Title: The ARK Angels of DX in the Warrior Bride

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, Cheyenne and Rebecca Michelle Michaels, Amy 'Lita' Dumas Michaels, Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, The McCools, Chyna, Trish and Randy Orton, Melina and Johnny Hennigan, John Cena, Maria, Jeff Hardy, Stephanie McMahon and Angelo and Angela Jericho.

Summary: The Road to Wrestlemania is rocked by the WWE locker room who refuse to take orders from Triple H anymore and Chyna wants to call off the wedding. The ARK Angels of DX come to everyone's rescue and Cameron has a dream about LC that he doesn't understand.

Chapter Nine – Concussed Memories

DX Inc, 10am:

Hunter and Shawn called an emergency meeting at DX HQ and the WWE wrestlers headed up to Stamford, CT to see what their leaders had to say for themselves. On entering the meeting room the wrestlers saw that DX were not alone, the ARK Angels and their wives (current and future) were with them. Hunter came forward as the wrestlers came in and that instinctively caused the wrestlers to step back.

"Come on guys I'm not gonna hurt you, everybody sit down there's a lot I wanna say to you," Hunter said nicely and the wrestlers exchanged weary glances but they sat down around the huge meeting table all the same.

Shawn and Amy noticed that Jeff Hardy hadn't arrived yet to show off his new haircut which made the next half hour full of anticipation for the Anointed Couple.

"As usual Jeff Hardy is late but I'm sure when he gets here he'll have a good excuse," Hunter said trying his best to stay focused on the meeting and not Jeff Hardy.

"He's probably embarrassed because you made him cut all his hair off," Velvet Sky said and the wrestlers agreed with her, it was clear that they still had issues with Hunter's attitude toward Jeff.

"I know you guys thought what I asked Jeff to do was manipulative and mean-spirited," Hunter said gently, "and that's one of the reasons Shawn and I called this morning's meeting. I want you all to say what's on your mind, speak freely about any and everything you think sucks about me as your boss,"

"And then what, are you gonna make us all do something stupid for voicing our opinions?" The Miz asked suspiciously.

"No Mike I'm not. I am so proud of each and everyone of you, the last thing I want is to give you all a reason to walk out and leave us like Jeff is going to in a few weeks," Hunter said.

"So if we start talking you won't hold anything against us?" MVP asked also suspicious of Hunter's intentions.

"I promise I will not punish you for whatever you say, the floor is yours now everybody. So who wants to go first?" Hunter said and as the wrestlers looked between each other to see who would be the first to speak up. The Truth was they all had something to say and they all were going to say it together, then the moment for them to all reveal how they all felt came as the meeting room door opened in walked the Hardys – both with absolutely no hair on their heads.

"URGHH!" Hunter cried at the sight of Matt Hardy without his long raven colored locks, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO YOUR HAIR??!!" he asked Matt appalled.

"I shaved it in protest of how you've been treating Jeff," Matt said it was then that Hunter realized that all the wrestlers, male and female, from all brands were all wearing hats.

"Why are you all wearing hats?" Hunter asked everyone and in unison the wrestlers all removed their hats and revealed perfectly shaved bald heads.

"Oh my God!" Chyna gasped and the ARK Angels laughed out loud at what they were seeing while Amy and Shawn laughed at the absolutely stunned expression on Hunter's face. The WWE roster was completely bald.

"I need water! Shawn can you pass me a bottle of water?" Hunter said and he turned to see Shawn, Amy and the ARK Angels were all bald too. "G'AH!" Hunter yelped, "You guys shaved your heads too?!"

"That's right," Shawn and Amy said.

"You did this while I was out with Joanie?" Hunter asked and the Anointed Couple nodded.

"We wanted to make our feelings about your behavior crystal clear, by shaving our heads we stand by Jeff Hardy and not the long-haired dictator that you've suddenly become," Amy said as she reached into Shawn's backpack and pulled out an electric shaver, "Now it's your turn to decide where you stand Hunter,"

"WHAT?!" Hunter cried standing back as Amy plugged in the shaver, "You want me to shave my head too?!"

