Plot Summery: What if Xander's childhood was slightly different? Crossover
with Street Fighter
Disclaimer: I own jack shit, and Jack left town, so meh.
Time Frame: BtvS= pre and during Season One, Street Fighter=Trying to follow the SF II V series as best as I can, but borrowing things from SF II- Animated Video and Street Fighter Alpha.
Rating: I'll call this an R for now, for language, themes, and -surprise surprise- VIOLENCE
Author's note: I know that this is a crossover, but filed in the TV show section, frankly, the crossover section annoys me with its massive Harry Potter/ LOTR content, so this fic will come here to be appreciated.
Chapter One: Freedom Sunnydale, Ca. July 9th, 1991 4:37 PM
"USELESS BRAT!"
Those are words that young Xander Harris hears on a regular basis, usually followed by a punch or a kick, or a belt-lashing. Today however, it was followed by Tony Harris punting his ten year old son through the second story window like a football. The younger Harris prepared himself for the pain of this blow, which would be nothing new, the feelings of weightlessness and flight were though, he reopened his eyes to realize that the crashing noise he heard was his body going through the window. Xander dares to look down and noticed the ground rushing up to meet him face first. Feeling nothing remarkable and accepting his fate he closes his eyes and awaits the inevitable. Suddenly, he feels a strong jerk through his entire body and the ground halts its deadly approach.
Wah? Why am I not a pancake? Xander opens his eyes to see an elderly Japanese man holding him by the leg.
**************************************************************************** ** Thirty Seconds earlier...
Gouken was in the park across the street watching his students, Ryu Hoshi and Ken Masters, playing in the park. Such are the joys of childhood, thinks Gouken. His students had just completed their first year under his tutelage and have returned to America for young Ken to visit with his parents. Ryu, as an orphan, had no where else to go and so went with his best friend.
Gouken had been meditating while his pupils were playing with a frisbee. Upon hearing the breaking glass across the street and seeing a boy flying out of it, he reacted with a speed and grace that belied anything a man, yet alone a man of his age, should be able to achieve. Gouken catches the young, black haired boy, smiles to him as he spoke in an accented voice.
"Why, hello there young man. What is your name?" Xander looked up to his savior, who then returned him to his own standard vertical position. "X-x-Xander. Please, don't hurt me." the boy said with a defeated tone. "I am not going to hurt you, my son," Gouken can recognize a visible cringe in Xander's expression at the word 'son', this makes Gouken wish he could pummel the young man's bastard father to death, but he willed such thoughts away, fearing the Dark Hadou. Keeping the child away- Xander, from this cruel environment and possibly training him might be a better idea. The boy did have a high ki for someone his age.. His decision made, Gouken would take Xander as his third pupil. This did present one problem, however-
The crashing sounds coming from the front door revealed Tony Harris with a bottle of Bud Light in one hand and baseball bat in another. With the level of rage befitting the stereotypical American abusive alcoholic, he demands. "Wha da hell ar' you doin' with my boy, grand pa?"
Gouken, momentarily taken aback from the lush's booze induced B.O. replies in a level tone. "Good afternoon, sir. I believe this is the same son you just kicked out of your window. Please, allow me to take him off your hands before your carelessness kills him."
The elder Harris, ever the red-neck, decides to take a crack at the presumably defenseless old man that insulted his child-rearing skills. Tony moves to strike the man with his bat, seeing the move, he pushes Xander behind him and preforms a quick back flip, catching the other man in his glass jaw. Behind him, Mrs. Harris sees this display and cannot move, speak, or do anything remotely intelligent. Gouken composes himself and nods to the woman, she quickly nods back, broken from her stupor. Gouken turns and places a hand on Xander's shoulder. "How would you like to learn how I did that?"
Xander's only reply is a bright lop-sided grin and an enthusiastic nod. "Do we need to leave Sunnydale before you train me, sensei?"
Gouken gave off a chuckle, the boy caught on fast as well as was tough as nails. "I think it would be best, Xander. Don't worry though, you wont be lonely.
Ryu and Ken are my other two pupils, you will train under me and spar with them. We planned on returning to Japan in a few days, until then you are welcome to stay with us at Ken's home."
Xander nodded, but frowned slightly. "Sensei,,, would it be okay if I visited my friend before we left?"
Gouken: "Certainly young man. Quickly, let us go to your friend's." Gouken turns his head towards the park and his two playing students. "Ryu! Ken!" At their teacher's call, both pre-teens halted their game and hurried over to the Harris household. Ryu notices the unconscious and drooling form of Tony Harris and speaks to his master in Japanese. "Well done, Sensei. I sense something vile from that man."
Gouken could not help but smile at the perceptiveness of his prized pupil. "Indeed. Ken, Ryu, I would like you to meet Xander, he will be our newest addition to our school. Treat him with respect and learn from each other."
Ken walked over to the younger boy and extended his arm to shake hands. "Hiya, nice to meet you, Xander! Don't mind Ryu if he doesn't talk much, he is still learning English."
