Chapter 3: 3, 2, 1 Let's Go!
Disclaimer: If it's from a TV show, game, or book, I don't own it. I also don't own the Playstation, or any fragment of the Sony Corporation, or Namco, creators of the Tekken series. Damn.
"So, Roger, you gonna meet at my house as planned? Chris'll be coming, I know that much."
"Sure, buddy, just as planned. I'm warning you though, I'm the master at just about all video games."
"We'll just see, Roger, we'll just see." Xavior hung up the phone and leans back in his chair. "Might as well get some practice in before our little party, eh?" He started up his computer and grabbed a Playstation controller, then found the adaptor he had rigged up. "Here we go..." He started up the game quickly and immediately began playing. "And just a move here... a combo there... and BAM! I win again." He grinned. "I'm the best at this game... mostly because I designed it. Tekken's coding, my characters, and that's all we need." He made his choice again and started it up. "Oh yeah! B-E-A-utiful!" Suddenly, the door rang behind him. "Must be my victims! Better answer the door." Xavior got up and headed for the door. He opened it to find, standing before him, Chris and... Ami? "Well, look who I happened upon? She was looking for you, Xav."
"Oh, joy, I see where this is going... just come on in, alright, everybody?"
Chris smirked and walked in, Ami following close behind. "Well... not bad, not bad. I like the sound system... your dad let you set this up?"
"Roger? Hey!" Xavior grinned. "And yeah, he did... well, come on in, I got it all set up... and thanks to my little programming changes, we might even be able to get everybody in on the game."
"You are the man Xav- Whoa, is that Ami Mizuno? What's she doing here?"
"She showed up outta nowhere, Chris brought her here. It's not like I invited her."
"He speaks the truth, Roger, I was the one who brought her by, and the one who's now getting beat into the ground by her."
Xavior laughed and walked over to the computer. Sure enough, Ami was soundly pounding Chris's character, Shiven, into the ground. "And she's even beating you with the weakest character, Kamui! Man, either you suck or she's a wiz, Chris."
Ami giggled slightly. "I didn't realize I was doing so well... I don't usually play these games."
Xavior smiled. "Well, for someone who doesn't usually play these games, you're good. Move over Chris, I want a shot." He snatched the controller from Chris and then quickly snapped in a special code. "Alright, take your pick... I've got my character. My special, custom created one... best player in the game, though I did my best to keep him balanced... We'll see how you do."
"No way! You just beat me for the fifth time in a row!"
"Heehee..." Ami smiled. "I can't believe it! Is there any way I could get a copy of this?"
Xavior nodded. "I suppose I could do that... though you're gonna have to find some other way of controlling this game... I'm afraid these adaptors are one of a kind, Ami, and it'll take me a while to get the parts I need to make a new one."
"You made these? Wow, I honestly couldn't tell... they work perfectly! You must be pretty good with stuff like this..."
Xavior grinned, embarrassed. "You're kidding... It's nothing much. A little tweaking, some coding, and it... come on, it's not that amazing really."
"It is, really, these things probably work better hooked up to your computer than they do hooked up to the system they were made for!"
"Hey, you're the genius here... but you want a copy? I might not be able to get it to you for a little while, but I'll make you a copy."
"Really? That'd be great!"
"Alright, move over and let me slaughter the guys for a second, alright?"
Ami burst out laughing, then nodded and got up, still laughing. "Alright then."
"Feh. This is such pathetic nonsense. Still, it was a good idea to watch the new kid, no? Who came up with that idea, huh? Now we've got Sailor Mercury's real identity..."
The first of the three facing the dark figure grinned. He still had the look of a kid, and was, in fact, only 19, with light brown hair. "That would be Kanbu, boss, he's the one who thought of it."
The one on the far right nodded. He was an older man with black hair and a somewhat serious look on his face that disguised the joy he was obviously feeling at his latest assignment. "Yep, James is right on this, it was definitely Kanbu's idea... good one, too, gotta say, Kanny."
The middle man growled. His hair was long and also black, left in a ponytail. "Gaijin Eddie, call me that one more time and I shall slit your throat from ear to proverbial ear and smile as I do it."
Eddie shrugged. "Alright, if you say so, Kanny."
Kanbu drew his katana from its sheath and buried it in the wall next to him. "Damnit, gaijin Eddie, I said to stop calling me that!"
Eddie just grinned. "Sure thing... Kanny. Anyway, it's almost time to get to work." Eddie promptly disappeared, avoiding a swipe from Kanbu's second katana.
James laughed slightly and then quickly shut up. "He's right, you know, it's time to go." James then disappeared, also narrowly avoiding a swipe from yet another of Kanbu's katanas.
"Jeez, Kanbu, how many of those things do you have?" The dark figure laughed, and watched as Kanbu silently sheathed each of the katanas and then disappeared.
"Well, that takes care of that, eh? I doubt any of them will win... but it's only money." The dark figure got up and slowly walked away into another room.
"See ya later, Ami! I'll get that copy and an adapter to you as soon as I can get the parts!"
"Alright then!" Ami started walking out towards her house.
"Hey Roger, Xav, we still got time for a quick movie... think there's a good one today, and I'm rich, buds." He pulled out several bills.
"Rock on... let's roll!"
"Heh. Rock and roll... But yeah! Let's go!"
They took off towards the movies, and Xavior quickly lost his view of Ami.
Dad isn't home yet... kinda weird.
"Hey there, Mizuno, how is everything? Lovely day, no?" The young man in front of Ami grinned. "James Migato, trained assassin... nice to make your acquaintance."
Ami immediately backed up a step. "Who are you? Where did you come from?"
"Well, I already told you who I am, and as for where I came from... the main Hunter base... and you're my latest meal ticket, Sailor Mercury."
"What? How did you know?"
"Well, if I hadn't I certainly would now, huh, Mercury? My, you certainly haven't been watching what you say these days..." James grinned and pulled out his sword, a huge double-bladed thing that looked to weigh more than the man himself, who was obviously very scrawny. "But moving on... Hiyaaaaah!" James leapt at Ami, swinging his sword.
"You ought to talk less, James! Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" James was slammed with several ice cold waves and flew back a bit, but landed easily.
"You're right. Shall we get down to it, then?" James rushed Ami. "Here we go!"
"Alright, we're here!"
"Yes... you are, Xavior, and it's here you'll remain!" Suddenly a tall man with long black hair, tied back in a ponytail, landed in front of Xavior.
"Woah, Xav, who's the nutball?"
"I dunno, Chris, you tell me!"
"Kanbu, hired killer... and you're my latest target!" The man tossed one of his three sheathes into the air, quickly drew two katanas from his remaining sheathes, then caught the last one's hilt in his mouth. He twitched slightly, and the sheath flew and slammed into Chris's stomach. "You ought to keep your mouth shut, gaijin."
Chris gasped and stumbled back. "Whoa... that actually hurt, and it was just the sheath! Let's get out of here, Xav!"
"Agreed!" Xavior immediately turned around and started running, but was quickly cut off by Kanbu.
"Not quite so easy, gaijin!" Kanbu immediately leapt at Xavior with two successive downwards slash, which got Xavior leaping backward.
"Do you call everybody a gaijin, or am I just special, Kanny?"
"Shut up already!" Kanbu redoubled his efforts to decapitate Xavior.
Oh, that was brilliant... what now?
A/N: And finally, chapter three ends with the beginning of two fabulous fight scenes and the intro of an awesome fighting team... but where's Eddie?