Neko: hey everyone, just wanted to say thank you for even looking here. This fic is a total account of Ling's tekken 3..even though I AM a big fan of xiaoyin I have decided that I won't turn this fic into one. I hope you'll all enjoy this and don't just pass it off, please take a look first and I'd be grateful for any reviews.

Jin: yeh it's not brilliant but it's adequate

Neko: O_o....*growl*

Disclaimer: Jin: *pushes neko forward.. *

Neko: *grumbles* Fine, I don't own tekken or any of the characters from tekken. Happy?

Jin: very ^_^

ALSO NEW NOTE: this fic has been completely revamped. I read through and realised how atrocious this actually sounds sometimes. Xiao is very childish in a lot of the scenes and I wanted to give her a more mature persona. She cute she's sweet but she bites… so I hope you like what ive done to it, I've also added a bunch load of new scenes to create a sense of time… well enjoy!

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Xiaoyu lay back on her bed and closed her eyes. If only she could open them and see that it had all been a bad dream, just a nightmare that would vanish at the blink of an eye. Memories of the tournament flashed through Xiaoyu's mind.

She opened her eyes and wiped away the tears rolling down her cheeks; she had to be strong, she would not be taken for a child! As she sat up she winced at the pain in her mid-section.

'I can't take this anymore!' she cried mentally and drew up her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. Curling her self up, she rocked herself back and forth, desperately seeking peace, seeking justification of all the hurt. All this pain and hurt, just because of a stupid ambition, a silly dream that could never have been fulfilled. Why had she not seen that before? Why?

It had all started that day in Hong Kong. The annual Family trip; Her mother had promised to take her to the amusement parks there for her birthday. It was her life's ambition, to visit the best Amusement parks worldwide. She had turned sixteen only three months ago and still she hadn't been to Disneyland! Something she intended on correcting very soon. Visiting theme parks worldwide was an ambition that she was determined to see come true. OK so Hong Kong wasn't exactly world wide, but it was a start.

Xiaoyu looked around at the shops and walked over to her mother. She frowned at the ice cream in her hand, it had started to melt and she didn't want to get it all over her favourite suit. They didn't often get western sweets or delicacies back home, so she was going to make the most of it. Stepping back to avoid a droplet of the cream, Xiaoyu surveyed her suit for stains. She was wearing a beautiful satin cheongsam style suit her mother had bought for her. It was a brilliant red, with comfortable baggy trousers and a short-cropped top with the traditional collar in Yellow. To finish, Xiaoyu wore a matching yellow sash tied in a beautiful bow around her waist.

As she went over to her mother, Xiaoyu licked the ice cream to stop it dripping.

"Ma, can I go to the arcades again? Please ma!" Xiaoyu pleaded.  

"Xiao, you've been so many times today, can't we go somewhere else? I heard there's a great boat ride by the docks." Her mother replied. Xiaoyu pouted, but faltered when she saw her mother's face, she looked so tired and tense. When she was younger her mother had been so energetic, a lot like Xiaoyu herself. But now she was past that, she just couldn't keep up anymore. Xiaoyu gave in.

"Alright, if you insist." Some of the tension relaxed from her mother's face and Xiaoyu felt happier all of a sudden. "Well then, lets go! We don't want to have to miss the ride now!" Xiaoyu said as she pulled her mother towards the bus.

"Hey! Doesn't look too bad actually!" Xiaoyu said as she surveyed the boat.

"Oh Xiao! We must wait for your father first, you know how he worries."

"Yes ma, don't worry about it. Speaking of which, here he comes." Xiaoyu jumped up and down waving at her father enthusiastically, as he made his way towards them through the bustling crowds. "Hi dad" Xiaoyu said, greeting her father with a hug.

"Xiao, you haven't been bothering your mother have you?"

"Me? Would I do such a thing?" Xiaoyu said innocently.

"Ah! Look if we don't hurry we won't get tickets! Come!" Xiaoyu's mother said quickly with a smile.

As they made their way to the ticket booth, Xiaoyu spotted a large ship at the dock. It was a truly magnificent vessel. It had a logo on the side of the boat. Where had she seen that logo before? Master Wang had told her about it, but she just couldn't remember! Mi… mi…misu? No that's wasn't right, mishu? No…Mishima!!! Yeah that was it. The logo was that of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Apparently one of the richest conglomerates in the world, run by a man called Heihachi Mishima. Funnily enough Xiaoyu had never heard of it till Master Wang had told her about it. A thought suddenly came to her mind, if this Heihachi was SO rich, what exactly could he afford? Maybe…. maybe if she could get onto that ship…

"Xiao … Xiao!! Are you listening to me? XIAOYU!"

