[SilverGhost]

   A hush fell over the packed crowd in the arena as the announce stepped to the middle of the ring.
   "It's now time for our main event of the evening.  A twenty woman battle royale.  We will begin with two women and another will enter every ninety seconds.  The only way to eliminated an opponent is either by knock out or submission.  The match will continue until there is only one woman left to be declared the winner.  Now let us see who drew number one." said the announcer.
He moved out of the ring as Hilary Duff approached the ring.  She looked disgusted with herself as she walked up the steps and climbed through the ropes.  The blonde had seen enough battle royales to know that it was very rare to win from the first position.  She turned toward the entrance ramp and waited on her opponent.  Nina Dobrev flashed a bright smile to the crowd as she came through the curtain.
   "Awh no!" groaned Hilary as she rolled her eyes.
Nina jogged down ot the ring and slid under the bottom rope.
   "Still smarting from that beating Julianne gave you?" asked Nina.
   "I gave as good as I got.  Your little dancer friend won't get a chance to choke me out again." said Hilary.
The bell rang and Hilary swung toward Nina's head.  Nina ducked and went behind Hilary.  Nina wrapped her arm around Hilary's throat and clamped a choke hold on quickly.
   "I guess it's my turn now, little Wendy." said Nina with a smile.
Hilary stepped to the side and drove the point of her elbow back into Nina's belly.
   "Oo!" grunted Nina as he released the hold and bent over.
Hilary took a step forward and raised her knee up into Nina's face.  Nina fell back with a grunt.  Hilary fell trying to hit Nina with an elbow, but Nina rolled out of the way and back to her feet.  As Hilary got to her feet Nina drove her knee up into Hilary's gut.  Hilary grunted and bent over a little.  Nina smiled as she lifted Hilary's chin.
   "Why don't you just give up now?  Everyone here already knows what a loser you are." taunted Nina.
Hilary moved forward and before Nina could react Hilary had her arms around Nina.
   "I love a good hug as much as the next girl, but..." began Nina.
Hilary jerked back, and as she did she threw Nina over her head.  Nina's lithe body nearly a quarter of the way across the ring before landing flat on her back and knocking the wind out of her.  Hilary climbed up to the top rope and launched herself toward Nina.  All Nina could do was wheeze as Hilary's elbow came down on her chest.  Hilary grabbed Nina's braid and pulled her back to her feet.  Hilary shoved Nina back into a corner and stepped up on the second rope.
   "I think it's about time for the first knockout of the night." said Hilary as she raised her hand to punch down on Nina.
The buzzer sounded and Hilary turned her head to see who was coming through the curtain.  As Rachel Hunter approached the ring Nina put her arms under Hilary's thighs and scooped her up off the ropes.
   "Oh darn." gulped Hilary.
Nina drove Hilary down to the mat with a power bomb and fell to her knees herself.  Rachel crawled through the ropes and walked up to Nina.  She grabbed Nina by the throat and pulled her to her feet, then off the mat.  Rachel drove Nina down on her back again, and left Nina twisting in pain and moved over to Hilary.  Rachel grabbed a handful of Hilary's blonde hair and pulled her up to her feet.  Then Rachel put her hand on Hilary's throat.  Hilary took a step back and drove her foot into Rachel's gut.  Rachel's blue eyes widened and her cheeks puffed out a she bent over.  Hilary ducked behind Rachel, wrapped her arms around the model's waist, and fell back throwing Rachel over her head.  Rachel got back to hands and knees just in time for Nina to hit her in the side of the head with a knee.  Rachel stumbled up to her feet with her eyes glazed over and right into a bicycle kick from Hilary.  Rachel's body went stiff and she fall flat on her back motionless.  Hilary rolled Rachel out of the ring and turned her attention back to Nina.  Nina sort of smiled as the attendants beside the ring put Rachel on a stretcher and carried her back stage.
   "One down eighteen to go." said Hilary.
   "Maybe you'll be number two." said Nina.
Nina swung a round house right at Hilary's face, but Hilary blocked it.  Nina's dark eyes widened as Hilary put her hand on Nina's groin.  Hilary put her other hand across Nina's collar bone and Nina gasped as she was picked up off the mat and lifted over Hilary's head.  When Hilary extended her arms, she just let go and stepped out from under Nina.  Nina tried to block her fall, but it's all but impossible when whe fell face first onto the mat.  Hilary grapevined Nina's left leg, fell beside her, and wrapped her hands around Nina's chin, then pulled back.  Nina shrieked in pain as her neck and her leg bent in ways they weren't supposed to bend.  The horn sounded and this time Hilary didn't look, but kept the pressure on the hold waiting for Nina to tap.  Chelan Simmons walked down to the ring. and slowly up the steps waiting on Nina to give up.
   "Stubborn little girl isn't she?" asked Chelan as she stepped beside Hilary.
Chelan took a step and kicked Hilary in the ribs.  Hilary howled in pain as he let go of Nina.  Nina let out a sigh of relief as she rolled over on her side.  Nina's relief ended quickly when a punt from Chelan caught her in the gut.
   "Oh this is just too easy." said Chelan as she stomped Hilary in the back of the head.
Chelan turned and landed a stomp across Nina's ear.  Nina squirmed over to the corner as Chelan turned back to Hilary.  Hilary was up on her hands and knees, shaking her head trying to clear the cobwebs.  Chelan took a couple of steps and kicked up under Hilary driving the point of her toe up into Hilary's belly.  Hilary screamed and rolled back to the mat, curled up in pain.  Chelan smiled as she walked over to Hilary and began stomping down on her legs, sides, head, wherever she noticed an exposed target.  Chelan turned away from Hilary just in time to get clotheslined by Nina.  As Chelan lay dazed Nina began to ruthlessly stomp at her prone body.  Hilary grabbed the ropes and pulled herself to her feet.  She stumbled over to where Chelan lay.  Nina and Hilary looked at each other for a second, then both began to stomp and kick at Chelan.  As Chelan curled up in a ball covering her head, Nina put her hand on Hilary's shoulder.
   "What do you say we get rid of this one quick?" asked Nina.
Hilary smiled and nodded.  Nina bent down and grabbed Chelan's heels.  She pulled Chelan's legs out straight and turned Chelan over on her back.  Chelan shook her head as Nina stepped over between Chelan's legs.
   "Noo!" screamed Chelan as Nina turned her over in a sharpshooter.
