STREET FIGHTER:METRO CITY MAUL!

by Dune7

Alex and the rest of the Street Fighters travel to Metro City to compete in a brand new fighting tournament,friends and foes meet and beat alike in the streets of the tough as nails city.

9. GUY VS YUN!

Metro City Maul

Chapter 9:THE FINALS BEGIN!

The remaining fighters of the Metro City tournament gathered once again in the city hall building.

This time,they were all seated or standing in Mayor Haggar's office.

There was Alex,Yun,Ibuki,Remy,Cody,Maki,and Hugo with Poison at his side.

Haggar then entered the room with his receptionist,as well as a medium sized machine on wheels whcih was orange colored and had white ping-pong balls in it and a long transparant tube at the top.

"I welcome you all once again to the Metro City tournament finals."he said as he sat down.

"I also hope that you all had a well-deserved rest the night before,because you're all going to need it,for this is the big day today,and by tonight--one of you will become the great champion of Metro City!"

Haggar then activated a computer device upon his desk and a monitor screen light up behind the warriors seated.

"If you'll all arise from your seats."he said. "I would like your full and undivivded attention as to the imagery before you."

A map,the same as the fighters all saw yesterday was before them,it was the map of Metro City once again,this time however there was certain areas that were marked by a red dot.

"What we have here,this time,"said Haggar. "is the places and areas that many of you will be fighting in just for the finals.

You,and your opponent,will be dropped off at seperate areas of the location,and there you will find,meet and defeat your opponent in the match.

Once your opponent is defeated,or surrenders,you win the match and will be moved to the next location where the finals will dwindle down unitl the final match remains.

And once that final match is decided,the remaining two finalists will be taken to a secret location located behind the city hall building.

You'll all get to see what that secret arena is once it is over either way.

But,remember,yours truly here will eventually pop up,when you least suspected,and when I do,you must face me in single combat,until someone wins."

Some like Cody,Guy and even Maki were still a bot concerned with Haggar making such a bold move.

Hugo was curious and hoped that he will face the Mayor of the city.

"Now,as for the machine next to us,that's where the decision of the matches comes in."he said. "This thing works like a lottery machine. It will bounce around the balls inside,and once the red button here is pressed,a single ball will come up through the tube and the number drawn on it will be revealled for each of you.

Each number is random,and if the number you chose matches the one you have,you'll both get to face off against each other in the match. Now,shall we begin?"

The fighters all lined up in single file.

Alex was the first one up.

The assistant activated the machine and a loud noise of air came on and the balls began to bounce around in the machine.

Alex waited for a few seconds tfor the right number to chose,he then pressed the red button and the chosen number came up into the tube.

Alex then reached into the hole at the top and took out the ball with the number written on it.

"I get--number 12."said Alex.

"Write that down,miss Ringroom."said Haggar.

"Yes sir."said the assistant as she wrote it down on a green clipboard with a pen.

"Next!"said Haggar.

Cody was next in line as he pressed for a ball to come up.

The ball he caught was number 4.

Yun was next,his number ball was 18

Maki's was number 9

Guy's was number 18.

Ibuki's number was 9.

and Hugo's was number 12.

"Oh uh--are you fighting the contest as well,Miss Poison?"said Miss Ringroom.

"Who me..?"said Roxy Poison. "Nah,i'm his manager and coach on this one."

"Well,just that you don't interfere with any matches,Poison."said Haggar.

"Aw c'mon...mayor."said Poison. "Me an'my honey are legit now,what makes ya think..?"

"Let's just say--me and the boys know you well."said Haggar.

"Yeah."said Cody.

"Gimme a break.."said Poison in a irritated tone.

"All right then."said Haggar."Let's see who we got."

Miss Ringwood announced the matching numbers.

"All right then."said Haggar. "Let's count off the actual matches then."

"MATCH 01:GUY VS YUN!"

"MATCH 02:CODY VS REMY!"

"MATCH 03:IBUKI VS MAKI!"

"AND MATCH 04:ALEX VS HUGO!"

Alex and Hugo looked at each other from across the room.
"I've been waiting for this,american!"said Hugo.

The iron giant took the ball in his hand,and crushed it like an egg.

"Now,now,Hugo!"said Haggar waving his finger.

"Save it for the match,otherwise you just might have to face me as well!"

"I look forward to that too!"said Hugo grinning.

"As they say...some things never change."said Haggar rolling his eyes.

