Monday Night Raw

  Ashley's P.O.V.

I was making my return to WWE after almost a year and a half of recovering from injury. Why? All because of three men. You probably know who they are. If you guessed The Shield, you are absolutely right. Those three put me on the shelf for the past year because they believed shit that wasn't true. My own brother. My own best friend. Hell, even my own boyfriend. They hurt me. They betrayed me. They took me out of The Shield.

   How did they take me out? By replacing me for a certain blonde bimbo. If you guessed Summer Rae, you are absolutely correct. Dean kissed her in front of me while Roman and Seth smirked. What else did they do? They performed all their finishers on me. They triple powerbombed me into the announce table.

  I remember my best friends, Ariel Biersack, AJ Lee, Paige, Brie Bella, and Nikki Bella running down to the ring and attacking that little bitch. I remember Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton, Zak Attack, and Jonny Quinn attacking The Shield. I remember being put on a stretcher with my best friends crying.

   Later that night, Stephanie put Summer in a 12-on-1 Handicap match as punishment against AJ, Paige, Nikki, Brie, Eva Marie, Alicia, Naomi, Ariel, Cameron, Aksana, Emma, and Tamina, basically the entire Divas locker room with the exception of Layla, her best friend.

  Triple H put The Shield in a 10-on-3 Handicap match as punishment against Dolph, Randy, CM Punk, Zak, Jonny, Daniel Bryan, The Usos, Goldust, and Stardust.

  Those two were extremely pissed at all four's actions that every week, they were put in Handicap matches. AJ and Ariel enjoyed getting their hands on her the most, since they're the ones I'm more close to.

   I had several injuries. I had a broken left arm, a broken right leg, a concussion, a back injury, and three broken ribs. I had so many therapy and rehab sessions. My best friends would call to check on me, but there was one person who took care of me 24/7. That was Dolph Ziggler. He went with me to my therapy and rehab sessions, he helped me clean around my house, he helped me cook, etc. He was more of a brother to me than Seth was. He actually cared for me enough to live with me until I was medically cleared to wrestle again. However, I had a cutting problem. I cut myself since the night I left. Dolph found me gliding the blade on my wrist and he stopped me. He helped me through it.

   I'm nervous to come back. I don't want to face my former team. But, I have to make them feel the pain and hurt I felt all that time. Mostly, I can't wait to get my hands on that fake ass, blonde bitch, Summer Rae. She will get her ass kicked by a bad woman. She will face the consequences for replacing me as the female member of The Shield and turning the guys against me.

   That will happen tonight. I will be teaming up with AJ against Summer and Layla. She doesn't even know I'm here. Nobody does. I can't wait to see my former team's reaction when they see me.

   I was at the curtain as I waited for my theme to play. I watched with a glare as Summer mocked AJ. 'Your outnumbered. I guess nobody wanted to be your partner tonight. Nobody wouldn't want to partner up with a crazy girl like you." she said. AJ smirked as she rose her mic. "You're wrong, Summer. I'd rather be a crazy chick than a fake ass slut who sleeps around with everybody at work. Who knows how many diseases you've caught?" AJ said.

   The crowd 'oooooed' as I laughed backstage. "That's my girl." I said as I saw Summer and Layla glare at her. "I don't know who my partner is, but I was told she will kick your ass easily. As for you three mutts, it's someone who would love to get their hands on you." she said before dropping her mic.

   "Who do you think AJ Lee's partner is, tonight?" Michael Cole asked. "I'm guessing it's either Paige or one of the Bellas." Jerry answered. "I hope it's Ashley Rollins. AJ always teamed up with her. Those two are like sisters from different mothers. I'd say Ashley Rollins." JBL explained.

   I nodded towards the tech team and I heard my theme play. "Here goes nothing." I whispered.

