I didn't take Kazuya long to reach his destination and although he was much calmer and not in Devil form, he was still fuming with white hot fury at this outrage. Jin had to make sure his father didn't go and do something half cock like break into Nerv and beat up everyone until he found out if she was there or not, it wasn't that Jin disliked the idea, he was highly fond of it in fact. But he knew they had to be smarted than that to get Jun back.
"Jin, call the Tekken Force, have them prepped and ready for deployment in half an hour: Ling round up the men" Kazuya ordered
"Okay, whom might I ask is being rounded up?" Jin asked
"I do believe you said Marshall, Mr. Phoenix and Hwoarang are here. I'm going to get them" he explained and left the room
"Oh boy" Ling groaned
"Yep, I better get onto the TF" Jin moaned wearily
Shinji was in his apartment at the kitchen table; Rei beside him with Misato sitting across from them, a newspaper in hand and a somewhat smug smirk on her face. Misato had been waiting all day to roast them about this rather cutesy scene that the photographer had managed to capture. She gently put the paper down and drank her beer
"Well, would someone like to fill me in on the details of this, escapade" she asked
"What is there to tell?" Rei asked, slightly confused at the question
Misato had to grin at the naivety Rei had regarding relationships with others, especially romantic ones with members of the opposite sex. Misato was glad though; of all people Shinji was probably the best one to help her out of that shell because he himself needed someone also
[The match of heaven made in hell] Misato thought and looked towards the very red Shinji
"Now, from you, Mr. Ikari, or should that Mishima or Kazama?" Misato teased
"Misato, don't tease me" Shinji groaned
"Come on, spit it out. How did this happen?" she asked, winking at Rei
"I asked Shinji a question, that was how he answered" Rei explained, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world
"Well Shinji, I'm glad you were honest" Misato said before submitting to a giggling fit
Shinji was embarrassed about Misato teasing him: he looked at Rei and saw that she was slightly dismayed at something. It then occurred to Shinji that Rei wanted him to tell Misato how he felt about her even if he was embarrassed. Steeling his resolve, but still shaking slightly, Shinji spoke
"Misato, it's not a laughing matter, I love Rei, all embarrassment aside" Shinji said, sitting up as straight as he could.
Then without warning Shinji leaned in and kissed Rei again, in full view for Misato to really accept the point that Shinji was speaking the truth about how he felt for his once workmate turned partner. In that instance, Misato saw that Shinji had been given another trait with that blood: if Rei was in any danger, Misato had no doubt Shinji would push aside all his nervousness and dislike of fighting, and like with Asuka, Shinji would exact terrible retribution
"Okay you two, even bacteria breath" Misato was getting a little embarrassed herself watching them express themselves
They broke the kiss, somewhat reluctantly judging by their facial expressions, and despite some redness on Shinji's face, he had an otherwise blissful smile on his face and smiled softly. Rei was also smiling, although one had to look very hard to see it but the most revealing factor was the sudden brightness in her eyes.
[Oh well, at least something went right in this fucked up mess of a situation] Misato thought as she dismissed the teens to go and do whatever they wanted
"Apart from each other" she couldn't resist the joke, it was too tempting
Shinji nearly fell over from embarrassment and blood loss due to all the blood rushing to his face from his over exerted body. Shinji could sense something, he didn't know what but he could feel that something was about to happen and it wasn't going to be good. Before Shinji could think, the apartment exploded in a hail of gun fire, guys in black riot gear and Shinji again let his instincts guide him and delivered a sound ass kicking to anyone who approached him.
