Chapter five: Tiger
Determined to find a cure for the disease his friends had, Tiger entered the tournament, ready for anything. He knew that only Heihachi held the cure, so even if he lost the tournament, he'd break into the Zaibatsu and grab a couple doses of the antidote. With his fancy footwork, Tiger caught his opponents off guard, winning his first three fights against Bryan, King, Miharu and Jin respectively. Tiger's fourth fight awaited, and he wasn't going to back off anytime soon.
(Fight 5: Tiger vs. Marshall)
Tiger stood on the roof of a high building at nighttime, waiting for his opponent to arrive. The cool air actually felt refreshing after his fierce battle with Jin. Tiger closed his eyes as he felt the cool breeze blow around his face and chest.
The disco freak opened his eyes when he heard footsteps. Tiger turned around and saw a Chinese man wearing a white outfit that looked like a cook's outfit.
Tiger smirked and raised an eyebrow. "Marshall Law, father of Forest." He chuckled. "It's a pleasure meeting you, sir."
"So you're Tiger." Marshall observed. "My son told me about you. I heard your fighting style is much like that of Christie from the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4."
Tiger nodded. "That's right."
Marshall smirked and put up his fists. "Good. Because I've always wanted to fight someone experienced in your particular fighting style."
Tiger returned the smirk as he got into his stance. "Let's fight!"
(AFTER BATTLE)
Tiger thrust his fist at Marshall, hoping to deliver the final blow. Unfortunately, Marshall ducked. Marshall looked like he was going to leap into the air, performing his famous backflip-kick.
Tiger knew better, having fought Forest in the past. He jumped back, leaving Marshall to kick at thin air.
As Marshall landed on his feet, Tiger grinned. "I'll show you a REAL backflip." He said to himself.
Tiger turned to have his back face Marshall, and once he did, he leapt into the air with all his might, back-flipping at he same time. Tiger flipped overtop of Marshall, who remained oblivious due to the fact he was recovering from his own attack.
Tiger landed behind Marshall and quickly thrust his fist into the Chinese man's back. Trying to grab his back, Marshall collapsed in pain from the blow.
Seeing his opponent defeated, Tiger folded his arms and smiled triumphantly. However, he noticed Marshall slowly get to his feet. Curious about what Marshall was going to do, Tiger put up his fists.
Instead of putting up his fists, Marshall surprised Tiger by putting his fist into the palm of his other hand and bowing, congratulating Tiger. Tiger smirked as he did the same.
"You fight well, Tiger." Marshall said. "I congratulate you on your skills."
"You're not a bad fighter yourself, Law." Tiger replied. "You put up a MUCH better fight than I expected."
Marshall's lip curled into a smirk. "Thank you."
After his victory over Marshall, Tiger continued through the tournament, defeating Nina and Jack. The seventh fight awaited.
(Fight 8: Tiger vs. Steve)
Tiger stood on a busy street in Japan at night, standing in the middle of a ring of observers. The neon signs on both sides of the street lit everything up in several different colours.
Suddenly, he saw a lone figure pushing his way to the front of the crowd. At first, it was hard for Tiger to make him out due to the fact that the crowd was so big, but once his opponent appeared n the ring, Tiger got his first good glance. He was in his twenties, had blonde hair and wore a light blue shirt with red shorts. Although the opponent was new to him, Tiger knew whom it was.
"The name's Steve Fox, mate." Steve said. He snickered. "Well, it appears that you're my only competition before Heihachi."
"I guess so." Tiger replied. He put up his fists. "You look younger. You new to the tournament?"
"This is my second year." Steve replied as he too put up his fists. "I made it this far last year, only to be defeated by Kazuya."
"Then you must have some serious skill." Tiger replied.
Both fighters charged at each other as the fans started cheering. The fight had begun.
(AFTER BATTLE)
Steve collapsed to one knee, breathing heavily. He clutched his stomach with one hand and held his hand with the other.
"Man!" Steve said through the pain in his jaw. "That's some serious firepower, mate! You're better than Kazuya!"
Tiger sighed as he grabbed Steve's arm and helped him to his feet. "I wouldn't say that. I'm just motivated."
"Well, you must be fighting for something you need desperately." Steve said. "I coulda sworn I had you beat for a second."
