Notes: Short chapter. Answers a few questions that have been asked.
Stephanie held her boyfriend, Zack Gowen's, hand in the limo on the drive to Memorial Hospital. She shakily dialed her mother's number on her cellphone with the other hand.
'Hello?' Anna, Linda's nurse, answered.
"Anna? This is Stephanie. I need to talk to my mother."
'She's sleeping Stephanie. Can I have her call you back in the morning?'
"No this is very important. Something happened to Shane."
'We saw RAW. What happened?'
"Kane attacked him after the show went off the air. Can you please wake her?"
'Just a second Stephanie and I will. She took a painkiller so she might sound out of it. About all that gets her through the day it seems.'
There was silence. Stephanie heard after a couple minutes, 'Hello Stephanie?'
"Mom I'm sorry to wake you but there's bad news about Shane. Kane chokeslammed him and then tombstoned him on the arena floor."
She heard a gasp on the other end of the line. 'Is he okay?'
"I don't know. I'm on my way to Memorial Hospital."
'You aren't by yourself are you? Is your father in the limo with you?'
"No. I don't know where dad is. Austin was the one to call me. Zack's in the limo with me. I've already called Marissa and she's on her way back."
There was silence for a second and then Anna's voice was on. 'Stephanie? Call back later. Your mother's in a lot of pain right now.'
"Okay." She hung up. She rested her head on Zack's shoulder and cried. He wrapped his arm around her. She was almost glad when they arrived at the hospital.
She leaned against Zack as she walked into the hospital. She was almost surprised by all the wrestlers that were waiting in the waiting room. She felt rage boil inside of her at the sight of her father sitting very close to Sable. How could her father bring that slut here when this was about her brother?
"Steph don't do anything." Zack said to her. "This is about your brother not them."
Steve Austin walked up to her. He had his hand wrapped. He saw her looking at her. "Someone had to get Kane off your brother. Your father sure as hell wasn't trying to help."
She sighed remembering what Vince had said on RAW. He told Kane he wasn't allowed to attack any McMahon without his permission. What was wrong with her father? She wondered. How could he order the man who attacked mom to attack Shane?
A doctor came out. "Family of Shane McMahon?"
Both Stephanie and Vince stepped forward. Stephanie glared at him before turning to the doctor. "I'm his sister and this is our father."
"I'm Dr. Isaac Porter. Let's step into my office." He said leading them away from the large group.
Stephanie knew this couldn't be good if the doctor had wanted to talk to them privately. A week ago the same thing happened when she went to the hospital to see her mother. Course Shane was with her then.
The doctor put up a couple of x-rays. He pointed to a few discs in the neck. "Shane has a broken neck. As you can see there are pieces of the discs broken away. We'd like the operate and screw the fragments back together. After that he will have to keep his neck immobilized for six to twelve weeks. Then he'll have to go through physical therapy."
"Are you absolutely sure doctor?" Vince asked.
"Yes. I have him scheduled for surgery tomorrow. For now he's heavily sedated to keep him from moving. I believe, however, that he will make a full recovery. Are there any other questions?"
"Can we see him?" Stephanie asked.
"Yes but not quite yet. He's being settled into room 813. Give him ten minutes before going up there and please keep the visits short. Any other questions?" They shook their heads. He left the room.
"I hope you're happy." Stephanie said glaring at her father.
"Happy? Why would I be happy? Shane has a broken neck!"
"You encouraged Kane to do it. Steve Austin told me."
"I did your right but I never meant for him to be hurt this bad. Stephanie believe me I didn't..."
Stephanie just walked away.
Stephanie held her boyfriend, Zack Gowen's, hand in the limo on the drive to Memorial Hospital. She shakily dialed her mother's number on her cellphone with the other hand.
'Hello?' Anna, Linda's nurse, answered.
"Anna? This is Stephanie. I need to talk to my mother."
'She's sleeping Stephanie. Can I have her call you back in the morning?'
"No this is very important. Something happened to Shane."
'We saw RAW. What happened?'
"Kane attacked him after the show went off the air. Can you please wake her?"
'Just a second Stephanie and I will. She took a painkiller so she might sound out of it. About all that gets her through the day it seems.'
There was silence. Stephanie heard after a couple minutes, 'Hello Stephanie?'
"Mom I'm sorry to wake you but there's bad news about Shane. Kane chokeslammed him and then tombstoned him on the arena floor."
She heard a gasp on the other end of the line. 'Is he okay?'
"I don't know. I'm on my way to Memorial Hospital."
'You aren't by yourself are you? Is your father in the limo with you?'
"No. I don't know where dad is. Austin was the one to call me. Zack's in the limo with me. I've already called Marissa and she's on her way back."
There was silence for a second and then Anna's voice was on. 'Stephanie? Call back later. Your mother's in a lot of pain right now.'
"Okay." She hung up. She rested her head on Zack's shoulder and cried. He wrapped his arm around her. She was almost glad when they arrived at the hospital.
She leaned against Zack as she walked into the hospital. She was almost surprised by all the wrestlers that were waiting in the waiting room. She felt rage boil inside of her at the sight of her father sitting very close to Sable. How could her father bring that slut here when this was about her brother?
"Steph don't do anything." Zack said to her. "This is about your brother not them."
Steve Austin walked up to her. He had his hand wrapped. He saw her looking at her. "Someone had to get Kane off your brother. Your father sure as hell wasn't trying to help."
She sighed remembering what Vince had said on RAW. He told Kane he wasn't allowed to attack any McMahon without his permission. What was wrong with her father? She wondered. How could he order the man who attacked mom to attack Shane?
A doctor came out. "Family of Shane McMahon?"
Both Stephanie and Vince stepped forward. Stephanie glared at him before turning to the doctor. "I'm his sister and this is our father."
"I'm Dr. Isaac Porter. Let's step into my office." He said leading them away from the large group.
Stephanie knew this couldn't be good if the doctor had wanted to talk to them privately. A week ago the same thing happened when she went to the hospital to see her mother. Course Shane was with her then.
The doctor put up a couple of x-rays. He pointed to a few discs in the neck. "Shane has a broken neck. As you can see there are pieces of the discs broken away. We'd like the operate and screw the fragments back together. After that he will have to keep his neck immobilized for six to twelve weeks. Then he'll have to go through physical therapy."
"Are you absolutely sure doctor?" Vince asked.
"Yes. I have him scheduled for surgery tomorrow. For now he's heavily sedated to keep him from moving. I believe, however, that he will make a full recovery. Are there any other questions?"
"Can we see him?" Stephanie asked.
"Yes but not quite yet. He's being settled into room 813. Give him ten minutes before going up there and please keep the visits short. Any other questions?" They shook their heads. He left the room.
"I hope you're happy." Stephanie said glaring at her father.
"Happy? Why would I be happy? Shane has a broken neck!"
"You encouraged Kane to do it. Steve Austin told me."
"I did your right but I never meant for him to be hurt this bad. Stephanie believe me I didn't..."
Stephanie just walked away.
