Nina had come this far. She couldn't turn back. She had a reputation to keep. If she succeeded, she would not be in any trouble at all. The note she would leave blames Paul. It reads:

Dear Heihachi, It's me, Paul. You would like to kill me, wouldn't you? You're bear would love to kill me, huh? It doesn't matter; he's dead now. I could beat you as well, you know that. So, I guess there is nothing you can do to hurt me. The authorities won't believe that it was I writing this note. With that said, goodbye, my friend. -Paul.

Nina crept by the sleeping guards. She sprayed "thieves' mist" to locate the red sensor beams. She was nervous, she could admit. She knew the way to Heihatchi's courtyard; she had visited it before. She pranced and dodges the sensors, weaving her way through the maze of an office building. It didn't take her long until she entered the beauty of Heihatchi's personal lake. She knew she was close. She crept around the building, always looking back, and she tripped over something. She hit the ground hard. As she massaged her head, she heard a loud roar. I'm doomed! Thought Nina. He can attack me while I am on the floor. I'm screwed. She turned her head slowly to see an 11-foot tall bear standing over her. She wanted to scream but feared making to much noise. Again Kuma roared, causing Nina to cower. She rolled away, but Kuma grabbed her and swung her above his head. He bashed her against the wall of the office building. Her skull was instantly smashed open and her brains dripped out. Nina's last thoughts were these: Stupid Paul. Why'd he have to be a bear hunter?

"All she was carrying was a small knife and this letter." Kuma told his master. Heihachi took the small piece of folded paper from Kuma and read.

"This could be the working of Paul. But then again, she could be bluffing." Acknowledged Heihachi. "I don't know. Either way, I will defeat Paul tonight."

"So, my sister failed you. I would be better. But it is too late now. You should have picked more wisely." "I know Anna. I dare not send in another assasin. Nina backstabbed me. Now I am suspected." Paul replied. "Well, I'm sorry that you will die a brutal death. But I must be on my way. Goodbye." With that Anna left, full of jealousy.

Eddy and Tiger were sparring on the beach. They were best friends; they used the same style of fighting. Eddy crouched and spun his legs to trip Tiger. Tiger did a nip-up and punched Eddy in the face. "Aww man, take it easy!" Eddy complained. "We're just playin'! Now you gave me a big ol' bruise!" "Sorry. I just got carried away." Tiger said. "I think I've had enough training to last me the tourney. Let's just take a break. Look, the ocean is just as beautiful as the Jamaican Ocean is." "We could swim in it. That's what most people do." "Alright, let's go get our suits and hit the waves!" "I'm with ya on that!" The two rushed into their cabin and came out five minutes later in bathing suits. They ran into the beautiful ocean, but something troubled Eddy. Tiger must have realized. "Eddy, what's the matter?" "Do you see that cave?" Eddy pointed over to the west. Sure enough, there was a dimly lit cave standing only about 200 yards away from their cabin. "Big deal. We could take any bear in the forest. All right, excluding Panda and Kuma." "Maybe so. But we couldn't take True Ogre. And that is his cave." "Wow. What is he gonna do. He isn't in this tourney to kill. He is in it to win." "Are you really that naive? He killed the original king! He could and perhaps would mutilate us. We have to move." "You can. I am staying here." "You are so stubborn. He is stronger than both of us combined." "I will prove you wrong. You'll see." Eddy pondered what Tiger meant by you'll see, but when he turned to ask him, Tiger had already left. Confused and worried, Eddy headed towards True Ogre's cave.

Tiger reported to Heihachi. "Sir, I have a match request. Myself against True Ogre." Heihachi turned. When he stared Tiger down, he laughed out loud. "A mere boy like yourself, against the greatest evil in the world?" Tiger nodded. "So be it." Tiger wanted to jump for joy, but Heihachi's words haunted him. 'A mere boy like yourself against the greatest evil in the world?' Maybe he wasn't so brave. Maybe he was just stupid.

