Smackdown : 17-01-2002.
Louisiana at the Century Tel Center.
There was no avoiding it,it had to happen.The Dudley Boyz had attacked Valerie twice and when they had encountered her backstage,they challenged her to a tag team match.Valerie had accepted the challenge in an impulse and now she was left with the consequences.She wasn't anywhere near ready to take on the Dudley Boyz and to make matters worse she didn't have a clue who was going to be her tag team partner.
Triple H,Kurt Angle,Edge and RVD all had matches.Jeff had the night off and she didn't wanna take that away from him and her father was absolutely out of the question.So that left her uncle or the Rock.She didn't even know if Kane was in the building so she decided to try the Rock,if he refused she had a problem.
Valerie walked through the hall in search of the Rock and when she found him he was in the middle of an interview.She could hear him say that it seemed this year's Royal Rumble is going to be much different than all other ones.Instead of having one winner,everyone is going to win.When the Rock called Goldust a sick freak, Valerie giggled.The Rock saw her and said as the camera turned to her:
"Valerie Calloway,may I help you?"
Valerie was surprised by his coldness.
"Well yes as a matter of fact you may but I can wait 'till you're done" Valerie said.
"If you got something to say to me,you may say it now" the Rock said.
Once again Valerie couldn't believe how cold the Rock was being towards her.
"You know what?.Never mind.You finish your interview,never mind me" Valerie said.
Valerie walked away and left the Rock with Michael Cole.About 5 minutes later Valerie was getting herself a soda.She was clearly very jumpy as she grabbed a can,Lita walked up behind her.
"Hey…" Lita said.
"Hi" Valerie said.
"Are you okay?" Lita asked.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Valerie asked.
"You seem jumpy" Lita remarked.
"Is that a crime?" Valerie snapped.
"Why are you so hostile?" Lita asked.
"I'm hostile because I have a tag team match tonight and I don't have a tag team partner" Valerie hissed.
The Rock walked up to them.
"Oh great,that's all I need" Valerie said.
"Lita,could you leave?" the Rock asked Lita.
"Sure" Lita said.
Lita stroked Valerie's hair and threw her a worried look before leaving.
"What did you wanna say to me earlier?" the Rock asked.
"Actually I wanted to ask you something but I already told you never mind.If all I'm gonna get from you is icy stares,I don't need you to be my tag team partner" Valerie said.
"Your tag team partner?" the Rock asked surprised.
"For my match tonight against the Dudley Boyz" Valerie said.
"I was only joking when I acted like that" the Rock said.
"Joking?.Is that what you think this is?.A joke?" Valerie asked.
"No…" the Rock started.
"You think the chair-shot I took from Bubba Ray Dudley was a joke?" Valerie ranted.
"Don't start putting words in my mouth" the Rock scolded.
Valerie turned away from the Rock and he stood behind her.
"This is completely messed up,everything I do turns into a fiasco,people I thought I could trust turn their backs on me,people I don't want anywhere near me wont leave me alone..." Valerie said before turning to the Rock "...and after I jumped off the cage and risked my very ability to walk just to make sure you were alright,I thought I could ask you to be my tag team partner without you making fun of me"
Valerie began to cry and the Rock embraced her.
"It's okay,I'm not making fun of you"
"I can't deal with all this,it's too much" Valerie sobbed.
She cried in his arms for a while with her face buried in his chest.Once she managed to calm down enough to stop crying,the Rock had told her that he would be more than happy to be her tag team partner.Valerie jumped for joy,now everything would be alright.
As she walked through the hallway not much later she ran into Jeff.
"Hey babe" Jeff said.
Jeff wrapped his arms around Valerie and kissed her passionately.When they broke the kiss,Valerie smiled.
"Nice,very nice" Valerie said.
Jeff grinned sheepishly and actually blushed a little.Valerie chuckled and kissed his flushed cheeks.
"I thought you had the night off" Valerie said.
"I do,I'm here because you're here" Jeff said.
"Oh that's sweet and I'm gonna need your support too"
"How so?" Jeff asked,frowning.
"I got a match tonight" Valerie said softly.
"Against who?" Jeff asked.
"Against the Dudley Boyz" Valerie said.
"What?.Do you need a tag team partner?" Jeff asked.
"No,I already have a tag team partner" Valerie said.
"Baby,why didn't you ask me?" Jeff asked.
"Because tonight's your night off.You rarely get a night off,unless you're injured" Valerie said.
"That doesn't matter baby,I don't want you to get hurt" Jeff said.
"I wont get hurt,like I said I have a tag team partner" Valerie said.
"Who is it?" Jeff asked.
"The Rock" Valerie said.
Jeff nodded at the answer,the Rock would be able to keep her safe.
"You know I'm not happy about this match but if you wanna get revenge,a match is the best way of doing it" Jeff said.
Valerie smiled and hugged her boyfriend.He was such a sweetheart.
"Hey,I gotta go now,my match is up pretty soon" Valerie said.
"Okay,be careful out there,I'll be watching" Jeff said.
Jeff and Valerie said goodbye and Valerie went to her dressingroom.On her way down there she ran into a pissed off Christian,followed by Lance Storm.Christian saw Valerie,eyed her up and down and walked on. Valerie watched as Christian and Lance Storm both walked on.
"Do I look that bad?" she muttered.
Valerie shrugged it off and walked on.She got dressed for the match and only five minutes later the Rock came in.After a while there was a knock on the door and they expected it to be the stagehand but instead Taker and Kane came into the room.
"Why did I just hear people talking about a match involving the Dudley's and my daughter?" Taker asked to no one in particular.
"They challenged me to a match so I accepted" Valerie said.
"You do realize that facing the Dudley's is the worst idea you could have come up with,don't you?" Kane asked.
"Jeff seems to think it's a good idea" Valerie said.
"Jeff Hardy is a psycho" Taker growled.
Valerie scowled and said:
"That is just so typical"
"What is so typical?" Taker asked.
"Anybody going slower than you is an idiot and anyone going faster than you is a psycho"
Taker glared at his daughter but Valerie stood her ground,she glared right back.He turned away and stalked off.Valerie sat back and sighed.Kane kneeled down in front of Valerie.
"Promise me you'll be careful" Kane said.
"I will be" Valerie said.
Kane eyed his niece's face for a couple of seconds and than nodded.
"Alright,I'll be watching the match munchkin" Kane said before leaving the room.
No more than 5 minutes later it was time for Valerie and the Rock's match.They walked out together and the fans cheered loudly.
It wasn't a very long match.The Rock wrestled most of the match but at one point during the match Valerie tagged herself in and surprisingly managed to knocked Bubba Ray off his feet before tagging the Rock back in.The Rock won the match after Rockbottoming D-Von and pinning him.
Valerie and the Rock walked up the ramp together while the fans cheered.At the top of the ramp they both turned towards the fans one more time.The sound of a chair cracking someone's skull filled the air and Valerie whirled around.She gasped as she saw the chair coming for her but there was nothing she could do...
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