Thank you for the follows, faves, and reviews. This chapter has the fight between Shelby and Maya, I believe that's the name of the woman she beat for the championship in 'iFight Shelby Marx'. If I'm wrong, feel free to correct me.

Other than the fight, which I hope I did good enough showing, we'll see the sister bond of Tori and Shelby re-formed, though slightly.

Disclaimer: 'VicTORious' and 'iCarly' are not mine, neither are any characters.

No POV

"You ready?" Juan asks Shelby from her locker room, the fighter dressed in her fighting gear, a black pair of shorts with a white stripe down the outer sides and around the bottom, a purple sports bra type top with the logo of one of her main supporters, and her dark purple robe on, the sash keeping it tied shut and the hood up, hiding her ponytailed hair and sides of her face.

"Oh yeah." Shelby says, starting to bounce slightly in anticipation, Rod and Tori standing behind her. "She won't retire with the title." She says confidently, grabbing the title from a stool beside the door and silently asking Tori to fasten it for her.

"Remember, Maya's gotten faster and is able to do more damage in a single strike than before, as well as pull herself back out of range after a strike." Tori points out, patting Shelby's shoulder after fastening the title.

"I know. And thanks for the song." Shelby says, nodding to Tori, referencing how Tori recorded a song for Shelby to use before the fight after hearing that Maya got permission to use the Joan Jett song 'Bad Reputation'.

"No problem." Tori says as Juan and Rod lead them out, Tori standing on Shelby's side with Rod and Juan during the fight. "And don't go for that cross armbreaker you used to beat her. I heard she's practiced ways around it." She warns when they get to the doorway that leads to the main arena, awaiting the song Tori recorded to play.

"Don't worry. It's not my only submission move." Shelby says as 'Bad Reputation' plays over the speakers, the crowd cheering Maya's arrival.

A few minutes later, the song shuts off and the song Tori recorded, a cover of Survivor's 'Eye Of The Tiger' starts. Tori still doesn't know how Sikowitz got permission for her to record that and allow Shelby to use it for her bout.

"Let's do this." Shelby says, bouncing out as she throws a few punches before raising her arms after leaving the doorway, the crowd cheering louder for the current, and hopefully defending, champion. As she walks to the octagon, she watches as Maya stares at her, anger in her eyes.

"Ladies and gentleman, this is the match you've all been waiting for. Maya's retirement match against her long time rival. Will she beat Shelby Marx and leave with the title, or will Shelby stop Maya from leaving with a victory?" One of the announcers, a man with light skin and short brown hair asks into the camera, the earpiece microphone resting just before his mouth.

"That belt is mine, Marx. Or is it Vega?" Maya asks as Shelby walks in after removing the title and her robe.

"It's Vega. A bright star above. And like it, my star won't dim." Shelby says, unaffected by the taunting tone in Maya's voice. "And you won't get the advantage over me that way." She says with a smirk, backing away.

Unbeknownst to the Vega twins, Jade sits in her living room, Cat and the others around her, watching the fight on Jade's 50 inch big screen, the Goth deciding to be nice and ordering the hi-def pay-per-view, as well as snacks and drinks, for everyone to have it there instead of Andre's or Beck's. "Kick her ass, Shelby." Jade says as the two briefly tap gloves before the ref, a man who looks similar to Derek, the guard who watched over Tori in her detention after the failed fight scene in Tori's first year.

"I hate to say it, but I don't think Shelby stands a chance." Beck notes, watching the screen. "Maya's been relentless over the last year or so. And I heard her training has improved greatly in an attempt to out power Shelby."

"Don't doubt her. Doubting her is like doubting Tori. And we never doubted her before." Cat says, quick to defend Shelby.

"Not counting Yerba. Plus a lot of other situations." Jade mumbles to herself as the fight starts. "Shut up. It's time." She says simply, not seeing the way Cat notes how her eyes glance quickly to the side where Tori is standing.

As soon as the bell rings, Maya swings a roundhouse kick to Shelby's head, quickly taking a couple of steps back after Shelby dodges to the side.

'Damn.' Shelby thinks, watching Maya carefully, taking a step back herself to assess the situation. 'That was a quick back step. She didn't used to be that fast.' She thinks, remembering their first match.

Not giving Shelby any more time to think, Maya goes for a second roundhouse, this one anticipating Shelby dodging by Maya keeping the spin going as she adjusts herself forward, the second swing causing her heal to connect with Shelby's jaw, knocking the half-Latina champ to the side.

"Shit." Jade says as she watches Shelby quickly get up and prepare for what Maya has in store. "She's never done that before." She notes, thinking back on Maya's past fights up until her last before her current to study how she's trained.

