Hello there everybody. It is now time for the appearance of one of my favorite Characters, which is none other than Sergei Dragunov. Let's jam.

The hallway was silent, the only think you could hear are footsteps and clanking noises. The crowd hungry to see more, which Liam tried to block out his mind. The thought of hundreds of people judging him on how well he would do, and worst of all what would Howard think? Liam did many things in his mind to ease the pressure. Lucky for him Combot saw this and shoved Liam into the wall.

"What was that for?" Liam snarled.

Combot just stood there for a moment and then he rotated his head round and round until it came off. Combot caught its head and did the same with its left arm. It stood there struggling to hold two of its robotic limbs then began to juggle them in the air. It did it perfectly then it stopped while in the air the arm and head landed on this chest and the thing fell backwards. Liam took a step of concern but it sat up with its head in place and left arm was being screwed back in place. Liam took a step back and laughed to himself.

The song here is "We are Finally Cowboys (Golden Brown Mix)" From the No More Heroes 2 soundtrack. Here is the link: watch?v=uBWWumC4XBc

Liam then stretched his arm to lift Combot off the ground. "Thanks buddy, I needed that." Combot offered his pincer and Liam pulled it back up.

The two walked to the darkened walkway. The lights flashed and the two walked forward. Liam had his bad straightened to at least express pride. While walking Combot made the first move when they reached the arena, it pointed out its right arm and clapped its pincers at their opponents. Bryan Fury laughed at them while Dragunov did some sort of stroking motion on his chin alongside what looks like a scar.

While the walked on stage Liam noticed Bryan's clothing was meant for intimidation. A black t shirt with what appeared to be snake patterned pants and boots. Dragunov wore an officer's uniform which was spotless. A man of cleanliness. When both parties reached the arena it morphed into a jungle and they were standing in the middle of dirt and sand clearing.

Both men took their stances. Bryan was the standard unmoving strong balance stance while Dragunov made a whole body motion which stuck Liam with how his attacks are balanced with all of his limbs. He is definitely a strong Sambo fighter.

"Round 1, FIGHT!"

Combot sprinted in front of Liam as the attacker. Bryan walked ahead of Sergei. Combot jumped and did a double leg kick and fell to the ground launching Bryan back. The groaned but as he fell he rolled backwards from the fall and back on his feet. He avoided the pain of the fall by using his momentum. Combot pressed on. Bryan took two steps back and jumped forward as if rolling in the air and with his right leg landing on top of Combat's head. The force pushed it back and slammed into the ground. Combot rotated its legs around and then spun itself on its feet.

"Enough." Liam jogged in front of Combot. The machine nodded and took a step back.

Bryan did two punches in the air. "Come on." Liam did a slow advance then jumped in the air. Bryan arched his back forward and readied his left arm at his side. Then two fast punches followed. While coming down Liam did a double drop kick too and planted firmly in his chest when his second punch was winding up. Liam landed on his back but his legs are still awkwardly located in Bryan's chest. When he began to react Liam lifted his right left to kick Bryan in his chin. Stunning him and walking backwards and fall the ground. Dragunov picked up Bryan and mule kicked him back.

Bryan recovered from the attack. "The point is to work together asshole."

Dragunov didn't react. Liam stood there expecting a grab. Dragunov raised his left fist. Liam stiffened his arms. Dragunov kept the fist but his flailed his left leg into Liam's thigh and then in his stomach. Liam was stunned by this. Dragunov dashed forward and did a strong right haymaker on Liam's back while he was clenching his stomach. Liam dropped the ground. He lifted his chest and relaxed his body.

"K.O."

Dragunov kept his stance. Liam did a push up motion but didn't stand up right way. He shook his head then stood up.

"Round 2, FIGHT."

Dragunov did a right punch then left punch on the chest. Liam blocked these attacks and noticed Dragunov continuing his momentum in a spin on the ground. Liam didn't wait for the attack, so he jumped and with a firm kick he pushed Dragunov back clenching his chest. Dragunov recovered quickly and crouched. Liam knew that Dragunov was planning a ranged attack; he took a step forward and back. Dragunov took the bait, and then did a raising straight kick which barely missed Liam. Liam took advantage of this and grabbed him. When he pulled Dragunov in, Liam swung his right elbow into his chest and he placed his left leg behind Dragunov's right leg. He was forced back and tripped then he slammed on his back. Liam proceeded to do an elbow drop but Bryan lunged forward in a dive shoving Liam away.

"So close." Bryan leaned forward and did a quick gesture for Liam to come closer. The taunt almost got to Liam.

"Nice try."

Bryan dashed forward. He had his left arm at his side. He did four quick fire punches into Liam's mid-section. He blocked the attacks though his arms burned from the attack. Bryan looked a little tired; Liam guessed the attack was forced but how could that be so draining? Liam's left palm became a quick fist and jabbed into Bryan's cheek. From the punch Liam did a high kick stunning Bryan. Liam reeled in his leg too slowly but the time Bryan shook off the pain. Bryan did a jumping crescent kick which flipped Liam to bounce on the ground. Bryan continued to do a left punch, right punch and swung in his right leg launching Liam. Liam raised his legs but while doing so Bryan was crouching by the time Liam got back on his feet. Bryan did a raising uppercut into Liam's chest and lifted him in the air then slammed Liam to the ground. Liam didn't move but was still breathing.

