CHAPTER EIGHT: BOMBS AWAY

     Logan grabbed her suitcases out of the vehicle after arriving to the arena. She had driven alone this time after not being live for two weeks. Kurt Angle had called her a few days ago, giving her a heads-up about her match tonight; which was for the ultimate prize.

She would be going into a Triple Threat match against Mickie James and Nia Jax for a spot at Summer Slam against Alexa Bliss for the title. In those two weeks that she had been away, she flew back to Orlando, seeing both of her parents and attending some signings there.

She often missed the smell of home, going into her parent's house and smelling spicy Mexican food brought her back to her childhood. She hadn't been home since her injury and having that time off to see her parents again brought up her spirits for tonight.

There was also the matter of Finn Balor. She hadn't been in his line of sight since their date and Logan thought he couldn't care less since neither of them tried to get into contact with each other. She didn't mind it though, she couldn't afford having a distraction when the biggest match of her life was in the future and tonight, her actions would decide if she was ready.

"Logan?" she heard a man's voice call behind her as she walked forwards; towards the entrance of the arena. Dean Ambrose caught onto her frame almost immediately; her hair being the first feature to point her out.

"Deano." Logan stopped in her tracks and looked behind her to see the Lunatic Fringe and Roman Reigns dragging his luggage in beside him. "How was the tiny break?" He asked her.

Logan smiled. "It was good. Got a much needed massage while I was away." She informed him, and Dean was instantly reminded of the condition her lower back had been in the past few weeks from Emma and Alicia.

She had been getting pain from her lower back, nothing extreme of course but enough to have Kurt sign her off for two weeks to give her back some rest. When she went in to get a massage, they had told her that her lower back muscles were badly knotted. "How are you two?" Logan asked them, looking over at Roman in particular.

Logan had never had a proper conversation with Roman, but she had been in the presence with him since she was friends with Dean. Dean had told her that Roman had never been much of a talker, and to not take it too personally since she had thought he didn't like her. That had put Logan's mind at ease since she saw Roman as intimidating.

"Good, shoulder's been a bit tight lately." Roman answered her.

"Yeah, I saw last week's match. That arm stretch looked pretty painful." Logan told him to which Roman nodded, agreeing with her. Logan saw the way his arm bent when Joe but him in that hold, it defiantly would've been pulled out of socket if it was held a little longer. "What about you Dean, feeling good about your match tonight?" Logan questioned.

Dean smirked over at her as he held the door open. "Doubting me, Jane?"

Logan rolled her eyes, "Of course not, you always have my vote on winning." She shrugged at him as she walked through the doors of the arena.

Dean put his hand over his heart as he pouted. "Damn, Lo." Logan smiled over at him, hitting him in the chest with her fist as he ruffled her hair with his hand. "What about you? Heard you got that big match,"

Logan nodded at him. "Yeah, I'm pretty nervous for it." She started chewing on her bottom lip when she thought of being in the same ring as none other than Nia Jax herself. Bayley had just got her shoulder injured from Nia, and now she was worried about getting in the ring with her, afraid that she would injure herself and have this title opportunity shoved down the drain.

"Want some advice? Team up with Mickie and take her down first." Roman suggested and Logan looked over at him, "Also, go for the legs." He added and Logan nodded, appreciating the advice she was getting from the Big Dog himself.

"Thanks Roman."

After Logan dropped off her bags in the Women's locker room, she headed straight for Julie, who was the head costume designer here. She had texted Julie about a week ago for her Attire tonight, wanting something a little more special for this big moment.

"Hey, Logan," Julie looked up from her work when the brunette stood over her, admiring the attire she was working on tonight. "I was just going to contact you," She informed her and rolled her chair towards a blue bin, taking the attire from the top of the pile. "Just finished the jacket this morning."

Logan's brown eyes scanned the teal blue bottoms of her attire and her smile only grew when she had seen the jacket she was wearing. Her usual black studded jacket was now covered in rhinestones and the jacket itself looked like something you would see Sasha Banks rocking. The sides were cut out of it, leaving two huge pieces of fabric that connected to the zipper itself. "Shit, Julie. You rocked it." Logan gasped in pure admiration at the looks of her new attire.

"Thought you would like it," Julie smiled.

"Like it?" Logan looked over at her, "I love it," She told her bringing the girl into a hug.

