The Raw brand superstars were usually either off or at a house show on
Tuesday, but Chris Jericho chose to do neither. The SmackDown gang still
needed to tape that weeks episode, and rather than go home or to a house
show, Chris decided to tag along with Vince and Stephanie McMahon, Hulk
Hogan, Jeff Hardy and Rikishi.
"Thanks for joining us." Steph said as they sat on the airborne plane.
"Sure, no problem." Chris smirked at her in the seat next to him.
"No really Chris." Vince hunched foward from the seat behind. "This means a lot to me."
"Besides, you don't usually hang out with us SmackDown crew, it'll be a nice change of pace and we'll be sure to have a lotta good fun afterwards, brother." Hulk Hogan said, sitting beside Vince.
"Um yea, I'd like, uh, everything please." Rikishi was ordering from the flight attendant.
"Whoa, whoa Kish, don't you think you've had enough?" Jeff Hardy was trying to get back into the hang of keeping him in line.
"Nope."
"But you're already more than enough, you're enough for two!"
"Aw, you're too kind." Rikishi wore a big grin as the confused Hardy boy just sat there.
"Nice try Jeff old boy, it looks like you're as rusty as me." Chris laughed.
"Well don't worry, this big guy will be whipped back into shape in no time." Jeff assured.
"Whipped? Mmm."
Everyone laughed at Rikishi's comment. For the remainder of the flight to Iowa, Stephanie slept and Chris looked out the window, thinking. He looked around at everyone, Rikishi ate, Hogan and Vince discussed storylines from a book, Jeff watched a movie to himself with headphones on. He smiled to himself, he missed this all and couldn't express how glad he was to be back. Steph rolled over and faced Chris in her sleep, cuddling up against his shoulder. Chris looked down at her for a moment and then smiled, she looked so peaceful, everyone was so different now that he was back, they looked happy and back to normal and that made Chris feel good too. Chris yawned as he looked at his watch and back out into the dark night, they still had an hour and a half left.
"Chris, you should get some rest, you've had a pretty hectic few days." Hogan whispered.
"Yea, you guys should too so you're ready for tomorrow, after all, I'm not the one preforming in the ring." Chris reminded.
"Oh, good call." Vince laughed to himself. "Alright then, goodnight Chris."
"Night." Chris smiled back at Hogan and Vince as they settled down to take a quick little nap.
The hum of the plane's motor was soothing in the early morning. Rikishi had long since finished his late night snack and Jeff's movie had ended, they were both asleep. Chris realized that he was the only one awake. He leaned back and closed his eyes, he was too restless to sleep and his mind was buzzing with thoughts. Chris sighed, suddenly reminded of what caused all of this. He thought back to where all the craziness began, back in New York that one cold faithful night....
A boring day caused the genius minds of Triple H and Shawn Michaels to pull a prank on Chris for entertainment. The bad weather sent Chris to The World where he ran into a long time WWE relations worker named Carlos, a former camera man moved to a restaurant cashier. Carlos was fixated on the fact that Chris had unknowingly caused this downsizing and vowed revenge. His plot to kill him and manipulate Vince McMahon failed, though nobody had known it yet. Dan was the WWE superstar trainer who was secretly Carlos's partner from the get go. As soon as he found out that Chris was alive, he plotted to have the doctor fake his death but ultimately kill him. That plan was foiled as Chris didn't die, rather he escaped the hospital and made his way back to the superstars, Dan with them undercover. Manipulating them all, posing as a friend, Dan led Chris to Carlos where the final showdown resulted in the death of both Dan and Carlos. Now that everything is supposably back to normal, the two real mastermind leaders behind the infiltration of Carlos and Dan to the wrestling superstars, Lisa and Keith, were the last ones left in the organization, and Chris's life and the well being of the superstars may be more at risk now than ever. Only they were clueless because they figured Dan and Carlos were the only ones....
"The flight Connecticut to Iowa is now arriving, please put your seats in the proper upright position." The pilot's voice was heard coming over the system.
