The week had flown by and soon Dean had been back on the road with the twins again, they were in Chicago for Raw. Dean got word that he, Seth and Roman were getting another match with The Wyatt Family. This was one feud he didn't like, these Duck Dynasty rejects loved playing mind games and the last time they chose to play mind games they got the twins involved.
If it was one thing Dean wasn't going to stand for it was them using his kids against him like pawns. He was more than capable of handling and defending himself, he was a grown man and trained athlete. TJ and Sophie were defenseless children who couldn't fight against three grown men. TJ would attempt to try but eventually fail. Sophie would be too scared out of her mind to do anything.
As they walked into the arena Dean was just happy to see the twins going back to their usual happy and bouncy selves; they were still slightly recovering after being kidnapped by their parents. Being back on the road, Dean knew their mother and their jackass step father wouldn't follow them since giving up.
TJ and Sophie then spotted Seth and Roman then ran to their uncles, the two toned man and large Samoan saw their niece and nephew running towards them and bent down to get tackled by them. Seth had caught TJ while Roman caught Sophie.
"If it isn't our two favorite Ambrose kids" Seth spoke, with a smile on his face.
"How are you guys doing?" Roman asked, holding his niece with one arm.
"Better," They said in unison.
The two men then swapped and Roman had hugged his nephew while Seth hugged his niece as Dean caught up with them. They had gone to take their stuff to the locker room then to catering all the while they had been being watched.
After finally coming up with a game plan for the match, Dean made sure to bring the twins to Jimmy and Jey, he's not risking them being alone with the Wyatts lurking around. He was already getting a bad feeling in his gut. Something was very wrong or was going to happen.
He bent down to their level. "Alright you two, stay with Jimmy and Jey. Whatever you do, don't leave this room without one or both of them. And no matter what happens out there, both of you don't go near the ring during this match. Stay here. I don't care how bad it gets you're to not leave this room. Understand?"
"Yes dad" TJ gave a nod.
"Yes daddy. You guys are gonna be alright won't you?" Sophie asked, her eyes filling with worry.
"We're gonna be just fine sweetheart"
Dean kissed her head and ruffled his son's hair after making sure they were safe with Jimmy and Jey he ran to find Seth and Roman before the match. Rowan had been watching the entire time with Harper.
The dirty blonde had finally made his way to his two friends as they were getting mentally prepared for the match. Seth and Roman saw the look on his face and knew something was wrong.
"What's wrong?" Roman asked, concerned.
"Are the twins ok?" Seth continued.
"They're fine, I'm just getting a really bad feeling about something. I can't shake it" Dean confided in them.
"They got to you by bringing up the twins, don't let them, block it out. Besides you know they're safe with Jimmy and Jey. They won't let anything happen to them"
"Seth's right. It's part of their mind games" Roman added.
He took a breath. "Let's go and kick their asses"
Their music blared through the arena as they made their way through the audience as they were being announced. As much as Dean tried not to let it bother him it was already becoming hard and difficult. His mind goes back to the twins and Wyatts mind games.
Just as they were standing in the ring united, the lights had gone out darkening the whole arena. The whole light that could be seen was the phones from the crowd and the lantern from Wyatt, it was so dark the three men in the ring had no idea that the opposing team wasn't alone. As Bray sat down in his rocking chair and the lights came on, all the color in Dean's face drained. He damn near felt his heart stop.
In front of Rowan and Harper were his kids. Both were clearly afraid. Dean clenched his fists tightly together. He couldn't make a move without risking their safety. When Roman and Seth had seen their niece and nephew they knew all bets were off they just had to make sure the kids were clear before they moved. Dean looked to TJ and gave him a look, it didn't take long for the young boy to read his eyes and know what it meant. He nodded.
Gently taking his sister's hand he started to pull her away from them just far enough to get out of the way of danger. Dean was watching carefully and he wouldn't move until they were a good distance away. TJ managed to get them as far back as they could. Dean and Seth then ran back against the ropes and ran flying out knocking down Harper and Rowan, Dean then quickly guarded them as they ran backstage. Once they were out of sight Dean was livid. Past livid.