Misato was busy trying to fight off the commandos while in a tank-top and cut-offs, not something she ever thought she'd be doing but her Nerv training had her well prepared to fight them hand to hand. Once she got her gun it was a different story: she managed to get one or two of them and that was it. Misato now got to see Shinji himself perform his fighting style, and it was a sight to behold indeed. Rei had obviously taken a similar course to hers but Rei was using a style of Kung Fu. This went on till one of the men shot Rei with a dart and held a knife to her throat
"Don't move of I'll bleed her right here" he threatened
"Grrrrrrr" Shinji growled and stood down
"Who ever you are, we'll find you" Misato warned, levelling her gun at him
"That's what you think" the soldier muttered and jumped off the balcony
Shinji ran over and looked down; a special plane had been waiting to catch him and Rei: they were taken inside it and the plane flew away, towards Nerv HQ. Shinji then became convinced that his own father was responsible for this and he was really pissed off, in an absolute rage. It was at that moment that Kazuya, having heard the gun fire on the bottom floor, kicked the door in and sprung in ready for action, but all he saw were bodies and Shinji on the verge of a transformation
[SHIT!], he cursed and quickly went and painlessly knocked the boy out
"Kazuya, what was that for?" Misato asked as she hauled Shinji onto her couch
"The best; trust me on that" he replied
"What the hell is going on, Kazuya?" Misato demanded to know
"My wife has been kidnapped, Ms. Katsuragi, and I have a feeling in my stomach that your organisation is responsible. I came here to see if Shinji had seen anything odd" he paused and looked around the room
"Apparently he has: now I ask you a question: what happened here?" Kazuya asked
"I'm not sure, one minute, I sent Shinji and Rei off to enjoy each other's company, next thing I know there are hut-huts* in my apartment and they make off with Rei" Misato said
"That explains him then, I think Nerv is behind this" Kazuya said and affirmed his statement by grabbing one of the dead soldiers and ripping a small device from him
"Here; Nerv issue microphones and com-set" he snarled
"How do you know that?" Misato asked
"My company builds and ships the fucking things for you" Kazuya snapped and began rubbing his temples
Misato was at a loss for words: Rei had always been favoured by Commander Ikari but unfortunately this fact made it more likely that he approved if not planned the whole attack that had just transpired in her home. She had the; who, what, when and where but the most important one of those was missing: why, why would Gendo change his actions from subtle to a broadsided attack that would be noticeable.
"It doesn't make sense: why would Commander Ikari kidnap his own favourite, or your wife for that matter?" Misato asked aloud
"Well I did threaten to kill him; but that aside, he wants us under his thumb and our loved ones are perfect leverage" Kazuya smouldered his anger and looked towards Shinji who was waking up
"Uncle Kazuya, Misato, what the hell happened?" he asked, very confused
"I had to knock you out before you did something dangerous and I mean deadly" Kazuya explained
He took a deep breath and looked at the boy: he shouldn't have to learn this about his Devil Gene, not now but due to circumstances beyond Kazuya's immediate control that decision had to be made now, whether Shinji wanted to or not, but Kazuya had a feeling that the boy would do him this favour, for his love was also in peril from Gendo Ikari; this ended now
"Shinji, I have something to show you, please come to the roof of this building; we require privacy" Kazuya said
"What about Rei?" Shinji's primary concern was his girlfriend
"This is how we are going to save her and Jun, but I need your help" Kazuya was close to pleading
"Okay" Shinji agreed
Kazuya smiled in great relief and took out his mobile phone and ordered a massive amount of food: when questioned he simply replied that there was going to be three very hungry men in about half an hour. He assured Misato he would pay for the meal of course. Excusing himself, Kazuya stepped onto the balcony and then off it, but he remained at eye level with Shinji
"Follow me if you wish to harness the true power of the Devil Gene, to save Rei" Kazuya spoke gravely and floated upwards
"Coming" Shinji cried out and ran out the door and up the stairs as fast as he could
Once arriving he saw Kazuya once again hang up his mobile phone: he explained that Jin would be here in a few minutes as he needed his help for this as well. Kazuya ordered Shinji to begin a warm up set of katas while he did the same as they waited for Jin. It didn't take long for the now middle Mishima to reach his destination, especially since he had a pair of giant wings on his back
"What in the name of all things…" Shinji trailed off as Jin landed; his body covered with tattoos and even what seemed like a 3rd eye in his forehead
"Hello Shinji, do not worry I am Jin, but this is my ultimate form thanks to the Devil Gene. It allows me terrible strength and other powers beyond comprehension" Jin explained
