As Lucas drifted into sleep an array of images assault his mind showing his fears and worries.  Slowly the fears subside until he is standing in what appears to be the charred ruins of Weston City

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Lucas could see all of the fears he had held inside come spilling out in front of him. The Dark Champion making his play, using Lucas' family against him for some kind of master plan. The Legacy...once together, now they were falling apart...Bertelli was now dead, which could cause a vacuum in Weston's underworld, which would more than likely would result in open gang warfare. And then Lucas himself...was he the hero that Tao foresaw him to be? Was he being successful as the Champion of Light? These questions nagged at Lucas in his subconcious.

Inside his dream, Lucas saw the horrifying sight of Weston City...IN RUINS? He then stepped forward and began to look around in this frightful place, very cautious and on edge, still inside the dream.

What is this? A vision? A portent of things to come?

In the distance Lucas can hear the sounds of combat in the distance.

Lucas began to run towards the combat, putting his fist to his heart as he makes his way there.

He then takes to the air, and tries to get an aerial perspective to find out what's going on.

As Dragon Fist takes to the sky He approaches two men in combat. One was easily recongizable as Hunter wielding his twin blades, the other was dressed in red and black with a demons mask over his face on each hand are clawed gloves. The two men circleeachother before charging. The battle is fierce  and for moment it loked like Hunter had the upper hand as he knocked him to the ground. "I Should kill you for what you  did, but Lucas wouldn't want me too. " However as Hunter is talking the man surges forward and plunges bothe clawas into Hunters chest!

"Hunter! Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Dragon Fist swooped down as fast as he could, and came at the man with a jump kick.

"I don't know who in the hell you are...but you just bought yourself a WORLD of hurt!"

The demon masked man didn't even Look up at DragonFist and when he dived he went through him. But before DF has time to contemplate this another hshout echoes his own. "NOOOOO DOONNN" And suddenly out of the sky swoops a figure whom  Lucas instatnly recognizes. It's Friday but she looks older harder.She careens into the man Smashing him into the building. She speaks in a cold voice. "You took my family from me , Including the only man I've ever lkoved but ." She reaches her hand forward ripping the mask off revealing Esteban. "I want to look in your eyes as I crush you/" SAnd as her hand squeezes Lucas awakens back in his bed.

"Stevie....what the hell...No Friday.....no......Friday....Stevie......NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Lucas woke up in his bed, breathing hard and he was in a cold sweat. He was ready....but soon found himself in the spare room in the back of the dojo.

He wiped the sweat from his brow, and sat up in the bed and looked down. He was definitely being pushed to his breaking point. But..he couldn't break. It wasn't an option for him.

Friday...Friday...wherever you are...know that I love you immensely....and Stevie...I will find you bro...and I will save you...

Running his fingers through his hair, he stood to his feet. He had to get back out there. He had to find his brother....
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There will be enough rest when I'm dead...this city's falling apart...I'm still needed, no more matter what...

He then armored back and exited the dojo into the alley, and took to the air.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>To The Rooftops>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>After the time jump--next morning>>>>>>>>>>

Lucas found a semblance of sleep last night after everyone had disbanded. It actually felt good to get that secret off of his chest. He had really wanted Painter and Mirage to be there...but he figured that they would find out from the others as well.

The nightmares with Flamethrower continued to haunt him. Sure he had been forgiven but Flamethrower's blood was still on his hands. Then....Friday appeared in his dream...reaching out to him....sure she was a telepath....but she could enter someone's dreams? Or was this his subconscious? Was Friday reaching out to him somehow from afar, letting him know that she was still there for him? It didn't matter at that moment....because of Friday's visage, Lucas was able to find rest after the disturbing nightmare.

Stirring awake, he hoisted himself out of the bed in the backroom of the dojo. Getting a shower in, and getting himself ready for the day.

It sounded like Flip had started the morning class. They weren't sure about an afternoon one due to all the snow that had come in. That actually might work however, because there was a lot to do today.

He sat down to catch the news....and it disturbed him. Hunter.....was missing? He had helped to quell the riots...and he was now missing? Maybe Hunter had escaped..or he was in trouble...

It seemed that the work of Dragon Fist was never done...

There was a homeless man sitting across the street who appeared to be watching the dojo. He was wearing dirty clothes and had a hood obscuirng most of is face. It was wierd to see a homeless person in this part of town but not unheard of. They usually stuck to business districts with a lot of foot traffic.
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Lucas slowly approached the man. Homeless usually didn't come to this part of town...but it wasn't out of the ordinary. Then again, it could also be his old adversary...seething after his most recent defeat.

"Hey pal...." he said, almost jovially. "It's a nice building, isn't it? Is there anything I can get for you?"

The man looks up revealing a familiar face its dirtier and is wearing an expression of fear but its definitely him. "Y-yeah man, I dunno it just, looks familiar ta me." His voice is lacking Don's usual confidence.

Lucas looks around for a moment.

"Don....Don, what're you doing here, man? C'mon....we'll go through the side entrance..."

Lucas, if Don lets him, leads him back into the dojo using the side entrance.

"Don? Nah man my names Larry, think you got me confused with somebody Else" Don/Larry stands and begins to back away "look man I don want no trouble..I'll just go."

Lucas tried to reassure him, "No...no it's OK...Do--I mean Larry....but let's see if we can get you some food or something...."

What happened to him? This wasn't the Don that he knew...

The mans eyes light up "Food? Okay man okay" He allows himself to be led inside.

Lucas then leads "Larry" into the back lounge and has him sit down. He then goes to the fridge and gets him what appears to be an assortment of food....something his Mother made for him...some Spanish rice, and several pieces of fajita steak.

He served it to him.

Damn that was lunch....oh well, I could probably pick something up when I go out...

He sat down across from "Larry."

His memory must be affected somehow.

"My name is Lucas...Lucas Martinez....I co-own this dojo with my sensei, Flip Bowen. Have we met before?"

The man ate hungrily looking up when Lucas spoke. "I dunno man, You kinda look familiar but I don't know where from, you ever been on the streets?"

Lucas replied, "Around here mostly, though I do get to downtown..over by the Above and Beyond Detective Agency. My girlfriend Friday Winters works there..."

Lucas was hoping that maybe word association might help Don to remember his former self...

Larry shakes hi head. "I dunno man," he puts  a hand to his head "I'm feelin kinda funny" He stands up and maeks to leave. "Thatnks for the food man."

Lucas looked at Larry.

"Larry....it's OK....you look like you've had a rough time, man. Look...there are people out on the street that are probably looking for you. I can get you to a safe place....does the name Don Derring ring a bell?"

"Lookin for me? Man I don't know what your talkin about? I have no idea who that is, I told you my name is Larry."

Lucas spoke softly.

"All right....all right Larry....hang on one sec...."

He then composed a qick text on his phone....