5 hours earlier, NXT TakeOver Respect…
"What do you mean she can't do it?!"
"I'm sorry but something's not right with her! I know in my heart that she's not feeling well, even if she won't admit it! Look, you're gonna have to take Mandy's spot in the triple threat iron woman match, okay?"
Yukie felt nervous and angry but agreed… and left Hunter's office, reaching a nearby restroom.
She pulled a syringe out of her pocket, the syringe full of Meth… taking the cover off, she pulled her right sleeve up and put the needle in her arm before pressing the button.
Yukie's eyes glazed over slightly for a few seconds as she relaxed, letting the drugs effects kick in… she tossed the needle, bandaged her arm and pulled the arm sleeve up to hide the bandaged area after removing the hoodie.
"Let's get this on the road… your opportunity is mine now, Mandy." Yukie whispered before she exited the restroom and got ready to head to the curtain.
But as the iron woman match continued, Bayley and Sasha noticed Yukie's behavior became increasingly erratic.
"This is really fucking worrying." Bayley whispered, Sasha nodding in agreement as they grabbed Yukie and dragged her out of there which caused Yukie to scream and thrash around.
But they knew something was wrong…
Present time…
"Untie me, damn it!" Yukie screamed, still feeling the effects of her high.
"Where did you get the drugs?! What did you take, Crack, Meth, Heroin, what?!" Bayley responded angrily after punching a tied up Yukie.
"I didn't take anything, damn it!" Yukie yelled.
"Liar! You're high as a fucking kite, Yukie!" Sasha shouted.
"At least I was out in the ring tonight! I bet you anything that Mandy being pulled from the match 'for her health' is a fucking lie!" Yukie screamed as Bayley dialed Finn's number.
"Hey, where'd you and Sasha take Yukie?" Finn questioned.
"The hotel… Finn, she's high. She won't tell us where she got the drugs from either." Bayley explained, Finn turning onto his left side… only to find that Amanda wasn't in the bed with him and the restroom light was on.
"Hang on a second, Bayley…" Finn responded before he pulled himself up… he walked to the restroom and pushed the slightly open door and his eyes going wide with horror as he found a half conscious Amanda with blood soaked into her pajama pants.
Finn hung up and crouched down after grabbing a towel, pressing it to where she was bleeding and Amanda letting out a weak but clearly painful scream and Finn dialing 911 as Ashley ran into the room… and took the phone, relaying the information to the dispatcher as Finn held Amanda to him.
"You hang on… okay? You keep fighting, Mandy!" Finn responded quietly, his forehead to hers as tears fell from their eyes and she rested her right hand on his face, weak from the massive blood loss.
The hours dragged on as Amanda was in a private room, out cold from the anesthetic because of the surgery to remove the ruptured cyst… but then she started talking in her sleep.
"Yukie…" Amanda replied quietly, Ashley, John, Nikki and Finn looking at each other.
"That's also on my mind, where is she?" Ashley asked after she looked at Finn… before they saw Hiroki.
"You've seen your sister anywhere?" John questioned.
"Not since earlier. All I knew is that she had to fill in for Mandy." Hiroki explained.
"Mandy was hurting… we just thought it was her feeling sick but…" Finn explained before Hiroki looked at the hospital chart and his eyes widened.
"Holy fuck… Is she gonna be okay?" Hiroki questioned.
"Yeah, they just needed to remove the cyst…" Ashley replied before Amanda's eyes slowly opened and she and Hiroki hugged.
"Hey…" Amanda responded sleepily before they let go.
"How are you holding up?" Hiroki questioned quietly.
"Not really feeling any pain… but I'm still a bit out of it." Amanda answered before she looked around for Yukie, expecting her to barge in yelling and crying.
"I… I can't find her either. She was supposed to be doing a match in your place, but.. I don't know what's going on." Hiroki explained.
"I remember her screaming when Bayley and Sasha took her from the ring… her behavior bordered on erratic." Amanda replied as Finn lightly rested his right hand on her left wrist.
"Come on, when Yukie's screaming like that, she's probably gonna fight them backstage. But when you're released from the hospital and heading back, maybe Yukie will explain what happen and why she couldn't make it… Am I right or wrong here?" Hiroki responded.
"You're right but the only time Mandy's heard someone scream like that is when I was abusing drugs and alcohol." Ashley replied.
"My sister… on drugs? That doesn't sound like her at all. When she normally screams, it's always your boy over here giving her something to snack on before a fight and runs out there without caring in the world." Hiroki explained.
"We know but just think it over, okay? Ash is talking from experience and Mandy has helped friends get clean." John responded, Hiroki nodding.
At the same time, Yukie was still trying to get free.
"Oh stop it, you'll just wear yourself out!" Bayley responded.
"What am I supposed to do? Stay and sit like a normal girl? Hell no! Now, let me go!" Yukie explained, before she managed to flip herself down onto the floor.
"I'm worried too… go check on her, I've got this." Sasha whispered before she and Bayley hugged and Bayley grabbed her keys and left. When the door was closed and locked, Sasha pulled Yukie up. "You tip over again, you're gonna stay like that." She replied.
"Please… just let me go. You don't know what I'm going through at the moment. Can I at least head back home?" Yukie questioned.
"It's withdrawals… and you're not staying somewhere alone, Mandy-" Sasha responded, Yukie yelling in frustration.
"Mandy, Mandy, Mandy… it's always about her… what about my wants and needs? I've been in this Balor Club bullshit for like almost a year, and what do I get?! Nothing!" Yukie yelled, before she managed to break her left hand free without Sasha knowing… until she punched her in the face. "And now… Its the Year of The Dragon's turn. And I will burn down the whole club no matter what!" She explained, while finally breaking free and knocking out Sasha with her foot to the face.
When Sasha regained consciousness, she found herself in the ER with Bayley nearby.
"Damn, that hurt…" Sasha muttered as Bayley helped her sit up.
"You're concussed… no idea where she is but the cops are looking." Bayley responded before they saw Baron walk in. "You better hope the cops find your ex before we do!" She replied angrily.
"Chill out, she not going to go that far. Because Yukie is always stubborn. She'll probably head back home and thinking that everything will be peachy. But with her like this, I don't know what I'm going to do with her." Baron explained.
"I say let her go to jail, she's clearly not gonna willingly go to rehab!" Sasha snapped at Baron, who was startled.
"Okay, let's give her a chance. Me, and those tiny friends of her will try and get it through her head, but she doesn't… we'll get her out of our lives for good." Baron responded.
'This better fucking work!' Bayley thought.
She was having some serious doubts.