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Brotherly Hate Chapter 4
"Well kids" said John pulling into the arena parking lot. "Welcome to Smackdown".
It had been a hectic few days for the two Cena brothers, starting first thing Monday morning when Jason called Mara's parents to ask them about John's idea, then went and told a delighted Mara that they had said yes. Once back in Boston John took great pleasure in telling Jason and Mara that they would be sleeping at opposite ends of the house, this caused Jason to fly off the handle. Mara managed to calm him down after a few hours only for Jason to start sulking again during RAW when it was revealed that Rob Van Dam would be leaving Smackdown as the first draft pick. "I really wanted to meet him" he had whined causing laughter all around. The trio then spent Tuesday and Wednesday chilling out in Boston by going swimming or playing football (or at least Jason and John did) before leaving early Thursday morning. They had just arrived at the arena and were getting their stuff out of the trunk of the rental car.
John spoke up "Right guys, me being champ I have my own locker room, go wait for me there".
"Where you goin'?" asked Jason
"To sign some autographs" replied John, pointing to a crowd outside the lot staring at him.
"O.K. later man".
"Later".
Jason and Mara took their stuff and headed into the arena, pausing to ask a security guard where John's locker room was, before walking there in silence, once inside Jason sat down while Mara hung her bag up.
"Jason?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you nervous?"
"Very, you?"
"A little".
"Only a little?"
"Yeah".
"How come?"
"Because we've been here before, new kids, first day, we came through it alright".
"Yeah but that was in the Indies, it's not gonna be that easy here" Jason sighed. "And you know JBL is gonna be out to get me".
"You can handle him".
"Can I?"
"Well, I think you can".
Jason grinned. "Thanks Mara, you've always believed in me".
She came up behind him and kissed him on the cheek. "I'm your girlfriend, it's what I do. Do you have a match tonight?"
"Not yet, Teddy'll probably give me someone easy for my debut".
"Better than no one though".
"True, you'll be in my corner won't you?"
Mara smiled. "Haven't I always been?"
"Heh, yes you have".
"So you've got nothing to worry about".
She sat down next to him and put her arm round him; he thought for a second then laughed.
"Yeah, you're right, nothing at all".
John showed up half an hour later, he threw his belt down on the sofa and began to change.
"Whoa, John! Lady in the room, remember?"
"What? Oh sorry Mara, I'll change in the shower."
He walked into the shower, out of sight; Jason waited a moment before calling. "I take it you have a match tonight?"
"Yeah" came the reply. "I got Dupree".
"Who? Oh yeah, the French guy".
"Yeah" John came out of the shower, now dressed in his ring gear. "Apparently you don't".
"I know, I'm gonna put my gear on just in case Teddy gives me one".
"Better hurry up, the show starts in five minutes".
"Huh?" Jason looked at his watch. "Damn!" he jumped up and grabbed his stuff before darting into the shower. He came out a few minutes later, his ring gear was almost the same as Johns except he also wore a t-shirt and elbow pads and he had boots on instead of pumps. There were sounds of music and pyros in the background.
"Shows started" muttered John turning on the monitor. Mere seconds later the music of John 'Bradshaw' Layfield hit and his limo pulled into the main arena, JBL and his cabinet, now complete with image consultant Amy Webber (A.N. Yes she still works there in this) stepped out.
"He looks P.O. doesn't he?" laughed John.
"Didn't wait very long to start whining either" smirked Jason.
"Would you care to introduce yourself to him?"
"I think I will, coming Mara?"
"Of course I am, I wouldn't miss this for the world".
Meanwhile the cabinet were in the ring and JBL had the microphone.
"Yeah that's right, laugh it up! Let's all laugh at JBL! The quitter, the man who lost to the street thug John Cena! Well let me tell you one thing Cena, you are no champion! Why? Because you never beat me! You had that bastard from the crowd come in here and cost me MY title! So Cena, if you have any integrity at all, you will come down here and give me that belt, why you ask? Because I know, the cabinet knows, you know, all these idiots out here know, that little bastard knows that I am exactly what I say I am! And that is A WRESTLING……GOD!"
Just as JBL finished his tirade John Cena's music hit, the crowd went wild as John stepped through the curtain, then quietened as he was followed first by Jason, then by Mara. JBL immediately recognized Jason and spazzed out, Jason smirked at the reaction he was getting, the trio stepped into the ring and John took a mic.
"Yo, yo, yo, guess what? THE CHAMP IS HERE!" big crowd reaction, John grinned before noticing the death-glare JBL had on Jason. "Oh, I'm sorry, haven't I introduced you? JBL, meet the guy who prevented you from taking MY title, the guy who single handedly gave the cabinet a Texas sized ass kicking! Ladies and gentlemen, and JBL, I give to you, my baby brother, JASON CENA!"
JBL found his voice. "Your brother huh? I can see the resemblance, you have brown hair, blue eyes, and you both are a pair of thugs! Who steal from their betters!"
Jason grabbed the mic off John. "Thugs eh JBL? Before I got involved it was four-on-one, what would you call THAT? As far as I'm concerned me, John, and my girl Mara Daniels, are here to make sure you get what's coming to you, and that is the ass kicking of a life time!"
He dropped the mic and prepared to fight when Teddy Long's music hit and the GM of Smackdown came out onto the aisle way, mic in his hand.
