Chapter 4- The Mask- Triple H

4a.m Everything Hurricane and Snitsky found were given to me; every bit of information, his form and power was all being forced into my mind. How he worked and most importantly to me… his weakness. I found a weakness is this damn bald headed freak bastard! I knew it, yet my problem was now how do I get it? The substance that makes him short of breath and weak in the knees, as well another dilemma is how to use it against him. I called Vince telling him what was wrong; he didn't believe me at first. That was until he saw Raw for himself. Vince told me if I find anything was to let him know. Well, I found a weakness.

I learned from Rayden and the others that Mortal Kombat, the damn thing is real! So everything in the games, movies and books are real to. I heard the door open in my hotel room, only to see Stephanie walk in.

"Paul, it's 4am!" she said.

"I know, but I found it! I found his weakness!" I told her with excitement. She came to the bed with me and saw me play the clip; a satisfying grin came over her face.

"I know how we can use it too!" she said.

I looked to her, I've been racking my brain about it and she already has an idea. Stephanie whips out her cellphone and makes a call, a custom order as it were. Just for me.

"I need it by Monday" She said into the phone, it wasn't going to be a problem. She closed it up and grinned to me. "That freak doesn't know whom he is messing with does he?" she asked me with a grin.

I kissed her lips. "No, but he will soon enough…" I could hear someone muttering next door, it sounded like Kane. Getting off the bed, Stephanie and myself went to see.

"He's not going to get me…" came from the walls. It was Kane; a small thud would come after the sentence. Steph and I went to his room. The door was unlocked. There he was against the wall, muttering to himself.

"Oh God he looks awful" Stephanie said. She went to his side seeing the bags under his eyes.

"He's not going to get me… really… I won't let him get to me!" Kane told her as he rocked. Looking to his bed, I saw his old wrestling mask. Yet it was black. Carefully taking it off the bed, Kane's eyes widened. "No… don't give it to me!" he said fearfully.

"Kane stay in my room ok?" I asked of him. He nodded as Stephanie took him out. I glared down at the mask. "Son of a bitch" this guy wants to play mind games, so be it. I'm ready for him!

I thought quickly, and recalled I did have something with the element that Quan Chi is weak against! Rushing back to my room, Stephanie was trying to settle Kane down. Yet his eyes refused to close.

"Take it easy bro, I got your remedy!" Going through my bag I pulled it out. A small pot… yet you heard me, a pot! I placed it on the dresser.

"A flower pot?" Kane asked.

"Not just any flower pot… COBALT flower pot" I corrected him.

"It's Quan Chi's greatest weakness, and our best weapon against him is coming tomorrow" Stephanie explained.

Kane looked at me. "You aren't BS'ing me right?"

"At a time like this, I wouldn't dare"

Kane's eyes slowly started to close, until he fell into a deep sleep. I doubt the big guy has had a decent rest in weeks! We left him to be as Stephanie and I took his hotel room.

She looked to me strangely. "Why do you have a flower pot made of Cobalt in your bag?" she asked.

I shrugged to her. "I think it was something I picked up some where… I don't know I just liked it. I remember the seller telling me to never drink out of it since there was Cobalt in it."

Stephanie rolled her eyes and smiled. "Good thing you remembered… now… what about that?" she asked as her eyes darted towards the mask.

That was a good question; I know it was Kane that got up and threw something in the garbage shoo, no doubt that was it. I threw the mask into the corner. I will be dealing with that tomorrow.

When morning came, first thing I did was check on Kane. I just knocked on the door when he answered it. The bags were gone from his eyes as he looked like his old self once more. His interest had returned and a child like manner he always had. "Feel better?" I asked him.

"Hell yeah!" he shot back. I came inside and looked about, noticing the pot was broken. "I shattered it last night in three sections one at the foot of the bed and one on each side. I tell you who know that a pot could keep a sorcerer away?" he asked of me.

"Yeah, about that. I know how to stop him. Steph and I are taking care of it. Leave the jackass to me ok?" I asked.

Kane shook his head. "I can't. What if he hurts you!" he shot back.

"Man, you worry about me too much. Come on, get your stuff we got to get going!" I called to him and gave him a playful punch to the arm.

"Uh… you're in my room," he said with a smirk. Yeah, that's Kane all right.

He went to get his things packed as I got mine. Stephanie joined me in my room as we packed up. I kept the shards of the pot for Kane, knowing he will need them again tomorrow night.

It would be over a week… hell I think a few weeks passed since we last saw the freak of nature. Kane was able to sleep and move on. Perhaps Quan Chi gave up. I kept the mask I found on Kane's bed in my bag, knowing if it were in my possession.

It would be about three weeks I would say. Monday Night Raw was going to be starting within the next three hours. Pulling out my gear, I saw something out of place. One my stuff was messed about, two… the mask was missing.

"Oh great, someone better not be pranking me now!" I growled as I went to question the guys. Litterly I went to every single one of then demanding to know who went in my bag. No one admitted to it, or saw anyone near it. Stephanie wouldn't dare mess with that. She and I know all too well what it did to Kane. No one confessed to pulling a prank on me. I ran into Kane, as he was getting ready.

"Kane, have you gone through my bag?" I asked of him.

He looked at me oddly. "No, why?"

"Ah, no reason… my boxer shorts were missing" I lied.

Kane nodded as he went to get ready. I had a bad feeling about this, to be on the safe side I went back to the locker room and pulled out my secret weapon. The specially made to order sledgehammer. Cobalt alloy handle and head, perfect to use against the sorcerer since it's his one weakness.

I went to Vince and told him what had happened; he was finding it hard to believe for the moment. I mean come on, would you have taken me seriously if I told you about a demon sorcerer after Kane? Didn't think so. We just so happen to be in luck, I was a good guy for the moment. And Vince made it so Kane and I would be in tag team action tonight against Snitsky and Angle. God, I hope this hammer works. If not… may God help us all…