Chapter 17: War
August 15-October 24, 2010
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 raise a stink about the dates I used; I know that SmackDown is filmed on one night and shown on TV another night. I am writing my story with TV showing dates.
August 15, 2010
Undertaker woke up from his coma the day before. He needed more time to recover but he did not want to wait; he wanted to return immediately to get revenge on his attacker. Pandora tried to tell him to wait until he was fully recovered. But, when she failed to change his mind, she managed to convince him to wait until after Kane's match at SummerSlam.
At his match, Kane defeated Rey Mysterio, retaining his Heavyweight Championship. However, the demon decided to beat up Mysterio some more out of revenge for what the human did to his older brother. Despite the accusation, everyone thought that Kane was taking it too far. Finally, Kane was satisfied and dragged Mysterio's limp body to the casket. But he got a big surprise when he opened the casket: Undertaker was inside! Pandora emerged from under the casket and looked at Kane as Kane backed up, stunned. Pandora got up with ease but she saw that Undertaker needed help. She offered but he refused, coming into the ring and facing his brother.
Pandora joined Undertaker's side and looked at Kane. After getting over the shock, Kane pointed out Mysterio. The two looked at the smaller human and Undertaker weakly got on one knee, getting right up in Mysterio's face. Pandora sighed; she was worried about Undertaker since he was not fully ready to be back. She could not hear what Mysterio was saying but she did hear that Undertaker believed him. Pandora wanted to ask but did not get a chance as Undertaker stood up with Mysterio and gave his RIP throat slash. He then faced the attacker…Kane! Pandora's eyes grew wide and her jaw dropped as she looked at Kane. "No…"
When Undertaker grabbed Kane's throat, Pandora did not know how to react. She was still stunned by the revelation; while he had attacked his brother in the past, Kane had never damaged the Undertaker like this before. But two things happened that made her realize the gravity of the situation. Grinning devilishly, Kane grabbed Undertaker's throat and pried Undertaker's hand off his throat. At that same time…someone suddenly gave Pandora a chokehold. She screamed from being startled but froze in terror when her attacker turned her around. She recognized him instantly.
Looking to be around the same physical age as Pandora, he was about a head taller than her and more muscular, as shown by his tight blood red tank top. He had skater black pants on and black military boots. His hands had black, fingerless gloves on and silver shackles, as if he had broken from his restraints. His black hair had blood read tips and outlined his face. He also had a dark red small bandanna around his forehead. But two things stuck out the most about him. He had big, black, demon wings…and he had a black tail with a red tip. He was called Damien…and he was the Devil's firstborn. He grinned at her. "Hello, bitch."
Before she could react, Damien picked her up and gave her a spinebuster, a move he later dubbed "Devil's Play." At the same time, Kane gave Undertaker the tombstone piledriver. With both victims unconscious from the attacks, Kane and Damien lit the corners of the ring on fire. Kane was guilty as charged…and had a powerful ally by his side.
September 24, 2010
Pandora shuddered from cold and fear. She and Undertaker were in a stairwell but they heard Kane's announcement of intending to destroy Undertaker with another match; evidently, defeating him at Night of Champions was not enough for the demented demon. Pandora also knew that Damien was yearning to take her as his own possession. But she could not think about the Devil's son. She looked at Undertaker next to her and frowned. Kane was right; Undertaker was not fully himself and was not getting better. Taking a chance, Pandora touched Undertaker's shoulder, silently letting him know that she was still there. She did not expect him to react. But he touched her hand, making her smile softly. If nothing else, she could do this.
After some time, Undertaker finally spoke up. "You should…go back to Hell."
Pandora looked at him in shock and took her hand back. "What? Why?"
Undertaker did not look at her but he still answered. "Damien will stop at nothing…to claim you. If you go back…you'll be safe."
Pandora shook her head. "No…I can't…I won't." Undertaker turned his head away from her as tears started to fall from her eyes. "I won't…I won't leave my master…I won't leave my father!"
Undertaker seemed to freeze but he still did not look at her. Realizing what she said, she knew she had to explain. "My Father…left when I was born. You are…the closest being I have…to a father."
Seeing Undertaker remaining still, Pandora sighed and got up. She started to head up the stairs when she heard, "Pandora." She slowly looked back and saw that Undertaker pointed to the step next to her. She lowered her head and went back to the step, sitting down. She waited for him to say something about how important it was for her to return or about her admission of seeing him as a Father figure. To her surprise, she felt his hand on her head. Having flashbacks to her childhood, she looked up and saw that he was looking at her. "All right, kid."
