A/N: Scary nightmare for Grace Harris , but she ' s perfectly safe with AMW , the Naturals , Shane Douglas and everyone else in the family; Christopher Daniels is just pissed at everything that ' s happened to the family and looking for someone to blame for it . But , now its time for Grace to face one of KHAOS ' guys , Domino , in a singles match .
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the wrestlers . I do own my OCs , Khaos , and the story itself . Domino is my new heel character while The Phantom is a face , so if you want to use them for anything else please ask .
Chapter 7 : Phantom and Steve
Following Week - Miami Arena - Locker Room Area
Grace was in the locker room of the Miami arena getting ready for her match that night against Domino , the only known man and fighter from the new enemy of the Extended Family of TNA known as KHAOS . While Grace would have wanted a match against let say one of the guys from the Tennessee Connection or somebody else other than Domino , and would have felt even better with a main event match , a fight against one of the KHAOS guys this early not only was important and a way for her to show what she could do against KHAOS and to see what the new enemy had to offer in a match . It was also a way for the Extended Family to get an upper hand early on the problem and to possibly knock out Domino before others started revealing themselves and came to help their man .
Phantom and Steve showed up not to long after she had arrived ready to help her if things got out of hand , while David and Sigmon had a match elsewhere that week and couldn ' t be there to help the rest of the Saints . Even more surprising or maybe not to Grace , but at least to Phantom and Steve , Chase , Cassidy , and The Franchise showed up to keep an eye on those outside of the ring in order to either spot any other members of KHAOS early or to make sure things didn ' t get out of hand like KHAOS attacking Grace before or after her match that night like they had done to Chase , Daniels , and EY .
" So , you guys are here to make sure Grace doesn ' t get attack by Domino ' s new friends or something like that ? " Phantom asked
Phantom , much like Domino , was a luchador from right outside of Mexico City , a student of Homicide and Low Ki , the mask he chose looked much like Rorschach of the Watchmen from DC Comics , white based with black for the eyes and where his mouth was suppose to be . In the dark the black eyes and mouth glowed in the dark from black light paint that was on the eye and mouth part of the mask . The rest of his gear was split half and half , with one half being white and the other black , with a simple red " P " on the back for Phantom . On his way out to the ring , a long , black coat without sleeves and metal plated on the chest with a hood up was what he wore to the ring as his ring coat or jacket . Phantom was a fan of DC Comics , especially that of Rorschach which was the reasoning behind the mask , but he was also heavily influenced by Suicide and Psicosis as luchadors themselves and even inspired by The Willow mask of Jeff Hardy ' s persona in the ring . Phantom was very athletic as most luchadors were preferring to take to the air and fly around the ring with high risk , daredevil offense that was both enchanting and spectacular to watch in motion , these skills had be refined by the mentoring he got from two very skilled , former TNA and X - Division guys , who were very adept when it came to flying in the ring , Homicide and Low Ki . Phantom had been the first wrestler outside of her own family , the Extended Family of TNA and those who had been involved with TNA through out the years , that Grace had met and was really comfortable being around . Grace was also the only one who knew his true identity , as David , Sigmon , and Chase hadn ' t been told who Phantom really was and that was the way the two wanted to keep it for now .
" That ' s the idea , " Chase said as Cassidy was looking at Steve a little freaked out by the makeup .
" You want balloons or something ? " Steve or Crazzy Steve as he liked those that weren ' t his friends to call him by asked Cassidy making the guy jump .
" The clown effect gets everybody Steve , " Grace laughing at the reaction Steve was getting from Cassidy .
Crazzy Steve , was one word , a clown and not one of those funny clowns you see at a carnival or at the circus . While , Steve , certainly had his tricks and jokes like most clowns , the real danger was when you got him in the ring as Steve would do anything and everything in the ring as nothing was off limits to him or above his brain level . Steve could be a bit dark and scary , possibly influenced by the late Doink and maybe even by the Rakshasa from Supernatural , he was a creepy clown and one of the last guys added to the Saints . Well , if you didn ' t count Domino being there and then not being there , Steve was the last one and now as far as David and Sigmon were concerned he was the last one they were adding to the Saints .