Kazuya in the meantime had turned into his own Devil form, although he really looked like a devil because he was all Devil Gene, whereas Shinji and Jin both had their mother's purer blood to hinder the full form transformation, though the result they got was still highly formidable. He stepped into view
"This is the full Devil form, only for those who have pure Devil Gene in their bodies: I sold my soul to this Devil long ago; it is a part of me now, as it is you" he began
"U, uncle Kazuya?" Shinji was terrified again of the blood in his veins
"It is easy to control when one is of pure spirit like Jin and yourself, you will only ever transform like Jin here: that is your best asset at not having the pure Gene" Kazuya finished
"We shall now teach you to really use this gene properly: not just tapping into it like before but to fully harness it and use it" Jin finished speaking
************Flashback**************
Shinji was in the Mishima hotel room, being shown how to tap into his Devil Gene. Kazuya and Jin were there, helping him along the way as he strove to deepen his meditative state to achieve greater control. He saw things though, visions of his father, yelling at him, belittling him, and on the other side Asuka was doing the same
"Come on Shinji. Deeper, think clearer" Jin instructed
"Jin, He'll work this out, give him time" Kazuya tried to restrain Jin's enthusiasm
In his head, Shinji was suddenly bombarded with white light. And he saw two people that looked like him, yet were not him: one had horns and leathery wings and smiled in such a way that Shinji thought would make his father or even an Angel cringe. The other one was such a serene sight that even the mightiest of kings would be humbled by its presence. They then turned to each other and began to do some kind of kata, then their fists connected and there was a flash of red light and when it cleared Shinji was now staring at himself: a perfect copy.
In the real world, Shinji jumped up and in an emotional jumble, he attacked the first thing he saw, which was only a pillar of concrete fortunately. When his red haze had cleared, Shinji saw he had punched a large lump of the pillar out, and that lump was almost gravel and some was even dust
"Congratulations Shinji; you tapped into the gene perfectly. Next time, you should be able to do it while in any situation" Kazuya said as Jin helped the boy up
"Thanks, Uncle Kazuya" Shinji said and looked at his hand, which he expected to at least hurt: there wasn't a mark on it.
*************End Flashback**************
Shinji considered the options: he could walk into Nerv half cock and beat the living shit out of anyone he saw till he found someone who could tell him where Rei was or go to his father and beat it out of him. But he would certainly be stopped, possibly killed when the guards were ordered to kill him on site
"Okay, let's get to it then" Shinji sighed
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Meanwhile, Ling was going to the Marshall China recruiting for the little soiree Kazuya was planning, much to her own dismay. She waltzed into the restaurant and walked straight up to Marshall's office, when stopped by a burly guard; she simply performed a nasty little move called Cookie Cutter, and went on her way. After practically beating down the door to Marshall's office, he opened it
"Ling, please sit down" he said, ignoring his security man on the ground
"Marshall, are you up for one last hurrah, a grand way to make a mark in history?" she asked
"Depends, if it involves my cooking, then not really" he said
"I mean, with your skills as a martial artist" Ling leaned forward as she spoke, looking right into Marshall's eyes
"Keep talking" he smirked and leaned back in his chair
"Jun has been kidnapped by Nerv, we need to storm Nerv HQ and get her back. Shinji's girlfriend has also been kidnapped" Ling explained
Marshall sat and gave the proposition some serious thought: they could all be arrested for this one. Even with all of Kazuya's political and financial clout in the world this little stunt could land them all in a shit load of trouble. His fighter's spirit however, overrode commonsense and since they were going on a rescue mission, it was morally okay by his perception.
"I'm in, also, I suggest you have a look in the Dojo across the road" he said and went to get changed into his uniform
"Huh?" Ling said and went to the window and looked at the sign 'Phoenix-Doo San Dojo' was on the window
"So that's the Dojo that Hwoarang was talking about, excellent. Stop number two" she said and gave Marshall the address and room number for the hotel they were all staying at and went across the road
Hwoarang was in the middle of a Tae Kwon Doe class with some school students when Ling came bursting in and asked where Paul was. Hwoarang pointed to the Judo and Karate area of the Dojo, which was separated with a simple dividing door. Ling went through and saw Paul was just packing up from his class, a few students stayed behind to help him. She motioned with her fingers for him to come over to where she was.
