Daughter of the Deadman III
Chapter 23: Angel Snaps
Later that night, it was time for Angel's match with Jen. Nattie and Kristy were going to ringside with her. Both of them had a bad feeling, but it wasn't because of Jen, Cher, and Kel. It was Angel. They had a feeling that she was frustrated and angry for some reason. They weren't the only ones. Taker could sense it too. He had a feeling he knew why as well. Being a wrestler wasn't easy when you had all your senses and mental faculties in the right places, but doing it with one of the five senses missing must have made it ten times harder. He was just glad that Jen and company were going to be on the receiving end of Angel's temper. She didn't get angry often, but when she blew up, it was never pretty.
Angel watched the first few matches. They seemed to go by quite quickly. When it came time for her match, Angel stood up and looked around the room. She seemed to stare at her four family members—Dean, Liam, Lea, and Taker-the longest before turning and walking out of the room with Kristy and Nattie following.
"What was that?" Wyatt asked as the door closed behind them.
"She had almost an apologetic look. Mark, what was that about?" Liam asked.
"Angel…is starting to feel frustrated about wrestling without her eyes. So, she was apologizing for anything she does out there." Taker explained.
"I kind of get it. This job is hard enough to do with all your senses and mental faculties in the right places. I can't imagine doing it blind." Owen said.
Taker nodded. Everyone sat down and watched, somewhat tense about what would happen. Jen was waiting in the ring with Kel and Cher. Angel walked to the ring using her Three Days Grace song. She was still going with the whole human aspect to her character. The fans were cheering for her and were hoping she would finally kick Jen's butt for good. Before the referee called for the bell, Angel held up her hand. Then she asked for the microphone.
"Jennifer, understand me when I say this. This is the last time I will face you in this ring. If you come after me after this, then what I do to you tonight will pale in comparison. Understood?" Angel said.
Jen stared at Angel with wide eyes. She hadn't seen Angel this angry before. She nodded, knowing that Angel was completely serious this time. Angel kept her eyes on Jen the whole time. The bell rang and the match that followed was quite the back and forth affair. However, as expected, Kel and Cher interfered in the match, allowing Jen to gain control. Kristy and Nattie acted promptly, attacking Kel and Cher for their troubles.
However, Kel and Cher managed to get away and just as Angel was about to Tombstone Jen straight to the Gates of Hell, the two girls attacked her, forcing the referee to call for the bell. That did it. Angel was pushed over the edge at this development. Everything came to a head at that moment. Months of wrestling with no sight, years of bullying by Jen, the fact that Jen couldn't fight fairly, and of course all the abuse she had been subjected to as a child all came spilling out.
Angel turned and knocked Jen and Cher down with fierce right hands. Then she rolled from the ring and grabbed a steel chair. She slid back into the ring and proceeded to swing the chair repeatedly into both Jen and Cher's backs. The fans were cheering despite the fact that they could see and feel Angel's rage. The whole time she was hitting them, Cher begged for her to stop. However, Angel seemed not to notice or refused to listen to her. It went on for a few more minutes.
Then suddenly, Angel turned and grabbed Kel by the throat and threw her from the ring. Then she climbed from the ring and headed for the announce table. JBL, Michael Cole, and Bryon Saxton got smart. They took off their headsets and left. Angel quickly and violently cleared the announce table and then promptly put Kel through it with a devastating Choke Slam.
Then she quickly turned and headed back into the ring, picking up the steel chair again. She swung it at Cher and Jen's backs all over again. She raised the chair, intent on hitting them even more, but she was interrupted by all three members of the Shield. Roman grabbed the chair while Dean and—to Angel's shock—Seth held her back, pushing her into the nearest corner. Kristy and Nattie grabbed hold of Angel's ankles and held her there.
"GET OFF! LET GO!" Angel shouted.
"Angel, calm down! You've got to think about your career! You've got to stop! They've learned their lesson!" Roman said.
"Come on, Angel. Think about your future! If you keep this up, you're going to lose your job." Dean said.
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS DAMN JOB OR MY FUTURE OR IF THEY'VE LEARNED THEIR LESSON! LET ME GO! LET GO!" Angel yelled.
Just then, Triple H and Stephanie came running out. Triple H looked livid and it was no surprise given that Angel had just mulled his God daughter with a steel chair and legitimately tried to end her career and possibly her life. Angel could see vaguely through his anger that he looked afraid. Stephanie on the other hand looked shocked and afraid. Hunter walked up and got in Angel's face.
"YOU FREAK! LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE! YOU'VE NEARLY KILLED MY GOD DAUGHTER AND HER FRIENDS! I SHOULD FIRE YOU RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW FOR THIS!" he shouted.
"Go ahead." Angel growled.
"FINE! YOU'RE…" Hunter started to say.
Just then, a gong sounded and the lights went out. In the dark, Angel felt the grip on her arms and ankles loosen. The Shield had let go of her arms and Kristy and Nattie had released her ankles. Then she heard the sound of a steel chair hitting the floor. Roman had taken the chance to pick up the chair and dispose of it. All this happened before the gong sounded again and the lights came back on. Taker stood in between Hunter and Angel, with his back to his boss.
