Chapter 115 (XAW Singles)
*The Skunk vs Rainbow Mika*
When the music hit, the Skunk made her appearance on the stage. She shook her ass to the fans and headed to the ring. Once inside, she gave herself a little spank before waiting for her opponent.
Rainbow Mika's appearance caused a big applause from the crowd. This blonde girl wore a blue mask across her eyes and sported a blue and white leotard and white boots. She had a heart-shaped window over some of her breast area along with an exposed butt. She went into the ring excitedly.
"Well, we've come to another fanservice match. Our Xtrema representative, the Skunk, will be facing the infamous Rainbow Mika in a 2-out-of-3 stinkface match. Ms. Rogue, care to explain that?"
"Of course. As you well know, both the Skunk and Ms. Mika are well-loved for their rear ends. Since both of them have finishers that involve them, this match will focus on them. The stinkface is a move where one girl is seated in the corner while the other girl humiliates them by rubbing their butts in their faces. The first one to stinkface her opponent two times is the winner. Will it be the ex-Keijo player with the special stinkface or the excited student of Zangief?"
DING-DING!
The Skunk went for an early advantage by running and throwing her butt towards Mika, the latter caught her with a rear waistlock before launching her with a German suplex. She then ran and bounced off the ropes coming back with a sliding dropkick.
"Nice try, stinky," Rainbow Mika taunted, "But while you focus on only making your butt stronger, I've been balancing my strength in every part of my body."
Rainbow Mika bounced to the nearest middle rope and springboarded off. She dropped for a moonsault onto the Skunk, but the Stinker managed to roll out of the way just in time. When Mika hit the mat, she was stunned, which gave the Skunk the chance she needed to stand over her and banzai drop onto her back. She then held Mika in a camel clutch.
"You may have balanced the strength in every part of your body, but I've focused on my strongest part." The Skunk taunted.
Mika gritted her teeth before reaching her legs back for the rope. Once her foot was on it, the referee ordered for the Skunk to release her. She did, but then picked Mika up and Irish whipped her to the ropes. She came back only to be judo flipped over the Skunk. She ran to the ring herself and returned with a butt drop. This time, it was Rainbow Mika who rolled away letting the Skunk hit the mat.
Once she returned to her feet, Rainbow Mika forced the Skunk up and threw her over to the corner. She then pointed excitedly to the air before running right at her. She jumped, spun, and let her butt slam onto the Skunk's face. She landed back down on the ground with excitement.
"Yeah! One point for me!" Mika said.
"Uh, no, Ms. Mika." The referee said. "You don't get a point."
Mika looked at the referee confused. "What? Why?"
"You didn't technically give her a stinkface." The referee said. "A stinkface is when you rub your butt on your seated opponent's face. You just struck your butt on the Skunk's face while she was standing."
"But I… WHOA!"
From behind, the Skunk rolled Mika up and slammed her head on the bottom turnbuckle. With the superstar stunned in a sitting position, the Skunk grinned as she turned herself around. She grabbed the middle ropes and rubbed her butt right onto Rainbow Mika's face. Once she earned her point, she marched away from Mika and cheered for herself.
"That's it! First point is mine! Should have brushed up on wrestling moves first, blondie."
Rainbow Mika growled as she got back up. She and the Skunk locked up before Mika brought the Skunk in for a side headlock. She then ran to the center of the ring and dropped the Skunk in a bulldog. She brought the Skunk back up to her feet and Irish whipped her to the corner again. This time, she focused on a shoulder tackle that would've sent the Skunk down in a sitting position. Instead, the Stinker of the Ring sidestepped out of the way leaving Rainbow Mika to crash into the corner post.
After narrowly evading Mika's shoulder tackle, the Skunk grabbed her and tripped her over with a Russian leg sweep. She then dragged Mika back to the corner and laid her flat on the mat. The Skunk climbed on up to the middle rope and bounced. She jumped off and to drop onto Mika's prone body. However, like the Skunk did before, Rainbow Mika dodged out of the way letting her grunt as her butt missed.
