Notes: Catherine good because that's not what I want either. It was just a flash of clarity. Benoit had one in a previous chapter. They don't last long.
Sometimes it's Better Not to Know
"You ready Jeff?" Perry asked. Jeff nodded. "Lita where's Dallas, Eddy, Dean and Shane?"
"Waiting for you guys. They didn't want to go out there until you two were there. I think Arn's talking to them."
"Yeah well too bad we can't find more people that are concerned about who's in Raven's Nest." Jeff said as they walked to the entrance. It was still surprising for people to see Shane Douglas back in the WWE. It was also surprising because Douglas hadn't talked to Benoit in three years but who were Jeff and Perry to say no to someone that wanted to help.
"Come on Jeffy get out here." Raven called.
They all walked out there.
"What did you want Raven?" Jeff asked.
"How about a match Hardy you against Nevar."
Jeff looked over at Nevar who was being held back by several of the Nest. "Fine Raven." He wasn't too crazy about the idea since the man was pretty wild in the ring. He acted more like a wild animal then a human. And the guy did throw him into the wall.
The Nest and the Coalition jumped out of the ring to make room for the Nevar/Jeff Hardy match. Charles Robinson was ref. They started to wrestle. Or at least Jeff tried to. Nevar moved around a lot and seemed to know Jeff's style pretty well. Whenever Jeff tried to set up a move Nevar blocked it. It was almost like...no it couldn't be that. Jeff thought.
When Nevar speared him his hair moved ever so slightly and Jeff thought he saw something. He grabbed fistful of the long hair and pushed it away. Jeff's hand dropped when he saw the face. A face he knew so well even if it was scarred up. He struggled out of Nevar's grasp and rolled out of the ring.
"Jeff what is it?" Shane asked.
"Matt." Jeff whispered pointing at Nevar who was being held back by Raven. Jeff was so shocked he couldn't say anything else.
***
(This switches to Matt's POV of the match)
He wrestled the colorful haired man. Something just felt normal with it. He knew what the guy was doing and yet he never wrestled him before. He finally speared him. The man grabbed his hair and pushed it out of the way. He winced because he was ashamed of the scars on his face. The man got loose and rolled out of the ring. Raven pulled him to his feet and was trying to get him out of the ring.
He heard a name whispered by the guy that sounded like Matt. And somewhere in his mind he replied Jeff. He didn't realize he had said it out loud. Raven was trying to yank him out of the ring. Finally it took Kanyon and Meanie to get him out.
"Get him out of here!" Raven was yelling as they dashed for the doors. Raven and Kidman went to get their stuff. Benoit, Dreamer, Victoria, and Torrie left in a car.
Kanyon was busy dealing with Matt while Stevie and Meanie were on lookout. If anyone came they were to get the van out of there fast. Stevie was looking one direction when he felt something prick his arm. It felt like a needle was his last thought before he passed out.
***
Jeff was frantically looking for his brother. No one seemed to know where he was. They said that the nest had left too quickly for anyone to stop them. He almost couldn't believe that that was his brother. Matt had lost so much weight and his face was all scarred. He was going to kill Raven if he ever found them that is.
"Hey Jeff!" Someone yelled. He turned around to see Shane McMahon. "I saw Raven's Nest run that way." He said pointing towards the locker rooms.
"Thanks." Jeff said running in that direction. All he found were empty locker rooms. Something hit him in the back of the head hard. He fell to the ground trying to stay conscious. He didn't see who it was. He knew he had been set up. He got up shakily to his feet and headed back where he came from.
***
Meanie carried Stevie away from the van and back into the arena. Probably not the best idea but he had no idea where to take him. He carried him into an open door unsure of where that was. He put him down and then groaned. He had to pick the Coalition's locker room.
"Whoa! I come in peace!" Meanie said sticking his hands up.
"Go find Jeff. He should be here." Arn ordered Dallas.
"Let me put him down." Meanie said putting Stevie down and sitting down also. The door closed.
