Dead or Alive Tournament Begins Strong!
Shadow is looking out the window of the special pent room with Ao and Helena sitting together on the couch, outside of the special booth room is the entire arena of the Dead or Alive tournament where there are thousands of people together and waiting for the tournament to start.
"Gotta says, this definitely makes me feel like I'm in a baseball game." Shadow commented.
"But I thought you never played baseball before?" Ao puzzled on that comment.
"I don't, but that doesn't mean I know sports event well enough that they're always held in large places like this, and the people always come filling up every seats." Shadow pointed out.
"It brings me joy to see so many people excited to see the tournament coming back to life after all these years, and the roaster of fighters we have are quite impressive as well." Helena smiled as she looks at the crowd.
"Which could also lead to some trouble coming here to make everybody enjoy the show too much." Shadow concerned.
"Not to worry, I already have security to be on high alert in case anything bad were to happen and we're also surrounded by strong fighters which are good people." Helena assured her lover that everything is going to be fine.
"I hope you're right." Shadow said.
"Ao, do you know any of the fighters?" Shadow asked.
"Well, I have met some of them in the past, I think." Ao said, feeling a bit odd with her memories.
"Wasn't there this one girl who used to be close to your big brother when he got amnesia?" Helena asked, remembering one girl.
"Oh, you're right!" Ao realized.
"This girl named Hitomi, she was close to my brother back when he was captured and got his memories erased. She took care of him, and they grew close together as good friends and rivals." Ao explained.
"Close, huh? Bet that girl really wanted to get in bed with Hayate so badly." Shadow teased.
"Hey, don't make fun of her like that and they're just friends." Ao stated, but she couldn't help but feel like Hitomi may have more feelings for her big brother than she realizes.
"So, who are the first two fighters we're going to be seeing in the first round?" Shadow asked.
"The first fighters to take the stage are… Oh my, it looks like one of them is Hitomi." Helena was surprised to see the girl on the list while they were just talking about her.
"No surprise from here, that girl is strong who trains in the art of karate probably for entire life since her father is a karate master as well. Her skills and strength are only matched by few like me, Hayate, and perhaps a few other fighters." Ao explained about Hitomi's skills.
"Perhaps?" Shadow raised an eyebrow at his first girlfriend.
"Okay, so I didn't exactly pay any attention to the other fighters I met. I was busy trying to hunt down my evil clone." Ao admitted.
"Anyway, it'll be nice to see how strong Hitomi has gotten." Ao smiled as she looks at the stage again.
"The fight will start in ten minutes, pretty sure she's in the locker room by now to get herself ready for the fight." Helena said.
"Who's the fighter she's going up against?" Shadow asked.
"Let see here, Hitomi's first opponent is one of the girls you went to invite, Mila." Helena answered as she looks at the roaster.
"Mila, huh? This will be her first official tournament fight, which means she's going up against an experience fighter, but she has been training with Tina, so she could stand a chance." Shadow said.
"That all depends on the fight itself." Helena nodded.
"Oh my, I just realize we don't have any snacks here. I knew I forgotten something." Helena realized as she doesn't see any popcorn nor any drinks whatsoever.
"I didn't bring any with me, thought we didn't need to which I realize is something very odd when it comes to events like this." Ao said.
"I'll get us some snacks, might as well make the most of being in this special seating area. Call me if the fight started." Shadow said before he blitzes out of the room.
"Oh wait, we didn't ask what we wanted for snacks." Ao realized that as well.
"Don't worry, I'm sure Shadow will just get us popcorns and some drinks." Helena assured.
(With Shadow)
It took Shadow only three-four minutes to get all the necessary snacks he brought with his own money which was earned by working for Helena and DOTAC and doing a little check on the snacks.
"Okay, I got two buckets of popcorn, three cups of sodas, a few chilidogs for myself, a sushi plater for Ao, a steak for Helena, and some sweets for dessert." Shadow checked everything here.
"Looks like I got everything. Now just need to get this back to the girls before the match starts." Shadow said as he carries the large tray that holds all the food.
"LOOK OUT!" A girl screamed.
Shadow turns around to see a girl riding on a wooden skateboard coming toward him fast and looks like she's about to knock him over and spill the food he gathered.
"Unbelievable." Shadow sighed.
He lets go of the tray which seems to slow down to the floor almost like it's frozen in the air though still moving very little and slightly, same goes for everything else around him including the girl on the skateboard.
"Guess this is a good thing when it comes to having superspeed." Shadow said.
Shadow walks over to the girl, grabbing her to place her feet on the ground and grabbing the skateboard to place it in her right arm while she is still looking shocked.
