4x07 Anybody Seen My Baby? (Taped on Jan. 19th 2024)

4x07 Anybody Seen My Baby? (Taped on Jan. 19th 2024) May 21, 2024 9:01:04 GMT -6

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Post by gvb on May 21, 2024 9:01:04 GMT -6

4x07 ANYBODY SEEN MY BABY?

The Principal's Office
Monday, January 15th, 2024
9:15 AM

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
Still nothing?

The question was meant for Helena Noir. The former Liberty champion is pacing nervously back and forth inside Gian's office, her phone glued to her hear.

Helena Noir:
Nothing. She's not picking up...

Frustrated, she interrupts the call and put the phone back in her pocket.

Helena Noir:
This is bullshit Gian. We all saw what happened at Dark Web! They took her, why aren't we calling the police?

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
Nowhere in the footage we were able to gather shows they abducted her. As far as we know, she could have followed them on her own accord.

Gian replied in a serious tone, his voice betraying a certain level of concern.

Helena Noir:
Come on, you don't believe that...

He shook his head.

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
No, I don't. But this is what any officer would tell you.

Helena Noir:
So there's nothing we can do?

After taking a minute to think it through, he replied.

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
Our former student Trinity was taken by them. I don't know if she remembers where they live but...

Helena Noir:
Saoirse!

The principal raised an eyebrow.

Helena Noir:
I can contact her. Ask if they have Gardiner and if she's ok...

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
Do you think she will tell you?

Helena Noir:
It's one hell of a longshot, but it's all we got.

He gave her a nod. As Helena started scrolling on her phone, the camera cut to black.

The Principal’s Office
Monday, January 15th, 2024
3:35 PM

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
Thank you for joining me so quickly, Marissa. I know your students are waiting for you, but hopefully this won’t take too long.

Standing up from his chair, Gian greets the Olympic gold medalist with a firm handshake, inviting her to take a seat in front of him. He slightly turns the screen of his computer so that they both could look at it.

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
I’m sure you already know why I asked you to join me. I wish we didn’t have to come to this, Deyanira was one of the most promising students we have and it’s unfortunate that she decided to pursue a different path. But there are other prospects that could use this opportunity. I would like you to take a look at some profiles I selected and believe would be a good addition to your team.

Without wasting any time, aware that Marissa has quite the field day lined up with her team, he clicks the play button. The video shows a young man, truly a physical specimen despite the young age and with an athleticism you wouldn’t expect from a guy that size. Marissa’s eyebrows raise slightly as she watches the tape, she leans back in her chair slightly, folding her arms. A few more seconds pass before she reaches for the remote, hitting the ‘pause’ button.

Marissa Kanensson:
Look, we could sit here and watch hours and hours of tape, trying to figure out who is promising enough to replace Deyanira. But, something doesn’t feel right here, Gian. I don’t think Deyanira voluntarily left at all. I think she was forced. Don’t we owe it to our students to afford them our protection from outside influences?

She sighs, brushing away a lock of her blonde hair, reaching forward, placing a tattooed hand on Vaccaro’s desk.

Marissa Kanensson:
Gian, give me a little time to get to the bottom of this. I don’t think it’s fair that we can just allow someone to…leave like she did. If I go and she says she doesn’t want to return, then I’ll leave it there and we can decide on a replacement - plenty of students have come in later and done just fine. So, let me figure this out, okay?

The principal stares back at her in silence for a few seconds, clasping his hands in front of his mouth as he ponders his options. His eyes drift to the computer screen, on the frozen image of that same guy lifting another kid over his head without breaking a sweat.

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
I had the same feeling, her family certainly played a major role in this.

Nodding his head, he turns the screen away from Kanensson.

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
Unfortunately I can’t give you as much time as I’d like. Reach out to her, fly there if you need to and write it off as business expense. But I need an answer by the end of next week. If she isn’t here for next Friday’s show, I’m afraid we won’t have a choice but to move on. And believe me, it’s not a decision I’m making light-heartedly.

Marissa bows her head slightly, resigned to a slim feeling of defeat, knowing how it’d likely go with Deyanira’s family. She then looked back up to the principal, nodding at him.

Marissa Kanensson:
Alright, I’ll go. I won’t promise anything, but I’ll do everything I can possibly do to get her back here. She’s got unfinished business, and I’m not about to let her just…give up on this all.

His lips curl into a slight smile, almost comforting in a way.

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
If someone has a chance, it’s you Marissa. Just remember what you said, we should always have our students’ best interests in mind. And as of now, technically she still is your student.

