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The next morning Colby and Tasha were awoken to the sounds of Kailynn laughing as she bounced around on the bed with Joe. Tasha shook her head at the two and commented, "Now I know why you're her favorite Uncle."
Joe smiled proudly as he lifted Kailynn up and deposited her directly onto her mother, then he launched himself onto Colby as an impromptu wrestling match started.
Tasha couldn't contain her laughter as minutes later there was a large thump as both men fell off the bed, continuing to roll around on the floor fighting. She noticed her daughter looking at her neck, she had been trying to avoid letting her see it, as she didn't want to explain what had happened to her.
But Kailynn just smiled at her mother, "Don't worry, momma. Uncle Cole, Uncle Joe and Uncle Jon will beat them up for you."
A wide smile grew on Tasha's lips as she hugged her daughter to her chest, she'd always said, her daughter was exceptionally bright for 3 years old.
"You're right, munchkin. We will."
The two girls looked down to see Colby smiling up at them, he had heard what Kailynn had said to her mom. "We'll always protect you and your mom." He stated, he wanted the young girl to know that she was always safe with them.
After getting ready for the day, Tasha pulled on another turtleneck and the rest of her clothes. Once they had eaten breakfast and gathered their stuff, they left the room separately. Tasha, Kailynn and Joe giving Colby enough time to get to the lobby and check out, before they followed him down.
As they stepped into the rig they found Colby sitting on the couch smirking at them, Tasha chuckled, "How did you get in here without causing suspicion, there's like a hundred fans outside."
In the front seat Daryl smiled at her, "He took a car around the block, I went and picked him up."
Tasha smiled as she leaned over the seat and kissed Daryl on the cheek, "You are amazing. Thank you so much, D."
"Hey, you guys are a family, my family, I'm gonna do whatever I have to, to help you stay that way."
Again Tasha smiled, they were a family and Daryl was very much a part of that. "Well, I speak for everyone here when I say, I'm so glad that you're a part of our family, Daryl."
"Here. Here." The others said, including Jon and Renee that had just entered the rig and sat down.
"I'm glad to be a part of it, Ms. T. Everybody ready to go?"
"Yep, we're all set, Daryl." Colby told him.
"Alright then, let's move out." He started the rig and pulled away from the hotel, heading down the streets for the arena.
When they arrived, Daryl pulled into the parking garage allowing the group to go inside without prying eyes seeing them. As they split up to head to their respective locker rooms, Tasha sees Mikaze coming down the hall towards her. Colby smiled as he took her bag from her and went inside the locker room, giving her a moment with the wardrobe master.
"Hey, Kaze. What's up?"
"Triple H asked me to make you a new outfit. To cover up your… neck." He said as he held out a new shirt made of leather.
Tasha smiled at her friend as she looked at the new shirt, "This is amazing. Thank you so much."
"You're welcome. I'm glad I could help you. If you need anything else, let me know." Mikaze smiled before he walked back to his wardrobe room.
Tasha smiled as she walked into the locker room where Colby had just come out of the bathroom. He glanced down at the material in her hands, "What's that?"
"My new shirt. Paul had Mikaze make it for me, to cover my neck." She said with a sad smile.
Colby sighed as he walked over and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I meant what I said last night. No one will ever hurt you again."
"I know, my heart. Thank you." She said leaning forward and kissing his lips. She pulled back from him noticing that the locker room was very quiet, which was unusual when her daughter was with them. "Where's my kid?" She asked amusedly.
"With Joe, he asked if he could take her for a while. I think he's missing his daughter a lot."
"Yeah, I'll bet he is. Maybe Jojo could come on the road with us, during the summer. She and Kailynn can spend time together, and Joe gets to have his daughter around."
"That's a great idea." Colby said kissing her forehead. "I'm going down to catering, would you like anything?"
"A water would be great, thank you."
"You got it, baby."
Tasha smiled as he walked out the door, she was so lucky to have found an amazing guy who would do anything to protect her. She only hoped that Colby didn't end up being the one hurt because he was protecting her.
After getting dressed in her new shirt and black leather pants she appraised herself in the mirror. Well, she certainly was starting to own up to her name, at least in her outfit. The shirt was basically a sports bra made out of leather, with straps that crisscrossed over her chest attaching to a thick collar that went around her neck. It was blood red, and coupled with her dark smoky-eye makeup and red lipstick, she was looking very much like a Siren of the sea. She was starting to wish that she was a real Siren, luring men to their deaths, and her first target would be "The Beast" Brock Lesnar.
She heard cat-call whistles behind her, turning she found Colby, Jon and Joe standing in the doorway with Kailynn. She rolled her eyes as she discretely flipped them off with a laugh, "Shut up."
"What? You look smoking, darlin'." Jon told her, the look in his eyes telling her that he was undressing her in his mind.
"He's right, Babygirl. You look stunning." Joe said sending her a wink.
"I may be an Atheist, baby, but I'm thanking whatever God there is that allowed me to call you mine."
Tasha ducked her head to hide her blushing cheeks behind her long curtain of hair. You would think she'd heard everything a guy could think of being a Diva for so long. But apparently, these three guys still had the ability to make her blush.
"Thanks guys. I feel really good in this." She admitted.
"I think black and red are your colors, baby." Colby told her. "They look great on you."
"Well, they are two of my favorite colors." She said.
"Mommy, you look pretty." Kailynn said as she sat down beside her mother on the couch.
"Thank you, sweetheart." Tasha said giving her daughter a kiss on her forehead.
Colby, Jon and Kailynn took a seat on the couches as the pyro went off signaling the start of Super Smackdown, while Joe and Tasha headed out for Roman's match, which was up first.
"Tonight we are in Grand Rapids, Michigan inside the Van Andel Arena. Welcome to Smackdown." Tom Phillips announced from the desk at ringside.
"And welcome to the 800th episode of Smackdown." Michael Cole added.
Fandango's entrance to the ring was interrupted by Roman Reigns and Siren as they appeared at the top of the staircase. The two glanced over at another with a grin, before knocking fists and moving down the stairs to the ring.
Siren felt different as she walked down the stairs, her body feeling sexier in her new outfit. She felt like a reborn woman, and it was intoxicating. And on top of the boost to her confidence as the fans whistled and cheered for her new look, she felt stronger, like she could survive anything.
While they replayed the events from RAW on Monday, Siren took her place at ringside as the bell rang and the match got underway. "Don't embarrass him too much, Rome." She said with a grin, there was no way that Fandango could survive against Roman.
And she was right as it only took Roman less than five minutes to dispatch of the dancing dork, as Jericho so fondly referred to him as, planting the man on the canvas with a superman punch and a devastating spear for the win.
Siren counted with the ref on her fingers as she always did, pumping her fist in the air as Roman was declared the winner.
Siren stood backstage with Dean as they showed the events from TLC, she saw him staring at her out of the corner of her eye, a twisted grin on his face and she rolled her eyes.
"Stop eye fucking me, Jon." She said with a smile.
"If you want me to stop…" He said sidling up next to her, leaning down to her ear. "…you should've worn something else."
"Get outta here." She laughed as she shoved him. "You're such a pervert. Tell you what, I'll have Kaze make Renee a copy of my outfit, just for you to drool over."
"It won't be nearly the same, darlin'." He smirked winking at her as his music cued up and they walked through the curtain.
Dean Ambrose looked no worse for the wear as he strolled to the ring alongside Siren, the two of them nodding to the fans as they climbed into the ring. Siren took a mic from the tech and handed it to Dean, who paced the ring like a caged animal for a minute before he raised the mic to speak.
"Bray Wyatt said there was a special place in hell for people like us, at TLC we visited that special place. We put each other through absolute hell. And to be honest, I loved every single second of it, because it just feels good to get out all your anger, all your venom, all your frustrations. It just feels good to fly that close to the flame, sometimes too close. And whether it was a freak accident, bad luck, bad karma, or an act of God, I lost."
Dean pursed his lips as the crowd booed for his loss, once again pacing the ring. "But I noticed something. I noticed something that night. I saw it in Bray Wyatt's eyes. He was afraid, scared to death because for the first time, he was in the ring with somebody who just doesn't care. I don't care what he does to me. I don't care what I do to him. I don't care what I do to myself in the process. For the first time, in Bray Wyatt's miserable life, he was face to face with someone just as twisted as he is. And here's the thing, I'm feeling pretty healthy and we ain't done yet!"
At that moment the big screen flashed with images as the arena went black, Siren moved forward and stood beside Dean as Bray came onto the screen singing to himself, which was incredibly creepy to everyone.
