(A/N: I would really like to appologize for not updating for nearly like two weeks, I've been real busy with the holiday season, plus I've been sick. So I'll try to update as soon as I can with as much as I can, but I'm having computer problems too and with wind and rain the power is flickery, so, yea, anyway, enough excuses, time for the final bout!)

Both The Rock and Chris Jericho stood at opposite ends of the ring. The atmosphere inside the arena was dead still, the fans were silent, there was no wind from the outdoors, Edge's friends all stood on pins and needles. Both Jericho and Rocky leered deeply into each others eyes. Finally one of them started to move, then the other, they slowly began to circle each other in the ring like two wild animals about to fight for leadership in the wild. The two walked carefully until they'd finally gone around the ring once. Jericho stopped, then Rocky stopped. Both of them clenched their fists and got down into a fighting pose.

"Kamehame, HA!" Rocky shot the blast.

Jericho growled, "Ka, me, ha, me, HA!" The two blasts met in the middle but Rocky's was starting to over power Chris. He cried out, struggling to hold it back. "I can't do it, but I can't let him kill and get away with it!"

On the top of the ramp, Eddie Guerrero watched from afar, "Champ…."

"Ah!" Jericho cried out as his footing began to get pushed back.

"Chris!" Benoit turned to the others. "We have to help him, come on, now is the time!"

"Oh right, I forgot we could do that!" RVD gasped and Rey Mysterio gave him a look.

"Let's go." Benoit jumped over the ropes with the two of them, but then turned around. "Crash, are you coming or not?"

"What are you crazy? Guys we don't stand a chance and you know it." He sighed.

Rey turned around to face him, "But that still won't stop us, it never stopped Edge."

Crash looked up, "You're right." He turned to Jeff Hardy. "Look after Nidia ok? She's still unconscious and I don't want her to get hurt anymore."

"Right." Jeff nodded and took Nidia from him. He watched as the four rushed into the ring. "Good luck guys."

"Ready, and, now!" At Benoit's command, the four of them shot a beam out of their hands.

Rocky looked over his shoulder, "You just keep lining up to die, if you wish to end your life so eagerly, all you had to do was ask and I'll end them all together!"

A wave of energy exploded from Rocky's body, forcing them back against the baracade. The stunned fans sitting behind it were too shocked to pat their backs or even notice that they were there. Benoit got up then the others did. He growled when he noticed that Rocky had now surrounded his body by what seemed to be some sort of force field.

"We have to break that barrier, it's our only chance!" Benoit instructed, and the four of them once again shot all of their energy into a beam at it.

"Go ahead, it's useless, you're only angering me, and the anger I will take out on your friend! HA!" Rocky shot more energy into the Kamehameha wave, causing Jericho to cry out as he was now using the ropes as leverage against his back to try and force his Kamehameha at Rocky's. Rock just laugh, "I can feel you slipping little boy, I told you that you and your worthless friends that it was pointless to try and resist, just lay down and let me claim what's rightfully mine!"

Jericho growled as he continued to struggle, "No, I can't do it, I can't…. AH!"

Benoit looked up at his cry, "Chris!" Part of Rock's attack had become to large and it began to flow over him, it had struck Chris's left arm, it hung by his side. "He's only got one arm now, he doesn't stand a chance, he's gonna die live in that ring!"

"We have to do something to help, quick!" Jeff cried but noticed Nidia. He turned to see Ric Flair who had come back from the trainers office. "Look after her for me, please, I have to help them, it's our only chance."

"Right." Flair nodded. "Just be careful."

"I will." Jeff ran over to his four friends and joined them in a unanimous blast shot at the barrier, Rocky just growled, ignoring it.

Jericho began to pant, "No, it's over, I failed, I knew I couldn't do it. How could you have put all of your trust in me, Edge? Why?"

"Because I believed in you, and I still do, you can win this, just look for the power deep inside."

Jericho opened his eyes, was he hearing voices, "Edge?"

"Don't worry, I'm speaking you through your mind, it's a little trick I learned from Benoit.

"Edge." Jericho's eyes shook. "Why did you take the blow? You could've died. Are you ok?"

"Yes, I just have a broken neck." That caused Jericho's body to shiver. "But don't worry about me, I know best. Don't hold back, you can do it Chris, I know it."

