... FIGHT!!!

[Cameo]

Dark. Dead silence. No room to lay down, no room to move. Just absentminded rocking. Apprehension. He knew what was coming.

Snarling, snapping teeth, claws bared and fur bristled, the animal paced it's small confinements, watching the red light above the door. Waiting... waiting...

[green]

GREEN

[/GREEN]

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The gates opened and a ball of green terror came shooting out of the opening, knowing full well what he would find on the other side of his confinements. He barreled out onto the steril, white arena. A round room. No corners, no place to hide. He knew it well.

But he wasn't there.

The creature growled, backing up wearily as he noticed the significant lack of an other. He was out first? That meant it had the upper hand this time...not him. He raced a few anxious laps around the arena, stopping to snap viciously at the mirrored wall on one end. He knew the scientists were behind it. How dare they toy with him like this!

Were was He?

A small buzz came from the other end of the room and the wall began to lift. The creatures ears flattened against his head and he lept for the opening.

[Das Tier]

Das growled. Food soon. Fight. Food. Fight. Food. He paced in front of the door. The beast's mouth hung open, his tongue lolling out of the side. Drool caught in his teeth and dripped out of his mouth. He clawed at the door, leaving four nice dents along the inside. He howled. "DAS OUT!" He cried. "DAS FIGHT!" And as if on command his door opened.

Already, the green one had lunged at the opening. Das caught him easily, and threw him back across the room. He closed his mouth, then opened it, his tongue dripping out of the side again. He growled. "Cameo." He growled.

Two Alpha's in one room, it didn't work. Das could barely think, he had been in his beast form for over three weeks as they worked out kinks and gave him better up grades. He pounced after the green one, teeth bared, growling in the back of his throat. He lunged, front paws pinning the Green's shoulders down to the floor. "Das Alpha!" He cried and shook the being below him. He leaned down quickly, jaws snapping shut around Cameo's neck. He stood on his hind legs, pulling up the other experiment easily by his neck. He loosened his grip, dropping Cameo.

Das's tail swung out impatiently behind him and he jumped back, dropping to his all fours, his shoulders down, and ass in the air. Usually a playful gesture, but there was nothing playful about the growl that was coming out of Das's mouth.

"Again we...." He trailed off, he couldn't think of the words.

His ears twisted back and flat against his skull. "Das Alpha." He said again, now pacing around the room, keeping his face towards the green one. "Das HUNGRY!" He exclaimed, rushing towards Cameo, mouth open and ready to take a nice chunk out of Cameo's side.

[Cameo]

Cameo nashed his teeth as the bigger brute grabbed him in mid air and flug him across the room. He landed on all fours, sliding to a hault. He huntched himself defensively, cossing his steps as he began circling the animal. He growled viscously, incapable of human speech, and lunged at the beast.

He was struck back by the oversized demon, tossed back to the floor with his weight pinning down his shoulders. He snapped his teeth around the beasts ankles, struggling fuitlessly to grasp anything in his mouth. He barked angrily at the the animals words, but was quickly quieted into yelps of pain as his sharp teeth latched around his thin throat.

He was off the ground and out of breath in seconds. He clawed fevourishly at the beast, reaching out to rip at the jaws that held him hostage. He was dropped sudenly, landing hard on his side. He whimpered in pain. He prayed his master would stop this.

No use. He wasn't in charge here.

Fight, or be beaten.

Cameo rushed to his fours, swaying uneasily as his blood rushed to his head. He gave a mocking yelp as the animal before him tried to make conversation. It was no use. The creature was far below human intelligents at this point, and it only made Cameo laugh. They had been working on him for sure. He was stronger this time around. Faster. He shuddered as he came to a realisation. He wasn't going to win this one.

Cameo eyed the experiment wierily in a cool, and caculated gaze. He stayed still waiting for the beast to come to him. And he did. In a rush, the beast was carrening towards him at full speed. Teeth bared, ready to distroy him. In a quick movement, Cameo's body cracked and morphed horribly, shrinking and deforming. He whiped around to face the creature; now armed with two, bone hard weapons, Cameo smashed his horned skull into the beasts open mouth, knocking him back to the ground.

The green ram snorted defiantly and stomped a hoof to the ground. It lowered it's head and made for an other pass at the creature.