Rainbow Mika got on up and applied a headlock on the Skunk which she then used to pick her up and throw her to the corner. Mika went for another shoulder tackle, and this time, it connected. The Skunk fell to a sitting position and became vulnerable. Rainbow Mika flashed a peace sign into the air as she turned around and shook her ass in front of the Skunk. She walked on backwards and planted her button her face rubbing it and earning her the next point.
Rainbow Mika got off of the Skunk and allowed her to return to her feet. This was it. One of them had to stinkface the other one more time to win the whole match.
After a long period of staring down at each other, both the Skunk and Rainbow Mika charged at each other. Being the more flexible of the two, Rainbow Mika jumped up and landed behind the Skunk. She wrapped her arms around her in a reverse bearhug, but the Skunk pushed her off by thrusting her butt at her. Once she was free, the Skunk jumped up and swung her butt across Rainbow Mika's face like a slap.
The disoriented Mika was then pushed by the Skunk to the corner. The Skunk pressed her forearm to her neck while the referee counted. Once the count reached 4, the Skunk let go, but used one of her feet to make Mika fall into a seated position. The Skunk turned around and leaned back in for the last stinkface, but it didn't connect. Rainbow Mika used her pressed her hands onto the Skunk's butt to push it away from her. The Skunk pushed hard trying to get her stinkface on, but stopped and released her as soon as she noticed the referee's near count.
Now that she was free, Rainbow Mika kicked at the back of the Skunk's leg and made her fall. She caught her by wrapping her legs around her waist. She tightened her bodyscissors to drain the fight out of the Skunk, but they were so close to the ropes, that the Stinker of the Ring had to grab them to get the referee to order for her release.
After letting go of the Skunk, Rainbow Mika picked her up and lifted her over her shoulders. She spun her around until she slammed her down. Mika then climbed up to the nearest turnbuckle and waved to the crowd before jumping off. She successfully moonsaulted on top of the Skunk.
Finally deciding to end the match, Rainbow Mika grabbed the Skunk's arm and dragged her to the corner. She propped her in a sitting position and prepared to stinkface her one last time. However, as she was coming in, the Skunk shot out her legs to kick her away.
Rainbow Mika turned back only to be shoulder tackled by the Skunk, who pushed her roughly to the opposite corner of the ring. The Skunk then unleashed a relentless onslaught on Mika with a knee to her stomach, a clap to her ears, a headbutt to her face, and an elbow to her collar. The referee had to get the Skunk away while Mika laid down on the mat. The Skunk grinned as she turned around and shook her ass. She approached Rainbow Mika and successfully rubbed her ass on her face earning her the final point.
DING-DING!
"It's over, everyone! After a close match, the Skunk prevailed in a battle of stinkface! Ms. Rogue, are you surprised by this?"
"Not really. The Skunk appears to be either desperate or determined to build up momentum, probably for the Yin-Yang Tournament. She figured that a victory tonight would be a big step toward her goal to fame."
"I see. Well, we'll see where she goes from here. In the meantime, bring out the next competitors!"
*Madame Python vs Bunny Kisaragi*
The titantron let out a loud hissing sound as Madame Python slithered her way to the stage. She swerved her body around like a real snake before she headed to the ring. She went through the ropes and posed for the crowd before awaiting for her opponent.
Following Madame Python, a young woman in a mask made her entrance. This girl had short, black hair with a pair of white-and-pink rabbit ears on top. Her wars matched her mask which covered the top half of her face. She wore a matching vest, a matching pair of gloves, nylon tights, white boots, and a rabbit's tail. She earned a lot of praise from the crowd (especially the children) as she headed to the ring. She looked nervously at Madame Python, but she didn't let it bother her.
"Here we are with our next match, a standard rules event consisting of Xtrema's Madame Python and El Palacio's Bunny Kisaragi. Classic predator versus prey situation here, right, Ms. Rogue?"
"That is why I approved of this match. Madame Python has had her eyes on victory since I announced this match and considers this masked wrestler here to be easy pickings."
