A/N: I want to say thank you to you all for supporting me and getting me this far, I have lost interest at times with this book but you all have given me the motivation and desire to continue this. Thank you for the support and I hope I can continue to make you proud.

The Zack Mercer Story

Chapter 34: A Declaration of War

Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 - Survivor Series: 19 Days Away - Newark, New Jersey

The Intercontinental Champion was standing shirtless in his hotel room in the Marriott with his cellphone in his hand as he tried to contact his sister. He tried to give his sister some space and let her deal with her own issues by herself but right now, it seemed like the worst thing to do considering the situation and the fact that she hadn't called him in weeks.

"Come on. Liz pick up the phone." He said as he called her again. He was beginning to lose hope as he heard the line just ring before it went to voicemail making him sigh. He ran his hands through his long black flowing hair looking to understand his current situation.

He exhaled as he turned his head and looked to see his sleeping daughter in the bed. He smiled as he looked her over. Today was one of the first days in a long time where he would get some alone time with his daughter and he was in pure delight to know that he would be able to spend some time with one of the important people in his life. He wished Lexi could still be with him but she was so damn stuck in her own ways that he might not be able to bring her back to her senses and get her to understand that it was a mistake that wasn't his fault. But none of that mattered to him right now, it was all about him and his daughter at the moment.

He walked over to her and sat down on the bed next to her and placed a hand on her back.

Hours Later - Smackdown Live

James walked around the Prudential Center carrying his daughter. He was dressed in his black tights with a Mercermania shirt on with his title wrapped around his waist with his hair up in a who truly knew James, knew that he had a bit of a struggle with his babymama but finally that was over and he was able to be a present father figure to his daughter.

"Woah, James who baby is that?" Trinity asked him as she looked at him with a confused frown.

"Everyone, this is my daughter, Elizabeth McGrady. Lizzy say Hi." He said.

"Hi." His daughter said as she waved making everyone chuckle around as they looked on. James loved the fact that he had his two year old girl back with him.

"She's so cute." Leah said as she waved back at the little girl.

"Yeah, I didn't know. You had a daughter. Did any of you guys know?" Rebecca asked, looking around.

"I did." Lexi said as she walked up to the table making James turn to look at her. She offered a faint smile as she looked at James.

"Hi." Lizzy said as she waved at Lexi while Lexi smiled and waved back at James' daughter. James loved to see the interaction between his daughter and Lexi. He was hoping that maybe if the two could become a couple again then Lexi could sort of be like a stepmom to his daughter. He didn't know for sure if it was gonna happen but he was hoping.

"Any-Anyway, I was hoping that one of you could watch my daughter while I go out there?" He asked for a volunteer. And before anyone could answer Lexi answered herself.

"I'll do it." She answered making James frown confused.

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I'll watch her." James walked over to Lexi cautiously hoping she wasn't playing a joke on him. He handed her his 2-year old daughter making Lexi smile as she looked at the little girl.

"She's cute. She has her daddy's eyes." James smiled as he heard that before he turned to look at the table of ladies waving as he turned around and waved before he turned to look back at his daughter.

"Love you Lizzy. I'll be back." James said as he walked towards her and kissed her on her forehead.

"Love you daddy." James chuckled as he then walked away, taking his hair out of it's ponytail and shaking his hair around.

Minutes Later - Smackdown Live

"Bully" Hits

The fans in Prudential Center cheered as they heard the music of none-other-than Mercermania, the 2-time Intercontinental Champion, Zack Mercer. Zack Mercer walked out onto the stage with a smile on his face as the titantron was the only thing showing while the lights were going back and forth with flashing lights. He patted the Championship title around his waist.

"We live baby!" Zack said as he stood on the right side of the stage and pointed into the crowd as the fans cheered louder. He then walked over to the left side of the stage and pointed into the crowd then before walking back to the center of the stage. He raised his index and middle fingers up in the air as the graphics started to turn back on.

"Please welcome your WWE Intercontinental Champion Zack Mercer!"

"Let's go, it's Mercer Time baby!" Zack Mercer yelled as he walked down the ramp slapping the hands of the fans in the front row. Once he reached the ringside area he looked around at the crowd once more with a smile. He walked around the ringside area to the ring and got up onto the ring apron similar to the Miz's style. He held onto the middle rope while he raised up his index finger and middle finger with his other hand. He got up to his feet and entered the ring before went over to the turnbuckle and did his pose over again while the fans cheered loudly.

"Bully" Stops

He then jumped down from the turnbuckle and walked over to the ropes taking a mic from the ring crew. Zack looked around at the WWE Universe smiling as he saw several fans sporting his gear with signs in their hands supporting him.

"Newark, you know I gotta ask. Newark, How you doin?" Zack said as the fans cheered louder hearing him use his signature line.

"We are just 19 Days Away from Survivor Series where I will challenge Sami Zayn for the first time ever in a WWE ring with the title on the line." He stated as he unhooked the championship from around his waist and raised the title.

"Sami, I know you're watching this and I want you to know that at Survivor Series this ain't gonna be a storybook ending for you. This title has become my life. Because of this title, my daughter looks at her daddy and she's proud of the fact that her daddy is the Intercontinental Champion. Sami, me and you are a lot alike. We're both indy guys that made it to the big leagues. We're underdogs. We weren't supposed to be here. We traveled up and down the road together. We faced each other in other companies. You won some, I won some. But this time it's different. My title is on the line. My life is on the line."

"Sami, you know what I'm capable of, we've faced each other several times in our careers. But you don't know what I'm capable of when my life is on the line. At Survivor Series, you will find-" Zack was cut off by a certain music that had annoyed him since the beginning of his career in the WWE.

"More Than One Man" Hits

Heath Slater, one half of the Inaugural Smackdown Tag Team Champions walked down the ramp testing his luck as he interrupted the WWE Intercontinental Champion. Slater was given a mic as he walked up into the steel steps and entered the ring.

"More Than One Man" Stops

Heath put the mic up to his mouth and before he could even answer Mercer dropped him with the Ace of Spades putting him flat on his back. The WWE Universe cheered on their feets as Zack looked down at Heath and looked on as the Tag Team Champion starred up and fazed out.

"Sami, consider this a declaration of war from yours truly. And just how he got knocked out for interrupting me, you will do the same at Survivor Series." Zack said as he then dropped the mic and raised the title up in the air.

A/N: Alright so I hoped you guys enjoyed this one. Not the best but hopefully the next one will make up for it.

This is the ZackAttack signing out!

Peace!