Guile left the Ranger office with the materials on Ryu and true to his word, the camera was fixed by close of business. Walker got his team together again the next day and said: "Thanks to the information given to us, we have the dates, times and places of the next several fights but these guys aren't going to get that far. As soon as we verify these items, they are going down. According to the files the Colonel gave us, the semi-finals are going to start one week from this Friday. While we gave up all of our hard data on Ryu to the Colonel, we still remember what we were able to gather on him, any thoughts?"
Trivette started: "I was able to build a piece of a psychological profile on him before we lost the data. He lives his life fighting. He seems to be searching for something, don't know what though. He doesn't stay in one place very long and he's always moving. Going off of the security camera footage, I'd say that he has a strong sense of right and wrong and will always act in the most honorable way regardless of personal gain or loss. Anything else?" Sydney spoke up next: "From the simple fact that he fought me in the first place, he has no qualms over who he fights. Male, female, young or old. I think it's safe to say that if they step into a ring with him, he knows that they know the risks of fighting in general."
Gage said: "It's a safe bet that he doesn't just jump into any fight. When I went after him, he basically said that I was too angry to fight well but that when I was calm, he would enjoy a match with me. He was just defending himself, so personally I would drop any charges for assault if I were asked to press them."
Walker listened and said: "Okay then. Trivette, you'll go in as the manager this time and Gage, you'll be the fighter so I need you to stop shavingand cut your hairso your profile will be different just in case any of the same people from last time show up. Sydney and I will be waiting in the wings with the S.W.A.T. team. For now though, we'll start squeezing our sources to verify as much as we can."
By day's end, they had made some headway. Everyone would be on the streets tomorrow, looking up their sources. As Sydney and Gage walked to their respective vehicles, Sydney turned to Gage and said: "That was a really objective observation you made to Walker and Trivette." Gage said: "Thanks, I think." Sydney smiled: "It's a good thing. I meant it as a compliment. What are you going to do if you meet Ryu in the ring?" Gage smiled back and said: "Be calm, and give him the best fight I can muster. Got any plans tonight?" She answered: "Not really. How about dinner at my place at seven?" she asked. "Sounds good. I'll see you at seven then." As Gage drove off, Sydney said to herself: "Dinner tonight, and if all goes well, breakfast tomorrow."