[Jonica]

Terrific updates from both of you!  This series rocks!



J
xoxo

[howardcosell]

Howard Cosell is shown backstage with the 6’2” 170 lb biracial (Black father; Puerto Rican mother) mocha skinned marauder and former 5-time OPW World Champion, to name a few of her accomplishments, Glory. Glory looks like actress Rosario Dawson, has her glasses on and has her long black hair down and is smiling in a stunning navy blue dress with open toed blue heels with gold trim.



Howard Cosell- Thank you, young Frankie. This is Howard Cosell here with Glory. Glory, I must say, for a woman with such ferocity in the ring, you look stunning outside of it. Your hair is down from the usual Mohawk; you have on a dress instead of her silver one piece with black thigh high boots, and I see you’re wearing a lighter shade of lipstick from the brutal blood red.

Glory- Well Howard, there’s business and there’s pleasure. The way I’m dressed now means this is business.

HC- I understand, heh heh. Tell the viewers what you thought of the fight.

Glory- I thought Kara gave a good account of herself, but she didn’t fight the right fight. You’ve got to be willing to take that punishment to give it. She’s a great striker and Sam is very, very defensively sound. Kara played into Sam’s hands and she should’ve fought her fight.

HC- So, if that was you in there against Samantha, the outcome would’ve been different.

Glory- No question. Kara is still learning the transition from her style of fighting and how it applies here, but I don’t see too much she needs to fix. I feel like next time, she needs to impose her will on Sam and not let Sam dictate the pace of the fight. You have to fight your fight.

HC- Now, the question comes about the World Title picture. You and the champion, Rachel Apache, have expressed a mutual interest in a third fight between you two for the World Title. However, Samantha has stated that she’s the true number one contender and that you should wait your turn.

Glory- I have title shot clauses that I earned. She’s saying that I didn’t earn the right to fight Rachel, but she’s forgotten that before Seka injured me, Rachel and I were close to signing a contract for a fight. While I’ve been hurt, Sam beat Gemma Rox, (rolling her eyes and speaking sarcastically) Justine Credible, and Kara, but that doesn’t mean that she can take my spot. She’s the one who needs to wait her turn.

HC- She also said that you would be next after she beats Rachel.

Glory- Well, first of all, I don’t think she can beat Rachel. I’ve trained with Samantha four years ago; I’ve taught her a lot about wrestling and I think she’s just learning how to fight with heart. Only until these recent matches, she’s folded in big moments. She had the cage match against Rachel won and she blew it. She got her ass handed to her by Allison Payne. I still don’t know if she’s got heart. She was expected to beat Gemma and she was expected to beat Kara. She’s never won a fight she wasn’t expected to win. She cherry picks her opponents now and we haven’t really seen her tested against an opponent who she’s not already favored to beat. We know she won’t be the favorite when she faces Rachel.

HC- But you have to admit, Glory, four years was a long time ago and she’s improved greatly. She’s not my favorite fighter or person, but she’s gotten a lot better.

Glory- She has. But I have yet to see the warrior in her.

HC- Why do you feel you deserve a title shot more than she does?

Glory- Look at my resume and look at hers. I am a former 5 Time World Champion, a People’s Champion, TV Champion, Tag Team Champion, 2000 Queen of The Ring and I’ve won the Battle Royal six times out of seven attempts. I am the only woman in OPW history to hold all the major titles, be Queen of the Ring and the Battle Royal winner at the same time in the same year (it should be noted that Rachel Apache held all the titles simultaneously in 1996 and 1998, winning the Battle Royal in both those years, but was Queen of the Ring in 1995 and as is the custom, once you win the tournament, you don‘t reenter it).

Glory- In 11 years of being a fighter, going all the way back to 2000, when I debuted as a green 15 year old girl, I have only three losses in my career and they come to Allison Payne, Lady Jasmine Raheid, and Rachel Apache, the best active fighters in the sport not named Glory. Who the hell is Samantha? One reign as OPW World Champion off a sneak attack and then, her reign didn’t last five full days. Tag Team champion back in 1999 and that run was so pathetic, she doesn‘t even acknowledge that she won the title; Queen of the Ring in 2007 and still acting like she is now, and a second reign as TV Champion, now cherry picking her opponents. This is a no contest. I’m not saying that she hasn’t earned the right to fight Rachel for the title. I’m saying that I have earned that right many many times over and Sam needs to step to the left and wait her damn turn.

HC- Okay, I’m getting word that we have Samantha joining us via videoconferencing in the locker room. Samantha, what is your response to what you are hearing here?

Samantha- It sounds to me like two people who really don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.

HC- I’m sorry?

Samantha- I SAID it sounds like two people who really don’t have a clue what the hell they’re talking about.

HC- Okay Samantha, the floor is yours. What would you like to say about this? And congratulations on your victory tonight.

Samantha- She’s saying I don’t have any heart. I just beat a National Champion wrestler and a girl who’s won multiple Sambo tournaments. I beat the Ultimate Catfighter winner to a bloody pulp, got stomped on in a riot, and came back before I was close to being fully healed. I can’t help it if I’m that good. But don’t question my heart. I think when people start talking about other people’s hearts, then those people need to look in the mirror.

Glory- What people are you talking about? If you’re talking about me, then say it.

Samantha- Look, I don’t have to talk to Glory because Glory is a non motherfuckin factor. I want to talk to Rachel Apache, the champion I have earned a shot at. Glory was sitting at the commentator’s table nursing her knee and she wants to just come back and get a title shot. That’s bullshit. I’m the number one contender; I didn’t have anything to do with Glory getting hurt.

Glory- Seka hit me with Samantha’s sledgehammer.

Samantha- Like I said, I didn’t have shit to do with that. Seka and I don’t go out for burgers and fries. She got it somehow and hit Glory. But if Glory had been watching her own ass, she would’ve seen that coming. But that’s what Glory is. She thinks she can just do whatever she wants to and when somebody hurts her, she wants to bully her way back to the top. Fuck that. You have to earn a shot.

Glory- You know what, Howard? When this girl came to me--

Samantha- I’m not a girl; don’t even play that game with me. I’m older than you are. I’m 32; you’re 26.

Glory- Yeah, and look how much more I’ve done in fighting than you have. Shut up. Like I was saying, when this GIRL came to me and asked me to help her with her wrestling, she couldn’t wrestle her way out of her own bed. Now, she acts like she’s the greatest of all time. She wants to call me a bully? Seriously, Sam? That’s what your insult is? You’re nothing but a damn hypocrite and a poser.

Samantha- How am I the poser? You come to the ring all made up yelling and talking all this crush, kill, destroy bullshit… look at you now, like all mild mannered. You’re not a superhero. You don’t have a secret identity, you phony ass bitch. Don’t go there with me, Glory. I will talk about the real Glory.

Glory- You can say whatever you want, Sam. I’m an open book. And while you’re at it, you can tell everybody how you pulled out of fights with me on four separate occasions going all the way back to 2007 when we were supposed to fight in Manchester, England and you pulled out of the fight. You knew I was going to beat you and you let the fans down every time.

Sam- Hold up. I had issues with the security in England. And look… I was right. What happened to me in London, dumb ass? You were there.

Glory- You’re the phony. Glory shows up and Glory fights whoever dares stand in front of her. Don’t sit back there with your friends and try to act bad. You’ve never wanted to fight Glory.

Sam- Oh Lord, here we go. You know you’re angry now; you’re doing that dumb ass third person shit. When I beat Rachel and take her title, you can have the first shot, you big lipped, Chihuahua in drag looking snaggletooth bitch.

Glory- I’ve been voted the sexiest fighter in the world three times, so calling me ugly isn’t going to help you, Sam. This is exactly why Rachel doesn’t want to fight you. You’re a bitch and you haven’t done enough to deserve a title shot over me. So, you had a winning streak. I was undefeated for six years.

Sam- That’s the past; this is the present. You know Glory, you talk about me being a phony. You’re on all this bullshit about how you’re celibate, but I’ve seen your big ass pussy. Glory used to walk around the lockerroom butt ass naked with her big ass pussy hanging out and she’d even make jokes about how big it is. You know you did, Glory. Don’t front.

HC- This has certainly taken a turn.

