Chapter 42: The Return

Smackdown was in Moline, Illinois and "Eddie's Angels," Brittany, and Ulysses arrived in their locker room, sat their bags down, and the Angels sat on the couch.

"Oh, wow," Rochelle said picking up a copy of WWE magazine from the side table. "Somebody was nice enough to give us three copies of WWE Magazine with little ol' me on the cover."

The cover was Rochelle dripping wet from the water wearing a black low-cut short-sleeved mini dress and her hair was wet as well and had the Women's Championship Title belt around her waist.

"I'm telling you," Nicole said, "they loved your picture from the Maxim Hot 100 list last year, they had put it on the cover."

"And Dave must've had his hands on you all day the minute he picked up this magazine," Amanda said.

"Correct," Rochelle said.

"Hey, Ulysses," Brittany said, "somebody sent you some flowers. You got a secret admirer!"

There was a bouquet of red roses in a glass vase on the table.

"No, I don't," Ulysses said.

Then Nicole took the card from Brittany and read it:

"I just can't hide my feelings for you anymore. I think you're wonderful for doing anything for the Angels and you're an Angel yourself. I wanna get to know you better but not yet. I hope these roses will cheer you up. Signed, your secret admirer."

"Sounds like a secret admirer to me," Nicole said.

"Oh, my God, Ulysses," Amanda said, "somebody really likes you."

"Who would like a giant like me?" Ulysses said.

"Someone who would want to protect this person," Rochelle said, "and I know it has to be a Diva."

"But who?"

"It's a secret admirer," Brittany said, "but you'll find out soon."

Then Smackdown was on and Vickie Guerrero was on the Titantron.

"Good evening, I realize that some of the decisions over the past few months may not have been very popular, but I just want you all to know that the person you've been seeing during that time wasn't the real me. Everything I did over the past few months was because of Edge. He was the real problem. I mean, the real Vickie Guerrero is benevolent and compassionate. But I fell victim to Edge's love; he corrupted who I am as a person. He forced me to shorten men's careers, cheat them out of victories, and in a sense, cheat all of you. He forced me to fall in love only to betray such a sacred trust. He changed the Vickie Guerrero that all of you loved and transformed her into a woman of his own creation. But now I am free, free to be my real self and not held back by Edge. Edge put me through a living hell by cheating on me, but now Edge is residing there." Then Vickie let out a maniacal laugh and stopped. "I'm ready to feel good again about who I am as a person. I'm ready to feel good again about how to do my job and one of the things I feel best about is reinstating the Undertaker, and when he arrives here tonight, I want you all of you to join me in giving the Undertaker a standing ovation. Another thing I am excited about is Smackdown's Championship Scramble at Unforgiven. Now for those who are unfamiliar with the Championship Scramble, it's a new concept in which five superstars including the WWE Champion Triple H will compete in a 20-minute match. Two men will be picked at random to start and then at regularly a lot of intervals, the other three competitors will join the scramble. Once the bell rings, anyone can score a pinfall or submission on anyone else and become the interim champion. They could remain that way until another pinfall or submission occurs. However, whoever the champion is when the clock stops at the 20-minute mark will officially be recognized as the WWE Champion. By the end of the night, we'll find out who is qualified to compete in the inaugural championship scramble."

Maria's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain and blew a kiss to the crowd. She walked down the ramp and got into the ring and then Maria got on the turnbuckle and raised her arms in the air. Then she got back down and Natalya's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain. Natalya walked down the ramp walked up the apron, got on the turnbuckle and flipped into the ring and Natalya climbed on the apron onto the turnbuckle and flipped her hair backwards looking around at the crowd and got back down.

Maria and Natalya locked up and Natalya took Maria down and got an armlock before Maria got a headscissors takedown and Natalya popped up and Maria got a headlock takedown before Natalya got a headscissors and let go. Then Maria twisted Natalya's arm and got her to her knees and Natalya reversed after stepping on Maria's foot and Maria grabbed the top rope and flipped and twisted Natalya's arm and getting an armdrag takedown. Then Natalya missed a clothesline and Maria bounced off the rope and got a spinning headscissors before she kicked Natalya's legs and went to kick her again but Natalya grabbed her leg and got a legdrop.

