Takeover

Chapter 3: Just The Beginning

"We have made a terrible mistake."

Cassidy froze and stared wide eyed at what was now to be her and Cammi's training school. She took in the massive giants in the ring going back and forth body slamming and suplexing each other and running back and forth between ropes. She took in the sight of a man being looked at by a medic over in the corner, bleeding cuts and purple bruises visible on his back, chest, and arms. He was wincing with every stroke of disinfectant that the doctor was cleaning him with. Not only that, the roar of the crowd spectating on the newbies was deafening and getting increasingly aggressive.

"Come on, it might not be so bad," Cammi waved her off and ushered Cassidy to take a step forward. It was at that moment that one of the wrestlers in the ring was thrown out by his opponent, over the ropes and onto the floor right in front of Cassidy. Cassidy shrieked and jumped behind Cammi, who had the widest grin on her face, as the man was pulled up by his hair by his opponent and dragged back to the ring.

After what seemed to be an eternity but in actuality only a few seconds, Cammi managed to pull Cassidy along the side to some open seats in the bleachers. Both Cammi and Cassidy still had their eyes glued to the men in the ring, barely registering what had just happened. After a few minutes, however, the fear had melted from Cassidy and both girls eventually found themselves cheering for opposing sides. About twenty minutes worth of cheering, laughing, yelling, and all around chaos, Cammi and Cassidy were now the only ones left on the stands as the gym cleared out with the ending of what they assumed was the last match of the night. Both of the girls sat there satisfied with what they had just witnessed. A young, tall, and muscular man now came over to them.

"Hello. You must be Cammi Storm and Cassidy Wolfe, the new entrants to our program," he said with a calm and soothing voice, shaking both girls' hands.

The two girls nodded excitedly which caused the man to laugh.

"Good. You two seem eager. You even showed up early and almost got flattened because of it," he chuckled.

Cammi and Cassidy looked at each other with embarrassed looks on their faces at the fact that someone had witnessed that event.

"Yeah, sorry about that," Cammi mumbled quietly as she rubbed the back of her neck, feeling a gentle warmth on it that was without a doubt on her face too. "We didn't mean to get in the middle of that. We didn't even know shows were being held here beforehand."

"There's no shame in it. As long as you're not hurt, it's all good," the man patted Cammi's shoulder encouragingly. "There's another entrance on the side so try using that next time. Anyways, it's nice to see some enthusiasm from the students. We don't see too many women here either, so it's a nice change of pace." The man smiled at both of them.

It was Cassidy's turn to speak up now. " So umm.."

"You can just call me Coach."

"OK. Umm, Coach, when do we start?"

"Well, why don't we get you some lockers to put your stuff in first. The two of you can change over there," he pointed towards the bathroom area. "Then we'll start with some basics to get you familiar with the ring." He checked his watch and then stated, "The rest of the students should be here soon so please hurry." Coach walked over to the locker area and motioned for them to follow.

After Coach assigned them both some permanent lockers to place all their stuff, Cammi and Cassidy both grabbed their sports wear from their gym bags and headed towards the bathroom. The stalls were roomy enough to move around in a bit and the doors and walls were high enough for some privacy. There was no formal changing area but this would have to do.