Chapter 91: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Smackdown was in Omaha, Nebraska for two tapings and Nicole & Brittany were in the hallway at the arena and Brittany was keeping a lookout as Nicole was talking to security. Then Nicole walked up to Brittany.

"So what's up?" Brittany said.

"It's set," Nicole said, "security is around every corner to make sure this mystery person doesn't try to attack Jeff again. He's smart, but I don't know how he gets away with it."

"Well, it scares the hell out of me; I mean, somebody's got a grudge against Jeff that bad but who?"

"Well, that's why security is here to stop this person at their own game; don't worry, it'll be all right. Let's go."

Then Brittany and Nicole walked away unaware that they were one step too late because the mystery person had already planned his next attack against Jeff for later tonight.

Then Smackdown was on and Vickie Guerrero was standing in the middle of the ring.

"I am Vickie Guerrero, General Manager of Smackdown," Vickie said, "and I want to show all of you and all of the superstars backstage of what will happen if you disrespect me."

Then the video screen aired a clip of Triple H's Triple Jeopardy series last week when he won in two matches: A tables match against John Morrison and a handicap match against the Miz and Chavo Guerrero; but Triple H lost to the Big Show in a Last Man Standing.

"Triple H paid the price of disrespecting me," Vickie said, "and in result of that, I put him to compete three times which resulted in the Big Show knocking him out unconscious. You know, Triple H ruined my wedding day, he almost ruined my marriage, he's even tried to ruin my reputation. I mean, he has some nerve. He has no respect for anybody; I mean, he thinks this is some kind of joke; well, look who's laughing now."

Then Triple H's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with a envelope in his hand. He walked down the ramp and got into the ring with a microphone.

"Vickie," Triple H said, "this is, um, sorry for me to say, but……I'm sorry. You were right; last week, you taught me the error of my ways. Big Show knocked me out, I was beaten unmercifully through three matches; you're right, Vickie; I'm sorry. You know, I'm a goof, you know what I mean? I could be a degenerate sometimes; I think things are funny and I get started doing them and the next thing you know, they're not funny and somebody's feelings get hurt and it's just, um……I'm sorry. And um, just to bury the hatchet and hopefully, let bygones be bygones, I got this for you to try to make up" Vickie reached for the envelope, but Triple H pulled away, "and let me tell you what it was first. It's, uh, well, it's your nude photos. I went through a lot to get these back because apparently The Great Khali had them and then he showed them to a lot of guys in the back and the crew and the catering people and things like that and apparently Joey Styles bought them from The Great Khali. For those of you that don't know, Joey Styles runs the WWE website and then Joey put them up on the internet and a lot of people saw them and Joey didn't want part with these, it cost him a fortune to get them from him, but anyway, after a lot of bargaining and a lot of money, here they are, Vickie. I'm sorry, I hope this makes it up to you and I mean, you can look. They're all there and I'm sorry, Vickie, I'm sorry."

Then Vickie looked inside the envelope and said,

"Triple H, I accept your apology, but unfortunately, that's not good enough for me. You see, I can't take your place at the Royal Rumble, but she can put it on the line in a match that will be with a man who knocked you out last week, the Big Show. And like last week's match, tonight's match will be a Last Man Standing match."

Triple H hung his head as Vickie left the ring and he said,

"You know, Vickie, I thought something like this might happen, I thought you might not accept my apology with that gesture. So, you know me, I went the extra mile and maybe this would help you forgive me"

Then the video screen showed Vickie's nude photos as old-style sexy music played. The images were blocked out other than her face.

"She was young, she needed the money," Triple H said.

"Excuse me, excuse me!" Vickie said. "I said excuse me! Triple H, you won't be fighting for your place in the Royal Rumble. Someone else will be and if they can't beat the Big Show, then you lose your place in the Royal Rumble and that person fighting for you will be MVP. Oh, and Triple H, you're banned from ringside."

Then Triple H laughed again as "Eddie's Angels'" entrance theme played and they came out from the curtain wearing t-shirts with Vickie's nude photos and "EXCUSE ME!" on them. Then Vickie got furious and went to the back.

"Everybody," Nicole said, "these will be auctioned off on WWE signed by 'Eddie's Angels' and Triple H and Vickie Guerrero obviously should've known that these pictures would come out in the open sooner or later which means, she is what we have known all along and she still is: a slut."

Then the Angels waved to the crowd as Triple H got out of the ring and walked up the ramp towards the Angels and hugged them as their arms were raised in the air and Smackdown went to a commercial break.

Later, Brittany was walking down the hallway looking for Michelle McCool to confront her.

After Michelle McCool attacked Victoria at the conclusion of their tag team match against the Bella Twins last weeks, the two Divas squared off in what was be Victoria's final match before retiring from the WWE; unfortunately, she lost to Michelle.

Then Brittany stopped at her tracks as Michelle walked up to her.

