A/N : So, AMW are alone in the asylum with the Hook Man and other spirits . I felt the last part of the previous chapter spoke volumes of the bond between Storm and Harris . So, without further hesitation lets continue the story .
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the wrestlers . I do not own the Hook Man . I do own the Mad Doctor , Stan , the Cannibal , and the story . I do not own the song .
" A Friend To Me " - Garth Brooks
Chapter 20: Spiritually Cured
Asylum / Hotel
James Storm and Chris Harris were now the only ones left in the hotel with the ghost and spirits haunting the old asylum . James was loading his pistols back up with salt bullets and Chris was waiting on him swinging the ax to get a feel of the weapon he was using . Stan had disappeared to go in search of the Mad Doctor ' s location and make sure the Cannibal was still calm .
" Alright , I ' m done . " James said holding both pistols and making sure the spare bullets were close at hand .
" Then lets get rid of this place for good and take out the Hook Man . " Chris said holding the ax .
" So where do you think we should go first ? " James asked .
" Stan said something about the boiler room , lets go down there and see what ' s in it , Storm . " Chris answered .
" Yeah , but didn ' t Stan say the criminal spirits are down there ? " James asked .
" Yes , meaning if we go down there we need to be as careful as possible . You ready Cowboy ? " Chris asked .
" All I have to say is that they will be sorry about their damn luck when we are through with this place . " James said .
Both of them left the dungeon and walked down the last flight of stairs . They looked at the door that had Danger : Boiler Room written in red , then AMW took one look at each other to make sure both of them were ready and went to go into the room . But , Stan pulled them both back .
" Are you two crazy or what ? I said don ' t go into the boiler room the criminals are cutthroat individuals that will kill you where you stand . Do both of you want to end up like us ? Dead and stuck in this horrible place . " Stan looked at them .
" Stan we have to go in there , this maybe the only place to get rid of the Hook Man and everything . Yes , its a bit crazy , but my partner and I are use to crazy . So , either help us or stay here , but we are going in the boiler room . " Chris said .
Wildcat looked at Storm who had the same look in his eyes as Chris . The look told Chris that he wasn ' t about to leave either and knew they both may not make it out alive . But , Chris had to ask .
" Storm , if you want to turn back now I won ' t hold it against you . I rather you leave me here to do this on my own , then ask you to risk your life to do something this dangerous . You have a family to take care of where I do not . So , this is your last chance to turn back , my brother . " Chris said .
The Cowboy looked at Chris seriously wondering why he wanted him to leave and then he noticed what the Doctor thought maybe ill with Chris . Wildcat had been through so much since leaving TNA , from the WWE degrading him and breaking him down trying to hurt his spirit which stressed Chris out for months to being brought back to TNA for one match and not being allowed to stay in the place that was his home for so many years . Chris ' s soul was hurting and aching to be needed again to be able to reach its full potential and Chris himself wasn ' t about to let something else happen to the point where it would be to much for him .
" Chris , whatever happens know one thing you will always be my best friend and you don ' t have to live with regret of what happens here . If I die beside you then I done my job , you are just as much family to me as my wife and kids. You are my brother and that won ' t ever change . Also know that all of us have been through rough spots in our lives and you don ' t have to keep holding it in or back from your friends . We both will make it through this , because we watch each others back , no one can take out America ' s Most Wanted when we work as team . Just like Impact will always be home to you and until you let all of the crap go that WWE put you through and start being the Wildcat I knew when we first met then you won ' t ever be able to return to TNA like you want to . " James said .
" How do you know that ? " Chris asked curiously .
" Because I can see it in you . I can see what you are trying to hide and what you are holding in . Chris its hurting you spiritually and I can 100% guarantee I am not the only one in this asylum right now who can see it . Do you remember the song we use to listen to before we would go out for a big match ? " James asked .
" Yeah , I do , it sounded so much like us . " Chris said .
" We have a few minutes before we have to go in . " James said sitting on the bottom step far from the wall .
" Sure , " Chris said sitting next to James also far away from the wall .
