Chapter 10:

Cado was up the next day, replaying yesterday's events in his mind. His hand shivered in fear, but he strengthened it, determined.

"Hmm, what to do now," Cado muttered to himself, crossing his arms. "There's nothing much to do now... I guess I can tag along with whatever Ryu's roped into. I get to fight stronger opponents, especially that guy from before." His mind made up, Cado nodded. "Alright. Now where to find him..." He closed his eyes, honing his senses. He floated off the ground, ears and nose strained to locate Ryu.

As he flew. Cado kept on trying to search for Ryu, until he caught his scent. "Got it." He flew in that direction, homing in fast. Once he saw Ryu, he hid in the nearby trees. There, he saw Ryu fighting a blonde fighter in a red gi. His manner of dressing was similar to Ryu's lack of shoes and all.

Interested, he watched the two fight. He frowned as he watched Ryu get beat up. He wasn't performing at the same level as when he fought him and that red-haired guy. What was going on with him?

The fight quickly concluded, with the blonde guy winning. He asked what was wrong, so Ryu decided to tell him. Straining his ears, Cado was able to listen, frowning as he did so.

The two fighters parted ways, the blonde one giving Ryu his red headband. With that, the two parted ways.

Ryu looked at the headband in his hand, deep in thought. "It must not be easy for you," Cado said, jumping down to greet him. Ryu whirled, getting into his stance. He paused, seeing who it was. "Cado? What are you doing here?"

"Following you," Cado answered. He crossed his arms. "I was following you in hopes of coming across a challenge, but after hearing about your plight, I guess I might help you out."

"You spied on me?!" Ryu asked, frowning.

Cado shrugged. "Yeah. Though, I'm sorry about your master." He frowned at the thought. He wondered if he would've felt the same way had Grandpa Roshi died. His heart would've broke at the thought, so he quickly dismissed it.

Ryu bowed his head, before looking at Cado. "It's alright. Though, now that you're here, maybe you could help me." Truth be told, despite being confident in his abilities, he knew himself that trying to find this Akuma person wouldn't be wise on his own. He could tell from yesterday that he was holding back immensely. If he was actually serious, he would die instantly. He knew that Cado was strong, despite his age. So he was hoping that he would help him.

Cado didn't even think about it twice. "I'm in."

Smiling, Ryu extended his hand to shake Cado's, who responded in kind. "Great. Let's be going, then."

With that, the two started walking, talking as they did so.

XXX

Along the way of their travels, the two started to spar, getting a feel of each others' strength. Despite being stronger, Cado allowed Ryu to get a few hits in, studying his moves. As they fought, Cado finally made a surprise move. "Shoryuken!" he shouted, going for an uppercut that caught flames. Surprised at seeing his move, Ryu was left open for the attack, grunting as he was hit and knocked back down.

"W-What was that?" he asked, shocked. Cado grinned, looking at his fists.

"That was your Shoryuken," Cado answered. "Well, mine. You used is so much that I was able to break down how you did it, and then used it. Plus, it got really annoying at times, so I let you have a taste of your own medicine."

"You performed my move after seeing me use it?" Ryu said, eyes wide. "Incredible."

Cado shrugged. "Thanks, but I've been training my whole life. This kind of stuff is easy."

Ryu nodded, grunting as he got back up. "Okay. Let's go again."

"You sure?" Cado smirked. "Don't want to take the win again?"

"Hmmph. We'll see," Ryu responded.

Scoffing, Cado got into his own stance. "Alright, then."

Just as the two were about to fight, they were interrupted by a shout of, "So COOOOOL!"

The two paused, turning to see who was the one who shouted. In a nearby bush, the leaves rustled as the person revealed themselves. It was a teenage girl, with brown hair, excited eyes, and wore what looked to be a schoolgirl's uniform.

"You guys are so amazing!" the girl shouted, bouncing up and down on her feet. "Oh my God! I can't believe I'm meeting you guys for the first time! This is so exciting, I feel like I'm going to pass out from excitement!"

"Hold it," Cado halted, a hand up. He growled. "Who are you? You're interrupting our fight."

