As promised, and also secretly the scenario I think a lot of fans wished would have happened, I present face Seth. Please let me know what you think.
Also, if you enjoyed these two pieces, I also have a Shield multi-chapter story up, along with an Ambreigns story on the way, so feel free to check those out as well.
Thanks for reading and enjoy :)
Good Seth
The Architect smiled as he left Triple H's office. To his displeasure, he'd nearly had to beg, but Hunter had finally given him what he'd wanted—the final piece to his plan—Ambrose in The Money in the Bank ladder match.
Seth had to admit, it'd been a hard road thus far, especially after turning his back on his brothers. Soon though, it would all be worth it. They'd welcome him back with open arms once they finally looked past their anger and hurt–once they'd finally realized the true strategic brilliance that was Rollins' master plan.
Surprisingly, it'd been easy to get the plan to come together. After The Shield made a clean sweep at Payback, Seth felt that there was only one last important thing missing from the group's list of accomplishments: holding the world heavyweight championship belts. Now that The Shield had destroyed everyone they'd set their sights on in the company, Seth had decided that now was the most opportune time to capture the most coveted belts of all. However, he also knew that as they stood, hated by The Authority, none of the three would make it to see a ladder match at The Money in the Bank pay-per-view because Triple H would do everything in his power to keep the three men he hated most, from getting anywhere near the belts or the contract. Therefore, Rollins had to take matters into his own hands to get the results he wanted.
Obviously, the hardest part of the plan was step one: betrayal. Rollins prided himself on being The Architect, on being able to get things done in order to advance a plan. However, he'd miscalculated. He'd miscalculated how much it would rip him apart inside to stab two men in the back who he actually felt akin to. He'd miscalculated how highly these men held him in their best regards, and how much they'd want revenge for betraying that familial trust.
After the hard part, it only took a little time, and a few victories, to gain Triple H's much needed trust. Roman made the plan even easier by getting himself into the championship ladder match. Dean though, he'd been tricky to work into the plan. Roman had taken his angry energy from Seth's betray and re-channeled it into winning gold. Dean, on the other hand, had taken Seth's treachery much more personally; he'd made it his mission to make Seth's life a living hell for as long as possible. So far, Rollins reflected, Dean had kept his word. Thus, Rollins decided, if Dean wasn't going to work to get himself into the match, Seth would just have to do it for him by convincing Triple H to let the Lunatic Fringe enter the match as well.
Seth's plan might be more complicated than he'd like to admit, but his goal was simple: get the gold. Not for himself however. The first half of his overall goal came in the form of Dean winning the contract in The Money in the Bank ladder match. The second half rested on Roman winning the belts in his own ladder match. Seth could help control Dean's match to ensure that his brother came out victorious, but he had to trust in Reign's strength to bring his second goal to fruition. If either Ambrose or Reigns failed, Rollins was so screwed. He had no backup plan. On the other hand though, if things went well, The Shield would bring WWE crashing down to its knees. Dean would hold the contract for the gold, and Roman would hold the gold itself. When Seth could finally reveal that this was his plan all along, his plan to incapacitate the Authority once and for all so that The Shield could truly run the yard, maybe then his brothers would see his true intentions. Maybe then they could see past the chair shots and venomous words. Either way, there was no going back for Seth.
Therefore, with everything set in place, all he had to do was insure everything happened as expected, and the night after the pay-per-view, on Raw, he'd not only have his brother's back, but he'd also be able to boast pulling one over on the Cerebral Assassin himself, proving that when it came to plans, Rollins really couldn't be matched.