It was about a week since Jon had spoken with Stephanie and Paul about Renee's behavior when Lauren had arranged to meet up with him on the road for a few days. Renee had been fairly quiet the last few days; but Jon had a sneaking suspicion that they had not heard the last from her yet. Jon left word with the production assistant working the entrance that he was expecting Lauren, and that he could just direct her to his locker room. Lauren arrived a short time later; and followed the young man's directions towards Jon's locker room. She couldn't help but notice the stares she was receiving from people; however, she never would give anyone the satisfaction of letting people see that she was bothered. As she continued to walk; she found her intended path blocked. A man who Lauren thought resembled a cross between one of those guys from 'Duck Dynasty' and perhaps a tourist in Florida stood there. "I'm sorry; if I could just get past you, I would appreciate it." Lauren asked politely.
"It's interesting that Dean would choose to lie with a woman so much like his own mother. Then again, it does indicate that the apple truly doesn't fall far from the tree; his daddy fell under the spell of a daughter of Sodom as well. I've been trying to save poor Dean from the demons which haunt him; I could save you as well! I control the demons; I have the power, for I'm the eater of worlds." Bray preached in his southern accent.
"Um; ok. I have no idea who you are; but neither 'Dean' nor I need saving. As for the demons you say are chasing one or both of us; my demons do not chase me, they drive me to be 'better'. As for being a daughter of Sodom; I can only assume that is some religious zealot term for prostitute, if that is the case you may kindly keep your views to yourself. Now; I ask you politely one more time to move out of my way." Lauren narrowed her eyes at the man. When he made no motions to move out of her way; she made an attempt to go around him. Bray grabbed Lauren and slammed her against the wall; laughing as her head hit violently and she lost consciousness. Bray picked her up effortlessly and put her over his shoulder. Renee stepped out of the darkness and thanked Bray.
"No, thank you! She'll be very useful I'm sure." Bray laughed as he carried Lauren off down the hallway. Renee smiled to herself; it wasn't exactly how she had planned to handle the situation, but at least she'd be out of the way. She walked off in the opposite direction so that no one would suspect she had helped Bray. She was already on thin ice with Stephanie and Paul.
Later that evening Jon was getting ready for his match; he was starting to be concerned about Lauren not arriving yet. She had said she was going to be there early. He figured he would have just enough time to find the production assistant and find out if he had seen her. As he was walking the route; he spotted something odd ahead of him. Someone had left a suitcase just sitting in the middle of the hallway. As he approached it; Jon started getting a really bad feeling. He took one look at the luggage tag and realized his feeling was correct; it was Lauren's suitcase. There's no way she would have just left it sitting there. Jon looked around and felt his stomach turn as his eyes reached the wall; he could see what appeared to be a spot of blood. Lauren! Jon ran back to his locker room; Colby and Joe looked up as the door slammed against the wall. "Whoa brotha; take it easy man! What's going on?" Joe asked watching his friend pace frantically back and forth, wild-eyed.
"Someone has Lauren!" Jon said. "I was concerned so I went to see if the production assistant had seen her yet. Part way there; I found Lauren's suitcase just sitting in the middle of the hallway and there was blood on the wall. Someone has her and she's hurt; I swear to god I will kill whoever has her!" Jon growled.
Joe looked at Jon and then over at Colby; "Jon you have a match in a minute, Colby and I will start looking for her ok? Just stay calm! Go out for your match before Stephanie and Paul freak out." He gave Jon a light slap on the shoulder. "We'll find her Jon; she can't be too far away." Jon nodded and tried to calm himself down. He headed for the Gorilla; trusting Colby and Joe to find her.
Jon was distracted during his match; normally beating a guy like Miz would have been child's play, but he was overwhelmed by what was going on with Lauren. He knew Miz was going to swing at him next; he was supposed to duck the blow, but with his head somewhere else he forgot to duck and Miz's fist made contact with his face. Mike tried to hide the shock on his face; he wasn't supposed to have actually hit Jon. He wasn't quite sure what to do next; he knew he couldn't stand there and look stupid, so he grabbed Jon and hit the 'Skull Crushing Finale' on Jon. He covered Jon; knowing he wasn't supposed to win this match, the ref counted to three and Mike celebrated the win in front of the crowd. Jon on the other hand was on the mat trying to make sense of what had just happened he knew it was his fault for screwing up the match. Just then on the Titan-tron; Bray Wyatt's sinister face appeared.
"Dean, Dean, Dean. I told you I was going to take everything from you and I have done my best; but you have somehow managed to come out ahead of me, man! Your parents didn't care about you; no! If they had; they might have taught you not to leave your toys lying around. I found one trying desperately to find you, but she found me instead." The camera filming him panned over to show an unconscious Lauren, slumped in a chair. Dean went berserk, screaming at the Titan-tron and Bray Wyatt. "Don't worry though; I'll take good care of her, she's a feisty one! Bray Wyatt laughed and screen went black. Jon howled and jumped out of the ring; looking possessed. Once he hit the backstage area; he started screaming for Bray. He grabbed a few people by the collars demanding to know where Bray was. When no one seemed to know the answer; his rampage continued. Paul showed up trying to get Jon under control; only to be shoved by Jon. Colby and Joe arrived just in time to catch the fist that was about to be thrown in Paul's direction.
"JON! That's not solving anything man! Paul isn't the enemy here and you running around here breaking shit isn't going to find her any quicker! Now calm your ass down; Bray isn't going to be stupid enough to hurt her." Joe said while holding his friend tightly; so he couldn't do anymore damage.
"He's already hurt her! Let go of me Joe; I mean it, I don't want to have to kick your ass Brotha. I will though! I need to find her!" Jon roared. It was right then that a very nervous production assistant came running up to the group.
"I…I…Just saw Bray Wyatt carrying a woman into the parking area and drive off with her; I tried to get venue security to keep him from leaving, but he blew right past them in his car. I…I thought I better tell you." The nervous man stuttered; and after seeing Jon's face contort into what could only be described as Fury, he ran away as fast as he could.
"HE'S A DEAD MAN!" Jon bellowed and stared at Paul. He stormed off desperately trying to think of who might be able to help find her. His first thought was Jackson; but Lauren had sent him to Ireland. He thought, at this point Jon was even considering anyone he might know who had a criminal background. Bray had stepped over the line between real life and storyline and in doing so had effectively signed his own death warrant. Lauren's voice echoed in his ear, "We ended on good terms. I know that if I ever needed anything; I could ask Lorenzo and he would do what he could to help me." Briefly Jon considered how crazy of a thought it was that he was having. Was he really considering calling Lauren's ex-husband for help? Yes, he was! He had no idea how to get ahold of this man he'd never met; then it came to him. Juliette, Lauren's personal assistant must have his number! He called the service's number only to be greeted by Juliette's cheerful voice. "Juliette; this is Jon, Lauren's boyfriend. Something bad has happened and I need help trying to find Lauren. Do you have her ex-husband Lorenzo's phone number?" Jon sounded frantic.
"Oh my god! What's happened? Is she ok? Sorry! Um…Yes! I have his number; hold on!" He could hear her rummaging through things. "Ok. Here's his number! Please find her; and please keep me informed, I could try to get Jackson back in the states." Juliette said.