Sonic

Murrieta, CA- 8:30 PM

The scene opens up In front of a white gym in a quiet suburb area outside of Temcula, California. The sun is setting behind the house and rain begins to fall slowly over the area. The rain starts to pick up, soaking the roads making the concrete roads slick and wet. Without warning the bass of Undead by Hollywood Undead is becoming more audible as time pass. The camera turns to show that there is a black Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution at the end of the road. The car comes down the street at a moderate speed. The music gets louder and louder and the bass slightly shakes the camera up. The car slows down and turns into the driveway of the gym. The rain starts to get heavier falling from the sky. It now starts to thunder, a rare occurrence for the Southern California area.

The engine shuts off and the music comes to a halt. The car remains stand still until the door opens up. Shortly after the cars stops, Rich Stone steps out of the car. Wearing a blue pair of sweatpants and a gold UCLA sweatshirt. He grabs a duffle bag out of the backseat and slams the doors close. He admires the rain for a second finding himself actually catching a few drops on his tongue. He finds himself thinking about his old days in college where he would play football with his friends in the park outside campus. Of course many of them didn’t stand a chance against him because Rich is a world class athlete, and not many college kids would be able to keep up with his well rounded prowess.

He knocks twice on the door and opens to door. He kicks off his shoes and places them at the door. He walks through the gym and opens a door leading into the main part of the gym. He walks down the hall and opens another door. Behind the door is one of the best gyms in the entire world, Team Quest. In the gym there is a ton world-class MMA fighters all training for their respective fights. An elite group of fighters that include on the top fighters in history, Dan Henderson. Rich hangs his stuff up by all the other in the room. He takes off the sweatshirt and his pants to been seen in a pair of black shorts. He puts his clothes in his bag and walks over to a trainer that is ready to work with him. Rich acknowledges his trainer and begins to start to speak.

Rich: This here is team quest. Bar none, this is the best MMA gym in the entire world. All of the best fighters in the world come here to better them selves and to make an impact on the world like I did. This is the place where I got my MMA start, and the place that built the legend, Dan Henderson. This place holds many dreams and is home to some of the best champions ever. Once again, Mr. Henderson right over there is a former PRIDE Middleweight champion. And like yours truly he is one of the most feared competitors in the world. Like Henderson, no one will ever be willing to face me. And if they are they have very good health insurance.

Some of you are asking why did I bring you guys here today. Well the answer is simple. For the last 10 matches that I have been in CWA, I keep telling people that I am the hardest working person in CWA I told you all that I am the best this company has to offer and there is no one that can ever take this away from me. When I train I do not hold back, and I push myself to the point where your bones do not want to work anymore. Most people would crumble half way through what I do. For example, CWA’s poster boy, “The Real Deal” Joey Nicholas. I beat him in the longest match in CWA history. No let me re-phrase that, I out lasted him and he collapsed in the ring. To give respect where it is due Joey is great athlete and I am surprised that he even lasted that long in the ring with me. Now for the people who think that I am not the true franchise of CWA and that I actually don’t work for everything I have. Kicks back, take a seat, grab a snack, and watch the things that I am doing here.

Trainer: Whats up Rich, today we are going to work on some striking, some cardio, and then some sparing against one of the guys who has been watching some tape on Roberto for you. Hope you ate breakfast because your about to see it again

Rich smiles and sits on the ground. He stretches his legs out for a little bit before getting into the ring that is designated in the middle of the room. The camera shows the workout that is going on. The workout is nothing short of brutal. It is a workout that only championship boxers would try to endure. Rich is in the ring taking shots to stomach on the mat to work on abdominal strength. They get up and Rich begins to work on giving the strikes back out. He is working on combinations for the biggest fight off his career. The intensity of the workout picks up as Rich’s trainer tries to hit back with the bags. A buzzer goes off and the two stop, and the trainer pulls out a stopwatch from his pocket. He clicks the button and Rich walks over to get a water bottle. He downs he bottle as the Trainer yells for him to get up. Rich walks over and sits down on the bike.

