Chapter 83:
"Matt Hardy has been eliminated by Mark Henry! Batista is all alone!" Michael Cole sounded dismayed as he watched the match unfold before him at the annual Survivor Series pay-per-view.
Batista didn't hesitate. It was four on one now, he couldn't afford to. Matt had barely rolled out of the ring before he was through the ropes and spearing Mark Henry into the unforgiving canvas.
One…Two…Three. Mark Henry was eliminated.
Batista was on his feet quickly, catching Shelton Benjamin in mid air and clothes lining him down. He irish whipped the Gold Standard, following it up with one of his patented spine busters and the crowd around him went nuts. He shook the ropes wildly as Randy and Cody swore, urging Benjamin to get up.
Batista threw his thumbs down and stalked over to Shelton. Within seconds Shelton was on the shoulders of the Animal. He only had a second to shout in protest before his world went black on the landing of a Batista Bomb.
One…Two…Three. Shelton Benjamin was eliminated.
Now it was two on one. Batista smirked at Cody and Randy, daring either of them to step into his ring. His adrenaline was thundering through his veins. He would take out them all. He could feel it. Cody brashly and a little foolishly stepped into the ring.
He managed a couple of punches at the Animal while Randy paced angrily on the apron. He ran to the ropes, trying to use them for added momentum and ran right into a big boot from Batista, who grinned primally at Randy as he set Cody up for his second spear of the night.
Cody got back to his feet, a little dazed and turned to attack Batista again. For his trouble, Dave practically broke him in half with force behind his spear.
One…two…three. Cody Rhodes was eliminated.
The crowd was going completely haywire. It was now one on one. Dave Batista vs. Randy Orton, who was cursing the air around him blue the second Cody was eliminated.
Batista was chomping at the bit. He panted, eyes bright with the challenge as he beckoned Orton into the ring. Eve Torres, who had been in Team Orton's corner, had been mostly silent until this point, having thought Team Orton had it won. But Batista had evened the odds and she began screaming at Randy to end it, finish him off.
Randy entered the ring and the two men circled each other before locking up. Batista whipped Randy into one of the corner turnbuckles and charged, knocking the air out the second generation Superstar with a shoulder to the solar plexus.
Eve jumped up onto the apron, distracting not only the referee but the Animal as well, he was fighting a huge urge not to spear her through the ropes.
Randy grunted and managed to kick Dave in the gut to back him off and come out of the corner. This time when Batista charged, Randy used his momentum for a scoop slam.
"Yes, come on Randy!" Eve cheered. "Finish him, come on!"
But before Randy could follow up his move, the lights flashed in the arena. He paused looking around in confusion as the crowd began to murmur. Even Dave blinked in surprise as the lights flashed again.
Then they dimmed and titantron began to glow. Randy turned to face the entrance to the stage, wondering what the hell was going on, while Dave used the ropes to get back to his feet. The Boston crowd around them fell quiet as suddenly a piercing whistle sounded and an explosion of pyros lit up the stage.
As the smoke cleared and the explosion sounds faded, Gavin DeGraw's opening guitar riffs could be heard and every person in attendance rose to their feet and began to cheer at an overwhelming level.
"What?" Michael Cole exclaimed. "It can't be!"
"No way!" King added excitedly.
So many people gonna say that they want you
Try to get you thinking they really care
But there ain't nothing like the warmth of the one
Who has put in the time and you know he's gonna be there
Back your border when you know someone's crossed it
Don't let nobody put you down, who you with?
Take the pain of protecting your name
From the crutch to the cane, to the high wire
Eve backed away in horror, her hand covering her mouth and fear in her eyes. Randy was shaking his head in disbelief, repeatedly saying the word 'No' as the entrance music continued to play. And Dave, was smiling, his expression one of hope as he stared at the still empty stage.
Just before the chorus hit, she skipped out onto the stage and the noise from the crowd was deafening. Even with the new hairdo, they recognized her, especially when she punched her fist in the air and moved across the stage from side to side to play to the fans who had missed her as much as she missed them.
She looked better than ever with her short sassy, reddish hair, dressed in tight ripped jeans that tucked into knee high black boots and black shimmery halter top that bared her midriff. She stopped at the top of the ramp one more time to pose before starting down.
I'm in love with a girl who knows me better
Fell for the woman just when I met her
Took my sweet time when I was with her
Someone understands
And she knows how to treat a fella a right
Gives me a reason every night
Wants to make love when I want to fight
Now someone understands me
I'm in love with a girl (I'm in love with)
I'm in love with a girl (I'm in love with)
I'm in love with a girl (I'm in love with)
She stopped at the base of the ramp, smirking up at Randy and to the crowd's delight, she lifted her hand and flipped him off, not caring about being PG. Then she looked past him to Dave and smiled for real.
It was all the motivation Dave needed. With renewed energy he slammed Randy into the canvas with a spine buster, while outside the ring, Haley took down Eve with a powerful clothesline. Dave approached the ropes beside her and began to shake them, smiling down at her and she grinned back at him, pointing up at him and nodding in approval.
He hauled Randy up and lifted him onto his shoulders before taking him down with a Batista Bomb.
One…Two…Three. Randy Orton has been eliminated.
"Here is your winner and the only survivor, Batista!" Lilian Garcia announced as the Animal's music blasted through the arena.
Haley jogged up the steel steps and entered through the ropes as Dave got his feet from pinning Randy. She could hear the shouts of her name and Dave's over the music, but her attention was solely on the man turning around to face her.
"Dave." She murmured his name so reverently it sounded like a prayer.
"I missed you." He crushed her against him in a hug, not caring that he was covering her in his sweat. "God Haley, you're back."
"I'm back." She said into his chest, wrapping her arms around his waist and holding on for dear life. "Dave, I'm so sorry…"
She didn't get to finish her sentence because he lifted her chin and covered her mouth with his, kissing her breathless, much to the crowd's delight.
"You have nothing to be sorry for, besides making me wait this long." He said lightly once they pulled apart. "We can talk about it later. I just want to enjoy this moment of having you back right now."
She smiled lovingly up at him. "I love you."
"I love you." He kept an arm around her and helped her out of the ring before joining her on the floor below. He couldn't stop touching her, physical contact was proof that she was really here with him.
"By the way, Haley." He told her as they headed up the ramp towards the stage.
"Yeah?" She looked up at him with a smile.
"Love the hair." He chuckled, tugging a lock of it.
She giggled as they disappeared backstage leaving the fans with the sounds of Saliva playing behind them.
Bitch got owned! Hahaha! Now in reality, Randy was all sneaky and won this match back in 2008, but in my version, Haley screwed him! Whoot!
Well my Birthday is tomorrow kiddies, so be nice and review, I'll consider them presents! Lmao.
I'll try to post the next chapter tonight and another tomorrow morning. Hope you enjoyed Haley's big return.