Title: ATM and the ARK Angels of DX: Best in the World
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, Rebecca and Cheyenne Michaels, Amy 'Lita' Dumas Michaels, Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, Chyna Helmsley, Trish, Randy and Randy Orton Jr, Melina, Johnny and Romeo Hennigan, Jeff, Stephanie and Elizabeth Hardy, Angelo and Angela Jericho, Vince and Linda McMahon, Kevin, Tamara and Tristen Nash, Adam "Edge", Angelina and Angelica Copeland, Phil "CM Punk", Jamie "Velvet Sky" and Ravine Brooks, Marion Cena, the Undertaker, Garrett Calloway, Sting and Steven Borden, Batista, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Brie and Justin Danner, Alannah Pirelli and Charlotte, Dan and Carla McCool.
Summary: Tristen Nash buys out Ring of Honor and creates a new promotion called BTW (Best in the World). Cheyenne Michelle has to decide between Tristen and her family.
Chapter Three – Return to Sender
Shawn and Amy's bedroom, Patrick's house, Kingston, Jamaica 1am
"That's a breach of the bylaws alright," Hunter said when Shawn told him where Amy was going. "I'll call Edge and make sure he sends her back immediately,"
"Thanks Hunter I knew I could count on you," Shawn said hugging Hunter.
"You know the only reason she's going to see Edge is because of these stupid bylaws, if you would just listen to her this wouldn't have happened," Trish said.
"The bylaws pre-date our marriage, Amy is gonna have to learn the hard way that these laws are non-negotiable," Shawn said and Trish rolled her eyes.
"Amy doesn't believe in any of that crap Shawn and neither do you," Trish said. "When are you two gonna realize that these laws are stupid?"
"When you tell me that Tristen Nash isn't a threat to my family, if he had obeyed the bylaws in the first place and asked my permission before asking Chey to marry him I would have to be up late at night arguing with my wife about something she couldn't possibly ever understand," Shawn said. "But she'll come around and when she does I'll be right here waiting for her,"
"We better go," Randy said to Trish and the Ortons left while Hunter stayed with Shawn a little longer to tell him everything Amy said.
"Hold on Randy, why did Amy have your car keys?" Shawn asked Randy.
"If I tell you we're probably gonna end up in a fight so I think it's best if I leave right now," Randy replied.
"You better tell me before you leave," Shawn said.
"Okay I gave her my car keys because I knew she was gonna fight with you about Cheyenne tonight, I knew hours ago that this was going to happen. It's supposed to happen," Randy said.
"And yet you didn't tell me, do you get off on hearing married people argue or something?" Shawn said offended.
"I'm not in the Kliq I'm The King's Oracle I do what's best for Him, I do what makes Him happy," Randy said.
"Well you should think about what makes me happy, I'm your boss," Shawn said.
"I told you if I don't leave we're going to get into a fight, so I'm leaving now Shawn," Randy said.
"Why do you want to fight me?" Shawn asked confused.
"Because you and Hunter think you're better than everybody else, you and Hunter run down every other person in the wrestling business and now you're running down your own wife. God's will aside, I don't know why Amy fell in love with you; the way you talk to her is like she's nothing. How dare you, you are the most selfish, self-centered, arrogant prick I have ever met next to Hunter and yet Amy loves you when you clearly don't deserve her or anyone else. That's why your daughter is going to leave you and you're going to be all alone like the time Jericho dropped you in that cave in the Sonora Desert to die all alone,"
"Whoa!" Trish said standing in-between Shawn and her husband as they got nose-to-nose. "Easy Shawn, don't let my husband get to you. This is all because of what's going on at home. I assure you Randy has nothing but love for you and he will apologize to you tomorrow,"
"He better," Hunter said.
"Or what I'm fired?" Randy said to Hunter sarcastically.
"Once I buy that fax machine tomorrow it's as good as done Orton, you can kiss your WWE contract goodbye," Hunter said but Randy just ignored him.
"You really feel that way about me?" Shawn asked sadly and Randy shook his head.
"Yes I do but it's not you it's this whole Kliq thing; I don't get it its stupid and it's not who you really are. I never thought we could ever be friends before God brought us together and when I think about what you said to Amy it just reminds me how things used to be back in the day when Vince McMahon was still running the WWE. I enjoyed beating you up Shawn, I enjoyed kicking you in the head I really did I hated you so much but that all changed when I got to know you," Randy said and Hunter's mouth dropped in shock.
