::Chapter 11~ Breaking::
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Cammy froze. Her eyes stared at the door until it closed completely. Her heart pounded with anger.
"Who the hell does he think he is?!" She screamed to herself, quivering.
She shook her head, her hands dangled through several articles of clothing frantically. The teen-aged girl paused for a moment and threw a long red coat onto her bed. She then formed her hair into neat braids.
"Always following me... acting like he owns me..." She whispered.
'Why is he doing this to me...?'
She got off of her bed and slid the coat on abruptly.
'He'll never own me...'
Vega glanced at Cammy as she departed from her cell.
"You'll see..." He said quietly, licking his lips and sliding on his mask.
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"Finally ready, Cammy?" Bison remarked, walking past the assassin nonchalantly. "I've been waiting here for nearly an hour... What took you so long?"
Cammy tilted her head, and gave a meek smile. "I was held up by Juni. She wanted to spar with me. I... hoped you wouldn't mind."
"Of course not. You do need to keep your fighting skills up to par, now don't you?" Bison placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Yes, Master Bison."
"Well then, continue your job."
"I will, Sir." Cammy glanced at the ground hesitating, before saluting him and leaving his quarters.
"One last thing, Cammy..." Bison said, before she shut the door.
Cammy paused and let the words slide from her mouth. "...Yes, Sir?'
"I am holding a new tournament. This time, it is to find my substitute body." Cammy raise a brow at him as he spoke.
"I'm sending Juni to find a man named Ryu-- He will serve as my new body..." He said calmly. Cammy had no clue what he was talking about, but still nodded. "The tournament is only being held to lure Ryu in... However, a man named Dhalsim will be participating. You must fight him, but be cautious; He has rather... Well, strange powers that can read your mind. If he does, make sure you kill him hastily. I don't want Shadowloo's real motives to be released. You must promise me this..."
"Yes, Sir."
"Leave. He will be in India. I'm sure you will find him easily."
"Right." Cammy muttered, closing the door.
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The time passed quickly through the days, as Cammy began her mission. She arrived at the coast of India the day prior, led by a Shadowloo boat. She headed into a small poverty-struck town. Though the weather was scorching, but she kept herself well hidden behind the long red coat with fur trim. Numerous people gave her quaint looks, especially when seeing her enigmatic eyes and golden hair. She ignored all of them and continued her pace.
Unexpectedly, strange red lights interrupted her vision. "What...?" She said, inquiring.
She shook her head and blinked a few times. But the lights began circling people, zooming in on targeted areas-- Moving her body towards them. She felt urged to halt, but her body moved with the red light. She had no control.
'Psycho power...' She thought. Before everything in her mind went blank....
"Target in range... Master of Yoga; Dhalsim..." She said automatically and threw her coat the ground. Her eyes fixed on the target, much like a machine.
People looked at her, frightened, as she dashed towards her opponent. She stopped only feet away from him and presented her fighting stance.
"Standing by to measure his fighting data..."
Dhalsim stood ahead of her. He was calm, even with Cammy's insane disposition.
"Is she an assassin of Shadowloo? Her aura is disturbing..." He started, staring at Cammy. "Her eyes... They are not human. They are just like a machine."
"Your words are useless!" She shrilled hysterically. "And now I will extract your fighting data from you!"
Numbers, coding and red lights continued to blur her vision as she did so. Dhalsim simply walked around her, causing her confusion. Cammy's body went out of her own control. She felt as if she was unconscious.
Reacting only on instinct, she was the first to make a move-- She spun around and arched backward, punching Dhalsim directly. Dhalsim gripped her arm and made a move of his own. She tried to pull away, before he finally struck her with a kick to the ribs. To her surprise, she was sent flying backwards as Dhalsim extended his legs forward and extended it inhumanly long. Cammy got up, stumbling foreword and rubbing her temple.
"Uhh... Ohh... My head..." She said with a grunt. The codes and red lights began to clear from her view.
"I can see inside your mind..." Dhalsim began to walk towards her. "Is that confusion?... Or fear...?"
"I... I don't want to know! Never look into my mind!!!" She screeched, backing away slowly.
"I heard that Shadowloo has technology that can control human minds... Perhaps your true consciousness is trying to come out..."
"Shut up! Go away... Leave me alone!" Cammy shouted, covering her ears and trembling violently with confusion and fear.
'Master Bison will kill me if I don't kill Dhalsim now that he knows about Shadowloo...