Tiger chuckled. "I must admit, I was a little nervous at one point." He said. "I've never fought a fighter who doesn't use his feet before and some of those moves were a little unpredictable."
"Well," Steve said as he gave Tiger a thumb's up. "Good luck in your fight with Heihachi." He said. "I hope you find what you're looking for."
Tiger sighed and looked down. "So do I, Steve. So do I."
(Fight 9: Tiger vs. Heihachi)
Tiger stood on the mat of an arena a little ways off the premises of the Mishima Zaibatsu, his target. He knew that if he was to be successful in his mission, he'd have to fight Heihachi Mishima. Truth be told, Tiger was afraid of Heihachi's power. He threw his own son into a volcano and helped trigger his grandson's devil genes. Tiger had never faced Heihachi before, and was nervous of what could happen to him during the fight.
Suddenly, Tiger heard the screams of the crowd grow louder. He watched the gap in the crowd and instantly saw an old man silently walking down the lane, towards the arena where Tiger stood.
Tiger gulped as Heihachi calmly walked onto the arena. Heihachi, sensing Tiger's fear laughed. "Scared, are you? Well, I can see why. You've never faced me before."
Tiger stood straight, remembering why he entered the tournament. "Afraid? Me? Don't think so!"
Filled with confidence, Tiger put up his fists. Heihachi smirked evilly as he did the same. "You seem confident, my friend. Let's see if you feel the same way in thirty seconds."
(AFTER BATTLE)
Dancing around the mat, Tiger showed Heihachi just how fast he was with his feet. After avoiding a blow from Heihachi Tiger took the chance when Heihachi was recovering to thrust his foot into the old man's back. That attack was too much for Heihachi to handle, and the evil Mishima collapsed to the mat.
Tiger stood still for a second, making sure that Heihachi wasn't faking defeat. When the crowd erupted in cheers, Tiger dropped his stance and looked around. Every last audience member was giving him a standing ovation. Tiger couldn't help but smile. He had done it. He had really defeated Heihachi.
Suddenly, Tiger remembered why he entered the tournament. Eddy and Christie. Tiger looked in the direction of the Mishima Zaibatsu and stood in silence for a few seconds. As the press was starting to approach Tiger from behind, the disco freak charged off in the direction of the Zaibatsu.
However, Tiger had failed to notice that Heihachi had managed to get to his feet and was watching him run off.
(Final battle: Tiger vs. Ogre)
Tiger had surprisingly made it into the Zaibatsu without being detected. He had come across little to no guards whatsoever, and he was wondering what the deal was. What he didn't know was that Julia and King were in the middle of creating a distraction.
Eddy's friend searched through a laboratory for some of the antidote for the disease his friends had. After searching for several minutes, Tiger came across several vials of formula sitting on the lab table.
Slowly, Tiger grabbed one of the vials, brought it close to his face and stared at it.
"Hm………This matches the description the doctor told me." Tiger said to himself. "I think I've found it!"
Quickly, yet gently, Tiger grabbed a second vial and placed both in his pocket. He smirked to himself. "Nothing can stop me from helping Eddy and Christie now!"
"Oh, really?"
Tiger spun around, finding himself staring at the grinning face of Heihachi Mishima. Tiger narrowed his eyes. "Please let me leave, Mishima." He said. "I've got what I came for. I don't have a quarrel with you."
Heihachi snickered. "You REALLY think that?" He asked. "Who do you think the people who poisoned your friends work for?"
Tiger's eyes snapped open. "You were behind it?!" He asked. "Why?!"
"Eddy and Christie caused me so much trouble in the last two tournaments." Heihachi replied. "I don't want any more intrusion in my plans, so I got some of my men to infect your two friends. The reason I spared you is because I had no idea you were friends with Gordo."
Tiger growled at Heihachi, putting up his fists. "Well, if your not gonna let me through, I'll fight my way out."
Heihachi folded his arms and smirked. "Well, you're right about that." He said. But it's not me you're fighting."
Tiger raised an eyebrow, wondering what Heihachi was talking about. The old man did nothing but snap his fingers. Suddenly, Tiger felt the floor shaking. He looked at the large doorway just as a huge, hulking figure stepped into view. Tiger's eyes widened at the large, furry creature with the snake-like arm.
