Chapter 18: Night at the Costume Festival
Ryu and Ken are continued to travel in the middle of the sunset. Both were confronted by Sagat and Dhalsim.
"It looks like both of you were also searching for the box?" Dhalsim asked.
"Yes..." Ken answered and Ryu asks Sagat why he's with Dhalsim.
"Sagat, it seems like you're going with Dhalsim in the pursuit of Pandora?"
"Yes, he and I were searching for the missing children. It must be involved on that box." Sagat said as he requested Ryu to fight him. "Is it all right, to spar with you one last time?"
"Of course... it seems that you're getting stronger than the last time we fought." Ryu said and Ken agrees to fight his side.
"Hey, don't forget me."
"Oh yeah..."
"I guess Brian looks pretty busy on his works." Ken nodded and Ryu tells him.
"He told me to check Jin's group if they are okay."
"Oh, okay... now let's beat it." Ken said as both prepare the fight against Sagat and Dhalsim.
"It's just like old times..." Sagat smiled at Ryu as they fight.
At the hotel, Hunyo still remembers he and wife still have arguments about being hanging out with many women. Being labelled as a playboy, Hunyo is still depressed as Jin finally comes out of the bathroom in a towel after taking the shower.
"Sensei... is something wrong?"
"...I still remember my wife nowadays, she seems to miss me." Hunyo said sadly.
"...What happened between you two?"
"It's just simple, I've been hang out with my friends in the faculty division. Just as my wife came to see me, she noticed that I was hanging out with three female professors. That's how we fight about this manner. She and I usually have a little argument about it." Hunyo explained.
"You have a lot of family problems than I am." Jin commented.
"I guess..." Hunyo said as Xiaoyu arrives to see them both.
"Say guys... Let's go to the costume festival for the night it also has a fair too..." Xiaoyu said as she stutters at Jin who is in the towel as she turns around, blushing. "Uh... is it okay we can go now."
"A festival you say. Hey, I better move." Hunyo said as he leaves the room. Jin glared at her after she saw him.
"Xiao...? Stop staring at me like that?"
"I'm sorry, Jin... it's just." Xiaoyu cried as he looked at the costume she's handling and he saw bright lights outside.
"Oh... So it is a costume festival, alright." Jin said as he dry her tears. "Xiao... don't cry alright? I'll take on that suit that you're handling."
"Thanks, Jin... I appreciate it." Xiaoyu smiled thankfully.
"Just wait here... I'll put this on." Jin said as Xiaoyu agrees to wait for him and he closes the door.
She remembers that he kissed her for the first time since he appreciates her hair was down. She couldn't forget those things. As Jin opens the door, he is seen wearing a Crimson Viper costume.
"Wow... you look perfect." Xiaoyu happily commented
"Yeah it fits... thanks, Xiao." Jin snickered.
"No problem..."
"It reminds me that I'm wearing a CEO outfit. Although I like it because it has a flame motif." Jin said calmly.
"Let's go, Jin... I think Mr. Panganiban wasn't with us for a while." Xiaoyu said as Jin gazes on her costume.
"Your costume... you look like an Interpol Officer."
"Hey... I'm not like that?"
"Those leotards and your hair need to be in ox-horns." Jin said reminding Xiaoyu as Chun-Li in her previous appearance.
"Come on, let's go... I'll fix this later." Xiaoyu said as Jin follows her outside. When they get outside the hotel, both were confronted by Hunyo who is now wearing a Seth's business attire costume.
"Agh... who are you freak?" Xiaoyu scarily said as she goes in her fighting stance and Hunyo replies.
"Calm down, it's just me."
"Sensei... why are you wearing that? It's quite pitiful to wear that mask?" Jin said pointing on the Seth's mask as Hunyo removes the mask.
"See it's silly if I'm wearing this mask. But it's better to wear Seth's business costume." Hunyo said as he looked on Jin's costume while laughing. "For you to say, you're just like a government agent."
"Oh thanks for the comments, can we go now."
The trio went to the fair where the costume festival has been held. Hunyo is also looking for Brian.
"Whoa... everyone in costumes too, this is exciting." Xiaoyu said happily.
"She was right. It's just like a Japanese festival and also has a night fair."
"I guess we can take these stalls. Xiaoyu you might help the little children around here. Then, we can meet at the costume party that takes place."
"Okay..."
When Xiaoyu leave, both Jin and Hunyo tries to play some games in every stall, Hunyo seems to be expert on these games.
"Well now, this one is better to play." Hunyo said nicely.
"You have to throw the ball on these bottles. It's easy as that." Jin shrugged.
"Hah, that thing... well it's worth of a try." Hunyo said as he throws a ball directly to the five bottles as the owner was shocked.
"My gosh, you directly hit it."
"That's how martial artists can do. It needs to practice their reflexes all day." Hunyo said as the owner give him a Koala bear clips much to his disdain as Jin started to laugh at him.
Hunyo became frustrated when the prize gave him was a cheap koala bear clips. Jin gave him an advice.
