Well, here it is, way behind schedule, but nonetheless, CHAPTER 29! Thank you all SO SO SO much for sticking with this story. I love writing it and to know that someone, somewhere is hopefully enjoying reading it makes me smile. Hope it's up to par!

As always, I own Cayden and any other fictional characters I throw into the story at any given chapter. And, special shout out to Instant Classic Superstar Pac for putting up with my constant "I don't know where to even start with this" comments and the rest of my whining. And, for writing the AWESOME Angle interview. Thanks dude.

It was Sunday, October 10th, 2010 and it was time for Bound for Glory; live from Daytona Beach, Florida.

To kick off the show, O.A.R performed the official theme for Bound for Glory, "This Town" live from the stage.

In the morning wake me up

And tell me everything

So I can understand your world

And you can understand my dream

Yeah I could be anywhere

And you could be there with me

But I just want to be a ghost

And see everything

I don't want it to be the way they want it

This town, this night, this crowd

Come on put them up, let me hear it loud

This town, this city, this crowd

While the performance was taking place, the cameras began to cut from the stage with the band to the backstage area with the various superstars who had matches that night.

The first camera cut showed Beer Money, Amazing Red, the Pope, and Jeremy Borash jamming along, some mouthing along while others were bobbing their heads to the beat.

Stand up on your feet put your worry down

And everyone of you all around

Come on ya'll let's take this town

Let's take this town

Camera cut two was right outside Eric Young's locker room with the members of the barely, if-still-existent, World Elite challenging each other to "take this town, international style".

Its better that we keep this close

Keep you close to me

Walking under every sky

Over every sea

You can be my modern girl

And I can be the one you found

If we're taking on the world today

I know we got to leave this town

The TNA Knockout dressing room was shown third. Inside, Taylor and Sarita bounced their heads along with the beat while lacing up their boots. ODB was taking a swig of her flask while Tara was tending to poison. Hamada was sitting in the corner, trying to stay focused, while Roxxi stretched in the middle of the room.

I don't want it to be the way they want it

This town, this night, this crowd

Come on put them up, let me hear it loud

This town, this city, this crowd

Stand up on your feet put your worry down

And everyone of you all around

Come on ya'll let's take this town

Let's take this town

Camera cut four went directly into the lion's den, the Main Event Mafia locker room. All of the members of the Mafia looked stoic and focused. Booker T was rambling on, saying "we gon' own TNA, dawg, we gon' own it tonight."

Come on ya'll let's take this town

Come on ya'll let's take it down

On our own let's get away

Nothing more left here to see

Come on love make it perfect

More and more I will believe

Like a child I must believe

During the fifth scene, the jumbotron showed Chelsea and Desmond sneaking into a back entrance that had been left unattended by security, who was patrolling other places or had been paid off. Either way, they were in the building, until they were caught by Hernandez.

Hernandez tried to force Wolfe to leave on his own, but he wouldn't, so he slammed his head into the wall, then did that again. Wolfe was too out of it to fight back, so he grabbed both Wolfe and Chelsea under an arm and carried them out of the building, with much of the Impact Zone laughing at the incident.

Come on ya'll make it perfect

This town, this night, this crowd

Come on put them up, let me hear it loud

This town, this city, this crowd

Stand up on your feet put your worry down

And everyone of you all around

Come on ya'll let's take it

Everyone of you in this crowd

Come on ya'll let's take this town

The finally camera cut six was with the family. They all looked tense and the scene didn't seem right with Tomko, Cayden, and Jeff missing. Suddenly, Sabin started singing along, trying to enjoy one last silly moment before getting down to business.

"And everyone of you all around. Come on ya'll let's take it. Everyone of you…"

He stopped awkwardly, though, when the others look at them funny, almost telling him none verbally to 'get serious.'

This town, this night, this crowd

Come on put them up, let's take this town

This town, this city, this crowd

We're taking on the world today

Come on put them up, and every one of you all around

We can be anyway, take this town

Come on put them up, we're taking on the world today

Take this town, we could be anywhere

The cameras then focused on the band onstage as they ended out the song. The crowd went crazy, not only because of the awesome performance, but also because the matches were about to begin.

"Well, Taz, after that awesome performance by O.A.R., we're ready to get down to business."

Taz nodded. "Yeah. We sure are. And, what better way to start off a PPV than with tomatoes?" He asked, causing Mike to roll his eyes as the competitors of the Knockout's Tag Team match made their way to the ring.

The two teams fought valiantly, but Taylor and Sarita won after Sarita pinned the Velvet Sky after the champs hit her with a springboard dropkick (Sarita) combined with a Wilde Ride from Taylor.

"Well, Taz, there you have it. The TNA Knockout Tag Team Champions retained their titles and now it's time for the TNA Global Championship match." Mike commented, as Taz nodded.

"Yes it is Mike and I, for one, can't wait for this match. This match could very well steal the show here tonight."

Pope made his way to the ring first, with Daniels next and then finally, the Champion, Eric Young, looking none to happy about defending his title in America.

The match was all it was cracked up to be. It began with Pope and Daniels working somewhat like a unit to gain the upper hand on Eric Young, who both men had a bone to pick with. They worked together, hitting him with double suplexes, double clotheslines, and combination moves, until they both kicked him simultaneously against the ropes, sending him outside of the ring.

With the champion out of the ring, the match became everyman for himself, like it was originally supposed to be.

Daniels and Pope locked up and began to grapple with one another, trying to gain advantage over the other, but finally, Pope whipped Daniels against the ropes. As Daniels came back, he tried to hit a clothesline, but Daniels slid under him, avoiding the hit, before he stood, up, jumped on the bottom rope, and springboarded off of it, grabbing Pope and hitting him with a DDT.

This continued for a few minutes, until Young made his way back into the ring, and the three squared off, hitting both of their respective opponents with different moves.

Finally, nearing the end of the contest, Pope was on the top turnbuckle, going for an axhandle slam on Young, when Daniels ran into him and knocked him off the top rope and to the ground by the ring.

He then faced Young again and the two exchanged blows until Young tried to set Daniels up for a big move, but Daniels pushed him off before hitting him and with a bodyslam.

The Fallen Angel then set him up and hit him with the Angels Wings, before he jumped to the turnbuckle and flipped off, hitting the BME.

He quickly went for the cover and the ref counted the pin. However, as the ref reached two, The Pope came back in and dropkicked Daniels in the face. The force of the kick sent him flying backwards and out of the ring under the ropes.

