Sing: The Era of Music

Chapter 64: The Battle of Catalonia

The fight was settled between Chris and Trent inside the Catalonia stadium to settle their long feud. The media was bringing the hype to the event. Chris, with the support of his family and friends, heads off to find a trainer. He then meets with an old face, who returned after a little hiatus. "Uncle Phil!" said Chris. "Hey, nephew. I think I know why you are here." said Phil with a smile. Then over the week, Phil has been training Chris in the desert, where he would learn to be more aggressive and be more aware of what to expect from Trent. Even though he never boxed in his life, he still has his father's boxing spirit within him and manages to get through it all. As he trains, Trent, not only continues to train, but he also continues to taunt and mock Chris, saying it will be a clean knockout. Days turn into weeks as Chris continued to get stronger and stronger. Then, on the day before the fight, Chris was sitting in the ring, sweating and fists clenched as he heard footsteps. He turns and sees Porsha. "Wow. I thought I was married to a singer. Now I'm also married to a boxer too." she said as she entered the ring. Chris chuckled. "How do you feel?" asked Porsha. "I feel great." said Chris as he smiled. Porsha then placed her arms around his neck. "Woah. You sure you wanna do that? I'm all sweaty." said Chris. "I'll take my chances." said Porsha as the couple shared a kiss. They then, more footsteps as they see Luna and Leo enter the room. "Hey kids! Nice of you guys to see me." said Chris. "Well, we wanted to come by and spend time before your fight." said Leo. "Me and Leo made something for you. We'll be back." said Porsha as they went to grab something. "So Daddy? I was wondering...if you could teach me to box. Please?" said Luna. "Really?" said Chris as she nodded. "Alright. Let this be our little secret." said Chris. "Yes!" said Luna excitedly as Chris taught her how to box. The next day, it was time...for the ultimate showdown. Inside the Catalonia stadium, every single seat was filled with animals in the stands and reporters a few rows from the ring. In the locker room, Chris was preparing to fight. Phil then enters. "Hey boy. How do you feel?" he asked. "A little nervous but I'm feeling good." Chris replied. "Carmen and I got you something." said Phil as he hands him a wrapped present. He opens it and sees a pair of black and red boxing trunks with his singer name across the waist, he then looks at the back and sees two flaps with both his parents names on them. "Those belong to your father. But we added a little something special to them." said Carmen as Chris looks at them. "Try them on." said Phil as Chris smiled and heads to the bathroom. A minute later, he comes out. Phil smiles, remembering Malcolm wearing the same trunks when he prepared for his debut match. "How do I look?" asked Chris as Phil shed a tear. "Much like your father." he said as he and Carmen smiled. "Good luck, Chris. We'll be right behind you." said Carmen as she leaves. Chris then gets into his gear and puts on his custom designed robe. Before stepping out the locker room, he closed his eyes. "Don't overextend. Don't overextend. Wish me luck, guys." said Chris as he took a deep breath. He then walks through the hall as Phil and his team of trainers were behind him. Porsha then grabs a microphone and began to sing.

(Chris's Entrance Theme I picked out. Personally, I think it's a good motivational and confidential song and as usual, I don't own this song. It belongs to it's rightful owners and the people who made this song.)

