Chapter 4

Metro City, 2026

Taking the mysterious man into their infirmary, Hoover began to examine him but didn't find anything wrong with him. Turning around to face Jennety, he smiled.

"He just needs rest," he said. "Once he wakes up we can find out who he is, I don't think he's part of Scumocide's gang."
"..." said Jennety pointing at his arms.
"I have no idea what either of them are," he said rubbing his chin. "But the thing on his right hand intrigues me the most."

As soon as he finished speaking, the monitor in the other room began beeping. Both of them walked back to the command center and Hoover pressed a button. The image of Captain Commando appeared on the screen, scratching his head.

"You seem more lost than usual Captain," said Hoover laughing.
"Yeah yeah, you sure this is where Sho's signature vanished?" questioned the Captain.
"That's what the monitor is saying," said Hoover looking again.
"There's nothing here, I've used my goggles and I'm not reading anything," he said with a serious look on his face. "It's like Sho never existed."
"That's not possible Captain," said Hoover rubbing his chin. "A person can't vanish like that."
"Actually it's quite possible really," said a third voice.

Hoover and Captain Commando both looked at Jennety who shook his head before pointing to the other side of the room. A portal was opening and out stepped out a man with spiky white hair, wearing a red dress-shirt with a white tie. He had a three lined visor over his eyes and was drinking what looked like a cup of coffee.

"Captain Godot, Earth Federation Third Division, I believe one of our Lieutenants is here present," he said finishing his cup of coffee. "I need to quickly begin treatment, where is Kash?"
"WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU IN MY SECRET BASE?" yelled Captain Commando from the monitor.
"If you want to know so badly return to base then," said Hoover shutting the screen down. "He's through there but we need some answers."
"Once I'm done with the patient, we can discuss what we can with you," he said.

Jennety led Godot to the infirmary with Hoover following behind. As they reached the room, Godot saw Kash laying still on the table. Approaching the table, Godot was looking for something in the bag he carried. Hoover looked on and became puzzled when he pulled a thermos out. Motioning Jennety closer to him, he started whispering to him.

"That man seems addicted to coffee don't you think?" he whispered.
"..." said Jennety nodding his head.
"I can hear you quite well you know," said Godot with a smile on his face. "This is Godot blend number #4, it's not for drinking."

With that said, he poured the coffee on Kash's face. In an instant, Kash bolted from his seat trying to wipe the hot liquid from his face while yelling in pain. Godot opened a second container and splashed water on his face. He then threw a towel near him.

"CAPTAIN GODOT, WHY?" yelled Kash in pain.
"I thought you'd be happier to see a familiar face," he said in a sarcastic tone. "How long were you planning on playing hurt."

"Who's playing?" Kash retorted back. "I've fallen on a car and got hit by a Pro-Wrestler, I almost got killed by a giant too, I'm tired."
"You can rest all you want once you fix whatever it is you did," he said with a serious face.
"What are you talking about?" asked Kash wiping himself with the towel. "And where am I, last I remember I fell into a portal by accident."
"You're in Metro City, but you're in the year 2026," he said with the same expression on his face. "But something happened that shouldn't have in the past and the future is feeling the ripples of that mistake."

Not a second after uttering that statement, his and Kash's 3PD flashed a blue light that engulfed the whole room. When the light stopped flashing, Godot and Kash noticed they were alone in the room. Godot moved into the room where he first appeared and saw the place was deserted. Kash followed him into the room looking around.

"Where did that baby and the guy dressed as a mummy go to?" asked Kash staring around the room.
"That light that just happened was what I was just talking about," said Godot. "In the future Mike Haggar disappeared from the books of Presidents and when I arrived apparently a member of their team vanished and now the other two vanished. I wonder if that other guy in the monitor is still around?"

Hearing a noise in the background, both of them turned around and were face to face with the man Godot was just mentioning. Kash noticed he had a pair of blue sunglasses on and was dressed in a ridiculous white and blue outfit with a yellow star on his left side of his chest plate. He looked at Kash and then at Godot. He looked around before speaking.

"I'm not picking up Jennety or Hoover with my goggles," questioned the man. "I'm also missing another member of my team, do you people have something to do with that?"
"Captain Commando was it not?" said Godot offering him his cup. "Would you like some coffee?"
"WHERE IS MY TEAM?" he yelled knocking the cup out of Godot's hand.

