This is one disaster I hadn't been prepared for. Uncle Dean and Uncle Perry looked like they were going to pounce on Bischoff. Eric looked like he wanted to disappear not that I blame him. I guess no one told him that Dean and Perry knew.
"You told that snake but you wouldn't tell us?" Uncle Perry asked jumping to his feet.
Everyone looked uneasy. This probably wouldn't be easy to explain. It was kind of weird how everyone got involved in this. Eric looked at a tape and went to the FBI. Uncle Eddy overheard a conversation and went to the FBI and then wanted help so he contacted Shane Douglas. Mark stumbled on it a lot like Athena, Chavo, D-Lo and I had. Shane McMahon had to be saved. I never found out how Tammy had gotten involved. The rest of us found out very recently. It was weird that all of this had been happening for almost twenty years and Vince never had a clue. That's the good side of all of this.
I listened while Uncle Eddy and the others tried to explain everything. I wonder where everyone is, and why Steve and Owen were out of the rooms. I would have thought they'd be staying hidden. It was still today isn't it? Stupid painkillers. My brain's kinda foggy.
"Is there anyone else we should know about Eddy or is Brian Pillman going to walk through the door next." Uncle Dean sounded exasperated.
Brian Pillman. That's the second time he's mentioned his name. I wonder who he is. He must be a dead wrestler. And maybe a friend of dad's? I fingered the necklace I wore. I had been smart enough no to wear it when I picked up mom and Tatem. My mother would have recognized it immediately and I would have had to answer questions I wasn't ready to answer. Dad had said the necklace had meant a lot to him so Brian must have been a friend of his.
"Unfortunately no." Dad said walking over to Uncle Dean and Perry. "Brian's dead."
I looked around the room. Did I just see Steve wipe away a tear? I saw Debra put an arm around him and squeeze before she got up and walked out of the room. She came back a few moments later. She was carrying a chain very delicately.
"I think this belongs to you." She said quietly handing it to him. He took it and put it on. I had seen Steve wearing that chain in old wrestling photos and videos I had watched at OVW. It obviously meant something to him because he looked wistful.
I turned my attention to dad, who was hugging Uncle Dean. I'm glad Uncle Dean hadn't held it against him. I know they had been best friends. I could tell they were both crying. Then dad hugged Uncle Perry.
My cell phone started ringing. I looked at the caller id and didn't recognize the number. I got up slowly cradling my ribs and headed into the next room to answer it. I didn't want whoever was on the phone to hear those voices. I had no idea who they are. I closed the door and sat on one of the beds. "Hello?"
"Danny? It's Cam." I wonder where he's calling from. That's not his cell phone number.
"Hey Cam." I said sitting back on the bed carefully. "What's up?"
"I was calling to see how you are." He's talking very quietly. I guess he didn't want people to know he was talking to me.
"I'm okay." I lied. Cam's a good friend but I don't know what he'd think if he found out a couple of his dad's friends had beat me up.
"I heard about what happened to you." How did he know that? I wondered. "I overheard my dad on the phone with Sean Waltman."
"Your home?" Why did that surprise me? Why wouldn't his dad tell him to leave OVW? I hadn't been back to OVW in over a month so I really didn't know what was going on there except that Uncle Eddy's brother Mando was helping Chavo and D-Lo with training.
"Yeah. My parents thought I should come home until the trial's over. I've heard them talking about the trial. Dad said he was worried because of the evidence. I still don't quite believe he could do that." I could hear the catch in his voice. I felt sorry for him. For me I had never heard anything really said about Shawn Michaels. And if I did it wasn't good. For him this has to be a shock.
I didn't say anything right away. What could I?
"I'm sorry for what he did to your dad and Athena's dad. I just can't believe it. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would kill people. My dad is a loving man. He loves mom and my sisters. He said when he was guest trainer that he said he was glad Athena was following in her father's footsteps. I just don't know..."
