The Man (A Seth Rollins Story) (Reupload)

Chapter 5- The Big Debut

I walked to the Gorilla still in my robe and saw the guys. When they came to see me, they were still in the clothes they wore to the arena but now they were in their gear. The wrestling fan in me wanted to freak out as I looked at them. I had been a pretty big Shield fan back when they were still around. As I looked at them dressed in their old attires, that passionate Shield fan came out of me.

"Wow."

The three of them looked at me confused.

"What?" Jon asked.

"You guys look amazing."

"We've worn this stuff before. It isn't anything new."

"I know but seeing you guys back in Shield gear is really exciting."

Jon smirked. "Marci, were you a Shield fan?"

"A little."

Joe laughed. "I bet you had cutouts of us and our action figures."

"What? No. Hey, don't turn this into something that it isn't."

Jon then joined in. "I bet you had posters of us that you kissed every night before you went to bed."

"Look, I was just trying to compliment you but you know what, I'm taking it back now."

The two went silent and silence filled the area.

"Who was your favorite?"

I looked over at Colby looking curious. This was the first time he talked to me in a while. The three of them looked pretty curious. I could be honest and tell them who my favorite actually was but I knew it would boost that person's ego way too much for their own good. What could I tell them though? I couldn't lie. That would boost someone else's ego and besides, they would probably know I was lying.

"I wasn't that big of a fan."

The three of them laughed.

"You're lying." Jon told me.

Crap, I was.

"I liked you all equally."

"You're lying again, Marci. Come on, it won't hurt any of our feelings. We're just curious." Joe said.

"Why do you guys have to know? It was a while back ago. It doesn't matter now."

The guys wouldn't stop looking at me.

"Fine. Jon was my favorite."

Jon looked at me. "She's lying again. I wasn't her favorite."

"Joe was my favorite."

Joe then looked at me. "I wasn't her favorite either. I can clearly tell she is lying."

Crap. I looked at Colby and he started to smile but quickly wiped it off of his face as I looked at him.

"So, Colby was your favorite?" Jon asked.

"Yeah, you got me. Colby was my favorite. You happy now?"

"No. What did you like about him more than me and Joe?"

"Are you serious? I liked him because he was a really good wrestler. I liked him because I thought he was nice looking and good on the mic. I liked him because he was entertaining. There, we good now?"

Joe and Jon tried to hide their smiles as they nodded. I could feel Colby's eyes on me as I watched the monitor, trying to ignore the three of them.

I watched as the match was going on. It was Colby against Finn and I was nervous as I watched. The match was starting to come to a close and I knew it was close to time. Joe and Jon jumped from foot to foot, getting ready to run out. And then I saw it. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson jumped the barricade and went in and started attacking Colby. The ref called the match meaning that Finn would still be champion. Finn stood in shock as Luke and Karl continued to beat Colby against the mat. Then AJ came out and raised his hand with the sign of The Club. And then Finn did it too. The crowd started to boo. And then the lights went out. Jon, Joe and I ran out to the ring and started beating up Karl and Luke. We knocked them down and the lights flickered back on. The crowd roared in the loudest cheers I had ever heard. The crowd started in with 'Hounds of Justice' chants as Jon, Joe and I stood toe to toe with Finn and AJ. Then Jon and Joe started attacking the two. They put AJ down first and then went after Finn next. Joe roared and I helped Jon put Finn on Joe's shoulders before slamming Finn onto the mat. I went over to Colby and helped him up. He pushed me away as he stood. We all got together and put our fists in a circle. But as I did, I looked at Colby and wondered, how long was it going to take for him to accept me? And why was I so concerned?