The Workout by M. C. Stacy and Karen decide to workout in a 'men's only' weight room. Stacy and Karen were both seventeen-year old girls. When they were around twelve, they discovered a set of weights in Karen's basement that lay unused for years. They decided to begin lifting. After several years of working out - in secret - they became strong; very strong. One day Stacy said to her friend, " Karen, I'm tired of working out down here; let's go to a real gym for a change." Karen liked the idea. " I heard Bill (Karen's boyfriend) say that there's a new gym on Main St. that has nice equipment." Stacy smiled. " Well then, let's go." The girls dressed in their sweat suits and walked to over to the gym. Outside the building however, was a sign that read,'WEIGHT ROOM - MEN ONLY'. The girls looked at each other, giggled, and entered. Inside there were six large, muscular men working out. When the girls walked in the men became very annoyed. They started to make comments like " hey, this isn't kindergarten," or " don't they teach you kids how to read in school." The girls tried to ignore their macho remarks and began their workout. The men continued to disturb them until finally, fed up, Stacy said to Karen, " You know something, I've always wanted to workout with some *real* dumbbells." Karen giggled and said," well then, here's our chance." The two girls put down their weights and began to approach the obnoxious guys. " Well boys," Stacy said to them," you've succeeded in ticking us off. You can either leave now or..." " Or what ? " one of the men arrogantly interrupted. " Or, you'll wish you had," Stacy finished. The scene couldn't have looked more surreal. Two seventeen-year old girls, weighing around 120 pounds each, were confronting six large, muscular men; a mismatch if ever there was one. Stacy comely walked up to the nearest man who towered over her (and probably outweighed her by 100 pounds) and playfully punched him in the nose. It was not a hard punch - she was, after all, still in the warm-up phase of her workout - but it did piss him off. Angry, he tried to grab her. Instead, Stacy lifted him off to floor and tossed him into several of his friends. Karen, as if on cue, joined in. " Stacy, Bill and I are going to the movies tonight," she calmly said as she punched a 220 pound bodybuilder hard in the stomach." Would you and Rick like to join us ? " " Sounds great," Stacy replied as she smashed her fist into another man's jaw; snapping his head back. " What should I wear ? " " Oh, I think that new dress you bought at the mall last week," Karen said as she smashed another man against the wall with a vicious roundhouse kick to the head," it looks sooo cute on you." Only three men were left standing now. Stacy charged two of them and put them in headlocks with little difficulty. She was standing in front of a full-length mirror. " Karen, do you think I should cut my hair ? " Karen grabbed the last man, a 210 pounder with massive muscles, and easily lifted him up over her head. " Why on earth would you want to do that silly ? Your hair is so pretty." Stacy sighed. " I know. But long hair like mine can be such a hassle." The two powerful men trapped in Stacy's headlocks, tried desperately to escape but were unable to pry open the arms of the pretty seventeen year old girl." Perhaps it's more trouble than it's worth." " You're crazy Stacy," Karen said as she hurled her man clear across the weight room where he landed, unconscious, with a 'THUD'. " You just need to take better care of your hair, that's all." Karen walked over to her purse and took out her hairbrush. She then went over to Stacy and began to brush her hair. The two men locked in Stacy's arms stopped struggling and fell completely limp. Stacy opened her arms and let the last two men fall to the floor. Karen continued to brush Stacy's hair for another couple of minutes. " There," she said," see how pretty your hair is when it's brushed properly; I'll bet Rick will love it." " We'll see," Stacy said. The girls gathered up their things and headed for the exit. They paused at the door and looked at the scene. Six muscular men lay battered and beaten - by two seventeen-year old girls. " Not a bad workout," Karen said. " Yes, that was fun," Stacy agreed. " We'll have to come back here soon." As they left the weight room, they paused again by the sign. Karen opened her purse and took out a thick marking pen. In front of the word 'MEN ' she added the letters 'WO'. The two girls shared a giggle as they headed for home. " See you around six then," Karen said as she and Stacy parted. Later that night at the movie theater. Karen sat next to Stacy at the cinema. To her right sat Bill. They were sharing a box of popcorn. To the left of Stacy sat her boyfriend, Rick. He was running his hand through her long, pretty hair. Stacy turned to him and asked," do you like my hair like this, honey ? " Rick looked at her. " I love it, it's so...beautiful." Stacy felt Karen's elbow jab gently into her side. Then Bill leaned over and said to Rick. " Did you hear about what happened at the gym this afternoon ? " Rick shook his head, " no, what happened ?" "Well, it seems they found these six strong, muscular guys battered to a pulp. They were laying all over the weight room." "Do they know who did it ?" Rick asked. "No, the guys aren't talking. But, judging by the size of these guys, whoever they were, they must have been very, very tough." Stacy and Karen suddenly began to giggle. "What's so funny ? " Bill asked Karen. "Oh, nothing. Just a private joke between Stacy and me - you know - girl stuff." Karen and Stacy looked at each other...and winked.