Xander smiled back at the blond haired boy and shook his hand like his teachers taught him to. "It is nice to meet you too." Ryu moves to Xander and the introductions were completed.
"Ken, help Xander get a bag together of things he will need until we return to the school. Ryu, please move that." he points to Tony, "back into the house, away from prying eyes. After that, why don't you and Ryu return to your parents place. Xander and I need to talk about his enrollment and he has to say goodbye to his friend."
All three boys hopped to their tasks. Ryu easily lifts the weight of the overweight former linebacker and brings the lard-ass into the house. Gouken moves towards the still somewhat stunned Mrs. Harris.
"Madam, I wish we could have met under better circumstances, however know that I and my pupils are here to help." The female Harris could only nod to
the short elderly man. "I believe it is best that you contact the authorities and try to remove yourself from this environment as soon as you can. You can trust me with the guardianship of your son until his training his complete."
Mary Harris was broken from her stupor and asked the question that was on her mind while trying to fight back tears. "Why are you taking Alexander away from me?"
Gouken took no pleasure in this and tried to explain his reasoning in a neutral voice. "Madam, regardless if you extricate yourself from this marriage and from that man or not, he has already done massive damage to Alexander's psyche. He may still be a child, but he is highly impressionable at this point in his life, like all boys. He needs a positive influence that does not remind him of his father and he also must conquer any fears he may have of him. Martial arts can accomplish both goals. He realizes this and wishes to train under my guidance. This does not reflect on the love that he must feel for you, it just reflects on his own maturity that he is aware that he must learn to overcome these trials."
After absorbing all the diminutive man said, she nodded again and thanked him for his willingness to help. Gouken gave her his contact information on one of the business cards that Mr. And Mrs. Masters had given him as a gift. The card read: *Himura Gouken, Martial Arts Master*. "From now on, we shall return to America and Sunnydale each summer so you may visit your son. We came here as Ken's parents live here, so there is no need to fear that you will never see Xander again." He gives her one of the Masters' calling cards and Mary nearly fainted as she realizes that Ken is the young heir to the multinational conglomerate, the Masters Corporation. She nods again and thanks the old man.
The boys come out of the run-down house with two bags of Xander's belongings, each with a twinkie in their mouths and sugar-induced smiles spread over their faces. Xander offers Gouken a twinkie. Seeing that this is supposed to be a snack food of some kind, Gouken bites into it and is rewarded with sugary goodness. A smile creeps over the old man's features, all four Street Fighters are now grinning like idiots, awkward situation forgotten and new ties forming.
Disclaimer: I own jack shit, and Jack left town, so meh.
Time Frame: BtvS= pre and during Season One, Street Fighter=Trying to follow the SF II V series as best as I can, but borrowing things from SF II- Animated Video and Street Fighter Alpha.
Rating: I'll call this an R for now, for language, themes, and -surprise surprise- VIOLENCE
Author's note: I know that this is a crossover, but filed in the TV show section, frankly, the crossover section annoys me with its massive Harry Potter/ LOTR content, so this fic will come here to be appreciated.
Chapter One: Freedom Sunnydale, Ca. July 9th, 1991 4:37 PM
"USELESS BRAT!"
Those are words that young Xander Harris hears on a regular basis, usually followed by a punch or a kick, or a belt-lashing. Today however, it was followed by Tony Harris punting his ten year old son through the second story window like a football. The younger Harris prepared himself for the pain of this blow, which would be nothing new, the feelings of weightlessness and flight were though, he reopened his eyes to realize that the crashing noise he heard was his body going through the window. Xander dares to look down and noticed the ground rushing up to meet him face first. Feeling nothing remarkable and accepting his fate he closes his eyes and awaits the inevitable. Suddenly, he feels a strong jerk through his entire body and the ground halts its deadly approach.
Wah? Why am I not a pancake? Xander opens his eyes to see an elderly Japanese man holding him by the leg.
**************************************************************************** ** Thirty Seconds earlier...
Gouken was in the park across the street watching his students, Ryu Hoshi and Ken Masters, playing in the park. Such are the joys of childhood, thinks Gouken. His students had just completed their first year under his tutelage and have returned to America for young Ken to visit with his parents. Ryu, as an orphan, had no where else to go and so went with his best friend.
Gouken had been meditating while his pupils were playing with a frisbee. Upon hearing the breaking glass across the street and seeing a boy flying out of it, he reacted with a speed and grace that belied anything a man, yet alone a man of his age, should be able to achieve. Gouken catches the young, black haired boy, smiles to him as he spoke in an accented voice.
