Rasper continued to make his way down the large walls of the maze he had grown to loath so much. He had been going towards the direction he heard the most fighting going on. A few close calls from some traps and a hungry nexu Rasper had seemed to have almost made it out since the paths did not change as much and the traps seemeds to be fewer and farther between and not as hard to evade. Rasper kept walking then suddenly a short Duros wielding some sort of spear jumped out from behind a nearby hole in a wall and came at Rasper screaming as he came closer and closer. Rasper brought his repeater up and pulled the trigger releasing a quick but deadly barrage of blaster bolts that made contact with the crazed Duro and he fell to the ground a few feet from Rasper. He walked up to the dead Duros and knelt down and looked at the spear he had been holding. One of his blaster bolts had struck the spear but it seemed to done nothing to damage the spear. Rasper picked up the spear and saw a button on the side in the middle. He pressed it and the spear suddenly retracted with both sides of the spear retracting into the middle and it soon became about the size of a light saber hilt.

“This could be useful” he said to himself

The spear seemed to be made of Pirk alloy or something similar, which explained its lightweight. The blade end of the spear was about a foot in length maybe a little more. Rasper clipped the spear to his side and continued on.

Mandrayk observes as Owen slays the once mighty Jacko with his stim’s… Ironic. At least he might of won some favour with Owen as he enlighten him about Jacko before time….Rasper was still trapped in the maze but was doing well, but they still had quite the fight a head of them. Mandrayk continues to observe and study, this plan had been in motion for a year the first steps being taken even before his joining of the GTC…and it was all falling together nicely.

*Fredric looks puzzled he was watching the highlights of his grisly creation when the audio feed picked up Rasper’s bellows of “IS THAT BEST YOU GOT MANDRAYK” and others…why was he blaming him after all its was Fredric’s arena, unable to be robbed of his duly earned credit he turns to Mandrayk who stands by the observation window motionless in his eerie fashion*

“ That one seems to believe you are in charge of this operation, care to enlighten me?”

“ Who can say, I got the impression he didn’t like me very much during processing, and as you remember I was responsible for the development of the arena traps… Maybe he can recognise my handy work? I tend to leave an impression on people”

* Mandrayk gives his trade mark sharp tooth grin, Fredric’s takes it lightly and laughs, after all it was true Mandrayk had help with many of the arena’s systems from arena to security…Mandrayk had been a blessing indeed…he made a mental note to make sure the fighter now who they work for later, he rests back and continues to watch ‘his’ creation, a mainframe worker speaks*

“ Where down to 76 fighters sir, and are current broadcast hits are 47453 and credit transaction is doubling by the second sir…current balance 75,000 and increasing”

* Mandrayk thinks to himself…Rasper was going to be a problem his lust for his life was apparent and so winning his trust maybe difficult, he would have to keep his alliances secret until he had complete his main task, of which those credits played a key part. He had to keep any reference or evidence to his involvement secret until the finale stages or else all he work for would be ruined and this meant Rasper and Owen would have to be kept in the dark for a while…he looks back to the arena killing floor, but until then he’d enjoy the show*

Owen reached the maze and stared at the entrance. "If Rasper is there it won't help us if i get lost in there to, i need a way to get up and view the place from the top," Owen thought to himself. Owen felt something watching him, he turned to see a floating camera droid. "I've been on camera the entire time," Owen said to himself. Owen flipped off the camera hoping that Federic would see it. He then ran at the camera and jumped, he hanged on to it and pulled himself up to the top and sat down on the small camera droid. It was uncomfortable and the droid wouldn't be able to support the weight of Owen and his armor for long so he had to move fast. "Now how do i control this thing," Owen said under his breath and then the idea struck him, the droid was programmed to follow him, so if he put his hand in front of the sensor and moved it to where he wanted to go it should go there. He tested out his idea, success. Owen moved the droid off over the huge maze, and he fired a flare into the air. Hopefully Rasper might see it and think it was him, making it easier for Owen to find him.

Rasper was getting increasingly annoyed with this maze, he was tired of walking in circles and the worst part was that he possibly was not walking in circles but he would not have known the difference. Suddenly he herd a pop, he looked up and saw a red flare in the sky burning. "Oh crap did I set off another trap" Rasper stood still waiting for something to happen but nothing did. "Could be a distress flare but who is gonna call for help in this place." Rasper then suddenly saw something slowly flying around in the sky, it looked like some sort droid but....was there some one riding it?

"Better not take any chances" he thought. Rasper held his Repeater up and opened fire on the unknown droid.

