Cafe Catastrophe: Into The Spider's Web

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Location: Cafe Zaiya, Aurora's favorite cafe franchise

Every wrestler had their favorite places to hang out or visit when it came to LAW facilities all across the world. Whether you were a gym rat or a trainer that never stopped working out and looking for spars in the gyms, a socialite that craved interacting with people backstage or in the catering halls, or so on and so forth, LAW had something for most everyone from Young Lioness to seasoned veterans and champions.

But even champions had social lives outside of LAW, right?

Kat: You guys still good for training later? We've got a few more tag team moves we should definitely keep drilling

Tracy: HECK YEAH! I got a few I wanna pitch as well!

Tracy: Kat, 'Rora, you guys still have your belts, right? I know you both had matches this week, so you'll need em

Kat: Yeah, yeah!

Aurora: Affirmative, Tracy!

Aurora: we're practicing at 7 in the evening, right? It's only about 4 in the afternoon right now. I'll go kill some time at Zaiya. I could go for some tea and a quiet place to think.

Tracy: NERD!

Kat: ohhhh Cafe Zaiya! I love their stuff! On your way from there, could you pick me up some boba from them? Taro milk tea with extra bubbles, please! I'll pay you back!

Aurora: lol sure, Kat

Tracy: strawberry milk tea for me!

Aurora: say please

Tracy: *grumble grumble*

Tracy: PLEEEEAAAAAAASE

Aurora: Thank you! Both larges, I assume?

Kat: Do they go larger than large?

Kat: I looked it up, they don't :'(

Aurora: I am oh so sorry for your loss, Kat

Tracy: lol I'll see you sexy ladies at 7! #TopCatsOut!

Kat: you know I thought it was dumb at first but maybe the hashtag will stick?

Aurora: lol no

Aurora: see you both soon!

Aurora had just put her phone away after finishing up the above conversation with her fellow tag team champions. Aurora was heading to one of her usual spots, a franchise cafe called "Cafe Zaiya" that she frequented often enough. Often enough that anyone "researching" the lightweight superstar actively would know if they regularly kept tabs on her. Aurora would sometimes make efforts to blend into crowds and hang out in social settings without her mask. But this particular cafe location was one she felt laxer with. The staff knew her well and no one made a fuss with her on the particularly slow days like today.

Estrella prepared for her usual agenda during these cafe visits: grab some tea and something sweet and set up shop in a seat/table near the corner and read. Of course, this time she'd have to remember to pick up boba tea for Kat and Tracy on her way out but that was a trivial enough task.

Aurora "Galaxy Cat" Estrella

"Hmmmm let's see...." Aurora would ponder as took her place in line and tiptoed to try and get a look at the menu to see if there were any seasonal options or limited edition drinks.

Because she had a training session coming up with the other SWAT Cats, Aurora was already in her wrestling gear. There were only about 4 or 5 folks in line and the seat she normally used wasn't near a window. Surely she might have been recognized by some but better here than an airport or a meet and greet or some other location with hundreds of fans that might approach her.

"I think I'm in the mood for jasmine, today. Something nice and soothing and....hmm....there's a lot of commotion at the register. Perhaps I can help." The Galaxy Cat heard some ruckus at the head of the line. She apologized to customers as she skipped ahead to see what the fuss was about, as the noises she heard were concerning.

"Excuse me, is everything okay?" The petite masked gal would ask politely as she neared the head of the line.

Little did Aurora know that this cafe visit would soon be anything but the quiet, peaceful solitude that she was hoping for!

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Arachne's Causal Theme

Aurora's desire for some relaxing time to herself was certainly understandable. The SWAT Cats were renounced tag team champions of LAW, and with those titles came a LOT of attention. Both positive yet sometimes overbearing attention from fans, as well as negative attention from the no shortage of bullies, cheaters, thugs, delinquents, scoundrels, sadists, and......villains...within LAW's heel roster. But out of all of LAW's antagonistic wrestlers, one in particular had all eight of her eyes fixed on Aurora that day. It was the irritating, aggravating, troublemaking, lawbreaking, property-taking, chaos-creating Arachne Widow Spyder, Villainess of the Spider Web.

Now despite being LAW's self-proclaimed 'most evil heel', Arachne wasn't particularly barbaric, much less hateful. In fact, she was so silly and cartoony, that some opted not be take little rascal seriously. In a realistic sense, indeed Arachne may not have been quite as heinous as she claimed, or as some other heels were. But make no mistake. She was no less troublesome. Mischief coursed through the bug girl's veins, and she had quite the villainous scheme. Arachne was about to partake on her quest to preform the biggest, most grandiose heel shenanigans LAW's ever seen. And Aurora Estella had the grand privilege of being caught up in the center of it all!

