Sheila Chihara vs. Kimiko Bando - POW Match

[CaptainL]

Right now, Sheila only had one strategy - to survive at all costs! Kimiko was stretching her body to its limits, and the muscles and tendons in her back and down her arms felt like they were being pried apart. Her teeth were clenched in a grimace at the pain that was shooting through her system. Kimiko had only adjusted to her struggles, moving from one position to the next in order to keep up her ironclad grip. Some wrestlers would surely have given up by this point - surely, that was proof enough that Kimiko could keep her opponent down no matter what she tried. But not Sheila. Sheila was filled with a burning, unquenchable desire to succeed, and she wouldn't let anything stop her from doing just that! Her previous buck had jostled Kimiko's grip on her, and that was evidence that what she was doing was working. She just had to keep that up!

"NO! I!! WON'T!!!" Sheila roared - and with every word out of her mouth, the fans cheered on her fighting spirit! She gave another hard buck with her hips to try and get Kimiko's hold on her to slip. At the same time, she yanked her arm forward to try and pull it out of the Nelson hold Kimiko had her in; if that worked, she would grab at the mat to try and drag her closer to the ropes. Even if she did escape, the time she had spent at Kimiko's mercy would surely leave her sore...but right now, Sheila wasn't going to let that worry her!

[Sigma Morgan]

Kimiko was determined to make Sheila tap here and now! The woman's buck managed to force her to adjust but she still had the agonizing hold locked in. Sheila was stubborn though, the woman's defiance sounded like a roar. Kimiko was starting to worry about injuring the woman though, it wouldn't exactly be her fault if that happened but that didn't mean the Japanese woman wouldn't feel terrible. Another buck soon came but this time Sheila moved her arm at the same time breaking free of Kimiko's submission.

Seeing how close they were to the ropes Kimiko rolled away from her opponent and got up on he knees taking time to catch her breath. "I almost had her" Kimiko said to herself softly before pushing up to her feet. Staring Shiela down like a lioness with its prey Kimiko waited for her opponent to get back up to her feet. She would then rush forward before raising her leg aiming to deliver a strong kick straight to Sheila's head while the woman seemed to be at her weakest!

[CaptainL]

Had Sheila remained in Kimiko's grasp for just a moment longer, she likely would indeed have tapped out. Her body was being stretched to the breaking point, with her arms and back alike wrenched back as far as they could go. Furthermore, no matter how hard she tried to break free, Kimiko was holding firm, and Sheila was starting to run out of options. But the Australian girl also had a burning spirit and a seemingly boundless reserve of energy and willpower, and she wasn't one to give up that easily! She was determined to keep on fighting until her body broke down on her and simply couldn't go any more. And in the end, that perseverance won out, as Sheila managed to pull her arm free, dragging herself forward across the mat just enough to shift the balance - enough to force Kimiko to release her!

Now, Sheila rolled herself back up to her knees. She panted and gasped; her chest heaved as she tried to move the air back into her lungs against the weight of fatigue. The moment she sat up straighter, she could feel a piercing pain stab through her shoulder from where Kimiko had ravaged her tendons, and she let out a yelp, grabbing at her arm to try and rub that soreness away. Sheila had gotten free, but at what cost? Now, she could feel aches and pains all through her body, and she had used up much of her strength. And Kimiko was still ready, waiting to move in for the kill.

Slowly, Sheila pushed herself back up to her feet. Her legs quivered beneath her, her knees knocking, and she hissed and grit her teeth from the pain, her eyes squeezing shut in a wince. When she looked up, though, it was to see Kimiko's foot flying right toward her face! Sheila barely had the time to even gasp - the next thing she knew, Kimiko's kick had slammed into her skull, causing her head to crack backward. The rest of her body soon followed. Thrown off her fragile balance, Sheila veered backward before falling off her feet, and going down flat on her back! Her head was spinning now, knocked into a daze!

[Sigma Morgan]

Kimiko's hold didn't make her opponent tap out, but Sheila certainly felt the aftereffects of her submission. Kimiko could tell the woman was tired and to be honest, she was as well but it was clear to the Japanese woman that her opponent was in a bad way right now, it was like a shark with blood in the water! The woman was also rubbing her arm, it was now an obvious target but if her arm was hurting that much her back was likely more than softened up enough to make it an even better target for one of Kimiko's submission finishers.

