High School Drama
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters—they belong to the mega wrestling company, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).
Summary: A high school comedy about love, friendship, bullies, cliques, and basically all the elements which make up a good high school drama! Starring John Cena, The Hardy Boyz, Lita, Triple H, Randy Orton, Stacy Keibler, Y2J, Kurt Angle, Christy Hemme, JBL, Torrie Wilson, Trish Stratus, HBK, Los Guerreros, and many more!
A/N: Let's just pretend that all the wrestlers are in high school (despite the age differences), ok? Well, except for the really old ones or legends like Vince McMahon, Linda McMahon, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Mick Foley, and those other ones. I'll be considering for the medium-aged ones like JBL, Triple H, Booker T and HBK to be in University. I don't know—depends on how the story goes.
By the way, this story is set before the Draft Lottery.
Chapter 13: The Final Match
Crash! The sound of glass shatters filled the arena, and every student cheered and clapped. "The following contest is telecast LIVE and it is a Triple Threat match—finally, not a Fatal Four-Way!—for the WWE Championship!" Vince practically yelled to the mic. Students cheered very loudly; even louder than the first match of the day. "Introducing first: From Victoria, Texas… weighing in 252 lbs… Stone Cold Steve Austin!" Austin came running into the arena, raising his middle fingers (A/N: I can't see why he's so proud for doing that 0) high—which people cheered heavily at.
As Austin got on the ring, Vince gave him evil eyes. Austin appeared as if he couldn't care less. Next up was the current most hated student in the school: John Bradshaw Layfield. The sound of bell ringing hit the arena, and people groaned loudly. A white limo appeared, and its passenger stepped out with a glum (due to Amy being kidnapped) but superior look on his face. "Making his way to the ring, from New York City, New York… weighing in 297 lbs… John Bradshaw Layfield!" JBL spread out his arms, smiling not too proudly like he usually did, and walked to the ring alone (The Cabinet had been knocked out badly in the U.S. Championship match).
The two men were on the ring now. Both kept an eye at each other, whilst waiting for the last competitor to reach his way out to the stage. Everyone held their breath silently… and let it out when they heard the electrifying phrase: "If you smell… what The Rock…. Is Cooking!" (A/N: It's The Rock's old theme, a better version—according to my brother) They chanted along excitedly, and the most awaited man at the moment had arrived. That powerful sentence was followed by the saying, "The Rock Says" over and over again. The Rock walked out with a mixed expression of nervousness and confidence. He climbed up to each turnbuckle and raised his fist in the air. The audience roared in response.
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. John Bradshaw Layfield vs. The Rock – WWE Championship
The three had a staredown in the middle of the ring. JBL made the first move. He threw a punch but Austin blocked it and gave JBL a series of right hands. The Rock turned Austin around and gave him a series of right hands as well. Then Batista gave The Rock and Austin punches simultaneously. Wait a second. Why the hell is Batista here? Evolution's theme hits the arena. Ric Flair and Randy Orton stormed to the ring. Then Triple H and Stephanie McMahon made their way out to the ring. Batista was on JBL as Flair was on The Rock. Randy was taking Austin. Flair stomped The Rock on the corner as Batista gave JBL quick, powerful shots to the forehead. Randy gave Austin a series of European uppercuts and forced Austin to back away. Stephanie joined Flair on stomping The Rock as Triple H gave Austin punches straight to the face. The ref signed for the bell and the match was over!
Result: No Contest
As planned, Vince stood up from his chair at ringside and entered the ring with a microphone clutched in his left hand. Vince begged for Evolution to stop this.
"Triple H! The Game! Cerebral Assassin, whatever you wanna call yourself, I beg you to stop this carnage!" Vince pleaded. The Evolution members stopped and looked at Vince. Triple H smiled.
"Well, Vince? I've got things here I wanted to say here LIVE in front of all the students… First of all, that's not how you would wanna ask a favor, is it? Boys, continue!" Triple H said. Evolution members and Stephanie continued their assault on the three competitors.
"Alright, can you PLEASE stop this and let these three have the match? I'm begging you!" Vince looked down.
Triple H's smile grew wider. "What's the matter, Vince? Look at me! I said, LOOK AT ME!"
Stephanie's smile vanished. Now she looked anxious. Vince looked at Triple H. "Hunter, please leave the ring and let us have the match."
"Humph. Still not good enough. GET ON YOUR KNEES AND BOW!" Triple H yelled at the top of his lung.
Vince knelt and said, "Can you and your boys PLEASE leave and let us have the WWE Championship match."
"I said, BOW!" Triple H replied.
Vince bowed. "Can you and your Evolution boys please leave? I'm begging you!"
Triple H smiled and looked at Flair and the others. They all smiled back and Flair gave him thumbs-up. Stephanie had a concerned look on her face. "Well… I gotta say that it's a job well done on that last one. BUT! Let me as you something, Vince. Why do you think we come out here and ruin the championship match?"
