I don't own Tekken…everyone knows that by now!

Yuna-elena: Here is chapter 38. Hope you like it! I also like FF games, but Tekken is my favourite game by far. Nevertheless I have my room full of Tidus and Yuna posters; because I love FF scenarios…they're beautiful:D Thanks for reviewing!

Lady-Eliwen: Hi! How are things going? I'm having my two weeks holidays now, so I'll try to update three times a week! (If my computer allows me!). Anyway thank you very much for your review and I hope you like romance too, because the last chapters of this story will be more romance and less action!

Shadowsin: Hi. You're doing a great job with your story too! Kyo and Kaori make a sweet couple! Thanks for your review!

Krappkarmin: You are welcome! I'll read your story for sure, and don't worry if the story line isn't like the game, because that's why we call these stories, fictions. Besides my story doesn't follow the story line all the time; Hwoarang and Julia pairing was made up by me, because sadly, in the game, they have nothing to do with each other. I totally understand your feelings about being confused: when I started writing this, about almost four years ago, there were times when I wanted to quit! My sister kept on saying that I shouldn't quit, so I have to thank her! (Thank you Daniela :D). Thank you for reviewing and good luck! I know you can do it! XD

Chapter 38

An Ally

It was almost two in the morning when Lee and his team arrived to the G. Corp.'s base.

Hwoarang, Julia and Christie woke up because they heard the two jeeps.

-'Maybe it's the Police!'-suggested Christie.

-'Or the tekken forces!'-said Hwoarang.-'Lets check it our but we have to stay out of sight!'

Between the trees, Hwoarang, Julia and Christie saw some men, dressed in black, getting out of two jeeps, inside a cave. The cave wasn't very big, but it had space for the two jeeps.

-'Who are they?'-asked Julia.

-'Isn't that Ling?'-asked Christie seeing Lee carrying Ling in his arms.

-'Yes…and Kazama too!'-Hwoarang said leaving their hiding place and getting in the cave.

-'Hey! What are you doing?'-he asked ready to fight.

Lee recognised his read hair. As for his men they were all pointing their guns at Hwoarang. Julia and Christie didn't know what to do, but when Lee ordered his men to lower their guns, they both joined Hwoarang.

-'Where are you taking Ling and Jin?'-Julia asked.

-'Are you her friend?'-Lee asked in a warm voice.

-'Yes!'-Julia answered.

-'Well, then you should come with me! We just rescued your friend and she needs medical cares…Come on!'-Lee called them.

Hwoarang, Julia and Christie looked at each other and they decided to follow Lee.

Lee pressed a button and an elevator appeared.

-'Great…more elevators!'-Hwoarang complained. It was only inside of the elevator that Julia and Hwoarang noticed that the unconscious man wasn't Jin.

-'Who is he?'-Julia asked.-'He seems so much like Jin!'

-'He's one of us! I'll explain later…'-Lee answered. The sudden appearance of Hwoarang, Julia and Christie would change everything, because he would have to be careful on his explanations.

-'Where are we?'-asked Christie when the elevator stopped.

-'In the G Corporation! Welcome!'

-'What happened, why is Kazuya unconscious?'-asked Kira.

-'We couldn't bring Jin…we have to go back…'

-'Where are you taking Ling?'-Hwoarang questioned.

-'To a room, she needs to rest!'-Lee said.-'Don't worry, she'll be fine!'

Julia wanted to ask what the hell the G Corporation was and who was the man who was just like Jin, but Kira interfered.

-'Your hand is bleeding!'-she said to Hwoarang.-'Lets clean that cut!'

-'This is nothing…probably it was when I fought against those idiots!'

-'You can stay here! I'll order someone to get you some food!'-Lee said to Julia and Christie.

Hwoarang followed Kira, and Christie sat down on a couch. She was feeling really tired. Thinking of it, she hadn't slept or ate decently for hours.

As for Julia she followed Hwoarang and Kira and when Kira was going to get the emergency kit, Julia took it first.

-'I can do it!'-Julia said.

Kira smiled.

-'Sure…anyway, he's too young for me!'-Kira said leaving the small room.

Julia blushed and she started to take care of Hwoarang's hand.

-'Who do you think that man is?'-she asked.

-'They called him Kazuya…that was Jin's father name…but he was supposed to be dead!'

-'So was Heihachi!'

-'This is getting out of hand! We have to find out what's happening!'

-'I hope we find out something more when Ling wakes up! But until then, I won't trust anyone!'

-'Not even me?'

-'Of course I trust you…besides I want to thank you…'

-'What for?'

-'For not leaving me behind!'

-'I will never do that!'

Julia closed the kit and hugged him. Hwoarang wasn't expecting that reaction.

-'What if he comes after us too?'-she asked.

