Seth watched the footage for the umpteenth time. He still had a hard time believing that was his girlfriend in the ring beating him down with a chair. Everytime he rewatched it, he tried to convince himself that the long, curly, chestnut brown hair that flew around wildly as she swung the chair belonged to another woman. Everytime reality came crashing down fast when she stood still and the camera zoomed in on her face. Those dark green eyes looked dangerous and insane. It really was her. It really was Frederica.

He tried calling her again. Of course she didn't answer. She hadn't answered for three days since the brutal beatdown. He just wanted to know why. He thought they were happy together. He waited for the beep and left another message. He was sure she was listening to them.

"Hi, it's me. Again," he sighed. "What did I do wrong? I just wanna know what I did for you to turn on me like that. Please, angel, talk to me. Just tell me what I did so I can get some peace of mind. I'll back off afterwards. Just talk to me. Please."

The house felt empty without her. That was another thing he couldn't understand. It was like up until the moment she assulted him, she hadn't planned for it to happen. Nothing had been packed. All her things were still there. Even their animals were left for Seth to keep, and he knew she would never have abandoned them. The dog Kevin had been his from before they met so that made sense, but the four cats hadn't. Two of them she already had when they met, and the other two they had adopted together. She would never abandon her cats. It made no sense.

"Seth!" Roman pounded on the front door. "I know you're in there!"

Seth sighed and walked out to open the front door. Roman gave him a concerned look.

"You know, you could just walk in. It's unlocked," Seth said.
"Boundaries," Roman shrugged. "How are you feeling?"
"Like crap," Seth said.
"Understandable," Roman patted Seth's shoulder. "Ready to go to work?"
"No, but I have to. She should be there. She might be dodging my calls but she can't run forever. I want answers," Seth said.

And answers he got. Not answers he had seen coming but he should have known. It had never crossed his mind that her father of all people had come back to WWE. It wasn't until the familiar song hit and Shane McMahon ran out to do his stupid dance that the pieces slowly started to fit together. Both Seth and Roman stared in surprise at a monitor.

"That fucking slimeball!" Seth snarled.
"You didn't know?" Roman asked.
"No, I didn't fucking know!" Seth hissed. "Frederica didn't tell me."

Shane ran down to the ring. His music cut off and he smirked at the audience.

"I'm back," he said.

The entire audience booed.

"Calm down, calm down," Shane said. "You just have to accept that I'm here. I'm not going away. In fact, I got backup around here already."

Despite already having a feeling it would happen, Seth still felt surprised and even more betrayed when Frederica's music hit. It was like seeing a totally different person when she walked out. The hair and the clothes were still the same but she gave off a completely different vibe. She seemed angry. She walked straight down to the ring to join her father.

"My little girl has come back to me," Shane smiled.

Seth turned and walked towards the door. Roman hurried up next to Seth.

"Seth?" Roman asked.
"You're either with me or you'll stay here. You're not gonna fucking stop me," Seth said.
"I'm with you," Roman said.

They started sprinting through the halls. There was no time to alert the sound guy that the two men were heading for the ring. It took everyone by surprise when they came out and started sprinting down the ramp. Shane and Frederica rolled out of the ring fast, jumped the barricade and ran up the stairs. They stopped on top and looked down at the two men inside the ring.

"Where are you going, Shane?" Seth yelled. "Where are you going, huh?"
"None of your business," Shane said.
"But she is," Seth pointed at Frederica. "So this is why you betrayed me? For him?"
"He's my father," Frederica said.
"Do I need to remind you of how much he hurt you over the years? All the late night talks we had about how heartbroken you were because of him? All those times I held you while you cried? How I promised to never leave you like he did? Fucking ironic that you turn around and pull a stunt like that on me instead," Seth said.
"She forgives me," Shane smirked.
"The fuck she does!" Seth growled. "Roman?"
"Still with you, brother," Roman said.

The two men jumped out the ring and over the barricade. Shane and Frederica took off before Roman and Seth reached the stairs. The two men stormed up the stairs only to find an empty hallway on top.

"Fuck!" Seth yelled.
"You'll get him eventually," Roman said.
"Not eventually," Seth stared at Roman. "Tonight!"