Hey guys, and welcome back to Next Level! Don't know about you guys, but the 20th anniversary wasn't much to brag about, but the cage match was great and the Rock was hilarious! He destroyed Vickie! But now that that's done, it's time to get into the next chapter of Next Level! What shall happen now? Let's find out…

Ch 10: Class and Trash, Part 2

Tamina and Dolph Ziggler both stood backstage, behind the show curtain. Vickie had arranged quite the plan in order to set up both John Cena and AJ Lee, but so far it was backfiring in such a major way. Nobody had counted on the scenario of the two supposed victims making out in the middle of the ring, and Dolph shook his head in utter anger. In fact, he was so angry, he superkicked the cameraman who filmed the Backstage Fallout segments for WWE on YouTube.

Tamina glanced over and saw the enraged look emanating in Dolph's eyes, and truthfully she sort of liked it. "What's your problem?" she asked.

Dolph looked at her with a blank look. "What's my problem? What's my problem? I'll tell you what my problem is! I am so damn sick of being so damn sick, that's what it is! How can these hypocritical fans cheer for somebody who had an affair with his boss? It makes no damn sense!"

Tamina nodded in agreement as Dolph ranted on. "It's only a matter of time before that crazy chick AJ makes John Cena her whole entire world, and he comes making it crash down, like always!"

Before Dolph could continue, Tamina looked at the monitor and noticed that Vickie was making a signal with her hand. "Dolph, that's your cue! Go do what you have to do!"

"With pleasure."

Dolph immediately rushed the ring while both John Cena and AJ were both still making out. He had an intent to make Cena hurt, and that's what he planned on doing. Sliding into the ring, he started to throw stiff lefts and rights at the Cenation Leader, but sadly it was a mistake on his part.

If there was one guy you never wanted to get into a brawl with, it was John Cena. John got the upper hand, kicking Dolph in the gut and clotheslining him right out of the ring. Backing up to quickly catch his breath, vision still hazy from that intense kiss, John slid out of the ring awkwardly and immediately twisted his meniscus in his knee as he pursued Dolph straight to the backstage area.

By the time he got to the back, Dolph had already escaped and was long gone by now.

"Shit!" John yelled, angry with himself for getting distracted and letting the bleach blonde superstar escape. A trainer immediately noticed John doubling over in pain, and helped him over to a seat to help get him examined.

AJ, literally burning rubber, turned every corner in the hallway until she finally found John Cena. She quickly hugged him, trying to avoid contact with his knee. "John, I'm so sorr-" John put a finger to her mouth to silence the Geek Goddess.

"It's okay, it's my fault. I let myself get distracted and now I'm paying for it. Another injury you can add to the list, I guess," he chuckled, holding his right knee in pain.

"But John, you're in pain, thanks to my actions. At least let me help you feel better," AJ mentioned.

John quirked an eyebrow up. "Okay, I'll bite. How?" AJ grinned at his questionable tone, and bit her finger a bit. "Like this," she said.

AJ wrapped her arms around John's head, giving him slow kisses on the lips, and John was happy to comply, lips cooperating with AJ as they made a passionate scene, all the warmth making the pain to John's knee numb out. They would have continued on but…

"Well, look what we have here. I thought AJ was the crazy one."

John pulled his head back to see his friend, the Viper, Randy Orton standing before them.

"Hello AJ, how are you doing today? I see you've already started doing damage. Poor John," he said, shaking his head.

John sat straight up, glaring at Randy. "This again? Really Randy? AJ did nothing wrong, that was completely my fault, so what the hell is the matter with you? What's your problem with AJ?"

Randy shook his head, a killer silent smile crossing his features. "I told you AJ was a black widow, John. She ended Bryan's reign in 18 seconds. She got called crazy by Kane of all people, and then she nearly ruined Punk's title reign. She's bad news John."

AJ immediately stood up to Randy and started to square him up. "I'm not the one who hears voices in his head, so clearly you're the crazy one, Randy." Randy let out a brief laugh before glaring down at AJ. "Do us all a favor AJ. Stop trying to make all the men in the locker room your victim, okay?" He started to stalk away, but AJ got his attention when she said, "Maybe I'll actually make you the next victim!"

"That's enough! Randy, get the hell out of my sight! AJ, go find Layla or something. I need some peace and mind to think to myself!" AJ looked at John with sad eyes, before nodding and skipping away to find her friend. Randy, on the other hand, just shook his head at John. "John, I'm your friend, so heed my advice. You're looking for love in all of the wrong places."

With those words, Randy walked away, leaving John in an immerseless cloud of thought for the time being. Was he really right? Was having feelings for AJ a bad thing?

