Chronicles of the Shield
Chapter 1: Formation of the Shield
A/N: Okay, so I know I should be working on my other Ninja Turtles Christmas story, but this plot bunny won't leave me alone, so I'm going to start working on it before it leaves me and I lose inspiration. I've always been a massive fan of the Shield, and I miss them like crazy. So I figured it would be cool to write my own story about them from when they first got together all the way to now. I hope all of you enjoy this story.
Disclaimer: WWE and all related characters belong to Vince McMahon. I only own the plot and nothing more than that.
Summary: The story of the Shield from their beginnings all the way to the present told in a series of one shots.
Dean Ambrose sighed as he made his way to the meeting room. He'd just gotten a call from Hunter saying that Hunter wanted to meet with him. He was worried that maybe he didn't have the potential Hunter was looking for and that maybe he'd get released from the company. Wouldn't that be a low blow to him? Ah, well, he knew he didn't look like a normal WWE Superstar would, but he still took pride in the business. His stomach was in knots as he entered the meeting room.
He was shocked to see Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins were there too. What was this about? He had seen the two men around plenty of times and had wrestled them, too. However, he wasn't really friends with them and just passed them by. Roman was intimidating with his big size, and Seth's hair was weird. So what were they doing here?
Hunter smiled as he took in all of them together. "Gentleman, we have a good proposition for you," he said. "We want all of you to be a team together. We've come up with a great gimmick that we think will suit you perfectly."
"You want us to be together as a team?" asked Seth.
Hunter nodded. "Yeah, we think this will be perfect," he answered. "You'll be known as the Shield and will be one of the most dominant teams ever. Think of it like the New World Order once was."
"No offense, Hunter, but the New World Order didn't really last long," pointed out Roman. "Do you really think people will go for this?"
"Of course they will," he answered. "The problem with the New World Order is that they were already known wrestlers. You three are pretty much unknown to most of the fans, so it'll work out just fine. Are you guys up for it?"
Seth shrugged his shoulders. "I guess it could work," he said.
"I'm down," Roman answered.
Hunter looked at Dean. "Dean, what are your thoughts?"
"Well, I'm not really close with these guys," he answered.
"But you'll get to know them the more you spend time with them," Hunter told him. "I think it'll be a good opportunity for you."
Dean sighed. "I guess you know best, Boss," he said. "I just hope it works."
"Good," said Hunter. "I'll let you boys know when you debut on RAW. See you soon."
They each shook hands with him and left the meeting room. Dean was ready to just leave when Seth stopped him.
"I think since we're going to be together maybe we should get to know one another," he suggested.
Dean rolled his eyes. He wasn't one for making friends with anybody, and even though he had to work with these guys didn't mean he wanted to be friends with them. "Sorry, Seth, but I have somewhere to be," he answered. "See you boys later." And with that, he left Roman and Seth staring after them as he headed to his car.
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Dean woke up to his phone ringing and groaned. He wasn't sure if that was his mom or someone else. He looked at his screen and saw a strange number. He was about to just ignore the call, but something told him to answer it. "Hello?"
"Hey, Dean, it's Roman," the voice on the other end said. "Hunter asked me to call you. He says he wants to meet with us to discuss our gimmick. Can you meet us outside?"
"Sure, just let me get ready," Dean answered. He wasn't thrilled about all of this at all. Why couldn't he just work alone? Heck, even the name sounded dumb. Did Hunter seriously think that a name like the Shield would be marketable? Rolling his eyes, Dean got ready to meet Roman and Seth outside so they could meet with Hunter.
"I seriously am not in the mood for this," Dean said.
"I don't want to say anything bad about Hunter, but I don't know if this will work," added Seth. "No offense to you guys, but I just have a feeling this will tank after we go out there."
"Hunter knows what he's doing," said Roman reasonably. "I know it may not seem like it, but he really does have our best interests at heart. I say we go with it and see what comes of it."
They entered the conference room, and Hunter smiled as he saw them. Stephanie was with him as well. Although she often played a villain on TV, she was really a very amiable woman and someone everyone got along with.
"Nice to see you guys could make it," she said.
"So, what's this all about?" Dean asked.
"Well, as I told you, you'll be known as the Shield, a very dominant force," Hunter replied. "We won't do much with your looks since they work for what we want to convey. We do have your outfits planned." He motioned to Stephanie who held up sketches of what their outfits would look like.
Seth did a double take. "SWAT gear?" he asked.
"We think this will look great on you guys," Hunter said.
Roman studied the sketch. "I like it," he said. "It gives us just the perfect rebel touch."
"What do you think, Dean?" Stephanie asked him.
Dean studied the sketch along with Roman. "I guess this is what we'll go with," he answered. "I think it could work"
"Okay, then that's settled," said Hunter decidedly. "Now we need to go over your gimmick."
"Aren't the outfits the gimmick?" Seth asked.
"There has to be more than that as you know," Hunter said. "You guys should come up with something good. We were thinking of making you rebels who love to attack others. You're the type of guys who don't give a damn about anyone and who will do anything to get your own way."
Roman laughed. "I love it," he said.
"Okay, but you guys have to think of some sort of catchphrase," said Hunter. "Something that'll make you stand out."
Seth thought for a moment. "I can't think of anything right now," he said.
"I'm not asking you to do it now. Just think on it and when you have something, let me know."
"We'll definitely get back to you on that," Dean said. "Anything else?"
"Nope, that's it for now. I'll check in with you soon and see if you have anything we can work with."
The men nodded and left the meeting.
"Man, those outfits look whack, dude," commented Seth.
"Yeah, but Hunter knows what he's doing," Dean said. "And if we do something right, this could turn out to be a good thing."
"Believe that," Roman said.
Dean's face lit up. "Hey, where'd you get that phrase?" he asked.
"I've always said it," Roman answered.
"Hey, maybe we can use that for our catchphrase," Dean said.
"Now you're talking," Seth said. "And we can even add something else. How about 'Believe in the Shield?' Does that sound good?"
"Sounds awesome," Dean said.
"I love it," Roman added.
"Great. I'll text Hunter about it."
"We should add something else, too," Roman suggested. "Something that the fans can latch onto."
"Like what?" Dean asked.
"Well, when I played football, some of the boys and I would touch our fists together before the game," Roman answered. "Maybe we should do something like that."
Seth shrugged. "It can't hurt," he said. "Let's try it now."
They brought their fists together and held them there for a few seconds.
"Yeah, that works," Dean said. "I love it."
"So do I," Seth said.
"Then it looks like we've got something else to use," Roman said. He had Seth text Hunter a picture of them holding their fists together, and Hunter texted back that it was perfect.
The men smiled, happy that things were going their way. Now all they had to do was debut and put on a good show for the fans. They just hoped it would work out.
A/N: So that's the end of the first chapter. I hope you all liked it. I wanted to save their debut for the next chapter which will mostly be the reaction of the guys afterwards. And Roman did play football before he became a WWE Superstar, so I thought it would be cool to reference that. I know this chapter doesn't seem like much, but more will be coming in the next one. Feel free to leave a review and have a shelltastic day.