Chapter 28
'Freefall'
Sakura and the others looked up as the huge glass window smashed into smithereens, and starred horrorfied as a black figure came sailing down from the second story high window screaming.
They watched mortified as the figure landed with a thump on a parked car below and cringed when the windscreen shattered beneath the body. It didn't move.
" YING FA!!! " Shinji and Koji screamed and bolted to the right, running as fast as they were able.
" Ying Fa? " Sakura breathed fearing the worst and taking off after them, Li running in front of her.
**
Ying Fa groaned and her eyes fluttered open and starred up at the broken window.
' Did I really fall through that or am I dead? ' she wondered.
She vaguely heard people calling out to her through the fog of her pain and then there were all these people standing above her, calling out to her.
She frowned.
' I know these people don't I? ' she thought.
* * *
Sakura pushed Shinji aside and starred down at her.
" Ying Fa?" she cried, tears falling down her cheek.
Ying Fa turned her head slightly and starred at the woman that looked like her.
" Come on Ying Fa. " Koji said and went to move her.
Li snarled.
" Don't touch her you baka! She could have anything broken and you'd just be harbouring her more pain. "
Koji snarled back.
" I have to move her! How else will I be able to give her this? " he held up a small glass bottle.
" What is that? " Trinity asked.
" It's Henbane. "
" WHAT??!! " Li and the others yelled.
" You'll kill her you baka! " Sakura yelled.
**
Ying Fa's head was pounding and her blood was pulsing, but through the pain she heard one word - Henbane.
" K-k-o-j-i. " she groaned and the fighting ceased. She reached up her hand and clamped it over the small bottle of Henbane.
" H-elp - me. "
Koji shot Li and furious glance and then sofened it when he looked at Ying Fa and helped her sit up. He gave her the bottle and helped her tip it up and swallow the vile liquid.
" What happened? " Trinity asked anxiously.
" You were right Black. " she groaned after the pain started to ebb. " Komoji is a bastard. "
Cleo looked at the black bruise that was forming on her friends cheek.
" He did this to you? " she asked.
Ying Fa looked up at the shattered window and then at the glass shards all around them.
" Hai. "
" And I'll do a lot more if she'll let me. " came a cold voice from in the darkness.
They all whipped around and watched as Komoji walked out into the deserted street.
" Komoji. " Ying Fa spat.
" Enjoy your fall? " he asked looking at her.
Li snarled and a firm hand clamped on his arm and he looked down at Ying Fa as she watched him.
" Leave it. " she said firmly and coughed and cringed in pain.
" Look at you. " Li said gently. " You are in no state to fight. "
Her eyes flashed up dangerously as she glarred at him.
" I came here to fight him. He knows it and so does everyone else. I refuse to back
down and nothing that you or anyone else says to me will make me change my mind. "
" We're behind you all the way. " Shinji piped up as several cars pulled up behind the Holden Vectra.
Ying Fa looked up and went white when she saw the Black Wolves step out of their cars and shot Li and Sakura a mutinous gare.
Tristan jumped out of the car and looked at the scene in front of him. Ally looked at the broken window and then down at the figure sitting up on the hood of the car and went cold.
" What happened here? " she whispered.
Several more cars pulled up and Ying Fa watched as the Dark Riders got out of their cars along with several others she didn't know.
" Help me up Koji. " Ying Fa asked and he wrapped his hand gently around her waist and under her knees and picked her up and set her down just as gently as when he had picked her up. Ying Fa turned ignoring the on-lookers and turned to Komoji.
" That was a nice try Komoji, but it's going to take more than that to kill me. "
* * * *
Ying Fa starred across the street at Komoji and her eyes narrowed.
Komoji watched her and smirked.
Ying Fa stepped forward and got into fighting stance. Komoji seemed pleased and followed suit. Shinji and the others stood paralysed and knew that this was the beginning of something big. Sakura shot Li a look and he looked back at her.
Ying Fa yelled in outrage and leapt towards Komoji. He ducked easily, but Ying Fa spun around and kicked him. She blocked him when he went to strike her again and everyone watched as the two went on fighting - giving everything and holding nothing back.
