(a/n): Yes! I feel so much better now. I feel like this energy is flowing into me and I'm ready to take on the world! I hope you feel the same. Okay, last time I left you all with such a short chapter. I'm sawwy. But I will make it up to you, of course. Okay this chap should be cool to read, but I don't know how easy is it going to be to write. I will try my best. This chapter should be a blast because it is taking place in one of the BEST maps (in my opinion) in UT. It's the "Facing Worlds 'Special Edition'". I love this map because I can cap A LOT of people with a sniper from a very safe distance. Don't worry I won't make it THAT boring. I will make the character go into combat instead of hiding out in the tower and shooting some head of its shoulders. Okay people. First, thanks to my lovely reviewers.
Slash The Ironman: Yeah, it was short but I'm glad you liked it anyway. Yeah, Trish is really good. She is kicking ass, hard. Xan will get it good. I promise. I hate that guy for just being the tournament's grand champion and for giving me a hard a time when I first bought the game. Hehe. Now I'm the one who is frying him. About time. Practice makes perfect, do you not agree. Anyway, hope you'll like this chapter!!
Fun: Hey Fun. Why are you apologizing for reviewing late?? You didn't review late at all. There was no schedule. LOL. Did you know I didn't update this fic almost for a MONTH??? If someone should apologize, it should be me. I'm glad ya like it and I hope you'll like this chapter. Oh and by the way this map is a bit different from the UT2003 'Facing Worlds' map. The bases are much smaller, okay? And there are no jumping pads to take you to the center because the center is nothing but a tiny crossing that one false step and you fall…but the basic asteroid and two bases are the same. You can still shoot with a sniper. But the view is much clearer, so you can shoot all the way to the other side. Anyway just thought I would let you know. Okay? Okay.
Well everyone, one last important thing I think I have to mention.
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ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_^
Chapter22: Limitless Endurance
Trish was in her room, looking at her medallion with a Blood Reavers sign that was grasped within her fingers. She traced the double-sided ax's long handle with her finger and then went over her name that said 'TRINITY'. She loved it. Even though the Blood Reavers' symbol is kind of bloody, she still loved it because it was her team, her family.
Trinity smiled and put the medallion in the drawer of her dresser and she looked at herself in the mirror. She saw a woman without a soul. She doesn't know why, but everything she does, she regrets. If only she will stop seeing this woman in the mirror that looks so helpless and sad. Because Trinity knew, somewhere deep down inside is a whole different woman, with a soul of an angel and a heart of a true love. She knew she had something, she just doesn't know how to express it. She should give it time and in the meanwhile, she should finish this quickly so she could go home.
Home, a place she never had. Maybe she was homesick…nah. She has to have a home for that. She was just, just lonely and tired. It was time for her to start a new life. Trinity nodded and smiled. Soon. She thought. Very soon. Time will tell, but for now she must stand her ground and be strong because Trinity is not just Trinity. She is Tanya Menace. A woman whose dreams have been destroyed as new appeared. She was a woman of a faith that was stronger than steel. She IS Tanya Menace. A daughter of a proud and noble soldier, a soldier who was strong like her, and like him; she will be the same. She is the daughter of Jack Menace.
"I must defeat Xan, I will defeat him." She whispered to herself and nodded. It was about time where she must forget all her fears. She must not let her sorrow get in her way. She must not show feelings or emotion for it is only a weakness. Right now, she must be Trinity. She will do anything to destroy the monster that has killed her father. She will have her vengeance. She will give him the most ultimate punishment he can have, death; a death under a civilian, a death where no pride will take place. A death of a coward and a murderer, she will give him what he deserves; a death under her hands.
"Trish?" She heard Dessloch knock on the door and she quickly put a red robe before she opened the door. "Dess? What's wrong?" "Can I come in?" He asked her calmly and she nodded. She opened the door wider to let him in and closed it after he went in. "Malcolm's is challenging us." Dess said as he turned around seeming hyper with his eyes wide and sparkling.
"But why?" Trinity asked as she knitted her eyebrows together and curled her fingers around her chin as she appeared in deep thought. "He just wants to get to know how good we are, I guess." Dessloch seemed to guess but it didn't make her feel better. "I do not accept a match where you just bully people to see who is better." Trinity said as she came up to the sofa. She sat down and crossed her legs as she looked up at Dessloch.
