Good evening all! And once again we have another update on this fic! Again I am sorry for the wait.
As of now I have three fics in the making, this one, 'Little Geisha Lost' and my newest TMNT/Transformers Prime crossover fanfic 'Turtles and Transformers' so I'm a busy girl! But I got two other projects to work on if I get writers block here!
Note: references to Tyroth Darkstorm's fanfic 'Nemesis' and my fanfics 'Falling Inside the Black' and 'United by Fate' appear in this chapter.
Also credit to Meian16 for his help in writing this chapter!
Chapter Seven
The following night Cam and Barry were dressed up in their best street clothes checking themselves over in the bathroom mirrors.
It was the Night of the big tournament, and both were excited.
They had spoken to Tyroth as well as George about the tournament, and both had been rather sceptical at first as this was outside their usual activities, but they trusted the Rhino and Warthog when they said they would be careful.
"You both have shown just how cautious when you go topside." Tyroth had said "And we are aware of your previous outings that don't involve scavenging and salvaging."
"Well, you can trust us better than a certain rat we know!" Barry had quipped and nudged Cam making him laugh and nod in agreement.
Tyroth and George had frowned but they couldn't help but agree.
They knew how reckless Rattletrap could be topside and there had been times he had let his guard slip, but still despite his antics he had never revealed Mutopia's location, much to everyone's relief.
Barry squeezed some gel onto his hands and started to comb it through his mohawk whilst Cam brought an electric toothbrush to his horn to polish it.
"Mmmm, that feels good!" Cam smiled as he polished his horn.
"Same can be said for this gel here!" Barry agreed as he styled his mohawk up "Oh yeah! Bee bop de bop! I do love this Gel! Tania was an angel to recommend it!" he hummed then washed his hands.
Cam at the same time finished the last part of polishing his horn then put the toothbrush down.
They both gazed at themselves.
Cam was dressed in army pants and a light green tank top with a black belt and silver buckle whilst Barry was dressed in black tight pants with a red open waistcoat with his chest bare apart from a couple of straps that were over his shoulders attached to his pants.
"So, we ready to watch a fight?" Barry asked.
"I'd say we are!" Cam agreed "Come on then Mohawk, lets paint the town red!"
"Lead the way!" Barry said.
They left the bathrooms then walked to the entrance of Mutopia where George and Tyroth were standing.
Tyroth had a serious look on his face whilst George looked rather concerned.
"Hey Boss!" Cam said "Gramps!"
"Just a few words before you venture topside." Tyroth said "Now, I know you two know the city well."
"Like the groves in my horn I do!" Cam piped up.
Tyroth coughed and the Rhino went quiet, looking sheepish and the dragon continued to speak.
"But as we are aware, this is not a scavenging or salvaging hunt as you're going to an Underground fight and may be dangerous, given how these fights aren't like the professional ones on television."
George nodded silently.
"And I'm also aware that the fight is taking place not far from when we first encountered Vulstrun." Tyroth said in a low voice.
Cam and Barry nodded as well as looked awkward as they remembered that scary time.
"You're not wrong boss." Barry said, "It's a few doors down."
Tyroth frowned again and nodded.
"Okay, and I am aware a lot of thugs and criminals will be there."
"No doubt about that young one." George mused.
"If it helps, we'll keep our eyes peeled." Barry suggested "Cam and I will let you know if we hear of any suspicious activity."
"Thank you, guys." Tyroth said with a nod "And as always, make sure you don't draw attention to yourselves, and should you run into trouble, you got your cell phones and a bottle of the well's water?"
"For sure boss!" Cam nodded holding up a cell phone and a bottle of water from the well, and Barry did the same.
"And keep those bottles safe!" George said waving his cane at the Rhino and Warthog "If those end up in the wrong hands! Then there could be serious trouble."
"We understand Gramps." Cam and Barry said together "After what happened with Diablo…"
Tyroth glared a little when he heard the Mutopian Traitor's name, but he shook his head and looked at the Rhino and Warthog satisfied they would be safe and careful topside.
"Okay Guys," he said gesturing to the entrance with his paw "You're free to go!"
"Thanks boss man!" Cam grinned.
"Yo thanks dude!" Barry cheered then followed Cam outside "Bee bop dee bop! We're gonna watch some serious action tonight!"
Tyroth watched them go then closed the sanctuary door before looking at Gramps.
"Got to give them credit Gramps." He said, "They are always careful when topside."
"Indeed." George said as he started to walk back to the main village "But even the most careful can get into some trouble."
"Luckily it's a rare thing with them." Tyroth said "I'd be more worried if it was Rattletrap."
George laughed.