"No I can't, my left arm, I think he broke it, my ribs are really stinging." Jericho struggled to breath as he warded off the continuous attack.

"Yes you can do it, even with one arm. You just haven't discovered that power yet."

"But I already surpassed Super Star to the next ascended level. What more could there be? You're expecting too much from me."

"Don't say that, don't become depressed, don't tighten up and discourage yourself."

"But I can't do it, Edge! You put your faith in me and I failed you. You focused on me in the training, now you've got a broken neck and I'm out here loosing pitifully, going to have everyone I care for die by Rocky's hands, and it'll be all my fault! I haven't changed at all, I'm still not good enough, I'm just some dam punk kid."

"Will you stop it! I don't know where you got the idea in your head that something's wrong with you? Listen to me, you have the power within you, trust me! Like I trust you. I stuck my neck out for you, now return the favor, stick your neck out, not for me, but for your friends. Don't hold back, you can do it Chris!"

"Don't hold back? But I'm already going as hard as I can, my body can't hold up much longer! I'm still sick Edge, my body and energy are deteriorating fast, I don't think I can do it."

"Don't think Jericho! I don't think, I know. I know it Chris, now do it, do it now! Think of all the pain and suffering he's caused you, look at how hard your friends are trying to get Rocky off guard for one second just to help you, to give you an opening. They could loose their lives but they don't care, I didn't care when I jumped in the way to save you, now you have to jump in, stop thinking and start caring, release the rage within you, release the hidden powers and take down Rocky!"

"I, won't, hold back!" Jericho looked up. "Ah!" His body exploded.

Rock growled, "You fool. Finished with your final prayer over there?"

"I won't hold back anymore. When all this began, I was like a cowardice kid, but now I've grown up, and I know how to harness this rage to my advantage!"

"I've had enough of you." Rock turned to his friends and growled, he shot back another wave of energy from his force field, it again blew them back, they were getting weaker.

"Come on Chris, you can do it, just keep it up." Benoit panted.

Crash sat up and groaned, "Edge, Big Show, lives were lost to get to where we are now, don't let their loss be in vain Chris, you can take him down, I believe in you."

RVD cried out as he got out of the mess from hitting the steel steps, "Chris, you can do it, we believe in you, keep it up."

Jeff used the baracade to help himself stand, "Chris you've overcome so much since I first came here to tell you all about the future I saw, you've changed it so much, doing this would save the world. Look at you, you deserve the title, you're a true champion."

Rey got onto his hands and knees, "Don't let the lives lost be in vain, they sacrificed their bodies to help us today, use their lost lives as the motivation to fuel you, feed off the pain and use it to cause suffering for The Rock!" Once again the four got up and shot their blast at Rocky.

Rock frowned, "You really keep pissing me off, do you want your friend to die that much?"

"Do it now Chris, don't hold back!" Edge cried out.

Jericho panted, growing weary again as the attack pushed back harder, "But I…."

Rock braced himself to shoot another backlash at the five, "This time, you won't get back… ah!" Rock shook his head at the offside attack that had come flying right at his face.

"What, where did that come from?" Jericho looked around.

Rocky looked up at the ramp, Eddie was gone, his eyes moved down the ramp, closer he saw Eddie panting at the bottom of the ramp, his hands in an attack pose, he had shot it. "Eddie!" Rocky gasped but then growled, just another nuisance.

"Do it now Chris, release it!" Edge cried again.

Jericho froze, but then he found it, his second win, he growled and let out his battle cry, "Ah!" His body exploded into a light as he shot back all of his energy into the Kamehameha wave, it matched Rocky's, but then it kept on going.

Rock finally realized this, "What, what is this, what's going on? How!" He struggled to push it back now, but it was of no use, he was loosing. "Ah!" Rock cried as finally he could hold it off no more, it hit him head on. "How could this be? I am the strongest, I am the most powerful, he couldn't outwit me, I'm too fast, and yet he…. But how!"