"Wake up guys, we're here." Chris announced. Everyone began to stir back to consciousness and lock their seats into place for landing. As the groggy gang of superstars started to wake back up and get ready, the plane began to shake and jitter. Shocked, everyone grabbed onto something and held on tightly. "Turbulence?"
"No, doesn't feel like it." Hogan replied, looking around.
"We're experiencing a few minor technical difficulties." The voice was filled with static. "Please remain calm, we have everything under control..." The voice went out and a shrill beep rang out.
"What's going on?" Stephanie yelled over to her dad as everyone covered their ears.
"I don't know!" He called back, but soon the sound quieted down. Everyone sat confused as the plane hovered in the air. "What's the meaning of this?"
"I don't know, but it's not right." Hogan looked around.
"Hey, why aren't we moving?" Rikishi asked Jeff.
"I dunno, something's going on, and it's not good."
"Here, you guys stay here." Chris got up. "I'm gonna go check it out."
"Be careful Chris." Steph said, still hesitant to let him go, afraid they'll loose him again.
"Hey in there!" Chris knocked on the door to the front cabin. "What's going on?" Nobody answered. Chris pushed the open button but it didn't work. "Something's wrong, this looks bad." Chris growled and began to pull the mechanical door open. He struggled but was able to get it open, he forced himself in and it shut quickly back up behind him. He gasped as he saw the pilot on the floor unconscious, he ran over. "Man, are you ok?" He got no reply, he was dead.
"Don't feel too bad Chris." An oddly familiar voice said quietly.
"Hu?" Chris gasped and let the dead man's head fall out of his hands and back onto the floor. "Whose there?" He asked cautiously as he slowly turned around to the pilot's chair.
"Don't be afraid." The person turned around. "It's just me."
Chris gasped, "Keith?"
"The very same."
"But how did you, why did you...."
"Aw, don't feel too bad." Chris turned at the other unmistakable voice, Lisa. "You should be dead now anyway only Carlos and Dan didn't do their job."
"At least they died before pay day." Keith laughed at the control panel.
"Look." Chris was still shocked and in disbelief. "You're beef's with me, don't bring the others into this, they're innocent and had nothing to do with anything."
"I'm afraid that can't be done." Keith snickered to himself as he pounded the control panel and jerked the wheel broken. There was a crackling sound as the sparks shot up from the different boards and systems.
"This is suicidal, are you really that serious about killing us!" Chris yelled.
"What was that?" Steph gasped, sitting up.
"Sounded like Chris." Vince followed his daughters lead.
"You're sickly insane!" Chris grabbed the pa system. "Attention everyone, get out of the plane now, it's been hijacked!"
"What?" Everyone gasped.
"Did he just say...." Hogan stuttered.
"No time, we all know what he said, we heard him loud and clear." Jeff cried.
"We need to get out, grab a parachute everyone!" Rikishi yelled. Everyone did just that.
"Oh no." Hogan pulled at the door. "It's jammed."
"This is a job for Super Kish!" Rikishi, just like back at the hotel, broke open the door with ease. "Now let's go!" They began to jump out, Vince and Stephanie were the last two.
"Come on Steph, we have to go." Vince sighed.
"But what about Chris?" Stephanie asked.
"What about me?" They turned around to see Chris behind them with a parachute as well.
"Chris, glad you decided to join us." Vince smirked with relief.
"Come on, let's go." Chris gasped as the plane began to sputter and jerk. The three jumped out after the rest. On the ground, everyone met up, they were just out the airport boundaries.
"What happened in there?" Jeff asked after everyone had gotten together safely.
"Two people named Keith and Lisa hijacked the plane, trying to kill us."
"Why?" Hogan asked, still shocked and shaky from the experience.
"They're the commanding force behind Carlos and Dan. They were only out for me but now they're after the lot of us, trying to get the ultimate revenge."
"These people are sickly insane!" Vince growled in disgust.
"Tell me about it." Chris smirked, but honestly he was really worried.
"But Chris, what do we do?" Steph asked, looking up at him with concern.
