We Are Fighters (Season: 2)

Episode 6: Request From The Shadows

While walking through the forest, the vibe of awkwardness and tension surrounded the crew. Hayate led Damion and his group to the Hayabusa village.

Hayate: So...what's your connection to this Yokoshi?

Damion: ...He's my best friend.

Hayate: ...

Damion: And I'd do anything to help him.

Hitomi: We all would.

Arriving at the village, Hayate led them inside the little shack. Damion and his friends were face-to-face with the legend himself. While the others were sitting in front of Hayabusa, Hayate and Ayane, Damion was the only one who was standing. Suddenly, he bowed to Hayabusa.

Damion: Ryu name is...

Hayabusa: Damion Douglas-Flynn. I know exactly who you are. The son of Stryker and Helena.

Damion: Yes. We're here to seek your help.

Hayabusa: To find your missing friend.

Damion: Yes.

Hayabusa: ...

Eliot: We think Donovan has something to do with all of this.

Hayabusa: Victor Donovan? And why would you assume that?

Marie Rose: Because SHE is here because of him.

From behind Damion, Naotora walked up and bowed, in front of Hayabusa.

Hayabusa: Is this who I think it is?

Naotora: My name is Naotora. The graceful leader of the Ii clan.

Ayane: Is that even possible?

Damion: She's right in front of you, is she not?

Hayate: Ryu?

Hayabusa: ...

Naotora and Damion explained their entire situation, leaving Hayate and Ayane in shock.

Hayabusa: It definitely sounds that Donovan is responsible.

Honoka: All we want is to send Naotora back home.

Hitomi: AND find Yokoshi.

Damion: Please, we need your help. There's no one else we can turn to.

Hayabusa: Your story is almost hard to believe. And you all have been through much. But...I'm afraid I cannot be involved.

Hitomi: What?

Naotora: But why, Mr. Hayabusa?

Hayabusa: I have history with your mother, Damion. We worked together. And after you were born, I made a promise that I would not have her children involved with danger. That is not my place.

Damion: Ao you're just like my parents and all the other adults, huh? Just useless.

Hayate: ...

Ayane: ...

Damion: I came here, hoping to get some help from the big guy himself. But your NO help at all.

Ayane: Hey! Watch what you say to master Ryu!

Damion: I see where you got your selfishness, Hayate.

Hayate: ...!

Damion: If we can't rely on ANY adult help, then we'll do this on our own.

Hayabusa: You know that if your parents discover your intentions...

Damion: Then we'll deal with it. We have before.

Ayane: You're going against the Hayabusa clan AND your own parents? You are interfering with time itself.

Marie Rose: Donovan already did that, when he brought Naotora to OUR time.

Ethan: Guess that settles it. We just gotta do things OUR way.

Hayate: If you cause any disturbance, we WILL step in and deal with it.

Damion: Then here's our warning...get in MY way and I promise you...I'll put you down, like a dog.

And with that, Damion walked out of the shack, with Eliot, Marie Rose, Honoka, Naotora and Ethan following. Hitomi looked at Hayate, feeling conflicted but she eventually followed the others.

Ayane: Master Ryu, are we really going to just let them do what they please?

Hayabusa: Their intentions are good...but it does not change the fact that they are meddling with time. If they continue with this...then they will possibly break time itself.

Hayate: What do we do? Should we alert the Shadow clan?

Hayabusa: They have enough problems as it is. However...I have a feeling they will become a part of this. Eventually.

Hayate: Ayane, keep an eye on them. Especially Helena's son. I feel his anger will cause the end of time.

Ayane: But what of the others.

Hayate: They shouldn't be much of a problem.

Back with Damion and the others, they were beginning to leave the Hayabusa village. There, they saw Rachel, waiting for them.

Rachel: How'd it go?

Damion: They were no help.

Ethan: I had a feeling it would go down, like this.

Honoka: So...what do we do now?

Damion: Well, if that so-called legend won't be of help...

Eliot: Then we really can't count on anyone...

Rachel: Not necessarily.

Hitomi: What do you mean?

Rachel: There's someone else who can help you.

Damion: ...!

Naotora: WHO!?

Rachel: His name is Ryu Kenshin. He's the leader of the Shadow clan. He's the only other man I know who is reliable.

Damion: Thanks a lot, Rachel. I mean it.

Rachel: Right.

Eliot: What about Hayabusa? What will he say?

Rachel: Like I said...he can chew me out, if he wants. I wanna take down Donovan, along with MIST.

Damion: Alright, you guys. Let's go!

As Damion and his friends were heading back to the city, they were unaware that they were being watched by someone, hiding, within the trees. It was Momiji. Meanwhile, back at DOATEC, one of the guards rushed back to the office, where Helena and Stryker were waiting.

Madam Douglas! Mister Flynn! Marie Rose is gone. Same with mister Damion. They're nowhere to be found.

Just then, Stryker received an incoming call from someone.

Stryker: Anything?

Negative, sir. They're not at the Douglas Mansion either.

Helena: You don't think that they...

Stryker: Mhm. They went after Donovan.

Helena: But how? If they do not have any leads.

Stryker: No idea. But I'll have ever DOATEC agent, on the streets, searching for our young ones.

Helena: ...

Stryker: Relax, hun. Their hearts are in the right place. They're just trying to clean up Donovan's mess.

Helena: I know, I know.

Stryker: Regardless, they're fighting an enemy they know nothing about. They aren't prepared for this.

Elsewhere, at Hitomi's house, Damion was on his computer, searching up any information on Victor Donovan and possible leads that are connected to him.

Eliot: Did you find anything?

Damion: Still searching.

Naotora: Do you think you can?

Damion: I've got this. I won't stop until I got something.

Hitomi: Right, I understand. Thanks a lot, Leifang.

Honoka: What did she say?

Hitomi: She's going to see if she can get some dirt on anything about MIST. And Ethan...

Marie Rose: What about Ethan?

Hitomi: He said he was going to...beat the information out of those who had interactions with him.

Marie Rose: Sometimes I think he's nothing but muscles and no brains.

Damion: GOT IT!

Hearing damsons shout, the group crowded around him, staring at the computer monitor.

Eliot: What did you find?

Damion: Everything on Donovan is right here.

Honoka: What does it say?

Marie Rose: During the first Dead or Alive, Donovan employed the Russian assassin Bayman to kill DOATEC's chairman, Fame Douglas. This attempt was thought to have been successful, as Douglas died shortly after the event. The nature of Donovan's rebellion is thought to be controversy over experiments to be carried out to create an ultimate Dead or Alive fighter.

Hitomi: Ultimate...Dead or Alive fighter?

Eliot: What could that be?

Damion: No idea but this'll have to do.

Damion then pulls out a phone and quickly dials someone number.

Damion: Ethan, start your search with someone who goes by the name of Bayman, he was a Hitman, hired by Donovan. He might have some answers for us.

[Ethan]: On it!

Damion: Honoka, you still got that contact info, Rachel gave us? For the shadow clan?

Honoka: Yep. Right here!

Damion: Good. I want you, Eliot and Marie to go there and give him the rundown on what's going on. If we're lucky, this Ryu Kenshin will give us a hand in tracking down Donovan.

Hitomi: And help us find Yokoshi.

Damion: You've got it.

Eliot: But wait, what're you guys gonna do?

Damion: I'm gonna need Naotora and Hitomi to gimme a hand on a little message.

Honoka: What message?

Damion : I'm gonna make a little announcement. One that even Donovan won't be able to ignore.

Marie Rose: Big brother, you don't seriously mean..

Damion: That's right...

To Be Continued...