A/N: My apologies for the wait. Things are beginning to pick up at work and some junk. Hopefully this story's events are progressing quick enough for you all. Enjoy.

Dwayne and Triple H arrived at Linda McMahon's home about three hours from the time they were attacked in the Levesque house. As soon as Triple H parked he was greeted by Linda's personal assistant, a blonde young girl who appeared to be in her early twenties.

"Miss McMahon is waiting for you." She said.

"Thank you, Amber." Triple H said as he and Dwayne were being led to the home.

"Is the rest of my family here?" Triple H asked Amber.

"Yes. They are all inside waiting for you." As the three walked inside sure enough the four girls were waiting for their fathers. Murphy, Vaughn, and Aurora ran to their father and hugged him as tight as their small arms allowed. Simone ran up to her father and hugged him before bumping fists with him.

"We have to see Grandma now." Triple H said as he looked at his daughters. They all nodded and let him go so that he and Dwayne could go to see Linda. Amber led them further down the massive hallway to the reading chamber where Linda and Stephanie were waiting. Stephanie ran up to Triple H and hugged him. Linda stood from her chair and looked at the bullet wound on his arm.

"Please go and look after the children until Shane arrives, Amber." Linda said to Amber. Amber did as she was told and Linda looked at her son-in-law. "Stephanie told me what happened. I'm sorry about your home."

"As long as my family is safe." Triple H retorted. "All the other stuff can be replaced."

"You've a good heart, a strong heart. I'm glad Stephanie chose you." Linda went to her desk, pulled out a knife, and walked back over to Triple H. "Hold still. You were merely grazed by the bullet but there is still a bit of metal in here. This will only hurt a bit." Linda dug the knife into the arm of Triple H and pried out the small shard of metal. The knife digging into his wound made him cringe briefly. "There." Linda placed the metal on her desk.

"That's pretty nifty." Dwayne said to Linda regarding her method of removing the metal from Triple H's arm.

"Being a part of the McMahon family means having to learn various types of warfare and recovery." Linda said as she grabbed a bundle of medical wrap out of the cabinet near her grand bookcase and wrapped up Triple H's arm. "I am a perfectionist as well as an expert strategist, so I learned it all far quicker than most." Linda sat back down in her seat.

"You never taught me that." Stephanie said. Linda smiled.

"You chose school, Stephanie." Linda retorted. "That was the best choice for you. We taught you and Shane the basics and let you make your own life decisions. Shane focused on his family and you chose to wait on family matters and better your schooling. Now, can any of you recall any distinct characteristics about your attackers? Do you remember seeing any emblems, tags, missing masks, or another form of identification?" Dwayne shook his head.

"I just remember killing a ton of 'em." Dwayne said.

"I killed the most." Triple H whispered. Dwayne looked over at him.

"Are you kidding me, man?" Dwayne whispered back. "I killed the most."

"I clotheslined, like, thirty of them."

"They didn't even come that deep! Besides, I headbutted ten of 'em!"

"You didn't headbutt ten of those creeps. You only headbutted one."

"Whatever, man. I killed more of them than you and you know it." The two men heard Linda audibly clear her throat then looked up shocked and ashamed. Stephanie then remembered something.

"Wait a minute." Stephanie said. "I ran into one of the attackers when I was making my way to the kids. It was brief, but I noticed a patch on his shoulder."

"Was there anything on it?" Linda asked her daughter.

"I don't remember too clear, but I recall seeing a star, some leaves, and a moon. It was blurry because I was leaving so quickly." Linda knew exactly what Stephanie had seen. She stood up and went for her bookcase. She then pulled out a book titled World Emblems and Insignias, thumbed through it, and stopped. She showed Stephanie the book.

"Is this what you saw?" Stephanie looked carefully and nodded.

"Yes! That's it exactly." Linda slowly closed her eyes.

"Are you certain?" she asked. Stephanie then grew worried.

"What does that mean?"

"The symbol you saw is a Russian patch." Linda said. "Whoever sent those men is tied in with Russian soil somehow." Stephanie then remembered the story AJ told her and fell into her chair.

