Misa Otomura vs. Aaliyah Blackwell - No-DQ I Quit Match

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It had only been by a stroke of luck that Misa had been able to kick her ankle free of Aaliyah's grasp - she hadn't even expected it would work herself. Even after she rolled up onto her knees, rubbing at her ankle to try and dull the lingering pains, her heart was racing with adrenaline. She couldn't even begin to think about how lucky she had been. Soon after, she moved to pull down on the hem of her skirt, remembering the embarrassing position she had been in at Aaliyah's hands - even now, it made her cheeks burn hot just to think about it. But that couldn't stop her now. As she glanced back and forth, Misa quickly reminded herself that there was no use in slowing down. When she looked back over her shoulder, she saw Aaliyah was there, laying splayed out over the canvas! She was wide open and vulnerable! Her eyes went wide at the sight - she could hardly believe she'd managed to pull it off. But she also knew it was an opportunity! An opportunity she couldn't shy away from! If she was going to win this match, she needed every bit of help she could get - she'd need to seize on it!

Her face hardening into a determined glare, Misa soon pushed herself back up to her feet. She stormed closer to Aaliyah with a few purposeful steps, glaring down at her from above. Now, she thought to herself, she had the chance to dish out some payback...

And it was just then that she realized that she wasn't exactly sure how she was going to do that. Even if she'd gotten lucky, she didn't even have a fraction of the wrestling expertise Aaliyah had. She barely even knew a single hold. How was she going to contend with her now? Just then, Misa froze. She let out a gulp as the color drained away from her face...

But she shook that out of her thoughts a moment later! She wouldn't get anywhere from locking up in a panic, after all! Sucking in a breath, Misa leaned down to grab a fistful of Aaliyah's hair, going to drag her up to her feet. Her heart raced as she stared her down, trying to think of what to do now. A bead of sweat traced along the side of her brow. She didn't know what might work, but she knew all too well that one way or another she needed to advance her goals - and with that, she sent her hand cracking outward with a slap across Aaliyah's face. It was something, at least. She just hoped it would get her somewhere!

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Aaliyah groaned as she was raised up and the crowd actually had to enjoy her being at the mercy of a non-wrestler. Aaliyah may be more trained than she was than her first time here, but her cockiness would still get the better of her and Misa wasn’t completely hopeless. She may not have had many moves learned or had an ounce of proper wrestling training, but the crowd figured maybe she took self-defense classes as apart of her idol days or maybe learned something in an action movie she knew well. It wouldn’t be much, but then again, Aaliyah was just like Misa at one point. A non-wrestler that would have been at the mercy of established stars.

The slap Misa gave made Aaliyah jolt her head to the left as her eyes looked like they could pop out any moment. Aaliyah was actually stunned! That slap felt really personal and had a lot of force behind it. It even made her twitch a bit in pain. Misa actually did a slight bit of damage and that was something to be proud of! The crowd cheered her on and chanted her name to give her moral support. Aaliyah felt her cheek rubbing it when it didn’t sting so much and she pursed her lips before facing her opponent.

“Not bad, drunktard. I actually felt that one….but you better not think a simple slap can stop me. You really want to turn up the heat? I hope you can handle getting burned, bitch!” Aaliyah challenged as she balled her hands up into fists clenching them ready for more serious action.

[CaptainL]

When Misa went for it, she honestly didn't know if it would work or not - and she wasn't all that hopeful. She knew full well that she was woefully, hopelessly outmatched - but she had come too far to turn tail and give up now, and all she could hope for was that when she inevitably crashed and burned, it wouldn't be that catastrophic a landing. When she hauled Aaliyah up by the hair, and when she drew her hand back to deliver a slap, Misa didn't exactly look like the picture of confidence - she had her head turned to the side, as though afraid to face what she was doing, and her teeth were locked into a worried grimace. She really didn't know what she was doing. Still, when her hand flew in an arc and landed against the side of Aaliyah's cheek with a loud smack...it actually seemed to work!

She could feel the soreness lingering in her hand where her palm had met Aaliyah' cheek, and when she looked back at her she could see her reeling from the blow. At first, she blinked a couple of times - she almost couldn't believe that actually worked. But then, a grin broke across her face when she realized what this meant. She couldn't let herself get blindsided - she couldn't forget the fact that her plans were actually paying off; that she had actually delivered a strike that made a lasting impact! If that was the case, maybe she wasn't so hopeless after all - maybe she could still turn this around!

When Aaliyah raised her fists again, Misa bit at her lip; one eye twitched nervously. On one hand, she had begun to wonder if she just might stand a chance...on the other, if Aaliyah was promising to bring the hurt, this could only get worse for her. Nevertheless, Misa took in a deep breath. She couldn't afford to slow down now!

