In Class J, the students chattering as the clock ticks closer towards the end of the class period. In the back of the class, Finn Balor scans the classroom still in shock of his placement in the school.
"Hey bro, you alright?" Zack Ryder asked Finn.
"This has to be some kind of a mistake. I don't belong here." Finn stressed.
"Bro, I know the feeling. All of us felt the way at first, but it is what it is. You just gotta accept it." Ryder stated.
"I don't want to embrace that mindset. I always aim to be the best no matter what. How does someone even determine what you are? I just transferred here and I'm already a jobber in their eyes? How makes that decision, you know?"
"That'd be Principal McMahon. Mr. McMahon is the one who decides who goes where at VJM high. He talks it over with his staff and no matter how highly they speak of someone, it's always his call. I know as my favorite teacher, Mr. Foley spoke highly of me to him and everything, but the principal thought I was nothing much more despite my talents." Apollo stated.
"Lad, that's terrible! So the principal doesn't even see the talent people have?" Finn asked.
"You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don't have that "It" factor in his eyes it means absolutely nothing I'm afraid." Apollo said with a deflated tone.
"Well, it looks like I'll have to take action into my own hands." Finn stated.
"Wait, bro what do you mean?" Zack asked.
"I'm going to go straight into Principal McMahon's office and tell him about his stupid rules!" Finn said as Apollo and Zack looked on shocked.
"Whoa! Man, you just got here and you don't wanna be on the principal's bad side already." Apollo stated.
"I'm supposed to just stand by and let this go? No! I'm going to inform him that I don't belong here. You guys don't belong here. None of us do!" Finn passionately said.
"Bro, I get it. You're a total mark for yourself, but charging into Principal McMahon's office is going to do you no favors." Ryder stressed.
"I'm not looking for any. One way or another I'm going to rise above and get to where I belong." Finn stated.
The school bell rings as the class period has come to an end. Finn grabs his bag and makes a run for it at the door, but just before he could exit the room, Mr. Snow stops him.
"Whoa, slow down there buddy. Where's the fire?" Mr. Snow asked.
"I gotta go to the principal's office." Finn stated as he darted out of the classroom. Apollo Crews and Zack Ryder ran out the classroom chasing after Finn Balor. Finn made his way up on the middle floor charging straight towards the office as Zack and Apollo caught up to him.
"Bro! You really need to think about this." Zack said.
"No one has ever challenged the principal before. Well, there was one.
"Someone actually stood up to him?" Finn said as he stops right outside the office.
"Yes, but we're not allowed to speak of his name after he got himself kicked out." Zack informed Finn.
"Well, it looks like I'll be the second one." Finn said as he was about to enter the office, but Apollo and Zack stopped him.
"Finn, I'm telling you this is a mistake." Apollo stressed heavily to Finn.
"Listen to us, bro! You don't wanna go in there. Besides, his office is actually on the top floor where Class ME is." Zack said.
"Oh really? Thanks for letting me know." Finn said with a smirk as Apollo elbows Zack for blurting out the location.
Finn makes a beeline to the staircase going up with Apollo and Zack following up behind him. Finn comes to a stop to read the message on the door leading to the top floor.
"Bro, see what it says. "Staff personnel and Class ME students only!" We can't go in there." Ryder stated.
"If you guys are afraid then stay back." Finn said as he storms through the door leaving behind a conflicted Zack Ryder and Apollo Crews.
"Damn!" Apollo stated as he reluctantly goes through the door with Zack following up behind him.
Finn walks through the halls of Class ME glancing at how everything is state of the art and beyond elegant. Zack and Apollo follow up behind Finn as all eyes were now on the lowly students from Class J. Finn went from door to door looking for the principal's office. As Finn turns the corner hurryingly, he bumps right into Bayley who was coming around as well.
"Ow! I'm sor- Hey it's you. Bayley said.
"Wait, Bayley right?" Finn asked.
"Yeah! Finn, what are you doing here? You can't be here or else you'll get in trouble?" Bayley told Finn.
"I know that. I'm looking for the principal's office. You know where it is?" Finn asked.
"The principal's office? Why do you wanna go there?" Bayley curiously asked.
"I wanna give him a piece of my mind for my placement in Class J." Finn stated.
"Finn, I know you might be upset, but not everyone can just barge into his office," Bayley informed Finn.
"See bro? Now, let's get out of here before trouble comes our way." Ryder stressed.
"No! I'm not leaving here until I see him face to face. Please, Bayley, will you help me? Finn asked hopelessly as he stares at Bayley.
"Ummm his office is down the way. You make a right and it's towards the end of the hall." Bayley reluctantly said.
"Thanks! You're awesome!" Finn said to Bayley as she was blushing up turning her face away from him.
"Oh, it's nothing! But please just be careful! Class J is not welcome here and you guys already seem to have all the attention on you." Bayley told Finn.
Finn ran off down the hall with Zack and Apollo running up behind him trying to stop him. Bayley looks on as she has a funny feeling on the inside of her. Finn makes his way outside of the Principal's office and with no hesitation he opens the door walking straight in. As Finn enters he notices the extremely large room, bigger than most people's houses. Sitting behind the desk, looking over paperwork was the principal himself, Principal McMahon. Sitting in front of the principal's desk was the student body president, Alexa Bliss.
