------------------------------- UVR2- THE DESTRUCTION CONTINUES ------------------------------- SECTION FIVE ------------------------------- Birdman leaned back in his chair. Geese Howard was gone, claiming "other duties". Birdman couldn't help but wonder what those were. Anyway, his new broadcast partner was supposed to be arriving soon. Suddenly, a puff of smoke appeared in the empty chair next to Birdman, and Reptile appeared in it. "So. You're my new broadcast partner?" "It would appear ssso." "GORO DAIMON!" (KOF95) Goro strode down to the ring, almost late. He had had his attention diverted by the eight-lane bowling alley in the lower levels of the RumbleDome Hotel. Truly, it was a fine bowling alley. "FUUMA!" (WHP) Fuuma was raving to himself. "Oh, *right*. Of course! Hanzou gets off easy, with a late draw! I get a crap draw! Why? Because everybody loves Hanzou! Hanzou Hanzou Hanzou! I HATE HIM! But that's why I sold my soul! Hey, it's worth it, if people like me better than Hanzou!" Birdman turned to Reptile. "You know anything about this soul-selling business?" "Nothing. I know nothing. Have I mentioned how great a leader Ssshao Kahn is? All praissse the Kahn and his wisssdom." "CHAM CHAM!" (SS2) Birdman grumbled. "Which reminds me. When is Tam Tam going to fulfill his contract? He owes me two appearances still in this booth." "T.J. COMBO!" (KI) Lucky Glauber, with a front row seat, yelled at Combo. "Hey, where's Balrog, huh? I mean, you only stole half his moves, not to mention his wardrobe!" Meanwhile, Bison, watching on an extension, muttered. "Balrog. The name is familiar..." "A minor supplicant who wished to join Shadloo, master." Birdie groveled. "Allow him admittance when we return. He apparently has a reputation." "Yes, master." Bison was lost in thought for a moment. "We have had little success, have we, Birdie? After all...Sodom eliminated but one, and Akuma proved himself unable to defeat the supercharged samurai." Birdie groveled some more. "You can do it all by yourself, master. No one can compare to the power of Bison!" Bison nodded. "Correct. But I believe we require some help. We can always betray them later..." He turned to the Shadloo trooper. "Go find that Shao Kahn fellow. Tell him Bison wishes an alliance." "SAISHU KUSANAGI!" (KOF95) Looking up to the stands, Saishu beckoned to Kyo. "You cannot resist the power of the Dark Side, Kyo. Turn, and join me in eternal conquest!" Kyo held his hand tightly. "I'll never turn! Never!" "SEKTOR!" (MK3) "Attention all units. Sub-Zero is currently not present. Thus, all units on subdirective "Target Sub-Zero" will implement a mutual protection pattern until Sub-Zero arrives." "ADON!" (SFA) "Heeheeheeheeheeheeheehee! I'm the BEST Muay Thai there is! The BEST! I'm the fastest and the deadliest and the most good-looking and..." Joe Higashi interrupted. "Look, you *suck* compared to me! As soon as you deal with that, the better!" "Oh, yeah? Which one of us is Eliminated?" Joe fumed. "LEIF!" (TK) "OOOOOOODINNNNN!" The crowd cheered. Erick looked angry. "HEAVY D!" (KOF94) Sure, working at King's bar in London had been fun, Heavy D! mused. But he *missed* fighting. He'd only quit because Lucky had gone off to do other things and Brian had gone back to football. Of course, the rumour was that King was looking for new partners-ones that could actually drink a good deal, as opposed to Mai and Yuri. And heck, he was interested...even if the other fighter being considered was Duck King. Of course, none of this mattered now. Haohmaru had to be protected. Why, Heavy didn't really understand, except that it seemed to be a lot like "Star Wars" for some reason. But, apparently he was on the side of the good guys. Which suited him fine. "SABREWULF!" (KI) Nothing happened. After a while, people started to get antsy. Birdman turned to the com. "Brant? What happened?" "Damned if I know...he