WreckCreate
A/N: Yay! So the story officially starts from here! We've seen what some of the more important characters (at least to me) have been up to for the past 3 years and now it's time for this story to take off. I hope you enjoyed the bonus entry and thank you for the favorites and follows, but please don't hesitate to take a few minutes to review; it's what motivates me lol. Here goes entry 11!
Entry 11: Boxing Match Rendezvous
It had already been two weeks since Jin Kazama returned. The thought ran through Nina's mind as she sat on the front row within the stadium where Steve's match would begin in thirty minutes. She was exactly in the spot where she told him specifically not to place her, but she figured that the boy got a little too excited about her attendance and couldn't help himself in placing her where he could see her. The woman sighed as she rested her head in her left hand, the stadium was indeed packed full of fans and she could see a few people seated in the VIP box right next to the ring. One of them happened to be that French blonde-haired rich girl that Steve was apparently dating…Nina didn't approve of her, but it was his life and she wasn't going to act like a mother to him now. Especially since they were working for Jin now…yes they meaning that Steve had been recruited too on account of her recommendation and they had been working together a lot lately. She had convinced Jin that he could be of use to them, just so long as he kept his mouth shut on things. However, to match her own recruit, the man brought in someone else that Nina...just couldn't understand as to why…Ling Xiaoyu.
[2 Days Ago]
Jin sat behind a desk within an underground warehouse, which was to act as a temporary base, while Nina stood in front with her arms crossed beneath her chest. The assassin was dressed in a black-leather cat-suit per usual and was listening to what supposed plans he had in store.
"So how are you going to make all this happen? I know I'm good, but a three-man army isn't enough fire power to go up against the Zaibatsu or G-Force alone."
He laid back in his chair, "You let me worry about that. I have agents within both organizations that are loyal to me. Plus, I'll be adding another person to our three-man army."
"Oh yeah? Who?"
Suddenly someone walked through the room's doors from the left which caused Nina's reflexes to kick in and she quickly took out her pistol, pointing it at the intruder who quickly put their hands up. The woman stared the individual down, though not really recognizing the girl at first until she fully examined her face further…Ling Xiaoyu.
"You can stand down." Jin stood up.
"What the hell is she doing here?" Nina didn't lower her weapon, only looked over at Jin.
The man walked around his desk and up to the blonde woman as he placed his right hand upon her gun to lower it himself, "Our new recruit."
"What? Tch, you must be joking?" She scoffed.
"Oh am I? Then letting Steve Fox along for the ride was a joke as well then." Jin threw back at her.
Nina gritted her teeth, "She'll only jeopardize our mission."
"Jin…" Xiao outstretched her right hand to place it upon his left cheek, "…you're really here. You're alive."
She felt the tears welling up in her eyes. After three years, he had come back from the dead and jumped back into her life willingly, though this time...wanted her help to achieve his goal. The thought helped her snap back to reality, "She's right. I-I don't think I can do this." The girl started to cringe back.
Jin looked at his friend and gave her a weak smile, "It's going to be fine. So why don't the both of you let me make the decision on who can handle this or not."
"Just look at her. A simple threat from an ally has her shrinking back." Nina sat on his desk and crossed her right leg over her left.
"It's not because of your threat, it's because of Jin." Xiao corrected Nina before turning back to Jin, "Do you really need to do this? Can't you just…start over and…?"
The man cut her off, "It's not that simple Xiao. I don't expect you to understand right now, but in due time you'll be able to see things just as clearly as I do."
The girl looked into his eyes and searched for some sign of hope, some sign of understanding, "Jin…"
*click*
Jin heard the assassin cock her gun while standing behind him, pointing it at the back of his head, "She'll blow everything, listen to what she and I are trying to tell you and don't let your emotions cloud your judgement."
He smirked as he turned around to face her and her gun, "Emotions? None of this has anything to do with emotions. It's just about playing this round smart and unpredictable."
"And you don't think Kazuya will suspect that she's working for you?!"
Jin hunched his shoulders, "Maybe he will but there's a greater possibility that he won't."
Nina took a deep breath and exhaled, "Look, unless you don't want her to die in this family feud of yours then I suggest…"
"See that's your problem Ms. Williams…you tend to forget that the only thing you can do at the moment is suggest because I'm the one that's running things here. Who do you think is paying you for your services? You work for me, so why don't you do your job or are you going to kill your benefactor right here and now."
It took all Nina had not to pull the trigger as the anger inside her started to blaze. How dare he talk to her like that. After all they've been through, he's going to treat her like a nobody in front of this…this girl? Who cares if they were friends for a long time damn it! Was she the one that took a bullet for this arrogant fool who still lacked in the ability to take things for himself? No indeed not, but he was right...he was the one paying her so it wouldn't make any sense for her to end him...not now anyway.
The assassin slowly lowered her firearm, "Do what you want."
She stormed passed the two of them and exited the room, the sound of her heeled boot getting louder with every frustrated step she took. Jin watched her go and knew that he would have to pay for his little comment later, but he needed both Nina and Xiaoyu to be on the same page. Now alone, Xiaoyu couldn't help but continue to stare at him, still in disbelief that he was alive and in the flesh...standing in front of her. He then brushed the hair upon the left side of her face and pulled it behind her ear.
"So…will you help me?"
"I…"
"Xiao?" Jin then pulled her into his arms to embrace her. The girl became shocked, but she realized that this was something she wanted for a very long time and couldn't help returning the gesture onto him.
"I can't accomplish this without you. We won't be hurting anyone I promise, it's just something that has to be done. In fact, we'll be helping a lot of people, including the world, if all works out according to plan. So please…will you help me?"
Xiaoyu let the idea toss about in her mind as she silently cried into his chest; he smelled exactly the same, "Y-yes. I'll help you in any way that I can."
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Eddy Gordo sat on the couch within his house right across from Inspector Lei Wu Long and his companion, Officer Cory Brooks. The two law-working men were waiting for him when he got home from his job about a several hours ago. If what Christie told him was true, then he wasn't that surprised that they showed up on his doorstep, looking for answers no doubt. Who could blame them, he did work for Jin Kazama years back and maybe they thought that the guy contacted him.
Officer Brooks looked down at the notepad he had been writing on, "So…there hasn't been any contact with the Kazama or Mishima Family?"
Eddy shook his head while he laid back on the couch, "Not since three years ago and then I cut all ties with Jin and his schemes."
"Have you heard any recent news on them?" Inspector Wu Long asked.
Eddy contemplated on whether or not to mention the bit of information that Christie had shared with him. Though he was pretty sure that the two of them knew that Kazama was back on the streets and he wasn't sure if he should get involved with all this mess again. It was a disappointment last time, so what exactly would be different and what would he get out of it anyway? Maybe if revenge was on the table, then he'd consider it, but he could keep that piece of information to himself.
"Actually…I have."
"Is that right?" Lei smirked.
"Word on the street is…Kazama has come back from the dead."
"But you do know that we have come to grips with such information?" Brooks replied.
Eddy nodded, "Yeah. Why else would you two be here?"
"So Jin hasn't tried to contact you?" Lei pushed on.
The repetitive questions started to agitate the Brazilian as he sighed, "No. Why would I lie about that? I wasn't that trustworthy to him anyway and I definitely wasn't the one he favored." Eddy chuckled, "You two are interrogating the wrong ex-bodyguard."
"I'm guessing that that hint of sarcasm is pointed towards a certain assassin." Lei crossed his arms over his chest.
"Bingo. Hit it right on the nail Inspector."
"Too bad we have no records of her whereabouts. Even if we do go to Steve Fox." Brooks sighed.
"I'll let you two in on a secret if you do something for me?" Eddy sat up and leaned forward in their direction.
Officer Brooks raised an eyebrow, "Are you trying to bribe us?"
"Not bribe, just make a little deal."
"What do you want?" Wu Long asked but seemed uninterested to give into the man's demands.
"Let me help you guys take Kazama down, and this time…for good."
Lei chuckled, "You mean joining the police force?"
"Hell no. Just tagging along to solve this case alongside you guys. I can accomplish some things in the shadows that you can't."
Wu Long thought to himself, "And what if we already know this bit of information that you're so willing to give us?"
Eddy hunched his shoulders, "Maybe you do, maybe you don't...either way, I'd like to do my part and help."
Cory didn't really like the idea and leaned to his right to whisper something to Inspector Wu Long, "I'm not sure about this Inspector. What if he's lying and covering for Jin? Plus, even if he is telling the truth, how do we know that he's not just in it to get back at Kazama?"
Lei nodded as he never took his eyes off of Eddy. Maybe the Brazilian was right…maybe he needed a guy in the shadows to get rid of this pest once and for all. But Brooks held a strong point as well…what if this was about getting revenge on what Jin did to him? They weren't dirty cops and they were going to do things by the book, but…this investigation was lacking that bit of edge that might be needed.
"Alright Gordo…tell us what you know and I'll decide if you can tag along or not." Lei stared him down.
Eddy snickered, "So, this is how we're playing this? Fine. I'm sure you've heard about Steve Fox's match that's taking place in a couple of days."
"Yeah, so what? We've been keeping an eye on him." Brooks replied.
The man continued, "Well, a certain assassin is supposed to make an appearance there."
Lei narrowed his eyes at him, "Are you sure?"
"Positive."
"How could you know that?" Cory raised an eyebrow.
"I have someone who works in the box office that gave me some of the names of who Steve Fox reserved tickets for. To my surprise, the name Nina Williams was on that particular list." He smirked.
Cory looked at Wu Long who put his right hand on his chin as he traveled off into his thoughts, "If that's the case…could G-Force and the Zaibatsu be storming the stadium as well if they think that Jin would show up?"
"I doubt that he would." Eddy interrupted his thoughts.
Lei looked up at him, "Why is that?"
"The guy keeps a low profile unless he wants to make an appearance. Believe me, when he does make his appearance, it won't have anything to do with a stadium or a boxing match."
"Should we contact headquarters Inspector, to get a team ready?" Brooks suggested.
Lei shook his head, "No. Let's keep this quiet so as to not cause a stir. The Chief already has eyes on Fox so there's no need to blow this out of proportion. The three of us will go to the match and keep a close eye on things. Afterwards, we'll corner Ms. Williams and bring her in."
"Uh…you think it's going to be that easy to take that woman down?" Eddy had sweat drop down the left side of his face, but then he took notice of Lei's plan. "You said…'the three of us' right? So we have a deal then?"
Cory looked at Lei, "Inspector?"
"Welcome to the team Gordo." Lei gave him a smile and outstretched his hand so Eddy could shake it in agreement.
The man returned the smile and shook Wu Long's hand sternly, "Pleasure to be aboard Inspector."
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"Are you sure this is the place?" Lars Alexanderson folded his arms over his chest as he walked along the edge of some docks.
"The message said to meet here at eleven o'clock pm." Raven sat down with his legs folded beneath him, arms crossed and eyes closed in meditation.
Apparently the two of them had gotten a message yesterday from an anonymous individual which even Raven couldn't trace back. The message had let them know a bit of information on Jin Kazama and how the individual would be willing to help them with this problem. They were suspicious about it at first, but then they figured what did they have to lose? Plus, if it was some kind of trap, they could apprehend the person without breaking a sweat.
"It's eleven-fifteen. Do you know the crazy story I had to come up with to Alisa in-order to get out the house at this hour?"
Raven just shook his head. "I had to tell her that I was…" Lars slightly blushed as he turned his head to the left and then the right to make sure no one else was around yet. "...out of condoms..." he practically whispered trying to avoid looking at the ninja.
Raven snickered, "Is that all?"
"Hey! That's personal information to just let out like that."
"Yes, so please, keep that personal." The two turned in the direction of a third voice causing Raven's eyes to suddenly open and he jumped to his feet. The one who sent the message had finally made it to their rendezvous point and the two could barely believe who it was that stood across from them.
"Y-you're the one who sent us the message?" Lars' eyebrow twitched.
The man bowed before them as the moonlight hit directly upon his silver hair, "Lee Chaolun at your service gentlemen."
Lars snickered, "I can't believe this…and what are you supposed to provide us with?"
Lee took his right index finger and waved it at him, "You tend to underestimate me Sir Alexanderson."
"What is it that you want Lee Chaolun?" Raven walked up to the elegantly dressed man.
"Don't get so untrustworthy so soon ninja. I just want to lend a helping hand in figuring out what our dear nephew is up to this time." Lee smiled at Lars.
"Why should we trust you? You're one of them." Lars crossed his arms over his chest.
Lee chuckled lightly, "Oh no no no. I was adopted. You on the other hand…their blood runs through your veins."
Lars snickered, "And yet, you have no vendetta with me?"
"Oh of course not dear brother haha! Unlike them, you haven't done anything wrong towards me, so our relationship can surely grow."
"No offense, but I think I'll pass."
Lee shrugged his shoulders, "Suit yourself, but I do want to provide some assistance."
"How?" Raven asked.
The silver-haired man rolled his eyes, "Do you not know who I am? I can provide anything that you might need in this city. Money, weapons, vehicles, Intel, soldiers, women…"
"I'm married." Lars response was like a quick reflex.
"I was referring to him." Lee pointed his right thumb towards Raven.
The ninja snickered, "I have no need for a female."
Lee looked at him with pity in his eyes, "Oh you poor thing, years of being alone has made you delusional."
"Focus Chaolun." Lars shifted the conversation back on the matter at hand. "Say you do help us. What's in it for you?"
Lee smiled slyly, "The same as yours. Justice!"
"I find that hard to believe." Raven said bluntly.
"Oh well, don't believe me. But there's no way that I'll betray you. What we do would be strictly confidential."
"What is this we? Nothing was agreed upon yet." Lars snickered.
Lee smirked, "My money, my equipment, and my rules. Got it?"
Lars gritted his teeth, "Well maybe we don't need your help."
Lee hunched his shoulders, "Maybe you don't, but three heads can be better than two. Plus of course, I'd be known as the brains that you two obviously tend to lack."
"Not interested." Raven started to walk away.
"Is that so? So why did the two of you show up here in the first place?" Lee smiled as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Raven and Lars fell silent at the question. They were hoping to get some help and more information regarding Jin, but they didn't expect it to be this clown. Though, who would know more about the Kazama and Mishima family than Lee who has lived among them at some time?
Lee continued, "Seems like we have an understanding after-all. Join me or would you rather your precious wife find out about your dealings?"
Lars face dropped, there was no way that Alisa could find out about any of this, "Count us in."
Raven turned to look at the man who gave in so easily, "Really Lars?"
Lee smiled as he clasped his hands together, "Great! Here's a bit more of information and a cell to contact me."
He handed them an eight by ten yellow envelope.
"It's a secured line, so it will be untraceable. Also, there are two tickets in there for you."
"Tickets to what?" Lars handed the envelope to Raven.
"Well haven't you heard? Steve Fox has a boxing match. It's supposed to be the most entertaining fight of the year."
"Who cares about a boxing match?" Lars commented.
Lee shook his head, "You really need to keep yourself informed with the most important information. Do you know who Mr. Fox has been associated with recently?"
"Nina Williams." Raven caught on immediately to Lee's plan.
The man smirked as he turned to leave them, "There you go. Now…I'll see you in two days." He waved as he disappeared into the path and left them standing alone once again.
Raven took the two tickets out of the envelope and they both examined them as they heard a car start up in the distance and drive off.
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Paul Phoenix walked into a bar named "Conejo de Rojo" dressed in a long dark brown trench coat and a pair of aviator sunglasses upon his face. His hands rested in the coat's pockets as he suspiciously made his way to a table located on the far right side next to a window; someone was already seated there waiting for him. As he approached, Paul looked to his left and then to his right to see if he had been followed; as if he wasn't drawing enough attention to himself already. He then turned to focus back on the individual who seemed to be looking out of the bar's window and not paying him any mind. In order to get their attention, Paul put his right hand up to his mouth and gave out a cough; the individual didn't even flinch. He did this about three times until he felt that the eyes of the bar's occupants were on him, so he stopped.
"Take a seat Mr. Phoenix." The woman who was seated at the table referred to him not even turning her attention away from the window.
Paul took the seat across from her, "You could've told me that a few minutes ago."
Jaguar finally turned his way and caught sight of the get-up he was dressed in, "Why are you dressed like that?"
"Huh?" He looked down at himself and back up to her, "I'm just trying to be inconspicuous."
She looked at him stupidly, "How's that outfit, being inconspicuous? You just scream 'Look at me!' in this bar."
The man removed his sunglasses and looked the woman over, "Is that why you're dressed like that?"
Jaguar had on some ordinary jeans and a purple t-shirt with a pair of brown boots upon her feet. Her hair was pulled back into a high ponytail, "Exactly. But enough small talk. Do you have them?"
"Oh yeah!" He then dug his hand into the jacket's left inside pocket and pulled something out to hand to her.
"Great work. Now what is your plan to get to Steve Fox?" She took what seemed to be a ticket, from Paul.
"Plan? Well…I was thinking that since we're buds and all, I automatically get access backstage after the match."
"And if the guards don't allow you?"
"Then there's Plan B."
"Which is?"
"Haven't come up with it yet."
Jaguar shook her head, "And what about me?"
"Well…you'll be attending the match with me as my date." Paul smiled.
Her right eye twitched, "Why?"
"Hey! How else will you get back stage?"
"But you're not a hundred percent sure on that." She taunted.
"Hey, I talked to Steve alright, he knows I'm coming and that I'm bringing a date. So you can either like it or leave it." He leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest.
The woman stared him down but then caved, "Fine. But it's strictly business. You lay one hand on me and I'll make sure you never see the light of day again."
"You need to ease up on your threats lady."
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The heavy breathing of a woman was heard as she looked up at the ceiling within the room she stayed in, laid upon her back within a king-sized bed. The man who joined her was silent as sat himself up and rested his back on the head-board of the bed, sheets covering the lower half of his torso. He reached over to the bedside dresser to retrieve his fifteen-inch laptop.
The woman turned to face him as she continued to try and catch her breath, "H-Heihachi...what are you doing?"
"Work."
Bella sat herself up and gripped the end of the sheets with her right hand to cover her bareness, "Work? Already...sheesh..." She looked out the bedroom's window and saw that the sky was clear enough to see a few stars.
"What do you think I came here for? A vacation with you?" Heihachi smirked as he booted up the notebook and typed in his password.
"No...I'm just here to screw right?" Bella got out of the bed, leaving the sheets right where they were as she stormed over to the bathroom.
"What's your problem now?" He spoke without looking up from the data he was typing within his device.
"You're my problem." He heard her sigh from the bathroom and then heard the shower start up.
"Don't feel bad about that, I tend to have that effect on women. Just don't lose your focus on the plan ahead."