"You know, it's a little sad Victoria's retiring and she didn't beat you," Brittany said, "but I've had it up to here with your attitude."

"My attitude, Brittany?" Michelle said.

"Yes!"

"You know what? I'm starting to see what 'Eddie's Angels' stand for and you're supposed to be the equalizer? What exactly does an equalizer do?"

"Watching the Angels' back and you might as well watch yours if you don't back off."

"Fine because I talked to Vickie Guerrero and at the Royal Rumble, it's gonna be you versus me for the Divas Championship."

"Fine."

Then Michelle smirked as she walked away and Brittany stared at her.

A little later, it was time for the Cutting Edge where Jeff was a guest and Edge was already in the ring.

"When you're an elite athlete," Edge said, "such as myself, you learn to block out distractions to maintain focus. And ever since Armageddon, my only focus has been to take back my WWE Championship from Jeff Hardy. But lately that's been really hard because it seems week to week been one distraction after another trying to shift my focus, whether it's some private very private photos of my wife being plastered all over the WWE website or all over the internet for the entire world to see or on 'Eddie's Angels' stupid t-shirts or whether I have to worry about Jeff Hardy himself. Yeah, because whether you people want to admit it or not, Jeff has a black cloud, it hangs over his head. I have to worry whether Jeff's even gonna make it to the Royal Rumble to defend that WWE Title against me, especially since he's been in that hit and run accident. I'll tell you what, I'm usually all for some good old-fashioned Jeff Hardy pain and suffering, I am, but not in this instance. I'm not because I'm happy that Jeff and Brittany are okay, I really am because now there's no more distractions, no more destructions. You see at the Royal Rumble, I will not have my moment to take back my WWE Title back, I won't have that taken away from me. You see, this is a story that's so good, well, they just had to make a movie out of it.

The video screen and aired a video of Jeff Hardy's WWE Title victory as Edge called it an embarrassing, irrational period in WWE history.

"And that's just a preview," Edge said, "a slight glimpse; you wanna know how that movie ends, it ends at the Royal Rumble when I prove that Jeff Hardy's first and only WWE Title reign was an accident. But I don't just wanna to tell you people about it, I don't wanna just show you on the silver screen, I wanna get Jeff out here himself, so I can tell him face-to-face. So ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest tonight on the Cutting Edge, my opponent at the Royal Rumble and the soon-to-be former WWE Champion Jeff Hardy.

Then Jeff's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Brittany following him. As Jeff and Brittany did their usual bump and grind, the pyro got out of hand and Jeff shoved Brittany out of the way as the pyro engulfed him and he went down in pain grabbing at his face. Brittany screamed as she ran over to Jeff and tried to calm him down and a trainer came out to check on Jeff and ran to the back for help. Jimmy Wang Yang came out to help and was calling for help as Hurricane Helms was next to console Brittany followed by trainers. Matt Hardy and R-Truth came out to help the EMTs and Jimmy & Hurricane Helms helped bring a stretcher out and Jeff covered his face as they rolled him onto the backbrace.

Vickie stepped out from the curtain and observed as Edge walked up to her and Matt was holding Brittany's hand as she was crying and Jeff was rolled to the back still covering his face as Smackdown came to a close.

After the first taping of Smackdown was over, "Eddie's Angels" were in their locker room looking gloomy after the unfortunate incident.

"This is getting ridiculous," Nicole said. "I thought we had the guy trapped; how did he get away with it again, tampering with the pyro?"

"He's pretty sneaky and he must've figured out that we asked for security and knows their way," Amanda said. "Who is this person?"

"I don't know but he's really sick and not even we can't stop him. Man, I'd like to kick his ass for putting Jeff through this."

"Well, thank God, he got Brittany away from that mishap just in time," Delancey said. "I would hate for her to go through another stressful time before she gets married."

"Jeff wouldn't want her to do that," Buffy said, "because of what he just did, saving her from getting hurt, that shows that he's really a new person: risking his life to save hers."

"Yeah," Nicole said.

Nicole's cell phone rang and she took it out of her pocket and saw that Brittany was calling and answered the call.

"Hello?" Nicole said. "Hey, Brittany, how's Jeff doing?……That's good……Okay, we'll see you back back here……Okay, bye." Then Nicole ended the call. "Jeff has minor burns, he wasn't really burned and the little sparks of pyro got caught in his face but he's okay."

"Thank God," Delancey said as the Angels breathed a sign of relief.

Meanwhile at the hospital, Brittany entered Jeff's room as Jeff was sitting on the bed as parts of his face were a little red.

"Hey," Jeff said.

"Hey," Brittany said as she sat down next to Jeff. "Thank you."

"For what?"

"For saving me, I don't know what I'd do if I lost you.

"Brittany, you're going to lose me, I'm gonna be all right. I've been through situations like this and I'm always pulling through; you know that."

"Yeah."

Then Brittany grabbed Jeff's hand and kissed it as Jeff wrapped his arm around her.