A/N : I've decided to kind of skip through Smackdown 14-02-2002 and move on to No Way Out.I'll give a short sum up of what happened.Also the No Way Out story is something I wrote a little while back so you might find that it's written differently and less detailed.
Smackdown : 14-02-2002.
Little Rock,Arkansas at the Alltel Arena.
Valentine's Day.
Valerie gives Jeff a present : a silver bracelet with the words : forever etched into my heart - Valerie.
Jeff gives Valerie a present : a diamond and sapphire necklace.
Spike Dudley defeats Booker-T.
Billy and Chuck defeated the APA.
William Regal defeats Val Venis.
Goldust defeats Tajiri.
Kane defeats Chris Jericho by dq.
Undertaker and Kurt Angle vs Maven and Triple H.
During the match Valerie came out and stood at the top of the ramp watching the match.Taker noticed her and looked at her,allowing Triple H to sneak up from behind and roll him up for the pin.Taker kicked out and fought back.When Taker whirled to look at his daughter again,he saw that she was no longer there.
He shook his head and turned back to Triple only to find himself Pedigree'd and pinned.Taker was furious,he couldn't believe what just happened.His daughter had indirectly cost him the match.Taker stared at where Valerie had been standing and swore.
No Way Out : 17-02-2002.
Milwaukee,Wisconsin at the Bradley Center.
The show began with the NWO coming out.Kevin Nash,Scott Hall and Hollywood Hogan.Valerie was sitting in the back,in the Hardy lockerroom,watching the monitor while Jeff,Matt and Lita were getting ready for the tag team turmoil match.Valerie frowned and said:
"That is the poison?"
Lita,Jeff and Matt joined her at the monitor.Jeff wrapped his arms around Valerie and kissed her cheek.
"Don't think lightly of them babe,they're a curse" Jeff said with a thoughtful frown.
"Well maybe but look at all the talent we have in the WWE,there's you and Matt,the Rock,Triple H,Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle,Kane,the Big Show…and these three guys are gonna walk all over that?.I find that very hard to believe"
"You got a point.I guess the WWE doesn't have that much to worry about,huh?" Matt said with a smile.
"Nothing to worry about at all" Lita said.
They continued to watch as the NWO talked in the ring.After that interview it was time for the tag team turmoil match.Valerie was going to watch it in the back.Jeff kissed Valerie on the lips and said:
"I need to go"
"Go get 'm Jeff" Valerie said with a smile.
"I will and don't worry about your father's match too much,the Rock will beat him" Jeff said.
"I know" Valerie said with a sigh.
Jeff winked at her and left after Matt and Lita.
Tag Team Turmoil competition :
The team left standing would receive a shot at the Tag Team Championship next month at Wrestlemania.
After Lance Storm and Christian beat Albert and Scotty 2 Hotty.
Jeff and Matt Hardy rushed to the ring and took on Christian and Storm while Valerie watched in the back.Jeff hit Lance with a Russian Leg Sweep.Matt hit Storm with a Twist of Fate and Jeff followed with Swanton Bomb and took the pin.Valerie cheered in the back.
The Dudley Boyz came out next.Jeff nailed Bubba Ray with the Poetry in Motion but D-Von nailed Jeff with a lateral press and scored a near fall.Jeff dodged a flying elbow from Bubba Ray and tagged Matt in.Matt dropped Bubba Ray with a DDP and landed a leg drop on D-Von.Matt was about to nail a Twist of Fate to finish off Bubba but Stacy Keibler assaulted him.Lita raced in and took down the Duchess of Dudley-ville until Bubba Ray came to her aid.When Bubba turned back to Matt,Lita climbed the top turnbuckle and hit him with a Huricanranna.
Jeff twirled a somersault plancha off the top turnbuckle to Bubba Ray outside the ring. Meanwhile Matt rolled up D-Von and pinned him for Team Extreme's second win.Valerie cheered but yelped when the Dudley Boyz vented on Jeff by hitting him with a 3D onto the concrete floor surrounding the ring.Valerie threw every swear in the book at the tv screen as the Dudley Boyz left.
The exhausted Hardys were no match for Billy and Chuck who came down to the ring next.Within a minute,Billy won the pinfall with the Fame-Ass-Er on Jeff.
The APA came out and beat Billy and Chuck after Bradshaw hit Billy with a Clothesline from Hell.They won the championship at Wrestlemania.
