Daughter of the Deadman III
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Chapter 33: The Longest Night
It was the next night and time for Raw. Angel and Kristy were standing in Stephanie's office. Hunter was there too, which was making Kristy nervous and Angel angry and somewhat agitated. Even so, the two girls didn't back down as they explained what they were there for. Stephanie was somewhat surprised, but even so, she agreed to give Kristy's mandatory rematch against Charlotte to Angel.
"You're sure that this is what you want, Kristy?" Hunter asked.
"Yes, Triple H, this is what I want. I want Angel to have my rematch. She's got unfinished business with Charlotte and what better way to get even then by taking the Divas Title from her?" Kristy said.
"Alright, Kristy. You've got it. And it will be at SummerSlam. And if anyone—and I mean anyone—interferes at all, Angel will be awarded the title and the offending Diva will be suspended for thirty days" Steph said, glaring at Hunter as she spoke.
Angel and Kristy nodded and thanked Stephanie and the two of them left. As they were walking away, Angel was sure she could feel Hunter glaring at her back. She just shook her head and walked out the door.
The two of them walked back to the locker room. When they got there and walked inside, Kristy went and sat down next to Dean. Wyatt climbed up on the couch and sat in between the two of them. Angel was shocked to see Lea sitting on Roman's lap. She had never done that when Angel was with David.
"Lea, are you alright?" Angel asked.
"Yeah" Lea said.
"It's not like you to sit on someone's lap. Well, besides Daddy, Kristy and I. You never did this with David" Angel pointed out.
"I know. I like Roman though. He's super nice…and well…he's already said he's not gonna take you away from Daddy and I. I always thought David wanted to take you away from us. I don't know why, but I did. I'm sorry" Lea said.
"Hey, don't feel bad. I'm not going to give you trouble for feeling a certain way, Baby Lea. It wouldn't be fair. Is Daddy changing?"
"Yep. He's in the washroom. And…well, thanks for not being mad, Angel" Lea said.
Angel nodded. Just then, the door opened and Taker stepped out. He noticed that Angel and Kristy were back, but before he could ask, Angel explained that things had gone fine and Stephanie had granted her request and Hunter didn't object.
"That's because he wants to run me into the ground like he tried to do to Uncle Bret" Kristy said.
"Don't let him, girl. If you do, then you and I are gonna have our first real fight because I'm going to be so pissed at you" Angel said.
"I haven't let anything else stop me. I'm not going to let the Big Nosed Moron who wouldn't know a talented Diva if she walked right into him stop me either" Kristy said.
Angel nodded. She stepped into the bathroom and changed into her ring attire. She was going to wear the ring attire that her Uncle had given her. Over top of her tank top, she put on the vest that Roman and Dean had picked out for her. She liked it because even though it was hot as heck to wear in the ring, it protected her back-which had been a target of Jason's abuse and had never quite healed properly-and her ribs.
Angel sighed. She couldn't figure out why, but she felt worried about something. She stepped out of the washroom just as her cell phone rang. Kristy answered it for her. After a minute, she handed it over.
"It's Xander" she said.
"Great. I'm starting to dread it when he calls. It's usually to warn us of impending Main Roster call ups that are going to directly impact us" Angel said, taking the phone.
"Hey, there, Dead Girl" Xander said.
"Hi, so who do Kristy and I have to worry about now?"
"Well, I got a call from the Nose this morning. Sadly, it's where it shouldn't be. They're running with this whole Charlotte being Queen idea"
"Oh. How does that affect us?"
"Carmella, Alexa Bliss, and Sasha Banks are being called up to be her "bodyguards" so to speak. Now, you and Kristy can't do four-on-two and come out unscathed. You're good, but I think you're gonna need a hand, so I pulled a move of my own"
"Okay. Who is on our side?"
"I've sent Bayley and Becky Lynch to help you out"
"Okay then. Thanks, Xander. If you need me in NXT you know where to find me"
"Thanks, Dead Girl"
"Bye"
She hung up and sighed. Then she explained to the room at large what she had been told. That Sasha, Alexa, and Carmella were coming up to be on Charlotte's side and Bayley and Becky Lynch were coming up to help them out.
"Great" Kristy said.
"Hey. Bayley and Becky are good. Besides that, we made friends with them. Remember?" Angel said.
"Yeah. But we were friends with Sasha and the others too and look how that worked out" Kristy said.
"Hey, Hunter's the one that picked them. Xander picked Bayley and Becky for us. We'll be fine" Angel said.
