The main event was ready to begin. All three girls were pumping themselves up for this. It was finally time for Sayuri Rogue to walk into the ring and announce the final match.
"Here it is, everybody! The match that you've all been waiting for! This will be a triple threat match between the students of three Berserk vets! First, the student of Berserk's champion, the wrestling pop star, I give you… Sakura Hagiwara!"
Sakura grinned as she made her entrance. She got an extra bit of praise not just from her fans, but also from Yoshi, her fan club lead by Kaichou, and her fellow stars from Sweet Diva who sit at their table at ringside. Sakura waved to everyone in her red bikini with white outlines as she got into the ring.
Sayuri Rogue continued. "Coming up next is another pop star and student of Miyabi's founder and ace, here is… Elena Miyazawa!"
Elena got a similar amount of praise as she came out in her white bikini with red outlines. She got her praise also from Sweet Diva, but also got some from her boyfriend, Hanzo. She went into the ring and shook hands with Sakura before heading into her corner.
"And lastly, she is not only student of the returning Kanae Fujishita, she is also a pro from America! This is… Queen Bee!"
Like the other two girls, Queen Bee burst out of the curtain and showed off her bee-themed bikini. She got a good amount of praise too, especially from Kaito. She got into the ring and raised her fist into the sky ready to fight.
All three girls shared competitive glances at each other. The whole audience was at the edge of their seats while Sayuri went to her seat next to Jackal. She motioned for the bell to ring.
DING-DING!
At first, the three wrestlers were anxious. They were circling the center of the ring waiting for one of the others to make a move. Queen Bee eventually decided to make the first move by charging after both Sakura and Elena reaching out her arms to clothesline them both. Both idols ducked letting Queen Bee run to the rope. When she ran back, Sakura and Elena nodded at each other spinning to kick Queen Bee from different sides, Their feet connected with her head and she collapsed to the ground to recover. Sakura was about to advance on Queen Bee, but Elena caught her by surprise with a German suplex.
Sakura rolled away mildly surprised. "What…"
"Sorry, Sakura, but in this match, it's every girl for herself." Elena apologized.
"Fair enough." Sakura said getting back up on her feet. She charged at Elena for a dropkick, but her friend stopped her momentum by grabbing onto her ankles. Sakura landed on her back and Elena locked her in a figure-four leglock. Sakura gave a little yell remembering how rough Elena can be in her submissions.
Elena kept the leglock tight, but without her knowing, Queen Bee regained her senses. She then climbed up to the top of the corner nearest from the two. She leaped up from it hitting Elena hard with a splash. Queen Bee then hooked Elena's leg for the pin.
1…
Elena raised her arm up to break up the pin. Queen Bee stood up at the same time as Sakura did. The two gave glares at each other before locking up. Queen Bee didn't waste time in holding Sakura in a headlock before running forward and dropping her in a bulldog.
Queen Bee then sat Sakura up and held her in a sleeper hold. Sakura strained for a few moments trying not to black out. She knew rope breaks wouldn't work in a triple threat match, and that was a problem since that's usually when she's always break a submission hold. Still, she was determined not to give up again, so she had to improvise. Remembering how flexible she was, Sakura launched her leg up hitting Queen Bee's face with her knee.
Queen Bee let go and staggered backwards. Sakura ran up to her and brought her down with a spinning kick to her head. Sakura tried hooking her leg.
1… 2…
Queen Bee was about to break out, but she didn't have to. Elena grabbed Sakura by her shoulders and forced her up. She tossed Sakura to the ropes and dropkicked her on the rebound. She then held up Sakura's leg applying a strong ankle lock. Sakura struggled clenching her fist.
"Give up?" the referee asked.
"NO!" Sakura yelled out. She then spun herself in the direction of the twist and sent a kick to Elena.
Sakura returned to her feet and tackled Elena to the mat. She rolled Elena over for a double-legged Boston crab. Elena was straining feeling her back bend a bit. Sakura applied even more pressure by releasing one leg to pull the other harder. Elena used her free leg to move herself forward toward the ropes. A rope break wouldn't count, but that's not what she wanted. She grabbed onto the ropes and used it as leverage to pull herself out of the crab hold and get herself out of the ring.
