Title: The ARK Angels of DX in Monster Ink
Author: Kaykyaka
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE and TNA characters used within this fictional story. No copyright infringement is intended and no money is being made by this work of fiction.
Ratings: K+
Characters: Shawn, Cameron and Cheyenne Michaels, Amy 'Lita' Dumas Michaels, Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, Chyna, Trish and Randy Orton, Melina and Johnny Hennigan, Batista, CM Punk, The Beautiful People, Edge, Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio, Stephanie and Chris Jericho, The McCools
Summary: An evil spirit takes possession of Batista and CM Punk and chaos ensues for the RAW locker room. DX discover that the problem is tattooed on the two Superstars but can Shawn and Hunter help them and protect their family at the same-time?
Chapter Seven - Rough Edges
CM Punk hadn't gotten any sleep in a week and he spent his nights sitting up staring at the ceiling. His body still hurt from his match against JBL and his left arm was still numb for whatever reason. He wondered if it had anything to do with the tattoos on his arm and he went over to the mirror for a closer look. Everything seemed normal, there was no swelling or skin irritation but something was definitely different and he finally realized what that something was. His Pepsi tattoo was spinning all by itself.
"Wow," he said as he watched it in the mirror, "look at it spin!"
Punk then looked from the tattoo to the mirror straight at himself and suddenly he didn't feel so tired anymore. He suddenly felt energized like he could stay up all night, sleep was now the last thing on his mind even though it was the only thing on everybody else's. It was 5am and the whole neighborhood was asleep while Punk jumped around his bedroom like an Energizer bunny.
Five hours later Punk was still awake but he got an unexpected visit from two of the most important people in his life, Samoa Joe and Homicide.
"Hey guys what's up?" he asked energetically after opening up the door and even though he felt like he could climb a mountain, he looked like he'd been run over by a truck.
"Punk what the Hell man when was the last time you got any sleep?" Homicide asked noticing the deep black circles around Punk's eyes.
"What are you talking about I feel great, can I get you guys something to drink?" he said.
"Not if it's the same stuff that you've been drinking," Joe said moodily and Punk sensed that there was something wrong with his tubby buddy.
"What's wrong Joe?" he asked as Samoa Joe pulled his hand over his face.
"I should ask you the same question!" Joe snapped pointing a finger at Punk, "What has gotten into you, have you been drinking?"
Don't be ridiculous," Punk replied.
"Well then what's going on with you?" Joe demanded.
"Calm down Joe let's just find out what happened okay?" Homicide said not wanting Joe to lose it.
"What are you talking about?" Punk asked Joe.
"Now we don't talk to the Beautiful People that often but according to Angelina Love you came to the IMPACT Zone yesterday and put everyone to sleep, is that true or not?" Homicide asked and Punk shrugged nonchalantly with a smile.
"Yeah it's true, I got this cool new power now I can put people out like a light with just three words," Punk bragged.
"What three words?" Homicide asked.
"Uh-uh fellas I want you to stay awake," Punk said.
"Well this new power of yours put almost the entire roster out of commission for a whole day and now Jim Cornette and Jeff Jarrett won't let any of the wrestlers with WWE girlfriends or boyfriends bring them to the IMPACT Zone, i.e. me, Sonjay, Christy, Angelina and Gail Kim are all screwed!" Joe said angrily.
"Oh so that's why you're so upset," Punk said and Joe looked at Homicide baffled by Punk's attitude.
"It's like I'm talking to a child," Joe said to Homicide.
"The punishment is worse than you think," Homicide said to Punk, "Cornette and Jarrett said Velvet Sky can't come anywhere near you for a whole month,"
Punk laughed, "Is that right?" he said.
"Yeah and Jeff Jarrett called DX and told them that if they saw you and Velvet together he'd stop letting TNA go out with WWE Superstars all together," Homicide said.
"He can do that?" Punk asked intrigued.
"Yeah he can do that if he feels the WWE Superstars are a threat to the TNA wrestlers," Homicide said.
"What I wanna know is why did you put everyone to sleep in the first place?" Joe said.
"You really wanna know?" Punk asked Joe.
"Yeah I really wanna know," Joe replied.
"Okay if you must know I really miss you guys and I thought if TNA went out of business you could come and work with me at the Fed," Punk said and Joe and Homicide looked at each other mirroring the shock on each other's faces.
