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Not sure how well this one came off. The idea of relating things to Fort Knox was a given, now that The Boy had won some gold of his own. I also wanted to throw in the part about being "the worst-kept secret" because I really liked that idea. I had heard JBL say Gregory Helms was the "best kept secret on Smackdown" one week, and it made me think. So, yes, I suppose I cribbed that from JBL (I feel so dirty). Declaring myself a Cultural Phenomenon was also a pretty cool idea, that meshes well with the WorldWide Publicity Tour angle. The beginning "Diary" section, as I like to call it, is okay, but could have been better. That line, the third one in or so, about having the power of choice was totally ripped off a banner that used to hang in my high school guidance counsellor's office. I wish I had a better quote to throw in there, but quotes on choices eluded me and I could not find a good one through Google. Ah well. All in all, the roleplay is decent, but failed to live up to the expectations I had before writing it.

CHOICES. At the end of the day, that's what it's all about, isn't it? You can make good choices or you can make bad choices, but the point is that you have the power of choice. We can choose what we want to do, what we want to believe, and what we want to see, and so on.

Eleanor Roosevelt once said that, 'One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes...and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.' I couldn't agree more.

After all, I choose to be a winner. If I wanted to lose a match, that would be my own decision; I could blame no one but myself for my own shortcomings. And that's really the point here, isn't it?

Rob Faith will want to choose to ignore the reality of the situation and will blame someone, ANYONE else for his loss. Well I say stop passing the buck Rob and own up to it - you weren't going to win because you just couldn't. You couldn't beat me on your best day or on my worst day and I'd beat you twice on Sunday. I am simply just that much better than you - and everyone else - and you obviously CHOSE to lose that match. Don't tell me that lacklustre effort was a part of your strategy because I think we all know better. Certainly, that was not you at your best. If it was, then you don't deserve to be in this business and you are even more a fraud than I at first believed. Yes, I am certain that was not Rob Faith at his best. Who knows? Maybe your best days are behind you after all.

Or maybe, just maybe, you realized that couldn't beat me. Rather than admit it out loud, you just let your self-defeatist attitude do all the talking and it displayed to the world that Mr. Faith, ironically, has none. Deny it all you want, but I saw that look in your eyes. It wasn't fear and it wasn't even disappointment. It was the look of a man who realized that was ready to admit defeat and surrender. It was the look a father has after the first time his son beats him in a given sport or contest. Basically, it's a realization of your own mortality, of aging, of inferiority.

Admit it - we all we want to be the best at everything. It's just simple human desire to really to want to be the best. No one ever asks to come in second place, but you just can't avoid it when you're a second-place human being. The point is this - Rob Faith realized he couldn't beat me. His ego wouldn't allow himself to take such a devastating blow, so he purposely didn't give it a 100%. That way, he'd be able to console his bruised ego by telling himself that he only lost because he didn't try. But, really, who is fooling who?

Rob Faith at his best is still not even half as good as me at my worst, so whether he tried or not is not really the answer. I just feel that all my fans, all The Boy Scouts out there, were robbed of what could have been a much better, more classic encounter. It was bad enough Shiru Vanchiez was there to distract attention from me, the true attraction in the match. But then you add in Rob Faith's pathetic effort and you get a moment of glory that was somehow not quite as glorious as it could and should have been.

Our ego truly does control us, doesn't it? Have you never known of someone who really got on well and liked someone of the opposite sex but refused to date them merely because they 'weren't good-looking enough?' That's the ego talking folks. Freud, although a bit of a crack pot himself, was definitely correct in letting us know that we need to keep that ego in check. Some would say that my ego controls me and I wouldn't necessarily argue that point. But, hey, as long as I've got the gold I'm content to just sit back and leave my ego in the driver's seat.

Rob's ego got the better of him. Don't feel sorry for Rob though, because, in reality, he did himself in long before this match ever took place. There is simply no way that a man can maintain his drive and determination while being shackled to the anchor that is love; it quickly drags him further and further to the depths until he drowns.