With fast reflexes, Godot saved the contents of the cup. Drinking a sip, he cleared his throat.

"As I was just informing the Lieutenant here, something in the past is affecting the future," he said gulping a bit more of the coffee. "Whatever that something is, its connected to your team."

"There's no such thing as time travel," said Captain Commando with a serious look on his face. "I have the most advanced equipment around. These goggles, my protector, my boots and my gauntlets are the most hi-tech things around."

"Your goggles do nothing in finding your team," said Kash with a sarcastic tone.

Attempting to do a good impression of Colonel Ronyar, he tried clearing his throat like him. Upon noticing it didn't get the two men's attention, he crushed his coffee mug with his bare hand. Both men looked at him as his hand began to bleed.

"Random arguing isn't going to solve anything," he said wrapping his hand in a bandage. "We're going to Metro City and find out what's going on."
"I can't leave the city unprotected," said Captain Commando crossing his arms. "But I need to go if it'll get my team back."

"Don't worry, I'll stay behind and keep an eye out," said Godot looking at them. "What do you want me to do, throw coffee at people, I'm a medic."

"I kind of expected that visor to shoot things out of it," said Captain Commando. "I had a dream where this one guy shot lasers out of his vizor."

"That's nice, don't care," said Godot pouring himself another cup of coffee.

"Captain where on earth are you getting more coffee from, and that mug?" asked Kash with a puzzled look on his face.

Godot emptied the contents on a nearby table and revealed his emergency kit was filled with more things required to drink coffee than healing. Captain Commando shared the puzzled look Kash had when he asked him but snapped out of it to ask a question.

"How are we going to the past anyhow?" he asked.

Walking to a wall, Kash pressed a key on the 3PD and opened a portal big enough for the two of them. Motioning him to come, Captain Commando walked with him through the portal. As the portal vanished, Godot grabbed a thermos and walked to a nearby chair next to the monitor. Opening the thermos, he smelled the contents.

"Mmm Godot Blend # 25," he smiled pouring himself a cup.

Metro City, 1989

A portal opened from a nearby wall and Kash and Captain Commando walked out of it. Captain Commando looked around at Metro City. Most of the buildings were the same but were in worse condition. He turned around as Kash went into a nearby alleyway. He came back with a bag in hand.

"I'm shocked no one stole my bag," he said. "Then again I probably returned when I disappeared so not a lot of time passed."
"So I know we got off on the wrong start but I'll do anything for my team," Captain Commando said extending his hand.
"I was just messing with you back there," said Kash accepting his hand. "We need to find some guy called Guy. It shouldn't be so hard, I think he's the only ninja in this city."

"Out of curiosity, what style does this ninja use?" asked Captain Commando. "It wouldn't be Bushin-Ryu would it?"
"Yeah how did you know?" asked Kash.

"That would be our connecting link," he said. "Sho was a Bushin-Ryu ninja too. He must be a descendant of his."

"Problem is I have no idea where he is," said Kash. "I don't even know what he looks like."

"I know where he is," said a gruff voice behind them.

Turning around, Kash saw the familiar face of Mike Haggar. Kash quickly jumped back a few steps and Mike laughed.

"I'm not going to hit you, I just lost my temper earlier is all," he said laughing. "I found where they are meeting, lets go say hello."
"What about Cody?" asked Kash.

Looking at the ground, Haggar looked back at Kash.

"Let's take each step one at a time," he said staring at Captain Commando. "Buddy what's with the getup? You look like someone from my CWA days."

"I never met you in my life and the first thing you do is make fun of my outfit?" said Captain Commando eyeballing Haggar. "By the way you look familiar, to me."

"I'd hope so, I'm the Mayor of Metro City," he said. "Or are you not from around here like Kash here?"
"Let's just leave it at that Mike," Kash said. "Right Captain?"
"You were in this dream I had," said Captain Commando. "You were one of the people who fought the devourer of planets."

"Kash what's this guy talking about?" questioned Haggar.

"Don't know, don't care," he said. "You said you know where Guy is?"

"Yep, hes uptown, same place where we all stopped Mad Gear not too long ago," said Haggar pointing northeast from their location.

The three men started their walk, not noticing someone was overhearing them in the background. With the information, he scratched his head and went a separate route.