A hand beckoned from the shadows of the old warehouse.
"Have you got the money?" A Kyo clone asked, stepping out of the shadows. "Show us." A second demanded.
K' nodded, and handed them the suitcase. Then thirteen more clones slid out of the darkness, getting into battle stances. Benimaru's voice rang out mockingly. "Time to die!"
At that, Kyo, Kasumi, The Bogards and their girlfriends jumped out, and the battle began. Leona and Benimaru leapt out, and fought fiercely alongside the clones.
But K' knew the real battle was somewhere else. He somersaulted up and grabbed hold of a rusty iron banister, and swung himself up. He slammed open a door, and saw Whip, blindfolded along with Kensou, Athena and Angel. He quickly untied them, but Whip declined to be blindfolded.
"The light hurts my eyes," she explained.
But no sooner had he stepped out than five more Kyo clones appeared. K' struck the first one with a claw bytes, ripping his jaw off. Athena and Kensou were taking on another, and the fifth Kyo clone was hitting the other clones from behind. It was the real Kyo!
Then King's foot left a mark on the wall where K' had been a second ago. K' tried to attack, but it was obvious that they were evenly matched. And his companions were busy with the four clones.
Whip was a dead weight on Angel's shoulders, and Kensou was knocked out. Athena and Kyo were the only ones still up and fighting.
Things were going badly. Below, Maxima had appeared and smashed a fist into Terry's face. Andy was down, blood trickling from his nose. Kasumi was bleeding from more than a dozen wounds. Mai was trying to protect Andy, and Mary was having trouble with Leona and Benimaru both attacking her. They needed a miracle.
K' yelled in a sudden burst of anger and swiped out wildly, making King lose her balance. It was enough. He threw king off the corridor, over the banister and down onto Benimaru.
Then, a miracle happened. With a deafening cry, Iori Yagami burst in, smashing his way through the Kyo clones with a hatred usually reserved for Kyo himself.
K' received a punch in the back, a reminder that the battle was not over. Kyo had smashed his fist into one of the clone's foreheads, and the man's brains were leaking out his ears. Athena had revived Kensou, and together they had two clones trapped against the wall. The fourth was advancing on Angel and Whip, trying to push his broken jaw back into place. Then, Whip suddenly lifted her head, and smiled. She flung out a hand, and Uddodue was wrapped around the clone's neck, cutting of his breathing.
With the addition of Iori Yagami to the fray, the battle had immediately started looking up, but it was not without price. Mai was weeping, as she clutched Andy's lifeless body to her. Kensou had to be hospitalised for head injuries and concussion. Kyo had a livid cut on his face, and Mary's leg had been broken and Terry's fist had been smashed. Even Kasumi had been badly beaten.
K' looked at the wreck of the warehouse, and Iori carrying Leona away. Most wounds would heal eventually. He sighed, and slung one of Whip's arms around his shoulders to support her.
"Let's go home," she said, smiling. The hardship was over.
"Have you got the money?" A Kyo clone asked, stepping out of the shadows. "Show us." A second demanded.
K' nodded, and handed them the suitcase. Then thirteen more clones slid out of the darkness, getting into battle stances. Benimaru's voice rang out mockingly. "Time to die!"
At that, Kyo, Kasumi, The Bogards and their girlfriends jumped out, and the battle began. Leona and Benimaru leapt out, and fought fiercely alongside the clones.
But K' knew the real battle was somewhere else. He somersaulted up and grabbed hold of a rusty iron banister, and swung himself up. He slammed open a door, and saw Whip, blindfolded along with Kensou, Athena and Angel. He quickly untied them, but Whip declined to be blindfolded.
"The light hurts my eyes," she explained.
But no sooner had he stepped out than five more Kyo clones appeared. K' struck the first one with a claw bytes, ripping his jaw off. Athena and Kensou were taking on another, and the fifth Kyo clone was hitting the other clones from behind. It was the real Kyo!
Then King's foot left a mark on the wall where K' had been a second ago. K' tried to attack, but it was obvious that they were evenly matched. And his companions were busy with the four clones.
Whip was a dead weight on Angel's shoulders, and Kensou was knocked out. Athena and Kyo were the only ones still up and fighting.
Things were going badly. Below, Maxima had appeared and smashed a fist into Terry's face. Andy was down, blood trickling from his nose. Kasumi was bleeding from more than a dozen wounds. Mai was trying to protect Andy, and Mary was having trouble with Leona and Benimaru both attacking her. They needed a miracle.
K' yelled in a sudden burst of anger and swiped out wildly, making King lose her balance. It was enough. He threw king off the corridor, over the banister and down onto Benimaru.
Then, a miracle happened. With a deafening cry, Iori Yagami burst in, smashing his way through the Kyo clones with a hatred usually reserved for Kyo himself.
K' received a punch in the back, a reminder that the battle was not over. Kyo had smashed his fist into one of the clone's foreheads, and the man's brains were leaking out his ears. Athena had revived Kensou, and together they had two clones trapped against the wall. The fourth was advancing on Angel and Whip, trying to push his broken jaw back into place. Then, Whip suddenly lifted her head, and smiled. She flung out a hand, and Uddodue was wrapped around the clone's neck, cutting of his breathing.
With the addition of Iori Yagami to the fray, the battle had immediately started looking up, but it was not without price. Mai was weeping, as she clutched Andy's lifeless body to her. Kensou had to be hospitalised for head injuries and concussion. Kyo had a livid cut on his face, and Mary's leg had been broken and Terry's fist had been smashed. Even Kasumi had been badly beaten.
K' looked at the wreck of the warehouse, and Iori carrying Leona away. Most wounds would heal eventually. He sighed, and slung one of Whip's arms around his shoulders to support her.
"Let's go home," she said, smiling. The hardship was over.