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Chapter 20 : Level-headed
The Clinic
The family had once again gathered at the clinic this time to check on Andy after KHAOS ambushed him and Debra on the road earlier , Debra was actually in the room with him and Laura checking on his condition .
" Damn it , " Grace growled in the clinic waiting room frustrated from all of the attacks on her family and the recent ambush on Andy and Debra .
" Grace , " Chris said to his daughter .
" Sorry , I ' m frustrated . " Grace said sitting next to him .
" I know , but don ' t lose your cool , baby , you need to be level-headed for them . " Chris said looking at Andy Jr. and Talia .
" Yes sir , " Grace said putting her head on his shoulder .
" You okay ? " Chris asked .
" No , I ' m pissed . " Grace said looking at the door to the room Andy was in and then looked at Chase who was pacing the floor .
" Was there any messages left behind by KHAOS like the previous attacks ? " Bobby asked Devine .
" We haven ' t found anything yet , but the Motorcity Machine Guns went with Bentley to find out . " Devine said .
" Maybe the message was in the attack . " Grace thought outloud .
" Meaning ? " Chase asked turning around looking at Grace .
" It just seems like this attack was planned out to the point where it feels personal . " Grace said .
" Grace , don ' t talk about things you don ' t know anything about . " Andy Jr. snapped before walking off making Grace look at him shocked at his attitude towards her .
" Fangs ? " Dakota asked following him making Talia look at her brother and Dakota walking off before she started crying .
" Talia , " Chase picked her up .
" Uncle Chase , I want my daddy . " Talia said as Grace looked at her and Chase before glancing back in the direction the Dynamic Duo went wondering what happened tonight .
" It ' s okay , Grace , everyone is frustrated . " Shane whispered to her .
" Franchise , is Nash trying to tear apart this family by turning everyone on each other ? " Grace asked curiously .
" It certainly seems like it , " Shane said looking at her as Laura and Debra came out to the waiting area .
" How is he ? " Chase asked as the Dynamic Duo came back .
" He ' s battered , bruised , and will definitely need rest from the attack , but he will be okay . " Laura said .
" Andy Jr. your dad wants to see you . " Debra looked at her son .
" Yes , ma ' am , " Andy Jr. said walking into the room where his dad was at .
" Daddy , " Talia said .
" It ' s okay baby , daddy will be okay , you can go and see him when he gets done talking to your brother . " Debra said as Chase continued to hold Talia .
" So , how long before he ' s better ? " Grace asked .
" He should be up and moving before the week is out , Grace . " Debra said .
" We need you to get that leg back in good condition , Cat . " Storm said .
" Tell me about it , " Chris sighed .
" Dad ' s lucky , he has nine lives . " Rosie said .
" I think I ' ve lost a few of them . " Chris said .
Andy Jr . came out looking at the ground as he sat next to Dakota thinking about what he and his dad just talked about in the room .
" You guys can go in to see him . " Laura said as Debra and Chase walked in with Talia as Grace looked at the Dynamic Duo again .
" Grace , come on , " Franchise said .
" Okay , " Grace said following them in .
" I didn ' t realize the party was in your room this time , bro . " Storm said .
" Don ' t make me laugh , Cowboy , my ribs are aching . " Andy said as they saw him now bandaged up .
" You okay ? " Chase asked .
" Been better , " Andy said .
" Don ' t you ever scare me like that again , " Chase said as Talia looked at her dad ready to cry again .
" Sorry , " Andy said .
" Daddy , " Talia said as a tear went down her cheek .
" Here baby , " Andy said as Chase laid Talia on her dad ' s chest as he put his arms around her she quieted down relieved to be hugged by her father .
" And here I thought you were the smartest one out of my trainees , Andy . " Shane said .
" I had my reasons for acting , Shane . " Andy said .
" Funny , I thought I was the smartest . " Grace said making them all laugh .
" And the craziest , " Chase said .
" I think I ' m tied with you , buddy . " Grace said .
" Yeah , Andy , I ' m officially taking your son and Dakota under my wing until I feel he is ready to deal with the issue with a clear head . " Shane said .
" You think you can help him deal with this rage in him ? " Andy asked .
" I think so , " Shane said .
" Then do what you think is best , just don ' t let him miss any school , Shane . " Andy said .
" No problem , I will train him on weekends . " Shane said .
" How bad did they hurt you ? " Grace asked .
" I ' ve been through worse just fighting your dad , kid . " Andy said .
" American Kid , crazy manager . " Grace sighed .
" Yeah , and don ' t you think about getting out of your training for the upcoming tournament you are in just because I ' m hurt right now or I will kick your tail . " Andy said .
" Wouldn ' t dream of it , Vampire Lord . " Grace said making Andy chuckle .
Training Facility
Later that week Grace was in the ring training with Phantom and Steve who happened to be in town since Andy was healing from the recent attack from KHAOS and some of the others being busy .
" Man , I ' m still lacking in speed . " Grace complained .
