Daughter of the Deadman III
Chapter 16: A New Start
One week later, Angel, Lea, Kristy and Wyatt stepped into Nattie and Tyson's house. Angel had brought Ozzie along too, with the promise of keeping him in the backyard except for at night and promised that she would clean up after him. They were now in Florida. The next day, they were due to show up in Orlando at the WWE Performance Centre. Hunter was nice enough to give them a day to recover from their jet lag. Lea and Wyatt sat down on the couch. They were both very excited.
"Do we have to wait till tomorrow, Mommy? I wanna see this place now!" Wyatt said.
"Wyatt, don't whine." Kristy said.
"Sorry." Wyatt said.
"Yeah, Wyatt. Angel and Kristy are tired and so am I." Lea said.
"OK, fine." Wyatt said.
"Don't worry, Wyatt. You'll see it tomorrow. One more day isn't going to hurt you." Angel said.
"Wyatt, go and lay down in Nattie and Ty's room for a bit. And don't pull Louis and Mack's tails, understood?" Kristy said.
"OK, Mommy." Wyatt said.
"What about me? Where am I sleeping?" Lea asked with a yawn.
"Nattie set you and Angel up the office. You have roll away beds." Kristy said.
"OK. Can I go and lay down?" Lea asked.
"Lea, you don't have to ask, sweetheart." Angel said.
Lea and Wyatt both got up and went into their respective rooms and went and laid down. Kristy sighed and looked at Angel. Even though Angel couldn't see, she could tell that her friend was feeling stressed.
"What am I going to do with him?" Kristy asked.
"I don't know, girl." Angel said.
"He's never acted this way before." Kristy said.
"You mean excited?" Angel asked.
"No. Not that. That's fine. He's been acting really whinny if he doesn't get his way." Kristy said.
"I think he just wants attention." Angel said.
"I keep thinking about what he's been through. I mean, we're always travelling. He had John for a Dad and then John left me…and then Adam even adopted him and now Adam's gone because the two of us were growing too apart. It's no wonder he's doing this. Sometimes being a Diva and being a Mom at the same time is way too hard. And…sometimes I wish Barrett had have kept his filthy hands off me." Kristy said quietly.
"I know, Kristy. But you did it to save me and I'm grateful for that. I remember how hard it was for you when you got pregnant with him, but you also have said that you wouldn't trade him for anything." Angel reminded her.
"I know. Wait…you remember all that?" Kristy said.
"My memory is pretty much back to what it used to be. Well, minus the last twenty four hours before I got hurt." Angel said.
"You don't remember the day before the accident?" Kristy said.
"Nope. It's a blank. But the point is, yes, I remember all that. You love him and I know you do. He's just having a difficult time right now." Angel said.
"What do I do?" Kristy said.
"Keep being a good Mom. And don't move into another relationship so fast." Angel said.
"Right. I'm going to spend every moment with him that I can when I'm not training." Kristy said.
"That works. It'd make him feel more secure. I think he's afraid that you're going to disappear and that he'll be alone if that happens." Angel said.
"He wouldn't be. He'd have you and the others." Kristy said.
"You still want me as his Godmother?" Angel asked.
"Well, of course." Kristy said.
"But….I'm…." Angel said.
"Look, you're my best friend. Who cares if you're blind?" Kristy asked.
"If you're sure." Angel said.
"I'm positive, Ang. I know you're blind and all, but you're still my best friend. And you're still able to wrestle. And the fans haven't forgotten you, obviously. Otherwise you wouldn't have a huge box of letters and cards and drawings and fan made stuff sitting in a box back home in Houston." Kristy said.
"Yeah, I know." Angel said.
"Then what's the problem?" Kristy said.
"I…just thought everyone would look down on me. Most people do. You know that better than anyone." Angel said, hanging her head.
"The fans would never do that. Look, there's something I've learned over the years of being in the WWE." Kristy said.