"Whether or not that's true remains to be seen, but… Wait, were those kids always at the barricade?"
"Oh, that's just Bunny's fan club. They're okay."
"Well… Okay. Let's get this match started."
DING-DING!
Bunny began by running to the ropes. She bounced off and jumped for a clothesline, but Madame Python dodged her with a creative fashion. She bent over backwards and planted her hands on the mat while keeping her feet down planted too. She was bent into a perfect curve which made Bunny uneasy, especially with Python's sadistic smile. Still, she was determined to win. She balled up her fist and sent it down Python's stomach, but Python reversed the attack by grabbing her arm and wrapping her legs around Bunny's head.
Bunny strained feeling Python's legs squeeze her. She shook herself around to try to escape, but instead, she set Python up with an octopus stretch. She pulled harder making Bunny wince in pain.
"Bunny, do you give up?" the referee asked, but Bunny shook her head giving her answer.
"You can do it, Bunny!" one of her fans cheered from the barricade.
Hearing her fans root for her, Bunny mustered up enough strength to grab Python's leg around her head and force it off. Finally free, Bunny Irish whipped Python to the ropes and sent her down with a lariat as soon as she ran back. She went for the pin afterwards.
1…
Madame Python kicked out. Bunny Kisaragi went to the corner and readied herself. When Python returned to her feet, Bunny returned to her launching a high kick to her face. However, Python grabbed Bunny's foot before she could kick her. She kicked Bunny's leg twice before tripping her and locking her in a single leg Boston crab hold.
Bunny gritted her teeth trying to get to the ropes, but Python wasn't done. She used her legs to keep her leg locked while she reached back and gripped Bunny's head holding her in a muta lock. Bunny gritted harder, but she kept on crawling slowly. Eventually, she reached the bottom rope and gripped it hard. The referee forced Python to let go.
After being released, Bunny used the ropes to pick herself up. While she leaned, Madame Python grabbed her by the arm and twisted it around the top rope. She pulled hard while the referee counted. Once she reached four, Python released the arm before grabbing Bunny's legs and throwing her over the top rope. Bunny impacted hard at ringside.
Madame Python looked down at Bunny from the ring licking her sadistic smile. She climbed on up to the corner nearest to her opponent and waited for her to stand back up. When she did, Python jumped up to land on her. Bunny couldn't stop Python in time. The impact created a commotion from the crowd.
"Bunny!" cried out all her friends at once.
Madame Python looked at the kids and snickered at their concerned expressions. "Watch as I break your hero in half!" She picked Bunny up by her hair and readied to bash her to the barricade, but Bunny stopped her. She grabbed the barricade to stop herself from crashing. She then pushed Python to the ring apron to stun her.
"Bunny, eat this!" one kid yelled out while reaching out a carrot for her hero. Bunny accepted it with a smile and munched on it confusing the announcer.
"What's happening?"
"It's part of Bunny's character." Sayuri explained. "Whenever her fans sees her in trouble, they throw her a bunch of carrots to give her an energy boost. And before you asked, I told the referee to allow it for the sake of the match."
With Bunny finally energized, she turned to Madame Python and pushed her back into the ring. She entered back in just as the referee had reached 9. When Python tried to get up, Bunny kicked her in the stomach to keep her down. Bunny then ran to the middle rope and bounced off of it. She flipped backwards and landed on Madame Python's body before hooking her leg.
1… 2…
Madame Python still kicked out. Bunny took a deep breath to calm herself before heading to the corner. She climbed up and pointed to the kids. "THIS ONE'S FOR YOU!" The kids cheered as he hopped off the top rope. She flipped forward several times before landing a big splash on Python's still prone body. She hooked her leg again.
1… 2… 3!
DING-DING!
"Well done! I don't know if those carrots actually did anything, but Bunny took home the win! Madame Python's going to have to watch out for veggies in the future."
"Cute. But in all seriousness, Bunny Kisaragi scored a win for El Palacio. It could be this backyard league is more formidable than we all thought."
