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 Fifteen - Beauty and the Beast
Monday Night RAW, Amway Arena, Orlando, FL at 10pm:
The main event was always important for DX as it gave them a chance to see how well the main storylines were going over with the fans. Tonight's main event was doubly important because the two guys who had been given DX the most trouble would be working each other tonight; Batista would be teaming with Randy Orton against John Cena and CM Punk. The current Women's Champion complained that John Cena couldn't be trusted out there with Randy Orton so DX made her the special guest referee. Naturally Trish fast-counted everytime Randy got a pin and turned a blind eye everytime Randy cheated. CM Punk tried to get into Randy's head by flirting with Trish, it worked and eventually the babyfaces had the upper hand over the heels.
The match was going great and the fans were loving it, then Randy Orton tagged Batista in and the whole match went south.
"Oh no," Shawn said watching from the gorilla position while Hunter shook his head as Batista attacked John Cena, beating him senseless to the point where the referee even had to hold Batista back but with very little success, Trish was no match for the 300 pound plus Heavyweight. Eventually John Cena made the tag to CM Punk but Batista still went after him. Now Randy had a dilemma; if he helped John he the fans would see him as a good guy, but if he didn't help John Batista was going to kill him live in front of the whole world.
"We have to stop this match," Hunter said, the truth was DX didn't want Batista wrestling tonight at all, he just stormed through the curtain in his ring gear obviously set on tearing another wrestler apart. Shawn suddenly grabbed Hunter's sleeve as Mickie James ran down to the ring, she grabbed a steel chair and whacked Batista over the back with it.
"I can't believe she just did that!" Shawn said impressed with Mickie's courage.
"Maybe she shouldn't have," Hunter said as Batista turned around to Mickie James and she whacked him on the head with the steel chair, bending it completely out of shape but Batista just stared at her, his facial expression did not change as he reached for her neck and threw her high into the air but John Cena caught her and carried her to the back. The fans were stunned by Batista's extraordinary strength and impressed with Mickie's bravery, to them it was all a show but the wrestlers backstage knew different.
As soon as Batista came backstage DX were going to make sure he didn't leave this time. Shawn jumped on his back while Hunter got the tranquilizer gun ready.
"Hold him Shawn!" Hunter called out.
"I'm trying to hold him!" HBK said as Batista tried to get the Showstoppa off his back like an angry bear, "Just shoot him in the leg,"
Hunter aimed the gun at one of Batista's thighs and was about to fire when CM Punk stood in his way.
"Punk get out of the way!" Hunter yelled.
"You're gonna shoot Batista with a tranquilizer gun?" Punk said horrified, "You can't do that it's inhumane!"
"Newflash kid, Batista is not human he's an animal and this tranquilizer is gonna help us save his life now get out of the way!" Hunter said but Punk did not move.
"No I won't let you do it," he said and he kicked the tranquilizer gun out of Triple H's hand while Shawn wrestled to keep Batista down.
"Punk you idiot!" Hunter said running after the gun, "Hold on Shawn don't let him go!" Hunter called back to HBK who was holding onto Batista with everything he had. Batista started to get mad and kept on smashing Shawn against the wall but HBK would not let go.
"Uh-oh, if Batista keeps hurting Shawn Big Red is going to get awful mad," Trish said and she pulled Shawn off of Batista's back and jumped on herself.
"Trish what are you doing?" Shawn said from the floor.
"I couldn't let Batista keep hurting you it was too much of a risk!" Trish said and Batista pulled her by her hair and dragged her off his back. Randy went for him but Batista kicked him down to the ground and he grazed his arm on the floor.
"Are you okay Randy?" Mickie asked coming over to him while Batista locked his eyes on Trish.
"Trish run!" Randy told his wife holding his arm and she ran out of the arena while Hunter picked up the tranquilizer gun.