[Das Tier]

Das was knocked back, hit the ground and rolled. He growled as he came to a stop and jumped to his feet. The great dog-like being dodged to the side has the ram came again. He swung around, a clawed hand grabbing the thing's horns and yanking it off the ground. It kicked and twisted but Das didn't flinch. He grabbed the Ram's front leg in his other paw/hand and squeezed.

At first it didn't seem like anything was happening, then there was a dark crack like a breaking branch and Das dropped the thing, the Green one and circled around, moving slowly, playfully now. He didn't enjoy it, but he was told that the more it was drawn out, the more food he would get and he was HUNGRY!His stomach roared and he dashed out, clawing up Cameo's side, opening up three wounds and then he jumped back again, circling, growling and drooling. He licked his claws clean, his tongue curling around each digit. He whined in the back of his throat.

Hungry. Hungry. Kill. Hungry. Blood. Hunt. Hungry. Hungry.

Das faked a a lunge and then jumped back, circling, waiting, watching. Check. Green turn. Check mate? Alpha. "Das Alpha." He muttered, swaying back and forth on his hind legs. His ears swung up, standing at 90 degrees now. "Cameo lose."

[Cameo]

The ram was off it's feet in seconds. Expected. How long could he really keep this up? Das was stronger. He had always been stronger. He was faster than usual. It was no use. The fight was his this round. Cameo would go hungry.

But then there was that sicking crunch and the red hot pain that flooded his system. Cameo howled, unable to retain his animal form, and stretched quickly into his natural, mossy self. The beast dropped him and Cameo crumpled to the floor, laying like a helpless heroine. The lanky, curvy creature looked up through its dark, stringy hair at the beast beofre him, panting in agony. Fuck. His arm. He couldn't do anything with out his arm. Don't cry out.

Don't cry out.

THe beast lundged, ripping through the creatures thin, human flesh and spililing his blood over the ground. Cameo bit his lip and whined.

Don't cry out.

"Das Alpha." Cameo looked up at the thing. It was too big, too fast... "Cameo lose."

... But Cameo was smarter. His face darkened as he realised this important fact. He may not be able to use his body, but he could still out think this blugering bafoon. Cameo dropped his head, his black/green hair falling around his face like a shroud, "Yes...yes. Das Alpha..."

Cameo laid down on his belly in surender. Like inticipated, the brute crawled forward, ready to take his prize. But in a quick, unforseen movement, the green creature began to shrink and break, becoming one of his most difficult animals to master; it had been this, or failure, and failure was not tollerated.

The green viper lundged forward, wasting no time, and sunk his fangs into the beasts shoulder blade. The green light above both doors became a dangerous red, and a third door snapped open.

"Cameo! Pull him off, for God sake!" A mob of scientits ran through the door, surounding the experiments in haste, "Shock him!! Get him off before he kills The Beast!!"

[Das Tier]

Das howled as the snake latched onto his shoulder. It was pain! Fire! Burning. He clawed at the snake, attempting to get it off, but he only cut himself, spilling his odd purplish blood on the floor. He gave another ululating cry and slashed again. It only tore his shoulder open, missing the snake.

Then the scientists got close enough, yelling for Das to stand still. He hunkered down, whining and they got the snake off. His arm ached and he held it out in front of him, whimpering. "Hungry. Ouch." Big tears welled in his eyes and spilled down his furry cheeks. He started a heart breaking howl. He didn't like fighting Cameo! But he liked to eat, needed to eat... he was SO hungry. He howled again and then it trailed off into a whimper as the scientists examined his shoulder and gave him an anti venom shot.

He was lead out with the temptation of a leg of lamb and led to his cell. It was a huge room, in one corner, there was a pile of blankets and pillows. In the other, a shower head and a drain along with a toilet and sink.

The rest of the room was bare except for the pile of bones in the far corner. The scientist tossed the leg and Das caught it before it hit the ground and pulled it to the corner. He slowly morphed back into a half human half beast mix. His tail whipped out behind him and his ears remained, other than that he looked human. And he'd have to stay that way until the next battle.

He gnawed on the leg, his back to the door, curled protectively around the bone and meat. He grumbled in satisfaction as he chewed on it. Unaware that Cameo was being ushered down the hall and to his cell at the same time.