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The sirens in the building started going off wildly. �Code Red situation? Now?� Lita asked, looking at the flashing lights. She ran to Jericho�s window and looked outside. �It�s those guys from last night.�
�Regal�s after someone else,� Stephanie observed. �He�s going to take your whole crew.� She gasped. �Oh God. Hurricane.�
Lita spun around and headed back out the door, followed by Stephanie and Hunter.
�So, this arrangement you made,� Lita started. �Why would you do this if you hate me?�
�I�m getting something out of it myself,� Stephanie explained. �Hunter made me an offer I can�t refuse.�
�What are you getting?�
�If we live through this I�ll explain.�

Regal directed the crew to the hangar. �We�re seriously short handed tonight, so I�ll expect everyone to carefully follow my instructions. Good luck.�
The crew headed for their ships, except for Matt. Regal looked at him, �Why aren�t you flying? I�ve revoked your grounding!�
�I just�something feels wrong about this.�
�Well, Mr. Hardy, you�ll just have to make your decision of where your loyalties lie.�
Matt still hung back and watched Regal leave the hangar.

�Hey, where the hell do you think you�re going?� Austin asked as he obstructed the group�s path on their way to the bridge.
Hunter sighed. �We�re not letting the Alliance take over.�
�And how the hell are you gonna do that?�
Hunter stood nose to nose with Austin. �Like this,� he said as he head butted Austin. �Get to the bridge, NOW!� he yelled at Lita and Steph.
The two girls ran past the now fighting boys, heading straight for the bridge.

Tori groaned as she woke up. She tried to bring her hand to her head and found herself strapped to a bed in the sick bay. Then she remembered her scuffle with Shane, and the whole plan she�d overheard.
And she couldn�t do a damn thing about it.
Struggling against her bonds, Tori decided that Shane McMahon was going to be disemboweled very soon.

Lita and Steph ran for the bridge at top speed. They were only stopped by two very large obstructions.
�Trish,� Steph growled. �I don�t think it�s been long enough since I�ve seen you.�
�Stephanie, you wouldn�t be undermining Mr. Heyman�s authority, would you?�
�That�s exactly what I�m doing,� Stephanie said as she pushed herself into Trish�s face. �I think you�re all forgetting that I own his ass.�
�Doesn�t matter. All your guys have more loyalty to him than they ever will to you. What do you say to that?�
�I�d say��Run Lita!�� Steph yelled as she slapped Trish across the face.
Lita took off as a cat fight broke out.

�Why are you defending her?� Austin asked Hunter after he had dropped him. �You could have had it made. You and me, back together again, just like old times.�
Hunter wiped the blood from his mouth. �Old times sucked.� He stood back up and punched out at Austin.
Austin countered Hunter�s punch with one of his own. �We had it all Hunter. Fame, fortune, and more power than we�ll ever see again.�
�Yeah,� Hunter sneered, �and all we had to do was be complete bustards and leave all of our friends.�
�When did you get so self righteous?�
�When I fell for someone again.�
�You stupid bastard. Still upset over Chyna? You�re better off without her.�
�I can�t believe that. I can�t. I�ve changed since then.� Hunter swiped at Austin again.
�You haven�t changed. You can�t change.�
�I can and I did!� Hunter snarled as brought his knee up to meet Austin�s gut. �I need people in my life.�
�We had each other, your father in law, and your wife. That�s all we needed.�
�I needed something else. I needed someone who actually loved me. You act like you don�t even need your wife.�
�I don�t! I don�t need anyone. I face the world alone. DTA.� Austin growled.
�You really wanna know why I�m defending her?� Hunter was gasping for breath.
�Yeah.�
�Because I love her.�
�You�re completely pathetic. I don�t need love.�
�Then you�re the pathetic one,� Hunter commented as he slammed his fist into Austin�s jaw, knocking him out cold.