"At least he forewarned us so when Charlotte goes out there to brag tonight, we can counter her and not have to worry about getting attacked four on one" Angel said.
"Bayley is the Hugger right?" Lea asked.
"Yes, Bayley is the Hugger. And Becky is the Irish Lass Kicker. You two met them remember?" Angel said.
"We met lots of people down there. I remember Bayley was really nice and so was Becky too" Wyatt said.
"A lot of them thought we shouldn't have been there. They thought we were too good" Kristy said.
Angel nodded. She also knew that some of the Divas in NXT thought she was dangerous because of what she had done to Jen almost two months ago. She just hoped Bayley and Becky didn't think that she was dangerous. Just as she thought this, there was a knock on the door. Kristy got up and answered it. When she opened the door, Bayley and Becky Lynch stood there.
"We're in the right place, Becky. Hey, Kristy. Been awhile" Bayley said.
"Hey, you two. Yeah, it's been a bit. Nice to see you guys" Kristy said.
She let them in and the looked around. Now they felt even more nervous. It was mostly because of Taker, but Angel could feel them staring at her too. Everyone else in the room noticed that they would look at each other and then look at Angel. They both looked concerned.
"Look, I know that you've probably heard that I'm dangerous because of what happened with Jen, Kel, and Cher, but I'm not. Like I've said before, it could have been any given Diva on the other side of that ring and I still would have snapped" Angel said.
"We knew that, but still, it's nice to hear it from you" Bayley said.
"Yeah, we know that. Jen and the others have been quite busy down in NXT though, trying to tell people that you're dangerous" Becky said.
Angel rolled her eyes at that. Even when they're not around, they still try to cause trouble for me. She thought. Just then, Lea and Wyatt jumped up. They stood in front of Angel and that was when she realized that they were not happy.
"Hey, you two. Don't. They were just telling me what Jen and her friends were up to. They didn't mean that they think I'm dangerous" Angel said.
"Yeah. We don't think Angel is dangerous. We agree with what she did. There is only so much someone can take before they snap" Becky said.
"Yeah. Angel's temper just got the best of her is all" Bayley said.
"Oh…" Lea said.
"OK. We thought you were saying she was dangerous" Wyatt said.
"Nah. We're here to help her and Kristy out with Charlotte" Becky said.
"What's the story with that anyway? You two, Charlotte and Sasha were NXT's Four Horsewomen. Did something happen?" Kristy asked.
"Kristy…." Angel started.
"OK, stupid question. Guess a better thing to ask would be what happened?" Kristy asked.
"It's just Charlotte's attitude is all. She's…well, you two have seen it" Bayley said.
"Yeah, we've seen it. Is that it?" Angel said.
"Well, she has turned on us both at various points, but it's more the attitude than anything. Besides, you're our friends and we want to help" Becky said.
"Thanks, girls" Kristy said.
"Um…so…is this normal? I mean, you two have an entourage back here" Bayley said.
"Well, less an entourage and more…a big…somewhat odd family. But yeah, it's normal" Kristy said.
"Oh, speaking of…we should introduce you. Bayley and Becky were our friends in NXT. And…well, they and Charlotte and Sasha worked to get Women's Wrestling more recognized. And as far as NXT goes, they seem to have succeeded" Angel said.
"We didn't do anything special really" Bayley said, a red tinge creeping into her cheeks.
"Still…" Angel said.
"Anyway, well, do I have to give introductions? Really? You guys know every one here right?" Kristy said.
"Kristy! It's polite. Bayley, Becky. Meet Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Owen Hart, Natalya, the Brothers of Destruction, my baby sister Lea, and Kristy's son Wyatt" Angel said.
"Wow. Jen was right. There is something going on with Kristy and Dean" Becky said.
"And Angel and Roman" Bayley said.
"Oh, my good God. Jen can't keep her damn mouth shut or her stupid nose out of our business" Angel said.
"Don't let it bother you, baby girl. You've got bigger fish to fry" Taker said.
"Like taking the Queen's Crown" Lea said, looking up at her sister.
Angel laughed at that. Bayley and Becky both agreed. Both of them wanted to see Charlotte get her payback for being so big headed and if they weren't the ones to do it, they at least wanted to be there to help and see it happen.
"You guys seem kind of nervous" Angel said.
"It's…just…well…" Bayley said.
"It's my Daddy that's making you nervous, isn't it?" Angel asked.
"Well…um…would we be in trouble if we say yes?" Becky said.
