Title: ATM and the Hunger Strike
Author: Kaykyaka
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the 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: Lita, Trish Stratus (not married in this story), Melina, DX, Edge, Nitro, Carlito, Shelton Benjamin, Randy Orton, Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon, Linda McMahon, Vince McMahon.
Summary: A loss of appetite among teenage girls has a mother worried and Vince McMahon takes ill for the first time. Is there a connection? ATM are going to find out.
Six – Scenes From a Park
Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta, GA:
Marjorie and Marianne suggested that they take Carla, LC and Cameron out for the day so Lita, Trish, Carlito, Shelton, Nitro, Hunter, Shawn and AJ followed them to Stone Mountain Park, a family fun filled park in Atlanta with a wide variety of activities for children and adults. After much debate over how many cameras and tape recorders he had hidden on him, LC gave David permission to attend but he still had the bruises from where she discovered a camera hidden under his shirt. They went on the Riverboat cruise and the Ride the Ducks ride but the adults had more fun then the children who weren't talking to each other, Carla and LC were certain that Cameron was a no good low down dirty dog who couldn't be trusted and Hunter kept his eyes on Lita and Shawn for the same reason sitting between them on all the rides and walking between them whenever they were going anywhere.
"Look Hunter I'm getting really sick of this," Shawn complained pushing Hunter away from him on they came back from the boat ride on Stone Mountain Lake, "Leave me and Lita alone," he snapped and Hunter pushed him back.
"You and Lita, excuse me?" Hunter said, "It's talk like that that's gonna make this worse before it gets better Showstoppa," he said wagging his finger and Shawn had to restrain himself from biting it off.
"Hey whassup Kliq buddy they're not doing anything wrong," AJ Styles said coming over to Hunter and they threw their hands up in typical Kliq fashion.
"Oh yeah? Then what are you doing here AJ? I bet you noticed the sexual tension between them at Luda's All Nite Bash and had to come over to Lita's to make sure Shawn wasn't there as well right?" Hunter said as Lita looked at him in disbelief.
"Sexual tension, are you are insane?" she said shaking her head.
Hunter narrowed his eyes, he saw the way Lita looked at Shawn when he pulled her close to him at Luda's New Years Bash, if anyone could dicipher sexual tension it was The Cerebral Assassin.
"Smell him, go on get in there real good," Hunter said pushing Lita towards Shawn and she fought him off defiantly.
"You really are insane!" she said fixing her hair.
"He's insane? Lita you thought Shawn was gonna leave his wife for you," David said and Lita shot him a dirty look while Hunter tapped LC on the shoulder and asked her why she didn't tell him that and she pointed to Shelton who pretended to have something on his shirt and looked away from Hunter's piercing gaze.
"Gees you look a little hot David why don't you cool off?" Marianne said giving her sister a knowing look and David looked at her like she was crazy.
"I'm not hot," he said and Marianne and Marjorie pushed him into the lake and Lita gave them a hi-five.
"Thanks guys," she said and they told her not to mention it.
They all got out of the boat where Hunter had left his motorcycle after posing for pictures with some fans earlier on. They had done everything and were ready to go home but Marianne and Marjorie reminded them of the fireworks celebration that was starting in half an hour so the wrestlers decided to stay awhile longer.
"But AJ what are you doing here really? You're not recruiting new members for the TNA roster are you?" Trish said resting her head on Carlito who was holding her hand affectionately.
"No I just came to hang out with the newest member of the Kliq," he said and Shelton gasped.
"I knew it! Thank you Shawn oh thank you, I knew if I painted your garage, took out your garbage and cleaned out your roof you'd let me in, I can't tell you what an honor this is!" he said shaking Hunter and Shawn's hand who looked at each other confused.
"Shelton you're not in the Kliq," Shawn said and Shelton's face dropped.
"I was talking about Lita," AJ said.
"What!" Shelton said.
"What!" Hunter said.
"What are you doing here?" Nitro said glaring at Randy Orton who had arrived with Melina while Shelton was accusing Shawn and Hunter of racism. He was holding Melina's hand and she was looking at the ground afraid of being yelled at for the 100th time that week by everyone that shared the RAW locker room, well nearly everyone.
"I came to ask you guys to back off and stop isolating Melina, she's done nothing wrong!" Randy said and Marianne and Marjorie went gooey eyed.
"Randy Orton!" they said at the same-time.
"Hey ladies," he said with his trademark smirk and David came over from out of the lake without a video camera or even a normal camera, just his raging over-protectiveness.