Hilary lay down beside Chelan and clamped on a crossface.  Chelan shrieked in pain and tried desperately to drag herself and both of her attackers toward the ropes, but couldn't budge.  Chelan closed her eyes and went limp as she passed out from the pain.  Nina and Hilary released the hold and Hilary rolled Chelan out of the ring.
   "One more nuissance gone." said Hilary as she turned back to Nina.
Nina bent over and picked up Hilary's left foot, causing the blonde to fall flat on her back on the mat.  Nina fell to knees beside Hilary and drove her fingers down into Hilary's belly in a claw.  Hilary let out a scream and curled up her legs.  She clenched her teeth and folded her arms to keep herself from tapping out to the pain.  Then the horn sounded for a new participant.










Will Hilary tap?   or get some help from the next participant?  You'll just have to wait for part 2 to find out.

[SilverGhost]

   Makenzie Vega slipped through the ropes and walked up behind Nina.  She grabbed the long braid that Nina had her hair in and pulled Nina to her feet.  Makenzie let go of the braid, slid her arms under Nina's then locked her fingers behind Nina's head holding her helpless in a full nelson as Hilary got to her feet.
   "Oh no!" gulped Nina as Hilary walked toward them.
There was a loud hollow pop as Hilary landed a hard upper cut into Nina's stretched abdomen.  Nina groaned as Hilary landed lefts and rights into Nina's ribs.  Hilary stepped forward and raised her knee up into Nina's gut.  Nina fought to keep her eyes open as she gasped for air.  Makenzie released the hold, spun Nina around, and shoved her into Hilary.  Hilary grabbed Nina's arms and pulled them back holding her helpless for Makenzie.
   "When did I become the punching bag?" gasped Nina.
Makenzie drew her left hand back for a punch and Nina went limp and dropped to a seated position.  Makenzie's left cross caught Hilary in the forehead and knocked her back a couple of steps.  Nina smiled when she looked up and saw the anger on Hilary's face.  If Makenzie hadn't seen what had happened and pulled back at the last second she would have probably knocked Hilary out, but the stinging blow only succeeded in making Hilary angry.  Nina rolled over to the side then sat down in the corner watching Hilary and Makenzie yell at each other.  the yelling stopped when Hilary stepped back and kicked Makenzie in the gut.
   "Oh!" gasped Makenzie as she bent over.
Hilary moved Makenzie's head down between Hilary's thighs.  Hilary locked her fingers under Makenzie's belly, then flipped Makenzie up to a seated position on Hilary's shoulders.  A look of terror crossed Makenzie's face as she realized what was happening.  Hilary slammed the brunette down to the mat in a power bomb.  As Makenzie lay trying to get her breath back, Hilary turned toward Nina just in time for Nina to catch Hilary with a spear.  Nina rolled to her feet and smiled when she saw both Makenzie and Hilary laying out on the mat.  Nina grabbed Hilary's arms and dragged her across Makenzie.  Nina climbed up to the top rope and launched herself toward her opponents.  Nina's eyes widened when she saw Hilary raise her legs.  Nina's splash backfired as she landed across Hilary's shins.  The impact was enough to draw a groan from both Nina and Makenzie.  As all three women lay on the mat gasping in pain, the horn blew again.  Makenzie smiled as her older sister Alexa Vega came into the ring.  Alexa pushed Hilary off of Makenzie and extended her hand to her sister.  Hilary and Nina looked at each other.
   "We're screwed." said Hilary.
   "Royally." answered Nina.
Alexa pulled Nina to her feet and shot her toward the ropes.  Nina bounced off the ropes and found herself on the wrong end of a double dropkick.  Nina was knocked off her feet and sent rolling out of the ring.  Makenzie picked Hilary up and shot her off the ropes.  This time the sisters caught Hilary by the shoulders and legs and lifted her straight up in the air, for her to come back down flat on her stomach.  Alexa smiled as she looked down at the prone and helpless Hilary.
   "I think they're about ready to submit to about anything." said Alexa as she turned toward Makenzie.
Makenzie took a quick hop on her left foot and shot her right foot out in a crescent kick.  Makenzie's heel caught her older sister flush on the temple and turned her head.  Alexa flopped to the canvas out cold.  Nina had made back up to the ring apron in time to watch and stood there with her eyes wide and her mouth open, not believing that Makenzie had betrayed her own sister.  Makenzie rolled Alexa out of the ring as Nina walked up behind her.
   "You are a cold one, aren't you?" asked Nina.
   "There can be only one winner and they're offering a lot of money." said Makenzie.
Makenzie turned toward Nina and raised her hand to punch her.  Hilary came up behind Makenzie, dropped down to one knee, and drove her forearm into the back of Makenzie's knee.  Makenzie fell back with a scream of pain and clutched at her knee.  Nina bounced off the ropes and hit a low drop kick, catching Hilary in the chest.  Hilary rolled out of the ring gasping in pain.  Nina fell to her knees beside Makenzie and smiled a little.  Nina slid her thumb into Makenzie's navel, and spread her fingers just along the top of Makenzie's jeans and began to push in on a variation of the stomach claw.  Makenzie let out a shriek of pain as she curled up her legs.
   "Let it go!  Please.  Don't make me loose like this.  Not after what I did to Alexa.  Please let it go." whimpered Makenzie.
Hilary slid back into the ring under the bottom rope and Makenzie looked hopeful as Hilary started to kick Nina.  Hilary shook her head and backed into the corner.
   "Help me!" screamed Makenzie.
   "Tap!" screamed Hilary.
Makenzie clenched her teeth, then tapped her right hand on the mat at the horn blew again.  As Makenzie slid out of the ring on one side LeAnn Rimes climbed through the ropes on the other side.  LeAnn walked up to Nina and before Nina could react, LeAnn snapped off three quick left jabs that caught Nina in the face.  A straight right caught Nina in the jaw and sent her spinning into the corner.  Nina shook her head trying to clear the cobwebs as Hilary swung a round house right at LeAnn.  LeAnn ducked and as Hilary spun around, Leann put her arm around her and put her hand behind Hilary's left thigh.  LeAnn picked Hilary up, turned her and slammed her down to the mat.  LeAnn picked up Hilary's feet and sling shot Hilary into the corner into Nina.  LeAnn backed into the opposite corner and ran across the ring.  LeAnn heard the air hiss out of Nina and Hilary as she slammed her own body into them, catching them against the turnbuckles.  LeAnn stepped back and waited on Hilary to stumble out of the corner.  LeAnn put her arms around Hilary, arched her back, and fell back as she threw Hilary over her head and across the ring.  As Hilary lay gasping for air LeAnn stood up and caught Nina stumbling out of the corner.  LeAnn threw Nina across the ring and into Hilary.  Nina and Hilary leaned on each other to get back to their knees as LeAnn skipped across the ring to them.
