Saikyo

Chapter Four:

Self Help

"Gadouken!" Dan yelled throwing his hand foreward. "Gadouken! Gadouken! GADOUKEN!" He continued yelling as he launched his ki attack. "Damnit. It's still no where near what it should be." He grumbled whiping sweat from his forehead. Its deceptively tiring to use a ki attack in battle.

Retsu nodded at his unwilling pupil. "Yes but you have an advantage with having such short range." He said eating their meal. It was the last day they'd be staying in this hotel. They'd been at the training for a week now, Dan snorted at Retsu's comment. "Im serious." He said unperturbed by the other martial artist. "Gouken himself said that a warrior who knows how to use his ki in such a way as the Hadouken would risk becoming dependant on it. And so they would neglect their physical training and once finding a warrior who could get past it they would no longer hold enough power to defeat that opponent. Having such short range on your attack means you must continue your physical training."

"I suppose that makes sense..." Dan yeilded the point.

"You also shouldnt practice such attacks indoors." The elder martial artist said eating room service. "But in any case we shall be leaving soon since our time in this room is nearly up."

"Wait, what do you mean 'we'?" Dan asked glaring at him.

"You still cannot defeat me." Retsu said casually. "So I shall continue your retraining. Try to omelet its fantastic."

Dan's patience for the old man was wearing thin. "Old man can you NOT run up our bill here! Its costing most of my savings just to stay here and feed us!"

"You should have chosen a less expensive residence." Retsu said finishing his breakfast. "Come on then." He told Dan heading for the door.

"Stupid old man..." Dan grumbled following him out of the room, paying his bill at the check in counter and finally exiting the hotel. Looking back now one could tell it was an eleborate place, probably five star. "Hmm...whats this?" Dan asked picking up a discarded copy of a newspaper. " 'gang riots continue in Metro City.'" Dan read the headline with interest. "Hey...waitaminute...WE'RE in Metro city!...Ha! Yahoooie!"

"How does that make you happy!?" Retsu demanded glaring at Dan.

"Don't you see? If I clean up these streets I'll have hordes of people BEGGING to be my students!" Dan explained a look of triumph on his face.

"I see." Retsu sighed. "and suppose you fail? But...very well. We'll call it a training exorcise."

"Whaddaya mean 'exorcise'?" Dan asked.

"Simple, I will accompany you and if I deam it necissary lend my aid to you." Retsu responded looking down the street. "Shall we go then?"

"Yeah old man. I'll show ya the real power of the greatest martial art ever devised. The power that my fists alone hold...SAIKYO RYUU!" Dan was already bragging about his victory while Retsu shook his head.

"Hmmm..." Retsu hummed thoughtfully as he finished reading the article. "The third uprising of the Mad Gear gang...formerly defeated by the heros of Metro City Cody, Guy, and the mayor Mike Haggar after kidnapping the mayors daughter...well then let us begin shall we?" The elder martial artist commented walking down the street depositing the newspaper into a trashcan.

The two didn't walk far before seeing the return of the gang from their first encounter vandalizing a shop.

"You know if you do evil evil comes back to you." Retsu said nodding sagely at them.

"Ah shut up old ma-" The brass knuckled member said turning around and seeing them again. "OH CRAP!" He yelled to the others. "Scatter!" With that word they all took off running in diffrent directions the bandages they were wearing having little effect on their retreat.

"Hmmm. If everyone's gonna be that afraid of me this is gonna be real easy." Dan said giving the v for victory, Retsu sighed looking at him.

'Making this man into a presentable martial artist is going to be quite a challange.' He thought. 'Gouken old freind give me strength so that I can endure him as you did.'

"Hey earth to Retsu?" Dan asked waving his hand in front of him.

"Hmm?" Retsu said. "Ah yes. Well lets continue your training."

Dan sighed looking at Retsu. "Going senile already old man?"

"Be quite baka!" Retsu said belting Dan again. "Now then...we might as well look around for a bit. I'd like to get an idea of just how much trouble we're in."

Alright i'd like to say right now that im sorry it took me this long and that i know the chapter is pretty lame but we're finally moving toward the plot. And just wait till ya see whose backing Mad Gear now.