In fact, Arachne was quite interested in the Galaxy Cat. Similar to real spiders, Arachne was very patient and even intelligent when she needed to be. She had been stalking this cat for quite a while, figuring out when would be the most ideal time to put her evil plan into motion. On one of these stakeouts, Arachne noticed Aurora heading in the direction of her favorite café. Having seen the kitty frequent there in the past, the speedy spider raced ahead of Aurora, and onto Café Zaiya!

"Oh Aurora. Poor, sweet Aurora." Arachne snickered to herself, as she ran to the establishment. "Undefeated yet underrated, underappreciated, and most importantly...UNDER-HARASSED...! Everyone jumps Kat, provokes Tracy. But no one specifically messes with poor Aurora. Don't worry, buddy. Arachne's about to give us the attention we both deserve, whether you like it or not! AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!"

After entering the café, Arachne intentionally ordered their most expensive meal. Despite fully being able to pay, normally Arachne would dine and dash for kicks and giggles. But this time, Arachne went straight up to the register, to make a big deal out of not paying for her food! This of course was to get Aurora's attention, putting step one of her wicked scheme into motion!

"What do you mean 'you won't pay'?!" The store manager snapped, having been brought up here to address the trouble Arachne was making. "You think just because you're a villain-themed wrestler you can come in here and not pay?!" After a comedic moment of silence, Arachne simply answered: "Yeah." Before tweaking the manager's nose and laughing evilly. After some cackling, the manager was about to say something else. But Arachne just pinched his nose again. "Honk! Honk! Mwahahahahaaaaa!"

Just as planned, Aurora would arrive on the scene and witness the cartoony and mischievous display. The manager would inform the concerned Galaxy Cat what was going on. Upon seeing Aurora, Arachne's eyes lit up, before she began to monologue. "That's right! Arachne refuses to pay for the food Arachne ordered and consumed today! AND NOBODY CAN STOP ARACHNE! BWAHAHAHAHA!" Arachne shot a wink at Aurora, eagerly awaiting the champion's response!

Arachne's Appearance

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Aurora would have never imagined that any one person, be it a fan or a wrestler, would have been obsessive enough and calculating enough to pinpoint the times she'd visit her favorite cafe. Even deducing that Zaiya was a place she regularly frequented was a feat in and of itself. A feat only someone deeply invested in The Galaxy Cat would endeavor. But Aurora would not make this logical connection just yet. For now, it was pure happenstance that saw Arachne make her appearance here this afternoon. And it was Arachne's wily ways and her volatile personality and demeanor that saw the lightweight heel make quite the fuss!

"My word...." Estrella gasped as she watched this scene Arcane was making unfurl before her.

The luchadora had only just entered the cafe. She glanced towards the seating area she usually relaxed in. But before she could think over whether she'd be ordering jasmine tea or not, The Galaxy Cat heard the loud and obnoxious laughter of LAW's resident Spider villainess!

LAW wrestlers visiting this cafe wasn't unheard of. But it was a rare occurrence. This was a fact that Aurora took to heart, as the litany of eccentric and combustible personalities on the LAW roster would no doubt disrupt the zen of her favorite cafe, not to mention bring about a host of problems for the staff and the other customers. Before today, she had never even heard of a wrestler causing a scene at any of Zaiya's cafes. So seeing one play out right before her eyes caused Estrella to bring her fingertips over her mouth in surprise!

"Oi! Aurora! Do you know this annoying bug girl?!" The poor store manager scouted Aurora in his peripheral vision and waved to her to flag her down. His tone of voice sounded nasally after Arachne pinched and tweaked his nose twice! Aurora began to approach rapidly! She still had one tag belt over each of her shoulders.

"She ordered our best protein box lunch AND a venti frappe with all the fixins and she's refusing to pay a dime!"

"I do know her, as a matter of fact!" Aurora chimed in. Despite Arachne's conspicuous bout of cartoonish tyranny and despite the clear wink made in her direction, Aurora maintained a sunny expression on her face as she tried to explain away this conflict and confrontation!

Having deduced that this was some sort of scheme planned by Arachne, Aurora chose not to lash out and engage the arachnid woman in an altercation. Instead, Aurora chose what she thought would be the quickest path to wrapping this up quickly and peacefully! She chose to pass off her relationship with Arachne as friendship and to pay for the meal, herself!

"Our apologies, Apollo!" Estrella would flash a slow and deliberate wink at Arachne to reciprocate the wink she received earlier.

"My friend Arachne here can get quite manic after she's had her midday coffee! I'm sure she didn't mean to cause a scene!" Aurora would wave her hand in a downward motion as if to downplay what just transpired. In the same motion, she'd reach into her pocket and pull out her credit card. She'd extend her hand and offer it to the manager.

