Games without Frontiers

Games without Frontiers

Greyhounds

By LadyRivka

Becky woke up to find the loud, bustling sound of the audience directly below her quarters. She ate a quick breakfast, which on the space station, consisted of a pill and some water, and then raced down to the hubbub below.

A long line of aliens had formed at the front gate; another long line stood at the betting booths, betting on the first 6ixball match. Becky had seen this too many times before; it was as if these intelligent, civilized creatures considered cyborgs to be on the same level as greyhounds and thoroughbred horses. A sinking feeling of despair always washed over her when she saw the line at the betting booths.

She walked, analyzing the whole situation, when she bumped into Zyzyx.

"Would you like to see the betting statistics?' offered the alien.

"Crap…I've got nothing better to do," she mumbled.

Zyzyx unfolded a piece of paper and gave it to her.

It read:

6IXBALL ODDS AND VITAL STATISTICS

Competitor 01

"Name": Jinzouningen Juunanagou

Height: 5'9" Weight: 180 lbs. Gender: Male Mechanics: Type 4; Eternal energy reactor; fighting design Odds for 01/03 match: 5 to 1

Competitor 02

"Name": Jinzouningen Juuhachigou

Height: 5'8" Weight: 145 lbs. Gender: Female Mechanics: Type 4; Eternal energy reactor; fighting design Odds for 02/04 match: 10 to 1

Competitor 03

"Name": Jashugan

Height: 6'0" Weight: 250 lbs. Gender: Male Mechanics: Type 4; mostly bionic; strong civilian model Odds for 01/03 match: 27 to 1

Competitor 04

"Name": Alita

Height: 5'3 ½" Weight: 190 lbs. gender: Female Mechanics: type 4; mostly bionic; fighting design Odds for 02/04 match: 3 to 1

Competitor 05 "Champion"

"Name": Rebecca Rosenberg alias Rivka

Height: 5'7" Weight: 135 lbs. Gender: Female Mechanics: Type 3; cerebral bio-chip, muscular catalytic electrodes; fighting/sport design

MORE ODDS TO COME AS MATCH PROGRESSES.

Just then, the hubbub ceased as Juunanagou and Jashugan entered the hyper-space "cube", rackets in hand, eerily looking at one another.

Becky hoped Juunanagou would win. Then, maybe, she could have a chance of fighting against him….

TO BE CONTINUED…