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The scene opens up to an apartment in San Diego, California. A nice day outside and kids are playing on the block. Inside an apartment, I'm standing there at the counter drinking a Dr. Pepper with a straw in it while watching television. Clad in a black PCW t-shirt, black short shorts and old school converse shoes. This day is one that certainly can be described as unproductive, but I have been waiting for a while to see if I can be booked on television or not.

Mariah: When is that damn phone going to ring?

As those words came out of my mouth, my cell phone rings and the caller ID says Danielle. I pick it up, knowing she is my guide towards getting familiar with everything that is wrestling and PCW.

Mariah: Hello!

Danielle: Hey, Mariah! What are you up to?

Mariah: Nothing really. Sitting here and watching television and also waiting for the call for my first PCW televised match.

Danielle: That's nice. A day of relaxation is never a bad thing hun.

Mariah: Not when you're beyond anxious to get that debut match out of the way.

Danielle: True, true but you're a Lopez. We never let it get to us.

Mariah: We really don't. So what's up with you?

Danielle: Running errands. And I was kind of hoping I could come over.

Mariah: Really. Anything important?

Danielle: Yes, but I figured we would hang out in the process. If that's fine with you.

Mariah: That's definitely fine with me. I need somebody to talk to.

Danielle: Great. I'll be over in a bit. See you then.

Mariah: Indeed. Later, cousin.

I hang up the phone and get myself into gear. I start cleaning up the place from the trash as it is a bit on the messy side. Not major so it's not too difficult of a job. I go grab a towel and go into my bathroom to take a shower where I close the door behind me. Fifteen minutes later, I come out in a black tube top, black booty shorts, black wrestling boots with kneepads and black wristbands on both of my wrists and my hair is straightened. I also have a duffle bag in her possession. As I get to the living room, a knock on the door occurs. I open it up... and it's my cousin Danielle Lopez who's at the door.

Danielle: Missed me?

Danielle and I hug before letting go.

Danielle: I see you're ready for what's about to happen, aren't you?

Mariah: Have to stay in shape.

Danielle: Good because I'm going to be training you today in preparation for your debut match on Rapture.

Mariah: OMG! I'm booked?

Danielle: You know it. I seen you on the card and you're facing somebody I know all too well. Unfortunately I don't have the Broadcast Championship anymore thanks in large part to our former friends J.T. and Alexis, but I will be at the show just to scope things out. And maybe mix it up with those two morons and the rest of their little friends.

Mariah (a smile forms on my face): So does that mean you're in?

Danielle: Well duh. If my promo against them at Wrestle Extravaganza II wasn't enough, screwing me out of the Broadcast Championship certainly got my attention. And why not do so? I mean, I hate Toxic, J.T. is a douchebag, Alexis is somebody I need to beat some respect out of and it would be nice to fight alongside Generation Next and Talia once more.

Mariah: And we also get to be teammates.

Danielle: Two Lopez's are better than one. And this case is one of those times.

Mariah: You got that right.

Danielle: So shall we go?

Mariah: I'm ready. Let's do this

Danielle: Great. After you, cousin.

And just like that, we head off to go somewhere. Well not just anywhere, we're going to her house which has a personal ring set up there among other things. I'm kind of excited but afraid at the same time. Especially if I have to get in that ring with Danielle. Let's just say she not only will make me work, but she definitely lives up to that Lethal Latina moniker and is in my opinion, the best wrestler in the world. We head to the parking lot, get in her car and we finally go.

Sometime later, we are at our destination. Just wow. I have been here many times before but I am always in awe of it. A mansion sized home, many bedrooms, an elevator, a pesonal gym and a large pool area among other things, and I live in a two bedroom apartment, barely making enough to pay rent and the bills. With what Danielle lives in and how good she is, it just motivates me to be just like her. We walk around the home and greet the kiddos before going into the gym. I get into the personalized ring but Danielle stays on the outside for a bit and speaks.

Danielle: I have to change into my ring gear. I'll be back.

Danielle goes to the bathroom area in this awesome looking gym. Not even ten minutes later, she comes back in pink and black tights, a pink and black top and black boots with the kickpads above the boots. She gets in the ring and Jenna Martin is already there with us. Danielle looks at me with that intense focused look she gives to everybody she faces.

