A/N: I wasn ' t originally going to start a new story until after some of the others were done , but this one has been on my mind lately . While this will not be a crossover story , it has been inspired by the Fallout series , but will totally be a professional wrestling story . The only difference in this story from Fallout is that it will only take place ten years after a Nuclear War that left the world in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic era .
Disclaimer : I do not any of the wrestlers that will appear in this story .
Shattered World
Chapter 1 : Nashville Recovery Center
10 Years After Nuclear War - Thoughts of Chase Stevens
It ' s hard to imagine the way the world was ten years ago , if you looked at the way things were back then you would think we lived on a whole different planet . But , I guess that ' s what happens when you give everyone nukes and they blow the whole world to hell instead of talking out all of their problems like civilized people . War is the worst thing that ever happened to this planet and the more people fought the more they destroyed a once beautiful and peaceful planet , when the bombs originally dropped those of us not involved hid below the earth ' s surface like rats hoping the metal containers they had us in wouldn ' t be destroyed and us along with it . Then after ten years of hiding we were finally free to walk out of those places and what we saw was a sad sight , most of what was around us was barely recognizable as most of it had been wiped out immediately , the rest of it was barely hanging on . Radiation was in the air causing nuclear , radiated storms due to so much nuclear energy being in the atmosphere that when a storm does show up we all take shelter and those poor people who couldn ' t make it out of the way of the nuclear blast were either wiped out entirely or mutated into monsterous creatures , some were still like us as the radiation hadn ' t gotten to their brain and completely changed them . But , the others along with some of the plants and animals seemed to have evolved into mindless creatures who would kill anything without a second thought . And the worst thought of all came to us when we finally saw what was left of our homes , what of the friends we hadn ' t seen in ten years , were they still out there or was everyone we knew gone just like the beautiful world we once happily lived in before our own selfishness shattered our world .
Nashville Recovery Center
Originally the TNA Office Building , it had been converted into the Nashville Recovery Center after everyone had gotten over the first shock of seeing the city reduced to rubble now those that had been in the city at the time and had taken shelter underground was here as most of their homes had been taken out during the bombings . One of the primary reasons for the Recovery Center was for those in charge to send out able-bodied people to areas of the city to pick up supplies that had not been touched by radiation and to help survivors and those that had been in other containers underground find a place of safety to stay , the other reason was to deal with the monsters that were roaming around town and those who had resorted to violence and thievery during the current crisis .
" Have any of you seen Chase ? " Shane Douglas asked as one of the main ones running the Recovery Center he was often giving out orders to those who went out to deal with issues in the city and elsewhere to get supplies and deal with trouble .
" He was over near the window last I saw him . " One of the workers said .
Shane looked up at where the windows were noticing that Chase was indeed staring out the window at the city that still laid in ruins below them . The main reason that the TNA Office had been turned into the Nashville Recovery Center was due to this building being one of the few still in good shape .
" Chase , " Shane walked up to the man also looking out at the destroyed city .
" Still no word on Andy ? " Chase asked .
" None , Chase , we have no way of knowing if he was still in the city or if . . . " Shane started .
" He ' s not dead , Shane , I would know if he was dead . " Chase said frustrated , he was pissed and had been ever since they came back to the surface .
The old Chase was normally happy and joking around , but now he was frustrated as he saw his home destroyed and not knowing if those he cared about was still alive somewhere .
" Chase , we don ' t know for sure , it was ten years ago when . . . " Shane trying to get Chase to see reason .
" . . . the world went to hell . I know Shane , but don ' t think for one minute that I ' m giving up on Andy , not until I know for sure . And until then he ' s still alive , Shane , now what do you need ? " Chase asked .
" Jarrett and the office has found a possible clean water supply up in the northern part of Nashville , we were hoping you wouldn ' t mind going up there with the Crew to check on it ? " Shane asked .
" I will go , will Cassidy be joining us ? " Chase asked .
" No , Cassidy went to help out with a possible discovery of another underground container , but we need you on this with the water supply due to the zombies in the area . " Shane said looking back out at the city .
" I ' ll go , it ' s better than standing around here doing nothing . " Chase said .
" Then go down and get debriefed on the situation . " Shane said .
" Yeah , " Chase said going to conference room where the debriefing for missions usually took place .
The Crew was a group of individuals that those in charge of the Nashville Recovery Center put in place to deal with going out in what was left of the world to help with the recovery efforts , basically it was the fighters and supply gatherers . Chase was a big part of the Crew and it also included James Storm , Derrick King , Ron Horn , and Cassidy Riley , but since Cassidy was needed elsewhere it looked like Chase was just taking the other three out to deal with the water supply .
