Chpater 11: The Psycho Drive
--Flashback: 3 hours ago-
"Yes, Lord Bison. Ryu had been apprehended. Requesting permission to head back to base. . . Confirmed."
Darrell shut off his communicator and gave a smile to the group.
"He bought it, didn't he?" Kaoru asked.
"Yep. That bastard is gonna pay for what he did to us."
"Okay. . . Now we need to do this perfectly," Charlie started as the ten of them stood in front of Ken's estate. "Once Bison appears, you five board Ryu onto whatever vessel Bison has but make sure the entrance isn't locked. Ken, Chun-Li, and I will follow close by and wait until we get to his base and find the Psycho Drive. I rewired Hinata's communicator so that whatever sounds that enter it, Karin's satellite will track it down wherever it is. Once we land. . . you'll have to act the part of the soldiers there."
"Right," Chun-Li added, "and when you find Bison. . . you know what to do. . ."
"No problem," Sakura S. answered. "We'll handle him once and for all. . ."
--End Flashback-
"We shall be arriving shortly," the pilot of the Shadowloo plane informed Kaoru as they navigated through the thick smog. "Lord Bison is eagerly awaiting your delivery."
Kaoru just nodded. She didn't say a word ever since she boarded the plane, afraid that she'd say something out of line. Everything was going up to plan. The other 4 in her group were 'guarding' Ryu, who had to get 'beaten up' a bit to signify that he put up a struggle, and Charlie, Ken, and Chun- Li hid somewhere in the plane. Kaoru just thought about what she was going to do to Bison once she found him. . .
The plane jolted downward towards a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean and as Kaoru laid eyes on it, her heart started to pound.
{This is it. . .}
As the plane landed about 3 minutes later, Kaoru stood up and headed towards the cargo area where the others were and smiled a bit.
"Okay, guys," she announced, "We're here."
Darrell returned her smile. "Let's do this."
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"I think the plane stopped," Ken said.
"Yeah. . . I don't feel the plane moving anymore," Chun-Li added. "Let's go."
The three street fighters hid all the way in the back near the 'engine' room the entire flight. Chun-Li looked over into the corridor leading to the exit and cargo area and saw the others head out.
"Yeah. . . It's time."
The three crept slowly towards the exit but as soon as the reached it. . .
"Hey! You three! Stop where you are!"
"Shit!!" Ken cursed as they saw the pilot come from the control room and rush towards them. Thinking fast, Ken threw a Hadouken straight as him, knocking him into the wall behind him.
"Okay, we've got to move fast," Charlie said. "It'll be a matter of time before he gets up and notifies the entire base."
---- ----
"Oh, man. . ." Hinata marveled at the steel fortress that was the interior of the Shadowloo base, "this place is huge. . ."
"No kidding," Sakura K. added. "It's easy to get lost here. . ."
"And all these soldiers and defenses are not very friendly, either," Sakura S. commented.
"Girls, focus," Ryu responded quietly. "You need to be in character. Knowing Bison, his soldiers must have a keen eye out for anything suspicious."
The five of them wondered around for another 5 minutes before passing what looked like an ordinary door. . .
"You may enter, my loyal elite. . ."
{That voice. . .} Sakura K. mumbled inside her head. {That's him alright.}
The five stepped into a VERY familiar room. . . and Bison was waiting right in the middle, arms crossed and wearing that sick smile.
"Yes. . . You're finally mine. . . The legendary world warrior, Ryu. . ."
Ryu remained silent as Bison began to direct his attention to his Shadowloo soldiers.
"This is your best work yet. Very impressive. . ." His pause triggered the salute from the young ones. "However. . ."
{What?} Ryu thought.
". . .something is amiss. How come Ryu still has so much vigor. . . and why is it. . . that your own auras. . . seem to be different from one another? They seem. . . more natural. . ."
