I haven't updated in quite a while, so sorry for that. But I was listening to Roar and I thought hey…. This could be a good songfic! So, here is Roar! I don't own, and so we go!
Roar
"Sally! More bean dip!" Gabe Ugliano called.
Sally Jackson sighed. "Yes, dear!" She called back biting her lip.
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath,
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess.
"Am I right? Am I right? I make the money here, and you will obey me!" Gabe shouted angrily.
Tears gathered in Sally's eyes as she nodded. "Yes, dear," she murmured.
So I sat quietly, agreed politely.
"Mom, why are you still married to him?" Percy asked, looking at Sally.
"Because I have to, honey," she said sadly.
"How about that pizza, Sally?" Gabe shouted from the other room.
Sally sighed and stood up. "Coming, dear!" She said.
I guess that I forgot I had a choice,
I let you push me past the breaking point.
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything.
Sally stared at Gabe with fearful eyes as he reached forward to slap her again. She could do so much better, she knew, but this was for Percy, right?
As his hand hit her face, she realized that Percy could protect himself now. It was time for her to fight back.
You held me down, but I got up,
Already brushing off the dust.
You hear my voice, you hear that sound,
Like thunder gonna shake the ground.
Sally looked long and hard at the bag in the fridge. It was time. Time to stand up for herself.
You held me down, but I got up,
Get ready 'cause I've had enough
I see it all, I see it now
Sally pulled Medusa's head from the fridge and began her meatloaf surprise. Oh, what a surprise it would be.
I've got the eye of the tiger, the fighter,
Dancing through the fire.
'Cause I am the champion
And you're gonna hear me roar.
Sally walked to the den with a purpose, knowing that this time, she wasn't going back. She was going to be free.
Louder, louder than a lion,
'Cause I am a champion,
And your gonna hear me roar.
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh,
You're gonna hear me roar.
Sally stared at his stone face and grinned. It was over. Finally, after years of torture, it was over.
Now I'm floating like a butterfly,
Stinging like a bee, I've earned my stripes.
Sally began picking up the trash strewn across the table, thinking that she'd never have to do it again. She was, in a way, a hero. Her own, personal, hero.
I went from zero,
To my own hero.
Sally hauled Gabe's statue from the chair and let it rest on the ground. Who was helpless now? Oh, how the tables had turned.
You held me down, but I got up,
Already brushing off the dust.
You hear my voice, you hear that sound,
Like thunder gonna shake the ground.
Sally swept the floor of the apartment with a new purpose, humming to herself as she went. Nothing felt better than freeing yourself.
You held me down, but I got up,
Get ready, 'cause I've had enough.
I see it all, I see it now,
Sally relished the memory, watching his shocked face turn even paler and then a rocky crust spread across it, sealing his fate and unlocking Sally's life in the process.
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter,
Dancing through the fire,
'Cause I am a champion,
And you're gonna hear me roar.
Sally propped Gabe's stone form up against the wall, her eyes calculating what to do with it. An idea lit within her… she could sell him, and maybe make some good money off of it. Sally could resume her life where it had left off.
Louder, louder than a lion,
'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You'll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar...
She smiled at her work of art. She needed a name for him… no. It. She needed a name for it. Something that described who he was, but didn't give too much away.
Ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar
Smelly Gabe she mused, using Percy's old nickname. No, that would imply that I did something… After thinking for a while longer and going through tons of names, Sally finally found one that wasn't too horrible but didn't make him seem like a perfect person (because he really, really, REALLY wasn't).
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion
And you're gonna hear me roar
The Poker Player. It fit him. All that Gabe used to do with his time was condensed into one name (which was kind of sad if you asked Sally). She thought it was perfect, and with a click of a button, The Poker Player was officially on the market.
Louder, louder than a lion
'Cause I am a champion
And you're gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You'll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar...
Sally hauled The Poker Player outside and watched the semi-truck pull up. A man got out and admired the statue. He began to reach for the statue, but Sally held up a finger. Not yet. She had one final thing to say to Gabe.
Walking up to his stony form, Sally looked into his eyes. They were no colder or harder than they had ever been. Sally smiled and put her finger on his cheek. She let her fingernail make a small scrape as she flicked her finger over his hard face.
She whispered one word in his ear, not that he would ever hear. She didn't care. It felt good. And with one final glance, she let the man do his thing, but she didn't watch. Sally turned and walked away from all of the trouble and all of the pain. She never looked back.
But, she never forgot her trouble. It made her stronger. She never forgot her freedom either. And, she most certainly never forgot the one word she said to him, the last time she ever saw him.
"Roar."
So? How did you like it? I'm not sure it was my best. I liked this side of Sally though. What do you think? Let me know in a review! The button is right there! The next chapter will be posted by 11:59 PM on Sunday, December 20th. It's not soon, but it's sooner than the many months I have gone without updating this. Sorry for that. But, here is a chapter! Hope you liked it! Adios.
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