Handicap Match: Team Corona Vs. Iron Maiden

Yuuka watched on as Iron Maiden crushed Succubus and then stopped. Her eyes moved towards Doctor Kyla as she had to command Iron Maiden on every aspect of what to do. That was when she smiled deliciously.

Yuuka turned at looked up at Natsuki who was mostly back on her feet. She was standing up on the apron watching the scene and thanking all that was good that she wasn't the one facing off against Iron Maiden anymore.

"Natsuki-chan!" Yuuka said, causing the blonde's face to blanche. Yuuka grinned and nodded to Iron Maiden. "We can win this. Keep that freak occupied."

Natsuki grimaced but she straightened up. It was one thing to just be sacrificial lambs, slaughtered by Iron Miaden but if Yuuka was confident in a victory, then Natsuki was ready to put her body on the line once more.

"Go low!" Yuuka said, raising her arm as she blasted down the apron towards Succubus.

"Hai, Yuuka-sama." Natsuki said and followed Yuuka on the apron until about halfway. She then launched herself at Iron Maiden, looking to take out the large girl's leg by hurtling herself at it.

Yuuka, meanwhile, Bee-lined for the lil devil. She could only assume that Nartsuki's plan would work as she was concerned with yanking the dazed devil up quickly and shoving her into the ring. Team Corona was just that, a team and if they were going to conquer the beastly Maiden, they would have to do it in just that way.

Iron Maiden was seconds from grabbing a hold of Succubus to drag her carcass back into the ring, when Natsuki made her move. Maiden could feel the full force of Natsuki's body plowing into the back of her right calf, and she immediately lost her balance. She teetered on her left foot for a second or two before dropping down onto her right knee. A good fraction of the crowd let honest gasps and cheers of surprise at this, amazed to see the hulking she-beast taken off her feet for the first time... even if it was just one foot. Iron Maiden didn't stay down for long though. Within seconds of Natsuki's sneak attack, the redheaded beast cast her full attention and fury away from Succubus and onto her. As Yuuka was sneaking Succubus back into the ring, Iron Maiden was grabbing Natsuki by the throat, and rising back to her feet.

Kyla meanwhile, was observing the situation silently, her hand up to her chin as she tried to figure out what Team Corona's strategy was. "What are they playing at?" she murmured to herself. But it didn't take a genius to figure out what Yuuka was trying to pull, and as that's exactly what Kyla was, it soon dawned on her. "Ha! I see... Trying to distract my Maiden, are they?" she concluded with a chuckle. "As if that will work. Maiden!!" she suddenly called out, grabbing her client's attention. "Forget about the blonde one and return to the ring immediately! The short one is your target, understand!?"

While Iron Maiden in fact didn't understand, she did as instructed and let go of Natsuki, without paying any mind to if the blonde woman was in any condition to further assault her or not. Maiden then attempted to climb back up onto the ring apron.

Yuuka pushed Succubus in the and looked back in time to see Maiden down on one knee. She grinned but then heard Kyla's voice and growled. Her plan would work if not for that stupid doctor. She watched as Natsuki was grabbed by the throat. Yuuka knew she had to help but she didn't want to waste any time trying to distract the Maiden.

But when Maiden was called once more, Yuuka's eyes widened. "Natsuki!" She yelled at the girl who was once again trying to catch her breath, heaving gasps of air. She'd had her throat gripped several times by the Maiden.

Yuuka then turned. She couldn't afford to dawdle and arced around the ring, running towards Kyla like a speeding bullet. After their humiliating promo, Yuuka found out all about Dr. Fairchild. She knew the woman was a failed wrestler. That she had health issues. It wasn't hard to figure out when she threw money at the right people. Setting her ego aside that told her she was the best at everything, Yuuka knew in her heart of hearts that she really was the weakest link INSIDE the squared circle as far as skill on Team Corona. That's why she acted as a field general. However, if there was one person in this company Yuuka felt like she could take on on one, it was Kyla and as she swung around and bolted towards the woman with a look of fierce determination on her face.

