Disclaimer: Ok. Well chapter
3 is up and I just wanted to let ya'll know that this would be an AU and I
tried to follow the story line of the series not to confuse anyone. Anyway, I
don't own any of the characters 'xept the fiction I added for some of them and
that Street Fighter belongs to Capcom. I really wish that I did though…L…on with the fic.
Ryu slowly made his way
inside the building and made sure Chun Li was right behind him. Indeed, she was
clinging on his shirt for dear life. He smiled, somewhat amused and got a table
for them to sit on. "Do you want something to drink?" he asked her. She gave
him a look, you've-got-to-be-kidding-me. He chuckled. Just then a burly man
approached them. "This is my table so get off!" He yelled at Ryu. The man was 6
feet tall and had overdeveloped muscles. Ryu was not intimidated. Then the man
grabbed Ryu and tossed him off the chair. "Excuse me, but we didn't know and
there are other tables there." Chun Li pointed to a far corner were it was
deserted. Ryu slapped his forehead.'Oh brother!' "What did you say?" The man
bellowed. "I'm the owner of this club and this is my table." "Hokoni!
The fights about to start." A tiny man nudged the burly man. Hokoni threw Ryu
back and left to jump in the wrestler's ring. Ryu got up and looked at Chun Li.
She had a look of fright on her face. "Have you ever gambled?" Ryu asked. "No."
"Here's your chance to do so. You gotta bet on a fighter and if that fighter
wins, you get a doubled amount of what you betted." Ryu stood up. "Let's take a
closer look." "WELCOM EVERYONE TO XTREME FIGHTING AT BRAWL BAR. FIRST WE HAVE A
CHALL-EN-GER TO CHAL-LENGE THE GREAT BOXER HOKONI. YOU THERE! STAND UP!" the
tiny man pointed at Ryu. "SIR PLEASE COME INTO THE RING." Ryu looked surprised
and so did Chun Li. He and Chun Li made their way to the front of the ring. As
Ryu got up, Hokoni grabbed him on the shirt collar and tossed him into a
corner. Spectators cheered FOR Hokoni and betted hundreds on him. Chun Li,
however took out a wad of 5 dollar bills and betted on Ryu. She didn't have any
doubts that he would win; it was just well…she was afraid of losing her money
to a bunch of creepies.
DING! The bell rang and the
fight began. " Chun Li cheered as Ryu brought Hokoni down on his face. She could also hear some people cheering for
the young fighter. Chun Li was making so much money betting on Ryu, that some
spectators were changing their bets from Honoki to Ryu. It didn't last long for
Honoki, was furious. He was being humiliated in his own bar. "Toru, Chiara,
Nggat," he called to his guards. "KILL HIM!" With that, Ryu jumped of the ring
and grabbed Chun Li's hand. The money she had collected from betting flew out
of her hands and into the air, causing a commotion, which was a diversion they
just needed to escape. Ryu and Chun Li ran up the emergency staircase and up to
the third floor. Bad move. There was no other way to get out of the building
except for two windows. One was at the end of the hall and the other one was by
the stair landing. "We're dead!" Chun Li retorted flatly. Ryu stood there
pacing back and forth. "Do you have anything heavy I can use?" he asked Chun Li
who was, at the moment, spacing out. "Huh…uuhhhhh…yeah…a cell." Chun Li took
out her sky blue colored cell phone and handed it to Ryu. "Is it expensive?" he
asked questioningly. "Yes…no…uhhh…don't know…" Chun Li looked at him. "OK. Move
back." Ryu shifted his position and was about to throw it on to the window by
the stair landing. "YOU are not gonna throw that!" "Yes! I have to!"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"No"
"Yes"
Chun Li instantly covered
her mouth. Ryu smiled and grabbed the cell and was about to throw it when, "What an I supposed to do with out my cell
phone? *sigh* I'll do it! You owe another one though." With out looking, Chun
Li chucked her cell at the window and heard it slam on the pavement. She then
ran to the other window at the end of the hall and kicked it. "JUMP!" Ryu urged
Chun Li. "NANI?!?!" Chun Li looked back surprise. Then she felt Ryu push her
through and he followed after her. Luckily, there was a deserted tent and they
landed on it. Onlookers gazed at them intently, trying to figure out what the
heck they were doing. "C' mon." Ryu grabbed Chun Li's hand and ran down the
street to meet Ken and his friend.
Ken looked at his watch for
the 50th time in 30 minutes. He was waiting in front of Red
Dragon waiting for Chun Li and Ryu. They were supposed to meet Dee Jay, Ryu's
and Ken's friend. He sighed exasperated. He turned to Dee Jay and sighed, once
again. "Look man, maybe we should wait for them inside." Dee Jay suggested his
thick Jamaican accent showing. Unexpectedly, Ryu and Chun Li showed up panting
and grasping for air. " Where have you guys been?" Ken asked, anger crystal
clear in his eyes. "We ran into some trouble," Chun Li cried. "Then I lost my
cell phone," she sobbed. Ken replied, "Well…let's just go inside."
After they ordered, Ken
spoke up, "Chun Li, this is Dee Jay. Dee Jay, this Chun Li." The two shook
hands and their food was served. "So Dee jay, do you anything about Shadowloo?"
Chun Li asked in between bites. "All I know is that Shadowloo's leader is a
street fighter. Shadowloo have spies and connections all over the world. They
can put a lot of influence on society." "They sound dangerous…you might need
our help." Ryu glanced up. He frowned the instant the door to Red Dragon
opened. "What it is Ryu?" Chun Li asked, not daring to turn around. "TROUBLE!"