The Pope quickly capitalized, hitting the DDE on Young and covered the champion himself, as the referee counted to three. The Pope quickly grabbed his title and rolled out of the ring, celebrating, as Daniels came back in, and, seeing that Pope had just won, slammed his fist against the mat and threw his head back, groaning in frustration.

The cameras then went backstage where Christy Hemme was standing backstage with Bobby Lashley who said he couldn't wait until for the match that night and, while he hoped that AJ gave Angle what was coming to him, he wasn't going to let it happen at his expense. He hyped up the talent of the other competitors, but reminded Christy that he was a stand out in both wrestling and MMA, so he was more than qualified to be a favorite in this match. But, no one seemed to remember him when talking about it. So tonight, he planned to go out there and make sure no one forgotten him ever again.

Then, it was time to kick of the Gauntlet match for the Knockout title. Taz and Mike informed the viewers at home that, as champion, Angelina automatically became the last competitor to enter.

To start the match, Roxxi took on Alissa Flash. Roxxi pinned the knockout and Daffney came out to take her place as Flash stormed to up the ramp.

While the two competitors in the ring exchanged shots, cameras showed Val stopping Flash by the entrance to the heel tunnel for a reaction to the match. The eliminated knockout went on a rant about being treated like a doormat since she got there, although she had scratched and clawed since she got there, and certain little sisters of some of the originals shows up and gets a title match in a few weeks.

"I'm so sick of all of this! Sick of the politics keeping me at the bottom because I don't know the right people! Well, no more! I quit!" She screamed, before storming to the back, pushing officials and other shocked bystanders out of her way.

Back in the ring, Roxxi pinned yet another knockout, eliminating Daffney from the match.

The next knockout was ODB, who made quick work of the tired Roxxi. Tara came out and fought back and forth with ODB, and although the two battled valiantly, Tara pinned ODB.

In a blind rage, ODB attacked the former Diva, making her easy pickins' for Hamada, who quickly hit Tara with a Hama-Chan-Cutter and pinned her.

Next out, however, was arguably the most dominate Knockout in the company: Awesome Kong. Although Hamada held her own, she finally fell victim to the Awesome Bomb and was eliminated.

Finally, the champion, Angelina Love, made her way to the ring. The winner of the next pinfall would walk away the TNA Knockout Champion. Kong beat Angelina all over the ring, proving her dominance.

Suddenly, the Beautiful People came running out to the ring, jumping on the apron, forcing the referee to focus entirely on them.

Then, out of the back came Booker T, much to the surprise of Taz and Mike.

"Booker T? What in the world is he doing out here?" Mike yelled, as the self proclaimed King slid into the ring and sucker-punched Kong in the gut. He then bounced against the ropes and hit her with a Scissors King.

After the deed was done, the Beautiful People also retreated up the ramp, allowing the referee to turn back to the two knockouts in the ring.

He saw Love pinning Kong and counted to three, thus allowing Angelina to retain her title. Booker helped her out of the ring and to the back, as Taz and Mike looked on, shocked.

"What…what just happened?" Taz asked, as Mike shook his head.

"Your guess is as good as mine Taz. I have no idea what that was all about. But, yet again, Angelina Love retains her title under…suspicious circumstances to say the least.

As Kong made her way backstage, the jumbotron showed Christy standing by with Matt Morgan. Morgan talked about how excited he was to get a chance at the title again. He discussed how four of the greatest athletes in the business today were competing for the most coveted prize in the industry. He admitted that as of late, the match had seemed to be focused on the rivalry between Angle and Styles.

He wasn't bitter about that and it really didn't bother him that he hadn't gotten as much air time. He figured that would mean that the element of surprise would be on his side and that was definitely a good thing.

Then, it was time for the 4-Way dance for the tag titles. Team 3D came out first, followed by Beer Money, The British Invasion, and finally the champs, The Motor City Machineguns.

Shelley looked fairly distracted and his eyes, which were normally full of humor and laughter, or as of late, hate and anger, were dull, as though he had went through a trying week, which he had.

He still hadn't heard from Cayden, and as much as he tried to push that out of his mind, he couldn't. Sabin smacked him lightly on the chest as they got onto the apron, reminding him to get his head in the game as he kicked things off with Brutus Magnus.

The two battled and Magnus tagged Williams in and the two shortly doubled teamed Sabin, until he slid under them and ran towards Alex, who wasn't exactly reaching for his partner.

"Alex!" Chris yelled, causing Alex to shake his head to the sides, as if trying to rid it of cobwebs and looked at his tag partner, somewhat ashamed as he took the tag.

"Get your head in the game, bro." He muttered just loud enough for Alex to hear, as he went into the ring and faced off against Brother Ray, who had made a blind tag on Williams.

The two squared off, but Alex kept on getting caught on mistakes. He went to try to swing the momentum and hit a dropkick, but miscalculated and missed the shot, thus giving Brother Ray a great opening to take control.

Sabin sighed and hit the top turnbuckle angrily at his partner. It was clear that his head wasn't in the game. And he knew why too. He was thinking about Cayden, which frustrated the Detroit Native to no end. There was nothing that could be done about it at this point in time, so Alex just needed to suck it up and get them out of this match without getting himself or Chris hurt.

Alex finally managed to get some momentum, after leap-frogging over a charging Bubba Ray, and then going to his corner, tagging in Sabin, whose head was much more in the game than his.

"'Lex, focus. We have to win." He said quietly to his partner as he got in the ring.

He Irish Whipped the larger man into the corner, where Roode tagged himself in and faced off with one half of the tag team champions.

The teams went through a mixture of people in the ring, but eventually, Chris Sabin and James Strom found themselves in the middle of the six-sided ring, fighting for Gold.

After hitting a big suplex, Storm went to connect with the Last Call Superkick, but Sabin ducked out of the way and the Beer Money member took out the referee instead.

The competitors looked on in shock as this happened, until they all realized simultaneously that the rule book was out the window and the wrestlers rushed into the ring and a brawl started.

Sabin ran towards Williams and took him out with a kick to the face, while Storms and Roode double teamed on Brother Devon, who had came into the ring as Roode had.

Shelley ran into the ring, looked over his shoulder and saw Brother Ray and Magnus brawling on the outside. He quickly springboard over the ropes, effectively taking out the two men on the outside.

As all this was going on, Booker T and Scott Steiner came running down the ramp with Sharmell following behind them. Oddly, they attacked everyone but Team 3D until they finally got their sites set on the Guns.

Shelley managed to fight them off as Sabin came flying over the top rope and took out Booker while Steiner and Shelley squared off yet again.