"And what would that be?" Angel asked.
"That no matter what happens—whether the fans love us or hate us—the fans stick with us." Kristy said.
"That's true." Angel said.
"So don't worry. It'll all work out." Kristy said.
"I hope so." Angel said.
The next morning, Xander Darke stood in his office at the performance with three of the best guys in NXT. Xander had basically been put in of a lot of the technical stuff and contractual stuff for the brand performance center.
He was 6 feet tall with a medium build and brown eyes. His hair was naturally dark, but he had died it blond. He was also from Britain and had come over to the USA to work for WWE. The three guys standing with him in the office were Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, otherwise known as the Shield and were three top guys in NXT.
Dean was 6 foot 4 with light brown hair and bright blue eyes. He had a medium build and loved what he did, although he tended to do things that were funny and kind of off the wall.
Seth was 6 foot 1 with black hair, part of which was dyed blond, and a full beard. He had dubbed himself the brains of the Shield.
Roman was 6 foot 3 with long black hair and a full beard and brown eyes. He was bigger than both Seth and Dean and was considered to be the Power House of the Trio.
"Hey, Xander, it's not often we get called in here. Is something up?" Seth asked.
"Well, we've got a couple of Divas that are coming in. They used to be on the main roster, but they're coming back to Developmental for retraining." Xander said.
"Who are they?" Roman asked.
"You've heard of them. It's the Dead Girl and the Hart Princess." Xander replied.
"Why do you want us to help them? They're the Dead Girl and the Hart Princess for goodness sake. Since when do they need help with stuff?" Dean asked, looking surprised.
"Well, Mr. Smartass, the Dead Girl has a few issues that she's still trying to work out. Besides, I know that you three are my top talent at the moment and I want these two to have the best training that they can get while they're here. Also, my job is on the line here." Xander said, making it seem as though losing his job was a total afterthought.
"OK, we'll help." Roman said.
"We will?" Dean said, while Seth looked at him shocked.
"Yes, we will. Unless you want to keep doing the same thing every week till we get to the main roster." Roman said.
"Point taken." Dean said.
"Not that I won't miss working with you three, but you're ready for the main roster. I have about forty or so e-mails that I've sent to Creative letting them know. This may help you get there." Xander said.
"OK, you've convinced me. I'll help." Dean said.
"Right. Now, on next week's TV, Angel and Kristy will be in the ring doing a comeback promo and the Ascension will come out and then you will do a run in." Xander said.
"Works for me." Dean said.
"Seth too?" Roman asked.
"Yes. Like it or not, you three are in a group. Just do me a favor. Whatever Seth does, make sure the two of you hit your finishers on Konnor and Viktor, OK?" Xander said.
"Sure thing." Dean said.
"I don't help girls." Seth said.
"You do now." Roman said.
"You have to, Seth! Do you want to lose your job?" Dean asked.
"Did I mention that this was per order of the Chairman and not Triple H?" Xander said, glaring at Seth.
"OK. If it's coming from the chairman, then I'll do it. But I don't have to like it." Seth said.
"I knew you'd see it my way. Now, come on. I'll introduce you." Xander said.
The three guys nodded. They left the office and headed toward the lobby. Angel and Kristy were standing there looking kind of lost and Lea and Wyatt were standing there, looking around excitedly. However, when Xander and the three guys approached, Wyatt hid behind Kristy and Lea hid behind Angel. Ozzie sat there patiently, staring at the four guys.
"What's wrong, you two?" Angel asked.
"People are coming." Lea told her.
"Oh." Angel said.
"Hello, Angel and Kristy. Welcome to NXT." Xander said.
"Hi, there. You must be Xander." Kristy said.
"Indeed. I'm in charge of Contracts, Talent, and Technical stuff." Xander said.
"Hi." Angel said.
"I was expecting to see Kristy's son and your sister, Angel. Are they not here?" Xander asked.