"No Hunter I don't, I think your hair is the victim of your amnesia, you seem to have forgotten the loyalty of the locker room and the fact that we support each other and work as a team, including management. Your hair is holding you back from being a great boss," Shawn said and Hunter looked at the shaver fearfully, "So I think its best if you just shave it all off,"

"This is a dream, this is not happening I'm not here and all of you are figments of my imagination," Hunter said.

Shawn put Hunter's hand on his bald head and Hunter felt the peachy fuzziness and immediately knew he wasn't dreaming, "This is real?! This is all happening?!" Hunter asked in disbelief.

"Yes it is real, this is as real as we've ever been Hunter," Shawn said and as Hunter looked around the room he realized what Shawn meant. He was the only one with hair on his head, he was the odd one out and suddenly he didn't feel too good about that.

"Okay Shawn, I hear you. I've been acting like a total jerk and I'm so sorry I didn't see this coming. I work for the best wrestling company in the world with a legacy that goes back years and years," Hunter turned to Jeff, "Jeff I owe you an apology, I just got so upset when you said you were leaving I thought I'd take the one thing that has made you stand out in the minds of your fans, your hair. Well now I hope you can truly accept my apology when you all sit here and watch as I lose mine. Shawn start shaving,"

"Really?" Shawn said surprised and Hunter nodded.

"Yeah really, let's go," Hunter said pumping himself up as Shawn took up a pair of scissors and starting cutting Hunter's long blond locks while the wrestlers, Joanie and Amy and the ARK Angels watched proudly as the other half of DX got his head shaved.

Twenty minutes later the job was done and the room broke out into thunderous applause as Hunter sat in his chair with absolutely no hair on his head. He had shown that he really cared about the roster and his act of devotion made him a hero in the ARK Angels' eyes and in the eyes of Shawn, Amy and Joanie.

"You are a true leader Hunter Hurst Helmsley and I'm glad that soon I'll be your wife," Joanie said and Hunter smiled at her bashfully.

"So you like my new haircut?" he asked her wanting her approval of his new do and Joanie reached up and kissed Hunter's newly shaven head and then she lifted his head so he could see her eyes sparkling in the morning light.

"I love it but nowhere near as much as I love you," Joanie said and Hunter hugged her and they embraced passionately for awhile before sharing a deep kiss that was soon interrupted by LC.

"Okay you two that's enough," she said.

"One day when you're ready to get married you'll be kissing Cameron like that," Joanie said and LC turned her nose up at her mother.

"I'd have enough class to wait until I got home," LC replied and everyone started laughing before putting their hats back on, it was cold in the office and they were getting Goosebumps on their heads.

"Wow I feel like I've turned over a whole new leaf; I'm getting married to the First Lady of DX in a few weeks, I'm co-owner of the WWE and my Firstborn is an archangel. If it wasn't for you LC, your mom and I would still be fighting," Hunter said.

"Why what did you do?" Amy asked LC.

"She threatened Uncle Hunter and Aunt Joanie with her Ax of Judgment," Cameron said.

"You are so much like your mother Lisa, you're not afraid to throw your weight around to get your way," Hunter said.

"That wasn't about getting my way Daddy it was about getting things done God's way," LC said.

"Which of course is the only way to get anything done," Amy added and Shawn nodded.

"There is something Hunter and I need to get done and that's finish building Wrestlemania," Shawn said.

"So let's go over the 'Mania card one more time. Its gonna be Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship," Shawn said.

"Man talk about things changing, I never thought I'd be wrestling Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania," AJ said.

"Well I never thought I'd shave my head for Jeff Hardy, life is full of surprises AJ," LC said.

"Tell me about it, you think I would have thought in a million years I'd be married to The Showstoppa?" Amy added.

"Yeah talk about life being full of surprises, I'm carrying Randy Orton's Firstborn child," Trish added.

"Excuse me guys this is a business meeting can we focus on Wrestlemania please?" Shawn asked politely but firmly and everyone settled down, "Okay so that's the WWE Championship match, it'll be Edge vs. MVP for the World Heavyweight Championship,"

"Man I can't wait I'm so excited!" MVP said getting up and bouncing up and down on his feet like a pro boxer.

