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Should make a note that I realize this isn't my normal writing venue but I had seen some artwork online that inspired me to do this. Also being a huge mma fan I kinda wanted to make an mma journey.

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After retuning home from a long day of training, Angelica was exhausted. Although she told herself she was only going to lay down for 10 minutes, it turned into 2 hours.

Her mother walked in to see her passed out on the bed. Smiling while shaking her head, Charlotte came to wake her daughter.

" Honey, it's time for dinner." Charlotte gently placed her hand on Angelica's shoulder and tried to wake her.

Suddenly while still being asleep, Angelica grabbed her mother's arm and applied an armbar.

" What the?" Charlotte yelled. " Drew get in here!"

Drew rushed in to see his unconscious daughter trapping her mother in the position.

" Help me!" Charlotte yelled as she was falling forward onto the bed.

" Ok wait." Drew said getting out his phone and took a picture.

" Are you serious!? HELP ME!" Charlotte yelled.

A week later...

Angelica was riding in the mid seat of her mother's car as a reflection of the tournament building glared off the window.

" Big day princess. You excited?" Drew asked.

She looked to her side to see Chuckie, Tommy, Dill and Susie accompanying her.

" Don't understand why you're here." Angelica pouted.

" Because your friends want to support you sweetheart." Charlotte said.

Angelica scoffed as she looked out the window. After finding a parking space the group made their way to the building. Angelica who was wearing a black rash guard and purple trunks carried her gym bag over her shoulder.

As they made it to the building Angelica's steps began to slow down. The group noticed this.

" What's wrong?" Tommy asked.

Angelica looked down at the ground and took a breath. " What if I lose?"

The statement shocked the group.

" Honey don't think about win or lose. Just think about doing your best." Charlotte said.

Angelica stood there scowling at the ground. That was when Chuckie made a bold move.

" Look, if you lose are you gonna stop training?" Chuck asked.

Angelica looked up at him. " No."

" So what's the big deal if you lose. At least you tried, and you'll be better prepared for next time."

After a moment Angelica took another deep breath. " Ok, I'll do this but not because you said so Finster."

Moments later...

Raphael arrived with some of the students at the steps of the tournament. That was when Charlotte came out.

" Rapahel, Angelica's the only girl here!"

" What?"

Later Rapahel was speaking to the officials.

" Sorry, the fact is literally no woman other than Angelica Pickles signed up. So we had to cut the women's tournament."

" Why you no call and tell us?" Raphael said.

" I'm sorry."

" Ok...what if Angelica enter men's tournament?"

Angelica looked at Raphael like he was crazy.

" Whoa um I don't think so." Said the official.

" She just enter the same weight class and experience level as all other men in that bracket."

" I'm sorry but we won't do that."

" Excuse me young man!?" Charlotte intervened. " We traveled a long way and my daughter has worked very hard for this tournament under the impression she would get to compete, now am I to understand that you will not let her because she's a woman!?"

" M-Mam I wish I could do soomething."

" I suggest you wish harder before I wrap this place up in a civil rights suit!"

Angelica brought her hand to her face mortified.

"U-um I'll see what I can do."

After about 10 minutes of talking to the officials, the young man returned.

" Alright, we decided she will be entered in the men's division. Good luck young lady."

Angelica at this point was nervous.

" Listen..." Raphael said. " I would no let you go in a tournament if I thought you couldn't win. You are strong enough to beat anyone in that tournament. "

" Ok..." Angelica said nervously.

" Don't worry I will be there to coach you.

Later, Angelica walked onto the mat stretching her arm.

" Remember I'm right over here." Raphael said.

Angelica nodded.

" So Angelica's gonna be fighting the guys in her division?" Susie asked.

" Yes, that means nothing because my little girl's gonna crush them." Charlotte said.

As Angelica's first male opponent his friends in the stands began cheering.

" Put her to bed Joe! " One of his friends said.

" Hey blondie why don't I have a sandwich in my hand?!" Another shouted.

This prompted Susie to give them a scowl, being not too far away from them.

" Come to the line." The official said.

Angelica walked over to face her opponent.

" Are you ready?" He asked the boy who nodded.

" Are you ready?" He asked Angelica. Angelica took a deep breath and nodded yes.

" Grapple!"

The boy immediately dove in for a take down, Angelica struggled to stop it, but after a few seconds she was taken down. The boy held her down but remained in her guard.

" It's ok oongelica! Breathe!" Raphael said.

Angelica took a breath.

" Just remember back at the gym!" Raphael said.

Angelica took a deeper breath closing her eyes. Suddenly her right leg wrapped in front of the by's face asserting her position and unconsciously applying and armbar.

The speed of it was so fast that the boy barely had time to react and immediately tapped out.

This prompted a huge roar of applause from Angelica's family and other spectators.

" He Unibrow!" Susie said to the boy who was cat-calling Angelica earlier. " Why don't you go make ME a sandwich!"

Angelica got back up. The referee raised her hand as the winner. She was stunned by her quick victory, then a look of sheer determination came onto her face.

Throughout the entire tournament Angelica had been submitting all her male opponents within the first minute of the match. This was the case in both gi and no gi tournaments. It was not long before most of the crowd was taking notice of Angelica's winning streak.

" Alright! Ready for there next one!" Angelica said.

" There is no next one." Rapahel said.

" What!?" Angelica asked.

" You beat them all!"

" I won!?" Angelica said.

" You win!"

" Oh my god!" Angelica hugged Raphael.

Later, Angelica stood on a podium with 2 other grapplers just below her.

Her family applauded loudly as an official came and placed a medal around her neck for gi and then another one for no gi.

" Angelica Pickles we are also honored to give you this prize money of 500 dollars." He said presenting a large check to her.

Drew clapped. Seeing Angelica work so hard for this, harder than he had ever seen her work for anything before filled him with a deep pride.

Afterwards Angelica took several pictures alongside her family, master and teammates. The most prominent one being between her parents with their arms around each other as she wore both her medals.

Later Angelica used some of her prize money to buy pizza for everyone at the house including her teammates who unfortunately did not place at the tournament.

" So how does it feel being the strongest woman in the world?" Drew asked.

" Oh come on Daddy..." Angelica said embarrassed.

" Hey um can i have everyone's attention?" One of the students said.

All the chatter calmed down.

" Hey Angie, when you first started coming to the gym me and the guys didn't really think you were gonna last long. I know we kinda gave you some crap."

" Kinda?" Angelica said.

" But I want to say you have really proved us all wrong and I know you're gonna go places in this sport, so here's to you Princess, Congratulations."

Everyone applauded.

Later that night Angelica gazed upon her medals she had won. She felt better about herself than she ever had before. It felt wonderful to win, it felt even better because she felt it was the first time she had ever felt she truly earned something. She placed them on her table, excited to decide where she would place them in her room tomorrow. She turned off her light and went to sleep.

Elsewhere...

Brianna was checking her email when she got a new message reading " You'll never believe who my cousin found competing at a martial arts tournament." with an attachment. As Brianna clicked on it her jaw dropped.

" Oh...my God!"

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more to come...