"Come on, Shelby! Knock her braids off!" Cat yells at the screen, her small bowl of bibble (no one knowing where it came from since she sat down with just a glass of cherry flavored water and a plate of apple slices.) almost falling to the ground as she stands up to yell.

"What the…" Andre asks, everyone mirroring his shocked expression.

'Should've watched her matches closer.' Shelby thinks, getting her bearings and using some dancing she learned from Tori to better dodge Maya's strikes as well as be less predictable, the fighter never using dance moves in a match before. 'My turn.' She says, going for a straight punch, using the quick momentum to twist herself and aim a side kick at Maya's chin, barely missing the kick as Maya back steps again and deflects Shelby's foot.

The first round continues as such, the two trading strikes and missing as the other dodges, with Shelby getting a few blows to Maya's arm, leg, and stomach with a few kicks, and Maya getting the upper hand with her increased speed and agility, knocking Shelby to the floor a few times and against the octagon a few times as well.

"Don't let her get in your head." Juan tells her during the brief break between rounds, handing Shelby a water bottle as she wipes sweat off her face and arms.

"She caught me off guard. I didn't pay enough attention while watching her previous fights." Shelby admits, taking a few quick swigs from the bottle.

"Go for some kicks to her legs. She seems to rely on them more than usual." Tori notes, using her experience with watching movements for choreography to aid her sister.

"Got it." Shelby says as Juan nods in agreement with Tori. "Wish me luck." She says as the bell rings to start the next round.

"Good luck." Tori calls as Shelby bounces back to the center.

"What did Tori tell her?" Jade asks aloud, curious about what the camera's microphone didn't pick up during the brief intermission.

"I don't know, but Shelby looks more confident than before." Beck answers his ex, eyes on the match.

When the ref resumes the match, Shelby aims a quick kick to Maya's leg, taking a few steps forward to try again when her opponent steps back to dodge, tripping the older woman a bit. 'Thanks for the advice, sis.' Shelby thinks as she does a low kick as Maya straightens up, slowly gaining the upper hand as Maya focuses on dodging Shelby as Shelby aims to take out her legs.

Seeing Shelby's plan, Maya rolls away before standing up, dodging Shelby's neck low kick with a small jump back and a back spin kick to Shelby's stomach, following up by tripping Shelby and putting her in Shelby's once signature move, the cross armbreaker.

"Shit. She wants to beat Shelby with the move Shelby beat her with." Jade says, staring at Cat when Cat again jumps up and yells at the screen.

"Come on ref! That's Shelby's move!" The redhead yells, her bowl of bibble empty and clattering to the floor.

"Since when did Cat get into MMA?" Robbie asks, staring at her.

As the guys, and Jade, try to figure out Cat's sudden interest in MMA, Shelby manages to get out of the armbreaker by rolling so, if this were professional wrestling, Maya would be close to being pinned. Before Maya can push Shelby onto her back again, Shelby pushes herself with enough force to slip her arm out of Maya's grasp, thankful that her roll earlier loosened Maya's grip, and moves to a ground and pound on Maya, being pushed off after a few punches to the jaw.

Getting up, both women face each other, their eyes scanning the other for any movement. Having a plan ('Thank you, Jade.' Shelby thinks to herself before attempting her plan.), Shelby goes for a punch to Maya's chest, instead adjusting herself to grab Maya's arm with the older woman blocks and throws her down, moving to grab Maya's leg and locking it in a leglock, twisting when Maya tries to get out of it. Before it goes on, round two ends, making the two go back to their sides.

"I almost had her." Shelby says, panting from using more energy than she anticipated she'd use in only the second round. "I could tell." She adds as she wipes herself free of sweat, accepting the water bottle from Juan again.

"What happens if this doesn't end in round three?" Tori asks, still not used to the rules of MMA.

"From the rules we were told, there are five rounds. If no one gets a definitive victory by then, they'll decide by a point system. Though, we've never gotten to that point before." Rod chimes in as Shelby hands Juan back the bottle and Tori takes the towel.

"Good luck." Tori says again as Shelby's called back to the center to start round three.

"I'll need it." Shelby says to herself, facing Maya.

As soon as the round starts, Maya changes tactics. Instead of going for strikes to weaken Shelby, she grabs Shelby and throws her to the ground, putting Shelby in a quick leg lock, knowing Shelby has made herself known for her legs. (Tori used to call her 'the Spanish Hitmonlee' because of her preference to kicks.) Seeing it coming, Tori rolls out of it, slightly hurting her leg in the process, before standing up, hesitant to put pressure on the injured ankle.

