Chapter 29: Departure
March 12-April 1, 2012

Author's note: just to not get in trouble, I should remind everyone that I don't own anything that has to do with WWE. Please be kind with this chapter: I stressed over it because I saw this match live and I wanted to really capture the emotions that were going on. I just pray that you readers like this.

Thank you, Dark Mage of the Sea, for helping me with this chapter.

The week after Shawn revealed himself to be the special guest referee for the Wrestlemania Hell in a Cell match, Shawn returned to confront Undertaker, the wrestler who ended his career. Shawn admitted that him being the Special Referee was something that Triple H was not expecting but Shawn went through something unexpected as well last week: being told that everyone called him a loser and a failure, especially since no one had told him that during the past few weeks. However, there was one person who was not there for him to ask…and Shawn called him out. A minute later, Undertaker and Pandora came to the ring. Along the way, Pandora tried to ignore Shawn's captivating aura. Face to face with the demon, Shawn stated that they used to have the highest respect for each other during their careers, especially during Shawn's last years. Because of that, Shawn was surprised that Undertaker was talking behind HBK's back. Undertaker immediately challenged that, wondering if Shawn really wanted to hear that he was a failure, a loser, or could not get the job done. Before Shawn could respond, Undertaker gave him another verbal challenge: was he really repeating Undertaker's words…or words that Triple H planted in Shawn's head? Pandora silently agreed, believing it was the latter.

As Undertaker tried to tell Shawn to get rid of his insecurities, Shawn blew up. After all, Undertaker was the one who all but begged for this match because he thought he still had something to prove, even when he was at 19-0. While his streak still held, Triple H almost ended it last year and almost killed Undertaker in the battle. Because of that, Shawn reminded everyone that he knew who was going to win. Keeping his temper in check, Undertaker stated that, come win or lose, he was going to accept the result. But there was one thing he was not prepared for: Shawn sticking his ego into the match. That was because his two matches with Shawn and the match last year with Triple H was destiny and that destiny and the era was to end on April 1. That end, good or bad, had to be pure and, if not, there would be hell. Seizing the opportunity, Shawn pointed out that it was so ironic that he was the referee because Undertaker ended his career two years ago…and Shawn had Undertaker's career in his hands. All Shawn had to do to make Undertaker a loser and a failure and to end the streak was give him a three count. With that, Shawn tried to leave but Undertaker grabbed his arm and gave him a warning: Triple H will lose, the streak will still live, the era will end…and if Shawn did not do the right thing, Undertaker would end Shawn himself. Briefly looking at Pandora, Shawn silently asked if Undertaker was bluffing. Pandora gave him a blank face, indicating that her father was not. Shawn broke away, clearly nervous. But he recovered and left after patting Undertaker's shoulder. At the ramp entrance, he ran into Triple H. Both looked at Undertaker and, after Shawn left, Triple H smirked and gave the demon the DX chop. Pandora's eyes widened and Undertaker snarled. They only hoped that Shawn would heed to the warning.

The following week, Shawn was back one final time before Wrestlemania. He opened with the fact that, out of everything that surrounded the Hell in a Cell Wrestlemania match, the one thing on everyone's lips was HBK being the referee. Granted, his career was made on stealing the show and being a showstopper, especially at Wrestlemania. While he knew that would happen at this Wrestlemania, the thing he was looking forward to was holding the era in his hand. He also knew that people wanted to know his prediction on the match. He refused to tell but he did reveal his opinion: End of An Era was just code for End of the Streak. He remembered being in Undertaker's path two years ago and admitted that he knew the end was foreseeable. Before he could continue, however, Undertaker and Pandora came out. Clearly mad, Undertaker told Shawn to shut up and listen. He started to remind Shawn that the demon wanted the match to be pure…only to be interrupted by Triple H. Though she had seen this many times before, Pandora was shocked that her father's opponent would do so. Triple H reminded Undertaker and Shawn especially that this match was not about Shawn: it was about the two opponents and the one thing that connected them: Hell in a Cell, a match that they have been in 19 of the 24. But Triple H pointed out that what started at the Devil's Playground became the place where Triple H proved himself, grew vicious, ended careers, and thrived in. He ended with that all his matches had been for this one upcoming match and he would end Undertaker there. Triple H tried to say that he knew what it would take to end the demon and Undertaker immediately challenged that. He wanted to know if Triple H was prepared to put his entire being, career, family, and even his life on the line. After thinking, the human said that he was, if it meant giving Undertaker the end that he deserved…and he would. Undertaker appeared to accept the answer and started to leave with Pandora. But he remembered something that would sting: he went back and asked if Triple H remembered when the demon said that Shawn was better than Triple H. The two friends stared at him until Undertaker said two simple words: "He is." Pandora could not help but snicker, especially since Shawn smiled at that statement. The two demons left with that, leaving two friends in a tense stare down.

