A/N: Light references to an upcoming spiritual/paranormal story, Standing On The Outside. Also, the next chapters won't follow Raw directly to a tee.

Nerves were one thing, she was used to it after 12 years… shivering was another.

Amanda zipped up her Balor Club hoodie and felt the goosebumps forming on her mostly bare upper legs as she readjusted her black and red ring shorts… a rematch was in order tonight as well as it having turned into a triple threat match thanks to TJ Perkins deciding that he wanted a title shot… and as soon as she did, the nearby vase slid off of the table and broke into tiny pieces.

"Seth, knock it off!" Amanda shouted as soon as she saw the self proclaimed Architect nearby, Seth turning confused.

"I didn't do anything… you alright?" Seth says, walking over to her. They had gone almost a week without talking and it nearly drove both crazy.

Amanda was about to respond when she heard what sounded like a small child giggling… a laugh that tugged at her heart because it sounded so much like little Daniel Benoit.

Closing her eyes, Amanda felt a hand on her shoulder and turned away, knowing Seth wouldn't fight her on it. The young Cruiserweight Champion walked away after readjusting her title, needing time to relax…

Another hand rested on her shoulder and Amanda reacted by taking the person's left knee out and locking in the Mistress Chamber.

"Stop haunting me, damn you!" Amanda yelled with her eyes still closed as Alexa screamed relentlessly from the pain, Amanda feeling four arms pull her off and opened her eyes, seeing Finn and Seth.

"It's alright, lass, just calm down." Finn whispers, lightly stroking Amanda's hair as Seth helped Alexa up.

"Just how hard did you hit your head at the rumble?! Is your brain fucking-" Alexa shouts, stopping when she saw what she considered the 'AJ Lee' look and backing away out of sight, shaken to her very being.

"I'm losing it." Amanda whispers, Finn and Seth helping her up.

"No you're not, you're just under more than the usual stress… everything's gonna be okay, love." Finn says, pulling Amanda into his arms and the two hugging as Seth walked away, himself rattled.

Heading out there for Miz Tv, the two sat down in two of the chairs… but Amanda zoned out halfway through as she saw a familiar face.

It had been just a little over a year since she lost Chyna… someone who had been a strange mix between a sister and mother to her.

"Amanda, snap out of it!" Maryse yelled, Amanda's head snapping up and her standing up. "Have you heard anything that's been said? You know, I really don't understand yours and Finn's love but-" She shouts, cut off by a sickening backhand from the smaller diva.

Falling to her knees, the bleached blonde glared at the tiny brunette as Finn held Amanda back and Miz helped Maryse up. Wordlessly, Amanda unzipped the hoodie to show the Cruiserweight Championship and grabbed a microphone.

"The 6 years you've been gone, I've been proving why I am not only a tough wrestler but unlike your hubby, I am a fighting champion! You want to throw cheap insults at me?! Well-" Amanda says, running at Maryse and hitting a combo of the Twist Of Fate followed by the California Dream until once again, the fight was broken up.

A half hour, Amanda's P.O.V, Cruiserweight Championship match…

"After what's happened earlier, I don't think she's in the proper mindset to do it but our Cruiserweight champion is out here in her new Demon Mistress ring gear!" Michael says as Finn and I kiss before he exits the ring and I turn to TJ and Neville.

The match kicks off and all three of us trade moves back and forth, the unadulterated chaos going on for 15 minutes as TJ dropkicks me against the steel steps and I hear a sickening crack… sweet merciful hell, I think I just broke my spine!

I fall to the floor as the lights go out and I know those creepy images are flickering onto the tron… before the lights nearly blinded me and through my blurred vision…

"What the hell is Bray Wyatt doing here?!" Corey exclaimed as Finn helps me up and I see Bray hit TJ and Neville with the Sister Abigail.

"We're outta here, your health is more important than a victory." Finn says, handing me my championship and trying to help me from the area… but both of us are thrown into the barricade and hit the floor again.

"Where do you think you're going with her?! She doesn't belong to you!" Bray yells at Finn before picking me up, about to hit the Sister Abigail… but I see another familiar face.

"Let her go." Elizabeth whispers, Bray putting me on the ground and having to improvise, kisses me on my forehead.

"My Abigail… not the Demon Mistress. Soon… you will come back to me." Bray whispers, letting me go before the lights flicker off… and the next person near me is Finn as Neville helps TJ up.

"Go get the medics." TJ says, Neville giving me a sympathetic look before leaving as TJ walked over to us. "Hey, kiddo… how bad is the pain?" He asks after crouching down, resting his hands on my knees as Finn kept his arms around my shoulders.

I can't stand up on my own… my legs feel like jello and my back feels like I was under that damn forklift that Baron used on Dean back in February.

I dig my nails into Finn's jacket as he picks me up into his arms before standing up himself as the paramedics rush over, Neville completely frantic when he sees that not only is it my back but my right shoulder is sliced open.

"Ouch… here, kiddo." Neville says, pressing a towel to the wound and tying it like a tourniquet.

Backstage area, Finn's P.O.V

"Thankfully, it's just three cracked ribs. Bruises are under the skin and on the muscles so they won't appear for a day or two… stitches need to be left in for two weeks." Dr. Amann says after stitching Mandy's shoulder up and bandaging it as Matt and Jeff run in.

"Oh damn… did you really lose a tooth?" Mandy asks, both of us seeing that Jeff's right incisor was gone.

"It can be easily fixed… you, not so much. Damn TJ, I'm gonna whip his ass." I say after turning back to her, anger slipping through.

Storyline or not, several lines were crossed tonight… and it didn't end well for her, I panicked when I heard the sickening cracks, I thought… I thought that she was paralyzed.

It takes a bit longer but I help her to our locker room and help her sit down, tears streaming down her face and exhaustion setting in.

"Hey… it's alright." I say, sitting down and resting my hands on her arms as she looks at me… she's so damn disappointed in herself, she worked so hard for that title.

"Now I know how you felt… after Summerslam. So beaten down…" Mandy says as she brushed her tears away, us seeing Natia and Joe walk in.

"We'll just… give you guys some space." Natia says, her and Joe leaving and gently closing the door as Mandy dissolved into sobs and I wrapped my arms around her, the two of us holding each other.

"I let them down tonight…" Mandy says through her tears as we look at each other. "I let you down…" She says.

"No, you could never disappoint me… you did amazing out there, baby. I'm proud of you, no matter what." I say before the two of us stretch out on the couch and I hold her in my arms as she rests her head on my right shoulder.

There really are times when you feel kicked down in life… but I'll never let her crash and fall.