"There's...more where that came from-!" she blurted out. She didn't really believe that - but she wanted to hold on to the feeling that she was actually doing something and it was working. Then, she swerved to one side, hoping to dodge any incoming blows Aaliyah might throw her way, and threw an uppercut aimed at her jaw! If Aaliyah was going to punch her, she'd just punch back!

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Aaliyah tried for a right hook to the face of the former idol, but Misa’s ducking skills kicked in like Mike Tyson himself trained her and Aaliyah hit nothing, but air and an uppercut caught her chin as Aaliyah actually stumbled back! Now, Misa was slowly easing herself into the driver’s seat and she was barely even making an impact. Aaliyah kept her stance firm not going to let Misa get one over on her again. Aaliyah would run back to rebound off the ropes and try for a Flying Crossbody to her enemy!

[CaptainL]

The sight of Misa's well-timed dodge, swerving out of the way just in time to avoid Aaliyah's strike, had won her no shortage of cheers from the fans. She wouldn't been flattered, if she wasn't so terrified - but her teeth were still locked in a grimace, and her body tense. She wasn't even trying to show off - she was acting on impulse and instinct, and at the slightest sign that Aaliyah was about to throw a punch, Misa had already jumped out of the way to avoid it. Even after she'd made the dodge, her heart was still racing and she still panted for breath. That had been far too close, and she was still waiting for her nerves to calm down before she was ready to try that sort of thing again. However, she couldn't afford the time to calm down - she still needed to think on her feet!

She was trying to do that, at least, when she saw Aaliyah run back toward the ropes, going to launch herself forward with the momentum. Letting out a scream, Misa ducked down, doubling over forward. She just knew that with a setup like that, Aaliyah would almost certainly come flying back at her, and she needed to get out of the way! The fans had no idea how terrified she was right now!

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Aaliyah tried going for a crossbody, but Misa thought fast ducking as the former manager sailed over Misa landing on her stomach as Aaliyah coughed out in pain! She clutched her stomach grimacing as she was still not used to hard bumps like that. This idol was just going to keep ducking her until Misa got a lucky enough shot in, but there was no way Aaliyah was admitting defeat to this non-wrestler. Aaliyah just rested on the ropes and turned to the entrance ramp. Time for her benefactor and latest client!

“Viper! I require your assistance!” Aaliyah called out to her co-worker.

[CaptainL]

Aaliyah was flying at Misa from behind, prepared to come crashing into her at full speed, but the announcer had managed to duck at just the right time, sending her opponent crashing into the ropes. There, Misa stood doubled over, panting for breath as she braced herself with her hands resting on her knees. That had been close - far too close. It was only due to her reflexes and her survival instincts that she had been able to get out of trouble that time. She was pressing her luck - and she didn't know how long she would be able to press it for.

But, at the very least, Aaliyah was down now. One way or another, Misa's ploy had worked - she'd kept herself out of trouble, and Aaliyah had taken the blow for it. Now, she was vulnerable - if Misa wanted to move in for the kill now, she could! A smile began to spread across her face as she leaned in closer. Suddenly, things didn't seem so hopeless after all. Even if Misa had only ended up in her position through dumb luck...well, she'd take it!

She began to move in closer toward Aaliyah, prepared to pull her down and into a pin - and it was right there that Aaliyah said something else that caught Misa completely unaware. She froze in her tracks, staring back at her opponent in a wide-eyed gape; an icy chill ran through her, raising the hairs on the back of her neck. "...What-!?" she blurted out. Was she really hearing what she thought she was hearing? Misa had introduced plenty of LAW wrestlers, and she knew who was who. She knew the name of Viper Hoshiwara - and she knew hers was a name that was one to be feared.

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And she was right here.

At Aaliyah's command, Viper plodded her way down the entrance ramp, her face as flat and uninterested as ever - but when her eyes met Misa's, they narrowed into a piercing glare. The color drained away from Misa's face as her body went stiff, and she swallowed a gulp. Now, more than ever, she knew that Aaliyah was in control. Whatever happened would be at her command. Not even the rules could stop her - it was a no-DQ match, so how could they? Now, there were no limits to what horrible fates might befall the unfortunate ring announcer. Just thinking about it all left her paralyzed in terror - paralyzed long enough for her to be utterly powerless when Viper decided to strike.

Then, without any warning, the green-haired girl shot out with an uppercut straight to Misa's jaw! Even if she hadn't been left in shock, the punch came in so quickly she probably wouldn't have been able to defend herself if she tried! Misa cried out in pain as her head was flung to the side with a crack, and she grabbed for her aching jaw as she lost her footing and dropped down onto her back.

