"Guys, we can't catch them on foot." Dan said when Jeff came back
panting.
"He's right, we need to get another car." Rikishi agreed.
"Let's use mine, it's a real speeder." Jeff smiled and they all ran to his car.
"Whoa, that's one sweet ride." RVD gasped.
"Please, no drooling on the paintjob." Jeff smirked as they got in.
"Full speed ahead captain." Rikishi pointed. RVD got shotgun, but Dan didn't fit.
"You should stay here, talk to my dad." Stephanie said as she sat next to Rikishi.
"Right, good luck guys." Dan nodded and Jeff tore around the corner. Jeff drove like a demon and nearly caught up to Edge's car but the lights made the distance. They arrived about a minute after the others because they were still checking in.
"Edge, Lance, guys!" Rob called, running into the door.
"Van Dam?" Triple H turned in shock.
"Yo Hunter, a little help?" Shawn growled as he nearly dropped Chris again.
"Sorry." He grabbed him as Rob came over. "What's up?"
"You guys can't check Chris into the hospital." Jeff said, the rest of them coming.
"Where's Dan?" Lance asked.
"He stayed back Storm." Steph replied.
"Don't worry, we're not checking him into the hospital. In case you haven't noticed, this is the emergency room. A walk in if you will." HBK explained.
"Oh, ok." Stephanie shrugged and they finally got a room. "So it's free right?"
"Yea, why?" Triple H asked and Stephanie explained their situation.
"Good thing the hospital was booked." Michaels laughed as they went inside.
"Hey, he's waking up." Rikishi turned to Chris. He groaned and his eyes fluttered open. "Are you ok man?" Rikishi grabbed him by the shoulders and sat him up.
"Uh, yea." Chris said in a dazed voice. Shawn walked over and patted Chris on the face and looked into his eyes.
"Man, he's still out. He's all fogged up." Shawn shrugged. "Give him room."
"Wha. what happened?" Chris rubbed his head. "I feel dizzy."
"I think you had a heart attack." Triple H rubbed his head.
"Me?" Chris began to come back to reality. "But how?"
"Hello everyone, I'm afraid he needs a triple bypass." The doctor came in.
"Chris needs open heart surgery?" Jeff's jaw dropped.
"Oh Chris? Oops, wrong file for this room." The doctor blushed. "So you must be the newcomers. Well, what seems to be the problem?"
"We think he had a heart attack." Triple H said again.
"Oh, well let's just check on that." The doctor listened to Chris's heart. "Do you remember anything that happened?" He asked the young wrestler.
"I wanna pink spotted pony." Chris said groggily.
"He's still pretty out, so he just collapsed or what?" The doctor asked.
"Well our boss fired him and I think that's what did it." Rikishi replied.
"Oh that?" The doctor laughed. "People do that all the time, it's called a hysterical heart attack. It's caused by shock or stress and happens to healthy people too."
"So there's nothing to worry about Chris?" Stephanie smiled.
"No, he's just in shock and is under a lot of stress. He'll be better in the morning, just give him a lot of rest." The doctor said but stopped talking. "Wait a second." He put the stethoscope back on and put it near Chris's stomach.
"What is it?" Lance asked, getting nervous again.
"It sounds like a volcano in there." The doctor got worried. "Did any of you get sick to your stomach today?"
"No." Everyone shook their head. "Why?"
"I don't think this was a heart attack, it sounds like food poisoning." The doctor said and everyone gasped. "Did he go anywhere to eat by himself?"
"How long ago?" Shawn asked.
"Oh, about a few days I guess. When it was really rainy." The doctor estimated.
"Uh." Shawn looked at the others. "Yes he did. He was out in the rain for a long time and I think he went to The World in Times Square."
"I think you have your first suspect." The doctor replied.
"Oh great, so this is a mystery and we're detectives now?" Triple H groaned.
"Cool, just like Nancy Drew!" Rikishi laughed.
"Who, Drew Cary?" RVD asked.
"No, Drew Barrymore." Jeff smiled.
"Ok fine, John Hancock." Rikishi replied.
"Where do you want me to sign?" Stephanie asked.
"No! James Bond!" Rikishi cried.
"Oh, I love those movies." Shawn laughed.
"I give up!" Rikishi stormed back to the car.
"What's with him?" Triple H asked.
"You guys better hurry." The doctor replied.