Pandora knew that she was in for an emotional roller coaster with both her hormones and the upcoming match. But she was determined to stay by her father's side until the end, whether that end would be bitter or pleasing.

March 31

The night was a special night for the WWE. It was the Hall of Fame and one of the inductees was Edge. For the occasion, he cut his long hair short. He said it was spur of the moment but Pandora wondered if there was another reason: she joked that their baby could not pull Edge's hair now and Edge just smiled. Christian had offered to have her join him in inducting her mate but she declined, stating that he should not have to share that honor. At their house in the human world, Pandora was examining herself in a full length mirror. Her short hair decorated with clips, she was wearing a strapless, floor-length dress that was burgundy. Because of it being flowing, her stomach was hidden. Dressed in his suit, Edge looked at her and stated, "I still like the other dress you had."

Pandora slightly glared. "I'm trying to hide my pregnancy right now. That dress was too tight."

Edge crossed his arms in a playful manner and leaned against the doorframe. "Why do you want to hide it? I want to yell it on every rooftop."

Pandora smiled and looked at him. "Because the focus should not be on me. Tonight is your night and Father has to end the era tomorrow night. Everyone should be focusing on you two, not me." She went over to him and kissed him. "Don't worry. We'll reveal it when the time is right." As she left to get her silver sandals, Edge watched her and slowly smirked, an idea forming in his head.

While she enjoyed the entire Hall of Fame, Pandora was waiting for Edge's induction, very proud of her mate. When the flashback video played, Pandora's eyes teared up. But she found a way to settle down thanks to Christian. He opened with that, no matter what someone will do (become a big star, travel the world, win championships, et al), they will always come home…and showed a clip of Edge at his old school, acting like he was having a match. That clip was sent to Christian a while ago by Edge and he could not resist showing it to the world. Once the humor passed, Christian's speech took a heart-tugging turn when he talked about Edge coming from a single-parent home, which came with its struggles, and Edge made a promise that he would make enough to take care of his mom. Everyone was touched by this revelation about Edge's character as Edge came out.

After he had a little fun with a video phone, Edge pointed out that, despite the hair-cut, he was still the Edge they all knew and loved. He then turned his attention to his best friend of 20 years, Christian. After all, Christian was more than just a friend; he was a wonderful person and husband. Seizing the chance, he pointed out Christian's wife, hinting that her looks were reason enough to be a great husband. The fans took it as a little flirt. Edge pointed out that he was just saying she was pretty and he was a great husband. He then added, "Besides, I have my own pretty girl, thank you very much."

Pandora giggled and smiled at Edge. He then turned to her. "Um…I want to thank you, Pandora." Pandora's eyes softened as he continued. "Um…for coming into my life and saving it, and uh…making it so, so much better. I love you, Pani." Pandora got a little teary-eyed and gave him a small kiss, which gave her a wink.

At the end, he thanked the best tag team partner in his life…his mother. After all, she supported him throughout his life and his training. He pointed out that he thought the best look on her face was when he bought her a home…but this face, seeing her son getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, was better. Before ending the speech, he thanked the WWE Universe and was met with "Thank You" chants and stated that his motto was based on a song he once heard ("decide what you're going to be and be it"); because of that attitude, he became what he wanted to become and was now a Hall of Famer because of it. For his final thank you, he played the clip where Edge and Christian pretended to be fat Elvis years ago.

After he changed the end music (because he was sick of the Hall of Fame theme), Edge went to the edge of the ramp and motioned Pandora to come over. She agreed but was surprised when he picked her up and twirled her around. She laughed and kissed him. "I'm so proud of you."

Edge smiled and kissed her again, ignoring the cheers. Just as he was about to leave with Pandora and Christian, Edge suddenly remembered. He took Pandora to Christian and had him hold her. "Don't let her move." As the two wondered what was going on, he went back to the microphone. "Wait, wait a minute. I forgot to add something else."

