The Shield had been completely blindsided. The fight between them and the Wyatt Family had been cruel and they hadn't seen Hunter, Randy, Kane and Batista come rushing towards the ring before it was too late. They should have known something was up when Stephanie had been on commentary the entire match.
"Get them, boys!" She shouted from behind the desk.
Seven man beat down the trio in black. They didn't stand a chance. Seth and Dean were both handcuffed to a ringpost each while Roman took a more severe beating. Down the ramp another person dressed in black came running. Her black hair hang loose in the air and her sterling grey eyes were a mixture of anger and worry.
"No, Victoria!" Roman tried.
Another boot to his face shut him up as she slid under the rope and grabbed the leg of Randy that had just been connected with her man's face. She sank her teeth into his bare calf which made him howl in pain. He grabbed her hair and pulled her up with force.
"You wanna play, little girl?" He growled.
"Fuck you!" She shouted.
She spat him in the face and his cold eyes turned into pure ice. Behind him the sound of someone pulling the top of the stairs off and throwing it away before going for the bigger piece underneath had him smirking cruelly.
"Oh yeah, we're so gonna play," he said.
She balled her fist and planted it into his stomach twice before he retaliated with an elbow to her temple that dazed her. Batista got the steel steps into the middle of the ring while Hunter and Kane yanked Roman up to his knees. Randy planted another elbow to Victoria's face to keep her stunned while moving both of them up on the steps.
"Are you watching this, boy?" He shouted at Roman.
"No! Don't you fucking dare!" Roman shouted.
"You motherfucker!" Dean screamed.
He was yanking like crazy on his handcuffs just like Seth was from the opposite corner. None of them could get free to help their friends. Randy smirked at Roman before moving his body up in the air to RKO Victoria directly down on the hard steel. Her head bounced off weirdly and her body rolled on its own down in the ring. Her eyes were closed and she was clearly not present in her own mind and body anymore. Blood was running from her forehead, colouring her light skin red.
"You son of a bitch! I'll fucking kill you!" Roman shouted.
"Bring it on, big dog," Randy mocked.
He calmly walked over to Roman and planted another boot to his face. Roman saw stars as he fell down. He felt the ring shift and knew every enemy was leaving. He shook his head to see clearly again and crawled towards Victoria.
"Victoria? Pumpkin?" He pulled her up in his arms. "Wake up, pumpkin."
Men in black with a stretcher rushed in to take over.
"We gotta take her, Roman. She's safe with us," someone said.
He nodded and let go although he didn't want to. At least she was breathing. That was all that mattered in that moment. He looked around and saw JBL pick up a set of keys left on the commentator table. He walked over to the ring and handed them to Roman. Of course Stephanie had left the keys to mock them extra. He quickly freed his brothers and they all made it away from all the watching eyes.
"I'm telling you, now is your chance," a doctor backstage told Stephanie and the others. "I've already sent her to the hospital. She doesn't need stitches but the way her head landed, I won't be surprised if there's some sort of head trauma. And if there's not, this is still your chance to convince her otherwise. She'll be confused when she wakes up. Use it."
The Shield had been running around the arena, trying to find someone that could tell them where Victoria was. Someone knew for sure and kept them away from the information on purpose. It wasn't until Roman grabbed a poor intern, lifted him off the ground and held him up against the wall that they finally got word.
"They took her to the hospital," the poor kid cried. "Please, sir, it wasn't me."
"Roman," Seth placed a hand on Roman's arm.
Roman let go of the kid and he fell down a crying mess. The right thing would be to apologize but he was in a hurry. He had to find his girlfriend and make sure she was okay. He had been so close when she took that RKO and it looked anything but good the way her head had hit the steel.
"She's waking up," Stephanie stroked Victoria's cheek. "How are you doing, sweetheart?"
"What's going on?" Victoria asked.
"You had a nasty accident. Do you remember what happened?" Stephanie asked.
Victoria looked from Stephanie to Hunter and Randy and then back to the brunette.
"I don't remember anything. Who are you?" She asked.
"You don't remember us?" Stephanie asked surprised.
"No," Victoria looked scared.
"Aw, sweetheart, don't worry. We won't harm you. We're practically family," Stephanie said.
"We are?" Victoria asked.
"Randy there is your boyfriend," Stephanie pointed at Randy. "And you both live with us."
"Hi honey," Randy said.
"I... Ehm... I'm sorry. I don't remember any of you," Victoria said.
"That's okay. We'll take you home and fill you in on everything. You'll get your memory back in no time," Stephanie said.
Roman stormed through the hospital with Seth and Dean right behind him. He had scared the poor woman behind the counter but he had gotten Victoria's room number nonetheless. He stormed into her room and stopped dead in his tracks by the sight of the three people standing there.
"What the fuck is going on here?" He roared.
"Easy, Roman," Hunter said. "Think about where you are. Think about the other patients here. Don't start anything."
"Get the fuck out!" Roman roared.
"Ssh, you're scaring her," Stephanie scolded. "It's alright, sweetheart. These cavemen won't hurt you."
