Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE superstars in this story. It is purely a work of fiction, and the wrestlers used in the making of it own themselves.

A/N: As always thank you all for the reviews on the last couple of chapters, if I haven't thanked you all enough in the last two weeks, LOL. It's keeping me going with this story even when I sometimes just don't feel like writing. None the less it is about Zach so I've got the best incentive to finish it in the world. Much better then the Matt Hardy one, LOL. All Hail Zach. Anyway, the interview was easy to write because all of Zach's answers were actually all in his own words. I didn't bother to change them; I just looked for interviews with him. It's awesome what the net and your friends in the business can get you on short notice. So none the less, here is the next chapter. The one where Zach will talk to the school and Hayley will meet with Jim Ross. For the record, she is going to be away from the school when he talks to them. Just so if I don't do it right, then you know why she's not there for the best part, LOL.

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Zach walked through the halls. He didn't know why he was looking for her, but he sure hoped that he would see Hayley there. He had no issue speaking with people about what he had been through, he'd been doing it for months now since he had been with the WWE, but with the growing closeness between them, and what had happened between them in his hotel the night before, he really thought that having her there would make it go that much better.

He knew he couldn't wipe the grin off his face. Ever since she had admitted to actually liking him, he wasn't able to remove it, and he knew that it showed. Thank God the principal of the high school just thought he was smiling because he was a nice guy. It saved him from having to explain that he might just be in love with one of his students.

They made their way into the gymnasium and walked toward the stage. The students were already there, so when he started walking in, he heard people gasp and begin talking between themselves. He remembered fondly what happened in high school for him, and from what he could gather, things hadn't changed much. It was still the same people whispering and watching him like there was something wrong with him.

Getting to the stage, Zach took the microphone from the teacher that had introduced him. He tried to search his mind for her name, but he couldn't remember and so he just decided to say thank you, be polite and begin the motivational speech he was here to perform.

"I gather you all know who I am, and why I am here today, but for those of you with the look of fear on your faces, I am Zach Gowen, current Superstar on Smack Down which is a televised program done by the WWE, which would be the World Wrestling Entertainment business. So why don't you all get comfortable and let me talk to you for a few minutes about why I'm here and why you have to be here to listen to it."

Looking over to the teachers all standing at the side of the platform for confirmed go ahead; he looked back out at the audience of students. There were a few girls who were smiling at him with love in their eyes, and there were some guys that looked pissed off that the girls were doing it to begin with. He knew doing this was going to be hard because they were young and they just didn't care what he had to say, but he hoped that when they heard what he had to say to them, they would change their minds. Bending his head down and clearing his throat, ignoring the nagging feeling in the pit of his stomach, he looked up, and that's when he saw her.

Standing by the exit with the saddest look in her eye, she waved to him and pointed to the door, letting him know with her motion that she had to go and wouldn't be there after all to hear what he had to say. Nodding his head slightly so she could tell that he was alright with it, he saw her turn on her heel and head out the door. Looking up towards the students again, he cleared his throat and got ready to speak.

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Looking nervously around the hotel bar I waited for Jim to make his presence known, so that I could finish this meeting and get back to the school to hear Zach speak. I had caught his eye before I left the actual gym, and he had looked like he really needed someone to be there for him, just as much as I wanted to be there for him. I hadn't called him since the night before in his hotel room, and I figured it was all just something better left forgotten, and as long as I lived I had to make sure that no one found out about it.

I couldn't help wondering if that was the reason I was here to begin with. Ever since I learned about Ariel's turn, and Brock and Randy's claim that I had wanted Randy to take me in the car the entire time I was trapped there, even though they saw my face when they took me out, I was worried that it would come back and bite me in the ass. I really did hope that Jim wasn't here to possibly pay me off to make sure I kept my mouth shut. I knew that what happened that night in the car, as well as Randy drugging me to believe I was wasted, were all things I could make a lot of money on, if I wanted too, but the simple fact was I couldn't wait until the wrestlers got themselves out of town.

Looking up as the elevator opened I saw a young blonde man get off and walk towards me. I didn't recognize him as anyone I had ever seen before, but he did seem pretty intent on walking right up to me so I assumed it had something to do with Jim and why he wasn't here yet, it already being after one, the agreed upon time.

"Hayley Peterson?"

"Yes, and you are?"

"Brian Kendrick. Jim told me to come downstairs and keep you company while he finishes up a few things he's working on for my show next week."

"Well that was necessary, so if you want to take off and do something more entertaining I wouldn't be offended Brian, but I do thank you for bringing me the message."

"Actually if you don't mind, I don't have anything else planned anyway. So I wouldn't mind some company myself."

"I'm shocked you don't have plans."

"Why's that?"

"You're a wrestler, and you seem to be natural blonde. Most women swoon over that type of thing when they are around you don't they?"

