Onigashima vs. Party Hard - The Hardening: The Party Got Harder

Yukari waited, enduring the hold, knowing that Kaylee couldn't keep it for much longer, judging by her legs shaking while trying to maintain the hold. Finally, Kaylee dropped her aside, and Yukari landed on her side with a grunt. This was her golden chance to turn this match around, though Kaylee didn't seem to be giving up on trying to seize a victory as she attempted to go for a quick cover, looking for a pinfall attempt.

But the Ao-Oni wasn't going to take it just like that, not at all. When Kaylee draped her body over her, Yukari would quickly push her aside, getting her off of her before the ref could start counting for the pain. Then, she would roll over, distancing herself from her opponent to give herself a room to breathe so that she could recover as quick as possible and turn this match around in her favor. She was planning to get back on her feet and ascertain her current situation so she could decide what to do next.

Meanwhile, Shizuka cheered when Yukari managed to escape the hold. She hoped that her partner would be able to teach Kaylee a lesson she shouldn't forget anytime soon.

Kaylee was shoved aside, leaving her huffing on the mat in annoyance. She had grasped for the fleeing Yukari, but the woman had rolled just beyond her reach. Slapping her palms to the mat in frustration she staggered to her feet, watching the blue painted woman all the while. She started to slowly back up, looking like she was going to make the tag to her partner... but she was going the wrong way. Was she disoriented? belle seemed just as confused by Kaylee slowly traveling backwards towards Shizuka.

It turned out however, she was right where she intended to be, suddenly whipping around she took a lunging step towards the woman on the apron, kicking high to try and clip her with a quick roundhouse kick while she was vulnerable on the apron. There was a likelihood Yukari might want to tag out after all that and Kaylee didn't want that to be an option. While it wasn't the most tactful move, it wasn't uncommon regardless if you were getting cheers or boos. At this point, even when she did outright dirty things like raking Yukari's eyes, her blind fan base was cheering her on.

She'd spin with the kick, trying to take a quick swipe at the red painted girl before shifting her attention back to Yukari, the real threat in the ring while she slipped herself away from the ropes, readying herself for what she figured would be a very blue woman turning very red with anger anger her assaulting her tag partner like that. Anger was good. It made people not think clearly. She was in her element most when she had people pissed at her. "Whoops... my bad~"

Belle was not having a good time in the corner. She wasn't really fond of Kaylee's antics, especially when she was tethered to the girl. She preferred to fight straightforward and clean. Blow for blow. Though every other call for her to be let in had been ignored, she still waved her hand on the sideline, making the offer known. Kaylee was pressing her luck at this point.

Seeing her partner escaping the hold, Shizuka was cheering Yukari on, hoping that she could turn the tide in their favor. But, what she did not expect was Kaylee coming over to her direction. And what she did not expect more was a roundhouse kick to her face by her.

"GHAUUGHHH!!!"

With Kaylee's foot smacking at her face, Shizuka lost her grip on the ropes and she fell off the apron, landing on the thinly-padded floor outside. She didn't expect Kaylee to attack her, who wasn't actually fighting her at the moment! She groaned on the floor, writhing in pain as she held her hurt face, which was kicked by Kaylee earlier.

"S-Shizuka-chan!!" Yukari cried out, also not expecting this. And then, seeing Kaylee turning around and putting her attention back to her, added with that taunt, the blue demon felt like something snapped inside her. "..." She unnecessarily hurt her friend, and dared to taunt her right after that?

Yes, Yukari was angry. But instead of flying off the handle, she turned livid. Her posture changed as she directed her glare at Kaylee. She was entirely focused on the girl before her, and she had no intention on looking at anywhere else. She hunched her shoulders forward, unmoving from her spot as she clenched and unclenched her fists. For her, nothing else mattered besides making her pay for hurting her best friend.

Mission accomplished. Kaylee couldn't help but smile. She was rather pleased with herself, getting everything she had wanted out of the interaction. Now all she needed was to do some expert dodging and things would be perfect. She loosened herself up, shaking out her arms and legs while Yukari glared her way, acting as if she hadn't done anything wrong and was just warming up.

She bounced on her ball feet, putting her arms up as she went all in on her defensive preparation. Slowly she started to circle Yukari, keeping herself near the ropes and giving the blue woman a wide berth. The girl looked pissed. Even after having her eyes raked she wasn't this upset, stunned to silence. She could almost feel the hate radiating off of her.

"Kaylee, time to tag." She said flatly from her corner, voice raised just loud enough to project across the ring. She held out her hand, bouncing her arm idly along the top rope. Her eyes were on Yukari's back. Belle was normally pretty bad with social cues, but even she knew what anger looked like. She had been in a similiar place to the blue woman many times before.

Even as Kaylee started circling her, Yukari's eyes didn't leave her, eyes following her every movement like a predator stalking its prey. She just turned around without heading over to Kaylee to continue looking at her. She was waiting for the exact moment to strike, trying to find the right position where she could exact her vengeance.

