The main event of the night has finally come. This tag match was one that everyone was talking about. Coming up first was the team of Sakura Hagiwara from Berserk and Yoshi Hirano from the Animal Squadron. They both made their entrances at the same time. Sakura had on her standard attire. Yoshi had on a black top with a red and orange hawk-like image on it. He wore red fingerless gloves with yellow fan attachments whose color scheme matches his pants and band and his boots. Sakura posed in the ring while Yoshi perched himself on a corner making an X with his arms and unfolded them dramatically.

"BRA-KAAAAAAAAAAW!"

After that, their opponents came one by one. Yoshiko from Miyabi stomped her way aggressively to the ring with fire burning in her eyes. Sakura gulped in her throat at the sight of her. After that, Willow Powell revealed herself wearing her tight, hot-pink, sparkling two-piece outfit and boots. She had on a pair of expensive-looking sunglasses and posed for the cameras that flashed at her. Once she was in the ring, the removed her sunglasses and passed them at ringside staff, but not without giving them a fierce warning.

"You scratch zem, zen I'll break you."

After that, each team chose their first members to be in the ring. Sakura waited at ringside while Yoshi was in the ring and Willow was at her corner watching Yoshiko crack her knuckles.

"Isn't this exciting, everybody? Famous pop star, Sakura Hagiwara, and her boyfriend from Animal Squadron, Yoshi Hirano, are facing off against the famous movie star, Willow Powell, and her partner from Miyabi, Yoshiko! Both Powell and Yoshiko have a grudge against Sakura and Yoshi appears to be caught in the middle, but still, the Hawk looks prepared to defend her girlfriend and Sakura's looking to get payback on the French star!"

DING-DING!

Yoshiko wasted no time in going for a clothesline. Yoshi managed to roll out of the way, but she didn't stop. She kept running until she swung her arm to knock Sakura off the apron and send her down to the mat.

"Hey!" Yoshi yelled out as he turned Yoshiko around to face him. "She's not the legal one here!"

"Stay out of it, bird-brain!" Yoshiko ordered. She grabbed the sides of Yoshi's head and swung her head to hit him hard.

Yoshi was stunned, but Yoshiko Irish whipped him to the corner. She charged to slam her body into him, but he saw her coming and swung a kick right across Yoshiko's jaw.

"That's for hitting Sakura!" Yoshi yelled as he climbed up the corner. "And this is for you thinking you're more deserving of anything than her!"

Yoshi launched himself for a crossbody slam, but Yoshiko was prepared for that. With her own size, she managed to stand her ground and used her arms to catch him. She swung around before slamming her down to the mat. She then proceeded to pin the Hawk.

1…

Yoshi managed to kick out almost instantly. He kneed Yoshiko in the face and had her staggering back when he turned and saw Sakura getting back on the apron. He took his chance and tagged her in.

"Golpearla muerta." Yoshi said in Spanish.

Sakura nodded having a good idea what he just said. She entered the ring and stood determined to face Yoshiko who smirked when she came in.

"Finally." Yoshiko said. "You have no idea how long I've…"

Yoshiko was interrupted by a slap to her shoulder. She turned around and saw that Willow Powell had already tagged in.

"I tagged in." the movie star said. "It's my turn now."

"What? Hey! Hagiwara's here!" Yoshiko protested.

"Which is why I'm tagging in." Willow said. "So take my place in ze corner?" Yoshiko growled and proceeded to exchange places with the French woman who turned to Sakura. "Time to put you back in your place, putain."

Willow attempted a kick to Sakura's stomach, but her foot got caught. Sakura pushed it sending Willow falling backward. Sakura went to attack Willow, but the French woman kicked both of her legs and this time, they connected to Sakura's stomach. Willow returned to her feet and swung a kick that sent Sakura back down. Willow sat on her back and pulled her legs in a Boston crab, a move which was once the bane of Sakura's career because of her.

"You cannot be invincible to submissions." Willow pointed out. "You just need a reminder of how painful it can be. And who better to tell you zan moi." She pulled hard at Sakura's legs making her scream.

"Give up?" the referee asked.

"NO!" Sakura yelled. She tried reaching for the rope, but Willow dragged her back to the center. She tightened the hold and secured her lock making Sakura scream even louder.

"Come on, Sakura!" Yoshi called out. "You've got better legs! Use them!"

Sakura heard her boyfriend's words and took them to heart. She planted her forearms on the mat and pushed herself up with effort. Willow tried to get Sakura back down, but it was too late. With the position she was in right now, she kicked her legs out of Willow's grip, and with the force, managed to send Willow falling right to the middle ring rope.

Sakura returned to her feet and ran to the ropes where Willow was. She grabbed them and swung herself around kicking at Willow's face and sending her back to the ring. She then climbed up the corner and leaped off landing her entire body at Willow's.

1… 2…

Willow kicked out. Sakura picked Willow up and sent her back to the corner where Yoshi was. She tagged him in and the two smiled at each other. Yoshi went in and grabbed Willow Powell from behind with a waistlock. Sakura did the same. Together, the two of them launched Willow backward and slammed her down with a double German suplex. Sakura returned to her corner while her boyfriend covered Willow for the pin.