“Oh Crap,” Owen yelled as he jumped off the droid and the blaster bolts hit the droid and exploded. Owen hit the ground with a hard thud. “If that was Rasper, I’m gonna kill him,” Owen said as he rubbed his head. Owen got up when a strange beeping noise alerted him, he looked around for the source of the sound. He found a small device on the ground it seemed to have come from the droid that was just destroyed. He picked it up and a computerized voice said, SELF DESTRUCT. “Crap,” Owen yelled again and threw the device into air, in midair it exploded. Owen rubbed the dirt off his hands and picked up his mini-gun that fell on the ground. As he picked it up he noticed that the barrel was completely bent, “Worthless piece of garbage,” Owen said he threw it to the ground. Only weapons he had left was a small blaster pistol and knife, enough to kill whoever shot down his droid. He yelled as loud as he could, along with the armor’s voice amplifier, “WHO EVER SHOT DOWN THE DROID IS GONNA WISH THEY DIDN’T VERY SOON.” Owen turned off the amplifier and moved quickly through the maze to the direction the blaster bolt came from.

Mandrayk watched with renewed vigour and the conflict became fierce. All over the arena blood was being shed in a master piece of war fare…and all for the entertainment of the viewers. Fredric was once again annoyed at the insult thrust upon him Owen had been less subtle, and his finger had caused a little outburst from Fredric. Mandrayk continues to watch the final stages of this round was near and when only 5 fighter were lefts standing the round would be over the combatants are subdued thanks to the implants Mandrayk had designed and then are prepared for the finales…but their was plenty of time, Mandrayk watched the maze with a new interest as now both of the GTC members had entered the maze, and to Fredric’s amusement Owens attempt of contact had be thwarted by his own partner and now they stalked one another in the maze…this should prove interesting Mandrayk though to himself.

Rasper saw that he hit the object and it went out of control and fell into the distance soon followed by a loud crash and smoke. Rasper saw that it seemed to come form the outside so maybe it was closer to the end. Rasper began to jog there with his heavy Repeater in his hands.

Owen ran with blood lust, his knife in one hand and a blaster pistol in the other. OWen heard something and backed against a wall and looked around the corner, he saw human jogging his way with a heavy repeater in hand. Owen prepared to jump the man when he the person turned his way.

Mandaryk guides a camera driod too observe this very intresting event unfolding...this could be a serious hinderment to his plans he needed them alive

The man finally turned the corner and Owen jumped on top of him. Owen began to pull down his knife on to the man's head when he noticed who it was, Rasper. "Well, looks like we are united again, sorry about almost stabbing you to death." Owen got up and patted his hands together. Then Owen noticed another camera droid was watching them. He began to speak in his loud speaker, "Who ever is watching us, ethier help us or I make your camera go boom."

Rasper pushed Owen off and looked at the camera that Owen had spoke to,

"I say we just shoot it now, im not here for anybody's enjoyment"

Mandrayk quickly type in a code, it wouldn’t be seen for a while thanks to the virus. Things were starting move forward and a mistake her could spell disaster, but that was not an option.

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The camera droid suddenly lowered it self until it was eye level, it was different from the other larger one this was smaller and was clearly a smaller recon droid model. It singular red lenses eye focused on the two and began to run a identification scan. They matched…it played its message.

“ Greetings I will serve as your guide through the arena however due to limited power resources I will be able to offer information only as I have been reprogrammed to serve you temporarily until my master collects me… this is offered by a interested party who has plans for you, plans that will lead you against Fredrick…which will prove most beneficial to you my master ensures”

It waited their response

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Mandrayk turned from the monitor. He'd severed the link with the main hub system to the droid so it would perform its new task it would just seen like it had been damaged after all they lost hundred of camera’s during the fights and so one disappearing would cause a problem. The droid would hopefully serve them well he’d reprogrammed it to serve them for a time until it was no longer needed…they would need its help the arena still held many more surprises for them.

Rasper turned to Owen

"I still say we shoot it, why when it comes to people like us Owen does everyone we meet have plans. Its always plans this and plans that every body we run into always seems to have a goddamn plan that involves us"

"I say we make our own plans Rasper, and the first step in my plan is getting out of this damn arena," Owen said. Owen went up to the droid and said, "Now, tell us how to get out."

*The droid floated and observed them as the two discussed wither to destroy it, it answers in its computerised tone*

“Of course sir”

*The droid quickly identified a “safe” route out of the maze it spins about and makes it way down the one of the many blood smeared corridors of the maze *

“Sir I would advice you consecrate at eliminating the competition the arena is impossible to escape unless help is offered for the outside, which my master will offer when the time is right”

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Mean while Mandrayk sat down in the one of the seating spaces in the observation box this was all the help he could offer at this point.

“ 68 fighters remaining sir”

Well it wouldnt be that hard they just need to kill 56 harden galdiators so they could go to the next round, he settled in to enjoy the show.