A/N: I seem to be having quite a bit of time to write these chapters lately, so there may be more chapters to follow very soon, depending on how things go with ideas etc. Anyway, Chapter 4 is here!

After spending hours practicing with Lei, Zero finally felt ready to take part in the tournament. He needed to be, since the day had arrived. The Chief had decided it would be better to arrive on Tekken Island by one of the police helicopters. Luckily, Lei had pointed out that arriving in a police helicopter would not only be foolish but dangerous also. Zero laughed at this remark and suggested using a different form of transport… one that would be much less suspicious than a police helicopter.

Thanks to this suggestion, Zero and Lei were now stood in front of a vehicle that wasn't what they were expecting. It certainly wasn't what they had in mind when Zero suggested 'a different form of transport'.

"This is a boat!" Lei said, staring at it moving up and down with the waves.

"A boat… Are you serious?" Zero asked the Chief, who was stood behind the two.

"This is all we could get our hands on," the Chief replied, trying not to laugh.

Zero and Lei began inspecting the boat. It wasn't exactly a small boat, but it wasn't a big boat either. Surprisingly, it looked brand new. Zero couldn't believe that they would be arriving at the island in this thing. After finishing their inspection, Lei decided it was better than nothing and the two climbed onto the boat. The Chief checked with them both that their earpieces were working and then left them one more piece of information before leaving.

"We've sent one of our elite officers to help protect you. Rules state that new combatants need to have a guardian for the duration of their first tournament, in case of any threat from other competitors."

The Chief stood smiling as the boat began to move away. Within a few minutes, all that surrounded them was the ocean. The water seemed quite calm. This was good for Zero because had doubted whether the boat could handle any big waves. The waves crashed against the sides of the boat as Lei steered the boat in the direction of Tekken Island. With the two alone in the boat, Zero figured it would be the perfect time to find out a bit more about the King Of Iron Fist Tournament.

"So, this tournament… What's it like?" Zero asked, watching Lei control the boat.

"You need to be careful about everything you do. The other competitors on the island would kill anyone for that prize money… Well, most of them," Lei replied, turning around to face Zero for a little bit, while still maintaining control of the boat.

"Everyone has their reasons for fighting like this, right?" Zero questioned.

"Right… but remember our reason," said Lei, who turned to face forward again.

"So do all the tournaments take place on this island?"

"Actually, this is the first time it has taken place on an island like this one."

"Really?"

Zero was quite surprised that the tournament had never taken place on that island before. He imagined that the tournament would be held at the same place. Some questions began invading Zero's mind. He took some time to think, in the few minutes of silence as they continued heading towards the island.

Why is the tournament taking place on some island in the middle of nowhere? It doesn't make sense somehow… I can see now why the Chief sent me to this place. Something about it can't be right. I'll just have to wait and see what is going on there when we arrive at the harbour I guess… Hang on…

"The e-mail…" Zero said aloud without realising.

"The e-mail?" repeated Lei and began to start thinking.

"The person in the e-mail said to meet at the airport, right?"

"Ah, they did."

Zero and Lei continued discussing what to do as they began to see the island appear in the distance.

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A man climbed up to the top of a tall building and looked out to the ocean. He looked in the distance to see what looked like a boat speeding towards the island. It was quite far away but he didn't need to find out who was on it. He already knew who it was.

Ah, so he's almost here… Hope he remembered the arrangement.

The man stood with his arms folded, waiting for the boat to get closer before he left for the airport. Although the man seemed to sense a lot of things, he hadn't expected them to arrive by boat and it was by sheer coincidence that he found the boat heading towards him. Not happy that he had been caught off guard in a sense, the man turned away and jumped from the building onto the roof of a smaller building.

He wasn't supposed to be caught off guard. He was always very careful with everything he did, to make sure he didn't run into trouble. However, there was the odd occasion where he would end up fighting for unneccesary reasons. Landing on the ground, the man dressed in black stood up and looked around at the bustle of the small city he was standing in. He began walking through the streets, watching as people rushed past him. Eventually, he arrived at a small marketplace, where many people were selling different goods.

Passing each of the stalls, the man easily maintained his serious face and some people were scared at the sight of him. The people who had come to the island to watch the tournament knew how powerful a fighter he was, since he began competing in the competition a while back. The man had made quite an impact on the tournament when he had arrived. Defeating Jinpachi Mishima in a previous tournament meant that he had completed what he had been told to do and proved that he was a strong fighter.

He continued his journey to the airport as he wondered what would happen very soon…

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"Looks like we're here at last," Zero called out to Lei as he climbed off the boat.

"You better go ahead to the airport then!" Lei yelled, still sitting in the boat, slowly moving side to side.

Zero turned around and walked up to the men guarding the entrance to the island. The two men stood each side of the gate and when they saw him arrive, they asked for the invite he had been given. Zero pulled out the invite and gained entry to the city. The city looked pretty amazing. Zero stood in amazement as he looked around at all of the modern buildings and the overall tidyness of the place was impressive. Not long after, Lei had entered behind and gave Zero a nudge.

"I'll be waiting for you at the hotel," he said as he passed, and disappeared amongst the crowd of people before Zero had any time to reply.

It was no surprise that Zero immediately got lost in the city. It might not have been a very big city, but it was easy enough to get lost. Zero looked around for help and eventually found a shop that provided a map of the entire island. The island was a lot bigger than he expected, but he had no time to have a close look at it. Zero quickly found the word 'Airport' on the map and began tracing a possible route to the destination. After planning his route, he walked through the busy streets and in no time, found the airport.

Thinking about it, he realised he had already passed this building twice before and felt really stupid thinking about how he couldn't recognise it was an airport. Thoughts aside, he went in. There were many different people wandering around the airport and he remembered what the anonymous sender had said. The person knew who he was and would find him. Zero stood and waited, expecting to see someone walk towards him. What he hadn't been expecting was a tap from behind.

"You're the one who sent me the e-mail?" Zero asked, almost in a state of shock as he recognised who was standing before him.

Zero was stood face to face with one of the strongest and most agile fighters he had seen in previous tournaments. The man was a ninja, dressed all in black with shades over his eyes and a scar in the shape of an X across his face. Nobody knew his name. He was known only as Raven.

Raven stood with his arms folded and gave a short reply.

"Yes, I am."