Street Fighter
by Ganon
Chapter Three: Street Fighter

The plane landed in warm Sacramento, California, United States of America. Ryu took his baggage, and checked in at a hotel that the tournament provided. The arena for the fight was to be an abandoned train yard. No one was to watch the fight. The fight would be held in two days.
Ryu stayed in the hotel, and relaxed. He watched television, had room service, and practiced chi breathing exercises. Ryu meditated and concentrated on tomorrow's fight. He would be fighting the Kickboxing Champion of California, named Joe.
When the day of the fight came, only three people arrived at the fighting area: Joe, Ryu, and the referee. Ryu wore a white headband, red gloves, red shoes, a white gi, and a black belt. Ryu was about average height, with reddish-brown hair. Joe stood about one and a half inches taller than Ryu, with blonde hair, red pants held by a normal (not martial arts) belt, and gray shoes. The referee repeated the rules. The fight would end when either competitor was knocked out, or the time of about thirty seconds ran up. If the time ran out, then the referee would decide the winner. The rounds would be played best-of-three.
The referee told the competitors to prepare for the fight. Ryu calmed his breathing, and Joe took a swig of water from his water bottle. "ROUND 1," said the referee. Ryu walked to the center of the "ring", and Joe...jumped there. The referee shouted, out of nowhere, "Fight!"
Joe jumped at Ryu, and screamed, "Power!" Joe spun and kicked, and Ryu was hit. Ryu flew back, and landed on the ground, kicking up dust. That kick really hurt him, but Ryu got right back up, and charged Joe. Ryu jumped and dodged several low attacks, managing to land a few kicks on Joe. Ryu landed and hit Joe with a Jab, but Joe retaliated with a Jab. Ryu ducked another Jab, then jumped and hit Joe with another kick. Ryu realized that Joe couldn't stand up to Ryu's air attacks!
Joe came back with a Stomach Punch, but Ryu blocked it. Ryu cupped his hands at his hip, and thrust them forward. With a yell, a yellow ball of chi flew at Joe, knocking him completely unconscious. Ryu raised his hand in victory. The referee stopped the fight, and declared, "RYU WON THE 1ST ROUND."
As Ryu waited for Joe to recover, Ryu took a look at the surrounding scenery. The clouds were dark, with little light shining through. Ryu could see a skyline of buildings in the distance. Many trains had graffiti, and one had a likeness of the United States of American flag sprayed on it, and next to it, the word, "FUNKY". Joe recovered, Ryu calmed his breathing, and Joe took a swig of his water bottle. "ROUND 2," said the referee. "Fight!"
This time, Joe pelted Ryu with a barrage of Straight Punches to the face. Ryu blocked most of them, and charged up another Hadou-Ken. This one hit as well, and Joe landed on his back. Joe got up and used a Jab, which Ryu blocked, but then used a Stomach Punch, which Ryu didn't block. Ryu took the hit, and retaliated by trapping Joe near the corner of the ring and attacking from the air. This tactic eventually knocked Joe out.
"RYU WON THE 2ND ROUND," said the referee. "RYU WON THE FIGHT OVER ENEMY."
Joe came up, completely bruised, and said, "WHAT STRENGTH!! BUT DON'T FORGET THERE ARE MANY GUYS LIKE YOU ALL OVER THE WORLD."
Ryu once again raised his fist in victory, then boarded the bus the next day to travel to the site of the next battle.