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 15: Cena's Ultimate Challenge
"I don't think many people stayed back afterschool, Austin," The Rock stated.
"You're right. The juniors are very likely to rush home, while seniors stay back to discuss stuff. But that doesn't mean some juniors don't stay back, right?"
"Exactly." The Rock looked around the damaged toilet, which had a sign on the door 'Under Construction'. He took a glance at the broken sink, smeared with Nash's blood. It'd been a week, but someone hadn't cleaned it up. Probably to protect any proofs. "The Rock says this is very nasty."
"Hell yeah! But once we get through with this whole detective thing, we'll get to bash up the ones who attacked HBK and Nash!" Austin said. He dusted off the ceramic sink for fingerprints. Then he grinned. "Bingo!"
"You found some?" The Rock asked his buddy curiously—that was pretty fast.
"Once we submitted these fingerprints to the crime lab, then we're off to bashing people up and drinking beer from the Steve Weiser!"
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At Bloomingdale's, 5:30pm
"Hey, check out that skirt!" Trish pointed to a short pink (A/N: Pink—yucky colour!) skirt which had white stripes and came with a matching belt. The couple were going out to shop, and they were making their way to the food court. On the way, Trish spotted a really cool clothes section. "What do you think, Chris?"
Jericho, who was holding a gigantic pile of shopping bags which covered his face out of Trish's sight, looked as if he had difficulties carrying all those bags at once. "Uhuh," he mumbled.
"How can you say it's a cool skirt, when you can't even see it?" Trish asked.
"These bags are in the way—I can't even see where I'm going!" Y2J protested.
"Oh. Well, I like shopping," Trish stated matter-of-factly. She dragged her boyfriend into the shop, browsing through selections. Jericho could only sigh.
Oh well. Her broken heart has finally paid off. The couple had agreed to be together again, ever since their match against two of the most popular juniors at school, Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson. Y2J'd rather be with Trish than being single, with no one to protect. He stood in the middle of the shop.
Suddenly Trish called. "Hey, Chris! Come over here! I've got something to show you!" Automatically Jericho started walking towards Trish's direction. However, due to having heaps of bags piled on his hands, he couldn't see where he was going—and he crashed into someone.
"Get off me, scum!" The voice sounded awfully familiar. Jericho blinked.
"Baby, you okay?" a male voice called out, making his way to the girl.
It was Torrie Wilson and Billy Kidman! Torrie stood up haughtily, Kidman helping her. She shot a disgusted look at Jericho. Kidman seemed surprised that they would meet Jericho afterschool at Bloomingdale's.
"Well, well, if it isn't Y-2-Gay," Kidman smirked. Torrie pouted.
"My hair's all messed up now!" she protested. Jericho rolled his eyes.
"Now, baby, calm down. I'm sure your favourite hairstylist can fix it back again," Kidman tried to comfort his girlfriend, glaring at Jericho.
"Chris, what's all that noise?" Trish walked out of the changeroom. Then she stared at Torrie, who was throwing fits about her ruined hair. She raised her eyebrows at Jericho, with all the shopping bags scattered on the floor, who was arguing with Kidman. She sighed, and picked up the bags slowly, one by one. A few shopping customers were looking at them curiously.
"So you guys are going out now, eh?" Kidman asked Jericho mockingly, gesturing at Trish. "The United States Champion and the Women's Champion. How cute."
"Trish, your hideous boyfriend ruined my hair!" Torrie pointed at Jericho. "I just got it permed, like, 20 minutes ago!"
"Well, sorry for your hair, Torrie," Trish replied, sounding the least sorry. She turned to face Jericho. "What happened? How did you meet them?"
Jericho scratched his head. "I think it was because the bags, Trish—I couldn't see where I was going. When you called, I started walking to the changeroom. And guess what? I crashed to her." He pointed innocently at Torrie.
"Argh! How am I supposed to attend Candice's party? God, my hair!" Torrie kept screaming and complaining about her hair. Kidman looked very distressed, trying to tell her that her hair wasn't totally messed up as she thought it was.
"Will she ever shut up?" Jericho demanded, covering his ears. He looked very annoyed. Trish shook her head.
"I don't think so. But I can make her," she replied. She walked over to Torrie. And she slapped her.
"Shut up," she said. Torrie, still shocked, looked at Kidman, who was open-mouthed. Now all customers in the shop were staring at them.
"You—you slapped me!" she managed to answer a weak reply. "You—you—How could you!" She pointed accusingly at Trish. Furious, Kidman raised an arm to hit Trish… but Jericho blocked it.
