Butterfly Season

[Aeri]

Within the confines of a new match report, reporters were eagerly gathered to interview the newest hotspot in the world of wrestling. Like sharks to blood in the water, the hungry investigators could just smell a story brewing.

This was gonna be good.

One Cassandra Selinofoto, all dolled up. Looking extremely uncomfortable in a suit and tie, her rather familiar antenna glimmering a soft blue. She refused to leave home without them. Though.. she did look pretty good in the suit, a soft baby blue. But enough about her.. she had two PR executives that did NOT look happy with her. And of course, an announcer!

“LAAAAADDIIIIEES AND GENTLEMEN!!! I AM PROUD TO BRING YOUR TONIGHTS ENTERTAINER, MISS CASSANDRA SELINOFOTO!! SHE HAS A BOLD- AND RATHER VIRAL PROCLAMATION TO MAKE- AND WE HAVE IT ON VIDEO!!”

A large TV screen started broadcasting a video, the reporters leaned in.. and Cass audibly groaned.

A video reel was starting to play. The entrance of a gym, starting to rush in through the doors and.. there she was.

Cass. She wasn’t doing anything too strenuous, just squatting about ninety five kilos. Normally she wasn’t one for bulky strength training, but.. she had to get the strength to toss around people stronger than her SOMEHOW.

Of course, a camera was shoved into her face. Getting a close up of her face very unflattering, very focused and puffed up face. A male, kinda squeaky voice beeped out at her.

“Cassandra! Miss Selinofoto! Do you have anything to say for yourself?”

She’d widen her eyes, concentration broken and she staggered back, dropping the weights onto the ground unflatteringly, the metal bar rolling across her back and dropping onto her ass. This IDIOT. He could have very much hurt her with that, but she looked at him.. confused.

“S-say for myself? What do you mean?”

“Well you see, we’re making a list of top ten worst lightweights LAW has to offer! And you’re number six! Your record is 7 to 2! Well six losses and one draw, but who’s counting! Not us! Are you in running for the loser belt? How does it feel to be pushed as bait for rising lightweights like Hoshiko?”

Blink. Blink. Cass was wide eyed at that one. That wasn’t right.. she won all her Apex qualifiers..

Oh, right. Cass recalled that two of her qualifiers had technical difficulties and were never recorded, and her official record was 6-1-2.

”W-wait.. I’m not.. dude! Get your facts straight! I have a better record than that, and for YOUR information I could take any lightweight LAW has to offer!

Hook, line and sinker. Or, butterfly net.

“Oh yeah? Even the Champion?”

“Of course I could!”

.. she just realised what she said, and then the video cut off.

“THHHEEEEREEEEE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS!! THATS AN OFFICIAL CHALLENGE IF IVE EVER SEEN ON- mPhH”

Suddenly, the announcer would get clocked in the face and Cass would take the mic. She was standing on her table, glaring down her interviewers who were chittering away at her.

“If you guys think that the stupid video is why you’re here today.. you’re dead wrong.

Cassandra sounded serious, and even after the rather messy video, she’d look down at the people there, and lightly tap the mic to her lips. She had recently had a match with her friend, Alizeh.. and now, she was tired of all the drama LAW had to offer.

She’d do this her own way.

“Cause right here.. right now, I’m challenging ANNIE CLARK!!.

Annie Clark.. one of the most well deserved champions I’ve ever seen in a long, long while.

And I challenge her.. no.. Annie..

I challenge you, to a title match. You may be a champion.. you may be a powerhouse.. but I’ll be damned if I’m not the one standing after the final bell rings.

You hear that! THE BELL OF VICTORY IS GONNA RING FOR ME!!”

The butterfly girl would drop the mic and the crowd went wild.

[Epicsnivy]

”Annie Clark”

All you have to do is say her name and she will appear, and luckily for Cassandra, Annie managed to hear her calling Annie out on the speakers of a nearby television screen while she was training for all the upcoming matches on her busy schedule she had.

Clad in sports bra and orange shorts and a pair of sneakers, Annie made her way to the room where Cassandra was declaring her challenge, to a loud cheer from the crowd that was watching. If this lady wanted to step up, she was going to accept easily.

Annie then approached Cassandra as she quickly grabbed a microphone. And then she began to talk.

Hello miss Cassandra, it is very nice to meet you partner.” Annie said as she held her hand out in a sportsmanlike fashion. “Just letting you know, I accept your challenge, and we can have the match anytime you want, just name the time and place. I’ll be glad to defend this title against you. But if you think you can just walk in and beat me Cassandra, you got a thing to learn. Just because I’m small, just because I was not born and raised in wrestling, does not mean I’m going to just get run over. So bring the best fight you got, cause you are going to need it.” Annie said as the crowd cheered loudly in approval at Annie, bringing her babyface fire to the conference room.

[Aeri]

Okay.

So Cass wasn’t expecting Annie to come up to her right off the bat, but.. this may just have played out in her favour. The crowd started to gasp a little bit, give out oooh and aaahs.. as both girls stood in front of each other.

Normally lightweights were fast. Quick on their feet, with wiry limbs and ready to twist up their opponents in submissions and quick hitting strikes, maybe with a lewd twist or two. Very rarely would you find contenders that went head to head in battles of strength.. that was what most people went to the heavyweight division for.

However.

Here? Annie and Cassandra were both powerhouses. Abs, biceps, both were.. compact. A lightweight title bout like no other, this would be. And as Annie gave her hand out..

Cass took it in both, and shook it excitedly.

”Just Cassie, no need to call me MISS..

.. and yeah? Cause I fully intend to run you over like a bulldozer over a bull!”

That made little sense but Cass didn’t care. She’d grip her hand nice and tight, shaking her up and down hyperactively.

.. then she stopped. Something just registered..

“.. Wait.. but I’m shorter..”

[Epicsnivy]

Annie was happy that Cassandra shook her hand, looks like she knows the next person she would have to defend her title against, a perfect challenger for herself.

Though Cassandra’s comments nearly made Annie corpse, she had to hold in her laughter at the scene that Cassie made.

“Alright then partner, bring your best shot that day.” Annie said before eventually disengaging the handshake and looking to leave the room.

Another match to add to her already busy schedule.