Author's notes: I'm sorry everyone for taking so long to update. I wanted to get this one out much sooner but things got in the way.

krappkarmin: It's great you continued. Steve's taking it really hard, huh. I wonder how Namco's gonna make Steve's reaction when he finds out Nina's his mother. Well, he kinda knew in the series I think...
Oh, I still have yet to tell you about Miharu. She's an actual fighter in Tekken. She appears as an unlockable character in the fourth tournament. She has the same exact moves as Xiaoyu. I was disappointed when Miharu wasn't put in Tekken 5.
It's great that you haven't seen any fics that makes fun of Steve yet. Just don't explore too much...those fic don't make fun of Jin and Hwoarang, but I guess the author that wrote it doesn't like Steve. I myself like Steve and Hwoarang a bit better than Jin. I don't know why but Jin just doesn't catch my attention as much.
I'm glad there's another Steve fan. Don't EVER give up on this fic!
Peace

Thunder's reply: Yeah, I'm wondering that to. I don't think it will turn out like this story, but it would indeed be cool if it did.

I did search around for Miharu and found out who she was. Maybe Namco will put her in Tekken 6 and give her some different moves so she won't seem so much like Xiaoyu. Its just a thought. Don't know if it will happen.

About Steve, I'm kinda glad I did not see any Steve bashing fics. He's a cool guy. I don't know what there is to dislike about him...different tastes I guess. I forgot to mention in my review of your fic that those pictures of yours were truly stunning and well...cute! You got some good talent there. I wish I could draw like that.

Anyway, thank you for your review. I look forward to your next chapter about Miharu.

FlamingFenix:You continued the story in a cool way, but i think you should have emphasised more on the shock emotions of steve. anyway not bad.

Thunder's reply: Sorry, I'll try to work on that. Thanks for your review.

Rahaf: wow..every time it gets better...
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hm could Hehatchi be that old guy...?

i realy cant get enough of your stories...U ROCK..
GOOD LUCK...
PEACE...

Thunder's reply: Read on, my friend, to find out. Thanks for the review.

Amanda: There is only one critisim I can come up with. It seems that most of your chapters end with Nina and Steve being interrupted by gunman. This scenerio is becoming a little redundant. I hoping that now that Nina has told Steve the truth you can move the plot further along and create new hurddles for them to cross.

Thunder's reply: Yes, I noticed this too. I'll fix that. Thanks for the review.

Forsaken Goddess: This is my first Tekken fic and it rocks! Please update soon!

Thunder's reply: Oh wow! My fic is your first? Cool! (blushes). Wait no longer for the fic is here.

Steve was glad to be able to meet his mother, but at the same time he was a little upset. He didn't like the fact that Nina turned out being the woman he had been longing to see his whole life since childhood. Over time, he had developed a huge crush for the Irish beauty and was expecting to get even closer to her than ever before. But now learning that the woman was his mother, this changed everything. The two couldn't date nor could they get married or have children together, as Steve seemed to be hoping for in the future in the back of his mind.

It was a sort of confusing for Steve as well as Nina, for neither of them really understood their relation to each other. A few days later, Steve went to the diner still emotionally shattered by the astounding news heard from earlier. There, he met up with detective Lei Wulong, a crime investigator that had promised to help the young middleweight uncover the mysteries of his origin. The whole search through, Steve didn't relay anything to Lei about Nina. Even after hearing her claim of being his mother, he still wanted to find out for himself if what she said was accurate or not.

After awhile, the two stumbled upon some information that proved to be useful. The knowledge obtained from the investigation told that Steve was actually a creation created by the Mishima Zaibatsu. He also learned of the Zaibatu's evil plans to create experiments like him. This infuriated Steve exceedingly. "That's what I am, an experiment? This is madness! I won't allow that place to create monsters such as me," he boldly screamed.

