At long last, Alexa Bliss had been cleared by WWE's doctors to return to in-ring action. A lot had changed in the six months that she had spent on the injured list after sustaining multiple concussions in a short space of time. At Wrestlemania, which had taken place two weeks earlier, Becky Lynch had won both the Raw and Smackdown Women's Championships, and there were now Women's Tag Team Championships as well.

On this particular night, the night of Alexa's return to the ring, there were going to be even more changes. The upcoming Raw episode was going to be the first of a two night special event called the Superstar Shake Up. It would see wrestlers from Raw and Smackdown moving brands, and it would also see call-ups from NXT.

Every member of all three rosters had been told to report to Raw, and most would be asked to do so again for Smackdown. Upon arrival at the arena in Montreal, the vast majority of them had no idea if they were going to be moved elsewhere, or if they would be staying where they were. Alexa was one of the people in that position. All she had been told was that she would be competing on the show, and that had been plenty good enough news for her.

The backstage areas were a hectic place before most WWE shows. On this occasion, hectic wasn't even the word. Barely organised chaos was how Alexa would have described it. She had been in the women's locker room for half an hour, and had already lost count of how many times runners had come into the room to summon somebody to see Vince McMahon, or someone else to see Triple H, or another person to see a road agent. She had the distinct impression that Vince that been up to his 're-write all of the plans at the last minute' trick again.

For that reason, it came as no particular surprise when she was on the receiving end of the latest summons. "Ms Bliss, Mr Helmsley would like to see you," a young woman wearing a WWE t-shirt said after barging into the locker room. She looked to Alexa like she was close to reaching the end of her rope with being sent here, there and everywhere.

"Okay," Alexa replied, getting up to leave right away. Please don't let whatever they're going to give me be something stupid, she thought as she left the locker room and made her way along the hallway in the direction of the offices used by Hunter Helmsley and Vince McMahon. She had the dreadful feeling that she was about to be told they were going to keep her doing A Moment of Bliss, the talk show style segments that she had been given to keep her on television while her concussions had been healing. She didn't want to be talking, she wanted to be wrestling.

Coming from the women's locker room, Alexa had to walk past Vince's office to get to Hunter's. As she neared the office belonging to the Chairman, Sasha Banks came storming out of it, slamming the door behind her. She had a face like thunder. Alexa decided to blank her, since they were a long way from friends. Although she wasn't usually a vindictive person, she couldn't help a small part of her finding amusement in the fact that Banks had apparently just been told something she didn't like.

The next door along had a laminated sheet of paper taped to it, bearing Hunter's name. Alexa knocked on the door, and was instructed to enter. Walking in, she found Hunter standing there tapping away on his phone with both thumbs, apparently typing out a message to someone. "One moment, Alexa," he said pleasantly, glancing up at her while continuing to type.

Alexa closed the door and waited to be addressed. It only took a few moments before she had Hunter's full attention.

"Okay," he said as he put his phone in his pocket. "First off, let me say it's good to have you fully cleared to return to the ring. I know from experience how frustrating it is to be out for as long as you have been."

"Thanks, Hunter," Alexa said with a smile of genuine appreciation. She knew that he actually meant what he said. It hadn't merely been a way of starting the conversation. "I'm excited to get back in the ring, and to hear what you have planned for me."

Hunter nodded. "The landscape in WWE is a lot different to the way it was when you were last active," he began. "For a start, Ronda is now on an extended time off period, not that she would be with us now anyway considering she broke her wrist at Wrestlemania. As you obviously know, Becky is currently the Raw and Smackdown Women's Champion. We also now have the women's tag team division."

"Right," Alexa said, showing none of the impatience she felt as she waited for him to get to the point.

"With all of that in mind, we don't really see a place for the previous Alexa Bliss character; the bitchy, manipulative loner who thought she was better than everyone else."

Alexa raised her eyebrows in surprise. "You're giving me a face turn?"

"No, we're giving you a stable," Hunter clarified.

"Oh!" Alexa exclaimed, her eyes widening even further. "You're giving me a stable?" she asked, emphasising her possession of it, which was how he had chosen to phrase it.

"That's right. As I already said, we think it's time for something new for Alexa Bliss, so you're going to lead the new stable. It's going to be four women, and it's going to be called Evolution. It's an idea that Vince almost gave to me way back when. If it had happened back then, I would have led a group of four men. This time, naturally, it's going to be you leading three other women."

"I like the name," Alexa said. "Tell me more about it. Like, what's our gimmick?"

"Okay, so you're called Evolution. There's going to be an experienced veteran, who is going to be Mickie James. There's going to be an up and coming protegee, Sonya Deville, and there's going to be a star talent from the current generation, which is you."

"And the fourth person?" Alexa asked, loving what she was hearing so far.

"Some muscle, with the primary role of protecting the leader and making sure her goals are achieved. That's going to be Charlotte."

