Title: The Angelic Dynasty of DX: The Rise of the Kliq
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: T
Characters: Shawn, Cameron, Cheyenne, Rebecca , Amy 'Lita' Michaels, Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Joanie "Chyna" Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, , Kevin and Tristen Nash, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman , Trish, Randy and Randy Orton Jr, Melina, Johnny and Romeo Hennigan, Jeff, Stephanie and Elizabeth Hardy, Angelo and Angela Jericho, Kelly Kelly, Dolph Ziggler, Kofi Kingston, Adam, Angelina and Angelica Copeland, Phil "CM Punk", Velvet and Ravine Brooks, Dave and Maria Batista, Vince McMahon, Tanya Madison, Melissa Turnbull, Jamie Albright, Charlene McKenzie, Cassidy and Brandon Montenegro, Mark and Garrett Calloway and Charlotte, Dan and Carla McCool.
Summary: Stephanie and Hunter team up with ATM and the ARK Angels of DX after Shawn Michaels re-unites with the Kliq and turns on his family not knowing how hard it is going to be to get him back.
Chapter One – Declaration of Independence
"May we closely watch every sense by which poison can enter our minds or affections." – Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The Sandbox, July 21, 2022
Hunter, Joanie and Amy watched in amazement as Shawn Michaels went through a collection of birthday cards and presents that he had received on the eve of his birthday. He had his feet up on the wooden desk in the living room tapping his heavy cowboy boots to the theme of his song while opening another birthday card. They wanted to celebrate with him but Shawn was so happy despite all that had happened to the DX family over the last few months that they changed their minds. The Kliq now had complete control of the WWE Corporation and they fired a third of the roster and hired the women responsible for the take-over, Charlene McKenzie and Cassidy Montenegro. The Damsels of Destruction made a fortune off the family's misery as the sales of their ARK Angels of DX biography broke records and their 'Three Angels' exhibition was the most visited in New York City. DX Inc was now known as the new Kliq Bros Inc and Shawn didn't seem to care one bit . . . but that was most probably because he was working for them now.
A few nights ago Shawn Michaels was on Monday Night Mayhem (formerly Monday Night Raw) bragging about "the new and improved HBK". Hunter had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming and he didn't pinch himself just one time, it was every day now because he was pretty sure he was living out a recurring dream from back when DX first appeared on RAW. Back then Shawn was an obnoxious jerk and today that obnoxious jerk was opening pre-birthday cards and presents like everything was okay.
"Aw thanks Kev," he said opening his birthday card from Kevin Nash before opening another one and finally Hunter couldn't take it anymore. He marched over to Shawn, knocked his feet off of the little wooden table and shoved him so he fell backwards.
"Who are all these gifts from?" Hunter said looking at the gift tags on all the presents and he saw some very unlikable names showing up, "Tanya, Jamie and Melissa - you're accepting gifts from the Damsels of Destruction even after everything they did to this family?" Hunter said incredulous and Shawn nipped up like he was in the ring.
"Yes I am, give me that!" Shawn said snatching the present back, "You see I like it when people pay attention to me, unlike you guys who have spent the past few weeks totally ignoring me,"
Joanie stepped towards Shawn concerned, she had seen this side of HBK before and she never thought she'd hate to see it again as much as she did, "That's because you're acting like a totally different person," she said. "Ever since we got back from Italy you've changed, Shawn how could you go back to the Kliq after everything they did to you, Hunter and the WWE? They put the majority of the roster on the unemployment line!"
"Well some-times you have to trim the fat to go the distance," Shawn replied reaching for another gift that was by his wife's feet. "Amy could you pass me that one I think it's from . . . well nevermind who it's from, could you just pass it to me please?"
Amy looked down at the big green box with a gold ribbon and picked it up. She looked to see who it was from and when she saw 'From Mac' written in gold italics she instantly threw the box across the living room angrily.
"Get it yourself sexy boy," she said derisively and Shawn stormed over to her and spun her around.
"No I asked you to get it, now go get my present and hand it to me like a good little wife," Shawn commanded and Amy shoved him back angrily, then Shawn shoved her back. "You disrespect me again and I'm gonna-"
"You're gonna what?" Amy said cutting him off, "You can't do anything to me Shawn, I'm your wife we have a covenant remember that!"
"I said get my present!" Shawn yelled and Hunter and Joanie ran over to where the present had landed and hurried it over to Shawn.
"Here you go Shawn, now why don't you sit back here and relax? Come on put your feet back up," Hunter said and Hunter and Joanie repositioned Shawn so that he was doing exactly what he was doing before they interrupted him but Amy wasn't having that. She kicked the present from Charlene McKenzie out of his arms and pulled him up out of the chair by his shirt collar which wasn't easy because her husband was still in very good shape.