As Porsha was singing, Chris follows her and where he began his march to the ring, where he's greeted by over 100,000 fans. He looks around and sees the fans cheer him on. "Woooo!!!" shouted Chris as he raised his fists in the air and marched his way towards the ring through the large ramp. Fireworks launched in the air as it spells out El Lobo in the sky. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Battle of Catalonia!" said Announcer #1. "This is gonna be an exciting one. For the first time, the now retired singer, Chris, is making his professional debut in boxing. And it's for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world." said Announcer #2. "Here's a little fun fact, Chris's father, Malcolm, who had recently passed away, was also a boxer in his past before he married the late singer and Chris's mother, Queen. He had an undefeated record and his final match, was for the undisputed heavyweight championship. He won the match and announced his retirement afterwards. We might be looking at not just a second generation singer but also a second generation fighter." said Announcer #1. "Meanwhile, looking at Trent, we see a man, who's last match was also his debut after the former champion, selected him to be his opponent and shockingly he lost the fight." said Announcer #2. Chris arrived at ringside as Porsha gave him a good luck kiss. The couple then their two kids, Luna and Leo and finally, the Moon Troupe. Chris approaches them and gives them all fist bumps before sharing one more kiss with Porsha. He then enters the ring as he gets a few stretches in. Then, Trent's music plays as he and his team of trainers come out. Some of the crowd was cheering, some were booing. He then enters the ring as he too get some stretches in. Then, the in-ring announcer comes in with a mic. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome...to the Battle of Catalonia and it is for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world!" said the announcer as the crowd cheers. "Introducing first, the challenger, representing the city of Catalonia, he is 6'1 and weighs 214 pounds. The boxing prodigy, El Lobo!!" said the announcer as Chris raised his fists in the air as the crowd cheers. "And in this corner, his opponent, also representing the city of Catalonia, he is 6'1 and weighs 216 pounds. He is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, the Destroyer, Trent!" said the announcer as he too raised his fists in the air. "Fighters to the center!" said the referee as both fighters approach the center. "Alright, you were explained the rules in boxing in your locker rooms. No cheap shots, keep it clean. Touch em up." said the ref as the two bumped their gloves and went back to their corners. Then, the bell rings. Chris and Trent both get in their stances. Trent quickly goes on the offensive but Chris with his newfound quick agility, manages to dodge all of them and delivers a few jabs to Trent's jaw and then a right hand to the face. "Lucky hit." said Trent as Chris kept focus. "You got this, Daddy!" said Luna as she and the others cheered him on. Trent then hits Chris with a few jabs and a punch to the face. "Things are looking even so far." said Announcer #1.  "Both men giving equal punches to each other." said Announcer #2. Chris then goes on the offensive once more and this time more punches to Trent's midsection and face. "And Chris goes full on attack mode." said Announcer #1 as suddenly Trent responded with hard punches with equal damage to Chris's face and midsection. "Ooh! And a vicious shot to the head from Trent." said Announcer #2. Then, the round 1 ends as both fighters returned to their corners. "Alright Chris, not bad so far. He might've got the last punch but your still in this. Now it's your turn to go on the offensive but remember to keep those arms up and find an opening." said Phil as Chris nodded. Then Round 2 begins as both fighters deliver punches left and right but Trent would suddenly deliver an onslaught of punches to Chris as he falls into the corner. "Get out of the corner!" said Phil. Chris continues taking the beating, causing him to have bruises on his cheek and a small cut under his eye. Suddenly, Chris delivered a hard punch to Trent's face, causing him to bleed from his cheek. "He's cut!!" said Phil as Trent slowly walks back and sees the blood. "And the champ has been cut! He's in absolute shock!" said Announcer #1. Chris then delivers a fury of punches towards Trent, gaining the upper hand. The crowd cheers him on as Chris has Trent in the corner and then delivers an onslaught of punches to Trent until the bell rang and the ref breaks it up. "What did we just witness?" said Announcer #2. "We just witnessed an onslaught of punched from Chris. It seems he has his father's spirit within him." said Announcer #1. "There you go, Chris. Just keep it in. No pain, no gain." said Phil as Chris nodded once more and fist bumps. "Don't overextend." said Chris to himself as he stood and gets in his stance. The fight continues as both Chris and Trent continue to trade hits. Seconds would turn into minutes in multiple rounds as both fighters would slowly wear down but as they exchanged punches, Chris had flashbacks when he fought DiMarco during their brutal fight and Trent had the flashback when Chris was punching him back in school after he insulted him and his mother after she died. They would then yell as they both landed a hard punch to each other's faces as they bell rings once more. "Unbelievable! This has been an insane ending to Round 11." said Announcer #1. Chris, who is extremely worn out, shakes his head. Phil then decided to give him words of motivation. "Chris, listen to me...your boxing right now. You need to start fighting. I understand what your going through. But right now, your fighting a man, he's just another fighter. I want you to do your all, I want you to knock him out! Your fierce, your strong! You are El Lobo!!" said Phil as Chris took a deep breath and glared towards Trent. He then looks to his family, who gave him a look of hope. He then stares at Trent once more. Then, the bell rings once more as the final round begins. "And this is it. The final round. This will determine who will be the champion." said Announcer #2. Chris and Trent face off for the final time. The two share equal punches as both wait to find an opening to hit the finishing blow. Chris then goes for a swing but Trent dodges and hits Chris in the midsection, causing him to fall on his knees. "And Chris is down on his knees! The bell cannot save him in the final round." said Announcer #1 as Porsha and the kids look on in worry. Trent raised his fists in the air. "Come on, Chris!" he said as he gloated. "1! 