Chapter 9: The Final Straw
"How. . . How can this be happening. . .?" Geese moaned as he eyes the five fighters in front of him in black uniforms. He had been ambushed in his own home and beat to a bloody pulp. He couldn't understand it. He was stronger than this. . . but they outnumbered him greatly. Also. . . they were much too strong to be real. The only male in the group stepped forward and grabbed Geese by his neck. His eyes glowed red as his free hand went into flames.
"For our leader. . . you must perish. Goodbye. . . Geese Howard."
He then thrusted his hand through Geese's chest. . . and Geese's final gags came out his mouth. He then threw his lifeless body into a wall and muttered, "Mission complete. . . Awaiting next orders. . ."
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"Geese is WHAT!!??"
"You. . . heard me. They found his body in his hideaway home this morning. It was a clean murder, too. I. . . really don't know what to say."
Terry kept a blank face as he stared at Andy, his brother. He had a huge internal hatred towards Geese for killing his father. . . but he didn't think that held get murdered. . .
"So does the police know who did it?"
"No, Terry. . ."
Terry shook his head and grabbed his coat. Just as he was about to leave his house, a tap came onto his shoulders.
"Terry. . . Are you about to leave?"
"Yes, Rock," he answered to Geese's 11 year-old son, Rock Howard. "I don't know what's going on, but I'm going to find out."
"Why? Everyone hated Geese. You should be happy. . .?"
"Well I'm not," Terry shot back. "I. . . didn't want to have him die. . . I never got to get my revenge on him for killing my father. . ."
Rock fell silent and watched as Terry left. As Terry headed towards the sidewalk, he eyed Geese's company building right in the heart of South Town. He sighed. Although he never liked Geese, he still had a slight deal of sympathy for him. . . Just then, he caught sight of several being cloaked in blackness move stealthfully from the direction of the building to an alley. Getting curious, Terry ran towards the alley and peered down it, pressing his back against the wall.
"Excellent," a voice rang out of nowhere. "I'm liking you more and more, my beauties. The way you handle your jobs is very noteworthy."
"Thank you, Lord Bison," one of the females spoke up. "As long as your happy with the results, we're glad to work for you and Shadowloo. . ."
{They must have been the ones that killed Geese} Terry thought as he eyed the one male out of the group. . . and gasped.
{That's. . . the kid from the tournament four years ago, Darrell Markis! That means. . . the rest are his friends!! What is going on, here!?}
"HEY!!" he yelled out, revealing himself. "I want answers! I want to know why you killed Geese!"
The five looked over to him and purple auras surrounded them, their eyes glowing red. Just then, a silhouette of a man hovering in the air appeared above their heads.
"It seems as if someone wants to start trouble. Here's your next assignment. . . KILL HIM!!"
Terry braced himself as two of the girls warped towards him, catching him off guard. He immediately met a fist to the face and one to the back of the head. He fell to the ground, his head hurting in more ways than one, just as the lighter twin of one of the girls came forward, building up energy into her hands.
"Shinku. . ."
"RISING TACKLE!!!" Terry yelled out as he threw himself up into the air, knocking the three girls away from him. This didn't stop the fourth to chase after him.
"RESEN ENBUKYAKU!!!" she yelled as she hit Terry with 5 powerful flame kicks, making him fall right into the clutches of the male, who was charging up his own vigor into his fists.
"Shakunetsuken. . . SWORD!!!"
He then threw his fists up, a flame sword shooting up into the vulnerable backside of Terry Bogard. He pain of agony went out the alley into the street. Darrell then slammed his sword into the ground, along with Terry, letting him get kicked in the head by the dark twin. He laid down on his back, breathing through his mouth. Never before had he been jumped like this and hit so hard and swiftly. He couldn't even make room to use his move powerful moves.
"Hold him up," the lighter twin of the group instructed and Darrell and the youngest girl did so. She then got ready. . . and everything turned while, the sounds of blows and Terry's cries echoing out into the air. It was the Harugokusatsu. . .and it left Terry out cold in the alley, bloodied.
"Good work. . ." Bison said while reappearing in front of the group. "Nice and swift. I like that." His soldiers just saluted him.
"I shall be very fortunate that I have you under my control. . ." he muttered to himself. "Now I can start the empire of Shadowloo on the earth!!"
He, along with his henchman and women, warped out of the alley just as Andy and Rock rushed into the alley and found Terry's battered body.
"TERRY!!!" Rock yelled out as he checked out his body and then looked at the group in front of them just as they left. He growled. "I swear I'll get them for this!"
