1997, SOUTHTOWN - PAO PAO CAFE
"That's it! I already know how to boost our popularity!" Said the young Shingo Yabuki, slamming his fist into the table he was sharing with his friends Kyo Kusanagi, Benimaru Nikaido and Goro Daimon.
"Oh, here we go again..." Said Benimaru, sighing as the blue-wearing student cheered happily at himself for his idea.
"Let's make some insane stunts! Everybody likes insane stunts, right?" Kyo, Benimaru and Goro sweatdropped at Shingo's idea.
Richard Meyer and Bob Wilson, the cafe's owner and his student, respectively, looked at the group from another table, their faces red with shame.
Terry Bogard, who was working as a janitor to pay the bills he had with Richard, laughed severely - after all, one of the strongest fighting trios in the King of Fighters tournament were having their dignity wrecked by the foolish Yabuki.
"I know! We can ask Athena to promote us in TV and upload the footage in the Internet! We can call it... Shingo's Awesome Trials!" Said the jolly Shingo, absolutely sure his idea was the best one in Earth.
Kyo was paralyzed with shame; Benimaru was sighing heavily; Goro was trying to think of a way to excuse himself; Richard tried to ignore the situation; Bob was doing his best to avoid laughter; and Terry was having the time of his life.
"Look, Shingo... we appreciate your contribution, but that's not exactly what we wanted to do." Said Kyo, trying to dismiss his fellow student's ideas without being rude.
"What are you talking about, Kyo? This is the best idea in the whole galaxy!" Asked Shingo, wondering how could somebody dislike his thoughts.
"First, what kind of stunts are we going to do?" Said Kyo.
"Oh, you know... riding on a shopping cart through the city, rolling downhill on a tire, playing blind paintball, eating dead leeches..." Said Shingo, almost dreaming as he thought of fame and fortune.
"That is absolutely ridiculous, Shingo!" Benimaru shouted, facepalming with a loud thud.
"You will see, guys... you will see." Said Shingo, before Bob came over to them bringing their food, which consisted of: a pile of pancakes with an absurd amount of maple syrup for Shingo; a vegetarian sandwich for Benimaru; a medium-rare steak for Kyo and a bowl of ramen for Goro.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hello, this is my first story in this site. If you liked it, be sure to review, as a manner of telling me what is good and what needs to improve.
FUN FACT: Kyo Kusanagi was originally planned as a character named Syo Kirishima, who is available as a striker for Kyo in some games.