"You should be ashamed of yourself for breaking up one of the hottest pairings since Edge and Lita," David said, "Don't even think about looking over at these lovely ladies," he said putting his wet hands on Marianne and Marjorie's shoulders.
"Ew!" they said and pulled away from him and Randy laughed.
"That's okay man I see you've got game, anyway I don't need a girl I've got one right here," he said hugging Melina who looked worse than Trish. Nitro clenched his fists and Lita's eyes widened at the sight of her, she looked so frail and pale, and her Latina heat was now an Alaskan frost.
"Melina," Lita called reaching out to her but Randy stood in front of her. Lita fought every instinct to push him down knowing that if he retaliated he would die instantly and that she didn't want. But he was pushing it by blocking her way to the one person she was concerned about out of everyone around her, "Please I'm begging you to reconsider, everything I said is true, Randy is bad for you please don't stay with him!" she said.
Melina looked at her sadly from behind Randy, "I'm doing what I think is right for me as a person, why can't you understand that?" she said and Lita frowned.
"What are you afraid of me or something?" she said trying to get closer to her.
"Yes!" Randy said angrily, "She thinks you're going to take her away from me," Lita scowled at him, "I mean why can't you give us your blessing and be happy for us? The new hot couple of the WWE,"
"Because I won't stand by and let you destroy her!" Lita said, "He's draining you!" she said to Melina who cowered behind Randy and Lita looked up at Randy accusingly, "How long since she's eaten?" she asked him, "She can hardly stand!"
"That's not why she can hardly stand, we got a little busy before we came over," Randy said brashly and Melina scowled at him. It was then that Lita realized that she was right, Randy really was feeding off her literally, he was sapping all her healing power and using it for himself. Melina looked over at Nitro and saw the fires of jealousy burning in his eyes.
"Johnny that's not true!" she said but Nitro didn't want to hear it, Randy was insulting his girlfriend in public and he wasn't going to have it, "Nitro!" Melina yelled as Johnny was about to lunge at Randy but out of nowhere Edge pulled him back.
"Edge!" Lita cried and the Rated R Superstar looked over at her out of breath.
"I tried to stop them," he said holding Nitro back, "they followed you here from your house, I saw them on my way over,"
"Excuse me but what's going on here?" said a security guard and LC looked up at him offended.
"Hey we've got this," she said poking him on the leg and he rubbed his thigh.
"Ow that really hurt!" he complained and watched as the little fire cracker ran over to the sidecar of Hunter's Harley a-top which Cameron and Carla sat.
"Randy it seems that everytime we see you you're messing around with our friends, well now we're gonna teach you a lesson that you'll never forget," she said and Cameron looked at them both.
"You ready?" he said and they nodded as he revved the motorcycle loudly.
"What the Hell?" Hunter said looking over at them.
"Cameron!" Shawn called out but by then Cameron had bolted forward right into the Legend Killer knocking him into the lake causing a big splash while the three kids leapt up into the air, Cameron and LC landing on their feet while Carla fell right into Cameron's arms.
"Whoa!" everyone cried out in shock.
"Randy!" Melina yelled running to the Legend Killer who had the Harley revving on top of him flat out in the lake. Melina pulled the motorcycle off him and put her hands on his chest.
"Melina no!" Lita cried out but by the time she got to her she had already healed Randy's wounds. Watching the healing was like watching a baptism it was holy and spectacular and Randy looked like a million dollars when he rose back up to his feet but Melina could barely stand after the healing was performed so Lita carried her over to dry land. Melina nearly collapsed and Trish came over for to lend more support but Randy snatched Melina and ran with her back to his car and drove off the side of Stone Mountain.
Lita jumped on top of the car and started to bang on the windshield.
"Melina get outta there!" she screamed but Randy kept on driving. Shawn jumped into his car and followed them along with Hunter who jumped on his chopper. Together they cornered Randy off forcing him to stop the car.
"Dammit!" Randy said banging on the steering wheel but Melina put her hand on his reassuringly and got out of the car.
"Hey boys," she said sashaying over to Shawn and the Showstoppa looked at Hunter anxiously.
"What are you waiting for grab her!" he said and Shawn hesitated as she started to dance around him.
"Where?" Shawn said uncomfortably and Hunter rolled his eyes.
"Oh for crying out loud," he said and went to grab Melina but she turned towards him and threw a leg up on his shoulder causing him to loose all sense of purpose.
"Hunter grab her and let's go!" Lita shouted.
"But where? There are so many options!" Hunter said looking at Melina's various curves, then Melina put her legs up on the hood of Randy's car about to do her ring entrance move causing Hunter to gawk, Shawn to cover his eyes and Lita to roll hers, "Never send a man to do a woman's job," she said and jumped up on Melina taking her off the hood of the car.