Vince shook his head no. Triple H scoffed. "Well, you think having you begging us is the reason? Think again! Actually, that's half-right, but that's not the main reason we come out here. You think we're just gonna leave after you get down on your knees and beg? No."
Vince twitched his eyebrows and bit his lip.
"Alright. I'll tell you what. Name me the WWE Champion. THEN I will leave." Triple H smiled lunatically. Vince's eyes widened. He wouldn't give away the title!
"Come on, Vince. It's not like you have any other choice." Vince looked to Triple H and the rest of the Evolution members. But then he smiled.
"Or do I?" Vince replied. The expression on Evolution and Stephanie's face changed. He smiled.
Austin, JBL and The Rock attacked Evolution from behind. Austin gave Flair and Randy each a Stone Cold Stunner. The Rock gave Triple H The Rock Bottom. JBL gave Batista a DDT. Then JBL kicked Stephanie in the gut and gave her the DDT as well. Vince didn't look too unhappy about this (A/N: Guess why ). Austin tossed Flair and Randy over the ropes. The Rock tossed Triple H over the ropes followed by Stephanie to Triple H. But Batista was not easy too knock down. He took Austin, JBL, and The Rock down with clotheslines. He gave The Rock the Spinebuster. Austin ran to Batista but Batista caught him and gave him the running powerslam. JBL gave Batista the Clothesline From Hell but it didn't budge him. Batista kicked JBL in the gut and set him up in the Batista Bomb. JBL dropped to his knees and gave Batista a low blow. Austin kicked Batista to the midsection and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner. Batista stayed standing. JBL ran to the ropes and bounced off with the Clothesline From Hell; this time successfully knocked Batista down. The Rock kicked Batista's arms to his side and pulled an elbow pad off. The Rock gave Batista a successful the People's Elbow.
The three men stood tall in the middle of the ring. Triple H stood up and glanced murderously to the three. Then he and Evolution left quickly. Vince restarted the match… and he was wearing the black-and-white striped referee shirt!
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. John Bradshaw Layfield vs. The Rock – WWE Championship
Vince refereed the match to make sure the right decisions were made. Austin signalled for the test of strength and then tied The Rock's hand to his. He looked left and locked JBL's as well. JBL tied his hand to The Rock's and a three-way test of strength battle got underway. The Rock cried out in pain. JBL put up a mean face while Austin twitched his eyebrows and looked down. Things weren't looking good for Rocky, and it seemed that Austin was struggling to hold the pain. JBL didn't seem to show signs of pain at all! So far things were looking good for JBL. But then the pain switched. JBL cried out in pain and sweat poured from his forehead. Austin got down on one knee, and his face was full of sweat! The Rock licked his upper lip and it looked like he was in pain as well, though not quite as JBL. Austin looked like he had lost all his energy! JBL kicked The Rock in the gut and gave him right hands. JBL stomped The Rock in the corner and left him slumped. JBL went to Austin and gave him right hands. JBL kicked him in the gut and gave him a DDT. JBL kicked The Rock in the gut and gave him a DDT as well. He pushed Austin to the corner. JBL gave him shoulder thrusts right to the abdomen. He gave Austin a series of right hands followed by a chest chop. JBL clotheslined Austin over the ropes and to the concrete floor. The Rock gave him a school boy for a nearfall. The Rock went to hit another move but JBL poked him in the eye. The Rock backed to a corner and JBL gave him nasty punches followed by stomps. JBL continued on stomping. Finally he stopped and went outside.
JBL smashed Austin's head to the security wall and tossed him to the steel post. JBL gave him a big boot followed by two elbow drops. JBL exposed the security wall. He rammed Austin to it. Then he did three more times. JBL irish-whipped Austin to the steel steps, but Austin reversed! JBL went face first. Austin slid to the ring and The Rock covered him for a two-count. The Rock gave Austin a vertical suplex and covered and got a one-count. The Rock was working on Austin's back, perhaps to set up the Sharpshooter. The Rock gave him elbow drops and locked in the camel clutch. There's no way out of this hold, unless you submit. Austin tried to crawl but it didn't work. He tried to reverse the hold, but how? Unless he rolled, but that might hurt your back, and if The Rock has this move tight, rolling won't reverse the hold. Austin was starting to fade away. The ref was calling to Austin if he wants to tap. No reply. Vince, as the ref, lifted Austin's arm and let it drop. 1. Vince lifted Austin's arm up again and let it drop. 2. Just one more and the match will be over. Vince lifted Austin's arm up again but JBL came and took The Rock out with the Clothesline From Hell. JBL's head was busted open, seemingly because of the steel steps. All three men were down in the middle of the ring. The ref cannot make the knock-out count in this match. JBL draped an arm over The Rock. The Rock kicked out at two. JBL covered Austin but only got a two-count. JBL struggled to stand up. JBL tossed The Rock over the ropes. JBL gave Austin a swinging neckbreaker. JBL ran to the ropes and came off with an elbow drop. He did again. JBL gave Austin another elbow drop and covered for a two-count. JBL climbed the turnbuckle and now he wants Austin up. Austin got up and JBL gave him a flying clothesline but Austin kicked JBL in the gut as JBL landed and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner! Austin covered but The Rock broke the pinfall.
