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"Mike Awesome"
"Lance Storm"
"There, we named all of Team Canada" said Amanda triumphantly as she put a card down on the table from the collection fanned out in her hand
"Not all, you forgot Major Gunns" corrected Shadow as she put a card down
"Who?"
"Major Gunns, she was their female valet; straight blonde hair, good figure in a bikini top and shorts and...."
"A pair of major gunns, got it"
"OK, lets see, um Buff Bagwell"
"Diamond Dallas Page"
"What are you guys doing? Trying to name all the losers in the wrestling business that you can?" a new voice asked
Jeff stood in the open doorway, looking at them amused. Shadow grinned and shook her head
"Nope, just all the WCW wrestlers we can" she replied, putting a card down and grabbing another
"Exactly my point" said Jeff rolling his eyes
"Yeah, you know what? You're right" Shadow glanced at Amanda, a sly look on her face "Shane Helms"
"Shannon Moore" added Amanda, catching on immediately
"OK, ha ha very funny, you win - they aren't all losers in WCW" said Jeff, walking in and grabbing a chair to sit down on
"Just because they're your OMEGA buddies, they're not losers?" asked Shadow, playing innocent
"Damn right, they're two of me and Matt's best friends so watch what you say" retorted Jeff, straddling the chair backwards and resting his chin on his folded arms over the back of it
"Then why aren't they here in the WWF?" said Amanda
"Just aren't" sighed Jeff "took different paths to me and Matt and ended up in different places, I'd like to think we'll all end up working for the same company but doesn't look like it now, if anything we'll be fighting them instead"
He stared past Shadow and Amanda, seeming to be looking into the past or the future, they couldn't tell. Either way, he wasn't in the same room as they were. Amanda clicked her fingers in front of his face in an effort to bring him out of his trance. Jeff shook his head looking dazed and smiled ruefully, knowing he'd been caught day dreaming. He focused on the card game happening in front of him before his face puckered into a frown
"Why are you two playing cards here when you could easily have a bigger game in the A.P.A office?" he asked finally
"Have you seen the way they play?" asked Amanda "they're so soaked in beer that it don't matter what game you're playing as long as they win and if we're unlucky, they'll want us to strip for them whether we're playing strip poker or not"
"Jackie seems to be able to hold her ground" pointed out Jeff with a black nailed finger
"Jackie is a whole different animal to us" shot back Shadow "she knows how to handle them, we don't"
"I'm sure you could learn" said Jeff teasingly "in fact, I'd be happy to come and watch you guys try to talk your way out of not stripping during strip poker with two drunken Acolytes"
"I'm sure you would but you're not going to" replied Shadow firmly as she placed more cards on the table with a grin
"Shadow, you're no fun" said Jeff, pretending to pout before frowning "hey, there's something I've wanted to ask you for a while"
"What?" asked Shadow
"Your name, I know no one who'd call their kid Shadow so what's your real name?"
"Not saying"
"Come on, it can't be all that bad"
"It's bad enough to want to change it so let's leave it at that"
"It's Candy" said Amanda from behind her fan of cards
"Gee, thanks Manda, you're a real friend" growled Shadow
"Candy? That's your name?" said Jeff, unable to hide his laughter "doesn't sound like a very English name to me"
"That's because it's not my real name, it's what my so called friend over here calls me to annoy me and she's succeeded again" said Shadow, glaring at Amanda who grinned back
"So what is your real name?" asked Jeff, his impatience colouring his words
Shadow sighed before laying her fan of cards down on the desk face down so that she could give Jeff her full attention
"My full name is Candice Rancher" she said "I don't like it because I think it sounds trashy, I hate more than anything else to be called Candy because that's even worse so don't call me that, only Manda can get away with it, just"
"So why Shadow?" asked Jeff intrigued
"It was my nickname back home" replied Shadow shortly, picking up her cards signalling the conversation's end.
Jeff looked at her, her mood was no longer friendly, it was as black as the nail varnish she wore on her fingernails. A frown, supposedly from concentration, marred her face and her shoulders were hunched in. Her name was evidently a touchy subject. Amanda was smiling slightly, she was obviously used to this mood swing. People probably asked Shadow about her name a lot, hence her annoyance.
"How you doing anyway Jeff?" asked Amanda "you come in here for a match?"
