A/N: As you can see this new story is different than the others I ' ve done in the past , it has more of a serious tone than some of the others , but still sticks to the theme of family and overcoming obstacles . So , without any further delay here is the second chapter to Shattered World .
Disclaimer : I do not any of the wrestlers that will appear in this story .
Chapter 2 : Radiated Creatures
Nashville Recovery Center - Decontamination Room
The group finally came through the decontamination room at the recovery center to get rid of any type of raditation and other biological agents they could have picked up out in the barely hanging on world .
" Andy , " Shane Douglas came to them as they walked into the main part of the building .
" Franchise , " Andy said hugging the man happy to see more familiar faces .
" Andy , Williams , good to see both of you unharmed . " Jeff Jarrett said as he walked over to the group with one of the professor ' s who was working on the food and water issue for the Nashville Recovery Center .
" And glad to be around familiar faces . " Williams said .
" Did you get it ? " The Professor asked .
" Yes , doc , the water samples from water treatment plant , " Chase said handing them over in their protective carrying cases .
" Thank you , I will see to these right away . " The Professor said as he walked away .
" Alright lets get you guys something to eat and a place to sleep , " Shane said to Andy and King as they walked off .
" So , how was it at the treatment plant ? " Jeff asked the group .
" We had to deal with some of the zombies before we went into the plant itself . " Chase said .
" And the plant itself looks like it has been shutdown since the bombs went off or not long after . " Derrick added .
" That ' s where we found Andy and King taking refuge inside . " Storm said .
" Okay , we will let the professor check into the possible water supply while you guys go and rest up for when the next mission comes up . " Jarrett said .
" Yes sir , " Derrick and Ron said .
" Any word on how Cassidy ' s mission is going ? " Chase asked .
" Nothing yet , but he had to go further out than you guys did . . . " Jarrett said seeing the look on Chase ' s face .
" Chase , " James said .
" I will let you know when I hear any thing . " Jarrett said .
" Sure , " Chase said walking away .
" Storm . " Jarrett said .
" Yeah ? " James asked .
" You need to keep an eye on him , " Jarrett warned .
" Jarrett , you know as well as I do that Chase will have our backs . " Storm said .
" It ' s not our backs I ' m worried about , it ' s his sanity , Chase hasn ' t been himself since we came out from the underground containers and it ' s getting worse . " Jarrett said .
" I think all of us were a little change Jeff , but you also have to take into consideration that Chase just about lost everything in the bombings . He lost his career , his family , and he just about thought he had lost Andy , I don ' t know , but I think everyone needs to cut him some slack here . " Storm said .
" I get that he lost everything Storm , but we don ' t need to lose him because of it and him going off , look I ' m not saying he needs to stop helping the Crew or needs to just get over everything . All I ' m saying is he needs someone whose a little level-headed to have his back so he doesn ' t go overboard and loses something else in a bad way , Cowboy . " Jarrett said as James looked at the man realizing what Jeff meant .
" I will keep an eye on him , but don ' t you dare count him out , " Storm said as he walked off .
" Never , in fact I count on all of you a lot more than ever now . " Jarrett thought to himself as he looked at the screen in front of him that showed some of the destroyed areas of Nashville .
Nashville Recovery Center - Cafeteria
The Crew walked into the cafeteria to get a bite to eat before they get called back out into the destroyed city to deal with some other problem the bombings caused .
" Hey , how are you guys settling in ? " Chase asked as he sat next to Andy and Shane Williams.
" As well as can be expected . " Williams said .
" All of this is still pretty new to us . " Andy said .
" How long have you two been on the surface ? " Chase asked as the rest of the Crew joined them Storm looking at Chase for a moment and then Andy satisfied to know another of his old friends had been found .
" For about a month , " Andy said .
" Where did you guys come out from ? " Derrick asked .
" A container on the Tennessee , Kentucky boarder , they let us out after hearing a military feed give the all clear . " Williams sighed .
" We thought it was best to stick together since there ' s safety in numbers . " Andy shook his head .
" What ? " Ron asked .
" Everything since then seemed like a nightmare , " Andy said .
" So , what have you guys been doing since you came out ? I take you were in the container here in Nashville ? " Williams asked .
" One of them , there ' s another on the northeast end that Cassidy is looking into now . We are waiting on word for him to see if we need to help out . " Chase said .
" Is that what you guys have been doing ? Helping out with the clean up effort ? " Andy asked .
" That ' s part of it , we also help to seek out supplies like food and water that ' s not radiated , we help out with containers to make sure people that maybe trapped under rubble from the bombings , and we deal with the creatures that have come about because of radiation like the zombies . " Storm explained .
" Andy ? " Williams asked looking at Andy .
" What ? " Chase asked .
" What other creatures have you seen outside of the zombies ? " Andy asked .
" Derrick , go and get the creature guide that the Professor has been working on . " Chase said .
" Sure , " Derrick said going to get the guide .
