LEGACY OF KMAS CHAPTER 25
THE BATTLES OF KMAS
Saiyan was overcome with annoyance by DevilKaz's actions, and yet she could not help but feel a certain sense of uneasiness. She now had the knowledge that DevilKaz could foul up the mission, and she noticed that he was very eager to get away from the group. She wondered for but a moment and then came to a horrifying resolution. If these thoughts were indeed true then the entire KMAS was in deep trouble. She felt the icy hand of treachery reaching out to ensnare Kazuya and all of her group. But this leader was not ready to let it happen so easily.
"Gray Fox, Unknown, and Vincent Wolf keep watch on these levels and stop any who come to pursuit. The rest of you come with me!"
"Why do you want me to go?" Mo said.
"Because you're the only one who can talk to him without him going all freaky on you" said Saiyan.
"Don't be so sure"
Mo reluctantly accepted. and so Saiyan, Mo, Grrrpoop, and Jo followed the suspicious member up the same staircase.
Meanwhile…
Kuni's group had made it to the 4th floor and what greeted them was a large computer laboratory. Eight rows of computers and processors were all that could be seen. Soldiers stood guard inside the large room. And it was safe to assume that there were more on the upper floor of the computer lab. These soldiers in particular wore a blue patch on their uniform which signified they were under Sergeant Aquarios' command.
"You think any of them are super soldiers?" KD said
"Well I don't want to take that chance" Vicci said brandishing her Uzi.
"Wait Vicci! We don't want to alarm the entire zaibatsu, it'll put everyone else at risk!" Kuni pleaded
"Are they armed?" Xiao asked
"Yes"
"Well that's not a problem then" Xiao said
"Why not?"
"I can steal weapons, remember?"
"True, but they still have advantage in numbers…"
"Not if they can't move" Vicci said
"What?" KD said.
"Xiao, how fast can you disarm them?" Vicci asked.
"Pretty fast" she said.
"OK get in there and do it as fast as you can. I'll handle the rest"
Xiao quickly snuck into the guarded room and hid under one of the desks. The room had roughly sixteen guards in it. Four guarded each side. They had a strict searching pattern where they would march along the side and meet at a corner. When they did, they would about face and march along again. This was indeed a large room for such a number of guards and a pattern like that. Xiao saw the guards marching to a corner and her moment of opportunity came right before they did an about face. She sprung from the under the desk and, without hindrance she raced around the square and snatched each of the Tekken Force's guns .
"What the?" said a baffled soldier
"Where'd my gun go?" said another in the same manner.
"Hey looking for these?" she said holding the weapons. It was rather amazing to think that such a small child could carry all those weapons with ease. But as seen earlier, if a giant sword was no problem, all these small weapons shouldn't have been either.
"You, stop!" the soldiers advanced on her.
EVENT: UNARMED AND DEFENSELESS
TRACK: BATTLE (Devil May Cry)
At this Vicci walked into the room and said "Cover your ears guys"
The soldiers did not know why she said this, but luckily her allies did as she took a deep breath. With one exhale she let out a deafening yell which shattered the computer monitors and pierced the ears of the advancing soldiers. The soldiers were completely stunned by the extremely loud wave and were helpless.
Even the KMAS members including DevilKaz was curious of the noise they heard. Luckily they were at safe distances so they remained unaffected.
"Kuni, KD! Finish em' off!" Vicci yelled.
Using swift team work, KD swept the petrified soldiers of their feet whilst Kuni thrust her sai, which was laced with the anti-super soldier substance, into their necks. After the slaughter, they waited to make sure that the soldiers would not get up. After three minutes, they were convinced that these weapons were the real thing!
"Look what you did Vicci!" Kuni accused.
"What?" Vicci said
"You blew up the computer lab!"
"Relax there's another one upstairs!"
"But what if these certain computers had info that you can't get upstairs?"
"Don't worry, computer labs always have a master computer with all info stored. Maybe it's upstairs"
They raced to the fifth floor and found soldiers standing right by the entrance. But luckily they to were afflicted by the deafening scream. To add more luck to their situation, the computers remained unaffected and intact. Using the same maneuvers as before, the two ninjas once again disposed of the rest of the soldiers. After accomplishing this task, they turned their attention to the front of the room.
(End Event)
EVENT: THE COMPUTER LAB
TRACK: UNDERNEATH THE ROTTING PIZZA (FFVII)
The second level of the computer lab was very similar in design. It to had eight rows of computers, but the main difference lied in the front of the room. In the front stood a large monitor and at it's base was the super computer which Vicci had spoke of. This computer nearly took up the entire front wall. There was just enough room for the two front elevators to open it's doors.
"So what exactly what do you want to know?" KD asked Kuni.
"I just want to see if I can get the statistics of the T-Force technology. Who knows, maybe we can find something useful" she replied as she turned on the massive machine.
"I'll help out. I'm kinda familiar with computers too!" Vicci proclaimed.
"Ok me and Xiao will keep an eye out for any soldiers. Come on kid"
"Oh..I want to watch!" she said.
"She can say if she wants, just don't touch anything!" Vicci said.