Danielle: Are you ready, cousin?

Mariah: I am. I say let's get it on.

Danielle: Just so you know... I'm not going easy. I'm going to make you work very very hard in that ring.

Mariah: I know. I expect nothing else.

Danielle: Okay. Jenna, you know what to do.

Jenna nods her head and rings the bell. We circle around the ring, and Danielle begins kicking me in the left leg. It hurts like hell, but I kick her back in hers. I start chopping at her chest and get her in a side headlock before taking her down with a snapmare. However, Danielle gets back up and hits me with an arm drag. We both get back up and stare at one another.

Danielle: Not bad, not bad. Good first step.

Mariah: Thank you.

Danielle: Don't thank me. Just doing what you are doing is enough right now.

We lock up in a collar and elbow and I get Danielle in a hammerlock. She grabs me by the head and tries for another snapmare but I land on my feet. I grab Danielle and hit her with a jawbreaker. I spring myself off the ropes and hit her with a clothesline before dropping a leg across her throat. I get her up and hit her with a neckbreaker before hooking the leg!

1...2...Kickout!

Jenna Martin: Two!

Mariah: Alright. Danielle, are you okay?

Danielle: I'm fine, I'm fine. I can take as much as I can dish out.

I drag Danielle back to the ring and lock her in a triangle choke of sorts. She struggles to get out but she powers out and slams me down with an electric chair drop. She covers me now as Jenna counts!

1...2...Kickout!

Jenna Martin: Two!

Danielle: Okay!

Danielle gets back up and drags me up with her. She hits me with vicious kick after vicious kick before whipping me into the ropes, and I crash back first into the turnbuckle. She runs in and hits me with a clothesline before whipping me to the otherside. She comes in but I duck and she goes body first into the turnbuckle. I hit a knee lift to her in the corner and then hit a bulldog. I make another conver!

1...2...Kickout!

Jenna Martin: Another kickout!

Mariah: Damn, she's tough.

I get up and wait for Danielle to do the same. As she gets up, I hit her with a jawbreaker, and another one before dropping her with a Crane kick to the head. I see the top rope and begin to climb it. I get to the top rope and look down at my dear cousin before I dive off for her signature Wonder Woman move I adopted from her... but I freaking miss by a mile. I hold my ribs in pain as Danielle is just getting up. I get back up and turn towards her... but I shouldn't have as I get hit with her Roundhouse kick she calls Potential Brain Damage. I fall to the mat and she makes the cover!

1...2...3!

Jenna Martin: Match over!

Both Danielle and I are hurting. We look at Jenna and then to each other and nod.

Danielle: You did well today. Very proud. I must say you have what it takes to keep up with Heather, but from personal experience - she's certainly not easy to combat.

Mariah: Thanks! Just hope one of these days, I can beat you in these sessions.

Danielle: Hee-hee! You might just do that. But with time and patience, cousin. Time and patience is everything.

Mariah: Good point.

Danielle: Well, I'm going to go back into the house and take a shower and check to see if everything is fine, even though James is home.

Mariah: Haha. James is a riot. Tell him I said hi again and that I'm glad to be on the PCW roster.

Danielle: Will do.

Danielle takes the bag that her normal clothes were in and leaves the gym area. Leaving Jenna and I alone. Once Danielle is out of the area, we both look at each other and smile.

Mariah: So hun, what did you think of my performance?

Jenna Martin: Very good. You have gotten a ton better since PWW. I remember our match in the PWW Joshi Tournament and that was one of the best matches I ever competed in.

Mariah: Thanks. You really think my mini match with Danielle was better?

Jenna Martin: Sure do. With more time and if it was at a live event... it would have been match of the night.

Mariah: Thank you baby. This is also what I need to boost my confidence level. I'm just sooo nervous that sometimes, I really shake. I just don't know...

As I was kind of panicking, Jenna and I suddenly share a kiss on the lips. A rather passionate one that lasted about thirty seconds. We let go and I am actually calmed down because of that kiss.

