{"sf1_id":723243,"sf2_id":"ZeqLg9b1","title":"Against All Odds: Extraction Ch.11","author":"Dr1ft3r0I","words":1698,"posted_at":"2014-06-28T04:37:00.000Z","tags":["Death","Digimon","Fanfiction","Halo","Human","M/F","Renamon","Story Progression","Taomon","Violence","kyuubimon"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/723243-against-all-odds-extraction-ch-11","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/ZeqLg9b1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/3c/c4/3cc4d690-e955-439d-9d56-bf86495a3d30","description":"#11 of Against All Odds: Extraction","content":"Arena\n\n[][][]\n\nAs Tom stepped out into the arena floor, he could see that the stands were, for one, packed, and second, his opponent was right there in front of him, waiting.\u0026nbsp; The announcer didn't count.\u0026nbsp; \"Today's fight,\" the announcer stated, yelling into a horn, \"Is to determine who the lovely Luna of the Moonfighter Clan stays with!\u0026nbsp; On my left, the Shadow Legacy himself, the great Gravismon!\"\u0026nbsp; A great cheer erupted through most of the stands.\u0026nbsp; The only ones not cheering were Rena, her older brother and mother, Coyote, Rahne, and the remaining Drifters.\u0026nbsp; \"And over here, the _Tamer_,\" the announcer continued, the crowd now booing at Tom, \"Thomas.\"\u0026nbsp; To be honest, Tom didn't really care.\u0026nbsp; He'd heard worse back on Orion.\u0026nbsp; Tom smiled up at Rena before steeling his expression as he faced Gravismon.\u0026nbsp;\n\nGravismon smirked at Tom.\u0026nbsp; \"You don't know what you're getting into human,\" he said to Tom.\u0026nbsp; Tom shrugged nonchalantly as he got into his fighting stance.\u0026nbsp; Seeing as he wasn't going to get a reaction from Tom any time before the fight, Gravismon did the same.\u0026nbsp;\n\nDoamon stood up in the stands.\u0026nbsp; \"The rules of this match are as follows!\" he bellowed out, smirking arrogantly down at Tom.\u0026nbsp; \"The first to incapacitate or kill the other is the victor!\u0026nbsp; There shall be no human projectile weapons or Digivolving!\u0026nbsp; Powers are permitted!\u0026nbsp; Let the fight begin!\"\u0026nbsp; Doamon sat back down as the crowd roared its approval of the 'rules.'\n\n\"Last chance human,\" Gravis growled.\u0026nbsp; \"Give up, and save yourself the embarrassment.\"\u0026nbsp; Tom just stood there defiantly. \u0026nbsp;Smirking, Gravismon turned to the crowd.\u0026nbsp; \"Look at this!\u0026nbsp; This human has no idea what it means to fight me!\u0026nbsp; He thinks he can win!\"\u0026nbsp; Whirling back to Tom, he continued.\u0026nbsp; \"Any bets as to how long he will last?\"\u0026nbsp; Immediately, people started betting against Tom, when a single voice rang out.\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"I bet, in the place of a friend, that Thomas Walls will not only live through the match, but will also win.\u0026nbsp; The wager is one hundred gold pieces.\"\u0026nbsp; Everyone, Tom included, turned to see that it was Ari who had said that.\u0026nbsp; Many sitting next to him scoffed and laughed.\u0026nbsp; Coyote hung his head down, knowing just who had placed that bet.\u0026nbsp; After all, the Mirage Casino in Vegas still owed Ronin five point eight million dollars.\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Hey, if you're all done betting, can we just get this fight started?\" asked Tom.\u0026nbsp; \"Or are you just going to stand there and let your balls talk for you?\"\n\nThe entire arena fell silent at the taunt.\u0026nbsp; Gravismon himself was stunned momentarily before he rushed forward in a blind rage.\u0026nbsp; \"IF IT'S DEATH YOU WANT, THEN I'LL GLADLY GIVE IT TO YOU!!\" Gravis roared as he lunged towards Tom, fist blazing in dark purple flames.\u0026nbsp; Tom ducked under the initial swing and let loose a swift jab into Gravis's gut, making the Renamon not only gasp for air, but also pushed him back several feet.\u0026nbsp; Tom then backed off, hands up in guard.