Better Late than Never

[CaptainL]

Astrid was putting the pressure on Jenny as she grabbed for her legs, attempting to leverage her strong grip into prying the blue-haired girl off of her. For as tough as Jenny was, Astrid still had her beat out in terms of weight and sheer brute strength; with enough effort, she was sure she'd be able to force herself out of her predicament. But it seemed that Jenny knew that - and if she knew she wouldn't be able to outlast Astrid's attempts at escape, she wasn't even going to try. Just as quickly as she had caught the Norsewoman, Jenny let Astrid go and rolled aside, leaving the blonde to rise to a seated position on the mat as she caught her breath and shook herself out, wiping some sweat from her brow.

"Impressive..." Astrid mused in between pants. "It may be unorthodox, but tagging in your partner as a means to get out of the hold is just as viable a strategy as any. If you're able to pull that off, it shows your cohesion as a team, and I'm sure that'll work well to your favor..." But if Astrid thought she'd seen something impressive with Jenny and Nadia's efforts, she hadn't seen anything yet! When the Norsewoman glanced upward, it wasn't Jenny who greeted her at all. To her shock, Rose and Nadia had taken to the ring instead - and all three of them grabbed a hold of Astrid!

Alone, any one of the girls would struggle to lift Astrid off the ground. But when they all pooled their strength together...they just might have a chance! Higher and higher Astrid felt herself being hoisted up, until she was teetering in Rose's clutches, set up for a powerbomb! It seemed so impossible that they could pull off such a feat that Astrid hadn't even seen it coming. She wouldn't have even thought it possible! But her three opponents were strong, not just in body but in their teamwork and dedication. With all three of them working at once, they could bring even Astrid under control!

Now, as Jenny stepped aside, Astrid found herself in Rose's grip alone. She teetered from side to side; with the weight of her body in comparison to Rose's, her perch was a precarious one, and she clenched her teeth and grew tense. The wrong move could topple them both over - if Rose could even hold out that long! But when Astrid went down, it would be at Rose's whims. She hurled the heavyweight straight down - and with a loud thud, Astrid crashed into the canvas, her arms and legs shooting up into the air as she reeled from the impact with a cry of pain! Now, her body sank into the mat as a low groan escaped from her lungs. The world around her was spinning. She had to admire the teamwork on display...if she wasn't far from lucid enough to appreciate it!

[Lederface]

When the 3 girls had Astrid out of the dream, you could see how Nadia and Jenny could see how Rose was sweating all over her body as she made that brutal physical effort...... Although they saw her as a great force to be reckoned with, so excitedly they would help her to give her all the momentum to the fall, making the whole ring rumble, Jenny and Nadia would be happy, while Rose fell on the canvas exhausted, after that, Rose would probably not get up anymore.

As soon as Astrid touched the ground, Nadia and Jenny would look at Astrid and Nadia without thinking would scream out.
Go get her!!!.

And so they would both go after Astrid trying to place her in a pin, with Jenny grabbing Astrid's leg.

[CaptainL]

Even when the members of WNG had clambored on top of Astrid to lock her down with a pin, the Norsewoman had to admit...she was flattered. Even if it was being directed against her, the three girls had demonstrated an amazing display of teamwork and coordination if they were capable of working together to achieve such success over a woman larger than any of them. The fact that she was even in danger from them at all spoke to their potential! If they could keep this up in their matches, Astrid had no doubts that they could go far - and when she looked back up from the mat at them, even when her face was red and moist with sweat, and even when her words came through in between gasps, she still met them with a beaming grin. "Well done, girls...well done-! It's been a while since I've seen a tag team work together so well..."

Now, of course, was the matter of getting herself out of the pin! Astrid sucked in a breath, gritting her teeth and gripping the mats beneath her with her fingers to steady herself as she tried to lift her hips up from the floor and threw her weight from side to side. Hopefully, she could shake Rose and Jenny this way - and give them an impromptu test of balance and grip strength in the process by forcing them to hold on. But not even she was convinced she could get out of this one...and even if she couldn't, she wasn't sure if that was such a bad thing.

[Lederface]

Jenny and Nadia although they finally managed to catch Astrid on the ground and set her up for a pin, they soon realized that not only did the 3 of them need to tire her out and take her down, but also that it would take more than 2 middleweights to keep a Heavyweight Champion on the canvas!

Little by little Astrid was recovering from that attack, and it was noticeable her attempts to get out of that grip, so much so that Jenny and Nadia would start to realize that they couldn't take much more of that woman under them, so Jenny would simply push Nadia, so that she and Rose would go straight to the corner as they couldn't act until another tag happened.

Jenny could simply say that she flew away the moment Astrid's forcing ended with the blue haired girl, leaving Jenny on the canvas, she could only crawl away, getting up and getting ready while she let Astrid recover, even if it was a disadvantage, it was the right thing to do out of respect.

[CaptainL]

Astrid couldn't help but be impressed with the manuever. Not only would the members of WNG need to show considerable strength to be able to bring Astrid down, in order to come up with such a teamup attack in the first place and pull it off, they would need to work in almost perfect synch with one another - but they had done just that! Even Astrid, who had been in the ring for years and had seen many an impressive move in her time, had to give the girls props for their accomplishment. However, she would still realize that her opponents were holding her down and going for the pin - and that was enough to shake Astrid back to her senses. They might have been impressive, but Astrid was still in this to win, and to push the three women to their limits to see what she'd be able to wring out of them. And it would take more than that to keep Astrid down for good - as she demonstrated when she broke out of the pin!

