Chapter Six: Kidnapped and Rescued
The Next Night...
Chun Li had finally got all the patrons out of the restaurant. It has been a busy day, like before. Gen had
left early to discuss some things with Ryu back at his dojo, leaving Yun and Yang, who was working in the
kitchen, cleaning up the dishes.
Tugging on the hem of her blue-and-gold dress (her SF3: Third Strike costume) she strolled into the kitchen,
and found Yun and Yang finishing up the last of the dirty dishes.
Yang places the last of the dishes away. "All done here," he said.
Chun Li was about to say something, but at that moment, the door opened and she felt a dark prescence nearby.
Yun caught the look on her face. "Chun Li, what--"
Chun Li raised a hand, silencing him. She then turned to them and spoke in a low tone. "Listen to me very
carefully. If anything happens to me, go and get Ryu. He will know what to do, okay?"
"Why?" Yun questioned. "Is there something wrong?"
"Just do as I say, okay? And don't do anything rash, understand?"
Reluctantly, both Yun and Yang nodded. Chun Li then put on her game face and walked out the kitched and into
the restaurant.
***
Ryuji Yamazaki considered trashing the place until someone came out. It was the woman that Mimi had told him
about.
Chun Li eyed the guy closely. "We're closed."
"Are you Chun Li Hoshi?" Ryuji asked.
"That's right. Who are you?"
"Ryuji Yamazaki. My employer wishes to have a word with you concerning your restaurant."
Chun Li folded her arms across her chest. "Tagawa couldn't get my restaurant by herself, so she sends the
imfamous Yakuza hitman here."
Ryuji raised an eyebrow. "So you heard of me?"
"You are on Interpol's 'Ten Most Wanted List.' I should know, because I use to work there."
Ryuji laughed. "You're pretty brave..." He then pulls out a knife "...for a woman."
Chun Li smirked at the man...then she lashed out at him, kicking the knife into the air. She then planted her
foot into Ryuji's chest. Ryuji was surprised by the amount of strength that this woman had, since the blow
forced him a few steps back.
Chun Li then caught the knife and had a amused expression on her face. Ryuji rose to his full height and
casually brushed his chest. Chun Li then tossed the knife into the air, and with a loud 'kyah,' shattered the
knife in two with a kick.
Ryuji, although he hated to admit it, was impressed. "You're strong...for a woman. Guess that 'Strongest Woman
in the World' thing wasn't a lie after all."
Chun Li straightened out the hem in her dress. "Normally, I would fight you...but at the same time, I'm curious
as to why Tagawa wants my restaurant. Okay, take me to Tagawa."
Ryuji frowned. "Hmph. I was hoping that you would make it harder on yourself. Very well. Come with me."
***
Yun and Yang watched Chun Li escorted out of the restaurant by the big Yakuza gangster. Once the black sedan
was out of sight, Yun and Yang quickly closed the restaurant, and ran back to the Shotokan School.
Little did they know they were being followed.
***
-Shotokan School-
Yun and Yang found Ryu and Ken sparring in the dojo, while Gen was teaching Fei the Drunken Fist.
Ryu tossed Ken to the ground and turned to the twins. "What's wrong? Where's Chun Li?"
"She's been kidnapped," Yang reported.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to the twins. Then they turned to Ryu. Ryu closed his eyes,
absorbing the news. Slowly, he felt the dark power of Dark Hadou begin to take over. He balled his hands into
fists, and everyone--including Gen--backed away from him. Ryu opened his eyes. They were full of pure rage.
Then they turned blood red.
"Hello!" a voice said from outside. "Is anyone here?"
Evil Ryu went back to Normal Ryu and he went outside to see who it was. Ken, Gen, and others breathed out a
sigh and followed. Standing out in the courtyard was Kyo Kusanagi, Beni Nikaido, and Goro Daimon.
Ryu walked up to the trio and eyed them closely, his aura stil flaring. The Hero Team backed off slightly.
"We saw Chun Li being driven off in a black sedan," Kyo said. "We came to see if we can be of help."
"Do you know who kidnapped her?" Beni asked.
"Uh...it was a tall guy," Yun replied, "dressed in black, black hair on the sides, blond on the top."
Kyo immediately paled. So did Beni. "Shit," Kyo muttered.
Ryu turhed to Kyo. "You know this guy?"
Kyo nodded. "Sort of. His name is Ryuji Yamazaki. He works for the Yakuza as a hitman. He's so crazy, even the
Yakuza is afraid of him. My team and I would have fought him and his team in the King of Fighters Tournament,
but they were defeated by another team. He's bad news."
"Do you know anything about the Tagawa Corporation?" Ryu asked.
