Author's notes: Update time! Here's the next chapter, and thank you for the kind reviews. You can read my reponses to them at the bottom.
"We'll be closing in on the location soon, Raven!" shouted the helicopter pilot, trying to talk over the airborne vehicle's noisy rotors.
"Good!" exclaimed the man in black.
Christie sat hidden and out of sight in the back behind a stack of wooden crates tied to the floor. Her chest was pounding on the inside repeatedly, but not from fear, but from excitement. It was the first time she had ridden aboard a flying helicopter before in her entire life. The rapid movement of the air flung the Brazilian's hair back widely as she gazed out the window momentarily to see how high up in the sky she was. The view was quite breathtaking to the easily enthused Christie, for the experience of riding inside a helicopter was something new and out of the ordinary. Traveling in an airplane was fun since she had done it before, but not as fun or exciting as being in a helicopter and really getting the feel of flowing air.
Within a few minutes, the helicopter slowly descended downward towards an apartment rooftop and hovered above the complex. Raven stood by the door, sliding it open, and leaped out of the flying vehicle. He landed on both his hands and feet on the cement covering before checking his communication device to ensure it was working perfectly. Christie noticed the aircraft was rising back into the sky when it started to shift upward. Her body jerked back and forth as the pilot readied the helicopter to leave. The only choice was to bail out of the aircraft or be taken back to Headquarters.
She quickly jumped out before it took to the air and flew away. The loud rotors of the helicopter muted her crashing fall and distracted Raven from even hearing she was there. He proceeded forward to seek out the targets, unknowledgeable to Christie following him. She concealed herself behind walls and other objects to keep out of sight, but she didn't stay hidden for long.
Raven soon discovered her presence after hearing her light footsteps and the sound of her flowing breath filling his hyper sensitive ears. He paused for an instant, and then spun around to confront the detected South American. Harshly, he grabbed a hold of her arm from the back of a brick wall and pulled her out of hiding.
Christie gasped in a distressed surprise, not thinking he would discover her following him. He pinned her arms against the wall with one hand wrapped around both of her wrists. His gripping strength was found to be incredible. When she tried to move it didn't seem that Raven was putting any effort into restraining her, it was yet another further example of his physical power. The feeling was similar to trying to push back a heavy boulder that had her stuck in a small corner.
Although the dark tented glasses covered the look in his fear producing eyes, Christie could tell he wasn't very glad to see her. Totally incapable of moving, she quit struggling and gave up attempting to force Raven back.
"What are you doing here? How did you get here?" his raspy voice snarled.
"I wanted to help you," Christie replied in a sheepish tone.
"You should have stayed back with the others. This mission is too dangerous for a young, little frail thing like you."
Christie's face frowned up in anger. She didn't like being referred to as little or frail. According to her, she was much better than that.
"I'm a big girl and I can take care of myself!"
Raven chuckled a bit with his grip on her growing tighter. He had heard the same story many times before, and felt that the motto was starting to get rather old.
"A big girl, huh? I've heard that before from females like you. I've been having to take care of your ass since the day I met you."
"Well maybe its time you stopped. I can handle myself from here," Christie said, reassuringly. "And besides, you promised me that you were going to let me help after you trained me."
"I didn't say I was going to let you come along for the ride. I said I would train you and that was it. Anything else is all in your mind."
"You lied to me you jerk!" Christie whined, beginning to cry tears of anger.
"Oh get over it!" Raven scowled, turning her arms loose.
Now free, Christie went on to attack Raven, and get him back for lying to her, but found it very difficult to get a single hit off. He vanished and reappeared behind her in a ghostly style. Every time she swung her legs at his torso, his body would disappear and return instantly. She would get frustrated and miss each time with every punch and kick thrown. His speed was too great for her to match or outdo in technique.
He laughed at all her attacks in pity and countered everything she could throw. His arm caught one of her swaying legs and clinched it underneath his armpit. Christie brought up her other leg, trying to kick, and found it getting caught by Raven's other arm, which he clinched under his other armpit. Holding both legs, he pulled back and made Christie fall and smack her head against the ground. Enraged, she managed to get one leg free and kick Raven's grip off the other. Quickly, she rolled back up and danced around the dark fighter, sending a lighting thrust of kicks his way. Raven simply caught all of them, and without any hassle sent her back down to the pavement.
"The only person your hurting is yourself, just give it up!"
Christie refused to give in to his words and continued to have another go at attacking him. He shoved her to the ground roughly, and didn't see any point of her wanting to continue to harm him. Her arm scrapped against the hard pavement after she fell and opened up a small cut in her elbow.
"You know, I'd really hate to do this, but you give me no choice."
Raven pushed her up alongside a fence and chained her arms up against it. She was becoming a real nuisance and the only way of getting her to do what he wanted was to chain her up. She tried to yank the chain off, but it was too strong to break.
"That should hold you for awhile. As for your wound….."
Raven pulled out a small spray bottle with some chemicals mixed inside. He held Christie's strangling arm still and applied the spray to her flesh wound. Christie hissed and screamed as in pain the spray felt to be stinging and burning her cut instead of helping it.
"I know it hurts, but it will start to heal in no time. Within a half an hour your cut should be healed and gone. No need to thank me."
After his last sentence, Raven took off and left Christie bounded against the fence. She was mad and upset at Raven for leaving, and expected him to come back and free her, but there were no immediate signs of him coming back to do so.
Qazs: Great chapter! I agree that you need to continue updating, this is one of my favorite Tekken fanfics because it has my favorite characters Raven in it plus it is superbly written! Raven all the way!
Thunder's reply: Thanks. I'm glad your enjoying it so far. I like Raven too!
tekkenlover: oh man plz make more chapters to it i cant wait to see whats is going to happen next man i cant wait for the next chapter i cant wait plz update as soon possible oh and guess what i started school today in high school freshman man gosh )
Thunder's reply: Thank you for sticking with me. If it werent for you I probably wouldnt have continued the rest of the story. Don't worry, more chapters are coming. And congragulations on your first day of school!
MooNTeARZ: hey this story's pretty good! you're right, there aren't enough christie fics, and she's one of my fave characters! Keep updating cuz it's good so far!
Thunder's reply: Thanks. I'm happy I interested you in my story and hope you read the other chapters coming. I felt Christie isnt given much love, so I made a fic with her as the main character. If your a fan of Anna Williams I made a story for her too.