Disclaimer: I only own Cori and XA/N!!
A/N: Sorry about the lack of updates once again. Schedule was busy this week and it shows no sign of slowing down. I will do my best to keep updating, and I hope that you'll bear with me. As far as this chapter goes, a few minor things will be changed for the story, but well, the outcome is the same, so it'll be ok.
XA/N: The show had gone to a commercial break after Steph had made her stand, and all of the GMs had walked back to the locker rooms.
"I'm tired, now all of that work is getting to me." JB said as she walked into the room. Shawn hugged her and grinned.
"We're just getting started," he said as the others all filed into the room.
"So now what?" Jericho asked pointedly after the door closed. JB had sat down in a chair and her eyelids were only halfway open. This was apparently amusing to all of the others in the room.
"She looks stoned!!" Rockie yelled triumphantly. Kazza rolled her eyes and smiled as all of the others circled around to see her. Akila and Steph were making faces while Lizzie was playing with her hair, and still JB did not move. The guys all found this amusing as well, assuming that JB was just playing around with them. Shawn had a hint of concern on his face, but soon dismissed it.
Until Scott Steiner walked in.
"Where is she?" Steiner yelled. Everyone (excluding JB) stood up, as if on guard for something.
"Who?" Jericho demanded. Kurt stood next to him, Edge behind them, and Jeff was standing on a chair to see over them. Rock was leaning against a wall, just staring at Steiner. Shawn was standing next to JB, who looked like she was about to pass out.
"That stupid Steph girl and whoever that bitch was next to her. Never mind, I'll take them all out." Steiner yelled, but he was met with the punches from about 6 men at about the same time. The girls were just as eager to kick the crap out of him. Before they could knock him to the ground, he threw something in the direction of JB, and it exploded, sending everyone sprawling.
**
Jericho walked into his hotel room and slammed the bags down on the floor. He sat down on the bed and put his head in his hands. What Shawn said made perfect sense and he had every right to know exactly what was going on.
But Chris couldn't quite let all of it go yet.
He picked up the phone and dialed Cori's cell phone he'd given her for Christmas one year. It rang and rang and he was about to hang up when the phone was answered. He was about to say something when he heard something in the background.
"-the hell is this? You stupid girl!! You're gonna pay for this!" Someone yelled on the other end. Before the line went dead he heard a girl screaming.
Chris sat in shock with the phone in his hand. That voice was unmistakably Hunter's. What the hell would Hunter be doing with Cori's cell phone? Chris closed his eyes as if he was trying to block out the thought that had come to him.
Shawn began to knock on the door at that time.
"Chris! Open the door, I need to talk to you!" Shawn yelled as he pounded on the door. He lowered his head and waited for an answer. He hadn't really expected one, but it was still unsettling to not hear one. Shawn tried the doorknob and luckily it was unlocked. Shawn stepped in the room and saw Chris sitting on the bed with a phone in his hand, and tears in his eyes. He had a look of shock and disbelief on his face, other than that his face was expressionless.
"Chris!!" Shawn said as he closed the door and crossed the room to talk to him. Chris was still staring out into the middle of space. Shawn waved his hand in front of him a few times and Chris' eyes started to look around the room again.
"He got her, Shawn. That stupid son of a -"
"Who?" Shawn said, interrupting him.
"Hunter. I don't know how or why, but he did. I'm going to beat the holy hell out of him come tonight." Chris said, as his grip started to tighten on the hotel phone. Shawn looked puzzled as to what Chris was talking about, and the look on his face showed it. The only thing that he did know is that Hunter and any name of your family members or other loved ones, should never be used in the same sentence.
**
Chris had tried to explain everything to Shawn, and eventually everything was ironed out. Chris was still worried sick because he had called Liz's house and no one was answering. Shawn tried to remain positive about everything, but was finding it hard to do so, especially since Survivor Series was only hours from taking place. Both men were at the arena and starting to suit up for the elimination chamber. Hunter still wasn't there yet, and both men thought that he wouldn't show until the last possible minute.
Chris was near hysterics, which was odd, by the time the PPV started. He was trying to clear his mind of his worries so that he could have a good match. It wasn't working too well.
His music hit and he had no choice but to go out and face the crowd that would undoubtedly be booing him. He was locked in a chamber with the others as he watched Hunter walk down. He slammed his fists against the glass of his chamber at first, then gave up. He knew that his chamber was first to open. Hunter was going to get his. Not only from him, but from Shawn and pretty much everybody else locked in these chambers.
Sure, enough, after a few minutes, his chamber was opened and he and RVD teamed up to beat the crap out of Hunter. Although Chris disliked RVD, he hated Hunter at the moment and would like nothing better than to pulverize him.
One by one, the other chambers opened, releasing Kane, Booker T and Shawn Michaels into the fray. Shawn and Chris started to work on Hunter, while the others eliminated themselves. RVD, HBK, Y2J, and HHH were soon the only four left. Jericho was lying down in the ring and RVD went up top to do the frog-splash. He did it and came down a little awkwardly, landing on Jericho's throat. Chris felt the impact and didn't like the pain that it marked him with afterwards. He tried to cry out in pain, but realized soon that he couldn't. His voice was gone. Shawn had pinned RVD and eliminated him, leaving he Chris and Hunter alone.