The girl immediately waved her hand in apology. "Ah ~ So sorry! I just wanted to meet you guys! I've heard all about you, Ryu and Cado."

"You know of us?" Ryu asked, confused.

The girl nodded. "Uh huh! I'm Sakura, by the way! And I just wanted to say..." She bowed down to the both of them. "You two are so amazing!"

Both sweat-dropped at the girl's actions, slightly creeped out. "Okay, I'm going to just say it: you're crazy," Cado summarised.

"Crazy about the both of you!" Sakura said, suddenly in the boy's face. He jumped back, shocked. "You the most! Oh, it was so awesome how you won the last tournament! Your Drunken Fist was so cool!"

"Uh, thank you," Cado thanked. "Are you a martial artist?"

"An aspiring one!" Sakura beamed, smiling. She threw a couple of punches and kicks. Cado could see that she had some skill, despite several flaws in her attacks. "It's just... seeing you two great martial artists, fighting in the tournament... made me get so pumped!" She clenched her fist at the last word.

Ryu had a smile on her face, while Cado was impressed. The girl was dedicated. Maybe she could be a great fighter.

"I'm sorry, Sakura, but I must decline," Ryu respectfully denied her.

Sakura's expression went from joyful and cheerful, to completely shocked and broken. She dropped her fist, looking at Ryu. "W-What?"

"It has nothing to do with you!" Ryu quickly said to calm her down, waving his hands frantically. "I'm honoured that you would come to me for aid. But I am on a quest with this young boy to find my master's killer. As such, I cannot help you."

"And I don't know the first thing about teaching someone," Cado added his piece. "As amazing as I am, I still have much to learn. Maybe when I become better, we can meet again."

Sakura's shoulders dropped in sadness. She sighed, looking like she was about to cry. Then she sucked it up, putting on a determined face. "A-Alright. I see that you both are on an important mission. But remember." She pointed at the two of them, a stern look on her face. "I'm counting on you two training me when I see you again."

"Deal," Ryu nodded. Cado shrugged, leaving it out there.

"Great." Sakura held up a camera in her hand, smiling widely. "Now, who wants a picture with me?!"

"Of course." "No." came the replies of Ryu and Cado.

XXX

"Interesting," a man muttered in a dark building, looking at two pictures in front of him. The two pictures were of Ryu and Cado, both taken discretely. "I would never thank that these two could catch attention so quickly. I'm surprised."

"M. Bison?" a man said from his side. This man was tall, black and extremely muscled. He wore a black suit that struggled to contain his build. "What shall we do with these two? Shall we kill them?"

"No," the man known as M. Bison muttered, a small, evil grin on his face. He looked intensely at the pictures. "No, I have plans for these two. Capture them for me, alive." He looked intensely at Cado, studying his features. "It may not do to use the body of a child, but I guess I can't be picky about who I choose." He crushed Ryu's picture in his hand as he looked at Cado. "Soon, boy. Your body shall be mine!"

XXX

It had been several weeks since Ryu and Cado had run into Sakura. Since then, the two have been perfecting their fighting skills. By this time, Cado had already used the Hadoken and the Tatsumaki Senpukyaku on Ryu, beating him a number of times. Ryu had also learned the Kamehameha from Cado. Well, not learned. He tried practicing the move when Cado had performed it on him, and managed to form it after a number of tries.

The two also did their own personal training. Cado increased the gravity of his belt to ten times Earth's gravity, while wearing the Kryptonite ring and trying to overcome the weakness of his tail. The combined training of it left him exhausted and almost at the brink of death most times, but he managed to recover. Cado learned to have an appreciation for Sensu beans.

Ryu tried his best to contain and resist the Satsui no Hado within him, but was having some trouble. Cado suggested that he somehow try to master it, rather than trying to resist it. At first, Ryu denied this, thinking it impossible. But after a while of failure, he contemplated the idea.

Right now, the two were resting from their daily training and sparring, eating from the prey Cado had managed to catch.

"So, what's next?" Ryu asked, finished cleaning the bones of his food.