   "Is this the best you've got?" asked LeAnn.
Nina came up with a left and Hilary came up with a right and both sank their fists into LeAnn's belly.
   "Oooofff!" grunted LeAnn as her eyes widened and she bent over.
LeAnn grabbed the back of Nina's head with one hand the back of Hilary's with the other.  Nina and Hilary both groaned as their heads were knocked together.  LeAnn stumbled back trying to catch her breath as the horn blew again.  Natasha Henstridge walked through the curtain and slowly down to the ring.  LeAnn waited as Natasha got into the ring then held out her right hand for a handshake.  Natasha warily took LeAnn's hand, only to feet LeAnn's foot as it impacted her gut.  LeAnn pulled Natasha's arm to shoot her into the ropes, but Natasha put her foot down and spun her body to sling LeAnn into the ropes.  When LeAnn bounced off the ropes, Natasha caught her around the waist, picked LeAnn up, spun her around, and dropped LeAnn's back across Natasha's leg as Natasha fell to one knee.  LeAnn arched her back and screamed as she fell off of Natasha's leg.  Hilary ran toward Natasha, but Natasha caught her, and spun her to mat in a hard power slam.  As Natasha got to her feet, she was caught by Nina with a spear, which drove Natasha to the mat.  Natasha curled up her legs and rolled to her side groaning in pain.  LeAnn was just getting to her feet when Nina took her down with a spear.  Hilary started to raise up, looked up at Nina, shook her head, and laid back down.  Natasha shoved Nina back into the a corner and followed her in, laying her body against Nina and keeping her trapped.  Natasha went down on one knee, grabbed the middle ropes and pulled herself toward the corner.
   "Uulkhh!" spat Nina as Natasha's shoulder drove into her belly.
Nina couldn't make any more noise as Natasha repeated the shoulder thrust three times, driving all the air out of Nina.  Natasha pulled Nina up to her feet, but only the turnbuckles held her up.
   "Time to go nighty-night, little Nina." said Natasha as she leaned into the corner again.
This time Nina found her face buried in Natasha's bosom and no where to go and no way to breathe.  Nina desperately to stay awake as she heard the horn sound again.

[SilverGhost]

   Julianne Hough sprinted to the ring and slid under the bottom rope.  She ran past LeAnn and Hilary who were trading punches in the corner, to the other corner where Natasha was about to smother Nina out.  Julianne hit Natasha with two quick hard rights in the kidney area.  Natasha arched her back with a scream and took a step back from Nina.  Nina leaned back on the ropes and took in a deep gulp of air as Julianne pulled Natasha's arms back, holding her helpless.  Natasha looked at Nina and shook her head.
   "Oh no!  This is not fair." gulped Natasha.
Nina threw her whole body weight behind hard rights and lefts into Natasha's gut.  Natasha tried to bend over, but all she could do was gasp for air as Julianne held her up.  Nina nodded to Julianne and kicked Natasha in the belly.  Julianne let Natasha go, so she could bend over.  Julianne climbed to the top rope as Nina guided Natasha's head between Nina's thighs.  Nina grunted as she lifted Natasha and drove her down to the mat in a power bomb.  As Natasha hit the mat, Julianne jumped and landed with her leg across Natasha's throat.  When Julianne rolled off of Natasha, Nina jumped and dropped her knee across Natasha's forehead.  Natasha rolled away clutching her head and groaning in pain.  Julianne put her foot on Natasha's belly to stop her from rolling around.  Julianne fell to her knees beside Natasha and clamped her hand down on Natasha's head in a claw.  Natasha whimpered in pain as she kicked her feet, trying to squirm away from Julianne.  Nina knelt on the other side and clamped her own claw down on Natasha's belly.  Natasha reached her hand out toward LeAnn, trying to get some help.  LeAnn walked over to them, walked past Julianne, lifted Natasha's left leg and spun into a figure four leg lock.  Natasha shrieked in agony as she tried to squirm toward the ropes, but she couldn't move.  Natasha banged both her hands down on the mat frantically.
   "Get them off me!" screamed Natasha.
Julianne and Nina stood up and LeAnn untangled her legs from Natasha.  Natasha rolled out of the ring and limped gingerly back toward the curtain.  As LeAnn stood up, Julianne bent her over with a punch in the gut.  Nina straightened LeAnn back up with a knee to the face.  Nina put LeAnn's left arm around Nina's shoulders, while Julianne took LeAnn's right arm and put it around her shoulders.  Nina grapevined LeAnn's left leg, while Julianne grapevined LeAnn's right leg.  Nina and Julianne fell backward together dragging LeAnn with them.  As LeAnn lay gasping Julianne bounced off the rope, jumped and landed across LeAnn's abdomen, while Nina dropped her elbow on LeAnn's chest.  Nina rolled LeAnn over on her belly, sat down across her shoulders, and put her hands under LeAnn's chin.  LeAnn grimaced in pain as Nina raised up a little and pulled LeAnn's head back.  Julianne picked up LeAnn's legs, squatted, and pulled back, putting the singer in a combination of the Boston crab and a camel clutch.  As Julianne and Nina leaned into each other LeAnn let out a scream.  She clenched her teeth and planted her hands firmly on the mat, determined not to tap no matter how much it hurt.
   "Come on LeAnn, give it up.  Even a million dollar prize isn't worth this." said Nina.
   "Call me greedy." grunted LeAnn through clenched teeth.
