Sanae Saitou vs Kennedy Lee — Standard Match

[Pegasus]

The hooded figure raised her hands in defense as she made innocent mouth movements, but not saying any words. The crowd was for sure convinced it was Alizeh under that hood and they cheered louder hoping their suspicions were right. However, Sanae was not thrilled in the slightest to see her occasional tag team partner. At least not when “Alizeh’s” interference could cost her the match and Kennedy got to her feet seeing the scene in front of her. This made her slam a hand on the apron in frustration as she slid in and asked for a microphone. A ring attendant handed it to her as Kennedy wiped her mouth and glared daggers at the tag team before raising the microphone to her mouth.

“I think the rules were clear from the start, Sanae. No interference allowed at least for you. Any sort of outside interference that harmed me was prohibited. I don’t put it past you to bring Alizeh out here to fight your battle for you, but it’s backfired. Referee, ring the bell! Sanae is disqualified!” Kennedy ordered over to the nervous referee as the female official looked at Sanae with a very conflicted look.

Just then, the figure threw back to the hood to reveal Lyra as the crowd went into shock and gasps! She tilted her head crazily to smile at Kennedy as the Glamorous One hung her mouth open in shock. If Lyra was here, she wasn’t even in charge anymore, was she? Lyra was apart of The Selection and the referees of LAW knew it was a death wish to rule out of their favor. The referee shook her head and defied Kennedy as the crowd went into some rambunctious cheers!

[CaptainL]

Sure enough, Sanae's worst fears were about to come true. The moment she heard Kennedy's hand come down against the apron, she froze, her eyes going wide and glassy in shock as a cold sweat ran down the back of her neck. In Alizeh's intrusion, Kennedy had found the perfect excuse to get Sanae thrown out of the match. It hadn't even been anything she had done, or anything she'd planned on - but Kennedy had ensured that one way or another, Sanae couldn't win. Now, she was going to move in for the kill.

The idol spun around, facing Kennedy and shaking her head as she held her hands up in front of herself protectively. "No, no, you got it all wrong-!" she cut in. "She just...showed up! I swear, I don't have anything to do with this! I didn't know she was going to do this - I tried to stop her, even..!"

But she would soon be dealt two surprises. First of all, the intruder pulled back her hood to reveal it wasn't Alizeh at all, but Lyra! At the sight of her girlfriend's face, Sanae gasped. "Lyra! You're here?" For a moment, she asked herself if this was a good thing - what was with that look on her face? Was she really on her side? Was this really Lyra? An uneasy feeling bubbled in the pit of Sanae's stomach - but she didn't have time to think about that. Just as quickly, she shook it out of her head. It didn't matter now. When the odds were stacked against her as much as they were, she needed all the help she could get.

And when the second surprise came - that the referee was going to keep the match going - Sanae's grin grew even wider. Suddenly, a surge of newfound confidence took hold of her, right when she needed it most. She stood straighter and balled a tight fist as she moved over to take Lyra's hand. She was still in this - and maybe, with Lyra at her side, she could win! "All right! We're still in this! C'mon, Lyra, we can win this! Together!"

They could, right?