Well, according to the votes and my decision, it comes down to this......
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Chapter Sixteen
Ryu looks into Chun-Li eyes. "I love you."
Tears filled up in Chun-Li's eyes. "I love you too."
They embrace. Ryu brings her closer to him. When he looks down at his four friends, he sees Shao grabbing Ken from behind.
"KEN!!!!!" Ryu cried out.
Shao looks up at Ryu. "You fool! This is what happens when you kill one of my best warriors."
"KKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ryu cried as Shao begins to twist Ken's neck.
Ken holds back and looks up at the deck. "RRRYYYYYUUUUUUUU!!!!"
That's when someone came flying by and hits Shao on his side. Electric shocks covered the person's body. Shao goes flying with him, letting go of Ken. Ken falls just a few feet away from the running blades.
"KEN!!" Ryu cried out again.
Ken rubs the back of his neck. "Wow! I'm alive!"
Liu and Guile run over to Ken. "You all right?" Guile asked.
Ken gets up and rubs his neck again. "Yeah, I think I am."
"Rayden just saved your life," said Liu.
They looked over at where Shao and Rayden were. "Fools!!" Shao cried out. He points at the good fighters. "Attack them!!"
"Time to go!" Guile cried.
"What about Ryu and Chun-Li?" asked Liu. "They're still on the deck."
"You guys go!" Ryu cried out. "We'll be fine."
"Ryu," said Rayden. "We can't just leave you here."
"Go!" Chun-Li cried. "It's better if two of us die than all of us."
"You sure?" Guile asked.
"YES!" Ryu shouted. "Go!"
Ken, Guile, Rayden, and Liu run out of the lair. Some the army of Outworld chased after them. Others went up the ladders to go after Ryu and Chun-Li.
As the four men run out of the lair, Liu looks at Rayden. "I don't think we should've left Ryu and Chun-Li back there. What if they end up falling into the running blades? Some of the army was going up the ladder."
"They'll be fine," Rayden said. "Their strengths are strong."
Guile suddenly throws a sonic boom behind him to knock out at least the first few rows of the army chasing after them.
"Does anybody remember how to get out of here?" Ken asked.
The four men were silent as they run through the lair.
***
Dan walks up to a foul smell. The last thing he remembered was feeling a bit sick from the drink he had that Hereto gave to him.
"(What did Hereto put in those drinks?)" he asked himself. "(Why did Hereto turn against Mika and I?)"
"Dan," he heard a male faint voice say. Dan looks to his left. Next to him was Sub-Zero.
"Yeah?" Dan asked.
"It wasn't Hereto who did this to us," Sub-Zero said. "Shang Tsung has the ability to shape shift to other people who are already dead."
Dan then realized where he was. He, Sub-Zero, Fei-Long, and Mika were hanging against a wall by chains. Neither Fei-Long nor Mika were awake yet.
"How did you know Shang did this?" Dan asked.
Sub-Zero looked at him. "I could sense him, even when he's someone else. I realized it just before I passed out."
"What do we do now?" Dan asked.
Sub-Zero shrugged. "None of my powers can free us from these chains, but if we do get out, you three get out of here. I want to deal with Shang myself."
"We can't leave you here," Dan replied. "You'll need us."
"This is why I came here," Sub-Zero said. "I only joined Lin Kuei for one reason..........to avenge my brother's death, alone. This tournament has given me the opportunity to do so."
Dan's face lit up suddenly. "Sub-Zero, you know what I just realized, about Shang........"
"He's the one who takes the souls after their battle," Sub-Zero said. "I wanted to tell everyone that, but that will only lead to extermination in Shao's way. Then, the tournament will never be over."
Dan understood. "(I wonder if anyone is all right back in the cave?)"
*** Sonya looks out at the beach for a while. It was three in the morning. She was tired, but she didn't want to go to sleep. She thought about Johnny and Rose. She wished that she could've done something to save them. Then she thought about Chun-Li. Other than Jax, Chun-Li was the only other person left she felt close to out of all the people in the cave.
"(God, I hope she's all right)" she thought. "(I hope the men got to her in time.)"
That's when she felt a presence behind her. She turns around and sees Jax walking up to her.
