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Chapter 15: Screwing the Shinobi
Phil shook hands with Leon and quickly followed someone out the door of the lounge. He walked briskly behind her, slowly gaining ground until he was only inches from her back. Ayane spun quickly, holding a kunai in her hand, pointing it at Phil's throat.
"Why are you following me?" the ninja asked coldly. Phil took a step back, looking down at the tip of the blade.
"Look, I just want to talk." He made no sudden moves while he spoke to her, hoping not to feel the blade catch him.
"I don't want to talk to you." Ayane said smugly as she put the kunai away.
"I can help you get Kasumi." Phil called after her, causing her to stop and turn again.
"Say again?"
"I can help you get Kasumi, all I need is a favour from you and your brother." Ayane walked back to Phil and looked him in the eyes.
"How do you know about Kasumi, Hayate and myself?" Phil looked down at her seriously.
"Everyone talks about it, they all know." Ayane nodded and looked like she bought the excuse.
"So what do you have in mind, hmm?" She seemed almost to be mocking him. He looked over his shoulder and brought his head closer to hers.
"Let's not talk about it here, take me to your brother so that we can discuss this privately."
Moments later Phil was sitting in Ayane's room, trying not to seem uncomfortable as the pair of shinobi stared down at him in his seat. Hayate stood with his arms crossed, carefully inspecting Phil as they spoke.
"So, explain this to me, how you can accomplish what my ninjas have failed to do?" Phil cleared his throat and fidgeted with his hands.
"Alright, here's what I can do." Phil started, preparing to tell a huge lie, and hoping the pair would believe it. "It's a long story, but Kasumi and I have been spending a lot of time together, if you know what I mean. What I propose is that tonight I will take her out for a walk, conveniently towards the gates of the grounds, and if I can, I will get her off property, making her no longer under the umbrella she has here in DOAtec." Ayane raised an eyebrow and looked at Hayate, who still listened closely to Phil. "I'll rig a trap to keep her subdued. Once she's indisposed, I'll come and get Ayane at a planned meeting spot and take her to Kasumi. With Kasumi unable to fight back, Ayane can make quick work of Kasumi. While this is happening, Hayate, I believe you have a match this evening against Hayabusa?" Hayate nodded. "Then all we need of you, is to stall him as long as possible. If Hayabusa is busy fighting with you, he can't protect Kasumi now can he?" Hayate smirked and nodded, seeming to approve of the plot.
"Alright, that sounds easy enough, but what's in it for you?" Ayane glared at Phil as they both demanded an answer.
"As everyone knows by now, Hayabusa kicked my ass in the first round. With Kasumi eliminated, that will leave him in a two on one situation against you, and if he were wise he would flee while he had the chance. If he does not, he will likely be so distraught about the dishonour of his failure that he will either drop out of the tournament, or be such a wreck that he would be easy pickings to win. Either way, it gets him out of my hair. Once your task is accomplished, you will also no longer have reason to stay here. So with Hayabusa, Ayane and yourself dropping from the tournament, that greatly increases my chances of winning." Hayate rubbed his chin and nodded.
"So you're willing to go to these lengths just so you can win?" Phil nodded.
"Sometimes you have to make your own luck." Hayate smiled at Phil's comment.
"So true, alright then, I agree." Ayane looked hesitant for a moment, then also consented to Phil's plan.
Ayane quietly amused herself as she hid in some bushes just outside the gates of the DOAtec grounds. She heard footsteps swish through the grass as Phil came into view. She stood up from behind the bushes and they met at the road which was only lit by the moon.
"Where is she?" Ayane demanded. Phil motioned with his hand for her to follow him. They both jogged silently through the nearby woods until they came to a small clearing. Ayane smiled gleefully as she saw Kasumi swinging back and forth in a net that hung from a tree. Kasumi looked unconscious as she was bundled in the net.
"Chloroformed her, she's out cold." Phil said with a cocky nod towards the kunoichi. Ayane grinned at Phil as to say job well done. Phil held up his wristwatch. "And Hayate's match with Hayabusa should just be starting now, so you have all the time in the world, enjoy." Phil said as he turned and walked away, Ayane still grinned ear to ear.
