Sorry this chapter took so long. I had a writer's block for quite a while.
This is the last chapter in part 2 of the World's Finest Trilogy, The
World's Strongest. I will start the final part of it shortly.
World's Strongest: Part 4
Next End
Deep Emotion
Her eyes slowly opened to complete darkness. It was so dark that she could not tell whether she was alive or dead. Deep groans from beside her told her that she was still alive. She could see the silhouettes of Wolfman and Luwanda next to her. Cammy shook her head, trying to wake herself up. She wanted to wipe her face but found that her hands were bound to the wall. She kicked her feet out. They weren't chained to the wall. Wolfman had just regained consciousness before Cammy and Luwanda was doing so just then. Luwanda's eyes adjusted to the dark as she looked around.
Cammy rubbed her eyes against her arm. She had a painful headache, as well as little recollection of what actually happened. "What's going on? Where are we?"
Wolfman snapped back. "That bastard betrayed us. They locked us up somewhere in the mansion."
Cammy was in shock. "He? Vega? Vega betrayed us?"
Wolfman replied solemnly. "Yes, he set us up."
Luwanda asked in a groaning voice. "Why haven't they killed us yet?"
Wolfman responded quickly. "Simple, they want to torture us first. They always do that."
The door cracked open and released a flood of light into the small room. They squinted their eyes from the sudden influx of light. They could see the silhouette of a figure walking toward them. The door shut behind him and they had to squint to see who was walking towards them.
"Bastard." Wolfman growled when he saw that it was Vega coming to them.
Vega ignored him and spoke in a fast whisper. "We do not have much time. You have to get out of here. This room was an office before Rolento took over. There is a vent above you. Follow it to the left to get out."
Wolfman snapped back. "What are you talking about?"
Vega responded in the same tone. "You must get out. Your mission is a failure. If you want to live you have to escape."
Wolfman snapped again. "How do you expect us to trust you? After all you have done?"
Vega's voice didn't change. "You have no choice. Without it, you will die."
Wolfman couldn't respond. His eyes never left Vega and his face never changed it's scowl. It was Cammy which spoke next. "Vega, why?"
He lowered his head before he responded. "I'm sorry, I had no choice. When Rolento discovered that there were intruders, he offered me freedom to capture them. I had no idea it was you when I accepted. He set it up so you would find me before all the other hostages. After I took so long, he sent me in here as a final test of loyalty, to finish you off."
Luwanda responded. "Then why were you are you here? I mean, why were you in Morocco at all?"
Vega reached into his coat pocket and took out a small bag. It's contents looked like finely shredded grass. "It's a new type of experimental drug. I have several of these bags full. Each will give me a profit larger than my sums in Spain ever were." Wolfman chuckled. "Drug trafficking now? You make a habit of screwing yourself over don't you?"
Vega glanced at Wolfman. A scowl shot across his face. "My life has not been as easy as your lives have. After Japan I was supposed to be dead, and even if I hadn't died there, I still am a criminal. I can never go home again. I have to find other ways to survive."
Wolfman laughed. "Yeah, you were sure forced into being a drug trafficker weren't you?"
Vega leaned over Wolfman. "Considering the situation you are in right now it would be in your best of interest not to piss me off." He lifted the claw which they now noticed on his hand and lowered it to touch Wolfman's face. He lifted it again and took a small metal rod out of his pocket. He went over to Cammy and started to pick the lock on the chains which bound her. The chains snapped open and Cammy dropped down. He released Luwanda next, and then Wolfman. "The vent is above you. I'll try to buy you some time. If he thinks you are dead he won't act as fast."
Cammy turned to him. "How is he going to thing that we are dead. There are no signs of anything?"
As she was speaking Vega pressed his claw into his side. He shook a little bit and crouched over. He pulled it out and raised the claw. He watched the blood drip down it. Cammy held her hand over her mouth. Vega tied his shirt around his stomach and concealed the makeshift bandage with his trenchcoat. He tried to stand up straight. He walked with suppressed limp toward the door.
He turned his head and they were already gone.
Facilitated Demise
The soldiers walked out of the building with nothing to report. They said there was no one inside. While the others continued to search through the streets during the night two of the soldiers lagged behind. Just before the commander turned and saw them they slipped between two buildings and crouched up against the wall. One of them, a short soldier, took off his helmet. They had been lucky to escape the building. Only two soldiers took the upstairs. It was all they could do to set them up for an ambush then take their clothes. They made sure they stayed in the shadows so the overall size difference between them and the soldiers would not betray them.
Matthew yanked off his helmet when he was sure the soldiers were gone. He sighed in relief. "That was a close one."
