Second Chances (for RadiantKarna)

The mat shuddered under their combined impact, Risako landing neatly in a sitting position, with Priscilla writhing and moaning next to her. It would have been easy to go for a pin at this stage...but Risako wasn't about to go easy on Priscilla. The other girl had mocked her throughout this match and called her a has-been. Risako wasn't going to let that stand.

Rolling Priscilla over onto her back, Risako slid a leg across her throat and locked it behind her other leg, trapping her in a figure four head scissor. She gave Priscilla a nice long squeeze, but she wasn't about to KO the other girl, not yet. After a minute, she rolled over, and used her legs to slam Priscilla's head into the mat there times in a row before finally releasing her!

Still writhing next to Risako, Priscilla was becoming an easy prey for the Queen of Queens, and the panther herself seemed adamant to not make it easy for Priscilla as she went to put her in a figure four head scissor instead of going for a pinfall attempt. With Risako's toned, powerful legs wrapping around her head, Priscilla was having a difficult time, thrashing and squirming in her desperate attempt to break free.

"Hrrghh!! Mrrghh!!"

And that wasn't all. While still keeping Priscilla in the head scissor, Risako then went to roll her over, using her legs to slam Priscilla's head into the mat three times. "HRGH! MRRGH! NNRRGHH!!" And Priscilla ended up slumping lifelessly, her body twitching weakly from such punishment dealt by the Queen of Queens.

The ring shook to the percussive drumbeat of Priscilla's face as it was rammed repeatedly into the mat, each blow making the crowd wince a little more. Hell hath no fury like a woman scored, or so the saying went, and it had to be agreed, Priscilla had definitely heaped scorn upon Risako. And now, it looked like Risako sought to teach the Welsh girl a lesson in manners.

After releasing her slender legs from around Priscilla's head, Risako stood back up, grabbing a hold of Priscilla by the hair as she yanked the other girl up to her knees. It was plain to tell from her expression that Risako was pissed, a cold fury that smouldered in her dark eyes. She was going to defeat Priscilla, the audience could tell, but first she was going to teach her a lesson.

Yanking Priscille to her feet, Risako ducked behind her, grabbing the back of her knee with one hand and her chin with the other. Huffing, Risako hoisted Priscilla onto her shoulders and lifted her up in a backbreaker! Although Risako wasn't a walking powerhouse like Kishima or even Chris Morgan, she was nothing to be sneezed at is the strength department either. Taking a deep breath, Risako pulled down on Priscilla's chin and knee with each hand, aiming to arch the girl against her back.

"Apologize, if you please," she said sternly, loud enough for Priscilla to hear. "Apologize for calling me a has-been!" After this rough match, she wasn't sure how much longer she could keep this hold locked, but she needed to do this...

Priscilla's entire world was spinning from having her face smashed into the canvas repeatedly. This was one of the reasons why Panther Risako was called the Queen of Queens, and needless to say, Priscilla had experienced the wrath of the queen herself in her glory. She moaned in pain as she writhed on the mat, having no capacity to even pick herself up at the moment. And it looked like Risako wasn't even done with her.

She could feel that she was pulled up before she was put on Risako's shoulders, placed in a painful backbreaker! With her being hoisted up on the former Wrestle Angel's shoulders, her back was then arched as Risako pulled down her chin and knee, causing terrible pain on her spine! "AAAAHH!! AAAAAHHHH!!"

She could hear Risako's words. Perhaps her desire to see Risako in her former self worked too well that it was working against her at the moment. Well, at the very least, she was finally able to reawaken the mighty beast within Risako, which meant that one of her objectives in this match was finally fulfilled. Sure, she might lose in the end, but ultimately, she didn't really mind it. "Uuuuuhh... t-this... aaaAAHHH!! I... I j-just want to see... hnnnghh... y-you in your former glory... guuhh..." Priscilla closed her eyes tightly, trying to speak despite the terrible pain. "T-that's why... I-I tried to p-provoke you... uuuhhh!! AaaAAAAHHH!!"

She wanted to say more, but the pain was getting too much for her to handle. Still, she showed no sign of submitting. If Risako wanted to defeat her, she might as well do it the right way.

To say Risako was angry right now would have been an understatement. Although she seemed to be containing her anger relatively well, Risako's eyes nonetheless blazed with fury as she hoisted Priscilla up onto her shoulders. As she locked her into a backbreaker hold, it had become abundantly clear that Risako was taking this match personally now-- that she didn't simply seek to defeat Priscilla, but to destroy her, to teach her a lesson she wouldn't forget. At this point, many in the audience who had been cheering Risako seemed hesitant now-- this seemed far too much like that match between Risako and Suzumi, where Risako's anger had gotten the better of her.