The Rock gave Austin the Spinebuster. The Rock kicked Austin's arms to the side and went to pull his elbow pad off but when it got to the wrist Austin gave him the roll-up while he was on his back. 1… 2… and JBL grabbed the Vince's arm, preventing him from making the three-count! The Rock kicked out. Austin and The Rock stomped JBL, double-teaming him. The two gave JBL a double-suplex followed by a double-elbow drop. The Rock irish-whipped JBL to Austin and Austin gave him the Lou Thesz Press followed by a load of punches. Now Austin called for the Stone Cold Stunner. Meanwhile, The Rock took the chance to fix his elbow pad, which was on his wrist. JBL got up and Austin kicked him in the gut and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner. JBL was half standing and The Rock gave him the Rock Bottom. Then the two tossed JBL over the ropes. Austin and The Rock looked at each other. Then they nodded. The Rock taunted 'Just Bring It' and Austin gave him series of punches. The Rock blocked a fourth one and threw a punch. They exchanged right hands and it seemed that The Rock had the upper hand. The Rock irish-whipped Austin to the ropes but Austin reversed. The Rock ducked a clothesline, kicked him in the gut and hit a DDT. They were both on their backs now. As mentioned earlier, the ref CANNOT make the knock-out count. The Rock jumped up to his feet and called for the Rock Bottom. Austin got up and The Rock caught his chest but he gave The Rock elbows. The Rock backed away. Austin gave The Rock chest chops and punches. Austin went to stomp the living hell out of The Rock, with the audience yelling "WHAT?" to each stomp. Austin irish-whipped The Rock to a corner. The Rock came off the turnbuckle and Austin gave him his own Rock Bottom! Austin covered The Rock but The Rock kicked out at two! Austin couldn't believe it. Austin called for the cobra clutch but The Rock didn't get up. Austin picked The Rock up and gave him the cobra clutch submission. The Rock tried to reach the ropes but Austin applied more and more pressure. The Rock grew weak but he will not submit. The Rock walked to the ropes and was now only a fingertip away! Austin pulled The Rock back to the middle of the ring. The Rock held out his hand to tap out but JBL came out of nowhere with a steel chair. JBL smashed it right to Austin's forehead. Austin's busted open. JBL smashed The Rock with the steel chair and brutally battered him with chair shots to the spine.
JBL hit the chair to Austin's head again and threw the chair away. JBL set Austin in the Powerbomb. He smiled. JBL bit his lip and it bleed. He pretended he had a cigar in his hand. He placed it in his mouth and took it out and blew. He whistled. Then he placed it again in his mouth and took it out and blew. He whistled again and smiled. He lifted his arm up. He tapped Austin's back. Then he raised his arm up again. Then he tapped Austin's back again and went for the Powerbomb. JBL got the Powerbomb on Austin and looked left. The Rock was getting up. JBL ran to the ropes and bounced off for the Clothesline From Hell. The Rock ducked and gave JBL a back body drop to the outside of the ring. The Rock kicked Austin's right arm to Austin's side and pulled his second elbow pad off. The Rock went for the People's Elbow and successfully hit the move. The Rock hooked the leg but Austin kicked out! The Rock couldn't believe it! The Rock complained to Vince, thinking that it should've been a three-count, and that Vince's hand slammed the mat. Vince replied that his hand never touched the mat and was only an inch away when Austin got his shoulder up. The Rock thought for a while and looked out. JBL was still knocked cold outside. Then he looked to Austin. He called for the Rock Bottom. If he hits this, then the match should be over. Austin couldn't get up. The Rock couldn't care less about how long it took for Austin to get up, as long as this move can end the match. Austin finally started to get up and Austin turned around. The Rock went for the Rock Bottom on Austin, but JBL caught his leg from the outside and drove his head to the ropes. The Rock bounced off and Austin kicked him in the gut and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner!