Cado belched, finished with his own meal. "I don't know. Maybe practice a bit on trying to control your Satsui no Hado."

Ryu grimaced. "I'm not sure if that's a good idea."

Cado rolled his eyes. "Come on. You're never going to conquer this thing and beat that Akuma guy if you don't try."

"I know," Ryu said tiredly. "I know. It's just-" He paused when Cado held up a hand, frowning. "What is it?"

"Come on out!" Cado shouted, glaring at the space to his left, where the unknown figure was hiding behind several trees. "I can see you!"

At this, the figure didn't move. Just as Cado was about to chase the person out, they revealed themselves by walking from their hiding place. The figure turned out to be a woman in an odd pink dress with black, pinkish hair. She had calm blue eyes and slightly beautiful features. She had an air of calm around her, as well as a kind aura, although this was hard to tell from her expression.

"So you were able to sense me," the woman said to herself, although both Cado and Ryu heard it. "Impressive."

"Cut the crap, woman. Who are you?" Cado asked immediately, glaring as he got into his stance. Ryu got into his own stance, looking warily.

The woman held up her hands in a placating manner. "Calm down, I mean you no harm."

"Don't be surprised if I don't believe you," Cado responded, glaring at the girl. Ryu walked forward, putting his hand on Cado's shoulder to calm him down. He then looked to Rose, letting her know to continue.

"My name is Rose," Rose introduced, a calm look on her face. "I have come to warn you about someone who is after the two of you: the leader of the criminal organisation, Shadaloo."

Cado frowned, confused. "What? Why?" His initial anger was replaced by curiosity.

"The leader, M. Bison, has taken interest in your fighting skills and strength," Rose explained. She then looked at Cado in particular. "Especially you."

"So just because I won a tournament, I have some mysterious creep following me?" Cado grunted. "Great. Then I'll just fight him."

"M. Bison isn't your typical martial arts fighter," Rose warned. "He is dangerously powerful and intelligent. You would be wise not to underestimate him."

"And how do you know so much about him?" Cado questioned, frowning. "Are you in league with him?"

"Cado," Ryu said, getting his attention. "If she was in league with him, why would she be warning us about him?"

"That may be true, but I can tell that she's hiding something," Cado said, frowning at Rose's sombre look. She did her best to hide it, but he had caught it. "You are hiding something, aren't you? What is it about this Bison guy that you're trying to hide?"

Sighing, Rose decided to explain herself. "I know Bison's motivations and plots because... in a way, I'm connected to Bison. I'm his good side, his morals manifested into physical form."

"... Huh?" the two managed to say, confused.

Rose decided to elaborate. "Bison has the ability to weaponize his soul. It's a forbidden art that not many people know, but he was taught this skill by gypsies. Anyway, Bison separated his soul, removing all the goodness and morals from his soul, leaving his cruel and evil side inside of him. I'm the manifestation of his good side. His conscious, so to speak."

Ryu was shocked, stunned that anybody could do such a thing to their soul. Cado frowned in thought, knowing that if M. Bison was able to expel all good from his soul, then he was bad news. "Knowing that, I feel like I can trust you," Cado said, relaxing slightly, but still not putting his guard down. "So, what are we supposed to do about Bison?"

"Be prepared," was all Rose said. "Bison will be like no other opponent you have faced. You must tread carefully."

"Is there any insight you can give us on Bison's abilities?" Ryu asked, worried.

Rose frowned in thought. "Be wary of his attacks, as they are extremely destructive. Also, he likely would want to swap his own body with your own."

"Swap bodies?!" Cado yelled, shocked. He tried to comprehend that. How does having some magic powers give people the power to swap bodies?! "B-But h-how?! How can he do that?!"

"His psycho powers are immense," was all Rose said, an understanding look on her face. "Lastly, he has the ability to brainwash people, and control their minds. That is all that I know of for the moment. I apologise for not being to help you further."

"I-It's fine," Ryu said, even though his own nervousness. "Thank you for informing us."

"You're welcome. Now I must be off. Farewell."

"Wait, hold on!" Cado yelled, but it was too late. Rose disappeared, leaving the two alone.