"wha…? What ma? Oh!! Sorry!" Xiaoyu looked at her mother sheepishly.

"Well? Are you coming or not?"

"Huh, errrr actually why don't you and dad go ahead and I'll catch up with you later!"

"Absolutely not! Xiao you're scheming, I know that look!"

"Ma! I am not! I just want to check out the town that's all!"

"Xiao, no. If you get lost…"

"I won't get lost!"

"You're staying with us and that's final" Xiaoyu's mother replied abruptly as she pulled Xiaoyu along towards the boat ride. Ling thought to herself, she had her essential things; money, clothes and her beloved teddy bear all packed in her backpack. If she could just get away…

'No' she thought to herself, her parents would get worried, but then this was a chance of a lifetime! No way would she ever get this kind of opportunity again. She made her final decision. Pulling her arm away from her mother, Xiaoyu ran as fast as her legs would carry her towards the ship. She gripped her backpack, and ran ignoring her parent's cries ordering her to return. She knew they would chase her but she was too fast. Her bright yellow sash whipping behind her as she ran, Ling ran almost gliding across the streets towards the ship. When she stopped she looked behind her, to find that she was not being followed. She must have lost them in the crowds. She shrugged the thought off and walked up toward the ship, although guilt often tugged at her heart.

To her dismay she saw that ship was guarded. But that was no problem, Xiaoyu looked around and saw a small half wrecked little boat near the elaborate ship. She walked to it making herself look as inconspicuous as possible. Climbing into the little boat she paddled the boat with a battered oar around the side of the ship. Luckily she found a rope ladder. Although it was in poor condition, it looked as if it could hold Xiaoyu's weight. She pulled herself up to the edge of the deck and swung her body over. She landed lightly and moved cautiously to see if there were any security guards lurking around. When she saw that the coast was clear she relaxed and surveyed her surroundings.

Xiaoyu was impressed; the ship was better than any first class cruise ship she had ever seen. What would it be like to live like this? This luxury? Suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by a loud humming sound accompanied by the voices of people boarding the ship. The voices got nearer until they were loud enough for Xiaoyu to hear clearly.

'Oh great, here we go.' She thought grimly and braced herself. Xiaoyu looked around for a place to hide and saw a staircase. If she could get behind it she could stay there unnoticed. That was until she saw Heihachi Mishima himself and was finally presented with an opportunity to confront him. When it seemed that everyone was on board the ship began to move. The voices accompanied by their owners came nearer; Xiaoyu cringed back into the tiny space she was hiding in to keep from being discovered. No one came past Xiaoyu's hiding place where she lay nestled under the stairs. Where she waited…silently.

After what seemed like hours, four of the security guards came onto the deck on which Xiaoyu was hiding. They didn't seem to notice her, at first. Her undone sash trailing out from behind the stairs didn't seem to bother them either. But when Xiaoyu had finally noticed it, it was too late, one of the security guards had already spotted her. Deciding there was no point in hiding any longer, Xiaoyu climbed out of her hiding space.

"HEY! You kid! What the hell are you doing here?"  Xiaoyu stood up looking slightly annoyed, she didn't fully understand what he was saying but she knew it wasn't entirely polite. It was a good thing master Wang had taught her a little bit of Nihongo. She ignored them and started to do her sash up again.  "Hey kid, didn't you hear me??? Are you deaf? What are you doing?" he shouted again.

"Heh, I don't think she understands you man." The second man said in mocking tones. Xiaoyu looked up at the man and smiled.

"Hey I think she LIKES you," the third said as they all broke out into laughter. They weren't doing their jobs very well and now they were laughing at her. Xiaoyu's attention snapped into place; She broke out into a run with a scowl pasted on her face. Catching the men off guard, she ran as fast as she could towards the man who had made the last comment. She extended her elbow in front of her body pushing with all her might; she knocked the man to the floor. Leaving the remaining guards speechless, she began her assault. She hopped over to the second guard kicked him squarely in the face, he staggered backward. Quickly recovering he made a grab for her, but Xiaoyu was too fast, she evaded and tumbled to his left quickly slamming two palms onto his head; He fell instantly. The guard's comrades looked at Xiaoyu, horrified, but still made advances towards her.

"I want talk to Mr Mishima, I don't have time for these games. Where is he?" she said in the little Japanese she knew.

"You don't have any business here kid, now don't make a mess and just come here calmly before you get hurt!" one of the guards replied nastily. Xiaoyu narrowed her eyes at him.