"Cam are you off the phone yet? Mom said dad's going to be calling soon." I heard a voice yell. Probably one of Cam's sisters.
"Not yet Shawna!" He yelled back. Shawna's Cam's fourteen-year-old sister.
"But dad switched hotels! We need to know which one before we go to Atlanta."
Atlanta? He's in Atlanta? Interesting. I guess I had thought he was in San Antonio. I mean didn't Cam say he overheard a conversation between his dad and Sean?
"We have call waiting." Then he was back on the line with me. "Sorry. Sisters what can you do with them?"
I grinned slightly. Before RAW in Atlanta I would have said the same thing about Megan. "Your dad's in Atlanta?" I asked nonchalantly.
"Yeah. He left yesterday. He said he had to take care of something before the trial. We are all joining him. Well I have to since I was subpoenaed."
Yesterday? "When did the phone conversation take place?"
"A couple of days ago. Why?"
Huh. "No reason."
I think I heard a click. "That's the other line. I better go. Bye Danny."
"Bye." I said and hung up.
Just how long were they in my hotel room? I wondered. I'm confused now.
The door opened and I sat up a bit more. Dad came in looking pale. "Who was on the phone?" He asked sitting down on the other bed.
"Cameron Hickenbottom." I said. I wonder if I should tell him what Cam said about his dad being in Atlanta.
"Oh. Look Daniel Eddy's told me Cam's a nice kid but be careful around him. But don't forget who his dad is." He sighed. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm hurting." I admitted. "Cam's nothing like his dad. He wouldn't hurt anyone."
Dad got up and got my bottle of painkillers out, and poured me a glass of water. I took it and settled back.
"I'm sure he wouldn't Daniel but I do want you to be careful. It was a mistake for you to be on a different floor. You need to understand that Vince will be pulling out all of the stops before the trial starts and so will his men. You will need to be extra careful."
I yawned. The pain meds were kicking in so I struggled to stay awake. "Cam said his dad's in Atlanta."
"He what?" Dad demanded. "No wait we knew he would be." I yawned again. "Why don't you go back to sleep. Don't worry about Michaels right now."
I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
"You told that snake but you wouldn't tell us?" Uncle Perry asked jumping to his feet.
Everyone looked uneasy. This probably wouldn't be easy to explain. It was kind of weird how everyone got involved in this. Eric looked at a tape and went to the FBI. Uncle Eddy overheard a conversation and went to the FBI and then wanted help so he contacted Shane Douglas. Mark stumbled on it a lot like Athena, Chavo, D-Lo and I had. Shane McMahon had to be saved. I never found out how Tammy had gotten involved. The rest of us found out very recently. It was weird that all of this had been happening for almost twenty years and Vince never had a clue. That's the good side of all of this.
I listened while Uncle Eddy and the others tried to explain everything. I wonder where everyone is, and why Steve and Owen were out of the rooms. I would have thought they'd be staying hidden. It was still today isn't it? Stupid painkillers. My brain's kinda foggy.
"Is there anyone else we should know about Eddy or is Brian Pillman going to walk through the door next." Uncle Dean sounded exasperated.
Brian Pillman. That's the second time he's mentioned his name. I wonder who he is. He must be a dead wrestler. And maybe a friend of dad's? I fingered the necklace I wore. I had been smart enough no to wear it when I picked up mom and Tatem. My mother would have recognized it immediately and I would have had to answer questions I wasn't ready to answer. Dad had said the necklace had meant a lot to him so Brian must have been a friend of his.
"Unfortunately no." Dad said walking over to Uncle Dean and Perry. "Brian's dead."
I looked around the room. Did I just see Steve wipe away a tear? I saw Debra put an arm around him and squeeze before she got up and walked out of the room. She came back a few moments later. She was carrying a chain very delicately.
"I think this belongs to you." She said quietly handing it to him. He took it and put it on. I had seen Steve wearing that chain in old wrestling photos and videos I had watched at OVW. It obviously meant something to him because he looked wistful.
