Guess who's back… Back again… Hah hah. Just joking with you guys. This chapter is long and based mostly on Triple H and Shawn Michaels, although it does have a lot of everyone else in it. Guest appearances by the parents of Shawn Michaels, Stephanie McMahon, Linda McMahon and also the surprise return of a Superstar. Can you guess who it is? No, this person is not D-Generation X related… But close to it!

When Will It End?

Raw 12/15/03

Shane, Steve and Rob walked around backstage looking for something to do. "So, does anybody know what happened last night to Shawn? I saw him run out of your locker room. It looked as if he was going to throw up." Rob stated. Steve nodded his head. "Yeah. I heard Triple H screaming that he needed some help. My guess is that he passed out." Steve replied. Shane was about to say something when he saw Evolution down the hall from them. "Hey guys!" Shane shouted, causing Steve and Rob to turn and look at them. Evolution looked back and waved. "Hey!" Batista shouted. The large group of Superstars met in the middle of the hallway. They all high-fived each other with big smiles on their faces.

"Anyone know where Paul took Shawn?" Randy asked, rubbing his hands together, indicating it was business talk. "No, I don't. We haven't seen them since last night after Shane's match with jackass." Rob replied. "If I know Shawn, he won't let this shit keep him down." Shane stated and rubbed his head. "Yeah. He didn't even let his back injury stop him. I was shocked when I found out that he was still gonna wrestle me at 'Mania 14 with a broken back." Steve stated. "People work better under pressure sometimes, Steve." Ric stated. "Yeah, so anyone know where they are now?" Batista asked. Everyone nodded their head no.

"That's great. We can start off Raw by making every Superstar look for them," Shane started, shrugging his shoulders. Batista put his arm on Shane's left shoulder. "That's a great idea," He said and smiled. "You know I was just joking." Shane stated and looked at him. "I'm sure you were, buddy." Batista replied as his smile got bigger. Steve chuckled. "I don't think we should worry so much. Triple H and Shawn are both married. They won't go off and not tell anyone." He stated. Shawn and Triple H walked over to the large group of Superstars that were gathered in the middle of the hallway. "What's this? A gang bang?" Shawn sarcastically asked the group. Once they heard his voice, all six of them turned to stare at them. "Where the hell were you two?" Rob shouted. "Why?" Triple H asked and stared. "We were looking all over for you. We were really worried about the way Shawn was acting. You ok, Michaels?" Ric asked. Shawn nodded his head yes.

"Oh. Sorry about that. Shawn and I were discussing the 'great idea' he had from Raw last week. We never got to finish talking about it. I think I accidentally got Shawn drunk last night, too," Triple H stated. Shawn looked at him. "You did not!" He shouted. "Oh..." Rob sarcastically stated. "I thought you didn't drink, Shawn." Randy sarcastically announced. "Well, he was bombed last night. You should've seen him." Triple H stated and started laughing.

Sooner or later, the rest of the Superstars were laughing as well. Shawn stood there, feeling completely humiliated. Everyone seemed to believe Triple H even though he was lying. They knew Shawn doesn't drink, but they refused to believe it whenever Trips told a joke. "Oh, that's real funny." Shawn angrily announced. Everyone stopped laughing when they saw that Shawn wasn't amused. "Seriously, guys... Don't run off like giddy girls and not call us. We were worried about you." Shane stated. "Yeah. McMahon is right." Ric stated, agreeing with him. "We're sorry. Wait... Did you just refer to us as giddy girls?" Triple H asked.

"I think he did!" Randy shouted. Triple H and Shawn looked at each other. "Oh, jee... Thanks..." Shawn sarcastically stated. "No problem." Shane replied and put an arm around Shawn and the other around Triple H. Eric Bischoff walked over to the group of Superstars. At first he looked pissed, and then he smiled at them, causing them to smile back. "Way to go, Shane. Congrats on your HUGE win." Eric stated and held out his hand for Shane to shake.

Shane took his arms off of Triple H and Shawn and looked at Eric Bischoff's extended hand, then his face. He saw that Eric was serious, so he shook his hand. The action surprised Evolution, Austin, RVD and Michaels. "This is a moment to remember." Triple H stated causing Shane and Eric to jump and rip their hands away from the hand shake. "How's the throat, Michaels?" Eric asked he seemed to be humiliated. "Ok." Shawn replied. He cleared his throat and walked away from the group. "What the hell!" Randy asked in shock. "I'll go after him." Rob offered only to be stopped by Triple H.

"No, Rob. Let me take care of this. I'll get him to talk." Triple H stated and went after Shawn. "Well, it's just about that time where I walk away from this 'gang bang' as Shawn refers to it. I have to go and get ready for the show, anyway." Shane announced and walked away. "Hey, Shane!" Rob shouted. Shane turned around to look at him. "We'll be keeping our eyes on you!" Steve shouted. Shane walked away and laughed to himself. He couldn't believe how crazy Steve Austin was these days. He never really acted like that before.

Shane saw the person he was looking for and ran in her direction. He was searching for his wife, Marissa. He ran over to her and showed the large smile to her face. She happily hugged him. "Hi!" He shouted to her and returned the hug. "What's the smile about, babe? I'm so happy for you, sweetie! You pulled 2 out of 3 against Kane!" She shouted.

They let each other go. Once they did, Shane tried to think of what to say. "Thanks, baby. Anyway, I need to talk to you in a little while. Join me in the ring when the show comes on. Later, babe." He went to leave, but Marissa grabbed his arm. "Wait. Before you go... I wanted to ask you how Shawn is. Is he ok? What happened last night?" She asked Shane.

Shane looked at her eyes and saw she was concerned. He chuckled and nodded his head. "Nobody really knows what's going on with him. He's getting pretty good at hiding his emotions. He's ok, so he says. But you know Shawn... He'll say anything to take the attention off himself. It's not like him to lie, but in this case, where it's serious, I think he is. Paul isn't saying anything about it, either. Nobody has an idea of what happened last night after my match... To tell you the truth, I will never understand Michael Shawn Hickenbottom." Shane replied. Marissa gasped, and then chuckled. "He's very weird... But... He's adorable... If anyone can figure out what's wrong with him, it's Paul. Paul has his way with Shawn, you know. He knows him better then we do. I hope he's going to be ok." Marissa stated. Shane gave her an assuring nod, then smiled and walked away.

Raw: On Air

Raw kicked off with the usual fireworks. "Hello everyone and welcome to Monday Night Raw! This is Jim Ross sitting along side Jerry "the King" Lawler! We are live in the Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas! And boy do we have a huge night ahead!" J.R shouted, welcoming the fans watching Raw at home. "You bet we do, J.R! For the main event we have all 4 members of Evolution vs. Kane! With the 'Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels as Special Guest Referee!" Jerry shouted in shock.

"Is Michaels making the wrong move in this match, King? We'll never know. After watching what happened last week, I thought we would never see Michaels again. He shouldn't even step into a WWE arena... Let alone a WWE ring as an official!" J.R shouted. "Only time will prove, J.R. Give it time. Nobody knows what's going on inside the head of Shawn Michaels." Jerry assured J.R and the fans watching at home.

Shane's song echoed over the loud speakers. Fans applauded him as he 'danced' down to the ring. "Here is the man who defeated Kane in an Inferno Match last night at Armageddon, King!" J.R shouted. Jerry Lawler nodded his head. "With a little help, of course..." He replied as he watched Shane get into the ring with a huge smile on his face. Lillian Garcia kindly handed him a microphone before he even asked her for one.

"We'll show you folks at home more footage from that match and its shocking ending later on tonight. This young man is gutsy. He has a lot of heart, King," J.R stated and paused for his partner's comments. "I wonder what the big smile is about. Did he get his injured buddy Shawn Michaels to drop down the nickname the 'Heartbreak Kid'?" King sarcastically asked J.R. "Of course Shane would be smiling! I'd bet my Oklahoman butt you'd be smiling if you pulled a 2 out of 3 against Kane! Shawn Michaels would never give up that nickname! Especially since it was given to him by the late Curt Henning." J.R replied, giving King an odd look.

"What's up, Houston? I wanted to come out here tonight for a few reasons… I wanted to thank you, the WWE fans for cheering me on for these past few months since my return on the 28th of July," Shane paused and listened to the crowds' reaction. "And I wanted to take care of some business out here in the ring… Business that I find dear to my heart… Marissa… Would you like to join me out here in the ring at this time?" Shane asked, watching the Titan Tron. Marissa came out only to a few 'slut' chants. She got into the ring and faced her ex husband. "What's on your mind, Shane?" She asked him and smiled. "These two are all about smiles, J.R." Jerry angrily pointed out.

"There's something I wanted you to know," Shane paused and waited for Marissa to say something. "You can tell me, Shane." She stated and smiled at him. Shane smiled back. "Over this past month… I realized some things that I never knew before… I realized that I love you, no matter how much you hurt me. It broke my heart to lose you to Kane. But I have to admit, you did what you thought was right at the time. I can't blame you for that. I don't want to destroy your pride. Marissa… I love you… I never stopped loving you and I never will… Ever…" Shane stated. Fans were speechless. They just continued to stare in awe at Shane McMahon and Marissa.

"I love you too, Shane," Marissa paused, listening to the crowds' reaction. They seemed to be enjoying this in some odd way. "When Kane broke in and attacked you that one night, I thought he was going to kill you. That's why I told him if he left you alone; I would go with him peacefully. He did, and everyday I suffer for that choice. The decision I made was horrible. If I could reverse time and take it back, I would…" Marissa stated and started to cry. Shane put his hand on her shoulder.

"Shh… It's ok… I know, Rissa… Just do me a favor, ok? Answer me honestly. I love you and now I know that you feel the same. So," Shane dropped down to one knee and looked up at Marissa. Fans stood in complete shock, cheering. Marissa stood with her hands over her mouth, still crying. "Will you marry me… Again?" Shane asked and took out an engagement ring. "Oh my God, Shane… Yes! Yes I will!" She shouted. He put the ring on her finger as fans started cheering even more then they already were. Shane hugged Marissa tight; however, Marissa pulled away from the hug and kissed him. "I can't believe my eyes, J.R!" King shouted. "Neither can I, King! But I'm happy for this young couple! They deserve it now that Kane is out of their lives for good!" J.R shouted in response. Shane and Marissa headed backstage as fans still cheered them on.

Shawn and Triple H

(Took place during the segment of Shane and Marissa)

Triple H chased after Shawn for a few more minutes until they were in the parking lot. Once Shawn stopped running, he sat down on the cold pavement and starred. Triple H smirked, realizing that Shawn truly did act his shoe size. He put a hand on Shawn's shoulder. "Come on, Shawn… What's going on, buddy? What's wrong? You can tell me…" Triple H softly stated. Shawn turned to look at him. Within seconds, Shawn hugged Triple H and refused to let go. Triple H hugged back, his mind briefly flashed back to the last time Shawn hugged him like this. It was a few minutes before Shawn's Casket Match at the 1998 Royal Rumble with the Undertaker. The match that could be blamed for Shawn's back injury. He remembered how he didn't want to hug Shawn in front of the other guys in the back. But now he didn't care about the guys in the back and what they thought.

Triple H let Shawn go after about 2 minutes of non-stop hugging. "Ok, now I need you to tell me what's wrong?" He stated and starred at Shawn. Shawn starred back, not saying a word. "You wouldn't understand if I told you." He replied and turned away.

If you knew Triple H, it wasn't like him to force one of his friends to tell him something. He never physically abused Shawn to tell him anything, but he decided to change his mind this time. He roughly grabbed Shawn's head and yanked it so the two became face to face again. "Tell me what's wrong, Shawn. Come on, who am I going to tell?" Triple H sarcastically asked. Shawn lowered his eyes to the floor, then back at Triple H's face. "I said nothing! Actually I said I wouldn't tell you because you wouldn't understand… But nothing's wrong!" Shawn shouted and ripped Triple H's hand off his head.

"Then how come when I called your house there was no answer? I thought you said Rebecca was at home with Cameron last week. Well, I called and nobody picked up. Explain this to me and I'll leave you alone." Triple H stated and crossed his arms over his chest. Shawn blankly starred at him. "We were at my parents' house. Randy, Scott, and Shari came over. One of our uncles died, if it's ok with you." Shawn replied and crossed his arms over his chest as well.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Which uncle?" Triple H asked, removing his arms from his current pose. Shawn did the same and stood up, then put his arms back the way they were. "My uncle Kevin. The one I was really close with. That's why I've been acting so strange. There's nothing to worry about, really…" Shawn stated and looked at Triple H.

"How did he die? You know… If you don't mind me asking you… I know that stuff can be personal…" Triple H stated. "No, I can tell you. My parents called me at the hospital on Wednesday and told me my brother Scott was coming to sign me out. He did and we headed back to San Antonio. My dad told me that my uncle was with them watching Raw… After what Kane did to me, my uncle was complaining of chest pains. The next day they got a call from his wife saying that he literally dropped dead. Heart attack, stress induced." Shawn replied, letting silent tears fall from his now green eyes.

"That really sucks, Shawn…How about what happened last night after my brother in laws match? You know, when you got a nose bleed and passed out? How can you explain that?" Triple H asked Shawn. Shawn wiped his face dry and slowly shrugged his shoulders in response. "I don't know. Do I look like a friggin doctor to you?" Shawn sarcastically asked.

Triple H chuckled. "Sure. You're Dr. Max Michaels from the movie 'Fantastic Voyage.' You're the evil bald guy." Triple H stated and laughed. Shawn smiled, then silently laughed. "Very funny. Sorry for pissing you off. I seem to be doing that a lot to everyone lately." Shawn stated. He and Triple H hugged again.

"Oh shit, no…" He stated and let go of Shawn. Shawn did the same. He took a step back and looked at Triple H's shocked face. "What? What is it?" He asked. When he got no response, he turned around and saw Kane slowly approaching them like Michael Myers stalks his victims in a 'Halloween' movie. Shawn's eyes widened as he watched Kane. Both men prepared for a war.

Kane reached the men and slightly looked down at them to stare them both in the eyes. "It's your fault! It's all your fault!" He shouted at Triple H. "What the hell do you mean it's all my fault! I should be telling you the same! It's all your fault! It's all your fault nothing good is going on in our lives!" Triple H screamed. Shawn rubbed his head; he knew what Triple H was blaming Kane for.

"You cost me Marissa! You cost me my match, you rotten referee! It's your fault I lost to Shane McMahon! It's your fault he didn't feel my pain! It's your fault I have to deal with the Undertaker!" Kane shouted. Triple H was about to shout back at Kane, but Shawn jumped in the middle of the two. It was odd, because Shawn was the shortest of the three. "Come on, guys… Knock it off… Save the heat and steam for tonight's match…This is getting you 2 nowhere." He stated.

Shawn calmed Triple H down, but he realized he partially calmed Kane down. Somebody had done a great job in hyping Kane up tonight. "Oh, no Shawn… This is going to get ME somewhere!" Kane shouted. He kicked Triple H in the face, knocking him out. Shawn remembered this well from the previous week. He wanted to run, but something told him to stay, just like Triple H did.

Kane looked from an unconscious Triple H to Shawn Michaels. He wasn't stupid. He knew Shawn was the smallest and probably the weakest of the three. He grabbed Shawn by his head and threw him into a concrete wall. Shawn bounced off of it. "UGH!" He shouted in pain as he landed on the floor. For an odd reason, the left side of Shawn's head hurt but his right side went numb. Kane grabbed him and threw him at a very high speed, and forcefully, through a nearby car window. The glass shattered instantly and Shawn fell right through. He landed with a thump sprawled out across the driver and passenger seats.

The car alarm of the new car was set off, startling and waking up Triple H. He looked around for Shawn and didn't see him, and then he heard Kane laughing. "That was so damn easy, Michaels!" He shouted and laughed. Triple H stood up and walked over to Kane. "Leave him alone." He stated bravely. Kane grabbed him by his head and rammed it onto the top of the car. He continued to lay a beating on a now defenseless Triple H and knocked him unconscious again. This time, Triple H was bleeding. Kane laughed and walked away without another word.

Evolution Locker Room

Randy and Dave Batista were playing against each other in WWE's newest game for Playstation 2, Smackdown Here Comes the Pain. Randy was playing as himself and Dave was playing as Triple H. Ric was watching them play the game, and he was easily amused by it. Evolution heard odd noises, being their locker room was the closest to the parking lot. "Should we go and check it out?" Dave asked as he paused the game. "After I beat your ass! Turn it back on!" Randy shouted. Dave unpaused the game and kept playing. Ric chuckled. "Ignorance is bliss…" He told himself and returned his sight to the newspaper in his hands. Randy and Dave had been playing the game ever since Shane walked away from the group.

Dave jumped in the air and paused the game when they heard a loud noise followed by a car alarm. "Come on, man! We have to go out there!" He shouted and threw the controller on the couch. Ric and Randy also got up and put the item in their hands down. They walked out of the locker room and headed towards the parking lot. "What do you think is going on?" Ric asked Randy and Dave. "I have no clue…" Randy stated and was about to open the thick concrete door separating them from the parking lot, but Dave jumped in front of him.

"Let me open it up." He stated and opened the door. Dave looked around, then motioned that it was safe. The three members of Evolution filed through the door and looked around the parking lot. They noticed a car alarm going off but didn't think anything of it. The first thing they saw was Triple H lying in a head-sized pool of his own blood. Randy raised an eyebrow. He knew Trips came out here with Shawn Michaels. Ric knelt down next to Triple H and attempted to revive him. "Hey, somebody go look for Michaels," Ric stated and watched as Dave and Randy went to look around. "Trips? Hey? Champ? You ok?" He asked and watched as Triple H slowly stirred around to consciousness. Randy angrily stomped over to the car and mumbled something about stupid wrestlers not being able to control their own vehicles.

"Shawn?" Dave shouted over and over again. Triple H was starting to stir around more. He opened his eyes and looked at Ric Flair. Ric smiled down at him. "Hey! Are you alright, Champ? Do you know where Shawn went?" Ric asked. Triple H struggled to remember what happened. He was chasing after Shawn… They spoke about his uncle dying… Made fun of 'Fantastic Voyage'… Kane showed up… Kicked him in the face… Threw Shawn into a car… Beat him up more… He struggled to find the words to tell Ric to get Shawn help because of what Kane had done to him. All he managed to mumble was "Car" before losing consciousness again.

Ric couldn't believe what he just heard. He had to stop thinking and replay Triple H's voice in his head and enhance it with his mind. "Car." Jesus Christ! Is he kidding me? Ric thought to himself. He snapped back into reality as the volume went on again and the surrounding noises entered his mind. Dave was calling for Shawn in that annoying masculine voice of his and a car alarm was going off. When he was about to turn to Randy and Dave and tell them what Triple H had said, Randy screamed off the top of his lungs.

Dave stopped calling for Shawn and turned to look at Randy. It looked like he had seen a ghost. "What is it? Randy, what's wrong?" Dave screamed. Randy got a somewhat traumatized look on his face. "Oh my God… Oh my God…" He repeated. Ric suddenly thought about what Triple H had told him. Oh no… He thought to himself and stood up. "What is it, Randy?" He asked. Dave started to head in Randy's direction because he seemed too incoherent to say anything at the moment.

Randy, now snapping out of his traumatized state, pointed at the car and just starred at it. Oh no, Trips was telling the truth… Ric thought. Dave jogged over to where Randy was and peered inside the car to see for himself what was wrong. "OH MY GOD! SHAWN!" He shouted so loud Triple H started to stir around again. Ric ran over to where they were and looked inside to see it for his own eyes. "Oh my God…" He stated. The three members of Evolution were starring at the lifeless body of Shawn Michaels sprawled out across the two front seats. "We… We gotta do something…" Randy stated, getting right back into his traumatized state.

Ric was always known to be calm during a rough situation. "Ok, ok… Don't panic, Randy… Calm down… Ok… Open up the passenger's door and drag him out… Then go and get some help." He stated and backed up a bit to allow Randy and Dave to have room. They ran around to the opposite side of the car and ripped the door open. The alarm went off and they were happy because it was so annoying to them. Randy and Dave looked at each other. Dave patted Randy on the back, assuring him that he could keep his cool and not freak out. They each grabbed an arm and looked each other in the eye. "Ready? One… Two… Three...Go." Dave stated. He and Randy worked together to drag Shawn out of the car.

"Wait, wait. Hold on." Randy stated. He gave Dave Shawn's other arm and grabbed onto Shawn's legs to keep an injury from occurring. They placed Shawn down on the cold concrete floor next to the drivers' side of the car. He was busted open and was bleeding a lot. Not to mention, Dave noticed a shiner on the left side of his head. "Damn… Somebody got 'em good…" He said and looked at Ric. Ric nodded his head. "Wonder who…" He stated sarcastically.

Randy and Dave looked at him. "Wouldn't take a rocket scientist there, Ric…" Dave replied and wiped Shawn's blood off his hands. Ric nodded his head and processed a plan mentally. "Ok… You guys need to go get Austin, Van Dam, and McMahon… You know, the main crew here… Get them and tell them you need help." Ric stated. Randy and Dave nodded their heads. "You ok here by yourself, Ric?" Randy asked. Ric nodded his head and motioned for them to go. They looked from Shawn to Ric to Paul and back at Ric, then headed for the door.

Backstage

After Both Events

Shane and Marissa headed backstage. They were happy about their reunion. They turned the corner to see Steve and Rob with smiles on their faces applauding them. Shane smiled at them. "That was excellent, Shane-O." Rob stated and gave Shane a five. "Yeah. It's about time, too. Don't think nobody saw you two looking at each other with concerned faces last night…" Austin stated with an evil smile. "Hey… You know what… You're too observant sometimes, Steve…" Marissa stated and hugged him. Shane smiled, and then turned to see Randy Orton and Dave Batista storming towards them down the hall with blood covering their arms. They were being followed by a camera man. "Here comes Randy Orton and Dave Batista… They look… Wait a minute… They're covered in blood!" J.R. shouted. Jerry Lawler nodded his head in approval. "I think they're up to something…" He stated.

"HEY! Guys! We need some help!" Randy shouted over at the 3 men. All 3 turned to look at him and titled their heads. They didn't remember seeing this in the shows schedule. "What the hell happened!" Rob shouted. Dave cleared his throat. "Somebody attacked Michaels and Trips in the parking lot. Trips is in and out of consciousness and Michaels was thrown through a car window." He shouted back at Rob. Everyone's eyes widened. "What the hell did you just say!" Shane asked.

"Did I just hear Batista say what I think I did?" J.R. asked Jerry Lawler. Jerry nodded his head. "I think you did, J.R. And so did the rest of the world. Somebody attacked Trips and Shawn Michaels. Apparently, Michaels is bleeding from being thrown through the car window. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who this 'somebody' is." Jerry stated. Randy turned to look back at Shane. "You heard what Dave said. Now are you guys gonna help or not!" He shouted in anger. Austin, Rob and Shane jumped back. "Yeah, we're coming." Austin stated and followed the two members of Evolution. Rob looked back at Shane before chasing after Rob. "Uh… Go get my mom and some medics." Shane told Marissa. She nodded her head. "Be careful."

Parking Lot

"Just how much blood is there?" Austin asked Dave and Randy. "Do we look like scientists to you?" Dave asked sarcastically. Austin growled and mumbled under his breath about people being disrespectful. Randy looked at Austin. "We don't know, Steve. But both of them are busted open pretty damn good." He told him. "Perfect. This is what we needed to start off Raw." Rob sarcastically stated and rubbed his head. Dave shoved the metal door to the parking lot open and walked through it. "Oh my God." J.R. stated once the camera man zoomed into Triple H, who was lying unconscious near the door. The camera man was shoved away from Trips by Randy. So he just turned his head to the right and zoomed in on Shawn Michaels. "OH MY GOD! I thought they were lying!" Jerry shouted. "Oh my God…" Shane stated as he walked over to Shawn's motionless body. He looked down at him and gagged at the sight and smell of all the blood.

Dave came up from behind Shane and put his hand on his shoulder to let him know it would be ok. "Everything's gonna be ok, Shane-O. What's wrong?" He asked. Shane looked from Shawn's bloody face to Dave. "It's just that… This war was supposed to be over… Nothing was supposed to happen… This is the man who told me not to punk Kane out two weeks ago… And now look what happened… I knew I should've listened to him… I met Shawn in 1989! He's been around longer then me! Jesus…. And Trips… My future brother in law… I can't see them like this…" Shane stated. He honestly didn't know what to do. He wanted to break down and cry but he couldn't do that in front of his friends, who were concerned just like he was. Dave put his arm around Shane's shoulder.

Randy bent down to look at Triple H's face. It looked like he was starting to come around again, so he lightly tapped his face. Triple H opened his eyes and looked at him. "Randy…?" He asked and slowly adjusted his eyes to the bright light. Randy nodded his head yes and smiled down at him. "Yeah… It's me, Trips… Do you remember what happened?" He asked. Ric looked down at Triple H and smiled. "Hey! Guys! Trips is conscious again!" He happily shouted.

Triple H looked around and closed his eyes to try and figure out what had just happened. He was chasing after Shawn… They spoke about his uncle dying… Made fun of 'Fantastic Voyage'… Kane showed up… Kicked him in the face… Threw Shawn into a car… Beat him up more…Blacked out… That was all Trips seemed to remember, but then he thought about it harder. Kane showed up… Threw Shawn into a car… Whoa! Did Kane throw Shawn into a car? Trips asked himself. "Where's Shawn…?" Trips asked Randy, who looked down at him again. "Um… Something happened, Trips… You're not going to be happy… Somebody threw Shawn through a car window… It looks kind of bad…" Randy replied.

Stephanie McMahon, Linda McMahon, Marissa and some medics ran out of the arena and into the parking garage. Stephanie ran over to Trips. "Are you ok, Paul! What happened?" She asked him in a panicked voice. Trips nodded his head. "Um… I tried… I really did this time…" He stated and pointed over at Shawn. Linda's jaw dropped when she saw him and saw that horrified look on Shane's face. She looked over at Trips and nodded her head. "You tried last time as well, Paul… Who did it?" She asked.

Trips nodded his head. He really didn't want to say that Kane had done it. The feud between the McMahon's and Kane was supposed to be over. But it was also very obvious that Kane had done it. "It… It was Kane…" He finally told them. "But… Kane was supposed to…" Stephanie started, but stopped mid sentence to avoid upsetting anyone further. She looked over at Shane, who usually didn't do panic, but he was horrified at what he saw. Vince ran out and observed the wreckage, then let it settle in without saying anything. "Oh my God!" He shouted after several minutes. Linda ran to him and gave him a hug. "It was Kane…" She stated and sobbed onto his shoulder. The medics had already gone to work helping Triple H and Shawn.

Vince patted Linda on the back and once she let go of him he walked over to Shane. Vince put his hand on Shane's shoulder and watched as he turned slowly to look at him. He had never seen Shane like this before. Shane had always played it cool and never had a panic button to push. This time, Kane had taken it too far. Shane hugged Vince and tried desperately not to cry. "It's ok, Shane-O… It's ok…" Vince told his son. Shane started to sob onto Vince's shoulder. "It was supposed to be over, dad… Kane was supposed to leave us alone…" He sobbed. The only thing Vince could do was hug Shane a little tighter to attempt to assure him things would be ok.

Dave, Randy, Rob and Austin looked at each other and lowered their heads. They didn't know what to do. They never saw Shane like that, and they never saw Trips and Shawn looking so vulnerable. "Agh… Never seen something like this happen before…" Austin stated and looked at the floor. Randy looked at him. "I don't think anybody did, Steve. This is new and it's just plain wrong." He replied. Dave looked at Steve. "Ok… We really shouldn't make such a big deal out of this… I mean… We have to get the camera man out of here. He's only advertising the wrong thing to the audience." He stated; trying to convince everyone it was the wrong thing to show on TV. "You're right, dude. This shouldn't be aired on TV… But you two already made a deal out of it by running up to me, Steve, Shane and Marissa when a camera man was right near you. Now everyone is curious as to what the hell is going on back here." Rob reasoned.

The medic tending to Trips helped him up. "You good from here, Trips?" He asked. Triple H nodded his head and looked at his wife. "This shouldn't have happened, you know… It was not in the story board and it will never happen again… I'll talk to dad about suspending Kane without pay." Stephanie stated, but Triple H grabbed her arm. "Yeah? And then what? What do you think he's going to do when he gets back? He's going to be more of a psycho-path then he was before. That's not the right way of going about this, Steph." He told her. She nodded her head, trying not to shed her tears. When she couldn't do so, she ran into the arena. Linda turned and watched her go, then looked at Trips and walked over to him. "This is just hard for her, that's all…" She reasoned.

Trips nodded his head in agreement. "Trust me, I believe you. It's hard for me, too… I mean… Everyone is just so… Down… All cause Kane had to go and attack the original D-X… I mean, come on… It's just me and Shawn Michaels…" He stated. Linda had enough and decided to cut him off. "Paul… Listen… I'm not in the mood for this, ok? When I look at your face, all I see is your eyes. You're covered in your own blood. Michaels is out and it doesn't look like he's any better then you are at the moment. Look at Shane. You two are his best friends out of everyone because you're like family. He doesn't know what to do right now, and for the first time in a long time his panic button was pushed. Eventually he's going to go into shock. I don't want him to see anything else happen… Ok? Can we remain calm for him?" Linda asked. Trips nodded his head and looked over at Shane and Vince. He noticed medics on the ground trying to wake Shawn up.

Shane continued to sob onto Vince's shoulder. It was all he felt like doing at the moment. He saw Trips over Vince's shoulder looking over at him. Trips started to walk over to him. He noticed that Trips never quit. He always stuck with things no matter how much pain he was in. Vince let Shane go and turned to be face to face with Trips. "Hey… You ok, Paul?" Vince asked him. Trips nodded his head yes then turned to face Shane. "Listen man… It's not your fault… Ok? You're acting as if you told Kane to do this… I know you wouldn't do that… And, hey… Shawn's going to be fine…" He stated, attempting to calm Shane down. Shane smiled, then frowned and cried. "I know, Trips… I know… I… I can't see you two like this! I'm not as strong as I used to be… And I really don't like the smell and sight of blood anymore…" He stated. Trips smiled a little and allowed Shane to hug him.

"Uh… Shane… You do realize you're getting drenched with blood, right?" Trips asked. Shane nodded his head and closed his eyes. "Yes I realize it… And I don't care… I'm just happy that you're ok…" He replied and let go of Trips. Trips looked at Shane's face and torso. He had Trips' blood dripping off his hair and down his face onto his shirt.

Over Shane's shoulder in the distance, Trips saw a tall man around his mid 40's walking towards them. He thought he looked very familiar and stopped to stare at him for a little while. He saw his face light up and jumped backwards. "What the hell happened here!" He shouted and continued to approach Shane, Trips and Vince. Vince turned to look at him and swore he was going to have a heart attack. He picked a great day to show up for reinstatement. "Oh… My…. God! It's Kevin Nash!" Jerry Lawler shouted. "What in the hell is he doing here?" JR asked.

Kevin knelt over and observed Shawn once he reached him. He couldn't stand to see him that way so he looked away. Of course, he saw Austin, Dave, Rob and Randy standing nearby. "Hi… Kevin…" Austin stated and looked as if he had seen a ghost. Rob waved at him shyly. Kevin nodded his head, acknowledging the two had said hello, then turned to Vince, Shane and Trips. Vince gulped. "Listen, Kevin… I don't know if you've been watching lately but we've been having a lot of problems with Kane and…" Kevin cut Vince off before he went any further. "What happened to him!" He shouted. Noticing Paul was covered in blood; he looked over at him and narrowed his eyes to an evil glare. "Now Kev… I know what you're thinking… But you know I would never do this to Shawn… He's… My best friend… I had no reason to do it… Kane attacked the both of us…" Trips explained.

Kevin motioned with his hand, hushing Trips from saying anything else. "Listen, I wasn't blaming you, Trips. I was asking you what happened. That's all I really care about at the moment. Did Kane throw him threw the car windshield?" Kevin asked. Trips nodded his head. "Yeah… He did… I really tried to stop him… But…" Trips' voice trailed away. He gave up on trying to explain to everyone he was Shawn's best friend and he would protect him if necessary. Just when things couldn't get any worse, Shawn's parents come out of the arena. Vince looked at them and nearly jumped out of his skin. "Er… Hello Colonel… Hello Carol…" He stated as he walked over to them.

The Colonel, Shawn's dad, cleared his throat. He and Vince had fought in the past over Shawn's career and how much Vince was running him too hard. In fear of harming his career, the Colonel gave up and became friends with Vince. This time it was different. "You mind telling me what's going on, Mr. McMahon?" He asked. Vince looked around and tried to act innocent. He really wasn't in the mood to explain himself to people that deserved the explanation. "Listen… I really don't…" Vince was cut off by Shawn's mother, Carol. "No, Mr. McMahon… You listen! For over 10 years my son has worked himself to death for your business and THIS is how you repay him? You accused him of taking drugs when he wasn't. You made him screw that man Bret Hart and make all of Canada hate him. You allowed him to wrestle in that match with Mark Calloway that broke my boys back!" Carol shouted. Shane, at this time, had made his way over to Shawn's parents and cleared his throat. "Excuse me… I wanted to say something if you don't mind… Um… This definitely was not planned… We had NO idea that this was going to happen… After my match with that big guy Kane last night, our feud was supposed to be over for good… Kane took it upon himself to attack Shawn and Trips… I'm just as upset as you are over this…" Shane stated and began shedding tears silently.

Carol saw how upset Shane was and decided to let this one slide. She realized that it was an accident and nobody knew it was going to happen. She saw that Shane was really upset over it and that he was worried for her son and his best friend. The Colonel, however, didn't feel the same way. "Listen here… I am sick and tired of seeing my son look like this on TV! I am tired of seeing all those scars on his head from blading himself for this company… Shedding his blood for all these people… I really don't like seeing him like this, Mr. McMahon… And I'm sure if the roles were reversed and if it was your son, you'd feel the same way." He stated. Vince cleared his throat, and then looked over at Shane before talking. "Listen, Richard… I understand how you feel. And I really am sorry. I love Shawn like my own son. He's like a brother to my kids. And he's my future son-in-laws best friend. I wasn't expecting this to happen… If I could only explain it to you clearly…" Vince's voice trailed away.

The Colonel saw that it looked as if Vince was going to cry. He couldn't stand to see Vince cry after seeing his pathetic son cry. The Colonel, Richard, looked over at his own son, still being tended to by medics and surrounded by Kevin Nash and Paul Levesque. He nodded his head disapprovingly and looked back at Vince. "Listen… I get that it was an accident… And I'm sorry for snapping at you… I'm just sick of seeing my boy get hurt… He's suffered enough already with that back injury… And I really don't like my wife watching him like this… And Shawn's wife doesn't deserve to see him like this either… Just… Promise you'll try not to let this happen again…" He told Vince. Vince looked up at him and got a glow in his eyes. He smiled and nodded his head. "I promise… Just please don't take Shawn away from us here…We love him now… Right, Shane-O?" Vince asked and slapped Shane on the shoulder. "Ow… yeah…" Shane stated and smiled at Richard and Carol. Carol, like any other sweet old lady, smiled back at Shane and pinched his cheek. At first, Shane looked miserable, but he smiled when she let him go. He never had that happen to him before since he wasn't close with his grandmother.

Richard looked over at his son again and got upset. He truly hated seeing him like that. He wanted to go over to him, but feared seeing him up-close in that condition. Shane followed Richard's eyes over to Shawn, then gathered up his courage and turned to face him. "I'll go over there with you if you want, Colonel…" Shane stated. Richard looked back at Shane and titled his head to the side with a confused look on his face. "But… You looked like you were going to throw up before…" He replied.

Shane nodded his head. "I just got a bit queasy. I never saw anyone in that condition, and it was hard for me to accept that it's Shawn lying there… I mean… Shawn is never like that… He's always… Full of life… Loving… Funny… God I miss that Shawn right now…" Shane stated and looked back at Richard. "So do I, kid. Well… I'll go over there… Need to let my boy know I love him… Come on…" Richard stated and put his arm around Shane's shoulder. The two walked there in complete silence. The Colonel knew that Shane was terrified to go over to Shawn and see him bleeding profusely from his head. And the fact that he was doing it made the Colonel respect him much more. Vince looked back at Carol. "I don't really think Shawn would want you to see him in this state…" Vince admitted shyly. Carol shrugged her shoulders. "Too late for that, Mr. McMahon. I've seen my son in worse shape then this. But, for his sake, I'll go inside and wait until he's conscious." Carol replied and walked back into the arena.

As soon as the medic pulled a piece of glass out of Shawn's head, his eyes began to flutter. Trips put his hand on Shawn's shoulder. "Shawn? Shawn? Can you hear me?" He asked. Shawn's beautiful blue eyes opened and looked up at him. "He's conscious!" The medic shouted over a radio. Shawn blinked several times before being able to see again, and then focused on the two men in front of him, Kevin and Trips. "Kev…? Trips…? What the hell…?" He asked. His voice trailed away when he saw Vince, his father and Shane arrive at his side. Kevin smiled, and then bent over further. "I'm gonna pick you up, ok, buddy?" He asked and waited for Shawn to nod his head. Once he did, Kevin picked him up like a baby and carried him into the arena. Kevin didn't even care that Shawn was still bleeding and his blood was soaking into his shirt. All he cared about was getting his best friend into the arena where he was safe.

Arena

Kevin carried Shawn through the hallways and brought him to the trainers' room. Shawn was a little shaken up, but seemed to constantly fall in and out of consciousness. He put Shawn down on the table and turned to see Trips, Vince, Shane and the Colonel behind him. "Agh! Don't do that! You guys are going to give me a heart attack!" Kevin shouted at them. Trips walked passed him and looked down at Shawn, who was looking back up at him. "Wasn't your fault, Paul…" He mumbled. Trips nodded his head and shook of his urge to cry. "I'm not too sure of that, Shawn…" He replied and put his head in his hands.

Shawn blinked at him several times and nodded his head slowly. Trips smirked at him. They didn't even have to speak to know what was on each others mind. The Colonel got a towel and walked over to Shawn. "Hey… Shawn… Mind if I wipe your face dry?" He asked. Shawn nodded his head no, so his dad started to clean the blood from his face. "Sorry, dad…" He stated and looked up at his father.

Richard looked down at him and titled his head to the side. "What in the hell do you have to be sorry for, Michael? Joining the WWE was your fault! Listening to this idiot was your fault! But this attack… It wasn't your fault," He shouted at Shawn. He realized he had just snapped at his son and looked down at his half scared, half upset face. Not only did Richard call Shawn by his first name, but he also made him feel worse then he already did. Shawn was going to apologize for asking his father to pay the $3,000 for his training with Jose Lothario all those years ago, but decided not to and just keep quiet. He looked away from his father. At this point, everyone in the room was starring at Richard. "I'm sorry, Shawn… I…" He tried to apologize for his actions, but Shawn wanted no part of it. He rolled onto his side and began to cry silently. Since Shawn was facing Trips, Trips put his hand on his shoulder. "I've had enough of your attitude, Colonel. Your son didn't do anything wrong but follow his dream. Who would've known a 12 year old boy could actually make up his mind as to what he wanted to do and keep to it? Shawn doesn't need this. Leave him alone." Vince stated.

Richard's face grew red with anger. "And you should be talking, Vince! I know. Who would've thought a 12 year old boys dream would come true? I greatly discouraged it! My wife allowed him to watch wrestling every Saturday!" Richard shouted. At this point, Carol came into the room to see Vince and Richard face to face on the verge of fighting. "You should be ashamed of yourself, Richard! How can you yell at this man like that? And it's my fault that Shawn would watch wrestling! He was such a good little boy! How could I tell him no? What's the matter with Shawn?" She asked. Shane took Carol aside. "The Colonel snapped at him… Shawn apologized for something and the Colonel just blew up at him about joining the company being his fault and such. I don't know if Shawn is crying or not but he went on his side… He might be embarrassed." Shane whispered. Richard had heard Shane whisper and walked out of the room. Vince just exhaled deeply and turned around to adjust his temper.

Shawn sat up but still remained facing Trips. "Could you hand me a towel, please?" He whispered to him. Trips got him a towel and watched as he wiped the blood off his head. "Listen, man… I don't know what that was… But you have to realize that your dad was pretty damn upset about this… I know it wasn't right of him to say that to you… But you have to realize that he's pissed off." Trips whispered back to him.

Shawn nodded his head, as if agreeing with him. "Yeah… I guess… But at least he didn't do it in front of my mom…" Shawn replied and lowered his head. He was really depressed over what Richard had told him. But he knew his dad was right. He was always right. Trips felt for him and put an assuring hand on his shoulder. "It'll be all right. Your dad can't stay angry forever… Can he?" Trips asked him. Shawn nodded his head yes and lowered his head even more. Vince came over to Shawn and Trips at this point to see how they were doing. "Hey guys. What's up?" He asked. He didn't know if they heard his big blowout with Richard or if they even cared.

Shawn nodded his head and fought off the urge to cry. "Ah… Nothin, Vin Man. Same old, same old. I'm still the ref in that match later on, right?" Shawn asked, completely forgetting and ignoring what had just happened. Vince shrugged his shoulders. "It's up to the two of you whether or not you want to continue your involvement in the match against Kane. I came over here to ask you what you wanted to do." Vince stated and waited for a response. Shawn and Trips looked at each other. They did their psychic sign language and nodded. "Yep. We're still in." Trips stated out loud with a smile.

Vince smiled at the two. "Way to go, boys… Ok, it's the last match so you still have some time yet. Shawn, you need a ref shirt. I'll have Coach bring you one…" He stated. Shawn raised an eyebrow. "Coach?" He asked and chuckled. He thought Coach was a big joke, as did most of the Raw locker room. They loved cracking jokes on him and pranking him. Not so long before Shane came back to the Raw roster, two of the superstars, who shall both remain nameless, posted Coach's cell phone number on a bulletin board. This resulted in Coach getting many calls, most of them being pranks. Shawn and Trips were up to their D-X jokes back when that happened and not only called Coach a numerous amount of times, but also sent him dozens of text messages. Coach's cell phone bill came out to a whomping $450. Amazingly, the two superstars who claimed to have no part in it, (Shawn and Trips), weren't present when Coach asked the Raw locker room.

Vince smiled again, this time laughing afterwards. "Yes, Jonathan Coachman. I gave him a new job here on Raw. I was sick of his horrible announcing skills, so I booted him up to being my assistant. Anything I need, he does. It is rather funny, I must say. He is a pathetic human being, but everyone deserves a second chance…" Vince stated. Shawn and Trips giggled. "Try third or forth…" Trips stated sarcastically. Shawn looked over at Trips. "Hey, did anyone get a new cell phone recently…?" He asked, but this time was caught by Vince.

"So… It was you two, huh? You were the ones that were prank calling Coach? I should've known… Damn D-X…" Vince muttered under his breath. Shawn shrugged his shoulders. "Hey, somebody had to, right? If we didn't do it, somebody else would've…" Shawn stated but was smacked in the head by Trips. "No. It wasn't us. You see, the cell phone number was typed on a computer. Neither me nor Shawn knows how to turn a computer on, nonetheless a damn printer… It wasn't us. Seriously. Did you ask Randy?" Trips asked and laughed evilly to himself. He just allowed Shawn to tell the truth, then he lied and said Shawn was lying. He knew this would confuse Vince.

Trips was right. Vince was very confused. "Huh…? What…? Randy…? Whatever! Will you two…. Degenerates… Get out of my face?" He shouted. Trips and Shawn ran out of the room laughing hysterically. Carol, Kevin and Shane watched them run out and turned to Vince to see what happened. "Where are they going?" Carol asked herself. Kevin only shrugged his shoulders in response. "Um… Dad… Did you just call them degenerates?" Shane asked. Vince turned to look at him and growled in response.

Main Event

4 on 1 Handicap Match w/ Special Guest Referee

Evolution vs. Kane

Referee: Shawn Michaels

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is going to be a sloberknocker. This is the main event that was scheduled right after Armageddon went off the air last night. It is going to be a 4 on 1 Handicap match. Evolution versus Kane. With the 'Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee." J.R stated. Jerry nodded his head. "Yeah! The feud between Evolution and Kane started only a week ago. That being when Kane attacked Shawn Michaels and Triple H right in that very ring! I'm surprised Shawn and Trips are still having an involvement in this…" Jerry stated and looked over at J.R.

"Making his way to the ring, the special guest referee, the 'Heartbreak Kid,' Shawn Michaels!" Lillian Garcia announced. Soon enough, Shawn Michaels came out of the back dancing to his theme song 'Sexy Boy.' He proceeded down to the ring after his usual fireworks. He hopped in the ring and posed for the fans, then stood up and waited for Kane and Evolution to arrive so he could officiate the match "fairly." "This man has a lot of guts, King. If I were him, I would've stayed lying on my back in the parking lot earlier tonight, and I would've begged for the medics to take me to the hospital. But, that's me, not the Heartbreak Kid. Shawn Michaels runs on a different type of fuel. He is one of a kind. Watching him bleeding and looking at all those cuts on his head, I have no idea how he does it." J.R stated. King nodded his head in agreement. "And Triple H is one of a kind as well. He and Shawn are both showing a lot of guts coming out here tonight after what Kane did to them. I actually think Shawn Michaels isn't going to officiate this match fairly." King told J.R.

Evolution came out to cheering fans. They made their way to the ring and stood around Shawn. They were finally able to portray the fact that they were all friends in front of the camera rather then hide it and be enemies. "Let's do this…" Trips whispered to his 3 team mates. Randy, Dave and Ric all agreed. Shawn smirked. "We gonna do this by the plan?" Shawn asked them. "You bet we are…" Dave replied. The 5 had constructed a plan to get back at Kane. Kane came out and headed to the ring. He stopped to look at Evolution and Shawn Michaels. Shawn suddenly turned his back to Kane and walked towards the opposite side of the ring. "What in the hell is Shawn Michaels doing, J.R?" Jerry asked his commentating partner. Evolution chuckled. Everyone was falling for their plan. They did their part by distracting Kane.

Shane McMahon suddenly ran down to the ring and hit Kane with a kendo stick. The fans finally realized that this was all part of a plan constructed by Evolution and Shawn Michaels to embarrass Kane and humiliate him in front of the fans. Shane had walked in on the plan and wanted a part in it. The fans realized that Shawn wasn't paying attention to the interference on purpose. "What in the hell is going on?" J.R shouted at King, who already had it figured out. "Shawn Michaels is the referee and he's doing his job… Not paying attention! Nobody ever said what type of match it was, J.R! So Evolution distracted Kane so Shane can get the hits from behind!"

Shawn eventually had to turn around, and when he did, Kane was in the ring being beaten down by Randy and Dave. Shawn sounded for the bell and checked to see where Ric and Trips were. "You ok, guys?" Shawn shouted over to Ric, Shane and Trips. "Yeah! We're good!" Shane shouted back. Trips and Ric got up on their side of the ring. Dave remained in the ring to wrestle Kane. Dave was dominating the match until Kane managed to reverse a suplex. Kane hit a powerful uppercut and dominated Dave. Kane missed when he went to go for the clothesline from the top rope. This allowed Dave to tag in Trips. Trips dominated Kane and took turns tagging out to his team mates.

When Trips came back in the third time, he went to go straight for the pedigree. However, Kane knocked him down and went for a pin. "Here's a great reversal by Kane. And now a pinfall…" J.R paused as he waited for the outcome. Shawn dropped down to the mat and didn't even get a number in before Trips kicked out. Kane got aggravated and tried to blame Shawn for his poor referee skills, but Trips got up and hit Kane with a belly to back suplex before he was able to try anything. Trips set Kane up for an Irish whip into the turnbuckle. However, Kane reversed it and sent Trips flying into Shawn Michaels. "No! I don't think that was a part of the plan, J.R!" Lawler shouted.

