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Heya! Welcome back again. Coming up: It's Genesis and Jason's big chance as he takes on Rhino, Christian Cage and his old rival 'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles in a number one contenders match, but first Mara, back injury and all takes on the Amazon Sirelda. Can she overcome the huge odds? Let's find out!

Here We Go!

Rebirth-Chapter Thirty Six-Genesis Part 1

"You ready?" Mara's head snapped up as Jason walked into the room, bag slung over his shoulder.

"As I'll ever be" she replied snatching up her own bag and throwing it on, she winced as she moved a bit too fast for her back to take, Jason noticed.

"Are you..."

"I'm fine Jason."

"It's not too late to..."

"Jason. I'm. Fine."

Jason gave a defeated sigh. "Whatever, let's do this."

The two left the apartment and began walking towards the Impact Zone in silence, both thinking about their matches that night, Jason was as nervous about the match as he'd ever been and trying to hide it. Mara was just focused, Sirelda was the only thing on her mind and it was going to stay that way until the match. Jason's phone rang causing the two to snap out of their zone, Jason sighed and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Oh good I caught ya."

Jason laughed at the voice on the other end of the line. "Shawn! And here I was thinking I was actually gonna last a week without you calling to check on me."

"Sorry kid, gotta keep tabs on my favourite HBK wannabe don't I?"

"Whatever you say Shawn, will you still be calling me a wannabe when everyone remembers me as the greatest wrestler who ever lived?"

"Yup. Because you'd have ripped me off to earn that tag."

"So did you call just to rib me about the 'Showstealer' thing again? Cause I gotta get ready for a match."

"That's just what I wanted to talk to ya about, nervous yet kid?"

Jason laughed. "C'mon Shawn, you know me."

"So that's a yes?"

"Uh huh."

"Only natural kid, you'll be fine by the time your music hits."

"Oh good, so I've only got another three hours of walking around scared shitless."

"How many times have I got to tell ya not to swear when I'm on the phone to ya?"

"Sorry, so any advice from the great HBK that I should take heed to?"

"None that I haven't already given ya, just be careful out there, watch for opportunities and good luck. And I'll be cheering just as hard as anyone when ya win."

"Thanks, but how would good old Vinnie Mac react if he found out you buy the competition's Pay-Per-Views?"

"The usual, can ya put Mara on? I need to talk to her."

"OK, see ya Shawn."

"See ya kid, say hi to Kev for me."

"Do I have to?"

"It'd be nice."

"Alright, later."

"Later, and good luck."

Jason smiled and offered the phone to Mara. "It's for you."

"Shawn?"

"Hey Mara."

"What's up?"

"I think you know what I'm gonna ask."

Mara sighed. "Like I told Jason, I'm fine."

"Mara, believe it or not I know a little something about back injuries, and I also know when someone with a back injury is fine or not, and you are not fine."

"Look, it's not that bad, I'll be alright."

"Listen to me, I may not be that bad now, but if you keep pushing yourself it's gonna be, this girl your facing, she gave you that injury so she knows how to make it worse, and someone her size is not someone you want targeting an injury."

"I'm doing the match Shawn, I'm not backing out."

She heard a sigh on the other end of the line. "You've been with Jason too long y'know that? OK, do the match, but be careful, don't do anything to put too much strain on your back, the last thing you, or Jase, need right now is you screwing yourself up."

"Shawn, I'll be fine, I promise."

"I'm gonna hold you to that, and I'm pretty sure Jason will as well. Anyway good luck, and be careful."

"I will Shawn, see ya around."

"Bye."

Mara hung up the phone and tossed it back to Jason. "He really cares about us you know."

"I lived with the guy for almost six months, you tend to bond over something like that" Mara nodded. "I take it he feels he same as me about this?"

"Yup."

"And you're not listening to him either?"

"Nope."

"Mara, I think Shawn would know when it's too risky to wrestle..."

"Jason, I know Shawn has a back injury, and if you don't remember he's been wrestling for five years with it!"

"Exactly, he doesn't want you going through what he did, neither do I."

"I know you don't, but I have to do this."

Jason sighed. "I knew I should have called your parents, hell I would have called Chris if it meant he could talk sense into you."

"He tried, so did Allison, and my parents... and my grandparents."

"OK, you know what? You are insane!"

"I learned from the best" she smirked patting him on the back and walking on ahead, Jason shook his head and looked up at the sky.

"Why did you have to make the perfect girl so damn headstrong?"