Kyo nodded. "Yeah. I know where they are located, too. That's probably where Yamazaki possibly taken her."
Ryu slipped on a pair of sandals. "Good. I'm going to get my wife back. Anyone who wants to come, fine by me."
***
-Tagawa Corporation-
The door opened and Chun Li-followed by Yamazaki-walked into the office. Mimi--flanked by several men--turned
around in her chair and the two women locked eyes. "At last," Mimi said. "We finally meet, Miss Hoshi. I'm
Mimamoto Tagawa."
"I know who you are," Chun Li said flatly.
Mimi gestured to the chair in front of her. "Please. Sit."
Chun Li sat down in the chair and Ryuji stood behind her. Mimi looked at the Chinese woman in front of her and
let out a chuckle. "Never in my entire life have someone has caused me so much trouble." She picked up the
Interpol file on Chun Li. "Read you file. Very impressive. Your husband's too. Maybe you should consider
working for me."
"I work alone," Chun Li cooly replied. "Get to the point."
Mimi smiled. "You are direct. I like that in a businesswoman." She opened her desk drawer and pulled out a
folded. "Do you know what this is I have in my hand? This is the bill of sale. The price is three times as much
than what I originally offered you. Sign the lease and end this little debate. If you sign, then you can go
home."
"The answer is no," Chun Li replied.
Yamazaki pulled off another knife and held it in view of Chun Li. "Come on. Sign the bill of sale and save us
the headache. Otherwise, my favorite knife could make a mess out of youf pretty little face."
Chun Li frowned. Then she hand slapped the knife out of Yamazaki's hand, and was sent flying into air. It
landed with a loud THUNK in the wall. Yamazaki was about to bash Chun Li's head in, but Mimi stopped him with
a glare. Chun Li simply smirked at the fuming hitman and several of Mimi's henchmen chuckled softly.
"You have spirit," Mimi said. "I admire that in a person. But enough of this nonsense. Sign the treaty and
maybe I won't let Ryuji kill you afterwards."
Chun Li folded her arms across her chest. "I'm not selling the restaurant. That's final."
Mimi was fuming. "You seem confident, for a woman in a room surrounded with a lot of men. What would your
husband say if something bad happens to you."
"Why don't you ask me that question yourself?" a voice said from the doorway.
Yamazaki, Chun Li, Mimi and the men all turned to the doorway. Ryu, flanked by Gen, Fei Long, Ken, Yun and
Yang, and the Hero Team piled into the room. The look on Ryu's face said it all. He was one step away from
using Dark Hadou and above all that, he was VERY pissed off.
Chun Li breathed a sigh of relief. "What took you so long?"
"Ran into a little trouble on the way up here," Ryu replied.
Mimi paled. This small group had made its way through her building by defeating her men.
Yamazaki looked at Kyo. "I should've known you had something to do with this, Kusanagi."
"My fight isn't with you, Yamazaki," Kyo sneered. He pointed to Ryu. "You got to deal with the husband."
It is now a Mexican standoff. Then at the same time, both sides attacked. Fei whipped out a pair of his trusty
nunchucks and was smacking one thug silly, Gen was using Drunken Fist Kung Fu on another, Yun and Yang were
double-teaming another, Ken Hurricaned Kick-ed a gangster into unsonsciousness, Benimaru fried another, Goro
had one thug in a PAINFUL judo hold.
That left Kyo, who was preparing to faceoff against Yamazaki. But Ryu pulled him back. "This is my fight," he
said, standing in front of Kyo.
Yamazaki merely grinned at the Shotokan master. "Come on. Give me your best shot."
He barely got the sentence out when Ryu attacked. First he caught the gangster with a hook to the ribs, which
was followed by a uppercut to the face. Before Yamazaki knew what was happening, Ryu was in the air, unleashing
the Hurricane Gale Kick. Yamazaki was sent spinning to the floor.
Meanwhile, while Ryu and the guys were dealing with Yamazaki and the other thugs, Mimi pulled out a katana,
hoping to catch Ryu off guard. Chun Li saw this and intecepted her. Mimi swung the sord at her expertly until
Chun Li found another sword from where Mimi had the first. The two women engaged themselves in a dramatic
sword fight, with Chun Li coming out as the victor.
"STOP!" the ex-Interpol agent shouted.
Ryu stopped short of beating Yamazaki into a bolddy pulp, and the others stopped pounding on the thugs. Chun Li
pointed her sword at Mimi. "You want my restaurant? Then you will have to fight me for it. Tomorrow. You and
Yamazaki against Ryu and myself. Be at my restaurant. 12:00 noon." She dropped the sword and after staring her
down for a moment she walked out of the office, Ryu and the others slowly following her.