Glory- (smiling) Oh, you want to go there, huh? We clown around a lot in the locker room and girls do walk around with no clothes on. I am celibate, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like to have my fun and everyone who knows me knows that. (to Cosell) Whatever Sam saw, she liked. She can’t act like I’m Herman Cain and I sexually harassed her, because she was getting more ass backstage than Justin Beiber.

Sam- AND you smoke weed. Glory smokes marijuana, Cosell.

Glory- I don’t smoke marijuana where it’s illegal. I’ve given interviews about that and how it helps with the condition I have with my eyes.

Sam- You are so full of shit. Glory and Nikky Smalls both smoke weed. And marijuana probably gives you a competitive advantage over your opponents, you fucking pothead.

Glory- Girl, you are really trying to stretch it, aren’t you? Let’s get back to the main discussion here. We both have a problem because we both want to fight Rachel Apache for the World Title. I will be willing to do a triple threat match, since you just have to be involved.

Samantha- I don’t want you involved at all. I could beat both of you the same night, but I want Rachel one on one at the finale and you can kiss my ass because when I beat her--

Glory- Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I’m next, just like you said before and pulled out of our fight four times with crappy excuses. Okay, big mouth, I have an idea because your cowardly ass keeps saying that you’re the best and I don’t think you can beat me. So, lets do this… at the next OPW Pay Per View, you and I fight in the first match of the night. The winner fights Rachel for the World Title in the Main Event the same night. Put your money where your big ass mouth is, your highness.

Samantha- I’m not doing that. That gives Rachel an advantage. I'm not going to spend energy kicking your ass and then fight a fresh Rachel Apache. That's stupid, but it's so like you.

Glory- (to Cosell) Didn’t she just say she could beat us both on the same night. She doesn’t want to fight me.

Samantha- Look, I’m getting off this stupid video now. Let me close with this. Glory, you’re just a big ass jealous ass bitch. Every time somebody comes along and does well in OPW, whether it’s Kayla or me or Seka or anybody, you always have to open your mouth and try to get back in the spotlight. How many cards have ended with you giving the winner of the main event the Rock Bottom and standing over somebody like you’re still the best? It’s my time and you can’t fucking deal with it, then fuck you plus tax, bitch. Wait your turn.

Glory- Girl, you’re lucky you’re not in here with me, because I’d show you the difference between us. Whether you like it or not, if you want the kingdom, the power, and the glory, you’re going to have to go through Glory to get it. Glory out.

HC- Now, Glory has taken off her earpiece and has stormed off. Wait… it’s my understanding that we were able to get Rachel Apache, the OPW World Champion on the phone. If the other two hadn’t left, we would’ve been able to have all three available at the same time. Good evening, Rachel. Are you there?

Rachel- I am here. But not for long. This better be important. I do not appreciate being called this late at night to give a reaction to the foolishness I just watched.

HC- Sorry to disturb you. We promise we will be brief. What did you think of the match tonight? Was Samantha’s performance impressive?

Rachel- No.

HC- What about her does impress you?

Rachel- Nothing.

HC- Glory said she would be willing to face you and Samantha in a triple threat match for your title, do you--

Rachel- Glory is not the OPW World Champion. I am.

HC- I don’t believe I understand.

Rachel- (soundly calm, but increasingly angry) Glory does not tell me what to do and who to fight. I will decide that myself.

HC- Well, what about Siena Blaze?

Rachel- (irritated) What about her?

HC- She’s the owner and the booker and she would have some say in this, don’t you--

Rachel- She is an instigator and a pitiful excuse for a businesswoman. Who is Siena Blaze to imply that I don’t want to fight someone else in that stupid interview she gave? She of all people should know that Rachel Apache fears no one.

HC- Rachel, you sound pretty upset.

Rachel- What do you care? I was having a nice, quiet evening with my family and you call me in the middle of the night, just to get my reaction to two fighters with no say in my decision making process who are arguing over what I will ultimately decide.

HC- Okay, Rachel, I’m just asking questions. I didn’t know you would be called; I don’t make those decisions.

Rachel- Look. Rachel Apache will fight who she wants, when she wants. And when I do fight again, I will win. I am the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. You tell those two misfits you had arguing that I said that, in case they’ve forgotten.

HC- Samantha announced that Dana Black would be fighting your fighter Perfect 10---

Rachel- We will train Porsche Green to win the fight. I have to go. Tell Siena Blaze that if she ever bothers me when I am spending time with my family again, I am going to put her through a wall. (hangs up)

HC- Well, that was certainly an interesting set of exchanges. I can’t wait to see how this World Title picture is going to be sorted out. In the meantime, tune in to the next episode of Ultimate Catfighter as Team Rachel and Team Samantha resume their training. There’s even a rumor out there that Siena may surprise the girls and the coaches with two fights in one night. This is Howard Cosell, telling it like it is. Take care.

[~Rox Erotique~]

Put her through a wall... HAHAHAHAHA! I like that side of Rachel!

awesome as always Howard!

x G x

[peccavi]

once again the interviews (both yours HC and G Rox's) are wonderful, they are so good for building the scene and the characters. Bravo!

[howardcosell]

Thank you, everyone!! 

The Los Angeles training facility that hosts Ultimate Catfighter… it’s just after lunchtime in the evening, just a couple of hours before Team Rachel starts their training for the day. Usually, Rachel’s team trains in the morning, but Samantha has given her team the day off, so Rachel set training for later in the evening after the drive back from Las Vegas. At this time, in a small office, Rachel, Samantha, Gemma Rox, Glory, Siena Blaze, and Christina Munoz, as well as the redheaded freckled OPW intern turned board member, Tracy, have gathered to make an attempt at ending the World Title squabble.

Glory has her long black hair up in a ponytail and is smiling in a white blouse with narrow blue stripes, a pair of blue pants and blue flats. Samantha is dressed in an aqua green blouse to match her eyes and black pants with black shoes. Gemma is dressed in a red tank top, black jeans and black boots. Rachel Apache has her extremely long wavy black hair down and is dressed in a purple button up shirt, a small black jacket over it, black pants and black boots, while Siena is dressed in a red business suit and Christina is dressed in a black tank top and black jeans with black boots with her curly black hair in a ponytail.

Siena- Okay… I have several contracts on the table and we’ve provided you a copy of each. I want to make this as smooth a process as possible. I asked Gemma to be here so that she can observe the contract negotiations and because I have a proposition of my own for her.

Gemma- Really?

Siena- We’ll talk about it soon enough.

Rachel- I don’t have time to sit here and go over these materials. I will tell what I am willing to do. I will defend my title against Glory in New York City. I will consider defending it against Samantha at the finale.

Glory- You won’t have it at the finale. Let’s sign it and get it done.

Samantha- Wait a minute. You guys can’t do that to me. I have earned the right to a title shot; I am the number one contender. I should fight Rachel either at the next event or at the finale.

Glory- There was never an official announcement that you replaced me as number one contender. Sorry, but you’re wrong.

Rachel- I have stated what I am willing to do.

Samantha- This is not fair. These two always get their way, no matter what. I’m not taking step aside money and I’m not taking a step aside match. Glory is the one who should be fighting for the right to fight Rachel.

Glory- And Glory offered to fight you with the winner fighting for the title. But you turned that down last night.

Samantha- It’s not about you. You’re an non factor in this. I don’t even know why you’re here.

Rachel- Siena… I’m growing impatient with this.

Siena- Like I really give a shit.

Rachel stands and removes her sunglasses. She stares at Siena with a coldness in her eyes as Siena sits back in her chair and stares back. Glory looks at Rachel and smiles with curiosity as Sam and Christina look at each other and grin while Gemma touches Rachel’s arm as if to try and calm her down.

Siena- You should know by now that your little pouty faces don’t frighten me. And as far as putting me through a wall, (standing up) you’ve got four to choose from.

Rachel and Siena are staring at each other while Glory is chuckling at them both and Samantha is looking on, drinking a Cherry 7up with a straw.

Siena- Since none of you can agree on anything, Gemma, what do you think? Put yourself in my shoes and tell us how you’d resolve this.

Gemma- You’re asking my opinion?

Samantha- Great, another self-absorbed egotistical me me me person chimes in.

Gemma- Fuck you, Sam!

Samantha- Speak your mind, bitch.