As she pulled down on Priscilla's chin and knee, she heard the girl shriek in pain, kicking and squirming in her grip as she demanded an apology from her. What she got instead, much to her surprise...was an explanation. The Queen of Queens' eyes widened when she heard Priscilla explain that she had wanted to see Risako fighting at full form...at "her former glory," to use her exact words. Priscilla's pained cries snapped Risako out of her enraged state when she realized that Priscilla wasn't some heel who was spouting trash talk: she was a fangirl.

"Oh." At this point, a blushing Risako relaxed her grip, now feeling genuinely bad about having made Priscilla suffer so. "Um...thank you!" Realizing that she had made Priscilla suffer long enough (and needlessly so), she decided to end the match here and now: releasing Priscilla's chin, Risako spun slightly, enough to make the other's position switch so that her stomach was against Risako's shoulder, before grabbing her head again and dropping back, aiming to nail her decisively with her signature cradle suplex-- Kyapuchudo!

Throughout her life, Priscilla would do everything with full conviction, believing in herself and not letting the opinions of others getting in the way of her judgment. All the taunts, all the provocations she did earlier were done in order to bring back the Queen of Queens. If they failed to do so, then it's her win by defeating the former Wrestle Angel. If they succeeded, then she would be able to see Panther Risako in her full glory. It was a win-win situation for Priscilla, and while she might have to resort to cruelty in order to bring back the dreaded Queen of Queens, she would do so without apologizing. She would not apologize for doing that she deemed necessary.

Back to her current situation, Priscilla felt Risako's grip on her loosening, and she heard her thanking her. Before she could fully process it, however, she felt like her position shifting a little before Risako went to deliver her finishing move on her. For a moment, Priscilla felt weightless. She had seen Risako doing this particular move several times in old videos, and at the moment, she was experiencing the Kyapuchudo in motion! She could never be happier, though the happiness didn't last long as her body hit the mat.

"HRRNGHH!!!"

The cradle suplex had done a very good job neutralizing Priscilla. She would end up slumping on the canvas, pain wracking her whole body after taking Risako's finishing blow. She no longer presented a threat to the Queen of Queens, her strength already leaving her. All that needed to be done would be to finish this. With Priscilla's body lying limply, Risako could bring this match to an end by pinning her.

It had felt like ages since Risako had used Kyapuchudo on an opponent, and was instantly reminded of the sheer power of the move. The ring shook as though struck by a meteor, reverberating beneath her boots as though quivering from the blow. Priscilla simply crumpled to the mat at that point, all of the fight in her visibly gone.

Dropping to her butt, Risako brushed her hair out of her eyes and took a few short breaths, before crawling over to Priscilla, hooking one of her legs to end this match. In an instant, the ref girl began the countdown.

"ONE..."

Priscilla was lying limply on the canvas, and Risako went for the win, crawling over to her and hooking one of her legs. Priscilla showed no resistance to this as the referee slapped the mat, counting for the pin.

"TWO!"

Still, Priscilla was satisfied with the result. While it ended with her suffering quite a great pain, at least she managed to bring the Queen of Queens out of her slump. Closing her eyes, she just let the count finish as the referee slapped the mat for the third and final time.

"THREE!"

And so, the match ended with Risako's victory. The arena was filled with deafening cheers as Panther Risako emerged as the victor. Priscilla remained on the mat, still too hurt to even consider getting up.

The bell rang, signalling Risako's hard fought victory. Kneeling upright, Risako took a few seconds to let it all sink in. The last time she had come into this ring, people had booed her, shunned her, but now...not only had she won, but she had done so to the applause of her fans.

She felt absolved, in many ways. She had come into this match unable to shake the spectre of how she had lost control and attacked Suzumi in a fit of rage. In this match, she had almost given in completely to her anger as well...and she had Priscilla to thank for the fact that she didn't.

Standing up, Risako walked over to her downed opponent and extended a hand to her. "Hey, you alive down there?"

Priscilla remained on the mat as Risako celebrated her hard-fought victory. Knowing that she had contributed to bring back the Queen of Queens, she thought she had done a well-done job, even if it ended with her loss.

When she heard Risako's words, she opened one eye and saw the Wrestle Angel offering her hand to her, and she could only chuckle in response to her words. "Hehe... I think I'm dead and in cloud nine..." she remarked as she would take Risako's hand so that she could be pulled up.

"About what I said earlier..." Priscilla said as she was pulled up. "I'm not apologizing. I'm not going to apologize for doing something right..." Still, Priscilla would give Risako a tired smile, feeling rather fulfilled by the result despite losing. "But I'm glad that I lose to you at your best, Panther Risako... thank you..." she said earnestly, thanking the one who defeated her for giving her the chance to fight a legend such as her.