Better Late than Never

[CaptainL]

Comparing Nadia and Astrid to one another, an observer would note that their strengths and weaknesses seemed to be perfectly matched to one another. Nadia was as quick and nimble as the animal she patterned herself after, but she was visibly much frailer in comparison to her opponent, and a good blow from Astrid would surely be enough to take her down. The problem with that was that Astrid would actually have to hit Nadia first - and Nadia was making that hard for her! Astrid had strength and endurance on her side, but her larger, bulkier frame would slow her down, and in the meantime, Nadia was more than capable of dodging everything she threw!

Astrid had thrown herself straight toward Nadia with the intent of slamming her with a clothesline at full force - only for Nadia to bounce out of the way, leaving Astrid to strike the ropes instead! The ring shook against the force of her impact, causing her to clench her teeth and wince as she ground to a screeching halt. Still, Astrid picked herself back up, turning around to face her foe. She grabbed the ropes at either side of her, then leaned back to stretch them against her back. If she had her say, she would bounce back at Nadia, once again trying to run her down, this time lowering her head to hit her with a shoulder charge! The purpose of this was twofold - if Astrid hit, she hit. But if Nadia kept dodging, it would allow the champion to feel out the limits of her opponent's endurance, giving her an idea of how long she could run before burning out.

[Lederface]

Nadia didn't seem to have so many problems right now other than moving and dodging, but when Astrid seemed to get more and more annoyed with each dodge, Nadia knew that sooner or later things were going to get bad, so when she saw Astrid position herself with the ropes and gain momentum, Nadia knew that things were about to get very rough, and it was quite right the situation she thought, as Astrid went into a lunge against Nadia, who at that moment came up with a good dodge, so when she moved to the left she would let herself be taken quite close to the movement, barely grazing the other's body.

There had barely been a touch, really leaving Nadia in a good position, and thinking a bit about the situation she was in, Nadia would try to "Play" a bit while waiting for that bull to attack, turning her back and giving herself a few light spanks on her ass as if she was Astrid a bull that had been put through motions that only tired her out, Nadia noticed Jenny signaling her to try to take Astrid to her corner, as there was a plan in Jenny's hands.

[CaptainL]

Nadia's strategy was quickly becoming apparent. She knew full well she had no chance of standing up to Astrid in a head-to-head brawl - so she was going to fight back against the Norsewoman the best way she knew, leveraging her speed and swiftness to her advantage! She knew she could outrun Astrid, and no matter how hard the champion tried to keep up with her - charging in again and again, guns blazing, grabbing and striking for Nadia at every turn - she managed to just barely slip away each time. This was no exception - as Astrid was about to deal Nadia a shoulder charge, the catgirl jumped back at the last minute, only barely making contact!

As Astrid skidded to a halt, she sank forward at the knees against her own weight, taking a few heavy pants. Her body dripped with sweat, her muscles were burning, and her brow furrowed in frustration. She had only missed Nadia by a few stray centimeters that time, and it was that thought that made it all the more infuriating that she'd managed to dodge. And to make matters worse, when Astrid looked up, Nadia was taunting her, beckoning Astrid with a few mocking slaps against her own rear!

"This isn't funny-!" Astrid grumbled, snorting under her breath. A moment ago, she had been trying to keep Nadia moving to see how long she could go before burning through her energy reserves. Now, it seemed the tables had turned - Astrid was the one struggling to keep the pace when Nadia wouldn't give her a chance to so much as breathe! By this point, though, Astrid didn't even care that Nadia seemed like she was blatantly baiting her into a trap. Nadia had made things personal with her attitude, and now Astrid was determined to knock some sense into her! She was supposed to be here to teach them - she didn't have time for their games!

"GET BACK HERE!" Suddenly pushing herself back up to her full height, Astrid came charging toward Nadia once again, this time swinging her arms out in front of her to try and grab a hold of the girl. She had no idea what Jenny was setting up behind the scenes...

[Lederface]

Nadia was not normally someone who would play games with her opponents so normally, but clearly the situation called for ideas, and although they were not ideal, they were the best she could have, and to her good (or bad) luck, she would have succeeded in provoking her, so when she finally Astrid went straight for her, Nadia backed up a lot, and just when she was about to move aside, a little stumble, made her end up in Astrid's arms, leaving Nadia a bit scared, but above all, Jenny thinking desperately about what they could do together with Rose to help her friend, even if she was desperate to help her friend, even though she was in the middle of a fight, a small stumble, made her end up in Astrid's arms, leaving Nadia a bit scared, but most of all, Jenny desperately thinking about what they could do together with Rose to help her friend, although for now, Nadia the best she could do was to stay still and prepare herself for whatever Astrid could do as punishment for playing that way.

[CaptainL]

Astrid might have been here to help the members of WNG train. She might have been a friend of the Rodouko Gym, and she might have been doing all of this with their best interests in mind. But that did not mean she was going to go easy on them if she felt they weren't taking their training seriously - and now, when Nadia ran away from the Norsewoman, smacking herself teasingly on her own rear a few times, Astrid wasn't about to tolerate it. She might have been here to help, but she knew that they wouldn't get anywhere if they didn't commit themselves to their efforts, and treated this as a game. And Astrid was going to show them where that would get them, one way or another - that was part of training, too!

