Time: In Satellite time, it is the nearing the second day after Shawn was put in the holoporter hospital. In Earth time, it is Tuesday, midmorning, on April 29, 2007.

Place: Shawn's quarters on the SOD

Because Vince hadn't yet signaled our heroes to head into the theater, Hunter decided to show Shawn around the Satellite a little. Bret agreed that it was a good idea. The Hitman took the Kid and they went into the den, where Hunter agreed to bring Shawn after the tour.

Hunter started the tour by showing Shawn the bathroom, which was down the hall to the left of the holoporter.

Shawn: (as he and Hunter stepped out of the bathroom) Bathroom's awful small.

Hunter: (very glad that Shawn's personality was intact) I know. And if we kept going down this (as he points left) hall, we'd come to the gym. But I think, we'll keep going right, that way we can catch up with the others.

Shawn: About the others…are we not very close to them?

Hunter: Why do you think that? (wondering) Do you remember anything?

Shawn: No. I just figured that since you're the one showing me around, that we were closer.

Hunter: Yeah, we are.

Shawn: I see…

Hunter led Shawn further down the hall, in the direction of the den. DX passed the holoporter and kept going till they reached the sleeping quarters. Hunter stopped by a door.

Hunter: (looking at Shawn, who standing off to the side) Come here.

Shawn: What?

Hunter: The door has an image and voice sensor. It only automatically opens for you…I learned that the hard way a few days ago when I wasn't quite myself and walked right smack into my door. Vince shut off your sensor; he didn't shut off mine. (sees that Shawn has a confused look on his face) Sorry…I babbled. I don't usually babble.

Shawn: Okay…Who's Vince?

Hunter: Our kidnapper.

Shawn: Oh…why'd he kidnap us?

Hunter: Remind me to tell you later. (Shawn sighed) For now, step up to the door.

Shawn: (he did and the door opened, he saw into a room he didn't remember)

Hunter: (walks in)

Shawn: (follows cautiously) So if this door only automatically opens for me…then this is my room?

Hunter: Yes. Although, it's not usually this clean or bare.

Shawn: So…you don't live in here?

Hunter: No, my room's just across the hall…(thinking about what Shawn was saying, he turned to Shawn) You didn't think we were…that we were…

Shawn: Rooming together…(Hunter nodded) Sleeping together…(Hunter nodded again) Well, it would explain why you're so attentive and concerned.

Hunter: We're all concerned for you. If I appear to be a little more so, it's because you're my best friend.

Shawn: Oh…No offense, but that's a relief.

Hunter: Why?

Shawn: Because I don't feel attracted to you.

Hunter: You're straight Shawn.

Shawn: Am I married...single…

Hunter: Divorced.

Shawn: I don't think I want to know.

Hunter: I wouldn't know how to tell you. Bret's better with words, usually, and comfort.

Shawn: You're doing fine.

Hunter: Thanks.

Shawn: (opens his desk drawer, pulls out a scrap book – this is the same book that he was attempting to put together for Cameron)

Hunter: What'd you find?

Shawn: Scrap book.

Hunter: I forgot about this...actually no, I forgot where it was…

Shawn: Am I that disorganized?

Hunter: (doesn't want to say)

Shawn: I take your silence to be a yes. (looks at the front cover of the scrap book that has a picture of Shawn in street clothes and his name) Shawn Michaels?

Hunter: That's you. You were born Michael Hickenbottom, but you legally changed your name when you became an adult.

Shawn: With a name like Michael Hickenbottom, I can see why. (opens the cover, flips through the book's pages, and notices that a lot are blank) It's not very full.

Hunter: You haven't had much time to work on it…('or the desire,' Hunter thought but did not say)

Shawn turned through the completed pages. Those pages contained mostly pictures of Shawn as a child. A few others featured Shawn's parents and brothers – and Shawn only knew that because of the captions. Shawn turned to the very back of the book where a small folder had been stuck in. He then opened the folder, which contained recent pictures – but to Shawn, they were odd.

Shawn: (holding out a picture taken from the folder) Are you sure I'm not gay?

Hunter came over. He looked at the picture Shawn had in his hand. It showed Shawn in his current Heartbreak Kid ring gear

Hunter: No, you're not gay. That's your…your work clothes.

Shawn: What do I do for work? Strip tease?

Hunter: (thinking back to Shawn's earlier career in WWE – along with Shawn's comment – almost made Hunter laugh, but Hunter remained serious) No, you wrestle.

Shawn: I what?

Hunter: (taking the book from Shawn's hand) Why don't we rejoin the others? (he puts the book back in the drawer)

Shawn didn't say anything and exited his room. Hunter followed Shawn into the hallway. He pointed Shawn in the right direction, and together DX headed for the den. Shawn, true to his nature, just couldn't keep quiet when something was on his mind.

Shawn: About wrestling...

Hunter: (stopping to hear Shawn out) Yeah?

Shawn: Isn't it fake?

Hunter: (grimaces) Oh Shawn…

Shawn was going to need a lot of help.

End of Chapter 9

To be continued…