The Plan

Chapter 5: No Leaders, No Egos

On Monday Dominik sat on the equipment crate in the makeshift area The "New" Judgment Day was using as a clubhouse. Thanks to Liv trashing the other one, they had nowhere to go and management was in absolutely no rush to provide them with a new one.

So here they were, tucked away in the back of an abandoned hallway in the arena with little lighting that reeked of mildew, how fitting. He sat with his elbows propped up on his thighs with his head in hands as he watched Finn pacing the floor.

"Tonight's the night lads," Finn began. "Time to show the world the new and improved Judgment Day. The real Judgment Day." Dominik resisted his urge to roll his eyes and instead joined in on JD and Carlito's cheering to help give the impression that he actually gave a fuck.

Liv stood next to Finn bouncing on her feels in excitement. It was evident to him how close the pair were already but he could tell their bond had developed much more over the last month.

"It's gonna be different this time around boys. No Damian and no Rhea means no leaders and no egos."

"Hell yeah," Carlito agreed, probably just happy to actually be considered a part of the group now. Dominik was genuinely surprised Finn even still wanted him around, Dominik was the one that brought Carlito in after all where he proved to be...well pretty much useless to them.

"We're a unit, a team, a family." Finn continued. "We're going to look out for each other and make our decision as a collective."

Feeling JD's eyes on him, Dominik gave an encouraging nod like he agreed.

"With that being said, we need a game plan for tonight." JD spoke, a scowl on his face and a fire brewing in his stomach. "We all know Damian and Rhea are going to be looking to get back at us."

"Exactly, which is exactly why we can't give them what they want." Liv said. "I say we just hang out back here tonight. They don't even deserve to be in our presence, right Daddy Dom?"

All eyes were suddenly on him, causing him to sit up and clear his throat. It was evident Liv only made the suggestion because she was absolutely terrified at the thought of Rhea getting her hands on her, and to be honest, Dominik kind of wanted to see that himself.

"That's true...buuuut wouldn't it be better to intimidate them a little bit? Show them the strength of our new dynamic?" He only gave the suggestion because he knew there was absolutely no strength in this mismatch collective he found himself in, giving Damian and Rhea the upper hand.

"Bait Damian with a match and then pull a classic TJD numbers game."

He knew how Finn operated, he wouldn't let Damian get his hands on him so soon. JD and Carlito could be overpowered by Damian with little effort and of course if Damian came after him, Dominik wouldn't put up much of a fight.

Liv was the wildcard but he wasn't too worried, he knew the second Rhea showed her face that Liv would take off running, as always.

"Good thinking Dom!" Finn agreed, slapping Dominik's chest. "We gotta start out with the upper hand so JD will take on Damian tonight, and we'll come out and attack him and have the match end in a DQ."

No leaders.

JD's eyes slightly widened at the news that he would be the first to face a clearly pissed off Damian.

"Wh-what about you Finn? You're the one he's after." JD countered.

Finn let out a scoff with furrowed brows. "Me? You think after holding a grudge for a year I'm just gonna let him fight me on a random Raw in this shit town? Hell no."