"I must say, Alexa, you are making some fine progress as the president." Principal McMahon said.
"Thank you sir! Honestly, there's no one who was better for this job than me." Alexa exclaimed.
"Yes, and I'm sure glad to- Who the hell are you?" McMahon said as Finn approaches his desk."
"I'm terribly sorry about this." Finn said to Alexa.
"Uhh you're right you should be sorry! Me and Mr. McMahon was having a discussion. Who are you anyway? Alexa asked.
"My name is Finn Balor. I just transferred here and I wanted to tell you that there must be some mistake! You put me in Class J and I don't belong there." Finn told the principal.
"Finn Balor? Finn Balor? Finn huh? Oh yes! Now, I remember you! Yes, you came over from Japan correct?" McMahon asked.
"Yes, that's me." Finn replied.
"Well pal, I hate to break it to you, but there has been no mistake." Mr. McMahon tells Finn.
"No there has to be! I am an extraordinary talent and the folks back in Japan can vouch for that." Finn argued.
"Oh yeah, I had a long talk with your old principal. Listen, I don't doubt for one second you have talent, but I mean look at you. Compared to the majority of Class ME there's a lot of beef and quite frankly I don't think you have what it takes." Vince informed Finn.
"Principal McMahon is always right." Alexa chipped in. " Just because you may be handsome and probably have a nice set of abs." Alexa ponders spacing out thinking in her mind just before she came back to reality. " I mean just because you fantasized about having those qualities means you belong with the finest of Class ME."
"Thank you, Alexa, but I can take it from here." Vince said to her.
"Well if you think that I have talent then why was I pushed down into Class J?" Finn cried.
"The real reason why I placed you personally to Class J was because of the incident you caused back in Japan. I'm sure you know what I'm referring to." Vince said to Finn, who lowers his head in shame. "Now, if you'll excuse me I have some unfinished business." Principal McMahon taps Finn on the shoulder making his way back to his seat. A deflated Finn Balor turns to walk out the door, but stops and turns around as his face lit up.
"There's gotta be a way for me to prove you wrong! I just know it is! I heard that it is possible to rise up to the upper classes." Finn stated.
"Well, that's actually correct. Anyone can move up in terms of class but it's not that simple, pal." Vince told Finn.
"I'm willing to do whatever it takes! So whatever it is I have to do I am up for it." Finn boldly stated.
On the outside of the principal's office, Zack, Apollo, and Bayley lean their ears against the door eavesdropping.
"Bro, this is insane! I wish I could hear them clearer." Zack shouted.
"Shush! It's bad enough that you guys are on our floor. If anyone sees me with you I can get into some deep trouble." Bayley claimed.
"Look, the moment he gets out of that office we're gonna zip on outta here." Apollo stated.
"Bayley, what are you doing?" A voice stated catching Bayley's attention. Bayley quickly turned around to see Sasha Banks glaring at her. "You're skipping Mr. Hart's class knowing we have to do a presentation. And, who are they? Wait, are they from Class J?" Sasha asked.
"It isn't what it looks like! I promise you!" Bayley said.
"Oh then what is it then?" Sasha said folding her arms.
"Well….. Ummmm… You see…." Before Bayley can finish her words the principal's door opens as Vince escorts Finn out.
"What are you kids doing out here? Shouldn't you be in class?" Vince asked.
"Ummmm yes! You see Principal McMahon, I just noticed these jobbers just on our floor and they know they shouldn't be. I was trying to get some answers." Bayley proclaimed as Zack and Apollo look at her confused.
"I take it you gentlemen came here with this young man?"
"Yes sir, but we tried to stop him. He wouldn't listen to us." Zack cried.
"It's alright. While at first, I wasn't too thrilled on him barging into my office as if he was one of my own sons demanding I give him an explanation but after our intriguing talk he's not too bad. Finn, are you sure you going to go through with it?" Vince said.
"You damn right I do. I know you don't believe in me, but I'll make one out of you." Finn stated.
"Well, I'm certainly looking forward to it." McMahon said as he chuckled just before he went back into his office.
"Girl come on! I'm not gonna get an F because you're fooling around." An irritated Sasha Banks said pulling on Bayley.
"Dude, what did you talk about in there?" Apollo asked.
"He told me of a way I can get in the upper classes, but it's not going to be easy." Finn said.
"What do you gotta do?" Zack asked but before Finn could answer Alexa Bliss walked out of the Principal's office.
"Well, I gotta say I'm actually looking forward to seeing what you can do. It should be entertaining and it'll actually liven up things around here." Alexa said as she looks at Finn with a sly smile on her face then turns it into a frown upon realizing it. "But that doesn't mean I'll be rooting for you or nothing like that. It's just it's been a while since we've had war games here." Alexa scoffed storming up the hall.
"War games?!" Zack and Apollo simultaneously shouted out.
"War games?!" Bayley said as she's continued to be pulled by Sasha down the hall. "Finn, what are you doing? She said softly under her breath.
"Yeah, I'm going to challenge Class ME rep to war games! I'll prove to the principal he's wrong about me. This is also an opportunity for you guys as well. What do you say? Are you with me?" Finn excitedly asked as Apollo and Zack turned to each other scratching their heads unsure.