Gemma- Thanks, bitch. Siena, well…. Sam’s current performances I think put her right into the title shot, if I’m honest. And Glory? She’s earned a title shot a dozen times over, coming off an injury or not, she’s one of the best in the world. So… you got two contenders? Your head instantly says Triple threat. Now as a fighter, I don’t like the triple threat match. Not one bit… this is the world championship and I don’t think it’s fair that a champion can lose her belt without ever getting pinned or submitted. But… at the same time, we’ve got to look at the bigger picture. We fight because people spend their hard earned money to be entertained. And as much as I hate the idea of a title fight going to a triple threat, the fans would probably love the idea of these three in a ring together.

Rachel- Gemma, you can’t be serious. I don’t only fight for the fans. I fight for legacy. I fight for honor. I fight for glory.

Glory- Thanks, Rachel. I didn’t know you cared.

Rachel- (angry) Silence.

Glory- (smiling and winking) Violence.

Rachel- And you will no doubt get your fill.

Gemma - I’m sorry Rachel… I know it’s not fair on you, but I was asked my opinion and this is it. We should be fighting for the people, not for ourselves. It’s the World Championship and the fans want to see the best in the world fighting for it.

Samantha- And because you fight for the people and not for yourself, that is why you will always lose when it counts. You’re the most self absorbed fighter I’ve ever met. You try to make everything about you and play tough, then play the victim. You challenged me and then, you took so long to make the fight, a snail with arthritis going through peanut butter in the middle of January would’ve fought me sooner.

Rachel- (sighing and losing some sternness) Fine. But there will be stipulations if I am to defend my title in such a match and take this sort of risk.

Siena- And those are?

Rachel- I will only agree to do this under these circumstances. If somehow, one of these two pitiful excuses for contenders walks out with my title, I get the first shot in a one on one match.

Glory- I agree to that. I have my own stipulation though. If you win, I get the next shot at you.

Samantha- That’s still not fair to me. If I win, I should be able to defend the title against whoever I want to. That’s what you two have been doing for years.

Glory- That’s not true. Glory has faced all comers.

Samantha- What about Serenity?

Glory- She was my friend, or so I thought.

Christina- Sam is right. Rachel, you’ve got to agree to fight Sam at the finale, with the World Title on the line if you still have it. If Glory wins it from you, either in the Triple Threat or in the one on one match, you have to fight Sam at the finale, but win or lose, Sam will still get a shot at Glory.

Rachel- … Fine.

Siena- So, I guess that settles it then. Rachel will defend the World Title against Glory and Samantha in a triple threat match at OPW Chaos. At Armageddon, Glory and Rachel will fight, title or no title in New York City. Then, at the Ultimate Catfighter finale, Rachel will fight Samantha.

Rachel- But if Samantha wins my title, she cannot defend it until the finale when she faces me.

Siena- I don’t know about that one. I can’t see having Armageddon, our biggest event, and not having the World Title defended.

Samantha- I’m not doing that. If I win, I’m going to defend the title.

Rachel- No. If she loses the title, I may not get another shot at it. I need more incentive.

Siena- How’s this for incentive… win and you don’t have to worry about it.

The contracts are passed around and signed. Glory smiles, pumps her fist and takes her leave, wishing everyone well, but stops at the door and turns around, sensing some tension. Rachel stands facing Samantha and staring coldly into her eyes as the redhead looks back with a bit of a confused look on her face while Glory smiles and widens her eyes. When Rachel speaks, it’s almost a whisper, but everyone can hear her.

Rachel- You got your wish. You have been insulting me and calling me a coward and I’ve heard all of that before. But I’ve also been hearing something else, over and over again. Every talk show I go on, every fan I meet… the same question. When is Rachel Apache going to shut Samantha up? I have allowed you this much space and this much of a career. Now, you are on my radar and I am going to get you in the ring… (very, very softly) and I am going to beat the living shit out of your weak ass.

Samantha’s eyes widen and she gulps; she looks genuinely intimidated, as Glory’s smile get wider and toothier. Glory whispers to Gemma.

Glory- Rachel never curses unless she’s really angry.

Rachel- (turning and looking at Glory) And you… you’re going to be an appetizer. We will end this feud and I will prove that while you are talented and you are strong, you are not my equal.

Glory- Well baby, you better get your Pepto Bismol ready because Glory doesn’t go down easy. Glory out.

Glory leaves and Samantha and Christina start out as well. Gemma can hear Sam and Christina talking as the door takes its time closing.

Samantha- Did I look scared enough?

Christina- Yup. You deserve an Oscar for that.

Samantha- You know what, though? That bitch is intimidating. She has really good breath too. I don’t know what kind of toothpaste or mints she uses, but she’s like ambrosia… to bad I’m going to fuck all that up.

Christina- You will be ready for her. I’ll see to it. (door shuts)

Rachel- I gave up too much… far too much.

Siena- You did just fine, kid.

Rachel- Don’t call me that. Don’t you ever again call me that.

Siena- Oh yeah, only your husband calls you that, ha ha. How’s Angelo anyway?

Rachel- How’s Hadrian? Is he still cheating on you with his many women around the world?

Siena- We have an open marriage. But that’s the thing we have in common. We both cheat with women, ha ha.

Rachel- You’re disgusting.

Siena- I know. That’s why you love me. Gemma, let me tell you about my idea.

Rachel- (to Gemma) I’ll be outside.

Gemma- Okay.

Siena- Gemma, I’ve been impressed with your work. I think you have a lot to offer to OPW from the creative standpoint as well as from being a superstar in the company. I know that you’ve got some things with Tyler going on that you’re going to want to resolve. That’s fine… but I’m interested in giving you an opportunity to face the biggest name in OPW and have the biggest match of your career.

Gemma- You want me to fight Rachel?

Siena- No.

Gemma- Glory?

Siena- I’d like you to fight me.

Gemma- What?

Siena- You’re my kind of fighter. You’ve got an edginess and good boxing and wrestling. You’ve got a lot of power moves for a girl your size and you’ve got a great personality for this business, though your inconsistencies do annoy the hell out of me.

Gemma- Boss, I honestly thought you were retired.

Siena- I haven’t had a fight in a few years, but I’m always kicking ass at the gym… and in the bedroom. My name has a lot of value, as you know. You see how much they love me here in my city and in the western US. Everywhere else, they hate me ha ha. So, why not fight me? We could have a great match between us and you’ll make a lot of money, whether you beat my ass or I beat yours. But understand something about me, I don’t train to lose. I’m gonna seriously fuck you up, ha ha.

Gemma- Well boss… I guess I can’t argue with that. I’ll fight you.

Siena- Good. Tracy will draw up a contract and I guess you better train hard. I’m gonna get ready to get out of here.

Siena and Gemma shake hands. Gemma goes outside and finds Rachel has kicked one of the heavy bags off its chain and to the floor.

Rachel- What was that about?

Gemma- She wanted to fight me at a future event, so I agreed.

Rachel- Hmmph. Anything for her to get back in the spotlight. You have very little to worry about.

Gemma- Rachel, I’m sorry about the negotiations. I was asked a question and I--

Rachel- Don’t be. This is on me and me alone. I came into those negotiations and my objective was to get a match with Glory signed. Nothing more than that. Now, I am tied to three matches. I am to blame for this. I can’t believe how much I gave up to them…. What is wrong with me today? …We better start going over what we’ll do in training. Love and Sage will be here soon too.

NEXT: Training with Team Rachel by the wonderful Gemma Rox!

[~Rox Erotique~]

awesome stuff as always! and now I'm fighting the boss of OPW?!?!?! well... who doesn't wanna punch their boss

Love how the world of OPW keeps on spinning! you're a master of yoru craft honey!

x G x

[laurie breeze]

Really! The plots thicken! I see a whole lot of drama ahead!   

Awesome chapter, Howard!!!  hugggzzzzzz

xoxo

~L~

[howardcosell]

Thanks, y'all. Gemma's doing the next part, so I know it will be great.

[~Rox Erotique~]

Rachel Apache’s Training session

The moods pretty tense in the gym. The amassed fighters of team apache watch as Glory walks out of the office and goes over to say hello to her best friend, the 5’6” 140 lb boxer, the brown skinned, brown eyed, Nikky Smalls.

Glory- What’s up, baby girl?

Nikky- What’s going on, big sis?