" So , what are we going to do if Domino and his friends get any ideas ? " Steve asked .
" Drop them where they stand . " Grace said .
" I like the idea , " Chase said now without the walking stick and bandages on his leg as the stitches from where the glass had struck him in the leg were gone and all that was left was for the cuts to finish healing on their own .
" While I deal with taking Domino out before KHAOS gets any new ideas going about taking on the family , perhaps I could send them a message that they messed up messing with us and send them back to where they came from without them unpacking there bags . " Grace said .
" Perhaps , " Shane said .
" That ' s our girl , " Phantom and Steve both meeting her eyes .
" Easy boys , " Grace nodded her head at both of them to go and make sure she had back up waiting near ring side .
" Good luck , " Steve walking out .
" We ' ll be watching , " Phantom following Steve out .
" You seem to be able to let them know what you are thinking without saying anything . " Cassidy said .
" We ' ve had practice and time to learn our skill . " Grace shrugged .
" So , who is Phantom really ? " Shane asked .
" I can ' t and won ' t say , as we have a promise between each other not to say anything or to reveal his true identity until he is ready . I ' m not even sure if his mentors know who he really is behind the mask , all we know him as is Phantom and that ' s good enough for myself , Steve , David , and Sigmon . " Grace said .
" How do you know he is really on your side ? " Chase asked .
" He ' s the first person outside of the Extended Family that I trust and when I say I have my ways of knowing that he is on my side it means I really do have a way of knowing that he is on my side . " Grace said .
" Huh ? " Chase and Cassidy both asked .
" Wait and find out . " Grace said before leaving the locker room as the Hotshots followed her with their eyes both of them confused as they looked at Shane Douglas for answers .
" She has her ways whatever they maybe . " Shane said .
" You ' re not much help , Shane , " Cassidy said .
" Hmm , " Chase looked at Cassidy and Shane then walked out the door ready to keep a look out for KHAOS and to keep them from hurting Grace .
The Ring
It was finally time for Grace ' s match against Domino as she came out first to her own entrance music , " I Will Not Bow " by Breaking Benjamin , instead of the one she used in the Saints stable she had been working with over the last few months . While Domino came out to , " Monster " by Skillet , looking straight at Grace with a creepy look on his face , but he wasn ' t scaring the American Kid as she had been through worse during her childhood and wouldn ' t be intimidated so easily . As soon as both competitors were in the ring the bell rang and the two were locked up into combat with each other .
Grace through out the match was getting the best side of the match which she thought was strange for someone like Domino to do as she would have guessed that KHAOS would have wanted her taken out as soon as possible . If anything it felt like Domino was toying with her through much of the first part of the match until both of them were outside of the ring and Domino decided it was a good idea to smash Grace ' s shoulder into the ring post causing her to back away in pain and Domino to throw her back into the ring . Domino continued to work on her bad shoulder after that until Grace finally had enough and used a face first suplex on him and then followed up with a flying lariat much like her dad used but with her right arm instead of the left as the left was hurting at the moment .
As Domino was getting up from the mat , Grace used her Liberator finish or the spear that she had adopted from her dad ' s wrestling moves and had used against enemies in the past on Domino . She hit the Liberator with purpose on Domino using her good arm , then covered him for the pinfall , and sighed in relief as the ref ' s hands came down for three . Grace allowed the referee to raise her good arm in victory before leaving the ring and walking to the back to find herself face - to - face with members of KHAOS who finished what Domino started as they jumped her and tried to make the shoulder worse before Chase and Cassidy was on them followed by Shane , Phantom , and Steve .
" So much for not attacking her and them not caring about Grace having back up . " Cassidy said .
" Ow , " Grace held her shoulder .
" Grace , " Chase said kneeling next to her as Phantom looked at her through the mask concerned .
" My shoulder hurts bad . " Grace said .