"You don't get it. You just don't understand, man. That the only reason that you are still breathing right now is because I am enjoying this little game of ours, oh, so much. But if you could only see what I am, Dean, if anybody could see the creature that lives behind my eyes, then they would know. That I am hope, that I am disdain, that I am a slave to my calling. And I can't stop it, even if I wanted to, I can't stop, man, I can't stop until I see all the heroes fall. Until I see all the cities crumble. My hated for your world fuels me. And Dean, I am the battlefield. And it can't end until I've watched it all burn down."
Siren and Dean headed backstage, both of them chuckling and shaking their heads at Bray as he walked past them grinning. He was an odd one, but he was a good guy.
Siren gave Seth a kiss before he headed out for his match against Ryback. "Be careful, my heart."
"I'll try like hell." He assured her as he limped his way to the curtain.
She stood by the monitor watching as Seth hobbled down to the ring and climbed inside. Taking off his vest she frowned at his taped up ribs. She felt horrible knowing that his injured ribs and the limp had nothing to do with his cell match with John Cena, it was because he had gone to war with Lesnar.
However she felt a little better as Rusev came out and attacked Ryback, effectively taking him out of the match. The fans were clearly upset as they started chanting to Rollins, "You sold out." They clearly thought that he was behind the attack, so that he wouldn't have to compete against the big guy.
Seth heard the fans chanting, he shook his head as he picked up a microphone to address what had just happened. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, no, no, this is exactly what I'm talking about. You see, without The Authority, this place is a madhouse. It's complete chaos, there's no rules, its lawlessness. And after everything that I have been through in the last two days, can you believe this? At TLC, I was robbed of one of the biggest victories of my career by Roman Reigns.
And then last night, last night after I orchestrated the beat downs of Chris Jericho and John Cena. I defeated John Cena valiantly by myself in a steel cage match. I am out here on Super Smackdown with severely bruised ribs. I was ready to compete against Ryback and now this, and now this."
Seth pauses for a moment before he looks over at J&J, "Hey, you know what? You know what, guys? Actually this kind of works out in my favor because— I mean, honestly, after the last two days, who deserves a day-off more than Mr. Money in the Bank, right? Yeah. Yeah, let's do it, let's take the night off. Let's celebrate, let's celebrate about last night. Joey, get the limo ready. Let's do the damn thing."
But before Seth could walk out of the ring, Dolph Ziggler's music came on and out walked the Intercontinental Champion himself, his title once again around the waist of Siren as she grinned down at Seth. Dolph looking very dapper beside her in his black jeans and leather jacket, as they stood shoulder to shoulder on the stage.
"Seth, Seth, Seth, listen. We know you're pretty good about scamming your way out of things, you know. Like last night, Monday Night RAW steel cage match with John Cena. And hell, even tonight with my buddy, the big guy, Ryback. But there's gonna be some news for you, buddy. The Authority is out of power. And that's all because of Sting."
"And don't forget, you too." Siren said with a smirk as she leaned on Dolph's shoulder.
Dolph nodded, "You're right, I did play a little part." They look down to see Seth glowering at them from the ring. "Oh, come on, Seth, you—you don't remember—you don't remember Survivor Series? You know, when I put The Authority out of power, it's a pretty big deal, you know, because I beat you. And—and as far as I'm concerned, you know, you're probably contractually obligated to compete tonight. So…I think it would be an injustice. Don't you think the WWE Universe deserves to see the Architect? They deserve to see the standard bearer. They deserve to see Mr. Money in the Bank compete tonight. So, how bout you go one-on-one, with… me?"
"That's what you two came out here for? Really Dolph, what—tell me, what do you think you've done lately to deserve to step into the ring with Mr. Money In the Bank, the standard bearer of the WWE, Seth Rollins, huh?"
"Seriously?" Siren said as Seth continued to ramble on. "You know you sound scared, Rollins. You know, I'd be afraid of him, too. Because if Dolph was challenging himself, he'd be pretty afraid himself too, because he's really good at wrestling and he backs it up every single night. But I could see why you'd be afraid. I—if you're afraid, say you're afraid. It's cool. Doesn't make you any less of a man, Sethie."
"Wait. Wait. Are you saying—are you implying that I am afraid of him?"
"It sure sounds that way, buddy." Dolph says with a grin. "Hey, I'd be scared, too. Don't sweat it."
"Hey, you know what?" Seth says as J&J try to talk him out of the match that Dolph is proposing. "No. Look. It's just Dolph Ziggler. Look, you know what, Dolph? I'm actually—it's the holiday season, and I'm in a giving mood after what happened last night, the condition I'm in, I'm still in a giving mood. So, I'd like to bestow two gifts out tonight, the first, to you. I accept your challenge. And the second gift, I'm gonna give to myself when I curb stomp your face into this mat again, later tonight."
"Hey, hey. Whatever you got to tell yourself, that sounds like a pretty crappy Christmas, but listen, I'm gonna go back, get my gear on. I'm gonna walk out to the ring, steal this show and beat you, because… that's what's best for business, Seth."
"I really hate you two sometimes." Seth pouted as they met up backstage.
"Awe, baby, it's all out of love." Siren said with a smirk as she leaned up and kissed her boyfriend's lips.
Seth mock glares at her before heading over to the interview area where Renee is waiting for him.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, Seth Rollins."
Rollins steps into the camera frame, looking less than thrilled about his upcoming match with Dolph Ziggler.
"Seth, earlier you seemed to confirm what I think a lot of people were curious about that you orchestrated Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar's attacks on Chris Jericho and John Cena. Can you elaborate a little bit on why you did that?"
"Renee, I don't expect you to understand the intricacy of all of this but let me start by reminding you that John Cena and John Cena alone has the power to bring back The Authority. Now, until John Cena decides to do that, I'm gonna make sure that every single thing that he tries, he is unsuccessful at, including his WWE Championship match versus Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble. John Cena needs to be vulnerable. And if that means that I've got to work with Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar, then so be it. But as for Chris Jericho…"
He chuckles slightly, "Chris waltzes in here thinking he can ran RAW. Nobody can replace The Authority. Nobody can do what Triple H and Stephanie McMahon do. Mark my words, Renee, The Authority, they're coming back. But until they do, I'm gonna take great pride in making everybody else's lives miserable, starting with Dolph Ziggler. Let's go boys."
Dolph and Siren head out onto the stage, Dolph showing off his title that is wrapped around Siren's waist as usual. They two wave to the fans as they walk down the ramp and climb into the ring, Dolph climbing up the turnbuckles and holding up his belt.
Siren stands outside the ring with a grin as Seth Rollins makes his way down the ramp alongside J&J, he's limping and favoring his bruised ribs. Siren knows that J&J will without a doubt get involved, especially with his injured ribs. Several times during the match Seth ended up rolling out of the ring, clutching at his bandaged ribs, he needed a moment to catch his breath. She tried hard to keep her face impassive every time Seth took a shot to the ribs, or landed hard on the mat. She hadn't realized that the longer she dated Colby, the harder it was for her to not show compassion for Seth Rollins.
Dolph was thrown out of the ring by the announcer's table, and while Seth distracted the ref, Jamie Noble nailed Dolph with a forearm. But his gloating was cut short by Siren who tapped him on the shoulder, and as he turned around she landed a super-kick straight into his jaw. Noble hit the floor clutching his chin, meanwhile Siren taunted Mercury with a wave of her fingers, she was egging to kick him into next week as well.
As they neared the end of the match J&J still hadn't learned their lesson, even with Siren interceding them at every turn. However they found themselves wrong-place, wrong –time as Dolph sent Seth over the top rope, taking both of his own guys out.
When they got back to their feet they jumped up onto the apron and hit Dolph, Siren threw up her hands yelling to the ref. "Come on, Mike! That was right over your head! Send their asses packing."
Luckily for her, the ref had seen the hit on Dolph, he turned to J&J and pointed to the back ejecting them from ringside. Siren laughed, clapping her hands for Mike as J&J threw a fit as they backed up the ramp. Seth was so distracted by this turn of events that he never knew what hit him as Dolph nailed him with the "Zig-zag" and rolled him up for the win.
J&J immediately slid back into the ring, but Dolph avoided them easily, slipping out he met Siren at the bottom of the ramp. Siren smiled as she raised his hand, his belt being held up high in her other one. Smackdown went off the air as Dolph and Siren stood on the stage celebrating, while Seth, Noble and Mercury threw temper-tantrums in the ring.