"Where is he!" Jeff yelled as he stormed into the over crowded locker room. dallas followed him into the room.
"Jeff quiet it down." Eddy said looking pointedly at the man sleeping in the corner of the locker room.
"I'm not quieting down until they give me answers!" He walked over to the two men. "Tell me where Matt is!"
Meanie shifted the man whose head was lying in his lap and got up. He put a shirt down as a pillow under his head. "I could tell you but Raven will change it as soon as he notices Stevie and I are not there."
"What kind of messed up group is this? You drug him," he said pointing at Stevie. "And then won't tell anyone where Raven's got my brother. Why didn't you grab my brother instead?"
"I couldn't!" Meanie yelled which actually silenced the room. Meanie checked to make sure Stevie was still out before continuing in a lower voice. "I couldn't grab Matt instead because I don't even want to guess what Raven would have done to Stevie. Stevie was barely treated better then your brother."
Jeff looked at Stevie closer and saw the bruises on his face and dark circles under his eyes. It sunk in and he sank to the floor. "Oh God." He muttered. He kept repeating it. Then he stood up and punched Meanie. He probably would have gone after Stevie if Douglas and Page hadn't grabbed his arms.
"Just help me find my brother." He calmed down enough to sit across from Meanie and Stevie. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure." Meanie said nervously.
"Why?"
"Why what?" Meanie asked not quite sure what he was referring to.
"Why any of this? Why did you guys do that to Matt?"
"I sort of came along for the ride. Stevie told me he was joining Raven's Nest and Raven wanted me to join. Jeff I swear I had no clue that they had kidnapped your brother until I met up with them. I did everything I could to help the Coalition. I sent you notes telling you what was planned. I did everything but tell you we had your brother."
"Why didn't you tell us you had my brother?" Jeff all but yelled.
"Because I didn't want Raven to hurt Stevie any more then he already had. I had to drug Stevie to get him away from the car. Stevie wouldn't have come at all and it had nothing to do with what Raven was blackmailing him with. Stevie and Matt had become friends even though Matt's completely out of it and probably has no clue of anything around him anymore."
"That's putting it mildly." Eddy said. "What about Benoit?"
Meanie bit his lip before answering. "He's almost as out of it as Matt is. Raven pretty much brainwashed him. The only ones who are willingly in the Nest are Kidman, Kanyon, Torrie, Victoria, and myself."
"Damn!" Dallas said. "I was hoping to get Kanyon out of that group."
"Kanyon's friendship with Raven will be hard to break."
There was a silence in the room. It was broken ten minutes later by a groan from Stevie. He sat up and surveyed the room. "What's going on? Where's Raven?"
"Don't know." Meanie answered. He was glad Perry and Shane was holding Jeff back. "We are still in the arena."
"But Mat..."
"Yeah I know." Meanie said calmly.
Stevie's eyes got large when he finally saw Jeff Hardy standing there. He tried to go to the exit but Meanie blocked his way. "Let me go!"
"Stevie you can't go back." Meanie said. He shot a look at Eddy who understood and pulled Jeff a few feet away. "You can't. Raven would do to you what he did to Matt if you go back. Let's help the Coalition get Matt back. It's you or him and I'll be damned if it's you."
Jeff moved away from Eddy and walked over. "Did you help Raven kidnap my brother?" Stevie nodded. "Why? Why does Raven want Matt?"
"He never said. I understood why he took Benoit but Matt I just don't know. Where are they?" He demanded again.
"That's what I want to know!" Jeff said with exasperation. He turned and faced Meanie. "You may not care that Raven has him but I do!"
"If I had a choice I would have grabbed both of them!"
Stevie didn't say a word during the exchange. He just stared at Shane who turned to face Eddy. When he saw no one was looking at him, he made a dash for the door.
The others took off after him. When they got out of the dressing room, they didn't see him anywhere. They looked everywhere but Stevie wasn't around.