Glory- Negotiations, like I was telling you last night on Skype. Seems like I’m the only one happy with the way things turned out. Oh well.

Nikky- We’ve got to do lunch. Hang around.

Glory- I will; that was my intention.

Glory and Nikky hug each other and get into small talk while the other fighters watch, some a bit surprised to see Glory there, and others, able to deal with it better. As soon as the angry looking Rachel comes out, Glory smiles at Nikky, pops her eyebrows up and down while hiding a laugh, and makes her way over to the bleachers. Rachel comes out second and with one monstrous kick launches a heavy bag off its chained bindings and crashing to the floor. Some of the girls look away awkwardly, unsure of where to turn while others like Wildcat and Victoria just chuckle at their trainers’ obvious annoyance. Sensing the uncertainty in the air Rachel addresses her fighters

Rachel - Sage and Love will be arriving soon, go to the mats and start warming up

Soon after Samantha and Christina make their way out of the gym then a few minutes later Siena and her aide leave with Gemma wandering over to Rachel a little bemused

Rachel - What was that about?

Gemma - She wanted to fight me at a future event, so I agreed…

Rachel - Hmmph. Anything for her to get back in the spotlight. You have very little to worry about.

Gemma - Rachel, I’m sorry about the negotiations. I was asked a question and I…

Rachel - Don’t be. This is on me and me alone. I came into those negotiations and my objective was to get a match with Glory signed. Nothing more than that. Now, I am tied to three matches. I am to blame for this. I can’t believe how much I gave up to them…. What is wrong with me today? …We better start going over what we’ll do in training. Love and Sage will be here soon too.

(Gemma - That moment struck me. I‘ve never seen Rachel anything less than perfect, you know what I mean? Now don’t get me wrong, I know she doesn‘t walk on water and despite the persona she wears, I always knew she must make mistakes. But to question herself in front of me? That‘s a first. Maybe Love was right and I really am part of the family now…)

Gemma - ok… but I am sorry. Wait… I have little to worry about? That almost sounds like you’re complementing me!

Rachel - I wasn’t

Gemma - thanks boss…

Rachel - Don’t call me that.

Gemma - Sure thing Cap’

Rachel’s protégé Love and her younger sister Sage walk in soon after leading to Rachel amassing her team of fighters and addressing them all.

Rachel – Listen, I know you normally train in the morning as the other team gets the gym in the evenings but they will not be using the facilities today. I’ve chosen to take this late session. The reason for this is you are getting stagnant. You’re doing the same routines and the same workouts day in and day out. Your bodies are adapting and the workouts are becoming too easy.

Some of the fighters look a little confused at Rachel implying their workouts are too easy

Rachel - You see… your body, your muscles, they have their own memory. Look at it this way, when you first start a new routine, an exercise regime in this case… you start off slow, your body aches afterwards, your muscles tire out easily. But two weeks later? If you do the same routine in and out? It becomes simple. The same moves you did before, you fly through with ease. This is called muscle memory. Your body cheats; it gets stronger and finds the easiest way to complete the tasks you set it. This is detrimental to any professional athlete. If you want to be the best, you need to push yourselves to the limit. That pain in your muscles? Those are tears you’ve caused in your muscles’ re-knitting and renewing, becoming stronger, better, harder. Today? We mix it up. I want a total body shock from you girls. I want you to leave every drop of sweat you have on the mats today and prove to me you want this.

(Victoria - this bitch Rachel was giving us the big drill sergeant routine and I had to pinch myself to stop me from falling asleep. Fuck these idiots! The only energy I‘m gonna lose is the energy it takes to give you the finger)

(Lucy Thunder - Rachel was talking a lot of sense today, I never really saw my workouts from that angle before)

(Wildcat - I couldn’t believe this shit… Rachel Apache is telling ME how to work out? I’m the biggest girl in this room for a reason damn it! I should have squashed that runt right there)

(Lucky- The lights were on and she wants us to sweat, but I sweat a lot better in the dark…)

Rachel - Now today, we’ll be spending a lot of time with you Porsche Green in preparation for the fight against Dana Black, but we will be going around and working with you each individually in time as there is the possibility of having two fights at the next meet. I want all of you ready. Now start doing laps with Love. Green? To the front.

(Porsche - Truth is, I‘ve been looking forward to this moment and dreading it with equal measure… Rachel‘s a pretty scary woman and I don’t think she thinks much of me so far… the fact that she keeps calling me Green is a dead giveaway)

Gemma - ok Porsche, what we’ve decided to do is try and work in your Pro Wrestling background for this fight. The truth is Dana’s good… REAL good. She’s a world champion at 140lbs in MMA so that pretty much takes the ground game out of reach for us. When it comes to striking you’re a black belt in karate so I’m guessing it’s 50/50 but you’ll have to be VERY careful when you kick, she’ll be looking for that takedown so when you let your leg go you better be sure she’s in no shape to react

Porsche - How am I going to do that?

Rachel - If you’d be quiet and listen, Green, you might learn.

Porsche - I… yes. I’m sorry, Ms. Apache.

(Sage - I thought Rachel was being a little harsh there truth be told but hey… it got Porsche‘s full attention)

Rachel - Professional Wrestling is nothing like the ground wrestling she’s used to. You’ve amassed an… admirable amount of wins with mediocre skills… now it’s time to step it up.

Sage - You see… Dana can trade with the best of them, you don’t want to square off and trade hands unless you KNOW she’s going down and how do you do that? Shock tactics.

Porsche – I do have a black belt in karate.

Rachel- Who doesn’t? She also has a black belt in karate and two more disciplines, Green. A black belt does not make a fighter any more than a degree makes a scholar. It is how you achieved it and how you apply it that matters.

Porsche- Yes, Ms. Apache. Okay, shock tactics?

Sage - Exactly! She’s used to getting punched, but how about taking a suplex? A power bomb? A drop kick? Can she take a pile driver? As you well know, there’s an art to taking those devastating hits and surviving them, the way you flatten your body out in a suplex so the force of the blow is spread out over your entire body instead of focused entirely on your lower back, the way you tuck your head in so a pile driver doesn’t blast through your neck and shock your whole spine… things like that. We’re hoping she’s inexperienced enough to be caught out with these moves

Rachel - And hoping you’re good enough to execute them… Green.

Gemma - So today, I get to be your grappling dummy… lucky me! Thankfully, we’re using the thick mats so I’ll be able to take any slam you want to throw safely enough.

Porsche - I think I understand now, that seems like a strong plan.

Gemma - Don’t go resting easy though, it all depends on how fast you can execute. If you hook up a throw or a bomb and you hesitate for just a moment? I’m going to tag you harder than you’ve ever been tagged, you got me?

Gemma, Rachel and Porsche get to work on the slam mats while Love and Sage walk through and pair up some of the other fighters. While Sage discussed some grappling techniques with Lucy Thunder, Love gets distracted by a scuffle behind her, as she turns she see’s the 6’4” 220lb Blonde veteran powerhouse Wildcat lift Laurie Breeze up into a torture rack and bends her viciously across her shoulders

Laurie - AAAGHHHH!! FUCK!!! LEMMIE DOWN!!! AAAGGHHH!!!!

Wildcat - but I thought you could wrestle little girl? You seemed so tough after you got that submission! All I’m doing is teaching you some more moves! hahaha

Love - WILDCAT! Put her down right now…

Wildcat - Or what LoUUUGGGKKKK!!!!

Love slams her right palm forward low into Wildcat’s solar plexus and winds her viciously. The bigger girl drops Laurie down and staggers, trying to breath with a shocked look on her face.

Love - you know why you can’t breath? Your diaphragm. You see… everyone thinks it’s your lungs that make you breathe but that’s bull shit. It’s that little wall of muscle contracting that makes your lungs work… stun it? And your fucked.

Wildcat - Aaaagkk!!! Uuuggggg!!! I… I can’t…. oh shit!!!

Love - now you wouldn’t be in this situation if you listened to me. I gave you a whole second to put Laurie down, that’s one second more than I normally give…

With another lightning fast strike, Loves left hand flies out low and pounds deep into Wildcats abdomen forcing the older woman to drop down to her knees coughing and spluttering… but behind all her gasps and retches she could at least breath again

Love - I’ve just popped your diaphragm back to work again. Your welcome.

