Notes: We are back in Texas now. Dana wrote it and of course it's from Danny's POV. This takes place after chapter 65 ended.
While You Were Sleeping
I hung up the phone with a sigh. It seemed our disappearing act had caused a panic at the cabin and backstage at RAW. We didn't exactly have time to tell anyone we were leaving and I didn't even know why we were going to San Antonio at the time.
I was about to go back into the other room when I saw Bischoff walk out of one of the rooms.
"Austin up?" He asked me pouring a cup of coffee.
"Yeah. He's in the other room."
Eric winced before sitting down at the table. "I think I'll stay in here then." Then he looked up. "Shit."
I turned around and saw Austin standing in the doorway leaning against the wall. Yeah that word pretty much described it. I knew the fireworks were about to go off.
"What the hell are you doing in my house?" He demanded. "What are any of you doing in my house!"
"Um..." Eric started to say.
"Where's Debra?" He looked around. Then stopped. He looked like he just realized something. "And what am I doing here? Last thing I remember is a scaffold match."
I got up. I think someone else should be telling Austin this. I went back into the other room and found Shane and Mark still sitting there. "You guys might want to come into the kitchen. Austin's asking a lot of questions. And he's in there with Eric."
They jumped out of their chairs about as fast as they did when they heard Austin on the phone.
Steve looked angry. "Mark, Shane what the hell is going on? What are all of you doing in my house and where's Debra? And how did I get here? The last thing I remember is a scaffold match."
"Uh Steve I don't know how to tell you this, but you've been in a coma for fifteen years. You were knocked off the scaffold and fell to the concrete." Mark answered.
Austin laughed. "You are kidding me."
"Wish I was but I'm not. Jarrett kicked you off of the scaffold fifteen years ago."
"So why am I home instead of some hospital and where's Debra." I could see that he was starting to get agitated.
"Well that's the thing. Everyone thinks you died." Eric spoke up. Oh no now he looked like he was going to explode. Maybe Chase should be in here.
"What?! Why would they think that?" I could literally see the fire in his eyes. He was beyond pissed.
"Because Vince tried to kill you." Uncle Eddy said coming into the room with Chase. Chase was looking at me wearily. Probably afraid I'll punch him.
"Whoa you want to back up and try at the beginning." He looked around at all of this and he stopped at me. "Who the hell are you?"
"I'm Daniel Benoit." I said.
"Daniel Benoit...your Chris and Nancy's kid right?" I nodded. "And how the hell are you involved in this?"
"Vince tried to kill my dad." I said.
His eyes got wide. He shook his head before saying something. "Somehow this doesn't surprise me. Leading up to Survivor Series things seemed fishy but that still doesn't explain why everyone thinks I'm dead."
"Like my dad and Owen..." Shit yeah that was smart. I almost told him about Owen right away. I don't know how they were planning to approach that subject.
"Owen? Are you saying Owen's alive too?"
Uncle Eddy glared at me. "What is it about you and Athena and letting things slip?" Then he turned to Steve. "Yes he's alive. He survived the fall."
"Is there any other dead alive people I should know about?" Steve demanded. I had always wondered that myself.
"No. Not that we happen to know of." Mark said.
"Start at the beginning because this is too confusing."
I listened as they detailed everything. From when they found out about what they planned for Owen till now. They hadn't mentioned Shane and Marissa yet. Austin's facial expressions changed continuously. From shock to horror to anger. He also let out many curses.
"And no one told Mick we were alive?" Austin said after he was just told about Mick's death.
"No but Owen and Chris were there at the funeral." Eddy said.
I looked up in shock. They were? My dad was there when I was? This was he first time I'd ever heard about this. I had been at the funeral sitting with my mom and stepdad. I'd known the Foley's for a long time. Their youngest child is almost my age. I wonder how they could sneak two presumed dead wrestlers into a funeral without being noticed. I tried to sneak my dad into OVW and look how that turned out. Well at least I know where my dad got the idea from.
"Then there's Shane and Marissa." Uncle Eddy continued.
"What about them? Don't tell me Vince would..." no one answered. "No one can be that sick."
"We think someone gave Vince bad information to get rid of Shane. We don't know who did it though. But they're fine. We managed to get them out of there before Vince did anything." Shane said. "They have two children."
Steve just sat there not saying anything for a couple minutes. "You guys had a strange way of doing things. I'm surprised more people didn't figure it out."
If only he knew just how many people now know.
"I have a question. If no one knows we are here who was on the phone?" Austin demanded.
I groaned. During all of this I forgot all about the phone call.
"Phone? The house one or cell?" Eddy demanded. I could see worry on his face.
"House one. It was the cabin." Mark said. "Steve answered it but we got it away from him."
"Well hell it's my house. I didn't know I was dead then." Austin answered.
"They were just calling to see what happened to us when we left Philips Arena." I filled them in. "Dad was the one that answered Steve. He uh fainted."
"He did know I was alive right?"
"Yeah but he didn't know you were awake." Shane answered.
Eddy seemed to relax for the first time. "We should probably go if we plan to get back to Kentucky tonight. I called the airline and there is a plane leaving at 2:10."
