by T. Trolley

Teresa had arrived in Iraq as part of the Armed Services legal department to
work with JAG (Judge Advocate General) as a secretary just a few weeks prior
to running into Irania, an Iraqi woman who was working in the same office she
was.

Teresa was not a soldier and was not a trained combatant. But in Iraq, there
is no such thing as a non-combatant -- as Teresa quickly realized!

Teresa, 31, had always had a hunch about the 23 year-old Irania. There was
something about Irania that just wasn't quite right and Teresa didn't trust her
at all. In fact, she was certain Irania had infiltrated into the department
and was passing information to the insurgency.

Teresa didn't have any proof of her suspicions. Yet her fears kept increasing
day by day. After all, what if Irania was passing information that ultimately
would be used by a suicide bomber to destroy the office she worked in and
perhaps not only kill her compatriots -- but Teresa as well? Or what if Irania
herself one day somehow got an explosive into the building?

Teresa knew she had to confront her. She also knew that, if she was right,
the two could end up in hand-to-hand combat -- woman vs. woman -- where the
loser could end up either dead at the hands of her opponent or her prisoner!

But Teresa was not afraid of that happening. "If it happens, then let it
happen," Teresa thought. Teresa knew that if it came to a physical fight between
the two women, it would be a battle where the strongest woman would survive --
a fight for life that few females ever engaged in.

But a fight like this would be nothing new to Teresa. After all, she had
fought many similar battles on the streets of Hazel Park as a teenager as the
leader of a girl streetgang, and the fights she had were just as savage as could
be due to the "take no prisoners" nature of the battles. So a physical
confrontation with Irania didn't scare Teresa at all. Teresa knew she could hold her
own in that kind of fight and felt confident she was stronger and tougher than
the younger and taller but smaller and more petite Irania.

But little did the 5-2, 145 lb. Teresa realize that Irania, at 5-5 and 120
lbs., actually had her eyes on her!

Yes, Irania indeed was an insurgent. And to an insurgent, an American is an
American. And to the female insurgent, killing an American woman with her bare
hands in a fair fight would be a real feat proving an American woman could not
stand up to the strength of an Arab female. In fact, if she could beat up the
31-year-old woman from Hazel Park, Michigan and take the pretty American
woman prisoner, then it would be a huge boon to her cause to display Teresa as her
prize and show off the woman as her "slave girl."

Teresa would definitely make a tremendous trophy for Irania and the thought
of dragging Teresa around on all fours like a dog with a collar and leash --
just as an American girl had done with prisoners from her side -- would be a
wonderful way to get back at her adversaries!

After work one day, when everyone else was long gone, Teresa made her move.
As Irania was leaving the area and walking near a creek, Teresa confronted her.
The two women were in their business attire -- Teresa wearing a red
short-sleeved blouse that showed off her beautiful arms and a dark navy blue, long
skirt along with black business-like shoes. Her beautiful curly red hair -- her
pride and joy -- cascaded down her shoulders. Irania wore a long-sleeved blouse
and a blue dress as well, only it had white lattice work at the bottom. Irania
was wearing black high-heeled shoes and had shoulder-length curly brown hair.
Both wore sexy black nylon stockings.

Teresa looked Irania straight into the eyes of Irania and said, "I know you
are an insurgent! Admit it or I'll beat it out of you!"

Irania was at first stunned by the accusation and was concerned that Teresa
had the goods on her. Then the fear of being discovered working with a
realization that she now had the opportunity to beat up and either take Teresa
prisoner or kill her with her bare hands welled up within her!

Irania then glared at Teresa as the pretty redheaded waited for Irania's
response to her accusation!

"I'll kill you!" retorted Irania with a snarl as she slowly crouched down,
ready to pounce on the JAG secretary!

The exclamation by Irania at first startled Teresa. But the declaration acted
more like an opening bell for the two women who flew at each other! As the
two quickly fell into the creekbed into about two inches of water, Teresa
grabbed the back of Irania's blouse by the collar and pulled with her right hand,
nearly tearing the entire piece of clothing off her beautiful body and exposing
her bra! Now the blouse hung halfway down and around both of Irania's arms!

Having succeeded in tearing Irania's blouse, the right hand of Teresa now was
in Irania's hair, pulling back and causing Irania to grit her teeth in pain
as Teresa jerked Irania's head slightly backward! But surprisingly enough,
Teresa's move was performed in a defensive measure because it was Irania who
actually ended up with the advantage as she had her left arm around Teresa's head
in a headlock with Teresa on all fours as Irania rested on her left side with
the two only a few feet from the creek itself!

Irania pulled Teresa forward in the headlock and it suddenly became evident
that she was trying to pull Teresa deeper into the creekbed and possibly into
the creek itself -- in hopes of drowning and killing her!

Teresa quickly realized Irania's intention and tried to keep Irania from
dragging her any further by putting her left forearm into the watery creekbed in
an effort to stop Irania from pulling her to her potential death -- while
continuing to yank back on Irania's hair!