Austin covered but quickly let go as he knew JBL was conscious. JBL got in the ring and Austin kicked him in the gut. Austin went for the Stone Cold Stunner but JBL pushed Austin forward. Austin bounced off the ropes and JBL kicked Austin in the gut and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner! JBL then went up to The Rock. He looked up to the crowd and smiled. They knew what this means. JBL did The Rock's routine of the People's Elbow and went for the move but The Rock moved and locked in the Sharpshooter! JBL shook his head, trying to shake the pain. More blood started to pour from his cut from the steps earlier in the match. JBL went to tap but Austin broke the hold. Austin gave The Rock the Stone Cold Stunner followed by the Sharpshooter! The Rock seemed desperate to get to the ropes but Austin pulled him back to the middle of the ring. JBL broke the hold and irish-whipped Austin to a corner. JBL went for a clothesline but Austin moved out of the way and ran to the ropes. JBL was stunned in the middle of the ring and Austin bounced off the ropes with the Clothesline From Hell! Austin covered but JBL kicked out! Austin seemed disappointed. The Rock got Austin with Austin's own cobra clutch from behind. Austin gave The Rock a low blow and followed it up by the Stone Cold Stunner! JBL came with the WWE title belt and used it on Austin. JBL covered but Austin kicked out! JBL covered The Rock but Austin broke the pinfall. JBL gave Austin a DDT and called for the Clothesline From Hell. JBL picked Austin up and raised his arm up. JBL ran to the ropes and bounced off with the Clothesline From Hell. But Austin dodged it, kicked JBL in the gut and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner! Austin covered JBL but JBL got his foot on the bottom rope at a very slow two-count. Austin did not like that decision and complained to Vince. Austin gave Vince the middle fingers, kicked him in the gut and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner!
Austin looked around. Both his opponents were down. He could just pin either one and probably he would win but he just knocked the ref out. Damn, why did I do that? Austin thought. Austin decided to waste some time by putting more pain in his opponents. Austin gave The Rock a DDT followed by a scoop slam. Then Austin gave JBL a Spinebuster. Austin climbed the turnbuckle. Austin wants JBL up. JBL got up and quickly ran to the turnbuckle. JBL gave Austin the Fallaway slam from the top! JBL draped an arm. 1… 2… 3…! JBL's won it! Well, he would have. Except Austin knocked out the ref, Vince McMahon. JBL went to wake Vince but The Rock caught him in the Sharpshooter! JBL tapped out but the match cannot end without the ref calling for the bell. The Rock let got off the hold. The Rock went to pick JBL up but JBL gave him an eye poke. JBL went for a move but The Rock gave JBL a Rock Bottom out of nowhere! JBL rolled to the outside of the ring. Austin waited from behind. Austin gave The Rock quick middle fingers and kicked him in the gut. Austin went for the Stone Cold Stunner but The Rock took a page out of Triple H's book, countering it with a neckbreaker drop. Both men were down. Twenty seconds passed. Austin saw the title belt and grabbed it. Meanwhile, The Rock grabbed the steel chair from earlier in the match. Neither man knew that each had a weapon. Both men got up and nailed each other in the head with their respective weapons. JBL came crawling to cover Austin and Vince was just there to make the three-count!
Result: John Bradshaw Layfield def. Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock
JBL has done it. Without the help of anyone, he has won the WWE Championship belt! And he defeated the two best wrestlers in the history of WWE Private Academy to do it! At the same day!
The champion held the belt high, and some students booed very loudly. He covered his face with the title, kissing it, and smiled, feeling satisfied. Laughing, JBL left the ring with sweats all over his body. He accomplished something! However, his smile faded as he quickly realized he didn't have anymore time to waste. He had to negotiate with The Undertaker (though it's pretty much impossible) and get Amy back!
The defeated students stared both exhaustedly and disappointedly (for their failure of winning the prestigious title) at the champion from the ring. The Rock clutched his head, out of breath. Austin stood up slowly, and then helped Rocky get up too. The two smiled at the audience, and got more cheers before then leaving the gym.
Edge let out a whistle. "Wow—that was some match!" Christian nodded.
"Haven't seen The Rock and Austin in the same ring for quite a while," Matt said.
Cena frowned. "What do you mean? They had a feud?" he asked, surprised. That was news to him! I mean, the two seem like they've been friends forever.
"Ye—" Lita said, but quickly interrupted by Jeff. She mumbled something about teaching the guy some manners later.
Jeff cleared his throat, preparing for a pretty long explanation. "You see, John, a long time ago, The Rock was sort of an egomaniac. Well, he still is now, but not as much as an ass he was. He invented lots of catchphrases to taunt his opponents. Anyways, he joined forces with Principal Mr. McMahon and since then The Rock's grades has never been better. McMahon appointed The Rock—who was very talented—because he had problems with Steve Austin, so… the battle between the two got really intense and at the end, Austin came out on top after two stunners."
"And then?" Cena asked curiously. "Well… The Rock has had it and then he paired up with Mick Foley, who graduated three years ago."
Christian grinned, "The team was great! I reckon they would've won the tag titles but there weren't any—yet. Meanwhile, Austin got ran over by Rikishi—"
"Who's Rikishi?" Cena asked. Another new name! I hate being a new kid now. Although Cena had only been one week at WWE Private Academy, but the history of the school was too much to bear.
