"Finny? Mandy?" Yukie called out as she held the title close to her, before she noticed them. "Besties, I'm here!" She called out, running towards them.
"Hey…" Amanda responded, Yukie seeing a marquise cut engagement ring on Amanda's left ring finger.
"Wow, that's a good looking rock on your finger, Mandy. Can I see?" Yukie questioned, lightly grabbing her hand before Amanda yanked it back. "Is there something wrong?" She questioned.
"Seth tried to get into my head… trying to get us to take this further. I wouldn't do it and…" Amanda explained, lightly turning her wrist over with Finn's help and Yukie seeing that it was bruised.
"What… what have you done. Did you fucking hurt her, you asshat?!" Yukie retorted, having the title around her waist, before trying to punch Finn and he caught her wrist.
"It wasn't me, Seth nearly ripped her arm off! You honestly think I would ever hurt Mandy?!" Finn replied, Yukie lowering her hand and unclenching it.
"No… I don't believe that! I hate you both! You're trying to get into my head!" Yukie shouted, before balling her fist up and she finally hit both Finn and Amanda in the face.
"Hate us all you want… but you at least know the truth." Amanda responded before she and Finn left…
Yukie woke up with a jolt, breathing heavily.
At the same time, Amanda was asleep and dreaming herself.
"Oh hey… congrats on keeping the…" Amanda responded after seeing Seth… and he held up the test, which read Positive.
"I never expected this to happen, Mandy. You and Balor having a demon kid, huh?" Seth questioned.
"I guess I'm not gonna get a 'Congrats, Shield Sis.', am I? Seth, you've known for years that I've wanted kids." Amanda replied.
"Yeah… even Yukie told me the same thing, but I've told her no. And she decided to take the hard way." Seth explained, before Amanda saw Yukie crawling towards them while unable to get up. "Let me show you something." He responded, grabbing Yukie by her hair, and lifted up her shirt to show bruised marks that matched Seth's knuckles.
"Why would you do this?! She loved you!" Amanda responded before she gently pulled Yukie away from Seth.
"Mandy… you're… too late." Yukie managed to say, before she closed her eyes and her hands had fallen, Amanda knowing that Yukie was dead.
"Yukie?! Yukie, wake up! Wake up!" Amanda yelled in denial before she turned to Seth, a wide eyed expression of pure horror describing more than words could say.
"Do you like what you see? And now, you don't have a friend in life, because you couldn't listen to me." Seth explained, as Amanda looked back at Yukie.
"What did I do that ever justified you murdering her?!" Amanda responded angrily.
"Maybe just to get your attention, but right now. You've been a disappointment for Yukie. You've even been one to me. You couldn't save her, and now…" Seth explained before putting on brass knuckles. "You'll suffer the same fate as her, but don't worry… the demon baby will die first before you."
Amanda didn't think… she just grabbed the gun from her back pocket, pointed it and fired.
Seth went eerily still, the knuckles falling off his hand and his hands going to his heart.
"I'm sorry… but you don't ever threaten my baby." Amanda responded as Seth fell to the ground, choking on his blood…
Amanda screamed in horror as she bolted upright, a pajama clad Finn running into the bedroom and pulling her into his arms as she held onto him.
"I heard screams, is…" 16 year old Chihiro responded as she ran in, seeing them and Amanda pulling the covers over her to cover her naked frame.
Amanda and Finn had been drinking, which had led to them having sex... and hoping to forget the chaos that had happened.
"I was hoping this wouldn't happen again… but PTSD sufferers are prone to night terrors." Finn explained.
"What was the dream about? When Yukie takes care of me when I have nightmares, we usually talk about it over ice cream." Chihiro explained before turning around as Amanda stood up and pulled on a pair of underwear and pajamas.
"Seth… had beaten her to death, then tried to kill me… but he said the baby would die first." Amanda managed to explain, Finn brushing Amanda's tears away.
"No one is ever gonna stop us from having a family, love… I promise." Finn replied reassuringly.
"Or maybe you can call Yukie. Maybe she won't mind hearing from you." Chihiro explained.
Finn glanced at Amanda, who jumped when Chihiro's phone rang and Chihiro answering it.
"Corbin?" Chihiro asked.
"How's Mandy been? Is she going to hit Yukie back or still the same, because Yukie kicked me out." Baron explained.
"I'm not surprised Yukie did that… would you know anything about night terrors? Mandy just had one of…" Chihiro responded before she saw that Amanda's hands were wrapped as if she were holding a gun.
"One where she murdered someone?" Baron asked.
"Yeah, and it was Seth this time." Chihiro answered.
"Damn… look, keep those two away from each other, okay?" Baron replied.
"We will." Finn replied before Chihiro and Baron hung up.
It was after Amanda was cleared to be back at events in late September that she was walking backstage… and felt a hand on her left shoulder before she turned around after ripping the index finger out of its socket.
Seth yelled in pain and relocated it, seeing the rageful look in Amanda's eyes.
"Don't fucking touch me again!" Amanda responded.
"What did I do to you?!" Seth questioned.
"Tried to turn me into how Alexa is, for starters! I'm not gonna cross lines that shouldn't be crossed and you wouldn't listen!" Amanda answered.
"So, you'll be the same after when Yukie took your chance? Okay then, Mandy. I'll leave you alone, but Yukie will find you backstage." Seth explained, before leaving.
"Now I see why Finn called you a possessive, controlling ass!" Amanda muttered, Seth's head snapping up after he heard that and him walking back to her.
"You've got a problem with me, Mandy?! Because I can damn well give it to you!" Seth responded angrily.
"Alright, I'll repeat it! You're a possessive, controlling ass! You sure as hell didn't turn Yukie against me but you did nothing to try to help! You looked me right in the eyes and told me that there were no problems, you had calmed down! Was that a lie?!" Amanda replied, looking right at Seth as she had said that.
"Maybe. Maybe not. But you'll see one day, since she turned against you. She's still the Women's champion, and you can't do anything about it." Seth explained, before leaving.
Amanda leaned against the wall, her vision blurring… and she would've crashed to the floor were it not for Finn catching her and John finding the medics.
Yukie heard the commotion and walked out of the locker room, seeing a pale Amanda on a gurney.
"Hey, move! Outta my way!" Yukie responded, before she was pushed back. "Mandy! Finny! Wait for me!" She called out, but the medics ignored her.
Yukie grabbed her car keys and followed them.
It was as Seth was watching Raw start off that he saw the somber look on Michael's face.
"Ladies and gentlemen, one of our own has been rushed to the ER after a terrifying collapse backstage before the show was set to start…" Michael explained, Seth turning horrified.
He grabbed the rental car keys and took off.