It was silent for a moment, the two mentally going over what they were told. Finally, Ryu asked, "What are we going to do?"

Cado clenched his fists, inhaling and exhaling slowly. "What we always do: fight."

XXX

Cado and Ryu wandered, both alert and searching for anything suspicious. Cado removed his solar watch, using his powerful senses to try and locate any mysterious activity.

Just as it seemed like they were about to go crazy from their paranoia, a voice called out, "Psycho Cannon!"

Immediately, the two dodged, just in time to avoid what looked to be a large ball of purple energy. The attack connected where they previously were, destroying the ground.

"Hmm. Impressive that you managed to dodge my attack," a voice called out. The two martial artists got into their respective stances, facing where the voice came from. From some foliage, a large man walked out, a menacing grin on his face. He wore a red police outfit, with a hat on his head and a shoulder guard fitted on himself. His imposing presence was boosted by his heavily muscular physique that strained against his clothes.

The most terrifying thing about him was his blank eyes, the whites making his grin all the more evil.

"You must be M. Bison," Ryu spoke, a bead of sweat rolling down the side of his face.

"That's right," Bison confirmed, crossing his arms and settling in an arrogant posture. "You, boy." He jutted his chin towards Cado. "Either join me and become part of something great, or suffer. Hopefully, you won't be a waste of my time."

Cado got out his scouter and tapped the button on its side. 260, he mentally read off from his scouter. Cado frowned. He must be hiding most of his power.

Cado gave off a snort, pushing away his worries. "You expect me to join a weakling such as yourself? Please." Cado smirked cockily. "You are nothing but trash, standing before those above you."

Bison scowled, losing his grin. "Insolent child," he growled, body flaring with purple energy. "I will teach you not to disrespect me."

Ryu made to walk forward, but Cado held out his hand. "Wait. Let me fight him. I'm the strongest out of the both of us, so I'll gauge his strength. If it looks like I'm in trouble, you can join in." As much as his pride went against it, Cado was wary of Bison's powers. He'd rather receive help than somehow end up with his body snatched up, or him being brainwashed.

Ryu frowned, but backed down. "Fine. But be careful."

Cado walked forward, setting the setting on his gravity belt to normal. He got into his fighting stance.

Bison scoffed. "If I didn't think you foolish, I do now. You throw away aid when fighting me?" Bison then chuckled. "Then again, it wouldn't do you any good even if both of you fought me together. None of you are a match for-"

Bison didn't get to finish as Cado's fist lodged itself, deep into his gut. He coughed up saliva and a bit of blood as he stared at the smirking Cado in shock.

"You talk too much," was all Cado said. With that, Cado kicked out with his right foot, hitting Bison's left leg and making him stumble. The hybrid followed through with a backfist, making the man stumble.

Bison grunted, wiping away the line of blood from his face. He glared daggers at Cado. "You'll regret that, boy! Feel the wrath of my Psycho Power!"

Bison seemed to perform what looked to be a slide kick, barrelling at Cado like a bull. Cado leaped into the air, staying afloat. Testing Bison's powers, Cado launched a few ki blasts at the man below.

Scoffing, Bison launched into the air, flying as well. "Psycho Crusher!" Bison then went into a streamlined position with his fists outstretched and started spinning like a drill, breaking through Cado's ki blasts.

Cado narrowly dodged out of the way of Bison's Psycho Crusher, going for an elbow to the side. But then Bison disappeared in a flash of purple, stunning Cado. This left him open to a Head Stomp from Bison, sending him flying downwards.

"Worthless!" the man shouted, performing another Psycho Crusher and connecting with Cado, making him cough up saliva. Cado connected with the ground, causing a crater to form and smoke and dust to pick up. Bison jumped back, scoffing as he crossed his arms. "Pathetic."

"Cado!" Ryu called out, worried.

Bison waited for Cado to appear, but was disappointed when he didn't. "How weak. All that talk, and nothing to show for it." Turning to Ryu, he grinned. "Now-"

Bison was interrupted by a kick to his face, sending him flying. Cado suddenly appeared where he previously was, grinning. He flew after him, instantly appearing in front of the mid-air Bison.