Suddenly, Chris Daniels and Samoa Joe came running out to the ring, and attacked Booker and Steiner, pulling them off the Guns and running them up the ramp and backstage.

Shelley and Sabin took a moment to get their bearings back and then finally stood up amongst the teams that were still brawling. Sabin rolled back into the ring to take care of Storm and Magnus, who were currently the only men fighting in the ring.

Shelley was about to join the rumble between Team 3D, Williams, and Roode, when suddenly, Sharmell caught him with a low blow, taking him down.

Suddenly, a woman jumped over the barricade, her hair tucked into a toboggan and sunglasses on, a sling holding her left arm in place.

"What is…security, hello! Do your job!" Taz yelled, as the person pulled the toboggan and sunglasses off with her good arm, revealing herself to be none other than Cayden Daniels.

"Whoa! Taz, its Cayden Daniels!" Mike shouted in excitement, as Taz nodded in agreement.

"And, boy, she does not look happy." He added.

At first, when Sharmell saw Cayden, a look of pure fear covered her face before she realized that Cayden still had but one good arm. She smiled evilly before she got into the redhead's face.

Cayden glared at her. "Keep your nasty hands off of my boyfriend." She demanded, as Sharmell smirked back.

"And what are you going to do if I don't?" She asked, before she reared back and smacked Cayden across the face. Cayden's head snapped to the side before she faced Sharmell and glared at her.

Sharmell narrowed her eyes. "That's what I thought. Worthless peon." She hissed before turning around and walking away from Cayden.

As she did so, Cayden slipped the sling off and began to spin her left arm around, showing everyone that her collarbone was healed. She got a smile showing she had evil intentions in mind as Sabin, who had gotten out of the ring to check on his partner, winked at her and stood in Sharmell's way.

He smiled down at "the Queen" before he pointed towards Cayden. "You might wanna turn around."

She did, and was met with a vicious spear, delivered by none other than Cayden Daniels. Cayden sent a quick thanks to Christian's best friend, Edge, who had taught her how to make a Spear hurt like no other. Afterward, she pinned her down and hit her with a flurry of lefts and rights.

Chris and Alex, who was now back on his feet, watched in slight shock as Cayden, who had been on the sidelines for so long, wailed on her victim until Jeff Jarrett jumped over the barrier too and grabbed Cayden around the waist, pulling her off of Sharmell.

"Alright Sugar. That's enough. You made your point." He stated, as he half-carried, half-drug his daughter away.

"Stay away from my family, skank!" She yelled at Sharmell, before she glanced over at the Guns who were still watching the interaction.

"What are you doing? Wrestle!" She yelled at them, before Jeff sat her down and the two hurried backstage.

At that, the two Detroit Natives ran into the ring, as Shelley dropkicked Roode off of the apron before he clothesline Magnus over the top rope, cleaning out the ring.

Sabin again ducked the Last Call Superkick and countered with a German suplex before the Guns set Storm up and hit him with the Made in Detroit.

Sabin quickly covered him as Shelley ran interference on Team 3D with a Leap of Faith (No Handed Springboard Suicide dive over the top rope) to keep them from getting into the ring as the recently revived ref started the count.

1…2…3. The Guns retained their titles.

Sabin got on his knees and looked up towards the sky, exhaling in relief, before he was handed his belt by the referee. Alex rolled into the ring next to him and took his belt as well.

They stood and held their titles up, before Alex quickly rolled out of the ring and up the ramp, no doubt to find his girlfriend, while Chris celebrated in the ring a little bit more before he followed his partner.

On the jumbotron, Jeff was shown quickly walking Cayden backstage to the locker room, no doubt to keep her from running into anyone from the Mafia.

As they walked down the hall, Christy ran up beside them, shoving a microphone in Cayden's face.

"Cayden! Cayden! What was that? Are you okay now? Are you healed?" He asked, as she smirked.

"You were watching what happened out there Christy. What do you think?"

With that, Jeff pushed her into the Gun's locker room and followed, closing the door in Christy's face.

He waited a few moments before he motioned towards the door. "I think the vultures are gone now. I'm going to wait outside until you get done in here." He said, before hugging her.

"Thanks Poppa Jay. For everything."

He shook his head. "Anything for you Sugar." He kissed her on the top of the head before he left the room.

Jeremy Borash was walking through the hallway with a camera crew, until he finally found his way to the Main Event Mafia locker room.

"Okay, now let's see if we can get the man out here," JB said to the crew, himself, no one in particular, before tentatively knocking on the door. Seconds later, the door opened slightly and the head of Kevin Nash would poke its way through.

"Yeah, JB?" Kevin started, allowing him to say what he had to say.

"Oh hey, Kevin, um. I need to interview… Kurt. Is that okay? Is he inside? Can you get him out here?" JB asked quickly, hoping he wouldn't be getting reamed over it. Kevin paused for a minute, then briefly nodded his eyebrows, before retreating back inside the room and closing the door. An audible call of "Kurt, it's JB!" could be heard coming from the big man. Seconds later, the door would fully open this time, with Angle appearing and stepping out.

"Interview time?" Angle asked, getting right to the point.

"Yeah, pretty much," JB replied, to which Kurt closed the door behind him and looked at the smaller man with a calm look on his face.

"Okay, let's begin with your Main Event Mafia running around all over the place. We saw Booker T attack Awesome Kong of all people in the TNA Knockout title gauntlet match, and now Booker and Scott Steiner tried to get involved in the World Tag Team title match, to no avail. I don't know if I missed anything, but to my knowledge, there were no Mafia members in either match. What's going on?" JB questioned him. Angle didn't seem too perplexed about being put on the spot, however.

"That's right. None of the talents in either match as of today are part of the Main Event Mafia. I'm actually glad you noticed that. Proves you're pretty smart. It would be even smarter if you realized that there's no way I'm gonna spill my secrets," Angle replied, quickly backpedaling the surprising compliment to Borash. "For all you know, someone that the TNA fans, and especially a certain group, think they know and trust, could actually have worked out a deal with the Main Event Mafia. Or I could just be creating misdirection and blowing smoke. The truth is you don't know. And you're not gonna know until it's time for you and all of TNA to know. So stop trying to pry Mafia secrets out of the Godfather, because even though we go back, JB, that's just not gonna happen."

"Okay, so what about what happened with the attempted interference in the middle of the Guns match?"

"I thought you were gonna ask me, about my World Heavyweight Championship match," Kurt quickly cut in rather than allow JB to go further with his question. "I have the table set to make history tonight. Not only will I become the first ever five-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, I will win the first ever three-out-of-nine-falls match in the history of TNA. This TNA mecca pay-per-view is called Bound for Glory. And that's very appropriate, because after this night, there will be no doubts that Kurt Angle deserves all the glory that can be had in TNA and then the ability to craft out even more glory."

