Title: Righteousness, Revelations and Enigmas: Locked Up in Los Angeles

Author: Kaykyaka

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE and TNA characters used within this fictional story. No copyright infringement is intended and no money is being made by this work of fiction.

Ratings: K+

Characters: Shawn, Cameron, Rebecca and Cheyenne Michaels, Amy 'Lita' Dumas Michaels, Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, Chyna Helmsley, Trish, Randy and Randy Orton Jr, Melina, Johnny and Romeo Hennigan, Jeff, Stephanie and Elizabeth Hardy, Angelo and Angela Jericho, Vince McMahon, Marion Cena, Brie and Justin Danner, Alannah Pirelli and Charlotte, Dan and Carla McCool.

Summary: With their friends on trial for attempted murder, Batista and CM Punk try to find Brie to testify against Jericho on their behalf. Will her testimony be enough to stop ATM, Shawn, Randy, Jeff and Joanie from going to prison for a crime they didn't commit?

Chapter One – Homecoming Queen

LAX Airport, Saturday December 4th 2021

Brie Danner let out a long sigh of relief, "I'm home, she said to herself. After returning from a long trip to Australia Brie was back in Los Angeles and only half an hour away from home. She pulled her loose strands of chocolate brown hair out of her face as she headed towards baggage claim, her husband Justin Danner would be picking her up and she couldn't wait to tell him about all the cool stuff she found in Queensland. Justin was looking after Brie's hair salon while she was away; he had his own flower delivery business but he didn't mind taking care of the salon while she was gone. They'd been married for five years and they loved each other very much.

As Brie picked up her suitcase and headed for arrivals her green eyes lit up when she saw the tall black man with the light brown eyes who had stolen her heart many hears ago looking back at her.

"Justin," she said embracing her husband and although her excitement made it impossible for him not to hug her back, Brie got the feeling that her return wasn't being treated with the love Justin had for her in his heart. She pulled back still smiling and looked into her husband's eyes. "I'm so glad to see you," she said her face alive with appreciation for the Californian air she was now breathing. Justin looked down then quickly back up, he was hesitating and after a few moments of silence had passed Brie finally had to ask him the obvious question. "Is something wrong Justin?" she said and Justin nodded.

"Yeah Brie something's wrong but maybe it would be better coming from these guys than from me," Justin replied and Brie shook her head.

"What guys what are you talking about?" Brie replied confused not seeing anyone else around until Justin, still holding Brie's hands stepped to one side and Brie noticed two men standing behind him, both wearing black caps and both unfamiliar. "Who are you guys?" she asked and the two men exchanged glances.

"She doesn't recognize us," Batista said and CM Punk pointed to his head. "You want me to take my cap off, in the middle of LAX airport?" Batista said incredulous.

"Well better you than me I'd be recognized in an instant," CM Punk protested.

"Yeah well so would I," Batista argued.

"But I'm still on the active roster I'm more familiar than you," CM Punk replied and as the two WWE Superstars argued back and forth Brie started to have flashbacks to a time in her life when things were crazy and she didn't have Justin.

"Batista, CM Punk," she said slowly and both men nodded relieved that they didn't have to reveal their identities to make Brie remember them.

"Look Brie we know you just got back from Australia and the last people you expected to see right now is us," Punk stated.

"Yeah it's been awhile guys I haven't seen you since 2007," Brie said and she turned to her husband. "They're pro wrestlers we crossed paths in L.A one time," she said.

"Crossed paths?" Batista said surprised by her choice of words. "If it wasn't for you we would be in prison right now,"

Brie started to remember everything; the death of Brianna, her former best friend; the angry faces of Batista, CM Punk and Velvet Sky outside the House of Blues and there was more but she couldn't remember it. Justin was completely lost.

"What are we doing just standing here come on let's go," Batista said and Brie shook her head.

"You must have a reason for being here, why don't you tell me what it is before we go anywhere?" Brie said.

"Yeah okay but we can't talk about it here," CM Punk said.

"It's got something to do with Chris Jericho," Batista said.

"I haven't heard that name in years," Brie said and now tension was suddenly rising in her mind and gaps in her memory were starting to fill in.

"His name has been in the paper for the last three months," CM Punk said.

"But why he's dead?" Brie said and Punk and Batista realized that Brie had absolutely no idea what had been going on. Now Justin felt like he could say something.

"I may not know what ya'll are talking about but I know one thing Brie and that's that Chris Jericho is alive," he said.

"What?" Brie said in shock and Justin showed her today's newspaper.

"Yeah he's alive and he's accusing our friends of attempted murder," Batista said. Suddenly Brie felt like the room was spinning but Justin supported her so that she didn't fall.