"Shoryuken!" Cado shouted, golden flames erupting from his arm. He struck Bison full-force, sending him flying again vertically. Cado flew after him again, grabbing Bison's left leg and halting his movement. The boy then spun him around for a few seconds, picking up momentum. Finally, he released him, sending him crashing towards the ground, creating a crater beside the one Cado was in.

Cado slowly landed on the ground, making a show of cracking his neck. "Good warm-up. Really got my blood flowing," he commented, grinning arrogantly. He knew that Bison was still ready to fight. As proven when a Pyscho Cannon was launched at him. Scoffing, Cado backhanded the attack away, already positioned to elbow Bison in the gut, who had appeared from behind.

Bison wheezed, winded. "H-How?"

Cado answered by backhanding Bison away. Holding out his hand, Cado called out, "Apex Cannon!" The azure ball of energy sailed after him, ready to detonate.

At the last second, Bison teleported away, just in time to avoid the blast range of the Apex Cannon. He reappeared in front of Cado, growling angrily.

"You impudent little pest!" the man growled out, soul power flowing from his body as his power level rose. "I will teach you to respect your betters!"

Cado just stared at him, uninterested. He could tell that he had gotten stronger, but not strong enough for him to worry.

His silence set Bison off even more. He roared, shooting off multiple Psycho Cannons that Cado dodged with ease. What he wasn't prepared for was Bison teleporting again in front of him and performing a Scissor Kick. While he took the hit, Cado stood his ground, stomping his foot heavily to hold his place. He ignored the head injury, and instead started to use his fists.

Bison obliged, using his own skills to fight. The two released a flurry of combos, each one battering the two of them. Bison released a soul-powered fist to Cado's torso, winding him slightly. Cado followed up with a devastating two-hit combo to Bison's head, stunning him long enough to shoot off a heat vision blast to the face. Bison roared, surprising Cado by flying away and performing another Psycho Crusher. Instead of dodging it, Cado stood his ground. He crossed his arms, grunting and roaring as he withstood the attack.

His arms screamed in pain, buckling under the force of the attack. Yet he kept on standing, not willing to yield. Just as Cado's arms couldn't take any more, Bison's movement slowed, his body still in motion. Taking advantage of this, Cado dropped his arms and jumped, spinning in the air to perform a Tastumaki Senpukyaku to Bison's head, dazing him. Bison fell out of his charge and landed on the ground in a heap.

Bison tried to rise, but was intercepted by a flying kick that sent him sailing. He managed to right himself in the air, snarling. Glowing with soul power, he grinned.

Cado made to follow him, but paused as his mind felt fuzzy. His eyes saw that the world was tinted with a purple hue. Are you frightened? a voice asked in his head, making Cado slightly weak in the knees. Cower before me. All is hopeless against me.

Cado knew that this was Bison's brainwashing. He would've been surprised and succumbed to the mental attack if he wasn't used to illusions and hypnosis in the first place. Roshi used to do that all the time to him, confusing his senses and causing him to fall asleep most of the time. It was only after having it against him a couple of times that he managed to fight through it. And this was no different.

Cado roared, breaking the brainwashing as his body was surrounded by blue ki. He flew towards a stunned Bison, delivering straight punches to his stomach. After a particularly brutal punch, Cado kicked him in the side. Bison was able to use his momentum to his advantage, performing a Psycho Crusher downwards and readjusting himself to aim at Cado, who was still floating.

Just as Bison neared him, he disappeared in a flash of purple. He reappeared instantly behind Cado, drilling into his back and aiming downwards. Grunting, Cado flipped himself over and kicked Bison in the spine, disrupting the attack. As Bison flew down, he flung a Psycho Cannon at Cado, who dodged it with the Afterimage Technique.

Landing on the ground in a heap, Bison roared in rage. He could not allow this-this boy to beat him! It was unacceptable! He was M. Bison! And he did. Not. Lose!