'Let's see you control your monster with a boot in your mouth!' She thought.

Meanwhile, Natsuki watched as Iron Maiden was going back into the ring. She had to keep her from getting into the ring. From breaking that count no matter what. She set aside her own recovery and launched herself towards Iron Maiden and reached to grab one of her legs and yank it as hard as she could. Hopefully with her not paying attention and trying to get onto the apron, Natsuki could upset her balance and really put her down.

Natsuki would find that targeting a weak point on Iron Maiden's leg, and actually trying to pull her by the leg were two completely different things. As Iron Maiden bent over to step through the ropes, she hesitated when she felt something tugging at her leg. When she glanced down and saw it was none other than Natsuki trying her damnest to yank her off the ring apron, the she-beast narrowed her eyes in annoyance. She shoved Natsuki away with her foot, applying enough force to knock her against the barricade. Maiden then turned and dropped down off the ring apron on her own accord to proceed to inflict further harm on the bothersome blonde woman. At this point, Kyla would have normally began ordering her back into the ring, keeping her client focused. The good doctor however, had other things to worry about right then.

Kyla noticed Yuuka gunning for her, the second the younger woman rounded the corner. At the speed Yuuka was going, she was mere seconds away from reaching Kyla, whose eyes were widening in comprehension and was already backing away in fear. "Oh smashing." she growled sarcastically to herself, and began glancing left and right in search a proper escape route. She ultimately decided to try fleeing up the ramp, and took off running with Yuuka mere feet behind her. Unfortunately she wasn't quite as fast or agile as Yuuka, who all things aside was an active wrestler.

Natsuki thought for sure she could just yank Maiden down but it was not meant to be. She was shoved with her foot and stumbled backwards, falling against the barricade. Her eyes widened. She was going to let Maiden get back in the ring! She couldn't believe it! And then... Maiden turned. The she-beast was actually turning back for Natsumi. She wasn't sure what was better, that she was actually going to SUCCEED, or that she was HAPPY to see the behemoth actually coming AT her.

Now she just had to figure out how to survive the onslaught. She pushed herself forward. Targeting Iron Maiden's legs had seemed to work well enough before some she launched herself at Iron Maiden's knee once again. Maybe she could just... latch on?

Yuuka meanwhile watched as Kyla decided that the better part of valour was cowardice and ran from her. The bratty idol's face turned into a grin and she did not relent. She saw that she was catching up with Kyla and when she was close, she used a burst of speed to try and tackle the woman to the ground. She was definitely going to wreck this woman's life. Or, maybe just her face!

Iron Maiden swung for Natsuki as the smaller woman drew close, but she was just further frustrated as the blonde kept low and targeted her legs again. This time Natsuki seemed to just be clinging to her, trying to weigh her down. Maiden attempted kicking her off by swinging her leg back and forth, but as long as Natsuki just hung on tight, this would accomplish nothing other than giving her motion sickness. By now the referee had counted up to five, meaning that Team Corona was halfway to victory... not that Iron Maiden was aware of this. In fact neither was Kyla at the moment, who now being tackled to the ramp by her pursuer.

Kyla shrieked slightly and turned onto her back to try her best to defend herself. The last time she had been in a fight was... well, her last match in AFW actually. Kyla hadn't exactly been training diligently since then either. She may have once had the spirit and ambition of an athlete, but never really an athlete's body. She began wildly punching and kicking at Yuuka, and while she might have ended up getting a few good shots in, the fact remained that she was at the young pop idol's mercy. "Get off me, you twat!! GET! OFF!" she shrieked furiously.

Yuuka growled as Kyla tried swinging her fists. She was fast but not very technical. After fending off the blows as best as she could and then tried to drive her own elbow into Kyla's face to keep her disoriented. "SHUT UP!" She screamed. "A golem isn't anything without a master to control it. And you're going to watch while we make a fool of your little monster the same way you made a fool of ME. The same way you made a fool of yourself! Baka! That's what you are! Baka! Baka! Baka!" She screamed as she tried to tug on Kylas hair like a catty, petulant child.

