Note: There's a reference to Sin City here.
Cracker Jack sat at his favorite table inside a posh Japanese restaurant. Doctrine Dark was hiding out in the backrooms, since his scarred face had forbid him to come outside.
Since the two failed assassination attempts, Jack was in a foul mood. He had taken out his frustrations on the Yakuza gangster when he had returned with the bad news that Chun Li and the Hoshi siblings were alive. The former Shadolwaw hitman lounged in his seat, reading a translated newspaper as he went through his future plans.
Once Ryu, Miya and Chun Li were killed, Jack and Dark will then target Ken Masters, William Guile and their families. Once them and their familes were killed as an example that eventhough Shadowlaw was in ruins, they could still pose as a threat. Once the good guys were gone, then Jack and Dark could rebuild Shadowlaw.
"I heard the miso here is to die for," a female voice said.
Jack slowly lowered his paper. Miya was seated on the opposite end. Jack looking at she was wearing. She was dressed in a black leather suit (think what the T-X wore in Terminator 3) and a pair of high heel boots. Her sword was resting in her hand. And she wasn't alone. Seated beside her, was Ryu. He was wearing a simple T-shirt, denim jeans and hiking boots. Eventhough Miya's tone was amusing, the expression on her face was anything but.
Jack looked at the two siblings. "Ryu and Miya Hoshi. The two warriors in one room. This will make my job a lot easier."
Ryu shook his head. "Actually, this will make it more painful for you and Dark. You tried to kill me and my fiancee. And you both failed miserably. Someone should have told you: never give a Japanese warrior a reason for revenge."
Jack didn't look the least bit scared. "Look around you, Hoshi. This is a Shadowlaw haven. They know who you and May are: the man who took doen Bison and the Shadowlaw traitor who sided with her brother instead of her family."
Ryu looked around. Sure enough, the majority of the patrons were looking in on them with interest. Some were armed with firearms and swords. Ryu didn't look the least bit worried.
Miya's lips twisted into a mean smile. "Family? You got some nerve."
Outside, in a van, Marz, Chun Li, Cammy and Lita were listening in on the conversation.
Back inside...
Jack decided to turn the knife. "You know how your mentor died, Satsuki?" he sneered. "She died, begging for mercy as I had my fun with her. To tell you the truth, I wasn't into older women...until we both had her." His lips twisted into sick grin. "I was hoping to see you there too...Miya."
"It's Satsuki to you," the Japanese doll replied through gritted teeth.
Ryu saw that Miya's hand had moved to her sword. Her thumb was resting up against the guard as she pushed it upward, the metal blade revelaing itself. He saw that Miya was doing everything in her power not to reach for the Muramasa and unleash her Psycho Hadou on Jack and everyone else.
Miya felt her blood boiling. The only thing she wanted to do was to decapitate Jack where he sat. But there was the fact on whether or not that she and Ryu would make it out alive before Chun Li and the others could make it.
Outside, Chun Li and the others felt sick. Jack took sadistic pleasure in admitting in raping then killing Miya's foster mother. What's worse was that he was admitting it. Chun Li and the two British agents wondered how Satsuki's temper was holding up.
Miya was handling herself well. Ryu's pointers on keeping one's temper and emotions in check were paying off, eventhough what Miya felt like doing was going off in a blood rage and killing every Shadowlaw member present.
"As we got through with her," Jack continued, with that smug grin on his face, "she told me not to hurt you. As if I made that promise. But I can tell you this much. Once your brother is dead," he said looking at Ryu, "we're going to have some fun with that Chinese Interpol agent, as well as you, Satsuki. Then, maybe their deaths will be nice and quick. Once all of you are finished, then maybe we'll go after your blond friend, his fiancee and the American Air Force officer and his family to show the world that Shadowlaw may be down, but not destroyed."
Now Ryu was one step away from tapping into his Dark Hadou and giving Jack a lethal dose of his Metsu Hadouken. "We're not dead yet," he deadpanned.
"But you will be soon," Miya threatened. "And when I get through with you Jack, the Hell I will send you will seem like Heaven."