Everyone stopped and slowly sat back down. Edge opened with, "I have a huge announcement to make." Feeling the chatter and cheers starting to rise, he waved it off. "No, I'm not coming back." He was immediately met with boos and he chuckled. "Yeah. I know, it still sucks. But believe me…this is even bigger than that."

Pandora suddenly knew what he was going to do. She tried to stop him but Christian, though confused, kept a hold of her. Catching Edge's eye, she waved her hand under her chin and murmured, "Don't do this. This is your night, not ours."

Edge smiled. "Come on, baby. I can't hide this." He then turned back to the audience. "You know, I have a lot of titles: Rated-R Superstar, Ultimate Opportunist, Master Manipulator, and now the Rated-R Hall of Famer. But…later this year, I will have one more title that I will hold with pride…Dad."

Pandora blushed deeply as everyone, including Christian, looked at her in shock. Still smiling, Edge pulled Pandora towards her. Seeing the audience waiting for a confirmation, she smiled softly and nodded. That was met with cheers. Though smiling, Pandora hid her face a little, making Edge laugh and kiss her head.

Backstage, Pandora slapped Edge's arms a little. Still in a good mood, Edge laughed. "What was that for?"

Pandora was still blushing. "Did you have to reveal that? I told you, this is your night!"

"Damn straight it's my night and I wanted to share it with everyone." He then smirked. "Besides, you know me."

Pandora playfully rolled her eyes. She was a little miffed but there was nothing to be done now. Before she could leave, Triple H and Shawn immediately pulled her aside. She was taken aback by this. "Guys, what's going on?"

Triple H asked, "You're really pregnant?"

Pandora nodded. "Yeah. I'm about two months along. Why?"

The two friends looked at each other with worry. Triple H then asked, "Does your father know?"

Pandora blushed a little. "Yeah. In fact, he sensed it before I knew."

Shawn immediately said, "You're not joining him tomorrow."

Knowing that was almost an order, Pandora glared at Shawn, trying very hard to ignore his aura. "Yes, I am. Nothing you say will change my mind."

Triple H started, "This is a dangerous match…"

"…and I can handle it. I was trained in Hell in a Cell. I can handle this."

Shawn responded, "What about your baby?"

Pandora touched her stomach. "The baby will be fine." Before the two could protest, Pandora sharply said, "Demon bodies are stronger at protecting unborns than humans!" She then sighed. "Besides…Father will not let anything happen to me."

Triple H was still determined to make her change her mind. "Pandora, this will be the end of your Father. Do you want to see that?"

Pandora's lips quivered a little but she stayed strong. "I need the closure." Wanting to end the subject, she then looked at Triple H. "Besides…it's nice of you to finally admit that Shawn is better than you."

Remembering his slip earlier, Triple H stiffened a little as Shawn tried to hide his smirk. With a smirk of her own, Pandora disappeared. The two looked at Edge, seeing if she went by his side. He saw them and guessed what they were wondering. "She's with him."

In his shack in Death Valley, Pandora (in her new outfit) sat on the bed and removed her hood. She did not know when he would arrive and was determined to wait however long it took. He finally arrived when the moon was high in the sky, appearing suddenly before her. She smiled and stood up. "Well…tomorrow's the big day."

Undertaker nodded once and revealed that he was now sporting a buzz-cut. Pandora's eyes widened. "Whoa. Father, what is this?"

Undertaker put his hood back on and stated calmly, "It is the end of an era…the end of me."

Thinking that he meant that this was his last match, she nodded. "Leaving on a high note."

Undertaker calmly looked at her and stated, "Pandora…I will lose tomorrow."

Pandora immediately waved it off. "Don't talk nonsense, Father. No one knows who will win or…" She then saw the look on his face: he was dead serious. Tears welling up, she finished, "…lose…only destiny…knows…" Seeing that he was still very serious, tears started to fall as she shook her head. "No…no, you can't lose. You can't die!"

Thanks to what he said and her pregnancy, she broke down in sobs. Undertaker touched her shoulder, making her look at him, and wiped her tears away. "As I told you the night you were born…you're strong; you don't need me to survive. You'll be able to make it on your own."

Pandora sniffled and looked down a little. She knew that he was right but she did not want to lose him. As she slowly started to calm down, Undertaker continued. "You need to live on…for the sake of your children."

Pandora nodded, at first not realizing what he said. "Yeah…you're right, I-" Her head suddenly snapped up and her eyes widened. "Wait, did you say children?"

