Chapter 11: Secrets Revealed

What are you fighting for?

"Geese…" Terry hissed. He stared down at his blonde haired opponent who looked like he could take down ten Terry's in one swipe. Terry charged in, the memories of his deceased father weighed heavily on his mind. He swung at Geese at full force but his attempts were futile. Geese was way too powerful for Terry to handle. Geese easily pushed Terry aside with a single blow and went for the finishing attack.

"REPUKEN!"

A wave of blue energy swarmed Terry's body. He was engulfed in a fire of ki as Geese laughed at the site. Now all of the Bogards have been defeated. There was no stopping his plans now.

Terry felt his body wanting to collapse. He was completely wasted by Geese's attack, but he didn't want to quit. He wanted to keep on going until he was dead. Something snapped in his brain. It was no longer about fighting for revenge. Terry wanted to fight Geese to defeat him and get stronger. He wanted to be the strongest fighter in the world and he was going to start right here.

The blue energy quickly subsided. Terry was standing firmly in the place of impact looking like he'd just been through hell and back. He sure didn't feel that way. Terry was ready to go a thousand rounds if necessary and was determined to come out the winner. This was going to be the day Terry went from loner to legend.

Who are you fighting for?

"Wow Terry! You're the greatest!" A little kid cheered as Terry decimates another opponent. South Town's hero was making his mark every year and everyone knew that when you face the Legendary Wolf, you're going to be in a lot of trouble. Terry Bogard was one of the only positive things South Town could call its own. His streak of victories all over the world made him the man to beat every year. Before long, it could be argued that Terry Bogard was one of the strongest fighters in the world but Terry would never say that himself. He was always looking for another challenge and would eventually find it every now and then. That's how he got the nickname The Hungry Wolf. Terry was a man who never quits, no matter how many opponents he faced, no matter how the odds were stacked, he always prevailed. If you wanted to bet on a winner, Terry's name was right at the top.

"You see kid," Terry said while giving a thumbs up. "All you have to do is eat your veggies and train every day and then you can become as strong as me."

"Really?!" The child asked. Terry gave him a wink and a smile.

"There's no doubt about it. You're going to be one of the greats," he said as he picked the kid up on his shoulders and began to walk with him. Moments like these made Terry feel less like a warrior and more like hero.

Who are you?

Terry Bogard.

Are you the strongest fighter in the world?

Maybe… The world's a big place.

Do you doubt your abilities?

Meh… Not really. I only fight with my full potential and it hasn't failed me yet.

What do wish?

To become the strongest fighter in the world.

And then what? What will you do then?

My father once told me no matter how good you are, there's always someone better.

So isn't your wish a little farfetched?

Not really…

Haven't you wasted your life on a wish that can't ever be fulfilled? All you are doing is prolonging the inevitable.

And what is that?

Death.

Death?

Yes. When the time comes you will die. And then how will you feel knowing that you have not achieved your goals.

You have wasted your life Terry Bogard. You are just like Geese and the others you fought. You only wish to accomplish your goals. You are a selfish fighter. No go off and die like the rest of the power hungry maniacs.

That's a lie…

What?

I fight to make a difference. My main goal is to be on top but it's not what I'm living for. I live so that others won't have to suffer like I had to. I fight so that others can have someone to look up to instead of fear. I fight, so that others won't have to.

What are you fighting for?

"GIVE ME BACK YURI YOU BASTARD!" Ryo shouted. He was staring down and the glowing dome that was Mr. Big, a self-proclaimed 'big shot' around South Town. He wanted to be as powerful as Geese Howard and decided to start small by pestering the Kyokugen Karate dojo and ticking off the heir to the Garcia Foundation.

Ryo kept his fighting stance high. He was standing right in the heart of Mr. Big's building and the only way he would get out of there is either in luck or a stretcher.

Mr. Big swung high, Ryo saw the move all too easy and ducked while smashing his opponent with an uppercut. The hit sent Big reeling. He could tell he wasn't facing just a normal street fighter. This guy was out to put Mr. Big down for the count and ruin his career and dreams. There was no way he would let a lowly blonde-haired punk take him out that easily.

"KOUOUKEN!"

What the – ?! "BAAAAARGH!" Mr. Big cried as he took a flaming projectile right in his chest. The blow didn't knock him down but it nearly knocked all the wind out of him.

"KOUOUKEN!"

NOOOO – ! "YAAAAARGH!" Yelled Mr. Big as another fireball crashed into his body. This time it sent him rolling backwards and into his mahogany desk. He could feel the flame of each strike but what he couldn't sense is the anger behind each attack. That is where Ryo had the advantage. He poured all of his emotions into his attacks whereas Mr. Big was begging for his life. Ryo Sakazaki proved that it takes a lot more than money and physical strength to be powerful. It also requires your mind and soul and if you have that ideal pumping in your body, nothing can beat you.

"KOUOUKEN!"

Who are you fighting for?

"Come on Yuri… Just once more."

"But I can't big brother…" Yuri whined. "It's too hard. I'll never get it!"

"You're right," Ryo joked. "With that attitude."

Yuri looked up at her brother with tears filling her vision. Ryo turned his smile away and reached over to give his sister a hug.

"You know Yuri… Everything is hard at first. No one is expecting you to master it in a day."

"But! But you know how dad is!"

Ryo smiled and continued. "I know Yuri. But father is a completely different person than you and I."

"Huh?"

"No matter how closely we are tied by blood or by water, we're always going to be different. We'll have different personalities, different fighting styles, different dreams and ideals."

"…"

"The only thing we will ever have in common for our lifetime is our last name. Yuri… You're going to have to grow up one day and be your own person. Nobody can make or break you. You are you."

Yuri smiled and pushed Ryo back after a brief moment. She got into her fighting stance and was ready for another try.

"Kououken!"

Yuri's blast traveled from her finger tips and inched forward stopping at least a foot away from where her hand was. She looked over at Ryo a little disappointed. Ryo just grinned and began to report his analysis.

"It's ok Yuri. It's a lot better than before."

"But… I'm no where near dad's or even your level!"

"That's not true."

"What?"

"Watch," Ryo said as he charged up his fist. "Kououken!" His blue strike of ki shot forward only going a little bit further than Yuri's.

"I wouldn't worry about it getting to father's level just yet…"

"But… Why?"

"Huh?"

"Why have you only gone so far Ryo? You've been training a lot longer than I have!"