Conference Room
Chase walked into the conference room to see Jeff Jarrett sitting with Storm , Derrick , and Ron ready to go out and see if the possible water supply was viable and radiation free , so , it could be used for those that were taking refuge in the Recovery Center without having to go out and find water that maybe unsafe to drink .
" I take it Shane told you what was going on ? " Jeff asked .
" Yes , he said something about you guys finding water for the people here . " Chase said .
" Possible water supply , but we need to make sure it ' s not radiated and clear of anyone or anything that may stop us from getting the water from there to here . " Jarrett said .
" How are we going to do that ? " Derrick asked .
" I need you to go there and deal with the threats then once you are done you are going to get three samples from the water supply one from the pump , another from the flow of the water , and a third from where the water is being collected that way we will know if all of it is radiated or just certain parts and can be rerouted to here so we can collect the clean water to give out to those who need it . " Jarrett explained the mission while giving them the test tubes to collect the samples in .
" We will get this done , " Storm said looking at the Crew .
" Make sure you take HAZMAT suits so you won ' t be exposed to radiation that could be in the water . " Jarrett warned them .
" Yeah , don ' t want to go crazy out there . " Ron agreed .
" We will get the HAZMAT suits , let ' s go team . " Chase said as they moved to the locker room to get their gear on .
James chose twin , colt revolvers making sure to add extra rounds for the revolver once the initial six shots had been fired , a rifle with extra ammo , and a machete just in case something go to close for a gun to be fired .
Ron took a crossbow with extra projectiles , a couple of knives and an axe , and a shotgun with extra rounds just in case he ran out of the original rounds .
Derrick took a handgun , automatic rifle with extra rounds , knives like Ron , a few fire starter pistols that had recently been invented to deal with the zombies , and a single round revolver just in case it was needed .
Chase being a little more cautious since coming out of the containers was using a long-ranged rifle with an added scope and extra ammo, a longsword on his back, a handgun with extra rounds , and a small knife in his pocket as added protection .
" Can I help you ? " The guy at the desk to armory and supply room asked .
" We need four HAZMAT suits to go my man . " Chase said .
" Sure , " The guy said .
" And a few more exploder projectiles for a crossbow . " Ron added .
" Coming right up , would you need a Geiger counter , too ? " The man asked .
" Yes , of course , we maybe going into radiated areas out there . " Storm agreed .
" Here , you are , " The man said as he gave them the HAZMAT suits and Geiger counter then handed Ron some more exploder projectiles for his crossbow .
" Alright , we ' re off guys , " Chase said .
" Good luck and stay safe out there . " The man said .
" We will , " Derrick called back .
" Here , you ' re driving . " Chase gave Storm the keys .
" Alright , " James said as he took the keys from Chase looking at the man that had been a friend of his for many years and knew the man had changed quite a bit while they were underground and what they had seen on the surface once it was safe to come out again really did it to upset Stevens .
They got into the Hummer that was waiting on them , one of the few vehicles able to navigate the area as most small vehicles couldn ' t manage the rough terrain and the ruin buildings . Storm took them through one of the back areas of the city where not too many people who still chose to pick up the pieces left behind on the streets congregated to find food , water , and shelter , much of what they found was poisoned by radiation or lack of refrigeration as the ground was also to damaged to grow anything that was healthy for them to eat . Eventually most people on the streets went mad or turned into zombies without much thought in their minds except to do harm to others as the only way to satisfy their gnawing hunger or rage .
" You are extremely quiet again today , what ' s going on Chase ? " Storm asked once they were on their way .
" Still no word on Andy . " Chase said .
" Chase , you do know that there is a possibility that he didn ' t make it to one of the underground containers in time man ? " James asked him hoping not to set his friend off as the least little thing seemed to agitate the man .
" I am going to tell you like I did the Franchise , I am not giving up on Andy until I know for sure that he is okay or not here anymore until then he is still alive , understand ? " Chase asked trying to hold back his temper .
" Why are you so stubborn about this ? " Storm asked .
" Because Andy is the only other family I have outside of Cassidy that may still be out there , Cowboy . " Chase said .
What Chase said was the truth , Storm ' s own family had gotten to the underground before the bombs fell , but Chase ' s family hadn ' t made it at all except for Cassidy .
" So , what about you have you heard anything on Harris or Roode ? " Chase asked .
" No , but considering that Cat was in Cincinnati and Roode doing whatever ten years ago for WWE , so , I ' m still banking on them being safe in the containers elsewhere . " Storm said .
" Which is the same hope I have for Andy . " Chase said .
" Why haven ' t we made contact with the other containers in other states , yet ? " Ron asked .
" Because Jarrett and Shane both wanted to wait until we were stable enough to do so . " Storm said .
" Stable ? " Derrick asked .
