After what seemed like hours, Daniel stormed away from his parents, annoyed at their reaction to his outburst. He couldn't believe the audacity they had on the eve of his World Heavyweight title shot. He was simply putting his sister in her place, something that he'd always done right from when she was a toddler...
Flashback: A five year old Daniel and two year old Kaydence were playing outside in the garden. It was a warm summers day and Randy and Roxy were sat at the garden table watching their two youngsters play in the sandpit whilst helping Lainey with her science homework.
"You know, I never thought I'd see the day that them two got along for more than two minutes!" Randy chuckled, taking a sip of his ice cold mineral water.
"Pretty amazing, huh?" Roxy smirked.
"All done!" Lainey exclaimed, slamming the book firmly shut.
"Well done, sweetheart." Randy beamed, his daughter showing positive signs of academic excellence.
"Daddy, can I get an ice cream?" Lainey sweetly asked, twisting her left pig-tail around into a ringlet.
"Sure angel, when the truck comes round I'll get you one, on one condition."
"What's that?"
"You ask Danny and Kay what they want."
"Sure thing!" Lainey exclaimed, skipping over to the sandpit.
Daniel was in the middle of building a sandcastle as Kaydence stuck her fingers in the sand, digging what could only be described as a ring around it.
"What's that meant to be?" he questioned, puzzled at his baby sisters pattern.
"A moat. You like it?"
"I guess, go and ask Dad for some of that water. We can put that in it."
"Ok." she mumbled. Suddenly, Lainey walked up behind her, bumped into her slightly and sent her crashing into Daniels sandpit!
"I'm sorry!" Lainey gasped, helping her sister up. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine." Kaydence replied, rubbing any shades of tears away from her eyes.
"Thanks a lot, moo cow! You ruined my castle! I hate you!" he yelled, shoving her over once again into the sand.
End of Flashback.
It's not that he didn't love Kaydence it was just that he found it difficult to relate to her and to appreciate her clumsiness. After all, not all siblings got along, right? It was his job to be pompous a lot of the time!
Sitting alone at the table wasn't much fun for him. He liked to be in a big group of people rather than solitary. Suddenly, a familiar Canadian wrestler stood beside him.
"Hey Dan, nervous about tomorrow?" Chris Jericho asked his God-son.
"No, why should I be?" he bluntly questioned.
"Your folks are a little worried. I'd heard what happened earlier with Kay on the phone. What the hell was all that about?"
"She needed telling!"
"No she did not! You were so mean to her. Tell me, what's gotten into you, man?" he inquired, sitting in the seat next to him.
Daniel sighed. "If I tell you promise not to tell Dad, ok?"
"Alright." Y2J agreed, getting ready to listen to his story.
A few minutes later, everyone was getting ready for the Hall of Fame ceremony. The inductors and inductees were anxiously waiting backstage to be called out by Jonathon Coachman who was hosting the ceremony. It was just like old times between HBK, Y2J and Randy as they discussed their lives past and present. It was a great opportunity for the three friends to catch up with each other.
"I can't believe that we're all getting inducted tonight!" Shawn exclaimed. He hadn't changed to much over the years; his blonde hair now shorter and greying but his smile and heart still in tact.
"I know it seems to surreal!" Chris laughed.
"Hey, did you speak to Dan?" Randy wondered, tapping Jericho on the arm.
"Sure. He doesn't want to talk about it. I think it's just tomorrow night, you know, pressure and stuff." Chris shrugged, taking a swig of his beer.
Suddenly, a familiar body shot into the room.
"Dad! Thank God it hasn't started!" the nineteen year old gasped, running over to her Father and planting a big kiss on the side of his face.
"Kay, glad you made it." he replied.
"What about your car?" Shawn questioned.
"I'd in the ditch. I hitched a ride with a few fans and just dumped it there. Old piece of shit!"
"Honey what have I told you about getting a ride with strangers?" Randy sternly spoke, his fathers instinct taking over.
"Gee, will you relax?" she asked, flipping a piece of her dark brown hair from her face. "I'm not stupid!"
"I know you're not honey I just want to make sure you are safe that's all."
"I will be!" she persisted.
Kaydence was the baby of the family. Ever since the day she was born, she had her Daddy wrapped around her little finger, just like Lainey did. She'd certainly picked up on a few of her sisters techniques. Quirky and unpredictable, controlling Randy by strings was the most her and her sister had in common. They looked pretty similar, both with their wavy brown locks and crystal blue eyes but Kay was shorter and curvier. She was the lead guitarist of the band Motormouth who were just starting to get big in America. They were still pretty much unknown but she was proud of their accomplishments so far.
"Kay, come on, it's about to start!" Lainey called, dragging her sister to her seat before the ceremony began and the lights in the audience went dim.
The ceremony was due to take place for three hours with others being inducted before Chris. Then, Randy would follow him and Shawn's induction would end the evening. Chris was to be inducted by Rob Van Dam and Shawn by Kurt Angle, a man whom he had many great matches with as well as respect for.
Scribbling notes in her mind, Roxy sat thinking of just what to say about Randy. Disrupting her thoughts, Shawn's inductor strolled over to her.
"Hey Roxy!" Kurt smiled, hugging his one time crush "You look great, how are you?"
