Chapter 2
"Hey kid...Flair" Bayley and Charlotte had been walking back off the field after the final results when two heroes called out to them, causing them to turn around and see AJ Lee and Natalya standing there.
"AJ" Bayley said with a smiled causing the shorter brunette to laugh before placing a hand on Bayley's shoulder
"You did good kid… you made me proud" AJ complemented before turning and looking at to Charlotte, "You even convinced Flair to join you in fighting that giant robot"
Bayley nodded while Natalya folded her arms and looked at Charlotte with a raised eyebrow, "And how did you managed to convince a villain's daughter to do the right thing?"
Charlotte looked away from the group nervously, she knew some of the heroes would have a problem with her because of who her father was, and she knew Natalya Neidhart would be one of them. Their fathers fought a few times before and Ric managed to injure Natalya's father badly causing him to retire while Natalya was just a child. Bayley sensing the tension stepped in, "I trust Charlotte...i knew she wanted to be a hero so I knew she would agree to my plan"
"You exploited her weak points" AJ said with a smirk
"No I….I don't consider that a weakness..her wanting to be a hero.. I find it to be one of her strengths." Bayley said, finishing her sentence firmly causing AJ to looked impressed while Charlotte looked at Bayley shocked and Natalya continued to glare at Charlotte
Natalya scoffed before stepping up to Charlotte, "I've seen what your father can do, I've fought him before myself, so don't for a second think that I or anyone here trusts you."
"I'm not like my father, I don't even use my last name..i don't want anything to do with him"
"Once a Flair always a Flair...I've got my eyes on you" with that Natalya walked off causing AJ to roll her eyes
"Nattie always has a habit of being dramatic. She was supposed to say that she was going to be your hero mentor and I'll be yours Bayley" AJ said simply causing Charlotte and Bayley's eyes to widen, "Yep this year the first year prospects are getting mentors..Hunter has a lot of faith in your class"
"Wow really? That's so cool..you get to be my mentor AJ" Bayley said as a huge smile covered her face
"Don't get too excited..having me as a mentor is no joke. As a mentor, I get to properly train you outside of your everyday classes"
"EVeryday classes?"
"Yes. The first year prospects will be split into two classes of 20 and-"
"But there's only 30 of us" Charlotte interrupted confused
"There's 30 students who tested with abilities and 10 who tested into engineering. So there's 40 and there will be 2 classes of 20 and you will be trained on hero laws, defense, teamwork, blah blah blah." AJ said with moving her hands quickly as she spoke, "The top 15 who made it from crossing the finish line will be put with the top 5 engineering students and you will be in class 1A..the others will be in class 1B"
"When do we pick our hero names?" Bayley asked, slightly bouncing on her feet with excitement
"What got a few names you've been thinking of already?" AJ asked jokingly to which Bayley nodded back with a grin, "You'll do all that stuff in your general classes and then next year you will be split up into your core sections of training….Leadership, hand-to-hand, weapons training and engineering"
"I thought a good hero excelled in all of those areas, why are they splitting them up into sections?" Charlotte asked, more to herself as she held her chin in thought but AJ heard and answered
"Yes a good single hero knows how to do all of that, but the WWE mainly creates factions and hero teams so it's best when they can just pick a person from each and stick them into a group, like what they did with The Shield, but yes there are still some breakout stars who excel by themselves...we'll just have to wait and see what you can do"
Charlotte and Bayley nodded at this before AJ's belt buckle began to glow, "What's that?"
"It means there's trouble" AJ began to skip off, calling back to the girls, "See ya around"
Charlotte turned so she could see AJ exit and look Bayley in the eyes, "How come you get her as a mentor and I'm stuck with a Neidhart?"
Bayley shrugged but placed a hand on Charlotte's shoulder, "Maybe it's a good thing...Natalya will push you and now you have to prove her wrong by becoming a great hero"
Charlotte nodded at this before her eyes caught something behind Bayley, "Who's that?"
The shorter of the two turned around to see a boy with stringy brown hair and a girl with right red hair walking onto the field. Bayley squinted her eyes before saying, "I think that's Dean Ambrose...you know one of the guys with the Shield"
"They were the group that Hunter put together right?"
"Yep"
"Well who's that with him?"