Komoji manged to get her in the stomach and she cried out in pain. Komoji took the oppoprtunity, and tripped her and slammed his hand around her throat on the ground. Ying Fa choked and gripped his hand, struggling to get him off her.
" Komoji! " Sakura hissed and Li grabbed her, to stop her from interferring.
Ying Fa starred up at her enemy and snaked her hand out and punched him in the face, and kneed him in the gut at the same time. Komoji grunted and let her go. Ying Fa backed away and gripped her side, trying to get her breath back. Komoji shot her a murderous glare as he got up.
" I want you to tell me everythng Komoji. " Ying Fa demanded, breathless.
He smirked evilly.
" There's no hope for that one little Black Wolf. " he threw back.
Ying Fa bristled.
She heard a sound and whipped around and faced Desoto corp. She caught the sight of a shadow and shot a glare at Komoji. She reached inside her trench coat and pulled out her guns and started firing at the second floor windows.
A movement in her peripheral vision made her whip her right hand under her left and fire. She head Komoji grunt and then continued to rain bullets up through the windows. She wasn't going to be taken out from behind.
By now Li and the others had run to the safety of their cars, and watched as the Black Wolf Chic continued to fire at the windows. Obviously there was something up there they hadn't seen. Ally gripped onto Tristan and watched as the fight continued. Tristan didn't dare breath. Komoji hobbled in pain, blood pooling from is left leg. That might teach him to try and not run away he thought.
A sound made Ying Fa stop firing and duck to the side as a stick went flying past her left ear. She turned on Komoji and wondered where the hell he had gotten it. Komoji swung the pole around and brought it down on Ying Fa. She bloked it, ducked, side-stepped, swung around and caught it in her grasp and brought her knee up and broke it in half.
Komoji stepped back annoyed. If she hadn't have forced him to fight, he could have been fully prepared, instead of relying on what he could grab at hand.
**
Ying Fa gripped her side and breathed deeply. This was more than she could handle. Komoji had weakened her considerably by throwing her out that window, that he would pay for - she would make sure, but now, she just have to gain her barings.
**
Black clenched and unclenched his hands. He knew that this had been foolish since she had first told them that she was going after Komoji. He could see how tired she was and how fast she was weakening, why didn't he step in there and help her?
He knew the answer. She was fighting for her family. She was winning back what Komoji had stolen from her. Black shot Li and Sakura a look through his sun glasses. He could tell them that they were Ying Fa parents - but he knew that that would only step in and mess everything up. No matter how much respect he had for China and Japan's best fighters - he wouldn't jeopardize his only pupil and some-what daughter to their hands and mistakes.
Ying Fa's outraged yell, called his attention and he looked back as she ran in, jump-kicked, spun, blocked, punched, ducked, spun on her heel, caught Komoji's ankle and made him stagger backwards, while she jumped back breathing heavily.
A couple of Manaro's drove up and parked behind the growing mass of vechiles, and more people stepped out onto the street and watched as the fight went on. Black clenched his teeth and turned to Trinity and Cleo.
" Get these people out of here. " he barked softly.
They jumped, their attention asorbed in Ying Fa.
" But - " Cleo started, but Black cut her off.
" No. If this place goes sky high, who do you think it's going to take with it? "
Trinity nodded and spoke into her collar where her communicator was.
" Shinji hun, start moving these people. Black's orders. "
**
Shinji nodded at Koji and they started moving towards the back of the cars where the newest people had turned up.
" Ok people. " they said. " Lets break it up. This isn't a play field, this is a war zone. So start packing. "
A tall woman with long cherry/red hair laughed softly and lifted her sunglasses.
" Listen babe, we came here to see the show and we're not leaving until we get to see the outcome of this little battle. "
Koji glarred at her.
" Fine stay here if you want, but when this whole place goes sky high, I'd prefer it if I could get away and live. "
The red head frowned and then looked at the others of her gang.
" Sky high? Do you mean it's going to be blown up? "
Shinji sighed annoyed.
" Lady what do you think it means? "
" Don't get fresh with me babe. I could take you just as easily as The Black Wolf Chic taking out an alley cat. "
" Lady, The Black Wolf Chic wouldn't waste her time with an alley cat. As you can see, she likes to go for bigger game. " he indicated over his shoulder at the fight gouing on behind them.