Undertaker nodded slowly. "I sense two souls within you."

Pandora was so shocked, she had to sit down on the bed. Not only she was pregnant…she was pregnant with twins. Undertaker touched her head, making her look at him, and he said, "I was not there for you when you were born. But know this: I will be watching over you and your children."

Pandora touched his hand and squeezed it. "Thank you." A few more tears escaped from a combination of his statement about the match and the news about her pregnancy. Taking a deep breath, she stood up and looked Undertaker in the eye. "Just…promise me this." When Undertaker nodded, she said, "Give me your best tomorrow."

Undertaker nodded again. He was proud of her: she was no longer the young girl he met years ago. She had grown up and gotten stronger emotionally. He then pulled her into a protective hug. Pandora was a little surprised at this since this was out of character for him but she hugged him back. After all, this was probably the last time she would get to do so.

April 1

About an hour before the show started, Pandora arrived at the arena and found Edge using his phone video-chat to talk to Christian. She came up to them just as Edge said, "Nice. Thanks, Christian."

Pandora sat next to Edge and looked at the phone. "What's nice?"

Christian waved at Pandora as Edge explained, "Christian's started a bet with everyone."

Christian added, "Everyone I can approach, that is."

Pandora decided to not bring up why other wrestlers would not want to be approached by Christian. Instead, she asked, "What's the bet?"

Christian shrugged as Edge touched Pandora's stomach. "The gender."

Pandora gave a playful glare to Christian. "You are betting on the gender of Edge and my child?"

Edge smirked and put his arm around Pandora. "Lighten up, Pani. The same gender parent gets the money."

Pandora playfully glared at him again. "And will do what with it?"

Edge looked at Christian, who said, "Put it towards the nursery."

Pandora smiled. "Aw, you're sweet…even if you are a whining little-" Edge covered her mouth, knowing that she was about to say "bitch." Christian glared at her and was about argue with her when Edge distracted them. "So how's the baby?"

Pandora smiled, deciding to tell him now. "Babies."

The two friends were stunned. Reverting back to their bantering days of E&C, Christian blurted out, "Damn, Edge. How much did you knock her up?"

Pandora blushed deeply. "Shut up! You make it sound like it's a lot."

Giving Christian a little glare, Edge said to Pandora, "Well, you did say babies."

Pandora smiled and held up two fingers. Edge's eyes widened and could not help what came out of his mouth: "Damn…I'm that good?"

Pandora blushed deep red as Christian laughed. "Looks like you are. Damn…congratulations, Pandora."

Pandora smiled. "Thanks."

Christian then started to hint that he was going to ask for one more match but, sensing that, Pandora ended the call. "Enough of that." Pandora looked at Edge and smiled. "Twins…"

Edge was in disbelief. But he was happy. He then asked, "You ready for tonight?"

Pandora nodded. Being told by her father himself that he would lose but not wanting to give anything away, she told another piece of information that had to do with the match that she told Undertaker last night: "Tonight will be my final match."

Edge looked at her in surprise. "What? What if he wins?"

Pandora smiled. "Whether he wins or loses, I'm not coming back. Like you, I've done everything there is to do from my position and I've grown up in this era. Besides…" she gently touched her stomach, "I have more important things to take care. This is the end of an era…it is the end of mine as well."

Edge held her close. He understood that she was to be a mother and that would take up all of her time. But he was wondering if her decision also had anything to do with something that Undertaker told her the night prior.

That clip was shown at Wrestlemania, just before Shawn Michaels was interviewed about the Hell in a Cell match. People were very happy for them when they heard that Pandora was having twins but grew a little concerned when she said that this would be her final match. Did that mean Undertaker would lose?

Wrestlemania XXVIII

An hour into Wrestlemania, the time had come…the end of an era. In his referee outfit, Shawn came out first, already stealing the spotlight. Watching him, the audience, both human and demonic, could not help but wonder how he would act, given his checkered past as guest referee. Triple H followed behind, confidant as ever that he would end the era and the streak. One thing that was possibly running through his mind was the fact that he never lost a match that Shawn refereed. A minute later, the bell tolled and Undertaker and Pandora appeared. Undertaker's outfit was very threatening, a variation on his Ministry outfit but covered with spikes. Pandora was in her new outfit and looked calm. Being told that her father was going to lose the night before helped her prepare emotionally for the match. But she was still hoping that he would win.

