Title: The ARK Angels of DX: Simone and the Curse of the Firstborn
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: Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, Shawn, Cameron and Cheyenne Michaels, Amy 'Lita' Dumas Michaels, Trish Stratus, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Simone Alexandra Johnson, Dany Johnson, Melina and Johnny 'Nitro' Hennigan, Randy Orton, Carlito, Edge, Ric Flair, Batista, Torrie Wilson, the Hardyz, Shelton Benjamin, Maria, John Cena, Rey, Dominic and Aaliyah Mysterio, Vickie, Shaul and Sherilyn Guerrero, LAX and the Kliq.
Summary: The Legend Killer is back but why has Randy Orton gone back to his old ways? The ARK Angels of DX first mission is to find out and finish what the now defunct ATM started.
Chapter Twelve – Stairway to Hell
Smackdown tapings, 8pm:
Trish Stratus came out to thunderous applause; the San Diego crowd was hot for the Canadian diva who hadn't been on Smackdown in years. Shawn and Hunter cheered her on from the production truck, everyone understood that she was suffering from the normal show-time jitters, she was certain there was a chance she was gonna die tonight at the hands of the demonic Simone Alexandra. Melina smiled proudly at her from the gorilla position.
"She's so brave," she said to Johnny who nodded and she held his and gave it a loving squeeze and Johnny lowered his glasses and kissed her on the cheek.
"Don't worry baby I won't let you down, this is no time to choke, I'll go out and do my thing and you do yours. Just be careful remember, you're carrying our Firstborn child," Johnny reminded his wife who rolled her eyes.
"That's strange I swear I was just putting on weight over the last few months," she said sarcastically and he nudged her on the arm playfully. Together they took a deep breath and got ready to make a rare Smackdown appearance.
In the ring:
"Thank you all so much, it feels so great to be back!" Trish Stratus said as the fans greeted her with thunderous applause, "I didn't know what to expect being on Smackdown but now I know I wouldn't wanna be anywhere else!"
The fans continued to cheer her shooting her confidence right up and she forgot about everything else, almost everything, as The Rock's entrance music hit she remembered what was gonna go down. The Rock strutted into the ring and the People went nuts.
"ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY!" The chants were deafening and the Brahma Bull soaked it up, he had to wait several minutes before talking.
"There is one added bonus to you joining the Smackdown roster Trish Stratus," The Rock said and Trish feigned surprise, "You'd get to spent your free time hanging out with the jabroni-beating, pie-eating, death-defying, electrifying, looking good and good to go, big ole badass of San Diego!"
The San Diego fans went nuts at that and everyone backstage was amazed obviously having forgotten just how popular The Rock was.
"ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY" the fans continued to shout pumping their fists in the air.
"So don't wonder about whether or not you should be on RAW giving every man a reason to stay home on Monday night," The Rock said and Trish blushed while the fans made wolf whistles and The Rock leaned in closer to his girlfriend, "because from now on, you'll be laying the smaketh down on Smackdown with The Rock,"
Trish smiled and The Rock leaned in, just then as their real love was about to manifest itself for a moment, the unmistakable sound of Melina screaming echoed around the arena. The fans looked towards the ring entrance expecting to see the Latina diva come out but she didn't.
"Here we go," Hunter said from the production truck as Shawn prayed in the corner hoping that Trish and Melina would leave San Diego in one piece and not in pieces.
Rocky and Trish left the ring and ran backstage to "see what was going on" knowing that it was Simone attacking Melina to get at Trish. The camera guy followed them to the gorilla position and zoomed in Randy Orton who was towering over the tormented chica.
COLE: It's the Legend Killer, what's he doing here?
COACHMAN: This isn't Monday Night RAW this is Smackdown!
The fans gasped as the camera man snapped Randy Orton's face into a extreme close-up, his eyes were dark and his face was like stone, they had no idea that this was not an act.
