The Power Inside

First Rule of Fight Club

     "They said what?" I questioned. "They said you and I can choose freely! Isn't this great Jani??!!""Well it is something...I mean its great. I'm a little pooped out from my date with Eric!""Don't think you've gotten around telling me about how it went I will expect a full report by tomorrow morning goodnight." At that he spun on his heel and closed his door in my face. Right about now I could use a Starbucks. I wandered around the halls of the base for about an hour before I came across the training room. I wasn't going to let me get pushed around anymore. I am not going to be a roadblock in everyone's way. This is my fight to so I guess let the training begin. I stretched and ran ten miles. If I was going to get in shape it wasn't going to be easy. My motivation was that if I didn't want to fight or be a part of this for my safety I would do it for the others safety. After I got back from my run I started weight lifting. I could only get twenty on each side for bench press but that was going to improve. I spent hours running and lifting. I was dead beat tired by the time I realized someone else was in the room.

     Ben (the nice cop) walked up with two coffees in hand. "I thought you might need this seeing as though you've been training for eight hours.""Thanks I don't know where I'd be without you." I sighed."I'm a little bit stressed and I'm going to get a good workout while my brains hot. Training gets all my frustration out is what I've realized in the past eight hours of pain.""What troubles you then?" "Its complicated! I dont know who I am, what I am, or my best question yet why I am. And to top it all off I like two different guys that are sweet and kind and funny and-" "Who would these boys be my dear?""Sorry you don't have the clearance to know that information.""Hey I get it I get it. Old man invading in personal bubble. What are you going to do?""I don't know I was hoping you could answer that.""Me, personal matchmaker, lifesaver this is new. I'm just pulling your chain I say you choose who your heart feels happier with, who completes you, who you complete, and most of all has a good heart. I warn you do not let your heart cloud your brain. Emotions work in mysterious ways to the brain. Clears all better judgment you have of a character. What I'm saying is watch your heart, keep it on a tight leash and don't let it out of your sight.""Thanks Ben but that only deletes it down to two people. Out of the two original people that were already up there. I don't want to see either get hurt. They are solid people and I'm as hard to catch as soap." "Soap has its plus sides don't let you beat yourself up you're going to have to trust me on this one you must not do this or you will definitely hand us over to the Zonnos without a fight. And we do not want that. Do we?" I shook my head. There was nothing I wanted less than to get rid of the Zonnos once and for all. "Thank you for the advice I will take it to my brain not to heart.""Good than we are all safe for another day." At that he got up and walked away. Back to training. This was going to hurt in the morning. I did one more hour of training then I went to bed. I fell asleep with a weary head, heart, and muscles. This would pay off and eventually I would be tough to beat.

   I woke up to Therese blowing a trumpet in my ear."Ow first off why? And second off where did you get that from?" She shrugged and marched out of my room but she called back"Get dressed and get ready breakfast is in five minutes." I got ready imagining my clothes were army colored and marched down stairs saying"Hup two three four hup two three four!" Therese heard me halfway down. She rolled her eyes and pointed her fork at me to the rest of the table. Once I had made it to the bottom of the stairs Therese got up and came over to me glaring me down the whole time. She yelled"What is this all about? Is this sarcasm because none of us here see it funny!""Sir no sir!" The table busted out laughing along with me and Therese this was going to be a fun training session today. After we had scarfed down our food we went to the training room. I was still sore from yesterday but I felt good. We were matched up randomly I so happened to be lucky enough to be entered into training the day that wrestling tournament was happening. They started off with a couple of guys. I was only three matches away from fighting James. I got up in the ring a few matches later obviously shaking and scared but I didnt want to show it. No one was going to get the upper hand on me this time. I will win this fight. James walked into the ring. He was smirking leaning against the edge of the wires. He stayed there for a while and then said"What are you waiting for I'm letting you have your first hit at me for free." Acting as though there were nothing to do to win this fight." I imagined my hands were made of titanium. If I was going to down it sure as heck was going to be a good fight. As I came up pretending to stand wrong and hold my fists wrong I walked up shaking showing that I was really"scared".Even though i wasn't. This sucker was going to wish he had never been born. I pulled back my fist and punched as hard as I could. He collapsed on the floor coughing up blood. I kicked him with my foot. He wasn't fooling anyone making them think he was injured. I looked through the glamour of his and at this he was shocked. I made a bublle around me show up. He threw himself at my bubble but this was quite a dangerous bubble. He hit it and was blown away literally. He didn't stand a chance. We fought for quite a while after that. Finally after about an hour of fighting and me not even breaking a sweat he passed out after I punched him in the stomach. That meant I had moved to the finals. I turned to see who in had been matched up with next and to my own lucky self I got matched up with Mike. The leader of fighting who had probably taken out a giant with one glance. I looked over at him and he smiled. His smile was challenging. I just returned the smile and wiped my towel across my head to show I could go for more. He walked away and I went the opposite direction. The fight was tonight and I would be ready. I was sure of that much at least.