Once in the ring, Undertaker and Pandora removed their hoods, revealing their new haircuts. While Pandora's was surprising, everyone was more shocked by Undertaker's buzz-cut, having seen him with long hair for most of his career. Triple H was not expecting the change or the ferociousness in the demon's eyes and took a step back, almost unsure. But he recovered and stepped right up to him, looking him dead in the eye. After a moment of silence, the two opponents and Pandora looked up…just as Hell in a Cell started to descend. As Undertaker started to take off his robe, Shawn looked at Pandora, expecting her to leave to be on top of the Cell like always…but she stayed put; she was to be in the Cell for the first time since her training. Not wanting a pregnant girl in the middle of this hellacious fight, Shawn took her hand. "What are you doing? Get out."

Pandora looked at him with a blank stare. "No. I'm going to be here."

As the Cell got lower, Shawn tried to pull Pandora out (for both her and her unborn twins' safety) but Undertaker grabbed her other arm and stared at Shawn, telling him with his eyes 'She stays.' Shawn let go to the demoness' arm, still nervous, as she looked at her human friend. "I need this closure. And do not worry; Father won't let anything happen to me."

Shawn looked at her and realized that she was speaking the truth and had changed; she had grown up since the last time he saw her after his retirement match. So he nodded at her as the Cell touched the ground and Undertaker and Pandora used their auras to seal off the demonic portal. With that, Shawn and Pandora backed away from the two combatants. Pandora got at ringside and Shawn rang the bell. The match was officially underway…and all of the world and Hell was watching.

From the get go, everyone knew that this was going to be different from the match last year: this time, they were evenly matched. They started with trading blows until Undertaker got Triple H in the corner and gave him attack after attack. Triple H was able to regain control of the match but only for a few moments. After attacking some more, Undertaker threw Triple H out of the ring. Sitting on the steps, Pandora watched the action closely but was ready to move when needed. When Undertaker joined Triple H at ringside to continue the fight, Pandora heard Shawn say to her, "Come in the ring."

Realizing that that would put her out of harm's way, she joined Shawn's side and not a moment too soon: Undertaker attacked Triple H and slammed him into the stairs. Triple H acted like he needed a breather but it was all a ruse: grabbing Undertaker, he threw the demon against the Cell wall, only to be tossed into another wall and to the floor. Wanting to punish his prey even more, the demon head-butted the human. All the while, he was giving Shawn warning glares, thinking that the special guest referee was getting a little too close. Shawn tried to heed his warnings but he was concerned about his friend's well-being. Pandora kept one eye on the action and one eye on Shawn, hoping that her father's warnings a couple of weeks ago had sunk in.

The vicious attacks on Triple H continued with everyone watched closely. It was very clear that Undertaker was showing that he was not the same weak demon that he was last year. As Shawn checked on Triple H, the demon shoved him away, getting under Shawn's skin. Pandora murmured to him as he walked by her, "Don't get involved."

Shawn ignored her and watched as his best friend continued to get beaten up. After slamming Triple H into the stairs, the demon got an idea. He tossed his opponent back into the ring (prompting Pandora to go ringside) and followed…right into an attack by The Game. The human was fighting back and thought he was in control with a facebuster…but that just made the demon mad. After knocking him down a few times, Undertaker gave Triple H an Old School attack and tossed him ringside again. Pandora moved back into the ring to avoid coming into contact with The Game. Remembering the stairs, Undertaker used the top stairs as a weapon before tossing the bottom stairs into the ring. He knew he could use them but he did not want to use them right away; instead, the demon gave the human a guillotine drop. But that did not stop Triple H from attacking as soon as Undertaker came in and Pandora went ringside.

Though Undertaker was the one who brought in the steel stairs, he was the one who suffered by them as Triple H, after an attempt at a Pedigree failed on the steps, gave him a spinebuster onto them. Looking for revenge, the demon locked Hell's Gate but Triple H was not going to tap out this time: he picked up the demon and turned Hell's Gate into a powerbomb. The pin failed and, while Shawn checked on Undertaker, Triple H slipped away and found chairs under the ring. Seeing Pandora looking at him, he warned her, "Stay out of this!"