Dessloch sat next to her. "He is challenging you, Trish. Everyone is talking about it. Everyone knows about this match." Now he sounded worried. "What in the world is he doing?" Trinity asked again as she looked at her folded hands sitting on top of her knees. "Is he trying to prove something?" She sounded really concerned.
Dessloch shrugged as he took covered her knitted hands with his left and looked into her eyes. "Hey, why don't we just think of it as a good challenge. You know. As though, we are honored. Plus, it's not good to bring down such an offer." Trish looked at him and smiled. "I guess, I guess you are right."
He nodded but his mood changed completely. "But we'll have to watch out for some tricks, okay. Don't worry I'll be watching your back." He said it with such certainty that Trinity couldn't even deny it. "Okay then, Dess. Let's show him what we've got!!!!" Dess smiled and kissed her lightly. "Come on, let's pick our team." He said as he neared the door. "I'll meet you at the lobby." He looked back at her as he had his fingers curled around the knob of the door. "So we could pick the members." He finished his sentence. Trinity nodded in agreement. "Alright, then Dess. Just let me get prepared and I'll see you there." "Great." Dess opened the door and went out, closing the door behind him.
Trinity took a deep breath as she thought about this situation. Well, it's not as if she was willing to refuse such a request. She WAS actually honored by such a request. Malcolm is very popular participant so she guesses she cannot turn down such an offer. She will fight; she will fight with her best ability. Trish smiled as she took a hold of her gloves from her suit. "Let's rock, then." She said it with an evil smirk on her face. She took a last sip from her glass of water that was resting on a coffee table and nodded. "Let's rock." She whispered again.
"Welcome to the Practice Session of Unreal Tournament. Today we will see a match between 10 participants divided into teams." The announcer said in the arena through the speakers as Trinity was waiting with her team. To be quite honest, she only knew two people on her team. The other two were picked randomly under Xan's orders. The same applied for the Red Team. Malcolm was only allowed to pick two members as the other two were randomly picked.
"Our participants will be sparring in the new Facing Worlds. It's an asteroid with two towers. Prepare for a real bloody match where heads will be flying everywhere." The crowd cheered and Trish frowned. "The team who scores 3 points wins!"
She looked at Boris who was standing to her right; checking his armor but stopped the minute he noticed her looking. "You alright?" He asked her. She nodded in response as Boris smiled. "What's the matter, you don't trust these people?" She looked at the two members standing together near the lift as he asked her. "I never met them, that's all." Boris chuckled. "Don't worry, they won't get in our way but that doesn't mean they'll do anything." Trinity chuckled at his humor and looked back at the two. "Well I guess at least they won't get in our way, right?" Trish looked back at him and found him nodding. "Right." He smiled.
"Everybody—" The announcer continued. "—please welcome the Red Team." Trinity heard cheering and chanting as the Red Team went up. The chanting soon formed into a rhythm of the name Malcolm as people clapped and a hard style, hard-core rock music started to play.
"Just look at Malcolm! He is ready to rock-an-roll and win today's match." The crowd got louder at that statement and Trinity scoffed. Today will be the day where she will leave him in the dust. She must not let people question her place in Statistics; she must win to prove her spot.
"And now, let's welcome the Blue Team." Trinity and her team got in a circle as they were called upon. "Alright, let's go out there and kick some butt!!! Boris you will defend at the tower up top, Dessloch you will cover me, as for you two—" She looked up at the two new members. "—You will take the enemies flag."
"That's right, the very team the Blood Reavers are on." The announcer was heard. "And speaking of Reavers, there are three present members today from that team that is fighting today's match and guess who is the leader? That's right, the one and only TRINITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The crowd cheered at the mention of her name. "Alright people!" She got her attention back to her team. "LET'S ROCK!" She, Boris, and Dess screamed as the other two screamed along with them.
Her team got out into the open and she saw posters swinging and people chanting her name. Trish smiled as she scanned the room. She looked at her team and nodded at them as they all started to come down the isle as one. She was a proud leader of a proud group. All she needed to know was that she would win.
