Fenris Perrywinkle: The Great Galactic Duel

Chapter VIII: The Sharpening of the Claws

"You!" Jenn says through clenched teeth as she rolls off of me and stands. "I'm going to enjoy--"

She's cut off as Amanda fires the large alien handheld canon a second time. Jenn manages to somehow deflect the energy blast and it strikes me in the manhood. I swear my life just flashed before my eyes.

I watch through my tears as Jenn's entire body begins to glow. I think she really does mean to reduce Amanda to ash.

I try to shout 'Amanda, run!', but I'm too busy holding my crotch and whimpering.

Thankfully, several of the little floating camera balls suddenly encase Amanda in some sort of containment field and lift her into the air. Jenn screams in frustration and begins to power down.

"Release the brunette earth woman! Her cowardly attack must be answered! I demand it as my right as the Deepdarc champion!"

Even through my blurred vision I can see Amanda smirk at the blonde and slowly give her the bird. That's my girl.

The dome force field fades away and the most annoying man in the world buzzes up to us via a new drone.

"What is the meaning of this? Prisoner 776, are you trying to cheat?"

Now it's my turn to be angry at something. "That's Champion Fenris of the Everbright to you, you stupid little man!"

Jenn whirls around, fire still literally and figuratively in her eyes. "Some champion you are, Fenris! You didn't even attempt to win!"

She power kicks me across the area. I slam into the base of the Deepdarc seats. The Deepdarc denizens let out little yelps as their bleachers shudder from the impact.

The Warden's voice comes over the loud speakers again. "Do to Prison... ah... Champion Fenris' obvious attempts to gain an unfair advantage during this contest, I am left with no choice but to disqualify him!"

The people of Deepdarc let out a cheer. The citizens of Everbright return to their weeping and hugging.

"Wait!" Jenn commands and flares with Deepdarc energy. The cheering and weeping dies down and everyone turns their attention to the blonde.

"This contest is a time-honored tradition that has gone on for millennia. I for one, am willing to continue until a proper champion is determined."

"No!" I say as loudly as I can as I struggle to stand. "I won't fight you, Jenn. I won't. I've started to remember some of the life we-"

"Not you, you idiot", she says, rudely cutting me off.

"Just because you got a power infusion, that doesn't make you the champion of the Everbright. A proper champion will fight for the cause they believe in. You just stood there and let me take you apart. No, you're no champion..."

She turns to Amanda, still floating above the floor in her force bubble.

"...but you will, won't you honey? You'll give me a proper fight, won't you?"

Amanda narrows her eyes and glares at the other woman.

"I'll give you a month to get used to the power infusion. Then we'll meet back here and see which of us comes out on top. I know you probably can't talk in there, so nod your head if you accept my challenge."

I shake my head and wave my hand as I hobble toward her. "No! No, Amanda, no!"

She looks at me, then looks back to the ex-love of my life.

I grab Jenn by the arm and forcefully yank her around to face me. I hope she was impressed by that, because that nut shot has left me weak as a kitten.