A/N: Hey all! So schools getting busier with midterms coming up so I might not be posting for a while after this but I'll try! Also, this chapter alludes to a couple things: Miharu and Lili's ending in TTT2, and Jun's ending in T2. If you haven't seen these endings, just search em up on youtube. Lili's TTT2 ending is pretty funny too so why not?


"So you're going to find him then?"

"I have to. I have to warn him about his mother. I don't think he knows yet, Miharu."

Asuka opened her eyes at the sound of the two girls from the night before chatting away. In the bed next to her was Lili, still sound asleep. She rubbed her eyes briefly and sat up, ignoring the pain from the injuries she had sustained yesterday.

"You must be the girl who was sent here by that fighter with no name that everyone is talking about."

The two girls looked over at Asuka, slightly surprised. After a moment, the one in the bed nodded solemnly.

"Yeah...I'm Miharu. And this is Xiaoyu."

Asuka scratched the back of her head awkwardly, "Well...sorry that happened to you. I'm Asuka. The girl next to me was my tag partner Lili, but we-"

Xiao interrupted her mid sentence, "Wait I remember now! You guys are the ones who paid us to be extras at the amusement park that one time! Remember when you were fighting in the street?"

Miharu grinned, "Oh yeah! That money helped me and Xiao pay off some serious debts."

"Debts? We practically spent all of it later that day at the mall!"

"Shh! It sounds way better my way!"

Asuka raised her hand to get their attention, "Was kind of in the middle of talking here. Oh and for the record, I wasn't acting that day. I was legitimately pissed and- wait a minute, you actually got paid?! I thought that was just some stupid gimmick to get people in on it!"

Xiao and Miharu merely shrugged.

She grunted in frustration, "Fantastic. Well anyway, what I was going to say was that Lili and I weren't actually eliminated. We...ran into some trouble last night and we're just not in good enough shape to keep going."

Xiaoyu sat up straighter, "Really? What happened? We heard a lot commotion last night but it was silent again like five minutes later."

"We were attacked by some woman who was covered in some absolutely filthy gunk."

Everyone looked at Lili, who had finally woken up but was still lying down.

Miharu's eyes widened, "Gunk? Was she like...a hobo?"

Xiaoyu busted out into a fit of giggles. Asuka rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Obviously not, she just...okay this is going to sound crazy, but she didn't look very human. She wasn't wearing anything, but was covered almost completely in some purple slime stuff. And when she spoke it sounded like two different people were trying to speak over one another."

Lili cringed, "Not to mention she had these really creepy yellow eyes..."

Xiaoyu's face turned serious, "Wait a minute, did you say yellow eyes? That sounds like..."

"Your partner has been defeated. You have lost."

She turned to Miharu, "That's her! That's Jin's mom! I'm sure it is!"

The three other girls gaped at Xiao, "What?"

Xiaoyu stood up and started pacing the room, "Think about it. Miharu, our match was against a woman named 'Unknown'. She probably didn't want her real name to be known in case Jin went crazy or something. Or maybe she didn't want to be known by her real name because she was ashamed of something..."

She then pointed to Asuka and Lili, "And then you guys said you fought against a woman with no name last night. And you mentioned that she had glowing yellow eyes and a weird voice!"

Miharu scratched her head, "...Xiao, no offense but I don't see how this all connects."

Xiao grabbed her arm dramatically, "During our match, after this woman took you out she came after me. She went to break my arm, and she would have succeeded too, but something happened to her. It was like she had a change of heart or something. But I'll never forget that face. She looked so...evil, and she had the same glowing yellow eyes and strange voice like you guys mentioned!"

Lili finally sat up, groaning in pain as she did so, "But why does it have to be Jin Kazama's mother? That's the part I don't get..."

Asuka's eyes widened in realization, "Because of her fighting style!"

Xiao through her fist in the air triumphantly, "Exactly!"

Asuka turned towards her friend, "Lili, do you remember the first time we saw that woman fight? I told you that the way she fought reminded me of my own style. I've been thinking about the connection between that woman and the one from last night since we got to the infirmary, because the woman from last night used the same style to fight me!"