*Artemis Creed vs Sachiko Kanda*
Artemis Creed entered the stage with her hoodie jacket on. She boxed into the air as she entered the ring. As soon as she went inside, she removed her jacket and lent it to the people at ringside. She then waited for her opponent.
Once Artemis had settled in the ring, her opponent came on out. She was a tall woman with short, green hair. She wore a sleeveless, red top with green fire decals and black, fingerless gloves that covered her wrists too. She also wore a pair of black tights with red fire decals. When she entered the ring, she shot a stoic look toward Artemis.
"Here we are with another hardcore match, a last woman standing match! Whoever doesn't get up by the time the ref counts to ten loses! It's the Puerto Rican boxer for Xtrema, Artemis Creed, against the Lightspeed Fist of WOLF, Sachiko Kanda! Any comment, Ms. Rogue?"
"Yes. You see, I did choose these two because of their boxing background, but while boxing is their specialty, it's not that kind of match. This is a pro wrestling match, so I'm using the closest kind of match: a last woman standing match."
"Well thought out. Well, let's see those fists fly!"
DING-DING!
Both Artemis and Sachiko raised their fists in a boxing stance and met in the center of the ring. Sachiko launched the first punch, but Artemis ducked and countered with an uppercut. But Sachiko leaned her head back to dodge the attack. What came next was an exchange of punches around the ring. The two chased each other throwing strikes. The audience was at the edge of their seats seeing who would land the first blow.
Finally, after a minute of punches and counters, the first strike was dealt. It was Artemis with a sharp jab right to Sachiko's face. She then fired three punches to Sachiko's stomach. She would have gotten to four, but Sachiko tanked the first few punches just enough to land a double ax handle at Artemis' back. She fell to her hands and knees, but was then blown to her back by an uppercut from Sachiko. She mounted Artemis and shot down several punches to her face for a few moments. When she was done, she got up and let the referee count.
1… 2… 3…
Artemis managed to brush off her punches and return to her feet still ready to fight. She and Sachiko charged at each other, but instead of punching, Artemis tackled Sachiko and pushed her all the way to the corner. She removed herself from the corner to deal heavy blows and punches at Sachiko. She stepped away from Sachiko only to run back to her and punch her hard enough to send her out of the ring. The referee counted for Sachiko's fall.
1… 2… 3… 4…
Like Artemis before her, Sachiko stood back up. When she returned to her feet, she was met with Artemis who fired a backhanded fist at her. Sachiko spun backwards before stumbling at the corner of the ring. Artemis ran at her with a solid punch, but Sachiko dodged letting the fist hit the corner post instead. The impact was so great, Artemis yelled out in pain and held her hand tightly.
Seeing how hurt Artemis' hand was, Sachiko took advantage of the opportunity. She grabbed Artemis' wrist and held her hand up before punching it. Artemis yelled out in response to it before Sachiko hit her with a palm strike. She then jumped right up above Artemis and punched her as soon as she landed on top of her. She got off of Artemis and let the referee count.
1… 2… 3… 4…
Though Artemis was hurt and her hand was still sore, she returned to her feet. She turned back to Sachiko who went for a punch. However, Artemis dodged and grabbed her by her waist. She lifted her up high for a second before slamming her down to the floor. She mounted her right after and punched her over and over again. She got off to see if the referee would count her out.
1… 2… 3… 4… 5…
Sachiko still managed to return to her feet. But right as she got up, she was tackled and lifted by Artemis who held her up to her shoulders. They both reached the barricade and crashed right through it. Both women were exhausted while the referee counted.
1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8…
Both women used the parts of the barricade that were still up to slowly get back to their feet. They faced each other again with fire burning in their eyes. They raised their fists and fired punches at each other. Neither one of them made an effort to block or dodge. They just took their punches and struck back. It was all a matter of who could go down, and each punch was more vicious than the last.
In the end, Artemis swung her arms behind her like a wheel and fired a sheering uppercut right at Sachiko's chin. She was sent flying backwards. Members of the crowd moved back to give her room to fall. Once she landed, the referee began to count while Artemis struggled to stay standing.
