Title: The ARK Angels of DX and the Berry Blasters
Author: Kaykyaka
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE and TNA characters used within this fictional story. No copyright infringement is intended and no money is being made by this work of fiction.
Ratings: K
Characters: Shawn, Cameron and Cheyenne Michaels, Amy 'Lita' Dumas Michaels, Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, Chyna, Tanya Madison, Jamie Albright and Melissa Turnbull
Summary: The ARK Angels are having trouble fitting in at school but when the children of Waterside fall prey to a strange new craze, Cameron, Cheyenne, LC and Aurora become their only hope.
Chapter Four – Back in Black
Today the ARK Angels were going to school with a bounce in their step or in LC's case a chip on her shoulder. She knew the Damsels of Destruction were involved in the raven attack yesterday but she wanted to hear it from their rotten little mouths.
"Easy there LC," Mr. Applebee said as the warrior princess stormed past him, usually it was Cameron who couldn't wait to get into the building but this morning Shawn's firstborn was more than happy to walk; he really didn't wanna be there when LC got her hands on the Damsels of Destruction. After walking Cheyenne to the nursery Cameron followed LC to first period English to watch the insanity unfold.
"Ah-ha!" she said from the door expecting to see Madison, Albright and Turnbull in their usual places but if they were in their usual places LC couldn't see them, as their desks were surrounded by the other school kids, "What is going on here?" LC said crossing her arms and Cameron scratched his head, took LC's hand and took her over to where the Damsels of Destruction sat.
"Only one way to find out," he said and cleared his throat, "excuse me," he said and the school children spread out from the desks where the Damsels of Destruction were sitting, there was just one huge difference – they were dressed from head-to-toe in black.
"Well if it isn't the loser brigade," spat the unmistakable voice of Tanya Madison and Jamie and Melissa laughed along with her, "what the Hell do you want?"
"I'll show you what I want!" LC said and went for Tanya but Cameron pulled her back and carried her to the back of the class where they sat.
"LC calm down, I can't afford for you to get thrown out of Waterside I need you!" Cameron said urgently and LC took a deep breath and Cameron let her go.
"Nothing's wrong with the Damsels Cameron they just took a day off to get makeovers, real ugly makeovers," LC said curling up her nose in disgust, "So you can quit worrying about them,"
"If you think there's nothing to worry about you obviously didn't get a good look at them," Cameron said.
"Well I am blind with rage," LC said still fuming and Cameron hushed her.
"LC I really need you to concentrate so you have to calm down okay?" Cameron said.
"Okay," LC said stubbornly.
"Go over there and take a good look at them and then come back over here and tell me what's different," Cameron said and LC furrowed her brow.
"Why don't you go, I might kill them," LC said.
"They're least afraid of me, you go," Cameron replied and LC took a deep breath.
"Fine," she said and walked over to the Damsels of Destruction and took a good look at them.
"What the Hell do you want LC?" Tanya snapped again and LC covered her mouth to stop from throwing up and walked swiftly back to Cameron.
"Did you notice anything different?" Cameron said lowering his voice as LC tried to make sense of what she just saw.
"Their eyes are completely black and their nails are sharp and grey like claws!" LC replied horrified and Cameron nodded.
"So it wasn't my imagination," he said soberly.
"What is going on Cameron?" LC said shocked by what she had just seen.
"Something very frightening," Cameron replied, "but nothing we can't handle," he said confidently and LC shook her head boldly in agreement.
"Right," she said holding her stomach so that she didn't throw up as their English teacher came in.
"Good morning everyone, welcome back girls," Mrs. Clark said to the Damsels of Destruction, "I see you spent the whole of yesterday getting a whole new look,"
"Actually we went back to the forest to do some more research," Jamie Albright said and Cameron furrowed his brow, research? He thought.
"Did you find anything interesting?" Mrs. Clark asked writing up today's assignment on the board with her back to the class and the Damsels of Destruction giggled reaching into their pockets and pulling out something.
"No," they replied and once and giggled some more and Cameron leaned over his desk to see if he could make out what they had in their pockets that was so funny because something funny was definitely going on.
At lunchtime the ARK Angels were going to sit in their usual spot under their favorite tree but Cameron had yet another change of plans to their lunchtime ritual.
"I think we should hang out with the Damsels of Destruction," Cameron said and for once LC was in total agreement, Cheyenne was a little more reticent they had never been accepted by the Damsels of Destruction before how was today going to be any different? Still she followed behind her brother as they marched onto the playground where once again their classmates were rallied around the Damsels of Destruction.
"What are those?" one of the kids asked as Tanya, Jamie and Melissa showed everyone what looked like really small hard candy.
"You've never seen anything like this," Tanya said.
"They're like magic beans," Jamie added.
"Only they're real," Melissa said and the kids' curiosity about the small black articles deepened and Cameron and LC tried to get up close for a better look but there were too many kids around the Damsels.
"Chey burrow your way through and find out what they've got in their hands," Cameron said and Cheyenne did just that, her small stature making her easy to hide in the gang of fascinated kids.
"What happens when you eat them?" one of the kids asked.
"We'll show you after school," Tanya said and Cheyenne got up close to Madison and saw what looked to be blackberries in her hand.
"What's this?" Cheyenne said taking one and Tanya gasped.
"Who stole one?!" she cried and everyone protested their innocence, the only ones who hadn't said anything were Cameron, LC and Cheyenne who had found her way back to safe ground.
"Good work Chey," Cameron said as Cheyenne passed him the black berry.
