Chapter 10: Relieved Brainwash
Behind Darrell were the other girls in their group, all ready for a battle. Ryu looked on at Sakura K. in particular and the sight of her with a Psycho aura and red-tinted eyes made him sick.
{I can't believe Bison would do this. . . This is inhumane. . .}
"Guys!" Chun-Li screamed. "We need to find a way to snap them out of Bison's brainwashing. If we don't. . ."
"I know," Ken answered while getting into a fighting stance. "We bite the dust and Ryu becomes another one of Bison's puppets."
Karin eyes her longtime rival and sighed. {I can't believe that I'd see you like this, Sakura. . . I can't let you continue like this. Forgive me. . .}
Darrell's fists went into Shakunetsuken mode and that signaled the start of the battle. Both sides attacked, punches landing and the whole nine yards. Charlie took on Hinata, Chun-Li got Kaoru, Ken had Darrell to take care of, Karin took on Sakura K. and Ryu fought Sakura S. At one point, Ken got knocked out of his own house by Darrell's Shakunetsuken and Darrell followed in hot pursuit. Ken just readied himself.
"REKKA NAKKURA!!!" Darrell yelled out as he prepared to land his combo attack but Ken ducked the initial punch and countered.
"SHORYUREPPA!!"
Darrell ate the entire 12 hits of the flaming super combo but was quick to getting back up and returning with an uppercut to the back of the head, stunning Ken. He then formed a flame sword and struck him full-force, making the Pan American champion fall on the grass. Darrell didn't let up as he jumped up and prepared to land with another strong slash, but Ken was ready, getting to his feet fast, his fist on fire.
"SHINRYUKEN!!!"
Darrell tried to block but Ken's super was too much to handle. He flew right into the mansion wall, denting it, and slid to the ground.
"Shit. . . I have to pay to get that fixed," Ken thought out loud as he followed up and continued the fight.
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"You can't win, Ryu," Sakura S. said darkly as she attacked a dodging Ryu. "You'll belong to Bison shortly. . ."
"Shut up! You got to snap out of it, Sakura!" Ryu thought as he jumped over a couch and the dark Sakura followed. She stood on top of it and charged up her energy in her hands.
"Shinku. . ."
Ryu sensed this and tried to counter with his own.
"Shinku. . ."
The two stared at one another. . . and fired.
"HADOUKEN!!!"
"HADOUKEN!!!"
The two blasts collided and had a small power struggle before Ryu's started to push forward. Ryu concentrated, ready to win the stand off. Bad move. Sakura S. warped behind him and landed a super on his backside.
"MIDARE ZAKURA!!!"
Ryu ate all 18 hits of the Shadowloo soldier's super and was sent into a wall, about to meet more punishment, but before Sakura S. could add on, Hinata's body came flying and crashed into hers.
"Thanks. . . Charlie. . ." Ryu breathed out at the other American.
"Ryu, you should be better than this," Charlie replied. "Why are you holding back?"
"I don't know. . ."
"Well you better get it together or you'll wind up just like they were."
Ryu then put his head together and stood up. The two girls stood up without saying a word and eyes down Charlie. . . but neglected to see Ryu charge up.
"Shinku. . . HADOUKEN!!!"
The two assumed blocking positions. . . but that didn't help from the attack from behind.
"KIKOUSHOU!!!"
Ironically, Kaoru was about an inch behind the two and Chun-Li's huge sphere of energy caught all three of them. This, added to Ryu's attack, almost knocked them out completely as they were left on the ground, cut and bruised all over.
"Nice one, Chun-Li!" Charlie yelled and Chun-Li smiled. Just then, another cry could be heard from the other side of the lobby.
"HARU ICHIBAN!!!"
Eyes went onto Karin and Sakura K., where Sakura nailed her helicopter super and sent her rival down into the tiled floor. It almost knocked the air out of Karin as Sakura came down and eyed her down.
"You're pathetic, girl. . ." she muttered at she grabbed Karin by her neck and proceeded to chock the life out of her. "You can't beat me."
Karin gagged a bit. . . then reacted. She used her current position to kick Sakura hard in her womanhood. . . This instantly broke the hold. . . and left Sakura wide open.
"Shipi. . . KAIAKAKU!!!"
Karin let out all she could into her combination super. . . and the last blow sent a K.O.'ed Sakura right into the wall. Karin sighed.
"Wow. . . That. . . was tough. . ."
"Do. . . you really think you've won?"
The voice came from Darrell, who was standing right behind all of them, already charging up his signature super. Ryu twitched.
{That power. . . Just how strong is he!??!}
"This is what you get when you mess with Shadowloo!! Shakunetsu. . ."
A huge red ball of energy came out into his hands.
"SHINKU. . . HADO-"
He never finished. Ken came from behind and decked him from behind with one final punch to the head. Darrell dropped to his knees. . . and fell down fully. Everyone sighed.
"Wow, Ken," Ryu let out. "Talk about coming at the neck of time. If he finished. . ."
