A/N: Okay, there is a reason that I am putting this out so fast. The reason is because I have been writing this for a very long time, in tandem with everything else, including my book, which is done but being beta-read by some people. I want to complete it because it's time for me to. And, most of all, I have some very loyal people who read my last story like clockwork and, I hope, will read this one, as well. This story is for them. They wanted a sequel and they earned it.
Thanks for reading that, everyone! Enjoy!
Chapter Three
The plane carrying Mei and Sakura took off, bound for San Francisco. Ryu, Chun-Li, Cammy, Ken, and Guile watched it from the terminal.
"Oh, my God, I hope they'll be alright," Chun-Li grabbed her forehead.
Ryu put his arm around his wife. "They will be."
They both looked back at the plane.
"So, what now?" Ken asked.
Cammy checked her PDA. "I just got a message from Selina. She wants to have a video conference with me right now."
They went to her laptop and turned the video chat with Selina, who was at MI6 Headquarters in London.
"What do you have?" Cammy asked.
"I looked into the H.A.T.E. Company that Captain Guile mentioned, Chief," Selina explained.
"And?"
"It's not good."
"How so?"
"Well, first, their name is pretty crazy. It stands for Hate, Anger & Terror Enterprises."
"That's encouraging," Guile said, sarcastically.
"It's worse because they live up to their name. These guys have their finger in a whole lot of pies. Terrorism, espionage, all the cakes and bakeries."
"'Cakes and bakeries'?" Ken asked.
"It's her thing," Cammy said. She looked back at Selina, "What else?"
"There leader is the guy." An image came on the screen of a man is his early 40s with scar on the left side of his face wearing a red beret and military attire. "Kirill Alkaev."
"He's not their leader," Chun-Li said. "Guerrilla is. This guy is just a front, probably a figure head and gives the orders Guerilla hands down."
"Makes sense," Cammy said. "What else do you have?"
"We have a confirmation of their next target." Selina answered.
"Where?"
"The Fenix Corporation. Their Research and Development Headquarters."
Cammy narrowed her eyes as she looked at the map. "Mumbai."
"I can have you all on a plane in an hour."
"Book it."
"Yes, Mum. I'll email you the flight information."
"Thank you, Selina."
"Right. Should I meet you in Mumbai?"
"No, I need you to stay in London. We're on the ground; I need someone we can trust at base."
"Are you sure?"
"Trust me, Selina. Besides you, I'm around people I trust me with my very life."
Selina smiled, "Yes, Mum."
"See you soon."
"Alright. Stay safe." Selina cut the transmission and Cammy closed her laptop.
"Thanks for what you said," Ryu smiled.
"Wasn't hard to say it," Cammy replied. "Meant every word."
"Guess we're off jet setting again," Ken smirked.
"Let's hope for less bullets this time around," Guile scratched the back of his head.
"Yeah, no such luck," Cammy started putting her stuff away. "Let's grab some food before our flight."
They went to a restaurant that Chun-Li and Ryu frequented. While the comedy of Guile trying to work his hands around chopsticks and Ken teasing him were nothing to forget, the married couple at the table was sitting with forlorn looks. Ken took a break from teasing Guile to look at his best friend and his wife.
"You guys okay?" Ken asked them.
They looked up at him then at each other, not sure how to answer.
"You don't recognize that look, Ken?" Guile asked.
Ken looked at Guile then back at his compatriots. He understood. "Oh, yeah. Yeah, I know that look."
"What?" Cammy asked.
Guile looked at her, "It's the fear of being a parent, Cammy."
"Yep," Ken pushed his food around. "You get scared for your kids when you're the same room as you. Let alone when they are out of the country."
"You left out the madman looking for us," Chun-Li said.
"No. For once… I was keeping my mouth shut."
"Only once," Ryu joked.
Ken smiled. "Glad you still have that sense of humor you found only after you got married."
Ryu rolled his eyes.
"We're going to get these guys," Cammy reassured. She smiled. "And all of you are gonna be one big happy family again."