The pictures of the twins was one thing, now they went too far and he started to attack as did Seth and Roman. Seth ended up throwing Harper in the ring against one of the corners hard and roughly as Roman and Dean kept Bray and Rowan out of the ring beating the living hell outta them. Seth and Luke had then started the match off.
Half of the match had gone by, Dean was still trying to contain himself and his temper. He was definitely fired up for the match after seeing the twins. When Seth tagged him in he ran in like a rabid dog going at Rowan hard and with force. He had Rowan tied up in the roped and did a low kick to the knees and started targeting the larger man's knees. Dean had him in a submission move similar to the figure four but had the man's knees locked up as he tried to move his body more to intensify it. Harper had then got in the ring and stomped hard on Dean's midsection.
Roman then yanked Harper down and out the ring and started hitting and beating him then throwing him into the time keeper area. In the ring was Dean and Bray. Good. Just the way he wanted this. That bastard had no right involving his kids in this feud. Dean tried to keep up with beating Bray until he got caught and Bray body slammed him down. Bray had started to target and bash the dirty blonde man's head and Dean tried to block the hits. He wasn't giving up for anything.
He was doing this for his kids. He was trying to find the strength and fight back. Bray had thrown Dean into the corner where Harper and Rowan were, he then tagged in Harper and he got started with hitting the chest and shoulders on Dean, he tried to walk away but he dropped to his knees and harper kept throwing him around. He forced him back into a corner and pressed down on the dirty blonde's face with his big boot Rowan then was tagged in and he started kicking Dean in the midsection.
TJ and Sophie were back with Jimmy and Jey watching their brother's match, both kids eyes full of fear, worry and they burned with tears.
"Dad's getting demolished" TJ spoke, fear filled his voice.
"We gotta do something TJ" Sophie told her brother.
"No way, they got us once Soph. Besides you heard dad we can't go near the ring with them out there. It'll only get worse, much worse"
As much as the kids wanted to help Dean they knew better than to interfere, if any of the Wyatts got them again, they knew all hell would break loose in their brother for sure and if they went against Dean's word they would be in a world of trouble.
Dean was still in the ring with Rowan and the reddish bearded man hand managed to do a back breaker on the dirty blonde and slammed him trying to pin him only for Dean to kick out. Rowan had both his knuckles against the temples of Dean's head squeezing hard; it took a couple of tries till Dean grabbed hold of the reddish beard forcing Rowan to release the hold. He ran towards the rope hoping to knock him down but backfires when he is caught and body slammed again as Rowan goes for the cover Dean kicks out.
The dirty blonde was still trying hard to gather as much anger and strength as he could to unleash. He was working hard to channel it. Rowan tagged Harper back in and he had closelined Dean into the ropes and managed to catch himself. He was so weak and out of it he felt like he could barely stand anymore but he was working through it. Nothing would ever stop him from fighting. He went back against the ropes going slightly through it and came back with a running clothesline knocking Harper down then falling onto the mat himself.
Harper tried to pull Dean back to his team's corner, Bray tagged himself in and ran, knocking Roman off the apron and the dirty blonde managed to catch him and plant him with a DDT. Just as he got to where Seth was, the two toned man had jumped off the apron leaving Dean alone in the ring and Roman knocked out. He walked out as Roman went to stop him but failed.
Bray had planted Dean with his Sister Abigail and went for the pin only for Roman to break it up and he got Bray up and hit him with a Samoan drop. He then hit a superman punch on Harper, he landed another one on Bray and knocked him off the side of the apron. Roman tried to get Rowan up for a move but he fought and Dean came to Roman's rescue to help. Bray was still knocked out, Rowan was knocked out where Brat was, Dean had held Luke down on the rope and signed for Roman to attack and he came around and got him with a boot to the face.
During the midst Bray got back in the ring and Dean went on the attack consistently hitting him on the head, outside of the ring Roman had speared Rowan over the announce table.
Backstage, TJ and Sophie were furious watching Seth walk out on their brother and Roman. Seth was still at the ramp watching his friends get creamed. When Jimmy and Jey weren't looking they ran from the room and ran out to ramp area where their two toned uncle was.
"Hey! Go back down there and help them" TJ told Seth sharply, if he and Dean shared one thing in common it was their fierce temper.
"They need help Uncle Seth, go help them" Sophie backed up her twin.