" Grace , maybe speed isn ' t the answer . " Phantom said .
" But , most of the ones that I will be in the ring against during the tournament will be quicker than me . " Grace said .
" Yeah , but remember you rival Andy and many of the others in the X-Division making you already one of the fastest people in the business . So , maybe you should focus on building your strength up making you both fast and tough for your opponents . " Steve said .
" Hmm , maybe you two are onto something . " Grace said scratching her head as Storm and Andy walked into the building .
" Who took the last beer out of the fridge outside ? " Storm asked .
" Chase did this morning . " Grace said .
" See I told you your partner never replaces them . " Storm looked at Andy .
" It ' s not my problem . " Andy said eating on red jello .
" I will be the problem if you are eating my red jello , bloodsucker . " Grace teased making Andy look at her .
" Jessie gave it to me . " Andy said .
" What ?! " Grace asked in shock looking at Jessie as she walked in the door .
" I felt sorry for him , " Jessie said .
" B-b-but , " Grace said .
" You ' ll be alright . " Jessie said .
" Yeah , " Grace said as AJ walked into the building as well giving her an idea .
" Is Chase out there ? " Storm asked .
" No , why ? " AJ asked .
" I need to give him a talking to , " Storm said making AJ look at him confused .
" Chase didn ' t replace the beer after taking the last bottle out of the fridge . " Grace said .
" I should have known , " AJ said .
" Uhm , are you going to be here long AJ ? " Grace asked .
" I will be , why ? " AJ asked .
" I just realized that I ' ve never had the chance to spar against you . " Grace grinned innocently .
" Do you want to ? " AJ asked .
" Yes , it could be a good test for me . " Grace said .
" Test ? " AJ asked her .
" To see if I ' m prepared for the tournament in Mexico , " Grace said .
" Then let ' s spar . " AJ said .
KHAOS Headquarters
At KHAOS Headquarters , the Boss , Kevin Nash was giving Ron Horn a stern talking to about his obsession with Chase Stevens.
" You need to let the issues with Chase go until after we deal with Jarrett and Sting . " Nash ordered .
" That wasn ' t our agreement , we had a deal that as long as I take out members of the Extended Family that you would give me Chase and I have more than upheld my end of the bargin . " Ron said .
" They ' re steps that needs to be taken before I give you Chase and we are no where near the proper time to do so , so how about you continue on the path I set you on and I will get you exactly what you want , Horn . " Nash said .
" Fine , I will give you what you want , but be warned Nash that when I find it necessary to do so I will take Chase for myself and leave you in the dust . " Ron said before leaving Nash ' s office .
" Ron , where are you going ? " Ryan asked approaching his partner .
" You can stay here if you want , I ' m done with KHAOS . " Ron said .
" More of this obsession with Chase , Ron , when will you get it through your thick head that this deal we have with Nash is much big than you ' re need to take out that Natural you want so much . " Ryan tried to explain to Ron .
" Stone , let me make something perfectly clear to you , there is nothing I care more about than making Chase pay for stabbing me in the back and taking some snot nose brat under his wing instead . I ' m out of here and if you want to stay then stay , but if you are going with me then we start the plans to go after Stevens tonight . " Ron said looking at Ryan .
" I can ' t man , I have a good thing going here and so do you , but do what you want . " Ryan said .
" Fine , " Ron said before leaving the headquarters .
" Who needs him ? " Domino asked walking up behind Stone .
" He ' s my partner , " Stone said .
" Was your partner , if he doesn ' t want to work with us then he doesn ' t get to enjoy the spoils or any partnership . " Domino explained .
" Sure , what does the Boss need us to do now ? " Stone asked .
" You are going to Mexico to observe Grace and see what she does in the tournament down there , don ' t engage and don ' t get involved in any kind of match , we need eyes on her . I ' m staying here to keep an eye on the Extended Family and to make sure our plans are ready to go at a moments notice . " Domino said .
" Will do , how do you want me to handle observing the Harris girl ? " Stone asked .
" No one ' s going to think twice about a fan wearing a mask down in Mexico , so , why don ' t you take a random luchador mask and pretend to be a fan that ' s come by to watch the show . " Domino advised .
" I ' m on it , " Stone said walking off to pick up what he needed for his next mission .
Harris House
Grace was now back at home after sparring with AJ , cleaned up and watching tapes on everyone in the tournament , she focused mainly on the first step in advancing in the tournament and winning that AAA Title . When Chase walked in their eyes met before he went to speak with Chris , Storm , and Andy making Grace look down wondering what happened after the attack on Andy to make her greatest friend turn on her .
" Don ' t worry Cowboy I replaced your beer . " Chase said .
" Good , " Storm chuckled .
" Storm was preaching earlier , " Andy said .
" Chase didn ' t replace my beer , " Chris said in a whiney voice .
" Hey , whose side are you own , Cat ? " James asked his partner .
" The Harris side , " Chris said .