Pandora smiled and wiped away her tears. She wanted to hug him but knew that his body would not be able to handle it.
Towards the end of the night, Undertaker and Pandora were still in the stairwell. Pandora was sitting behind Undertaker and looking up at the ceiling. She wanted to say something but could not find the words. Just then, the door opened, reflecting light on both of them. She looked first and gasped, her eyes growing wide. Undertaker did not look; he simply told the person to leave. Pandora sat up a little, still stunned. "Master…it's—"
She was interrupted by Undertaker trying to tell the person to leave. But he looked up and saw what she saw. Just as surprised, he stood up and she followed suit. Undertaker now saw that this was not a trick; his eyes turned white in response. This time…Pandora reacted as well. She clutched her chest and groaned a little. She never experienced this kind of power before.
Moments later, Kane and Damien came out, grinning in their evil. Kane revealed that he would face his brother at Hell in a Cell; he felt it was right because that was the first time Kane revealed himself to Undertaker many years ago. Damien grinned with pride as Kane stated that he was now the dominating brother/demon of Hell and he would continue to take over Undertaker's realm as his brother lay burning in Hell. When Kane ended his speech, Damien started to applaud but was interrupted by the bell and the druids delivering a coffin to ringside. The two demons were unimpressed, especially Kane who was determined to not let the mind games get to him this time. Kane and Damien opened the coffin, expecting to find Undertaker or nothing but found…PAUL BEARER! They backed up, both spooked and stunned as Bearer sat up with the urn; the Father of Destruction had been brought back to life.
The lights dimmed and Undertaker and Pandora joined their enemies and Bearer in the ring. But they were different; Undertaker looked stronger than ever and Pandora's wings were streaked with gold, a physical effect the urn had on her. Undertaker and Pandora attacked their enemies viciously until Kane and Damien were forced to retreat. Kane was stunned by what happened and Damien was more stunned that a smaller demoness made him retreat. Undertaker and Pandora stared daggers at them until their attention turned to Bearer. Adding more salt to Kane and Damien's wounds, Undertaker and Pandora bowed to Bearer, showing their new partnership. Damien growled viciously and Kane freaked out; their plans just hit an unexpected and unwelcome speed-bump.
October 3, 2010
The Hell in a Cell match was underway. Pandora and Damien crawled around on top of the cage, watching all the action. Damien kept sneaking glances to Pandora and her golden-streaked wings, trying to figure out a way to either attack her or take her into his possession. Pandora paid no mind to Damien; she was more focused on watching Undertaker beat his brother. But it was not to be.
Towards the end, Undertaker's powers reached its zenith as he signaled his RIP movement. However, when he got Kane ready for the tombstone, Bearer opened the urn and flashed the light in Undertaker's eyes. Pandora screamed in fury and Damien grinned devilishly as Undertaker recoiled in pain and Bearer pretended to offer the urn to Undertaker…only to give it to Kane. Pandora screamed again in fury as the gold in her wings faded away. Kane hesitantly took the urn and then attacked Undertaker with it. Kane then gave Undertaker a chokeslam. The two young demons stood on top of the ring and Damien slapped Pandora across the face, knocking her down. "Take that, bitch!"
Damien jumped down to the ground and joined Kane and Bearer's side. Ignoring her pained cheek, Pandora climbed down and ran into the cell to check on her master, getting on her hands and knees to examine him closely. Seeing him unconscious made her shake with fury. Like the time with Vickie, her eyes turned white and narrow and she became a pure demon. She glared at the three and hissed viciously. She then growled the thousand year hatred vow towards Bearer; he came, helped, and betrayed them. While that was Bearer's nature, this was different because this betrayal was a slap in the face of Undertaker's weakened state. She continued to growl and hiss viciously as the three left, relishing in their victory.
October 22, 2010
The week prior, Undertaker and Pandora confronted their three enemies. Damien shuddered at the sight of Undertaker, sensing that something was different about the Undertaker. He was right; after an intense stare-down, Undertaker attacked Kane viciously. Pandora tried to attack Damien but Damien dodged all of her attacks. Still, he was a little intimidated by her speed and fury, only retreating when Kane did. Both demons now pure, Pandora grinned with evil pride as Undertaker put on a more demented look. Undertaker used Kane's fire power to set the corners aflame, insulting Kane and Damien as well. Undertaker and Pandora then gave another message to the three; they made a lightning bolt strike near them. The looks on their faces told the three that things were just beginning.