"You can't really be that confident, Kurt, I mean, that's just ridiculous," Borash interrupted. "Don't you even have any idea who you're up against? You've got Matt Morgan, big seven foot tall Blueprint, who took you to the limit last year at Bound for Glory. You've got the Boss, Bobby Lashley, the two-sport superstar, who, if you remember, he actually came to TNA because he wanted to face guys like you. Then you've got AJ Styles, the current champion, the Phenomenal One… and he wants your head on a silver platter. All these guys are crowd favorites, but you can expect to be booed, because a lot of people feel like you are bad for TNA."

"Let me ask you, JB. Who drove AJ Styles and the Motor City Machineguns to their tears just by firing Christopher Daniels? Who beat Samoa Joe at No Surrender? Who qualified for this match by going through not one, not two, but three, of the toughest guys here in TNA week after week? Who has won every match he's been in for the last two months?" Angle asked, pausing to take in JB's silence. He knew the man knew the answer to that question perfectly but wouldn't be willing to admit it.

"That's what I thought. Now, as for me being bad for TNA according to fans along with a certain group? Well, I disagree. The way I see it, AJ Styles has been bad for TNA ever since he became champion." JB opened his mouth to speak, possibly to object, but Angle quickly put a hand up to cut him off.

"I know you're about to put him over as the consummate champion, JB. But let me explain. Four and a half years ago. Different company, different arena, different ring, A flying pipsqueak took my World Heavyweight title in a match with multiple people in it," Angle pointed out, eluding to part early 2006 of his WWE days. "As champion the little masked boy often talked about 'dedication' and 'honor', but all that title reign did was start the complete humiliation of an entire wrestling family. Fast forward to last year's No Surrender. Another fly boy, AJ Styles, took my TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a match with multiple people in it. And all that's come of everything surrounding his title reign is some coattail-riding jailbait ginger slut who nobody had ever even heard of until four months ago becoming the center of the universe here in TNA."

"I don't know if you're trying to get yourself killed, but I'm not willing to die with you. So you may wanna look around when you talk abou-"

"Look, I'm not saying I don't respect the talent of my opponents tonight," Kurt interrupted JB, again ignoring his train of thought. "I mean, how could I not respect their abilities in the ring? Matt Morgan and Bobby Lashley are two of the most athletic big men in the history of this business. They're both hungry competitors who clearly have their sights set very high up on the food chain. And just because TNA's hot new orphan stepdaughter hasn't wrapped them arounnd her finger doesn't mean they can't walk in tonight and become champion. Speaking of champions, what can I say about AJ Styles? In spite of how horrible his title reign's been for TNA, he's a pretty spectacular athlete and a determined little guy. People do call him Phenomenal for a reason." Just then, Angle's face found a more intense glint to it.

"But that's where the praise stops. Because I've beaten Matt Morgan before. In fact, he isn't the first athletic big man I've beaten, and neither he nor Lashley will be the last. And unlike either one, I've been a world champion. 13 times. AJ Styles has been champion now for 13 months, but he knows I'm capable of beating him to a pulp. And after everything I've had to go through to get to this point just because some redhead got her arm in a sling, I'm in a mood to kill. Every, last, one of them. And when Kurt Angle gets on a mission, people get circles wrestled around them. Including my three opponents in this match. Which means that tonight, the TNA World Heavyweight title is going back into the hands of the only true wrestling god this industry has ever seen. And the Main Event Mafia will be celebrating, all night long. Now if you'll excuse me," he finished, opening the door, "I have a match to prepare for."

"Wait!" JB called as Kurt started back into the locker room. "Kurt, what about Cayden coming back and sending a message at the expense of one of your run-ins? Care to comment on that!"

"Who cares?" Kurt replied from the other side, slamming the door shut on Borash. The man looked clearly perplexed at the calmness and audacity of Angle as he turned to the camera.

"Wow," was all JB could say in the end.

TNA-TNA-TNA-TNA-TNA-TNA

*Back in the Gun's Locker Room; during the interview*

Cayden inhaled deeply before audibly exhaling and twirled her hair around her finger as she shuffled her feet.

A few minutes later, Alex swung the door open and stepped inside quickly, but stopped instantly when he saw Cayden.

"Hey." He said, quietly, as she smiled weakly at him.

"Hi." She replied, walking over to him, tears brimming as she stood in front of him.

Alex looked at her sorrowfully. "I'm sorry." The honesty in his was voice undeniable.

She nodded while biting her bottom lip. "Me too." She whispered, as he smiled at her and gently wrapped her in a hug.

She allowed herself to melt into his arms as he hugged her tightly, putting his face in her hair and breathing her in. Although it had been just at a week since he had talked to her, it was one of the worst weeks of his life that Alex did not want to relive, ever.

"I'm sorry I left." She said quietly. "It's just, it was AJ and…"

He shhhhsed her before she could continue. "Shh. It's okay. I understand. I knew you'd be mad and that I can handle, but you just leaving…not so much. Just make sure if I ever make you mad again, which I'm sure I will, that we at least try to talk it out before you up and leave. Not talking to you for a week is not my idea of fun."

She nodded as he pulled her back slightly before bending his head down to meet her lips with his own, tangling one hand in her hair as he kept his other arm around her waist, keeping her tightly against him.

After a few minutes of this, Sabin came in the locker room, rolling his eyes at the couple.

"Geez. Get a room." He muttered, as the two broke the kiss and Alex glared at his tag team partner.

"We had a room till you walked in." He informed Sabin, as Cayden slapped him lightly on the chest, nonverbally telling him to be nice, before Sabin looked thoughtfully at Cayden.

"We cool?" He asked, as she nodded.

"Like the other side of the pillow."

Sabin smiled widely at this before putting his hand on his hip and moving his head to the side.

"Think you can pry yourself away from Alex long enough to give me a hug?" He asked, as Cayden shook her head vigorously and snuggled closer to Alex.

"Ew, no. You're all sweaty." She said, crinkling her nose, causing Sabin to sigh and roll his eyes before pointing to Alex.

"So is he." He pointed out, as Cayden smiled brilliantly at him and started towards him, only to be held back by Alex, who shook his head and refused to let her go.

She sighed and stomped her foot. "Alex." She whined before he quickly kissed her again and reluctantly lowered his arms. She then sprinted to Chris and practically launched herself into him, as he wrapped his arms around her and spun her around.