"So you didn't plan on waking the TNA wrestlers up?" Homicide asked Punk.
"No I didn't, I don't even know how they woke up it certainly wasn't my doing," Punk said and Joe lunged for him.
"You selfish sonofabitch!" Joe roared and Homicide pulled him back.
"What did I do?" Punk protested putting his hands up to defend himself.
"Didn't you even think about the families of the other wrestlers, not to mention how much blood, sweat and tears we've all put into building TNA into a reputable wresting company? How could you be so selfish?" Joe said extremely pissed off and Homicide wasn't too happy either.
"Are you telling me you wouldn't want to spend more time with Victoria?" CM Punk asked Joe.
"And you'd just go ahead and make that possible without even asking me?" Joe said, "Where did this new power of yours come from anyway?"
"What does that matter?" Punk asked.
"Because I think its evil and its rotting your brain and what's left of your heart," Joe said and he stormed out of Punk's apartment.
Homicide gave Punk a somber look, "Just be careful with this new power of yours or get rid of it all together, I know I would," he said before leaving and Punk looked down at his arm, his Pepsi tattoo still spinning.
"Get rid of it?" he said laughing to himself, "Now why would I go and do a stupid thing like that?" he said not realizing how this new power was affecting those who cared about him. The person he saw in the mirror in no way resembled the man they used to know and call a friend but Punk loved this new side of him and he wasn't going anywhere.
Waterside, 1pm:
It was lunchtime at Waterside and everything was pretty much as it was before Aurora shook the school to the ground with one of her earthquakes a few months earlier. The only thing that was different was LC's school clothes - a grey sweater with a pink trim accompanied by a grey pleated skirt and Mary Jane's was a far cry from the army green skirt and t shirt and now infamous big black boots. Mr. Applebee loved it just as Chyna had predicted and LC vowed that today would be the last day she would be seen in these clothes. Cheyenne on the other hand was having a great time, she was glad she could be in a place were her talents could thrive and thrive they did. She continued to excel in music and sports and was keen to make a massive improvement in art class while Cameron's love for science continued unabated. The Damsels of Destruction had kept to themselves so far but there was no telling how long that was going to last. Yup, things were pretty much back to normal.
"LC you got a little stain on your sweater," Cameron said as the ARK Angels ate their lunch under the juniper tree outside the school.
"The whole outfit's a stain, the jelly actually makes it look better," LC said rubbing in the jelly stain.
"You know your mom is gonna scrub like crazy to get that stain out," Cameron said.
"She's gonna have to," LC said rubbing the stain in even deeper and Cameron shook his head and resumed eating while Cheyenne stood on her head looking at what looked like a limo pulling up outside the school upside down.
"Who's that?" Cheyenne said as a thick bodied man with a full head of grey hair power walked over to them.
The rest of Cameron's sandwich fell from his mouth and LC stopped rubbing in the jelly stain as the familiar form approached them.
"Vince McMahon," they said at the same-time as the towering form of VKM cast a shadow over them.
"Afternoon children," Vince said to the ARK Angels and Cameron and LC just stared at him like deer frozen in headlights while Cheyenne continued to look at him upside down thinking he looked much better that way.
"What should we do should we scream?" LC asked Cameron.
"No but I think now would be a really good time to call our parents," Cameron said taking Cheyenne by the leg and LC followed quickly behind him.
"Tell your parents I said hello!" Vince called to them and Cameron and LC looked at each other.
"Is he out of his mind, our parents don't want him hanging around us?" LC said as Cameron called his father.
"And by the way LC l love your new outfit!" Vince called and LC shuddered.
"He really is out of his mind - that's it, when I get home these clothes going in the trash. I can't live knowing that Vince McMahon likes what I wear to school!" she said.
"I'll see you tomorrow children and I'll be bringing someone very special with me," Vince said before getting back in his limo and driving off.
"Hello dad, Vince McMahon was here he talked to us and he said he's bringing someone very special to see us tomorrow," Cameron said.
"Someone very special, who could that be?" LC wondered while Shawn spoke to Cameron.
"Okay dad, see you later," Cameron said hanging up, "Dad said if we see Vince again to call, he's gonna come to school with us tomorrow and find out what he wants,"
"Okay, back to the tree," LC said and the ARK Angels headed back for the juniper tree to finish their lunch even though now Cameron and LC's minds were no longer on school but on this special guest that was going to pay them a visit tomorrow. Yup, things were pretty much back to normal for the ARK Angels of DX.