Rich begins his workout as the trainer yells words for encouragement in his ear. The tire on the bike moves amazingly quickly. The sweat pours down Rich’s face showing the hard work that he is putting into this match. He comes to a stop because the trainer tells him to. Without any wasted motion Rich sprints over to the other side of the room and begins using the treadmill. The speed of the treadmill is set to 10mph. The speed of this is difficult on the Franchise let alone a normal person. The workout on the treadmill continues on for 5 minutes before he is told to get off. Only 1 hour and 15 minutes have passed so far in this grueling work out. Rich gets off and heads off to a sled that would be used for football. The trainer stands on the back off it and Rich begins to push it across the room. Using all his strength he pushes the sled moving it across the room with great force. The look on his face is one of nothing but determination.

The look says it all. The look says that he is ready. That this is his time and chances like this may only come once in a lifetime. This is the time for his destiny to become fulfilled. His destiny that he holds onto so closely is only days away. The realization that he could be the CWA champion one-day makes the tiring workout easier to pass through. He finally gets the sled to other side of the room. The trainer gets off and taps him on the back and gives him a five-minute break before beginning his next training session. The camera points to Rich who is sitting on the bench. He is in obvious pain but he tries to play it off like it was nothing out of the ordinary.

Rich: What you just witnessed is about half of what I go through that was just the cardio part of my training. How many people actually can do what I just did three times a week, let alone do it three times a year. Many people do not have the god give talent to make it through all of this. Sure some people can try to will their way through it and can actually do it, but odds are its something that they will never want to do ever again. It takes a certain mentality to do this stuff. It takes the heart of lion, and the will of a god to be able to do this. The training at Team Quest is really the best. Hey Roberto, I know you are watching this. Let me ask you this. Do you think you can handle of this? You think that you can face a guy who literally takes himself to hell and back just to be the best. Roberto, I have no doubt that you go through intense training to be where you are today. Lets be honest you have no chance in comparing stamina against me. Roberto I have studied you and Ultimate Pain down to a tee. I have watched you in the ring, and watched tons of tap on you two guys. I have never faced off against either of you because management thought it would be a great idea to stick me in the jobber role for a while. But when we do face off next on Adrenaline Rush, you will see where this training goes to use.

Trainer: Let’s go Franchise, 45 minutes left lets get some work done. Hit the mats let’s go.

Rich gets up off the bench and enters the waiting ring. In the ring is a staff member who is willing to teach Rich all he can on get in and out of the various submissions that Roberto uses through out his career; every single move that Robertp has used in his career. Determined to learn everything that this guy has to offer, Rich intently listens to the instructions on how this work out will go.

The staff guy tells Rich to lay on the mat and he will be put in the submission. After that he will be instructed on how to get out of it. Lastly the staff member will put him in the submission with full pressure and Rich will have to get out. The staff member puts Chris in the Boston Crab and has Rich get out of it. Then he does it again and puts on the full pressure. Screaming in pain, Rich tires to get out of the dangerous hold before he passes out from the pain. Before taping out Rich rolls to his stomach and some how manages to escape and counters into an ankle lock. The workout continues on working with various submissions. All of the submissions are ones that can be sprung on him at any given time in the match. Rich is not taking any of his time off. Starting with this intense workout was just the start off his week long training in anticipation for this huge career-defining match.

The workout end after the final submission is escaped from. The staff member walks away from Rich and leaves the ring. Rich gets up and stretches his back and quads out knowing that is where most of the damage was done to his body from the workout. He leaves the ring and walks over to his bag and pulls out his keys and a spare change of clothes. He pulls out a pair of black pants and a blue UCLA sweatshirt. He then walks over to his trainer and gives him a high five and thanks him for putting the time and effort to help an old friend out in a time where he needs all the help he can get.

Outside the rain has stopped and the clouds are slowly beginning to fade away opening up a light glimmer sun from above the gym. Rich goes over to his car and sit on the hood looking into the camera.

Rich: Roberto, you’re not ready for this. You are not ready to face me. Not yet. I have sacrificed more than you can imagine being where I am today. You had your title shot, you had your chance at the spotlight. It is my turn. Do you understand what I am saying? You think that this is all a game? That is the difference between you and I. That is what separates you and me. Roberto, you go out and you go to TV shows and commercial and all of that crap that the poster boys do. You are the one that all the fans cheer for blindly just because you are on a wheaties box. That is why I hate them so much. They are blind, and misguided. All of them, don't know what a true star is. They don't know that a star is the one who gives the most to their sport. The one who doesn’t mess around with the politics, and the one who doesn’t cry and complain every time you don't get your way. Is any of this getting to you Roberto? Is anything striking a bit close to home? Or are you out shopping for your little dog?

