Persistence
by bug-chan
Prologue
A year has passed since the defeat of M. Bison by the combined effort of Ryu and Ken. Ever since that battle, Ken returned to his loving wife Eliza and his extravagant life while Ryu returned to his home of Japan and continued to train and meditate. Everyone else went back to normal business.
FLASHBACK
Bison levitated slowly, with an evil smirk on his face and holding a limp Chun Li on one hand and an equally limp Guile on the other. Ryu could do nothing but watch, shocked and horrified at the sight of the battered bodies, in stark contrast to Bison's smooth and crisp clothes.
"Ah, if it isn't Ryu, the champion of the street fighters," Bison greeted, emphasizing "Champion". Ryu silently stood there, replacing the shocked expression with his emotionless mask. "And champion you are, as opposed to these pathetic fools called fighters," he continued. He then dropped both bodies unceremonioulsy on the floor; both didn't budge an inch. He then got on his feet and took up a fighting stance. Ryu followed suit. Without warning, Bison disappeared into his teleporting, confusing Ryu greatly, only to strike him from the top seconds later, flattening him on the floor face down.
"Ryu, I shall make a proposal for you. Join my army and everyone here lives," Bison said, looking down at Ryu.
"Never."
"Then DIE!!!! Psycho Crusher!" Bison became a torpedo of psychic energy and rammed towards Ryu. Ryu rolled to the side and got back on his feet. He faced towards the trailing blaze of psychic energy and proceeded to throw a fireball. "Hadoken!" It hits its mark, but Bison didn't look hurt.
"Heh, is that all you have for me? A mere, trivial fireball?" he asks with is back to Ryu. Ryu then started to dash towards him and at the last possible moment, Bison thrust his elbow back. It missed and Ryu counterattacked with a Dragon Punch. "Shoryuken!" and up went Ryu, along with Bison getting uppercutted. When both got down, one on two feet and the other on the back, Ryu said, "I may be the strongest, but these people are my equals. They are my friends."
"Friends? Since when did you have friends, oh Great Warrior?" mocked Bison. This was the last straw for Ryu. He picked Bison up and kicked him hard, sending him flying towards a wall. He then took his hands backwards in Hadoken fashion, this time...
"Shinkuu.........HADOKEN!!!" Ryu shouted and let loose a massive fireball, hitting Bison and knocking him out. Moments later, running noises were heard and Ken appeared, somewhat battered but otherwise OK.
"Ryu! You OK?" Ken asked with concern, noticing some bruises and rips on Ryu's gi.
"Yeah, I'm OK. Give me a hand with Chun Li and Guile. How are the rest?"
"Everyone else is OK and out of here. It's just us now," Ken replied and went to grab Guile.
"Indeed, it is just us now." Ryu and Ken turn towards Bison, Ryu in horror and Ken in shock. "That was a good one there, Ryu. But I'm afraid you will be the one going down, and permanently." He then looks at Ken. "Ah, and I have another one to play with? I must be lucky today!"
"Oh," replied Ryu.
"Shit," finished Ken.
"PSYCHO CRUSHER!!!" Bison blasted through both Shotokan martial artists, knocking both of them out of air and to the floor. As both got up, catching their breaths, Bison was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is he?" Asked Ken. Suddenly, he fell down and Ryu looked up, only to see two feet coming down on him. He then fell down like Ken.
"This is becoming much fun!" Bison smirked. He then used his powers to pull up Ryu and Ken in front of him. "How does a proposal sound to you? You two shall join as the highest ranks within Shadaloo and everyone lives. You don't, then you die." Ryu glared at him as his response and Ken spat on his face. After a few seconds, Bison said, "Very well, suit yourself," and threw both of them towards a wall, HARD. Both slowly got up, amid the pain raging within their bodies and slowly started to make their way towards Bison. Then, ignoring the pain, both started running, with Ken stopping to do...
"Shoryu-reppa!!!" This caught Bison totally by surprise and he took all hits, and not to mention all the burns with it. Too bad for Bison, it wasn't going to end any time soon.
"Shinkuu Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku!!!!" Bison's body then became a punching bag for Ryu's feet, whacking him around like a merry-go-round. Unfortunately, Bison wasn't going to taste the floor again.
"Shinryuken!!!" Ken finally took Bison up, burning him even more along the way. Finally, when Bison, or his remains, landed, it was all burnt to a crisp. Not taking any more time, Ryu and Ken get their battered bodies up and carry Guile and Chun Li out of the Shadaloo base. Minutes after they make their way out, the base exploded into a fancy fireworks display.
END FLASHBACK
Back to present time...
Ryu got up at 6 in the morning sharp. As per routine, he went to the mailbox outside his modest but nice home built of wood and stone to see if anything came. Usually, nothing came in, except for a letter now and then from different Street Fighters but today would be an exception. He found an envelope, bigger than those he usually got (A/N, like one of those brown ones). This intrigued him and he brought it back into his house, set it on the dining table and went out to proceed with his morning run of 3 miles. After his run and a refreshing shower, the envelope came back to his mind and he opened it. Inside, he found a one-way plane ticket from Tokyo to San Francisco, a check for the equivalent of 4000 dollars and a letter that chilled his spine.
Ryu. Sorry this letter is short. We need to get everyone together. Bison is back. Enclosed is a ticket from Tokyo to San Francisco and money for your transportation.
-Ken
TBC
Author's corner:
So...how is it so far? Any good? Plz. bear with me, this is my first fic so don't flame me like mad. Give me constructive criticism. Send mail to bugbeak@yahoo.com with any comments or suggestions. See you till the next chapter.
