Chapter 7: Joined
April 29, 1999

Author's note: just to not get in trouble, I should remind everyone that I don't own anything that has to do with WWE. Also, don't complain; this was a short part of WWE history and, besides, does not have that big of a part in this story. One more thing: like with the last chapter, be kind; this chapter is all based on ONE clip I found and I did the best I could

That night, Pandora was listening to a demon band on her headphones while stretching. She knew that there was not going to be a wrestling event tonight so she planned on relaxing and doing things that were more appropriate for her ten year old body. She needed to do such things; she was scared of her other self and wanted to keep her at bay, since the time in the Ministry made the other self grow strong. The other self would never go away but Pandora could make sure that she did not emerge again.

When the current song ended, she heard the phone ring. She quickly ripped off her headphones and answered. "Hello?"

Hornesta's voice sounded. "Pandora, you busy?"

Pandora raised her eyebrow. "What? Why?"

"There's a new wrestling show on tonight."

Pandora was surprised by both the fact that there was another wrestling show and that Hornesta was telling her this. "Um…okay. Are you going to watch it?"

"Yeah. Um…want to join me?"

Pandora looked at the phone before responding. "Are…are you sure?"

"Yeah. I mean…you're not in the Ministry anymore. I mean…it's not like you're that…dangerous anymore."

Pandora blushed a little. "Yeah…she's pretty frightening." She explained to Hornesta and the twins about her other side. Hornesta continued, "Come on, you know you like wrestling."

Pandora nodded and sighed. Thinking it over, she figured that she would be all right with Hornesta there, especially since she was no longer associated with Hell's chapter. She agreed. "Where will we watch?"

"We'll watch at a cabin nearby. The twins found it and claimed it."

Pandora chuckled. Claiming a property as their own when it was not was common, especially with Pandora's classmates. "All right. Where is it?"

After sneaking out with the sign on her door, Pandora flew around, trying to find the cabin that Hornesta told her about. She did not have to look for long; Hornesta was sitting on the roof and waved when she saw her young friend. Pandora landed next to her friend and smiled. "Thanks for inviting me."

Hornesta patted Pandora's head and smirked. "Come on, you know I like hanging out with my favorite squirt."

Pandora blushed and glared; she did not like being called that but Hornesta continued to do so because it annoyed Pandora. "Come on. The twins are setting everything up."

Pandora nodded and jumped off the roof. "Any idea what's going to happen tonight?"

Hornet shook her head as she jumped down. "I don't know. I mean…Monday was pretty hectic with the black wedding."

Pandora momentarily froze, remembering her reaction to that event. She did not feel weird that she expressed jealously towards Stephanie…she felt frightened by her other side's reactions. She did not fully tell her friends how vicious that side became; there was no need to scare them. Pandora cleared her throat. "Yeah…that's true."

Hornesta led Pandora into the cabin. It was a one room cabin with a couch, TV, and bags of food. The twins were already on the couch, looking relaxed. But they started to look frightened when Pandora appeared. Lock looked the most nervous since she was the first one of the three to be pledged. Pandora sighed. "Relax. She's asleep."

Shock did not know if she should trust Pandora when she remembered how frightening she was. Pandora sighed again. "What food did you bring?"

Hornesta dug into the bags and pulled out stale chips, moldy cheese pieces, dirty carrots, and moldy ranch dressing. Pandora grinned. "Mm! You got the good stuff!"

Lock nodded. "Yeah…we do."

Pandora glared at them. "Lighten up, you two. She won't come out; I won't let her."

Hornesta agreed. "She has no reason to come out since the Ministry turned their back on her. Besides, if she does, we'll just do what Battle did to wake her up."

Pandora blushed and frowned while the twins laughed; Pandora's cheek was still sore from the slap. Wanting to change the subject, Pandora saw the remote and used it to turn on the TV. "What channel is it on?"

Hornesta took the remote and changed it to the correct channel, still laughing. Pandora shut her up by stuffing a piece of cheese in Hornesta's mouth. The twins laughed some more as Pandora watched the screen.

The show was as fun and intense as the main wrestling show. However, Pandora was on the lookout for Undertaker; despite not being in the Ministry anymore, she was still dedicated to him. But her friends made her watch the other wrestlers, to broaden her interest, and she liked what she saw. Shane McMahon, on the other hand…there was something about him that she did not trust. It had nothing to do with him being the big brother of Stephanie; she just sensed that he was trouble, especially when he made Steve Austin and The Rock AKA mortal enemies a tag team. Her friends did not understand either. Hornesta pointed out, "That team will destroy itself."

Shock nodded. "Especially considering the type of man Austin is."

Hornesta nodded. "What's Shane thinking?"

