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Summery: Stephanie has been kidnapped, and Vince and HHH must work together in order to get her returned to them. But how can they succeed against an unknown entity that only manages to confuse them and keep them short of achieving their goal?

Author's Note: Whew, now that the pesky disclaimer and summeryare done, time for long-ish explanation.. I wrote this story after the unveiling of Vince McMahon as the 'Greater Power'behind the whole Corporate Ministry back during the summer of 1999. It was just some little fangirl thing that I did, and you'll understand more about the fangirl aspect near the end.

Now then, the story's structure is simple and a departure away from what I usually write. It's quick and rather childish, if I do say so myself hehe. I was just beginning my fanfiction writings when this plot bunny entered my head. Flame if you'd like, but it's already completely written out and I will be posting it in its entirety; I'm just slowly working on re-editing it and making all the necessary adjustments for Enjoy!

The REAL Master Plan

Although romance wasn't the base of Stephanie and HHH's marriage, it grows that way as the weeks go by. As each week comes in, and another goes out, their intimacy grows until there is no way they can be separated.

This truly boils Vince's blood, and he mentally snaps. On RAW, a week after Febuary's In Your House, against his son's pleas of sanity, he takes a sledgehammer, and smashes in the couple's dressing room door. Unfortunately for him, neither of the two are present.

After a commercial break, HHH is shown rushing into the arena, but Stephanie is not with him; the man looks worried. At that moment, Vince comes down to the ring, with many cheers to accompany him, and grabs a mic.

--Vince: Triple H, you get yourself down here before I have to search the backstage with a sledgehammer for your carcass.

HHH comes out to an enormous amount of boo's and chants of "Asshole! Asshole!". When he reaches the ring, he grabs the mic from Vince's hands.

--HHH: Vince, I don't know what you want to call me out for, but right now, I don't care. Stephanie, my wife, your daughter, is missing, and-

Vince grabs the mic back.

--Vince: What! She's missing! What do you mean by that!

HHH gets his own mic.

--HHH: I've looked all over the arena for her, but she's not here. She wasn't in the hotel room when I woke up, and she's just disappeared.

Both are silent, while the crowd still chants "Asshole! Asshole!" and some chant "Vi-ince! Vi-ince!"

--Vince: What have you done to my daughter! What did you do to make her run away!

--HHH: I didn't do anything! I am her husband, and I love her with all my heart, but believe me, I will never be an ally of your's. But believe this: I am probably as worried as you are, and probably even more.

Vince sighs.

--Vince: All right, then let's get a search party going. Maybe we can find her somewhere close by.

Both leave together. In the back, they gather their respective groups, being DX and Vince's associates, Shane, and some other backstage personnel. They search any establishment they can get into within the city. The search comes up with no clues.

At the Smackdown! taping, HHH and Vince arrive at separate times, but both find a note taped to their dressing room doors. The note reads:

If either of you wish to see your precious girl again, you must follow my rules: A) HHH must annul his marriage to Stephanie, B) Vince must sign an iron-clad contract, stating that he will no longer have anything to do with his daughter's life, in any way, shape, or form, and no matter what happens, will not try to interfere, and finally, C) Follow inserted map to find your precious little girl...

At Vince's door:...

--Vince: Hell no! I am not going to sign some damn contract where I forfeit my rights as her father! Patterson, Brisco, tell my wife and my son I'm going to the dockside to find my daughter.

--Patterson and Brisco: Yes sir, Mr. McMahon.

Vince storms out of arena, and drives out of the arena lot.

At HHH's door...

--HHH: What kinda crazy wrote this shit up? Annul my marriage! I'll show that punk-ass what I'm gonna annul, and it ain't gonna be my marriage.

HHH then storms out of the arena, and drives toward the dockside.

Both Vince and HHH arrive at the docks at approximately the same time. They meet up, and together, they begin to search the docks for their beloved. Suddenly, masked men storm the place, and Vince and HHH fight as hard as possible against them all, but to no avail. Eventually, both men end up in the freezing water of the Atlantic Ocean. In the background, a demonic laugh can be heard, but whether it belongs to a female or male can't be determined. Unfortunately for HHH and Vince, they fell onto a fishing net, and are towed behind a fishing boat for many miles.