Jack stood up. "We'll see, little girl. This time, you two have no escape. Now if you'll excuse me..."
He snapped his fingers. Twenty patrons, waiters and chefs turned their attention to Kita and Ryu. As Jack made his retreat, he added, "Enjoy your life...what's left of it."
As the mob closed in, Ryu didn't even look scared. "Well, Miya?" he asked, looking over to his sister.
"I think that now would be a good time to vent out our anger," Miya replied.
"Twenty against two," Ryu replied. "I like those odds."
Kita smiled evilly. "Okay. Let's dance."
In an instant, the table is overturned and both siblings were on their feet. Ryu was in his defensive stance and Miya had her sword out in a kendo stance. Those with weapons moved over to Miya while the rest headed over to Ryu.
Ryu attacked first. A Hadouken sent one guy flying while Miya had her hands full with three sword-wielding thugs. Miya decided that killing them would be bad on her part. Maiming them, was another story. She would parry and defend against her adversaries with her Muramasa while delivering swift punishment with her remaining hand and feet.
A quick slash to a wrist disabled one attacker while a hard kick to the face took down another. There were rumors that some martial artsts can surrender themselves to what known as the 'alpha state.' Ryu was known to do such a thing, and Miya could do so as well. Ryu checked on his sister, only to find that she was on the restaurant's second floor, knocking Shadowlaw members down left and right.
One bad guy attacked Ryu from the side, only to get thrown into a table. Another got a Shoryuken into another table. The assault continued as both Ryu and Kita fought against the Shadowlaw forces. They had strength in numbers, but in the long run, were no match for either Ryu or Miya.
Outside, Chun Li, Cammy and Lita piled out of the van, guns drawn. They bolted across the street, dodging traffic, towards the restaurant. When they reached the doors, they were forced open by a body crashing through it.
Upon entering the restaurant, they were shocked to see that both Ryu and Miya were gone, the unconscious bodies of the Shadowlaw members littered inside. Then they heard the familiar sound of a motorcycle's engine from outside.
When the three agents rushed back outside, they saw both Cracker Jack and Doctrine Dark speed by, followed by Miya, also on a motorcycle which she had commandeered. Also on a motorcycle, was Ryu.
He pulls to a stop and turns his head to Chun Li. "Come on!"
Not one to ask questions, Chun Li hopped on the morotcycle and held on as Ryu gunned the engine and took off. Cammy and Lita took the van and the chase is on.
He caught up with Miya, in a matter of minutes. As the heroes pursued Jack and Dark, three more vehicles - two motorcycles and a car - joined the chase. All three belonged to Shadowlaw, and were gunning for the former operative, her brother and the Chinese agent.
Chun Li turned around. "We got company!"
However, they were not alone, since the survaillance van was hot on their trail, Lita behind the wheel, Cammy riding shotgun.
Jack and Dark took a hard turn, of which Ryu and Kita follwed through with general ease. It was at that moment that Miya knew where they were headed. "They're heading for the freeway!" she shouted.
"The freeway!" Chun Li repeated. "Isn't it closed for construction!"
By that time, Jack and Dark had hit the entry ramp, Jack smashing through a 'Freeway Closed' sign with our heroes in hot pursuit.
One of the motorcycles pulled up apaginst Ryu and Chun Li. The second passenger pulled out a gun and opened fire, narrowly missing both Ryu and the Chinese Interpol agent. Chun Li responded by pulling her own gun out and taking several shots at the perp's tires. The tires exploded and the biker lost control of his bike, crashing into the concrete divider.
(Note: According to Capcom, Chun Li is a crack shot, having ranked sixth in international competition.)
Another biker was coming from the other side. Ryu saw him coming and decked him, sending him to the same fate as his partner. Miya, on the other hand, had her Muramasa in one hand as she steered with the other. A third biker sped up in front of her, its female passenger aiming a gun at Miya.
She opened fire on the former doll, who deflected the shots with her Muramasa sword with little difficulty. Gunning the motor on her bike, Miya barrels towards the other bike, sword at the ready. The biker turned his head and saw her coming. He panicked when she saw the sword-wielding martial artist coming at her like a banshee from hell, so he hit the breaks.