Xiao nodded, "It all makes sense. That woman is Jin's mother...Jun Kazama..."

Lili's eyes widened in horror, "But Asuka...that means she's your..."

The Osakan clenched her hair in revulsion, "Oh god! I'm related to that freak!"

Xiao looked completely shocked, "You're a Kazama?"

Asuka nodded, "On my dad's side, yeah. Jun is also the name of my dad's sister, but I hadn't actually met her until I guess a few nights ago. And I was told that Jin is my cousin, which would make Jun my aunt."

Miharu slumped down back under her covers, "This is too much to process."

Xiaoyu sat down beside her friend on her bed, "I guess it's obvious what we have to do now then."

Everyone looked confused. She threw her hands up in frustration.

"We have to find Jin and tell him what we know! I heard on the tournament announcements this morning that he's here, but he probably doesn't know that Jun is. And even if he does know, he definitely doesn't know about her little...problem."

Asuka furrowed her brow, "But why do we have to tell him ourselves? I don't even want to talk to him; he kinda sucks."

Xiao held her hand up, "Let me stop you right there. First of all, Jin doesn't 'suck', okay? He just has really big family issues. Secondly, Jin would never believe just any random person if they told him his mom turned into that thing last night, but he would believe us because you're family and I'm in..."

Everyone looked at Xiao expectantly as she trailed off and looked down at the bed covers.

It was awkward.

"...I would never lie to him!"

Miharu smirked, "Nice cover, Xiao."

Her friend stood up dramatically and threw her hands on her hips, "Not the point! The point is that we need to warn Jin about this so he's ready to face Jun when he finally sees her. Then maybe he'll see that there are still some good things left in his life and he'll stop doing all these bad things all over the world."

Asuka contemplated Xiaoyu's proposal for a moment. On the one hand, she was definitely not feeling 100% at the moment, and she would rather rest up a lot more before even considering this. On the other hand however, she always did stand for bringing justice to those who deserved it, and Jin deserved it more than anyone. Not to mention if she played her cards right she wouldn't have to fight anyway.

She nodded as she began to get out of her bed, "Alright, fine. I'm in."

Xiao grinned widely, "Great! I have a good feeling about this."

"What about us?"

Asuka shook her head, "Lili, you definitely got it worse than I did yesterday. I would rest up a bit more, at least for a little while. As for Miharu, sounds like you're pretty much in the same boat."

Miharu clutched her side in pain, "You got that right."

Asuka scratched the back of her head, "So uh, where to first, Xiao?"


Lars and Alisa were currently in the elevator of the hotel, making their way towards the top floor.

"So, my suspicions were correct after all."

Alisa nodded, "Yes. Jun Kazama is in fact Jin's mother. I did research last night through the Mishima Zaibatsu database after your call. Though there is not much information, tournament records say she was a participant in the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, back when Kazuya was still the head of the organization."

Lars sighed, "So that's how they met..."

"It would appear that way."

"I wonder how she feels about him now, knowing how much of a terrible father he is."

At this, Alisa said nothing. Although she understood companionship, she still had a difficult time understanding emotions that she was not primarily programmed with such as love. When she asked her father why she couldn't decipher a concise description of love, he had told her that it was because such a definition simply doesn't exist and that she would know what it was once she found it. Ever since being rebooted by Lee Chaolan, Alisa often spent her free time trying to decipher the extremely complicated coding labelled "love" that had been place inside her emotion interface by her father, but hadn't made much progress as of yet.

"For that matter, I wonder how Jun feels towards my own father. Now that I think about it, he probably looks the exact same as she remembers from the second tournament."

At last, the elevator door opened. This floor only had a single hallway with one room all the way at the end, which belonged to the current head of the Mishima Zaibatsu. The hallway itself however was littered with guards, all of whom simply nodded their head at the two as they made their way towards Jin's room.

As they walked, Alisa looked up at Lars, "How is it that Heihachi was able to rejuvenate his physical appearance? I didn't know humans were capable of such an ability.

"Normally they aren't, but Heihachi seems to always beat the odds. I would expect no less from the man who was seemingly unaffected by a huge explosion a couple years ago."

