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The Shark House - Chapter 30 - Hellcat vs Alice

After her embarrassing moment during training for Smash Zone at Rainbow Saints, Hellcat thought it would be easier to try and train with Alice who was busy trying to get Dave into shape; her thoughts proved correct when she saw a training room at the back of Gracies Toy Store floor, and as expected Alice was in the control room with Dave in VR mode.
After a quick meet and greet, Hellcat explained what happened to her when she trained.
"You know you can turn force feedback off during the body scan" Alice speaking as if everyone should know.
Hellcat shouted alot of language which would get this writer banned.
"It should just feel like sitting in a massage chair, don't tell me your body is that sensitive" Alice sipping hot cocoa while Hellcat stopped swearing long enough to feel distraught, the body scan chooses how the Smash Zone avatar looks without going through hours of customization, Hellcat rushing into it got the force feedback with her body scan, the results are what you expect.
After several minutes, Dave was still going through the custom options, in the arena.
"He doesn't change, he's the same whenever he visits a car shop" Hellcat was a little more at ease.
"I've been wondering about you for a while, what kind of person you are based on how Dave described you, apart from the glow up, his description was accurate, I'm disappointed really" Alice sounded harsh, Hellcat stayed calm but it was clear she was irritated.
"You're about to takeover Chaos Engine, but you are no where near ready for it, you may have random bits of wisdom when pressured but the way you act, is as if you feel there are no consequences for your actions, it's a bad habit you and many of the newer Emperors of the Highway have, the way I see it, Dave Dreamer is way more qualified to be leader than you'll ever be" Alice really cut deep with her words.
"You don't even drive, what would you know about running a race team!" Hellcat snapped, Alice turned round in her chair, removed her glasses and spoke in her real adult voice.
"At least I treat my workers with respect, I may act silly while working but that comes with the territory, a child should not have to deal with an adult glaring at them just for having fun in a toy store, from what I hear, your team only tolerates you because of your namesake and your past trauma, but they are the ones who end up having to waste precious time and resources to get you out of trouble all the time and you wonder why your team can only afford three captains when most have ten" Alice gave quite the burn. Hellcat controlled herself enough to give a response as she knew Alice was right.
"I already know I'm the weakest in the family but I'm not so naive to think I can solve my issues in such a short time, I lost my job, I'm in my first relationship and I'm still getting used to a body that still feels foreign to me, I'm not in the privileged position you are where you don't have to be in the store everyday to keep it running, rather than waste my time burning me with put downs, how about you actually help me by at least letting me train here, because I know nothing about Smash Zone and if I'm going to humiliate myself against the Billiard Queen, I want to at least go down with some dignity" Hellcat tried to stand her ground, Alice put her glasses back on and switched back to the higher voice.
"I still think Steve is a better trainer for this, since your dating him it's distracting I guess, I'll give you three days, if at any point I feel that you are wasting my time, you'll forfeit the Razzmatazz Tournament" Alice delivered the ultimatum.
Of all the women Dave has dated, Alice was proving to be the most terrifying.