"Don't you ever dare hit her," Jericho threatened Kidman. Scoffing, Kidman backed off. Then he dragged Torrie out of the store, who was still throwing tantrums about her not-so-ruined hair and red cheek.
"You'll pay for this! You'll pay!"
Trish shrugged, linking her arm with Jericho's. "Let's go." She handed the bags over to him, smiling. Jericho sighed for having to carry the bags again, but deep down he felt grateful for the girl to finally get them away from Torrie and Kidman.
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Wednesday, in Conference Room at WWE Private High, 8:00am
"Mr. McMahon, we have a very good reason to hold this meeting, early in the morning," Austin said. Vince looked at them suspiciously.
"Oh, really?" he asked. Austin nodded. "And do I want to know?"
"It doesn't matter if you want to know!" The Rock responded. "If you smeeeelll—"
But Austin cut him off. "Rock, please!" Then he focused his attention on Vince again. "So, as I was saying. We have a damn good reason why we're having this meeting. Recognise this?" he asked, holding up a plastic bag.
Vince squinted, trying to see what was inside the small bag. "Isn't that… a piece of ceramic?" Then he gasped. "Is that blood I see?"
Austin nodded. "Yeah. You see, Nash was found in the toilet, attacked by someone who smashed the ceramic sink on him. Well, me and The Rock have tried to recover a few pieces for fingerprints. And guess what?"
Vince was about to answer when Shane and Stephanie rushed into the room. "Sorry we're late, Dad," Shane said, taking a seat. "Where's Mom?"
Vince looked annoyed for them being late, but shrugged it off. "She's at home."
"Why, isn't she coming?" Stephanie asked. "Anyways, what did we miss?"
"You missed Austin talking about fingerprints and the person behind the attack of Nash and Michaels," Vince answered.
"The—the attack behind Nash and Michaels?" Stephanie stammered. "Did you just say what I think you just said?" Shoot! They'd better not found about Evolution's involvement behind the attack!
Shane stared at her, but didn't say anything. "Go on, Austin. Tell us."
Austin nodded. "Well, we've submitted the fingerprints to the crime lab. And guess what?" He smirked. "We found out that they belong to a certain someone."
Stephanie bit her lips. If they all found out about Hunter's plan, Evolution's dead for sure. Though hell panicked inside, she kept it cool outside.
"Who?" Vince and Shane asked in unison. The Rock grinned evilly.
"They belong to…" he paused for a dramatic effect. "… Batista."
The answer shocked both the father and son. "Ba… Batista from Evolution?"
"Yup." The Rock shot an accusing glance at Stephanie. "And I believe the Billion Dollar Princess has something to do with this."
"Wha—what do you mean?" Stephanie stammered.
"Stop playing around, Steph," Austin warned. "I can't believe you are involved in this. If Triple H is planning something bad, you must be involved in it."
"Stephanie…?" Vince asked himself in shock. Shane looked disgusted, but still didn't say anything. "You…?"
Stephanie's eyes glimmered. At this point, The Rock and Austin were already standing up, looking straight at her in the eyes. She bit her lips.
"If anyone thinks I should beat the hell out of the Princess, give me a 'Hell yeah'!" Austin yelled to The Rock.
"Hell yeah!" The Rock responded. The Rock spat Stephanie's face. Vince and Shane gasped.
Not finished, Austin helped Stephanie up and shook 'the middle fingers' straight to her face. "Austin 3:16 said I just whooped your ass!" He kicked Stephanie in the gut and went for the Stone Cold Stunner but then Shane broke it up. Austin kicked Shane instead in the gut and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner.
"That's enough! Austin, Rock, both of you are SUSPENDED! Ya hear me!" Vince yelled, having enough of all the antics.
The Rock and Austin frowned, but didn't argue for justice. Instead, The Rock responded with a nasty quote. "Know your role and shut your mouth!"
"And that's the bottom line, 'cos Stone Cold said so!" Austin chimed in. They walked to the door. However, Austin had one more thing to say to the astounded Vince. "And that's all I got to say about that." With this, he left with The Rock.
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In the Juniors Quad
"Have you heard about the attack?" Charlie asked Shelton.
"What, about the Nash and HBK's attack?"
"Yeah. Apparently, Evolution was behind it all along. The Rock and Stone Cold, the remaining of The Clique, had been suspended for delivering Stone Cold Stunner to Shane McMahon and another attempt at Stephanie this morning. They found Batista's fingerprints on the weapon."
"Really? Charlie, how come you know more things than me?"
"Because I'm smarter?" The two started arguing, while Cena and the gang could only shake their heads watching them from afar.
"They're both stupid," Lita commented. Matt and Jeff nodded in approval.