When Tasha and Colby got back to the locker room, they took showers and redressed, before meeting up with the others and walking out to the rig. Tasha was practically bouncing in her seat as Daryl drove them to the airport, Colby smiling at her eagerness to get to their next show. They were flying to Fort Benning in Georgia where the annual Tribute to the Troops show was being held. Tasha had not missed one show since it had been created, in fact she was one of the first Superstars to sign up to participate. It was the one show that she looked forward to every year.
Colby had always loved the look on her face as she met the soldiers and their families, it was like a little kid on Christmas morning. The military and its soldiers holds a special place in her heart, so just being able to be around the troops, was the best gift she received all year.
After kissing Tasha and Kailynn goodbye, Colby headed into the airport first. Being as it was nearing 10pm, there weren't many fans standing outside to see them all getting out of the same rig. Tasha gathered her essential things into her backpack and Kailynn's, then made sure her suitcase was closed tight.
"Are you sure you don't want us to take the dogs, D?" She said turning to the former Seal.
"No, Ms. T, they'll be fine. I love these little guys, they keep me company on the drive." He smiled as he ruffled Lyall's ears, Kevin beside him napping in the passenger seat.
"Okay. You should come with us. Tribute to the Troops is the most fun show all year long, it's all military members and their families." Tasha always felt bad about Daryl being by himself.
"Naw, you guys go have fun. I'll be watching the show on the TV."
"Alright." Tasha sighed as she kissed his cheek. "Drive safe. We'll see you in a few days."
"I always do. See you soon, sweetie."
Tasha shouldered her backpack and grabbed her suitcase, taking it out the door to the curb. When Kailynn, Joe, Jon and Renee had joined her, they waved goodbye to Daryl before heading in to catch their flight out.
An hour and a half later they were pulling up to the hotel just down the road from the base. Grabbing their bags the others went to check in while Tasha took Kailynn up to their room. Knocking on the door Tasha smiled as Colby opened it, allowing them inside as he took their bags from them.
Once they had eaten dinner, Colby and Tasha put Kailynn to bed before turning in themselves. Tomorrow would be a full day of meet and greets, and the night performances, they needed all the rest they could get.
They next morning after waking up and having breakfast, the trio got dressed and gathered up their bags. As usual Colby went down first and got into the car awaiting them, Tasha and Kailynn followed about ten minutes later. The two girls got into the car with Joe, Jon and Renee, all of them eager to get to the base and see the troops.
The morning was spent greeting the troops as well as their families, Tasha was all smiles for every picture, over the moon with happiness. They did a lot of fun things like rappelling down a 5 story building, shooting off rounds from different weapons at the range, and they even got to go for a ride in a Blackhawk helicopter. But Tasha's favorite part of the day was just standing around in the hanger, chatting and telling stories with the soldiers.
No matter how many times she did this show, she cried every time. It was overwhelming to have soldiers coming up and saying how grateful they were to her and the other superstars for coming out, and how excited they were just to meet them. In Tasha's mind, she was grateful to have the opportunity to meet them. It was always a humbling experience for her.
Tasha hadn't seen Colby all day, they had kept him separate from her group, so she was excited when she got into the makeshift locker room to see him there.
"Hey." She said brightly as she gave him a kiss.
"Hi. Did you have fun today?" He said smiling.
"I did. We got to rappel down a building, went for a ride in a Blackhawk and got to shoot some sick guns."
Colby nodded, "Yeah. I saw that part. You look sexy with a gun in your hands."
Tasha laughed as she pulled her gear out of her bag, "Why thank you. I think my favorite was the sniper rifle. I want one now."
Colby shook his head at her childlike happiness as he went into the bathroom to change, just in case anyone decided to just walk right in. Which of course Jon and Joe did just seconds later, Kailynn tagging along behind her Uncles.
"Hey, monkey. Did you have fun with your Uncles?"
"Yep." She said nodding her head as she snaked on a bowl of popcorn.
A thought suddenly came to Tasha, there was something she had forgotten about at Smackdown. "Oh, guys there's something I wanted to ask you. I meant to ask you last night at Smackdown, but I forgot."
"Okay, shoot, Babygirl." Joe said as he sat down on the couch beside Jon.
"Well, do you remember when you said you kinda felt like her Godfather, Lee?"
"Yeah. We both do." He said motioning between him and Jon.
"Good. Cause I want you to be her Godfather's, both of you." Tasha said with a smile.
Both Joe and Jon smiled wide as they nodded, both replying, "Absolutely. We'd love too."
"Great. Not saying that anything is ever gonna happen to me or Cole, or my family, but if anything ever did, I feel better knowing she has you two around to take care of her."
"We're honored, darlin'." Jon said standing up to kiss her cheek.
Colby came out of the bathroom and they all sat down to watch the start of the show, the Legend Hulk Hogan making a special appearance to kick things off, coming out waving the American Flag proudly. After Hulk had proclaimed his thanks on behalf of the WWE to the troops, a buzzkill came out in the form of Miz and Mizdow. The Miz saying that he accepted Hulk's gratitude on behalf of himself and the troops, being as he had played a Marine in his movie, so that made him a soldier as well.
A knock on the door drew their attention, they turned to find a smirking John Cena standing in the doorway. "Let's go shut them up." He grinned as he tossed a custom made American flag tank top to Tasha, she had makeup on to cover the bruises on her neck.
She caught it and grinned as she slipped it on, it came to just above her belly button and laced up between her breasts with white laces. "Let's do it." She waved bye to the group before she ran up to gorilla with John, arriving just as his music hit.
The cheers as they were every year were nearly deafening as Siren and Cena walked out onto the stage. The two of them smiled as they saluted the troops, before running down the ramp and sliding into the ring.
Hulk smiled at them as he stepped forward to give them both a hug, before moving back against the ropes to give them the ring. John and Siren both grabbed a couple of mics, watching Miz and Mizdow condescendingly clapping for them in the corner opposite them.
"Okay, okay." John said holding up his hand. "First off, I want to apologize, Hulk. I'm sorry, guys, I'm sorry. I want to apologize for The Miz. He's obviously come down with amnesia, or he spent the afternoon at the Officer's club, drinking way, way too much. Because I know—I know you played a Marine, but you don't even know where you are. He doesn't even know what he's talking about. This is Fort Benning. This is an Army base."
"And when we think of toughness, we think of the armed forces." Siren said gaining a huge pop from the crowd. "When we think of The Miz, it's uh, something a lot more metrosexual, a whole lot more metrosexual."
John nods agreeing with her, "Yeah, like a—like a Ryan Seacrest. No, no, no, no, no, actually Ryan Seacrest would kick his butt."
Miz mocking laughs at John and Siren, while Mizdow copies his movements like a mine. "You're not funny. I'll have you know I'm like the modern day Bob Hope on a USO tour. I inspire our United States Military to achieve greatness before every single mission. Their commanding officer always says, "Do it for The Miz." That's—That's how great I truly am."
Both Siren and John look at one another with raised eyebrows, before John chuckles. "I'm sure at the moment of truth, there's a lot of commanding officer's that have given great inspirational words to these people here tonight. I am sure that, "Do it for The Miz," has never ever once been said to anyone here or around the world wearing the colors of the USA. And you're sitting here thinking you're this enormous big deal… this is a big deal. Being here tonight for these people is a big deal. I got news for you, dude. You're standing in the ring with Hulk Hogan. The greatest superstar in the history of the WWE. That is a big deal."
While the crowd cheers John sees Miz starting to talk and he cuts him off. "No, no, no, no. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, just to get your mind right. I'll leave it to public opinion. Guys, am I out on a limb here or do you think that Miz is a big deal?"
"John, John, you're embarrassing yourself. Listen to you. It's not that The Miz is in the ring with Hulk Hogan, it's Hulk Hogan is in the ring with The Miz. And besides, look at you. You have jealousy written all over your face. You're jealous of me. You're jealous. You're jealous of the fact that I beat you at Wrestlemania 27. You're jealous of the fact that I'm better-looking than you. And what really tears your heart apart, what really hurts you, John, is that you know and I know and everyone else here knows, is that I play a more convincing soldier than you ever could."
Siren shakes her head at Miz, looking over to John she tells him, "I think it's time for a dose of reality."
John nods, "All right. I'll take the kid-gloves off and hit you straight. This isn't a delusional fantasy. This is real life. A guy like you is not awesome. A guy like you sucks."
Siren takes a step back as Miz tries to take a shot at John, but he misses as John steps out of the way, grabbing Miz and tossing him out of the ring. They all stand there looking at Mizdow wondering what he's going to do. Siren drops her head in embarrassment as Mizdow has John step to the side as he recreates the fight and then throws himself out of the ring. She laughs as John and Hulk clap for his performance.