"I don't want you accepting gifts from that woman!" Amy demanded shaking Shawn back and forth. "Send it back!"
"Why? Did you buy me something better than . . ." Shawn started and he opened the box and revealed a brand new pair of cowboy boots, custom designed by Charlene McKenzie who was now the Kliq's Costume Designer after the Kliq fired Maria Kanellis, "the most beautiful pair of cowboy boots I've ever seen? Did you get me something better than this for my birthday Amy? No I didn't think so!" Shawn yelled. "Hey where is my birthday present anyway? I should be getting more than this from you after all the money I make that you spend on everyone but me!"
"You want your present now birthday boy? Well here it is!" Amy replied and she slapped Shawn hard across the face. "Happy Birthday!" she said in mock celebration and Shawn was livid.
"Hunter get this woman out of my house!" he said to Hunter who was in shock at Shawn's behavior.
"Shawn this "woman" is your wife what's the matter with you? You can't be bringing gifts from that McKenzie girl into our home after what she did to this family, how could you hurt Amy like this, not to mention all of our kids?" Hunter asked and Shawn had heard enough his cheek was throbbing from the Indignant slap his wife had just given him.
"You know what it's my birthday tomorrow and I don't want to see any of you there, find something else to do because this house is going to be filled with people who care about me. Not you, not you and definitely not you!" Shawn yelled pointing at Hunter, Joanie and Amy who he seemed to have the most hatred for. Well Amy had all the hatred she could stand; they had been fighting mercilessly for weeks and were sleeping in separate parts of the house and Hunter and Joanie had been forced to send Rebecca Michelle to stay with the McCools again while they played peacekeeper. They were hoping things would start to get better but things just seemed to be getting worse.
Amy walked up to her husband and pointed to her wedding finger where she had tattooed the letter 'S' for Shawn, "I curse the day I ever let you put your name on my finger," Amy said and Shawn clutched his heart where his wife's words had struck him and as she turned away to go upstairs he cried realizing how much he still loved her.
"Amy wait I'm sorry!" he cried and he ran after her but she ignored him as usual and he sat by the foot of the stairs and cried for her to forgive him and he cried until his throat was sore. It was all part of the same routine, Amy yelled at Shawn, Shawn yelled at Amy, Amy told Shawn she hated him, Shawn told Amy he loved her and on and on it went until another day had a passed and then it would start up again the next day.
Although Rebecca Michelle wasn't home to witness any of the decay it was obvious to Hunter and Joanie that they had to either make up or break up and there was no way they were getting back together with the Kliq encouraging Shawn to be the worst possible husband he could be so that they could exploit him and get high ratings for the company, just like Vince McMahon did during the Attitude Era.
A few hours later it was night and Shawn and Amy were fighting again and Hunter and Joanie couldn't sleep, they could hear them all the way on their side of the Sandbox it was awful.
Hunter tossed and turned finally laying on his back while Joanie shook her head in disbelief with her head resting on her hand, her other hand was on her stomach where little Hayward Horace was growing healthily every day.
"I can't believe this is happening Hunter," she said in a daze of despair, "I mean it's so obvious that they still love each other,"
"It's the same old pattern Jo; Shawn feels insecure, so he pushes Amy away and when she rejects him it makes him want her even more, its classic addition behavior," Hunter said. "Amy and Shawn are so alike, only she's acting like an Anointed one; he's acting like an annoying jackass,"
"And why because of Charlene McKenzie? All that girl does is suck up to him and tell him he's the greatest wrestler of all time," Joanie said incredulous.
"Exactly, she's making him feel good about himself because she's like all those other girls that used to want to climb into bed with Shawn when we were the old DX. Amy sees him for the man he truly is and that's the guy Shawn doesn't want to be anymore, the question is can he really be the old HBK again?" Hunter said thoughtfully.
"Not if Amy has anything to say about it, she loves him so much she'd never let him go back to that lifestyle, then again if Shawn doesn't stop hanging around with the Kliq she might not have much choice but to follow him, or else she could lose him," Joanie said sadly and Hunter sighed.
"There's no way Amy's going back to her 'Rated R' days, she's a woman of God, she can't act like that anymore," Hunter said.
"If she wants to save her marriage she might have to," Joanie replied and Hunter shook his head in silence thinking about his best friend.
"Shawn please stop being a bonehead and get right with your family," he prayed and Joanie took his arm and put it across her waist and he pressed against her stomach and smiled feeling his son inside there. He wanted Shawn to be around for when the last member of the Helmsley clan came into the world and the more time he spent with the Kliq put the chance of that happening in serious danger.