Girlhood's End

[#Justice]

“Greensboro, North Cakalaki!” Aria Banks yells out loud to herself as the camera feed catches Aria’s face only. She breathes in the sweet southern air…

Swiftly the feed cuts to the Greensboro Coliseum. The place where new reigns could begin. The place where current reigns could become even more iconic.

The Indy Darling of the Banks Dynasty begins her skip session towards the Hanes Gym with her trusty partner Paradox The Parrot perching himself on her shoulder in all of his white feathered glory. Once inside Aria softly closes the door behind her. "I'm a Jersey girl through and through, but I have to say I haven't been this happy to leave the state in a long time. Because I'm here: in Greensboro, North Carolina."

"In Hanes Gym. The place where I'll stand up to one of the men who's most defffffinitely one of the pioneers of Lions Den Fighting Championships for the Carolina Cup. Someone who deserves to be in the Lions Den rings despite his antics. Someone to be respected. One of the reasons why this place has become a hot spot for all up and coming cuties like myself - Prince MacRear," Aria says with conviction as she continues to trail down the hallways.

"For the better part of a year Prince MacRear has shown everyone what he's capable of doing inside of the ring! He's always been at the forefront of LDFC but there's just one thing that's kept MacReary from reaching the top. Just a tinnnnny factor keeping him from capitalizing on all of the talent that he has," Aria states as she takes slower steps.

Squaaaaaaaak! "Tiny factor!!" Paradox The Parrot yells aloud mimicking his owner.

Aria stops dead in her tracks, the camera cuts to a big poster of Beautiful Butterfly MacRear himself. "And that factor is Prince MacRear! Not the universe or so he says. It's Prince MacRear! He holds himself back each and every time he's up against someone in a high pressure situation," Aria underlines. "It's happened with Nest over the Apex Championship. It happened when MacRear became the enigma Valcone. It's just.....MacReary goes through these mental meltdowns. I won't forget the time be put me through a mirror just for showing up to an episode of Pride with a batch of his own Mother's pancakes!"

Squaaaaaaaaaaaaaak! "Mother's pancakes!" The Parrot adds.

"When MacReary did that to me he in his own adorable way thought it would deter me from coming back to Lions Den Fighting Championships to compete for the Carolina Cup," Aria says with a bit of a frown on her face. "I'll admit it to you guys, I almost did stay home because I'd never dealt with something like that before. I thought I was in over my head against one of the sassy guys who basically runs Lions Den. Butttttt something clicked in my head. Made me realize that I couldn't just run away from MacRear's craziness like I ran from all of my bullies when I had Felly and Brandon to protect me!"

"I have to thank you if you're watching this MacReary. For years I've been told by everyone in my family that I have to stand up for myself! Be my own woman. So beating me down only made me want to show up for Bound By Honor even more to defend my own honor for the first time in my life!"

The camera set catches Aria pointing towards herself. "MacRear made me want to test myself against him. To see if I have it in my to beat one of the only people in Lions Den that can rattle Nest's birdcage."

Squaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak! "Nest's birdcage!!" Paradox yelps out one more time.

The RISE representative starts brushing her hand against the wall until she reaches one of the Bound By Honor posters.

"This show isn't significant to me just because I'll be featured. I'll hold Bound By Honor near and dear to my heart for the rest of my life for this reason: if I can overcome Prince MacRear. If I can pin him in the middle of the ring. If I can hold that Carolina Cup up high at the end of the night. If I can get my name engraved on the Cup," Aria thinks about how great the moment would feel. Clapping her hands together. "That'll prove to everyone that I can do my own thing just like Jensen. I can show everyone that I don't need to have my hand held anymore."

"I'll really reach girlhood's end...." The scene fades the black.