"And finally the self proclaimed 'Showstealer' Mr. Jason Cena!" Jason laughed as he walked past the guys to a corner of the room to change.

"You should take up announcing Sonjay, you can't be worse at that than you are at wrestling."

"What? Kid I could wrestle rings around you any day."

"So why did I beat you last time I faced you?"

"I went easy on you!" Everyone laughed, even Jerry. "I did! He had a match with AJ three days later and I didn't want him going in to it hurt."

Jason stood up and patted him on the back. "Sonjay, you are the funniest guy I've ever met, so how come you guys are all ready?"

"Uhh, we have matches" said Chris holding up the X Division title. "Someone has to defend this or did you think the whole event was just your match?"

"Mine and Mara's, all I've been thinking about since Thursday, so who's got who?"

"I'm defending this against Williams and Matt" answered Chris patting the belt.

"Me and Jay have the Paparazzi" said Sonjay.

"How come?"

"Alex is a little jelous of Kevin and Jay, he wants to prove he's better."

"So why a tag match?"

"He's scared, and if they lose he can blame it on Devine."

"Well Sonjay the form Jay's been in lately you might actually win, he'll be the one who gets the pin but you'll be part of the moment, and what about you oh great pioneer?" He smirked at Jerry.

"My big comeback, against an old friend of yours actually, Kazarian."

"Taking it easy on you?"

"Just a little, and after tonight I'm coming for you Chris."

Chris smirked. "Anytime old man, anytime."

"You're quiet tonight Jay" said Jason sitting down next to him trying not to laugh at the 'Macho Man' getup. "Fall out with your girlfriend?"

"He's getting in his 'Macho' zone" answered Sonjay, he leaned in front of Jay. "Yo, 'Black Machismo'! We're up!" Jay looked up at him. "You ready?"

Jay grin. "Oooo yeah!"

"Am I the only one who thinks that's getting old?" Asked Jason, Jay glared at him. "I'm just saying."

"C'mon Jay, let's go put Alex in his place" Jay nodded and followed him out the door.

"Nothing like laughing at a couple of goofs to put a smile on my face" smirked Jason, Chris and Jerry laughed.

"Wow, that 'Black Machismo' thing really works" commented Jerry as they watched Jay and Sonjay celebrating in the ring.

"Yeah, if this keeps up we won't be able to laugh at him any more" said Chris.

"Well that sucks" answered Jason. "It's one of the reasons I come into work."

"It'll never last" said Chris. "Once everyone figures him out..."

"You haven't tried figuring him out yet have you?" Replied Jerry. "Hell, everytime I try figuring any of you guys out I get a migrane."

"We should start calling ourselves the migrane causers" smirked Jason.

"Yeah, I'll call marketing, we'll have shirts by next week" laughed Chris.

"You guys are totally, completely and clinically insane you know that?" Asked Jerry, Jason and Chris looked at each other.

"Yup."

"That's us."

"By the way, has anyone seen the female member of our band?"

"I think she's in the girls locker room, why?"

"JB's looking for her, he wants an interview."

"I think he found her" commented Jason as JB and Mara appeared on the monitor.

"Mara Daniels later on tonight you take on Sirelda, but there are rumours that you are not physically at one hundred percent tonight, how do you respond to these rumours?"

"JB, I've heard these rumours and I'll say this, when I get in that ring tonight..."

"You'll end up flat on your back looking up at the lights?" Came a mocking voice from behind her, she sighed and turned round.

"Well if anyone knows about being on her back it's you Traci."

The Canadian girl smirked. "You weren't saying that when I beat you right in the middle of that ring."

"Why don't you try and beat me again?" Said Mara stepping up in Traci's face.

"And take Sirelda's fun away? I'll just watch her put you down like I did."

"Listen bitch! I lie down for no one!"

"I knew she was the dominant one" smirked Chris earning a slap over the head from Jason.

"And when I'm done with Sirelda I'm coming after you."

Traci laughed. "Wow, you're making a lot of enemies, I'd watch my back if I were you."

"What..." Before Mara could finish Sirelda ran up and kicked her square in the back! Mara dropped to the ground but Sirelda pulled her up and threw her into the wall, she seemed content with what she'd done and walked off.

"Warned you" laughed Traci before stepping over her and following Sirelda, JB stood there looking lost until Jason ran up.

"Mara!" He dropped down next to her then glared up at JB. "Don't just stand there like a jackass! Go get some help!"

