Disclaimer: I only own XA/N.
A/N: All right, all right. I have taken my decision under advisement for the weekend, and I have one thing to say. NEXT TO NOTHING WILL LIVE ON!!!!!!!!! I can't help it. If I would stop this one and start a sequel, it just wouldn't be the same. I love this story too much, I just can't stop it yet. Let the good times roll!!!!!!!! Welcome back, Steph, It's good to see you reviewing again!! There is no end in sight for this story, unless I run out of ideas or just get sick of it, which might be kinda hard.
XA/N: Soooo, this ends up NOT being the final chapter of XA/N...
"What do you mean, exceeded the time limit?" Lizzie asked.
"Exactly what I said, if we don't get this thing to work soon, we're never going home." JB told the group. Chris looked around at everyone.
"Well, you heard her...let's get working on this stupid thing, guys!" He said, taking the cover off of the remote. Kurt, Jeff and Shawn were all huddled around him. Steph and Skittle stared at each other.
"With them working on it, we'll never get home." Steph said. Skittle nodded. Akila stepped in.
"I have enough faith in them to get us home!!" She yelled. She was reaching the end of her rope. Everything and everyone was beginning to tick her off. She wanted to scream her head off. Lizzie patted her on the back.
"We'll get out of here. Sooner or later." She said, trying to reassure her.
"It had better be sooner rather than later. Because our time is running short." JB told them.
**
What will happen next??
Find out on the extended XA/N (not that it is much different than regular XA/N, more of less just a funky name for it...)
**
//My mind takes you to where you need to be //
Chris walked into the arena, and heard the screaming fans in the ring area. Shawn was right behind him. They both knew that the production people were going to have a field day with this.
//Cure for your heartbreak to take away the pain //
Shawn followed Chris silently into the locker room where they both suited up. Chris began to tape his wrists. Shawn began to stretch out his back. He somehow knew that they weren't going to be fighting, but it would be something very close to it.
//I could describe each mistake for you //
Chris and Shawn both weren't looking forward to this. Chris felt the rage surging through his body, and he knew that this was going to be a gruesome battle. He was going to get his girl back. He was going to set things right and everything was going to go back to normal. Everything was going to be perfect and his life would go back to normal.
//Tattoo it on my tainted heart//
Both men silently prayed to God for his help and strength before walking out there. The crowd was a little surprised, as was the whole crew. Everyone was wondering why Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels were walking down to the ring together. Chris entered the ring, without much taunting, as did Shawn. Chris grabbed a mic.
//Well I won't ever tell the world//
"All right Batista, we're here!!! Now show your ugly face, and we'll get this over with!!!" Chris said, editing himself, because he realized that he was still on TV.
//That I don't belong//
"How sweet, Jericho. It seems that you have regained your memory. Such a pity. You should've just drowned in that water like you had intended to do in the first place." Batista's voice floated throughout the arena, but no one could find him. "You should've just taken the easy way out. After all, you always were a chicken before Hunter and the gang toughened you up." Chris kept his jaw locked. He was looking all around the arena, trying to find him. There was nothing on the titantron but himself and Shawn, looking around.
//Please don't ever tell the world//
But....was there something on top of the titantron? Something or someone standing on top of the titantron?
//That I don't belong//
Chris peered closer at the titantron. Someone was definitely up there. Chris turned to Shawn and leaned over so that he was close to his ear.
//That I don't belong//
"He's on the titantron, don't look too hard." Chris said. He raised the mic to his mouth again. "Why don't you stop being a chicken and show yourself, Batista?"
//Can you still feel me or did I slip away//
"Because that would take the fun out of your confusion, Jericho. Hey Shawn, how's Rebecca and Cameron doing at home. You know-" Shawn tuned him out for a moment. His own thoughts began to race.
//A sick man, a monster, broken still today//
"No, it can't be...Can't be." He thought. He grabbed the mic from Chris and began to yell.
