A/N: This chapter contains SPOILERS for "Before Foxdre", so you might want to go read that first. This is an AU where one decision affected everything! Enjoy!

Chapter 1: The Change

The Original:

Triple H pushed three contracts and three pens across his desk towards them [Anthony, Gene, and Sid]. They all stared for a moment, and Triple H smiled slightly.

"Guys? This is where you all began, why not keep going with it?" Tank [Gibbs] said, trying to persuade them to do it.

"Tank, I would love to stay on the road a lot, and get involved in this with you, but, I don't think this is for me." Anthony said.

"What? Did you not hear the crowd out there tonight!?" Tank was slightly surprised.

"Plus, living on the road would mean I'd have to leave Cynthia, and I have no plans on doing that anytime soon."

"What about you two then?" Tank looked towards Gene and Sid, who were anxiously looking at them.

"Do we have a chance to think about it?" Sid asked nervously.

"Take your time with it." Triple H slid the contracts into the guys' hands, and held out his hand. Anthony shook it, knowing he might never get to do it again. Sid and Gene did the same, and the three walked out with unsigned contracts.

Later:

"I now realize, maybe my life belongs on the road, but not with WWE." Anthony took out his contract, and tore it in half.

Sid and Gene stepped forward, and also pulled out their contracts.

"Sid and I talked," Gene started. "and we both signed our contracts." They pulled them out, and they had them signed. "We're going to Connecticut tomorrow to show them to Triple H." Anthony smiled at them.

"I am happy for you two, but like I said, that place isn't for me."

But, what if…

Triple H pushed three contracts and three pens across his desk towards them [Anthony, Gene, and Sid]. They all stared for a moment, and Triple H smiled slightly.

"Guys? This is where you all began, why not keep going with it?" Tank [Gibbs] said, trying to persuade them to do it.

"Tank, I would love to stay on the road a lot, and get involved in this with you, but, I don't think this is for me." Anthony said.

"What? Did you not hear the crowd out there tonight!?" Tank was slightly surprised.

"Do we have a chance to think about it?" Sid asked nervously.

"Take your time with it." Triple H slid the contracts into the guys' hands, and held out his hand. Anthony shook it, Sid and Gene did the same, and the three walked out with unsigned contracts.

Later:

Anthony didn't get to school late that day, and didn't deal with the evil principal, instead, he and Cynthia talked about that night.

"Cynthia? You were laying on top of me last night, and I want you to know, I was comfortable. I hope you were?" Cynthia smiled, and gripped his hand as the group walked into the school.

"You know I was; you want to know why?" She asked. Anthony leaned close to her, and she whispered in his ear, "Because I love you Anthony." Anthony smiled at her, and right before they kissed, the bell rang, and the day was on.

Anthony was thinking about the contract the whole day, and was barely concentrating on his work (this is an AU, so he didn't get jumped). He left the school at the end of the day, and went home, holding the contract in his hands.

He picked up a pen, and hesitated. He slowly brought it down.

"You'll never see Cynthia again Anthony." One part of him was saying. "Think about it, you get to see Bayley more." The other part of him was saying. Anthony slightly smiled, and remembered he needed to get to the warehouse anyways, where he knew everyone would be waiting for him.

He arrived last, and brought the contract, and a pen with him. He set it on a table they had set up in the front for snacks and the like.

"I've been thinking about this all day, and honestly, I really want to stay here, but that's because Cynthia is here. I'm not calling her for dragging me down, because I know that's what she's assuming right now, but that's just me." Anthony noticed her expression change, a lot.

"So, are you going to sign it?" Gene asked.

"Of course I am!" Anthony brought the pen down, and signed his name. Gene and Sid also pulled out theirs.

"We also signed ours! Looks like we're going to Connecticut!" Gene said with enthusiasm.

"Far out! Let's bring everyone else along, just on the road." Everyone agreed, and the group was off to Connecticut the following morning.

A/N: So begins the second route this story could have taken! I had so much fun writing the original, it only made sense that I did. That, and it was suggested by KirantheRay that I do so, and I agreed with the idea. But before you continue with this, go check out Before Foxdre, and if you so choose, go check out KirantheRay and his wrestling stories, they are quite good. If you like my wrestling stories, go check out my Supernatural one, it's a good read if you're interested. I hope you enjoyed, and regardless, leave a review, because I LOOOOOOOVE criticism! Thank you!