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Chapter 35: A hero no more

MONDAY NIGHT

"Ladies and gentlemen please welcome the General Manager of Raw, John Bradshaw Layfield!" Justin Roberts introduced.

Longhorn hit as the GM of Raw was making his way out limo and all as the driver opened the door to let out JBL as he had the toothy grin on him and seemed like an announcement was coming down and into the ring as he had a mic in his hands.

"I'm out here tonight to announce that as of right now this show is under control of our guest host, he is a man of honour, a man of excellence, a man that has been world champion more times than I…he is The Best There Is, The Best There Was and The Best There Ever Will Be…HE IS BRET "THE HITMAN" HART!" JBL announced.

Hitman hit as the place erupted and everyone was on their feet as we all thought this was a joke but that was until emerging from the back was the man himself and as always brought the thunder wherever he went and made his way down the ring as he had just shocked the world making a return after over ten years absent from the WWE, he was handed a mic by JBL who left him to speak.

"I can't lie to you all, it's great to be back!" Bret said as the crowd popped to his return. "People told me I was crazy to come here tonight, that they wouldn't take me back after I walked out on them." he explained his reasons why he thought of not coming tonight.

"But tonight I have come here not just to reconnect with you…The WWE Universe!" Bret said as they popped to that. " But also to get things off my chest and to find closure so I'm starting it off right now…Shawn Michaels, I want you to come out here, we've got some things we need to settle!" Bret called out HBK.

Sexy boy hit and as asked The Heart Break Kid was out and the ominous stare he and Bret gave one another was creating such tension that you could cut a knife into it as he made his way down and already had a mic in hand as her got into the ring and both men still did not take their eyes off one another.

"Twelve years…it's gone by so fast ain't it?" Shawn said. "You're right we do have things to settle so let's begin." he said.

"Montreal…something that continues to haunt me, you and Vince, but I doubt it ever did." Bret said as Shawn agreed.

"You're right about Montreal, I get reminded every time I'm there so I want you to know this…YOU DESERVED WHAT HAPPENED AT MONTREAL!" Shawn stated as the crowd booed him. "Ever since you won your first WWE title you wouldn't let guys like me get to the top, you ego and selfishness was what got you at Montreal." he said explaining further to why it happened.

"You got it all out Shawn and that's all I needed to know, now I want us to bury the hatchet, end this all together, put the incident behind us…be men about this." Bret asked as he extended his hand to Shawn.

He looked to the hand and he just met it as a twelve year long hatred was buried and both men showing their hatred for one another was no more a thing of the past as they raised one another's hands.

LATER ON

Raw came back from commercial break and Bret was till in the ring as he waved Shawn off.

"Now I have one more thing to settle…Vince McMahon get your ass out here!" Bret demanded.

There was no sign of that and Bret was getting impatient.

Down with the sickness hit as the number one contender to the WWE title made his way out and he was all smiles as he went down to the ring and entered it and Bret was a little surprised at this arrival as Storm had a mic.

"Sorry but I had to come out here to and say Mr. McMahon is not here tonight." Storm said as the crowd booed the fact Vince was being a coward. "But that isn't why I'm out here." he said.

"I have waited for this day since I was a little kid, this is the greatest moment of my life." Storm said as he extended his hand out to Bret which he shaked.

"You don't think I know who you are, your Michael Storm, The Black Dragon." Bret said as Storm was thrilled he knew that.

"Yeah and your Bret "The Hitman" Hart , The Excellence of Execution, The Best There Is, The Best There Was and The Best There Ever Will Be, and WWE Hall Of Famer." Storm said as Bret nodded in agreement.

"But I have to make a confession, I was the one who pulled the strings to get you here tonight." Storm said.

Everyone was a bit shocked but not as shocked as The Hitman.

"I had to literally beg on my hands and knees to get you on Raw tonight and even though me and Vince are friends, he was reluctant to have you here but I assured him it was a good business move and look, as we speak the ratings are going through the roof as we speak." Storm explained further to how he did it.

Bret was just standing there listening to his massive explanation as were we all.