Against her better judgment, Pandora still tried to tackle him but he got back in the ring before she could reach him. Weapon in hand, he started to torture the demon with chair shots. The sight and sound of her Father getting tortured was almost too much for Pandora to handle. She tried screaming at Triple H to stop but The Game ignored her. Realizing that her words were getting nowhere, she screamed at Shawn to step in and stop his friend. After listening and watching for some time, Shawn tried to get The Game to stop and finally took the chair away and told him to just pin the demon since the deadman was not going to quit.

But the Cerebral Assassin had woken up. Grabbing the other chair, he simply shoved Shawn out of the way and started the torture again. Pandora felt her eyes tear up as she kept pleading for the torture to end. Getting frustrated with HBK, Triple H order to Shawn to end the match or Triple H would end the demon. Feeling the emotion of the match and seeing Pandora almost broken, Shawn checked on Undertaker and begged the demon to let him end the match. Pandora went to them just in time to hear her Father say, "Don't stop it. Do not…stop it."

Pandora knew that her Father was really hurt but also knew how much the streak meant to him. She watched her father raise to his feet…only to be tortured by the chair and almost got pinned. Triple H gave Undertaker one more chair shot, prompting Shawn to push him away and take the chair away. Seemingly not wanting to hear Shawn's pleads, Triple H went ringside. Hearing Shawn continue to plead and Undertaker telling him to not end it, Pandora shook her head. "Listen to him, Shawn. It needs to continue."

Triple H ordered Shawn to end it but Shawn was not listening. Fed up, Triple H reached under the ring…and pulled out his sledgehammer! Seeing the weapon, Shawn pleaded with Triple H to not use it. But The Game would not hear it; he challenged him to end the match or watch him kill the demon. Not wanting to witness Undertaker's death, Shawn tried again to get Undertaker's permission to end the match. Resilient as ever, the demon refused…only to be bashed in the head with sledgehammer. Despite the devastating blow, Undertaker refused to be pinned. Pandora could feel the aura of this match and could almost feel the actual shots that Triple H was giving the demon. Wanting to end the match, Triple H raised the sledgehammer for the death blow…but Shawn and Pandora raced over and took the sledgehammer away from him! Triple H was shocked by this but Shawn and Pandora could not sit back and watch this happen. Pushing Pandora away, Triple H ordered Shawn to end the match since he could not watch The Game end it himself.

Shawn was torn between what to do: he knew how important the streak was and heard Pandora pleading with him to keep the match going but he also knew how hurt the demon was and still had in the back of his mind that he could end the streak with a three count. He almost called for the bell twice, prompting Pandora to pleadingly scream at HBK. Hearing her, HBK hesitated and checked on the demon. That proved to be an almost fatal mistake: knowing that the human almost called for the bell, Undertaker locked Hell's Gate on Shawn. Pandora was stunned. "Father, what are you doing? Let go of him!"

Undertaker did not listen to her but finally let Shawn go when Triple H attacked the demon with the sledgehammer. He glared at Pandora, making her almost hide in the ring corner, and was about to deliver a death blow. Pandora got up to stop him but she did not have to: having delivered a low blow, the demon locked in Hell's Gate on Triple H. Pandora thought it was over now…but remembered a crucial piece of information: Shawn was down and could not call the match! She went to him and tried to get up by shaking him and yelling but he was down. Seeing that Triple H was unconscious, she then rolled out of the ring and tried to unlock the door.

Finally realizing that Shawn could not call this pin, Charles came out with a key. After a minute of fumbling between him and Pandora, the door was open and Charles ran in, in time to witness Triple H being given a chokeslam. But they took too long: Triple H kicked out. Pandora was stunned at how close it was. Furious, Undertaker took out his frustrations on Charles, giving him a chokeslam. Pandora winced a little but turned her attention back to the match. Undertaker tried to give Triple H the tombstone piledriver but disaster struck: Triple H got out of it and pushed Undertaker…right into Sweet Chin Music! Pandora screamed at the display, especially when Triple H gave Undertaker the Pedigree. Furious at Shawn for ignoring the warning and very upset that the ending would not be pure, Pandora screamed in sorrow as Shawn counted 1…2…and Undertaker kicked out!

Pandora and the audience was stunned by what they witnessed. Emotionally drained, Pandora looked at Shawn, wanting to yell at him for super-kicking the demon but one look at him changed her mind. He was clearly conflicted with tears in his eyes and his once-shining aura was reduced to a small flicker. Seeing him in that position alone brought her to tears. Once Triple H got up, Shawn took a peek at Pandora and stood between the opponents, not wanting the match to continue. But The Game would not hear it and tossed Shawn out of the ring. Forgetting the match, Pandora ran to check on him. He was all right physically but he was an emotional wreck much like she was.

