Rick headed towards the small six-sided fenced ring. As he walked through the ring entrance, many people cheered and others booed.
"And the next victim, I mean challenger, hailing from unknown parts, Rick!" yelled the introducer. "He will fight RJ, our undefeated champion! For the grand prize of 30,000 Talians!"
Rick walked up the small stairs towards the ring. The crowd inside the arena suddenly yelled "Kill him! Kill him!" over and over. Rick continued to be calm and undeterred.
The ring was surrounded by barbed wire to seal in the fighters. Bright lights surrounded the ring; many of the spectators waved their arms yelling profanities in their own alien language.
Rick walked towards the far corner of the ring. Just another day he thought. The crowd suddenly became wild as RJ walked towards the ring. RJ was a massive black bear with bulging muscles all over his furred body.
Oh crap Rick though, overwhelmed by the size of his opponent. Rick looked around at the stands and saw many of the spectators start shacking hands, claws and tentacles. He knew too well what that meant. They were betting on the match.
The pungent smell of sweat came over him as RJ entered the ring. The automatic lock then clicked close, and the announcer began the match.
"Alright, the both of you! Ready, take places!" There was a long silence.
"Set, fight!" yelled the ref through the mic outside the ring. The bear laughed at Rick's small stature. "This will be too easy!" he said then laughed deeply.
Rick walked towards him and then extended his hand, RJ laughing at him.
The bear extended his paw and shook Rick's hand. He then tightened his grip and threw Rick towards the fence like a lifeless rag doll; Rick bounced off the fence and landed on his feet.
The crowd went wild as he gave a cold empty stare at the massive bear.
"Oh, what are you going to do about it? Small fry!" the bear said. The bear looked towards the crowd; Rick then threw a roundhouse to the bears face as he took his off of him. The kick landed square on the bears jaw with a loud thud. The bear then slowly turned his head to face Rick, a snarl replacing the twisted smile it once had.
"You're going to pay for that!" yelled the bear angrily. He then lunged at Rick, trying to tackle him. But Rick being small and agile easily moved out of the way and tripped RJ with his foot, which cause the bear to hit the fence with his face.
The bear started to bleed from his nose profusely. He wiped it and ran at Rick once more yelling from the top of his lungs in anger. Rick moved out of the way and in one fluid motion, kicked the bear in the side of the head once more.
Kicking him caused the bear even more anger. RJ then suddenly lunged at him and grabbed Rick by the neck and held him inches off the ground as he punched him in the stomach then threw him at one of the steel beams that held the fencing around the ring. When Rick's shoulder hit, it popped out of its place.
Immense pain flow through him, he yelled holding his arm. He then gritted his teeth and pulled his arm, it was followed by a loud pop. The crowd gasped at what he had just done.
He yelled as his shoulder entered its rightful place. He then ran towards the bear and dodged his massive claws and punched him in the stomach and then jumped to knee his face.
The bear walked back in pain then without warning swung blindly and caught Rick in the face. Blood ran Rick's cheek as he walked back in pain, a gash slowly bled.
He wiped it off and continued his assault on the bear. He then did a floor swipe and knocked over the unbalanced bear. Rick then walked back and around the bear, then kicked his skull dazing him.
Rick then ran to the fence and began to climb it. At the top he jumped off and landed in the bear's back with his elbow. RJ yelled in pain as he felt the full force of the impact sink in.
Rick then walked back slowly and began to recover wiping his face clean of blood that matted down his now crimson fur. The bear then struggled to get up. Before Rick gave the last hit, he looked behind the bear and through the fence saw her.
Again he froze looking at her eyes. She looked worried as she stared at him. The orange fox sat next to her. He looked at her and put his arm around her.
She then began yelling something but he couldn't hear over the noise of the crowd. She then closed her eyes, Rick just stared at her.
"Look out!" yelled a voice in his head. "What in the hell..." he said as he turned around only to meet the bear's paw head on. The crowd cheered on the return of their champion.
The hit send him flying to the ground. He could now taste metal in his mouth. He spat at the floor red. Angered quickly replaced his curiosity and entered a rage. He was furious that he was foolish enough to get distracted.
A short metal pipe then out of the crowd flew to Rick's feet as the crowd chanted his name in excitement.
Rick took the pipe without hesitating and swung at the dazed and confused bear's head. The metal ping from the pipe echoed throughout the arena, silencing everyone as they stared in awe at the brutality of it.
Rick then took a few steps back, and then charged at the bear with a strong blow to his knees, a loud crack was heard. RJ fell to his side, his body seeming lifeless.
The crowed was dead silent. Someone broke the silence by whistling, it was followed by clapping and cheers. Rick just spat at the down bear. He threw the now bent pipe to the floor and headed out the unlocked fence gate.
Rick looked around at where the blue vixen once sat and didn't see her, only the orange fox. She's gone.. Rick then exited the ring and headed towards the locker rooms in complete darkness.