Act I
Dan sat in his home in Japan on a Friday night, alone. He was drowning out his thoughts by watching TV. Dan sighed.
"Well, it's another Friday night and I am yet again without a date." Dan said to himself. "Yep. I've got nothing to do other than sit here like a big, fat potato with butter and sour cream with a great big omelet smothered in mushrooms and a heap of fries covered with vinegar on the side." Dan was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly said, "I'm hungry."
Dan got off his couch and walked towards the fridge. He opened the fridge door and looked inside. He looked around the fridge. Among the stuff inside was a half-empty jar of olives, a half-finished sandwich wrapped in plastic, an open can of now-flat root beer and a leg of turkey. Nothing that Dan felt like eating. Dan closed the fridge and looked at his clock on the wall. It was eight o'clock.
"I might as well go to the café." Dan said. "It doesn't close until midnight."
Dan turned off his TV and opened his front door. Dan walked outside and locked his door behind him. Dan walked down the sidewalk in the direction of the café.
Dan looked around. It was a beautiful night. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky, and Dan could view all the stars. Any vehicle that went by went by quietly, meaning the only noise Dan could hear was the sound of crickets chirping.
While he was walking, Dan thought about a tournament he was in a while ago. A tournament where Capcom and SNK fighters teamed up to fight other teams. Dan had entered the tournament with two SNK fighters: Chang Koehan and Joe Higashi. At first, Dan thought his team was cool. That is, until Joe showed Dan his taunt. Dan was STILL trying to get that image out of his head! Dan's team made it to the semifinals, but was taken out by the team of Rolento Schugerg, Kim Kapwan and Ryuji Yamazaki. The team of Ryu, Ken and Terry Bogard won the tournament, fought against Ultimate Rugal and saved Osaka.
Dan was brought out of his thoughts when he heard a little girls scream. Dan looked in the direction of the scream. He saw Sakura chasing Ryu. Ryu was screaming in a high-pitched, female-like scream. Dan tried his hardest not to laugh. After all, Ryu WAS the main Street Fighter.
After Ryu and Sakura vanished, Dan broke out in a fit of hysterical laughter, having to support himself with a lamppost to keep himself from falling over.
"MAN! And they call ME the weird one!" Dan laughed so hard that tears were coming from his eyes. "That's gotta be the STUPIDEST thing I've ever seen!"
Dan finally stopped himself from laughing, wiped away his tears of laughter and sighed before continuing on his walk.
After walking for another two blocks, Dan was able to see the café. As he walked closer, he could smell the fresh scent of the coffee the café served. However, one thing stopped Dan in his tracks: Another scream. This time, it was shriller, more frightened, and more feminine. Knowing that it wasn't Ryu this time, Dan spun around to face the direction the scream was coming from, causing Dan to look into an alley. Instead of seeing a handsome young man being chased by a hyperactive fangirl, he saw a tall man in a uniform holding a knife to the throat of a woman in a cloak! A hood was covering the woman's head. Both figures had their backs turned to Dan.
"Keep it quiet, lady!" The man ordered. "I don't want anyone to hear you!
But he was too late. Dan looked up at the small apartment he was standing in front of and saw the heads of about twenty people look out of his or her window and look at the two figures in the alley.
"What do you want with me?" The woman asked, too scared to raise her voice.
"The boss wants to have a little talk with you." The man snickered.
Dan took immediate action. Dan rushed across the street, leapt into the air and landed a flying kick to the man's back. The man released his hostage, who backed against a wall.
Dan grabbed the man by the collar of his shirt and pulled him close to his face. Dan looked the thug straight into the eyes.
"You fiend!" Dan said with a furious glare. "Trying to abduct a poor, helpless woman?!"
Dan threw the thug against the wall opposite the one the woman was backed against. Dan started a barrage of punches to the thug's stomach, not giving him any chance to block or avoid.
"Impossible!" The thug shouted. "You CAN'T fight this well!"
"You're just a pathetic fighter!" Dan taunted before throwing his foot into the thug's face. The thug fell to the ground, defeated.
Dan folded his arms and gave a triumphant smile. He suddenly heard cheering. Dan turned around. The twenty people looking out from the apartment had now increased to an additional forty people on the streets. They were all cheering Dan on, as he had just saved a woman from a would-be kidnapper. Dan smiled. Never in his life has he had this many people cheering for him. The cheering suddenly stopped, though. Dan turned around again. He saw the thug he defeated slowly getting to his feet.
"Man! I can't believe I failed such an easy mission!" The thug said to himself, oblivious to the fact that everyone heard him. "The boss is gonna KILL me!"
With that, the thug ran off. Dan raised an eyebrow. Boss? Could that guy be working for Bison? Well, that wasn't his main priority right now. He had to see if the woman was alright. Dan turned to the victim, who still had the hood over her head.
"Are you alright?" Dan asked.
"Y-Yes. I'm fine. I-I was just so scared. I can't thank y-" The woman replied before seeing Dan's face. "D-Dan?"
Dan raised an eyebrow. He knew this woman?
The woman slowly removed her hood. She was a beautiful young woman with baby blue eyes. Her long, blonde hair reached past her shoulders. Her tears of fright were running down her face. Dan stared at the woman with wide eyes. Although she wasn't wearing her outfit and mask or had her hair into ponytails, Dan knew exactly who the woman was. He only managed to say one word.
"M-Mika?"