George was also breathing heavily. "Yeah, we were almost toast."
They sat for a few minutes calming their nerves before George shot up. "Oh my God, we have to report."
Matthew shot up. "Oh yeah, it's past time." The sun's light was beginning to show on the horizon while George tried as fast as he could to get the satellite connection. He was in two minutes later.
"Base, do you read us. Hannah, do you read us?"
The women's voice came over through the headset. "Where in bloody hell were you two? Why didn't you report on time?"
George breathed a sigh of relief and replied. "Don't expect the next time to be made either, we have to locate out of the city. There has been no word from Wolfman for the last few hours. We were attacked in the city. Neither of us is hurt, but we do not know what has become of Wolfman."
Hannah was silent for a moment then replied. "We must assume the worst. We are implementing plan b, get yourselves out of the city now. Make your way back to the shore. We will send someone to pick you up."
George screamed into the headset. "Plan B? You are going to bomb them? They may still be alive in there. It's probably just radio interference."
Hannah kept her same professional tone. "I'm sorry. I'm merely taking orders. We have no choice. If Wolfman and his group do not evacuate in the next two hours, they are lost."
George yelled back at her. "What about everyone in the city? Are they expendable also?"
Hannah reassured him. "We are using low explosive bombs and are doing strategically targeted strikes. There will be no damage to anything other than the compound. I'm sorry Pidge, this is the way it has to be."
George didn't wait for her to finish. He slammed the laptop shut and tore off the headset. "They are going to bomb them." He said in a somber voice. "They are going to kill all of them, Wolfman, Cammy, Luwanda. They are all going to die."
Matthew stood up. He was several feet taller than Pidge and looked menacing with his cybernetic parts. "You always complained about not being allowed on any real missions. Now is your chance. They trained with us, fought with us, lived with us. They are one of us. We lived together. And if need be, we'll die together. They are our comrades. We don't leave our comrades behind."
George raised his head and smiled. They looked toward the complex. They had two hours.
Endgame
He looked up as he saw him come in. He was holding his side and blood was on his claw. Rolento chuckled. "Very good. It seems you have done your job." He put the briefcase of the table and opened it up. There were several bags of the drug in it and Vega gazed at them. He took one of the bags in his hand and glanced at Rolento. He tossed the bag into the air and slashed through the plastic with his claw. He slashed the neatly laid bags in the briefcase and threw it too the floor. He then stormed out of Rolento's office. Rolento looked back down at his work, apathetic about Vega leaving.
The vent cover fell to the ground as they climbed out. They were in a bathroom which they presumed was on the bottom floor. Luwanda crawled out first, followed by Wolfman, then Cammy. They could see the hallway which led them in, but the stood there, waiting. "Something isn't right about this." Wolfman concluded.
Luwanda agreed. "This isn't complete. If we leave now we admit failure. We have never truly failed before."
Cammy also agreed. "Yes, we know that we cannot leave. We have to finish this mission."
They turned and nodded to each other and walked to the elevator. Since their "deaths" there had been a lack of guards. Perhaps the fact that they had killed so many contributed to it. When the elevator stopped short of the top floor they climbed out the hatch on the top. There were soldiers inside talking. They held their breath and waited. The elevator was coming up to the top and they were beginning to be pressed for room. The elevator stopped at the top and they pressed themselves. The door opened and the two soldiers saluted. Five seconds later they were on the floor dead and Vega stood where they dead. Wolfman, Cammy, and Luwanda dropped into the elevator.
Vega didn't turn around. "What are you doing here? I thought I told you to leave."
Wolfman responded. "We have a mission and we intend to finish it."
Vega kept his same tone. "We cannot defeat Rolento. This isn't like Doctrine. Rolento still has troops too large for us to handle. And he alone is still very strong. Perhaps he will even be harder to beat than Bison. By ourselves we cannot beat him."
His negative tone ended their burst of morale. They knew he was right. The elevator hit ground floor and they followed Vega through the corridor and down the hallway. The sun was just rising in the sky and the hallway to the courtyard was flooded with light. There were no guards in the immediate area but there were some outside. They walked down the final hallway when a burst of sound erupted. They hid and looked out the door to hear the odd sound.
Wolfman was shocked. "Oh my God."
Luwanda turned to him. "What is it?"
Wolfman was breathing scantily. "Tactical strikers. They are going to bomb us."
Cammy turned to him. "What? They are going to kill us."
Luwanda dropped to her knees. "Now, after all we have been through. It's useless? We are going to die?"
Endgame (Part 2)
The man rushed into his office at a deafening pace. He was breathing heavily. "Sir, there is something here you need to see."
Rolento looked at the soldier. "What is it?"