"Oh. He is The Rock's cousin, and at that time he was no more than a sumo wrestler-wannabe."
Edge tried to stifle a laugh at this. "Hell yeah! He got the biggest ass… ever."
Jeff coughed. "Can we go back to the topic now? Anyways, the following year Austin returned and it was revealed that Triple H was the one who told Rikishi to run over Austin. This got into the court but thanks to McMahon's lawyer, Triple H was not jailed. And since The Rock was having problems with Triple H, he and Austin teamed up to beat the hell out of The Game."
Cena gulped. Triple H was involved in this?
"And it came to this."
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In the sickroom
Booker T, Sharmell, Benoit, RVD and Rey dropped their jaws upon the TV.
"JBL is our WWE Champion?" screeched Sharmell.
"I don't know whether I have to be happy or heavily disappointed—the WWE Championship is on SmackDown!" Booker T declared. "But it's owned by JBL."
"Very interesting," muttered Benoit. He fixed his red top.
"That's not cool, dude," RVD told Rey, who nodded approvingly.
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In the canteen
Eddie dropped down his sandwich. Chavo turned around. "What's the matter, ese?" he asked his partner in crime.
"Look!" Eddie pointed the TV. "JBL is the WWE Champion!"
"Oh great," Chavo smacked his head. Not concentrating on his burger, a pickle covered with tomato sauce fell on his blue shirt. "Noo! My shirt!" Eddie rolled his eyes and focused back his attention to the TV.
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In a corner behind the old Technology & Enterprise building
Kane laughed eerily. He stared at the TV, which replayed JBL's steps to victory and how he defeated the two electrifying members of The Clique. "Very smart, eh, wouldn't you say?" he turned around to face the gagged Amy. "Your knight in shining armour thought that by winning the WWE title he's important enough to get you back." Then he leaned closer to the poor girl. "But he's wrong, missy! Me and my bro aren't called bullies for nothing. We aren't afraid of anything!"
Amy tried to scream, but couldn't. She had a tape covering her mouth. She'd been kidnapped for three days, and so far JBL hadn't made any effort reaching her. But today he would save her—once and for all.
"Stop torturing her, Kane," The Undertaker commanded. He crossed his arms, sitting on a huge chair at the end of the darkness-filled corner. Kane pouted (in a somewhat creepy way).
"But it's fun to do it, brother," Kane answered. Amy struggled away, scared. "OK, why don't we just wait until JBL comes… then we can kill her."
Aren't they afraid of suspensions? They might even go to juvenile! Amy asked herself, feeling more terrified more than ever. Her hands were tied very firmly, and she couldn't do anything to escape. I hope Vince can banish them.
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In the Principal's office, after lunch
"We're the champions… WE'RE THE CHAMPIONS!" Vince hummed Queen's We Are The Champions to himself. He grinned to himself. The students had been given free period—no class for the rest of the day! Pride filled his heart. Finally another tournament is completed! I'll need to congratulate the champions. He continued humming until a guy barged in without knocking.
"Mr. McMahon!" It turned out to be none other than the Ayatollah of Rock n' Rollah Chris Jericho with bandaids on his forehead and the U.S. title belt wrapped around his waist. He had a determined look on his face. "You still remembered about the Intergender tag team match I requested from you, right?"
"Uhh… yes," Vince said, scratching his head. He sensed a bad feeling about this.
"Well, my tag team partner is Trish, so… what's it gonna be? Is it on?"
Vince bit his lip. He hadn't actually been thinking about this one. He'd totally forgotten about it until that assclown Jericho showed up. Not bothering to think twice, he nodded. "Yes, it is on."
Jericho shrieked in delight. "Really, Mr. McMahon? Thank you, thank you so much! I promise we'll put a good match! But there's one more thing… who are our opponents gonna be?"
Vince was sweating hard. "Well… er…" Quick! Think fast! He thought to himself. Thinking back to the tournament's final round, he answered, "Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson." I'll need to inform them later, he thought
Hearing the popular students' names, Jericho frowned. "Kidman and Torrie..?" He felt like he wanted to bang his head on the wall. Why them? An overconfident guy and a snobbish dumb blonde girl… Just great. But not wanting to show his disappointment, he kept it cool.
Then suddenly Vince had an idea. "Oh! One more thing. Your titles will be placed on the line."
Jericho's eyes popped. "WHAT?" That was very shocking to hear. Aside from the fact that he just won it two hours ago, what would people say if he lost? "But they're from different faction! Our titles belong to RAW, and they're from SmackDown! This breaks the rules! You can't take back your own words!"
Vince smiled the famous 'McMahon smile'. "You heard me, Jericho. If you lose, then Kidman will be the new U.S. Champion and Torrie will be the new Women's Champion. And the titles would be exclusive to SmackDown!" He flipped a coin. "How's that for a slice of fried gold?" he grinned.
