Chapter 93: Royal Rumble

The Royal Rumble was in Detroit, Michigan and Brittany was in the locker room giving Jeff a massage.

"Oh, that feels so good," Jeff said as Brittany was massaging his shoulders.

"You don't seem too sense after the hell you've been through," Brittany said. "Well, the hell we've been through the past few weeks. Nobody still doesn't know who's after us."

"We shouldn't worry about that now; I mean, what do we have to lose?"

"Nothing, I guess."

"Look, it's gonna be okay. I promise; we'll make it."

"I know."

As Brittany was continuing giving Jeff a massage, the two were unaware that someone was watching them through the cracked open door; someone had a sinister plot against either Brittany & Jeff and he would strike sometime tonight."

Meanwhile, Jasmine Morgan was in the hallway talking to Evan Bourne on her cell phone.

"You're coming back in March?" Jasmine said. "That's great, I can't wait for you to come back so we can travel together again……I love you too……Okay, I'll talk to you later……Bye."

Then Jasmine ended the call as Skye walked up to her.

"If isn't the love-struck Jasmine Morgan taking to Mr. Shooting Star Press," Skye said as she made kissing noises.

"Anyways," Jasmine said, "how are you and Mr. Intercontinental Champion doing?"

"Great, I'm just on cloud nine right now and……I get tongue-tied every time I'm around him. Well, some of my friends back home are saying we're from two different worlds but opposites attract, right?"

"That's what they always say. I still can't believe you kissed C.M. Punk on national TV."

"And?"

"Well, I'm just saying."

"Shows what you know since you're always talking about Evan Bourne everyday."

"I love him, I can't help it."

Then the Royal Rumble was on and it was time for the first match of the night: the Divas' Championship match which was Brittany versus Michelle McCool. Michelle's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.

"The following Divas' match is scheduled for one fall and it is for the Divas' Championship," Justin Roberts announced. "Introducing first from Palatka, Florida, she is the Divas' Champion. Michelle McCool."

Michelle walked down the ramp with a smirk on her face and Michelle got on the apron without shaking her butt to the crowd and got into the ring. Then Michelle got on the turnbuckle and raised her arms in the air and she got back down and then Brittany's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.

"And her opponent from Manhattan, New York, she is the current Divas' Champion, Brittany Swanson," Justin announced.

Brittany was wearing a black separate top, black and white lace bustier, black split pants, and her hair straight. She walked down the ramp slapping the hands of the fans and went into the ring and looked at Michelle as she got on one of the turnbuckles and raised her arms in the air. Then she got back down and gave her Divas' Championship Title belt to the referee and he raised it in the air and called for the bell.

Brittany went after Michelle but Michelle got a kick to the midsection and landed a couple of forearms and a couple more to the back and Brittany fought back with a couple of forearms of her own and then Brittany whipped Michelle to the ropes and got a spinning heel kick and Brittany got a scoop slam and bounced off the ropes for an elbow drop but Michelle moved and covered for a two count. Then Michelle grabbed Brittany by the hair and threw her to the corner twice and then landed a chop to the chest and took her down face-first into the mat and Michelle clubbed Brittany in the back before covering for a two count and Michelle choked Brittany as she grabbed her by the hair and Brittany was hitting Michelle in the midsection and Michelle clubbed her in the back of the neck.

Then Michelle got Brittany in an inverted facelock and landed a couple of knees to the face and got a spinning neck breaker and covered for a two count and Michelle was choking Brittany as she covered again for a two count and Michelle was arguing with the referee as Brittany rolled up Michelle for a two count and Brittany ducked a clothesline as she bounced off the ropes and collided into Michelle and the two women were down. Brittany and Michelle were slow to get up and then the two traded blows until Brittany got a knifeedge chop to the chest and landed a clothesline and a dropkick and a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a two count and then Brittany grabbed Michelle by the hair and Michelle got a jawbreaker and grabbed Brittany and went for the Faithbreaker but Brittany popped up and landed a couple of right hands before she rolled up Michelle for the three count.

"Here is your winner and still Divas' Champion, Brittany Swanson," Justin announced.

Brittany quickly left the ring and she smiled as she raised her arms in the air and the referee gave her the title belt and raised her arm in the air. Michelle stared at Brittany as Brittany waved goodbye and walked to the back.

A little later, it was time for the Women's Championship match which was Amanda versus Melina. Melina's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.

"The following match is scheduled for one and it is for the WWE Women's Championship," Lillian Garcia announced. "Introducing first from Los Angeles, California, Melina."

