Chapter 29
So during the next week, things seemed to be going smoothly for the gang. No threats, no horrific incidents of any kind. Now, it was another Monday, and Chris and Mickie were excited for their first match together...
"Ah, what another Manic Monday." AJ announced as the gang was preparing in their locker room. "So, you guys ready for your big night tonight?"
"You better be, since you haven't shut up about it ever since." Alex agreed, looking at Chris.
"Hey, I can't help containing my excitement when I get to team with the lovely and talented 5 time Women's Champion!" he exclaimed, earning a blush from Mickie.
"Aw, Chris, stop!" she smiled.
"Well, it's true. Now which color scheme should we wear to the ring together, the black and green, or black and red?" he asked, looking over their ring attire.
"Hmm, I like black and red, it shows our aggressiveness." she replied.
"They are so perfect together." AJ whispered to Alex.
"Can't deny that. Hey, listen up! Chris and Mickie, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" he sang out loud.
"Shut up, turdmunch!" Chris snapped.
"First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Mickie with the baby carriage and Chris forgetting to pay his child support because he's a lazy ass!" he finished while AJ bursted out laughing.
"You DOUCHE!" he cried, slapping him across the face.
He held his cheek. "Ow." he winced. Then he glared back at Chris and slapped him back.
"Ow!" he cried back. "Don't slap my handsome face!"
Alex slapped his friend back in retaliation. "Well, don't slap my SEXY face!"
"No, I'M sexy!" argued Chris.
"No, I am!" argued Alex.
"Me! Me! ME! MEEEE!" they both cried at once, beginning a slap fight.
"Hey, HEY!" AJ cried, breaking them up. "Cool it, you're both sexy, case closed."
They both huffed. "Fine." they concluded.
"I have bigger and better things to look forward to, anyway." Chris replied, taking Mickie's hand. "Ready to go out?"
"Dude, we have to get changed first!" she exclaimed, headed to the women's locker room.
"Ooh, can I come and watch?" he asked eagerly, following her.
"NO!" she cried.
"Why not, we've already seen each other in the nude before!" he called from a distance while AJ and Alex laughed again.
Not long after that, their match was about to begin...
"I am perfection
Perfection
I am perfection
So take your best shot
Give it all you got
Show me love
Some things are exactly what they seem
I wlll define the things you dream
Go check the scores again
Call mine a perfect ten...
Dolph Ziggler and Beth Phoenix strolled down the ring together as Lillian announced, "The following mixed tag team match is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring first from Hollywood, Florida, Dolph Ziggler, and his tag team partner from Buffalo, New York, she is the WWE Diva's Champion, the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix!" The crowd began their jeers as the two made their way into the ring and did their signature poses for the crowd. Soon after that, their music switched to the Guns' theme, as the crowd immediately went wild.
"Hundred miles an hour on a dead end road
I need a little Detroit in my soul
Every night's hotel a different name
It's part of the game
Everybody wants to be just like me
Fame and fortune is their fantasy
I gotta get back where the life was pretty
Rockin all the way to the Motorcity
Motorcity, motorcity, motorcity, I'm rockin' all the way to the motorcity..."
Chris and Mickie both stopped at the ramp and posed their 'Guns' sign before heading down the ramp, slapping hands with the fans. "And their opponents, hailing from Detroit, Michigan, he is one half of the Motor City Machine Guns, Chris Sabin, and his tag team partner from Richmond, Virginia, she is one half of the WWE Diva tag team Champions, Mickie James!" announced Lillian.
The two more-than-friends slid into the ring, stood over the turnbuckles, and posed as the fans continued cheering like crazy for their favorites. So as the match began, Chris and Mickie stared down their opponents from across the ring while Ziggler and Beth did the same. Beth stepped over the ropes and into the ring first, cracking her knuckles as Mickie stepped in next. Soon after that, the two locked up and tried to take the other down, when Beth surprised Mickie with a knee to the gut. The Country Diva kneeled down in pain, but quickly fought back with a few quick elbows to the Glamazon's jaw, sending her back to recover.
