Chapter 16
Traci was in the waiting room of the hospital where Jake had been taken. Jim was there as was Rhino. Jeff was over getting a cup of coffee. Jake used to have a lot of friends that would have been there for him but even though he had done everything for the greater good a lot of people had been hurt by it. The doctor walked up the group. "How is he?" Traci asked. "Well he has three broken ribs and injury to his elbow and very deep cut on his right let but he should be fine," The Doctor says.
Jake had been moved into a room. Jake closed his eyes. "So how long are you going to stand there AJ," Jake says. "Until I decided what I want to do," AJ says from the hall. Jake opens his eyes and sits up while AJ enters the room. "Look man I get you are pissed off. Buy you know your not guilt free here," Jake says. "I'm sick and I'm tired of hearing stuff like that I tried to explain but you wouldn't hear it from me," AJ says. "I couldn't hear it from you but you know what, there aren't a lot of good reasons for breaking another guy's leg," Jake says.
"You know Jake that is your problem you never stop to think before you speak or doing something. You're always a damn battering ram charging in head first," AJ says. "AJ I don't know how I pissed you off but I'm sorry I was little more concerned about the death of my son," Jake yells. AJ just walks off. "Fine leave AJ! Who needs you?"
Traci walks in his room a minute latter. "Was that AJ?" "Yeah it was," Jake says bitterly. "That bad?" "Yeah that bad. Let's just say we won't be teaming together any time soon," Jake says. "Maybe someday, but for right now you need to worry about healing up," Traci says taking his hand. "Yeah and getting to Bound for Glory," Jake says. "Jake be serious you can barley walk," Traci says. "I am serious. I don't intend to sit back and hope Sting loses," Jake says. "Now that everyone knows what is going on, there will be other people to help Joe," Traci says.
"And one thing I finally learned is don't trust anybody. I know I can trust me," Jake says. "Jake let other people handle it," Traci says. "Like who? Abyss a guy that owes everything thing to TNA that turned his back on TNA tonight? Or Sting the big hero who turns out to be the master mind," Jake yells. "Look Jake for once you can't be the big hero. I can't don't care if I have to tie you down you are not going to be at that PPV," Traci says.
"We can talk about it later," Jake says. "Now listen to me Jacob Martin Reed for once in you life you are not going to just charge back in. I get it you love being the big hero but you can't do it right now. We just got back together there are other things to worry about let Jarrett and Jim take care of it," Traci yells. Jake knew that tone of voice and he knew he wasn't going to win this fight. "Alright," Jake says.
Later that night Jake was asleep in his room. The doctors had given him something to ease him into sleep but he was refusing any pain killers.
Dream
Jake was in an empty arena it wasn't a TNA set up since the ring was four sided and it was a huge arena bigger than anything TNA ran. The seats were filled with fans holding sign one reading "nwo 4 life" another "Wooooo" and than a one more he could make out it was just a large hand drawn picture of Sting very well done.
"This must be a dream we didn't pack them in like this after 98," A voice says. Jake turns and finds himself face to face with Ric Flair. "What the hell?" Jake says. "Hey it's you dream kid," Flair says before chopping Jake as a bright light flashed and the setting changed. "Now where am I," Jake asked.
It Jake a second to look around and see he was in an old WWF ring. He was in the Manhattan Center where Raw was filmed early on. He could even see the trademark big red letters in the entrance ways. "Ah the old Wild West Days. You know I kind of liked this time better than Attitude era." A new voice says to Jake's left. "You're Shawn Michaels," Jake says. "Kid if I lose my memory I will need you around," Shawn says. "This is nuts. Just a strange dream," Jake says.
"Kid I don't have time for this…Big Daddy Cool take him out," Shaw says. Jake turns and sees Nash back in his Diesel days about to kick him before everything stopped. Suddenly everything bad he ever heard or read about Nash ran though his head.
Jake awoke with a start. It was Sunday morning. Everyone else was in Chicago for the PPV. "It has to be Nash. Abyss it's too easy. Nash is on Sting's side. In WCW he tore the company down and worked with Sting just one big boot when Joe isn't expecting it could do it. I go to warn someone," Jake says.