"Hmph…" Ryo said as if he didn't know what he was talking about. "I guess that's something to improve one but I'm in no rush," Ryo said as he put a hand on his sister's shoulder. "I've got all of the time in the world."

Who are you?

Ryo Sakazaki.

Are you the strongest fighter in the world?

Who knows? I don't care about that!

Do you doubt your abilities?

No… I just can't judge others I haven't seen yet.

What do you wish?

Nothing… There isn't really anything I don't have that I want.

That's a lie.

What?

You want but you do not wish to waste your energy to go after. You are lazy.

WHAT?!

You want everything to happen to you. You catch but don't pitch.

That's a lie!

Then how come you waited so long to train for yourself. Your goal wasn't to master Kyokugen but to prolong it because it's all you have in this world.

Kyokugen as been your entire life's devotion. And it will continue that way until your death because you want nothing else.

That's… Not… TRUE!

What…?

I want and I feel and I need just like any normal person. I dedicate my life to Kyokugen because it is more than just a fighting style. It shapes the way you live, learn, and feel. It makes to who you are. It made me who I am.

I am the unbeatable dragon! There is no way I will loose to you or to anyone else!

*SMASH*

Terry Bogard smashed into the warehouse wall. Shards of plaster and dust filled the thick building air. He cringed at the feeling of impact but there was another pain that was pasted on several parts of his body. Terry was cut open in many parts of his body and the blood was beginning to spill.

On the other side of the warehouse, Ryo Sakazaki was also in a similar predicament. His body was wrapped in pain and small spurts of blood appeared on his muscular build. Nothing hurt worse than the thought of defeat so Ryo kept his eyes shut and awaited for the sound that would end his fighting journey.

"TERRY!" Mary cried as she ran over to his wreckage.

"RYO!" King yelled as she limped over to Ryo's body.

Mary quickly grabbed Terry from his prone state. She lifted him up and brought him to a more comfortable position. Terry's blood was soaking her skin and that made her twice as worried.

King found Ryo laid out on the ground, his head was pressed against a wall. She used all of the strength and picked his heavy body up. Her lavender costume was now stained with crimson liquid.

Terry opened his tight eyes. He was lucky there wasn't much damage to his face or it would hurt a lot worse than it already did. He looked past Mary's comforting position and saw exactly what his fist crashed into. A solid block of ice.

It wasn't looking as good as it did upon its creation. There was only fragments of it left, most of which were the culprits of Terry and Ryo's cuts and slashes. Ryo picked himself up with the help of King and limped over to a more supportive structure.

"K – King…" Ryo gasped while holding his midsection, "W – Wha – What are you… Doing?"

"What? What do you mean Ryo?" She replied. King had no idea what to say in this situation. She wondered if Ryo was delirious after the hit. "I… I…"

"You're… Injured…" He said while trying to suck in every molecule of oxygen he could. "Stay back…!"

"R – Ryo…" King sighed. After all of the pain he just endured he still had the heart to care for others other than himself. Even when he nearly faced death Ryo still acted for the sake of his friends.

"Get… Get out of here Mary!" Terry shouted as he pushed her aside. He sprung up as the adrenaline rushed back in his body. Terry could feel the energy of another group of fighters hiding in the vicinity. He set up his fighting stance and awaited any signs of danger. King of Fighters had taken a whole new turn.

The figures hiding in the shadows approached the fighting square. One of them had a rather large hairstyle, her clothes were pretty revealing but her black sword was drawing all of the attention from Terry's eyes. Another behind her looked almost the same but had a red cape and dress other than the blue one. She also had a sword that resembled that of the fencing sport but was a traditional silver.

Then there was another strange sound that proceeded it. It had a mechanical crunch to it and every step sounded like it weighed a thousand pounds when it collided into the ground. The being moved forward and was revealed as a blue and silver female figure. There was no way that someone who moved like that could be human.

Finally, a blue haired girl moved in from the back. She wore a purple jumpsuit and had a familiar yellow glove. Terry quickly identified the similarities to another fighter but didn't put any strict confirmation until he got more details.

"Is this him?" The blue haired girl asked while pointing at the Lone Wolf. Terry could feel his heart skip a beat as the point of her index finger aimed right at his heart.

"Yes Kula… This is Terry Bogard," the white dressed fighter responded. Kula gave a nod and before any of the fighters could blink, shot out a blast of ice from each hand.

Terry would have ducked from the attempted strikes but none of them were aimed at him. All of Kula's ice attacks struck the King of Fighters cameras and froze them within seconds, shattering the hidden circuits, and shorting out the live feed. If the fighters could hear the fan's uproar after that.

The cameramen quickly dashed out of the warehouse not caring about their pay or their jobs and ran until their legs fell off. The referees couldn't shut their eyes as they witnessed the sight before them. Just before they could suck in another breath of air, two swords were caught underneath their necks and they were both paralyzed with fear.

"You've got two seconds…" The blue swordswoman declared. That was all the time the referees needed to put on their jets and leave the warehouse. Foxy blinked once and upon opening her eyes, all innocent bystanders were gone. Usually they wouldn't be so nice but being in a room full of goody two shoes, it wasn't really smart to upset them when they outnumbered you.

Soon, the mood was quiet. No fighter in the building moved an inch. They were all waiting on the eerie vibe they were getting from the new team that strolled into the building. Everyone was waiting and it chilled their blood wondering about what they were waiting for.

"Terry Bogard…" Kula calmly stated. Ice swarmed around her extended hand and formed a short stabbing weapon. "You cannot –"

*RUMBLE*

"What the?!" Terry exclaimed while the floor beneath him began to shake. Everyone else responded with their own gasps and yells as the metal floor they were once standing on began to sink into the ground. The funny feeling everyone got when they stepped into the warehouse was reforming in their bodies again and it only spelt trouble.

Nobody moved. It was as if the sudden shock of the moment put the whole setting at a halt. Terry and the others felt relieved but now the sudden question about what was causing this unexpected ride down several stories underground tickled the back of his brain. He knew it couldn't have been the girl called Kula and her crew because they were just as surprised as he was. Someone else was a part of this mess and Terry had a figuring who it was.

Ryo caught his breath finally. He was feeling like an old man for a minute there but he soon regained an internal balance. His team was also feeling the effects of the last fight. Takuma was up but soar in many places; King was half the woman she was when she walked in here; and Robert was still limping from his ankle injury. Ryo had plenty of time to figure out where the hell they were going but instead he was more concerned with his friends than anything else right now.