"They're a bit scared." Angel said, as Lea peaked out from behind her.
"They don't do so well with strangers." Kristy said as Wyatt looked cautiously at the four men standing in front of them.
"Ah. Well, I assure the two of you that no one here will hurt you." Xander said.
"They won't?" Lea asked.
"Are you sure?" Wyatt asked.
"Positive." Xander said.
"OK." Lea said, stepping out from behind Angel.
"Well, I feel better." Wyatt said, stepping out from behind Kristy.
"I've heard you two have a few reservations about being here in Developmental." Xander said.
"A little bit. So, have we gotten ourselves into trouble already are something?" Angel asked.
"No. Nothing like that. I hear people saying "I'm too good for Developmental" at least four times a month here. This isn't wrestling school, as much as guys sitting in their Mom's basements will quip on social media. This is NXT, the next step in making WWE Legends." Xander said.
"OK, so does it have something to do with the three guys standing behind you right now?" Kristy said.
"These three are my top talent here and I've set them to work with the two of you both on and off TV." Xander said.
"You mean like bodyguards? Great." Angel said, rolling her eyes.
"Not bodyguards, no. They'll train with you. You're both former champions with serious pedigree and can help each other get better. I'm a firm believer that everyone can still learn. I'll have you written together on screen too." Xander said.
"Great." Kristy said, sarcasm dripping from her voice.
"It's not like we haven't trained with guys before, Kristy. I mean, think about who trained us." Angel said.
"Fair point. So who are you guys?" Kristy said.
"You're looking at the Hounds of Justice, The Shield. I'll let you boys introduce yourself." Xander said.
"I'm Dean Ambrose." Dean said.
"I'm Roman Reigns." Roman said.
"And I'm Seth Rollins." Seth said, sounding angry.
"Don't mind him. He's here because he has to be." Dean said.
"Now that introductions are out of the way, I'll show you around the place. It'll just be a summary of things, but you'll work out where everything is before long. Guys, you're welcome to come along and help with the tour." Xander said.
"Sure. We'll come along." Dean said.
"I'll skip this part. See you guys later." Seth said.
He turned on his heel and walked away. Kristy stared after him. She looked down and saw that Lea and Wyatt were looking at Seth's back, evidently confused.
"Sorry about him. He really doesn't want to be here. He's only here because this is on Vince's orders, so he has no choice. He doesn't want lose his job." Roman said.
"Well, I can see working with him is going to be a blast." Angel said sarcastically.
"He's like that to most people. Anyway, let's take a tour, shall we?" Xander said.
The girls and the two guys nodded. Lea and Wyatt took Angel and Kristy's hands and started to walk around. Xander showed off the promo studio. A room that was like a recording studio except Xander could change the backgrounds and the music playing in the background on the promos. It linked both to Triple H's office and Vince's office back at WWE Headquarters. He showed what it could do off to them and Lea and Wyatt got a few laughs out of it after they told Angel what was in the room since she couldn't actually see it.
Then he took all of them to the Gym. Lea and Wyatt looked around in wonder. There were a ton of treadmills and weights there. Even though Angel couldn't see it, Lea described the room to her. After that, they moved on to the ring room. It was a giant room with four rings it.
"This place is pretty awesome. Rings, a gym, and promo perfecting all in one place! Dean, Roman, you should consider yourselves lucky. Kristy and I had to break into the WWE the hard way because there was no NXT when we started." Angel said.
"Trust me. It's not as easy as it seems to work down here." Roman told her.
"Well, these rings are exactly like the ones we use in our shows. With the exception of this one. It's extra bouncy. Because, frankly, who doesn't want to play with gravity?" Xander said.
"And I assume that it's also safer since it's not hard as rock." Angel said
"What's wrong, Ang? You look worried." Kristy said, catching Angel's expression.
"Just…trying not to think of what's going to happen if I ever happen to hit my head the wrong way." Angel said.
