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So this chapter is mostly between Brock and Kurt Angle. It actually happened, so if it sounds familiar, it should. But again, with my own little twist…

Chapter 2

"jimmy crack corn, and i don't care...Jimmy crack corn and i don't care...JIMMY CRACK CORN AND I DON'T CAAAARE! I got olympic gold... I got Olympic gold..." Kurt said, wearing a cowboy hat two sizes too small. Melanie and Steph laughed. Tonight, Kurt was going to return to Smackdown from having a career threatening neck surgery. Clips from favorite past Kurt Angle moments had been playing all night.

"Ha, that was great, he's so cute with that hat!" Mel said smiling.

"yea, he was so cute, and smart and funny and..." Stephanie said dreamingly.

"Oh, is that why you kissed him while you and Triple H were still married?" Mel teased. Stephanie sat up.

"Ok, for the record, he kissed me alright?" She said defensively.

"Alright! jeeze!"

Kurt Angle's music hit, and the arena erupted as he came out.

"You suck...You suck... You suck..." The crowd chanted. despite that, kurt was all smiles tonight. He was waiting for this night since his last match at Wrestlemania. He entered the ring and looked up at the crowd as his theme faded away. The crowd chants abruptly changed.

"Thank you angle...Thank you angle!" they chanted in unison. Kurt felt a tear slide down his cheek. He lifted the microphone to his mouth.

"You're not gonna believe this, but it's so good to hear those 'you suck' chants again! Play my theme!" Kurt said. The arena laughed as they resumed their favorite chant.

"you suck...you suck..." Kurt got up on the turnbuckle and conducted the chant.

He was home.

"You know, I don't even care, because after 2 months of rehab and surgery, your Olympic hero is back in a WWE ring baby! Whoo!" He said excitedly.

"I wasn't sure if i was going to come back and do what i love to do."

"What?" The crowd said.

"The doctors said that i would never wrestle again."

"What?" The crowd said again.

"and yet here i am, in front of you people."

"What?" The crowd cheered. Kurt smiled.

"I miss that word too."

The crowd laughed. They cheered his name.

Kurt grinned.

"But there's a couple people i wanna personally thank. There were two people that were keeping close contact with me. I can't believe I'm saying this but..." Kurt was interrupted by the Big Show, who came into the ring to a shower of boos.

"Listen Kurt." Big Show started, "I'm not here to tell you how happy i am that you're back in the WWE. I know this is your big homecoming, but don't think your gonna fool me into giving you a pat on the back. I actually don't give a crap what you went through. i know why your here. You want a shot at the WWE title." Kurt scratched the back of his head. Well, he's not wrong.

Big Show laughed. He started walking towards kurt, backing him into a corner, inches away from his face.

"Yeah that's what i thought. But guess what? me and Brock have been fighting ever since June over the WWE title. and I'm that much closer to winning it. so if you wanna shot, wait in line, and maybe...just maybe when i win it next week on Smackdown I'll give you a title shot." He said with a grin." And I'll put you in the hospital again...permanently."

Kurt wiped a little bit of spit from his face.

" ok, Show," He reached into his pocket and pulled out a pack of breath strips.

"These are called breath strips. What you do is, you open it up and uh, you take one out...like so." He took one strip out. "And you place it in your mouth." Big Show slapped the pack out of his hand.

"You better get real serious, real fast Kurt." Show said loudly. Kurt got up on the second rope of the turnbuckle, so that he was taller than the 7 foot monster.

"LISTEN TO ME YOU BIG OVERGROWN SON OF A BITCH! LAST TIME WE FAUGHT, I WHOOPED YOUR ASS FOR THE WWE TITLE!" Kurt said, even louder than Big Show.

" SO IF YOU WANNA TRY TO INTIMIDATE ME...REMEMBER THIS: I WON AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL, AND WRESTLED AT WRESTLEMANIA WITH A BROKEN FRICKEN NECK! SO EXCUSE ME IF I DON'T DO POOPY IN MY PANTS RIGHT NOW!"

Big show lost his temper and grabbed Kurt's throat, choking him. A moment later, Brock Lesnar's music hit. He came running out to Angle's aid, with Melanie following not too far behind. Big Show quickly exited the ring, shaking his finger. Not tonight...next week.

Brock, melanie and Kurt stared at Show retreat. Kurt touched Brock's shoulder. He whirled around to attack.

"whoah whoah! Brock calm down." Kurt said quickly. "I think i had enough of you at wrestlemania. I can't remember the last time i got my butt kicked that badly." Brock nodded.

"But just for the record Brock," Kurt said, "I didn't need your help with the Big Show, i had it covered. Unlike you. it seems to me Big show has been giving you a hard time lately. i wouldn't doubt if he beat you next week for the title, i mean...think about it. He's beaten you Brock...twice." Brock nodded. It was true, but he spoke anyway.

"Lemmy tell you something kurt, when I beat Show, if you wanna shot at my title...it's on." Brock said. the crowd cheered. Kurt nodded in agreement.

"You know Brock, i wanted our Wrestlemania match to go down as the greatest win of my career. But it didn't happen like that did it? You took me to the next level Brock and for that...I-I respect you." Kurt said. He continued.

"In order to beat Brock Lesnar, you have to be at the top of your game. and guess what big boy...i am." Brock looked at Kurt. When he thought about it, Kurt looked better, bigger, stronger... than he was at Wrestlemania. he was definitely at the top of his game.

"I didn't ask you to come out to help me with the Big Show, but i did want you and Mel to come out." He said, interrupting his thoughts. "All the phone calls from you and Melanie...all the personal concern when i didn't know if i was going to wrestle again...all the concern, for me and my family and my health. For being a genuine friend Melanie." Kurt said, looking at Melanie

"And for giving me the hardest fought match of my career Brock." He said looking at Brock. "You both have earned my respect. I just wanna say one thing...thank you." Kurt extended his hand. Brock reached for it without hesitation and the two embraced. Melanie smiled as Kurt hugged her soon after. There was finally a truce between them, and things couldn't be better.

Or could they? Dum dum...DUM!