{Oh, no. . .} Sakura S. thought in fear. {Don't tell me. . . that he's catching on. . .}
"I think. . . you have sensed your purpose," Bison continued. "Now. . ."
Instantly six beams of energy shot from the ceiling, surrounding the fighters. At the same time the wall behind Bison opened up. . . to reveal a large machine connected to a mass of computers. It was wired throughout the room and had an opening in the middle.
"It's time to move on to my last part of my plan," he finished.
"Bison!" Ryu yelled out. "What is this??"
"Fool. . . This is the Psycho Drive, my secret to immortality. You will be the ones to power it."
"Okay. . . pretend time is over," Kaoru yelled out. "I'm coming for you, Bison!"
She tried to Ashura Warp through the barrier only to get thrown back into it.
"What the. . .?!"
"Now do you see it's useless?" Bison snickered. "Now your vigor will be mine!"
---- ----
{Something wrong?}
{Yeah. . . It's our other half. . . I can sense his energy from here. . . and it's fading! THAT BASTERD IT DYING ON US!!!}
{What?? If he dies. . .}
{Come on! I hate to do this. . . but we've got to help him!}
---- ----
Charlie, Chun-Li, and Ken tried their hardest to stealth their way through Shadowloo's base. They really did but before they knew it, about 20 soldiers came out of nowhere and ambushed them. They fought with all they could muster for 15 minutes straight but. . .
"Guys. . ." Ken said while breathing through his mouth, "we have to. . . think of something. . ."
"I know, Ken," Chun-Li shot back. "There are too many. . ."
"Well, we just have to fight harder," Charlie insisted as he charged forward into the sea of female soldiers and the other two followed.
"Somersault Justice!!!"
"Senretsukyaku!!!"
"Shoryu Reppa!!!
And so, their struggle to get to the Psycho Drive continued. . .
---- ----
{That bastard. . . is draining our energy. . .} Darrell thought through his fatigue. He wasn't being physically hurt. . . but he was losing strength fast. He slumped to the floor and looked at his friends and wife, who weren't doing well either.
{This. . . is really. . . bad. . .}
Bison had his attention to his Psycho Drive, which was powering up by the stolen vigor.
"This is perfect," the leader of Shadowloo said gleefully. "Just a bit more. . ."
SHING!!!
Darrell's eyes widened as his surrounding darkened a bit. . . and a figure appeared in front of him.
"What the. . .?" he let out.
"I can't believe that I'd actually see you like this, bro," Darrell S. said while grinning. "You went on a major crime and homicide spree for two weeks and now here you are, getting the life sucked out of you by some jackass in a red Hyo outfit."
"Did you come all the way here from Tokyo just to mock me?" Darrell shot back. Darrell S. shook his head. . . then warped right into the original's body. Before he could protest, a red Satsu aura surrounded him. . . and it's energy caused his barrier to short circuit and disappear.
"What?" Bison let out as he spun around, startled by the sudden burst of evil energy. The dark=skinned fighter was surrounded by a blood red aura. . .
{He couldn't! It's impossible! How could he break out of the Psycho Portal!?}
{What. . .?} Darrell thought inside his head. {What are you doing?}
{What does it look like I'm doing?} Darrell S. replied. {I'm helping you out. If you die then I can't merge with you. . .}
{You're still thinking about merging??} the original asked. A pause. . . then. . .
{Actually. . . I'm thinking about it.}
{Why think about it? We're already one now. . .}
{It's only temporary. It'll wear off once we beat this freak}
{Sure. . . You take over, just this once. . .}
As the third Satsu being got up. Bison growled.
"What is this?" he demanded. "I swear I took all my data of your strengths and weaknesses. This shouldn't be happening!"
"Well, well, well. . . Isn't this the same downfall you had four years ago?" Darrell, now as Darrell S., asked. "Get over it, because it's happening. . . AGAIN! Now, prepare yourself, because I'll make sure you die once and for all!"
End of Chapter 11.
Next Chapter: Bison's Last Stand.