45 minutes later…

John was listening to Sheamus tell him yet another story about his favorite show Father Ted, when Layla came zooming down the hallway at an enormous rate.

"John, Sheamus, you have to do something!" she yelled out, without stopping between breaths.

"Whoa, easy, what's the crack Layla?" Sheamus asked. Layla responded swiftly.
"It's AJ! She went to go confront Dolph Ziggler, in the men's locker room all by herself!"

John's eyes grew wide. Was she really this crazy to attempt a stunt like that? Sheamus placed a hand on his shoulder. "No John, yer still—"

"No Sheamus, I'm not hurt! I have to go help her!" John sped out of the room without them to track down his…well more than a friend but less than a girlfriend, for the moment.

When he got to the open men's locker room door, he saw AJ swinging away on Dolph Ziggler, hearing that he also called her trash.

"AJ, AJ it's me John! Take it easy!" He wrapped his arms around her waist to pull her away, but that left a vulnerable spot for the Zig man to attack. Once again, the two brawled, but this time, Dolph kicked the injured knee of John, leaving him even more vulnerable. Dolph immediately speared John through the bathroom stall and laid out the Cenation Leader, still stomping on his knee before being pulled away by the refs and Prime Time Players.

Referee Chad Patton called for trainers to immediately come and help John, while AJ sat viligant at his side, silently weeping at the sight of an injured John Cena, feeling as though she had just placed an injury-prone curse on the man.

Santino Marella walked into the room, looking at all the damage, and shaking his head. "Sonuvagun! That was my favorite stall too! You's all ruined it!" AJ looked up one quick moment before sending the Italian Stallion into Dreamland with the shining wizard.

November 20. 2012 6:45pm

Zack Ryder stopped at the door, and took a look up. It read 'Smackdown Management' and he took a deep breath. He didn't want to do this, but at this point, what choice were his friends and the WWE leaving him? He slowly knocked on the door, and a female voice shouted, "Come in!"

Zack pressed open the door to find Eve on her laptop, with her legs propped up on the desk, chewing on the back end of a pen. "Hey Book—oh no, it's you!" she fell over in the chair, wrinkling her nose in disgust. Zack smiled at that sight.

"That's right, in the flesh baby. Woo woo woo, you know it!" he exclaimed.

Eve only scoffed at the famous catchphrase. She had gotten what she needed from him in the past, so why was this goof in her office? "What do you want Zack?! I'm not starring on your stupid web show, if that's what you're hear for."

Zack shook his head and sighed. This was going to be difficult. "I'm not here for that. I'm here to…ask for a push please." Eve's jaw dropped, before she burst into complete laughter, tears nearly rolling out in her eyes.

"A push? You want a push?! A push straight out the door and out of the WWE, sure!" Eve laughed incredibly hard.

"No Eve dammit! Listen to me! I helped you gain notice in the WWE, so why don't you help return the favor huh?" Zack demanded, slamming his fists on the desk.

Eve shoveled back a bit, surprised at his sudden anger. "Well, it might be possible…" Zack looked on. "I'll do anything!"

Eve quirked an eyebrow at Zack's now apparent begging. She could use this goof to her own advantage and take care of a few problems…namely AJ Lee. "Alright Zack, I'll help you get a push, under one condition. I already know the Shield sent you here, they told me about the meeting already. So you're gonna follow all of our instructions, you got that?"

Zack quickly nodded, excited that he was finally going to be able to get back in the United States title hunt. Eve snapped her fingers to get his attention.

"Eyes up here idiot. You will get your push, but we need you to get rid of AJ Lee."

Zack's eyes widened. But AJ was his friend, and was apparently dating John, or at least some people thought! "Fine…" Eve smiled to herself as Zack walked out the door. She was going to be the only attention getter around here, and nobody would ever take their eyes off the Divas Champion.

Zack pulled out his phone and quickly dialed a number, and a female voice answered.

"Hello?" "Hello, hey Nikki it's Zack."

Nikki smiled on the other end. "Hey Zack, what's up?"

"Nothing much, but hey I heard your high school reunion was this weekend right?"

Nikki nodded. "That's right, but I still don't have a date." Zack grinned. He would have accepted, but there was bigger things at stake.

"I got the perfect person who would be willing to go with you."

"Who?"

"John Cena."

Dun dun dun! And we shall leave you at a cliffhanger for that one! Amazing huh? Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and hope you're ready for the next one! Also, in the reviews, tell me who you think is going to win the Royal Rumble, and you will appear in a future chapter as someone who tries to become Sandow's apprentice!

In the next chapter, John Cena takes on Damien Sandow, Sheamus and AJ get into trouble at a club, and more of the Shield's motives revealed, plus their confrontation with Orton! Stay tuned, and don't forget to review! Thanks (: