Chapter 14 of The Last Step
Author: Alliegirl4life
Characters: Shawn Michaels, Vince McMahon, and others
Warnings: Suggestions of the following: kidnapping, murder, and violence
Note I: Sorry for the late update for anyone who has been reading. Updates may become less frequent
Note II: based on Royal Rumble results….but not exact….
Ok, the last time we left off, Shawn had just discovered that Hunter and Stephanie were in on his wife's brutal murder. Vince is still at large and is not showing his face to the Heart Break Kid…but don't worry…he's gonna get his sooner or later….
The Royal Rumble PPV:
Shawn pulled his wrist tape from underneath his gym bag and proceeded to put it on while his son watched and waited.
"Dad…?"
"Yea?"
"Why do you have to fight tonight?" Obviously his son wasn't fully aware of how things worked around here, so Shawn let out a sigh and prepared to give the best answer he could conjure up.
"Because, Cameron, it's my job. And don't worry…dad will be alright…." He looked into his son's worried eyes and almost wanted to break down…these last few weeks were hell on earth for him….and he wished his son had known that.
"Ok….just please…don't get hurt."
"I won't, I promise….." Shawn smiled and patted his son on the shoulder; he just hoped that he wouldn't get hurt too bad….because with everything that had been going on, that would be the worst thing that could possibly happen…or was it?
"Ok, Shawn, you ready?" Chris Masters asked as he entered the locker room. Shawn turned to face him.
"…Yea….lets go get 'em." He said, throwing on his tank top. Cameron began to follow, but was soon to realize that he wasn't supposed to follow his father out to the stage. He saw his father turn to face him and knew he had to stay within the locker room. "Cameron, listen, you're gonna have to stay here….."
"Shawn," Chris suddenly asked, "who are we going to have watch over him….you know Stephanie and Hunter…their still around, and in order to get back at you for what you did to them last week….."
"Ok, hey, who isn't involved in the rumble tonight?" Shawn asked sincerely.
"Uh…let me think……I know Tyson isn't. He was kicked out, remember?"
"Oh yea. Ok then, go get him and ask him to watch over my son." Shawn stood by his son's side for a few moments until Chris returned with Tyson by his side.
"Ok, here he is….Tyson…you see Cameron?"
"Yea…." The taller, heavier man mumbled, looking down at the little boy.
"Can you watch over him while we wrestle the Rumble?"
"Sure…anything you say…." Shawn then hesitantly handed his son over to the man and walked out the door, but not before hugging him good bye first. If only Shawn would have known…that that could have been the one thing that he would later come to regret…..
The Match:
"……Shawn Michaels!" Finkel's voice boomed over the microphone. This was it, he told himself…..if only he would have known what was about to happen to him.
The match went underway as all the superstars entered the ring one by one….Shawn was one of the last ten to enter the match up so he was out there by the time half of all the guys had been eliminated. He got inside the ring and was automatically jumped upon by Big Show and Kane…followed by Carlito and as scheduled, Chris Masters. He was alright with it…he wasn't suppose to be the last one eliminated anyways. As he continued to fight, he spotted Vince and his son, Shane, make their way down the ramp. Shawn sat up from his position on the canvas and began to seethe with anger. Just the sight of this man was beginning to really piss him off. He stood up and looked around the ring, and suspiciously, everyone around him was knocked out cold. How could that be….just a moment ago they were all fighting? But that didn't really matter because as Shawn kept his attention full-force upon the Chairman of the Board, Shane crept up from behind, and unexpectedly threw Shawn over the top rope-eliminating him from the match! Shawn glared up as the son of the WWE danced in the middle of the ring-celebrating Shawn's sudden loss. The Heart Break Kid then turned to face Vince, who was standing directly behind him, and began to chase after him as fast as his legs could possibly take him. Shane watched on as his father was being chased to the back and proceeded to follow suit. The crowd roared on as the match continued….
Meanwhile Backstage:
Tyson tightened his earring as Cameron sat there watching him.
"What are you doing?" The boy asked him.
"What do you mean, what am I doing? I'm just fixing my earring." He remarked smartly. He couldn't help but smile though, he had to admit, Shawn's only son had to be the most inquisitive kid he had ever set eyes on.
"Oh…ok." Cameron looked around his father's locker room as the man just stood there in silence. Tyson had to take a shower sooner or later…he was scheduled for a dark match at the end of the night. So, not really taking the thought into much consideration, he set his stuff down, and took off his shirt and placed it on the bench in the corner.
"Now Cameron that is your name, right?" The boy nodded. "You stay right here while I go to take a shower, alright? If anyone besides your father comes through that door over there….you scream your lungs out, ok?"
"Ok…..I will."
"Promise….?"
"….Promise…." Cameron smiled as he pinkie swore the man covered in tattoos. The man proceeded to go behind the shower curtain to take his shower…but he was unaware of one small little detail…..while making that promise….Cameron had his fingers crossed the entire time……
HHH's Locker room:
"Damn it, I knew that kid wasn't dead yet! Vince is going to kill me!" Hunter growled as he paced back and forth while looking at his wife sitting on the leather couch.
"Yea, I know…he's gonna kill me too. You know how he is Hunter."
"You don't think I already know that? Jesus! What do I tell him? What do WE tell him?"
"Honey, calm down, I'm sure that we will figure something out, don't worry."
"Don't worry? GOD! You have no fucking idea, do you? When he says we're dead-he means it! We are DEAD! As simple as that." He massaged his bruised forehead with frustration. "Damn, that hurts!" His wife came up to him and tried to hug him, but to no avail. There was just no getting past it; they were in trouble….and there was nothing to little they could do to prevent what was coming to them….unless…
"Hey, Hunter, I think I know a way out of this…"
"Oh really, and what would that be?"
"He had his son here the last Raw taping, right?" She smiled as he suddenly looked up and grinned. Obviously, he was thinking the exact same thing.
"Yea……and you suppose….he might have him here tonight…."
"If daddy never finds out that the boy is still alive…we may just be able to get out of this once and for all."
"You are brilliant, you know that! But we still don't know if he is…." And as if on cue, Shane came running through the door. "Yo, Shane, what's going on? What's the big hurry for?"
"Guys, I hate to interrupt, but have you seen dad anywhere?" Shane said, out of breath.
"No…..we haven't, why? What happened?" Stephanie intervened.
"Shawn, that damn son of a bitch, is chasing him down the halls and such…I can't find him! Have you seen him?"
"Uh, no…but Shane…have you seen a little boy running around here tonight at all?" Hunter inclined. He thought for sure that Shane wouldn't have the slightest clue as to what he was talking about.
"Why, yes I have…he was walking away from Shawn's locker room door just a few moments ago as I ran by. Why?" Hunter kept his mouth shut but was determined to get Shane out of that room as soon as possible.
"Ok, just wondering. I haven't seen your father, but if I do, I'll make sure to send him your way, ok? Now, can you please excuse Steph and me…?" Shane, seemingly getting the hint, walked toward the door.
"Ok, thanks man….I owe you one." And with that, Shane was out of the room, and running down the hall on his quest to find his father. Hunter turned to face his wife.
"You ready? Come on," he said, grabbing her arm, "time to go…."
"Go where?" Like as if she didn't already know!
"To go finish what we started so damn long ago!"
Out in the hallway:
Hunter looked around, until he saw a small figure walking down the hall in the opposite direction.
"You see that?" He asked his wife quietly.
"Yea…..want me to grab him?"
"No….just wait here….." Hunter approached the corner, to find the small boy leaning against an adjacent wall. Hunter crouched down to his level. "Hey there, little fellow. What is your name?" The boy crawled away a few feet from where he was sitting.
"Uh, my father tells me I shouldn't talk to strangers…."
"Well, I'm not a stranger….I'm your father's friend….." Hunter said, hoping the boy hadn't remembered what happened in the hotel room a few weeks back.
"No your not…." Hunter looked over to his wife around the corner and gave her the signal to go in and grab the young boy. "AAAHHH! DADDY HELP! NOOO! MMPPPHHH!" Steph wrapped her hand around the boy's mouth to muffle the screams and picked him up into her arms….and that is when she and Hunter made their fast get away.
A few minutes later:
Shawn ran down the hallway, looking for his boss, whom he had since lost sight of. That damn bastard! But as he ran around the corner…a whole different matter was at hand….there he saw his only son, Cameron, being pulled along by Stephanie and Hunter down the hall. Shawn called out only to have all three of them turn around to spot him.
"NOOOOO! CAMERON! Noooooo! BRING HIM BACK HERE! PLEASE!" Tears ran down his cheeks as he saw his son being pulled through the exit front doors and out into the parking lot. He ran as fast as he could, but it wasn't fast enough. He just barely exited the doors as he saw his son in the back of some limo being taken away. Shawn ran even faster, dying to catch up with the speeding vehicle…but after several minutes of running at full speed down the busy stretch of road, his legs gave out and his pace grew slower with each passing second. His vision became blurred by the tears as the limo's back end lights grew further away from view. He stopped running as the limo completely disappeared….and that was when he knew…he had already been too late….
A/N: Ok that is the end of Chapter 14…sorry it was so short….but obviously not many people seem to be reading this. For those of you who are, your comments are greatly appreciated! More soon! And don't forget to check out my newest endeavor-I've Lost My Smile!