"Don't worry, Angel. You'll be as safe as possible here. We have doctors here for everything you need." Xander reassured her.
"Besides, we'll be careful with you in training." Dean said.
"Yeah. Don't worry. Not to mention, we'll talk to Seth." Roman said.
"And if he's not careful, I'll kick his sorry butt." Kristy said.
"If you get to him before Daddy and Uncle find out, that is." Angel said.
"Lads, care to step in the bouncy ring and show the girls something cool?" Xander asked.
"Sure." Roman said.
"Why not?" Dean said.
They hopped in the ring and put on a fifteen minute or so match. Angel couldn't see what was happening, but she could tell that the ring was pretty much a trampoline by what she could hear. When Dean and Roman finished, they climbed out of the ring. Lea and Wyatt stared at each other with grins on their face.
"Wow. Holy bouncy." Kristy said.
"I couldn't see that, but it still sounded like it hurt. Although, not as much as normal. You guys OK?" Angel said.
"Nah. It didn't hurt at all. We're fine." Dean said.
"Well, I feel somewhat better about this." Angel said.
"You feel like trying it yourself?" Xander asked.
"Um…" Angel said.
"Come on, Ang. Just give it a try." Kristy said.
"Alright. I'll give it a try." Angel said.
Kristy and Angel climbed into the ring. Kristy was right. It was bouncy. They had a ten minute match. Kristy stopped it after the ten minutes was up because she knew Angel wasn't quite used to training and knew she would tire easily. After they finished, they climbed from the ring.
"Well, that was cool." Angel said.
"Yeah, but just because it's bouncy doesn't mean we don't have to be careful." Roman said.
Angel and Kristy nodded in agreement. Just then, Xander's phone went off. He pulled it out and sighed before putting it back again.
"That was the nose. He needs to talk to me about something. Can you and Dean take it from here, Roman?" Xander asked.
"Sure." Dean said.
"Don't worry. Good luck dealing with the boss." Roman said.
Xander rolled his eyes, but walked away. Now that they were alone with Dean and Roman, Lea and Wyatt went back to hiding behind Angel and Kristy. They were evidently a bit afraid of them.
"Hey, you two. You were fine a minute ago. What's wrong?" Angel asked.
"They look scary." Wyatt whispered.
"Big and scary." Lea whispered.
"Don't worry. They won't hurt you." Angel said.
"Yeah. These two wouldn't lay a hand on you." Kristy said.
"Are you sure?" Wyatt said.
"Yeah. Are you sure they won't hurt us?" Lea asked.
"We won't hurt you guys." Dean said.
"We wouldn't hurt two kids. That's just wrong." Roman said.
"OK. Can we go in the bouncy ring?" Wyatt asked.
"Somehow I knew that was coming." Angel said.
"Alright. But be careful." Kristy said.
Lea and Wyatt grinned. They both jumped into the ring and started play wrestling each other. Angel glanced at Kristy and even though she couldn't see, she could tell that Kristy was smiling. It was then that Rollins came back.
"What are they doing?" he asked, nodding at Lea and Wyatt.
"Messing around. They like to test moves on each other." Kristy explained.
"They've been doing it since they were big enough to get in the ring." Angel said.
"Well, get them out of there. The ring is no place for kids!" Seth snapped.
"They're fine, Seth. Angel and Kristy wouldn't let them in there if they weren't sure if it was safe." Roman said.
"You need to lighten up, Seth. You're such a party pooper. Let the kids have some fun." Dean said.
With that, he hopped into the ring along with the two kids. They both stopped what they were doing and stared at him kind of wearily. They weren't sure what he was doing.
"Dean, what are you doing?" Angel asked.
"So, Wyatt, I hear you think you can take me." Dean said.
"Sure I can. My Papa Taker taught me a thing or two." Wyatt answered.
"Excuse me, young man, who taught you a thing or two?" Kristy asked.
