Amazon Amanda  Part 2
by M.C.
Sequel to Part 1


In the weeks that followed the 'incident' at the student union ( described in
the first chapter ), Amanda's life changed dramatically. She and Chris moved
off the university to an apartment nearby so they could live together. Amanda
noticed the respect - even awe - many of the other students had for her now;
even the macho football players stood to the side when the powerful girl
walked by. A lot of the female students at the university began to see her as
a kind of folk heroine; in sharp contrast to the way she had been viewed in
the past. No longer looked on as a freak, Amazon Amanda - as she was now known
- was held in high esteem by just about everyone; and she loved it. Proud of
who she was and what she was capable of doing, the six foot-three inch, 400
pound woman strode through the campus with an air of confidence. The genie had
finally been let out of the bottle; and would never return.

Chris, after an initial period of adjustment, came to terms with the fact that
he had found the woman of his dreams - i.e. fantasies - and showered upon her
all the love he was capable of giving. Amanda returned it in kind. No longer
ashamed of showing off her prodigious power - as she had been for so long for
fear of intimidating people and scaring away potential friends - Amanda could
now engage in contests of strength against her fellow athletes. On one
occasion, during a charity fund raising event the university was sponsoring,
she led the woman's basketball team to a victory over the men's team in a tug
of war. Then, she took on two of the strongest linemen on the football team by
herself. For several minutes the mighty woman simply held them in place. They,
despite their best efforts, couldn't budge her. Amanda just stood there
laughing and encouraged them to try harder. When she finally began to pull
backwards on the rope, they collapsed like a house of cards and she literally
dragged them across the line. While helping the stunned men to their feet,
Amanda gave each one a kiss." No hard feelings O.K. guys ?, " she smiled as
she patted their backsides. The crowd loved it and Chris beamed with pride.

Despite her strength and new found popularity, Amanda did not let it go to her
head. Remembering her many years of being an 'outsider', she had no desire to
be treated as special in any way. One day, when she and Chris got on a long
cashier's line at the bookstore, all of the students in front of them moved to
the side to let them go first. As Chris began to move forward, Amanda gently
tugged his shirtsleeve; " we'll wait on line just like everyone else,
sweetie," she said. Her life had finally become the way she had always hoped
it would be; and she wasn't about to let her ego or false pride spoil it.

A few days later Chris came home very excited. " Amanda, guess what ? " he
blurted out." I found this posted up on the university bulletin board." When
Amanda responded with a confused look he handed her the flyer (advertisement)
and said," here, read this ! " Amanda took the flyer and began to read :

" To any student brave enough : Bill ( The Killer ) Johnson - winner of the
'world's toughest man' contest - will be appearing at the university boxing
arena this Friday night. He has a standing offer of $2,500 to anyone who can
beat him in a fight. Who among you are courageous enough to accept the
challenge of the toughest man in the world ? "

Amanda put down the flyer, looked at Chris and said in an unenthusiastic tone
of voice," I suppose you'd like to see me fight this Bill Johnson, wouldn't
you ? "

" Well, sure honey. I mean the way you handled those guys at the student
union; you shouldn't have any problem with this guy. I doubt that anybody else
would even dare to go up against him."

Amanda sighed. "Chris, you need to understand something. What I did at the
student union, I did to protect you. I'm not - by nature - a violent person; I
don't go around beating people up. In fact, I can count the number of fights
I've had in my life on one hand. Yes, I'm big and strong, and I'm not ashamed
of it anymore as my performance in the tug-of-war showed. But that was a
charity fund raising event and nobody got hurt. A few bruised egos perhaps,
but that's about it. Now, you'd like to see me fight some guy that I don't
even know; for no reason other than to prove how tough I am ? Do we really
need the money so bad that I have to turn myself into a circus act ? I'm sorry
honey, but I've spent so much of my life being feared and rejected. Now, when
I've finally found the acceptance I'd been searching for, I can't throw it all
away and become a 'freak' again. That's why I didn't join the football team
when the coach asked me to last month; or the wrestling team either for that
matter. I just want to have a normal life Chris, and not be the subject of
people's curiosity again."

When Amanda finished talking Chris sadly gazed down at his feet. " I - I'm
sorry Amanda, I didn't mean to insult you. I just thought that...well...I
thought..." Amanda put her finger to his lips and smiled. " I know Chris,
you're proud of me and I love you for it. I'm proud of myself too. Come, let's
go into the bedroom, we have a couple of hours before our next class..."

The next day, as Amanda was walking through the campus, she saw Amy, one of
her very best friends; a person who liked her *before* the incident at the
student union, sitting on a bench and crying. " What's the matter Amy ?,"
Amanda asked as she sat down beside her. "Oh Amanda, it was horrible, just
awful. Last night Jeff ( Amy's boyfriend ) and I went out to the pub for a few
beers. There was this huge man there, bigger than you even, I think his name
was Bill Johnson or something like that, and he appeared to be drunk. When we
sat down, he came over and started making lewd comments about me. Jeff asked
him to stop but he wouldn't. Finally, when we got up to leave, Jeff told him
how rude he was...and...this guy...he...he beat Jeff up. Jeff's in the
hospital now with a broken jaw. Amanda, it was terrible." Amy put her head
down against Amanda's massive shoulder and cried as Amanda gently rocked her
friend back and forth; all the while thinking...reconsidering.

" Well Chris, it looks like you're going to get your wish after all," Amanda
announced when she returned to their apartment later that afternoon," I've
decided to accept this challenge of Mr. Johnson." She then proceeded to tell
him about what happened to Jeff. " But I want you to know, I'm not doing this
for personal glory or ambition; it's simply a matter of settling a score.
Nobody treats a friend of mine like that...NOBODY ! "

"Amanda, I've been doing a bit of checking up on this Bill Johnson guy and
maybe this isn't such a good idea. The guy's a real bastard; they don't call
him 'The Killer' for nothing. He's six feet, six inches tall and weighs around
500 pounds. They say he's as solid as a rock. He's put more guys in the
hospital than you can imagine. I know you're pissed off, and I don't blame
you. But I'm worried about you; I don't want to see you get hurt. I love you
too much."

Amanda gave the love of her life a long and passionate kiss. " Thank you,
Chris...you really are sweet. But my mind is made up about this. On Friday
night, the 'toughest man in the world' and I are going at it head-to-head; and
I promise you this... when this is over, there will only be one woman
standing."

End of part two