Trinity ignored the posters and didn't care what they said; all she cared about is her opponent as she stared dead into Malcolm's eyes. She got up to the center with her team at the back. "Please." Said Malcolm. "Whenever you are ready." Trinity nodded and slammed down the button and they were transported to the arena…
Trinity appeared behind the blue base next to the minigun. "The match will begin in 5…4…3…2…1 begin." Trinity quickly picked up the minigun and ran past Drimucus (one of the members fighting on her team). She turned right and went into the base and around the column in the middle and into a portal.
She appeared at the top of the base and quickly picked up the sniper rifle with some ammo and armor. "Trish, I've got your back." She turned around and nodded towards Dess. "Brock drew first blood!!" The announcer has said as she then heard Rhea (The other member) scream for backup. Trinity equipped her rifle and was willing to blow his head to smashed potatoes. Trinity looked through her scope as she saw two people coming into her base. Trish cursed and equipped her minigun and exited through the portal to defend her flag.
"Malcolm has taken the blue flag." The cool female computer voice said as sirens took off. Trinity's heart raced as she cursed herself silently and rounded the middle column by taking her left and bumped into Aryss. As startled, as it may seem Trinity didn't hesitate at aiming her minigun at her and splitting her apart as blood gushed out and painted the walls of her blue base.
Trinity didn't watch Aryss stagger to her knees and then to floor, instead she ran after Malcolm who was now climbing the asteroid swallowed by the night. Trinity opened fire and the dust from the ground rose as the bullets started to rise. Just when she was about to get him, Malcolm stopped in his tracks and dropped the flag.
When Trinity was in range to see what was happening, she saw a hole in his skull and dark, thick, red liquid escaped slowly as Malcolm dropped into death. She saw Drimucus running up to the flag and within a touch the flag was gone. "The blue flag has been returned." Trinity patted Drimucus on the back as she continued to gain on her enemy.
Trinity scanned the tower at the very top and saw no one standing as she begun to run faster. She was surprised that they had no defense. But what did she care?? She better take advantage of this. She ran with her heavy gun but dropped to her knees the minute she saw Drimucus' head blown into skull particles. She started to doubt about them having no defense.
She took out her sniper and scanned the tower again but swore when she saw no one. Where could the sniper be?? But then she remembered. She slowly started to scan down and saw a terrace inside the walls of the tower and Lauren was standing right in the middle. Trinity smiled as she aimed at her head. Just when she was about to push her trigger, Lauren raised her sniper at her and she didn't hesitate. She pressed the trigger and the bullet rammed into Lauren's scope ravaging her left eye as blood spurted out in the back wall from the back of her head. Lauren's corpse dropped to her knees and fell off the balcony and onto the asteroid.
She nodded towards Dess and switched to her minigun again. Dess ran in front of her and started to snipe everyone. Trinity got past the middle and started to go down now, towards the base. She sagged Aryss with bullets as Dess took care of the rest.
"I've got the flag!" Trinity screamed as she took the flag and ran out of the base. Forces of the Red Team met her and Trinity dived through the crowd. She started to run up the asteroid as bullets hit her in the back and legs. She felt like each bullet was rammed into her and she felt unsteady as she climbed the big rock.
Trish turned around and started to back peddle and started to shoot at her opponents. She felt weak as three of the best of the team were shooting at her with miniguns, Lauren, Malcolm, and Brock. "I need some backup!!!" She screamed as her voice broke when her knees gave in. Trinity fell on her knees as she continued to shoot at everyone. Just when she was about to aim at their heads, one of the bullets met her head and she fell into a painful slumber. "Try a bigger gun!" Lauren taunted her as Trish respawned.
She rubbed her head as it began to hurt and she swore under her breath. "You want a bigger gun?? Okay then. Watch out Lauren, because I'm taking a bigger gun!" Trinity picked up the sniper rifle as Rhea appeared behind her. "The red flag has been returned." Trish cursed and ran inside the base taking a left now. She picked up the shock rifle between the two different portals and went into the left one.
She jumped down and found her self in front of a Redeemer. She evilly smiled and picked up the heavy gun as she dropped to one knee and fired off a manual launcher. She carefully aimed and searched out Lauren who was defending the base who happened to be in the entrance of the red base. Trinity rammed that rocket right into her face as she was blown to bloody smithereens. "Is this big enough???" She taunted and started to laugh.