LeAnn hoped that she was getting some help as the horn blew again.  Dylan Dreyer walked through the curtain and toward the ring.  Dylan was almost at the ring when Kristen Welker ran through the curtain and down the aisle.  Kristen grabbed a handful of Dylan's blonde hair and drove her face first into one of the ring posts.  Dylan turned around with a dazed look, trying to focus on her attacker.  Kristen drove her knee up into Dylan's gut, drawing a low groan from Dylan.  Kristen grabbed the back of Dylan's neck and dragged her back to the entrance ramp.  A quick kick in the belly bent Dylan over.  Kristen wrapped her arm around Dylan's head, and lay Dylan's arm over her own shoulders.  Kristen grabbed Dylan's tights and lifted Dylan up where Dylan was upside down and resting on Kristen's shoulder.  Kristen dropped to a seated position, driving Dylan's head into the metal ramp with a brain buster.  Kristen stood and put her foot on Dylan's belly as she raised her hands.
   "You should have known you had that one coming, Dylan." said Kristen as she raised her foot and stomped it down on Dylan's gut.
Dylan's body jerked, but she was unconscious and unable to respond.  In the ring Leann was still waiting on help that wasn't coming.  Hilary had pulled herself up out of the corner and walked over to them.  LeAnn spotted the movement out of the corner of her eye.
   "Help me!  Please." whimpered LeAnn.
Hilary took a couple of steps and punted.  Her foot went under LeAnn's body then brought the toe of her boot up into LeAnn's solar plexus.  LeAnn let out a gagging noise, then her eyes closed and she went limp.  Nina and Julianne let their holds go and rolled LeAnn out of the ring.
   "Have to give her some credit.  She didn't give up, she just passed out." said Nina.
   "Like she said, she's greedy." said Julianne.
   "The thing is Jules, so am I." said Nina with a smile.
Julianne looked confused until Nina drove her knee up into Julianne's belly.  Julianne's eyes widened and her mouth fell open more from shock than pain as she looked at her best friend.  A clothesline from Nina sent Julianne to the mat flat on her back.  The horn sounded again and Nina looked up from Julianne just in time to get clothes lined by Hilary.  Kristen Maloney sprinted down to the ring and jumped through the bottom and middle rope, then rolled up to her feet.
   "Trying to blind someone with that outfit?" asked Hilary.
   "No, I just thought you were so vain you would want to see your own reflection as I beat you." said Kristen with a smirk.
   "I may be small, but I know I can hold my own against a scrawny little gymnast." said Hilary.
Hilary ran toward Kristen, but Kristen grabbed her wrist, and dropped down, flipping Hilary over and to the mat.  Kristen held onto Hilary's wrist and moved it into a simple arm bar, while pushing her knee into the side of Hilary's head.  Hilary kicked her feet trying to get back up.  Kristen bent Hilary's arm back, held it with her left hand while she grabbed Hilary's ankle with her right hand, the pushed her foot into the small of Hilary's back.  Hilary screamed in pain as her small body was stretched out in a way that it wasn't supposed to bend.  Meanwhile Julianne and Nina had made it back to their feet.
   "I can't believe you.  You're supposed to be my best friend." said Julianne.
   "I love you like a sister, but there can be only one winner and I intend for it to be me." said Nina.
   "I don't want to fight you, but I guess that's what we signed up for." sighed Julianne.
   "You could just give up." said Nina.
Nina swung at Julianne's head, hoping to catch her friend off guard.  Julianne ducked and wrapped her body around Nina's in an abdominal stretch.
   "We know each other too well.  I do wish you had picked another hold.  After that pounding earlier in my ribs this really hurts." groaned Nina.
   "That was the point, you little back stabber." said Julianne as she wrenched the hold in tighter drawing a groan from Nina.
After almost twenty minutes in the ring both Hilary and Nina were exhausted and nearly ready to give up from the torturing holds that they were in.  The horn sounded again and Ashley Roberts walked through the curtain.  Ashley took her time getting to the ring hoping that one or both would give up, but neither had by the time Ashley climbed through the ropes.  Ashley walked up to Kristen and Hilary and looked down at them.  She gave Kristen a quick stomp in the side of the head and Kristen released the hold as she rolled away clutching her head.  Ashley smiled as she walked over to Julianne and Nina.
   "In spite of its name, that really doesn't cause a whole lot of pain in your belly, but these ribs here are another story." said Ashley.
Nina screamed in pain as Ashley punched her in the ribs on her ride side where she was stretched out.  Julianne let Nina go and stepped in front of her.
   "She may be a back stabbing little witch, but she's still my best friend." said Julianne as she pushed Ashley back.
An open handed slap from Ashley turned Julianne's head.
   "Come on little dancer, let's see if you can do more than talk." taunted Ashley.
Julianne felt a light touch on the small of her back and nodded with a smile.  Julianne stepped to the side and Ashley could do no more than gasp as Nina caught her with a spear.  As Nina rolled to her feet, Ashley rolled over on her back gasping for air.  Kristen jumped up to the second rope, used it as a spring board and flipped backwards.  She planted both feet on Ashley's gut, then back flipped off.  Ashley wheezed as she curled up in pain and rolled over on her side.  As Kristen raised her hands to the crowd, Nina caught her with a spear, driving the air out of Kristen's body as she slammed Kristen to the mat.  As Nina got to her feet Julianne landed a kick in Nina's gut.  As Nina bent over Julianne wrapped her arm around Nina's head, then fell back, driving Nina's head into the mat.  Julianne smiled as she got to her feet and looked at the women laying on the mat.  Julianne's smile vanished as Hilary's arm wrapped around her from behind pulling tight on her throat.
   "Oh no!  No!" gasped Julianne as Hilary locked in the choke hold.
Hilary wrapped her legs tightly around Julianne's waist and Julianne had no choice but to fall back.  Julianne's blue eyes went from side to side looking desperately for some way out, when the horn sounded.

[SilverGhost]

   Paget Brewster walked slowly down to the ring, then rolled under the bottom rope.  She noticed Hilary and Julianne and walked up to them.  Julianne reached up to Paget and mouthed the word help.  Paget smiled and kicked Hilary in the ribs.  Julianne looked relieved as Hilary's grip loosened and Hilary's legs unlocked from around her waist.  The relief vanished when Paget stomped Julianne in the gut.  Nina ran across the ring and launched herself toward Paget.  Paget side stepped the spear and raised her knee up into Nina's face.  Nina groaned as she was knocked over and across Julianne.  Paget dropped and elbow into Nina's chest and drew a groan of pain from Nina, Julianne, and Hilary.  Ashley swung at Paget and she ducked under the swing.  When Paget stood back up she put her hand on Ashley's throat.  Ashley let out a squeal as Paget picked her straight up off her feet.  Paget, turned Ashley as she came back down, slamming her down flat on her back.  Kristen cartwheeled toward Paget, when she came up in front of Paget she was upside down.  She locked her arms around Paget's waist and continued the cartwheel, coming right side up, holding Paget's body with Paget's head between her knees.  Paget kicked her legs where her thighs hit Kristen's shoulders and knocked her balance backwards.  As Kristen bent over backwards Paget put feet on the mat and now held Kristen upside down with Kristen's head between her shoulders.