"No, you wouldn't. But you don't have to worry. Just don't hurt anyone in this room on purpose and you have nothing to worry about"
"And if you want his respect, then just keep doing what you've been doing. Go out there every single night and give it your best" Kristy said.
"Like he said once there's no shame in fighting and getting your ass kicked, but there's no honor in not fighting at all" Angel said.
"How do you remember that?" Taker said.
"It was memorable. And…kind of inspirational in a way" Angel said.
"He's right though. I'd rather go out there and fight and lose than not fight at all" Kristy said.
Becky and Bayley agreed. Then the two of them took turns changing in the washroom. Just as they finished, there was a knock on the door. When Taker opened it, Stephanie stood there to let everyone know that Charlotte was going on first and the four of them needed to get moving.
"Hang on, Steph. I just realized something. We have a way to equalize Charlotte and her new so called bodyguards, but what about Ric? We need to equalize him too. The person doesn't have to touch him or anything, but…" Angel said.
"Good idea. Since Angel is the one going for the title...Roman, would you go?" Stephanie asked.
Roman nodded. Angel reminded him not to touch Ric. He was just there to make that Charlotte's father didn't get in the way either. Stephanie left. Everyone watched on the monitor as the show began and the opening pyrotechnics went off. When that was done, Charlotte's music hit and she walked to the ring with her father. She did her entrance and climbed into the ring and asked for a microphone.
"As you all know, I am the best Diva that any of you small minded peasants here in Detroit have ever seen. As your Queen, I have needs that need to be met. One of those is the need to have a Queen's Court by my side. First…"
She was cut off by the sound of a gong and the lights going out. Angel walked out to about the middle of the ramp. Everyone knew that something was up right away. Angel had a microphone in hand.
"Now, I don't usually come out and talk about taking souls. I just do it. However, this time, I felt I needed to come out here and cut you off before you bore all these people to death. Well, and me…again" Angel said.
"You know something, Dead Girl, if you wanted a fight, all you had to do was ask me. Girls, get that stupid little skank" Charlotte said.
Angel looked around, trying to figure out what it was that Charlotte was talking about. From the two side of the ramp came Carmella and Sasha Banks. Carmella had a steel chair and Sasha Banks had a two by four.
Suddenly, Angel felt something hit her back. She knew by the sound that she had been hit by a kendo stick. From there, the three Divas put the weapons to use. They beat her in the back repeatedly. Bayley, Becky, Kristy, and Roman watched in horror, but they didn't move. They just watched the monitor, thinking that Angel would get up and fight back, but she didn't. Instead, Alexa Bliss picked Angel up and ran her head into the mini tron on the stage.
"Oh...my…God…" Kristy said.
"We have to go and go now" Roman told them.
"Hold on. Why?" Becky said.
"I don't know if you guys know this, but Angel was in a bad car accident" Kristy said.
"Yeah. We heard about that" Bayley said.
"When she came back to the business, everyone was told that since Angel had been in an accident, they had to be careful and do their best to lessen the impact a bit if it involved her head in any way" Roman said.
"And that was not super careful. That was a direct impact to her head" Kristy said.
"Oh, my God. She could be seriously hurt then. Let's go" Becky said.
They nodded. The four of them ran out. As soon as Carmella, Bliss, and Banks saw Roman, they took off for the ring. Then they ran over to where Angel was laying. She was laying there, looking dazed and shaking. Not to mention the copious amount of blood that was running down her face. Roman helped Angel to her feet and then wrapped his arm around her shoulder. Kristy handed her the microphone.
"You're going to regret making me taste my own blood, Charlotte Flair" Angel snapped.
Then she dropped the microphone and ran her thumb across her throat. Then Roman scooped her up bridle style. Angel rested her head on his shoulder despite the fact that she was still bleeding. She was shaking, evidently afraid of something. Roman didn't even think before taking her to the trainers room.
He laid Angel down and the trainer went to work and cleaned Angel up. Once they got the bleeding to stop, they realized that the cut wasn't actually that bad, it was just the spot that had made contact with the monitor. Just as they were about to start stitching Angel up, Taker burst through the door, looking completely livid. Bayley and Becky jumped about two feet in the air.
"Don't say anything. Just let Taker do what he has to do" Dean told them.
"Daddy, can you stop making noise? My head hurts" Angel told him.
"Sorry, baby girl" Taker said.
