Title: ATM and the ARK Angels of DX: Wrestling World War II
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, Rebecca and Cheyenne Michaels, Amy 'Lita' Dumas Michaels, Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, Chyna Helmsley, Trish, Randy and Randy Orton Jr, Melina, Johnny and Romeo Hennigan, Jeff, Stephanie and Elizabeth Hardy, Angelo and Angela Jericho, Vince and Linda McMahon, Kevin, Tamara and Tristen Nash, Adam "Edge", Angelina and Angelica Copeland, Phil "CM Punk", Jamie "Velvet Sky" and Ravine Brooks, Marion Cena, the Undertaker, Garrett Calloway, Sting and Steven Borden, Batista, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Kelly Kelly, Brie and Justin Danner, Alannah Pirelli and Charlotte, Dan and Carla McCool.
Summary: Shawn Michaels has to decide between Lita and the Kliq and the wrestling world falls into disarray while awaiting his decision.
Chapter Seven – Heart of a Worshipper
ARK Angels of DX apartment, Los Angeles, CA
Cheyenne sat in front of the mirror in the bathroom while Cameron and LC went over the word God had given Cameron for this morning's church service. Playing the organ at church is something Cheyenne had always wanted to do and now that Cameron was youth pastor at Silver Trumpets church she would be able to do it every Sunday. If all went well today Cameron would consider her to be part of the worship team at the church and that was more exciting to Cheyenne than playing in an ordinary music hall. As she thought about it Cameron and LC came into the bathroom and interrupted her reverie.
"Hey guys ready to go?" she asked them.
"Yeah we're ready but we have to talk to you about something," Cameron said coming over to Cheyenne.
"What's up?" Cheyenne asked him curiously.
"God told me that He wants you to give the message at church today," Cameron replied and Cheyenne gasped.
"Me? But Cameron I'm not a preacher," Cheyenne said surprised.
"It doesn't matter God uses whoever He wants to use to get His word across and He wants you to speak instead of me, can you be obedient to Him this morning Chey?" Cameron asked and Cheyenne nodded with bemusement.
"Sure I can," she said and LC smiled at her courage, she knew that Cheyenne wasn't really one for public speaking but she was willing to forgo her own comfort to do God's will.
"I knew you'd do it, the word God gave me is about honor and the Scripture reference is Psalm 66:1-3," Cameron said and Cheyenne recognized the Scripture immediately.
"That's a praise Scripture I can run with that!" Cheyenne said excitedly and her brother and LC smiled at her sudden jubilation; there was nothing Cheyenne liked better than to talk about praising God and suddenly talking in front of a church congregation didn't seem so scary after all.
Silver Trumpets Church
Batista and Romeo Perez Hennigan were sat near the front at Silver Trumpets youth service, although they usually came this Sunday was the first that the ARK Angels of DX would be ministering at together and they would want to see them there. LC opened in worship singing a song that she had written during the week called 'Holy is the Lord'
No-one knows the Lord other than those who worship Him
In the presence of the Lord there is fullness of joy
Worship the Lord and draw near to Him
He is Holy and worthy to be praised so praise Him now
Praise Him with all you have and He will be with you forever
Love the Lord for He is Holy
Holy is the Lord we serve
Worship the Lord for He is worthy
Worthy is the Lord we love
Praise the Lord for He is mighty
Mighty is the Lord we praise
Give Him your all and don't hold back
Holy is the Lord our God
As LC sang the church worshipped along with her with hands lifted up and faces radiating with praise. It wasn't long before the atmosphere was filled with the presence of God and when Cheyenne stepped forward to speak she knew exactly what she was going to say.
"Please turn with me to Psalm 66 and let's read verses one through three together. "Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious. Say to God, "How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power. Your enemies shall submit themselves to You." Lord I pray that You will reveal Yourself through the Scripture this morning and that lives will be forever changed by the power of Your word, Amen," Cheyenne prayed.