JB took off as Jason checked on Mara's back, his hand barely touched her but she cried out in pain.

"Hurry up damnit!"

Jason sat glaring up at the ceiling outside the trainers room, it was taking all of his self control and then some not to jump up and start punching something, Cornette had threatened to make him pay for any damage he caused and if he started he wasn't sure if he could stop, the trainers door opened and Jim Cornette walked out.

"Well?"

"She's not letting me call it off."

"You're the boss! Can't you call it off yourself?"

"I tried, she just threatened to call her lawyer over loss of work."

Jason couldn't help laughing. "That's Mara, when she's pissed there's no stopping her."

"I noticed, hasn't she talked to her family?"

"Everyone she knows has tried Jim, her brother has more power over her than her parents and even he couldn't talk her round."

"Well in that case we got no choice, we'll have to let her do it."

Jason sighed. "I guess so, when's the match?"

Cornette winced. "Next."

"Awww fuck!"

"Language kid" said Cornette as Mara came out of the trainers room holding an icepack to her back. "I'll leave you to it."

He left and Jason turned to Mara. "You sure you wanna..."

"Yes" Mara answered simply and went to walk towards the arena but Jason stepped in the way.

"Look, I just..."

"I know you do" she smiled. "But this is my fight, and I'm not backing down."

"You're too much like me for your own good."

Mara shrugged and walked past him, Jason followed behind in silence until they reached the tunnel.

"Last chance, you absolutely sure you want to do this?"

She smiled and kissed him. "Yeah" her music hit and she went to walk out the tunnel but Jason brought her back and kissed her again.

"Be careful."

She nodded and walked down the tunnel, Jason watched her go then walked back to the locker room.

Mara was pacing the ring when Sirelda's music hit, the Amazon casually walked down to ringside although she was careful to make sure that Mara wouldn't try anything like she did on Impact, she got in the ring and walked right up into Mara's face, they stared each other down as the referee called for the bell. They locked up an Sirelda immediately threw Mara down, the teen got back up holding her back and went to lock up again and again Sirelda threw her down, she got up again and Sirelda quickly put on a headlock, Mara tried to throw her off but Sirelda wouldn't budge, Mara tried again but the Amazon kept the hold on and took her down to the mat, Mara quickly put her foot on the ropes to break the hold.

Sirelda stepped back and allowed Mara to get up then stepped forward, she went to grab Mara but the teen ducked and punched her right in the mouth! She reeled but didn't go down and Mara hit some more punches but Sirelda grabbed her arm then picked her up and threw her across the ring. The Amazon raised a had to her face and found that Mara's offense had busted her lip, she charged forward as Mara tried to get up and pounded her back to the mat before picking her up and slamming her down on her back, she scooped her up again and hit another then pulled her up and hit a third, she let Mara sit up then kicked her in the back before pulling her up and slamming her again and pinning her for a two-count. Sirelda pulled Mara up again and ran her back into the corner then began pounding away at her, she beat her down then ran forward and hit a knee to the head then pulled her out of the corner and covered for another two-count.

Sirelda stomped Mara down a few times then went to pull her up but Mara fought back with punches to the gut, she slipped out of the Amazon's grip and hit some more punches and a dropkick, Sirelda reeled and Mara went for a slam but her back gave out as she tried to lift her, Sirelda laughed then clotheslined her down and hit an elbow drop for a two-count, she then stood on Mara's back and pulled on her arms trying to bend her in half, the referee asked her if she wanted to give it up but she refused, after a while Sirelda got bored and pulled her back to her feet then hit a suplex for a two-count, she went to pull Mara up again but the teen suddenly hit a jawbreaker! Sirelda staggered away and Mara tried a whip but it was reversed, she hit the corner hard then staggered into the Amazon who scooped her up and hit a backbreaker! She covered but Mara kicked out at two.

Sirelda looked suprised for a second then went back to stomping on Mara, she rolled the teen over then jumped up and drove both her knees into her back! She stood over the teen and kept on dropping her knee into her back as Jason came sprinting down to ringside the referee stopped him from getting in the ring and the two argued as Sirelda kept working on Mara's back, she noticed Jason at ringside and began taunting him while still driving her knee into Mara, Jason looked torn between jumping in the ring and punching her lights out or just asking the referee to end it, Sirelda stopped working on Mara for a moment and Jason walked round the ring to where she was and began encouraging her to get up, she tried to pull herself up as the referee came over to her.