"Kid I know you idolised me growing up and I'm honoured, but I've also seen what you've done over the past few months and it's disgraceful." Bret said speaking his mind on Storm's actions. "I've been down that path before and let me tell you, losing the respect of your peers, having the fans hate you, but the worst of all is selling your soul to the devil himself!" he said referencing to Vince.

"What I'm trying to say to you right now is you get off this path before you lose everything, I had learn that the hard way and it cost me nearly everything!" Bret tried to convince Storm to do so.

He looked to the fans and up to the heavens, then back to him.

"You want to leave a legacy behind right? Well the WWE Universe and all the guys in the back are gonna remember you all right…the guy who kissed Vince McMahon's ass and was his errand boy!" he stated as Storm went wide eyed at that.

Bret was about to leave as he then went right up to Storm.

"You think long and hard kid about where your career is going and I hope you make the right choice!" he said as the Hitman left the ring on a statement leaving Storm speechless and in thought.

LATER ON

I was in the GM's office and Bret was there as he wanted to meet me.

"This is an honour to meet a legend like you and it's great to have you back in the WWE." I said shaking his hand.

"I had to meet the champion of this show just to see what you were about." Bret said as I got what he meant.

"Look Bret I know your only trying to help out but I wouldn't see the point in trying to help Storm out." I said.

"I knew you'd try and say he's not capable of changing but I had to try and get him off this path, he's going to make his own reputation as Vince's errand boy." Bret said trying to tell me of his good intentions.

"I know that the thing between you and Vince has been the centre of controversy and that you and Shawn forgave one another which I would like to say takes real men to do something like that unlike our chairman who decided not to show his face here tonight." I said.

"I understand but at least maybe I got through to him." Bret said as he and myself included hoping he got through to Storm.

"I got my match next and I'm facing some opponent Storm picked for me but he has no idea who I got just for him." I said.

LATER ON

Bleed it out hit as I came out to a huge ovation with the WWE title around my waist as I greeted the fans at ringside and entered the ring and showed my title to the WWE Universe as I awaited the arrival of my mystery opponent.

I hear voices in my head, they council me, they understand, they talk to me…

Voices hit and the music of Randy Orton was heard and out cam The Viper, The Apex Predator of the WWE, Storm picked well, the one man in the WWE who knew me better and one of my oldest rivals, he was focused on winning the Royal Rumble match and headlining WrestleMania but tonight he would face me as he entered the ring and posed for the crowd and giving the cold stare at me.

The bell rang and we locked up, I got the advantage as I had a wristlock on him but he countered with a headlock but I threw him off and went for a clothesline but he ducked the attempt and kicked me in the gut and nailed a snap suplex, 1-NO I KICKED OUT QUICKLY!

Orton brought me back up but I quickly got in a swift kick to the side and then another as the shots winded him a little as I began hitting the strikes to the face as each one staggered him with me then hitting a wicked uppercut flooring him as I came off the ropes and nailed a knee drop to the head, 1-NO HE KICKED OUT!

I brought him back up to his feet and delivering a few more kicks to the sides I threw him into the ropes as he used those to stop the momentum as I ran at him and tried to get him but he quickly went to the outside on the apron as I tired to knock him off he quickly got me with blow to the head as he looked to go up the top rope but I beat him thee and knocked him to the outside with a dropkick as I saw he was down on the ground I looked back and using the ropes for extra speed, I LEAPED OVER THE ROPES CRASHING BACK FIRST INTO THE VIPER!

I got back up and I threw him back into the ring as I went up to the apron and he was laid out as I used the second rope and jumped back into the ring nailing a leg drop, 1-2-NO ORTON GETS THE SHOULDER UP!

I then went to lock in my new submission hold which I named Caged Pain but Orton knew I was going for it and kicked me off as I fell backwards into the ropes as he ducked me coming I came off them but he quickly caught me with a picture perfect dropkick to the face, as the match was turned back around.

Orton was looking down on me as he nailed that high impact knee to my head as he then began to target body parts as he does, the methodical stomps began coming down on any exposed limb he saw as my wrists, ankles and head were being picked apart by The Apex predator.

