The next morning Seth and Roman woke up to see Dean was gone along with his things. He had been upset after what he said was a message on the mirror that was gone by the time Seth entered the bathroom. Now he was gone.

Seth picked up a piece of paper that was lying next to the phone. He read it aloud. "I'm traveling with R-Truth and Xavier Woods to Smackdown. I'll see you at the show. Dean." Seth turned to Roman. "I wish I knew what was going on with Dean. I think he should have someone look at his head."

"The MRI and IMPACT tests showed nothing wrong," Roman reminded him. "You know it all started with the text from the Wyatts being released from prison. He started losing it then."

"Yeah," Seth agreed, "I wish he'd talk to us about what's really bothering him."

"I think he's tried but he really seems to believe they are out to get him. His forgetting he went back to his room, thinking he was pushed down the stairs and now a message on the mirror."

"Yeah," Seth said, "you think Vince would give him time off?"

"Dean won't take it," Roman reminded him. "Remember how he was back on the road with us the day after he was released from the hospital?" Seth nodded. "We just need to let Dean work this out himself."


Dean sat in the passenger seat while Xavier Woods drove. He had his iPod plugged in and was trying to ignore the conversation between Xavier and R-Truth. Ron had said that because he was the veteran, he got to stretch out in the backseat. Dean didn't try to argue that he had been wrestling almost as long as R-Truth. He was just glad for the ride. He didn't need his supposed best friends trying to tell him that he had gone crazy. He was starting to wonder it himself and didn't need others telling him that.

When they arrived at the arena Vince McMahon, obviously waiting for Dean, approached them. "Dean may I have a word with you?" He asked.

"Uh sure," Dean said and followed Vince into his office. Doc Sampson and Doc Ammon were already in the office waiting for them.

"This won't take long Dean," Vince said, "I've been talking to the trainers and they both seem to agree that you are ready to return to the ring. Sampson has told me that the MRI results are not back yet but I want you to go down to the Performance Center and start working with the NXT wrestlers." Vince chuckled. "No we just want to make you ready for the ring again and I'm sure the wrestlers there could benefit from your experience," he said handing him a plane ticket. "You leave for Orlando tonight. A cab, which will be paid by us, will take you to the airport."

Dean looked at the trainers. He'd been fooled by them in the past about his injuries so he still wasn't sure. He held the gaze of Doc Sampson who nodded.

"Okay," he said looking at the ticket. "Guess I've got to go," he said and left the office. He looked at his watch. He'd have to leave in a half hour. He took his cellphone and called Seth. "Are you guys at the Arena yet?" He asked as soon as Seth answered.

"No we are still an hour away. Everything okay," he asked.

"I'm flying to the Performance Center tonight. They want me to work out with the NXT wrestlers as I'm almost ready to return to the ring."

"Are you sure that's a good idea," Seth asked. "With the weird things going on, do you really think going to Orlando is a good idea?"

"I can take care of myself," Dean said. "There are enough people there that I'll be fine. I'll call you guys when I arrive," he said and hung up. He decided to wait at the entrance to the arena for the cab. There was a beep indicating he had a text. What does Seth want, he wondered. He opened the text and found it wasn't from Seth or Roman. It read:

All by yourself? Where's Roman and Seth?

Dean's face flushed with anger. He started to hit reply but stopped and looked at the plane ticket again. If he had traveled with Seth and Roman he would have missed his flight. He suddenly felt that going to Orlando wasn't a very good idea. He went back to Vince's office.

"This flight doesn't work for me," Ambrose said. "I need to go home and get more clothes and stuff and I need to feed my turtle. Could I leave for Orlando on Thursday?"

"Uh sure Dean," Vince said looking confused. "There's no rush. Just thought you would want to get to Orlando right away. We'll call the airline and get the flight changed."

"Thanks Vince," Ambrose said and left the office. He went back to the locker room and changed. He sat in the locker room listening to his iPod.

Roman and Seth entered the locker room. They were both surprised to see him. "Something seemed weird," he said, "I got him to change it to me flying out of Las Vegas on Thursday."

"Good idea," Seth said as he and Roman started to change.

Ambrose left the locker room and walked out to the ring. The fans wouldn't start arriving for a couple of hours. He took a seat in a row behind where the announce table would stand and watched the ring crew and technicians get things ready for the show. He turned his iPod on again and became lost in the music.

A hand on his shoulder startled him. He looked up at Seth who was sitting next to him.

"Sorry for scaring you man," Seth said, "I said your name a couple of times but I guess you didn't hear me. Did you really tell Vince that you have to take care of your turtle? When did you get a turtle?"

"I thought everyone knew about my turtle. There's a picture of it all over the internet."

Seth laughed. "That wasn't your turtle."

Ambrose grinned. "Vince doesn't know that." He got up and stretched. "I wish you guys were coming to Orlando," he said. "Aren't the Wyatts from Florida?"

"Louisiana I think. Or something like that. I'll talk to Vince and maybe see if we all can go there. Maybe brush up on our team work."

One of the security guards approached them. "Fans will start coming in in twenty minutes," he informed them.

"No problem," Ambrose said jumping over the guard rail. He sat down in his usual seat when doing commentary on Smackdown. Seth shook his head and left.


"He'll be in Orlando on Thursday," the man said into the phone. "All is going according to plan. I believe Reigns might be going also. I'll let you know when I have more information. I'll see you there."


Notes: So many little hints at who's working with the Wyatts. Hope you are having fun trying to guess who it is.