"We can tell you haven't stopped talking about it since you beat me at the Royal Rumble," Edge said.

"And I won't stop talking about it until we get to 'Mania baby!" MVP said and Edge turned his nose up at being referred to as"baby" by MVP.

"Montell I thought I was your baby?" Gail Kim said sweetly pulling MVP over to her.

"You are Gail you're the love of my life," MVP said and they shared a kiss that caused everyone to go, "AW!"

"I hope you all remember that I'm the reason these two are together," Edge said.

"No you're not I am," Matt Hardy said.

"Neither of you were, it was me," Shelton Benjamin said, "these guys got together when me and Krys got married,"

"That was when you met your future brides," Cameron added and Gail Kim and Angelina Love exchanged glances.

"Wait-a-minute are you saying that Gail is gonna marry MVP and I'm going to marry Adam?" Angelina said in shock.

"I've asked you not to call Edge by his real name during business hours Angie, this is a meeting and you guys need to stop interrupting me!" Shawn said.

"No Shawn wait-a-second I wanna know more about this," Amy said and Shawn frowned at her.

"You can talk about it after the meeting," Shawn said, "Now where was I, okay so that's the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Champion decided. Now for the US Championship it'll be Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz and for Money in the Bank it'll be John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. R-Truth vs. Homicide vs. Samoa Joe vs. Hernandez,"

"How the Hell am I supposed to get passed Joe once he gets on that ladder?" Homicide complained.

"Don't worry you won't get passed me, neither will any of you guys. That briefcase is mine," Samoa Joe said.

"In your dreams fatty, the briefcase doesn't have an All You Can Eat dinner ticket inside so you might as-well forget about winning I'll be the one to come out on top," John Morrison said.

"The only thing you'll be on top of at the end of the night is Melina," Joe replied and the wrestlers laughed except for John Morrison for whom Melina was still a sore subject.

"Well crazier things have happened at 'Mania, remember when Trish turned on Chris Jericho?" Dolph Ziggler said.

"Who said Jericho?" Hunter said and everyone turned to Ziggler who gulped nervously at all the eyes that were on him.

"Sorry I forgot, nobody says the J Word," Ziggler said apologetically.

"Especially around 'Mania time, do you know how hard it is to eliminate all memory of that demonic psychopath from our company?" Hunter said.

"Imagine how Stephanie feels, she's got two children for the guy," Joanie said. "If it wasn't for the ARK Angels Jericho would have messed up Carla's life real bad,"

The ARK Angels nodded but they rested in the knowledge that Carla was fine now and in the loving arms of her family, they would all be spending a lot more time together when they started their first class at Manhattan Elementary in the spring.

"So what are they like Jeff?" Velvet Sky asked Jeff Hardy.

"You mean Angela and Angelo?" Jeff asked.

"Yeah are they demon-possessed?" Angelina asked curiously.

"Guys seriously can we focus on Wrestlemania?" Shawn insisted for the third time, "Angelina don't make me kick you out of the Women's match,"

"That would be crazy Shawn you can't not have me wrestle Velvet, we've been building up to this since we came to the WWE from TNA," Angelina said.

"I can't believe I get to wrestle my best friend, this is gonna be the greatest wrestling match of all time," Velvet said and the male wrestlers laughed much to the People Formerly Known as Beautiful's disdain, "Why are you all laughing? What you think because we're girls we can't steal the show?"

"Oh you'll steal the show alright but it won't be because of your wrestling ability, it'll be because you're hot!" The Miz said and Kofi, Batista, Mysterio and Ziggler agreed with him.

"Don't listen to them Velvet they said the same thing about me and I'm an 8 time Women's Champion, you'll both knock 'em dead when that bell rings," Trish said and Angelina and Velvet gasped.

"And that's coming from the freaking Truth: Trish Stratus! Whooo!" Angelina cheered and the other women cheered along with them.

