Robin shot to his feet as he watched the monitor in the locker room and saw the steel bar pierce through Dominique. He slowly walked closer to the screen to make sure he was seeing things clearly. His heart now in his throat, he watched as Dom pulled her opponent onto the bar with her and the two off them stood pierced together on the bar and then fell to the ground. "Get up damn you!" Robin yelled at the screen as if Dom could hear him through it. "Get up!"
He started to settle down as he watched Dom pull herself free from Jupiter and the pull the steel bar from her chest. A slight grin now crossed his face as he watched her stand and walk out of the pit as if nothing had happened. As he continued to watch, he heard the locker room door open behind him and turned to see a guard motioning for him to come out. "Your turn, cowboy," the guard said. Robin slowly made his way out of the locker room and into the pit.
Robin was introduced as he entered the pit and then watched as his opponent entered, the only name given was Scorpion. Robin soon found out why. The man was about Robin's size, perhaps a bit slighter of build. But, coming form his back was a large scorpion tail, stinger and all. It was but a moment before the man closed the gap between him and Robin and was striking out at him with the stinger. Robin narrowly dodged the thrusts of the tail at him, realizing this guy meant to put Robin away quickly.
A few more jabs of the tail were made at Robin before Robin was able to grab hold of the tail and once he did, he spun the arachnid around before letting him sail into a nearby wall with a thud. Robin took a step back, sizing up his opponent. The scorpion man slowly made his way back to his feet. He was dazed and a bit bloodied from his meeting with the wall. He turned to look for Robin, just catching view of a foot getting planted square in his chest.
The sound of cracking bones could be heard as the man's chest collapsed from the force of the kick. Again he flew into the wall behind and hit it with another sickening thud. His body slid down the wall until he stopped in a sitting, slumping position. Robin took a step closer, but as he did, the tail made on last jerk as the nerves of the dying man spasmed through his body. Robin was caught off guard and caught the tip of the tail in his side. A loud gasp of air escaped his lungs as he went to a knee.
Robin looked up into the eyes of Scorpion. They were now lifeless, but Robin could feel the searing heat of the poison flowing into his body from the tail. Robin reached to the tail and pulled it from his side. He rose to his feet with some effort and walked away from the dead opponent towards the now open doors of the pit. His head started to spin and his vision blurred. Robin could tell his side was already healed back up, but he could feel a struggle inside as the heal agents struggled against to poison trying to make its way to his heart.
As he walked through the doors, he heard them close behind him and then all went black as he fell to the floor of the corridor.
When he came back to, he found himself in the infirmary. His eyes noticed a tube in his arm coming from a bag on a rack. A glowing blue liquid was dripping into the tube and flowing into his arm. "Well, look who is back with us," the voice was that of Dr. Luxuria. She then stepped closer and her face came into view. "I should have let you die, you know. Being so careless to step next to a dying foe and not paying attention to his most deadly and most obvious weapon was quite careless of you."
Robin could hear the doctor tapping on her ipad as she stood next to the bed. "If it were not for the healing powers of your body, you would have dropped dead right next to your opponent. But, if you make such a mistake again, I will allow you to die." She tapped the tube with her pen. "This anti-venom saved you this time. I am hoping that your body will take to it and replicate it so that you will have your own natural antibodies to protect you against such venoms if you run into them again.
Robin just laid there as he was told he would need to allow the rest of the blue liquid to drip into him. Robin asked the doctor, "How's Dom doing?" Luxuira just shrugged as she continued to write. "I guess she is doing well. She has been doing well from her injuries. Healed right up. We sent her to a new room too. From here on out when you two do well, you get rewarded. You two now have a suite. Each your own bedroom and bath and then a common room between the two bedrooms where you can come together to discuss strategy and such. Once you are done here, Juan will take you to your new home."
Robin just nodded and closed his eyes as his head still throbbed a little from the after effects of the poison. As he drifted back off to sleep, Dom's face came into view. A slight smile crossed his face as he went to rest.