The crowd cheered as they heard the music of the youngest
McMahon fill the arena. Stephanie smiled at the crowd, relieved that her ribs
weren't bothering her too much.
She entered the ring, accepting a microphone from the ring
announcer Tony Chimel. She sighed before she spoke.
"You know, I am getting sick and tired of your antics, Daddy.
You put me in the ring with a monster just because you don't like Zach Gowen.
You sicced a 350 pound monster on me at Unforgiven to protect your little whore
Sable. You put me in a match with the A-Train just because I won't quit. Well,
Daddy, until you fire me, I will not quit as General Manager of SmackDown!"
Just as Stephanie expected, the music of her father hit, and the
patriarch of the McMahon family came from backstage, flanked by Sable, the Big
Show, and A-Train. Stephanie swallowed, refusing the sudden urge to leap out of
the ring and run for her life. They had a plan, and she was going to stand her
ground.
"Steph, Steph, Steph," Vince sighed, shaking his head. "You were
always defiant." Stephanie nearly smirked at the crowd's reaction to her father
and crew's arrival. The jeers were so loud that she could barely hear her
father.
"You know, Stephanie, I thought you would have learned your
lesson when I put you in the match with the Big Show. Heck, I thought it would
be done when Sable brutalized you at Unforgiven. And last week, when the A- Train
annihilated you, I could only hope that you wouldn't come back. But Steph, you
are a McMahon. You refuse to give up. In fact, you're just like me!"
"I am nothing like you," Stephanie spat, drawing cheers from the
crowd.
Vince raised his eyebrows, not all that surprised at the smart
tone in his daughter's mouth. Rather, Vince simply shook his head, turning to
the large men next to him. "I hate to say this, Show, A-Train, but it looks as
if we need to teach her yet another lesson," Vince said.
With that, he dropped his microphone to the stage and the four
walked down to the ring. Stephanie discarded her microphone, standing defiantly
in the ring.
Her legs shook as the four entered the ring, and Stephanie
resisted the urge to attack Sable as Vince held open the ropes for the blonde
woman. They had a plan, and Stephanie wasn't going to let her hatred for Sable
ruin it.
She stood still as the Big Show approached her, looking
questioningly at his boss. Vince nodded, and the Big Show turned back to
Stephanie.
Although she was expecting it, the youngest McMahon still gasped
in pain when the Big Show's massive hand reached out and grasped her throat. She
brought both her hands up to try to loosen his grip, only to struggle for breath
as his grip became tighter.
Stephanie felt herself being lifted off the ground, the obvious
intent being a chokeslam to the mat. However, the music of the Undertaker hit,
and Stephanie felt herself being dropped to the mat, not ceremoniously but
better than a bone crushing slam.
The crowd cheered once again as the Undertaker ran out from
backstage, followed closely by John Cena. The obvious surprise of the two
working together was evident but the crowd was glad someone was stopping this
madness.
The two slid in the ring as Sable jumped out, wanting no part of
the two men. Undertaker went for the Big Show and Cena went for A-Train, both
starting a vicious assault on McMahon's cronies. However, Vince stayed in the
ring, jumping the Undertaker from behind. The large man turned around, his anger
and annoyance obvious, but the distraction from Vince was enough for the Big
Show to attack the Undertaker from behind. A-Train had gained advantage over
Cena, and the large man was now slamming him into the corner. Vince turned his
attention to Stephanie, his obvious plan to destroy the woman slumped in the
corner, gasping for breath.
At this point, Lilian leapt over the barrier and grabbed a steel
chair, sliding quickly and easily in the ring. The Big Show cried a warning to
Vince, but it was too late as Lilian swung the steel chair into the back of his
head. Stephanie slid out of the ring, leaning against the barrier as she watched
her friend swing the chair again, this time directly into the stomach of the Big
Show, who had abandoned the beat down to the Undertaker.
The chair shot barely fazed the big man, and he reached out and
grabbed Lilian by the throat. Still, the little blonde fought, kicking him
directly in the groin. The monster fell to his knees with a roar and Lilian slid
out of the ring as Cena got the upper hand on A-Train and the Undertaker took
control over Big Show.
Lilian barely had time to gloat before someone attacked her from
behind. She fell to the mat, turning in order to see who attacked her.
Sable stood over her, Vince egging her on from behind, holding
the back of his head. Lilian tried to get away but a sharp kick to the stomach
stopped her. She howled in anger as Sable pulled her up by the hair, sending
another hard kick in her stomach. Lilian doubled over in pain, and she felt
herself being lifted up to sit in Sable's shoulders.
'Oh, God, I'm going to be powerbombed through a table,' Lilian
realized. She closed her eyes, waiting for the impact to come.
It never did.
Instead, before Sable could do anything, a strong pair of arms
encircled her upper chest and lifted Lilian out of Sable's grasp. Lilian dared
to open her eyes as the Undertaker easily lifted the little blonde over the top
rope and swung her up so he could support her across the back and under the
knees.
Lilian looked into the Undertaker's eyes, surprised that he
actually saved her. Granted, they never had a problem with each other, but it
was a weird sensation to be in the arms of the Undertaker.
A-Train, Big Show, Sable and Vince all retreated toward the
stage area. Stephanie slid back in the ring, picking up her microphone from
earlier. "You want a battle, Daddy, then you got one! I'd like you to meet my
new assistant, Lilian Garcia, and our bodyguards John Cena and the Undertaker!"
she yelled, happy when she finally saw fear in the eyes of her father.
The strength may have been uneven, but the numbers game sure
wasn't.