Then Natalya clubbed Maria in the back and got a forearm before getting a scoop slam and Natalya dragged Maria to the middle of the ring and got an elbow drop on Maria's leg before stretching in a leglock. Then Maria used her free leg taking Natalya to the mat and kicked her before Natalya missed an elbow drop and Maria hit a jawbreaker and Natalya charged at Maria in the corner but Maria got a boot to the face and hit two clotheslines and Natalya was in the corner and Maria charged into a Bronco Buster.

Natalya got on the apron and Maria charged with a shouldertackle knocking Natalya to the floor and Maria followed by clubbing Natalya in the back and Maryse's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain. Maryse was distracting Maria enough for Natalya to attack Maria from behind and she & Maryse threw Maria back in the ring and Maryse was beating on Maria and Michelle McCool came out and ran into the ring to make the save but Natalya and Maryse bailed out of the ring.

The two Divas were walking around the ring laughing and smiling and were walking up the ramp talking trash until Jasmine Morgan and Destiny came out from the curtain and attacked Natalya and Maryse from behind. The Angelic Coalition members were beating on the Divas hard and then they threw them in the ring and then Jasmine and Destiny kicked Natalya and Maryse in the midsection and landed a facebuster at the same time. Jasmine and Destiny both smiled at their work and gave each other a high five before leaving the ring where they joined Michelle & Maria and the four walked up the ramp and turned around to see Maryse and Natalya slowly getting up.

Meanwhile, "Eddie's Angels" and Brittany saw the whole thing in their locker room.

"Okay, about Vickie Guerrero," Rochelle said, "do you girls really think she's sincere or this is another one of her acts?"

"It's an act, alright," Nicole said, "otherwise, there is no way the Undertaker is gonna fall for that. I mean, she really expects the Undertaker to forget about the fact that she fired him and then move on as if sending Edge to hell was gonna cut it."

"Nope, uh-uh, not gonna happen," Amanda said.

"Exactly, the Undertaker will get revenge tonight," Brittany said, "and Vickie Guerrero is next."

Later, it was for the final Championship Scramble qualifying match which was Jeff versus the Great Khali. So far, the participants in the WWE Championship Scramble at Unforgiven were the Brian Kendrick, MVP, and Shelton Benjamin.

The Great Khali's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Ranjin Singh following him. The two walked down the ramp and Ranjin got into the ring first and Khali got on the apron and got into the ring as he stared at Triple H and raised his arms in the air. Then Jeff's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain with Brittany following him. Brittany was wearing a pink and black polka dot low-cut top with hand-woven lace and pink bows, black pleated miniskirt with little skulls, black net stockings, and her hair curled. Jeff did his usual bump and grind with Brittany as the pyro went off and the two walked down the aisle slapping the hands of the fans and got into the ring. Brittany posed with Jeff and he got on the turnbuckles and raised his arms in the air. Then he got back down and Brittany left the ring as the referee called for the bell.

Khali and Jeff had a staredown and Khali shoved Jeff to the ropes and Jeff was hitting Khali to no avail and Khali again shoved Jeff to the ropes and Hardy sped around Khali and he slapped Khali and then bailed out to ringside before Khali could respond. Jeff got back into the ring and Khali missed a hit on Jeff and Jeff kicked Khali in the leg and he bounced off the ropes and Khali got a huge clothesline. Then Khali grabbed Jeff and headbutted him and Khali stomped on Jeff in the corner and choked him and he got Jeff to sit up and got a back elbow twice and he picked up Jeff and got a clothesline and got a neck vice until Jeff got a back elbow and Khali headbutted Jeff and got a huge right hand.

Then Khali got a bodyslam and Khali went for a chokeslam but Jeff raked his eyes and climbed to the second rope and Khali slapped his chest sending him tumbling to the mat and Jeff returned on the apron and Khali grabbed his hair and Jeff dragged Khali on the mat and to the ring and hit a Twist of Fate. Jeff climbed to the second rope but Ranjin got on the apron and distracted Jeff as Khali put him in a head vice and Triple H got up from the announcers' table, pulled Ranjin down from the apron, and punched him and then he followed by grabbing a chair. When Khali grabbed Triple H from behind, Triple H bashed him with a chair and then Jeff climbed the top rope and then surprised Khali with a Whisper in the Wind and a Swanton Bomb for the win.

Jeff quickly left the ring and Brittany joined him as she raised his arm in the air with a smile on her face and Jeff was catching his breath as Triple H stared at an unconscious Ranjin as Smackdown went to a commercial break.