//I can't explain what happens to me//
"Damn you Hunter!!!! Show your face!!!!" Shawn yelled. Chris stared at him for a moment, horrified. He was confused beyond belief. Chris had seen Hunter die. He had shot him himself. How had he lived?
//Caught in the game I've always starred//
"Shawn, you're too smart for your own good." Hunter said, no longer disguising his voice. Chris' jaw dropped. He began to take off for the titantron without a second thought about it.
//I could describe each mistake for you//
Shawn took off after him. Chris ran to the edge of the stage and ignored the looks on J.R. and the King's faces. He jumped on the ladder that led to the top of the titantron. Kane and Batista really appeared then, and Shawn stopped to try and fight them off. He knew that Chris had a score to settle with Hunter, and he did too, but he would be nice and let Chris have first dibs.
//Tattoo it on my tainted heart//
Chris climbed and climbed. He prayed that he knew what he was doing. He climbed up on the top, and dared to look down. He was 70 feet off of the ground with a 2-foot wide walking space. He looked up and saw Hunter, standing up, and holding Liz by the collar of her shirt. He was dangling her over the stage. The spotlight was on them now.
//well I won't ever tell the world//
Shawn was trying desperately to hold Kane and Batista off, but he was fighting a battle that he couldn't win, and he was getting his ass kicked in the process. Batista slammed him on the stage and Kane began to climb the ladder. Shawn looked above him. He saw Liz's body being held out over the side by Hunter. His stomach fell.
//That I don't belong//
Chris glared at Hunter and chanced a glance at Liz. She was crying and no doubt shaken up. Chris looked back and forth between the two of them. He thought about it for maybe a second, then took off running at Hunter. Hunter released his grip on Liz. At the last second, Chris dove off to the side, and caught her arm. He held on to the top of the titantron with his other hand. His body was screaming. He wasn't used to hanging like this, and he doubted that he could hang on like that much longer.
//Please don't ever tell the world//
Shawn saw what had happened, and his stomach sank even lower. He couldn't believe this. They needed help. It was three on two, and two were on the titantron with Chris hanging on. Batista pulled him back up. He heard the crowd begin to boo, and he wondered who had come out to help Hunter. He glanced over.
//That I don't belong//
It was Randy Orton.
//That I don't belong//
Chris looked up at Hunter. He noticed that Kane had decided to join the party and he wondered what else was going to go wrong. He felt Liz begin to slip out of his grasp. He bit down and tightened the grip on her. He decided that if Hunter would stomp on his hand, and he fell, then he would quickly move Liz on top of him so that he could take the blow. He hoped that something changed before then.
//Well I won't ever change my ways//
Shawn knew that Randy was on their side. He was choking because of Batista, but he pointed up. Randy looked up and saw what was going on. He ran down to the ring , and pulled out the tallest ladder he could find. Batista chokeslammed Shawn off of the stage. Shawn lay there for a moment, and was soon joined by Batista. Randy set up the ladder and began to climb.
//and I can't be strong//
Shawn managed to pull himself back up onto the stage. He weakly held onto the ladder while Randy climbed. He stood on the top step and reached up. He grabbed Liz's ankle, and she screamed. Chris turned his glance from Hunter, down to Liz, and he saw was Randy was trying to do. He smiled in spite of himself, and leaned a little more towards the ground to lower her down. Randy grabbed on to her and took a few quick steps down.
//That I don't belong//
At the same moment that Randy grabbed Liz, Hunter stomped on Chris hand. He let out a strangled cry. He tried to reach up with his other hand, but it couldn't quite reach. His grip was already faltering. If Hunter slammed his foot down like that again....he was a goner.
//And it's my own shame//
Shawn saw what was happening above him yet again, and winced when Chris let out the cry. He had no strength left to help him. Randy came down and set Liz on the ground. They both looked up and saw Chris struggling to get back up. An idea dawned on Randy. He grabbed Liz's hand and ran down towards the ring
//I can't break your ways//
Chris looked up and saw Hunter glaring at him menacingly. He knew it was over. His time was up. Game over. That's when inspiration hit Chris.
