Elimination Chamber: Neske Alapo Vs. Gabbie Desjardin Vs. Etzlicoatl Vs. Serina Kashibara Vs. Akiha Kosha Vs. Belinda Northman

Gabbie hadn't quite made out what Neske said over Etzlicoatl's obnoxious blabbering. Something about being flattered? Seeing someone? Another attempt at trying to distract her no doubt. Gabbie was glad she didn't have to worry about that. She quickly looked over the two. This was a losing battle. By the time she tried to get one down, the other would pop back up. She could probably fight with the two of them for hours and accomplish nothing. Until she got both of them down and out and she was tired of the struggle. She NEEDED to whittle down people before Belinda was let out.

Gabbie looked at Akiha and thought Serina was down, it didn't seem like Akiha was doing that well either. Gabbie hopped up and walked over to the aristocrat, hoping if she was out of sight, Neske and Etzlicoatl would go for each other, the path of least resistance.

"Akiha." Gabbie said to the panting Japanese girl. "Switch with me." Gabbie nodded back to the two dimwits. Although she had quite a bone of contention for Akiha, she seemed like the most reasonable of the bunch and smart enough to understand that the longer she stayed in, the less likely she would be the one leaving the cage last.

"Unless you want us to get triple teamed." She added, in case Akiha expected a double cross. Gabbie hoped her Japanese rival understood what that would mean if either of them tried it. Not that Gabbie was going to, but she couldn't say Akiha wouldn't.

Akiha had managed to catch Serina boot before shoving it back and making her opponent tumble and fall to the hard metal ground.  With that she would slowly raise herself back up, using the edge of the chamber to help herself up.  She currently was panting while her body was full of adrenaline now.  Now it was her chance to get some payback on Serina and teach her some manners.

Yet just as she predicted, someone interfered when she got the upper hand.  Gabbie suddenly decided to make their way with them and asked to switch.  Akiha couldn't believe this, she wanted her to fight two opponents at once while still recovering from the brutal assault she had taken from Serina.  No, she wasn't going to take this and let Gabbie show up and steal the opportunity that Akiha had worked hard to create.

That being said, Gabbie did make a good point, unless Akiha did take care of Neske and Eztlicoatl, the duo would probably get triple teamed.  That being said, the Japanese wrestler didn't really feel she could trust Gabbie as she had sent Eztlicoatl right into her, causing her to lose the advantage.  In a way, the kickboxer seemed to be pulling the strings and manipulating everyone.

That being said, the Japanese wrestler did have some options on how to go about this.  She could perhaps try and convince Neske to join her side and have the two of them double team Etzlicoatl.  Another possibility was for her and Gabbie to use Serina as a projectile and send them towards Etzlicoatl and Neske.  

After taking a second to think about it, she knew which choice was the obvious one.  She would need to put her hatred of Serina on hold.  She would make her way towards Neske and Etzlicoatl.  “Neske, let us work together and eliminate her.” stated Akiha in a threatening tone as she was still pissed about the whole situation.  She had chosen this option because if Gabbie did betray her, she would have Neske to back her up or at least have her provide a distraction plus once Etzlicoatl was eliminated, she could go back to fighting Serina with less interference.

Etzli had just finished rubbing her eye, which was probably going to have a nasty shiner from Gabbie kicking it once this was over, when her would-be target bailed out of the ring and sent Akiha after her. The nerve! To retreat from the field of battle like that - and worse, to try to steal her temporary minion!

This would not stand. She spread her arms like a resplendent peacock, posturing as intimidatingly as possible at the Dutch girl.

"No! Heed not the heresies of this sour-looking juggler! Strike her down and take your place beneath the incandescent splendor of the Solar Hummingbird! Only then will the nations gaze upon you with respect - when you instill fear in their hearts with glorious wrath!!!"

At some point, Etzli was going to have to tighten up her aesthetic. She seemed to be steadily progressing from 'aztec jaguar priest' to 'dark lord of the necropian abyss' as the match went on and she burned through more and more of her creativity.

...."Etzlicoatl, Dark Lord of the Necropian Abyss" didn't sound too bad, actually--no, wait, focus. There was a match to win.

Uh oh. Neske was between a rock and a hard place as both wrestlers by her wanted her to betray the other... and in earshot of the other, no less. While Akiha certainly had that natural intimidation factor on her side, Etzlicoatl had shown she was capable of doing some damage when she was pissed enough, pluse Etzli was the only one to really help Neske during a match since... well, at all. So, what were her options? Well, on one hand, she could turn on Akiha, and risk getting her head bashed against metal until it split open like a leaky watermelon. Not a good option. On the other hand, she could turn on Etzli, and risk getting her ass dropkicked through Plexiglas. Also not a great option.