"Fine, have it your way." She muttered to herself in her own tongue.

She looked at them all then jumped onto a table nearby. She waited till they approached within an arm's length of the table and then launched her body into a full backward layout landing behind one of the guards with her back turned. With that she jumped towards him, still with her back turned and performed a backward kick sending the guard flailing arms and legs through the air. She wasted no time though; she faced another of the guards and struck him with her palm in his midsection with amazing strength. For a while Xiaoyu remained in her stance, the storming flower. The final guard that remained looked at Xiaoyu, horrified, as she smiled viciously at him. She was about to attack when a booming voice interrupted.

"What on earth is going on here?" the voice belonged to man who looked in his seventies at the most. His hair was almost non-existent apart from two peaks at the sides of his head. He was dressed in a smart plum jacket and white trousers.

For an old man, he looks like he's in good shape, Xiaoyu thought absently.

"Well? Would you like to explain?" the man demanded of the remaining bodyguard while surveying the carnage distastefully. The guard was clearly shocked at what had just happened and frightened of this man.

" Mi…Mishima-sama, this girl, we found her hiding in the ship, and she insisted that she see you. And then she…"

"That's enough! You're pathetic. You allow yourself to be beaten by a child!!!" Xiaoyu looked at the man, shocked. This was Heihachi Mishima? Well it wouldn't be too hard to beat him then. She paused in her thoughts and sighed mentally. What was she thinking? Master Wang was old but there was no way she'd be able to beat him.

Heihachi looked at Xiaoyu in a slightly amused manner and spoke lightly.

"So child, what is it that you so desperately seek from me that has caused you to cause such a wreck." Xiaoyu hesitated at first, trying desperately to figure out how to speak to him without looking like a fool. Finally she replied.

"First of all I'm not a child! And what I want is your help. I'm warning you old man, this is no request." She said calmly, and dangerously. Unfortunately the effect she was aiming fro didn't work out so well with her difficulty with the foreign language. Realising her inability to speak fluently in Japanese, Heihachi laughed and spoke in flawless Cantonese.

"Child what possibly makes you think that you can force me into whatever it is that you want? Eh?" Xiaoyu gave a mental sigh, being able to understand she spoke this time with full confidence in Cantonese.

"Well if you want to end up like all your so called 'security guards' here, then I'd be happy to oblige." Heihachi looked at Xiaoyu, and grinned viciously. She had a lot of guts carrying out this mindless plan; he liked it and decided to listen to her further.

"Well what is it that you wish me to aid you in child?" Xiaoyu hesitated, how could she get this out without sounding… well stupid?

"I want you to build me my own amusement park. And stop calling me child!" there she had said it. Heihachi, looked at Xiaoyu, shocked. This girl was well and truly out of her mind. But then he noticed the unconscious guards on the floor. She had taken out the best of his guards in a matter of minutes without breaking a sweat. For a girl of her age that was remarkable. Could she? Maybe. She looked like a worthy participant for the Iron Fist tournament.

Xiaoyu was beginning grow restless.

"I will build you your park…" Xiaoyu looked confused; she had not expected to get what she had asked for so easily. It had been incredibly far-fetched and impulsive. And yet it was happening.

"You will?" she asked awkwardly.

"On one condition" he continued. Xiaoyu's spirits fell, she knew there had to be a catch. "I will build you your park, on the condition that you participate in the Iron Fist Tournament that I am holding… and emerge victorious, then the park is yours."

"Ah wait, what's an Iron Fist tournament?" Xiaoyu had vague memory of an Iron Fist tournament. Something master Wang had participated in.

"It is a martial art competition, as you seem more than able to fight, I think this is the perfect opportunity to prove how much this park means to you." How hard could that be? Xiaoyu had entered many tournaments and come first place. This would be a piece of cake. "Well? Do you accept?"

Xiaoyu straightened herself out and replied, "Done, I win then I get the park!" Xiaoyu said to herself enthusiastically.

"Your parents. I take it that they know nothing of this little venture of yours. You will have to stay under my care during the tournament, as you're obviously a minor. I will have your family informed of your whereabouts."  He spoke absently. Xiaoyu looked at Heihachi, shocked, but then convinced herself that it was for the best. Xiaoyu's guilt washed back over her. Her parents were probably worried sick. She felt bad, but the chance wasn't a common one. He motioned for her to follow him and she walked behind him, tripping over the still unconscious guards. She snickered at the chaos she had caused and followed Heihachi into the luxurious ship holding her head up in pride