Valerie met the Hardys and Lita in the hallway and she put her arms around Jeff.
"Oh my god Jeff,are you okay?" she asked with tears in her eyes.
Jeff was gasping and he was obviously hurt.
"I'm alright" he managed to croak out.
They got both him and Matt to a trainer and they were looked after.Valerie went back to the lockerroom …and ran into Bradshaw.He looked her up and down and whistled as he passed.
"What the hell are you looking at?" Valerie snapped.
"Nothing just one fine little honey with a bad attitude" Bradshaw retorted,not taking his eyes off of Valerie's breasts.
Valerie huffed in exasperation and stalked off.She walked into the Hardy's lockerroom and picked up the things she would wear that night.When she turned around the Rock was standing behind her.
"Nervous?" he asked with a smile.
"A little" Valerie replied.
"You shouldn't be" the Rock said.
"So I've been told" Valerie snapped.
The Rock raised his eyebrow but didn't say anything.
"I'm sorry,I'm just…in the worst mood possible" she said.
"You shouldn't worry too much,I can beat your father" the Rock said.
"Under any different circumstances I wouldn't be worried but you're hurt Rock,you could lose without it being your fault" Valerie argued.
"Is that how much faith you have in the Rock?" the Rock said narrowing his eyes.
"No,I just…"
"No,no,no,no,no.If that's how you feel,the Rock will tell you what he's going to do.The Rock is going to go out there tonight,the Rock is going to lay the smack down on the Undertaker's Candy Ass,the Rock is going to go backstage into this very lockerroom and than the Rock is going to accept your apology"
"Rock,please listen…"
The Rock stalked off and left Valerie behind.Valerie slumped down on the bench and looked at the monitor which was still on.It was time for RVD match against Goldust. RVD,another man Valerie couldn't figure out,why was he still being nice to her after everything her father had put him through.Valerie went to the trainer's room and helped Jeff back to the lockerroom while Lita helped Matt.When they got back the match between RVD and Goldust was over.
Rob Van Dam had won after hitting the Five Star Frog Splash.Jeff saw Valerie looking at the screen and scowled.Damn RVD for liking his girl.
Booker-T and Test attempted to become three time tag team champions by taking on Spike and Tazz.Tazz won after locking Test in the Tazzmission.
Than the Rock came onto the screen and said that the Undertaker had no idea what it was like to be disrespected by the Rock.For 10 days straight,the Rock said he had thought about nothing but beating Taker's candy ass.Tonight,the Rock said that Taker was exactly what he said he is: a Dead Man walking.
"He didn't seem that pissed off when I last saw him" Matt remarked.
"I might have something to do with that" Valerie said sighing.
"What happened?" Lita asked.
"I told him that since he was hurt I was worried that he might lose the match and than he freaked out on me" Valerie said.
No one said anything as they watched the next match.
Edge vs William Regal in a Brass Knuckles on a Pole Match for the Intercontinental Championship.
Jeff's scowl returned.Valerie was looking at the screen.Edge.Another guy who didn't know when to back off. Regal won the match and retained his title and Jeff smirked.Good,he thought.
Valerie was up next against Jazz,Trish and Ivory in a four corner's match.During the match the Undertaker came out and stood at the top of the ramp.Valerie didn't notice him as she was too busy keeping the other women from pinning her or anybody else.Taker nodded when she did good and shook his head when she did less good.
Valerie ended up pinning Trish to retain her title.Taker applauded and Valerie finally noticed his presence.She saw him standing there and the tension was noticable in the air.
"Oh my lord" J.R said "can you feel the tension in the air?"
"I feel it J.R,what's gonna happen here?" the King asked.
"Tonight's match between the Rock and the Undertaker will determine whether Valerie will remain with her boyfriend Jeff Hardy or not.The Undertaker and Valerie have a binding verbal agreement and I can't help but wonder what will happen between father and daughter should the Undertaker win" J.R said.
After a while Taker turned around and walked out of there.Valerie walked to the backstage area,sore from the match she just had.
Later that night Taker sat in his dressingroom,looking at a picture he held in his hand.It was a picture taken in 1988,a picture of him with his five year old daughter on his back.
{flashback 1988}
Little Valerie Calloway came running up to her father.
"Daddy,daddy" she cried.
She jumped into his arms.
