Jurgen watched with more excitement as things started to speed up again. He had managed to get his brain chip to calm down, so he could see the world in real time once more. Big Jim was surprisingly adaptable, But that wasn't going to save it, the cyborg was sure. And when the robot didn't attack Eve immediately, just about everyone knew that the reigning champion was out of his own league. It was Big Jim's style to rush headlong into battle, and when he couldn't do that, what was he to do? With no experience fighting on the back foot, the robot had no chance. But the cheering didn't stop, and Jurgen didn't understand why.

The cyborg did understand that he was about to win, though. Eve closed with Big Jim, and then ended the fight with a brilliant flourish. She ducked under a last-ditch effort to end the fight, and did the deed herself, taking out a second of her opponent's limbs and sending the robot crashing to the ground. The ground went wild, and the match was declared to be over, when Big Jim's owner threw in the towel. He looked dazed and confused as he walked away. Such a crushing defeat was entirely unexpected, and very exciting for all involved, with some obvious exceptions.

Jurgen was not one of those exceptions, however. He had been hopeful, but not entirely sure. But now he knew that things were looking up. He cheered harder than anyone else, and continued to do so, all the way to the bookie who had collected his money. The other cyborg was smiling, and forked over sixteen thousand and sixty credits. "There you go, kid. I guess you really were lucky." the man said, shaking his head. The fight organizer appeared suddenly, obviously looking for his cut. The cyborg handed over two thousand credits, and the man looked suspicious.

"I got twenty-to-one. That's your cut." he said firmly, daring the other man to question him. Jurgen was prepared to back up his lie with a knife to the face, but the other man backed down. The man had just made nineteen hundred credits that he didn't have this morning. And if this guy was full of shit, well, it was nineteen hundred free credits. He forced a smile, and walked off. That had gone better than expected, was Jurgen's thought on the matter, and the cyborg headed off to find Eve, so they could head home and see how they were doing.