Ogre charged at Tiger and thrust its fist out, catching Tiger in the jaw. Tiger was sent flying back several feet, surprisingly crashing through the wall on the other side of the room. Tiger found himself in a large room. On further inspection, he noticed that Jin, Miharu, Bruce and Xiaoyu were also in the room.
Tiger groaned as he slowly got to his feet. He backed away from the hole in the wall as Ogre walked lumbered into the room. Bruce, Jin and Xioayu recognized the huge creature, but Miharu didn't.
"What IS that thing?!" Miharu asked.
"I dunno, but I'll take it!" Tiger said. He reached into his pocket, pulled out the two doses of antidote and handed them to Jin. "Hold these until I'm done. I don't want those to break."
Jin slowly nodded, although hesitant about letting someone like Tiger take on the ferocious Ogre.
Tiger turned around to face Ogre and charged at it. He made it this far, and he wasn't about to let Eddy and Christie down.
(ENDING)
Tiger charged at Ogre, making it seem like he was going to deliver a punch directly. Ogre lashed out its snake arm, but by the time it did, Tiger had already back-flipped overtop Ogre's head and plunged both feet into its back.
Ogre let out a howl of pain as it collapsed to the floor. Tiger leapt from Ogre's back and landed on his feet. Ogre remained on the floor, motionless.
Satisfied with his work, Tiger walked over to Jin, who handed both vials of antidote back. Tiger smirked and nodded, thanking Jin.
Suddenly, everyone in the room heard a loud noise coming from where Ogre was laying. Everyone looked at the fallen creature and saw light starting to erupt from the creature's back where Tiger had planted his feet.
"Let's get out of here!" Bruce shouted. "It's going to explode!"
No one argued with Bruce and everyone turned around and ran out the door, Tiger running slightly behind the rest of the fighters.
Tiger tore through the hallways of the Mishima Zaibatsu, hoping to escape before the place went up in a ball of fire. In his right hand, he clutched both vials of antidote for his friends. He was determined to succeed in his mission, and he wasn't going to let an explosion stop him.
Soon, Tiger saw the front door come into view. He smiled, knowing that he'd been making it out alive to fight another day.
Tiger ran out the front door, and not a moment too soon. The Mishima Zaibatsu went up in a huge mushroom cloud of fire, lighting up the night sky.
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Two months passed. Tiger had returned to the hospital where Eddy and Christie were being kept and delivered the antidote. The doctor quickly complied by immediately having Eddy and Christie injected with the antidote. Two days of worrying after arrived, Tiger finally heard that Eddy and Christie were starting to recover. Soon afterwards, both of Tiger's friends awakened, and not long after that, they were completely cured of their sickness. The doctor told Tiger that they were extremely lucky. If Tiger had taken a couple days longer to arrive, Eddy and Christie wouldn't have made it.
Currently, Tiger was at his home, packing a suitcase with some of his stuff. A while ago, he had realized that he had the time of his life in the tournament, so he decided to go on a trip. Just as Tiger finished packing, Eddy and Christie walked into his room. Tiger turned around to look at his friends, and smiled.
"Hey, guys." Tiger said.
"Hey, Tiger." Eddy said. He got straight to the point. "Are you sure about this, Tiger? You don't even know where you're going."
Tiger chuckled. "I'm sure about it, Eddy." He said. "And don't worry. I'll be back in a couple months."
"Well, I guess we'll be seeing you then, Tiger." Christie said. She pulled Tiger in for a hug. "Thanks for everything you did two moths ago, Tiger."
"I second that." Eddy added. After Christie released Tiger, Eddy grabbed Tiger's hand for a handshake and also pulled Tiger in for a hug. "Have a good trip, buddy."
"I will. Thanks, you two."
Tiger walked out the front door and, after saying his final goodbye to Eddy and Christie, walked off, suitcase in hand.
He wasn't sure where he was going, but he knew that getting there would be half the adventure.
END of Tiger's story
Author's notes: Okay. That four of seventeen fighters done. Now, I NEED more reviews to continue! Currently, the fighter with the most votes has only TWO! I need more reviews to keep going! Sorry if it sounds like I'm begging, but like I said, I need more reviews! Please do so!