The Shark House - Chapter 29 - Hellcat's Hidden Passion

With the announcement of Smash Zone being the highlight of Round 5, every competitor had an account for Smash Zone except for Hellcat, in addition to that, Hellcat was also searching for a new job, having been out at the Eden Dome for a whole month, Hellcat was made redundant as her replacement was just as fast as she was.
Since Chaos Engine wasn't a reliable source of income, she went back to Rainbow Saints to see if any jobs were available, at the same time she asked Steve to help her build a Smash Zone avatar.
Building your avatar can be done in two ways, the traditional way is like every other game with a character creation, the other way which is more of a mystery is have the VR system scan your entire body and design a character based on what it uncovers, however the force feedback is quite sensitive.
"I just want to get this over and done with quickly, I need to look for a job" in all her VR kit, Hellcat logged in; the virtual world looked very plain but Steve's character was anything but plain, a testament to his rank and position in Slippy Squad showed him as an epic warrior.
"Zoe, are you sure you want to do the scan?" Using Hellcat's real name, Steve warned her about the force feedback.
"Look, I don't play video games and I don't have time to look through thousands of customization options just let it scan and be done with it" Hellcat selected body scan and the force feedback immediately got to work with the scan.
The sheer sensitivity of the system was too much for Hellcat.
Staff were blushing at how loud Hellcat's moans were from the body scan.
When the scan finished, Hellcat was out of breath and her pupils had dilated.
"Why the f**k would you add that as a feature?" Hellcat shouted
"I did warn you but you rushed into it, let's see what the game has given you" Steve was trying to change the subject quickly.
Despite her namesake, nothing about Hellcat's form had anything to do with cats or hell, wrapped around her legs and feet were steel bladed dancing boots, flames were coming off her dress as she resembled a latin dancer, a masquerade mask allowed her to control her flames intensity, while her hair was untied and glowing as intense as her flames.
"Interesting, I didn't know you were a dancer" Steve wondered.
"I did ballet up until ten years old, by that age I was already over 5ft tall and I was quickly not welcomed back, I didn't think a game like this would make me a dance battler; can I logout now, I'm not sure how to process this" Hellcat didn't want to reveal anymore to Steve.
"Sorry, sounds like this is very personal to you" Steve was very considerate.
An awkward silence felt like it lasted forever.
"I'm just going to look through the job vacancies" Hellcat spoke with a softer tone than usual, for the first time her defensive barrier was cracking and in front of someone she only just started dating no doubt.
"What's happening to me? Eden Dome was meant to fix these mental issues now it's just created new ones!" The frustration was upsetting her.

The Shark House - Chapter 28 - Smash Zone Hype

Good evening and welcome to the Razzmatazz Tournament, the 5th round, I'm your host Jimbo Nix.
"And I'm his co-host Intrepid Cave Troll!"
We're here to bring you a run down of some of the big names you'll be seeing in the next round as the midpoint brings you Smash Zone VR.
"Built with the latest in VR technology, Smash Zone is a one-on-one fighting stage with real time force feedback, we can finally give you proper anime super battles, tell us Jimbo, who is ready to enter the Smash Zone?"
The girl who is winning everyone's hearts is Bayside's Princess, Popuri Meadows a.k.a Popful Kitty who will take on the rapid Fulviospeed.
"Should be another easy one for Popuri, she hit the ground running pretty quickly and is already showing herself to be a genius in any scenario"
Another big name who can't be ignored is Hellcat who is up against Billiard Queen.
"I'm not as optimistic as others Jimbo, Hellcat has never played Smash Zone, and we all know Billiard Queen is a tricky opponent"
What about our three remaining Slippy Squad players starting with Dave Dreamer who stumbles into this round and will take on BandCampGeek69.
"BandCampGeek69 has taken down some excellent players and with Dave Dreamer's open dislike of Smash Zone, time looks to be up for him"
It could be bad news for Cerulean Wizard as he ends up against the Irish Terminator.
"Irish Terminator is an FPS champ and has infinite experience in all gun games, mysterious or not, I doubt Cerulean Wizard can match this gunner"
It could be rough for Blood Raven as well, he's drawn the dreaded Warhammer as his opponent.
"Warhammer regularly speedruns soul likes in a suit of armour, such destructive force from such a powerful foe"
And finally our pay per view event, Razzmatazz vs Firestorm, at stake is a next round battle against Smash Zone World Champion, Speed of Light Suzuka.
"Firestorm has never beaten Razzmatazz but I pray that she beats the ever loving shit out of that traitorous ass hole!"
Dude, chill; our coverage starts on Good Friday, so join us at Casino Square for the Razzmatazz Tournament's craziest round.

