Daughter of the Deadman
Chapter 7: More Troubles?
It was a few days later and Angel was better. The night that she had lost her powers she had had a dream about a boy in a cloak healing her and giving her the powers back. Then she had slept a lot. Other then that, not much had really happened except for Kristy and Angel really improving in their training. Tyson, Nattie and David were there now and true to her word, Kristy had practised the Missal Drop Kick on her brother and she could now do it perfectly while Angel had found herself struggling to try and learn her Dad's Hell's Gate Submission Move.
It was early in the morning when Angel woke up. She knew something was wrong. It was too quiet. Lea wasn't crying. Angel jumped up and ran to Lea's room. She was sleeping, but something was wrong. Lea seemed to be having a difficult time breathing. Angel felt her sister's forehead. Lea was burning up. Angel started to cry. Lea had never been sick before and she had no idea what she was supposed to do. She picked up Lea and carried her to her Dad's room and knocked on the door. It was a few minutes later when Taker opened the door.
"Angel? What is it? Why are you crying, sweetheart?" he asked.
"It's Lea...she's sick. Daddy, I don't know what I'm supposed to do!" Angel said.
"Alright, Angel. It's OK. Don't panic. Bring Lea in here and lay her down. I'm going to get a cloth and some cold water." Taker said.
Angel nodded and brought Lea into the room. She laid her down on her Dad's bed. It was a few minutes later when Taker came back. He took Lea's sleeper off and washed her with cold water. Angel went and got her a clean diaper and sleeper. She came back and put them on her sister. Then she pulled the blanket over her sister. Taker sat down with Angel and hugged her. She was still crying.
"Hey, it's alright, baby girl. It's just a fever. It'll pass. Don't worry." Taker said.
"She's...never been sick before. I'm...scared." Angel said.
"It'll be alright, sweetheart." Taker said.
"OK..." Angel said.
Just then, Bret, Owen, Davey, and Kristy came running in. They had all been downstairs eating breakfast when they heard Angel running back and forth upstairs. It was unusual, since Angel was quiet. Kristy walked over and sat down on the bed. She hugged Angel too.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Lea's sick. It's all my fault. I'm supposed to look after her and I haven't been." Angel whispered.
"Angel, it's not your fault. Babies get sick sometimes." Davey said.
"This is the first time Lea's been sick. It's my fault." Angel said.
"No it's not Angel. I remember the first time Kristy got sick. I freaked out and thought it was my fault." Davey said.
"But...I'm supposed to be the one taking care of Lea...and I haven't been. I'm sorry." Angel said.
"Angel...you don't have to look after Lea anymore. That's why your Dad is here. It's time for you to be a teenager." Bret said.
"Uncle Bret's right, Angel. It's time for us to have fun and be as normal as we can be." Kristy said.
"It is?" Angel asked.
"Of course." Owen said.
"But...that means change. I'm...not good when it comes to change." Angel said.
"Yes, you are. You learned the Missal Drop Kick, before me and perfected it too. Who says you're not good with change?" Kristy said.
"I don't know. I just..." Angel said.
"Angel, we're not saying you have to completely stop taking care of Lea. You just don't have to do it all the time like you used to. I mean, let's face it, she loves Taker just as much as she loves you." Davey said.
"I know." Angel said.
"Trust me, baby girl. I'll need help." Taker said.
"Yeah, I mean, you think it was easy for Dad when Kristy the crybaby came along?" Harry asked.
"HEY!" Kristy said.
"Kristy, a crybaby? Somehow I don't see that." Angel said, giggling.
"Hey! I was a newborn!" Kristy said.
"The point is that you can take care of Lea and still be a teenager, Angel. Your Dad is going to need a lot of help." Owen said.
"I missed everything the first time around. Remember?" Taker asked.
"Oh, yeah." Angel said.
"Only because of that witch that is your Grandmother." Kristy said.
"She is not! Not as far as I'm concerned." Angel said.
"OK. Good to know." Kristy said.
"Angel..." Taker said.
"I don't care Daddy. She's not my Grandmother! No Grandmother would do what she has!" Angel said.
"I'm with Angel." Kristy said.
"Alright, you guys. Time for breakfast and then we can get back to training." Bret said.