The brunette kept on the assault by giving her a running bulldog, slamming her headfirst into the mat. The fans cheered in her favor, and in reply, she quickly climbed up to the top turnbuckle to finish things off early. Before she could jump, she felt a pair of hands wrapping around her ankle, looking back to see Dolph attempting to pull her down. Sabin saw this and rushed to the scene, tackling Ziggler down and throwing a few punches at the bleach-blonde at ringside while the crowd cheered him on.
Mickie and Beth were still fighting one another, when Sabin climbed back onto the ring apron. The Perfectionist got back up and was gunning for the former X Division star, but before he could, Chris slid out of the way, allowing Mickie to fly over the top rope and tackle Ziggler down to the ground as a surprise maneuver. Right after that, Chris and Mickie slid back into the ring and did a 5 Second Pose of their own, as the crowd chanted, "MCMG!" numerous times in a row.
A little later, the dynamic duo still had the advantage over Ziggler and Beth. The Perfectionist and the Glamazon tried some offensive as he ran for Sabin and she ran for James. The Guns dodged their clotheslines, where Mickie slammed Beth into the ringpost, while on the other side of the ring, Chris slammed Ziggler into the opposite ringpost. The two took hands and spun each other around a few times, where Mickie bumped Ziggler even further into the ringpost and Chris slammed Beth into the other ringpost. The Guns were at full speed as they ran at full force back across to their respective corners of the ring, the Country Diva burying the Destructive Diva one more time for good measure, as the Detroit native did the same with the bleach-blonde Superstar. The crowd was impressed with their move set and was cheering once again in approval. "THIS IS AWESOME!" *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP*
The moment was ruined though, once Ziggler managed to leap up and surprise Sabin with a sudden neck snap as Mickie and Beth went behind the ropes. The Perfectionist quickly went for the cover, when the tag team specialist kicked out at two. Determined to keep him down, Ziggler continued on with the assault with a few more kicks towards him as Sabin tried to get back up. When he finally did, though, Dolph applied his patented sleeper hold, quickly draining the energy out of Chris.
Seeing her partner in trouble, Mickie decided to step in and kick Ziggler in the back of the head. He immediately let Chris go and held the back of his head while at the same time, the ref was ushering the Diva back behind the ropes. Chris gained his composure again and was ready to finish off Ziggler, but didn't see Beth Phoenix standing behind him, ready to hit a low blow. He had a bad feeling that someone was behind him, so as soon as the Diva's Champion punched, Chris slid out of the way, allowing Ziggler to get the devastating groin punch instead.
"OH!" the crowd exclaimed.
Ziggler cried out in pain and fell to his knees. The Glamazon held her hands over her mouth in shock, and tried to apologize to her partner. With her back turned, she didn't see Chris tag in Mickie, where she quietly approached her from behind. Beth turned around, only to be met with a DDT by the Country Diva. Now with both Ziggler and Phoenix down, Chris and Mickie took a moment to gather the energy from the crowd, and it was time to perform a new finisher. Sabin lifted Dolph onto his shoulders, near the corner turnbuckles, as Mickie climbed to the top of the same corner turnbuckle. Next, she grabbed Ziggler in a three quarter facelock and leapt backwards into the ring, still holding onto Ziggler's neck while Sabin helped to slam the Perfectionist down to the mat. Chris quickly went down for the pin as the ref counted, "1...2...3!"
The Guns theme music played when the crowd stood to their feet and went insane for the team, as Lillian announced, "Here are your winners, the team of Chris Sabin and Mickie James!"
The more-than-friends were ecstatic at their win, and wrapped each other in a hug before Chris stood over one of the turnbuckles to pose for the fans once Mickie grabbed her title and did the same. With another losing effort, Ziggler and Beth were at ringside, yelling and screaming at each other for screwing up things once again.
Backstage, Mickie and Chris were still stoked about their win, and joined their friends, (hand in hand).
"Oh my God, you guys, that was awesome!" AJ exclaimed, giving them both hugs. "You both have some amazing chemistry in the ring."
"Yeah, nice work! You two kicked some pretty serious ass out there." Alex agreed, impressed.
"Well, we're just awesome like that, so yeah." Chris replied with a smirk.