"Oh I will." She took a knife from her belt and walked towards the prone Kasumi. Suddenly bright spotlights hit her from every direction, blinding her immediately. A dull "thump" sound echoed in the night as a fist-sized beanbag flew out from the trees and knocked into her side, causing her to drop the knife. A second and third followed, hitting her in the chest and head. Ayane fell to the ground in a stunned shock. Instantly a pack of men dressed in black from head to toe swarmed her, shooting her once more with the beanbag gun for safe measure. The men wore black army boots, black cargo pants with long sleeved shirts and black balaclavas. They disarmed her of any weapons she had concealed in her clothes while one of the men injected a syringe needle into her side, causing her to pass out. Within seconds she was stripped of her ninja garb, redressed in an orange prisoner jumpsuit and put in restraints. An unmarked van appeared from the direction of the spotlights and slid to a stop next to the men who had Ayane. They threw the back doors open and opened what appeared to be a temporary holding cell where Ayane would be laid down inside of. The men carried her limp body into the van and placed her in the cell, shackling her hands and feet to the plexiglass chamber before locking it shut. Then almost as soon as they arrived, they were gone, the men, the van and their spotlights seemingly disappeared, and the clearing was silent again. Kasumi stirred in the net and hopped down gracefully. She looked over her shoulder towards Phil, he leaned against a tree, still rather impressed with the efficiency that the French police had worked with. Helena walked out calmly from the shadows of the forest. The three came together and didn't speak for several moments until Helena smiled with satisfaction.
"Well, that went well." she said, Kasumi and Phil nodded in agreement.
"So what will the authorities do with her?" Kasumi asked, sounding concerned for the person who was content to kill her just five minutes previous. Helena rubbed her own arms to keep herself warm in the night air, Phil put his sweater over her shoulders.
"Well, she will be sentenced for the murder of my mother, and anyone who kills a celebrity always gets a harsher punishment. She probably won't be sentenced to death, but she will be locked away from a long time, hope she's ready to be someone's bitch when they throw her in jail." The malice in Helena's voice was still apparent, but she seemed to calm again as the moments passed. Phil looked back at his watch.
"We should start making our way back, their match could be over by now." The trio agreed and quickly walked back onto DOAtec grounds, Phil said he wanted to make a quick stop somewhere before he went back to his room.
Phil sat on a couch in the lounge, Hayate's and Hayabusa's match had just ended minutes ago, Hayabusa had won a thorough victory over Hayate. Phil was alone in the room, staring into the fireplace calmly. The serenity was broken as the sound of the doors swinging open and crashing into the walls echoed through the lounge.
Show time. Hayate stood before Phil, very upset.
"Where is Ayane? I went to the agreed spot, and all I found was an empty net and tire tracks." Phil looked confused as he looked up at Hayate.
"I left Ayane to finish her business with Kasumi, I was not needed for the murder." Hayate scowled.
"That's irrelevant, where is she?" Phil leaned forward.
"Hayate, whatever happened after I left is not my problem. I promised Ayane that she would get Kasumi, and I gave her Kasumi, whatever the outcome turned out as is not my problem." Hayate drew his sword.
"It is now you son of a-"The second he drew his sword, armoured DOAtec officers stepped out of doorways and shadows with assault rifles cocked and aimed at Hayate. The shinobi paused, then lowered his sword. "What is the meaning of this?" he growled. Phil looked at the armed soldiers.
"Well, I decided to take a safety measure just in case if Ayane was to fail. I figured if she did, that would leave me in a very unsafe situation, so I called the guards just in case. Now it appears that she did fail, otherwise she would be likely boasting to you now about killing Kasumi." Hayate sneered at Phil as he put his sword away.
"I'll find her, no matter what. I don't care what it takes, I will find Ayane and set her free. Wherever she is and whoever is holding her, I will find her and rescue her." Phil didn't hesitate to reply.
"Kind of like how Kasumi went looking for you?" Hayate paused as he stared down at Phil. His scowl slowly dissipated into a look of shock. He blinked a few times, and without a word he walked out of the lounge. The soldiers slowly filed out of the room once they presumed Hayate would not return. Ryu and Kasumi stepped out of the shadows and sat with Phil, Helena soon joined them.
"Well..." Ryu started. "I guess that's that." no one spoke, Phil looked up at one of the monitors over in the bar to read the matches for tomorrow. He coughed when he saw he was fighting Hayate in less than twelve hours.
Crap, talk about lousy timing he thought to himself. Kasumi looked at him and gave a weak smile.
"Thank you for your comment, Phil." He looked at her with a bit of confusion. "When you made the comment about how I did whatever it took to find him, it looked like for the first time he finally is beginning to understand." Phil smiled back and sat back in his seat.
"Was not a problem, Kasumi."
So that was the plan, and in the blink of an eye Ayane is gone. What will happen in the morning though? Will Hayate get his revenge on Phil? Read on.
