A/N: Yes, that's right, after 11 chapters, Cody and Katie are finally together… or are they? No, I'm kidding. They are. By the way, I know Summerslam doesn't follow The Bash, and NOC is in between them, but for the sake of a feud not based around a championship, I'm ignoring that. This chapter's pretty short, but I said all I wanted to say.
An extremely unimpressed look was plastered on Matt Hardy's face. He glanced around the arena, at all the thousands of Florida fans. He saw a sign that said "Cody + Katie forever", and he could've sworn a little bit of vomit came up. There was another sign near it, however, that rid Matt of all bitter feelings. It read "Matt got screwed!". A grin returned to Matt's face.
Alright, he thought to himself. Focus. You're out here for a reason.
"Last night, at the Bash, I put Cody Rhodes through a table."
Matt was going to continue his prepared speech, but the crowd's mixed reaction of boos and cheers interrupted him. He waited a few moments for them to calm down, and continued.
"And in doing so, I won the match. I have beaten Cody Rhodes three times now. You see… Not long ago, Katie Danger and I were both on SmackDown. And, ha, I was in love with her for months. Months. It was a big deal, and everyone knew… except her. She ignored me, and treated me as nothing more than a friend, or a colleague. I finally worked up the courage to tell her how I feel, and— Cody Rhodes shows up. All of a sudden, I'm instantly forgotten, and Cody Rhodes is the new guy in her life. He did nothing but get beaten by me and he gets the girl in the end?" Matt shook his head. "That's not right. So Cody, Katie, get out here right now, because I want a piece of both of you for what you did to me"
Matt waited impatiently for a few moments before The Legacy's entrance song blasted through the arena. The song was almost completely drowned out by an enthusiastic mix of cheers and boos. Katie and Cody walked out onto the stage, holding hands. Katie had a microphone in her other hand. She felt bad for what she had supposedly done to Matt, but she was happy with Cody, and wanted Matt to be happy for her too, as a friend. Clearly that wasn't going to happen, so, unfortunately, things were about to get hostile.
"Matt… Matt, I know you're upset, but what I did wasn't that bad. It's not like, you know, I'm some dirty slut who cheated on you with a certain Rated R Superstar…"
Cody gave a sarcastic sympathetic nod, and Katie grinned. Matt looked away. He hated when people brought that up. Although, it was ironic…
"Matt I seem to recall, hell you even just pointed it out yourself, that you never told me how you felt. And you come out here, abusing me for treating you badly? I thought we were friends."
Katie began to get that empty feeling in her chest. Her and Matt had been close; at one point on Smackdown, they had been like brother and sister. Matt knew Katie almost better than she knew herself. She hated that it had come to this, that it had come to the point where he had to come out on national television and slander her. Cody noticed Katie's hesitation and unease, and gestured to Katie, who handed him the mic. He decided to cut right to the chase. After everything that had happened last night, being able to stand right now was a miracle, let alone speak.
"I want a rematch. One on one, at Summerslam"
The crowd seemed to like that idea. Matt grinned.
"I can do one better than that."
Cody looked slightly confused, as did Katie. Was Matt talking about a stip match? The crowd jumped to their feet, and Katie and Cody were both knocked to the ground. Matt watched happily as his ex-girlfriend and little brother pounded their fists into Katie and Cody's heads. Cody's head wound from The Bash opened up pretty quickly, and began pouring out blood once again. Cody felt himself slipping into unconsciousness, while Katie tried to fight back, to no avail. Matt leant against the ropes at the front of the ring, satisfied.
"Cody, Katie, I don't know if you can hear me, but... At Summerslam, it's gonna be The Legacy… against Team Xtreme"
Lita and Jeff relented from their attack, and grinned back at Matt.
