In the basement of the Shanghai branch of Interpol, Chief Inspector Chun Li was finishing out her day in the gym.

With more open palms than fists, as her father taught, she vented her frustrations on the unfortunate heavy bag that swayed with each blow, threatening to rip its way free of the ceiling. It would be the third one this month.

Exhaling with each technique, she threw sequential jab, reverse, leaning-palm, slap, turning elbow, each impact rocking the bag loud enough so she could be heard at least three floors up. Wheelkick, roundhouse…the technique was taking over. She threw a high back kick she had used as an air deterrent back in the World Warrior tournament. She felt the familiar energy building inside her, the muscles in her legs tensed and her heart raced….

No. Not here.

She took a deep breath, relaxing. Save it for the fight.

Chun Li had not fought seriously since rescuing her orphans from the Illuminati, now nearly ten years ago. So when her commanding officer handed off her new assignment, her knees buckled.

No one had seen or heard anything of him for almost a decade. It was presumed—hoped—he was dead.

Apparently Ryu had not finished him off. Good for you…

On the other side of that coin, he was now everyone's problem.

Chun Li closed her eyes, lowering her head, trying to focus. "How long have you been standing there?" She asked.

"Long enough to see you restrain yourself." Came the light, female voice, thick with a British accent. Chun Li smiled and looked to the doorway; the years had been kind to Agent Cammy. Though nearly fifteen years had passed since the girl escaped from Shadaloo's clutches, she didn't look a day over thirty. A strong exercise routine contributed to her physique, and she still kept her long hair down. The only signs of age were in her eyes.

Before the crisis, Chun Li hadn't seen Cammy since the last World Warrior tournament. Now, they started and finished every day together, unassigned partners who may have been the only two people who knew what they were after.

As Cammy approached, Chun Li pivoted to face her, unable to unclench her fists. She still had a lot more to give. Cammy smiled.

"Tell you what." She smiled. "There's no one else in the building, and we're too highly ranked for anyone to complain."

Chun Li chuckled as Cammy unzipped the top two buttons of her tan jacket. Tugging on the left side, she pulled it off and threw it aside. "Come on." She invited.

Chun Li immediately lunged in hard with a reverse palm. Cammy anticipated it, parrying the strike and spinning. Chun Li stepped back as Cammy drove her elbow, then the back of her fist into Chun Li's crossed arms. Cammy pressed, going low into a spin as she stretched her legs out before her. Chun Li saw it in the nick of time and leapt, letting Cammy's spiral arrow pass under.

As Chun Li landed, she felt the energy quickly build again and focused it into her arms this time, shooting them forward towards Cammy's back. Blue energy radiated through her arms, shooting through the palms of her hands as Chun Li fired off the move she had learned in the time she had spent with Ryu…

Cammy turned in time to see it coming, her eyes widening in surprise. She threw herself to the floor as the Kikoken shot past her, blowing out the wall where she once was. Covering her head protectively, Cammy warily looked to her old friend. "We a bit pent up?" She asked.

Chun Li lowered her hands, looking to the wall. Cammy looked to the damage and smiled to Chun Li. "Oh, I wouldn't bother with that; the gym was ripe for an expansion anyway."

Chun Li almost involuntarily chuckled as Cammy stood up. The Chief Inspector shook her head. "I'm sorry…"

Cammy was already shaking her head. "You've a lot on your plate. You still move well for an old lady."

Chun Li's eyes widened and she smiled, playfully pushing Cammy on the shoulder. "Old?!"

For just a second, the two enjoyed a peaceful moment. But the question was all over Chun Li's face. Cammy slowly, regretfully shook her head. "No sign, Li."

Chun Li cursed under her breath.

Cammy leaned in, trying to be reassuring. "Well, there's good news with that…"

"What?"

"We think he's in the United States."

Chun Li frowned. "Why?"
Cammy held her breath. "Because Ken's disappeared too."

Chun Li's eyes widened. "What?!"

Cammy held up a hand, trying to calm Chun Li down. "I'm pretty sure they're both alive, Li. Ken left control of the school to his son and went off the map."

Chun Li was trying to find the bright side.

"I think Ryu found him," Cammy continued, "and they're going after him together."

Chun Li had no idea what to think. Ryu had taken the man down once on his own, but that was over a decade ago…dammit, would anything be enough?

Cammy must've read Chun Li's face. "Look, we may have every agent in the world looking for him, but can you think of any two people more qualified to take him on if they find him?"

Chun Li nodded. "What if he finds them first?"

Cammy didn't know what to say. For a second, they were silent.

Simultaneously, both Chun Li and Cammy's phone went off audibly on their belts. They both pulled them, checked the ID….and looked to each other knowingly. Each phone bore the same identification, and Chun Li motioned for Cammy to turn her phone off as she answered her own. "Li."

Her commanding officer was on the other end. Chun Li nodded, looking to Cammy. "Yes, sir, she's right here with me."

Cammy watched Chun Li nod, watched her grow somber, before Chun Li acknowledged that she understood before flipping her phone closed and re-attaching it to her belt. "We have to move." She said, heading for the front door. Cammy quickly followed. "What's going on?"

"They found another body."

Cammy exhaled. "Another Shadaloo connection?"

Chun Li shook her head.

"No. The bear wrestler…."

Cammy frowned as she remembered him from the tournament.

"They found what's left of him in Siberia."