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It was late in the afternoon when Mallory awoke. She was in her cell, on her bed, strapped down. Her side hurt but not like before and she could breath but it burned to do so. She shoulder felt all better but maybe that was because of everything else hurting so much. Her wrist was in a cast and her side stitches from the rock sword were ripped open again, so that was sewn back up. It stung when she moved to much. All in all she felt terrible but at least that wretched collar had been removed from her neck. The doctor had apparently taken it off to work.

Looking around her cell Mallory saw the remains of her blood on the floor from where she had been thrown. Someone had made a half ass attempt to clean it up... at least it was an attempt. The doctor walked back in looking Mallory over. She undid her straps and let Mallory up. Mallory sat up slowly as to not aggravate the work done to save her life.

"How are you feeling today Mallory. You had a punctured lung. Your own rib went into it. We had to get the blood out of it and fill it will air again. We closed the lung up but your rib is still lose. We've patched it up and it should stay stable and heal quickly. We've applied a bone growth medicine over the ribs where they were broken. In a matter of days this will heal. You might feel some pain but it will heal. Now with all of that said, how do you feel?" The doctor ask, she was a yellow skinned alien with large blue eyes. She looked more like a fish then anything but she a had a lot of human features too. Like the shape and placement of her face but the gills on her neck were a dead give away that she was a sea creature as oppose to a land. Mallory could see them working hard to cope with the atmosphere.

"I feel like I should be dead."

"You should be. We had to work all night to get you stable and healthy. You've been out for three days."

"Three days?"

"Yes. Please get some more rest. I'm afraid that after today Emperor Chargg will be putting you back in the games." Mallory cringed. There was no way that she was going to survive the next rounds. Not with her injuries.

The doctor saw her face and knew what she was thinking. "Here." She handed Mallory a bottle. "This won't heal you but you won't feel the pain of your wounds. Honestly by giving you this I'm probably killing you quicker since you won't be able to tell if your hurt but in all honesty... I don't think you are going to last much longer anyway. I'm sorry but your injuries were too serious and your not being given the proper amount of time to heal from them. If you don't die in the rink then your probably going to die in your bed from you previous injuries being reopened over and over. The body can only take so much." It was clear that the doctor was frustrated.

Mallory took the pills quietly and nodded. "Yeah thanks. I'll remember that."

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It's hard to keep track of time in space. Mallory tired her best to keep up with it but knew that her calculations were off. By her calculations she has been here for a week and some days. During that time the doctor worked on her nightly to keep her healed. Mallory, though pulled into the rink often, had been able to stick to knocking her opponents out fairly quickly, that way she avoided injury and could rest some.

She had made many attempts at escape but after the incident with Kazor, Mallory found that they kept her under tight control. So here she was, still here and wondering when her team would come a get her. She really needed their help.

"Ouch!" Mallory jumped when the the doctor pushed on her ribs to check how they were doing.

"Your ribs are getting better and your cut on your side is healing nicely." The yellow alien gently took her wrist and felt around it. "Is it tender here?"

"No."

"What about here?"

"Yes."

The doctor nodded and let go of her wrist. "Well it's all healing nicely... amazingly enough."

The doctor left soon after, giving Mallory time to herself. She looked across the way at the cell that used to hold Kazor to find it filled with another person. This alien was another young female duck and she was staring at Mallory. "I know you. Your Mallory McMallard from the resistance." The young female saluted Mallory. "Ms. McMallard, Ashley Bossier. Trainee for Puckworld Special Forces! Your a legend among the ranks mam'! No one has beaten your scores back on base by the way." The female duck said trying to cheer Mallory up. Mallory actually smiled at that. She stood to the best of her ability tripping a little and making the other duck worry. "Oh please don't stand for me mam! Your hurt! You should be resting!" Ashley had blond hair that was tied back in a pony tail and creamed colored feathers.

"It's alright. You gave me the proper greeting soldier. I'll do the same" Mallory stood straight and saluted the soldier across from her. "Mallory McMallory, Puckworld Special Forces, member to the resistance that hunts Dragaunus, and current celebrity and prisoner of Chargg's." Ashley nodded. "How did you end up here Ashley?"

Ashley shrugged her shoulders. "To be honest I'm not sure. I was on my way back to my command post from a meeting with the general when there was a bright light and I was here surrounded by those lions."

"Huh, so Chargg is able to go to other dimensions. The fat shit." Ashley laughed at this.

The day went by quickly for them. They talked and found that they had a lot in common. Both came from similar families that had military background and they liked a lot of the same things. Ashley was a few years younger then her but she was talented and on her way up in the world. Then Mallory asked the question that had been on her mind since she had seen a Puckworldian here. "Is Puckworld safe? Was it saved?"

"Yes. Once Dragaunus left the drones were easy to defeat. Puckworld was victorious in it's war thanks to you guys." Mallory smiled hearing that. The others would be ecstatic to know this. If only she could tell them. "Your all heroes you know. Your pictures are memorialized in cities with giant statues. Like the one of Drake DuCaine in the city square at the ice rink." Mallory felt incredibly honored. "It's so exciting that your still alive! You'll be given a heroes welcome when you get home."