"I agree with Trish and we'll get to you later Truth." Shawn said and Trish nodded, "Back to the Divas, for the first time they'll be two matches for the Women's Division at Wrestlemania. The second of which will be for the Extreme Women's Championship which will be a Hardcore match between Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Layla and Gail Kim. You guys are up to it so I know it'll be a great match,"

"We'll be more than pretty faces after our match," Mickie James said.

"You were always more than a pretty face MJ," Amy said and MJ blew Amy a kiss.

"Did you just make a pass at my wife?" Shawn asked Mickie James annoyed.

"No boss that's your job," Mickie replied.

"You need a boyfriend, I'm a find someone to hook you up with I want you paired up before Chyna and Hunter's wedding," Shawn said and the single male wrestlers looked Mickie's way making the former Women's Champion very nervous.

"Okay so that's the Women's matches sorted, the final match will be the highly anticipated first bout between Sting and The Undertaker. Trish will be in this match as The Deadman's valet and as we've discussed Sting you will be winning the match right up until the end when Trish distracts you and Taker picks up the win and remains undefeated at Wrestlemania," Shawn said and Sting nodded. "I want it to look like if it wasn't for Trish you would have won the match and after 'Mania Deadman and the Kiss of Life will turn heel and the feud will continue,"

"I love it," Sting said and he reached for Trish's hand, "I look forward to working with one of the greatest Champions of all time,"

Trish blushed because the compliment was from Sting and because it was true, "I'm so glad WWE and TNA went to war otherwise this match would never have happened," Trish said.

"So true and how grateful we all are to have you Sting, AJ Styles, Homicide, Hernandez, Samoa Joe and the People Formerly Known as Beautiful as part of the WWE roster. You guys were worth every penny and we look forward to working with you even more in the following year," Hunter said and the other WWE wrestlers agreed.

"Hang on who's our Wrestlemania celebrity this year?" Shelton Benjamin asked Shawn Michaels and the Showstoppa looked down at his notes, he really didn't want to answer.

"Well guys we have a choice of either having Mariah Carey sing the Star Spangled Banner or Britney Spears," Shawn said.

"Britney Spears?!" Samoa Joe said and the other wrestlers laughed.

"How come Britney?" Amy asked.

"She called me and asked if she could perform," Shawn said and Amy's face flushed with Righteous Indignation.

"Britney Spears called you and you didn't tell me?" she said angrily.

"Oh boy Shawn's keeping things from you Amy," Edge said.

"Well that's a no to Britney then?" Shawn asked Amy who nodded still annoyed.

"You bet your sweet chin that's a no, after all the trouble that woman caused last year you think I want her sultry sexy body writhing around the ring that Trish and I helped create?!" Amy said.

"Okay I take your point babe – I mean my darling wife, what about Mariah?" Shawn said and Amy cooled off.

"I aint got nothing against Mariah Carey," Amy said going back to normal.

"And Aurora loves her, I only have one thing to say and then I'll shut the Hell up," LC said and Shawn turned to his future daughter-in-law attentively, "Can we perform at Wrestlemania?"

Hunter and Shawn looked at each other, it never occurred to them that their children would what to perform at Wrestlemania and now that LC had suggested it they realized that it was a brilliant idea, "Of course you guys can perform," Shawn said and the ARK Angels jumped up and down excitedly.

"If MC sings the Star Spangled Banner, we can perform half way through the show," LC said.

"It's a done deal, you guys let us hear what you got and we'll let you perform at the biggest PPV of the year," Shawn said.

"Tell Britney we're sorry but the show needs real talent," LC said.

"Let her down easy Daddy," Cameron said teasingly.

"Oh that won't be a problem I've done it before," Shawn said and Hunter and Joanie laughed.

"Gosh guys could you imagine what it would be like if ATM never existed?" Joanie said.

"Well the ARK Angels would never have been formed that's for sure," Amy said scratching her bald head.

"Yeah we would never have known about LC," Hunter said.

"And you guys would never have gotten married," Shelton said to Randy and Trish, the former of which had his nose in his Book of Oracles throughout the whole meeting since he wasn't on the Wrestlemania card.

"Randy what is that book?" Shawn asked.

"Its nuthin go back to your reminiscing it soothes me," Randy said.