"Joey Harding said that Harding's don't play with Calloway's" Valerie said,stumbling over the name Calloway.
"That's true" Mark Calloway said.
"What's a Calloway?" Valerie asked,once again stumbling over the name.
"You're a Calloway and so is daddy"
"What about mommy?" Valerie asked.
"No,mommy isn't a Calloway" Mark said smiling.
Valerie thought for a few moments,wrinkled her nose and said:
"Doesn't that make me half Calloway?"
{End flashback}
Taker laughed at the memory,his little smarty pants.Taker rubbed his hands across his face and sighed.He couldn't afford to be sentimental or tired during his match against the Rock,he had to win this.
Taker set out to force Jeff Hardy away from his daughter but it was the People's champion opening with a furious assault.Taker overpowered the Rock however,he leveled the Rock with an elbow followed by a punch to the head.Rock smashed Taker's head into the announced table then cleared off the monitors.Valerie was watching the match backstage and she cheered when the Rock did so but at the same time she felt a pang of hurt inside,it was after all her father.Than she remembered what he had said to her and she felt anger wash over her.Taker caught Rock from behind and took over control.Taker stuck his boot onto The Rock's throat to choke him.The fight spread to the back of the arena with Taker slamming Rock's head into a steel door.He knocked the Rock into the Hardy's lockerroom on purpose. He looked at his daughter but than turned to Jeff.
"Do you see it,huh?.That's what I'll do to you if you don't stay away from my little girl"
Taker grabbed the Rock and they left the room.
They went back into the ring but Taker had trouble putting the Rock down for the count.Not even a crushing DDT could do the trick.The frustrated Taker picked Rock up and wrapped him into a bear hug. Rock's eyes widened from the intense pressure but he refused to submit.Backstage Valerie was like a walking timebomb.
"How dare he?.How…"
She didn't know what to say anymore.Jeff reached out and gently pulled her on to the bench.They continued to watch the action.The Rock fought back but when he went for the People's elbow,Taker grabbed him and set him up for a Chokeslam.The Rock wrestled his way out of it but was knocked down again and chokeslammed. The Rock still wouldn't be pinned,he kicked out in the last second very nearly delivering a heart-attack to both Jeff and Valerie.Taker grabbed a steel pipe from his bike,knocked the ref down and went to beat the Rock with the pipe.Ric Flair came out but was knocked down.Taker got back into the ring and the Rock locked in the sharpshooter but there was no referee to call for the bell.Vince McMahon showed up just as the referee was reentering the ring.Vince loudly distracted the ref.The Rock pounded Vince McMahon and when Taker tried to get to the Rock,Ric Flair smacked him with the steel pipe. The Rock rockbottomed Taker and won the match by pinfall.
Backstage Valerie and Jeff went nuts.They cheered and hugged.Than they kissed deeply while Matt and Lita cheered.Valerie ran out of the room and went to head for the ring.She came out earning a huge pop from the crowd.She flew into the Rock's arms and hugged him tightly.After breaking the hug she stood in front of the Rock and said:
"You know what?.You don't have to go backstage,go to the Hardy's Lockerroom and accept my apology.I'll apologize right now,I am so sorry for ever doubting you,it'll never happen again.I guarantee it"
"Don't you mean guarandamntee it?" the Rock asked.
The Rock broke into a smile and so did Valerie.They hugged.Taker was still in the ring and he walked to them.The Rock tensed up but all Valerie saw in his eyes was sadness.He gently grabbed Valerie's head,kissed her on the forehead,tugged on a strand of her hair and said:
"Tell Jeff Hardy that he's one lucky son of a bitch"
Valerie nodded.Taker turned away but Valerie said:
"Dad?"
Taker turned around and waited.Valerie smiled and said:
"I'm still your babygirl aren't I?"
Taker smiled and stepped to her,they hugged while the crowd cheered.
"Somehow this young woman has found it in her heart to forgive the Undertaker" J.R declared.
"This is so sweet,J.R.I think I need a tissue" the King said.
Taker went backstage by himself knowing that things would be alright between him and his little girl.He would just have to accept Jeff Hardy as part of the package.
A/N : What can I say?.I'm a sucker for happy endings.The story isn't over though,not by a long shot.Keep reviewing and I'll keep posting.Oh and check out my other stories,I only recently posted a Lost Boys story and a Man In the Iron Mask story,I think they're pretty good.