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Master Of Bushin, Student Of Bushin - Chapter Ten

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Crimson walked the streets idly, searching for his teacher Guy. But he was beginning to get frustrated.

"*Where the heck could Guy have gotten to?*", Crimson wondered to himself. He was hoping that this wasn't one of the Bushin Master's tests. As he made his way through the streets, finally something clicked inside him. The Bushin instincts...

"*Wha...?*"

Crimson then turned around began walking in the same direction he just came from. Turning along a couple of side streets, and quickly brushing past people, Crimson then made a turn into a deserted alley. But, his Bushin instincts proved him right. Guy was in the alley, fighting off Birdie. The young Bushin looked at the battle between the two but for only a second when he realized Guy was losing. With a quick dash, Crimson entered the fray. Guy noticed Crimson from the beginning.

"Crimson."

"Guy."

Birdie looked at both and realized that suddenly the advantage was now in the Bushin duo's favor. "Well, my job 'ere is done."

"What are you talking about? We're not finished yet.", Crimson said, stepping forward into his fighting stance. Birdie chuckled.

"I'm not... but you definitely are!", the former bouncer said. Pointing upwards, Crimson and Guy looked upwards as well, only to see a blue beam rocketing towards them both. Both Bushin fighters then attempted to evade the beam, but it was to no avail. Both fighters soon disappeared right in broad daylight. Birdie chuckled while walking away from the alleyway.

"Well, Bison'll 'andle those two now, I think..."

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(Shadaloo Installations Base)

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M. Bison chuckled to himself. His teleport beam worked, and would soon send both fighters to the base, where he would dispose of both Bushin fighters. After all, they both were a legitimate threat to his Psycho Power. And threats had to be handily eliminated... Glancing around in his chair, he realized that Juni and Juli were both at door to his private chamber.

"Permission to enter, sir?", Juli asked quietly.

"Come in...", Bison said. Both dolls entered, but not before both saluted Bison. The Lord of Shadaloo smiled only briefly before asking the dolls why they've interrupted him.

"Information regarding the Bushin fighters, Master Bison.", Juni said. Bison's eyebrows momentarily rose in anticipation.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Let me have this information. It'd better be relevant...", Bison warned. Juli then spoke.

"Guy and Crimson are currently at the base, Lord Bison."

Bison groaned as if in pain. That's all they needed to tell him? Something he already knew? Nonetheless, Bison figured he would need another test of their combined skill...

"My dolls...", Bison said with an evil grin creeping across his features, "...I believe it is time we pay Guy and his student a visit..."

Both dolls nodded, and after lining up with Bison momentarily, all three soon vanished from Bison's room.

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The beam that warped Guy and Crimson from the alley soon dumped them unceremoniously onto the ground. Getting up quickly, both fighters realized they were no longer in Thailand. Even Guy didn't know where they were. The sky was dark as space and it seemed as if a storm was fast approaching, much different from the weather they had seen in Thailand. Crimson though, was a little quicker on the rebound.

"Guy...", Crimson asked his teacher, "...Where the hell are we?"

"I do not know. But what I do know is that there is something ominous about wherever we are right now...", Guy forewarned. Crimson looked at his teacher, then surveyed the surroundings. A couple of mountains in the distance, some rocky ledges... Stepping backwards, Crimson stumbled and nearly fell off a cliff!

"WHOA!", Crimson exclaimed as he regained his footing in enough time. Guy looked around to see in fact, that they were on a rocky ledge of sorts. Momentarily peering over the cliff, Guy finally realized where they were. He summarized it all in one word...

"Bison."

As the Bushinryuu Master said that, he appeared... Bison, with blue energy swirling around him, materialized a few feet away in front of the Bushin duo.

"Hm Hm Hm. Heh. So THIS is the Bushin Master?", Bison said with a sneer. Guy nodded. Then turning his attentions to the younger Bushin fighter, Bison spoke.

"This is obviously your student then...", Bison said with a dark countenance. Crimson gulped only slightly. Bison realized Crimson's anxiety immediately. With a chuckle, Bison spoke to Guy.

"Your student is afraid of me..."

Guy turned to Crimson, who didn't say anything. Turning back towards the Lord of Shadaloo, Guy spoke.

"He has a right to be, if he is. After all, he's never confronted such a harrowing evil..."

Bison heard that and smiled. "I'll take that as a definite compliment. Now, for the real reason I've brought you here..."

"I'm ready when you are, Bison...", Guy said quietly. Bison chuckled, before laughing scornfully.

"Oh, I'm not going to give you two the honor of dying by MY hand first... I will let my dolls fight you to see if the two of you are worthy!"

"*Dolls?*", Crimson thought momentarily. Suddenly, Juni and Juli finally appeared next to Bison and stepped into their twin fighting stances.

"Entertain our guests well, my dolls...", Bison said with a sneer directed at Guy. Both dolls replied, "Yes sir!", and started to approach the Bushin duo as Bison suddenly disappeared in a blue glowing halo. Crimson and Guy looked at each other, and nodded. They knew what had to be done. In order to get to Bison, they'd have to defeat the 'dolls' first. And that's what the Bushin duo was going to do.

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End of Chapter Ten

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