Okay, the muse got rolling on this one. Â So here's the next part of The
Approaching Storm. Â I twist some things in the WWF Storyline right up
through next Monday.
TITLE: The Approaching Storm Chapter One
AUTHOR: Juliet3:16
EMAIL: Sweetvalley99@aol.com
RATING: *R*
CONTENT: Â VIOLENCE, RAPE/NON - CONSENSUAL SEX, ADULT LANGUAGE, CHARACTER DEATH.
CATEGORY: ADULT, ANGST, DRAMA, CHARACTER DEATH.
SPOILERS: Through the 3/24/02 RAW where Steph is in the handicap match to keep her place in the WWF (Yes I know it's been changed to a Triple Threat, but I prefer to keep this a handicap match. Â You'll see why when you read the chapter). Â I've also tweaked some history here and there from at least January to make some things I have work. Â Chapter One takes place six months after the prologue which was set at the 2/18/02 RAW in Chicago where Rock got hit with that ambulance.
SUMMARY: Â The nWo's mayhem destroys two lives and changes the wrestling landscape forever*THIS CHAPTER TAKES PLACE SIX MONTHS AFTER THE 2/18/02 RAW*
DISCLAIMER: Â If I owned the characters then I'd take out Rocky's "death" and implement the rest of this as what really should've gone down at 'Mania and the events that lead into the split in companies.
DISTRIBUTION: The Realm, Fanfiction.net under the name Juliet3:16 2000.
The Approaching Storm
Chapter One
Things Change
   Lita watched helplessly in the lockerroom as the nWo did some more damage to Edge and Christian.  She watched the gang finish up their assault, spraypainting nWo on both blonde Canadians backs and leave.
   It's not fair, they've got their own company now, why don't they just destroy that one before they come after us, the Extreme diva sighed bitterly, At least they didn't kill anybody this time.
   It had been at least six months since the heinous act of violence that put Trish Stratus in a deep coma and claimed the life of the Rock. Six months since nWo's mayhem changed the landscape of wrestling forever.
   Ric Flair, furious over the nWo's vile actions and the fact that Vince got the nWo off with only involuntary manslaughter and community service, challenged McMahon to a winner - take - all match at WrestleMania. Rules were simple: Whoever won got 100% of the World Wrestling Federation, the loser got nothing and would have to leave the Federation forever.
   Didn't quite work out that way, Lita thought ruefully.
   "Hey red, how you doing?" a somber voice came from behind her, placing a hand on her shoulder.
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   Despite the carnage that Lita had just seen, she couldn't help but manage a ghost of a smile for her boyfriend.
   "Just fine if the nWo would just confine themselves to their own show and leave the WWF completely alone," the tall redhead said turning around to look straight into the dark eyes of Shane McMahon.
   Shane had been the difference maker in determining who would get control of the WWF at WrestleMania.  Vince and Ric went at each other with everything they had.  Vince was actually having the apprehend on Flair, thanks to the Undertaker and nWo's interference and it seemed that Vince would finally succeed in driving his nemesis out of the WWF forever.
   Until Shane came to ringside.
   Nobody had a clue that the eldest McMahon child had even been in Toronto, let alone at the Skydome arena.  When Vince waived off the security that tried to evict Shane from the arena, it seemed that both the final nail in Flair's coffin and a full - fledged family reunion was insured.  While Vince's daughter Stephanie was distracting the referee, Vince motioned his son to come into the ring with a chair for what everybody assumed was the crushing blow to Ric Flair's distinguished career.
   But instead of Flair getting hit, Shane cracked his father over the head with the chair.  Shane then helped Flair get to his feet.  Flair managed to regain the upperhand against Vince, eventually getting the patriarch of the McMahon family to submit to the Figure Four leglock for total control of the World Wrestling Federation.
   The moments that followed where complete chaos.  The nWo and the rest of the lockerroom cleared to fight each other in the largest brawl in Federation history. Stephanie stepped into the ring to confront her brother over his betrayal, slapping her brother in the process.  Shane shoved his sister into his soon - to - be - ex - brother - in - law Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who then pedigreed his estranged wife for costing him the undisputed championship earlier in the night.