Melina walked down the ramp carrying feathers while the people were taking pictures and she climbed on the apron onto the turnbuckle and she posed before doing her infamous ring entrance. Then Amanda's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.

"And her opponent representing 'Eddie's Angels,' from Cincinnati, Ohio, she is the WWE Women's Champion, Amanda," Lillian announced.

Amanda was wearing a white romper dress with Army emblems on it, white arm warmers, and her hair curled. Amanda raised her Women's Championship Title in the air and walked down the ramp and got into the ring and Amanda posed in the middle of the ring and flaunted her butt to the crowd. Then she gave her belt to the referee and the referee raised the title belt in the air and called for the bell.

The two women shook hands and Amanda & Melina locked up twice and Melina got Amanda in a headlock before Amanda powered out and landed a snap mare and grabbed Melina by the waist and Melina got a few elbow drops before she bounced off the ropes and landed a forearm and a dropkick and Melina bounced off the ropes and Amanda got a shoulder block. Then Amanda grabbed Melina and landed a European uppercut and she whipped Melina to the ropes and went for a backbreaker but Melina countered into an armlock and landed a couple of back elbows as she continued the hold and Amanda powered out of the hold as she got Melina on her shoulders and landed a fall away slam. Amanda clutched her arm and she whipped Melina to the corner and charged into a back elbow and Melina climbed on Amanda's shoulders and landed a couple of right hands to the head before Amanda got an Electric Chair slam and the two women were down as Melina went to the corner.

Then Amanda splashed Melina in the corner and covered for a two count before she applied a half Boston crab and Melina crawled to the ropes and grabbed the bottom rope and the referee checked to see if Melina could continue and Melina said yes as Amanda went after Melina but Melina caught her in a head scissors and landed a boot to the head and Melina charged at Amanda but Amanda caught Melina and landed a side slam for a two count. Amanda shoved Melina to the corner and placed her on the top turnbuckle and then landed a right hand and went for a snap mare but Melina got Amanda in a sleeper hold and went to roll her up but Amanda caught her and Melina got a jawbreaker and landed some forearms before she bounced off the ropes and ducked a clothesline sliding under Amanda's legs and got hit a sunset flip for a near fall.

Then Melina got a drop toe hold sending Amanda to the bottom rope and Melina rammed her knees into Amanda's back and bounced off the ropes land a running face plant for a near fall and Amanda rammed Melina to the corner and charged into both feet to the face and Melina climbed the top turnbuckle and got a Thesz press and got both feet to the midsection and Melina went for her split leg drop but Amanda blocked it and got a backfist and she whipped Melina to the ropes and got a roundhouse kick and landed the Goodnight Ride for the win.

"Here is your winner and still WWE Women's Champion, Amanda," Lillian announced.

Then the referee gave Amanda her Women's Title belt and raised her arm in the air as she looked down as Melina and helped her up. Then Amanda hugged Melina and raised her arm in the air as the two left the ring and walked up the aisle as Amanda wrapped her arm around Melina.

John "Bradshaw" Layfield's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Shawn Michaels following him. The two walked down the ramp and got into the ring and John's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain with Nicole and Kayla following him.

Nicole was wearing a gold bust and ivory satin tube top, denim jeans, and her hair curled. Tina was wearing a ivory satin tie neck overlay with a black bustier and her hair curled. Kimberly was wearing a blue strapless printed scarf blouse, black capris, and her hair curled. Kayla was wearing a pink race car jacket, black tube top, black leather pants, and her hair curled.

The five walked down the ramp and John & Nicole got inside the ring and John stared directly at JBL as he raised his arms in the air.

"Introducing first the challenger, from New York City, John "Bradshaw" Layfield," Lillian Garcia announced. "And from West Newbury, Massachusetts, weighing in at 240 pounds, he is the World Heavyweight Champion, John Cena."

John gave the referee the World Heavyweight Championship Title belt and was pumping himself up as Nicole and Shawn got out of the ring and the referee raised the title belt in the air and called for the bell.

JBL looked at Shawn and John & JBL circled around the ring and John immediately got an armlock and a headlock takedown and JBL got to his feet and got a knee to the midsection and got a headlock takedown and John got to his feet and shoved JBL to the ropes and JBL got a shoulder block and bounced off the ropes and John got a back elbow for a two count and JBL bailed out of the ring and had a brief strategy session with Shawn and JBL got back in the ring and got a knee to John's midsection and clubbed John in the back and got him in the corner and slapped him repeatedly in the corner before the referee pulled him back and landed a big boot to the head.