"Why, hello there young man. What is your name?" Xander looked up to his savior, who then returned him to his own standard vertical position. "X-x-Xander. Please, don't hurt me." the boy said with a defeated tone. "I am not going to hurt you, my son," Gouken can recognize a visible cringe in Xander's expression at the word 'son', this makes Gouken wish he could pummel the young man's bastard father to death, but he willed such thoughts away, fearing the Dark Hadou. Keeping the child away- Xander, from this cruel environment and possibly training him might be a better idea. The boy did have a high ki for someone his age.. His decision made, Gouken would take Xander as his third pupil. This did present one problem, however-
The crashing sounds coming from the front door revealed Tony Harris with a bottle of Bud Light in one hand and baseball bat in another. With the level of rage befitting the stereotypical American abusive alcoholic, he demands. "Wha da hell ar' you doin' with my boy, grand pa?"
Gouken, momentarily taken aback from the lush's booze induced B.O. replies in a level tone. "Good afternoon, sir. I believe this is the same son you just kicked out of your window. Please, allow me to take him off your hands before your carelessness kills him."
The elder Harris, ever the red-neck, decides to take a crack at the presumably defenseless old man that insulted his child-rearing skills. Tony moves to strike the man with his bat, seeing the move, he pushes Xander behind him and preforms a quick back flip, catching the other man in his glass jaw. Behind him, Mrs. Harris sees this display and cannot move, speak, or do anything remotely intelligent. Gouken composes himself and nods to the woman, she quickly nods back, broken from her stupor. Gouken turns and places a hand on Xander's shoulder. "How would you like to learn how I did that?"
Xander's only reply is a bright lop-sided grin and an enthusiastic nod. "Do we need to leave Sunnydale before you train me, sensei?"
Gouken gave off a chuckle, the boy caught on fast as well as was tough as nails. "I think it would be best, Xander. Don't worry though, you wont be lonely.
Ryu and Ken are my other two pupils, you will train under me and spar with them. We planned on returning to Japan in a few days, until then you are welcome to stay with us at Ken's home."
Xander nodded, but frowned slightly. "Sensei,,, would it be okay if I visited my friend before we left?"
Gouken: "Certainly young man. Quickly, let us go to your friend's." Gouken turns his head towards the park and his two playing students. "Ryu! Ken!" At their teacher's call, both pre-teens halted their game and hurried over to the Harris household. Ryu notices the unconscious and drooling form of Tony Harris and speaks to his master in Japanese. "Well done, Sensei. I sense something vile from that man."
Gouken could not help but smile at the perceptiveness of his prized pupil. "Indeed. Ken, Ryu, I would like you to meet Xander, he will be our newest addition to our school. Treat him with respect and learn from each other."
Ken walked over to the younger boy and extended his arm to shake hands. "Hiya, nice to meet you, Xander! Don't mind Ryu if he doesn't talk much, he is still learning English."
Xander smiled back at the blond haired boy and shook his hand like his teachers taught him to. "It is nice to meet you too." Ryu moves to Xander and the introductions were completed.
"Ken, help Xander get a bag together of things he will need until we return to the school. Ryu, please move that." he points to Tony, "back into the house, away from prying eyes. After that, why don't you and Ryu return to your parents place. Xander and I need to talk about his enrollment and he has to say goodbye to his friend."
All three boys hopped to their tasks. Ryu easily lifts the weight of the overweight former linebacker and brings the lard-ass into the house. Gouken moves towards the still somewhat stunned Mrs. Harris.
"Madam, I wish we could have met under better circumstances, however know that I and my pupils are here to help." The female Harris could only nod to
the short elderly man. "I believe it is best that you contact the authorities and try to remove yourself from this environment as soon as you can. You can trust me with the guardianship of your son until his training his complete."
Mary Harris was broken from her stupor and asked the question that was on her mind while trying to fight back tears. "Why are you taking Alexander away from me?"
Gouken took no pleasure in this and tried to explain his reasoning in a neutral voice. "Madam, regardless if you extricate yourself from this marriage and from that man or not, he has already done massive damage to Alexander's psyche. He may still be a child, but he is highly impressionable at this point in his life, like all boys. He needs a positive influence that does not remind him of his father and he also must conquer any fears he may have of him. Martial arts can accomplish both goals. He realizes this and wishes to train under my guidance. This does not reflect on the love that he must feel for you, it just reflects on his own maturity that he is aware that he must learn to overcome these trials."
After absorbing all the diminutive man said, she nodded again and thanked him for his willingness to help. Gouken gave her his contact information on one of the business cards that Mr. And Mrs. Masters had given him as a gift. The card read: *Himura Gouken, Martial Arts Master*. "From now on, we shall return to America and Sunnydale each summer so you may visit your son. We came here as Ken's parents live here, so there is no need to fear that you will never see Xander again." He gives her one of the Masters' calling cards and Mary nearly fainted as she realizes that Ken is the young heir to the multinational conglomerate, the Masters Corporation. She nods again and thanks the old man.
The boys come out of the run-down house with two bags of Xander's belongings, each with a twinkie in their mouths and sugar-induced smiles spread over their faces. Xander offers Gouken a twinkie. Seeing that this is supposed to be a snack food of some kind, Gouken bites into it and is rewarded with sugary goodness. A smile creeps over the old man's features, all four Street Fighters are now grinning like idiots, awkward situation forgotten and new ties forming.