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--TWO WEEKS LATER-
The lone warrior, Ryu, was just getting to his rival's estate in San Francisco. It was time for his annual match with Ken Masters and he was eagerly looking forward to facing him again. He ringed the doorbell and waited; the wind blowing playfully around him. Just as he started to admire the green pasture around the mansion, the door swung open. . . and Ryu laid eyes on a not-so-happy Ken.
"Ken? What's wr-"
Ken cut him off as he grabbed him by his gi shirt and pulled him in. He closed the door and stared into Ryu's eyes.
"Ryu. . . We've got a SERIOUS problem. . ."
"Which is?" Ryu asked curiously.
"It's Sakura. . . and her friends. . ."
Ryu immediately pictured the former schoolgirl in his mind. It had been 4 years since he last seen her at the Turn of the Century tournament along with her school friends. She was always so happy to be fighting. . . but Ken's next statement threw him off severely.
"She's. . . she's a. . ."
"A what?"
"Ken! Just tell her!"
Just then, a bunch of other people that Ryu knew came from Ken's lobby. Of these individuals were Sakura's rival and one of Ken's business partners, Karin Kanzuki, as well as Interpol agents Chun-Li Xiang and Charlie Nash.
"Well. . . I know that this might come as a shock considering that we're talking about the kids we used to call rookies," Charlie mumbled, "but. . . they are freakishly strong now. . ."
"Not only that," Chun-Li added, "but I'm afraid that she's now property of Shadowloo. . . along with her friends."
Ryu's eyes shot open. He remembered that organization and how the leader, Bison, tried to get his body. He defeated him about 5 years ago and thought that he killed him. . . but now it seems as if he's alive and well, not to mention brainwashing the girl that used to look up to him. He clenched his fist in anger, realizing how bad this was.
"Ryu. . ." Charlie went on, "they destroyed Interpol, killed Geese Howard, and went on to commit other heinous crimes around the world. They are on the world's top 10 list of wanted criminals. The thing is, although they need to be stopped, we know that they are only being controlled by Bison himself. We have to think of something. . ."
Just then, the front door blew open. . . and revealed Darrell, his Psycho aura already covering him.
"Ah. . . Perfect timing," he said while smiling evilly. "Ryu. . . You're assigned to come with us. Shadowloo. . . and Bison. . . are awaiting you. . ."
End of Chapter 9
Next Chapter: Awakening
"How. . . How can this be happening. . .?" Geese moaned as he eyes the five fighters in front of him in black uniforms. He had been ambushed in his own home and beat to a bloody pulp. He couldn't understand it. He was stronger than this. . . but they outnumbered him greatly. Also. . . they were much too strong to be real. The only male in the group stepped forward and grabbed Geese by his neck. His eyes glowed red as his free hand went into flames.
"For our leader. . . you must perish. Goodbye. . . Geese Howard."
He then thrusted his hand through Geese's chest. . . and Geese's final gags came out his mouth. He then threw his lifeless body into a wall and muttered, "Mission complete. . . Awaiting next orders. . ."
---- ----
"Geese is WHAT!!??"
"You. . . heard me. They found his body in his hideaway home this morning. It was a clean murder, too. I. . . really don't know what to say."
Terry kept a blank face as he stared at Andy, his brother. He had a huge internal hatred towards Geese for killing his father. . . but he didn't think that held get murdered. . .
"So does the police know who did it?"
"No, Terry. . ."
Terry shook his head and grabbed his coat. Just as he was about to leave his house, a tap came onto his shoulders.
"Terry. . . Are you about to leave?"
"Yes, Rock," he answered to Geese's 11 year-old son, Rock Howard. "I don't know what's going on, but I'm going to find out."
"Why? Everyone hated Geese. You should be happy. . .?"
"Well I'm not," Terry shot back. "I. . . didn't want to have him die. . . I never got to get my revenge on him for killing my father. . ."
Rock fell silent and watched as Terry left. As Terry headed towards the sidewalk, he eyed Geese's company building right in the heart of South Town. He sighed. Although he never liked Geese, he still had a slight deal of sympathy for him. . . Just then, he caught sight of several being cloaked in blackness move stealthfully from the direction of the building to an alley. Getting curious, Terry ran towards the alley and peered down it, pressing his back against the wall.
"Excellent," a voice rang out of nowhere. "I'm liking you more and more, my beauties. The way you handle your jobs is very noteworthy."
"Thank you, Lord Bison," one of the females spoke up. "As long as your happy with the results, we're glad to work for you and Shadowloo. . ."
{They must have been the ones that killed Geese} Terry thought as he eyed the one male out of the group. . . and gasped.