1… 2…

Yoshiko interrupted the pin when she came into the ring and kicked Yoshi off of her partner. While the referee was forcing Yoshiko back into the corner, as Yoshi was trying to get Willow up on her feet, the movie star got her second wind and stomped on Yoshi's foot making him let go. Willow took a few steps back before hitting Yoshi with a Big Boot, or as she calls it, the Action Shot. She then covered him for the pin.

1… 2…

Yoshi managed to kick out making Willow frustrated. She rolled him over and locked her legs around his head with a Code of Silence. The Hawk gritted his teeth trying to escape from it.

"You're weak! Weak and pathetic!" Willow taunted angrily. "Just like your woman!"

Willow poked the bear on that one. Yoshi's eyes widened and he growled like a beast. He grabbed onto Willow's legs and squeezed at them with his own fingers. Willow yelled and let go of his head.

"Oh, now, you've done it." Sakura commented with a smile. "You've just awakened the beast."

When Willow returned to her feet, Yoshi charged at her and leaped up wrapping his legs around her head. He threw her down with a hurricarana right near the corner. He then picked her up and carried her to the top rope standing right on it. He clinched on her and readied her signature move, a variant of the Avalanche Spanish Fly that he called the Hawk Crash. He leaped backward with Willow in check landing right on her. Willow appeared to be knocked out, so Yoshi was sure this pinfall would finish it.

1… 2… Thre…

The pin count was interrupted again by Yoshiko. This time, she stomped on Yoshi's back several times before the referee pried her off and pushed her back to the corner.

"Yoshi, let me finish it!" Sakura pleaded reaching her hand out.

Her girlfriend managed to quell the beast in Yoshi. He smiled as he tagged Sakura in. But he didn't get back in the corner just yet. To make sure that Yoshiko wouldn't interfere again, he ran right at her and leaped on her with another hurricarana that sent them both to the ringside floor.

Meanwhile, Sakura grabbed Willow by her shoulders and picked her up on her feet. She danced around like a pop star before crouching down in her signature pose. Willow regained her senses, but it was too late to stop Sakura from flipping backward and kicking her in the chin with both of her feet one at a time. Willow was launched backwards and landed on the mat with her eyes rolling back. Sakura went on top of Willow and covered her for the pin.

1… 2… 3!

DING-DING!

Sakura took a very deep breath just as Yoshi returned to the ring with her. She smiled as he held her hand up. She kissed him on the cheek making him blush before they got and received their praises from the crowd.

"They did it, everybody! After many twists and turns, Sakura Hagiwara and Yoshi Hirano managed to pick up the win! Was it their skill alone that won or was it simply the power of their love? Who knows? Anyway, it's been a… Wait a minute!"

Both Sakura and Yoshi were caught from behind by Yoshiko who knocked them both down with a clothesline from both her arms. She kicked at Sakura's head before she stomped hard on Yoshi's back. She then picked him up and tossed him over the top ropes.

Yoshiko held Sakura up by the throat with both hands before slamming her down. She then climbed up to the corner middle rope before jumping right off. She landed her entire body right on top of Sakura making her gasp her breath out. Yoshiko straddled on top of the pop star and looked down on her with murderous intent in her eyes.

"Tonight never counted because I never got a chance with you! But don't think I'm done yet! This isn't over until I say so! And this will only be over when you're back on the loser's side where you belong!"

After Yoshiko made her statement, she stood up and returned backstage. Yoshi and Sakura slowly recovered and headed backstage while the announcer continued.

"Well, that was unexpected! It seems that Yoshiko isn't quite done yet as evidenced by her finishing move: Yoshiko From the Top! If I were Hagiwara right now, I might have to sleep with one eye open! Until then, see you next time, everybody!"


"Are you two all right?" Misaki asked as Sakura and Yoshi rested up in the locker room benches. She had the rest of Berserk with them.

"We'll walk it off." Sakura said holding onto her stomach.

Sayuri Rogue walked in as she hung up on her phone. "Well, I just got off the phone with Juri. She's going to give Yoshiko a good scolding and some extra workout for the next few weeks, but since you're not terribly injured, there won't be a serious punishment."

"For real?" Yoshi asked.

"Believe it or not," Queen Bee said, "In this business, ambushes like that are more often than you think."

"Just consider yourselves lucky she didn't go too far." Kanae said holding onto her back.

"I don't think that was lucky." Misaki said. "Yoshiko seems like she really wants a match against Sakura."

"Well, we'll have to wait and see." Sayuri said. "The night's over and I'm sure everyone wants to go home. I'll talk with Juri about this later."

The crowd agreed and parted. Before Misaki could leave however, Dawn Sawyer walked up to her.

"Hey, Misaki. Did you ever figure out why Excavator Sakuya came alone?"

"Not really. She never said why." Misaki said. "But something tells me we better watch our backs.


Author's Note: That's the tag match, but it's only the beginning of Yoshiko's rivalry with Sakura. More on that later. In the next chapter, Queen Bee finally meets the Cutthroats. Any and all comments are welcome.