Chris sighed but spoke seriously, "I don't know, but I have a feeling if we don't do something, they could not only pose a serious threat to us, but I've managed to avoid death too long and I've been cutting it too close. This time, I might not make it, this time I might not come back."
"Thanks for joining us." Steph said as they sat on the airborne plane.
"Sure, no problem." Chris smirked at her in the seat next to him.
"No really Chris." Vince hunched foward from the seat behind. "This means a lot to me."
"Besides, you don't usually hang out with us SmackDown crew, it'll be a nice change of pace and we'll be sure to have a lotta good fun afterwards, brother." Hulk Hogan said, sitting beside Vince.
"Um yea, I'd like, uh, everything please." Rikishi was ordering from the flight attendant.
"Whoa, whoa Kish, don't you think you've had enough?" Jeff Hardy was trying to get back into the hang of keeping him in line.
"Nope."
"But you're already more than enough, you're enough for two!"
"Aw, you're too kind." Rikishi wore a big grin as the confused Hardy boy just sat there.
"Nice try Jeff old boy, it looks like you're as rusty as me." Chris laughed.
"Well don't worry, this big guy will be whipped back into shape in no time." Jeff assured.
"Whipped? Mmm."
Everyone laughed at Rikishi's comment. For the remainder of the flight to Iowa, Stephanie slept and Chris looked out the window, thinking. He looked around at everyone, Rikishi ate, Hogan and Vince discussed storylines from a book, Jeff watched a movie to himself with headphones on. He smiled to himself, he missed this all and couldn't express how glad he was to be back. Steph rolled over and faced Chris in her sleep, cuddling up against his shoulder. Chris looked down at her for a moment and then smiled, she looked so peaceful, everyone was so different now that he was back, they looked happy and back to normal and that made Chris feel good too. Chris yawned as he looked at his watch and back out into the dark night, they still had an hour and a half left.
"Chris, you should get some rest, you've had a pretty hectic few days." Hogan whispered.
"Yea, you guys should too so you're ready for tomorrow, after all, I'm not the one preforming in the ring." Chris reminded.
"Oh, good call." Vince laughed to himself. "Alright then, goodnight Chris."
"Night." Chris smiled back at Hogan and Vince as they settled down to take a quick little nap.
The hum of the plane's motor was soothing in the early morning. Rikishi had long since finished his late night snack and Jeff's movie had ended, they were both asleep. Chris realized that he was the only one awake. He leaned back and closed his eyes, he was too restless to sleep and his mind was buzzing with thoughts. Chris sighed, suddenly reminded of what caused all of this. He thought back to where all the craziness began, back in New York that one cold faithful night....
A boring day caused the genius minds of Triple H and Shawn Michaels to pull a prank on Chris for entertainment. The bad weather sent Chris to The World where he ran into a long time WWE relations worker named Carlos, a former camera man moved to a restaurant cashier. Carlos was fixated on the fact that Chris had unknowingly caused this downsizing and vowed revenge. His plot to kill him and manipulate Vince McMahon failed, though nobody had known it yet. Dan was the WWE superstar trainer who was secretly Carlos's partner from the get go. As soon as he found out that Chris was alive, he plotted to have the doctor fake his death but ultimately kill him. That plan was foiled as Chris didn't die, rather he escaped the hospital and made his way back to the superstars, Dan with them undercover. Manipulating them all, posing as a friend, Dan led Chris to Carlos where the final showdown resulted in the death of both Dan and Carlos. Now that everything is supposably back to normal, the two real mastermind leaders behind the infiltration of Carlos and Dan to the wrestling superstars, Lisa and Keith, were the last ones left in the organization, and Chris's life and the well being of the superstars may be more at risk now than ever. Only they were clueless because they figured Dan and Carlos were the only ones....
"The flight Connecticut to Iowa is now arriving, please put your seats in the proper upright position." The pilot's voice was heard coming over the system.
"Wake up guys, we're here." Chris announced. Everyone began to stir back to consciousness and lock their seats into place for landing. As the groggy gang of superstars started to wake back up and get ready, the plane began to shake and jitter. Shocked, everyone grabbed onto something and held on tightly. "Turbulence?"
