_Fast forward about a month later_

Mark's heel/face character was a huge hit with everyone and the WWE universe accepted him like he was a 10 year vet. He had his "Let's go Parker" females and men who loved him and his "Parker sucks" people who hated him, but everyone every week looked forward to hearing him come out and cut his crazy promos. CM Punk loved hearing his promos because it reminded him of his own clever promos he'd drop out there. Mark felt particularly proud after one Thursday Night Smack Down and came tearing backstage after an awesome as hell match against Bray Wyatt and his Wyatt Family. He half expected The Eater of World's to beat him on his own, but it was too good to be true when Harper and Rowen came out to save his crazy ass one more time. Mark wondered how long it would take before they broke the family apart the way they did The Shield.

Dean Ambrose slapped Mark on the back backstage and half gave him one of those bro hugs that he gave Roman.

Dean: "What's up, brother?"

Mark: "I've been doing a little bit of thinking."

Dean: "Oh, I love when you start thinking. That means you want to make a huge change for the WWE and that in my eyes is good for me in the long run."

Mark: "How do you figure my changes are good for you? We have two different storylines going on here."

Dean: "Easy. We're both Unstable as hell. If they start accepting your ideas and changes then that means I can make changes and suggest ideas and we can take over the world, Pinky."

He ruffles Mark's multi-colored hair and laughs.

Mark: "Dude, I think it's time for me to drop a pipe bomb on these people. But, I want Punk to be here to hear me."

Dean: "Oh, you didn't hear did you?"

Mark: "Hear what? Now what are these good for nothing political assholes doing? First, they start breaking up the greatest factions. Then they start firing Divas and hiring these fluffy little ding bat bitches. What could they possibly be trying to pull now?"

Dean: "Dude, Punk quit the WWE."

Mark: "What do you mean Punk quit the WWE? I'm one of his best friends. Don't you think he'd tell me something like that?"

Dean: "It was a shock to all of us. He just up and quit this morning. There was no announcement or warning."

Mark: "You seriously want me to believe that one of my best friends just walked out of the WWE. WWE is his life. He lives for wrestling. Why the hell would he give that up?"

Dean: "I don't know. You'll have to call and ask him what's going on. I just know he up and quit. He walked out of Paul's office with his stuff and never came back."

Mark: "He's still under contract. He can't break his contract and walk out like this."

Dean: "I'm sure Paul said the same thing when he walked out."

As Dean says this Paul Heyman is coming around the corner. Here lately, Punk and Heyman had gone back to being best friends and were usually inseparable, but Heyman was all alone with nobody around him not even his other client Brock Lesnar.

Mark: "Hey Paul."

Paul: "Hey Mark. How are you?"

Mark: "I'm doing well. How about you?"

Paul: "I'm not doing very well at the moment. I think I'm freaking out a little bit."

Mark: "What happened? Did Brock get suspended again?"

Paul: "No. Nothing like that this time. It's just something very weird just happened and I can't figure out for the life of me what possessed this moment to happen."

Mark: "What happened, Paul? You can talk to me."

Paul: "No. I can't talk to you here. But, we can talk away from the other ears, if you know what I mean."

Mark: "Ok. I get what you mean. Dean, Paul and I are going to go take a walk and get ready for the show. I'll catch up with you later, all right dudes?"

Dean: "All right, bro. I'll catch you later."

He pats Marks shoulder and leaves him with Paul. Paul walks with him out of the building and they walk down to the parking lot.

Paul: "All right, there are no ears out here and nobody else is going to hear of this story. Do you understand what I mean?"

Mark: "Yes. You don't want this to get out, but your telling me because Punk is like a brother to me."

Paul: "And a son to me. So, I feel good telling you this. Punk found out that purple spot on his back was related to a Staph infection."

Mark: "A staph infection from what? Did someone bite him or something?"

Paul: "Oh good Heavens no. He didn't get it from a human bite or even an animal bite. It came from someone using dirty medical equipment. One of the trainers must not have washed their hands properly or used something that wasn't sterile when they touched him or something. I'm still not sure on the details."

Mark: "Oh my God. That's serious. That could travel to other parts of his body and make him sick. It could kill him."

Paul: "I know. I don't understand how someone employed by the WWE and medically trained could be so careless."

Mark: "I trust my life to those doctors and trainers back there every single day. If someone is not doing their job properly, they need to be fired and have their medical license taken away. That's serious business."

Paul: "You're preaching to the choir. I'd love nothing more than to have the guilty party removed. The problem is we have to prove there is a guilty party first and I can't go into legal details about what's happening with that because it's under litigation right now."

Mark: "Holy shit. Punk is suing the WWE?"

Paul: "I never said that. I never made that statement to you. "

Mark: "I get it. I won't bring up the law suit or anything you just said to me. Just tell me something. Is that why he up and quit?"

Paul: "It was either quit or he was going to find the guilty party and make them disappear illegally."

Mark: "I'm sure he would have too."

Paul: "Mark, if I may call you by your first name."

Mark: "You may."

Paul: "Mark, whatever you do avoid The Authority at all costs. They are looking for a victim and you are the closest thing they have to Punk right now."

Mark: "You're talking seriously still or is that story angle?"

Paul: "Seriously, if you value your future in the WWE don't go anywhere near any of those guys. Rollins and Orton don't have any authority to do anything to you, but they can physically hurt you to the point of not being able to compete. Same with Kane and same with Big Show. I see you're tight with Ambrose outside of the ring. That can work in our favor tonight. Watch your back in there."

Mark: "Yeah. I'll take that in to consideration. Thank you for being honest with me and telling me what's really going on. I still don't see why Punk didn't come to me personally and say something about quitting."

Paul: "That would be my doing. I told him not to say anything to anyone just yet."