-'You mean Heihachi?'

-'Yeah…'

-'We don't know if he's alive for sure! Don't worry…nothing will happen to you!'

-'Am I interrupting something?'-Kira asked.-'Lee wants to talk with you!

Hwoarang and Julia joined Christie who was eating already.

'What happened to the three of you?'-Lee asked. He wanted to know that before he started to explain the situation.

-'We were taken to a lab…I don't know what they were going to do with us!'-Julia said.

-'I was taken because I heard Julia being attacked and I tried to help her!'-Christie added.-'But I have nothing to do with this…'

-'Fortunately for us, Hwoarang managed to help us!'-Julia said.

-'So you escaped and run?'-Lee asked.

-'What could we do?'-Hwoarang asked ironically.

'Ok…these facilities belong to the G Corporation that was created to investigate the illegal actions of another organisation held by the Mishima Empire, the IQ.'

-'What's that?'-asked Christie.

-'It works in genetics and science fields…We thought that after Heihachi Mishima's death, the IQ would end, but its scientists kept on working…'

-'Are you a governmental organisation?'-asked Julia.

-'No. We are independent…and we always suspected that Heihachi wasn't dead. Now we know we are right! He took Jin Mishima and your friend to an underground base…we managed to bring her back…but Jin…'

-'Jin is still there?'-asked Julia.-'We have to help him…that old man is insane!'

-'What does he want from Jin?'-Christie asked.

-'We presume that he wants…'

-'The AX gene.'-Ling said entering the room. She was a bit pale but she was hanging on.

-'Are you ok?'-Hwoarang asked.-'What have they done to you?'

-'Nothing…but I'm still a bit tired!'

-'What do you know about the devil gene?'-asked Kira suddenly.

-'I know that Jin has it, and that is what Heihachi wants! And he wants revenge!'-Ling said looking at Julia and Hwoarang.

-'Don't worry…Jin is strong and we are going to help him!'-Julia said.

'You must be all tired so I will prepare your rooms!'-Kira said.

-'We stay together!'-Hwoarang said firmly. He was the only guy on the group and he felt that he had to protect the three girls.

-'Fine!'

In a big room, Hwoarang and the girls sat down on their beds and looked at each others.

-'What do we do now?'-Christie asked.

-'We wait until morning!'-Julia said.

-'We need to know if we can trust these people…and then, we go to get Kazama!'-Hwoarang announced.-'This time that old bastard will lose!'

Ling wasn't listening to them because she was still under the sedatives effects, but she was praying that Jin was alright.

They slept a few hours, but very early in the morning, someone woke Hwoarang up.

-'Come with me!'-a voice said.

Hwoarang did what he was told and followed the man. It was Kazuya.

-'You are Jin's father, right?'-Hwoarang asked.

-'Yes…but the question is, who are you?'

-'You should be dead!'

-'I guess so…but I'm not! Now answer my question!'

-'I'm Hwoarang.'

-'I remember now!'

-'What?'

-'I met someone just like you! I suppose it was your father…'

-'It was true…you killed my father!'

-'No! I didn't…the tekken forces did! But it was my fault! He was following me to fight me, and I should've warned him!'

-'How did he die?'

-'He was shot…I tried to help…but it was too late! I'm telling the truth…'

-'Actually I don't care!'

Kazuya was going to leave him when Hwoarang asked him something.

-'Why didn't you tell your son, you were alive?'

-'You won't understand!'

-'You are going to help him, right?'

-'I have to go!'

Hwoarang came back to the room, where the girls were. They were all waking up.

-'Where were you?'-Julia asked.

-'Jin's father called me!'

-'Jin's father is dead…'-Ling said.

'No, he isn't…we saw him, last night…he was unconscious just like you! We thought he was Jin…'-Julia explained.

-'Oh my God! This is so…weird!'-Christie said.-'Correct me if I'm wrong…Jin's father was supposed to be dead, but he's not! And the same goes for Heihachi Mishima!'

-'You got it right!'-Hwoarang confirmed.

-'And we are in troubles!'-Julia added.-'Three years ago, we helped Jin to end his grandfather's Empire…now he wants revenge!'

-'We have to get Jin out of there!'-Ling announced.

-'How? He wants to get us too!'-Julia said.

-'Maybe if we told him that we had nothing to do with the Mishima Fortress explosion!'-suggested Ling.

-'Then who was?'-Hwoarang asked.

-'Eddie…Lima…Jin told me…he was the one who put the explosives on the Fortress!'

-'Eddie? Are you sure?'-Christie asked suddenly.

-'Yes…why?'

-'I knew he was up to something…I knew it!'-Christie said.-'He wanted revenge…and that's why he's hiding…'

-'You know him?'-asked Ling.

