The girls hadn't wasted any time at all. Within minutes of getting the
invitation to Dee Jay's and Kyosuke's beach party, the girls had begun
tugging on the arms of each and every guy and begging that they be taken to
the mall.
"Pleeease Ken!! We looovee you!" giggled a smiling Cammy and Maki as they hung onto Ken's arms, preventing him from moving more than half an inch at a time. Ken wobbled back and forth, nearly falling over several times from the combined weight on both his arms. "Get off me you guys! I'm gonna fall over!" shouted Ken, as the two girls continued to hang onto both his arms and beam bright smiles up at him.
"Hahaha! Sucks to be you Ken!" laughed Ryu from his place under the oak tree. "Now you HAVE to take the girls to the mall! But not me!! I'm perfectly safe!" he smiled as he turned back to Chun-Li, only to see a similar pleading look on her face.
"Oh no! Not you too, Chun-Li!?" he shouted as he took a step back away from her. Chun-Li only reached out and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist. Gazing up into his eyes, her eyes sparkled as they took on the "puppy begging" look. "Please, please! Come on Ryu my cutsie wootsie little honeybunch! Please, can we go to the mall?"
Ryu sighed. "With that kind of pleading, I give up. My car is yours." A squeal of delight shook the Capcom High campus, causing all the fighters left on campus to cover their ears until the noise had stopped.
Cammy and Maki still hung onto Ken, pleading over and over with him. Finally Ken threw his hands up (as far as he could with two girls hanging on both his arms) and gave into the pleading. "All right you win! I'll drive you to the mall!" Two more squeals of delight shattered the silence.
The group walked into the parking lot with Ryu being towed by Chun-Li, Ken being dragged by Maki and Cammy, and Guile walking by himself. As they walked, Guile sighed to himself and muttered, "Why can't I ever meet any cute girls? Ken and Ryu take all the cuties," pouted Guile as he walked towards Ryu's car in a stage of teenage hormonal depression.
Ryu managed to fish his keys out of his pocket and pressed the unlock button on them. Nearby, a decent-looking Toyota Camry unlocked with a chirp, it's tan gloss paint shining under the sunlight. Walking around, Ryu opened the door for Chun-Li and then climbed in himself, starting the engine with the modest whine that comes from a V6 engine.
With the two girls still grabbing his arms, Ken managed to walk over to his car and began the process of unlocking it manually (since it had no power locks). Ken's car was much more flashy than Ryu's, as it was a 1980's model Ford Mustang with a black leather interior, a bright red glossy outer coat, white racing stripes painted from front to back, and a killer sound system. The car was also convertible and was in great shape despite it's age. Despite having two girls hanging on his arms, Ken managed to put the top down, then stood back as the girls jumped into the car with all the speed of an avalanche. Muttering to himself, Ken climbed in and started the car, relaxing in the blast of noise that came as his engine started up.
As the convoy pulled out of the parking lot, they passed a familiar looking flashy import that they recognized. Sound system blaring the incredibly old trance song "Sandstorm," Edmund Honda pulled up in his namesake, bobbing his spiky haired visor-clad head to the music. However, Honda's vehicle was barely recognizable as the same car that stood in car lots throughout Gamer City. Honda's Civic SI was outfitted with some of the flashiest and most expensive gear that could be found. An Erebuni Shogun body kit and a 3' body drop showcased his car's body, bright white racing rims glistened on his tires, and a large silver exhaust pipe (Mugen) glistened behind him. A spoiler big enough to rival the Eiffel Tower rested on the back and as Ken and Ryu drove past him, Honda turned down the sound system and yelled out at them.
"Hey man! What up fo?" shouted Honda, as he rolled down the window, resting his large arm on the windowsill. "How you been Ryu?"
"I've been cool Edmund," said Ryu as he leaned over Chun-Li to talk to the "big-boned" Japanese kid. "How about yourself?"
Honda winced. "Man, don't call me that whack-ass name! I told you, I'm either Honda or "Big E!" In the lead car, Ken couldn't help but laugh as Honda told Ryu his nicknames and his loud laughing could be heard as far back as Honda's car. Honda's jaw muscles tightened in anger, but he kept his cool. "Anyways Ryu, where you guys headed?"