   "Well it almost worked." groaned Kristen.
Paget fell to her knees driving Kristen's head into the mat.  Kristen fell flat on her back with her eyes wide and glazed over.  Paget smiled as she looked down at Kristen.
   "One good kick in the head should take the Maloney out of this one." said Paget as she backed up to get a good run for a punt.  Paget only took one step before Hilary met her.  Hilary put her arms around Paget, turned her a little, then fell back, throwing Paget over her head.  Paget landed flat on her back, knocking the wind out of her.  Julianne climbed to the top rope and jumped off toward Paget.  A splash across Paget's body drove what little air she had out again.  Julianne rolled away from Paget, curled up in pain herself.  Nina bounced off the ropes and dropped her knee down across Paget's forehead.  Ashley had made it back to her feet and instead of attacking Paget, she grabbed Nina's arms and held them back.  She turned the helpless Nina toward Kristen who was just getting up.
   "Oh don't do this!" groaned Nina.
   "Not afraid of a skinny little gal like that are you?" asked Ashley.
   "She was a gymnast.  Do you have any idea how much power they can pack in a punch?" asked Nina.
   "I think you're about to find out." said Ashley.
Kristen drove a hard right cross into Nina's belly.  Nina's eyes closed tightly and her cheeks puffed out as the air hissed out of her body.  Ashley's eyes widened and she let out a grunt as she felt the impact in her own belly.
   "Wow, you do pack a whallop.  Give her one of those on the chin and it's good night Nina." said Ashley as she pulled Nina back up straight.
Nina slid her feet between Ashley's and fell forward as Kristen swung.  Nina's body pivoted down in Ashley's arms, dropping her head below Kristen's swing.  The right cross caught Ashley flush on the jaw and snapped her head around.  Ashley let Nina go and fell like log, out cold before she hit the mat.  Kristen looked at Ashley and shrugged.
   "Oh well, one less to stand in my way." said Kristen.
As Nina rolled Ashley out of the ring Hilary kicked Kristen in the gut.  The horn sounded as Kristen bent over, then used that position to drive Hilary into the corner.  Kimberley Walsch ran down to the ring and slid under the ropes.  Kimberley stood up just in time for Paget to plant her boot in Kimberley's face.  Kimberley spun around and was knocked off her feet by a clothesline from Julianne.  Kristen tossed Hilary out of the corner across Kimberley's prone body.  Paget walked toward Julianne, but was caught around the middle by Nina with a spear that sent Paget to the mat.  Kristen walked toward Nina, but Julianne caught Kristen from behind in a full nelson.  Kristen clenched her teeth and tried to pull her arms down to break the hold.
   "Nina, hurry up, this little girl is strong." said Julianne.
Julianne's arms trembled as she tried to keep her fingers locked together behind Kristen's head.  Nina stepped up to Kristen and hit a hard straight right into Kristen's belly.  Kristen's eyes widened and she let out a loud:
   "Oh!"
A left hook into the gut bent Kristen over a little, but she was still being held up by Julianne.  Kristen stopped trying to break the hold, instead reached back and put her hands on either side of Julianne's head.  She put her feet together, swung them back between Julianne's feet, then forward to plant both feet in Nina's belly.
   "Awwwh!" screamed Nina as she bent over.
Kristen pushed off from that impact to send Julianne flat on her back.  Julianne let go of the hold more out of surprise than anything when they hit the mat.  Kristen rolled to her feet and waited on Julianne to get up.  When Julianne got to her feet, Kristen quickly chicken winged Julianne's right arm, then used her left arm to turn Julianne's head to the side.  Kristen pulled Julianne down the mat, then used her feet to neutralize Julianne's legs.  Paget got back to her feet and found Nina still gasping and bent over.  A quick kick in the side of the head sent Nina to the canvas in a daze.  Paget walked up to Kristen and Julianne and smiled.  Julianne was on the verge of tapping when Paget caught her hand and pulled it up.  A sadistic smile crossed Paget's lips as she landed three quick hard stomps into Julianne's stretched belly.  Julianne was in agony when Paget kicked Kristen in the ribs, causing the gymnast to break the hold.  Julianne rolled into the corner holding her shoulder, making sure it was still where it was supposed to be.  Paget walked toward the wounded dancer ready to eliminate her from the match.  Hilary's arms wrapped around Paget's waist from behind.  Paget gasped as she was picked up off the mat, then slammed back down in a german suplex.  Paget could tell Hilary's hands were still around her as she was turned over.  Hilary jerked the air out of her again as she hit a second german suplex.  Paget was in a daze when Hilary pulled her up to her feet again.  This time Hilary let go and sent Paget flying across the ring to land on her head.  Paget struggled to get to her feet.  Just as she got to her feet, Kimberley caught her by the back of the thighs and lifted her straight up off the mat.  Kimberley backed almost into a corner and dropped straight back sending Paget face first into the ring post.  Paget flopped limplying across the turnbuckles, then slid down to the mat.  Kimberley rolled the unconscious Paget out of the mat and onto a waiting stretcher.  As Kristen moved toward Hilary the horn blew again.  Aly Raisman walked through the curtain as Hilary kicked Kristen in the gut.  Aly took her time walking to the ring and watched as Hilary pushed Kristen's head down between Hilary's thighs.  Hilary locked her hands under Kristen and picked her up where she sat on Hilary's shoulders.  Hilary walked toward one of the corners and power bombed Kristen onto the top turnbuckle.  A look of agony crossed Kristen's face as her whole body shuddered from the impact.  Kristen fell down on her knees, then flat on her stomach.  Hilary went down on one knee and raised her arm to punch down on Kristen.  Aly caught Hilary's arm, spun her around, then snapped a knee into Hilary's face.  Hilary fell back and jumped right back up with a look of fury on her face.  As Hilary sprang forward, Aly went down on one knee, caught Hilary's legs, lifted the blonde off the mat, and dropped her throat first across the top rope.  Hilary bounced back and rolled to the side gagging and holding her throat.  Aly knelt beside Kristen and lay her hand on Kristen's side.  Kristen groaned and motioned for Aly to go away.
