CHUN-LI'S POINT-OF-VIEW
Charlie and I wandered down the streets of the West Side of the city. We had been looking for Bison or anything that might lead us to him for well more than ten minutes. Charlie spoke up.
"We can't give up." Charlie muttered. "We just CAN'T give up!"
"We're not going to, Charlie." I assured. "There MUST be a lead SOMEWHERE."
We continued on without saying a word. I decided to try and start a conversation while we searched. If there were two things I couldn't stand, they would be Bison and silence.
"So, Charlie." I said. "How exactly did you and Guile meet?"
"Well, we first met when we were teenagers." Charlie replied. "I was getting pushed around by a couple of big-shots, and Guile helped me out. We've been best friends ever since."
"But what about your special attack?" I asked. "I mean, I know that you and Guile were trained to fight the same, but how did you two learn the Sonic Boom?"
"Oh, it's a long story." Charlie replied. "I could go one for weeks telling you how that happened. The main thing is that I fulfilled my lifelong dream of becoming an adventurer."
"What about your wife? I mean, what does SHE think about you going on these dangerous missions?" I asked.
"Ah, I'm not married." Charlie replied, laughing. "I don't even have a girlfriend."
I couldn't believe what he just said. How could he NOT have a girlfriend? He looked like the kind of guy that would have girls lining up just to MEET him.
"Well, I hope that you'll find the right girl for you." I said.
As we were crossing a street, we suddenly heard a screeching noise coming from behind us. We spun around and saw a car veer around a corner and come barreling straight at us! The driver at the wheel even looked like he WANTED to run us over.
"CHUN-LI! GET DOWN!" Charlie shouted as he grabbed me and leaped out of the way of the oncoming car.
Charlie and I hit the pavement. As soon as we landed, Charlie let me go, stood up, reached into his pocket and pulled out an old revolver. I watched in amazement as Charlie shot out the two back tires with the gun with pinpoint accuracy. The car screeched to a halt.
"Charlie," I gasped. "Y-You just saved my life!"
"Don't mention it." Charlie replied as he helped me to my feet. "Let's just find out who that thug is!"
Charlie and I rushed towards the now-stopped car. About thirty civilians also approached the stopped car.
As we ran towards the car, we saw the driver get out and rush off in another direction. I quickly noticed the outfit that he was wearing.
"That was a Shadaloo uniform!" I stated.
My eyes sprang open, as did Charlie's. We turned to face each other.
"Do you think?" I asked.
"There's always the hope." Charlie replied.
The two of us bolted towards the car. Charlie ran over to it and placed an ear up to the trunk.
"Sounds like a little girl crying." Charlie explained.
Charlie's eyes opened wider. He held out a hand to me.
"Chun-Li, I need a hairpin!" Charlie stated. "I think we may have found something!"
I quickly pulled a hairpin out of my hair and gave it to Charlie, who immediately went to work on the lock of the trunk. Charlie quickly unlocked the trunk, and opened it.
Charlie and I looked inside. There, lying in the trunk, was Guile's daughter Amy. She was bound hand and foot with strong cord and a white handkerchief was tied tightly around her mouth. Her eyes were puffy and red from crying, but as soon as Amy saw us, she immediately perked up. Charlie quickly pulled the gag from Amy's mouth, allowing her to speak again.
"UNCLE CHARLIE! AUNT CHUN-LI!" Amy cried in happiness as soon as her mouth was free.
I smiled as Charlie pulled Amy from the trunk. Because Charlie and I hung around with her father so much, Amy had always insisted on calling Charlie her uncle and I her aunt. As Charlie and I untied Amy, most of the civilians with us were exchanging questions among themselves.
"Amy, are you all right?" I asked.
"I am now, aunt Chun-Li!" Amy replied as she threw her arms around me. "But I was so scared."
"Why? What was that freak planning to do to you?" Charlie asked.
Tears started rolling down Amy's face as she threw her arms around Charlie.
"Bison said that he was going to do something to me that would make daddy very mad." Amy sniffed. "He told me that he would torture my daddy by killing mommy and me. That guy driving the car was taking me out to the docks to drown me."
My eyes widened. Why would Bison want to do such a thing? What did he have against Guile that would drive him to kill Guile's family? Charlie quickly released Amy, pulled his cell phone from his pocket, and started dialing a number.
"What're you doing?" I asked.
"I'm calling Guile." Charlie replied frantically. "If anyone should know about this, it's him."