"Let's not think about that," Ken immediately shot back. "I think we have worse things to worry about."
Just then, soft moaning could be heard from the younger fighters as they slowly came to. Everyone eyed them, wondering if they were still under mind control. They got their answer.
"Whoa. . ." Sakura K. let out as she held her head. "What. . . what happened? Where am I. . .?"
"That's what. . . I'd like to know," Kaoru added.
"Looks as if there back to normal. . ." Ken breathed out a sigh of relief. "That's a good sign. . ."
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"No. . . I don't remember anything. . ." Darrell mumbled softly, barely able to talk. "My mind's a complete blank. . ."
"Yeah, mine too," Hinata added shortly afterwards. The five were resting at one of Ken's outdoor restaurants along with the other Street Fighters. Chun-Li broke down that they were brainwashed and told to do crimes all over the world. They apologized, although it wasn't necessary, and she, along with Charlie, agreed to clear up their reputation.
"The thing is. . . who did this to us?" Sakura S. asked while trying to eat.
"Why don't you ask the uniform you're wearing?" Ken answered sternly. The five looked down at their attires. . . and gasped.
"Shadowloo. . ." they said at the same time. . .
"That means. . . BISON!!" Darrell yelled out, his normal orange aura covering his body. . . but it only went back down as he was still weak from the encounter. He breathed deeply and calmed down.
"That creep is still alive!" Sakura K. said out loud. "We've seen my sis kill him four years ago. . . How could he be sill alive??"
A rough silence filled the room. . . then Kaoru spoke.
"I. . . I. . . I remember! I remember how Bison said he survived!"
"Well, what is it??" Chun-Li asked anxiously.
"We were. . . in the huge room where we were brainwashed. . . and Bison said something. . . Oh, my mind is still foggy. . . I think. . . he said. . . Psycho. . . Drive. . ."
"Psycho Drive?" Karin let out. "What the hell is that?"
"I don't know," Kaoru responded. "I really don't know. . ."
"Oh, yeah. . . I remember that," Hinata said, putting down her drink.
"Me, too," the Sakura twins added simultaneously.
"Well. . . I guess we'll have to find out where Bison is hiding. . ." Chun- Li said while putting together some type of plan. "The thing is now that Interpol is down, we have no resources and Ken and Karin's company satellites aren't programmed to look for Shadowloo. . ."
"Guys," Darrell interrupted while looking at his Shadowloo communicator. "I think. . . I know how. . ."
End of Chapter 10
Next Chapter: Sweet Revenge
Behind Darrell were the other girls in their group, all ready for a battle. Ryu looked on at Sakura K. in particular and the sight of her with a Psycho aura and red-tinted eyes made him sick.
{I can't believe Bison would do this. . . This is inhumane. . .}
"Guys!" Chun-Li screamed. "We need to find a way to snap them out of Bison's brainwashing. If we don't. . ."
"I know," Ken answered while getting into a fighting stance. "We bite the dust and Ryu becomes another one of Bison's puppets."
Karin eyes her longtime rival and sighed. {I can't believe that I'd see you like this, Sakura. . . I can't let you continue like this. Forgive me. . .}
Darrell's fists went into Shakunetsuken mode and that signaled the start of the battle. Both sides attacked, punches landing and the whole nine yards. Charlie took on Hinata, Chun-Li got Kaoru, Ken had Darrell to take care of, Karin took on Sakura K. and Ryu fought Sakura S. At one point, Ken got knocked out of his own house by Darrell's Shakunetsuken and Darrell followed in hot pursuit. Ken just readied himself.
"REKKA NAKKURA!!!" Darrell yelled out as he prepared to land his combo attack but Ken ducked the initial punch and countered.
"SHORYUREPPA!!"
Darrell ate the entire 12 hits of the flaming super combo but was quick to getting back up and returning with an uppercut to the back of the head, stunning Ken. He then formed a flame sword and struck him full-force, making the Pan American champion fall on the grass. Darrell didn't let up as he jumped up and prepared to land with another strong slash, but Ken was ready, getting to his feet fast, his fist on fire.
"SHINRYUKEN!!!"
Darrell tried to block but Ken's super was too much to handle. He flew right into the mansion wall, denting it, and slid to the ground.
"Shit. . . I have to pay to get that fixed," Ken thought out loud as he followed up and continued the fight.
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"You can't win, Ryu," Sakura S. said darkly as she attacked a dodging Ryu. "You'll belong to Bison shortly. . ."
"Shut up! You got to snap out of it, Sakura!" Ryu thought as he jumped over a couch and the dark Sakura followed. She stood on top of it and charged up her energy in her hands.
"Shinku. . ."
Ryu sensed this and tried to counter with his own.
"Shinku. . ."
The two stared at one another. . . and fired.
"HADOUKEN!!!"
"HADOUKEN!!!"
The two blasts collided and had a small power struggle before Ryu's started to push forward. Ryu concentrated, ready to win the stand off. Bad move. Sakura S. warped behind him and landed a super on his backside.