Seeing the weakness, Maya smirks and goes for a low kick to the injured leg, using her earlier strategy to spin and keep the kick going, missing Shelby with each attempt as the champion dodged each attempt, careful with her ankle.

The rest of the round is the same, as well as the next, as the two get a few hits with each other and dodges the rest, a few submission holds thrown in to confuse. During the break between the fourth and fifth rounds finds Shelby leaning against the cage, her ankle hurting more due to Maya's focus on it. "Shelby doesn't look good." Jade worries, seeing the difference between Shelby and Maya, Maya more relaxed.

"Don't count her out Jadey. That's your future sister-in-law you know." Cat admonishes, glaring at Jade.

"Wait, what?" Andre asks, staring at Jade.

"Later. Final round's starting." Beck says, giving Jade a quick, knowing look.

Seeing her weakness, Maya grabs Shelby as soon as the round starts, slamming her down and grabbing the injured ankle, wrenching it as Shelby struggles to loosen Maya's strong grip. "Come on." Tori prays from the side, slapping the chained wall as she stares at her twin. "You can do this." She says, louder.

Spinning onto her back, Shelby grabs Maya's hand and starts pulling, slowly releasing Maya's grip until she gets free, but the damage is long done to her ankle. With a quick kick as Maya turns, Shelby connects with Maya's jaw with her strong ankle, her weakened ankle barely keeping her standing after connecting, taking a step back in case Maya stands up.

Unfortunately, to the champ, her challenger gets up after a few seconds, her hands pushing her up before she jumps up into a fighting stance, a smirk on the confident challenger's face. 'Shit.' Shelby thinks as she stares at Maya, hoping there was more damage to Maya from the kick.

Going on the defensive, Shelby watches Maya start to circle her, the injured ankle barely touching the mat before she moves, not wanting to put too much pressure on the injured ankle. Using her speed, Maya lunges at Shelby, faking a kick to the injured leg, only to spin around and grab Shelby's arm, throwing the half-Latina over her shoulder and going for another leg lock, using her legs squeeze Shelby's leg as she wrenches the injured ankle, not relenting on her chance for her final bout in the company ending with a win and her as champion.

Unable to free herself, Shelby taps, not willing to risk lasting damage to her ankle from Maya's submission hold, pulling her leg away once Maya releases.

A few minutes later, Shelby is set on the bench in her locker room, her injured ankle being set down gently as Tori grabs the medical wrap for her ankle, hoping it would help it before a medic got there to check it for her.

"I'm sorry." Tori says, handing the wrap to Juan to wrap up Shelby's ankle.

"Don't be." Shelby assures her twin, giving her a small smile. "You didn't do anything wrong. I was too focused on my training to take it easy and let myself rest properly, and she's been training for this for much longer than I have."

"What's going to happen with the title? Isn't it CFC property, even if the champ leaves with it or something?" Tori asks, sitting beside Shelby as the trainer applies the wrap and a cream to help the swelling.

"She goes on the record books as champion, but yeah, it stays here. There's going to be a tournament to crown a new champ in a few months. Shelby can enter if she wants, but considering the damage to her ankle, she might have to wait to get her title back." Rod explains, staring at the fighter.

"I think it's best if she waits. The damage looks too bad to risk anything for a while. We might be able to work out something for her to get her a rematch for the title, but considering how long she'll be unable to compete so she can heal fully, plus training and everything, there's little to no chance she'll be able to jump to the front of the line. She might have to start from the bottom again." Juan says as he finishes wrapping her ankle. "Other than that, I'm sorry." He says, knowing how much Shelby wanted to keep the title and let her rivalry with Maya end with her the victor, not Maya.

"Don't worry. In a year, or more if need me, I'll get my title back." Shelby says, giving the others a smile. "Until then, I have something else to focus on." She says, giving Tori a small smile. 'First, Tori and I get past my mistake. Then, I get Tori and Jade together.' She thinks to herself as her ankle is wrapped up so she can take a shower and change, Tori staying behind to help her if need be after she gets out of the shower.

"I can't believe she lost." Cat says, staring at the screen as the replays of the match show.

"Maya was more intent on ending Shelby's career than she was on leaving with the title, it seemed." Beck says, sighing.

"But she didn't. Shelby can still use her ankle; she just has to let it heal before she tries anything. Other than that, she'll train until she gets the chance to take it back." Jade says, a small glare when it shows Maya starting to get interviewed after the fight, Shelby's title resting over her right shoulder.

Odd ending, I guess, but I couldn't think of anything else to end this chapter with. Next chapter will be the epilogue and, hopefully, a set up for the third and final part to this series.

Thank you for the support so far. I'll see you all in the epilogue.

Blessed Be.