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Two months before Survivor Series, Vince called Kadence and Mickie James into his office.
"Everyone really likes the way that you guys have handled this feud. Several of the writers would like to bring your feud to a new level, and they believe that a steel cage match could do that." Vince closed the door behind them and moved to sit behind his desk. "I don't want to put any wrestler in danger, so I need to know if you are comfortable with this. You guys won't get a lot of practice with the cage but we will try to give you a couple of different opportunities to actually work in the cage. I know that they are planning a pretty dangerous move for the finish. I want both of you to look over what they have written, talk it over with each other, and let me know if you think this is something the two of you can sell." Kadence and Mickie looked at each other and nodded as Vince handed them the script for the cage match. Vince thanked them both for their hard work before letting them out of his office.
"Wow, this is pretty intense." Mickie commented as she looked through the script. "Holy cow! Check out the finish! I'm not sure we can pull this off!"
Kadence, who had been looking through the script slowly, glanced at Mickie before skipping to the end. "Shit son! That move will require a lot of practice. If either one of use messes up, I could die!"
"So what do you think? You want to give it a shot?" Mickie looked at Kadence, waiting for her response.
"I'm not sure. That last move really has me worried. You think we can pull it off safely?" Kadence was hesitant because the move would be the most dangerous to her. The move had her climbing to the top of the cage where she would have to balance for a couple of minutes, performing several tricky moves to keep Mickie from pulling her back into the cage or reaching the top, before climbing down the outside of the cage to win the match. If either girl was not extremely careful the move could go horribly wrong causing Kadence to fall 15 feet to the cement floor outside the cage.
"I think that it'll take a lot of work but I believe we can pull this off. Besides I know that you have excellent balance." Mickie winked at Kadence causing her to laugh.
"Okay, if you think we can do this, I'll trust you with my life." Kadence and Mickie linked arms and walked out of the office building, leaving a message with Vince's secretary stating that they would be more than happy to do the steel cage match. They headed to the gym to start working on some of the moves for the match.
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The next day, Kadence and Dave were getting ready to go to the arena for Monday Night Raw. As usual they met in Dave's room to look over the script. Since their plane was leaving a couple of hours after the show, they decided to go directly to the airport from the arena.
"It looks like we are going to be having quite a few steel cage matches in the upcoming weeks. Dave commented as he looked through the extended script outline that showed what feuds were going on and where the writers would like them to go, barring any unfortunate accidents.
"Really?" Kadence leaned over his shoulder to read the outline. Dave immediately stiffened when Kadence touched him but as usual, Kadence didn't even notice. "That must be because Mickie and I need to use the cage to practice.
"Wait, what?" Dave looked at Kadence with concern in his eyes. "You and Mickie are going to be in a steel cage match?"
"Yep, for Survivor Series. The last move is going to be tricky so they must want to give us as much time as possible to work on it." Kadence went back to looking over her script completely oblivious to how worried Dave was. "Well this week looks pretty simple, the normal backstage skits and the main event between you and Hunter. Ready to go?" Kadence set her script down on the bed and looked expectantly at Dave.
Trying to shake the concern he was feeling for Kadence and the steel cage match, Dave stood and gathered up their bags so they could check out of the hotel. "Let's go Kady bug." Smiling at Dave's nickname for her, Kadence led the way towards the lobby.
"I still don't understand why we can't take the elevator like normal people." Dave grumbled when they reached the lobby.
Kadence laughed as they moved towards the front desk. "You wouldn't want me to lose my cute body, now would you?" Dave looked Kadence over with a leering look, causing Kadence to laugh again. Before Dave could say anything, Kadence heard her name being called and glanced around. Finally spotting Mickie James, Kadence left Dave to take care of the checking out process while she went over to talk to her friend.
Dave watched Kadence hurry off before rolling his eyes and turning his attention to the front desk attendant who was waiting patiently.
"Your girlfriend seems to have a mind of her own, sir." The attendant stated as he pulled together the necessary paperwork.
"What? Oh no, she isn't my girlfriend." Dave quickly corrected the attendant as he handed back the completed paperwork with a smile. But I wish she was. Dave finished in his head.