"I want you and Hwoarang to come over to the hotel Jin and I are staying at" she said
"I hate to break this to you Ling, but as much as an orgy with you is tempting, I don't think Jin would appreciate it" he couldn't resist joking with her
"Ha ha. Just get there huh, we need your help, his too" she said pointing to the oblivious Hwoarang
"Okay, but why do you want our help?" Paul asked, already knowing he wasn't going to like the answer
"We need your help to break into a military installation, rescue two people and get out again, interested now?" Xiayou prodded
"Oh very, which building?" he was curious
"Nerv Headquarters" she answered
"Are you on drugs?" Paul asked, his attitude doing its famous 180 again.
"No, I am deadly serious" she answered
"Emphasis on the deadly part I assume, look, I'll go and hear ya out, but don't expect much" he said and resumed packing up
Ling shrugged her shoulders and went over to watch Hwoarang finish up his class. Ling had to smile at him: from street punk to teacher; what a turn: and all he needed was to be drafted into the army to set him on the semi straight and almost narrow; but his arrant and mischievous nature weren't going to be cured by anything other than death
"I heard every word of that Ling, I may be oblivious but I'm still a crook at heart and I know when someone is conspiring" Hwoarang said after sneaking up on her
Ling jumped and turned around; scolding Hwoarang for scaring her that. All the smarmy Korean did was grin rakishly and run a hand through his hair. Once Ling suppressed the urge to kick Hwoarang in the nuts, she remembered that his girlfriend and even the one Paul was rumoured to have was even higher up in the chain than his, so Xiayou went out on a limb
"Hwoarang, why don't you ask your girlfriend or Paul's if Jun is even there, surely one of them will know" she said
"Oh no, I am not getting her mixed up in this crap, Paul's might be able to help" Hwoarang cried out
"Well, okay, Paul. That scientist chick you got a thing for, can she help?" Ling asked
"Why does everyone assume that I have a thing for that blonde woman?" he bemoaned the teasing he was getting
Before anyone could say anything: Maya came running into the Dojo, pursued in quick order by some MIB's who were about to draw arms. Thinking quickly, Hwoarang used a massive jump kick to take out the first one, Ling then used her Cookie Cutter move to take number 2. The 3rd one tried to do a runner, but instead of getting out, he ran smack in Marshall Law, who used a special move to knock him down and daze him
"Haven't done that one in a while" he said with relish
"Well if it isn't Kitchen Kung Fu Man, welcome to the house Marshall" Paul said as he casually hefted two of the goons over his shoulders
"Hello to you too; Paul. Hwoarang, I see the date went well" he said, referring to Maya who was currently seeking protection in Hwoarang's chest
"Not the time Marshall: I think Ling your suspicions are true" Hwoarang said
Maya nodded and asked if they could sit down somewhere. Paul lead them upstairs to where they were yesterday, Ling followed after phoning Jin and asking him and Kazuya and Shinji to get their collective arses there pronto, she grabbed goon number 3 and brought him upstairs. Once seated with a cup of Paul's gourmet coffee and a short minute to compose herself; Maya explained why she was here.