"By the way, Charlie was right," Christian said. "Everything he said was true."
"How long are they suspended for?" Edge referred to The Rock and Austin.
"I don't know that much." Christian shrugged. "But Evolution is behind it all."
"Must be Triple H," Cena suggested. He frowned. Must be him.
"This is crazy. Why would he do such thing?" Jeff asked.
"I don't think he was the one who actually committed the attacks. He must have ordered Randy and Batista to beat up Nash and HBK at the same time," Edge said, looking thoughtful. The others nodded.
Soon, the news about Evolution's involvement with the attack spread throughout the whole school like a disease. Soon everyone was talking about it. Looks like Evolution is in trouble!
In the House of McMahons, 11:00am
"Watch it!" Stephanie yelled at the housekeeper, who tried to revive Shane.
"This is very serious," Linda commented (A/N: Her debut in this fanfiction).
"Mom, Austin delivered Stunner to Shane," Stephanie said, exasperated. "Of course it's serious!" Shane protected me when Austin was gonna stun me. "And The Rock spat me."
"Honey, they're suspended," Linda said. "They won't be able to harm you nor Shane until they're back at school."
Stephanie sighed. "I hope so."
"Now, why don't we just have lunch until Shane regains consciousness?" Linda offered, motioning to the dining table.
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In Vince's office (again)
"Vince!" The Undertaker kicked the fixed door of Vince's office. The new door fell, broken. He stood in the middle of the room.
"That's a new door!" Vince protested. He narrowed his eyes at 'Taker.
"I'm requesting for match!" 'Taker said. Before Vince could say anything, he added, "A preparation match. I don't care who I'll be battling."
"A preparation match?" Vince asked, raised his eyebrows. Sounds interesting. "OK then. Let me look through the roll. You want a considerable opponent, right? How about… John Cena?"
"The new bloke, Cena?" 'Taker repeated.
"Yeah. Got a problem with that? Your match will be on at lunch."
"This sure will be his ultimate challenge," 'Taker smirked. "Excellent. Cena, you're in for a ride." He walked out of the room.
"The Last Ride," he added.
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At lunch, in the gym
"I don't want to fight The Undertaker!" Cena groaned. "I'm just a new guy. You can't expect me to win!"
"Well, Cena. There are also other good things you can attain just by wrestling him. If you win, you'll be famous. Not too many has beaten The Undertaker. He's known for his agility, powerful strength and high endurance. This combination proved to be a powerful force, so… bye." Vince quickly left as he realized that Cena does not have a chance to win.
"Man, The Undertaker! Wasn't he the guy that single-handedly took out Triple H and more than five of his lackeys?" Jeff wondered.
"You bet. He even conquered the McMahons," Christian said.
"Yeah. I remembered that reign of terror. I couldn't believe that we actually played a role…" Edge said enthusiastically.
"Oh yeah. The Undertaker has defeated all the greats from Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior to The Rock and Triple H. I would say he's one of the greatest to have ever been born," Matt commented.
"Guys, you do realize you just put me off," Cena said.
"Oh. Right. Sorry then," they muttered.
"That's alright. But can any of you give me tips on how to beat The Undertaker?" Cena asked.
"Tips… I don't know…. The Undertaker is too good…" Matt said thoughtfully.
"I suggest don't challenge him to a brawling contest during the match. He'll definitely get the better of you and his punches might knock you out. Be careful of his fists targeting the heart. He doesn't use it often in a wrestling, but it is most likely finish you off if he uses it. When he twists your arm, try your best to get out of it. He is most likely trying to perform the high-flying Old School. Otherwise you can knock him off the ropes with your other arm," Christian suggested.
"Thanks. I'll try my best to memorize them. Anything else?" Cena asked.
"Well… he tends to perform The Last Ride while being trapped in the corner," Jeff said. "So don't try to corner him. I think he only does The Last Ride on a special condition when trapped in the corner. Unfortunately I can't remember that special condition."
"And he'll most likely to kick out of your F-U. So when you do it, go for another one. Then cover him and see what happens. If he kicks out, then you might need to do another one," Matt added.
"When he attempts to do the Tombstone Piledriver, try your best to kick off. Try to land backwards instead of forwards," Lita said.
"Alright. Thanks guys. Wish me luck," Cena said. He slipped into the changeroom.
Suddenly the arena grew quiet. A sound of gong hit the ring. People remained silent as a sign of respect. The Undertaker drove in the gym with his motorbike along to his Rollin' theme. "From Houston, Texas… weighing in 305 lbs… The Undertaker!" Tony Chimel announced. 'Taker climbed the steps slowly.
