CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

The following RAW, the two locker rooms containing the Divas were waiting anxiously to talk about who would be participating in the six-woman contest between DEAR and the Diva's Army, and make sure it was clear.

The contest itself was to be announced momentarily, but all of the girls had come completely ready that would be any of the three options. The Universe had been voting via text message for the past ten or fifteen minutes to decide between a swimsuit competition, a mud wrestling fight, or a battle royal. The girls had come prepared with gear and with bathing suits, and weren't too surprised when it was decided they would be in bathing suits.

"I don't think you should worry, girls." Trish stood up in the DEAR locker room. "I've come prepared for this, and since I'm in a swimsuit competition, we've clearly got this in the bag." She smiled over the girls. "Ashley? Maria? You two came prepared, I assume?"

"Of course."

"Don't we always?" Maria laughed and Ashley stood up with her. "Let's get changed and put on the robes. I can't wait to go out there."

Alicia Fox danced around jokingly with Kelly. "I just can't wait to go out there, and finally get some time to just be seen! I haven't been out there since I faced Maria, and that was in May!"

Kelly laughed and hugged her best friend close. "This is so exciting! I haven't been in a swimsuit competition in… well, I can't even remember the last one I was in!"

"I'm tired." Kennedi laughed, standing up. "I'm just happy MAC can cover under-eye circles. I've been training like crazy so Jazz doesn't kill me."

"Would it kill you to be excited about this?" Veronica asked, handing Kennedi her bag.

"Probably."

Later that night, Jerry Lawler stood in the ring, smiling as he began the introductions for the Diva's match of the night.

"The Diva's Army and DEAR will start soon, but as the Diva's Army outnumbers DEAR, both teams had to choose only three girls to partake in the contest." The audience cheered as Jerry turned to the ramp and stage. "Please welcome, Ashley, Maria, and Trish Stratus, accompanied by Mickie James!"

I told you, I told you, I told you, baby…

Ashley, Maria, and Trish walked out all at the same time, wearing knee-length black silk robes, and smiling as they made their way down to the ring. The cheers and applause were thunderous as they did this, and it was clear in their minds that they were going to be the winners of that night's contest.

"Introducing first from the Diva's Army, Kelly Kelly!"

Holla, holla!

Kelly skipped out through the curtains with a smile on her face, waving as she walked down the ramp in a bright pink silky robe. Her blonde hair had been curled, and bounced with each move she made, especially as she slid through the second and bottom ropes to stand in the ring, to Jerry's left, still waving as he continued speaking.

"The second girl who will be representing the Diva's Army tonight on RAW… please welcome, Alicia Fox!"

Alicia's theme song began to play and she walked out, flipping her hair back and forth to shake her dark reddish-brown hair around before continuing on in the dark blue robe she wore. The crowd cheered her all the way to where she stood next, with Kelly Kelly.

"The final representation from the Diva's Army, one of the two newest, beautiful additions to the WWE Diva's roster… Kennedi Korklan!"

Ooh, come and get you some, come and get you some…

Kennedi walked out wearing a purple robe, and didn't look too hyped up about being out there, but smiled and waved anyway as she walked down to join Alicia and Kelly in the ring.

"Let's start this contest with a few rules. Each girl will have fifteen seconds to remove their robes and receive cheers from the WWE Universe on their bikini. The group of women with the most cheers and applause will win the contest tonight. Are you ready?" The crowd cheered, and he looked back and forth before moving to stand against the back ropes. "Girls, we'll go back and forth between DEAR and the Diva's Army."

Ashley stepped forward first, and beneath her robe she wore a black bikini with hot pink and lime green skulls over it. Kennedi went up next, wearing a lacy-looking baby blue number. Maria wore a hot pink, sequined bikini, while Alicia wore a cheetah-print halter two-piece.

The final two girls in the competition were Trish Stratus and Kelly Kelly, but despite the fact that Trish should have gone up next, Kelly stepped up first. She did one of her basic robe-to-reveal dances, showing that she was wearing a gold, almost skin-colored, bikini, which glittered under the lights they used over the ring. The cheering was rabid, but not quite enough for Jerry to consider it over yet, so Trish stepped up to the plate.

Trish wore a one-piece, but it was a low neck that went almost down to her hips, and was backless, held up with a halter top. Gold embellishments covered the piece, and the crowd went wild watching her spin around in this.

"We've got this," Trish smiled, holding out her hand and grabbing Ashley's before turning back to the front.

"I think we have a clear winner." The crowd began to chant the names of the two stables, but Jerry held up his hand. "The winner of the Power to the People Night swimsuit competition… the Diva's Army!"

"What?!" Trish, Maria, and Ashley exclaimed in unsion, before Trish turned to Jerry and shoved him back. "Listen here, you perverted son of a bitch, if you've got a bias for those girls you better forget it now and give us our rightful win!"

"Trish!" Maria shouted, trying to get Trish's attention, but instead Trish kicked Jerry in the crotch and hit him with a Stratusfaction before continuing to attack.

The Diva's Army girls moved to pick up Trish from Jerry, removing her successfully and allowing him the escape before Ashley, Maria, and Mickie had joined her, the four of them outnumbering Kelly, Alicia, and Kennedi. Steps after they felt themselves be taken over by Mickie, Trish, Ashley, and Maria, the other four girls of DEAR slid into the ring, pulling them apart and attacking them without any intentions to cool down…

Until the Diva's Army entered, dressed in a paramilitary fashion. They wore forest camouflage shorts and pants, as well as vests, black combat boots and headbands made of bandanas, and black tank tops which had "DIVAS ARMY" printed across them in white. They slid into the ring, outnumbering the DEAR girls by two-not including Kennedi, Kelly, and Alicia-as they tore DEAR off of their friends and began to tear them apart instead.

DEAR managed to escape from the ring, stumbling back up the ramp as the Diva's Army stood in the ring, victorious.

Jerry Lawler picked up his microphone and began to speak again.

"Once more, the winners of the Power to the People Night swimsuit competition… Kelly Kelly, Alicia Fox, and Kennedi Korklan. Accompanied to the ring by Eve Torres, Michelle McCool, AJ Lee, Kaitlyn, Natalya, Veronica, Tamina, and the Bella twins!"

The crowd cheered as the Diva's Army celebrated in the ring.