Meanie had a sinking feeling what just happened.
Sometimes it's Better Not to Know
"You ready Jeff?" Perry asked. Jeff nodded. "Lita where's Dallas, Eddy, Dean and Shane?"
"Waiting for you guys. They didn't want to go out there until you two were there. I think Arn's talking to them."
"Yeah well too bad we can't find more people that are concerned about who's in Raven's Nest." Jeff said as they walked to the entrance. It was still surprising for people to see Shane Douglas back in the WWE. It was also surprising because Douglas hadn't talked to Benoit in three years but who were Jeff and Perry to say no to someone that wanted to help.
"Come on Jeffy get out here." Raven called.
They all walked out there.
"What did you want Raven?" Jeff asked.
"How about a match Hardy you against Nevar."
Jeff looked over at Nevar who was being held back by several of the Nest. "Fine Raven." He wasn't too crazy about the idea since the man was pretty wild in the ring. He acted more like a wild animal then a human. And the guy did throw him into the wall.
The Nest and the Coalition jumped out of the ring to make room for the Nevar/Jeff Hardy match. Charles Robinson was ref. They started to wrestle. Or at least Jeff tried to. Nevar moved around a lot and seemed to know Jeff's style pretty well. Whenever Jeff tried to set up a move Nevar blocked it. It was almost like...no it couldn't be that. Jeff thought.
When Nevar speared him his hair moved ever so slightly and Jeff thought he saw something. He grabbed fistful of the long hair and pushed it away. Jeff's hand dropped when he saw the face. A face he knew so well even if it was scarred up. He struggled out of Nevar's grasp and rolled out of the ring.
"Jeff what is it?" Shane asked.
"Matt." Jeff whispered pointing at Nevar who was being held back by Raven. Jeff was so shocked he couldn't say anything else.
***
(This switches to Matt's POV of the match)
He wrestled the colorful haired man. Something just felt normal with it. He knew what the guy was doing and yet he never wrestled him before. He finally speared him. The man grabbed his hair and pushed it out of the way. He winced because he was ashamed of the scars on his face. The man got loose and rolled out of the ring. Raven pulled him to his feet and was trying to get him out of the ring.
He heard a name whispered by the guy that sounded like Matt. And somewhere in his mind he replied Jeff. He didn't realize he had said it out loud. Raven was trying to yank him out of the ring. Finally it took Kanyon and Meanie to get him out.
"Get him out of here!" Raven was yelling as they dashed for the doors. Raven and Kidman went to get their stuff. Benoit, Dreamer, Victoria, and Torrie left in a car.
Kanyon was busy dealing with Matt while Stevie and Meanie were on lookout. If anyone came they were to get the van out of there fast. Stevie was looking one direction when he felt something prick his arm. It felt like a needle was his last thought before he passed out.
***
Jeff was frantically looking for his brother. No one seemed to know where he was. They said that the nest had left too quickly for anyone to stop them. He almost couldn't believe that that was his brother. Matt had lost so much weight and his face was all scarred. He was going to kill Raven if he ever found them that is.
"Hey Jeff!" Someone yelled. He turned around to see Shane McMahon. "I saw Raven's Nest run that way." He said pointing towards the locker rooms.
"Thanks." Jeff said running in that direction. All he found were empty locker rooms. Something hit him in the back of the head hard. He fell to the ground trying to stay conscious. He didn't see who it was. He knew he had been set up. He got up shakily to his feet and headed back where he came from.
***
Meanie carried Stevie away from the van and back into the arena. Probably not the best idea but he had no idea where to take him. He carried him into an open door unsure of where that was. He put him down and then groaned. He had to pick the Coalition's locker room.
"Whoa! I come in peace!" Meanie said sticking his hands up.
"Go find Jeff. He should be here." Arn ordered Dallas.
"Let me put him down." Meanie said putting Stevie down and sitting down also. The door closed.
