Vertically Challenged- Gail vs Danielle!

[SubtleRoar]

"Hhnhh...wha?" *Brazenly disoriented from the previous blow to her chin, Gail was subsequently ensnared in a vice grip around the base of her wrist before getting flung towards the opposite side of the arena.* "Woah!" *The green tornado felt her feet instinctively move, unable to prevent what was inevitably to come, before eventually feeling the speed bump of a knee cracking against her unprotected ribcage!*

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"HRRRK!" *She felt her body crumple into a massive heap from the tremendously painful contact, sending her weary frame crumbling to the floor beneath her, much to the crowd's chagrin and shock! She had started out on an easy roll, almost leading to an absurdly fast victory, but it seemed that Danielle controlled the reins of the fight now, and she wasn't keen on relinquishing them anytime soon!*

"Please get up! Please get up!" *The audience clapped their hands together in an attempt to rally their indomitable heroine, as it became abundantly obvious that Gail was currently in dire straits against this surprisingly aggressive foe!* "D..don't worry guys..I..I'll be fine.." *She reticently stammered out through her plaintive gasping, unable to rise to her feet at the moment.*

[CaptainL]

Seeing Gail come crashing into her outstretched knee with enough force to send her toppling to the ground was almost enough to make up for Danielle's suffering at the green-haired girl's hands earlier - almost. Danielle had once again proved herself to be rightfully in control of this match, and Gail was seeing for herself what her insolence got her. She leaned in with her hands on her hips and a smirk on her face, eagerly lording over her opponent.

But of course, it wasn't over. Gail had proven herself far too big of a problem for Dani to just let her off this easily. And the matters weren't helped at all by the fact that the crowd was still behind her, even after Danielle had gone so far as to prove herself the superior of the two women! Needless to say, she had a few things to say to them.

While Gail was still recovering from the strike, Danielle turned back around to face her audience, pointing a finger accusingly in their direction. "Would you all kindly SHUT UP!?" she roared. "An artiste like myself requires utmost concentration to perform her work, and the awful din of all of you hooting like braindead apes isn't helping matters!" Now, she had an even bigger goal at hand. Her dominance over Gail wasn't just going to be for herself, but to show the whole crowd how hopeless their darling was compared to her brilliance.

Bending down, Danielle took a handful of Gail's hair between her fingers to drag her to her feet, making sure to pull extra hard so that the experience would be properly unpleasant. She then delivered a series of slaps to Gail's cheeks, buffeting her head this way and that, before she stepped up her game by throwing a few punches at her nose and jaw!

[SubtleRoar]

*The encouragement from her diehard supporters was incredibly flattering, but Gail and only Gail was going to see herself through this quagmire of uncertainty she was currently drowning in. Just as she was about to raise herself upwards, utilizing the nearby ropes as a crutch, she felt the wrath of the sadistic Danielle in the form of a flurry- One malicious pop to her nose, sending her stumbling sideways, and another shot to her already injured mandible, which lead to her fumbling backwards and slamming her backside against the corner!*

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"Hngghh..~" *Gail muttered, having been thoroughly outsmarted by the remarkably crafty Danielle. However, she shouldn't be counted out of this confrontation just yet- On the surface, it seemed as though she had already lost, but to the keen observer, Gail hadn't sustained any tremendous degree of damage whatsoever. While temporarily subdued, the level of resilience Gail possessed hadn't even come close to being tested yet.*

"Y..you're not half bad..." *She replied, having mustered up the energy to formulate a verbal response while shooting a smarmy grin in Danielle's direction.* "But if you spent less time blabbering and more time training, you'd probably be champ by now." *She pointed out the obvious, trying to coax her opponent into making a brash decision that she would inevitably regret.*

[CaptainL]

Gail had gone staggering back, landing in the corner, and with that, Danielle dusted off her hands, standing tall and proud with her nose in the air. There, she thought; she had gone and showed Gail where she belonged, and proven to all of her adoring fans that she was nothing more than a nobody trying to pick a bigger fight than she could withstand.

...Wait, why was everyone still cheering?

"I beg...your pardon-?!" she said, as she started to come to the realization that the audience was still cheering for Gail, seeming undeterred by the beating she had taken. They weren't even booing Dani, as though her efforts meant nothing! That was when Danielle looked across at her opponent to see that, even after getting swatted back into the corner, Gail still showed a nonchalant frivolity to the whole matter, like nothing the redhead had done was bothering her at all. Even taunting her!

"Now, listen here, you-!" Danielle spat, storming in closer to Gail. "You may run your mouth all you want, but I don't see you putting up a fight!" Now, Danielle knew, it was time for her to really bring her game, as she closed in to grab hold of Gail's throat. Trying to entangle her in a chokehold, Danielle would pull Gail off of the ropes, dragging her in towards herself.

[SubtleRoar]

*Give how cavalier the emerald whirlwind appeared to be, it was almost justified for Danielle to seem somewhat agitated regarding her current demeanor- However, this was just how Gail was towards almost anything and everything that happened in her life: From being considered a hotshot rookie with the world at her feet, to having someone as woefully underdeveloped and inept as the current, ginger monster strangling her in front of thousands of spectators, Gail's attitude was always that of a chill individual.*

"Grrrhhkk!" *Her reflexes, on the other hand, demanded that she tighten up her legs and attempt to stave off the strangulating hold before it took its toll on her diminutive body. Extending her arms outward, she initially struggled to get a solid grip, before finally snagging the tempestuous redhead's body and synching in a lock around her waist!*

"T..time..y..you..ggrhh...went for a ride!" *Reeling Danielle in close, almost to where they were both breast to breast, Gail took a hard squat downwards before instantaneously springing upwards and tossing the malicious princess over her for a belly to back suplex, hoisting the petite madamoiselle skyward before slamming her directly into the ground below!*

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[CaptainL]

That was more like it, Danielle thought to herself, as she locked in her grip around Gail's throat and sent her opponent gagging for air. At last, she was making her mark on her adversary and showing her her proper place; she was inflicting some real damage! As much as Gail did her best to stay level-headed, there was no ignoring the tension in her legs, showing that Dani's efforts were indeed having an effect on her. Which was just what she wanted.