Heihachi then heard the shower's door open up as Bella stepped inside. He smirked to himself as he realized that this was the first woman that he actually have work for him, and willingly. Bella was a skilled and very extraordinary woman that couldn't be tamed, even if it did seem that he had her obedient at times. He had to admit to himself though, he did enjoy her company, even though he never showed it and treated her like crap. But he needed to concentrate on his strategy concerning his grandson; did the fool want Zaibatsu back? What was with the delay if that was the case? He hit the "ENTER" key and on his screen popped up a picture of Steve Fox along with Nina Williams. Heihachi was well aware of the connection between the two and the big match coming up. He remembered that the woman worked alongside Jin a few years ago, but would he be dumb enough to seek her services again? The files that the Zaibatsu had on her were astounding; she was a great assassin and it seemed like she hadn't been caught yet. Heihachi smirked as he thought to himself, "If I were Jin, I would take the risk to snatching her up once again."
"What are you smiling about?"
Heihachi looked up from his laptop to see Bella standing outside the bathroom door with a towel wrapped around her and using another to dry her wet hair, "That was quick?"
"I wanted to get your ick off me." She walked over to the edge of the bed.
"Well that's a shame, I think the ick does you some good."
"What are you working on anyway?" She sat down on the edge and outstretched her arms.
"None of your business."
"It is if I'm doing your bidding in two days."
He looked at her from the right-corner of his eye, "More information on Fox and Williams."
"They're mother and son right?"
"Yes, but the how is complicated."
"Right." Bella rested the palms of her hands on the bed behind her and looked up at the ceiling, "So...run the plan by me again."
"Have you forgotten it already?"
"No...I just want to make sure that I didn't miss anything."
Heihachi sighed because he really hated when he had to repeat himself, "You're going to go with Xack to Fox's match and just scope the place out. If you see the assassin, do not engage. That night is about Intel only, it's not the time for us to make our move, just to see if that grandson of mine show's up."
"Well that's going to be boring." Bella yawned as she fell down upon her back.
"Also, keep a sharp eye because I doubt we're the only ones that are planning to be there. I have a feeling that there are going to be a lot of unexpected guests."
"Besides the audience." She smirked at her sarcasm.
"Say what you will, but this issue with Jin is a serious one. Not to mention if Kazuya shows his face."
Bella leaned her head back to look at him, "You mean your son?"
"I prefer the word spawn..."
"I wonder how he looks in person. From his file pics, he's pretty handsome. Maybe I should work my charm on him instead."
Heihachi looked at her from the corner of his eye again, "Seduce him if you want, but he'll be quicker to kill you than sleep with you."
Bella looked back up to the ceiling and smiled to herself. Sure Kazuya was quite handsome, but there was no way she was leaving Heihachi. She didn't know what it was, but something about this man had her craving for more with every day that passed. He might say that their relationship won't go any further, but she'll make sure that that line of thinking will dissolve. She'll help him with his little vendetta first and then she'll work on them, if she could understand whatever it was they had as them being together. All of a sudden she felt something grip her right foot causing her to jump as a sudden reaction. She looked down and saw Heihachi starting to massage it.
"W-what are you doing?"
"Shut up." was all he said as he continued to carry out the gesture and not look up at her.
Bella looked down at him and saw that his face held a serious expression on it, but she didn't care as she smiled softly, "It's the moments like this that always brush away my doubts." she thought to herself as she laid her head back down onto the bed and closed her eyes.
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Jun stood across from Kazuya as she tried to catch her breath, which was something very new to her since she was in fact an android. She looked at the man in front of her as he stood there with his arms crossed over his chest, not even breaking a sweat...
"You're becoming more human day after day...what a pity." He said coldly.
"Well what do you want me to do if you keep fighting me like I'm the enemy!"
"It's called training, now concentrate!" Kazuya spat at her.
For some reason, the android felt saddened by his words to her as she straightened herself up and got into her fighting stance again. Kazuya didn't charge at her like the previous times but just walked up to her as he stared her down like he wanted to take her soul...her skin crawled.
"Here." He quickly positioned his right fist in the middle of her chest, "Now..." he took her right arm with his right and motioned it to where she could deflect the attack, "...make a rotating motion to move my attack away and out from you." Kazuya took his fist back, "Try that."
He then positioned himself to throw the punch, but this time for real...he executed the attack and Jun used the same motion he had just shown her and it deflected perfectly. She didn't notice the smile that came across her face until she saw Kazuya's serious facial expression as he gave her a nod. That specific move was not in her data files about the way the original Jun Kazama fought...he must've noticed such a move before when they fought with one another.
"Now..." He snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Yes?"
The man walked around her as her eyes followed him until they couldn't anymore, because he ended up standing behind her, "When fighting someone who has a lot of power, it's better to use it against them, which I'm sure you're aware of already. But you can also increase the chances of your victory..." he grabbed both of her wrists from behind her and moved her arms into a different stance, "...try this."
Kazuya had her arms crossed, one on top of the other, outwards away from her body in front of her, they didn't touch as she balled her hands into fists. His body was so close to hers and she could feel herself growing warm inside, but she calmed herself down as she counted to ten. The man's chest was right upon her back as he then took the outside of his feet and put them on the inside of hers. He moved her legs a little bit further apart and made her point her toes straight out and symmetrical from one another.
"This stance is going to give you a bit more power use. Now..." He moved his hands on top of her fists, "...unclench your fists and smoothly bring out your fingers, but keep them as close together as possible. The thumb should be extended out from the other four." Kazuya softly gripped the back of her palms and moved the right hand, which was situated above the left, upward into a curve; he did the same with the left hand.
"Good. It might take a while to get used to, but it will help you against a tough opponent. Just think of a flowing river when you use it...and I don't mean rapids either."
Jun smirked, "Wouldn't that make the attacks a lot more lethal?"
"Lethal yes, but more harmful to the body."
"Can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"How do you know such a gentle stance? You use so much more powerful attack methods."
The man smirked, "A true fighter has no problem with stepping out of his comfort zone, especially if he has something to gain from it." Jun nodded, agreeing with the statement. "How about we try some easy movements."
Kazuya slowly moved her hands, which controlled the movement of her arms as well, into different blocks that could be used along with a few counter moves. He controlled the movement in her legs as well as he moved his feet that were within hers. The two moved this way and that with Kazuya directing them...Jun could sense those feelings rising up inside her again. She closed her eyes as she let him guide her around the gym going through tight holds and flowing movements. His bare chest against her back that only held a sports bra strap...she was in a trance as this went on for another few minutes until he came to a final stance, holding the position that they first started in. "Can you feel the difference?"