"Oh no." Stephanie said as she buried her face into her palms. "Dammit."

"What is going on?" Linda asked them all.

"Linda." Triple H started. "You may want to have a seat. What I'm about to tell you might mess with you just a bit."

Randy, John, Cesaro, AJ, and Phil stayed another night at Randy's house in order to clear their heads to devise a plan of defense should they be attacked. The five of them sat in the living room and discussed each of them taking turns watching the house to alert everyone should something happen. Each of them would take 2-hour shifts with AJ going first, Phil going second, Randy going third, John going fourth, and Cesaro taking the last shift. Once they finished their meeting everyone but AJ headed to bed.

"Are you going to be alright, Babe?" Phil asked.

"I'll be fine." AJ told him. "Just get some sleep before your shift starts." Phil kissed her on the forehead and went upstairs. The house then fell silent. AJ looked around the lavished home. She began thinking about how her life was before all the events that conspired within the past two weeks. From the bistro explosion to her powers and being kidnapped, AJ felt her life slowly slipping into a comic book realm that she truly did not want to live in. Several minutes passed by as AJ's mind drifted from one thought to another until she stopped thinking entirely. She was pulled out of her trance by what sounded like footsteps. She looked up and somehow she knew who it was.

"What are you doing up, Claudio?" AJ asked without looking. "You are tired." She turned around to see Cesaro looking at her with slight confusion.

"I just wanted to check on you." Cesaro answered. AJ then noticed he was wearing nothing but his undergarments.

"John managed to get to you, did he?" Cesaro laughed at her question.

"I guess you can see everything." Cesaro said to her in reference to her powers. AJ was able to catch on.

"That part just started. How are you feeling?" Cesaro sat down next to AJ.

"Honestly," he started. "I don't know. As I'm sure you know already, John confessed that he was interested in me and has been for a while. It took me by surprise. I've never had anyone say they're interested in me outside of work storylines." AJ looked at him in amazement.

"What?" She said. "You mean to tell me no one's ever told you that you were cute or hot or sexy or anything?"

"No." Cesaro said plainly.

"You've never had a girlfriend?"

"No."

"…Boyfriend?"

"No." All AJ could do was blink at Cesaro.

"I find that hard to believe given how you look." AJ said to him.

"What do you mean by that?" Cesaro asked. AJ shrugged.

"Well, you aren't exactly ugly. You could probably pass as a model." Cesaro nearly blushed.

"Thank you, April. Like I said, though, no one has ever told me I'm attractive until John. I didn't know what to say. I felt bad for him and I felt like I hurt him so I laid in bed with him to make him feel better." AJ shook her head and laughed. "What are laughing at?"

"I know you really laid down next to him because of that feeling you get when you see John." AJ said to him. "You don't have to hide anything from me, Claudio. I'm your friend." AJ then rolled her eyes. "Well that, and my powers allow me to see emotions people hide inside." Cesaro balled his mouth up, embarrassed by his unexplainable feelings for John Cena.

"I just…" He started. "…I just don't know how to express my feelings. I've never had to do so."

"Just tell John you like him." AJ said. "You already know he likes you, and deep down you like him too. You two would be perfect for each other." Cesaro looked down and smirked.

"You think so?" he asked enthusiastically. AJ smiled.

"Of course I do. Both of you are hot. You'd be the big-booty-beauty fantasy couple for fans of both of yours." Cesaro laughed.

"Thank you for understanding, AJ." Cesaro said. "You, John, and Randy have been a big help in making me comfortable with who I am." Cesaro went to hug AJ but was stopped by her hand.

"I'd definitely feel weird having you hug me in nothing but your man panties." AJ said to him as she shook her head. "Especially with me sitting down and you hunched over me. Yeah, don't think so." Cesaro laughed. "I'm glad I could help you with that, though. You've no reason to be ashamed of anything, Claudio. Embrace who you are." Cesaro nodded and sat down next to AJ on the sofa.

"I'm working on it." Cesaro said. "What's on your mind? You look like you've been thinking hard about something." AJ sighed.

