Platinum
#4 of The Arena
Yay fighting! Anyways, hope y'all enjoy! Wrote this at damn near two in the morning PST so... yes, I'm tired as all get out...
"Hmm... well, my jaw is doing better," says Alex as he looks himself over, his paw running over his jaw. Apparently, it had gotten infected and whatnot... so he had to be taken out of the scheduled fights for medical reasons...
Anyways, as he stood in front of the mirror, looking himself over, he decided that three days in the Gold League was... well... "I need to get to Platinum... and keep going till I hit Diamond."
Oh yes, his plan on being in the Diamond League was still on, though he still needed to get out of the Gold League... so he walks over to the lovely chart to see the Advancement: Platinum sign up sheet. And as luck would have it, no one had recently put up their name... so he signed his right above James' name.
And he would head to his locker and sit down, cleaning his helmet and armored thong. He was going to win the Advancement and become part of Platinum... he would do what it takes to get into the Diamond League.
"Everyone get ready for one hell of a fight! Tonight, we have an advancement fight! On the North Side, we know him, we love him, we've even gotten a nice view of his balls! Gold Wolf, show us what you can do!"
And Alex would walk into the arena, staff in paw. "And from the Platinum League... we have one of our greatest fighters! The breaker of taurs, the dominator of demons, the punisher of giants... introducing, the Platinum Dog... Ace, the German Shepherd!"
Alex would just stare, not used to them announcing the canine's name as he walks into the arena... and he looked like he was ready for war. He looked like a... well...
"Everyone, after this fight, our beloved Ace will be having his own advancement fight. He will be moving up to Crystal League."
Anyways, Ace looked like some spartan or something. He was wearing a chest plate, a helmet that protected his head and muzzle, even covering his cheeks a bit, the platinum armored thong, and some of that lovely platinum tail armor... yes, he was wearing a piece of armor resting on his tail.
The two would step into the center of the arena and, as Alex extends his staff for the match to begin... Ace would smack him across the jaw.
Stepping back to recover from the surprise attack, he would hear Ace say, "You fucks in Gold are always wanting to touch staffs like two shy lovers. In Platinum, we fight as soon as we get in the arena. So raise that weapon, pup."
Raising his staff, Alex would watch Ace, knowing that Platinum had their own rules... this would be a difficult fight. "Alright... Platinum Dog... come get me."
"Ah, Gold always on the defensive... fine, I'll grant your request, pup." He would then charge right at the wolf, to which Alex would defend himself with his staff, nearly getting pushed off his feet as the shep throws his whole weight against him.
"You bloody Gold," and Ace would swing his staff at the wolf's head, to which he blocked, "don't know how to," and he would bring the bottom end of his staff right into the wolf's ribs, "actually fight like we do in Platinum," and as he prepared for another swing, he would suddenly take a blow to the face, twisting him around and stumbling a bit, though recovering quickly.
"Seems you Gold guys are getting better and better." Perhaps Alex was getting irritated so... "Do you Platinum fucks always talk so much?"
Ace would then laugh before he charges Alex once more, engaging him again, both staffs touching. And as they pushed against each other, their heads rather close to each other, Ace would say, "Just give up, you're no good for Platinum."
"F-fuck you... I will do... what it takes... to get not only into Platinum, but all the way into... fucking Diamond... bitch!"
And that's when Alex would bring his staff down to hit Ace hard in the stomach, doubling him over. And now that his staff wasn't restraining Alex's staff... well... anyways, Alex would bring the staff down onto Ace's back, putting him on the ground.
"And it seems Ace the German shepherd has fallen! And Gold Wolf has won! Or shall we call him Platinum Wolf? Hmm... maybe we will learn his name one day... congratulations Platinum Wolf!"
As Alex stood there, another dragon would walk into the arena, holding the lovely Platinum... wait... "Why are there always dragons?"
So the dragon would laugh before he says, "That's like asking why canines always try to get as high as possible. But you weren't asking that so... don't worry about it, yeah?" So Alex would simply shrug before looking at Ace.
The dragon would laugh before he says, "Oh c'mon Ace, you can handle pain better than that." Ace would growl softly before getting to his feet, staring down Alex... before extending his paw. "That was a fun fight... sorta. Maybe you and I will see each other again and actually have a good fight."
Well... he'll take that as a compliment.
In the Platinum chambers, Alex is letting the water run through his fur as he stood in the shower... it was a habit he had. After every fight, always take a shower... anyways, as he stood there, getting clean, he heard the shower curtain open... and then close.
'Probably someone think it wasn't occupied or something ridiculous' he would think to himself, till he felt someone grab his hip. So turning his head, he would see Ace standing behind him, smiling.
"Oh... um... uh... hey there...," and Alex would blush a bit because this was... well... awkward. "Okay rookie, after hearing about what you said earlier, I have a... well... an offer for you."
"What kind of offer?"
"You become my fighting partner."
"Oh... your what?"
"Fighting partner... you see, I'm about to advance to Crystal so... you have twenty minutes to make a decision. By the way, if you say yes, you'll be able to get into Crystal as well so... you'll be one step closer to whatever."
"We can have partners in this?"
Ace sighs heavily, his paw on his forehead. "Yes, we can have partners. Do they not tell the rookies anything anymore?"
"Well... I never knew about the... so... if we become partners... what does that... you know...?"
"It means we fight in two versus two fights... and that's it. What? You fought in a three versus one fight and a two versus two bothers you?"
"Well... no, I-"
"Good, so are you wanting to be my partner or not?"
Alex thinks it over a moment before slowly nodding his head. "Yeah... we can be partners..."
"Good. I'm glad that I get the cuter partner."
"Um..."
"Oh relax, I'm not going to break you in... at least not now..."
So having secured a partnership, he would slide his paw underneath Alex's tail and, feeling his tight hole, he would laugh before he says, "Fucking virgin. Maybe I should break you in right here..."
Alex stares at him, unsure of how to respond before Ace shrugs and climbs out of the shower... the wolf's partner seems to be a bit... well... "I don't know who I should worry about, my opponents or my partner..."