Serenity was awoken by a knock on her door, far too early in the morning for her liking. That was until she looked at the clock and noticed that it was actually noon. When she opened the door, she saw a man about her age standing in the doorway. She would have slammed the door, but he seemed like a nice guy as well as the fact that Charli and Mickie were standing right behind him.

"May I help you sir?" Serenity asked.

"Yes, ma'am. My name is Jim Ross, but you can call me J.R. like everyone else," he replied.

"He works for the WWE. He's been fired and rehired by Vince so many times that he's not scared to help us," Mickie said.

"Help us what?" Serenity wondered.

"Well, we want Destiny to be Mark's present for his birthday," Charli responded.

"WHAT!" Serenity, J.R., Charli, and Mickie all turned around to see a bewildered Destiny.

"Destiny please, just listen-

"I'm not listening to a damn thing! How the hell could you do this to me, Charli? You're like a sister to me," Destiny was now breaking down into tears.

"That's exactly why I'm doing this. Destiny, I love you like the sister I never had or never really wanted," Charli said this to improve Destiny's mood, "Please Destiny, just hear me out."

"Why should I? You guys gave me until after WrestleMania and this is two and a half weeks before it!" She wondered.

"Destiny, I understand we're forcing you to make a decision, but it has to be made. You miss him and he misses you, whether or not you'll both admit it. I don't know you all too well, but I do know Mark and he's not the "swallow his pride" type. That's why I agreed to do this for Charli and Mickie," J.R. tried to reason with her.

"So, you're asking me to be the better person," Destiny's sobs were finally stopping.

"Yes I am. If not for any of us, then for the baby."

"Babies," Serenity, Charli, and Mickie all said in unison.

"Thank you, my ambassadors," Destiny said, cracking a smile for the first time today.`

"They're just excited. I have two daughters and they bring a lot of joy to my life," J.R. replied.

"I know the feeling and I'm not even a mother yet. I just wanna know how we're gonna get Mark to Florida," Destiny wondered.

"Well, to Charli's recent discovery, there's a developmental camp for future WWE superstars in Tampa. We could tell Mark he'll be needed there probably like a day before his actual birthday. Of course, he'll probably expect a surprise party, but he won't expect you," Mickie replied.

"Sounds good, so who's gonna convince Mark to do it?" Serenity wondered.

"Well, I got Jayden from his grandma, who all too willingly gave him over," Charli sucked her teeth, "And right now, he's going to Texas with Randy."

"Jayden has school, why is he in Texas?" Mickie wondered.

"Jayden does go to public high school, but it's finals week, so he doesn't have to be in school this whole week or most of next, which is enough time for Mark's birthday," Charli replied.

"Ok, good. Now that we got that under way, what do we now?" Destiny asked.

"We wait for Randy to give the okay," Charli replied.


"So, do you think he'll say yes?" Jayden asked Randy as they rang the bell at Mark's ranch in Texas.

"Positive. If he doesn't, we'll convince him," Randy responded.

Ashley was the person who opened the door and she had her PS3 controller in hand with a German Shepherd at her heel. Jayden assumed that was the Hades he had heard so much about. Before Jayden could even say hi to his girlfriend, she had dropped her controller and wrapped her arms around his neck tightly. Jayden returned the embrace and they held their embrace for a few moments. They released each other when Hades started barking.

"Awww, its okay Hades," Ashley said, bending down and petting him.

"What the hell are you two doing here?" Mark asked, as he emerged from the kitchen.

Ashley got back in a standing position and walked back over to the couch. Hade wasn't too far behind her as he jumped onto the couch and into her lap.

"We came to talk to you," Jayden said, "Before you ask, it's finals week at my school. Mine aren't until next week, so I don't have to be at school for a week and a half."

"Since you already answered my next question, what is there to talk about?" Mark asked again.

"We need you in Tampa next week. There are some new recruits coming in and we want you to show them the ropes," Randy replied.

"Is this a request by Vince?" Ashley asked, while still playing her game.

"No, J.R. actually," Randy responded.

"J.R. huh? So it must be important," Mark said.

"Does this mean you'll come to Tampa?" Jayden asked, sounding hopeful.

"When do I have to be there?" Mark asked.

"By next week Wednesday," Randy said.

"Fine, you can expect me and Ashley," Mark said nonchalantly.

"Great! I know Jim will happy to know that you'll be able to help weed out the good talent," Randy said, trying as hard as he can to hide their true intentions.

"So we'll see you next week?" Ashley asked.

"Yeah, next week," Randy said, "Alright, later Mark."

Mark closed the door while Randy and Jayden walked over to the rental car. They both were happy to know it was pretty easy to get Mark to come to Tampa. After their success, Randy decided he would call Charli.

"Charli, I got Mark, did you get Destiny?" Randy asked.

"Got it, we got her too," Charli said.


One week later…..

"You really believe it's a surprise party, Ashley?" Mark asked as they were on the plane.

"Yeah, it's March 24th. Happy Birthday, by the way," Ashley responded.

"Thank you, little girl. I know you're excited because Hades is actually coming along,"

"I know! Now that creepy ass maid won't have to watch him."

"You really have to give people a chance."

"I do! I gave Destiny a chance, didn't I?"

"Fair enough."

The flight landed apparently very late in the day. It was 7:30 in the evening when Mark and Ashley, along with Hades, arrived at the Tampa airport. Just like when they came to Miami, there was a limo waiting for them. The limo ride to FCW was quiet since both of them were wrapped up in their own thoughts. Mark and Ashley both had a feeling it was a surprise party. That seemed almost too obvious. Mark figured that wasn't the surprise part, so what was?

When they arrived in front of the developmental camp, Ashley asked Mark, "Are you gonna pretend to be surprised?"

"I don't know. It depends," Mark answered.

With Hades following behind them, Mark and Ashley went inside the camp. It was dark and there was no way Mark or Ashley could see through it. Ashley moved her hand along a wall until she felt a light switch. She turned the light on as both Mark and Ashley's prediction was right.

"SURPRISE!" Everyone in the room said. It was filled with wrestlers and management alike.

"Happy birthday, Mark!" Mickie exclaimed.

"Yea, happy birthday, old man," Charli said.

"Thank you both, but a surprise party? Is this the best that ya'll could really come up with?" Mark teased.

"Oh, you think the party was a surprise?"

"It isn't? Then what is?" Mark was now more confused than ever.

Mark felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned around. His green eyes widened in shock at the person he saw, "Destiny?"