"I have been." She ran her hand through her hair. "I've been thinking about my life and how everything is going to be different because of these last two weeks. I feel like I'm losing myself a little each minute that passes. I don't even laugh at a lot of the things I remember made me laugh before all this. These powers of mine are getting stronger and I feel they aren't going to leave. I feel like this is a permanent thing. I'm afraid of what I'm able to do and what I'll be able to do when I wake up tomorrow."

Cesaro felt sorry for AJ as he knew that her gaining her abilities was no fault of hers. Because of the ignorance of another, he had to watch his friend slowly suffer from the inside out. He could see the fear in her eyes and wanted to console her but did not know how. Cesaro then thought of something he heard.

"Well," he started. "If those powers are permanent… then they are now a part of you. Remember what you told me, April. Embrace who you are." Cesaro stood to his feet. "The world called you a geek and you embraced it. Now the scientist who caused all this calls you a Goddess. I say you embrace the Goddess, April. You can truly live up to the title 'Geek Goddess' like it was meant to be." AJ blinked as she let what Cesaro said to her slowly sink into her mind. "I'm going back to bed, Geek Goddess." AJ smiled.

"Sleep well." She said to him as Cesaro walked away. When she heard the door to his room close gently, she began thinking deeper about what he said. AJ made it her mission to fight her powers for as long as she could although there had been times where they had overtaken her. She realized that the more she fought, the harder it was to live with herself as it meant she had to also hide most of her emotions from those that she loved and cared about. AJ decided that she would welcome her abilities as if they were second nature. Her powers were a part of her. AJ stood to her feet and closed her eyes. She then felt a minor headache come but instead of battling against it, she allowed it to take its course and eventually it subsided. As the headache disappeared, it left behind a feeling of strength and serenity. The petite Diva took a deep breath. "Embrace the Goddess…"

AJ started by focusing on her friend Paige. Within seconds she saw Paige walking around in her hotel room seemingly waiting on someone. AJ was able to visually scan Paige's hotel room and saw Zack sitting on the bed. The two were talking but AJ could not hear what they were saying. Upon further browsing, AJ noticed two familiar bags. She then gasped gently as she remembered that Paige had sent for Phil and her bags and the two were supposed to pick them up. She then saw Paige grab the bags and rush out of the hotel room with an upset look on her face. AJ could not see where she was going so she ended her viewing of Paige and opened her eyes. A feeling of surprise fell upon her as she began to grasp her ability to view people through the remote energies of her mind. She blinked a few times.

"I…" she said. "I did it. I can't believe I did it." AJ then stood up from the sofa and walked out into the backyard where the massive swimming pool resided. She walked up to the pool, looked at the blue water, and took several deep breaths. The next breath she took she held as she slowly lifted her arms as if she were lifting something a great weight in them. A slight pressure began to form in her head. Then the pool water began to bubble and, droplet by tiny droplet, levitated into the air until all of the water floated in a large unshapely mass in midair. AJ held the image of the floating water in her mind and averted her attention to the several pool chairs placed by the pool opening. In the same fashion, the pool chairs slowly lifted into the air. The pressure in her head grew heavier and the sensation was becoming painful. She lowered the chairs and allowed the pool water to fall back into the pool with a sound that rivaled the ocean waves in the distance. The pressure subsided and AJ blinked as the newfound control over her abilities gave her a sense of euphoria. She immediately walked back inside in case one of the men was looking for her. AJ looked at the clock above the television and a noticed that her shift would be over in a mere eleven minutes. That moment in her mind she felt someone in the house wake up. She began to focus on the feeling and was able to identify the person as John Cena. She also still felt Cesaro awake. AJ walked down the hallway to their rooms. As she passed the room Cesaro slept in she saw him still in his underwear laying on top of the blankets reading. She smiled to herself as she approached John's room and sure enough, John had just gotten up out of the bed, also in nothing but his red boxer briefs. AJ stopped and shook her head.

"You know, John." AJ started, getting John's attention. "People would definitely get twisted ideas if they walked in here and you and Claudio were both walking around in your man panties." John shrugged.