"I'm doing ok, you know? It's kinda weird at the moment since Matt's doing the singles thing with the Euro title which is great you know, I mean winning the tag titles is and was amazing but winning a singles title and the fans accepting that win? That's a real rush" Jeff said, his eyes saying more than his words
"You miss tagging huh?" said Amanda softly, pausing putting a card down mid- air as she look at him for his answer
"It's that obvious? Yeah I do, Matt and I still tag but it isn't the same; he hasn't got the hunger to win the titles because he's got one of his own but Matt and I never said we wouldn't go our separate ways so I guess I should do the same, I guess I really enjoyed tagging but I shouldn't get hung up on the past, not when WCW are waiting around the corner for us" sighed Jeff
He pushed his hair off his face, still looking sad. Shadow reached over behind him and flicked the monitor on. The noise from Raw assaulted the room immediately, startling Jeff out of his sadness. He moved his chair so that he got a look at the set.
"Did Lita tell you what she's planning to do tonight?" he asked suddenly his face brightening
"No, why?" asked Shadow suspiciously
"You'll see" Jeff smiled a secret smile as he rested his chin back down again
"I win!" exclaimed Amanda exuberantly, gathering up the cards from the desk "read em and weep, second game in a row I've won"
"Fine" murmured Shadow distractedly "let's get on with the Judgement Day stuff yeah?"
"OK"
Amanda put the cards in an untidy pile on the desk and handed Shadow a stack of dog eared papers, her own stack already in front of her. They both uncapped pens and began scribbling on them. Jeff raised his head a little at the noise
"What you doing?" he asked curiously
"You'll see" replied Shadow with a smirk
Jeff lifted a hand into the gun signal to acknowledge her comment before lowering both his hand and his head slowly. Shadow shook her head, everything Jeff did it seemed like he was drifting through invisible water, taking his time until he exploded suddenly in the ring. What a paradox
"Why aren't you in the locker room with Matt and Lita?" asked Amanda
"Sometimes three's a crowd" answered Jeff "sometimes the third person has to get out"
"Got ya" laughed Manda, dipping her head again
They stayed that way for a while, Shadow and Amanda writing quietly, their concentration broken only by occasional mutters to each other and scrunches of paper being balled and thrown away. Jeff sat seeming mesmerised by the TV, changing positions on the chair often, unable to get comfortable.
"How was training today?" he asked suddenly, not looking away from the TV
"Painful" grimaced Amanda "Raven doesn't care how stretched my back is as long as I can perform a hurricanrana to his perfect standard then I can train"
"Sounds like fun" replied Jeff
"Oh you have no idea" said Amanda darkly
"Come on Manda, it's not that bad" protested Shadow
"You're not the one with the back that feels like the muscles are tied in knots and covered in bruises"
"No but I am the one with aches and pains too ok?"
"Fine, it's not so bad and I did say I'd have a match tonight, got any ideas?"
"Diva wise Chyna and Trish are taken, you've already fought Ivory, Jackie's probably drinking right now, I don't know if you want to fight Molly coz you'll get booed, but then there is a certain She-Devil who has been getting out of line" Shadow suggested with a sly smile
"Terri? Oh come on, she's a little beneath us"
"That's why it'll be fun! Besides you're not feeling so hot right now so a simple match might be what you need, I bet Perry'll come to ringside so I'll have something to do"
There was a pause as Amanda thoughtfully considered it, then she smiled . "Sure, why not? I could do with a laugh, do I get a stipulation?"
"If you want one"
"Actually let's just keep it a simple wrestling match"
"Great, I'll just phone through so that Terri can be told she'll be fighting in an hour or so" Shadow picked up the phone as she spoke
"Guys do you......." Trish began as she walked into the room but stopped short when she saw Jeff, she raised an eyebrow as she continued "oh I didn't know you had....company" the way she said it made it sound like it was a bad thing.
Amanda clenched her teeth to stop herself from saying something she shouldn't.
"What's up Trish?" she said with forced cheeriness
"Nothing except that I'm fighting Chyna tonight for the Women's title!" Trish said with a broad grin
"Really? And you don't mind? That must be a Mcmahon decision coz we sure didn't book that match" mused Amanda "but good luck, we'll be rooting for you"
"Aw thanks, what do you think of the outfit?"
Trish twirled on the spot at her words; she wore a light green singlet top and tight black shorts, a black knee length coat slung on over the top.
"You look good" Jeff said, having torn his eyes away from the monitor
"Hardy honey, last time I checked your opinion was last on the list of ones that mattered" Trish said sweetly before turning back to Amanda who gave her a thumbs up
"Great, so I'll see you guy later?" Trish asked
Amanda nodded and with a final wave to Shadow who waved back, Trish strolled out of the room. Jeff watched her go, his expression hard to read. He turned back to the monitor. Shadow hung up the phone and sighed.