Mallory smiled at her. "If we get home."

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The next day found Mallory back out on the ice rink with just a shield. The crowds roared when they saw her enter the rink. The guards gave her plenty of room and she walked out. Her name was chanted loudly through the dome. It echoed off the walls and bounced around the ice. She skated to the middle of the rink waiting for an opponent. Out came a much smaller fighter then the others. Actually he was about Wildwing's size, he was some sort of bug alien with pincers and green skin. He glared at Mallory. "You may have killed the others easily but I won't go down so fast." He clamped his pincers at her and Mallory just watched him make a spectacle of himself. She looked around the crowd, not seeing any familiar faces and felt numb.

What was the point in all of this? Why should she fight? She was going to either die on the rink or by Chargg's orders anyway. Her friends she realized didn't have the ability to save her and Kazor, well she didn't even know if he made it back alive. In the end she decided that she had to fight until her dying breath because that is what soldiers do. They fight even when the odds were against them because they had someone to protect. Images of her teammates flashed before her eyes. She had people to protect and they weren't going to be safe if Chargg was around. He would eventually go after them once he was done with her. Mallory clenched her fists at this realization. She couldn't die yet, she still had to kill Chargg and Weasel. Then she could finally rest.

Closing her eyes, Mallory breathed in deeply and opened them again. A calm had settled over her. Her earlier feelings of being numb forgotten. She had a job to do. Her eyes became cold and focused, ready for the fight.

The bug made the first move going in for an attack. Mallory wasn't going to play games with this guy. She moved fast and ducked under his snapping crawls. She used her shield, the only thing she had to hit him in the back of the head. He fell forward but got back up quickly. "Your gonna pay for that!"

She didn't bother to answer only taunted him on by raising her hand and beckoning him forward. He launch himself at her, she just side stepped him and tripped him. He slide across the ice and went head first into an open water hazard in the ice. Trying to crawl out, he screamed threats at Mallory who only watched him. He was almost out when at purple tentacle grabbed him and dragged him back under the water. He disappeared under the ice and that was the end of the fight. Mallory just skated to the side were the guards were expecting them to move but they blocked her way off the ice.

"What's going on? He's dead."

They just watched her. Mallory opened her mouth to yell at them to move when Chargg began to speak. "Bring forward her next opponent!" The crowds cheered on and Mallory realized that this was going to be fight after fight from this point on.

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Finally Mallory finished her last fight. Most of her opponents were knock outs expect for two. She wanted to spare as many lives as possible. She didn't want to be some cold blooded killer who took out anyone who approached her. No she would save as many as she could. Exhausted and sweaty Mallory was escorted back to her cell where she passed out immediately.

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The next day Mallory was back out on the ice with just her shield, wanting for her next opponent. She was surprised to find six others shoved out onto the ice with her, one of them being Ashley! "Ashley!"

"Mallory!"

"What's going on?"

Ashley growled, "It's some sort of sick new twist. They are putting groups out on the ice now and seeing who is left standing."

Mallory glared up at Chargg who smiled down at her. Turning back to Ashley she nodded. "We stick together then. Back to back." Ashley nodded. Happy to have Mallory at her side in this.

"It's going to be an honor fighting with you." Ashley said blushing, when it slipped out before she could stop it.

"And you Ashley Bossier." Mallory and Ashley got into positions in the middle of the rink. Ready to fight. When Chargg raised his hands. Everyone became silent. Both female ducks glared up at him while they stayed back to back.

"BEGGIIIINNNNN!" The crowds roared as the fight started. Two yellow bug like aliens were fighting each other at the far end of the rink. Mallory and Ashley were more toward the middle, fighting three aliens. One looked like the first alien she had fought and the other two were twin elves. They had pointed ears and blue skin with white hair. Quiet handsome actually if you didn't look at their completely black eyes.

They both had twin blades that they were using to slice at Mallory and Ashley. They mocked them as they moved around them freely. "Quite attractive for ducks aren't they brother?"

"Yes brother it is a shame we have to kill them."

Having had enough of their taunting, Mallory and Ashley yelled at the two brothers. "Put a cork in it!"

At the same time Mallory block a slash from one elf and Ashley lunged forward and stabbed the purple monkey like alien in the chest. Surprising their opponents. While Mallory blocked the Elf with her shield Ashley went in to attack the other brother. Seeing her chance to strike without being hit herself, Mallory used her shield to knock the elf's blade away from him and them mashed her shield with all her might into his face. Knocking him out. The other brother seeing his brother go down lost focus on the fight and Ashley took the chance to get a good elbow into the back of his head in. Both brothers and the purple alien were out of the fight.

Mallory and Ashley looked over to where the two bugs were fighting see them getting dangerously close to the water hazard. The purple tentacles went to grab one of the bugs but he avoided it and used his pincers to wrap around the other bugs neck. Clamping them down he cut his opponents head from his body and it rolled across the ice and slide to a stop next to the water where the tentacles were waiting. They grabbed the head and disappeared form view, leaving green slim behind. The bug threw the other bugs body at the water was watched it sink into the depths. Turning to look at his next opponents. Mallory and Ashley were ready. Waiting for him to make the first move. He wouldn't budge and they were at a stand still.