"OK so it was Mom, Aunt Angel and Papa Taker, but I can still take you." Wyatt said.
"In that case, bring it on." Dean said.
"Oh, boy…" Angel said.
"Wyatt, be careful." Kristy warned.
"I will, Mommy. Don't worry." Wyatt said.
They watched as Dean and Wyatt had a little match. Then Lea got in on the fun. Wyatt dropkicked Dean and Dean completely sold it and landed on his back. Angel told Lea to climb up on the top rope and jump on him. Lea did so and then the two kids pinned him. Kristy jumped into the ring and counted to three. Wyatt, Dean, and Lea were all laughing and so were Angel and Roman.
"OK, you've had your fun." Seth said.
"Seth, seriously. Relax, man." Dean said.
"Yeah. The girls don't have to start full training till tomorrow. Take a chill pill, man." Roman said.
"What's your problem, Rollins? I mean, really." Kristy said.
"This place is for training, not for little kids to have fun." Seth said.
"You're just a bright little ray of sunshine, aren't you?" Angel asked.
"How did you guys end up working with such a moron?" Kristy asked.
"Eh." Was Dean's response.
"We didn't really have a choice." Roman said.
"Oh, and by the way. When we train with Angel, we have to be careful, understood?" Dean said.
"Why?" Seth asked.
"Because of the accident she had." Roman said.
"You all know about that?" Angel said.
"Everyone does. Even us NXT guys." Dean said.
"It's the WWE. And you know how word spreads." Kristy said.
"Right." Angel said.
"Wow. You really are out of touch." Seth said.
"I was gone for a little over a year, Rollins, of course I'd be out of touch." Angel said.
"By the looks of things, she hasn't missed a step in the ring." Roman said, making Angel blush a little.
"She's always had a natural talent for it." Kristy said.
"You have a natural talent too, Mommy." Wyatt said.
"Krissy and Angel are both natural in the ring. When I was little I used to watch them train. Bret was always so hard on Krissy." Lea said.
"Kristy always worked herself to the bone." Angel added.
"Hold on. So did you." Kristy said.
"Well, yeah, but even when I'd be tired and give in, you'd always run yourself ragged." Angel said.
"Oh, please, you always worked harder than I did." Kristy said.
"You both worked hard. Now stop." Wyatt said.
"Why was Bret so hard on you?" Dean asked.
"Uncle Bret wanted me to be the best so he made me work harder." Kristy answered.
"It's because you're a Hart. He wants you to live up to the name." Angel said, rolling her eyes.
"So you have to live up to the family too, huh?" Roman asked.
"Sadly, yes. I mean, I love my family. At least the ones I can stand." Kristy said.
"Which isn't many." Angel said.
"Are we allowed to ask?" Dean asked her.
"She doesn't like to talk about it." Angel answered.
"Being a Hart is hard enough." Kristy said.
"Even being Undertaker's daughter is easier than being a Hart." Angel said.
"That's true." Kristy said.
"What is that like, anyway?" Roman asked.
"It's not that big a deal, actually. Nothing has happened to me so far in terms of fans mauling me or anything. Although, I have some mighty big boots to fill." Angel said with a laugh.
"At least you only have one to fill. I have three." Kristy said.
"I know how that is. Between my Dad and Uncles, I have three." Roman said.
"Lea and I are gonna have big boots to fill someday too." Wyatt said.
"You two want to be wrestlers?" Dean asked.
"Yep. Angel and Mommy promised that once we got big enough we could." Wyatt told him proudly.
"All they have wanted to do since they were really small is wrestle." Kristy said.
"Yeah. I wanna be just like my big sister." Lea said.
"She's been saying that to me since she learned to talk." Angel said.
"As interesting as this conversation is, can we do something more constructive?" Seth asked.
"Alright, Rollins, since you're so set on doing "something constructive", let's get in this ring and see how you fare against me. Let's see if you are as good as I've heard." Kristy said.
