Chapter Ten: The Miss World Warrior Pageant
Mumurs from the audience were heard as the stage at the Honolulu Auditorium went blank. Then the stagelights raced among the gathered crowd as the pageant's theme music began to play.
On the stage, the eight women gracefully walked across the stage and stuck a pose, while the ten jusges, in their best attire, matched from seperate doorways, to the tables and sat down.
"Live from the Honolulu Auditorium," the unknown announcer (the one from the original SF2, who used to announce the country where the next fight would be taking place), "We bring to you, the Miss Wold Warrior Pageant!"
The crowd came alive, chering and whooping.
The camera moved down to the judges. First, on Ken, who stood up. "Now for the judges. From the Masters Foundation, the vice-president of operations and Pan American karate champion, Ken Masters!"
Ken grins and flashes a thumbs-up. Then the camera moves to Ryu, who stands up.
"From Japan, the reigning Street Fighter champion and Shotokan Karate master, Ryu Hoshi!"
Ryu folded his arms across his chest. From out of nowhere, a gentle wind came forward, ruffling his clothes and headband. Then the camera moved over to Fei.
"Hailing from Hong Kong, the hottest action star to grace the silver screen. Ladies and gentlemen, Fei Long!"
Fei adjusted his shades and gives a cocky grin as his female fans--Shadowlaw included--cheered. Next came Guile.
"From the U.S.A., the infamous 'King of the Air Force,' Colonel William F. Guile!"
Guile pulls out a comb and readjusts his hair in two strokes. Mike Haggar was next in line.
"From Metro City, the ex-mayor turned political activist, Mike Haggar!"
Haggar simply folded his arms across his broad chest and grins. Then came Sagat.
"From Thailand...the 'Emperor of Muay Thai...' Victor Sagat!"
Sagat crossed his arms across his chest and began to laugh. Rolento was next.
"From whereabouts unknown, the elite commando, Rolento Schugerg!"
Baton in hand, Rolento snapped his fingers. Seated in several rows behind him, Rolento's troops cheered. Vega (surprisingly without his mask) was next.
"From Spain, the 'Spanish Ninja,' Vega!"
Vega took a step back then did a backflip and raised his hand in a victory pose. Cracker Jack was the next judge.
"From U.S.A., and a member of the Shadowlaw organization, Cracker Jack!"
Cracker Jack simply adjusted his hat and grins. The next judge was a creepy-looking guy with a face dressed in a Shadowlaw uniform.
"From Shadowlaw, the commander of the Shadowlaw Special Forces, Doctrine Dark!"
D. Dark was too strung out to do anything. Last was Bison.
"And our last judge, the lord of Shadowlaw, General M. Bison!"
Bison folded his arms across his chest and sneers.
"And now, we move onto the contestants!" The announcer said as the spotlight changed to the contestants. Cammy was first. She was wearing a sky-blue dress with a pair of black boots. Her hair was in her usual twin pigtails. She waves at the audience and smiles.
"From the United Kingdom, representing MI-6, Camilla White!"
The cheers were loudest from Delta Red, Cammy's squad.
Next was Chun Li. She was wearing a scarlet Mandarin dress with black imprints of cherry blossoms on the skirt. Her hair was done in her ususal style and laced with ribbons.
"From China, now residing in Japan, representing Interpol, Chun Li Xiang!"
She smiles and bows.
Ryu clapped for his woman, while Vega seethed, seeing as how she had mangled his face the last time he had fought her. Maki was next.
"From Japan, representing the Bushin-ryu School, Maki!"
She was wearing a red dress that suspiciously looked like the number that Milla Jovovich wore in the RE movie. She flashes a victory sign and beams. Eliza was the next contestant up. She was clad in a dark blue designer's dress with straps and a pair of stiletto heels. Her blonde hair framed her face.
"From the U.S.A., representing the Masters Foundation, Elizabeth Masters!"
Eliza waved and smiled at the audience. Ken was applauding, while Vega was mesmerized by her beauty. Next came Rose, who was wearing a strapped version of her usual gypsy's dress.
"From Italy, the fortuneteller Rose!"
Rose bows and throws a tarot card to Ryu, who effortlessly catches it. Chun Li saw this, but kept her cool. Karin Kanzuki was next. She was wearing a red-and-black dress and a pair of expensive sandals on her feet.
"From Japan, representing the Kanzuki Syndicate, Karin Kanzuki!"
Karin strikes a pose (her victory pose from Alpha 3). Pullum, clad in a slinky blue-and-white dress, was next to be introduced.
"Hailing from India, the Indian Princess, Pullum Purna!"
Pullum bows and blows a kiss to the judges. Last came Juli. She was wearing a dress that was similar to Eliza's save that it was black and showed a lot of leg. Her hair was done in her usual style and she had some makeup on.
"Last, but not least, from Germany and representing Shadowlaw, Juli!"
The loudest cheers came from Bison's Shadowlaw troops, mainly under the threat of torture from their boss. Juli merely inclined her head and smiled at the audience.
From the judges' table, Ryu took a sip of water. "This is going to be a VERY long night."
As the eight contestants departed from the stage, the announder continued speaking. "You have met our lovely contestants, not as they leave the stage, we will prepare for our swimsuit competition!"
