Like father like son(new chapter up)

[wwechristina]

Oh my God!!! I hope Raphael is okay. Keep going

[Phenom0511]

omg!!!!!!!!!!! i hope hes okay.

[BrownEyez]

Convulging and writhing upon the bed, lay Raphael. undertaker, never took his eyes off of him. The doctors had revived him and pumped his stomach. "Come on son" was the only thing he could mutter. Raphael was very weak, and some what unresponsive. The nurse walked over to one of the doctors and said what she knew, "the contents of his stomach were saturated with Ketamine, pure MDMA, and other chemicals...it seems he had a reaction to one of them and judging by tests done to his liver, he's been taking something for a while and his kidneys have been working at about 50%, he's going to need exstensive recovery, he might have irreversable damage, another habit gone highly wrong I'm afraid." undertaker heard all of this and scratched his head.
The doctors left the room as undertaker sat besides the bed; feeling a multitude of feelings worry, regret, confusion and anger. "Why didn't you listen to me?!" undertaker yelled while looking over Raphael, "I told you to take of yourself, I said you can't trust anyone! ...And you go off, with scum who already wasted their life!" he was tearing up with anger, "what did they give you...why, why did you take it?!" Raphael still was far too out of it, because of the hit he took to the head, when he passed out, but undertaker's words hit him harder. Raphael cried besides himself, knowing that what he spoke was true. undertaker sat down again and calmed his voice, "I was never angry with you. I know how it is, the fame, the money, you seem invincible, but we all figure out we're not. I wanted to stop you from making mistakes like I did. " "I'm ....sorry...dad" it warmed his heart to hear him call him dad and they firmly gripped hands, "You'll be back to breaking hearts and kicking butt in no time," he said with a reassuring smile. "Will you do me a favor...could you let my mom, and-and julia, know about me? just, just tell them I'm alright."

There was a banging at Julia's door that woke her, and she jolted to the door. "Its you! Oh, what's wrong?" she said when she saw the expression on undertaker's face, upon opening the door. undertaker told her what had happened and told her he needed to find Antonia. "Let me grab my things." Julia said as she was already moving. julia read the directions, while he drove. Once they got to Antonia's home, and was standing on the door step, undertaker realized, that he was going to see her for the first time in years. "don't worry, she will be happy you came in person." Julia stated after reading his expression. Antonia answered the door and looked up to see, undertaker's green eyes looking back at her with a mixture of sadness and amazment. "Antonia, you look...just beautiful as I remembered..." Antonia stepped aside to let the two in. "Mark? It is you, where is Raphael?" undertaker looked down and julia gave him a supportaive nod. He then told everything to her and she cried in his arms. They all headed back to the hospital, with julia driving, while undertaker comforted antonia.

[Dark_Lady_18]

We're having a little family reunion then. Great chapter.

[TG007]

wow this is getting good

[Phenom0511]

THIS IS GETTING REALLY GOOD

[BrownEyez]

Antonia couldn't help but to break down at seeing her child in the hospital and quickly stepped into the hall, Undertaker followed. "What happened to him?" she asked and he answered "He got into some bad habits, he wouldn't listen to me. Why didn't you tell me, I had a son?" "It was too much, and too difficult to find you and risk breaking up my family." The two talked, while Julia and Raphael could see them through the room's window. "I screwd up big time," Raphael says to Julia. "Yeah, but you've always been hard headed," Julia replied and smiled. "I'm going to make it better, no matter what," he determined.

He was released from the hospital and spent time with Julia and parents together, but he struggled with a sneaky addiction, an addiction that would be harmful to not just him...

