(A/N: I am aware that in Chapter 28, Paul was at the RAW arena, and at 29 he was at the hospital. We're going to say that the hospital was close by, or that was later in the night. Whatever.)
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Dangerous Business
Chapter XXX
Rick Flair grinned at the look on the brunette's face as he held up the lead pipe. Her jade eyes widened, and burned with fury. She launched toward him, spearing him to the mat. The lead pipe rolled away as she pounded his head against the mat. It took both Hunter and Randy to pull her off. Wildly, she swung her fists. Her left fist caught against Randy's nose, sending him stumbling backward. HHH nailed her with a knee to the ribs, and set up for the Pedigree. At the last second, she stood, flipping HHH over, causing pain to both HHH and herself. As she tried to keep her balance, Rick grabbed a trash can lid and, from his position kneeling on the ground, jumped at her, slamming the lid into her face.
As soon as she hit the ground, Rick grabbed the steel chair, placing it in the middle of the ring, pulling Liz up, and delivering a DDT onto the chair. Groaning, Liz rolled over, pressing her palms to her eyes. Hunter pulled her up, his eyes darkening with anger. She reached up, poking him in the eyes in an attempt to buy her time. Rick slammed into her from behind, snapping her body into the steel chair. Liz yelped as her injured ribs hit the chair. She didn't have a chance to recover as Hunter pulled her up quickly, setting up for the Pedigree once more. Weakly, she tried to fight out of it, but the hits she'd taken were taking their toll. Once again, her head smacked against the steel chair, but this time because of a Pedigree.
"Rick! Randy!" HHH ordered sharply, "Hold her back!" he picked up a sledgehammer from the ground as Rick and Randy grabbed one of Liz's arms and forced her to her knees. HHH brought the sledgehammer back, aiming for her ribs.
At the last minute, Liz jerked her head up, pulling her arms inward. Randy and Rick, not expecting the show of strength, stumbled forward, and were hit by the shot. As they fell, Liz pushed forward, nailing Hunter's knees with her feet. As he fell, she sprang for the turnbuckle, climbing the cage. Her feet slipped every so often as she scaled, but she made it to the top just as Hunter started climbing. For a second, she glanced down. She could end this match, and win.
Liz stood at the corner of the top, and spread her arms out, her balance shaking as Hunter climbed to her. Letting out a small breath, she pushed from the top, using her momentum to pull two back flips as she rushed toward the ground. Randy saw her coming, his eyes widened; he grabbed the discarded sledgehammer as she neared. He brought the sledgehammer in a vertical swing just as Liz came toward him. Her speed made his blow to her ribs worse. Still in midair, she was flown backward, and Rick leapt up, grabbing her head to pull her down in a bull-dog.
Liz sputtered as blood clogged her throat. Rolling to her stomach, she coughed, closing her eyes tightly. The crowd's chants of 'holy shit!' drowned in her ears. Black obscured her vision, and she spat the blood out of her throat. Randy gently touched his nose as he looked at the canvas. The follow-through of his swing had left a dip in it.
J.R. and the King were momentarily speechless, until Stone Cold Steve Austin sprinted down the ramp. "What is Austin doing here?" J.R. wondered aloud. The fans in favor of Liz scowled, thinking that he was here to harm her.
"He's climbing the cage!" The King added.
"Why is he out there?" J.R. asked once more as Austin reached the top. Evolution grinned, oblivious to the fact that Austin was there. Triple H grabbed a chair, slamming it into Liz repeatedly as Austin leapt down, body splashing Rick.
Randy stumbled backward as he faced Austin. Steve grinned at him for a second, and then raised his hand, and held up his middle finger. Fear mixing on his face, Randy stepped backward. Austin kicked him in the stomach, and delivered the Stone Cold Stunner.
"My God, King, I think he came down here to even the odds!" J.R. guessed, astounded. HHH left Liz, and made a beeline to Stone Cold, who dropped him. As soon as all of them were down, at least for a little bit, he grabbed Randy, tossed him out of the open steel cage door, and followed.
Liz groaned, slowly standing up, leaning against the ropes. Laboriously, she began to climb the cage once more. Carefully, she found her footing at a steady pace. Hunter struggled up, tailing her on her climb to the top. The brunette let out a small cry as her grip gave out, and slid a foot down until she regained her grip. HHH reached out, grabbing her right ankle. Taking a breath, Liz removed her other foot from the steel, relying on her hands to keep her suspended, and kicked him in the face. She pulled herself up, but HHH was still close behind and climbing faster. Rick joined the group scaling the wall.
Finally, she reached the top. Letting out a sigh of relief, she looked ahead, where Hunter was climbing up-near the corner. She was exhausted by the climb, and HHH wasn't quite so. He grabbed her by the hair, but she shoved him backward, falling to the flat top of the steel as soon as she did so. Rick reached the top, and with a few muttered words to HHH, set her up for a power bomb. She twisted as he tried, sending him off balance. Gritting her teeth, she kicked Rick's legs. Rick stumbled, and fell to the outside of the cage, his head hitting against the steel as he fell.
Hunter smirked at her from his spot, watching as she coughed up blood. Slowly, he moved toward her, gauging the height to the floor. He decided to drop her to the ring and crawl down for the win.
Liz panted, grasping at her ribs, blood cutting off her air every so often. Through blurred vision she saw Hunter coming toward her. With certainty, she knew that if he reached her, Evolution would win. Quietly, she brought Dominique to mind, trying desperately to find the anger that had made her almost invincible for the beginning of the match. She recalled her fourteen months out of the ring. Anger welled in her stomach, and she spat blood out of her mouth. Gathering her strength, she knelt upward, crouching awkwardly, using her anger to block the pain racking her body. Abruptly, she launched from the ground, spearing Hunter.
And then she realized her mistake. Hunter had been by the corner, and she had just speared both of them off the top of the cage. Their bodies untangled from each other, and spun as they fell. For a terrifying moment, Liz's gaze was facing down, facing the steel ramp they would land on, the speed stopping all breath. She didn't notice her own screams as they came closer, and closer.
They hit the ground, their bodies bouncing off of the ramp sickeningly, like broken toys thrown to the ground. The pain burst ferociously into their bodies, tearing at them.
And then, mercifully, the blackness overtook them. The last thing they remembered was the fans screaming, on their feet, 'holy shit!' ringing through the arena for the last time that night.
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Author's Note: Okay, here's how this is going to go. I'm going to try and work on my chapters daily, but I've got tests and a lot of things coming up that need my attention. Anyway, I'm going to try and update 2 chapters on the weekend (or one, but I'll try to update then.) Yeah, I posted about 4 chapters this weekend, but whatever. Don't expect many updates during the week. Please review!
~LittleKnux2008~
P.S ~ It's far away, but I wanted to tell you guys – I'm going to try and update multiple stories on the 10th of November for my '1-year anniversary'! Yeah, it sounds corny, but it's a reason to update!!! LOL. Anyway, please review!!!!
P.S.S ~ Check out the new chappy titles!! =D