Charlie and I wandered down the streets of the West Side of the city. We had been looking for Bison or anything that might lead us to him for well more than ten minutes. Charlie spoke up.
"We can't give up." Charlie muttered. "We just CAN'T give up!"
"We're not going to, Charlie." I assured. "There MUST be a lead SOMEWHERE."
We continued on without saying a word. I decided to try and start a conversation while we searched. If there were two things I couldn't stand, they would be Bison and silence.
"So, Charlie." I said. "How exactly did you and Guile meet?"
"Well, we first met when we were teenagers." Charlie replied. "I was getting pushed around by a couple of big-shots, and Guile helped me out. We've been best friends ever since."
"But what about your special attack?" I asked. "I mean, I know that you and Guile were trained to fight the same, but how did you two learn the Sonic Boom?"
"Oh, it's a long story." Charlie replied. "I could go one for weeks telling you how that happened. The main thing is that I fulfilled my lifelong dream of becoming an adventurer."
"What about your wife? I mean, what does SHE think about you going on these dangerous missions?" I asked.
"Ah, I'm not married." Charlie replied, laughing. "I don't even have a girlfriend."
I couldn't believe what he just said. How could he NOT have a girlfriend? He looked like the kind of guy that would have girls lining up just to MEET him.
"Well, I hope that you'll find the right girl for you." I said.
As we were crossing a street, we suddenly heard a screeching noise coming from behind us. We spun around and saw a car veer around a corner and come barreling straight at us! The driver at the wheel even looked like he WANTED to run us over.
"CHUN-LI! GET DOWN!" Charlie shouted as he grabbed me and leaped out of the way of the oncoming car.
Charlie and I hit the pavement. As soon as we landed, Charlie let me go, stood up, reached into his pocket and pulled out an old revolver. I watched in amazement as Charlie shot out the two back tires with the gun with pinpoint accuracy. The car screeched to a halt.
"Charlie," I gasped. "Y-You just saved my life!"
"Don't mention it." Charlie replied as he helped me to my feet. "Let's just find out who that thug is!"
Charlie and I rushed towards the now-stopped car. About thirty civilians also approached the stopped car.
As we ran towards the car, we saw the driver get out and rush off in another direction. I quickly noticed the outfit that he was wearing.
"That was a Shadaloo uniform!" I stated.
My eyes sprang open, as did Charlie's. We turned to face each other.
"Do you think?" I asked.
"There's always the hope." Charlie replied.
The two of us bolted towards the car. Charlie ran over to it and placed an ear up to the trunk.
"Sounds like a little girl crying." Charlie explained.
Charlie's eyes opened wider. He held out a hand to me.
"Chun-Li, I need a hairpin!" Charlie stated. "I think we may have found something!"
I quickly pulled a hairpin out of my hair and gave it to Charlie, who immediately went to work on the lock of the trunk. Charlie quickly unlocked the trunk, and opened it.
Charlie and I looked inside. There, lying in the trunk, was Guile's daughter Amy. She was bound hand and foot with strong cord and a white handkerchief was tied tightly around her mouth. Her eyes were puffy and red from crying, but as soon as Amy saw us, she immediately perked up. Charlie quickly pulled the gag from Amy's mouth, allowing her to speak again.
"UNCLE CHARLIE! AUNT CHUN-LI!" Amy cried in happiness as soon as her mouth was free.
I smiled as Charlie pulled Amy from the trunk. Because Charlie and I hung around with her father so much, Amy had always insisted on calling Charlie her uncle and I her aunt. As Charlie and I untied Amy, most of the civilians with us were exchanging questions among themselves.
"Amy, are you all right?" I asked.
"I am now, aunt Chun-Li!" Amy replied as she threw her arms around me. "But I was so scared."
"Why? What was that freak planning to do to you?" Charlie asked.
Tears started rolling down Amy's face as she threw her arms around Charlie.
"Bison said that he was going to do something to me that would make daddy very mad." Amy sniffed. "He told me that he would torture my daddy by killing mommy and me. That guy driving the car was taking me out to the docks to drown me."
My eyes widened. Why would Bison want to do such a thing? What did he have against Guile that would drive him to kill Guile's family? Charlie quickly released Amy, pulled his cell phone from his pocket, and started dialing a number.
"What're you doing?" I asked.
"I'm calling Guile." Charlie replied frantically. "If anyone should know about this, it's him."