"Oh yes." he said, "He is careless topside, and given the scraps he's gotten into, it's miracle he still comes out of it in one piece."
Tyroth just laughed and shrugged.
Cam and Barry weren't the only ones excited for the tournament for Samuel and Alexandra were at their hotel getting ready.
Samuel was wearing black cargo pants and a white tank top packing his wrist wraps and boxing shorts in a duffle bag, meanwhile Alexandra was standing in front of the full-length mirror wearing smart purple trousers and a black top with a blue denim jacket over it with her black hair loose.
Samuel looked his girlfriend up and down and licked his lips.
"You look beautiful." He spoke softly.
Alexandra looked over her shoulder.
"Thanks hun." She said "Do…Do you think I'll be alright dressed like this? Given where we're going?"
"Oh it's fine hun really!" Samuel said, "You look absolutely great!"
Alexandra smiled and looked back at the mirror before applying a little bit of make-up then picked up her black purse before checking the contents.
"Cellphone…hotel key…mace…stun gun." She muttered.
Samuel blinked as he looked over.
"You're armed to the teeth!" he chuckled.
Alexandra shrugged.
"Well Austin insisted, saying that it was essential as I'm a woman." She said, "Even though I got you to protect me."
Samuel puffed up his chest.
"That's me hun!" he chuckled.
"But in all seriousness." Alexandra said as she inspected her items, "Since you'll be down with the fighters and I'll be with the spectators, if anything gets out of hand, I know what to do to defend myself, not that I've had too, of course." She chuckled.
Samuel smirked.
"Well since they know you're my girl, if anything happened, they'd have to answer to me!" he punched his fist into his other hand and winked.
Alexandra smiled confidently.
"Then I suppose if you're ready?" she said.
"Sure am!" Samuel said with a wink "Let's get to this tournament and win ourselves some dough!"
Meanwhile Cam and Barry had gone to the hanger and had found their van which they used to drive to the tournament.
Cam tapped the steering wheel humming whilst Barry bounced about in his seat snapping his fingers as he did so.
"Been looking forward to this!" he cheered then looked out through the windscreen.
"Where should we leave the van?" he asked.
Cam thought for a moment.
"If I remember correctly, there's a place we can leave it without restrictions, just around the corner of where the Fight club is and there's a couple of alleyways, we can hide in to get to the club, we just need to make sure no-one's watching!"
"That's always the hard part mate." Barry mused as he fiddled with some studded wrist bands on his wrists.
"We can handle it!" Cam smirked "We always do! As our Dragon man stated earlier, we know this city like the back of our hands!"
At the same time, Samuel and Alexandra were making their way to where the tournament was taking place.
They had left the hotel then took a cab to the location just near where there were some dark and abandoned warehouses on the riverside.
Even though Alexandra had accompanied Samuel to a lot of his fights, whether they be back in Alaska, Texas or even any of the other cities in the United States of America, she still felt nervous.
She clung onto Samuel's arm as he walked confidently, and her boyfriend looked down at her.
"You okay?" he asked seeing Alexandra's worried look to which she looked up at him.
"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared," she confessed "Well I've been to many of your fights, but I've never really got used to them." She chuckled sheepishly.
Samuel smiled and kissed the top of her head.
"I can understand that sweetheart!" he said comfortingly "I'm a little nervous too!"
"You?" Alexandra exclaimed "After all the fights you've won?"
"Well, maybe a little nervous," Samuel chuckled "Yet, confident!"
"I got high hopes for you," said Alexandra, her eyes full of hope "After you wiped the floor with the other fighters in the previous tournaments."
"We'll see what fighters decided to take part in this one." Samuel replied, "Could be ones that'll give me a challenge, you never know!"
"Well, the best of the best has gone far, so you might just be challenged tonight." She gulped nervously.
Samuel stopped and embraced Alexandra gently, letting her lean against his chest and she could feel his beating heart, his strong fearless yet loving heart that beat for her and her alone.
"I'll be okay and stay safe." He whispered as he kissed the top of her head again "I promise."
Alexandra melted into his embrace and nuzzled his chest.
Samuel was a very strong and fearless fighter, he had the strength and courage to take on any fighter, whether they be bigger, stronger, faster, or more violent than him, and he could strike hard, but he also had that gentle loving side to him, that he was a protector of those he loved, and that included her!
They stayed like that for a few seconds until Alexandra looked up, a surge of confidence within her.
"Okay, lets win this!" she said, "You got this in the bag Tiger!"
"Right on!" Samuel grinned and wrapping his arm around Alexandra protectively they started to walk further towards the riverside warehouses.
So the night of the tournament has arrived, and Samuel and Alexandra, and Cam and Barry respectively are heading to the same one!
I think some of you might see where this is heading!