"I saw these security officers, taking a woman into the brig, mind you, they were having a tough time of it, she was throwing kicks and punches left right and centre" she started
[That's Jun alright, she maybe peaceful most of the time, but get her riled and she's as dangerous as Kazuya and Jin] Ling thought
"Anyway, I followed them and saw another group bringing Rei in, asleep with a few bruises on her face. I knew something wasn't above board so as soon as the goons were gone, I asked the woman what was going on"
"And?" Ling asked
"She told me her name and asked me to get help; then she smiled and said 'Hwoarang is a lucky young man' and went to tend to Rei. What I don't get is why they arrested either of them, but as soon as I got out of Nerv I was tailed by them" she said and pointed to the men Marshall was watching
"I see, so it would seem Kazuya was right" Paul said, putting his head in his hands: he hated it when that man was right
"About what?" Maya asked
"That woman you met, was Jun Kazama, Jin's mother, Kazuya's wife" Ling explained
"You mean; she's married to the man that knocked out Commander Ikari?" Maya was stunned
"Yep, in fact, Kazuya, Jin and Shinji should be here any minute now" Paul said
*CRASH*
"Ah, that will be them now" Ling said and went downstairs
The others all exchanged a glance and practically bolted down to see what the hell was going on. All of them stopped dead: in the dojo, were three people. They recognised Shinji well enough, after a second of gawking they saw that the first winged man was Jin, looking very smug and very superior. Although it didn't take a great deal of deduction to work out that the big purple one was Kazuya; they still really had to look at him to see the resemblance between the two, aside from the massive scar on his chest, the purple devil may as well of been another person.
"I see you've assembled the troops, well done" Devil spoke in his deep gravely voice
"Yeah, now listen, we're in on this only cos Jun is in trouble, got it Mishima?" Paul said: it was well known that the two men didn't get on well
"Fine. Hwoarang, Marshall, you in?" Jin asked
"Of course I am, I haven't had this much fun in a while" Marshall said
"And after catching some of the Rent-a-Goon this douche employs chase down my girlfriend who corroborates your story, hell yes, I'm in" Hwoarang said
"What, where are they?" Shinji, who had been silent up until now, spoke
"Upstairs" Paul answered
Shinji ran quickly upstairs to commence what was undoubtedly a question and answer session with the agents of his father. Paul followed just to make sure nothing below board went on, at least that was what he said he was doing. No screams of pleas of mercy pierced their ears so they assumed that Shinji was simply asking the questions of the men. He came down about ten minutes later with a saddened look on his face
"We need to haul ass, Kazuya" Paul said and grabbed his motorbike keys.
"Why?" Marshall asked
"Because in, two hours, Jun and Rei get executed" Shinji answered
"Oh that fucker is a dead man" Jin snarled
Any other comments were interrupted by the sound of helicopters landing on the roof of the building. Jin directed everyone up to the roof and loaded them into the Tekken Force vehicles. Maya was put with some of the elite troops, who were women so she would feel safe. There were two choppers and the idea was they would drop them just outside Nerv's front door. Shinji could take care of entry so that they didn't arouse suspicion until later. As they flew, Jin addressed all parties about the plan with the final chance to back out without shame. They all told him to stick it.
"I'm coming Jun" Kazuya said
[Rei, I'll save you I promise] Shinji thought
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Rei woke up and saw the woman who'd been at the hospital with Shinji after his fight with Asuka on the floor meditating. As soon as Rei stirred, though, she opened her eye and smiled at the girl softly: it was then that Rei saw the relation she would have to Yui Ikari, each had a beautiful radiance that practically poured off them in waves. If Rei paid attention though, she'd realise she was the same.
"Ah, you're awake" she said and went over to help her up
"You're…" Rei couldn't remember who this woman was
"Jun Kazama, Shinji's aunt. And if the papers are to be believed, my future niece in law" Jun teased
Rei went slightly red at the reminder about the picture of her and Shinji in the Tokyo 3 Chronicle and the rather interesting caption that accompanied it. Jun giggled at the girl's almost typical response. Rei looked at her arm and saw a band of white material around it. She was confused till she saw Jun had a large tear in her skirt.
"I was injured?" she asked
"Yes, a cut to the arm. You'll be okay" Jun reassured her
"Are you a practitioner of martial arts as well?" Rei decided that she could trust Jun and tried to talk to her
"Yes, I do Judo, which is a little different to the Karate my husband knows. Jin does both and another style of Karate, what about you?" Jun answered
"I took a basic self defence course and some basic Shaolin Kung Fu" Rei answered
"Show me" Jun said
Seeing no harm in the idea, Rei got up and did some quick warm up exercises before she moved into the actual Kung Fu itself. It was a very basic kind, mainly blocking and hand strikes with the occasional kick for good measure. But that was a minor detail, Jun was analysing the girl's movements, she had a feeling that with some training from either Xiayou or Marshall, this girl would be a formidable fighter, her lithe body and great flexibility would aid her in this style of fighting. Jun's ears sort of pricked up when she heard some boots coming down the hallway.
