Somewhere unknown...
A video-clip was shown, that looked like it was being recorded from somewhere high in the sky... and in the clip, Donovan's old base, is seen, getting completely annihilated in the explosion after the 5th Dead or Alive tournament came to an end... until it then cut to black and someone stepped forward out of the dark. It was a man, in a fine smoking with a metallic mask. And his look fell on someone, that was also hidden in the dark.
"They succeeded again... you do realize, the air is getting heavier to breath, once they find us again, right?" The man said.
The response he got came from a female woman who was under this man's orders. She had a white hair and a trademark British accent whenever she spoke. She then showed up as she revealed her white outfit. It was none other than Christie.
"They might have succeeded in getting get past us and destroy that thing...but still we got the samples for this other project of yours that is almost ready. Shouldn't this be more important now?" She asked in seriousness.
"But this project will lose all its value, once they manage to find us again. They have seen way too much. We have pretty much exposed ourselves. It will only be a matter of time, until they foil my plans again. however..." The man in the mask had to chuckle in a sinister way. "...how about, just letting them take the bait?"
That made Christie raise her eyebrows while folding her arms and leading her back against the wall.
"What do you mean?"
"I can sense that they are once again trying to find us once more. But my plan still isn't fully ready to begin...we need to take some time. And to do that...we must fool them. I want to see their dumbfounded faces, once they realize... that it was a trap all along. But we need to proceed with care... one project still needs to be finished. One more thing… never let him leave our sight... he is one hell of an unpredictable fellow." The man explained.
"Oh, he was never a threat to begin with. I wouldn't worry too much, if I were in your place... and aside from that..." Christie said as she had to smirk in a seducing manner, since she found this person to be quite handsome, for her standards. "I must admit, you have good taste indeed in finding the most suitable objects for the experiments."
The man had to smile, although it wasn't visible as his entire face was covered by his mask.
"Once Phase-4 will finally be awake...it will be the time to release our ultimate and perfect weapon. But in the meantime, let's try to keep the ninjas busy for a while until that moment comes." He explained.
Christie remained serious and in silence for a while. As she remembered how the old laboratory exploded after Alpha-152 was defeated once and for all...she had to think about one of their old members of their organization. That woman that was last seen being stuck in there...it was unknown what happened to her once it blew up. It was assumed that she was probably deceased. And that woman was Lisa Hamilton.
"I have also witnessed that woman that used to work for us...helping the ninjas in freeing the one that we captured."
The man chuckled upon hearing this. He knew that Christie was talking about Lisa.
"Yes. Lisa Hamilton...it was predictable that she would eventually betray us."
"I never trusted her to begin with. The moment, she set foot in our ranks, she already became a sore view for my eyes... but who cares? She was never that useful anyways."
"Indeed. And all this for a few ninjas... unbelievable. But now she's dead. We do not have to be worried about her anymore."
Christie already had enough of just talking and simply wanted to get to the current situation.
"So, what next?" She questioned.
Silence took them for a little bit. She saw the man resting the side of his head on his hand as he was sitting on his chair.
"Get the subject and bring him to this specific place that is situated underwater. I want the ninjas to be fooled into thinking, that that prison is my hideout... only to be then trapped, with no way of getting out again... alive, at least... hehehe..."
Christie stopped his chuckle as she demanded the full details of the exact location of this prison. Her boss did so as he showed it on a monitor.
"Should I knock the subject out?" Christie asked afterwards.
"Feel free to do so. It doesn't matter anyway. My research on his DNA is as good as finished." The man told her.
Christie then simply turned around and walked out of the room to do what her boss just ordered. The man then resumed to give a proper look at his new weapon inside the container. The man then revealed himself. It was the boss of this new organization known as ''MIST''. It was Victor Donovan.
"Just wait a little longer, my precious weapon. Soon it will be your time to rise."
Meanwhile...
Several weeks have passed since the end of the 5th Dead Or Alive tournament with Jann Lee coming out as the winner. The host of the tournament, Zack, just returned back in the cruise ship where Helena Douglas resided as the current leader of DOATEC. Upon arriving inside, Zack noticed her boss, Helena having a chat with Bayman. They seemed to talk about something important, judging by how serious they were. The DJ however didn't seem to really care about, and so he interrupted with his usual happy demeanor
"Helena, You wanted to see me?" Zack said.
He smirked in his typical way as he was always ready to please Helena for anything. Since that time, where he saved her life from committing suicide, Zack begun to have romantic interest in her. However, Helena never returned this as she simply regarded Zack as a friend and someone who followed her orders. She stopped her conversation with Bayman and looked at the DJ with a smile.
"There you are Zack. " Helena responded.
"So…what else do I have to do in order to please the beloved, Helena Douglas?"
The French giggled a bit at the way Zack was calling her as she always felt honored, before returning a bit serious.
"You did a pretty good job in sending invitations to the fighters for the tournament, Zack. Now I have no task for you at the moment. You're free to go and do whatever you want." She told him.
That made Zack wide his eyes in shock.
"What? Seriously…I mean, nothing at all?" The DJ questioned.
"Don't worry, I'll give you a call If I have a new task for you." Helena said in attempt to reassure him.
Despite this, Zack sighed. But eventually nodded before turning back. Just when he was about to leave, he stopped and listened to the conversation Helena and Bayman were having. They were talking about finding a way to put a stop to Donovan and his new organization known as MIST. Zack could hear how Helena was enjoying speaking with Bayman, making him understand that the French woman was possibly enamored with the mercenary. This totally made the DJ feeling jealous and sad, like if his happiness totally faded away. It gave him a breakdown. Feeling heartbroken, Zack returned on his helicopter, alone, and sighed again in a sad way as the loneliness was pretty much bothering him. He looked at the two pictures he had, that were about Helena and his ex-girlfriend, Niki, before ripping them off and throwing them out of the chopper.
"I really suck at romance, eh..?" Zack said to himself.
He was feeling bored and sad. He wanted to, at least, see someone but he didn't know who. Tina was, now, governor of New York…and so she was most likely, busy. Not to mention that he was slowly growing a bit of a distrust and also a grudge to her, due to the way she treated him during the announcement of the 5th tournament, just when he was traveling to invite the fighters to join the competition. And most of the other girls were nowhere to be found for him. The DJ was already giving in and thought about staying in on the ship and doing nothing…and feeling bored. However, just when he was about to exit the chopper…an idea came out in his mind as he then smiled widely. He immediately started the engine of the chopper and prepared to return in town, in New York.
"I know where to go! I just hope she's still in that gym." He said in his mind as he kept smiling.
He was talking about the girl he met and barely knew: Mila. the Spanish MMA champ and the newcomer who participated the 5th Dead or Alive tournament. She was also the first fighter that Zack gave the invitation to join the tournament. He remembered when he got contacted by the owner of that gym to visit the place since Mila was highly interested in joining the tournament. Zack could never decline an offer like that, and so he gladly went to meet her to test her strength, to see for himself, if she was ready for the tournament. Indeed she was as she was able to handle him and beat him in a sparring match.
And now, he was ready to meet her again as he headed to the only clue. That gym…since he knew that Mila was someone who never stopped training in there.