"It soothes you?" Velvet Sky said.

"Yeah I like hearing you guys reflect on the past," Randy said, "It proves that everything God has ever shown me has come to pass and it builds my faith,"

"Is that how you and Trish are able to be in the same room without killing each other over this affair you and Melina are going to have?" Kofi Kingston asked.

"Exactly, I know its all going to work out for good," Randy said confidently.

"That's easy for you to say you're not the one who has to sit quietly by while his wife cheats on him," Shelton Benjamin said feeling bad for John Morrison, "I know if Krystal ever had an affair with another wrestler I couldn't sit next to him in a meeting,"

"That's why you're not going through this Shelton, God knows John's gonna pass this test with flying colors that's why he's able to sit next to me knowing that I'm two weeks away from adultery," Randy said.

"Wow Johnny I gotta take my hat off to you for the way you're handling this," Undertaker said and he actually removed his hat as a sign of respect, "In fact, I'd like to wrestle you in the main event at Summerslam,"

The wrestlers gasped and they all cheered for John Morrison who couldn't believe what The Undertaker just said. DX however weren't nearly as enthusiastic.

"Um Mr. Deadman sir, you can't book yourself in a match against John Morrison without asking us first," Shawn Michaels said.

"Is there a problem?" Undertaker asked HBK.

"No-no there's no problem its just that we have certain rules that have to be abided by, you wouldn't like it if one of the other wrestlers booked you in a match without discussing it with you," Shawn explained further but the wrestlers disagreed.

"I would love to wrestle Undertaker!" MVP said.

"So would I!" Kofi Kingston added.

"Haven't you two learned anything this morning?" Jeff Hardy said, "You're Degeneration X, you don't make the rules you break them, that's how you got so big you did whatever the Hell you wanted, you broke every single rule in the book and now you wanna force those rules on us? Man that sucks!"

The other wrestlers agreed and DX threw their hands up in frustration, "We have to have rules otherwise there'd be chaos!" Shawn said.

"Daddy what are you talking about, you love chaos?" Cameron said and Shawn rubbed his shaven head thoughtfully.

"That's right I do love chaos," he said then he looked at Hunter, "What happened to us man, we used to be cool?"

Hunter nodded, "We grew up Shawn, that's what happened," he replied.

"So can I wrestle Undertaker at Summerslam or not?" John Morrison asked.

"There are six PPVs before Summerslam we need to work on," Hunter said.

"Yeah but nobody cares about them, everybody wants to see Summerslam and I wanna wrestle Morrison on that PPV in a Ladder match," Undertaker said.

"Awesome!" John Morrison said getting excited.

"Now are you boys gonna make that match happen or not?" Undertaker asked and DX exchanged weary glances.

"Okay, you and Morrison in a ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship at Summerslam," Shawn said.

"But what about MVP and Edge, they're still gonna be in the title hunt after 'Mania?" Hunter said.

"Well then we'll make it a Fatal-4-Way – Undertaker vs. John Morrison vs. Edge vs. MVP in a Ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship," Shawn said and MVP and Edge got excited too.

"Now that's a main event!" MVP said and Edge nodded.

"See how much more fun it is to break the rules?" Amy said to her husband who nodded.

"Yeah and it feels good!" Shawn added and Hunter nodded.

"I have to admit I wouldn't mind booking some other extraordinary matches now, anyone wanna throw anymore ideas out there while we're still together?" Hunter asked the wrestlers and hands shot up all over the room.

"I don't have any ideas so can I go?" Jeff Hardy said.

"Okay Jeff, see you tonight for the house show in Virginia," Hunter said as Jeff left the room to go and see Stephanie and Aurora.

"Whoa Jeff left the meeting early and you didn't even yell at him," Shawn said impressed.

"Life's too short to be mad," Hunter said.

"Yeah especially when Jeff's gonna be Aurora's full-time Daddy," Randy Orton said and the room fell silent and The King's Oracle looked up at all the faces that were now looking at him especially Triple H.

"WHAT?!" he yelled furiously.

