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It takes a storm to bring everyone closer...

Monday Night RAW

Three Weeks Until Fastlane

Hartford, Connecticut

"I do not get it at all," Daphne Consuelos said as she and Colby Lopez stepped foot into the WWE Headquarters. The two of them held each other's hands as they walked inside. Daphne and Colby decided to go matching as they wore the black coats with red beanies and gloves, "Ninety-five percent of the roster didn't need to be here, but Cole, Booker T, JBL, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips, John Cena, Joe, Renee, Jon Good, Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, Bryan, Hunter, you and I have to be here! I was so looking forward to have an unexpected break from last night's awful ending. Joe must have prayed to the Gods because he would have been facing the backlash if it weren't for that stupid snowstorm. I've lived in Buffalo a couple years back and the governor of New York is an overdramatic idiot!" Daphne ranted as Colby helped her out of her coat as it showed that Daphne was wearing some black skinny jeans and a black long-sleeved shirt as Daphne assisted Colby out of his coat as he was wearing a black suit. The two of them took off their red beanies as they hung it in the coat rack.

"I was looking forward to spending time with you as well, but at least, we're with each other. See this as a positive thing because this meant that the show couldn't go on without us." Colby explained as Daphne nodded in agreement.

"Thank God, you guys made it," Renee Paquette approached Colby and Daphne, giving her best friend a hug, knowing that she was finally safe and sound, "I was getting worried that the two of you were not going to get here in time. Vince told us he doesn't want anyone getting out until the morning, which means we are all going to be staying here for the night."

"The entire night?" Daphne said as she was getting a little more cautious about the snowstorm, "Is the gang all here—besides, the girls?" she felt jealous that the other girls in their group were back in their hotel rooms, relaxing and doing things that they would not normally have to do because of work.

"Everyone—except Jon," Renee said nervously as Daphne and Colby looked at each other, before looking back at the blonde Canadian, "I've been trying to get a hold of him, but it seems like the storm is preventing the calls from getting through," she assumed as Daphne and Colby tried to make sure that their phones were working, "Look, the connection here is not working at all. Besides, Vince doesn't want any of us using our phones as RAW is on the air."

Colby sighed, "Fuck," he said as he turned off his phone, knowing that he would want to listen to his music later in the night. Daphne did the same thing as well, "Did you say that Vince McMahon was around?" he asked as the ringed the attention of Daphne's ears.

"Yeah, he's with his "yes" men at the moment," Renee rolled her eyes, "I've tried to greet the guy, but those guys are getting in my way. Look, if I want to be the first female commentator on RAW and Smackdown, I got to get on Vince's good side, but I also do not want to kiss his butt at the same time."

"Just be yourself," Daphne advised her best friend as she looked at Colby for back up, before digging into her GYM bag and pulled out her Divas Championship as Colby did the same thing with his golden Money in the Bank briefcase, "It worked out for us."

"Finally, some faces that like having me around," Bryan Danielson approached his co-workers with a huge smile on his face. The three of them smiled at him as well, before he looked back at the area, where he was previously hanging out with Vince at, "I swear, Vince McMahon hates me. The three other guys hanging around him would not pay me the slightest attention, but when John Cena came in, they all wanted part of him."

"I don't get it," Renee spoke up, "We are encouraged to stand out from the pack, but when we do, we are shunned and out casted. I mean, look at the four of us—five, if you count Jon, but we got a rejected Power Ranger with a blonde strip of hair, a black haired Canadian that looks like a reject Cat woman, a goat looking man and me!—and Jon, who wrestles in jeans and a tank top and he is nowhere to be seen." she ranted in disbelief as the three other Superstars and Diva nodded in agreement.

"I agree with you. Vince just hates people that got over on their own, so he likes to tear them down and just make them lose their momentum, but I just wished that I was in the main event of WrestleMania. Think about it—the ultimate beast versus the ultimate underdog." Bryan left them think about that as Daphne nodded in approval.

"Thanks Bryan, you got me invested in a WrestleMania match that is never going to happen!" Daphne said, sarcastically with her arms folded across her chest.

"Guys, I'm still Mr. Money in the Bank. Maybe, just maybe, this could be my moment. If Vince sees that Joe is not living up to his expectations, then maybe, I could cash in at WrestleMania. It's such a crazy thing to do, but…" Colby tried to suggest, but he was cut off.

"Colby, no one has ever cashed in at WrestleMania. It's too crazy!" Renee exclaimed.

"They also said the same thing about having me be WWE World Heavyweight Champion," Bryan countered her claim, "They all thought it was not going to happen, but it ended up happening. I ended up having a WrestleMania moment, so maybe, we should not rule out Colby so quickly."

"Thank you, Bryan." Colby thanked him for his belief in him.

"Just with what occurred last night and now, tonight. This is looking like a horrible road to WrestleMania so far," Daphne said as she looked outside the window as the snow fell from the sky and she noticed that Jonathan Good was nowhere in sight, "I really hope that Jon is able to get here on time. We have a segment tonight and I would like for him to be here to do it."