"We're off to the mall to buy some stuff for Kyosuke and Dee Jay's beach party. The girls wanted some new stuff I guess."
Honda laughed. "So you guys are going too? I thought it was gonna be pretty stupid, but now since I see you guys are going, that's a different set of wheels." Ken started laughing again, this time at Honda's stupid analogy. Honda shook his head, trying to clear the anger that suddenly flashed red in his eyes. Finally back in control, he turned back to Ryu. "You guys mind if I tag along?"
"Not at all man," grinned Ryu. "Just follow us."
"Aiite man!" grinned Honda, revving his namesake's engine. "Let's go!"
After dealing with the immense amount of traffic in the mall's parking lot (Ken was almost blindsided by a crazy ass bandicoot driving a Chevy Impala and Ryu almost got hit by a short fat plumber driving a Lamborghini Diablo,) the group finally managed to get inside.
"It's beautiful....."marveled the girls in one voice at seeing the multistory interior of the mall, while the guys all shook their heads. The Game District Shopping Arcade was a massive five story structure that sold everything from clothes to miniature fluffy loofahs. A large silver fountain sparkled in the middle and a large skylight stretched across the entire mall, giving shoppers the impression that they were outdoors.
"Come on guys! No time to waste!" shouted the girls as they grabbed onto the guys' arms. The guys groaned in despair as they were pulled forward into the mall. Whether they would live or die depended on the amount of money they had in their pockets.
Across the mall, another group of high school students were walking around (the guys being dragged around.) The crew from SNK High School was cruising the mall too, looking for their own items for Kyosuke and Dee Jay's beach party. Kyo was being dragged around by his new girlfriend, Athena, while Iori and Haohmaru were being dragged by their respective girlfriends, Vice and Nakoruru.
Kyo looked back at Iori and Vice, who were defying their parents' hatred of each other in order to date and then switched his view to Nakoruru and Haohmaru, who had met during a tournament several months back.
As the group wandered the mall, the girls squealed as they came across a store specializing in bikinis and other swimsuit accessories. Grabbing their boyfriends' arms, they yanked them inside the store with all the speed of a disappearing act.
Kyo spun around as his girlfriend grabbed him, only to crash into someone and nearly fall. Rubbing his head in pain, he started to apologize and then recognized who it was. Balling his hands up into fists, he snarled low in his throat and flame began to curl around his right fist.
Likewise, Ryu turned around, having sensed an evil presence in the store. At first recognition of Kyo, his own hands flew up in the familiar "Shin-ko- hado-ken" motion. The cup of his hands began to glow blue, as he prepared a fireball.
All around the two rivals, fighters stopped what they were doing and began facing off against their respective rival schools. Honda growled in anger as he looked over at a calmly smiling Haohmaru, while Iori smiled devilishly as he faced down Ken, who only threw back his hair and pulled off his shades.
While the guys faced off, fireballs and flames at the ready, the girls had cheerfully mingled with each other to compare each other's swimsuits.
"Oh my god Cammy! That suit looks so fab on you!" squealed Nakoruru as she looked over at the tall beauty who was clad in a red bikini.
Cammy spun in a full circle. "Doesn't it? Although I think that Vice would look absolutely sexy in this," she said, holding up a bluish bikini that caused Vice to squeal in delight and rush into the nearest changing room with it.
Meanwhile the guys were locked into fighting mode, ready to go. As they prepared to go at it, they noticed that the girls were all talking and chattering amongst themselves. Sweat dripped down the head of every guy as they prepared to launch special attacks, while keeping their eyes on the girls.
Finally Kyo pulled away. "This is stupid Ryu. This isn't the time or place to settle things. I say we should call a truce for the time being," he said, extending his hand towards Ryu.
Ryu cautiously took it, shaking his hand like another person would handle a snake. "I agree Kyo. Fighting here would be completely whack, plus we'd get busted by the cops for it."
The employee at the counter, a tall blonde guy wearing a striped store uniform, suddenly started shouting at them. "Hey! I don't want any trouble in here! Ya'll better get on out of out of here, before I call security."
"Awww shut up you blondie chickenwuss," snorted Honda as he turned away. "You won't do nothin to stop us."