"Can't sleep either?" she asked.
Jax nodded. "Yeah. I noticed your sleeping bag was empty. I figured that you were out here."
Tears developed in Sonya's eyes. "Jax.......I feel that every time I get close to a friend, they die."
"Don't blame yourself," Jax said. "It's Outworld that should be blamed for. We already know that they sponsor this tournament." He wraps his arms around her. "We'll stop them, I promise. Don't worry......I won't die on you either."
Sonya hugged him back. "I hope not."
***
Chun-Li looked at the Outworld army in terror as they made their up towards the deck where she and Ryu were.
"Chun-Li," Ryu said. "We're going to have to separate and take down the army. You go left and I'll go right." He quickly kisses her. After the kiss, Chun-Li nods in agreement.
They turn their backs towards each other and run towards the army.
"KIKOKEN!!!!!!!" Chun-Li cried out. A big ball of energy comes out of her hands knocking out the army on the deck right off it. She makes her way towards the ladder.
"HADOUKEN!!!!" Ryu cried out. With his own ball of energy, he was able to knock out all the army on the deck. He runs over to the ladder. Other members of the Outworld army were climbing up the ladder.
"Tatsumaki Senpukyaku!!!!!!" Ryu cried out. He jumps off the deck and goes down while doing his hurricane kick. He was able to knock out all the army on the ladder right off. He lands safely onto the ground. He looks up. Chun-Li was still on the deck. The Outworld has made their way up to the deck.
"RYU!!" Chun-Li cried as she tries her best to fight all of them.
"Hang on!!!" Ryu cried. He punches and kicks his way towards the other side of the deck where Chun-Li was.
"Hadouken!!!!!!!!" he cried out knocking down the army trying to make their way up the ladder.
He looks up at Chun-Li. Some other members of the army were either still climbing up the ladder or they made their way towards Chun-Li.
Ryu quickly climbs the ladder about eighty feet. "SHORYUKEN!!!!!!" he cried out. He was able to make his way up and knock every Outworld member on the ladder off. He lands on the deck and helps Chun-Li out with the army on the deck.
Chun-Li makes her way towards him. "Let's get out of here," she said.
Ryu nods. Just as they do, Chun-Li ends up slipping and falls towards the pit! She shrieks with terror.
Ryu felt his heart jump to his throat. "Chun-Li!!" he cried out. He grabs on to Chun-Li's wrist and hangs on to her as tight as he can.
The army were making their way up on either end of the deck.
Chun-Li noticed that they were only a few feet away from the safe part of the ground below them. "Ryu!" she cried. "You're going to have to swing me over to the ground."
"Chun-Li......" Ryu started to say.
"It's the only way you can save me!"
She was right. The army was only a few feet away from them.
Ryu swings her over to the ground. He closes his eyes as he lets her go.
"Kikoken!!!" Chun-Li cried out. He knocks out some of the army off the ladder. Then, she turns herself upside down. "Spinning bird kick!!" she cried out. She knocks down the remaining army on the ladder as she made her way down to the ground. She lands safely with her hands. She makes herself right side up and looks up at the deck.
"Tatsumaki Senpukyaki!!" she heard Ryu cry out. He knocks down the rest of the incoming army climbing the ladder. He lands safely onto the ground.
Ryu runs over to Chun-Li. "Let's get out of here."
They blast their ball of energies towards the rest of the army surrounding them. They knock out half the army and then make their way out of the lair.
Meanwhile.........
"I see an exit!!" cried Guile.
A little while ago, Ken, Guile, Liu, and Rayden lost the army following them. They just found the exit to the lair. They get out and then jump off the cliff. They land on the ground and then make their way towards the woods.
They stop just far enough for them to still see Shao's lair.
"Ryu and Chun-Li," said Guile. "I hope they're all right."
That's when they all sensed a strong ki.
Ken's face lit up. "They're all right! They're making their way towards here right now."
About five minutes later, two figures jump off the cliff and start running towards the woods.
"Ryu! Chun-Li!" cried Rayden.
Ryu and Chun-Li make their way towards the four waiting men. "We made it!" cried Liu.
"Let's get back to the cave," said Chun-Li. "I'm sure our friends are worried about us."