"Here's hoping," Chun-Li said.
"It'll happen." Ken paused when he got text on his phone. He looked at groaned, "Ah, dammit."
"What's wrong?" Cammy asked. "Is it Eliza?"
"No. Sean. He just got on a plane because he's heading to Seattle for a tournament and said that he'd probably stop by L.A. after it was over. But I forgot to tell him I wouldn't be there. With everything happening, I completely forgot about it." He sighed. "I think Eliza remembers he's coming but I better remind her." He went to put in the text message.
Guile looked at him for a second then asked, "Should we still be carrying our cell phones?"
"I've been going back and forth about that." Cammy pulled hers out of her pocket. "Guerrilla's good. He's probably already been tracking us. Texts and everything."
"Oh, dammit!" Ken growled, after realizing that he had already hit "SEND".
"Yeah." She sighed. "But don't worry about that one. Guerrilla probably knew we'd all be in Hong Kong already."
"This is how he works," Chun-Li mused. "He knows we all have people we care about that we can't be away from. That we want to stay in contact with me." She exhaled. "It's two years ago all over again."
Cammy put a hand on her shoulder. "We'll decide later. Let's just finish eating then get to our plane."
The team wasn't sure what to do but decided to throw caution to the wind and keep their cell phones on them; they got on board their plane, bound for Mumbai. They were all in First Class with Ryu and Chun-Li sitting by the window with Cammy, Guile, and Ken sitting the center aisle. Chun-Li hated all of this made her feel as she looked out of the window. She felt weak, pathetic, like she hadn't accomplished so much and wasn't one of the strongest women in the world. But one mention of Guerrilla's name and she felt like the damsel in distress all over again and she hated herself for it. Maybe it was because he kidnapped Mei in the first place or maybe because proved to be stronger than originally thought and threw her down a stairwell. Regardless, she felt pathetic and couldn't stand it. She didn't want to be weak again and she knew she had to be strong. She started seething, quietly, making a fist so tight that she started to tremble.
However, she kept forgetting the one key thing that she has, now, that she didn't have two years ago when the Neo-Shadaloo incident first took place. She was no longer alone.
Ryu heard her breathing, angrily, though she didn't realize she was doing it, and looked to see her fist shaking. He already knew how all of this was making her feel. He remembered, all too well, how she felt the first time Guerrilla entered their lives. He put his hand on top of hers. That alone calmed her down. She looked over at him and leaned on his shoulder and he put his arm around her.
He kissed her head and exhaled, whispering, "It'll be okay."
She nodded.
Cammy looked over at them and gave an elbow tap to Ken to get his and Guile's attention. They looked over and realized again how much they really meant to each other and how much this affected them. This had to be settled and soon. The trio knew that a family was new, great territory for them both; having it was great but the possibility of losing it terrified them both. Each of the three all made their resolution to take down Guerrilla, H.A.T.E., and anyone who stood with them.
Guerilla smoked a cigar on his private plane when Lana walked in to the cabin and sat down.
"So, my dear," Guerrilla said, "is everything going according to plan?"
"Yes, sir," Lana turned on her tablet. "And, we've located your favorite operative."
He smiled. "Vicious?" He laughed. "Good! Tell him to be in Mumbai."
"Yes, sir."
"How about our newest addition?"
"Easier to find than previous expected. She said she will be happy to work for you."
"Splendid! And our guest of honor? How goes the search for him?"
"We believe we've located him but I'm going to make sure."
"How many sacrificial lambs are we sending?"
"Twelve. All believed they would be getting powers like M. Bison."
He chuckled and looked out of the window. "How easily fools are…" He chuckled. "…fooled."
"Yes, sir."
"Splendid. Tell Vicious to go to Mumbai and prepare him for battle. Let's see how Ryu, Chun-Li and their friends do against my good and faithful servant."
A/N: So, who is Vicious? Who is the "newest addition" and who is the "guest of honor"? What awaits the team in Mumbai? There are very many questions that will, slowly but surely, get answered. See you guys next time! REVIEWS, PLEASE!
