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Being as SOA had finished its filming for the final season, and Teen Wolf had wrapped its 4th season, Tasha thought she was free until Saturday morning. However, since RAW was being held in the United Kingdom, Tasha had to film her Walking Dead scenes before Smackdown, so that she was free to travel across the pond. So after filming the final scenes for Walking Dead season 5 for three days, Colby and Tasha flew to New York where Smackdown was.
On Friday morning Colby and Tasha made their way to the arena, Daryl pulling into the parking garage as always to avoid the fans seeing the couple together. Daryl had been amazing at helping the duo out, doing anything he could to give them opportunities to be together.
As usual the two went to the meeting garnering glares from Stephanie, which was nothing new, they were used to it by now. Tasha was informed that she and Ambrose would be guests on the returning Peep Show with her former client Christian, and she would be ringside for Dolph's match against Kane.
After getting her script which never mattered cause she adlibbed most of her lines to whatever she wanted, a perk that was in her contract since she had been with the company so long, she headed to the locker room with Colby. Since he wasn't scheduled to compete Colby got to relax on the couch during the show.
Tasha changed into her ring gear, normally she would wear it to the show, but she had opted for casual today with her Black & Brave leggings and a white NXT tank top. So she pulled on her blue jeans, boots and pink Summon the Storm crop top. After kissing Colby she headed out to hair and makeup, she was getting used to having the girls do it for her, it took something off of her already full plate of things to do.
Once she was done there she met up with Dean behind the curtain, being impatient he didn't wait for Christian to introduce him before he signaled for his music.
Siren walked side-by-side with Dean as they made their way to the ring and climbed through the ropes. She gave an apologetic look to Christian as she hugged him, whispering in his ear, "He's impatient, I apologize."
"It's all good." He told her with a smile.
"Well, ladies and gentlemen, my guest who apparently doesn't like to wait for an introduction, the Lunatic Fringe, Dean Ambrose. And of course, my friend and former manager, the lovely, Siren."
Dean's head snapped around as Christian introduced him, Siren giving him a smile as he did.
"Now, Dean, Siren, it's been awhile. I know the last time I saw both of you, you were running with The Shield, and let's just say you made a lot of enemies in that locker room, myself included. So, I got to ask you the question, what's it like being you? What's it like being Dean Ambrose right now?"
"That's a real bowl of cherries. No friends except my girl right here and enemies around every corner. But, I wouldn't have it any other way."
"One of those guys who seems to be an enemy is Bray Wyatt, huh? I mean, he did cost you your match at Hell in a Cell against Seth Rollins. The question is why, why did he do it?"
"I don't know, Christian. You tell me, you've been doing this a long time. Why does anybody go after anybody? Why does anybody have a target on their backs? Usually because they have something people want to take away and that's the interesting part. I don't have anything to take away. Bray Wyatt doesn't want a championship from me or anything like that so what does he want? See, I think Bray Wyatt likes to play mind games with people who can't handle the volume being turned up a bit. He's a manipulator. He prays on weak minded people, unfortunately for Bray Wyatt, my mind is a very dangerous place to be. Bray Wyatt thinks he knows me and he doesn't. Nobody knows me, with the exception of my lady here. See, I can play games, too. You know why I do this, Christian? You know why I do this? Cause it's fun, I like danger, I like fighting, I like adrenaline, I like riding the edge of a lightning bolt, I get a sick thrill from pulling my broken body above the mat, spitting blood and teeth and throwing more punches, and I'm not scared to go down any dark alley with Bray Wyatt."
About that time the lights went out in the arena and Bray Wyatt's music came on, the self-proclaimed Eater of Worlds making his way out onto the stage, sitting down in his rocking chair.
"You have nothing to fear, Dean, because you have nothing to lose. I mean, there was a time though, wasn't there, Dean, a time when you did have something to fight for, a time when you had safety and security with The Shield. Oh, but what happened, Dean, what happened? That love was ripped from you and that security was taken away and it has left you now like a fish out of water, gasping for air. But don't you know who I am, Dean? And don't you know what it is that I do? I heal, I healed Erick Rowan, I healed Luke Harper, and I can heal you, too. All you have to do is take my hand and I could fix you, Dean. I can make it all go away, but I'm not a fool, and I understand that salvation is not for everyone. I once offered my hand to Daniel Bryan, he defied me and now he is nowhere to be seen, Dean. But you, you can be different, I can fix you. Tell me I'm wrong? What do you have to lose? What do you have to lose, Dean? I mean, your own father turned his back on you."
"Oh, shit." Siren whispered as she saw the pure rage envelope Dean's face, his family was something that nobody brought up, not even her, Colby, or Joe. "Bad decision, Bray."