Astrid took a moment to stretch her arms, working the aches out of her joints as she rolled her shoulders and turned from side to side. Even if she'd been able to escape, she was far from unscathed; she was sure she'd be feeling that landing for a while, and she winced and clenched her teeth. But just as quickly she set her eyes on Jenny, who was down on her back and wide open! With the other members of WNG out of the picture, Jenny was exposed to attack. And Astrid was going to make her move!

"You're good. You've shown me some better-executed teamup moves than some teams that've been in this business longer than you have, and this isn't even a real match! But now, I'll have to see how well you can handle yourself solo...because you can't just fall back on your teammates every time!" Clapping her hands together, Astrid hoisted herself back up to her feet, taking a few steps to close in on the fleeing Jenny. If she could catch up to her, Astrid would bend down, trying to snatch her up from the ground to deliver a bodyslam!

[Lederface]

Jenny and her team although they tried, it was obvious that the situation now became a problem, with Astrid released and now being alone, jenny would have to put on the team shirt and hold on to it, she was alone with the heavyweight champion, and although she had the advantage, it was clear that with Astrid as an opponent, that could easily be lost, but that would not stop the leader of Rodouko Gym.

Of course I trust my team, but how can I be a leader if I don't face the toughest opponents by myself to show that it is possible to win!!!

Jenny would say with her motivation at full power and her efforts ready to face her, though as soon as she saw Astrid flying towards her, Jenny was perplexed at that, she didn't expect such an attack, and as soon as she got in Astrid's direction, Astrid would end up crushing the blue haired girl, with her panting hard while Astrid's body was on her, trying to find some grabbing point.

[CaptainL]

So far, the members of WNG were already exceeding Astrid's expectations - and the Norsewoman couldn't be more proud. Even when they were being put up to a seemingly insurmountable challenge, they were showing the coordination and skill they would need to succeed. Astrid already saw the makings of a great tag team in them...but then, if she was impressed, she would just need to up her game all the more if she wanted to keep challenging her new students to surpass their own limits! And when she saw that Jenny was willing to step forward to answer that challenge, she nodded her head to her with a welcoming smile. The spirit she showed in putting herself up to the task - that alone was enough to tell Astrid she had her heart in the right place. Now, though, it was up to Jenny to put her money where her mouth was!

However, spirit and determination could only get the blue-haired girl so far. Astrid was able to bring her down with the bodyslam, and soon after, she had her pinned down beneath her weight. The Norsewoman glanced down at Jenny with a huff - after she'd hyped herself up like this, Astrid couldn't help but feel just a little disappointed if Jenny didn't deliver. Nevertheless, she wouldn't go easy on her. She would keep up the pressure, hoping it would prove enough to bring the will to win out of her!

"Well?" Astrid huffed. She pushed herself up to her knees behind Jenny, keeping a close eye on the girl in case she made her move. If Jenny didn't fight back, Astrid would wrap one arm around hers, yanking it behind her own back, while she twisted Jenny to the side and pushed down against her midsection, putting on the pressure of a seated abdominal stretch. "If you're as tough as you build yourself up to be, let's see you get out of this!"

Spoiler

[Lederface]

Jenny was realizing that maybe fighting alone against a heavyweight belt champion by herself was not a good idea, but when Astrid grabbed her arms, she realized what it was all about, but it was too late, so when she was totally caught in Astrid's grip, Jenny would probably last about 20 seconds before she would start screaming in pain, feeling what the level of pressure Astrid was under.

ahhh, Fuck, it hurts like hell!!!.

Jenny would say as her attempts to escape were just forcing her body trying to get out of that grip, though clearly.... They weren't the best

[CaptainL]

Jenny was good. She was fiercely dedicated to perfecting her craft, and just like Astrid herself, she had a proud legacy behind her, one she was eager to honor. Now that she had forged a team with Nadia and Rose, she had thrown herself even more intently into her training in the hopes that WNG could one day dominate the competition. Already, she had pulled off some incredible moves. But she was still far from the level of a champion like Astrid. And when the Norsewoman got her into the abdominal stretch, suddenly she felt every pound of pressure Astrid was capable of exerting coming down on her hard!

Jenny cried out in pain, but Astrid would only meet her protests with a shake of her head. She had challenged Jenny to give it her all, hoping that her encouragment could steel her determination. If Jenny wanted to prove she was better than this, she'd have to try harder than that! "I'm sure it does," she said, "but is that all you've got? Either tap out, or try harder, the choice is yours!" She didn't want Jenny to hurt herself in her struggles, but she didn't want anything less than the blue-haired girl's full intensity. And if Jenny had truly reached her limits, Astrid wanted her to make the call before she broke something!

[Lederface]

Jenny in that grip could feel how her body was doing a great job in trying to endure that grip, even though Astrid had all the control and leverage now, Jenny was not giving up, even though she clearly wanted to.

Astrid didn't seem to say anything in a mocking way, clearly she was motivating Jenny not to give up now, she had to at least try to get out of that grip, so while she still had one hand free, Jenny would move it to try to brace herself on the canvas, and allow her in trying to get up even a little bit and thus try to push back her body and launch herself out of Astrid's grip