"What's up the scripts between you and Jon?" Colby asked her, knowing the last time that he heard about the scripts between the two of them, it was going to eventually lead them to become a couple, but scripts always change, so he wondered if this one changed as well? Colby would have really hated for Daphne to not be his girlfriend in the scripts because this would mean that their relationship would have to be private in real life, so that people that believed in the scripts would not get confused.

"Well, they scrapped the idea with Jon and I becoming a couple—yay! They want Jon to have me as an ally in The Authority and with my match against Stephanie McMahon, creative wants me to have a face turn, but I don't know what that will mean for your character and I being together. It could mean anything." Daphne said as she shrugged her shoulders.

"Wrestling against Stephanie—are you going to be putting her over like Brie?" Bryan asked her as Daphne looked down and shrugged her shoulders again.

"They do not want to give away so much at the same time, but everyone knows about her huge ego, so I wouldn't expect her to put me over." Daphne's dream was having a match against Stephanie and winning, but she knew that Stephanie would not want to go over someone that turned her back on the WWE for about two months.

"Just like I said about Colby cashing in—don't rule you out Stephanie putting you over out either." Bryan advised her as Daphne looked back at the snowstorm. The snow fell and formed a snow blanket around the streets and sidewalks as the Divas Champion looked at it with hope in her eyes.

"Thank you for meeting me in my office, Ms. Consuelos," Vince McMahon shook Daphne's hand as she escorted herself to a seat in front of Vince's desk. She found it a shock that the boss wanted to talk to her, knowing that the last time they talked, things did not end up so well. Vince disagreed with what her, Colby and John told him, even though it was what most people thought of Vince of being and that was out of touch.

"Thanks Vince," she responded, trying to sound as respectful as possible, "Look, I just want to know, why you brought me in? Am I still in trouble for the things that I said back at TLC? Does this happen to be something that I said? Look, I have no clue what I did, but I'm sorry, but I sometimes have no filter at all and that is something that Hunter and Stephanie have known about me for a long time."

"Actually, I've been hearing ever since my podcast with Stone Cold that your attitude has been changing for the better and I just want to commend you on that. I know, it might have not been easy for you to go through what you have went through, but you have shown that you really want to get better and even though, we are not in good terms, I just want you to know that I see and hear everything that management has been saying and I want to commend people, when they have done something right." Vince explained as Daphne relaxed a bit, knowing that she was not in trouble, but getting praised for doing the right thing and this was beyond her.

"Thank you," Daphne formed a small smile on her face, "But, I mean what I said back in TLC and we weren't trying to gain up on you, but we just care about this company so much and we want to see it succeed. I might no longer be that sick, but the WWE is the one that is sick."

"Daphne, try being in my position and listening to the WWE Universe want one person and when you give them that person, they turn their back on that person and decide that they want another person. The WWE Universe is never happy with anything that I do anymore, but I am not going to quit without a fight." Vince explained.

"Vince, you have been fighting for way too long now. I still believe that you should consider stepping down or not being involved in the creative aspect at the least. You can still be chairman and get all of the money, but you should trust Hunter's creative control. Look, Hunter has gotten in my nerves on a few occasions, but when you've seen the work that he has done with NXT, you just want to congratulate him. Vince, you have created all of this," she motioned to everything in this room, "You've created the WWE and made it to be a global franchise, I congratulate you on that, but when do you plan to step down?" Daphne questioned as the room went silent as Vince looked down.

"Somethings are hard to let go," Vince responded as he looked at a picture of his father, Vince McMahon Sr. hung on the wall, "If I were to step down from creative control at least and hand it down to Hunter, would you help me make this WrestleMania the best it has ever been?"

Daphne was shocked in a good way about his proposal, "You're joking?"

Vince looked at her seriously, "Does it look like I'm joking?"

"By the looks of things—no, but if you want me to help you make WrestleMania the best one ever since WrestleMania 19 in my book, then you're going to have to do somethings for me?" Daphne said with a little smirk on her face.

"Like what?" Vince asked.

"First, I get to order Dunn around at WrestleMania." Daphne requested.

Vince sighed, knowing that he was going to regret it, "Fine," he agreed as Daphne grinned, "What else?"

"Second—"

The door slammed open as Jon came busting into the door his entire jacket was full of snow, "Hello, boss! I'm ready for work! Hey, Bitchsuelos!" he waved to her as Daphne waved back, trying not to have the urge to throw Jon into the storm again, "Come on Daph! We have a segment to get to!"

