Spider's Fishing Day! An OCWFED DOCS "Exclusive"

Monday, February 26th, 2024 

 

The sun reflects off of the thin strip of slightly… green… water. The shadow of a bridge overhead has mercy on a large section of cool river water flowing slowly. 

 

RYU: OH HELLO, I didn’t notice you guys there?

 

Walking near the shadowed area of the river, on a lower bank area, is OCW Co-GM Ryu Matsumoto. He’s wearing a yellow rubber fisherman’s suit and white fishing hat with various lures and hooks stuck in it.

 

He turns with a wide smile on his face to face Ijitu Quartz, who removes his PRISTINE SUNGLASSES to reveal a less-than-enthusiastic expression.

 

Quartz: There? You mean HERE? Why here?

 

RYU: Well, after you gave it to me all those years ago and told me to get rid of it, I brought it back here to New York… Then I thought “Where would the Real Osaka Street Gangster hide it?”

 

We zoom close into Spider as the inner machinations of his mind begin to spin, crafting some of the finest tales known to man.

 

RYU: “Where could I place this extremely important item so that if - god forbid - Quartz ever needs it for whatever reason - for any reason, at any time, for any reason - I could easily grab it for him?”

 

Quartz: …You forgot about it and threw it off the bridge on your way back from the airport, didn’t you?

 

RYU: ...Let’s get fishing!

 

Spider turns and clicks open a 4-shelved tackle box complete with some of the most elaborate lures and glistening reels you’ve ever seen. 

 

He then pulls out a snow-camo colored bucket hat and places it over his head, the string falling down and hanging over his chest. 

 

RYU: Ahhh, now THIS is true peace.

 

Quartz: How often do you come here?

 

Matsumoto shrugs his shoulders playfully.

 

RYU: Not much. Just so busy as OCW GM!

 

Quartz looks slightly to Spider’s left shoulder to see a very well kept shrine, with framed pictures of his biggest career highlights, Illuminati’s OCW Hall of Fame plaque, and the OCW EX Championship resting atop a throne of sorts. He looks back at Spider, who is now whistling as he’s cast his line into the dirty river below.

 

Quartz: This is a waste of time. It was 3 years ago, you really expect it to still be here?

 

RYU: Ye have little faith, champ! You never know what kind of treasures you’ll find. Hey, you know, I thre- I hid it here around the same time Rust threw him in the river… Maybe if we’re lucky we’ll fish out Nate Ortiz.

 

RYU: ...Or maybe we’ll even fish out an original career for Blacksmith so he stops ripping me off for clout!

 

Quartz: I think Nate Ortiz is more likely than that.

 

RYU: HAH. GOTEEM

 

Suddenly, Spider dramatically plants his feet in the bank as something has caught his line.

 

His feet dig into the sand below as he needs to resist being pulled into the river. 

 

Quartz: What the hell?!

 

RYU: Oh boy! It’s a BIGGUN!

 

Quartz looks Spider up and down, unsure what’s going on.

 

The OCW Co-GM pulls the fishing pole with passion and force, his feet slowly sliding towards the river as he’s being overpowered. 

 

Quartz: Did you catch a gah’ damn shark?! Let it go! 

 

RYU: NO WAY! I THINK THIS IS OUR CATCH!

 

Quartz approaches trying to assist Spider with whatever he’s got, or even to potentially rip the line out of his hands to save him from being yanked into the river.

 

Quartz: Spider!! There is no way that is-

 

Without warning, Spider pulls the line back and flies in the opposite direction, knocking he and Quartz into the sand. The object on the end of his reel flies in and lands smack dab between them in the sand.

 

Quartz: No… way…

 

Spider jumps up and lifts the case high in the air. 

 

RYU: I KNEW IT! I AM THE GREATEST ANGLER WHO HAS EVER LIVED!

 

Quartz: Well… I really shouldn’t be surprised by you at this point.

 

One half of Perfect Storm stands up and brushes himself off before smirking.

 

Quartz: Heh heh. Is the “Ironclad” contract still in there?

 

Spider cracks open the case as a massive smelted bar of iron falls out and lands in the sand at his feet.

 

RYU: No, but the iron is! No wonder it was so heavy!

 

Matsumoto hands the case over to Quartz who looks into the front with frustration. 

 

Quartz: Good. Kass wants to go back in time with his statue to play games with me? We’ll see how he likes it. I’ll show that dumb son of a bitch.

 

Quartz realizes what he’s said and looks up to Spider. 

 

Quartz: No offense.

 

RYU: None taken. His mother was the real bitch. 

 

RYU: Hey, what about Wrex? Should I get us tickets to Michigan?

 

Quartz: Don’t worry about that cursed midnight snack. Harvey’s got something in store for him.

 

Spider salutes to Quartz as the view zooms out and shows them walking away with their prize.