"You sick freak!" The Rock cried out as Trish lent over Melina's body real tears burning down her face. Randy went to grab Trish by her hair when Johnny tackled him to the ground. Batista jumped in and pulled Randy Orton off Johnny who gave Randy Orton an enziguri to the back of the head but the Legend Killer just smiled and went for the RKO but Edge speared him into the wall much to the fans surprise!
COLE: It looks like the whole locker room has ganged up on Randy Orton!
COACHMAN: But he's getting back up, not even Edge's Spear could take the Legend Killer down!
Randy got back to his feet like Edge hadn't even touched him and Kane, Mysterio, MVP and Matt Hardy came down ready to take him down too and from the corner Simone looked on, off camera no-one could see the demonic 7 year-old girl that was behind the Legend Killer's latest maniacal rampage.
Meanwhile upstairs in Ric Flair's dressing room the ARK Angels were trying to get out of the room, which was sealed shut by the demonic blood that Simone has smeared over the door frame from her dress.
"What are we gonna do?" Ric Flair said.
"Cheyenne use your head!" The Amazing Cameron said and GPS ran head first into the door smashing it open leaving Ric Flair and Jeff Hardy in shock.
"Are you okay?" Jeff said inspecting Cheyenne's head for marks.
"She's fine," Amy said picking up her little stepdaughter and kissed her where Jeff thought a big bruise should be.
"And I thought I was fearless," he said impressed at Cheyenne's Phenomenal Strength.
"Simone locked us in, we gotta find her now," Cameron said and everyone turned to look at the blood smeared around the door. LC noticed the drops of blood leading downstairs.
"Where do you think she is?" Jeff Hardy asked looking at the door in horror remembering the bloody Falls Lake yesterday in Raleigh.
"She's going down a stairway to Hell," LC said looking at the blood on the floor and Cameron took her by the hand and led the ARK Angels, The Guerrero and Mysterio children down the stairway to Hell with Amy, Jeff and the Nature Boy right behind them.
Smackdown tapings continued . . .
COLE: Ladies and gentleman we have seen the most brutal attack ever in the history of Smackdown, the Legend Killer Randy Orton has taken out every Smackdown Superstar. Tonight's main event was scheduled to be a 6 Man Tag Team match but those plans have been scrapped by DX who are now the co-owners of the WWE. Let's go to the ring now and hear what The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels has to say regarding the latest in a series of assaults by the Legend Killer.
COACHMAN: Shawn is brave for going out there Cole, being that he's a Legend and the Legend Killer is on the loose.
The fans cheered as HBK came to the ring wondering if his Lita was gonna turn up and surprise them like Trish and The Rock had.
"Randy Orton for the last four years you have tried to take me out and you've failed! Now you're trying to destroy my show Friday Night Smackdown by taking out ever Smackdown Superstar back there, well why don't you be a man and try to destroy the one Legend you have never been able to kill!" Shawn cried and the fans cheered hysterically at the brave and courage HBK. Hunter watched from the production truck with Chyna who had come along to see the tapings and give her man some moral support in his first Smackdown production.
"This plan is fool proof, Shawn's Anointed he can't be touched, Randy Orton will have no choice but to back down and DX will go out on top!" Hunter said and Chyna rubbed his shoulder proudly.
"I love the way your mind works," she said to the Cerebral Assassin whose eyes were glued to the monitors waiting with baited breath for the Legend Killer to reveal himself. Eventually he did, but he wasn't alone when he came out.
"Oh no," Hunter said and Chyna felt the color drain from her cheeks.
"Melina," Chyna said panicking as Randy Orton emerged with the former Women's Champion in his arms.
"Randy please don't do anything you're gonna regret!" Shawn said knowing that he had to go to Melina's rescue because Randy had taken out the entire Smackdown roster and Johnny too.
"If he puts his hands on Shawn he'll die!" Hunter said and took of his headset and ran into the arena with Chyna watching the monitor to see what he was gonna do.
"I got what I came for and now I'm leaving and there's nothing you can do about it you gutless coward!" Randy Orton snarled and the fans ooooed as Shawn lowered his mic, finally he dropped it and ran over to Randy with the fans cheering him on.
