Title: Righteousness, Revelations and Enigmas: The Return of the King of the World
Author: Kaykyaka
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE and TNA characters used within this fictional story. No copyright infringement is intended and no money is being made by this work of fiction.
Ratings: K+
Characters: Shawn, Cameron, Rebecca and Cheyenne Michaels, Amy 'Lita' Dumas Michaels, Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, Chyna Helmsley, Trish, Randy and Randy Orton Jr, Melina and Johnny Hennigan, Jeff and Stephanie Hardy, Elizabeth Hardy, Angelo Jericho, Vince McMahon and The McCools.
Summary: Jericho returns from the dead but not in his own body and the wrestling world is turned upside down.
Chapter One – The 7 Year Sleep
DX Inc, 1pm:
The Night of Champions PPV was just around the corner but for some reason Shawn couldn't get Hunter's head out of today's newspaper. He had planned out most of the PPV already, made some phone calls, gone for a walk only to come back and find Hunter with his head still in the newspaper.
"Wow," Hunter said putting the newspaper down and staring out into space thinking to himself.
"Finally, now can you look at these matches I've pre-scheduled for Night of Champions?" Shawn said pushing the schedule under Hunter's nose but even though Hunter's head was out of the newspaper his mind was still somewhere else.
"I was just reading about a family whose 5 year-old son has been in a coma for seven years. When people ask them what keeps them going all this time they say that they have faith that their son will wake up one day," Hunter said and Shawn nodded impressed.
"Yeah buddy, when you have faith nothing is impossible," Shawn said.
"But they absolutely refuse to consider the fact that their son might not ever wake up. That's just amazing to me," Hunter said.
"Yeah it is amazing and I'm sure their son will wake up someday," Shawn said. "That kind of faith always gets rewarded,"
"That's the kind of faith that you would have if anything like that ever happen to me isn't it?" Hunter asked Shawn and HBK nodded.
"Of course it is Hunter; if something like that ever happened to you I'd believe for as long as it took for you to wake up. But nothing like that is going to happen to you so don't worry about it," Shawn said.
"How can you be so sure Shawn? What if something like this does happen to me, would you hang in there for seven years? Would Joanie? Or would she get tired of waiting and just pull the plug on me?" Hunter said and Shawn felt his throat tighten.
"Hunter why are you talking like this?" he asked wondering if he'd heard about the Oracle over his lie. "Did you hear something about you being in a coma?"
"No I'm just saying Shawn life is precious; if a 5 year-old boy can be in a coma for seven years there's no telling what could happen to any of us at anytime. It's during things like this that people show how much they really love you," Hunter said.
"Well you know how much we all love you so don't even worry about it," Shawn said and Hunter nodded.
"Okay, sorry. I didn't mean to freak you out," Hunter said.
"No that's okay we all have thoughts like these at times," Shawn said trying to appear calm but the truth was he was rattled by Hunter's questions. "Would you excuse me for a second Hunter? I'm just going to the bathroom real quick,"
"But we've got a bathroom in our office," Hunter said.
"Yeah but the one in the lobby has that toilet paper I really like," Shawn said and Hunter frowned as Shawn quickly excited their office and headed for the big bathroom down the lobby. When he got there he was almost out of breath; his heart was racing and his mind was full of images of Hunter in a coma. He quickly splashed water on his face and tried to calm down before calling Trish.
"Shawn calm down," Trish said as she heard HBK's loud and panicked breathing on the other side of the phone.
"Hunter was talking about being in a coma, he totally freaked me out," Shawn said. "I wanted to call Amy but I thought if I called her sounding like this it would freak her out too,"
"Nobody should be freaking out Shawn, we all need to stay calm," Trish said.
"Yeah but why would Hunter talk about being in a coma all of a sudden when we've got four weeks before he's supposed to end up in one?" Shawn said. "And the fact that he reads a story about a boy being in a coma for seven years when he's supposed to be in a coma for seven years, Trish what's up with that?" Shawn said.
"I know and God doesn't do co-incidence, maybe something has changed?" Trish said.
"But you don't know that for sure do you?" Shawn said.
"No which is why you have to stay calm while I talk to Randy and Carlito, if something has changed I'll let you know," Trish said.
"Okay, thanks Trish," Shawn said.
"Shawn call Amy and talk to her, you'll feel better I promise," Trish said.
"Okay I will," Shawn said and he hung up on the Truth and was about to call Amy's cell phone when he looked in the bathroom mirror and saw Hunter standing behind him.
"Hunter – how long have you been standing there?" Shawn asked nervously.
"Long enough to know how much you care about me. Imagine calling Trish to find out if God said anything about me being in a coma, she obviously said no right?" Hunter asked and suddenly Shawn's faith went through the roof.
"Hunter as long as I live and breathe on this Earth you will not end up in a seven year coma," Shawn said boldly and Hunter smiled and pulled Shawn into a hug.
"I knew it! You guys are the best! Come on let's go talk about Night of Champions," Hunter said joyfully.
"You got it Champ I just wanna call my wife real quick," Shawn said. "I'll see you back in the office,"
"Okay make it quick lover boy," Hunter said knowing how long Shawn's phone calls to Amy usually were.
"Hello?" Amy said answering her cell-phone.
"Amy I just made Hunter a promise and there's no way I'm gonna break it. If we have to move Heaven and Earth, he will not end up in a coma!" Shawn said.
"Well if faith can move mountains I'd say Mount Everest just got relocated," Amy said and Shawn smiled knowing Amy felt as passionate about this as he did. LC and Cameron's wedding was just four weeks away and the collective faith of The Ortons, Carlito, Jeff Hardy, Shawn and Amy would soon be put to the test.