He brought me up and grabbed my neck as he was going for that inverted neck breaker of his but I got loose and quickly nailed a heel kick to the face as I got some time to recover and I went to the outside of the ring as I was on the apron but Orton went for me as I tried to duck him he caught me with a kick to the chest and brought me in between the ropes as everyone and myself knew what was next, ORTON HIT'S THE DDT FROM THE ROPES! 1-2-THR- NO I KICKED OUT!

Orton looked at my downed body and was going to that place of his as he was hearing voices in his head as he slithered to the ground and was banging his fists and arms into the ground waiting for me to get to my feet and waiting to strike me with an RKO as I used the ropes to get back on my feet.

The Viper was uncoiling ready to strike and I turned around to meet an RK-NO I COUNTERED AND HIT ALL THREE SUPLEX COMBINATIONS!

I wanted to finish this as I decided to go for something unpredictable and I did as I nailed a huge kick to the head of Orton staggering him as I took him on my shoulders and, I HIT ORTON WITH STORM'S DRAGON DRIVER!

I looked down at him and to the camera as I brought him up yet again onto my shoulders, I JUST HIT HIM WITH STORM'S THUNDER STORM!

Shocking the crowd and insulting Storm with his own signature moves as I pinned Orton 1-2-3 I GOT THE VICORY!

But this was only Storm trying to weaken me or formulate a game plan for this Sunday, whatever he has up his sleeve, I just showed my challenger that I can use his own offence against him and I plan to at the Royal Rumble.

LATER ON

The night had been eventful with DX, The Legacy, The Hart Dynasty and ShowMiz having an explosive bout with the Unified Tag champs picking up a victory.

John Cena faced Rey Mysterio for the first time on Raw with it ending with the Straight Edge Society getting involved and beating both men down.

Christian teamed up with Yoshi Tatsu for the first time and they went on to defeat the team of Ezekiel Jackson and William Regal.

Meanwhile I was in the locker room and I had Aeon with me on my lap as we watched Storm's match against his handpicked opponent I selected personally.

"Who's his opponent?" she asked me.

"Just wait and see." I said.

"I wanna know now!" she moaned as she began doing that thing with her tongue as it entered my earlobe.

It was amazing but I knew if I could last just a short while…

"Following contest is scheduled for one fall!" Justin Roberts announced as we heard it on the television monitor.

She stopped as she then pouted and I made it but…why did she have to pout, she knows how much that get's me in the mood!

As I kissed her the match started.

IN THE RING

Down with the sickness hit as the number one contender came out with his shoulder still taped up but he needed to compete to prepare himself this Sunday as I could see the look on his face after what I did in my match he was furious with me using his moves to win and was going to hurt his mystery opponent as he entered the ring and waited for him to arrive.

Disco fever hit and the ovation was heard and the ever familiar music of one man, The Hip-Hop Inferno himself, Disco Inferno made his WWE debut and his return to the ring with his disco outfit which was silver and blue and began busting some moves on his way down to the ring, Storm could not believe who I'd picked as he was both confused and shocked I got him here as he danced some more in the ring and was all fired up for this.

"DISCO SUCKS! DISCO SUCKS! DISCO SUCKS!" the crowd was chanting the Hip-Hop Inferno on as he excited them with his return to the ring after several years absence.

The bell rang and the contest was underway as both men locked up within an instant the Hip-Hop Inferno just unleashed a fury of strikes on the number one contender and had backed him into the corner as he struck him with more shots to the head and then floored him as he stomped a mudhole into the chest of Storm.

He was dominating him as Hip-Hop Inferno brought him up and a kick to the mid section and coming off the ropes and A PICTURE PERFECT SWINGING NECKBREAKER! 1-2-THR-NO STORM KICKS OUT!

Bringing him back up he nailed a few more shots to the head of The Black Dragon as he was getting even more fired up, again going off the ropes and as Storm was staggering to his feet he nailed a massive kick to the face but Storm rolled to the outside knowing he needed to distance himself.

However he followed Storm to the outside and seemingly Storm was clutching his bad shoulder as he went to turn him around Storm was playing hurt and just threw him as he crashed hard into the steel steps and now the match finally shifted to Storm.

