Balrog and I carried Pandora's Box through the desert, but neither of us could figure out how to open it. Balrog thrashed and thrashed at it, as I stood by and watched the ugly scum wasting his pathetic time.

"Damn!" he groaned. "What's the matter with this stupid piece o' space junk? It won't open!!"

"Oh shut UP!" I huffed. "I cannot take it!"

Balrog turned around to face me. "Huh?" he asked. "What d'you mean by that?"

But before I could reply... the box started to glow, and react... and my body... it started to glow too, starting from the tips of my feet and my body started to turn a fearsome blue with strange markings like the box itself and my hair from blonde to white (and not in the beautiful sense!), and an evil aura not unlike Bison's began to emanate around my body. Is... is this the power of the box, taking me over?? I did not like this, I knew something bad was coming - and I don't mean the damn box and its (let's face it) ugly power...

"I've tolerated your inane company for far too long!" I snapped at Balrog... and suddenly I could feel my eyes turn a fearsome red. Oh Dios, if only...

The box opened up more, and Balrog, too, began to experience the same fearsome change as I - and I just knew this to be a step toward the aforementioned 'something bad'. "I don't take crap from you so-called 'pretty boys'..." Balrog replied. "The way you preen in front of that mirror..."

"My claws WILL have blood!" I screeched furiously, and I readied my claw. "YOUR blood!!"

But then... Balrog's next words were too sickening for me to say, especially to my fans and most of all to... to her. Him having wanted for a long time to break and destroy my beautiful, perfect, completely unblemished face was one thing... but... oh ugh... what he said next... well that was the 'something bad' I knew to be coming. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN, DAMN IT!!

"YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT ONE!!" I screamed, and Balrog and I rushed at each other. Balrog's spiteful fist was seconds away from... from carrying out his terribly evil threat, when...

"...NO YOU WILL NOT, BALROG!!" a beautiful female voice then screamed, and I leapt back as a bright white flash, clearly a purer form of Bison's Psycho Power and obviously performing a Psycho Crusher, knocked Balrog back and shot right through the box, instantly destroying it and shattering it into nothingness - and I could feel my heart beat wildly, I was too besotted to even barely notice as the power of the box disappeared from mine and Balrog's bodies in a flash and as Balrog fell backwards, as I recognised that voice. I know it anywhere, it couldn't be - but wait, she has the same powers as Bison yet in a purer form? Then... oh my gosh... just as everybody hoped I have fallen for and seek no hand in marriage but such of...

The flash then darted toward me, clearly in -let's face it- a beautiful manner... and it stopped right in front of me, and the white aura disappeared only to reveal the beautiful creature who had graced my homeland just five years before. She wore a skimpy red Greek dress with sparkling red jewellery and make-up, her ginger hair with its red streak in the parting tied back in a sparkling red hairstick-supported bun with several strands falling down her face, the one face as beautiful as my own. I could not contain the mad beating of my heart at having found her at last, or rather her having found me - I was too much in love to even barely realise Bison must have captured her, i.e. her dress being an all-too-clear evidence of such...

I was about to barely muster my words of joy at us having finally met, and to compliment her on her blinding beauty and to thank her for her kindness in saving my very life... when she fell into my arms, her finely-sculpted head rested comfortably against mine. "Vega..." she softly whispered. "...I..."

"DAMN YOU PRINCESS NATALIE!!" Balrog snapped at her, as he struggled to stand himself back up again and wiped away much of the blood she drew from he upon impact. "When General Bison hears of this outrage..."

Natalie's only response was to briefly lift her hands... and shoot a jolt of lightning at Balrog as he limped away, before lowering her hands once more... and we rose into the air, high above the ground, and began to float away. I felt so relaxed in her arms - and I'm guessing she must have realised this desert be hardly the place for me to thank her and compliment her on her beauty, let alone because Balrog was still in the vicinity!

Natalie brought me to the Mishima Estate, where not only were all tournament entrance except Bison and his forces were gathered - but so were our many dear fans and other allies, including Raven (who was indeed flirting with her male namesake on the Tekken roster!), Sara, Mel (the Ken fan who himself has a huge crush on my princess!) and the rest of those lovely fans of ours who met at the ever-famous website the Saikyo Chaos Realm! I'm guessing they must have known about... what happened, to Natalie as well as myself? Everybody cheered for us as Natalie guided us to the very center of the gardens, and we delicately landed there. Oh if only Baron Raul Julia were alive, so he too may be here to see what his precious daughter has done for me!

"I'm guessing the answer is pretty obvious..." Heihachi Mishima asked us, "But... are you two all right??"

"I'm fine..." I replied with a smile.

"Yikes, what a relief!" added Julia Chang. "I can't believe Bison planned something so terrible - I hope Balrog dies from his injuries!" and to Natalie she added, "From one Julia by name to another by surname, I applaud you!"

Natalie chuckled. "Thank you, Miss Chang!"

Jay Tavare, Taboo, Sesshomaru and others then lightly gestured for everybody to back up from us, and so they did. All fell quiet at the last footstep, too, the only sounds we could hear were the nearby wildlife and the splashing of water here in the gardens.

I removed my mask, and Natalie felt faint as she gazed upon my beautiful, perfect, completely unblemished face. She blushed madly as I took her soft hand and kissed it gently.

"I cannot thank you enough for saving my life..." I then spoke to her. "The power of the box was one thing, but Balrog's words were too sickeningly ugly! You can later type it up for me in an Email and/or board post, for I am certain you find certain elements too sickening to say... but I can tell Bison had a hand in something so ugly. But... simply put, I guess I spoke too soon with my hopes for you to step in and save me... even at a distance you were always there for me, I dread to think what would have become of me were it not for you... I dread to think what would have become of either of us were it not for one another..."

"You are most welcome..." Natalie replied. "You were always kind to me, so I could never stand idly by when anyone dared to insult you - and as promised yes I wished to see this tournament, and assist you in dealing with the Pandora's Box... but then... well si of course I will later type it all up for you, I'm sure you must have realised something was very wrong... but oh I'm so relieved... it turned out far better than I thought! I vowed to protect you with my very life, and protect you I will! And since our fans wish for me to lead them, how can I possibly refuse?"

I smiled at Natalie's sweet words. "I'm very glad to hear that! And neither of us is properly attired, nor do I currently possess the first step toward it all, so we cannot do so right this moment... but I do know one way in which only you can protect me..."

Natalie's eyes lit up as she realised what I implied. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" she shrieked with joy, and she threw herself into my arms. Everybody around cheered for us both, and the petals from the surrounding cherry blossoms fell around us and showered us both as if in praise - both for this, and for her kind deed in protecting me from ugly evil Balrog. Ohhh how overjoyed we were to even think about Balrog screaming in pain from the wounds my beautiful princess inflicted upon he - but oh he's going to really #2 himself when he realises he has instead sent me to a certain beautiful ceremony, rather than the ugliness he threatened to send me to!