"So anything new on your front?"
"No, nothing."
"Oh, well, that's ok then," she said.
"I'm sorry I can't be more help."
"No Kurt," Stephanie said, "It's fine."
"As far as I can tell, he hasn't been talking to Bischoff or anyone on Raw."
"That's good, at least he's not doing that behind my back."
"No, I don't think he is."
"So how your team thing going?"
"It's pretty cool actually. Haas and Benjamin are going to be great one day."
"Have you ever seen them wrestle?"
"Amateur or professional?"
"Amateur."
"Yeah, they live up to the hype trust me. You know, actually, you're really lucky that they're on you show and not on Raw."
Stephanie laughed, "Yeah, I know."
There was a knock on the door. Stephanie, looked at the door, "Who is it?"
"It's Agent Awesome."
"Oh, come in," she called out.
Edge walked in and surveyed his surroundings. He looked between Kurt and Stephanie, confused for a moment. Then he went over and sat down.
"So what's going on here?"
"A little meeting."
"Oh, so that's what you called me in here for," Edge said.
"Yeah, just a little get together."
"Something tells me this isn't all for pleasure," Kurt said.
"No, no it's not," Stephanie answered.
"So what's this about?" Edge asked.
"Well, I know that one half of your team Kurt, is facing Edge tonight."
"Haas," Edge supplied.
"Yeah, well, I wanted to know what was going to go down."
"What do you mean?" Kurt asked.
"Interference, plans, anything of that sort."
"Well, I wasn't planning anything," Kurt answered.
"Well, I'm sure that Heyman is going to want you to do something," Edge interjected.
"You think?"
"Yeah, I don't think that he's just going to let Haas go out there and just fight me."
"Edge is right," Stephanie said, "Heyman won't let you just do nothing."
"So what should I do?"
"I say that we plan a little something for after the match," Edge said.
"Like what?"
"Bald Eagle, you're a little dense aren't you?" Edge said, laughing.
"I am not dense," Kurt said, petulantly.
"Whatever man, what I'm trying to say is that you should attack me after the match."
"You think so?"
"Yes, it's ok, get your little buddies to do it as well. It'll keep Heyman satisfied, and keep up appearances."
"You don't mind?"
"Nah, I'm used to it," Edge said, laughing.
"Well, I'll bring it up to my guys."
"I'm also going to get Benoit out there with me, just so you know."
"Ok, I'll get in some shots with him too."
"See, wasn't this meeting a good idea?" Stephanie said smugly.
"Someone's tooting their own horn," Edge chuckled.
"Whatever, you're crazy."
"Well, I'm going to go talk to the troops," Kurt said, getting up slowly.
"Yeah, and I need to talk to Benoit," Edge said.
"See you later, Steph," Kurt said, before leaving.
"Yeah, bye Steph, tell the boyfriend I said hi."
"Ok."
Kurt stuck his head back in the door, "Oh, tell him I said hi too."
"Yes, Kurt, I will."
"Oh, and tell him I hope he wins the Rumble," Kurt said.
"Kurt, I'm sure you'll see him before the Rumble."
"Well, in case I don't, just tell him."
"Ok, Kurt I promise I will," Stephanie said, shaking her head and laughing.
Edge walked down the hallway, looking for Benoit's locker room. He saw a production guy, and asked him where it was. He finally found it, and knocked on the door. Benoit answered a moment later, and looked at Edge with that intense look of his.
"What do you want?" Benoit said, emotionless.
"I wanted to ask of a favor."
"What kind of favor?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to accompany me to the ring tonight?"
"Why would I want to do that?"
"Well, I'm facing Haas tonight, and I heard that Kurt was going to accompany him to the ring and--"
"And you thought I would want to be there since I'm facing Kurt," Benoit finished.
"Exactly," Edge said, nodding.
"And what's in it for me? I know what's in it for you, protection."
"Well, don't you want to get in a few shots at Angle before the Royal Rumble? It's not like he's going to be having matches."
"You've got a point," Benoit thought for a second, "Fine, I'll be there."
"Thanks Benoit," Edge said, sticking his hand out. Benoit shook it deftly.
"I'll see you later," Benoit said shortly.
"Fine," Edge said, before walking off.
On the other side of the arena, Kurt was busy in his dressing room. Heyman and Big Show were talking in one corner of the locker room, while Kurt and his team were in another.
"Now, you guys are going to go out there and win," Kurt said. They both nodded mutely.
