A total knockout

Chapter 1

Adora

Adora jerked awake, her pillow slightly dampened with sweat. She had been having the same dream non-stop for the last week now. In this dream she was in the middle of the ring boxing a shadowed opponent who knocked her out and when Adora finally was able to get to her feet she was completely naked and the crowd gasped and laughed at her.

The alarm Buzzing in Adora's ear had been both jarring and a sense of comfort. At the same moment she smelled the delightfully sweet and syrupy smell of pancakes that her mom always made her the morning before her match. Gods how her mother Hope hated boxing. It was too violent and she couldn't stand to see Adora getting hurt. But she supported her daughter nonetheless. Hope was what her friend Glimmer called a "milf". Hope had these piercing teal colored eyes and long hair that was always straight and a faded purple color. Which inspired Glimmer to dye it the same. Hope loved Glimmer like she was her own and had been friends with Angella Glimmer's mom for quite some time and Angella and Hope even worked together as therapists so she had decided that the best choice was to ask Glimmer to coach her daughter in Boxing. Glimmer had been friends with Adora since high school. Glimmer was sweet, kind and always made Adora smile. She had been boxing since the age of four with her dad Micah who was a professional boxer almost undefeated until he wound up with a severe concussion that caused him to have a massive stroke and an untimely passing when glimmer was 16. Glimmer had all but given up on boxing until she met Adora. She honestly loved coaching Adora. It actually brought her joy to watch Adora get better and better with every match. Adora normally knew who she would have to go up against for each match but today she had no clue who this girl was. A total newbie. 'Pfft' Adora thought 'This will be too easy'' She stretched as she took a fork to the stack of pancakes in front of her. The smell of syrup was incredibly intoxicating and it also helped to ground her as her thoughts became more clouded with performance anxiety. She had always struggled with stage fright when it came to boxing with her being clumsy and all. To everyone around her she was this brave 18 year old woman but her stomach screamed with nerves in any type of public platform.

That evening boxing practice really soothed her nerves and Glimmer had just walked in. Adora was absolutely breathless as she punched the bag in front of her with renewed vigor. "Woah there, save some for the match tonight" Glimmer stated plainly. "I know I should *pant* but i'm so nervous *pant* that i can't stop until this bag feels my wrath". "Um I'm sure it does by now." Glimmer laughed heartily. "What if this new girl is better than me Glimmer?" Adora asked with a heavy sigh. "Adora I have honestly never seen anyone work as hard as you, well besides my dad so you just need to relax." Glimmer rubbed Adora's back. "You have only lost one match and you've been in 10 so far." "Yeah I lost to that Lonnie girl who was crazy fast and had awesome defense." Adora stood up and grabbed her headphones and connected them to her phone she hollered to glimmer that she was gonna get air for a bit and zone out. She looked at the time on her phone. 3 hours and counting. She was so scared she was gonna be bested. She hummed along to kesha "like we're gonna die young". Adora closed her eyes trying to think of anything but the upcoming match.

Catra

Catra smiled in the mirror at herself feeling ever so confident about tonight. Her competitive side was coming out. Catra's real name was Catarina but because she was Cat-like both inside the ring and out. Everyone she knew affectionately called her Catra which she definitely didn't mind being called. Bow was her coach. He had awesome abs and loved showing them off by wearing crop tops. Before they met Bow was quite an introvert and always had his nose in history books. He had taken quite an interest in history, since history was all his dads' ever talked about. Catra and Bow had been friends since freshman year of high school and they both had taken a liking to boxing. Bow enjoyed archery better but after getting shot in the arm with an arrow during a competition his confidence was left in shambles. That was when he decided he would coach Catra and would get her to her full potential as a competitive boxer. He knew Catra needed something to take her anger out on and boxing was a safer option than tearing up the down and being a vandal. See Catra had been an Orphan and Hordak her foster dad had been verbally, emotionally and at times physically abusive to her. Boxing was also a way to earn money and with the matches she had already won Catra wasn't doing too bad for herself. She was fast and prided herself on the one-two combinations in the ring. Her influence of course was mike tyson. Catra was jumping rope when an over excited bow came skipping through the door of the training area. Bow came in with a name, class and her record. " Her name is Adora, a flyweight and she is 9-1." He stated. She gulped. And internally scolded herself for feeling any type of nerves at all. It had taken her quite a bit of persuasion to start competitive boxing and she loved the thrill of it. Only 5 matches and winning all of them had her feeling like she would definitely take this one. 2 hours now. She took the robe in her hands and held it up to her slender body once again checking herself out in the mirror. Im gonna look amazing tonight and this Adora chick isn't gonna know what hit her. She calmly went to the scale knowing she was within her weight class and smiled when it was confirmed. She jumped up and down in anticipation and bow confronted her and rubbed her shoulders "You will win this tonight, I know it." "She has a better record, sure but Adora has nothing on you in the speed department as I have watched a couple of her matches." Bow reassured her.

