"Guys, come quick, we need your help!" The gang ran towards the call of Ric Flair, they ran into the locker room to find Edge lying down on the floor.

"Aw, it's happened again." Chris Benoit growled.

"Oh no, that's the third time this week." Crash sighed.

"Quick, get the trainer in here!" RVD cried and Kurt Angle ran off to Dan's office.

"Edge, are you ok?" Chris Jericho helped his friend sit up.

"What happened?" Edge looked around after coming to. Kurt returned with Dan.

"You passed out again, that's what." Dan stood with his hands on his hips. "Listen Edge, I know what kind of stress you've been under lately and it's effecting your performance. I highly suggest you take a vacation, you really need a break off."

Edge stood up, "No, I can't do that!"

"Please Edge, we're all real worried about you." Jericho pleaded.

Edge sighed, "Well, I must admit, I've been under a lot of pressure lately."

"And I mean you did defeat Kane and his force not to long ago. You're body still needs rest even after the bean. Remember the attack in the garage?" Crash pointed out.

"How could I forget?" Edge smirked. "Ok, I'll take time off. Besides, it's not like anything's gonna happen."

"And if it does, we're right here." Rey Mysterio gave him a thumbs up.

Edge smiled, "Thanks guys."

Elsewhere...

"How could Taker just quit like that?" William Regal was talking with the others in the back.

"Maybe he just lost it or something, who really knows." Nidia sighed.

"Hey, where'd that Paul Bearer guy go to anyway?" Jamie Noble spoke up.

Big Show looked around, "You know what, I dunno. He just disappeared a few days ago."

"Well, perhaps it's all for the best." They all turned to see Paul Heyman stand up. "Kane was destroyed and Taker was humiliated, perhaps he finally just realized that we are the superiors in this group."

"Oh I beg to differ." Everyone froze as Eddie Guerrero stepped out of the shadows. "You seem to be forgetting someone." He frowned and went out the door.

"Oh of course, how foolish of me." Paul ran after him, sucking up. "I'm so sorry, it will never happen again I assure you." Regal and the others just sat there.

Meanwhile...

"There such fools."

"Such fools indeed."

"I'll show them."

"Oh yes you will."

"I'll make Edge wish he'd never crossed my path!"

"How are you going do to it, Kane?"

Kane looked up, no longer wearing his mask, "I'll make him suffer in the worst way possible. By coming back from vacation, only to find all of his friends....dead!"

Paul Bearer smirked, "And now with you no longer affiliated with the WWE, Flair can do nothing to you."

"Yea, this time, it's all gonna be legal." He began to laugh his sinister snicker.

Edge had gone away on vacation like said. He knew a travel agent who gave him a great deal for a week off in Hawaii. It had only been one day, he'd taken the plane and was sleeping in the hotel. But back with the others, they were continuing with business as usual. It had been a long time since they'd been able to do that. They were in a new town now at another arena, and another surprise was awaiting them.

"Great show tonight guys." Flair clapped as he entered the locker room. "Rey, Rob, great tag team effort tonight. Benoit, good match with Regal."

"Yea, Eugene's interference wasn't planned though." Benoit frowned.

"But the fans loved it, is it against the rules to do something spontaneous?" Flair asked, but Benoit didn't reply. "Oh, and the inter gender match with Crash and Chyna going against Jamie and Nidia, man, that was a great idea from your part Kurt." Kurt just shrugged with a blush. "But Jericho, that Highlight Reel with Lita stole the show, the crowd loved you!"

"When don't they?" Jericho smirked arrogantly.

"Uh oh, somebody's getting an ego swell." Lita taunted and Jericho laughed.

"Well, we'll be heading to the hotel in a few hours ok." Flair left the room.

After he did, Eddie ran in, "Where's Edge!"

"Hu?" Everyone turned.

Benoit stood up, "He's on vacation, why what do you want?"

"Come with me, everybody, this is an emergency!" Eddie ran off. Confused, everybody followed. They found him outside on the arena dining balcony. "Quickly now, follow me!" He flew off and everybody followed.

RVD was about to take off when Chyna jumped onto his back, "Hey!"

"Oh no you don't, I can't fly remember?" Chyna held on tightly, RVD just groaned and flew off. "Wee!"

"Hey cut it out, I'm trying to fly here!"

Puar just sighed, then turned around, "Hey Oolong, aren't you coming?"

"This is Eddie we're trusting here, no way!" Oolong turned around. "I'll stay here with Lita."

Lita frowned, "Oh, my hero..." Puar flew off after the others. Lita and Oolong went back to the locker room to wait for Flair in case he came back.

"Listen you, where are we going?" Benoit growled.

"Can't you sense that?" Was all Eddie replied.

Benoit didn't reply, he just focused, "What! Oh no, how could I not have sensed it before!"

"What is it?" Crash asked.

"Wait, now I... no way, that's impossible!" Jericho gasped.

"What, who is it?" Crash repeated.

"It's....Kane." Jericho gulped.

"Kane!" Everyone cried out.

Eddie turned around and stopped flying, "Quiet everyone! Now listen, Edge took him out last time but with him gone, it'll take all of us to finish the job."

"Wait, why do we need to fight him, he doesn't even work for Flair anymore." Rey pointed out.

"Exactly, now he can't get fired, anything he does now is all legal, unless we can take care of him." Eddie growled. "He's a mad man, a monster, he has to be stopped."

"For once I agree with him." Benoit grumbled.

"Good, now come on, let's go." Eddie flew off, the others followed.

Crash noticed Jericho was lagging behind, "Hey yo, you ok?" He slowed down.

