Problems with The Shield got worse after Seth had betrayed them, but none came worse than the severe yelling Seth got from her grandfather backstage after a few weeks of The Authority ordering her to screw over Dean and Roman "I THOUGHT I RAISED YOU BETTER, SETH KATHERYN LAWLER!" Thundered an angry Jerry 'The King' Lawler at his ashamed granddaughter "there was a reason…" Seth began to say "and what was that reason, Seth?" Jerry seethed, he'd never been so angry with Seth ever. Not even when she was a child and growing up in the WWF with him, back then she'd been a good little girl, up until the point when she had betrayed her 'brothers' "Hunter. He'd threatened to fire Dean and Roman if I didn't and I didn't want to do what I did…" Seth began to cry and Jerry's angered expression calmed as he tried to comfort his only grandchild "it's alright, Seth."
Michael Cole and JBL found Seth crying into her grandfather's shoulder as RAW finished "what's wrong with Seth?" JBL asked "that whole betrayal, John. Hunter threatened to fire Dean and Roman if she didn't" Michael looked at his two colleagues "should we tell Vince?" He asked "what's Vince gonna do, Michael? Stephanie and Hunter kicked him outta power" JBL said "there is someone who can help" Jerry said as Seth dozed off on his shoulder "who?" Jerry smirked "you both know who" the two other commentators smirked "oh man, he's gonna be so pissed with his sister and Hunter."
Dean and Roman were seething with rage after what Seth had done to them, but they saw the three commentators, and to their surprise, Seth asleep on Jerry's shoulder "Seth alright now?" Cole asked "cried herself to sleep" Jerry had a concerned look on his face "damn it, haven't seen her like this since my days in The Ministry" JBL commented "might I remind you, John, that was your fault" JBL winced "don't need remindin', King" he said "what's with the traitor?" Dean snapped "Ambrose, she's not a traitor. She did what she did so you two could keep your jobs!" Jerry snapped at them.
Roman and Dean looked in shock at each other "what?" Roman looked hurt that Seth only betrayed them for their own safety with their jobs "that's right. I've seen that girl grow up here, Reigns. She's a good girl with her heart in the right place" Cole said "huh?" Dean gaped "she's my granddaughter, Dean. I've raised her on my own since her parents died in a car accident when she was three" Jerry said "that's why she was so pissed when Kane ordered us to try and triple-power bomb you" Dean realised, Jerry nodded "thinking what I'm thinking, Roman?" Dean smirked, Roman smirked back.
The minute Seth woke up, Dean and Roman apologised to her and quickly laid out the plan to get back at The Authority "I'm in" she smirked, giving Dean and Roman a sadistic grin that JBL had taught her growing up in the Attitude Era. Roman and Dean also smirked, Dean was going to let a little of Moxley out, no one messed with Dean when he let Jon Moxley out. The Shield was back together and nothing would split them up again "wonder what Steph and Hunter'll say" Dean said.
The next week on RAW, they were back in Jerry and Seth's hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, there Seth was always able to go and visit her parents' graves with Jerry to pay her respects to them. Meanwhile, Stephanie and Hunter were planning to turn against Seth "get rid of that pest, Hunter. She's nothing but a coward" Stephanie said "of course, love" he smirked, unknowingly giving Dean the motivation to bring down The Authority "oh, Seth's gonna like this" he smirked to himself as he left to find Roman "heh, you got all that recorded?" Roman said "what'd you think, Ro?" Dean said as Seth walked into the locker room "got what recorded?" She asked as Dean played the recording.
Seth smirked "oh, Hunter is going down" she grinned sadistically "how? What we gonna do to him?" Dean asked "power bomb him, of course. Maybe Stephanie as well, for good measure" Roman and Dean looked at Seth in concern "alright, who're you and what've you done with Seth?" Roman said, Dean laughed "sadistic and cruel, I like this Seth" Seth rolled her eyes and clipped Dean on the back of his head "shut up, Dean. I'm not sadistic, I'm not cruel, I want revenge" she said, glaring at him "alright, it was a joke, Seth. Sheesh" Seth laughed and rolled her eyes as they got changed again.