"Don't let him get to ya."Cody said to Alex. "You know what they say--bigger they are--"

"The Harder they hit ya mean."said Alex. "But I took him on once,let's see him get any better this time."

"All right then."said Haggar. "It's time to get started with where you'll all face each other. Here are the locations we have selected."

Haggar switched another key and screens of the five locations were listed on the screen.

Screen one was of the Slums.

"Those are mostly evacuated areas now,we've been able to move families there to more comfortable locations,and demolition of the areas are to be demolished tomorrow. So....we're using this location one last time for just such an occasion.

The question is,who wishes to go there first for the first match?"

Guy strode forward.

"I wish to fight Yun in that location."he said. "It's got plenty of buidlings on each side,perfect for leaping."

"Hey,i'm pretty slick at leaping and jumping."said Yun. "I'll take ya on any place,you name it!"

"Then it's decided."said Haggar. "The first match will be between Guy and Yun in the slums.

Next location is the West Side,it's pretty safe there now,but perfect room for a match."

"I'll take on Remy there,since Guy choose the slums."said Cody.

"I agree with the american."said Remy. "Any place is fine as long as it's not too dangerous for either of us."

"Match two will be Cody and Remy in the West side."said Haggar.

"Next we have the same place where the elimination rounds took place--the factory. Except this time,it'll be inside the facotry itself. Today is also a saturday and the workers are relaxing on a well-deserved day off. The question is,who here wishes to be in that arena?"

"I'll take the factory."said Ibuki. "It has plenty of dark space for a ninja like me to fight an opponent in."

"Agreed."said Maki. "Just you wait till you see how I really fight in an open match."

"Match three will be in the factory where Maki and Ibuki will fight."said Haggar.

"And I guess the subway is for Hugo and me then huh?"said Alex.

Hugo nodded. "Poison and me have fought there before. It'll do fine."

"Match four will be the subway,Alex VS Hugo."said Haggar. "This is going to be quite a show."

"Speaking of show."said Guy. "This won't affect the masses none will it? Are they actually watching?
"Absolutely,Guy."said Haggar. "There will be transmission of the matches all over Metro thanks to closed circuit television and video monitoring. There,folks will,watch,wager and enjoy the greatest fights to come along since the three of us battled the Mad Gears.

Except this time,the battles will be for a good cause,to ensure the better safety and future of Metro City. Oh,and here's a last bit of insight on the rules. No hitting below the belt,bitting or serious injury,and no killing of any kind,or you will be automatically disqualified,because remember,cameras are watching your every move.

So,fight hard in the finals,and good luck!"

Haggar then left the room and went downstairs.

"I think I know where he's going."thought Cody. "To one of the secret locations of the matches...but which one,and where?"

Miss Ringroom adressed the finalists.

"Now then,"she said. "if you'll all follow me,you'll be transported to one of our limosuines and be taken to the battle area.
"Limos huh?"said Yun. "Hey,we get to travel first class."

"No biggie."said Cody. "Guy and myself got to tool around in them a few times."

The two pairs of fighters were taken outisde to the sidewalk and both each entered the limos before them.

Hugo had a little trouble getting into his with Hugo,but squeezed inside.

The limos then drove off to their destinations.

While looking down upon them with a pair of binoculars through an office window,was Urien.

"That's it."he said. "Head to your battles,and then your doom,HAHA!"

Urien then turned to his mysterious partner.

"It's begun then..?"he asked.

"Absolutelty!"said Urien. "The final eight warriors have boarded their transportation and are heading out to the planned destinations.

"Do we launch our forces once they've arrived?"said Urien.
"Absolutely not! said the man. "We do that,and it'll draw suspisions. What we'll do is..wait till they're done,and then capture them!

They'll both be way too tired to fight back anyways,that will make them ripe for plucking."

"Huh,they'll be ripe all right."said Urien. "After all that fighting you mean.

But very well,we shall move in and take prisoners when the time is right.Soon...very soon now."

The limos then drove about and around town to the destination where the fights would take place.

The first limo carrying Yun and Guy arrived in the worn-down slums area.

The chauffeur gave them the word to exit from the car and dropped them both off.

"When you're both done with the match,simply wait in this area,and i'll drive back for the one who's been defeated."

WIth that,the driver went off,leaving the two fighters alone at last.

"Well then?"said Yun twirling his ball cap.