Jenna Martin: Baby. Just don't overthink things like you usually do. Like you, I have the same amount of experience and I do get nervous too, but you are in a very good spot and you can't let your emotions get the better of you. You know?

Mariah: I do. I just need to stay focused, and everything will fall into place.

Jenna Martin: Exactly right. You have everything to succeed. You're talented in the ring, and you're beautiful. You know what the hell you're doing.

I smile at Jenna, lean in and kiss her passionately before letting go and smile again.

Mariah: What you just said is a big reason why I love you so much. Somehow, someway, you make me feel damn good about myself. I'm really proud to have you as my girlfriend.

Jenna Martin: I feel the same way you do. These last three months have been extra special to me and you are the best partner I have ever been with. You are everything I want in a woman.

Mariah: Aww. I feel the same way about you baby. I love you.

Jenna Martin: I love you too.

Jenna and I stare lovingly at one another. A good type of tension is between us as we wrap our arms around each other.

Mariah: I am unbelievable sweaty. I need a shower. Do you want to come with?

Jenna Martin: Of course. That's a question that will always be answered with a yes.

Jenna and I walk together towards the bathroom area which has a shower. As we go inside, the scene suddenly fades out.

The End

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I haven't been signed with PCW all that long although I must say, it is everything Danielle has said to me and much more. I didn't think there would be a lot of crazies signed on, but I am very happy to be a part of something great and phenomenal. My time here has been wonderful to say the least. Some very good personalities in the back. I do have some of Danielle's friends watching out for me and I am very grateful for them helping me out. Sure you have the occasional uneducated moron or two who more or less are full or garbage and don't know a damn thing about nothing.

But I am very happy here.

And my first PCW televised match. Oh yes, it is going to be a HUGE test for me. I'm facing Heather Monroe on Saturday Night Rapture. That to me is a big match. And everybody else is thinking the same. I might be a rookie but I am not coming into this match not knowing who she is. I very much know her. I have watched what she has done in this industry. The accolades speaks for itself. Two time Broadcast Champion, three Scars of Wrestling Cup wins, a member of the prestigious PCW Hall of Fame, and more often than not. She wins her matches. She's faced the best that have stepped foot in this company. She's phenomenal in every sense of the world and facing her.

Is an honor.

And when I say that. I mean it one-hundred percent. I expect to face the best and I'm getting that here. You alongside Talia and Danielle are the three original PCW women. You three helped pave the way for me to get here and I cannot express enough gratitude for raising the standard of what a woman is in Premium Championship Wrestling. I am hoping one day, I can reach that standard and even raise it higher because this company is already on a standard of it's own and I know the sky is the limit when it comes to what I can do.

I'm coming into this match looking to prove where I stand and how I can go toe to toe with the best this company has to offer. Like I said earlier, I'm not the typical rookie who is coming into our match without knowing a thing about her opponent. And if I'm correct on my own assumptions, you know quite a bit about me already. Maybe not directly, but you have faced my cousin four times during PCW's first run. Three of them being contested for the Broadcast Championship and one being a tag team match. But here is the thing. I might have been taught by Danielle and yes, we are similar to how we operate both in and out of the ring...

But we are different.

Which some things are rather evident. One, I am not heterosexual. Two, I prefer the Joshi style of professional wrestling over martial-arts. Last but not least, I love utilizing submissions. Making a person tap out is extremely gratifying and I have done it before prior to entering this company. Basically what I'm saying Heather, is that while you know my style in that ring and I remember yours from extensively studying the tapes - I'm going to be a completely different task to go up against than what you experienced when facing Danielle. To be honest...

I hope you're ready.

Because this match is of extreme importance to both of us. I have something to prove and if I can beat you, no question will I belong. If you beat me, you get momentum and gain another step closer towards your shot at the top of the mountain. Our paths are different but we want the same objective this match up brings. I'm going to go all out and I know you are going to do the same. You are the type that does not half-ass it and I respect that. But I also am not one to go halfway. This is going to be our time and our setting to leave a lasting impression on the fans and I get to do that facing you. I wish you nothing but the best and let's tear the house down.

I will see you on Rapture, Heather.

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