The Lunatic and The Wolf

A/N: You get two chapters in one day this time because I'm trying to catch up here. I think you'll like my ending for this chapter though and things are going to be taking some drastic turns after this too so…to quote one of my favorite movies…"Hang onto your butts"!

Chapter 21

Dean and Marissa woke slowly the next morning, Marissa groaning softly in pain as she moved her back. Dean looked at it and let out a low whistle.

"Damn Darlin'…Wyatt hit you hard."

"Tell me something I don't know Dean…hurts like a son of a…"

Roman stuck his head in and cut her off before she could really get started. Dean snorted softly at her choice of language, and Roman's objections to it.

"Hey…watch the mouth Baby Girl."

"…not my father…"

She was muttering into her pillow, refusing to move just yet. Dean chuckled softly and rubbed her shoulders gently while Roman rolled his eyes.

"Come on you two, time to get up and get some food."

"Food? Food sounds good…"

The two men shared a soft laugh at Marissa and Dean helped her out to the kitchen to sit while he fixed his best eggs and bacon breakfast. Marissa nearly inhaled the food and left both men staring at her in shock, speechless for a moment at how fast she'd done that.

"Someone's hungry this morning."

"I went up against a psycho last night…I earned my food."

The two men shared a look and shrugged, they couldn't really argue that point.

"Why didn't Shane show up last night like he said he was going to?"

"I don't know. I'm gonna give him a call and find out what happened."

After she'd made the call Marissa looked upset but Dean managed to calm her down while Roman asked what was going on.

"Someone attacked him as he came into the arena last night. He's ok but he was taken to the hospital as a precaution. I can guarantee you it was someone with the authority."

"Text Paige or Seth…see if they know anything?"

"Good idea Dean."

Marissa shot a quick text off to Seth who was swift with his reply. Marissa growled softly and then sighed in frustration.

"Apparently Hunter and Stephanie found out he was coming and felt threatened so Hunter attacked Shane himself. Shane did say that when he comes on Thursday he's going to have us all come in together…present a united front."

"Sounds good Baby Girl."

When Smackdown rolled around Shane picked them at the hotel with his limo, making Dean stare in wide-eyed wonder. They arrived at the arena and stepped out as the cameras showed this to the fans. Roman and Dean were on the outside with Marissa and Shane on the inside. Marissa's back was still pretty bruised so Shane was refusing to allow her to compete that night.

Seth started off the night by ranting about how Lesnar messed with his family by destroying the car earlier that week. A loud beeping sound filled the arena as a flatbed tow truck brought the destroyed car out to the side of the stage. Heyman walked out onto the stage to taunt Seth about everything.

Once they left it was Dean's turn to go out to the ring, Marissa on his arm as she waved to the fans that chanted her name. Dean led her over to the commentator's table and gave her a sweet kiss before rolling into the ring to wait for his opponent, who turned out to be Bo Dallas. Marissa sat there and tucked her face down to hide her laughter, her shoulders shaking violently and giving it away to anyone that really looked closely at her…which Dean did and couldn't help the big grin that crossed his own lips at her reaction. When Bo Dallas started telling Dean he wanted to inspire him his facial expression was less than impressed. Marissa snorted in laughter as Bo tried to go after Dean but kept getting knocked down…repeatedly. When Bo threw Dean shoulder-first into the ring post she growled and moved towards him. He threw Dean out of the ring and she moved to check on him, but Bo pushed her aside and threw Dean into the barricade. Marissa's back hit the announcer's table hard when Bo pushed her and she shouted in pain. Jimmy Uso came around the table to check on her and helped her get up, sitting her in his chair which was more comfortable than the one she'd been given. Then Dean started to fight back hard, anger lighting his eyes as he saw the pain in Marissa's face. Dean speared Bo out of the ring and onto the announcer's table, smirking and winking at Marissa who smiled back at him. Bo temporarily took control back again but Dean soon turned things back around once again. Marissa grinned when she saw some of Dean's inner Moxley coming out again and knew it wasn't going to end well for Bo as Dean nailed him with Dirty Deeds and got the pin. Marissa carefully walked over to the side of the ring and Dean gently lifted her up into his arms to kiss her as she held his hand up in victory. He carried her backstage as the fans chanted her name again. Once they were safely backstage he took her to their locker room to put some more cream on her back. Roman was glaring at the TV screen when they got there and Dean snorted at him. Shane was leaning back in another chair, talking to someone on the phone in a quiet voice.

"If it pissed you off so bad you could have come out to check on her yourself bro."

"You had it under control. How is she?"

"SHE…is right here and can hear you just fine. I'm injured not deaf or mute guys."

"Sorry Baby Girl. You alright?"

