Saikyokugenryu Ch.2:Headed for Trouble!

Dan had taken the bus to Osaka,and once he arrived there,he got off and began asking and looking around for the adress.

One helpful local folk told him exactly where it was and Dan himself had headed there personally.

Dan had finally found it on the seventh street just outside the city district and near a suburban area of houses. The saikyo master stared in awe at the construction.

It was a two and a half story building in the form of an ancient japanese castle with a white high brick wall surrounding it. It almost looked like a mini-version of Osaka castle.

"Th-this place is twice the size of my own dojo!"he said. "That copycat's been raking in my students! That's what he's been doing! Well,maybe if I beat him in single combat,maybe he'll teach me a few of his own tricks and I'll rake in as many students and cash as I can carry!"

Dan raced around to the back to change into his karate duds. He was once again outfitted with his pink sleeveless tunic top and matching pants,black tank top shirt underneath,and matching black belt. This time however,he had a couple of minor changes made just for such an occasion.

He outfitted blackcolored fighter's grip gloves on his hands and then brown foot guard stirrups over his feet.

"Okay then!"said Dan as he pounded his gloved fists together. "It's time to kick some carcass-DAN STYLE!"

After placing his duffle bag behind a couple of trash bags,Dan then hoisted himself up and over the wall.

Landing in soft grass,Dan then ran across the yard which had all sorts of excersise and training equipment in it.

Dan then saw the front door that was partly opened. He also heard voices inside. "AH-HAH!"shouted Dan. "HE MUST BE IN THERE RIGHT NOW,TEACHING HIS OWN- 'STYLE' TO HIS STUDENTS! WELL,I'LL SHOW'EM WHO'S THE REAL MASTER-RIGHT NOW!"

Suddenly,just before Dan could then proceed to the door,he heard some heavy gunfire. "BRATT-BRATT!" It was the sound of uzzis. "HEY-WHAT?"shouted Dan.

The red wooden door burst completely open and out ran four heavily armed gunmen. They were all dressed in balck trenchcoats and hats and were carrying an unconscious man with them who was bound and gagged.

"HEY!"said Dan. "WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?" The gunmen all turned to see who was shouting. One of them then said:"Smoke'im!" One of the thugs turned his uzzi on Dan and fired,but just as he did,Dan then sommersaulted backwards and hid behind a pile of training dummies for cover.

"Forget him!"said the thug leader. "We got Sakazaki's old man---let's beat it before the cops show up!" The group of gunmen then left the area and went down a pathway ramp that led to the front gates that were both open. They then got into their four doored black sedan with their hostage and took off into the city streets.

Dan then got back up and looked around. "What the hell was that all about?"said Dan. "Well whatever it was-it's over-and my important aim now is to battle Ryo! Onward to victory!"

Dan then walked inside and found a sinlge hallway made up of stone,wood and plaster from the walls,ceiling and floor. Dan proceeded across the wooden floor and made his way across a giant pair of blue doors.

On the doors was the symbol of a dragon and the word:"KYOKUGENRYU!" in Japanese. "Hunh!"replied Dan scowling. "He just has to rub it in all around this place don't he?"

Without another thought Dan then shoved his foot into the doors and knocked them open. But before he could shout something like:"OSHAA! Or:"DAN HIBIKI IS HERE!" He found the room he was in was suprisingly empty.

He found himself in a large and wide sprawling practice and teachings room with a large,wide blue mat spread across the floor,this was where the lessons were held.

On the other side of the room were pictures on the walls along with trophy cases of sorts. One case had several trophies in them,some were from past martial arts tournaments,but one a large gold double-handled cup shape one stood among them the most.

It said:"GRAND CHAMPION OF THE KING OF FIGHTERS 1978:RYO SAKAZAKI. Another case contained a strange red porcelian mask of some sort,with a long pointed,a thick bushy mastache and goatte and yellow tinted eyes. It said on the plaque:"TENGU MASK OF THE LEGENDARY MR.KARATE!" 1968-1978,R.I.P.

Dan went up to look at them. There was pictures of several people,some were of a brown haired japanese man dressed in a white gi in a fighting pose and his family members,his wife,his daughter,his disciple,and most of all a photo of a man that finally caught Dan's eye.

A photo of a man dressed in a bright orange gi with dark blonde and spiky hair with a handsomely strong face. Below the picture was the name:RYO SAKAZAKI across it.