"But..." Angel said.
"Angel, your Dad can look after Lea." Bret said.
"I guess..." Angel said.
"Don't worry, Angel. She'll be safe with me. Promise. Besides, I have a feeling I know why she has a fever." Taker said.
"What? Why, Daddy?" Angel asked.
"I think somehow Lea got powers." Taker said.
"WHAT?!" Angel shouted.
"Oh, my God." Kristy said.
"How...how could that have happened?" Angel asked.
"Maybe Beth did it?" Owen asked.
"No. It was me, but it was an accident. Remember the other day, Angel, when Lea and I were sleeping on the couch?" Taker asked.
"You gave her powers when you were sleeping?" Angel asked.
"It looks that way." Taker said.
"Oh, boy." Davey said.
"He didn't mean to. At least this way, Lea might not suspect that you're not her Daddy. I'll help her with the power thing." Angel said.
"You're not mad?" Bret said.
"He didn't do it on purpose, Uncle Bret." Kristy said.
"Besides, it'll help Lea think he's more of her father then the monster." Davey said.
Angel nodded. Then she kissed Lea's burning forehead and headed downstairs to have breakfast with everyone else. From there, they went downstairs to train. It was the middle of the afternoon when Taker came down the stairs with Lea. She was wide awake and she looked better.
"Angel, someone missed you." Taker said.
"Hi, baby Lea. I'm alright. You look like you're feeling better." Angel said.
"Da!" Lea said.
"Daddy? Did you do something?" Angel asked.
"I bound her powers for now. When she's about your age, they'll start waking up again." Taker said.
"Oh, OK then." Angel said.
"So, how's the training going?" Taker asked.
"Nattie's already kicked my sorry butt this morning, despite my best efforts." Angel said with a laugh.
"I just figured her opponents won't go easy on her, so..." Nattie said.
"Yeah, well, you should have, Nattie. God." Kristy said.
"Nah. I think Nattie's right. The Divas in WWE aren't going to treat me any different because I'm Undertaker's daughter. I'm going to make sure of it." Angel said.
"Alright." Kristy said.
"Angel, why would you do that?" Bret said.
"What? Let Nattie not go easy on me?" Angel asked.
"Yeah. We've been trying to keep your training easy because you're new to this." Bret said.
"It's because of what the bitch quartet said. That I should have everything handed to me because I'm Undertaker's daughter. I don't want that!" Angel said.
"She's right. Neither do I." Kristy said.
Bret sighed, but he agreed. Taker set Lea in her sitter and joined in the training. Lea drifted off while watching. Bret took a break after several hours so that he could make dinner. The girls continued training. It was about an hour later when Bret came downstairs.
"OK, guys. Time to stop training and get upstairs to eat dinner." Bret said.
Everyone nodded and they headed upstairs. Taker put Lea, who was now awake, in her highchair. Then everyone sat down and Bret served them dinner. Then Bret sat down too. Kristy looked at Angel. She looked lost in thought.
"Something the matter, girl?" Kristy asked.
"Just thinking." Angel answered.
"About?" Kristy asked.
"Lea." Angel said.
"What about Lea?" Taker asked.
"I just hope she really thinks you're her Dad and not that evil man." Angel whispered.
"Don't worry, Angel. She probably won't remember him." Kristy said.
"But...she won't remember Amber either." Angel said.
"Well, just tell her about Amber then." Kristy said.
"That would work, but then she'd probably wonder why we have different Moms." Angel said.
"Don't worry, baby girl, we'll work it all out." Taker said.
"OK." Angel said.
"There's something else on your mind, isn't there?" Bret asked.
"I didn't want to say anything, but Kristy has been over working herself." Angel said.
"Angel! I told you not to say anything!" Kristy said.
"What? It worries me. You're working way too hard." Angel said.
"I have to. Remember what Uncle Bret said? I'm a Hart. I have to work hard or I'll be a disgrace." Kristy said.
"Uncle Bret! You're putting that kind of pressure on her? Really?" Nattie asked.
"Kristy isn't like you, Nattie." Bret said.
"Meaning?" Nattie asked.
"Meaning that she has to work harder then you." Bret said.