But her laughter stops as a familiar song comes on, she rolls her eyes as she turns to the stage to see Seth Rollins walking out alongside J&J Security and Kane. The three circle up in the ring as Siren looks at the men, "You two take Rollins and Kane, and leave J&J to me."
But her plan is foiled as Luke Harper comes out as well, and she sighs, "Whelp, there goes that plan." And it only gets worse as Big Show makes his presence known, "Sonofabitch." She cusses as they surround the ring, there's nowhere for her to go now, she couldn't get out of there if she wanted to.
As Seth orders them up onto the ring apron, orchestrating them like The Shield had done, Siren steels herself for the beating she is about to take. Normally she'd look for an exit, but her pride was no longer allowing her to run. She was determined to be stronger and fiercer than she had been before.
As they stormed the ring beating down on Hulk and John, she launched herself at J&J, taking them both to the canvas. The three of them rolling around as she rained punches down on them both, neither man being able to avoid her attacks. She heard backup arriving in the form of Dolph Ziggler, and chancing a quick glance up, she found Erik Rowan and Ryback alongside him.
Standing up she tackled J&J sending them over the top rope, while the others took care of the rest. Standing in the ring with her guys she leaned on the ropes, egging Seth and the others to come back for more.
Siren headed to the back smiling as she went back to the locker room where the guys were watching Roman's cousins, the Uso's take on Goldust and Stardust, Jimmy and Jey picking up the victory which was not a surprise. She then quickly headed back out onto the stage to announce the night's first performance.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for my very good friends, the incredibly talented Florida-Georgia Line!"
As they started to play "Anything Goes" from their new album, Siren joined the crowd of soldiers and their family members at the bottom of the ramp. She stood singing and dancing along to the song with the fans, who were more than excited that she was standing with them.
After the performance Siren went backstage to watch the Divas battle royal, she shook her head as she watched the girls dance around the ring. "I'm so glad I don't have to be a part of this anymore."
"But you'd look so good in a Santa outfit babe." Seth commented with a smirk.
"Shut up." She laughed.
They smiled as they watched the video package of the Superstars and Divas spending time with the troops and families. All of them laughing as one of the soldiers had tried to zap Rollins with a Taser.
"That scared the crap out of me." Seth admitted. "I really thought he was gonna do it."
"It would have been funny." Siren laughed as she stood up. "We're up Deano, let's go."
"Be careful, both of you." Seth said as they headed out of the room for Dean's boot-camp match against Bray Wyatt, prompting the two to just grin at him.
Dean and Siren both smirked as they headed down to the ring for the match, Dean eyeing all of the fun things surrounding it that he could use to beat Bray with. Siren shook her head laughing as Dean took off his camo hat and tossed it to the crowd, all the while yelling like the crazy man he was.
As expected the match was a brutal fight, with both men trying to incapacitate one another with ammo boxes, steel chairs and a kendo stick. Ambrose picked up the victory after putting Bray through a table, with the assistance of Sergeant Slaughter's left boot, which Dean nailed Bray in the head with.
Siren climbed into the ring and held up Dean's hand alongside the Sarge.
The twosome return back to the locker room, Seth and Roman shaking their heads at their brother. "You are seriously unhinged." Seth chuckled.
"I wouldn't be myself if I wasn't brotha." Dean laughed.
Siren excused herself a little while later, she had to introduce the next performance. She headed up to the curtain finding the Florida-Georgia line boys waiting for her.
"You guys ready to bring the house down?" She asked.
"Of course." Tyler said with a grin.
"You gonna sing with us?" BK questioned, giving her his best puppy dog eyes.
Siren sighed for a moment, before she smiled, "Let's do it."
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back to the stage once again, singing their #1 hit "Cruise," Florida-Georgia Line!"
Siren bounced around the stage with the boys singing the chorus along with them as the crowd went wild and pyro shot off behind them. She made her way down to the bottom of the stage with the fans, taking selfies with them along with Tyler and BK.
When the show came back from commercial Siren was down by the ring awaiting her team for the final match of the night. Rollins and his team had already came down, the Architect currently smirking at her from the apron. She rolled her eyes as always as Dolph, Rowen, Ryback and Cena all made their way down to the ring.
Rollins and Ryback started the match and she had to laugh as Seth's cockiness got the best of him, as Ryback slammed him to the canvas before tagging in Rowen. Seth spent the first moments of the match being beat mercilessly by her team, before he managed to make a tag to Harper and get him out of the ring.
Siren's eyes moved from the match to J&J who were standing at ringside, she was anticipating them getting involved before the match ended. However moments later all hell broke loose as a momentary melee broke out between all of the superstars.
When they came back from commercial things had settled down and Dolph was in the ring against Big Show, and he was not faring well as Show took a full five count while standing on Dolph's back. The crowd starting chanting for Cena, who had yet to get into the match at all, while Seth mocked him waving his hand in front of his face. Seth then proceeded to mock John some more, holding out Dolph's hand for a tag, but it was Seth that paid the price when Dolph hit him with "The Famouser."
Siren slammed her hand on the mat willing Dolph to their side for a tag, which he made tagging in Cena, just as Rollins tagged in Harper. It was every man for himself at that moment as they each took one another out of the ring, leaving John to hoist both Show and Harper up for an AA. John then covered Harper and gained the win for their team, Siren climbing into the ring to celebrate with them as the crowd went insane.
Hulk then headed out to the ring waving an American Flag, climbing into the ring with them as the crowd got louder than they had been all night. Siren stood beside Hulk in the center of the ring waving to the fans, as John and the others posed on the turnbuckles.
Once they had all gotten backstage, the two groups congratulated one another on a job well done in the match. Despite all of their hostility and anger towards one another over the last few months, all that mattered was the raucous crowd of soldiers that were still cheering in the building. They had all aimed to give the troops the best show possible and they felt that they had done just that.
Afterwards they all returned to their locker rooms to change, before they were escorted out to their cars and driven to the airport. Being as there were a million fans around, Colby stuck with J&J as he boarded the plane first. Tasha and her daughter followed a few minutes later alongside Joe, Jon and Renee, settling into their seats for the flight to Minnesota for RAW.
When they landed and walked out of the airport, they found Daryl in the rig awaiting them. Tasha smiled as he opened the door to allow them inside, the woman bestowing a kiss on his cheek in greeting.
"Oh, hi guys!" She exclaimed as she immediately dropped her bags and sat down on the floor, Kevin and Lyall jumping into her lap.
The group chatted as they drove to the hotel amid playing with the dogs that were rambunctiously running around the rig with Kailynn.
"So, how was your week with your wife, D?" Tasha asked as she sat down in the passenger seat.
"It was delightful as always Ms. T. I appreciate you allowing me to spend so much time with her."
"Family is the most important thing in life, D. Anytime we have to fly or head overseas, you have that time to yourself, to do whatever you want to do. And anytime you'd like to bring your wife along, you just let me know. We'd be happy to have her with us."
"Thank you, Ms. T. I will relay that message to her, I'm sure she'd like that. Being retired, I think she gets kinda stir-crazy being in the house."
"Well then, you tell her that I insist she comes out on the road with you. We already have one lunatic in the family and that's enough." She laughed as Jon flipped her off from the couch.
When they arrived at the hotel, Tasha, Kailynn and Joe took the dogs up to the hotel room, knocking on the door Colby opened it and helped them inside. Once they had eaten a light meal and taken the dogs outside to the bathroom, Colby put Kailynn to bed while Tasha took a shower. He then took one himself, followed by Joe before they all laid down. Within 5 minutes, all of them were knocked out, it had been a long week.
The next morning was like any other; wake up, gym, breakfast and then head to the arena to get set for the night's show. As always Kailynn was gathered up by the Divas and taken to the locker room; they had let Tasha know last week that they had all gotten her gifts.
Tasha was pulling her gear out of the duffel bag, when there was a knock on the door. Pausing in her actions she walked over and opened it, a smiling Mikaze on the other side met her vision.
"Hey, Kaze. What's up?"
"I brought you a gift." He grinned holding up a garment bag. "Since it's our Christmas show, and you're gonna be in the ring with Ho Ho Hogan, I felt that you should look the part."
Tasha smiled as she took the bag from him, "You are the best. Thank you, Kaze."
"Anytime girl. Go out there and kill it."
"Always. Say hi to your girl for me, I can't wait to officially meet her in person."
Mikaze nodded, "I will, she loves talking with you on the phone. She told me to tell you thanks for the advice and the coaching."
