Disclaimer: I do not own Bloody Roar or its characters. Shin and any other characters are of my design.

Chap. 4

"Bakuryu?"

Shin/Bakuryu dove in on a fallen Yugo. However, Yugo was not really hurt badly, so he rolled out of the way just before Shin dropped down. Without skipping a beat, Shin twirled, sending a sharp kick to Yugo's ribs. Growling in pain, Yugo managed to hold Shin's foot and tossed him aside. But the ninja merely flipped out of it before jumping toward a light post. Using the post he suddenly struck out and dove in again, faster this time. Yugo dodged the kick sent his fist into Shin's gut, hoping to subdue him. But Shin had absorbed most of the impact, grabbed Yugo's arm, planted his foot in his gut and sent him skyward. Then in one fluid motion, he leapt up after him, grabbed him and began to spin with him in the air. In desperation, Yugo head butted Shin just before reaching the ground and rolled out of the deadly drop. Shin back flipped away just before disappearing in a puff of smoke.

"What?"

Shin was suddenly behind him and grabbed him in a chokehold. He then planted his knee into Yugo's back and held him on the ground. Yugo was gasping for air.

"Shin! Can you hear me? You have to snap out of it!"

Yugo well knew that he was brainwashed which is why he didn't fight back before. Just like Kenji all those years before. If he could stop him as he did Kenji, then he won't have to hurt him. But if he didn't hurry and think, Shin will kill him.

"I am Bakuryu!"

"No. I am Bakuryu."

Shin turned to see Kenji standing on the doorway in the same pose as Shin was before. Shin was slightly confused, allowing Yugo to break out of the stranglehold.

"Yugo, help the others. I'll handle this."

Yugo was about to protest, but refrained from doing so. This is something Kenji has to do. Yugo hurried inside the house, but not before giving Kenji a glance. Kenji returned it briefly before returning to his cold glare.

"Shin. I don't know what they did to you, but I'm sure it must have been terrible. You have to wake up. I really don't want to hurt you."

Shin/Bakuryu merely smirked, "For one who claims to be Bakuryu, you sure talk a lot."

Kenji nodded, "Fine then. Enough talk."

The two ninja suddenly leapt into the air toward each other and then vanishing in puffs of smoke. Meanwhile inside the house, Yugo was waking up Alice while Mitsuko was tending to Uriko. Alice awoke groggily before coming to her senses.

"What…happened?"

"Shin is brainwashed. He's the new Bakuryu and he's says he's working for Tylon."

On hearing Tylon, Alice was put into shock, "Tylon." She had never forgotten the horrible experiments they had done on her as a child. If not for Uriko, she would have suffered even more, maybe even killed.

"What about Kenji?"

The question came from Uriko, who had just revived.

"He's out fighting him now."

Yugo stood up. He truly thought that Tylon had been destroyed for good. He and his father's friend Gado had completely destroyed their main complex. Gado.

"I better inform Gado about what's going on."

"He already knows."

Standing at the doorway were two female figures. One was clothed like a fashion model while the other wore brown pants and a green tank top. Both women where blond haired, but one had hair flowing over one of her eyes while the other had wild spiky hair.

"Jane. Jenny. I take it then that you can both tell me what the heck is going on."

Jenny strode forward, "I see you managed to control that temper a little better. Yes, we do know. It has been discovered that a new company has formed in the name Neo-Tylon."

"Neo?"

"Basically, they are the remnants of the former Tylon that didn't die off. They managed to gather enough resources to rebuild."

Jane then spoke up, "Gado and Long are already on it."

"Master Long."

"Yeah, he said something about tying up loose ends."

Flashback…

"So Tylon is back." Gado grumbled

Jenny stood back, leaning on the wall. "Yeah, and they are moving fast. They have already gathered several people for use of their experiments."

Gado shook his head. "Hm. First Tylon, then the Beast Liberation Front, and then the Tabula. I'm getting too old for this."

Jenny smiled. "I take it that this means you'll handle the situation personally?"

"Yes."

"I'll accompany you."

"Long?" The question came from Jane, the mercenary also known as Shina.

The Kenpo master stood up from his seat. "There are still loose ends that need to be tied up."

"Long?"

"Yes, Jane?"

"Be careful."

"Heh, count on it."

Gado shook his head again, "Hmph. Jane getting emotional and Long getting cocky. Those two really rub off each other. I really am getting too old for this."

End Flashback

"So what's the plan?"

Jenny sighed, "So far, you have to wait for word from Gado. He'll signal you."

Alice spoke, "What do mean 'you'."

Jenny smiled, "I have no intention of staying around. And Yugo, this time, stay put. I know your method of beating up every person that comes to you has worked in the past, but this time, you'll have to work as a team."

Yugo frowned, "And what about you?"

Jenny began to walk out of the door. "Every team member has to do their part. I'm simply doing mine." were her last words before disappearing into the night.

"I don't know how Ol' Gado can stand her sometimes."

Jane spoke, "Nevertheless, she is right. We don't know enough to make any moves right now." Alice agreed, "Yeah. Best thing to do at this point is to wait."

At that moment, the door reopened. In the doorway, stood Kenji.

Uriko shrieked, "Kenji!"

Kenji was battered and beaten up; his face showing numerous cut and bruises. Kenji stumbled a bit before falling down. Uriko quickly caught him before he could hit the ground.

"He…was…there…Kouryu."