Disclaimer: I absolutely positively own none of the characters used in this story. They belong to Vince McMahon, the WWE, or themselves. No profit is made from this story; it is strictly fictional and strictly for fun!
A/N: First off, thanks to everybody for sticking around for so long with this story. The muses laid down on me for a while and I really wondered if they would ever get back on track. Thankfully they did and we are almost finished. This is officially the last chapter of this story. There will be an epilogue cause I just love those! LOL!
Now, Queen Nina, this one is for you;-)
Hunter woke up with a start looking around. He was tied in a chair in the middle of the ring. The fans were pointing at him while he tried to figure out what in the hell was going on. His mind quickly flashed with Benoit and Shawn. His head hurt as he remembered Shawn hitting him. After that, his mind was a total and complete blank.
He quickly turned and looked, noting that nobody was there in the ring with him. The lights dimmed down and he noticed a few people walking out from the Titantron. The light was just on the ring and it was blinding him.
Here Comes the Money came blaring thru the arena. The fans quickly stood up excited about seeing Shane. It had been a pretty good while since they had seen him and it showed. When Shane walked up on the top stage, with his sister and mother behind him, the applause seemed to increase. He quickly held up his hand and put the microphone to his mouth.
"Thank you, thank you very much," Shane said with a smile. He held up his hand and then blushed as "Shane, Shane, Shane" was chanted through out the arena. With a smile, he listened for a few seconds before speaking again. "Okay guys, thank you very much but let's get down to business."
The crowd quieted down and Shane continued with a smile on his face. There was nothing like being around a live WWE crowd. He had almost forgotten what it felt like. Almost. "As you all know, I've not been seen much on WWE television. Oh I've been here, don't get me wrong. I've just not been out here. That's about to change," Shane said with a small grin. Tonight was the night that history was waiting for. It was time for change. "First off, let me introduce to you my mother, Linda McMahon, CEO of the WWE."
Linda walked over and smiled. She nodded her head at the crowd and took the microphone. She looked out at the ring and noticed Hunter trying to get anybody to help him. She felt no sympathy towards the man at all. He had asked for all he was getting and then some. "Hunter, if you are looking for somebody to help you, there's nobody down there that will. As a matter of fact, I don't think that there is anybody in this company that would help you right now."
After the crowd laughed in agreement, she continued. "I'm not sure if you are aware of the changes that have come into effect for the WWE. As a matter of fact, this news was so big that we had to tell it immediately." She stood there with a small smile on her face. This was the moment that she had been waiting for. She owed her husband for the hell he had put her through during their entire marriage. He was getting what he deserved and then some, as well.
Stephanie walked up beside of her mother and whispered in her ear. She knew her mother was excited but she had something that she had to say to Hunter. Linda nodded her head in agreement and smiled. She handed the microphone to her youngest child.
The crowd roared with approval and she smiled, acknowledging their presence. She smiled and put the microphone up to her mouth. "You know Hunter, I don't know why you thought you would get away with everything but just to let you know, the game is over."
The crowd immediately began the chant, "The Game is Over, The Game is Over."
She couldn't help but join the crowd with the microphone. It felt so good hearing that ring throughout the arena. "Life is just too sweet sometimes," she thought to herself.
Hunter looked as if he could explode and she couldn't help but smile in satisfaction. This moment was just way too sweet to keep quiet to the wrestling world. If the crowd only knew how true that statement was. She handed the microphone back to her mother.
"Yes Hunter, we are aware of your extra activities," Linda said with a sad look on her face. While her face conveyed sorrow, her heart was pounding with excitement. It was time for the devil and his helpers to pay their due. The note was due and she held it in her hands. "As a matter of fact, effective immediately, you are no longer employed by the WWE."
The crowd, electrified by the announcement, immediately began singing, "Na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, good bye," over and over again. The electricity throughout the arena had all the fans on their feet, waving their hands in goodbye to the man that they despised more than anything in the wrestling world.
Hunter was livid. He didn't know what in the hell was going on but he knew Vince would get him out of it. He started laughing out loud. They couldn't fire him; they needed him too badly to do that. With a smirk on his face, he just looked at them like they were idiots. He knew Vince wouldn't let that happen to him. This was just the beginning of his fight, or so he thought.
Linda quickly handed the microphone to Shane. She stepped behind him to stand with Stephanie. She reached down and grabbed her daughter's hand with excitement. In the next few minutes, wrestling history would be made and she was so happy that she could burst.
Shane put the microphone to his mouth with a knowing look. It was time to make everybody's wishes come true. Nobody but his family knew the hell that Vince had put then thru over the years. This wasn't about revenge; it was about justice. "I know what you are thinking. You're thinking that my father will be helping you of this mess. My father can't help you." Shane then turned his attention to the Titantron.