He went and stood on the other side of the bed in the trainer's room and took Angel's other hand. Suddenly, there was the sound of running feet and Lea came running in. She ran right to Taker and hugged him. Taker picked her up so she could see that Angel was alright.
"Hey, now, Baby Lea. Turn off the water works, sweetheart. I'm alright. Just need a couple of stitches and some rest" Angel said.
"A-are you sure?" Lea said, wiping her tears.
"Positive. Just let the trainer do his job, alright?" Angel said.
Lea nodded. They all watched as the trainer stitched Angel up and put a bandage on her forehead. As soon as he was finished, Roman picked her up again. That was when Angel noticed that she had bled all over his shoulder.
"Sorry about that…" she whispered.
"Hey, that's what a washing machine is for, sweetheart" Roman said.
"Reigns, do me a favor? Look after my girls for me. I'm going to get to the bottom of this" Taker said.
"No problem, Deadman" Roman said.
"Daddy, please don't yell at Stephanie. It wasn't her fault" Angel whispered, resting her head on Roman's other shoulder.
Taker nodded. He left the room and headed down the hall to Stephanie's office. Instead of just barging in, he knocked on the door and heard Stephanie call come in. He walked in to find Alexa Bliss already sitting there. Before Taker could speak, Stephanie spoke up.
"Good timing, Deadman. I was just about to start talking to Alexa about what happened out there. I'm sure that's why you're here" Stephanie said.
"You got it. So, Little Miss Bliss, start talking" Taker said.
"No one told me that it was wrong. I mean, I knew about Angel's accident and everything, but no one told me about not hitting her in the head" Alexa said.
"Don't insult our intelligence, Alexa. That special condition came right from the Chairman of the Board. That means that everyone from the newest performer all the way to the top of the WWE Food Chain knew about it. That includes you" Stephanie snapped.
"Alright, so I knew. I only did it because Hunter told me to ignore the rule and do what I wanted. Besides, the fact that she gets special treatment kind of bothers me. And it's because of him" Alexa said, pointing her thumb over her shoulder at Taker.
"That so called "special treatment" is in place so that my daughter can go into that ring and do what she loves without worrying about getting killed! Do you have any brains in that head of yours, woman? Do you know what will happen if Angel ever hits her head the wrong way in that ring?" Taker asked.
"I know, but I figured if I didn't listen to Hunter, I'd get in trouble" Alexa said.
"Well, you were right. You're not in trouble with Hunter. You're in trouble with me! Because as soon as the Divas from NXT get up here, I become the boss. And not only are you in trouble with me, you're in trouble with the man standing behind you right now" Stephanie said.
"You want to talk about Angel getting special treatment? I did one thing for Angel. I got Angel's foot in the door back in two thousand nine and granted special permission for her to set foot in a WWE ring when she was sixteen years old. Two years before she was legally allowed to. The rest was all Angel. She has scratched, clawed, and fought to get to where she was. Then she clawed, scratched, and fought to get back here after doctors told her that she would never be able to get into a ring again" Taker snapped.
"Alexa, next week you are going to face the Dead Girl in a match here on Raw. And Sasha, Charlotte, Carmella, Becky, Bayley, and Kristy will not be at ring side. So, in simple terms, you're going to face the Dead Girl all on your own. Good luck. You're going to need it" Stephanie said.
"What?! You can't do that! You can't ban my friends from ring side!" Alexa said.
"I just did. And just so we know nothing is wrong with Angel, I'm giving her the next six days to rest and heal up" Stephanie said, looking at Taker.
"Thanks, Stephanie. I'd go and find Hunter and deal with him, but I will be leaving him to you. As for you, Miss Bliss, let this be a lesson. Follow the rules next time" Taker said.
He left the room. He was headed back to the locker room when he happened to run into Hunter himself. Taker smirked. Before Hunter knew what had happened, Taker had grabbed him by the throat and pinned him to the wall.
"Quit trying to undermine Stephanie! Do you realize that by telling Alexa to ignore the special rule about Angel could have cost my daughter her life? If she hadn't braced herself or if she had hit that monitor the wrong way, she would have died! Keep your big nose out of the Divas Division and let your wife handle it because she's doing a damn good job. If something happens to Angel or any of her friends and I find out that it's you're doing, I will be coming after you and you will Rest…in…Peace" Taker snapped.
Then he pushed Hunter away from him, causing the other man to smack into the wall and slide down to the floor. He walked away. When he got back to the locker room and opened the door, everyone stopped talking immediately and Lea and Wyatt stopped play wrestling with Bayley and Becky. Roman sat on the couch, still holding Angel, who was sound asleep. Dean and Kristy stood there with Owen and Kane. All of them looked concerned.