Mumurs from the audience were heard as the stage at the Honolulu Auditorium went blank. Then the stagelights raced among the gathered crowd as the pageant's theme music began to play.
On the stage, the eight women gracefully walked across the stage and stuck a pose, while the ten jusges, in their best attire, matched from seperate doorways, to the tables and sat down.
"Live from the Honolulu Auditorium," the unknown announcer (the one from the original SF2, who used to announce the country where the next fight would be taking place), "We bring to you, the Miss Wold Warrior Pageant!"
The crowd came alive, chering and whooping.
The camera moved down to the judges. First, on Ken, who stood up. "Now for the judges. From the Masters Foundation, the vice-president of operations and Pan American karate champion, Ken Masters!"
Ken grins and flashes a thumbs-up. Then the camera moves to Ryu, who stands up.
"From Japan, the reigning Street Fighter champion and Shotokan Karate master, Ryu Hoshi!"
Ryu folded his arms across his chest. From out of nowhere, a gentle wind came forward, ruffling his clothes and headband. Then the camera moved over to Fei.
"Hailing from Hong Kong, the hottest action star to grace the silver screen. Ladies and gentlemen, Fei Long!"
Fei adjusted his shades and gives a cocky grin as his female fans--Shadowlaw included--cheered. Next came Guile.
"From the U.S.A., the infamous 'King of the Air Force,' Colonel William F. Guile!"
Guile pulls out a comb and readjusts his hair in two strokes. Mike Haggar was next in line.
"From Metro City, the ex-mayor turned political activist, Mike Haggar!"
Haggar simply folded his arms across his broad chest and grins. Then came Sagat.
"From Thailand...the 'Emperor of Muay Thai...' Victor Sagat!"
Sagat crossed his arms across his chest and began to laugh. Rolento was next.
"From whereabouts unknown, the elite commando, Rolento Schugerg!"
Baton in hand, Rolento snapped his fingers. Seated in several rows behind him, Rolento's troops cheered. Vega (surprisingly without his mask) was next.
"From Spain, the 'Spanish Ninja,' Vega!"
Vega took a step back then did a backflip and raised his hand in a victory pose. Cracker Jack was the next judge.
"From U.S.A., and a member of the Shadowlaw organization, Cracker Jack!"
Cracker Jack simply adjusted his hat and grins. The next judge was a creepy-looking guy with a face dressed in a Shadowlaw uniform.
"From Shadowlaw, the commander of the Shadowlaw Special Forces, Doctrine Dark!"
D. Dark was too strung out to do anything. Last was Bison.
"And our last judge, the lord of Shadowlaw, General M. Bison!"
Bison folded his arms across his chest and sneers.
"And now, we move onto the contestants!" The announcer said as the spotlight changed to the contestants. Cammy was first. She was wearing a sky-blue dress with a pair of black boots. Her hair was in her usual twin pigtails. She waves at the audience and smiles.
"From the United Kingdom, representing MI-6, Camilla White!"
The cheers were loudest from Delta Red, Cammy's squad.
Next was Chun Li. She was wearing a scarlet Mandarin dress with black imprints of cherry blossoms on the skirt. Her hair was done in her ususal style and laced with ribbons.
"From China, now residing in Japan, representing Interpol, Chun Li Xiang!"
She smiles and bows.
Ryu clapped for his woman, while Vega seethed, seeing as how she had mangled his face the last time he had fought her. Maki was next.
"From Japan, representing the Bushin-ryu School, Maki!"
She was wearing a red dress that suspiciously looked like the number that Milla Jovovich wore in the RE movie. She flashes a victory sign and beams. Eliza was the next contestant up. She was clad in a dark blue designer's dress with straps and a pair of stiletto heels. Her blonde hair framed her face.
"From the U.S.A., representing the Masters Foundation, Elizabeth Masters!"
Eliza waved and smiled at the audience. Ken was applauding, while Vega was mesmerized by her beauty. Next came Rose, who was wearing a strapped version of her usual gypsy's dress.
"From Italy, the fortuneteller Rose!"
Rose bows and throws a tarot card to Ryu, who effortlessly catches it. Chun Li saw this, but kept her cool. Karin Kanzuki was next. She was wearing a red-and-black dress and a pair of expensive sandals on her feet.
"From Japan, representing the Kanzuki Syndicate, Karin Kanzuki!"
Karin strikes a pose (her victory pose from Alpha 3). Pullum, clad in a slinky blue-and-white dress, was next to be introduced.
"Hailing from India, the Indian Princess, Pullum Purna!"
Pullum bows and blows a kiss to the judges. Last came Juli. She was wearing a dress that was similar to Eliza's save that it was black and showed a lot of leg. Her hair was done in her usual style and she had some makeup on.
"Last, but not least, from Germany and representing Shadowlaw, Juli!"
The loudest cheers came from Bison's Shadowlaw troops, mainly under the threat of torture from their boss. Juli merely inclined her head and smiled at the audience.
From the judges' table, Ryu took a sip of water. "This is going to be a VERY long night."
As the eight contestants departed from the stage, the announder continued speaking. "You have met our lovely contestants, not as they leave the stage, we will prepare for our swimsuit competition!"