He looked at them. "Both of you get backstage now. You're not supposed to be here"
"Neither are you. Dad and Uncle Roman need you, go help them or we will" TJ told him.
"TJ go before Dean has a fit"
"I will when you go back to help them"
In the ring Luke had and flew out knocking Roman back behind the announce table. Dean had gone to attack Luke and had it till Bray ripped him off and threw him into the pole. Up on the ramp TJ and Sophie's eyes went wide seeing Dean go down, it was taking everything in them not to run down to help him. They could have cared less about the consequences.
Bray threw Dean back in the ring and hit SIster Abigail again and planted Dean pinning him for the win. All the while Seth never moved from the ramp, Roman still out behind the announce table.
TJ and Sophie couldn't take it anymore and ran down but froze seeing the Wyatts in the ring. Dean finally managed to roll out of the ring and was surprised to see the twins.
"Dad are you alright?" TJ asked, his blue eyes full of worry.
"What are you two doing here? I thought I told you to stay with Jimmy and Jey" His voice grew stern and firm.
"We couldn't stand by and watch you get beat down anymore" Sophie told him.
"Backstage. Now"
"But-"
"Now"
They ran back up the ramp going backstage and waited. Dean went to help Roman help as they limped backstage together. Both men were still pissed that Seth left them during the match to fend for themselves. Dean was much more pissed, first the duck dynasty rejects took his kids and brought them out. Then the twins left the safety of where they were and put themselves in more danger.
He was trying to calm down so he wouldn't completely snap on the kids. Once backstage he saw the twins waiting both with nervous smiles but when they saw the intense stern glare on his face as he crossed his arms they knew they were in for it.
"Have the two of you lost your minds? I told you both to stay back here for a reason, they already got you once tonight and you put yourselves in a position to get taken again" Dean's voice was firm and strict.
"Uncle Seth wouldn't help you so we were" Sophie said, finding her voice and boldness.
"When we saw you go into that pole like that we couldn't stand by and let you get hurt" TJ went on.
He pinched the bridge of his nose taking a few deep breaths trying to calm down. He just walked them back to the locker room so he could fully calm down, he was still hopped up on anger and adrenaline. Dean wasn't gonna take anything out on them unintentionally.
Once back at the locker room he sat them down and felt a lot more calmer, the adrenaline and anger leaving his body.
"Alright guys, let's talk" He started calmly.
"We're sorry dad, we only wanted to help when Uncle Seth walked out" TJ spoke.
"TJ's right, especially when we saw Wyatt throw you into the pole head first and you fell" Sophie went on.
"Guys, I understand your concerns and I appreciate it. I will always get hurt, somehow, someway. That's the job when I signed up for it. But you two disobeyed what I told you when you ran out like that. I told you both to stay with Jimmy and Jey until I came back and you didn't. You're grounded for a week"
"But dad!"
"No buts from either of you" His voice grew firm. "For the next week, no phones, no tv, no tablets, you both will have nothing but your homework to do"
"Alright" They sighed in defeat.
"And how did they manage to get the two of you before the match?"
"The lights went out in the locker room and they must have attacked Jimmy and Jey, then they got us"
Dean had quickly looked them over for any possible injury but they were fine, he was grateful for that. As long as they were fine and safe that was all that matters. He then just wrapped them in a hug holding them, they wrapped their arms around his neck hugging him.
While the twins watched the show, Dean had gone to change. A diva's match had come on and Sophie had seen some of the outfits they had been wearing. Dean came out after changing and packed his ring gear back up.
"Hey daddy, do you think I could ever wear what the divas wear? I like some of their outfits" Sophie turned him to the tv and pointed to the women's match.
"Not in this lifetime or the next sweetheart, I rather have you stay fully covered up. Besides if anyone looked at you the wrong way I'd have to carve their eyes out"
"I second that," TJ agreed with his brother.
The young girl couldn't help but roll her eyes playfully. "Have I ever said you two are annoyingly overprotective?"
"That's my first job kiddo" Dean kissed her head then ruffled her hair.
She chuckled and hugged her oldest brother. After the show was over Dean took them back to the hotel and they ran in the room, Dean was exhausted physically and mentally. Normally the twins would fight over the tv but being they were grounded they just went to get ready for bed.