" Had enough food , water , and shelter for those who come to us for help . " Chase said .
The Crew finally made it to where the water supply was suppose to be at seeing zombies near the opening to the treatment plant that once kept it running clean , now the group was hoping that system was still working or that maybe the radiation hadn ' t gotten to the water supply even if the plant wasn ' t working at all .
" Guess we couldn ' t have asked for a get in and get out mission . " Ron said .
" No , but let ' s get out and get them , then deal with the issue . " Chase said as they exited the car pulling out a weapon to deal with the zombies .
It didn ' t take the zombies long to notice them and just like when they had ran into the first ones after coming to the surface from hiding over the last tens years the creatures attack . This time though the four were ready as they now had weapons to deal with the threat of the radiation created zombies .
" Why don ' t you things just give up ? " James asked taking his rifled and shooting the zombies before they got to close .
Not to far away from Storm , Ron was using his crossbow to shoot arrow like projectiles through the heads of each zombie he came to leaving it lying on the ground dead .
" You almost want to feel sorry for them until you realize that they have nothing left in them that resembles a human . " Derrick said using that automatic rifle to run down any monsters that were around him .
" Yeah , just as long as you remember not to give into that sorry feeling and not have our backs bro . " Chase said using his sword to get in close enough to remove the heads of each zombie which stopped them dead .
Once they were done with the zombies , they put the bodies into a pile and burn the carcasses as to not allow the radiation within the bodies to spill out onto the already damaged ground .
" Now that we are done with the zombies let ' s continue our mission . " Chase said .
They went into the water treatment plant , first making sure that zombies hadn ' t made it into the plant , then they collected the three samples they need while wearing the HAZMAT suits that would be tested later . Before they were getting ready to leave Storm noticed a light on in one of the upstairs , office rooms .
" Chase , " James said making Chase look at him and then up at the room noticing .
" Someone is here , " Chase said as they put the samples in a safe carrying case so they wouldn ' t break or be exposed to the radiation before walking upstairs to find out who was there with them .
Chase looked at Derrick as he pulled his single shot revolver out of his pocket ready if they needed a quick shot to deal with the problem .
" Don ' t shoot it off right away . " Chase said .
" Sure , " Derrick said as they went in looking around not seeing anyone at first until they heard a click like someone pulling the safety back on a gun .
" Don ' t move , " One of the voices sound like Shane Williams , the King of Knoxville .
" King , relax , it ' s Chase , let me take the HAZMAT suit helmet off before you shoot one of us . " Stevens said .
" Chase , " They heard another voice that sounded like Andy Douglas which made Chase sigh in relief .
" It ' s me , " Chase said pulling the helmet off revealing himself to the two .
" Who are they ? " Shane asked making Storm , Derrick , and Ron pull their own helmets off making the two relieved to see friendly faces .
" I thought I wouldn ' t see you again . " Andy hugged Chase .
" Same with you , brother . " Chase said excepting the brother embrace from Andy .
" Let ' s get you two out of here and to safety . " James said .
" Safety ? " Williams asked .
" The Recovery Center has been set up at the old TNA office we will take you there , come on guys . " Derrick said as they exited the building , Andy and King seeing the smoking carcasses of the dead zombies .
" That ' s the reason we took shelter in this building . " Andy said .
" Yeah , these poor souls had too much radiation in their brain and couldn ' t think straight , they are no longer humans , but now act like monsters without a way to control their actions so we have to deal with them the hard way . " Chase said putting a hand on one of his guns.
" Where is your family , Andy ? " Storm asked making the man look down depressed as they made it to the vehicle the Crew pulling the HAZMAT suits off putting them in the back of the car .
" You too , huh , " Chase said realizing what was going on due to him going through the same thing .
" You lost the kids ? " Andy asked .
" Yeah , " Chase said .
" Damn , " King said looking at the damage done to Nashville as they moved through the city back to the Recovery Center .
" It doesn ' t seem real . " Andy said .
" Yeah , we thought the same thing when we came out of the underground shelters . " James said .
" It ' s a shame , all I have of my old life now is you and Cassidy , everything else I cared about is gone . " Chase said .
" Where ' s Cassidy ? " Andy asked .
" Dealing with another issue , " Ron said
" Who is heading up the Recovery Center ? " King asked .
" Jeff Jarrett and Shane Douglas . " Chase said .
" At least they are friends . " Andy said .
" We ' re here guys , " James said driving through to the garage underneath the office building .
" Safety from the outside world , " Ron said .
" This is our home now and you guys can use it too if you want . " Derrick said .
" I ' ll stay , " Andy said .
" Me too , " King agree .
Chase looked at James relieved for the first time in months that he at least had both of his best friends safe after the bombings .