Bison sent out a wave of Psycho Power, pushing Ryu back and making Cado look at him in the air, crossing his arms. He started flinging Psycho Cannons and beams of Psycho Power everywhere, too lost in his rage to notice. Ryu managed to stand up and move out of the way, continuously dodging each attack that neared him.

Cado swerved and ducked, narrowly dodging each attack. He knew that Bison was too angry to notice that his attacks were wild, but he couldn't get close to him. So he had to end it with one shot.

Cado ducked another attack as he cupped his palms behind him. "Ka..." He left an afterimage behind, dodging the attack aimed for him. He reappeared and disappeared in a flurry of afterimages, covering the sky with the images.

"Me..." A blue light formed in his palm, the action mirrored by the afterimages. Each Psycho attack obliterated every afterimage as new ones were being created.

"Die!" Bison unleashed a wave of Pyscho Power that decimated the space above him. He panted, rage cooling down a bit.

"Ha..." Cado's voice cried out, making Bison shocked. He whirled behind him, looking up as Cado was still in the air, charging his attack. Snarling like an animal, Bison unleashed another barrage of attacks. Cado continually used the Afterimage Technique, each afterimage trailing after him and taking damage. The motion got so disorientating that Bison kept on attack, unleashing more of his power.

"Me..." Cado chanted, his attack formed. He kept on descending downwards.

"This is the end, boy!" Bison roared, seeing most of his attacks home in on what looked to be the real Cado. Just as it connected with him, it passed through another afterimage, the light of the 'attacks' blinding him.

Blinded and stunned, Bison could do nothing as Cado appeared behind him, attack ready. "Ha!"

The signature attack barrelled towards Bison, hitting him point blank. "I-Impossible! This can't be!" His body was slowly being engulfed by the beam.

Cado roared, pumping more energy into the Kamehameha. "Enjoy hell, Bison!" With the increase in ki, the Kamehameha quickly engulfed M. Bison, destroying his body completely. The blue light shone throughout the surroundings, bathing everything.

The attack ended after a few moments, the remains and ashes of Bison falling to the ground. Cado panted, stumbling a little at shooting the Kamehameha. Seeing that Bison was dead, he threw Ryu a thumbs up, who followed in kind. Cado kept on his guard, remembering Rose's words about Bison being able to possess bodies. After a few moments of tense silence, Cado slowly lowered his guard, walking up to Ryu.

"That was incredible," he complimented, giving Cado a fist-bump.

The boy grinned. "Was there any doubt? He was strong and tricky to beat, but if he's the leader of Shadaloo, then we don't really have to worry about any of their members being stronger."

"Agreed," Ryu nodded, before looking a bit put out. "Although, I wish I could've taken him..." Cado laughed, the two about to walk away. Suddenly, Cado stopped, freezing in his tracks.

"What's wrong?" Ryu asked, worried.

Cado's face twitched, before he roared in what looked to be pain. He gripped his head, going down on his knees as wisps of purple surrounded him. His face twitched, as if he were trying to fight something.

"Cado! What's wrong?!" Ryu asked, alarmed. He placed a hand on Cado's shoulder, before he was pushed back by a blast of purple energy.

You didn't think that you could get rid of me that easily, boy? a voice spoke in Cado's mind, causing him to roar as he tried to resist whatever had a hold of him. My Psycho Power is not limited to my body! Now, you pathetic insect, your body is mine!

"N-No!" Cado yelled, gripping the ground and breaking it and he pounded it. His mind burned with pain as he resisted the possession with every fibre of his body, his eyes shifting between his own normal blue(1) eyes and purple. "I refuse!"

You have no choice in the matter! Bison's soul roared in his mind. With this body, I will become stronger than I could ever be! No one would be able to stop me!

"I don't care about your stupid ambition!" Cado bellowed, slowly raising himself upwards. "Your path... is insignificant... compared to my OWN!"

W-What? Bison yelled in his mind, shocked. This was impossible! No one could resist his possessions! Nobody!