KD went to keep a look out. She stood in the middle of the room so she had a good vantage point of all flights of stairs. Xiao looked on as Kuni and Vicci went and sometimes hacked through each of the Zaibatsu's files.
Meanwhile another group was nearing its desired level. Ifritstar had made it to the 6th floor.
On this floor was a large medical ward. They looked around and saw rows of beds and medical supplies. It was safe to assume that this facility was well prepared to treat victims of accidents or those wounded in battle. This notion strengthened Ifritstar's resolve to find the cure he so desperately needed. He and Ron began to carefully rummage through the medical supplies while Dave and Cid stood watch. Not to soon after footsteps and voices could be heard from the northwest stairwell. Out of instinct they remained quiet as the voices approached.
(End Event)
They knew it was Tekken Force because no KMAS members would be coming down the stairs. The voices came closer and closer. The suspense struck within all the members, and unfortunately caused a small jolt in Ron's hand which tipped a glass container over on the shelf he was near. The glass shattered upon the floor and as expected, one of the voices went…
"What was that?"
"Good going shit-head!" Cid whispered to Ron.
With quick thinking, Dave motioned everyone to hide under a bed while he hid himself by a staircase. He peeked around the corner just in time to see seven Tekken Force soldiers, with a gray patches upon their uniforms burst through the room. These men under, Lieutenant Hurricos' command found the remains of the shattered jar upon the floor.
"Maybe it was a mouse?" one said.
"We just fumigated the place two days ago" said another
"I'll check just in case" he said as he peeked into the cabinet.
Everything seemed to be in order. That is, until one of the jars flew out and smacked him in the face.
"What the hell?" said another soldier.
"There's someone here!" said the second soldier. "Show yourself!"
He was answered by a bottle to his head.
"WHO'S DOING THAT!?"
As most readers saw from last time, Dave is a master at the art of the mind, and can manipulate all objects. Such was the case, with these medical containers. One by one he flung vial after vial, jar after jar at the soldiers heads. And amidst the confusion he was able to mentally yank their guns from their hands.
The soldiers chased after their floating guns. And the lead one ran into the point of Dave's broadsword. Dave however, knew not to take a chance, if they were regular or super soldiers. So to the soldier stuck like a pig on a spick, he pointed his shotgun given to him by Kazuya.
EVENT: SURPRISE ATTACK
TRACK: BATTLE (DMC)
BAM! Went the barrel of the gun, at this Ron came from his hiding place and using a high sweeping kick, hooked a soldier by the neck and dragged him down he quickly turned and brought down two with a double sweeping kick. Cid too emerged and in a similar fashion to Dave stuck a soldier allowing Dave to blast another one while Cid used his side arm to take out the ones Ron took down. As for Ifritstar, as two soldiers ran towards him he outstretched his heads and grabbed both soldiers by the necks and using the power of Ifrit, he sent Hellfire straight into the unfortunate soldier's bodies. As they howled in pain, Dave finished off their lives with yet another blast.
(End Event)
EVENT: MEDICINE MEN
TRACK: UNDERNEATH THE ROTTING PIZZA (FFVII)
With that event passed the three began to once again look for anything that could hinder Ifritstar's brother's illness. They searched shelf after shelf of the large cabinet but to benefit did they find anything that could help.
"Don't worry my friend. Perhaps we can find something on the second level of this room" Dave encouraged.
"Yeah as long as this idiot don't get us caught again" Cid grumbled.
"Hey, I was nervous! Give me a break" Ron said
"This would be the seventh one I've given ya! Ya dumb ass!"
"Oh…can you make it eight"
"Shaddup! And let's go!"
They discretely climbed the nearest stair case to the 7th floor. This floor was no different from the previous one. It too had a large number of beds as well as another large medicine cabinet. The one exception to all the similarities in the room, was a person who stood in front of the medicine cabinet. This female wore a lab coat and had long wavy brown hair.
"Excuse me miss" Dave said.
The lady turned around, a little startled but then was in a state of relief when she called out…
"Bryan?"
The group looked at each other confused until another voice broke the silence"
"Crystal?" Ifritstar said
"It is you" she said.
At this Cid said "What the hell's goin on?"
"Guys this is my cousin Crystal. She's the one I told you about who works here!"
"Oh I see! Your help was very much appreciated" Dave said
"I'm glad it helped, but it wasn't easy to deceive this entire facility".
"Who's Bryan?" Ron said
"That's his real name idiot!" Cid said
"Oh alright!" Ron said.
"Yes I just use Ifritstar online and as an alias. My real name is Bryan!" Ifritstar said.
"How is your brother?" Crystal asked.
"Getting worse by the day. I came here to see if I could find anything to help"
"Well your in luck, I'm halfway done with a possible serum, see?"
The cabinet was open and Crystal had an entire laboratory like set up next to her. She indeed had been hard at work trying to find a cure for this mysterious disease that plagued her cousin.
"How much longer do you need?" Ifirtstar asked feeling a little reassured.
"Just a little bit more" she spoke.