James pulled out his phone and found that song and played it for him and Chris :
Well you and I
We ' re buddies
And we ' ve been since we first met
Me and you
Well we ' ve sure been through
Our share of laughter and regret
Lord knows we ' ve had our bad days
And more than once we ' ve disagreed
But you ' ve always been a friend to me
You can be so stubborn
There ' s times I think you just like to fight
And I hope and pray
I live to see a day
When you say I might be right
And there ' s times I ' d rather kill you
Than listen to your honesty
But you ' ve always been a friend to me
You ' ve always been
Time and again
The one to take my hand
And show to me it ' s okay to be
Just the way I am
With no apology
Oh you ' ve always been
And you will ' til God knows when
Yes you ' ve always been a friend to me
" That is definitely our song . You ' re right I have been bottling up my stress since my WWE run , but I never thought it would take so much of a hold on me Storm . I have to see and hear that God awful name when I look on the internet or even just in interviews people bring it up and I wish I could just let that memory die and go back to being the Wildcat . But , its like this constant cloud hanging over me and everytime I think its gone , it dumps rain on me to remind me its still there . " Chris said .
" Sometimes the bad parts of our lives makes us stronger people and when you push the problem aside like its no big deal it causes your spirit to suffer . But , when you fight through with your head raised high and a smile on your face and an open mind that whatever you went through happened for a reason and deal with the problem taking it head on , your spirit will get stronger and then nothing will hurt you . You can ' t give up , giving up is a sign of death where fighting and facing problems with a positive mind is a sign of life . That ' s the difference in the Hook Man and the Mad Doctor . " Stan said .
" What ? " Chris asked .
" The Mad Doctor is your lack of confidence , the one who tries to reawaken the Wildcat that was hidden from you for so long after what you went through in WWE . You tried to start over to get back your strength and look for everyway to add to that strength . But in the end you dodge the problem instead of taking it head on which ends up hurting you in the end . You give a lot of effort but none of it works because of you constantly try to run away from getting hurt again . " Stan said .
" Wait , are you saying that I created the Mad Doctor and the Hook Man ? " Chris asked in disbelief .
" Yes , you did and everything else including the hotel and asylum . " James said .
" But , how is the Hook Man anything like me ? I have never hurt my friends . " Chris said .
" The Hook Man is your doubts and fears Chris , you created the Hook Man and the rage that filled him , you created the anger that made up his being and attacked everyone that has tried to help you . Trying to remove Maria from Bobby not knowing if he was good enough for her or even attacking Andy for trying to help you get your head back on straight after WWE. You even tried to make James leave because you didn ' t want him to see how much you are hurting inside from what you went through because you fear it may hurt him and you wouldn ' t want to live with the regret of hurting your best friend . And just like the Hook Man you tried to shut everyone out with your doubts and fears that you fell into a deep slumber away from any sound that would disrupt your hibernation by anything that sounds like your past because you fear it will hurt you again and those you care about most . " Stan informed the Wildcat .
" Then what must I do ? " Chris said .
" Look deep inside of yourself for that kid that once loved what he did and who he was , the one who wasn ' t afraid to take on the world and work hard for what he wanted in life . You never allowed anyone to come in between you and your dreams and when you faced a problem you faced it head on and with no fear . You took the negative and the positive and used them both to make up who you are and that turned you into the true Wildcat . He is still in you somewhere , but you have to find him and awaken him , because no one else can do it for you . " James said .
James and Stan both vanished and so did the hotel and old asylum everything faded into nothing but a pitch , black room that had a small unlit candle in the middle of the room . Chris then realized that deep in himself was a darkness that had been there since he left WWE , he wanted so much to be back home in TNA that he stressed himself out by pushing himself to the point that wrestling wasn ' t as fun as it was when he was 25 and just breaking into the wrestling world .
Chris focused for a moment on everything that happened to him , the good , the bad , and the ugly . From the moment he started training back home in Fort Wright , Kentucky to wrestling on the Indies until he was picked up by WCW . He thought about the short six month period that he was in WCW that made up part of his career where he was the R & B security (Russo and Bischoff Security ) , his first time doing the fake version of the Crow Sting , and the Saturday Night Wildside Shows . Then after WCW folded he thought of his Nashville days where he wrestled once again on the Indies show waiting for something new to come along where he could once again have his chance to do what he loved on the TV screen , Nashville was where he met Storm and where he and Storm tried out against each other at the Nashville Fairgrounds in front of Jeff Jarrett , Jerry Jarrett , and Bob Ryder to get spots on the TNA roster . He then thought of his foundest memories of when he was in TNA , the moments with Storm in AMW , winning his first NWA Tag Title , fight Sports Entertainment Extreme and facing Triple X in some classic matches including the first cage match and the Six Sides of Steel . The rivalry between AMW and the Naturals and the times in the Jarrett Army , he and Storm had so much fun backstage and hanging out building the foundation for TNA and the TNA tag team division that they didn ' t realize how fast the time went by . Then there Chris was facing Storm in one on one matches leading up to the big Texas Death Match against the Cowboy . Then he thought of his final year in TNA , wrestling in the big King of the Mountain match and then the match against Christian at Turning Point . He finally thought of his departure from TNA and going through the WWE developmental area and then his short painful time in the ECW brand of WWE and his departure from WWE . Now he was on the Indy scene again trying to rebuild what he lost and he even got a one night return match back in 2011 on TNA Impact . He weighed the good with the bad and analyzed both the negative and positive and realized he could use all of his experiences to become a better man and better wrestler , he could use them to finish out his career where ever the road took him and that he could one day return to TNA and become World Heavyweight Champion like he always want to be when he first stepped into TNA .