It didn't make much sense at first. How could the Zaibatsu have created Steve if Nina was the mother? Whatever the answer was he believed Nina had some type of specific link to it that she might have been involved in. Soon, he went over to Nina's apartment for a confrontation and to tell her of his discovery. When the door opened, Nina stood bare footed, clad in a black shirt that exposed a small portion of her well toned abs and blue jeans with the pants legs rolled up at the bottom.

Welcoming her troubled son inside, she walked into the kitchen to grab him an ice-cold beer from the close to empty refrigerator. But Steve preferred a glass of water instead, so she went back and got him what he had asked for. Nina sat down on the couch beside him and could tell something was wrong. She thought he was still finding it hard to cope with her being his mother. That was partially true but not quite what she had thought.

He had a gloomy expression on his face as he barely could make direct eye contact with her. Gulping the fresh water down, he started talking. "I was created by the Mishima Zaibatsu… as an experiment. They are currently making others like me in the process, and I don't like it. Are you somehow in on this charade, too?"

Nina stared at him with a look of uncertainty. "The Mishima Zaibatsu? I don't recall having anything to do with that."

"How is it that the Mishima Zaibatsu created me and yet you claim you're the one who gave birth to me? Are you playing some kind of sick game?" Steve angrily bellowed

"All I know is when I once worked for the syndicate they told me directly that you were indeed my biological son. Like I said before, I have nothing to gain from lying to you," retorted Nina, noticing the strong bass tone in his voice.

She could sense his anger rising. This situation left him emotionally scarred. Through the conversation, he continuously raised his voice at Nina, getting in her face and interrogating her with questions. It didn't take long before Nina got sick of it and snapped at him.

"Hey! Back off! I know it may seem confusing to you. It is confusing to me as well. Instead of yelling back and forth at each other like little kids, I think we should try to solve the problem and find the answer ourselves."

"What do you mean?" Steve muttered, while scooting over to the armrest, realizing Nina wasn't the one to get mouthy with.

"I think the answer to our questions is somewhere within the Zaibatsu," Nina clarified.

"Perhaps your right," Steve said, rubbing his chin in wonder. "I say we go down there and get to the bottom of this!"

Later, at the Mishima Zaibatsu headquarters

An infuriated Heihachi Mishima sat in his office chair, repeatedly bashing his large fist against the hard wooden desk that stood in front of him.

"I've sent all these assassins after her and yet somehow she manages to survive. She's just one woman. I don't understand it!"

"Mr. Heihachi, sir. I think we are underestimating Nina Williams a bit too much," his secretary weakly responded.

"Think? Think? You don't get paid to think, you blundering fool. Get out of my office, now! I need to be alone!"

Heihachi was in a foul mood. He longed for the day Nina would die a slow and painful death at the hands of him or one of his hired thugs. But so far, he didn't seem to be getting what he had wanted. A few years ago, Nina attempted to assassinate Heihachi during the King of the Iron Fist Tournament. The motives were unknown, but the head of the Zaibatsu didn't care. Longing for revenge, all he wanted was for her to pay the hefty price that anyone had to pay when they messed with Heihachi Mishima, and that was death itself. But the many assassins he had sent out to murder her were all in fact dead. Nina wasn't going to be an easy a pushover. Killing her was going to be a great challenge for any hit man that took on the job. Reaching over to his phone, Heihachi figured he knew just the person to call to take care of the Irish assassin and finish her off for good.

Back at the apartment

Nina slipped into a black, full body, camouflageoutfit toblend herself in the darkness. Figuring Steve and her might encounter some trouble along the way inside the Zaibatsu, she dug through her closet and pulled out an arsenal of weapons, weapons such as Katana blades, pistols, submachine guns and explosives. Steve eyes nearly poked out of his head when he saw the huge amount of weaponry Nina was packing.

"What the hell? You should be an arms dealer. Where did you get all of this stuff?"

"My secret," Nina softly giggled.

Now dressed and fully armed, Nina was ready and willing to go to the Zaibatsu along with Steve and take on anything that stood in their way.