Title: Friction
Author: Dana
Rating: PG
Warnings: mild violence and cuss words.
Summary: One vicious attack starts an all out war between two shows that could destroy the ties that bind.
Author's note: RAW influenced this! I swear RAW influenced this! Shoot the muse!
Time frame: Complete AU (I think) after the April 21 2003 RAW and April 22 Smackdown. This fic starts out on April 28 2003. And yes I know Jeff Hardy was fired today but I wanna write this! So in this fic Jeff hasn't been fired yet.
Second Author's note: This takes place in the wrestling is real realm. I'm doing something most writers don't sadly. You'll see what I mean when reading this part.
Disclaimer: Like I own them! If I owned them I wouldn't need a job ;).

Flash of Light

Eric Bischoff was gloating on RAW. On Sunday Night Heat he had replaced Lita with Victoria and Stevie Richards. He was still trying to figure out how to get rid of Lawler. Everything would be perfect for him if he could just get rid of Lawler. Morley would make a better commentator he decided.

He headed to ringside grabbing a mic from the announcer. "Lita the offer still stands if you want to be in Playboy. Just come out here and let me know. It's not like you have a job on RAW anymore. And I could make you go..."

Music hit causing Eric to stop talking. It was Lita's music and yet no one was coming down the ramp. He waited before continuing. "You can come out Lita. No need to be hiding." Still nothing. Now Eric was getting suspicious. He knew something had to be up. Suddenly he was knocked down.

He got up and turned around. A very angry looking Matt Hardy met him. "I heard what you said to my girlfriend last week."

"Jealous Hardy?" He was punched in the face. Bischoff was seeing red. "After all those things you said about Lita in the book I'm surprised you two are still together."

"I didn't even write that book!"

Coach turned to King at the commentary table. "What? King did he just say he didn't even write his own book?"

"Sure sounded like it." King said just as shocked as Coach was.

Back in the ring Bischoff had a smirk on his face. "You wouldn't blame your own brother now would you?"

"Yeah I would." Matt said. The fans reacted to that. None of them sure what was going on or if they could believe Matt.

Jeff Hardy came to ringside. "Matt what are you talking about?"

"You know what I'm talking about Jeff. I've finally came clean about you writing the whole book." Jeff had a wide-eyed expression on his face. Eric was just standing there trying not to draw attention to himself. Neither brother saw him signal to the back.

The ring now had Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, and Hunter Hearst Helmsley. They circled the two Hardyz who weren't paying attention to them.

"Matt I should have you thrown out of the building. You work for Smackdown not RAW. But I think I'll let you stay in the ring but this is both of your Three Minute Warning."

Matt knew what that meant. He turned one direction and Jeff turned the other ready for the two large men to show up. They both kicked them as soon as the came into the ring.

But five on two weren't easy odds. Rosie held Matt and Jamal was about to punch him. Jeff was back on his feet and pushed Jamal out of the way. Matt wasn't ready for what was to happen next.

He didn't even see it until it hit him full in the face. He hit the mat sobbing as pain flared through his face. The fireball had hit him hard.