"That big nosed…ugh…he could have cost Angel her life! He told Alexa to ignore the special rule about Angel and impacts to the head. Now, Angel's got a match with her next week. Nobody is allowed at ring side. And Angel gets the rest of the week off to rest up and make sure nothing is wrong" Taker said.
"Good. He could have killed her!" Kristy said.
"Is she alright?" Taker asked.
"She's been asleep since just after you left the trainer's room. I didn't want to set her down. She looked peaceful, so I just sat like this because she was getting heavy" Roman said.
Taker smiled. Then he walked over and shook Angel gently. She stirred and after a second opened her eyes. She was startled to find herself back in the locker room.
"Ro…did you sit with me like this the whole time?" she asked, a blush creeping into her cheeks.
"I did. You looked peaceful sleeping and I didn't want to wake you, so I just sat down like this" Roman said.
Angel didn't say anything to that. She just kissed Roman on the cheek. Then she got up so that he could go shower and change into street clothes. Angel noticed that Becky and Bayley were looking at her. This time, it was a look of surprise rather than weariness, nervousness or fear.
"What is it, you guys?" Kane asked.
"It's Angel. In front of the fans…like when she's in the ring or doing a promo she's very aggressive and gets right to the point" Becky said.
"And?" Owen said.
"And outside the ring…back here and I would assume at any meet and greets and Make-A-Wish, she's so gentle. She wouldn't hurt a fly. Do you have a switch on your back that someone flips when it's time to go to the ring or something?" Bayley asked.
"No. Nothing like that" Angel said with a laugh, "I just…haven't had an easy life. I've been to hell and back…and taken a few round trips"
"Angel…" Kristy warned.
"It's fine, Kristy. You haven't by chance heard all the stuff Charlotte has been saying have you?" Angel said.
"You mean about you? Well, yeah. Taker wasn't there when you were growing up and neither was your mother" Becky said.
"And that you were kicked around by your adopted father because it was all you were good for" Bayley said.
"Yeah. That. Well, it's true. Some of it anyway. Daddy didn't know about me till I was three weeks old. It's a long story, but let me give you the gist. Kristal my…well, I guess you could call her my Grandmother…hated my Daddy. Mom told her that she was having Daddy's baby and she freaked out and told Mom to abort me and get the hell away from Daddy and that she was a slut and a whore. Anyway, that scared my Mom enough that she didn't tell my Dad that she was even pregnant. She had me and then gave me up for adoption out of fear of what Daddy would do if he came back home and saw me there" Angel said.
"Well, that explains part of it anyway. We know why Taker wasn't there" Bayley said.
"That is so…that is so not how you're supposed to treat your children!" Becky said.
"Don't I know it. Anyway, that's part one. Part two is that…well, when I was three weeks old, my Mother was killed in a hit and run accident. She died without ever having the chance to tell Daddy about me. Daddy found out about me at Mom's funeral. I went on to be adopted by Amber and Jason and grew up in Calgary. He kicked me around for fourteen years. When I was sixteen, I found Daddy and in the process found out that I was born into Wrestling" Angel said.
"Angel…that's awful…" Becky said, wiping tears from her eyes.
Everyone else noticed that Bayley was just shaking her head. They also noticed that she was crying too. Angel walked over and gave her a hug.
"Hey, it's alright. I hung in there somehow and I'm here now. Anyway, that was the truth of it and I'm not going to deny it. This is the part where she's lying: I was not kicked around because it was all I was good for. I was kicked around because he was abusing his wife and I knew about it and he had to shut me up" Angel said.
"Wow. And I'm guessing a few weeks ago when you were supposed to wrestle and didn't it was because you weren't in the best state of mind?" Becky said.
"You guessed right. I think next week before my match with Alexa starts, I'm going to set the record straight a little" Angel said.
Everyone in the room agreed. As hard as it was going to be for Angel to delve into her past, she needed to let the fans know the truth. That everything that Charlotte had said was true, but the reasoning was not. It was going to be a big step, that was for sure.
Just then, Roman stepped from the washroom, showered and changed. Then the others packed up their things and left the arena to head back to the hotel. It had been an extremely long night.
Well, that's it for now, guys. Thanks so much. Please stick with me. I will be working hard on the next chapter. Please leave a review and I will see you all later. Bye! Lots of love!~Taker's Soul Girl