"Here, let me cover it! We should be right as rain now! I was about to walk Arachne back to the LAW Arena anyways! That's why I stopped by! She wanted to meet Katherine and Tracy!"

Aurora stuck to this story for the time being, but the reality was that she had only ever interacted with Arachne via social media. And as she tried to write this whole incident off as a manic episode, the memories of those interactions came surging back to her. A single bead of sweat dripped down her neck as she recalled that Arachne definitely had designs on messing with her. And if she went so far as to figure out which places Aurora was frequenting and when, how much further was Arachne willing to go....?

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Step one of Arachne's evil plot was a success. The spider pinpointed Aurora's incoming location, and planned ahead to cause quite the scene there! The peace of Cafe Zaiya would quickly begin to unravel, all thanks to one chaotic individual within it! And Arachne desired to brawl with the Galaxy Cat, right here, right now, right in this very establishment!

Widow's initial plan was to provoke Aurora into fighting her, by being loud and showy about not paying for her food. But the spider expected the cat may try to tone the situation down. Surely enough, Aurora would attempt to peacefully solve things. Answering the frustrated manager, Aurora claimed to be friends with Arachne, before offering to pay for the heel's meal herself!

"Friend?" Arachne said with a mixture of confusion and a hint of endearment, following Aurora's claims and reciprocated wink. The kitten's attempts to resolve this matter with as little conflict and drama as possible, caused Arachne to frown initially. But Aurora's single sweat bead of nervousness didn't go lost on Arachne. And very soon, a wicked grinned was plastered across her face once more!

And Arachne knew just what to do to begin foiling Aurora's attempts to play things down. Firstly, after Aurora tried to give the store manager her credit card, Arachne would swipe it clean out of her hand, just before Apollo could reach it! "Well...well...well..." Arachne snickered, uttering her catchphrase. "What have we here? Little Miss De-escalation Cat! Look at you trying to deescalate the increasingly escalating situation that Arachne's been trying to escalate. Adorable!"

Arachne said this while causally and repeatedly tossing Aurora's credit card up, slightly in the air, before catching it over and over again in her hand. Bingo! With Aurora's credit card in her possession, Arachne was confident the masked cat couldn't just leave without it. To diminish the possibly of anyone trying to take Aurora's card back, Arachne then swiftly tucked it inside her Thorax Backpack, before zipping said backpack back up. Afterwards, the spider girl would jump right onto the pay area's counter top, before casually laying down on her side, facing Aurora. Ignoring any protests the heel may have heard from the manager, the villainess continued.

"But hey! We can compromise! This situation is going to escalate tenfold, but it can escalate at a more gradual pace. Let's start by going over your little story, shall we? We know each other, but we've only interacted a little on Twitter. Though I'm flattered you'd refer to Arachne as a friend, even just as a little cover up. Arachne 1000% meant to cause a scene. And we had absolutely no plans of you taking Arachne to meet your pussycat friends."

Ms. Spyder then stood up on the counter yet again, before jumping to a nearby table, perpendicular of Aurora. Two kids that were sitting there gasped, as this boundary-break bug landed cleanly before them! Arachne was part Jumping spider. "Now, now, Aurora." Arachne snickered, slowly turning around to face the feline again. "The Galaxy Cat lying, and Villainess of the Spider Web telling the truth? Don't you wanna set a better example for the children? MWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!"

Arachne pointed at said children, as she made her little statement. Thankfully, they both had already eaten, and just uncomfortably scattered away from the spider-themed villain. But rather than a threat to put any bystanders in serious peril, Ms. Spyder's statement was simply foreshadowing her intention for many to see what was about to transpire here. And much to Arachne's delight and likely Aurora's dismay, a crowd was already beginning to gather!

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Aurora was quick on the uptake and great with thinking on her feet. But the act of doing so didn't make her any less nervous. Her familiarity with the store and its manager Apollo helped, and her explanation brought her a swift ticket towards resolving all of this peacefully! Apollo believed her wholeheartedly! It helped that he saw the two wink at each other.

"Ah, so she's a friend of yours, Aurora?! I wouldn't have pegged you as the type to rub elbows with the villainesses but if she's good in your book, then she's good in mine!" The man even smiled and began to reach for her credit card.

"Buncha cooky characters over at that there LAW! But at least it makes for great television. Wha-?!" The manager and the staff were all put at ease when Aurora came on the scene. And just as quickly as their worries went away, they came back in full force when Arachne snatches Aurora's card from her hand!

"siiiiigh..." A deep sigh left Aurora's lips, communicating several emotions: her frustration with having to diffuse a situation that had come at her out of the blue, her worry about just how long and how obsessively Arachne had been stalking her, and the anxiety that came from the Evil Spider girl fixing her gaze on The Galaxy Cat! Of course, the Widow smugly uttering her catchphrase didn't help Aurora's feelings in the slightest!