Kane chuckled and pulled Trips off of Shawn. He continued his assault without the referee watching the match. "Somebody has to wake up the referee, or there won't be a winner to this match. I'm just hoping that sick collision between Triple H and Shawn Michaels didn't injure them in any way…" J.R stated. As soon as he finished his sentence, Trips sat up and revealed that his head was busted open. Shane snuck into the ring to wake Shawn up. "Pssst… Shawny… Time to get up. Come on, man. Seriously. You have a match to officiate." Shane stated as Shawn sat up and revealed his nose was bleeding. "Ewww… Look at what that collision between Triple H and HBK caused…" Jerry announced.

Shawn got up and pulled Kane away from Triple H. Kane went to hit him, but Shawn ducked and ran. Trips came running in and connected with a million dollar knee lift, which left Kane reeling. Dave ran in and stood in the turnbuckle area. He stomped his right foot on the mat several times and waited as Kane turned to look at him. "Wait… Is Batista 'tuning up the band'?" J.R asked. Jerry sat in silence and watched as Dave took 2 steps out, then pushed off his left foot and gave Kane the 'Sweet Chin Music.' "Yes! He did! Batista used Shawn Michaels' finishing move on Kane!" Jerry shouted.

Dave dropped down and covered Kane for the pinfall. 1….2….3! "Batista won it! He wasn't even the legal man!" J.R yelled for some reason. Jerry cut him off and praised Evolution. "Yes! Yes! This was the plan, J.R! Batista won it with some 'Sweet Chin Music'!" Jerry shouted once again. He was so happy that Evolution and Shawn Michaels had embarrassed Kane a little.

Evolution was still in the ring standing over Kane. Shawn had already raised their hands in victory to an already cheering crowd. Shane had jumped in the ring as well and joined the celebration. "The plan worked! Surprisingly…" Randy stated and smiled. Evolution was all about smiles after they defeated Kane. After all… Who wouldn't be? He was a monster that terrorized Raw for such a long time. He didn't care what he did or who he hurt as long as he did something sinister. Kane rolled out of the ring and walked backwards up the ramp. He stared at Evolution, Shawn and Shane as they stood in the ring staring back at him. Once he reached the top of the ramp, the area was lit with blue lights. He made a very angry face as he turned around to see the Undertaker standing behind him. "Oh my God! It's the Undertaker, King!" J.R shouted. "Um… I'm not too sure if this was a part of Evolution's plan…" King sarcastically stated. The Undertaker grabbed Kane by his throat and choke-slammed him off of the ramp.

The arena went dark, and once the lights came back on, the Undertaker was nowhere in sight. Evolution, Shawn and Shane raised their arms in victory one more time for the praise of the fans before heading backstage. King and J.R reviewed the match and the attack on Shawn and Trips for the remaining time of the show. They wished everyone goodnight as they signed off the air.

Backstage

Once backstage, everyone decided to hang out in Evolution's locker room. Vince had joined the large group of superstars, along with Stephanie, Marissa, Kevin, Rob, Steve and Carol. They were all very excited and relieved that the long feud between Shane, his friends and Kane was over. Vince had a few bottles of champagne delivered to the locker room. Each person in the room held a glass of champagne for the toast, even though there was only one person who would refuse to drink it. "I just wanted to make a quick toast… This feud was 5 months in the making. And thank God it's over! Now Marissa is back where she belongs, and that is with Shane McMahon… I also wanted to say something else… I wanted to say thank you to all of you guys for putting up with me over the years. I know it's been a long journey for most of you. I thank you for listening to me and taking my advice on things. There are 2 of you I would like to thank the most. Shawn and Paul. You two are just amazing. You listened to me for over 10 years. And, Shawn… You even listened to me when you weren't working for this business. That means a lot to me, to know that you still trusted my instinct as a business man and a friend… The two of you helped me through a lot of rough times, one of these being the 'Screwjob' with Bret Hart. I really want to say thank you to all of you guys. Whether you've been working here for 10 years, 6 years, 2 years or 20 years, I don't care. Thank you for dealing with me and I love you." Vince stated. "Here, here!" Each person in the room shouted as they clashed their glasses together, but not hard enough to make them break.

To Vince's surprise, the person he thought wouldn't drink the champagne was drinking it. He looked at Shawn in an odd way. Shawn noticed this and read his mind. "I know what you're thinking. With a speech like that, it's the right thing to do. I have to drink the champagne." Shawn stated with a smile. Vince smiled back at him. "Why, thank you." He replied to Shawn. "Nice speech, dad!" Shane shouted across the room towards Vince.

Shawn was standing with his back against the wall talking to his best friend for so many years, Paul Levesque. They were talking about nothing, as usual, when Carol walked over to Shawn. "Honey, are you ok," She paused and waited for him to answer. "We're fine, mom, Shawn replied and tried to turn back to Paul. Carol spun him around to talk to her. "Shawn… I can't find your dad…" She told him. Shawn and Trips turned to look at her. "Don't mind me for saying, Mrs. Hickenbottom, but for what your husband told Shawn before, he doesn't deserve to be looked for." "Hey! Look what the cat coughed up!" Steve joked as Richard came into the room. Shawn pointed to him. "There he is." He stated and walked away with Trips.

Shane leaned his head against the wall and put his arm around Marissa. He smiled as he watched his closest friends of the WWE celebrate the ending to his feud with Kane. They had come a long way since it started. He remembered the date in which he returned, but more importantly, the day the feud escaladed into something more. That was the night Kane broke in to the McMahon residence and kidnapped Marissa, claiming she was now his property. All the attacks they made on each other. July 28th, August 4th, August 18th, August 25th, September 2nd, so on and so forth. There were too many dates for Shane to remember. All he knew is every chance he had, he attacked Kane and showed no mercy on him. Kane had also done it to Shane. The two went back and forth. The only difference is, Shane had done it out of revenge for his mother and anyone else that fell victim to Kane's rage. Kane did it out of jealousy that nobody had suffered like he did as a child. Shane's smile got bigger when he realized that he would no longer have to put up with Kane's nonsense. He and his friends could move on with their lives.

Note from the author: This story is finally finished! However, I will be adding some things to the earlier chapters. You know, fixing them up a little.

Updates: I will also be fixing up and re-posting chapters of my other story Stanley McMahon. But this time I will have 3 alternate endings. One is where Stan dies in his match, the other is where he is still dropped but survives, and the third is where Stan wins his match thanks to a little help from his friends.

D-X: Like Old Times is getting work done on it. Now that D-X is back, I'm seeing how they act and putting that into the story. I also decided to do a Montreal chapter in Like Old Times where an amnesiac Shawn actually gets along with Bret, much to the dismay of Vince, Shane and Paul. I need some drama in that story to get it moving along. LOL.

Future stories: I have some stories that I'm working on now. I guess I'll have a poll for you guys once everything is adjusted to my liking with my other stories. I'll list some of the wrestling stories I'm working on here and let you decide.

Drafted: 8 WWE superstars are drafted into the U.S Army in the war against terrorism

Hold On: A story about 2 abused brothers who are separated by a divorce only to join forces again in the WWE. (These "brothers" being Shawn and Trips)
Untitled: A F.B.I agent assists several wrestlers with their war against death threats

If you guys have any ideas, you can send them my way. Tell me what direction you want me to take my stories and I'll go that way. Thanks for reading this story! I'm looking forward to reviews!