The Next Night...
Chun Li had finally got all the patrons out of the restaurant. It has been a busy day, like before. Gen had
left early to discuss some things with Ryu back at his dojo, leaving Yun and Yang, who was working in the
kitchen, cleaning up the dishes.
Tugging on the hem of her blue-and-gold dress (her SF3: Third Strike costume) she strolled into the kitchen,
and found Yun and Yang finishing up the last of the dirty dishes.
Yang places the last of the dishes away. "All done here," he said.
Chun Li was about to say something, but at that moment, the door opened and she felt a dark prescence nearby.
Yun caught the look on her face. "Chun Li, what--"
Chun Li raised a hand, silencing him. She then turned to them and spoke in a low tone. "Listen to me very
carefully. If anything happens to me, go and get Ryu. He will know what to do, okay?"
"Why?" Yun questioned. "Is there something wrong?"
"Just do as I say, okay? And don't do anything rash, understand?"
Reluctantly, both Yun and Yang nodded. Chun Li then put on her game face and walked out the kitched and into
the restaurant.
***
Ryuji Yamazaki considered trashing the place until someone came out. It was the woman that Mimi had told him
about.
Chun Li eyed the guy closely. "We're closed."
"Are you Chun Li Hoshi?" Ryuji asked.
"That's right. Who are you?"
"Ryuji Yamazaki. My employer wishes to have a word with you concerning your restaurant."
Chun Li folded her arms across her chest. "Tagawa couldn't get my restaurant by herself, so she sends the
imfamous Yakuza hitman here."
Ryuji raised an eyebrow. "So you heard of me?"
"You are on Interpol's 'Ten Most Wanted List.' I should know, because I use to work there."
Ryuji laughed. "You're pretty brave..." He then pulls out a knife "...for a woman."
Chun Li smirked at the man...then she lashed out at him, kicking the knife into the air. She then planted her
foot into Ryuji's chest. Ryuji was surprised by the amount of strength that this woman had, since the blow
forced him a few steps back.
Chun Li then caught the knife and had a amused expression on her face. Ryuji rose to his full height and
casually brushed his chest. Chun Li then tossed the knife into the air, and with a loud 'kyah,' shattered the
knife in two with a kick.
Ryuji, although he hated to admit it, was impressed. "You're strong...for a woman. Guess that 'Strongest Woman
in the World' thing wasn't a lie after all."
Chun Li straightened out the hem in her dress. "Normally, I would fight you...but at the same time, I'm curious
as to why Tagawa wants my restaurant. Okay, take me to Tagawa."
Ryuji frowned. "Hmph. I was hoping that you would make it harder on yourself. Very well. Come with me."
***
Yun and Yang watched Chun Li escorted out of the restaurant by the big Yakuza gangster. Once the black sedan
was out of sight, Yun and Yang quickly closed the restaurant, and ran back to the Shotokan School.
Little did they know they were being followed.
***
-Shotokan School-
Yun and Yang found Ryu and Ken sparring in the dojo, while Gen was teaching Fei the Drunken Fist.
Ryu tossed Ken to the ground and turned to the twins. "What's wrong? Where's Chun Li?"
"She's been kidnapped," Yang reported.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to the twins. Then they turned to Ryu. Ryu closed his eyes,
absorbing the news. Slowly, he felt the dark power of Dark Hadou begin to take over. He balled his hands into
fists, and everyone--including Gen--backed away from him. Ryu opened his eyes. They were full of pure rage.
Then they turned blood red.
"Hello!" a voice said from outside. "Is anyone here?"
Evil Ryu went back to Normal Ryu and he went outside to see who it was. Ken, Gen, and others breathed out a
sigh and followed. Standing out in the courtyard was Kyo Kusanagi, Beni Nikaido, and Goro Daimon.
Ryu walked up to the trio and eyed them closely, his aura stil flaring. The Hero Team backed off slightly.
"We saw Chun Li being driven off in a black sedan," Kyo said. "We came to see if we can be of help."
"Do you know who kidnapped her?" Beni asked.
"Uh...it was a tall guy," Yun replied, "dressed in black, black hair on the sides, blond on the top."
Kyo immediately paled. So did Beni. "Shit," Kyo muttered.
Ryu turhed to Kyo. "You know this guy?"
Kyo nodded. "Sort of. His name is Ryuji Yamazaki. He works for the Yakuza as a hitman. He's so crazy, even the
Yakuza is afraid of him. My team and I would have fought him and his team in the King of Fighters Tournament,
but they were defeated by another team. He's bad news."
"Do you know anything about the Tagawa Corporation?" Ryu asked.