"Why? It's not like she's lazy." Nattie said.
"It's because Kristy can't catch on as fast as you, David and Tyson did." Bret said.
"So you're saying I'm slow?" Kristy asked, looking mad.
"I'm saying that you haven't been training your whole life." Bret said.
"They didn't train their whole lives either, Uncle Bret." Kristy said.
"Guys, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have opened my mouth." Angel whispered.
She got up and ran upstairs. They all heard the door slam. Taker just sighed, but he didn't say anything to them. He just picked up Lea and left the room to see if Angel was OK. Kiera sighed.
"Maybe Angel's right. One of these days, I'm going to hurt myself." Kristy said.
"Kris, maybe you should take a break from training for a few days." David said.
"I don't know...I still need to train." Kristy said.
"Uncle Bret, don't work her so hard with the training for the next little while." Nattie said.
"Bret, why don't you let me train Krissy for awhile so she won't be sneaking down at night to work out so much?" Owen asked.
"Fine." Bret said.
"Bret, don't be that way. Krissy's putting in too much time with the training. I was afraid that this would happen." Davey said.
"Alright, Owen can train Kristy." Bret said.
"Good." Davey said.
"I hope Angel's OK." Kristy said.
"I'm sure she's fine. Don't worry. Taker will look after her." Bret said.
"I hope she doesn't think I'm mad at her." Kristy said.
"She won't." Davey said.
"I don't know...she is a pretty sensitive person that way. She's afraid of making everyone mad." Kristy said.
"Can you blame her? Think about where making people mad used to get her." Bret said.
"I know, Uncle Bret, I know." Kristy said.
She got up from the table. Then she headed upstairs to Angel's room to see what was going on. She knocked on the door and peeked in. Angel was hugging Taker and crying.
"Angel? You OK?" Kristy asked.
"I'm...fine. I guess." Angel said.
"I'm not mad." Kristy said.
"It's not that." Angel said.
"Since her powers came back, so did her nightmares." Taker said.
"Uh-oh. This can't be good." Kristy said.
"No, it isn't." Angel said.
"What are you dreaming about?" Kristy asked.
"Kristal's going to come and get Daddy. That's all I know." Angel said.
"You can predict the future now?" Kristy asked.
"No. I...just saw Kristal standing over Daddy, laughing." Angel said.
"Oh, god. Did she say anything?" Kristy asked.
"Yes. "I will come for him and there's nothing you can do". I think the powers she stole from me have made her more crazy." Angel said.
"Just what we need." Kristy said, rolling her eyes.
"We will have to be careful, girls." Taker said.
"Why? If she shows up here, I'll protect you." Angel said.
"But, Angel. It's supposed to be the other way around. I'm supposed to protect you." Taker said.
"I don't care, Daddy! We've already been separated once, it's not happening again!" Angel said.
"Not to mention, she'll have back up. I mean, she'll have Dad, Uncle Owen, Uncle Bret, Nattie, Ty, Harry and I. We won't let her get you, Uncle Taker." Kristy said.
"Kristy, did you just...?" Angel started to ask.
"What?" Kristy asked.
"You...called him Uncle Taker." Angel told her.
"No, I didn't." Kristy said.
"You did so." Taker said.
"OK, I did." Kristy said.
Angel giggled. Just then, there was a loud commotion from downstairs and the next thing Angel, Kristy, Lea and Taker knew, Kristal stood in the doorway. Angel gasped. There was a dark aura around her. Taker stood up and stood in front of the girls.
"What do you want?" Taker growled.
"How the hell did you get in here?" Kristy asked at the same time.
"Let's just say...your best friend helped me get past everyone downstairs." Kristal said.
"You...you...used the powers that I used to have on my friends?!" Angel growled.
"How is that possible when I'm right here?" Kristy snapped.
"Kristy, Bret and the others are Angel's friends too. Also, I wouldn't test Kristal if I were you. She will hurt you." Taker said.
"Screw that! I want to know who the hell she hurt! And it better not be who I think it is!" Kristy said.
"I didn't say I hurt them, little girl. I just said I got past them. They aren't hurt, they're just asleep. I used the powers to put them to sleep." Kristal said.
Angel? Is she telling the truth?" Kristy asked.