They run through the woods for the remainder of the night.
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Chapter Sixteen
Ryu looks into Chun-Li eyes. "I love you."
Tears filled up in Chun-Li's eyes. "I love you too."
They embrace. Ryu brings her closer to him. When he looks down at his four friends, he sees Shao grabbing Ken from behind.
"KEN!!!!!" Ryu cried out.
Shao looks up at Ryu. "You fool! This is what happens when you kill one of my best warriors."
"KKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ryu cried as Shao begins to twist Ken's neck.
Ken holds back and looks up at the deck. "RRRYYYYYUUUUUUUU!!!!"
That's when someone came flying by and hits Shao on his side. Electric shocks covered the person's body. Shao goes flying with him, letting go of Ken. Ken falls just a few feet away from the running blades.
"KEN!!" Ryu cried out again.
Ken rubs the back of his neck. "Wow! I'm alive!"
Liu and Guile run over to Ken. "You all right?" Guile asked.
Ken gets up and rubs his neck again. "Yeah, I think I am."
"Rayden just saved your life," said Liu.
They looked over at where Shao and Rayden were. "Fools!!" Shao cried out. He points at the good fighters. "Attack them!!"
"Time to go!" Guile cried.
"What about Ryu and Chun-Li?" asked Liu. "They're still on the deck."
"You guys go!" Ryu cried out. "We'll be fine."
"Ryu," said Rayden. "We can't just leave you here."
"Go!" Chun-Li cried. "It's better if two of us die than all of us."
"You sure?" Guile asked.
"YES!" Ryu shouted. "Go!"
Ken, Guile, Rayden, and Liu run out of the lair. Some the army of Outworld chased after them. Others went up the ladders to go after Ryu and Chun-Li.
As the four men run out of the lair, Liu looks at Rayden. "I don't think we should've left Ryu and Chun-Li back there. What if they end up falling into the running blades? Some of the army was going up the ladder."
"They'll be fine," Rayden said. "Their strengths are strong."
Guile suddenly throws a sonic boom behind him to knock out at least the first few rows of the army chasing after them.
"Does anybody remember how to get out of here?" Ken asked.
The four men were silent as they run through the lair.
***
Dan walks up to a foul smell. The last thing he remembered was feeling a bit sick from the drink he had that Hereto gave to him.
"(What did Hereto put in those drinks?)" he asked himself. "(Why did Hereto turn against Mika and I?)"
"Dan," he heard a male faint voice say. Dan looks to his left. Next to him was Sub-Zero.
"Yeah?" Dan asked.
"It wasn't Hereto who did this to us," Sub-Zero said. "Shang Tsung has the ability to shape shift to other people who are already dead."
Dan then realized where he was. He, Sub-Zero, Fei-Long, and Mika were hanging against a wall by chains. Neither Fei-Long nor Mika were awake yet.
"How did you know Shang did this?" Dan asked.
Sub-Zero looked at him. "I could sense him, even when he's someone else. I realized it just before I passed out."
"What do we do now?" Dan asked.
Sub-Zero shrugged. "None of my powers can free us from these chains, but if we do get out, you three get out of here. I want to deal with Shang myself."
"We can't leave you here," Dan replied. "You'll need us."
"This is why I came here," Sub-Zero said. "I only joined Lin Kuei for one reason..........to avenge my brother's death, alone. This tournament has given me the opportunity to do so."
Dan's face lit up suddenly. "Sub-Zero, you know what I just realized, about Shang........"
"He's the one who takes the souls after their battle," Sub-Zero said. "I wanted to tell everyone that, but that will only lead to extermination in Shao's way. Then, the tournament will never be over."
Dan understood. "(I wonder if anyone is all right back in the cave?)"
*** Sonya looks out at the beach for a while. It was three in the morning. She was tired, but she didn't want to go to sleep. She thought about Johnny and Rose. She wished that she could've done something to save them. Then she thought about Chun-Li. Other than Jax, Chun-Li was the only other person left she felt close to out of all the people in the cave.
"(God, I hope she's all right)" she thought. "(I hope the men got to her in time.)"
That's when she felt a presence behind her. She turns around and sees Jax walking up to her.
"Can't sleep either?" she asked.