*SMASH*

The metal elevator made a sudden halt that rattled everyone standing on it. The darkness that they were submerged in began to light up revealing a very highly decorated room. Everyone couldn't believe it when they saw it. It was like a mansion below the earth's crust. Besides the brick interior of the elevator entrance, everything else seemed so expensive.

"They call me… Zero," a strong voice declared. That name snapped into everyone's minds as if they were supposed to be afraid of it but none of the fighters knew who or what it was.

A light flashed and the holder of the voice was revealed. He was a tall man standing easily over six foot five and his features resembled that of a man in his mid forties. The real scary feature was his costume. He was draped in a black cloak with sharp knives on the edges shat looked a lot like bones. This man was definitely no second hand fighter.

"What do mean?!" Called another voice. "Where's Ling?!"

Terry recognized that voice in an instant. It was the gruff and firm voice of Heidren, former fighter on the Ikari team but not since the Orochi incident. There was something going down her and now and Terry had a feeling that it was going to get pretty noisy down here.

"Ling is no more… I have unmatched cloning abilities. I was easily able to slip into his guise and fool you all."

"But why?!" Heidren replied. There wasn't much he could do but talk with two guns pointed at his head. "Why did you need this base?"

Zero laughed, but not hard. "You said the purpose of the King of Fighters tournament was to bring K' and Maxima into custody. K' and Maxima were the only links to the N.E.S.T.S. cartel that you had but I… I had another plan…"

Everyone was silent. Zero's words were the only ones worth listening to at the moment.

"My plan was to collect the strongest fighters in the world. Only the strongest fighters could properly execute the second phase of my plan!"

"I get it…" Heidren sighed, "You were that voice after Krizalid was defeated. This is why Terry Bogard and his company are here."

"You're analysis abilities have proved quite impressive," Zero complimented. "Terry Bogard defeated the so-called Ultimate Fighting Weapon developed by N.E.S.T.S. There was no way K' could overcome his strength even after all of this time. Krizalid wasn't even a challenge for Terry. He was just a simple clone of K'. Once K' left, he would have proved a threat to N.E.S.T.S. but his simple mind cannot even begin to comprehend the power that they have faced."

"What?!" Terry shouted. He was confused by the entire incident and couldn't stay quite any longer. Everything was falling apart. These two were discussing things he's lived and fought like they were insignificant events. Terry wouldn't let that go without a more thorough explanation.

"Hmph…" Zero hissed, "I didn't expect you to stay quiet forever Terry Bogard." Zero blinked once and turned his body over to the fighting teams. He could smell foul play in the air when he sensed that there were only nine fighters instead of thirteen. "You are the key to my entire plans," He said while pointing at Terry. "You are going to help me shape a new world order."

"LIKE HELL!" Terry shouted back while the anger flowed in his body. He didn't like being used and especially for things he didn't want to have any part of. But, being the defender of good like Terry is, he wouldn't let this black bozo get away with his scheme.

"So you're with N.E.S.T.S.," Heidren stated.

"N.E.S.T.S.?!" Zero said almost being completely dumbfounded. "The new world order is not N.E.S.T.S…. IT'S ME!"

That final hiss that came from Zero's tone sent a chill up Yuri's spine. She didn't have to ask the guy if he was evil, she could feel it. She wondered how Ryo felt but quickly saw that his serious stare was enough to tell her to stay quiet and let the moment pass.

"There's no way I would ever help a clown like you!" Terry declared.

Zero laughed, harder than he ever did. "You are tough physically but mentally, you are definitely lacking."

Terry's face cringed at that remark. He decided to let that pass and let Zero make the first move.

"You are the strongest fighter South Town has to offer. You have one numerous championships all over the globe including the first two King of Fighter tournaments."

So this guy did his homework. Big whoop. There's more to me than my newspaper work Terry thought.

"But… You are blinded by your false dreams and foolish sentimentalism."

"WHAT?!" Terry replied.

"Your goal throughout your life was to become the strongest fighter in the world. That is what you live for. That is what keeps you living. But, instead of trying to defend your ideal you hide behind this crummy slum of a town and state that you fight for the people and not yourself."

"…" Terry had no words in defense.

"You are the most selfish fighter I have ever met Terry Bogard. Killing you will make no difference in my life. Your strength will be used one final time before I close the curtain on the legacy that is Fatal Fury!"

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Ryo yelled. Fighting with fists is one thing but using your words to subdue an opponent and twist him for other purposes was just sick. Ryo wanted to part of that and decided that his silence would finally have to end.

"Hmph… Ryo Sakazaki. I'm surprised you actually made it here alive."

"What…?" Ryo coughed. He wondered if his poison had to do with Zero's planning.

"You were indeed very strong. That is why I allowed you to compete in the final round."

"What?!" Ryo shouted in an angry roar.

"If it weren't for one of my agents on the opposing team. You would have been sitting in the stands."

Ryo didn't like that remark. Being put on the finals by default was not his idea of strength.

"But… I must admit I underestimated you."

Huh? What is this guy trying to pull?! Ryo mentally cried.

"If there is an award for most improved I would have to say you would be the recipient. Your strength in combat has vastly changed over your performance last year and I would have never guessed you could actually defeat the legendary Benimaru the way you did. You are very strong and that is why I wanted you to fight Terry."

So that's it… That doesn't make sense! Ryo shouted to himself.

"Terry and his team needed one final challenge that would send them into the next level of fighting ability. Once they defeated you and your team, they would have enough strength to complete the final phase of my plan."

Ryo's fist tightened. He never felt so used as he heard the story of his tournament fights being tossed and burnt before his eyes. He wasn't winning because of his strength; he was winning because someone else planned it.

"But… It was a big shock to find that you actually came within a hair of defeating Terry Bogard."

"Huh?" Ryo responded.

"I was lucky that Kula and her team of misfits actually stopped you from killing one another. She had proved useful for one task."

"Kula?" Heidren interrupted. "Who is she?"

"She was another Ultimate Fighting Warrior developed by our scientists in a N.E.S.T.S. facility. Instead of wreaking havoc in the fighting square, she was developed as an anti-K' device."

"Anti-K'?" Terry responded. "So what did she want from me?!"

"Do I look like that girl's father? I do not control her motivations. Just her missions. She succeeded in defeating K' but her presence here is a bit untimely…" Zero finished. "No matter. I have what I need here to complete the final phase."