"Sooo.."said Dan. "This is the guy huh? Hmmmm." Dan took a closer look at the picture of Ryo. "Ya know if I didn't know better,I'd swear this was Ryu Hoshi's cousin or someone closely resembling him. Well.it doesn't matter who or what he is anyway. I'm here to fight him!" Before going up to the nearest door,Dan took one last look at the strange red tengu mask on the wall.

"Mr.Karate.?"said Dan scratching his head. "Pardon me for asking the obvious but.what the heck kind of name is that? In fact,something about it reminds me of..someone. No-can't think about that now! I've got a destiny to fullfill and a legacy to create!"

Dan went up to the side doors and opened them,but what he found next was quite disturbing. He found what appeared to be a living room,but what had happened,changed it's appearance quite discouragingly.

There were bullet holes all over the walls that tore into the green and white wallpaper,smashed picture frames and mirrors. Some of the furniture pieces were turned upside down and torn up as well,and lastly..there was blood smeared acrosss the fine brown carpet.

Dan looked up ahead at where the blood trail had lead. Laying hunched over a nearby countertop that led into the kitchen was a man dressed in a grey kimono. He had a bald head and his back was turned to Dan.

Dan slowly crept towards the slumped man. "H-hey..mister.you okay?"he asked. But once Dan touched his shoulder,the man suddenly fell backwards and lay sprawled across the floor,a white slim cord telephone receiver was still clutched in his hand and the cord was stretched from the receiver to the box unit on the wall. The man also had a pair of oval spectacled on his face and had a few distinguished wrinkles as well.

Looking closely,one could see that his kimono tunic was ripped through with several bullet holes and stained red blood was seeping through from them. "GASP!"replied Dan sharply.

Dan then looked back at where the blood trail was,he figured that the man was probably shot in the chest a few times,then the man fell to the floor and gathered what strength he could to try to get to the telephone to call the police,but he only managed to make it to the phone and died.

"Who could've done such a.."said Dan and then he suddenly remembered. The four gunmen who he ran into outside-they must've done this! But why? And what happened,and who did they kidnap?

"Robert?"said a voice behind him. "Eh..?"said Dan as he turned around. A young woman in her early twenties stood before Dan. She was of the same nationaility as he and had long brown hair done in a single long pigtial that hung down her back.

Her slim and shapely body was bound in a pair of blue spandex top and matching tights and had on both a pair of red running shoes and a white gi shirt with a black belt around her waist also,and a white headband around her head.

"Who?"said Dan. "Y-you're not Robert!"said Yuri. "Who are you? And what else happened out here and---¡" Yuri's sentence stopped short as she saw the dead body on the floor.

"Oh no---Murisato!"she said. "Murisato?"said Dan looking down at the body. "He-he was our housekeeper."said Yuri. "Did you do this to him---and the living room-ANSWER!"

"Hey-hey-hey-whoa!"said Dan holding up his hands. "I just got here sister! I just found him like this!"

"Well even if you did---Ryo!"she called. "Someone else is here as well!" "Coming!"said a voice from the next hallway over. "You say Ryo?"said Dan. "Yeah,what of it?"said Yuri. "I'm uh-here to see him."said Dan. "Well here is."said Yuri.

A well-built man entered the room,he wore a karate gi like Dan's except it was orange and also had a black shirt underneath and a matching black belt. He also had on black fighter's gloves on like Dan's,but was slightly different in design,and had on a pair of light brown wooden sandals on his feet as well,he also looked exactly the same as the picture Dan saw him in.

Yuri then saw that there was something slightly similar to both men's costumes,but shook it off to focus on the task at hand.

"R-Robert?"said Ryo. "No Ryo,it's not him."said Yuri. "I asked." "Hey,I don't know who this Robert guy is---but I can tell you who I am."said Dan. Thrusting out his right arm and flexing it,he shouted:"I AM DAN HIBIKI--- MASTER OF THE SAIKYO ART OF FIGHTING STYLE-THE STRONGEST STYLE ON EARTH! I HAVE COME FROM TOKYO JUST TO CHALLENGE YOU,RYO SAKAZAKI!"

Both Ryo and Yuri just looked at Dan strangely and sweatdropped at the situation. "Boy-tough crowd here."said Dan. "Anyways I---¡" "MORISATO!"shouted Ryo,causing Dan to stumble and fall backwards from the sudden outburst. "What happened to him?"said Ryo. "Did you kill him?"

"NO-NO!"said Dan waving his arms. "I just told your sis here that I didn't do anything I just found him that way!"

"He told me himself bro!"said Yuri. "I don't know who he is-but he says he didn't kill him." "HAI-HAI-THAT'S RIGHT!"said Dan smiling. "Well.what happened here anyway?"said Ryo. "Why is the living room in shambles..and who or what killed Morisato?"

