Chapter Fourty-four:
Edge enters the men's locker room still spitting out worm juices. "Disgusting."
"That is one word I would describe you." Matt speaks icing his body.
"Oh buzz off, Matt." He walks to his bga to grab a bottle of water.
"Oh like you did during our match. You left me with two giants." He argues back.
"Joan needed me because of Lita. I made this whole declaration that I love Lita on Monday."
"You don't love her you never did."
"What are you talking about?' Edge shifts his eyes from side to side.
"This is all an act for the storyline."
"I had to go with Joan to prove that I love her." Edge explains.
"This is just them getting their revenge like we tried to do before."
"That is the thing we didn't succeed so why do they need revenge?"
"We almost, well you almost ruin their application to adopt Joan and Johnny."
"It wasn't just me you tried to show Child Services that video."
"No I didn't." He confesses.
"Yes you did, but they didn't want to see you."
"Actually, confession time I did talk to them, but it wasn't about the video."
"What you tell them then?" He hopes it isn't about their plan.
"I talk to them about your plans to ruin Lita and Jeff's adoption process. I told them everything I know about you telling them lies, where you were staying, and you evading their privacy with a video." He admits.
"That was you who put a restraining order on me?"
"Nope, that was all Lita and Child Services I just pushed it along further."
"You idiot, I almost couldn't attend Jamie's birthday party because of that. I had to have Michelle pull out a favour for me to attend." Edge is furious that Matt was involved with that. I guess he should have seen it coming.
"Hey that wasn't my fault. You planned all of this I was just your sidekick. Remember when you said that you don't need me and you could go on with it yourself." He reminds him.
"I would have got my revenge if you didn't interfere."
"Actions speak louder than words. I didn't tell you to attack Lita's dad or scare my mom, which I am still mad about. This was about Lita and Jeff not anyone else."
"So you thought if you did the right thing they would forgive you." Edge chuckles at the idea.
"They might because I figured out that my actions are full of hatred. I shouldn't have tear down my brother I should be supporting him."
"You were mad at your parents for not accepting you like Jeff is. You wanted to go with that plan I just made it my own."
"You scared my mom and for I don't know you threaten her." He raises his voice.
"I didn't I would never threaten someone." Edge raises his voice back.
"Oh, but you would hurt someone like you did Lita."
"It was an accident I did not know I was holding too hard." He feels sorry for that.
"What if you hold Jamie or Michelle too hard? Will they leave like Lita did?" Matt argues to get under his skin.
"I would never hurt them." Edge yells.
"Not physically, but emotionally you already have. They will just like the others when they see the real you. You can put on an act however your true self always comes out. Enjoy the time you have now with them." He advises.
"Shut up they would never leave me."
"Where are they now? If they want you, they would have stayed."
"They need to be at the shelter for an adoption." Edge informs Matt.
"Why couldn't her partner organize it?" Edge doesn't have a reason. "The reason is that you are not as important to them anymore. This was like a goodbye, but in a nice way." He smirks.
"Shut up." Edge punches him in the face. "You know nothing about my relationship with them."
"Oh I do because I have talk to her a lot." He lies. "She likes me better than you; both of them." He chuckles.
Edge tackles him to the ground as they fight. They keep tossing punches back and forth at each other. This goes on with them taking turns having the advantage until Christian enters. He tries to pull them apart, but it is no use they continue to punch the daylights out of each other. Finally, Christian gets some help to separate them. As three wrestlers each hold Matt and Edge back, Vince and Stephanie enter.
"What is going on here?" Vince demands.
"He punched me in the face, so I had to defend myself." Matt answers.
"Please don't play innocent." Edge rolls his eyes.
"I am innocent you punched me first." Matt excuses.
"You are the one to talk Mr. Backstabber making fun of my relationships. I guess that is why your parents love Jeff better."
"Shut up." Matt tries to escape.
"Enough, if you want to fight you will fight in the ring. Later tonight, Matt you will face Edge in a lumberjack match along with what Lita has planned."
"What?" Edge objects as Matt chuckles.
"It is either that or you have another match besides that."
"Fine, can I have another room to prepare? I don't want to see this ugly backstabber anymore; no wonder Lita cheated on you."
"Why should you get the room, oh right you have no friends. I guess the only reason Christian hangs with you because he has sympathy for you."
"Watch your mouth, Matt." Christian answers back.
"Ooo, defending your boyfriend, Christian I have to tell Michelle about this." Matt sniggers.
"Enough Matt, since you like to talk a lot of smack how about I put them in action. You will face both Christian and Edge in that match. Let us see how you like the two against one." Vince includes.