//Well I won't ever tell the world//
Randy grabbed one of the mats that was by the ring and ripped it up off of the floor. He prayed that this would work. Liz grabbed an end and began to help him drag it up to the stage.
//That I don't belong//
"Ready to die, Chris?" Hunter sneered, Kane said nothing.
//Please don't ever tell the world//
Randy and Liz lined the mat up the best they could with Chris' dangling form.
//That I don't belong//
"I'm going down if you go with me, Hunter." Chris said. Hunter smiled.
//Well, I won't ever change my ways//
"I doubt that very much, Chris." He said. Chris smiled back at him.
//And I can't be strong//
"Well, I don't." Chris said, summoning his last ounce of strength to jump a little and grab onto one of Hunter's legs. They both went flying off of the titantron before Kane had a chance to stop it.
//Please don't ever tell the world//
Randy realized a little too late that the ladder was too close to the mat, but there was nothing he could do to stop it. The fall that really took about 3 seconds lasted forever in Shawn, Liz, and Randy's eyes.
//That I don't belong//
Chris realized that there was a mat below him seconds before his head connected with the ladder. His last thought before unconsciousness claimed him was that he might make it out of this alive after all.
//That I don't belong//
Everyone heard the resounding crack that Chris' head had made when he had smacked the ladder, and the crowd all gasped together. For Hunter, he didn't know the bliss of unconsciousness, he fell on the mat, and his head snapped back against the steel. His head began to bleed immediately, and he was awake for the whole thing. Chris' unconscious body fell at an odd angle from the ladder. He missed the mat completely. Medics were already rushing out to help. JR and King had left their announce booth to come up and check on them. Randy had to hold back a screaming Liz as the medics loaded Chris up on a stretcher. Shawn was trying to stand up, but he couldn't. RAW cut off of the air, and the crowd was horribly silent. Liz's screams were the only sound that filled the arena.
//That I don't belong//
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REVIEW!!!!! The next chapter will come soon as this is not the end, I have changed my mind!!!!!!!!! (In case you didn't read the A/N)
A/N: All right, all right. I have taken my decision under advisement for the weekend, and I have one thing to say. NEXT TO NOTHING WILL LIVE ON!!!!!!!!! I can't help it. If I would stop this one and start a sequel, it just wouldn't be the same. I love this story too much, I just can't stop it yet. Let the good times roll!!!!!!!! Welcome back, Steph, It's good to see you reviewing again!! There is no end in sight for this story, unless I run out of ideas or just get sick of it, which might be kinda hard.
XA/N: Soooo, this ends up NOT being the final chapter of XA/N...
"What do you mean, exceeded the time limit?" Lizzie asked.
"Exactly what I said, if we don't get this thing to work soon, we're never going home." JB told the group. Chris looked around at everyone.
"Well, you heard her...let's get working on this stupid thing, guys!" He said, taking the cover off of the remote. Kurt, Jeff and Shawn were all huddled around him. Steph and Skittle stared at each other.
"With them working on it, we'll never get home." Steph said. Skittle nodded. Akila stepped in.
"I have enough faith in them to get us home!!" She yelled. She was reaching the end of her rope. Everything and everyone was beginning to tick her off. She wanted to scream her head off. Lizzie patted her on the back.
"We'll get out of here. Sooner or later." She said, trying to reassure her.
"It had better be sooner rather than later. Because our time is running short." JB told them.
**
What will happen next??
Find out on the extended XA/N (not that it is much different than regular XA/N, more of less just a funky name for it...)
**
//My mind takes you to where you need to be //
Chris walked into the arena, and heard the screaming fans in the ring area. Shawn was right behind him. They both knew that the production people were going to have a field day with this.
//Cure for your heartbreak to take away the pain //
Shawn followed Chris silently into the locker room where they both suited up. Chris began to tape his wrists. Shawn began to stretch out his back. He somehow knew that they weren't going to be fighting, but it would be something very close to it.
