ATM: The Bonehead and the Brain – The Black and the Brave
As the search for Sasha Banks begins, Stephanie McMahon continues her plans to take over the wrestling business with Bayley and Charlotte. Bianca struggles to keep tabs on Montez and Becky figures out what's going on with Finn Balor.
Chapter Eight – When You Wish Upon Faith Star
The Westin, Charlottetown, New Jersey
Becky Lynch checked her phone while Stephanie McMahon introduced Bianca Belair to the Damsels of Destruction. Melissa Turnbull, Jamie Albright and Tanya Madison were all excited to meet the Women's Champion who would be taking on Charlotte Flair at the Royal Rumble, especially to get a closer look at her hair.
"Don't touch my hair," Bianca said batting Tanya Madison's hand away.
"I understand it must take forever for you to look as good as you do, if I looked as good as you do, I wouldn't want people touching my hair either," she said.
"You're a beautiful woman Ms Belair, Jamie, Tanya and I would like to re—enforce your style with a few adjustments," Melissa Albright said and Bianca furrowed her brow.
"I do my own style, I don't need your help," Bianca replied firmly.
"We love your style," Jamie Albright said batting her eyelids at Belair and Tanya backed her off.
"Pipe down Albright, she's not the party girl you wish Becky Lynch was," Tanya said and Jamie pouted. "Belair, you look amazing to us but you work for Stephanie McMahon now and our job is to make sure everyone associated with Steph looks as good as she does,"
"What Tanya's saying is that we just want to make you look less...affordable," Melissa Turnbull said diplomatically. Judging from the way Melissa was looking Belair up and down, she clearly wasn't impressed with what she was wearing.
"Are you saying I look cheap?" Bianca asked offended.
"Not cheap, just cheaper than we'd like you to look. As part of a new faction, you have to be aspirational. You fans have got to look at you and think that they wish they could afford to wear what you're wearing," Melissa explained and Bianca furrowed her brow.
"What are you talking about ladies, I'm not joining any new faction," she said and the Damsels looked confused.
"How is it possible that a woman who hears from God doesn't know her own future?" Tanya Madison said and Bianca thought back to her conversation with Seth Rollins at the Sandbox.
"Wait-a-minute, are you talking about the Bullet Club?" Bianca Belair said.
"So, you do know," Melissa said and Bianca excused herself.
"Sorry I have to go," she said heading for Becky Lynch who was looking for her.
"We have to get out of here. Seth's having a meeting with NXT and he wants us both to be there," Becky said.
"What about Sasha?" Bianca asked.
"Roman's bringing her back today. He's flying over to Saudi with Alexa Bliss. They're invisible, Alexa's using her Gift so no-one will see them," Becky explained.
"Roman's going to Saudi to pick up Sasha?" Bianca asked and Becky nodded, "I'm going to kill Seth Rollins,"
"Why?" Becky asked puzzled.
"Because I told him not to let Roman spend any more time alone with the Boss, why doesn't he listen to me when I talk?!" Bianca said clutching her braid with frustration.
"He does listen to you, it was Roman's idea, he didn't want anyone to get suspicious so he thought it would be better if he went instead of Seth," Becky explained.
"We are the one who are supposed to be looking out for Sasha, Roman should be at home with his wife. This is going to cause more problems than it is going to solve," Bianca said and Becky exhaled deeply.
"Well, he wants to see us so I guess you can tell him he's a moron to his face," Becky said.
"He's not a moron Becky, he just misses his wife. I know the feeling, I can't stand being apart from Montez," Bianca said.
"So why don't you stay here and I'll go to L A by myself? We'll meet up later," Becky said.
"No, I need to come with you. There's something going on with Finn Balor and I'm really concerned about him," Bianca said and Becky exhaled with tension at the mention of Finn Balor.
"Finn's a jerk, end of story. What more do you need to know about that guy?" Becky said and she squeezed Bianca's shoulder sensitively, "He's trouble Bianca, I'm so sorry I didn't go after him when he kissed you. I would have snapped his little elf body in half. Once a player always a player, I think he's gone back to his Bullet Club ways. You can't be around him, he's one of the wiliest people in this business and if he's up to something, you do not want to be involved in it babe,"
Bianca nodded and she gripped Becky's arm tensely, "But I am involved in it Becky, I'm involved in a big way. Even the Damsels of Destruction know there's a new faction on the horizon and I think Stephanie wants me to be a part of it,"
Becky froze in horror staring at Bianca with her mouth open, "Bianca, you cannot work with Finn Balor. You haven't been around this business long enough, that little b* will play you like a fiddle, there aren't enough hours in the day for me to tell you why that won't be a good idea," Becky said.
"I know but I think that's why he kissed me," Bianca said. "He was initiating me. If I want in, I have to kiss him back,"
"So, don't kiss him back, you're not even going to have a chance to. We need to talk to Seth about this, we better go before Stephanie tries to keep us here for lunch," Becky said and Stephanie appeared with Jeff Hardy and the Street Profits.