In truth, Aurora felt the pressure of Arachne's gaze when the evil lightweight focused in on the bead of sweat and nervousness that crawled down her face and face! It was at that very moment when Arachne's sinister grin had returned to her face that Estrella knew in her heart of hearts that de-escalation would not work here!

"Y-yes, actually...." Aurora answered Arachne's clearly rhetorical question.

"I'd appreciate the chance to spare the manager, the staff, and the customers from these antics. They shouldn't have to put up with this." The luchadora made her point. And as she did, Arachne stashed Aurora's credit card away in her backpack! Clearly, things were going to get worse before they got better!

Apollo looked on in shock as Arachne stole a credit card and hopped onto the counter! The cashiers spoke up but to Arachne, it seemed like it was all just noise! The spider girl laid down on her side. Her attention was still firmly fixed on the tag team champion! Arachne laid her intentions and the circumstances bare! And as she did, Aurora went from being deflated to perking herself up and giving the girl her full attention! There was a lot for Estrella to take in!

"So this was premeditated!" Aurora thought to herself as Arachne confirmed and explained. It was becoming obvious that Spyder simply wouldn't let diplomacy be an option here! Arachne for up after explaining her mischievous intentions and Aurora's lie, Aurora tried to protest.

"You don't have to do this, you know! We can be friends and we can put all this behind us without inconveniencing anyone!" But Arachne had already taken off!

By this point, it was clear to Aurora that, unlike other, nastier heels that skirted the line between bad guy wrestler and convicted felon, Arachne didn't physically threaten or harm anyone around her. It made her intentions for Aurora....vague.

As the children fleed the table and as bystanders stopped by to gather and witness what was going on, Aurora looked on with some discomfort. But it didn't take long for The Chromatic Cat to steel herself, ball her fist, and get right to the point!

"Okay, Arachne. You've made your point!" Aurora began firmly.

"Let's be forward with one another. I don't want to cause a scene here. As you probably know from keeping an eye on me, I like this place. And I would like to be able to come back."

"I'd also like my credit card back, of course. I need that." Estrella said very quickly in passing while rolling her eyes a bit. But she very quickly refocused her attention on Arachne and spoke firmly again. The golden belts on her shoulders glistened as the sunlight peering through the windows settled on her.

"Arachne, be truthful. What is it that you want from me?"

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With Aurora's credit card stolen and tucked away in Arachne's Thorax Backpack, the naughty spider would see to it that things continue to escalate from here. Arachne cared very little about inconveniencing bystanders in this establishment. In fact, her troublemaking scheme would profit most ideally, with as many people seeing her antics as possible! Arachne ignored Aurora's initial protests, as well as the protests of the surrounding staff members. Instead she went up on the cashier's counter, before leaping onto a nearby table, scaring off the children sitting there. The prospect of becoming friends with Aurora did genuinely intrigue her, not that Arachne would admit this of course. Besides, she had done way too much planning, for things not to unfold the way she had intended!

The lightweight heel was having a blast unnerving Aurora. Being thrown into a tense situation with a bad guy who you knew little about, would make most people feel at least a little uneasy. Arachne was about to poke fun at the Galaxy Cat's nervousness, before said feline perked up. Arachne's eyes widened a bit. But the smug grin stayed on her face, as Aurora talked to her in a more firm and assertive matter, clearly desiring to get down to the point of the matter. But leaving Aurora guessing about the full scope of Arachne's intentions was all part of the fun!

Though after Aurora asked the villainess what she wanted from her, the pupils of two of her eight eyes couldn't help but turn towards the shinning tag belt on the champion's shoulders! The belt was a key part of Arachne's scheme, though further details would stay hush-hush for now. Not letting her gaze leave Aurora's face for more than a moment, Arachne would soon respond to the Galaxy Cat!

But first, Widow would look up to notice a large chandelier above her. She jumped from the table, onto a nearby marble column. Similar to an actual spider, Arachne climbed said column high enough, to then jump on top of the chandelier. The bug girl then laid down causally on her side, looking down at Aurora, as the chandelier gently swayed around. Luckily, said chandelier was sturdy enough to support Arachne's one-hundred and seventeen pounds. It was a risk the spider was willing to take, if it meant the possibility of looking like an even cooler villain! Ms. Spyder's feat was done quickly and with notable grace. And alas, she would address Aurora.

"No, no, no." Arachne snickered, wagging her index finger at Aurora. "Arachne can't reveal the full scale of her eeeeviiiiil, genius plans. That would be no fun! But hey! You're the brains of the SWAT Cats! You should be capable of figuring things out, as we play along. Unless Arachne's wrong, and you're actually a complete dunderhead. Hahahaha! But...Arachne does suppose you should be offered a hint. A wee sample of my game plan. You ready...?"

