Chapter 8
The next morning Anna woke up to a beautiful sunny day, it matched the mood she was in and she hummed to herself as she got dressed into a short red t-shirt and a light denim skirt that reached to her knees. She headed down the hallway toward Nina's room, each step she took seemed to knock her confidence a little but she kept going, she had to get that photo back! When she arrived she found the door was open a crack.
"That's strange…" She thought then pushed the door open a bit more and peeked inside.
It was not a very reassuring scene, the room, originally the same as Anna's, had papers and broken glass all over the floor, the blankets had been torn off her bed, windows had been completely smashed and even a few spots of blood adorned the walls. Anna stared in shock but eventually forced herself in
"Nina, are you here?" her voice wavered and only the soft whistle of wind through the broken window answered.
The toe of her shoe hit something and she looked down to see Nina's handgun, still loaded. With a shudder Anna turned to leave, she raised her hands over her mouth and gasped, a smeared bloody hand print and two bullet holes marked another wall, it was as if Nina had just vanished or been abducted.
"Who would want to kidnap my sister?" Anna puzzled
As if to answer her question two guards and one of Kazuya's bodyguards, Bruce Irvin, appeared in the doorway, barring Anna's escape.
"Excuse me Miss Williams, the Boss needs you." Bruce said in his gruff voice as he moved to grab her arm.
Anna stepped back and the other two instantly pointed their guns at her and glared as if daring her to try something now.
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," The huge man grinned and ground his fist into his hand.
He backed Anna against the wall "C'mon, I don't wanna have to hurt you." He laughed unpleasantly and his voice was becoming impatient.
Bruce raised his fists and threw a punch directed at Anna's head, she sidestepped and his knuckles hit the wall, creating a gaping hole. The guards still had their guns aimed at Anna, she tried to run but one of them pulled the trigger. As he did so he yelled in surprise as he was grabbed in a headlock from behind, pulling him off balance so the bullet hit the ceiling instead of the original target. The new attacker twisted and snapped the guard's neck and he fell to the floor, dead. Next the second guard's gun was kicked out of his grasp before he could do anything, Bruce and Anna stared and forgot about what they were doing for a moment as they watched the man get beaten to a pulp.
"Kunimitsu?"
"What's going on here?" Kuni demanded and dropped the body of her knocked out opponent, her gaze rested accusingly on the kick boxer.
"Get lost, this is business" he growled.
Anna used this distraction to her advantage and ran at Bruce, slamming her knee into his groin then punching him hard across the face, he doubled over and stumbled from the force of her attack, slowly he fell to his knees groaning in agony as the two girls escaped.
"Get back here you little bitch!" Bruce roared, spitting out blood.
Anna and Kunimitsu ran back down the hall but came to a skidding halt when they reached the lifts. There looked to be hundreds of guards, none of them had guns but the girls were outnumbered - Even though they knew this they were too proud to go without a fight, they took their fighting stances standing back to back as the guards surrounded them. Some of them sneered and laughed but they stayed back, there were no volunteers to fight so guards near the back of the group pushed a few guys in. Kunimitsu sprang on top of one guard like a hungry tiger and knocked him down, shoving her knife into his chest. He screamed in pain and two others jumped in to help, Kuni pulled her knife out and took on one of them while Anna attacked the second. The guards who were just watching jeered and took cheap hits at the girls while they fought off attackers one by one, more guards attacked together and Anna found herself fighting five of them at once, she was beginning to tire. One of them grabbed and held her as another repeatedly punched her, struggling Anna managed to get free and she threw the guard who held her into the other, knocking him over.
A lot of bodies littered the floor but still they kept coming, Anna was dizzy from all the blows she had taken and she dropped to a kneeling position, immediately she was seised but she had no strength or energy left so she submitted to them. Kunimitsu was also subdued and they had her pinned to the floor, one guard snatched her knife and tossed it away. The world around them slowly turned dark and they were carried away, unconscious.