"K.O. You win."

The song should end here.

Liam stared into the simulated sky to see a cloud shaped as a duck. Bryan walked passed Liam but he looked down at him as he walked.

"Better luck next time, you worthless runt." Bryan exited the arena ahead of Dragunov.

Combot walked to Liam and offered a pincer. Liam took it. Combot did two deep beeps then one really long beep. "I'm sorry Combot. I was too headstrong."

"That is all the fights for tonight. Thank you for coming." The announcer pointed out.

Liam walked with Combot to see all his friends in a lit up hall.

"Good evening everyone."

Leo, Asuka, Lili stood there with forced expressions trying to hide sympathy.

"No need to walk on eggshells around me. I got my ass kicked."

"Yeah, you did." Miguel stood behind Liam's friends. Miguel didn't look like he care about Liam. Miguel just clicked his tongue.

All of them were silent for a moment. Liam didn't want this to drag out. "If you don't mind, I'm going to head to my room."

"Of course." Leo stepped aside.

Liam was lucky that there were cars already parked and so he could leave as soon as possible. Lee stood there with the door open.

"Good evening sir."

"Good evening Lee. Can you take me to the hotel please?"

"Of course." Liam entered the car and so did Combot. Surprisingly the car remained stable meaning that Combot is a light robot. Liam looked outside the window.

"Oh yeah, I have a message from Heihachi. He said don't be discouraged, this is still the beginning."

"I see. Can you tell him I'm not; it just shows me that I need to improve." Liam smiled while he massaged his body and muscles. The arrived at the hotel.

The evening worker bowed to Liam. The lady in the suit greeted him. "Welcome back."

Liam nodded at them and held his head high. One worked leaned to a buddy.

"What is he so proud about? He lost didn't he?"

"Well he did but he is happy he tried. Reminding him of him losing won't do a damn thing." The workers friend leaned in.

The lady in the suit shot a soul piercing glare at them. The two jumped in fright and then lowered their heads.

Liam rode the elevator with Combot at his side. Its eyes began to flash on and off. "You're tired too, huh buddy." Combot slowly rotated its head.

The elevator dinged on the fifth floor and there was a contestant entering. "Hey there Liam." The man greeted. He was a muscular man with combed back blonde hair. The man wore a relaxed white buttoned up shirt along with red pants. It was none other than Steve Fox.

"Nice to meet you too Steve."

"Rough night."

"Thank you for the understatement." Liam wasn't sarcastic but was sincere.

"Meh, it's always rough at first. You can improve." Steve pressed the button to go up. "You should know you left quite the impression with the other fighters." Liam tilted his head.

"I'm not kidding. They saw how hard you tried. Feng Wei was intrigued along with Hwoarang. Point is, some of them see you as a real fighter." Steve leaned against the glass.

"Awesome, thing is, I don't feel like it."

"A sense of humor can go so far. I feel the same way as the others. Good luck tomorrow." The elevator reached two floors below the floor Liam's room is.

Liam turned his head around to Combot. "Didja hear that? We're popular." Combot tilted its head. "I know he said me but you are in this with me so that counts you too."

Liam and Combot exited the elevator and entered their room. The place was still spotless.

"So bud, where are you going to stay?" Liam nudged his partner.

Combot took two steps then turned right. There was a closet close to the doorway. Combot walked in and relaxed its joints. Liam walked up to the closet. "Good night buddy." Liam closed the door. Liam walked to his bed a collapsed falling asleep within moments.

The next day came around. Liam opened his eyes to see that it was 8:15 in the morning. Liam leaned up and walked into the living room then thought to check up with Combot. He opened the door and the closet was empty. On the door there was a note. "Gone to roof to recharge, be back in an hour." Liam took the note and threw it in the trash can.

"I didn't know Combot could write." Liam laughed to himself. Liam did some of his exercises in the room until Combot returned. It entered the room.

"You ready to practice?" Liam said a devious smirk. Combot clapped its pincers.

Well let's see. I had Liam deal with troubling parents, bullies, and beaten on multiple occasions. I'm not trying to be sadistic but its working out so far. There is still more to come, I'm excited too. In case you're wondering, I started the song so early is because this song just builds and builds, I thought it would be fitting. Also remember how that I had Liam make friends then skipped to the tournament. I've decided that was fair for some readers so I plan to make a short sub series of Liam's time in school before the tournament. It'll take a while but please hold onto some hope. Now it is time for my response corner.

Shantty: Thank you for the kind words. I know Liam had some time with his friends though being slightly disappointed, Liam isn't sad about not fighting with his friends. The fights themselves prove to be the most difficult part for me, not that it's hard to imagine it's just that I'm worried if I'm still making cool and if there is someone who likes the character to at least approve of the fights too. Well see ya next time.