Solaris Chapter 2: Joining the WWE

A/N: This chapter sees Jon and Melody joining the WWE and making new friends. Enjoy.

Once they had agreed they were told to head to Florida, to FCW which was the proving grounds for newcomers to the WWE. When they got there they met a lot of new faces but two in particular stuck with them. One was Colby Lopez who was being called Seth Rollins, though Melody had met him once when he was Tyler Black in Ring of Honor, he had been a big fan of Jon Moxley and it showed when they first met. Lopez had nearly gone into fan-girl mode but managed to control his reaction into a big grin instead, he gave Melody a hug after recognizing her as the only female to ever kick his ass. The other was Leati Joseph Anoa'i, though he preferred to be called Joe and went by Roman Reigns in the ring. Joe was part of a huge Samoan wrestling dynasty which Melody was fascinated by. The four of them became fast friends and they worked amazingly well together in the ring, whether as allies or opponents it didn't matter. The man in charge of the proving grounds, William Regal, was a legend in the industry and was quick to notice the group. In particular how close Jon and Melody were. Jon had been given the name of Dean Ambrose which had taken him a long while to get used to, and Melody became Solaris.

Eventually Regal and Vince McMahon decided to send the three men up to the main roster as a group to come down through the crowd and cause chaos, but they made Melody stay behind. Jon was anything but happy with this idea but after a lot of coaxing and soothing from Melody he was able to calm down enough to not destroy everything in his pathway. Colby and Joe weren't too thrilled about leaving her behind either, they didn't like the way the other men looked at her like she was a piece of meat or a trophy. The men did as they were told and they took their anger and frustration out on their target that first night, Ryback. Melody watched on TV as they descended through the crowd and commenced with a vicious beat-down on the man, and she knew exactly why they were so vicious but she couldn't be there to calm them down either. Regal stood nearby, observing her as she became melancholy and seemed to be lost without Jon there beside her. She still performed in the ring and never made a mistake, but the spark he had seen in her was gone. Vince had noticed something similar with the three men who had not yet been given a group name, they were vicious and refused to make nice with anyone at all…though Jon was the worst of the three and would make cutting remarks at anyone who dared speak to him. Vince and Regal talked it over and decided, for the sake of everyone's sanity, to bring Melody up to the main roster and have her surprise the boys by joining them. Melody was all for it since she hadn't seen Jon in the last month that he'd been gone.

The three men had been given much better outfits after their initial debut and now wore black cargo pants, black boots, and black tactical vests…thankfully the turtlenecks were ditched. They had also been given Entrance music and a name…The Shield. Melody had been given a pair of black cargo shorts instead of pants and a black corset-style top instead of the vest the guys wore. She had pulled her red/gold hair into a stylish little ponytail with curls at the ends and taped her wrists and hands much the way Jon always did. The guys were standing around the ring to surround their chosen target for the night, John Cena, while Melody stood behind the backstage curtain. She was bouncing on her heels as Vince watched her from the shadows, happy to see that spark back in her eyes. When the Shield's music came on again everyone froze and turned to look at the ramp in confusion as a small figure came out onto the stage wearing a hooded cloak that hid their features. The three men scowled up at the figure until Dean Ambrose grabbed a microphone.

"Just who the hell do you think you are huh? We are the Shield. We run this yard now and mocking us by using our music ain't a great idea pal. Especially when you're like…what…half our size?"

The figure threw off the hooded cloak to reveal the curvy figure of a woman, the arena lights making her hair glow like the fire of the sun's surface. Dean's jaw looked like it hit the floor, Seth and Roman not being much better with their reactions as Seth almost fell off the ring apron in surprise.

"Solaris? Is it really you Baby?"

"You know any other fiery redheads that I need to know about Dean?"

The man gave her a big toothy grin and opened his arms wide, letting out a bark of laughter as she ran down the ramp and threw herself into them. He wrapped her in a big hug as Roman and Seth joined in. Melody pulled back and gave them a grin before tipping her head back and letting loose a wolf-like howl, soon joined by the three men as the fans went absolutely nuts. Cena was standing in the ring looking utterly confused and slightly amused while the commentators just seemed floored.

