Youngblood to the End Part 2: Admire the Beauty

[Lex Sense]

I sit here in silence. Dumbstruck and in awe, unable to find the perfect words to describe what it is I am feeling. I feel as though my whole life has led up to this moment. A moment in time that can either be remembered as the beginning of greatness or the beginning of the end. I can not sit here with absolute certainty that things will be going my way after Metamorphosis but I would like to believe that I am ready. Ready to play my part as two of us will go on to begin a chapter that could very well revolutionize this industry. While the other two...

Will be Roberto Verona and Gjenrei.

On paper, things look to be tilting towards The Youngbloods side. There is no doubt in anybodies mind that Jimmy and I have the advantage when it comes to tag team situations. On paper, it looks like we will be the clear victors come Monday morning. On paper, nothing can go wrong for Jimmy and I. However, paper is easily torn and whatever is scribbled upon it can easily be erased. Roberto could rewrite history as he sees fit if given the chance.

But that's a big if that wont see the light of day.

Roberto and Gjenrei will have to settle for a pat on the back and job well done as Jimmy and I go on to meet Xander at Crossroads.

Well, Xander or Todd. Either way, it matters not to me for I have decided what fate shall bring to me. I control my own destiny and everything I've suffered through will not be for naught. I have overcome great adversity to be here and I will not allow my shot at the most prestigious title to escape from my grasp like sand through my fingertips. I will rise to the occasion and bring out the best in me and those around me. I will do whatever is needed to ensure that this path I've been walking on means something. Not only to me but to everyone paying attention.

Yes, I've suffered. Just like you have.

Yes, I've been beaten and broken. Just like you have.

And yes, I'm a little bit fearful of change. Just like you are but I will not allow my insecurities and flaws to play a role in my redemption.

The world title is in my sights. It's there for the taking and two of four men can continue on. Two of four great wrestlers will be able to continue living the dream. Out of those two only one can make that dream a reality. Fantasies are for children and I am tired of fantasizing about things that could've been. I feel like it's time to start living in the days that will be.

Metamorphosis will be the changing of the guard.

The old will bow out for the young.

The future will become the present.

And I, along with Jimmy, will be the new number one contenders.

{Sense walks through an airport filled to capacity with tourists and travelers of different sorts. He looks rather normal today as he grabs his bag from airport security. He wears a ballcap for no other reason than to try and blend in unaware that blending in is easier said than done when you are a 7 foot mound of muscle. Security has just finished looking through his bag and Sense looks more irritated than calm but he pays them no nevermind as he walks away.}

Lex Sense: There's only two men standing in my way. I will get to Roberto a little later but right now, I would like to focus on you Gjenrei. The masked man from Japan who seems to wrestle a lot like someone we all know. You snapped at Jimmy for commenting about your rather familiar style of wrestling and here I am referencing the same. I look at you and see somebody completely different. For whatever reason, it seems like you are running from something. Stuck under your mask and lost amidst the haze of trying to prove a forgotten point. Your story is not unlike many that come hiding their faces from the masses. I guess the only thing that separates you from everyone else is that that second face of yours is probably less credible than your first.

But your mask, or who you are underneath it, is not the thing I question about you the most.

I question your heart. If you are not in this business to be champion than why are you here? To lie to yourself and everybody else that chants your name? If you don't show me the right amount of respect by showing this match the respect it deserves, than why should I care about anything you have to say? Than again, you probably walk around in your search for serenity without a care in the world for what others think of you. How very childish of you.

You're like a teenager with too much angst attempting to play the rebel without a cause and yet hiding his true identity in fear of getting scolded.

{A child points at Sense as he continues making his way through the airport terminal. The mother of said child looks at the behemoth and she picks her child up and gets out of dodge as if protecting him from some upcoming danger. Lex stops and seems a bit disappointed at the way he is perceived but he shakes it off as he looks around for the exit.}

Lex Sense: Yet for whatever reason, your masked and mysterious getup is working wonders for you. Here you are, teaming with Roberto, going against Jimmy and I for a number 1 contender spot to the biggest prize of them all. That's impressive. Especially since you have done nothing to deserve it. It is a bit irritating to think that you are in this match when all you've done is managed to make Trent look good. I will not sit here and try to figure out the thinking of the boys in the back. I will simply toss you aside as I make my way towards the bigger picture. Not because I'm bigger and stringer but because I am better and my heart and mind are in this 100%.

If you spend half your time hiding your true identity then that only leaves the other half to try to work twice as hard to make up for lost time.

Confusing? Welcome to anybodies world that pays attention to anything you say or do. What is your point in existing if you have no goals and just sort of go with the flow in hopes that the universe knows where you are going? So many questions to ask you but it would be just the same to ask a cardboard cutout of you seeing as it's response would be the same as yours....

Blank stare with no soul in it's eyes.

Where's your heart gone?

{Sense finally finds the exit. He looks through the glass doors and Jimmy stands behind them. The sun beats down as Zane's oversized truck sits in park behind him. Jimmy smiles as he and Sense meet for a bro hug outside the airport. *continued on Jimmy Zane's rp*}

An hour or two later...