"What the hell are you talking about?!" Robert snarled. "Phase! Plan! It's all a bunch of nonsense."

Zero chuckled. "Nonsense is correct. But it is not my nonsense that is in question. It is the nonsense of your leader that has brought the downfall of you and your entire school of learning."

"That's absurd!" Ryo shouted.

"Absurd? You too have felt the voice of truth and yet you chose not to listen to it."

Voice of truth… Could he mean?! That voice! Ryo thought to himself. The initial shock of the moment paralyzed Ryo's body. The last few moments of his fight with Terry seemed to last for hours when it wasn't even a second.

"So it was you…" Terry responded. Ryo looked over and saw that his former opponent had the same shocked expression he carried.

"No… My superiors at N.E.S.T.S. are the ones who can influence the minds of humans. I was given this information before I revealed my true self."

"So… You're a traitor," Heidren stated.

"A traitor?! Such a malicious definition," Zero interrupted. "I am a visionary. I am an example of what the world needs to be. The fools at the head of the chain are blinded by their own ambitions to see what the world is shaping into. They do not care for anything but themselves. Their goals are as simple as world domination. Mine? My goal is simply world cleansing."

"Cleansing?!" Heidren shouted. "Just how do you plan to do that?!"

"Ah… The time is nigh. Behold!" Zero shouted while pointing at a nearby wall. A screen shifted down and showed a picture of the earth from an outer space satellite. A different satellite appeared on the screen and a small picture within the frame showed a self-drawn world map. In it, it zoomed onto South Town and a red dot was blinking on their exact location.

"Wha – What is that?" Joe gasped as he looked onto a sight he'd never seen before. The concept of satellites and orbiting earth was just more school mumbo jumbo Joe didn't have time for.

"This simpleton is the greatest device known to man… The Zero Cannon!"

"Zero Cannon?!" Ryo and Terry both shout. Their timing was impeccable and unexpected.

"This weapon has the strength to destroy cities in a single blast… No mortal can imagine the possibilities that I have planned," Zero spoke as the screen demonstrated exactly what he was talking about. Everyone saw the city they were standing in turn into a black smug on the screen at it twisted their stomachs in knots just imagining the devastation.

"There's no way you'd have the energy for that thing!" Heidren shouted.

Zero looked back in disgust, "You are very narrow minded Commander. I have already collected the initial energy I needed to launch the Zero Cannon into orbit and preparations have been made to start the satellite."

"But… How?!" Heidren responded.

Zero calmly chuckled. He extended his arms and pointed that the fighters on the elevator. "From all of them. Their fight was more than enough to start the Zero Cannon. They fought with all of their hearts and souls and didn't even realize the subtle step of my plan. Those two," Zero said while pointing at Ryo and Terry, "Were exceptionally useful. Especially the last part of the match."

Everyone seemed to slump just a little bit. Here were South Town's greatest fighters being reduced to puppets for some old guy's evil plan. Terry felt the burn of adrenaline surge into his body as he heard enough talking. There was no way he was going to let Zero go forth with his plans.

"That's enough!" Terry shouted. "There's no way any of us are going to let this continue!" Terry put on his fighting stance. Andy, after regaining a clear head, followed his brother's lead and notice Joe and Mary had already done the same.

Ryo wasn't about to let Terry go at it alone. He broke into his Kyokugen stance and waited to strike. He saw his father standing next to him with his stance ready and Robert quickly followed.

"Robert…" Ryo whispered.

"Yea…" Robert whispered back.

"If anything gets too dangerous. Take King and Yuri out of here."

Robert looked back and saw King in Yuri's arms as they stood and watched what was about to go down. The two delicate flowers of the Art of Fighting squad were powerless to fight what was about to go down.

"Yes… YES!" Zero drooled at the sight. They were falling right into his trap just as he predicted. "Fight me! FIGHT ME WITH ALL OF YOUR STRENGTH!"

Zero blinked once and saw the seven fighters charging right for him. They were all going to perish by their own choice and they didn't even realize it.

"POWER WAVE!"

"HISHOUKEN!"

"HURRICANE UPPAAAAH!"

"KOUKOUKEN!"

"RYU GEKI KEN!"

"KOUOUKEN!"

The fighters all threw their initial strikes harder then they have ever felt before. All of their ki energy swarmed at Zero and began to smack his large frame. Smoke protruded there after and even though it may have looked like victory to the novice fighter, everyone knew there was a whole lot more to Zero than just talk.

A hideous laughter emanated from the center of the smoke. "Is that all you got?!" Zero shouted. He didn't even feel any of the ki blasts thanks to his protective cloak. The energy he collected from their preemptive strike was useful but he needed a whole lot more to charge the Zero Cannon. This was only the beginning for him and everyone else.

"Why you?!" Joe cried while rushing in.

"JOE!" Andy shouted hoping to convince him to stop his foolish frontal assault with a single word. He knew it would take a lot more to stop Joe but Andy was afraid that Zero had it and plenty more where it came from.

"SLASH KICK!" Joe cried. He flew forward with a head of steam and his foot glowing with the burning rage of his ki.

*SMACK*

"KAAAAH!" Joe cried as he felt the glove covered hand of Zero smack him in the back of the head. He rolled forward and stopped right after hitting a nearby wall.

"JOE!" Andy hissed. It was his turn to rush ahead but before his body could respond to his mental commands, another was already on his way to confront Zero. Andy didn't stop moving even though there was another fighter going ahead. He knew if they could keep Zero on his toes, one of them was bound to get a few good hits in.

"HEIN SHIPUU KYAKU!" Robert shouted. His feet kicked wildly into the air as he prepared each and every strike to take Zero down. Soar ankle or not, Robert was ready to fight with all of his strength regardless of the cost.

*CRACK*

"YAAAAARRRGH!" Yelled Robert as his fragile ankle was in Zero's deadly grip. Before his body could flop to the ground after losing momentum, Robert was tossed back over to where Joe was and his landing wasn't as graceful.

"ZANEIKAN!"

Zero quickly caught wind of the younger Bogard's attack and stopped it just as quickly as it was started. He threw a punch right at Andy's rib cage right at melee distance. Andy coughed up a mean roar and was immediately silenced by another one of Zero's punches right in his jaw.

Andy skidded backwards and the hard rock floor, scraping the open parts of his body and tearing bits of off his ninja uniform. He finally stopped after the great momentum of Zero's punch subsided.