{That's. . . the kid from the tournament four years ago, Darrell Markis! That means. . . the rest are his friends!! What is going on, here!?}
"HEY!!" he yelled out, revealing himself. "I want answers! I want to know why you killed Geese!"
The five looked over to him and purple auras surrounded them, their eyes glowing red. Just then, a silhouette of a man hovering in the air appeared above their heads.
"It seems as if someone wants to start trouble. Here's your next assignment. . . KILL HIM!!"
Terry braced himself as two of the girls warped towards him, catching him off guard. He immediately met a fist to the face and one to the back of the head. He fell to the ground, his head hurting in more ways than one, just as the lighter twin of one of the girls came forward, building up energy into her hands.
"Shinku. . ."
"RISING TACKLE!!!" Terry yelled out as he threw himself up into the air, knocking the three girls away from him. This didn't stop the fourth to chase after him.
"RESEN ENBUKYAKU!!!" she yelled as she hit Terry with 5 powerful flame kicks, making him fall right into the clutches of the male, who was charging up his own vigor into his fists.
"Shakunetsuken. . . SWORD!!!"
He then threw his fists up, a flame sword shooting up into the vulnerable backside of Terry Bogard. He pain of agony went out the alley into the street. Darrell then slammed his sword into the ground, along with Terry, letting him get kicked in the head by the dark twin. He laid down on his back, breathing through his mouth. Never before had he been jumped like this and hit so hard and swiftly. He couldn't even make room to use his move powerful moves.
"Hold him up," the lighter twin of the group instructed and Darrell and the youngest girl did so. She then got ready. . . and everything turned while, the sounds of blows and Terry's cries echoing out into the air. It was the Harugokusatsu. . .and it left Terry out cold in the alley, bloodied.
"Good work. . ." Bison said while reappearing in front of the group. "Nice and swift. I like that." His soldiers just saluted him.
"I shall be very fortunate that I have you under my control. . ." he muttered to himself. "Now I can start the empire of Shadowloo on the earth!!"
He, along with his henchman and women, warped out of the alley just as Andy and Rock rushed into the alley and found Terry's battered body.
"TERRY!!!" Rock yelled out as he checked out his body and then looked at the group in front of them just as they left. He growled. "I swear I'll get them for this!"
---- ----
--TWO WEEKS LATER-
The lone warrior, Ryu, was just getting to his rival's estate in San Francisco. It was time for his annual match with Ken Masters and he was eagerly looking forward to facing him again. He ringed the doorbell and waited; the wind blowing playfully around him. Just as he started to admire the green pasture around the mansion, the door swung open. . . and Ryu laid eyes on a not-so-happy Ken.
"Ken? What's wr-"
Ken cut him off as he grabbed him by his gi shirt and pulled him in. He closed the door and stared into Ryu's eyes.
"Ryu. . . We've got a SERIOUS problem. . ."
"Which is?" Ryu asked curiously.
"It's Sakura. . . and her friends. . ."
Ryu immediately pictured the former schoolgirl in his mind. It had been 4 years since he last seen her at the Turn of the Century tournament along with her school friends. She was always so happy to be fighting. . . but Ken's next statement threw him off severely.
"She's. . . she's a. . ."
"A what?"
"Ken! Just tell her!"
Just then, a bunch of other people that Ryu knew came from Ken's lobby. Of these individuals were Sakura's rival and one of Ken's business partners, Karin Kanzuki, as well as Interpol agents Chun-Li Xiang and Charlie Nash.
"Well. . . I know that this might come as a shock considering that we're talking about the kids we used to call rookies," Charlie mumbled, "but. . . they are freakishly strong now. . ."
"Not only that," Chun-Li added, "but I'm afraid that she's now property of Shadowloo. . . along with her friends."
Ryu's eyes shot open. He remembered that organization and how the leader, Bison, tried to get his body. He defeated him about 5 years ago and thought that he killed him. . . but now it seems as if he's alive and well, not to mention brainwashing the girl that used to look up to him. He clenched his fist in anger, realizing how bad this was.
"Ryu. . ." Charlie went on, "they destroyed Interpol, killed Geese Howard, and went on to commit other heinous crimes around the world. They are on the world's top 10 list of wanted criminals. The thing is, although they need to be stopped, we know that they are only being controlled by Bison himself. We have to think of something. . ."
Just then, the front door blew open. . . and revealed Darrell, his Psycho aura already covering him.
"Ah. . . Perfect timing," he said while smiling evilly. "Ryu. . . You're assigned to come with us. Shadowloo. . . and Bison. . . are awaiting you. . ."
End of Chapter 9
Next Chapter: Awakening