The man swallowed a lump in his neck and continued. "Large aircraft. We detected them on the radar. Using our sources we have discovered three aircraft, class B643F52."
Rolento's eyes widened. "Bombers? Tactical strikers? No doubt they'll use low impact missiles to hit up. Where is the machine?"
The soldier responded quickly. "On the roof, sir."
Rolento responded with a nod. "Thank you, now at ease."
The soldier stayed tense. "That is not all, sir."
Rolento was walking past the soldier. But he turned to look at the back of his head. "What is it then?"
The soldier responded quickly. "The aircraft are less than four minutes away. And the intruders who you sent the man to assassinate are still alive. They appeared to escape through a vent. There is some blood on the floor, but we cannot assess any signs of a struggle."
Rolento frowned. "Damn, very well then, head back to your station."
"Yes sir!"
Rolento walked quickly to the stairway up to the roof. When he got to the top he could hear the feint drone of the planes in the background. He could see the small room which held the machine. He ran too it and tried to open the door. It was locked. He pulled it but it would still not budge. He could see the feint outline of the planes. He dropped a low-impact grenade and ran from the door. The explosion knocked the door in and Rolento threw it too the side. He picked up a rather large machine and set it in the direction of the oncoming planes. He pressed some buttons on a panel of the machine and stepped back. A small antenna came up and the machine began to emit a dull hum.
They stood in the hallway watching the planes coming. Luwanda was still on her knees and Wolfman had his head lowered.
He spoke solemnly. "I guess there is no way around it. We cannot survive an attack from those planes. It will take this entire complex out."
They didn't know what Rolento had done. Nor did they know that Matthew and George were racing towards them at that instance. They had lost all hope.
Cammy and Vega leaned against the other wall. They too knew that it was over. Cammy clenched her fist and squinted her eyes. She was suppressing tears. Vega looked over and saw her.
His voice was lower than it usually was. He spoke but a single word. "Cammy."
She turned and their eyes met. Vega grabbed her and held her against him, pressing his lips to hers.
Luwanda and Wolfman stared at them. Even with all they had been through, they were still innocent in each others eyes. They had only now realized what they meant to each other. Cammy and Vega stopped. And with Wolfman and Luwanda by their sides they stared straight ahead. They saw the small objects leaving the planes. The missiles sailed towards them at incredible speeds. Vega held Cammy tightly as they all watched the missile close in on them. Matthew and George had stopped running. They too stared at the missile. The guards on the outside stared at the missiles each of the planes launched. Rolento stood on his ledge. His arms were crossed and he was staring at the missiles. They seemed to be heading right to the hallway. Cammy, Vega, Wolfman and Luwanda all lowered their heads. They felt the missile come towards them. But it did not collide.
One of the missiles shot straight up in the air and collided with one of the planes. It fell past the complex and crashed into the city. Every missile launched did likewise.
They all looked at what should have been destroyed. Wolfman was shocked. "What the hell?"
Rolento laughed from his rooftop view of the destruction. The machine had come through. The missiles had been deflected into the city where they did him no harm. Vega looked up to see him.
His voice shifted to anger. "That bastard!" The others looked at him with questioning expressions. "He deflected those missiles into the city. He killed innocent people."
Vega didn't wait. He walked back inside the building and towards the elevator. While they watched him go the soldiers spotted them and began firing. Without weapons there was nothing they could do against the onslaught. They waited behind the thin ledge which stood as their only protection.
The gates crashed and the metal crunched. The fire ceased and as they looked through the archway they saw Matthew and George, who had ambushed the soldiers. Wolfman nodded to them and signaled Cammy and Luwanda to go. They ran and met up with Vega just before he got in the elevator.
Wolfman grabbed him on his shoulder. "Stop."
Vega turned his heat. "You dare to give me orders?"
Wolfman breathed deeply and continued. "Your side. You cannot defeat Rolento in your condition. You have spread yourself thin. We must take care of him."
Vega ignored him and walked into the elevator. "I am more than capable of taking care of myself." The elevator door shut and Vega began to rise to the top.
Endgame (part 3)
The elevator reached the top of the line and Vega got off. There were soldiers in the hallway which turned and aimed at Vega. They did not have a chance to fire for Vega leapt off the wall and flew towards them. His claw pierced one in the chest and he slashed the other in the back. He found the stairway and walked up as the elevator went down.
Rolento stood in the same way he did before. His back was to Vega and his arms were crossed. He seemed so unaware that Vega was shocked when he actually spoke. "The destruction is great isn't it. A foreign nation attacks us and takes a large portion of our capitol. So much anger I can mold. You don't understand how strong human hatred is. It is more powerful than all the nuclear weapons put together. It is so simple I can't believe that I didn't realize it before. I don't need to make everyone love me. All that is required is for them to hate you. But then again, you most likely know what is going on. You can turn all that anger against me. I cannot allow either you or your allies to leave here alive."