"No, doesn't feel like it." Hogan replied, looking around.
"We're experiencing a few minor technical difficulties." The voice was filled with static. "Please remain calm, we have everything under control..." The voice went out and a shrill beep rang out.
"What's going on?" Stephanie yelled over to her dad as everyone covered their ears.
"I don't know!" He called back, but soon the sound quieted down. Everyone sat confused as the plane hovered in the air. "What's the meaning of this?"
"I don't know, but it's not right." Hogan looked around.
"Hey, why aren't we moving?" Rikishi asked Jeff.
"I dunno, something's going on, and it's not good."
"Here, you guys stay here." Chris got up. "I'm gonna go check it out."
"Be careful Chris." Steph said, still hesitant to let him go, afraid they'll loose him again.
"Hey in there!" Chris knocked on the door to the front cabin. "What's going on?" Nobody answered. Chris pushed the open button but it didn't work. "Something's wrong, this looks bad." Chris growled and began to pull the mechanical door open. He struggled but was able to get it open, he forced himself in and it shut quickly back up behind him. He gasped as he saw the pilot on the floor unconscious, he ran over. "Man, are you ok?" He got no reply, he was dead.
"Don't feel too bad Chris." An oddly familiar voice said quietly.
"Hu?" Chris gasped and let the dead man's head fall out of his hands and back onto the floor. "Whose there?" He asked cautiously as he slowly turned around to the pilot's chair.
"Don't be afraid." The person turned around. "It's just me."
Chris gasped, "Keith?"
"The very same."
"But how did you, why did you...."
"Aw, don't feel too bad." Chris turned at the other unmistakable voice, Lisa. "You should be dead now anyway only Carlos and Dan didn't do their job."
"At least they died before pay day." Keith laughed at the control panel.
"Look." Chris was still shocked and in disbelief. "You're beef's with me, don't bring the others into this, they're innocent and had nothing to do with anything."
"I'm afraid that can't be done." Keith snickered to himself as he pounded the control panel and jerked the wheel broken. There was a crackling sound as the sparks shot up from the different boards and systems.
"This is suicidal, are you really that serious about killing us!" Chris yelled.
"What was that?" Steph gasped, sitting up.
"Sounded like Chris." Vince followed his daughters lead.
"You're sickly insane!" Chris grabbed the pa system. "Attention everyone, get out of the plane now, it's been hijacked!"
"What?" Everyone gasped.
"Did he just say...." Hogan stuttered.
"No time, we all know what he said, we heard him loud and clear." Jeff cried.
"We need to get out, grab a parachute everyone!" Rikishi yelled. Everyone did just that.
"Oh no." Hogan pulled at the door. "It's jammed."
"This is a job for Super Kish!" Rikishi, just like back at the hotel, broke open the door with ease. "Now let's go!" They began to jump out, Vince and Stephanie were the last two.
"Come on Steph, we have to go." Vince sighed.
"But what about Chris?" Stephanie asked.
"What about me?" They turned around to see Chris behind them with a parachute as well.
"Chris, glad you decided to join us." Vince smirked with relief.
"Come on, let's go." Chris gasped as the plane began to sputter and jerk. The three jumped out after the rest. On the ground, everyone met up, they were just out the airport boundaries.
"What happened in there?" Jeff asked after everyone had gotten together safely.
"Two people named Keith and Lisa hijacked the plane, trying to kill us."
"Why?" Hogan asked, still shocked and shaky from the experience.
"They're the commanding force behind Carlos and Dan. They were only out for me but now they're after the lot of us, trying to get the ultimate revenge."
"These people are sickly insane!" Vince growled in disgust.
"Tell me about it." Chris smirked, but honestly he was really worried.
"But Chris, what do we do?" Steph asked, looking up at him with concern.
Chris sighed but spoke seriously, "I don't know, but I have a feeling if we don't do something, they could not only pose a serious threat to us, but I've managed to avoid death too long and I've been cutting it too close. This time, I might not make it, this time I might not come back."