As her opponent got up Kimiko went in for one of a couple of killing blows as her boot slammed into Sheila's head knocking not only the woman's head back but her entire body to the canvas! With Sheila knocked into a daze if not completely out Kimiko knew it was time to end this. Reaching down Kimiko grabbed her opponent by the head and pulled her up to her feet. Kimiko would then lift Sheila up and into a fireman's carry position with a grunt and carried her to the center of the ring. Soaking in the crowd's cheer for a few moments Kimiko made her move!

Kimiko would then toss and turn her opponent off her shoulders as she fell backward. Once they both hit the canvas she would have Sheila's arm trapped before rolling back trapping her head as well and pulling back bending her at an odd and painful angle completely locking in her finisher The Bando Lock! Kimiko didn't waste time with words simply locking in her submission hoping Sheila would finally have the common sense to just tap out this time! The Japanese woman wasn't about to let her opponent escape twice let alone from her main finisher!

Bando Lock

[CaptainL]

Sheila had been stubborn enough to force her way out of Kimiko's hold, but stubbornness could only go so far. She hadn't come away from the experience unscathed. If anything, the fact that she had so thoroughly refused to tap out would only mean she'd take even more damage; every second she had been caught in Kimiko's grasp was putting more strain on her muscles and tendons, and she had stayed in there longer than most wrestlers could tolerate. Even now, she still felt the ache in her arms. That ache was enough to slow her down...and that was exactly what Kimiko wanted.

With Sheila distracted in nursing her wounds, Kimiko saw her opening. She swung out a powerful kick - and it caught the Australian girl completely by surprise, toppling her onto the canvas! Sheila's head was still spinning as Kimiko pulled her up - her arms dangled limp below her, her jaw hung slack, and everything was a blur. She didn't even put up a fight as she was draped over Kimiko's shoulders. When Sheila finally came to, she would look down to see herself suspended high in the air on Kimiko's shoulders. In an instant, her eyes went wide as a jolt shot through her body. A big move was coming, and she let out a scream at the thought. But it was too late for her to do anything about it!

As Kimiko hurled the two of them down against the mat, Sheila absorbed the brunt of the impact! She threw her head back with a pained wail; the canvas shook as she bounced up into the air. And from there, Kimiko was able to roll across her back, cranking on the same arm she had already softened up with her last hold! Suddenly, it felt like there was a fire burning all the way down Sheila's arm. She thrashed from side to side in a panic, screaming in agony. She'd already just narrowly escaped from a hold, but it had put too much strain on her in the process. She'd spent far too much of her energy to do that again! Taking in a gulp, Sheila had to accept there was no other choice. She tapped her hand on the mat, signaling her submission!

[Sigma Morgan]

One agonizing hold, a kick to the head, and now another agonizing hold, Sheila was in a terrible spot right now and a painful one at that! Kimiko closed her eyes as she wrenched and put Sheila through the hell of a second submission just trying to block out the noise of her opponent's agony-filled screams. Kimiko only reopened her eyes when she felt her opponent thrashing needing to concentrate to keep the submission locked in. Thankfully though Sheila was drained, sore, and finally done.

Noticing her opponent tapping on the mat Kimiko released her hold and rolled away the minute she heard the bell ring. Panting Kimiko got to her knees with a small smile on her face, happy that she won the match! Pushing up to her feet Kimiko's wrist was grabbed by the referee and her hand was raised in the air. Walking to a corner Kimiko slowly climbed up onto the second rope looking out at the crowd, waving and smiling at them for a few moments before hopping down and glancing at her opponent. Approaching her opponent with a little bit of haste in her step Kimiko looked down at the woman extending her hand and offering to help her up to her feet. "Great match"

[CaptainL]

Sheila was stubborn. She was defiant. She didn't believe in throwing in the towel unless that was absolutely the only option available to her. However, just as much as that could keep her in the game and bolster her spirits against unthinkable odds, it could just as easily come around to bite her. And now, she had learned that the hard way. If Sheila had tapped out earlier, she might well have avoided further punishment, and the outcome ultimately wouldn't be that different in the grand scheme of things. But she had still gotten it through her head there was some chance she could win, and she had decided to hang onto that - even when her body was tired and sore and needed rest.

Sheila was in no shape to get right back into the fight, but she had gone for it anyway. But she didn't have the energy or the wits in her to dodge or counter. She was slowed down by fatigue, and when Kimiko twisted her arm backward, all the pain she had taken through the match was suddenly amplified tenfold, into an unbearable agony! That was the moment Sheila finally realized she didn't stand a chance - she had to signal her submission, before her arm snapped in half!

