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EVOLUTIONARY CHOICE
PART FOUR:
MONDAY NIGHT RAW
As the theme music to Raw began to play, Dave sat in Evolution's locker room, clad in only a pair of sweatpants. He watched as the show began and the familiar entrance music of Evolution started up. A few moments later Hunter and Ric appeared on the screen – both of them wearing smug looks as they walked down the ramp.
As he half paid attention to Hunter in the ring, he leaned across the couch and grabbed his suit for the night. He didn't want to change, but he needed to be out in the ring at the end of the first hour of Raw to announce Trish as Evolution's newest member. Hunter had decided that all of Evolution would go out to the ring to talk about how changes needed to be made in order to keep the group thriving, and thus came Trish.
Dave groaned loudly and stood, smoothing out his suit as he did so. It wasn't that he didn't like the idea of Trish being in Evolution, but there was just something weird about it. Especially after what had happened between her and Randy at the club. Randy didn't remember anything from that night, but no one had spoken to Trish since Hunter had pulled the two apart. They had agreed not to mention anything about that night, but it was still weird, because even if Randy and Trish didn't remember their actions, Dave did.
A knock on the locker room door shook Dave from his thoughts. He stood and pulled the door open, sending a confused look to the woman standing in front of him.
"Uhm, hi," Diva Search Winner Christy Hemme smiled softly. "Triple H asked me to come here and tell you that he called a quick meeting with Evolution in his office. Something about plans for tonight? He wants you to meet him in the catering room."
"Okay… thank you," Dave nodded. He turned around and shut the door behind him, grabbing his suit and heading for the bathroom.
IN CATERING
"Hey Champ, what's up?"
Hunter nodded at Dave and pushed a chair at him. Dave sat down and pulled his chair close to his teammates' seats and leaned in as Hunter began to speak quietly.
"So," he began, speaking hurriedly. "We're gonna go out there in about a half hour. I'll do most of the talking, and I'll probably give Randy a chance to speak. We're just gonna tell Trish that she's working with us, wait for her reaction, wait for the fans' reaction, then leave. We'll elaborate more on the situation next week. For now, we just want to see what the fans think of Evolution with a woman. Alright?"
Hunter glanced around, meeting Ric's eyes, then Randy's, and finally Dave's. He waited for all of them to nod before he clapped his hands together and stood. "Great. We'll meet up in about twenty-five minutes. In the mean time," he pushed his chair in and grabbed his water bottle, then turned to Ric and tapped his arm. "Ric and I have some work to do. Don't forget to show up."
"We won't," Randy replied, waiting until they were gone to turn back to Dave. "Where do you think they rushed off to?"
Dave shrugged. "I dunno, but they were in a hurry… and it doesn't seem good."
"With them, it never does."
LATER THAT NIGHT – OUT IN THE RING
"We're out here tonight," Hunter begin, eyeing his group members. "To share with you something Eric Bischoff informed us of last week. It seems he decided that Evolution was missing something, and in his mind, that something was a woman. He felt that Evolution needed a female group member. We agreed, and we chose a member. So I'd like to introduce you all to the newest member of Evolution – Trish Stratus!"
Trish's entrance music began, and everyone watched the ramp for her appearance. The music played for a moment, but no Trish. Just as everyone had begun to think she wasn't going to show up, she appeared, her face wearing a frown and her hands on her hips. She walked slowly, shooting Hunter looks as she headed to the ring.
As she approached the ring, Trish paused for a moment, then took her hands off of her hips and glanced around at the packed crowd in the arena for that night's Raw. She looked down at her shoes, then started up the steel steps. As she headed for the ropes, Ric stood on the bottom rope to let her in the ring. She looked at him for a moment, then headed around the outside of the ring to the side opposite of Ric and let herself in. She took a microphone from Tony Chimmel and stood facing the four members of Evolution.
Hunter waited for a moment, then started clapping for Trish. Randy started next, then Ric. Dave waited a moment, then met Trish's eyes and started to clap as well. She rolled her eyes and leaned back against the ropes, waiting for someone to speak. Hunter raised the microphone to his lips and smiled.
"Miss Stratus, let me be the first to welcome you to the most dominant group in wrestling today. How's it feel?"
Trish smiled back a Hunter, a fake smile that showed all of her teeth, then brought her own microphone up to her face. "It feels great, Trips. Now all I need is someone to hand me a sledgehammer and we'll be in business."
Hunter ignored her comments and handed the microphone over to Randy, who grinned. "Trish, Trish, Trish… you'll like it with us." He took a few steps towards her and winked. He reached out and touched her arm, then smirked. "I promise."
Hunter took the microphone back and looked around at the crowded arena before speaking. "You will like it with us, Trish. And if you don't, well, that just sucks for you, huh? Because sweetheart… you have no choice in the matter." He blew her a kiss, then exited the ring, followed closely by Ric and Dave. Randy waited a moment, watching Trish, his eyes wandering all over her body, then he winked again and followed his teammates out up the ramp.
Sorry it's taking me so long to update everyone, but I just started school senior year! and it's taking up a lot of my time. I hope you're all still reading, and I hope you like this chapter because I'm not too fond of it. Anyway, let me know what you think!