The Shark House - Chapter 27 - Glow Up

Hellcat had left the Eden Dome after 28 days, scar fully healed but her body decided to do some extra growing as her figure almost matched her mothers.
Hellcat still had some tests to do and some fitness to rebuild after four weeks of relaxing, and since nothing fits her anymore, she needed an entirely new wardrobe as well.
The attention Hellcat was getting when she returned was too much for the racer to bear.
"How do you do this mom? How do you cope with this figure?" Hellcat bashing her head on the diner table.
"I had a good teacher when I joined the Highways and levelled up to Emperor rank, she told me to create my own brand image, so I became known as Black Velvet. Right now you're Queen Rank and pretty much everyone knows you as just a fast pizza delivery girl, so I think it's time for Hellcat to really debut" Mom was enthusiastic, Hellcat just thought "I won't complain, it's the happiest I've seen Mom in years" Hellcat took out a drawing and pointed to the tattoo parlour as the starting point.
The next night over at the midnight coffee shop, Dave Dreamer was sat depressed head on the table, he was joined by his girlfriend Alice, Luke, Giro and Popuri.
"Why is my boyfriend depressed?" Alice asked Luke while poking Dave.
"Hellcat comes back today, that means her milf mother isn't running the team anymore" Luke being remarkably honest with Alice.
"I also hit a fox on the way here, why is Hellcat my manager now? I out rank her, I'm a King rank, she's only a Queen rank" Dave complained.
"How did you even join Chaos Engine to begin with?" Alice speaking with a Basil Brush sock puppet. Giro and Luke just sighed in unison.
"I'll explain this one, ten years ago, he started Highway racing to chase after a legendary milf driver named Black Velvet, the only problem is, Dave was a pawn rank with no team whereas Black Velvet is an Emperor rank and the leader of Chaos Engine, Dave got his ass kicked but Black Velvet has a bad habit of picking up drivers out of pity for her team" Giro shows a picture of Black Velvet from a news article, Alice then looks at her boobs feeling depressed.
"Hellcat will be a great leader for Chaos Engine, she's really beautiful and inspiring" Popuri being very benevolent.
"Are we talking about the same Hellcat? She's the least feminine girl I've ever met, she keeps stealing my cars, she's bad tempered and keeps making fun of me and I don't care what the rumours say Hellcat's boobs are absolutely humongous!" Dave turned round while finishing that sentence to find an enraged Hellcat.
The next scene has been censored for extreme violence.
"That's quite the glow up Hellcat, looks like you even found an extra D" Luke gives Hellcat a fist bump.
Alice was poking Dave's beaten up body with the sock puppet, "is he dead?"
"It's what he gets for missing today's team meeting" Hellcat sits down still being pissed off.
Hellcat's new look consisted of a skin tight racing suit with a jacket that actually fits her now, she was now noticeably taller than Popuri who is 5ft 9in, her tied back hair had red highlights and for the first time in her life, Hellcat was wearing make-up, but the biggest change of all was that she now has a rose tattoo where her scar used to be.
"There's someone else here I need to thank" Hellcat walks over to Barry and kisses him on the cheek, the Police officer blushed "look after yourself Hellcat, that's all the thanks I need" Barry felt like a hero for the first time in years.
"You two are dating?" Luke enquired. Alice was also curious.
"Nah, Barry's type is big titty goth girls or super edgy girls like in his crappy Vampire film, I'm already dating someone else" Hellcat said too much.
"You can't break out of this one now, fess up Hellcat" Luke leading the interrogation.
Hellcat blushed heavily, rather than speak she showed a picture on her phone, Alice breathed a sigh of relief while the others were genuinely happy.