"Totally." agreed Mickie. "And Chris, it was so much fun working with you out there." she said, giving him another hug.
"Hey, I had fun with you, too." he smiled back.
"Ok, kids, save the kissing up for later. Now, how about we all head to the club to celebrate after the show?" asked Alex.
"WOOHOO! All drinks are on me!" cheered Chris.
"I don't think so!" replied Mickie. "Do you want us to get so drunk that we'll end up having a one night stand again?"
He paused. "Yes."
"Horndog." she muttered.
"Oh, don't deny that you loved it the last time!" he argued, following her.
Again, AJ and Alex were left watching their dysfunctional relationship and couldn't help but to smile.
"I get to be the best man at their wedding." announced Alex.
So after the night's show was over, the four headed to the nearest club in town, with Alex and AJ in one car, and Chris and Mickie in another. The only problem was that Sabin and James were completely lost. On top of that, it was pouring rain outside, too, making it hard for them to see anything...
"...So anyways, you really nailed that finisher to a T. I'm really proud of ya." he told her.
She smiled. "Hey, I couldn't have done it without my awesome trainer, so I oughta thank you."
He placed her hand on her thigh again. "No thanks are necessary."
For probably the first time ever, Mickie didn't get upset at him about placing his hands over her. He, for one, was surprised. "Uh, Mickie?"
"Yeah?"
"I have my hand on your leg and you haven't threatened to throw me out of the car yet. Is this a revelation?" he asked.
She chuckled. "Maybe. Look, Chris, we've gotten closer than we've ever been before, and since we're more than friends, I'll allow you to put your hands wherever you please."
He smirked at this and his hand crawled up to the small of her back, sending chills down her spine as a smile crept onto her face. Next, he moved to the back of her neck, pulling her in for a kiss, but before he did, she laughed and replied, "Chris, stop! C'mon, pay attention to the road!"
"You said that I could put my hands wherever I wanted to!" he chuckled in reply.
"Not if you're going to get us killed doing it! Now do you even know where this club is?" she asked.
"I don't know, I was following Alex, but the douche decided to be a speed demon and leave us behind." replied the Detroit native.
"You know, you two really need to stop calling each other names like that. I thought you two were friends."
"Oh, we're the best of friends, but we thrive on lowering each other's self esteem by insulting each other! That's just how we roll." he smiled.
"You're weird." she giggled.
"Thank you. Damn, this rain's really pouring." the former X Division champ said, straining to see through the windshield. "Can you see anything, Mickie?"
"No, not really. Just pull over until the rain stops."
"But if we don't follow Alex and AJ, we'll never find this club and we'll be out here for God knows how long." he said, speeding the car a little faster.
"Chris, what are you doing?"
"The faster I drive, the faster we'll get there."
"Are you crazy? You can't decide to go 80mph on a night like this! Slow down!" Mickie exclaimed seriously.
"Don't be such a baby, we'll be totally fine. You know what, let's just use the GPS thingy." Chris replied, taking his eyes off of the road for a moment to look at the small device. "Ok, so we're here..."
"Chris, seriously, keep your eyes on the road!" she exclaimed. When she looked back up, though, she immediately saw piercingly bright headlights headed right for them. "CHRIS!" she screamed.
His eyes went back on the road, but saw the lights a little too late. "Oh, shit! Mickie, hold on!" he exclaimed, using both hands to try and steer their car out of harm's way, but the damage had already been done.
*CRASH!*
The car responsible for the crash drove on as if nothing had happened, while at the scene, the car was positioned against a tree, smoke coming from out of the hood. Inside, both Mickie and Chris were knocked out in unconsciousness for a little while, until Mickie stirred awake first.
"Mmm...What the hell just happened here?" she muttered, holding her neck in pain. "Ow...Chris, you ok?"
No reply.
She turned to him. "Chris? Chris, say something." she said, getting worried.
No reply.
He was leaning towards the shattered windshield, when she gently pulled him back into the seat. Fortunately, he was still wearing his seat belt. With a trembling hand, she brushed away some of his hair to find a ribbon of blood trailing down his face.
"Oh God, Chris!" she exclaimed, carefully shaking him. "Hun, please wake up, say something, anything!"
