Dean stood on his spot, frozen. He hadn't moved in about ten minutes. In fact, no one had. They all just stared; trying to understand. Hunter had dropped to his knees as he was staring with a pale and lifeless gaze.

How. Just how.

x x x

''How much further?'' Kofi whined and Hunter rolled his eyes. Children, he was surrounded by children.

''One more word and I'll slit your throat out'' Hunter hissed and Kofi lowered his head as he muttered something. The men were impatient and Hunter feared that their longing to get home was starting to take over their judgment.

''Ey'' Dean suddenly said.

''Ambrose! What did I just…'' Hunter turned red faced but didn't get the chance to end his scolding.

''Look!'' Dean interrupted him and the men turned their heads. With a glint in their eyes, they watched as WWE dropped the bombs over NXT's boats. It was done.

They turned back to tell the news; The war was over.

x x x

A noise made Bryan turn his head.

''Hello? Is there someone there?!'' he yelled as he started to throw stuff to the side. He heard a cough from underneath everything and started to dig faster.

''I hear someone!'' he screamed and Kofi, Hunter and Bray started to help.

''Punk!'' Bray said as he started to recognize the body. They dragged him out of the ruins and started do observe him. He was hurt, in pain and clearly in shock. He stated to look around.

''What happened'' Hunter asked but Punk continued to look around, like a scared kid who had lost his parents.

''Punk!'' Hunter yelled to get the soldier's attention. Punk turned to him with a jerk and they locked eyes.

''They came from nowhere'' he stuttered.

''From nowhere'' he whispered, now shaking his head as his gaze locked on the ground.

''So much screaming'' he continued. What he said made no sense and Hunter frowned. He decided to give Punk some time.

''Look for survivors!'' Hunter yelled and the soldiers obeyed. Dean however stood remaining on his place.

The men dug, screamed and dug; but he just couldn't movie. Out of the digging and screaming, his ears picked up something… sobs? He slowly turned his head around towards the direction and found it coming from the forest.

Still paralyzed, he made his steps towards it.

''Hello?'' he managed to say and the sobbing stopped. Whoever this person was, he was holding his breath.

Dean stepped closer and split a bush in half.

''Pleace don't hurt me!'' he jerked back by surprise when the person behind the bush screamed those words.

''Kharma?'' Dean said and went closer to the bush again. Indeed it was. The crying woman was shaking as she had her body pressed against the tree behind her.

''Dean?'' she stuttered before she burst out crying.

''Hey, hey, shh'' Dean freaked out as he watched the woman cry. He hated when females cried.

''It's okay, you're safe'' he said, not knowing if that even was true but he had heard that you are supposed to say that to panicing people. Kharma however shook her head, not agreeing.

''It all happened so fast'' she sobbed and Dean frowned. He really did not follow, both she and Punk were in shock and they both made no sense.

''Kharma, listen to me. Where is Roman?'' Dean said, trying to figure this out. The woman locked eye with him by the mention of the name. She must have remembered something.

''He…'' she said but didn't continue. She seemed to be thinking.

''Kharma stay with me! Where is Roman? Where is Seth? Where is Elena?!'' Dean started to panic, which only lead to Kharam getting scared and starting to shake her head.

''It all happened so fast'' she repeated, shaking her head and looking at the ground; just as Punk had done.

Dean observed her for a while before he rose. He handed her his hand and with some waiting, she finally took it as he dragged her up. He started to walk back to the camp but was stopped as she pulled his arm towards her.

''I can't…'' she said, her gaze let him know that she had flashbacks from how the whole event went down.

''Are they alive?'' he asked and the woman once again locked eyes with him. He saw how tears started to press out behind the already red eyeballs.

''I don't think so'' she said truthful and Dean nodded. He wouldn't force her to go back, but he wouldn't stay either. He turned and started to head back, if she followed then she followed.

When Dean arrived back at the camp, his unit was still searching between the aches for signs of life. Or just bodies.

''Hey'' he banged Kofi on the back and the man turned to look at him. Dean's eyes let him know the question.

''All the found dog tags are with Hunter, man'' he said before turning his gaze away and returning to the search. Dean watched him for a while before heading towards Hunter. How could NXT have planned this without them knowing. How did they even get the chance to… Dean's thoughts faded when he got sight of Hunter.

''Sir'' he said as he approached him and Hunter turned. A sigh escaped between his lips and Dean shut his eyes.

''Which one?'' he asked as he felt how it burned behind his closed eyes.

''Both'' he heard Hunter reply. And now they came. The tears.