And then, the Ao-Oni started moving, heading over to Kaylee. It looked like she was going to tackle her down onto the mat, but when she was getting closer to her, Yukari would quickly pivot, changing her direction as she would move to her left, heading over to the ropes and rebounding from them. Upon returning, she would try to deliver a clothesline, looking to bring Kaylee down to the mat by targeting her neck!

Meanwhile, Shizuka was still outside, groaning and writhing. Ringside crew came to check on her to see whether she was injured or not. It would take a while before she could rise up and return back to the apron.

Kaylee watched Yukari's movements with a paranoid level of alertness. She understood how strong the girl was. She had been kicked and squeezed already. Now wasn't the time to fight, but flee. She had gotten a good way along the way, albeit very round about, to her tag partner before Yukari pressed the attack.

Tackle, dive, lariat, clothesline, what Yukari was planning to do didn't matter much to her. The plan was always the same. She took a step forward, moving to meet the woman part way, but abruptly stopped when she changed direction.

She backed up, waiting until the woman was moving at her again before taking a few steps towards her and jumping up, into the air. She kicked her legs wide to the side, attempting a classic leap frog to get over top of the charging bull known as Yukari. When and if she landed, she wouldn't even look back, but instead break up into a full tilt run to try and make the tag to Belle.

Yukari hissed when her clothesline attempt failed to hit the target as Kaylee avoided her attack with a leap frog. When Kaylee landed back on the mat, Yukari quickly turned around, following her even as she headed over to her partner, Belle. There's no way she could let her free just like that, after hurting her friend!

Taking a running start, Yukari would follow after Kaylee before she leaped up, attempting to deliver a dropkick right on the back of the fleeing Kaylee, as she had no inclination whatsoever to let her escape after performing such a disgusting stunt!

Meanwhile, Shizuka started to stir, rubbing her aching face. When the ringside crew asked her whether she was alright, she nodded before she pulled herself up, staggering a little before heading back to the apron. She was feeling a little dizzy after everything that she had taken, including the sudden kick to the face

"Kaylee, watch out!" Had Yukari run after her, there was no doubt the slender and spry vlogger would have absolutely dusted the blue painted woman in a normal race. Still a bit weakened from having propped the girl up for so long in the ceiling hold, mixed with Yukari's lunge had been enough to close the gap between them.

While not the most solid of drop kicks, it clipped the blond girl hard enough to throw her forward into the ground. She face planted, legs shooting up as her back arched from the impact getting a collective cringe from the audience. She lay sprawled out on the mat with a chough and a groan.

It hadn't been enough to stop her completely. Kaylee had started to crawl her way almost immediately to Belle whose arm was outstretched, waiting to make the tag. She was so close to freedom she could almost taste it. All she had to do was get Belle in and her powerhouse partner would put this match to bed in no time.

Having brought down Kaylee with her dropkick, Yukari would immediately get on her knees to see her opponent, who continued moving towards her partner to switch with her. There's no way she could allow her to do that, not after unnecessarily hurting her friend. Getting back on her feet, Yukari would try to grab Kaylee by her ankles, dragging her away from Belle, bringing her to the center of the ring so that she couldn't get her partner and tag her in.

With that in mind, Yukari was planning to continue holding Kaylee by her ankles as she would pull her legs up, maneuvering herself around her while still holding her legs, hoping to stop her from moving or escaping her. And the first thing that came to her mind was to viciously stomp on Kaylee's back, planning to make her pay for what she had done earlier.

Meanwhile, Shizuka had gotten up and was already on the apron, holding by the top rope to see what was going on. She was still groaning in pain, rubbing her aching face that was kicked by Kaylee earlier. Due to the pain, she was unable to focus on what was going on in the ring at the moment.

Kaylee reached out for Belle’s outstretched hand as their fingers neared one another. She didn't know where Yukari was in relation to her, but it didn't matter. She was about to be free. She saw Belle look up, she knew the blue painted girl must be right behind her. It was too late though, she was about to make the tag!

As Yukari grabbed her ankles, her progress stopped dead. Her hand flailed in the air, taking broad swipes for Belle’s palm. She could see her partner straining, leaning into the ropes as hard as she could to close the distance but it wasn't enough. As Yukari yanked on her legs her body fell flat against the mat. She was being dragged away. Salvation becoming small and small as she clawed in vain at the mat, twisting and writhing as she tried to struggle free.

They had finally stopped mid ring. The last place she had wanted to be. The woman looking over her drove her boot down into her back, making her scream out in anguish. This was bad. It was only going to get worse. She threw her arms wide to suddenly twist, back burning as she tried to forcibly rolled her self onto her back. The snap movement done in such a way two try and break herself free or flip Yukari to the mat with the momentum.