Don't say I didn't warn you about all of this though. No, I told you what was to come but you opted not to listen. Like the idiot who goes into the dark basement alone and unarmed during a horror flick, you took your fate into your own hands...with dire consequences.

Have you ever heard the Greek myth about Cassandra? Cassandra was a woman who was given the power to see into the future. She was a prophet. But, after angering Apollo by not returning his love, she was cursed so that no one would ever believe her predictions. She even foresaw the destruction of Troy but not one listened. It's sort of like The Boy Who Cried Wolf - no, not me, that's just a coincidence - in that sometimes people choose to not to listen to the truth.

Why did you not believe me? Did you really think you were better than me? Did you really believe that you had a chance? Did you feel that your love somehow made you stronger? Newsflash Rob - I won the match like I said I was going to. No, you're not better than me. Heck, you don't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as me. You're a waste of space really. Better than me? You're not even 1/27 as good as I am. Yes, that's right, 27 Rob Faiths could duke it out with me and I would still come out on top because that is sort of thing we winners do Rob. Your love makes you stronger you say? I'm sure that goes over huge with the Hallmark crowd, but the truth is much less kind; all Sarah Manson did was provide a distraction that you could not ignore.

Even worse, your relationship just undermined any shred of credibility you might have once had as a legitimate threat in this business. Rob Faith may have once been a force to be reckoned with - at least for inferior wrestlers, not for someone as dominant as myself - but those days are definitely behind you now. You chose love over your career but you didn't abandon the career altogether and now both are paying the price. There is such a thing as Lady Luck, but you can only rely on her for so long. Now you're discovering that 'Payback's a bitch' and that Sarah Manson will be your executioner.

See it's not about living in the Past or even looking to the Future, it's about living in the Now and The Now belongs to The Boy. I don't need prophesize what might happen to me, nor do I have to worry about karma or anything like that; I just do what I have to and I know that it will all work out in the end. Your misguided optimism is...amusing I suppose, but it will only bring about your downfall.

What's that you say? Yes, I hear you loud and clear. I am well aware that there are likely going to be those people, Rob Faith included, who will think that Kris Cain had a great influence on the outcome of the match. And for those people I must ask why exactly they jumped to that illogical conclusion. Yes, Kris Cain did get involved, but that doesn't mean he changed the outcome of the match. All Kris Cain did was expedite the process, ensuring that Rob Faith's loss occurred sooner than I intended. Make no mistake about it, Rob was going to lose, one way or the other. So Rob can whine about it all he wants, but that title was rightfully coming home with me regardless, so it is really a moot point that Cain interfered.

Look, however you choose to perceive the outcome of this match, there is no denying one simple, basic fact - I am wearing the gold around my waist and not Rob Faith, not Shiru Vanchiez, and not even Kris Cain. Those three are no longer relevant to the process really. There is only one Warfare Champion and his name is Scott Hellings. So it does not matter how the match ended because no matter what I have made my way into the history books, as from this day forward I will be forever remembered as winning that match and I have been immortalized as a champion.

I chose success and opportunity came knocking at my door. You can choose to ignore the truth, but you can't hide the fact that I'm wearing the gold. Can Rob Faith say the same? Nope. Got Faith? Maybe you do, but you certainly don't have a title.

You can like or you can hate it, but you definitely cannot choose to ignore it. That's one choice that has already been made for you. Just like choosing to win or not is not relevant, because I've already chosen for you.

And we all know what the outcome will be.

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(The scene opens up in Kentucky, with Fort Knox, America's bullion depository, visible in the distance. We see Scott "The Boy" Hellings enter the foreground of the shot. He is wearing a Black "Canadian Legend" t-shirt, a pair of jeans, and a pair of stylish sunglasses. Over his shoulder is the Warfare Title. As always, he has a bit of a smirk on his face.)