1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7… 8… 9… 10!
DING-DING!
As soon as the bell rung, Artemis fell over in exhaustion while the ringside crew helped her and Sachiko leave the arena.
"The brawl has ended! The slugfest is over! Fists were flying like a flock of birds, but Artemis Creed has reigned supreme in this Last Woman Standing match!"
"True. And I'm sure that by now, she's ever closer to being ready for her rematch against Jackal Tojo! We'll see in the future. But for now, we have more matches to watch."
Over at the front seats of the audience, a man and his teenage son were just as excited as the rest of the crowd. They were Isaac and Jason.
"This is exciting!" Isaac said. "So who's next, Jason?"
Jason looked at the pamphlet in his hand to scroll down the match card. He stopped when he reached the next upcoming match and widened his eyes.
"Mom."
"What was that, son?" Isaac asked.
Jason realized his mistake and quickly corrected himself. "Uh, I said Scarlette."
"All right. Your favorite. Can't wait to see how this goes?"
"Yeah." Jason said sitting back in his seat. "Me too."
*Xtrema Shorts*
Chibi Monica Everly presented herself to the crowd and took in their cheers. She sat right next to Chibi Neko Girl who was filing her black nails to look like claws.
"Welcome to Xtrema Shorts. I'm your host, Monica Everly, and today, we are joined by the daughter of the Killer Kitties, Neko Girl. Thanks for coming. It's great to have you here."
"Tell me something I don't know." Chibi Neko Girl responded.
"All right. Well, you know the game. I present standard questions for you to answer followed questions asked by our readers…"
"You mean Awesome ax10. They're the only one asking anything."
"Right. I meant general readers. Well, ready?"
Chibi Neko Girl put away her nail filer and crossed her arms while slouching on her chair. "Let's get this over with."
"Okay. First question… Who was your debut opponent?"
"That would be La Calavera. She heard how my mom treated me and pitied me. I decided to use that to my advantage and played the helpless victim card in the middle of the match. When she let her guard down, I rolled her over for the pin."
"What's it like facing Kaito?"
"Oh, him? Well, apart from having quite a rock-hard body, he has quite an endurance to pain. Truthfully, I don't like how my mom treats him, but I'd be lying if I said he doesn't make good practice."
"What do you think of Sayuri Rogue?
"I have no issues with her. That's my mom's business."
"Who's the easiest opponent you've ever faced other than Kaito?"
"That would be Carly X back when we had that No DQ match. It was right in my wheelhouse, so I could do so many shameful things to her in front of everyone. After I took care of her, I was thrilled to have her stuffed in that trash can."
"Well, you certainly speak from the heart."
"Weird. I thought I speak from my mouth. But hey. Shows what I know about human biology."
Chibi Monica looked deadpan at the comment at continued. "Let's just move onto the personal questions. First… Why are you using your mother's gimmick?"
"Not my idea really. My mom had the gimmick idea and wanted me to follow her way. Like I said, not my idea, but it did fit me."
"What are your feelings regarding Hotrina, especially when your mother is on good terms with her?"
"What? You think I should be on good terms with funbags just because my mom is? I couldn't care less about that living inflatable doll. The only thing I like about her is that her knockers are easy targets for my claws."
"Should you ever face Queen Bee for Kaito, what would your game plan be?"
"Well, I knew I could never outmuscle her, so my strategy would be to outsmart her. If I ever face her to have Kaito, I could just tell her everything I planned to do with him to get under her skin and make her lose her focus. That, plus my bag of dirty tricks, are enough to give me a chance. But before all of that, it would be at a match where I am free to use all the cheap tricks I could use, like an I Quit or a Last Woman Standing."
"Well, that's all the questions we have for now. Thank you, Neko Girl for your time. And thank you, readers, for your questions. If anyone has a question they'd like to be asked to our beautiful characters, feel free to ask in the comments or PM us. Any and all comments are welcome."