Adora

Adora looked out as a crowd started forming inside the small arena. She loved this arena but had only had two matches here as it was on the total opposite side of town from where she lived. The intimacy of it was nice, kind of like coming home. She breathed in the air which smelled of sweat and rubber. 15 minutes til the start of announcements and 20 minutes til the match started. She had already been through the weigh in but hadn't slid her robe on yet. She was feeling quite nervous as she put her shorts and white shirt. Glimmer came up from behind her quietly which made her jump. This action was a ritual before every match and it never failed to get Adora to jump out of her skin. "Geez Glimmer, oh my god do you want me to have a heart attack before every match?" "Are you trying to kill me or what?" Adora shook Glimmer's shoulders. Glimmer laughed. "As long as you don't kill me all will be ok". Adora stated as she looked towards the ring. 'Here we go' Adora internally thought as she loudly sighed as if that would calm her nerves. Adora walked out as the announcer started his spiel. "From Brightmoon boxing association amatuer flyweight Adora!" He continued "Standing at 5'2 weighing 124 she has a record of 9 and 1." She jogs out trying to find all the determination her face could muster as she rolled her body under the ropes and onto the mat. The crowd cheered loudly and she noticed her old friends Perfuma and Mermista from high school had come to watch her. Glimmer showed up just in the nick of time as Adora crouched to the side of the ring taking a long drink of water and stood up waiting to get a glimpse of her competition. "And now" The announcer bellowed "Coming in at 117 lbs standing at 5'0 even is Catra from the Prime premier boxing league!" Catra came out, jumped up and down and growled and hissed at the audience and they ate it up "Definitely cocky" Adora concluded which made her roll her eyes. Catra was a little shorter than adora but only by a hair. She had wild brunette hair with strands of bleach running through it. What caught Adora off guard though was Catra's eyes which were heterochromatic. From where Adora was standing she caught a glimpse of an amber eye and a blue eye. Which she found very alluring. She shook her head to get the word Sexy out of her mind as her eyes fell on the olive skinned woman. Catra stared daggers at Adora as she stood in the middle of the ring. Adora stood up and walked towards Catra ready to win.

Catra

Hey Adora She thought. Adora looked to her like a prissy princess. Catra immediately hated her. She bet AdOrA got whatever she wanted. Perfect grades, perfect parents and a perfect life. Catra hated the jealousy and tried to swallow it down. It only left a lump in her throat. She would not, could not let her win. Catra's thoughts were silenced as the announcer left and the ref stated the rules. Catra bumped her gloves to Adora's and gave a confident smirk before she started circling round Adora slowly. Watching with calculating eyes, finding any possible weakness in her guard. There wasn't really much so she decided to just fake her out. Hmm AdOrA was easy to fake out. Catra pretended to lunge towards adora which brought Adoras guard towards her midsection. Too easy she thought as she landed a punch to the face. Adora easily stepped away, dodging the punch. 'Smarter than she looks' Catra thought as she brought a series of jabs to Adoras priss face. Adora ducked dodged and moved away from all of them. Not very fast but she's got the defense. I'll just wear her down then.

Adora

'Gah, she's fast and strong' Adora thought as a punch connected to her chin, catching Adora off guard and she grabbed at Catra for a clinch. Catra immediately pushed away and started circling Adora again. Catra's punch to her temple in the middle of round two and Adora fell on her butt in the ring. Adora was starting to see stars but she got back up quickly enough. Time to try to fake Catra out. Catra didn't react however and punched again at her head and another to the side of her body. Adora fell and this time it was harder to get up and so the ref put a stop to the match. Adora wasn't expecting to hear steps her way and looked up towards the harsh arena lights to see Catra's hand outstretched to her. Adora took the hand, somewhat calloused and sweaty and was pulled up. "Good match princess." Catra bumped her with a hip and a smug smirk as what appeared to be her coach grabbed her from behind and twirled her around happily. The crowd was cheering for the victor and Catra walked off. Adora couldn't help but stare as Catra ducked under the ropes to leave.

"Um what the hell happened out there?" Glimmer asked in the locker room as Adora changed. "I lost and honestly wasn't expecting Catra's speed or strength." She let herself think about Catra and that easy smile of hers. I bet she was sexy outside the ring too. Dammit. Adora chastised herself for even associating that word with the overly cocky girl she just lost to. Why did she think like that? For the next week Adora sulked. She didn't lose. How the hell did she wind up losing? She was confused. She had a strategy. And Adora's was full proof. She wasn't a super fast boxer but she was smart. And Adora realized it just wasn't enough.

By the end of the week Glimmer had decided enough was enough with the moping. Glimmer was going to throw her annual party and invite a bunch of friends. Glimmer had called Perfuma, a total hippie and stoner, her girlfriend Scorpia (who was a great volleyball player and Catras bff.) She also invited Mermista and her new older bf Seahawk.

Catra

4:05 PM

Scorpia

-Hey wild cat, you coming with Bow to the party tonight?

4:30

Catra

-Um what party exactly?

4:35

Scorpia

-You know, the one that Glimmer moon throws this time each year?

4:40

Catra

-You mean the entitled priss that gets whatever she wants, always rainbows and sparkles?

4:45

Scorpia

-I mean that's a little harsh. Wouldn't say she's entitled by any means. Anyway just think about it. It will be held at Glimmer's. You don't have to come just thought it would be nice to catch up. It seems I only get to see you these days at boxing practices and matches. Anyway hope to see you there Wildcat!

Catra sighed and hoped this might be a good chance to catch up with everyone and she probably wouldn't like it.

5:00

Catra

-Im in scorpia. Let's get trashed.