Metro City Maul Ch.10:REMY VS CODY!
The pair of limos entered the west side where places of amusement and recreation were.
There were several bars,resuarants,and some arcades sitauted in that area of the city.
The first limo left Cody out on third street and the other limo let Remy out on fifth street.
Once they were out on the streets,they both ran as fast as they could,trying to find each toehr for the next match.
Cody then arrived at a biker bar that looked pretty familiar to him.
"Hmmm...I remember this dive and area."he thought. "Guy,Haggar and myself ran across this place as well,busting heads with the Mad Gears trying to get a lead on their big boss.
And here I am,fighting again for different reasons,but hopefully better ones.
Remy ran across the sidewalks and deserted city streets to find his quarry.
He was focusing on the fight,but still had trouble at simmering his thoughts of anger and hate about what his father did and what warriors stood for.
"This Cody---"he thought. "--I have heard much about him,he like my father seems to have fought mostly without a cause,I must first ask him why. And whether I win this contest or not,I must once again search for my father."
Remy then saw Cody standing outside a biker bar.
"At last,I have found you."he said.
"Ah,yes you did."said Cody. "I was gonna search some more,but I was just--caught up in something."
Remy approached Cody silently and then asked something.
"Before we fight,I must know."he said. "Why do you fight?"
"What?"said Cody. "You want to know why I always fight?"
"That is the question,oui."said Remy. "Do you have a reason?"
"I--did at first."said Cody. "And a darn good one.
Years ago,this city was under seige by a criminal mastermind named Belger,and Haggar took up himself to enlist Guy and myself to stop him and most of all resuce my childhood sweetheart Jessica,who was also the daughter of Haggar.
We were victorous in our efforts,but...after that,I couldn't resist the urge to fight an opponent,I went out of control and was eventually jailed.
After I broke out,Guy found and helped me regain my senses and helped me learn to fight for better reasons whenever the need be. So to be honest,before I found better reasons for living,I was just a typical Street Fighting thug no better than the Gears or Shadaloo themselves."
Remy was silent for a moment.
"I fight because of what my father did."said Remy."He couldn't resist the call to fight,and he left his family,my mother and sister both died from famine. I began to resent all fighters like himself,and I at first vowed to destroy anyone who follwed the path to be a warrior,including him!"
"Now wait a minute!"said Cody. "Is that why you entered this tournament as well as the one Gill hosted before? To kill any and all street fighters?"
"That's right..."said Remy. "..but---I wasn't able to achieve my mission since I ran into Alex back at the last contest.
However,their friendship showed me that not all fighters were cold hearted and evil like Gill and my father.
They showed me that fighters can fight for a true cause.But....I still find it disgusting that there are still fighters out there who fight ceaselessly and mindlessly,without a cause,just fighting for the sinful pleasure of it.
I've been able to control my rageful urges so far,monsieur Cody but--ever since this contest started,all i've ever thought about was---getting my father,making him pay."
"Look,I know what you're getting at,Remy."said Cody."I know what it's like to have your life altered and damaged by just wanting to fight all the time,but you mustn't blame others who wanted to do what your father did. Maybe you'll find him someday,but to kill him or anyone would make you no better than him or any villian.
So,i'll cut you a deal,if I win,you'll cease this terrible quest in destroying a fighter and their lives just to find your father,and concentrate on just your original cause."
"Oui,that would be--adequete."said Remy. "But if I win,I shall see to it that no one survives my wrath when this tournament is over."
"Man,talk about psychotic."thought Cody. "Looks like i've got an even better to fight than just a competiton,and it's to stop a badly-raised psycho from wasting people's lives,no matter what they fight for."
"Let's begin."said Remy as he took up a defensive position.
Cody did the same. "Let's go!"
Remy made the first move as he threw his arm forward and threw a Light of Virtue at him.
Cody jumped over it and thrust at Remy.
He did his Criminal Upper and slammed Remy with a punch upper that produced a typhoon.
Remy fell backwards,but managed to land on one of his palms and jumped back up again.
He then did a spin kick at Cody,but he blocked it.
Remy then swung his body downward and did a double leg-sweep at Cody.
The Metro fighter fell down hard on his back.
"Unnnhh--man he's got better moves than I thought."he thought and then got back up.
The pair then exhanged blows at one another.
Cody thrust several punches at Remy,but the frenchman blocked them off and then slammed a fist into Cody's ribs.
"Monsieur's boxing lessons paid off well."he thought.
Cody then did a spin kick,hitting Remy in the chest and caused him to stagger away.
Once he was wide open,Cody then thurst both feet into Remy's chest,knocking him down to the ground in turn.
Remy was down,but scrambled back to his feet just as quickly.