Kyo nodded. "Yeah. I know where they are located, too. That's probably where Yamazaki possibly taken her."
Ryu slipped on a pair of sandals. "Good. I'm going to get my wife back. Anyone who wants to come, fine by me."
***
-Tagawa Corporation-
The door opened and Chun Li-followed by Yamazaki-walked into the office. Mimi--flanked by several men--turned
around in her chair and the two women locked eyes. "At last," Mimi said. "We finally meet, Miss Hoshi. I'm
Mimamoto Tagawa."
"I know who you are," Chun Li said flatly.
Mimi gestured to the chair in front of her. "Please. Sit."
Chun Li sat down in the chair and Ryuji stood behind her. Mimi looked at the Chinese woman in front of her and
let out a chuckle. "Never in my entire life have someone has caused me so much trouble." She picked up the
Interpol file on Chun Li. "Read you file. Very impressive. Your husband's too. Maybe you should consider
working for me."
"I work alone," Chun Li cooly replied. "Get to the point."
Mimi smiled. "You are direct. I like that in a businesswoman." She opened her desk drawer and pulled out a
folded. "Do you know what this is I have in my hand? This is the bill of sale. The price is three times as much
than what I originally offered you. Sign the lease and end this little debate. If you sign, then you can go
home."
"The answer is no," Chun Li replied.
Yamazaki pulled off another knife and held it in view of Chun Li. "Come on. Sign the bill of sale and save us
the headache. Otherwise, my favorite knife could make a mess out of youf pretty little face."
Chun Li frowned. Then she hand slapped the knife out of Yamazaki's hand, and was sent flying into air. It
landed with a loud THUNK in the wall. Yamazaki was about to bash Chun Li's head in, but Mimi stopped him with
a glare. Chun Li simply smirked at the fuming hitman and several of Mimi's henchmen chuckled softly.
"You have spirit," Mimi said. "I admire that in a person. But enough of this nonsense. Sign the treaty and
maybe I won't let Ryuji kill you afterwards."
Chun Li folded her arms across her chest. "I'm not selling the restaurant. That's final."
Mimi was fuming. "You seem confident, for a woman in a room surrounded with a lot of men. What would your
husband say if something bad happens to you."
"Why don't you ask me that question yourself?" a voice said from the doorway.
Yamazaki, Chun Li, Mimi and the men all turned to the doorway. Ryu, flanked by Gen, Fei Long, Ken, Yun and
Yang, and the Hero Team piled into the room. The look on Ryu's face said it all. He was one step away from
using Dark Hadou and above all that, he was VERY pissed off.
Chun Li breathed a sigh of relief. "What took you so long?"
"Ran into a little trouble on the way up here," Ryu replied.
Mimi paled. This small group had made its way through her building by defeating her men.
Yamazaki looked at Kyo. "I should've known you had something to do with this, Kusanagi."
"My fight isn't with you, Yamazaki," Kyo sneered. He pointed to Ryu. "You got to deal with the husband."
It is now a Mexican standoff. Then at the same time, both sides attacked. Fei whipped out a pair of his trusty
nunchucks and was smacking one thug silly, Gen was using Drunken Fist Kung Fu on another, Yun and Yang were
double-teaming another, Ken Hurricaned Kick-ed a gangster into unsonsciousness, Benimaru fried another, Goro
had one thug in a PAINFUL judo hold.
That left Kyo, who was preparing to faceoff against Yamazaki. But Ryu pulled him back. "This is my fight," he
said, standing in front of Kyo.
Yamazaki merely grinned at the Shotokan master. "Come on. Give me your best shot."
He barely got the sentence out when Ryu attacked. First he caught the gangster with a hook to the ribs, which
was followed by a uppercut to the face. Before Yamazaki knew what was happening, Ryu was in the air, unleashing
the Hurricane Gale Kick. Yamazaki was sent spinning to the floor.
Meanwhile, while Ryu and the guys were dealing with Yamazaki and the other thugs, Mimi pulled out a katana,
hoping to catch Ryu off guard. Chun Li saw this and intecepted her. Mimi swung the sord at her expertly until
Chun Li found another sword from where Mimi had the first. The two women engaged themselves in a dramatic
sword fight, with Chun Li coming out as the victor.
"STOP!" the ex-Interpol agent shouted.
Ryu stopped short of beating Yamazaki into a bolddy pulp, and the others stopped pounding on the thugs. Chun Li
pointed her sword at Mimi. "You want my restaurant? Then you will have to fight me for it. Tomorrow. You and
Yamazaki against Ryu and myself. Be at my restaurant. 12:00 noon." She dropped the sword and after staring her
down for a moment she walked out of the office, Ryu and the others slowly following her.