"Do what you have to do. You two are two of the best right now. You're actual wrestlers. You're going to smoke them in the ring. Haas, Edge is going to be a piece of cake, you've got him in the bag. Benjamin, Benoit will be tough, but you're better than he is! You are going to beat them. And I'm going to be there to make sure it happens."
They nodded again, vigorously. Kurt calmed down for a moment.
"You two don't really talk much do you?"
"We just want to go out there, wrestle, and win," Haas said.
"Yeah," Benjamin agreed.
"Well, that's great," Kurt nodded. He turned to look at Heyman, rolling his eyes along the way. These guys were kind of dull.
After Benjamin's match against Benoit, Kurt walked backstage. He told his team to go ahead to their locker room. He made his way to Edge's locker room, and knocked quickly. Edge came to the door a moment later, and let Kurt in.
"Hey, just wanted to make sure you were ok," Kurt said.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Edge said.
"Ok, good, didn't want you to be too hurt after that beat down I laid on you."
"Beat down, you call that a beat down?" Edge laughed.
"I took it easy on you cause you're a friend."
"Edge?" Stephanie's voice came from the other side of the door.
"Come in Boss."
Stephanie walked in, "Oh Kurt, you're here."
"Yeah, making sure Edge was ok."
"Oh, I wanted to ask how it went."
"Didn't you watch?" Kurt asked.
"Yeah, of course, but you never know."
"Yeah, I guess. I'll see you two later, I've got work to do."
"Ok, bye Boss," Kurt and Edge said together.
"I watched SmackDown for nothing," Jericho said as Stephanie walked in.
"What do you mean for nothing?" she asked, setting her things down.
"You weren't even on."
"Well, you know sometimes I'm so busy I just can't make an appearance."
"Then what is there to watch for?"
She leaned down and kissed his forehead, "Um, your friends Kurt and Edge maybe. I know they watch Raw because of you and Christian."
"But I like seeing you."
"Well, I like seeing me too, but sometimes that just can't happen."
"Well then that sucks. You know if we could just tell everyone about--"
Stephanie kissed him, "Sweetie, you know we can't."
Jericho sighed, "I know. Just asking again in case your point of view has changed."
"Oh sweetie, I know it's hard, but in the end, it'll all be worth it."
He leaned up and kissed her chin, "It better be missy. I don't want to have put up with you for six months for nothing."
"It will be, you just wait and see."
"No, nothing."
"Oh, well, that's ok then," she said.
"I'm sorry I can't be more help."
"No Kurt," Stephanie said, "It's fine."
"As far as I can tell, he hasn't been talking to Bischoff or anyone on Raw."
"That's good, at least he's not doing that behind my back."
"No, I don't think he is."
"So how your team thing going?"
"It's pretty cool actually. Haas and Benjamin are going to be great one day."
"Have you ever seen them wrestle?"
"Amateur or professional?"
"Amateur."
"Yeah, they live up to the hype trust me. You know, actually, you're really lucky that they're on you show and not on Raw."
Stephanie laughed, "Yeah, I know."
There was a knock on the door. Stephanie, looked at the door, "Who is it?"
"It's Agent Awesome."
"Oh, come in," she called out.
Edge walked in and surveyed his surroundings. He looked between Kurt and Stephanie, confused for a moment. Then he went over and sat down.
"So what's going on here?"
"A little meeting."
"Oh, so that's what you called me in here for," Edge said.
"Yeah, just a little get together."
"Something tells me this isn't all for pleasure," Kurt said.
"No, no it's not," Stephanie answered.
"So what's this about?" Edge asked.
"Well, I know that one half of your team Kurt, is facing Edge tonight."
"Haas," Edge supplied.
"Yeah, well, I wanted to know what was going to go down."
"What do you mean?" Kurt asked.
"Interference, plans, anything of that sort."
"Well, I wasn't planning anything," Kurt answered.
"Well, I'm sure that Heyman is going to want you to do something," Edge interjected.
"You think?"
"Yeah, I don't think that he's just going to let Haas go out there and just fight me."
"Edge is right," Stephanie said, "Heyman won't let you just do nothing."
"So what should I do?"
"I say that we plan a little something for after the match," Edge said.
"Like what?"
"Bald Eagle, you're a little dense aren't you?" Edge said, laughing.
"I am not dense," Kurt said, petulantly.
"Whatever man, what I'm trying to say is that you should attack me after the match."
"You think so?"
"Yes, it's ok, get your little buddies to do it as well. It'll keep Heyman satisfied, and keep up appearances."
"You don't mind?"
"Nah, I'm used to it," Edge said, laughing.
"Well, I'll bring it up to my guys."