"Trinity, there is no time for personal revenge. Malcolm's got our flag again." Dess interrupted Trinity's little victory party. "Right." She said and stopped. She dropped the heavy launcher and took out her sniper and saw Malcolm getting out of her base with the blue flag. Trinity jumped down and restrained from screaming when she landed and put a nice neat bullet hole in the back of his head, which exploded right after it. "Tag, you it!" Trinity said playfully and limped towards the flag. "I've got our flag!" Trinity retrieved the flag and quickly limped away before Malcolm would attack again.
She'd need to nurse her ankle, that was one big fall she took Dessloch would surely comment on it after the match, but she didn't really care. She ran back as quickly as she could out of her base and saw Malcolm and Azure making their way towards the blue base on the left side of the asteroid. Trinity looked into her scope and fired but missed as Boris already killed Malcolm up top. Trinity changed her target, which happened to be Azure. Trinity shot her in the leg, making her trip. She then aimed at her head and put a bullet hole in it.
She quickly dropped her empty sniper and proceeded towards the base as she switched to her minigun. Dessloch got in front of her again and sniped everybody on the asteroid field. "The coast is clear, Trish. GO!" Dess said as he crouched near the center and finished off Brock who was running into the base at the entrance.
Trinity quickly ran down as she heard fire zip pass her and die down before anyone could blink an eye. Trish admits it. Dess was good at sniping people. Trinity ran into the base and just when she was about to take the flag Raynor came out of nowhere and started to bolt her towards the wall. Trinity quickly switched her firing mode to a fast pace and nailed him towards a small stand where the large torches are lit. She took the flag and smiled. "I've got the flag." She said as she began to run out.
"Trish, take the left, the path is clear." She heard Dess say over the earphone and Trinity took his word for it. She ran out and strafed left as she fired off at Malcolm who was shooting at her as well. Trish was pulled back when one bullet landed in the middle of the chest but quickly shot back because of her suit. She started to run faster but she was hurled to the ground when another bullet hit her neck. "Hang on Trish!" She heard Dess say as he was firing of his minigun. "Dessloch is on killing spree!!"
Trinity pressed her right hand against the wound on her neck and started to run towards her base. She felt another bullet hit her feet and she fell again, this time she was forced to roll down all the way to her base. Trinity coughed up the sand that got into her mouth as she slowly got up. This time, Trinity dropped her minigun and did her best to limp towards her base. "Dessloch's killing spree was ended by Malcolm."
She wiped off the blood off her eyebrow where she hit a rock while rolling as she kept running. She ran into the base and scored. "Trinity has captured the red flag. Blue team scores." Trinity slowly slid down the wall as she took a deep breath. This is a very hard match. She doesn't know how long will she hold on. She cleaned her wounds quickly with the health pack and wrapped a bandage around her neck to stop bleeding. She will take out the bullets in the infirmary but for now, she must continue.
Trinity couldn't go into the battle. She was too tired to run and she was too weak. She ran into the portal, next to the shock rifle, on the left. And picked up the new Redeemer. She'll keep it for now; she'll need to use it when she'll have the flag. She exited through the portal and went into the opposite one where she appeared in a terrace similar to the red team's and picked up the new sniper and some ammo. She looked out into the distance and decided to snipe a little. She will regain her strength in the meanwhile as will she be defending the base.
Trinity fragged many people, but she tried to find Lauren. She didn't like her taunting at her and she is guessing they are not going to be very good friends. Trinity shot mostly in the head to make it quick but for someone like Lauren she did it painfully. First she shot her in the knee which made her stumble then she would shoot in the chest making her fall backwards and finally in the head. Yeah she enjoyed this little game but knew that her team needs her.
Satisfied with a Godlike and a whopping of at least 10 frags of Lauren and 15 of other red team members, Trinity decided to pack this up. She got to her feet and ran out of the terrace and ran outside to help her comrades get the flag.