Natsuki, meanwhile, was hanging on for dear life. She could get dizzy all day long and that was a much better thing to have happen then the multitude of other things Iron Maiden could do, and had done to her.

Kyla couldn't decide if she were more panicked or annoyed as the bratty idol simultaneous roughed her up and screamed childish insults at her. She tried everything she could to put up a fight or at the very least scramble away, but she was just too outmatched by Yuuka, humiliating as it was for her to admit to herself. Still, one particular thing Yuuka had said, scrambled in with all the nonsense she was spouting, rang in Kyla's ears. It was the line about the golem being nothing without its master. True or false, it didn't really matter. The point was Yuuka had reminded her of the reason she didn't have be able to fight anymore. She had her Iron Maiden.

"MAIDEN!" she suddenly screamed, loudly enough to make her own voice crack. "IRON MAIDEN!! HELP ME! HELP!! HEEELP!!!

Even through the hum of the crowd, Kyla's frantic pleas for help eventually caught Iron Maiden's ears. She blinked and looked around to try and pinpoint the source of her manager's distressing screams, and soon enough she spotted her halfway up the entrance ramp... with Yuuka on top of her. Maiden's eyes flared with unquenchable rage, and she attempted to move in the direction of the ramp. She quickly remembered Natsuki though, as the blonde's weight continued to drag her leg down. Maiden let out a muffled snarl of anger and suddenly clasped her hand on Natsuki's shoulder where she began squeezing with all her strength. The Bear Claw could be an effective to entirely ineffective move depending on who used it, but when applied by Iron Maiden, it was horrendously painful. Natsuki would feel like her shoulder was being crushed.

The referee had counted to eight now...

Yuuka stiffened when she heard Kyla scream for Iron Maiden. She threw one last parting punch into Kyla's face and hopped up immediately. Even though her face was panicking, she knew that if the Iron Idiot came running to save her master, then Yuuka would have the last laugh. That didn't mean she wanted to have that laugh from a hospital bed though and quickly departed from the Doctor's vicinity.

Natsuki, too heard the shriek and felt like she had done everything she could to achieve victory for their team. Even if she believed full well she might have been sacrificed for it. Succubus was back on her feet and seemed relatively fresh again from what the faux maid could make out from her position.

That was until she felt the wrenching claw dig into her. She shrieked a choking scream that rattled her throat. She felt like she was deafening herself but the pain was too much and, thankfully, her body convulsed briefly before mercifully shutting down as she passed out, leaving Iron Maiden free to do as she pleased.

Iron Maiden was in a hurry to come to her manager's rescue, so she wasted no time in kicking off Natsuki's now limp body and turning to make a beeline for the entrance ramp. At this point the referee was up to nine, but Maiden hadn't a clue. All she cared about was ripping Yuuka's head off for daring to touch Kyla Fairchild, and to that end, Maiden decided to take the shortest route possible to the ramp. In other words, she took a shortcut through the ring.

As Maiden slid into the ring under the bottom rope, the referee immediately called it, ending the count just short of ten. Iron Maiden had just saved the match for herself without a second to spare, and she didn't even know it. And now she was proceeded to climb right back out of the ring on the other side, and she went charging up the ramp in the direction of Kyla of Yuuka.

By the time she reached her manager Yuuka had already put some distance between herself and the good doctor. Eyes trembling with anger, Iron Maiden attempted to pursue after her, but she was stopped by none other than Kyla. "No, forget it! Forget her!" Kyla ordered, as she climbed to her feet using Maiden as leverage. She was holding her hand over her throbbing face, where she was sure a bruise was going to show up later, but that was all inconsequential as long as Iron Maiden won this match. "Just go back too the ring, Maiden. Come along! Let's end this!" she urged her, and began leading Iron Maiden directly back to the ring. As she did so she cast a ownright evil grin in Yuuka's direction, almost taunting her to come after her again. If the bratty idol tried it, all Kyla need do was call Maiden to her defense once more, and it wouldn't take Iron Maiden ten whole seconds to deal with the likes of Yuuka.