Raven kicked a cardboard box out of frustration. Everything was all fucked up now. Tommy had turned Stevie into the police for helping with the kidnapping of Randy, Jeff and Jack, Christian was dead and Tyler had run off with Jack. This was not the way Raven had pictured things going down. It pissed him off that things had gone so wrong. What pissed him off even more was the fact that everyone probably believed they had gotten the best of him. What they didn't realize was that he wasn't going to go down without a fight. He wanted Jack back and he was going to get the little bastard back whether anyone liked it or not.

"What are you all standing around for?" he asked Meanie, Nova, Lupus and Chasity. "You know what I want you to do. Don't just stand there and look at me like a stupid child. Let's get moving."

They quickly ran out of the room. They knew he was in no mood to hear any kind of disagreement. He sat there for an extra minute, brooding over his own thoughts. He wasn't trusting his followers with anything too complicated. They were just supposed to cause a distraction, which was what they were best at. He was doing all the real work. And if everything went just right, he would have what he wanted again before the night was over.

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"Do you guys really expect Raven to attack again so soon?" Jeff asked. He had Jack wrapped up in a blanket and was holding him tightly in his arms. Randy was sitting next to him, running his hands in his red and black hair. Sandman and Mark were watching out the window while Matt and Tyler stood by the door.

"Dude, I seriously pissed Raven off," Tyler said. He was holding a baseball bat in his hands. "He's not going to wait long to kill me."

"Nobody is going to get killed tonight," Matt assured him.

"Raven might," Mark said darkly.

"Where are the others?" Randy asked. "I thought they would be here by now."

Sandman shrugged. "Ted and Cody are out on a beer run. Tommy said he was on his way. I don't know about anyone else."

"It figures you would know who's on the beer run," Jeff said with a smirk.

Randy leaned back on the bed. Just seconds later, Jack began to cry. "Shhh," Jeff said. He patted Jack on the back. "Don't cry now. It's alright, Daddy's here."

"Oh and here comes the Flock," Sandman sighed. He shook his head. "Incompetent as usual." He frowned. "Oh wait, Meanie is picking up a rock." He pushed Mark out of the way just as a rock came flying through the window.

"Damn," Matt said in amazement. "Meanie can actually throw something with accuracy. I'm impressed."

More rocks came flying through the window, causing everybody to take cover. Tyler opened the room door and found Raven standing on the other side. He had a gun in his hands and he didn't hesitate to shoot Tyler in the chest.

"Tyler!" Sandman yelled.

Raven fired the gun again, barely missing Sandman. "Did you people think you could play me?" he growled. "I ALWAYS win in the end." He pointed the gun at Jeff and Randy. "You hand me Jack now and he lives. If you don't, I shoot him and then everyone else in the room. What's it going to be?"

Jeff stood up. He knew what he had to do. "Well there's just one little problem with your proposition." He threw the blanket down to reveal that he was holding a teddy bear that had been rechristened Jack a couple of hours ago. "I don't actually have Jack with me."

Raven actually looked shocked. "What the hell? But I heard--"

Randy threw the covers off the bed to reveal a tape recorder. He pressed the play button and the sound of a baby's crying filled the room. "Psych," he said triumphantly.

Two hours earlier

"Randy, please stop chasing Shawn and Hunter," Jeff pleaded. He had taken Jack with him to chase his pissed off husband down. "They said they were sorry like five times now."

"Yeah, what more do you want Orton?" Hunter asked. "Do you want us to write "We will not teach Jack naughty phrases" one thousand times?"

"Maybe," Randy said. He still didn't look happy with the WWE's resident degenerates.

"Hey, you've got bigger things to worry about at the moment," Shawn pointed out. "Sooner or later, Raven's probably going to come after Jack again. How are you going to stop him?"

Jeff realized Shawn was right. He and Randy needed a plan to keep Jack safe. "How would you two like to baby-sit Jack again?"

Randy looked confused. "Jeff, what are you doing?"

"Raven's going to expect us to have Jack," Jeff explained. "So let's get Jack out of here and let Raven come to us. He'll probably even show up tonight if he wants Jack as badly as I think he does."

Randy nodded. "Okay, I see what you're getting at. But what if he's listening in for awhile before he comes in? How do we make him believe Jack is still with us?"

"Oooh, I know what you can do!" Shawn said excitedly. "Tape record a baby crying. They all sound the same when they're that young."

That sounded like a good idea to Jeff. Still, there was one more thing to consider. "What if he has a gun though? What do we do then?"

Hunter grinned. "Don't worry about that. I've got connections that will save you a life or two."

Tyler groaned as he got up. "Okay, I might kiss Hunter for this thing." He lifted up his shirt to reveal a bullet proof vest. "I think I saw my life flashing before my eyes. It's not as fun as they make it sound."

The hotel room door opened again and Cody, Ted, John, Mickie, Miz, Phil, Kofi, Glenn, Tommy and Morrison came in. They all had guns pointed at Raven. "You should have gone with a more subtle plan," Tommy told his arch enemy. "I think you're losing it with your old age."

"Fuck you Dreamer," Raven spat out. He glared at Randy and Jeff. "You two think you've won. But believe me, I always get the last laugh."

"Not this time asshole," John growled. "Now drop the gun or my finger is going to "slip" and you're going to get a bullet in the brain."

Jeff watched as Raven dropped the gun. He was so angry at Raven that he was shaking. Everything that had happened lately had been made possible because of Raven. The dead bird birthday present, Christian's escape from jail, the abduction, the torture, the attempted rape--all of it was because of Raven.

"Jeff--" Randy started to say.

Jeff lashed out and gave Raven the ultimate knock out punch. He felt a couple knuckles break on impact, but he didn't give a shit. "Quote THAT mother fucker," Jeff snarled. He shook his hand a couple of times. "Owie. I hurt my hand."

Randy carefully kissed Jeff's knuckles. "Poor baby." Then he glared at his husband. "I was going to do that. You stole my thunder."

"Sorry Randy," Jeff said. "But this time it was my turn to deck the bad guy."

"So what are we going to do with him now?" Miz asked.

Sandman and Tommy grinned evilly. "Leave him to us," Tommy said. He threw the unconscious Raven over his shoulder and he and Sandman left the room.

Tyler just shook his head. "I have a feeling that whatever is about to happen is not going to be pretty. It's not going to be pretty at all."