"Next time you should try the other stall, all right. Those things are just for kids."
"Don't remind me, these koala bear clips are just for cars." Hunyo said getting frustrated as Jin tries to calm him down.
"Calm down, you might get a high blood pressure."
Both saw another stall that can hit a mallet to ring the alarm.
"Maybe, I should try that."
"That bear seems familiar?" Hunyo commented.
"Don't remind me, sensei. I would remember that I banished Kuma in the wilderness." Jin said seriously pays to play. Instead of using the mallet, he smacks his fist as it knocks the alarm. All people were shocked to see him doing it. The owner gives him a giant panda stuff toy as a prize.
"Oh my gosh, you got a stuff toy."
"It reminds me of Kuma but it's Panda." Jin nods as Hunyo requested.
"Why don't you give it to Xiaoyu? She'll like it..."
"But, sensei... I can't do that." Jin said sadly as Hunyo tells him.
"Don't worry about your devil curse, Jin. The most important thing is to make her happy, and don't let her down."
"Sorry to keep you, guys. I just buy some food for the three of us just for the festival." Xiaoyu smiled and Jin wants to give her but he was shy to do it.
"Um... Xiao... I have something I wanted to give this to you."
"What is it?" Xiaoyu asked.
"Well... I just got a grand prize in one of these stalls in this fair, here..." Jin gives her the giant panda stuff toy in which Xiaoyu appreciates it.
"Wow... is it for me. Thank you, Jin..." Xiaoyu smiled childishly as she cuddles the bear softly. "It's so cute, I'll keep this and I really love panda stuffs."
"See... she likes it. That's how other people like her who loves pandas." Hunyo said and Jin smiles to see her happy.
"I've never seen she likes it. Anyway, let's eat some food."
At the costume festival, the trio were having a picnic as they eat delicious food. Therefore, Lars and Alisa are here to watch the beginning of the festival.
"Lars, this place looks great." Alisa smiled as Lars conceals the half of his face while wearing a Geki ninja costume.
"Yeah... seems that a lot of people are in the costume festival." Lars said as he saw Jin, Xiaoyu and Hunyo were talking. "What the...? Jin is here, you gotta be kidding me?"
"..."
"I'll destroy the box once both they came here to get it." Lars said as in the other seat were Guy and Cody who are also wearing costumes.
"That wig looks good on you, Cody." Guy commented.
"No problem, bro. That traditional ninja garb seems pretty better than the red one that you wore today." Cody said giving compliments to Guy.
"This garb is pretty daring but it's fine, now that it shows my chest in this outfit." Guy said as he conceals the half of his face to complete his traditional ninja costume.
"And now we need two volunteers to fight one on one in this stage." the emcee said as he first picked the volunteer was Lars and the second was Guy.
"Whoa, man... looks like you're gonna fight with that vertical spiked hair dude. I will not bore if I watch." Cody said as Guy sprinted to the stage as he confronted Lars for the first time. The trio watches the fight.
"Whoa... sounds like a ninja fight." Hunyo commented.
"Don't worry about him, sensei. Lars can beat him." Jin said and Hunyo notices Guy.
"I don't think he might beat him. He's facing the 38th master of Bushin ryu Martial Arts."
"Bushin ryu...?" Xiaoyu said shockingly.
Lars was shocked when he was confronted by a traditional ninja. He remembers his old partner, Raven.
"You must be a ninja...?"
"Yes... my name is Guy and I'm the master of Bushin ryu Ninpo. Sounds like you are pretty determined to beat me."
"Well then, let's see how strong you are. Cause I know I can beat you with my self-taught martial arts with military training." Lars smirked and Guy replies while havin his armed crossed.
"Hmph... we'll see about that."
Both are ready with their fighting stance as they fight equally. Cody became impressed to watch his former friend fight. Their fight is like a ninja battle as Sakura and Blanka appears to cheer on Lars.
"GO BEAT HIM, RED BOKORI MAN?" Both Sakura and Blanka cheered loudly which makes Lars get distracted on both of them.
"Ugh... not them again."
Distracted, Guy beats him with his Bushin Sempukyaku technique that knocks him down on the ground and hits him with a turn elbow sending him out of stage.
"Well now... you seem to be pretty distracted."
"And the winner of this match is_" When the emcee decides that Guy is the winner. Vega crashes the stage by smashing the wall with his claw.
"What the..?"
"Interesting? Two ninjas are fighting in the stage, what about me I'm also a ninja? A Spanish ninja?" Vega said sadistically as Balrog arrives to crash the festival causing many people to be stampede.
"Hey, Vega... what's the matter with you? Are you making this place a mess?" Balrog said angrily.
"Hmph... it's terrifying but let's skin them both."
Vega intends to attack Lars with his claw as Lars blocks with a claw on his left hand as part of his costume.
"You must be Shadaloo lapdogs." Lars said gritted his teeth while defending himself from his claw as he double kicks him in mid air with his Lightning Screw as he knocks Vega to the ground.