Dean Ambrose was looking at the wall of champions at the WWE Headquarters. He had just had one of the most stressful experiences in his entire life. Last night, he got a ride from Philadelphia (the people loved him there) to Hartford. This morning, he found out that RAW was going live from at the Headquarters. So, he walked out in the blizzard, decided to hitchhike and got a ride on a pickup truck and went to a gas station, where he got in some altercation with a guy—where Dean almost lost a finger—and got some hiking boots and came all the way to WWE Headquarters. The first thing he did, when he entered was see how the air conditioner worked because he wanted to warm up from being outside for so long. Then, he wanted to see if there were any pictures around and this is when he found the wall of champions. The wall of champions had pictures of The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, John Cena; almost anyone that you can think of with a championship belt. Dean wondered if he were to win a championship like they did if he would get a picture up on that wall.

Dean looked at the photos with much focus and then he felt a touch on his shoulder. He stopped looking as he turned to his right shoulder to find a feminine touch on it; he looked from the hand up to find the face of Daphne Anne looking back at him, "I know, a lot of history surrounding these pictures," she commented as she looked up at the photos, "Which one is your favorite? Who's your favorite WWE Superstar?" she tried to rephrase the question, so that he would be able to answer her.

"Out of the photos here, probably Bret Hart. I'm kind of upset that they don't have Jake "The Snake" Roberts or Rowdy Roddy Piper. Which one is your favorite?" he asked her back as Daphne looked at the photos.

"I really loved The Ultimate Warrior. He really inspired the "Ultimate Diva" nickname, but there are more pictures in the hallway. I could have sworn that I say Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Rowdy Roddy Piper, along with Warrior, but if we are just talking about this wall, then it would have to be Stone Cold. The guy was such a badass and he stood up for what he believed in. I admired that a lot. He has some traits of you." Daphne formed a little smirk on her face.

"I honestly, that that you have a little Stone Cold; you just never cared about what people thought about you and if you had a problem, you confronted the problem instead of letting it rot in your head. I mean, I heard last night that you stood up to Stephanie McMahon, the boss." Dean was impressed with what she did last night at the Royal Rumble by standing up to Stephanie. If Dean thought there was anyone that could beat Steph at her own game, it was Daphne.

"I just had a problem with her because she did not want me accompanying Seth to his match last night and you know me, whenever Seth has an important title match, I want to be the first come to congratulate him, when he wins and comfort him, when he loses." Daphne frowned, she hated how she was not the first one to hug Seth after his title loss, but she had to do what the bosses want her to do.

"I have wondered what have you seen in the scumbag for so long now? I kept telling him, when we were part of The Shield that you were not worth it, but fast forward six months later and I am going to tell you that he is not worth it at all. As long as Seth is that sellout that turned his back on his partners and you are supporting that, he will not be that nice guy that you knew about a year ago." Dean was sounding pretty logical for once in his life and giving her love advice, which surprised her so much.

"I'll support Seth no matter what because I love him, but he has always been that way, just like you have always be a little of a nutcase." Daphne giggled for a bit.

"Lunatic Fringe is the correct term you're looking for and I have always been crazy. It's just how I was raised, just like you were raised to be this outspoken person that is not afraid of anything. I'm saying that we could be some use to one another. If there ever comes a time, where you've had enough with The Authority, I'll have your back, but in return, I want a shot at the Intercontinental Championship at Fastlane." Dean negotiated as Daphne liked the sound of the deal and nodded in agreement.

"How about I'll try to get you a match against Bad News Barrett and if you beat him, you'll can ask him for a shot at his title." Daphne negotiated back as Dean rolled his eyes.

"I have to ask him?" Dean had a sound of whining in his voice.

"Yes, Stephanie still thinks that you're not...stable enough, so she wants to see you ask politely for a title shot." Daphne explained.

"I'll ask him, but I'm not sure it is going to come out nice, but you need to do another thing for me. If Stephanie gets on your last nerve before Fastlane, you need to demand a match against her." Dean told her as Daphne raised a brow.

"Whatever, I'll just hope that Stephanie does not drive me crazy." Daphne said as she stormed off.

"And, we're clear!" the cameraman said as Daphne Consuelos and Jon Good went over to high five each other.

"That actually went well," Jon concluded as Daphne grinned and placed her hands on her hips, "The snowstorm is bring the best out of us."

"Shocking!" Daphne said as her phone went off. She looked at her phone surprised because she thought that she had turned off her phone, "So strange, I thought I turned off my phone." after she said that, when she looked at the contact number, her heart dropped, when she saw who was calling her.

Phil Brooks.

Bum...BUm...BUM! I left you with that cliffhanger! I don't know why, but this is one of my favorite chapters in the story. I hoped you enjoyed it! What did you think about the conversation with Bryan, Colby and Daphne? Should they not rule out the idea of Colby cashing in Money in the Bank and Daphne beating Stephanie? How about Vince reaching out to Daphne about WrestleMania? What did you think was the second thing that Daphne wanted from Vince? What do you think Phil wants from Daphne? Anyway, thank you for reading and please favorite follow and review!:)

If you are interested in the Diva Revolution, make sure to check out my new story, "The Spark that Ignited A Division". It is quite an interesting read. Might have The Shield guys popping up. :)