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Chapter 23 : Hide Away
Harris House
After the meeting with Jeff Jarrett and Sting , Grace was fuming because she had been told to stand down and wait to fight Domino but that was far from what she had planned for the one who had targetted her and her family to get back at her and to start this whole KHAOS deal .
" I ' m still calling him out for my next match . " Grace said defiantly glaring at everyone especially Jarrett and Sting who surprisingly to her had been the ones that wanted her to stand down the most when everything they had done had been to help the Extended Family help defend what TNA stood for which wasn ' t any different than what she was doing , but she also had family members to protect that had already been hurt by Domino and his involvement with KHAOS .
" Grace , if you start poking too much at the main guys of KHAOS then Nash will see you as a threat and go after you . " Jarrett said .
" Let him , I will take him on too and I know the people I have watching my back . " Grace said looking at the family .
" Grace , " Sting said .
" No , I know what I ' m doing . " Grace said before walking out the door of the house .
" What ' s gotten into Grace lately ? " Devine asked .
" Everyone is getting in her way , " Chase said disapprovingly .
" You want her hurt ? " Eric asked .
" No , I am willing to give her the same respect for what she is capable of that she gave to all of us years ago . " Chase said .
" What are you talking about , Chase ? " Daniels asked .
" I ' m talking about her having to see what we had to go through when facing Aces & Eights and Trifecta the first time , she was there when Petey and I were ran off the road by Trifecta and she was there when they kidnapped Cat , she was also there when Biohazard and Trifecta teamed up , and dealt with the issues they caused standing beside us which helped us put away both groups . Grace knows what she is doing because she has already been taught by us what to do , none of you have watched her grow on the independents like myself or even Andy has , and if there ' s one thing I know from the training she received out at the Franchise ' s place five years ago and the training from AMW a year ago it ' s that Grace has the capability to defend herself and fight anyone who may threaten her . " Chase said .
" Still she should wait . " Jarrett said .
" None of us waited when it came to defending the family or TNA , so , why should she wait now ? " Chase asked .
" Because Nash is a different animal than anyone else we ' ve had to face , Chase . " Shane Douglas said .
" Not really , " Chase standing up to follow Grace out the door .
" Chase , " Andy said following him .
The Naturals spotted Grace off to the side of the house talking to A1 about something as they approached them .
" They won ' t allow me to if I don ' t go now , " Grace said .
" Are you sure about this , Grace ? " A1 asked .
" Yes , " Grace said .
" What are you two planning ? " Andy asked .
" Naturals , " Grace said looking at them as Chase realized what she was about to do .
" You ' re leaving ? " Chase asked .
" To find answers to taking down Domino before things get worse and I don ' t think the others would allow me to go especially dad . " Grace said .
" Neither would I , " Andy said making Chase look at him as Grace stepped in front of her manager .
" Andy , " Grace said .
" Grace , I ' m your manager and I don ' t approve of the way you are handling this situation . " Andy not really wanting her to go .
" Andy , I ' ve enjoyed our adventures together since you ' ve become my manager , but you have a big purpose now than following me around and making sure I don ' t get into trouble . The family needs you more than ever now and so will the Cowboy once my dad realizes I ' m gone , he ' s gone need you and Chase to help deal with the Wildcat ' s temper . And we both know that the soon to be father here is going to need your guidance even more in the coming months on how to deal with a newborn . " Grace said .
" But , " Andy said as Grace hugged him .
" I will be alright , dear brother , and I will be home when this is all over . " Grace said .
" I guess you can go , just you come home safely . " Andy said .
" Of course , are you pissed , Chase ? " Grace asked looking at Stevens .
" No , Grace , I realize what you are doing and I don ' t have any plans to stop your or hold you up , little one . " Chase said .
" Why do I feel like there ' s about to be some words of wisdom from you , Chase . " Grace said making Chase chuckle .
" Sarcastic as hell and all , promise me you will take care of yourself and if you find a situation where you need help you give someone close by a call that will help you . " Chase said .
" I promise and I ' m not doing this alone anyways , Chase , " Grace looked at the road where Steve and Phantom were waiting with Lance Hoyt .
" Dallas , " The Naturals said .
" Don ' t worry guys , I will look after her . " Lance said .
" Good , with you having her back I feel a lot better about this . " Andy said .
" You better go American Kid if you don ' t want to be stopped by someone else . " Chase said .
" Yeah , you three take care of the family and keep an eye out for KHAOS . " Grace said hugging Chase .
" We will , " Chase said .
" Here , this is everything you need to know . " A1 handing her a piece of paper with instructions plus info that MMG and Devine went through that had been passed on to her from Cledus .
" Thanks you and send my thanks to our research team . " Grace said .
" Sure , " A1 said .
" Good luck , baby girl . " Andy said making her smile .
" Thanks , Vampire Lord . " Grace said before riding off on the motorcycle A1 had just given her with Lance , Phantom , and Steve following her .
" She ' ll be okay , but what do we tell Chris and the others ? " Chase asked .
" You ' ve got this , " Andy and A1 both said as Chase ' s jawdropped as he stared at them .