Grace looked at her computer noticing she had a message from Cledus with a bunch of information about the operation that John Sanders dealt with and how deep it ran before telling her to not come back to the jail as he didn ' t have much time left to live . She looked up at AMW and the Naturals wanting to tell them , but then she saw Chase ' s eyes meet her own eyes which told her that he was still pissed off at her for some reason . Grace waited until Chase was focused on AMW and Andy again before sneaking out the backdoor going to the training facility , she needed to get some frustrations out before she went crazy .
" Where ' s Grace ? " Chris asked looking at the table then at the opened door .
" She was watching tapes , " Andy said approaching her computer left there reading the message .
" What has she gotten herself into now ? " Chase asked .
" You two having problems ? " Storm asked .
" Nevermind that , what ' s on her computer ? " Chase asked .
" Cledus sent her a message from jail , looks like he sent information on what Sanders was doing and he ' s dying . " Andy said .
" He was ill when we visited the jail , he wouldn ' t say with what just that he didn ' t want us getting to close to him , so , he sent all of the information to us through the warden . " Chase said .
" Looks like he sent the rest of that info to her . " Chris said .
" His way of confessing everything before he dies ? " Storm guessed .
" I guess anything is possible , but where would Grace go ? " Andy asked looking at the door as Chase walked out and headed to the training facility finding Grace in it sitting in the ring deep in thought .
" Why didn ' t you say anything about Cledus contacting you back at the house ? " Chase asked .
" Don ' t you dare come in here ready to preach to me when you haven ' t spoken a word to me since the attack on Andy and Debra , " Grace looked at him with tears in her eyes as he stepped in the ring with her .
" . . . After you wanted to declare that the attack on both of them was personal . " Chase interrupted .
" It is personal , Chase , KHAOS has attacked us so much that all of us are ready to turn on the other and they did that by using people that have problems with us individually to attack the people we love man . You told me at the start of this thing to use my head and that ' s what I ' m doing , so , believe me when I say if that ' s the reason you ' ve turned on me then I will gladly stop , because I couldn ' t stand you being pissed because of something I did . " Grace said .
" Grace ? " Chase asked .
" You promised you would never give up on me , you promised that you would always have my back , so , don ' t break that promise now , not when I need you ' re guidance the most , bro . " Grace said as tears fell down her face as she hugged him hoping he would come back to her .
" Grace , I ' m sorry , I shouldn ' t be taking my anger out on you , but I feel so up against a wall now that I don ' t know what I ' m doing with all of this . " Chase said .
" We do what we do best Chase , we fight like a family to defend our family , just like you taught me to do . " Grace said .
" Then maybe you should share with us the info , Cledus gave you . " Chase said .
" I haven ' t even looked over it myself , yet . " Grace said .
" So ? " Chase asked .
" I may send everything to MMG and Devine to look over while Andy and I are in Mexico , then we can deal with it once we get back . " Grace said .
" Alright then , " Chase said hugging her .
Grace and Chase walked back into the Harris House after their talk in the training facility between Chris and Storm ' s properties with Chris looking at Grace worried .
" Dad , I ' m okay , " Grace said knowing how over protective he can get .
" All my years in the ring and my four kids scare me to death the most . " Chris sighed .
" I love you , too , dad . " Grace putting her arms around Chris .
" Alright , I will be by to pick you up in the morning , Grace . " Andy said .
" Okay , " Grace said .
" You have every tip you need as far as going south of the border ? " Chase asked .
" Yes , I ' ve gone over everything with dad , mom , Cowboy , Andy , AJ , Daniels, Uncle Frankie, Papa Jeff , Shane , Phantom , and now I ' m getting it from you . " Grace said .
" Alright , let ' s go Chase so they can get some rest . " Andy said .
" Right , Grace , bring home the gold kid . " Chase said .
" American Kid , " Grace said as the Naturals left the house .
" Big week waiting for you , little one . " James said .
" I know and I ' m ready , Uncle James . " Grace hugged the Cowboy .
" I know you are , but don ' t forget who you are and to keep your cool no matter what happens in Mexico , darlin . " James said .
" I will never forget who I am , Cowboy . " Grace said .
" Good , Chris , I will see you tomorrow , " Storm said .
" Yeah , " Chris said .
" Good luck , Grace . " James said .
" Thanks , " Grace said before Storm left for the night as well .
" You have everything ready to go to Mexico , baby ? " Chris asked .
" Yes sir , " Grace said as she shut her computer down .
" Do me a favor ? " Chris asked .
" What favor ? " Grace looked at her dad .
" Don ' t worry about KHAOS while out in Mexico , just focus on the matches and everything will be fine okay , Grace . " Chris said .
" I promise , dad . " Grace said kissing him on the cheek .
" Now go on to bed as you need to get up early tomorrow . " Chris said .
" Yes sir , " Grace hugging him before taking her computer upstairs with her and going to bed so she could get some sleep before she had to fly to Mexico in the morning .