Taker said nothing. In a rare display of on camera emotion, he just held out his arms. Angel relaxed. Her rage seemed to subside just as quickly as it has manifested itself. She looked around her at the carnage she had inflected and started to cry. She ran to her father and buried her face in his chest. What had just happened wasn't like her. She was not a violent person and even though Jen, Kel and Cher had taken delight in bullying her for years, they didn't deserve this.
Taker glared at Hunter with a look that quite plainly said "If you've got a problem with what just happened, you can come back to the locker room and take it up with me once you've calmed down yourself". Then he gave Stephanie a sort of apologetic look before the lights went out again. When they came back on, Kristy, Angel, Nattie, and Taker himself were gone. Roman and Dean walked off, seemingly in a hurry.
"Angel…." Liam said.
"What was that, Mark?" Dean asked.
"Everything bad that has ever happened in Angel's life—the abuse, the bullying, the accident, the loss of her sight—all of it just came out." Taker said, still hugging Angel.
"Add to that the fact that Jennifer doesn't know how to fight fair." Nattie said.
"Stop. Look, I need a walk." Angel said.
She let go of Taker and left the room, closing the door behind her as she went. Taker sighed. Everyone else looked worried. It was a few minutes later that Dean and Roman came in. They looked concerned as they stared around.
"She snapped, OK? All of the stuff—the abuse, bullying, loss of vision, the accident, Jen not fighting fair—all of it came out just now." Kristy said before they could ask.
"Is she OK?" Roman asked.
"She's gone off somewhere. Roman, if you're going to go looking for her, check the stairwells, alright?" Taker said.
Roman nodded. He left the room and went looking for Angel. He checked every stairwell in the arena that he could think of and didn't find her. Finally, he decided to check the emergency stairwell that lead to the roof but when he looked she wasn't there. However, when he opened the door to the roof, he found Angel staring out at the skyline. He walked over and stood next to her. He said nothing. He had learned that if he waited long enough, Angel would talk to him.
"Sorry you had to see that, Ro." Angel whispered.
"Never mind that, sweetheart. Are you alright?" Roman asked.
"Yes…well, no. I mean, not really. On one hand, I'm fine. I'm not feeling angry or frustrated anymore." Angel said.
"But?" Roman prompted.
"But what just happened out there is not me! I'm not a violent person, Ro. I wrestle because I love it and because I figured I'd learn to defend myself in the process, which I did." Angel said, stopping to catch her breath.
"There's something else too though." Roman stated.
"I feel kind of bad for Jen, Kel, and Cher. I mean, I know they've bullied me mercilessly for years now, but they didn't deserve that! I could have killed them if you, Dean, and Rollins hadn't stopped me! And now I'm going to lose my job." Angel said.
"You won't lose your job. Not if your Dad has anything to say about it." Roman reassured her.
Angel nodded, but she was still unsure about how much pull her Dad had with Hunter. She knew the fact that Hunter was in charge and running things didn't sit well with him and he would rather listen to Vince McMahon as opposed to Hunter when it came down to it.
Angel sighed and suggested that they head back to the locker room because everyone was probably worried sick about her by now. Roman agreed and they left the roof and headed back down the stairs. While they were walking back to the locker room, Angel told Roman more. She explained that she had feeling angry and frustrated lately was because of just how hard it was for her to wrestle with no eyesight. Roman said that he couldn't imagine having to walk in her shoes, but that the job was hard enough even with all the pieces in the right places.
When they walked back into the locker room, Angel was jumped by Lea and Wyatt before she could even get in the door. Even though she couldn't see, she could tell that the two little ones were worried about her. They even knew that what she had done was completely abnormal for her.
"Are you okay, Aunt Angel?" Wyatt asked.
"I'll be fine." Angel reassured him.
"Good." Wyatt said, walking up and giving her a hug.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Lea asked her sister.
"Yes, Baby Lea, I'm okay." Angel said.
"That was scary, Angel. I thought that Kristy, Dean, Rollins and I were going to have to dog pile you to get you calmed down." Nattie said.
"Nah. I wouldn't have let it come to that. I just finally lost it. Where's Daddy by the way?" Angel asked.
"On the phone to the Chairman." Liam said.
"That moron with the big nose and his wife have already been in here." Dean said.
"Even Grandpa Dean notices." Angel said with a laugh.
"He was yelling in Taker's face that you were going to lose your job over this. Stephanie said that, although she didn't agree with what had happened, it was a long time coming for those three and she's not going to give you trouble." Owen said.
"Triple H on the other hand said he'd make life hard for you. Then as soon as he left, Taker got on the phone to Vince." Dean said.
"Brilliant. The wrath of my boss. That's all I need." Angel said.
"Well, whatever happens, you've got us." Roman said.
"Yeah. We'll keep you safe from Hunter." Dean said.
"You guys…" Angel started.
"Look, you're stuck with our help, Ang." Kristy said.
Angel nodded. Deep down, she knew that she was going to need the help of her friends and family if she was going to survive the next little while. She had no idea what was going to happen or even if she was going to survive the wrath of The Authority.