Elle and I
Part Two
'Elle?' '…Bea.'
She's alive, she's alive, she couldn't be alive and yet she's here, she just kicked me to the ground. Get up, get up, fight! This is what you've always dreamt of, you've dreamed of the day when you'd be the one to take down Black Mamba, the one whose always surpassed you – BUT NOT THIS TIME – NOT THIS TIME!!!
Elle made a slash at Beatrix Kiddo with her sheathed samurai sword but with a swing of her foot, Beatrix disarmed Elle.
The Blonde slapped her across the face with her bare foot and Elle let out a shriek of frustration. Beatrix was at her feet and Elle pulled her fist back and punched her twice in the face as hard as she could, her fury of all the past years of detestation was pulsing through Elle's fists.
Beatrix ran to the television and tore off the TV antena. Elle flinched as the other blonde whipped her several times in the face, the scratches leaving a searing pain on Elle's cheek.
Elle grabbed the sheathed samuari sword and tried to unsheath it once more but annoyingly Beatrix punched Elle in the face and shoved the sword back into it's sheath.
She made a furious kick at Beatrix and as her high heeled foot made contact with the blonde, she was thrown into the ground right beside Budd's spit bucket. Beatrix took this to her advantage and snatched it up, splattering the contents all over Elle's face.
Elle recoiled in dissgust as she felt the cold slime drip slowly off her face. She opened her eye and looked at Beatrix with malice. 'Gross,' she whispered.
Elle felt a huge upsurge of rage as Beatrix gave her a smug smirk. She kicked at Beatrix but her attempt was evaded and with a surprising burst of strength, her opponent threw Elle against the wall where she slid down onto her bottom. Beatrix lunged at her but with her right hand Elle hit her across the face and grabbed her arms, attempting to restrain her. Her bare feet flicked into view and Elle used her leather high heeled boots and slammed the heel down into Beatrix's foot.
'AAAGH!' The blonde screamed and in her moment of distrated pain Elle sent her flying into Budd's oveturned chair.
As Beatrix jumped up a few more furious punches were thrown at each other and Elle hissed like a cat through her teeth as she threw Beatrix down to the floor. This was her opportune moment. Seeing herself standing over Beatrix Kiddo's dead body was too much.
Letting out a yell of triumph Elle sent a flying kick towards Beatrix but her legs were taken in the blondes arm and she was propelled right threw the bathroom door.
Before Elle knew what had happened she felt Beatrix's arms wrapped around her throat, strangling her, killing her. NO! I WON'T LET THIS BITCH WIN -!
'AAHGH!' Came the satisfying scream of Beatrix as Elle thrust her elbow into her stomach. Her grip loosened around Elle's neck but she was pulled up and to her horror her face was forced into Budd's toilet.
Elle's mind was screaming with revulsion as she saw the gaping black whole through the water of Budd's toilet. Oh God, oh God, this is where that shithead's shit has been – THAT BITCH!
Elle struggled furiously with all her might against Beatrix but the horrifying fact was that Beatrix Kiddo's strength was slightly more that Elle Driver's own and the other horrific fact was that Elle was running out of breath as she struggled in the foul water in Budd's toilet.
The flusher! Elle thought. Her hand fumbled around the cold clay of the toilet and with a leap of victory she found the lever. Despite Beatrix's attempts to slap her hand away, Elle pulled it down and felt the water drain off her face.
With a wave of jubilation Elle grabbed Beatrix and as she had done herself, she threw the blonde right through the other wall of the bathroom and Beatrix landed right in the hallway of the trailer. She jumped up instantly.
Oh no you fucking don't! Elle's mind snarled and she drew back her fist, using all her strength and anger and drove her fist into Beatrix's gut. Beatrix landed right next to Budd's umbrella stand and Elle took her down stand to her advantage and stormed down the other end of the trailer towards the samurai sword.
She wrenched it up, knowing this was going to be it. This was going to be the moment when she finally took the Black Mamba Down.
Elle unsheathed the sword and stepped into the hallway. With a jolt of disconcert she saw Beatrix standing at the other end of the hallway, a samurai sword clutched in her hand. Elle's eye narrowed.
'What's that?' she asked calmly.
Beatrix turned the sword's blade over where a miniscule inscription was carved at the top. From where she was, Elle could only make out the word Budd. 'Budd's Hanzo sword,' the blonde shot.
Elle turned her head slightly. 'He said he pawned it.'
'Guess that makes him a liar now, don't it?'
There was a small silence as the two stared menacingly at each other.
'Elle?'
'…Bea.'
'Something I've always been curious about,' Beatrix said. 'Just between us girls. What did you say that made Pai Mai snatch out your eye?'
Elle gave a sour smile. 'I called him a miserable…old…fool.'
'Oooh,' Beatrix cringed with a smirk. 'Bad idea.'
'You know what I did to that miserable old fool?' Elle asked silkily, trepidating the moment of satisfaction when she'd see Beatrix's stony expression turn into horror. 'I killed that miserable old fool.'
She smirked as Beatrix's blue eyes went wide with silent shock.
Elle gave a small laugh as she remembered the night she had killed Pai Mei, her former teacher and Beatrix's most beloved Master. 'I poisioned his fishheads…and I told him, to me the word of an old fool is worth…less than nothing.'
Elle couldn't help herself. With the look of shock on Beatrix's face she let out an evil cackle of mirth.
'That's right. I killed your master,' she whispered silkily. 'And now, I'm going to kill you. With your own sword no less, which in the near future,' Elle continued gloatingly. 'Will become my sword.'
Beatrix glared at her, her hand tightening around the handle of Budd's Hanzo sword. 'Bitch,' she shot. 'You have no future.'
She pulled her sword up in ready and Elle followed, butterflies of excitement fluttering through her. Her icy blue eye bored into Beatrix's own blue eyes. It seemed like an age that they stood there sizing each other up, dreaming each others downfall.
Elle couldn't stand the waiting any longer. The blondes lunged forwards and let out a yell in unison as they ran at each other.
Their swords hit each other with a clang and both pushed with all their might against the other, Elle wearing a smug smile of superiority as Beatrix stared in what seemed to be a mix of anticipation. Elle had the winning hand, it was clear.
Oh she was going to take this bitch out and she would finally be able to claim herself the superior. A few moments of victory passed for Elle and then suddenly
'AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRHGH!!!!!!!' A scream of pain burst from Elle's lips as she felt her eye wripped out of her socket. She couldn't see, she was blind. The pain was so intense, the pain of defeat was worse.
The screaming curses that erupted from Elle's lips were furious and panicky. She couldn't do anything but struggle in the darkness, with empty threats but with a subconcious knowledge of knowing that she had finally been defeated by her arch nemesis Beatrix Kiddo.