For Alexa, that came as the biggest surprise so far. "Charlotte's okay with playing a supporting role to me in a stable?" she asked doubtfully.

"Yeah, she is," Hunter assured her. "Actually, she's looking forward to it. It's not like she won't be wrestling. While you're at work in the Raw Women's Championship picture, Charlotte and Sonya will be competitors in the tag team division."

Alexa wasn't going to question it. If Hunter had already spoken to Charlotte and she had told him she was fine with the arrangement, so much the better. Charlotte was someone Alexa hadn't seen since arriving at the arena, so there had been no chance for her to break the news instead of Hunter. Mickie and Sonya had been in the locker room, though, and hadn't said anything. Alexa took that to mean that they didn't yet know what their new assignment was going to be.

"As far as the imagery for Evolution, let me describe it this way," Hunter said. "You'll be filming for some promotional videos in the coming days. We'll see the four of you in smart, expensive clothes, driving top of the range sports cars, and having a good time with some very attractive men, and women in Sonya's case. Basically you're going to look like elitist pieces of crap, making you easy for people to despise. We've also licensed you a theme song from Motorhead."

"This all sounds great to me," Alexa said. She liked nothing better than wearing an expensive business suit or a glamorous dress for segments that didn't involve wrestling. Being accompanied by three other incredibly attractive women dressed in a similar way was a visual that she liked a lot. Needless to say, there would be a fair portion of WWE's audience who felt the same way.

Hunter smiled. "Sounds like I don't have to sweeten the deal, but I'm going to. Becky's going to be dropping the Raw Women's Championship to you tonight."

"Oh, man," Alexa said, blown away by the awesome news. "I really didn't think I'd get my sixth run this soon, not at all."

"Well, we weren't going to keep both titles on Becky for long, that would have been stupid," Hunter said. "And it's best for everyone if Evolution make a big impact right from the start."

"Awesome. So how is it going to play out tonight?" Alexa asked.

Hunter spent a couple of minutes laying it out for her. The plan sounded great as far as she was concerned. When he was finished, Hunter asked if she had any more questions.

"No, nothing," she assured him. "Thanks again, Hunter. I'm looking forward to this a lot."

He smiled. "Good. Do me a favour, send Mickie and Sonya to see me, will you? It's time I put them in the picture."

"Sure thing," Alexa said. Realising his request was also a dismissal, she gave a parting smile and headed for the door.

"Wow," she said to herself once she was out in the hallway. Walking back to the locker room, her head was filled with many imaginary segments that might happen one day with her new stablemates. She was so lost in her day dream that she barely registered Seth Rollins walking towards her.

"I heard you're wrestling tonight," Seth said as a greeting. "Congrats. There's nothing worse than being on that injured list."

Alexa stopped to talk to him and smiled, grateful for his kind words. "Thank you. At one time, I wasn't sure if this night would ever come. Now it's here, and I just got some great news from Hunter, too. I'm going to be the leader of a new stable."

"That's great," Seth said. Alexa noticed that he looked a little shifty, or maybe uncertain of himself. That was out of character for him, in her experience. She soon discovered why. "This is something I've wanted to ask for a while, but it's never felt like the right moment. Or maybe I haven't had the courage," he admitted. "But I'm going to go for it. I was wondering if maybe I could take you to dinner one night? Tonight, I mean. Unless you're busy tonight, then it could be another night."

Alexa beamed, surprised and flattered to be asked on a date, and amused by the mess he had made of asking her. She didn't know Seth all that well, but he had always seemed like a nice enough guy when she had spoken to him. He was good looking too, there could be no doubt about that. The offer of a date was out of left field, but she was minded to accept. Why not, she decided. This was apparently a night of new beginnings, and she hadn't been on a date for some time.

"I made a mess of that, didn't I?" Seth asked while he waited for her answer.

"You did," Alexa said with a chuckle. "Even so, I'm going to say yes. I'll go to dinner with you, and I'm free tonight."

"Okay, great," Seth said, his usual confidence quickly returning now that things had gone his way. "I'll book us a table somewhere for after the show."

"Looking forward to it," Alexa said, giving him one of her sweetest smiles.

"Me too," Seth said with a smile of his own. "I'd better go. I got the dreaded order to see Vince. In before he sends me to Smackdown with the red Universal title."

Alexa laughed at the silly comment. "I seriously doubt that. I'll see you later. I'll get your number from one of the girls and text you when I'm ready to leave."

"Perfect. See you then."

They parted ways, and Alexa continued towards the women's locker room. "This is quite a night," she said to herself. "A new stable, a championship victory, and a date. It's good to be back."

A/N: This story was inspired by a question I saw on Twitter about Evolution being a female team, and which women would take on each role. I loved the idea so much I decided to write it.

Alexa is going to make a huge return with a title win, but how will it go down? Will all of the Evolution members be involved, or will the group come together over time? Leave your thoughts in a review!