The Shark House - Chapter 26 - Reflections

How long have I been here now? All I seem to do in Eden is just float in spa waters, would be nice if they left a book or even a games console, or a bikini even, but I guess this is the part that refers to getting rid of my security blanket.
"Where did this security blanket come from"
The oversized pizza jacket? It was my Dad's, he delivered pizzas to fund his medical school fees, my mother went through the same body anxiety I did so she often wore it to feel safe; when I was old enough to work, Dads's old boss Luigi gave me the same pizza gig to pay for my own mechanic school fees, covid forced me into Shark House but my bestie Alex asked me to live with her after she got her bartender licence.
"Do you like anyone special?"
I never really thought about that, despite how aggressive my puberty was, that desire for lust never really happened, I'm traditionally a tomboy which is natural among three older brothers, I usually get invited to bowling with Slippy Squad, and despite how much the cheerleaders wanted me dead, I had no feelings for any of the Football team in High School, I don't really crush on anyone in Chaos Engine, I know Mom treats Dave Dreamer like an extra son, so I treat him like a sibling; so am I gay? Alex makes no secret of how much she loves me but I'm not into that either, Mom always told me that for people in our family, our heart only flutters for one person, one thing I did notice recently, in front of Steve, I didn't put my jacket on once, why? Is it because he's a doctor? Even when I got my shoulder treated I had to be sedated to get it removed, so what makes him different? Maybe it's because he's the first doctor to actually give me a helpful solution to my problems.
"How did you even hurt your shoulder?"
I wasn't kidding when I said that the cheerleaders wanted me dead, Britney Lincoln tried to murder me, my best friend, the auto club and any football player that dared to betray her by talking to me, I've heard every insult under the sun, my favourite one is "those tits are illegal", thankfully for my school, she went after me and Alex first, I got shot in the left shoulder protecting Alex, then Popuri stopped Britney from finishing me off, burned into my memory was the look in Popuri's eyes, she stopped Britney by breaking her wrist to disarm her holding her in submission until she was arrested by police. Before that day, I had never even spoken to Popuri, to our school, she was the star athlete and was off limits to pretty much everyone, she was the only girl in our school taller than me, yet she stepped in to save me and Alex from a psychopath, Popuri has been my friend ever since and someone I look up to for inspiration as she's the only person I've ever met who knows what her end goal is and tries so hard not to be influenced into changing her path, even if it pains me to watch her work too hard some times.
"What's life like in Chaos Engine?"
I joined about five years ago, I had a struggle to get started as my shoulder was in rough shape still after multiple operations just so I wouldn't lose my arm, it didn't help that I'm left handed, just fixing a wheel would open the scar again.
I earned the name Hellcat because of how frequently I act like a grumpy cat slashing people trying to pet me, I made it even more obvious when I wore my jacket not to hide my breasts but to hide my horrible scar, my triple Ds are the worst kept secret on the Highways, but only the Emperor ranked drivers knew of my shoulder injury, in fact Warhammer sent me back to hospital because of it saying I'm too weak for the Highways.
As for Chaos Engine itself, my brother Joel was in charge when I joined and still is up until this year, then it'll be my turn; all our mechanics, juniors and yes, even Dave are all supportive.
"What's your family like?"
My grandfather, the head of the family was tough on all of us, in the Helkin family, we all had to learn four skills, cooking, sewing, crafting and fishing, fishing is my favourite past time next to driving so I never resented learning them and he always remembered to love us, he's 90 this year and built like a body builder still.
My parents were school sweethearts much to the anger of every jock in the world, my mother is 6ft, voluptuous and likes black leather, my dad is barely male average height, overweight and very much a bookworm, and my mother will always defend my father's honour.
My brothers are very supportive, mom would never allow them to become meatheads especially when all three of them are built with as much muscle as grandpa.
Even when my teenage angst was at it's worst, she never gave up on me, even when I wanted to give up.
"So what are you so afraid of?"
I was afraid to grow up, and I saw alot of those fears about it confirmed leading up to my 20s, there's still a long way to go, but being isolated from the world and alone with my thoughts, I have a new appreciation for those who support me, the best way I can thank them is to set myself free.
"Shit, that alarm is loud! Was that really 28 days? When did this spa robe...get...so...small....."
Hellcat's reflection no longer showed a scar but pale untouched healed skin along with an extra surprise.