Daughter of the Deadman III

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Chapter 26: Another Long Night

Kristy sighed as she walked into the locker room with Wyatt in tow. She was here without Angel for the first time in a long time and she had no idea where her best friend was. All Angel had told her was that she was going to go somewhere to make her retransformation and she would see her again at Over the Limit. Taker was the only one who knew where she was and was going to be keeping her up to date on what was going on during Raw for the next two weeks. Angel had originally asked Kristy to do this, but Taker knew that her powers weren't quite strong enough and he didn't want her to wear herself out. Kristy had other things to deal with. She was worried about Angel's upcoming matches and her Number One Contender's match against her own cousin Natalya and Nikki Bella to see who would face AJ Lee for the Diva's Title at Over the Limit.

Not only that, but Kristy had The Shield on her mind. She had seen the rising tension between the three of them for the last few weeks and knowing the business like she did, having grown up in it, she knew that something was going to happen. It was all a matter of when and who did what first. Whether they're a heel stable or a baby face stable, they never last forever. Kristy thought. Kristy was snapped out her thoughts when she heard Taker growl under his breath. She looked at the monitor to see Brock Lesnar walking to the ring with Paul Heyman. Taker and Lesnar weren't friends, but they didn't hate each other.

Kristy did know that when Lesnar had come to WWE everyone had worked hard to put Lesnar over, but Taker had invested quite a bit of time putting him over, giving him Pay Per View wins and showing respect to him, only to have him walk out and effectively having wasted all that time. Kristy was sure that Taker hadn't quite forgiven him for that yet and that this probably wasn't helping things.

The crowd was cheering as Heyman asked for a microphone. Kristy rolled her eyes. Lesnar never spoke for himself. Kirsty thought it was because that his voice was high pitched and didn't really fit with the whole Beast Incarnate persona.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman and I am the advocate for the Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar. He is the number one contender for John Cena's WWE World Heavyweight Title and he will face him at SummerSlam. However, for now, he has to set his sights somewhere else. And it may not be who you're thinking. You see, Brock Lesnar is a Beast. He is the most aggressive Superstar in WWE, but a woman beater he is not. He is not focused on Angel. He is focused on Triple H.

"You're probably wondering why this is. He's focusing on Triple H for making him face Angel in the first place. That is a low move, even for someone like Triple H who is known for pulling low moves. Angel, I know you're listening wherever you are, so I want to take this opportunity to genuinely apologize for what my client has to do to you at Over the Limit. I also want to let you know that Brock Lesnar has promised to end the match as quickly as he can so as not to hurt you." Heyman finished.

The fans were cheering. Kristy wasn't sure whether she believed Heyman or not. He was bad for lying. She looked at Taker and Kane, who was there as well. They both looked lost in thought. Wyatt was looking at them too and so was Lea. Lea spoke up first.

"What's wrong, Daddy? And Uncle?" Lea asked.

"Well, normally we wouldn't believe that last part of Heyman's little monologue…" Kane started.

"But given the circumstances and the fact that Lesnar doesn't want to do this, we're inclined to believe him for a change" Taker said.

Kristy nodded. She knew that Lesnar didn't want to fight Angel, but was put in a position where he had to. Just then, Bo Dallas's music hit. Kristy rolled her eyes. Bo was probably the most annoying superstar on the roster. He liked to give inspirational speeches and tried to get people to be more positive. The only problem was he did it in the most annoying voice possible. Bo decided to poke the proverbial hornet's nest and lecture Lesnar about "Bo-leiving" as he called it. He quickly found out that Lesnar was not in the mood. He found himself on the receiving end of two Suplexes. Then Lesnar left the ring. Both Angel's Uncle and Grandfather were staring at the monitor, looking stunned. However, Liam spoke up.

"Mark, you're going to let Angel do this?! Are you insane?" he asked.

"No, Liam. I'm still quite sane, trust me" Taker said.

"She can't possibly beat that…thing. I can't even call him a man! Why are you letting her do this?" Liam asked.

"I'm not letting her. She's being punished by Triple H. If she doesn't do this, he'll come up with something worse for her later. There's nothing we can do, Liam" Taker said.

"There is a way! You have to beat Angel so that she can't get to that guy" Liam snapped.

"Liam, that's enough!" Dean said.

"Dad, our Angel Baby is in big trouble here! Don't you realize that?" Liam snapped.

