A/N: Hey, Thee Slushee here with the chapter 8. This ones the one you've all been waiting for, the tournament begins! It was really annoying coz I was typing it up and then muh comp froze so I had to do it all again! ARGH! From now on, I'm saving half way thru the chappie :P
Answer to Moontearz: Its ok if u cudnt review it as soon as I put em up. It was cool that you reviewed both chappies and I will check out ur story after this is done.
Answer to Krappkarmin: YAY! A new reviewer! I'm glad that you liked the last chappie and I hope you'll like this one too.
Answer to WolfKeeper989: You don't say much do you? Oh well, I still appreciate your reviews and I'm glad you liked it. Lets jus hope I don't screw it up :P
Chapter 8: The tournament begins
Dawn has broken in Tokyo. Although the sun has yet to rise over the horizon, the night was already lightening up, a lovely shade of blue spilt across the sky. In their suite, Xiaoyu and Asuka were sleeping peacefully on their beds. Sudden knocks at the door disrupted the silence. Xiaoyu groaned and shielded her face with her covers. A couple more knocks were sounded, indicating that Xiaoyu should get out of bed. She pulled open her covers and rested her feet on the floor, getting used to the morning chill. Asuka had sat up on her bed, rubbing her eyes, wearing a plain light blue singlet with matching shorts. More knocks were sounded. "I'm coming," came Xiaoyu's tired reply. She got off her bed, wearing her panda pyjamas and moved slowly towards the door, scratching her head of messy hair. She pulled open the door, still half asleep, eyelids only half open. "Hello, Miss Ling," came the clear voice of a tournament official. "Here are the fight schedules for you and Miss Kazama for today," The tournament official handed her two sheets of paper.
"Thank you." Xiaoyu said quietly to the official. "Breakfast will be in half an hour." The official said and disappeared down the corridor to the next room. Xiaoyu closed the door and looked at the papers, not actually reading them. "Who was that, Xiaoyu?" Asuka asked in the same tired voice. "An official with the fight schedules." Xiaoyu said, rubbing her eyes. "What time is it?" Asuka asked. Xiaoyu glanced at the clock on the side of the bed. It read 6:30. Good thing I didn't put the alarm on that clock, Xiaoyu though, remembering the dozens of clocks that have broken due to the alarm. "Half past 6," came Xiaoyu's drowsy tone. "Why wake up this early?" Asuka said as she got out of bed and pulled open the curtains. "The sun's not even out yet." Asuka said. "That's something you're going to have to get used to in these tournaments." Xiaoyu said and handed Asuka one of the fight schedules, feeling more awake now. Asuka scanned through the page and set it down on her bed. "I bags the bathroom." Asuka said and with incredible speed for someone who had just woken up, she grabbed her clothes and went into the bathroom. "Well, don't take too long. Breakfast is in half an hour." Xiaoyu shouted through the bathroom door. She sat on her bed and scanned through the schedule. Her first match was with Roger Jr. Roger Jr. wasn't in the past two tournaments so Xiaoyu had never seen or some into contact with him. Her match wasn't until 9 pm so she had plenty of time to train and come up with strategies.
Half an hour later, Xiaoyu and Asuka arrive at the dining hall. They made their way towards a table at the far side where the others were sitting at. "What did you think of the wake up call, Asuka?" Hwoarang said, smirking a little. "I don't think I'll ever get used to it." Asuka said. "And neither will I." Xiaoyu said, smiling. The two took their seats and started eating their breakfast (Is what they're eating important?). "Julia, what the hell happened yesterday? You just ran off with that Japanese dude chasing you." Hwoarang said. "Well, it's a bit odd. Ever since I first saw him, he just started chasing me with a bouquet and yelling stuff in Japanese that I can't understand." Julia said. "Yesterday I managed to lose him but I got lost. It was a good thing I managed to get back at all." Julia said. "Looks like someone likes you." Steve said. "Who's everybody fighting?" Julia said, changing the subject entirely. "I'm fighting this guy named Raven." Hwoarang said casually. "He must be one of the newbies." Xiaoyu said. "Don't take him lightly, Hwoarang. This guy is pretty mysterious and you don't want to underestimate him." Steve warned. "Relax, I can take him." Hwoarang said casually. "I'm versing Craig." Asuka said. "Marduk? You better watch out, Asuka. That guy's relentless." Hwoarang said. "Don't worry, there's no way I'm losing to him." Asuka said. "My fight's with Bryan." Steve said. "I heard that he has something installed in him. You better be careful, Steve. He might test it on you." Julia said, sounding a little bit concerned. "Don't worry, Jules. I'll make sure he doesn't get the chance to." Steve said, holding out a fist in front of him.