Balrog attacks Alisa with his punches as she counters with her rocket punches. Balrog avoids the missiles by sidestepping and Cody defends her by punching Balrog to the face. Next, Jack-X arrives to knock Cody but Alisa dashes the robot on the ground. Bryan appears to attack Guy with his kickboxing moves as he counters his attack with his modern street brawling moves and his Bushin ryu techniques.
The trio became trouble about this situation.
"Sounds like Shadaloo spies are here to crash the party." Jin said seriously.
"Do we have to fight them?"
"No, we must get back to the hotel and fast." Jin said as the trio leaves. Only to be observed by Ibuki and Rolento.
"Looks like they are also searching for the box, Come on, corporal." Rolento said as both followed the trio.
Hunyo then saw Brian was there as he went back. Guy and Lars are fighting side by side by their respecting enemies as well as Cody and Alisa.
"It looks like you and your buddy are going to fight with our adversaries." Lars said as Guy replies in a smirk.
"Hmph... you have a lot of confidence to fight them."
"Well man, it's time to take them down." Cody said and Alisa fights Jack-X while he takes on Balrog.
Guy fights Bryan while Lars beats Vega with his military hand to hand combat. The four continues to fight.
Meanwhile, Jin and Xiaoyu were blocked by Ibuki and Rolento.
"Not so fast, you two."
"We are going to get that box before you." Rolento said while pointing his stick to Jin.
"No one will get the Pandora's box." Jin said in a deep voice.
"We'll get that box until you and that dictator will get it, to set my own army in a utopia." Rolento said as he tends to hit Jin with a stick as he dodges. Xiaoyu fights Ibuki in equal terms but she manages to throw her ninja blades at her.
Back at the festival, Hunyo sees Brian and why he is here. Then, he watches a four on four bouts. Lars defeats Vega by using a sharp head butt or SHB. Guy defeats Bryan by executing his Izuna Drop on him. Cody manages to subdue Balrog with his Dead End Irony super technique and he kicks Balrog knocking him to the light skinned man in a business suit who is eating. Alisa defeats Jack-X by incapacitate him with her incorporate dance moves.
"We'll settle this another time, losers." Bryan said as he carries Jack-X as he escapes. Guy and Cody went after them.
"Alisa... we better move. We have to pursue Jin. He was there just a minute ago." Lars said as Alisa goes with him to pursue Jin.
Balrog and Vega had lost to their opponents. Both were argue each other until he confronted by a light skinned man that Balrog just knocked him off from Cody's flying kick.
"How dare you, messing with my food?"
"What's the matter of you? Are you insane or what?" Balrog scowled as a man reveals to both of them.
"You people are bunch of scum artists that could mess up with me. I am Urien and my strength will fall before me. Get ready to die...!" Urien said as he shreds his business attire. The skin becomes bronze and the hair turns white as he fights in a white loincloth ready to fight against both Balrog and Vega.
"Vega... we can't waste time with this man." Balrog said as Vega ultimately escapes.
"See ya around, Balrog. He might take you to hell."
"Why you traitor get back here?" Balrog was enraged to see Vega as he was attacked by Urien with his Chariot Tackle.
"Now then, I'll destroy you with this." Urien executes a Temporal Thunder super technique at Balrog as he tries to break that projectile but failed as he was electrocuted as he horribly screams.
"ARGHHH! MY FIGHT MONEY?"
Rolento knocks Jin as he executes a barrage of spinning stick and throwing grenades at him to blow him up to smithereens. However, Jin manages to avoid it as he charges his right fist executing his super technique the Devil's Beam as he counters him with four barrages of energy blasts.
"You think this will beat me." Jin said as he turns into Devil Jin executing a concentrated beam of energy. "Take this!"
Rolento was directly hit by a beam as he was on the ground. Xiaoyu attacks Ibuki simultaneously trying to avoid the kunais and she uses her Shooting Star technique which she kicks her several times in mid-air and ends in a back flip to knock her down.
"Ugh... I lost." Ibuki said as Xiaoyu asks.
"I'm sorry, but why are you pursuing us?"
"No way? Not my utopia...? Urgh..." Rolento said as he loses consciousness.
"Rolento..." Ibuki cried as she went to Rolento.
"Xiao..."
"Jin... Are you okay?"
"I'm fine... but where's sensei? He's with us a while ago before we got confronted by them?" Jin said became worried to his teacher.
"I have no idea...? We better find him first." Xiaoyu said as both find Hunyo in the ravaged festival that they crashed.
(End of Chapter 18)
A/N: This fight is a 4 on 4 scramble match between Lars, Alisa, Guy and Cody and Balrog, Vega, Bryan and Jack-X while Jin and Xiaoyu fights regularly with Ibuki and Rolento. Most of the outfits they wear in this chapter was in their Swap Costumes or their Alternate Costumes. This next chapter will be another fight between Jin and Lars who reminiscent about their fight in Scenario Campaign as Lars is the protagonist and Jin is the antagonist and final boss.