"You already know I sleep naked." John said. "I told you plenty of times. I'm only wearing these because I'm in a house with other people." The man then eyed AJ as he approached the doorway. "Can I use the bathroom? I have to pee." AJ looked deep into John's crystal blue eyes.

"Claudio likes you." She told him. John blinked at her.

"What?"

"You like Claudio and Claudio likes you. You two like each other."

"How do you figure he likes me? Did he tell you we slept together?" AJ's eyes widened.

"No." she said. "Damn. Gay relationships really do move quicker!" John narrowed his eyes.

"That's not what I meant." John said.

"I know what you meant, and I know that you two shared a bed last night. He didn't hold you last night because he felt sorry for you, John. He genuinely likes you. He just doesn't know how to tell you so I'm telling you." Just then, the two of them hear Cesaro walk up behind AJ. AJ turned around to face him.

"Is everything okay?" Cesaro asked.

"Speaking of Claudio…" AJ started. "Claudio, tell John you like him please." Cesaro shook his head. "I already told him you do, so let him hear it from you." Cesaro looked down at his feet.

"Do you, Claudio?" John asked Cesaro. That moment, AJ began to feel Cesaro getting nervous. She decided to focus on Cesaro and memorize his emotions and feelings. She then used her mind to delete the feeling of fear from Cesaro's mind and allowed him to speak freely.

"Yes, John Cena." Cesaro looked up and said. "I'm sorry for not knowing how to tell you before but I do. I like you a lot." AJ smiled and removed herself from Cesaro's subconscious.

"Okay." AJ said. "You, Claudio Castagnoli, like John Cena?" Cesaro nodded sheepishly. "And you, John Cena, like Claudio Castagnoli?" John nodded, and AJ clasped her hands together. "Good! Now will you two stop tip-toeing around this? Everybody's gonna be happy for you two so become my big-booty beauty fantasy couple already!" John looked at AJ.

"What?" Cesaro placed his hand on John's shoulder.

"I think she likes our asses." Cesaro said to him. John shook his head and then looked back at AJ.

"You and everybody else." He said to her.

"My shift is over now." AJ said. "I'm going to go wake Phil up. You two get some sleep. Please." AJ left the two men to their thoughts and went upstairs to wake up her husband. She found Phil wide awake listening to music. He pulled the headphones off when he noticed AJ standing in the doorway.

"My turn?" he asked her. She nodded.

"You didn't sleep?" Phil twisted his face.

"You should know I can't sleep less than five hours at a time. I'll sleep once my shift is over." Phil walked up to her and kissed her gently. "Get you some rest. I know you're tired."

"Easier said than done." AJ replied.

"At least try for me. Alright?" AJ nodded.

"I'll attempt this, but if I come downstairs and harass your genitals don't say I didn't tell you I wasn't tired." Phil raised an eyebrow.

"Is that some type of invitation?" he asked.

"Is that how you're taking it?"

"Read my mind and find out."

"That's no fun. I'd rather hear it from you." Phil fell silent, making AJ laugh.

"I figured that would shut you up." She said playfully before kissing him. "I'll be fine. Go keep watch. I'll probably still be up when your shift is over." Phil smiled and walked out of the room. AJ felt a sudden chill fell over her. She focused on it but was unable to discover its cause. AJ chose to lie down on the bed and close her eyes. She had been sleepier than she thought. Her eyes already felt heavy. AJ slowly drifted off to sleep.

"Let me out here, thank you." Summer Rae told the cab driver. She decided to leave her hotel room and pick up some fruit and vegetables so she called a cab driver to drive her to the supermarket. Summer walked into the store and, as expected due to the time, it was nearly void of customers. Summer made her way to the produce section of the store and began picking out melons. That moment, she was confronted by a store associate.

"Can I help you find anything, ma'am?" the young man asked Summer Rae.

"No, thank you." Summer Rae told him. "Not at the moment." He nodded.