Determined to find a cure for the disease his friends had, Tiger entered the tournament, ready for anything. He knew that only Heihachi held the cure, so even if he lost the tournament, he'd break into the Zaibatsu and grab a couple doses of the antidote. With his fancy footwork, Tiger caught his opponents off guard, winning his first three fights against Bryan, King, Miharu and Jin respectively. Tiger's fourth fight awaited, and he wasn't going to back off anytime soon.
(Fight 5: Tiger vs. Marshall)
Tiger stood on the roof of a high building at nighttime, waiting for his opponent to arrive. The cool air actually felt refreshing after his fierce battle with Jin. Tiger closed his eyes as he felt the cool breeze blow around his face and chest.
The disco freak opened his eyes when he heard footsteps. Tiger turned around and saw a Chinese man wearing a white outfit that looked like a cook's outfit.
Tiger smirked and raised an eyebrow. "Marshall Law, father of Forest." He chuckled. "It's a pleasure meeting you, sir."
"So you're Tiger." Marshall observed. "My son told me about you. I heard your fighting style is much like that of Christie from the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4."
Tiger nodded. "That's right."
Marshall smirked and put up his fists. "Good. Because I've always wanted to fight someone experienced in your particular fighting style."
Tiger returned the smirk as he got into his stance. "Let's fight!"
(AFTER BATTLE)
Tiger thrust his fist at Marshall, hoping to deliver the final blow. Unfortunately, Marshall ducked. Marshall looked like he was going to leap into the air, performing his famous backflip-kick.
Tiger knew better, having fought Forest in the past. He jumped back, leaving Marshall to kick at thin air.
As Marshall landed on his feet, Tiger grinned. "I'll show you a REAL backflip." He said to himself.
Tiger turned to have his back face Marshall, and once he did, he leapt into the air with all his might, back-flipping at he same time. Tiger flipped overtop of Marshall, who remained oblivious due to the fact he was recovering from his own attack.
Tiger landed behind Marshall and quickly thrust his fist into the Chinese man's back. Trying to grab his back, Marshall collapsed in pain from the blow.
Seeing his opponent defeated, Tiger folded his arms and smiled triumphantly. However, he noticed Marshall slowly get to his feet. Curious about what Marshall was going to do, Tiger put up his fists.
Instead of putting up his fists, Marshall surprised Tiger by putting his fist into the palm of his other hand and bowing, congratulating Tiger. Tiger smirked as he did the same.
"You fight well, Tiger." Marshall said. "I congratulate you on your skills."
"You're not a bad fighter yourself, Law." Tiger replied. "You put up a MUCH better fight than I expected."
Marshall's lip curled into a smirk. "Thank you."
After his victory over Marshall, Tiger continued through the tournament, defeating Nina and Jack. The seventh fight awaited.
(Fight 8: Tiger vs. Steve)
Tiger stood on a busy street in Japan at night, standing in the middle of a ring of observers. The neon signs on both sides of the street lit everything up in several different colours.
Suddenly, he saw a lone figure pushing his way to the front of the crowd. At first, it was hard for Tiger to make him out due to the fact that the crowd was so big, but once his opponent appeared n the ring, Tiger got his first good glance. He was in his twenties, had blonde hair and wore a light blue shirt with red shorts. Although the opponent was new to him, Tiger knew whom it was.
"The name's Steve Fox, mate." Steve said. He snickered. "Well, it appears that you're my only competition before Heihachi."
"I guess so." Tiger replied. He put up his fists. "You look younger. You new to the tournament?"
"This is my second year." Steve replied as he too put up his fists. "I made it this far last year, only to be defeated by Kazuya."
"Then you must have some serious skill." Tiger replied.
Both fighters charged at each other as the fans started cheering. The fight had begun.
(AFTER BATTLE)
Steve collapsed to one knee, breathing heavily. He clutched his stomach with one hand and held his hand with the other.
"Man!" Steve said through the pain in his jaw. "That's some serious firepower, mate! You're better than Kazuya!"
Tiger sighed as he grabbed Steve's arm and helped him to his feet. "I wouldn't say that. I'm just motivated."
"Well, you must be fighting for something you need desperately." Steve said. "I coulda sworn I had you beat for a second."