Vince was shown sitting in a chair with fear on his face. He didn't know what in the hell was going on. The camera crew had come in a few minutes ago. He had tried to leave numerous times but finally gave up due to his fear of the large man beside of him. Dave was standing with a smirk on his face as well. Suddenly Ric Flair showed up and patted Dave on the shoulder. He then quickly stood on the other side of Vince.
Hunter's mouth dropped open. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He could see Dave doing it but not Ric. Ric was on his side. Ric was always on his side. What in the hell was going on? The questions were in his eyes and shock was on his face. This was not the way things were supposed to go and he was trying desperately to figure out what had gone wrong and where. Turning his attention back to the screen, he noticed Dave smiling.
"Hey Hunter," Dave said with a little wave. "Remember me? Yeah, I'm sure you've got a lot of questions right now and they will all be answered very shortly. One thing that is for sure, Ric and I," Dave said looking over at Ric and winking at him while Ric did his trademark 'WOO' "are no longer a part of Evolution."
The crowd roared again with its approval. Hearing the fans was like music to Ric's ears. He knew then that he had done the right thing and he had the big guy to thank for it. He also knew that he was going to be calling his daughters after he was done with his work.
"I made you, you son of a bitch," Hunter said foaming at the mouth. He couldn't believe what was happening. Everything was going down the tubes quicker than he could deal with it. His mind raced with more questions, and still no answers. Nothing was making sense.
"No, I made myself, I just let you use me for a while," Dave said with a smile. The truth was, he felt like a new man. This was what he should have been doing all along. He shook his head and shrugged his shoulders with a smile that was almost a smirk. "Wish I could tell you that I'm sorry that you were fired but you know, I'm not sorry." He then turned to Ric and the cameraman followed.
"Hunter, it took a real man to make me see what you were doing to me," Ric said with a look of gratitude on his face as he looked at Dave. He turned back to the camera. It was time to let him know exactly what he thought of him. "You are not a true world champion. You are a selfish bastard that never cared one second about anything or anybody but yourself. You are done here."
Vince looked as if he was going to throw up. He knew that something was not right. Everything that could go wrong had gone wrong and in the worst way. The only problem was he knew the worst was yet to come. He knew that this was just the beginning. There was something big brewing and he felt that it would not be good for him.
Shane smiled at the men before turning his attention back to Hunter. It was time to get back to business. "Okay, before we go any further, we have a major announcement to make. Effective immediately, I am now the Chairman of the WWE. My father's stock has been transferred to my mother, giving her the majority rule. The board voted on it this afternoon."
The crowd roared with approval while Vince just shut his eyes. He didn't know how she did it but he would find out. She couldn't do this to him. It was his company. It had always been his company. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Ric yelled, "Come in," and smiled when the orderlies walked into the room.
The orderlies walked in with their white uniforms on carrying a straightjacket. Vince quickly jumped to his feet, trying to figure out how to get away. Before he could get lose, Dave grabbed him by the arm and held him in place. The orderlies quickly slipped the straightjacket on him, thankful for Dave's help with the situation. They quickly led Vince out of the room while he yelled the entire time. "It's my company damn it! It's my company!"
"Life is good, isn't it?" Shane asked out to the crowd. He was brewing with excitement. He wasn't done yet. He had one more thing to do and the historic night would reach its climax. Looking over at the fans, he got goose bumps imaging how they would react to everything. "Now, as I was saying, I am the Chairman of the WWE. My father has been declared mentally incompetent and therefore, is going on a permanent vacation."
Chris walked out on stage and grabbed Stephanie's hand. She smiled when she turned to look at him. He winked at her and then turned his attention to Shane as Benoit and Shawn joined him on the front stage. Christian and Trish followed. They quickly walked over to the side that Benoit and Shawn were on. Stephanie, Linda, and Chris were standing across from them.
"Now, I have another important announcement to make. Now that my father is gone, I would like to introduce to you, the newest edition to the WWE family," Shane said with a smile on his face. This was the moment that he had been looking forward to tonight. This night would be the night that every fan would remember. It was the night that the fans got exactly what they wanted, for the first time in a long time.
The lights went out and the Titantron went black. The music began to play and it was unknown to the WWE fans. But the former WCW fans rose to their feet in excitement and hope. It had to be him; there was no other man that had ever came out to that music. Eyes flashing with excitement, they began a chant that had never been heard in WWE history.
The lights went out and the crowd hollered in frustration. It had to be him. They wouldn't be able to take it if it wasn't. The lights quickly came back on and the man that they had been waiting so long to see was standing there in the ring. Miracles did happen in the wrestling world and this was one of them. There, standing in the middle of a WWE ring, was the man called Sting.
The fans rose to their feet and screamed with approval. Linda and Shane smiled at each other while Stephanie clapped along with all of the WWE superstars who had quietly came out from the back with smiles on their faces. For once, everything felt right in the wrestling world.
It was a new beginning the WWE. It was the time for Shane to show the world what wrestling was all about. It was time for a new era in the world of wrestling and this was it.