Jun didn't open her eyes, "Yes."
She could feel everything...Kazuya's well-built chest, muscular frame and abs upon her back. His hands that practically held hers, his legs that were intertwined with her own and not to mention his pelvis upon her backside...Jun could've nearly fainted from the temperature inside her that was rising.
"Ahem..."
The two of them looked to the gym's door and saw Anna Williams leaning against it as she let it close behind her. Kazuya slowly released Jun and she quickly stepped to the side of him blushing as she looked at Anna who seemed to have a look of annoyance on her face.
"What is it?" Kazuya crossed his arms over his chest.
"Oh please continue, it was just getting to the good part." She put a, obviously false, smile on her face.
"I have no time for your ignorance. What do you want?" Kazuya said bluntly.
Anna rolled her eyes, "Fine. The tickets came in."
"How many?"
"Two of course." She put her hands on her hips.
"So I'll be accompanying Ms. Williams then?" Jun turned to Kazuya.
He didn't face her, "No, you will not."
"What?" both woman replied at the same time.
"Jun is my secret weapon and it will not be wasted on a poor excuse for a match."
Anna smiled, "So you'll be coming along then? I'd prefer your company anyway."
"I will not."
Her smile quickly faded away, "Really now...then who?"
"One of the soldiers will fill in that void."
"Wouldn't that be too obvious?! All that armor and what not..."
He cut her off, "The soldier will be allowed to accompany you without the G-Force armor."
Anna sighed, "Fine. Whatever you say."
Kazuya then started to walk towards the exit, "You two should spar sometime, it would make an interesting match."
"Heh...yeah right." Anna said under her breath.
Once Kazuya walked out of the gym, Jun looked at Anna, "May your mission go well with you Ms. Williams."
She snickered, "Oh please. Drop the act sweetheart."
The android became confused, "Act?"
Anna then circled her new nemesis, "Don't play dumb, you know what I'm talking about. Getting so close to Zuya and all."
Jun thought for a bit and searched her programming in regards to the situation, "I'm sorry but I have no idea what you're talking about."
The woman stared her down for about two minutes until she decided that the android truly didn't have a clue to what she was accusing her of, but she was still cautious of her, "Well if that's the case, then not all is lost."
She turned around and headed towards the exit, "Oh, but keep in mind...even if you're a spitting image of her, you will never be her...or have Kazuya's affection." Anna gave her a sly grin as she exited the gym.
Jun started to feel a new emotion that caused her to ball up her hand into a fist and it mixed with the emotion of sadness. What exactly was Ms. Williams's intentions and what did she mean by that last statement? Suddenly she remembered the session with her and Kazuya again...it felt like nothing she ever felt before and she liked the feeling. Was this man really as dangerous as his file claimed him to be?
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[Present Day]
Nina looked down at the watch upon her wrist and sighed...there was still ten minutes before the match and the very talkative crowd/fans were getting on her nerves. She had sat herself straight up and closed her eyes as she thought about how the last few days have just been so stressful. As much as she wanted to relax and enjoy herself, for Steve's sake, she just couldn't bring herself to do so, it wasn't exactly her character. She was always on guard and looking over her shoulder. Jin knew she was going to be there tonight so he kept his little Xiaoyu with him, perhaps he needed to prepare her more for the things she'd have to endure.
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
Nina opened her eyes to see the announcer standing in the middle of the ring, speaking into his old-fashioned microphone, "Is it finally starting?"
"The match will be starting in five minutes! Please take your seats so we can get this exciting event moving!" He was about five feet in height and nearly bald by the lack of light brown hairs that rested on the sides of his head.
The crowd roared at the announcement and, almost immediately, everyone started to get to their assigned, seating. Nina looked to her left and then to her right; so many people, was Steve really this popular? She slightly smiled to herself at the thought and also, it was a good thing that she didn't recognize or know any...
"What the..."
Her eyes stopped on a specific individual standing near the far right-side of the place with his back facing her. Nina focused her gaze before gritting her teeth as she recognized the dreaded man, Eddy Gordo, "What the hell is he doing here?" She noticed that he wasn't standing alone and she looked over to the two men that he spoke with. The first one, who happened to be really tall and African American, she didn't recognize. The second one on the other hand, caused her to turn her attention away from them and sink into her seat; Lei Wu Long. He was an inspector, so she guessed that the other one might be a cop as well; not to mention that she had come into contact with him before, the first time was when she first bumped into Steve. There was only one explanation of why Gordo would be here and with two cops...for her. Of course she knew that news about Jin's return would leak out, but she didn't consider the fact that anyone would link her to him again...okay that's not entirely true.
"This isn't good." She reached into her small handbag and retrieved her cell.
Before she could unlock it, she saw a reflection within the dark screen which caused her to quickly turn around to look at someone who was seated about six rows behind her; Anna. Nina sighed as she rolled her eyes, how the hell did this happen? Her sister was seated next to a guy who looked like he was very uptight, almost like he was a statue. She saw the woman lean over and tell him something with a serious look on her face; must be about business. He had the mannerisms of a soldier so Nina could only assume that Anna went back to Kazuya at the G-Force Corporation. As she squinted her eyes some more the surprises kept on coming, about three rows behind Anna were two men. One with a crazy dirty-blonde colored hairdo and the other was African-American who wore a hoodie and wore some sunshades; the ninja and she remembered the other guy who ran around with the android those years back...Lars Alexanderson. Nina turned her attention back to her non-traceable phone and hit the numbers "111" and it immediately started to ring.
"Yeah."
Nina suddenly ended the call; what was she doing? She didn't need anyone's help, she could handle herself if something were to go wrong. She closed her eyes as she inhaled and then exhaled to give herself some room to think. There were three pairings of people she sort of knew and what they were there for, but anyone in this place could be an enemy as well. Nina was just going to have to ride this out until the end of the match to see what would happen. She felt a little bad though, because now her focus on Steve's match had been taken away and she knew she had to protect herself. She'll make it up to him later.
"Ladies and gentlemen! It's what you all have been waiting for! The match of the year between Admar Salvitch and Steve Fox!" The crowd went wild as the two boxers came through the sides of the stands and made their way to the ring.