Takuma rushed in, taking the lead of the fallen Bogard brother and hoped the other fighters would catch on to his tactics. He succeeded in grabbing Zero in his famous Shoran Kyaku technique. What he didn't succeed in is actually connecting.

Zero launched Takuma over his head and straight into a brick wall. Even aging over forty, Zero moved like no other man in existence. Takuma's body smacked the wall with a sickening thud and flopped onto the ground.

"BURN KNUCKLE!" Terry dashed forward releasing a heavy amount of ki energy into his fists. He poured a lot of power into his flying fist attack knowing full well that it would take his best and only his best to topple Zero. The initial burst was so enormous he began to loose sight of Zero behind the bright swarm of blue energy.

Zero caught Terry's hand and calmly realized why Terry is one of the strongest fighters around. If it weren't for his protective glove, Zero might have actually felt some pain but nonetheless, Terry's attack had failed. All he could do was stare up as he saw Zero's free hand form a fist and aimed straight at Terry's skull.

"MOUKO RAIJIN SETSU!"

Huh?! Zero thought as he saw the other team captain fly in with a knife edge chop. Ryo was just a little too late. Zero had plenty of time to catch his attack and set up one of his own. Zero threw both of his opponents useless arms downwards and heaved both of his fists into their stomachs. Ryo and Terry let out a defiant and painful cough as they absorbed Zero's strong fist.

Zero wasn't finished yet. He grabbed the cringing Terry and Ryo by the head and slammed them into each other like a couple of nuts on the brink of cracking. They both cried in immediate pain after that and then Zero chucked them back in the direction they came from without turning a blind eye to their landing.

"Useless…" Zero sighed. "How can you have possibly made it this far without even laying a scratch on my body?! You are all WEAK!"

"HURRICAN UPPAAAAAH!"

"WHAT?!" Zero shouted as a gust of wind swept him from behind. Joe Higashi's weak wind throwing attack did nothing but brush forward Zero's heavy cape. That did nothing more than waste Joe's energy until Zero felt a calm slash cut him across the cheek.

Zero couldn't believe it. Joe's wind was so strong it lifted his bone draped cape high enough to touch his face and actually leave a mark. Zero wiped the small trickle of blood from cheek before the cut would pour out anymore crimson liquid.

"How's… That for a scratch?!" Joe snarled while swiping at his nose with his thumb. Zero turned around and saw the kick boxing champion had a lot more to him than that initial attack wave. There was no way he would let Joe get away with that.

A purple shadow began to travel along the ground towards Joe. The kick boxer raised his eyebrows at the sight.

"What the…?" Joe gasped. The purple shadow grasped his feet and instantly he was paralyzed. His whole body was shocked and every single nerve froze without a single warning. Joe was a sitting duck.

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

"NYAAAARRGGHH!" Joe cried while taking four straight shots from Zero. He got a punch in the ribs, a kick in the shins, another roundhouse kick to the jaw, and finally a back straight kick right to his jaw. Joe was launched backwards and into the hard brick wall. The force was enough to leave a small impression of the kick boxing champion and it sent Joe back to the ground with consciousness slipping away from his mind and body.

Zero felt pleased with that passing moment. He let his guard down for a single second and the results were not to his liking. Zero was slowly starting to see why these fighters actually made it this far.

"HEY!" Mary cried while latching herself onto Zero's unguarded arm. She swung her body around and positioned herself into a standing arm bar. Mary knew she couldn't do any real damage while she was hanging in the air but she did know that with one arm occupied, it would leave Zero that much more defenseless for someone else to get a better shot. Everyone was sacrificing themselves for the good of the next fighter; Mary didn't want to feel left out.

Takuma grabbed Zero's other arm before another breath left his body. He didn't have the same type of style that Mary used but his strength would be more effective. Takuma just hoped whoever was ready could move up and take their free shot with a now defenseless Zero.

Andy and Robert got up from their position just as Takuma started to hold Zero. It didn't take another second of thought for either of them to take advantage of the situation. Andy rushed in with Robert close behind. Andy planned to aim high with a punch at the throat and Robert was going to go right for the bread basket.

Zero wouldn't let this insolence go on any longer. He threw Mary right off of his arm and right into Andy. Her skull met his and made a sick crack. They both collapsed several feet away amazed at the strength that Zero had.

Noticing he still had another foe to deal with, Zero in turn grabbed Takuma and sent him flying into Robert. Lucky for him, Robert saw what just happen to Andy and ducked just as his master's body flew past him. He had an opening and he was going to take it.

"SORYA!" Rober kicked into the air while leaping backwards. His foot caught empty aid and he knew he was in some serious trouble. Zero leered his hand back and swung his cloak at Robert.

*SLASH*

"YAAAAARRRGH!" Robert cried. His back was sliced open by a blade like weapon and he could hear the blood splurting out of his body. Robert crashed right in front of Zero and even though he was injured and all, Zero wasn't about to let up just yet. He raised his foot high and was prepared to crush Roberts skull right into the ground.

"HEIN SHIPUU KYAKU!"

Zero took two hits right at his shoulder. The attack connected perfectly but it was as if Zero blocked it. He felt the pain come from each kick but it wasn't anything to Zero. It was going to take a thousand kicks like that to take him out and Ryo would never last that long.

"INSOLENCE!" Zero yelled while swinging his attacked arm back towards his body and throwing it at Ryo in a backhand motion.

"CRACK SHOT!"

*CRACK*

"GAAAAH!" Zero cried. Terry's foot landed right in his neck and it wasn't anything he could walk off. He was caught off guard for the second time and it cost him dearly. They were finally taking him on with their full potential just as he asked but it still pissed him off to let his guard down like that. They would all pay for that with their bodies.

Zero swung his cloak out at Terry. At point blank range, Terry had no room to avoid so he took the full slash right in the midsection. He flopped backwards and stopped on his chest. Terry checked out his gut with his free hand and thanked anyone above that the cut didn't break the skin. It did, however, strike at his injured sternum and that would keep him down for quite some time.

Ryo was next to take a blow and it was a mighty one. He got one right in the chest and it felt like he was launched off of a runway. His body hit the wall hard letting dust and smoke fill his hidden presence. The pain would subside but he had a smile buried beneath the dusty debris. He and Terry found a way to strike at Zero and a few more hits like that would put him down for the count. All Ryo wanted to do was get up and try again and again until his body couldn't move.