Miya slowed down as she saw the other biker lose control and fall, sending both driver and passenger to the pavement. She zoomed past them, slowly catching up to Jack and Dark.
However, there was the remaining car that was still tailing them. Then the survaillance van showed up, ramming the car from behind.
Inside the van, Cammy had her gun drawn. "Lita, move to the side so I can get a clear shot at the tires."
The knife-toting lieutenant nodded her affirmative as she sped up and pulled up next to the speeding sedan. Cammy took aim at one of the tires and fired. One well-aimed bullet destroyed the front tire, causing the car to lose control and crash into the median.
Now all that was left were Jack and Dark's motorcycles...and Miya and Ryu were gaining on them. Jack and Dark, however, had other plans.
Dark dropped somehting on the ground, then he and Jack accelerated their bikes. Miya and Ryu saw what Dark had dropped and almost by instinct, brought their bikes to a screeching halt. Apparently, both Ryu and Miya knew a bomb when they see one.
KA-BOOM!
The explosive ripped a massive crater on the expressway. Fortunately, Ryu and Miya had stopped at a safe distance before the bomb went off. Miya watched with a loathing expression on her face as Jack and Dark got away. She sheathed her Muramasa as she turned to her brother.
"This ends tonight," Miya said with resolve in her voice. "I know where they're headed."
"And so it shall," Ryu replied. He then turned his head so he could look at Chun Li. "You okay back there?"
Chun Li nodded. "I'm fine." She then looked at her husband-to-be. "Since when did YOU know how to ride a motorcycle?"
"Ken taught me," Ryu replied shrugging his big shoulders. "One of the advantages of having a friend who is filthy rich."
-Later on...-
Everyone was at Miya's place to prepare for the final showdown. Cammy and Luwanda had changed out of their casual attire and back into their Delta Red uniforms. Ryu went with his black karate gi and red headband. Chun Li changed into her blue tracksuit and had on a short-sleeved Interpol jacket underneath.
In her room, Miya, wearing only her bathrobe, looked over the items that she had stretched out over her bed. For this battle, she decided to wear her old Shadowlaw elite squad uniform for old times sake.
A small item caught her eye. Picking it up, Miya looked at the piece of metal in her hand. It was the winged skull that was the insignia of Shadowlaw. Once, a long time ago, she considered the criminal syndicate as her family. No more.
She casually tossed the small skull into the air. Then, showing off her psychomotor reflexes, had the Muramasa sword in her hand, drawn and sliced the air.
The Shadowlaw winged skull landed on the floor, where it split in two upon impacting on the floor.
Downstairs, Marz was conducting a briefing with Ryu and the other three women. She was dressed in a pair of combat fatigues. A pistol was strapped to her side.
"Jack and Dark are holed up inside this waterfront warehouse," she explained. "From the recon that Satsuki...I mean, Miya had done days before, the place is well-guarded."
"How many?" Lita asked.
"I'd say about thirty men at the most," Marz said, "but that number may have changed, since Interpol and MI-6 has what's left of Shadowlaw running scared."
"Scared but not beaten."
Everyone looked up. Miya had joined them. She was dressed in the battle uniform of the Shaodowlaw Elite Squad, which was a sleek one-piece navy blue uniform, with only her bare back exposed. The tight uniform showed off the curves in her body, well toned in her constant martial arts training from her early days as a teenager. Her short reddish-brown hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. On her forearms were the same pair of red metal gauntlets that Cammy herself wore on her own forearms. Strapped across her back, was her Muramasa sword.
"Jack and Dark know that we're coming for them," Miya continued. "So they'll have more guards posted around the building, and probably more inside. If I know them both, they will most likely have a trap ready for us."
"So what do we do?" Cammy asked.
"We spring the trap," Chun Li replied, answering for Miya. "The trick is, not to get caught in it, right?"
Miya nodded. "Correct, Chun Li. Let's go. They ARE expecting us, and I'd hate to disappoint them."