Notes: I think a flashback is in order because the muses aren't co-operating. Stuff from the beginning is from When it all Falls Down.

Punk went over to where the ring announcer sat and took the mic that he was offered. He stood, leaning on his crutch, to face Michael Cole. Michael Cole's face went white.

"You have the audacity to ask what did Heyman do to deserve being fired as General Manager? Seriously? Where were you when I got ran over in Chicago?" He demanded. "Because that damn sure seems like a good reason to fire someone! I know because I got fired for lesser things like not wanting to hand over my title! My career is over and you want to know what Heyman did to deserve being fired as General Manager?" He knew he was close to losing it but he didn't care. He had so much pent up anger he had to get it out.

"Calm down Punk," Lawler said seeing how close Punk was to punching Cole. He actually would have loved to see that happen after everything he went through last year with Cole.

"I will not calm down!" Punk yelled.

"Look I'm sorry," Cole said. "You are right! Heyman did deserve to be fired for that."

"Punk look out!" King yelled as he threw his headset down.

Punk swung around with his crutch to catch Cena in midsection. While Punk was yelling he hadn't noticed that Cena had jumped the railing.

Lawler went to help when Brock Lesnar grabbed him from behind. Cole moved away from both of them not wanting to get caught in the middle of this. Punk and Cena wrestled over the crutch before Cena hit Punk square in the knee. Punk went down hard clutching at his knee with his one free hand, which left him vulnerable for Cena to attack him. He started punching him in the head so Punk covered up his head and then Cena attacked his knee.

"Here!" Heyman said handing him a chair. He had come down the ramp only a moment before.

Cena hit Punk in the head. Punk was out.

In Chicago Laura was watching RAW. Ever since her adopted son had left the WWE, she had been avoiding RAW but there was nothing on. When she heard Cole make that remark she had to hit rewind on her DVR still not believing she heard that right. How could anyone say Heyman didn't deserve it? When she had caught up, she went back to reading.

"Punk look out!"

Her head snapped up quickly wondering what that was about. She looked up in time to see Punk and Cena struggling to get Punk's crutch. Lesnar was holding Lawler back and Cole was nowhere in sight. What had she missed? She wondered as she hit rewind again. Cena had come out of nowhere. Heyman was standing there holding the title and looking smug.

"Come on Phil," she said.

"Laura?" a voice called. She turned around to see her husband Steven standing there. "What are…" he stopped upon seeing what was on TV.

They both grimaced when they saw Cena start punching Punk in the knee and then his head.

"No!" Laura said as she watched Heyman hand Cena the steel chair. Cena hit in the head and Punk went down and didn't move. Suddenly Austin was out there nailing Cena. The camera stayed focused on Punk who still hadn't moved an inch.

Lesnar took off to the back and Lawler bent down to check on Punk.

The medic who had helped Punk before was at Punk's side checking the head. The show went to commercial.

"What the?" Steven exclaimed. "How could they go to commercial?"

Laura was reaching for her phone unsure of whom to call. She searched her phone list until she found a number. The phone rang a couple of times before going to voice mail. She tried a different number.

"Hello?" A female voice asked.

"Hello is Bryan Danielson there?"

"Sure. Bryan!" She yelled.

"Hello?"

"Hello this is Laura. Phil's mother. I take it you aren't at the show." She said.

"No I'm not. Long story. Why? Hold on," there was silence for a moment. "RAW's on commercial."

"Phil was at the show and I'm not really sure what happened but Cena was attacking him. He hit him in the head with a chair! He wasn't moving when they went to commercial." The show was back on the air and the camera was on Cole and Lawler.

"Earlier tonight CM Punk was attacked by John Cena," Lawler said. "Punk has been taken to the back and we will update you as soon as we hear anything about his condition."

"I'll call you back," she said and promptly hung up. She dialed Punks phone and got no answer. She tried Colt's phone one more time but it went to voice mail. She had to assume he was with Punk though she wondered why he hadn't gone to ringside or had he? She hated the fact that RAW had gone to a commercial break.

It was a nerve-wracking half hour before they finally heard anything.

"Mom? Dad?" A voice called from the doorway.

Laura and Steven hurried into the other room to find Chez standing there looking very pale. "Paul Levesque just called me. Phil's at the hospital. He said we might want to get there as soon as possible. He said the backstage physician didn't think it was good."

DDD

The whole family drove all the way to Dayton, as they could not find airfare that would get them to Dayton any faster. Hunter had called when they were about 2 hours outside of Dayton and put the doctor on.

"I would really like to tell you this in person because I know you are driving but I thought you should know. Phil's head injury is very serious. He has yet to wake up and is not reacting to any stimuli," the doctor sighed, "He is in a coma."

It was a quiet drive as they tried to get to their son and brother as soon as possible. Wasn't it just last week that they were celebrating the fact that Heyman wasn't champ? How could everything just go so wrong?

The last couple of months had been awful for Punk and now this.

"No matter what happens," Laura said turning around to face Chez and Charlie who were in the car with her and Steven. Chalene and Cassie were following in a separate car. "We will be there for Phil. He's going to need us."

Charlie and Chez nodded their agreement.

Chez was lost in her own thoughts the rest of the drive. Phil had been her best friend for years and he was like a brother to her. She didn't know what she would do if they lost him. She didn't know what any of her family would do. He was just as much a part of the family as she was.

His last name was Brooks but in name only. He was her brother in every way that counted.

She closed her eyes not wanting to think about the fact that Phil was in a coma. She opened her eyes and saw a sign saying that they had just entered Ohio. They were getting closer. She hoped they would get there a lot faster.

Notes: and you know pretty much what happens from there.