Notes: Thanks for the welcome backs. I've been working on other wrestling fics. This is where they realize that there's more problems then they wanted to think about.
Bigger Problem Then They Realize
Lita and Jeff stood in the doorway of Matt and Stevie's room. Matt looked like there was nothing wrong with him with the exception of the blank stare. Stevie lay in the next bed looking terrible.
"Matt?" Jeff tried but there was no response. He bit his lip. There was another name to try. "Nevar?" He blinked but didn't say anything or do anything else. But Jeff sighed. It was a start.
Meanie was sitting next to Stevie's bed just watching him. His eyes were closed his foot was propped up. They had done surgery on it earlier that day. The doctor said the drugs, the ones from surgery and the ones still in his system, would wear off soon. Nova was headed there and would be there in a couple of hours. He cast a look over at Matt and felt bad for Jeff and Lita. He hoped they wouldn't find out what he already knew.
Dr. Harrison came into the room with another doctor. "Jeff? Amy? Can we talk to you for a moment?" Dr. Harrison asked. They followed him out of the room. "Jeff and Amy this is Dr. Pamela Adams. She's a psychiatrist at this hospital. We need to discuss with you Matt's condition."
"What about it? He's drugged." Jeff stated as they all sat down in Dr. Harrison's office.
"We are a bit more worried about his mental health." Dr. Adams said. "We had a discussion with your friend Brian about what happened to Matt. According to him, before the drugs, they broke him mentally. Even when the drugs wear off, Matt is going to need a lot of counseling. It'll depend on when he wakes up but I think you might want to look into some institutions."
"What? No!" Jeff said. "We can't...he can't..." he didn't want to finish the sentence because she knew he was right. Matt hadn't been acting the same ever since he was kidnapped.
"I've called your father and he's looking in to some in North Carolina." Dr. Harrison said. "But we'll have to see how he is when he wakes up. Maybe he'll be okay." They could see the doubtful look in his eyes.
Jeff and Lita exchanged looks. They had so hoped this nightmare was over. Looks like it was far from over.
***
That evening, Stevie slowly opened his eyes. He wasn't sure where he was right then. He sat up and groaned. Everywhere hurt especially his ribs. Where am I? He wondered. The last thing he remembered was being injected with something again after being beat. Meanie's words came back to him. 'Raven would do to you what he did to Matt if you go back.' He should have listened to him.
He looked around the room and realized he was in a hospital. He'd spent enough time in hospitals to be able to recognize one. There was a stuffed bear staring back at him. It had a bWo shirt on. Had to be from Nova or Meanie. Only they would have those. He hit the nurse call button. Maybe they would have some answers.
One came into the room. "Oh Mr. Richards you are awake!" She said. "Let me get Dr. Harrison." She hurried out of the room.
He saw that he had a roommate but couldn't see who it was because the nurse had drawn the curtain between the two. He didn't really feel like talking to the person. He wondered if it was Matt.
The curtain was drawn back. "Nice to have you back with us Mr. Richards. You have a few friends waiting to come in but I'm going to examine you." He examined his ribs and the cast that was on his foot. Then he drew some blood. "We want to see if the drug is out of your system completely."
He left and Meanie and Nova entered. "Hey Stevie how are you."
"Sore. Where am I?"
"A hospital in Amarillo. You were pretty out of it when Dallas and Terry Funk found you in the back room."
"Where's Matt?" He asked.
Meanie pulled the curtain to reveal Matt who was staring straight ahead. "He's being flown home later today."
"Where's Raven?" He asked nervously.
"Jail. Hathaway was quite happy slapping handcuffs on him. Though that was after we beat him up. He said he'd ignore that. I think he's about had it with Raven. So you don't have anything to worry about from Raven."
"When can I get out of here?" Stevie asked.
"Don't know. We are probably going to go to the Double Cross Ranch until the trial is over. The Funks insisted."
The trial. He'd have to speak at that. Could he do it?
Bigger Problem Then They Realize
Lita and Jeff stood in the doorway of Matt and Stevie's room. Matt looked like there was nothing wrong with him with the exception of the blank stare. Stevie lay in the next bed looking terrible.
"Matt?" Jeff tried but there was no response. He bit his lip. There was another name to try. "Nevar?" He blinked but didn't say anything or do anything else. But Jeff sighed. It was a start.
Meanie was sitting next to Stevie's bed just watching him. His eyes were closed his foot was propped up. They had done surgery on it earlier that day. The doctor said the drugs, the ones from surgery and the ones still in his system, would wear off soon. Nova was headed there and would be there in a couple of hours. He cast a look over at Matt and felt bad for Jeff and Lita. He hoped they wouldn't find out what he already knew.
Dr. Harrison came into the room with another doctor. "Jeff? Amy? Can we talk to you for a moment?" Dr. Harrison asked. They followed him out of the room. "Jeff and Amy this is Dr. Pamela Adams. She's a psychiatrist at this hospital. We need to discuss with you Matt's condition."
"What about it? He's drugged." Jeff stated as they all sat down in Dr. Harrison's office.
"We are a bit more worried about his mental health." Dr. Adams said. "We had a discussion with your friend Brian about what happened to Matt. According to him, before the drugs, they broke him mentally. Even when the drugs wear off, Matt is going to need a lot of counseling. It'll depend on when he wakes up but I think you might want to look into some institutions."
"What? No!" Jeff said. "We can't...he can't..." he didn't want to finish the sentence because she knew he was right. Matt hadn't been acting the same ever since he was kidnapped.
"I've called your father and he's looking in to some in North Carolina." Dr. Harrison said. "But we'll have to see how he is when he wakes up. Maybe he'll be okay." They could see the doubtful look in his eyes.
Jeff and Lita exchanged looks. They had so hoped this nightmare was over. Looks like it was far from over.
***
That evening, Stevie slowly opened his eyes. He wasn't sure where he was right then. He sat up and groaned. Everywhere hurt especially his ribs. Where am I? He wondered. The last thing he remembered was being injected with something again after being beat. Meanie's words came back to him. 'Raven would do to you what he did to Matt if you go back.' He should have listened to him.
He looked around the room and realized he was in a hospital. He'd spent enough time in hospitals to be able to recognize one. There was a stuffed bear staring back at him. It had a bWo shirt on. Had to be from Nova or Meanie. Only they would have those. He hit the nurse call button. Maybe they would have some answers.
One came into the room. "Oh Mr. Richards you are awake!" She said. "Let me get Dr. Harrison." She hurried out of the room.
He saw that he had a roommate but couldn't see who it was because the nurse had drawn the curtain between the two. He didn't really feel like talking to the person. He wondered if it was Matt.
The curtain was drawn back. "Nice to have you back with us Mr. Richards. You have a few friends waiting to come in but I'm going to examine you." He examined his ribs and the cast that was on his foot. Then he drew some blood. "We want to see if the drug is out of your system completely."
He left and Meanie and Nova entered. "Hey Stevie how are you."
"Sore. Where am I?"
"A hospital in Amarillo. You were pretty out of it when Dallas and Terry Funk found you in the back room."
"Where's Matt?" He asked.
Meanie pulled the curtain to reveal Matt who was staring straight ahead. "He's being flown home later today."
"Where's Raven?" He asked nervously.
"Jail. Hathaway was quite happy slapping handcuffs on him. Though that was after we beat him up. He said he'd ignore that. I think he's about had it with Raven. So you don't have anything to worry about from Raven."
"When can I get out of here?" Stevie asked.
"Don't know. We are probably going to go to the Double Cross Ranch until the trial is over. The Funks insisted."
The trial. He'd have to speak at that. Could he do it?