Rolento turned to face Vega. Rolento chuckled as he took his baton out. "Ready?"
Vega held out his claw and stepped back. They stood facing each other for a few moments. Rolento leapt through the air with speed even Vega was shocked at. Vega held up his claw and blocked Rolento's stick. Rolento moved with so much speed that he was able to slam his stick into Vega's injured side then against his skull. Vega went down, writhing in pain. Rolento walked up and stood in front of him.
He laughed at the fallen Spaniard. "I would have expected a more worthy fight from you. Perhaps stabbing yourself to fake the death of your allies took much more out of you than you anticipated." He slammed his foot into Vega's side and laughed as he rolled over in pain. Vega's face was covered with blood and Rolento remained unharmed. He grabbed Vega by the neck and began to force him to his feet. Rolento dragged him to the edge of the building and smiled as he was about to throw Vega off the ledge.
Vega felt himself hit the hard ground of the roof and Rolento fell over him. Cammy was behind where Rolento stood. She was on one knee and was breathing heavily. "We told you that you couldn't handle him." Wolfman was smirking above him. "Now it's our turn."
Rolento made his way to his feet. He was a little stunned, but he reached for his stick anyways. Wolfman, Luwanda, and Cammy all stood in front of him. He could hear a loud crunching sound but he couldn't tell where it was coming from. Wolfman lunged at Rolento, who swiftly leapt over him. He was met with a blow by Cammy and Luwanda. He flew backwards and into Wolfman's elbow which slammed into his back. Rolento hit the ground but soon sprung back to his feet. He backed away from them slowly as they advanced. In a streak of blinding speed Rolento spun and threw an object toward them. They watched in horror as they saw the grenade, which was much larger and stronger than the low impact grenades he had used before. Wolfman and Luwanda acted quickly. Wolfman grabbed the grenade and tossed it to Luwanda, who kicked it high into the air. The blast knocked them to the ground. Rolento, who was used to similar blasts and was therefore not affected from the distanced grenade walked leisurely to the edge where Vega still lay.
He laughed assuredly. "Even when I'm outnumbered I still triumph." Cammy watched in horror as Rolento lifted Vega and threw him over the ledge. Rolento stood there laughing until he felt something grip his foot. His leg was thrown back and he was sent screaming over the ledge onto the ground below. They looked where Rolento stood, shocked that he just fell over the ledge. They saw the hands reach the ledge and soon George pulled himself up.
He looked at them and was breathing heavily. "Can I get a hand here. Matthew can't pull himself up."
Cammy ran forward and smiled when she saw why. Matthew was holding onto the cracked bricks which had made the crushing sound Rolento heard earlier with one hand. The other hand was holding Vega, who was dangling.
Matthew was pulled up and they rested on the roof. Cammy went and held Vega tightly while Matthew and George stared with a confused expression. Wolfman nodded in a tone which promised later explaining. It then donned on Matthew and George that it was not the ambassador they were looking at, which garnered even more stunned expressions. Wolfman chuckled as they rested just before calling back to base.
Fresh Start
Cammy briefed the blood stained Vega as they made their way back to the coast. "You must play your part well. Ambassador Chombers was a very serious man. He didn't allow himself time for personal matters. The plan is for you to resign in a week, but you must keep your true identity hidden till then. Even then we must steer clear of each other for a while. We cannot afford you to be immersed in the media this soon. Fortunately we won't be digging ourselves into a hole like we did after Japan. This is a fresh start for you Vega. You can actually live life as you could without your past."
Vega smiled. He felt like hell but he had a place to go. All he had to do was pass the physical examination as Nigel Chombers and he would be set. The sun shined brightly as they boarded the helicopter. With the fresh, new day Vega received a fresh new start.
Demon Fall
"They call you the "Master of the Fist?" The voice pierced the darkness like a needle pierces the skin. "No, you do not have the power to free me. You are weak. There must be someone on this earth strong enough to fight me. Someone strong enough to free me of my fate."
The man lifted his hand and a ball of blue energy appeared in his hand. The ball engulfed Akuma and drained the final of the powerful energy from his body. The fight had lasted two months, but the man standing triumphed over the strongest being alive. Even when Akuma fought with his true power he could not overtake the man. The man turned and walked away from the fallen Shotokan.
I am power. I am might. I am strength. I am Sheng Long I am evil. I am fate. I am darkness. I am Sheng Long. I am Alpha. I am Omega. I am the embodiment of all. I am Sheng Long.