"You dirty, ungrateful," he started but he trailed off as Randy continued.
"You're so great, I love the real Shawn Michaels but I just can't stand it when you talk about the Kliq because I remember how Hunter forced me to accept it when we were in Evolution. I hated Evolution too for exactly the same reason; I couldn't understand why we couldn't just all be friends. When I was in Rated RKO I never felt like I had to do what Edge told me to do, he was my friend. I get why Amy had to go see him after you ran her down like a bull would a red flag. Edge's a nice guy and he doesn't put himself above anyone. You could learn a lot from the Rated R Superstar, both of you could and I'm not the only one that feels that way," Randy said but Shawn wasn't listening, he was too busy imagining his wife with another man. "Don't worry my wife already told you she'd be back," Randy said knowing what Shawn was thinking.
"You're right Randy you better leave or we are going to fight," Shawn said and Randy shook his head and left with Trish.
"And you didn't want me to fire him?" Hunter said and Shawn laughed. "Okay tell me why you and Amy were arguing,"
"You know for some reason I feel like I shouldn't tell you what me and Amy argued about," Shawn said and Hunter frowned.
"Why?" he said. "We always tell each other if we're having problems with our wives,"
"I know but maybe Randy's right, Amy isn't just my wife she's my best friend and I don't want her to feel like I don't care about what she thinks about my family," Shawn said.
Hunter shook his head, "Shawn you can't break the bylaws, we wouldn't have made it to the top of the wrestling business without them, don't let Amy's little temper tantrum change decades under the law, you were right to put her in her place,"
Shawn sighed, "I told her she was beneath me Hunter," he said regretfully.
"She is beneath you, so are ninety-nine percent of the people in this house that doesn't mean you should change the bylaws," Hunter said.
"If I lose my wife I'm getting rid of the bylaws, I love that woman more than I love myself and I will do anything to make her happy. I just hope she'll forgive me for being such a bonehead," Shawn said.
"Hey don't do anything rash, us boneheads have a habit of doing that. We'll talk about this some more after Edge sends her back. Do you want me to stay with you for a bit longer?" Hunter asked.
"No you can go now Hunter thanks for being here for me," Shawn said.
"Don't mention it Kliq brother," Hunter said and he left Shawn to pray that his marriage wouldn't be affected by the rules that had held the Kliq at the top of the wrestling business for years. So much of what Amy said was true; she was the best but it was still his world she was in and DX would always rule it. Amy was right to compare herself to Cheyenne because as much as they denied it they both liked it that way and he fell asleep smiling as if nothing had happened.
Meanwhile back at The Sandbox Tristen Nash looked up at the green eyes staring down at him from the smooth and milky white face of Stephanie Marie Hardy, she was patiently waiting for him to explain himself which was weird because it was pretty obvious he didn't care about what he had done. It was obvious to everyone except Stephanie at that point but she insisted on berating him like the bad little god son he was. He couldn't wait to get home to Orlando, Florida where he could hang out with his TNA crew in the sunshine and he planned on taking Cheyenne with him. She put on an angry face but he knew she was still sweet on him, what nobody knew was that Cheyenne liked what he did and she would never let anyone know that because her family would make her feel bad about it. Tristen knew her a little better than the other members of the DX family; Cheyenne Michelle was more in love with him now than she had ever been before.
"Can you please get that smug look off your face?" LC said knocking Tristen out of his reverie.
"I can't I like looking like I just pulled off the biggest rib DX have ever experienced," Tristen said and Rebecca Michelle shook her head.
"You are not playing a joke on daddy Tristen, you're up to no good," Rebecca said.
"Tomorrow I want you at that press conference and I want you to apologize to those people who brought Hunter's stupid Hair from Heaven product, then I'm going to sue you and TNA," Stephanie said.
"Um no you're not gonna do that," Kevin Nash said speaking up, "Hunter's hair care crap was not sold by the WWE, so you can't sue us on behalf of what he did outside the company,"
"Yes I can and I will so shut up, pay up and get out!" Stephanie said. "I want you all out of the Sandbox you're no longer welcome here,"
Tamara Nash spoke up after her husband, she really felt bad about what her husband and son had done but being a Kliq wife she was loyal to them; it was in the bylaws and Stephanie knew it but she was nonetheless furious with her for being quiet about what they had done behind Shawn and Hunter's back.