Bianca noticed that Angelo and Montez were wearing very expensive clothes, the kind of clothes that the Damsels of Destruction wanted her to wear.
"Did you guys go shopping or something?" Bianca asked the Profits as Montez came over for a kiss and Angelo hugged Becky.
"Yeah, the boss thought we could use an upgrade," Montez told his wife.
"But I liked your old clothes," Bianca said unimpressed with her husband's new apparel, "you look so serious now,"
"I'll be upgrading all of you soon Bianca. You, Alexa and Seth will all be getting new looks. No more of this dress down garbage. My Superstars are going to look like Superstars. I'm going to get every last bit of DX out of you, starting today," Stephanie said throwing her arms around Montez and Bianca. "Now, I'm going to talk to Becky about NXT and I want you to take your wife back to your hotel room and show her all the fabulous new clothes I bought for you,"
"You bought clothes for my husband?" Bianca said unimpressed.
"You're welcome! I'll see you in a minute," Stephanie said and Montez took Bianca up to their suite while Stephanie, Angelo, Jeff Hardy and the Damsels of Destruction stayed with an equally unimpressed Becky Lynch.
"Don't even tink of making me over," Becky Lynch said.
"I wouldn't dream of altering your look Becky, I love it! We need to talk about NXT. I've got a room booked at the 21 Club with Charlotte and her dad, I would really appreciate it if you and Angelo would join me in about twenty minutes," Stephanie said.
"But I need to go to L A with Bianca," Becky Lynch said.
"Why, is Seth there?" Stephanie asked.
"Yes," Becky said.
"So, you think he's more important than I am?" Stephanie said her face turning cold suddenly.
"He just really needs to see us, we'll be right back," Becky Lynch said.
"Okay, go see Seth, take Bianca with you and then you come right back," Stephanie McMahon said. "We'll all be waiting for you,"
Stephanie, Angelo, Jeff Hardy and the Damsels left for the 21 Club and Becky went to get Bianca.
"What do you mean you have to go; you're supposed to be spending the day in Charlottetown?" Montez said annoyed that Bianca was going back to L A.
"I cannot believe Charlotte actually changed the name of Jersey City to Charlottetown," Becky Lynch said in disbelief while Bianca tried to placate her husband.
"Monty I'll be right back okay? Seth says it's important," Bianca said.
"It's always important Bianca, the only thing that's not important to you is me," Montez said and he stormed into their hotel room and slammed the door in Bianca's face angrily.
"That's not good," Becky Lynch said, "with Finn Balor making moves on you, the last thing you need is for your husband to be mad at you. Maybe you should stay here and I'll go to L A without you,"
Bianca wiped falling tears away from her eyes, "No, I'm coming with you. I need to talk to Seth about Roman and Sasha, plus this Balor thing. Montez will just have to understand, when Seth calls, we go running, right?"
Becky nodded tentatively, "Right, let's go," she said powering up her right arm. Bianca took her hand and they flew out into the sky on the way to California to see the Architect and find out what was on his mind concerning the NXT roster.
Montez looked out at the sky watching Becky and Bianca fly away to L A leaving him alone in his hotel room with a bed full of swanky new clothes.
"Hey Charlotte, it's me. No, I'm not okay, she left again. I don't know how much of this I can take. Do I even have a wife anymore?" Montez said to a very attentive Charlotte Flair who was changing into her afternoon attire in her hotel room.
"I'm on my way, dry your eyes baby. Charlotte Flair's going to make you feel all better soon," Charlotte said flirtatiously and Montez hung up and she flipped her hair, fixed her new clothes and blew herself a kiss before heading for Montez' hotel room.
When Montez opened the door, his eyes lightened at the sight of Charlotte Flair in her new clothes.
"Wow Charlotte, I don't think I've seen you look more beautiful," Montez said as Charlotte tried to pick her jaw up off the floor. She loved Montez in his new clothes too.
"I feel the same way about you," Charlotte said and she stepped inside his hotel room, dropped her bag, closed the door and caressed Montez's face against the door. "If I kiss you right now, will you try to stop me?" she asked passionately.
"I keep waiting for a reason to keep saying no to you but every time she leaves to go and do God's work with Seth, I feel like I'm being super-kicked in the chest by the both of them. She won't let me be first anymore Charlotte, I feel like I don't matter to her anymore. She says she loves me but I don't feel loved at all right now," Montez said tearfully.
"Montez, I love-"
"-Don't say it, please Charlotte. It'll just make things worse. Can we just hold each other?" Montez said and Charlotte nodded.
"Anything for you Montez," Charlotte Flair said and she looked into his eyes earnestly, "I would do anything for you,"
Montez smiled at her, "Do you know how good it feels to hear that?" he said and he cried over her shoulder while she hugged him supportively.
"I mean every word," Charlotte said resisting the urge to kiss him but it was getting harder and harder for her to keep her blossoming feeling for Bianca's husband to herself, especially when being alone with him was getting easier and easier thanks to Stephanie and Bayley.