Sure enough, Kimiko released her. The moment she did, Sheila slumped down onto her face. Her body lay there, still and sore; her chest heaved in and out, and her tongue lolled out of her mouth as she gasped for air. Then she felt the pain in her shoulder come flashing back to her, and she let out a whine as she grabbed her arm and pulled it closer to her side. A few people in the crowd winced at the thought of what the young Australian was going through. But despite it all...when Kimiko walked over and offered Sheila her hand, she took it. She slowly lifted her head to meet her eye to eye, and there a smile broke across her face; squeezing her hand tighter, she pushed herself back up onto her feet with Kimiko's help, knowing full well she couldn't do it on her own. Sheila was tired, and her head was throbbing, and she was probably going to hurt even worse tomorrow...but right now, none of that seemed to matter. As soon as it was over, it was like her spirits had returned to her. Kimiko was proud of the effort Sheila had put into this match. And Sheila was honored to have made her proud.

"Heh...yeah, it was, wasn't it?~" she cheered, as though she hadn't just had a close brush with dislocating her arms. In the end, Sheila had done her best, delivering on a thrilling and closely-fought match, and she could look back on it with just as much satisfaction of a job well done as Kimiko could! "You had some really cool moves out there! I didn't even know you could do some of those. You'll have to teach me some time, I-"

Then, though, Sheila was cut off in mid-thought as she remembered something. Her face went pale, and her eyes wide. In the heat of the moment, she'd almost forgotten what kind of a match this was...right until now.

"...Wait, uh...this means I'm your prisoner now, right..?"

[Sigma Morgan]

Next to Alizeh, Sheila was likely Kimiko's toughest opponent yet, the Australian gave the Japanese woman a run for her money but eventually Kimiko's determination and submission skills outdid Sheila's energy and stubbornness. Kimiko's smile grew slightly as Sheila accepted her had, the two making eye contact as she helped to pull Sheila back up to her feet. It felt nice to see Sheila a little cheerful despite the loss and the likely unbearable pain still lingering in her arms and shoulders.

Kimiko giggled as Sheila's energy only continued to grow and some admiration began to form between the two until Sheila suddenly stopped and the mood changed. Kimiko grew nervous seeing her opponent's eyes go wide and her opponent turned pale. Hearing the woman's question Kimiko remembered the surprise stipulation of the match and glanced over Sheila's shoulder back towards the referee seeing them nodding their head.

"I uh... don't really know what to do.., ummm I guess we should get changed though? I guess we can head to my dorm and make sure you're arms are okay?"' Kimiko suggested clearly not having a single lewd idea that would normally come with this stipulation instead wanting to treat her opponent like a friend that she truly cared about.

[CaptainL]

Sheila was definitely still sore. She probably would be for a while - Kimiko had wrenched at her arms with enough strength that she could've easily torn them loose from their sockets if she wanted to, and yet Sheila had still stubbornly pressed onward, refusing to give in even in the face of unthinkable odds. But right now, she wasn't the least bit worried, even if she had lost. In the end, it had still been a thrilling, hard-fought match that had challenged her on every level, and she wouldn't trade that for anything. If this was what Kimiko had in her, then Sheila could be sure that she could only look forward to great things in her future, and she was just as eager to celebrate a job well done as Kimiko herself was.

That was, until she remembered that this was still a POW match...and with that, she was confronted with the fact that she really didn't know what she could expect next. This was the first time she was in a match like this, after all. She had no idea what they typically entailed, or what she was supposed to expect from them! Sheila hadn't even thought about what she was going to do with Kimiko if she won the match. She figured that was a bridge to cross when she came to it. But now, she supposed...she was going to find out. Whatever lay ahead was a mystery, but she could only hope it wouldn't be too scary.

At the least, Kimiko seemed just as perplexed about what to do next herself. When she offered to head back to her dorm, Sheila met that with a nod of her head. "Ooh, sure, sounds fun! We could, like...hang out and stuff, I guess!" She didn't know how Kimiko typically spent her time, admittedly. "I don't think I've ever been in your room. So this should be fun." Turning to her opponent with a smile, Sheila wrapped her arm around hers to steady herself, even if she did wince a little from moving it. For many wrestlers, losing a POW match could be a daunting prospect...but Sheila didn't seem perturbed at all. If it was Kimiko she had lost to, how bad could it really be?

"Lead the way!"

[Sigma Morgan]

Winner by submission: KIMIKO BANDO!