" Now, if you're going to hang around and be blown to pieces, would you please place your vehicles out of the way of the others who would kindly like a chance to live? "
The red head snarled and nodded at her people and they got in the cars and drove away.
**
Ying Fa grunted as Komoji kicked her at the waist and she grabbed his ankle and yanked had making him hop towards her.
" If we weren't locked in a serious battle, I would laugh at this moment at how pathetic you look. " she stated and ducked when Komoji swiped.
Ying Fa was starting to drain, when she heard a loud noise and watched as Komoji stepped away from her, starring at her with interest. She frowned and couldn't figure out what on earth was going on.
She watched as Komoji looked down at her stomach and she followed his gaze and nearly choked when she saw the blood soaking through her clothes. She blinked and looked up at the building behind her and saw the shadow standing on the first floor.
She looked back in time to see Komoji start to bolt back inside Desoto Corp. and she whipped out her gun and fired several rounds, but her aim was way off.
' What's wrong with me? ' she wondered.
**
The last few cars had driven off back round the corner to some safety, when they heard the gun fire. Trinity, Cleo, Black, the Black Wolves, the Dark Riders and all the others turned to look. Both Komoji and Ying Fa were standing apart, so who had been shot?
They saw Ying Fa swagger a little and they gasped. Tristan went cold and he no longer realised his sister was still holding onto him tightly from berside the BMW 318 Executive. Ying Fa fired several shots, but none hit her target. Tristan and the othrs knew that this was serious . . The Black Wolf Chic never missed.
**
Ying Fa felt herself fading away, she was losing too much blood. She felt in her pocket for the device Koji had surrendered reluctantly and pulled it out of her pocket. Her own words flashed into her memeory.
' . . I don't care whose in that building, but if I lose my chance, I'll blow it sky high before I let him get away. '
She looked at her hand where the device was. This was it. She breathed deeply and looked up at the building.
Shinji's breath caught and he choked.
" YING FA NO!!! " he screamed and everyone turned and looked at him.
Ying Fa heard him, but she closed her eyes an she gulped.
" I'm sorry Shinji. " she whispered and pressed the little orange button. . .
To Be Continued . . .
'Freefall'
Sakura and the others looked up as the huge glass window smashed into smithereens, and starred horrorfied as a black figure came sailing down from the second story high window screaming.
They watched mortified as the figure landed with a thump on a parked car below and cringed when the windscreen shattered beneath the body. It didn't move.
" YING FA!!! " Shinji and Koji screamed and bolted to the right, running as fast as they were able.
" Ying Fa? " Sakura breathed fearing the worst and taking off after them, Li running in front of her.
**
Ying Fa groaned and her eyes fluttered open and starred up at the broken window.
' Did I really fall through that or am I dead? ' she wondered.
She vaguely heard people calling out to her through the fog of her pain and then there were all these people standing above her, calling out to her.
She frowned.
' I know these people don't I? ' she thought.
* * *
Sakura pushed Shinji aside and starred down at her.
" Ying Fa?" she cried, tears falling down her cheek.
Ying Fa turned her head slightly and starred at the woman that looked like her.
" Come on Ying Fa. " Koji said and went to move her.
Li snarled.
" Don't touch her you baka! She could have anything broken and you'd just be harbouring her more pain. "
Koji snarled back.
" I have to move her! How else will I be able to give her this? " he held up a small glass bottle.
" What is that? " Trinity asked.
" It's Henbane. "
" WHAT??!! " Li and the others yelled.
" You'll kill her you baka! " Sakura yelled.
**
Ying Fa's head was pounding and her blood was pulsing, but through the pain she heard one word - Henbane.
" K-k-o-j-i. " she groaned and the fighting ceased. She reached up her hand and clamped it over the small bottle of Henbane.
" H-elp - me. "
Koji shot Li and furious glance and then sofened it when he looked at Ying Fa and helped her sit up. He gave her the bottle and helped her tip it up and swallow the vile liquid.
" What happened? " Trinity asked anxiously.
" You were right Black. " she groaned after the pain started to ebb. " Komoji is a bastard. "
Cleo looked at the black bruise that was forming on her friends cheek.
" He did this to you? " she asked.
Ying Fa looked up at the shattered window and then at the glass shards all around them.
