Yeah Tina way to go!!!

Alice ran out onto the floor and pulled Tina into a huge hug while Shane and Dana grinned at Tina and pumped their fists into the air. Bette was smiling wearily at Tina and she was still taking in the events of what just happened considering her wife just railed the ***** out of the woman she had an affair with. Tina waltzed over to Bette, bloody lip and all, and she threw her arms around Bettes neck and gave her one ***** of a kiss.

Woah babygood job out there

Thanks babenow that was fun

Tina was grinning from ear to ear and Bette just shook her head in disbelief. She knew that Tina had that mean streak in her, but she saw it so rarely it always surprised her when she did. Alice took Tina to the locker room to get cleaned off while Shane went over to Bette and draped an arm around her.

So you ready?

For what Shane?

Your event

UmI guess

Look dont even think about what just happened out there between Tina and Candace okay? Let her have that battle, youve got your own

Bette just shook her head in agreement while Shane and Dana gave Bette their most encouraging smiles.

Bette Porter? Who is Bette Porter?

A short little man was hurriedly running through the backstage area looking for Bette so that he could get her ready for her event. The station manager finally found her and practically dragged her over to the Atlasphere floor.

The rules are simple, 3 points for pushing the sphere over the target, 4 points for stopping in the target. Its you, your opponent and two gladiators. Understand?

Um

Okay goodput these pads on and get in the sphere were running behind schedule here

He took of running in the other direction leaving Bette to stand in bewilderment as she tried to comprehend all of what he just said along with still processing the events that had unfolded in the last challenge. Bette put the pads on and stared at the sphere in disbelief.

The sphere in Atlasphere is a huge metal sphere, kind of like a hamster ball for humans, and Bette was sure there was going to be no way in ***** she would be able to control this contraption. After a few more basic instructions she climbed into the sphere and looked out from with in the cage at her friends and the audience. The floor for Atlasphere is also sloped inward making it hard to go from one target to another without going right over it, missing the sensor completely. Bette saw the other contestant across the arena floor and the two gladiators who were positioned in their spheres as well and Bette had only one thought running through her mindOH *****!!!

Come on babe you can do it!!!

Bette could hear Tina cheering for her somewhere in the background but she was trying to focus and block everything out so that she could accomplish her task at hand.

CONTESTANTS READY?GLADIATORS READY?BEGIN!!!

The horn went off signaling the start of the event and Bette sprung to life. She pushed on the sphere in front of her and the ball took off downhill headed straight for the target closest to her. Woahwoah how do you control this thing??? Bette was being tossed around inside the cage and the only thing that stopped her forward motion was the hit she took from the gladiator who was stopping her from reaching her destination.

Owww *****.

Bette muttered insults under her breath as she was thrown hard against the side of the cage. She did her best to get back on her feet and regain her center of balance but this was difficult since the gladiator that had crashed into her seemed to keep her pinned to the wall that enclosed the Atlasphere arena.

Move *****!!!

Bette yelled at the gladiator who just laughed and held her stance keeping Bette pinned against the side. Bette did her best to push back at the gladiator but she was no match for the muscular foe she had in front of her. Finally Bette used her brains and started pushing her sphere in a left to right motion and managed to break free from the gladiator who looked determined to pin Bette against the wall yet again. Bette did her best to push the ball towards the target that loomed in front of her. She managed to get the ball up and over the target but she couldnt stop it on the target regardless of her throwing all her body weight against the cage in the opposite direction to stop the momentum of the ball.

HOOOOONNNNNNNKKKKKK

A loud horn went off signaling a score and Bette grinned knowing she wasnt going to get completely shut out of this event. She looked around and after her cage slowed down enough she pushed it in the other direction so that she could score on another target. She was just about to cross over the target when she was hit from two sides causing her to go flying once again. She jumped back up on her feet and she was just about to push off again when she caught a glimpse of her opponent.

YOLANDA?!?

WHAT PORTER???

Bette stared in disbelief at Yolanda who was standing in the other cage and suddenly Bette had a feeling that Yolanda was out for blood. Yolanda managed to score on that target and then she turned her full attention to Bette who was heading for another target.

CRASH

Bette got hit from two sides again as both gladiators crashed into her stopping her dead in her tracks and Bette was thrown down hard on the cage and she looked around in panic as she knew that she needed to score.

BANG

Bette got hit once more and she knew without even looking at who had crashed into her. Yolanda smirked down at Bette before turning her sphere and heading for a target that was totally unguarded as both gladiators seemed to be occupied with Bette. Yolanda managed to score by stopping in the middle of the target and right after she scored the buzzer went off signaling the end of the event. As soon as Bette got out of the sphere she took off after Yolanda who was still smirking and being congratulated by Candace but Shane cut Bette off before she could get close enough.

Hey Bettewhere you going?

Get out of my way Shane

Come on nownone of thatlet it go Bettewell get them in the eliminator okay?

***** that I just want to give Yolanda a piece of my mind

I knowbut save it okay?

Bette was glaring at Yolanda who had her back to Bette and when she made eye contact with Candace she gave her one of the coldest stares anyone could ever imagine. Candace just stared back with a totally stoic look on her face and Bette held her stare for another second or so before giving in and letting Shane pull her back to the family. After being congratulated by everyone and consoling kiss from Tina, Bette sat down on the bench and just stared at the wall that separated their team from the other. Bette could hear everyone getting pumped to go into the eliminator but she wasnt listening to themshe blocked out all the noise around her and as she reeled from the adrenaline that was coursing through her body a mean smile appeared on her face and she had only one thing on her mind

This is gonna be fun

FEMANIST MAJORITY FONUDATION – 41
HEADQUARTERS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE – 41