He looked at Inferno like he was me and began slapping him across the face showing no respect towards the veteran as he then took him to the apron and just rammed him back first into it, then threw him into the ring but kept his head hanging on the outside as he was on the outside ring apron and from there he nailed a double axe handle to the head of The Hip-Hop Inferno.

He got back in the ring as he was now positioned on the top rope he saw him laid out, STORM HIT'S THE FROGSPLASH!

However he decided not to cover him, as he then brought him up and quickly grappled him from behind and nailed three successful german suplexes, he was in complete control of the match and knew a "hasben" as once said about him, as he took him up on his shoulders and A DRAGON DRI- NO! INFERNO GOT OUT AND COUNTERED INTO AN INVERTED DDT!

Inferno was back in and was looking for his first WWE victory and brought him up into the inverted DDT hold but quickly turned him around into a cutter position HE HIT'S THE LAST DANCE!

1-2-THR-NO STORM HAD HIS FOOT ON THE ROPES!

He could not believe how close he came to beating the number one contender as he brought him back up for another Last Dance but STORM COUNTERS IT AND…HE HITS THUNDER STORM! 1-2-THR-NO HE BREAKS THE COUNT?

Storm grabbed the legs and HE LOCKS IN A SHARPSHOTTER!

The Hip-Hop Inferno was trapped in the middle of the ring and struggled to escape but the hold was too painful as he just tapped out!

Storm got the victory and was feeling a bit embarrassed over the fact some old guy almost beat him but it didn't stop him from doing this, STORM TOOK HIM UP ON HIS SHOULDERS AND HIT A DRAGON DRIVER!

Making another statement as he wanted to send me a message…he will get back the WWE title.

LATER ON

Bret Hart was out once again in the ring and had a mic.

"I just watched one hell of a Raw tonight and a great homecoming for me, so I wanted to finish this night on a good note…Michael Storm I want you to come out here." Bret called him out.

Down with the sickness hit as he answered the call and made his way down the ring and he got in and asked for a mic.

"Kid I wanna know just as much as these people have you thought about anything I said earlier on?" Bret asked him.

"I have and I want you and everyone to know that I -"

No chance in hell hit to everyone's surprise The Chairman of WWE was here after all and he looked directly at the guest host of Raw and entered the ring as he took the mic from Storm.

"Bret "The Hitman" Hart…it's been a long time hasn't it? I mean ever since that night in Montreal I've felt guilt for all of this and I came down here tonight to try and look for closure on this." Vince said.

Bret did not look convinced. "Vince ever since then I haven't been able to sleep at nights, I've felt pathetic and now after nearly fourteen years I came back and I already buried the hatchet with Shawn Michaels now I want to do the same here with you…but there are things that needed to be said." Bret said.

"There is and I want to say that you are The Best There Is, The Best There Was and The Best There Ever Will Be, I cannot take that away from you, we made an era happen, we made an icon, but it all blew up in our faces when I did an unforgivable act and now want us to put it behind us…can we do that?" Vince asked.

Bret looked to Storm and he nodded to him as they shook hands showing it was over and Storm clapped with the rest of the WWE universe as this old feud was indeed over as they showed their newfound friendship.

VINCE JUST KICKED BRET RIGHT IN THE GUT!

Storm looked in a bit of shock but then he had to make a decision to help Bret or help the man who gave him his career.

He went up to Vince and grabbed him by the collar of his short looking angry as it looked like a rebellion against the boss.

He then just let him go and grabbed Bret and HE HIT THE HITMAN WITH A DRAGON DRIVER!

Looking down at him he laughed as then Storm locked in the sharpshooter as Vince was berating him while he was being tortured by Storm.

However I came running out with a steel chair and they got out of dodge, I dared them to get back in the ring but they ran for it as the battle was now getting even more personal and this Sunday at the Royal Rumble will be another chapter in the rivalry of Storm vs. Cage.

Now that was unexpected! Storm show's where his alliengance is. Xander proves he can do more than invent his own moves. What will happen when they collide at the Royal Rumble for the WWE Championship?

What you think? Reviews please!