"Oh, I know perfectly well how much this hurts..." she teased. Even if Gail would claim later it wasn't a problem for her, Danielle wanted her to know that she would still derive satisfaction from the hold. However, Gail bore through the strangle with a valiant force of will, getting her arms in place.

"Nngh-!? What...are you-!?" Danielle wasn't willing to let go of Gail's throat, but the whirlwind was making it tricky for her, as she maneuvered her around to press the two body to body. She grit her teeth and panted, struggling to keep her grip on, but soon enough Gail had her by the waist, and a moment later, she was airborne! Slamming into the ground, Danielle slipped off of Gail, leaving her once again open.

[SubtleRoar]

*The sonorous* "THWACK!" *That echoed from both of their weary frames confirmed that Gail had, indeed, given Danielle reason to fear her- Not only was she remarkably tenacious in times of adversity, but her pair of woefully underused legs was beginning to make quite the impact in this kerfuffle.* "G..gotta..get up..." *The incapacitated tornado mumbled to herself, feeling the effects of her own maneuver while she languished against the surface of the ring, all the while the fans began showing their astonishment through the power of chanting.*

"This is awesome! This is awesome!" *Gail couldn't agree more- She was in the midst of an intense encounter, and the match had barely even begun! However, this was certainly the inappropriate time to relish in the audience's applause- she needed to regain some semblance of control over this skirmish, and given her current situation, she was going to start at the bottom and work her way up...literally!*

"S..slow and steady Gail..n..no rush.." *She concentrated all of her energy towards scaling the ropes beside her, clamping down on the bottom support beam while pulling herself upwards. This was a test of her physical mettle, knowing that failure to accomplish her task would result in an extreme disadvantage if Danielle beat her to it!*

[CaptainL]

The mat shook with the force of two bodies colliding with it, and both Danielle and Gail found themselves down, the redhead groaning under her breath as she tried to shake herself back into her senses. As soon as she started to come to, though, she would realize she didn't like what she was hearing. "This is awesome?" The crowd thought this was awesome? It was Danielle who was taking a beating, and the crowd was eating it up - had they no respect for her? Was everyone in this arena such a boor that they couldn't appreciate perfection when they saw it?

All it was doing was fueling Danielle with an ever-stronger burning hatred for her opponent, who dared to take the attention away from her - and she was ready to take that out on her. Rolling over to right herself, the redhead saw that Gail was making her way towards the ropes, with an aim to pull herself back to her feet. She would beat Danielle to get back up at this rate, and Dani didn't want to be at such a disadvantage. But if she had her way...she wouldn't be.

She shot out a hand, moving to grab a hold of Gail by the ankle before she could climb back up. "I don't think so!" Danielle called out, moving to yank back on her leg in an attempt to drag her back down! If she could get her upended, she would then move to go to the ropes herself.

[SubtleRoar]

*Gail had grown accustomed to taking violent thrashings- Being a woman of her unimpressive stature who strived to grasp success on a wrestling circuit introduced her to multiple forms of bias, scrutiny, and quite possibly the worst hurdle for her to overcome, Self-doubt, so knowing that she was providing this level of entertainment for the audience was the perfect fuel she needed to scale the ropes back to her shaky legs. That was, of course, until Danielle decided to intervene, knocking the jade tornado down a peg by sweeping her feet out from directly under her!*

"HHNKK!" *The diminutive guitarist shouted, feeling her body crash into the canvas with a reverberating* "Thud!" *Accompanying her trip to the ground beneath her feet. The blunt impact managed to inflict more damage upon her than she had anticipated, hissing in a guttural tone as the lingering anguish prevented her from attempting something that risky right off the bat.* "D..damn it..." *She muttered, refusing to believe that Danielle had robbed her of the momentum she had worked so hard to attain.*


*However, as she lie nearly motionless, Gail wasn't about to squander this opportunity to conjure up yet another strategy- Given that the belligerent bully was craftier than she looked, perhaps she could goad Danielle into slipping up by exploiting her narcissistic demeanor?*

[CaptainL]

Danielle threw Gail down off the ropes, thwarting her efforts to ascend in her tracks, and no sooner had she done this that the redhead was quick to scramble upwards herself, grabbing a hold of the rope to lift herself to her feet. There, bracing herself on the ropes to stand, she would tower over Gail from where she stood, her gaze turning down to her foe on the ground. Contrary to what one might think, this position wasn't one Dani was all that unfamiliar with - she did enjoy lording above others, of course, and what better way to do that than to get them on their knees?

As soon as she got up, though, the tides of the crowd were quick to turn - the cheers that had supported Gail moments before had given way to boos and hisses, berating Danielle for taking their heroine's momentum away from her. The ex-model's brows narrowed in response to such a reception; she had to wonder what these idiots were thinking if they were seriously about to favor Gail over herself? Nevertheless, she wasn't going to let it bother her. She turned back to the crowds with a glare, but she had something to tell them.

"You're still going to act as Gail's little lapdogs, aren't you? Bah!" she shouted. "Just wait until you see where that gets her...where that gets all of you!" After this, she prepared to follow up her taunt by dropping down on Gail with an elbow drop!