Pushing back his chair, he slowly stands up once again.

Gianluigi Vaccaro:
Speaking of which, I believe there’s four more of them who are waiting for you.

Marissa returns the smile, rising to her feet and exchanging another firm handshake with the Academy’s principal.

Marissa Kanensson:
Indeed. Hopefully, next time you see me I’ll have my fifth back with me.

With a warm squint of the eyes Marissa turns on her heels, exiting her office, a clear mission in mind.

Gauntlet Match
Gold Star #1 contendership

Diego Hernandez VS Lucas Donaldson VS Mackenzie VS Hikari Sakazaki VS Dakota Kent VS La Huracana Famosa

Out of eight potential competitors fighting for a Gold Star opportunity, only six eventually entered the Gauntlet. But if Deyanira's situation seems to be getting more cleaar, with her window to return to the Academy closing and no words from the Muay Thai star's desire to come back, nobody has a clue on where Gardiner might be. The last we saw her, she was disguised as one of Nine's cultists and nobody has seen her since night 2 of Dark Web V. Diego and Hikari started the match, kicking off with a technical exchange in which the two students showcased the progress they made in these first months of their career. Hikari found herself backed into the corner, overpowered by the opponent. But when Hernandez tried to hit her with a right hand, she ducked and responded with a series of chops, followed by a powerful big boot.
Hikari was able to keep control for a couple of minutes, foeìrcing Diego on the defense with a flurry of kicks. But the tide turned when she attempted to leapfrog over the running opponent, but Pyro saw that coming and slowed down his pace, decking her with a superkick when she came down. He went for a quick cover but only obtained a count of two.
The two weren't holding back, firing on all cilinders in as if everything was on the line in this first stage of the gauntelt. Hikari spiked Diego on his head with a flip piledriver but he was able to get his shoulder up in the nick of time. Hikari then attempted to take him down with a headscissors but Hernandez blocked the momentum and lifted her in a powerbomb position, launching her into the corner. Sakazaki bounced back and walked right into a big boot to the head that knocked her down for the one, two, three.
The next obstacle on Diego's long way to the top was Dakota Kent. The powerhouse could match Pyro's strength, even getting the edge on him due to the fatigue beginning to show on the young man. She hit him hard with punches and kicks, bringing the crowd on thei feet when she body slammed him into the canvas and followed up with a running senton, but once again Diego survived.
Overall, an impressive performance by the country girl who really put Diego through the grinder, coming close to eliminating him in a few occasions. But in the end Hernandez connected an out-of-the-blue Pele kick that òeft Kent dazed, giving him the opportunity to end it with a brainbuster.
Fourth entrant in the gauntlet was the masked second generation luchadora, La Huracan Famosa. Possibly the worst client for an already spent Hernandez, her speed and agility could really be an issue for him so far into this match. And in fact it wasn't long before the Luchadora surprised him with a sunset flip to advance in the Gauntlet.
Lucas Donaldson may have entered the Academy without prior wrestling experience, but he definitely learned in this time that the best way to counter someone as fast and agile as La Huracan was to keep her grounded. Not the most technical of the bunch, Lucas stuck to the basic stuff, finding out that a bear hug was great to limit the high-flier and wear her down. From that position, he then threw her backward with an overhead suplex, coming very close to the upset win.
Experience is somthing that can't be thaught, and in that department Donaldson was far behind his opponent. La Huracan Famosa weathered the storm and waited for the openeing to spike Donaldson on his head with a satellite DDT. To end things with style she performed a beautiful top rope moonsault, getting the three count and moving on to the final stage of the gauntlet, where she'll go toe to toe with Mackenzie.
Lil Mac looked on top of her game tonight, focused and determined to earn her shot at Bennett's Gold Star. Of course La Huracan shared the same goal and she wasn't going down so easily, kicking out from Mackenzie's superkick and surviving a nasty DDT.
The Luchadora found her second wind and surprised the opponent with a springboard back elbow, flooring the young girl. She tried to put her away with another moonsault but it wasn't enough to keep Mac down. The fight continued with the momentum now being on the masked young lady's side, until she ateempted a wheelbarrow bulldog. Mackenzie managed to block the attmpt and counter it, slamming La Huracan face first onto the canvas. She quickly rolled her on her back and sat on her chest, grabbing the leg for a deep cover that earned her the three count.

WINNER: Mackenzzie
BY: Pinfall (Faceslam), 19:44

4x07 Anybody Seen My Baby? (Taped on Jan. 19th 2024)

Post by gvb on May 21, 2024 9:01:04 GMT -6

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