The air wreaks of blood and sweat.
To his right, a man wearing nothing but cargo pants punches a large man in the cheek. The large man smiles with bloody teeth and punches him in the nose.
To his left a man is sitting on another man's chest holding his opponent's legs locked in his shoulders. "BET YOU WISH YOU WERE SWALLOWED BY THE WORM RIGHT NOW" he lets out a manic laughter.
In the dimly lit hall, men wearing simple T shirt, cargo pants, and black boots are cheering, screaming, laughing, and drinking from rusty mugs. A large chalkboard at the far left shows names and betting numbers.
Lucio approaches the Captain finding his way between the crowd.
"I see you found yourself in the Rabbit Hole." He offers a cigarette.
The Captain grabs one and puts in his mouth. Lucio burns its tip with his lighter. "Should I announce that you are here?" The Captain shakes his head, inhaling the smoke. He breaths it out and feels a long lost joy.
In the middle of the dark hall, the main platform is occupied by someone the Captain expected, Roy, or as he likes to call himself, Hercules. The giant muscular man is the only one wearing a tanktop and shorts. His scalp is shaved on both sides, his skin leathery red. He jumps up and down pumping up the veins under his skin, flexing biceps and laughing.
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"Captain!"
The Captain is wondering whether he should challenge Hercules when his chain of thoughts is broken by CJ.
CJ looks nervous; panting, it seems like he has been running.
The Captain inhales angrily and swallows his frustration. "What is it?" He utters with the cigarette between his lips.
"I had them check the negative portal," CJ says panting "there is no sign of the water fountain."
It takes the Captain a few moments to redirect his thoughts to the subject.
"Captain," CJ continues "I think one of the girls didn't leave."
The Captain turns his head to look CJ in the eyes.
At the platform, Hercules screams in excitement as he grabs something by his fingers. CJ is distracted by this scene.
It takes the Captain a while to realize that the cheering in the hall has changed, they all seem to be directing at the platform. The two men fighting to his left, stop fighting, looking at the stage.
"LOOK WHAT I FOUND" Hercules's growl resonates in the hall.
He is holding something between his fingers. Something white and hairy. A white rabbit?
The Captain's cigarette falls on the floor. A white haired woman is struggling in pain as her hair is being pulled by Hercules's fingers.
The hall is loud, but not as loud as the screech in the Captain's ears as blood boils through his veins. Around him men scream. In his front a sweaty man drags a tiny woman by hair on a stage as the crowd cheers.
"CAPTAIN!" Lucio's shout breaks his chain of thoughts, "should I stop this?"
Lucio and CJ' nervous gazes are fixed on the Captain's face.
"No," he finally replies, not taking his eyes off of the stage, "time to teach a hard lesson."