The End
World's Strongest: Part 4
Next End
Deep Emotion
Her eyes slowly opened to complete darkness. It was so dark that she could not tell whether she was alive or dead. Deep groans from beside her told her that she was still alive. She could see the silhouettes of Wolfman and Luwanda next to her. Cammy shook her head, trying to wake herself up. She wanted to wipe her face but found that her hands were bound to the wall. She kicked her feet out. They weren't chained to the wall. Wolfman had just regained consciousness before Cammy and Luwanda was doing so just then. Luwanda's eyes adjusted to the dark as she looked around.
Cammy rubbed her eyes against her arm. She had a painful headache, as well as little recollection of what actually happened. "What's going on? Where are we?"
Wolfman snapped back. "That bastard betrayed us. They locked us up somewhere in the mansion."
Cammy was in shock. "He? Vega? Vega betrayed us?"
Wolfman replied solemnly. "Yes, he set us up."
Luwanda asked in a groaning voice. "Why haven't they killed us yet?"
Wolfman responded quickly. "Simple, they want to torture us first. They always do that."
The door cracked open and released a flood of light into the small room. They squinted their eyes from the sudden influx of light. They could see the silhouette of a figure walking toward them. The door shut behind him and they had to squint to see who was walking towards them.
"Bastard." Wolfman growled when he saw that it was Vega coming to them.
Vega ignored him and spoke in a fast whisper. "We do not have much time. You have to get out of here. This room was an office before Rolento took over. There is a vent above you. Follow it to the left to get out."
Wolfman snapped back. "What are you talking about?"
Vega responded in the same tone. "You must get out. Your mission is a failure. If you want to live you have to escape."
Wolfman snapped again. "How do you expect us to trust you? After all you have done?"
Vega's voice didn't change. "You have no choice. Without it, you will die."
Wolfman couldn't respond. His eyes never left Vega and his face never changed it's scowl. It was Cammy which spoke next. "Vega, why?"
He lowered his head before he responded. "I'm sorry, I had no choice. When Rolento discovered that there were intruders, he offered me freedom to capture them. I had no idea it was you when I accepted. He set it up so you would find me before all the other hostages. After I took so long, he sent me in here as a final test of loyalty, to finish you off."
Luwanda responded. "Then why were you are you here? I mean, why were you in Morocco at all?"
Vega reached into his coat pocket and took out a small bag. It's contents looked like finely shredded grass. "It's a new type of experimental drug. I have several of these bags full. Each will give me a profit larger than my sums in Spain ever were." Wolfman chuckled. "Drug trafficking now? You make a habit of screwing yourself over don't you?"
Vega glanced at Wolfman. A scowl shot across his face. "My life has not been as easy as your lives have. After Japan I was supposed to be dead, and even if I hadn't died there, I still am a criminal. I can never go home again. I have to find other ways to survive."
Wolfman laughed. "Yeah, you were sure forced into being a drug trafficker weren't you?"
Vega leaned over Wolfman. "Considering the situation you are in right now it would be in your best of interest not to piss me off." He lifted the claw which they now noticed on his hand and lowered it to touch Wolfman's face. He lifted it again and took a small metal rod out of his pocket. He went over to Cammy and started to pick the lock on the chains which bound her. The chains snapped open and Cammy dropped down. He released Luwanda next, and then Wolfman. "The vent is above you. I'll try to buy you some time. If he thinks you are dead he won't act as fast."
Cammy turned to him. "How is he going to thing that we are dead. There are no signs of anything?"
As she was speaking Vega pressed his claw into his side. He shook a little bit and crouched over. He pulled it out and raised the claw. He watched the blood drip down it. Cammy held her hand over her mouth. Vega tied his shirt around his stomach and concealed the makeshift bandage with his trenchcoat. He tried to stand up straight. He walked with suppressed limp toward the door.
He turned his head and they were already gone.
Facilitated Demise
The soldiers walked out of the building with nothing to report. They said there was no one inside. While the others continued to search through the streets during the night two of the soldiers lagged behind. Just before the commander turned and saw them they slipped between two buildings and crouched up against the wall. One of them, a short soldier, took off his helmet. They had been lucky to escape the building. Only two soldiers took the upstairs. It was all they could do to set them up for an ambush then take their clothes. They made sure they stayed in the shadows so the overall size difference between them and the soldiers would not betray them.
Matthew yanked off his helmet when he was sure the soldiers were gone. He sighed in relief. "That was a close one."
George was also breathing heavily. "Yeah, we were almost toast."
They sat for a few minutes calming their nerves before George shot up. "Oh my God, we have to report."
