Title: ATM and the ARK Angels of DX: The Damsels of Destruction
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, Charlene McKenzie, Cassidy and Brandon Montenegro, John and Marion Cena, Garrett Calloway and Charlotte, Dan and Carla McCool.
Summary: The Damsels of Destruction team up with the Kliq to bring calamity on DX and Stephanie's drive to get Jeff Hardy to exhibit his art work is the key to getting the ARK Angels out of trouble.
Chapter Nine – A Ship in a Bottle
Bloomingdales, New York City, NY
While Jeff Hardy and Edge were exiting the Cena household in Florida, Stephanie was with the ARK Angels of DX shopping in Midtown. It was still morning and the Bloomingdales store on Broadway was relatively empty which was good for Stephanie because she didn't have to worry about being approached by fans or people that recognized her from TV.
"Take as much time as you like guys and remember you can have whatever you want," Stephanie said while scrolling through her emails on her smartphone. Cheyenne eyed a big white faux fur coat and Cameron gave her a strange look.
"Why are you looking at that coat it's almost spring?" he asked her and Cheyenne shook her head.
"I don't know, doesn't it look really warm?" Cheyenne asked him.
"Why are you cold or something?" Cameron asked her.
"No but I got a feeling I'm gonna need this coat," Cheyenne said and she tapped Stephanie on the shoulder, "I want this," she said.
"You want it its yours," Stephanie said with a smile that quickly disappeared when she saw what LC had chosen, "Oh not another pair of big black boots LC, I'm treating you why don't you get something that you wouldn't normally buy for yourself?"
"What can I say I'm a creature of habit," LC said and Stephanie frowned at her. "Okay I'll buy the boots out of my own money, you can buy me this coat, isn't it cool? It matches the boots,"
Cheyenne, Cameron and Stephanie looked at the big black coat with the sheepskin lining, Cheyenne and Stephanie liked it but Cameron was perplexed at his fiancée's choice.
"Why are you getting a coat too?" he asked LC who shrugged.
"I don't know I just have a feeling I need something to keep me warm," LC replied.
"I feel the same thing," Cheyenne added and Cameron scratched his head wondering what was going on with them.
"Well I love your choices ladies, now what about you Cameron what are you going to get?" Stephanie asked the Amazing one.
"Let's go to the home furnishing department," he said and Stephanie, Cheyenne and LC frowned at him.
"Why?" they said at the same-time.
"I don't know right now but I will once we get there," Cameron replied and Stephanie paid for the two coats.
"And these boots as-well please," Stephanie said to the sales assistant taking the big black boots away from LC.
"No Aunt Steph I'll pay for them," LC protested but Stephanie insisted.
"No sweetie they're on me," she said and LC relented and let Stephanie buy her the boots.
"Man you really know how to treat a girl," LC said.
"I've got three girls LC and I've got a lot of experience in spoiling them," Stephanie replied and once everything had been paid for they went to the home furnishings department to see what Cameron was going to choose.
Cameron wondered around the decorative accessories section where candlesticks, vases and picture frames were on display but he was obviously looking for something in particular and he walked straight passed everything.
"Oh I like this picture frame," Stephanie said picking up the object, "It would be a nice way to commemorate this day,"
Cheyenne and LC laughed, "Aunt Steph we're just shopping it's not like its LC and Cameron's wedding day," Cheyenne said.
"I know but doesn't today feel special to you?" Stephanie asked them and Cheyenne and LC shook their heads.
"No not really," LC said, "but buy the picture frame if it makes you feel happy,"
"Great and I'm going to put a picture of all of us in it. I don't have any recent pictures of you three," Stephanie said.
"I'll be surprised if you find anywhere to put it with all of Uncle Jeff's art work taking up most of the space in your home," LC said and Stephanie laughed.
"The man does love to paint," Stephanie said.
"Guys I've found what I want," Cameron said and Stephanie, LC and Cheyenne came over to him and were surprised to see him holding a ship in a bottle.
"This is what you want?" LC asked her fiancé bemused.
"A ship in a bottle?" Cheyenne asked scratching her head and Cameron nodded.
"Yup this is what I want," Cameron said nodding.
"I like it," Stephanie said and she noticed the price tag, "Whoa this is no ordinary ship in a bottle," she said and LC and Cheyenne checked out the price and gasped.
"Cameron there is no way you can ask Aunt Steph to pay that much for a ship in a bottle," LC argued.
"Yeah this thing costs more than our gifts combined," Cheyenne said.
"That's no problem," Stephanie said blowing off the cost.
"I know it doesn't make sense but I have to have this," Cameron said and LC and Cheyenne exchanged glances.
"There's more to this gift then you're telling us," LC said and Cameron nodded.
"Yeah there is but I don't know what it is yet, I'd buy it myself if Aunt Steph wasn't treating us," Cameron said.
"That won't be necessary," Stephanie said taking the ship in a bottle from Cameron and heading to the checkout with her picture frame.
"Why don't you just get a coat like us?" LC said.
"I've got a big coat plus this is what God told you to get, just like he told you two to get those big coats," Cameron said.
"So you think there's a link between our gifts?" Cheyenne asked her brother.
"I don't think Chey I know, even Stephanie's picture frame is significant I just have to wait to find out why," Cameron said.
"Man there's no such thing as a normal shopping spree for us is there?" LC said as Stephanie came back over to them with a sales assistant.