"Lita put me down!" she said struggling against the Diva but Lita held her fast.
"No you're coming with us!" she said and Randy revved the engine loudly getting her attention; he'd had quite enough of the fiery red-head for one day. Lita relesaed Melina and stared at him.
"Move it along!" she said motioning for Randy to drive away and leave Melina with them which didn't sound at all like what he was going to do.
"Randy don't!" Melina said but it was too late. He drove the car forward sending Lita flying off the side of the mountain. Shawn and Hunter ran over to her and suddenly Randy lost his breath and found it really difficult to breathe. Melina jumped into the car and checked him out.
"Randy!" she cried but he was dying it was only a matter of time.
Shawn and Hunter picked Lita up off the ground amazed that she wasn't hurt and Melina got back out of the car and came over to her.
"You have to save him, Lita please don't let him die!" Melina said but Lita pursed her lips.
"If you stay with him he will kill you," she said but Melina shook her head adamantly.
"He won't I know what I'm doing!" she insisted.
"The sonofabitch tried to kill her and you're still standing up for him?" Hunter said in shock.
"He needs me please Lita don't let him die, intercede on his behalf God will listen to you!" Melina pleaded.
"And tell God what? That he's a good person!" Lita said.
"No that I want to help him," Melina said and Lita rolled her eyes.
"If I do that will you go back to Nitro?" Lita asked and Melina looked down.
"I can't, not yet," she said and Lita pulled her hands through her hair.
"Well will you at least come back with us?" she asked.
"Lita I've got nothing left to say and if you force me to leave with you I swear to God I will never speak to you again," Melina said and Lita looked at her in shock. She lowered her head and said,
"It's done," and Randy breathed as normal and told Melina to get in the car.
"Oh thank you my sister," Melina cried wrapping her arms around Lita and Lita hugged her back not wanting to let go but she eventually pushed Melina away and looked straight into her eyes.
"If you stay with him you won't have me to hug anymore, all you'll have is the dirt in your grave because you'll be dead!" she said and Melina looked at her in shock.
"Don't be so negative Li, all things work together for the good of those who love God and-"
"Don't give me that, he's killing you Lina he's gonna kill you!" Lita yelled shaking Melina back and forth.
"Lita stop!" Melina cried tears burning down her face and Randy came down to retrieve Melina but Shawn and Hunter held him back. With one push he threw them both down and they looked up at him shocked then over at Lita for and explanation. Lita knew that Melina's healing powers had given him extra strength, soon he would be invincible and Melina would be dead.
"Oh God, Lina please don't go with him, you know what's gonna happen? He's gonna get really powerful then that demon's gonna come and sap all the power you've given him, that's what this is all about!" she said staring intensely into Melina's watery orbs.
Melina thought about what Lita said, "Really?" she said and Lita nodded her head furiously.
"Yes you think that demon isn't behind all of this? Think about it Mel; Shawn tried to talk sense into Randy and give him his Tallit but Randy wouldn't listen because the demon had gotten to him again. Every minute you spend with Randy you're enabling his demonic behavior, if you stay with Randy you're working for the Devil!"
Melina's mouth dropped and her eyes widened in fright, she was about to say something when Randy snatched her, threw her into his car and drove away like lightning. Lita ran after them but Randy was burning down the road at full speed. Lita watched them go and felt her heart breaking. She didn't know what to do and time was running out. Shawn and Hunter came over to embrace her.
"I've had dreams like this only we were all naked," Hunter said hugging her tightly with Shawn who gave him a stern look of disapproval.
"Not now Hunter," he said and Carlito ran over to them.
"It's Trish, she's passing out!" he said anxiously and Lita, Shawn and Hunter went running back to the lake. Everyone had gathered around the blonde who was lying still on the ground.
"Trish I'm here," Lita said putting her arm under Trish's head. The blonde's eyes fluttered open and closed, the concerned faces of her friends appearing and disappearing over and over again. The loud bang of the fireworks caught everyone by surprise and they jumped, Trish saw the bright colors in the shape of shooting stars and thought that soon Melina could become one of them because her relationship with Randy was a bomb waiting to go off, she just didn't know the timeline. Carla came over to Trish and put her head on her chest and Trish wrapped her arm around her and remembered when they were alone in Toronto and Carla relied on her to save her life. What must she look like now lying on her back looking up at the stars helpless? Dear God she thought, I've failed you and closed her eyes with Carla crying over her.
