Chapter 3 is now here!!!! It will have Jericho in it, but you gotta wait. Thanks for all the reviews, guys . . . I like feedback!!! I'm sorry to end the chapters with cliffhangers, but they're fun and interesting. Just don't kill me!!! Okay, enough of my babbling . . . read!!!!!

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Just when I'd stopped opening doors

Finally realizing the one I wanted was yours

Making my entrance again with my usual flair

Sure of my lines . . . no one is there

"AUSTIN!!! ROCK!!! TAKER!!! SHE'S IN HERE!!!"

Hunter turned to find Edge standing in the doorway. He ran in and shoved Hunter out of the way to check on Stephanie. He pressed a hand to the gash on her forehead, and she groaned in response. Edge whirled around and spoke in a deep growl.

"You bastard!!! What'd she ever do to you?!?!?!?" He suddenly went after Hunter, viciously spearing the other man into the wall.

Rocky ran into the dressing room, Taker and Steve Austin at his heels. They all made a beeline for Stephanie, while Taker threw Edge off Hunter. "Come on, boy . . . we can handle old Huntsie here. Get Vince, and tell him to call the paramedics." Edge nodded and took off out the door.

"AND STEP ON IT!!!!" Austin yelled after him.

Rocky was checking on Stephanie and whistled low under his breath. "Shit.", he swore. "She doesn't look good. Hunter really hurt her this time." He tore a strip off of the bottom of his shirt, and began wrapping the gash on her head as best he could. If he didn't get the blood stopped . . . she wouldn't have a chance. Austin had Hunter's hands tied behind his back with some spare extension cord and was keeping both eyes trained on him. As for Taker, he was pacing the room, waiting for Edge to appear with news of Vince or the paramedics. Rocky thought it best if he spoke up, since no one else seemed to want to cross Taker while he was in such a foul mood.

"Taker, man . . . she doesn't look good. If we don't get her to a hospital soon-" Rocky was interrupted by a yell from Taker.

"SHADDUP!!! Are you a doctor??? I don't think so . . . so just keep your mouth shut and keep her alive!!" He began pacing again. "She's gotta be okay . . ." He then looked directly at Hunter, glaring daggers at him. "For your sake . . . you better pray she is."

Rocky got up from his position at Steph's side. "Look, Taker . . . I know I shouldn't be making diagnoses . . . but I don't need a medical degree to tell you that there's a very real chance that she could die."

"So what do you propose we do? Move her and risk further injury???"

"NO!!! But she's not going to last much longer . . ."

Austin, meanwhile, had had quite enough of Rocky and Taker's arguing. "THE BOTH OF YA!!! We know she's in trouble . . . and I don't need you two sorry bastards arguing about it!!!" He made the mistake of stepping away from Hunter to yell at them, and the Game took that opportunity to bolt toward the door and run out.

"JESUS CHRIST!!! NOW LOOK WHAT YOU DID!!!!" Austin yelled. He took off after Hunter while Taker and Rocky checked on Stephanie's condition. They were getting extremely worried: Steph had lost a lot of blood and was slipping in and out of consciousness. As they were again debating whether or not to move her, Edge ran in, Vince on his heels.

"What happened to- STEPHANIE!!!! Taker . . . you damn well better start talking or so help me God, I'll . . ." He was sitting on the floor beside his daughter, cradling her in his arms.

"Did you call an ambulance??" Taker asked Edge, cutting Vince off in mid-rant.

Catching his breath, the younger man replied. "Yeah, I called on my cell phone, right after talking my way past security into Vince's office. They should be here soon."

"Good." Turning to Vince, Taker began explaining what had happened: How they'd heard Stephanie's screams from the locker room and run into her dressing room to find her lying on the floor, being kicked by Hunter.

"Where is he?" Vince asked in a dangerous tone, still cradling Stephanie in his arms. Rocky spoke up from across the room, where he was leaning against the mirror.

"Ran off. Austin went after him. I hope he catches the sadistic bastard. Jabroni needs to learn what it's like being Austin's personal bitch." Just then, the ambulance crew entered, preventing Rocky from detailing exactly what he wanted Austin to do to Hunter. They strapped Stephanie into a stretcher and sped out to the parking lot, followed by Vince.

The older McMahon left Taker with orders to "find Hunter . . . and take out any rage you need on him". Rocky was asked to call Linda and inform her. Edge, however, was left with some very interesting orders . . . straight from Vinny Mac himself.

"Edge . . . I need you to do me a rather large favor. I need you to call my son."

But Vince and Shane hadn't spoken since the downfall of the Alliance . . .

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