" Alright , lets get you too the medic . " Shane said as Phantom , Chase , and Steve helped her up .
" The match against Domino was a scam , guys . " Grace said as she walked with them to the medic .
" What are you saying ? " Phantom asked .
" He took it way to easy on me out there , until we were outside the ring and once he had injured my shoulder and I started fighting through it , it felt like he just gave up . " Grace said .
" But , that would be going against our code . " Phantom said looking at Grace again .
" Code ? " Chase and Cassidy asked .
" Our code as luchadors to never throw a match or just give a victory away , we always perform to the best of our abilities , and we always follow the honor and traditions of the luchadors from the past . So , either Domino is following the orders of someone really powerful , completely sold out on his own heritage , or he ' s not a true luchador , hmm , " Phantom said .
" What ? " Steve asked .
" Let me get in contact with Homicide and see if he knows anything or if quite possibly Konnan and Hernandez knows this guy or even contact Low Ki to see if he ' s heard of Domino out in Japan . " Phantom said .
" Go ahead , " Shane said .
" Anything that may help put a stop to Domino and KHAOS would give us a one up on the problem . " Grace agreed .
" Alright , and then let me see if I can ' t schedule my own match against him , if he truly isn ' t a luchador or have turned against the code , then I have another way to stop him . " Phantom said .
" That way would be what exactly ? " Chase asked .
" There ' s not any greater shame than for a luchador to lose their mask unwillingly , its one thing for us to take the mask off ourselves , its another for someone else to do it as it takes away the image and identity we created behind the mask revealing who we truly are underneath it . " Phantom said .
" So , you are going to demask , Domino ? " Steve asked .
" Yes , " Phantom answered .
" Do it , but after you find out what ' s going on with this guy from Homicide and Low Ki , we can ' t continue to go after him without the proper information and way to deal with Domino . " Grace said .
" Of course , " Phantom agreed .
" And you can rest assured that after tonight , you will have my help against Domino and KHAOS , Grace . " Steve said .
" You have my help as well , " Phantom said .
" Nice to have you guys watching my back and the Extended Family ' s back . " Grace said .
After Grace went to see the medic , it was revealed that her shoulder was dislocated and had to be popped back in . To her relief and everyone elses she wouldn ' t have to go to the hospital that night , but not to her relief , it still had to go back in which was a painful experience on its own .
" AH FUCK ! MAN , " Grace screamed .
" She has a dirtier mouth than you do , Chase . " Cassidy looked at his partner .
" Shut up , Cassidy , " Chase and Grace both said after she came out with her shoulder taped up .
" Let ' s go , " Shane said .
After saying goodbye to Phantom and Steve , Grace went home to Orlando with Shane Douglas and the Hotshots .
Harris House
Chris , Jessie , James , and Andy were waiting on them when they came through the door seeing Grace ' s shoulder taped figuring who attacked her .
" KHAOS or Domino ? " Andy asked .
" A little bit of both , Domino started it by smashing my shoulder into one of the ring posts and then working it over in the ring , then after the match some of the KHAOS people jumped me before the guys could get back there to me . " Grace explained what happened .
" Alright , lets go get you cleaned up , Grace , and then your dad can re-tape the shoulder and you can put an ice pack on it . " Jessie said helping her upstairs .
" Okay , " Grace said .
A little bit later , Grace , came back down the stairs , with Jessie , cleaned up and allowed Chris to re-tape it for her as Storm fixed the ice pack for her .
" If it makes anyone feel any better , I did get the victory , but it wasn ' t much of a win . " Grace said .
" Huh ? " James asked .
" It felt like he let me win or didn ' t put up much of a fight , yes , he injured me , but that was only when we were on the outside . Before the injury and even after when I was fighting back he didn ' t fight me like he should . " Grace said .
" Phantom doesn ' t believe he is a true luchador or has abandon the ways of the luchador , so , he was checking in with Homicide and Low Ki to find out who Domino really is or isn ' t . " Cassidy said .
