Showdown '19: Pre-Show: Pre Show Match: Natsuko Arisawa vs Gai Tendo

Hoooo boy...Natsu was getting that distinct queasiness that usually came before hurling. A feeling of seasickness but on dry land, and one she was acutely familiar with after having indulged one roller-coaster too many in her grade-school years. Not that she didn't have good reason for feeling this way right now. Whether it be from having Gai's gross barefoot smushed against her cherubic face, the booming impact soon afterward, the ballerina twirling spin cycle from that impact, the parading victory dance the Burger Maestro was taking at her deeming expense, or that she knew her Big Brother was watching her get smacked around by this arrogant windbag...it was more of a combination of all of the above.

Natsu winced sharply at the canvas floor whilst still on her hands and knees, hoping that her fuzzed vision and wobbly inertia wore off before he finished his preemptive victory lap around the hobbled schoolgirl. Unwillingly obeying the tugging strain on her unkempt hair until the weak-kneed tomboy was vaguely upright again, brought before the martial art's champion like a punchdrunk boxer on the cusp of being delivered the final kiss goodnight. Fatigued, frazzled, and taking the King's shaming trash talk right to her face and straight to heart before Gai went behind her and...wait, Natsu's diminished thought processes just registered what he just said. Something her being schooled...calling her girly...and saying that stuff about her broth-...

"...Goto?..." Natsu whispered her sibling's name under her breath right before being spun about to face Gai and the devastating lariat finisher whiffing under her ducking head...Gai's grip being utilized against him as he was once again twirled around with the schoolgirl as well before coming face to face with an enraged tomboy and her cocked back arm ready to make good on that Spinning Flower Dance ripcord strike she promised this Burger Royalty!!!

Finally, this cherry blossom little tomboy shit was getting what she deserved. She was beaten down, dazed, had no response for what was coming her way. Gai had this completely in the bag, as he swung his arm, he was completely confident in one simple fact.

This was over.

He...wasn't quite sure what happened next. He was swinging his arm, hitting air, she seemed to flash step through his arm...and then he was airborne, feet leaving the mat after Natsu's uppercut smashed into his chin, a repeat of their previous bout, and once again, he landed on his back, mouth wide in shock and pain, letting out a pained gasp on the ground as he was once again nearly KOed by the schoogirl, the crowd roaring in cheers for the cuties sudden comeback!

Swatting Gai right in that smug kisser of his would have been immensely cathartic without him having run his mouth at the last second...but that was just the icing on the multi-layered victory cake as the scrappy schoolgirl clocked him upside the head with enough booming force to nearly have herself topple over. She instead caught herself with a skipping stomp of her sneakered right foot, than drawing wheezing breathes while hunched over with her gloved hands on her knees. Peeking up to the nearest turnbuckle, Natsu made a wobbly beeline towards it and climbed atop it before twisting around to face the splayed out martial arts champion. The audience abroad cheering their raucous approval until in one deft springing leap, Natsu tucked her legs and attempted to hopefully, but not literally, stomp this guys guts in with her Spring In Full Bloom finisher!!!

By some sheer luck, this time Gai was NOT knocked unconscious by Natsu's uppercut attack. At least he could say that to his credit. This meant he could kick out of the pin attempt, recover, and beat her into the damned dirt

...Or, it meant that he could watch helplessly as she flung into the air, skirt raising to flash her small tight red bloomers to the entire crowd, while bringing her tennis show clad feet down, ever closer, until, with a large "HuOOOOFFFF" sound, she stomped down onto Gai's stomach, causing his upper body and legs to recoil upward in one sick motion, the entire wind driven out of him, before he collapsed back down, flat and limp, onto the mat!

Was it entirely necessary to perform two back-to-back finishers when it looked like the first one did the trick already, and was perhaps a tad excessive? Probably. But Natsu figured she'd be forgiven in the court of public opinion for going one extra step in making this win as emphatic as possible. Namely by stamping in her victorious seal of approval and teaching this arrogant Burger Royale a lesson or two about being a bullying, sucker-punching douche-nozzle. The flashing crimson of Natsu's skivvies certainly not being the worst final sight before having his stomach caved in, the school-girl tripping and falling backward upon impact to briefly seat her bubbly backside atop him before scrambling for a more professional pin. Splayed across him, leg hooked and everything. "...*pant*...Oh, thanks for reminding me that my brother was watching. Not sure I woulda won without that pep-talk~..." Natsu beamed down as the scrappy schoolgirl began pinning the martial arts champ and Burikir...Burikiki...The Burger King.

Gai had no words to respond with, completely KOed by the hard double stomp to his abs, which were softer than they initially looked, and he simply laid there as the referee started her pin count, slapping her hand onto the mat.

"ONE!"

"TWO!"

"THREE!"

Just like that, it was over, the schoolgirl victorious, proving her previous win was absolutely no fluke, the crowd, already not liking the mean spirited Gai, applauding thing rookie for her hard fought win!

Natsu knew she was talking to a kayoed Gai. In a way she'd rather he'd be unconscious not just because she kinda sorta needed him to be in order to win, but also she knew he'd just say something to continue his streak of sounding like an arrogant jerkwad. She just wanted to get the last word in while still hoping beyond hope he'd stay down so she could finally say sayonara to this royal pain in the neck in about...3...2...1...

*Ding*Ding*Ding*

Natsu released his leg and tumble rolled off of him, slumping upon the canvas with her limbs lifeless and raspy mutterings through her soft lips. Her hazel eyes closed and gloved palms opened as all the body aches and head pains of this match reminded themselves of their presence now that the adrenaline was wearing off. The referee kneeling beside her wondering if she was going to need to call down two medics instead of just one for the walloped Burger King...but opted not to as a beaming smile lit up Natsu's face, her right arm slowly elevating into the air and shooting the applauding audience an affirmative thumbs-up.

Winner By Pinfall : Natsuko Arisawa