"Shawn don't!" Melina cried out knowing what would happen if Randy hurt him but she didn't need worry as Hunter grabbed Orton from behind freeing Melina.
COLE: It's Triple H, what is he doing out here?!
COACHMAN: Beating the crap outta Randy Orton what does it look like?
Hunter brawled with Orton all the way to the ring and Ric Flair ran down to break up the fight between his Evolution friends.
COACHMAN: Looks like Evolution is still suffering from their problems in the past.
COLE: Maybe the Nature Boy can bring some calm to this chaotic night and talk some sense into Randy Orton.
"Randy stop!" Ric Flair yelled at the demented young Superstar, "I don't know what's got into you man, you've lost it! I am not gonna back down Randy so if you wanna RKO a Legend you're not gonna find a greater one than right here baby, bring it on - whooooooo!"
The fans cheered Ric's bravery but they had no idea how serious this situation was and Hunter knew it, he locked his eyes on the Legend Killer so he didn't get anywhere close enough to Flair to hit an RKO.
"Shawn take me to the ring," Melina said and HBK frowned.
"You don't have to go out there," he said concerned seeing how much pain Melina was in, "its not safe out there Melina, screw the show Hunter will work it out without you getting involved,"
"Its not safe back here either Shawn," Melina said her body wracked with pain and Shawn looked over to where she was looking and saw the girl in the red dress clinging to the hem of the cursed outfit and Shawn knew something bad was going to happen whether Melina went out there or not.
"Okay," he said feeling helpless and he carefully escorted Melina to the ring helping her through the ropes. Amy and Jeff Hardy came down the stairway backstage and ran up to the curtain and saw Shawn taking Melina into the ring. The ARK Angels ran up to the gorilla position but it was too late, they couldn't go out there.
"Cameron can't we do something?!" LC said knowing something bad was about to happen.
"Melina has no chance in that ring against the Spirit of Cain, it's after her Firstborn it wants to destroy it," Cameron said and Trish went white with shock.
"No!" Amy cried and she turned to Trish who was crying in Rocky's arms, she didn't want anything bad to happen to Melina's Firstborn child either. Amy had prayed that Melina wouldn't get hurt but it was no good without Trish, the angelic trio didn't work unless all members believed in the Gifs God had given them and remembered who they were.
"Trish we need you to remember who you are or else Melina's gonna get seriously hurt and Randy's gonna lose his job!" Amy begged her best friend but Trish couldn't.
"I can't do that Amy!" Trish said and Amy shook her head furiously.
"What's holding you back?" she asked not understanding why Trish refused to believe that she had been and could still be The Truth: Trish Stratus.
"Because I'm jealous okay? I'm jealous of you and Shawn! Why should Melina and me suffer from the Curse of the Firstborn while you get nothing but favor because you're the Anointed one?! You have the ARK Angels and Shawn Michaels on your side, you don't need me, you don't need Melina, you don't need ATM anymore and we don't need you!" Trish cried and Amy hugged Trish to her in desperation but Trish fought away from her angrily, the bitterness inside her taking over her once angelic personality.
"Trish that's not true I do need you – we all do!" Amy cried gesturing to her new angelic family, "Please remember who you are the devil is trying to trick you! Something bad's gonna happen I know it!" Amy cried and just as the words came out of his step mom's mouth The Amazing Cameron got a revelation.
"Oh my God," he said seeing the next few moments prophetically unfold in his head and there was nothing he could do to stop it.
And that's when it happened.
"At a boy Randy," Simone said her father staring a black hole into her as the fans filled the ring with screams after Randy Orton RKO'd the pregnant Melina.
"I hope you're happy," Rocky said to his possessed baby girl who smiled demonically at him while Hunter and Shawn tried to calm the fans down and bring the worst show ever to an end. One thing was for sure Simone thought the show was awesome, now the new ATM would never form and Randy Orton would never fulfill his destiny, instead his career was RKO-ver.