{Ben & Jerry's houses many smiles and now two more can be added to that list. Lex and Jimmy are enjoying themselves some ice cream cones as they lean against Zane's big ass truck. People walk in and out of the shop, staring at the two men that stand outside of the ice cream shop enjoying their treats on a sunny afternoon. Sense looks at the truck and then at Zane.}

Lex Sense: You're hiding that Camaro from me, ain't you?

Jimmy Zane: I have no idea what you are talking about. I just thought you needed the extra room.

Lex Sense: Bullsh*t! You just don't want me to test drive it.

Jimmy Zane: Dude, this truck suits your size a lot better than that Camaro.

Lex Sense: Now you're calling me fat!?!

{Sense pushes off the truck and outstretches his arms as if inviting Jimmy for a brawl. Ice cream cone still in his hand.}

Lex Sense: You're mom didn't think I was too fat.

Jimmy Zane: Not cool, dude! You know how I feel about my mom.

{Jimmy now pushes off the truck as they meet nose to nose.}

Jimmy Zane: Besides, last time I let you drive my car you crashed it through an office building. Maybe learn to drive first and then we'll talk!

Lex Sense: Hey! It's not my fault that building jumped in my path.

{The deathstare continues until both of them break out laughing. The people standing about were expecting to see a fight between these two but no such luck as the two lean back on the truck and continue to eat their ice cream cones. The passerby's confused ass two what these two are doing her to begin with.}

Lex Sense: Kidding aside, you and me, we're going to beat the sh*t out of Gjenrei and Verona. As a team we are unstoppable and as a team, we will become number 1 contender's but after this Sunday...

{Jimmy looks at the floor before shooting Sense a look of understanding that prevents the big man from finishing that sentence.}

Jimmy Zane: I know.

{Understanding between friends is achieved as both men eat their cones.}

Lex Sense: Youngbloods to the end.

Jimmy Zane: Youngbloods to the end.

{They fist bump with cones in hands and then Sense smiles towards the ruck.}

Lex Sense: Now about that Camaro?

{The scene ends with Jimmy facepalming Lex away as they begin to wrestle each other like brothers in front of Ben & Jerry's. The scene transitions from that sunny afternoon to a dark night. Sense stands underneath the stars. Reflecting upon the moonlight.}

Lex Sense: Roberto Verona, I don't despise you quite as much as Jimmy does. However, there are things about you that annoy me. Like your constant need to change things. You seem to want to help those that don't want your help as if your cause is righteous. Hierarchy and The Union are no different in my eyes. Two factions looking to rule over nCw in hopes of gaining both power and security. To me, life is simple. Somebody gets put in my path and I do everything within my power to put them down. Conspiracy and politics rarely come into the picture. I earn my keep and I don't care whose in power in the time that I do so. You however, get caught up in a war of your own creation. Kelly Knite will not side with you and if she does, then what?

A little of the same with a different name?

There is no need for me to try and list off the things you do wrong on a daily basis because that list would be short and I don't want to waste anybodies time. I feel like you should be concentrating your efforts on much more greater things. Much more important matters. Like dethroning the champion. There are very few that can put Xander in his place and let's face it, you're not one of them. But maybe with a little more time wasted on preparing for him instead of a revolt against the past and present king, maybe you could have that shot. Of course you are going to have to wait in line behind me. Who knows, maybe when you finally get your chance, after you've shed this skin of mutiny, maybe it'll be me giving you the shot.

After all, if you continue down this path, it's going to be a while before you see the world title main event.

Especially, when you question the authority of those that are giving them.

{Sense kicks at a stone and it goes flying into the distance until it becomes unseen by the naked eye. He turns to the camera one last time.}

Lex Sense: I think you continue to see things that aren't there Roberto. First it was Leonard. Now it's Hierarchy. Soon it will be Kelly and then what? The Easter Bunny is on his way so maybe he's to blame for the state of things around here. It's time to drop this act and start concentrating on the reality of the situation.

Before you can change anything, you have to be willing to change yourself. It's time for a change Roberto. A change for the better but it wont be you bringing that change. It will be me! I will make things better when i am champion and I wont have to fight a revolution to get there.

Viva your revolucion!... And I will rise to power.

{Sense walks off screen as it all fades to black.}

When I think about it, I guess I do have a word for what I'm feeling tonight.

Hopeful.

I'm hopeful that everything I've done to this point will give my life meaning.

I'm hopeful that all my training and preparation will finally pay off.

I'm hopeful that The Youngbloods will once again prove their worth.

I'm hopeful that a world title shot is in my line of sight.

I'm hopeful period.

My time has finally come and the tick tocking of the clock will chime on the new dawn. The day I raise my fist with a world title hanging off it's grasp. It all starts at Metamorphosis.

This hopeful caterpillar will turn into a champion butterfly and all any of you will be able to do is...

Admire the beauty.