"This guy's stamina better than expected."thought Cody. "Well,we'll see how long he lasts when i'm done with'em!"
Remy then decided to do another super move,he unleashed his Light of Justice.
He charged up blue ki in his left and began to throw several rings of blue energy at Cody non-stop.
"Oooohh...SHIT!"said Cody as he made a run for it from the flying barrage of Virtue Light projectiles.
Cody managed to get behind a nearby mailbox just as the Light of Justice came slamming against the box,placing several deep dents in the metal object.
"Huh,you were lucky there american."said Remy. "But you're luck's about to run out."
"That's what you definitely think,frenchy!"said Cody as he ran out from the back of the mailbox and ran straight at Remy.
He then jumped at him and did a flying kick.
Remy grinned and then launched into another move.
"RISING RAGE FLASH!"
Cody was hit out of the air by three hard-hitting flip kicks to the chest and chin,causing him to crash into the street.
Cody lay upon the ground in sheer pain from the blows while Remy landed back on his feet.
"This match is as good as done,Cody!"he said.
"No--it's not!"said Cody as he arose to his feet,ready to fight again.
Remy then launched his Clod Blue Kick and flew at Cody,but the final fighter saw it coming,dodged it and then did his own super move.
"FINAL DESTRUCTION!"
Cody slammed sevearl spin and thrust kicks into Remy's side and the back of his head,stunning him in the process.
He then followed up by pulling Remy back around to face him,and then finished him off with another criminal upper!
"POOOW!"
Remy flew up into the air and landed right on his back,he was down for the count.
On the tv and video screen it said:THE WINNER OF FINALS MATCH 02:CODY!
Everyone screamed and cheered for one of Metro's great legends.
"Yeah,he takes a licking and comes back kicking!"said Dean as he and his friends watched from a local bar and grill.
"You said it."said Lucia. "That's twice our old final fight pals have won the finals,I just hope Maki's as lucky."
Remy then suddenly regained consciousness and Cody helped him up.
"You okay,or do you need to lie down?"he asked.
"I uhnn...you pack quite a wallop there for an american."he said.
"You,so do you with those fancy moves,frenchy."said Cody. "So...you still hate street fighters?"
"Perhaps..not so much now."he said. "But---I can now see that not all are like my father after all.
Even though I must still find him."
"I'm sure you will someday,Remy."said Cody. "But just challenge and defeat him to a fight,don't ever kill him or anyone,or you may end up further disgracing yourself and the memory of your loved ones."
"I'll remember that."said Remy. "And perhaps someday,we'll have a rematch."
"You bet we will."said Cody smiling. "Now,lemme get you to one of those limos."
Suddenly as if on cue,one of the limos pulled up.
Cody waved to it and it stopped right beside them.
He then opened the passenger door and helped Remy inside.
"Get him back to the hotel he was staying in."he said.
He then shut the door and the limo drove off.
"I hope he does the right thing someday."he thought. "Just as I did."
Cody's own limo express then drove up,he got inside and the car then drove off to take him to his next opponent.
While back inside Remy's ride,the frenchman rubbed at his head and shoulders.
"Sacre blui."he thought. "Cody's strength and skill were more painful than I heard. It's just as well that I won't go on to the finals,I will still find and defeat my father someday. But now,I must find a new direction for my life,fighter or no."
Suddenly,the window shield to the driver's seat lowered down and someone seated beside the driver showed himself.
He wore a blue samurai helmet with mask and was weilding a long blowpipe of some sort.
"Hey,who are you?"said Remy suprised.
"Nighty-night,frenchy!"said the samurai as he aimed the pipe,blew right through it and shot Remy with a small dart.
The dart hit him right in the neck,and Remy fell back in the seat,losing complete and total consciousness.
"Haha,got'im!"said Sodom.
The man who was driving the limo was revealled to be Rolento once again,and he was dressed as the limo driver and wore a false beard.
"Good shot there,Sodom."he said. "That makes two little fishies in the same day."
"Yeah,too bad it's not Cody and Guy were getting this time."said Sodom. "I wanna nail those two asses to the wall so damn bad,I can taste it!"
"Keep it in check,Sodom."said Rolento. "We don't wanna rouse anyone's suspisions here,and we will get'em when this is all over with."
The limo then drove off towards the secret hideout of where their employers were hidden,as the rest of Urien's devious plan began to unfold.
While in another part of town,the next match was about to begin.
NEXT IN CH.11:THE SEMI-FINALS CONTINUE AS IBUKI AND MAKI DUKE IT OUT IN THE FACTORY COMPLEX. IT'S NINJA VS NINJA IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF STREET FIGHTER 3:METRO CITY MAUL!