Undertaker stayed in touch with Antonia when on the road and stopped by often when on breaks. One day he was visiting when there was a knock at Antonia's door. She answered the door, and two nefarious looking men stepped into the door frame, "Is Raph here?" one asked. Antonia stepped back slightly, "No, he isn't. Are you friends of his?" They looked into the house, "Sometimes, when you see him. Tell him, Blank stopped by and if you're hiding him," he opens his jacket slightly showing the ivory handle of a gun, "Things will happen. You understand." They backed up and shut the door for Antonia. Antonia stood shaken as Undertaker came down the stairs, "What's wrong?" he asked and she explained to him what just happened. "I'll take care of it," undertaker left and went to the one place he could think of to find Raphael.
Stacks' place was an abandoned gym that wrestlers from different promotions often ventured, if they needed side money, pick ups, anything, they could get it there. He banged on the door and the doorman opened it. "Eh Hey, old head, what you doing down heres?" Undertaker steps in, "You seen a kid here 20's, dark hair? one of Vince's boys?" "you talking about Raph? yeah he comes here loads but he ain't here now, good thing too." "Why is that," Undertaker asked. "He's in dept Stacks fronted him, himself but uh the boy's been slacking." Undertaker nods, "Alright thanks man." He walks out, not knowing that the same two men who visited Antonia, over heard him talking and followed him outside. They stopped Undertaker at the corner where Stacks' Place was and closed in on him. " I heard you asking questions about Raph, you know where he is?" "No," Undertaker said flatly and continued "And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you." Blank , one of the two guys, laughed and punch Undertaker in the stomach, he bent slightly but recovered... "Listen old man, he may owe you, but he owes us first, and when he's found, will deal with him, not you." When Blank said that, Undertaker couldn't hold back an angry sneer and this caught Blank's attention. "Well, it looks like he knows him good. So take this to him," Blank pulls a knife from his belt and quickly stabs Undertaker under his rib and Blank and the second man walk off. Undertaker tried to grab one of them, but fell.

[Dark_Lady_18]

Yay a new chapter . Man, what's Raphael go himself into? Glad to see this story being continued.

[BrownEyez]

(thanks for reading. I'm trying to get back into things)

The Undertaker lay on the ground, the concrete cold against his skin. He pulled himself up and leaned on the brick wall behind him. It took all of his strength to move to his feet and drag his body across the street. Cars came speeding by, one stopped right in front of him and he collapsed.

A TV reporter speaks, "Well known wrestler, the Undertaker, was allegedly stabbed in the late evening. No word on his condition, but it is said to be serious," Julia turned her television off and shuttered. As she turned to pick up the phone, Raphael came staggering through the door. "Raph! where have you been?!" She stood and caught him as he tilted and helped him to the kitchen counter. "I've been around...what?" he saw the look on her face, "You're dad, is hurt, did you know that." Raphael lights a cigarette, "Do you even care!" she shouted. Julia's door opened and Antonia tiptoed in, looking at her son with sadness and confusion, "Hijo what has happened to you?" Raphael couldn't speak, he only mouthed the words "i don't know" as he sat. " Two men came to my home, Raphael, --my home-- they threatened to do horrible things," she spoke and Raphael wiped his face with his hands. "Do you know how much that worried me, and your dad, he went out to find you, find those...thugs, and look at where it has him," Antonia holds Raphael's face in her hands and He begins to walk out, "Is what you're putting in your body more important than your family! Whatever happened to making it better?" Raphael walked away.

At the hospital, Undertaker sat in a bed reclined, recovering from surgery as an IV was put into his arm by a nurse. Raphael came walking in, his gait slow and deliberate as he sat down. "I am good for nothing fool dad, I am cheap and cowardly, and this, what happened to you, is my fault. I went into business with some low people. I wanted to feel like I was on top again. But even though I am all those things, I never wanted to get any of you hurt, understand that" Undertaker opened his eyes and placed a hand on Raphael's forearm, before he could say anything, Julia and Antonia stepped in. Raphael stood up, "So you did come here," Julia said "I'm going to set things right...keep an eye on my mother would you." he said and turned to leave. He turned back and gently kissed Julia, "In all my life of knowing you, I never realized how much you meant to me...stupidity is blinding." He smile one last sad smile and walked out.

the next day...

Raphael made his way from the hospital, and to where Stacks was. "Alright, you wanted to see me, I'm here" Raphael stood in front of Stacks, with Blank and his other goons at his side. "You came here, alone," Stacks laughed a deep laugh. They grabbed Raphael and pinned his face to the desk, where Stacks sat. "You didn't say bring a friend. Besides, aren't you going to kill me?" Raphael replied. "You know it, if it weren't for the fact that I have to set examples, I'd be more forgiving, tell me where are the drugs." Stacks said as Blank pressed a gun to Raphael's temple, I couldn't sell them, that isn't me, and I won't tell you where I hid them until you agree to leave my family alone." "You give me my drugs, and your little family...I never heard of them." Stacks agreed. "Okay then, they're at the.....33rd Precinct," Raphael stated and suddenly cops swarmed the area, Raphael wrestled the gun away from Blank and fought him as the police arrested Stacks. Stacks wouldn't go without a fight, knock over everything in his path, including alcohol. Out of desperation, flicked his lighter onto the spill, igniting a fire. Raphael and the other dealers still were fight as they tried to make their way out, Raphael jump out of a closed window,his last effort to get free.