Chapter 15: Screwing the Shinobi
Phil shook hands with Leon and quickly followed someone out the door of the lounge. He walked briskly behind her, slowly gaining ground until he was only inches from her back. Ayane spun quickly, holding a kunai in her hand, pointing it at Phil's throat.
"Why are you following me?" the ninja asked coldly. Phil took a step back, looking down at the tip of the blade.
"Look, I just want to talk." He made no sudden moves while he spoke to her, hoping not to feel the blade catch him.
"I don't want to talk to you." Ayane said smugly as she put the kunai away.
"I can help you get Kasumi." Phil called after her, causing her to stop and turn again.
"Say again?"
"I can help you get Kasumi, all I need is a favour from you and your brother." Ayane walked back to Phil and looked him in the eyes.
"How do you know about Kasumi, Hayate and myself?" Phil looked down at her seriously.
"Everyone talks about it, they all know." Ayane nodded and looked like she bought the excuse.
"So what do you have in mind, hmm?" She seemed almost to be mocking him. He looked over his shoulder and brought his head closer to hers.
"Let's not talk about it here, take me to your brother so that we can discuss this privately."
Moments later Phil was sitting in Ayane's room, trying not to seem uncomfortable as the pair of shinobi stared down at him in his seat. Hayate stood with his arms crossed, carefully inspecting Phil as they spoke.
"So, explain this to me, how you can accomplish what my ninjas have failed to do?" Phil cleared his throat and fidgeted with his hands.
"Alright, here's what I can do." Phil started, preparing to tell a huge lie, and hoping the pair would believe it. "It's a long story, but Kasumi and I have been spending a lot of time together, if you know what I mean. What I propose is that tonight I will take her out for a walk, conveniently towards the gates of the grounds, and if I can, I will get her off property, making her no longer under the umbrella she has here in DOAtec." Ayane raised an eyebrow and looked at Hayate, who still listened closely to Phil. "I'll rig a trap to keep her subdued. Once she's indisposed, I'll come and get Ayane at a planned meeting spot and take her to Kasumi. With Kasumi unable to fight back, Ayane can make quick work of Kasumi. While this is happening, Hayate, I believe you have a match this evening against Hayabusa?" Hayate nodded. "Then all we need of you, is to stall him as long as possible. If Hayabusa is busy fighting with you, he can't protect Kasumi now can he?" Hayate smirked and nodded, seeming to approve of the plot.
"Alright, that sounds easy enough, but what's in it for you?" Ayane glared at Phil as they both demanded an answer.
"As everyone knows by now, Hayabusa kicked my ass in the first round. With Kasumi eliminated, that will leave him in a two on one situation against you, and if he were wise he would flee while he had the chance. If he does not, he will likely be so distraught about the dishonour of his failure that he will either drop out of the tournament, or be such a wreck that he would be easy pickings to win. Either way, it gets him out of my hair. Once your task is accomplished, you will also no longer have reason to stay here. So with Hayabusa, Ayane and yourself dropping from the tournament, that greatly increases my chances of winning." Hayate rubbed his chin and nodded.
"So you're willing to go to these lengths just so you can win?" Phil nodded.
"Sometimes you have to make your own luck." Hayate smiled at Phil's comment.
"So true, alright then, I agree." Ayane looked hesitant for a moment, then also consented to Phil's plan.
Ayane quietly amused herself as she hid in some bushes just outside the gates of the DOAtec grounds. She heard footsteps swish through the grass as Phil came into view. She stood up from behind the bushes and they met at the road which was only lit by the moon.
"Where is she?" Ayane demanded. Phil motioned with his hand for her to follow him. They both jogged silently through the nearby woods until they came to a small clearing. Ayane smiled gleefully as she saw Kasumi swinging back and forth in a net that hung from a tree. Kasumi looked unconscious as she was bundled in the net.
"Chloroformed her, she's out cold." Phil said with a cocky nod towards the kunoichi. Ayane grinned at Phil as to say job well done. Phil held up his wristwatch. "And Hayate's match with Hayabusa should just be starting now, so you have all the time in the world, enjoy." Phil said as he turned and walked away, Ayane still grinned ear to ear.
