Notes: We speed things up in this chapter. We finally get to some stuff I wrote a long time ago next chapter (Jules knows what I'm talking about). I'm not looking at a calendar to know if I have this right. I never gave a year for the timeline.
Getting Ready to Do it
Stevie sat on the basement stairs of a house in a Utah town watching Matt and Raven. Raven wasn't beating him this time just talking to him. It was different then what Matt was used to. Raven was using a tone he only used with his girlfriends. Soft and friendly. That would confuse anyone. Anyone who wasn't completely out of it that is.
What a way to spend your birthday huh Matt? Of course he was pretty certain Matt didn't know it was his birthday today. He wasn't going to tell Matt that not that he was certain he'd understand. Tommy and Kanyon were talking about October 9th. Which besides being his own birthday, was when the Nest made their debut on the revamped Saturday Night's Main Event. And as unfortunate as it was, it looked like it was going to happen. He saw Matt look towards him and he looked at the dull brown eyes and frowned. Yeah that night was going to be real fun.
He got up from his spot and went back up the stairs no longer able to watch what was going on. He found the others in the kitchen eating dinner. He helped himself to some and sat next to Kidman. The house was just a little bit bigger then the one they had been staying in, in California but not by much. He liked the one in California because of the porch. But like the one in California the nearest neighbor wasn't for miles. Enough to house eleven people. Though one of them was barely there because of shows, and another lived in the basement.
He took the paper from the counter and started reading it tuning out the chattering at the table. The basement door opened and in walked Raven, Tommy, Kanyon, and a very subdued Matt. They took seats at the table.
Stevie grimaced when he saw Matt start eating with his hands not even acknowledging the fact that there was silverware in front of him. Raven glared at him and we went back to reading the paper. Something on the national news section caught his attention. He wondered if the others had read it. It was an article that talked about clues of a missing pro wrestler leading police detectives to rural California. He hadn't realized someone was reading over his shoulder until the newspaper was ripped out of his hands.
"Hey boss you might want to see this." Kanyon said handing him the paper.
Raven quickly read it and then threw the paper across the room causing Matt to jump.
"No sweat Raven. We cleaned everything up. Left no fingerprints remember? Come on no one will know we are there." Kidman said trying to reassure Raven.
Raven sighed and nodded. He knew Kidman had a point. Still a little less then three weeks till the Nest makes their nationwide return with a big surprise.
***
The next day Gilbert, Jeff, and Lita arrived in California. Detective Hathaway was waiting for them. "We've gone through the house thoroughly. Whoever was here made sure to remove all fingerprints."
"We want to see it anyway." Gilbert said. "If there's a chance that my son might have been there, I want to check."
"I understand but there's nothing there." He sighed. "Get in. Detective Watson is already waiting for us there." It was a couple hours drive to the house. Hathaway gave an over view of what a witness said about them leaving but she couldn't see them well enough. When they pulled up Detective Watson hurried over to them.
"I'm Detective Joanna Watson. You must be Jeff." She said turning to Jeff. She turned to the others. "I don't think I know your names."
"I'm Gilbert Hardy. Matt and Jeff's father. And this is Matt's girlfriend Amy."
"Nice to meet you. Come on inside. I'm sure Detective Hathaway has already told you that there's not much here." She opened the door and they realized they hadn't been kidding. There wasn't even a single piece of furniture in there. The windows were spotless and there wasn't any dust on the cabinets.
"We've searched everything. It's been wiped down thoroughly. Whoever was here didn't want anyone to know that they were."
They looked the house over carefully and couldn't find anything. Not a single thing. They left the house dejected.
They asked if they could talk to the neighbor that had seen them leave.
The detectives had a quick discussion. "Just one of you would be fine I would think. Don't want to overwhelm her."
"Jeff why don't you ask the questions?" Gilbert suggested. Lita nodded.
Jeff was driven over to the house where the lady was. Hathaway knocked on the door. A woman who looked to be in her late fifties answered the door. "Mrs. Adamson sorry to bother you again but we would like to ask you a few more questions. May we come in?"
"Fine." She said letting them in. "Can we make this quick? My granddaughter has soccer practice and I told her parents I'd take her."
"My name's Jeff Hardy. I was told you saw a group of people leave the farm house and one may have looked like my brother."
"I can't be certain but one did have dark brown hair and was wearing what was in the description. If it hadn't been for America's Most Wanted I wouldn't have given it another thought. But as I told the police, I couldn't be certain. There were ten of them in total and they were packing up. I just happened to drive by so I'm not sure if there was more of them or not. Sorry I can't be much more help."
"That was a lot of help Mrs. Adamson. Thank you." Detective Hathaway said. "You have any more questions for her Jeff?"
He nodded. "How long were they there for?"
"I can't be certain because I hadn't seen them before. Sorry."
Jeff asked her a few more questions before they left. He wasn't sure if she was any help at all.
