Chapter 9- The wake

Kane’s eyes slowly opened as he saw Taker staring down at him along with Jessica and Colin. Morrison was still sitting cross-legged before Kane as he held the handle of the bladeless dagger on his forehead. “Anyone care to tell me what the hell is going on?” Kane asked aloud.

Morrison soon snapped out of it as he looked about, at first he forgot where he was until he stared down at Kane. “Whoa… that was intense!”

“You can stop leaning on me, that thing is going to leave a mark” said Kane.

John did as requested yet he kept to the floor. “My legs are asleep” he announced as he tried to rub feeling back into them. It wasn’t long until Jericho and Orton returned from the graveyard. Neither man looked impressed to the job at hand. They stared at the Undertaker oddly.

“Well, what did I drop?” he asked.

Jericho threw him a card. “Your take out points card, you had a free combo coming to you” muttered Orton. “I doubt that’s what raised him in the first place”

“Trinket my ass!” hissed Chris. “Hey Kane, glad to see your conscious again”

Kane nodded as he stared at the Deadman. “If you didn’t leave something behind… then how did Barry infest my head?” Kane asked aloud.

Taker had a hunch that Barry did his homework and his research on Kane and himself. “One needs to do dark things to gain dark power, he’s the kind that would go the distance” Taker explained.

“So we dug in a cemetery for NO REASON!” demanded Orton.

“Well you did say you missed a workout today…” muttered Jericho.

“Shut up” growled Orton.

Taker slowly got off the ground as he looked to his children. He pulled each of them into his arms, as he was vertical once more. Shedding a single tear for each of them. “I’m sorry I haven’t been myself. I am scared that I would be losing your forever. You know how alone I can get… but that all changed when you came into my life” Kane whispered to them.

“Oh dad, you’re so paranoid!” laughed Jessica. “We will never leave you behind. Grandpa’s motto, no family is left behind!”

“No that was a quote from your favorite movie, Lilo and Stitch remember” chimed in Colin.

“HEY!” she protested.

Kane however smiled, but he liked that saying. No family is left behind, but sibling rivalries are another story! “Well, I am back to normal. I want to do whatever you want to tomorrow!” Kane announced.

Jessica took first dibs as she smiled to her dad. “But Uncle has to come with us!” she explained.

“Whatever” Taker muttered. “How bad can it be?”

TO BE CONTINUED!