Bayley squinted once again as she watched the two talk, the redhead talking animatedly about something, moving her hands widely. She had on a black shirt and jeans with a pair of goggles around her neck while Dean had on a black shirt with a leather jacket and Jeans, "I don't know...but I think they're coming this way"
Charlotte and Bayley watched as the two continued to talk until they were close enough to the girls causing the redhead to speak, "Hi"
"Uh...hey" Charlotte responded awkwardly, slightly taken back by the girl's Irish accent
"My names Rebecca...you can call me Becky and this is Dean, we just came out here ta-"
"What are your powers" Dean said cutting Becky off causing her to hit him lightly
Bayley looked to Charlotte before saying, "Uh..super strength"
Dean looked to Charlotte, "I control Ice"
Dean nodded at this information while Becky crossed her arms and looked at him causing him to scratch the back of his neck before saying, "we're going to train, Becky here knows how to work all the cool robot stuff in the arena and she's going to let me test them out"
Charlotte and Bayley stared at each other before looking to the weird couple, "You know how to work the arena?"
"Well yeah...its not that hard, I basically had ta take apart and rebuild the whole system for me entrance exam so i know it like the back of me hand now" Becky said confidently, flipping her hand to the back side
"Oh you're an engineering student" Bayley said with a smile, "Thats cool..I'm bayley and this is Charlotte Fl...uh just Charlotte"
The tall blond nodded at this but Dean eyed her suspiciously before walking up to the girl, "Don't I know you from somewhere?"
"Uh..I don't know"
"Yeah...yeah…" Dean turned around and looked to Becky, pointing back at Charlotte, "She's the one who took the last apple from the fruit basket this morning"
Becky rolled her eyes while Bayley looked confused, trying to go back and remember. She had seen a room when Charlotte was guiding her to the locker room that looked like it had catering in it, maybe that's what they were talking about. Charlotte shrugged, "i guess so"
"I'll never forgive you for that" Dean muttered, crossing his arms
"Dean be nice" Becky said in a warning tone causing the boy to groan, uncross his arms and respond
"Fine..I forgive you for now...next time It'll be different" he then looked to Becky, "Now can I go beat up robots?"
"Fine. you two want to tag along..you don't have to fight, you can just watch if you'd like" Becky offered as Dean started to walk off past the two and head into the arena pumping his fists in the air as he repeats 'robots, robots, robots'.
Bayley shrugged and looked to Charlotte, "Sure"
With that, the three walked to the arena, and it was now the first time that Bayley saw there was a side door in the entranceway that led to a set of stairs. Becky quickly led the girls up three flights and into a control room that overlooked the city like arena which was littered with robots, some that were destroyed and others that looked like they were shut down and the girls could see Dean who was already on top of a building pacing back and forth. Becky looked around before pressing a few buttons causing the remain robots as well as a few more to come to life. She then grabbed a headset and pressed a yellow button before saying, "You ready Dean?"
Dean quickly smiled before raising his thumb in the arm causing Becky to flip two switches and press a green button causing a horn to sound and the robots immediately went into acton. Dean laughed before swan diving off the building, landing on one knee in the middle of the street, surrounded by robots. He cracked his neck and stretched his arms before he immediately went to work. Bayley and Charlotte watched in awe as Dean moved from robot to robot tearing the metal limbs from their bodies with his hands.
"Does he have super strength too or something?"
"Or somethin'...Dean's..different." As Becky said this, claws slide from Dean's knuckles before he gave an animal like growl as he slashed at the two nearest robots, slicing their heads clean off, "he can basically take abilities from anyone he thinks of. If the person has spoken ta him an' told him their power he can use it...it's fascinatin' really"
"That's so cool"
"So wait" Charlotte's eyes widened as Dean used ice to freeze a few robots before punching them hard, "when he asked us earlier what our powers were…"
"Now he can use them"
"How long does that last?" Bayley asked
"Uh..well usually until he forgets the person, so not that long...Dean has a short attention span" Becky responded as she pressed a few buttons
"Who did he get the claws from?" Charlotte asked as she stepped closer to the glass wall, watching intently
"I don't know, Dean likes ta go out and find new mutants just ta come back and surprise me with new powers" Becky said with a shrug
"Well how do you know him? You just got into developmental, so you couldn't have been here for that long and Dean's a second year with the Shield" Bayley asked but Charlotte quickly answered, not taking her eyes off the fighting
"No. Engineering students go through a lot more tests than us….they start weeks before us"
"True, but I knew Dean from outside developmental...when i moved here from Ireland with my family, I met Dean. He lived in my neighborhood and I found him passed out in the dumpster of the alley. He told me about his powers and I helped him with them"
"By giving him robots to destroy?"
"Kinda yeah..i built my first robot when i was twelve just for him ta have something to test his powers on"
Bayley and Charlotte nodded at this before they turned to look out and see Dean standing on top of the building again waving his arms. He pointed down to the street to show the pile of robots before yelling 'come on' as he raised his arms and motioned for Becky to bring on more robots. Becky laughed before typing into a screen and pressing two buttons causing the ground to shake a little and the building Dean was on to crumble as a giant robot swiped it's arm through the building. It was similar to the one that Charlotte and Bayley had fought earlier and it took both of them to bring that thing down.