On the next RAW, HHH and Vince return to the ring with severe colds, as a result of the cold water, but would not stay home. Both men grab their own mics.

--HHH: Alright, you bastard! We know you have people working for you, and we know you have Stephanie. All we want is to have her back safely.

--Vince: We want her back in our sights tonight, and if we have to fire the whole damn roster to single you out, we will!

The TitanTron begins to glow, and Stephanie is shown on the screen. Her shirt is torn in a few places, around her eye area is blackish-blue, and her eyes themselves are puffy and red from crying. She begins to plead with them.

--Steph: Daddy, Triple H, please listen to me. You have to go through my captor's demands. You don't know how angry they are right now, and if you don't give way in their demands, my life, my very existence will be in an even greater danger than it is right now. Please, please, if you love me as much as you both say you do, you will listen and do as I say. Please!

Steph begins to cry again, and the TitanTron fades to black again. HHH and Vince are stunned. Both can't speak. They look at each other, then both rush out of the ring and to the backstage area. For the rest of the night, Vince, HHH, Linda, and Shane are in conference.

At the Smackdown! tapings, near the second hour area, Vince and HHH come out to the ring. Vince grabs a mic.

--Vince: Well, since we have been backed into a corner, we have no other choice but to come up with a rebuttal. You see, we put our love for Stephanie together, along with our heads, and have come up with a proposal for Stephanie's captor. If you want, you and HHH will have a main event match at WrestleMania for Stephanie's freedom. If you win, well, we will both give up our rights to Stephanie, myself giving up my rights as a father, and HHH annulling their marriage.

HHH grabs Vince's mic.

--HHH: But when I win, because I will win, I guarantee that, but when I win, you will release Stephanie back to us, and never even try to get your grubby hands on her again!

Vince takes the mic back.

--Vince: So what do ya say? We will be waiting for your answer between now and Smackdown, and if you don't comply within that amount of time, you WILL be fired once we find out who you are.

Both men leave the ring, and wait backstage for a reply.

While backstage at the next RAW, Patterson and Brisco come into the McMahon office, and deliver to Vince a note that says...

I accept the stipulations, but who says I have to wrestle? I could easily send out a follower, and you'd never know the difference; that is how ignorant you really are. Never the less, you have a match for WrestleMania.

Vince is angered by this new revelation, and at the Smackdown! taping, he takes airtime with an interview with Kevin Kelly.

--Kevin Kelly: Well, Vince, you asked for this time. The floor is yours.

Vince looks amused.

--Vince: Kevin, I own the floor, but this interview has nothing to do with ownership. This interview is a statement to my daughter's captor. -Vince turns to camera- Whoever you are, you had better show your face at WrestleMania in two weeks or I swear to you, you will wish you had never been accepted into this company. Now listen good, and listen hard. If you so much as even dare to send someone else to take your place at WrestleMania, I will make sure I find your ass, fire it, then beat you within a quarter of an inch of your life.

Vince walks away.

--Kelly: Back to you, Michael.

Later that evening, during HHH's match against Mankind, Test, Big Show, and Ken Shamrock come down to the ring, and surround it. Knowing that Mankind had, at one time, been a part of this group, HHH becomes suspicious. He is distracted while arguing with Test, Stephanie's former fiancé, and is victim to Socko and the Mandible Claw. HHH passes out, which gives Mankind the victory.

After the four men leave, and a stunned HHH is revived and joined by Vince, the lights dim to blackish-blue, and light of the same hue flashes over the ring. A warped laugh is heard from all over the arena. A voice begins to speak, but it is too warped to figure out whose it is.

--Warped Voice: Vince, Triple H, nothing, and I mean nothing will stop my wrath on you. If I must up the ante on the match, I will. But I tell you one thing: if you so much as dare to challenge me again, I will make sure that Stephanie feels my anger. If you value her life, and yours' as well, you WILL comply with MY rules. And if not, well, let's just say sometimes, things are not what they seem to be!

More laughing erupts, then all goes bright again. HHH and Vince are speechless, and their faces show it. The crowd is cheering "Rocky! Rocky!", thinking that the voice belonged to the Rock. Some even are chanting "Austin! Austin!", because he plays the games his way...