Disclaimer: Yadda, yadda, yadda…don't own Street Fighter…you should already know this…
The rain had slowed to a light drizzle as the black sedan pulled into the cemetery. Gen and Ryu got out, and took their seats with the rest of the assembly. Chun-Li was sitting at the front, and Ryu saw her and wanted to go to her. She's so close, and yet, she seems so far away… he thought.
The funeral began, as the priest gave a blessing, and several of Dourhai's colleagues gave speeches. Then Chun-Li got up to speak. She began, "My father was a man who stood for and believed in the cause of justice. He lived for his cause…and he gave his life for it. He said, 'Evil can only prevail when good men do nothing' We must take this to heart- no longer can we sit and watch evil and do nothing. We must stand up and say, 'No more!' Do not let my father's sacrifice be meaningless." She returned to her seat, and several men stood around the gravesite at the casket was lowered. The assembly stood as well. Ryu, had moved to where Chun-Li was, and as the earth struck the casket, Chun-Li shook, and Ryu put his arm around her. They stood there and watched the burial, and then Ryu escorted Chun-Li out of the cemetery.
Once they were outside, she turned to him and embraced him. "Thank you, Ryu, for being here." She said, as the dam of emotion she had broke, and she broke down and began crying.
Ryu said, "I will be here for you. The storm that you are going through may seem rough, and never-ending, but soon the sun will shine, and there will be brighter days."
Gen had come out of the cemetery, looking for his top student and his friend's protégé. He saw them, sharing an embrace. He decided that he would give them some time together. Ryu, you may be just the thing to help her healing, Gen thought. He came up to the pair, and said, "Here you are. That was a beautiful speech, Li-Li. How would you like to join me for lunch?"
Chun-Li said, "Lunch sounds good, Sifu. What do you say, Ryu?"
Ryu replied, "I'd like that."
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After lunch, Gen returned Ryu to his hotel, and took Chun-Li back to her apartment. But Ryu didn't want to spend all of his time in his room. Deciding better of himself, he picked up the phone and called the number he had scribbled down earlier. After a few rings, there was an answer on the other end. "Hello?" the voice said.
"Chun-Li? It's Ryu. Listen, I don't want to spend all my time in my hotel room, and was wondering if you could use some company…"Ryu began.
"Yeah! I could definitely use some company…especially after…everything that's happened" she replied.
"Alright, then, I'll take a cab there then. I'll see you in a few minutes." Ryu said, as he disconnected the call.
Moments later, Ryu found himself at Chun-Li's apartment. He took the elevator to her floor, and he found her place. He knocked on her door, and she came and answered the door. "Ryu! Come inside!" she said.
Ryu walked inside and sat on the couch. She came and sat down beside him. She was wearing jeans and a yellow tanktop. Ryu asked, "Are you feeling any better?"
She replied, "A little. I guess I've accepted him being gone…but…I am most angry with how he died. A great man like him should have died a hero, not…butchered like an animal…" she said, as sadness entered her voice.
Ryu then quietly asked, "How did he die?"
Flashback:
Chun-Li ran through the streets, headed for the Industrial Zone. The voice on the phone call chilled her: 'I'd hurry….unless you don't want your father to spend his last moments on earth with his daughter'. So Chun-Li ran to the Industrial area, where the mysterious caller told her to come. She arrived at the construction site, and a black limo was parked in the front. The doors opened, and Chun-Li found herself looking at three very evil men. One was an African-American, heavily built. The other was …European, possibly. His skin was light, and he had a tattoo of a snake across his shoulder and chest. The last man wore a red military outfit, and the cap had a winged-skull. This man spoke first. "Miss Xiang? How pleasant to see you tonight."
Chun-Li screamed, "Where is my father?"
The man spoke, "How rude of you. Gentlemen, this is Chun-Li- the inspector's beautiful daughter. Mi Xiang, this is Balrog- my muscle." The boxer then cracked his knuckles. "And this is Vega- my assassin" The Spaniard then bowed to her, and said in a honeyed tone, "Hola, Senorita. Esta mas fina. I said that you are beautiful."