"All taken care of, we're before the Chyna - Trish match" she confirmed, going back to her papers
"Sounds good" said Amanda her eyes dancing "I think I'm gonna have some fun"
*
Terri regarded Amanda with only a little fear, she was scowling more than anything else. Amanda smirked back at her, there was hardly anything of Terri to fight, she was even smaller than Jackie and not even half as skilled. Shadow paced the outside, keeping one eye on Perry who stood on the other side and one eye on the ring. Amanda wouldn't need any help but she was there just in case.
The bell rang and Amanda began circling Terri who wasn't really sure what to do. Amanda walked up close to her still smirking and held her arms out in an almost shrug as if challenging Terri to hurt her. Terri began to look fearful; she turned around to talk to Perry. That was when Amanda struck; she whirled Terri around and hit her with a clothesline. With a curl lipped sneer, she picked up Terri by her hair and tossed her across the ring easily. Shadow clapped enthusiastically on the outside. Amanda threw Terri into the corner and began stomping her in the gut but before taking a few paces back, running and throwing her whole body weight onto Terri who staggered out of the corner dazed. She slammed Terri with a scoop slam and went for a pin, hooking the leg but only got a two count when Terri weakly kicked out. Shaking her head laughing, she picked Terri up by her hair again but once Terri was on her feet, she slapped Amanda's hands away and kicked her in the stomach before grabbing her by the hair and slamming her down backwards. Pain flicked into her back, Amanda grimaced knowing that it would get worse unless she stopped Terri from hurting her back. Terri straddled her and began slamming her head against the canvas with all she was worth before climbing off and going for a pin which got a two count. Terri began kicking her until Amanda shot out a hand and grabbed one of Terri's feet, bringing her crashing to the mat.
Amanda went to bounce off the ropes but as the ref checked on Terri, Amanda found herself falling to the mat as Perry grabbed her ankles and then dragged her out of the ring. He slammed her head on the ring apron and was about to throw her into the steel steps when Shadow, who had been running around the ring, raced up the steps and launched herself onto him in a crossbody. She quickly helped Amanda to her feet and then began dealing with Perry. She picked him up and with a grin, Russian leg sweeped him into the crowd barrier. It was her own little tribute to her trainer, she wondered whether Raven would like it or not. She left Perry lying and went back to her own side of the ring, just in time to see Amanda fly off the top rope in a hurricanrana onto Terri. She clapped and watched in satisfaction as Amanda rolled Terri up for a win. Shadow couldn't help grinning; the match seemed to have revitalised Amanda who was smiling from ear to ear. There's nothing like an easy victory. Shadow slid into the ring and raised Amanda's arm triumphantly. Terri meanwhile had crawled to her feet and was yelling at the ref for his 'fast count'. Rolling her eyes, Amanda tapped Terri on the shoulder and was about to start talking to her when Terri lashed out with a very hard slap. Immediately, Shadow leapt forward and punched Terri hard across the face. She threw Terri onto the ropes and was about to clothesline her out of the ring when someone clubbed her across the back of the neck. Perry turned her around and began throwing hard rights at her before throwing her off the ropes and into a backbreaker. Shadow grabbed the ropes to try to get to her feet; she could see Perry standing, waiting for her to stand when Amanda quickly skidded down behind him and hit him with a low blow. Perry staggered about in obvious pain until Amanda grabbed him, ran and jumped off the ropes into a tornado DDT which left him crumpled on the mat. As Shadow got to her feet, Terri made her presence felt again by jumping onto her back, choking her out. Shadow couldn't get a good grip on her to flip Terri off due to her lack of clothes and she could feel her breath disappearing by the minute. She staggered over to the corner so that Terri stood on the second rope, triumphantly still choking her out. With a quick flash of movement, Shadow reached back and ripped Terri's tan strap top off her, revealing a strapless bra of the same colour. Terri shrieked, letting go of Shadow immediately.
"You bitch! Perry get her!" Terri yelled, trying to cover herself up
"Sorry babe but your boyfriend's out cold" called Amanda where she stood over Perry's body while the referee was knelt beside him, trying to wake him up
Before Terri could reply, Shadow grabbed her and suplexed her off the second rope and onto the canvas. Terri didn't speak after that and the referee had two people to try and revive. Shadow joined Amanda standing over Perry. They grinned at each other and high fived before wandering out of the ring arm in arm.