Jun Kazama and Rei Ayanami. The commander wants to see you" the almost robotic agent said
"Okay" Jun said and stood up
"Stay close to me" she whispered to Rei
Rei said nothing as the pair was lead to the cavernous office of Gendo Ikari in the bowls of Nerv. They were made to sit on some chairs that were obviously designed to restrain people; they had shackles on the arms and legs of the seat. Jun gave Rei a stare that said 'relax' and made the girl calmer. Not that anyone other than Gendo or Jun could tell if Rei was nervous anyway. Jun watched as Gendo dismissed his men, and then she tracked him like a hawk. If he was going to do something, she intended to be ready.
"Capturing you was a lot less difficult than I had anticipated, I thought I'd need less men to get Rei, I was mistaken" Gendo started
"Poor baby" Jun said, taking a leaf out of her husband's book: when all else fails, insult the fucker
"Rest assured though, it won't happen again, Ms. Kazama, I am a firm believer in the phrase 'fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me', so don't expect to get a chance of escape" Gendo warned
"Really, and I so wanted to get that new punching bag, oh well, that's the way it goes" she said
[Is she mad; acting like that will do nothing but anger the Commander] Rei was confused the sudden turn in Jun's behaviour
But getting Gendo angry was exactly what Jun wanted and needed. Anger could cloud a man's judgement unless he was used to thinking while he was angry. And Gendo struck her as a man who liked to be calm and collected all the time so if she could anger him badly enough she could knock him out, and escape with Rei, before Kazuya and Jin decided to do something dangerous. She was about to start speaking again, when an alarm went off. Jun shook her head in frustration
[Oh well, here they come] she thought and winked at Rei
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Kazuya and the others hid in a bush till Shinji had secured them entry. There were two guards but Shinji just went past them, then, Hwoarang who knew how this sort of thing worked went and took them out. He'd dressed in his military stuff but removed all his patches so he didn't accidentally start a war between Japan and Korea. With a quick high split kick, they were out for the count. He looked at them grimly
"Two down, a few thousand more to go" he joked
"Shut up" Kazuya, now back to normal, like Jin, said
"Grouch" Marshall whispered
"Quiet damn it" Jin hissed
They went quickly and quietly, Kazuya taking out as many cameras as he could along the way, but they were bound to be spotted at some point. When they did though, it was somehow very funny. They were all jogging down a deserted corridor when Shinji saw a group of nervous looking soldiers. Before he could distract them, Hwoarang just strolled up to them, real casual
"Hey guys I'm lost, I'm looking for the head honcho around here, a Mr. Asshole" he said
"Oh dear Jesus" Ling groaned
"Who the hell are you?" the confused guard asked
Before they could do anything, Hwoarang used a Bolt Cut and a Misdemeanour to knock them out. Unfortunately a third soldier saw them and scrambled to an alarm and pressed it. Paul managed to hit him but not before he'd hit the alarm. After a collective uttering of 'Shit!'; they started running. Kazuya got on his radio and told the Tekken Force to begin entry.
"Do not kill anyone who is not armed or anyone who does not shoot you first, and even then, try and kneecap them" he said
"Sir!" the Force leader said and relayed this back to his crew
"Okay, time to rumble people" Kazuya said and transformed again and Jin did the same
"Here it comes" Marshall said and took his ready position
"Oh yeah, this brings the memories back alright" Hwoarang said as he grabbed a rifle and primed it
"Alright, here we go" Shinji said and along with Ling, flanked the door
As the door opened, three other guards came barrelling out, Ling and Shinji used a coat hanger move to do in two of them and Hwoarang capped the other one. Ling and Shinji ran out of the room, Shinji was reeling: Hwoarang had just shot someone and he still couldn't believe it. Shaking to rid himself of the memory, Shinji powered onwards to the room he thought would have Rei and Jun in it: his father's office. After a few short scuffles they made it to the Control Room, stunning just about everyone.