Seeing that Nadia had left herself open, Astrid quickly closed in on her with a few long, swift strides - and there, she swung her arms around the catgirl, moving to pull her in closer to her chest. "If you're going to try and bait your opponents," she warned, "you'd best be prepared for the consequences..." And indeed, Astrid was going to show her what those consequences were - as she clenched her teeth, drawing on her strength to pull her arms firmly around Nadia's sides, and squeeze her for a bear hug!

[Lederface]

Nadia at the moment she ended up trapped by Astrid's arms, clearly that smile turned into a frightened look at the situation that seemed to be with her, but even she knew not to provoke her now that they were in danger, so when Astrid spoke, Nadia fell down until it seemed to be over.

W-well..... didn't think this would be so meooooooooo!!!!

Nadia screamed as Astrid began to squeeze her, giving Nadia a real feeling of how a heavyweight used the hug, writhing in pain as she felt Astrid squeeze harder than any of her teammates or anyone in the gym.

Jenny could see Nadia trying to reach out for her hand, causing Jenny to reach for the chance to free her from the devastating grip on her as well.

[CaptainL]

Perhaps it was a little harsh. Astrid's bear hug was a finishing move that went back generations in her family, and they prided themselves on the strength they could summon with which to crush their foes. Even if she was just here to spar with Nadia, Astrid wasn't holding back - she clamped down tightly, the muscles in her arms bulging as she pressed down as hard as she could against Nadia's sides. But if Nadia couldn't expect her opponents to go easy on her in a real match, Astrid saw no reason to afford her the same slack. She needed to know that drawing the ire of her foes could have brutal consequences - if she had to learn that the hard way, so be it!

Astrid bit her lip, standing taller and arching her back as she pulled Nadia against her chest to draw on even greater force. "Well, it's better you learn that now! Your opponents may well be even more merciless than this!" Astrid began to shake Nadia back and forth, just to jostle her around even more! But when she was so focused on keeping up the hold, she wasn't paying any heed to what Jenny was doing - and Jenny would be able to make the tag right under her nose!

[Lederface]

Nadia could feel how the pain came to be all over her body, for someone of her type, the bear hug was too effective as she was someone who needed to be on the canvas, so when Jenny and Nadia stretched out their hands, really Nadia meant it, until finally managing to make the switch, although Astrid hadn't noticed, but at least help was coming.

Jenny knew that in that situation she had to attack fast, so signaling to Rose, Jenny would go up to the corner, yelling at Astrid to turn around, if she could make that work, Jenny would jump in an attempt to wrap her legs around Astrid's head, trying to get Astrid to the ground, free Nadia and if all went well use the opportunity for a risky move.

[CaptainL]

Anyone trapped in Astrid's bear hug was in for a world of trouble. As a well-accomplished power wrestler, she could command incredible strength, and the bear hug concentrated all of that force right into her opponent's ribs - there was a reason it had become a famed trademark of the Ostberg family. And just as strong as Astrid's arms was her conviction. As soon as she got such a hold locked in, she wasn't going to let go so easily - she gave everything her all, regardless of if it was a real match or just a spar. Nadia was finding that out the hard way! At this point, it seemed as though her only escape would be to tap out, or let herself go limp in the Norsewoman's embrace. Even Astrid was beginning to feel a note of concern come over her - if Nadia was this stubborn, she was worried she would end up getting herself hurt. She'd hurt a rib if she kept this up.

But unbeknownst to Astrid, Nadia wasn't in any position to end the session anyway - she had already tagged Jenny in! Astrid didn't realize the switch had been made, up until she heard Jenny call out toward her. She turned to look back over her shoulder, at first raising an eyebrow in confusion when she saw the blue-haired girl atop the ropes. But her jaw would soon drop in surprise - as Jenny sprung herself off, sending herself hurtling through the air right toward Astrid!

The Norwegian barely had time to let out a gasp. The next thing she knew, Jenny's legs had clamped down around her head, and with her leverage secured, she was able to bowl the heavyweight over in a hurricanrana! The force of Jenny's lunge proved enough to sweep Astrid's feet out from under her, and she came crashing into the mat as she fell backward, shaking the ring. The shock of the impact was already enough to force Astrid to release Nadia, but she would have done so anyway when her next move was to grab for Jenny's legs, trying to pry them off of her as she twisted back and forth and kicked her legs in an attempt to take back some control!

[Lederface]

Jenny when she flew off in the direction of Astrid, it was clear to her ....... Nadia had to be saved, so when she managed to fall with Astrid to the canvas and finally went to where Jenny signaled to Rose, where she came in and supported Nadia, the 3 wrestlers would be against Astrid, technically they could still for the short time that was offered after having made that change, so when Jenny released Astrid and got up quickly, it was Rose and Nadia who would approach, so they would put her on her feet hardly, and there would begin the real hard part.

With Rose and Nadia eager for this to happen, they both threw a great effort into their attack, Rose being the one who would carry all of Astrid's weight, Nadia being the one supporting her, Rose could see it was hard work, sweating all over her face but once they finally got her to her feet, Jenny would position herself so Rose would drop the bomb on the canvas, If Astrid didn't do something at that point, she would be taken to the canvas in a Powerbomb by the momentum of 3 girls pushing full force!!!!