"Amen," the congregation said.
"Please be seated everyone," Cheyenne said and everyone took their seats. "This psalm is about worshipping God and I want you all to leave here today knowing how important worship is to God. In this psalm the author gives us reasons to worship God; number one His works. All you have to do is walk around here and look around to know how majestic God's works are. Look up at the sun in the sky and remember that it is God that holds it in place. He creates order in chaotic situations, that's why our eyes, noses and mouths are in the right place. God made us the way we are so that we can function in order. Well people we have to make sure that our worship is in order too; when we wake up in the morning the first thing we should do is praise God. Thank God for waking you up in the morning, thank God for waking your family up in the morning and thank God for being there for you throughout the day and night and then thank Him again before you go to bed at night. That's order in worship folks, worship then becomes a lifestyle and not just something you do on Sunday mornings at church,"
The congregation received Cheyenne's encouraging words and Cameron and LC watched her fondly from the front with Batista and Romeo. She didn't seem self-conscious at all and she wasn't even nervous, all she cared about was getting God's message across to the people and she continued with great enthusiasm and without hesitation.
"The psalmist says we are to make a joyful noise to God. Joy is like medicine people, if you've ever known anyone that was depressed you know what I'm talking about. Usually when people are depressed they are thinking something bad but God is good there's nothing bad in Him, God does all things well!" Cheyenne cried out and the congregation applauded in agreement. "When you make a joyful noise you are thanking God for everything He does and before you know it that depression will lift and you won't be able to stop praising Him. God has angels praising Him 24/7 and they are constantly beholding Him in Heaven and when we praise Him some of that comes down here and we are in agreement with Heaven and it makes a joyful noise that shatters the attacks of the enemy. That's what I want to talk to you all about next; in verse three it says that in the greatness of God's power His enemies submit themselves to God. That means that everything that is coming against Him is limited when we praise God. His enemies cannot endure past your praise, when you praise God you are engaging in spiritual warfare and you will emerge victorious. God is victorious and that's what we become when we praise Him. If you want victory in your life and if you want to see His enemies defeated praise Him now!"
The congregation broke out in praise and it was so thunderous people came in from the outside to see what was going on. Those who came felt the presence of God and stayed for the remainder of the service which was nothing but worship. LC joined Cheyenne on the platform and they began to worship together. Many in the church said that they saw angels while LC and Cheyenne were worshipping and shortly afterwards testimony of miracles came through to the church administration. People said that they were healed during the service or that family members and loved ones were praising God when they went home after the service. Afterwards the senior pastor of Silver Trumpets asked Cameron if Cheyenne could come back and preach in the evening service but Cameron declined.
"You don't need my sister to preach again today pastor, the presence of God is in the people and it will be in them tonight," Cameron said and the senior pastor nodded and then went to pray while the ARK Angels of DX left with Batista and Romeo. Batista said that the service was amazing and that thanks to Romeo the presence of God was always with Him.
"Don't let Romeo's Gift from God prevent you from having your own personal relationship with Jesus, remember his parents will be home before you know it," Cameron said to Batista and he nodded.
"You guys wanna come over for dinner?" he asked the ARK Angels who nodded. "Okay great I've made roast chicken and vegetables,"
"That's if Joe hasn't eaten them all," Romeo said.
"Joe as in Samoa Joe?" LC asked.
"Yup, Joe and Victoria like to have dinner with us sometimes," Batista explained.
"Yeah and usually I have to keep him out of the kitchen until dinner's ready," Romeo said and Batista laughed.
"He's just kidding Joe's not really like that, he is a little upset with Tristen Nash though," Batista said.
"Hey who isn't?" LC said.
"As long as he doesn't talk about Tristen today then we'll be okay, we can talk about Tristen any other time but today is not gonna be one of those times," Cheyenne said.