"NOBODY CALLS ME CHICKENWUSS!" thundered the blond guy as he leapt the counter, pulling on a set of brass knuckles as he spoke. Raising his fists in a fighting stance, he leapt from left to right, throwing shadow punches at the air as he spoke. "You wanna make something of it, you fatty?"
"I'm not fat! I'm just big-boned!" roared Honda as he launched himself at the blond guy. "Dosukoi!"
A full fledged melee erupted inside the bikini store with fighters throwing punches left and right and hurling fireballs at each other. Mannequins exploded under the force of punches and pieces of clothing shriveled up at the mere touch of a fireball. Windows shattered outward as fighters were thrown clear of them, landing in crumpled heaps outside the store.
With the loud blowing of whistles, a force of heavily-armed and muscular looking security guards began rushing up the walkway. Led by a tall muscular blond man wielding two nightsticks, the security force rushed inside and began hauling away fighters.
"Athena! Get us out of here!" shouted Kyo as he fended off a short elfish- looking teenager wielding a long sword and shield. "Teleport us now!"
Athena waved her hands and in a flash, both the Capcom and the SNK High crews were outside in the parking lot. Breathing sighs of relief, they stood back and watched as police cruisers pulled up to help stop the brawl. Armed officers thundered up the mall's steps as the sounds of fighting escalated inside.
"Well it looks like we owe you guys," said Guile as he turned to face Athena and Kyo. Behind them, a loud smashing of glass was evident as a yellowish rat-character with a lightning bolt for a tail was forcefully ejected through the glass skylights, flying about twenty feet before falling to the concrete. The crews winced in pain as they watched it splat on the concrete.
"I think it's time we got going," said Ken as he flashed a big perfect smile. "Unless you'd rather they took us home," he said, motioning to the armed police officers moving into the building.
"Until next time Kyo," muttered Ryu, a bluish energy burning around his right hand.
"Until next time Ryu," muttered Kyo in reply, raising his own fist, burning bright with flame. The two seemed ready to fight until a comment from Ken split the tension between them.
"Dude...where's my car?"
(Will Ken find his car? Is the beach party finished for good? Will Kyo and Ryu finally settle their differences? Find out on the next chapter of: Street Fighters in High School)
"Pleeease Ken!! We looovee you!" giggled a smiling Cammy and Maki as they hung onto Ken's arms, preventing him from moving more than half an inch at a time. Ken wobbled back and forth, nearly falling over several times from the combined weight on both his arms. "Get off me you guys! I'm gonna fall over!" shouted Ken, as the two girls continued to hang onto both his arms and beam bright smiles up at him.
"Hahaha! Sucks to be you Ken!" laughed Ryu from his place under the oak tree. "Now you HAVE to take the girls to the mall! But not me!! I'm perfectly safe!" he smiled as he turned back to Chun-Li, only to see a similar pleading look on her face.
"Oh no! Not you too, Chun-Li!?" he shouted as he took a step back away from her. Chun-Li only reached out and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist. Gazing up into his eyes, her eyes sparkled as they took on the "puppy begging" look. "Please, please! Come on Ryu my cutsie wootsie little honeybunch! Please, can we go to the mall?"
Ryu sighed. "With that kind of pleading, I give up. My car is yours." A squeal of delight shook the Capcom High campus, causing all the fighters left on campus to cover their ears until the noise had stopped.
Cammy and Maki still hung onto Ken, pleading over and over with him. Finally Ken threw his hands up (as far as he could with two girls hanging on both his arms) and gave into the pleading. "All right you win! I'll drive you to the mall!" Two more squeals of delight shattered the silence.
The group walked into the parking lot with Ryu being towed by Chun-Li, Ken being dragged by Maki and Cammy, and Guile walking by himself. As they walked, Guile sighed to himself and muttered, "Why can't I ever meet any cute girls? Ken and Ryu take all the cuties," pouted Guile as he walked towards Ryu's car in a stage of teenage hormonal depression.
Ryu managed to fish his keys out of his pocket and pressed the unlock button on them. Nearby, a decent-looking Toyota Camry unlocked with a chirp, it's tan gloss paint shining under the sunlight. Walking around, Ryu opened the door for Chun-Li and then climbed in himself, starting the engine with the modest whine that comes from a V6 engine.
