Chapter 5

It was late when Ryu opened the door to the hotel room. He put his duffle bag down and looked at his surroundings. He sat on the bed, and as he did, the magnitude of what he did, and what he was accusing Chun-Li of, was too much for him. Look at you…and what has she done-after every thing she did and gave you-and you accuse her of infidelity? What you should do now is crawl-yes, crawl-all the way back and persuade her to forgive you.

Ryu sat in the room, lost in his thoughts, when he heard a knock at the door. The knocking continued, and only increased in intensity. He knew it wasn't Chun-Li, but the person on the other side wouldn't stop knocking. So Ryu got up and answered the door. There was a well dressed man on the other side. The man spoke, "Greetings, senor." Ryu noted the man spoke with a heavy Spanish accent. Ryu said, "What do you want?"

The man replied, "I apologize for disturbing your at such a late hour. But I have something that may interest you. An offer, if you will." Ryu said, "And what makes you think I will take your offer?" The man replied, "Take a look at where you are. I'd wager, the only way for you to go now is up. Tomorrow morning, a black sedan will arrive to pick you up. We will then take you to meet our employer. After you meet him…everything in your world will change." The man then left, and Ryu stood, confused.

Vega returned to the sedan, where Juri was waiting for him. Vega said, "He is a mental wreck. Looking at where he is staying…I think after all that has happened to him, he would be willing to join Shadaloo." Juri replied, "Excellent! Now all we need to do is get the inspector out of the way." Vega said, "Hmm…maybe we should break her, as well." Juri smiled wickedly, and replied, "So what do you have in mind?" Vega chuckled, and replied, "My secret…"

-Street Fighter 2-
Morning came, and Chun-Li felt terrible. Not only had she had a fight with Ryu-causing him to leave-but the emotional toll caused her to have a fitful night. Now it was after 9, and she was leaving for work. She got to her office, and began her usual routine. She saw a message from Cammy, which said, "Don't forget our meeting. If you're fine, with it, we have set up an 11:00 am meeting. See you then."

Chun-Li, despite all that she had been through, tried to focus on her work. And the time dragged on towards 11. Finally, she got up and headed out of her office, and up to a meeting room that had been reserved for the three of them. Colonel Guile and Major Cammy White were already there. They turned at the sound of the door opening, and saw Chun-Li come in. She spoke, "Good morning, Colonel, Major." Cammy said, "Good Morning. My, love. You look like you've had a bit of a rough patch. Is everything fine?"

Chun-Li replied, "Yeah. Everything's good." Guile said, "Well, ladies. Let's get this meeting underway. Recently, Shadaloo has been increasing their activities. We all know about the warehouse ambush. And just the other day, Ken Masters and his family were assaulted by Shadaloo agents. " Both women looked at Guile, and nodded. Guile continued, "It was determined that the attack on Ken and his family was an attempt to locate Ryu. And there is reason to believe that Shadaloo agents are here in the city, looking for Ryu."

Cammy said, "But what could those blokes want with a guy who spends all his time walking the earth?" Guile said, "It's quite possible that Bison is seeking Ryu out in order to find a conduit for his Psycho Beam. We decided to resume tracking Ryu when we learned of a massive power surge near the town of Suzakujo." Chun-Li said, "Wait! I was there when it happened. Ryu was fighting another martial artist when that happened."

Cammy then said, "Well, should Shadaloo be able to locate Ryu, our situation would go totally in the crapper." Guile groaned, and said, "That's colorful put-unfortunately, it's also correct. Now, then-Chun-Li…how would we go about finding Ryu?" Chun-Li sighed, and said, "Well, he was staying in my company…" Guile, with something like shock on his face, said, "Staying together?" Cammy added, Yes, Colonel. Our little detective and our fighter fell in love."

Colonel Guile smiled and said, "Well, I knew it would happen eventually. And this only makes our mission easier." Chun-Li sadly said, "But last night…he left my apartment. I don't know where he went…" Guile's smile fell, and he said, "Then that isn't good. This creates two problems-finding Ryu, and hoping that somehow, Shadaloo hasn't found him first." The three crime fighters adjourned their meeting, then Guile left. Cammy said, "I'll help you find him, love. But tell me, what happened?"

Chun-Li said, "Oh, Cammy. He though I was being unfaithful. When we went out, we ran into Fei-Long. He asked me out on a lunch date, and I accepted. Then Ryu had these pictures of us on our date, and we were in a situation that could have easily been misread as me cheating." Cammy said, "That's terrible…but come now, love. It's his first time in love-and if I'm not mistaken, your first time, as well- and he's probably had no one to guide him through this. And I'm sure every couple has its rough patches."

Chun-Li hugged the younger woman, and they both walked out the meeting room. Cammy then hailed a cab, and as she left, Chun-Li decided that she needed a break from everything. She saw a rickshaw, and waved it down. She said, "Sir, take me to the Phoenix Gate Park." The driver, speaking with a Spanish accent that she didn't hear, said, "Sure, miss."

-Street Fighter 2-

In the morning, at the same time as Chun-Li's meeting, Ryu was transported by a black sedan to a warehouse. He walked inside, and stood near some crates. Minutes after he arrived, a voice called out from the darkness-"Ryu Hoshi?" Ryu replied, "Yeah?" He then saw a woman walk out of the darkness. She wore a purple and black tracksuit, and like a vamp, she slinked towards him. She looked at him, and said, "You're a big, strong one. I could like a guy like you…but the boss said, 'Hands Off'."

At that, another figure came out of the darkness. He looked at Ryu, and said, "You must be the legendary Ryu. I am Bison, the commander of Shadaloo." Ryu said, "I've heard of you…and your gang." Bison said, "What they say is true. But I am not here to talk about myself. I am here for you."

Ryu said, "What do you want from me?" Bison said, "We discovered a massive power surge-and we believe that you are the source. We want you to join us. In my eyes…it would be such a shame for such potential to be wasted." Ryu turned away, and said, "No…it's a shame to waste my potential on evil." Bison chuckled, and said, "Such a shame you have such old-fashioned values. No matter…you will join us." Bison turned away, and addressing Juri, said, "Take him back to his hovel."

Meanwhile, Chun-Li saw that the rickshaw had not taken her to the park. She said to the driver, "Hey? Where are we going?" The driver removed his hat, and turned around to face her. As he did, Chun-Li's face filled with dread as she recognized Vega. Vega then fired a dart from a small gun he held, and the dart struck Chun-Li, causing her to lapse into unconsciousness.

"Wakey wakey…" Chun-Li slowly opened her eyes, and saw she was in an abandoned building. She also realized that she was tied to a chair. Juri came out, and said, "Oooh…it's my little crush. How have you been?" Vega came out, as well. He said, "Oh, hello, Senorita. It has been a long time, no?" Chun-Li said, "What's the deal? I know it isn't me you want." Vega replied, "Well…yes…and no." He then threw some photos near Chun-Li's feet. She saw they were the same photos of her and Fei-Long's lunch date. Vega said, "We didn't know how well this would work. But it worked fantastically. Ryu left you…"

Juri said, "But Bison couldn't convince him to join Shadaloo…yet." Vega shrugged, and said, "He's stronger than we thought. But you, on the other hand…" Vega pulled out a syringe, and stuck it into Chun-Li's arm. Vega said, "That serum is just an appetizer…that will only make you more receptive to the mind control drugs that we'll be using…" As the drug entered her system, Chun-Li could see the shapes of Juri and Vega being twisted and turned into odd shapes…

Oh no! What sinister plan does Shadaloo have? What's going to happen? And will Ryu and Chun-Li reconcile? The answers to these questions-must wait for their own chapter…