"Give me your arm," Shawn said to Randy and Shawn got out the balm of Gilead and rubbed some of it onto Randy's bruised arm. As he rubbed the balm in Randy's skin started to harden, Shawn frowned and tapped the skin which was covered in razor wire tattoos and it was solid, "Something's going on under your skin," Shawn told Randy who frowned at him and squeezed his arm: it was rock hard, "Does it hurt?" Shawn asked him.
"No it feels fine," Randy said.
"The tranquilizer gun's broken!" Hunter said angrily and he ran outside after Dave and tried to reason with him, "Dave this is not you, don't let this thing control you you're not an animal!" he said but Batista wouldn't listen. His eyes were fixed on Trish and he intended to hurt her, Hunter grabbed his arm but he just shook him off like he was a fly on a stick of butter. "Dave please listen to me!" Hunter cried as Batista closed in on Trish, he grabbed her by the neck and squeezed without a flicker of sympathy or compassion in his eyes and Hunter tried to pry his hands off of Trish's neck but Batista's hands were like a vice and his fingers felt like claws.
"Let her go," Randy Orton said and Batista turned to him as he came towards him and Hunter noticed something shiny in Randy's hand; it looked like a blade of some kind, "I said let her go," Randy said again and he swiped at Batista's arm opening a big gash across Batista's forearm that caused Batista to release Trish and tend to his wound. The wound was deep and Batista was bleeding badly but before anyone could tend to his injury he ran off into the darkness holding his arm.
"What did you hit him with Randy?" Hunter asked and Randy showed him the razor wire in his hand, "Where did you get that from?" Hunter asked inspecting the weapon and Randy showed him his forearm where his razor wire tattoo used to be, "What happened to your tattoo?" Hunter asked and Randy gave him a look as if to say "connect the dots," eventually Hunter did, "this came from you?" he said holding up the razor wire and Randy nodded.
"It happened after Shawn rubbed my arm with the balm of Gilead," Randy said and Shawn, Mickie James and John Cena came over to them.
"Did you see Randy's new weapon?" Mickie said.
"Yeah it's pretty cool," Hunter said.
"There's nothing pretty about it," Trish said.
"Where's Dave?" John Cena asked.
"He ran off, he was bleeding everywhere. Is it wrong to say that I'm worried about him after what he did to Trish?" Hunter said.
"No, we're all worried about him," Cena said as Shawn threw the balm of Gilead to Trish and she rubbed some of it on her throat.
"We could have saved him if Punk didn't interfere," Hunter said, "Is he still here?"
"No he left, I tried to lay hands on him but he wouldn't let me anywhere near him. His arm is still all burned from when the demon made him try and open the door when it was on fire at the Sandbox. He accused us of being tyrants for wanting to put Batista to sleep," Shawn said.
"Oh he's one to talk," Hunter said, "I don't think he wanted us to help Batista I think he broke the tranquilizer gun on purpose,"
"That would make sense since the same demon that possessed Dave has possessed him," Shawn said. "I say we get another tranquilizer gun and immobilize Batista so I can get that demon out of him tonight,"
"But I don't have another tranquilizer gun," Hunter said.
"Then we'll just have to use Randy's razors," Shawn said, "Sure it's bloody but they're the only things that can weaken Dave long enough for me to lay hands on him,"
"Okay," Hunter said looking at the ground, "let's follow the trail of blood,"
"Forget the blood follow me I know where he is but we have to move fast," Trish said and together DX, Trish, Randy, Mickie and Cena went after Dave Batista hoping to stop him before he hurt somebody else. Judging from the screams he was already in the middle of doing that and the group ran around the corner to the end of the street where there was no light save a dim lamp-post that barely worked. What it did show was a woman being attacked by a winged creature and Randy ran up to it, jumped on its back and swiped it with one of his razors. The animal yelped in pain, wavering in the air trying to get Randy off its back but the Legend Killer drove one of his razors into the dragon's back causing it to cry out in pain. As the creature fell to the ground Randy pulled his razor out of its back confident that the blow was enough to immobilize it. The question was would Shawn be able to lay hands on Batista in this dragon form. Shawn approached the creature while the others helped the woman to her feet. Trish rubbed some of the balm of Gilead on her bruises and moments later her wounds were healed.