HELLINGS-
"Fort Knox. Its contents are more valuable than anyone could ever imagine. How much isn't known because, well...not too many people are even in the know. Some whackjobs think it's empty, but others say there are billions in there. I personally like coming here, just to admire it from afar, because I like being around gold. I like to surround myself with it whenever I can and that is why I went all out and beat Rob Faith and Shiru Vanchiez at last week's Turmoil, just as I said I would. Yes, I love gold, especially when it over my shoulder or around my waist. And, really, that's where it belongs, right? But I am here not just because I love being around gold. No, I�m here to make a point really. What point is that?

Well you see, as I insinuated earlier, Fort Knox is one big secret; no one really knows what the inside of it looks like. It contains one of the world's most high-tech security systems and getting inside just doesn't happen. We can only speculate what's inside Fort Knox or what it looks like because we'll never get to know. Only the most privileged people get to be inside its secretive walls. It's one of those mysteries that we just might never quite figure out, it's one of those mysterious secrets that plague our society. Like, what happened to DB Cooper? Where is Jimmy Hoffa's body? Who assassinated JFK? What went on in Area 51? Why all those secrets have bee kept under wraps for a long, long time now, there are some secrets in life that you just can't hide from the public's prying eyes. Sometimes, things are so obvious that it is impossible to ignore them. And that is what I am getting at people. In case you haven't figured it out by now, I believe I have officially become EWA's Worst-Kept Secret. What's that? You don't believe me? Well, lemme just think about it for a second."

(The Boy scratches his head, in mock contemplation.)

HELLINGS-
"Well I've beat Precious, I've beat The Carnivore, I've beat Rob Faith, I've scared off many so-called superstars from competition here in EWA - just ask Ric Thunder or Jessie Devlin - and I've never lost in singles competition. And now I'm wearing the second-most prestigious title in EWA. To put it bluntly - I've beat the rest and now I'm here to beat the rest. All the icons of this company, its cornerstones, crumble before your eyes when they are put up against me. I know it, you know it, the whole damn world knows it! You can't hide the truth any longer, the secret is out - The Boy is for real. I told you all along that I am The Marquee Player, The Franchise Saviour and The Number One Money Maker, but none of you listened. You all scoffed at me and thought 'Who is this guy?'

But I started racking up more and more wins and now I hold a title and maybe, just maybe, you should start to take me seriously. If you don't believe I'm a threat yet then you just aren't paying attention! Rob Faith found that out last week and he'll get a handy little reminder again this week. Freehorn will also get a taste of what it's like to go up against THE Canadian Legend and The One and Only UBERstar! What does it taste like Freehorn? I'll spoil it for you - it tastes like defeat. There is simply no denying it, the cat's out of the bag and that means trouble for anyone who gets in my way, especially Rob Faith and Freehorn."

(The Boy pauses a moment to catch his reflection in his title and fixes his hair slightly).

HELLINGS-
"Now I've heard what people are saying; they're saying that Kris Cain is the real reason I'm the Warfare Champion. That is simply not true. If you truly believe that then you are only kidding yourself. People, all my fans, all The Boy Scouts, out there have known from Day One that I am the best athlete this company has ever and will ever see! Kris Cain had no impact on the outcome of that match. I seem to recall that it was me putting my arm over Rob Faith's lifeless body and getting awarded the title, not Kris Cain. Yes, he interfered and, yes, he attacked Rob, but that had no bearing on events. We all know I was walking out of there as the champ, so what difference does it make? And I have also heard some rumours that there is a possibility that Kris Cain and I are in cahoots. People, I've seen Kris Cain backstage and I can honestly say that I don't think he could even spell cahoots. Why would I need to align myself with anyone? And if I were to align myself with someone, why would I choose someone as inept as Kris Cain? If I'm going to have someone watch my back, I think I deserve someone who is at least competent, don't you?