He set her down after spinning around twice then squeezed her tightly.

"Thank God you're back Cay. Alex is such a whiny brat when you aren't around."

"Missed you too Sabes." She said laughingly, as he released his grip on her. Alex instantly stepped forward and wrapped his arms around her waist, letting her lean her back against his chest.

"Guys. Not trying to rain on the parade, but, Cay, is your shoulder a hundred percent? I mean, I know you wanted to kick Sharmell's jabroni butt all over the arena tonight, but, are you sure you're good enough to be back?" Sabin asked concerned.

Alex mentally kicked himself. He had been so excited about having Cayden back he hadn't even taken her injury into account.

"Crap, Cayden, I…"

She rolled her eyes at the Detroit Natives before sighing. "Guys, seriously, I've been ticked and anxious to get back to action, but I'm not stupid. The shoulder is fine. I had my normal doctor in Orlando check it Monday at my appointment before I left and he cleared me. Then, me and Poppa Jay got a second opinion in Nashville just to be on the safe side. He said I was good to go too. I was just wearing the sling to get the drop on Sharmell." She explained, as Alex raised an eyebrow at her.

"You sure you're at a hundred percent?" He asked, earning another eyeroll.

"Do you want me to get you a doctor's note?" She questioned pointedly, as he shook his head before resting his chin on top of her head while she rubbed his arms comfortingly.

"Babe. You need to go get showered and I have to go see my brothers. You know how they get. Plus, I've got to go give 'em my, 'I wuv ew' face to keep from getting in trouble for leaving and not saying goodbye."

Alex nodded. "Yeah. They were pretty upset about that." He commented, as she shook her head.

"You have no idea. They called me once a day and then called Poppa Jay like twice a day to check on me. It's ridiculous."

Sabin chuckled. "It's just cause they love ya." He stated the obvious, causing her to nod.

"I know. But I gotta head that way." She said, slowly pulling away from Alex, who grabbed one of her hands and kept her from walking away.

"Casanova. I've got to go before they start freaking. I don't want AJ to lose focus from his match." She explained, causing him to frown.

"I don't think you should be walking around back here by yourself. If the Maf…" He started, causing Sabin to shake his head.

"Dude. You are like the least observant person I've ever met. Jeff's outside waiting to walk her to the other guys' locker room." Sabin explained, as Alex walked to the door, stuck his head outside, and, spotting Jeff, smiled and nodded.

"She'll be right out." He said. Jeff nodded in response, not in any big hurry. Alex disappeared back into the room and hugged Cayden to him again.

"Alright. I'm gonna hurry up and shower and then I'll be right over to the locker room, okay?" He asked, as she nodded against him.

He kissed her once more, resting his forehead on hers. "I love you."

She smiled up at him. "Love you too." She said, smiling, before she turned and left the room, walking over to Jeff, who hung his arm over her shoulders and led her down the hallway.

"Everything okay?" He asked, as she nodded and grin widely.

"Everything's great." She informed him.

"And the shoulder?" He questioned, as she smiled widely.

"Fantastic."

This earned a grin out of the "King of the Mountain," who pulled her closer to him, rubbing her arm. "Ready to see your brothers now? I've seriously gotten like ten voicemails and 20 text messages from AJ since you attacked Sharmell. My phone started vibrating as you jumped the barricade and it hasn't stopped yet." He told her, slightly annoyed that Chris and AJ didn't think he could take care of Cayden.

She rolled her eyes. "They act like I was a prisoner of war instead of in Nashville you."

He chuckled. "I know. I was just thinking the same thing." He told her as they reached the outside of AJ, Chris, and Joe's locker room. Jeff knocked five times quickly before opening the door slightly.

"AJ. It's me and Ca.."

Jeff didn't get finished with his sentence, however, before the door swung open and Cayden was pulled into the room and wrapped in a bone crushing hug by AJ.

"Munchkin, don't you ever leave like that again, you hear me? You scared me half to death!" He scolded, as she nodded against him.

"I missed you Bubby." She said. He kissed her on the top of the head and hugged her tighter, resting his forehead atop her head.

"I missed you too Sis. Now, is your shoulder okay or did you just go do something stupid?" He asked, as she rolled her eyes and groaned.

"It's great Supes. I'm golden." She answered honestly.

Suddenly, Chris Daniels and Joe came into the room laughing. Although Daniels had lost earlier, he was still in a pretty good mood after getting a few good shots in on Steiner in the back and he had heard the Guns' music, so he knew they had won. He hadn't been near a monitor, though, and had no idea that Cayden was there.

When he saw her he smiled hugely and ran up to her, picking her up and spinning her around before hugging her and kissing her forehead.

"I missed ya Short Stack." He said, smiling warmly at her, before he pulled her back and looked her over.

"Cay, where's your sling?" He asked, as she raised an eyebrow at him.

"Did you not see the beat down I just gave Sharmell? I don't need it anymore." She said excitedly, expecting her brother to be happy. However, instead, he smacked her upside the head.

"What were you thinking Cayden? The Mafia could have gotten to you! And, just because you don't need the sling doesn't mean you're good to wrestle or fight again." He scolded.

She was about to defend herself when Joe walked over and pulled her away from Chris and hugged her.

"Dude. Don't hit Skinny Mini. She isn't dumb. I'm sure she was cleared to wrestle or Jeff wouldn't have let her do what she just did. And, Jeff was with her. He wasn't going to let anyone near her." Joe said, as Cayden shot a look of gratitude up at him before AJ came over and put his hand on Cayden's shoulder.

He had just been looking towards the monitor when he saw the end of the X-Division title match. Amazing Red go for a cross-body on Homicide, but was caught in mid-air and thrown over the ropes. Then Suicide had attempted a big DDT, but Homicide reversed into a suplex before hitting the Gringo killer on him, getting the win and keeping the X-Division title.

"Wanna walk with me to the tunnel?" He asked, as she nodded and smiled at him.

"Of course Supes. Let's do this." She said, as he left the room and started down the hall, shaking his arms at his sides, bouncing down the hallway as he came close to the tunnel, the others following closely behind.

"AJ! AJ!" JB yelled as he ran after the champ, camera man mere steps behind. He looked towards Cayden and was about to ask her something, but she merely shook her head and motioned towards AJ, letting the backstage interviewer know that it was her big brothers time and to focus on him.

"AJ, you're about to go out to the ring and, on the biggest stage of the year, defend your title in arguably the toughest match of your career. What are you thoughts of the night as a whole and, of course, your title defense, which is just moments away?"