Matthew shot up. "Oh yeah, it's past time." The sun's light was beginning to show on the horizon while George tried as fast as he could to get the satellite connection. He was in two minutes later.
"Base, do you read us. Hannah, do you read us?"
The women's voice came over through the headset. "Where in bloody hell were you two? Why didn't you report on time?"
George breathed a sigh of relief and replied. "Don't expect the next time to be made either, we have to locate out of the city. There has been no word from Wolfman for the last few hours. We were attacked in the city. Neither of us is hurt, but we do not know what has become of Wolfman."
Hannah was silent for a moment then replied. "We must assume the worst. We are implementing plan b, get yourselves out of the city now. Make your way back to the shore. We will send someone to pick you up."
George screamed into the headset. "Plan B? You are going to bomb them? They may still be alive in there. It's probably just radio interference."
Hannah kept her same professional tone. "I'm sorry. I'm merely taking orders. We have no choice. If Wolfman and his group do not evacuate in the next two hours, they are lost."
George yelled back at her. "What about everyone in the city? Are they expendable also?"
Hannah reassured him. "We are using low explosive bombs and are doing strategically targeted strikes. There will be no damage to anything other than the compound. I'm sorry Pidge, this is the way it has to be."
George didn't wait for her to finish. He slammed the laptop shut and tore off the headset. "They are going to bomb them." He said in a somber voice. "They are going to kill all of them, Wolfman, Cammy, Luwanda. They are all going to die."
Matthew stood up. He was several feet taller than Pidge and looked menacing with his cybernetic parts. "You always complained about not being allowed on any real missions. Now is your chance. They trained with us, fought with us, lived with us. They are one of us. We lived together. And if need be, we'll die together. They are our comrades. We don't leave our comrades behind."
George raised his head and smiled. They looked toward the complex. They had two hours.
Endgame
He looked up as he saw him come in. He was holding his side and blood was on his claw. Rolento chuckled. "Very good. It seems you have done your job." He put the briefcase of the table and opened it up. There were several bags of the drug in it and Vega gazed at them. He took one of the bags in his hand and glanced at Rolento. He tossed the bag into the air and slashed through the plastic with his claw. He slashed the neatly laid bags in the briefcase and threw it too the floor. He then stormed out of Rolento's office. Rolento looked back down at his work, apathetic about Vega leaving.
The vent cover fell to the ground as they climbed out. They were in a bathroom which they presumed was on the bottom floor. Luwanda crawled out first, followed by Wolfman, then Cammy. They could see the hallway which led them in, but the stood there, waiting. "Something isn't right about this." Wolfman concluded.
Luwanda agreed. "This isn't complete. If we leave now we admit failure. We have never truly failed before."
Cammy also agreed. "Yes, we know that we cannot leave. We have to finish this mission."
They turned and nodded to each other and walked to the elevator. Since their "deaths" there had been a lack of guards. Perhaps the fact that they had killed so many contributed to it. When the elevator stopped short of the top floor they climbed out the hatch on the top. There were soldiers inside talking. They held their breath and waited. The elevator was coming up to the top and they were beginning to be pressed for room. The elevator stopped at the top and they pressed themselves. The door opened and the two soldiers saluted. Five seconds later they were on the floor dead and Vega stood where they dead. Wolfman, Cammy, and Luwanda dropped into the elevator.
Vega didn't turn around. "What are you doing here? I thought I told you to leave."
Wolfman responded. "We have a mission and we intend to finish it."
Vega kept his same tone. "We cannot defeat Rolento. This isn't like Doctrine. Rolento still has troops too large for us to handle. And he alone is still very strong. Perhaps he will even be harder to beat than Bison. By ourselves we cannot beat him."
His negative tone ended their burst of morale. They knew he was right. The elevator hit ground floor and they followed Vega through the corridor and down the hallway. The sun was just rising in the sky and the hallway to the courtyard was flooded with light. There were no guards in the immediate area but there were some outside. They walked down the final hallway when a burst of sound erupted. They hid and looked out the door to hear the odd sound.
Wolfman was shocked. "Oh my God."
Luwanda turned to him. "What is it?"
Wolfman was breathing scantily. "Tactical strikers. They are going to bomb us."
Cammy turned to him. "What? They are going to kill us."
Luwanda dropped to her knees. "Now, after all we have been through. It's useless? We are going to die?"
Endgame (Part 2)
The man rushed into his office at a deafening pace. He was breathing heavily. "Sir, there is something here you need to see."
Rolento looked at the soldier. "What is it?"
The man swallowed a lump in his neck and continued. "Large aircraft. We detected them on the radar. Using our sources we have discovered three aircraft, class B643F52."