"Of course. Those women in NXT are the future ladies of this company, and as a veteran, it's my job to help them get to this level. I want to see the ladies in this business make history just like the guys do, all it takes is the right group of women to make it happen."
"Well, I think she'll be one that'll make that happen. Anyway, have fun tonight. I talk to you later."
"Alright. See you later."
Tasha laughed as she went back into the locker room and shut the door, hanging the bag up on the bar in her locker, then putting her gear back into the duffel. Unzipping the bag she grinned as she saw the outfit Mikaze had made her, complete with a pair of custom boots and a Christmas hat.
Undressing herself she pulled on the outfit which left her feeling very festive, but also very sexy as well. She smiled when she thought about what Colby would say when he saw her out in the ring, as she was opening the show with Hogan and he wouldn't see her beforehand.
Colby had taken Kailynn down to catering to get her something to drink, so Tasha took the free time to head over to hair and makeup. While the girls fixed her up she chatted with Brie and Renee about their plans for the holidays, as they all gushed over one another's outfits. Nobody had anything extravagant planned as they had Smackdown the day after Christmas in Sioux City, Iowa, so most of them couldn't go too far away. So a lot of them were flying their families in to be with them.
It had been decided by Colby that Tasha, Kailynn, Jon and Renee would spend Christmas with him and his family in Iowa; while Joe would join them the day after for Smackdown, as he was flying home to Florida to be with his family for the holiday. Tasha felt bad about not being able to spend the holiday with her family, but they understood her crazy schedule, and she promised that she would spend next Christmas with them in Nevada.
Once the ladies were done fixing her up, Tasha headed back towards the locker room when she caught sight of someone that brought an instant smile to her face.
"Hey, stranger." She said with a smile as she headed towards them.
The person in question turned, a wide smile gracing their face as they saw her coming towards them.
"Well, hello gorgeous." The Hall of Famer Roddy Piper said as he wrapped her up in a hug. "You look stunning. Merry Christmas to the WWE Universe."
"Thank you." Tasha blushed, hiding her red cheeks with her long hair.
"So, how's things going?"
Tasha knew he was referring to her relationship with Colby, she smiled at his concern. "Things are great. We're together, our storylines are meshing well. Hopefully by this time next year, I'll be his manager again."
Roddy nodded, "That's great. You two are good together, you bring out the best in one another. Who knows, I think Siren and Rollins could give Stephanie and Triple H a run for power couple of the WWE."
Tasha laughed, "I don't think Stephanie will ever let that happen, but it would be fun to mix it up with them."
"Everything in due time sweetheart. Well, I have to go get ready for the show, I'll see you later beautiful." Roddy said giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"Okay. Have a good show, Roddy."
"You too."
Siren was all smiles as she walked out onto the stage, the Universe going wild for her outfit. She had to wait a few moments for the crowd to calm down before she raised her mic to speak.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our RAW Christmas. Now, what is Christmas without Santa? Well, since he's at the North Pole preparing all of our gifts, we had find a replacement for tonight. So, please welcome our very own Santa to run the show tonight, Ho Ho Hogan!"
Siren smiled as his music came on and he walked out onto the stage. He offered her his arm, which she took and the two headed down to the ring. Siren stood beside him as she handed him the mic she had used to intro him.
"Ho, ho, ho, brother!" Hulk said as he waved to the fans. "You know tonight, Ho, Ho, Hogan is here to spread cheer all over Monday Night RAW, brother. And as you can see, I have my very own Mrs. Claus here to help me out. I am one lucky guy tonight."
Siren smiled, waving to the fans as they cheered for her, then giving a small bow to Hogan. "I am thrilled to be out here to celebrate the holiday season with all of you, and I just have one thing to say… Merry Christmas WWE Universe!"
The crowd cheered, hollering Merry Christmas back to her, before Hogan spoke again. "Anyway tonight, I am going to be giving presents to all of the superstars and to you, the WWE Universe. Tonight, you're gonna get to see that big, nasty, stinky, wart infested big giant, the Big Show, go one-on-one with the bad man, Roman Reigns. Believe that, brother."
Siren laughed, as she took over announcing another match for that night. "That's right, and you're also gonna get to see that creepy, Bray Wyatt, take on my other brother the "Lunatic Fringe" Dean Ambrose, in a Miracle on 34th street fight."
"So, what's you gonna do when Ho Ho Hogan…"
Suddenly Hogan was cut off by a theme playing through the speakers, and none other than John Cena walked out onto the stage. The crowd going ballistic as he saluted the fans and ran down, sliding into the ring. He gave Hogan a handshake and placed a kiss on Siren's cheek.
"Looks like we got some members of both the naughty and the nice list with us here tonight. I like that. It makes for an exciting evening. But one man we do have here is Ho Ho Hogan Claus, brother. Like Siren said, it's a big week for the North Pole, Santa's a little busy, tough to get ahold of, but if there's one man that is as iconic as Santa Claus, it is Ho Ho Hogan, brother. I've done my best to be good this year. And quite frankly, all I wanted for Christmas was a Frozen sing along playset."
Siren covered her mouth as she laughed, as John started singing let it go she placed her hand over the top of his mic and shook her head at him. "Please, for the love of Santa don't sing, John."
He gave her a wink before he spoke again, "That was until this happened."
Up on the titan-tron they showed the closing moments of his steel cage match last week on RAW against Seth Rollins, where Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar interjected themselves into the match. After the video played the crowd started chanting, "We want Lesnar," and staying in character, Siren pushed aside her fear and smiled.
"I think for once the entire WWE Universe and I agree, because I want Lesnar too. I want to kick his teeth down his throat." John stated. "After something like that, normal people would run down here and tell you that that wasn't fair and you should reverse that decision. It wasn't fair that Brock Lesnar entered the cage and gave me three German Suplexes and an F5. And my career and my health were in jeopardy when Seth Rollins still emphatically curb stomped me down to the canvas. But those are the people who get coal in their stockings. I'm not here to do that. Last week, I lost to Seth Rollins fair and square, but after that loss, I changed my Christmas list.
Now, I'm grateful to Seth Rollins for showing compassion to Siren, to make sure that she was alright after that match, it gives me hope that maybe he's not a hatred infested gutter rat in a power ranger suit. However, all I want is a match tonight versus Seth Rollins. And I promise you, I'll be ready for Seth Rollins, J&J, Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar or a partridge in a pear tree. What do you say Ho Ho, Hogan?"
Before Hogan can answer him however, the three of them hear Rollins music come on, and the man himself walks out onto the stage, flanked by J&J Security. As usual Siren rolls her eyes at the man, however she notices that his eyes are locked solely onto her and she can't help but smirk.
Seth was floored at his girlfriend's outfit and right then he was wishing they were back at the hotel and not in the middle of the arena. She had on red velvet leggings and black suede wedge boots with white fur on the top, a red velvet bra that he could barely see peeking up under the floor length red Santa jacket. The jacket was what caught him, it only zipped up three inches, right in the middle of her chest and had a black belt that fastened over the zipper. Since the belt ran just under her chest, it accented her impressive cleavage and because it stopped two inches below her chest, he got a nice look at her rock hard abs and the diamond belly button ring. There was white fur around the cuffs and the hood, and to top it off she had a red Santa hat on.
Seth shook himself back to reality as he remembered why he had come out there in the first place. "You know, I can't believe what I'm hearing out here, John. This is absolutely ridiculous. But I mean, hey, look, I did curb stomp his head into the mat. So maybe that's why he can't see what's wrong with this picture."
Seth mocks John as he waves his hand in front of his face, "So let me spell it out for you, John. First of all, you're out here running your mouth again. And I told you a couple of weeks ago on Smackdown nobody wants to hear your stupid voice anymore. Look, I didn't come out here to disrespect you or the man that you're standing in the ring with right now. And I'm certainly not going to disrespect you, Siren. No matter what you think, I really do care about you."
Siren tried not to look at the camera as it focused on her, trying to keep her face impassive as the crowd cheered, they wanted the pairing of Rollins and Rose so bad.
"The two of you, absolute legends in your respective eras. You took this company, this industry to heights that it has never ever seen before. But as you like to say, John, your time is up and my time is now. I am the future of WWE. I am the new standard bearer of the ring that you stand in. This is my business. And if you want to last one more day in the Seth Rollins era, that's just something you're gonna have to accept."
The crowd then started chanting the familiar, "you sold out," causing Siren to smile and motion with her hands for the fans to be louder, which she could tell irked Seth to no end.