AJ nodded to the announcer, the focus clear in his features, but he didn't seem annoyed by the fact he had been pulled from his pre-match thoughts.

"Well, JB, the show has been fantastic, just like Bound for Glory always is. I mean, let's face it, it's the biggest show of the year for TNA. Don't believe me? There are a ton of celebrities in attendance tonight. I saw AJ Hawk and Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, Chipper Jones, Sean William Scott, some of the Tampa Bay Rays, a few Marlins, and I believe I saw Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Jeffery Dean Morgan, and the rest of the Supernatural cast here as well."

This led to Cayden squealing and jumping a few times before Daniels grabbed her arm and calmed her down. She cringed at the camera before nodding at AJ, letting him know she would control herself so he could continue.

"Anyway, I, along with all the boys in the back, do not want to disappoint the fans at this show of all places. And, it's clear from the matches tonight that everyone else feels the same. And, we all know that Hogan is coming sometime soon and he's probably watching right now, and must be impressed."

"How could he not be? I mean, O.A.R. owned tonight during their performance. If you don't already have their CD, buy it. It's well worth the thirteen bucks." He said, throwing in a plug for the band that had provided the theme for the pay-per-view."

"Then, you have Sarita and Taylor rocking it with a win over the Beautiful People. Then, the Global Championship match. I mean, of course, it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to, but it was an awesome match nonetheless and all those guys should hold their heads high for a match that very well could have stolen the show." He complimented, shooting a glance up at Daniels, who had a bittersweet smile on his face.

"The Knockout match was good. Those ladies are tough. But Angelina won't hold the title for long now that a certain red headed knockout is back." He shot a sideways glance over to his kid sister, who smiled warmly at him.

"The tag team match was…wow. Those four teams are, hands down, the best tag teams in the industry today and to get to see them all duke it out tonight...that match is going to be on a lot of "Best of" DVDs, I can tell you that much. And, of course, the outcome was the one I wanted, which made it even better. The best part of that match though, was that my little sister showed back up and shut Sharmell up. And, she's back at a hundred percent, which is awesome." He said, pulling her into a side hug.

"I didn't really get a good chance to watch the X-Division match, because I was preppin' for my match, but what I saw was high-flying and exciting. And, while Homicide may be seven different kinds of crazy, he's a great wrestler and it's going to take a lot to get that title from him." He said, before he sighed and got a more serious look on his face.

"Now, it's main event time. And, three of the toughest guys I've ever had to get into the ring with are coming after me and my title." He smirked.

"And that's fine. Matter of fact, I wouldn't have it any other way. Last week, it was brought up that this is the house that I built. I don't know if I'd go that far, but I do want to go down in the books as the greatest TNA Champion of all time. If I can pull out a win tonight, that'll definitely help my case. I've been the champ for over a year. The belt almost feels like a part of me anymore. I can't lose it. I won't."

"And, that's not to say anything bad about my opponents tonight." He rolled his eyes quickly. "Well, at least two of them. Lashely and Morgan are both tremendous athletes who I respect deeply. I haven't underestimated them and I know that either of them could walk out of this building with my title. So, may the better man win amongst the three of us."

"And that leads us to Kurt Angle." He said, no one missing the drop of an octave in his voice as he practically growled the name.

"Angle, the same guy who perpetrated the attack on my baby sister and cost her the Knockout Title and two months of her career. The guy who won't stop coming after Cayden. The man who broke Jeff's Jarrett's ankle and is single handedly trying to ruin this company and everything myself and the other originals helped build from the ground up."

He looked into the camera as if it was Angle himself. "Kurt Angle, you made a big mistake when you picked a fight with me. You made a bigger mistake when you started trying to tear TNA apart from the ground up. And then, you made the biggest mistake of your life. You put your hands on my baby sister, my munchkin." He said possessively.

"You said earlier that TNA had become about Cayden since my title reign. We both know that's not true, but if it was, you know as well as I do that you caused that by doing what you did. And, while TNA isn't about Cayden, my match tonight is. I'm dedicating the beatdown I'm about to give you to her. See, Angle, you should have made sure you took me completely out, made sure I was dead before you touched her, because now, until one of us stops breathing, I'm going to keep hunting you down like the dog you are and making you pay. And, if you don't think I can Kurt, just remember who called me the Prince of Phenomenal first. You."

He chuckled without humor. "Maybe you should have remembered that before you messed with Cayden Kurt. But, don't worry, I'm going to remind you tonight, because it's time to fly."

With that, AJ walked off camera, with Cayden, Daniels, Jeff, and Joe following behind.

As they reached the tunnel's entrance and Lashely's music hit, AJ got on one knee and began to pray. He stayed there during the entire entrance, but, as Morgan's music came on, someone placed a hand on his shoulder and he could sense them squat beside him.

Soon, Cayden's voice filled his ears as she softly recited the 121st Psalm.

"I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth."

"He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep."

"The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night."

"The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore. Amen."

She looked over at AJ and smiled at him, as he smiled back before they both stood up and he wrapped her in a hug.

"Good luck out there Supes." She said, kissing his cheek, as Angle's music hit and AJ took a deep breath and nodded, before flipping his hood up and walking further up the tunnel and waiting.

Cayden stood watching her older brother, her nerves on overload until she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked behind her and saw Alex, his hair still wet from the shower, showing his hurry to be with Cayden. He smiled weakly down at her and pulled her into a hug as he kissed her on the top of the head

"Let's get back to the locker room and watch the match." He suggested, as she nodded. She grabbed his hand with both of hers and he lifted the hand to his chest, pulling her closer to him.

She smiled warmly as she leaned into him and allowed him to lead her to the locker room, the others following.

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The match was a war to say the least. Not one of the four men had an ounce of quit in them and they showed it and proved to the world why they were in the hunt for the title.

AJ had his sights set on Angle the whole time, but Lashely, not wanting the match to be about the feud between AJ and Angle, but instead about the Title, got to AJ before he could get to Angle, thus pitting the Olympic Gold Medalist with the DNA of TNA; Matt Morgan.

Eventually, Morgan hit Angle with a Carbon Footprint, earning himself the first pinfall as Lashely and Styles fought outside the ring.

He then hit a Hellavator on Angle, but before he could capitalize with a pin, Lashely pulled him off and hit him with a Full Nelson slam, setting him up for a spear, thus earning himself a pinfall.

As "The Boss" turned around, the Olympic Gold Medalist caught him with the Angle Slam, getting a pin.

