Notes: I had to look at my trusty road atlas. I'm on the West Coast I'm lucky if I know where cities are in my state. Yes the towns are close but Raven couldn't take any more for the day. As for the CD's I mention in here those were the bands that came on the radio while writing this.
On the Way There
Detective Hathaway listened to what Meanie had to say and asked questions when needed. He was learning more about Raven then most people in wrestling did. How did a wrestler disappearing turn into something so complicated? He wondered. Was it too late to quit this case?
"So where is he heading?"
"Amarillo Texas. He called me using my girlfriend's stolen cellphone. My girlfriend is fine but I don't know about Stevie and Matt. And I know it's a trap but..."
Shane came out of the locker room. "There you are." He said to Meanie. "Arn just got a phone call from Al Snow. It looks like we are walking into a trap. From Justin Credible's side of it he learned a lot. It sounded like he needed a place to hide Stevie and Matt. And Justin referred to Matt as the monster asking if he was having trouble controlling the monster already. They'll be locking them in a back room. And Terry Funk is guest trainer."
"I've got an idea." He said going into the locker room to take his cell phone out. He called information. "Pennsylvania Philadelphia. The number for Tommy and Theresa Laughlin. Thank you." He dialed the number. He saw most of the others nod knowing what he was doing. Jeff Hardy didn't know though. "Hi Theresa? This is Brian Rollins. Yeah I was Blue Meanie. You know about Tommy right? Oh you may want to sit down for this."
Arn meanwhile was on the phone. But was on the phone with Flair. "Yeah we are all headed to Amarillo. Raven took off to there. No no I'll call you if we need you to come. You've got your kids to take care of. No we haven't called Nancy to tell her. We will when all of this is done. She's pregnant and has two kids to take care of. I'll call you when it's all done. Bye Ric."
Meanie hung up. "Theresa's going to meet us in Amarillo."
Jeff who had been surprisingly quiet finally spoke up. "We need to go now." Jeff said.
"Wait a minute! I'm not done here." Detective Hathaway said. "I know all about what Raven's doing but that does not give me all of the answers." He turned and looked at Meanie. "Brian you still broke a couple of laws."
"Oh come on you can't be serious." Dallas said. "He was trying to protect a friend."
Hathaway sighed. "Brian you most likely won't be charged for anything but I can't allow you all to just go to Amarillo and take on Raven. That would be neglecting my job as a police officer. But I've heard enough about Raven to want to join you in beating him up. So you are just going to have to take me with you. It is my case after all." They couldn't argue with that.
They took three cars. Hathaway, Meanie, and Perry in one car with Meanie driving. Eddy, Jeff, Lita, and Dean in the second with Dean driving. And Arn, Shane, and Dallas in the third with Arn driving. Hathaway said he needed more information on Raven and those two knew the most. Shane, although being a member of the Coalition, didn't get along with Eddy, Perry, and Dean. So two of the cars worked. But the history between the people in third made for an interesting ride.
Dean and Eddy rode in the front and Jeff and Lita were in the back. Jeff was on the phone with his father and Lita was listening to Puddle of Mud on her Discman. Dean and Eddy were talking. It wasn't a far drive from Oklahoma City to Amarillo. But it was getting late and they decided they would stop in Conway Texas.
"Lita." Dean started to say. But she was listening to her CD and didn't hear her. Jeff who was on the phone and heard him poked Lita to get her attention. She turned off her Discman. "I just want to apologize for what I did a couple years ago to you. I see that you really love Matt. And I do love my wife and kids. So I want to apologize."
"Apology accepted." Lita said. They had been working hard as a group and she had forgiven him in her mind awhile ago. She popped in Bowling for Soup. An appropriate song started playing. The Girl All the Bad Guys Want. She went back to listening to the CD.
Jeff sighed as he hung up with his father. It had been so hard to tell him that Nevar was Matt. That Matt had been right under their noses for a few weeks. His father was going to come there when they got Matt back. He was glad that the trip wasn't too long. He didn't feel like talking to Dean and Eddy who were discussing Benoit. Lita was listening to music. He knew she was probably thinking about Matt. He sighed and looked out the window. There wasn't much to see since it was dark out but it was something to do.
