Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this work of fiction. That honour belongs to Marvel, SNK or Capcom. Enjoy this regardless.
The sunlight glinted off the carkeys that hung in the home of one Jill Valentine, who was dashing around, trying to find all the things she needed.
"Argh. I really need to be more organised. Who would've thought that finding a slip of paper would be so difficult?"
The piece of paper in question was tucked into the pocket of her trousers, and she felt like an idiot when she'd seen its reflection in the mirror.
"Okay,
there's the invite...alright...Damn! Where'd I leave the
carkeys?!"
After a frantic search of her bedroom she'd found
the keys hanging on the hook behind her curtains. She took the stairs
two at a time and opened the door at the front of the small house
that she'd rented after the final Umbrella incident, stopping only to
grab her beret and shoulder pads from the coat-rack in the hall.
"Think I've got everything...yep, let's go"
She closed and locked the door and strode down the path towards her battered '94 Lumina, waving at the little girl that lived across the road as she opened the door and dropped into the seat. Sighing inwardly, she turned the keys in the ignition and set off towards the place mentioned on the invite she'd received a few weeks earlier. It was strange, she'd been invited last year and didn't really enjoy it, but she felt compelled to try her luck again and see if the dice rolled in her favour.
After about an hour of looking for the building she needed, she found it tucked away down a side street. After parking and making sure the car was actually safe from any would-be thieves, she checked the road and stepped across it, onto the pavement and through the large double doors that stood in front of her. It didn't look like much, but she'd learnt a long time ago that you should never judge a book by its cover.
"Well Jilly, this is it"
She took a few cautious steps over to the reception desk and was greeted by a small yellow and blue robot that had hopped onto the desk.
"Greetings, welcome to the MvCS tournament registration center. Please state your name and present your invitation"
Jill fumbled in her back pocket, then handed the small slip of paper to the 'bot.
"Uh, Jill Valentine. I was in last year's tournament"
The robot
gave the paper a thorough check and handed it back to
her
"Alright Miss. Valentine, this seems to be in order.
Please head through the blue door to your right and take a seat on
the transport. It'll be leaving shortly"
Jill nodded and pushed the door open, hardly containing a gasp as she stepped out of the slightly run-down office and onto a large gleaming silver platform. Several groups of people were already there, she could see Guile's distinctive hairstyle hovering above one of the crowds. But what really caught her attention was the transport. It was a huge train, but one she'd never seen before. A single metal rail ran underneath it and it seemed to be hovering a few inches above the "track".
"Well...there's no turning
back now...this should be interesting..."
And with that,
Jill Valentine pushed open the door to one of the carriages and
stepped through...