When Anna woke up a few hours later she found herself lying on her back strapped down to a cold steel table, she could hear voices in the next room behind a one-way mirror. She balled her fists and tried to pull her arms free but they were tied firmly and she grumbled loudly in frustration. Anna then realised she wasn't alone, she turned her head to the left and saw Kunimistu in the same position as herself but she wasn't moving, Anna called her name, she got a response but not the one she was hoping for.
"Ah, you're awake." A soft accented voice exclaimed and Anna turned her head in the opposite direction.
A small man with a balding head and large glasses stood just inside the doorway holding a clipboard in one bony hand.
"What the hell do you want with us!" Anna practically yelled
The man gave a sad smile and took a few small steps toward her
"We've just been running a few tests, you will be allowed to go soon, but as for your sister - "
"Where is she?" Anna demanded
Another figure entered the room and Anna gasped as she recognised his face.
"She's in good hands, don't you worry." Lee smirked and crossed the room, stopping beside the still unconscious Kunimitsu.
"I'm keeping this one too, Bosconovitch." Lee informed the old man who nodded and scribbled something on his clipboard.
Anna frowned "What's going on!" she cried, confusion and frustration laced her voice.
"I'm submitting your friend to a cryosleep experiment," He began, his back was turned to her, "And your sister. It's nothing personal," Lee laughed and continued but now he was talking like no one else was in the room. "This will surely impress my Father and he'll leave the entire Mishima Empire to me!"
He turned back to the two listeners with an evil grin on his face.
"Oh god, are you still going on about that?" Anna groaned
Lee's grin faded and he slammed his fist down on the table right beside Anna's ear making her flinch.
"You're in no position to get smart with me" He growled, then he glanced over at Bosconovitch "Get her out of my sight."
"Y-Yes sir" he replied meekly.
Lee lifted Kunimitsu in his arms and left the room as Bosconovitch untied the leather straps that bound Anna's arms and legs. As soon as she felt the last strap loosen she sprang to her feet and ran to the heavy metal door which Lee had just disappeared behind but it was already locked, Anna gave it a few half hearted kicks and sighed in defeat. The old man was watching her warily, he looked like a scared rabbit.
"Now what?" Anna asked him impatiently, she didn't have the heart to beat him up.
"There's another way out, follow me." Bosconovitch muttered and led her down a weird little tunnel to another door.
He opened it and stepped aside as Anna walked out. The sunlight was blinding and Anna raised her hand to shield her eyes, the door slammed behind her. She found herself in one of the huge manicured gardens surrounding the Mishima Zaibatsu and just wandered around with a million thoughts and questions clouding her mind. Finally she came to a bench and sat down, there was a lovely view of lush green bushes and trees with beautiful flowers splashing bright colours here and there, directly in front of her was a huge pond with a fountain in the middle of it but she hardly noticed. Resting her head in her hands she didn't know what to do, there was a tight feeling in her throat and she breathed in deeply trying to make it go away.
"Are you alright Miss?"
Startled, Anna sat up and saw a young Chinese guy standing in front of her, she hadn't even heard him approach.
"Yeah. Just great." She replied blankly and he sat down beside her.
Anna recognised him as the fighter Kunimitsu had battled last week, he still had a large scratch across his cheek from her knife.
"Need to talk?" Law asked eyeing the strange red marks on her wrists, but Anna shook her head and said nothing more.
They both sat silently, Anna let the gentle sound of the water soothe her and tried to clear her mind. It was obvious by the tightness in her jaw and the way she appeared to be digging her fingers into her scalp that there was something wrong, Law was getting nervous that she might actually rip her hair out so he decided it was time to leave.
"I've gotta go," He said pointing back over his shoulder, "Whatever it is that's bothering you I'm sure it'll be okay." Law patted her on the back in a friendly way and left. Anna watched him go and sighed.
"I'm not so sure about that."