McMahon fill the arena. Stephanie smiled at the crowd, relieved that her ribs
weren't bothering her too much.
She entered the ring, accepting a microphone from the ring
announcer Tony Chimel. She sighed before she spoke.
"You know, I am getting sick and tired of your antics, Daddy.
You put me in the ring with a monster just because you don't like Zach Gowen.
You sicced a 350 pound monster on me at Unforgiven to protect your little whore
Sable. You put me in a match with the A-Train just because I won't quit. Well,
Daddy, until you fire me, I will not quit as General Manager of SmackDown!"
Just as Stephanie expected, the music of her father hit, and the
patriarch of the McMahon family came from backstage, flanked by Sable, the Big
Show, and A-Train. Stephanie swallowed, refusing the sudden urge to leap out of
the ring and run for her life. They had a plan, and she was going to stand her
ground.
"Steph, Steph, Steph," Vince sighed, shaking his head. "You were
always defiant." Stephanie nearly smirked at the crowd's reaction to her father
and crew's arrival. The jeers were so loud that she could barely hear her
father.
"You know, Stephanie, I thought you would have learned your
lesson when I put you in the match with the Big Show. Heck, I thought it would
be done when Sable brutalized you at Unforgiven. And last week, when the A- Train
annihilated you, I could only hope that you wouldn't come back. But Steph, you
are a McMahon. You refuse to give up. In fact, you're just like me!"
"I am nothing like you," Stephanie spat, drawing cheers from the
crowd.
Vince raised his eyebrows, not all that surprised at the smart
tone in his daughter's mouth. Rather, Vince simply shook his head, turning to
the large men next to him. "I hate to say this, Show, A-Train, but it looks as
if we need to teach her yet another lesson," Vince said.
With that, he dropped his microphone to the stage and the four
walked down to the ring. Stephanie discarded her microphone, standing defiantly
in the ring.
Her legs shook as the four entered the ring, and Stephanie
resisted the urge to attack Sable as Vince held open the ropes for the blonde
woman. They had a plan, and Stephanie wasn't going to let her hatred for Sable
ruin it.
She stood still as the Big Show approached her, looking
questioningly at his boss. Vince nodded, and the Big Show turned back to
Stephanie.
Although she was expecting it, the youngest McMahon still gasped
in pain when the Big Show's massive hand reached out and grasped her throat. She
brought both her hands up to try to loosen his grip, only to struggle for breath
as his grip became tighter.
Stephanie felt herself being lifted off the ground, the obvious
intent being a chokeslam to the mat. However, the music of the Undertaker hit,
and Stephanie felt herself being dropped to the mat, not ceremoniously but
better than a bone crushing slam.
The crowd cheered once again as the Undertaker ran out from
backstage, followed closely by John Cena. The obvious surprise of the two
working together was evident but the crowd was glad someone was stopping this
madness.
The two slid in the ring as Sable jumped out, wanting no part of
the two men. Undertaker went for the Big Show and Cena went for A-Train, both
starting a vicious assault on McMahon's cronies. However, Vince stayed in the
ring, jumping the Undertaker from behind. The large man turned around, his anger
and annoyance obvious, but the distraction from Vince was enough for the Big
Show to attack the Undertaker from behind. A-Train had gained advantage over
Cena, and the large man was now slamming him into the corner. Vince turned his
attention to Stephanie, his obvious plan to destroy the woman slumped in the
corner, gasping for breath.
At this point, Lilian leapt over the barrier and grabbed a steel
chair, sliding quickly and easily in the ring. The Big Show cried a warning to
Vince, but it was too late as Lilian swung the steel chair into the back of his
head. Stephanie slid out of the ring, leaning against the barrier as she watched
her friend swing the chair again, this time directly into the stomach of the Big
Show, who had abandoned the beat down to the Undertaker.
The chair shot barely fazed the big man, and he reached out and
grabbed Lilian by the throat. Still, the little blonde fought, kicking him
directly in the groin. The monster fell to his knees with a roar and Lilian slid
out of the ring as Cena got the upper hand on A-Train and the Undertaker took
control over Big Show.
Lilian barely had time to gloat before someone attacked her from
behind. She fell to the mat, turning in order to see who attacked her.
Sable stood over her, Vince egging her on from behind, holding
the back of his head. Lilian tried to get away but a sharp kick to the stomach
stopped her. She howled in anger as Sable pulled her up by the hair, sending
another hard kick in her stomach. Lilian doubled over in pain, and she felt
herself being lifted up to sit in Sable's shoulders.
'Oh, God, I'm going to be powerbombed through a table,' Lilian
realized. She closed her eyes, waiting for the impact to come.
It never did.
Instead, before Sable could do anything, a strong pair of arms
encircled her upper chest and lifted Lilian out of Sable's grasp. Lilian dared
to open her eyes as the Undertaker easily lifted the little blonde over the top
rope and swung her up so he could support her across the back and under the
knees.
Lilian looked into the Undertaker's eyes, surprised that he
actually saved her. Granted, they never had a problem with each other, but it
was a weird sensation to be in the arms of the Undertaker.
A-Train, Big Show, Sable and Vince all retreated toward the
stage area. Stephanie slid back in the ring, picking up her microphone from
earlier. "You want a battle, Daddy, then you got one! I'd like you to meet my
new assistant, Lilian Garcia, and our bodyguards John Cena and the Undertaker!"
she yelled, happy when she finally saw fear in the eyes of her father.
The strength may have been uneven, but the numbers game sure
wasn't.