Dan sat in his home in Japan on a Friday night, alone. He was drowning out his thoughts by watching TV. Dan sighed.
"Well, it's another Friday night and I am yet again without a date." Dan said to himself. "Yep. I've got nothing to do other than sit here like a big, fat potato with butter and sour cream with a great big omelet smothered in mushrooms and a heap of fries covered with vinegar on the side." Dan was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly said, "I'm hungry."
Dan got off his couch and walked towards the fridge. He opened the fridge door and looked inside. He looked around the fridge. Among the stuff inside was a half-empty jar of olives, a half-finished sandwich wrapped in plastic, an open can of now-flat root beer and a leg of turkey. Nothing that Dan felt like eating. Dan closed the fridge and looked at his clock on the wall. It was eight o'clock.
"I might as well go to the café." Dan said. "It doesn't close until midnight."
Dan turned off his TV and opened his front door. Dan walked outside and locked his door behind him. Dan walked down the sidewalk in the direction of the café.
Dan looked around. It was a beautiful night. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky, and Dan could view all the stars. Any vehicle that went by went by quietly, meaning the only noise Dan could hear was the sound of crickets chirping.
While he was walking, Dan thought about a tournament he was in a while ago. A tournament where Capcom and SNK fighters teamed up to fight other teams. Dan had entered the tournament with two SNK fighters: Chang Koehan and Joe Higashi. At first, Dan thought his team was cool. That is, until Joe showed Dan his taunt. Dan was STILL trying to get that image out of his head! Dan's team made it to the semifinals, but was taken out by the team of Rolento Schugerg, Kim Kapwan and Ryuji Yamazaki. The team of Ryu, Ken and Terry Bogard won the tournament, fought against Ultimate Rugal and saved Osaka.
Dan was brought out of his thoughts when he heard a little girls scream. Dan looked in the direction of the scream. He saw Sakura chasing Ryu. Ryu was screaming in a high-pitched, female-like scream. Dan tried his hardest not to laugh. After all, Ryu WAS the main Street Fighter.
After Ryu and Sakura vanished, Dan broke out in a fit of hysterical laughter, having to support himself with a lamppost to keep himself from falling over.
"MAN! And they call ME the weird one!" Dan laughed so hard that tears were coming from his eyes. "That's gotta be the STUPIDEST thing I've ever seen!"
Dan finally stopped himself from laughing, wiped away his tears of laughter and sighed before continuing on his walk.
After walking for another two blocks, Dan was able to see the café. As he walked closer, he could smell the fresh scent of the coffee the café served. However, one thing stopped Dan in his tracks: Another scream. This time, it was shriller, more frightened, and more feminine. Knowing that it wasn't Ryu this time, Dan spun around to face the direction the scream was coming from, causing Dan to look into an alley. Instead of seeing a handsome young man being chased by a hyperactive fangirl, he saw a tall man in a uniform holding a knife to the throat of a woman in a cloak! A hood was covering the woman's head. Both figures had their backs turned to Dan.
"Keep it quiet, lady!" The man ordered. "I don't want anyone to hear you!
But he was too late. Dan looked up at the small apartment he was standing in front of and saw the heads of about twenty people look out of his or her window and look at the two figures in the alley.
"What do you want with me?" The woman asked, too scared to raise her voice.
"The boss wants to have a little talk with you." The man snickered.
Dan took immediate action. Dan rushed across the street, leapt into the air and landed a flying kick to the man's back. The man released his hostage, who backed against a wall.
Dan grabbed the man by the collar of his shirt and pulled him close to his face. Dan looked the thug straight into the eyes.
"You fiend!" Dan said with a furious glare. "Trying to abduct a poor, helpless woman?!"
Dan threw the thug against the wall opposite the one the woman was backed against. Dan started a barrage of punches to the thug's stomach, not giving him any chance to block or avoid.
"Impossible!" The thug shouted. "You CAN'T fight this well!"
"You're just a pathetic fighter!" Dan taunted before throwing his foot into the thug's face. The thug fell to the ground, defeated.
Dan folded his arms and gave a triumphant smile. He suddenly heard cheering. Dan turned around. The twenty people looking out from the apartment had now increased to an additional forty people on the streets. They were all cheering Dan on, as he had just saved a woman from a would-be kidnapper. Dan smiled. Never in his life has he had this many people cheering for him. The cheering suddenly stopped, though. Dan turned around again. He saw the thug he defeated slowly getting to his feet.
"Man! I can't believe I failed such an easy mission!" The thug said to himself, oblivious to the fact that everyone heard him. "The boss is gonna KILL me!"
With that, the thug ran off. Dan raised an eyebrow. Boss? Could that guy be working for Bison? Well, that wasn't his main priority right now. He had to see if the woman was alright. Dan turned to the victim, who still had the hood over her head.
"Are you alright?" Dan asked.
"Y-Yes. I'm fine. I-I was just so scared. I can't thank y-" The woman replied before seeing Dan's face. "D-Dan?"
Dan raised an eyebrow. He knew this woman?
The woman slowly removed her hood. She was a beautiful young woman with baby blue eyes. Her long, blonde hair reached past her shoulders. Her tears of fright were running down her face. Dan stared at the woman with wide eyes. Although she wasn't wearing her outfit and mask or had her hair into ponytails, Dan knew exactly who the woman was. He only managed to say one word.
"M-Mika?"