Upstairs in Lita's bedroom:
Lita had prayed and revived Trish, she had showered and now was lying in bed. Carla combed her hair and gave her water to drink while everyone was outside waiting to here from her wanting to know if Trish was alright. Lita stroked the side of her face as she woke up after taking another nap and Carla hugged her lovingly.
"Are you okay blondie?" Lita asked considerately.
"I can't take much more of this Lita," she said rubbing Carla's back, "all this fighting and the thing with Vince it's just too much, I think God may have made a mistake giving me this gift, I can't handle the Truth and you and Melina fighting is sapping my strength,"
Lita nodded, "Okay what do you want me to do?"
"Psst!" Marianne called from outside Lita's bedroom door and Lita came over to her leaving Carla and Trish alone.
"What did you mean Trish when you said you think God made a mistake?" Carla asked and Trish stroked her head.
"It's like when you get the job of your dreams and a few months later you realize it's not for you," she said, "I just don't think I can do this anymore,"
Carla sat up and looked at her soberly, "You saved my life because of your God given talents," she said.
"Yes but that was different Carla," Trish replied.
"Why?" Carla asked.
"Because it was easier to save a little girl than it is to save a grown woman who has her own mind and desires," Trish replied, "Melina thinks she's doing the right thing who am I to argue with her?"
"Because you're The Truth: Trish Stratus and you know better that's why," Carla said, "It's your job to know better, not feel better. This whole time you've been ill because you've been telling yourself that this isn't the way it's supposed to be rather than accepting that it is what it is. Trust me I've been there I know what it's about, only I'm a kid nobody takes me seriously but it's your job to be taken seriously no matter how much it may hurt because God made it so people could rely on you. This isn't a job you can just walk away from because it's unsatisfying, this is a life calling that God put on you to save lives, like mine and Melina's,"
Trish looked into the little girl's eyes and asked God if He was speaking through her. So now you wanna talk? The Holy Spirit said. Trish laughed a little and sat up feeling her courage returning.
"You're wrong," she said to Carla, "I take you very seriously,"
Carla smiled, "I'm gonna go tell Carlito that you're okay now," she said and Trish gave her a big hug before she skipped out of the room leaving Trish thinking how cool it would have been to have given birth to an angel like her.
What is it?" Lita asked Marianne.
"Just forgive Melina," she said and Lita listened intently, "If you forgive her Trish will get better, it's because you're holding onto your position of self-righteousness just like I did when Marjorie and I were fighting. If you have faith in Melina it will give something for Trish to hope for, otherwise all she's ever gonna see is the worst and that's too much for any human being to take, even if they're ordained by God,"
Lita lowered her head, "Marianne, I know I'm right, Melina is in danger. But you're also right and for my sister in Christ's sake, I'll bite my tongue," she conceded and Marianne took her hand in her own.
"The truth will out soon, you'll see," she said and went back downstairs to her sister and Lita turned to check back on her own. When she went back inside she got a pleasant surprise: The Truth was smiling and she turned to look back out the door certain that an angel in disguise had just given her a message from God.
"What did she say?" Marjorie asked her sister as everyone sat in Lita's living room waiting for Trish to get better.
"She's gonna give Melina the benefit of the doubt," Marianne said.
"Thank God," David said, "I don't think I've got enough tape left to capture anymore drama,"
"LC," said Marjorie.
"Not now, busy," LC said cozying up to Cameron with Carla.
"That was so impressive spearing Randy with Hunter's motorcycle," Carla said fawning over the younger Michaels.
"What can I say being a Showstoppa runs in the family," he said looking at his Dad who shook his head at his son while Hunter rolled his eyes.
"You gotta admit that was pretty impressive," he said to Hunter who snorted and came over to LC for an explanation.
"LC I thought we had a deal?" he said.
"Yeah I'll be there in a second," LC said dismissively and Hunter folded his arms sulking.
"It was my Harley," he complained and everyone laughed at him, "It's too bad I have to deal with your father stealing the spotlight now you're gonna do it too?" he said to Cameron.
"You know that's a good point, but my son saw and opportunity and he took it, that makes him innovative and that is me all the way," Shawn bragged and Hunter scowled at him.
"You know David, Shawn's wife gets off on donuts," he said to the smark.
"Daddy what's get off mean?" Cameron asked his father who sunk his head into his hands.
"Oh this is gold!" he said typing fast on his laptop.
"AJ," Shawn called.
"I'm on it," AJ said going for David's laptop.
"No I'm on it!" Shelton said pulling the laptop away from David.
"Well you're both on something!" Carlito said as he and Trish came down the stairs with Lita looking much better seeing the two athletes fight back and forth over the laptop.
"Hey guys," she said and they all stood up as she came down.