"Where is he!" Jeff yelled as he stormed into the over crowded locker room. dallas followed him into the room.
"Jeff quiet it down." Eddy said looking pointedly at the man sleeping in the corner of the locker room.
"I'm not quieting down until they give me answers!" He walked over to the two men. "Tell me where Matt is!"
Meanie shifted the man whose head was lying in his lap and got up. He put a shirt down as a pillow under his head. "I could tell you but Raven will change it as soon as he notices Stevie and I are not there."
"What kind of messed up group is this? You drug him," he said pointing at Stevie. "And then won't tell anyone where Raven's got my brother. Why didn't you grab my brother instead?"
"I couldn't!" Meanie yelled which actually silenced the room. Meanie checked to make sure Stevie was still out before continuing in a lower voice. "I couldn't grab Matt instead because I don't even want to guess what Raven would have done to Stevie. Stevie was barely treated better then your brother."
Jeff looked at Stevie closer and saw the bruises on his face and dark circles under his eyes. It sunk in and he sank to the floor. "Oh God." He muttered. He kept repeating it. Then he stood up and punched Meanie. He probably would have gone after Stevie if Douglas and Page hadn't grabbed his arms.
"Just help me find my brother." He calmed down enough to sit across from Meanie and Stevie. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure." Meanie said nervously.
"Why?"
"Why what?" Meanie asked not quite sure what he was referring to.
"Why any of this? Why did you guys do that to Matt?"
"I sort of came along for the ride. Stevie told me he was joining Raven's Nest and Raven wanted me to join. Jeff I swear I had no clue that they had kidnapped your brother until I met up with them. I did everything I could to help the Coalition. I sent you notes telling you what was planned. I did everything but tell you we had your brother."
"Why didn't you tell us you had my brother?" Jeff all but yelled.
"Because I didn't want Raven to hurt Stevie any more then he already had. I had to drug Stevie to get him away from the car. Stevie wouldn't have come at all and it had nothing to do with what Raven was blackmailing him with. Stevie and Matt had become friends even though Matt's completely out of it and probably has no clue of anything around him anymore."
"That's putting it mildly." Eddy said. "What about Benoit?"
Meanie bit his lip before answering. "He's almost as out of it as Matt is. Raven pretty much brainwashed him. The only ones who are willingly in the Nest are Kidman, Kanyon, Torrie, Victoria, and myself."
"Damn!" Dallas said. "I was hoping to get Kanyon out of that group."
"Kanyon's friendship with Raven will be hard to break."
There was a silence in the room. It was broken ten minutes later by a groan from Stevie. He sat up and surveyed the room. "What's going on? Where's Raven?"
"Don't know." Meanie answered. He was glad Perry and Shane was holding Jeff back. "We are still in the arena."
"But Mat..."
"Yeah I know." Meanie said calmly.
Stevie's eyes got large when he finally saw Jeff Hardy standing there. He tried to go to the exit but Meanie blocked his way. "Let me go!"
"Stevie you can't go back." Meanie said. He shot a look at Eddy who understood and pulled Jeff a few feet away. "You can't. Raven would do to you what he did to Matt if you go back. Let's help the Coalition get Matt back. It's you or him and I'll be damned if it's you."
Jeff moved away from Eddy and walked over. "Did you help Raven kidnap my brother?" Stevie nodded. "Why? Why does Raven want Matt?"
"He never said. I understood why he took Benoit but Matt I just don't know. Where are they?" He demanded again.
"That's what I want to know!" Jeff said with exasperation. He turned and faced Meanie. "You may not care that Raven has him but I do!"
"If I had a choice I would have grabbed both of them!"
Stevie didn't say a word during the exchange. He just stared at Shane who turned to face Eddy. When he saw no one was looking at him, he made a dash for the door.
The others took off after him. When they got out of the dressing room, they didn't see him anywhere. They looked everywhere but Stevie wasn't around.
Meanie had a sinking feeling what just happened.