While You Were Sleeping
I hung up the phone with a sigh. It seemed our disappearing act had caused a panic at the cabin and backstage at RAW. We didn't exactly have time to tell anyone we were leaving and I didn't even know why we were going to San Antonio at the time.
I was about to go back into the other room when I saw Bischoff walk out of one of the rooms.
"Austin up?" He asked me pouring a cup of coffee.
"Yeah. He's in the other room."
Eric winced before sitting down at the table. "I think I'll stay in here then." Then he looked up. "Shit."
I turned around and saw Austin standing in the doorway leaning against the wall. Yeah that word pretty much described it. I knew the fireworks were about to go off.
"What the hell are you doing in my house?" He demanded. "What are any of you doing in my house!"
"Um..." Eric started to say.
"Where's Debra?" He looked around. Then stopped. He looked like he just realized something. "And what am I doing here? Last thing I remember is a scaffold match."
I got up. I think someone else should be telling Austin this. I went back into the other room and found Shane and Mark still sitting there. "You guys might want to come into the kitchen. Austin's asking a lot of questions. And he's in there with Eric."
They jumped out of their chairs about as fast as they did when they heard Austin on the phone.
Steve looked angry. "Mark, Shane what the hell is going on? What are all of you doing in my house and where's Debra? And how did I get here? The last thing I remember is a scaffold match."
"Uh Steve I don't know how to tell you this, but you've been in a coma for fifteen years. You were knocked off the scaffold and fell to the concrete." Mark answered.
Austin laughed. "You are kidding me."
"Wish I was but I'm not. Jarrett kicked you off of the scaffold fifteen years ago."
"So why am I home instead of some hospital and where's Debra." I could see that he was starting to get agitated.
"Well that's the thing. Everyone thinks you died." Eric spoke up. Oh no now he looked like he was going to explode. Maybe Chase should be in here.
"What?! Why would they think that?" I could literally see the fire in his eyes. He was beyond pissed.
"Because Vince tried to kill you." Uncle Eddy said coming into the room with Chase. Chase was looking at me wearily. Probably afraid I'll punch him.
"Whoa you want to back up and try at the beginning." He looked around at all of this and he stopped at me. "Who the hell are you?"
"I'm Daniel Benoit." I said.
"Daniel Benoit...your Chris and Nancy's kid right?" I nodded. "And how the hell are you involved in this?"
"Vince tried to kill my dad." I said.
His eyes got wide. He shook his head before saying something. "Somehow this doesn't surprise me. Leading up to Survivor Series things seemed fishy but that still doesn't explain why everyone thinks I'm dead."
"Like my dad and Owen..." Shit yeah that was smart. I almost told him about Owen right away. I don't know how they were planning to approach that subject.
"Owen? Are you saying Owen's alive too?"
Uncle Eddy glared at me. "What is it about you and Athena and letting things slip?" Then he turned to Steve. "Yes he's alive. He survived the fall."
"Is there any other dead alive people I should know about?" Steve demanded. I had always wondered that myself.
"No. Not that we happen to know of." Mark said.
"Start at the beginning because this is too confusing."
I listened as they detailed everything. From when they found out about what they planned for Owen till now. They hadn't mentioned Shane and Marissa yet. Austin's facial expressions changed continuously. From shock to horror to anger. He also let out many curses.
"And no one told Mick we were alive?" Austin said after he was just told about Mick's death.
"No but Owen and Chris were there at the funeral." Eddy said.
I looked up in shock. They were? My dad was there when I was? This was he first time I'd ever heard about this. I had been at the funeral sitting with my mom and stepdad. I'd known the Foley's for a long time. Their youngest child is almost my age. I wonder how they could sneak two presumed dead wrestlers into a funeral without being noticed. I tried to sneak my dad into OVW and look how that turned out. Well at least I know where my dad got the idea from.
"Then there's Shane and Marissa." Uncle Eddy continued.
"What about them? Don't tell me Vince would..." no one answered. "No one can be that sick."
"We think someone gave Vince bad information to get rid of Shane. We don't know who did it though. But they're fine. We managed to get them out of there before Vince did anything." Shane said. "They have two children."
Steve just sat there not saying anything for a couple minutes. "You guys had a strange way of doing things. I'm surprised more people didn't figure it out."
If only he knew just how many people now know.
"I have a question. If no one knows we are here who was on the phone?" Austin demanded.
I groaned. During all of this I forgot all about the phone call.
"Phone? The house one or cell?" Eddy demanded. I could see worry on his face.
"House one. It was the cabin." Mark said. "Steve answered it but we got it away from him."
"Well hell it's my house. I didn't know I was dead then." Austin answered.
"They were just calling to see what happened to us when we left Philips Arena." I filled them in. "Dad was the one that answered Steve. He uh fainted."
"He did know I was alive right?"
"Yeah but he didn't know you were awake." Shane answered.
Eddy seemed to relax for the first time. "We should probably go if we plan to get back to Kentucky tonight. I called the airline and there is a plane leaving at 2:10."