Author's Note: I highly recommend listening (or simply reading the chorus) to "Down With the Sickness" by Disturbed to get the punchline for this. That being said, please enjoy this short story!

Get Up, Get Down

Skipping through the halls of the backstage area, AJ Lee was in much higher spirits than usual, and for good reason. Defending her Diva's Championship had never been such a breeze. How Nikki Bella even managed to weasel her way into another match for the belt was beyond the woman's understanding. Nevertheless, AJ had managed to outperform the twin, and making her tap out to the Black Widow was icing on the cake. Rounding the corner into a wide hallway, the young woman plopped down into the closest empty seat she could find.

"Oh, my precious baby!" AJ cooed, nuzzling the championship belt as she did. "I'm never going to let any of those unworthy divas get their sweaty, probably really manly, mitts on you! You're safe here."

She couldn't take her eyes off of it - the symbol of her hard work shined brighter than the stars themselves. Before she could whisper more promises of safety to her 'baby', however, AJ heard loud mumbling and groaning from nearby. It seemed as though someone was a little too angry for their own good.

And they were steadily heading her way.

The sound of objects being thrown clearly made its way to her ears. AJ simply huffed in annoyance at the commotion. "Can't a girl coddle her prized possession in peace? I wonder what freak is losing their mind over there," she mused to herself.

As if on cue, a cluster of silver and black appeared from around the corner. Wearing his trademark facepaint and bizarre outfit, the man slowly crept up to the Diva's Champion and hunched over at eye level, an almost childlike expression plastered on his face.

"T-That's… That's it!"

At this point, AJ had no idea whether or not she should leave Stardust to his own devices. Many people might have called her 'crazy' in the past, but she knew all too well that this man was a few notches higher on the nutjob scale. Then again, she had nothing to do for the rest of the night. Humoring the bizarre wrestler could be mildly entertaining.

"Sorry, are you talking to me?" she asked. Of course she knew that he was talking to her, as they were the only two around. Still, it didn't hurt to double check, especially with someone like this.

Stardust gleefully put his hands to his face as he stared at AJ's belt. "You have it! You have the Cosmic Key! Where did you FIND IT?!"

AJ sighed heavily. She should've known better than to give him any sort of acknowledgement. Barely three sentences had left his mouth, and already he was talking complete and utter nonsense. Instead of getting up and walking away, though, she decided to press on. Her own boredom would surely be the death of her.

"The Cosmic Key?" AJ asked hesitantly. "You mean that thing you're always rambling on about from your weird, dark room?"

Stardust nodded in response. "YES! The Key that I've searched far and wide throughout the galaxies for is now inches away from my fingertips. Can't you FEEL the energy it's EXUDING?! A ray of light dispatching of the eclipse that clouds my vision!"

To say that she was confused would be the understatement of the century. AJ had no clue as to what Stardust was going on about. All she knew was that his eyes were glued to her baby, which she didn't like one bit. The only eyes that could creepily stare at her belt were hers and hers alone!

"First of all, get your eyes off of MY title, you weirdo!"

"No no, that is mine!"

"You do realize that this is a DIVAS championship, right? As in 'not for men'?" Arguing with logic didn't seem like the best idea considering who she was dealing with, but it was worth a shot.

The gleeful look on Stardust's face vanished instantly as the words left AJ's lips. "If you want a championship so badly," she continued, "then get one of your own, like before."

"But this is the one that has caught my eye like a shooting star in the night!"

"That was your weakest space-related reference yet. And I already told you that you can't. You're not even a woman."

Rather than becoming even more annoyed than before, Stardust's face beamed as if a lightbulb went off in his head. AJ slowly backed away in her seat, fearful of this sudden realization.

"I'll become the Northern Cross of the WWE - the swan of the universe! The Milky Way's own gift to the summer and fall!"

"I'm sorry, what was that?"

Suddenly, the man leapt from his hunched position and began to bounce around. "Cygnus, the swan of the night sky! The story of the ugly duckling will come to life right before everyone's very eyes. The other swans like you don't deserve the Key! The Key is MINE, the constellation Cygnus come to life!"

"Cygnus?"

"Yes! Once I do that, the stars will finally align for… StaaaaaarDUST!"

AJ chuckled at his theatrics. "I guess you'll just have to get up, come on, get down with the Cygnus."

In a complete change of events, it was now Stardust's turn to be confused. "I… That's… But…"

"Use your words now."

"I… I have to go."

The Diva's Champion watched as the strange man gave a half-hearted hiss and walked away, looking dazed as he did so.

"Huh. I guess he isn't a huge fan of Disturbed. Or puns."

AJ had absolutely no clue as to what just took place in these past few minutes. Stardust was possibly even weirder than his brother, a man known for wearing a wig and breathing directly in people's faces. Still, a now entertained AJ knew that one thing was certain.

She definitely had to speak to him again.