Guy simply stood there with his hands clasped together under his chin,his eyes closed,he simply began a series of deep breaths,he was focusing his inner ki and power.

"Oh brother..."thought Guy. "this guy's even stiffer than my brother Yang. I hope he fights better than he acts.Nice sneakers though,an in-style ninja I see."

Guy then opened his eyes and stood to face his opponent.

"You know,"he said. "this is where Cody,Haggar and myself first ventured off into the city streets against the Mad Gears,just to rescue the Mayor's daughter."

"Yeah,Jessica I heard."said Yun. "And Cody was her boyfriend,but..why'd you tag along?"

"I was a friend,so I did what I could to end the threat of the Mad Gears."said Guy.

"I see."said Yun. "I've heard much about the legend of Bushinryuu and your sensei,Master Zeku. Our grandfather Gen told us a bit about him once."

"Yes."said Guy. "Both my late,great master fought him once,he was indeed a great master himself,and his son Lee was also legendary. You both are heirs to a great kung-fu legacy."

"So we hear."said Yun. "But consider yourself lucky you're up against me instead of my bro,he learned more from grandpa than I did. My old man Lee is the one who taught me the ropes. But..I can seriously kick ass as much as you,ninja man!

So--let's quit the yappin'and start the fightin'times a waistin'ya know!"

"I get the picture,Yun-san."said Guy."Let's see who is truly the better."

Guy then thought. "This guy makes Cody and Dean look mature,what brash idiocy!"

The two fighters got into fight stance,and the match began.

Yun launched forward and did his dash punch.

Guy dodged it and then kicked Yun in the side with a medium kick.

"UNNF--HEY!"he said. "Oh,a sneaky guy huh?"

"Like you said,i'm a ninja."said Guy. "But not your everyday movie one that is."

"Har-har..."said Yun annoyed."I'll get ya!"

The two then bounced around on their heels across the floor of the ragged old street,both attempting to make a move.

People from all over the city were watching from their tvs in their homes and local bars everywhere.

"What are they waiting for?"said a guy in a bar."Winter?"

Guy made the next move as he did his Bushin Goraikyaku and sprinted forward.

But just as he did the move,Yun jumped up at him,grabbed the shoulders of his shirt and front flipped right over him.

"WHA--WHAOOAAH!"cried Guy as he nearly lost his footing.

Another person whistled.

"Sweet. That kung-fu guy's gonna mop the floor with our Guy,no doubt about it!"

"Hey,shut up man!"said a guy at the pool table. "Guy'll beat him,he's taken out dozens of Gears and Shadowloo agents from what I heard!"

"Not bad."said Guy. "Your father and grandfather taught you both well. But you'll see that no martial art is truly a match..for Bushin."

"So why don't you prove it then?"said Yun. "I'm waiting!"

Guy sighed in irratation and then sprinted forward again.

The two fighters began to lock in combat.

Yun thrust several punches at Guy,but he blocked and slapped them away.

Yun then swung around did a shoulder ram,Guy was barely managed to block it off.

"UNNGHH---Good stuff there!"he said.

"Yeah,but you ain't seen nothin'yet!"said Yun. "C'mon!"

Guy then jumped backwards and hopped onto the wall and fire escape of a nearby building.

"Hey,get down from there!"said Yun. "You trying to avoid the fight?"

"Think again!"said Guy.

The Bushin then jumped off the fire escape and soared down at Yun,attempting to do a flying drop kick.

"UH-OH---WHOOOAAH!"

replied Yun as he backflipped away from Guy's dangerous attack.

Guy's foot landed upon the concrete,smashing through it's old surface.

"KRRAAAK!"

"Huh,just lucky that time."said Guy. "Let's try this up close and personal."

"Whatever you say."said Yun.

The two went at it again.

The pair continued to trade blows with one another,ecah trying to gain an advantage.

Guy did a spin kick three times,but Yun ducked all three of them and then came up at him with his his rising scissor kick move.

Guy was knocked backwards and skidded across the ground,but managed to back-flip onto his feet again.

Yun did another dash punch at Guy,but the Bushin dodged it and then unleashed his Bushin Hassoken,or,rising juggle punches and slammed Yun several times,bringing him into the air,and slamming him down to the ground in turn.

"Geez,he's better than I heard."thought Yun."I gotta come up with a better plan of attack before this match is over!"

Yun jumped back to his feet and began to think out a better fight strategy.