Shadow looks behind the girl to see there are a few things still need fixing like a fat man with sunburn lines about to drop his ice-cream and one younger man trips and about to spill his food onto another man with a little girl next to him.
"Of course." Shadow shook his head, wondering if this kid is trying to get himself in trouble because that sure is working.
Shadow zooms over to the other problems, saving the ice-cream and placing it back on the cone and saved all the food of the other man and placing him in a position that he didn't trip.
Then Shadow went back to the skateboarding girl, and everything moves at the normal pace as the Ultimate Lifeform is done with his superspeed.
"Whoa, what just happened? I was skateboarding to get our seats quick, and I went out of control on a banana peel." The skateboarding young woman shocked.
"You could say I helped." Shadow said.
"Oh, thanks man!" The girl thanked.
"Sticks! Are you okay!" A young woman called out as she runs for the skateboarding girl.
"Right over here, big sis Rei!" The girl named Sticks responded with waving her skateboard.
"Your name is Sticks?" Shadow asked, weird out from that.
"That's right, and I'm proud of the name!" Sticks nodded.
Sticks is a 17-year-old young woman with long thick orange hair on the back of her head, which she keeps in two locks with auburn strings, and two brown stripes across each of her eyes. She has peach skin and blue eyes. She wears a midriff-baring tube top and a skirt with an auburn rope belt, each made of worn-down gray fabric stitched together, and tan fur-skin boots, one which has a fur cuff and the other which has metal bands on it. As accessories, she wears a golden band on her right upper arm, a spiral bracelet on her left wrist and a necklace braided with seashells and a gold ring. Breasts size: G-cup.
"Sticks, thank goodness you stopped. I told you skateboarding inside was dangerous." Rei ran up to her little sister.
"Hey, it's not my fault this place is always crowded. Plus, this guy here helped me stop." Sticks pointed her thumb at Shadow.
"Yup." Shadow greeted.
"Hi, my name is Rei and thank you so much for helping my sister. She can be wild most of the time." Rei thanked.
Rei is a young woman about 19 with tan skin, long spiky blonde hair, brown eyes and yellow eyeshadows. She wears a white buttoned shirt with a small opening for her big breasts to be seen, a red jacket on top, short black shorts, white socks and red shoes with black lightning bolts on each of them. Breasts size: HH-cup.
"Nice to meet you, so you're both here to see the tournament." Shadow guessed.
"We are, our parents used to be big Dead or Alive fans and they even took us to the last one years ago and now we get to see this again!" Rei explained with an exciting smile.
"What about your parents?" Shadow asked.
"They have to stay behind and said we should enjoy ourselves for the evening." Rei answered.
"Didn't we come here with a friend of yours from college?" Sticks asked, turning around trying to look for that someone.
"She had to go to the bathroom." Rei informed.
"And the girl is done with her business." The friend walked toward them.
"Marie! Over here!" Rei called out.
"We were just thanking the man for saving me from an epic skateboarding fail." Sticks informed.
"Well, hearing that must mean you're a hard man who isn't fazed from the craziest things." Marie commented with a giggle.
"I've dealt with crazier things." Shadow said.
"Cool, my name is Marie Ijuin and I'm honor to meet you." Marie greeted and revealing her full name.
Marie is a beautiful young woman with short blonde hair and blue eyes. She wears a pale green dress with some red colors on the stripes and edges on each skirt line, a golden bat necklace, and blood red high heel shoes. Breasts size: I-cup.
"From what I'm looking at right now, I say this is your first time seeing Dead or Alive." Shadow noticed.
"Oh, you really got me. I never watch a martial art tournament and when Rei told me that she and her sister wanted to see it so much, I got us the tickets to see what this tournament is about." Marie explained.
"We heard the tickets were super expensive, but nothing is expensive with Marie here coming from a rich family." Sticks mentioned.
"A rich friend who cares for others above herself, definitely more noble than you can get." Shadow impressed at Marie.
"Thank you, I just hope I can enjoy this even as much as my friend and her little sister are." Marie smiled back.
"Speaking of which, we better get to finding our seats in the front row." Rei said looking at her time to see it's almost time for the first fight.
"I better get going myself, I hope I see you guys later." Shadow nodded as he grabs the snacks and vanished in front of the girls much to their surprise.
"What the Hell just happened?" Sticks asked shock.
"I… I'm not… Was that guy a ghost or something?" Rei shocked as well.
"I don't think so, I'm a big fan of the supernatural and I know for sure that he clearly isn't a ghost. Though I wouldn't mind being haunted by him." Marie smirked.
