Chapter 19: The End?

The group was all surrounded around a casket and they put their own personal memories into it as a way to remember him. Everyone put something in there except Randy who still couldn't believe it either that his best friend was refused to believe it. He had a feeling that he wasn't dead but he felt bad because he wanted to go find him but he knew he had to get out of there for safety purposes. He would go back but all he needed was a sign that it will be worth it.

Torrie decided just to have them and John's family there in the rain looking a casket and tombstone that simply said: "He may be gone but he'll always be with us." He wasn't declared dead but he was considered "MIA" but Torrie believed he was dead. And no one took it harder than her. Every time his name was mentioned she got a bad feeling inside of her and the memories went into her head and that the fact that he wasn't there to be there with her made feel like it wasn't worth it anymore. Randy knew she would react this way so they were prepared, before they left they all each said a few words.

"John always helped me keep going, when we were in that forest I wanted to quit, I wanted stop I didn't want to keep going. But no matter what my mind was telling me not to go on John always told me keep going we're going to be alright and knew he was right. Now that's he's gone it's going to be hard but I know he will always be with me telling me to keep going." Big Show said and left.

Everyone else said their piece and then it went to Randy Orton and he knew exactly what he was going to say.

"I know I can stand up here and say a lot things about John now that he's gone but I'm not. I know he's not dead it's not in my heart to believe it, it's not in me, it just doesn't feel right because I can tell in my heart if he's dead or not and I know he's not and I'm going to find out." With that he walked away to the shock looks of everyone as they watched him walking away in the rain, Stacy went after him but oblivious to everyone was the hooded figure watching from a distance. He watched them run off and walked away knowing what he has to do. As the rest of the guys and Torrie lowered the casket and Torrie put on his hat and walked away.

"Randy what's wrong with you?" Stacy asked getting soaked in the rain.

"What do you mean that's how I feel and I know I'm right."

"How do you know that? You weren't there. Now unfortunately you have to accept it."

"I don't have to accept anything! I know what I'm doing! I don't have to listen to you or anyone else about this situation I know what to do!" Randy said getting angry.

Stacy stood there shaking and crying she felt Randy's anger went right to her and she felt like he was mad at her.

Randy saw this and went over and hugged her tight, "I'm sorry, it's just that this is such a hard thing to accept."

"I know but we have to."

"I'm not until I get more proof and I'm going to find it one way or another." They continued to hug in the rain but they didn't care all they knew was that they needed each other in this part of time.

Back at cemetery everyone left except for the guys who just stared at grave. They all knew how much John wanted them to go on the mission and in the end they almost succeeded. Before they left they all put their fists over the grave and like what he said to them, "time to stay alive." And they broke knowing that they lived but he didn't, they then their separate ways back to their normal lives.

The day after the funeral Torrie was sitting in the house that she and John bought and were now living in and she was walking around the empty house. Every place she walked by had a picture of both of them during happier times, seeing them reminded her of when they were happy and they were together and he was alive. She wanted to make more memories but John's dead and he was no longer there now she was alone. She started to have a hard time to breathe thinking about it again so she sat down to settle herself. She thought if this is what happens every time she thinks about it then it's not worth breathing at all.

Randy and Stacy were sitting down in their home trying to get on with their lives but were thinking about John and especially about Torrie when they heard a knock at the door and it sounded urgent so they both came to the door and there standing was the mysterious figure.

"Hey you're back what do you this time?" Randy asked.

"Nothing I just wanted to say hello."

"Is that it?" Stacy asked.

"Yeah pretty much." He responded and they closed the door.

When they turned around he was standing right behind them, "and also I have to tell you." He startled them before he said that. They both looked at the door, then back at him, then at the door then back at him. Before Randy asked, "how'd you do that?"

"That's a dummy out there with a tape recorded in the hood with pre tape message and with this control here I played it when needed it to and stop it on the right time." Randy opened the door and it was still standing there he poked it and it felt real and it screamed, "ouch!" which freaked out Randy because he though it was a dummy and then he turned around and saw him with his finger on the play button. "Just wanted to mess with you." And he laughed but Randy didn't think it was funny.

"What were you going to tell me."? He demanded.

"Oh yeah Cena's alive." He said rather calmly.

"WHAT?" They both said. "So I was right?"

"Yeah pretty much. He's still in the forest rotting away I suggest you go find him. I gotta go have fun." He walked out picked up the dummy," Come on friend let's go." And he was gone.

They stood there in shock over what they've have just heard and seen the mysterious, informative and somewhat weird figure just convinced him to go on.

"Let's go plan this out." Randy said but then the phone rang. Stacy went to go pick it up and it was a crying Torrie on the other end.

"Torrie what's wrong?"

"Stace I can't take it anymore it's not worth living anymore I'm going to end it."

"NO! Don't we can help see John is really…"

"John is DEAD! And there's nothing I can do about it I have to go and tell a lot more people I love you both." And she hung up.

"Randy we have a problem, Torrie is about to kill herself we have to go over there to stop her now."

"I can't I've got to get this plan together you go and hurry." Without a thought she left hoping she could make it in time."

Stacy arrived at her house and bust open the door and saw Torrie in the kitchen near the knives and she saw her pick it up and then she ran and tackled her to the floor.

"You are not going to do this we're going to help you."

Torrie looked shocked and then she agreed to listen to Stacy, and Stacy explained to her how important life is and how she has to think of her family and then she told the story of what just happened.

"I know you want to feel better but I've to accept that he's gone, I just don't believe he's alive anymore and I must move on." Torrie said.

"Listen at least you're ok and are not going to end it, now we're going to find John and we're going make you happy again."

"I will it's just going to take time." Stacy nodded and hugged her then left.

A few hours later the rain was back and it was hitting the windows and making some noise as Torrie was reading, she then heard a knock on the door.

She went over to the door and answered it and was shocked, stunned and couldn't believe her eyes.

"John?" She whispered.

A/N: I hate to end a story like this but this leads into the sequel and it pretty much starts it. I just want to thanks for the reviews especially since it took a while to get people to read and review. Thank you so much and being encouraging during my first story, the preview of the next story will be up at around 4 p.m west coast time. So you like this ending and trust me you won't be disappointed in the next story.

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