"Mara if this keeps up I'm calling this off."

"No."

"Mara this is getting..."

"You call this off and I'll kick your ass! Got that?"

The referee stepped back and Mara limped forward only for Sirelda to kick her in the stomach, scoop her up and hit another backbreaker, she covered but Mara got her foot on the bottom rope, the Amazon pulled the teen up and put her in a bearhug, Mara tried to break out but Sirelda put it on tighter, taking care to put extra strain on her back, the referee asked her if she wanted to give up but she just shook her head, the ref thought of something and came over to Jason.

"Want me to call it off?"

Jason seemed to think it over then looked at Mara, despite the pain she was in she gave him a glare and he shook his head. "It's her choice ref."

The ref nodded and went back to the match as Mara began fading, she tried to fight out one last time but Sirelda just tightened the hold again and she went limp, Jason began pounding on the mat to bring her back into it although part of him just wanted it to be over, the referee came over and checked Mara's arm, it fell twice but on the third Mara came round and stopped it! Sirelda tried to tighten the hold but Mara began throwing right hands, the Amazon kept the hold on but Mara suddenly slammed her hands across her ears! Sirelda reeled away holding her head and Mara hit the ropes only for the Amazon to spin round and hit a huge clothesline! She waited for Mara to stand then grabbed her by the throat and called for a chokeslam! She lifted Mara up but the teen suddenly slipped out and brought her down with a DDT!

Mara tried to get up as Jason willed her on but Sirelda was already back to her feet, she threw a punch but Mara ducked and hit a big right hand, she tried a whip but Sirelda reversed it only for her to come back with a headscissor! She quickly followed that up with a kick to the stomach and a neckbreaker before going to the top-rope, she waited for Sirelda to stand then came down with a missile dropkick! She covered but Sirelda kicked out, the Amazon sat up but Mara limped forward and kicked her in the face, she waited for Sirelda to get up then went for an STO but the Amazon elbowed out of it and lifted her up, she went for a running powerslam but Mara slipped out, landed behind her and hit the Last Rites! She slowly crawled into a pin but Sirelda kicked out at two!

Mara looked shocked but quickly shrugged it off and called for the Angels Wings, she pulled Sirelda up and set her up for the move but couldn't find the strength to lift her allowing the Amazon to backdrop out of it, Mara bounced up and Sirelda lifted her up then hit the running powerslam! She covered but Mara kicked out again! Sirelda went nuts but managed to calm herself down and called for another chokeslam, she grabbed Mara again and lifted her up but the teen broke her grip and hit a superkick! Sirelda didn't go down but Mara grabbed her and set her up for the Angels Wings! She took a deep breath, forced the pain out of her mind and hit it! She collapsed to the mat as well but managed to find the strength to stand, instead of covering she walked over to a corner and hit the BME! She made the pin as the referee counted... and got the three!

Despite the pain in her back Mara had a huge smile on her face as she lay on the mat trying to find the strength to get back up, she crawled to the apron and rolled out of the ring where Jason was waiting to give her a hug, being careful not to hurt her back any more than it already was.

"Do me a favour, don't ever do that to me again."

She smirked. "Can't make any promises Jason, but I'll try" she tried to walk off but staggered against him. "Might need a little help here."

"Don't worry I got ya" he answered helping her limp up the ramp, Sirelda was sitting up in the ring with disbelief on her face as the two turned back and Jason raised Mara's arm, she stared down at the Amazon and gave a small shrug and grin before allowing her boyfriend to help her down the tunnel.

When the two got backstage Jason immediately took Mara back to the trainers room so they could work on her back again.

"Hurry up guys, I gotta go back out there later."

The trainer laughed then turned to Jason. "Is she for real?"

"I don't know any more" the teen replied before kneeling down in front of Mara. "Feel better now?"

"Lots, and I'll feel even better when you win tonight."

"I'll do my best" he smirked. "It OK if I head back to the locker room? I don't trust Jay and Sonjay with my stuff."

"Go ahead, I'll meet you at the locker room before the match."

"Alright, take care of her guys."

The trainers nodded and Jason left, outside the door he shook his head and looked up at the sky again.

"Like I said, perfect girl, so damn headstrong. What were you thinking?"

End of Chapter

Well there ya go, Mara's beaten Sirelda and we're halfway home at Genesis. Can Jason over come the odds and earn himself a title shot? Find out next time!

Later!

HBKJOH