Yuri suddenly saw something on a nearby stool."Look---a tape!" The two fighters ran over to it and picked it up. On it was the letters--- MR.B. "M-Mr.B?"said Yuri. "Mr.Oh no.not him.not Mr.Big again!"said Ryo. "Mr.Big?"said Ryo. "Who's he,a Dick Tracy reject?" Ryo and Yuri went over to the nearby VHS and TV set that was on their entertainment system shelf.

"Hey uh guys do ya think uh.?"said Dan,but it looked like they were too busy looking at the tape to notice him. "Aw,never mind!"said Dan. "I'll wait till there done. Hey,where ya keep your drinks? No,never mind,I'll get it myself." Dan then went over to the fridge.

Ryo then switched on the set and VCR and placed the tape in and played it. After a whole minute,an image was shown.

It was the image of a bald headed man in his early forties with a black moustache and mirror shades on,as well as a fur collared coat.

"It's him all right!"said Yuri. "The arch crime lord sleazball himself!" "We hadn't seen or heard anything on him since the KOF'96 contest!"said Ryo."When he teamed up with Geese and Krauser." Dan opened the fridge and found it heavily stashed with food and drink. "Boy---aren't we livin'large."said Dan annoyed. "Well,I shouldn't complain if I get a free drink and snack." Dan then went for a six pack of pepsi and a couple of friged hostess cup cakes.

"Greetings once again to you,Ryo Sakazaki!"said Mr.Big. "By the time you and your other loved ones read this-your pop Takuma'll be long gone! As for the why's and where's of all this-just listen and learn. It's been quite a long time now between us ya know,from when you and ya pal Robert and the rest of the gang took me,my former boss Geese and the rest back in both the KOF '77 and '78,as well as tangling with ya's in the KOF'96. You think ya seen the last of me and my boys? Well,think again,cause I'm back from the city of Southtown and worse than ever!

Now,if ya wanna ever see your pop again,follow this adress on this map that I'm gonna show ya!"

An image of an intercity and state map came upon the screen,detailing and covering the area of Osaka,in and outside the city. The adress was as follows:Nanko port town line,at an abandoned warehouse on the edge of the town.

"Only you are to come at once to this adress and when you arrive there,only then will you receive further instructions on what to do. Oh,and believe me Sakazaki,if you don't think my men can't handle someone even as experienced and powerful as your dad---WELL THINK AGAIN! Cause my boys have got two heavilly armed uzzi machine guns in each hand for this and no doubt got them all dead in his sights at this very moment as they bring him to me! So,as I said,come alone or your dad gets it-see you then-HAHAHAHAHAAAA!"

The screen then went blank,Yuri was definitely worried full-tilt,Ryo looked as if he was about explode in a fury of anger,his fists clenched and his body slightly shaking.

"Those.bastards!"said Ryo. "No matter what-I'll get my father back!" Dan then entered the fray,drinking a can of pepsi and eating a hostess chocolate cupcake. "Hey uh.guys,wassup right now?"said Dan. "What?!"said Ryo turning his head fiercly at Dan.

Dan jumped slightly at Ryo's expression. "Whoa boy-calm yourself!" he then thought. "Don't look this guy intimidate you in any way!"

"You're..still here?"said Yuri. "Well duh---what'dja expect me to do leave?"said Dan. "I came here to challenge Ryo Sakazaki and here I am."

Ryo went up to Dan. "I don't know who the hell you are pal,"he said. "but in case you don't realize it,this is not a good time for such things! My father's just been kidnapped by some armed men!"

"Uh..did you say armed men?"said Dan. "Yeah,you saw something?"said Yuri.

"Well,as a matter of fact,"said Dan. "I did see four men in both coats and hats carry out some guy in a white gi just a few minutes ago."

Both Yuri and Ryo fell down to the floor in pure anime fashion and then Ryo went up to Dan and grabbed him by the shirt collar.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU SAW FOUR MEN GO OUT JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO?" he roared. "WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP THEM?"

Dan slapped Ryo's hand off his black shirt. "HEY C'MON MAN!" he shouted. "How was I to know what they were doing? Besides that,when they saw me they tried to shoot at me with their guns!"

"You still could've stopped'em!"said Ryo. Yuri came in between the two men. "Ryo,please stop already!"she said. "He says they were armed and I'm sure he couldn't have known either."

"Hey thanks for the save,babe!"said Dan. "Don't flatter yourself pal."said Yuri. "I'm just trying to keep the peace,and don't calle me babe either-I as they all say got a boyfriend already!"