   The following night on RAW, the now - exiled McMahon patriarch and his daughter got two additional shocks: Not only was Vince's now - ex - wife Linda keeping her position as WWF CEO, but Flair had given Shane back 25% of the shares Shane and Stephanie had sold when they put everything they'd had into the now - defunct Alliance.  A week later, Stephanie lost a handicap match with Chris Jericho against her husband Triple H when Hunter pinned her and was forced into seemingly permanent exile.  Although he'd gotten rid of his soon - to - ex, Triple H did not win the title as Stephanie had brokered a deal where if she got pinned by Hunter, Jericho would not lose the titles, even though she'd honor the "leave the Federation forever" stipulation of the match.  No one had seen hid nor hair of the "Billion Dollar Princess" since the day she'd lost the match.
   Vince however, vowing to destroy the company he'd created, created another company under the nWo banner, stealing many wrestlers including the World and Women's champions, eventually forcing a deal that allowed the WWF Women's and World titles to be defended in both companies until the turncoats, Jazz, and Jericho were beaten for the belts by a WWF contracted competitor. Vince also got control of SMACKDOWN out of the deal as well.  The list of wrestlers who both joined the nWo controlled company and stayed loyal to the WWF under Ric Flair were both predictable and surprising.
   "Lita?" Shane asked, breaking the redhead from her thoughts.
   "Hm?" Lita responded, clearly still distracted by her thoughts.
   "I asked if you were going to the hospital while we were in Chicago?" Shane repeated his earlier question. "Are you okay?"
   Speaking of the one thing that hasn't changed in six months, Lita sighed looking at her lover.  "I was just thinking about how much things have changed in six months."
   Shane nodded somberly. The last six months had been hard on everyone loyal to the WWF, but they'd been especially hard on Lita.
   "Come on Red, let's go pay Trish a visit," Shane said, absently stroking the redhead's arm.
   Lita stood, taking one last look at the monitor in time to see Edge and Christian being helped from the ring by WWF officials.  "Let's check to see if Edge and Christian are okay first, to see if their okay before we leave."
   Shane nodded and the duo walked out of the lockerroom.
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TITLE: The Approaching Storm Chapter One
AUTHOR: Juliet3:16
EMAIL: Sweetvalley99@aol.com
RATING: *R*
CONTENT: Â VIOLENCE, RAPE/NON - CONSENSUAL SEX, ADULT LANGUAGE, CHARACTER DEATH.
CATEGORY: ADULT, ANGST, DRAMA, CHARACTER DEATH.
SPOILERS: Through the 3/24/02 RAW where Steph is in the handicap match to keep her place in the WWF (Yes I know it's been changed to a Triple Threat, but I prefer to keep this a handicap match. Â You'll see why when you read the chapter). Â I've also tweaked some history here and there from at least January to make some things I have work. Â Chapter One takes place six months after the prologue which was set at the 2/18/02 RAW in Chicago where Rock got hit with that ambulance.
SUMMARY: Â The nWo's mayhem destroys two lives and changes the wrestling landscape forever*THIS CHAPTER TAKES PLACE SIX MONTHS AFTER THE 2/18/02 RAW*
DISCLAIMER: Â If I owned the characters then I'd take out Rocky's "death" and implement the rest of this as what really should've gone down at 'Mania and the events that lead into the split in companies.
DISTRIBUTION: The Realm, Fanfiction.net under the name Juliet3:16 2000.
The Approaching Storm
Chapter One
Things Change
   Lita watched helplessly in the lockerroom as the nWo did some more damage to Edge and Christian.  She watched the gang finish up their assault, spraypainting nWo on both blonde Canadians backs and leave.
   It's not fair, they've got their own company now, why don't they just destroy that one before they come after us, the Extreme diva sighed bitterly, At least they didn't kill anybody this time.
   It had been at least six months since the heinous act of violence that put Trish Stratus in a deep coma and claimed the life of the Rock. Six months since nWo's mayhem changed the landscape of wrestling forever.