"Shinji, what the hell is going here?" Hyuga asked
"Where's my dad?" he asked back
"In his office: why?" Aoba said
"Thanks" Shinji gasped and ran off in the right direction, Ling in tow
"Was that Shinji with a Chinese girl running through the room?" Ritsuko asked as she saw them go past her
"Yes it was" someone said
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Gendo was watching from his office, as the Tekken Forces maimed his men and searched every room for something: or someone. As realisation finally dawned on him, these guys were here for Jun, and if Kazuya had anything to do with it, which was certain and if Kazuya was here, then there was a very good chance Shinji was also here and if here was here then Gendo was faced with a double whammy of trouble. Keeping a calm façade, he sat down at his desk
[You can't fool me, you're sweating. Your heart rate is up and your eyes are twitching] she thought with glee
"It appears someone is crashing this party. And I should tell you now, my husband isn't into bondage" Jun said, and took a quick look around her
"Nor is he into little girls like you" she decided to hammer in a few more nails while she could
Gendo spun around and backhanded Jun, but the woman's superior strength allowed her to take it with minimal fuss. She only stared at Gendo hard. Then without warning, she broke a bond and managed to punch him in the face. She quickly undid her other bonds and went to assist Rei in undoing hers
"Now to take a page out of Anna's book. Run like a bastard" she muttered
Before Jun could get to the second restraint, she felt a hot searing pain in her stomach and back. Rei watched in horror as a red stain grew over Jun's white shirt: clearly she had been shot in the back. Jun fell down with a slightly hollow look on her face. First to her knees and then on her face. Gendo got up, nursing a cracked cheekbone and a .45 in his hand
"I told Mishima to leave. He would not listen and now he pays the price" Gendo said, a slight edge to his voice
Rei feared that he would shoot her next. In fact Gendo was pivoting towards her with the gun raised when the doors to his office swung open revealing Shinji and Ling. A few unconscious guards and broken guns were on the floor. Shinji and Ling made a slow advance. Shinji saw Jun's injured form and tried not to be sick at the sight of his aunt dying on the floor in such an ignoble way. Ling growled into a small radio headset for Jin and Kazuya to get her pronto.
"You are going to pay for this pal, as we speak the Tekken Forces are digging into you most secret and secure areas and by now we have enough to put you before a war crimes tribunal" Ling hissed and made a run towards Gendo
"Ling no!" Shinji cried but he was too late
An auto gun sprang form the roof and shot her, due to her speed towards and last minute dodging; the bullet hit with greater force, shattering her left shoulder and sent her sliding into a wall. By then, the Tekken Forces has secured the main area and that allowed Kazuya and the others to get to them. Upon arrival, Jin and Kazuya were snarling along with Shinji, for all their lovers lay at the man's mercy. Gendo figured he would at least rid himself of the now defective Rei and aimed his gun at her temple.
"No!" Shinji cried
In the split second before Gendo pulled the trigger, Jun used her waning strength to slap the gun away, but her weakened state only allowed her to move it so far that it shot her in the upper arm instead. Whirling in anger, Gendo unloaded the remaining bullets into Jun. Shinji was surprisingly the first to move and deliver a Dragon Uppercut to his father. Kazuya rushed to his wife's side, he was almost crying
"GET HER A DOCTOR!" he bellowed while Jin went to help Ling
"Make that 4!" Jin cried
"Kazuya, li, listen to m, me. Don't hate the boy for this. It wasn't his f, fault" Jun managed to gasp out while blood pooled underneath her.
"Hush baby, you're gonna be okay" Kazuya cooed
[What the hell, he never speaks like that] Hwoarang thought from the doorway
Jun looked to the side and saw Shinji lifting his father up by the neck and yelling some incomprehensible words at him, she realised what he was going to do. She turned back to Kazuya and looked him in the eyes; her blues penetrated his one red and one black with such ease.
"D, don't let him m, make the same mistake you d, did. Please?" she gasped
Kazuya nodded and kissed his wife, tasting her blood on his lips and smelling it on her skin. He cradled her until she whispered her last words to him, the last words he would ever hear from her.