Elena took some time outside, but Sakura still had one problem in the ring with her. Queen Bee recovered from the corner and confronted the Sweet Diva star. Sakura hit Queen Bee with several kicks to her side. Queen Bee tanked some of them, but one of them really make her grunt. She then ended the assault by wrapping her arms around Sakura and lifting her up while squeezing her. Sakura groaned as she felt the constricting arms of her opponent crushing her stomach.
"Hagiwara, do you give up?" the referee asked. Sakura merely shook her head in response. After a minute of the bearhug, Queen Bee dropped Sakura in a belly-to-belly suplex.
At that time, Elena had recovered and returned into the ring. She ran up to Queen Bee and jumped right on top of her shoulders before sending her down with a frankensteiner. Elena hooked both of Queen Bee's legs for the leverage pin.
1… 2…
Queen Bee got out of there. Elena then quickly brought her up over her shoulder before sending her down with her teacher's patented Juri Crash followed by the Spider Hold. Her mentor finished many matches that way, and Queen Bee's facial expression already told everyone she was in trouble.
"Give up, Bee?" the referee asked. Queen Bee just shook her head. Elena gritted her teeth and wretched harder making Queen Bee yell out in pain.
Things looked bleak for Queen Bee, but miraculously, Sakura Hagiwara recovered and landed herself on top of Elena to break the pin. She launched her back with a German suplex which she released sending her to the other side of the mat. Sakura then covered Queen Bee for the pin.
1… 2…
Queen Bee kicked out while Elena returned to her feet. She and Sakura turned to each other and locked up. Sakura quickly broke the lock-up and tackled Elena to the corner hitting her stomach with several knee strikes. She then propped Elena up hoping to throw her down from there, but Elena stopped her by kicking her away. She then launched herself off of the ring landing a legdrop that brought Sakura right to the ground she hooked her leg that way.
1… 2…
Queen Bee kicked Elena's head to get her off of Sakura. She then brought the Berserk pop star up to her feet before punching her in the stomach. Sakura fell into a crouching position holding onto her stomach. Queen Bee smirked as she launched her leg to send Sakura down. However, Hagiwara gave a smirk of her own grabbing Queen Bee's leg right before she hit her. Queen Bee was surprised giving Sakura the chance to jump up and hit Queen Bee with her Sakura Special. Both feet struck Queen Bee sending her to the ground. Sakura went for another pin.
1… 2… Thr…
Elena broke it up and tossed Sakura out of the ring. She covered Queen Bee on her own.
1… 2… Thre…
Queen Bee managed to get her shoulder up a bit, which was enough to break the count. Elena was beginning to get furious. "Seriously? Can nothing bring this girl down?"
Elena grabbed Queen Bee's legs preparing for a Boston crab. However, Queen Bee became fully awake soon enough to kick her legs out and push Elena off. She stood back up just as Sakura climbed back up to the ring apron.
Queen Bee shifted her eyes behind her to see Sakura jump up and land her feet right at the top rope. She bounced off to land a splash on Queen Bee, but the American managed to catch her and stand her ground. Elena ran behind to attack, but Queen Bee stopped her by throwing Sakura right toward her knocking them both down. Queen Bee then tried covering Sakura.
1… 2…
Sakura kicked out. Queen Bee decided to try and pin Elena.
1… 2…
When Elena kicked out, Queen Bee quickly transitioned into a headlock around Elena's neck. Not only that, but she also wrapped her legs around Sakura's head squeezing her. All three girls struggled. Queen Bee did her best to keep both girls down while the idols tried escaping. Soon enough, Elena slipped out of the headlock and hit Queen Bee with an elbow drop to her chest making her let go of Sakura. Elena then planted her hands on Queen Bee's shoulders holding her down.
1… 2…
Queen Bee escaped by kicking her legs back and wrapping them around Elena's head. She tossed her over letting her fall right on top of Sakura. Queen Bee returned to her feet and waited at the corner.