Sting looked around at the fans and felt complete. In his long black coat and scorpion tights, he looked better than ever. The dark hair was still shoulder length; the face was still painted black and white, but this felt so different. It had been a long time since he had seen them and he had missed them. The roar of the crowd was deafening but Sting wouldn't have had it any other way. It showed how much they had missed him.
"Woooooooo," he hollered cupping his hands over his mouth. The crowd roared back and he smiled at them. The 'Sting' chant kept running thru the arenas bring tears to his eyes. If they only knew how much he had missed them. He quickly put the microphone up to his mouth and yelled, "It's Showtime Folks!"
The crowd roared in approval of his familiar saying. It was time for the Sting to play with the WWE. It was time for their dreams to finally become true. After the WCW purchase had been made by Vince, the WCW fans had always hoped Sting would be the one star that they would see. It took a while but now that wait was finally over.
"Well, I've been away for a while but man, it feels great to be here," Sting said walking around the ring. He finally stood in front of Hunter with a smile on his face. "You know, as much as I enjoyed your earlier work, you nothing but a shell of the wrestler that you used to be."
Hunter looked at him with a bored look on his face. He had had enough of this crap. If he really was fired, then why in the hell was he still there. He knew that they didn't mean it. He was just along for the ride. "You haven't wrestled in years; I'd beat your ass right here, right now."
"Oh really?" Sting asked with an amused look on his face. "You know, I don't think that you could but we'll never know since you have been fired."
"No, I have not been fired; I have been the money maker here for a long time," Hunter said with a bored look on his face. This really was getting old and he had had enough of the bullshit. "Look, just cut me lose. We'll have the match, I'll win, and then we can go home."
"Excuse me Sting," Linda said with a small smile. "I am sorry to interrupt but security is coming down there to remove Hunter from the building. If you would be as so kind to step aside for just a moment, I would be so grateful."
"Why certainly Mrs. McMahon," Sting said with a smile noticing the security people coming from the backstage area. He smiled at Hunter watching the realization in his eyes become clearer. "I think you are fired Hunter."
Hunter sat there with several emotions flashing in his eyes. Shock, fear, and anger were the emotions that flashed quickly in his eyes. If they thought he was leaving quietly, they were in for a big shock.
Security entered the ring and quickly surrounded Hunter. After untying him from the chair, Hunter quickly picked the chair up. He used the chair to hold security back. He wasn't going anywhere. He jabbed the chair at the security guard that took a run at him and then raised the chair up to bring it crashing down. The only problem was that he couldn't move the chair.
He quickly turned around and saw Sting smile at him. Sting quickly kicked him in the stomach, effectively knocking the chair out of Hunter's hands. He gave him a high knee and smiled as the blood began to trickle out of the side of Hunter's mouth. He quickly pushed him into the corner.
The crowd screamed in approval as Sting gave Hunter a Stinger Splash. Hunter looked at him with a dumbfounded look, before falling face first to the mat. Sting nodded his head at security and they quickly got him out of the ring. He had always wanted to do that and was thankful that he got the opportunity to shut the game up. He walked to the corner and picked up the microphone. "A lot of you may or may not know this, but Shane and I have been good friends for a long time."
Stephanie's eyes flashed to her brother's face noting the look of satisfaction on his face. She shook her head and then looked at her mother. She held the same questioning look in her eyes as she looked over at her son. Shane just winked at them and then turned his attention back to the man in the ring.
"A few years ago, I told Shane that if he ever got control of the company, I would be more than honored to come to work for the WWE. I know the product will be bigger and better than ever with Shane here along with Linda and Stephanie. They are really good people and I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to work with them," Sting said with a smile.
Shane held the microphone up to his mouth. "May I say that we are extremely happy that you are here in the WWE. You've always been one of the greatest stars that WCW ever produced and I'm more than proud to finally have you as part of the WWE family. Welcome home Sting."
Sting nodded his head at Shane and smiled. He dropped the microphone and quickly went to each one of the corners. He stood on them for a few seconds before moving onto the next one. He then proceeded to walk up the ramp with Shane meeting him in the middle.
"Well Shane, we did it," Stinger said with a slight smile. He held out his hand and felt Shane's hand in his. They shook hands and then Shane held up Sting's hand in victory. It was a new beginning for the WWE with all kind of possibilities.
Chris looked at Stephanie and smiled. She grabbed his hand and pulled him backstage. He followed with an almost comical look on his face. She finally found a corner and pushed him into it with a smile.
"What are you doing?" Chris asked with an amused look on her face.
Stephanie never said a word. She just quietly walked towards him. She leaned up and kissed him softly. She pulled back and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I'm just having a moment with my boyfriend, is that okay?"
"Baby, you can have as many moments with your boyfriend as you want," Chris said wrapping his arms around her. He kissed her softly on the top of the head. "You know, I think it's only going to get better from here."
"You know what," Stephanie said with a smile. "I think you are right."