[2 hours later]
The match was going into its fortieth round as the crowd roared while both boxers were led to their personal corners. Steve didn't seem all that worn out, but his opponent, however, looked like he was ready to throw in the towel. Though the man's coach was pushing him to go for it; it was clear that he could barely see through those swollen eyes of his. Steve smirked as he waited for the bell to ring so he could finish his opponent off. Nina was on the edge of her seat and she had to admit to herself, that the match was indeed entertaining. At some points, a slight grin had spread across her mouth and she might've whistled once at a combo Steve had lashed out. But this quick minute break the boxers had gotten, made her relax in her seat again only to come to the realization that she might indeed be surrounded by people who were, no doubt, trying to get to Jin through her.
DING!
Off went the bell for the next round to start and both contestants met the other in the middle of the ring. Neither one of them threw a punch yet as they analyzed the other's tactic, which they probably had gathered through the last hour and a half. Admar could hear his coach's voice in his ear, screaming for him to hit Steve in his right rib-cage because he was weak there. But the man could only see, what happened to be a blur in front of him, as he shook his head to try to clear his eyesight. The minute he did so was all that Steve needed as he grinned and took the opportunity to carry out his ultimate combo. It was like everything was in slow motion to the audience and Admar as the punches came in hooks from both the left and right sides. He lost count after the first six that hit him and then he could feel his gut and both rib-cages being brutally attacked with swift punches. Admar just held his arms up in front of him while Steve went to work, not even aiming for anywhere above the man's neckline. After what seemed like a few seconds, Steve stepped back while Admar just stood motionless in a kind of "on-his-feet" feeble position. The crowd was silent as they looked to see what would happen next and Steve was trying to catch his breath with a grin on his face. All of a sudden, something did happen...Admar fell over to his right, in the same feeble position that he stood in, and hit the ring's floor.
Steve turned away from him, "He's finished."
"No way!" Admar's coach ran over to his champion along with the referee who checked the man out.
After the usual procedure, he called it and ran over to Steve, taking his left wrist to raise the man's gloved hand into the air, "The winner, by total knockout, is Steve Fox!"
The crowd immediately roared after the announcement and even Nina herself, stood up and clapped along with them. She could see Steve's supposedly "girlfriend" jump up and down in the VIP area near the stage while she blew him kisses. Nina rolled her eyes as she automatically thought the girl was a big fake, but it wasn't her place to butt into the young man's life. With that last thought, she turned her attention back to the ring and saw Steve taking in the current victory of his, until he caught site of her. Once he did, he gave her a smile and waved in her direction, which made the woman a little uncomfortable to the point where she blushed without realizing. She quickly turned away from the main event and decided that it was her time to go; it was enough that she had made it to the match right? No need to stick around for a victory party or anything like that. Her mind got back on track as she spotted Eddy in the corner of her left eye; she had to get out of there nice, easy and out of sight.
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Steve Fox had finally made his way through his adoring fans, but not before taking a few pictures for the paparazzi with Lili and some fans of course. He was now in his private locker room with his agent, still ecstatic from the win that he just accomplished.
"That was one hell of a fight kid." his agent gave him a thumbs up while he took a call that came in on his cell phone.
The boxer headed to the showers so he could clean up before he went out to his victory "after-party" that was pre-prepared. He also promised Lili that he would meet her there and she could just take his limo with a few of her friends...he guessed she had some friends that she could take with her. He was in and out of the shower within 15 minutes and he made his way back to his locker to dress into the extra clothes that he had brought with him. After dressing in some black slacks and a red, silk dress shirt with some black dress shoes, he was ready to head on out.
"Yo Steve!" he heard someone call from behind him.
Steve turned around to only see an old friend of his, who had a woman hanging on his left arm, "Paul? You made it!"
The two met each other halfway and exchanged a bro-hug, "Look at you! That was one awesome fight you had out there! Hahaha!" Paul patted the young man hard on his back.
"Thanks, but that was more like a workout haha!" Steve stretched his back.
"Yeah, a forty-round workout." Paul winked.
Steve then turned his attention to the woman who was with him, "So...who's this?"
"Oh! Sorry, how rude of me. Ahem...this is Jag...culine..." Paul stumbled on the name that he had just made up.
Jaguar, who was dressed in a black mini-dress nudged Paul in his ribs and smiled nervously at the pro boxer, "It's nice to meet you. I've seen almost all of your matches, but never live before. It was really amazing."
Steve smiled back at her, "Thank you. It's always nice to meet a fan. Especially one as beautiful as you Miss. I just can't believe that you're with this goof." He chuckled.
Jaguar passed a grin across her face and said something under her breath, "Neither can I."
Paul chuckled nervously, "Hey, don't be hittin' on my lady man. Don't you have a pretty little thing of your own haha."
"Yeah, well..."
"Oh oh, sounds like trouble in paradise."
"What?! Don't be talking nonsense haha."
The woman gave Paul another nudge, basically indicating that he was getting off subject and not following through with their plan. He discreetly rubbed his aching rib-cage that she had been bashing and finally got the hint as he winced a little.
"Yeah...well uh...hey Jag baby?"
It took Jaguar everything she had not to punch Paul in his face when he called her 'baby', "Yes?" She forced a grin.
"Can you go wait for me outside for a bit, while I talk to my buddy here?"
Steve had to blink his eyes a few times, "Huh?"
"Oh okay, but don't be too long." She turned away from Steve's direction and brought her face close to Paul's ear as she pretended to peck him on the cheek, "Don't screw it up. You have a recorder on you, so don't waste the money invested into it."
"Everything okay?" Steve asked a bit confused.
Jaguar turned back to him and gave him a smile, "It was really nice meeting you Mr. Fox."
"Hopefully it's not the last time." Steve winked at her.
She gave out a well-rehearsed giggle and left the two men behind in the locker room, "Dames huh, hehe." Paul rubbed the back of his neck as he chuckled nervously.
"She's pretty though, I'm proud you've decided to finally settle down with someone." Steve smiled.
"Ha! Who said I'm settling down?!"
"Come on, with your age, you should really consider it." Steve laughed aloud which kind of annoyed Paul.
"You young bucks don't know anything."
"Anyway..." Steve sat down on one of the benches, "...what is it that you want to talk about?"
Paul could feel the lump in his throat starting to form, "Well I uh...just wanted to see...what you've been up to lately."