"Nice top you got there" commented Amanda as they made their way up the ramp
"You think it's my colour?" asked Shadow with a laugh, holding it up
Grinning, she balled it up and threw it into the crowd. There was a cheer as people leapt for it and clapping as one person caught it.
"Someone's gonna be having wet dreams for months" muttered Amanda as they headed into the back
"Manda, sometimes it's best to keep these thoughts to yourself ok?" Shadow said rolling her eyes
*
"Thought you guys would never get here" said Matt, throwing a bottle of water to Amanda
"Sorry, we had to change" replied Amanda settling down on the bench beside Matt
"Nice job on Terri and Perry" offered Jeff from his sprawling position on the locker room floor
"We try" beamed Shadow, settling down next to him "besides, it was fun, wasn't it Manda?"
"Sure was" replied Amanda with a grin "Why are we even here guys? I mean we know it's got something to do with Lita but Jeff wouldn't tell us what so why not let us in on the secret?"
"No, you gotta wait and see like everyone else" laughed Matt
On screen, Chyna press slammed Trish down. Shadow winced, she knew that had to be painful, she'd been slammed like that by Raven but she was willing to bet that done by Chyna it would be even more painful.
"Mcmahon still hasn't forgiven her" she muttered "she shouldn't have to suffer"
"Shadow, what have I told you about solving problems?" said Amanda
"What have you said?" asked Jeff intrigued
"Shadow keeps trying to solve everyone's problems for them, she wants Lita and Trish to be friends for example which I say is damn near impossible right now, she's gotta learn to let go" Amanda said the last two words directly at Shadow who raised an eyebrow as if offended
"Fine Manda, you win, I'll shut up ok?" she offered, turning back to the monitor
"Good good"
There was silence as they watched Chyna win the match and claim that there wasn't enough competition for her and that now, she was going to spank her opponents after the matches.
"Oh God" groaned Amanda covering her eyes "that's a threat"
"Just watch" said Matt smiling
Suddenly they heard Lita's music hit and she appeared, smiling with a microphone in hand. Shadow went to speak but Jeff put a finger to his lips. They watched and listened as Lita challenged Chyna for the Women's Championship match and Chyna accepted.
"Now can I speak?" burst out Shadow
Jeff nodded so Shadow quickly scrambled to her feet with an ear splitting grin on her face
"Let's go celebrate!" she crowed loudly, punching the air
"I can't believe you guys didn't tell us" said Amanda "it's mega news you know, no one really has posed a threat to Chyna before"
"Until me" said a happy voice
Lita appeared in the doorway, unable to stop smiling. Matt wrapped an arm around her shoulders, holding her close
"You did good baby, you're gonna own that title" he said
"Too right" agreed Shadow "and what better place to win than on PPV? Lita, you're going to Judgement Day"
"Really?" Lita asked, her eyes bright with excitement
"Consider it a Commissioner decision" confirmed Amanda
"Great! I got a lot of planning and training to get done" said Lita "because Chyna isn't gonna go down easily, I'm gonna have to be prepared"
"But first we celebrate" interrupted Matt "You're going to win that title and you looked so beautiful out there"
"I think I'm going to gag" commented Shadow, making retching noises
"Yeah, save it for private guys" added Amanda
"How you gonna stop us?" laughed Lita, teasingly pulling Matt in for a long kiss
Jeff rolled his eyes and turned away
"You try living with that 24/7" he said, jerking a thumb over his shoulder at them
"We're not that bad Jeff!" protested Matt as they broke apart
"Whatever"
"We have another announcement concerning Judgement Day" said Amanda loudly, trying to diffuse the situation "we need some number one contenders for the tag team titles so there's going to be a Tag Team Turmoil match for the number one contender spot"
"Two teams start, whoever wins stays on, whoever loses leaves and another team joins until there's one team left" continued Shadow "and you guys are going on the list, no sweat"
"Cool!" Jeff exclaimed "those tag titles are our's Matt!"
"Sure are" Matt agreed with a smile before being pulled into another kiss by Lita
"Lets go" groaned Jeff
"What if we want to stay and watch?" suggested Shadow slyly
"You have no choice" replied Jeff
He grabbed her suddenly, swinging her off her feet and slung her over his shoulder and ran out of the room with her.
"You let me go Jeff Nero Hardy!" yelled Shadow, beating on his back with her fists "Manda, a little help would be appreciated"
"Sorry, no can do" called Amanda after them
She turned back to the couple who'd pulled apart at the noise and grinned at them.