"If it is anything like my previous one, Christian will betray Edge for my benefit." He recalls what Jeff did to him.
"Take Edge away. Grab all your valuables and head to our office; you will prepare there."
"Anywhere to not see his face until then." He shoves the wrestlers off to grab his bag.
"Matt you stay here and don't go near Edge or else you have consequences. If you think Stephanie's consequences are bad, you haven't witness mine." He warns.
"Everyone leave now." Vince authorizes.
Vince and Stephanie knocks on Lita and Jeff's room to inform them of the change of plans.
"Vince, Stephanie, what are you two doing here?" Jeff asks surprise by their appearance.
"We have changes to your plans. We caught Matt and Jeff have fight in the men's locker room."
"I am guessing that they have a match against each other." Jeff figures out that is the likely option.
"Yes, can I speak to all of you?" Stephanie inquires.
"Let me check, Joan and Johnny are taking a nap." He goes inside to talk to Lita.
"Great, I hope we do this quick to avoid her tricks." Vince jokes.
"Dad." Stephanie shakes her head.
"What, I can't joke?"
"Of course you can." Stephanie rolls her eyes.
"Vince, Stephanie, please come on in." Lita opens the door again. Vince and Stephanie enter to have Joan and Johnny asleep on the couch.
"Aww, they look so adorable." Stephanie compliments.
"They are, so I heard Matt is versing Edge later tonight."
"And Christian, it is a lumberjack handicap match along with any of your plans." Vince includes.
"That is great, it changes my idea moreover I will think of something."
"What were you thinking?" Vince is curious.
"I was going to put him through a gauntlet with different stipulations." Lita reveals.
"Maybe next Smackdown we could have that." Vince likes the idea.
"Sounds like a plan, now for tonight I have to ponder about that."
"We will leave you to it just announce it before the match starts."
"I will. Thank you for the information." She appreciates. Jeff shows them out to close the door.
"What do you have in mind?" Jeff inquires quietly.
"It is going to be great." She smirks.
"Mommy, where are you?" Johnny cries out not feeling her arm on his leg.
"I am right here, baby boy." Lita kneels down to stroke his face.
"Daddy." Joan calls out next.
"Here baby girl." Jeff carries her into his arms.
Edge is still angry with his confrontation with Matt.
"Edge calm down use your anger later for the match." Christian helps soothe his friend.
"I can't believe he got to me." He is more anger that his words affected me.
"What did he say to get you so angry?"
"He talked about Michelle and Joan."
"Oooo." Christian makes a painfully expression. He knows to never badmouth them to him.
"How about you call them to ease your mind? If you call them then you can focus on the match and not the feelings." Christian requests to help him focus.
"Fine." He picks up his phone and calls Michelle.
"Hello Mr. Adam." Jamie greets.
"Hello Jamie, where is Michelle?" He can already feel the anger go away.
"She is cooking, why?" It is odd for her to have him call them so soon.
"I just need to hear both of your voices that's all." He smiles with almost all the anger gone.
"Did something happen?" Jamie concern.
"I just had an argument with someone here. I just need to hear your voices to keep me focus."
"You are always focus. You will do great and kick butt like you always do." She compliments.
"Thanks bumble bee." In the background, you hear Michelle call out Jamie for dinner. "I've got to go food is ready."
"Give the phone to your mom, please." He requests before she hangs up.
"Mom, Mr. Adam wants to talk to you." Jamie calls out.
"Hello." Michelle greets.
"Hey, how are you?"
"I am good, but the real question is how are you?" She always concerned for him.
"I just need a reason to focus on my match. I had a fight with Matt." He confesses.
"Edge, you don't listen to him. He will say anything to get under your skin."
"I know I wish you were here to calm me down." He misses her comfort.
"If I was there you weren't be in the same room with him."
"That's right." He likes her confidence and strength.
"You will do great in your match. Kick his butt for all of us and tell Christian I said hi; I know he is there with you."
"Thank you Michelle, can I have dinner too?" Christian chuckles as he overheard that part.
Michelle giggles. "Not today." She declines. "You stay focus and imagine that we are cheering you on."
"Thanks, call you when I finish my match." He informs her.
"Okay, talk to you then. Bye."
"Bye. Bye bumble bee." He speaks louder for her to hear.
"Bye Mr. Adam."
"Are you focus now?" Christian asks.
"Definitely."
"Let's go."
This handicap lumberjack match is set for one fall. Introducing first…" Matt Hardy's theme music plays. "From North Carolina, Matt Hardy." Matt does his usually entrance as he waits for his opponents. 'You think you know me' plays next as the crowd cheers; they love the team of Christian and Edge. "His opponents from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the tag team of Edge and Christian." Lillian Garcia announces. They do their regular entrance with Edge sliding under the bottom rope. Afterwards, Lita and Jeff come out to Jeff's theme music.