   "Sorry Kristen." said Aly as she picked up Kristen's feet.
Kristen screamed in pain as Aly sat back in a boston crab.
   "For once in your life, Kristen don't be so stubborn and tap out." said Aly over her shoulder.
   "She can't tap out." said Nina.
   "Why not?" asked Aly.
   "Because she's already passed out from the pain." answered Nina.
Aly let the hold go and dropped Kristen's legs.  Aly rolled Kristen onto the apron and let the attendants lift her down to a stretcher.  Aly turned to Nina, put her arms around Nina's ribs, and lifted her up off the mat.  Nina gasped in pain, then tried to push Aly away.
   "Don't think we haven't been watching in the back.  Some of us have noticed how much these ribs have been punished tonight." said Aly as she squeezed tighter.
   "How can someone so tiny be so strong?" gasped Nina.
   "You try swinging from bars, and walking handstands for hours on end and see what that does for your strength." said Aly.
   "One bad thing about a bear hug in a battle royale." said Nina.
   "What?" asked Aly.
   "No rules." said Nina as she punched Aly in the nose.
Aly dropped Nina and lay her hand on her nose.  Kimberley hit Aly with a forearm shot in the lower back.  Aly arched her back and took a couple steps forward with a groan.  Nina stopped Aly's forward momentum with a straight right into Aly's belly.  Aly doubled over with air hissing between her lips.  Nina wrapped her arm around Aly's head and fell back, dropping the gymnast on her head.  When Nina got back to her feet, Kimberley grabbed Nina's wrist and shot her into the ropes.  When Nina came back toward Kimberley, Kimberley spun Nina down to the mat with a power slam.  Kimberley quickly jumped to her feet and pulled Nina up.  Nina groaned as for the second time she was put in an abdominal stretch.  Kimberley ran her free hand lightly over Nina's right side.
   "With the beating you've taken tonight, it wouldn't surprise me if one of those ribs aren't cracked." taunted Kimberley.
   "Only one?" grunted Nina.
Nina smiled as the horn sounded again.
   "I think you'll give up long before help arrives." said Kimberley.
   "I don't." said Julianne.
   "Bugger." spat Kimberley.
A crescent kick from Julianne caught Kimberley on the temple.  Kimberley released the hold on Nina and spun to the canvas.  Grace Chatto walked down the ramp as Julianne nudged Kimberley with her foot and confirmed that the British singer was unconscious.  Grace dropped her fur lined coat beside the stairs and walked up.  Julianne rolled Kimberley out of the ring as Grace climbed to the top rope as nimbly as her namesake.  Hilary made to her feet just in time for Grace's flying body to knock her right back down.  Julianne ran toward Grace, but Grace caught her, spun her around, dropped to one knee at the same time that she brought Julianne's right shoulder down on her other knee.  Julianne screamed and twisted in pain as she clutched at her already hurt shoulder.  Grace smiled and moved toward Julianne only to catch a kick in the gut from Nina.  Nina put her arm around Grace's head and nodded to Julianne.  Julianne put her left arm around Grace's head and the two of them lifted Grace upside down, then over in a double suplex.  Julianne got up with a groan, holding her right shoulder.  Nina wiped a lock of Julianne's matted blonde hair out of her face.
   "I'm sorry Jules." said Nina as she stepped back.
   "What?" gasped Julianne.
A quick side kick caught Julianne under the chin and knocked her straight back and flat on her back.  Nina shook her head as she rolled Julianne over onto the apron.
   "I thought you were friends." said Aly as she pulled Nina back up by her hair.
Nina stepped to the side and drove the point of her elbow into Aly's gut.
   "We are, but she's hurt.  She won't quit, so if I hadn't eliminated her she would have done some major damage." said Nina as she snapped in three quick left jabs to Aly's jaw.
Aly blocked Nina's right cross with her left hand, then pressed the thumb of her right against Nina's ribs.  Nina groaned and her knees buckled from the pain.
   "And you're healthy?" asked Aly.
Nina straightened her knees as she brought a left upper cut into Aly's solar plexus.
   "Yaulkh!" gagged Aly as she hunched her shoulders.
Nina watched Hilary out of the corner of her eye.  Hilary caught Grace as she got back to her hands and knees.  She put one hand on the back of Grace's neck, and used to other to grab the back of Grace's tights.  Hilary slung Grace like a human battering ram toward Nina and Aly.  Nina jumped to the side and top of Grace's head drove into Aly's gut.  Aly folded over and fell through the ropes.  Nina grabbed Grace's arms and pulled them back.  Nina smiled when she heard the solid hits as Hilary drove punches into the platinum blonde's abdomen.  Grace pushed back and ran backwards, driving Nina into the corner, and sandwiching her against the turnbuckles.  Nina let go of Grace's arms.  Grace ran forward and knocked Hilary for a loop with a clothesline.  Grace stepped toward Hilary, jumped, then drove her knee down in Hilary's thigh just above her knee.  Hilary screamed and tried to roll over, but Grace grabbed her leg.  Hilary shook her head as Grace turned Hilary's legs in a figure four leg lock.  Hilary let out a shriek of pain as she tried to turn away from the pain.  Aly slid back into the ring and found Nina leaning against the turnbuckles trying to catch her breath.  Aly stepped in, leaning her body against Nina's.  Aly locked her hands behind Nina's head and pulled Nina's face against her bosom.
   "Now I'm not nearly as well endowed as Natasha Henstridge, but the effect is just the same.  You can't breathe and in about sixty seconds you go to sleep." said Aly as the horn sounded.

