Notes: Anyone else done with the James Ellsworth experience on Smackdown? Not related to this fic, but I'm definitely done with the chinless rat.
Dean held a hand to his throat and shook his head vehemently when the stretcher came up to him. He didn't want to be stretchered out. He didn't want to give Evolution the satisfaction. He tried to stand up but stopped.
"Dean," Ammon said. "You need the stretcher."
Dean opened his mouth to say something but it hurt to take a breath. He shook his head again and made a move to stand again. Seth helped him up knowing better than the ring doctor did that Dean was too stubborn to accept a stretcher.
Dean tried to take a step but stopped. Moving hurt.
"Dean," Seth said as he signaled the stretcher closer. "At least sit on the stretcher. Roman's off looking for Evolution so he can't help carry you."
Dean just shook his head grimacing at the pain. He made a rough gesture of walking but Seth just led him to the stretcher. He pushed Dean down onto it. One of the EMTs came up to him and strapped on the extra oxygen to Dean's face. He tried to put a neck brace on him, and Dean shoved him away.
"Let's just get him to the back," Seth said. The EMTs did so quickly knowing that Dean wasn't going to let them near them. They gently pushed the stretcher to the back and to a waiting ambulance. Roman was nowhere in sight. Seth was divided on what to do.
"Dean," Seth said as he continued to look around for Roman.
Dean made a gesture as if to say go.
"I'll be there as soon as possible." He said before hurrying off. He didn't like leaving Dean, but he needed to make sure Roman was okay. He searched the back before finally finding Roman who had been searching all backstage for Evolution but didn't find them.
"They must have run off," Roman groused as he walked over to Seth. "How's Dean?"
"He's on his way to the hospital." Seth said. "He couldn't talk."
"I'm going to kill them." He said. He saw one of the production assistants walk by. He grabbed their arm. "You see what Evolution did to Dean Ambrose?"
"Yes," he said looking around nervously. He was new to being a Production Assistant and most of the wrestlers ignored him.
"What happened?" Seth asked.
"Randy Orton hit him in the throat with a steel chair," he said. He relaxed a little bit when Reigns let go of his arm. He started to rub the spot. "Actually, a fan caused Orton to hit Dean in the throat," he said quickly. "It was kind of a tug of war."
That news didn't put either Seth or Roman at ease.
"Can I go now?" he asked.
"Yeah," Roman said and the young man quickly ran off.
"Let's get to Dean," Seth said and winced as the adrenaline started to wear off. His body was definitely starting to feel the beat down now that he was done searching for Roman.
"And have you looked at." Roman said as they made their way to their locker room to change into street clothes.
They got dressed and left the arena.