The next morning Anna woke up to a beautiful sunny day, it matched the mood she was in and she hummed to herself as she got dressed into a short red t-shirt and a light denim skirt that reached to her knees. She headed down the hallway toward Nina's room, each step she took seemed to knock her confidence a little but she kept going, she had to get that photo back! When she arrived she found the door was open a crack.
"That's strange…" She thought then pushed the door open a bit more and peeked inside.
It was not a very reassuring scene, the room, originally the same as Anna's, had papers and broken glass all over the floor, the blankets had been torn off her bed, windows had been completely smashed and even a few spots of blood adorned the walls. Anna stared in shock but eventually forced herself in
"Nina, are you here?" her voice wavered and only the soft whistle of wind through the broken window answered.
The toe of her shoe hit something and she looked down to see Nina's handgun, still loaded. With a shudder Anna turned to leave, she raised her hands over her mouth and gasped, a smeared bloody hand print and two bullet holes marked another wall, it was as if Nina had just vanished or been abducted.
"Who would want to kidnap my sister?" Anna puzzled
As if to answer her question two guards and one of Kazuya's bodyguards, Bruce Irvin, appeared in the doorway, barring Anna's escape.
"Excuse me Miss Williams, the Boss needs you." Bruce said in his gruff voice as he moved to grab her arm.
Anna stepped back and the other two instantly pointed their guns at her and glared as if daring her to try something now.
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," The huge man grinned and ground his fist into his hand.
He backed Anna against the wall "C'mon, I don't wanna have to hurt you." He laughed unpleasantly and his voice was becoming impatient.
Bruce raised his fists and threw a punch directed at Anna's head, she sidestepped and his knuckles hit the wall, creating a gaping hole. The guards still had their guns aimed at Anna, she tried to run but one of them pulled the trigger. As he did so he yelled in surprise as he was grabbed in a headlock from behind, pulling him off balance so the bullet hit the ceiling instead of the original target. The new attacker twisted and snapped the guard's neck and he fell to the floor, dead. Next the second guard's gun was kicked out of his grasp before he could do anything, Bruce and Anna stared and forgot about what they were doing for a moment as they watched the man get beaten to a pulp.
"Kunimitsu?"
"What's going on here?" Kuni demanded and dropped the body of her knocked out opponent, her gaze rested accusingly on the kick boxer.
"Get lost, this is business" he growled.
Anna used this distraction to her advantage and ran at Bruce, slamming her knee into his groin then punching him hard across the face, he doubled over and stumbled from the force of her attack, slowly he fell to his knees groaning in agony as the two girls escaped.
"Get back here you little bitch!" Bruce roared, spitting out blood.
Anna and Kunimitsu ran back down the hall but came to a skidding halt when they reached the lifts. There looked to be hundreds of guards, none of them had guns but the girls were outnumbered - Even though they knew this they were too proud to go without a fight, they took their fighting stances standing back to back as the guards surrounded them. Some of them sneered and laughed but they stayed back, there were no volunteers to fight so guards near the back of the group pushed a few guys in. Kunimitsu sprang on top of one guard like a hungry tiger and knocked him down, shoving her knife into his chest. He screamed in pain and two others jumped in to help, Kuni pulled her knife out and took on one of them while Anna attacked the second. The guards who were just watching jeered and took cheap hits at the girls while they fought off attackers one by one, more guards attacked together and Anna found herself fighting five of them at once, she was beginning to tire. One of them grabbed and held her as another repeatedly punched her, struggling Anna managed to get free and she threw the guard who held her into the other, knocking him over.
A lot of bodies littered the floor but still they kept coming, Anna was dizzy from all the blows she had taken and she dropped to a kneeling position, immediately she was seised but she had no strength or energy left so she submitted to them. Kunimitsu was also subdued and they had her pinned to the floor, one guard snatched her knife and tossed it away. The world around them slowly turned dark and they were carried away, unconscious.
