A/N: Thanks to all of you who have reviewed my fic! And, for those who
ask this will be a Xiaoyin but I'm not sure that that will be the main
focus of the fic. Thx!
Disclaimer: I am too broke to own anything so cool as Tekken. Namco is not broke. They own Tekken.
***
Heihachi grinned. "I knew you'd come through for me! You're not a man to let people down."
Lei smiled wryly and murmured, "Wouldn't want to disappoint you."
Heihachi laughed. "Who does?" He was still chuckling as he answered the phone that was ringing in his jacket pocket. The voice that replied, though, quickly banished his mirth.
"WHAT?!"
"S-sir!" the frantic voice repeated. "You gotta help us! She's gone crazy! Mad! Insane! We're all gonna DIE!!!!"
"Calm yourself fool!" Heihachi barked. He paused a moment to compose himself then went on soothingly. "Panicking isn't going to help anyone. What's going on?"
"She went ballistic sir! Half the crew is down! Please, you gotta send reinforcements!"
"What do you mean half the crew is down? Who is this?"
"AHHHHH!!! She's coming this way!" There was a terrified shriek, two muffled thuds, then nothing.
"Who is? What's going on?! Answer me, darn it!!!" Heihachi muttered a curse and savagely smashed the END button with his finger.
Lei, still present, noticed with amusement that the old man was shaking. He watched the CEO of the Mishima Financial Empire count to himself.
".Roku, shichi, hachi, kyû, jû." He sighed and most of the red left his face. Heihachi calmly pushed redial.
"Hello. You have reached the MFE pleasure liner FORTUNE'S RECLINE. Please leave your message after the tone. BEEP!"
He hung up. "Lei, mind joining me for a little trip?"
Lei raised an eyebrow. "Mind telling me what's going on?"
"I'll tell you on the way." Heihachi replied. He paused. "Don't worry, my evil plots are usually a lot more subtle."
Lei grinned. "You sure know how to put a man at ease. Heck, why not?"
***
Xiaoyu finished dealing the second hand and began the third. The cards danced in her hands as she dealt, rolling smoothly over one another with the sound of moths' wings. They floated to the earth as if drawn to a flame and settled there gently with a little flutter. Occasionally, with twists of her graceful hands, Xiaoyu let the cards, with a beat of the wings, hop from one small finger to the next only to glide purposefully to the ground as if that had been the plan all along.
Xiaoyu sat back and observed her handiwork with a little half-smile on her face. The setting sun cast a warm glow on the cards bathing the entire ship a rosy orange.
As Ling Xiaoyu gazed softly at the sky a breeze swept her hair from her face. It caressed her cheek fondly then playfully flew down to the deck. Her cards, on wings of wind, leapt to the sky and flapped energetically away. Xiaoyu lifted her head and laughed joyfully. Her mischievous eyes watched the cards fly until with a little flicker they seemed to wave her goodbye. The flock of cards twirled mischievously and dropped straight to the ground. On the horizon, just above her cards' final resting place, a black limousine turned on the road that led to her.
Xiaoyu watched it approach calmly. She had been nervous but her fear was gone now. Set adrift in a sea of chance, Xiaoyu had let luck, or perhaps fate, guide her this far. Now she had purpose. Now, come what may, Xiaoyu had a goal, and with that goal, determination. Xiaoyu watched the first of many obstacles to come roll toward her with a confidant smile.
***
Heihachi was brooding again. Often Lei wondered what the old man plotted when he fell into that moody silence. From the expression on his face one would assume something ominous. Heihachi, however, was not a man one could make assumptions about. He was complex and always unexpected. He did the unexpected now.
"Stop the car."
The limousine slid to a stop. Heihachi didn't wait for the chauffeur to open the door; he got out unassisted. Lei followed suite, stepping quickly to catch up.