Jax nodded. "Yeah. I noticed your sleeping bag was empty. I figured that you were out here."
Tears developed in Sonya's eyes. "Jax.......I feel that every time I get close to a friend, they die."
"Don't blame yourself," Jax said. "It's Outworld that should be blamed for. We already know that they sponsor this tournament." He wraps his arms around her. "We'll stop them, I promise. Don't worry......I won't die on you either."
Sonya hugged him back. "I hope not."
***
Chun-Li looked at the Outworld army in terror as they made their up towards the deck where she and Ryu were.
"Chun-Li," Ryu said. "We're going to have to separate and take down the army. You go left and I'll go right." He quickly kisses her. After the kiss, Chun-Li nods in agreement.
They turn their backs towards each other and run towards the army.
"KIKOKEN!!!!!!!" Chun-Li cried out. A big ball of energy comes out of her hands knocking out the army on the deck right off it. She makes her way towards the ladder.
"HADOUKEN!!!!" Ryu cried out. With his own ball of energy, he was able to knock out all the army on the deck. He runs over to the ladder. Other members of the Outworld army were climbing up the ladder.
"Tatsumaki Senpukyaku!!!!!!" Ryu cried out. He jumps off the deck and goes down while doing his hurricane kick. He was able to knock out all the army on the ladder right off. He lands safely onto the ground. He looks up. Chun-Li was still on the deck. The Outworld has made their way up to the deck.
"RYU!!" Chun-Li cried as she tries her best to fight all of them.
"Hang on!!!" Ryu cried. He punches and kicks his way towards the other side of the deck where Chun-Li was.
"Hadouken!!!!!!!!" he cried out knocking down the army trying to make their way up the ladder.
He looks up at Chun-Li. Some other members of the army were either still climbing up the ladder or they made their way towards Chun-Li.
Ryu quickly climbs the ladder about eighty feet. "SHORYUKEN!!!!!!" he cried out. He was able to make his way up and knock every Outworld member on the ladder off. He lands on the deck and helps Chun-Li out with the army on the deck.
Chun-Li makes her way towards him. "Let's get out of here," she said.
Ryu nods. Just as they do, Chun-Li ends up slipping and falls towards the pit! She shrieks with terror.
Ryu felt his heart jump to his throat. "Chun-Li!!" he cried out. He grabs on to Chun-Li's wrist and hangs on to her as tight as he can.
The army were making their way up on either end of the deck.
Chun-Li noticed that they were only a few feet away from the safe part of the ground below them. "Ryu!" she cried. "You're going to have to swing me over to the ground."
"Chun-Li......" Ryu started to say.
"It's the only way you can save me!"
She was right. The army was only a few feet away from them.
Ryu swings her over to the ground. He closes his eyes as he lets her go.
"Kikoken!!!" Chun-Li cried out. He knocks out some of the army off the ladder. Then, she turns herself upside down. "Spinning bird kick!!" she cried out. She knocks down the remaining army on the ladder as she made her way down to the ground. She lands safely with her hands. She makes herself right side up and looks up at the deck.
"Tatsumaki Senpukyaki!!" she heard Ryu cry out. He knocks down the rest of the incoming army climbing the ladder. He lands safely onto the ground.
Ryu runs over to Chun-Li. "Let's get out of here."
They blast their ball of energies towards the rest of the army surrounding them. They knock out half the army and then make their way out of the lair.
Meanwhile.........
"I see an exit!!" cried Guile.
A little while ago, Ken, Guile, Liu, and Rayden lost the army following them. They just found the exit to the lair. They get out and then jump off the cliff. They land on the ground and then make their way towards the woods.
They stop just far enough for them to still see Shao's lair.
"Ryu and Chun-Li," said Guile. "I hope they're all right."
That's when they all sensed a strong ki.
Ken's face lit up. "They're all right! They're making their way towards here right now."
About five minutes later, two figures jump off the cliff and start running towards the woods.
"Ryu! Chun-Li!" cried Rayden.
Ryu and Chun-Li make their way towards the four waiting men. "We made it!" cried Liu.
"Let's get back to the cave," said Chun-Li. "I'm sure our friends are worried about us."
They run through the woods for the remainder of the night.