The picture of the two women fighting for their very lives was full of
dichotomies. There were two beautiful, sexy, feminine women who had been forced to
fight with the fierceness of cats and savagery of male soldiers in deadly
hand-to-hand combat by the winds of war! There was Irania's sexy, yet surprisingly
strong, left arm wound around Teresa's beautifully coiffed, curly red hair --
still in place following a visit to the beauty salon -- as Irania tried to
jerk Teresa forward closer and closer into the creek and a watery grave!

The two grunted and squeaked in effort as they fought for their very lives!
Teresa knew that it would be the strongest girl who would come out alive in
this fight.
This fact initially gave Teresa great hopes of winning the battle, but those
dreams took a turn for the worse as it was Irania who had gained the initial
advantage on her and was obviously trying to put her into a position to drown
her -- a reality that absolutely shocked and frightened the pretty American
woman!

Teresa winced in effort and fear, realizing just how close she was to being
killed by Irania! She squirmed and struggled in the water in an effort to get
away from the surprisingly strong Irania, but Irania's left arm held her fast
in the headlock -- and slowly dragged her deeper into the creekbed and closer
to her death as Irania used her surprising upper body strength to try to put
Teresa down for good!

Teresa kept desperately digging her left arm into the bottom of the creekbed
in hopes of slowing her trip to her demise! However, the surprising strength
of the petite female insurgent was too much for her and she was forced to
slowly inch further and further out into the creekbed and closer to her doom!

The insurgent girl continued to slowly pull Teresa toward the creek -- and
Teresa seemed powerless to stop her!

Teresa suddenly squealed in fright as Irania pulled her closer and closer to
the creek and tried desperately to pull Irania's arm out from around her head!
It had now become a race against time for Teresa because if she didn't free
her head from Irania's grasp, the insurgent would probably eventually get her
into the creek! Then she would be at her enemy's mercy -- and she knew Irania
would not show her any at all!

The insurgent girl managed to drag Teresa to within a foot or two of the
creek itself, drawing groans and surprising squeals of pain from the tough girl
from Detroit as Irania pulled hard, hurting Teresa's pretty neck in the process!
But fortunately for Teresa, she was able to pull Irania's right arm out from
around her head just in time and then used her own forearm to push up on the
jaw of the insurgent! The insurgent, however, grabbed it by the wrist and was
about to twist Teresa into the water and try to pin Teresa in the creek,
submerging her and ultimately drowning the former streetfighter!

If she succeeded, Teresa would probably drown at the hands of Irania!
However, Teresa had managed to straighten up her enemy by pushing up on her chin with
her forearm, allowing Teresa just enough room to use her strong, gorgeous
legs to drive her knee into the ribs of the unsuspecting female insurgent! Teresa
then quickly fell to her back into the creekbed and used her powerful legs to
push the insurgent backward, propelling her into the creek back first!

Teresa had barely escaped the clutches of her female opponent, but her head
was slightly woozy due to her cranium being crushed by Irania's strong little
arm!
She tried to quickly clear her head, but the after effects of the headlock
slowed her down just enough to allow the insurgent woman to leap at her from her
knees and put her right back in the headlock and take over the fight again as
the two got to their knees!

Teresa quickly put the younger girl in her own headlock, but it was the
insurgent who had the upper hand once again as the two again moved inexorably
toward the creek!

The insurgent held the headlock and suddenly twisted Teresa over -- and into
the creek! She got on top of Teresa, then began to force Teresa's pretty head
underwater by grabbing her gorgeous red hair with both hands and submerging
her into the creek that was about a foot deep with as much strength and as
forcefully as she could, hoping to hold Teresa under the water long enough for
Teresa to be unable to hold her breath any longer and take water into her lungs!

Teresa held her breath as Irania forced her pretty head beneath the water!
Teresa then began to desperately writhe and squirm beneath Irania, knowing she
was in dire straights as she was wide open to being finished off by the
insurgent!

Then a panicky Teresa began to desperately kick her legs out and frantically
tried to twist away, but Irania was too strong and held her securely beneath
the water! Soon, Teresa could feel her lungs screaming for air and she realized
she was near death as the strong arms and hands of Irania kept her head
beneath the water!

Teresa's life flashed before her eyes as Irania held her beneath the water,
waiting for Teresa to stop holding her breath and allow the water to enter her
lungs! Teresa began to realize she was seconds away from death as her lungs
burned for air! She knew she couldn't hold her breath much longer! Irania was
about to drown her and end her life in a fair fight with her bare hands -- and
if she did so, Teresa would never see her family again!

Teresa began to desperately struggle in an effort just to get a breath of
air! Teresa suddenly reached up with her left hand and miraculously was able to
get into the hair of Irania! She desperately pulled back, craning the
insurgent's neck and head backward while she used her right hand to push under Irania's
chin as she barely got her head out of the water enough to catch a few
precious breaths of air!

