invitation and he's bringing his girlfriend along

Lexi: alright, two new members to our cause and when will we meet them?

Finn: next Monday

Josh: now the odds are even

They all nodded.

Then the Kingdom left the arena and went to the parking lot.

As the Kingdom separated to the respective couples, Sasha opened a conversation with Ryan.

Sasha: so Ryan, what made you come and help us?

Ryan: well when I watched you guys' war against Baron Corbin and the Wolf-Pack, it's like all of you were fighting for what's right

Sasha: we did and we accomplished our goal

Ryan: I respected and idolized Kurt Angle growing up

The two kept talking until they met with the rest of the group at the parking lot.

Finn: so Ryan, you need a ride?

Ryan: oh no thanks, I have car

Josh: what kind of car?

Ryan: well I bought this one from a gentleman a few weeks ago, it's a Lamborghini model called the Centenario

Hearing the Lamborghini model name made the Kingdom trigger a blurred memory.

Ryan: there it is!

The group saw the Centenario, but it wasn't any other Centenario, it was the same model that was owned by Xander; they were surprised.

Josh: ah Ryan, if I must ask, but who was that gentleman you bought this car from?

Ryan: oh, it was a Mr. Xander Kross

Hearing his name made everyone gasp.

Ryan: did I say something wrong?

Finn: oh no, it's just that we know Xander

Lexi: knew him very well

Ryan: you do?

Becky: he was our brother in Bliss Kingdom

Travis: he was very popular among the generation of fans

Chase: the reason why Corbin is not the GM anymore

Alex: like you Ryan, he is the son of a well-renowned family

Sasha: and, he was a very sweet guy

The Legit Boss started to tear up. Ryan notice this and he gave her a hug.

Ryan: come here, Sasha

He wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back.

Ryan: it seems all of you had a bond with Xander

Peyton: we do

Ryan: may I ask, what happened to him?

Charlotte: well, he was in a match against the First Army's Adam Cole

Billie: then something terrible happened

Travis: after Adam executed the Panama Sunrise, Xander laid motionless

Ryan: oh my, is he okay?

Alex: he was okay, but the doctor told us that he can't wrestle anymore because he suffered a career ending neck injury

Ryan: like what happened to Edge?

Chase: yup

Travis: Xander had no choice but to retire from wrestling for good

Ryan: where is he now?

Becky: he's back home at Marseille, France

Ryan then saw tears falling from Sasha's eyes. He wiped them away.

Ryan: don't cry, Sasha

He then noticed the ring on her finger.

Ryan: is that a ring?

Sasha: yeah, Xander gave me this at the Raw after WrestleMania

Ryan: you two were engaged?

Sasha: no, it's a promise ring

Ryan: you two were together?

Sasha nodded.

Ryan: well, you don't have to forget about Xander since he made an impact to you guys' lives; just remember all the happy times you had with him

Sasha slowly smiled.

Alex: of course we won't forget Xander

Travis: the man is a strong soldier

Sasha thought to herself.

Sasha: that is so nice and sweet of Ryan saying that

The Kingdom couples got in their car and drove to the hotel.

(30 minutes later)

They all got out of their cars and went in the hotel.

Travis: Ryan, do you have a room?

Ryan: well not exactly, more like a penthouse

Girls: a penthouse?!

Ryan: the staff treats me like a VIP, but sometimes I want to stay in a normal hotel room

Alex: treated like royalty

Ryan: tell me about it, well good night

Finn: night Ryan

The Shadow Ninja nodded and left.

Sasha: Bay, is it okay if I can room with you and Finn for tonight?

Bayley: sure, Sash!

Finn: don't want you to be all lonely in your room

Sasha: thanks guys

The three left to their room. The rest of the group went up to their floor.

Alex: you need us, we'll-

Lexi: Alex babe, I want some more kisses from you!

The Goddess shouted which made everyone chuckle.

Alex: yeah real funny guys, good night!

The Pharaoh shut the door.

Becky: let's go make out Seth!

She pulled the Kingslayer by the hand and went to their room.

Seth: help me!

Travis: you're on your own, Seth

Charlotte: oh Chase, the Queen requests your lips all over me please

Chase: your wish is my command, my liege

The Queen and the Limit Breaker went to their room.

Peyton: Joshy, I may need your help on what clothes I should wear when my pregnancy progresses

Josh went wide eyed.

Josh: uh, let's go!

The two left leaving Travis and Billie to themselves.

Travis: shall we, Billie?

Billie: why of course, Travis

The two got settled into their room. They changed into their night clothes. Before Billie settled in the bed, Travis said something.

Travis: uh Billie?

Billie: yeah Trav?

Travis: uh, if it's okay with you; can we have another date tomorrow?

Billie blushed lightly.

Billie: I would love that, Trav; I really had fun on our first date

Travis: I'll take you out on a lunch date

Billie: okay!

Travis: good night

Billie: good night!

Travis went to lie down on the couch while he thought to himself.

Travis: tomorrow will be the day I confess my feelings to Billie

He then fall asleep. In the bedroom, Billie was still awake and blushing.

Billie: I hope Trav will confess to me tomorrow

She smiled and fell asleep.

(In Ryan's penthouse)

Ryan was already settled in bed and he looked up at the ceiling.

Ryan: Bliss Kingdom will need my help to repeal against the First Army, and I hope whoever Finn called will be a big help to us. As for Sasha, I really want to make her feel better; I just need to think about it.

The Shadow Ninja then fell asleep.