Gladiator

Ben McConnell has heard all about the New Republic - the rising city-state that plays fast and loose with the deadly z-germ parasite. Desperate to know more about their medicine and the program that spreads it, he slips into the city to recover a sample for White Mesa's doctors. Tommy Thaxton worries about Ben.but then, he worries about everything. Then Ben is captured, and he finds his concern well-founded.
When the White Mesa security council deems a rescue attempt too risky, it's up to Tommy and a couple friends to face the dangers of the city and get Ben out. Can Ben survive the fight ring without stooping to the gangs' standards?Will Tommy find a way to get Ben home - before he's killed by the New Republic's primitive criminal justice?