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 Twenty One – The Big Red Band
The Sandbox, 10am:
Later on that week The Sandbox was jumping with activity; Joanie and Hunter were finalizing the details of the wedding and making sure everything was ready for the weekend following Wrestlemania which was next week. The ARK Angels were doing their part as-well only they needed Amy's help but Big Red was reluctant to give it devoting more time to Shawn and Rebecca Michelle. The sound of their song could be heard all throughout the house and while the other members of the DX household liked what they heard, the ARK Angels didn't.
"Stop!" LC said and Cameron stopped drumming and Cheyenne stopped playing her bass guitar. "I can't play and sing this song someone else has to do it,"
"But you always play and sing its your thing," Cameron said.
"I know but I don't feel right singing these lyrics," LC said and Cheyenne and Cameron sat down next to her and she pulled out the lyrics sheet and went over them for the hundredth time.
"See I'm talking about myself, why would I sing to myself?" LC said.
"Well how about I sing the song?" Cameron suggested and Cheyenne turned her nose up at her brother.
"But Cam-Cam, you can't sing," she said.
"Yeah but I'm cute maybe people will look past that," Cameron said.
"Trust me they won't," Cheyenne said, "you can't sing in front of all those people you'll sound terrible,"
LC read over the lyrics realizing that Cameron was the perfect person to sing this song, it was called Warrior Bride and it was originally written by Chris Jericho but she changed the lyrics and on closer inspection she realized that it was perfect for Cameron to sing because the whole song was about her.
"You are gonna be my bride one day so what's the harm in saying this stuff to you now?" Cameron asked and LC blushed.
"The harm is people hearing you sing," Cheyenne said.
"Well I can't sing it," LC said.
"If you sing Cam-Cam you're going to need help," Cheyenne said.
"Thanks Chey but you tried to teach me to sing before and it didn't go to well remember? You ended up throwing me into the piano across the room at Waterside," Cameron said.
"Why don't you ask for help from someone who's already sung in front of people?" Cheyenne suggested.
"You mean mom?" Cameron said and LC gasped.
"Cheyenne you're a genius! Of course Aunt Amy she's perfect, go find her and get her in here," LC said.
"Okay my Warrior Bride," Cameron said.
"Just go!" LC said in one of her trademark mood swings and Cameron ran over to the West Wing where Amy and Shawn were singing to Rebecca Michelle.
"Mom I need you!" Cameron said bursting into his little sister's nursery and pulling Amy by the leg.
"Cameron I can't go I'm singing to your sister," Amy said.
"But I need you to teach me how to sing, LC wants me to sing the song she wrote for Wrestlemania," Cameron explained.
"Okay I'll help you but it'll have to be in here I don't want to leave my baby," Amy said smiling at Rebecca Michelle affectionately and Cameron smiled into his little sister's crib and she smiled back making him feel at peace as she did so.
"You have to be patient with me because I can't sing a lick," Cameron said.
"Yeah I know you're just like your father, what kind of man can dance but not sing?" Amy wondered.
"Our kind," Shawn replied dancing around in front of Rebecca Michelle and she laughed at her father's moves.
"When you sing you have to mean what you say, that's the most important thing next to being in the right key," Amy said.
"Right, so when I say "I never knew something could be as beautiful as she," I have to mean it," Cameron asked.
"Of course you do, don't you think LC's beautiful?" Amy asked and Cameron blushed remembering the sunshine that God had sent that reminded him of her hair.
"She's beyond beautiful," Cameron said going all doe eyed.
"That's a good start," Amy said liking what she was hearing, "so sing it like you mean it,"
Cameron cleared his throat and began to sing:
I never knew such a thing could be as beautiful as she
Until I found out about a girl and her name was LC
She kicks butt and she's bad at math but she plays a mean guitar
In a lot of ways she's like me if I could tell her one thing it would be
"LC you're gonna be a star,"
She's a warrior bride
No-one tells her where to go or what to do
Get in her face and she'll deal with you
She's a warrior bride
She makes me smile inside
On her wedding day this man will say
"Nothing compares to my beautiful warrior bride"
"Yeah!" Cheyenne roared from down the hall and seconds later she ran in and hugged Cameron. "That was awesome you totally nailed it!"
LC came in seconds later with tears in her eyes, "He sure did, I'm a warrior Cameron and you're my guardian angel, without you I'd just be a psycho with an ax and I'd never know how cool it is to worship God,"
"Is that why you love me, because I keep you out of trouble?" Cameron asked.
"Before I met you all I knew was trouble, I didn't know who I was or what legacy I had and now I know I'll never have to worry because when I don't know you always will. That's why we're such a perfect match," LC said.