"Hold on there Jason playa, I know this being your first night that you wanna make an impact, but I'm gonna have to veto this one playa, because I personally don't think you're ready for a challenge like JBL just yet. However, I do think that you'll be ready by the time The Great American Bash rolls round in eight weeks time. So, even though it's over a month away, the first match made for 'the Bash' will see, the former WWE champion John 'Bradshaw' Layfield go one-on-one, head-to-head, manno-eh-manno, with Smackdowns newest star Jason Cena!" JBL and Jason stared each other down.
"As far as tonight goes, JBL, you're gonna be busy with the first RAW draft as well you know. But, Jason has no match tonight, so what I'm gonna do is…." Teddy was interrupted by Hardcore Holly's music, he came out and requested Teddy's mic.
"Sorry Mr. Long, but I had to come out here and clear up an issue that's bothering me. Now everyone on Smackdown knows that when any rookie shows up here, he has to go through me! So rookie tonight your debut match is gonna be against me, the Alabama Slamma, Hardcore Holly.
Jason looked thoughtful for a second. "You're on!"
"Good, cause tonight, I'm gonna show you why they call me the rookie killer".
Holly and Teddy left, JBL spoke up.
"Well kid, it looks like I'll see you at 'the Bash' if you make it of course".
Jason stared straight into his eyes. "Oh I'll make it all right, see you at 'the Bash' bitch!"
Back in the champ's locker room Jason sat on the sofa pumping himself up, Mara was sat next to him watching the monitor and John prepared for his match with Rene Dupree.
"Right" he said suddenly. "My match is next. Gotta go".
"Good luck bro".
"Don't need it".
Jason and Mara were alone; there was silence for a few minutes, then Mara spoke up.
"Think you can beat him?"
"Maybe".
"Worried about messing up?"
"Nah, more worried about losing".
"You won't, and I'll be in your corner cheering you on".
"Yeah, you've always had my back in one way or another".
"Like I said earlier, I'm your girlfriend and it's what I do". She kissed him.
"I'm gonna pay you back for all of this, I promise" said Jason kissing her back.
John returned a few minutes later (A.N. It was DUPREE after all!) to find Jason and Mara sharing a rather intimate moment.
"Hey! HEY! Break it up!" Jason's jumped to his feet.
"That was quick!"
"You're supposed to be getting ready for a match!"
"I was!"
"How was that getting ready"
"Well…It got the blood going" Mara burst out laughing, John frowned.
"Your match is next you know" Jason went to leave.
"Right I'm going, I'm going, oh, by the way, did you win?"
"What do you think?"
"NO!"
Jason and Mara ran off laughing, John stayed back in the locker room to cool down. "I'll get involved if JBL does" he thought. His phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Baby brother huh?" The voice at the end of the line was cold.
"Oh hey man! Yeah, can you believe it?"
"You sound happy about it" John was confused.
"Of course I am, he's my brother, why shouldn't I be?"
"Let me ask you something first, what's that belt you're probably holding right now?"
"The WWE title".
"Yes, and do you want to keep that title?"
"Of course" John was getting angry. "What's your point?"
"Picture this, you and the kid play happy families for a while, then he slips up and costs you the belt".
"Listen man!" John was livid. "That kid's been training for this for almost a year, I doubt he'll make a mistake like that".
"You listen man! First it will happen, it's a question of when not if, and then, you know he's gonna hold you back from getting it back".
"And how will he do that?"
"Remember that promise you made him?"
"Yeah".
"Well once you lose that title, he'll hold you to that promise. Then you'll be stuck in a tag-team well away from the main event scene". John couldn't reply.
"But" the voice continued. "I have some advice, take it or leave it, pray that one of you is sent to RAW, if not? Best to cut the kid loose before something goes wrong. Anyway, I gotta go".
"Yeah…bye" John hung up. He sighed, sat back on the sofa, and stared at the WWE title.
Meanwhile Hardcore Holly stood waiting in the ring for Jason, who stood behind the curtain with Mara waiting for his music to play.
"Oh, excuse me man" he said to the nearest sound guy. "What music will I have?"
"Your brothers".
Jason groaned "That music sucks". (A.N. believe me it does)
"Well what would you like?"
"Give me his old one, you know, Basic Thugenomics."
The guy smiled. "Consider it done"
The music hit, Jason was pleased to hear a pretty decent crowd reaction, he glanced at Mara and gave her a nervous smile. She returned it and mouthed "Don't worry". They stepped out into the arena, Jason listening very carefully to Tony Chimel's introduction.
"And his opponent being accompanied by Mara Daniels, from West Newbury Massachusetts, weighing in at two hundred and twelve pounds, Jason Cena!"
Jason smirked "Not bad" he thought, he climbed into the ring and stood face to face with Holly.
"Ready for an ass kicking rookie?"
"If by ass kicking you mean yours, then yeah".
Jason turned to climb the turnbuckle, Holly grabbed his arm and spun him back round.
"Don't talk to me like that! Who the hell do you think you are?"
Jason wrenched his arm free and shoved Holly away, the referee-Mike Chioda-stepped in before Holly could react.
"Wait for the bell!" he yelled in Holly's face, Holly stood back snarling, Chioda called for the bell and the match began.
A.N. Just wanna quickly say R.I.P. to Eddie Guerreo. We'll never forget you.
Viva La Raza!