"T-To lose to a stupid possession trick... is unacceptable!" Cado was now slowly standing up, knees bent. He had a fierce expression on his face, aura shifting between blue and purple. "You are pathetic, Bison! Possessing those stronger than you after they've won?! Trash like you doesn't know the meaning of honour or pride! You have committed three grave sins against me, fool! One: you tried to take control of my body!" Now Cado was gaining control, pushing Bison away. "Two, you tried to take control of my mind!" Cado stood proudly, anger written across his face. "And three: you tried to take away my pride! NOW PAY FOR YOUR SINS AND BEGONE, TRASH!"

Blue ki erupted around him, lighting up the surrounds. Shockwaves were produced, pushing Ryu further away and creating a crater around him. Cado's aura expanded and ascended, reaching the sky. After a few more seconds, it died down, leaving smoke around the air. When it cleared, it showed Cado standing where he was, panting harshly. He held up a hand, seeing it glow blue with a tint of purple. "Interesting..." he rasped out, still panting.

"Are you alright?" Ryu asked after a moment, seeing Cado standing there. "You're not possessed?"

Cado snorted. "Hardly. If anything..." Cado flexed his aura, proud and strong. "I have conquered that fool's power." Cado started throwing out Psycho Cannons around, seeing them destroy the area he was in. He gripped his fist, it being bathed in purple. "It's what he deserves after attempting such a cowardly trick. Now..." Cado grinned. "Let's go. If we meet any fighters along the way, I'd like to test my new skills."

XXX

Cado and Ryu decided to go their separate ways, after not being able to find any leads on Akuma. Not only that, but Ryu felt like he needed to improve, after seeing Cado defeat Bison. He felt like he wasn't being challenged enough, so decided to split away and hone his own skills, hoping to improve before facing Akuma. Cado agreed, and decided to do his own training.

Cado grunted as he kept on wearing his Kryptonite ring, using his hands to walk. On top of his tail were several boulders. Each time he walked, his tail extended upwards, pushing the boulders up for a bit, before it lowered. He was training the strength of his tail. On his waist, his gravity belt was set at fifteen times normal Earth gravity, and he was slowly getting used to the effects.

Sweat coated his body as he continued moving. As he did his training, he looked at the Kryptonite ring on his finger. He would have to expose himself to more of the substance for him to work up his resistance. The chunk on his finger was too small.

Grunting, he continued his training, a bit disappointed. He was unable to fully utilise the skills he had acquired from Bison. The only fight he received was from some pathetic weakling that he had faced. Dan or something. The fool had faced him and started boasting about his skills, stating that he wanted to fight him. Cado entertained him... for about two seconds, before he knocked him unconscious... with a simple punch.

Honestly, the whole thing was embarrassing. Even Yamcha wasn't so weak when he faced him. Cado even felt ashamed of accepting his offer of a fight.

The boy grunted. He banished his thoughts, focusing on his training. After thirty minutes, he dropped the boulders, sighing. He removed the Kryptonite ring, putting it away. Cracking his neck, his stomach growled loudly. "Yeah, yeah," he told his stomach, patting it.

Straining his ears, he rose into the air and flew to the nearest settlement, landing far enough so that nobody noticed him. He sniffed the air, moaning as he could detect a particular delicious smell. He dashed towards it, seeing that he had arrived at a noodle shop. Grinning, he stepped in, ordering enough food for his stomach. Of course, 'enough food' meant getting twenty bowls of noodles with different types and toppings. He thanked the waiter, before digging into his food, enjoying the taste.

As he was on his his tenth bowl, he heard a yell behind him. "There you are!"

Cado slurped up another noodle as he looked behind him, seeing who had yelled. The person was a young woman with twin buns on her head. She was beautiful, wearing a blue qipao with gold accents, and wore thin leggings that showcased her very muscled legs. She wore white combat boots that went up to her calves. Large spiked bracelets adorned her wrists.

Unconsciously, Cado activated his X-ray vision as he looked at the woman. His eyes took in every detail of her bare body. Every detail. Blood gushed from his nose as he pinched it, trying to stem the blood flow. Dammit, Grandpa! he mentally cursed, the image burned into his mind. Why did the old man's teachings and urges kick in now?!

"Tell me where he is!" the woman shouted, pointing at him, snapping him out of his urges. Cado blinked, putting down his food reluctantly.