Tiger chuckled. "I must admit, I was a little nervous at one point." He said. "I've never fought a fighter who doesn't use his feet before and some of those moves were a little unpredictable."
"Well," Steve said as he gave Tiger a thumb's up. "Good luck in your fight with Heihachi." He said. "I hope you find what you're looking for."
Tiger sighed and looked down. "So do I, Steve. So do I."
(Fight 9: Tiger vs. Heihachi)
Tiger stood on the mat of an arena a little ways off the premises of the Mishima Zaibatsu, his target. He knew that if he was to be successful in his mission, he'd have to fight Heihachi Mishima. Truth be told, Tiger was afraid of Heihachi's power. He threw his own son into a volcano and helped trigger his grandson's devil genes. Tiger had never faced Heihachi before, and was nervous of what could happen to him during the fight.
Suddenly, Tiger heard the screams of the crowd grow louder. He watched the gap in the crowd and instantly saw an old man silently walking down the lane, towards the arena where Tiger stood.
Tiger gulped as Heihachi calmly walked onto the arena. Heihachi, sensing Tiger's fear laughed. "Scared, are you? Well, I can see why. You've never faced me before."
Tiger stood straight, remembering why he entered the tournament. "Afraid? Me? Don't think so!"
Filled with confidence, Tiger put up his fists. Heihachi smirked evilly as he did the same. "You seem confident, my friend. Let's see if you feel the same way in thirty seconds."
(AFTER BATTLE)
Dancing around the mat, Tiger showed Heihachi just how fast he was with his feet. After avoiding a blow from Heihachi Tiger took the chance when Heihachi was recovering to thrust his foot into the old man's back. That attack was too much for Heihachi to handle, and the evil Mishima collapsed to the mat.
Tiger stood still for a second, making sure that Heihachi wasn't faking defeat. When the crowd erupted in cheers, Tiger dropped his stance and looked around. Every last audience member was giving him a standing ovation. Tiger couldn't help but smile. He had done it. He had really defeated Heihachi.
Suddenly, Tiger remembered why he entered the tournament. Eddy and Christie. Tiger looked in the direction of the Mishima Zaibatsu and stood in silence for a few seconds. As the press was starting to approach Tiger from behind, the disco freak charged off in the direction of the Zaibatsu.
However, Tiger had failed to notice that Heihachi had managed to get to his feet and was watching him run off.
(Final battle: Tiger vs. Ogre)
Tiger had surprisingly made it into the Zaibatsu without being detected. He had come across little to no guards whatsoever, and he was wondering what the deal was. What he didn't know was that Julia and King were in the middle of creating a distraction.
Eddy's friend searched through a laboratory for some of the antidote for the disease his friends had. After searching for several minutes, Tiger came across several vials of formula sitting on the lab table.
Slowly, Tiger grabbed one of the vials, brought it close to his face and stared at it.
"Hm………This matches the description the doctor told me." Tiger said to himself. "I think I've found it!"
Quickly, yet gently, Tiger grabbed a second vial and placed both in his pocket. He smirked to himself. "Nothing can stop me from helping Eddy and Christie now!"
"Oh, really?"
Tiger spun around, finding himself staring at the grinning face of Heihachi Mishima. Tiger narrowed his eyes. "Please let me leave, Mishima." He said. "I've got what I came for. I don't have a quarrel with you."
Heihachi snickered. "You REALLY think that?" He asked. "Who do you think the people who poisoned your friends work for?"
Tiger's eyes snapped open. "You were behind it?!" He asked. "Why?!"
"Eddy and Christie caused me so much trouble in the last two tournaments." Heihachi replied. "I don't want any more intrusion in my plans, so I got some of my men to infect your two friends. The reason I spared you is because I had no idea you were friends with Gordo."
Tiger growled at Heihachi, putting up his fists. "Well, if your not gonna let me through, I'll fight my way out."
Heihachi folded his arms and smirked. "Well, you're right about that." He said. But it's not me you're fighting."
Tiger raised an eyebrow, wondering what Heihachi was talking about. The old man did nothing but snap his fingers. Suddenly, Tiger felt the floor shaking. He looked at the large doorway just as a huge, hulking figure stepped into view. Tiger's eyes widened at the large, furry creature with the snake-like arm.