After Logan had grabbed her gear from Julie and giving her a goodbye hug, she started making her way down the hallway and towards catering. She was completely unaware of the eyes following her every move, and the person walking behind her until she was pulled into a locker room just when she was about to turn the corner.

"What the hell, Finn?" Logan yelled at him. Her eyes flaring when she had turned her head and seen who had forcefully grabbed her hand and dragged her into the empty locker room. "The hell is your problem?" She snapped, forcefully taking her wrist out of his hand.

Finn looked back at her, completely taken back by her hostility. Her brown eyes had turned darker under his gaze when his mouth had opened, but closed again. "I'm sorry. I just had to talk to ya." His answer softened her blazing features, but only for a moment.

"And you had to force me into a locker room to talk to me?"

Finn shook his head and scratched the back of his neck at her statement. "You've been ignoring me ever since our date." He confessed and Logan blinked a few times.

That's why he had gone through desperate measures into talking to her and pulling her into a locker room without her knowledge had been one of them. "I can't do this.. us." She said after a consuming moment of silence between them. "Did I do somethin' wrong?" Finn had asked her.

Her eyes flickered down at her own boots, "No. It sounds cliché, but it's not you, Finn. It's me." She looked back into his blue gaze and she saw the hurt flood into his eyes at her reply. "I have to go," She gave him one last look before exiting the room, not taking one look back when Finn had called her name.

Logan was running in a spot with Seth sitting down on one of the equipment boxes next to her. Her head going from side to side as she readied herself for the match she had just in twenty minutes and she was beyond nervous. Her heart started to pound out of her chest at the thought of putting herself in front of Nia, and possibly getting hurt like Bayley.

Seth had noticed her breathing picked up and he got off of the box, putting his arms around his panicked friend. "Hey, you need to breathe." He tried to comfort her.

Seth pulled her away from his embrace but kept his hands firmly gripping her shoulders while he stared into her brown eyes. "You're going to do amazing tonight. You do what I told you." He reminded her and Logan nodded.

Go for the legs, don't be stupid and start jumping at her for her to catch you.

She can't destroy what she can't catch.

Logan had these words going through her head right now, and Seth told her to use her agility and speed as her advantage tonight. A girl with weight is slow, slow react times. "She won't be able to catch me," Logan repeated what Seth had told her and he nodded at her.

"I'm going to go out there and kick both of their asses." Logan nodded again, praising herself up like Sasha does before her every match. Logan nodded again; looking up at Seth's smiling face again.

"Take my phone, okay?" She handed her phone from the equipment boxes and started slipping her jacket over her arms. Seth and Logan started walking side by side towards the Gorilla as her match was getting closer and closer.

Dean had noticed them both and walked over; putting an arm around Logan's other shoulder. "She freaking out?" Dean looked over at Seth for the answer to which he had nodded. "You got this, Lo." Dean told her to which she gave him a panicked smile too.

Upon nearing the gorilla, Mickie's theme song just started blasting through the arena and she stopped in front of the big television. Seth stood behind her, watching the television with her. Once Mickie was almost at the ring, she turned to face both boys.

"Wish me luck?" Logan looked up at both of her friends with a nervous smile planted on her face and her arms held out for the taking. Dean almost pushed Seth out of the way, and threw his hands around the girl's waist; picking her off the ground and crushing her mid-section. "Dean, it's a hug not a hold." Logan gasped for breath and Dean put her back on the floor. 

Seth had gave her a hug and once she turned to face the stage manager, she had nodded at him; telling him to start her music.

The Arena went black and Logan made her way out towards the glow in the dark tape which told her were to stand. She swallowed and turned her back on the universe as her song started and the lights flickered on and off.

When the lights came on, she stood in the middle of the ramp; looking up at the sky with both hands extended on either side of her. She threw her hands back down and looked over her shoulder; turning slowly towards the ring.

She made her way down towards the ring, and picked up into a sprint, sliding into the ring on her stomach; then propping one leg up to look over at Mickie James with dark eyes. She slowly got onto her two feet, looking into the Universe as she stood next to Mickie James.

Mickie looked over at her when Logan's song started to die down. "Take her down, together?" Logan yelled over her music to which Mickie had given her a half-nod. "Once she's down, every woman for herself."

Mickie liked that idea, not only was this Perris girl incredibly good in the ring, she had the brain of a veteran. Nia's song started and Logan's attention came off of Mickie, and onto where the stage was; waiting for Nia to join them in the ring. She watched Nia's eyes scanned the competitors in the ring, shaking her head slightly.