//I could describe each mistake for you //
Chris and Shawn both weren't looking forward to this. Chris felt the rage surging through his body, and he knew that this was going to be a gruesome battle. He was going to get his girl back. He was going to set things right and everything was going to go back to normal. Everything was going to be perfect and his life would go back to normal.
//Tattoo it on my tainted heart//
Both men silently prayed to God for his help and strength before walking out there. The crowd was a little surprised, as was the whole crew. Everyone was wondering why Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels were walking down to the ring together. Chris entered the ring, without much taunting, as did Shawn. Chris grabbed a mic.
//Well I won't ever tell the world//
"All right Batista, we're here!!! Now show your ugly face, and we'll get this over with!!!" Chris said, editing himself, because he realized that he was still on TV.
//That I don't belong//
"How sweet, Jericho. It seems that you have regained your memory. Such a pity. You should've just drowned in that water like you had intended to do in the first place." Batista's voice floated throughout the arena, but no one could find him. "You should've just taken the easy way out. After all, you always were a chicken before Hunter and the gang toughened you up." Chris kept his jaw locked. He was looking all around the arena, trying to find him. There was nothing on the titantron but himself and Shawn, looking around.
//Please don't ever tell the world//
But....was there something on top of the titantron? Something or someone standing on top of the titantron?
//That I don't belong//
Chris peered closer at the titantron. Someone was definitely up there. Chris turned to Shawn and leaned over so that he was close to his ear.
//That I don't belong//
"He's on the titantron, don't look too hard." Chris said. He raised the mic to his mouth again. "Why don't you stop being a chicken and show yourself, Batista?"
//Can you still feel me or did I slip away//
"Because that would take the fun out of your confusion, Jericho. Hey Shawn, how's Rebecca and Cameron doing at home. You know-" Shawn tuned him out for a moment. His own thoughts began to race.
//A sick man, a monster, broken still today//
"No, it can't be...Can't be." He thought. He grabbed the mic from Chris and began to yell.
//I can't explain what happens to me//
"Damn you Hunter!!!! Show your face!!!!" Shawn yelled. Chris stared at him for a moment, horrified. He was confused beyond belief. Chris had seen Hunter die. He had shot him himself. How had he lived?
//Caught in the game I've always starred//
"Shawn, you're too smart for your own good." Hunter said, no longer disguising his voice. Chris' jaw dropped. He began to take off for the titantron without a second thought about it.
//I could describe each mistake for you//
Shawn took off after him. Chris ran to the edge of the stage and ignored the looks on J.R. and the King's faces. He jumped on the ladder that led to the top of the titantron. Kane and Batista really appeared then, and Shawn stopped to try and fight them off. He knew that Chris had a score to settle with Hunter, and he did too, but he would be nice and let Chris have first dibs.
//Tattoo it on my tainted heart//
Chris climbed and climbed. He prayed that he knew what he was doing. He climbed up on the top, and dared to look down. He was 70 feet off of the ground with a 2-foot wide walking space. He looked up and saw Hunter, standing up, and holding Liz by the collar of her shirt. He was dangling her over the stage. The spotlight was on them now.
//well I won't ever tell the world//
Shawn was trying desperately to hold Kane and Batista off, but he was fighting a battle that he couldn't win, and he was getting his ass kicked in the process. Batista slammed him on the stage and Kane began to climb the ladder. Shawn looked above him. He saw Liz's body being held out over the side by Hunter. His stomach fell.
//That I don't belong//
Chris glared at Hunter and chanced a glance at Liz. She was crying and no doubt shaken up. Chris looked back and forth between the two of them. He thought about it for maybe a second, then took off running at Hunter. Hunter released his grip on Liz. At the last second, Chris dove off to the side, and caught her arm. He held on to the top of the titantron with his other hand. His body was screaming. He wasn't used to hanging like this, and he doubted that he could hang on like that much longer.
//Please don't ever tell the world//
Shawn saw what had happened, and his stomach sank even lower. He couldn't believe this. They needed help. It was three on two, and two were on the titantron with Chris hanging on. Batista pulled him back up. He heard the crowd begin to boo, and he wondered who had come out to help Hunter. He glanced over.
