Dan Rich wasn't wrong about the effect Raven Veyn had. Fiona had studied some of her matches, but seeing her in person, standing in the ring as she made her way towards it for a fight, was something else. Fiona wasn't easily intimidated, already experienced with taking on taller or stronger opponents, but face to face with Raven, her mind started to race with incredibly unhelpful thoughts. [i]If Isabella couldn't take her, what chance do I have? I barely beat Tanya, and Raven's twice the wrestler she is. She's so much stronger than I am, and just as quick, too. I'm not ready for this...[/i]

She tried to force some stillness into her mind, before the last of her confidence could be eroded. Running her hands through her black hair, she kept moving, walking about in the small space of her corner, eyes wandering between her two opponents. She had to find a way to keep a clear head, to keep her fear from influencing her decision-making.

"Our top three ladies are in the ring together," Dan Rich declared. "Now it's time to keep them there, with the help of a steel cage!"

The cage began to lower around the ring until it fully enclosed them, offering next to no space outside the ropes and promising a painful stop to anyone thrown into the air. It was a tall climb, one that would only become more difficult the more hits they took, the more tired they got. And if they picked a poor moment to escape, a competitor would no doubt send them crashing back to the mat.

[i]Ready or not, here we go...[/i]

The bell rang loud and clear, getting the women's steel cage match underway. A three way standoff began the fight, each woman emerging from her corner and eyeing up the opposition. Fiona felt like she knew what she had to do, but wasn't sure how best to do it now that the moment was here. She needed to show Elina she was serious about the proposed plan, that she wanted to work together to take down Raven, not just benefit herself by letting Elina take the brunt of the former CSW champ.

So she flanked Raven to the opposite side from Elina, closing in to engage her in a high grapple and getting ready to use every bit of strength she had. Locking horns with a much more powerful opponent was sure to end in disaster, but if it gave Elina a good opening, maybe she could gain control before Raven would have a chance to do much damage.