"When will Chris be better?" Steph asked.
"In a couple days, he was hit very hard." The doctor said.
"Thanks." Stephanie nodded and helped Chris to the car.
"Guys, you take Chris back to the hotel. We'll go to The World." Edge said and the two cars drove off. "Poor Chris, who would do such a thing?"
"Carlos, you're fired!" The manager yelled.
"You can't fire me, I quit!" Carlos cried and stormed out the door. He looked behind him and then forward at the hotel. "It begins." He grinned with a cruel laugh.
"Hello, where's the manager?" Edge cried, entering The World.
"Adam Copland, if it isn't you." The manager smiled. "And some friends."
"Hi." They nodded.
"Hey Mack, do you know anything about a possible food poisoning a few days ago?" Edge asked. "Chris came in here and got really sick."
"Well, nobody else reported anything." The manager began to think. "But I was stranded due to the rain and left Carlos in charge. I just fired him a few hours ago."
"Carlos, the former camera guy?" Lance asked.
"Yea, that's him. He was acting really weird." The manager replied.
"I think we have our suspect. Do you know where he went?" Edge asked.
"He was saying something about the hotel over there." The manager pointed.
"But that's where we're all staying." Triple H replied.
"Guys, we'd better go over there." Shawn said.
"Thanks for everything mate." Edge smiled.
"Sure, I hope you get the guy. He's one bad egg." The manager shook his head. Everyone ran back to the hotel and up to their rooms.
"Guys, is everyone ok?" Edge called as he opened the door. They skidded to a halt and gasped at what they saw. Everyone was passed out on the floor.
"Steph!" Triple H picked her up.
"Rikishi, Rob, Jeff!" Edge and Lance went over to them.
"Where's Chris?" Shawn shook Dan.
"Somebody took him, he knocked us out with something." Dan groaned. "I was on my way to see Vince when they came back and took me in here to explain everything when some guy came in and used some kind of nerve gas. It's only temporary though."
"Carlos." Shawn growled.
"Hey look." Edge picked up a note. "It's from Carlos." Edge read it. "I will have my revenge, I will teach you all a lesson by righting a wrong done to me by Chris Jericho." Edge dropped it. "What the hell is up with this freak?" What is Chris's fate?
"He's right, we need to get another car." Rikishi agreed.
"Let's use mine, it's a real speeder." Jeff smiled and they all ran to his car.
"Whoa, that's one sweet ride." RVD gasped.
"Please, no drooling on the paintjob." Jeff smirked as they got in.
"Full speed ahead captain." Rikishi pointed. RVD got shotgun, but Dan didn't fit.
"You should stay here, talk to my dad." Stephanie said as she sat next to Rikishi.
"Right, good luck guys." Dan nodded and Jeff tore around the corner. Jeff drove like a demon and nearly caught up to Edge's car but the lights made the distance. They arrived about a minute after the others because they were still checking in.
"Edge, Lance, guys!" Rob called, running into the door.
"Van Dam?" Triple H turned in shock.
"Yo Hunter, a little help?" Shawn growled as he nearly dropped Chris again.
"Sorry." He grabbed him as Rob came over. "What's up?"
"You guys can't check Chris into the hospital." Jeff said, the rest of them coming.
"Where's Dan?" Lance asked.
"He stayed back Storm." Steph replied.
"Don't worry, we're not checking him into the hospital. In case you haven't noticed, this is the emergency room. A walk in if you will." HBK explained.
"Oh, ok." Stephanie shrugged and they finally got a room. "So it's free right?"
"Yea, why?" Triple H asked and Stephanie explained their situation.
"Good thing the hospital was booked." Michaels laughed as they went inside.
"Hey, he's waking up." Rikishi turned to Chris. He groaned and his eyes fluttered open. "Are you ok man?" Rikishi grabbed him by the shoulders and sat him up.
"Uh, yea." Chris said in a dazed voice. Shawn walked over and patted Chris on the face and looked into his eyes.
"Man, he's still out. He's all fogged up." Shawn shrugged. "Give him room."
"Wha. what happened?" Chris rubbed his head. "I feel dizzy."
"I think you had a heart attack." Triple H rubbed his head.
"Me?" Chris began to come back to reality. "But how?"
"Hello everyone, I'm afraid he needs a triple bypass." The doctor came in.
"Chris needs open heart surgery?" Jeff's jaw dropped.