Before the pair made it to the door, it opened and revealed Jin and Nina who were just leaving. Jin was wearing his trademark karate pants and gloves, while Nina was wearing her purple camouflage outfit. The two stopped to acknowledge Lars and Alisa.

Jin spoke first, "I'm sorry you two, but our meeting will have to be rescheduled. Nina and I need to train for our upcoming match."

Lars furrowed his brow, "There are no matches today due to the commotion last night. Why are you preparing already?"

Nina smirked, "Clearly you didn't see who we were up against. We'll talk to you guys later."

With that Jin and Nina walked into the elevator and left Lars and Alisa standing in the hallway.

Lars shook his head, "Damn. Alisa, can you see who they are up against tomorrow?"

Alisa nodded, "Hai. Jin Kazama and Nina Williams will be facing...oh."

"What is it?"

"They will be facing Heihachi Mishima."


Jun woke up that morning feeling more determined than ever. Her calm demeanor and unwavering resolve had returned after last night, and she felt more in control of her own actions than she ever had before. She already knew that matches would be cancelled today, but that didn't deter her. Starting today, she was no longer going to hide from the truth.

She made her way towards the reception desk in the lobby of the hotel. As always, the receptionist greeted her with a smile.

"How can I help you, miss?"

"I would like to change the name that I am registered under for the tournament."

The receptionist nodded, "Of course. Just one moment...ah, it says here that you are currently registered under the alias, 'Unknown'. What would you like to change it to?"

"Jun Kazama."

The receptionist typed for a moment before smiling up at Jun again, "Done."

Jun quirked her eyebrow a tiny bit, "You are not surprised?"

The receptionist shook her head, "Nope. A contestant is a contestant. Your relation to Jin is not any of my concern. I'm not paid enough for it to be either."

For the first time in a very long time, Jun genuinely smiled, "I appreciate that."

"Best of luck to you, Jun."

"Thank you."

After leaving the hotel, Jun decided to go for another walk, except this time she knew exactly where she was headed.

Before her encounter with the Devil, Jun's ability to perceive the inner turmoil and suffering of some people allowed her to become a stark contrast to almost all forms of evil. But now, no matter how much she wanted to, Jun was becoming more and more immune to feeling compassionate. She was beginning to understand how Kazuya now saw the world, and it terrified her. The man he was now would be so much more difficult to reason with, and Jin was becoming the same way. The only way she would possibly have a chance of saving both of them would be to reconnect with her former self first.

And so, Jun made her way towards a wildlife reserve not far from the hotel.

The first few steps were the hardest. Despite being in solitude for most of the last 20 years, for some reason this time it felt different. Maybe it was because ever since the devil had tainted her, Jun had fallen into disharmony with the beautiful creatures around her. All she had been concerned about was her own selfish needs and desires.

She felt ashamed of herself.

The more she walked however, the more she realized that most animals had a hard time holding grudges. A squirrel had found its way to Jun's foot and started to nibble at it. She bent down and extended her arm. The squirrel simply looked at it for a couple moments in confusion.

Please...

Seemingly impressed by Jun's proposal, the squirrel began crawling its way up her arm until it was sitting contently on her shoulder. She smiled at it.

"Thank you."

As she walked with her little friend, more animals started to appear. Birds came to rest on the branches above her and chirped loudly, and even a couple small deer trailed behind her.

For the first time in over 20 years, Jun felt happiness. She came to a hill overlooking the rest of the reserve and decided to rest. When she sat down, all of the animals that had been following her did the same. She couldn't help but smile.

"I think I needed this. No...I know I needed this."

The squirrel hopped down from her shoulder and fell into her lap. Jun cradled it in her hands.

"I'm sorry for not being there for you for a while. And I'm honored that you would still be here for me. There are difficult times ahead, but now I know that I'm not alone."

One by one, the animals started to leave. The birds flew into the horizon, the deer walked back into the forest and the squirrel tilted its head to the side and gave her a look before running away. Jun stood up and took one last look over the rest of the wildlife reserve.

Then, without another word, she headed back to the hotel.