Wow. I'm actually amazed I got reviews, faves, and follows on this. I'm glad that I've got some takers for this little ficcy of mine. Thanks so much for giving it a chance, guys. ^^ Now, at the end of last chapter, I said that I'd be introducing who the WWE versions of the Crystal Gems. I hope you guys like my choices and how I've written them. =)

(Also, I didn't quite clarify this at the beginning, but I'm writing Bayley as a 12-year-old in this. Hopefully, that'll explain her kiddyness in sections. =P)

Running home as she happily hummed a tune from a commercial she had seen many times on TV, Bayley held tightly to the cord to her new treasure in the Cookie Cat mini fridge as she ran up the hill and steps to her house. Opening the door, Bayley began saying "Hey, guys. I'm ho- AAH!" only to get caught offguard by a black caterpillar-like monster with a white mane of hair and large green crystals going down its back that snarled and began snapping its jaws at her. Bayley let out another scream as the monster got closer to her only for a black whip with white crystals along the length of it to come flying forward and wrap around the monster's neck, causing the monster to let out a screech. Looking along the length of the whip to see its owner, Bayley couldn't help but grin a grateful grin at her savior.

Keeping the monster pulled away from Bayley, the owner of the whip, a man with sandy blonde hair, simply threw up a peace sign and said "'Sup, Bayley" before swinging his whip across the room and sending the creature flying, causing it to explode in a cloud of dust.

"Whoa. That was so cool, Dean!" Bayley said to the sandy blonde man, only for him to send a quick grin Bayley's way before taking off after another one of the same creatures as he ran past a man with long dark brown hair with a set of black, white, and blue gauntlets who was punching at several of the monsters, causing them all to explode into dust.

"Bayley's here?" a man with two-toned brunette and blonde hair asked from where he was wrangling one of the creatures. Finally having managed to keep his grip on the caterpillar-like monster, the two-toned man said "We're so sorry, Bayley. We'll try to have these centipeedles cleared out of your room in a hurry."

"Aww, don't get rid of them all, Seth. I think these things are actually kinda cute," Bayley said; however, the ponytailed brunette reconsidered her words as the centipeedle the two-toned man, Seth, was holding snarled before spitting up a bit of acid that ate through some of the floor near where the two people were standing.

Sending another centipeedle flying as it collided with one of the walls and exploded into a cloud of dust, Dean scratched his head and said "Hey, guys. Unless I missed something, these things don't have gems."

"That must mean there's a mother somewhere nearby," the brunette man said.

"Roman's right," Seth said, still keeping his hold on the same centipeedle as it hissed lowly in his grip. "We'll need to try to find it soon before it can spawn more of these things."

"Ooh! Can I come with you guys this time? Can I, can I please?" Bayley pleaded with the two-toned man.

"Bayley. It's like we've told you before. You can't come on the more dangerous missions with us until you've learned to better control the powers of your gem," Seth said, a concerned smile on his face as he casually cracked the neck to the centipeedle causing it to explode into a cloud of dust. "OK?"

"OK, I guess," Bayley said, hanging her head a bit before hissing in the direction of the refrigerator and the open freezer door caught her attention. Looking up, she saw two centipeedles snapping at the fridge like they were trying to get to what lied inside. Running over as quickly as she could as she slid the Cookie Cat mini fridge off of her back, Bayley waved the creatures away as she said "Go away! Shoo, shoo! That'll teach those nasty things to try to eat my food."

The centipeedles scurried away from the young brunette only to come into contact with Roman, who cracked his gauntlet-covered knuckles and, with a couple of well-placed punches, sent the creatures flying as they both exploded into dust.

"Nice going, Ro," Bayley said, smiling at the brunette man who returned Bayley's smile with a slight smile of his own and a nod of his head. Bayley was just about to close the freezer door when a quick look inside caused the young brunette to let out a squeal of surprise.

"Bayley, what is it? What's wrong?" Seth asked, concerned for the younger brunette.

Reaching into the freezer, Bayley pulled out one of the things that caused her to squeal in surprise: a pink and white plastic wrapper with a picture of a smiling brown cat head on it and the words "Cookie Cat" in brown letters on the packaging. "No way! Where did you guys get these? I thought they stopped making them!"

"Well, we heard that they were being discontinued, and since they're one of your favorite treats-" Seth began only for Dean to cut in and, grinning as he sat on one of the stools around the bar in the kitchen, say "We went out and stole a bunch for ya!" Seth groaned a bit at Dean saying this and, rolling his eyes, said "I suggested that we go to the factory and buy you some."

"The whole thing was my idea," Roman said as he walked over to Bayley and the other two men.

"Uh, it was actually all three of ours' idea," Dean said, casting a sideways look over at the taller brunette man.

Holding up his hands as he willed his gauntlets away, Roman said "Yeah, not really."

Rolling his eyes at the other two men arguing, Seth said "Look. It doesn't matter whose idea it was. As long as Bayley's happy, that's all that matters."