Shawn saw Chris lying in the corner of the ring and wanted to check on him, but he couldn't take his eyes off of Hunter for a moment. On the Titan- Tron, a video of Liz and Cori was playing, showing Hunter strike them. Chris had rolled around when he heard the crowd go silent. When he saw the tron, he was wishing that he hadn't.
Both women looked, frankly put, like shit. Despite the pain that was shooting through Chris' body, he stood up and tackled Hunter to the ground before he could do anything to Shawn, who was still staring at the screen. Shawn was snapped back to reality and looked at Chris.
"You ok?" Shawn yelled to him. Chris closed his eyes momentarily and shook his head no. He re-opened them and made the gesture to pin him. Shawn knew how much Chris wanted to be champion. Something must have been really wrong. Shawn pinned Chris for the 1-2-3, and Chris rolled out of the ring, where he slipped into blissful unconsciousness.
Shawn turned around as soon as he finished pinning Chris. Hunter was waiting for him. Shawn ducked the punch that was thrown at his head and whirled around to deliver his own blow.
"Payback's a bitch, isn't it Hunter?" He yelled. Every moment of pain that Shawn had felt over something that Hunter had done came flooding back to him at that moment. Shawn grew filled with rage. Not just for him, not just for Cameron and Rebecca, but now for Chris, Liz and Cori. Shawn gave Hunter punch after punch, with the crowd growing steadily behind him with each strike.
Out of the corner of his eye, Shawn saw Chris being loaded onto a stretcher. He quickly dismissed it, so that he could continue his beating on Hunter. He was going to make sure Hunter was sorry for everything that he had done in his miserable, pathetic little life.
5 minutes later, Shawn figured that he had done his justice. Hunter was lying on the ground with a bloody forehead and begging, almost praying for Shawn to end the match. Shawn tuned up the band and gave him the chin music. Then, he took his jolly time getting down to pin him. He got it for the 1-2-3. He was the World Championship. He could hear Cameron shouting in his mind. He accepted the title and stood around while the confetti spun around him. The roar of the crowd was deafening. In his heart, Shawn felt that everything was going to finally be good again. He felt that his journey for excellence had reached another stopping point.
At least he did before he heard the strangled cry on the titantron. Shawn turned around to face it, and he felt his heart sink in his chest.
A/N: Sorry about the lack of updates once again. Schedule was busy this week and it shows no sign of slowing down. I will do my best to keep updating, and I hope that you'll bear with me. As far as this chapter goes, a few minor things will be changed for the story, but well, the outcome is the same, so it'll be ok.
XA/N: The show had gone to a commercial break after Steph had made her stand, and all of the GMs had walked back to the locker rooms.
"I'm tired, now all of that work is getting to me." JB said as she walked into the room. Shawn hugged her and grinned.
"We're just getting started," he said as the others all filed into the room.
"So now what?" Jericho asked pointedly after the door closed. JB had sat down in a chair and her eyelids were only halfway open. This was apparently amusing to all of the others in the room.
"She looks stoned!!" Rockie yelled triumphantly. Kazza rolled her eyes and smiled as all of the others circled around to see her. Akila and Steph were making faces while Lizzie was playing with her hair, and still JB did not move. The guys all found this amusing as well, assuming that JB was just playing around with them. Shawn had a hint of concern on his face, but soon dismissed it.
Until Scott Steiner walked in.
"Where is she?" Steiner yelled. Everyone (excluding JB) stood up, as if on guard for something.
"Who?" Jericho demanded. Kurt stood next to him, Edge behind them, and Jeff was standing on a chair to see over them. Rock was leaning against a wall, just staring at Steiner. Shawn was standing next to JB, who looked like she was about to pass out.
"That stupid Steph girl and whoever that bitch was next to her. Never mind, I'll take them all out." Steiner yelled, but he was met with the punches from about 6 men at about the same time. The girls were just as eager to kick the crap out of him. Before they could knock him to the ground, he threw something in the direction of JB, and it exploded, sending everyone sprawling.
**
Jericho walked into his hotel room and slammed the bags down on the floor. He sat down on the bed and put his head in his hands. What Shawn said made perfect sense and he had every right to know exactly what was going on.
But Chris couldn't quite let all of it go yet.
He picked up the phone and dialed Cori's cell phone he'd given her for Christmas one year. It rang and rang and he was about to hang up when the phone was answered. He was about to say something when he heard something in the background.
"-the hell is this? You stupid girl!! You're gonna pay for this!" Someone yelled on the other end. Before the line went dead he heard a girl screaming.
Chris sat in shock with the phone in his hand. That voice was unmistakably Hunter's. What the hell would Hunter be doing with Cori's cell phone? Chris closed his eyes as if he was trying to block out the thought that had come to him.