Dean simply smirked as he flipped away from the crumbling building and landed on the building behind it before turning to the control box and giving a thumbs up causing Becky to smirk, "He's too cocky"
She clicked on the panel before typing and pressing a few more buttons causing another giant robot to appear. Bayley's eyes widened, "Are you sure that's a good idea..I mean it took me and Charlotte to take down one of those things during our test...even if he does have our powers he can-"
"He'll be fine" Becky said cutting off Bayley as she moved away from the controls, standing beside Charlotte to watch.
Dean carefully eyed the two robots before he took a deep breath and a pair of wings shot out of his back, sending him flying up to the robot's face. He quickly ducked and dodged around the arms of the robot before laser beams shot out of his eyes, burning a hole through the head of the robot sending it falling to the ground. The second robot in turn, grabbed Dean in its hands causing Bayley and Charlotte to gasp while Becky watched with a smirk. Dean struggled in the robot's grip as the wings retreated into his back and he struggled to free one hand before he touched the robot's metal, causing his skin to turn into metal as well. He quickly used his strength to rip open the robot's hand and the laser beams to blast the robot's shoulder.
"Woah how many powers can he do at once?"
"Two is what he should do...but Dean never listens ta me an' pushes it ta three" Becky said rolling her eyes as Dean finished off the final robot
"So what...do you like...experiment on him to test out his powers?" Charlotte asked in a slightly rude tone causing Bayley to hit Charlotte
Becky thought about this for a second as she walked over to the control panel and began shutting everything off, "I don't experiment on 'em….I run test to help 'em find his limits. Dean has a hard head and if ya let him, he'll push himself too hard. So I studied his powers, did tests on his blood, created robots and enemies fer him ta practice on and designed gear fer him ta use ta keep his bones from breakin'.."
"His bones?"
"When a person develops a mutant ability, their body has adapted ta accommodate that power...but Dean..he can take on anyone else's power an' that makes his body constantly change an' adapt. If he pushes himself too hard his bones'll start ta break" Becky finished as Dean started walking out of the arena, "come on"
Bayley and Charlotte looked at each other concerned before following Becky out of the room ad back outside to where Dean was standing, stretching his arms out, "Come on I could've went for longer...you didn't even give me a challenge..I barely even broke a sweat"
"Yea yea….ya can't keep using multiple powers like that Dean...you'll hurt yerself"
"I'm just testing the limits, seeing how far I can go...if I don't keep pushing then i'll never get stronger" Dean said seriously
"Ya don't need ta get stronger..ya need to get smarter...I know ya want ta be like Roman and Seth but-"
"No I don't...they're my friends but I don't want to be like them. I want to be better than them"
Becky crossed her arms and looked up at Dean with a frown before punching him lightly in the chest, "I know"
Dean and Becky turned to Charlotte and Bayley who were standing behind them awkwardly, "Sorry about borrowing your powers, I usually do that to everyone I meet..no hard feelings?"
"No ...it's cool, you're cool..I mean like your powers and the fact that you're a part of shield" Bayley said with a smile as she jumped up a little while Charlotte gave a quick nod
"You're a shield fan? Well I can introduce you guys to them some time" Dean offered causing Bayley's eyes to widen
"REALLY..I-I mean yeah..yeah that would be so cool" Bayley said
"Yeah, and ya guys can stop by me room anytime, I'm on the third floor, room 316" Becky said with a smile
"Yeah...we have to go in and get our room assignments, but we'll stop by later" Charlotte said causing Becky to nod before saying goodbye as she and Dean walked off leaving the two first year mutants to themselves.
"They're so cool" Bayley said slightly in awe
"Dean and Becky?"
"Well yeah, Becky was all super smart in that control room and did you see Dean's powers...that's like the ultimate power"
"Yeah and that power is killing him" Charlotte said seriously with her arms crossed
"Oh yeah..that sucks" Bayley said as the two started walking into the building, "But you gotta admit...having any power..that's super cool"
"Are you always this much of a fangirl?" Charlotte asked once they entered the main lobby of the building causing Bayley to smile and go to respond but someone cut her off
"Fangirl..loser...dork...wannabe...did I say loser. The list goes on" Bayley and Charlotte turned to see Sasha Banks walking into the lobby from a side hallway, she pushed pass them, bumping both of the taller girls with her shoulders as she did, stopping a few feet away from them with her back still turned, "get it through your head Bayley...you're not a hero, you're just a fangirl who got in way over her head"
"You again?" Charlotte questioned, "Don't you have anything better to do then stalk Bayley and sulk around hallways?"
