Nero: Well, I'm sure most of you have forgotten me. I wrote this one ancient Tekken story that I deleted in great shaaaame. Sort of. I thought it was adorable, but I wouldn't finish it because…well that's my own reasons! Tis a brand spankin' new year. Okay, not really it's more than half way over and I definitely wanted to re-write the fanfic, with some name changes, new characters and all that jazz!

Disclaimer: I, Nero, do NOT own Tekken or its characters. They're copyrighted to Namco. I only own the characters that look like they do not belong, specifically characters that you don't exist in the Tekken world.

(More) Author's notes: I'm probably going to begin covering the events in Tekken 4 and then onward. The time skips will be apparent, I'll notify you of them.

Blind Justice

By: Nero (souslalune)

Part One: Prologue

"Sir! Sir! We've found something on one of our research missions!" a voice began, almost stumbling into the brightly lit laboratory, lab coat frayed and a clipboard's papers trailing behind him. One paper remained clutched tightly in his palm as he stopped the desk and bowed quickly.

"What did you find, Endo?"

"Well, according to this research data at Mt. Shirane….we've found human remains—a, a body, Kawamura-sachou."

"Inside a volcano?!"

"Yes sir. It's right here on this piece of paper." the paper with an attached photo slid across the desk and Kawamura, seated in the leather chair collected it and skimmed over it. "My God…Hideki was right about continuing work here….I called him crazy for going on a gut feeling when dealing with biogenetic research but…" A stern expression crossed his features. "Do we know anything about these remains?"

"N-no sir…we will continue conducting the research and—" the other man, Endo, began adjusting his glasses and coat but doing nothing to fix his appearance.

"I want Sato Hideki to head this research. Have his staff come back in and collect him. Go with his staff on a first class flight to the Iwate-Hanamaki airport immediately." Kawamura continued.

"What about the human remains?" the other man asked again.

"Get the body to the research facility in Nebraska immediately. Work on bringing it back to life."

"Ka—Kawamura-sachou!" Endo started to say.

"This is a feat that G Corporation can handle without any problems. Get to work immediately, and remember to inform Sato Hideki of all of the details. Do not fail me, Endo. I don't have any problems making you fodder for my newer experiments."

"Y-Yes sir!"

Endo scurried out of the office, collecting his scattered papers as Kawamura leaned back in his chair, hands folded and his lips pursed.

"Could…could those remains be…" he trailed off. "No. They couldn't be."

~*~

"In order to master the art of Taido, you mustn't rely on a single extension!" a thick voice bellowed, feet pacing around the wooden floors of a dojo, "Use your entire body!"

A young girl sank to her knees, doubled over as she tried catching her breath. Stray strands of dark brown colored hair hung in her face and half lidded hazel colored eyes were focused on the steadily cracking wood and her vision started to blur.

"Otousan…can't…" she began, her chest burning. Non stop for a good ten to fifteen minutes she had been engaged in a friendly sparring match.

"Kaiya Sato!" the elder man began, "Are you going to tell your opponent this while they're beating you into the ground?!"

Sato Kaiya looked up at her father, exhaustion and frustration etched into her features, "Dad…I don't think there will come a time where I'll be getting into a fair fight with someone—"

"Stand up. We're going to resume your training!" her father continued, his steely brown eyes narrowing at his daughter. Such actions weren't tolerated here. He may have seemed harsh, but his intentions were good. They always had been good. "If you're going to do any kind of damage to your opponent, you need to master your balance and the way your body tilts!"

Sato Hideki watched as his daughter got to her feet and switched back into her stance, her chest still rising and falling having been trying to get back to its steady rate. He got back into a stance that mirrored hers, although it was much more perfected and well rounded. Years of practice was what it took. Unfortunately, Hideki believed that he wouldn't have years and years to teach Kaiya. Already her heart was only halfway in it, and it was unlikely that through college she would continue to train and perfect her own skills. He wanted to keep the art of Taido going in his family, and costs were tight. There was no point in owning and operating a dojo. The only dojo Hideki had this one, the one that he had built with his hands nineteen years ago.