"Well, if you need anything I'll be walking around keeping an eye on things until my shift is over. Just find me." The man left Summer to her shopping. She finished filling her basket and walked up to the register to pay. It was then that she heard faint screaming coming from outside the store. Summer then heard what sounded like gun shots. Fear swept over her as she ducked underneath the register. She then heard people run into the store frenzied. Summer Rae looked up to see what was going on and saw the entire store fill up with people. She knew she needed to get up and get out before she was trampled. She saw an opening and ran for it as quick as she could. As soon as she was outside she was able to get a closer look at the chaos that caused the madness. People were running down the street trying to get away from something or someone. As the people began to separate she saw what looked like men with firearms. Summer Rae gasped and began running with the crowd. Out the corner of her left eye she saw a little girl crying over a woman, presumably her mother, who had been shot. Summer Rae dodged the crowd to get to the girl and her fallen mother. As she looked at the woman she saw how mortifying the wound was. The woman was shot in the face and impact had blown part of it off. The little girl was holding her mother and crying. Summer Rae quickly picked the little girl up and the girl fought her almost immediately.

"Come on, honey!" Summer said to the girl as she began running with the crowd. "We have to go!" The little girl kept screaming for her mother as Summer Rae ran to keep away from the shooters. She looked and spotted a hotel and noticed no one was being let in. She quickly ran for it and met the hotel worker at the doors as he tried to fend off the people.

"Sir!" Summer Rae shouted. "Sir! Please! I have a child with me! Please let in!" Through the door, the man shouted back at her.

"I can't let you in!" he said. "My manager said only customers are allowed to enter now!" As he spoke he subtly signaled for Summer to go around the building. She caught the signal and ran as fast as she could around to the back of the building. There, the hotel worker quickly opened the door and let Summer and the child in before anyone saw them. The man led Summer down the hallway with the girl sleeping in Summer's arms.

"What is going on out there?" he asked her.

"People are shooting outside." Summer told him. "Everyone was trying to get away."

"Oh wow! I'm glad you are your daughter got away!" Summer's facial expression saddened.

"This isn't my daughter." Summer said. "Her mother was shot outside. She didn't make it."

"Oh no. She's a lucky girl. I doubt anyone else would have noticed her." Then, Summer Rae heard a familiar voice ring out from behind them.

"Danielle?" She turned around to see Brie Bella running towards them. "Oh my god, please tell me you're alright! I saw what was happening on the news!"

"I'm alright, Brie." Summer said. Brie turned to the hotel worker.

"They can come to our room." She said. "We have plenty of space."

"Normally we can't allow that." The man told her. "I'll make sure my boss knows this is a emergency though." Summer placed her free hand on his shoulder.

"Thank you so much." She said before following Brie upstairs quickly.

"I didn't know you had a child, Danielle." Brie said.

"I don't." Summer Rae replied. "I found her. She was crying over her mother."

"Oh no. Is she…?"

"Yes." Brie covered her mouth in horror.

"The poor girl. Come on. Our room's right here." Summer noticed Brie say "Our" and grew curious.

"Who's staying with you?"

"Nikki is." Summer Rae lit up.

"She is? I'm so glad she's alright."

"Hurry, Summer! Come in!" In the room, Nikki, Sami, and Dolph were sitting on the bed listening to the news when they looked over to see who Brie was talking to. Nikki stood up quickly when she realized who it was.

"Summer!" Nikki yelped. "What are you doing here?"

"She was outside." Brie said. "Her and the little girl." The commotion the three women made woke the small child in Summer's arms.

"She's waking up." Summer Rae said as she looked at her.

"She doesn't look like she's hurt or anything." Sami said as he looked closer at her.

"Lay her on the bed, Summer." Nikki insisted. Summer obliged and the little girl sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"Where's Mommy?" the girl said. Summer struggled to find an answer for her.

"Mommy told us that she wanted you to be with us for a little bit." Dolph stepped in and said. "She'll be here real soon."

"She is supposed to take me to see Daddy. She pulled me out of the car and then she got hit in her face and then she wouldn't get up." Dolph took a deep breath when he realized what the girl had seen.

"What's your name, Sweetie?" Nikki asked as sweetly as she could without revealing her sorrow for the child's mother. The child hesitated a bit. "It's okay, Honey. You can trust us. We'll take you to your daddy for you." The small child blinked a few times before revealing her name.

"Alanna."