Eddy looked in to the cave. "Tiger, where are you?" His voice echoed off the walls. "Who dare disturbs my slumber?" "AHHHHHHHHHH!" Eddy wanted to run, but he had to save Tiger. "Where did you put my friend?" "What are you talking about?" But an idea came to True Ogre. "You really want to know? Then give me a star chip." "Here!" Eddy rushed over to True Ogre. "Take them both! Now where is he?" "I'm glad you dropped in. I was getting hungry."

Tiger returned to the cabin just in time. Even though the cave was 200 yards away, he still heard Eddy's screams. He ran as fast as he could, but when he got there, all that was left of Eddy was a blackened skeleton. "What did you do?!" Tiger demanded. "I was hungry. No one enters my cave when I am hungry. If they do enter, they do not survive. Lucky for you, I was well fed." "You bastard! Eddy was my best friend!" "Well than, avenge his death!" "I will. But I will do it in round five. You better hope you live through our encounter." As Tiger turned to leave, all he heard was True Ogre's fierce laughter as tears ran down his face.

Paul stepped forward. There was a capacity of about 20 watching his fight. Kuma looked fiercer than ever, but Paul realized he had to fight his hardest. He couldn't flee. The setting for the battle was inside of Heihachi's office building. It was his indoor arena. Though small, There was a bench set up for the audience to sit on. Heihachi's voice blared over the microphone. "In the red corner, weighing in at about 2 tons, from Japan, KUMA! Kuma has four star chips. Now in the blue corner, from Arizona, weighing in at 280 pounds, PAUL! Paul has two star chips. So, Paul, Kuma, will you wager one star chip or two?" "I'll wager as many as Paul will." Kuma said. "I will wager one only." Paul replied. "Okay, one it is." Heihachi summarized. "Let the battle begin!" Paul started circling his opponent, nervous and unsure of his next attack. He jumped forward and attempted to kick Kuma. Kuma caught it and twisted the leg. "AHHHHHHHH!" Paul pleaded with Kuma, who tossed him to the floor. Paul was panting and very hurt already. "Kuma is on FIRE! Wow! This one could be over already!" Paul forced himself up. He delivered a kick with his bad leg. It hit Kuma in the jaw so hard that it sent the grizzly flying. However, it shattered the bones in his bad leg. Just get through this, he told himself. I can heal myself in time. This is one fight. This is one star chip. He tried to stand. It didn't work. He fell back down and let out a howl. Kuma used his 'Irish step-dancing' to stamp the hope out of Paul. The pain was too much. Paul went into shock. He couldn't move. He slowly let his eyes drop, losing all will to continue. The last thing he remembered was Heihachi shouting, "Kuma wins by knock-out!"

SCOREBOARD: ROUND 1: KUMA DEFEATS PAUL

ROUND 2: KILIK VS. JIN

ROUND 3: XIAOYU VS. YOSHIMITSU

ROUND 4:

LAW VS. KING

ROUND 5: TRUE OGRE VS. TIGER

AUTHOR'S NOTES: So, just so you know, Paul is NOT DEAD. The last thing he remembered before he became unconscious was Heihachi's voice. Not the last thing he remembered period. Okay, here is a star chip count:

XIAOYU: 2 CHIPS OGRE: 2 CHIPS TRUE OGRE: 4 CHIPS GON: 2 CHIPS TIGER: 2 CHIPS LAW: 2 CHIPS KILIK: 1 CHIP BRYAN: 2 CHIPS KUMA: 5 CHIPS PANDA: 2 CHIPS DOCTOR B: 1 CHIP MOKUJIN: 2 CHIPS HWOORANG: 2 CHIPS JULIA: 2 CHIPS KING: 2 CHIPS PAUL: 1 CHIP YOSHIMITSU: 2 CHIPS HEIHACHI: 2 CHIPS JIN: 2 CHIPS ANNA: 2 CHIPS LEI: 2 CHIPS GUN JACK: 2 CHIPS

NINA: DECEASED EDDY: DECEASED

NEXT EPISODE: KILIK VS JIN

UNTIL NEXT TIME.