"FOOLS!" Zero shouted. "Do you think your puny techniques would do any damage to me?! What a waste of time!"

I guess I've got to go all out… Andy thought. Zero was like a demon. His punches were like speeding trains and his strength was like no other opponent he had ever faced. Andy picked himself off the cold rock floor and stood up. His body was still shaking after the collision with Mary and he knew his head had already taken enough damage. He saw in the corner of his eye Mary was beginning to get up as well. There was no time to wait for someone else to distract him, Andy would have to go at it alone.

Orange and red ki began to swarm at the heels of Andy's feet. He was saving this strength for the finish of his last match but he didn't get a chance to use it. It was going to be now or never for Andy. Wind swept beneath his body and shot up, kicking his long blonde hair in various directions. He never felt as strong as he did at this very moment. This was going to be his greatest attack ever.

Andy jumped forward. His hands hit the ground first and sprung his body straight into the air. Red flames spiraled around his entire body and glowed with Andy's powerful energy.

"CHO REPPA DANNNN!"

Andy shot into the air like a red tornado. His body had become a weapon and it was aimed straight at Zero.

"You're strong…" Zero whispered. He cocked his fist back and threw it forward with all of his strength. "BUT NOT STRONG ENOUGH!"

"AAAAAAHHHHH!" Andy cried as his attack was stopped in mid air. He pressed forward as hard as his body would allow but it wasn't enough, just as Zero said.

Zero felt a great weight under his arm. Andy was very strong and his arm would have given up under any other circumstances but there were far more important things at stake. His goals, his dreams, and his ambition was on the line and he wasn't about to let some punk kid from South Town take it away from him.

"K – K – KRAAAGGH!" Andy cried. Zero threw the rest of his muscle at Andy and it was just enough to send him back the other way. Andy flew into the air, his body waved around like an out of control paper airplane and finally stopped after hitting a metal gate. Andy found himself to be laying right back on the lift where he started from.

"Sor – Sorry… Terry… I…" And that was all that Andy could say before he slipped out of consciousness.

"A – Andy…" Terry coughed. He was still reeling from Zero's slash and had not gotten up from it as of yet. He saw his brother try his best technique and Zero brushed it off like it was nothing at all. Terry had to push himself a step higher before he could even think of taking out this monster.

"IS THAT YOUR BEST?!" Zero taunted. His frustration was a thick smog in the air. The Zero Cannon had barely received any energy from this group. Their skills were great but their energy was being wasted if they were taken out so easily. It might have been better to wait a while and let the fighters rest before coming down here but there was no time for that. N.E.S.T.S. would not be allowed to stand for another minute and Zero was ready, willing, and able to press the button when the time is right.

Zero scoffed. The world's best fighters were on their hands and knees only after a few punches and kicks. He was not amused and neither was his energy generator that had barely gotten a workout. His thoughts drifted for a moment before realizing there were two other fighters that hadn't shown their presence yet.

"RAIOUKEN!"

"WHAT?!" Zero snapped. A blast of red energy blew up right before his body and sent a drift of wind around his stance. As it cleared another wave of ki strikes were on their way.

"DOUBLE STRIKE!"

Zero threw his cloak up. The blasts hit the black cloth and it vibrated in defiance but it held its integrity. Zero looked past the attacks and saw the other two women of the fight. Yuri Sakazaki, Ryo's little sister, wasn't scheduled to be down here but it didn't really matter to Zero. In fact, the more bodies he had down here, the quicker the Zero Cannon would be charged. He gladly accepted her presence and started on his own counter attack.

A purple shadow traveled from Zero's feet and grasped both Yuri and King. Yuri felt the paralyzing hold of Zero's attack shock her body and leaving her completely open for the same kind of attack that Joe suffered that he was barely getting up from. She knew deep in her heart she should have stayed out of this fight but Yuri would never live with herself if she didn't use some of her power to change this dismal situation.

King wanted to grasp her ribs but she was frozen. Even trying her Double Strike made her body cringe. She could barely move and trying that was just plain stupid but, like Yuri, she didn't want to sit around and let other people do the fighting for her. She had strength and she was going to use it.

"So…" Zero turned and said while looking dead in their eyes, "Courage runs in the bloodline. BUT NOT INTELLIGENCE!" Zero cried while teleporting forward. He could feel their strength but one of them was already weak and she couldn't provide any more energy to the Zero Cannon. He needed to take them out with one quick blow.

Yuri and King closed their eyes and held them tight. It was the only movement their bodies would allow. They couldn't even move their hands to protect the vital parts of their body.

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

*SMACK*

Yuri and King felt the paralyzed state being lifted from their bodies. As they opened their eyes, the horror of the moment was just about to get worse.

"R – Ryo…!" Yuri gasped. Standing in front of both females was the Unbeatable Dragon himself. He took all four hits and was still standing. He took all four hits in his current condition, just this morning he was half dead and now he was the strong fighter he always was. He took four hits for the two most important women in his life and was glad to do it.

Amazing… Zero thought. The Zero Cannon definitely got a charge out of that. Ryo Sakazaki was a much better candidate than he initially realized. He took the full extent of his attack and was still standing. Zero smiled at the thought of the fight left in this man and shrugged it off and grasped Ryo by the throat. He lifted him up a little over a foot in the air and watched as the Unbeatable Dragon was being drained of his remaining energy and air.

"G – G – Ge – Get…" Ryo stuttered under the sheer pressure of his neck being clamped. "O – Out… O – Of – Of… H – H – H – Here…"

"R – RYO!" King screamed. Even on the brink of death he worried about others instead of his own well being. King wanted to do something, she had to do something. Ryo was about to die and his last request was for their survival. She couldn't have felt more in love with him than she did now and now, now he was going to leave her.

"DIE!" Zero shouted.

King felt a swirl of emotions rouse inside her body. "NOOOOO!" She cried with tears starting to run down the sides of her faces. Her vision was blurred by the orange color of Ryo's gi and she couldn't have possibly seen the other orange colors swarming behind the black demon.

"HAOUUUUUU!"

"HAOUUUUUU!"

WHAT?! Zero snarled. He turned his head around at the exact wrong moment.

"SHOUKOUKENNNN!" Both Kyokugen warriors cried.