�Alright Gentlemen, standard formation now.�
Jackie watched the boys line up according to Regal�s orders. �What the hell are you doing? They�re sitting ducks out there like that!� She started heading for Regal when Shane reached around her and held a gun to her head.
�Now, Jackie,� Shane said, �we don�t really require your services at this time, so kindly SHUT YOUR MOUTH!�
Another voice entered the equation �LET HER GO!�

�You have always been a bitch!� Stephanie yelled as she laid into Trish.
�Yeah,� Trish agreed, �but what pisses you off is that I�m better at it than you.� She pushed Stephanie off and got to her feet.
�No,� Steph was breath hard now. �I�m pissed that you�re a traitorous whore.� She ran at Trish, attempting to spear the other girl and pin her to the wall of the ship.
Trish countered, spun Stephanie around, and bulldogged the other woman into the bottom of the ship. Steph rolled over, groaning in pain.
�Now who�s the dominant female?� Trish asked as she mounted Stephanie and began slapping her over and over again. Suddenly, she felt someone lift her up and throw her against the wall.
�I am,� Tori answered her as she rolled out her shoulder. �Finish her off Steph.�
Stephanie approached Trish slyly, while rubbing her forehead where it had hit the floor. �Well, well, well�Trish. How long is it since you�ve been spanked?�

Lita stood in the doorway to the bridge, breathing hard. �LET HER GO, NOW!�
�Miss Dumas, you aren�t really in a position to be making any demands, are you?� Regal asked, smugly.
�Don�t start with me. You�re a traitor Regal. I know you and Shane are working for Heyman and that Trish has been feeding you information for months.�
�And what are you going to do about it?� Shane asked. �I�ve got a gun to your friend�s head�� he slumped to the ground.
And Matt was standing behind him wielding a steel pipe. �Now you don�t.� He pried the gun from Shane�s fingers and tossed it to Lita.
Regal looked at him. �I thought you were out there?�
�Nah,� Matt looked over at Lita, �I�m grounded for two weeks, remember?� Lita noticed Matt had the deadeye symbol painted on his face.
Lita smirked. �Glad you finally came around, Matt.� She marched to Regal and grabbed him by the shirt. Looking him dead in the eyes she growled:
�Give me back my ship.�
Regal gulped. �Computer, recognize voice patterns of�� He let loose a shaky breath �CAPTAIN Lita Dumas.�
Lita ripped Regal�s earpiece out and placed in her own ear. She then punched Regal in the jaw and knocked him away from her before proclaiming, �Gentlemen�THE BITCH IS BACK.�
There were screams from every one of the boys. �I�m glad you�re so excited, now get the fuck out of there. It�s a trap, I�ll explain when you get back here.�
Stephanie entered the bridge followed by Tori who was dragging a gagged Trish along behind her. They were then met by Hunter who, in between shallow breaths, informed them that Austin �is handcuffed and blindfolded somewhere in the ship.�
�Where�d you get handcuffs?� Jackie asked. She looked at Stephanie. �Okay, right, second thought I don�t wanna know.�

The crew assembled themselves on the bridge with all the captives locked in the storage hold. �So explain what�s going on?� Shane asked.
�I just did,� Lita sighed. �The whole thing was a set-up and we were duped into it. Jericho�s supposedly alive and well, we just have to track him down.�
�Uh�how?� Jeff asked.
�I�ve got Jackie working on that right now.�
�You mean working on Regal, right?� Tori pressed harder on the ice on her shoulder.
�Right.�
�What do we do now?� Edge asked.
�We figure out what�s going on. And we stop fighting among ourselves.� Lita ordered. �And I�m taking control of my ship again. Now, go get some sleep.�
Lita watched Hurricane and Stephanie look at each other and knew there wouldn�t be much sleep between those two tonight. She wondered how Steph could sleep with someone else after finding out that Jericho was alive.
Supposedly alive, she corrected. And right now, Stephanie needed someone, no matter who. Hell, she was happy enough to help Lita. Speaking of which.
�Hey, Hunter?� Lita called. �I just wanted to know�what did you offer Stephanie that made her change her mind.�
�Well, Steph and I finally came clean about our romance lives. She told me she was sleeping with other people and I told her I knew.�
�So?�
�Well, I decided to give her the one thing that would make all of it better.�
�That being?�
�A divorce.�
Lita was silent. Then, �What about all that power you�re giving up?�
�I could care less right now. Right now, I have to focus in on what I want.�
�And that is?�
Hunter leaned in close enough that Lita could feel his hot breath on her lips. He smirked at her in a way that made her stomach tingle. She fought to control her breathing as she looked at Hunter. He looked so dangerous and breath taxingly beautiful at the same time. Matt never looked like that. Hunter finally broke the awkward silence with a simple answer.
�Take a wild guess Red.