"I do realize that. But I also trust Mark…and Kane too. They aren't going to let anything happen to her" Dean said.

"Besides, Liam, you aren't the only one who is worried about Angel. We all are. But there's a reason she's gone at the moment. She's…changing herself. She's turning back into the Dead Girl so she can survive these matches!" Kristy said.

"But she still needs our help and the best thing we can do is believe in her!" Wyatt said.

"Wyatt…I don't know if…" Kristy started.

"No. We have to believe in Angel and believe that she'll win! And I do! I believe that she can win against Papa Taker and Kane and she has a good chance against Lesnar! I think she can do it! And if you don't believe in her, you might as well not be here!" Wyatt snapped at Liam, cutting Kristy off.

"Wyatt's right. There's nothing else he and I can do except believe in Angel! I know Grandpa Dean does. I know Wyatt does. I know Ambrose and Roman do. I know Dad and Uncle do too. And I do! And if you don't, Liam, you might as well leave because you're not going to be any use to Angel since you can't do much else either." Lea said.

"Even Uncle Taker and Kane can't help her against Lesnar. If they get involved, Angel could be disqualified or lose by count out" Kristy said.

"But what about when she faces Mark and Kane? How is she supposed to survive that?" Liam said.

"My brother and I just told her to think of it as a training exercise. She's going to give it her best" Kane said.

"Why don't you just throw the match?" Liam asked.

"Neither of us have ever done that in our career. We have never laid down for anyone. And Angel isn't about to let us do it on her account. She'll find it insulting" Taker said.

"Not only that, but laying down is quite possibly the most humiliating thing a wrestler can do, Liam. Even I know that" Dean said.

"Liam, try not to worry, alright? Angel will be fine. She's a fighter. You've seen her wrestle" Taker said.

"But Brock is not a wrestler…" Liam started.

"Liam, drop it. Everyone has enough to worry about. It'll all work out. Don't worry" Dean said.

Liam sighed, but he let the subject drop. He just hoped that everyone was right and Angel would make it through the match. He thought that Wyatt and Lea were right too. All he could do was believe in her and hope she would be alright.

Kristy sighed and stood up. She had a number one contender's match against her cousin Nattie and Nikki Bella to get to. She wanted another shot at the Diva's Title and she was sick and tired of the Bellas trying to hog the top spot and she wasn't alone. All the Divas seemed to think that the Bellas needed to go and there needed to be a change. Not to mention that AJ Lee had been at the top of the Division for a while and thought that she was over and above the rest of them, recently telling the other Divas that they were a bunch of useless, worthless women who couldn't lace up her Chuck Taylor shoes. Kristy and Nattie looked at each other and shook hands before leaving the locker room.

"What was that about? Sportsmanship or something?" Liam asked.

"Pretty much" Bret said.

"Sportsmanship and a "May the best Hart win" kind of thing" Owen said.

"I'm sure they don't care which one wins as long as Nikki doesn't" Taker said.

"But I thought Mom and Nikki were friends" Wyatt said.

"They get along, but Nikki is starting to think she's the be all and end all because she's dating John Cena" Kane said.

Wyatt and Lea rolled their eyes at that. Nikki seemed to be walking around as though she owned the place lately and everyone had noticed it. She had joined up with the Authority too and thus had turned on her sister Brie, even going so far as saying that she wished she had died in the womb. It made everyone sick.

Everyone watched as Nikki walked to the ring. This was followed by Nattie and finally Kristy. AJ was on commentary and to everyone's surprise, she had nothing but nice things to say about the two members of the Hart Family. It was clearly Nikki she took issue with. The bell rang and the two Harts went right after Nikki, taking her out and rolling her out of the ring. Then they turned to each other. They stared at each other for a long time.

Finally, Kristy moved first, running at her cousin and hitting her with three or four clotheslines. After that, the match was a bit of a tug of war with the two putting on a clinic in technical wrestling. They both even managed to lock Sharpshooters in on each other. Finally, Nattie got the advantage and kept it for a good twenty minutes or so. However, as she went for the Discus Clothesline that was made famous by her father, Kristy reacted. She ducked out of the way and scooped Nattie up and delivered the running power slam. The three count followed. Kristy celebrated, climbing the turnbuckles and raising her hands in the air. She was waiting for Angel to come out to let her know that the fans were cheering for her, but then remembered that Angel wasn't there.