From the depths of hell
So far I fell
A deal made with the devil
After all the dust had settled

The crowd went insane as AJ looked at the ramp with a happy shocked face. I walked out and the cheers turned to screams. Summer, Layla, and The Shield looked in fear. "You're right, JBL! Ashley Rollins is back!" Jerry exclaimed. "This is awesome! The Diva who won the Divas Championship from Nikki Bella a year ago in a 40 minute Iron-Woman match a year ago is back!" JBL said.

   I walked down the ramp as I slapped a few of the fan's hands. I got on the apron and raised my arms, doing Rock n' Roll signs, making the crowd cheer louder than they already were. I got inside the ring and AJ jumped on me, hugging me tightly. I hugged her back as we laughed.

"I missed you so much!" she told me. "I missed you too!" I told her. She jumped off and we pulled away. I looked and said Roman, Seth, and Dean with a look of shock.

   I rolled my eyes before AJ told me she would start things off. I hugged her again before I got outside the ring and stayed on the apron. Layla stayed inside while Summer got out and stayed on the apron. "You got this, AJ!" I told her as she smiled. Then, she struck at Layla.

   *Later on in the match*

  Layla and AJ were both down. AJ just hit her with the Shining Wizard, but Layla had hit her with a kick at the same time. I reached my hand out for a tag as Summer reached hers out for Layla. "Come on, AJ!" I encouraged as she tried to make her way closer. Layla was getting closer to Summer. "Come on, AJ! I'll finish this!"

   AJ managed to get to me and tag me in just as Layla tagged Summer. I got inside and I dodge a Clothesline from Summer as I Clotheslined her a couple times. I managed to perform a roundhouse kick to her. I went for a pin. "One! Two!" Summer kicked out. I grabbed her hair and slammed her face-first into the turnbuckle. I grabbed her and threw her across the ring.

   I got on the top rope, about to perform a high jump to take her down, but I felt my leg get grabbed. I fell face first onto the mat and I held my nose. I looked and saw that it was Roman who did it. I ran to the ropes and performed a suicide dive. "Suicide Dive to The Shield. Ashley Rollins taking down her former team members!" Jerry exclaimed. I got back in the ring and Summer came at me and punched me.

   I got up, but she performed her signature kick on me. She went for a pin. "One! Two!" I kicked out. Summer screamed in frustration and slammed her hands against the mat, throwing a fit. She grabbed me and sent me to the ropes, but I kicked her in her stomach. I ran and hit the Curbstomp. "Curbstomp to Summer Rae! Ashley using her brother's finisher to Summer!" Jerry exclaimed.

   I went to grab her, but she rolled me up. "One! Two!" I kicked out and locked her into the No Way Out. She screamed and trashed her legs. Layla came in and charged at me, but AJ hit her with the Shining Wizard. "Shining Wizard to Layla! Ashley with the No Way Out to Summer Rae! She's in agony! Is Summer Rae going to tap?" Michael Cole asked.

   I applied more pressure and Summer instantly tapped. I refused to let her go as the referee tried to get me off her. I let her go after 10 seconds and got up. "Here are your winners by submission, Ashley Rollins and AJ Lee!" Lilian announced. AJ came over and we raised our arms. I hugged her and we slid out of the ring as The Shield checked on Summer and Layla.

   We walked up the ramp, smirking while I had an arm around her shoulders and she had an arm around my waist. The Shield looked at me with hurt in their eyes. Especially Seth. I rolled my eyes and pointed to all of them as if saying 'You're next'. "The Shield knows what Ashley is doing. She's sending a message to them. She's letting them know that they're her targets and they can't hide." JBL said.

   Me and AJ went backstage and I was instantly attacked with hugs from Paige, Ariel, Nikki, and Brie. "Does this mean your officially back?" Brie asked me. "Hell yeah." I said as they cheered. "We missed you, crazy ass! WWE hasn't been the same without you!" Nikki told me. "Really?" I asked. "Damn right! Everybody wanted to see their little firecracker!" Paige told me.

   I laughed as we all headed to catering. The whole roster was there and they all welcomed me back with open arms. I was happy to be back. This was my home. This is what I loved. This was my family. This was my life.