Heihachi strode toward the liner purposefully, a pensive expression on his face. As he approached the massive vessel he searched the decks for activity. Upon arrival Heihachi raised his eyebrows in astonishment. His soldiers were beaten and strewn across the ship as if it had been hit by a hurricane. Sitting on the bow looking tranquil and innocent was a small girl that, at first glance, appeared to be about fourteen.
Lei watched as the girl uncrossed her legs and set her chin on her knees thoughtfully. She regarded them calmly, then stood up and brushed herself off. As Lei observed her he became unsure of his judgment of her age. He had looked into her clear-seeing eyes and assumed her a child. Now, after watching her mature visage, he wondered if she were older. Lei shrugged and stopped behind Heihachi.
Heihachi crossed his arms and looked at the girl. "Young Miss, are you responsible for this?" he asked.
She nodded. "'Fraid so Mister. Your soldiers wouldn't let me see you."
Heihachi narrowed his eyes at her. "And do you know who I am?"
She nodded enthusiastically. "You're Heihachi Mishima."
"And who, may I ask, are you?"
The cute girl smiled happily. "I'm Ling Xiaoyu."
Heihachi stared at her for a moment. "Why are you here?"
Xiaoyu grew serious. "I have a favor to ask Mr. Mishima. I want to enter your tournament but your flyer said that you have to be at least eighteen to enter."
"How old are you Xiaoyu?"
"Sixteen."
"Why do you want to enter my tournament?"
Xiaoyu clasped her hands behind her back and looked down. She scuffed her foot lightly along the ground as she swayed back and forth. "Well." Xiaoyu straightened up and looked Heihachi in the face. "I need an amusement park."
The old man burst out laughing. "You need an amusement park?!"
Xiaoyu looked dismayed but answered him. "Yes."
Heihachi's laughter eventually subsided and turned his calculating eyes on her. Lei could almost hear the wheels turning. Finally he murmured "And what if I don't give you your amusement park?"
Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows and grinned mischievously as she looked around at the mayhem. "I'll probably go berserk again. I'm pretty terrible when I don't get my way."
Heihachi roared with laughter. "Win my tournament and I'll build you the greatest amusement park this world has ever seen!"
Disclaimer: I am too broke to own anything so cool as Tekken. Namco is not broke. They own Tekken.
***
Heihachi grinned. "I knew you'd come through for me! You're not a man to let people down."
Lei smiled wryly and murmured, "Wouldn't want to disappoint you."
Heihachi laughed. "Who does?" He was still chuckling as he answered the phone that was ringing in his jacket pocket. The voice that replied, though, quickly banished his mirth.
"WHAT?!"
"S-sir!" the frantic voice repeated. "You gotta help us! She's gone crazy! Mad! Insane! We're all gonna DIE!!!!"
"Calm yourself fool!" Heihachi barked. He paused a moment to compose himself then went on soothingly. "Panicking isn't going to help anyone. What's going on?"
"She went ballistic sir! Half the crew is down! Please, you gotta send reinforcements!"
"What do you mean half the crew is down? Who is this?"
"AHHHHH!!! She's coming this way!" There was a terrified shriek, two muffled thuds, then nothing.
"Who is? What's going on?! Answer me, darn it!!!" Heihachi muttered a curse and savagely smashed the END button with his finger.
Lei, still present, noticed with amusement that the old man was shaking. He watched the CEO of the Mishima Financial Empire count to himself.
".Roku, shichi, hachi, kyû, jû." He sighed and most of the red left his face. Heihachi calmly pushed redial.
"Hello. You have reached the MFE pleasure liner FORTUNE'S RECLINE. Please leave your message after the tone. BEEP!"
He hung up. "Lei, mind joining me for a little trip?"
Lei raised an eyebrow. "Mind telling me what's going on?"
"I'll tell you on the way." Heihachi replied. He paused. "Don't worry, my evil plots are usually a lot more subtle."
Lei grinned. "You sure know how to put a man at ease. Heck, why not?"