"And I am Bison. I am their leader- and the man in charge of Shadaloo. Your father is leading an investigation of my organization.", the red-garbed man said.
"You're a criminal! And you have my father- where is he?" Chun-Li said.
"Let's take her to see her father. Vega, if you please." Bison said. Vega grabbed Chun-Li's arms, and led her to through the construction site. They came to a crane, and Balrog turned on the lights. Chun-Li looked up…and screamed, "DAAAADDDDDDYYYYY!"
Dourhai had been suspended nearly 10 stories on the crane. He hung up in the air, drifting into and out of consciousness. He heard the scream, and looked down and saw people on the ground.
Suddenly, the crane activated and he was lowered to ground level. Dourhai looked around, and said, "Damn you, Bison! How dare you get my daughter involved! She is innocent…"
Bison sneered, and said, "I do not care about 'guilt' and 'innocence'. You have something I want-and I am not above harming your 'precious, innocent' daughter to get it.'" At that, Vega brandished his claw, and held it to Chun-Li's throat. "Stop! The information...is in my trunk" Dourhai said.
Bison walked to Dourhai's sedan, and opened the trunk. He pulled out a folder and briefly examined its contents. Bison then said, "Everything seems to be in order. Balrog- the crane."
Chun-Li, shocked, asked, "What? He gave you the information. What are you doing to him?" Bison replied, "There are penalties to be paid…for crossing Shadaloo. Take him up to 70 feet."
The crane lifted Dourhai to 70 feet. Once the crane stopped, Bison said, "Drop him." The crane's mechanism released, and Dourhai dropped to the earth. Bison then held out his hand, and the crane stopped- but the force of the fall dislocated his shoulders. Dourhai screamed in pain, and Chun-Li cried, "Stop it, please! You got what you wanted…please let him go!"
Bison answered, "Let him go? Why my dear girl, I have every intention" The crane lifted Dourhai up to 100 feet. Dourhai screamed down, "Li-Li! Don't forget…I love you…and never give up in the face…of evil…always stand up and fight for justice…." The crane released, and Dourhai fell…and he fell…and he landed…with a sickening thud.
"DADDY! DADDY, NO!" Chun-Li ran to where her lather landed, and held him. But it was too late. Bison, Vega, and Balrog got into their limo. Bison looked at Chun-Li and said, "The ideals of justice…are held by the weak and the foolish. Only with power can you gain the world." The limo sped out of the construction site, and Chun-Li was left there with her father… End Flashback
"And that's what happened…he was doing his job…to help protect the weak and innocent. And they killed him because he was 'in the way'…" Chun-Li finished. Ryu was silent, but inside, he was raging. He had never felt anger like this…at men who would so callously kill another human just because. At that moment, there was a knock on the door. Ryu got up and went to answer the door. On the other side, was a heavily-built black man and another handsome lighter skinned man. Ryu slightly opened the door, and said, "What do you want?"
The black man said, "We're here for Miss Xiang." Ryu replied, "She's not taking visitors." The other man said, in a thick Spanish accent, "Amigo, then what are you?" Ryu said, "I'm a friend. And you'd better be leaving." Suddenly, the door was pushed in, and Ryu found himself on the floor. He quickly picked himself up and faced the two intruders. Chun-Li looked up and saw who it was. "No…Vega and Balrog!" she said. Ryu then got into a fighting stance. These guys…they helped torture Chun-Li's father, he thought.
"Why are you here? Hasn't Bison taken enough from me?" Chun-Li asked. Balrog said, "Well, Bison realized that your dad hid an important disc . And we want it back. And this time….there are gonna be no witnesses…"
Ryu said, "Well then…if you want her, you've going to have to get past me." Oh, Ryu…I can't let you throw your life away…Chun-Li thought. Vega then brought his claw hand up and said, "Well, I guess this apartment will be decorated with the blood of both of you!" They then got into their stances and….
What's gonna happen next time?