Then JBL went to whip John but John reversed whipping JBL to the corner and John bounced off the ropes to land a bulldog slam for a two count and John bounced off the ropes to land a running neck snap for another two count and JBL bailed out of the ring and John followed as he ducked a clothesline and almost ran into Shawn and JBL hit John from behind as Shawn looked down at John. JBL hit John's head onto the ring steps and threw him back into the ring and covered for a two count and JBL was kicking John in the head and landed some right hands and a clothesline for another two count and JBL got five elbowdrops for another two count and JBL applied a neck vice and John got to his feet and powered out of the hold and bounced off the ropes and JBL landed a side slam for a two count.

John rolled onto the ring apron and JBL grabbed him and landed a forearm but John hung onto the top rope and JBL knocked John off the ring apron and JBL raised his arm in the air as the referee began his ten count but JBL got out of the ring and whipped John into the ringside steps and threw John back into the ring and covered for a two cont. John went to the corner and JBL landed a few hard right hands and placed John on the top turnbuckle and landed a few more right hands and climbed the turnbuckle and went for a superplex, but John punched out of it and John leaped off the top rope with a legdrop to the JBL's back for a two count. JBL went to the corner and John charged into a boot to the face and JBL bounced off the ropes and John got a drop toe hold and was clubbing JBL in the back and threw him head-first into two turnbuckles and then hit a flying shoulder tackle twice and a side slam and did the "You can't see me" and he waited for JBL to get and went for the FU but JBL elbowed out of it and got a boot to the face and JBL bounced off the ropes and took JBL down with a drop toe hold and then applied the STFU and Shawn considered helping JBL reach the bottom rope but the referee warned him.

John let go and kicked at the bottom rope toward Shawn and JBL kicked John out of the ring next to Shawn. Shawn looked down at John and stepped toward him and John got up and took a step back and then rolled cautiously into the ring where JBL bounced off the ropes and landed the Clothesline from Hell for a near fall. JBL and Shawn had a staredown and John went for the FU again, but JBL escaped and went to clothesline John, but John ducked and JBL got a boot to the referee's face and John & JBL both got a clothesline and Shawn stepped onto the ring apron and then entered the ring as Nicole got into the ring and stared at Shawn. John and JBL were getting up and JBL was telling Shawn to kick John as Shawn looked at Nicole and Shawn kicked JBL instead and both Nicole and John were shocked and Nicole got out of the ring and John smiled as he looked down at JBL and he walked towards Shawn and Shawn superkicked John as well and Shawn walked towards the fallen two and Shawn dragged JBL on top of John and Kayla got into the ring and was yelling at Shawn and shoving him as Nicole pulled JBL off of John and Shawn left the ring and walked to the back.

Another referee ran to the ring and counted but John lifted his shoulder and JBL grabbed John by the arm and went for a clothesline but John ducked and gave JBL the FU and scored the pin.

Nicole got into the ring and hugged John as she helped him to his feet and the referee gave John the World Heavyweight Championship Title belt and raised his arm in the air. Then John and Nicole left the ring as they joined the rest of the Chain Gang Diva Squad and the five walked up the aisle and turned around as John raised the title belt in the air as the Squad applauded for John and walked to the back.

"Well, it's unclear to me whose side Shawn Michaels is on," Kayla said, "but at least you still got your World Heavyweight Championship Title."

"Maybe you and Triple H have got through to him and he'll finally come around," Nicole said.

"Hey, whatever Shawn decides, it's his decision," John said, "but I'm not gonna get in his way."

"Well, if I were Shawn Michaels," Tina said, "I'd rather leave while I still can because working for JBL can be a pain."

"JBL is a loudmouth and everyone knows it," Kimberly said. "He said it himself, Shawn and all of his other employees work for him because they choose to he pays them handsomely. I would never work for JBL myself either; I'd go crazy."

"Maybe you would," John said, "maybe you won't."

Then everyone laughed as they continued walking.

Then it was time for the WWE Championship match which was Jeff versus Edge.

Jeff's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain with Brittany following him. Brittany was wearing a black and gray plaid tube dress, and black leather boots. Brittany raised her Divas' Title belt in the air as the pyro went off and Jeff & Brittany walked down the ramp and got in the ring and Jeff got on the turnbuckles and raised his arms in the air.

"Excuse me!" Vickie Guerrero said as she came out from the curtain. "Excuse me! Excuse me! Jeff, Don't even think of getting out of this match or saving your title by getting disqualified. I have now changed the match to no disqualification. Now introducing your next WWE Champion, Edge."