"You're on." Seth said.
Roman and Dean both laughed. They knew how good Kristy was and they knew how good Seth thought he was. The two of them got in the ring and Lea and Wyatt got out. They all watched as Kristy kicked Seth's butt around the ring and finally pinned him after about fifteen minutes. Seth rolled out of the ring and landed at Dean and Roman's feet.
"You just got beaten and pinned by a woman. I think we need more training." Roman said, trying not to laugh.
"Seth, man, she just handed you your ass on a silver platter." Dean said, laughing.
"Shut up!" Seth said.
"Face it, Rollins, you aren't as talented as you thought." Kristy said.
"I am so!" Seth said.
"Prove it. Get in the ring with me." Angel said.
"Are you crazy?!" Seth asked.
"Are you chicken?" Angel asked.
"No! I just don't want to have to beat up on a blind woman." Seth said.
"Just get in the ring, Rollins." Kristy said.
Angel climbed in. Seth climbed in after her and the two started to wrestle. Everything was going perfectly well until Angel got Rollins into the corner. She was punching him when Rollins elbowed her in face, hitting her right in the forehead as hard as he possibly could. Angel landed on her rear end in the ring, looking stunned.
"SETH!" Dean and Roman yelled in unison.
"WHAT PART OF BE CAREFUL WITH ANGEL DON'T YOU GET?!" Kristy shouted.
"I'm fine. But that was weak Rollins." Angel said.
"What do you mean?" Seth asked.
"Your elbow did nothing. You didn't put enough power behind it." Angel said.
"Nice selling, Ang." Kristy said.
"Who are you to be telling me what I need to improve on?" Seth asked.
"I was trained by The Undertaker, Bret Hart, and Kane. They taught me how to do things properly and safely. And showed me the best way to sell things. Put more power behind your elbow next time. Then it'll be easier for the fans to believe that you legitimately hit the person." Angel said.
"Damn, you're being schooled by someone six years younger than you. Not to mention someone of the opposite gender." Dean said.
"He's been schooled by both of them. Kristy kicked his ass." Roman said.
Seth got really mad then. He ran at Angel and clotheslined her so hard, she did a three hundred and sixty degree flip before landing flat on her back. She bounced pretty high on the extra bouncy mat, but it had completely knocked the wind out of her.
"Angel!" Lea said, looking worried.
"Aunt Angel are you alright?" Wyatt asked worriedly.
"I'm fine…I'm fine. Still weak, Rollins." Angel said.
"That was not weak! I flipped you completely around and knocked the wind out of you!" Seth said.
"Seth, Angel has been trained by three guys who have been around WWE for a very long time. I think she knows what she's talking about." Dean said.
"You couldn't even hit me with a decent upper cut. And don't get me started on your missal dropkick." Kristy said.
"Why are you two even down here?! You don't need to be here!" Seth snapped.
He shoved Angel aside and left the training area, looking completely livid at the fact that two women had just not only pinned him, but were telling him how he could improve his skills. Angel sighed.
"Well, he's going to be fun to work with." Angel said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
"We've got to deal with that for the next couple of months. Joy." Kristy said.
"He brought up a good point though. How come you guys are down here if you're so good?" Dean asked.
"We wanted to change ourselves up. Plus, Angel and I both feel like being down here would shake off the major ring rust we've got." Kristy said.
"Plus, I'm the one who wanted to come. I thought we could learn something new while we're here." Angel said.
"Ah. Well, that's cool." Roman said.
"It's not going to be cool if Seth's going to be a jerk!" Angel said.
"We'll have a word with him." Dean said.
"Yeah. We'll talk to him." Roman said.
Angel and Kristy nodded. Then they decided to head home and rest up for the day of full training that was starting tomorrow. Lea and Wyatt waved goodbye to Dean and Roman. Then they left, heading back to Nattie and Ty's house. It had been an interesting day, that was for sure.