Chapter 3
Traci walked down the path to Brian's grave site. She was almost there and saw other people around. It was weekday morning there was only a landscaper and one other person. As she got closer she saw the other person was close to Brian grave and than he turned it was Jake. He saw her and turned to leave. "Jake wait," she said but he just kept walking.
Traci gave chase and finally got in front of him. "What do you want?" Jake said. "I just want to talk," Traci says. "You had plenty of time for that before…" "What is wrong with you? Why are you acting like this?" Traci asks. "Why do you care? Is it because with out me you loser?" Jake says cruelly. "You're drunk! Jake just please listen to me you need help. You beat this before you can do it again," Traci says.
"I don't want to beat it. You know what they say it's better to burn out than to fade away," Jake says leaving. Traci just watches feeling helpless.
At the next Impact taping Jake was doing an interview with Lauren. "Jake Reed tonight you have to answer for all the crap you have been pulling," Lauren says. "Look Leticia…" "Not my name." "Sorry Crystal…" "Try again." "Ah Karen…" "My name is Lauren." "So I was right the first time," Jake says. Team 3D walks up to them and Lauren just leaves. "You know never you mind her. My brother and I just wanted to say thank you for all the help you have been giving lately," Ray says.
"What help?" Jake asks taking a drink from a little brown bag. "You know all them little black bats," Ray says. "I have no idea what you are talking about," Jake says. "You know since Victory Road somebody has been leaving bats making it look like Sting was with us, Kurt, and Booker," Ray says. "It wasn't me," Jake says shocking both Ray and Devon.
"Wait a second is Jake Reed trying to make us believe he isn't behind string of attacks lately," Mike says. "At this point can we really trust one damn word that comes out his mouth?" Don asks as Jake's music starts and he makes his entrance. Jake is wearing his trademark leather jacket, jeans and a Sting T-shirt maybe to play some kind of mind game. Sting music stars the icon makes his way to the ring. Sting points the black bat at Jake. Sting charges into the ring but Jake slides out.
Jake starts to climb back in but Sting comes at him so Jake backs up. Jake tries again with the same result. Jake tries a third time and again Sting goes after him. "Well that's three strikes and your out," Jake says as he turns to leave. Sting gets out of the ring and brings Jake back throwing him into the ring as the ref calls for the bell.
Sting catches Jake with a big chop. "I quit," Jake yells before dropping down and rolling out of the ring. The ref acts like he didn't heart it as Sting pull Jake back in. Jake kicks Sting off and gets up. "That's how you want to play fine," Jake yells as he punches away at Sting. Sting whips Jake into the corner and hits the Stinger Splash.
He than whips Jake to the other corner and hits another Stinger Splash. Jake is down. Sting picks him up and hits a suplex. Sting covers; count of one, count of two, Sting pulls Jake up and gives him a gorilla press slam. Jake rolls to the outside. Kurt Angle makes his way to ringside. He heads over to Jake and hands him something. Jake tosses it back. "I don't need your help," Jake yells. Sting gets out the ring and shoves Kurt who shoves him back. Jake gets back into the ring.
Sting and Kurt are arguing on the outside. Jake goes for a suicide dive. Kurt moves but Jake hits Sting. Jake rolls Sting back into the ring. Jake hits a double stomp. Suddenly Samoa Joe's music plays as the TNA world champion rushes to the ring to go after Jake. Jake runs out of the ring.
"The following contest is set for one fall and the winner advances to the Four ways to Glory match. Introducing the Phenomenal AJ Styles." AJ made entrance for a chance to get back in the title hunt. Suddenly Jake ran out from behind and hits AJ in the back with a chair. AJ went down while Jake just kept hitting him. Jay Lethal and the Guns rushed out to stop Jake but each got hit the chair before Jake went back after AJ. Jake tossed AJ in the ring and put his leg between the chair. "Wait this is what put Jake out when AJ did this to him," Mike said recalling the day AJ turned his back on Jake.
"No Jake don't do this. You're better than this. AJ regrets a lot of what he did back than," Don says. Traci comes out and stands between Jake and AJ. Jake climbs off the turnbuckle and gets out of the ring. AJ struggles to get up as he turns around Jake gets back in the ring and spears him before hitting the Death Valley Driver. "What is wrong with him? It's almost like Jekyll and Hyde," Mike says.
Jake was in his car talking on the phone. "Look I'm the one on the front lines here… Hey I agreed to work with you not for you… If you don't stop yelling I'm going to ram my tire iron so far up your ass…" Jake sees a camera behind him. "Get out of here!" Jake yells.
Booker T and Sharmel were in there private dressing room when someone knocked on the door. "Enter," Booker says. Kurt Angle enters. "Hey Booker we need to talk," Kurt says. "I can grant you a brief audience," Booker says. "Look Booker we really aren't that different. We both hate Joe we both hate AJ. But most of all we hate these ungrateful fans," Kurt says. "They are so ungrateful after we made this company," Booker says.
"That is right. And look what do you think is going to piss them off more than there former golden child Jake Reed working with us," Kurt says. "That is true. Very true," Booker says.