Rolento's eyes widened. "Bombers? Tactical strikers? No doubt they'll use low impact missiles to hit up. Where is the machine?"
The soldier responded quickly. "On the roof, sir."
Rolento responded with a nod. "Thank you, now at ease."
The soldier stayed tense. "That is not all, sir."
Rolento was walking past the soldier. But he turned to look at the back of his head. "What is it then?"
The soldier responded quickly. "The aircraft are less than four minutes away. And the intruders who you sent the man to assassinate are still alive. They appeared to escape through a vent. There is some blood on the floor, but we cannot assess any signs of a struggle."
Rolento frowned. "Damn, very well then, head back to your station."
"Yes sir!"
Rolento walked quickly to the stairway up to the roof. When he got to the top he could hear the feint drone of the planes in the background. He could see the small room which held the machine. He ran too it and tried to open the door. It was locked. He pulled it but it would still not budge. He could see the feint outline of the planes. He dropped a low-impact grenade and ran from the door. The explosion knocked the door in and Rolento threw it too the side. He picked up a rather large machine and set it in the direction of the oncoming planes. He pressed some buttons on a panel of the machine and stepped back. A small antenna came up and the machine began to emit a dull hum.
They stood in the hallway watching the planes coming. Luwanda was still on her knees and Wolfman had his head lowered.
He spoke solemnly. "I guess there is no way around it. We cannot survive an attack from those planes. It will take this entire complex out."
They didn't know what Rolento had done. Nor did they know that Matthew and George were racing towards them at that instance. They had lost all hope.
Cammy and Vega leaned against the other wall. They too knew that it was over. Cammy clenched her fist and squinted her eyes. She was suppressing tears. Vega looked over and saw her.
His voice was lower than it usually was. He spoke but a single word. "Cammy."
She turned and their eyes met. Vega grabbed her and held her against him, pressing his lips to hers.
Luwanda and Wolfman stared at them. Even with all they had been through, they were still innocent in each others eyes. They had only now realized what they meant to each other. Cammy and Vega stopped. And with Wolfman and Luwanda by their sides they stared straight ahead. They saw the small objects leaving the planes. The missiles sailed towards them at incredible speeds. Vega held Cammy tightly as they all watched the missile close in on them. Matthew and George had stopped running. They too stared at the missile. The guards on the outside stared at the missiles each of the planes launched. Rolento stood on his ledge. His arms were crossed and he was staring at the missiles. They seemed to be heading right to the hallway. Cammy, Vega, Wolfman and Luwanda all lowered their heads. They felt the missile come towards them. But it did not collide.
One of the missiles shot straight up in the air and collided with one of the planes. It fell past the complex and crashed into the city. Every missile launched did likewise.
They all looked at what should have been destroyed. Wolfman was shocked. "What the hell?"
Rolento laughed from his rooftop view of the destruction. The machine had come through. The missiles had been deflected into the city where they did him no harm. Vega looked up to see him.
His voice shifted to anger. "That bastard!" The others looked at him with questioning expressions. "He deflected those missiles into the city. He killed innocent people."
Vega didn't wait. He walked back inside the building and towards the elevator. While they watched him go the soldiers spotted them and began firing. Without weapons there was nothing they could do against the onslaught. They waited behind the thin ledge which stood as their only protection.
The gates crashed and the metal crunched. The fire ceased and as they looked through the archway they saw Matthew and George, who had ambushed the soldiers. Wolfman nodded to them and signaled Cammy and Luwanda to go. They ran and met up with Vega just before he got in the elevator.
Wolfman grabbed him on his shoulder. "Stop."
Vega turned his heat. "You dare to give me orders?"
Wolfman breathed deeply and continued. "Your side. You cannot defeat Rolento in your condition. You have spread yourself thin. We must take care of him."
Vega ignored him and walked into the elevator. "I am more than capable of taking care of myself." The elevator door shut and Vega began to rise to the top.
Endgame (part 3)
The elevator reached the top of the line and Vega got off. There were soldiers in the hallway which turned and aimed at Vega. They did not have a chance to fire for Vega leapt off the wall and flew towards them. His claw pierced one in the chest and he slashed the other in the back. He found the stairway and walked up as the elevator went down.
Rolento stood in the same way he did before. His back was to Vega and his arms were crossed. He seemed so unaware that Vega was shocked when he actually spoke. "The destruction is great isn't it. A foreign nation attacks us and takes a large portion of our capitol. So much anger I can mold. You don't understand how strong human hatred is. It is more powerful than all the nuclear weapons put together. It is so simple I can't believe that I didn't realize it before. I don't need to make everyone love me. All that is required is for them to hate you. But then again, you most likely know what is going on. You can turn all that anger against me. I cannot allow either you or your allies to leave here alive."