"Alright" Dave began. Well make sure no one comes to bother us" The rest went to make sure of that. Ron covered the south walls while Cid covered the north. Dave stood in the middle as KD did in the lower floors.
Meanwhile…
(End Event)
EVENT: A MASTER'S CALL
TRACK: UNDERNEATH THE ROTTING PIZZA (FFVII)
"Hey R.T.?" Ken asked as they climbed the staircase to the containment chambers. They were just now passing level four.
"Yes Ken?" she said
Ken was rather nervous upon speaking to this young lady. There was no doubt his feelings for her were indeed strong. He felt a very small pang of these feelings even when he talked to her online at the website. However those feelings escalated to monument us proportions ever since he looked upon her for the first time. He could not yet think of the words to describe his feelings until now. But as expected with all people in this state the words disappeared to nothing as soon as she answered. So out of desperation came the save…
"Um…What do you think of DevilKaz? Do you think he's trustworthy?"
Stu instinctively knew that this was not what his brother wanted to say. He held back a small laughter and continued climbing. Somehow Red Tiger felt that as well but answered none the less.
"I honestly don't know. I've seen what he is inside, and it wasn't very pleasant".
"You don't think he'd betray us do you?" Ken continued.
"I don't know. He knows full well, the consequences of this action. But I've spoke with DevilKaz many times at the KMAS site and I've never seen anyone with such hatred towards Heihachi. Or such loyalty to Kazuya except Saiyan Rage. But now that where are actually here…I just don't know…"
"Well don't worry R.T. I won't let anything happen to you or Nimar! Ever!"
"Thanks Ken, you really are something" she said.
"I'll say…" Stu mumbled sarcastically and with a roll of his eyes.
"You say something Stu?" Ken asked.
"No, nothing at all Romeo" He lauhed.
"Shut up Stu!"
"Boys please sto…What was that…?"
They remained silent as they heard footsteps nearing them. They could hear the voices of the Tekken Force approaching. They listened in on their conversation.
"Can you believe that old man?"
"Yeah. What's he think he's a fortune cookie writer" said another.
"Hey man, do the impression again!" said a third one.
"Alright" started the first "Death will come in the form of my younger half" he did in a bad stereotypical sensei voice.
"Did you hear that?" Red Tiger whispered.
"Yeah, someone's watched way too many karate movies" said Stu
"Know, he's talking about Opal, my master!"
"How do you know?" Ken asked.
"Opal always used to say, in the great scheme of training there are two halves, a master and apprentice. He said to me before he was abducted, that I was his other half. I know he's here"
"Cool. Now let's find out where. Did they pass here yet?" Stu asked.
"There on the stairwell right before us" Ken said.
"Are they regular soldiers or super soldiers?"
"There regular soldiers thankfully" said R.T.
"Are you sure?"
"Positive!"
"Alright here's what we do!" Stu said as he unsheathed his drum sticks.
"Hey, who's down there!" the Tekken Force spotted the trio and the tiger on the stairwell. Five Tekken Force soldiers, who wore the white patch of Captain Frost bounded down the stairs to apprehend them.
(End Event)
"Just us!" Stu said
"Come with us now!"
"And if we don't"
"Then we shoot!"
"Go ahead, I dare you!" he said with his instruments at the ready.
"What are you going to do? Drum on our heads?" a soldier joked "You heard him…FIRE!"
Shots rang from the guns of the Tekken Force and all of there bullets hit…the sticks that Stu held. With ease he knocked away every one of the Tekken Forces bullets ight up until the point where they were out of ammo.
"Still think I'm crazy Ken?" Stu asked his brother
"Do you really want me to answer that?" he replied
"No!"
"Now Red Tiger!" Ken yelled!
"Go get em' Nimar!"
EVENT: TIGER'S FURY
TRACK: BATTLE (DMC)
The tiger jumped over the now ducked KMAS members and in a vicious rage, pounced on one of the soldiers and began to maul him. Ken took the opportunity to jam his sword through another soldiers chest. Stu had thrust his drumsticks into another soldiers chest and then into his very skull. Red Tiger handled the last two by taking two dragon shaped daggers and charging them with her own energy.
"DRAGON'S TEETH" she yelled as the two daggers sliced through the remaining two's torsos. Nimar continued to maul the first one as he screamed in pain.
"Nimar that's enough" Red Tiger commanded.
Nimar stepped of the unfortunate soldier and walked past her owner. She in turn patted him on the head and then went over to the barely alive soldier. She grabbed him by his neck and demanded.
"Where?! Where are they keeping him? Where are they keeping the dragon tamer?"
"On…on…the containment floor…level…eight…" the soldier coughed out.
"Thank you…and by the way, your impression is horrible!" she said as she removed another dagger and threw it into his head.
(End Event)
Ken was rather freaked that his new interest was quite the deadly one.
"Come on, hurry!" she said.
After getting himself together Ken followed, as did Stu. They were just a few stairwells away from Red Tiger's reunion with her master at long last.
Meanwhile…
"Gray Fox?" Unknown said
"Yes?" the ninja answered
"Where is Vincent?" she asked
"I don't know, I didn't see him anywhere"