Both competitors stood at the opposite sides waiting for the fight to begin.
"It's my first serious battle, i'll give it my all." Continella thought.
"Let the fight...begin!" Paruka said.
"Let's get this started." Ferric said as his body covered in hard metal as he clanged his fists together.
"This is gonna be tricky since hitting him will be like hitting a steel wall." Continella said.
"You gonna stand there talking to yourself or are ya gonna fight?" Ferric asked.
"Thats an easy question, fight like Big Bro!" Continella said running at Ferric.
"Ain't ready for the big leagues yet, kid! Metal Straight!" Ferric said trying to punch Continella, but she rolled out of the way.
"Im working my way up. And i take the skills i've learned from the classes when Eric took me to gymnastics classes. I'm very athletic, and i can use that to my advantage because when you metalize, you get slower, simple fact." Continella said.
"Speed doesn't always win. Even when you got the first strike, it's not always the deciding part of who wins." Ferric said as Continella noticed one of Ferric's legs was up and morphed into a steel bat. "Metal...Slugger!" he shouted hitting her and sending her flying above the arena.
"And it's out of the park!" Yuki said.
"If she lands at that elevation, she'll have a hard impact!" Lucy said.
Continella rapidly fell down to the area.
"If I hit the ground hard, Ferric will be all over me. I've got to Gigantify myself, while I'm falling!" Continella said. "Don't wanna go to big though, because i might get a ring out."
Continella used her quirk to Gigantify to a height of 20 ft about half way from the ground.
"There! Now it's a lot easier for a 20-footer to land on the ground safely, like this!" Continella said landing on her feet, causing a bit of a shake, but she was okay.
"So that's it. She's some kinda size changer but can only grow." Ferric said. "All I need to know." he said stepping forward. "But...size doesn't make a difference!" he said charging in.
Continella smirked and leaped, shrinking down to normal size and using her momentum to flip over Ferric's back.
"Don't underestimate me! Titanic Lariat!" she shouted growing larger in order to lariat Ferric who then caught her arm.
"That's the same move he used...the first time I lost. A lariat….oldest trick in the book." Ferric smirked.
"Who? Who's he?" Continella asked shrinking down to escape his grab.
"I wasn't always the honorable man I am kid. So I'm just gonna leave it at that!" Ferric said charging in.
Flashback…
In Metal City, Ferric was waving around a metal pipe as he and the Metal Demons laughed.
"Okay boys. Now that Lead's outta town, I'm in charge of this place. And I say...we raise some hell!" Ferric shouted.
The Metal Demons all cheered for Ferric before the door opened as an old man in a cloak walked in.
"I'm sorry. I think I'm in the wrong place. I'm looking for a bar." he said.
"Sure. Its back the way you came. Outta here, geezer. This is Metal Demon turf." Ferric said.
"Young man, can you take me to the bar?" he asked.
"Shut the hell up! I ain't takin ya anywhere. Except maybe the hospital." Ferric grinned as he got his pipe.
"Oh. So you want a fight? I'll be happy to take you on." the old man said.
"Seriously? Ha. Piece of…." Ferric began as he was hit with a lariat and tossed out the window into a dumpster.
"I win. Thank you." the old man said as he left.
The Metal Demons were looking at the dumpster as Ferric rose with an angry look on his face.
He continuously followed the old man all day only to lose at every single turn. Then at night, Ferric was about to corner him before he saw several thugs surrounded the old man.
"Oh. Can I help you fine gentlemen?" he asked.
"Yeah. Give us all your money or we kill ya." one of them said.
"Oh. Well, if you want to fight me for my money, I would be happy to oblige." the old man said.
"Yeah. Like we're gonna play it fair." one of them said before they pulled out guns. But before a shadow approached them and beat the heck out of them with a steel pipe. This figure was Ferric.
"You bastards. I don't plan to let him die till I beat him at least one." Ferric growled.
"Well, I was wondering when you would fight for me." the old man chuckled.
"Look, I can't beat ya okay? I'm never gonna get as good as ya." Ferric said before the man put a hand on Ferric's shoulder as his hood fell back to reveal Rain Bow.
"Would you like to?" Rain Bow asked.
End flashback…
Ferric was taking hit after hit from Continella as each one was pushing him towards the edge.
"Oh look, now you're the one doing the thinking." Continella joked before Ferric grabbed her large fist.
"You know...I used to be cocky like that blue boy and you. Then I met him and my life changed. I was a jackass. I am not gonna be like that anymore." Ferric said as he slowly lifted Continella up.
"He's able to lift me?" Continella said in shock.
"I told you before. Size doesn't matter in a fight." Ferric said. "What matters….is the will to keep on going! The will….to fight!" Ferric said as he slammed Continella outside of the ring.
"Whoa! In a surprising twist, Ferric has grabbed Continella and tossed her out of bounds. Ferric wins the match!" Paruko said.
"Continella, are you okay?" Hope asked.
"I'm good. I just didn't expect him to be so strong." Continella said as Ferric was headed off the arena.
"He's right y'know. It's not about size, strength, or speed. Its heart. And i think you've got plenty of it to spare." Hope smiled at her Giant-Sized Sister.
"Aw, Thanks Big Bro." Contiella smiled back.
"Still, this does bring some insight on why Ferric wanted me to join him back in Furious Racing." David said. "It might be...because he saw a little bit of himself in me."
"Now it's down to just me, Leia and Cel against Blade, Feral and Yuki." Hope said.
"One win and one loss. It's all even now." David said.
"Leia, why don't you go next?" Hope asked.
"Me?! I am so making this a headliner! 'Reporter goes third, takes win for Team Hope!' It's gonna be the scoop of the lifetime!" Leia said.
"Just...don't get overconfident, Leia." David said as Leia made her way to the arena.
"They are sending out the Reporter to fight next." Blade said.
"I got this." Feral said getting up and entering the ring.
"Its Feral, user of the Beast Style vs Leia Rolando from Elympios! That match coming up, right after these messages!" Paruko announced.