...and you just THOUGHT I was gone....

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The scene fades in from the fuzz on the screen. You see immediately that you're riding inside of a car.
Sitting in the backseat of that car to be exact, and you hear a song playing, a rap song. Not quite sure what it is.
There are two men sitting in the front seat of this car, one driving and one in the passenger's seat.
Their expressions seem empty as you peer at them. You don't recognize them, so you wonder who they are.
The car makes a sharp turn, and you decide to look out the window. Pitch black.
You can't tell if that's because of the window or because of what it's like outside, but you decide it's nighttime.
The car makes a few more turns, and from the bumps in the road, you can tell you're on some dirt or unpaved road.
Suddenly, the car comes to a complete stop. The man in the passenger's seat gets out and opens your door.
You get out and follow the two men up this hill, towards a warehouse type building on a hillside.
You seem to recognize the building, but for what it's worth, you can't remember what it's meaning is.
As you walk up a long flight of stairs, you begin to get a bit winded, but then you reach the top. The door swings open.
Now you remember when you are. You're now at the training location of Skarrphace and Master Rudolph.
Standing in the doorway, with a smirk on his face, is Master Rudolph. He's dressed in a workout suit and shoes.

Master Rudolph: Come. Skarrphace has been expecting you....right this way please.

Rudolph again motions you in, and the two men driving the car from before wait outside. Rudolph slams
the door shut. Darkness and heat fills the place where you are. You look up ahead of you and see a large arena type
sparring area. You also see to the left some workout weights and such. To your right, a large freezer, and a mini-fridge.
Rudolph gives you a moment to adjust before walking on. You follow him through the arena and to the other side of the building.
He opens another door and begins to walk down a flight of stairs. You follow him. The door shuts behind you and again, darkness.
This seems to be some sort of hollowed out stairwell, carved from the living rock of the mountain the building is on.
Torches line the stairwell to illuminate the pathway, but still it's hard to see. The light is an eerie blue-gold color.
As you reach the bottom of the stairs, you reach an open area, again, darkness abounds. Then, Rudolph flips the switch and
a light comes on overhead. Your vision adjusts and you can see Skarrphace sitting down in the room, in the middle of the floor.
He seems to be stretching, but it's an odd shape he's gotten his body into. He looks up and speaks slowly.

Skarrphace: And you thought I was a flash in the pan....*coughs*....wrong again. I've been biding my time....but I digress. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here, listening to me because you want to know something, what it is you want to know is why am I here. You want to know why it is that a man the calibur of myself has ventured into the organization known as BWO....it's quite simple really. Let me explain this to you, slowly so that you can understand it.....because I'm likely to repeat this once, and once alone.

Skarrphace stands up, and begins doing mock-kicks and punches in the air. Roundhouse kick, punch.
Several combinations, before stopping and jogging in place. He stares at you with intense eyes.

Skarrphace: I've been working hard on my mind and my body. Molding it, shaping it....shaping them both. I realized that my ambitions were leading me down a road that I have travelled too many times already....the high road is not for me. I took a long look at myself and I questioned my own motivation. The time had come for a change, but what sort of change? The sort of change where you can make that change on the outside and it affects the inside....or more importantly, the sort of change where you change something on the inside which causes a change to the outside. I pondered this for sometime, and I came to the decision to make the change inwardly, as a sign of commitment to myself and to my cause. The change has taken place, and now my body is being changed as we speak. I feel like I am indestructable, although I know I am not. I feel as though I cannot be stopped, although I know that I can. But the confidence that wells up inside of me can only be channeled into this aggression....the aggression that is fueled by the desire...and the desire is to capture and keep the BWO United States Title in my hands....so my target, my goal at this moment....is a man they call Maelstrom....

Skarrphace stops jogging in place for a moment and walks around the large room, pacing.
He throws a mock punch in the air once or twice as he continues his speaking, slowly.

Skarrphace: This man...this U.S. Champion....he speaks in circles of high society and high words, but I can see through a man's words to his heart of hearts, and I know what fears this man has. He speaks of things such as knowledge and war and truth. The man knows these things well, does he? We shall test that knowledge before much time has passed. A wise man once said that respect is earned, not given, and this day, this age of BWO the time has come for Skarrphace to earn his stripes and earn his respect. The target on my mind is this one, this man they call Maelstrom, but he will not be the last. The last one will be when they have all fallen to the power. I cannot hold this back much longer. A destructive force I have become. And now the time has come to unleash it. Can I control it? Yes. Will I control it? Perhaps. Perhaps not. We shall see when the time is right, I shall make my move....

Skarrphace starts towards you and then past you. He heads up the stairs, and Rudolph follows him.
Instictively, you follow him as well. They are quickly up the stairs and into the large warehouse type room again.
The two men that drove the car are now dressed in fighting gear and make their way towards Skarrphace.
Skarrphace throws up a hand, stopping the men in their tracks, about 10 feet from him.
Skarrphace turns back to you and speaks, more quickly this time.

Skarrphace: You know, Maelstrom, you are right about one thing....ignorance is not an illness, it is an epidemic....make sure you don't fall victim to it, for the 'Phace is coming. Don't fool yourself into thinking you should not take me seriously, because I have every intention of facing you.....I have every intention of beating you....and I have every intention on becoming the BWO U.S. Champion....these are my intentions for now....recognize them or fall victim to them, the choice is yours....the choice is yours.

Skarrphace drops his hand and the men approach him, one throwing a punch which Skarrphace blocks.
Right after Skarrphace delivers a kick to the other man, Rudolph covers up the lense of the camera and you are
moved into the office. You hear the sounds of the fighting but are forced to turn the camera off.
Soon, the scene fades out to complete silence and complete darkness once again.