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Of course, Aaliyah probably could’ve handled Misa by herself since Misa was a complete novice to wrestling, but she wasn’t about to let Misa think she could just dodge and get a lucky win on her. She still needed to make Aaliyah say those magic words to end this match and ain’t no way Aaliyah is giving up to a former idol. If it means she has to cheat to get her chosen victory, so be it. It was legal anyway with no rules enforced, but the person being called out wasn’t known as being the most gentle soul. Viper made her way out as neutral as ever and socked Misa in the jaw taking down the idol. The referee was on standby, but got away from Viper just to make sure she didn’t accidentally get caught herself.

Aaliyah snickered getting to her feet and patted Viper’s shoulder for a job well done. They were both apart of Nightfall in WFPW and Viper had just come off healing her bruised ribs that she suffered during a steel cage match a long time ago. She mainly stuck to doing WFPW shows until she was called back to LAW after Aaliyah rejoined the company. Aaliyah went outside the ring and had a cruel smile on her face looking under the ring as she dug around grabbing a steel pipe. She bashes the apron with her weapon feeling the sturdiness of it and she threw it to Viper to use. It was time to make Misa scream for mercy!

[CaptainL]

Misa already knew she was in trouble from the moment she was asked to enter the ring at all. Now, though, things had taken a turn for the worse - far worse. Of all the wrestlers Misa was comfortable sharing space with, Viper was far from the top of that list. She knew how ruthless the deathmatch veteran was, and how willing she was to push herself to extreme lengths in the pursuit of excitement - after all, she had announced many of her matches. She'd always been afraid of Viper, even when there was a safe distance between the two of them. Now, even that distance had been broken down. And Viper's baleful glare had been turned right on her!

Misa was quite literally quaking in her boots as Viper stepped into the ring, never once showing any sign of remorse for what she was about to do. Her face grew pale and a cold sweat ran down the back of her neck as she looked up at Aaliyah's secret weapon, her teeth locked in a fearful grimace. Misa knew she needed to get away - she needed to save herself. If she was lying on her back like this, she was vulnerable, and wide open to whatever horrors Viper might unleash on her. Yet, it was precisely because she was so afraid that she had been paralyzed where she lay, unable to find the strength in her to get back to her feet. All she could do was look up wide-eyed at the terrible fate that awaited her. But she couldn't find it in her to do anything about it. By the time Misa snapped herself back to her senses, reminding herself that, yes, she was in danger and she needed to do something about that soon, it was already too late. Aaliyah had tossed Viper the pipe, and the green-haired woman caught it right out of the air without a second thought; she didn't even need to look back in Aaliyah's direction. Now she held it in her hand, tapping it threateningly in her palm. And Misa was right in its path!

She watched as Viper lifted the pipe higher, prepared to bring it down hard. She saw the glint in Viper's eye as she proceeded to swing it down in an arc. It was then that she let out a scream - but at the same time, every muscle in her body sprung to life. Misa wouldn't dare take this blow - she had to get away as soon as she could, and it was that impulse that drove her through the motions, as she rolled all her weight to the side, dodging just as the pipe struck down against the bare canvas!

As she came to a halt, Misa panted for breath; her heart was still racing faster than she could keep track of. But she wasn't done yet - Viper raised the pipe again, prepared to bring it down onto Misa's legs! With another yelp, she threw her weight back the other direction, dodging another blow! Then, she would try to roll her way under the ropes and out of the ring. Misa's priorities had shifted. Sticking around clearly wasn't going to work. She didn't care how dignified it was - she needed to run!

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Aaliyah watched with sadistic glee at the thought of Viper manhandling that pipe and laying into the former idol and the screams of terror that would be lifted from Misa's throat--if Viper didn't use the pipe to choke her out and keep her pleas silent. However, Misa rolled out of the way just as Viper tried planting the pipe in her skull and then again when Viper tried swinging for the legs. Aaliyah growled and smacked the apron in frustration getting so sick and tired of Misa not just laying down and accepting she had no chance in this match. Aaliyah wanted to grab the microphone and taunt Misa for just a little longer before Misa said those wonderful words to end the match and even then Aaliyah would not be done with her enemy. Misa rolled out of the ring as Aaliyah tried grabbing her hair, but the idol started running around the ring knowing her safety and maybe even her life was on the line. Aaliyah cursed herself for not bringing more members of Nightfall as she figured Viper would be enough and clearly, this was a lot harder than expected. Technically, Misa could just scream "I QUIT!" running out of the arena and accept the loss there, but Aaliyah won't tolerate a cheap win. She wasn't going to let Misa run away from this fight!

"I'm tired of you running away from your problems, Misa! Get your sorry ass back here! Viper, don't just stand there! Cut her off!"Aaliyah barked her orders as she chased Misa ringside.