That was easier said than done because when the ARK Angels arrived at the Hennigans home they found Samoa Joe there with almost the entire former Ring of Honor roster and they were not happy. After hearing about how better things were when Joe was working with them and what improvement could be made for the hundredth time Cheyenne decided to take a time out and she went upstairs to one of Melina and Johnny's bedrooms and be by herself for awhile. A few minutes later Roderick Strong joined her to see how she was doing.
"I'm fine Roddy it's just that I've been in church all morning and the last thing I want to hear are people complaining about work," Cheyenne said and Roddy nodded.
"I know, God should be getting all of our attention today. I heard you really preached up a storm," Roderick said.
"I guess you could say that, although it wasn't really a storm it was God's glory. I think that's why my brother asked me to preach the message today instead of him. He wanted me to let God use me to usher in His presence and the congregation received it today and that makes me really happy," Cheyenne said and Roderick looked at her amazed.
"You are so talented Cheyenne, I can understand why Tristen fell so hard for you," Roderick said in admiration.
"Boy did he mess that up or what?" Cheyenne replied with a chuckle. "Still it wasn't all his fault, the Kliq is a bad influence and they can make the smartest of people do the dumbest things. Tristen may not be husband or even boyfriend material anymore but he is a smart wrestling promoter and the Kliq is distracting him by making him worry more about his father's safety than his own wrestling company,"
"Yeah did you hear what they did to Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler?" Roderick said and Cheyenne nodded.
"What they did is so out of line, it makes me wanna go down to Florida and give them a painful lesson in respect, one that they'll never forget," Cheyenne said and Cameron and LC came into the room. "Hey guys,"
"Chey what did we tell you about being alone?" Cameron reminded his sister and she hit herself on the head annoyed that she had forgotten.
"Sorry Cam I just couldn't listen to anymore of that complaining so I came up here to get away from all the noise," Cheyenne said and Cameron rubbed his sister's shoulder.
"Batista's sick of it too and he wants them all to leave," Cameron said.
"That probably means I should go too, see you in Texas tomorrow guys," Roderick said.
"Bye Roddy," the ARK Angels said as Strong left them alone.
"Chey you have got to be more careful," Cameron said.
"But I was just with Roddy," she said. "What's the harm?"
"If we hadn't come in here when we did you were two seconds away from going down to Florida to teach Scott Hall and Sean Waltman a lesson, isn't that you were talking to Roderick about before we came in here?" Cameron asked his sister.
"You're right I was, I was just so upset about what they did to Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler," Cheyenne said.
"Well if you're upset about that you're going to be really upset about what happens next," Cameron said and LC shook her head.
"You mean those guys are going to do something worse than what they did in St. Louis?" Cheyenne said horrified.
"Yes and we can't afford to be distracted, we have to be united so that we can help out Stephanie. Believe me guys she is going to need our help very soon," Cameron said.
"What do you think our parents would think if they knew what Scott Hall and Sean Waltman had done to Dolph and Kofi?" Cheyenne asked.
"I think they'd expect us to do exactly what we're going to do and that's put the Kliq in their place but we have to do it together," Cameron said and God gave him some more information about what the Kliq were going to do next. "Wow that is despicable," Cameron said to himself.
"What are you talking about what's despicable?" LC asked her future husband.
"Kevin Nash is," Cameron replied.
"So he's not the nice guy he wants our parents to think he is?" Cheyenne said and Cameron shook his head feeling the closest he'd ever felt to Righteous Indignation.
"Hardly, he's up to no good," he said.
"Well let's go see DX and tell them," LC said.
"That would be the logical thing to do but I'm afraid logic just took a long vacation guys," Cameron said. "If we tell DX that they can't trust Kevin Nash Uncle Hunter is not going to believe us,"
"What? That's impossible we're the ARK Angels of DX daddy has to believe us," LC said incredulous.
"Forget about telling our parents we are going to have to stop Kevin Nash ourselves," Cameron said and Cheyenne nodded while LC scratched her head wondering why her father would take Kevin Nash's words over theirs.