Ogre charged at Tiger and thrust its fist out, catching Tiger in the jaw. Tiger was sent flying back several feet, surprisingly crashing through the wall on the other side of the room. Tiger found himself in a large room. On further inspection, he noticed that Jin, Miharu, Bruce and Xiaoyu were also in the room.
Tiger groaned as he slowly got to his feet. He backed away from the hole in the wall as Ogre walked lumbered into the room. Bruce, Jin and Xioayu recognized the huge creature, but Miharu didn't.
"What IS that thing?!" Miharu asked.
"I dunno, but I'll take it!" Tiger said. He reached into his pocket, pulled out the two doses of antidote and handed them to Jin. "Hold these until I'm done. I don't want those to break."
Jin slowly nodded, although hesitant about letting someone like Tiger take on the ferocious Ogre.
Tiger turned around to face Ogre and charged at it. He made it this far, and he wasn't about to let Eddy and Christie down.
(ENDING)
Tiger charged at Ogre, making it seem like he was going to deliver a punch directly. Ogre lashed out its snake arm, but by the time it did, Tiger had already back-flipped overtop Ogre's head and plunged both feet into its back.
Ogre let out a howl of pain as it collapsed to the floor. Tiger leapt from Ogre's back and landed on his feet. Ogre remained on the floor, motionless.
Satisfied with his work, Tiger walked over to Jin, who handed both vials of antidote back. Tiger smirked and nodded, thanking Jin.
Suddenly, everyone in the room heard a loud noise coming from where Ogre was laying. Everyone looked at the fallen creature and saw light starting to erupt from the creature's back where Tiger had planted his feet.
"Let's get out of here!" Bruce shouted. "It's going to explode!"
No one argued with Bruce and everyone turned around and ran out the door, Tiger running slightly behind the rest of the fighters.
Tiger tore through the hallways of the Mishima Zaibatsu, hoping to escape before the place went up in a ball of fire. In his right hand, he clutched both vials of antidote for his friends. He was determined to succeed in his mission, and he wasn't going to let an explosion stop him.
Soon, Tiger saw the front door come into view. He smiled, knowing that he'd been making it out alive to fight another day.
Tiger ran out the front door, and not a moment too soon. The Mishima Zaibatsu went up in a huge mushroom cloud of fire, lighting up the night sky.
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Two months passed. Tiger had returned to the hospital where Eddy and Christie were being kept and delivered the antidote. The doctor quickly complied by immediately having Eddy and Christie injected with the antidote. Two days of worrying after arrived, Tiger finally heard that Eddy and Christie were starting to recover. Soon afterwards, both of Tiger's friends awakened, and not long after that, they were completely cured of their sickness. The doctor told Tiger that they were extremely lucky. If Tiger had taken a couple days longer to arrive, Eddy and Christie wouldn't have made it.
Currently, Tiger was at his home, packing a suitcase with some of his stuff. A while ago, he had realized that he had the time of his life in the tournament, so he decided to go on a trip. Just as Tiger finished packing, Eddy and Christie walked into his room. Tiger turned around to look at his friends, and smiled.
"Hey, guys." Tiger said.
"Hey, Tiger." Eddy said. He got straight to the point. "Are you sure about this, Tiger? You don't even know where you're going."
Tiger chuckled. "I'm sure about it, Eddy." He said. "And don't worry. I'll be back in a couple months."
"Well, I guess we'll be seeing you then, Tiger." Christie said. She pulled Tiger in for a hug. "Thanks for everything you did two moths ago, Tiger."
"I second that." Eddy added. After Christie released Tiger, Eddy grabbed Tiger's hand for a handshake and also pulled Tiger in for a hug. "Have a good trip, buddy."
"I will. Thanks, you two."
Tiger walked out the front door and, after saying his final goodbye to Eddy and Christie, walked off, suitcase in hand.
He wasn't sure where he was going, but he knew that getting there would be half the adventure.
END of Tiger's story
Author's notes: Okay. That four of seventeen fighters done. Now, I NEED more reviews to continue! Currently, the fighter with the most votes has only TWO! I need more reviews to keep going! Sorry if it sounds like I'm begging, but like I said, I need more reviews! Please do so!