Queen Bee waited for either girl to stand back up. Much to her surprise, both girls stood up and faced each other. Sakura crouched down right before flipping herself landing her Sakura Special to Elena bringing her back down. She then turned her attention to Queen Bee, but she couldn't stop her. Queen Bee ran up to her and kicked her with the Queen's Sting. It stunned Sakura so much, she flopped facedown onto the mat. Queen Bee covered her for the pin.
1… 2… 3!
DING-DING!
Queen Bee released a very big breath. At first, she was too exhausted to notice, but after a moment of rest, she finally heard the loud applause from the crowd. Sakura and Elena heard the applause too and realized that some of it praised their hard work.
"THAT WAS AWESOME!"
"YOU GO, QUEEN BEE!"
"HAGIWARA, YOU WERE AWESOME!"
"YOU'LL GET THEM NEXT TIME, ELENA!"
All three girls picked themselves up and smiled at each other with pride. Sakura held onto Elena's hand and they both offered their other hands to Queen Bee.
"What, a friend circle?" Queen Bee asked. "Isn't that a bit girly?"
"We are girls." Elena reminded in amusement.
"Come on, Bee." Sakura said.
Queen Bee shrugged before complying. All three girls raised each other's hands up for the crowd earning a bigger applause. Sayuri Rogue stepped into the ring, this time with Jackal Tojo beside her.
"Well done, ladies!" Sayuri congratulated. "The three of you showed grit, determination, and a solid pursuit for your goals! Though Queen Bee is the winner, that doesn't mean she's the only one with a worthy praise!"
"Thank you, Ms. Rogue." Sakura said. "We'll keep doing our best!"
"In the ring or on stage." Elena promised. "Because…"
Sakura and Elena both said simultaneously. "WE'RE GONNA BE THE STRONGEST IN THE WORLD!"
Queen Bee chuckled before shrugging. "Go ahead. I'll stick to being the Queen of Pro Wrestling. We'll see which is better when the time comes."
"Looking forward to it." Sakura accepted Queen Bee's challenge taking her hand.
"And now, as I have promised," Sayuri said guiding Queen Bee to leave the ring, "I give up a live performance from Sweet Diva!"
The rest of Sakura and Elena's idol friends entered the ring. They gave them their idol uniforms which they slipped on over their bikinis.
Queen Bee stood with the rest of Berserk keeping an eye on the stage. The music played and Sweet Diva played their song singing in Japanese. Both Sakura and Elena showed just as much passion for their music as they did for their wrestling skills. All the other wrestlers smiled in appreciation for the show they performed, especially the men in Animal Squadron.
Thus, the Beachside Battle has ended. Skills were reawakened. Bonds were strengthened. Goals were formed. Plots were devised. And above all, the Berserk team had a great time showcasing this whole summer night with their strength. Things were beginning to look much more interesting for these lovely ladies.
Author's Note: And that's the end of the Beachside Battle. I sure had fun making it. Now, I have a little announcement to make.
Before I continue with the story, I'll be writing two more profile headcannon chapters, one for Berserk and one for Miyabi. They're mostly going to cover canon characters who we already know all about, but I feel like I need to make their profiles for solidarity since I wrote about the background characters. That means I'll be making profiles for wrestlers including Sakura, Rio, Misaki, Jackal, Juri, Elena, and even Kanae. I'll also be giving profiles for Queen Bee and Kaito Marx. As for Miyabi, I know that there aren't a lot of named wrestlers there. So far, all we've seen are Juri, Elena, that one girl who Juri sparred with in episode 9, and a couple of others. Since it's a small number of wrestlers on the Miyabi canon roster, I decided to make some OCs to fill in the blanks. And for extra measure, I'll also be adding onto the Miyabi roster Yoshiko and Subaru Fujino, both of whom appeared in episode 7. I'll also accept OCs to use if you have any and I'll thank you afterwards.
Thank you for your support. Any and all comments are welcome.