"Not that I've seen nope. But does that mean I should expect you to swoon right now? Because I really don't know how to deal with something like that."

"No worries, I don't like wrestlers."

"Well then I'm going to have to make sure to change your mind one of these days then."

"What was that?"

"Nothing. So do you know why Jim asked you here?"

"I haven't the slightest clue actually. I was just about to ask you if you knew."

"No I am just the lap dog right now. If you haven't noticed, I can't really get around very well." He said as he pointed to his taped up ribs and his cast on his leg.

"That's rough; did that happen in the ring?"

"Yeah last week, I took a heavy beating from our one and only Brock Lesnar."

"I've come across him since I've been here, so I can see what you mean."

Just as Brian was about to ask me something I noticed a man come up behind us. This was obviously the one and only Jim Ross. Brian managed to get himself off the bar stool with relative ease and gently touched her on the arm before leaving.

"I will change your mind about all wrestlers."

"I'll hold you to it."

When he had safely walked away I smiled and turned to Jim. I had to know why I was here and I had to know now, before I drove myself more insane with worry then was necessary.

"So Mr. Ross, can you tell me why you needed me here?"

"All in due time Hayley. All in due time."

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"Your school wanted me to come here and talk to you and motivate you to do something great with your life. I would even go so far as to assume that they want me to tell you all to go to college and then work your way out from there. I am not the best person to talk about going to college. Did I do it? Yes I did, but I ended up following my dream of being a competitor in the ring, and it took me to where I am now, and I don't think I would go back and change how it happened. So my advice to all of you is simple. Figure out what you want to do with your lives. Sit with your friends and see what you are best at, and then figure out the plan to make that dream a reality and go from there. Don't let someone else dictate to you what you can and cannot do because if you allow that, then you are going one step behind instead of one step forward."

Looking out among the students he saw their faces get more interested. It was obvious that everyone that was here that day thought that they were going to get preached too and he knew that no matter what he said to them, he couldn't preach to them about doing something they just weren't ready to do already themselves.

"I am going to tell you a little bit about me for those of you that don't know, so you can see what I've been through in my life and how I got to be where I am right now. I got cancer when I was really young. Ages don't matter at this point, the courage and heart that I have does though. I got cancer in my leg and I remember being told that no one knew what the real issue was. I took some time lately and gone over that in my head and I think these people just took the easy answers out. I eventually got diagnosed properly and was told it was my leg or my life. I'm standing here in front of you, a man with one leg, so it's obvious which path I chose. But even before that, I knew I wasn't allowing myself to be taken like this. I was going to fight and I was going to fight hard to beat this. They did take my leg, and some people would say that means that I am half a man, but what it tells me, is that it took something from me that didn't matter as much as standing here does today. I had so much life to live and I wasn't about to let cancer beat me down."

"Well they took the leg, and I was a sick kid for a long time, sometimes even now things can get harsh and I'm always thinking about things getting to the point of no return again. But I know now what I knew then. I am strong and I had to be able to live my dreams and the only way that is about to happen is to beat the cancer and beat what might be bringing me down. So I turned down the make a wish people, I turned away better treatments and I beat this, with one leg."

"The reason your school has me here today is to let you know what's happened with me, and how I rose above all of that to be who I am right now. I think I've told you what I've been through, now let me tell you why I choose to do what I do for a living even though I am the only one legged man out there right now that's doing it. When I get in the ring and I jump off the top rope onto someone, it's really like I'm flying. There is no way to totally explain to you how much I love what I do. I never leave the place with a smile. Even when I have to face my boss in a match."

"Wrestling had been a love of mine forever, and I even had a girl that said I could never be one because of my leg, and let me tell you, that just made me want to be a superstar more. It took me some time, but I did it, and I went from being in the independents and watching Hulk Hogan, to being in the middle of the ring with Hulk Hogan. Most of you will know him by name more then me, and for those of you that don't, he is the best man in the world and he was a lot of kid's idol. Including me. He's the reason I'm here and he's the reason I am going to stay here."

"The last thing I want to say to all of you is this. I know you are just starting out in your life and you aren't that younger then me. I think that all of you can do this, and do it well and follow your dreams to the end. I personally cannot wait to see it."

Walking away from the podium, he looked towards the faculty of the school and saw the looks of shock on their face. They had all assumed he was going to say stay in school and don't change what you're doing now, and he wasn't about that at all. With a little smile he walked down the stage and started slapping hands with some of the guys that were closest. He had wished that Hayley was there to see him do his thing and do it well, but overall he thought he did what he was told to come there and do, and that was motivate those kids.

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A/N: I waited on the meeting a little bit because I wanted to make Zach say a bunch of stuff, and can you smell the next conflict that's on the way? When you review let me know, because I think I was pretty blunt with it, LOL See you tomorrow for the next installment.