"What are you asking me for?" Angel asked.
"You're the one with the powers!" Kristy said.
"She's telling the truth." Taker said.
"Good. But why are you all of a sudden being so merciful?" Kristy asked Kristal.
"Let's just say that your family isn't worth the energy it would take for me to use my powers." Kristal said.
"You...witch." Kristy snapped.
"Kristy, just be thankful that she didn't hurt them!" Angel said.
"Enough! Stop it, both of you!" Taker snapped.
Angel and Kristy looked at him and then looked at each other. They realized that them arguing was what Kristal wanted to happen. The girls sighed. Then they hugged each other. Just then, Kristal spotted Lea sitting in Kristy's lap. Lea whimpered and buried her head in Kristy's chest. Angel wondered if she could still sense people's auras even with her powers bound. Kristal smirked.
"Well, well, I sense bound powers." she said.
"Leave her alone!" Angel snapped.
"You so much as lay a finger on this baby and I swear on my Grandfather, I will kick your ass to hell." Kristy said.
"Kristal, you're here for me! Do whatever it is you came here to do!" Taker snapped.
"Uncle Taker, no!" Kristy said.
Before anyone could move, Taker was thrown back into the wall. Lea started to cry and squirm in Kristy's arms. She was trying to get to Taker. Angel screamed and jumped up. She ran to her Dad and hugged him. Then she shook him, tears started rolling down her face.
"Daddy, wake up. Please wake up!" Angel said.
"YOU BITCH!" Kristy yelled.
She set Lea down and climbed off the bed. The next thing Kristal knew, she was on the ground in a sharpshooter. Angel gasped. She had never seen Kristy so mad.
"Kristy...let go. Let her go." Angel said.
"But...Angel...she.." Kristy said.
"I know what she did! Let go!" Angel said.
Kristy sighed, but let Kristal out of the Sharpshooter. She stood up. Angel turned and glared at her. She wanted to know what had been done to her father.
"What did you do?! Tell me what you did to him!" she growled.
"Relax, Granddaughter..." Kristal said.
"Don't call me that! What did you do?!" Angel asked.
"You'd better tell her now!" Kristy said.
"And if I don't?" Kristal asked.
"If you don't you'll be in a sharpshooter again! Now, what did you do to Uncle Taker?" Kristy asked.
"She's not lying, Kristal. Unless you want to be in a lot of pain, I suggest you spit it out." Angel said
"Fine. Close your eyes and focus. You'll see what's happening." Kristal said.
Angel nodded and shut her eyes. She gasped. Then she started to sob. Kristy hopped off the bed and hugged her friend. Then she grabbed Lea before she fell of the bed and handed her to Angel.
"Angel, what is it?" Kristy asked.
"Kristal...is...I...his powers are being stolen...a lot slower then mine. It's...probably more painful!" Angel said in between sobs.
"BREAK THAT HOLD NOW, BITCH!" Kristy yelled.
Angel sighed. Kristal wouldn't break the hold and she knew it. She knew what she had to do. She rolled her eyes back and flung Kristal back, throwing her into the wall. It knocked her out, which broke the hold.
"DA!" Lea shouted.
Taker stirred and opened his eyes. Angel hugged him and so did Lea. Kristy sighed in relief. Just then, everyone came running upstairs. Bret and Davey helped Taker up and made him go to bed so he could rest. Angel put Lea in with him, but as soon as she tried to leave the room, Lea began to cry. Angel sighed and sat in the chair next to the bed.
Taker's eyes snapped open and he looked around. Angel just smiled at him.
"It's alright, Daddy. I'm still here. And Lea's right next to you. Go to sleep." Angel said.
"She...didn't hurt you...?" Taker asked.
"No, Daddy. She didn't. I hurt her though. I had to in order to break the hold she had on you." Angel said.
Taker smiled and then his eyes closed again. He had fallen back to sleep. Angel sighed and curled up in the chair next to the bed and fell asleep herself. It was several hours later when Lea's crying woke her. Angel sighed and picked her up. She took her sister and changed her diaper and sleeper. Then she put Lea to bed.
Angel went and flopped down her bed and fell asleep fully clothed. It had been a long day and night.