(DOTAC V.I.P. Room)
Shadow returns to the room with the snacks, placing them on the table.
"Hello beloved, I expected you be back soon given your speed." Helena said.
"Sorry, had to help out a few things and met some new people." Shadow apologized as he sat down next to Helena.
"Well, you're back and it's the best seats in the house with you around." Ao smiled and kissed hus lips.
A few minutes later, Zack came onto the stage wearing a stupid outfit from either the 80s or the 90s with a large red afro as he dances around the stage for a moment.
"Hello everybody! Are you ready for Dead or Alive?" Zack asked and the crowd started cheering loudly, giving him the answer.
"Oh come on, I know you guys can do better than that. Are you ready for Dead or Alive?" Zack asked again, and the crowd cheers even louder which made him smile.
"Alright, now that's what I'm talking about! Nice to see everyone being in such a great mode today!" Zack laughed excitedly and performs a double backflip.
"Now it's time we get started on the first round with these fighters being to lovely ladies!" Zack mentioned.
"On this corner. A girl all the way from Germany and knows who to karate chop you in half, give it up for Hitomi!" Zack introduced the first fighter on the stge.
"Hi everyone, I hope to see you all be amazed with my karate!" Hitomi greeted cheerfully and strike a karate pose.
Hitomi is of average height, with a slender and athletic build, she has fair skin, bluish-grey eyes and shoulder-length dark brown hair with a front fringe. She wears karate gi a white tube top worn under the uniform, a sash tied around her forehead, and a black belt with the flags of Japan (the Nisshōki) and Germany. Breasts size: G-cup.
"And in the other corner, all the way from New York City training herself in the art of combat to one day become the best fighter there is. Not only that, but she also trained with Tina Armstrong herself! Can you believe that?" Zack mentioned, pretending to be shocked.
"Now give it up for Mila!" Zack shouted as he gesture his hand to the red hair fighter.
"Wow, so this is… Dead or Alive!" Mila amazed as she looks around.
"Hey, are you new here?" Hitomi asked, getting the red fighter's attention.
"I am, and this is the greatest thing that ever happened to me! Being in the biggest tournament and getting to fight the greatest fighters in the world! Oh man, I can't tell you how much this means to me!" Mila expressed her joy.
"I can tell, and did you really train with Tina Armstrong?" Hitomi asked.
"I did, she was a good partner and now we're here to see which one of us can make it to the top. As soon as this fight is done, and I hope to see everything you got." Mila extended her friendship hand to Hitomi.
"Well, with an attitude like that then I'm definitely going to give this my all!" Hitomi smiled and shook the hand.
"Alright, it looks like the fighters are getting along, but now let's see how they do against each other!" Zack said.
"Time we get this fighting started… NOW!" Zack shouted with the fireworks going off from each corner of the ring.
"Yeah! Go give them Hell!" Rei shouted in excitement.
(Music: Brand New World, D-51)
Mila and Hitomi charges toward each other each reeling their fists back and threw the first punch at the same time, the clash causes a tiny shockwave between them, and Hitomi was almost push back but was able to overpowered Mila and pushes her away to stumble back a few feet.
"Whoa, you're really strong!" Mila shocked.
"You're not bad yourself. Now, why don't you come over and give me all you got." Hitomi said with the "Bring it on" hand gesture.
"You got it!" Mila nodded before running toward Hitomi.
Mila jumps high to throw down a punch which Hitomi parry and threw a counterattack with an elbow to the face and a kick to the stomach, but Mila refuses to fall and manage to dodge a punch from the karate girl and threw a swinging knee-kick to the stomach that hurt Hitomi much.
"Have a nice fall!" Mila grabbed Hitomi and performed her throw to slam her down onto the ground.
Mila goes in for a punch to the face, but Hitomi quickly recovers as she moves out of the way and threw a kick to the face, and she flips herself back on her feet.
"Wow, we are really looking at some great exchange of punches from these lovely ladies though it looks like Hitomi is pushing Mila further back!" Zack commented as Hitomi is attacking Mila who is being forced on defense.
"Looks like Hitomi has been keeping up with her training." Ao smiled.
"And Mila is doing well for the most part." Shadow nodded.
Hitomi and Mila go in to throw another punch at each other with the crowd cheering loudly in their seats.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
The Dead or Alive tournament has begun for the world to see from the seats and on the TV where Shadow is witnessing the tournament for the first time, and he is enjoying himself with his girlfriends and even made new friends with his potential new girlfriends.
Both Rei and Marie are hentai anime characters, in case you can't tell.
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