"Thank you!" she said kissing Trish on the cheek before getting into her car and driving off in a hurry.
Hunter approached Shawn, "Do you think you can do this?" he asked his best friend who shook his head.
"I'm not sure, but I'm gonna give it a try," Shawn replied.
The other wrestlers came closer for a better look at the monster; it was definitely the embodiment of the tattoo on Batista's back complete with tail, wings, sharp claws and multi-colored scales and it had nothing but cruel intentions. Shawn put his hands on the animal and closed his eyes.
"Help me Holy Spirit," he prayed, "Dave, are you there?"
The creature roared and Shawn wasn't sure if it was the creature of Dave responding, "Dave I know you're in there somewhere and I'm going to help you right now,"
The creature roared again and Trish noticed that its wounds were starting to heal, it was the balm of Gilead, Shawn still had it on his hands and it was healing the creature.
"Everybody step back," Trish said, "Shawn you can't do this you're healing the monster,"
"No I'm not I'm healing Dave," Shawn said.
"They're one and the same Shawn!" Trish explained.
"They can't be Batista can't be this thing!" Hunter said incredulously.
"Well they are Shawn step back!" Trish said pulling on HBK's arm just before the dragon breathed out fire and the wrestlers ran for cover while the creature lit cars and buildings on fire before it took to the air and flew away.
"Where's Jeff when you need him?" Hunter said looking at all the flames that burned high into the sky.
"Thanks Trish," Shawn said, "one more second and I would have been a goner,"
"No Melina would have brought you back to life but Dave would have been a goner for sure, you know how protective Amy is of you," Trish said getting to her feet, "We better get out of here," she said as the fire engines headed for the alley where all the drama had gone down.
"So now I know I can't lay hands on Batista in dragon form," Shawn said as they all headed back the arena.
"We'll try the tranquilizer gun again and I'll make sure Punk doesn't interfere this time," Hunter said.
"How do we know he'll even show up at the house show on Friday, he's missed them all since that incident with Kofi Kingston?" Shawn said.
"Well he hasn't missed an episode of RAW, Batista must have Monday nights imprinted on his brain as a show he can't miss. Until then we'll have to keep a look out for him," Hunter said.
They wouldn't have to look far because the dragon was flying over their heads right now.
"Look up there, it's the dragon!" Mickie James said pointing to the sky and everyone looked up while John Cena noticed an even scarier sight.
"Um was the Amway Arena on fire when we left it?" he said and everyone looked up ahead to see the Amway Arena in flames. All the RAW wrestlers, technical guys and crew were outside watching in complete shock and Shawn and Hunter did a headcount to make sure everyone was accounted for. To their relief nobody was missing and the fans had left the building after the main event.
"What's that?" Shad from Cryme Tyme asked pointing up at the sky at a winged creature that was flying around.
"It looks like a really big bird," JTG said.
"If only," Trish said shaking her head knowing it was Batista who had caused the fire and she turned to Shawn and Hunter, "and you know what the scary thing is? If we didn't go after Batista when we did, this would have happened a lot earlier and your headcount would have been a lot lower,"
"But we're not always gonna be there Trish, we can't stop Batista from setting stuff on fire every time," Shawn said.
"You can't but Aqua Libre can," Trish said and she turned to Hunter, "with Aurora's help of course,"
"You want me to strap my baby to Jeff Hardy and have her fly around with him putting out fires?" Hunter said not liking that idea at all.
"Do you want innocent people to die?" Trish asked Hunter who shook his head, "I didn't think so. I'll get a heads up from God on when this dragon goes on its next blaze of destruction, then I'll tell Jeff and he'll come and pick up Aurora,"
"But Aurora's been keeping Amy cool," Shawn said and Trish sighed.
"It's a sacrifice but Amy will understand," Trish said thinking that the dragon's timing sucked because Amy was gonna need a lot of cooling off this week.