" Hai. "
" And I'll do a lot more if she'll let me. " came a cold voice from in the darkness.
They all whipped around and watched as Komoji walked out into the deserted street.
" Komoji. " Ying Fa spat.
" Enjoy your fall? " he asked looking at her.
Li snarled and a firm hand clamped on his arm and he looked down at Ying Fa as she watched him.
" Leave it. " she said firmly and coughed and cringed in pain.
" Look at you. " Li said gently. " You are in no state to fight. "
Her eyes flashed up dangerously as she glarred at him.
" I came here to fight him. He knows it and so does everyone else. I refuse to back
down and nothing that you or anyone else says to me will make me change my mind. "
" We're behind you all the way. " Shinji piped up as several cars pulled up behind the Holden Vectra.
Ying Fa looked up and went white when she saw the Black Wolves step out of their cars and shot Li and Sakura a mutinous gare.
Tristan jumped out of the car and looked at the scene in front of him. Ally looked at the broken window and then down at the figure sitting up on the hood of the car and went cold.
" What happened here? " she whispered.
Several more cars pulled up and Ying Fa watched as the Dark Riders got out of their cars along with several others she didn't know.
" Help me up Koji. " Ying Fa asked and he wrapped his hand gently around her waist and under her knees and picked her up and set her down just as gently as when he had picked her up. Ying Fa turned ignoring the on-lookers and turned to Komoji.
" That was a nice try Komoji, but it's going to take more than that to kill me. "
* * * *
Ying Fa starred across the street at Komoji and her eyes narrowed.
Komoji watched her and smirked.
Ying Fa stepped forward and got into fighting stance. Komoji seemed pleased and followed suit. Shinji and the others stood paralysed and knew that this was the beginning of something big. Sakura shot Li a look and he looked back at her.
Ying Fa yelled in outrage and leapt towards Komoji. He ducked easily, but Ying Fa spun around and kicked him. She blocked him when he went to strike her again and everyone watched as the two went on fighting - giving everything and holding nothing back.
Komoji manged to get her in the stomach and she cried out in pain. Komoji took the oppoprtunity, and tripped her and slammed his hand around her throat on the ground. Ying Fa choked and gripped his hand, struggling to get him off her.
" Komoji! " Sakura hissed and Li grabbed her, to stop her from interferring.
Ying Fa starred up at her enemy and snaked her hand out and punched him in the face, and kneed him in the gut at the same time. Komoji grunted and let her go. Ying Fa backed away and gripped her side, trying to get her breath back. Komoji shot her a murderous glare as he got up.
" I want you to tell me everythng Komoji. " Ying Fa demanded, breathless.
He smirked evilly.
" There's no hope for that one little Black Wolf. " he threw back.
Ying Fa bristled.
She heard a sound and whipped around and faced Desoto corp. She caught the sight of a shadow and shot a glare at Komoji. She reached inside her trench coat and pulled out her guns and started firing at the second floor windows.
A movement in her peripheral vision made her whip her right hand under her left and fire. She head Komoji grunt and then continued to rain bullets up through the windows. She wasn't going to be taken out from behind.
By now Li and the others had run to the safety of their cars, and watched as the Black Wolf Chic continued to fire at the windows. Obviously there was something up there they hadn't seen. Ally gripped onto Tristan and watched as the fight continued. Tristan didn't dare breath. Komoji hobbled in pain, blood pooling from is left leg. That might teach him to try and not run away he thought.
A sound made Ying Fa stop firing and duck to the side as a stick went flying past her left ear. She turned on Komoji and wondered where the hell he had gotten it. Komoji swung the pole around and brought it down on Ying Fa. She bloked it, ducked, side-stepped, swung around and caught it in her grasp and brought her knee up and broke it in half.
Komoji stepped back annoyed. If she hadn't have forced him to fight, he could have been fully prepared, instead of relying on what he could grab at hand.
**
Ying Fa gripped her side and breathed deeply. This was more than she could handle. Komoji had weakened her considerably by throwing her out that window, that he would pay for - she would make sure, but now, she just have to gain her barings.
**
Black clenched and unclenched his hands. He knew that this had been foolish since she had first told them that she was going after Komoji. He could see how tired she was and how fast she was weakening, why didn't he step in there and help her?