"Yea, I'm fine..." He sighed quietly.

"You're not scared are you?"

"No, it's not that, it's just...we're going to have to kill him, aren't we?"

Crash paused until Jericho looked up, "Listen, Chris...it's either him or us, you know we have to do it."

"Yea, I know, but, I just don't like it..."

"I know, I don't either. Now come on, we'd better catch up with the others before they leave us all behind." Crash sped up.

"Right, ok." Jericho followed. After flying for a while, they finally stopped.

"What is it?" Chyna asked.

"He's close, he's coming...for us." Eddie began to tense. "He knows we're after him."

"Alright this is it, get ready you guys." Benoit growled.

"Wait, Chyna's here, she's in danger!" Puar cried.

"That's right." RVD frowned. "I told you to wait back at the arena with Kurt and Lita and them."

"Listen you, one more word out of you and we're through!"

"Don't forget whose giving you a ride!"

"You won't have to worry, once either of us ends up dead!"

RVD was growling now, "Listen, you're not staying, if anybody's gonna die, it'll be me!"

"It's no wonder how every time you open your mouth you prove to be an idiot." Eddie commented on Rob. RVD closed his mouth and frowned.

"Rob, how about I hide her?" Puar asked.

"Too late!" Crash cried. Everyone gasped as they saw two figures in the distance.

"It's them, Kane! And he's with Paul Bearer!" Benoit growled.

"Of course." Eddie got into a pose. "Get ready everyone."

"Wait....who, or what is that?" Jericho looked around.

"Hu?" Everyone was quiet, they all looked around too.

"I dunno, I can't read his energy." Benoit tried to concentrate. "Wait, no, it couldn't be it?"

"Look!" Crash pointed and everyone looked up to see a figure in the way of Kane and Paul Bearer. "Who is that?" He looked around, it was none of them.

"The only one who it could be is Kurt, he's not with us." Jericho squinted.

"What, Kurt? Does he have a death wish or what!" Rey gasped.

"No, it's not Kurt." Eddie replied. "I don't know who that is, but...wait!"

Up at the face off, Kane and Paul Bearer confronted the young punk with long colorful, but mainly green, hair. They both stood in amusement as the boy repeated himself.

"I'm warning you, get out now, and never come back."

"Kane, teach this kid a lesson." Paul laughed.

"My pleasure." Kane powered up.

He just smirked, "Don't say I didn't warn you." He pulled out a finely crafted sword and pointed it at Kane.

"No weapon can destroy me." Kane laughed and flew at the young man. Everyone watching gasped, frozen in shock. The person began to power up, sending out a yellow glow as his hair stood on end. "What!" Kane froze.

"No way!" Eddie gasped, recalling this from when Edge had faced Kane.

"Hey, isn't that... Super Star?" Crash asked.

"No way, then it has to be Edge!" Benoit laughed. "That dog."

Jericho cocked his head to the side, "Edge has a sword?"

"What's the matter Kane?" Paul asked.

Kane as still frozen in shock and fear, "That hair, the energy....it couldn't be you, you're on vacation!"

"I'm not anybody who you know." The man frowned. "Just taking care of business." His hand that hold the sword glowed, causing the sword to glow with blue energy." Now, you die!" He swung the sword, slashing it over the shocked monster. He cried out and fell. Everyone watching gasped.

"Impossible, he took out Kane with one blow!" Eddie gasped. "No way a normal sword would've done that, he's too strong. No, the person up there has to have the radiation powers like us."

"But that's Edge, isn't it?" Rey asked.

"How many times do I have to repeat myself?" Eddie whirled around. "No! No that's not Edge, you're his friends, is it not so obvious to tell?"

"He's right guys." Jericho assured. "But if it's not, then who is he?"

"And better yet," Eddie growled. "How is he a Super Star?"

"You...killed....him!" Paul stammered.

"And now it's your turn." The man pointed the sword at him.

"How could you be so strong, you must be one of Edge's friends, that's the only way! You can fly, you have powers, you had to have been in the explosion!" Paul looked at him carefully. "But how is it I've never seen you before?"

"Oh." The man raised his other hand and smirked. "I've been around." It glowed and he shot a yellow beam at Paul. He cried out and fell as well.

"He killed him, he killed them both!" Jericho whimpered.

"Hey, it was either them or us." Eddie sneered.

The man powered down and put the sword away, he looked over to see the others in confused shock, but he just smiled, "Hey you guys!"

"Hu, that doesn't sound like Edge." RVD was taken.

Eddie was about to burst, "It's not Edge!"

RVD jerked, "Then who is it?"

"I don't know." Eddie looked at him. "But I'm about to find out!" He raced up.

"Should we trust him?" Crash asked.

"That may not be Edge, but he's gotta be a friend if he took them out and has powers like us." Jericho flew after Eddie.

"Come on, let's go." Benoit let the others up to the stranger. Soon they were all standing on a ledge.

"I told you, I never really met Edge after the radiation incident." He was saying to Eddie.

"But you had to have been there, how else would you have become like us?" Eddie asked.

"I was visiting a friend of mine the day the accident happened, you should know her, her name is Lita."

"Yea, she's Edge's girlfriend." Jericho replied.

"Exactly. You know, I'm not surprised you don't remember me, it's been a long time and if you can't tell, my appearance has changed a lot."

"Well who are you?" Benoit asked. "And if you had powers, why didn't you come sooner?"

"Well, I renewed my contract that day and Flair told me to come back in about a month. I couldn't have helped, until now." The boy looked up. "As for who I am, my name....is Jeff Hardy."