Guy then dashed forward and began to do a dash leg-sweep,but Yun saw it coming and jumped right over it.

"Ha,at least i'm on the same level of speed that he is!"he thought.

Guy slammed the brakes on his feet,and turned to try another attack.

But before he could,Yun dashed at Guy,rolled into a ball and rose upward to deliver a rising kick into Guy's chin!

"WHAM!"

Guy staggered backwards from the blow.

"Mmmm---not bad for a tyke."he thought rubbing his chin.

The pair then stood across from each other,both getting ready to strike.

"YAAAAH!"replied Yun.

"YAAAAAH!"replied Guy just the same.

The two warriors collided once again,both trading off blow after blow against each other.

Yun slammed several punches and kicks into Guy's midesection,but the Bushin kept his ground firm and retliated with another tri-spin kick to Yun's head.

Yun then did a high kick,but Guy caught his leg and tripped him,causing him to fall back to the cold hard ground.

The Lee prodigy then bounced back to his feet and got back to his stance.

"C'mon!"he said beckoning him.

Guy sprang into action and then rushed at him again.

Once he was close enough,Yun unleashed his YOU-HOU move.

He slammed Guy in the gut several times with a furry of punches,and then finished with a hard uppercut!

"POW!"

Guy rose into the air and then fell back to the ground in turn.

"Yeah,got ya!"said Yun.

"N-never!"said Guy as he painfully got back to his feet. "A Bushin is never--finished!"

Guy then bounced away from Yun and kept on his feet.

"You're finished all right,ninja!"said Yun. "STARTING NOW!"

Yun then ran straight at Guy and was about to unleash another attack.

"NOW--BUSHIN GORAIKYAKU!"said Guy.

Guy thrust several punches,kicks and an elbow strike into Yun's unguarded areas,hitting and stunning him hard.

He then finished it off with a hard flip kick!

"KRAKK--KOW!"

Yun was flipped backwards by the attack and landed on his stomach,he was down for the count.

On the tv screens the word:WINNER:GUY read across the image of Guy.

Thousands of people and fans of Guy roared with applause to one of their great heroes.

Guy had won his first match in the finals.

Yun slowly began to get up,his body was sore and bruised and he was short of breath.

Guy then helped him up.

"You okay,Yun?"he said.

"Yeah,just---man I can't even describe what happened."he said.

Guy laughed. "The ways of the Bushin are a great power,but if it is misused,many people could die from it's power. That is why Master Zeku entrusted me to it's art,for I am a pure man,and pure people never do things wrongly.

And...I can see that Gen and Lee chose their successors well for their fighting arts."

"Yeah...even though I lost."said Yun.

"Winning isn't everything young one,and you know it."said Guy. "Through defeat you learn to strive for improvement,and that is what I hope you will do next time we meet."

"You bet I will!"said Yun. "But it was a good match--and an honor to fight one of North America's legendary heroes."

"The honor was mine,Mr.Lee."said Guy.

The two then bowed to each other.

"I've got to get to my next destination."said Guy. "Tell the driver,I won't be needing him."

"Huh,what do ya mean?"said Yun. "You need a limo to get to your next destination."

"There is another advantage to the ways of Bushin---watch,"said Guy.

The ninja began to run off,and within a gust of wind,he was off like a light.

"Whoa!"said Yun. "Saying that was fast,might be a trifle undestimate,but man his moves just might put dad and grandpa to shame. But just till next time...Guy.

Well...nothing to do now except re-join my brother and watch for the rest of the finals to unfold."

Yun then walked back to where the limo was parked,he got in and began to inform the driver to take him back to City Hall.

Suddenly,a cloud of green mist began to pour from the air condition systems.

"Hey,what's going on?"said Yun.

He went for the door,but it was somehow jammed shut.

Yun then began to struggle,but the mist was some sort of knockout gas,and he began to feel drousy.

"No---mustn't---mustn't...."

The chinese then passed out in his seat.

The door shield where the driver's seat were rolled down to reveal..

...ROLENTO!

He was seated in the driver's seat,while the limo driver was unconscious next to him,he was wearing a gas mask.

"HEH-HEH-HEH!"he laughed and took off the gas mask.

"One down,and still a mess to go."he said.

Rolento then turned on the engine of the limo,and drove off for the secret rendevous where his employers were.

While back in another part of Metro City,the next big fight was about to begin.

NEXT IN CH.10:CODY VS REMY!