Hi guys!! I had an idea to write a story called “Eat It”, about a rivalry between too star Jammers that played Roller Derby. This is my first time writing a big piece and also on tumblr, so please give me some grace and any constructive criticism is appreciated!! Also if there’s any details about Roller derby that are NOT accurate, let me know too! (I did research before this but I’m still learning more!!) I hope you enjoy and if you have any questions feel free to ask, thank you!!
Also let me know if you want me to continue writing which I most likely will do!
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Two Pennsylvanian 2000’s roller derby teams known for being the rivals of the town, They’ve got some of the best players around, including their two Jammers Lacey McVay (22) and Jude Taylor (21). They two have been playing since they could skate, known for their strive to be the best, but only one can be on top. Lacey is a hard headed girl, stubborn as hell and hot headed. If someone even looks in her way she takes it personally. She’ll play as dirty as she can, constantly getting thrown out of games. Lacey doesn’t want to disappoint, she doesn’t let others see the vulnerable side of her. Jude is a messy perfectionist, she’s spent years trying to be the best, training her way to get herself here. She didn’t let a collarbone fracture and sure as hell won’t let a girl stop her. She’s not afraid to play dirty as well and bruise a few hips (and shed a few tears).
One Fall Brawl, the Molotov Girls (Lacey’s team), and the Derby Dolls (Jude’s team) were competing against each other for the tourney cup. Putting two girls against each other that were willing to do anything to win was not a great idea..
Lacey, aka “Atomic bomb”, had lightning blonde hair that wasn’t hard to spot from far away. She was definitely recognizable. The way the building’s lights seemed to shine off her hot pink knee-pads and lip ring almost immediately told Jude what kind of girl she was, flashy and wanting to show up, to show off. She likes to play dirty, having a high record of penalties.
Jude, aka “Whiplash”, wasn’t flashy, she focused on how fast she could go and much she could score. Of course she enjoyed dressing up in the tight shorts and badass accessories as much as any of the other girls, but she also wanted to be on the top. Her warm, brown skin shined from the sweat that collected during her drills, she worked her ass off to get to here. She couldn’t care less how she looked. And Lacey could see she wasn’t up for nonsense.
The two skated up to the starting line, tension thick with agonizing silence. Neither of them spoke to the other, yet the way Lacey stared ahead let Jude know she wasn’t here a friendly competition. Jude inhales slowly, then letting the breath go, Lacey notices almost immediately and smirks wryly, her voice muffled by the guard in her mouth,
Jude scoffed like she asked if the sky was green.
She replies curtly, she’s seen girls like this, pretending to care only to fuel their own egos. The ref skated next to the line,
“Y’girls know the rules?”, the ref asked, whistle pressed to her lips.
The two nodded before getting in position. The blockers were in position, the pivots towards the front, All they needed to hear was the whistle.
And in a split second, the whistle sounded, the two skated off working, to get through the crowd of the blockers, both moving past almost immediately. This wasn’t their first game and surely not their last.
They raced each other round the rink pushing to pass the other. Jude started to speed up, but Lacey wasn’t gonna let this girl get even close winning.
Lacey sped forward, pivoting to body check Jude into the rink’s side, but couldn’t land the hit, Jude’s agility allowed her to move too fast for the other girl.
Lacey huffed, striding faster to keep up. She definitely wasn’t the queen of moving carefully, but she’d do her damned hardest to catch up. Lacey grumbled to herself while keeping Jude’s pace.
“Don’t think I’m letting you win.”, Lacey declared loud enough for Jude to hear before moving to pass her.
Jude rolled her eyes, “Your ego’s showing.”
They made it around to the pack again, completing the first lap. The two worked to push through the girls. It took some more effort as sides were blocked and the gaps were too tight.
Lacey saw her shot to show off get ahead. While Jude on the other hand was focused on moving swiftly to push past the pack.
Lacey skated faster, pushing off the ground to jump the apex when she stumbled off her footing, getting slammed out of the bounds by one of the Derby Dolls. She scowled in pain, her face smashed into the rink’s floor, a loud heartbeat pulsed through her head as she sat up, her face was swelling almost instantly. But this wasn’t it, not for Lacey.
She pushed herself off the ground, skating around to the back of the pack before shoving her way through again with a mission set on her mind.
She pushed her way past, before managing to catch up to Jude. Lacey huffed through her mouth, coming up beside her before body checking her so hard she flew over the rink’s railing, crashing to the floor.
“What the fuck?!”, cried Jude.
Lacey didn’t even take a second glance, she was already skating off. Being the lead jammer, Lacey could’ve ended the jam anytime she wanted, the two minutes had been up. But she wanted to rub it in Jude’s face, show her that she was the best.
Lacey came around for a third time through the pack, she thought she had an easy chance, when just then, Jude climbed back into the rink. Her knees were bruised and banged up, her face set in a determined scowl. She wasn’t about to let a self-centered bitch get away with a personal attack. She skated faster than ever, her face red and scrunched in pure pain and rage before she grabbed Lacey by her blonde, short hair pulling her off her feet.
“You selfish bitch!”, yelled Jude, she didn’t care about the game now, she cared about giving Lacey a taste of what she had coming.
Jude’s fist connected with Lacey’s already bleeding nose, an audible crack could be heard as her face was pounded in.
“Fuck you!”, Lacey practically spat blood out with how loud she yelled.
Lacey wasn’t going to let herself lose this game, and damn well not this fight. She reached forward grabbing Jude’s head a bashing the top her helmet straight into her face. The whole scene felt as if time wasn’t moving, then two refs came in to finally break the fight up. Blood smeared across the derby rink while the teams and spectators watched in horror.
Lacey growled, trying to pull away from the ref’s grip, “What? Can’t handle getting shoved? Derby’s not for pussies!”
She laughed manically, dizzy from the impact to her face and the pure adrenaline that pumped through her veins. Jude’s face practically buzzed red, not just from being smacked hard by Lacey’s helmet, but from the pure rage she felt.
“You’re just an egotistical bitch, who can’t handle not winning!”, Jude spat before the refs could scold them both to silence.
The Derby Dolls’ locker room was completely silent.
The red from Jude’s split lip dripped down her face as her teammate, Daisy, cleaned it up.
Daisy was a so-called veteran of roller derby, she was a couple years older than Jude. She had helped Jude go from fresh meat, to the badass player she is now.
“You let her get under your skin, she wanted a reaction, and you gave her one.”, chided Daisy.
She was always the wise one, of course. It sometimes irked Jude how right she always was.
“I know.. but what was I supposed to do? Let her throw me off the side and just take it?! That move wasn’t just to win, it was personal.”, Jude scoffed, wincing as Daisy fixed up her lip.
The other hand, the Molotov Girls locker room was loud.
Lacey was ranting and raving about the game. She couldn’t care less that her nose was currently crooked and bleeding all over the floor. All she could feel is pure rage.
“That bitch couldn’t take a hit. She had to go and start something!”, Lacey yelled, pacing the room, her nose bruised and practically crushed.
Her teammates watched, they were sure that if they intervened, they would get their heads bit off.
“The next time we play her? It’s over.”
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