He knew the answer. She was fighting for her family. She was winning back what Komoji had stolen from her. Black shot Li and Sakura a look through his sun glasses. He could tell them that they were Ying Fa parents - but he knew that that would only step in and mess everything up. No matter how much respect he had for China and Japan's best fighters - he wouldn't jeopardize his only pupil and some-what daughter to their hands and mistakes.
Ying Fa's outraged yell, called his attention and he looked back as she ran in, jump-kicked, spun, blocked, punched, ducked, spun on her heel, caught Komoji's ankle and made him stagger backwards, while she jumped back breathing heavily.
A couple of Manaro's drove up and parked behind the growing mass of vechiles, and more people stepped out onto the street and watched as the fight went on. Black clenched his teeth and turned to Trinity and Cleo.
" Get these people out of here. " he barked softly.
They jumped, their attention asorbed in Ying Fa.
" But - " Cleo started, but Black cut her off.
" No. If this place goes sky high, who do you think it's going to take with it? "
Trinity nodded and spoke into her collar where her communicator was.
" Shinji hun, start moving these people. Black's orders. "
**
Shinji nodded at Koji and they started moving towards the back of the cars where the newest people had turned up.
" Ok people. " they said. " Lets break it up. This isn't a play field, this is a war zone. So start packing. "
A tall woman with long cherry/red hair laughed softly and lifted her sunglasses.
" Listen babe, we came here to see the show and we're not leaving until we get to see the outcome of this little battle. "
Koji glarred at her.
" Fine stay here if you want, but when this whole place goes sky high, I'd prefer it if I could get away and live. "
The red head frowned and then looked at the others of her gang.
" Sky high? Do you mean it's going to be blown up? "
Shinji sighed annoyed.
" Lady what do you think it means? "
" Don't get fresh with me babe. I could take you just as easily as The Black Wolf Chic taking out an alley cat. "
" Lady, The Black Wolf Chic wouldn't waste her time with an alley cat. As you can see, she likes to go for bigger game. " he indicated over his shoulder at the fight gouing on behind them.
" Now, if you're going to hang around and be blown to pieces, would you please place your vehicles out of the way of the others who would kindly like a chance to live? "
The red head snarled and nodded at her people and they got in the cars and drove away.
**
Ying Fa grunted as Komoji kicked her at the waist and she grabbed his ankle and yanked had making him hop towards her.
" If we weren't locked in a serious battle, I would laugh at this moment at how pathetic you look. " she stated and ducked when Komoji swiped.
Ying Fa was starting to drain, when she heard a loud noise and watched as Komoji stepped away from her, starring at her with interest. She frowned and couldn't figure out what on earth was going on.
She watched as Komoji looked down at her stomach and she followed his gaze and nearly choked when she saw the blood soaking through her clothes. She blinked and looked up at the building behind her and saw the shadow standing on the first floor.
She looked back in time to see Komoji start to bolt back inside Desoto Corp. and she whipped out her gun and fired several rounds, but her aim was way off.
' What's wrong with me? ' she wondered.
**
The last few cars had driven off back round the corner to some safety, when they heard the gun fire. Trinity, Cleo, Black, the Black Wolves, the Dark Riders and all the others turned to look. Both Komoji and Ying Fa were standing apart, so who had been shot?
They saw Ying Fa swagger a little and they gasped. Tristan went cold and he no longer realised his sister was still holding onto him tightly from berside the BMW 318 Executive. Ying Fa fired several shots, but none hit her target. Tristan and the othrs knew that this was serious . . The Black Wolf Chic never missed.
**
Ying Fa felt herself fading away, she was losing too much blood. She felt in her pocket for the device Koji had surrendered reluctantly and pulled it out of her pocket. Her own words flashed into her memeory.
' . . I don't care whose in that building, but if I lose my chance, I'll blow it sky high before I let him get away. '
She looked at her hand where the device was. This was it. She breathed deeply and looked up at the building.
Shinji's breath caught and he choked.
" YING FA NO!!! " he screamed and everyone turned and looked at him.
Ying Fa heard him, but she closed her eyes an she gulped.
" I'm sorry Shinji. " she whispered and pressed the little orange button. . .
To Be Continued . . .