Notes: back to Athena's POV written by Dana
No Longer a Secret
I walked into Uncle Bret and Aunt Julie's living room. He was watching something on the VCR. I didn't think there was anything strange about that right away. I mean that's what the room was for after all. But when I stopped in the doorway I couldn't help but gasp. Uncle Bret was watching the video that Danny got about his father!
He turned around tears were streaming down his face. He had another tape in his hand. What was that other tape? I didn't know of another tape. "Where'd you get that?" I asked pointing to the TV.
"It came in a package along with this one. With a note that said All these years and you didn't know. Ask Athena."
Oh no. How was I going to explain that? But Uncle Bret spoke before I had a chance to.
"You've seen this tape before haven't you?" He asked. I nodded too scared to answer. "You know about this one?" Referring to the one that he held in his hand.
I shook my head. "I only saw the one playing." He hit stop and put the tape in.
I swear I thought I was going to faint. I mean I was pretty sure Vince McMahon was responsible for what happened to my father that night from what I gathered but this. This was just too shocking for words
I also felt like crying. Why didn't they tell us about this tape? I had a right to know. Who was sending these tapes anyway? And why would they send it to Uncle Bret after all of this time?
Uncle Bret looked at me after hitting stop. "What do you know about these tapes?"
"Nothing." I lied quickly. I hated lying to Uncle Bret but I couldn't tell him that dad and Chris Benoit were alive as much as I wanted to. Danny! I thought. He should know about the tapes. "I'm a little tired Uncle Bret. Jet lag I guess. I'm going to turn in." I said walking away hoping he believed that. When I got to the guestroom, I quickly checked to make sure Uncle Bret didn't follow me.
I called the number at the cabin. Eddy answered. 'Hello?'
"Eddy? It's Athena. Uncle Bret received two tapes. One was the Atlanta tape that Danny received. And the other has Vince shaking someone's hand after my father fell."
'Oh God.' I could hear him telling someone in the background that Bret got the tape too.
"Eddy? What is with that tape? Did Vince pay someone to make my father fall?"
'We think so. Look Athena call back later. We are still trying to figure out what to do with this situation. Call Danny. We are really worried about him.' He hung up.
I dialed the number that Danny had given me. It rang and rang and rang. Finally, I got the answering machine. I left a message.
'Daniel? It's Athena. Uncle Bret has seen two tapes one you haven't seen before. I don't know what to do! Call me at the number I gave you. Oh and call Eddy, he's worried about you.' I hung up and was about to turn around when a voice stopped me.
"Eddy huh?"
Oh shit. I thought before turning around. "Uncle Bret how much did you hear?"
"The message you left Daniel. I want to know everything you know."
No Longer a Secret
I walked into Uncle Bret and Aunt Julie's living room. He was watching something on the VCR. I didn't think there was anything strange about that right away. I mean that's what the room was for after all. But when I stopped in the doorway I couldn't help but gasp. Uncle Bret was watching the video that Danny got about his father!
He turned around tears were streaming down his face. He had another tape in his hand. What was that other tape? I didn't know of another tape. "Where'd you get that?" I asked pointing to the TV.
"It came in a package along with this one. With a note that said All these years and you didn't know. Ask Athena."
Oh no. How was I going to explain that? But Uncle Bret spoke before I had a chance to.
"You've seen this tape before haven't you?" He asked. I nodded too scared to answer. "You know about this one?" Referring to the one that he held in his hand.
I shook my head. "I only saw the one playing." He hit stop and put the tape in.
I swear I thought I was going to faint. I mean I was pretty sure Vince McMahon was responsible for what happened to my father that night from what I gathered but this. This was just too shocking for words
I also felt like crying. Why didn't they tell us about this tape? I had a right to know. Who was sending these tapes anyway? And why would they send it to Uncle Bret after all of this time?
Uncle Bret looked at me after hitting stop. "What do you know about these tapes?"
"Nothing." I lied quickly. I hated lying to Uncle Bret but I couldn't tell him that dad and Chris Benoit were alive as much as I wanted to. Danny! I thought. He should know about the tapes. "I'm a little tired Uncle Bret. Jet lag I guess. I'm going to turn in." I said walking away hoping he believed that. When I got to the guestroom, I quickly checked to make sure Uncle Bret didn't follow me.
I called the number at the cabin. Eddy answered. 'Hello?'
"Eddy? It's Athena. Uncle Bret received two tapes. One was the Atlanta tape that Danny received. And the other has Vince shaking someone's hand after my father fell."
'Oh God.' I could hear him telling someone in the background that Bret got the tape too.
"Eddy? What is with that tape? Did Vince pay someone to make my father fall?"
'We think so. Look Athena call back later. We are still trying to figure out what to do with this situation. Call Danny. We are really worried about him.' He hung up.
I dialed the number that Danny had given me. It rang and rang and rang. Finally, I got the answering machine. I left a message.
'Daniel? It's Athena. Uncle Bret has seen two tapes one you haven't seen before. I don't know what to do! Call me at the number I gave you. Oh and call Eddy, he's worried about you.' I hung up and was about to turn around when a voice stopped me.
"Eddy huh?"
Oh shit. I thought before turning around. "Uncle Bret how much did you hear?"
"The message you left Daniel. I want to know everything you know."