2!" said the ref. Chris was on his knees panting and trying to breathe normally. "3! 4! 5!" said the ref. Chris then takes a deep breath and closed his eyes as it was silent. "Get up, Chris." said Porsha as Chris opened his eyes and gets up like he feels no pain. "Come to me. Do you want to continue?" asked the ref. "Yeah." said Chris as the fight continues. Feeling a surge of energy inside, he attacks Trent with a fury of punches and has him leaning on the ropes. Trent blocks his face from the hits as he waits for another opening. Chris then stops for a second and when Trent moved his arms, he quickly punches his face and delivers the final blow as Trent's body went limp and falls to the ground unconscious. "Trent is down! Trent is down!" said Announcer #1 as the ref calls it off, therefore Chris emerged victorious. "We have a new heavyweight champion! Unbelievable!" said Announcer #2. "Yeah! Wooo!!" said Chris as he raised his fists in the air. His family, the Moon Troupe and the fans cheered and celebrated his victory. "Ladies and gentlemen, this match ended in two minutes and thirty-four seconds in the final round. Your winner, by knockout, and NEW heavyweight champion of the world, El Lobo!!" said the in-ring announcer as the ref raised his fist in the air, signaling him the winner and Phil and his trainers hoisted the belts in the air. Chris looks at Trent, as a doctor examines him. He slowly regained conscious as his trainers helped him into the chair. Trent then stood and looks at Chris with a look of defeat and had no words to say. He and his team then leaves the ring. Chris then continues celebrating his victory. "Well ladies and gentleman, we have seen so many history with his family. His mother was a singer, he became a second generation singer and his father was a boxer and now...we are witnessing a second generation fighter." said Announcer #1. *Few minutes later* Chris and his team celebrates as his family came in. He approaches Porsha as she was smiling with tears. "You did it." she whispered as the two shared a kiss. The couple then sees their kids, dancing wearing goggles as they were recording themselves. They both smiled as then the Moon Troupe came in. "Chris!" said all as Chris chuckled. "Guys, hey." he said. "Nice punch, where'd you learn that?" asked Ash, impressed. "Just had it in me." said Chris. "Dude, you knocked him out real good!" said Nooshy. "That was amazing!" said Johnny. "I knew you had it in you." said Meena as Chris chuckled as everyone continued complimenting and congratulating him. He then slowly thinks about Trent. He heads to his locker room as he sees Trent sitting on the bench. Chris sighs deeply as he approached and sat next to him. "I guess you came to brag. Just get it over with. I deserve it anyway." said Trent. Chris sighs deeply as he faced him. "Trent...I'm sorry. For what I did to you years ago. I was...angry after what you said about my mom. What you said was wrong...but you never deserved that." said Chris as Trent sighed deeply. "If anyone is apologizing...it's me. I've been a jerk ever since I met you. It's just...I've never told you about how I grew up. My mom died after I was born and I've never met her. My dad...he wasn't the father I hoped for. Instead of caring, he instead scolds me for not succeeding. I thought...I would do things just to get his attention, that he would be proud one day...but a little while after high school...he died. It changed me in a way, to where I hurt others around me. I don't know what I am." said Trent as he looked down. Chris then looks back at him. "Trent...you don't have to be like your father. He treated you poorly...but that doesn't mean you do it to everyone else. Instead, you have the opportunity to be a better person. Instead of hurting others, help them. Motivate them to do good things in life and when that's done, then you'll know for sure what type of person you are." said Chris as Trent looked at him. They both stood and shook hands, burying the hatchet between them. "I have to admit...your daughter did get me good back there. I can see why she wants to be like you though. Go on...your family's waiting you, champ." said Trent as Chris smiled, finally sharing respect. He heads back to the ring, where he sees Porsha and Leo watching Luna in the ring, who's practicing throwing punches. "Dad, hey." said Leo as he hugs him. "Hey champ. You don't want to get into the ring with your sister?" asked Chris. "Nah. Boxing isn't really my taste. Besides, I already have something to do and that's soccer." said Leo as Chris chuckled. He then turns his attention to his wife. "Hey, you." said Porsha as she slightly chuckled. "Hey, you." said Chris as they kissed. "Luna told me your little secret with her. About teaching her boxing." said Porsha as Chris smiled. "Yeah? Well, it's like you said...she may be like you on the outside but in the inside, she's like me." he said. "I think it's safe to say she has both our personalities on the inside." said Porsha as Chris nodded in agreement. Luna then turns and sees her father. She then points to him. "You." said Luna. "Me? Or him?" said Chris as he points to Leo as they laughed. "You." said Luna as she motions her hands to step into the ring. "Alright. Alright. You ready?" asked Chris as the two threw slow punches at each other. Luna threw a punch at Chris's fist as he winces in pain. "Ow. That hurt!" said Chris as Luna smiled. Then after a few punches, Luna lands the final blow as Chris slowly falls to the ground. "Woohoo! I win!" said Luna as Porsha and Leo run around the ring. She then takes the championship belt and hoists it in the air. The family then gathers around for a hug. "Y'all wanna get something to eat?" asked Chris. "Yeah. I'm starving." said Luna as the family then leave the ring. As Chris leaves with the belt, he stops and looks into the ring one more time, before seeing his father, Malcolm's ghost and his mother, Queen. They both look at him with smiles on their faces. "Thank you. For everything." said Chris as he turns, leaves the ring and celebrates his victory with his family and friends.

(A/N: As you can see the last 3 chapters were actually inspired by Creed III. (Great movie btw) And the life lessons in the film is what I find one of the best motivations that will help make you a better person in life and have a better push at succeeding your goals. This was also the first time, I've done a story that included a lyric music video within the chapter. Maybe I'll do a chapter with the songs I've featured in the story apart from the songs that were already featured in the Sing films. Until then, stay strong out there and work hard, pray hard.)