"And you are?" Cado asked, getting up from his seat and seeing the chef back away.

"That doesn't matter! Tell me where he is now! Where is M. Bison?!" she yelled, getting into a fighting stance.

"Bison? Wha- Woah!" Cado quickly ducked as the woman launched an energy blast from her palms, making it hit the stand where his food was. The stand exploded, the chef being able to move away just in time.

"M-My food..." Cado said, stunned into silence. He looked in horror at the scene before him. How could anyone kill food? Such glorious, delicious food?!

"Answer my question! Where is M. Bison?!" the woman repeated, anger written across her face. That anger faded as Cado glared at her with such fury that she flinched. Before she could do anything, a fist lodged itself into her jaw, sending her flying and crashing into a nearby stand, causing it to collapse. The vendor ran away, leaving the woman to pick herself up. She looked up at Cado, who glared daggers at her.

"You..." he whispered, blue miasma creeping off his body. His eyes were burning red. "I'LL KILL YOU, YOU MONSTER!" Twin ruby beams of heat sailed from his eyes. The woman narrowly dodged the attack, seeing it vaporize the debris that was in her place. She launched her energy blasts at Cado, trying to keep her from a distance.

Snarling, Cado backhanded the attacks away, appearing in front of the woman and kicking her dead-on in the stomach. She coughed up saliva, flying away from the force. She kept on crashing through stall after stall before landing in a heap.

She made to get up, but gasped for air as Cado grabbed her by the throat, choking her. "You took my precious food," he whispered in a deadly tone. "And for that, I'll take your life."

Just as Cado was about to shoot her with his heat vision, he heard someone shout out, "Finally caught her!" Reluctantly, he looked up to see several men who looked like thugs gather around him and the gasping woman, holding various weapons.

"Alright, kid. Hand over Chun-Li, and no one gets hurt," one man offered, stepping forward.

Cado looked at the men, before glaring down at the woman he was choking. "I don't who I'll kill faster: you, or these weaklings before me," he threatened, making sure everyone heard him.

And scene! Good to be back to this story.

Hope y'all liked it. Especially the fight with Bison. And while I did my best to make it a good one, I'm pretty sure you all knew Cado was going to win. If not, well... too bad.

No, but really: while Bison was strong, and could overwhelm Cado, it's his soul-possessing and brainwashing that I personally think make him dangerous. He's a good fighter, but nothing Cado can't beat. As for Cado fighting off the possession, I originally wanted it to emulate Vegeta's outburst when Babidi tried to control him, but decided against it. Have too much respect for the character to copy the scene. Oh, and Cado got Bison's powers. Why? Well, he forced Bison's soul manifestation out of him, but it was the mind (or soul, in this case) that was pushed away, not the power.

And Chun-Li is introduced! Woohoo! Although the confrontation isn't pleasant. Pretty obvious why, so no need to elaborate on it.

Just a quick heads up: Cado will be doing mostly his own thing during the Street Fighter arc. Sure, he'll join in with most of the plot, but will eventually deviate to fight his own opponents and do his own things. It's so I don't basically write the entire Street Fighter plot.

Guest review time:

1) Thanks

2) Thanks

3) While that's true for many SF characters, I decided to write it like this, and may write it the same way in future chapters. You don't like it? Tough.

4) It's been already been shown here, but yes they will

5) Thank you very much! I'm glad great minds think alike! All the women you just listed were obvious choices in the harem. I mean, come on? No one was going to expect otherwise.

6) The colour scheme for the armour will be black and red. I like the colours, so it'll go there. I didn't even think about the Superboy outfit bit, but good that you agree.

7) I probably should post this. Harem is as follows:

Bulma, Android 18, Android 21, Kasumi, Mai Shiranui, Chun-Li, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Powergirl, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Zatanna, Black Canary, Faora and Starfire.

Hawkgirl, Zangya, Catwoman, Raven, Fasha, Big Barda and Hippolyta will be taken into consideration. Not a yes or a no.

And that's it. Thanks to all those who f,f,r and r the story. See y'all next time.

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