"Oh I will." She took a knife from her belt and walked towards the prone Kasumi. Suddenly bright spotlights hit her from every direction, blinding her immediately. A dull "thump" sound echoed in the night as a fist-sized beanbag flew out from the trees and knocked into her side, causing her to drop the knife. A second and third followed, hitting her in the chest and head. Ayane fell to the ground in a stunned shock. Instantly a pack of men dressed in black from head to toe swarmed her, shooting her once more with the beanbag gun for safe measure. The men wore black army boots, black cargo pants with long sleeved shirts and black balaclavas. They disarmed her of any weapons she had concealed in her clothes while one of the men injected a syringe needle into her side, causing her to pass out. Within seconds she was stripped of her ninja garb, redressed in an orange prisoner jumpsuit and put in restraints. An unmarked van appeared from the direction of the spotlights and slid to a stop next to the men who had Ayane. They threw the back doors open and opened what appeared to be a temporary holding cell where Ayane would be laid down inside of. The men carried her limp body into the van and placed her in the cell, shackling her hands and feet to the plexiglass chamber before locking it shut. Then almost as soon as they arrived, they were gone, the men, the van and their spotlights seemingly disappeared, and the clearing was silent again. Kasumi stirred in the net and hopped down gracefully. She looked over her shoulder towards Phil, he leaned against a tree, still rather impressed with the efficiency that the French police had worked with. Helena walked out calmly from the shadows of the forest. The three came together and didn't speak for several moments until Helena smiled with satisfaction.
"Well, that went well." she said, Kasumi and Phil nodded in agreement.
"So what will the authorities do with her?" Kasumi asked, sounding concerned for the person who was content to kill her just five minutes previous. Helena rubbed her own arms to keep herself warm in the night air, Phil put his sweater over her shoulders.
"Well, she will be sentenced for the murder of my mother, and anyone who kills a celebrity always gets a harsher punishment. She probably won't be sentenced to death, but she will be locked away from a long time, hope she's ready to be someone's bitch when they throw her in jail." The malice in Helena's voice was still apparent, but she seemed to calm again as the moments passed. Phil looked back at his watch.
"We should start making our way back, their match could be over by now." The trio agreed and quickly walked back onto DOAtec grounds, Phil said he wanted to make a quick stop somewhere before he went back to his room.
Phil sat on a couch in the lounge, Hayate's and Hayabusa's match had just ended minutes ago, Hayabusa had won a thorough victory over Hayate. Phil was alone in the room, staring into the fireplace calmly. The serenity was broken as the sound of the doors swinging open and crashing into the walls echoed through the lounge.
Show time. Hayate stood before Phil, very upset.
"Where is Ayane? I went to the agreed spot, and all I found was an empty net and tire tracks." Phil looked confused as he looked up at Hayate.
"I left Ayane to finish her business with Kasumi, I was not needed for the murder." Hayate scowled.
"That's irrelevant, where is she?" Phil leaned forward.
"Hayate, whatever happened after I left is not my problem. I promised Ayane that she would get Kasumi, and I gave her Kasumi, whatever the outcome turned out as is not my problem." Hayate drew his sword.
"It is now you son of a-"The second he drew his sword, armoured DOAtec officers stepped out of doorways and shadows with assault rifles cocked and aimed at Hayate. The shinobi paused, then lowered his sword. "What is the meaning of this?" he growled. Phil looked at the armed soldiers.
"Well, I decided to take a safety measure just in case if Ayane was to fail. I figured if she did, that would leave me in a very unsafe situation, so I called the guards just in case. Now it appears that she did fail, otherwise she would be likely boasting to you now about killing Kasumi." Hayate sneered at Phil as he put his sword away.
"I'll find her, no matter what. I don't care what it takes, I will find Ayane and set her free. Wherever she is and whoever is holding her, I will find her and rescue her." Phil didn't hesitate to reply.
"Kind of like how Kasumi went looking for you?" Hayate paused as he stared down at Phil. His scowl slowly dissipated into a look of shock. He blinked a few times, and without a word he walked out of the lounge. The soldiers slowly filed out of the room once they presumed Hayate would not return. Ryu and Kasumi stepped out of the shadows and sat with Phil, Helena soon joined them.
"Well..." Ryu started. "I guess that's that." no one spoke, Phil looked up at one of the monitors over in the bar to read the matches for tomorrow. He coughed when he saw he was fighting Hayate in less than twelve hours.
Crap, talk about lousy timing he thought to himself. Kasumi looked at him and gave a weak smile.
"Thank you for your comment, Phil." He looked at her with a bit of confusion. "When you made the comment about how I did whatever it took to find him, it looked like for the first time he finally is beginning to understand." Phil smiled back and sat back in his seat.
"Was not a problem, Kasumi."
So that was the plan, and in the blink of an eye Ayane is gone. What will happen in the morning though? Will Hayate get his revenge on Phil? Read on.