A/N: Hey hey everybody! It's Thee Slushee back the next day, as usual, to bring you the 20th chapter. YAY! I'm in the 20's! but the next chappie will be the last :(
Answer to MooNTeARZ: I'm not entirely sure that wot I said will actually work :S I've played it like ages ago and I don't really remember how I bet him but lets keep our fingers crossed and hope it works!
Answer to xjmaster: I'm not entirely sure if I'm going to make a sequel to this and if I am, it'll take me ages just to think of a reason why Xiao would wanna be back at the tournaments :P But if I do, I'll try and make it a Xiaoyin.
Answer to Lisa: YEAH! You reviewed! Glad you liked it!
Chapter 20: Turn back time
Xiaoyu, Miharu and Panda were once again, casually strolling through the school grounds behind the usual group that wants to get home as quickly as possible. Their last experience had quickened the pace of the three so they weren't as far behind as usual. When they exited the school grounds, Xiaoyu stopped and turned to Miharu. "Miharu, can you do me a favour?" Xiaoyu asked. "Sure. What are friends for?" Miharu said with a giggle. "Can you take Panda back to my apartment and stay with her until I get back?" Xiaoyu asked, laying her apartment keys in an open palm and held it out to Miharu. "Sure. Where are you off to?" Miharu asked, taking the keys from Xiaoyu's palm. " There's someone I need to go see." Xiaoyu said simply. "Who?" Miharu asked, a smirk spreading across her face. "It's not who you think it is, I'll say just that." Xiaoyu said, returning the smirk. "Whatever." Miharu said, rolling her eyes. "Thanks a heap, Miharu!" Xiaoyu thanked and quickly went down one road. Miharu shrugged and headed towards Xiaoyu's apartment with Panda prancing behind her.
Xiaoyu quickly took out the piece of paper with the scientist's address. She completely forgot about telling him that she didn't win the tournament. She stared at the note and quickly followed the instructions on the sheet of paper. While Xiaoyu was walking towards her destination, images of her conversation with Jun flooded her mind. I told her I could bring everything back to normal. Xiaoyu thought, why the hell did I say that? I didn't win the tournament. She turned a corner to see an old building. The mesh gate had broken off and lay on the ground due to the rusted hinges. The paint was starting to peel off the building, which used to be a glossy white but now was a dull grey. Xiaoyu cautiously stepped over the broken gate and went towards the door. She knocked on the wooden door and then slowly opened it. Everything that was inside completely contradicted what was outside. There were shiny metal benches flooded with papers and papers of research. On the left was a blackboard filled with complicated equations enough to make Xiaoyu's head spin, due to her high dislike of maths. Sparks had been flying through the air and Xiaoyu had followed them until she came to the source of them. There was a small man hunched over something at the back of the building, wearing a blowtorch mask and a lab coat. The sparks ceased when the man stood upright, removed his mask and admired his work. "Hello Professor." Xiaoyu said, careful not to startle him. He turned around and wore a friendly smile. "Why, if it isn't the teenage girl from one of my lectures. Did you manage to win the tournament?" Xiaoyu shook her head slowly. "I'm really sorry I couldn't get you the money you needed Professor." Xiaoyu said sadly, hanging her head in shame. "You didn't win the tournament? But an enormous sum of money came to me from the Mishima Zaibatsu. I assumed you had won it and funded my project." The Professor said, confusion in his voice. Xiaoyu shot her head up and looked at the Professor. "But I didn't win." Xiaoyu said, just as confused as the Professor. "Well, I have finished my time machine a few days ago. I think I should keep my promise and let you try it out." The Professor said, a smile reaching his features. Xiaoyu gaped at him, letting the opportunity that had just been handed to her sink in. "A-Are you serious, Professor?" Xiaoyu asked, trying to contain all the excitement that had just flooded in. Professor Zhang nodded. "Come this way." The Professor ushered her into a small room just beyond the one they were in. Xiaoyu had to force her legs to get her into the room because she was absolutely surprised by the turn of events.
Inside the room was a platform and some machinery towards the left…but that was it. Xiaoyu was confused. "Where's the time machine?" Xiaoyu asked. "Right here." The Professor lifted a little watch. "You set the amount of time on this watch and when it beeps, you will be brought back here." The Professor said, handing her the watch. Xiaoyu stared at it and then slipped it on her wrist. "I will set the time period and place on this and you will need to stand on that platform." Professor Zhang said, walking towards the piece of technology on the left of the room. "There will be one setback though. Since I only just made this machine, you will only be able to use it for just one minute." Professor Zhang said in his elderly voice. "One minute? I don't know if it's enough. I don't think I'll be able to save Kazuya in just one minute." Xiaoyu said. "You should be able to prevent Heihachi from throwing him off the cliff in less than a minute. If we try to put more, then you might be stuck in the past." Professor Zhang said gravely. He reminds me of Grandpa, Xiaoyu thought randomly.
Xiaoyu sighed, defeated. "Ok, let's do this!" Xiaoyu said enthusiastically. She stepped onto the platform, set the watch to one minute and gave a thumbs up to the Professor. He pressed a few keys, flipped some switches, pulled a lever and put some dark shades on. The platform started glowing brightly beneath her, which made her cover her eyes and instantly, she disappeared from the Professor's view.
A/N: Oooh, so the time machine was made after all! Yeah, I kno, u cud see it soming coz of the title.Stay tuned for the next chapter which will sadly be the last one :( Keep tuning in to Phoenix Talon to find out how this story ends. And in case ur wondering, its not going to be the same as Xiaoyu's Tekken 5 ending.