Rematch: Morrigan Vs. Valley Doll

Morrigan only rasped in response to Valley's taunt. She barely even moved except to grunt as the blonde moved against her to secure the pin. The two count came as quickly as the one.

"TWO!"

"3...!"

Valley released the pin and simply slumped back, laying on Morrigan's chest as the crowd's adulation poured over them. She'd won. She'd won a lot of matches this year, six before this one, and while each of them had been a trial in their own rights, none of them had the personal signifigance that this one carried. It was a full circle - she'd spent all year trying to prove that she still had it, that she was a better, more determined wrestler than the one Morrigan had beaten before, and this demonstrated it beyond a shadow of a doubt.

She sat up after a moment and took the referee's hand to get back to her feet. The adrenaline was starting to wear off and the pain was returning in force, but she hid it as best as she could. She was all smiles as she waved to the crowd with one hand and rubbed all the aching spots on her body with the other.

Morrigan could hear the roar of the crowd but Valley still pinned her down for the moment. It was fine, she didn't feel like moving as the adrenaline was wearing off. Only when Valley finally stood to bask in her kudos, did Morrigan began slowly rolling towards the edge of the ring.

She'd have time to curse herself later for getting in trouble early and letting the match slip away, but right now all she wanted to do was get out of the arena and go home.

Valley's theme music began to play, cementing the win, and it was only then that she finally turned around saw that Morrigan was leaving, making her way back up the ramp like a whipped dog. She had a few conflicting feelings about it - one part of her felt a little sad just to watch her, knowing what it was like to have the wind kicked out of her sails, another part thought it was exactly what she deserved after what she'd done to her and many others, another part wanted to congratulate her on playing the match fairly and showing insane resilience from start to finish.

Regardless, it was what it was - a victory, and a good sign that her future sleeps would be a little less restless. She'd take that.

Satisfied, Valley hopped out of the ring and began to make her way to the back, signing a few autographs along the way.