OOC: Thank you SinCityDollz for helping me with this. I know I bugged you all this week until we got this done LMFAO. "There, Mary. We've done what you have asked... 16 women accounted for your tournament this year. And we made sure to find the best women this sport had to offer. Is our silly little debt to you repaid in full?" asks Gail.
Mary smiles, "Of course... but like I said before, there's interest with the debt that you owe not only to me but the entire GZWA Nation.You two owe those people a decisive rematch to your contest and where would be no better battleground than my Reinas event to settle the score and find out who is the best woman among you."
Mariah and Gail Kim stared down in silence. Both women knew that they owed Mary a bit of gratitude despite their debt to her being repaid. Even more so, they knew she was right - even if they weren’t crazy about admitting it.
Mariah broke the silence between herself and Gail Kim by speaking up, "There's no need for this. We proved that we could squash our differences and work together for the greater good. We don't have to turn this honorable tournament into about us."
Gail Kim shook her head, "No, we merely agreed to work together to benefit the sport that we both love. We haven't
squashed anything between us. Let's get real here. Mary is absolutely right but we're not going to settle anything until we do this in the ring. We can debate this all day and you know it. I'm not asking you like one of juvenile millennials to throw down in the streets like the typical WorldStar HipHop video. I'm asking you as a wrestler to settle this in the ring the best way that we know how - with a good old fashioned wrestling match. No strings attached this time. No pressure, Marisol."
Mariah hesitates, "I don't know if I can do that. After working with you over the last few weeks, scouting talent for this tournament, I harbor no resentment against you. I have even come to respect you, even though I doubt that you can say the same about me. You approach our stance in this sport from one angle and I look at it in my own way. Both of our viewpoints are valid and necessary for our industry to thrive and continue to grow. I'm proud to say that you weren't only someone that I wrestled but someone that I could call a role model and a friend."
Gail shook Mariah’s hand and smiled back, “Sure, I could call you a friend. This ordeal wasn’t as bad as I imagined, but…”
“But?” Mariah looks quizzically.
“You don’t have my respect. When push comes to shove, you always take the pacifist role to avoid conflict or hostility until you have absolutely no choice. I can’t respect anyone who won’t fight when necessary, especially when you have these ideals that you preach so passionately about but don’t want to back them up. All that I’m asking is for you to show a little backbone, Marisol.”
Mary grins as she applies lip gloss in her vanity mirror, “Chun-Li has a point there, MiMi. Out of all the time that I’ve known you, you never fight back until you’re backed into a corner with nowhere else to run or move out of the way. You didn’t even want to fight the last Vixen Champion before she vacated the title due to her injury. People call me full of myself when you aren’t that far off, sweetie.
I’m not saying this because I want you two to wrestle on my Reinas show, but merely as a friend to both of you. You both owe this to yourselves and to those fans.”
Mariah cuts her off, “But I owe it to my fans to not compete if my heart isn’t entirely in a match. I’m not going to compete or fight someone just for a paycheck. I’m not so vain and full of myself like some people around here to just hog the spotlight. The Reinas tournament is the night for those women to shine. I don’t want to take anything away from that...”
Mariah exits out of the room, hastily brushing past Brooklyn Glamourous and the GZWA Chairman entering through the double doors.
GZWA Chairman | Xion Zeros: “What was that all about? Marisol pulling a bitch fit today?”
Gail Kim: “Nothing of the sort. She merely is dodging another fight.”
Xion: “Why did you think that I personally put in the stipulation the first time? I had to coerce her into fighting you some way or another and it worked. This time you’re on your own after Mary’s legal loophole that Veda somehow conveniently forgot to mention to us…”
The Glam Star | Brooklyn Glamourous: “We can deal with Veda another time. What we really need to talk about is why GZWA’s
true queen wasn’t invited to this tournament?”
Mary smiles as she pointed a manicured finger at herself, “How kind of you to suggest that I compete in my own tournament, but I have to respectfully decline, honey.”
Brooklyn narrowed her eyes, “I’m talking about ME -- the star that shines the brightest in the GZWA Universe!”
Mary adds, “More like the falling star from the black hole of obscurity…”
Brooklyn snaps back, “What did you just say to me!!!
Unlike these other little girls around here; I eat bitches like you for breakfast without breaking a sweat, babycakes. I’m not going to sit back and let you play coy and throw shade at my expense. To be honest with you Mary, I don’t see any reason not to wipe that self-righteous grin right off your face, here and now. So you can see for yourself how ::Quote::“The Falling Star” will be your extinction.
Mary stood up and stood face to face with Brooklyn and merely stated, “You’re welcome to try, sweetheart.”
Xion stepped between the two women and sighed, “Enough of that, you two.”
Mary rolled her eyes as her iPhone rang. She reached into her purse and answered, “Don’t waste my time… What do you want? Say it isn’t so. Maybe you can try again next year then… Caio.”
She turned back towards Xion and Brooklyn with a smile. “Due to some rather convenient timing, it looks like I DO have an opening since Mrs. Bonin decided to drop out. Speak up now or I’m going to put the offer on the table to the first woman on social media claims the spot.”
Taking a deep breath to calm her inner tigress Brooklyn gave a satisfied smirk of her full lips. She replied sweetly but her undertone was laced with venom. “Yes I’m in. Your welcome to say thank you for saving you ass. Oh and by the way don’t get upset when you have to Crown me the winner.”
Mary chuckles loudly at Brooklyn’s expense before addressing the Glam Star.
“Yes, thank you for not wasting my time more than you’ve already have. I’ll be more than happy to give you your ‘thanks for trying’ award when you lose. Are you sure you still know how to wrestle in your old age? I’m sure you’re not doing much wrestling while tied to Xion’s hip over there.”
Brooklyn leaned over the desk and narrowed her dark browns eyes at Mary, as a wicked smirk touched the corner of her lips. “For your information Dear Mary I’m not old; only well seasoned with endurance and wisdom unlike you. Plus Mr. Xion “Your Boss, by the way” is a great wrestling partner who supports and pushes me to my physical limits both mentally and spiritually, so I assure you that there isn’t ring rust on my end.
Xion stepped in again with a heavy sigh and interjected, “Settle down, you two.”
Before he could lecture the two women further, he reached into his pocket and answered his vibrating iPhone. “Hello, how are things? What!?!? Are you alright? We’ll be there immediately then. Just tell them we’re on our way.”
Mary smirks, “Trouble in paradise?”
He rolled his eyes and turned back to Brooklyn, “That was my sister. Celeste says that someone broke into our home. I don’t know what lunatic is crazy enough to pull off something like that, but you can be damn sure that there will be hell to pay. Don’t worry, Tiana’s safe. Thank goodness that she was with Celeste at her apartment.”
Brooklyn sighed, “To be quite honest, honey… I’m not surprised. Back when I was running BSW, this thing would happen all the time. It was only a matter of time before this mess followed me here…”
She followed the GZWA Chairman out of the room as Mary smiled a cheshire grin, anxious to see how this turn of events would play out.
Unlike these other little girls around here; I eat bitches like you for breakfast without breaking a sweat, babycakes. I’m not going to sit back and let you play coy and throw shade at my expense. To be honest with you Mary, I don’t see any reason not to wipe that self-righteous grin right off your face, here and now. So you can see for yourself how ::Quote::“The Falling Star” will be your extinction. 