Notes: This takes place three weeks later. Some of this may not make sense but it's important to later chapters. Tough Enough four hasn't happened yet so I pick the place and the trainers. Also I'm writing this chapter before the winners of TE3 are announced. I voted to eliminate someone that I happen to have in this fic. And this is my fic universe.
Pain and Anguish
Benoit laced up his boots while pretending to pay attention to Vince's same old speech. The speech he had been giving the last three weeks. To be sure not to walk around alone in the arenas. To report any suspicious activities. And of course to be on the lookout for Matt. He had a match against Edge tonight. He was the only Nest member who was still wrestling on the shows. However, there was one member in Amarillo Texas as a trainer for Tough Enough 4 but he hadn't wrestled in the WWF since he had been fired and then rehired as a trainer.
"Hey Chris." A voice said as they sat down in the chair next to him.
"Hey Perry." He said to Perry Saturn before going back to his bootlaces.
"You've been gone a lot lately." He remarked.
"Yeah been going home a lot." He lied. "Seeing Nancy and Daniel."
"Funny Nancy called the other day looking for you. She said she hasn't heard from you in a few weeks."
"I've got to go talk to...Test." Chris improvised getting up and walked away.
Perry could only stare at his friend in disbelief. He knew something was wrong but he didn't know what.
***
Jeff was staring into space. He had a match with Chris Daniels, who along with Mike Modest had been recently hired, later. He still couldn't believe his brother had been missing three weeks and there had been no clues yet. The detective called him the other day and said that the Anaheim detective, Joanna Watson, also wasn't finding anything. He knew his brother didn't just vanish into thin air. He had to be somewhere. He didn't trust anyone in the WWE right now except for Lita. He had a hard time talking to her. Her pain almost echoed his own. Sometimes he was barely able to keep from breaking down in front of her. She was one of his best friends and his brother's girlfriend. He had to pretend to be okay.
"Damn it." A voice said from next to him bringing him back to reality. He looked up and saw Shane McMahon looking over some paper.
He could care less what he was looking at. The owner's son wasn't well liked by the wrestlers. But they had to pretend to tolerate him or feel Vince's wrath. Shane knew no one liked him and didn't even try to pretend to be nice. Spoiled rich kid most of the wrestlers referred to him as.
He went back to staring off into space wondering where his brother was.
***
"I don't know Jamie. I haven't seen Torrie around in awhile. I mean with Matt missing and all you'd think someone would have said something about that." Jackie Gada said.
"I know. Vince said Torrie called and said she was hurt or something according to Jonah."
Lita heard the two of them gossiping and frowned. There had been a lot of that the past three weeks. She was tired of hearing it. What she wanted was her boyfriend and not gossip about where he was or that he had left. They turned over anything they heard to the Detective and he said nothing brought them close to finding him yet.
She wasn't giving up hope not by a long shot but she didn't believe Matt had just left by his own will especially without his shoes. Those shoes were a present that she had given him on his birthday one time when they were just friends and hadn't started dating. He wore them almost all the time. So it was a bit suspicious to her that he'd leave them there along with his ring gear.
She wanted to talk to Jeff but she could see how hard this was hitting him. She didn't know what to say to make him feel better. He was one of her best friends and knew the pain she felt about Matt being gone paled in comparison to what he must be feeling.
God please let Matt come back soon. She prayed.
***
Stevie walked down the stairs to check on Matt. Raven had gone off with Tommy and Victoria somewhere leaving Kanyon in charge. There was no noise coming from the room. "Matt?" Still no response. "It's just Stevie." He didn't even see Matt in the room. He knew Raven hadn't taken him anywhere and there was no way for Matt to get out so where was he?
He flicked on a light and saw Matt curled up in a corner. He walked over and shook his shoulder causing Matt to jump. He stepped back and watches Matt cover his eyes and sit up. Stevie could see the cuts and bruises on his face and arms along with a few welts. He could see a faint scar beginning to show at the base of his hairline. Stevie just shook his head.
Matt wouldn't move his hand away from his eyes. He knew Matt wasn't used to so much light in the room. When Raven beat him he turned on one of the corner lights that didn't let so much light in.
"You hungry?" Stevie asked. Matt shook his head. "You want some Tylenol?" There was a pause then a nod of the head. "Okay I'll be back." Stevie usually gave Matt two Tylenol when he knew Raven wouldn't know that he did.
He left the room and came back to see Matt still in the position that he had left him in. Stevie this time didn't turn on the big overhead light. He turned on the lamp closest to where Matt was. Matt gladly took the offered pills but didn't say anything. After he took it he curled into a ball. Stevie got up and left.
When he knew Stevie was gone he uncurled from his ball and took out the unswallowed pill and hid it for later when the pain got worse. He had lost all track of time while in this 'prison'. He didn't know how long he had been there but it felt like months. He was beaten at least twice a day and he still didn't know why. He was starting to realize that there was no way out of this place.