"Lets go guys" she said smiling "before Shadow kills him and there's nothing left of him to celebrate with"
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"Mike Awesome"
"Lance Storm"
"There, we named all of Team Canada" said Amanda triumphantly as she put a card down on the table from the collection fanned out in her hand
"Not all, you forgot Major Gunns" corrected Shadow as she put a card down
"Who?"
"Major Gunns, she was their female valet; straight blonde hair, good figure in a bikini top and shorts and...."
"A pair of major gunns, got it"
"OK, lets see, um Buff Bagwell"
"Diamond Dallas Page"
"What are you guys doing? Trying to name all the losers in the wrestling business that you can?" a new voice asked
Jeff stood in the open doorway, looking at them amused. Shadow grinned and shook her head
"Nope, just all the WCW wrestlers we can" she replied, putting a card down and grabbing another
"Exactly my point" said Jeff rolling his eyes
"Yeah, you know what? You're right" Shadow glanced at Amanda, a sly look on her face "Shane Helms"
"Shannon Moore" added Amanda, catching on immediately
"OK, ha ha very funny, you win - they aren't all losers in WCW" said Jeff, walking in and grabbing a chair to sit down on
"Just because they're your OMEGA buddies, they're not losers?" asked Shadow, playing innocent
"Damn right, they're two of me and Matt's best friends so watch what you say" retorted Jeff, straddling the chair backwards and resting his chin on his folded arms over the back of it
"Then why aren't they here in the WWF?" said Amanda
"Just aren't" sighed Jeff "took different paths to me and Matt and ended up in different places, I'd like to think we'll all end up working for the same company but doesn't look like it now, if anything we'll be fighting them instead"
He stared past Shadow and Amanda, seeming to be looking into the past or the future, they couldn't tell. Either way, he wasn't in the same room as they were. Amanda clicked her fingers in front of his face in an effort to bring him out of his trance. Jeff shook his head looking dazed and smiled ruefully, knowing he'd been caught day dreaming. He focused on the card game happening in front of him before his face puckered into a frown
"Why are you two playing cards here when you could easily have a bigger game in the A.P.A office?" he asked finally
"Have you seen the way they play?" asked Amanda "they're so soaked in beer that it don't matter what game you're playing as long as they win and if we're unlucky, they'll want us to strip for them whether we're playing strip poker or not"
"Jackie seems to be able to hold her ground" pointed out Jeff with a black nailed finger
"Jackie is a whole different animal to us" shot back Shadow "she knows how to handle them, we don't"
"I'm sure you could learn" said Jeff teasingly "in fact, I'd be happy to come and watch you guys try to talk your way out of not stripping during strip poker with two drunken Acolytes"
"I'm sure you would but you're not going to" replied Shadow firmly as she placed more cards on the table with a grin
"Shadow, you're no fun" said Jeff, pretending to pout before frowning "hey, there's something I've wanted to ask you for a while"
"What?" asked Shadow
"Your name, I know no one who'd call their kid Shadow so what's your real name?"
"Not saying"
"Come on, it can't be all that bad"
"It's bad enough to want to change it so let's leave it at that"
"It's Candy" said Amanda from behind her fan of cards
"Gee, thanks Manda, you're a real friend" growled Shadow
"Candy? That's your name?" said Jeff, unable to hide his laughter "doesn't sound like a very English name to me"
"That's because it's not my real name, it's what my so called friend over here calls me to annoy me and she's succeeded again" said Shadow, glaring at Amanda who grinned back
"So what is your real name?" asked Jeff, his impatience colouring his words
Shadow sighed before laying her fan of cards down on the desk face down so that she could give Jeff her full attention
"My full name is Candice Rancher" she said "I don't like it because I think it sounds trashy, I hate more than anything else to be called Candy because that's even worse so don't call me that, only Manda can get away with it, just"
"So why Shadow?" asked Jeff intrigued
"It was my nickname back home" replied Shadow shortly, picking up her cards signalling the conversation's end.
Jeff looked at her, her mood was no longer friendly, it was as black as the nail varnish she wore on her fingernails. A frown, supposedly from concentration, marred her face and her shoulders were hunched in. Her name was evidently a touchy subject. Amanda was smiling slightly, she was obviously used to this mood swing. People probably asked Shadow about her name a lot, hence her annoyance.
"How you doing anyway Jeff?" asked Amanda "you come in here for a match?"