\u0026nbsp; _You'd think he'd be a bit smarter_, Tom thought.\u0026nbsp;\n\nAs Gravismon stood back up, Tom went on the offensive.\u0026nbsp; Tom ran at him and jumped, landing a rather fierce kick onto Gravis's arms as the Renamon blocked the attack.\u0026nbsp; Gravis growled and shoved Tom back, making the human stumble.\u0026nbsp;\n\nAs Rena sat next to Coyote, the soldier looked down at something, stood up, and walked away.\u0026nbsp; Rena didn't notice and shouted down to Tom, \"Come on Tom, I know you can beat him!\"\u0026nbsp; Doamon growled down at his daughter.\u0026nbsp; As he did so however, Rahne looked over at the Taomon.\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"I have to ask,\" she said to the older Digimon, \"Do you still remember who I am?\"\u0026nbsp; Doamon huffed.\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Who in the valley hasn't heard the stories of Rahne of the Faint Smile, and her village of freaks,\" Doamon responded.\u0026nbsp; \"Your people are useless, weak, and unfit to be Renamon.\"\u0026nbsp; Doamon then turned his head to look at her.\u0026nbsp; \"I am surprised though.\u0026nbsp; I thought you weaklings only lived for three hundred years.\"\n\nRahne growled.\u0026nbsp; \"Those 'weaklings,' Doamon, managed to stop an assault a few days ago.\u0026nbsp; We only just managed to get out alive,\" she hissed.\u0026nbsp; \"And I will do anything to make sure that they are safe.\"\u0026nbsp;\n\nDoamon huffed again.\u0026nbsp; \"Whatever.\u0026nbsp; Humans have left us weak, degraded us to mere pets.\u0026nbsp; I will enjoy watching this match.\"\n\nAs Rahne and Doamon were talking, Tom and Gravismon had gone around the arena and traded a few blows.\u0026nbsp; Gravismon made a crystal shard and flung it at Tom.\u0026nbsp; Tom narrowly dodged it, and stood back up in his fighting stance.\u0026nbsp; \"Oh come on now Gravis,\" Tom taunted.\u0026nbsp; \"I know you can do better than that!\u0026nbsp; After all, I'm only just one human, aren't I?\"\u0026nbsp; Tom was caught by surprise by a high powered punch from Gravismon into his gut.\u0026nbsp; Tom stumbled back, dodging another punch, but received a swift knee into his hunched over form as a result.\u0026nbsp;\n\n_\"You're useless you pathetic piece of brute-bait!\" shouted out Zack, kicking Tom in the side, a feral grin on his face.\u0026nbsp; Tom lay on the ground, groaning in pain as several examiners watched, his mother among them.\u0026nbsp; Zack went down to the ground and wrapped his hands around Tom's neck, choking him._\n\n_\"Tokyo Twist Tom!\u0026nbsp; Do the Tokyo Twist!\" shouted Devin from the sidelines.\u0026nbsp; Tom eyed the asshole on top of him, and did something that no male should ever have happen to him.\u0026nbsp; Tom grabbed his opponent's chest, pinched, and­_-\n\n-Twisted, sending Gravismon into extreme pain.\u0026nbsp; Gravis snarled, and drove a fist into Tom's chest, managing to break two of Tom's ribs.\u0026nbsp; While Tom groaned in pain, Gravis hauled the human up and displayed him to the arena.\u0026nbsp; \"Tell me, do you wish for this human to live?\" he asked the audience.\u0026nbsp; The crowd roared their disapproval of the idea.\u0026nbsp; Gravis held Tom close to him and hissed into his ear, \"After I kill you, I will claim Luna as my mate, and I will destroy and banish those freaks who accompany you!\"\u0026nbsp; But as Gravis conjured up a diamond shard, Tom beat him to the punch.\u0026nbsp;\n\nWhipping out his boot knife, Tom slammed the blade into Gravis's neck.\u0026nbsp; \"YOU FIRST!\" Tom shouted out in fury as he kicked himself away from his foe.\u0026nbsp; Tom landed on his back and rolled to his feet, watching as Gravis stumbled about, trying to take out the four inch blade lodged in his neck.\u0026nbsp; Tom hobbled over to the center of the arena, but before he could do so, Gravismon howled in fury.\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"I...WILL NOT...LOSE TO YOU!!