***
In Hathaway, Meanie, and Perry's car they were talking about Raven. "When I saw Chris with Raven's Nest I knew something had to be wrong. Raven I had wrestled Chris and Dean in tag matches in WCW. I knew that Raven hated Chris and it was mutual. And whenever I asked him about it he'd lie. When Dallas made that remark of since when it was like it caught him off guard. He couldn't even reply to it." Perry said looking up back at Hathaway who was writing in his notebook.
"I don't know what Raven did to Chris because I joined after Raven kidnapped Matt. But Matt had his own moment of clarity during the tag match but it was gone just as quick as it came. It's some kind of drug I think. But I can't be sure." Meanie said drumming his hand. "The stuff I grabbed from Raven was just stuff that knocks someone out. I couldn't find anything else."
"Why did Raven take Matt seems to be the biggest question on everyone's mind." Hathaway said. "Brian you said you don't know."
"I don't. I have been gone from WWF for quite awhile. Even Stevie doesn't know why. He said Raven said he needed help kidnapping someone he wanted to play with. But never said why him." Meanie said.
"You said that you think both Dreamer and Richards are being blackmailed?"
"I know Stevie's being blackmailed. He told me so. And Dreamer and Raven have known each other since they were kids and have hated each other since they both came to ECW. I don't know what he's using though. Maybe Theresa, his wife. But she's all right at their home in Philadelphia."
"Hmm well if they are being blackmailed then they might get off. You did say Richards said he was kidnapped?"
"Yeah. That was how they were able to blackmail him. According to Stevie he thought he and Victoria were going to see Legally Blond 2. When they got into a taxi to go to the theater it went to a warehouse instead. That was when Raven told him about the plan and told him that Victoria would sue him if he didn't agree."
Hathaway just shook his head. "Mr. Levy is certainly racking up charges against himself."
***
In the third car it was quiet. Arn and Dallas were in the front and Shane was in the back. Shane was staring out the window glad that he wasn't in a car with Perry, Dean, and Eddy. He knew that they would all have to sit down and talk about this after they got Chris back. He had been avoiding it.
Arn and Dallas were talking quietly about some of their matches and how retirement had been. But both of their minds were on other things such as two different Chris's.
Dallas was worried about Kanyon. Even though Meanie had told him Kanyon was in the group willingly he couldn't help but be concerned. Kanyon was one of his best friends. He hoped he could get through to Kanyon.
On the Way There
Detective Hathaway listened to what Meanie had to say and asked questions when needed. He was learning more about Raven then most people in wrestling did. How did a wrestler disappearing turn into something so complicated? He wondered. Was it too late to quit this case?
"So where is he heading?"
"Amarillo Texas. He called me using my girlfriend's stolen cellphone. My girlfriend is fine but I don't know about Stevie and Matt. And I know it's a trap but..."
Shane came out of the locker room. "There you are." He said to Meanie. "Arn just got a phone call from Al Snow. It looks like we are walking into a trap. From Justin Credible's side of it he learned a lot. It sounded like he needed a place to hide Stevie and Matt. And Justin referred to Matt as the monster asking if he was having trouble controlling the monster already. They'll be locking them in a back room. And Terry Funk is guest trainer."
"I've got an idea." He said going into the locker room to take his cell phone out. He called information. "Pennsylvania Philadelphia. The number for Tommy and Theresa Laughlin. Thank you." He dialed the number. He saw most of the others nod knowing what he was doing. Jeff Hardy didn't know though. "Hi Theresa? This is Brian Rollins. Yeah I was Blue Meanie. You know about Tommy right? Oh you may want to sit down for this."
Arn meanwhile was on the phone. But was on the phone with Flair. "Yeah we are all headed to Amarillo. Raven took off to there. No no I'll call you if we need you to come. You've got your kids to take care of. No we haven't called Nancy to tell her. We will when all of this is done. She's pregnant and has two kids to take care of. I'll call you when it's all done. Bye Ric."
Meanie hung up. "Theresa's going to meet us in Amarillo."
Jeff who had been surprisingly quiet finally spoke up. "We need to go now." Jeff said.
"Wait a minute! I'm not done here." Detective Hathaway said. "I know all about what Raven's doing but that does not give me all of the answers." He turned and looked at Meanie. "Brian you still broke a couple of laws."
"Oh come on you can't be serious." Dallas said. "He was trying to protect a friend."
