Chapter Nineteen: Careful What You Wish For

Author's Note: Okay…I completely goofed and didn't title the last chappie! It was called Call of Raven if anyone's interested…anyway, as per some recent reviews this chapter will focus completely on the Tekken Fighters…enjoy!

"Well, we can't stay here much longer…that's for sure." Julia Chang commented.

"I think it is safe to say we've worn out our welcome here that's for sure…but…I…" Xiao began…then quickly quelled the statement.

Christie gazed sympathetically at her friend and placed an arm around her shoulder.

"Don't worry sweetie…we'll find a way to save him…we found a way to save Kazuya remember?" The Brazilian stated.

"I know…but I've lost him before…and now, we've finally found something that would keep us together…I just…hope that we can save him." Xiao's eyes were glassy with tears.

She hated acting like this…she hated retreating back to the shy, ditzy school girl she once was…but she couldn't help it. True, she wanted Jin back…desperately…but after the lengths it took to save Kazuya…well, she couldn't let Jamie sacrifice himself again…he was too valuable.

They were in the middle of a war against the forces of Darkness…in the time it took to find and train a new Nephilim it would have been far too late…and besides, she considered Jamie to be a friend…a good friend.

"Maybe that's not the question you should be asking." Hwoarang said quietly.

Everyone turned to him in astonishment…he had been rather quiet lately, pensive about the mission Julia had assumed. Despite his who cares attitude, and tough guy aloofness, when there was a cause that was worth fighting for, Julia knew that Hwoarang gave it is undivided attention.

"Excuse me?" Xiao asked in a mixture of hurt, disbelief, and anger.

"Look, I don't know if we can stop Darth Kazama from crossing over to the darkside permanently…but if he's evil now…then he's a threat…I know, you know it…we all know it."

"Oh Christ," Julia said angrily. "When will you stop your stupid feud with Jin!"

"I bet your loving this aren't you? A chance for you to be the savior and make Jin out to be the black sheep!" Christie added.

"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Hwoarang shouted, slamming his fist against the table. "My fight with Jin has nothing to do with his latest…form…I'm trying to do what's best for everyone! I'm not exactly looking forward to taking him out, and I'd love to find another fucking way to do this! But I don't think Jamie deserves to be put through that Hell that is the Ascending Angel ritual again…and even Kazuya knows what needs to be done if another way isn't gonna happen."

The trio bickered some more before Xiao, as always, quelled the argument.

"Hwoarang's right…I know what he's talking about…I love him…but if he needs to die…well…well…we'll deal with it. But right now, we need to focus on getting out of here!" She turned to Julia. "What's going on? Where's Steve, Kazuya, Jamie, or Dimitri? How's that Bomb Switch working out?"

After everyone had gotten separated, Hwoarang and Xiao found a device that was about the size of an old walkie-talkie…it had a singular switch on it, and, after Julia inspected it, she had informed them that it was a remote used to activate the Jack's self destruction sequence…it was badly damaged, and Julia had to reformat the whole program to get it running again.

"The bombswitch is up and running again…well, as good as it's going to get anyway…I can get it to work, the only problem is I have to be within two feet of a group of Jacks to use it…also you kinda have to hold the button down the whole time…normally I could destroy them from this far away…but…after how badly this thing is damaged…we should take what we can get."

"Kazuya is-" Christie began.

"Right here!" He interrupted stonily as he opened the door to the control room.

Trailing behind him was a pretty, young Korean girl with red streaks in her trendy, sporty shoulder length hair. She wore a form fitting black, Pirate's of the Caribbean t-shirt with Orlando Blooms' picture on the chest, and a pair of low rider jeans. Around the girl's shoulders was a Tekken Force issue rifle.

Xiao thought she looked familiar, but she couldn't place her…

"We need to get out of here now! We've worn out our welcome…I can…I can feel them…Jinpachi and Jin…they're coming…" Kazuya stated.

"You," Hwoarang looked at the girl. "You're…Mina…Jamie's friend?"

"Mister Hwoarang! Oh my God!" Mina began.

He gave her a friendly hug, astonished to see that she was here…and impressed that she had lived this long.

"I found her wandering the basement…she's been with me ever since." Kazuya explained.

Hesitantly, Mina began to tell her story…about how she had been kidnapped for a ritual by Jamie's vampiric twin…and how she had escaped from her cell…how she had been chased through the basements…and made it from sub level 4 to the main basement.

"Then it's settled…we need to get out of here now! But what about the Orbs…and the others?" Christie questioned.

"We've…we've lost radio contact with Jamie about five minutes ago." Julia said gently.

"Don't worry…he's fine…I can feel it." Mina said confidently.

Xiao was a little impressed and proud that Mina had so much faith in her friend.

Just then Steve ran in the room, gasping for air and holding a Chakra Orb tucked in his right arm.

"Steve…" Christie began.

"Raven's here! Dimitri went after 'em…he tried to kill us…" Steve was interrupted by Dimitri's voice.

"This is Dimitri…Steve and I found a Chakra Orb."

At that moment, one of the security camera's lit up and revealed Jamie…and a girl trapped in a hall way filled with about twenty or so Jacks.

"…Jamie…" Julia began.

There was no way that Jamie and…Asuka…would last that long…they needed to hurry. Quickly, Julia gathered up her equipment and spoke to Dimitri…informing him of the news…Dimitri said he'd meet up with them in Jamie's hall. Quickly, Xiao called the VDA headquarters and arranged for a chopper to meet them on that floor's balcony.

So, the group rushed to Jamie and Asuka's aid…unaware of the dangers that they were about to face…

Author's Note: Okay, next Chappie will be on escaping the Mishima Zaibatsu (for the first time)…everyone will all come back towards the end…hope you liked the chappie please read and review!