"Hello everyone." He greets. "We are here to give some stipulations to this match. As you know this will be a lumberjack match. These lumberjacks have been chosen by us as well as a few other people we know." Jeff starts.
"Christian, since you haven't done anything to us you are exempt from these stipulations except for one. Just because you are included into the match doesn't mean you have to be punished. Your first stipulation will include Christian. Christian is only allowed to pin Matt for you to win the match." Edge and Christian open their eyes wide. "The match will continue if Edge pins Matt." Lita reveals. Matt smiles loving this stipulation. "Matt, I hope you are not enjoying that because you have to pin both Edge and Christian to win without the Twist-Of-Fate." Lita smirks evilly. Now Edge and Christian enjoy that stipulation. "Now onto the lumberjacks-" Lita continues. "Usually they are out already, but for this match they have a specific job. They have to put the person back in the ring immediately when they are thrown outside; sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. With this match, the lumberjacks have three seconds to beat up the person who hits the floor. They can't hurt you if you are on the apron, you must be on the floor. Christian, of course you are exempt from this." Christian wipes his forehead. "Now, since this is your final match for tonight Edge, we will be ringside to watch." Jeff and Lita head down to the ring. Joan and Johnny are still backstage with Trish to watch the match.
"You want to be there, don't you?" Trish ask them both backstage. They both nod. "Okay." She ponders on a plan to have that happen.
Lumberjacks come out to the Smackdown theme song. There is the likes of Big Show, Mark Henry, John Cena, Brian Kendrick, Paul London, Shannon Moore, the Dudleys, and etc. There are about thirty-five lumberjacks surrounding the ring.
Mike Chioda rings the bell to start the match. Matt and Edge face-off first. They lock up for a strength contest. Edge knocks Matt to the ropes as he laughs. Come Matt gets up to lock up again and gets knock down again. They now circle the ring until Trish's theme song plays. She comes out with Joan and Johnny. Lita and Jeff are shock they are out here. As they pass the ring, Matt tries to head out, but is stop by Big Show. Big Show welcomes him to try. Matt heads back into the ring for a clothesline from Edge. Joan and Johnny join their parents who are both upset they are here. They just pout innocently at them as they just put them on their laps. Joan and Johnny get comfortable as they wrap their parents' arms around them.
The match continues with Edge pinning Matt, but no bell rings. Matt pins Christian, but can't pin Edge afterwards so it continues. Luckily for them there has only been close calls to them thrown out of the ring. The lumberjacks are anxious to beat up either one of them. Christian knowing this throws Matt outside the ring, but he holds on to the top rope. Edge spears him to let him fall to the floor. All the lumberjacks attack Matt as he tries to fight them off. The three seconds are up as they throw him back in. Edge goes for a pin, but Matt kicks out at two.
"Come on Uncle Matt." Johnny cheers. Some reason this gives him strength to go on the offensive. Matt gets the advantage as he throws Christian out of the ring; no lumberjack attacks him as per Lita's request. While Christian is outside, Matt focuses on Edge. Edge does gain offense, but is quickly shot down by Matt who sends him out of the ring. The lumberjacks attack him as Christian enters. Matt sets him up for a Twist-Of-Fate, but he remembers he can't win with it. This gives Edge time to re-enter the ring. Matt waits for Edge to get up to perform a spear. It doesn't go as plan with Christian still the fresher of the three. He holds Matt for Edge to spear him; it connects. Edge and Christian follows that up with a double flapjack for good measure. Christian pins Matt for the three count.
"You winners, the team of Edge and Christian." The crowed cheers as they celebrate. Lita and Jeff join the celebration as they clap. Afterwards, Lita and her family head backstage to pack for home. Since the wedding is next Monday, they have time to head back home.
"Great job out there you guys." Vince congrats. "I just have one question, why did your children head out there, not once but twice." He wonders.
"That was their choice." Lita explains.
"There are no rules or a contract that binds me backstage. If I want to go out there, I can with my approval." Joan explains.
"And when it is safe?" Lita warns.
"Of course." Joan agrees.
"You trick me again." Vince admits. "You had something up your sleeve."
"I did before you asked me. When you did ask me, I didn't have anything I just used out cuteness to get us out there. Since I use it all the time it is not nothing new." Joan explains.
"Fine, have a great break I will see you all Monday. Everything will be sent up for your wedding." He lets it go before he gets outsmart again.
"Thanks we will see you Monday." Lita appreciates.