Once the others got word of Becky's condition they all quickly gathered and were making their way to her apartment. Bayley had stayed right by Becky's side and did whatever she could to help her. This included tending to the wounds she sustained during her battle. After about a good five minutes of searching through the massive apartment, Bayley finally found the first aid kit in the bathroom.
"Yes!" Bayley rejoiced holding the kit above her head "Man, this place makes my apartment feel so small".
This was to be expected, especially after hearing about how Becky's cousin was a wealthy businessman after all. In any event, Bayley didn't have time to think about this. Becky needed help and she was still the only one here who can assist her. Hustling back to the living room where Becky was still lying down on the couch, Bayley opened up the first aid kit and set it down on the table next to her. Bayley remembered how Becky had all kinds of cuts and bruises over her body and of course she had significant damage done to both her arms. Having her left shoulder dislocated on one and her right arm having at least second degree burn all over after her final attack. The smart thing to do would be to take Becky to the hospital, unfortunately being so soon after the fight it wouldn't be too hard to connect the dots and realize it was Becky who took down the Ascension.
So for right now the best plan was to wait for the other and tend to Becky's wounds best she could. Bayley then took out the first aid spray from the kit, that way she could at least make sure that her cuts and scrapes will heal faster and not get infected. However, when Bayley turned to Becky to do this she noticed something odd about her cuts, and by that she meant the complete lack thereof.
"How is that… possible" Bayley thought out loud.
She knew for a fact that Becky was covered in them when she first put her on the couch and to make things even stranger it looked as if the burn marks on her arm were slowly fading. Bayley couldn't help but be flabbergasted as she couldn't seem to wrap her mind around this. This would have gone on for a little while longer if not for the front door flying open with Sasha marching right towards Bayley and Liv and Dean walking in behind her.
Bayley was relieved that they were finally here as she stood up, "Good you made it, I don't know how but Becky is healing really fast-".
Bayley's sentence was immediately cut off by the right hand of Sasha making a direct hit to her nose. Bayley could feel pain shoot all throughout her head and her eyes became watery. The force behind the punch caused Bayley to stumble backwards and fall, but Sasha wasn't done yet. She got down onto the ground on top of Bayley and landed strike after strike. Left, right, left, right, left, right, each hand taking a turn to hit Bayley in the side of the face until her lip was busted and her eye black.
Sasha didn't stop until her knuckles were bloody and Bayley was on the verge of going unconscious. Fortunately Dean was finally able to pull Sasha off. As she was being forced off, she kicked Bayley a couple times just to add insult to injury. Liv went over to check on Bayley and Dean had to pin Sasha against the wall to keep her under control.
"This is all her fault!" Sasha spat.
Bayley was still conscious as she was able to sit up, using her hand to cover her mouth and nose trying to catch the blood before it landed on Becky's floors.
Sasha was breathing hard while trying to break away from Dean's grasp "I knew this would happen, that Becky would put herself on the line to protect your pathetic ass. Now look at her! She's seriously hurt just because you're too weak to protect yourself. None of this would have happened if you never came to this town. Just do us a favor and go back to hopping around foster homes, you fucking cancer!"
The words from Sasha were sharp and cut deep. Not because Bayley cared about what Sasha thought about her, but because she had thought the very same thing since she got here. All these terrible things have happened to the group of friends the moment Bayley made contact with them. The bus ride, Nikki, Becky's melts down, the school shutting down, and now this. Even Dakota said she was bad juju, even if she was joking when she said that Bayley couldn't help but agree. Even though none of this was actually Bayley's fault, it didn't take away the guilt she felt inside.
"Um, guys, I don't see what the big deal is Becky looks fine" Liv pointed out.
Everybody but Bayley, who remained on the floor where she got knocked down, walked over to Becky. Dean even let go of Sasha but remained as a buffer between her and Bayley. Once they all got close, the feeling of concern quickly disappeared.
"Of course I'll take another beer you silly billy" Becky giggled to herself in her sleep.
The friends all looked at Bayley hoping for an explanation of some sort. She then told them all about the fight and how Becky took down the Ascension. She also told them how Becky used this awesome power and was able to saved them and how they just magically teleported from downtown to the apartment.
Bayley sat on the floor with her knees to her chest, refusing to look at the group "I told her it wasn't safe, but she insisted, I went with her just so she wouldn't be alone. I don't know how she did it, but she beat both of them, but she was seriously hurt afterwards. Somehow we ended up back here, that's when I went to tend to her wounds, but most of them healed on their own already".
It was true, Becky was basically back to normal, cuts and bruises gone, burn marks returned to normal, and even her left shoulder went back into place. After hearing the explanation and seeing Becky was ok after all, Sasha couldn't help but feel a little regret as she stared at her bloody knuckles. Then after sucking on her teeth Sasha walked outside to the patio to be by herself.
Dean let out a sigh of relief as he clapped his hands together "Well, seeing as everyone is alive I say we order a pizza. You want any toppings ponytail".
