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Author's note: This is not apart of my stories that I have done with Roman and Dean before, this is a new story much like how my other story Countdown is, however, for those of you who have read my WWe stories please let me know what you would like to see happen next. If you want Roman to have his powers like he does in Lockdown Asylum for example, of you want this one to be a little more realistic then please let me know. I would love to get your feedback. It is greatly appreciated.

Previously on Once Revived, Twice Broken - "Holy shit! Roman the guy on the security tapes is-" Suddenly there were sounds of fighting coming from the other end as Roman now stood up from the chair with the hairs on the back of his neck standing on end in fear. "Jimmy? Jey?" There were more sounds of fighting from the other end before the line went dead, and Roman immediately began to get a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. Something wasn't right and he knew it.

"Why don't you come on down to the ring Roman and see your family Roman?" "Who are you?" Roman replied trying to hold back his anger as he gripped the sides of his phone tightly in his fist. "Sorry Roman." Came the deep voice again taunting him while sending chills of fear down the Samoan man's spine. "Can't do that to you just yet. That would be too easy."'

"If Jimmy and Jey are hurt I swear to god, I'll find out who you are and kill you myself." He growled angrily. "Careful now big dog." The voice taunted again. "You wouldn't want to say something you'll end up regretting now would you? I mean if something happens to you what does that mean for Dean?" "How the hell do you know about Dean?" Roman asked his voice still laced with absolute anger. "Who the hell are you?"

"Catch me if you can Roman." The voice replied again a few seconds later as cold chills of fear ran down his spine. "Catch me...if you can." And with that the line went dead and Roman was left alone leaning against the door of his best friend's hospital room filled with more questions then answers.

Was this guy the one who hurt Dean? Was this Tommy Mercer? If so, why would he try so hard to go after Roman? Could it have been that it wasn't really Dean that Tommy had been after this entire time? Could it have been Roman that he had been wanting and Dean just happened to in the wrong place and the wrong time? Whatever the case was, Roman knew he had to figure out what exactly was going on before somebody else he cared about wound up hurt or worse...Dead.

NOW...

Chapter 8 - Countdown

Roman's body was shaking with fear and anxiety by the time he got back to the arena. He got out of the yellow cab on shaky legs and paid the driver who thanked him with a smile as he drove off. As Roman entered the building, he was then approached by none other then Stephanie's brother Shane. "Roman, there you are, thank goodness! I've been looking all over for you." He said with a look of relief in his blue eyes. "Have you seen Jimmy or Jey around anywhere?" Roman asked hopefully as Shane shook his head. "Sorry." He said apologetically as the Samoan man felt his heart sinking in his chest. "Something really strange is going on around here." Shane replied as Roman nodded. "I know, I've been trying to do everything I can to find out who hurt Dean, but it seems like the closer I get to finding out who it is, it seems like the attacker is somehow always one step ahead of me. It's freaking me out Shane."

Shane placed a comforting hand on Roman's shoulder. "Don't worry Roman, we'll figure this out okay? I've got some people within the company looking into this horrible situation right now as we speak." He replied which sent Roman's heart beating again in relief. "What about Stephanie and Hunter? Do you think it's possible they could be behind this?" Shane shook his head. "I'm not so sure, I mean I know my sister can be a power hungry driven maniac at times, but I know deep down that she really cares about the company and all of you." Roman rolled his eyes. "Well, she sure has a funny way of showing her love then." Shane nodded and Roman watched with a mixture of curiosity and fear as Shane then dug into the pocket of his dress shirt and pulled out a folded up piece of paper. "Oh before I forget, I found this outside my office. It's addressed to you, but I'm not sure whoever it's from."

A cold chill of fear ran down Roman's spine as Shane handed him the piece of paper, and with a deep calming breath to settle his nerves, he unfolded it with slightly shaking hands and looked at it as it read in big bold letters, THERE'S ONLY ROOM AT THE TOP 4 THE MAN BIG DOG. A fury of anger started to build up inside Roman as he drew in a deep breath to keep himself calm. What the hell is going on? He thought shaking his head, just as he felt something drop from his hand. Looking down, he realized it was another folded up piece of paper that had somehow been connected. Bending down he picked it up and unfolded it to see more writing in bg bold letters. BETRAYAL IS A DANGEROUS GAME, BUT THE QUESTION THAT REMAINS IS, DO YOU HAVE THE BALLS AND THE GUTS TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE? CLOCK'S TICKING BIG DOG. TICK...TOCK...TICK...TOCK...