"C'mon, Mr. McMahon—I—me and Trish—we just won our titles, like, two hours ago. You can't expect us to defend them two hours later," Y2J begged in panic. His plan was ruined. "I mean… right?"
"Right." Vince smiled wider this time. "That's why you'll have to defend them—to show how much of champions you are. Seeing your injuries, the match will be on tomorrow." He turned around and picked up some paper. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some work to do." Jericho walked out slowly.
"Assclown…" Jericho muttered more about Vince's decision while making his way to meet Trish. How is she gonna react when she hears that she must defend her title? Jericho gritted his teeth. She'll hate me even more!
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In the Juniors Quad
"Cena!"
The gang turned around and saw Teddy Long chasing after them. He stopped in front of Cena, puffing out of breath.
"What's the matter, Mr. Long?" Cena asked.
"Why… did… you… (cough)…" Teddy said, still puffing. "Why did you help them… (cough) win the tag titles? This means… the titles will be exclusive to RAW (cough)!"
"Uhh… that…" Cena struggled to find an answer. He was right. He had been placed in SmackDown, and instead, he supported the Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian—who, unfortunately, belong to RAW—in the title match. "…Because they're my friends!"
Teddy sighed. "Well, you'd (cough) better watch out. SmackDown! and RAW are two very competitive factions, and normally (cough) each student supports their own faction champion." With this advice, he walked away.
Matt burst out laughing. "Cena, that was funny! You just answered 'they're my friends', and you seemed like you didn't care about the whole faction's thing!"
Christian patted Cena on the shoulder. "Nice, buddy." He grinned.
"Hey! Since this is a free period, why don't we just go home? Me and Christian just bought a brand-new WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 on PlayStation 2!" Edge offered. Jeff nodded excitedly.
"OK!"
Meanwhile on their large table, Evolution looked very mad, especially Triple H. "Who does Vince think he is?" he shouted.
"Er… my dad?" Stephanie answered. Triple H rolled his eyes.
"No, babe, seriously, who does your daddy think he is?" Triple H scowled. "Messing around with us, Evolution?"
"And not to mention Austin, JBL and The Rock as well," Flair suggested, a sour expression on his old tanned face. Randy nodded.
"Oh, yeah—them too!" Triple H pounded his fists together. "I swear I'll—"
"Uhh… Hunter, you might want to lower your voice down," Stephanie interrupted. Triple H looked around, and the whole Juniors Quad (including Billy & Chuck and the popular posse) were staring at him. He scowled.
"What are you LOSERS looking at?" he yelled. The students quickly turned around, not daring to look at him again. "What a bunch of idiots. So, what do you think we should do—hey, Dave, where the hell are you going?"
Batista was walking away from the table. "Toilet," he replied shortly.
A few minutes later, Shane arrived at the table. He had a serious expression on his face. Stephanie, Triple H, Randy and Flair looked surprised.
"Shane?" Stephanie asked curiously. Doesn't he hate Evolution "What are you doing here?"
"Yeah, Shane, what the hell are you doing here?" Triple H growled.
"Don't tell us you're protesting about Triple H's relationship with Steph," Flair warned. "That was finished ages ago."
"Yeah!" Randy said, patting his Intercontinental title belt.
Shane smiled thinly. Then he grabbed Triple H by the collar unexpectedly. Stephanie shrieked. "Who do you think you are—yelling across the quad about my dad the question you should ask yourself!" he demanded to The Game.
Triple H was pretty surprised—they hadn't had a feud for a while. "Why, Shane—"
Shane did not let go. "How dare you interrupt the WWE Championship match and threaten my dad to hand over the title to you!" he continued.
"Look, Shane, why don't you just discuss this other time," Flair said.
"Yeah!" Randy said, still patting his Intercontinental title belt.
Triple H eyed him angrily. "Can you help or say something else other than 'Yeah', Mr. I-just-won-the-Intercontinental-title-so-I-don't-need-to-do-anything-else?"
"Let go of Hunter, Shane!" Stephanie begged her brother. "Back off!"
Shane still didn't let go. "How did you ever consider going out with this guy in the first place, Steph?" he asked. "He's evil and violent!"
Stephanie didn't respond. Her brother was right. Shane went on, "I'm your brother, Steph. I—I just want the best for you. And I can't stand to see you with this—" he looked at Triple H menacingly. "—sadistic bastard."
Triple H gritted his teeth. Shane kept going on, "And after what he did to dad!"
"Chill out, Shane," Randy said, grinning. "Hunter didn't do anything to your daddy—he simply just threatened him to take the WWE title."
"That's true, man," Flair said.
Shane looked at Triple H eye to eye. "I'll kill you if you do anything unforgivable to my family." Finally he let go with the final warning, and walked off.
"Whew… what was that?" Triple H asked Stephanie. She shrugged, but felt bad for siding on Triple H instead of her own brother, Shane.
"What did I miss?" Batista, who just returned from the toilet, asked.