She hopped off the turnbuckle and turned around. Nattie was up by then. She walked over to Kristy and hugged her, a huge smile on her face. She signed to Kristy that she had better win on Sunday. Kristy nodded. The two of them were about to leave the ring, when suddenly Nikki Bella reappeared and hit the both of them with the Rack Attack before storming off, evidently livid at having lost.

"Mom!" Wyatt said.

"What a sore loser!" Lea said, "At least Nattie took the time to congratulate Kristy and tell her she better win the title."

"Ambrose isn't happy right now" Taker said.

"How come?" Liam asked.

"Well, you already know that he and Kristy are an item so to speak…" Taker said.

"Yeah, so he's a little upset and I get that, but is something else up?" Liam asked.

"There's nothing he can do right now. He and Roman don't want Seth to know that they're with Kristy and Angel. Seth…doesn't think they're worthy." Taker said, a slight growl creeping into his voice as he finished his sentence.

"WHAT?!" Liam yelled.

"No way! Kristy and Angel Baby are…two of the most kind and compassionate people I've ever met! Obviously Ambrose and Roman think they're worthy enough." Dean said.

"Yeah, so Ambrose isn't happy. Both of them should be here any minute now." Taker said.

As if on cue, the locker room door burst open and Dean and Roman came in. Dean looked agitated. He started pacing back and forth and muttering to himself, trying to find a way to go and get Kristy from the ring without Seth seeing him.

"Hm. I have an idea, Ambrose. Put your hand on my shoulder." Taker said.

Dean nodded. He placed his hand on Taker's shoulder. Taker rolled his eyes back and the two disappeared. Out in the arena, a bell tolled and the lights went out. A few minutes later, the bell sounded again and when the lights came back on, the ring was empty. Kristy and Nattie were gone. At that exact moment, Dean and Taker reappeared. Dean had Kristy on his back and Taker was holding Nattie. He placed her on the couch. Dean placed Kristy on the other couch and sat down, looking worried. Wyatt and Lea stared at Taker in awe.

"Wow, Papa Taker, you're really powerful! I didn't know you could do that for other people too!" Wyatt said.

"Yeah, Daddy. That was cool." Lea said.

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do." Taker said.

"I didn't know you and Kane were that strong." Roman said.

"Yeah, we are. Although, both Angel and Lea are a hell of a lot stronger than the two of us" Kane said.

"Why is that anyway?" Roman asked.

"Well, since Angel was born of a Warrior and a Guardian it's simple really. She had the powers of the Dark Side placed in her, but thankfully Bethany influenced her more. She's what's called a Light Warrior. They…don't come along too often, but it can happen sometimes. Lea's the same way. I gave her my own powers, but thanks to Angel's influence it altered them" Taker said.

"Wow…" Roman said.

"But…if they're both Light Warriors and are super strong…wouldn't that make them more vulnerable to the Dark Side and their influence?" Dean asked, not taking his eyes off Kristy.

"Yes, it would. At least where Lea is concerned. We have to be careful and keep a close eye on her, but Angel's managed to build up a resistance to it. It takes a lot for Angel to reach that place now." Taker said.

"So…what happened with Jen…?" Roman said.

"She reached that place and didn't fight it. Well, it's not so much that she didn't fight it. She couldn't. Not in the middle of the ring with the fans watching." Taker said.

"Damn. Poor Angel." Roman said.

"Mark? Did you know that when she went to the ring that night?" Liam asked.

"Yes. I knew. But if I had stopped her, she would have been in trouble." Taker said.

"She had a dark aura around her the whole day that day. I could feel it." Lea said.

"Me too." Wyatt said.

"So could I. And Kristy could too most likely." Kane said.

"And you still let her go to the ring?" Liam asked.

"I had to. She could have faced serious consequences if she didn't. It's hard to explain" Taker said.

"No. I get it. She could have been fired. Angel loves this job and you know that, so you let her go" Liam said.

Taker nodded. Kristy sat up and stared around. A few seconds later, Nattie did the same thing. Kristy explained that she had indeed felt a dark aura around Angel the day that she had snapped and went crazy on Jen and company.

"I should have said something to her. Not that I feel sorry for Jen and her friends. They deserved it. It's just…if I had said something, Angel wouldn't be in this mess" Kristy said.

"Don't go blaming yourself, Kristy" Nattie said.

"Yeah. What's done is done. We'll get through this. Don't worry" Taker said.