"I will be…hurts a bit but it'll heal."

"Come on Darlin'…you need to lay down so I can put this stuff on your back again."

Marissa laid on the sofa and let Dean pull her shirt up so he could rub the cream into her back. She groaned softly when Randy barged through the door, ranting about what Bo Dallas had done to his baby sister. Shane watched on in amusement, refusing to get in Randy's way because he knew better.

"Randy…calm the fuck down I'm fine. He's a non-issue in the long run. Dean had no trouble taking him out."

Dean just leaned in and gave her a soft kiss before pulling her into his lap and letting her rest her head on his chest. Roman never thought he'd see the day when Dean became so devoted to one woman but Dean was completely in love with Marissa and had no difficulty in showing it to the world. The amount of support and love the fans gave them was awe inspiring and seemed to throw Dean for a loop. In the indies he'd always been a heel, inspiring both love and hate in the fans, but in the WWE he started as a hated heel and now became a much loved face. Marissa glanced at the TV long enough to see Fandango get his ass handed to him by Rusev, laughing when he had to tell Summer Rae to raise his arm.

"She sucks as a valet doesn't she?"

"She's got nothin' on you Darlin'."

"I know that. Hey Roman? You gonna be alright against Show tonight?"

"I took him down before and I can do it again."

Marissa and Dean shared a look, both of them thinking the same thing. Last time he'd faced the Big Show he hadn't been dealing with Wyatt and his mind games. Roman left them and headed out to the ring, Randy soon leaving as well. Alanna had gone back home to her mother for a while due to the backstage area becoming just a bit too hazardous for a little girl to be wandering around. Marissa missed her but she agreed with Randy about the danger. Marissa watched as Wyatt once again went after Roman and she growled in anger, Dean wrapping his arms around her waist to keep her from running out there and getting hurt even worse than she already was.

"Easy Darlin'. Roman will be fine. Just wait 'till he comes back and then you can mother him all ya want alright? I can't let you go out there injured. Wyatt will take advantage and go after your back."

By the time Roman made it back to the locker room Titus O'Neal from the Prime Time Players was facing off against Big E from the New Day. When the New Day got caught cheating and were ejected from ringside Big E got distracted and Titus won. Roman looked distracted and was clearly in pain as he flopped onto the smaller couch in the room. Marissa left Dean's side and went to Roman's, pulling several ice packs out of the mini fridge nearby. She placed them wherever he mentioned it hurt, making Dean shake his head with a smirk as Roman just let himself be mothered by the small woman. She became slightly distracted when Randy went down to the ring, her concern for Roman waring with her worry for her brother's safety as he started trash talking Sheamus.

"I'm gonna make Sheamus entertaining by ripping that stupid Mohawk off of his fat head and shoving it up his pale white arse."

The ascension came out and Marissa raised a confused eyebrow, wondering just what those two were thinking.

"This is our match time…so you can leave."

"Stay, and you'll fall prey to two hungry wolves."

"I hate to tell you boys this but the only real wolves in this company are already in a pack…and you're not them. My sister runs the wolf pack and her guys…well…they'd wipe the floor with you two easily."

Randy looked mighty unimpressed as the two men started trying to taunt him. He looked like he was going to leave but then pulled an RKO on one, an off the ropes DDT on the other and then another RKO on the second guy. Marissa sat in the back and laughed.

"Clearly they did not realize who they were challenging. Never piss off a viper…they bite."

Dean and Roman chuckled and Roman pulled her into a side-hug. Dean just grinned widely and put his own two cents in.

"Shouldn't piss off a pack of wolves either…maybe we need to send a message of our own to those guys."

Shane stood up from the chair in the corner, bringing their attention to him when he cleared his throat. Marissa paid the most attention as she was generally the planner for the guys.

"The four of us are going to go out there after Seth's match against Ryback and make a statement…not with violence but with words."

"I think I'd prefer violence…"

"Dean…"

Shane held back a laugh as Dean pouted at Marissa but went quiet at the implied threat in her tone of voice. Seth ended up losing by count out because he refused to get back into the ring. Then the Big Show came out and he and Seth clapped hands, Show pulling Seth into his massive chest for a second before the two men went in after Ryback in a two-on-one beat down. Shane sent Roman out to interfere in the beat down. Roman took out Show and then tossed Seth to Ryback who planted him into the mat. Seth rolled out and ran up to the stage as Shane, Dean, and Marissa came out from backstage. Seth had sat down on the stage and was now looking up at them, fear and pleading waring in his big brown eyes. Marissa knelt down next to him and wrapped her arms around him in a hug as Roman made his way up the ramp. He and Dean soon joined in on the hug, followed by Paige after she came out to join them. Seth just melted into the group hug and the fans cheered their lungs out over the tender moment. Shane raised his microphone up to his lips and addressed the fans.