"I love you" then, she went limp. Hwoarang saw this and voiced the collective thought
"Oh fuck, this is bad" he said softly
Kazuya looked up and saw Gendo was about to be delivered a death blow by Shinji. Realising what Jun wanted, he quickly went over and again knocked the boy out, but not before he noticed Shinji had finally reached his Devil Form, it had taken the injury to his loved one to do it but it was done. Gendo looked up and saw the almost beastly enraged Kazuya Mishima above him with his fists clenched tightly and lightning zapping around his body as he grew angrier
"Why did you stop him?" Gendo asked
"He is a pure soul who doesn't need the murder of his father on his conscience. Not like I have. I told Shinji I'd sent him away but in reality I killed my father, Heihachi Mishima" Kazuya said
Without warning, Kazuya then turned around and picked Shinji up and handed him to Paul. The two men exchanged a glance and for a moment, there was understanding and respect. Paul left and Kazuya bent down to pick his wife up. Behind them, Gendo pressed a small button and alarms began to sound along with a computerised voice saying
"SELF DESTRUCT SEQUENCE INITIATED---ALL PERSONEL EVACUATE"
"See you in hell Mishima" Gendo groaned and held a second gun up.
He pointed it at Kazuya and fired. The bullet sped until it hit an unseen barrier. Gendo dropped his gun in shock. Kazuya transformed again, dropped his wife and flew at Gendo, with speed born of rage, hate, love and despair. Then he punched him hard in the chest and when he withdrew his hand, there was a large pulpy red mass in it, Gendo's heart. Gendo then heard the last thing he would ever hear
"You first, I insist" Kazuya hissed as Gendo fell dead
Ling and Jin were as pale as ghosts and Rei had thrown up on herself. Kazuya turned and with a beam from his eyes, put Rei to sleep, and wiped her memory of the events which had just transpired in front of her. All she would remember later on was Gendo Ikari shooting Jun and her. Marshall then reminded them of a more pressing matter: they had to get out of here before the place went sky high.
"We can't, all the people won't make it to safety in time and nor will we. I can sense the bomb's location and I will remove it" he said and began using a more powerful beam to cut the roof open
"Dad, don't do this damn it, not to me not to her" Jin cried, pointing at Jun
"Jin, I rarely tell you that I love you. I do, and I am so proud of you for becoming better than me, you are a greater man than I Jin Kazama, always remember that"
"It's Jin Mishima, dad" Jin said through tears and a smile
Kazuya smiled and flew thought the hole he made. It was the last time Jin and Kazuya saw each other. He flew hard and fast until he reached the bomb, an N2 mine placed under a nuclear reactor. Using his powers of second sight, Kazuya disconnected the bomb, but the detonator was a wireless one, meaning he'd have to move the bomb physically to prevent the deaths of thousands of people. Grim faced and determined, Kazuya grabbed the mine, and flew into the sky with it. He got to nearly 25, 000 feet before it went off.
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During the clean up before the UN arrived, Jin supervised everything from medicals to the locking up of conspirators. He was looking at a report on the Angel down below when a distraught elite soldier came running up to him carrying a photo of one of the sealed rooms underneath Nerv's main areas. It was called the Room of Gauf
"Sir, I think you should look at this" she said and handed Jin the photo
Jin nearly threw up this time. The photo showed a room with a large glass tank with a watery liquid in it of amber hue. In the liquid were dozens maybe even a hundred of these bodies, and every one of them an exact replica of the girl Shinji was lying beside down in med-bay. He turned to the soldier.
"Should we tell him?" she asked
"No, he has suffered and seen enough. Let him keep his joy of her love" he said
"Then what do we do?" the elite asked
"I want that room and all its contents destroyed, when I see it next, I want it to be nothing more than ash, and rubble. Clear?" he asked
"Crystal sir" the elite replied and saluted Jin.
"May you forgive me one day Shinji Mishima, may you one day forgive me for keeping this from you" Jin prayed and walked out of the room
The End