Arachne then took a microphone out of her Thorax Backpack. And after a deep breath, Aurora would get her little hint. "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT...!" Arachne chanted very loudly, her mike-boosted voice echoing throughout and out of the restaurant! The spider yelled in a way, like she was somekind of side spectator of this event, looking to draw the attention of more people. One of those things was of course true. Though the loud noise caused some people to cover their ears, many others gathered at the scene, coming from outside of the cafeteria! When the crowd grew large enough for Arachne's liking, the spider would finally stop and put her mike away.

"Ya never know what to expect from Arachne! Unlike all of these predictable plebs. Like drawing moths to a flame! HehHehHeh! Oh, but what was that about not wanting to make a scene here, Aurora? IT'S TOOOOOOOO LATE! Now the scene's even bigger! Yo Apollo! Arachne couldn't help but notice you seemed to be having a bit of a slow day. A boring day for that matter! But no worries! Arachne took care of that for ya! Mwahahahahaaaa!"

Arachne cackled, making fun of Apollo, before turning her attention back to Aurora. "Now then, you nerdy space kitten! You were looking to resolve this situation, but you still can try! Aim to defend the honor of your favorite café! Attempt to drive out the crazy spider villainess from it! Be a hero! Fight me! Have you gotten over all your nervousness, eh champion? Or are you still chicken? Buck, cluck, cluck, buck, BA-COCK! AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!"

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There was a lot to take into account before Aurora could take proper action. Many LAW wrestlers in her position would have defaulted to using violence as their very first course of action. It was the simple route. Much less stress in the short term for sure. Playing the part of hero was taxing. There were so many variables. The safety and convenience of the bystanders and the staff, the unpredictability and unknowns when dealing with a new adversary, and the possibility of working things out nonviolently so that everyone could be happy, not to mention Aurora's own safety. The SWAT Cats being seen as wrestlers noteworthy for their upstanding character- being seen as a heroine of LAW and wrestling fans certainly took its toll. And it was that same toll they Arachne seemed all too happy to take advantage of.

The evil villainess of the spiderweb took pleasure in complicating Aurora's situation. Any way you sliced it, some form of action had to be taken here to remedy things. And before anything could be resolved it made better, it became clear from Spyder's sinister gaze set in the tag title belts that she was intent on making things worse first!

Aurora, the store manager, and all the passerbys and customers on the premises looked in with perplexed and surprised expressions as Arachne climbed up one of the support beams of the establishment and found her way into a chandelier of all things! The lightweight arachnid girl was nimble enough and coordinated enough to find her way to such heights and onto the light fixture above! Yet also light enough for the sturdy fixture to accommodate her as she went into full villainess mode right there in front of the crowd that had formed! And somehow, she made it all look graceful!

"I am." The Galaxy Cat answered the Evil Villainess as she assured everyone that the grand designs of her plans would be brought to light in time. Arachne was right, of course. Aurora stayed cool but on the inside, she was analyzing, searching, and vying for a way to bring this charade to an end in some kind of diplomatic manner. But with Arachne's next outburst which she screamed into her microphone, it became all too clear that Aurora would be forced to accept the fact that diplomacy has failed!

"Nrgh!" Estrella and everyone else in the crowd below Arachne covered their ears when Spyder yelled into her mic! To Aurora's annoyance, even this part of the plan seemed to have an intended effect. After heading that, even people outside the store on the sidewalk made their way inside to watch this scene play out live and in person! The crowd that was forming got even bigger! And there were hardly enough customers to tell everyone to clear their area if they weren't intent on buying something!

Soon, Arachne and Aurora were before an audience of people who had their phones out recording. The two of them were instantly recognizable stars in the biggest wrestling company in the world. Given the circumstances, it was obvious that it would come to this so long as Arachne continued calling attention to them like this! Aurora looked to her left and right and noticed the crowd amassing. She looked up to see that Arachne was observing the size of the crowd as well, waiting for enough eyes to be set on the both of them before setting into motion the next phase(s) of her plans!

It was only at this point that Arachne came as close to being transparent as she was going to be! She stated exactly what she wanted! A chance to provoke Aurora into fighting her in front of everyone!

"She's....different, eh?" Apollo, the store manager said to Aurora as he and his staff desperately tried to corral the crowd and keep them away from the action.

"Honestly, I'm not sure if I'd have preferred it If she was more like our usual LAW villain and just wrecked the place while trying to fight you!"

"Mhmm, yes." The SWAT Cat answered.

"She's quite talented. And in more ways than one, it seems..." Aurora noted as she looked up at Arachne, who seemed to be invested in The Galaxy Cat's answer.

"Apollo, apologies for all the trouble. Hold these for me, please." Aurora would say to the manager as she handed both golden tag team championship belts over to him for safekeeping.

After doing this, Aurora stepped forward.

