All's Well That Ends Well

[Drago Cesar]

The reigning Pride Champion, Dragana Cesar is standing beside her pupil Christine at The Cesar Dojo. The pair are flanked by the rest of their students. Regina Tacet places a hand on a nervous Christine’s shoulder.

 

Christine: Thank you all for being here. I….want to apologize. To everyone. I didn’t think that Angela would say all those horrible things.

 

Christine: She disrespected the Dojo and all the amazing people who put their time and energy into this place every day…And I let that happen. 

 

Christine: All because I wanted to help my grandma with her treatment and make her proud….and it got me nothing.

 

Christine: I… just…..

 

Christine starts to tear up.

 

Christine: I’m so sorry, please forgive me…

 

Student 1: We love you Christine!

 

Dragana pulls out her phone and starts typing.

 

Speaker: Of course we forgive you. I am just glad Miss Schmidt did not hurt you.

 

Christine: But now my grandma…She… All this time lost… I won’t be able to help…

 

Speaker: Miss Christine. Let me help you. I will give however much you need for your grandmother’s treatm-

 

Student 2: I want to help too!

 

Student 3: Same here!

 

The students slide into the ring and embrace Christine.

 

Student 4: Here’s all the money I can give.

 

Student 5: Do you have CoinApp?

 

Christine is shocked at all the love she receives, the students donating to help her cause. Dragana smiles, proud of all her students. Once the last one slides out of the ring, Christine gives her mentor a hug.

 

Christine: Thank you so much Miss Cesar! All this time you have been here for me, you are like a mother, I love you Miss Cesar and I want to make you proud. Some day, before you call it a career, I want one more match.

 

Dragana: Mmm!

 

As they hug, Terra Daturas steps into the ring, pleased at what she’s seeing.

 

Terra: What a relieving sight.

 

Terra: I am so happy to see things worked out between you two.

 

Christine: Terra, I-

 

Terra: It is okay, Christine. Perhaps I should not have been so intrusive. Had I known your true intentions to help your grandmother…

 

Terra: …I have just seen so much ambition and anger compromise the careers of well-meaning people… Including my own… I could not bear to see it happen to someone so close to Dragana.

 

Dragana types on her phone.

 

Speaker: Thank you, soror. I owe you so, so much.

 

Terra: It is I that owes you. My career in the ring may be behind me, but you know that I am always going to be there for you no matter what.

 

Terra thinks for a moment.

 

Terra: Actually…

 

Dragana: Hmm?

 

Terra: Speaking of in-ring… I had never had the chance to spar with Christine…

 

Christine leaps with excitement.

 

Christine: I would love that!

 

Terra: Dragana? You would not mind, would you?

 

Dragana laughs.

 

Speaker: Of course not. I hope you have paid attention, Christine. Miss Daturas has bested me on many occasions. 

 

Dragana leans back on the ropes, ready to “officiate” the bout. The camera pans out to Bubba Bot staring up at the ever enigmatic Alien, appearing to be devouring some chips. The machine looks down at the crumbs on the floor.

 

Bubba Bot: Are_you_going_to_clean_that.avi

 

The Alien ignores it, allowing crumbs upon crumbs to fall on the Dojo floor.

 

Bubba Bot: Pig.mp4

 

The robot walks off screen and returns with a broom and a dustpan. The Alien looks over at it.

 

The lifeform grunts and hands the chips over to Bubba Bot, begrudgingly taking the broom and dustpan. It gets to work on cleaning up the mess.

 

[Quartz]

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