"I'm up against King." Julia said. "Oh boy, you've gotta try pretty hard to beat him. He whooped my ass at the last tournament." Xiaoyu said. "Yeah, he's got some pretty damaging throws." Steve said. "And I'm versing Roger Jr." Xiaoyu said. "Roger Jr? He must be another newcomer." Hwoarang said. "I haven't heard of him either." Steve said. After everybody finished their breakfast, Steve stood up. "I'm gonna do some training. My fight's in 3 hours." Steve said. "I'll come with you, my fight's up second." Julia said, standing up. When those two had gone, it was just Xiaoyu, Asuka and Hwoarang. "Why aren't you guys going to train?" Asuka asked. "Same reason you're not. My fight isn't til 4. I'll train later." Hwoarang said. "So, are we going to the arcade again?" Xiaoyu asked. "We'd better go before our mentors see us." Hwoarang said, looking around. "Let's go now." Asuka said. She stood up and made her way to the hotel entrance. Hwoarang and Xiaoyu followed suit and the three of them moved hastily towards the nearest arcade.
(Since I made this before Tekken 5 was released in NZ, I thought Roger Jr. would be similar to Roger. Even tho it is released, I don't really want to change this fight scene so please don't be mad with me!)
It was drawing near 9 'o clock. The moon shone it's eerie light on the wilderness. The long dandelion-like plants wisped this way and that as if the wind controlled them like puppets. Xiaoyu stood here, waiting for her opponent. Xiaoyu's hair was wisped in different directions like the long plants that reached her waist. The moon provided the only source of illumination so Xiaoyu knew this was going to be a tough match. Not only did she have to fare off against her opponent's fighting prowess, but also it was a little bit dark so some attacks she might not see coming. Xiaoyu started to shiver and crossed her arms, trying to stay warm. She could have at least brought something to keep her warm. All of a sudden, she heard the sound of grass crunching. Her opponent was here. Xiaoyu shifted her gaze from the ground to the figure standing before her and was surprised at what she saw. "I'm fighting a kangaroo?" Xiaoyu thought aloud.
Standing before her was a fully-grown kangaroo that was about as tall as Xiaoyu was. She was wearing red boxing gloves. Inside her pouch sat a joey that wore yellow boxing gloves. If the circumstances were different, Xiaoyu would've thought this was cute but she couldn't think that. She was about to beat both of them up and the last thing she wanted to do was hold back. If she did, Roger Jr. would probably end up beating her and her hope of saving the Mishima family would be shattered to a million pieces. After a while of studying Xiaoyu, Roger Jr. wound up one fist and then got into her fighting stance. Xiaoyu bowed and got into hers. "Ready? FIGHT!" shouted the tournament official (who was standing there the whole time…same with a paramedic).
Roger Jr. attacked first, unleashing a couple of punches and an uppercut. Xiaoyu managed to block the punches but the uppercut hit her square in the jaw. Xiaoyu gritted her teeth, trying to drown out the searing pain in her jaw. With lightning speed, Xiaoyu performed three slaps, ending up in her phoenix stance. Roger Jr. started to do a series of low kicks but Xiaoyu jumped over the first one, spun around and kicked the kangaroo, making it turn around. Xiaoyu took advantage of this and performed a back grab on the unsuspecting kangaroo. Roger Jr. immediately sprung off the ground and kicked Xiaoyu in the face, making her fly back and hit the ground. Xiaoyu felt something trickle down her nose and she knew it was her blood. She wiped it off with the back of her hand and was about to get up when she saw Roger Jr. high in the air about to knee her on the ground. Xiaoyu gasped and rolled out of the way. When she got back up, Roger Jr. performed a forward dive roll but Xiaoyu avoided this by cartwheeling. Xiaoyu couldn't help but notice that some of these moves seemed familiar but she couldn't place why.
Why her back was turned, she did a couple of backhand slaps and a right hook kick, sending Roger Jr. in the air. She followed this up by performing a double palm thrust. Roger Jr. got up and tackled Xiaoyu to the ground. This was when the joey came into play. While the mother punched Xiaoyu in the face, the joey punched Xiaoyu in the stomach. After Roger Jr. had finished its array of punches, Xiaoyu was feeling pain in both areas. When Xiaoyu got up, she realised where she had seen these moves before. Roger Jr.'s moves were similar to King's moves. The fact that she had lost that match with King was troubling but she can't lose to Roger Jr. Xiaoyu performed her signature combo but Roger Jr. had blocked all attacks. Xiaoyu went back to her phoenix stance and tripped her up. Xiaoyu performed a low kick to keep her on the ground. Roger Jr. got up and performed a low kick but Xiaoyu had predicted this and blocked it. While she was rising, she executed a high kick, which sent the kangaroo flipping. When she landed on the ground, she arched her back in pain and then laid still.
"Ling Xiaoyu is the victor." The tournament official said. Xiaoyu walked over to the body, which the paramedic was looking at her now. "There are no serious injuries." The paramedic said. Xiaoyu breathed a sign of relief. Xiaoyu knelt beside the body and put her hand on her shoulder. "You were a worthy opponent." The mother opened her eyes slightly and looked at Xiaoyu. A warm smile spread across Xiaoyu's face. After the paramedic touched up her nose, Xiaoyu stood up and walked towards a black limousine, which took her back to the Mishima hotel.
A/N: Well, there goes another chappie. This was my thought on how Roger Jr. would fight BEFORE Tekken 5 was released in NZ. If you don't like it, then I'm sorry but I thought the fight scene was fine the way it was so I left it. I hope the fight scene turned out ok and hope it was exciting. REVIEW!