Rock's body was disincarnated by the blast. The five friends hid under the apron to shield themselves from Jericho's attack. There was an explosion, the ring had been turned to nothing but rubble. The fans all opened their eyes and gaped, Rocky was gone. Jericho hovered about five feet in the air where the ring floor had once been. He panted until finally his hair returned to it's normal original state. He let out a gasp as his eyes rolled into the back of his head, his body fell limp and fell to the ground, hitting it with a loud thump. Benoit, Jeff, Crash, Rey and RVD looked up, they were still alive, only wounded somewhat, just not as bad as the Canadian laying a battered tattered mess a few feet away.

"Hey, Chris." Flair set Nidia down and crawled over to him, he shook his shoulder. "Wake up, are you ok?" The five came over to stand beside him. Jericho took in a deep breath of air and began to pant, having regained conciousness, he cracked open his eyes. Flair smiled, "Thank god, you're alive."

"Did I, do it?" Jericho smiled weakly.

Crash nodded, "Oh yea, you got him but good."

"Yea good job man!" RVD gave him a thumbs up.

Rey nodded, "We knew you could do it."

Jeff wore a big smile, "What a show, just take a look at those fans." They all laughed, even the weak chuckle from Jericho joined them.

Benoit just looked down at the panting wrestler and smiled, he bent down, "Thank you Chris, thanks to you, Rocky is beat and we are all safe. The fighting is finally all over, we can rest and go back to business as usual, and it's all because of you."

RVD rubbed his brow, "Wow, it's been a while since we've been able to do that, eh?"

"Yea, I'll say." Rey laughed, and so did the others.

Jericho smiled as his eyes began to flutter, "Thanks, guys, I'm glad, you're all, ok…"

"This Chris." Benoit pulled out the world title. "Belongs to you now."

Jericho struggled to look down at the belt Benoit set down on his waist, "What, but, I…"

"No, you know the stipulation, the winner becomes the champion." Benoit smiled.

Jericho's eyes shook, but then he smiled and closed his eyes, "Thanks, thank you so, a…"

"Chris?" Crash gasped.

"It's ok, he's just really weak, we need to get him to the medical ward quick." Benoit picked him up.

"Here, I got him." RVD went to help hold him.

"Are you sure?" Rey asked. "You hit those steel steps pretty hard."

"I may be the most injured out of us all, but it's nothing compared to Jericho." RVD helped support Jericho along with Benoit.

"Let's get him to the back." Flair said as he patted Jeff on the back.

"And I'll get Nidia." Everyone turned to Crash and he blushed. "What?" He turned quickly, causing them to laugh.

They all started back but Benoit stopped, "Hang on a sec. Go on without me."

"Alright." Rey nodded and took his place to help RVD take Jericho backstage.

Benoit watched them go until they were gone past the curtain, "That was a very brave thing you did, Eddie."

"Hump, it was nothing." He muttered.

Benoit turned around, "So, would you like to join us?"

"No, you go on ahead, I'll be fine." Eddie watched Benoit nod and go backstage. Eddie stood looking at the rubble of the ring, the astonished fans had finally all made their way outside. Eddie looked up at the lights that hung above the ring, "Why did you do that Edge? You jumped in the way of that brat, you knew he would be the one and you didn't tell me. Why? It could've been me, it should've! I'd be the one dead right now if not for you Edge, had you told me, had I been the strongest one to surpass to the next level, I wanted to be the champion, I would've fought Rocky, but maybe I would've lost. Would you have done the same for me? You jumped in the way, you would've given your life without fear. What does that make of me?" Eddie sighed and turned around, looking up the ramp at the now shut down screen. He walked up and made his way backstage.

Backstage, Dan and Kurt had tended to everyone's minor wounds. Nidia was resting asleep on one of the cots. Edge was laying on one of the hospital beds the ambulance had brought. Next to him on the other lay the unconscious Jericho. Edge painfully turned his head towards the sleeping wrestler beside him. He looked down to see the title Benoit placed on him, still laying on his waist. Edge smiled and then winced as he closed his eyes. Jericho had indeed done it, just like he knew he would've. The ambulance finally came to take Edge to the hospital. Everyone stood there to show their respects and see him off: Jeff Hardy, Chris Benoit, Crash, RVD, Rey Mysterio, Hulk Hogan complete with slings and bandages, Ric Flair, Kurt Angle, Dan, Lita, Chyna, Puar, Oolong, and way back in the shadows, where you couldn't see, stood Eddie Guerrero.