'Yeah…he's my master. I'm here for him! But I guess he won't come!'

-'For now I just want to see Jin out of that place! Heihachi is a dangerous man!'-Ling said almost crying.

In that moment they heard Kira running in the hall, calling for Kazuya and Lee. The situation seemed serious, so they went to check it out.

-'He found our net portal and he sent us a message…actually, it's for Kazuya!'-Kira announced.

Everyone looked to the computer to see the message that Heihachi had sent.

The message was a threat. It said that Kazuya should go meet him alone in four hours or he would never see Jin alive again.

-'What are we going to do?'-Kira asked.

-'You have to go!'-Ling said.

Kazuya looked at her and saw her tears.

'You can't leave him alone again!'-Ling continued.-'His life is in your hands!'

-'Don't worry…I'll go…I'm not afraid of a demented old man!'-Hwoarang said.

-'I need to talk to you…in private!'-said Lee to Kazuya.

Ling, Hwoarang, Julia and Christie went to have breakfast.

-'I'm going…alone!'-Kazuya said.

-'You can't! Father can't have both of you!'

'He can kill Jin by transferring the devil gene to his body, and then we'll come here…it will be the same thing!'

-'Look…if you go, he'll kill you too!'

-'Jin's my son! Besides, I want to talk with father!'

-'You're an idiot, Kazuya!'

-'I don't care what you say, Chaolan…I'm going…'

-'Fine! Then I'll go too!'

-'You don't need to come!'

-'I want to! But we need a plan first!'

In that same moment, Kazuya and Lee were interrupted by Kira who was holding a gun against someone. Hwoarang and the girls were right behind her.

'Dr.B?'-Lee said amazed.-'It's been a long time…'

-'Lee…Kazuya…I wasn't expecting these surprises!'-Dr.B. said calmly.

-'He found us…I don't know how!'-Kira announced.

-'What were you going to do with us you old fool?'-Hwoarang asked walking in Dr.B's direction.

-'You were never in any danger!'-Dr.B. said.

Then, Kazuya fell on his knees, holding his chest and trying to ignore the pain he was feeling.

'Jin must be waking up!'-Dr.B. said.-'They are too close from each other! The AX gene is growing stronger since they are so close!'

-'That's impossible! Kazuya was with Jin before and this never happened…'-Kira said.

-'That's because they weren't ready, and their emotions…I mean, Kazuya's emotions got in the way!'

-'That's crap!'-Kira replied.

-'I can prove that two people with the AX gene can feel each other's presence, when they're close enough!'

In the meanwhile, Kazuya recovered.

-'I have to see Jin…'-he said in a weak voice.

-'Did my father sent you?'-asked Lee.

-'No. I'm here to help!'

Lee laughed.

-'Help? Are you joking…you work for my father…you conducted Kazuya, Jin and Nina's experiments…and you want to help us?'-Lee asked ironically.

-'Yes. It's never too late to change sides, and your father betrayed me…he replaced me for Abel! I only needed an excuse to run away…I have to thank Hwoarang for that, because he provided an explosion and now they think I'm dead!'

-'Doctor…please be reasonable! I can't trust you!'-Lee said.

-'I want the same as you…to prevent Heihachi from having the AX gene! He will become very powerful, and he'll kill Jin in the process!'

Heihachi had ordered Nina to get Steve and take him to the B complex. He had to be sure that Steve hadn't the AX gene too. Nina knew that something was wrong, but she couldn't wait for Heihachi to tell her, because she knew he would never tell her the whole truth.

She was following Lei and Steve when finally she decided to end that and she fired a tranquilliser dart that hit Steve on the arm. He immediately fell on the ground. Lei didn't have time to grab his gun and Nina put her gun on his head.

-'I don't know what to do to you…'-she said.

-'Who are you?'-Lei asked.

-'You don't need to know.'

-'I know you…but you used to be another person…Nina Williams!'

Nina was surprised. Lei knew her but she didn't know who he was.

'What do you know about me?'

-'So…you are the killer…the one that the Syndicate sent after Fox!'

'Why are you here? Who are you?'-Nina insisted.

-'Can't you remember? I searched for you…for many years! What happened?'

-'I don't know…'

-'If you know what the hell is going on, you better tell me…'

-'All I know is that I have to take Fox.'

She was going to see if Steve was still sleeping when she heard voices and steps. The tekken forces were near and she didn't want to go with them to meet Heihachi, she needed to follow her own instincts.

-'Go west and you'll find a gate…it's electrified and we are all locked up in here. Take this and mark the number 6024…leave this place and take all the people you can with you!'-Nina said.

Then she gave Lei an electronic card.

-'Take him too!'-she said pointing to Steve.-'I can't take him to Heihachi!'

'Heihachi? Is he alive? No way!'