should have showed up..." "JON TALBAIN!" (DS2) The answer to Sabrewulf's disappearance came ten seconds later, with Jon Talbain slashing Sabrewulf as the two rolled over one another, clawing and biting. Birdman grinned. "And there you have it...apparently those two *really* hate one another..." "HANZO HATTORI!" (SS2) The ninja strode down. Noting his counterpart, Galford, he saluted briefly before getting down to business. and, the final fighter of this section: "DURAL!" (VF2) "ELIMINATE TARGET SUB-ZERO. TARGET IS NOT PRESENT. SAVE COMMAND FOR FURTHER USE." ***** Meanwhile, in the stands, Morrigan was recieving a mental message from Pyron. "But Pyron..." "No buts. You can go after Sakazaki later. Right now, the wrestler, Wolf Hawkfield, is our biggest concern. He eliminated several fighters trying to attack Haohmaru. One can only assume he knows. Get him out of the picture before he tells anybody." Morrigan looked up and down at the recently arrived Virtua Fighter, noting the powerful musculature. She licked her lips. "Mind if I do it...my way?" "I don't care, as long as he isn't doing anything to stop us." "Mmmmmmm. Good." She glided over to Wolf serenely and plopped herself on his lap. "Hellooooooo." Wolf was suddenly embarrassed. "Um, maybe you should get off." "I was planning to." Wolf didn't catch the double meaning. He rarely did in these situations. "Well, any time now..." "But I like it here. You're comfy. And soft..." She stretched out, catlike, on him. "Of course, there's no reason to do this in public...we could go elsewhere and..." her voice dropped low as she began whispering in his ear. Wolf began to blush. "Well?" "Ummmm..." "Good! Come on!" With that, she stood up, grabbed his hand, and led him off. Wolf went, dumbfounded. However, Ryo had noticed this. Part of him was glad-*damn* glad-that Morrigan had turned her attentions away from him. But another part of him was suspicious. ***** "Mmmmmmmmm." Wolf and Morrigan were now in one of the sub-basements, and he was holding her tightly. Morrigan laid her head on his shoulder. "Kiss me there, would you?" She rubbed her neck against his shoulder, clearly inviting him in. Wolf complied, and Morrigan wriggled in delight. Wolf was in seventh heaven. Sure, maybe she was one of the bad guys. But maybe she was reformed out of love for him. Hey, it worked as far as he was concerned. And he was *really* enjoying this. Morrigan was enjoying it as well, but she firmly believed in mixing business with pleasure. Extending her fangs, she pounced on Wolf's neck and began to drink. Wolf was suddenly consumed by a pleasure that was almost agonizing. Instantly, he knew that he was now Morrigan's slave...and that he liked it. The pleasure was equally intense for Morrigan. Groping his body as she drank her fill, she prepared for the after-event (which was no less important, but didn't provide sustenance). "HAOHSHOHKOHKEN!" A huge wave of energy suddenly slammed into both of them, disrupting the pleasantries. Ryo Sakazaki stood a short distance away. "Wolf! Geez, get away! She's a vampire..." He trailed off as he saw the blood dribbling down Morrigan's chin. He also saw Wolf looking at him with nothing but anger in his eyes. Morrigan grimaced. "You know, I *was* going to make you my love slave...I can never have too many. But now, I'm mad. I'm just going to kill you, and drink you dry, and let Wolfy have the bones." "Riiiiight." The voice was Janne's. Hefting her broadsword, she walked forward to stand with Ryo. She was still armorless, but Nakoruru's spare purple outfit fit her nicely. Ryo looked at her. "What are *you* doing here?" Janne muttered back, "When I saw you follow Morrigan voluntarily, I knew something was up..." As a Soul Fist shot out toward them, both fighters prepared for an intense, possibly draining fight. WHO WILL LIVE? WHO WILL DIE? WHO WILL BE THE NEXT CONVERT TO THE DARK SIDE?