A Promise Broken
Stevie ran out of the locker room without looking back. He had to get to the van. He was sure Raven and the others hadn't left yet. When he got outside he saw Kidman and Kanyon both waiting for him. "Get in Stevie." Kidman ordered.
Stevie hesitated. Matt was then shoved out of the van. Stevie looked at him then got into the van. Raven grabbed him by the arm and injected him with something. But instead of passing out he fell to the floor feeling rather strange.
"Let's get out of here Kanyon!" Raven yelled. The van took off.
Raven sighed. Time to activate plan b he thought.
***
"Where the hell is he?" Jeff demanded much like he had when he discovered that the Nest had fled the arena.
Meanie turned around and everyone saw the pain that was written on his face. "If I knew we wouldn't be having this conversation right now." He turned around and started to walk off. His phone started ringing. He looked at his caller ID and saw it was his girlfriend Jasmin St. Claire. "Hi Jasmin."
"Hello to you too Meanie."
He almost dropped the phone when he heard that voice. "What do you want Raven?"
'Pretty girlfriend you have. When are you going to learn you can't win? This isn't a game. Did you really think we were going to let you leave with Stevie? I had someone waiting and who do you think it was? Tell Jeff if he really wants his brother back, he'll meet us at Trax Central tomorrow. It goes for you if you want your girlfriend back.'
Blue Meanie hung up the phone he looked over at Jeff unsure of how to tell him his brother had just been here.
***
"Raven how are we going to make sure he doesn't call his girlfriend's home? We don't actually have her." Kanyon asked.
"Won't matter anyway. He'll come. Just wanted him to answer the phone."
"He won't come." A voice slurred from the floor.
"Come on Richards he risked getting you out of there he'll come." Raven said looking down at the barely conscious Stevie. Matt was sitting next to him and wouldn't let anyone touch him. He didn't care right now. He was just determined to get them all to Amarillo Texas without any trouble.
Kidman was driving. Tommy, Benoit, Victoria, and Torrie were in a car almost there. He knew he, Kanyon, and Kidman could handle a drugged up Richards and a barely there anyway Matt Hardy. The plan had been fool proof. He knew Richards would try to get out of there and he had Kanyon and Kidman waiting. Of course having Matt standing there in front of the van helped get Richards in the van faster. It was a risk but it had worked. He didn't have anything to completely put Stevie out because Meanie had grabbed it but the stuff he had would do for the trip. It was what he used on Matt when he got too crazy. But maybe keeping him barely lucid was a better idea.
***
Nova came into the locker room. Meanie was on the phone with Jasmin and looked up when Nova grabbed him by the arm. "I'm glad it was just your cellphone. I have to go. I'll call you later." He hung up and looked at Nova.
"What the hell is going on?" Nova said ignoring everyone else in the room. "You got me kicked out of the group. I could have helped you!"
"I couldn't blow the cover. If I was kicked out what good would it have done?" Meanie asked.
"What good could it have done? Damn it Meanie! I don't see Stevie here do you?"
Meanie sighed in defeat. His friend had a point.
"Meanie you remember six and a half years ago? You, Rob, Louie, and me promised to get Stevie out of that. And we did for a couple months. Then Stevie ended up back with Raven and finally broke all ties. And then six years later he's back in the Nest! What the hell did that accomplish?"
Meanie was fighting back tears. He didn't say anything just walked out of the room. Nova stood there not sure of where to go.
"Tell us about six and a half years ago." Lita said.
***
Raven took his own phone out. It rang a few times before someone answered. "This is Raven. Justin we'll be in Amarillo tomorrow. You have anywhere I can stash two nuisances for a few hours? Of course I mean those two. Because he won't let anyone touch him. No that's not it! Okay that'll have to do. He's what? Shit. Remind me to send Tommy off somewhere. Don't need any more people interfering then the Coalition. Yeah I got a hold of Meanie he and Jeff will be there. Of course, they'll be there. Tommy, Chris, Vic, and Torrie will be there tonight. I'll see you tomorrow. And don't tell anyone we are coming!" He hung up.
"That didn't sound too good boss." Kanyon said.
Raven was rubbing the bridge of his nose as his headache got worse. "Funk is guest trainer this week but Justin knows of somewhere to put them." Could today get any worse? He wondered.
***
(Okay this takes place in Amarillo. It's the other half of the conversation.)
"Hey Raven. Cool. I didn't think you guys would be here yet. Do you mean Richards and Matt Hardy? Okay okay I'm sorry just checking. Why them? Oh. Having trouble controlling the monster already? Yeah okay, you can hide them in one of the back rooms. We'll just lock it. No one ever goes in them anyway. Uh Raven one problem though. Terry Funk is guest trainer here this week. Yeah Ivory left for some personal reason. Will do. So Jeff's coming here? Okay I'll be on the lookout for them. See you tomorrow. And of course I won't tell anyone. What do you think I am, an idiot?"
Standing not that far away was Al Snow. He moved as soon as he heard the last line so that Justin Credible wouldn't see him. He had to call them and tell them that they were walking into a trap.