Pain and Anguish
Benoit laced up his boots while pretending to pay attention to Vince's same old speech. The speech he had been giving the last three weeks. To be sure not to walk around alone in the arenas. To report any suspicious activities. And of course to be on the lookout for Matt. He had a match against Edge tonight. He was the only Nest member who was still wrestling on the shows. However, there was one member in Amarillo Texas as a trainer for Tough Enough 4 but he hadn't wrestled in the WWF since he had been fired and then rehired as a trainer.
"Hey Chris." A voice said as they sat down in the chair next to him.
"Hey Perry." He said to Perry Saturn before going back to his bootlaces.
"You've been gone a lot lately." He remarked.
"Yeah been going home a lot." He lied. "Seeing Nancy and Daniel."
"Funny Nancy called the other day looking for you. She said she hasn't heard from you in a few weeks."
"I've got to go talk to...Test." Chris improvised getting up and walked away.
Perry could only stare at his friend in disbelief. He knew something was wrong but he didn't know what.
***
Jeff was staring into space. He had a match with Chris Daniels, who along with Mike Modest had been recently hired, later. He still couldn't believe his brother had been missing three weeks and there had been no clues yet. The detective called him the other day and said that the Anaheim detective, Joanna Watson, also wasn't finding anything. He knew his brother didn't just vanish into thin air. He had to be somewhere. He didn't trust anyone in the WWE right now except for Lita. He had a hard time talking to her. Her pain almost echoed his own. Sometimes he was barely able to keep from breaking down in front of her. She was one of his best friends and his brother's girlfriend. He had to pretend to be okay.
"Damn it." A voice said from next to him bringing him back to reality. He looked up and saw Shane McMahon looking over some paper.
He could care less what he was looking at. The owner's son wasn't well liked by the wrestlers. But they had to pretend to tolerate him or feel Vince's wrath. Shane knew no one liked him and didn't even try to pretend to be nice. Spoiled rich kid most of the wrestlers referred to him as.
He went back to staring off into space wondering where his brother was.
***
"I don't know Jamie. I haven't seen Torrie around in awhile. I mean with Matt missing and all you'd think someone would have said something about that." Jackie Gada said.
"I know. Vince said Torrie called and said she was hurt or something according to Jonah."
Lita heard the two of them gossiping and frowned. There had been a lot of that the past three weeks. She was tired of hearing it. What she wanted was her boyfriend and not gossip about where he was or that he had left. They turned over anything they heard to the Detective and he said nothing brought them close to finding him yet.
She wasn't giving up hope not by a long shot but she didn't believe Matt had just left by his own will especially without his shoes. Those shoes were a present that she had given him on his birthday one time when they were just friends and hadn't started dating. He wore them almost all the time. So it was a bit suspicious to her that he'd leave them there along with his ring gear.
She wanted to talk to Jeff but she could see how hard this was hitting him. She didn't know what to say to make him feel better. He was one of her best friends and knew the pain she felt about Matt being gone paled in comparison to what he must be feeling.
God please let Matt come back soon. She prayed.
***
Stevie walked down the stairs to check on Matt. Raven had gone off with Tommy and Victoria somewhere leaving Kanyon in charge. There was no noise coming from the room. "Matt?" Still no response. "It's just Stevie." He didn't even see Matt in the room. He knew Raven hadn't taken him anywhere and there was no way for Matt to get out so where was he?
He flicked on a light and saw Matt curled up in a corner. He walked over and shook his shoulder causing Matt to jump. He stepped back and watches Matt cover his eyes and sit up. Stevie could see the cuts and bruises on his face and arms along with a few welts. He could see a faint scar beginning to show at the base of his hairline. Stevie just shook his head.
Matt wouldn't move his hand away from his eyes. He knew Matt wasn't used to so much light in the room. When Raven beat him he turned on one of the corner lights that didn't let so much light in.
"You hungry?" Stevie asked. Matt shook his head. "You want some Tylenol?" There was a pause then a nod of the head. "Okay I'll be back." Stevie usually gave Matt two Tylenol when he knew Raven wouldn't know that he did.
He left the room and came back to see Matt still in the position that he had left him in. Stevie this time didn't turn on the big overhead light. He turned on the lamp closest to where Matt was. Matt gladly took the offered pills but didn't say anything. After he took it he curled into a ball. Stevie got up and left.
When he knew Stevie was gone he uncurled from his ball and took out the unswallowed pill and hid it for later when the pain got worse. He had lost all track of time while in this 'prison'. He didn't know how long he had been there but it felt like months. He was beaten at least twice a day and he still didn't know why. He was starting to realize that there was no way out of this place.