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[color=b71d5d]Location:[/color] the Gym - Training Room B w/ Ser Nemo and Usagi
[color=b71d5d]Skills:[/color] Enhanced Reflexes (Passive), MMA, Electrokinesis
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Andy was a bit nervous about this. But when she remembered the test fight with her adoptive father, she knew she could do more than she could in the past. Before Genosha, she could only touch things and shock them. Something had unlocked in the fight, and now she could spread it out more. Recreating that fight would be impossible, but Andy had done the best she could with the form the school had sent out. She had asked for a bunch of metal bits, preferably flat metal disks, and conductive ones. She had also requested a Shiar Golem—one with MMA fighting skills. 

If she just pretended it was an underground fight in the Drummonds' gym...well, that wasn't the perfect game of pretend, but at least it was something she could draw from. There hadn't been very many open-to-the-public mutant fights; that is to say, there hadn't been any. But the powered fights had been fun, and she had always 'pulled her punches' in a way. She had never used her electrokinesis; she hadn't had enough control back then. Here though, with this fight, she could unleash.  

Entering the gym, Andy looked at the judges. She didn't know the staff here but had been told their names: Ser Nemo and Usagi. Andy had seen enough anime before her time-travel experience to know what Usagi meant. She also had been informed Ser Nemo's field of expertise, and boy, was that a coincidence she didn't want to think about too much. Neither was exactly what she had expected. Especially Usagi. She frowned, looking at the pair now a bit uncertain which was which. Her expectations...Andy shook the thought away as the judges informed her it was time to start. 

Andy squared off with the Golem. She wasn't certain what to expect from it. So she went in for a quick move, her fist lighting up with crackling energy. It was going to be a solid hit. But it moved faster than she had ever had an opponent move that wasn't a speedster (she hated speedsters). It was gone just as she was about to connect with the punch. 

She recovered quickly. A small smile appeared on her face. This would be fun. The last fight she had had had been with Leah. Technically the last two fights. Maybe it was her thoughts being too distracted, thinking of other fights and not the current one. Or maybe it was that she had recently thought of the Drummonds. Whatever the reason, Andy's form was not as crisp as normal. However, the Golem seemed to have moved too fast and was off balance. She punched up, hoping to knock it the rest of the way off balance, bringing forth a charge of electricity as well. Electricity crackled from her hand, spreading across the chest of the Golem. 

It was hard to know how much damage was done. For now, it was still standing. She dropped a couple of the disks from her pocket. Letting them fall to the floor. She moved slightly, only about ten degrees. Leaving those disks on the floor behind her. Hopefully, the Golem didn't notice. There was also no indication from the judges of their opinions, which was fine for Andy. She didn't want to know what they were thinking. 

Andy pushed all the other things away. She focused on the Golem. She had chosen MMA because it allowed her to be creative. She kicked the Golem. It caught her foot, but she let lightning go. It sparked up its arms. Her adrenaline spiked. The Golem let go of her foot, and swung at her. She wondered why it didn't use her foot against her. It was as she was dodging that punch and wondering that when Andy realized it was a feint. It was almost too late, but her enhanced reflexes gave her the edge she needed. She slipped under the real attack. As she did she dropped a few of the metal disks. 

Coming back up from her dodge she was now a few more degrees around the Golem. She had gotten maybe a quarter around it. The metal coins were like the breadcrumbs of her path. Andy punched at the Golem, arching electricity into the punch. The Golem was starting to look a little worse for wear. It grabbed her arm and threw her. 

That was unexpected. Andy hit the floor sliding a bit. The Golem started to move toward her. She couldn't have that. She needed it at least near the metal disks. She got up and rushed it. The Golem swung at her and she half dodged it. There was going to be a nasty bruise there later. That was fine. Bruises were something Andy had lived with. 

Andy was able to get in a kick and a punch. The Golem was still close to the metal disks. She needed to end this fight soon. She dropped low, leaving a few of the disks in her wake. The Golem kicked at her. Andy grabbed its leg and flipped it to the ground. She didn't have a lot of experience with grapple-type fighting. Judo had been something she had considered learning but just hadn't had the time. 

Because of that, she used the Golem's time to get up to drop a few more disks. She was now more than halfway around it. The Golem also showed no observation of the disks. She was close. It finished standing and she kicked it in the side, electricity sparking down her leg and into the Golem. It pulled her and she lost her balance. But that was fine. 

Andy flipped onto her hands, freeing her leg, and then landed crouching with her hands out to either side of her. The metal disks surrounded the Golem. Electricity sparked from her hands and hit the first of the disks on both sides of her. That then jumped to the next and then the next until it had the Golem surrounded completely. 

She smiled at it. The Golem only stared at her. It made no move as if it was trying to calculate what Andy was up to. And she increased the electricity. Pushing almost as hard as she had in the mock fight with Magneto. The room smelled of ozone now. The electricity pulsed and jumped from the disks to the Golem. For a moment Andy thought it would have no effect. 

Then the Golem seemed to shut down. It dropped to the floor. The electricity still pulsing into it. Some of the lights overhead sparked. Andy stopped. 

She exhaled. And looked up to the judges.

Their faces. It was impossible to tell what they were thinking. But both had scribbled some notes and then Ser Nemo (well who Andy thought was Ser Nemo) said, "You can go now. You should receive a copy of our critiques by tomorrow." 

[color=b71d5d]"Thank you."[/color] She wondered if she could take the disks, she had a few left in her pocket and maybe Zari or someone had more she could get. Actual coins wouldn't be as conducive. Eh, she'd worry about it later. She gave a bit of a bow and left.