Afterward, Lashely fought with Morgan from there, while Styles finally got his hands on Angle. He waited on the apron until Angle got to his feet, then hit him with a Flying Forearm. He hit Angle with a fury of left and rights, before he got him up and hit him with the Styles Clash.

He got the pin, despite being almost broken up by Lashely.

The men all continued to battle. Angle eventually earned another pin when he made Morgan tap to the Ankle Lock and Styles earned another one after hitting a Pele Kick, then a 450 Springboard, which he calls a "Superman on Morgan.

The count was then Styles-2, Angle-2, Lashely-1, and Morgan-1. The match was going full force, with all the competitors hammering at one another.

In the melee, the referee inadvertently got knocked down when AJ ducked out of the way of Angle when he attempted to hit him with a clothesline.

With the referee down, the competitors continued to attack one another. Lashely and Morgan ended up brawling on the outside of the ring, leaving Angle and a fired up Styles alone in the ring.

AJ instantly began the assault, hitting shot after shot on Angle, eventually knocking him outside the ring. Morgan rolled back in after disposing of Lashley, and he and AJ began to exchange blows.

Angle grabbed a chair from under the ring and rolled back inside. He stalked up behind AJ, who had just cleared the ring of Morgan, and lifted the chair up, as though to hit the champ. When AJ turned around, however, he saw the hit coming and dropkicked the chair into Angle's face, thus taking the Olympic Gold Medalist out.

AJ walked over to Angle and picked up the chair, anger and hate flashing in his eyes. He glared down at the man who had tried to tear his family apart and had been attempting to take everything that AJ cared about from him.

He held the chair above his head and prepared to come down on Angle, who was slowly making his way to his feet. Suddenly, Angelina Love came running down from the tunnel and grabbed the chair AJ was holding, keeping him from swinging it at Angle.

"What is she doing? She has no reason to be out here!" Mike exclaimed.

The champion turned around, ripping the chair from Love, who was standing on the apron now. He glared at her and started yelling at her, asking the Knockout Champ what she was doing.

Angelina started yelling back at AJ, refusing to move off the apron.

The crowd erupted in cheers as Cayden Daniels sprinted to the ring and pulled Angelina's legs out from under her, causing her head to smack against the apron. She then picked her up and threw her into the safety barrier before kicking her repeatedly.

She was about to pick her up again when Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne came out to the ring as well, pulling the former Champion off of their leader. Cayden, however, had enough pent up aggression that she merely glared at them, before smacking the taste out of both of their mouths. They looked at her in shock before they started backing up the ramp, Cayden urging them on with punches and kicks.

Back at the ring, Lashley and Morgan were fighting amongst themselves outside the ring. They were fighting beside the ramp and made it halfway up the ramp, being so focused on the other that they hadn't seen Angelina or Cayden come out to ringside, except for a passing glance.

In the ring, AJ turned his attention back to Angle, who was now on his feet. AJ's face was full of conflict as he tried to decide what to do, while holding the chair in a threatening stance.

Angle stood still, knowing any sudden movements might cause the champion to take a swing at his head, effectively decapitating him. Out of the corner of his eye, the Godfather saw the referee slowly making his way to his feet.

Angle quickly reached up and smacked his hand against the chair, causing a loud noise, and fell to the ground, clutching his head, as AJ looked at him like he'd lost his mind, until he saw the referee grab the chair from him and signal for the bell.

The ring announcer grabbed a microphone to inform the audience at the zone what had happened. "Ladies and Gentlemen, as a result of a disqualification, the referee has taken a pinfall away from AJ Styles, taking his pinfall total down to one."

"WHAT!" AJ screamed, as he ran over to the referee, trying to clear his name and explain that he had done nothing wrong.

While arguing with the ref, Angle snuck up behind AJ and rolled him up, grabbing his tights. The referee quickly hit the mat, and, not seeing that Angle had a handful of AJ's tights, started the count.

1. Lashley and Morgan both heard the count start and started sprinting to the ring, not wanting the match to end.

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3. New TNA World's Heavyweight Champion.

Kurt fell to his knees in victory, while Morgan and Lashley, who had just slid under the bottom ropes, hit the mat angrily and dejectedly, before slowly making their way up the ramp.

AJ merely set up on his knees, shocked while Angelina slowly rolled into the ring and walked over to Angle, helping him to his feet. He looked at her and they both grinned before Angle grabbed her around the waist and pulled her closer to him, kissing her passionately.

The audience gasped in shock, as Mike and Taz shared bewildered expressions.

"What. The. Hell?" Taz asked, as Mike shook his head.

"I guess we know why Angelina Love came out here. Everything makes sense now. Love's initial attack on Cayden, her discussion of how the former champion doesn't respect legends, The Beautiful People started a brawl so the security would be drawn away from Cayden's door, Booker's interference in the Knockout Championship match. Everything fits now." Mike said, the puzzle pieces clicking in his head.

AJ looked shocked at everything that had happened and was happening. As Angle and Love broke their kiss, the two men's eyes met and Angle flashed an arrogant smirk at the now former champion.

AJ felt his blood boil and before he realized what he was doing, he jumped up, ripped Angle back from the Knockout Champion and started punching him repeatedly.

Love tried to pull AJ off and when that didn't work, was about to hit him with a low-blow, when Cayden came rushing to the ring for a third time that night. She tackled Love to the ground and the two began rolling around the ring and finally rolled out of it.

It was a pure cat fight, with the classic hair pulling, scratching, etc. The two wanted nothing more than to tear the other limb from limb. Finally, TNA officials separated the two Knockouts and AJ and Angle, who were still fighting in the ring.

Angle and Love reunited on the ramp, both taunting their title belts, as Cayden rolled back into the ring, glaring at Angelina. AJ hung his head as the fact that he had just lost his title set in, and with that, Bound for Glory went off the air.

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Alex drove down the road as he kept glancing at Cayden, who was in the passenger seat, out of the corner of his eye. He could see the tears building in her eyes, no matter how hard she tried to hide them, and it broke his heart.

He was glad that his tag partner had went out with Taylor Wilde that night, thus making it just him and Cayden on the ride home, putting her in a situation where hopefully she would open up.

"Cay. What's going through your head honey?" He asked, but already knew the answer. Thanks to that idiot father of hers, Cayden was no doubt thinking that AJ would blame her for losing the title. At first he really hoped her mind wouldn't go down that road, but whenever she hardly spoke to anyone in the locker room after the P ay-Per-View, but merely asked Alex to take her home, he knew that's what was going on.

He mentally growled. If he ever saw her father, he was going to beat that man within an inch of his life and then some.