"You know what, that's not even why I came out here. That's just icing on the cake. The real indictment on this entire company is the fact that Ho Ho Hogan is running RAW tonight when it should be The Authority. No, screw that guy. He's an imposter. He's a farce. Look, I don't—I don't mean to be the Grinch here, okay? But Triple H and Stephanie McMahon deserve to be here standing—"
He's interrupted by the fans starting to boo his idea, "No, hey. They deserve to be—that is not the holiday spirit, all right? They deserve to be here, sharing with us, smiling, happy. All they have accomplished in 2014 and they are sitting at home, they are sad and they are depressed, because they have to watch every week at people like Hogan running this show, this company down the toilet."
Siren laughs as Hogan holds up his fists over his eyes, mocking Seth by acting like he's crying.
"And that all started at Survivor Series, John, when you and your stupid little team couldn't get the job done. And you had to get help in the most unlikely of places, from "The Vigilante" Sting. And it was probably you Siren, who gave him the call in the first place."
Siren held up her hands in surrender, gladly borrowing the mic from Hogan to reply. "Actually Seth, I really had nothing to do with that. But I'll gladly take the credit. I mean, what can I say? I have friends in high places."
Seth rolled his eyes at her, "So regarding last week, I consider you lucky, John. You are lucky that I let you get up and walk out of that ring on your own two feet. Let me tell you something. Santa, if you don't grant me my Christmas present, you might not be so lucky. And the Christmas present that I want, that I deserve, that every single person in the WWE Universe deserves, is for you to force John Cena to do the right thing, do what's best for business, and bring The Authority back."
By now John is really getting irritated with Rollins and he finally snaps. "Would you just shut up? Shut up, shut up. You think I'm lucky? These people aren't lucky. You're putting them to sleep damn it, shut up! This year, this year, you turned your back on your friends, broke this amazing woman's heart, you lied, you cheated, you stole. You've mastered the art of becoming a complete scumbag and you got the gall to run your mouth about Hulk Hogan. Usually, that puts you on the naughty list and you get nothing, but if you come down here, I'll give you a free set of neon green sneakers straight up your ass. I'm gonna hit you so hard, you'll be spitting neon green for a week. But I'll cut to the chase, man, either you want to come down here and shut me up right now or you walk away like the coward you are, I am not bringing The Authority back."
After having a small chat with Siren, Hogan interrupts the two men. "Ho, ho, hold on a minute, brother. You know, seeing how John Cena is not gonna bring The Authority back, because he's the only one that's got the power to do that, I guess I'm gonna have to go with an alternative. And that alternative is Seth Rollins is gonna face John Cena. And guess what, that's the first match tonight on RAW. So ho ho ho."
John rips off his shirt and gets ready for the match as Hulk takes off his Santa hat and puts it on John as the show goes to commercial.
When they come back from commercial, Siren stands ringside keeping an eye on J&J as John and Seth lock up in the ring. As the match progressed Siren had to intercede J&J several times as they got themselves involved in the match. One time knocking both men off of the ring apron, and then after they had hit John, she nailed both men on the outside with a super-kick to the face.
Then towards the end of the match J&J tried distracting John, but were again pulled off of the apron by Siren, and then John had sent Seth up and over the ropes, where he crashed down taking out his own men. Siren then grabbed Seth by the back of his neck and shoved him back into the ring, where John then hit a leg drop from the second rope onto Seth, but Rollins managed to kick out of the pinfall.
John then picked Seth up and deposited him onto the top turnbuckle, but as he went up for a suplex, Seth countered into a Sunset flip and then picked up John and slammed him back first into the opposite corner.
As John was on his hands and knees recovering from the hit, Siren saw a sinister grin cross Seth's face and she yelled to John. "He's going for a curb stomp John, counter it!"
Just as she yelled to John, Seth ran forward, but as he jumped into the air, John did as his manager said and countered the move bringing Seth to the canvas and locking in the STFU.
Seth managed to crawl to the ropes to break the hold, but John drug him back to the center of the ring and locked it in once more. This time the distraction came from Mercury who rolled into the ring by the corner, then Noble tried to attack John from behind as he released Rollins. But it backfired for both of them as John slammed them both in the corner, then in an impressive show of strength, Cena picked up both men and delivered a double AA to the mat.
"John, he's got the briefcase!" Siren yelled as he got to his feet.
John turned in time to see Seth Rollins with his briefcase in hand, Siren's yell giving him time to avoid the attack. He dodged the briefcase, then grabbed Rollins and planted him with an AA for the pinfall and victory.
Siren smiled bright as she climbed into the ring and held John's hand up in victory.
Siren headed backstage with John where Seth was waiting for his girlfriend, the two men shaking hands before John took his leave to the locker room. Seth couldn't help but smirk as he looked over her outfit, "Very nice. Looks like I get my Christmas present early."
Siren laughed as she wrapped her arms around his neck, "You can unwrap me later. I gotta go meet Rome." She leaned up and kissed his lips before she hurried up to the upper corridor as she heard Big Show make his entrance.
"Looking good, Babygirl." Rome smirked as she took her place beside him.
"Thank you." She smiled as she knocked fists with him. "You ready to punch him in the mouth again?"
"Hell yes."
Roman's music cued up as Siren lead him down the staircase, the two of them knocking fists with the fans. They jumped over the barricade, Siren taking her place by the apron, while Roman climbed up on the turnbuckle and posed for the fans.
As the match got underway Show took the fight to Roman, effectively taking the wind out of the big dog's body. Siren was concerned as she watched Show slam Roman to the canvas again and again, just punishing his body.
"Come on Rome! Keep fighting!" Siren yelled as Show locked Roman into a sleeper hold.
But Roman managed to fight his way out of it, he then proceeded to bounce off of the ropes multiple times trying to take the massive man off of his feet. Third time was a charm as Roman charged Show with an elbow to the gut and took him off of his feet, the 500 pound man slamming to the canvas. Roman stood in the corner and cocked his fist looking for the "Superman punch," but Show caught him in the air and shoved him backwards across the ring.
Roman kicked out his feet as Show charged him, taking the big man's feet out from under him. Show ended up in the worst place he could be at that moment, under the ropes, his head lying on the ring apron. Roman rolled out of the ring and walked around the steel steps, and after measuring Show, he jumped up on the apron and nailed Big Show with the "drive-by."
Roman then cocked his fist again, and this time nailed Show in the mouth, sending the behemoth up and over the announce table. Cole, JBL and Lawler all scrambled to get out of the way as the 500 pound athlete crashed onto their chairs and hit the floor.
The ref was already up to a 7 count when Roman rolled back into the ring and was given the victory due to a count-out. Siren climbed into the ring and held up Roman's hand as Show angrily overturned the announcer's table and grumpily walked up the ramp to the back.
Siren and Roman got to the back in time to see Dean's interview with Renee, Seth already standing off to the side watching and they all had to cover their mouths and hide their laughter at his antics. No one except the people in the back knew that Renee and Dean were dating, so it was always funny to see Dean dropping little hints in his interviews with her.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, Dean Ambrose."
As normal Dean walks in and gets immediately distracted by something, this time being the shiny Christmas tree behind Renee.
"Dean, what kind of preparation have you done for your Miracle on 34th street fight?"
"Well, I've been preparing all year long, because all year long, this year, I've been a really, really, really good boy, hoping for a present, an opportunity like tonight. And today, I went to see Santa at the Mall of America. I don't think I found him though, but I did find at least a security guard, but he had a white beard. And I said, "Santa Claus or dude, you'll have to do. I'm going to tell you what I want for Christmas this year. All I want for Christmas is Bray Wyatt." And tonight, I'm gonna get him. You know the old saying, every time a bell rings, Bray Wyatt gets a beating!"
Dean then gives Renee a sweet smile that most people don't know he's capable of, because it's only Renee that brings it out of him. Laying his hand on her arm he leans down to her, "Happy holidays."
Renee smiles as she watches him walk off, before she lightly shakes her head.
The cameras cut off and the three watching all break out into laughter as they walk over to Renee, she promptly starts laughing along with them.
"It is so hard to keep a straight face with him." She admits.
Siren laughs as she points to Dean who had wandered back over and was still staring at the Christmas tree. "That's your man." They all chuckle as they watch Dean who is utterly fascinated with the shiny ornaments.
"Dean!" Siren hollers gaining his attention.
"What?" He says totally oblivious to them laughing at him.
"You got a match, go get ready." Siren tells him.
"Aye-aye, captain." Dean says with salute before he wanders off backstage.
Siren shakes her head as she looks over at the other two men, "I swear he's got ADD."
"Squirrel." Seth snarks and they all start cracking up.