Pandora simply listened to them. Since this was the first time she paid attention to the other wrestlers, she did not know who they got along with and who they hated. But her thoughts were interrupted when Shane asked for someone to volunteer to team up with Triple H…and HIS music started. Pandora immediately looked back on the screen as Undertaker appeared on the screen from his private room and said that he would do it because of what Austin did at the black wedding. For a brief second, Pandora's other side emerged and hissed at the reminder. Hornesta reached over and roughly flicked Pandora's temple. Pandora winced. "Ow! Hey!"

Hornesta shrugged. "I had to. She was coming out."

Pandora rubbed her temple and continued to watch. As the show went on, Shane revealed why he made Austin and The Rock a tag team: he knew they would destroy themselves because that was part of his plan. The friends were confused by this…until Undertaker's music started again. To their stunned surprise, Undertaker joined Shane's side, with the rest of the Ministry and the Corporation. Shane introduced them as the Corporate Ministry. Pandora paled at this. "What…?"

Hornesta shook her head. "This is…insane."

The friends watched the rest of the show and cheered for the Undertaker. But they could not overcome the shock of what happened. Even though they did fully understand why this happened, they had a feeling that things would be different from before; they just did not know if that was a good or a bad thing.

After the show ended, Pandora stood up and stretched. She was about to say something to her friends when she stopped, thinking of something else. Lock saw Pandora's look. "What is it?"

Pandora simply said, "I need to get back to the Ministry."

Hornesta stood up. "Are you insane? You can't! You were kicked out! Besides, you know how dangerous that place is to you and your mental state!"

Pandora glared at her older friend, the other side awakening. "You think I don't know that? But I still have to go back! After what happened, they probably need my guidance!"

Hornesta was about to slap Pandora when Shock stopped her. "Let's…go check on them. Just to make Pandora happy."

Pandora slapped herself and woke herself up. "That's all I want. I just want to check on them."

Hornesta sighed and nodded. "Fine. We'll go and peek in. but not for long, okay?"

Pandora nodded and headed out the door. The three friends had to move quickly to catch up with her. In the air, Pandora started to wonder if this was the right thing to do. After all, her other self was strong around the Ministry and Pandora did not want that side to get strength. Still, there was something nagging her mind that the Ministry was in some sort of trouble. She figured it was her other side trying to get back into the Ministry but Pandora did not want to ignore this feeling.

When they arrived at the building where the Ministry met, nothing seemed out of place. Pandora reached to knock on the door but Shock stopped her. "They won't let you in."

"Okay, so how will I check on them?"

Hornesta pointed to the windows near the top. Pandora nodded, flew up and peeked in. From below, her friends saw that she was pale by the sight inside. Curiosity peaked, they flew up next to her and peeked in. The Ministry was inside…but so were other demons. These demons were all Satan's children (evident by their tails) and dressed in suits with red shirts and ties. They could not hear what was going on but it seemed like Satan's children were proud of something and the Ministry was nervous. Lock was frightened but nervous. "Who are they?"

Pandora took a guess. "You know how there's Hell's chapter of the Ministry? I think that's Hell's chapter of the Corporation."

The three paled at this. Hell was starting to mirror the human world and that was a frightening thing. Pandora sighed and lowered herself to the ground. Shock followed her and asked, "Well? What are you going to do?"

Pandora shook her head, keeping her back to her friend. "Nothing." When Shock was about to ask again, Pandora's other side briefly emerged and coldly stared at Shock. "They made their bed…now they must lie in it."

Shock shuddered but nodded.

The Corporate Ministry did not last that long. The Undertaker came to his senses about what he was doing, especially after Vince was revealed to be the Higher Power all along. Undertaker stayed in wrestling for a while, creating a new alliance with Big Show, Mideon, and Viscera. Eventually, though, Undertaker decided that he was tired of taking orders from McMahon and left, returning to Hell.

Having watched him during this time, Pandora was there at the gate to welcome Undertaker back. She did not expect him to welcome her since she was still in the body of a ten year old and was no longer a member of any of his groups. But she still wanted to welcome him back.

When Undertake came through the gate, he immediately saw her. Not recognizing her, he started to walk past her. She got his attention by saying, "Is that how you treat the High Priestess Hell's chapter of the Ministry?"

Undertaker stopped and looked back at her. "You were her?"

Pandora nodded. "I still am. Even though the Ministry has dissolved, I will always be the High Priestess." It was a title that she bared with (secret) pride. Undertaker nodded once. "So why are you here?"

Pandora smiled. "I wanted to welcome you back to Hell. It's the decent thing to do."

Undertaker nodded and started to leave again. Pandora sighed. "You can't brush me aside and forget about me. Now that you're back…I want to be around you."

Undertaker did not look at her. But he said, "Do what you want." Pandora smiled again.