With the two girls still grabbing his arms, Ken managed to walk over to his car and began the process of unlocking it manually (since it had no power locks). Ken's car was much more flashy than Ryu's, as it was a 1980's model Ford Mustang with a black leather interior, a bright red glossy outer coat, white racing stripes painted from front to back, and a killer sound system. The car was also convertible and was in great shape despite it's age. Despite having two girls hanging on his arms, Ken managed to put the top down, then stood back as the girls jumped into the car with all the speed of an avalanche. Muttering to himself, Ken climbed in and started the car, relaxing in the blast of noise that came as his engine started up.
As the convoy pulled out of the parking lot, they passed a familiar looking flashy import that they recognized. Sound system blaring the incredibly old trance song "Sandstorm," Edmund Honda pulled up in his namesake, bobbing his spiky haired visor-clad head to the music. However, Honda's vehicle was barely recognizable as the same car that stood in car lots throughout Gamer City. Honda's Civic SI was outfitted with some of the flashiest and most expensive gear that could be found. An Erebuni Shogun body kit and a 3' body drop showcased his car's body, bright white racing rims glistened on his tires, and a large silver exhaust pipe (Mugen) glistened behind him. A spoiler big enough to rival the Eiffel Tower rested on the back and as Ken and Ryu drove past him, Honda turned down the sound system and yelled out at them.
"Hey man! What up fo?" shouted Honda, as he rolled down the window, resting his large arm on the windowsill. "How you been Ryu?"
"I've been cool Edmund," said Ryu as he leaned over Chun-Li to talk to the "big-boned" Japanese kid. "How about yourself?"
Honda winced. "Man, don't call me that whack-ass name! I told you, I'm either Honda or "Big E!" In the lead car, Ken couldn't help but laugh as Honda told Ryu his nicknames and his loud laughing could be heard as far back as Honda's car. Honda's jaw muscles tightened in anger, but he kept his cool. "Anyways Ryu, where you guys headed?"
"We're off to the mall to buy some stuff for Kyosuke and Dee Jay's beach party. The girls wanted some new stuff I guess."
Honda laughed. "So you guys are going too? I thought it was gonna be pretty stupid, but now since I see you guys are going, that's a different set of wheels." Ken started laughing again, this time at Honda's stupid analogy. Honda shook his head, trying to clear the anger that suddenly flashed red in his eyes. Finally back in control, he turned back to Ryu. "You guys mind if I tag along?"
"Not at all man," grinned Ryu. "Just follow us."
"Aiite man!" grinned Honda, revving his namesake's engine. "Let's go!"
After dealing with the immense amount of traffic in the mall's parking lot (Ken was almost blindsided by a crazy ass bandicoot driving a Chevy Impala and Ryu almost got hit by a short fat plumber driving a Lamborghini Diablo,) the group finally managed to get inside.
"It's beautiful....."marveled the girls in one voice at seeing the multistory interior of the mall, while the guys all shook their heads. The Game District Shopping Arcade was a massive five story structure that sold everything from clothes to miniature fluffy loofahs. A large silver fountain sparkled in the middle and a large skylight stretched across the entire mall, giving shoppers the impression that they were outdoors.
"Come on guys! No time to waste!" shouted the girls as they grabbed onto the guys' arms. The guys groaned in despair as they were pulled forward into the mall. Whether they would live or die depended on the amount of money they had in their pockets.
Across the mall, another group of high school students were walking around (the guys being dragged around.) The crew from SNK High School was cruising the mall too, looking for their own items for Kyosuke and Dee Jay's beach party. Kyo was being dragged around by his new girlfriend, Athena, while Iori and Haohmaru were being dragged by their respective girlfriends, Vice and Nakoruru.
Kyo looked back at Iori and Vice, who were defying their parents' hatred of each other in order to date and then switched his view to Nakoruru and Haohmaru, who had met during a tournament several months back.
As the group wandered the mall, the girls squealed as they came across a store specializing in bikinis and other swimsuit accessories. Grabbing their boyfriends' arms, they yanked them inside the store with all the speed of a disappearing act.