Kane and Damien pushed last week's attack out of their heads. They had more important things to worry about at the present time. Kane was set to battle Randy Orton and Damien heard that Randy's valet Lilith was just as psychotic as Randy. She must have been; why else would she wear a demon snake around her body? Damien shook his head and helped Kane set the corners on fire. Damien then moved to ringside with Paul Bearer. He hated to have to be around the man whom he referred to as "the fat man" but Kane refused to get rid of him.
His attention was diverted when Randy and Lilith appeared. Kane stared numbly at the WWE Champion but Damien's eyes grew wide when he saw Lilith. She changed her look drastically when Randy became The Viper some time ago. She dyed her hair back to brown and wore a short, skin-tight, mud-colored latex dress, complete with knee-high boots and matching latex gloves that reached halfway up her upper arm. To finish her outfit, she had the demon snake Samael (a gift from Pandora when Lilith made the change) wrapped around her body and a golden snake wrapped around her left arm to go with Randy's championship. Thanks to the dress being half-open in the front and held together by intertwining string, Damien could see all the good stuff. He growled with seduction; this woman was hot. The fact that she was supposed to be psychotic made her sexier to him. Bearer saw Damien's look and said, "I thought you hated humans."
Damien shuddered at the sound of Bearer's voice and glared dangerously at Bearer. "Talk to me again and I'll show you Hell myself."
Bearer paled and backed away. By that time, Randy was in the ring and Lilith was ringside. Damien grinned and looked at Lilith. "Hello there."
Lilith ignored him but Samael hissed at Damien. The demon glared at the snake as the match began. Lilith and Damien rooted for their respected companions; Lilith wanted Randy to win both for the sake of winning and to shake up Kane's mental state for Pandora while Damien was demanding that Kane won because he did not want his partner to lose to a human, especially since this human was called the apex predator. Towards the end, Lilith started to get worried for Randy whenever Kane was in control of the match, especially when Kane grabbed Randy to give him the chokeslam. But her fears were relieved by the bell and the darkness.
When the light came back on, the ring looked different. Kane and Damien were in the ring, looking for Undertaker. Randy was poised to attack behind them with a smirking Lilith behind him, still ringside. But there was another person in the ring: a grinning Pandora was sitting on the far-right ring post. As quick as ever, Randy gave Kane the RKO, winning the match. Damien was furious that Kane lost and started to yell at Kane as Randy and Lilith left the ring. Hearing Pandora's giggles added salt to their wounds. Kane started to freak out, looking for his brother, and Damien tried to get the answers out of Pandora, who kept quiet. As the bell tolled again, she got off the post and walked around the ring until she was in front of Damien and Damien's back was facing Kane. Damien glared at her. "Where is he?"
Pandora grinned and pointed behind him; Undertaker came out through the ring. Damien turned and saw this but could not react in time; Pandora drop-kicked him onto his stomach and gave him her crippling move called Anguish Unleashed. She trapped his ankles between her ball and spike of her heels. She then grabbed his wrists and pulled them back, making Damien sit up painfully. From that angle, Damien painfully watched as Undertaker grabbed Kane's ankles and dragged him through the hole in the ring, Kane screaming in terror the entire time. For the first time in his existence, Damien felt terror towards another demon.
Bragging Rights ended horribly for both Undertaker and Pandora. Undertaker battled Kane in a buried alive match. While the prize was the World Heavyweight Championship, Undertaker was more focused on getting back at Kane and Paul Bearer, especially with Undertaker being as strong, if not stronger, than before. Their battle covered the entire arena, with Pandora and Damien close by. Pandora felt good that Undertaker was battling stronger and felt that they could move on from this, especially when Undertaker pushed Kane into the grave thanks to Hell's Gate. Undertaker tried to go for Bearer…but The Nexus stormed the arena and attacked Undertaker. Pandora screamed and attempted to help Undertaker. But Damien got her in a chokehold and made her watch as Nexus beat Undertaker down and Kane delivered the final blow with the urn. Pandora started to desperately try to break free from Damien to help her master but the Devil's son refused to let her go. Once the grave started to fill with dirt, Pandora started to scream and cry in pure anguish, breaking the audience's heart.