-'Do as I say! I have to do something important!'-Nina left running.

But the tekken forces spotted Lei and shot him. A few minutes later, Steve was being taken to the B complex and Lei was knocked out on the floor.

In the G Corp.'s base, Kira and Dr.B where arguing again.

-'Nina can feel Kazuya's presence…and Jin's!'-Dr.B. announced.

-'That's crap…there is no proof of that!'

-'So what's your explanation?'

-'I don't have one yet!'

-'I conducted the experiments on Nina…and I used Kazuya's blood. They have a bond…is just as if they're brother and sister.'

-'Lee is Kazuya's brother and he can't feel his presence!'

'Lee doesn't have the…how you call it?'

-'Devil gene.'

-'I like the name.'

Hwoarang was trying to cheer Ling up.

-'Kazama's alright…I know he is!'-he said.

-'Heihachi wants to kill him…'-she said and she left the room. Hwoarang was going after her, when Julia stopped him.

-'Let her handle this!'-Julia said.-'Are you sure you want to risk your life saving Jin?'

-'I'm no coward! I need him alive to kick his ass later!'

-'Heihachi is after us too!'

-'I know…I can defeat him!'

-'Then, I think I have to go too!'

-'I prefer if you stay here…'

-'I'm going with you!'

-'Why can't we let his father work something out, first?'-asked Christie.

-'I'll see if they have a plan.'-Hwoarang said.

-'So…'-Christie started.-'You and Hwoarang are together, right?'

-'No! Why do you say that?'

'Who are you two trying to fool? It's so obvious!'

-'What about you and Eddie?'

-'That's different…Eddie is my master…and he thinks I'm just a child!'

Ling had walked in the room where Lee and Kazuya were and they both shut up.

'That stupid gene!'-she shouted.-'Your son's life is in danger and all you do is argue about this gene!'

-'This has nothing to do with you!'-Lee said angry.

-'Jin is my friend! We are going to get Jin, even without your help! Jin was right you never loved him!'-she said to Kazuya.

-'Just go!'-Lee ordered.

-'Two hours…that's all Jin has now…'

Lee escorted Ling out and she stood there, in front of the door, crying.

The only thing she wanted was to see Jin and to know that he was alright. If Hwoarang wanted to help Jin, then she would go with him.

-'Dr.B. gave us some details about the B complex…'-Lee continued.

-'She's right…I put Jin in this mess!'-Kazuya said.

-'Don't think about that now! Let's focus on the plan!'

-'I have more details!'-announced Dr.B. entering the room.

-'We can't trust everything you say.'-said Lee.

-'In that case you will never succeed!'

-'Fine…spit it out!'-said Kazuya.

-'Heihachi must have taken Jin to a secret room…he calls it the chamber.'-Dr.B explained.-'And it's located right here!'-he pointed in the map.

-'There's nothing there!'-Lee said.

-'That's why it's called a secret chamber!'-Dr.B said.

'Why did he take Jin there?'-Kazuya asked.

-'That's where the genotransfer is and the chamber is surrounded by a metal that neutralises Jin's power and also yours, Kazuya.'

-'This chamber is almost twenty meters below the surface, it's probably too hot in there, since we are in a volcano.'-Lee said.

'There's anything you can't solve with modern technology. The energy provoked by the volcano and the solid metal, make the devil gene have no power in there! So if you want to take Jin out of there you have to hurry up and leave that chamber as soon as possible!'

-'How do we get there?'-Kazuya asked.

-'Go to the level 4 and enter the lab number 5…the entrance to the chamber is there…the door has a code, only Heihachi knows it.'

-'We think about the code later.'-Lee said.-'I'm going to get the jeep. Be ready in five minutes!'

Lee went to speak with Kira.

-'Don't let Dr.B go anywhere without a guard! When Jin arrives I want to make Dr.B. some more questions!'-he ordered.

'Ok…I was checking out Jin's friends…they seem harmless. I think they were in the tournament just to have some fun. Only the boy has criminal records…it seems that he's a street thug leader in Osaka.

-'Ok…they can stay here…Ling Xiaoyu seems too close to Jin, and she can be useful if we manage to bring him here!'

-'Just another thing…Miss Chang used to work for one of our branches in America. She worked for Pure Whiteness with her sister, and their mother is Michelle Chang.'

-'Michelle Chang? I think I know the name…but I'll think about it later!'

In the meanwhile, Lei was waking up. He remembered what happened and touched his chest where he had been shot twice. Fortunately he was wearing a vest, a very good one.

He looked to the floor and saw some marks. Someone had taken Steve, as for Nina there was no sign of her. He still had the electronic key on his hand. Maybe he should follow her advice and leave that place; he had to find the exit, and then he would have to save Steve, because that was his duty.