[SilverGhost]

   Mary Elizabeth Winstead walked slowly down the aisle.  She walked up the stairs and slid through the ropes.  She ran to the corner where Aly was smothering out Nina.  Just before reaching the corner she jumped and raised her knee, planting her knee between Aly's shoulder blades.  Aly arched her back with a scream as she let Nina go and her body was pushed against Ninas.  Aly fell to her knees while Nina hung in the corner by wrapping her arms around the top rope.  Mary walked over to where Hilary was still screaming in pain.  Hilary reached her hand up to Mary and Mary took it.  She pulled Hilary over on her belly, dragging Grace with her.  With the figure four reversed it was Grace who began to cry out in pain.  Mary moved over and put her foot in the small of Grace's back and leaned on it.  Grace propped herself up on her elbows and clasped her hands together to keep herself from tapping out.  Mary moved her foot and stomped down on the back of Grace's thigh, causing her legs to untangle from Hilary's.  Mary then stomped on the back of Hilary's right knee, which caused Hilary to scream in pain and clutch at her already aching knee.  Grace used the ropes to pull herself back up to her feet.  Mary kicked her in the back of her right thigh and Grace hopped away into the corner.  Mary jumped up on the second rope and punched down on Grace's head.  The crowd counted along and Mary stopped when she got to ten.  Mary stepped down on the canvas and grabbed Grace's wrist.  She whipped Grace across the ring toward the opposite corner.  Nina looked up when she heard Grace coming, but it was too late.
   "Ooomph!" grunted Nina as Grace's body smashed her into the turnbuckles.
Mary was close behind at a run, she jumped and sent her whole body weight crashing into Grace and Nina.  Mary turned around with a smug smile on her face.  Aly wrapped one arm around the Mary's face, and put her other hand on the right side of Mary's face, then kicked her legs out in front of her, pulling Mary forward with her.  Aly landed flat on her back, but Mary landed flat on her face.  Mary tried to get up, but rolled to the mat with her eyes wide and glassy.  Grace stepped forward still trying to catch her breath, only to meet the same fate as Aly dropped her to the mat with a cutter.  Nina launched herself toward Aly with a spear, but Aly caught Nina's head and drilled her face into the mat with a cutter as well.  Hilary put her hand on Aly's shoulder and spun her around.  Aly grabbed Hilary's head and kicked her legs out.  Hilary put her hands on Aly's ribs and lifted Aly up, and fell back with her.  Aly lay on her back gasping for air as Hilary struggled to her feet and the horn sounded again.  The roar of the crowd was deafening when Jessica Alba walked through the curtain.  Jessica smiled sweetly and waved to the crowd until she got to the steps, then the smile vanished and her face became deathly serious as she walked up the steps and climbed into the ring.  Hialry looked up at Jessica and groaned.
   "You've been at this twenty five minutes.  You're exhausted and out of breath.  You might as well give up now.  It's pretty obvious who the people think are going to win." said Jessica.
   "They've been wrong before and exhausted or not, I can still fight and over rated scuba instructor." said Hilary as she moved toward Jessica.
Hilary punched toward Jessica, but Jessica grabbed Hilary's wrist.  Jessica spun around, twisting Hilary's arm, then fired off three quick hard kicks across Hilary's chest.
   "A scuba instructor with a black belt." said Jessica with a hint of a smile.
Jessica let go of Hilary's arm, put her arms around Hilary's ribs, picked the blonde up.  Jessica fell to one knee as she dropped Hilary's back on the other knee.  Hilary groaned and slithered to the mat.  Grace ran into the corner beside Jessica, jumped up onto the second rope, and used it as a spring board to somersault back toward Jessica.  Jessica took a step back and ask Grace came down, Jessica caught her around the waist.  Grace gulped as she realized she was upside down and being held there in a dangerous position.  Jessica jumped and landed in a seated positon, with Grace's head between her thighs.  Grace flopped to the mat on her back with her eyes rolling around, trying to focus.  Jessica was measuring Grace for a kick to the head when Mary grabbed Jessica's arms from behind.  Jessica's eyes widened as Mary picked Jessica up off the mat by her arms.
   "Oh no!" gulped Jessica.
Mary jumped and sat down, flattening Jessica out as she went.  Jessica's face bounced off the mat twice before coming to rest.  Mary used Jessica's legs to turn Jessica over on her back.
   "A good hit like that usually will disorient you, if it doesn't knock you out." said Mary as she leaned closer to check on Jessica.
Mary's eyes closed tight and she clenched her teeth as Jessica's legs tightened on her ribs and pushed Mary over to the mat on her side, trapped in a leg scissors.  Aly shook her head as she got to her feet and moved toward where Jessica and Mary lay.  Aly's eyes widened when Hilary put her hand on Aly's groin, then her other hand on Aly's collarbone.  Aly gulped as Hilary picked her up off the mat and over Hilary's head.  Hilary pushed Aly up and let go, at the same time Hilary fell flat on her back and raised her knees up to her chest.  Aly could do no more than gasp as her abdomen came down across Hilary's shins.  Nina grabbed a handful of Aly's hair and pulled Aly up as Hilary struggled to her feet.
   "At this point I'm surprised you had the strength left to pick her up, much less hit her with a gut buster." gasped Nina.
   "We're both sucking air, but I'm not going to quit, are you?" asked Hilary.
   "If you want a victory, you're going to have to pry it from my cold dead fingers." said Nina.
Nina and Hilary both had to struggle just to hit Aly with a pair of knife edge chops, but the effects were plain as Aly stumbled back with a groan.  Aly stepped toward them, grabbed Nina's braid, and a handful of Hilary's wet matted hair.  Aly pulled their heads back to slam them together, but Hilary landed a left and Nina hit a straight right into Aly's gut.  Aly folded over as the air was driven out of her body.
   "How do you feel about a bow and arrow?" asked Nina.
   "I agree, this one has been a pest too long now." said Hilary.
Nina knocked Aly down with a clothesline.  Hilary grabbed Aly's left ankle and pulled it back, then grabbed her left wrist and pulled back while pushing her foot into the small of Aly's back.  Hilary rolled over on her back, lifting Aly into the air bent over backwards.  Aly screamed in pain as Hilary held her stretched body out of reach of any help.  Nina went over to Aly's left side.
   "All you have to do is tap." said Nina.
   "Never." grunted Aly.
   "I think the gal needs some more persuasion." said Hilary.
Nina lay her hand on Aly's stretched belly and Aly shook her head.
   "You wouldn't.  Not like this." gasped Aly.
Nina drove her fingers down into the well defined muscles of Aly's abdomen and Aly could do nothing more than shriek in pain.  The horn sounded again and gave Aly a little hope, especially since she saw Grace beginning to stir out of the corner of her eye.  The crowd erupted again as Kaley Cuoco walked down to the ring.  Kaley slid under the rope and stood up as Grace moved toward Nina, Hilary, and Aly.  Kaley spun Grace around and hit her with a forearm uppercut.  Grace almost fell toward the three, but Kaley caught her and spun her into the corner.