Hideki was a smart man, a man who strives to succeed. He inherited his midnight colored hair from his mother and his intense brown colored eyes from his father. Standing tall at six feet and three inches, his build was moderate, sporting moderate but strenuous training. Hideki had been quite formidable in his younger years, but after his daughter was born his guard dropped considerably. Kaiya was his only child, and for the past nineteen years she had been the main source of his stress, good and bad. His hair was starting to gray, and the bags under his eyes were becoming much more noticeable.

"I…don't get why you're pushing me so hard." Kaiya mumbled as they began to move in sync, with her trying to keep the main principle in mind. Your whole body was to be used to exert force, not just putting it all into one part. With her extensive knowledge of the human body and it's pressure points, there was no wonder why Hideki might have pressured her in Taido. Kaiya didn't have much of a choice anyway. Considering the majority of her childhood had been spent in the Iwate prefecture, specifically in the town of Hanamaki-cho which had been a rural area, why not spend your days learning something?

"…The art of Taido mustn't die with me." Hideki responded. Kaiya stopped, expression of surprise present on her face.

"Otousan, stop sounding like you're giving me your swan song. Like something's going to happen. I know you, you didn't make any enemies and you don't have a hit out on you or anything like tha—"

"You need to protect yourself," Hideki continued, "I can't protect you forever…I couldn't even protect my best friend, who's been long gone already."

"Best friend…?" Kaiya questioned, shaking her head and returning to perfecting a three maneuver combination all with the intent at aiming at the air's very invisible pressure points. Was there anything wonderful in the art of violence?

"Kazuya…" Hideki began, "Kazuya Mishima."

"…That…that little boy in the picture in the attic?" Kaiya questioned, standing upright once more and earning a nod from her father.

"It's been years…" Hideki responded, sighing. "I've never felt so helpless before in my entire life. You see, I got word from my own father, your grandfather that Kazuya's own father had thrown him into a canyon and left him to die. I never saw Kazuya again…come to think of it, I hadn't seen Jun in quite a while either."

"Jun-san?" Kaiya asked, her hazel eyes looking at the outside of the dojo, watching as a stray rabbit hopped by with its offspring, peering back at her only for a brief second. "Oh! Yeaah…I hope she's doin' alright."

"I do too." Hideki commented, a sad smile on his face, which prompted Kaiya to break her current stance and then stop to look at him followed by chuckling, trying to lighten the mood. "You can't forget them anyways. Especially Jin. Those goofy looking eyebrows give him away!"

Hideki shook his head, and soon after a chuckle filled the empty dojo. In his peripheral vision, he could see his daughter smile and that in turn made him feel so much better. As of late, he had been down in the dumps, returning from work at G-Corporation unsuccessful. The failure had driven him to continue, but his superiors forced a vacation down his throat, and he decided that he would keep himself busy by continuing to train his daughter. He had started training her from the age of six and for seven more years their training went undisturbed. If it wasn't for her mother, Kaiya's schedule would have been training, school, and minimal rest. At least his daughter was able to grow and make friends. Part of him feared that because of him she would become resentful of him.

"Enough walking down memory lane. Let's continue our training." he said finally.

Kaiya nodded, grinning. With gusto and a semi loud war cry she extended her leg. "Haaa!" Hideki easily guarded against it, but the lasting ache in his forearm proved to him that all his training wasn't for naught.

~*~

Hideki and Kaiya trained well into the evening hours, the both of them sporting bruises that would last for a couple days at the most. Upon returning to their house, they made quick work of cleaning themselves up to avoid being yelled at by Hideki's wife, Mayumi and sat down to enjoy dinner. Soon, Hideki retired to bed for the evening and in the midst of drying the dishes, Kaiya heard a knock on the door and Mayumi go to answer it.

"Welcome to our home! Please remove your shoes and you're guaranteed entry!"

Kaiya heard thumping and keyed in that they just disregarded her mother's wishes and now the tatami matting in their home would be damaged. Growling, she put one dish down and then headed out of the kitchen.

"Can't you guys listen—"

"Girl! Where is Hideki?!" Endo demanded, pointing at her. Kaiya frowned, her eyes narrowing.

"What business do you have with my old man? He's asleep right now, come back tomorrow!" she responded huffily.

"G Corporation business." Endo responded.

"My husband is on vacation at the moment. If you're not concerning yourself with Taido lessons or you're not an instructor from Kaiya's school, please save all G-Corporation business for when he is scheduled to return in three more weeks." Mayumi spoke this time.

