Crippling Complications.

After Jeff's failed Swanton and the loss to the Dudley's, Matt is angry. He and Jeff have a fight which leads to a match at vengeance, which leads to crippling complications and a loss that cannot be replaced.

Disclaimer: I don't own WWE, Vince Mc Mahon does.

Chapter 1: A Team Divided.

Steel Cage Match. Hardy Boyz VS The Dudley's. Unification of the WWE and NWA Tag Team Championships.

Jeff is currently at the top of the cage he looks to the bottom where Matt is yelling for him to come down.

"Matt is encouraging his brother to come on down". JR says.

Jeff then looks down at D-Von Dudley who is precariously lying on a wooden table. Jeff looks back at Matt and then at D-Von. He stands upright and flashes the Hardy's guns.

"What the hell! Jeff, don't do this! No!" JR yells.

Jeff jumps and flies through the air in a Swanton Bomb. D-Von moves out of the way just in time and Jeff's back meets the wooden table and hard canvas. Jeff doesn't move and both pieces of the table fall on top of him.

"Damn him! Oh my god!" JR yells.

Matt climbs back into the cage and rushes to his brother's side. Two referee's open the cage door. One of them and Lita go into the cage to Jeff's side. The other referee signals to the entrance area for paramedics. Three paramedics immediately rush down, two of them with a stretcher and one with a medical kit. They also enter the cage and the cage starts to be moved. The paramedics load Jeff onto the stretcher and wheel him up the ramp with Matt and Lita following behind. The crowd shows its support for the youngest Hardy by screaming their lungs out in appreciation as he is wheeled past.

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The Team Xtreme locker room. 5 hours after the match.

"All you had to do, Jeff, was climb down the cage and we would have won the match. It was a no brainer". Matt explains.

"I said I'm sorry over and over again. I made a mistake". Jeff replies.

"No you didn't make a mistake, Jeff. What you made was a choice". Matt tells Jeff, angrily. "You made a selfish choice. I did what was right for the Hardy Boyz. I did what was right for the team. You weren't thinking about the team".

"I was trying to…" Jeff starts to say but is cut off by Matt.

"You were thinking about you", Matt says.

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After Jeff's match with Christian.

"I told you. Don't take any unnecessary risks. I told you. Do the twist of fate. Beat him on the mat". Matt says angrily.

"Who asked you to get involved in the match anyway huh?" Jeff asks.

"Nobody asked me to get involved. I got involved because I care about you. I got involved because I care about this team. Do you care about the team Jeff? You know what. Ever since we were kids I always had to keep you on the..." Matt explains and is cut off by Jeff.

"Ever since we were kids, matt, you've been trying to run my life. You've been trying to control me. You've always thought you were smarter. You always thought you were better". Jeff yells angrily and a tear falls down his cheek.

"I don't think it's a question that I'm smarter than you Jeff. I think that's obvious". Matt replies cockily.

"Can somebody..." Lita says trying to break up the argument but is interrupted by matt turning to her angrily.

"Look shut up. Please, you're not in this". Matt says angrily at first and then slightly calmer..

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"You want a match to prove yourself. You got one". Matt says making Jeff turn around.

"You always pushed me, one way or the. Other!" Jeff yells pushing Matt.

"Look. Look... Stop…stop". Lita yells.

Matt and Jeff push lita. She falls to the floor and a tear rolls down her cheek.

"Look, Jeff, you see what you did".

Matt and Jeff start yelling at each other.

"Stop…stop…stop". Lita yells getting up and pushing matt away.

"Stop it matt. Just stop it". She screams.

"Why are you taking his side?" matt asks angrily.

"I'm not taking anyone's side" Lita replies.

"If you loved me. You would take my side regardless". Matt tells her

"Stop that. That's not fair matt. I'm not taking anyone's side". Lita says, upset.

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"How about you are the referee at the match at vengeance and then we'll see whose side you're on". Matt says as he walks off.

"Fine!" Lita yells.