"You don’t wanna do that kiddo"

Valerie turned around and saw Triple H standing there.

"But my father…"

"I know but you’re gonna have to wait until the Dudley’s are gone"

Valerie sighed a trembling sigh and Triple H wrapped his arms around her while they waited for the Dudley’s to leave.Jeff came running to them and said:

"Valerie,I was afraid you were going to go out there"

"I was going to" Valerie said with a trembling voice.

Jeff looked at Triple H and then back at Valerie,she had unshed tears in her eyes.

"Are you alright?"

"Why would you care?" Triple H snapped at him.

"Hey" Valerie said as she stepped to Jeff and put her arm around him.

Triple H frowned and then slowly smiled.

"You two are together?"

Valerie looked at Jeff and he nodded at her so she said:

"Yeah,we are…but don’t mention it to my dad,he’s still pissed about the whole thing"

"Alright,I wont mention it"

Triple H smiled again and Valerie and Jeff smiled with him.

The Dudley’s left ringside and came walking by.Bubba Ray gave Valerie an eerie look but when Triple H scowled at him he wisely backed off.As soon as the Dudley’s were gone Valerie ran to the ring to get to her father.Taker was already on his feet being supported by Kane and Valerie ran to his side.

"Daddy,are you alright?"

"Yeah,I’m alright"

"I was so scared when I saw you go through that table"

Taker’s face softened as he looked at his daughter and he pulled her into a hug.

"You worried about your old man,huh?"

"Of course" Valerie said with a surprised look on her face.

Jeff had taken a few steps back when Taker came backstage and Taker now turned his attention to him.He switched his gaze between his daughter and Jeff Hardy.His expression unreadable.Valerie was extremely tense as she looked at her father.

"Meet me in my dressingroom after the show is over" Taker said to Jeff Hardy.

Taker looked at Valerie and added:

"Alone"

"But dad…"

"No buts Joyful or there will be no talking at all" Taker said.

Valerie sighed and kept quiet,she knew there was nothing she could say to change his mind and now she could only hope for the best.

Later that evening Valerie was in her father’s dressingroom along with Undertaker,Sara and Kane.She was writing some stuff down on a notepad as her father,stepmother and uncle watched the show on the monitor.

"Oh brother" Taker groaned.

"I was beginning to miss them" Kane said with sarcasm dripping off his voice.

Valerie looked up from her notepad with a frown and looked at the monitor.

The Alliance was coming out to the ring with Steve Austin in the lead.They stepped into the ring and Shane McMahon took the microphone.The fans booed but Shane ignored them.

"Ladies and gentlemen,the Alliance has come here tonight to take care of some business,we’re here to issue a challenge to a certain young individual,a challenge that will be accepted.Right now I would to ask Valerie Calloway to come out and hear what we have to say"

Valerie was watching backstage and she started when she heard her name being called.She looked at her father and saw that both her father and her uncle had gotten up.

"You stay here,we’re gonna find out what all this is about" Taker said to his daughter.

"But dad,they’re calling me out" Valerie argued while getting up herself.

"I don’t care,you’re staying right here with Sara" Taker said.

Valerie looked at her uncle for support but saw that he was with her father this time.She groaned and sat back down.

Taker,satisfied that his orders would be followed,stepped out of the room and headed for the ring along with Kane.Valerie watched on the monitor and saw her father and uncle stepping onto the ramp to see what the Alliance wanted with her.Taker grabbed a microphone.

"Now wait a minute,we called Valerie out here not the two of you" Shane yelled.

"You got a beef with my daughter,you got a beef with me,now you better start talking boy,what is it you want?"

Stone Cold then grabbed a microphone for himself and said:

"I got a challenge,what?.I said I got a challenge.And the challenge is for Valerie,not for you two sumbitches,now where the hell is she?"

"Make your challenge,Austin.Valerie wont be the one accepting it" Kane said.

"Oh I think she will.I challenge Valerie Calloway to a first blood match next week on Raw"

Backstage Valerie very nearly fell from her seat.She stared at the monitor.Taker replied:

"You don’t actually think this is going to happen,do you Austin?"

"Oh it is going to happen,Valerie is going to accept this challenge for one very simple reason.If she doesn’t the Hardy Boyz aren’t going to get that shot at the WCW tag team titles"

Valerie yelped backstage and cried out:

"Oh hell no"

She stormed out of the room before Sara could stop her and made her way to ringside.Her father demanded that she would go backstage but she refused.

"This doesn’t involve you,joyful"

"Like hell it doesn’t,they are not taking that title-shot away from the Hardy’s.Not as long as I have a breath left in my body"

"Valerie…" Stone Cold said.

Valerie turned and looked at Stone Cold who was smirking at her.

"So good of you to turn up.How about responding to my challenge?"

"Why are you doing this?" Valerie demanded.

"Answer my damn challenge.Do you accept or not?"

"You’re damn right I accept"

The crowd gasped in shock.Steve Austin laughed as did Shane McMahon but Taker was furious.

"What the hell are you doing?.You can’t get into the ring with him" Taker practically yelled.

Before Valerie could respond Shane turned to Kane and the Undertaker and said:

"And in case the two of you are considering interfering in the match,you are both banned from ringside and this also goes for the Rock"

This only served to piss Kane and Taker off even more.The Alliance was laughing and mocking them until Valerie said coolly:

"That’s great,that’s cool but…Shane…"

Shane turned to Valerie and listened.

"You look a little anxious,perhaps you would like a piece of me as well"

Shane nodded and smiled.

"Well then perhaps we should make it a tag team match" Valerie said indifferently.

"Where are you gonna find a tag team partner,babygirl?.Your daddy and uncle are banned from ringside and so is your buddy the Rock,who’s gonna be your partner?"

"Oh don’t worry about that,I have someone in mind"

Steve Austin seemed reluctant but Shane said:

"Stone Cold,this is something to consider.Now we’ll both get a piece of her"

"She said she has someone in mind" Stone Cold argued.

"She’s bluffing,and even if she isn’t,who’s gonna stop us from destroying her"

Stone Cold smirked and nodded.

"You got it,babygirl" Shane said with a smirk on his face.

Valerie smiled and Taker looked at her as if she’d gone crazy.