"I'm doing ok, you know? It's kinda weird at the moment since Matt's doing the singles thing with the Euro title which is great you know, I mean winning the tag titles is and was amazing but winning a singles title and the fans accepting that win? That's a real rush" Jeff said, his eyes saying more than his words
"You miss tagging huh?" said Amanda softly, pausing putting a card down mid- air as she look at him for his answer
"It's that obvious? Yeah I do, Matt and I still tag but it isn't the same; he hasn't got the hunger to win the titles because he's got one of his own but Matt and I never said we wouldn't go our separate ways so I guess I should do the same, I guess I really enjoyed tagging but I shouldn't get hung up on the past, not when WCW are waiting around the corner for us" sighed Jeff
He pushed his hair off his face, still looking sad. Shadow reached over behind him and flicked the monitor on. The noise from Raw assaulted the room immediately, startling Jeff out of his sadness. He moved his chair so that he got a look at the set.
"Did Lita tell you what she's planning to do tonight?" he asked suddenly his face brightening
"No, why?" asked Shadow suspiciously
"You'll see" Jeff smiled a secret smile as he rested his chin back down again
"I win!" exclaimed Amanda exuberantly, gathering up the cards from the desk "read em and weep, second game in a row I've won"
"Fine" murmured Shadow distractedly "let's get on with the Judgement Day stuff yeah?"
"OK"
Amanda put the cards in an untidy pile on the desk and handed Shadow a stack of dog eared papers, her own stack already in front of her. They both uncapped pens and began scribbling on them. Jeff raised his head a little at the noise
"What you doing?" he asked curiously
"You'll see" replied Shadow with a smirk
Jeff lifted a hand into the gun signal to acknowledge her comment before lowering both his hand and his head slowly. Shadow shook her head, everything Jeff did it seemed like he was drifting through invisible water, taking his time until he exploded suddenly in the ring. What a paradox
"Why aren't you in the locker room with Matt and Lita?" asked Amanda
"Sometimes three's a crowd" answered Jeff "sometimes the third person has to get out"
"Got ya" laughed Manda, dipping her head again
They stayed that way for a while, Shadow and Amanda writing quietly, their concentration broken only by occasional mutters to each other and scrunches of paper being balled and thrown away. Jeff sat seeming mesmerised by the TV, changing positions on the chair often, unable to get comfortable.
"How was training today?" he asked suddenly, not looking away from the TV
"Painful" grimaced Amanda "Raven doesn't care how stretched my back is as long as I can perform a hurricanrana to his perfect standard then I can train"
"Sounds like fun" replied Jeff
"Oh you have no idea" said Amanda darkly
"Come on Manda, it's not that bad" protested Shadow
"You're not the one with the back that feels like the muscles are tied in knots and covered in bruises"
"No but I am the one with aches and pains too ok?"
"Fine, it's not so bad and I did say I'd have a match tonight, got any ideas?"
"Diva wise Chyna and Trish are taken, you've already fought Ivory, Jackie's probably drinking right now, I don't know if you want to fight Molly coz you'll get booed, but then there is a certain She-Devil who has been getting out of line" Shadow suggested with a sly smile
"Terri? Oh come on, she's a little beneath us"
"That's why it'll be fun! Besides you're not feeling so hot right now so a simple match might be what you need, I bet Perry'll come to ringside so I'll have something to do"
There was a pause as Amanda thoughtfully considered it, then she smiled . "Sure, why not? I could do with a laugh, do I get a stipulation?"
"If you want one"
"Actually let's just keep it a simple wrestling match"
"Great, I'll just phone through so that Terri can be told she'll be fighting in an hour or so" Shadow picked up the phone as she spoke
"Guys do you......." Trish began as she walked into the room but stopped short when she saw Jeff, she raised an eyebrow as she continued "oh I didn't know you had....company" the way she said it made it sound like it was a bad thing.
Amanda clenched her teeth to stop herself from saying something she shouldn't.
"What's up Trish?" she said with forced cheeriness
"Nothing except that I'm fighting Chyna tonight for the Women's title!" Trish said with a broad grin
"Really? And you don't mind? That must be a Mcmahon decision coz we sure didn't book that match" mused Amanda "but good luck, we'll be rooting for you"
"Aw thanks, what do you think of the outfit?"
Trish twirled on the spot at her words; she wore a light green singlet top and tight black shorts, a black knee length coat slung on over the top.
"You look good" Jeff said, having torn his eyes away from the monitor
"Hardy honey, last time I checked your opinion was last on the list of ones that mattered" Trish said sweetly before turning back to Amanda who gave her a thumbs up
"Great, so I'll see you guy later?" Trish asked
Amanda nodded and with a final wave to Shadow who waved back, Trish strolled out of the room. Jeff watched her go, his expression hard to read. He turned back to the monitor. Shadow hung up the phone and sighed.
