This story is both a sequel to “A Quick Audition” and the beginning of a series of sorts! Consider “A Quick Audition” sort of a prologue. And I’m going to try something different and attempt to make it sort of interactive. I will also do a new thread for each main character’s adventure if I decide to expand it that far and that’s allowed.
CHAPTER 1: Called Out
—From the GFF Member’s Handbook: Any girl can challenge another girl in a “call out”. In the event one girl calls out another, the two may discuss the terms of the fight privately. Any fights born of a call out will not affect any tournament or group stats (if applicable)—
“Annabelle! Good to hear from you!” Said David Harper, one of the producers for the Girl Fight Federation as Annabelle answered her phone. She was at her apartment enjoying what otherwise would have been a lazy and unproductive day. “I just wanted to check in with you. We uploaded your fight with Amelia just last night and it’s already a hit! Congratulations again.” He said kindly. Anna smiled and nodded, even though she new David could not see her. “Thank you! We both had fun. I think Amelia finally got over it too.” She chuckled.
After Anna had choked her sister unconscious in their audition fight for the GFF, Amelia had been distant with her for about a day. It suited Anna fine, as the two of them had gone much farther than they had anticipated during that battle, and they had kept their space for some time before Amelia finally came to Annabelle’s apartment to talk about it. The two had always been close and were able to patch things up fairly easily after an hour or two of wine and conversation. They knew of course that it was a real possibility that they could be put against each other again, but that remained pointedly unspoken. They could cross that bridge when they came to it.
“Glad to hear that. You two put on a hell of a show. Listen, I was curious if you’d had a chance to read through the member’s handbook yet?” David said on the other end of the line. “Uh…yeah, I think I got it all in.” Anna said, even though she knew good and well that she had read the entire thing at least four times. It wasn’t a long read, but had lots of information about how the club worked, what the facility had to offer for its members, and a URL for the members only website where there was even more to find, including a sort of basic social network for the members to communicate with each other and scope each other out as potential opponents or friends. “Well then, I suppose you’ll know all about the call out system we have in place here right? Because there’s a girl who saw your match and she’s asking if you’re willing to take her on.”
Annabelle felt a little flutter in her chest at those words, though if she was honest with herself, she wasn’t THAT surprised. When she had fought her sister, the two of them had been supplied with seconds, and her own second had hinted heavily that she might call her out soon. “Oh, is it Ava?” She asked, keeping her voice as casual as she could, even though her excitement was already beginning to vibrate in her body at the idea of already having a second match lined up after only a week. “Huh?” Ava? No, no sorry it’s Rebecca. Becca Storm is the name she uses for the site. She’s been with us for a few months now. She’s had four fights so far. She’s 3-1, and she’s almost a perfect match for you as far as stats go.” David said by way of explanation.
That was a surprise. That was not a name Anna had come across, nor had she met the other girl when she had been at the facility the first time. “Oh! Well I’d love to give it a try!” She said, wondering just who Becca Storm was, and why she had taken an interest in her specifically. “Well, you don’t have to say yes just yet.” David chuckled. “I’ll have her send you a message on the website, and the two of you can talk. See if you mesh, and if you both decide to go forward with it, you can talk details and get back to me. Sound good?”
Annabelle’s heart was racing. “Sounds perfect!” She was already logging in on her laptop. “Okay! Well, you two enjoy your conversation, and I’ll be in touch!” The two of them ended their conversation with a polite goodbye just as Anna got to her private messages screen on the members site. She had of course, received nothing yet. But she kept the messages window open as she browsed the site itself on another tab, looking for the girl in question.
She didn’t have time to find the girl’s profile however before she heard the notification alert go off just as the icon (1) appeared in her private messages tab. Her heart fluttered as she opened it. There she was. “Becca Storm: 1 unopened”. Annabelle clicked on the icon and saw her picture above a simple and straightforward “Hey
”. Anna quickly looked at her picture. David had been right. She was right up her alley in stats. Her profile picture was of herself in a tank top and shorts. The girl was smiling, holding up two peace signs with her head cocked to the side. The black tank top was tight on her smaller but perky chest and was emblazoned with the words “My Hero Academia”. Annabelle wasn’t very familiar with anime, but she at least recognized the name.
The girl was a brunette, her hair down just past her shoulders and to complete her look, she was wearing a pair of cat ears in her picture. Annabelle couldn’t help but notice just how pretty she was. “Hi! Nice to hear from you!” Anna typed back and hit send. While she waited for her reply, she checked out Becca’s profile. Each member’s profile had a biography, pictures they had uploaded including the profile picture, what kind of matches and venues they most prefer, and a link to their videos. Anna read her bio first.
“Hey girls! Becca here. 22 years old, massive anime nerd, cosplayer, D&D enthusiast, and all around geek. I joined up because I wanted to prove nerds can throw down too.
if you see me around the compound, feel free to say hello, or if you’re feeling feisty, go ahead and throw down the gauntlet and we’ll see who comes out on top. Don’t worry. I’ll play nice after we’re done.”