I turned my attention to dad, who was hugging Uncle Dean. I'm glad Uncle Dean hadn't held it against him. I know they had been best friends. I could tell they were both crying. Then dad hugged Uncle Perry.
My cell phone started ringing. I looked at the caller id and didn't recognize the number. I got up slowly cradling my ribs and headed into the next room to answer it. I didn't want whoever was on the phone to hear those voices. I had no idea who they are. I closed the door and sat on one of the beds. "Hello?"
"Danny? It's Cam." I wonder where he's calling from. That's not his cell phone number.
"Hey Cam." I said sitting back on the bed carefully. "What's up?"
"I was calling to see how you are." He's talking very quietly. I guess he didn't want people to know he was talking to me.
"I'm okay." I lied. Cam's a good friend but I don't know what he'd think if he found out a couple of his dad's friends had beat me up.
"I heard about what happened to you." How did he know that? I wondered. "I overheard my dad on the phone with Sean Waltman."
"Your home?" Why did that surprise me? Why wouldn't his dad tell him to leave OVW? I hadn't been back to OVW in over a month so I really didn't know what was going on there except that Uncle Eddy's brother Mando was helping Chavo and D-Lo with training.
"Yeah. My parents thought I should come home until the trial's over. I've heard them talking about the trial. Dad said he was worried because of the evidence. I still don't quite believe he could do that." I could hear the catch in his voice. I felt sorry for him. For me I had never heard anything really said about Shawn Michaels. And if I did it wasn't good. For him this has to be a shock.
I didn't say anything right away. What could I?
"I'm sorry for what he did to your dad and Athena's dad. I just can't believe it. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would kill people. My dad is a loving man. He loves mom and my sisters. He said when he was guest trainer that he said he was glad Athena was following in her father's footsteps. I just don't know..."
"Cam are you off the phone yet? Mom said dad's going to be calling soon." I heard a voice yell. Probably one of Cam's sisters.
"Not yet Shawna!" He yelled back. Shawna's Cam's fourteen-year-old sister.
"But dad switched hotels! We need to know which one before we go to Atlanta."
Atlanta? He's in Atlanta? Interesting. I guess I had thought he was in San Antonio. I mean didn't Cam say he overheard a conversation between his dad and Sean?
"We have call waiting." Then he was back on the line with me. "Sorry. Sisters what can you do with them?"
I grinned slightly. Before RAW in Atlanta I would have said the same thing about Megan. "Your dad's in Atlanta?" I asked nonchalantly.
"Yeah. He left yesterday. He said he had to take care of something before the trial. We are all joining him. Well I have to since I was subpoenaed."
Yesterday? "When did the phone conversation take place?"
"A couple of days ago. Why?"
Huh. "No reason."
I think I heard a click. "That's the other line. I better go. Bye Danny."
"Bye." I said and hung up.
Just how long were they in my hotel room? I wondered. I'm confused now.
The door opened and I sat up a bit more. Dad came in looking pale. "Who was on the phone?" He asked sitting down on the other bed.
"Cameron Hickenbottom." I said. I wonder if I should tell him what Cam said about his dad being in Atlanta.
"Oh. Look Daniel Eddy's told me Cam's a nice kid but be careful around him. But don't forget who his dad is." He sighed. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm hurting." I admitted. "Cam's nothing like his dad. He wouldn't hurt anyone."
Dad got up and got my bottle of painkillers out, and poured me a glass of water. I took it and settled back.
"I'm sure he wouldn't Daniel but I do want you to be careful. It was a mistake for you to be on a different floor. You need to understand that Vince will be pulling out all of the stops before the trial starts and so will his men. You will need to be extra careful."
I yawned. The pain meds were kicking in so I struggled to stay awake. "Cam said his dad's in Atlanta."
"He what?" Dad demanded. "No wait we knew he would be." I yawned again. "Why don't you go back to sleep. Don't worry about Michaels right now."
I closed my eyes and fell asleep.