When I slowly came to again the Buzz was causing me a headache. I opened my eyes briefly and glimpsed Duncan, Adam, Christa and Lasko looking at me. Lasko particularly anxious. I closed my eyes again and mumbled: "m fine."

I heard Lasko sigh in relief. "I am glad to hear that. I know it seems odd to worry. But I cannot help it."

I opened my eyes again and took in his still slightly worried expression.

I smiled and sat up.

"Don't worry about it fight was fun. And I lost to the superior fighter. I'll just have to train even more. Become even better. As I said my taking part in this competion was to test my self. I heard that this was one of the toughest martial arts competions. I heard right."

I breathed in deeply and turned towards Christa as she spoke "Yeah and I finally get to fight you in a strictly non-cheat environment." Christa said.

"So I'll be fighting you for 3rd place?" I questioned.

"Yep, as I thought I lost spectacularly to Ceirdwyn. Only I was smart enough to forfeit before she broke my lower spine. and hip"

"Broken spine and hip you say? Really? I could have sworn it was only my spine. " I replied wryly.

She smiled. "According to Adam. He intervened before the regular abulance could notice anything strange. Oh and the judges called for a small break and said that if you weren't awake to fight me at 1700 you would automatically forfeit." she informed me.

I glanced at the clock it was 1650. "Seems I woke up just in time."

"Yes. I am looking forward to it. Last time was unsatisfactory as it seemed we were nearly equal." Christa countered.

I jumped up and left in the direction of the door. "Aye, let's get to it then, lass." I announced enthusiatically.

And we did.

When I reached the stadium we were met with huge applause and loud shouts.

I looked for the pack and the Cullens in the crowd. I gave the smiling cheering pack the thumbs up. And when I looked at the Cullens I saw they were looking at me with utter astonishment. Probably surprised I'd be able to fight after I broke my spine. They probably heard the bones breaking. I gave them my best 'I know something you don't know' smirk.

After that small interaction I centered myself again and prepared for fighting

"Ladies, Gents and everthing in between." the announcer said through the microphone.

I had to laugh at the last statement. As did a lot of the crowd.

"Never in the history of this competion have there been so many women in the finale. And I am proud to announce that we will now be seeing the fight for 3rd place between the formidable loosers of the semifinale. It should be an interesting fight. Should you wish to place last miniute bets you can do so by contacting the offical Sports and Games commitee overseeing this event."

He gestured toward the screen which showed contact information for placing bets with the SGC.

I had to snicker at the acronym. For me that particular set of letters would always read Stargate Command.

"Now ladies" the commentator turned towards us. "I hope I never get on either of your bad sides. And please remember no killing." he said quite pointedly to both of us.

"Got a bit carried away did ya?" I asked Christa.

"No more than you Ella." she countered.

"Och, well..." I trailed of and chuckled.

The commentator/judge sighed. "Please ladies rein yourself in at least a little."

"I promise not to do anything permanently damiging." I said solemly.

"I can agree to that." Christa added. Knowing as I did that 'permanent damage' had a bit of a different definition with immortals.

"Good, now are you sure you're up for the fight you looked pretty bad?" the judge asked me concerned.

I rolled my eyes. "I'm fine. After all I'm and I quote 'the toughest chick ever'."

This made him smile at me "Throwing my own words back at me, god if I weren't scared of you I'd ask you for a date." He suddenly cocked his head as if someone invisible had said something to him. I guessed he probably wore an earpiece of some kind.

"Ok ladies its showtime." he announced.

"Ladies and Gents give a big hand to the contestants."

The audience obliged.

We bowed to each other.

Without warning Christa struck that brought her fist withing inches of my unguarded face. Only a quick backward leap saved me. We cricled. And I watched her for any muscle movements that would betray her next move. Unfortunately for me she was very good which meant she fought nearly entirely without signals.

She moved again without warning she used both her arms one went for a direct hit to her face the other was aimed lower at her abdomen. I lunged back once more. Christa had gotten fast! She wasn't that fast the last time we had fought. In a flash she kicked me in the thigh at an angle. A move that would have left at least a very painful bruise on anyone else or even tearing a few muscles.

I faded back again and attacked straight forward. With both arms one aimed high one low and a kick to follow up with a hit to the side. She however countered appropiately. This caused us to be locked Body to Body. And for me that meant some trouble as she was taller she could use that leverage to literally bring me to my knees. I broke away and came back instantly, knocking a hit she aimed at me aside. Snakeing my arm around hers and useing her momentum against her. Twisting her arm so she would hit herself in the face. It worked and her nose was broken. She glared at me.

I ignored it she lunged at me and after we traded a few blows and kicks neither of us gaining an upper hand. When the opportunity came, I moved my hip between her thighs and threw her over it to the floor. She landed hard but apparently not hard enough. She rolled and stood up again. She bent her knees. And I just knew she was going to retaliate with her specialty. Capuera. What she didn't know since 15 years ago I had studied this art as well and knew the appropiate countermoves.

For a bit we fought useing nearly only capuera moves. I was the one to break out of the pattern and use a kung-fu move to kick her against a collum.

She hit the collum hard and I could have sworn I could hear something break.

She looked at me, eyes ablaze. And suddenly the fight grew from sparring to fighting. From testing one another to serious battle.

She manged to hold me from behind in a gag trying to suffocate me. Holding my arms so I couldn't free my self and the gag stopped me from useing my head. But I was very felixble and so I simply swung my leg up over my shoulder and hit her face and broke her nose, again.

She yelped and let me go. We began circleing each other. And then we collided again. We moved faster and faster. I was as often the attacker as the defender. This wouldn't do. I used the fact that I was more acrobatic than her and twisted out of her way rolled kicked, rolled hit, rolled and kicked her with both my legs. She stumbled back and now I was twisting, rolling, and jumping so rapidly it was all she could do to block me. But even though she was holding her own she was completely on the defense now. All it would take would be one opening at the right time and place and she was out. Instead I was so stupid to leave an opening and I landed on the floor as she had kicked my feet out from under me. I quickly jumped to my feet again but now she was rapidly attacking me.

I saw an opening. I snaked my arms around hers and headbutted her breaking her nose, again. In her short moment of blindness I kicked her in the knee-cap breaking it. I moved my elbow towards her head to knock her out and hit her colar-bone so it would break for good measure.

All these actions happened in a few short seconds. I moved away from her as she crumpled down on the floor.

For a very short moment everthing was earily silent. Then Christa moaned and tried to move which made her groan some more. She looked at me and I was about to attack again. When she held up her hand and halted me.

"I have enough of haveing my nose broken. I forfeit." she announced. Still laying there. She closed her eyes and it seemed she fell back into unconsciousness.

The crowd roared, screamed and applauded.

"And we have a winner! 3rd place of this years competion goes to Ellanore Mary McLeod." the commentator bellowed out.