The Enemy is Me
Chapter 1- Passing of time – Randy Orton
I have watched them prepare and create a plan to get Matt back. Of course, I wasn't really in it. I'm not 'part of the loop' when it comes to dragon stuff, but we learned of his weakness. But now we have to get him back to Earth Realm and finish the job once and for all. Vince had laced the arena with the substance of the sorcerer's weakness. We now have to lie and wait… that alone took over a month. Things were silent as we heard nothing from this bizarre and twisted man. Not a hoof of any swine warriors either… thank God on that one.
However one night we said in wait in the locker room, the pyros went off to start Raw, however as the pyros were reaching the stage, they froze in mid air! Everyone in the room stood up and stared at the TV as the sparks felt to the ring and into the hands of the sorcerer! He controlled the cameras, and now as he blocked every entrance in the arena; the fans weren't allowed to leave! "Now then, do I have your attention? Wonderful. I would like to introduce myself to you mortals… and the dragons in the back. I am the dark sorcerer of Nether Realm! But you can just call me Dark, yes I took the name of a former God" he said in a matter of fact tone.
"Why is he appearing of all places here…" growled the Undertaker.
"We're in North Carolina… Matt's hometown" I whispered.
Jeff kept silent as he watched on. "Now then I do believe I have a local hero of yours, I must say he was wonderful company to me… But he is rather shy… come Matthew!" The sorcerer made Matt appear in a puff of green smoke, he looked horrible as he was bounded and gagged.
The crowd recognized Matt even though he was a dragon… a very large one at that. He struggled to break his chains and try to remove the gag, but to no avail. Jeff just about shot off his chair to run out, however Taker sat him back down. "He's using him as bait, bide your time" Kane whispered to him.
Despite what he had done to Matt, at least we knew he was alive. The sorcerer turned to the crowed and laughed. "Isn't he a big boy? You know I have always wanted a pet, and a dragon has always been at the top of my list. I take good care of them… see… Look how well I've fed him… Oh… what's that, are you hungry?"
"Oh dear God, he wouldn't" whispered Punk.
Dark turned to the crowd. "Would you like to see what I feed him? He needs deadly encouragement, since if he doesn't consume what I give him… it can easily go after the likes of you. It is a flesh eater after all!"
The crowd began to look terrified, Taker nearly went out himself yet was held back by Jeff! "NO! You heard Kane and you said so yourself, he's baiting us…"
It broke his heart to say it. I could tell Jeff wanted to run out there, I watched on yet snuck to the back of the room as a pig warrior was summoned. Matt's gag was removed as he begged Dark to not do this anymore. "Please, no more! I can't!"
"Oh Matthew, you know what will happen if you don't…." Dark laughed as the warrior began to stare at the audience hungrily. It eyed a small boy and pulled him from the audience, it raised the child above its head, as it was about to swallow him whole! Matt stuck then and there, he grasped the beast in his mouth and swallowed it legs first, it tried to grab onto the ramp but couldn't grip anything. It eyes a person in the audience causing Matt to take more aggressive action. He stood up as the beast tried to hold itself up. But was soon engulfed. It's arms dangled past Matt's lips as he sucked them into his mouth and swallowed the limbs.
The fans caught the boy close by, all where disturbed to see Matt's gut still moving and turning to the swine beast. The child turned a pale while as he stared towards Matt… almost fearfully.
That was it. I had it! Teleporting out, I ran down the ramp, past Matt and to the ring. Amusing the sorcerer a great deal I leaped into action, only to teleport away. I tried my famous come from behind attack, yet he knew it! I was caught and slammed into the ring post hard! "Aw, I was wondering when you were going to strike Orton!" he laughed.
How… how did he know my name? I tried to sneak out of the ring, yet he was too fast and came from behind me! He threw me over the ring and onto the ramp next to Matt. "you… shouldn't have tried this Orton" Matt whispered painfully.
I didn't care; I had to get him the hell out! Summoning my harpoon creatures, I whipped them at Dark's face as he gained ground towards us, slashing away at his mask… I just wasn't ready for the face that stared back at me, the moment the mask was gone….