Of course, what Neske ended up going with was probably the worst choice of all. Not eager to get on the bad side of either wrestler, she simply raised both hands in caution, turning to look at one, and then the other, and then and the other, all with a panicked look on her face. "L-l-look," she stammered, "w-why don't we all just take a few steps back, a-a-and just, like, start from scratch, or something? No need to gang up on anybody, right?"

Akiha waited to see what would happen after she suggested that she and Neske would double team Etzli. The Aztec wrestler would quickly spread her arms and attempt to convince Neske not to join Akiha side. The Japanese wrestler paid little attention to this and instead focus on the redhead. As usually Neske seemed to be hesitating and couldn't make a decision. That being said, her words also meant she wasn't going to join up with the Aztec.

“You hear that Etzlicoatl, she is betraying you, sure she is not on my side but she isn't on your side either. That being said, I think it's only fair that I give you the same offer, what do you say, should we combine our strength and take her down?” ask Akiha as she focused her attention on Etzli now wondering how she would react to her offer. Though a bit of her felt bad for doing this, she needed to teach Neske a lesson, to take an opportunity when it presented itself.

If you weren't with (read: under) Etzlicoatl, you were against her, and Neske's vacillations were not going to do her any favors in the eyes of the Sanguine Serpent.

"Treachery!" she exclaimed, raising both hands to the sky and crushing an invisible pineapple in each to demonstrate her wrath. "Come, newly-appointed temporary minion, and we will show this unseemly and gormless wretch the price of treachery!"

She grabbed her ex-ally for an irish whip, launching Neske straight at her replacement.

"Striiiiiiiiiiiike---"

Gabbie wasn't exactly sure what State Serina was in but just because she was on the ground writhing didn't mean she was just down and out. After all, she had kicked Etzlicoatl in the face a few times and SHE was still running around being obnoxious. She figured Serina was at LEAST as tough as the rather pathetic Mexican.

She needed something that might have a realistic chance of at least wearing down Serina as well as protecting the dirty blonde's favorite target. Gabbie reached down and tried to grab Serina's arms as if she were going for a full Nelson but instead, would try and plop back down and coil her legs around Serina's waist for a tight leg scissors from her powerful legs.

Serina had decided to take a break while the others were off trying to make teams, faking her injury a bit while she caught her breath and recovering some energy. Once the chaos started to break out once more, the dirty blonde would attempt to spring into action, only to get cut short as Gabbie immediately grabbed her from behind. "Gahhh! What the-"

The blonde's powerful legs clamped down around Serina's slender waist, forcing a pained grunt from her lungs. Obviously not about to lie there and take that, however, she began to squirm violently, attempting to pull her arms free so she could throw some elbows back into Gabbie's ribs.

Temporary minion? Akiha was not the minion if anyone was the minion it was Etzlicoatl. Still now was not the time to argue about it, she had gotten an ally which meant for a bit she would be safe. So, for now, she could simply focus on Neske and attempt to eliminate her out of this match, hopefully before Belinda entered.

Etzlicoatl made a bit of a demonstration before Irish whipping Neske. The red head was sent right towards her, not wasting any time, the raven hair wrestler would jump in the air and hit her target with a dropkick, trying to send her right back where she came from. “Right back at you!” stated Akiha as part of her wanted to call Etzlicoatl a minion but if she did that, she felt that the Aztec warrior might get distracted and lose sight of the bigger picture. Well the best way to control someone is to make them think they are in charge and in full control.

The protest was clear on Neske's face as she got up to her feet, both hands up by her head as she almost seemed to try and wave away the situation. "W-w-woah, guys, ease up there," she practically begged, slowly backing away from the both of them. "I-I'm not betraying anyone here, I swear. You guys can duke it out, a-and I won't stop you, okay? O-or... uh, better yet, why don't we all just take a deep breath and be reaso-" but even her pleas were cut off as Etzlicoatl grabbed her by the arm, launching her at what was easily her most frequent opponent. Her eyes wide with fear, Neske tried for one more plea of parlay. "Akiha, wai-"

Wham! Before she could even get a proper cry out, both of Akiha's boots had slammed into Neske's chest, sending her back towards Etzlicoatl with a yelp of pain. Even if she had the reflexes to turn around and counter, the kick had sent her stumbling backwards, almost off her feet and definitely in no position to make any sort of counter-attack.