"Steph, let's keep this civil okay? We're here to look out for Rebecca Michelle for the next few months. Don't let this stupid crap that my son and husband pulled let things get ugly between us," Tamara said.
"You sat there while stockholders called my cell-phone non-stop threatening me and DX and said nothing even though you knew that your son had Garrett Calloway poison that Hair from Heaven stuff, you're just as untrustworthy as they are," Stephanie said. "There's no way I'm leaving Rebecca Michelle in your care, I'm moving in here with my family, you can go back to Florida with your sick and twisted son and husband," Stephanie said. "I want you out of this house tonight,"
Tamara sighed there was no point in talking anymore Stephanie had made up her mind.
"Okay we'll go back to Florida, come on you two let's pack and leave," Tamara said and Stephanie felt a pang of regret about what she had said if only briefly; she knew how hard it was to get the Kliq to change their minds when they were in the wrong and it looked like Cheyenne was going to have the same problem with Tristen.
"I don't really need to pack since most of my stuff is in Orlando, can you come back to the office with me so we can spend the rest of our evening together?" Tristen asked Cheyenne.
"Are you crazy? You should count your blessings that I don't pick you up and throw you through the front door Tristen," Cheyenne said and she sat next to her brother Cameron while LC laughed at Tristen.
"You thought you could just stroll on out of here like nothing happened, what kind of person did you think Cheyenne was when said she'd marry you?" LC asked Tristen.
"The kind of person that knows a good thing when it comes by, come on Cheyenne let's go," Tristen said to his fiancé and for a moment Cheyenne resisted him, only to get up a few seconds later and follow him out of the Sandbox.
LC gasped in shock.
"Tell me that did not just happen?" she said to Cameron in disbelief.
Cameron sank into the sofa chair and said nothing; he was furious with Cheyenne for leaving with Tristen after what he did to DX.
"Are you two okay?" Stephanie asked the engaged couple.
"My sister has managed to make me as mad at her as I am at Tristen and she's going to regret leaving here with him," Cameron said and Stephanie sighed.
"That's exactly what Shawn would say," she said.
"I'll get you drink so you can cool off," Rebecca Michelle said going to the kitchen with RJ while Stephanie sat next to Cameron and LC.
"Listen guys, go easy on Cheyenne. It is not easy being in love with a member of the Kliq," Stephanie said. "Cameron I don't need to remind you the issues Shawn and Rebecca had when she was here and I can tell you LC that Hunter's loyalty to Shawn made me want to rip my hair out while we were married. Cheyenne's going through the same thing and she's in a difficult situation, don't make it worse by ganging up on her okay?"
"Steph save it, that's a load of crap," LC said firmly. "Neither you, Rebecca or Tamara are ARK Angels but Cheyenne Michelle is she has a responsibility to God first, then us and she owes Tristen nothing, they're not even married so the bylaws don't even apply,"
"Also I'll add that I doubt the marriage Cheyenne wants is the one she's going to get," Cameron interjected feeling sour about the whole thing now.
"Look at Cameron and me, we've been betrothed since we were kids and we're still engaged. Cameron and I are the perfect example of what a couple should be in this family and she should be following our example and right now I say she should be kicking Tristen's butt not kissing it!" LC said passionately.
"You two are right you are the perfect couple," Stephanie said and she smiled at them both with respect as Remi came back into the room.
"Something tells me that Cheyenne doesn't think much of you two as a couple though and she certainly isn't going to copy the example you've set if she gets married to that two-faced, scumbag called Tristen," Rebecca Michelle said giving Cameron his drink.
"Um you're 14 years old, what could you possibly know about being in love let alone being in love with a Kliq member? This will never be a problem for you Remi," Stephanie said. "Believe me guys Cheyenne is doing what she thinks is right she's not going against any of you she's just in love with a man who is destined to break her heart – that's a bylaw that every Kliq wife eventually finds out,"
LC and Cameron didn't like the sound of that and Rebecca Michelle called Romeo and told him to get in touch with Cheyenne right away.
"I'm gonna prove you wrong Aunt Steph, Cheyenne is not going to have her heart broken by anyone," Rebecca Michelle said but Stephanie ignored her and called her husband who much to her gratitude was not a Kliq member. RJ listened as Rebecca and Stephanie exchanged views knowing his parents already told him the Truth, he wasn't sure if he should share it with the ARK Angels of DX. It was one thing to hear about the Kliq but it was another thing to be in love with a Kliq member and since he was he decided it was better to learn a bit more about this strange and powerful family and not offend them with the Truth just yet.