Dean wouldn't admit it let alone talk about it, he was still scared that he would lose the twins again. Since they had been kidnapped he'd have reoccuring nightmares about it and they'd all end differently. He'd wake up in cold sweat and out of breath then check to make sure the twins were with him and they were safe.
"Dad? You ok?" TJ broke him from his thoughts.
"Huh? Yeah. Yeah bud I'm alright. You guys need to go to bed, it's late" Dean replies.
Sophie had gotten into the second bed and Dean went to tuck her in and kissed her head. "Sweet dreams baby girl"
"G'night daddy" It didn't take Sophie long to fall asleep.
When the taller dirty blonde went to check on TJ who was huddled up under the blanket playing his tablet. The young boy was blinded by the light and saw the tablet taken from him.
"Nice try squirt, go to bed" Dean told him.
"Good night dad" TJ huffed, turned on his side.
Dean kissed his head then went to the bathroom to have a shower, he stood in the shower and let the hot water just hit him. The heat helped his tense muscles, his dirty blonde hair sticking and clinging to his forehead. He was getting hit with a wave of emotion as he remembered the twins being taken.
Leaning back against the tile shower wall, he closed his eyes as his eyes burned with tears. He was slowly letting this consume him instead of talking about it. It may have been only a few hours they were gone but it was the longest hours of his life. Not knowing if they were hurt, if they were alive or…dead.
A sob escaped his quivering lip, the twins had been Dean's whole world and always has been since they were babies. The three of them had a strong, unbreakable bond. They just started calling him dad. If anything were to ever happen to them he wouldn't know what to do.
After a few more minutes he cut the shower off and put his clothes on going back out to the room. The twins slept soundly and peacefully which had always put a smile on his face. Quietly he crept to fix the blanket around Sophie, feeling something the young girl slightly stirred.
"Hmm daddy?" She murmured, her eyes half cracked open.
"Shh it's alright sweetheart, go back to sleep" he kept his voice soft and low, careful not to wake TJ.
"Can I have De?"
De was Sophie's most prized and cherished stuffed rabbit, it had light blue soft fur with purple spots all over. Dean had gotten it for her when she was a year old and she kept it ever since. Whenever they went on the road Dean always made sure to carry it for her. And his heart swelled when she named the stuffed toy after him.
He quietly made his way across the room and went into her bag and pulled out the stuffed toy and walked it back over to her tucking it into her arm and adjusting the blanket.
"There ya go baby girl"
"Thank you daddy. I love you"
"I love you too kiddo" He kissed her head.
Sophie had tucked herself back into the warm blanket and back to sleep. Dean went and laid next to his son. Most people had thought the twins were his kids more than his siblings; they all looked so much alike.
He carefully dipped down onto the bed, careful not to wake the younger boy next to him. TJ had slightly stirred moving to get comfortable but didn't wake. Dean turned on his side and faced TJ. A soft smile appeared on his face, TJ was so much like him at that age.
The young boy's mouth hung slightly open as he drooled a bit on the pillow. Dean's fingers combed the younger boy's hair off his forehead.
"Sleep tight pal," He whispered.
Soon sleep took over Dean's exhausted and tired body. As the night went on he was getting plagued by nightmares about the twins kidnapping, his forehead covered in sweat, his breathing getting heavy and erratic. Dean then shot out of his sleep sitting straight up looking around remembering where he was.
His first thoughts were the twins and he looked to see them still fast asleep, Sophie curled up in the other bed hugging her rabbit close. TJ next to him one of his legs dangling off the bed, he stirred feeling movement and saw his brother awake trying to calm his breathing down.
"Dad, are you ok?" TJ asked, his voice full of sleep and concern.
The elder man looked at the younger boy with a reassuring smile. "I'm fine, bud. I'm alright"
"Are you sure?"
"I'm all good bud. Let's get back to sleep"
TJ got on his knees and hugged him, he knew Dean wasn't ok. He was far from alright and the twins saw it. Dean hugged him, holding protectively. He needed to find a way to get over this, he couldn't let this consume him. The only thing he was sure of was the twins were with him and they were happy and safe. That's all he could ever ask for.