"Get the fuck away from her!" Roman ran over the the bed. "I'm here, pumpkin. I won't let them hurt you."
"Who... Who are you?" Victoria stuttered.
"You don't remember me?" Roman asked shocked.
A doctor stepped into the room and looked around at the heated situation.
"What are you all doing in here? You can't put this kind of pressure on a patient with head trauma. Only one at a time in here and only for a few minutes," he said.
"I'll stay," Roman quickly said.
"It's alright," Stephanie smirked. "Give him a few minutes."
Everyone but Roman stepped out of the room. Seth and Dean went to the right while Stephanie, Hunter and Randy went to the left. They stood in opposite ends of a long hallway, able to see each other but not hear each other.
"Call Batista and hear how far he is," Stephanie said.
Hunter pulled out his phone and dialed Batista's number.
"It's Hunter," he said. "I just wanna hear how far along you are."
"I got five pictures done and they're pretty damn good if I must say so myself," Batista said.
"Good. Send them to Randy right away so he can show her what a happy couple they are," Hunter said and hung up.
Just a few seconds later Randy's phone beeped and five photoshopped pictures of him and Victoria came through.
"Fuck, he's good," Randy chuckled.
"When Roman comes out, you go in there and show her how much in love you two are," Hunter tapped Randy's cheek.
The door to her room opened and Roman came out. He closed it behind him and stood still as his brothers and his enemies moved in from either side. They all stopped and he turned his head to look at his enemies.
"I'm gonna get you for this. That's a promise and you can fucking believe that," he said.
"Roman, is she alright?" Seth asked.
"No, she doesn't remember anything. They wanna keep her over night so I can't get her home until tomorrow," Roman answered.
"Okay, let's go home and rest. You need it," Seth said.
The trio walked away while the other three stayed.
"She's not gonna be here tomorrow," Stephanie chuckled. "We're taking her home right now."
"Go in there and show her the pictures and sweet talk her while Stephanie and I find someone willing to sign her over to us," Hunter said.
An hour later she walked into Stephanie and Hunter's house.
"You must be tired. Randy, show her to your room," Stephanie said.
Randy smirked at Stephanie before escorting Victoria to his room. She looked around as if she tried to recognize something.
"I don't... I'm sorry..." She said.
"It's okay, honey. Your clothes is in here," he said.
He opened a closet and silently thanked Stephanie for thinking fast on her feet. Kane and Batista had emptied half of Stephanie's wardrobe and placed it in there to make it look like Victoria lived there. She looked through the clothes and pulled out a pair of pyjamas pants and a tee.
"Bathroom?" She pointed at a door in the room.
"Yeah, our bathroom," he said. "But you can change in front of me. I've seen it all before."
"I... I..." She stuttered.
"Just go in there," he sighed.
She wasn't gonna make it easy for him. Stephanie's plan had sounded so easy that he had thought he could just get her naked right away. Instead she walked to the bathroom and locked the door. He waited 15 minutes, listening to the toilet flush and her going through cabinets to figure out where everything was. She finally came out in the pyjamas and tee. He had stripped down to his boxers and laid on top of the duvet waiting for her.
"Come here, honey," he patted the spot next to him.
She nervously walked over and crawled under the duvet on the empty side. He lifted it up to join her. His arm yanked her close and she could feel his erection against her thigh. His lips sought hers but she pushed herself away from him.
"What?" He asked annoyed.
"I'm sorry, Randy, I just need time. I don't remember you," she said.
"I'm your boyfriend!" He raised his voice.
"You feel like a stranger," she said scared. "I'm sorry. Please, I don't wanna upset you."
"Fine, fine," he moved away from her. "Get some sleep. I'm gonna go watch tv downstairs."
He walked downstairs where he met up with Stephanie, Hunter, Kane and Batista.
"What's with that look on your face?" Hunter asked.
"She won't let me touch her," Randy answered annoyed.
"Of course not," Stephanie rolled her eyes. "What did you expect?"
"You made it sound so god damn easy," he said.
"It is easy. She's here in your fucking bed, Randy. You just gotta give her time for her brain to start believing it all and she'll be in your arms in no time," she said.
"Fine, I'll give her a week," he crossed his arms.
"Try a month or maybe even longer," she crossed her arms too. "You can't rush this, Randy. If you do, she's never gonna turn to us. We got her here now. Don't mess it up. Put your true self aside and pretend to be a loving boyfriend missing his girlfriend. She'll fall for you in no time."
He nodded at her little speech. He knew she was right. He shouldn't try and rush it but it was just so damn hard when he had desired her for so long and finally had her in his bed.
"I get it," he said.
"Good," she said. "This is gonna be fantastic. We're gonna take down The Shield from within."
"You know they're gonna come for us, right?" Kane asked.
"Time after time after time," she smirked. "And they're gonna fail just as many times. Roman will crack first when we have her and without their angry Samoan powerhouse, we're left with a lunatic that acts without thinking and little Seth that can't do shit on his own."