"That's right, I'm the brain and you're the brawn, just like our parents," Cameron said.
"I was stupid to pick on you and make fun of your smarts, I didn't realize what a wonderful person was wrapped up in that geeky get-up," LC said.
"And I didn't realize what a stellar prize was wrapped up in that punk band ensemble you always wear, just like your parents," LC said and Cameron and LC held hands while Amy and Shawn tried not to cry.
"I know we've had our problems with me not being totally honest with you lately but I need you to trust me, can you trust me to be the little man you fell in love with and not someone that's gonna break your heart?" Cameron asked LC.
"But you're a Michaels, breaking hearts is what you do best," LC said, "the last thing I want is to find a reason not to trust you so please don't give me one,"
"If you believe that I am smart then you'll understand you can't know what I know all the time," Cameron said, "so let's keep things the way they are,"
"You mean the brain and the brawn working side-by-side and not against each other?" LC asked.
"That's exactly what I mean, so do we have an agreement to let things go back to the way they were when I knew best and you hit things really hard with your Ax of Judgment?" Cameron said.
"As long as one of those things that I hit isn't you that's fine with me God boy," LC said and they kissed and embraced while Amy and Shawn wiped tears away from their eyes.
"It's like looking in a tiny little mirror," Shawn said.
"Yeah, only with more hair and a smaller win-loss ratio," Amy added.
Cheyenne picked up her sister out of her crib and Rebecca Michelle wondered what had just happened, "There's so much going on right now Remi and I don't want you to miss a thing," she said and she stood holding Rebecca Michelle watching while her brother and future sister-in-law reminded themselves why they fell in love in the first place.
"Why don't you guys go practice your song with Cameron's new smoking pipes freshly re-tuned?" Amy said and the ARK Angels headed back to LC's room, "Hey where are you taking Remi?" Amy asked Cheyenne.
"I'm gonna take her to LC's room, I have a feeling this is something she'll want to remember," Cheyenne said and Shawn and Amy nodded as Cheyenne disappeared after LC and Cameron.
"They're all growing up so fast its getting harder to keep track of them," Shawn said.
"I think we're doing a pretty good job," Amy replied.
"What about when they start Manhattan Elementary in a few weeks, how are we going to keep tabs on them then?" Shawn asked.
"Don't worry Heartbreak between the both of us I think we can raise a pretty stable and responsible children," Amy said.
"What about Joanie and Hunter?" Shawn asked.
"I think LC's more than enough for the Helmsleys, I don't see anymore children coming along," Amy said.
"You know something about what Randy said about Hunter in the future is really bothering me," Shawn said.
"Shawn you're obsessing again," Amy said stroking her husband's head softly hoping that those ridges of concern on his forehead would disappear as she did so.
"I can't help it, its like that time I freaked out when Hunter said he wouldn't be coming back to work for awhile, something's really bugging me and I can't seem to figure it out," Shawn said.
"That's because you're not supposed to but when the time comes you'll be ready to deal with it," Amy said and Shawn frowned at her.
"I'll be able to deal with what?" Shawn asked her.
"Whatever it is about Hunter that you think you can't handle," Amy replied and Shawn searched his heart to find out what that could be and there was only one thing but he dismissed it and eventually he let it go. The sound of Cameron singing brought more pleasant things back to his remembrance and he focused on how God had blessed him with some of the most talented children in the world.
"You know we never asked The Ortons what Rebecca Michelle's Gift from God is going to be," Shawn said changing the subject.
"We'll ask them the next time we see them, I was thinking we could get her out of the house so she could spend some time with some of the other babies, you know Marion, Romeo and the A twins," Amy said.
"I think that's a great idea, let's get Hunter and Joanie together and go visit them all this weekend," Shawn said.
"You mean at The McMahons'?" she asked.
"Yeah," Shawn replied.
"So I guess that means you've changed your mind about not inviting Vince to the wedding," Amy said.
"Vince likes to ruffle my feathers and it occasionally it gets under my skin but our families are inter-linked, there's no point in making things worse by not inviting him," Shawn said and Amy raised a cynical eyebrow at him.
"And have you run this little change of heart by the other side of DX?" Amy said.
"Not yet I was thinking I'd do it on the way to Florida, that way even if Hunter is in a foul mood we'll have the beautiful Florida weather to take our minds off him," Shawn said.
"You really are the brains in this family," Amy said.
"So does that make you the brawn?" Shawn asked as his wife drew her arms around his shoulders and kissed him on the lips.
"I like to think I got the best of both worlds," she replied.
"Me too, I hope I can share them both with you for the rest of my life," Shawn said and they kissed filling the DX household with love that was definitely in the air at the Sandbox today.