" Sounds like a lot of secrets are going on in the Saints these days or just from Grace . " Chase said making them look at her .
" I said in the car to drop it , Chase . " Grace said making Chris look at them .
" What secrets ? " Chris asked .
" Grace knows the true identity of Phantom and she won ' t reveal it . " Chase said .
" Grace ? " Andy and Storm looked at her .
" Hey , I made a promise that I wouldn ' t reveal who he really is until it was the right time and he was ready to reveal himself , and I keep my promises . " Grace said frustrated that they wouldn ' t leave it alone .
" Grace , please tell me this guy isn ' t dangerous ? " Chris asked .
" He ' s not , I met him in Dallas , Texas months ago before he put on the Phantom mask , he showed me around town and he was the first friend outside of the Family that I feel like I can trust to be around . When he first put the Phantom mask on and came to work with the Saints , he revealed himself to me , but made me promise not to say who he really is until he was ready for his identity to come out . Look , Homicide , Low Ki , Konnan , and Hernandez trusts him , I trust him , isn ' t that enough or do you guys really believe that I am with KHAOS and against the Extended Family like Christopher Daniels believes I am ? " Grace asked going upstairs to get some rest .
" Where did that come from ? " James asked looking at the stairs and then at the guys confused at Grace ' s anger .
" She ' s been having nightmares again . " Andy said .
" What ? " Chris , Chase , Cassidy , and Shane looked at him .
Andy told them about finding Grace downstairs in the Wildcat ' s basement the other day and about the nightmares she had about them turning against her because they throught she was with KHAOS .
" She hasn ' t mentioned anything about the nightmare ? " Chris asked .
" I think the only reason she said anything to me is because I went down to check on her when Rosie said she had been down there for awhile . " Andy said .
" I thought we told her to talk to people about the nightmares . " Chase said .
" We did , but remember that she takes after a certain , Wildcat . " Shane said looking at Chris .
" I think its more than that this time , " Jessie said .
" Huh ? " Cassidy asked .
" Grace has always dealt with the issues that she had to go through either in that house or with the ones who came up against the family knowing that everyone in the Extended Family was at least on her side . But , the little bit of change in that even with Daniels being angry at the situation and accusing her has opened up another issue that Grace has never dealt with and that ' s anger towards her for no reason from someone she trusts . Then lets add in the issue with Domino , someone else she trusted betraying her and she finding out that he targeted friends and family that she cares about and people who have helped her in the past and now Domino has injured her in a match where she is being scrutinized and watched by more than just the Extended Family . I would take it that the little bit of whatever problem Chase has with Phantom and the fact that both of you are her friends maybe adding to the lack of trust she is feeling from some of the others in the family at the moment . " Jessie said .
" I tell you something else that maybe a problem , she is looking to far ahead to matches she has further away than focusing on what ' s coming up in the following week or whatever maybe closer . " Andy said .
" Hmm , " Chris thinking .
" We could go back over some of the basics with her . " Storm looked at Chris .
" I ' m not saying she needs to completely go back over the training , I ' m saying she needs some fine tuning . " Andy thinking .
" Meaning ? " Chase and Cassidy asked .
" I think Grace needs someone to manage her . " Andy thought about it .
" Somebody who knows how to help her pace herself and focus on the upcoming matches while also being able to help her improve on the wrestling . " Shane said .
" My thoughts exactly , " Andy said .
" Someone like you , " Shane looked at Andy .
" Huh ? " Andy asked as Chase looked at the two .
" Wait , that would mean he would have to side with the Saints and since when have the Naturals been on opposite sides ? " Chase asked .
" I was going to ask that , myself ? " Andy asked .
" I am not telling you two to turn on each other or Andy managing her while she is with the Saints . I think she should end up turning on the Saints after the Street Fight and before the end of the Saints or either have some of them turn on the others . " Shane said .