After 'Taker arrived in the ring, Cena's theme Basic Thuganomics was played. People cheered. His voice blared through the speakers, "So, you think you're untouchable? Word Life!" Cena came out, raising his steel chain from his neck. "And from West Newsbury, Massachusetts… weighing in 248 lbs… John Cena!"
John Cena vs. The Undertaker
The two locked up in the center of the ring. 'Taker got the side headlock on Cena. Cena pushed 'Taker to the ropes and 'Taker came off with a shoulder tackle. 'Taker ran to the ropes, hopped over Cena, and came off the opposite ropes to receive an arm drag from Cena. Cena quickly locked in the arm bar. 'Taker lifted Cena with one arm and got to his feet. 'Taker dropped Cena and twisted his arm. Cena remembered Christian's advice and use his right hand to fight out of it. 'Taker gave Cena headbutts and hit a big right hand to the face. Cena backed into a corner. 'Taker gave Cena powerful blows to the stomach, a back elbow and made shots to the forehead. 'Taker irish-whipped Cena to the opposite corner. Cena came off and 'Taker went for the back body drop but Cena kicked to the chest. Cena kicked 'Taker in the gut and scored a DDT.
Cena backed away. The audience clapped, impressed. 'Taker gave Cena a Look. 'Taker sat up and got back to his feet. Cena gave 'Taker right hands but realized he just made a mistake. 'Taker blocked a right hand and gave Cena a punch to the heart. Cena fell on his back. 'Taker ran to the ropes and came off with an elbow drop. 'Taker covered but Cena managed to kick out. 'Taker picked Cena up while looking at the Titantron. 'Taker gave Cena a big right hand to the forehead followed by an uppercut. 'Taker irish-whipped Cena to a corner. Cena irish-whipped Cena to the opposite corner and charged with a powerful clothesline. 'Taker picked Cena up and gave him a sidewalk slam into pin for a two-count. 'Taker spat Cena's face. The audience gasped. "The Undertaker wants respect, and look at what he just did," Michael Cole commented. Tazz nodded.
'Taker picked Cena up and threw him over the top rope so easily as if Cena only weighed 150 lbs. Cena landed hard on the concrete floor head first. 'Taker fixed his elbow pads and did a warming-up by punching the mid-air. With Cena outside, the ref began the countout count. 1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! Cena started to show the slightest bit of movement. At the count of eight, he got to his feet but The Undertaker ran and jumped over the top rope with a flying clothesline. The ref checked both of them, who were seemingly knocked out. But 'Taker got up and rammed Cena to the security wall. Then he lifted Cena up and dropped him gut first to the security wall. 'Taker slid Cena back to the ring and walked to the steps. He got to the apron and gave Cena the guillotine Legdrop, from the apron. 'Taker covered Cena but lifted Cena's shoulders off the ground before the ref can make a three-count.
'Taker exposed the turnbuckle cover and irish-whipped Cena to it. But Cena reversed just in time. 'Taker grabbed his back, shaking in pain. Cena fell to the mat face first. With both men on the mat, the ref started to make the knock-out count. Cena got up at four while 'Taker started to stand up. Cena quickly ran to the ropes and bounced off with a shoulder block. The audience cheered. Cena ran to the ropes and came off with another one. Cena irish-whipped 'Taker against the ropes but 'Taker reversed. Cena ducked a clothesline and came off the opposite ropes with another shoulder block. 'Taker quickly got up and gave Cena a clothesline but Cena ducked and gave him the Spinning-Out Side Slam. Cena cradled the legs but 'Taker kicked out at a two and a half. Cena seemed disappointed. Cena called for the F-U. 'Taker got up and Cena lifted him up in the F-U. 'Taker kicked off and lifted Cena in the Tombstone Piledriver. Cena kicked off as well and pushed 'Taker to the ropes. 'Taker came off the ropes and ducked a clothesline. 'Taker came off the opposite ropes with the jumping clothesline. 'Taker signalled for the Chokeslam. 'Taker connected with the Chokeslam and covered but Cena just got his right shoulder up at a nearfall. 'Taker raised his arm up, signalling for The Last Ride. 'Taker set Cena in The Last Ride but Cena rammed 'Taker against the exposed turnbuckle. Cena gave 'Taker several right hands to the face. Cena got to the second rope and gave 'Taker punches straight to the skull. Meanwhile, Team eXtreme and Edge & Christian groaned. Jeff just remembered the special condition. 'Taker can perform The Last Ride when his opponent gave him punches from the second rope! Cena will lose for sure!
'Taker caught Cena, walked several steps forward and gave him The Last Ride. Orlando Jordan came out of nowhere to distract the ref. JBL came with the WWE title belt and nailed 'Taker right on the skull with it! Cena quickly hooked 'Taker with a school boy before 'Taker fell to the mat for the three-count!