Hathaway sighed. "Brian you most likely won't be charged for anything but I can't allow you all to just go to Amarillo and take on Raven. That would be neglecting my job as a police officer. But I've heard enough about Raven to want to join you in beating him up. So you are just going to have to take me with you. It is my case after all." They couldn't argue with that.
They took three cars. Hathaway, Meanie, and Perry in one car with Meanie driving. Eddy, Jeff, Lita, and Dean in the second with Dean driving. And Arn, Shane, and Dallas in the third with Arn driving. Hathaway said he needed more information on Raven and those two knew the most. Shane, although being a member of the Coalition, didn't get along with Eddy, Perry, and Dean. So two of the cars worked. But the history between the people in third made for an interesting ride.
Dean and Eddy rode in the front and Jeff and Lita were in the back. Jeff was on the phone with his father and Lita was listening to Puddle of Mud on her Discman. Dean and Eddy were talking. It wasn't a far drive from Oklahoma City to Amarillo. But it was getting late and they decided they would stop in Conway Texas.
"Lita." Dean started to say. But she was listening to her CD and didn't hear her. Jeff who was on the phone and heard him poked Lita to get her attention. She turned off her Discman. "I just want to apologize for what I did a couple years ago to you. I see that you really love Matt. And I do love my wife and kids. So I want to apologize."
"Apology accepted." Lita said. They had been working hard as a group and she had forgiven him in her mind awhile ago. She popped in Bowling for Soup. An appropriate song started playing. The Girl All the Bad Guys Want. She went back to listening to the CD.
Jeff sighed as he hung up with his father. It had been so hard to tell him that Nevar was Matt. That Matt had been right under their noses for a few weeks. His father was going to come there when they got Matt back. He was glad that the trip wasn't too long. He didn't feel like talking to Dean and Eddy who were discussing Benoit. Lita was listening to music. He knew she was probably thinking about Matt. He sighed and looked out the window. There wasn't much to see since it was dark out but it was something to do.
***
In Hathaway, Meanie, and Perry's car they were talking about Raven. "When I saw Chris with Raven's Nest I knew something had to be wrong. Raven I had wrestled Chris and Dean in tag matches in WCW. I knew that Raven hated Chris and it was mutual. And whenever I asked him about it he'd lie. When Dallas made that remark of since when it was like it caught him off guard. He couldn't even reply to it." Perry said looking up back at Hathaway who was writing in his notebook.
"I don't know what Raven did to Chris because I joined after Raven kidnapped Matt. But Matt had his own moment of clarity during the tag match but it was gone just as quick as it came. It's some kind of drug I think. But I can't be sure." Meanie said drumming his hand. "The stuff I grabbed from Raven was just stuff that knocks someone out. I couldn't find anything else."
"Why did Raven take Matt seems to be the biggest question on everyone's mind." Hathaway said. "Brian you said you don't know."
"I don't. I have been gone from WWF for quite awhile. Even Stevie doesn't know why. He said Raven said he needed help kidnapping someone he wanted to play with. But never said why him." Meanie said.
"You said that you think both Dreamer and Richards are being blackmailed?"
"I know Stevie's being blackmailed. He told me so. And Dreamer and Raven have known each other since they were kids and have hated each other since they both came to ECW. I don't know what he's using though. Maybe Theresa, his wife. But she's all right at their home in Philadelphia."
"Hmm well if they are being blackmailed then they might get off. You did say Richards said he was kidnapped?"
"Yeah. That was how they were able to blackmail him. According to Stevie he thought he and Victoria were going to see Legally Blond 2. When they got into a taxi to go to the theater it went to a warehouse instead. That was when Raven told him about the plan and told him that Victoria would sue him if he didn't agree."
Hathaway just shook his head. "Mr. Levy is certainly racking up charges against himself."
***
In the third car it was quiet. Arn and Dallas were in the front and Shane was in the back. Shane was staring out the window glad that he wasn't in a car with Perry, Dean, and Eddy. He knew that they would all have to sit down and talk about this after they got Chris back. He had been avoiding it.
Arn and Dallas were talking quietly about some of their matches and how retirement had been. But both of their minds were on other things such as two different Chris's.
Dallas was worried about Kanyon. Even though Meanie had told him Kanyon was in the group willingly he couldn't help but be concerned. Kanyon was one of his best friends. He hoped he could get through to Kanyon.