She ran out and found a couple of people starting down the asteroid. Just when she was about to kill them Dessloch fragged them all. "Dessloch is on rampage." Trinity looked at him and he shrugged. "I told you I've got you covered." Trinity smiled and nodded. "Thanks." She quickly looked back at the foreground and saw two people coming towards them. One of them was Malcolm…
Trinity fragged him first with a nice clean bullet in his head. She then quickly aimed at Aryss and shot her in the leg which she stumbled and rolled down the hill. Just when she was about to finish her off, Aryss didn't rise. She was already dead. Trinity nodded and went towards the top with Dess following her.
Once again when Trinity got to the center and started to go down, Dess planted himself near the ridge and started to fire away. She ran towards the entrance and spotted Lauren running at her with bullets from hell. Trinity dodged left and picked up a minigun herself from a corpse. "You don't mind if I borrow it, do you?" She asked the corpse as she stood up and quickly jumped out into view and started to fire at Lauren but Dess got to her first.
Trinity decided not to bother so she ran into the red base and got the flag. Getting out of the base was not a problem but getting to her base certainly was. As bullets rammed into the back of her, pushing her down making her lose her footing, slowed her down from reaching the middle. Trinity got tired of it as she dropped everything and turned around as she took out the Redeemer. She aimed at the walls of the entrance and she was pushed back as her back hit the floor when she launched the missile. She grunted and picked up her minigun as she ran for her base.
The large rocket exploded against the wall before she reached the center. She made a leap when she heard the sound wave from the impact hurled over to her. She rolled a few feet and got up as she was all worn out. She didn't know if she killed anyone, and she really doesn't care. As long as she gets this flag into her base. She was very tired.
She stumbled the last distance to the flag and scored. "Trinity captures the red flag. Blue team scores." The female computer voice has announced. This is it. She needs to make the last flag in and they all could go home. Oh she couldn't wait so she had to hurry but she was so tired.
"Dessloch is on killing spree!" The announcer exclaimed as she stumbled over a few steps and slid down the wall. Her heart was racing, she was breathing hard, her chest was burning and she was tired. She can't go on. She heard footsteps come her way and she quickly pointed the minigun at the intruder's face.
It was Dessloch and she quickly dropped her weapon. "Trish, you alright?" He asked her as he took a knee and looked at her. "You're bleeding." He said as he took a medkit and started to dress her wound on her arm. She smiled. "I know." Dessloch cupped her face with his hands and looked dead into her eyes. "You are going to make it. Hang in there." Trinity looked at him blankly and nodded.
"Come on. Just one more flag, I'll be watching you're back, alright?" He asked her as he held her shoulders. Trinity heard him breathe deeply, meaning he was tired to but she nodded anyway. Dess got up and extended a hand. She took it gladly and he pulled her up and handed her the minigun. Trinity nodded again and looked at Dess. "Let's Rock." She quietly said and Dess nodded. "That's right. Let's Rock."
Trinity took a deep breath and ran out of the blue base. Trinity ran past the middle and started to go down. She couldn't concentrate; she was too weak she even stumbled on her way and nearly fell. She started to shoot at Lauren but she missed every shot, she didn't see clearly. Trinity ran into the red base where Lauren hid and met her. They started to shoot each other as Trinity got the flag. "Dessloch's killing spree was ended by Malcolm."
As unbelievable as it may seem, Trinity couldn't kill Lauren, she missed almost every shot. Or so it seemed because it felt as though she was un-killable. Trinity limped out of the base and met with Brock. Trish knew she wouldn't make it, Dess wasn't there to watch her back and she was nearly a walking dead.
Brock shot her in her back and she hit the deck. She didn't get up she was too tired. If only she could rest if only she wouldn't respawn she didn't want to feel this pain. "Trinity's Killing Spree was ended by Brock."
Trish appeared near the minigun but she collapsed that same minute. "What's going on??" She asked herself tiredly. She looked up from the ground and everything was blurry. Trinity tried to get up but she was in pain. She was sent to dreams as she heard one last voice, "Trish??"
(a/n): So what do you think?? A cliffhanger, huh? Don't worry you'll find out what will happen. This chapter was long and I had fun writing it. I hope you had fun reading it. Just tell me if it's too long because I don't want to torture any of you with my other chapters. From now on all the chapters will be like this because they will be about matches. So don't forget to tell me because if it's too long, I'll break it up.