"I sent Seth back into the Authority because I wanted to see if he could gain any more information about their plans. I'm pulling him back out now because he needs to be with his family, the people he trusts…his pack. The pack needs to present a united front against any and all threats. Now, I have found out through backstage videos that my own brother-in-law, Triple H, attacked me this past Monday night when I came to check on my group. That will not be allowed to stand. Stephanie…my dear conniving bitch of a sister…come out here and bring your backstabbing asshole of a husband with you."

The two mentioned slowly walked out onto the stage, standing as far away from the pack as possible. Stephanie held a microphone and immediately started bitching at Shane about how he had a lot of nerve to come and interrupt her show.

"Your show Stephanie? No…see…that's where you've been mistaken for a while now. Dad gave me full ownership of the company after he decided to semi-retire into a less stressful position. What he gave you was a trial run at being in charge around here but clearly that isn't working. Dad has decide to handle the business stuff for me so I can come run the show for a while because he and I are both tired of watching you destroy this company with your pettiness. So…starting as of right this minute…there is no more Authority. You two are banned from any arena the WWE happens to be in and if anyone is found to be working with either of you against this company, myself, or anyone I put in a position of power…they will be fired immediately."

Stephanie spluttered in outrage and Hunter's face started turning an interesting shade of red that Marissa hadn't known was even possible.

"Furthermore…I am appointing Marissa here as the general manager of both Raw and Smackdown. She has shown she can be a strong leader, she's not afraid to stand up to even the biggest superstar, and she's intelligent. She knows what the fans want to see, what they like, and what they don't like. I'm positive she'll make me proud."

Marissa stared up at him in shock, as did her pack but they all grinned at her, pulling her into another group hug as they celebrated her upgraded position. Shane smiled softly at the group before continuing on.

"The matched for Battleground will remain as they are, however I am adding one more match into the mix. You're little pet monster Kane…is going one-on-one against his brother The Undertaker…in a no holds barred, no disqualification, anything goes, cage match. The Undertaker wants to teach his little brother a long overdue lesson and I think it's a great idea. Now…you two can leave peacefully or I will have you removed by force."

Hunter and Stephanie glared in anger but left the arena peacefully. Stephanie knew Shane well enough to know he would not hesitate to have them arrested if he had to. Once they'd left Shane soaked in the cheering of the fans for a bit, who were clearly glad to be rid of the Authority. The Wolf Pack stood up, still in a tight circle with Marissa in the center, Paige and Seth on one side, and Dean and Roman on the other. Shane handed his microphone to Marissa and the crowd went eerily silent as they waited to hear what she would say, something that rarely happened in the WWE.

"Thank you all for your unwavering support of me and my wolf pack. It means the world to us and I hope you all know that. Shane, thank you for giving me this opportunity and I hope I can do a good job…not just for you but for the fans who spend their hard-earned money to come out and watch us perfom and put our bodies on the line for them. I can't promise that I won't show favoritism once in a while…I am dating one of the superstars after all, but I will try to keep it to a minimum. I also think it might be a good idea to have polls more often to let the fans choose an opponent for someone, or choose match stipulations. The interaction makes them happier."

"An excellent idea Marissa. You're already showing the qualities that made me give you this job in the first place. I know you'll do a good job because you love this business and you've poured everything you have into it for years. Besides…it's not like you're going to be alone since I'm sure your pack will be there to help you, guide you, and protect you from any retaliation."

"Of course…I wouldn't have it any other way…and just because I'm the General Manager now does not mean I'm going to stop fighting in the ring. After all…Dean and I still have our Inter-Gender Tag-Team titles here and we've yet to defend them. Next week on Monday Night Raw we will do exactly that. We will defend our titles against Rusev and Summer Rae."

Marissa let the microphone drop and the group all went backstage. As soon as they got backstage they were met by loud cheers and a lot of happy superstars. Only a few were unhappy about the Authority being gone and those are the ones who were benefitting from them. John and Randy pulled Marissa into a joint hug, though Randy took over and lifted his sister up onto his shoulders. He was happy to see her get such a big opportunity and he just knew she'd be good at it.

A/N: There you have it. Like my surprise twist there? I'm going to be having a lot more fun with this now that I'm going completely off script. I'm not going to be following the show's storylines much at all…only a few things here and there. I'm going to be doing my own thing and making up what I want. I am not going to have Naomi and Tamina team up with Marissa and Paige because they'd butt heads too badly for that to work out for long…that and Naomi doesn't really play well with others. I am going to have another female join the pack soon but I'm not going to be telling you who until it happens.