"Who the hell is this chick?"

"She obviously knows the Shield, and I think she might be part of their team if her outfit is anything to go by."

"Why would the most dominant group out here right now need a tiny little thing like her?"

The men retook their positions on the ring apron as Melody took the fourth side, pining John Cena in and surrounding him entirely to cut off his escape routes. Roman was the first one in with a spear that took Cena down and then the others descended. At one point the guy lifted Cena up for their Triple Power Bomb and then looked at Melody. She nodded and went up to the top rope and as they dropped Cena to the mat she launched into the air, pulling a twisting spiral in the air before landing on Cena and knocking out what little breath was left in his lungs. The three men helped her back up and put their fists in over Cena's body before looking at her, earning them a big smile as her own smaller fist joined in and Roman yelled at the crowd.

"Believe That!"

They left back through the crowd and as soon as they were out of sight of the fans the guys picked Melody up and started spinning her around in joy. Joe and Colby kept giving her big hugs and Jon just kept kissing her forehead and stroking her hair, feeling himself calming already just by having her near. The rest of the roster noticed the change in the three men once the small woman was brought up to the main roster, they all noticed how much calmer Jon was and how much less aggressive the other two were backstage now. It was a relief to everyone and reduced a lot of the tension that had been building since their arrival, though several of the men learned the hard way that it was a bad idea to hit on the female Shield member…ever…and heaven help you if you hurt her.

One man in particular learned a hard lesson from the Shield men after he pushed the small woman into a wall after she said she wasn't interested in him. It was scripted but it hit a little too close to home for Jon and he nearly went off script.

"Hey! You get your filthy damn hands off of her or I'll remove them from your scrawny little arms."

The angry gravelly growl of Dean Ambrose had the man turning his head with a smirk, not seeing the other two coming up on his other side. He grabbed Solaris by her hair and pulled hard, making her cry out slightly and Dean growled at that sound.

"What exactly are you gonna do if I don't Ambrose?"

"The same thing we do to everyone else that gets on our bad side…take you down and tear you apart. Right boys?"

"Oh hell yeah…nobody messes with our girl Barrett…nobody."

Seth cracked his knuckles as he agreed with Dean and Roman just growled low in his throat like an angry wolf. Wade Barrett used Solaris' hair to throw her into Dean, who caught her easily and gave her a quick check for any injuries. Roman and Seth had already started beating down on Barret by the time Dean was satisfied that Solaris wasn't hurt and the two joined in on the beat down. Security eventually managed to pull them off of the fallen man and they put their fists together before leaving the area. As soon as they were out of camera-range Jon dropped character and pulled Melody into his arms, running his fingers along her scalp and kissing her forehead.

"You alright Baby? Did he do any damage?"

"I'm fine Jon…you pulled my hair a lot harder than that guy did."

Jon muttered something under his breath that made her laugh and hug him. Colby and Joe just shared a look and shrugged, they'd given up on trying to figure those two out a while back because they just meshed on a level they couldn't understand. The team had a 6-man tag team match that night, which they own easily with Solaris running interference, and they celebrated for a bit despite being tired and sore. They all piled into a black SUV and headed back to the 'safe house' Vince had set them up in for that week. It was actually pretty nice and had all the comforts of home. As they came through the door a certain orange cat was sitting on the back of the sofa, waiting for them, causing Melody and Dean to both groan out loud.

"Not now…why now?"

"Fuck…I hate when they do this so soon after a match. Man…we're gonna be hurtin' tomorrow Baby."

Joe and Colby gave the two odd looks and crossed their arms, their faces taking on determined expressions.

"Alright you two...you've been keeping some big secret since we first met you…and that secret involves you two vanishing at random times and coming back hurt."

"So we're gonna ask you right here, right now…What the hell is going on?"

The two shared a look and then looked at the orange cat as it jumped down and stalked its way over to the group. When it started talking Joe and Colby landed on their butts on the tile floor in shock.

"I am Apollo, the Guardian Cat of Sailor Soalris…that would be Melody by the way. Jonathan here is one of her three Royal guards…I suspect the two of you may be the missing members of that trio. In order to confirm that I will need your permission to check if you have blocked memories of a past life. Will you allow me to do that gentlemen?"

