Crimson Legacy vs. Bambi and Thumper - Odd Man Out

[BlackAkuma]

Got him.

Arthur didn’t know exactly what Alex would do when he moved away, but he figured the setup was good enough for her to work with. They’d been working together long enough that he had a good sense for what she could and couldn't take, how long she would need to recover in any given situation, and he felt that one was timed out just right.

With Kyo being floored, Arthur looked on with folded arms and his best shit-eating grin, trying not to look as satisfied as he felt. Alex was already moving on, grabbing him by the hair and forcing him to stand as the referee poked her head under the ropes to chastise them, but he had to get a few words in.

”Eyes on the prize, boyo.” He leaned in. ”Didn’t your old man teach you to focus?”

Alex wouldn’t give him the chance to reply, even if he wanted - in the next moment, she spun about and sent him rolling into the ring, then hopped up on the apron and promptly followed after him.

[Underdoggo]

Kyo was wheezing now. That forearm, he noted, had done just enough to knock the air out of his lungs. That, of course, was a bad thing: though a lot of people didn't realize it, being able to regulate one's breathing was one of many keys to fighting effectively, even outside of just potentially being knocked out by things like sleeper holds. He focused and regulated his breathing, but by that point Alex was already yanking him by the hair. He winced as he was yanked up to his feet...at which point the man said something absolutely snide...

...about his dad? Wait a damned minute, just who the hell was this guy?

He was still wondering that as Alex sent him rolling into the ring. Grimacing, he began to push himself to his hands and knees, slowly recovering his strength...and biding his time for whatever came next...

[BlackAkuma]

In you go.

Alex tossed Kyo back into the ring, just as the referee was starting to get dangerously high on the count, ending their little escapade on the outside of the ring. She threw a quick glance Arthur’s way, and saw him looking ridiculously pleased for a man whose sole accomplishment in the past five minutes was standing in the right place at the right time. Typical.

Back inside. She slipped under the ropes and came after Kyo, grabbing him by the arm while he tried to rise. She was about to continue her assault when she heard a quick whistle coming from her side and looked up to see Betty waving her way. ”Over here, let me get a little piece!”

”Coming right up.” She gripped Kyo by the wrist, pulled him through, and tried to Irish Whip him towards their corner, pushing against his back as she went for some added effort. The moment he hit the pads in their corner, Betty would be waiting to greet him, grabbing the ropes and swinging her leg up to try and hit him in the head with an enziguiri.

[Underdoggo]

As Kyo began to push himself upright, two things became apparent to him. The first was that Alex was relentless, yanking him upright to punish him a little further. So far, Alex was proving to be an absolutely deadly fighter, keeping him very much on the defensive while hammering him brutally. The second thing that became apparent to him was that Betty was shouting in the background, urging Alex to tag her in.

Well, he thought, no time like the present.

As Alex moved to whip him towards the corner, he suddenly planted his feet, and swung back. If all went according to plan, he would counter Alex's swing, and send the tall blonde tumbling into the corner in Kyo's place. He wouldn't let up: from there he would burst into a running leap, trying to hit both Alex and Betty with a drop kick while they were close together!

[BlackAkuma]

Betty and Alex had done this sort of spot a thousand times, had the timing down by heart. Alex would whip their opponent to the ropes, Betty would nail them with an enziguiri from the outside, they’d tag out, then Alex would hold them in place with a headscissor from the top turnbuckle while Betty hit them a dropkick to the chest. Classic stuff.

It was so reflexive for them, in fact, that when Kyo reversed Alex’s Irish Whip, Betty leaped up and almost hit her own tag partner with the kick. She managed to abort at the last second, but it left her awkwardly hanging on the ropes, dangling for a crucial second.

And that was all Kyo needed. He rushed in, leaped up, and hit them both with his dropkick, sending Betty bouncing off the apron and to the floor while Alex rocked off the pads and fell to her knees, a nasty spill for both of them.