--Flashback: 3 hours ago-
"Yes, Lord Bison. Ryu had been apprehended. Requesting permission to head back to base. . . Confirmed."
Darrell shut off his communicator and gave a smile to the group.
"He bought it, didn't he?" Kaoru asked.
"Yep. That bastard is gonna pay for what he did to us."
"Okay. . . Now we need to do this perfectly," Charlie started as the ten of them stood in front of Ken's estate. "Once Bison appears, you five board Ryu onto whatever vessel Bison has but make sure the entrance isn't locked. Ken, Chun-Li, and I will follow close by and wait until we get to his base and find the Psycho Drive. I rewired Hinata's communicator so that whatever sounds that enter it, Karin's satellite will track it down wherever it is. Once we land. . . you'll have to act the part of the soldiers there."
"Right," Chun-Li added, "and when you find Bison. . . you know what to do. . ."
"No problem," Sakura S. answered. "We'll handle him once and for all. . ."
--End Flashback-
"We shall be arriving shortly," the pilot of the Shadowloo plane informed Kaoru as they navigated through the thick smog. "Lord Bison is eagerly awaiting your delivery."
Kaoru just nodded. She didn't say a word ever since she boarded the plane, afraid that she'd say something out of line. Everything was going up to plan. The other 4 in her group were 'guarding' Ryu, who had to get 'beaten up' a bit to signify that he put up a struggle, and Charlie, Ken, and Chun- Li hid somewhere in the plane. Kaoru just thought about what she was going to do to Bison once she found him. . .
The plane jolted downward towards a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean and as Kaoru laid eyes on it, her heart started to pound.
{This is it. . .}
As the plane landed about 3 minutes later, Kaoru stood up and headed towards the cargo area where the others were and smiled a bit.
"Okay, guys," she announced, "We're here."
Darrell returned her smile. "Let's do this."
---- ----
"I think the plane stopped," Ken said.
"Yeah. . . I don't feel the plane moving anymore," Chun-Li added. "Let's go."
The three street fighters hid all the way in the back near the 'engine' room the entire flight. Chun-Li looked over into the corridor leading to the exit and cargo area and saw the others head out.
"Yeah. . . It's time."
The three crept slowly towards the exit but as soon as the reached it. . .
"Hey! You three! Stop where you are!"
"Shit!!" Ken cursed as they saw the pilot come from the control room and rush towards them. Thinking fast, Ken threw a Hadouken straight as him, knocking him into the wall behind him.
"Okay, we've got to move fast," Charlie said. "It'll be a matter of time before he gets up and notifies the entire base."
---- ----
"Oh, man. . ." Hinata marveled at the steel fortress that was the interior of the Shadowloo base, "this place is huge. . ."
"No kidding," Sakura K. added. "It's easy to get lost here. . ."
"And all these soldiers and defenses are not very friendly, either," Sakura S. commented.
"Girls, focus," Ryu responded quietly. "You need to be in character. Knowing Bison, his soldiers must have a keen eye out for anything suspicious."
The five of them wondered around for another 5 minutes before passing what looked like an ordinary door. . .
"You may enter, my loyal elite. . ."
{That voice. . .} Sakura K. mumbled inside her head. {That's him alright.}
The five stepped into a VERY familiar room. . . and Bison was waiting right in the middle, arms crossed and wearing that sick smile.
"Yes. . . You're finally mine. . . The legendary world warrior, Ryu. . ."
Ryu remained silent as Bison began to direct his attention to his Shadowloo soldiers.
"This is your best work yet. Very impressive. . ." His pause triggered the salute from the young ones. "However. . ."
{What?} Ryu thought.
". . .something is amiss. How come Ryu still has so much vigor. . . and why is it. . . that your own auras. . . seem to be different from one another? They seem. . . more natural. . ."
{Oh, no. . .} Sakura S. thought in fear. {Don't tell me. . . that he's catching on. . .}
"I think. . . you have sensed your purpose," Bison continued. "Now. . ."