"You okay baby?" Carlito said holding her warmly.
"Much better," she said looking at Carla warmly, "can we go home now?" she said.
"Of course," he said giving her a hug.
"We're gonna be off too, it was super cool hanging with you guys," Marianne said as she and her sister headed for the door, "Lita we're hear if you ever wanna talk,"
"Thanks Marianne and Marjorie," Lita said gratefully.
"Come on LC let's bounce," Hunter said.
"I think I'm gonna stay with Carla, you know keep her company," LC said hugging Cameron.
"You mean keep Cameron company," Hunter said jealously.
"Well you know his name begins with a 'C' her name begins with a 'C' you can see how I'd get them mixed up," LC said.
"Cameron come here," Shawn said to his son who slid out between both ladies and came over to his father, "That was very dangerous what you did but do you know now how important it is never to chase?"
"Yes Daddy, I'll just let the ladies come to me," he said quietly and Shawn rubbed his hair.
"At a boy," he said while Hunter looked over unimpressed.
"Shawn I'm astonished that you could advocate this blatant pimping of your son," Hunter said.
"Hunter they're just kids, it's not like he's eighteen with a license to drive," Shawn said shrugging.
"LC you're coming with me you're not going back to that brothel!" Hunter said.
"Hunter you're a married man, it's time to let me go," LC said and everyone laughed while Hunter pouted. Cameron smirked, that's what you get for strapping me to a rocket he thought vengefully.
"Now who's the wuss?" Cameron said to Carla and LC and Hunter got hot and chased him out of the house while LC and Carla ran after him.
"Will you guys knock it off?" Carlito said as AJ and Shelton continued to fight.
"No, I should be in the Kliq if AJ's in the Kliq!" Shelton complained.
"Hey it was my idea for Shawn to kick you in the face in mid-air!" AJ Styles bragged and everyone looked at him in shock including Shawn.
"Oh man this is gold!" David said with one foot still in the room, "You guys can keep the lap-top I ain't never gonna forget that piece of information, thanks AJ!" he said and ran off after Marianne who promptly slapped him around the head.
AJ looked over at Shawn who was not at all impressed at the false information he just divulged.
"AJ?" he said with a threatening tone.
"No Shawn please don't!" AJ said down on his knees.
"You're outta the Kliq!" Shawn said.
"No!" AJ cried.
"So does that mean I'm in?" Shelton said hopefully.
"I said no new members!" Shawn said.
"No!" Shelton said and hugged AJ on the floor in sympathy.
"Oh come on Shawn let them in," Lita said feeling sorry for the two young men.
"Okay, let me think about it," Shawn said and AJ and Shelton looked up in shock.
"Yeah!" they both said and hugged Lita and Hunter came back in the room and shook his head at the sight.
"You're all horny bastards, I hope none of you ever have children," he said disgustedly.
"Excuse me I have two," AJ said offended.
"And I pity them," Hunter said and looked over at Edge, "you need to keep her on a short leash," he said and Lita looked at him in shock.
"What was that about a leash?" she said coming over to him with one of the many, many dog leashes she had in her house on account of all her dogs.
"No Lita please don't hurt me!" Hunter said begging off her then Lita backed down and Hunter frowned, "I was teasing you come on give it to me baby," he said waving her over and Edge shut the door in his face.
Shawn came over and gave Trish a hug which she gladly accepted. "See you on Monday," he said and she nodded. "Lita I'll call you," Shawn said and Lita was about to ask why when AJ gave her a look and she changed her mind.
"Okay," she said and he smiled at her, gave AJ hug and shook Shelton's hand who insisted on walking him to his car and AJ rolled his eyes following him out.
"Bye Edge it was nice to see you again," Carla said as the tall Canadian hugged her.
"Same here sweetie, have fun over at Shawn's," he said and Carla took Cameron's hand as Edge put her down.
"Oh don't worry I will," she said and Edge gave Shawn a warning look.
"Don't worry, Cam will be sleeping with his sister tonight," he said and Cameron stamped his feet and started pouting much to the chagrin of LC who chased after Hunter.
"Trips wait up!" she said and jumped into his side car much to The Game's relief.
"In your face Cameron!" he said and crotch chopped Cameron much to the anger of HBK and he quickly drove off down the road away from Shawn's scowling face.
Edge and Lita watched as everyone disappeared down the road. When they were gone Lita disappeared inside and cried tears of sorrow. Edge closed his arms around her and held her close allowing her to cry her heart out for everything she couldn't change, everything she couldn't say and glad that the one person she needed had come home. All she needed was Melina to come back home to those who loved her the most and things would be all good again.