Result: John Cena def. The Undertaker via pinfall
'Taker kicked out straightaway after the three-count and looked to the Titantron. People were cheering. He just realized what happened. The ref went to raise Cena's arm up but 'Taker grabbed Cena's throat. He went for the Chokeslam but JBL came and nailed 'Taker with the big boot to the side of the head. JBL went for the Clothesline From Hell as 'Taker got up. 'Taker quickly slid out of the ring. JBL raised his title belt up high in the air while Cena looked on, confused. JBL turned to face Cena. Team eXtreme and Edge & Christian ran to the rampway to provide backup for Cena but JBL raised Cena's arm. Everybody was confused. JBL's Longhorn theme was played as he and Orlando left.
"What the hell—?" Jeff wondered. The others looked the bit as confused as Cena.
"JBL helped me to win against The Undertaker…?" Cena asked himself, still feeling the effects from The Last Ride.
Whispers could be heard throughout the arena. Cena and his gang left after raising their arms, which the crowd cheered loudly at.
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At an assembly in the gym after lunch, 2:05pm
Vince cleared his throat. Then he stepped to the podium. "Welcome, Junior and Senior—except University—students, to this emergency assembly. First of all, I want to announce to all of you that both The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin have been suspended, starting from this morning."
Students gasped. Charlie yelled out to Shelton triumphantly. "See? I told ya!"
"But why?" D-Von Dudley asked. Spike and Bubba Ray were sitting with him.
"They deserved it," Vince replied. "Because they attacked my precious son and daughter, that's why!" He frowned at the incident that morning.
"Why did they attack Shane and Stephanie?" Paul London called out.
"That…" Vince looked uneasy. Should I tell them about Batista's fingerprints? "… That, I cannot say." Students booed loudly at him.
"Tell us! Tell us!" Almost every student chanted the two words—however, Vince was firm with his decision. He remained silent as a response. Students started protesting, but at this point Vince already changed the subject.
"And now, the announcement of Student of The Month!" he declared loudly. Students were turning their heads at the grinning Kurt Angle expectantly. But Vince read out another name instead. "…John Cena!"
Everyone focused their attention at Cena, who was sitting next to Charlie. He looked confused, but then he realised he was just crowned Student of The Month. Charlie nudged him, smiling, and Kurt looked shocked.
"Would you please come up to the front and receive your certificate?" Vince asked, and Cena did as he was told. Team eXtreme and Christian & Edge clapped. "John Cena, everybody!" Students cheered, and the SmackDown! ones hooted.
"You may sit down. Now, I want to tell all of you about HBK and Nash's current conditions at the hospital. They're getting better—thank goodness… not. Anyways, they don't have much strength to stay conscious for long, so… I can say they're not too well now." Vince spoke more about hospital visits, and then ended the assembly.
Will The Rock and Steve Austin return with the truth about Evolution? Is Randy ever going to forgive Stacy and Cena? Is JBL going to win Amy back on Friday—but first of all, why did he help Cena in his match against The Undertaker? Now that Trish and Jericho are going out, how long is their relationship going to last? Find out in the next chapter: Cena's Ultimate Challenge.
A/N: A character who made the most impact in the chapter will be the Character of the Chapter. Character of the Chapter will provide profiles and a brief history of that character's role in this fanfiction so far. This chapter's Character of the Chapter is Chris Jericho!
Character of the Chapter
John Cena
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 248 lbs
From: West Newbury, Massachusetts
Status: Face
Finishing Move(s):
F-U
Signature Move(s):
Five-Knuckle Shuffle
Spinning-Out Side Slam
Sit-out Hip toss
Shoulder block
Throwback
High School Drama Bio: The new kid on the block who's made some impact to the life of students at WWE Private High. A loyal hip-hop music fan, Cena even raps for his own entrance theme. His arrival at the school has placed himself amongst many feuds, such as Trish & Jericho and Randy & Stacy. On his first day of school, he makes friends with the not-too-well-known gang, Team eXtreme. Later he feuds with the troublemakers Christian and Edge. After a few matches and cold shoulders, he and Team eXtreme forgive the duo and decide to be friends with them. Now Cena is facing a very serious problem: Randy is after him because he misunderstood about Stacy! Another thing is also worrying Cena—why is JBL, his mortal enemy, helping him to win against The Undertaker?
A/N: Starting from this chapter, Q & A will be replaced by Inside Water-Swordsman's Realm. This section will be my comments and replies to questions and reviews.It will practically cover every review for the chapter.
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.