When Anna woke up a few hours later she found herself lying on her back strapped down to a cold steel table, she could hear voices in the next room behind a one-way mirror. She balled her fists and tried to pull her arms free but they were tied firmly and she grumbled loudly in frustration. Anna then realised she wasn't alone, she turned her head to the left and saw Kunimistu in the same position as herself but she wasn't moving, Anna called her name, she got a response but not the one she was hoping for.
"Ah, you're awake." A soft accented voice exclaimed and Anna turned her head in the opposite direction.
A small man with a balding head and large glasses stood just inside the doorway holding a clipboard in one bony hand.
"What the hell do you want with us!" Anna practically yelled
The man gave a sad smile and took a few small steps toward her
"We've just been running a few tests, you will be allowed to go soon, but as for your sister - "
"Where is she?" Anna demanded
Another figure entered the room and Anna gasped as she recognised his face.
"She's in good hands, don't you worry." Lee smirked and crossed the room, stopping beside the still unconscious Kunimitsu.
"I'm keeping this one too, Bosconovitch." Lee informed the old man who nodded and scribbled something on his clipboard.
Anna frowned "What's going on!" she cried, confusion and frustration laced her voice.
"I'm submitting your friend to a cryosleep experiment," He began, his back was turned to her, "And your sister. It's nothing personal," Lee laughed and continued but now he was talking like no one else was in the room. "This will surely impress my Father and he'll leave the entire Mishima Empire to me!"
He turned back to the two listeners with an evil grin on his face.
"Oh god, are you still going on about that?" Anna groaned
Lee's grin faded and he slammed his fist down on the table right beside Anna's ear making her flinch.
"You're in no position to get smart with me" He growled, then he glanced over at Bosconovitch "Get her out of my sight."
"Y-Yes sir" he replied meekly.
Lee lifted Kunimitsu in his arms and left the room as Bosconovitch untied the leather straps that bound Anna's arms and legs. As soon as she felt the last strap loosen she sprang to her feet and ran to the heavy metal door which Lee had just disappeared behind but it was already locked, Anna gave it a few half hearted kicks and sighed in defeat. The old man was watching her warily, he looked like a scared rabbit.
"Now what?" Anna asked him impatiently, she didn't have the heart to beat him up.
"There's another way out, follow me." Bosconovitch muttered and led her down a weird little tunnel to another door.
He opened it and stepped aside as Anna walked out. The sunlight was blinding and Anna raised her hand to shield her eyes, the door slammed behind her. She found herself in one of the huge manicured gardens surrounding the Mishima Zaibatsu and just wandered around with a million thoughts and questions clouding her mind. Finally she came to a bench and sat down, there was a lovely view of lush green bushes and trees with beautiful flowers splashing bright colours here and there, directly in front of her was a huge pond with a fountain in the middle of it but she hardly noticed. Resting her head in her hands she didn't know what to do, there was a tight feeling in her throat and she breathed in deeply trying to make it go away.
"Are you alright Miss?"
Startled, Anna sat up and saw a young Chinese guy standing in front of her, she hadn't even heard him approach.
"Yeah. Just great." She replied blankly and he sat down beside her.
Anna recognised him as the fighter Kunimitsu had battled last week, he still had a large scratch across his cheek from her knife.
"Need to talk?" Law asked eyeing the strange red marks on her wrists, but Anna shook her head and said nothing more.
They both sat silently, Anna let the gentle sound of the water soothe her and tried to clear her mind. It was obvious by the tightness in her jaw and the way she appeared to be digging her fingers into her scalp that there was something wrong, Law was getting nervous that she might actually rip her hair out so he decided it was time to leave.
"I've gotta go," He said pointing back over his shoulder, "Whatever it is that's bothering you I'm sure it'll be okay." Law patted her on the back in a friendly way and left. Anna watched him go and sighed.
"I'm not so sure about that."