Cayden shook her head as she absentmindedly wiped at her eyes. "Nothing." She quietly whispered.

Alex sighed, as he reached across the shifter of his Mustang and grabbed her hand. "Hey." He said, causing her to look at him. "Talk to me." He urged, as she sighed and nodded.

"He's gonna blame me." She said, almost inaudibly, as she squeezed Alex's hand tighter and tears began to fall down her face.

Alex glanced over, and, seeing how upset his girlfriend was, he pulled the car over on the side of the road and threw it in park before getting out.

He got to the other side of the car quickly and opened up her door. She looked at him bewildered for a moment, before he leaned over, unbuckled her seatbelt and pulled her out of the car so she was standing.

He instantly wrapped her in a hug, which she immediately reciprocated. She rested her head on his shoulder as he tucked her head under his chin, holding her tightly against him.

"Cay, he isn't going to blame you. He isn't your father." He said. At the mention of the deadbeat, he heard her take in a sharp breath and wrap her arms around him tigher, as if to make sure he wouldn't disappear as well.

"And neither am I. I'm not going anywhere, okay? I meant what I said at the hospital." He whispered soothingly, as he carded a hand through her hair.

She nodded against him as she continued to sniffle. He looked down and gently reached his hand to her face and wiped away some stray tears. She smiled weakly up at him before resting her head on his chest and sought comfort in his arms.

The two stayed like this until Alex was satisfied that his girlfriend had calmed down, which took a few minutes. Once he was content that she was alright, Alex gave Cayden a kiss then rested his forehead on hers. "Ready to go see your brothers now?"

She nodded slowly against him as he kissed her on the top of the head before he helped her back into the car.

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A while later, Cayden and Alex walked into the house, hand in hand. Having heard them pull in, Daniels was already waiting by the door.

"What took you so long?" He asked, then noticed that Cayden had been crying.

"Short Stack, why don't you go into the living room for a minute? We'll be right in." Daniels suggested, as Alex squeezed Cayden's hand tightly, letting her know he'd be right there, before he let go.

She nodded and hugged Chris before she walked into the other room. As soon as she was out of earshot, Daniels looked at Alex.

"What happened? Why is she upset? Did you do something?" He asked, his voice growing angrier at the last question as big brother mode set in.

"No. She uh, she thinks AJ is going to blame her for losing his title." He explained, as Daniels sighed. He had been worried that would happen to. He nodded before jerking his head towards the living room.

"Alright, why don't you go in there with her and I'm going to go into the kitchen and let AJ know what's going on." He explained, as Alex nodded and went into the living room, sitting next to Cayden and pulling her to his side.

A few minutes later, Daniels, Jeff, and Joe walked into the living room. Cayden got up and hugged her Poppa Jay and Fat Man before Daniels nodded to the kitchen.

"AJ wants to talk to you." He informed her, as she gulped. Jeff rolled his eyes at her.

"Sugar, we had this discussion at the hospital when he got hurt. Now go." He ordered. She sighed, unable to disobey her surrogate father, and walked into the kitchen, hanging her head.

As she stepped into the kitchen, she saw AJ sitting at the table, spinning his phone on the it. When he saw her walk in though, he stopped and looked at her sternly.

"Cayden Avery Daniels. Before we even get started, this better be the last time we ever have this conversation, understand me?" He asked, earning a nod from Cayden, who still refused to look up at him.

He turned in his seat to face her and sighed. "Cayden, do you really think that little of me?" He asked, causing her head to snap up and look at him.

"Wha…" She trailed off, shocked at his words as she wondered what he was getting at.

"Well, if you think I would hold what happened tonight against you and blame you for something that isn't your fault at all, then you obviously think I'm the same kind of guy your father is. And, if you're lumping me in with the likes of him, then you clearly must think I'm garbage like he is." He explained. Part of him felt bad, using the tough love approach on Cayden, but making Cayden believed that AJ doubted how she viewed him was the only solution he saw to her current mood.

Cayden's mouth moved up and down a few times, inaudibly, as though she was trying to find the words to say back to him, but couldn't.

He raised an eyebrow at her, not letting her off the hook that easily. "Well, do you think I'm like your father or not?" He asked, causing her to shake her head vigorously.

"No, of course not. He…he left me and broke promises to me and treated me like a worthless piece of crap."

"And, have I ever done any of those things to you?" AJ asked, as she shook her head again and more tears built in her eyes.

"Of course not. You're my Superman." She said quietly. Tears started rolling down her face as she looked down at her shuffling feet.

AJ stood up and walked over to her, lifting her chin up with his hand, forcing her to look at him.

"So, if I've never acted like your father before, why would I start now?" He asked, as she looked up at him, tears falling. He quickly wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.

"Kid, I will never, ever, treat you like that. You're my Munchkin for crying out loud. I'll always have your back and I know you'll always have mine. And, don't think for a second that what happened tonight is your fault or that I'm going to blame you for it."

"But you lost your title because…" She started, but AJ shook his head, cutting her off.

"Because of Angle and his dirty tactics and that's it. You did nothing wrong. This is just a setback, alright. I'm going to get my title back, you're going to get your title back, and more importantly, we're going to do it together, Supes and Munchkin versus the world."

"What about the others?" Cayden asked with a sarcastic smirk.

AJ chuckled. "They can help too I guess." He said, as he rested his forehead on top of her head.

"It's going to be okay Munchkin. Everything's going to work itself out. The titles, the Mafia…"

"Sting?" She asked, as AJ sighed, kicking himself for opening that can of worms.

He looked down at her and saw the hurt in her eyes, the need to believe that her "dad" would eventually show up, like he always did.

"I'm sure he'll get his head out of his butt soon enough. But, if he takes too much longer, me and the others will fly out to California and kick some sense into his paint-wearing little butt." AJ said, earning a chuckle from Cayden.

"Thanks Supes. I'm sorry you lost your title." She said, as he shook his head.

"Your welcome sis. And, like I said, I'll get it back. But, look at the positives. Now, I get to focus entirely on making Angle's life a living Hell for ever putting his hands on you." He said, earning a smirk from Cayden.

"Love you Bub." She said, earning a smile from AJ.

"Love you too, Sis."

Well, Chapter 29 is officially done! BFG...over. AJ...title lost. But, chapter 30 is coming up, and that's a pretty monumental number, so stay tuned to see if I have anything planned for Impact. Thanks again for reading and please, please, please, review. I work at a summer camp and have to put up with 105 little children all day, so reading your reviews helps me keep my sanity. Thanks again for reading!
*Casey*
~Matthew 19:26~