Realizing Dean was talking to her, Bayley shook her head "No thanks, I think I'm actually just going to go".
As Bayley got up to leave, she stopped when Liv got in her way "Hey now, you can't leave with a bloody nose. Besides, you help Becky and kept her safe, the least I could do is patch you up".
After getting beaten to a pulp, and being called a cancer. Hearing Liv says Bayley was able to keep Becky safe made her feel a lot better about herself. Bayley gave Liv a bloody smile as she accepts her offer. Bringing Bayley to the kitchen table and setting up two chairs that faced each other, they sat down as Liv began to clean up Bayley's face.
"Damn a black eye, a lump on your head, and a busted open lip. I'm shocked you don't have a broken nose" Liv tells Bayley the extent of the damage
"Do I look like a badass at least?"
"A little, the side ponytail kinda ruins it though" Liv teased.
Liv then moved onto Bayley's lip and trying her best to stop the bleeding "On the bright side you don't need stitches, I just hope you didn't plan on any dates for a while".
Bayley was extremely grateful to Liv and definitely planned on making it up to her at some point "You know you're pretty good at this".
Liv smirked "Well, when you lived on the streets as long as I have and your friends are Becky and Sasha, you kinda get a PHD in ghetto medicine".
Although the part about her living on the streets caught her off guard she decided not to press the matter. So instead Bayley laughed as Liv was able to lift up her spirits just a little, but this only brought up a question that has been bothering Bayley for a while "Can I ask you something".
"Ask away" Liv said whiles standing up to go get something cold for Bayley's eye.
Bayley squirmed in her seat a little as she tried to find the right words "Well, it's just that, all you guys are so nice, Becky, Dean, You. It's just, I can't help but wonder how does someone like Sasha fit in with you guys".
Liv then toss Bayley a bag a pea "Hmm, good question, how can I put this… Sasha is just a very protective person. The only person who's really close to her is Dean. Sure me and Becky are good friends with her, but she still has walls built up that she won't just let anyone break down. To put it simply she's loyal to a fault. Personally, I think there's more to her past than she lets on, and that's what makes it so hard for her to accept new people".
Removing the bag of peas from her eye Bayley looked over at Sasha, who was leaning on the rail of the patio looking out into the now night sky. It's not like Bayley had made it easy for Sasha to get to know her either, after all, the only times they really talked was when they were arguing or insulting each other. Maybe if anything they could at least be civil.
So Bayley decided to try something, whether it was because she was gutsy or Sasha had given her a concussion, Bayley was going to try to talk to Sasha. Slowly making her way to the patio deck, she slid open the door and took a step forward before shutting the door behind her. Sasha had turned her head around to see who it was, even though she realized it was Bayley she didn't have any change in her facial expression. She just looked at her, waiting to see what she wanted.
In response Bayley raised her hands up "Look, I kinda left my boxing gloves at home so I was hoping we could just talk".
Sasha turned her attention back to the sky "Whatever".
Bayley walked over to the rail and put some considerable distance between her and Sasha. Bayley wasn't sure what to say, in all honesty, she didn't expect to get this far but their the two were. A girl with bloody knuckles and the other with a bag of peas on her face. It was an interesting dynamic that only created an awkward silence. Seeing as one of them had to break the ice Bayley thought since she engaged Sasha, she might as well be the one.
She sighed "Sasha I-"
"I'm sorry" Sasha stated.
When she had first come out here Bayley imagined this going many ways, she had thought she would receive a second black eye to match before Sasha would come right out a apologize.
Sasha ran her hand through her hair as you could clearly tell she was having difficulty with this "Look, I made a snap judgment when I saw Becky hurt and I immediately blamed you. I just can't stand when people I care about are in danger and I guess I was just mad at myself. Becky was off fighting all by herself and could have been killed and I was nowhere to be seen. I guess when I was punching you, that's what I really wanted to do to myself".
If there was one thing Sasha was, it was someone who never thought twice about her actions. When she did something no matter how big or small, she lived with whatever outcome happened. So for her to admit she was wrong meant that even she couldn't defend her actions. It was truly something hard for Sasha to do. Which is why she got a little agitated when Bayley began to giggle.
"Is that all you have to say to me, I admit I'm wrong and you laugh!" Sasha said clenching her fist.
This only made Bayley burst out laughing, holding her side "I'm sorry, it's not that, really. It's just, I think this is the longest we've gone without yelling at each other since I got here. It's just funny because it only took you punching me in the face to do it".
Seeing the irony in the situation Sasha unclenched her fist and leaned on the rail of the patio "Yeah I guess that is kinda funny".
Were the two friends. No. Would they ever be. Debatable. Either way it was a start for them to not be at each other's throats, even if it took a black eye and busted lip to get there. Before things could get awkward between the two, Liv slid open the patio door.
"Guys Becky woke up"
The two gave each other a looked before making their way back inside, this is where they found Becky yawning as she stretched out her arms "Oh Sasha, Bayley you're here".
