Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes always get up early to go work out before the other operatives wake up. Strom Shadow asks, "Can you believe that girl?" Snake Eyes was planning to show Scarlet just a couple of moves; but after yesterday, he knows he is going to teach her everything. No one ever take martial art that seriously.
"Well, at least you don't have to worry about her today. With all the workouts yesterday, she won't be able to get up." Storm Shadow opens the door to the training bay and sees Scarlet practicing the moves she learned yesterday. Storm Shadow says, "I thought I told you to have a good rest." Scarlet replies, " I can't sleep."
"Did you eat breakfast?" Storm Shadow says. Scarlet answers, "I don't feel like eating." Snake Eyes smacks her head and Storm Shadow says, "you go and eat something, or you are going home. You can't overwork your body. Duke will not forgive us if we ruin his hand-picked operative." Scarlet salutes and leaves.
Strom Shadow and Snake Eyes haven't finish warming up when Scarlet runs in and says, "I am ready. What are we going to do today?" Storm Shadow looks at her. Scarlet is almost bouncing when she says, "are you going to teach me the air spin kick?" Storm Shadow asks, "you think you are ready for that?" Scarlet says, "I was trying to do it…but it's so hard. I keep on missing…"
She then starts imitating what Snake Eyes do. Not only she learns fast, she can remember what other people does by just looking. Snake Eyes is really impressed. He shows Scarlet the moves. Scarlet then does it perfectly. "Yeah! I did it! I did it! Show me more! Show me more!" The pretty operative cheers.
"Scarlet! Leave those poor wooden men alone and get you pretty behind up here." Strom Shadow yells. It's only been 2 weeks but Scarlet is already better than any of the operatives around. Storm Shadow is on a 10 ft high beam but Scarlet jumps up there in one swift move. Storm Shadow jumps down and shouts, "Alright, guys. Show her what you got…"
An operative runs up to her and attacks her. Scarlet kicks him down the beam. The kick is stronger then any kick of a man. Scarlet punches another guy down and spin-kicks the next two. After that she does a 3-kicks combo, and knock the next operative down the beam. Snake Eyes comes in and looks up at his pride student. "What do you think?" Storm Shadow asks his friend.
Snake Eyes gives him a thumb-up. Storm Shadow shouts, "Scarlet, get down here and get ready. We are going on a mission in 20 minutes and you are tagging along." Scarlet looks at them, jumps up high in the air, did a triple flip, a turn, a twist and lands on the floor without bending her knees. Then she twirls around and bows like a ballerina. Snake Eyes smacks head and walks away. Scarlet laughs and follows.
"We have 20 officers down already. The S.W.A.P. team is all wounded. We tried the National guards but they say they are not advance enough to deal with it. You are our last hope." The commissioner says. Snake Eyes nods. He then sneaks in with Storm Shadow and Scarlet right behind him. The triads are all inside.
Guard their weapons. No one will get near them. Snake Eyes signals Scarlet. Scarlet at once makes her way behind the weapon and hides there. Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow go get the hostages. Suddenly, the hostages get up with guns in their hands. "Don't even think about it!" The Hong Kong Triad says.
Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow raise their arms. The triad leader says, "You, at the back of the guns, get out of there!" Scarlet comes out with her hands in the air. The leader laughs, "a girl? You really should go home and play with dolls where it's safe." The leader walks up to Scarlet and touches her face, when one of the triad shouts, "No! Becareful of her!"
Scarlet bangs the nose of the leader with her forehead. She then punches and kicks all the people going her way. Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow fights off the rest of the triads. Storm Shadow sees the triads run toward Scarlet with knifes, and guns and chains and staff. "Oh, Duke is gonna kill me!" He runs to Scarlet.
Scarlet isn't even scared. She kicks away the firing gun, with takes a few hair and barely misses her. She jumps and dodges the robe, and then stops all the knifes and chains and staff and all the other lethal weapons one by one like it's an exercise in the training hall. She is so fast, the triad can't even get close to her.
Scarlet sits on top of the Jeep and watches while the other operatives move the triads and the weapons out. Storm Shadow says, "I have my doubt about bringing you, but I guess you proven me wrong. You aren't even scared." Scarlet says, "Are you kidding? Did you see how close the shot is? I almost die! I have never been in fight like this! Wait until my father tonight!"
Strom Shadow groans, "Do you have to tell your father? If he knows what happened tonight, he will put a gun through my head." Scarlet laughs. Snake Eyes comes up to them and Storm Shadow starts the car.
"Let's go home. They can take care of the rest. You know, Scarlet, I think Duke will be really proud of you to hear what you did tonight." Storm Shadow says. Scarlet murmurs, "Duke."
Continue at Ch.4