\u0026nbsp; I WILL NOT LOSE TO A _HUMAN_!!!!\" Gravis roared in fury as he began changing his form.\u0026nbsp; Tom stared at the changing monster.\u0026nbsp; _Damn, this guy is worse than a blue sand addict back on Terra Nova_, Tom thought as he backed away.\u0026nbsp; Gravismon then stopped changing.\u0026nbsp; Now, he was standing at eight foot four, looked like a werewolf, and had spiked fur.\u0026nbsp; Although, in mind of how odd the evolution of this world went, those spines were probably more than just for show.\u0026nbsp;\n\nRena in the split second that time stood still saw the one thing that could save Tom: Ronin's revolver.\u0026nbsp; She grabbed it from Rahne's lap and tossed it to Tom.\u0026nbsp; \"All bets are off Tom!\u0026nbsp; Smoke that bastard!\"\n\nTom grabbed the gun and aimed at the monster Gravis had become.\n\nTom pulled the trigger.\u0026nbsp;\n\n[][][]\n\nThe Smith and Wesson .45 2105 revolver that Tom now held in his hand had quite a history.\u0026nbsp; It was crafted on Earth during the initial year of production, and was purchased by a simple man named Victor Crúz.\u0026nbsp; It would then remain in the family on Earth for the next twenty years, until it was taken to the planet San Madrid.\u0026nbsp; While there, the revolver received a handle made out of the native redwood trees, and a floral engraving on the barrel.\u0026nbsp; It then became the possession of a General de Santiago for the better part of three years.\u0026nbsp; It then became the possession of a certain Voxin, where it then became almost as famous as the Voxin, and the Voxin's rifle.\u0026nbsp;\n\nMilliseconds after Tom pulled the trigger, the hammer struck the back of the massive bullet in the chamber.\u0026nbsp; The primer ignited the propellant, causing the propellant to burn up and produce a massive build-up of gas.\u0026nbsp; The gas separated the bullet from its casing and into the barrel proper.\u0026nbsp; As the bullet entered the barrel, the bullet connected the two rails above and below it, completing a circuit that caused the rails to make a rather strong magnetic field.\u0026nbsp; As the nearly half-inch wide round traveled down the barrel, the magnetic field grew stronger and stronger, up until the bullet left the barrel.\u0026nbsp; And as the bullet left, the gas went down a hole in the barrel, driving a small rod to cycle the next round to line up with the barrel.\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe first bullet hit Gravis in the hip, and it damn near tore his leg off.\u0026nbsp; The next round hit him in the chest, just a bit over to the left of the right lung.\u0026nbsp; The third round hit Gravismon in the head, and that deleted the bastard instantly.\u0026nbsp; Tom fell to his knees as Rena jumped down to hug him in glee.\u0026nbsp; \"You did it!\u0026nbsp; Youdidityoudidityoudidit!\" she squealed out into Tom's ear as she held the Spartan close to her.\u0026nbsp;\n\nTom smiled at her.\u0026nbsp; \"Eh, he wasn't so tough,\" he commented.\u0026nbsp; \"He only broke two ribs.\"\u0026nbsp; Doamon sat there in the stands, watching in horror as his worst dream came true.\u0026nbsp; Ari was collecting money, and Rahne glanced over at Doamon smugly before trying to look for her mate.\u0026nbsp; However, a commotion down on the floor disturbed her.\u0026nbsp; A group of Renamon, led by Vixinomon, were storming off to Tom's position, and Rena was having none of it.\u0026nbsp; She quickly evolved to her Champion form and stood there protecting Tom.\u0026nbsp; Vixinomon was screaming in anger, screaming about avenging her brothers death, when a single voice stopped them all.\u0026nbsp;\n\n\"Ronin, NOOO!!\"\n\nAnd then, there was light.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Against All Odds: Extraction","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/723242-against-all-odds-extraction-ch-10.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/731252-against-all-odds-extraction-ch-12.json"}}