In order to finish this they would need to approach him. "Alright we're going to have to go over there. Hang back a bit. Don't get near the water." Ashley nodded and followed Mallory over.

The bug laughed as they approached. "Come on ducks! Bring it!"

"We intend to." Mallory moved in first using her shield to combat him. It wasn't the best thing but it was better then nothing. The fight went on and Mallory was having a hard time putting him on the defensive without a sword or a gun and the yellow bug knew it. "Ha ha! You can't do any damage to me! Not with just a shield!"

"Good point." Said Ashley as she attacked from behind. The bug wasn't expecting it and she cut deep into his arm with her sword as she skated passed. The bug screamed and went to attack her but Mallory was in front of him again blocking him from attacking. Mallory hit him with her shield but he wasn't going down. Ashley prepared for another attack but this time the bug was ready. She went in for another slash but the bug grabbed the back of her shirt and threw her across the rink towards a water hazard. She slide on the ice until she fell in head first.

"ASHLEY!"

"Ha that ducks dinner!" Mallory was furious she body checked the bug hard knocking him into one of the electric pools sticking out of the water. He screamed as he hit it, the shocked reeking havoc on his body. Mallory didn't stay to watch him be incinerated. She races towards the water hole that Ashley was climbing out of. She like the bug the other day was almost out when the purple tentacle grabbed her, making her drop her sword as she was pulled back into the water. "MALLORY! HELP!"

"I'M COMING ASHLEY!" She dove to grab her hand but Ashley was pulled under before she could reach her. Grabbing the sword on the ice Mallory jumped in with her shield on her back. Not even giving what she was doing a second thought. Diving in she swam quickly towards where most monsters tended to lurked. At the bottom and in the dark.

When she got there she was horrified to see all of the bones around the ugly thing. It had an octopus body but no head, instead there was a small hole with teeth surrounded by eyes. It was one of the oddest thing she had ever seen but Mallory tried not to give it much thought as she spotted Ashley in the grips of one of its tentacles. It was currently eating the body of the dead alien bug that had lost his head. His green blood squished out every time it bit down.

Mallory swam to Ashley using the sword she cut clean through the tentacle. The creatures eyes widened in pain and a high pitched squeal sang threw the water. Suddenly all of it tentacles were coming at Mallory and Ashley. Mallory pushed Ashley up while she cut away at the tentacles. Ashley started swimming up but the some tentacles grabbed her again, pulling her back down. Mallory having cut off all the tentacle around her swam for Ashley again. It was bring her to its mouth and Ashley looked terrified. Mallory swam ahead of her and attacked the source directly. She jammed her shield into it's tiny mouth. Getting it good and stuck on it's teeth. The monster panicked and released Ashley trying to get the shield out but Mallory cut away any tentacles that came near it. It was suffocating from not having that one tiny hole open.

Soon it had no legs left and Mallory left it to suffocate on the floor. Swimming up to Ashley she wondered why she didn't go up when she realized that Ashley was drowning. Swimming fast she grabbed Ashley's limp body and pulled her to the surface. Once they broke Mallory was out of breath barely just making it herself. The crowds cheered wildly!

She ignored it and pushed Ashley up onto the ice, getting out herself and pulling Ashley away from the water. The crowd become silent as they watched Mallory preform CPR on the young duck. Breathing into her mouth and pushing on her chest repeatedly. "Come on Ashley!" She continued the process for what felt like thirty minutes but was really only five. Her eyes started tearing up when Ashley wasn't responding. "Come one Ashley! PLEASE BREATH!"

Ashley laid limp for a moment but then spit up water and started coughing. Mallory turned her on her side so water would flow out more easily. The crowds seeing the other duck breathing again cheered! Once all of the water was out Mallory hugged Ashley to her. "Oh thank the stars!"

Ashley was pretty confused at first but realized what happened when Mallory went to help her stand up. Both were soaking wet and freezing now that they didn't have the adrenaline pumping through their veins. They waited for the lions to surround them with their spears pointed but nothing happened. Confused they both looked to Chargg. He was sitting in his chair as if the fight was still going. Then Mallory understood that only one of them was supposed to leave the rink.

Well today things were going to change. Mallory threw her borrowed weapon to the ground and crossed her arms. Ashley understanding what was happening followed suit. The crowd cheered harder. Chargg was forced to recognize that he was not going to get his way in this match. The lions surrounded them and pointed their spears and everyone grew quiet. Chargg brought his arm up slowly not yet making a decision. The crowd started yelling at him, booing him for even thinking it over. Realizing he was beat by public opinion his thumb shakily went up. The crowd screamed louder then ever before as the lions made room for Mallory and Ashley to leaving. They walked out and again people were trying to touch and kiss them but the guards held them back. They made it back to their cells fairly unmolested, but both happy that the other was okay.

With Ashley's help Mallory was able to walk away from that fight without a scratch on her and so was Ashley for the most part. Except for where she almost drown, that sucked.

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