Title: What Wasn't to Be
Author: Dana
Rating: PG to be safe
Warnings: Cursing in first part.
Summary: A last minute change in plans leads one wrestler down a new road to the WWE where he will run into the men who sabotaged his career.
Time frame: Everything before and after Survivor Series 2012 is AU. This fic starts out roughly Survivor Series 2014.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone you recognize in this fic. They are all owned by themselves or the company that created them.

"You need to watch yourself," a voice said from behind Seth Rollins who spun around to face one of his very best friends, Roman Reigns standing there.

"Why should I watch myself," Seth demanded. "Are the fans threatening to kill me again? You'd think they'd get over the fact that I turned against the Shield by now."

"Not the fans. You know who I'm talking about." Roman said his voice dropping low as he saw Paige and AJ Lee staring at them from where they were putting their match together.

"Who?" Seth asked. "Come on just say it. I don't have time to play games we've got our tag match coming up soon. Hunter wanted to talk about the ending again with me, Cena, and Heyman."

Roman stared at him for a moment. "You really haven't heard have you? Damn I thought they would have told you first. They re-signed Good and didn't send him to NXT."

"Good?" Seth stared at him blankly. "Who's…" he stopped. "Shit." Was all he said.

DDD
"I know what you did!" Dean Ambrose yelled as he stormed into the locker room at NXT.

Seth Rollins looked up from where he was reading the script he was handed for the upcoming show. "Calm down Ambrose. I don't know what you are talking about. I didn't do anything."

Dean rubbed at his shoulder before saying, "I was supposed to be called up at Survivor Series not him!"

"You've been listening to Regal again. You probably aren't ready for WWE." Seth said not looking Dean in the eye.

"I'm more ready than any of you!" He took a swing at Seth Rollins who wasn't prepared and tumbled to the floor. It took most of the NXT roster to pull the two apart.

Seth, Roman, and Richie Steamboat were brought up to the main roster as the Shield. They never heard anything about Ambrose except that he was fired on the spot.

DDD
Notes: Next few chapters will be flashbacks.