(Laurie - I got no idea what in the hell Wildcat was playin’ at! She just walked up to me and asked if I‘d like some wrestling’ tips an before I knew what was happenin’ she had me all stretched over her shoulders! I swear to god she was bendin‘ me so hard I thought my back would snap!)

(Wilma - *snort* haha, could you believe it? Laurie in trouble again? She tried to brake my ribs in sparing before I tapped her out but this time… I think she actually was the innocent party in all this. That Wildcat girl is a menace. Plus she doesn‘t wash enough. Who knows how much bacteria is crawling over that old leathery skin… I read about this one bacteria that eats away your skin and forms welts and pustules… she better not touch me…)

White Tiger/Hitomi approaches Wildcat while the larger woman is getting to her feet. The 6’4” Wildcat towers over the 5’6” Hitomi, but Hitomi bows to her.

Hitomi- I hope you are learning your lessons.

Wildcat- What’s it to ya, runt?

Hitomi- I have always dealt with people like you and Victoria in life. I’ve dealt with your bullying intimidation tactics here in the United States, in China, and in Japan. I have longed to fit in wherever I’ve gone, but ignorance is everywhere, even here, where honor should be.

Wildcat- Who gives a shit what you think? All you do is play your guitar and sing sad songs at the house. You’re a fucking wallflower.

Hitomi- I just want you to know that you disgust me.

Sage meanwhile was ignoring the ruckus and talking to Lucy Thunder

Sage - So how’s your training going Lucy? Anything you want to go over?

Lucy - Truth is I feel like I’m in the shape of my life! Like I could tear through any girl put in front of me… I just want to get the call you know what I mean?

Sage - Yeah… I think I know. Look… you got the body for sure, you’re a power player in this thing and there’s a certain confidence that naturally comes with being the bigger girl in the fight, but I’m worried about your head, honey.

Lucy - What… what’s that supposed to mean?

Sage - It’s good to be hungry for a fight, but I think you’re actually looking for fights…

Sage turns her head and looks across the gym at Gemma for a moment, her face turning concerned and serious

Sage - I’ve seen what can happen when someone lets go to violence.

Lucy - Look… is this because there’s been a few scuffles in the house? I mean… that’s just how it is, right? You put 20 fighters who are in competition with each other in one mansion and there’s going to be bust ups! There are some girls in that house who will pick a fight with me even when I am keeping to myself. And girls like Laurie, who aren’t as experienced fighters, I have their backs.

Sage - You telling me that’s it? That you’re not looking for trouble? And ask yourself if Laurie has your back. I know we want to build a strong team, but sometimes, you have to keep to yourself.

Lucy - I’m in control. Alright? Ok… sure. I’ll admit I have a short fuse and certain people in that house seem to have their heart set on lighting it but I’m dealing with it. My best friend, my tag team partner is in a hospital learning how to walk again and I’m doing this for her. I’ve always been the strong one; I’ve always kept my feelings on hold, but it’s hard to do that now, knowing what I’m fighting for.

Sage - Ok. If you honestly say you’re in control, then that’s good enough for me. But make sure you’re not kidding yourself, because if the girl you’re fighting gets in your head? All the power in the world isn’t gonna help you then…

Lucy stares at the floor for a moment, breathing in deeply as she takes in Sages advice

Sage - Now less of this head talk; you think you can rip through girls? Show me on the mats.

Meanwhile, back with Rachel, Gemma & Porsche….

Porsche - AAAAGGGHHHH!! OK! OK!!! GET OFF ME!!!

Gemma has Porsche tied up in an ankle lock on the mats and releases the hold as Porsche starts howling

Rachel - *sigh* You’re not getting this at all.

Gemma - Come on Porsche! You knew I was going to charge in low! Where’s your counter?

Porsche - I can’t see how I could counter that? I’ve won my matches, but it’s kind of hard matching up with you. You’re Gemma Rox.

Gemma - You’re 5’10” 150lbs and toned like an athlete… use it! Look… come at me like I just did…

Porsche and Gemma get up and circle until Porsche scrambles low and grabs for Gemma’s ankles but as she ducks in and leans forward Gemma strikes! Her left hand smashes down on the back of Porsche’s neck forcing her to double over even further then in one fluid motion she wraps her arms around the bigger girls waist and hoists her upside down.

Porsche - AAAIIIIIEEEEE!!!

A split second later Gemma throws herself down fast! Slamming Porsche’s head into the thick mats in a brutal Piledriver! After the blow, Porsche sits up rubbing her head, although the mats stopped the full force of the blow, she’s still going to feel that for a while…

(Glory- One thing I’m noticing about Team Rachel, in particular with Gemma Rox and Love… they are hurting their own fighters. You’re not going to win anything if your fighters are constantly being buried by trainers who want to show off and or hurt you to make you learn. I would do it differently. Why did Gemma have to piledrive Porsche? She could’ve just put her in the position and let her back down; she didn’t have to hurt the girl. That’s the thing about Gemma I don’t like. I respect her and she’s a cool chick, but she takes it too far sometimes when it doesn’t need to go there. When she fought Beth in the locker room, she was trying to break Beth’s neck and slam her on the floor. She goes out of her way to injure her opponents and sparring partners and that’s wrong. I’ve gotten carried away and I will hurt you, but this is training, not a real fight.)

Gemma - You see? Sometimes the best defence is a good offence

Rachel - And nobody is more offensive than Gemma Rox.

Gemma - thanks for that

Rachel - I was, of course, describing your fighting style.

Gemma - suuuure you were….. Anyway… you’re so worried about what I’m going to do you give no thought at all to what YOU could be doing! Grappling is 1 part skill and 9 parts will. It’s all about imposing yourself onto your opponent and forcing them to fight the way you want to fight! That’s what Dana’s going to try and do! But imagine if you hit her with that? Sure on the mats you can’t really feel much

Porsche - Then why am I seeing three of you…

Gemma – Well, imagine the pain she’s going to be in when you drive her onto that cage floor! You’ll either knock her the fuck out or she’ll be too shocked to dare try and grapple with you again.

Porsche - Right…. RIGHT! I got it now! Ok.. Get up! I think I have a move that could work well!

Rachel - That’s more like it Green, come out fighting hard. Don’t show any mercy.

Gemma - slow down boss… she’s hitting me not Dana…

Rachel - Feel free to aim for the mouth, Green… I’m going to spar with Lucy Thunder for a short while. If I can’t hear Gemma scream from over there, then you’re not trying hard enough.

(Gemma - Suddenly I feel myself wanting to join Team Samantha….)

The 5’10” black haired Victoria approaches Nikky and White Tiger.

Victoria- Nikky Smalls, huh? Nikky fucking Smalls… the three time, Olympic gold medallist in boxing, the three time world champion in boxing, the first woman to beat Rachel Apache, the second woman to beat Siena Blaze… you ain’t shit.

Nikky- Thanks, Victoria.

Victoria steps in closer.

Victoria- We sleep in the same house, Nikky. You want to get raped, bitch? I’ll fuck you til you love me.

Nikky- Riiiiiiight. Anyway, I’ve got to get back to work. Peace.

Victoria- This bitch really thinks she’s tough… you don’t walk away from me like that.

Kathy approaches as Nikky turns around and faces Victoria. Victoria finds herself facing Nikky, Kathy, and White Tiger.

Kathy- I think you need to mind your manners. We are a team and you came from a team that wasn’t really a team because you didn’t participate in the activities with the team.

Victoria- What?

Kathy- You’re a meanie.

Hitomi- We realize that some of you throw your weight around the house and act as if you can bully others, but some of us ‘nice girls’ aren’t going to stand for it. Master Rachel Apache challenged me to be the White Tiger I call myself. You will learn you place.

Victoria stares at the three women with a very angry look on her face.

Nikky- And anytime you want an autographed picture, I’ll be more than happy to sign one for you.

Victoria storms off.

Nikky- I just love a bully, ha ha!

Meanwhile in the cage…

Rachel - You’re relying too much on raw power and not thinking out you moves well enough…

Lucy charges forward and Rachel sidesteps, slamming her knee into Lucy’s mid section, doubling her over before wrapping her arms around Lucy’s waist

Lucy - AAAGGHHHHH!!! Oommpff…..