Off The Road
After awhile of riding , Grace and her companions finally turned off of the main road headed to the place A1 had told her about when Phantom stopped them .
" Look near the water . " Phantom said as they looked at the small creek they had come to not long ago that ran along the road seeing a man laying at the edge of the creek just out of the water .
" That looks like . . . " Steve said .
" Ron Horn , " Grace said as they ran over to check on him .
" Wasn ' t this the guy that ' s been obsessing over Chase ? " Lance asked .
" Yes and he helped cause the wreck that broke my dad ' s leg . " Grace said as she checked his pockets finding a note in his jacket .
" So , what are we going to do with him ? " Steve asked .
" Take him with us , " Grace said as she read the note .
" But , he ' s an enemy ? " Phantom said confused .
" Maybe , but according to this he is also an enemy of KHAOS now , looks like his obsession with Chase ended badly in the group . " Grace handing the note to Lance to read .
" They went after him , because he chose to leave the group in order to continue his pursuit of Chase . " Lance read .
" Sounds like A1 years ago with Aces & Eights , " Grace said .
" Except that was to stop a situation from getting worse , where Ron ' s leaving KHAOS was for selfish reasons . " Lance said .
" Still , I wouldn ' t feel right leaving him here to die or for KHAOS to finish him off , plus if they betrayed him even if he is still obsessed over going after Chase he may still be willing to give us information on KHAOS which could help us deal with Domino much quicker than we had planned . " Grace said .
" Alright , looks like his leg maybe hurt . " Lance said moving his pants leg around seeing a gunshot wound .
" You think they did this ? " Phantom asked .
" Possibly , this Davey Richards we are meeting up with has some medical training , so , he should be able to deal with this . " Lance said picking Ron up putting the man on the ATV he had been using .
" Let ' s go , " Grace said as they rode on to the hideout A1 had told them about to use as a base of operations to keep an eye on the family and KHAOS .
" You guys are a little late . " Davey said as he came out to meet them .
" We had to pick up a stray who needs medical attention , Davey . " Lance said showing him Ron ' s leg .
" Bring him in here and I will see to him . " Davey said as Lance took him into a medic room Richards had set up .
" Good , let ' s see what this place , A1 told us about has to offer as far as aiding in our mission . " Grace said looking at Steve and Phantom .
" You sure it ' s a good idea leaving Lance and Davey alone if Ron wakes up ? " Steve asked .
" Ron ' s not a match for the big man from Dallas and Davey is a fellow wrestler like us , plus he ' s not gonna be using that leg for a little while and it ' s hard to fight two professional wrestlers with a badly injured leg and energy drain from being in the creek . " Grace said .
" Let ' s go , " Phantom said as they went to check out the place .
Harris House
" And you three just happened to let her go along with this without considering the idea that she may get hurt ? " Chris asked the moment the Naturals and A1 told him that Grace had left .
" I will take full responsibility for her going if I have to Chris , but I also know that if it was you , you wouldn ' t allow anyone to stop you from doing what is right even if it means risking yourself to defend those you love . " Chase said as Harris looked at him .
" Chase , " Chris said .
" I believe in Grace and so should you . " Chase said .
" Dallas is helping her if it makes you feel any better . " Andy said .
" I will trust her to do the right thing , she always has in the past so why should now be any different . " Chris said .
" I swear this kid has more of you and Aubrey in her than I would have thought possible when I first saw her . " Storm said .
" American Kid , " The Naturals corrected the Cowboy making his jawdrop as Chris and A1 laughed .
" Looks like the Naturals done figured out her name and she isn ' t even her to witness this grand occasion . " Bobby said .
" We take care of our girl , " Andy said .
" Naturally , " Chase said .
" She maybe apart of your Natural enterprise , but at the end of the day she is still a Harris and she still my daughter . " Chris said in a matter of fact tone .
" Don ' t worry Chris , she will always belong to you and be our dearest sister . " Chase said .
Hide Away
At the new base , Grace walked into the room with Lance as Davey was still working on Ron ' s leg after KHAOS shot him for deserting the evil group .
" How ' s it coming ? " Grace asked .
" Davey got the bullet out of his leg and is patching him up now , he ' s lucky we found him when we did . " Lance said .
" Then he owes us , " Grace said .
" Let ' s hope he sees it that way Grace , " Lance said .
" I know , but right now he is our best lead to Domino and KHAOS . " Grace said .
" What are you hoping to give this guy ? " Lance asked .
" A chance at redemption , " Grace said .
" What if he doesn ' t take it ? " Lance said .
" Then I will deal with that when it comes . " Grace said .
" You have a strange way of trying to make allies with people . " Lance said .
" Well , we also have one thing in common . " Grace said .
" And that is what ? " Lance asked .
" We both have been mentored by Chase Stevens , " Grace said .
" If that ' s what you are going on Grace , then you may want more than that , " Lance said .
" If there is one thing Chase and my dad has taught me , it ' s to give someone a chance to redeem themselves even if they may not seem worthy and that ' s what I will do here with Ron Horn . " Grace said looking at Ron on the table still being worked on by Davey Richards .