A little later, it was the time for the return of the Undertaker and Vickie Guerrero sat in her wheelchair in the ring with La Familia standing behind her.

"My name is Vickie Guerrero and I am the General Manager of Smackdown and I have prepared a statement for tonight," Vickie said.

"I consider myself a great woman, a great woman that is not too big to apologize for her action, a great woman, in fact, to admit in making mistakes, a great woman who stands on her own two feet and looks adversity in the face; a great woman eventually always does the next right thing. And that is why I am here, I am here tonight to apologize to the Undertaker."

"So please, join me in a standing ovation." Then Vickie got out of her wheelchair and she struggled to her feet. "I give you our beloved Undertaker."

Then "Eddie's Angels" entrance theme played and they came out from the curtain. Nicole was wearing a pink foil print off-the-shoulder top, denim jeans, a denim button-up vest, and a denim newsboy cap covering her curly hair. Rochelle was wearing a pink foil print halter top with a rhinestone buckle, black pants, and her hair curled. Amanda was wearing a pink midriff tank top with a smiley face on it, black jeans, and her hair straight. The Angels strutted their stuff down the ramp and got into the ring and stood in front of Vickie staring at her sternly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's give it up for Vickie Guerrero, huh?" Rochelle said onto the microphone as Nicole and Amanda sarcastically applauded. "We're not falling for it and neither is the Undertaker. Earlier tonight, you said that the real Vickie Guerrero is benevolent and compassionate but you fell victim to Edge's love and Edge corrupted who you are as a person and that he forced you to shorten men's careers, cheat them out of victories, and, cheat all the fans. That is a lie because that is the real Vickie Guerrero and everything you've done was a waste and Edge has cheated on you and yet, you're still here as General Manager of Smackdown. You said that you're a great woman; a great woman doesn't do all of that. You're gonna apologize to the Undertaker for banishing him from the WWE? What about the men you cheated out of the victories? The men that I am close to: Batista, my husband, and Rey Mysterio, my best friend? Part of this was because of me because you can't stand me." Then Vickie hung her head low. "You have nothing to say? You're not a great woman and you can't even say sorry to Batista and Rey Mysterio, but you can say sorry to the Undertaker."

Then the lights went out and the Undertaker's entrance theme played and he came out from behind with smoke filling around the ramp and stage. He slowly walked down the ramp and went up the steps and the lights came back on and the Undertaker got into the ring. He took off his coat & hat and he stared at Vickie as Vickie was cringing and La Familia stood behind her and "Eddie's Angels" were outside the ring.

"Undertaker, I delivered my husband Edge to you inside Hell in a Cell. And I give you the means to exact revenge and all I ask is the opportunity to earn forgiveness. I mean, you can please accept my apology. I mean, if you need more time, then we can talk about this next week. Can you please accept…… my apology? It's from my heart, I really want to apologize to you. Please." Then Vickie got out of her wheelchair and she got on her knees. "Please, I'm on my knees. I'm asking that you please accept my apology. I'm on my knees. Please, please."

Then the Undertaker stepped towards Vickie and took the microphone from her.

"Look at me, woman," the Undertaker said. "I didn't come out here for an apology. I came for your soul."

Then the Undertaker threw down the microphone and then Chavo, Bam, Zack, and Curt surrounded the Undertaker as Vickie fled and then he clotheslined Bam and kicked Chavo in the face. Then the Undertaker got a right hand to both Curt & Zack and then kicked Bam out of the ring and then set up Curt and Zack for a chokeslam but Chavo jumped on his back as the Undertaker threw the Edgeheads down and got a snapmare to Chavo.

Then Bam hit the Undertaker from behind and La Familia were beating on him as Chavo got out of the ring grabbed a chair as La Familia held onto the Undertaker and Chavo got back in the ring and the Undertaker kicked the chair into Chavo's face, headbutted Bam, and gave the Edgeheads the meeting of the minds.

Then the Undertaker threw Chavo onto Bam sending them out of the ring and chokeslammed the Edgeheads and the Undertaker was staring at Vickie who standing at the ramp and "Eddie's Angels" walked over to the front of the ramp and stared at Vickie with a smile knowing that they, too, we're just getting started as Smackdown came to a close.

So, who do you think is Ulysses' secret admirer? Take a guess just for fun and have a Merry Christmas!