Lucy cries out as Rachel flips her head over heels in a gut wrench suplex. The 6 foot tall 180lb warrior crashes down heavy on her lower back

Rachel - Why aren’t you listening? Your power is a great asset; we know that, but so does your opponent. You need to refrain from charging head long and out think your opponents. You have all the skills to be great in this competition. I know of your professional wrestling abilities as well as your undefeated record in mixed martial arts, but you seem unfocused. Whatever the distraction is, remove it or use it as motivation.

Rachel motions ‘come on’ with her hands, inviting her student to try again and Lucy is quick to get back up and pressure Rachel, side stepping and advancing but not actually getting any real hits in. Rachel, moves around the cage, her mind wandering slightly as she noticed in the distance Porsche nailing Gemma with a DDT in their practice. Gemma get’s up and shakes off the hit before looking back and noticing Rachel’s stare.

Lucy - ok… point taken… it was stupid to rush you in the middle of the cage… I should have done THIS!

Lucy flies out suddenly, the distracted Rachel having no answer for her onslaught as the powerful fights slams her chest with a shoulder barge and slams her against the cage wall! She’s quick to follow up with a barrage of blows! A hook to the liver, an uppercut rocks Rachel’s jaw then…

“Uuuuugggghhnnnn……”

Rachel’s eyes widen and she doubles over; her Persian brown skin turns a little pale as Lucy SLAMS a monstrous underarm punch just below her navel, her fist driving hard into the soft layer of fat Rachel has below her solid abs.

“Uugghh… uuhhnnn…. that… that was better… using your footwork to make… the charge count. Good work, Thunder, now work on your ground game with Wilma for a while.”

Gemma watched the whole episode with a look of confusion on her face.

(Gemma - I‘ve seen Rachel take shots but I‘ve never seen a reaction like that before)

Rachel exit’s the cage and makes her way silently to the office

Gemma - Porsche? I’m gonna take 5, you start knocking the shit out of the heavy bag, ok?

Porsche - Haha! Taken too many hits have you?

Gemma - Well look who’s discovered her confident side! Tell you what, after I ‘recover’ me and you glove up and test your stand up, ok?

(Porsche - I knew I shouldn‘t have been so confident…)

Sage- I have a better idea. Tiger! You’re sparring with Porsche. Gemma, you could use a break.

Gemma- Why’d you break that off, Sage?

Sage- White Tiger is an accomplished pro wrestler and she’s got a strong background in martial arts. She’s wrestled in front of much, much larger audiences than Porsche has; there’s a lot Porsche can learn from her, and they’re both dealing with the duality of being biracial. It seems like a perfect match to me.

Gemma- Okay, fine. Did you see what happened with Rachel and Lucy?

Sage- Nope.

Gemma quickly makes her way to the office where she see’s Rachel is doubled up gasping for air

Rachel- Damn…

Gemma - Shit… what the hell, Rachel? Are you ok?

Rachel - I… I couldn’t breathe…. I’m ok now…. *gasp* I’ll be fine…

Gemma - I’ve never seen you react to a shot like that before…

Rachel - I guess I'm only human after all. I'll be fine.

Gemma - Putting up that wall again?

Rachel - What is that supposed to mean?

Gemma - Look… I’ve always felt like an outsider but as of late I… I don’t know. I guess it feels like we’re getting close and then something happens and you close up. You can talk to me you know

Rachel- Well. I never saw it like that Gemma. You have been in my company enough to know that there are things I talk about and things I don’t. You are the same way, I am sure. So, you should not question me that way.

Gemma- It’s just that sometimes, I wonder if there’s a human side to you beneath all the… I don’t know.

Rachel- What do you want? A 6’1” 180 lb woman punched me in the stomach. I admit that I got caught with a very hard shot in a very sensitive spot. I left myself open watching you and Green sparring and… I was thinking about something else. Is that human enough for you?

Gemma - About something else? What on your mind?

Rachel- Why is that your concern?

Gemma- Because I care. Can’t that be enough?

Rachel- Can’t my explanation for what happened be enough?

Gemma- For once, I just would like to see a little more of the Rachel your sister Sage talks about. Just this one time, you can stop being so stoic.

Rachel – Oh, so you would like to play psychiatrist with me? Gemma, there are levels to my personality that would astound you.

Gemma- I’m sure there are, otherwise, I don’t think you’d be married… sorry, couldn’t help that one. Well, then again, you are a tall, gorgeous woman with long black hair and blue eyes and large… assets, and you’re a gazillionaire with houses all over the world and A list celebrity status and--

Rachel- Life. Life is what’s on my mind, if you must know. I just turned 32; I’m still in my prime, but I’ve been a professional fighter since I turned 15 and I’m beginning to understand what my husband told me back when I started, about living and enjoying life instead of being so concerned with accomplishments and accolades. Angelo wants another child, by the way… and so do I. There’s pressure bearing down on me from within and without. I am married with a beautiful daughter and a whole host of responsibilities in addition to being the OPW World Champion. My 7th reign as champion, in case you were wondering.
Gemma - haha! How very modest of you to bring that up! And yes, I know… I’ve seen every fight you’ve done that’s been recorded remember?

Rachel - I love being a wife and a mother and I love both my lives, but I can’t do both forever. Skill-wise? I’ve lost nothing. But… in the past, being and staying the number one fighter in the world was my goal… but now? I am the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. I am the greatest female fighter of all time. And the hunger for more is still there. The hunger to prove myself against this new generation of fighters is still there, but I am not alone in this anymore. I’m a wife; I’m a mother. And I can feel the target on my back. I was once the hungry one and I still am, but how hungry can I be when I lie to myself and say I have something to prove when I know that I do not? I’m trying to pick my spots and balance my career and my personal life but… I’m feeling the pressure now. This triple threat match will be hard. Glory will be harder. Samantha will be harder. Then what? A rematch with Allison Payne? Another up and comer to put down, like Seka or Isis Jones, or Diana Majors? When this tournament is over and I am champion, I will have to fight the winner. You say you’ve seen all my matches and now, you’ve seen inside of me… you’ll cash in your title shot and come for me as well. That is the nature of the beast whose belly we live in. I don’t see a way out and I am confused.

Gemma - Is that what you think? You think I’m here to catch a step on you? To get inside the great Rachel Apache and take you down?

Rachel - You can’t take me down. But no… I don’t think that’s why you’re here but you must admit, it is a fringe benefit. Here we are talking after all, tearing down the walls and getting to know the Rachel nobody else sees and you will one day cash in that title shot with me… but no. that’s not what earlier was about. I’m just feeling the pressure right now.

Gemma - Come on Rachel… we all feel pressure, especially living in the public eye like this.

Rachel - I see where you’re coming from but with all due respect, for me it’s different. Being Rachel Apache and living up to the standards I set and the bar I raised... isn't always easy, Gemma. But… it’s my legacy… I dare not fail.

Gemma - *sigh* ok… I see where you’re coming from. Look…

Rachel - we need to get back to training. Are we done here?

Gemma - sure… sure. We’re done. But if ever you want to get anything off your… assets? You can count on me.

Rachel - Noted. Now work on Lucky’s game

Gemma - Sure thing boss

Rachel - don’t call me that

Gemma - ok skipper

Gemma and Rachel leave the office and as Rachel instructed, Gemma goes over to the 5’5” 135 lbs, long curly dark brown haired Lucky Star

Gemma - ok Lucky how’s it going?

Lucky - well I’m sweating just like Rachel said but maybe you could help me sweat a little more?

Gemma - haha! Cute, but how’s your game going? Any area’s you feel you need work in?

Lucky - You think I need improving? don’t you like what you see?

She purrs her answer back in a sultry tone then pirouettes on the spot although… she looked less like a gymnast and more like a pole dancers as she wiggled and flaunted her impressive body for Gemma

Gemma - I… ur… well yeah. Who wouldn’t like that?

Gemma blushes back, looking over her shoulder paranoid but she see’s that nobody in near enough to hear what’s being said

Gemma - you know… it’s wholly inappropriate for you to flirt with me like that. I’m your trainer after all.

Lucky frowns a little, her smile fading fast as she folds her arms. Irate at Gemma’s rebuttal to her advances

Gemma - and the truth is I’ve seen a lot of holes in your fighting style. I think you need a lot of work if you want to be a competitor girl. I think we should stay behind and work on some of that

Gemma leans in to the increasingly frustrated looking Lucky and whispers in her ear

Gemma - of course… if we stay behind I’ll be off the clock and so I won’t be your trainer any more… maybe we can work together and see about filling those….. Holes….