At this point, The World's Self-Proclaimed Greatest Pranksters rushed through the quad. Charlie tried to grab everyone's attention by slamming the steel rubbish can to the bench. "People! People! Listen up!"
"Now what the hell are they up to now?" William Regal asked Eugene.
"Hey—where are Billy and Torrie?" Paul London asked the girls. They shrugged.
Shelton spoke up. "We've just been informed that there's gonna be an Intergender tag team match in the gym!"
"And what's so special about it?" Kurt Angle asked.
"Well, titles are gonna be placed on the line!" Shelton said. This grabbed everyone's complete attention.
"Who against who?" asked Victoria, and Steven Richards nodded.
"The U.S. Champion Chris Jericho and Women's Champion Trish Stratus… against Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson!" Charlie announced. "Which means, if Jericho and Trish lost, then both titles will be exclusive to…" He smiled. "…SmackDown!"
"YEAH!" The SmackDown! students in the quad cheered. Shelton didn't look too happy at this, since he was a RAW student.
"So it's an Interpromotional match?" René Duprée asked, with Kenzo Suzuki and Hiroko by his side, making sure. La Résistance looked curious.
"Yep," Shelton answered.
"We can't afford to miss this!" Rico said, running to the gym with Miss Jackie. Suddenly other students followed in a rush, stomping on Charlie and Shelton on the way.
"Oi, o! Guys! The match is gonna be on tomorrow!" Shelton shouted. Everyone turned around and walked back o te quad, grumbling incoherently.
In the Seniors Quad
"Are you watching the match?" asked the recovered Booker T to Benoit.
"What match?"
"You know—tomorrow's Interpromotional Intergender tag team match?"
"Oh."
"It's Chris Jericho and Trish Stratus versus Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson!" Booker T said.
"Juniors, eh? Sounds interesting." The two laughed.
"Oi, Austin! You ready to visit HBK and Nash at the hospital?" The Rock asked his best friend.
Holding a can of beer, Austin nodded, "I'm always ready, Rocky." They left the school to go to the hospital.
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In a corner behind the old Technology & Enterprise building
Meanwhile, in their hideout, The Undertaker and Kane were designing a plan to beat JBL up when he arrive.
"So, you throw him to that wall, and I'll hit him with the Big Boot," Taker finished. Kane nodded, grinning.
"Are you gonna perform the Tombstone on him?" asked Kane.
"Maybe," Taker answered. Amy, who was gagged and tied to a chair, begged them not to, but she couldn't speak clearly.
A few moments later, JBL arrived with a glum expression on his face. The Brothers of Destruction turned around, while Amy squealed with relief. He fixed his wide cowboy hat, and spoke up, "I demand that you let go of Amy now."
"Well, you'll have to walk over my dead body first," Taker responded.
"You're not even in my league," Kane challenged JBL.
"Yes, Kane," Taker nodded to his brother. "I think Kane might be right. JBL, you don't deserve to face me if you can't even beat Kane. So let me tell you what. JBL, if you can beat Kane, you get to take on me. And if you win, I'll free Weber."
"I accept!" JBL exclaimed.
"But under one condition," Taker stated.
"And what is that condition?" JBL asked curiously.
"You have to put something on the line in change of Weber, like, let's see… shall we say... that belt resting on your shoulder… the WWE Championship!" Taker explained. JBL bit his lip.
"I—" My WWE Championship title! he thought nervously. But I just won it today! I've done everything I could to win it! The he thought about the importance of the title compared to Amy. It's way too precious. Suddenly he perished the thought. No, The Undertaker won't have Amy. Besides, I have to beat Kane first. That was one tough decision. JBL nodded. "I accept!"
"Excellent," 'Taker smirked. "Now why don't we just go to Vince's office and ask for a match!"
Dragging Amy on the way, the Brothers of Destruction and JBL arrived at Vince's luxurious office. JBL knocked.
"Come in."
Before JBL could reach for the knob, Kane kicked down the door. Inside, Vince stared at them, his jaws dropped. 'Taker barged in, his hand still gripping Amy's.
"Whoa, whoa… What do you guys want?" Vince asked. He was still bewildered.
"I'm requesting two matches!" Kane said, motioning to JBL. "Against him."
"Two—two matches?" Vince stammered. Great—more matches! Why can't people just leave me alone for today? "OK, tell me about it."
"First, JBL is going against my brother," 'Taker explained, handing Amy over to Kane. "Then he's going against me," he pointed to himself.
"Well…" Vince began, but before saying more, 'Taker eyed him evilly.
"You better agree to this," he threatened. "Or I'll kick your ass."
Coughing, Vince responded, "You'll better not, 'Taker. Alright. I have to agree to the request. But may I ask: Why is Weber involved in this?"
