The new gear that they had given Dominique was almost exactly like Sarah Connor's, with a dark tank top, black cargo pants, and heavy boots. Seeing as Terminator was one of Dominique's favorite movies, she couldn't help but grin through the nerves that buzzed in the pit of her stomach. As she walked into the dirt Pit, she could once again hear screaming coming from the crowd, the sound almost helping pump her up. Squinting through the usual bright lights, Dominique could see a woman not much older than her. "Dominique Barrel versus Jupiter Wendilo". The woman, Jupiter, looked tough. Her eyes were dark, a angry scowl on her face. As Dominique looked at her, she had a bit of a hard time making out her outline, as if the woman was there, but wasn't at the same time.
Before Dominique could contemplate what was going on, Jupiter showed her what she could do. With a flash of shadow the opposing opponent was gone, showing up right next to Dominique, as if she simply jumped there. Jupiter lashed out at the surprised Dominique, hitting her hard in the nose with her elbow. Dominique fell backwards, but was quick not to say in one place for too long, as Jupiter attempted to Shift onto her. Dominique felt the blood on her face slowly stop, the throbbing pain of a broken nose ebbing away as she tried to keep her distance with Jupiter.
The woman wouldn't hold still, flashing from one place to the next, each time taking a swing at Dom. Dominique was fast enough to dodge each attack, but her adaptive brain was going into over drive trying to predict where Jupiter would land next. After a few good hits, Dominique was on her back again, this time Jupiter Shifting on top of her too fast for her to roll away. Quickly the smaller woman started to throw punches, which Dominique easily blocked with her forearms. It became apparent that Jupiter was actually a failing experiment. They focused so much on her abilities that she lacked the proper strength and training to figure out how to get around Dom's defenses. Pity started to rise in Dominique's chest, knowing that this was the last fight Jupiter would get lucky and win.
"Hey, woah, wait!" Dominique called out from under her arms. The noise of Dom talking made Jupiter pause in her useless punching just long enough for the bottom woman to throw a bionic fist blindly. There was a grazing connection, Jupiter practically flying off of Dominique. Jumping up, Dominique switched rolls, this time pinning Jupiter down by her throat with her left hand, while her right started beating down on her opponent. It took Jupiter a few seconds before remembering her abilities, Shifting out from Dom's weight to a couple feet away, trying to recover. Dominique, not expecting this, yelped when her fist slammed into the hard dirt, multiple bones audibly cracking. Wincing at the already damaged hand, Dominique got up, stumbling backwards, away from Jupiter.
The two girls stared at each other, Dom's hand slowly healing from all the punches. "I was kinda hoping you'd just get overwhelmed by my constant movement," Jupiter called across the Pit, panting and smearing her bloody face. "I'm very adaptive," Dominique grinned, leaning against a wall. She wouldn't attack Jupiter until the girl got her breath back. "I see that. It's quite impressive." Dominique couldn't help but give a prideful, triumphant smile. "Which makes me very sad that I have to do this." Dominique didn't question the comment until Jupiter suddenly Shifted, but didn't come back for a extra second. Dominique was about to move from her spot she was standing in when Jupiter appeared again, right in front of her, something long in her hand. Dom opened her mouth to question what happened, but all the breath left her as she felt the long object, a small steel bar of some kind, penetrate straight into her sternum.
The familiar burning of pain rocketed all through out Dominique's body, blood flooding up her esophagus, pouring out of her mouth. Stupidly, Jupiter didn't back away to watch Dominique struggle, giving the redhead a chance to attack.
With a powerful hand, Dominique grabbed Jupiter by the throat, jerking her forward, sending the rod that stuck out of her into Jupiter. The two girls stood, face to face, Dominique snarling with bloody teeth as Jupiter stood there, shocked as her hands absentmindedly went to the side of Dom's face, tears pouring out of her eyes. Unlike Jupiter, Dominique knew the most effective way to stab someone was through the heart, which is exactly where Dom drove the bar into. Slowly Jupiter fell backwards, dragging Dominique along with her, both of them falling to the ground, the redhead on top.
Dom stayed on top of Jupiter for a few seconds, the crowd around her silent, waiting for her to either die, or find a way off of the bar. For a split second, Dominique was tempted to just let herself bleed out, unable to heal with the bar in her, but the flashes of Robin's face that ran through her head sent her body into over drive. Grabbing the blood covered bar in front of her, Dominique started to push herself off of it, groaning in pain at the slow process. It took a good two minutes before Dominique felt the end of the bar get pulled out of her chest, Dom falling onto her back next to the lifeless Jupiter. Dominique was panting hard as she felt the pain in her chest very slowly subside, only getting up and walking to the open doors when the pain was completely gone. Once again, the crowd was going wild and cheering Dominique's name as she walked away.
