Re: The Edwards Family's Herfordshire Estate Part 1

[Pockets]

Alexis walks to the middle of the ring, looking around at the family holding candles, then back to Ewan, waiting.

[Cruel Britannia]

The three Edwards women, Erin, Jillian and Amanda flank Ewan's throne, all of them burning holes into Alexis with their eyes.

Ewan: Choose.

[Jabberwocky]

Ashley looks around, his breathing getting heavy

Ashley:"You're right Ewan...I was a coward. But its not exactly loik you ever dealt with me directly, did you? No. Remember? You burnt down Duffy's. You could 'ave come roit to me. But you didn't. Fer nineteen years you did NOTHING except 'ate me and let that 'atred grow. Nineteen years and you 'aven't put a finger on me. You call me a coward but when did YOU ever defend your family Ewan!? WHEN!? Feck you! At least now I'm fecking trying to do something so that I can actually live with meself for a change! Wot the feck are you doing? Talking to me from a high and lofty place. You 'ave this chance to finally do wot you should 'ave done years ago...I'm in yer 'ouse! The man that kicked yer wife. The man that kicked yer unborn children. The man that destroyed yer families wrestling legacy. But you stay up there and call me a coward...Don't do wot you really want to do. Wot you 'ave wanted to do fer nearly two decades. You talk about yer precious legacy and yet you do nothing to the man that destroyed it....
You think its so simple? That I can just ferget wot I've done and move on?..."

There's a moment of silence. Cold empty silence. He was talking to the damn walls again. He sighs and starts to walk away. His breathing starting to feel laboured as he walks along the wall. He has no idea what direction he is going. He just hopes the next door leads him out of this place

[Pockets]

Alexis is confused for a moment, but quickly realizes her final test. She nods.

Alexis: Jillian.

[Cryonix]

Jillian says nothing but looks to Ewan...

Ewan: The choice...has been made. Alexis, you will face Jillian in combat...until she...and SHE ALONE...deems you worthy of our son. Do you understand? There is no quarter given, no mercy shown. You will...

Jillian: Ewan...allow me.

As Jillian takes off her jumpsuit to reveal her classic UnderArmor wrestling gear, she addresses Alexis...

Jillian: You will...be hurt. You WILL be broken...and until you MAKE me see you as my daughter in law...you are nothing to me...an insect that I will crush underfoot. You are not worthy to stand in my house, you are not worthy to be in the same ring as me and you are not worthy of my son. You want to be? You want the name 'Edwards'?

...Prove it to me....NOW.

Jillian stands in the middle of the 'ring' and cracks her neck...loudly...and she stands with her arms crossing her chest...

[Pockets]

Alexis' eyes shine with excitement.

Alexis: Oh this is the famous Jillian DeSilva!

She smirks, walking over, stretching out and sizing Jillian up, looking for an entrance.

Alexis: I will make you see I'm worthy.

While still appearing to stretch she lunges at Jillian, just a basic collar and elbow tie up, but hoping to throw her off balance from the start.

[Cryonix]

Jillian smirks at the feint and ducks under the attempted lock up, hitting Alexis right in the gut. While doubled over, Jillian hooks her and plants Alexis with a high angle German suplex. The back of Alexis's head hits the 'ring' floor...and she realizes...it is nothing but stone. Jillian squats down next to her with a genuine smile...?

Jillian: Hmm...Insolant little bitch. Care to try seriously this time?

[Pockets]

Alexis groans with pain, quickly realizing how serious it is. Her head buzzes with the impact and she has to take a moment to shake it off. She watches Jillian and notices her position, deciding her move before she budges.

Alright, on the defense for now

She kips up, and her neck twinges, knocking her head back slightly. She winces, immediately realizing the it's an opening... but nothing happens. She tries to hide the confusion on her face, not wanting to give Jillian any clue as to her thoughts.

[Cryonix]

Jillian stands as soon as she does, getting into a martial stance...

Jillian: Well, it seems you're serious now. Good. Let's start the pre match, shall we?

In a flash, Jillian is on her. Alexis is suprised by her martial skill...Hapkido...no...Tae Kwan Do. The two exchange a very beautiful display of spinning kicks, jumping kicks and the like. Jillian, after performing a split legged round kick, sees Alexis try a jump, spinning fan kick. She ducks under the kick and suplexes Alexis again, this time...focusing on her arm. She lands directly in front of Alex. Jillian smiles and lets Alexis recover...

[Pockets]

Alexis grunts as she lands, peering upside down at Alex, noticing already that he's straining to get out of the chains. She gives him a reassuring smile as she gets up, rubbing the sting out of her arm. Jillian notices her indecision and taunts her by slapping her own cheek and offering Alexis the shot. Alexis glares at her and kicks her flush in the face. Jillian is completely unmoved, and continues to taunt her. Alexis, frustrated turns and backfists Jillian across the face.

[Cryonix]

The backhand connects....and Jillian again is unmoved. She looks back at Alexis slowly, spitting out a little bit of spittle from her mouth and smiles...

Jillian: I can't hear you. This is your...resolve...when it comes to marrying my son? How could you possibly be worthy of him?

She advances slowly and throws a jab. Alexis expertly blocks, and throws a punch herself...which she quickly realizes was a trap set by Jillian. Jillian grabs the arm and completes a perfect flying armbar. They land in front of Alex again...and Jillian knows it. She looks to her son...

Jillian: My sweet boy...now you see...MY resolve.