   Ric Flair, furious over the nWo's vile actions and the fact that Vince got the nWo off with only involuntary manslaughter and community service, challenged McMahon to a winner - take - all match at WrestleMania. Rules were simple: Whoever won got 100% of the World Wrestling Federation, the loser got nothing and would have to leave the Federation forever.
   Didn't quite work out that way, Lita thought ruefully.
   "Hey red, how you doing?" a somber voice came from behind her, placing a hand on her shoulder.
  Â
   Despite the carnage that Lita had just seen, she couldn't help but manage a ghost of a smile for her boyfriend.
   "Just fine if the nWo would just confine themselves to their own show and leave the WWF completely alone," the tall redhead said turning around to look straight into the dark eyes of Shane McMahon.
   Shane had been the difference maker in determining who would get control of the WWF at WrestleMania.  Vince and Ric went at each other with everything they had.  Vince was actually having the apprehend on Flair, thanks to the Undertaker and nWo's interference and it seemed that Vince would finally succeed in driving his nemesis out of the WWF forever.
   Until Shane came to ringside.
   Nobody had a clue that the eldest McMahon child had even been in Toronto, let alone at the Skydome arena.  When Vince waived off the security that tried to evict Shane from the arena, it seemed that both the final nail in Flair's coffin and a full - fledged family reunion was insured.  While Vince's daughter Stephanie was distracting the referee, Vince motioned his son to come into the ring with a chair for what everybody assumed was the crushing blow to Ric Flair's distinguished career.
   But instead of Flair getting hit, Shane cracked his father over the head with the chair.  Shane then helped Flair get to his feet.  Flair managed to regain the upperhand against Vince, eventually getting the patriarch of the McMahon family to submit to the Figure Four leglock for total control of the World Wrestling Federation.
   The moments that followed where complete chaos.  The nWo and the rest of the lockerroom cleared to fight each other in the largest brawl in Federation history. Stephanie stepped into the ring to confront her brother over his betrayal, slapping her brother in the process.  Shane shoved his sister into his soon - to - be - ex - brother - in - law Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who then pedigreed his estranged wife for costing him the undisputed championship earlier in the night.
   The following night on RAW, the now - exiled McMahon patriarch and his daughter got two additional shocks: Not only was Vince's now - ex - wife Linda keeping her position as WWF CEO, but Flair had given Shane back 25% of the shares Shane and Stephanie had sold when they put everything they'd had into the now - defunct Alliance.  A week later, Stephanie lost a handicap match with Chris Jericho against her husband Triple H when Hunter pinned her and was forced into seemingly permanent exile.  Although he'd gotten rid of his soon - to - ex, Triple H did not win the title as Stephanie had brokered a deal where if she got pinned by Hunter, Jericho would not lose the titles, even though she'd honor the "leave the Federation forever" stipulation of the match.  No one had seen hid nor hair of the "Billion Dollar Princess" since the day she'd lost the match.
   Vince however, vowing to destroy the company he'd created, created another company under the nWo banner, stealing many wrestlers including the World and Women's champions, eventually forcing a deal that allowed the WWF Women's and World titles to be defended in both companies until the turncoats, Jazz, and Jericho were beaten for the belts by a WWF contracted competitor. Vince also got control of SMACKDOWN out of the deal as well.  The list of wrestlers who both joined the nWo controlled company and stayed loyal to the WWF under Ric Flair were both predictable and surprising.
   "Lita?" Shane asked, breaking the redhead from her thoughts.
   "Hm?" Lita responded, clearly still distracted by her thoughts.
   "I asked if you were going to the hospital while we were in Chicago?" Shane repeated his earlier question. "Are you okay?"
   Speaking of the one thing that hasn't changed in six months, Lita sighed looking at her lover.  "I was just thinking about how much things have changed in six months."
   Shane nodded somberly. The last six months had been hard on everyone loyal to the WWF, but they'd been especially hard on Lita.
   "Come on Red, let's go pay Trish a visit," Shane said, absently stroking the redhead's arm.
   Lita stood, taking one last look at the monitor in time to see Edge and Christian being helped from the ring by WWF officials.  "Let's check to see if Edge and Christian are okay first, to see if their okay before we leave."
   Shane nodded and the duo walked out of the lockerroom.
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