Bayley didn't seem to hear any of this as just being able to hold her beloved ice cream treat in her hands just seemed like a happy dream to her. Not even holding in what she wanted to get out next, Bayley launched into singing the song that would come on during some of the commercials. "Ohhhhhhhh! He's a frozen treat with an all-new taste! 'Cuz he came to this planet from outer space! A refugee of an interstellar war. But now he's at your local grocery store! Cookie Cat! He's a pet for your tummy. Cookie Cat! He's super duper yummy. Cookie Cat! He left his family behind! Cookie Caaaaaaaat! Now available wherever ice cream and other frozen food items are sold." Once Bayley finished singing, Dean could only laugh at the cuteness of the younger brunette while Roman and Seth applauded Bayley singing her song. Looking around at the three older men, Bayley said "You guys are the best for buying these! I'm gonna savor them forever! ...Well. Maybe after I have just one." Tearing open the plastic wrapper, Bayley carefully pulled the ice cream sandwich out as she looked at the chocolate cookies shaped like a cat that was held together by a layer of half-strawberry and half-vanilla ice cream. Looking at the sandwich as she crumpled up the wrapper, Bayley grinned and said "Hello, old friend" before biting off the ears on the side with the strawberry ice cream. Letting the taste of chocolate cookie and strawberry ice cream fill her mouth, Bayley closed her eyes in bliss and said "Mmm. So good. I like to start with eating the ears first", unaware of the fact that the area around her navel was starting to glow.

Seeing the glow, Dean and Roman shared a quick look of surprise before Dean said "Uh, Bayley? Look."

Not knowing what Dean was talking about, Bayley looked down as she pulled up the hem of her purple t-shirt and saw the pinkish-red gem that protruded from her belly button glowing. "Oh my gosh, guys! My gem is glowing! ...Wait! What do I do what do I do what do I do?!" Bayley said in a nervous panic as she began to bounce in place in anxiety.

Holding his hands up in a "Calm down" gesture when he saw the look of panic on Bayley's face, Seth said "OK, Bayley. Just calm down. Take a few deep breaths."

"Yeah. And try not to pee yourself, either," Dean said, a bit of a teasing smirk on his face.

"Please don't," Roman said, keeping a straight face at Dean saying this.

The glow from Bayley's gem eventually faded away, much to the disappointment of Bayley and her three guardians. Looking a bit upset as a slight pout came across her face, Bayley said "Aw, man! I thought I was actually going to be able to summon something." Sliding her mostly uneaten Cookie Cat back in its wrapper, Bayley looked to her guardians and asked "Can't you guys just teach me how to summon my weapon from my gem?"

Hearing the word "teach", Seth eagerly raised his hand and said "Oh! I'll go first!" Getting a go-ahead gesture from Dean and Roman, Seth waited for Bayley to put her ice cream back in the freezer before taking the younger brunette by the hand and walking with her out of the house and into the yard over to the big tree that was covered in pink flowers that were mostly in bloom. Stopping in front of the tree as Bayley sat down on the ground in front of him, Seth began his lecture. "Now, Bayley. To truly master the art of summoning your weapon from your gem, you need to be observant and conscious of your surroundings. Take notice of these flowers on the tree for example and how they fall when they're fully grown. It may seem easy what these flowers do, but the way they bloom, their very dance, it's all intricately woven into the great fabric and balance of nature. And, when you can become a part of this pattern, you too will be able to summon your weapon from your gem." And, for an visual aid, Seth closed his eyes as he summoned his weapon, a double-sided staff with a black shaft and a winding gold vine that wound down the length of the shaft, from the white gem in the middle of his forehead that he took care to keep hidden with his hair when he was out in town with either Bayley, the others, or by himself. Twirling his staff around one-handed before planting the end in the ground, Seth smiled and, opening his eyes as a few flower petals landed in his hand, said "Like so, see?"

As diligent as Bayley was during Seth's lecture, Bayley couldn't help but feel lost. After all, it's not like Seth was being crystal clear with what she was supposed to do as far as summoning her weapon from her gem went. Grabbing a few fallen flower petals in her hand, Bayley just looked down at the pink petals as Dean could be heard yelling "Hey, Bayley. I'm heading into town for a snack! Wanna come with?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah. Sure, Dean," Bayley said, standing up as she shoved the handfuls of flower petals she had into the pockets of her shorts and, throwing a quick "See you in a few, Seth!" over her shoulder, went to join the sandy blonde as the two then headed into town so that Dean could get something to eat. Walking alongside the sandy blonde, Bayley let Seth's lecture on how to summon her weapon replay through her head. 'So, Seth says I gotta be like a flower? How the heck does he expect me to be able to do something like that?' Bayley thought all while she followed Dean to the burger stand in town and stood as Dean ordered himself a bacon double cheeseburger, fries, and a vanilla milkshake. When Dean finally got his food, the two walked around to the side of the store as Dean took a seat at one of the empty tables and began eating as Bayley stayed standing. Reaching into her shorts pockets, Bayley pulled out the handfuls of flower petals and threw some of them up into the air as they came gently floating back down to the ground.

