Disclaimer: I own none of the characters in this story. They belong to the WWE.
This came to me in a dream one night. Hope it makes sense and that you guys enjoy it:)
Dean leaned against a wall near the parking lot of the arena, waiting for Seth and Roman. Extreme Rules ended a while ago, he and his Shield brothers had a grueling match with Evolution. He was happy that his team won, proving that they were superior. He hoped Seth was ok. He got scared when he saw the man jump off the railings onto himself, Randy and Triple H. The medics said he was alright and was cleared for Raw the next night, but Dean was still concerned. As he stood there in his own world, he didn't know that he wasn't alone out there. Before he could register what was going on, he was grabbed from behind and was dragged behind the wall. He tried yelling for help, but a cloth was placed over his mouth.
"Don't make a sound, you'll regret it."
Dean recognized the voice, it belonged to Ryback. Dean tried fighting back, but noticed that he was weakening. The cloth was doused with something, causing Dean's strength to dwindle. He felt his eyelids growing heavier, he was fading to blackness.
"This is what happens when you steal what's mine."
That was the last thing Dean heard before he passed out.
Ryback smirked when he felt Dean's body lax in his arms. He quickly carried Dean to his car, opening the backseat door. He threw Dean in the backseat and fumbled around in his bags for something. He grinned when he found what he was looking for, a small bag containing a pair of handcuffs. He quickly handcuffed Dean's hands in front of his body.
"You little shit." he whispered, "You took what's rightfully mine. Now you're going to pay dearly."
He slams the door closed and hops in the driver's seat. He starts the car and sped out of the parking lot.
"You're not taking what's mine."
"Ryback! Where are you?!"
"Come on Big Guy! Where are you hiding at?!"
Curtis Axel and Kaitlyn scanned the halls, looking for their teammate. The three had a fairly difficult match of their own; defeating Cody Rhodes, Goldust and Natalya, with Curtis pinning Goldust. The three watched the rest of the show from their locker room, but right after the final match ended, they noticed that Ryback was gone.
"Where could he be?" Kaitlyn asked.
"Not far I hope. I don't think he would just up and leave us to find our own way back, you know?"
"You're right. Should we check the parking lot? It's the only place we haven't looked."
"Sure. Maybe he's waiting for us or something."
They then made their way to the parking lot, hoping their teammate was there. Along the way, they ran into Seth and Roman, who just finished showering and were headed for the parking lot, where Dean is waiting for them. Once the four arrived, they see a car speeding out of the lot.
"Wait…that was Ryback's car!" Curtis exclaimed.
"Where would he go in such a hurry? And why would he just leave us here to find another way back to the hotel?" Kaitlyn asked.
"…I have a guess…" All three turned toward Roman, who stood next to two bags near the entrance of the lot. "These are Dean's bags. And I know he wouldn't just up and leave without us."
"Wait, you don't think…" Seth stopped mid sentence, fear etched all over his face.
Roman's eyes widened, "Get in the car! Now!"
Seth bolted toward their rental, opening the trunk and practically threw his bags in there. Curtis and Kaitlyn followed him, Roman bringing the rear with his and Dean's bags. He put the bags in the trunk before closing it and jumping in the driver's seat. Curtis sat in the passenger seat while Seth and Kaitlyn took the backseat.
"Seth, use that tracker app to find where Dean is." Roman ordered as he started the car and left the lot. Seth merely nodded and went to work. Curtis quietly opened a gps on his phone, getting one step ahead to not lose time.
"Tracker app?" Kaitlyn asked.
"Dean has a bad habit of getting lost. So when we got him his phone, we downloaded a tracker app so that if he did get lost, we would know where he is and go get him."
"Found him!" Seth shouted. He started explaining the location as Curtis is trying to get the directions.
Ryback, where are you? Please don't hurt Dean. Kaitlyn thought to herself as the men tried to get to where Dean and hopefully Ryback were.
Ryback sped down the road. He didn't care about obeying the traffic laws; he only cared about getting to where he wanted. He remembered driving on a big curved road that overlooked the sea on the way to the arena. He grinned at the thought of pushing Dean off of that curve, watching him falling to the ocean and sinking to the bottom.
"A fitting end." he mumbled.
After about a half hour of driving, he finally got to the curved road. He parked the car off to the side of the road and turned it off, glancing at the backseat to see Dean still unconscious. He then got out, grabbed Dean's body and carried him to the edge of the curve. He sat Dean down and looked down at the sea, the classic view of small waves crashing against the base of the curve. He then moved to kneel in front of Dean's body, looking right into his face.
"This is your end." he began. "You had this coming for a long time. You stole the spotlight from me! I should be at the top; I should be main eventing shows. You should be at the bottom of the totem pole, like the worthless, piece of shit that you are. You need to go, you need to fucking disappear!"
He began to push Dean of the edge, but stopped when he suddenly heard what sounded like Curtis' voice call his name.
"Ryback! Stop!"
He turned to see Roman, Seth, Curtis and Kaitlyn all running toward him. He could hear Roman growl when his eyes fell upon Dean's unconscious face.
"Ryback, what are you thinking?" Seth asked, fear etched is his voice.
"You have about ten seconds to get away from him." Roman growled.
"If I walk away now, he would fall. And I'm sure you don't want that, for your precious brother to meet his end." Ryback shot back, smiling.
"You fucking son of a bitch!" Roman snarled as he tried charging at Ryback, but Seth held him back. "You fucking let him go!"
"Ryback, why are you doing this?" Seth asked.