"Fine, you? How's your neck?"
"It's not great. It's getting a little better with therapy but it'll never be the same again. So, you're inducting Randy, huh?"
"Sure am."
"Just seen your daughters."
"You have?"
"Yeah, they're beautiful. Just like you." he whispered, placing his hand on top of Roxy's.
Before she could yell at him to stay away, Roxy was told by one of the camera crews to get ready to induct the Legend Killer.
"See you later." she replied unsurely. It seemed as though Kurt's flame for Roxy still burned brightly...
"Ladies and Gentleman," the Coach began, clearing his throat "It gives me great pleasure to introduce a lady who defined a woman's business role within our very industry. Please give a warm welcome for Roxanna Richards!"
As her theme music hit, Roxy was passed the plaque she would be giving her husband in a few minutes time. Smiling to the crowds, she waited for the clapping to calm down before taking a deep breath at the podium.
"Wow, look at all the people here tonight!" she gushed. "Ok, I haven't prepared a speech, for many reasons. Firstly, I can't write." she joked, making herself feel a little more at ease "And secondly, I think the best things are never planned. Nearly thirty years ago, I moved to America in search of everyone's favourite arsehole, my Father, Eric Bishoff!"
The crowd booed at the casual mention of his name.
"Although that was my main motive for doing so, along the way, I found someone more valuable. I found someone more loving and caring than I could ever hope for. I found the person I'm here to induct tonight. You see, that was by chance that we met and if I'd never met him, I wouldn't be standing here tonight. Enough about me. You know, starting in the business, I was totally unprepared for it and wasn't expecting any of the success that I gained but I learnt so much from this man and I still appreciate everything he ever gave me. I don't honestly know what to say. For any of you who have unfortunately never seen him wrestle, get some tapes, watch them and adore them because he was and still is a fantastic athlete. To be given the name 'The Legend Killer' at just twenty-four years of age tells you all you need to know about how good he was and how much of a perfectionist he was. Without further a-do, please, put your hands together for the man that I love, Randy Orton!"
As soon as 'Burn in my Light' hit the hall, fans past and present jumped to their feet to welcome Mr RKO. Waving to the crowd, Randy was extremely excited to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, something which he'd wanted to get his whole life. Tenderly kissing Roxy on the lips, she awarded him the plaque before sitting next to RVD.
"Thank you, thank you. Standing here tonight casts my mind back to the night I inducted my Father into the Hall of Fame so many years ago. I agree with what my gorgeous wife said a minute ago about the best things never being planned. Although, I believe in destiny. I think it was destiny to be born as a third generation wrestler. It was destiny for me to be a multiple time World Heavyweight Champion. It was destiny for me to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. It was destiny that I met Roxanna and that we have had so many happy years of marriage together and have had three beautiful children together. My son will follow my footsteps in being the World Heavyweight Champion when he defeats the Game Version II tomorrow night at Wrestlemania as the first Fourth Generation Superstar in history!"
The crowd cheered for Daniel as he stood from his seat and performed his Father's signature pose.
"I would like to thank everyone who ever made this possible for me to be in this business and to have been given everything possible from my parents to fellow inductees Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho, Vince McMahon, Shane and the rest of the McMahon family, my children and most importantly, you Roxanna. Without you, it wouldn't have been as fun and I wouldn't have had someone as fantastic to share any of it with. Thank you, and peace!" Randy concluded, holding his plaque into the air before kissing his wife once again.
After Shawn had been inducted, the Orton's, the Michaels, the Jericho's, RVD and other's were sat around a table discussing the old times. Lainey and Cameron were whispering to each other, their hands securely entwined.
"Young love!" RVD joked to Shelton Benjamin who was sat with his wife next to RVD and his wife, Sonia.
"Mom, Dad, can you and Shawn, Rebecca and the rest of our families come into the next room, there is something myself and Cammy want to tell you." Lainey spoke, nervously picking some of the golden nail varnish from her index finger.
"Sure." Roxy replied, taking a final sip of her drink before everyone made their way into the other room.
"Ok, ummm, we really need to tell you something. We were discussing something the other day..." Lainey began, shuffling from one foot to the other, gripping hold of Cameron's firm arm tighter.
"We've decided to get married, this summer." Cameron said "But it's not just our love for each other. There is another reason too."
"I'm pregnant!" Lainey bit her bottom lip, closing her eyes tight in preparation for everyone's reactions.
"My baby's getting married! I'm gonna be a Grandma!" Roxy cried, gripping her girl tight "When's the baby due?"
"September, so we want to get the wedding out of the way before the birth."
"Congratulations!" Cameron's sisters Cheyenne and Hailey replied in unison.
"It's fantastic news!" Rebecca and her husband Shawn agreed.
"You'll make a great Mom!" Kay assured her big sis, hugging her tightly.
"I couldn't be happier for you, sweetheart." Randy agreed, kissing his daughters head before shaking Cameron's hand.
"Daniel, say something." Roxy implored her son, elbowing him in the ribs.
"Congrats." he stated half heartedly.
Will Daniel be able to contain his nerves heading into Wrestlemania? Will him and either of his siblings or parents come to blows before hand?
Check back for more, soon!