"All taken care of, we're before the Chyna - Trish match" she confirmed, going back to her papers
"Sounds good" said Amanda her eyes dancing "I think I'm gonna have some fun"
*
Terri regarded Amanda with only a little fear, she was scowling more than anything else. Amanda smirked back at her, there was hardly anything of Terri to fight, she was even smaller than Jackie and not even half as skilled. Shadow paced the outside, keeping one eye on Perry who stood on the other side and one eye on the ring. Amanda wouldn't need any help but she was there just in case.
The bell rang and Amanda began circling Terri who wasn't really sure what to do. Amanda walked up close to her still smirking and held her arms out in an almost shrug as if challenging Terri to hurt her. Terri began to look fearful; she turned around to talk to Perry. That was when Amanda struck; she whirled Terri around and hit her with a clothesline. With a curl lipped sneer, she picked up Terri by her hair and tossed her across the ring easily. Shadow clapped enthusiastically on the outside. Amanda threw Terri into the corner and began stomping her in the gut but before taking a few paces back, running and throwing her whole body weight onto Terri who staggered out of the corner dazed. She slammed Terri with a scoop slam and went for a pin, hooking the leg but only got a two count when Terri weakly kicked out. Shaking her head laughing, she picked Terri up by her hair again but once Terri was on her feet, she slapped Amanda's hands away and kicked her in the stomach before grabbing her by the hair and slamming her down backwards. Pain flicked into her back, Amanda grimaced knowing that it would get worse unless she stopped Terri from hurting her back. Terri straddled her and began slamming her head against the canvas with all she was worth before climbing off and going for a pin which got a two count. Terri began kicking her until Amanda shot out a hand and grabbed one of Terri's feet, bringing her crashing to the mat.
Amanda went to bounce off the ropes but as the ref checked on Terri, Amanda found herself falling to the mat as Perry grabbed her ankles and then dragged her out of the ring. He slammed her head on the ring apron and was about to throw her into the steel steps when Shadow, who had been running around the ring, raced up the steps and launched herself onto him in a crossbody. She quickly helped Amanda to her feet and then began dealing with Perry. She picked him up and with a grin, Russian leg sweeped him into the crowd barrier. It was her own little tribute to her trainer, she wondered whether Raven would like it or not. She left Perry lying and went back to her own side of the ring, just in time to see Amanda fly off the top rope in a hurricanrana onto Terri. She clapped and watched in satisfaction as Amanda rolled Terri up for a win. Shadow couldn't help grinning; the match seemed to have revitalised Amanda who was smiling from ear to ear. There's nothing like an easy victory. Shadow slid into the ring and raised Amanda's arm triumphantly. Terri meanwhile had crawled to her feet and was yelling at the ref for his 'fast count'. Rolling her eyes, Amanda tapped Terri on the shoulder and was about to start talking to her when Terri lashed out with a very hard slap. Immediately, Shadow leapt forward and punched Terri hard across the face. She threw Terri onto the ropes and was about to clothesline her out of the ring when someone clubbed her across the back of the neck. Perry turned her around and began throwing hard rights at her before throwing her off the ropes and into a backbreaker. Shadow grabbed the ropes to try to get to her feet; she could see Perry standing, waiting for her to stand when Amanda quickly skidded down behind him and hit him with a low blow. Perry staggered about in obvious pain until Amanda grabbed him, ran and jumped off the ropes into a tornado DDT which left him crumpled on the mat. As Shadow got to her feet, Terri made her presence felt again by jumping onto her back, choking her out. Shadow couldn't get a good grip on her to flip Terri off due to her lack of clothes and she could feel her breath disappearing by the minute. She staggered over to the corner so that Terri stood on the second rope, triumphantly still choking her out. With a quick flash of movement, Shadow reached back and ripped Terri's tan strap top off her, revealing a strapless bra of the same colour. Terri shrieked, letting go of Shadow immediately.
"You bitch! Perry get her!" Terri yelled, trying to cover herself up
"Sorry babe but your boyfriend's out cold" called Amanda where she stood over Perry's body while the referee was knelt beside him, trying to wake him up
Before Terri could reply, Shadow grabbed her and suplexed her off the second rope and onto the canvas. Terri didn't speak after that and the referee had two people to try and revive. Shadow joined Amanda standing over Perry. They grinned at each other and high fived before wandering out of the ring arm in arm.
