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The Rock flipped the pancake. The scent rising from the food was quite pleasing. In fact, the Rock had asked a few passers-by if they could smell what he was cooking. They could, of course, and several of them had even asked if they could have some. The Rock had thought this was a quite laughable thing and told them no.
Adding the finished pancake to a pile of other finished pancakes, the Rock laid a few sausages in the pan. The fine sizzling of the meat kicked up a wonderful scent and Ryback, who happened to be passing by, smelled it. I need to have some of that food, Ryback thought, but how do I get it without the Rock catching me?
Peering carefully into the kitchen, Ryback saw the plate of freshly steaming pancakes sitting on the table behind the Rock. Ryback advanced on the pancakes as quietly as he possibly could. Moving slowly and quite silently, Ryback was just about to lift a warm pancake from the pile, but the Rock somehow sensed his presence. "Ryback," the Rock said, "You aren't going to take any of my pancakes, are you?"
Caught in the act, Ryback dropped the pancake and turned toward the quizzical look of the Rock. "Um," he said, fumbling for an answer, "No, I was just smelling them. Yeah, that's it, smelling." The Rock's questioning gaze followed Ryback as he left.
As soon as he'd left the room, Ryback silently scolded himself. What was I thinking?! Ryback thought angrily. I could have easily slipped some food out of there without the Rock noticing. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in Ryback's head. That's it! He thought triumphantly, I could use a distraction! But who would do that for me? Ryback eyed Randy Orton, who just so happened to be passing by, and began to follow him.
To be continued…
The logic behind this story is as follows: The Rock always asks if we can smell what he's cookin' and Ryback always says "Feed me more". So, if the Rock cooks and Ryback is hungry, why not throw them into a story together in which Ryback tries to get at the Rock's cooking? As you know, feedback is welcome, so tell me what you think. Thanks for reading; I'll be back…