"Well you witnessed the fight didn't you? Haha, boxing's my life."
"Yeah I know. But what about...when you're not boxing? Any hobbies or other activities that you've been into?"
"Hehe...not that I recall. Why do you ask?"
"Well you know me, I'm always looking out for my buddies. Just want to make sure that you've been taking care of yourself...properly that is, hehe." Paul looked to the right of them as he shoved his hands in his jeans' pockets.
Steve could tell something was up, "Is everything alright Paul? Does the Dojo need anything?"
"Oh no! I'm fine and the Dojo is doing great! It's just that..."
He put a soft smile on his face, "Come on, you can tell me."
"Well...there's been word that some funny things have been happening on the streets lately."
"Really?"
"Have you heard of um...this assassin named Nina Williams?"
Steve's smile suddenly faded at the mention of the woman's name, "N-Nina Williams?"
"Yeah, hehe...rumor has it that she's been wreaking havoc."
"Why would you be interested in anything like that?" Steve chuckled.
"Well you know I like to keep the peace around. Just was doing some of my own investigation about the matter, especially if any of it is true, hehe. So I thought I'd go to those who keep an eye on these streets too...to see if they know anything."
"Well I wish I could help but, I have no idea what you're talking about. Besides, you mentioned it being a rumor right, so there's no actual evidence behind the statements being made? I don't think anyone can be of help without actual facts Paul."
"So...you haven't heard of this assassin before?"
Steve shook his head as he crossed his arms over his chest, "No, I haven't."
"Not even the slightest information about her?"
"Not to my knowledge."
Paul rubbed his chin as he looked up at the ceiling above them, "Well if that's so, then I guess I'm back to square one."
The young boxer sighed as he stood up, "Sorry I had to be your dead end, but now I have a victory party to go to. You're more than welcome to join if you want."
Before he walked right pass Paul, the older man stopped him in his tracks, "Steve...?"
"Yeah?"
"I know we haven't discussed it before, but...whatever happened to your folks? Your dad or...mom?"
Steve immediately became defensive as he slowly turned to face his friend, "You're right, we've never discussed it, and I rather not right now. But if you're going to be so inconsiderate about the matter on my victory night, then I'll give you an answer. They're both dead."
Steve then continued to walk away from him, "Oh, and don't bother coming to the party, it's going to be a young crowd anyway."
Paul could feel that he probably hurt the boy's feelings, if what he indeed said was true, but that would mean that the information Jaguar fed him was a lie. He was confused now but he felt even worse knowing that he might've put a dent on him and Steve's friendship.
Steve passed Jaguar as he left and she addressed him, "Nice meeting you again."
"You should get a better boyfriend." was the only thing he said as he made his way to where his bodyguards waited for him.
Paul soon walked out after him and the woman stood waiting for him, arms crossed over her chest, "So I'm guessing it didn't go too well?"
"I'm not sure. He said he didn't even know that Williams woman and that both his parents were dead. Are you sure that you got the right guy?"
Jaguar rolled her eyes, "He's lying, which means that he's protecting her and holding secrets of his own. Come on, let's go back to the office and analyze the conversation between the two of you."
Paul nodded in agreement, but as he followed behind this woman, that he barely knew, he wondered if he was doing the right thing.
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Nina had made her way out of the stadium without being spotted by anyone, to her understanding that is. She crept over to a window and used it to make her way outside to a back alley. It didn't take her long to figure out her escape route, but it worked out well enough, she thought to herself as she zipped up the leather jacket she wore.
* clap clap clap *
She heard someone's hands joining with the other over and over again to make that annoying clap, "That was a very good way to give us the slip."
That voice; Nina rolled her eyes as that, all too familiar voice, rang in her ears. "What do you want Anna?" She turned to face her sister.
"Who me?" Anna rested her right hand on her chest referring to herself, "Nothing much, just doing my job of course."
Suddenly the guy that Nina had saw with her within the stadium came from around the corner, "Well I can guess who you're working for." She crossed her arms beneath her chest.
"Oh don't take it the wrong way Nina, this is merely an information gathering mission."
"Information huh...I guess that's all you're good for nowadays." Nina flipped the hair that hung on the right side of her face.
"Ha ha ha...you're always full of jokes. Now, be a good girl and cooperate with us will you." Anna put her right hand on the soldier's left shoulder while his gloves glowed with some sort of blue electricity.
"Oh Anna, when are you going to realize that I was never a good girl." Nina smirked.
Right after she made that statement, the woman charged in the direction of the soldier and gave him a powerful knee to the stomach as she held out both of his arms so the gloves wouldn't touch her. Once attack made contact, before he even caught his breath, the skilled assassin grabbed his head with both her hands and used the same knee, to ram it into his forehead.
The soldier collapsed unconscious as Anna rolled her eyes, "Still so unreliable." As soon as she said that she had to bring up her arms to block her face from coming into contact with the punch that Nina threw her way.
"Your reflexes are getting better." The blonde smirked.
"I would say thank you, if I gave a damn of what you thought." Anna then dropped her body low and swung out her right leg to knock Nina's feet from under her.
But her nemesis jumped right over her leg and into the air as she got ready for her next move. Nina brought down her left knee to hit Anna, who got out of the way just in time to see the hole in the concrete ground made by the force of her sister's attack.
She smirked, "Just tell me where Kazama is and I'll let you live."
Nina stood up, "Isn't that statement usually made when you have the upper hand?"
Anna hunched her shoulders, "I'm just giving you a fair warning before you get into something that you can't get out of."
"I'll take my chances." Nina replied as she got into her fighting stance.
"As you wish. This should be fun." Anna grinned as she readied herself as well.
Before the two women could charge at one another, a gunshot was fired that caused them to turn and look in the direction of the firearm's sound. Three men stood not too far away from them in the alley and the one in the middle was the one who shot the gun as he lowered it from the air.
"That will be enough. Inspector Wu Long, Officer Brooks and uh..." Lei looked over to Eddy Gordo, "...company." He put his gun back in it's holster on his right waist side and held up his badge, "We will be taking the both of you in, for questioning. So please cooperate with us and things here won't get out of hand."
Nina gritted her teeth, "Great work sis."
"Oh, so you're blaming this on me?! All you had to do was answer my questions."
"Forget your questions Anna. Though I would like to apologize to you in advance."
"In advance? For whaaa...? Hey hey!" Anna turned to see her sister charging right towards the three men.