Bayley immediately ran to Becky's side "Oh my god Becky, are you ok, do feel any pain or anything".
This cause Becky to raise an eyebrow "I should be the one asking you that, love. You look a bloody mess, literally".
"Oh, this is nothing, don't worry about me. After that fight you were in pretty bad condition, are you sure your fine".
"The fight?" Becky was confused until it hits her "Oh yeah with the Ascension".
Becky then shoots up as she began to punch and kick the air as she began to narrate her fight "Oh you guys should of saw me. It was Becky Lynch AKA La Luchadora, taking on the villainess duo the Ascension against all odds. At first, things looked bleak, almost as if she had bit off more than she could chew, but due to her determination and the faith bestowed to her by her comrade Bayley, she dug down deep and kicked those two bastards right in their arses".
As the fire burned brightly in her eyes, her friends all put their head down.
"Yup, she's fine" Everyone thought simultaneously
"Although…" Becky said "It is weird how fast I healed, after all they really took it to me and both my arms were destroyed in that fight. I can't believe I'm able to use them at all right now".
It was strange, after all it was very rare for someone to possess two different kinds of powers. Most mutants had one kind of power, such as speed, strength, fire, just to name a few. Or they could be based on animals and share all the abilities of that certain animal. This could only mean, that Becky was in that small percentage of mutants to inherit two powers, and a rather useful one at that.
What was important now was for them to really concentrate on mastering those powers. If this was a road Becky or any of the others wanted to go down, they would need to become stronger. In this world of powers and mutants, there were many other opponents out there who were much stronger than the Ascension. Considering that Becky was ready to accept her own death at one point during the battle, she knew she had a long way to go before she could make any kind of real difference
"Well, who cares" Becky claimed "Whether I have one power, two, three, four, or even if I got none at all it doesn't change a thing. This town is in need of change, but even more than that the rest of the world. I don't care what it takes, I'm going to work endlessly to master this power. Then maybe one day, we can live in a world where kids don't have a childhood without their parents, or have to live on the streets or move from foster home to foster home. I think a world without all that is possible, we just need more people willing to take the first step with us".
Becky's words were inspiring, the others knew how painful a life like that can be. Even though Sasha wasn't completely sure what she wanted to do with her power yet, she knew she was willing to help her friend out in any way possible as she looked for her own path to follow. Dean on the other hand was far more carefree, he didn't care much for being the center of attention. So with that being said there was a lot of dirty work that needy to be done, and he loved getting his hands dirty. Liv of course, being Becky's best friend would follow Becky anywhere, and would give her all the support she needed.
Then there was Bayley, this was a strange moment for her. Since she got here she wanted to do something about the hate and discrimination in this town. She knew that without any kind of power that would be hard to do, but that never once discouraged her from wanting to try. Then a huge dose of reality kicked in as she sat back and watched Becky fight. It was then Bayley realized how human she really was, and how weak and useless she was to Becky. It was humbling yes, but not discouraging. Perhaps Bayley's role isn't to be the face of this revolution, but rather to be a pillar to hold up and support Becky as she achieves the dream the both of them hold.
"Becky!" Bayley stood up "I know I'm powerless, and at times I may seem more like a burden then of help but I promise, I will do whatever it is to help you. I want to see the world change too, and just because I can't do it. Doesn't mean I can't help make sure you do".
As all eyes were Bayley as she became all red and felt the embarrassment build in her, but it went away when Becky put a hand on her shoulder "That's exactly what I wanted to hear love, with a group of friends like us, there's nothing we can't do".
Finally, this was the moment Bayley waited for all her life. When Becky said "friends like us", it was like a huge weight lifted off her chest. She was finally a part of something, a group of friends who share similar ideas and wanted to help each other with their goals. The feeling only felt that much greater that she knew there was no moving in a couple months or needing to say goodbye. She was here to stay, with people she hope to call family one day… and maybe Sasha too.
Who, of which, stood up "Well then, what do say to a little late night training".
"Now? But the pizza I ordered isn't even here yet" Dean complained.
Right on cue the doorbell rang and Dean happily jogged to the door as Sasha continued "Look Becky your my friend and I want to help you, but I also want to be better than you. We both got our powers at the same time and even though I'm not entirely sure what I want to do yet with mine. I do know I don't want to fall behind you, and you better not slack off and fall to far behind me".
Becky knew what this was, this was the brewings of a lifelong rivalry. Even before they became mutants, the two were very competitive. It was one of the driving forces of their friendship and the reason they respected each other so much. That's why Sasha said to not let her get too far ahead, because it was competition that always pushed the two to become even greater than they thought they could be. To respond Becky put her hand up offering it to Sasha. Smirking at her Irish friends Sasha accepted the jester and locked their hands together.
"If it's a rivalry you want, you got it but remember you asked for it" Becky said.
Sasha then turned around "Alright then, let's get to the waterfall".
However, Dean and Liv were already hounding down on the pizza that had been delivered.
Becky sighed "After we eat".