Edge's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain and raised his WWE Championship Title belt in the air as the pyro went off. Then he walked down the ramp and slid into the ring and he took off his jacket and handed his WWE Title belt to the referee.

"This contest is now a no disqualification match for the WWE Championship," Justin Roberts announced. "Introducing first the challenger, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing in 241 pounds, the Rated R Superstar, Edge. And his opponent from Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at 225 pounds, he is the current WWE Champion, Jeff Hardy."

Then Brittany left the ring as the referee raised the WWE Title belt in the air and called for the bell.

Jeff immediately speared at Edge to the corner and was landing some right hands, and kicks and Jeff hit Edge's head onto another turnbuckle and landed a couple of right hands to the back of the head before Jeff hit Edge's head to another turnbuckle and was kicking Edge and before whipping Edge to the ropes and landing a clothesline. Jeff kicked Edge in the back of the head and whipped him to the ropes but Edge bailed out of the ring and Jeff followed chasing Edge around the ring and Edge got back in the ring as Jeff grabbed a chair and Jeff was about to back into the ring as Edge kicked the hair away from him and pulled Jeff on the ring apron and landed a couple of right hands before Jeff stumbled back into the ring.

Edge landed a big right hand and Jeff stumbled into the corner and Edge landed another right hand and he whipped Jeff to the corner but Jeff floated over Edge and landed a clothesline and then a snap mare before Jeff landed a dropkick to the back for a one count and Jeff got a scoop slam before he kicked Edge in the back of the head and clubbed him in the back of the head before Edge got a kick to the midsection and clubbing Jeff in the head as Jeff went to the corner. Then Edge hit Jeff's head onto the turnbuckle and whipped him to the ropes but Jeff got out of the ring and Edge got out of the ring as Jeff got back in and Jeff got a baseball slide to Edge before he went to dove at Edge but Edge moved and Jeff dove off the ring apron onto Edge on the floor and Jeff got up as he threw Edge back in the ring and Jeff was about to go back into the ring but Chavo grabbed his leg and Edge got a boot to the face. Brittany stared at Chavo as Chavo backed away and then Edge got a baseball slide and got out as he ran Jeff to the security wall and hit his head on all three announce tables.

Then Edge threw Jeff back in the ring and raised his arms in the air as he landed an elbow drop for a two count and he was stalking Jeff as he kicked him in the ribs and Edge was showing off as landed a right hand sending Jeff to the corner and he whipped him into the corner and then speared him and landed a right hand before whipping Jeff to the corner and went for another spear but Jeff rolled up Edge for a two count and Edge landed a clothesline for a near fall. Then Edge applied a waistlock and Jeff got to his feet and landed a few back elbow drops but Edge pulled him down by the hair and Jeff came back with some rights & lefts and went to kick Edge but Edge held onto his leg and Jeff got a spinning mule kick and Jeff climbed the top turnbuckle but Edge landed a right hand and climbed the top turnbuckle as Jeff was hitting right hands of his own and pushed Edge down and pushed Edge down on the mat.

Then Jeff went for a cross body bur Edge caught him a dropkick for a near fall and Edge got out of the ring and grabbed two chairs and as he went to get in the ring, Jeff speared Edge off the ring apron and then he slingshot himself onto Edge on the floor and Jeff threw Edge back in the ring and as Jeff went to back in the ring, Edge landed a knee and got on the ring apron and Jeff kicked Edge in the midsection and landed the Twist of Fate and both men landed on the floor. Then Jeff grabbed Edge and hit his head on the Smackdown and RAW announce table and Jeff took apart the RAW announce table and reached under the ring and pulled out a ladder and set it up and Jeff placed Edge on the RAW announce table and landed some right hands and Jeff climbed the ladder but Chavo climbed on the other side and Jeff knocked him down and then dove onto him as Edge fell off the announce table and Jeff whipped Edge into the ringpost.

Jeff hit Chavo's had on the ring steps and placed Chavo on the announce table and then Jeff climbed the ladder and leaped onto Chavo. Then Jeff got a baseball slide to Edge and threw him back in the ring and Jeff climbed the top turnbuckle and landed a flying crossbody block for a near fall and Jeff kicked Edge in the head and he went to whip Edge but Edge reversed whipping Jeff to the ropes and Edge got a big boot and Edge took a turnbuckle pad off and went to hit Jeff on it but Jeff blocked it and got a back elbow and then Jeff climbed the top turnbuckle and landed the Whisper in the Wind for a near fall. Then Jeff kicked Edge in the midsection and went for the Twist of Fate but Edge countered with a DDT for a near fall and Edge was dragging Jeff as he climbed the top turnbuckle and Edge leaped but Jeff had his feet up but Edge grabbed his legs but Jeff kicked him off and got a small package for a near fall and Jeff kicked Edge in the midsection and landed a facebuster suplex and then climbed the top turnbuckle but Edge got up and moved and Jeff dropkicked him to the corner from behind.