Shawn began to knock on the door at that time.
"Chris! Open the door, I need to talk to you!" Shawn yelled as he pounded on the door. He lowered his head and waited for an answer. He hadn't really expected one, but it was still unsettling to not hear one. Shawn tried the doorknob and luckily it was unlocked. Shawn stepped in the room and saw Chris sitting on the bed with a phone in his hand, and tears in his eyes. He had a look of shock and disbelief on his face, other than that his face was expressionless.
"Chris!!" Shawn said as he closed the door and crossed the room to talk to him. Chris was still staring out into the middle of space. Shawn waved his hand in front of him a few times and Chris' eyes started to look around the room again.
"He got her, Shawn. That stupid son of a -"
"Who?" Shawn said, interrupting him.
"Hunter. I don't know how or why, but he did. I'm going to beat the holy hell out of him come tonight." Chris said, as his grip started to tighten on the hotel phone. Shawn looked puzzled as to what Chris was talking about, and the look on his face showed it. The only thing that he did know is that Hunter and any name of your family members or other loved ones, should never be used in the same sentence.
**
Chris had tried to explain everything to Shawn, and eventually everything was ironed out. Chris was still worried sick because he had called Liz's house and no one was answering. Shawn tried to remain positive about everything, but was finding it hard to do so, especially since Survivor Series was only hours from taking place. Both men were at the arena and starting to suit up for the elimination chamber. Hunter still wasn't there yet, and both men thought that he wouldn't show until the last possible minute.
Chris was near hysterics, which was odd, by the time the PPV started. He was trying to clear his mind of his worries so that he could have a good match. It wasn't working too well.
His music hit and he had no choice but to go out and face the crowd that would undoubtedly be booing him. He was locked in a chamber with the others as he watched Hunter walk down. He slammed his fists against the glass of his chamber at first, then gave up. He knew that his chamber was first to open. Hunter was going to get his. Not only from him, but from Shawn and pretty much everybody else locked in these chambers.
Sure, enough, after a few minutes, his chamber was opened and he and RVD teamed up to beat the crap out of Hunter. Although Chris disliked RVD, he hated Hunter at the moment and would like nothing better than to pulverize him.
One by one, the other chambers opened, releasing Kane, Booker T and Shawn Michaels into the fray. Shawn and Chris started to work on Hunter, while the others eliminated themselves. RVD, HBK, Y2J, and HHH were soon the only four left. Jericho was lying down in the ring and RVD went up top to do the frog-splash. He did it and came down a little awkwardly, landing on Jericho's throat. Chris felt the impact and didn't like the pain that it marked him with afterwards. He tried to cry out in pain, but realized soon that he couldn't. His voice was gone. Shawn had pinned RVD and eliminated him, leaving he Chris and Hunter alone.
Shawn saw Chris lying in the corner of the ring and wanted to check on him, but he couldn't take his eyes off of Hunter for a moment. On the Titan- Tron, a video of Liz and Cori was playing, showing Hunter strike them. Chris had rolled around when he heard the crowd go silent. When he saw the tron, he was wishing that he hadn't.
Both women looked, frankly put, like shit. Despite the pain that was shooting through Chris' body, he stood up and tackled Hunter to the ground before he could do anything to Shawn, who was still staring at the screen. Shawn was snapped back to reality and looked at Chris.
"You ok?" Shawn yelled to him. Chris closed his eyes momentarily and shook his head no. He re-opened them and made the gesture to pin him. Shawn knew how much Chris wanted to be champion. Something must have been really wrong. Shawn pinned Chris for the 1-2-3, and Chris rolled out of the ring, where he slipped into blissful unconsciousness.
Shawn turned around as soon as he finished pinning Chris. Hunter was waiting for him. Shawn ducked the punch that was thrown at his head and whirled around to deliver his own blow.
"Payback's a bitch, isn't it Hunter?" He yelled. Every moment of pain that Shawn had felt over something that Hunter had done came flooding back to him at that moment. Shawn grew filled with rage. Not just for him, not just for Cameron and Rebecca, but now for Chris, Liz and Cori. Shawn gave Hunter punch after punch, with the crowd growing steadily behind him with each strike.
Out of the corner of his eye, Shawn saw Chris being loaded onto a stretcher. He quickly dismissed it, so that he could continue his beating on Hunter. He was going to make sure Hunter was sorry for everything that he had done in his miserable, pathetic little life.
5 minutes later, Shawn figured that he had done his justice. Hunter was lying on the ground with a bloody forehead and begging, almost praying for Shawn to end the match. Shawn tuned up the band and gave him the chin music. Then, he took his jolly time getting down to pin him. He got it for the 1-2-3. He was the World Championship. He could hear Cameron shouting in his mind. He accepted the title and stood around while the confetti spun around him. The roar of the crowd was deafening. In his heart, Shawn felt that everything was going to finally be good again. He felt that his journey for excellence had reached another stopping point.
At least he did before he heard the strangled cry on the titantron. Shawn turned around to face it, and he felt his heart sink in his chest.