Almost immediately after she had browsed through Becca’s bio and pictures, the reply came. “You too! So, I guess David told you already, but I saw you and your sister go at it, and I gotta say, I liked what I saw. So…I wanna call you out if you’re interested.
”
Anna was glad to see that Becca had not immediately jumped into any form of trash talk, and she seemed polite. She decided she liked her. And she decided right away that she would take the opportunity. She could always use the money, and she thought this girl would be fun for a first real opponent. And so, a rapid fire conversation ensued between them.
A: “okay, you’re on! What do you have in mind?”
B: “I’m open to most any kind of match really
whether you wanna get rough or frisky, I think we’ll be a good match for each other
”
A: “Same here! Do you have any ideas?”
B: “Well…that depends.”
A: “On what exactly?”
B: “On how crazy you can handle getting on the mats girl
I dunno. I wanna do something a bit more…extreme. But I don’t wanna scare you off in your first real fight for the club. Maybe we should just wrestle or something
”
Annabelle read that message twice. She was a bit offended at first, thinking Becca had implied she couldn’t handle the more extreme match types the GFF offered. The second time she read it, she thought that maybe Becca was testing her. Feeling her out. Well, that was a game she was ready to play.
A: “Ohh you don’t have to worry about me.
Name it.”
B: “I knew you were tough. David didn’t think you’d go for it! So I’ve been wanting to try some things. I want my first call out match to be something awesome. Oh, and your first ‘official’ match too lol”
A: “I feel like you’re dodging the question. Maybe you’re afraid I’ll scare YOU off.
”
B: “okay, okay geez! I’m thinking either a Choke Out Match, Exhaustion Match, or a Crybaby Match…sure you still have it in you newbie?”
Annabelle’s eyes went wide as she read that. Those were all from the “special rules” list in the handbook, and they were certainly more intense affairs than most of the standard rule sets that the GFF let it’s members participate in. It wasn’t the kind of answer she expected, but she was too deep now. She couldn’t decline the offer without seeming weak, and while she was sure Becca would be gracious if she did opt for something else, Annabelle herself would feel like a coward.
The more she thought about it though, the more she craved it. She could really prove herself as a serious competitor if they did this.
A: “It’s so hard to choose. They all sound like fun to me!”
B: “I like you Annabelle. I really like you! Haha. Anyway, why don’t we throw up a poll on the main website and let some of the fans decide?”
A: “Do it!!”
B: “Okay! I’ll put it up tonight! Leave it for three days and then we’ll set a date. Sound good?”
A: “Sounds great to me! You sure you wanna go there with me hm?
”
B: “Oh I’m MORE than sure. In the meantime, if you aren’t busy, why don’t you come down to the compound today? I’m gonna be hitting the gym there and I can introduce you to some of my friends here?”
A: “Okay! What time?”
B: “1pm?”
A: “See you there!”
And with that, Annabelle closed the conversation and began to feel the excitement build in her. But there was also a feeling of nervousness growing alongside it.
She knew what she had just agreed to. But now she had to wait three days to see just what it was going to be. For now though, she knew she had just agreed to meet face to face with her future opponent for a gym session. She couldn’t help but chuckle to herself at just how bizarre the whole thing seemed.
As she was getting ready an hour later, her computer dinged a notification. She had been tagged in a new post on the main site. That was fast…Annabelle clicked the link and found herself looking at her chosen profile picture alongside Becca’s just above a poll.
“Calling all CFF fans! Becca Storm (2-1) has just called out one of our newest girls, Anna Harpy (1-0)
(Annabelle had chosen her screen name alongside Amelia. They had giggled as they thought of the name “The Harpy Sisters”)
These two are both fierce and fiery competitors, and Becca wants to see what Anna is made of! These two want to mess each other up in more than one way, and they just can’t choose one. So, they’ve decided to leave it up to you! Choose wisely!”
Choke Out Match
Exhaustion Match
Crybaby Match
Poll closes in 72 hours!”
TO BE CONTINUED
And here folks, is the interactive part! We’re going to have a poll. If you like this story, go ahead and vote for what kind of match you wanna see these girls have! Just comment your choice and I’ll write the match with the most votes! If no one comments, I’ll choose at random and we can try again later. Have fun! Feel free to write your thoughts on the fight with your vote
Choke Out Match: Usually a wrestling match, but can have tougher rules if agreed on. In order to win, you must choke your opponent completely unconscious
Exhaustion Match: Combatants will fight in ten minute rounds with only a reset between rounds. Fight goes on until someone submits ten times, or someone is too exhausted to continue.
Crybaby Match: No submissions, no time outs. First girl to begin sobbing is the loser. Usually less rules than most other matches.
I look forward to seeing if anyone votes! As always leave feedback as well!