Chris then saw the big muscular cat staring at him and he realized that it was the Wildcat that had been apart of him for so long . Chris reached out to the Wildcat as the Wildcat reached out to him joining hand and paw together as one and then with a flash Chris woke up .
Chris looked around he was in a hospital bed hooked up to a breathing machine and other machines around him . He looked over and saw the Cowboy with his head resting on the bed . Chris moved his hand and put it on James ' s arm .
" Hmm , what , no Jarrett I am not leaving Chris ' s side . He is my best friend and brother I couldn ' t leave his side even if I wanted too . The nurses and doctors are going to have to drag me out . " James said .
Chris smiled and rubbed Storm ' s shoulder . He looked up and saw Chris was awake .
" Chris , you ' re awake . " Storm said .
Chris pointed at the tub in his mouth .
" Hang on , I will get the doctor . " James said , pressing the red button on the wall and calling for the doctor to come in .
The doctor came in and saw Chris was awake and he removed the breathing tube from Chris ' s mouth . Then the doctot checked all of Wildcat ' s vital signes to make sure he was fine.
" Sir , do you know who you are ? " The Doctor asked .
" Yes , sir , I am Wildcat , Christopher Eric Harris , I am from Fort Wright , Kentucky and I am a seven time NWA World Tag Team Wrestling Champion , 6 times with this goofy cowboy redneck beside me in a team known as America ' s Most Wanted . Do you need me to give you my autograph as well ? " Chris asked .
" Doctor he is perfectly fine , I hear that familiar sarcasm in my friends voice . " James said .
" Can you move your legs ? " The Doctor asked .
" Yeah , but it kind of hurts . " Chris said moving his legs .
" Good , we want you to at least be able to move and feel your legs instead of nothing at all . Well I will come and check on you later , sir . " The Doctor said and then left .
" James , what happpened to me ? Why am I in a hospital ? " Chris asked .
" You were in a car wreck , we were all suppose to go to Jarrett ' s charity wrestling event coming up and you were on your way to the arena when a drunk driver hit your car . We thought we lost you , I thought I lost you . " James said hugging Chris .
" For a minute there I thought I had lost myself too . I am sorry for worrying you and being an ass to you these past two years . All of the mess I ' ve been through , I forgot who I truely was and I am Wildcat Chris Harris and you are my brother through thick and thin . " Chris said .
" Glad you finally see it , but what happened to make you have a change of heart all of a sudden ? " James asked .
" You wouldn ' t believe me if I told you . " Chris said .
" Try me , I really want to know . " James said bouncing up and down like a kid .
" Okay , okay , I will tell you over a cold beer . " Chris said .
" Yippee , cold beer , I tried to sneak one in here for you but Jarrett and Andy Douglas had to pry it from my hands . I should of kicked both of them in the face for it , but then they said , Storm you are not allowed to have beer in the hospital . So , I said I was bringing it to you . But , still , Storm beer is not allowed in the hospital . I think who ever made that stupid rule was doped up on the funny stuff . " James said .
Chris laughed and shook his head at the Cowboy , his best friend and brother would never change and he wouldn ' t want it any other way . Chris was now cured both mentally and spiritually of everything that had happened to him and soon he would be cured physically from the car wreck to go and do what he loved . Chris was once again a wrestler from a kids heart , the Wildcat lived once again and all of that other stuff just made him that much stronger . Watch out wrestling world Wildcat , Chris Harris is back and better than he has ever been and somebody will be declared guilty and get the Catatonic very soon .
A/N : Well that is all of this story . Hotel of Horrors took a lot long than expect but its now finished . I wanted this to be a story of how Chris found the true Wildcat in himself after what WWE put him through . So , guys I will say it , like Chris has said it so many times , ' His name is not Braden Walker , his name is Wildcat , Chris Harris . ' Thank you for reading and please take the time to review the story . Wolfgirl2013 thank you reading , reviewing , and sticking with me while I finish this story .