I can't kill him...
What's happening to me...?
Who am I...'
Cammy ran. She didn't look back. She just ran...
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"Where... Am... I...?" Cammy raced along the streets of India. She was lost, without a clue as to how she got there. She picked up her coat and continued to run. Momentarily she felt tears forming in her crystal blue eyes. They were soon falling down her cheeks.
As a trained assassin-- she never managed to kill the target. Hence, she was a failure.
She had failed Bison, just because of some freak accident that caused her mind to run wild. She couldn't remember what happened as soon as the red lights and coding dimmed her vision. As soon as Dhalsim found his way into her mind, she snapped out of it... But in the process gave away vital information about Shadowloo.
Chaos sprang through her mind as she walked along the streets for hours. Soon moonlight was the only thing illuminating her path and she was the only one awake. She walked to a narrow bridge and briefly looked at the small waterfall beneath it.
Her mind flashed to the last time she saw one with Vega. She tried to blink away the tears in her eyes, only remembering more about the situation. She thought of the female voice she heard when she first saw at it and the curious and concerned look on Vega's face. The conversation they had...
She soon heard the female voice again-- This time louder.
At that moment, she closed her eyes for a mere second and remembered it all--
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The water was clear like the night's sky. She leaned against the brick bridge with the woman by her side, in the exact same posture.
The woman had long wavy golden blonde locks of hair. She stared at Cammy with intense green eyes full of love... She looked like an angel. They were surrounded by a grassy park. Quietly looking at the waterfall ahead of them...
"Cammy, it's getting late. We should go home." The woman said silently with a British accent much like her own.
"Mum, why? It's only 10 o'clock!" Cammy stated, gently tugging her mother's arm with persuasion. "...Please?"
"We must... You have class tomorrow, remember?" She said with a smile. "You can't skip class again just to look at this waterfall all day, dear."
"Oh, all right..." Cammy's lips curved to a pout. She grasped her mother's hand and walked away from the small bridge.She glanced around the small park attentivelypreoccupied by the beautiful surroundings.
Suddenly, her mother paused and jerked back. Cammy was stopped from walking further when she felt the grip on her hand tighten.
She turned around and screamed.
It was Bison.
He held her mother's neck in his arms. Her eyes were wide and she looked as though she was going to scream if his hands were not covering her mouth.
Cammy wanted to stop him, but was restrained by two slim, yet muscular arms. She turned her head and saw...
Vega
He was young- Only seventeen or so. He still had the same build and height, but an unfamiliar innocence showed through his eyes.
"I think I chose the perfect girl to take..." Bison said, grinning at Cammy.
Her mother tried to scream again when it was clear that her daughter was going to be taken away.
"Feisty, isn't she? Maybe we should take her as well. She'd make a good doll...." He laughed, directing towards her mother. "But I think it will be more fun to kill her... Take the girl away. She doesn't need to witness this."
Cammy cried frantically and reached for her mother. Vega shook his head, but followed his command. He lifted Cammy up by the back of her neck and knees and carried her away in his arms.
"Mum! Mum, no!" She cried out.
"I'm sorry, little girl..." Vega said sympathetically. "One with such beauty shouldn't have to suffer like this..."
Cammy heard a scream and a cracking noise. "No...!" She shouted.
She struggled enough away from Vega's chest to see her mother laying on the ground... Dead.
"Mum... No..." She whispered sadly, more tears weeping down her pale cheeks.
Vega tightened his grip on the young girl, and wiped a tear off of her eyes with his slender finger. He then took his fingertip to his mouth and licked it.
"You're tears are... beautiful..."
"Mum..." She cried softly.
Then, she realized her fate.
Vega laid her down, still gripping her shoulders. He whispered something into her ear as Bison approached.
"Welcome to Shadowloo..."
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She gasped. She remembered it all. The whole thirteen years of her life that were missing were back and ingrained into her mind.
No.
"Why...? He said he.. loved me..." She screeched, wiping the tears off of her cheeks. "...Master Bison..."
Cammy turned away from the waterfall and tried to forget what she once longed to remember. She walked to an alleyway between paltry buildings and leaned herself against the wall. Her body slowly slid to the ground. She closed her eyes and hugged her legs to her chest.
That moment, she realized she couldn't return to Shadowloo.
Not because of her failure--- But by choice.
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::Author Notes::
Hope you like it. ^_^