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BEEP! BEEP!

Ryu slowly opened his eyes to the sound of his alarm clock. He turned to his side and looked at the time. It read 5:03. He sat up in his bed, strechted and scratched his short black hair. Ryu looked like a normal seventeen yr old, but he was far from normal. With an athletic but yet slim build, Ryu was known as the strongest fighter in the world. This title has gotten him respect, but also a target for the likes of shadowlaw's master, Bison. But he's always managed to escape his evil sights with the help of his long time friend and rival Ken Masters. He got out of bed and walked to the backyard of his house where his father, Gouken was meditating. Ryu smiled as he quietly stepped over to Gouken with the thoughts of scaring him. Ryu was in a few inches of him and then he pounced. Gouken jumped up and threw Ryu over his shoulder and slammed him to the ground. Ryu's face showed a look of annoyance.

" I can never get you huh father?" Ryu asked.

Gouken shook his head. " I focused on your ki so I knew when you were going to attack." He replied. " That...and the fact that I raised you."

Gouken and his wife, Ayumi weren't Ryu's real parents. Gouken found Ryu when he was a baby crying beside a dead corpse. Since then Gouken took Ryu in as his own son and trained him in the martial arts. Ryu grew into a strong and determined fighter.

Ryu jumped to his feet and got into a stance. Gouken just stood there stroking his beard. Ryu charged towards him and executed a perfect standing blade kick but Gouken parried it and grabbed Ryu's leg and threw him again. Ryu decided it was time to sit down. He bowed to Gouken and sat cross legged to listen to what Gouken had to say.

" Ryu, I've trained you and Ken in the form of my style." He said. " You both have made me proud. You two are like yin and yang. You're calm, collected and you wait for your opponent to strike. Ken is unpredictable, unorthidox, and aggressive. You both are amazing fighters. I am proud to call you my students."

Ryu smiled as Gouken said that.

" But just because you're the strongest fighter in the world doesn't mean you can do as you please." Gouken joked. " You've still got to go to school. This is your junior year."

Ryu smiled and bowed to his teacher/father and prepared for a long and strenious day. He put on a pair of blue jeans, a white v neck t shirt, and white track shoes. He couldn't wear his headband seeing as the school didn't allow headwear. He grabbed his backpack and headed out.

THE MASTERS MANSION.

" Master Ken! You'll be late for school sir if you don't get up!"

The butler, Francis searched franticaly for young Ken. He searched high and low for him, but he was no where to be found. Then he ran into the parents. Jameson and Aoi Masters.

" What's wrong Francis?" Asked Jameson.

" It's Master Ken." Francis replied. " I don't know where he is."

The three looked around the huge house , but there was no sign of him. Then they checked outside and sure enough, there he was. Ken stood in a one knee position. He felt the ki of all living things flowing through his body. And as soon as he felt it all gather into his fist, he released it.

" SHINRYUKEN!"

Ken leapt to atleast 7 feet into the air in a whirlwind of fire that if Ken was fighting an opponent it would cause a vacuum effect that would suck in the opponent and strike him multiple times. Ken landed on one knee in a crouching position. He slowly opened his eyes. They showed the look of a fierce warrior.

" MASTER KEN!"

Ken stood up quickly.

" Oh snap! Sorry Francis." He laughed nervously.

" Master Ken, I'm sorry to bother you but if you don't hurry, you'll be late for school!" Francis exclaimed.

Ken's eyes got wide.

" AW MAN!" He quickly ran inside but stopped at his parents, kissed his mom, and slapped his dad on the back, then hurried upstairs into his room to get ready.

MINUTES LATER

Jameson, and Aoi were at the table eating breakfast before going to work, when Ken joined them at the table. His clothing consisted of baggy cargo shorts, grey chuck taylors, a white sweatband around his right wrist, a white t shirt with a skull and tribal design, and a grey baseball hat. Ken sat down at the table and his parents looked at him with a humorous smile.

" Ken, you know the rules." Jameson said.

Ken removed his hat from his head and let his long black flowing hair fall to his shoulders.

" Sorry pops." Ken said sheepishly.

The odd thing about the Masters family is that while Jameson was caucasian and Aoi was japanese, Ken was neither. He was African American.

FLASHBACK

Jameson had a business meeting on the other side of town. Jameson was very well liked for his ability to work with less fortunate than himself. He helped people get homes and jobs. On the way from a meeting, he saw something that caught his eye. A young child no older than six, was surrounded by kids whose age ranges were from ten to fifteen. The little boy showed no signs of fear nor backing down. He swung at one of them and hit the child in the jaw. But they all ganged up on him. Jameson got out of the limo and ran towards the beating. The kids saw him and ran off. Jameson looked at the little boy. He was filthy. His long hair clumped together and was tangled. His clothes were torn and tattered. But Jameson looked in his eyes. They were fierce and full of pride. But they told another story. The boy's parents either died or left him on the streets to die. It was then, Jameson knew what he had to do.

" Do you have a name son?" He asked.

The little boy looked in his eyes.

" Ken." He said.

" Where are your parents?"

" They're gone. They left me here."

Jameson clinched his fists. Hearing the boy say this angered him to the maximum. He turned to Francis.

" Call Mrs Masters. Tell her we have a guest." He ordered.

" Yessir."

Jamesom turned back to Ken.

" How would you like to come stay with me?" He asked.

Ken nodded.

FLASHBACK ENDS

" Feels like yesterday." Ken said.

Then he looked at his watch.

" Look at the time." He said. " Gotta head out. Later."

Ken grabbed his, hat, bag, and keys and jolted out the door. He jumped in the driver seat of his 350Z, turned on the ignition, blasted his music and sped off. Along the way, he saw Ryu walking down the street. He honked the horn and stopped. Ryu got in.

" New Year." Ken said.

" New Problems." Ryu added.

The two friends looked at each other and laughed. They tapped fists as Ken drove off.

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