"Did I say that out loud?" Randy asked Trish who nodded and Shawn, Amy and Joanie sighed.

"So that's why you wanted me to reminisce, because you don't want me to know the future!" Hunter snapped at Orton, "What else do you know?"

"That I should keep my big mouth shut," Randy replied and Hunter went storming after Jeff to get some answers and the wrestlers shot him a dark glare, "I'm sorry guys it just slipped out I'm The King's Oracle!"

"Well you ruined what was a great meeting and now you've spoiled everything with your stupid Oracle!" LC snapped.

"Hey you should be happy I'm The King's Oracle there's some stuff I know about you that you should be glad I'm keeping to myself," Randy said to LC.

"Stuff like what?" LC asked.

"I'd rather not say," Randy replied.

"Whatever it is I bet it's in that big white book," Chyna said and Randy clung to his Book of Oracles.

"This book is for my eyes only," Randy said as Chyna wrestled the Book of Oracles out of Randy's hands. When she opened it all she saw were blank pages looking back at her.

"This is empty," she said and Randy snatched it back.

"No it's full of information only I'm the only one who can see it," Randy said.

"Because you're The King's Oracle," LC said.

"That's right and it is God's right to protect the information He's given me," Randy said.

"Okay Randy I respect your Gift from God but Hunter won't be so forgiving when he comes looking for you, he will beat the Oracle out of you if you don't tell us why Jeff will be looking after Aurora instead of us," Chyna said.

"Trust me guys if I could tell you I would but I can't so I'm not going to," Randy said calmly and Chyna dragged Orton up by his shirt and threw him across the meeting room into the wall on the other side before she went to find Hunter who was on his way to The McMahons home in Florida where he thought Jeff was going.

"Is it wrong that I totally enjoyed that?" John Morrison said to Shelton Benjamin as Trish helped Randy to his feet and Shelton laughed.

"Well I guess I had that coming," Randy said coming back over to the meeting table.

"We shaved our heads for this?" LC pouted and Cameron comforted her along with Shawn and Amy, "This thing with Jeff and Steph has gone far enough!"

Cameron thought about everything that was going on between Hunter and Aurora from the time Hunter and Stephanie were married up to the time they separated and then divorced. Aurora's life had been chaos right up until Jeff Hardy came along and now Jeff was going to be her father full-time. He couldn't help but wonder if his dream had anything to do with what was going on and as long as Randy was keeping his Oracles to himself all he could do was wonder.

"Let's go home and practice our song for Wrestlemania," Cameron said knowing that would cheer LC up.

"I'll take you guys home while Shawn goes and finds the other half of DX before things really get out of hand," Amy said.

"Meeting's over guys," Shawn said rubbing his head and finding hair there.

"Oh my goodness, Shawn your hair is growing back!" Amy said as Shawn's honeycomb locks returned in the flesh.

"So is yours!" Shawn said pointing to Amy's head and indeed the red-head was back in living color. The wrestlers quickly removed their hats to see if there hair had grown back but none of theirs had.

"Calm down everyone and put your hats back on," Cameron said, "The only reason why their hair has grown back and not yours is because of Righteous Indignation,"

"Of course our Righteous Indignation is channeled through our hair," Amy said to Shawn.

"Well my hair should be much redder than this if what I think Hunter is going to do actually happens," Shawn said.

"You think Hunter's gonna fight Jeff?" Amy asked.

"Yeah I think the Oracle Randy just gave about Aurora just pushed him over the edge," Shawn said and Amy looked at Trish.

"Did it push Hunter over the edge?" she asked The Truth and Trish looked at the ARK Angels.

"Why don't you all go with Shawn and save the rehearsal to another time?" she suggested.

Shawn, Amy and the ARK Angels left and the WWE roster looked at Randy. He was still was holding onto his Book of Oracles, amused at all the information God had given him and how much it bugged his locker room buddies that he was The King's Oracle and they weren't.

"Let's go home and leave these guys to stew," Randy said to Trish who left with her husband while the rest of the locker room scratched their bald heads trying to think of a loophole to get the Book of Oracles out of Randy Orton's hands and into theirs.