Kyo spun around as his girlfriend grabbed him, only to crash into someone and nearly fall. Rubbing his head in pain, he started to apologize and then recognized who it was. Balling his hands up into fists, he snarled low in his throat and flame began to curl around his right fist.
Likewise, Ryu turned around, having sensed an evil presence in the store. At first recognition of Kyo, his own hands flew up in the familiar "Shin-ko- hado-ken" motion. The cup of his hands began to glow blue, as he prepared a fireball.
All around the two rivals, fighters stopped what they were doing and began facing off against their respective rival schools. Honda growled in anger as he looked over at a calmly smiling Haohmaru, while Iori smiled devilishly as he faced down Ken, who only threw back his hair and pulled off his shades.
While the guys faced off, fireballs and flames at the ready, the girls had cheerfully mingled with each other to compare each other's swimsuits.
"Oh my god Cammy! That suit looks so fab on you!" squealed Nakoruru as she looked over at the tall beauty who was clad in a red bikini.
Cammy spun in a full circle. "Doesn't it? Although I think that Vice would look absolutely sexy in this," she said, holding up a bluish bikini that caused Vice to squeal in delight and rush into the nearest changing room with it.
Meanwhile the guys were locked into fighting mode, ready to go. As they prepared to go at it, they noticed that the girls were all talking and chattering amongst themselves. Sweat dripped down the head of every guy as they prepared to launch special attacks, while keeping their eyes on the girls.
Finally Kyo pulled away. "This is stupid Ryu. This isn't the time or place to settle things. I say we should call a truce for the time being," he said, extending his hand towards Ryu.
Ryu cautiously took it, shaking his hand like another person would handle a snake. "I agree Kyo. Fighting here would be completely whack, plus we'd get busted by the cops for it."
The employee at the counter, a tall blonde guy wearing a striped store uniform, suddenly started shouting at them. "Hey! I don't want any trouble in here! Ya'll better get on out of out of here, before I call security."
"Awww shut up you blondie chickenwuss," snorted Honda as he turned away. "You won't do nothin to stop us."
"NOBODY CALLS ME CHICKENWUSS!" thundered the blond guy as he leapt the counter, pulling on a set of brass knuckles as he spoke. Raising his fists in a fighting stance, he leapt from left to right, throwing shadow punches at the air as he spoke. "You wanna make something of it, you fatty?"
"I'm not fat! I'm just big-boned!" roared Honda as he launched himself at the blond guy. "Dosukoi!"
A full fledged melee erupted inside the bikini store with fighters throwing punches left and right and hurling fireballs at each other. Mannequins exploded under the force of punches and pieces of clothing shriveled up at the mere touch of a fireball. Windows shattered outward as fighters were thrown clear of them, landing in crumpled heaps outside the store.
With the loud blowing of whistles, a force of heavily-armed and muscular looking security guards began rushing up the walkway. Led by a tall muscular blond man wielding two nightsticks, the security force rushed inside and began hauling away fighters.
"Athena! Get us out of here!" shouted Kyo as he fended off a short elfish- looking teenager wielding a long sword and shield. "Teleport us now!"
Athena waved her hands and in a flash, both the Capcom and the SNK High crews were outside in the parking lot. Breathing sighs of relief, they stood back and watched as police cruisers pulled up to help stop the brawl. Armed officers thundered up the mall's steps as the sounds of fighting escalated inside.
"Well it looks like we owe you guys," said Guile as he turned to face Athena and Kyo. Behind them, a loud smashing of glass was evident as a yellowish rat-character with a lightning bolt for a tail was forcefully ejected through the glass skylights, flying about twenty feet before falling to the concrete. The crews winced in pain as they watched it splat on the concrete.
"I think it's time we got going," said Ken as he flashed a big perfect smile. "Unless you'd rather they took us home," he said, motioning to the armed police officers moving into the building.
"Until next time Kyo," muttered Ryu, a bluish energy burning around his right hand.
"Until next time Ryu," muttered Kyo in reply, raising his own fist, burning bright with flame. The two seemed ready to fight until a comment from Ken split the tension between them.
"Dude...where's my car?"
(Will Ken find his car? Is the beach party finished for good? Will Kyo and Ryu finally settle their differences? Find out on the next chapter of: Street Fighters in High School)