| �You guys have everything?� Lita asked when she caught up with the crew. �Yeah, just about, except for those boots�� �Steph�no.� �But they�re cute boots! And you know Scats and Merc would do it!� �You keep those two out this, they�re back at base!� �Well, dammit.� �Alright everyone, I want you to stick together. Nobody do anything stupid,� Lita looked over at Jeff. �Watch the hostages. I don�t wanna lose anyone.� �Got it, Captain,� Rob tugged on Austin�s cuffs and smirked. �Jackie, where are we headed?� Jackie held the knife against Regal�s neck. �Where we headed shit for brains?� �Three miles east. There�s a back door.� Jeff dropped into the empty underground chamber with a THUD. He pointed his laser targeted rifle around the room before motioning to the rest of the team. They dropped into the hole behind him. Lita joined Jeff at the head of the party. She motioned with her head and they all headed into the inner recesses of the Alliance labs. Half an hour later they still hadn�t found anything. Regal gulped as Jackie tightened her grip on his collar. �You wouldn�t be leading us astray, would you Regal?� Just as she said this, a light hit them from the other end of the tunnel. They shaded their eyes from it as a familiar voice cut through the silence. �Well, well, well. Who do we have here?� �Heyman,� Steph growled. �Good to see you too Steph. How�s everything going for you lately?� �Where�s Chris?� �Jericho? Oh�he�s around.� �I wanna see him NOW!� �If you wish, Princess,� The light cut to reveal a horde of Alliance soldiers facing the team. �Angle,� Hunter acknowledged. �Christian,� Edge growled. Matt and Jeff were busy eyeing up the Dudleyz who returned the favor. �Ivory, good to see you,� Tori smirked at her ex. �Happy to see me?� a voice from the back of the group made Tori gasp. �Sable?� she whispered as her sister pushed her way through the gang surrounding her. �The one and only. Anyone ready for the grind?� She held what looked like the handle of a laser whip over her barely covered breasts. �I�ll grind you good, bitch!� Jackie warned. The stare down continued for several minutes before Heyman let out a short laugh. �This isn�t getting us anywhere, is it?� �You have a suggestion?� Hunter asked. �Yeah, hostage exchange.� Trish and Shane perked up. Heyman motioned to Lance Storm, who quickly began to drag a nearly unconscious Chris Jericho towards his boss. Heyman smirked as Jericho nearly choked from the collar around his neck. �That�s sick,� Lita spat. Steph shifted uncomfortably. �Uh..Red?� she whispered. �Don�t tell me he likes it when you do it. I don�t wanna hear it right now.� Heyman held Jericho�s lease and smirked at Lita. �Now, the exchange.� �You can have them all back if you give us Jericho,� Lita offered. There were excited sounds from behind her from the hostages. �I don�t want them! They�re the fuck ups!� Lita closed her eyes. Behind her Trish, Austin, Shane and Regal gasped. �Besides Red, I think we both know what I want.� Lita turned to Matt. �You remember a couple years back when we made a deal? If you ever meet some girl who looks like me but tells you her name is Angelica?� �Yeah, I kill as soon as I get the chance. Why? She here?� �Not yet,� Lita whispered. She faced Heyman again. �Go ahead.� �I want you Captain Dumas. You know why.� �And you�ll let Chris go. For good?� �I promise. I�ll let your crew alone after they�ve left here.� Heyman jerked the chain. Lita handed her gun Hunter. �Then it�s settled. Send him over.� Heyman shook his head. �Half way. So you don�t try to run.� He tossed Jericho�s leash to Ivory who began to lead him. Lita stepped away from the group, slowly. She stopped when she met Jericho and Ivory. �Let�s go.� Ivory took the collar off of Jericho and fixed it around Lita�s neck. Jericho slumped to the ground as Ivory pulled Lita to Heyman. �Long long time kiddo.� Heyman smiled at her in that disgustingly evil way. �Let�s see what we�ve got.� Raven grasped her chin while Justin Credible forced her forehead back, opening her mouth as wide as possible. Heyman motioned to Christian, who quickly handed him something small enough to be placed on the tip of Heyman�s finger. Heyman shoved his finger into the back of Lita�s mouth. The crew heard her gag, then watched Heyman�s hand withdraw. Lita collapsed into a pile of limbs and red hair. The Alliance backed away from her, leaving her there. The crew had by now moved to Jericho, who was being cared for by Stephanie. After seeing Lita collapse, Matt edged towards her. He looked up to see if the Alliance was going to challenge him. When the didn�t, he bent over her. �Lita? You okay?� She groaned. �Matt?� �What is it baby?� he asked as he helped her stand. �There�s something wrong,� she was on her feet, but doubled over, hugging her stomach. �What baby?� he stroked her hair. �My name�s Angelica,� she hissed as she elbowed him in the chest. Jericho stood up from where he had collapsed and grabbed Stephanie by the throat. She squealed in surprise as he held her. �It�s a fucking trap!� Tori screamed as she drew her weapons. Her sister�s whip cut across the room and disarmed her. Hunter aimed his gun at the Alliance and went to shoot when Austin nailed him from behind with a body blow. He dropped his weapon and laid on the floor. Hurricane ran to save Steph, but found himself entrapped by Lance Storm. �Hurricane, it could work out. You, Alliance. Sounds right.� �Storm, you�re a dweeb. What up wit� dat?� He was rewarded with being knocked clean out. Matt was slowly trying to recover from both the blow and the shock. He tried to stand up, gasping �What in the hell?� Lita�Angelica, was removing the collar. �Your girlfriend never told you about me, did she? Huh, we had such a close relationship too.� Matt had by now stood up the whole way. �Well, just for that, I�ll do you a favor.� She spread her arms to her sides. �One clean shot. Point blank. Kill me.� Matt drew his gun and aimed, remembering his promise to Lita�. �Come on Hardy. You got what it takes to kill your ex?� Matt gulped. She was still Lita�what in the hell was going on? �Come on Matthew Moore. Pull the trigger. Or can�t you?� �Maybe he can�t,� Angelica turned around to face Edge. �But I keep my promises. Sorry Red.� There was a shot fired. And a long pause� Edge fell to his knees, grasping Angelica for balance as he looked at her wide eyed. Everything went into slow motion as he felt the blood gather in his mouth. He looked at her again as his eyes glazed over. She took a step back, letting him fall to the floor. She elbowed Matt in the face, knocking him back into the waiting arms of the Dudleyz. Christian smirked from behind the body of his brother as he stroked the still smoking gun. �Oops,� he shrugged. �Wow,� Angelica stepped over the body. �That�ll ruin your whole day.� She smiled at Heyman who had been joined by Jericho, who was still clutching a shocked Stephanie. Angelica joined them. �Well, dying will definitely ruin your day, won�t it?� Steph looked at her, confused. �Aww, Steph doesn�t know what�s going on, does she?� Angelica smirked. �Huh�I guess I�ll have to explain to everyone later on.� �I thought you were gone,� Jeff whispered from Rhyno�s clutches. �I thought you�d gone for good.� �I�m back. And poor Matty never knew about me. How sad.� Matt was groggily waking up. Angelica approached him. �She still knows what�s going on Matty. And you know what she�s screaming?� Matt looked at Angelica, eyes half open. Angelica whispered. �She�s whispering��you betrayed me��� |