"Nice top you got there" commented Amanda as they made their way up the ramp
"You think it's my colour?" asked Shadow with a laugh, holding it up
Grinning, she balled it up and threw it into the crowd. There was a cheer as people leapt for it and clapping as one person caught it.
"Someone's gonna be having wet dreams for months" muttered Amanda as they headed into the back
"Manda, sometimes it's best to keep these thoughts to yourself ok?" Shadow said rolling her eyes
*
"Thought you guys would never get here" said Matt, throwing a bottle of water to Amanda
"Sorry, we had to change" replied Amanda settling down on the bench beside Matt
"Nice job on Terri and Perry" offered Jeff from his sprawling position on the locker room floor
"We try" beamed Shadow, settling down next to him "besides, it was fun, wasn't it Manda?"
"Sure was" replied Amanda with a grin "Why are we even here guys? I mean we know it's got something to do with Lita but Jeff wouldn't tell us what so why not let us in on the secret?"
"No, you gotta wait and see like everyone else" laughed Matt
On screen, Chyna press slammed Trish down. Shadow winced, she knew that had to be painful, she'd been slammed like that by Raven but she was willing to bet that done by Chyna it would be even more painful.
"Mcmahon still hasn't forgiven her" she muttered "she shouldn't have to suffer"
"Shadow, what have I told you about solving problems?" said Amanda
"What have you said?" asked Jeff intrigued
"Shadow keeps trying to solve everyone's problems for them, she wants Lita and Trish to be friends for example which I say is damn near impossible right now, she's gotta learn to let go" Amanda said the last two words directly at Shadow who raised an eyebrow as if offended
"Fine Manda, you win, I'll shut up ok?" she offered, turning back to the monitor
"Good good"
There was silence as they watched Chyna win the match and claim that there wasn't enough competition for her and that now, she was going to spank her opponents after the matches.
"Oh God" groaned Amanda covering her eyes "that's a threat"
"Just watch" said Matt smiling
Suddenly they heard Lita's music hit and she appeared, smiling with a microphone in hand. Shadow went to speak but Jeff put a finger to his lips. They watched and listened as Lita challenged Chyna for the Women's Championship match and Chyna accepted.
"Now can I speak?" burst out Shadow
Jeff nodded so Shadow quickly scrambled to her feet with an ear splitting grin on her face
"Let's go celebrate!" she crowed loudly, punching the air
"I can't believe you guys didn't tell us" said Amanda "it's mega news you know, no one really has posed a threat to Chyna before"
"Until me" said a happy voice
Lita appeared in the doorway, unable to stop smiling. Matt wrapped an arm around her shoulders, holding her close
"You did good baby, you're gonna own that title" he said
"Too right" agreed Shadow "and what better place to win than on PPV? Lita, you're going to Judgement Day"
"Really?" Lita asked, her eyes bright with excitement
"Consider it a Commissioner decision" confirmed Amanda
"Great! I got a lot of planning and training to get done" said Lita "because Chyna isn't gonna go down easily, I'm gonna have to be prepared"
"But first we celebrate" interrupted Matt "You're going to win that title and you looked so beautiful out there"
"I think I'm going to gag" commented Shadow, making retching noises
"Yeah, save it for private guys" added Amanda
"How you gonna stop us?" laughed Lita, teasingly pulling Matt in for a long kiss
Jeff rolled his eyes and turned away
"You try living with that 24/7" he said, jerking a thumb over his shoulder at them
"We're not that bad Jeff!" protested Matt as they broke apart
"Whatever"
"We have another announcement concerning Judgement Day" said Amanda loudly, trying to diffuse the situation "we need some number one contenders for the tag team titles so there's going to be a Tag Team Turmoil match for the number one contender spot"
"Two teams start, whoever wins stays on, whoever loses leaves and another team joins until there's one team left" continued Shadow "and you guys are going on the list, no sweat"
"Cool!" Jeff exclaimed "those tag titles are our's Matt!"
"Sure are" Matt agreed with a smile before being pulled into another kiss by Lita
"Lets go" groaned Jeff
"What if we want to stay and watch?" suggested Shadow slyly
"You have no choice" replied Jeff
He grabbed her suddenly, swinging her off her feet and slung her over his shoulder and ran out of the room with her.
"You let me go Jeff Nero Hardy!" yelled Shadow, beating on his back with her fists "Manda, a little help would be appreciated"
"Sorry, no can do" called Amanda after them
She turned back to the couple who'd pulled apart at the noise and grinned at them.
"Lets go guys" she said smiling "before Shadow kills him and there's nothing left of him to celebrate with"
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