"MIDARE ZAKURA!!!"
Ryu ate all 18 hits of the Shadowloo soldier's super and was sent into a wall, about to meet more punishment, but before Sakura S. could add on, Hinata's body came flying and crashed into hers.
"Thanks. . . Charlie. . ." Ryu breathed out at the other American.
"Ryu, you should be better than this," Charlie replied. "Why are you holding back?"
"I don't know. . ."
"Well you better get it together or you'll wind up just like they were."
Ryu then put his head together and stood up. The two girls stood up without saying a word and eyes down Charlie. . . but neglected to see Ryu charge up.
"Shinku. . . HADOUKEN!!!"
The two assumed blocking positions. . . but that didn't help from the attack from behind.
"KIKOUSHOU!!!"
Ironically, Kaoru was about an inch behind the two and Chun-Li's huge sphere of energy caught all three of them. This, added to Ryu's attack, almost knocked them out completely as they were left on the ground, cut and bruised all over.
"Nice one, Chun-Li!" Charlie yelled and Chun-Li smiled. Just then, another cry could be heard from the other side of the lobby.
"HARU ICHIBAN!!!"
Eyes went onto Karin and Sakura K., where Sakura nailed her helicopter super and sent her rival down into the tiled floor. It almost knocked the air out of Karin as Sakura came down and eyed her down.
"You're pathetic, girl. . ." she muttered at she grabbed Karin by her neck and proceeded to chock the life out of her. "You can't beat me."
Karin gagged a bit. . . then reacted. She used her current position to kick Sakura hard in her womanhood. . . This instantly broke the hold. . . and left Sakura wide open.
"Shipi. . . KAIAKAKU!!!"
Karin let out all she could into her combination super. . . and the last blow sent a K.O.'ed Sakura right into the wall. Karin sighed.
"Wow. . . That. . . was tough. . ."
"Do. . . you really think you've won?"
The voice came from Darrell, who was standing right behind all of them, already charging up his signature super. Ryu twitched.
{That power. . . Just how strong is he!??!}
"This is what you get when you mess with Shadowloo!! Shakunetsu. . ."
A huge red ball of energy came out into his hands.
"SHINKU. . . HADO-"
He never finished. Ken came from behind and decked him from behind with one final punch to the head. Darrell dropped to his knees. . . and fell down fully. Everyone sighed.
"Wow, Ken," Ryu let out. "Talk about coming at the neck of time. If he finished. . ."
"Let's not think about that," Ken immediately shot back. "I think we have worse things to worry about."
Just then, soft moaning could be heard from the younger fighters as they slowly came to. Everyone eyed them, wondering if they were still under mind control. They got their answer.
"Whoa. . ." Sakura K. let out as she held her head. "What. . . what happened? Where am I. . .?"
"That's what. . . I'd like to know," Kaoru added.
"Looks as if there back to normal. . ." Ken breathed out a sigh of relief. "That's a good sign. . ."
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"No. . . I don't remember anything. . ." Darrell mumbled softly, barely able to talk. "My mind's a complete blank. . ."
"Yeah, mine too," Hinata added shortly afterwards. The five were resting at one of Ken's outdoor restaurants along with the other Street Fighters. Chun-Li broke down that they were brainwashed and told to do crimes all over the world. They apologized, although it wasn't necessary, and she, along with Charlie, agreed to clear up their reputation.
"The thing is. . . who did this to us?" Sakura S. asked while trying to eat.
"Why don't you ask the uniform you're wearing?" Ken answered sternly. The five looked down at their attires. . . and gasped.
"Shadowloo. . ." they said at the same time. . .
"That means. . . BISON!!" Darrell yelled out, his normal orange aura covering his body. . . but it only went back down as he was still weak from the encounter. He breathed deeply and calmed down.
"That creep is still alive!" Sakura K. said out loud. "We've seen my sis kill him four years ago. . . How could he be sill alive??"
A rough silence filled the room. . . then Kaoru spoke.
"I. . . I. . . I remember! I remember how Bison said he survived!"
"Well, what is it??" Chun-Li asked anxiously.
"We were. . . in the huge room where we were brainwashed. . . and Bison said something. . . Oh, my mind is still foggy. . . I think. . . he said. . . Psycho. . . Drive. . ."
"Psycho Drive?" Karin let out. "What the hell is that?"
"I don't know," Kaoru responded. "I really don't know. . ."
"Oh, yeah. . . I remember that," Hinata said, putting down her drink.
"Me, too," the Sakura twins added simultaneously.
"Well. . . I guess we'll have to find out where Bison is hiding. . ." Chun- Li said while putting together some type of plan. "The thing is now that Interpol is down, we have no resources and Ken and Karin's company satellites aren't programmed to look for Shadowloo. . ."
"Guys," Darrell interrupted while looking at his Shadowloo communicator. "I think. . . I know how. . ."
End of Chapter 10
Next Chapter: Sweet Revenge