Once they had curbed their laughter, which took them quite a while, they then turned their attention to the monitors where Roddy was getting ready for Piper's Pit with Lana and Rusev.
"If either of them make a move towards Roddy, I'm gonna go postal." Siren stated as she watched the Bulgarian brut and the loudmouth Lana make their way to the ring. But her fear was subsided when Roddy brought Rusev a present in the form of the big guy, Ryback. She knew that Ryback wouldn't let any harm come to Roddy.
When the two men had dispatched Rusev and Lana they came backstage smiling, Siren and Seth meeting them at the curtain with congratulations. Roddy smiled as he gave Siren a hug, "Do you have a few minutes before your next match? I have a gift for you."
"Oh, Roddy you didn't have to do that."
"Nonsense, it's Christmas" He said as he took her hand and pulled her down the hallways, yelling back to Seth over his shoulder. "I'm stealing your girl Rollins!"
Seth turned to find Siren being drug down the hall behind the Hall of Famer, she gave him a shrug as she followed Roddy laughing. He smiled and gave them a wave, "Just bring her back please, Rod!"
Siren waited outside of the locker room as Roddy went inside, returning a moment later with a long slender box. "Merry Christmas sweetheart."
She took the box with a smile, setting it down on a nearby crate to lift the top off revealing the contents. "Oh, my God. Roddy?" Siren was stunned as she picked up the black leather jacket emblazoned with his "Hot Rod" emblem.
"That is the very first jacket I ever wore to the ring."
Siren couldn't speak, she was too flabbergasted to form any words for several minutes as she just held the jacket in her hands. She finally turned to him, tears shining in her bright blue eyes. "Roddy, I can't accept this."
Roddy smiled as he rested his hands on her arms, he had figured she would put up a fight about accepting the gift and he was prepared for that. "Tasha, you have been a great friend to me over the years. Now, we both know that with my health, I don't have much time left ahead of me." He heard her breathing hitch and the tears fall from her eyes, but they both knew it was the truth, they'd known it for a long time, so they had to accept it, even if they didn't want to.
"I have a legacy that I'm leaving behind, and I know that no one will appreciate this more than you. You have been like a daughter to me and I consider you as one of my own. I love you kid."
Siren couldn't speak, too overcome with emotion as she leaned forward and hugged the man that she had considered like a father to her. "I love you too, Rod." She managed to whisper to him as he hugged her tight.
After a few minutes they parted and Roddy chuckled as he tried to wipe away the trails of mascara from under her eyes. "Now I gotta go get my makeup fixed." She laughed as she sniffed and tried to wipe her eyes. "Thank you, this means so much to me."
"I knew it would." He smiled.
"Okay. I have a match to prepare for." She laughed as she placed the jacket in the box and picked it up. "I'll see you later Rod."
"I'll come say bye before I leave hun."
Siren gave him one more hug and a kiss on the cheek before she headed to hair and makeup for a touchup. As she sat in the chair allowing the girls to reapply her mascara, she ran her hand lovingly over the leather. She had received a lot of gifts over the years, but none of them held as much of an importance as that jacket did. It was Piper's entire legacy in worn out black leather, it was a piece of WWE history and she felt incredibly honored that he had chosen to give it to her.
She knew that his health was deteriorating and he wouldn't last much longer, she and his family had been trying to prepare themselves for that since they had learned about his disease. And while that thought nearly crippled her with sadness, she would now have a piece of him to hold close to her in her moments of weakness.
Nothing can prepare you for the loss of a loved one, Siren knew this all too well. She had lost countless close friends and family members over her lifetime, and the pain never really goes away. But each day gets a little better if you just remember the good times and know that they are all watching over you smiling down from above.
After her makeup had been fixed, Siren thanked the girls and went to drop the jacket off in the locker room. Seth was sitting on the couch with Roman and Kailynn, who was engrossed in her coloring books, when she came in they all looked up curiously as she set the box down on the table.
"What's that babe?" Seth asked.
"A present from Roddy." She opened the box and lifted out the jacket showing it to them. "It's the jacket that he wore in his very first match."
"That's incredible." Seth said looking at the piece of history his girlfriend was holding.
"That's pretty sweet." Roman agreed.
"Yeah. With his health going, he wanted me to have a piece of his legacy to remember him by."
Seth could hear the emotion in her voice as she thought about losing the man who was practically a father to her. He stood up and rounded the table, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "Hey, it's okay. You're not gonna lose him anytime soon. He's a tough old man."
"I know. Thanks baby." She smiled giving him a sweet kiss.
A knock on the door brought their attention as Dean stuck his head into the room. "We're up darlin'."
"Alright." She said as she laid the jacket down and headed for the door, Dean holding it open like a gentleman as she stepped out.
Siren was bouncing with glee as she and Dean made their way down to the ring for the street fight, Bray already inside the ropes grinning his creepy smile at them after talking to the fans. The fans cheered for them, noticing the big red bag that Dean was carrying over his shoulder, the handle of a special kendo stick that Siren had gifted him with sticking out of the top.
Ringside had been decorated with boxes that housed special "presents" for the match, items that the two men could use to decimate one another, as well as a large blockade of big boxes that lined the bottom of the ramp.
Siren stood by the corner in front of the announcer's table, it was the safest place she could be at this moment. However she had to move around to the other side when Bray and Dean came out of the ring and started a brawl in front of the announcer's table. She shook her head laughing as Dean proceeded to beat Bray with the several Christmas trees that were around the ring.
He then started opening the presents, pulling out a TV monitor, but he thought twice about using it, probably bad memories of TLC. So he opted to pull a table out from under the ring that was adorned with a big red bow. But before he could set it up Bray slammed an elbow into his back, before tossing him back into the ring. Dean got to his feet seeing Bray flip the table over to set it up, he quickly bounced off the ropes and dove through the other side, slamming into Bray and sending him crashing through the wall of boxes at the foot of the ramp.
Dean then pulled another table out from under the ring and set it up, then he went on the attack of Bray, wrapping him in a headlock and dragging him over to the table. Nailing Bray with a right hand, Dean laid him down on the table and climbed up into the apron. Placing the wreath that was on the turnbuckle around his neck, something that delighted Siren and made her wish she had her cell phone to take a picture, he stood up on the ropes. But Bray being ever mindful of the lunatic's position, rolled off the table and started to stumble his way back up the ramp to safety.
"Go get him, Dean!" Siren yelled.
Dean nodded as he jumped down from the apron and stalked up after Bray, placing the wreath around Bray's neck before leveling him with a right hand. As Bray crawled his way across the top of the stage, Dean grabbed a large thin box and ripped the top open. A wide smile graced his face as he looked inside, laying a hand over his chest with glee. He reached inside and yanked out a brand new shiny steel chair that had a big red and white striped bow on it.
Siren gleefully sat on the ring steps as she watched Dean stalk Bray, but Bray had a moment to recover and instead grabbed Dean and threw him off the stage, Dean's body crashing through a table as the show went to commercial.
When the show returned Bray had Dean in the center of the ring in a headlock, the crowd was cheering along with Siren, trying to rally Dean back onto the offense. Dean managed to rally himself and create some separation between himself and Wyatt, but it didn't last long as Bray got himself a second wind and proceeded to tear Dean apart. At one point he knocked Dean out of the ring and threw him into one of the trees, and at the prompting of the crowd, tossed him into the only other tree still standing at ringside.
Bray then pulled five steel chairs out from under the ring, then grabbed a kendo stick and climbed back into the ring. As Dean got to his feet he was nailed in the stomach with the stick, dropping him to his knees, where Bray then laid into Dean's back. With Dean down on the canvas Bray took the stick and shoved it into one of the turnbuckle pads, the tip of it sticking straight out into the ring.
Both men tried to shove one another's face into the stick, but both managed to fight out of the move avoiding the certain danger that it would have caused them. After delivering a clothesline to Dean that nearly took Ambrose's head off, Bray picked up a steel chair and wedged it into the second and third ropes in the corner. But just as he whipped Dean towards the chair, Dean countered and sent Bray crashing head first into the chair.
The two then got to their feet and went blow for blow in the middle of the ring, until Dean took the advantage taking Bray off of his feet as he nailed him with multiple right hands.
Siren then smirked at Dean as she pulled the kendo stick out of the bag he had brought down, glancing around at the cheering fans before she handed it to the lunatic in the ring. Dean pointed at Bray with the stick, but before he could swing it, Bray jumped to his feet to attack. However Bray forgot about Ambrose's quickness, as Dean bounced off the ropes and sent the long haired man slamming into the canvas with a vicious clothesline.