Lucky’s eyebrows pop up in shock for a moment before a dirty smile flushes on her face

Gemma - Holes in you fighting style I mean… of course…

Gemma finishes with a wink

x G x

[laurie breeze]

Great chapter, * G *!

Gemma ROX!!! 

[howardcosell]

The fighters are gathered and notice that the gym and cage are in a Thanksgiving theme, complete with a turkey dinner.

(Samantha- I decided to give my team a light workout yesterday. Everyone pretty much knows what her role is and as long as I have control of the fights, we’re good to go. I see no need to push these girls too hard or break them down mentally. I try to work with them on what they do best, and add other dimensions to it. Porsche is very unpredictable; we learned with Laurie Breeze that it’s the unpredictable girls that we have to look out for and that’s why I’m sending my most consistent fighter in there. I thought about having Dana take out one of Rachel‘s better fighters, but after what I saw from Porsche against Victoria, I‘m just ready to get a win.)

“She’s A Beauty” by The Tubes plays, and out comes “Perfect 10” Porsche Green with Rachel and Gemma flanking her. The 5’10” brown haired, green eyed Porsche is smiling as she makes her way to the ring, dressed in a cut off lycra tank top of emerald green and gold, with matching lycra shorts and gold boots. The biracial Porsche looks like a combination of Jessica Biel and WWE superstar Eve, which I guess would make her a dead ringer for Pilar Montenegro lol.



Porsche enters the cage styling and profiling and fitting her Perfect 10 persona. The truth is; for all Porsche’s cocky attitude, she’s really about as nice a person as you could meet.

(Porsche- Dana is a really talented fighter; she’s got a lot of advantages over me. She’s undefeated; she’s a great striker and this octagon cage is her world. I’m more used to a wrestling ring, but I’m going to go in there and win. I’m undefeated and I don’t want to know what defeat feels like. I trust my coaches and I plan on executing their gameplan and beating Dana Black.)

“Planet Caravan,” Pantera’s cover of a Black Sabbath classic, plays and out comes Dana “The Girlie Grim Reaper” Black, the recognized best fighter in MMA at 140 lbs. Dana is 5’8” 140 lbs, with shoulder length brown hair that is now dyed black and is wearing silver contacts. She’s dressed in a black hoodie cut off, similar to what Gemma Rox wears, and fitting her Grim Reaper persona, she‘s got the hood pulled up. Underneath is a black tank top, black shorts and she’s barefoot with her toenails painted black. Dana looks a lot like MMA fighter turned actress, Gina Carano, but while Carano was good only to get crushed when she met major opposition, Dana has beaten every opponent she’s faced with little trouble.



(Dana- Porsche, I love you, baby. You’re a cool chick… but I didn’t come here to lose. We’re friends before and we’re friends after, but right now, I’m gonna kick your ass. I’m all business when I get in that cage; Samantha and Katora have trained me for this fight and I’m not going to let them down. Porsche is a sweet girl, but when I look across that cage, I see the enemy.)

Dana gets in the cage and removes the hood to reveal that she’s wearing white face paint with black running tear effects, similar to The Crow and similar to the wrestler Sting (who was ripping off The Crow lol). Dana is pacing back and forth, staring at Porsche, who gives a cocky smile before looking at Gemma and Rachel with a concerned expression. The two women come together for instructions and they touch fists.

Gemma- Remember the plan, Porsche. Go in there and use your pro wrestling skills. She’s not used to that.

Nikky- Do what you do best, Porsche. Be Perfect 10.

Meanwhile, in Dana’s corner…

Samantha- I don’t have to tell you how to fight, Dana. The girl has skill, but she isn’t you.

The bell rings and Porsche comes out with her hands high and dancing a bit as Dana comes out with her legs bent and fists up and tight. Dana fires a hard leg kick that smacks against Porsche’s left knee and Porsche hisses and backs up. Dana catches her with another leg kick and Porsche throws a right hand to Dana’s face, but Dana’s guard blocks the punch and she slams a hooking right into Porsche’s left set of ribs. Porsche instantly grabs her ribs with her left hand and backs away from the shorter brunette before throwing a head kick that Dana blocks with her left hand before throwing a right hand that hit’s the point of Porsche’s chin and staggers her into the cage.

Sage- Relax, Porsche. Set up your grapples with your strikes. She’s not going to hit you with anything you didn’t take in sparring.

Porsche throws a jab at Dana, but Dana blocks it again and throws a hook that hits Porsche in the stomach about a half an inch above her navel.

Porsche- Gough!

Dana seems to be walking Porsche down, but Porsche charges forward with a flurry of punches and Dana stands her ground, blocking them and landing a crushing left hook to the taller girl’s jaw, a right cross to her left cheek, and hooks Porsche’s left arm with her right arm, pushing Porsche back and ramming several hard lefts into the taller girl’s stomach. Porsche tries for a side Russian legsweep from this position, but Dana is strong enough to force both woman forward when Porsche falls back, then resumes the punishment to the taller girl’s stomach. Dana turns to face Porsche and the auburn haired beauty is able to nail the shorter girl with a knee to her stomach.

Dana- Mmph…

Porsche grabs Dana and attempts a DDT, but Dana pushes her back hard and as Porsche goes back at her, Dana throws a savage overhand right that smashes against the side of Porsche’s head and sends her down.

Gemma- Get up!!! Get up!!!!

Porsche gets to her feet quickly, but is clearly on rubbery legs. Dana’s overhand right is noted for being the best in the business and Porsche is barely able to block a roudhouse head kick, but can’t block the left hook to her stomach that follows as she stumbles back, her eyes and mouth wide open.

Nikky- Come on, Porsche! Heart of a champion, girl!!

Dana comes in quick, but Porsche is able to hook Dana’s arms and spin her to where Dana’s back is against the cage wall.

Gemma- Yeah, Porsche! Work in there; use your wrestling!

Dana has her arms around the taller girl’s waist, but Porsche is able to get her arms around Dana’s waist and applies pressure in a bear hug to Dana’s back. Porsche has Dana against the cage, but Dana is able to get her arms between Porsche’s arms and her body, pry herself free, slip down, grab Porsche’s legs, and take her down in one continuous motion. Porsche quickly bucks her body and crosses her legs around Dana’s right leg, but Dana is already starting to throw punches down on the taller auburn haired girl’s face. Porsche covers up, so Dana places her left hand covering Porsche’s nose and mouth and starts tagging the taller girl’s left side with hard right hands.

Porsche’s groans are beginning to get louder from those body shots and this is right in her corner, so Gemma is yelling at her to fight back. One forearm smash comes down right across Porsche’s mouth and she’s bleeding. Dana gets a full mount and starts raining down punches in bunches and Porsche is covering up, but taking some heavy shots. Dana is looking at the referee, thinking the fight is going to be stopped, but the ref doesn’t stop it, even after Dana lands a right hand that sends Porsche’s Perfect 10 mouthpiece flying. Dana easily wraps her arms around Porsche’s left arm and neck while wrapping her legs around her waist in a body scissors arm triangle combo. Porsche can’t get out of the hold, but will not tap out. Dana applies enough pressure to make Porsche pass out and doesn’t even hold on any longer than is necessary. As soon as the fight is over, Dana kneels next to Porsche and starts helping in the effort to wake her up. DANA BLACK ADVANCES TO THE QUARTERFINALS.

Porsche is pretty out of it, and when she finds out she’s lost, she’s very sad. This is the first loss of her career and Perfect 10 is perfect no more. Porsche fights back the tears, but Dana gives her a hug and thanks her for a good fight. Porsche makes her way back to the locker room and Sage follows.

(Samantha- In case you didn’t know it yet… Dana Black is the real deal.)

(Rachel- I expected this. We… tried. I don’t… *sigh*… it’s hard. Green is a good person and this is a sport where good people lose and it’s… hard. Her opponent is a very talented fighter and I wish we had more time to prepare for this but, we didn‘t. I don‘t like to lose. I really, really do not like to lose. I don‘t know what else to say.)