For a minute, the two woman were frozen in that deadly position with each
woman using every bit of upper body strength she had to overpower her female
enemy! Teresa was pushing up and back with all her might in a last-ditch attempt
to free herself from the death grasp that Irania had on her hair as she was
trying to force Teresa's head back beneath the surface of the water -- still
intent on killing Teresa!

Finally, Teresa's desperate efforts paid off for her as she forced the
insurgent to break her deadly hold on her hair and pulled her into the creek next to
her! This allowed Teresa to get atop of her, but not before the insurgent
grabbed Teresa by the hair with her right hand and pulled, trying to reverse her
position and put Teresa on her back in the creek once again!

But Teresa -- now desperately gasping in air -- was not going to roll over
and back into a death position without a fight! Now atop and straddling Irania
in the creek, she quickly drove two hard rights hands into the upper chest of
the insurgent, making Irania groan with pain and loosen her grip on Teresa's
hair! But then up shot her left hand and pushed Teresa's shoulder, dislodging
the pretty brunette secretary from her position -- and into the creek once
again!

The two quickly got to their knees in the middle of the creek and immediately
dove at one another! This time, the compact body of Teresa had its way with
the insurgent and Teresa ended up atop her enemy! Teresa then managed to pin
the insurgent by her wrists, just as she had done so often in her streetfights
many years ago! Now it was the insurgent who desperately squirmed and wriggled
beneath the streetfighting secretary!

Teresa scooted her knees atop her struggling adversary's arms and then began
to repeatedly punch the upper chest of the insurgent with her hard right fist
in an effort to get the woman's heart to stop! Teresa knew how dangerous this
move was and did not hesitate to use it in this life-and-death struggle!

The insurgent woman screamed and desperately tried to get her arms free as
Teresa repeatedly drove her right fist into the woman's chest! Now it was the
pretty insurgent girl's turn to run a race against time, trying to free her arms
before the effect of the sternum/heart punch caused her aorta to freeze up!

Fortunately for the insurgent, her twisting and squirming created a small bit
of space around her right arm that allowed her to pull it out from under
Teresa's knee! She quickly sat up as she pushed Teresa beneath her chin with her
right hand!

Teresa closed her eyes and moaned, her teeth gritting together as the
insurgent pushed her off her and back down into the creek once again! With Teresa in
the creek and on her back, Irania made a move toward Teresa's throat with her
hands in hopes of choking the life out of the pretty American woman, thinking
that the soft white throat of the secretary would be putty in her hands and
quickly yield to her squeezing and wringing the woman's throat -- and making it
easier to drown her as Teresa would be forced to struggle for air as Irania
choked her but would instead breathe in water as Irania submerged her in the
creek!

But Teresa saw Irania coming and quickly used her legs to push her away,
catching her in the chest with her feet! Her powerful legs pushed the insurgent
out of the creek and back onto the creekbed on the edge of the creek, allowing
Teresa to get to her knees in the creek before the insurgent!

Teresa wasted no time and, in a split second, dove atop the female insurgent
and pinned her in the creekbed! She then grabbed her by the hair and viciously
drove the woman's head repeatedly on a big rock she saw in the creekbed!

And Teresa didn't stop! She kept driving the back of the head of the
insurgent girl into the hard rock until she went limp and stopped moving!

But even then, Teresa didn't stop! She kept driving the girl's head into the
rock -- and then saw the blood coming out of the back of her head and onto the
rock!

Even then, Teresa didn't stop. The intensity and high stakes of the fight had
taken her over. Teresa hit the back of her enemy's head against the rock
until blood began to flow into the creekbed itself!

It was only then that Teresa relented. The female insurgent wasn't moving.
She had died of numerous skull fractures and brain injuries at the hands of
Teresa!

Teresa faced the ultimate test -- a hand-to-hand combat death fight against
another woman -- and had emerged victorious!

She looked down at her dead, motionless Irania who lay spreadeagled on her
back in the creekbed! She finally could catch her breath and looked over her
handiwork. She had slain another woman with her bare hands -- hands she now used
to brush her wet hair back into place which had been previously dissheveled
during the fight.

Teresa got up and looked down at the dead insurgent one more time before
stumbling away out of the creekbed. She found an American soldier and told him
what had happened. The soldier at first didn't believe the the story since it
didn't look like the diminutive Teresa could kill anyone with her bare hands. But
one look at the water-soaked clothes of Teresa and the look in her pretty
face gave the soldier a reason to check out her story.

When he finally found the body of Irania and realized that Teresa's story was
true, the tale spread to around the other American soldiers and Teresa became
an All-American female heroine who showed how an American girl could reach
deep within herself and physically triumph and overpower a female enemy when put
to the test.

Teresa didn't feel like a heroine, though.

She was just happy to be alive.

After all, she knew it could have very easily gone the other way.