Mercy with her "recruit-ies" were standing along side Lillian getting ready fro their big interview.

"Ready Mercy," Asked the camera man.

"You bet." Mercy answered.

"In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1."

"Mercy, after what Phoenix did to you last Monday night, what do you plan on doing to make sure this won't happen again?"

"Well, Lillian, I've got a *few* friends who'd love to get their hands on Phoenix too." The camera man zoomed out to show Mercy along with Amy, Matt, Jeff, Shane, Jay, Adam, Mark, Chris (Jericho), and Andrew Martin (Test). "You see, eventually all the people you mess with Phoenix, will come back for revenge. You may have Brock and Angel, but you three are nothing compared to us. Now Phoenix, what do you say we have a re-match? One-on-one.for YOU'RE women's championship at Vengeance. Oh, and to make it fair, it'll be a no DQ match. Meaning ANYTHING goes. So bring you're little friends, and that steal chair of yours because come Vengeance, I WILL make you say MERCY!"

"And.cut. Good.let's move on," Said the camera man.

"Alright guys, you all can go back to the locker room. I'm the third match on the card tonight so I expect to see ya all at the curtain five minutes beforehand. You're free till then." All the group headed back to the locker room except Amy.

"Hey, um, Mercy?"

"Yah, Amy?"

"You didn't tell any of us it was gonna be no DQ. Aren't you worried at all what Phoenix is gonna try to do during this match?"

"Well, that's why I have you guys."

"Well.just promise me, you'll re-think this?"

"Well, I'll re-think it, but I doubt I'm going to change my mind."

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Latter that night Mercy watched on the monitor as her interview played. She had a huge grin on her face until the camera man zoomed out.

'...re-match? One-on-one.for YOUR'RE woman's championship at Vengeance. Oh, and to make it fair, it'll be a no DQ match. Meaning ANYTHING goes...' at that point Mercy noticed Shane's façade falter. The rest of the interview he didn't seem to be paying attention at all.

"Shit."Mercy knew now why Amy had told her to re-think the no DQ match.

"It was Shane who wanted me to re-think it. He just got Amy to tell me. He didn't want to seem like an overprotective friend. Mercy sighed. "What to do." Mercy walked slowly back to the locker room knowing she'd have to confront Shane before her match if she really wanted him focused and ready to help if needed. On her way back she was side-tracked by something she saw on a monitor. It was Phoenix with Brock and Angel.beating up someone.

"SHANE!" Mercy would've gone at tried to help him if she'd known where he was in the hug arena.and if she wasn't frozen in her place.

"You see this Mercy? You see what we can do? Now, if we can do this to your precious Hurricane, imagine what's gonna come Vengeance. You're going to regret ever messing with Phoenix. I've said it before and I'll say it again, you WILL be burned." Phoenix walked off of the camera's view with her too goons Brock and Angle. Gathering her thoughts Mercy ran into the locker room where she found her team staring at the monitor shock and anger apparent in all there faces. "WHERE IS SHE?!?! WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?!?!!" Mercy picked up a chair and threw it across the room. "ALL OF YOU! GO FIND HER!!!" Mercy's team rushed out of the room waiting no even to make a plan. Once the left the room Mercy headed out herself. Not to find Phoenix, but Shane.

Mercy searched all over the building. Locker rooms, bathrooms, closets.

"Where is he?!" Mercy heard a moaning coming from the back door of the arena which was propped open.

"SHANE! Oh my god! Why the hell did you go off by your self? You *knew* Phoenix would be after you."

"I needed to clear my mind." Shane groaned as he tried to sit up. Mercy helped him off the ground and back to the locker room.

"Shane, I'm sorry you're upset about the no DQ match, but you don't understand. I've got to do this."

"I agree."

"Now don't try arguing bec-...you agree?"

"Yah, Phoenix deserves the punishment you're gonna give her and Vengeance."

"Ok.but, Shane, I don't get it then. Why did you have to clear your head? What's bothering you?"

"Uh...well..um..it's nothing really...just...yah." Shane said his facing turning a nice deep red.

"Ok then Shaney.whatever you say. I gotta go change for my match. You should probably get some ice on your head.looks like Phoenix really did a number on you."

"K, Merc." Mercy smiled and walked into the bathroom to prepare for her match. Shane sighed.

"Why do I have to like you so much.and why do the ones I love always get hurt.."



R/R! What do ya think? Sorry it's not progressing that fast.blame it on writers block! Grrrrrrrrr. ;)