"Why?! You fucking want to know why?!" Ryback snarled. "I'll tell you why. He stole my spotlight, they fucking stole our spotlight. We will never get to the top as long as they continue to be there. They need to go!"
"Big Guy…" Curtis sighed. He remembered all those late night talks he and Ryback would have. He knew Ryback was upset with where his character was. He feels the team won't be great as long as the Shield stuck around. Curtis also remembers one time they talked about Dean specifically. How Ryback feels the WWE is taking pity on Dean and that's why they protect him and give him a lot of TV time, and how both Roman and Seth seem so protective of him.
"Listen, we can talk to Vince ok? Then you can voice your concerns to him. Just please, don't do this." Curtis looked into Ryback's eyes. Even in the darkness, he could not see his friend in those eyes. Something must have happened to make him snap and he'll do whatever he can to bring his friend back.
"Yeah, just give him back to use and we won't say a word of this." Seth said, trying to reason with Ryback.
No one was paying attention to Kaitlyn, who decided to sneak behind Ryback and try to pull Dean to safety
Ryback laughed humorously, "Just give him back huh? And you two won't say a thing about this?" he asked sarcastically. "Haha yeah right. You would say something. You would do anything to keep this little shit safe, even to knock me further down the ladder."
He pushed Dean a little more, eyes locking with Roman's. He didn't realize Kaitlyn was behind him.
"Ryback stop!" Seth screamed.
"Don't do this." Roman warned, voice deep in venom.
Ryback merely grinned, nudging Dean a little more, "You want him? Then fetch."
With that, he laughed as he fully pushed Dean off the edge. His eyes soon widened when he heard a scream. He looked down in horror to see Kaitlyn falling with Dean. Everyone else rushed to the edge when they heard the scream.
"KAILTYN!" Ryback screamed as he scrambled down the cliff. Curtis and Seth followed him while Roman stayed at the top to help pull people up. They then heard a blood curdling scream. They looked down to see Kailtyn barely hanging on to a small ledge with one hand while her other arm was wrapped around Dean's waist, pain was written all over her face. Ryback reached her first, his stomach dropped at the sight of her face.
"You ok?" he asked, wrapping an arm around her waist.
She shook her head, "Popped…shoulder…" she whimpered.
Seth and Curtis soon reached where they were, panic and anger was etched all over Seth's face. He took Dean from Kaitlyn while Curtis helped her get on Ryback's back, but she shook her head.
"What is it?" Curtis asked, confused.
Kaitlyn didn't say anything, just tried moving herself so that she was facing Ryback, legs wrapped around his waist, and her good arm wrapped around his neck. Curtis couldn't help but chuckle at the sight.
"You got her Big Guy?"
Ryback looked at him confused, but nodded nonetheless and started climbing back up.
"I'm so sorry Kaitlyn." he whispered.
She laid her head on his shoulder, "Not your fault." she mumbled.
Meanwhile, Curtis went over to Seth, who was struggling a little. Curtis moved Dean around in the same position as Kaitlyn, the chain of the cuffs around Seth's neck.
"You got him?"
"Yeah, thanks."
"I'll be behind you, ok?"
Seth nodded and started climbing, Curtis close behind.
"You're going to be ok Dean." Seth whispered.
Ryback reached the top first and Roman fought the urge to shove him back down. He gently grabbed Kaitlyn and moved her a little away from the edge while Ryback fully climbed up. He rushed towards her, apologizing like crazy.
"I'm sorry Kat! I'm so sorry!" he yelled, hugging her tightly.
"It's alright." she whispered. "It's ok."
Soon, Seth reached the top with Dean. Roman grabbed Dean and carried him a little away from the edge, laying him down and gently shaking his shoulders.
"Dean, please, wake up. Come on man, you have to wake up." he begged. He stopped shaking and brushed some of Dean's hair out of his face. "Please Dean, open your eyes."
He then remembered the cuffs. He grabbed the chain and tried manually breaking it, but with no avail.
"Seth! I need the key! Now!" he called, not wanting to yell for Ryback.
Curtis went over to his teammates, checking on them when he heard Roman yell.
"Big Guy, do you have the key on you?"
Ryback nodded and fished around his pocket for the key. He handed it to Curtis, who gave it to Seth, who ran it to Roman. Roman then unlocked the cuffs, rubbing Dean's wrists.
"Come on Dean." Roman begged again, "Open your eyes."
"Dean, we're right here." Seth started, "You have to wake up."
After a few moments, Dean started to stir, groaning softly. His eyes fluttered open, "Ro? Seth?" he questioned quietly.
Roman and Seth were overjoyed. They each hugged Dean tightly.
"Guys? What happened? How did-"
"We'll explain later." Seth said as he pulled Dean to his feet, guiding him to their rental. Roman followed close behind. He soon felt a vibration in his pocket. He pulled out his phone to see a new message. It was from Curtis:
Me and Kaitlyn will try to figure everything out ok? We'll talk to you guys tomorrow.
He looked up at Curtis, who was already looking at him, nodding his head. Roman nodded back and helped get Dean in the back of the car.
"C'mon Rome, we need to make sure Dean's alright. Let's go."
Roman wanted so badly to beat the living daylights out of Ryback for what he was about to do, but Dean came first. He had to make sure his brother was ok. "You drive; I'll be in the back with him."
Seth agreed and hopped in the driver's seat while Roman sat next to Dean in the back. He glanced in the review mirror, seeing Dean asleep once again. "Should we wake him Ro?"
Roman glanced down at Dean, "Let's heal him first, then we can tell him what happened." he said, tightening his arm around Dean. "You're going to be ok Dean." he whispered as Seth drove off.