"Okay, Arachne! You win! I'll fight you!" Estrella declared, much to everyone's surprise, likely even Arachne's!

"Are you shocked? You shouldn't be. You've proven yourself to be quite capable of limiting my options."

"I could collect my things and leave right now and make for the exit. And assuming you don't sucker punch me or attack me from behind, I could call my credit card company, cancel my card, and avoid a needless fight with you." Aurora explained while pointing to the exit.

"But you've already proven yourself to be able to stalk me to my places of interest. If I don't fight you here and now, you'll just track me down once more and it'll be the same situation all over again."

"So if you promise not to hurt anyone else and promise me that you'll cease this mischief if I win, I'll fight you, Arachne. So please, won't you join me here? I'm not of the opinion that chandeliers make for suitable battlegrounds."

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Everything was going occurring to Arachne's evil plan! Stalking Aurora, tracking her down, causing a scene, stealing her credit card, and now gathering quite a large crowd of witnesses. Step by step, piece by piece, all of this cemented that fact that Aurora wouldn't be able to talk herself out of a local café brawl with her!

"Different?" Arachne puzzled, in response to Apollo and Aurora's comments. The manager was likely referring to how Arachne could've simply attacked Aurora, if she wanted a fight, since the Galaxy Cat would've been forced to defend herself. That seemed to be common amongst LAW's heel roster. Not that Arachne was completely above such an act. But creating a scene and daring Aurora to fight her, that was more aligned with the spider girl's style. It was much more fun and dramatic to Arachne! "You must mean Arachne's brand of evil is on an unmatchable degree! And thanks! Arachne is indeed talented. And among my many talents, wrecking this entire joint is not out of my job description! Hey. You brought up the idea, not Arachne. HehHehHehHeh!"

However, the spider's threat to create even more mayhem than she already had was interrupted, as Aurora finally stepped up to Arachne. The champion started by handing over her two tag belts to Apollo. The spider grinned and her eyes lit up in response to this, thinking about a phase of her plan that hadn't been revealed yet! In Arachne mind, Aurora was making things way too easy! But what did surprise Arachne was Aurora finally declaring she would battle the naughty bug girl! Arachne had anticipated the Galaxy Cat may need more taunts and provocations, something Arachne had no short of. But when Aurora explained her logic for this decision, why she had finally gave into this fight became crystal clear!

"Ahhh. Brainy as ever, Aurora!" Arachne conceded this compliment, before continuing. "If you simply tried to leave, Arachne would have to attack you, or just pull this stunt again another time! I am a patient girl, and another round of this mischief would be truly delightful. But looks like we're doing this now! Though considering you've admitted to being out of options, I don't think you're in any position to hit me with any stipulations. I'm a villain. DUH. Even if I promise otherwise, you can't trust Arachne to stop the madness, even in the unlikely event that I lose! Mwahahahahaaaa!"

But despite just saying that, Arachne eyes began to drift off with a small tad of uncertainty. Even if her taunts implied otherwise, even if Arachne refrained from admitting so, the spider knew good and well Aurora was a capable champion. And if she managed to triumph over Arachne here, the spider's plans would potentially be stopped dead in their tracks! This would cause Arachne's scheme to backfire horrendously, making the spider look rather silly, and not in the good, fun way she preferred. This was the risk Widow took by deciding not to just ambush/jump Aurora, which would've caught the Galaxy Cat off guard, increasing the chances of victory. Even more so, while Arachne prided herself on being devious, it didn't mean she was completely void of integrity. Under the condition of defeat, she had honored her word to stop her trouble before, specifically in some gym drama with the demon-themed wrestler, Reiko/Amano.

For Arachne's villainy to continue as planned, she needed to win here. Failure was not an option. Thankfully for the spider, she thought of something that would ensure her advantage, especially since they were not in an official match! "Fine. If you win, I gueeeeeessssss Arachne will refrain from causing further mischief, and ensure no one else gets hurt. I won't even tweak anyone else's nose..." Arachne pouted in a reluctant, though genuine tone. "But in the oh-so obvious event that you lose, Arachne can't promise any of that! EVIL WILL TRIUMPH! CHAOS WILL REIGN! The stakes are higher here than you know, pal! This wicked spider has only just began to weave a nefarious web. The repercussions of your upcoming defeat will be greater than even your nerdy mind could ever predict! Bwahahahahahaaaaa!"

"Now the only thing to settle on is the rules." Arachne stated. She pulled out a notepad from her backpack and flipped through the pages, while cupping two fingers from one hand around her chin, as if examining things in a studious matter. "Rules, rules. Now where oh where did Arachne write those rules? Ah, here we go!" The heel ripped out a single page, before putting the notepad away. "Hmmmm. Yes. Hmmmm. Yes. Oh! Very interesting." Arachne said, while examining the page. She then dropped said page towards Aurora. It would fall at the feet of the tag champion, allowing the Galaxy Cat to see it was completely blank! "It looks like......THERE ARE NO RULES! ARACHNE'S GOING COMPLETELY WILD!"

