We ride in silence for about half an hour until we land. Next thing I know I am being ushered out of the hovercraft and into a room marked: "2 Female" I open the door and find Angel standing there, her eyes solemn and pained.
I surprise even myself when I find that I run through the whole room into her arms. She strokes my hair and I feel safe and loved; and I like it.
"10 seconds" I hear the automated voice saying. Angel kisses me on the forehead and I walk over to the tube that will take me up into the arena.
I am shocked by the fact that I am not nervous at all. The moment after I step onto the pad with both feet the glass closes around me. Not only am I not nervous, I am excited. I'm going to win this thing.