Before Dominique could contemplate what was going on, Jupiter showed her what she could do. With a flash of shadow the opposing opponent was gone, showing up right next to Dominique, as if she simply jumped there. Jupiter lashed out at the surprised Dominique, hitting her hard in the nose with her elbow. Dominique fell backwards, but was quick not to say in one place for too long, as Jupiter attempted to Shift onto her. Dominique felt the blood on her face slowly stop, the throbbing pain of a broken nose ebbing away as she tried to keep her distance with Jupiter.
The woman wouldn't hold still, flashing from one place to the next, each time taking a swing at Dom. Dominique was fast enough to dodge each attack, but her adaptive brain was going into over drive trying to predict where Jupiter would land next. After a few good hits, Dominique was on her back again, this time Jupiter Shifting on top of her too fast for her to roll away. Quickly the smaller woman started to throw punches, which Dominique easily blocked with her forearms. It became apparent that Jupiter was actually a failing experiment. They focused so much on her abilities that she lacked the proper strength and training to figure out how to get around Dom's defenses. Pity started to rise in Dominique's chest, knowing that this was the last fight Jupiter would get lucky and win.
"Hey, woah, wait!" Dominique called out from under her arms. The noise of Dom talking made Jupiter pause in her useless punching just long enough for the bottom woman to throw a bionic fist blindly. There was a grazing connection, Jupiter practically flying off of Dominique. Jumping up, Dominique switched rolls, this time pinning Jupiter down by her throat with her left hand, while her right started beating down on her opponent. It took Jupiter a few seconds before remembering her abilities, Shifting out from Dom's weight to a couple feet away, trying to recover. Dominique, not expecting this, yelped when her fist slammed into the hard dirt, multiple bones audibly cracking. Wincing at the already damaged hand, Dominique got up, stumbling backwards, away from Jupiter.
The two girls stared at each other, Dom's hand slowly healing from all the punches. "I was kinda hoping you'd just get overwhelmed by my constant movement," Jupiter called across the Pit, panting and smearing her bloody face. "I'm very adaptive," Dominique grinned, leaning against a wall. She wouldn't attack Jupiter until the girl got her breath back. "I see that. It's quite impressive." Dominique couldn't help but give a prideful, triumphant smile. "Which makes me very sad that I have to do this." Dominique didn't question the comment until Jupiter suddenly Shifted, but didn't come back for a extra second. Dominique was about to move from her spot she was standing in when Jupiter appeared again, right in front of her, something long in her hand. Dom opened her mouth to question what happened, but all the breath left her as she felt the long object, a small steel bar of some kind, penetrate straight into her sternum.
The familiar burning of pain rocketed all through out Dominique's body, blood flooding up her esophagus, pouring out of her mouth. Stupidly, Jupiter didn't back away to watch Dominique struggle, giving the redhead a chance to attack.
With a powerful hand, Dominique grabbed Jupiter by the throat, jerking her forward, sending the rod that stuck out of her into Jupiter. The two girls stood, face to face, Dominique snarling with bloody teeth as Jupiter stood there, shocked as her hands absentmindedly went to the side of Dom's face, tears pouring out of her eyes. Unlike Jupiter, Dominique knew the most effective way to stab someone was through the heart, which is exactly where Dom drove the bar into. Slowly Jupiter fell backwards, dragging Dominique along with her, both of them falling to the ground, the redhead on top.
Dom stayed on top of Jupiter for a few seconds, the crowd around her silent, waiting for her to either die, or find a way off of the bar. For a split second, Dominique was tempted to just let herself bleed out, unable to heal with the bar in her, but the flashes of Robin's face that ran through her head sent her body into over drive. Grabbing the blood covered bar in front of her, Dominique started to push herself off of it, groaning in pain at the slow process. It took a good two minutes before Dominique felt the end of the bar get pulled out of her chest, Dom falling onto her back next to the lifeless Jupiter. Dominique was panting hard as she felt the pain in her chest very slowly subside, only getting up and walking to the open doors when the pain was completely gone. Once again, the crowd was going wild and cheering Dominique's name as she walked away.