Assuming Aurora would fight both as honorably AND traditionally as possible, even when outside of a LAW ring, then Arachne was certain she had a clear advantage! "See, that's the difference between you and me. Where you see a chandelier as an unsuitable part of a battleground, Arachne sees opportunity." The spider explained, while subtly getting into a pounding stance on said chandelier. "The opportunity......FOR CHAOS!" Arachne leaped right off of it, using the height from the chandelier to aim a powerful dropkick at Aurora's face! Regardless if it hit or not, Arachne's next move would be an attempted German suplex. The fight had commenced, and the spider was going wild right off the gate!

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Arachne's maniacal, yet somehow endearing evil laughter and evil monologuing drew a slight giggle out of Aurora here and there. Even now, driven to the point where she had no options other than to right Arachne or risk more mayhem, The Galaxy Cat thought to herself that the Evil Villainess of the Spider Web couldn't be all bad. Though, being rightfully called out on not being in a position to be making demands or stipulations did get Estrella to chuckle nervously.

"Haha, I suppose you do have a point there...." Aurora would place her hands on her hips as she answered cutely. She let out a sigh of relief when after further consideration, Arachne finally obliged!

"Thank you for being a dear, Arachne!" Aurora put her hands together and bent over slightly as she tried to convey genuine thanks.

"Our noses thank you!" The Galaxy Cat would follow up her interjection with a wink, much to the delight of the growing audience of civilians all around them in the cafe. But Arachne very quickly reclaimed the atmosphere by filling it with her signature brand of reveling in her beloved chaotic and evil ways and mannerisms! Aurora glossed over the comments about her supposed "inevitable defeat".

"Ah, there'll be rules? I'm intrigued!" Estrella perked up and inquired with genuine interest!

But of course, the moment Arachne began rummaging through her notes for just a second too long, Aurora began to suspect something. When the villainess ripped the page out of her notebook. Aurora would look on with an unamused expression on her face as the page floated down from the chandelier and settled at her feet! The luchadora returned her attention to the Arachnid overhead and continued listening to her.

"Opportunity?" Aurora wondered aloud what Arachne could have possibly been getting at!

Her question would be answered in the most explosive way possible! Arachne communicated clearly that the time for working things out with words was over as she cleared quite the distance both vertically and across the ground as she leaped down from up high and descended rapidly! For all her tall of chaos, Miss Spyder's attack here was neither erratic nor inaccurate! Arachne soared through the air with quickness and precision! She aimed right for The Galaxy Cat! The crowd in attendance gasped as The Spider leaped!

"?!?" Aurora would look up with an incredulous expression as Arachne came for her!

There was little time for the luchadora to react! The afro poof of Aurora's hair would move backward in an arc as Estrella bent back, nearly into a bridging position! The fans in the cafe reacted with awe and applause as Aurora dodged matrix style! Arachne's boot would make contact with Aurora's hair, but aside from needing a haircare appointment later, Aurora would emerge unscathed!

She would follow up by bringing her palms overhead, pressing them against the ground beneath her! The Galaxy Cat figured that Arachne's momentum would carry her far enough that she would need time to recover. Aurora would complete her evade by kicking her legs up into a handstand before bringing them down near her feet and standing upright to take a bow! With one hand at her side and the under near her lower abdomen, the crowd began to go wild as The Chromatic Cat acknowledged her feat and the fans. And for her speedy reaction time, Arachne rewarded her!

"Oh my!" Aurora gasped! The instant Aurora had stood upright Arachne secured her from behind, embracing her with a Waistlock and lifting her, seemingly for something big!

The Villainess rewarded Aurora by recovering from her fall with more control more speed than Aurora anticipated! She pulled in Estrella from behind and hauled her up off the ground for a German Suplex attempt! The cheers came to a halt and voices of concern cried out when Arachne once again put Aurora in harm's way!

Once again, Aurora had little time to reach! She brought both her gloved palms to Arachne's hands, which settled on her lower abdomen! Aurora would look to undo Arachne's grip just enough to free herself during the Suplex! If all went well, Aurora would backflip and land on her feet, once again avoiding taking a huge move! But this time, not without repercussions!

"Ah!" Estrella would gasp as her feet met the floor of the cafe! The momentum of Arachne's Suplex would send her hurtling backward! Aurora would fall on her bum! Though thankfully, she fell not onto the floor, but into a conveniently placed seat at a nearby booth in the restaurant!

Aurora would chuckle and play the moment off like a champ. She'd sit up and cross one leg over the other. She'd pat the table in front of her with both hands while making eye contact with her aggressor!