The two nodded, too shocked to form an actual reply. When the cat finished unlocking their memories they were so glad they were already on the floor. They were dizzy and a bit confused as the memories of their past lives meshed with their new lives.

"Holy Shit!"

"Damn…"

"Yep."

Dean popped the P on his yep and Melody swatted his arm lightly. Their own memories had readjusted to include the other two men and Melody was grinning widely in happiness. When the other two stood up and bowed she smacked both of their heads.

"Don't you even dare start that shit or I will beat you both senseless."

Jon snorted in laughter until Apollo reminded them that they had a job to do. Melody sighed and looked at the other two men.

"So…are you two going to join us in protecting our world or remain normal?"

"Normal is overrated Mels…I'm in."

"Me too Pretty Girl. Let's kick some ass."

Melody nodded and quickly switched into her fighting gear with a few words, the men following suit. Melody's outfit was a formfitting red cat suit with orange flames down the sides and a bright red crystal hanging from her neck by a chain. The men had black tactical-type suits on with accent colors in different shades of red. They all had red masks on their faces that hid their features and their eyes so no one would recognize them, as did Melody. Jon was known as Solar Flare due to his temper, Colby was Solar Wind for his speed, and Joe was Solar Ray due to his spear…this way they could talk without using their real names in battle. They ran across rooftops until they reached the place Apollo found the energy signature of their latest enemy, finding an exceedingly ugly humanoid thing with several sets of arms and legs that looked like it shouldn't be able to move but it was very fast. Melody ran at first only to get thrown back into the side of a building as the guys rushed the thing. Joe speared it to knock it to the ground where Colby gave it a series of Curb Stomps and Jon just kicked the crap out of it. Eventually they managed to weaken it enough for Melody to use her Solar Eclipse attack on it and turn it into a pile of ash. As they stood over the pile, checking each other for injuries, they heard an annoying high-pitched laugh nearby.

"Well done. I must say you're much better than the brats over in Japan. Those girls can't stop arguing with each other long enough to fight properly. You four work well together…I do love a challenge."

"Oh yeah? Who the fuck are you lady?"

"Flare…tone it down."

"So…the only female in the group is the leader? Interesting. I am called Emerald. I'm a high ranking member of the Black Moon Family."

"Never heard of ya."

"Me neither…You Ray?"

"Nah…I think I'd remember the ugly green hair Wind."

Melody bit her lip to keep from laughing when Emerald screeched at them in rage. She pulled out a fluffy pink hand fan and Jon just lost it, leaning against Seth as he clutched his stomach in laughter. Seth and Roman were both fighting hard to keep it in but they too were laughing. Melody just shook her head at them and snorted softly.

"Men. Look, Emerald. This is my country…my home. I'm not going to just stand by and do nothing while you and your…family, try to hurt innocent people. It just isn't going to happen. So either leave my country, or I will destroy you. Got it?"

"Well now, aren't you an interesting creature? A fierce and fiery beauty…such a contrast to the pale beauty of the future Queen of Crystal Tokyo…Neo Queen Serenity."

"Oh great…there's another one…"

"Wind…hush."

"Seth stuck his tongue out at Melody and she flicked him in the nose with her fingers. The white-haired man that showed up was watching them all with icy eyes, though they seemed to show interest in Melody which pissed Jon off something fierce.

"I know that hair…that golden fire. We will meet again…Queen Melody…very, very soon."

The two vanished in a swirl of black, leaving the four guardians gaping in shock. The guys realized Melody was too shocked to move so Jon picked her up and they all ran back to their hideout. Jon placed her on the sofa and gently removed her mask, taking her face in his hands and trying to get her to come back to the present.

"Mel? Come on Baby…come back to me here. You're scaring me Baby…please?"

"Jon? How…how does he know my name?"

"And why did he call you Queen Melody?"

"I don't know Colby…I'm scared Jon…he knows my name…"

"We're here Baby, don't you worry. We'll keep you safe I promise."

"He's right Pretty Girl. We're family, the four of us."

"And family looks out for each other…always."

"Thanks guys."