Instantly six beams of energy shot from the ceiling, surrounding the fighters. At the same time the wall behind Bison opened up. . . to reveal a large machine connected to a mass of computers. It was wired throughout the room and had an opening in the middle.
"It's time to move on to my last part of my plan," he finished.
"Bison!" Ryu yelled out. "What is this??"
"Fool. . . This is the Psycho Drive, my secret to immortality. You will be the ones to power it."
"Okay. . . pretend time is over," Kaoru yelled out. "I'm coming for you, Bison!"
She tried to Ashura Warp through the barrier only to get thrown back into it.
"What the. . .?!"
"Now do you see it's useless?" Bison snickered. "Now your vigor will be mine!"
---- ----
{Something wrong?}
{Yeah. . . It's our other half. . . I can sense his energy from here. . . and it's fading! THAT BASTERD IT DYING ON US!!!}
{What?? If he dies. . .}
{Come on! I hate to do this. . . but we've got to help him!}
---- ----
Charlie, Chun-Li, and Ken tried their hardest to stealth their way through Shadowloo's base. They really did but before they knew it, about 20 soldiers came out of nowhere and ambushed them. They fought with all they could muster for 15 minutes straight but. . .
"Guys. . ." Ken said while breathing through his mouth, "we have to. . . think of something. . ."
"I know, Ken," Chun-Li shot back. "There are too many. . ."
"Well, we just have to fight harder," Charlie insisted as he charged forward into the sea of female soldiers and the other two followed.
"Somersault Justice!!!"
"Senretsukyaku!!!"
"Shoryu Reppa!!!
And so, their struggle to get to the Psycho Drive continued. . .
---- ----
{That bastard. . . is draining our energy. . .} Darrell thought through his fatigue. He wasn't being physically hurt. . . but he was losing strength fast. He slumped to the floor and looked at his friends and wife, who weren't doing well either.
{This. . . is really. . . bad. . .}
Bison had his attention to his Psycho Drive, which was powering up by the stolen vigor.
"This is perfect," the leader of Shadowloo said gleefully. "Just a bit more. . ."
SHING!!!
Darrell's eyes widened as his surrounding darkened a bit. . . and a figure appeared in front of him.
"What the. . .?" he let out.
"I can't believe that I'd actually see you like this, bro," Darrell S. said while grinning. "You went on a major crime and homicide spree for two weeks and now here you are, getting the life sucked out of you by some jackass in a red Hyo outfit."
"Did you come all the way here from Tokyo just to mock me?" Darrell shot back. Darrell S. shook his head. . . then warped right into the original's body. Before he could protest, a red Satsu aura surrounded him. . . and it's energy caused his barrier to short circuit and disappear.
"What?" Bison let out as he spun around, startled by the sudden burst of evil energy. The dark=skinned fighter was surrounded by a blood red aura. . .
{He couldn't! It's impossible! How could he break out of the Psycho Portal!?}
{What. . .?} Darrell thought inside his head. {What are you doing?}
{What does it look like I'm doing?} Darrell S. replied. {I'm helping you out. If you die then I can't merge with you. . .}
{You're still thinking about merging??} the original asked. A pause. . . then. . .
{Actually. . . I'm thinking about it.}
{Why think about it? We're already one now. . .}
{It's only temporary. It'll wear off once we beat this freak}
{Sure. . . You take over, just this once. . .}
As the third Satsu being got up. Bison growled.
"What is this?" he demanded. "I swear I took all my data of your strengths and weaknesses. This shouldn't be happening!"
"Well, well, well. . . Isn't this the same downfall you had four years ago?" Darrell, now as Darrell S., asked. "Get over it, because it's happening. . . AGAIN! Now, prepare yourself, because I'll make sure you die once and for all!"
End of Chapter 11.
Next Chapter: Bison's Last Stand.