"Oh Chris? Oops, wrong file for this room." The doctor blushed. "So you must be the newcomers. Well, what seems to be the problem?"
"We think he had a heart attack." Triple H said again.
"Oh, well let's just check on that." The doctor listened to Chris's heart. "Do you remember anything that happened?" He asked the young wrestler.
"I wanna pink spotted pony." Chris said groggily.
"He's still pretty out, so he just collapsed or what?" The doctor asked.
"Well our boss fired him and I think that's what did it." Rikishi replied.
"Oh that?" The doctor laughed. "People do that all the time, it's called a hysterical heart attack. It's caused by shock or stress and happens to healthy people too."
"So there's nothing to worry about Chris?" Stephanie smiled.
"No, he's just in shock and is under a lot of stress. He'll be better in the morning, just give him a lot of rest." The doctor said but stopped talking. "Wait a second." He put the stethoscope back on and put it near Chris's stomach.
"What is it?" Lance asked, getting nervous again.
"It sounds like a volcano in there." The doctor got worried. "Did any of you get sick to your stomach today?"
"No." Everyone shook their head. "Why?"
"I don't think this was a heart attack, it sounds like food poisoning." The doctor said and everyone gasped. "Did he go anywhere to eat by himself?"
"How long ago?" Shawn asked.
"Oh, about a few days I guess. When it was really rainy." The doctor estimated.
"Uh." Shawn looked at the others. "Yes he did. He was out in the rain for a long time and I think he went to The World in Times Square."
"I think you have your first suspect." The doctor replied.
"Oh great, so this is a mystery and we're detectives now?" Triple H groaned.
"Cool, just like Nancy Drew!" Rikishi laughed.
"Who, Drew Cary?" RVD asked.
"No, Drew Barrymore." Jeff smiled.
"Ok fine, John Hancock." Rikishi replied.
"Where do you want me to sign?" Stephanie asked.
"No! James Bond!" Rikishi cried.
"Oh, I love those movies." Shawn laughed.
"I give up!" Rikishi stormed back to the car.
"What's with him?" Triple H asked.
"You guys better hurry." The doctor replied.
"When will Chris be better?" Steph asked.
"In a couple days, he was hit very hard." The doctor said.
"Thanks." Stephanie nodded and helped Chris to the car.
"Guys, you take Chris back to the hotel. We'll go to The World." Edge said and the two cars drove off. "Poor Chris, who would do such a thing?"
"Carlos, you're fired!" The manager yelled.
"You can't fire me, I quit!" Carlos cried and stormed out the door. He looked behind him and then forward at the hotel. "It begins." He grinned with a cruel laugh.
"Hello, where's the manager?" Edge cried, entering The World.
"Adam Copland, if it isn't you." The manager smiled. "And some friends."
"Hi." They nodded.
"Hey Mack, do you know anything about a possible food poisoning a few days ago?" Edge asked. "Chris came in here and got really sick."
"Well, nobody else reported anything." The manager began to think. "But I was stranded due to the rain and left Carlos in charge. I just fired him a few hours ago."
"Carlos, the former camera guy?" Lance asked.
"Yea, that's him. He was acting really weird." The manager replied.
"I think we have our suspect. Do you know where he went?" Edge asked.
"He was saying something about the hotel over there." The manager pointed.
"But that's where we're all staying." Triple H replied.
"Guys, we'd better go over there." Shawn said.
"Thanks for everything mate." Edge smiled.
"Sure, I hope you get the guy. He's one bad egg." The manager shook his head. Everyone ran back to the hotel and up to their rooms.
"Guys, is everyone ok?" Edge called as he opened the door. They skidded to a halt and gasped at what they saw. Everyone was passed out on the floor.
"Steph!" Triple H picked her up.
"Rikishi, Rob, Jeff!" Edge and Lance went over to them.
"Where's Chris?" Shawn shook Dan.
"Somebody took him, he knocked us out with something." Dan groaned. "I was on my way to see Vince when they came back and took me in here to explain everything when some guy came in and used some kind of nerve gas. It's only temporary though."
"Carlos." Shawn growled.
"Hey look." Edge picked up a note. "It's from Carlos." Edge read it. "I will have my revenge, I will teach you all a lesson by righting a wrong done to me by Chris Jericho." Edge dropped it. "What the hell is up with this freak?" What is Chris's fate?