But let me posit another theory: Kris Cain and Rob Faith are aligned together. I know, I know, it seems crazy, but hear me out. See, Rob Faith knew he couldn't beat me. Of course he couldn't, we all know that, right? After all, they may call me The Boy, but there is no doubt that I am The Man! So, rather than admit defeat, he hires Cain to come out there and interfere, so he can save some face and insist that the only reason he lost the match was because of Kris Cain getting involved. Think about it, doesn't that sound like a solid battle plan? I'm not saying that's true, I'm just saying it's more likely than me asking anyone, let alone Kris Cain, for help. Yes, I fear that there may be something rotten in the state of Arizona and I, for one, don't like it one bit. Especially because both of these men will be in the ring with me this week at Turmoil. Well I don't care if it's Rob Faith, Kris Cain, Freehorn, or even Dan Razor...whoever gets in my way will pay the price. You can count on it."

(The Boy pauses a moment and takes off his sunglasses.)

HELLINGS-
"You know what the best part of my title win was? Oh it was about a self-fulfilling prophecy, or exposing Rob Faith for a fraud, or finally getting what I earned. No, the best part was knowing that I was part of something even bigger than myself. You see, I earned my spot in history that night and I cemented my status as, well...A Cultural Phenomenon. Millions of people around the world were no doubt watching Turmoil or at least reading the results online, and were no doubt choked up to hear that someone truly worthy had finally climbed to the top of the EWA mountain. This is only the beginning people. You've heard of (making quotation marks with his fingers) 'Beatle Mania?' Well the explosion in fan support for myself is going to be 27 times greater than that. They may have insisted they were bigger than Jesus, but that was then and this is now. There is simply no one in EWA with the popularity or support like I have. I am already The Nielsen's Favourite Son and, if you combine that with my WorldWide Publicity Tour and me winning the Warfare Title, well...it's gonna be huge. It will become a real event for people to sit back and watch a Scott Hellings match.

But it won't just be reserved for the elite, oh no, a movement as big as this needs to be shared with the masses. Mark my words, The Scott Hellings Media Juggernaut is rolling and cannot, and will not, be stopped. Every culture, every generation has its own defining moment. For many North Americans that grew up in the 60s, it was the moon landing. Perhaps for some Brits who grew up in the 90s, maybe it was the death of Diana. For my fellow Canadians alive during the 70s, it was the 1972 Summit Series. But, regardless, all that will be eclipsed by one event - me capturing this Warfare Title. Years from now people will ask 'where were you when you saw The Boy capture gold?' This thing is bigger than all of us and that is why I will win this week, just as I won last week and the week before that and the week before that...it's destiny. For Rob Faith, he gets a second shot at me but it's a given that his efforts will be in vain. Freehorn gets to step through those ropes with me for the first time and it may very well be his last. Don't worry though Freehorn, not only will my Red and White Ribbon Campaign look after you, but you'll get something far more valuable - you'll be able to tell your grandkids 'I got to fight Scott Hellings.' It's not a championship, but neither one of you deserve one anyway."

(The Boy turns to leave, but pauses, and turns to face the camera one last time.)

HELLINGS-
"The people needed me to be a champion and I granted them their wish. Finally, EWA has a champion that The Suits and all the fans can be proud of. You can choose to ignore the fact that it was the best for the company, you can choose to ignore the fact that I was destined for glory, and you can forget all about Kris Cain. The important thing to remember is this - I'm better than everyone else. Rob Faith found that out once already and he's about to get a rather painful reminder. Just like Fort Knox is protected, so too is my title. I don't need fancy security systems to protect my gold, I do it myself.

And just like no one breaks into Fort Knox, no one is going to take this title from me. If you haven't heard about me by now, it is because you just don't need to. The only people who really need to know what I am all about are the ones in my way. Right now, Freehorn and Rob Faith are both in my way and I will knock them right over as I continue on my path to success. I am the real deal, I am this company's Worst-Kept Secret and Freehorn and Rob Faith will just be yet another example of why I am every bit as good as I say I am. More importantly, I'm YOUR Warfare Champion. Why? Because I want to, because I can!"

(The Boy walks off as the camera focuses in on Fort Knox for a minute before finally fading to black.)

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