***
Xiaoyu finished dealing the second hand and began the third. The cards danced in her hands as she dealt, rolling smoothly over one another with the sound of moths' wings. They floated to the earth as if drawn to a flame and settled there gently with a little flutter. Occasionally, with twists of her graceful hands, Xiaoyu let the cards, with a beat of the wings, hop from one small finger to the next only to glide purposefully to the ground as if that had been the plan all along.
Xiaoyu sat back and observed her handiwork with a little half-smile on her face. The setting sun cast a warm glow on the cards bathing the entire ship a rosy orange.
As Ling Xiaoyu gazed softly at the sky a breeze swept her hair from her face. It caressed her cheek fondly then playfully flew down to the deck. Her cards, on wings of wind, leapt to the sky and flapped energetically away. Xiaoyu lifted her head and laughed joyfully. Her mischievous eyes watched the cards fly until with a little flicker they seemed to wave her goodbye. The flock of cards twirled mischievously and dropped straight to the ground. On the horizon, just above her cards' final resting place, a black limousine turned on the road that led to her.
Xiaoyu watched it approach calmly. She had been nervous but her fear was gone now. Set adrift in a sea of chance, Xiaoyu had let luck, or perhaps fate, guide her this far. Now she had purpose. Now, come what may, Xiaoyu had a goal, and with that goal, determination. Xiaoyu watched the first of many obstacles to come roll toward her with a confidant smile.
***
Heihachi was brooding again. Often Lei wondered what the old man plotted when he fell into that moody silence. From the expression on his face one would assume something ominous. Heihachi, however, was not a man one could make assumptions about. He was complex and always unexpected. He did the unexpected now.
"Stop the car."
The limousine slid to a stop. Heihachi didn't wait for the chauffeur to open the door; he got out unassisted. Lei followed suite, stepping quickly to catch up.
Heihachi strode toward the liner purposefully, a pensive expression on his face. As he approached the massive vessel he searched the decks for activity. Upon arrival Heihachi raised his eyebrows in astonishment. His soldiers were beaten and strewn across the ship as if it had been hit by a hurricane. Sitting on the bow looking tranquil and innocent was a small girl that, at first glance, appeared to be about fourteen.
Lei watched as the girl uncrossed her legs and set her chin on her knees thoughtfully. She regarded them calmly, then stood up and brushed herself off. As Lei observed her he became unsure of his judgment of her age. He had looked into her clear-seeing eyes and assumed her a child. Now, after watching her mature visage, he wondered if she were older. Lei shrugged and stopped behind Heihachi.
Heihachi crossed his arms and looked at the girl. "Young Miss, are you responsible for this?" he asked.
She nodded. "'Fraid so Mister. Your soldiers wouldn't let me see you."
Heihachi narrowed his eyes at her. "And do you know who I am?"
She nodded enthusiastically. "You're Heihachi Mishima."
"And who, may I ask, are you?"
The cute girl smiled happily. "I'm Ling Xiaoyu."
Heihachi stared at her for a moment. "Why are you here?"
Xiaoyu grew serious. "I have a favor to ask Mr. Mishima. I want to enter your tournament but your flyer said that you have to be at least eighteen to enter."
"How old are you Xiaoyu?"
"Sixteen."
"Why do you want to enter my tournament?"
Xiaoyu clasped her hands behind her back and looked down. She scuffed her foot lightly along the ground as she swayed back and forth. "Well." Xiaoyu straightened up and looked Heihachi in the face. "I need an amusement park."
The old man burst out laughing. "You need an amusement park?!"
Xiaoyu looked dismayed but answered him. "Yes."
Heihachi's laughter eventually subsided and turned his calculating eyes on her. Lei could almost hear the wheels turning. Finally he murmured "And what if I don't give you your amusement park?"
Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows and grinned mischievously as she looked around at the mayhem. "I'll probably go berserk again. I'm pretty terrible when I don't get my way."
Heihachi roared with laughter. "Win my tournament and I'll build you the greatest amusement park this world has ever seen!"