"So, what're we going out to?" Dean said, Seth looked at them. They all had a different theme to be called out at "hmm…well, Steph and Hunter'll want to see me first. So I'll go out to my theme, when they betray me, I'll storm back here and quickly get changed into my Kevlar" she said, Dean looked at her "then what?" Roman said "Sierra, Hotel, India, Echo, Lima, Delta" Seth grinned, Dean and Roman grinned themselves as Seth pulled on her t-shirt over her sports bra and left as Hunter and Stephanie called her out. When she was called a coward, Seth lost her 'temper' and stormed backstage and back to the locker room "phase one, complete" she smirked "time for phase two" Dean said "just let me change my top" Seth said, pulling her old t-shirt off and pulling on a plain black t-shirt and her old Kevlar vest on top of it "ready?" Roman asked as she laced up her boots.
"More than" she grinned, tying the lace and they walked to where they usually had gone out to see Shane McMahon waiting for them there "Shane? What're you doing here?" Roman asked, the reunited Shield were surprised "a little shock for my baby sis. I'm in charge around here now" the Hounds looked at each other and grinned "does that mean I can…" "Yes, Dean. Give 'em Mox" Shane smirked, Dean punched a fist in the air "HELL YEAH!" Seth sighed and shook her head "bad idea?" She looked at Roman "maybe, maybe not" he shrugged, Seth smirked as their old theme began:
Sierra
Hotel
India
Echo
Lima
Delta
SHIELD
Spec Ops began playing as the reunited Shield returned to Monday Night RAW to an explosive Pop by the crowd "and here they are. The reunited Hounds of Justice" Michael Cole was saying to the crowd "I'm finally glad Seth got some sense into her head about The Authority" JBL was saying as they all leapt the barrier and Seth smiled at her grandfather, giving him a wink "about time" was all Jerry thought as they got into the ring and a smirking Seth faced down her former group "thought Seth didn't know you'd do that?" Roman said, he had began for the Shield like they used to "see, you weren't as sneaky with your plans as you used to be. Dean overheard what you were saying and recorded it. When Seth heard, she finally had some sense to resurrect The Shield" Hunter looked at the resident Lunatic Fringe, Dean just grinned and smirked sadistically "Dean, no. Stay. Good boy."
Dean looked at Seth "I'm not a dog, Seth" he growled "I wasn't meaning it that way, moron. I just don't want you letting him out just yet" she smirked, Hunter and Roman weren't paying attention to the other two hounds as a theme Stephanie hadn't heard in years, not since he had left, played:
Here comes the Money!
Out from the back, doing his signature shuffle, was none other than the heir to the WWE, Shane McMahon! "OH MY! SHANE MCMAHON HAS RETURNED!" Michael Cole exclaimed "SHANE 'O-MAC, MICHAEL COLE. SHANE 'O-MAC!" Jerry exclaimed as Shane walked down the ramp "what's shakin', little sister?" Shane smirked "Shane? What…?" Stephanie was lost for words "well, when Dad told me what you and your little Authority had been doing, he saw fit to give me the control of the WWE to teach you a lesson. Oh, and he found out that Hunter illegally fired a certain superstar that the crowd loves" Shane said, The Shield knew which Superstar Shane was on about, his young wife and the crazier half of a pair of siblings that made themselves known because of their extreme wrestling.
*Guitar Solo*
Don't you see the writing on the wall (writing on the wall)
You're in way over your head, you're gonna drown in the things that you said
Time has come and gone for words, a thousand threats I've heard before
But talk is cheap, but lies are big to take
Out walked a familiar rainbow haired, hazel eyed girl in black cargo trousers, black combat boots, a black vest tank top, a small purple necklace around her neck and multi-coloured torn armbands from her wrists to her elbows "OH MAH GAWD! OH MAH GAWD! THE RAINBOW HAIRED WARRIOR HAS RETURNED! THAT'S JESS HARDY-MCMAHON, SHANE'S WIFE!" JBL exclaimed, Jess paused half way down and looked back up, everyone in the WWE knew who was right behind Jess Hardy:
Oooh YEAH!
*Guitar Solo*
I can scream a tornado
Oh, I can see, yeah
When I live for the moment!
There ain't no, ain't no in me!
YEAH!
Behind Jess was a familiar man with brown eyes and black hair which now had a pure white streak through one side of it, he was shirt-less with army cargo pants, combat boots with his arms taped up to his black elbow pads "LOOK WHO IT IS, GUYS! MATT HARDY, THE POWERHOUSE OF THE HARDY SIBLINGZ! THE MAN WHO WON'T DIE HAS RETURNED TO WWE WITH HIS YOUNGER SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW!" Jerry gaped as Matthew 'Matt' V-1 Hardy walked down to his baby sister, Jess and Matt smirked and ran in sync to the ring, sliding under the bottom rope and standing with Shane and The Shield "I can't believe we're seeing this, after six years away, the Hardy Siblingz have returned to their roots on WWE" Michael Cole said in excitement, the Hardy's looked at the explosive pop they were given by the WWE Universe.