Alexis continues to struggle, trying to find some way out of the cross arm breaker. Jillian allows her to think a few times she had it reversed...or that she escaped....until Jillian's playful eyes...turn evil and she clenches her thighs and in one, violent motion...she wrenches back and there is a loud...wet...

*POP*...

[Pockets]

Alexis cries out in pain before she can help it, then clamps her mouth shut. She refuses to look at Alex, embarrassed, but she can hear the chains move. She pops her shoulder back in, gritting her teeth against the pain.

Alexis: You want to see my resolve? Fine!

She rushes Jillian again, deliberately broadcasting a simple front kick with her right leg, waiting for the moment Jillian shifts to prepare to block it. When she does Alexis grins and sets the trap, jumping off of her right leg, but instead of kicking out she twists her body and catches Jillian in the ribs with a jumping round kick from her left foot, knowing Jillian would have left it open to block the other kick. She can feel it connect sharply and falls back into a kung fu ba gua stance.

[Cryonix]

Jillian smiles. "Finally," she thinks to herself. "I'm starting to see her." She pats herself on the ribs Alexis just kicked...

Jillian: Now...THAT was a kick! Allow me to return in kind...

Jillian feints a kick to the ribs with the right, then goes high expecting Alexis to block. She does, out of her Ba Gua stance and in a flash, Jillian shifts her feet and connects with a very hard Muay Thai round kick to the left side of her ribs. There is easily a crack of Alexis's floating ribs as the kick connects hard. Jillian then steps back and gets into a stance that Alexis is very familliar with...

...100 Buddist Iron Palms...

[Pockets]

Oh shit... she knows kung fu too... and here I thought this was my one advantage... oww... ok breathe....

Alexis steps back for a second to breathe deeply and focus away the pain. She moves her arms to her side, seeming to hold her injured rib, then suddenly throws her forearm up in front of Jillian's face, using it to force her to block and leave her solar plexus open. Hidden by the arm, Alexis shoots her other hand out, hitting Jillian with an open palm strike.

[Cryonix]

The blow is solid...and for the first time, Jillian staggers back. She smiles and nods, reestablishing her Iron Palm stance...

Jillian: Finally...a fight. Nice strike, Alexis. Now...let's start the actual match, shall we?

[Pockets]

Alexis gapes.

Alexis: If that wasn't the match then what was that?

[Cryonix]

Jillian smiles...

Jillian: That? That was play time....

In a flash, Jillian is on Alexis again, throwing strike after heavy strike at her. Alexis can block them all, but it's like being hit with a bag of bricks....and it's relentless. Jillian seems to have limitless stamina. The moment Alexis tries another counter attack, Jillian sees it coming...

Jillian: ...predictable...

She takes Alexis over into a left side Judo throw...and in an instant...there is another *SNAP* as Jillian dislocates Alexis's shoulder again...

[Pockets]

Alexis manages to keep from crying out this time. She gets right back up and pops her shoulder back in.

I really have to work on my falls....

Immediately she's on the offensive, not letting Jillian get in anything but blocks, focusing completely on her attacks to avoid feeling pain. A flurry of punches and kicks, sweeping Jillian off her feet and with an evil little grin catching her in a cross arm breaker.

[Cryonix]

Jillian: Good technique...only one problem, honey...

She looks up at Erin, remembering her own initiation, and smiles. She then reaches over...and grabs Alexis's crotch...hard...

Jillian: ...you lack grip...

[Pockets]

Alexis squawks in surprise, instinctively tightening her grip and instantly regretting it as she feels pain shoot through her twice popped shoulder.

Breathe... shit... breathe... Ok, how do I get her to stop doing that? Damnit I have to break my hold...

She lets go and quickly scoots backwards, favoring her right arm slightly.

Alexis: Did you learn that from Nana?

[Cryonix]

Jillian: Actually...if you must know...I learned it from my husband...

[Pockets]

Alexis stares, then blinks.

Alexis: Never mind.

She realizes she has scooted back toward Jillian's legs. She mentally shrugs and goes for an ankle lock.

[Cryonix]

Jillian allows Alexis to apply the ankle lock and lets her feel she has it on pretty well....but Jillian knows that Alexis's arm is way too weak for her to hold any submission hold. Jillian does a military pushup and rolls Alexis over...

Jillian: It's time I end this...

She shoots into Alexis's midsection and looks directly at Alex. He knows what's coming. His grandfather used the same move on Lou Thez. Jillian takes Alexis over and puts on a reverse crossface, popping her shoulder out a third time. Then she flips over Alexis and pops her other shoulder out. She then rolls down her body and dislocates both of her ankles...

Jillian: The Edwards' Family Chiropractor Technique. Invented by Ian...perfected by Ewan...and now...me.

[Pockets]

Alexis stiffly gets up, wincing in pain, but willing herself not to cry in pain. She measures the distance to the wall and stumbles over, slamming her shoulder in it, almost falling over, but managing to pop her shoulder in and after testing her arm, popping her other shoulder in as well... again. She breathes deeply and through sheer force of will walks back over to Jillian and gets back into a ba gua stance, gritting her teeth, and staring a hole into her.

[Cryonix]

Jillian sees her stand and smirks...

Jillian: Those eyes....you ready for more?

Before she can answer, Jillian is on her again. A Belly to Belly suplex, into the famous Black Widow. She pops the right shoulder out A FOURTH TIME...but this time, doesn't relenquish the hold...

Jillian: GIVE UP!

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