The Bell rung and Logan looked towards Mickie, and when Mickie gave her the nod; both of them charged. It didn't kick in that Mickie stopped once Logan was thrown back into the ropes, and she saw the look on Mickie's face that they needed a plan.

Mickie charged, only to get swung across the ring like Logan had. Logan looked over at Mickie with a shocked look on her face and her attention quickly snapped towards Nia.

Logan kicked the side of Nia's thigh while her attention was still focused on Mickie, and she hit her again. Logan spun around, hitting the side of Nia's cheek with her boot, sending the bigger girl stumbling towards the ropes.

Logan saw the opportunity and she looked over at Mickie, who saw it too. Together, they bounced off the opposite ropes, and slid across the matt, taking down Nia's legs; forcing her to her knees.

Logan didn't waste any time getting back to her feet, and started slamming her leg into Nia's chest. The Universe around her started counting on each hit she made. She made it to a count of 6 until Nia had caught her boot; looking at her with fierce eyes. "No! No!" Logan shook her head while she hopped onto her foot while Nia rose from the matt. Logan then leaped, kicking her in the temple with her other foot.

She got back up, and Mickie joined her on lifting Nia up off the matt but the power of Nia Jax, had Logan pushed onto the right side, and Mickie getting flown into the Turnbuckle. Just as Nia was about to connect her body to Mickie, Mickie moved out of the way, sending Nia flying into the steel pole.

Once she was out of the ring, Mickie turned her attention towards Logan, who just started to lift herself off of the floor. Both ladies started circling each other and Mickie sent her running into the ropes, Logan bounced off of them and mounted on top of Mickie James, sending her skull into the matt a few times.

Logan then got up, grabbing a fist full of Mickie's hair and then sent her knee flying repeatedly into the gut of Mickie James. Logan then head-butted her a couple times while screaming as the adrenaline started to build up.

Out of nowhere, Nia Jax hit Logan with a close-line as she made her way back into the ring. She hit the matt, but rolled out of the ring for safety, just as Seth told her to do.

This gave Logan a much needed moment to regain herself, and catch her breath. Logan looked over at the universe as she started to get back onto her feet. When she rose back towards the apron, Mickie was bringing the fight to Nia, or trying to at least.

Logan quickly climbed the apron, and then the turnbuckle once Nia had Mickie up on her shoulders, but upon Nia seeing what Logan was doing, she threw Mickie over her shoulders like a rag doll and Logan jumped with her elbow extended; ready to hit Nia right in the jaw.

She connected, but it wasn't enough to send Nia on her back. Logan got up onto her feet almost immediately, not making the mistake of taking her eyes off Nia. She sent her a kick to the chest, catching the wind out of her, and then ran backwards; bouncing off the ropes but only to have Nia close line her.

Upon the close-line connecting, again Logan rolled out of the ring, and Nia was right behind her, reaching for her hair. But she wasn't quick enough since Logan had already reached the ground.

Logan backed up when Nia had started to come through the ropes and head straight for her. She held onto her stomach as her lungs started burning. Logan moved out of the way and Nia came crashing through the barricade; breaking it.

Logan looked over at the destruction, and the crowd started going wild. Logan reached for the Announce table for support on helping her up, upon seeing Mickie still lying flat in the middle of the ring; an idea struck her brain.

Logan stumbled towards the apron, and started walking up the steel steps; going straight up the Turnbuckle. The crowd started roaring and Logan jumped off, delivering a Swanton Bomb.

Logan went for the pin, and when the Referee hit the matt for the third time; her song blasted through the arena.

"And here is your winner, Logan Perris!"

Logan stood up with the Referee's help and he raised her hand. Logan nodded into the universe and then her eyes were up on the stage, where Alexa Bliss was on commentary. Logan rolled out of the ring, taking jacket on her way up towards Bliss.

"Future Champion!" Logan yelled over at her, gesturing towards her waist. Alexa Bliss got up from her chair and started walking towards Logan, nodding her head and then raising her title for Logan to catch a glimpse of.

A/N:

THIS IS HALLOWEEN! THIS IS HALLOWEEN!

TWO UPDATES IN ONE DAY.

This chapter was actually really fun to write since I enjoy writing Logan's matches. She's got a really quick- high-flyer style that stands in-between Finn and Jeff Hardy and I love it! I hope you guys like the extra chapter published today!