As a small note to everybody, I apologize for taking so long to continue with my fiction. It seems that I have ran into a lot of things lately and am very sorry to disappoint my readers. Now this is up, I have a small idea what's in store later on, it still has to get to me later.

3.

So began another normal evening in Gotham, the light breeze that blew through the air was indication it was probably going to get a little more chilly later on through the cold night. The main street in Gotham which was usually the busiest was lined with busy shoppers or traveling civilians from street to street. Lights from the department stores reflected off that of the cars that were outside lined to the sidewalk. Enjoying walking down the sidewalk at this hour was these three, K', Whip, and joining them was Kula Diamond.

K' looked over in Kula's direction with a slight smirk on his lips "So, what's the real reason you decided to come with me and Sarah?" he eyed the blonde girl behind his shades. The short young girl licking her lollipop looked at K' "Well if you must know K' I wanted to see some of the neat things in the city and Angel and K9999 never want to take me so I'm here whether you like it or not" she stuck her tongue out at K', he smirked again. Whip looked at the two "Now now children, let's calm down and try to enjoy ourselves yes?" she smiled " It's not everyday we enjoy a night out on the town." K' snickered "Whatever.., just as long as we don't have to go to another women's clothing store again" his face turned to a frown, then he noticed the import bike store across the street " Now that looks like something to go into.." he grinned.

Whip was about to speak but was interrupted by Kula shouting out "Ice Cream!" as she stepped in front of the two and pointed to the vendor down the street. K' sighed as Kula ran to the vendor to get one, they both followed. K' looked at Kula "Why would you want one you already got your candy there" Kula looked up "I can hold two things besides I want Ice cream too! Please get me one K' I'm a little shortchanged right now" she was jumpy wanting that cold treat. K' mumbled as he pulled out his wallet to pay the vendor "Too cold to eat one don't you think, then again it's you so.." he paid the vendor when he looked at him. "funny, I never see a lot of ice cream selling clowns, must be a Gotham exclusive" he chuckled as he slipped his wallet back into his biker jacket. The man gave a pretty obvious forced smile as he handed Kula the Ice cream cone. She happily ate it as K' and Sarah were about to go K' looked at the vendor again then around , it didn't seem like a theme, more like something out of place with a clown, he looked very suspicious.

K' felt an hunch something was up when several more clown approached them this time with black and white stripped outfits and pale faces with black paint outlining their eyes and mouths. Was this the mimes he's heard about before? But why, it didn't seem to match anything else happening currently. Whip and Kula both watched the mimes seemingly surrounding them with the Vendor in the middle. K' took off his shades and slipped them into the inside of his jacket. Out of the corner of his eye he spotted the Vendor taking out something from inside of his Ice Cream cart, a sub-machine gun that was aimed at K'. "Kula, Sarah down!" he yelled as he quickly whipped out his flaming chain attack at the armed clown knocking the gun out of his hands, K' proceeded to do his leaping signature kick.

Immediately the other mimes began their attack on the three KOF fighters. Whip kicked one of the mimes approaching behind her and took out her own whip and immediately snapped it against one of the mime's wrist that was in front of her and pulled on it bringing him harshly to the concrete. Kula dropped her lollipop and Ice Cream as a mime pulled a pistol on her "hold it right there little one!" the make-up faced goon grinned to the girl. Soon her blonde hair turned an icy blue within a second as her eyes narrowed and she put out her hands, her gloved hands emitting a ice freezing effect as it froze the goon's pistol as well as his hand still attached to the gun. Kula then leaned forward with her fist out as she did her highly concentrating hard punch that she and K' both had knocking the mime to the ground.

While whip had two mimes tied up at the wrist together with her whip and continuing to deliver high kicks with her foot between each of their heads, K' was finishing off his own set of mimes and vendor clowns. He leaned back using his sort of teleporting move to zip past one of the mime's punches and appear behind him delivering a spinning kick to the other mime in front. Then turning around to the mime he teleported past he engaged him with a punch to the jaw then a kick to the shins. K' quickly turned around as he saw one of the Vendors from behind the popcorn machine pull out a shotgun aiming at Whip and Kula, he quickly did his chain attack with a spinning kick at the end, launching a flaming projectile towards the armed vendor. The man flew back from the hit, flying into the glass display of the department store behind him, the middle of his shirt on fire.

K' met up with Kula and Whip who were finishing off their own problems, Kula delivering a twirling air kick to the last of the mime goons. K' put on his shades, "Alright lets go now!" Whip looked at him, "What's all this about?" K' looked around at the other civilians shocked at what just occurred in the middle of the street also hearing sirens as well in the background. "Forget about it, we'll worry about it later, let's go before they have more friends arrive" Kula interrupted them both "Shouldn't we wait for the police?" K' looked at her "No, no time to deal with them, I'm sure Heidern will tell Sarah and us what's going on" The trio quickly fled through the back ways to their hotel where Maxima was.

Onward looking at the ground floor below from the rooftops was he, he looked at the group of scattered mimes unconscious or severely injured on the cold ground floor. He knew he had come a little too late, but also knew he didn't really have to do much, it looks like they could handle themselves. But still he had to play a major role, not only did this entire tournament meant a mysterious invitation to him, but also attempted murder. And of course it was his job to find out why and who was behind all this.