"Bayley!" Finn called out after his girlfriend who had taken the lead. She was walking like she was on a mission. Like she was anxious at getting something done. Finn knew what this was about. Something in Bayley was off though. Something sinister was set in her brain and she was determined to get it done without further thought.

Finn finally caught up to the speedy girl. "Slow down!"

"What?!" She wripped her arm away from him. A snarl escaping her tense lips.

"What's gotten into you?"

Aj, Dean, Becky, and A.J stood silently.

"I want to get the hell out of here! Why is this so hard for you to grasp on to?!"

"Dude." Dean stepped forward, "Relax. We want out of here too but c'mon. You're literally taking off without us and that's gonna get you-"

"Worry about yourself, Ambrose!" Bayley argued, grasping onto the handle of one of her knives.

A.J tilted her head. She put her hand on Dean's chest, instructing him to get behind her. "I don't know what the hell has gotten into you. Or why you've become ballsy all of a sudden." She prodded Bayley's chest, "But remember this. You won't survive this game without us. You need us."

Bayley rolled her eyes, "If you only knew." She shook her head.

"If I only knew what?"

Finn's eyes grew. He had to intervene before Bayley spilled the truth about their deal with The Villain. "Alright! That's enough. Nows not the time for this."

A.J scowled at Bayley, "You talk to Dean like that again, then these monsters or whatever, are going to be the least of your worries." She pointed.

Bayley narrowed her eyes at her small friend, "Are you threatening me, A.J?"

"I don't care if you take it as a threat or a promise." She stared her up and down, wanting to pounce at any second. Nobody, not even her friends would disrespect her or her boyfriend and get away with it.

Dean pulled his girlfriend away from Bayley. "Cool it." He warned.

A.J grabbed Dean by the hand and tugged him along, while bumping past Bayley in the process. "Let's go. We're taking the lead now."

Bayley swallowed down a vulgar name that was making its way off her tongue.  "You better watch your back." she huffed under her breath.
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The Villain laughed in amusement, throwing his head back and clapping his hands. "Looks as if the lass has her eyes set on a player to kill, Mr. Eater of Worlds." Marty teased. 

Bray crossed his arms, "A.J is too smart to let Bayley out of her sight. Whatever that girl is planning against my chosen champion, it ain't gonna work. I'm telling you that right now, man."

"Well, we'll see about that."
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A.J and Dean were walking side by side at the front of the group. They were confident that they'd get out of here alive. All everybody else had to do was follow their lead. After all, they were the smartest and most brave. At least, that's what they thought of themselves as.

"You have to keep your temper under control, April." Dean said to her under his breath.

She knew Dean was serious about what he was telling. He only ever called her by her full first name was when he was trying to lead her down the smart path, so to speak.

"I know." she ran a hand through her messy hair. "I just can't stand when someone talks to you like that. Regardless if they're a friend or not."

Dean chuckled softly. Although his girlfriends temper was something she needed to control, he couldn't lie about actually liking how she acted because of it. She is so strong willed and out spoken. That's why he fell in love with her in the first place. And he'd be damned if he lost her in this handcrafted H.E.L.L.

He wrapped his arm around her small shoulders and leaned his head down to A.J's ear. "We're getting out of here together. With or without everybody else. Understand me?" he whispered.

A.J looked up at him with her glossy brown eyes, "But I thought you said-"

"I know. Team work, blah blah blah, sticking together, blah blah blah. Yes, and I'm going to try and keep everybody safe. But you're my #1 priority."

"And you're mine."
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The Ragdoll chuckled and stared over to Bray, "Looks like our picks may be the only ones to get out of there."

"They are the only ones with the least amount of tension between them. I wouldn't doubt if they won this whole thing together."
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Following not too far behind the leaders of the group were Aj and Becky. Both breathing nervously. And hands shaking anxiously.

"I don't know how much longer I can keep this up, Aj. If those wolf,  spider, women,  whatever the hell you want to call them! Was only the first part of this round, then I'm not sure I'll be able to make it. We nearly died back there."

"We just have to stick to Dean's plan and we'll be safe. No straying away. No trying to be a hero. Just stick together."

"You really think helping the rest of us escape is their #1 priority?" Becky questioned her friends motives.

Aj pushed all their bad intentions to the back of his head. There was no time for him to question anything. "Of course."
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"I suppose we all know who the coattail riders are." Baron mocked.

Asuka rolled her eyes. "Scared people, will do anything to survive."

"Nobody said you have to be the bravest or the strongest to escape H.E.L.L." Aleister agreed with Asuka. "Like The Empress said, scared people will do anything. Just look at what happened with that lad when we first powered up H.E.L.L"

Marty growled, "That little rat cost me grands!" he slammed his fist on the table.

"I remember him," Baron smirked. "Adam Cole was his name. Boy did he fill my pockets with all your cash. He was the reason my predictions were spot on."

Years ago when H.E.L.L was first powered, Baron picked out a few guys at random.

Their names were Adam Cole. Matt and Nick Jackson.  Kenny Omega. Tama Tonga. Tanga Roa.

All strangers to each other, except for Matt and Nick who were close brothers.

The players made it through all four rounds of H.E.L.L, thanks to Kenny who took it upon himself to lead the group to safety.

Round 4 called for the group to find treasures in the abyss that would later help them escape this simulation and wake up back in reality.

All chances of survival plummeted when the group came to a dead end of the abyss and were surrounded by creatures.

While the others were fighting off the malicious beasts, Adam Cole found the final key to the puzzle. The plan was for him to unlock the gate so they could all escape at the same time, since the round had a limited time frame. If the clock hit 00:00 they'd be trapped forever in the shut down machine.

Instead, Cole panicked at the sight of the overwhelming amount of enemies closing in on all sides. He turned his back on his allies and escaped, leaving them all left for dead. Their spiritual bodies trapped in H.E.L.L and powering the machine long enough for a new group to initiate into unwanted combat.

Thus, allowing H.E.L.L to continue on.

"That was the first game I ever won." Aleister reminded with a sick grin growing across his face.

"Pete would have enjoyed it." Ruby shook her head, staring at the empty chair at The Creators table.

"But somebody had to make the sacrifice to power the machine for Game 1." The Empress rested her feet on the empty chair beside her.

"Who better than Mr. Bruiserweight himself." Bray added, "The maker of the ultimate sacrifice."

They bowed their heads in respect of the fallen brother,  who gave his life to make this possible. 

"Now,  back to Round 4. Let's see if the group can survive these 3 fiends."
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A/N: any guesses of what three people the group is gonna have to survive next?

I'll give a hint, the faction didn't wrestle in WWE,  they painted their faces, and their theme song was The Nobodies by Marilyn Manson. (If you comment correctly, I will write a one-shot fic of your choice with your favorite WWE otp!)