The following day after the Nashes had moved out Stephanie was on her way to DX Inc for the press conference when an unexpected guest arrived at The Sandbox.
"Joanie what are you doing here you're supposed to be in Jamaica," Stephanie said as Hunter's wife stood in front of her.
"Can I come in? I need to see my daughter it's really important," Chyna said.
"You don't have to ask Joanie this is your home, I'm just here until you guys come back permanently," Stephanie said. "LC your mom's here!"
"Here we go," RJ said from the top of the stairs and he watched as LC greeted her mother. He'd been waiting for this all night and in a few minutes he'd be on the phone to Aurora and Beth Hardy to fill them in on what happened this morning.
"Hey mom why are you here?" LC asked confused to see Joanie in Connecticut so early in the morning.
"There's something I have to tell you and it can't wait," Joanie said.
"What is it?" LC asked nervously, she had a good feeling that her mother didn't violate a court order to tell her something good.
"I'm leaving Hunter for good," she said and LC's jaw hit the floor.
"Oh my God!" she cried out and Stephanie dropped her briefcase on her foot in shock.
"Ow!" she cried out hopping up and down.
"Mom what are you crazy? You can't leave daddy!" LC said.
"Yes I can and I am," Joanie said.
"Why are you leaving him?" LC said hysterically.
"Because of the bylaws, I've had enough Lisa I can't stand them. Do you know that Shawn told Amy that she was beneath him when she told him that Cheyenne had the right to make up her own mind about Tristen?" Joanie said.
"Cheyenne's being irresponsible mom she's wrong to be with Tristen after what he did to daddy's Hair from Heaven thing," LC said. "That's why you're leaving daddy?"
"Yeah it is I love him but I can't bear to watch what happened to Stephanie and Rebecca happen to Amy, it's like watching your favorite plant die. Now listen to me sweetie, I love you and I'm happy for you and Cameron but watch out because you're marrying into the Kliq and when you do you stop living your own life and start living theirs and it sucks," Joanie said and Lisa didn't know whether to hug her mother or strangle her.
"This isn't happening, you are not leaving daddy again, not after everything we've been through getting this family back together," Lisa said. "I'll call daddy and we can sort this whole thing out,"
Joanie closed Lisa's cell phone gently and shook her head. "He doesn't know I'm leaving him," she said and Lisa gasped.
"You told me before you told him?" she said in disbelief.
"I'm going to Orlando to visit Kevin and Tamara Nash and see if I can go work at TNA, I'll call Hunter afterwards and break the news to him over the phone," Chyna said and now LC was suspicious that something wasn't right.
"You're not serious? You want to work with Kevin Nash after what they did to Hunter and Shawn's hair stuff?" Stephanie said.
"Let's just say I understand why they did what they did," Joanie said and she hugged LC. "I'll call you sweetie and we can talk more about this okay?"
Lisa nodded, "Yeah we are gonna talk about this mom, this isn't over!" she said as Stephanie walked Joanie to the door.
"This is a work right, you're not really leaving Hunter, are you?" Stephanie said.
"What kind of sick person would do that, not me that's for sure. I mean it Stephanie, after the stunt Shawn pulled last night I'm out and I'm out for good," Joanie said.
"Hunter's gonna be heartbroken, after everything you guys have been through why would you leave him now?" Stephanie said.
"You left him too didn't you?" Joanie said. "You of all people should understand how I feel, be happy for me Stephanie I'm finally going to be free,"
Joanie left and Stephanie closed the door and stared at it before turning around and facing LC whose face was a mess.
"Oh sweetie," she said and they hugged each other while Cameron watched from the top of the stairs.
"I see the second blow has been dealt," Cameron said and RJ nodded. "Joanie doesn't wanna leave Hunter at all; this is all Tristen Nash's doing. He made her an offer she couldn't refuse,"
"I think LC will feel a lot better after you explain everything to her," RJ said and Cameron smiled.
"Man that Tristen really does think he's got my family wrapped around his little finger," he said. "He's obviously forgotten who he's dealing with, we're the best family in the world,"
"I'm sure he'll remember who he's dealing with soon enough," RJ said and Cameron went down the stairs to comfort his future wife and assure her that things were not at all what they seemed.