Title: A Thirst for Blood
Rating: R
Chapter: 01
Disclaimer: I don't own the WWE, or any characters. Only the plot. Everything else belongs to the WWE.
Authors Note: There's no specific time period in which this story takes place, and a few things have been changed. Edge and Christian are still a team, and Team eXtreme is also still a team.
"When the hell are they ever going to get over it? They can't beat us, I don't understand why they keep asking for all these matches!" Matt Hardy exclaimed as he burst through the door to the locker room he was sharing with his brother, Jeff Hardy, and the third member of their stable, Lita. Looking up from the book she'd been previously concentrating on, "Interview with the Vampire," by Anne Rice, the red head raised a curious eyebrow.
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"Edge and Christian. Jeff and I have yet another match against them. Now, I'm not one to get cocky or full of myself," he drawled in his southern accent, "but we've gone against them already so many times. They just can't face the fact that we're the champions now!"
"Well," Jeff said, throwing his opinion in, "it seems like every time we go up against them nowadays, them two blondes have got something up their sleeves. They're probably just trying to make fun of us again. You think they'd learn, huh? They ain't never gonna get the best of us."
Lita nodded in agreement. "Just make sure you two watch yourselves out there. Like you said, Jeff, they've always got something up their sleeve. You never know what it may be. They may be blonde, but they are quite tricky. They came very close to getting those titles back with the whole 'Conquistador' thing," she added, pointing to the two golden tag team titles hung on the arm of the small couch.
"Are you gonna be out there with us tonight?" Matt asked her. Lita shook her head.
"I've got a match against Trish tonight. I wish I could, but I really have to prepare. I can't afford to lose any more matches. I want to make sure I keep my spot as number one contender for the Womans Title."
"Good luck on that, by the way. Although I'm sure you won't have any problem beating Trish," Jeff said.
"Yeah. There's another blonde that's always a thorn in our side," Matt threw in, laughing slightly. Lita just shook her head, laughing as well.
(Later that night)
"Whelp, next up we got one of them classic feuds, Edge and Christian verses the ol' Hardy Boys," Jim Ross said in his own country accent. As the lights in the arena dimmed, the audience awaited the streaming strobe lights and the entrance theme starting with the familiar line, "You think you know me." However, what they got was a reddish glow throughout the arena and the somewhat familiar theme music that began with haunting whispers. Finally the silhouette of the awaited tag team appeared, except there were three shadows. As the three made their way more into the light, the audience found that Edge and Christian were being accompanied by their old friend, Gangrel. The arena was almost silent as the three made their way into the ring, extremely confused as to why Gangrel was accompanying Edge and Christian once again.
The three stood in the ring, glancing around. There were no five-second poses offered by Edge or Christian, and no goofy gags made by the Canadian brothers. They simply stood and glared as they awaited their entrance theme's ending. When it did end and the lights returned to normal, Gangrel was handed a mic. Before speaking, he let out a deep, menacing laugh that almost sounded as if it were a growl.
"Quite a surprise to you all, I suppose." He paused, looking to the two blondes standing to his side. He lifted the mic once again. "I'm not here to bore you all with a never ending speech as many others do. I'm simply here to say that the Era of Awesomeness is over. It's time for rebirth. Things around here are going to be changing, I will see to that." Before Gangrel could finish anything he was saying, the beating of a drum followed by a guitar sounded the entrance of the Hardy Boys. Not bothering to show off for the crowd, to the two brother ran to the ring, sliding in and starting the match as fast as possible. The match was soon under control, with Gangrel off on the sidelines, Jeff and Christian behind the ropes, and Matt and Edge battling it out in the ring.
Matt soon found himself the weaker of the two, and he knew that if he didn't tag out soon, the match would be lost. He made the tag to Jeff, and Edge granted his brother's wishes by tagging him in. Jeff and Christian went at it for a few minutes, but much to Jeff's dismay, Christian seemed a lot more powerful than he ever had been before. Jeff continued to fight nevertheless, and soon found himself back in control. He climbed the top rope after taking Christian out with a DDT, and jumped off, landing a perfect Swanton Bomb. However, it was the mat he landed on. Moments before his landing, Christian rolled out of the way. Both men crawled to their brothers and made the tag.
Matt fought with everything he could, but he became the victim of Edge's Downward Spiral. Quickly covering the Hardy boy, Edge won the match for he and his brother. Before their music had a chance to play, Gangrel had taken control of the mic once again. Standing over the body of the darker haired Hardy, he lifted it to his lips.
"As I said, things around here are going to be changing. Mark my words, boys. Welcome to the Era of The Brood."