" It wouldn ' t be too much of a stretch for David and Sigmon to turn on teammates , but lets make it David , Sigmon , and Steve turning on Grace and Phantom so that way with Andy coming back soon that would be a way for him to come back with them needing him to even out the numbers game with Andy managing Grace or both of them . " Chase thinking everything through .
" I like it , but let ' s wait and talk it out with her after the Street Fight as to not put more issues and stress on her shoulders as some can ' t manage stress that well and it seems like Grace at the moment maybe one of them . " Andy agreed .
" I agree and like the idea . " Chris said .
" Me too , " James said .
" Sounds good , " Jessie said .
" Is Andy qualified to be a manager ? " Cassidy thought outloud making Andy look at him .
" Are you qualified to get you ' re ass kicked by me due to asking a question like the one you just asked ? " Andy asked making Cassidy ' s jaw drop .
" Hey , you two , enough bickering , does your partners ever bicker about you or around you ? " Chase asked Storm .
" Not that I ever know about , I think its more of who wants to be around me more , bro . " James said making Chris look at him .
" Sure , " Chris shrugged .
" Alright , I think its time I headed home , night guys , Chris , Jessie . " Storm leaving for home .
" Night , Storm . " Chris and Jessie said .
" I need to get home , too , due to finalizing on the issues tomorrow . " Andy said .
" Do you need a shovel ? " Jessie asked knowing what the issue was .
" Shovel , if Andy had it his way he would tear the fool apart until there wasn ' t anything left to bury and I would gladly help him . " Chase said .
" Partner speaks the truth . " Andy said .
" He usually does , " Cassidy agreed as they left for the night , too .
" Night guys , " Chris said as he let them out and then locked the door .
" I ' m going to bed , " Jessie kissing Chris before heading to the master bedroom .
Chris looked at the master bedroom door before going to the freezer and getting an ice pack wrapping it up in a towel before going upstairs to Grace ' s bedroom .
" You asleep ? " Chris asked as he walked in .
" Not , yet , " Grace said as she sat up in her bed to look at him .
" Alright , " Chris said putting the new ice pack on Grace ' s injured shoulder , she cringed at first , but then calmed down as she got use to the cold on her shoulder .
" Dad , why is everyone doubting me again or acting like I can ' t be trusted when I have always given myself to this family and for this family ? " Grace asked .
" Baby , everyone is just frustrated with this KHAOS issue , I told you Daniels was pissed . " Chris said .
" And Chase now ? " Grace asked .
" Grace , Chase trusts you and he ' s not doubting you its just that he ' s very cautious with everything going on and after everything that happened five years ago . Do remember that Chase has more than just him to think about now and has to worry about what things would do to Traci and Katie if these things , like with KHAOS , gets out of hand . " Chris said .
" Yes sir , " Grace said .
" But , I want you to tell me why you really don ' t want anyone to know who Phantom is ? " Chris asked .
" I told you downstairs I made him a promise that I wouldn ' t say anything until he is ready for it to come out , but for everyone to know that he is a good guy , dad . I don ' t know about you , but I don ' t feel like breaking a promise I made to a friend , it doesn ' t seem right . But , do know that Phantom is on our side , that he and Steve are willing to fight Domino and KHAOS with us , and that Phantom has a good reason for not telling people who he really is at the moment . " Grace said .
" Can you at least tell me the reason why he doesn ' t want people to know who he is right now ? " Chris asked .
" Let ' s just say that he was once connected to a wrestler who he knows people may have negative reactions to him if he were to reveal himself right now . And he feels like the best way to redeem his family and to be able to live his own dreams without anyone reacting badly to him is by him being this luchador known as Phantom and it may come to the point where he can never reveal himself openly to the public . He does hope that at least his fellow wrestlers will except him no matter what one day , but for now its best that he remains the Phantom and hides his true identity . " Grace said .
" Alright , then , but be careful with this guy , Grace . " Chris said .
" I will dad and like I said I trust him . " Grace said .
" Okay , now get some sleep baby , " Chris kissing her on the forehead before leaving his daughter ' s room with the used ice pack in hand .