[Dark_Lady_18]

Good to see the Deadman survive. Good continuation.

[BrownEyez]

The nurse that looked after The Undertaker also recognized his family and she would talk to them as they sat in the waiting room, even let them watch whatever they wanted on the TV. One night while she was turning, she came across a breaking story. "This just in the 33rd Precinct swarmed a downtown drug shop allegedly ran by the notorious Muarice 'Stacks' Hains. Police have many in custody. The building is now on fire on the third floor. There seems to be no one inside now and firefighters are on their way. The reporter reported. "Wow," Julia said and Anotnia nodded. "Wait," Julia stood up "Wasn't Stacks the guy who sent men after you? Her and Antonia dashed to Undertaker's room. where he was also watching the breaking news. "I saw," he said. "So are they the guys who did this to you?" Julia responded and he nodded yes. "You don't think that Raph..." Julia trailed off. "Yes." Undertaker said confidently "How do you know this? Did he tell you where he was going?" Antonia asked. "He didn't tell me anything. I know because thatt's what I would have done. "
Raphael lay on the rough cold concrete bits of glass from the window stuck to his back. and arms. His head rang and his back stung but nothing seemed too hurt. The sound of a cop's siren came dodging near him and he turned his head slightly to see where he had landed. "Humph Slick you sure can stay undercover," The Chief, Samuel, said as he sparked his cigarette and smoked it then continued "Even while going out of a third floor window." "I helped uyou catch them didn't I," Rhapael said as he sat up on the ground while ripping the wire from his chest. "Next time tell your men not to shoot at me too," he continued and handed him the microphone. He got up slowly and walked to the near by ambulance "As our deal, you do this and all charges against you are dropped. You'll have to wait to go back to your normal life, untill Stacks and his men are convicted." Samuel reminded Raphael. "Can I say goodbye to them?" he asked as the EMTs patched him up. "It's called Protective custody, but you can give them a message I'll give it to them myself."
A few days later Antonia answered the door to find Samuel standing there with a box no bigger than a show box in his hands. "Mam I'm Colonel Briggs. I'm here with a message from your son," Antonia let him in and Julia was also there along with undertaker, who could now move without much pain. "Mam your son particpated in an operation to take down a well organized drug manufacturing and selling criminal unit. In exchange he is no longer a person suspected to be apart of this unit and since he didn't actually sell any item. I came here personally to say that your son helped end a very long sting and for that I thank you for bringing him up well. He can not contact you for right now, but he gave me this to give to you. " Samuel nodded goodbye after handing Antonia the box and walked out.

The first thing that was in the box was a letter and Julia read it out loud,

To my family,
By now you must realized that I'm not to good at all this. And all I did was try to set things right. That's all I wanted to do. Firstly, I aplogize for all the mess I put you through and especially you, mom. Secondly, tell dad that I hope I wasn't a complete knucklehead to him and that I knocked out those creeps who stabbed him. Lasly, I got somethings, since I don't know when I'll becoming back . My pin that was awarded me for my services, mom I want you to have this

Antonia reached into the box and opened a blue case that had a circle pin made from brass. It read " Superior Civilian Service Award " Antonia clutched it, as Julia continued.

To Julia. I wanted to give you something that I'm not sure how to put into words. If I could give you anything you wanted, you know I would. And if you give me the chance I'll try, will you wait for me? Julia pulls out a ring box and inside a gold engagement ring shined. Julia was shocked and Antonia was as well. Undertaker took the letter and read the last.

Last but of course not least. My stupidity put you in some rough spots, I know. And I'll do what I can to make up for it. I got you this. Remember when you got us tickets for the fight at last minute and the flight went so bad that we missed it? Well I never got a chance but I pulled some strings and got the winner of that fight to sign his pair of gloves over to you, it was hard to get to Wladimir Klitschko but I did.

All of this things are just material but my reason for them runs deep. I'll be gone for a while but where I'm going they say has a lot of places for fishing, maybe I'll take that up.

goodbye for now
Raphael

Undertaker reached in the box and looked at the gloves "That's my son". he said with a pleased nod.



The end

[Dark_Lady_18]

Excellent story there BrownEyez I enjoyed it.