Raw : 26-08-2002.

Valerie sighed and closed her eyes as she clutched the phone.She was sitting in one of the bigger lockerrooms.Her uncle was sitting next to her.She was listening to the other person with a sense of dread.

"Mom…" Valerie said.

But the voice on the other end ranted on.

"Mom please listen…" Valerie tried again.

But the voice still didn't stop.Taker walked into the lockerroom and pulled an eyebrow up when he saw the frown on Valerie's face.Valerie looked at her father and held the cellphone out to him.Taker took the phone and put it to his ear,immediately grimacing and handing it back to Valerie.Valerie giggled and put the phone to her ear again.

"That woman will never change" Taker grumbled.

Valerie shot her father a warning glance.Kane frowned so Taker explained.

"My daughter doesn't like it when I call the barricuda 'woman'" Taker said.

"Dad" Valerie scolded,still with the phone to her ear.

Taker stuck his hands up in surrender as Valerie listened to her mother for a second and then said:

"No mom,dad isn't here"

Silence.

"But mom,he doesn't want to…" Valerie said,before being cut off by a ranting voice.

Valerie held the phone out to her father again and said:

"She wants to talk to you"

"Good lord" Taker muttered as he took the phone.

Valerie crawled into her uncle's arms as her father listened to his ex-wife ranting and Kane smiled.He wrapped his massive arms around his niece.

"Is your mother really that bad?" Kane asked in a low voice.

"Are you kidding me?.Back when she was still married to dad,she could beat him with one hand tied behind her back,that's how intimidating she was and is" Valerie said.

Kane chuckled and Valerie giggled as he tickled her sides.A few minutes later her father finally managed to get off the phone and he sighed as he turned it off.

"Your mother told me to tell you that she loves you and she wants you to quit wrestling so you wont get hurt anymore" Taker said.

"What else did she say?" Valerie asked.

"She blames me for everything that has happened to you and she basically hates me"

"Mom doesn't hate you"

"She said she would strangle me with my own intestines if I didn't keep you safe" Taker said.

"Okay,so maybe she does hate you a little bit" Valerie said "I love you though"

Taker smiled and said:

"I love you too joyful"

Valerie smiled back and closed her eyes as she sat there,still cradled in her uncle's big arms.It didn't take her long to fall asleep.When she woke up she was lying on the sofa with a blanket on her.She smiled brightly and stretched her arms and legs.She sat on the side of the sofa and looked around.

"Dad?" Valerie called.

Valerie heard footsteps in the other room and a couple of seconds later her uncle Kane came in to the room.Kane smiled and said:

"Your dad left,I'll have to do"

Valerie smiled and looked at her uncle.When he turned his back on her,she narrowed her eyes and pounced.Before Kane knew what was going on,there was a 6 foot redhead tickling him into submission.He laughed as she tickled him,while giggling herself.

"Please…stop…please" Kane gasped.

Valerie stopped tickling him and immediately jumped away from Kane.His arms proved to be longer as he grabbed her shirt and pulled her back as gently as he could.She squealed as he lifted her over his shoulder and held her there.Valerie giggled as she hung there and Kane chuckled.

"I gotta get ready for my return" Kane said.

"Okay" Valerie said.

Kane put Valerie down and ruffled her hair.Valerie mock glared at her uncle as she rearranged her hair but smiled right afterwards.She hugged her uncle and said goodbye before heading over to her own lockerroom.She walked in and almost yelped when she ran into her boyfriend.

"Brock…" Valerie said.

"Hi babe" Brock said,wrapping his arms around her.

"How did you get in here?" Valerie murmured as Brock kissed her on the lips.

"Through the door" Brock joked.

Valerie went to say something but Brock cut her off by kissing her.Valerie responded and deepened the kiss.When they finally broke apart,Brock had a sheepish grin on his face and Valerie was smiling.

"So" Valerie breathed "What brings you here?"

"I wanted to see you" Brock said.

"And?" Valerie said.

Brock sighed,there was no fooling her.

"I also came to talk to you about coming to Smackdown" Brock said.

"Brock…" Valerie started.

"I don't wanna push you into anything but I hate being away from you all the time" Brock said.

"What's the difference?.If I go to Smackdown,I'll still be on Raw as long as I'm the champion" Valerie argued.

"Well,no actually.If you go to Smackdown,you'd be exclusive to Smackdown" Brock said.

Valerie was surprised at that.

"Exclusive to Smackdown" Valerie muttered.

As Valerie pondered this a cameraman came into the room and the fans cheered when they saw Val. Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross were commenting.

"The women's champion Valerie Calloway and the WWE Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar standing backstage" J.R said.

"What a pair" the King said.

"I'm telling you baby,you wont regret it" Brock said.

"Alright,I'll do it" Valerie said.

"Great" Brock said,relief washing over his face.

Valerie smiled at Brock and they embraced and kissed.

"Now what's all that about?" the King asked.

"Brock Lesnar is obviously trying to convince Valerie to do something,maybe we'll find out what it is later" J.R said.

***

Valerie grumbled as she watched Triple H defeating her father in the match.Triple H and Valerie had become friends again after Triple H attacked Christian but he was still a jerk in many ways.She sighed as she watched Stephanie McMahon and Eric Bischoff bickering.

She nodded as she heard Stephanie say that Brock Lesnar was now exclusive to Smackdown but frowned when Stephanie said that she paid him a hefty number not to appear on Raw again.I didn't get paid a hefty number not to appear on Raw,she thought.Not that I need much reason not to appear on Raw.

Valerie chuckled when she saw the expression on Bischoff's face when Stephanie said she had another surprise that Bischoff wouldn't like later on.Serves him right for being an asshole.Valerie was already wearing her ringgear so when the stagehand came to tell her that it was time for her match, she walked out immediately.She wasn't nervous for the match,she was nervous for what would happen afterwards.

***

Molly wrestled Valerie with everything she had but she wasn't able to put her away.Molly became increasingly frustrated with her inability to pin Valerie and when she attempted to pin Valerie again it wasn't very hard for Valerie to roll her up and pin her.

Molly jumped up immediately after the three count and attacked Valerie.Valerie was ready for her, however,and a fight ensued.Valerie found herself getting attacked from behind by Chris Nowinski. Nowinski attempted to kiss Valerie again but she blocked his face with her arm and punched him straight in the face.

Before Nowinski could retaliate he was grabbed from behind and set up for a thunderous F5.Valerie hugged Brock and he lifted her into his arms.The fans frowned in confusion when Stephanie McMahon came sauntering down to the ring.She stepped into the ring and grabbed a microphone.

"It is now time for my second surprise for Eric Bischoff" Stephanie said "So come on out,Eric"

Eric Bischoff came out and stood at the top of the ramp with a look of annoyance and worry on his face.

"WWE Women's Champion Valerie Calloway will be coming to my Smackdown and when she does,she will be exclusive to Smackdown" Stephanie happily announced.

The crowd went wild as Valerie and Brock stood in the ring.Valerie closed her eyes and drank in the cheers.She had yet to sign the Smackdown contract but she knew that she would.She had plenty of reason to.

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