   "Leave them alone, let her tap." said Kaley punctuating each word with a hard kick into Grace's chest.
When Grace slumped into the corner with a groan, Kaley hit her in the head with a knee.  Aly gulped as she realized that she wasn't getting any help.
   "I can't take it any more.  Stop!" screamed Aly as she used her free hand to tap Hilary's shoulder.
Nina let her claw go and Hilary lowered Aly to the mat, so she could roll out of the side of the ring.  Aly looked dejected as she limped back toward the curtain.  Kaley grabbed Grace's arm and leg and pulled her out of the corner to lay on the mat.  Kaley climbed up to the top rope and did a picture perfect moonsault, with only one tiny problem.  Grace raised her knees up just before Kaley hit.
   "Awwwhh!" screamed Kaley as she landed across Grace's shins.
Hilary and Nina went into another corner and slumped down sitting against the turnbuckle.
   "I think I'm just going to sit here and die." groaned Nina.
   "Me first." groaned Hilary.
Grace got to her feet and walked over to where Jessica still held Mary in a leg scissors.  Grace did a quick little hop and planted both feet on Jessica's belly, then hopped off to land and elbow onto Mary's chest.  Jessica's legs unlocked from Mary's body as she took in deep gulps trying to re capture the air that had been driven out of her, while Mary groaned and rolled over to her side, also gulping for air.  Grace stood up with a big smile on her face and everyone could she that she was proud of herself for that maneuver.  Grace took Mary's arms and dragged her over beside Jessica.  Grace ran and jumped onto the top rope to springboard into a moonsault.  This time she landed with her knees in Jessica's gut and her elbows in Mary's stomach.  Grace smiled again when she heard the explosion of air from her two victims.  The horn sounded for the last time and Neve Campbell walked through the curtain.  Neve walked slowly and warily toward the ring, then rolled under the bottom rope.
   "The luckiest woman in the building." said Grace as she turned to face Neve.
   "Some might say that." answered Neve.
   "She doesn't." said Grace as she pointed at Kaley, who was behind Neve.
Neve turned around in time to get a boot in her gut.  As Neve bent over, Kaley wrapped her arm around Neve's chin and sat down hard.  Neve bounced up to her feet and spun back around to Grace with her eyes wide and glassy.  Grace jumped up onto Neve, wrapped her legs around Neve's head, and leaned back, sending Neve forward to land on the top of her head.  Neve flopped down to the canvas flat on her back and not moving.
   "So much for luck." said Grace as she rolled Neve's limp form under the bottom rope.
Grace stood up and turned around to face Kaley.  Kaley planted her foot firmly in Grace's belly and the platinum blonde's eyes widened and her mouth fell open in shock.  Kaley grabbed Grace's head and dropped her in a stunner as well.  Kaley sat down on Grace's chest and hammered right fists down into Grace's head until she quit moving.  Kaley rolled Grace out of the ring right behind Neve.  Mary looked over into the corner and saw Hilary and Nina still slumped in the corner together.
   "You've both been in here half an hour, getting beaten on, stretched, and tormented.  It shouldn't take a whole lot to get rid of both of you." said Mary as she walked toward them.
Mary reached to grab a handful of Hilary's hair, but was stopped short when Nina clamped a claw hold on Mary's stomach.  Mary pulled back, trying to get away, but fell over and Nina followed her.  Hilary went around Nina and clamped another claw on Mary's head.  Mary groaned as she tapped the mat.  Hilary and Nina let go, letting Mary roll out of the ring and curl up on the floor in pain. 

[SilverGhost]

   Hilary Duff, Jessica Alba, Kaley Cuoco, and Nina Dobrev moved back into the four corners facing each other.  The final four women in the battle royale.  Hilary and Nina leaned back in their corners gasping heavily and visibly spent and in pain.  Jessica and Kaley slowly moved toward the center of the ring.  Hilary clenched her teeth and pushed herself out of the corner to join them.  Nina took a deep breath then slowly walked to the middle of the ring.
   "Let's finish this." said Kaley confidently.
   "These two shouldn't take too long to get rid of then we can settle it between us." said Jessica.
   "I've worked too hard and too long to give up now." said Nina.
Kaley snapped a kick into Nina's side and Nina went down to her knees with a scream.  Kaley stepped forward and drove her knee into the bridge of Nina's nose.  Nina groaned as she flopped to the canvas.  Hilary backed away as Kaley rolled Nina out of the ring.  Kaley stood and began walking toward Hilary at the same time as Jessica.
   "This is not fair." whined Hilary.
Hilary threw a left at Kaley, but Kaley just brushed it away.  Hilary threw a right at Jessica, but Jessica caught her arm.  A look of desperation crossed Hilary's face as Kaley grabbed her right arm.  Jessica and Kaley threw Hilary back into the corner with all the force they could muster.  Hilary grimaced in pain and stumbled out of the corner.  Kaley kicked Hilary in the belly and as she bent, Kaley caught Hilary with a stunner.  Hilary flopped over onto the mat, but bounced up to her knees, refusing to stay down.  Jessica bounced off the ropes and ran back.  Jessica caught Hilary with a kick that smacked Jessica's shin across Hilary's face.  Hilary's head turned and she flopped to the canvas unconscious.
   "Now that's one stubborn little lady." said Jessica as she rolled Hilary out of the ring.
When Jessica stood up, Kaley planted her foot in Jessica's belly.  Jessica groaned as she bent over.  Kaley wrapped her arm around Jessica's face and jumped.  Jessica put her hands under Kaley's thighs and picked Kaley up, then fell backward, driving the back of Kaley's head and neck into the mat.  Jessica jumped to her feet and grabbed Kaley's right foot.  Jessica pulled Kaley to the middle of the ring and turned Kaley over on her belly as she twisted in an ankle lock.  Kaley screamed in pain as she tried to squirm toward the ropes.  Kaley put both her hands down the mat and started to push herself up to reverse the hold.  Jessica wrapped both her legs around Kaley's thigh and fell back on the mat, turning even harder.
   "Tap or I will break it." said Jessica.
Kaley nodded as she tapped the mat.  Jessica released the hold and unwrapped herself from Kaley.  A referee came into the ring as Kaley rolled out to the floor.  Kaley limped to the back as the referee raised Jessica's hand and the ring announcer proclaimed Jessica Marie Alba as the winner.