Touchdown, a brown bear, wearing a long sleeve red sweater and white pants with brown shoes, leads the way to Maze Bank Arena in the La Puerta district of Aster City. Fastball, an orange-furred jackal, wearing a white baseball uniform, follows Touchdown. Dunk, a wildcat, wearing a blue basketball jersey with checkerboard sides and blue basketball shorts, follows Fastball. Tech, a husky, wearing a purple basketball jersey and purple basketball shorts, follows Dunk. Timeout, the banana slug, wearing glasses and a blue shirt, follows Tech. Old Man Thorn is following.
"I can't wait to cheer on Tick Tock Kroc!" Touchdown exclaims.
"I hope nobody is breaking the rules," Master Thorn says.
Touchdown says, "Tick Tock Kroc is the good guy, he doesn't cheat. He's so big and muscular that he doesn't need to cheat."
"Good for him," Master Thorn says.
Touchdown, Fastball, Dunk, Tech, and Timeout enter Maze Bank Arena. Old Man Thorn also enters. Inside Maze Bank Arena are several locker rooms. One for male boxers, one for male wrestlers, one for female wrestlers, and one for staff. Touchdown, Fastball, Dunk, Tech, and Timeout walk past the lockers as they head to their front row seats.
"Huh..." Master Thorn says.
The male wrestlers' locker room door isn't fully shut. Master Thorn looks inside. Headlock, a bison wearing an orange jacket, is injecting himself with a syringe by the knee. Master Thorn backs away. Master Thorn accidentally backs up into the door, the door squeaks, and Headlock looks up. Master Thorn backs off.
"You didn't see this," Headlock says.
Master Thorn leaves. Touchdown waves Master Thorn down to their seats. Master Thorn goes to his seat.
"Where were you?" Touchdown asks.
"Bathroom," Master Thorn lies.
Touchdown nods.
In the ring is a lopsided boxing match, Dynamite Duck is coaching a dizzy and flush Asterisk 'The Anvil' Hare what to do.
DING DING DING!
The bell rings for the start of the second round, a larger wolf clobbers him with a punch to the head that leaves a large cartoonish lump.
Master Thorn is thinking about the syringe.
Touchdown notices Master Thorn spacing out and asks, "Bored already?"
Master Thorn lies, "No, saw something weird in the bathroom."
Fastball asks, "Poop in the urinal?"
"Yeah," Master Thorn lies.
"Gross," Tech says deadpan as he shakes his head while Dunk chuckles a bit.
Master Thorn is disturbed. Touchdown notices a disturbed look on Master Thorn's face and is concerned.
Master Thorn sees Headlock the bison walking down the entrance ramp. Headlock gets in the ring and grabs a microphone from a ring assistant.
"You!!" Master Thorn shouts from his seat.
Headlock sees Master Thorn in the crowd and gets worried but tries to ignore him.
Headlock says into the mic to the crowd, "What's up, Aster City?!!"
The crowd cheers, chanting 'Headlock! Headlock! Headlock!' as well as having posters of Headlock. Headlock basks in the cheers, trying to ignore Master Thorn's eyes.
Master Thorn jumps the barricade, gets in the ring, and says loud enough for the microphone to pick up, "I challenge you."
Headlock shakes a bit but tries to keep his composure, playing to the crowd as if this is part of the show. Headlock says into the mic, "It looks like we have a challenger! As a fan favorite, I accept."
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