"Seriously, man! This chick can really kick ass!"
"Yeah, okay, Sean," replied Andrew. He was leaning against a bench in the locker room, regarding his friend with acute skepticism. They'd performed in a house show this afternoon and he'd just finished showering.
"I'm not shitting you!" exclaimed Sean, tossing Andrew a t-shirt. "Ask Billy! He saw it, too!"
"You said she was like . what, five feet tall?" Andrew asked, catching the garment easily and slipping it over his head. "And the guy she fought was like . what, as big as Show? I think you were seeing a knockoff independent. They're all over the place."
"No way, man," Sean said, hurt. "I KNOW the difference and so does Billy! She was for real!"
"Uh huh."
"If you don't believe me, see for yourself! They're having a show tonight just over the border."
"The border!?! Are you nuts?" Andrew asked, tucking the shirt into his jeans. "We have to bail early tomorrow for Tulsa. How the hell do you plan on making the flight?"
"She's worth the trouble," Sean reasoned. "You HAVE to see her, man."
Andrew shook his head. "No way we'll make that flight."
"So we'll call the office now and have 'em change it. There's another one that leaves less than an hour later."
Andrew hedged, eyeing his friend intently.
"You GOTTA see her, man."
Andrew sighed, then nodded.
"You won't believe the moves on her," Sean assured him.
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Rio stretched into her first few exercises. She could feel a little
bit of tension melt with every movement. Her arms bent and extended
gracefully as she folded her legs.
Henry still refused to giver her a Championship match. It grated on her nerves that he would be so obstinate. Still, he had given her a match with one of his "inner circle" fighters. Rio took it as a good sign. The men in this click of fighters were known to be Henry's favorites. They were extremely vicious and derived much pleasure from torturing and humiliating their opponents. It will interesting to see how Henry will react when one of them is . put on the shelf for a while.
She must tread carefully, though, Rio told herself as she curled into her next movement. She did not want to anger Henry so much that he immediately dispatched her to the lower ranks. There was little money
to be made there and she needed to settle that bill.
She finished her final movement and rubbed her lower calves. The tension from this morning was gone now. She'd hoped that she wouldn't be plagued by the dreams anymore, but she was wrong. They'd returned
to her last night with a vengeance.
No matter, she thought. She would just have to take her frustrations out on her opponent tonight. It couldn't be helped. After all, he wasn't innocent. He'd been just as brutal to some of his opponents as Sasquatch. And he stood in her way.
"Yeah, okay, Sean," replied Andrew. He was leaning against a bench in the locker room, regarding his friend with acute skepticism. They'd performed in a house show this afternoon and he'd just finished showering.
"I'm not shitting you!" exclaimed Sean, tossing Andrew a t-shirt. "Ask Billy! He saw it, too!"
"You said she was like . what, five feet tall?" Andrew asked, catching the garment easily and slipping it over his head. "And the guy she fought was like . what, as big as Show? I think you were seeing a knockoff independent. They're all over the place."
"No way, man," Sean said, hurt. "I KNOW the difference and so does Billy! She was for real!"
"Uh huh."
"If you don't believe me, see for yourself! They're having a show tonight just over the border."
"The border!?! Are you nuts?" Andrew asked, tucking the shirt into his jeans. "We have to bail early tomorrow for Tulsa. How the hell do you plan on making the flight?"
"She's worth the trouble," Sean reasoned. "You HAVE to see her, man."
Andrew shook his head. "No way we'll make that flight."
"So we'll call the office now and have 'em change it. There's another one that leaves less than an hour later."
Andrew hedged, eyeing his friend intently.
"You GOTTA see her, man."
Andrew sighed, then nodded.
"You won't believe the moves on her," Sean assured him.
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Rio stretched into her first few exercises. She could feel a little
bit of tension melt with every movement. Her arms bent and extended
gracefully as she folded her legs.
Henry still refused to giver her a Championship match. It grated on her nerves that he would be so obstinate. Still, he had given her a match with one of his "inner circle" fighters. Rio took it as a good sign. The men in this click of fighters were known to be Henry's favorites. They were extremely vicious and derived much pleasure from torturing and humiliating their opponents. It will interesting to see how Henry will react when one of them is . put on the shelf for a while.
She must tread carefully, though, Rio told herself as she curled into her next movement. She did not want to anger Henry so much that he immediately dispatched her to the lower ranks. There was little money
to be made there and she needed to settle that bill.
She finished her final movement and rubbed her lower calves. The tension from this morning was gone now. She'd hoped that she wouldn't be plagued by the dreams anymore, but she was wrong. They'd returned
to her last night with a vengeance.
No matter, she thought. She would just have to take her frustrations out on her opponent tonight. It couldn't be helped. After all, he wasn't innocent. He'd been just as brutal to some of his opponents as Sasquatch. And he stood in her way.