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A Chosen Leader - Chapter 3 - Challenge Accepted
By: RampageSports Date: November 4, 2014, 9:37 pm
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Name: Richelle Winterfeld
Nickname(s):
Background: Owner of the RSI stable, former underground fighter
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Name: Danneel Harris
Nickname(s): Danni
Background: RSI stable leader, reigning DEF welterweight
champion
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Name: Britney Spears
Nickname(s): Brit, Queen B
Background: Team leader of Britney's Brutal Beauties, DEF
middleweight contender, training partner and close friend of
Elisha Cuthbert
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Name: Elisha Cuthbert
Nickname(s): Leesh
Background: Team leader of Leesh's Lethal Ladies, DEF
middleweight contender, training partner and close friend of
Britney Spears
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Name: Emma Watson
Nickname(s):
Background: Reigning FAC featherweight champion, training
partner and lover of Tiffany Mulheron
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Name: Ashley Tisdale
Nickname(s): Ash, Tiz, Blondie Girl, Sharpay
Background: ESL bantamweight contender
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Name: Alyson Michalka
Nickname(s): Aly, Hellcat
Background: FAC light heavyweight contender
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A Chosen Leader - Chapter 3 - Challenge Accepted
The moment Aly walked into my office, she knew something was up.
Ashley and Emma were still there, along with Danni and myself.
I had considered that the proper thing to do was to offer Aly
the leadership role privately, giving her the chance to consider
it without outside influence. But Emma and Ashley were the
reason she was here. They were the ones that had chosen her to
lead them. I wanted them there so Aly could see that, though
she was my third choice to lead the team, she was the first
choice of her teammates.
Besides, I was tired of people telling me no, and I wasn't above
applying a little pressure to make that stop.
"This can't be good," Aly said as she surveyed the situation.
"Not at all," I said. "In fact, I think you'll find it very
good."
There weren't enough seats for everyone present. There were two
guest chairs in front of my desk, and they were occupied by
Ashley and Emma. That left Aly to stand between them. Danni
was on my side of the desk, leaning in the corner to my left.
"As you know," I began, "RSI is planning to enter a third entry
in the team competition."
"Uh, huh," Aly said, clearly not sure what that had to do with
her.
"We're trying to figure out who should lead that team."
She glanced back and forth between Ashley and Emma. "Uh, huh,"
she said again.
I had decided beforehand that I would be totally up-front about
the process that got us here.
"Emma and Ashley have each been offered the position," I said.
"Each has turned it down for various reasons."
"Uh, huh," she said.
I knew Aly was going to be caught off-guard by what was coming,
so I was trying to be understanding. That said, she was
starting to get annoying.
"They volunteered to come up with a suggestion of their own, and
I took them up on the offer."
Aly went to speak, but I cut her off.
"Please," I said, "don't f*cking say 'Uh, huh.'"
She paused a moment and said, "Okay."
At least it was something different.
"Alyson," I said, "the suggestion they came up with is you."
Now, she looked truly lost, and she looked silently past me as
she tried to get caught up. "I'm sorry," she said finally.
"What?"
Everyone but Aly laughed. She just continued to look confused.
"Aly," I said more plainly, "Ashley and Emma have suggested you
to lead our newest team."
"I don't understand," she said. "I'm already on Britney's
team."
"I know," I replied. "And that's part of why I didn't think of
you sooner." I gestured toward Ashley and Emma. "Your
teammates have opened my eyes to what I was missing."
She shook her head. "I can't LEAD," she said. "I can barely
keep myself competitive."
I didn't even get my mouth open to respond when I heard Emma
say, "Bullsh*t."
Aly turned and looked at Emma in disbelief. I had to admit, I
found the outburst a little hard to believe, myself.
"First of all, you're always competitive," Emma continued.
"I've never seen you look overwhelmed in a fight."
Aly did little more than blink.
"And second, you can absolutely be a leader," Emma said.
"Everyone in this building has seen the way you fight through
one setback after another. You have exactly what it takes to
lead this team."
Aly turned slowly to look at me. "What's with her?" she asked
as she hooked a thumb in Emma's direction.
"I'm not sure," I said. "But she know who she wants to lead her
team, that's for sure."
Aly then faced Ashley. "What do you have to say?"
"You lead and I'll follow," Ashley replied. "We're starting
from nothing, Aly. We need a strong leader to get us through."
Aly nodded thoughtfully. Then, she looked to Danni. "And what
do you think?"
Danni shrugged and said, "I think it may be the greatest idea
Richelle's ever had." Then, she smiled as she added, "Of
course, that's probably because it really wasn't her idea."
I turned to her slowly and, with a smile on my face, I said,
"You're fired."
"Yeah, right," she said.
"Hmph."
I looked back at Aly. "What do you say, Hellcat?" I asked,
using the nickname Britney had given her way back when.
She thought for another moment, then said firmly, "Let's do
this."
Both Ashley and Emma leaped from their seats and threw their
arms around their new team leader, squishing poor Aly in the
middle.
"Okay," Aly croaked. "That's enough of THAT sh*t."
Her teammates laughed and I glanced over at Danni, who looked
back at me an nodded.
"Oh, does this mean I have to come up with a team name?" Aly
groaned. "I'm terrible at that stuff."
I gestured toward Aly and Emma. "The Aly Cats!" they said in
unison.
Aly looked impressed. "I actually like it," she said.
"Okay," I said. "You guys get outta here. Aly, I'll set
something up with Britney and Elisha. We'll figure out how all
of this is going to work."
She nodded and said, "This means a lot to me. Thanks."
I smiled broadly and said, "Don't thank me, yet. You haven't
seen what lies in store for you."
The new teammates made their way back to the training area,
while Danni stayed behind.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" she asked.
"That Ashley's purple hair kind of reminds you of Plum Puddin'
from Strawberry Shortcake?"
"Uh... no," she said. "I meant what I'm thinking about the
teams."
I nodded. "If we're going to move Aly, that changes
everything."
She shrugged. "Might not be so bad. We're probably better off
spreading the younger fighters around."
I grimaced. "Britney and Elisha are not going to be happy."
"Ah, they'll get over it," she said.
"Fine," I replied. "Then YOU tell them."
She made a show of looking at the watch she wasn't actually
wearing. "Oh, gee... look at the time. Gotta get down to
training before Steph has a fit."
"Coward," I said.
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Re: A Chosen Leader - Chapter 3 - Challenge Accepted
By: Raccoon Date: November 25, 2014, 7:58 am
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Re: A Chosen Leader - Chapter 3 - Challenge Accepted
By: RampageSports Date: April 2, 2015, 1:28 pm
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I know this is way out of date now, but I got distracted and
never asked this question way back when. I came back to look at
this story and check a detail for something new that I'm working
on, and now I just have to ask...
What does that emoticon mean? :-\
That I was going too slow? Too fast? That I should get myself
a penny-farthing and go cruise the English countryside?
What is it, man? What? WHAT?!! ???
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