Siena- So, I told both teams that we probably would have two fights tonight… well, I’m not going to delay it anymore. Samantha, your fighter won, so you maintain control over who fights who. You have ten minutes to announce the next fight.

Samantha- I’m not going to waste anybody’s time either. We’re going to have my girl Dynamite Quinn go up against… (looking at Laurie Breeze and smiling)… Wildcat.

Siena- That’s interesting. One of the three shortest girls in the house going up against the tallest, largest, and oldest fighter in the house. I’m looking forward to this one; both teams have 30 minutes to prepare their fighters and then, we meet back here for the second fight.

NEXT: The 5’1” 121 lb Gold Medalist wrestler, born in London, England to two Egyptian parents, The Mighty Dynamite Quinn face the 64” 220 lb 50 year old legendary wrestler who spent time in jail for steroid abuse and is back looking to make it big once again, the wicked Wildcat!

[~Rox Erotique~]

Fantastic MMA school there! playing off two obvious 'good girl' characters can always be a toughie as the reader never truely knows who's side their on but here the action is so high paced and in your face that you don't have time to care! you're buckled into the roller coaster and are enjooying the ride

Great work honey!

x G x

[howardcosell]

“Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones plays and out comes the 5’1” 121 lb Dynamite Quinn, with her short platinum hair and blue eyes. Samantha and Katora are walking right behind Quinn, who is dressed in a two piece silver outfit with the UK flag on both. Dynamite is a dead ringer for model/celebrity girlfriend Amber Rose and looks pissed off, as usual as she storms to the cage.



(Dynamite- I’m not here for any fooking games. I’m gonna fook her up; the bigger she bloody is, the harder she’ll fooking fall.)

“Real American” by Rick Derringer plays, and out comes Wildcat. Rachel’s face gives away a near confused look as Wildcat is dressed in her red and yellow Hulk Hogan like wrestling gear, along with her Ultimate Warrior red and yellow face paint. She runs down to the cage and climbs in ala the Warrior, then proceeds to do the flexing and posing and putting her hand to her ear ala Hogan. Wildcat stands 6’4” 220 lbs and has long stringy blonde hair and blue eyes. She walks over to where Dynamite is and stairs down 13 inches to Dynamite’s face.

Wildcat- Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!! This is what I’m gonna be fighting? I little silvery haired cxnt like you? Mighty Mouse? Haha hahahahaha-- OUGH!!!!

Wildcat doubles forward from a hard kick to her stomach, then Dynamite places the much larger woman’s head between her legs, flips her up and powerbombs her hard to the mat.

Dynamite- That’s what you get for being so fooking fresh!

Gemma- Holy… shit. Wildcat, get your arse up now!!

Wildcat- Shut up, runt! I know what the fuck I’m doin‘!

Dynamite- Then get the fook up then!

Siena calls for the bell to be rung.

Sage- Siena, we didn’t even get to give her instructions for the first round.

Siena- She initiated contact, so it’s a go.

Wildcat gets to her feet and stalks the much smaller Quinn.

Wildcat- You got lucky that time, Mighty Mouse. This time, I’m gonna take ya, and I’m gonna break ya.

Dynamite- That’s what you think.

The two women lock up and Wildcat is easily able to get Quinn in a side headlock.

Wildcat- This is how we do it, Wildcat style, baby yeah!! Feel the power of the pythons, bitch!! I’ve been training hard, saying my prayers, and eating my vitamins, and all I got to say is whoooooooooooooAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

Dynamite lifts the much larger woman up and falls back, dropping her on the back of her neck, then immediately rolls into a full mount, raining down punch after punch after punch until Wildcat shoves her off.

Dynamite- Why’re you backing up, eh? I thought you said you wanted to fight!

Wildcat- I’m gonna rip you in half and have the first half for breakfast and the second half for lunch!

Dynamite- Then come on and do it, ya fooking coward.

Wildcat tries a running clothesline, but Quinn ducks under it, grabs the bigger woman from behind and throws her onto her head in a German Suplex and goes for the mount, but Wildcat puts her feet on the shorter girl’s chest and kicks her off.

Wildcat- I’m gonna kick your fucking ass!

Dynamite- I don’t think you want to fight me. You keep pushing me away. What’s the matter? The big bad lioness is afraid of a wee little mouse?

(Shawna- What is with this little bitch’s accent? She’s got two parents from Egypt and she was born in London… so why is she talking like she’s from Ireland?)

Wildcat angrily charges Quinn, and instead of grappling the shorter girl, she shoves her against the cage and starts hammering her with punches to the sides of her head, but the shorter girl gets her arms up. Dynamite attempts a takedown, but Wildcat slams a knee into her stomach that lifts her up and mashes her against the cage.

Dynamite- OUGH!!! Fook!!!

Wildcat scoops up Quinn and spins, then body slams her down on the mat. Quinn is on the bottom, but locks her arms around Wildcat’s right arm and her legs around her left arm and extends them both, causing Wildcat excruciating pain. Dynamite leans in and whispers in the bigger woman’s ear.

Wildcat- She’s biting me!! This little bitch is biting me!!!

Wildcat slams her head into Quinn’s ribs and stomach a couple of times, loosening the crucifix. Quinn swings her legs around to where Wildcat is on top and Quinn brings them around the larger woman’s neck, then pulls her head forward with her arms in what I can’t spell, but what is pronounced as an ooma-plotta.

(Samantha- One of the things about Dynamite is that she’s a powerful wrestler, but for our training, we’ve given her more options with her jiu jitsu. We know she’s got a lot of submissions, and she’s got a great deal of boxing ability too. So like I said before, we add another dimension and that‘s the jiu jitsu with Karma training her. Quinn is a very flexible girl and it helps and she‘s a great student.)

Wildcat gets her arms under the smaller girl and starts to pick her up, but Quinn’s legs are squeezing tightly and the bigger girl taps out.

(Rumor- Wildcat is such a big shit talker, but she got submitted by the shortest girl in the house. What a joke! That’s what she gets for picking a fight with Dynamite Quinn.)

(Rachel- I hate losing. She did not listen to the strategies or the methods we developed in training… she… can we stop? I’m not in the mood to discuss this anymore.)

Rachel looks at Gemma, Sage, and Love and the look is not a good one, but it’s not a look that implies Rachel is upset with them about what happened. Rachel enters the cage and looks down at Wildcat, who is still nursing her neck.

Rachel- You have two choices. You will either begin to accept the advice we give you and our training methods, or you will continue to be beaten like the old crushed prune casserole that you’ve been up to this point. I am so disappointed in you and I shouldn’t be, because you have been nothing but a pain since you were drafted.

(Gemma- So… I was wrong about Wildcat. But I said Quinn was a really good fighter.)

Dynamite- Fooking well right!!! Ya bloody fooking well right!!! Fook all of you!!! Hey Gemma… remember ya told me to go fook myself? Well, fook you!! Fook you too!!!

Siena- So, Dynamite Quinn has advanced to the quarterfinals and Team Samantha is up 2-0 on Team Rachel. Training will resume tomorrow, as always and Samantha, you have a couple of days to let us know who’ll be fighting next.

Samantha- I already know who’s fighting next and I’m giving my team tomorrow off. I’m going to have Shawna fight Lucky Star.

(Gemma- I’m thinking that’s actually a very favorable match-up for us. Lucky is a really good wrestler and Shawna’s only credible victories have been over Joanne, who loses very very badly and can be controlled and dominated. I think we‘ve got this one, especially with Lucky and I about to start our private training sessions.)

(Samantha- Well, it’s put up or shut up time for Shawna. I did consider having Quinn fight Lucky or having Dana fight Laurie Breeze, but I think that I can save my big guns for guns who are guns, but not that big of guns. I know that doesn’t make much sense, but I think if Shawna fights her fight and doesn’t fall for Lucky’s bullshit, then we’ve got another win. Plus, Shawna’s got her own mind games, ha ha.)

NEXT: Training resumes!

[~Rox Erotique~]

WOW! I never saw it going that way! awesome job of keeping us on our toes! Question is... will Wildcat carry on being the big windbag she is? or will she listen? and How's Gemma going to make it up to Rachel? Wildcat was Gemma's recomendation after all.....

MORE!!! MORE!!!!

x G x

[Kayla]

Amazing characters and great action with amusing dialogue in between! 

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