Chapter 2

Triple H stood in the middle of the ring, carnage lying all around
him, with three other men standing and smiling. Trish had come
through with part of her bargain by talking Edge into joining
Evolution. It wasn't an easy task either. Extreme persuading had to
be done by the blonde vixen to convince him to join. She was amazed
though, at this point, Edge was less concerned with a title shot and
more worried about decimating Benoit. As she sat backstage, smiling
contently at the monitor, she thought back to the conversation the
other night.

"Look Edge, I'm just saying that being a loner is overrated unless
you're equivalent to the size of Kane. What would be so bad about
joining? You'd get the respect that you claim everyone lacks to give,
you'd be one of the most powerful forces to reckon with,
and you can completely ruin Benoit's career if you so choose."
Edge rubbed his already tired eyes, "Trish, if I join them, then I'm
as good as out of the running for the belt. And if I join and somehow
end up getting that title shot against Triple H, I don't want the
Randy Orton Scenario' to happen to me." Trish bit her lip and rolled
her eyes, she knew this was a conversation that she was not going to win.

It's hard to be on the opposing side of an argument when you know the person
you're fighting with is one hundred percent correct.
Edge continued on, not noticing her look of defeat, "I mean, I'm not
even an acquaintance to them, let alone a friend. How do they know
that I'll be loyal to them and vice versa?" Trish answered quickly,
"So, that's what makes this so perfect, can't you see that?" A bewildered
Edge stood before the blonde giving her the sign to continue. "Think
of it this way...you join Evolution with me, take out everyone else
that could possibly be considered a threat to the title, and who
does that leave?" A silence grew in the room and Trish knew Edge was
not picking up what she had thrown on the table. "YOU! Don't you see? Take
out Benoit, Orton, & Jericho. Who does that leave...Maven? Like he even stands
a chance at winning." She could see the wheels in his head turning and
elaborated a bit more, "Take out all of them and that leaves only you for the
title shot...then, so what if the Randy Orton Scenario' happens to you, I'll
deceive them for you any day. Not to mention, I'm sure everyone else will be
sure to help you dismantle Evolution as well."

By this point Edge was pacing back and forth in the room, his thumb
placed in his mouth, nibbling on the nail a bit. Trish laid back on
the bed, stretching like a cat basking in sunlight. She noticed that
Edge was biting his nail and chuckled quietly to herself. She knew
him so well, whereas most people bite their nails when they're
nervous, Edge bites his when he's about to cave. "Ya know, I'm more
worried right now about kicking Benoit's ass anyway. The title can
be put on hold for awhile. I'm going to get the respect I deserve
dammit!"

Trish usually tends to stay away from the gorilla position until about a
minute before Showtime', but tonight, she just had to extend
an ear and listen to the buzz going around about Evolution's
newest member. She had to give herself a pat on the back, from her
understanding, everyone was shocked that Edge had joined. It was an
unforeseen move and no one was ready for it, especially Orton, Jericho
and Benoit. She suppressed her smile, as Jericho and Benoit walked by.
"It makes no sense, how could we not have seen this coming? We've had our eye
on their locker room every chance we've had...I've never seen Edge even remotely
around their door." Benoit rolled his eyes, Jericho, there are other places to
meet besides locker rooms."

Trish finished stretching and began to primp her reflection from a nearby monitor.
She was so proud of herself. Of course no one noticed her walking into or out of
their locker room. It was a secret meeting set up once everyone had cleared out
of the arena. Just wait until the next new member' she thought just as Triple H
walked by and gave a silent smirk. She did need to discuss her next plan of
action with Trips though. What she had planned would definitely shake the WWE.