" What did the creature look like ? " Ron asked .
" Massive creature , it stood on hind legs like a human or a bear , giant frame , giant hands with claws , massive head , hairless , ears like a dog or bat, big eyes , and a big muzzle with sharp fangs . " Andy explained .
" Enormous strength and demon speed , " Williams added .
" Yeah , if we hadn ' t squeezed into a small space it would have got both of us . " Andy said as Derrick came back with the creature guide .
" Here , " Chase said letting the two flip through it until Williams came to the page looking at Andy .
" This thing , " Andy said pointing to it .
" Deathstalkers , we ' ve seen two of them in the city so far , the first one we didn ' t know how to deal with it and the poor guy that was with us went down hard . But , we ' ve since learned that few well placed bullets takes the thing out especially if you know where to aim the gun . " Derrick said .
" Huh ? " Andy and Williams both asked .
" Headshots , you shoot the thing in the head it will go down . " Storm said .
" Oh , well , we didn ' t exactly have a gun coming out from the container , in fact , we picked the guns up once we got into the city . " Andy said .
" Still , the fact that there ' s more deathstalkers out there makes me worried for Cassidy being out in the field by himself . " Chase thought outloud .
" Are you two willing to join the Crew ? " Derrick asked .
" The Crew ? " Andy and Williams asked .
" That ' s what the workers and people here calls us , the Crew , " Storm said .
" So , you ' re asking us to join the relief effort ? " Williams asked .
" Precisely , " Ron asked .
" What all does this intel ? " Andy asked .
Chase and Storm began explaining the reason for the Crew , why it was set up , and the duties involved , which included helping to clean up the rubble from the bombing , going out to get supplies , dealing with the radiated monsters , stopping bandits , and rescuing those still trapped in the underground containers .
" I ' m in , if it means helping people and at least making something good come from the disaster out there , " Andy pointed at the window .
" It ' s not like we can go back to our old lives at the moment anyways , plus doing something about the situation we ' re in is better than sitting around complaining about the issues we can ' t control . " Williams agreed .
" Alright , once Cassidy gets back we can talk about having two teams to go out and deal with issues instead of just one . " Storm said looking at Chase to see if he was down with the idea .
" Sounds good to me , " Chase agreed with having more help knowing that two teams could get things done a lot faster than just the one team and safe than sending someone out alone to deal with issues .
Northeast End of Nashville at a Recently Discovered Container
" Damn , this looks worse than I thought , " Cassidy said once he saw the rubble on top of the underground container worried that the people inside had been crushed , but he didn ' t have much time to think as he saw zombies and radhounds heading towards .
The amount of zombies and radhounds was more than he alone could deal with and he would need help getting into the container itself as he didn ' t have the necessary equipment to handle cutting through concrete slabs and metal frames of down buildings .
" Hopefully that radio tower will come through for me , " Cassidy said as he called back to the Recovery Center .
Nashville Recovery Center
" Guys , " Shane Douglas came running into the cafeteria area of the recovery area .
" What is Shane ? " Chase realizing something was up with the way he was in a panic .
" Cassidy calls for aid , we need you guys in the situation room ready to go . " Shane said .
" Right , team let ' s go , " Storm said as Ron and Derrick followed him out .
" So , are you two going out to help us ? " Chase asked Andy and Williams .
" Yeah , " Andy and Williams followed Chase to the situations room .
" Andy and Williams are not going . . . " Jarrett started when he saw them , but got a look from all of them that said shut up and tell them what ' s going on .
" Forget it Jeff , we ' re helping our brothers rather you like it or not , besides I have a medical degree that says I ' m qualified to help people and wrestling training that says I ' m more than capable of kick someone ' s ass if need be . " Andy said .
" That ' s a Natural for you and I ' m still the King of Knoxville , so , what ' s the problem ? " Williams asked .
" Alright fine , Cassidy just called and said there ' s heavy debris from the bombs that ' s blocking him from getting into the container at the northeast end of Nashville from concrete and metal frames that collapsed from building . " Jarrett said .
" Okay , so , we need charges to blow the debris , night vision or some sort of light to see in the container itself , and anything else ? " Chase asked .
" Yeah , something to deal with them . " Jarrett showing the group a video feed of zombies and radhounds attacking a car .
" I take it Cassidy , took the Range Rover ? " Chase asked .
" Yeah , " Jarrett said .
" Let ' s go guys , " Storm said as the Crew now joined by Andy Douglas and Shane Williams left to help Cassidy .
" Northeast Nashville , EY lived in northeast Nashville . " Andy said as James and Chase looked at him .
" You ' re right and unless he was on the road like Bobby , AJ , and Samoa Joe were with WWE when the bombs , he may have used that container to take shelter in . " Storm said .
" Then let ' s get out there and see if we can ' t help Cassidy and anyone who maybe trapped inside of the underground container . " Chase said as they got what they needed and headed back out into the destroyed city of Nashville , Tennessee .