"Taido? That despicable art?" Endo scoffed.

"Hey! You back off!" Kaiya snapped. "Any more wise cracks and Taido will be responsible for kicking your teeth in!"

"Clearly, you can't respect your elders." Endo smirked.

"Oh I can, I only respect those who deserve it! As far as I'm concerned, people who waltz in here demanding things, and more importantly disrespecting my mother's household don't get any respect from me. Otousan is on vacation, come back in three weeks."

"Do you have any idea who you're messing with?" Endo snarled.

"A disrespectful jerk!" Kaiya huffed, fists clenching.

"Kaiya!" Hideki's stern voice cut through to snarl fest. Kaiya turned around, looking at her father.

"Otousan, he started walking in here and disrespecting mom's rules and Taido in general! I know how much you treasure Taido—"

"Enough!" Hideki spoke again. "Endo. You're only here if G-Corporation sent you. State your business."

Endo straightened his tie, and shot Kaiya one last spiteful glance before speaking. "Sato-san, Kawamura-sachou has requested your return to head a research project at the facility in Nebraska. According to our data on the most recent research mission at Mount Shirane, we've found human remains. A body. Your gut instinct has proven to be correct and Kawamura-sachou wants you to head the research. Currently the body is on its way to Nebraska and I've been instructed to get you there."

"I'm on vacation." Hideki replied, frowning.

"Kawamura-sachou wants you there. Don't make me take you by force." Endo replied, pushing up his sunglasses. Hideki's brown eyes narrowed and he dropped into his stance.

"Very well."

"Sato-san," one of the other voices spoke up. "The remains are believed to be those from the very last loser of The Second King of Iron Fist Tournament. One...Kazuya Mishima."

"What?!"

Hideki had no further time to be shocked, because Endo had taken advantage of his state of surprise. With a quick strike, Endo moved to land a hit on the man, only to be stopped by Kaiya's forearm.

"I warned you! Taido would be responsible for kicking your teeth in!" Kaiya growled and extended her leg quickly, letting it connect with Endo's face, a resounding crack being heard. He stumbled back, clutching his nose and mouth, letting out a wail of pain before spitting out blood. He began to swear in both Japanese and English and Kaiya glared, going to finish the job, only to be stopped by Hideki's arm.

"I'll go with you Endo. On the grounds that you never come near my family again!"

"Otousan—"

"Kaiya." Hideki grunted. "Take care of your mother. I'll be back soon."

"…Yeah right." Kaiya huffed, turning around, arms crossed over her chest. Hideki slipped on his shoes and headed out the door, but not before sparing a glance at Endo.

"Pick yourself up. I have the number of a dentist in the Nebraska area. One of your canines is on the floor in the grass over there."

With one last look at his family, Hideki got into the car and it drove off, Mayumi running after it until she reached the mailbox. She stood there until the sleek black car and it's tail lights were very much out of sight, a frown on her face all the while.

Kazuya…I'll be the one responsible for bringing you back. I swear it. Were Hideki's only thoughts as he read over the file, ignoring Endo's idle threats as he cleaned himself up in the car further.

Hideki said nothing else upon arriving in Nebraska, his next stop was inside the lab where a body completed covered by a white sheet lay a on a mental gurney. With one nod, Hideki's assistants removed the blanket and he stared. The body had been charred beyond recognition, almost blackened and it was astounding that the barest traces of a once white gi were still present on the body. The giveaway for Hideki were the charred metal fighting gloves, the one Kazuya had always worn before. These remains were indeed Kazuya Mishima, his very old friend.

"Get this body into the rejuvenation tank immediately!"

It would take some time, but Hideki wouldn't be leaving this research facility until Kazuya Mishima was alive and breathing. With mental apologies to his wife and daughter, Hideki donned his lab coat and set to work.

~*~

End Notes: Phew! Got the Prologue over. Introduced you guys to the Sato family, G Corporation, and mentioned Kazuya! I have plans for this fanfic, that I do right down to why it's called Blind Justice! Next chapter, we'll say hi to Kazuya, Heihachi, the Mishima Zaibatsu, and Jin! Reviews are appreciated, flames are usually fed to the fires that fuel my plot bunnies! Any questions, drop me a message! Stay tuned for the next chapter!