Watching as Bayley did this, Dean said "Please don't tell me Seth gave you that stupid flower talk about how to summon your weapon from your gem."

"It wasn't stupid, Dean. It was just…confusing. Seth said that I'm supposed to be like a flower…or something," Bayley said, running her fingers through her ponytail a bit confusedly.

Swallowing his bite of cheeseburger as he stood up and walked over to the younger brunette, Dean said "Listen, Bayley. All of that learning stuff is no fun. And, between you and me, I don't think you really need it."

"Well, did you ever have to learn to summon your weapon, Dean?" Bayley asked after hearing the sandy blonde say this.

"Nope," Dean said bluntly. Shrugging his shoulders, Dean said "Honestly, whenever I need to summon my weapon, it just…happens. See, watch, Bayley." Closing his eyes he pulled the neckline of his black muscle shirt down, Dean made a fist over the white gem that protruded from his chest and summoned the same whip Bayley saw him fight with earlier. Seeing the look of surprise on Bayley's face, Dean smirked a good-natured smirk and said "See? Didn't even need to try at all."

Bayley was feeling beyond awestruck in that moment because she was just so surprised by how easy Dean made summoning his weapon look. Taking a seat at the same table Dean just went back to after the older man willed his whip away, Bayley rested her head on the cool glass tabletop as she let what both Seth and Dean just told her swirl around in her now-confused mind. 'So, I'm supposed to be like a flower…and do nothing? This is so confusing! Maybe Ro's got a better answer,' Bayley thought. When Dean finally finished eating, Bayley headed back to the house with the sandy blonde as she tried to sort through both Seth and Dean's lessons; this however didn't exactly work the way the young brunette hoped as she was still thinking things through when the pair got back to the house to see Roman standing on the porch, looking at the area around the house. Dashing away from Dean and to the older brunette, Bayley yelled "Roman! Roman!"

Hearing his name being called and looking to see Bayley quickly running his way with Dean trailing a bit behind her, Roman stood in wait for the younger brunette. Once Bayley made her way up the hill and steps, Roman let out a slight chuckle before saying "Yes, Bayley?"

Breathing quickly to catch her breath, Bayley asked "Roman. Can you help me with something?"

"Sure. What is it?" Roman asked.

"Do you think you could help me figure out how to summon my weapon from my gem? I've gotten a couple of different answers, but…neither were what I was really hoping for," Bayley said.

"Hmm. I suppose I could tell you," Roman said, causing Bayley to perk up a bit.

"Really? Thanks, Ro!" Bayley said as she gave Roman a quick hug.

"It's no problem, Bayley," Roman said, smiling a slight smile before giving Bayley a quick pat on the head. Once Bayley pulled away from him, Roman asked "So, what have you been told already?"

"Well, Seth told me that I gotta act like flowers and Dean told that I don't have to really do anything and that summoning my weapon will just…happen. I'm confused, Ro! Am I supposed to do both of those…or neither of them?" Bayley asked.

Letting all of what Bayley just told him sink in, Roman simply said "Yes." Seeing the blank and clearly confused look on the young brunette's face, Roman held up his hands and, showing Bayley the gems embedded in his hands, a white gem in his left hand and a blue gem in his right, said "Or. If you can channel the collective energy of all existing matter, you can use that to your benefit. Your benefit being able to summon and use the power of your gem and the weapon that lies within it. Another benefit being.…" before closing his eyes, cracking his knuckles, stretching his arms out, rolling his shoulders around, and summoning his gauntlets that then covered his hands. Holding his hands out before him, Roman said "At least, that's my way of doing it."

Hearing this explanation from Roman only served to send Bayley's thoughts spinning. In between what her guardians all told her, Bayley was honestly feeling more confused than she would've liked. So, not knowing what to say or do next, Bayley just hung her head as a defeated-sounding and exhausted sigh escaped her.

So... How about Dean as Amethyst, Roman as Garnet, and Seth as Pearl, the Crystal Gems? X3 Now, funny story: I was actually planning on using the other three members of the NXT Four Horsewomen as the WWE versions of the Crystal Gems...but, after I thought it over and consulted my muses, I got sold on the idea of having The (former) Shield be the Crystal Gems. And after writing this up, I just loved how well I got their gemsona styles across. ^^ Kiddie Bayley singing the Cookie Cat song...*laughs* that was too much fun and too cute for me to type. XD Oh, poor Bayley. All she wants to learn is how to summon her weapon from her gem...and all she got was a head full of confused thoughts. Bad Shield Gems for confusing Bayley! Maybe next chapter Bayley will figure out her own way of summoning her weapon. But, until then...don't forget to R&R please. =)