Rich walks over to his driver side door and opens it up. He sits down right in the door and the camera follows him over there.

Rich: Roberto right now, you are the second best this company has to offer. Ultimate Pain being number one, since he is the champion. So I guess that leaves me at number three doesn’t it. So when I beat you it is technically going to be an upset. An upset to who? An upset to the guys in the back… don't think so. Most of them know that I am misused and under appreciated. Many of them do not even want to face me in the ring. Most of them would rather quit then face me in a pissed off mood. Back to our question, who would consider it an upset? I’ll tell you who would find it as an upset. Two main parties, they would be the parasites, also known as the CWA fan base, and the other party is the CWA management. The fans don't think I stand a chance against Roberto one-on-one. They think that the only way I could beat Roberto is to cheat. Hit him with a chair when the ref isn’t looking, hit him with a low blow, grab his tights, or get him DQ’ed some how. Seeing me win would be devastating to them all, hell I could even get a couple of tears out of some of them. You just never know sometimes. I know that they think that I actually care about them though. I have said it tons of times. They are the most useless people in the world. F we actually didn’t need them to make our checks I would care about them in ANY way at all. To be honest I can not wait to see the faces of you all when I pin Roberto in the middle of that ring. I honestly want to jump the rail and laugh in every single one of your faces until you start to cry. I know its messed up, and odds are it’s a bit sadistic but I do not care. You all mock me whenever I claim to be the best. You all say Roberto is better, Ultimate Pain is better, and Joey Nicolas is better. Let me recap what happened. I beat Joey Nicolas, and I am going to beat Roberto. The after that I am going to beat Ultimate Pain. So mock me if you want, it is just going to feel so much better when I beat you.

Rich: About the other guilty party in this “upset shocker”. CWA management has set up this little thing that not only do I have this number one contender ship along with the one I earned by getting rid of that worm Dmac. See they have this assumption that if I lose this match against Roberto, that I am just going to cash in my shot and give them their title main event, a triple threat match for the CWA championship. There is just one problem with that. I hate it. I don't want my first title match to be a triple threat match. And to be honest I think no matter what it will be like that. I think that you people in CWA management are putting it in stone, no pun intended that is going to be a triple threat match for the CWA championship. But that is not going to happen. See I am going to beat Roberto at Adrenaline Rush this week. Then, I am going on to beat Ultimate Pain, and gain the thing that has be been plaguing me since day one, the CWA championship. If, by some god forsaken miracle I happen to lose, it is yet to decided if I want to cash in my title match right away. Mainly for two reasons, one reason is because I want my title match to be one-on-one so at least I have control over the outcome. The other reason would be so the match that everyone is expecting is destroyed, crushing the hopes and dreams of all the fans.

Rich: Roberto, I hope you are ready for tonight. This will be the most epic encounter in CWA history and will get regards as the best match in CWA history. Hell in World history. People will be talking about his match for a very, very long time. Roberto, this all comes down to who wants the title more. It all comes down to who is hungrier for the title match. You have already had your spot in the limelight. Roberto, you already had your chance to taste the gold as the first ever CWA champion. It is my turn to get my spot and becoming champion. Look Roberto, it is nothing personal. Its just the fact that you are in the way of something I need to cement my legacy in the world. I took out the two other guys that were in my way of this moment. Joey Nicolas, and Dmac were both victims of destiny. Destiny a word that I haven’t used in a while, but the word just seems to perfect to be used anywhere else. I need this title now and there is nothing that is going to stop me. My time to be the absolute best is now! My time to be the undisputed best that there ever has been is just a few short weeks away. There is no BS about you will see a side of me that you have never seen before. Let’s face it there is nothing different that I could do. Nothing at all that would make people look at me in the ring different. I am going to use all the tools that god has given me and it should be more that enough to win. All me training, all the hours I put in, and all the things I have sacrificed will not go with out a true purpose but to spit out hot air. Ladies and gentlemen you are looking at your new CWA champion right now and he is the man.

That is too hot to handle and too cold to hold. When they made me they broke the mold. When your looking for a star, don't go to far. The guy that all the guys want to be and the ladies came to see. The best there is, and the best there ever will be. He is the Franchise, and the one that all the fans despise. The one that the scientists wish to clone, ladies and gentlemen I am Rich Stone.

Rich turns and sits in the car and turns on the car. He pulls out of the parking lot and then speed down the wet streets of Murrieta, California as the screen turns to black.

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