At the Hotel somewhere in Rutherford-later that night:

Shawn ran into the room to find the place a complete disaster. Panic hit him like a ton of bricks as he looked for Ric Flair…and moments later; found him in a bloody heap on the bedroom floor.

"Ric! Ric! Answer me, can you hear me?" Shawn tugged at his shoulder only to get a light groan in response. "DAMN IT!" he grabbed his cell and called 9-1-1, this was going to be a long night….

Ten Minutes Later:

"Don't worry, Ric, you'll be just fine….I'll make Kurt suffer, don't you worry…." Shawn said as he struggled to hold back sudden tears. Ric was lying in the stretcher on the asphalt of the parking lot as Shawn peered down at him; and the sight before him nearly made him sick to his stomach. To see his best friend and Idol wrapped in bandages and being sent to the hospital made him seethe with anger. It was only a matter of time before he would explode. Then out of nowhere, Triple H came to his side.

"Damn it, who the hell did this? Ric is my best friend, for god sakes!" Hunter watched the ambulance make its way down the road as the Icon attempted to give him the best answer possible.

"Hunter, I know who did this, it was Kurt. I called Ric to check up on something and…." He stopped himself from admitting anything else, because all of a sudden the dream had reoccurred to him. Thinking twice before saying another word, he rethought his speech before he spoke once more. "….Kurt then got on the phone he was using and told me that I as well as he was going to pay." Hunter glared at him in immediate silence. Shawn looked back, to surprisingly find that the man standing beside him was in the midst of crying.

"God damn it, I told Kurt to stay the hell away from Ric much less anyone else….I had a feeling he was going to snap….after Ric beat him in the ring….Kurt is going to get his…..if I have anything to say about it!" He looked back at Shawn. "Hey, Shawn, you still…..are going to go through with the skit, right? You know, the one for tomorrow?"

"Um, I haven't decided on that yet, why?" How funny that he was even asking about it.

"Well," Hunter responded as he turned to face Shawn, "you'd better do it, if you have any sense that is…"

"…Is that supposed to be a threat?" Hunter's face went pale for a few moments before returning to normal.

"It can be considered anything you want it to be….." without initial warning, both men glared at each other face to face without much being said. Finally, five minutes later, Hunter decided to walk away…..leaving Shawn standing there in utter silence.

New York Airport, 10:00 am, Saturday, est. Time:

Hunter's face lit up suddenly with the beautiful sight of his wife standing in front of him in the waiting area of the airport.

"Stephanie…..hey sweetie….so, it's still on, right?" He kissed her on the lips as she caught on to what her husband was talking about.

"As it ever will be…..the plan is working right? Shawn did finalize his plan to go through with the skit idea?"

Hunter hesitated for a few moments.

"Yea, he's gonna fall for this like a ton of bricks…..he still even thinks that Ric and I are still buddy-buddy! Can you believe that!" he embraced his wife once more as she began to laugh to herself. The plan was working after all!

"That's good to hear….daddy will be happy to hear all about on, let's go…..we have some unfinished business to attend to." The two of them then hooked arms as they made their way out of the airport…..just waiting for the plan to pull through…

New York Shopping Center, 12:45pm, est. Time:

Shawn looked around him to see the third largest mall in America standing straight in front of him. It was time to do this skit, but what the big deal was, he didn't really know; although he wished he had.

"So, you ready?" Stephanie asked as she approached him from the other side of the sidewalk. Shawn was still busy looking up at the huge building in front of him though to take much notice. After a few moments however, he looked down to Stephanie and acknowledged her presence.

"Yea…what time is it?"

"Oh, don't tell me you forgot your watch….and yet you make so much money…." Yea for now… she thought to herself. Shawn felt around his pockets to no avail. Without hesitation, Stephanie pulled out her watch. "It's 12:45pm. Candice should be here any moment….as well as the camera crew…"

"Wait a moment, camera crew? No one told me this was going to be…"

"When I said it was going to be a skit that is what it was going to be for….Raw….you know, for next week?"

"Oh….ok….fine…" Shawn then turned back around to face the huge mall once again….he had never seen such a big building in a long time!

Meanwhile….25 meters away from where Shawn and Stephanie were standing….

"Come on, Stephanie….she should be here!" Shane let out as he rearranged his new camera's focus lens….he stood there hidden out of sight around a specific corner of the mall…..he saw the main clock and one thought automatically came to mind: almost show time. Then without further speculation….Candice's limo came up right beside where Shawn was standing. Shane's face grew into a grin as Candice looked in his general direction while giving the signal: putting chewing gum in her mouth…this told Shane to get the camera prepared for the day's event. The camera crew then arranged their equipment and before everyone knew it, the plan was getting underway. Shane snapped the first three shots with his camera as the couple made their way through the doors of the mall. "Perfect!" Shane said as he slowly yet steadily followed them around the corner; all the while trying not to be seen.

Inside the mall:

"Oh, doesn't that look nice, Shawn?" Candice asked with a smile. Shawn nodded quickly as she put the article of clothing into the shopping cart. The camera crew was unusually silent…usually they would tell them which way to go, so on and so forth….but not this time…..how strange. The only ones talking were Shawn and Candice…..and yet Stephanie stood nearby…without saying a word. It was almost as if Shawn and Candice were left to do their own lines and do whatever they wanted….so odd. "What about this one…? Does this go along with my outfit so far? Shawn?" Shawn looked down at her hands which held the hanger in front of him. What on earth was he supposed to say?

"They look fine…..really?-hey guys," he turned toward the camera crew for a brief moment, "what are we supposed to do here? Anything in particular? I'm starting to feel like we're doing something wrong…." Stephanie without warning, interrupted.

"Listen Shawn! You are doing just fine, just keep going alright….you're doing good!" She peered behind herself nervously….

"Ok, ok….no problem….I was just wondering." Although he couldn't help but think that something was rather a miss. Little did he know that he was not only being filmed, but photographed….and without his consent. The couple then traveled from store to store, all the while, the camera crew remained silent under Stephanie's supposed command. Shawn looked around him, but when he attempted to do so, he was met face to face by Candice…who proceeded to kiss him!

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Shane, who hid behind a clothes rack, snapped five full photos of the event….and was pleased with what he caught. He again couldn't help but smile….all that money….was now officially his….and Shawn had made it all possible. Thanks to his less than smart intelligence and weary wife of course. 'His wife is going to love this!' he remarked sarcastically to himself. He then continued to follow them.

"OH MY GOSH! Candice! What was that for?" Shawn glared down at her; didn't she know he was happily married? Obviously not!

"Oh, come on now, Shawn, your wife isn't watching…..who cares, right?" Her hands grasped his chest slowly as he pulled away.

"But Shawn….this is just for controversy…."

"For controversy or not, I'm done for today! This better be for Raw or I am not going to be happy, and someone is going to pay! I promise you that!" he then stomped his way out through the front entrance doors. But instead of being sad and disappointed that the secret plan didn't work the way it was planned, Stephanie was pleased….at least they all got what they needed. With that in mind, Shane stealthily crept up behind her with camera in hand.

"You get all that?" She asked with a smirk.

"It's all right here…." Shane then handed over the camera without another word. Stephanie looked at it and closed it's lens.

"Yea, someone is going to be paying alright," Stephanie said to no one in particular, "and that someone is going to be Shawn. Come on, guys; let's get out of here." All of the crew and participants followed Stephanie right out the front door, out the exact same exit that Shawn just made his way though just moments before.