*SMASH*

*SMASH*

"DAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Zero cried while taking two heavy impacts on his back. He instantly released Ryo and he fell back on the ground hard. His feet wouldn't allow the weight of his body and his ass was firmly planted on the rock floor. Yuri and King quickly went to his aid and they dragged his body as far away from Zero as they could.

Zero was in pain. He was in a lot of pain. He never expected both of the other Kyokugen warriors to recover that quickly. Zero took the full blast of the Kyokugen school's greatest technique and he would have to admit that it was indeed powerful. Exterminating them would definitely be a shame.

Zero turned around and saw both Robert and Takuma standing, barely standing at that. They were both heavily exhausted. That last attack drained both of their energies down to the very core. Zero had them now.

Robert collapsed to his knees. He didn't have the strength to stand let alone defend against Zero's counter attack. The blood from his wound began to seep out more and more. His body wasn't responding the same way it did a few moments ago. He was running out of fuel just at the moment he needed it. Zero charged right at him. Taking the weaker one out first would eliminate any thoughts of him coming back for a second wind.

"Is this the extent of Kyokugen Karate?!" Zero taunted as he dashed in for the final blow. He wasn't going to let Robert go down with just a simple punch or kick. He was going for his ultimate cutting technique.

*SLASH*

*SLASH*

*SLASH**SLASH**SLASH**SLASH**SLASH*

Zero stood back as his finished opponent crashed into the nearest wall. He smiled at the demonstration of his power but the happiness turned to shock after what he saw next.

Takuma stood in for his pupil. He was the one who took the full effects of Zero's deadly combo technique. There were cuts all over hit body and the blood was beginning to pour. Zero stood in awe at how he could easily misplace an attack like that and not even know who he was hitting. No matter. Robert was right next to him, laying flat on his face allowing unconsciousness to put him down.

Zero smiled after that. The Zero Cannon had received a nice big gulp of energy after that last round of attacks and now three of the nine fighters were down for the count.

"RYO! RYOOOO!" Yuri screamed. Her brother had not fallen out of consciousness just yet but he was still coughing pretty heavily after being choked like he was.

"I'm… I'm alright!" Ryo protested. He picked himself up as quick as he could and turned to face Yuri and King.

"You two… Stay out of the fight! UNDERSTAND!" Ryo ordered. The sheer audacity of his mood change was enough to rattle the cages of both women. They had never seen him more upset in their lives.

Yuri looked deeply into her brother's eyes. She wondered how serious Ryo could be and then caught a glimpse of something. His eyes were trembling. He wasn't being serious; he was worried. She quickly acknowledge his request and was ready to fulfill it.

"Get Robert and father, put them on the elevator and get the hell out of here!" Ryo stated. King immediately looked up at that demand. Ryo wanted her to leave. He wanted her out of the picture. She knew exactly why but she didn't want to except it. Ryo picked her up and looked King dead in her beautiful blue eyes.

"I'll see you again… I promise."

King nodded. She didn't have any words that would come close to following that. Yuri quickly grabbed King and they moved. King gave Ryo one last glance and then took off towards the elevator. Ryo waited until Yuri got King safely on the lift and then proceed to distract Zero the only way he could. Fortunately for him, another hot head had already taken his job.

"HEY YOU!" Joe cried. He slowly started to walk over to Robert's fallen position while keeping his fighting stance up. "It'll take a lot more than your weak hits to put down Joe Higashi!"

"Weak…" Zero hissed. Before he could come up with a comeback Joe had already moved in. The kick boxing champion threw a blaze of punches using his famous Explosion Punch and for the first time, Zero had to put up a real defense.

Joe's knuckles smashed into Zero's buff forearms. He knew he wasn't really doing much damage but the whole point of the matter wasn't to hurt him physically but to push him back. Joe was pretty sure this guy didn't have tolerance for the weak but he wasn't about to let this clown harm two out of commission fighters.

Zero couldn't believe it. This foolish Japanese kick boxer was actually pushing him back. Step by step, Zero moved back. Joe was not letting up; he was like a wild beast moving in until his prey gave up. If this kept up, Joe would be an irritating bug to swat away.

Joe saw in the faintest part of his vision that the fallen fighters Robert and Takuma were being taken care of. He could let up just a little bit but then again, this guy may have had surprises that Joe hasn't seen yet. This was the only time Joe would prove he had intelligence. It wasn't in his book smarts but his street smarts. Joe was going to go for one last hit to put Zero away and it would take all of his remaining energy.

"Guys like you make me sick…" Joe taunted with his fists still blazing strong.

"WHAT?! How dare you…?!" Zero shot back.

"Easy… LIKE THIS!" Joe shouted while pulling his fist back. The wind began to scream at his command. Never before had he charged his attack to be this powerful. It was as if something beyond his body possessed him for that moment and felt for Joe's emotions about honor and victory. Wind blasted from the core of his arm and spun throughout his body like never before. "SCREWWWW!"

This same technique…? Not good ENOUGH!

"UPPAAAAAAHHHH!"

*WHOOSH*

Zero was consumed by the self made tornado. His body took hits in places he needed three mirrors to see. Joe was stronger than he ever could have imagined.

"I… I think I got him…" Joe sighed as he collapsed. That technique took all of his remaining energy. Joe's last thoughts were that of the spotlight he could have been in if only this part of the fight was broadcasted on Pay Per View.

Ah… The attention…

Zero brushed off the remaining portion of Joe's tornado as if it wasn't even there. Looking down at his feet, Joe was knocked out and he wouldn't have wanted it any other way. He picked up Joe by the top of his head and held him there. Joe was dangling like a wet fish that had stayed out of the water for a few seconds too long. Zero was going to enjoy killing this man. He wound his fist up and threw it at Joe's throat.

"POWERRRR!"

Terry… Zero thought. His Power Wave technique? So he's trying to save his friend eh? Zero looked over ready to slap Terry's wave of ki right back at him. He saw no such thing.

"WHAT?!"

"DUNKKKK!"

*SMACK*

"KAAAAAAHHHH!" Zero shrieked while taking Terry's ki filled fist right in his jaw. Time began to move slow as he saw the various colors of the world flash around his eyes and for the first time in a long time he felt pain, genuine pain, touch his flesh skin. Zero moved back several feet and he was still reeling. He wasn't going to be like that for long so Terry knew to take the opportunity of the situation.

"MARY!" He yelled. Terry picked Joe up and placed him on Mary's shoulders as soon as she got there. "Take Joe to the elevator and get him out of here!"

"But Terry!"

"Do as I say! We don't have time to argue!"