-bug-chan
by bug-chan
Prologue
A year has passed since the defeat of M. Bison by the combined effort of Ryu and Ken. Ever since that battle, Ken returned to his loving wife Eliza and his extravagant life while Ryu returned to his home of Japan and continued to train and meditate. Everyone else went back to normal business.
FLASHBACK
Bison levitated slowly, with an evil smirk on his face and holding a limp Chun Li on one hand and an equally limp Guile on the other. Ryu could do nothing but watch, shocked and horrified at the sight of the battered bodies, in stark contrast to Bison's smooth and crisp clothes.
"Ah, if it isn't Ryu, the champion of the street fighters," Bison greeted, emphasizing "Champion". Ryu silently stood there, replacing the shocked expression with his emotionless mask. "And champion you are, as opposed to these pathetic fools called fighters," he continued. He then dropped both bodies unceremonioulsy on the floor; both didn't budge an inch. He then got on his feet and took up a fighting stance. Ryu followed suit. Without warning, Bison disappeared into his teleporting, confusing Ryu greatly, only to strike him from the top seconds later, flattening him on the floor face down.
"Ryu, I shall make a proposal for you. Join my army and everyone here lives," Bison said, looking down at Ryu.
"Never."
"Then DIE!!!! Psycho Crusher!" Bison became a torpedo of psychic energy and rammed towards Ryu. Ryu rolled to the side and got back on his feet. He faced towards the trailing blaze of psychic energy and proceeded to throw a fireball. "Hadoken!" It hits its mark, but Bison didn't look hurt.
"Heh, is that all you have for me? A mere, trivial fireball?" he asks with is back to Ryu. Ryu then started to dash towards him and at the last possible moment, Bison thrust his elbow back. It missed and Ryu counterattacked with a Dragon Punch. "Shoryuken!" and up went Ryu, along with Bison getting uppercutted. When both got down, one on two feet and the other on the back, Ryu said, "I may be the strongest, but these people are my equals. They are my friends."
"Friends? Since when did you have friends, oh Great Warrior?" mocked Bison. This was the last straw for Ryu. He picked Bison up and kicked him hard, sending him flying towards a wall. He then took his hands backwards in Hadoken fashion, this time...
"Shinkuu.........HADOKEN!!!" Ryu shouted and let loose a massive fireball, hitting Bison and knocking him out. Moments later, running noises were heard and Ken appeared, somewhat battered but otherwise OK.
"Ryu! You OK?" Ken asked with concern, noticing some bruises and rips on Ryu's gi.
"Yeah, I'm OK. Give me a hand with Chun Li and Guile. How are the rest?"
"Everyone else is OK and out of here. It's just us now," Ken replied and went to grab Guile.
"Indeed, it is just us now." Ryu and Ken turn towards Bison, Ryu in horror and Ken in shock. "That was a good one there, Ryu. But I'm afraid you will be the one going down, and permanently." He then looks at Ken. "Ah, and I have another one to play with? I must be lucky today!"
"Oh," replied Ryu.
"Shit," finished Ken.
"PSYCHO CRUSHER!!!" Bison blasted through both Shotokan martial artists, knocking both of them out of air and to the floor. As both got up, catching their breaths, Bison was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is he?" Asked Ken. Suddenly, he fell down and Ryu looked up, only to see two feet coming down on him. He then fell down like Ken.
"This is becoming much fun!" Bison smirked. He then used his powers to pull up Ryu and Ken in front of him. "How does a proposal sound to you? You two shall join as the highest ranks within Shadaloo and everyone lives. You don't, then you die." Ryu glared at him as his response and Ken spat on his face. After a few seconds, Bison said, "Very well, suit yourself," and threw both of them towards a wall, HARD. Both slowly got up, amid the pain raging within their bodies and slowly started to make their way towards Bison. Then, ignoring the pain, both started running, with Ken stopping to do...
"Shoryu-reppa!!!" This caught Bison totally by surprise and he took all hits, and not to mention all the burns with it. Too bad for Bison, it wasn't going to end any time soon.
"Shinkuu Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku!!!!" Bison's body then became a punching bag for Ryu's feet, whacking him around like a merry-go-round. Unfortunately, Bison wasn't going to taste the floor again.
"Shinryuken!!!" Ken finally took Bison up, burning him even more along the way. Finally, when Bison, or his remains, landed, it was all burnt to a crisp. Not taking any more time, Ryu and Ken get their battered bodies up and carry Guile and Chun Li out of the Shadaloo base. Minutes after they make their way out, the base exploded into a fancy fireworks display.
END FLASHBACK
Back to present time...
Ryu got up at 6 in the morning sharp. As per routine, he went to the mailbox outside his modest but nice home built of wood and stone to see if anything came. Usually, nothing came in, except for a letter now and then from different Street Fighters but today would be an exception. He found an envelope, bigger than those he usually got (A/N, like one of those brown ones). This intrigued him and he brought it back into his house, set it on the dining table and went out to proceed with his morning run of 3 miles. After his run and a refreshing shower, the envelope came back to his mind and he opened it. Inside, he found a one-way plane ticket from Tokyo to San Francisco, a check for the equivalent of 4000 dollars and a letter that chilled his spine.
Ryu. Sorry this letter is short. We need to get everyone together. Bison is back. Enclosed is a ticket from Tokyo to San Francisco and money for your transportation.
-Ken
TBC
Author's corner:
So...how is it so far? Any good? Plz. bear with me, this is my first fic so don't flame me like mad. Give me constructive criticism. Send mail to bugbeak@yahoo.com with any comments or suggestions. See you till the next chapter.
-bug-chan