Lei had quickly pulled out his revolver again and pointed it towards Nina and told Cory to do the same as Eddy got out of the way. The two officers opened fire at the woman as she hopped out of the way of their shots and Anna ran over towards the soldier she was with and woke him up so the two of them could leave the scene quickly. Nina was halfway to where the men stood as she kept pushing forward. The moment she got right in front of them, she leaped into the air and grabbed onto the fire escape that laid above and scurried up it to the roof of the building right next to them.
Lei looked at Cory and Eddy, "What are you two waiting for, after her! I'll go after the other woman and the guy she's with."
The two jumped one after the other to reach the edge of the fire escape that Nina just went up and she could hear them trying to follow her. She smirked until she felt a sharp pain coming from her right shoulder; she had been grazed by one of the shots fired. There was no way that it would stop her escape though. Nina got to her feet and started to run across the roof, until she felt something sharp hit her in the right side. She gritted her teeth as she did a back-flip out of her tracks and grabbed the small object that was jabbed into her; a shuriken.
Nina threw it aside on the rooftop and stood herself up, "Come on out ninja."
Like an illusion, Raven appeared before her some feet away, "You're quite good assassin."
"What do you want?"
"We just have a few questions to ask you Ms. Williams." There was another voice that came from behind where she stood.
"So the prodigal son has teamed up with the shadows huh. I'm sorry to burst everyone's bubble but, there's no kind of information I can give you."
Raven got into his fighting stance, "Please make this easy on yourself. You already have two injuries, there's no need for others. If you try to escape, it will only be an attempt...I will catch you."
"Is that so?" Nina smirked.
Lars spoke next, "Please, just cooperate with us."
"Seems like I've been hearing those same words all night." She rolled her eyes.
Nina got into her fighting stance as well which caused Lars to get into his. She thought about how the battle would play out, especially since Alexanderson carried the Mishima blood through his veins. The ninja was well skilled in battle as well, even if the majority of the time he did his bidding in the shadows. She did have two injuries, no matter how minor they were, there was no way she could win against the both of them. She had to get away somehow, but she wondered if another surprise would be waiting for her once again and what condition would she be in at that? Raven then disappeared, which caused her to put up her guard, in good timing too as she felt a huge fist hit the shield she made with her arms. The attack was hard enough to slide her across the roof a few feet. But right after that she had to look up and get out of the way of an electrified fist that was ready to make contact with her stomach. Nina side-jumped out of the way and started to run across the roof until Raven got in her way, yet again, and threw some kunai in her direction. The assassin jumped over them and threw a punch the ninja's way, but her fist went right through him as the image of Raven disappeared; a shadow clone? Nina just remembered why she hated ninjas in the first place as she dodged another attack thrown by Lars. She was trying to make her way to the other end of the roof, because she knew a lake resided at the bottom to which she could jump to.
"Give up assassin." Raven's taunt rang in her ears.
The edge was in reach until she didn't see the kick that was thrown from the ninja into her right side, where his shuriken had hit her earlier, and knocked her to the far side of the roof. Nina caught herself before she fell upon the concrete-like surface and landed in a crouching stance, but the pain in her side had worsened causing her to grasp at it.
"Just give up and come with us." Lars said as he stood next to Raven.
"Why should I?"
"It will be the death of you if you don't." Raven said coldly.
Nina slowly stood herself up and smirked, "I doubt it."
"And why is that?"
"Because I'm...going to escape from here...and once I do, and you better pray I don't ninja...I will be back and when I return, you will die by my hands."
"What did I tell you before, you will not..."
*beepbeepbeep*
The two men looked behind them and saw a small bomb beeping it's final beeps before going off and causing an explosion. They had fell upon the roof and turned to see a slight image of the assassin, through the dark smoke, of her jumping over the edge of the roof. As she descended down, Raven was right behind her and threw two kunai at her, one grazing each of her legs and she turned her body around to see him steadily approaching.
"You will not esca..." Before the ninja could utter another word, he was hit with a strong force that slammed him into the side of the building's brick outer wall.
Nina's eyes widened as a pair of arms grabbed hold of her, wrapping around and her reflexes caused her to hold onto the individual. The one who caught her outstretched their left arm to slow down their descend to where they could jump over onto the rooftop of a much smaller building, rather than fall into the lake below. They landed smoothly and Nina immediately got out of the person's grasp furious.
"What the hell...?! What the hell are you...?!"
The adrenaline she was running on was finally starting to wear off. Nina felt her legs give way as she fell but was caught in their arms again, the arms that interrupted her well thought out escape. The woman was exhausted and wanted to close her eyes as she saw a smirk come from the face of her employer, "You...bastard."
Lars stood at the edge of the roof and saw the two figures at the smaller building below the one he resided on. The masculine one stood up, with which looked to be Nina's unconscious body in his arms, and turned to face Lars' building, looking up at the man with a slight smirk. Lars gritted his teeth as he recognized the man's face and came to realize that the rumors were very much true. After that, he saw him run across the roof and jump down, disappearing.
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A black SUV pulled up and Xiaoyu opened up the back door, "What happened?!"
"We're going back to the hideout."
The young woman nodded and helped with getting Nina into the back seat, "Jin…?"
"What?" He got into the passenger seat and referred to the one that was driving.
Steve looked back to where Nina laid, "I think I got a bit of information for you."
"Save it for when we get back. Saving that woman took a little of the energy that I have."
Steve gritted his teeth as he shifted the car into drive and took off down a back street that the two landed in.
Not too far behind, in an alley a few feet away, stood a woman who smirked to herself as she waited for someone to pick up the line that she was calling to.
"Yes?"
"Good news, he is indeed alive. But there has been some complications, like you predicted; others getting in the way."
"That's fine...is he alone?"
"Unfortunately...no."
"Then come on back, we'll carry out things from here on at the facility."
"And the other two?"
"Hehe, nothing, it just confirmed for us, who's working with him."
"I can still catch up to them if..."
"No Bella!"
"Fine. I'm heading back right now."
"Good girl." The dial tone could be heard as the woman hung up the phone and saw the taillights of the SUV disappear from her sight.
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A/N: Hey guys! So sorry it took long for this update but I did put a lot of work into this chapter and I hope you guys enjoyed it. Please leave reviews as it helps motive me to update quicker lol. Thank you to all who has favorited &/or followed this story and me. Love you guys much! The next chapter is up!