JBL peeled off the tape on Amy's mouth. She inhaled, talking with fear, "These bullies kidnapped me! They agreed to let me go if JBL can defeat both of them! But what's worse is that he has to defend his WWE Championship against The Undertaker!"
"Oh, does he?" Vince raised one eyebrow. Kane scoffed, eyeing him.
"Yes," JBL answered, holding up his WWE title.
"Alrighty then. The matches will be on tomorrow—as well as Jericho's—and JBL will face Kane!" Vince announced.
"But what about the WWE Championship match?" asked The Undertaker.
"It will be held on Friday, which is four days from now."
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At Edge and Christian's house
"Bring it on, baby!" Jeff yelled to Christian as both dived to grab a controller each. Matt, Lita, Cena and Edge shook their heads at the sight.
"Hey, why am I not in this game?" Jeff protested. Christian smirked.
"Because the game developers didn't like you," he suggested.
"Fine! I'll just use Cena then!" Jeff clicked the x button on Cena's character image.
"I'm flattered," Cena commented sarcastically. Lita giggled. Matt chuckled.
"OK, I'll use Edge!" Christian grinned at Edge. Edge grinned back.
Less than five minutes, Christian's Edge performed the Edgecution on Jeff's Matt to pick up the win. "For all my peeps out there… Captain Charisma is here!" Christian raised his hand in the air, grinning triumphantly at Jeff. Edge slapped him a high-five.
"You idiot! Why didn't you use F-U!" Matt yelled. Disappointed for losing, Jeff pouted, and handed the controller over to Lita.
"I'm depressed." He walked to the fridge and took out a cold can of Coke.
"I think I'll use Trish, since she's the best female wrestler ever," Lita said. Cena sighed in relief. So she's not mad after Trish beat her, he thought. Whew.
The gang continued playing until the clock showed that it was 9:00pm. So far, the record was as follows:
Christian (using Edge) – 18 wins & 3 losses
Edge (using Hogan 80's) – 13 wins & 4 losses
Cena (using Big Show) – 8 wins & 7 losses
Jeff (using John Cena, Chris Masters & Chris Benoit) – 2 wins & 23 losses
Lita (using Trish Stratus) – 4 wins & 21 losses
Matt (using Paul London) – 6 wins & 19 losses
"It's time to go home," Matt told Jeff, Cena and Lita. They nodded. But before they made their way to the door, Edge stopped them.
"I have an idea. To mark the end of the tournament, why don't we have a sleepover—right here, right now? We can walk to school together tomorrow," he offered.
"That would be great—no, that would be BRILLIANT!" Matt exclaimed.
"How far are your apartments?" Christian asked.
"Five blocks, just past the grocery store," Cena informed. "Well, mine is. The Team eXtreme's is just a few houses away."
"That's good. You guys can walk there and bring back some stuff like toothbrushes and pajamas—or whatever you wear to sleep. Perhaps a nightdress for Lita?" Edge asked, winking. Lita punched his arm. "Ouch! That hurts!"
"For your information, I'm not a fan of dresses," she shot back.
"But you still wear dresses, right?" Christian asked.
"Err… yah." They all laughed.
"So… where are we gonna sleep, exactly?" asked Matt.
"Me and Christian will sleep in the first bedroom, and you guys will sleep together in the guest's bedroom," Edge answered.
"Umm… me and these boys?" Lita asked. "Together? In the same bedroom?"
"Err… We haven't actually thought about that," Christian said. "But since you're going out with Matt, so that's no problem, right?"
Matt and Lita blushed. Edge and Christian laughed, while Jeff and Cena grinning.
"But where'll me and Cena sleep?" Jeff asked.
"In the living room, by the couch," Christian answered shortly.
What more can happen during the sleepover? Will Kidman and Torrie bring the U.S. title and Women's title SmackDown!? Meanwhile, Cena still has to convince Randy that he never tried to steal Stacy (after playing PS2 at Christian and Edge's, of course). How will Shane make another appearance and continue his feud with Kane? Will The Rock and Steve Austin discover Evolution's involvement behind the attack of HBK and Kevin Nash? Are the Brothers of Destruction going to free Amy? Find out in the next chapter: More Than Words.
Q&A: This is where all questions from the reviews will be answered. If possible, more than one or two questions will be answered in each chapter.
Here is another question by blackjack32 : Aren't Edge and Christian from Toronto? It says in your fic that they're from Tampa.You're right again, blackjack32. They are originally from Toronto, but then they moved to Tampa, Florida. For some students/wrestlers, I build them to come from their original hometown, but not for others. OK ;)? Anyways, thanks for paying attention to the matches !
A/N: THANK YOU—for the reviews and, importantly, for reading. Flames are welcome, as always. Pairing requests will be reconsidered. I'm trying to make the matches sound realistic as possible. In addition, I'm thinking of doing polls to make the story go along the way all the readers want. The more you read, the more you'll find out what happens! Keep reading. Thank you very much.