"We really have to talk to you Brie and this is not the place to talk," CM Punk said. Brie didn't say anything but CM Punk was more than willing to keep talking, "Bottom line Brie, you are the only one who can stop our friends from going to prison," he said.

Justin was shocked by Punk's words and also by how much he didn't know about his wife's past.

"Let's go," Batista said gently and they headed to the exit, although time was against them, they couldn't rush her, Brie needed time to let this sink in, hopefully not too much time.

In the car on the way to Brie and Justin's home downtown Brie looked through the newspaper seeing Chris Jericho's face.

"I can't believe this man is still alive," she said. "Isn't Stephanie re-married now with children?"

"Who's Stephanie?" Justin asked watching the traffic up ahead.

"Vince McMahon's daughter," Batista replied.

"You know Stephanie McMahon?" Justin said amazed.

"No not really," Brie said, she got the feeling she was gonna have to explain a lot to her husband about her past. "I'll tell you more when we get home,"

"Okay," Justin replied and the conversation fell flat for a moment. "So how was Australia?" Justin asked Brie.

"Fantastic, I got a ton of products that are gonna enhance our hair care range at My Hair," Brie replied, My Hair being the name of her hair salon. She turned to Batista and Punk who were sitting in the back. "I wanna have my own chain of hair salons in Southern California," she explained.

"She's a genius," Justin added. "Not only does she style hair, she's designing products to treat hair too, her own brand,"

Batista and Punk exchanged glances, their faces were like flint.

"Why do I get the impression that you guys don't care about what I do for a living?" Brie said.

"Because we don't care," Punk replied.

"We didn't come to L.A to wax friendly, we came to stop Jericho from turning our lives upside down," Batista said. "Now if you can do that, we'll make sure your hair products are featured in every magazine and commercial across the United States,"

"Why because you have money and I don't?" Brie said offended.

"No because we will do anything to get you to testify against Chris Jericho and tell the court what really went down between him and us last year," Punk said.

"Guys it's been over a decade since all that stuff happened, "I don't know how much of it I even remember, how much of a credible witness can I be?" Brie said.

"We just need you to tell the court what happened, that's all," Batista said.

"All of what happened?" Brie said.

"Yes," Punk and Batista replied.

"Including the stuff about the monster ink that caused your tattoos to take over your souls and make you try and kill people?" Brie said.

"What?" Justin said turning to Brie surprised.

"Yes, all of it, all of the stuff that Jericho made you and Brianna do," Punk said.

"You did what?" Justin said to Brie alarmed.

"I can explain everything Justin," Brie said.

"What does Brianna have to do with all this?" Justin asked.

"When we get home I will fill you in okay?" Brie said and Justin fell silent, he was confounded and Brie knew she would be speaking for a long time.

"So you will testify Brie?" Punk asked knowing Brie was the key to getting Jericho out of all their lives.

"Of course I will testify, Shawn and Amy changed my life I would do anything for them," Brie said.

"Yeah!" Batista and Punk cried ecstatically sharing a hi-five.

"Who are Shawn and Amy?" Justin asked.

"The Heartbreak Kid – HBK and Lita, his wife," Brie replied.

"More wrestlers?" Justin said.

"Actually Shawn's co-owner of the WWE now and Amy's a trainer, they gave me the Gift of Discernment that enabled me to start My Hair," Brie said and Justin laughed out of bewilderment.

"Its gonna be a long night," Brie said to Batista and Punk and they nodded sympathetically.

"Hey we're here to help in any way we can," Punk said.

"Oh so you do care about what's going on in my life," Brie said.

"Hey any friend of Shawn and Amy's is a friend of ours," Batista said. They were delighted that Brie had agreed to testify on their friends' behalf and Batista couldn't wait to tell Hunter the good news.

"Hmm there seems to be a lot of sirens heading down our street," Justin said and Brie leaned forward noticing plumes of smoke coming from near where they lived.

"Oh no Justin our house is on fire!" Brie realized and indeed it was. The car suddenly ground to a halt causing Batista and Punk to smash against the back of the front seats. The married couple exited their car and ran towards the house before the firefighters stopped them from going any closer. Batista and Punk got out of the vehicle and watched the flames rising high as the fire burned the house of the woman they had sought out to help get their friends out of trouble.

"Do you think this is what Trish meant when she said that finding Brie would bring trouble?" Punk asked Batista.

"Have you ever known Trish to be wrong?" Batista replied.

"Given what's at stake I'd like her to be wrong for once," CM Punk said. That said there was no doubt in Punk and Batista's minds that finding Brie was a good thing and they were gonna do whatever it took to get her to court for the trial that would be starting very soon.