"Some dude's get all the luck!"said Dan. "Just what are you here for anyway?"said Ryo. "Ain't it obvious?"said Dan. "I'm here to challenge you to a match,and learn some pointers about fighting style and running a dojo."

"Well uh.that's pretty good to hear,but I'm afraid you've come at a seriously bad time."said Ryo. "Huh,what ya mean?"said Dan. "Haven't you heard a word what that slimbucket big said?"said Yuri. "Well I uh."said Dan.

"Look Yuri,you fill in mr.pink here on what's going on while I grab a few things."said Ryo as he ran for his bedroom.

After a whole minute,Yuri explained Dan up-to-speed. "Oh,I see.sorry kiddo."said Dan. "You're his kids of this Kyokugen technique huh?" "Very much so Mr.Hibiki."said Yuri. "Ryo,myself and our partner Robert Garcia are all disciples of his technique. And I gotta admit,you had me thinking you were my boyfriend Robert there for a second,you and him share a..unique hairstyle."

Dan ran his fingers through his hair. "Hmmmm..he must have good taste in hairstyles.and women."

Ryo came back with a grey dufflebag. "Okay then,"said Ryo. "I'm off to find Mr.Big's hideout! Before I do,I'm gonna write down the adresses Big gave me."

"Mr.Big."said Dan. "That name sounds so." "70'sish?"said Yuri. "More like Live and let die."said Dan. "Where's he holed up-Harlem or New Orleans?" "Neither."said Yuri. "Some place here in Osaka,and of course as usual.a deserted warehouse." "Yup,we definitely need James Bond and his pal Felix Leighter for this."said Dan.

"I wouldn't joke at a time like this if I were you,Dan."said Yuri. "That's not your dad who's been kidnapped."

"I.don't have to worry about that at least."said Dan. "Huh?"said Yuri. "He's been dead for quite some time."said Dan. "Oh,I'm sorry to hear that."said Yuri. "S'okay,I'm carrying on his legacy of fighting techniques for him."said Dan.

Ryo then turned to Yuri and Dan. "I've also got a plan sis."said Ryo. "Is Robert in town yet?" "Afraid not bro."said Yuri. "He hasn't finished the day-to-day business masters at Garcia Financial Clique,so he may not be back till this evening."

"And we haven't got time to contact Terry Bogard and his pals or even King or Kasumi for that matter. Well,it looks it's just us for dear old dad." Said Ryo.

"Hey wait a minute uh..?"said Dan. "What about you which I'm assuming is what you're going to ask?"said Ryo. "Ya took the words outta my mouth,but yeah."said Dan. "I came here for a fight and---¡"

"well,you're gonna have to wait till then I'm afraid."said Ryo. "We've got a beloved father to rescue and times-a-wastin'!"said Ryo.

"Wait a minute Ryo."said Yuri. "We might just need an extra hand here." "What do ya mean?"said Ryo. "What I mean is we may need a back-up plan or bait of sorts and this is a desperate situation ya know."said Yuri.

Ryo looked at Dan and said:"Just how good a fighter are you?"said Ryo. "I came here to show you,but if you give me a chance I can show ya how great I am."said Dan. "Okay,okay."said Ryo. "Haven't got much choice right now. Yuri,you lock up all the doors,Dan you come with me to the garage."

"Okay-dokey!"said Dan. "But I hope this all doesn't take long." "Neither do I."said Ryo. "This was supposed to be a day of reunion and relaxation when we returned to our ancestral home,should've stayed in Southtown U.S.A if we knew this was gonna happen!"

Minutes later,the three were in a red 1998 pontiac,the automatic garage door opened and they took off on the road.

"Hate to leave Morisato's dead body there like that."said Ryo. "Yeah,just think of the smell you're gonna get when you get home!"said Dan in the back seat. "Will you can it?"said Ryo annoyed. "Hey,you want my help on this or not blondie?"said Dan. "Ease up you guys!"said Yuri. "We need to focus on fighting the enemy,not each other."

"Agreed."said Ryo. "But get this straight for right now Hibiki,"said Ryo. "you're here to follow orders,my orders till we get this done."

"Yeah I getcha!"said Dan. "But I don't have to like it." "No one said you had to."said Ryo. "But just think about what that pain Big is putting us all through."

"Well,point me in the right direction and I'll take him out easy!"said Dan clenching his fist.

The Car sped off in the direction of one of the local port towns,there the enemy was waiting. Next CH.3:Old enemies are never counted out.