Roman stifled an intense growl deep in his throat as he squashed both pieces of papers in his fist and threw it in the trash as he immediatly walked down the hallway of the arena. "Roman!" Just then he turned to see his cousins both rushing toward him to his relief and concern. "there you guys are, are you both okay?" Roman asked immediatly checking the twins over for injuries once they reached him. "It's okay Rome, we're alright." Jimmy said quickly as he and Jey both hugged him. "We're just a little banged up, but other then that we're fine." Jey replied as Roman looked at both of them and replied, "I was freaking out you guys, I thought I was going to find both of you in the same shape as Dean." He admitted while drawing in a deep shaky breath as he leaned against the nearest wall for support as an unexpected wave of dizziness suddenly washed over him.

"Whoa! Easy cuz." Jimmy cried out sensing Roman's condition. "You need to take it easy Rome, you're letting this asshole get to you." "I can't let it go Jim." Roman replied as Jey handed him a bottle of water from the nearest concession stand. "I can't just let this asshole go and get away with harming my family, that's not how I handle things." He said as he took a huge swig from the water bottle.

"So did you get any leads?" Roman nodded and the led them over toward the trash can where had thrown away the two pieces of papers and handed them both to the twins. "Holy shit bro, this doesn't look good." Jimmy said as Roman nodded in agreement. "I know, tell me about it." "Do you really think this could be from Tommy?" Jimmy asked as Roman shook his head and replied, "Well whoever it's from, their going to wish they hadn't met me, that's for sure. Cause when I get done with them, their going to be eating solid food through a damn straw." "So what do we do now cuz?" Jey asked as Roman shook his head and took another huge swig of water from the bottle. "I have no idea." He admitted.

"I wish we had more information to go on though." Jey said shaking his head at the written notes he and his brother held in their hands. "I mean, to be honest Rome, this doesn't sound like something that could be coming from someone who knows Dean." Jimmy nodded in agreement and replied, "Yeah, whoever wrote these notes obviously enjoys playing mind games with you cuz." Roman leaned his head against the wall, closed his eyes and nodded. He just needed a second to think and clear his head. Suddenly his phone vibrated in his hand and he quickly fished it out of his pocket to see that it was from Dean. "Hey Dean, what's up?" Roman asked in a concerned voice. "You okay?" There was an odd moment of silence coming from the other end of the line and Roman immediatly began to get nervous. "Dean? You okay bro?"

Suddenly there was a round of heavy breathing on the other line that didn't sound anything like Dean, and the hair of the back of Roman's neck began to stand on end in fear. "How are you doing Big Dog? Did you get the messages that Shane gave you?" "Why are you doing this?" Roman asked keepng the toughness in his voice strong. This guy was definitely not playing around.

"If you want to see your so called 'brother' again, then come to the hospital and lets settle things once and for all. What do you say Big Dog?" Roman's breath caught in his throat as he felt his knees begin to buckle from underneath him. "Who the fuck are you?" "Why don't you come and find out?" There was a sound of distorted laughter before the voice replied, "Clock's ticking Big Dog. Tick...Tock...Tick...Tock..."

And with that the line went dead, and a pit of fear welled up inside Roman's stomach as he looked over at Jimmy and Jey. "What's the matter?" Jey asked. "Who was that?" Jimmy asked as Roman shook his head. "Not sure, but whoever he is, this guy is not playing around. We gotta get to the hospital. Dean could be in trouble. Major trouble."

TOO BE CONTINED...WOW! Things are getting intense so far aren't they? Will Roman finally find out who is the one doing all of this shit to him and Dean? Will the person turn out to be Tommy or someone else? Stay tuned to find out more. Chapter 9 will be up as soon as I can get it. Hope you enjoyed and as always please review!