Stevie ran out of the locker room without looking back. He had to get to the van. He was sure Raven and the others hadn't left yet. When he got outside he saw Kidman and Kanyon both waiting for him. "Get in Stevie." Kidman ordered.
Stevie hesitated. Matt was then shoved out of the van. Stevie looked at him then got into the van. Raven grabbed him by the arm and injected him with something. But instead of passing out he fell to the floor feeling rather strange.
"Let's get out of here Kanyon!" Raven yelled. The van took off.
Raven sighed. Time to activate plan b he thought.
***
"Where the hell is he?" Jeff demanded much like he had when he discovered that the Nest had fled the arena.
Meanie turned around and everyone saw the pain that was written on his face. "If I knew we wouldn't be having this conversation right now." He turned around and started to walk off. His phone started ringing. He looked at his caller ID and saw it was his girlfriend Jasmin St. Claire. "Hi Jasmin."
"Hello to you too Meanie."
He almost dropped the phone when he heard that voice. "What do you want Raven?"
'Pretty girlfriend you have. When are you going to learn you can't win? This isn't a game. Did you really think we were going to let you leave with Stevie? I had someone waiting and who do you think it was? Tell Jeff if he really wants his brother back, he'll meet us at Trax Central tomorrow. It goes for you if you want your girlfriend back.'
Blue Meanie hung up the phone he looked over at Jeff unsure of how to tell him his brother had just been here.
***
"Raven how are we going to make sure he doesn't call his girlfriend's home? We don't actually have her." Kanyon asked.
"Won't matter anyway. He'll come. Just wanted him to answer the phone."
"He won't come." A voice slurred from the floor.
"Come on Richards he risked getting you out of there he'll come." Raven said looking down at the barely conscious Stevie. Matt was sitting next to him and wouldn't let anyone touch him. He didn't care right now. He was just determined to get them all to Amarillo Texas without any trouble.
Kidman was driving. Tommy, Benoit, Victoria, and Torrie were in a car almost there. He knew he, Kanyon, and Kidman could handle a drugged up Richards and a barely there anyway Matt Hardy. The plan had been fool proof. He knew Richards would try to get out of there and he had Kanyon and Kidman waiting. Of course having Matt standing there in front of the van helped get Richards in the van faster. It was a risk but it had worked. He didn't have anything to completely put Stevie out because Meanie had grabbed it but the stuff he had would do for the trip. It was what he used on Matt when he got too crazy. But maybe keeping him barely lucid was a better idea.
***
Nova came into the locker room. Meanie was on the phone with Jasmin and looked up when Nova grabbed him by the arm. "I'm glad it was just your cellphone. I have to go. I'll call you later." He hung up and looked at Nova.
"What the hell is going on?" Nova said ignoring everyone else in the room. "You got me kicked out of the group. I could have helped you!"
"I couldn't blow the cover. If I was kicked out what good would it have done?" Meanie asked.
"What good could it have done? Damn it Meanie! I don't see Stevie here do you?"
Meanie sighed in defeat. His friend had a point.
"Meanie you remember six and a half years ago? You, Rob, Louie, and me promised to get Stevie out of that. And we did for a couple months. Then Stevie ended up back with Raven and finally broke all ties. And then six years later he's back in the Nest! What the hell did that accomplish?"
Meanie was fighting back tears. He didn't say anything just walked out of the room. Nova stood there not sure of where to go.
"Tell us about six and a half years ago." Lita said.
***
Raven took his own phone out. It rang a few times before someone answered. "This is Raven. Justin we'll be in Amarillo tomorrow. You have anywhere I can stash two nuisances for a few hours? Of course I mean those two. Because he won't let anyone touch him. No that's not it! Okay that'll have to do. He's what? Shit. Remind me to send Tommy off somewhere. Don't need any more people interfering then the Coalition. Yeah I got a hold of Meanie he and Jeff will be there. Of course, they'll be there. Tommy, Chris, Vic, and Torrie will be there tonight. I'll see you tomorrow. And don't tell anyone we are coming!" He hung up.
"That didn't sound too good boss." Kanyon said.
Raven was rubbing the bridge of his nose as his headache got worse. "Funk is guest trainer this week but Justin knows of somewhere to put them." Could today get any worse? He wondered.
***
(Okay this takes place in Amarillo. It's the other half of the conversation.)
"Hey Raven. Cool. I didn't think you guys would be here yet. Do you mean Richards and Matt Hardy? Okay okay I'm sorry just checking. Why them? Oh. Having trouble controlling the monster already? Yeah okay, you can hide them in one of the back rooms. We'll just lock it. No one ever goes in them anyway. Uh Raven one problem though. Terry Funk is guest trainer here this week. Yeah Ivory left for some personal reason. Will do. So Jeff's coming here? Okay I'll be on the lookout for them. See you tomorrow. And of course I won't tell anyone. What do you think I am, an idiot?"
Standing not that far away was Al Snow. He moved as soon as he heard the last line so that Justin Credible wouldn't see him. He had to call them and tell them that they were walking into a trap.