"Tell me, Dean, does he still send you postcards from prison? Tell me I'm wrong, Dean. Tell me I'm wrong. Tell me I'm wrong, Dean. Prove me wrong. Prove me wrong, Dean."
"Dean!" Siren hollered as the lunatic climbed out of the ring and started up the ramp towards Bray. The lights went out blanketing the arena in darkness, when they came back up, Bray's chair was empty.
"Behind you!" Siren shouted as she saw Bray standing behind Dean.
"Run!" Bray shouted in Dean's ear, startling him, before the lights went out once more. When they came back up again, Bray was nowhere to be found, just his eerie laugh echoing through the arena.
The two of them went backstage, Dean shaking his head as he walked out towards the parking lot. Siren went to the locker room, Seth looking up from the couch when she entered.
"He, okay?"
"No, he's pretty pissed." She said as she sat down beside him. "I told him to go out to the rig and cool down. You should go talk to him, Cole."
"Yeah, I think I will." He said before kissing her lips and leaving the locker room.
Seth headed out to the rig, knocking on the door before he opened it and stepped inside. He sighed as he saw Dean sitting on the couch, his head in his hands. Seth sat down beside his brother, he didn't say anything, he just waited for Jon to acknowledge his presence.
"Well, guess I had that coming, huh?" Dean said giving a humorless chuckle.
Seth shook his head, "No, you didn't. Creative had no right to bring your personal life into this. That was a bullshit low blow."
"I should be used to getting the short end of the stick by now, but it really sucks."
"I know it does. And bro, I'm so sorry. And I know what you're thinking, but you are nothing like your old man. He's an idiot for not wanting to be in your life. You have become a successful man, despite having a fuck up for a father. You are a good man, and I'm proud to call you my brother. Don't let creative get to you, they can't come up with anything good that's untrue, so they have to resort to dragging our personal lives into it. No matter what they say, you are a good man. And you have a family, three of them to be correct. Mine, Joe's and Tasha's families are all yours too. We love you and we're proud to have you in our lives. And if that doesn't convince you, you got a beautiful woman in Renee, who loves you just the way you are."
"Thanks, brotha. That really means a lot to me." Dean said standing up and giving Seth a bro-hug.
"You're welcome. Now, can we stop this chick-flix shit and go watch my woman?"
Dean laughed, "Yeah, man. Let's go."
Seth and Dean headed back inside to the locker room, Siren had already gone for her special announcement. The two men sat on the couch to watch her, smiling at the honor that she was bestowed with.
Siren headed out onto the stage for a special announcement, she was beyond honored to be the one to make it. She waved to the fans as they cheered for her, smiling as she raised her microphone.
"I am so honored to be out here for this momentous occasion. As most of you know I am a huge ambassador for the military, having both family and friends in the service. My twin brother was a Navy Seal, and I lost him 5 years ago. The sacrifice that our service men and women make every day, allows me to come out here in front of you. I love being able to give back to our soldiers, even if it's something as small as a hug or a smile. So, when WWE asked me to be a part of this amazing occasion, I immediately said yes.
Ladies and gentlemen please join me in welcoming three very special guests tonight. The first is a co-founder of an organization known as Soldier Socks, Chris Meek. Please welcome physical therapist from Ekso Bionics, Lisa Hughes. And it is my honor and privilege to welcome a true American hero, a man who was injured in Afghanistan fighting for our freedoms. Welcome Army Sergeant Dan Rose."
Siren stood and clapped along with the WWE Universe as Dan came out onto the stage in his wheelchair, and she had to go over and kiss his cheek in respect. As Lisa got him set up in the machine she had brought, Siren turned to the other man.
"We're gonna hear Dan's incredible story in just a moment, but first I'd like to welcome Chris Meek from Soldier Socks. And Chris I'd like you to explain to everyone how you got involved and what your organization does."
"Sure. The organization was founded in 2009 when a friend of mine received a letter from a Marine on the front lines, basically asking for tube socks and baby wipes. So, I saw this as a chance to play a small part and give back. In the beginning of last year as the war was done and the troops came home, we expanded our mission to support those returning veterans. We came across this incredible piece of cutting edge technology which you'll see, made by Ekso Bionics called the Ekso suit. And when we saw that, we knew that we had to fund these suits to enable paralyzed veterans to stand and take their next steps forward."
"So, let's show you exactly this incredible piece of equipment that Chris is talking about." Siren looked up to the big screen where they showed a video of wounded veterans that had been paralyzed, taking their first steps with this suit on them. And of course John Cena was a part of the video.
Siren walked over and kneeled down beside the Sergeant. "Ladies and gentlemen, Lisa is setting up this incredible piece of equipment which Dan is going to demonstrate for you here in just a few moments, but first we'd like to hear your story. First I just want to tell you what an honor it is for me to be standing with you tonight. Dan, tell us exactly what happened."