They were chanting *Team Xtreme* loudly, Shane handed his brother-in-law the mic and Matt for once was lost for words, they hadn't expected this much excitement for their return, but then again who expected Matt and Jess Hardy to return from TNA Impact Wrestling? Matt handed it to his loudmouth baby sister "Jesus Christ, calm down people!" Jess joked, grinning at the explosion from the WWE Universe and the laughter she received from them "Jess…" Shane and Matt groaned at her. Jess smirked and shrugged, she was a little crazy, but then again she did like Dean Ambrose.
Shane revealed that The Authority was stripped of power and the Superstars who'd quit because of them returned to get rid of The Authority, that also included Matt's wife Lita, the third member of Team Xtreme, Edge, Beth Phoenix, Christian, The Rock (siding with his distant cousin, Roman), The Uso's (Roman and The Rock's cousins) as well as 90% of the RAW and Smackdown locker rooms, even NXT sided with them, they'd all finally had enough of being screwed over by The Authority.
The next week on RAW, as Seth and Jess had been in a tag match, Seth had enjoyed Jess performing her Swanton Bomb and letting Seth do a Twist of Fate, when Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble attacked them and then fled when Dean, Roman and Matt charged down the ramp at them. Matt mainly as Jamie had dated Jess once and he hadn't forgiven him for cheating on his sister with Melina, the Shield glared at the two as they fled up the ramp and Triple H came out with Stephanie "now what?" Jess sighed, wincing as she pulled on a broken rib "blah, blah, blah" was what Dean Ambrose said.
Jess laughed and winced again as Matt and Roman gently lifted her to her feet and took her and Seth backstage, Shane came to see his wife "what happened, Jess?" He asked "Noble and Mercury attacked Seth and I after our match" she said "that's it. I've had it with The Authority!" Shane exploded "Shane, maybe I can help" Dean said, Shane glanced at the Lunatic Fringe "how, Dean?" Dean glanced at his friends "well, remember the Royal Rumble of '06?" Shane nodded "yeah, what about it?" Dean sighed "well, I've been talking to Undertaker about something Vince had me doing before he had me on NXT with these guys" Seth glanced in fear at him "please tell me you're not serious, Dean?" She said "yeah, I am" Roman and Seth looked at each other, the colour had completely drained from their faces "Dean, you sure? I mean you said you swore to us that you wouldn't go back again unless it was dire or he asked you to" Roman told the third Hound.
"Well, it's dire" Seth sighed and looked at Shane "Dean used to be one of Taker's druids before he met us on NXT, that was after he left CZW" Shane looked at Dean in surprise while the others looked a little afraid "he let me go when I got offered NXT" he said, shifting his t-shirt sleeve to reveal the Deadman's mark on his right shoulder "that's why you wear those types of t-shirts. So you cover that mark" Beth Phoenix said "yeah, the only way to get shot of the Authority is to bring back Taker's old Ministry. The one thing Stephanie's terrified of" Seth said, a smirk forming on her lips as she winced while Nick Cage, an old rival and friend of Dean's days in CZW as Jon Moxley, was bandaging up her sprained wrist "sorry, Seth."
Shane nodded as he left to speak with Taker, how he was reminded of his days in the Corporate Ministry, that had been such a bad idea at the time. Undertaker was in deep thought as Shane entered "Mark, you got a sec?" The darkness was evident in the room, but it wasn't an evil Darkness. Surprisingly, back in 1999, Shane had learned that Light was evil and Darkness was actually good, Taker had been the Lord of Darkness and the Minister of Darkness, but that was to protect people. "What troubles you, Shane?" The deep rumble of the Texan said "Stephanie. She's going too far, you up for the Ministry again?" Taker smirked "to teach that spoilt brat sister of yours a lesson she won't forget? Of course" Shane nodded "and Dean was one of your druids?" Shane just wanted to clarify that.
"He was, he was the Druid in charge, just like he is with The Shield" Taker said as Shane smirked "you need The Shield?" He grinned, Taker nodded "my new Acolytes" the Lord of Darkness had returned in him. Shane was the one who now had Paul Bearer's urn, the one who controlled The Undertaker, how The Authority would tremble when they saw the return of the Ministry of Darkness once again.