"Come, Arachne! Surely we can still resolve things with diplomacy? Won't you join me for a spot of tea? I was in a jasmine sort of mood today. And Apollo makes a great cup!"

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Arachne blushed slightly and let out a cute little whine, after Aurora sincerely thanked the spider for generously agreeing the Galaxy Cat's conditions, despite Aurora not being in ideal position to make any. The villainess was quick to reestablish the hostile and mischievous atmosphere, wanting to draw everyone's attention away for her mildly redeeming act of decency. Arachne snickered in response to getting the feline's false hopes up that there'd be any rules, making it clear their upcoming brawl would be as chaotic as the rest of the spider's wicked ways! And said brawl would begin, by the heel bug leaping right off the chandelier, coming straight at Aurora with an impressive dropkick!

Not having enough time to dodge in another fashion, Aurora put her flexibility to good use in response. She bent down backwards just in the nick of time, leaving Arachne to only end up kicking her poofy hair! "?!?" The tag champion showed off to the crowd, after that impressive dodge. But Arachne wasn't nearly done yet. Despite missing the attack, Arachne skillfully managed to land up her feet! Both lightweight wresters had sprung back up around the same time, and the spider's arms were soon lifting the cat by the waist! "Mwahahaha!" Arachne cackled, trying to throw her adversary in a German Suplex. But Aurora was a fast thinker. Using her hands, she managed to undo two of the spider's eight limbs, right before Arachne could slam her. "?!?" But the momentum still caused the Galaxy Cat to stumble away, landing butt-first in a conveniently placed café seat.

"Don't think you'll escape from my web-weaving clutches so easily!" Arachne asserted, turning around to face Aurora once more. But the lightweight kitty was still trying to be diplomatic with Arachne, offering to simply share some tea at the table with the troublemaking spider! "hUh?" Arachne puzzled, her voice cracking a bit in disbelief. Despite everything the naughty girl had done to eliminate a non-violent solution, Aurora was still apparently set on the idea of resolving things peacefully! Arachne would respond by singing and rhyming, cementing her desire for the fight to continue in a silly yet assertive manner!

~"Ahahaha! You're kidding! You're kidding! These jokes I cannot bare!"~
~"For peaceful resolution now, Arachne gives no care!"~
~"I'll never stop until I rough up more than just your hair!"~
"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Besides, we just started! But if you're SO worn out from just avoiding two attacks, we can just chat for a brief moment. Why don't we get down to why you're so unwilling to battle me here? Given that you're LAW's one and only 'undefeated champion', I'm sure many of the surrounding fans expect you to subdue a beltless buggy like Arachne in a short order. And with minimal damage to your beloved café joint to boot! All like a good, little heroine, ehhhh...? HehHehHeh."

"Oh, but I guess you're not on a huge winning streak or anything. A LAW wrestler just so happening to defeat a handful of opponents in a row isn't unprecedented, especially with all the jobbers and all. And in the match you and your pussycat friends won the tag belts in, I recall you only contributing by sneaking a little stinkface in, on that booty-cushion quack. Despite not being a legal wrestler at that moment, it's a good thing ya bent the rules! Otherwise, you would've hauled around the tag belts, after doing absolutely nothing! AHAHAHAHA! But of course when it's time to get crazy with Arachne, you wanna be all orderly and civilized and junk. Eh. Baby steps, am I right?"

Arachne knew that Aurora's winning streak was composed of a number of competent wresters. She also knew that it wasn't Aurora's fault she did little in that tag match. The SWAT Cats are a team of three, and their opponents (the Wings of Wrestling) are a team of two. Of course one of the Cats couldn't be fully involved. But would this knowledge prevent Arachne from trying to provoke Aurora? Hahaha. No. The provocative heel reached into her backpack, before pulling out and juggling two interesting balls.

"When you put it like that, it's no wonder you're so nervous about rumbling with yours truly." Arachne snickered. "Arachne's sure your nerdy mind has tons of counterarguments to present. But what was that saying about actions speaking louder than words? If you think you're worthy of carrying around the shiny gold belts you handed to Apollo, THEN PROVE IT!"

Suddenly, Arachne would throw the orbs she was juggling at the ground near Aurora! They were smoke bombs! Though the Galaxy Cat would find the smoke wouldn't bother her eyes, only obscure her vision. It other words, Arachne was decent enough not to use an outright irritant on her. No one in the area would start coughing, and Aurora would be able to breathe just fine....for now. If everything went Arachne's way, when the smoke cleared, witnesses would see quite a sight. Arachne would be in a handstand, in front of a perhaps still seated Aurora, with the spider's legs clamped tightly around the cat's neck! Aided by the smoky diversion, Arachne would attempt a skillful, handstand headscissors!