Jeff went for the diving leg drop but Edge grabbed him and landed his face onto the exposed turnbuckle for a near fall. Then Edge went to the corner and waited for Jeff to get up for a spear but Jeff countered with a Twist of Fate and Jeff climbed the top turnbuckle, but Vickie Guerrero came out grabbed his leg and Jeff kicked her off of him and Brittany grabbed Vickie as Jeff hit the Swanton Bomb and covered but Vickie landed a elbow to Brittany's face and yanked the referee to stop the count and argued with the referee as Matt Hardy ran to the ring and brought a chair into the ring and he & Brittany rolled Vickie into the ring. Brittany got a body scissors on Vickie as Matt handed Jeff the chair and Jeff was going to swing at Edge but Matt stopped him and told him to wait as Matt got out of the ring and grabbed another chair himself and then got back in the ring as Jeff placed a chair under Edge's head and then Matt bashed Jeff with a chair. Brittany looked up at Matt shocked as Vickie got out of Brittany's grip and Edge looked up, surprised at what he was seeing and then covered Jeff and the referee counted to three.

The referee gave Edge the WWE Title belt and raised his arm in the air and Matt left the ring as Brittany was crying as she saw Matt walked away without looking back and Edge and Vickie continued their celebration as they left the ring and referees were coming out to the ring and Brittany crawled over to Jeff as she continued to cry and the referee tried to help him up and got him out of the ring.

"Are you kidding me?" Nicole said as the Angels saw the whole thing in their locker room. "Did I see what I think I just saw?"

"How could Matt do this?" Amanda said. "How could Matt do this to his own brother? What did Jeff to do deserve this?"

"He's probably jealous of him getting all the attention of him being the WWE Champion," Buffy said, "In which I find that to be disturbing and that led him to lose the ECW Championship to Jack Swagger."

"No, there's more to this," Delancey said, "I know, there has to be. Jeff finally becomes the WWE Champion and it gets taken away by the one guy who just helped Edge to be the new WWE Champion, the same guy whose girlfriend left him for Edge. Did he forget?"

"Oh, my God, that's right," Amanda said. "He's probably jealous that Jeff's engaged to Brittany and he doesn't have anybody in his life."

"No, that can't be it either," Nicole said. "There's something else and I don't know what it is, but my gut feeling is telling me it's worse."

"Oh, my God, no. It can't be."

"What?" Buffy said.

"I rather not say."

"What is it?" Delancey said. "Spit it out."

"When I had that funny feeling that Edge wasn't behind the incidents involving Jeff, it started to dawn on me that Matt was behind all this. When I talked to him, he seemed like he was upset but my senses were telling me a different story. I didn't wanna say anything because I thought you guys would think I was crazy."

"No, you had every reason to think that," Delancey said as she sighed. "The question is, did he do these things and if so, is there proof?"

"And how is Jeff and Brittany gonna react when they find out?" Buffy said.

"I don't wanna think about it," Nicole said. "They've been through too much to think about Matt going after them. It'll be too much for them to deal with it."

Then Brittany burst through the door as she was crying and went inside the bathroom. The Angels could hear her crying as they walked towards the door.

"Brittany, are you okay?" Nicole said as Brittany continued crying. "I don't think she's doing too good."

"Brittany, it's Amanda," Amanda said. "Can we come in?"

Brittany still didn't answer as Amanda opened the door and the Angels went inside the bathroom to see Brittany laying on the floor.

"Oh, Brittany," Delancey said as she bent down next to Brittany, "we are so sorry this happened to you. We didn't see this coming, nobody did. Is there anything we can do?"

"If there is," Buffy said, "let us know now."

"I just need to be alone now," Brittany said.

"Okay," Delancey said.

Then Delancey got up and the Angels left the bathroom and Nicole closed the door.

Then Brittany turned her head as she stood up and walked over to the sink with her head hung low. Then Brittany looked up at the mirror and saw that she was an emotional wreck but inside, she was burning with rage as her emotions were getting the best of her. She had enough of being distressed and Matt hardy's betrayal was the final straw that broke the camel's back.