Monday Night RAW, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA at 10pm:
Things were pretty much back to normal on RAW as-well. Trish and Randy were back from their honeymoon and CM Punk seemed to be keeping out of trouble, there was just one major problem - Batista was missing. He was supposed to be tag teaming with Kofi Kingston but given his destructive behavior on Saturday Shawn and Hunter put the kybosh on that idea and decided to officially turn him heel tonight. With Trish and Randy locked in a feud with Mickie James and John Cena DX thought it would be best to put Rey Mysterio in a feud with Batista starting with Rey asking Batista to explain his actions tonight. The problem was none of this was scripted, DX hadn't planned on turning Batista heel at all and there was nothing worse than having to turn a real life problem into a work when one of the workers was missing.
Then there was this thing with Vince McMahon and his sudden fascination with their children, the co-owners of the WWE had a lot on their plate right now but they were more than willing to deal with their problems head on and not sweep them under the carpet and one of their problems was about to go into escalation right now.
Candice Michelle was due to return to the WWE and start a big feud with Trish Stratus something she considered to be an honor and a privilege. Since she wasn't working tonight's show she decided to hang out backstage when she saw Batista get into his car and leave before the show even started. She followed him back to the Royal Sonesta which was the hotel they were staying at and saw him coming from the hotel car park looking like a bear with a sore head. She ran up to him before he could walk away and asked him why he wasn't working tonight's show.
"I didn't feel like it," Batista replied, "Get out of here Candice before you get hurt,"
Candice Michelle frowned as Batista stormed away from her and she followed him down a dark street that seemed to lead nowhere.
"Batista what's wrong with you everyone says you've been acting really weird lately and if you don't show up tonight you're going to prove that something's up. Stop walking away and talk to me," Candice said pulling on Batista's arm but he shook her off and she stumbled a bit.
"I said get away!" Batista roared and stormed off into the darkness.
When Candice turned back around to face him he wasn't there, she couldn't see him at all and an uneasy feeling came over her.
"Batista?" she called but no answer came then she heard heavy breathing and a deep growl from somewhere behind her, "Hello?" she said afraid to turn around, "Is somebody there?" she said and the deep growl got louder, then she heard a sound like some giant bird beating the air with its wings and she could feel heat on her back. Her heart started to pound heavily in her chest and she slowly turned around to face what it was that was behind her only to wish she hadn't.
"ARGHHHH!" she screamed and an hour later Candice Michelle was backstage at the New Orleans Arena, some of her hair pulled out from the root, her face bruised and her clothes torn.
"Oh my God Candice!" Beth Phoenix cried running over to her and Shawn and Hunter turned to see what was going on. When they saw Candice Michelle they couldn't believe it was her, just a few hours ago she looked like a cover girl now she was barely recognizable. Shawn and Hunter took her to the women's locker room causing alarm when the other Divas saw her.
"Candice what happened?" Hunter asked wiping the blood from Candice's nose.
"I'll call an ambulance," Beth said but Shawn put his hand up for her not to.
"That won't be necessary Beth," he said and Beth came into the locker room and watched as Shawn rubbed the Balm of Gilead over Candice Michelle's bruises. Soon Candice felt like a million dollars but she was still shaken up by what happened to her an hour ago, it had taken all her strength to make it back to the arena to let DX know it wasn't safe out there.
"I was attacked by a monster," Candice said as Shawn and Hunter listened attentively.
"A monster?" Hunter said and Candice nodded and tried her best to describe what she saw.
"It was a lizard type creature, with different colored scales on its back and I think it had wings," she said and Hunter gave her a suspicious look.
"I think you may have hit your head a little harder than you think Candice," he said but Shawn didn't dismiss her so quickly.
"It was dark but I know what I saw, you believe me don't you Shawn?" Candice said squeezing HBK's hand.
"I believe you Candice, I just gotta figure out how we're going to explain this to the police," Shawn said.
"You can show them this," Randy Orton said handing Shawn a photo of a dragon and Candice shot up and covered her face trembling with fear behind Hunter when she saw it.
"That's it, that's what attacked me!" she said pointing a shaky finger at the photograph.
"What is it?" Hunter said calming Candice down and Randy Orton waved his hand across it to reveal a very familiar face.
It was Dave Batista.