***
Notes: Well next chapter is the big night. I think it'll be up soon since I've written part of it already.
Getting Ready to Do it
Stevie sat on the basement stairs of a house in a Utah town watching Matt and Raven. Raven wasn't beating him this time just talking to him. It was different then what Matt was used to. Raven was using a tone he only used with his girlfriends. Soft and friendly. That would confuse anyone. Anyone who wasn't completely out of it that is.
What a way to spend your birthday huh Matt? Of course he was pretty certain Matt didn't know it was his birthday today. He wasn't going to tell Matt that not that he was certain he'd understand. Tommy and Kanyon were talking about October 9th. Which besides being his own birthday, was when the Nest made their debut on the revamped Saturday Night's Main Event. And as unfortunate as it was, it looked like it was going to happen. He saw Matt look towards him and he looked at the dull brown eyes and frowned. Yeah that night was going to be real fun.
He got up from his spot and went back up the stairs no longer able to watch what was going on. He found the others in the kitchen eating dinner. He helped himself to some and sat next to Kidman. The house was just a little bit bigger then the one they had been staying in, in California but not by much. He liked the one in California because of the porch. But like the one in California the nearest neighbor wasn't for miles. Enough to house eleven people. Though one of them was barely there because of shows, and another lived in the basement.
He took the paper from the counter and started reading it tuning out the chattering at the table. The basement door opened and in walked Raven, Tommy, Kanyon, and a very subdued Matt. They took seats at the table.
Stevie grimaced when he saw Matt start eating with his hands not even acknowledging the fact that there was silverware in front of him. Raven glared at him and we went back to reading the paper. Something on the national news section caught his attention. He wondered if the others had read it. It was an article that talked about clues of a missing pro wrestler leading police detectives to rural California. He hadn't realized someone was reading over his shoulder until the newspaper was ripped out of his hands.
"Hey boss you might want to see this." Kanyon said handing him the paper.
Raven quickly read it and then threw the paper across the room causing Matt to jump.
"No sweat Raven. We cleaned everything up. Left no fingerprints remember? Come on no one will know we are there." Kidman said trying to reassure Raven.
Raven sighed and nodded. He knew Kidman had a point. Still a little less then three weeks till the Nest makes their nationwide return with a big surprise.
***
The next day Gilbert, Jeff, and Lita arrived in California. Detective Hathaway was waiting for them. "We've gone through the house thoroughly. Whoever was here made sure to remove all fingerprints."
"We want to see it anyway." Gilbert said. "If there's a chance that my son might have been there, I want to check."
"I understand but there's nothing there." He sighed. "Get in. Detective Watson is already waiting for us there." It was a couple hours drive to the house. Hathaway gave an over view of what a witness said about them leaving but she couldn't see them well enough. When they pulled up Detective Watson hurried over to them.
"I'm Detective Joanna Watson. You must be Jeff." She said turning to Jeff. She turned to the others. "I don't think I know your names."
"I'm Gilbert Hardy. Matt and Jeff's father. And this is Matt's girlfriend Amy."
"Nice to meet you. Come on inside. I'm sure Detective Hathaway has already told you that there's not much here." She opened the door and they realized they hadn't been kidding. There wasn't even a single piece of furniture in there. The windows were spotless and there wasn't any dust on the cabinets.
"We've searched everything. It's been wiped down thoroughly. Whoever was here didn't want anyone to know that they were."
They looked the house over carefully and couldn't find anything. Not a single thing. They left the house dejected.
They asked if they could talk to the neighbor that had seen them leave.
The detectives had a quick discussion. "Just one of you would be fine I would think. Don't want to overwhelm her."
"Jeff why don't you ask the questions?" Gilbert suggested. Lita nodded.
Jeff was driven over to the house where the lady was. Hathaway knocked on the door. A woman who looked to be in her late fifties answered the door. "Mrs. Adamson sorry to bother you again but we would like to ask you a few more questions. May we come in?"
"Fine." She said letting them in. "Can we make this quick? My granddaughter has soccer practice and I told her parents I'd take her."
"My name's Jeff Hardy. I was told you saw a group of people leave the farm house and one may have looked like my brother."
"I can't be certain but one did have dark brown hair and was wearing what was in the description. If it hadn't been for America's Most Wanted I wouldn't have given it another thought. But as I told the police, I couldn't be certain. There were ten of them in total and they were packing up. I just happened to drive by so I'm not sure if there was more of them or not. Sorry I can't be much more help."
"That was a lot of help Mrs. Adamson. Thank you." Detective Hathaway said. "You have any more questions for her Jeff?"
He nodded. "How long were they there for?"
"I can't be certain because I hadn't seen them before. Sorry."
Jeff asked her a few more questions before they left. He wasn't sure if she was any help at all.
***
Notes: Well next chapter is the big night. I think it'll be up soon since I've written part of it already.