The New F4 Chapter 16 – X?

Wong Tin Ma glared at X who was looking back at him calmly. Everyone was tense and was wondering what was going to happen next.

Wong Tin Ma then snickered and breaks into a grin,

"Great fight!" he said and held up his hand.

X stares into Wong Tin Ma's eyes, there is no malice there. Smiling he grasps it.

"Great fight!" he said to Tin Ma.

Everyone is smiling and clapping, relieved.

"You are a great fighter!" Wong Tin Ma said to X.

"You are very good yourself!" X replied.

"There is a vast difference between great and good! Here's the proof!" pointing to his face.

X chuckles and Wong Tin Ma chuckles also.

Lin Wai and Mok Po Le who followed Wong Tin Ma are happy and relieved fearing the worst.

When Lin Wai and Mok Po Le reached Wong Tin Ma he was still prone on the ground Tin Ma had stopped sobbing but was very quiet.

Po Le stood over his friend silent but Lin Wai knelt and put a hand on Tin Ma's shoulder.

Wong Tin Ma's entire life came crashing in on him.

Through his mind are countless times of fights and beatings from his father. Endless lectures about winning and losing. The look in his father's eyes even when he made the smallest mistake.

His loss to X had opened up his eyes. His urge to win and his abhorrence of his father had made him into what he hated the most.

He shot straight up startling Lin Wai and headed straight for X.

San Cai smiling and relieved that there would be no more fighting glanced behind her towards the parking lot, her eyes widening in shock.

Racing towards them was Mei Zhou carrying a gym bag! Trying to catch up to him was Xiao Qiao.

"Mei Zhou!" she yells and runs towards him.

The others hearing her look behind and are surprised as well.

Everyone's yelling Mei Zhou's name.

Mei Zhou drops his bag and rips off his jacket. He is wearing loose gym pants and a tank top showing off his lean muscular form. He then opens his gym bag and puts on martial arts contact gloves.

When San Cai reaches him he sputters breathing heavily, excited, "Am I too late? Am I too late?"

F3 all run up to him patting his back greeting him. San Cai and Hua Ze Lei greeted Xiao Qiao when she reached them.

When Qing He greeted Mei Zhou he was surprised he was here as well.

"Eh? You're here too Overnight Millionaire's Kid?" said Mei Zhou to Qing He.

Mei Zhou looks past them and sees T3M heading their way. Mei Zhou smiles and said,

"Oh Yeah! Time to rumble and tumble!" and starts to warm up with some boxing moves hopping on his toes.

"Mei Zhou! Calm down! There won't be any fight!" Said Xi Men.

"What are you talking about? Look behind you! T3M are coming our way right now!" Mei Zhou said throwing out a series of jabs.

"Mei Zhou! You missed it. The fight is over!" said Hua Ze Lei softly.

Mei Zhou stops his shuffling, his face crestfallen.

"Over?" he asked. Hua Ze Lei nods. "Really?" Dao Ming Si nodding in agreement.

"Oh man!" he shouts in disappointment.

X reaches them and spotting Mei Zhou said, "At last you are here! So glad you made it Mei Zhou Ling! Now F4 is complete!"

San Cai asked X, "You knew he would be here?"

"Of course! I called him and informed him about today!"

"Yeah, somebody called me at my cousin's house in America. Told me that F3 will duke it out with T3M and that I should be there! Even gave me the time and place! I grabbed the quickest flight I could get. Sorry I didn't make it in time! There was a bomb scare and the flight was delayed for at least 3 hours!" said Mei Zhou.

He sees T3M standing a short distance away and sees that Wong Tin Ma looked the worse for wear. That his friends don't seem to be reacting the way they usually do towards T3M was puzzling. What the heck was going on?

X seeing Mei Zhou's look told everyone, "It is time! If you would all please take a seat I believe there are some explanations due."

"Oh, Yes! Please! Do tell, I prithee!" drolled Lin Wai.

Wong Tin Ma rolls his eyes and goes to take a seat.

Everyone sat in the stadium seats.

The only one standing is X.

He turns and faces them looking at each and every one of them. All is expectant and anxious.

"I do apologize if I didn't introduce myself properly earlier. But for some unfortunate incident it was delayed.
I wish whatever happened didn't happen, but" looking at Wong Tin Ma "perhaps it was better that it had."

"And I must also apologize for misleading you all!" X said.

Now everyone is wondering he was talking about.

"For I am not X!"

Everyone gasped, surprised.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, honored guests. May I introduce-" pausing dramatically.

"X!" and gestures toward the locker room tunnel entrance.

From there emerged a beautiful young lady with flowing hair smiling radiantly.

To be continued…