//That I don't belong//
It was Randy Orton.
//That I don't belong//
Chris looked up at Hunter. He noticed that Kane had decided to join the party and he wondered what else was going to go wrong. He felt Liz begin to slip out of his grasp. He bit down and tightened the grip on her. He decided that if Hunter would stomp on his hand, and he fell, then he would quickly move Liz on top of him so that he could take the blow. He hoped that something changed before then.
//Well I won't ever change my ways//
Shawn knew that Randy was on their side. He was choking because of Batista, but he pointed up. Randy looked up and saw what was going on. He ran down to the ring , and pulled out the tallest ladder he could find. Batista chokeslammed Shawn off of the stage. Shawn lay there for a moment, and was soon joined by Batista. Randy set up the ladder and began to climb.
//and I can't be strong//
Shawn managed to pull himself back up onto the stage. He weakly held onto the ladder while Randy climbed. He stood on the top step and reached up. He grabbed Liz's ankle, and she screamed. Chris turned his glance from Hunter, down to Liz, and he saw was Randy was trying to do. He smiled in spite of himself, and leaned a little more towards the ground to lower her down. Randy grabbed on to her and took a few quick steps down.
//That I don't belong//
At the same moment that Randy grabbed Liz, Hunter stomped on Chris hand. He let out a strangled cry. He tried to reach up with his other hand, but it couldn't quite reach. His grip was already faltering. If Hunter slammed his foot down like that again....he was a goner.
//And it's my own shame//
Shawn saw what was happening above him yet again, and winced when Chris let out the cry. He had no strength left to help him. Randy came down and set Liz on the ground. They both looked up and saw Chris struggling to get back up. An idea dawned on Randy. He grabbed Liz's hand and ran down towards the ring
//I can't break your ways//
Chris looked up and saw Hunter glaring at him menacingly. He knew it was over. His time was up. Game over. That's when inspiration hit Chris.
//Well I won't ever tell the world//
Randy grabbed one of the mats that was by the ring and ripped it up off of the floor. He prayed that this would work. Liz grabbed an end and began to help him drag it up to the stage.
//That I don't belong//
"Ready to die, Chris?" Hunter sneered, Kane said nothing.
//Please don't ever tell the world//
Randy and Liz lined the mat up the best they could with Chris' dangling form.
//That I don't belong//
"I'm going down if you go with me, Hunter." Chris said. Hunter smiled.
//Well, I won't ever change my ways//
"I doubt that very much, Chris." He said. Chris smiled back at him.
//And I can't be strong//
"Well, I don't." Chris said, summoning his last ounce of strength to jump a little and grab onto one of Hunter's legs. They both went flying off of the titantron before Kane had a chance to stop it.
//Please don't ever tell the world//
Randy realized a little too late that the ladder was too close to the mat, but there was nothing he could do to stop it. The fall that really took about 3 seconds lasted forever in Shawn, Liz, and Randy's eyes.
//That I don't belong//
Chris realized that there was a mat below him seconds before his head connected with the ladder. His last thought before unconsciousness claimed him was that he might make it out of this alive after all.
//That I don't belong//
Everyone heard the resounding crack that Chris' head had made when he had smacked the ladder, and the crowd all gasped together. For Hunter, he didn't know the bliss of unconsciousness, he fell on the mat, and his head snapped back against the steel. His head began to bleed immediately, and he was awake for the whole thing. Chris' unconscious body fell at an odd angle from the ladder. He missed the mat completely. Medics were already rushing out to help. JR and King had left their announce booth to come up and check on them. Randy had to hold back a screaming Liz as the medics loaded Chris up on a stretcher. Shawn was trying to stand up, but he couldn't. RAW cut off of the air, and the crowd was horribly silent. Liz's screams were the only sound that filled the arena.
//That I don't belong//
**
REVIEW!!!!! The next chapter will come soon as this is not the end, I have changed my mind!!!!!!!!! (In case you didn't read the A/N)