Disclaimer, etc., in part 1.

Part Five

Kaitlyn arched a brow, looking at the others. "Okay... New plan... We go out there, surround the ring, then all get in at once and beat the shit out of Teddy Long."

"I like that plan," Tamina said, and Eve rolled her eyes.

"We all like that plan. Unfortunately, if we go with that plan, we're all likely to get suspended," the divas' champion said. "Think about it... Alicia already said that Booker was all for this. She went and talked to him. He doesn't care what we actually think, so if we revolt against it, even as a group, then we're just going to get into big trouble."

Layla made a face. "Eve does have a point. Which means... This sucks, but we have to go out there and do this. We don't have to look happy about it, though."

Eve sighed as her music began to play... They'd been instructed that they were all to walk out to her music. Apparently Teddy and company thought it was a waste of time to let them come out one by one. Not surprising, really, since Teddy seemed to think it was a waste of time for the women in the company to have matches as all.

"Let's get this over with," Eve muttered, shooting a look at the others before heading through the curtains, very aware that both Kaitlyn and Layla were close behind her. Tamina and Alicia came next and Aksana, whom they'd found standing near the steps when they'd all headed for the curtain, trailed behind, clearly not a part of the group... After her little confession that she'd been involved in the attack on Kaitlyn and framing Eve for it, not to mention the knowledge of her past relationship with Teddy Long, well... Even if the others weren't exactly friends, they were willing to look past that for now. They weren't willing to look past it for Aksana, however. Not right now, anyway.

As the divas entered the ring, Teddy Long beamed at them, looking like he thought he was some benevolent leader and they were his subjects... Well, he did until Tamina took a few steps closer to him, the woman feigning like she was going to hit him, the man ducking... Tamina smirking in response, the woman having never touched him.

"Such a brave, brave man," the diva stated, shaking her head, moving over to one of the corners and leaning against the turnbuckle, still staring him down. Aksana was so close to the ropes that she was barely in the ring, while the other four - Eve, Kaitlyn, Alicia, and Layla - stood in the group, none of them appearing very happy as they waited for Teddy to get on with it and make his announcements. The Senior Advisor to the SmackDown General Manager - currently the only GM on the shows since AJ had resigned and Vickie's role had never been clearly defined - had already told the crowd what was going on before the divas had come down to the ring, the man making it sound like the women were thrilled with this turn of events... A lie that was very evident to all considering the looks on the faces of everyone in the ring at the moment. None of them looked happy, and actually paying attention to the women could see it.

Teddy cleared his throat, bringing the microphone close enough to his mouth that he could speak and be heard. "Now, as I explained to everybody before the girls came out here, anyone that's already managing somebody is stayin' where she is. The Funkadactyls are with Brodus, AJ is with Dolph, Natalya is with Khali and Hornswoggle, and Rosa is with Epico and Primo. All that's stayin' the same. What's changing is that these girls are getting someone to manage, too," he said, then jerked when Tamina suddenly stepped forward, tugging the microphone close to her and speaking.

"Stop calling a group of fully grown women 'girls'... And just get on with it. You're wasting our time, and the time of the fans. They're here to watch wrestling, not listen to you run your mouth," the woman said, and Eve smirked slightly at that, glad to hear Tamina say pretty much what she'd been thinking. From the expression on the faces of some of the others, they felt the same way.

Teddy cleared his throat, pulling the microphone back towards himself. "No harm in a little suspense, Tamina. But as it is... We do need to get this show on the road," the man said, casually stepping away from Tamina a little more with each step, then giving the crowd a winning smile. "Now I'm sure y'all are almost as curious as these ladies are as to who they'll be managing, so let's get on with it."

"Yes, let's do that," Layla murmured, her voice too low for anyone but Eve, who was standing right next to her, to hear.

"Now, I thought long and hard about who I should assign each of these women to manage, and I think it will show when I make my announcements," Teddy continued, smiling broadly, the man obviously emphasizing the fact that he was the one that had made these choices. He was proud that this career decision had been taken from their hands and put into his. "First... I'm happy to announce that the lovely Layla will be managing... Kofi Kingston!"

"Oh, thank goodness," Layla managed to say as she breathed a huge sigh of relief and, really, Eve couldn't say she blamed the other diva. Of all the guys in the roster to get stuck with, Kofi was probably the most easy-going. Definitely one of the nicest.

Teddy continued to smile, the man lifting the mic once more as he continued to speak. "Miss Alicia Fox over here... She'll be managing... Sheamus!" he declared, not even looking at Alicia to see her reaction, though he wouldn't have gotten much of one if he'd looked. The diva remained stoic enough that it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

"Next we've got Tamina... And she will be managing the Miz!" he said, and Kaitlyn and Eve exchanged a look at that, both women looking like they were trying not to laugh. Putting Tamina with the Miz of all people? She could probably make the guy curl up in the fetal position and cry like a baby. And from the look on her face... She might plan to do just that.

"Aksana will now be managing the Rhodes Scholars, who I am sure will treat her like the lady that she is," he said, and Eve snorted quietly, muttering to Kaitlyn, who was standing beside her.

"Given the texts I read between them on Aksana's phone, he has an interesting definition of 'lady'," the woman hissed, and Kaitlyn smirked, then quickly wiped the look off of her face when Teddy continued.

"Kaitlyn, I've got a great team for you... You're going to be managing the tag team champions... Team Hell No!" Teddy said, then turned to Eve, a smile on his face that was anything but kind. "And now onto Eve. The divas' champion. The assistant to the SmackDown General Manager. I thought long and hard about who you should manage, and then I came up with someone - well, more than one someone - that would be perfect."

He smirked, and Eve squared her shoulders, telling herself she was ready for whatever he said, but when he spoke, she really wasn't.

"Eve, you'll be managing... the Shield."