As she tried to calm down, she heard cheers. She quickly looked in the ring and saw that Undertaker sat up, making Pandora smile brightly. Feeling a little better, she watched closely as Undertaker started to attack Triple H viciously before hitting the tombstone piledriver. Shawn came in and tried to end the match but his friend kicked out, emotionally ravaging Shawn. Feeling herself cry from the emotion, Pandora appeared behind Shawn and hugged him from behind. It was not clear if Shawn felt the hug or not.

The two watched as the two sat up. Shawn stood up, leaving Pandora behind, as the opponents traded blows that ended with Triple H hitting the pedigree but it still was not enough to end the streak. Shawn and Pandora looked at the two opponents, emotionally drained. But the tide quickly turned: Undertaker grabbed the chair and Triple H grabbed his sledgehammer. But Undertaker got up first and stepped on the sledgehammer before torturing Triple H with multiple chair shots, paying him back for earlier. Everyone in the arena, including Pandora, winced at the impacts. Shawn could barely watch; it was hard enough to hear the impacts. He asked Undertaker to stop and, possibly thanks to his drop of humanity, the demon got rid of the weapon after getting in a few more blows. Undertaker tried to pin the human but the human still had some fight in him, if just barely.

Having enough, Shawn pleaded with the opponents to stop. At ringside, Pandora said nothing, feeling her heart breaking. Grabbing the sledgehammer, Triple H struggled to stand up. It was hard for everyone to see him so beaten up. Even the father/daughter duo could not stand it and begged the human to stay down. But the human was still determined to fight: he tried to attack Undertaker with the sledgehammer…but Undertaker easily stopped him and took the weapon away. Defiant to the end, Triple H shoved the demon away and gave him the DX chop. Pandora's eyes widened. "Doesn't he know he's beaten?"

Shawn turned around, unable to watch as the demon blasted Triple H with a shot to the face by the sledgehammer. Badly hurt, Triple H still wanted to continue even though his body could not, evident by him using Undertaker's own legs to struggle to stand up. Remembering being in this position two years ago with Shawn, Pandora felt her tears still falling. "Triple H, enough! You can't win!"

Silently agreeing with his daughter, Undertaker decided to end it…and gave the human the tombstone piledriver. Shawn looked and knew what he had to do: with Shawn counting, Undertaker was finally able to pin the human for the three count. Tears not stopping, Pandora smiled brightly and rolled into the ring. She hugged her Father as he lay in the middle of the ring. She was emotionally drained but extremely happy. She then murmured, "You lied to me."

Exhausted, Undertaker managed to get out, "You told me to give you my best."

Gently pushing her away, Undertaker at first struggled and then succeeded at sitting up. Pandora smiled, understanding the significance of that. But Undertaker still needed help so she helped him make it to the ropes where they rested for a moment. Pandora looked up at Shawn, who was over them, and smiled. "Thank you."

Shawn nodded and offered his hand to Undertaker. After a beat, Undertaker accepted his help and the three of them hugged for a moment. The three were drained in one form or another but was relieved that it was over. When Shawn checked on Triple H, Undertaker and Pandora looked at each other. They knew how close they were to almost being ripped apart but Undertaker came through. He was now 20-0 and he had successfully ended an era.

Pandora went to the ropes, thinking that she and Undertaker would leave. But Undertaker shook his head. "Not yet."

Pandora watched him as he got next to Triple H, opposite to Shawn. Pandora suddenly knew what they had to do: the three helped him up and out of the ring. Shawn and Undertaker had Triple H over their shoulders and Pandora took Undertaker's free hand as they did the long walk to the entrance. But they had to stop in front of the 20-0 sign and, after a moment to collect, the four hugged. Pandora cried in the middle of them. It was over: the era was over as the four people involved in it walked out of sight.

Backstage, Pandora ran into Edge, who hugged her tightly. He had been watching the match closely and had seen how emotional she had been. He was worried about her but knew that she was in good hand. Passing the mates, Undertaker looked at him and said softly, "Take care of my daughter."

Edge nodded at that and held her close as the demon disappeared. Because Pandora was not coming back even if Undertaker was, it was up to Edge to take care of her and he was happy to have that torch passed to him.