Mary nodded and moved ahead. Joe was heavy but not beyond her weight allowance. She had a feeling Terry knew what he was doing and instead of battling him with it, she just went along and hoped everything would turn out alright.

Terry turned his vision for just one second and paid the price for it. He took one of Zero's own punches right in his jaw and Terry crashed onto the ground. Zero wasn't about to let Terry stew in the sting of the first hit. He wasn't about to be that nice to someone who was trying to corrupt his master plan.

Terry rolled backwards. Zero couldn't believe it. He threw one of his strongest punches at him and Terry took it like it was just any old punch from any old fighter. Slowly, he began to understand now. He understood what was making Terry tick and how he could stay on his feet no matter what kind of punishment is dealt to him.

Terry stayed on his knees. He needed Zero to keep his focus on him for one second longer to allow the others who could fight a chance to blind sight him.

"Terry…" Zero roared in a calm sinister tone. He was infused with the will of his kneeling opponent. Terry Bogard was the only one who could properly fuel his Zero Cannon. It was his will to become the strongest fighter alive that would give Zero enough energy for ten shots on the Zero Cannon. He wanted to fight him mano-a-mano and he was going to kill anyone who got in his way.

"HAOU!"

Do it…! Terry screamed to himself while laying flat on his back.

What the? Zero thought to himself. He was caught completely off guard until he saw the impossible… Possible.

"SHOUKOUKEN!"

*SMASH*

"YAAAAARRRGGGHHH!" Zero cried while taking the full blast right in the chest. The impact drove him several meters backwards and into the farthest brick wall. The underground base shook with such defiance that the single chandelier that provided a bit of elegance to the fighting arena crashed on the ground.

"Terry!" Ryo called out. "Are you ok?"

"I'm fine," he replied. "Get ready. He's not done yet."

Ryo nodded. "I know. Even though it was a clear shot. I didn't want to waste all of my energy on one attack."

Terry chuckled. "If only Joe had you brain. Go on, I'll be right back."

"But!" Ryo called out as he saw Terry run after the elevator. "Where are you going?!"

"Making sure we have a fair fight!"

Fair fight? What does he have in mind? Ryo thought. He blew off any assumptions he had and waited to confirm it with Terry.

Terry ran up to the elevator. All of the fighters looked like they've had better days. Mary just got finished placing Joe in a comfortable position and she quickly ran towards Terry.

"TER – RY!" She cried. In the midst of her call, the entire underground base began to shake. The rumble was not that of an earthquake although it really resembled one. Terry could feel Zero's energy rising and rushing through the entire fighting square but he didn't have time to waste worrying about him now. Debris was about to fall and there was only one thing he had on his mind.

Terry pressed the lift button on the elevator. The large metal plate rose from its resting place and ascended towards the light.

"TER – TERRY!" She called to him. He was slowly leaving her life again and that was the last thing she wanted to experience. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

"Stay back…" He calmly stated. "And when you reach the surface, get as far away from here as you possibly can!"

"What…?! NO WAY!" She wailed. Mary fell on her stomach to the flattest part of the lift and extended her arm to him. She was inches away from touching his face but he didn't reach back. "LET ME STAY WITH YOU!"

Terry smiled. It was the last part of his face she would ever see. He tipped his cap down and turned around. "Be strong Mary… Be strong and live on."

"NOT WITHOUT YOU!" She replied.

Terry's smile grew bigger. "We'll meet again…" He said as he quickly took his cap off and tossed it backwards in his winning pose fashion "… Someday." Without yelling "OKAY" it looked rather sad in Mary's eyes. His cap landed right by her head. She was quickly getting out of his view and she desperately yelled back at Terry.

"DON'T LEAVE ME AGAIN!" She cried. Tears were streaming down her face and sliding right through the grated elevator floor. Terry heard each one as they hit the ground and could feel the emotions that were attached. There was nothing he could do about it now.

Mary clenched Terry's cap across her chest and began to cry harder than she ever had before. All she could do was erratically chant his name over and over again. It was almost driving her mad but what was she to do? Her emotions drove her to be this way and this is something she was going to have to deal with. Without Terry, life was going to be hard.

Terry heard in the distance the snapping sound of the elevator as it reached the top floor. He smashed the control box with a quick punch making sure no one up there would try and use it to get back down and try to play hero. That was Terry's job. He quickly ran back to where Ryo had been standing and watched as the furious Zero began to collect energy and show it off by causing the mini earthquakes inside the underground base.

"Are you sure you made the right move?!" Ryo yelled. He had to over the sound of all of the flying debris crashing into the various walls.

"Wouldn't you have done the same?" Terry answered. Ryo gave Terry a half smile and instantly realized all of his intentions and was grateful he was the one to make that decision. Ryo might have had a harder time dealing with his sister and King in that situation.

"Where…" Terry said while observing the chaotic scene. "Did everyone go?"

Ryo caught a glimpse of what Terry was talking about and formed his own conclusion. "They must have left when the fight started. Probably hiding in one of the secret storage rooms or what not."

Terry faintly chuckled. "Well I guess it's up to you and me then…"

Ryo replied with a smile. "I wouldn't have picked anyone else."

They both got into their fighting stances and waited for Zero. Nothing mattered to them right now. They focused their minds into their fighting mode and the outside world was blacked out. They were living in the moment and that always brought out the best in a fighter.

"Now Kula!" Called a voice.

"What the?!" Ryo said while turning his attention elsewhere.

"I cannot allow you to finish this match Terry Bogard!" Yelled a girl as she skated forward from behind a crevasse in the wall. She speeded towards Terry with a familiar knife shaped object in her hands and in seconds, would have finally completed her mission.

"YAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Shouted a voice in the distance. Ryo knew of only one place that voice could have come from and prepared himself for the worst.

*SMASH*

(Author Notes: WOAH! What a chapter. Boy the action was just ruling wasn't it? I know, I know. Another suspenseful ending. But, you have to admit, you're loving it aren't you. Ahhh… Don't be like that. Alright guys I've been having a blast righting this but all good things must come to an end. The thrilling conclusion of my tale is coming up in the next chapter so don't miss out. That's for your reviews guys. Motivation helps me punch out quality and quantity work. I would like to especially thank SilentNinja20 for he gave me the inspiration and idea for the first part of the fic that was the dream sequence for Terry and Ryo. Take it easy guys and all see you one last time in Chapter 12!)