"I'm also going to get Benoit out there with me, just so you know."
"Ok, I'll get in some shots with him too."
"See, wasn't this meeting a good idea?" Stephanie said smugly.
"Someone's tooting their own horn," Edge chuckled.
"Whatever, you're crazy."
"Well, I'm going to go talk to the troops," Kurt said, getting up slowly.
"Yeah, and I need to talk to Benoit," Edge said.
"See you later, Steph," Kurt said, before leaving.
"Yeah, bye Steph, tell the boyfriend I said hi."
"Ok."
Kurt stuck his head back in the door, "Oh, tell him I said hi too."
"Yes, Kurt, I will."
"Oh, and tell him I hope he wins the Rumble," Kurt said.
"Kurt, I'm sure you'll see him before the Rumble."
"Well, in case I don't, just tell him."
"Ok, Kurt I promise I will," Stephanie said, shaking her head and laughing.
Edge walked down the hallway, looking for Benoit's locker room. He saw a production guy, and asked him where it was. He finally found it, and knocked on the door. Benoit answered a moment later, and looked at Edge with that intense look of his.
"What do you want?" Benoit said, emotionless.
"I wanted to ask of a favor."
"What kind of favor?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to accompany me to the ring tonight?"
"Why would I want to do that?"
"Well, I'm facing Haas tonight, and I heard that Kurt was going to accompany him to the ring and--"
"And you thought I would want to be there since I'm facing Kurt," Benoit finished.
"Exactly," Edge said, nodding.
"And what's in it for me? I know what's in it for you, protection."
"Well, don't you want to get in a few shots at Angle before the Royal Rumble? It's not like he's going to be having matches."
"You've got a point," Benoit thought for a second, "Fine, I'll be there."
"Thanks Benoit," Edge said, sticking his hand out. Benoit shook it deftly.
"I'll see you later," Benoit said shortly.
"Fine," Edge said, before walking off.
On the other side of the arena, Kurt was busy in his dressing room. Heyman and Big Show were talking in one corner of the locker room, while Kurt and his team were in another.
"Now, you guys are going to go out there and win," Kurt said. They both nodded mutely.
"Do what you have to do. You two are two of the best right now. You're actual wrestlers. You're going to smoke them in the ring. Haas, Edge is going to be a piece of cake, you've got him in the bag. Benjamin, Benoit will be tough, but you're better than he is! You are going to beat them. And I'm going to be there to make sure it happens."
They nodded again, vigorously. Kurt calmed down for a moment.
"You two don't really talk much do you?"
"We just want to go out there, wrestle, and win," Haas said.
"Yeah," Benjamin agreed.
"Well, that's great," Kurt nodded. He turned to look at Heyman, rolling his eyes along the way. These guys were kind of dull.
After Benjamin's match against Benoit, Kurt walked backstage. He told his team to go ahead to their locker room. He made his way to Edge's locker room, and knocked quickly. Edge came to the door a moment later, and let Kurt in.
"Hey, just wanted to make sure you were ok," Kurt said.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Edge said.
"Ok, good, didn't want you to be too hurt after that beat down I laid on you."
"Beat down, you call that a beat down?" Edge laughed.
"I took it easy on you cause you're a friend."
"Edge?" Stephanie's voice came from the other side of the door.
"Come in Boss."
Stephanie walked in, "Oh Kurt, you're here."
"Yeah, making sure Edge was ok."
"Oh, I wanted to ask how it went."
"Didn't you watch?" Kurt asked.
"Yeah, of course, but you never know."
"Yeah, I guess. I'll see you two later, I've got work to do."
"Ok, bye Boss," Kurt and Edge said together.
"I watched SmackDown for nothing," Jericho said as Stephanie walked in.
"What do you mean for nothing?" she asked, setting her things down.
"You weren't even on."
"Well, you know sometimes I'm so busy I just can't make an appearance."
"Then what is there to watch for?"
She leaned down and kissed his forehead, "Um, your friends Kurt and Edge maybe. I know they watch Raw because of you and Christian."
"But I like seeing you."
"Well, I like seeing me too, but sometimes that just can't happen."
"Well then that sucks. You know if we could just tell everyone about--"
Stephanie kissed him, "Sweetie, you know we can't."
Jericho sighed, "I know. Just asking again in case your point of view has changed."
"Oh sweetie, I know it's hard, but in the end, it'll all be worth it."
He leaned up and kissed her chin, "It better be missy. I don't want to have put up with you for six months for nothing."
"It will be, you just wait and see."