Dean then chuckled as he picked up the kendo stick once more, staggering to his feet and unleashing a barrage of smacks to Bray Wyatt's back and chest. Dean then grabbed two steel chairs, placing one on Bray's chest and taking the other up onto the second rope with him. Dean then jumped down and slammed both chairs into Bray's chest with an elbow drop, before he went for the cover. However Bray still had the wherewithal in him to kick out of the pin.
Dean then rolled out of the ring and yanked a ladder out from under it, picking it up he shoved it into the ring. He then rolled in and proceeded to wedge it between the second and third ropes in the corner, but he was so focused on his task that he didn't see Bray getting up.
But Siren did, and when she saw Bray do his completely terrifying backbend, she screamed. "Dean look out!"
The forewarning wasn't fast enough, as Dean turned around only to be caught by Bray and slammed back first onto the ladder. Bray then rolled into the cover, but with Siren's screaming at Ambrose, the lunatic kicked out of the pin at 2.
Bray was beside himself as he got to his feet, lifting the ladder from in between the ropes to prop it up in the corner. He grabbed Dean and shoved him face-first into the ladder, Dean's spent body tumbling to the canvas. After adding insult to injury by smacking Dean in the head a few times, Bray grabbed him and set up for "Sister Abigail." However dean shocked him by fighting out of it, and then slamming Bray face-first into the ladder this time.
Dean laid down and went for the cover, but Bray managed to kick out at a 2 count. Shaking his head, Dean decided to pull out all the stops and he picked up the ladder, opening it and setting it up in the corner.
"Are you insane!?" Siren yelled as she saw him climb the ladder, then mentally chastised herself for that comment, she knew he was so that was a stupid question.
Dean perched himself on the fifth rung of the seven rung ladder, his hands bracing himself on the top of it behind him. Dean launched himself off of the ladder on top of Bray with an elbow drop, but just like before, Bray managed to kick out of the cover at 2.
Growling Dean picked up two steel chairs once more, laying one on top of Bray and taking the other up to the same spot on the ladder.
"I am so not babysitting you tonight when you're crying like a little bitch from pain!" Siren hollered to him.
But instead of Dean jumping off, Bray had gotten to his feet and tossed the chair in his hands up, hitting Dean in the face and knocking him to the canvas. Bray then grabbed Dean and aimed him for the kendo stick that was still jutting out of the corner. Dean's face hit squarely on the tip of the stick allowing Bray to cover him and pick up the pinfall for the win.
As Dean rolled out of the ring Siren dropped to her knees beside him, immediately taking his face in her hands. "Are you okay, Deano? Let me see your eye."
Dean could see Bray walking up behind her as she checked his face, "Don't move."
Siren knew why he was saying it, she could feel Bray's aura emanating from behind her, but with her in the way Bray didn't see what Ambrose had in his hands.
"Ready?" Dean said. "Now."
Siren stepped to the side as Dean shot Bray in the face with a fire extinguisher, the white spray falling like snow around them. "Table!" She shouted to Dean who grinned.
Picking up Bray, Dean deposited him onto the table that was still set up by the ring, before Dean climbed to the second rope and launched himself onto Bray sending him through the table with an elbow to the heart.
Siren approached Dean who laid on the broken table grinning like a fool as he held his ribs, she shook her head with a laugh as she held out her hand to help him up as RAW went off the air.
The duo head back to the locker room where Colby and Joe were sitting on the couch, both showered and ready to go. Kailynn was sitting on the floor surrounded by a mountain of toys, Tasha eyed it all with wonder. "Did the girls get you all of that honey?"
Kailynn looked up with a big smile, "Yep, they did momma. Auntie Brie and Auntie Nikki got me coloring books, and Auntie Nene got me a tea set."
"That's nice. You know Uncle Joe loves tea parties." Tasha said with an evil glance over to the Samoan.
Joe shot her an icy glare, whispering to her over the back of the couch. "I will kill you."
Tasha simply shot him a sugar sweet smile as Kailynn continued listing off all of the things she had gotten; which consisted of WWE toys and clothes, more coloring books and crayons, and a few stuffed animals.
After she had listened to her daughter list out everything, Tasha grabbed her change of clothes and headed into the bathroom for a shower. Despite not competing in matches, Tasha was covered in sweat by the end of the night, more so from the hot lights over the ring, than from activity. She now understood another reason why the guys doused their hair with water before they went down, besides just to keep it looking good.
Once she and Jon were showered and dressed, the group headed out to the rig; on their way they were stopped by Roddy as he came to say goodbye. The two hugged one another, holding on a little tighter than they had before. They knew their time together was limited, Roddy's disease was slowly consuming him and there was no telling when it would be his time to go. So, they had vowed to make the most of every moment they had together.
Colby stood off to the side with the others, discreetly snapping photos of his girlfriend and the Hall of Famer. He knew that when Roddy passed it was going to devastate Tasha, and he was trying to prepare himself because he would be the one she would run to. Death was never an easy thing for anyone to deal with, it always hit you hard whether it was family or a close friend.
Once they had all said their goodbyes they loaded up into the rig and Daryl drove them to the airport to catch their flight out to Iowa. Tasha handed Daryl a small box wrapped in Christmas paper, "Do not open this until you are at home with your wife."
"Yes Ms. T." Daryl said with a chuckle as he gave her a hug. "Have a wonderful Christmas."
"You too, D. We'll see you on Monday for RAW. Have a great time with your wife."
With Colby already having gone ahead to the plane, Tasha walked with Kailynn to say goodbye to Joe before he boarded his flight. Tasha leaned up and gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek. "Give Galina and Jojo our love."
"I will. Have a good time Babygirl, I'll see you on Friday."
"You too. Text me your flight info and we'll come pick you up, okay?"
"Okay. Bye munchkin." Joe said picking Kailynn up and hugging her.
"Bye Uncle Joe." She giggled kissing his cheek.
Joe set her down and picked up his bag, waving to them before he boarded his flight. Tasha and Kailynn then headed to their terminal where Jon and Renee were waiting for them. The four boarded the plane finding Colby standing in the aisle so that Tasha and Kailynn could take their seats. As always when they flew, Kailynn got the window seat, she enjoyed seeing the view outside. Which was just fine with the adults as it allowed them to be close to one another.
"Did the dogs get checked okay?" Tasha asked as she buckled Kailynn's seatbelt.
Colby nodded as he clipped his belt on, "Yep, it's only an hour flight so they'll be fine."
Tasha nodded as she settled into her seat, leaning sideways she laid her head on Colby's shoulder. "I can't wait till it can be like this all the time."
Colby smiled as he took her hand in his, raising it up and placing a kiss on the back of it. "Me too, baby. Me too."
An hour later as the plane touched down Tasha woke up still asleep on Colby's shoulder; she could feel the weight of his chin on her head and realized that he was sleeping too. Gently she squeezed his hand that was still holding onto hers and softly said, "Cuddlebug, wake up."
Colby sighed as he woke up, smiling he kissed her hand again before stretching his body. "Oh, I'm so ready for bed."
"You're not the only one," Tasha laughed as she nodded over at Kailynn who was passed out in her seat, her head propped up on her little travel pillow.
Renee popped her head over the seat in front of them, "Oh, she's so cute." Lifting up her phone she took a picture, "I'll send it to your phone."
Tasha nodded as the plane taxied into the terminal, removing hers and Kailynn's belts. As they got the signal to deplane Tasha moved to pick Kailynn up, but Colby stopped her saying, "I got her."
He stepped past Tasha and picked the little girl up in his arms, laying her head on his shoulder as she curled her arms around his neck. Tasha grabbed their small carry-on bags and followed them off of the plane smiling with a full heart as she watched Colby carry her daughter. Colby's mom Holly, was already outside awaiting them, so while Colby took Kailynn out to the car, Tasha, Jon and Renee headed for baggage to retrieve their things.
Once they had their bags and Tasha had the dogs in their kennel, they walked out front and got into the car. Holly drove them to Colby's house where she bid them goodnight and said she would see them tomorrow for dinner. Tasha opened the front door with her key and let the dogs outback, while Colby put Kailynn to bed in what was now her room. The couple then bid goodnight to Jon and Renee who headed into the other spare room.
Tasha and Colby went into their room, both of them stripping off their sweaters, shoes and socks, before all but collapsing into the bed. Colby pulled Tasha into his arms, kissing her lips before settling down on his back with her draped across his chest.
"Goodnight my soul." He whispered to her.
Tasha smiled, "Goodnight my heart."