Title: Shattered and Scattered
Author: Dana
Rating: PG-13 to be safe
Warnings: Violence, curse words, mention of some not so nice things possibly.
Summary: Two and a half months can seem like a long time for a group of brothers who are no longer talking to each other. Will they ever fix what happened to their group, or are they meant to always be scattered and shattered?
Time Frame: Starts about 2 and a half months after A Broken Shield ends.
Required reading: This is the 4th fic in my Cracks in the Shield Series. The other fics are Believe in Evolution, Revenge of the Wyatts, and A Broken Shield.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone you recognize.

Roman Reigns entered American Airlines Center in Dallas Texas. It was the night of Hell in a Cell where he would be facing John Cena and Bray Wyatt for the WWE title in a Hell in a Cell match.

He walked over to where his cousins Jimmy and Jey USO stood watching something on a smart phone. "What's going on," he asked when he came up to them.

"Not much," Jimmy said, "we were just listening to Dean Do commentary."

Roman's eyebrows furrowed. "What are you talking about? Dean's not here doing commentary tonight."

"Not here. This is from last week's Ring of Honor show. It's good." Jey said.

Roman was really confused now. "How can it be last week's? He still works for the WWE."

This time it was his cousins who looked confused. "Roman," Jey said, "Dean hasn't been with the WWE for almost three months. Stephanie released him when she took over stating his ankle injuries wouldn't allow him to come back to the ring. She cut down the No Compete Clause to 30 days."

"Sorry man," Jimmy said, "I thought you knew."

Roman walked away. There seemed to be so much he didn't know lately. He hadn't had a real conversation with Dean Ambrose or spoken to Seth Rollins since they returned from Hawaii. The only bright side was that he knew Seth was no longer with the Wyatts. He just had no idea where he'd gone. How'd he miss the fact that Dean had been fired and in a completely different company? He supposed his ties to CM Punk and Sami Zayn got him into ROH.

He took out his cellphone and dialed Dean's number. He got a message that the phone was either disconnected or no longer in use. Dean had changed is number a while ago not never told Roman what the new number was. Roman hated the fact that both of his brothers had pretty much cut him out of their lives. He didn't know if Seth and Dean were still in contact with each other but he found that highly unlikely considering what had happened to the group. He wondered what happened in the psychiatric office in Hawaii. That was the last time the group had been together. There was so much he didn't know about the situation.

What he did know was Dean left Hawaii with Evolution but not by choice as Randy Orton had said. He pretty much hinted he wasn't in one piece when they got back. He didn't know because Dean refused to talk about it at all.

Seth had left Hawaii by himself after a session with Dr. Walden. Walden had sworn he had nothing to do with Evolution grabbing Dean from the bathroom and said that he had no idea that Seth had planned to back to the mainland. Roman had yet to talk to Seth at all. Seth was ignoring his voicemails.

He also knew he hated this whole situation.

Dean Ambrose sat in a sports bar with Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Hell in a Cell was playing in a TV but none of them were watching. All three had their WWE experience and were ready to move on.

Dean had gotten into Ring of Honor thanks to phone calls from different people suggesting they sign him as a commentator. He could only assume they were from CM Punk, Sami Zayn, and maybe Colt Cabana. ROH didn't say who called and he didn't ask. He was going by Jon Moxley again and he was having fun again. The last couple of months in WWE had been pretty much a nightmare. He got out with a broken arm and a career ending ankle injury thanks to his ankle being broken three times in a matter of only a couple of months.

"Who's wrestling," Kaz asked squinting up at a TV monitor.

"Hell if I know," Dean said taking a drink of his beer. "I don't watch it."

Dean had done everything he could to distance himself from WWE and was actually kind of glad when someone from Talent Relations had called him to wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors. It was even better when he was told he had to only wait 30 days before going to another company.

"Can I get an autograph," a voice said from next to him. He turned to see a young smiling face in front of him with a piece of paper. He signed it before handing it to Daniels and Kaz.

The fan walked away happy.

"You do realize that you signed it Dean Ambrose right," Kaz asked.

He hadn't. He just signed it without thinking. He shrugged. "He's here to watch the PPV. He probably wouldn't have recognized the name Jon Moxley," he quickly covered up. He had been using the name Dean Ambrose for the last couple of years and it was still taking some getting used to being Jon Moxley again.

"As long as I don't sign it Curryman we'll be okay," Chris said looking up from texting his wife.

Dean took another drink of his beer and surveyed the crowd at the sports bar. There were several families there to watch the PPV. Summerslam and Night of Champions came and gone without him noticing. He would have never realized tonight was a WWE PPV if he hadn't gone there.

"Looks like your boy's got a title match," Chris said pointing at the TV where it was showing a recap of the feud between John Cena/Roman Reigns/Bray Wyatt. His face went a little pale when they started it with the feud between the Shield and the Wyatts. He turned his head away not wanting to see it. He didn't want to think about it. He stood up.

"I need some air," he said before walking away. He went outside and lit a cigarette hoping to calm down. He didn't want to think about anything that had to do with WWE especially the time starting right before Extreme Rules.

"Mr. Lopez," a voice called.

Seth Rollins turned around to face the nurse who was standing outside of the room with a tray of medication.

"Time for your medication," she said in a cheerful voice.

"Oh come on," Seth with an exaggerated sigh. "I'm being released tomorrow," he reminded her.

"Yes but only if Dr. Johnson signs it," She reminded him. "It's only something to help you sleep."

Seth took the pill and went back to his room. He sat down on his bed. He had been in the psychiatric wing of this hospital for over two months. Dr. Chabot had suggested he get help as an impatient so he wouldn't have to worry about Bray Wyatt coming to get him. The sessions with Dr. Johnson had helped and they had found the trigger and he was able to get through it. The doctor said he was ready to return to the real world. He was nervous about that. What if there was a trigger the doctor hadn't found? What if he went after Roman and Dean again?

The last few months had been tough. No one else but his family and Dr. Chabot knew where he was. He had been checked in under his real name and had washed out the blond streaks. No one had come up to him and asked, "aren't you Seth Rollins?"

He closed his eyes as he started to get sleepy. He hoped for another night without nightmares.

Notes: Hope you liked the first chapter. All three guys have baggage but will they be able to reunite? Stay tuned to find out!