Rolento turned to face Vega. Rolento chuckled as he took his baton out. "Ready?"
Vega held out his claw and stepped back. They stood facing each other for a few moments. Rolento leapt through the air with speed even Vega was shocked at. Vega held up his claw and blocked Rolento's stick. Rolento moved with so much speed that he was able to slam his stick into Vega's injured side then against his skull. Vega went down, writhing in pain. Rolento walked up and stood in front of him.
He laughed at the fallen Spaniard. "I would have expected a more worthy fight from you. Perhaps stabbing yourself to fake the death of your allies took much more out of you than you anticipated." He slammed his foot into Vega's side and laughed as he rolled over in pain. Vega's face was covered with blood and Rolento remained unharmed. He grabbed Vega by the neck and began to force him to his feet. Rolento dragged him to the edge of the building and smiled as he was about to throw Vega off the ledge.
Vega felt himself hit the hard ground of the roof and Rolento fell over him. Cammy was behind where Rolento stood. She was on one knee and was breathing heavily. "We told you that you couldn't handle him." Wolfman was smirking above him. "Now it's our turn."
Rolento made his way to his feet. He was a little stunned, but he reached for his stick anyways. Wolfman, Luwanda, and Cammy all stood in front of him. He could hear a loud crunching sound but he couldn't tell where it was coming from. Wolfman lunged at Rolento, who swiftly leapt over him. He was met with a blow by Cammy and Luwanda. He flew backwards and into Wolfman's elbow which slammed into his back. Rolento hit the ground but soon sprung back to his feet. He backed away from them slowly as they advanced. In a streak of blinding speed Rolento spun and threw an object toward them. They watched in horror as they saw the grenade, which was much larger and stronger than the low impact grenades he had used before. Wolfman and Luwanda acted quickly. Wolfman grabbed the grenade and tossed it to Luwanda, who kicked it high into the air. The blast knocked them to the ground. Rolento, who was used to similar blasts and was therefore not affected from the distanced grenade walked leisurely to the edge where Vega still lay.
He laughed assuredly. "Even when I'm outnumbered I still triumph." Cammy watched in horror as Rolento lifted Vega and threw him over the ledge. Rolento stood there laughing until he felt something grip his foot. His leg was thrown back and he was sent screaming over the ledge onto the ground below. They looked where Rolento stood, shocked that he just fell over the ledge. They saw the hands reach the ledge and soon George pulled himself up.
He looked at them and was breathing heavily. "Can I get a hand here. Matthew can't pull himself up."
Cammy ran forward and smiled when she saw why. Matthew was holding onto the cracked bricks which had made the crushing sound Rolento heard earlier with one hand. The other hand was holding Vega, who was dangling.
Matthew was pulled up and they rested on the roof. Cammy went and held Vega tightly while Matthew and George stared with a confused expression. Wolfman nodded in a tone which promised later explaining. It then donned on Matthew and George that it was not the ambassador they were looking at, which garnered even more stunned expressions. Wolfman chuckled as they rested just before calling back to base.
Fresh Start
Cammy briefed the blood stained Vega as they made their way back to the coast. "You must play your part well. Ambassador Chombers was a very serious man. He didn't allow himself time for personal matters. The plan is for you to resign in a week, but you must keep your true identity hidden till then. Even then we must steer clear of each other for a while. We cannot afford you to be immersed in the media this soon. Fortunately we won't be digging ourselves into a hole like we did after Japan. This is a fresh start for you Vega. You can actually live life as you could without your past."
Vega smiled. He felt like hell but he had a place to go. All he had to do was pass the physical examination as Nigel Chombers and he would be set. The sun shined brightly as they boarded the helicopter. With the fresh, new day Vega received a fresh new start.
Demon Fall
"They call you the "Master of the Fist?" The voice pierced the darkness like a needle pierces the skin. "No, you do not have the power to free me. You are weak. There must be someone on this earth strong enough to fight me. Someone strong enough to free me of my fate."
The man lifted his hand and a ball of blue energy appeared in his hand. The ball engulfed Akuma and drained the final of the powerful energy from his body. The fight had lasted two months, but the man standing triumphed over the strongest being alive. Even when Akuma fought with his true power he could not overtake the man. The man turned and walked away from the fallen Shotokan.
I am power. I am might. I am strength. I am Sheng Long I am evil. I am fate. I am darkness. I am Sheng Long. I am Alpha. I am Omega. I am the embodiment of all. I am Sheng Long.
The End