"Uh-oh," Cheyenne said as the Damsels advanced on them.
"Give it back," Tanya snarled at Cameron who shrugged.
"Give what back?" he said feigning innocence.
"The berry you just took!" Jamie shouted.
"Make us," LC said and Jamie went for her face with a long sharp nail that looked more like a claw than a human hand but Tanya stopped her.
"No don't touch her," Tanya said, "Not here," she added and wagged a long sharp nail in LC's face, "you obviously didn't learn from yesterday did you LC?"
"Yesterday?" LC said, "So it was you that sent the birds!"
The Damsels laughed, "Birds? What are you talking about, I always knew you were crazy LC but maybe its time you actually got some help," Tanya said, "I will tell you this much, if you come snooping around any of our houses again, we'll feed you to the birds,"
"Is that a threat?!" LC said furiously pushing Tanya back on Jamie and Melissa and Cameron noticed the way she flew back, leaving her feet just like a bird.
"No it's a promise," Tanya said and the Damsels turned their mean noses up and went back to their friends but that didn't stop Cameron from going back over to them.
"What did you do on Raven Hill, what did that old man give you?" Cameron asked them, their eyes black like coal.
"What's it to you?" Tanya snapped swiping at his face and Cheyenne pushed her down.
"Don't hurt my brother he's trying to help you!" she snapped and the kids gasped at the Incredible Girl with Phenomenal Strength shocked that she was able to knock Tanya down.
Tanya smirked to disguise her embarrassment, "How pathetic," she said to Cameron as the Damsels picked her up, "getting your little sister to fight your battles for you,"
"I don't hit girls I help them now tell me where you got this!" Cameron said firmly holding up the berry and Tanya reached for it but he moved out of the way, "Tell me now!" he said.
"We're gonna find out anyway this way you'll be saving us some-time," LC said.
"Us help you? Never," Tanya said and the Damsels walked away laughing but Cameron wasn't going to let them have the last word.
"Listen to me everyone!" he called out to the school children, the authority in his voice got their attention, "Whatever you do, do not eat these berries they're dangerous!" Cameron told them but they did what they always did, they laughed and Cameron sighed in frustration.
"Now they've gone and eaten something as black as their hearts, I guess you are what you eat," LC said looking at the berry in Cameron's hand.
"Is it poison?" Cheyenne asked.
"No Chey, its much worse," Cameron replied, "we've got to go back to Raven Hill and find that old man," he said pocketing the berry planning to do some tests on it and science was next.
After school the ARK Angels rushed out to stop the other children from eating the berries but Jamie and Melissa blocked their way.
"Going somewhere?" Jamie said stalling for time.
"Do it Chey," LC said and Cheyenne went to push the Damsels down but Cameron stopped her and nodded to Mr. Applebee who was watching.
"Run along children," he said ushering the ARK Angels and the Damsels out of the school, Cameron sighed.
"If only he had gotten here earlier," he said by now all the children had eaten the berries and it was doing whatever it was that it did to the Damsels to them.
"You can't stop us," Jamie said cruelly before joining Tanya with Melissa.
"Oh yes we can," LC replied and as the ARK Angels headed for the DX Machine waiting for them outside the school Cameron wondered what Jamie meant by 'us' certain that she wasn't just talking about the other Damsels.
"So how was school?" Joanie asked them as they got in the DX Machine and they didn't answer, "that good huh?" Joanie said and Amy furrowed her brow with concern.
"We're back to square one," she said seeing how down the ARK Angels were again.
"Actually mom, we're about two steps ahead," Cameron said confidently showing her the berry, "I know exactly where this came from," he said.
"Where?" Amy asked.
"Raven Hill," Cameron replied, "can we go there before we go home?"
"Okay sweetie," Amy said smiling glad to see Cameron's confidence restored.
"Back to the creepy old man," LC said and Joanie and Amy looked at each other.
"Creepy old man?" they said at the same-time, Amy rubbed her stomach thinking if she wasn't pregnant she'd be two steps ahead too.
The ARK Angels led Amy and Joanie up to the house on Raven Hill, the Kliq chicks knocked but there was no-one home.
"This tree is unusual," Joanie said looking at the big tree outside the house.
"Yeah and it's not from this world," Cameron said, "I did a little experiment on its fruit,"
"You mean that berry?" Amy said and Cameron nodded.
"It doesn't have any of the usual berry make-up," Cameron said, "I think it was made up,"
"You mean concocted?" Amy asked.
"Yes," Cameron replied.
"What does concocted mean mommy?" Cheyenne asked Amy pulling on her dress.
"It means made by a witch or wizard," Amy said and turned to the tree, "and that means that I have to destroy the tree it came from," she said and her Righteous Indignation started to flare up but she couldn't do it.
"What's wrong?" Cameron asked as Amy went back to normal.
"Something's telling me not to destroy this tree," she said looking up into its leaves, "there's life in this tree," she said touching the bark, "I don't think this tree is the reason the berries are dangerous, someone has put a spell on this tree that I can't lift, you three have to do it," she said to the ARK Angels.
"You guys can do it," Joanie said encouraging them.
"Yes we can," Cameron said and Joanie and Amy took the ARK Angels home to think about what to do next before something broke loose at Waterside. As the DX Machine pulled away from the forest the raven that followed Cheyenne to school perched a-top the unusual tree with a piece of Cheyenne's coat still in its mouth, soon afterwards it took flight and followed the ARK Angel all the way home.