"I was serving in southern Afghanistan 2010, 2011, we're conducting route clearance, looking for the road side bombs and a large bomb happened to find us and went off under the truck. Luckily I was the worst injured out of the truck and my driver and gunner, they were both perfectly fine. So, as bad as that day was it couldn't have gone any better."
"So, since that day Dan you have been in a wheelchair?"
"Yup. It left me paralyzed from the chest down, so I don't have the use of my legs anymore."
Siren smiled as she stood back up beside him, "What Dan is going to do now is he is going to demonstrate this incredible device. Ladies and gentlemen, Dan is going to walk here tonight."
She stepped back as Dan stood up from the chair, Lisa behind him with the controller. The crowd was cheering for him as he walked across the stage and then came back. Siren couldn't stop the tears from falling down her cheeks as she watched Dan take his first steps in 3 years.
When he stopped back by her he smiled seeing her tears, "Okay, Dan, you've made me cry, so now you gotta give me a hug." He chuckled as he wrapped an arm around her hugging her tight.
"Dan, I think I can speak for all of us here tonight to say that we all take for granted what an incredible gift being able to walk is. How did you feel walking across that stage, getting out of that wheelchair, and actually walking tonight?"
"Uh, it was amazing. The energy in this room is indescribable, I mean you guys… you guys are great."
"How did this device change your life?"
"The first time I was able to stand up I had kind of forgot what it was like to look across the room, be eye level with everyone, I mean, it was like standing on top of a mountain, just looking down across the world, so it's been amazing."
Siren smiled, her arm wrapped around Dan's waist, "Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in honoring a true American hero, Army Sergeant Dan Rose."
The crowd jumped to their feet clapping and cheering for Dan, which again brought tears to Siren's eyes as well as Dan's.
Backstage Siren was chatting with Dan, Lisa and Chris when Seth and Dean walked up to them.
"That was incredible." Seth said, kissing his girlfriend's cheek, then he turned to Dan. "Dan, I'd like to shake your hand, man."
Dan smiled as he took Seth's hand and then Dean's as they thanked him for his service. Siren left them while they chatted, meeting Dolph at the curtain to accompany him to the ring.
Once again Siren sported Dolph's IC title around her waist as they walked down to the ring, which had been surrounded by a steel cage per Kane's request. Siren frowned as Dolph climbed inside, if anything went wrong, she wouldn't be able to help him.
It was a brutal match, with Kane doing his best to injure Dolph, including slamming him into the steel of an exposed turnbuckle.
Towards the end of the match Dolph managed to turn the tables, slamming Kane's face into the exposed turnbuckle. With Kane blocking the door, Dolph used the man as a ladder and climbed to the top of the cage. As he started down the other side, Kane kicked the door open, sending it slamming into Dolph's lower body. Dolph is now hung up on the top of the door just swinging around, his bodies energy spent from the grueling match.
Seeing that Dolph wasn't moving, Kane headed for the open door to escape and win the match. Siren wouldn't allow that, as she ran over and grabbed the bottom of the door. "Dolph, hang on!"
The blonde man nodded pushing himself back over the door and hanging on as Siren swung it full force, nailing Kane in the head and sending him tumbling back into the cage. Dolph shoves himself off of the door, dropping to the floor and managing to smack the door into Kane's face once again.
Siren grabs Dolph's title and puts her arm around his waist, the two smile as they back up the ramp, Kane beside himself in anger as Smackdown goes off the air.
The two walk backstage together where Colby and Jon are still standing, chatting with Dan. Knowing that they all had a flight to catch shortly, Tasha and Colby bid the group goodbye and returned to their locker room to retrieve their bags.
They met up with Jon and Renee outside in the parking garage, the four of them loading into the rig and Daryl drove them to the airport. The Seal bid the four of them goodbye as they walked into the airport and headed for their plane, Daryl would be staying in the USA to spend time with his wife.
Colby couldn't help but smile as Tasha fell asleep beside him, her head resting on his shoulder. Tilting his head he pressed a kiss to her forehead, he couldn't believe that he had almost lost her, again.
Once they had landed, the group split up and headed to their respective rooms, the couples wanting to spend some quality time together. Despite their urge to want to sight-see, Colby and Tasha spent the next two days relaxing together. Being as they still couldn't be seen in public together yet, the two holed up in their hotel room binge watching their favorite shows on Netflix.
The two were more than ready to be able to be with each other all the time, but they had to wait for the right moment. Being as Tasha had Vince's ear and Colby had Paul's, it gave them a sense of relief, knowing that their time would come to pass soon.
Tasha also spoke to her mother about their pay-per-view TLCS coming up in December, which was coincidentally on her little sister's birthday. Being as it was also winter break, her daughter would be out of school, so they planned to have her family come out for the show.