The Passage of Gold

[Nathan Gaines]

**The Scene opens up in the middle of a field. The rolling hills of the apparent farm, go on for miles. In the background of the hills at the horizon line rises the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. With an azer blue sky mixed in with landscape and mountain range, the setting itself feels tranquil and peaceful. As the camera continues to travel over the landscape we see a small lake with an old abandon tabbaco barn. The barn itself is aged and has obvious signs of wear on it. There are holes in the structure, and the brown wooden siding is starting to chip and fall off. At the base of the barn is a small dock that leads into a small man made lake. At the end of that dock sits Nathan Gaines. He is in causal attire and has his EX Division Championship with him.**

 

Gaines: Heaven; it's the place where a certain unattainable peace can be reached. A tranquility that calms the soul and brings troubled minds to ease. A certain paradise....

 

**Gaines skips a rock on the lake, while turning around facing the camera but still talking aloud**

 

Gaines: However, my paradise has been taken away. Stolen from me without any consideration or invitation. You see at Summercide I won this title and I achieved a career nirvana that I had sought for 5 years. Yet my moment, my ability to share the crowning achievement in my career, was cut short. Whether it was being attacked by Hostile or nearly being jumped by Hazard, or having to deal with the threats and challenges by Darkside, there hasn't been one moment for me to enjoy this. To enjoy with my loved ones everything that I've worked for coming to fruition.

 

Gaines: You see Paradise is what you make it. Maybe it isn't tranquility and peace of mind but rather a moment of clarity. My paradise has opened by eyes.. To create my heaven, my nirvana, I must take it back. Today marks the beginning of my path back to my peace; my happiness. The spark has started and on Riot the flames will rise....

 

Gaines: We all live in a house of fire. No fire department to call. No way out. Just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down… with us trapped, locked in it.'

 

 

**With that Gaines walks back to the tabbaco barn. He pulls out the lighter from his shirt pocket and drops it down into the floor of the tabbaco barn. It lights up and is very quickly engulfed in flames. As the barn begins to burn down we can see Gaines on the opposite side of the barn from the camera. His face is illuminated through the flames**