"I know, Uncle Taker. Can we get back to the hotel? I want to see if Ang is alright" Kristy said.

"She's fine. Don't worry, Kristy. Besides, Kane and I are up next" Taker said.

Kristy sighed, but nodded. Kane and Taker looked at each other for awhile before leaving the room and heading for the ring. Neither one had any idea about what they were supposed to say this time around. Lea had been right when she had said that walking out and saying Angel was going to Burn in Hell and Rest in Peace wasn't going to go over well. The fans loved Angel way too much. The two brothers were standing in the gorilla position. Kane noticed that his brother was staring at him with a strange look on his face.

"What are you looking at me like that for, Big Brother?" Kane asked.

"Aren't you missing something, Little Brother?" Taker asked.

"I am?" Kane asked, looking at him confused.

Taker nodded and handed him his mask. Kane smiled and put it on. Then he undid his suit and folded it up and placed it on a nearby equipment crate. He was wearing his old 2003 ring gear. Kane put on his mask. He looked at his brother and grinned. They knew each other way too well. In the arena, the lights went out. Then a bell tolled.

Taker nodded to his brother and walked out to the ring. The fans cheered, but they could see that Taker didn't look happy about what he had to do. The Deadman walked to the ring and walked up the steps. He brought the lights back up and then stood in the ring, waiting for his brother.

A second later, Kane's pyro went off and he walked to the ring too. He had the same expression as Taker. He looked like he didn't want to be there and he didn't look particularly happy about having to be out in the ring, let alone having the distinct possibility of having to talk about beating his niece at Over the Limit. Both brothers asked for microphones. Taker took a deep breath.

"I have been here in the WWE for twenty-four years now. You would think that some people would have learned by now what happens when you back the Brothers of Destruction into a corner. You would think that they would know by now that backing both Kane and I into a corner never ends well for anybody." Taker said.

"Apparently there is someone, however, who after knowing us for a very long time, hasn't learned that lesson. Of course, I'm talking about Triple H. You've backed the both of us into a corner, Hunter. And…almost to add insult to injury…you're messing with our family and someone that the two of us care very much about" Kane said.

"If this was any other opponent, we would be standing here talking about how we'll destroy them. However, we want you want to understand something. What you see on Sunday is not what we want to present to you. It's Triple H letting his power go to his head to settle a petty feud with a twenty-three-year old woman" Taker said, shaking his head.

"All because said twenty-three-year old woman lost her temper. That's what this comes down to. Angel lost her temper—which could honestly happen to any one of us on any given night—and is being punished for it."

"We pride ourselves on giving the best performance possible every time we're in the ring, but if you think we're going to eviscerate Angel like Triple H wants us to, you're going to be sorely disappointed."

"That being said, we know that Angel is not going to let us lay down on her account. She'd be insulted and greatly offended if that happened."

"But know this, Triple H, anything that happens to Angel on Sunday and the two of us are going to hold you personally responsible."

"And if need be, you're going to face consequences that you can't even fathom."

"And you will Rest in Peace."

With that, the two brothers left the ring, still looking just as angry and upset as they had when they entered the arena. The two of them walked back to the locker room. Everyone was already ready to go. They apparently wanted to make sure that Angel was alright because she was at the hotel all by herself. They headed back to the hotel and found Angel sitting on the couch cross legged with a smile on her face.

"What are you smiling about, Ang?" Kristy asked.

"I'm going back next week. I've got a promo to cut" Angel said.

"About what?" Kristy asked.

"You" Angel said.

"Um…do I want to know?" Kristy asked.

"Don't worry. It's nothing bad. I've already talked to Stephanie. She's giving me air time" Angel said.

"You're going to talk about Mom?" Wyatt asked.

"She said it was nothing bad, Wyatt. Take it easy" Lea said.

"I know, but this has never happened before. Are they gonna turn you two against each other?" Wyatt asked.

"No. Nothing like that, Little Guy. I think I know what this is about" Taker said.

"Oh. OK then" Wyatt said.

Everyone looked at Taker. He shook his head. He wasn't telling. All everyone could do was wait and see what would happen at the next Raw and at Over the Limit.

Alright. thanks so much for reading my story. Hope you guys like. Please Read & Review. I already have ideas for the next couple of chapters, so yeah. Hope you like it. Bye!~Lots of Love Taker's Soul Girl