Sasha had on a leather jacket, having already showered and changed, and a pair of jeans with shutter shades over her eyes. She took a step towards Charlotte and smiled before removing her shades, "Look me in the eyes and say something else"
Bayley watched with wide eyes as Charlotte looked Sasha in the eyes before she could stop her, "Charlotte no"
"Why don't you tell me a secret Flair" Sasha said as her eyes turned the same magenta purple as her hair and immediately Charlotte's jaw clenched and Bayley knew the girl was under Sasha's mind control
"Sasha don't"
"Shut up Bayley" Sasha said never taking her eyes off of Charlotte, "Flair here wanted to get in my business..so why don't I get a little involved in her's...tell me a secret Flair..tell me something about your family..hows your relationship with daddy dearest?"
"I hate my father I want to be a hero so I can defeat him" Charlotte said robotically
"Boring tell me something more"
"I ...I blame him for my brother's death...he let him get killed"
"Sasha stop"
Sasha didn't remove her eyes from Charlotte as she waved her hand causing Bayley to go flying back into the wall by the Macho man statue that she saw earlier, "Tell me more about your brother"
"His name was Reid...he was a good kid, and he wanted to be a hero. He hated what my father was and he vowed to stop him...the one day he saw my father attacking people and he went to go help a couple but the building collapsed and killed him. I wasn't there...that's all I know"
Sasha grew bored of this and Bayley slowly got back up to her feet, watching Sasha intently, she needed to find a way to get her to stop, "Tell me your deepest darkest secret flair"
"After my brother died...I tried to kill myself….but then I saw this letter from WWE"
Sasha's eyes widened and an evil smirk grew on her face, "You never got a letter of recognition did you? You stole your brother's….you came and took his spot"
"The letter never said his name...it was written to the child of Ric Flair... he wrote in anonymously, talking about how much he wanted to be a hero, and all the good that's he's done trying..but he never said that he was Ric Flair's son...just his kid. WWE took a chance on him so when he died...and I found the letter….I took his spot"
Sasha's smirk grew as she took a step closer, never once closing her eyes, and never once removing them, "You don't deserve to be here...you're not a hero...you're a coward who took their brother's opportunity. What would he say now? What would he think of his big sister who stole his letter?"
Bayley had enough, she began to charge at Sasha, ready to spear her, or punch her or do anything to get her to stop, but Sasha looked away from Charlotte and turned towards Bayley, moving her hands to freeze the brunette in her spot. Charlotte however shook her head, free of Sasha's mind control, her right hand began to cover itself in ice causing Sasha to look back shocked just as Charlotte put pressure on her left foot causing the floor under Sasha to freeze up. Charlotte stepped up to Sasha angrily before shooting a blast of ice at her hands, freezing them in a block of ice.
"Charlotte wait...you can't look her in the eyes" Bayley said as she grabbed Sasha's shutter shades and placed them back on the shorter girl's head, "It's part of her powers"
"I could kill her...I could freeze her entire body and let her die in a block of ice" Charlotte muttered as she began to circle Sasha
"Charlotte...you can't"
"You heard what she made me say...you know what she can do...i'd be doing everyone a favor"
"Charlotte, that's not what a hero does" Bayley said sadly as she placed a hand on Charlotte's arm, "I know you want to get her back...I know she made you say embarrassing stuff..things you would never say but you have to move on…"
"Move on...move on?"
"She's made me do it before to, she tormented me in high school, made me reveal things that I didn't want to...but I knew as hero that I couldn't hurt her back That isn't right and you can't kill her...heroes don't kill" Charlotte glared at Sasha once more as she walked right up to her face before letting out a deep breath as she turned and walked away, "Charlotte...Charlotte wait..where are you going?"
"Pathetic" Sasha said causing Bayley to turn to Sasha to see that the ice that trapped her was starting to melt quickly with the disappearance of it's creator, "just a few little questions and she's ready to kill...she's just like her father"
"Why are you doing this...why are you trying to get under her skin?"
"You want me to give up the opportunity to get rid of a Flair?"
"Get rid of?"
"This is not summer camp Bayley...I don't know if you're little glitter filled brain can comprehend this but developmental is a competition, you have to be the top students in everything if you want to be picked up to the main roster of heroes. I have to prove that I have got what it takes to be the best...and if that means I have to get rid of a little competition along the way..then so be it"
With that Sasha's ice was fully melted and she shock off the cold from her arms and legs before pushing pass Bayley and walking off, leaving Bayley to think.
a/n thanks for reading make sure to review and let me know who you want to see and make sure to like, favorite and all that good stuff so you can be updated for when I post the next chapter.