"Here's your ship Cameron," she said giving Cameron his gift. "This nice lady has agreed to take our picture,"
Stephanie stood behind the ARK Angels while the sales assistant focused the camera, "Okay guys say "Bloomingdales"!" she said.
"Bloomingdales!" they said together and the sales assistant took their picture.
"Thank you so much," Stephanie said taking back her camera.
"No thank you! I can't believe someone actually bought that ship in a bottle. It was specially made by a group of artists who worked on the St. Patrick's Cathedral ceiling before the unveiling got cancelled. Those three ladies sure are making a name for themselves," the sales assistant said and the ARK Angels of DX zoned in on her.
"These ladies, you wouldn't happen to know their names would you?" Cameron asked her.
"Yeah let's see there's Tanya Madison, Jamie Albright and Melissa Turnbull," the sales assistant replied.
"The Damsels of Destruction," the ARK Angels of DX said in unison.
"Is that what they call themselves?" the sales assistant said.
"No that's what we call them and they live up to it so please don't receive them they're bad people," Cameron warned the sales assistant.
"What are you talking about they're the talk of the town, the whole of the city is falling over itself to work with them," the sales assistant said.
"You have to trust them they know what they're talking about," Stephanie said and she turned to the ARK Angels concerned. "Do you still want to hold onto that gift Cameron now that you know where it came from?"
"Yeah maybe you should just get a coat like we did," LC said.
Cameron looked at the ship pondering what it could mean, "Everything Aunt Steph bought today is linked and I have to know what the link is. Can we develop that picture you took and then go back to the Sandbox?" Cameron asked Aunt Steph.
"I have to go work," Stephanie replied.
"That's okay we can hang the picture in your office," Cameron said and Stephanie looked at him curiously.
"I wish I knew what your brother was thinking," Stephanie said to Cheyenne.
"Just be grateful you don't have his mind, I don't think a normal person could survive with Cameron's brain in their head," Cheyenne said and they left Bloomingdales and headed for DX Inc.
DX Inc
The ARK Angels and Stephanie walked into the newly remodeled WWE corporate headquarters and on the way to her office Stephanie received many compliments on how good the building looked from the employees. She gave all the credit to Cheyenne and her husband who wasn't around to hear how much people loved his art design.
"Where is that husband of mine, he can't still be over at Cena's house?" Stephanie said seeing that she didn't have any missed calls from Jeff Hardy.
"Now to test this picture frame," Cameron said taking the picture of him and the other ARK Angels with Stephanie and putting it inside the brand new picture frame. He stuck it on the wall and waited but nothing happened.
"Nice picture," Jeff said suddenly appearing out of nowhere.
"Jeff there you are, how long have you been here?" Stephanie said putting her arms around her husband.
"Long enough to know that you were missing me," Jeff said and he kissed Stephanie fondly.
"What do you think of my new picture frame?" Stephanie said showing Jeff her purchased item from Bloomingdales.
"I thought you were buying gifts for the ARK Angels?" Jeff asked her.
"I did but for some reason when I saw this picture frame I couldn't leave the store without it," Stephanie said and Jeff shrugged, "Don't you like it?"
"Meh, it looks pretty ordinary to me," Jeff said and he touched the picture of his wife and the ARK Angels, "I like this picture though," he said and seconds later he was sucked into it.
"Jeff!" Stephanie cried and the ARK Angels reached into the picture and pulled him out.
"Whoa!" Jeff said. "That was a trip!"
"Those blasted Damsels of Destruction have used their black magic on these picture frames," LC said. "We've got to do something we can't let Bloomingdales sell them now,"
"We'll take care of it LC don't worry," Cameron reassured his sweetheart, "Jeff what did you see when you went inside the picture?" he asked Jeff Hardy.
"I saw all of you and you were on a ship. LC you were wearing this big black coat and Cheyenne you were wearing a fake fur white coat and it was really cold. Cameron you had a coat on too and you were all huddled together like penguins," Jeff said and Cameron took his ship in a bottle out and showed it to Jeff.
"Is this what the ship looked like?" he asked and Jeff nodded.
"Yeah that was it," Jeff said looking closely at the ship in the bottle. "Whoa," he said after seeing the price tag, "Steph really did treat you, Cameron I could have made you a ship in a bottle for free,"
"No I needed this one, this over-priced gift affects the ARK Angels of DX and this picture frame just showed me how," Cameron said and he turned to LC and Cheyenne, "Guys we're about to go through some serious business with the Damsels of Destruction, they may have found a way to get rid of us,"
Jeff and Stephanie gasped while the ARK Angels comforted each other, "We can't let those evil brats hurt the ARK Angels of DX," Stephanie said to her husband. "We have to do something,"
"We sure do and I think I may have the perfect solution to this problem," Jeff said rubbing his chin thoughtfully and his wife looked at him intrigued.
"Care to share your thoughts with me Aqua Libre?" she asked him.
"I sure do, the question is are you willing to come with me?" Jeff asked Stephanie.
"Where are you going?" Stephanie asked him.
"If I tell you you'll think I've gone insane," Jeff replied.
"I pretty much think that anyway Jeff," Stephanie said and Jeff told her his idea to save the ARK Angels of DX from the Damsels of Destruction. "That's the craziest thing I've ever heard," Stephanie said when he explained it all to her, "And you can count me in,"
"That's why I love you Steph you're always up for a challenge," Jeff said and he told the ARK Angels what he had planned as-well as the people that were going to be involved. After Jeff was done everyone the ARK Angels knew were going to be part of his great plan to get rid of the Damsels of Destruction.
