Street Fighter X Mai-HiME Stage 14 - The Road To Be Taken
"After celebrating her win with the Kanzuki Zaibatsu Battle Royale, Natsuki allows Mashiro to keep the trophy that signifies her first journey in the realm of the world warriors. Before going on the journey in the world of the street fighters, Natsuki has to talk with everyone she knows before departing from Fuka City before going to the rest of the world. What possible challenges does Natsuki and the other two HiMEs await them in the path of the World Warrior?"
The chapter begins Shizuru, Reito, and Yukino guiding the new exchange students Hokuto and Nanase around the entire Fuka Academy campus. Nanase asks her sister about Shizuru, "Onee-chan, are those three are student council officers?"
*BGM: Street Fighter EX3 Soundtrack - Sakura Mankai (Theme of Hokuto)*
To which Hokuto responds, "Yes, Nanase. They are always kind to us, no need to ask about them."
Shizuru points to the sisters, "So, you two are new to the academy?" Hokuto responds that it's the first time they had been into an academy governed by students. And Hokuto herself was glad to go into a school so big and popular, she and Nanase decide to enjoy their stay as exchange students.
"I almost forgot, my younger sister are also martial artists. We run a kobujutsu dojo as well.", says Hokuto.
"Amazing, so it must be your family bloodline who entrusted their dojo to you, I see.", as responded by Reito.
To which Nanase replies, "Yeah, somewhat of that."
While the student council officers, Hokuto and Nanase, roaming around the school's facilities, Yuuichi Tate runs into Masashi Takeda, who was asking him to return his kendo club.
"Tate, please you need to come back to the club. You are only hope to win the upcoming tournament!"
Tate, as usual refuses Takeda's offer. "I told you, Takeda. I'm no longer to take part of the tournament. I have been busy working out many financial problems paying my debts."
Takeda then reluctantly accepted Tate's reason of not returning to the club. Tate then left him, as Takeda continues on, not knowing to him, he just got his hands into Hokuto's breasts!
As what Shizuru noticed they eventually ran into Takeda, Hokuto remained stunned after Takeda's abrupt groping.
"Oh, my. What a coincidence... Takeda, this woman here is an exchange student while Natsuki is away.", Shizuru says.
Much to Takeda's shock, he stares on the person he gropped. In a convulsive mood, he greets Hokuto by saying hi. However, Hokuto snaps; and she proceeds to do a Seoi Nage (shoulder throw) at the latter not once; but twice, shouting, "Get your hands of me you perv!"
**CARNAGE!**
As Hokuto spitefully beats Takeda to a pulp, Nanase manages to subdue her sister.
"Onee-chan! That's enough, he said he's sorry!", shouted Nanase.
After restraining Hokuto from attacking Takeda, the blush on Hokuto's face remained intact, as they continued exploring the entire academy with Shizuru and the rest, the blush on Hokuto's face disappears.
Meanwhile, back in Gouken's dojo, Natsuki is seen training with the three shotos (Ryu, Ken, and Sakura), as a preparation for their sojourn in the path of the street fighters.
Later, the same woman who fought Natsuki back from the previous chapter appears before the party - Cammy.
"You have quite a potential student with you there, Ryu.", Cammy asked, referring to Natsuki.
"It's you!", Natsuki stammers as she looks on to Cammy.
"I presume you made a decision to train with Ryu and the gang, right?"
"Exactly, and it's a long story about my reason to train with them.", says Natsuki.
As Cammy observes the training routine of with the four shotos, Chun-Li (accompanied with Mai) appear before them. Cammy then learns they also have a rescue routine, as well as Bison's retribution.
"What, Bison is... ALIVE!?", shouted Cammy.
"It's true, Cammy. It was rumored he was hiding underground, of that note, he just attacked the Fuka Academy itself, he just kidnapped one student who appears to be a brother of my client here, Mai Tokiha."
"Bloody hell, I knew these rumors are too good to be true! Now that Bison is back, we'll have to go back sticking out like bollocks in a bulldog."
"And he took my brother, Takumi away from me in my very own eyes! That's the reason why I want to go with Ryu and his friends to rescue him.", says Mai.
With a positive outlook, Cammy tells Mai not to give up, as well as advises her about the impending dangers on their journey.
"Look, mate. You must not over-prioritize of saving your brother too much, or else you don't know what will cost you. If you find it difficult to save your brother, you can leave it to Chun-Li and myself."
Afternoon... Natsuki then runs into Cammy after school.
"Finished your day at school, I see?", asked Cammy. To which Natsuki replies, "I don't want to skip anything I need before I can leave this place."
Natsuki and Cammy's conversation was briefly interrupted by Shizuru as she runs into them.
"Ah, you must be..."
"Cammy. Cammy White, I'm a Delta Red agent. Natsuki's acquaintance, I presume?"
"Fujino Shizuru, I'm the student council president for the Fuka Academy.", the student council president introduces herself to the Delta Red operative.
"Natsuki, I wish you a good luck and a safe return in your journey. Have fun, friend."
Cammy was somewhat surprised and notices Shizuru's feelings for Natsuki, "Hmm, to think she's the person close to you?"
To which Natsuki responds, "Yeah, it's a long story actually."
"Should we go and find somewhere to eat?"
"I'm not used to decide when it comes to preferences. It's your call.", says Cammy.
Without further hesitation, Natsuki decided that they have to go on to the Lindem Baum Restaurant.
As they arrived in the restaurant, Akane Higurashi surprises her classmate who came to dine in.
"Akane? You work here?"
"Yes, Kuga-san. Kazu and I have been enjoying our duties here after school."
Natsuki and Cammy acquired their table, as they are about to call out a waiter for their order. A masked luchador-chef appears before them.
"May I take your... Hey! You're that mamacita who won the battle royale!", the man introduces himself as El Fuerte. He is a luchador and cook who first appeared from the previous chapter.
"You're also working here as a chef, mate?", asked Cammy.
Fuerte answers, "Yes señorita, I have tried in every restaurant in the world to hone my cooking skills. For now, I would like to have a time off from fighting. So, what I can get you?"
Natsuki decides to order a steak of beef teriyaki (however she also asks Fuerte for mayonnaise), while Cammy decides the same order as Natsuki.
"Make sure you don't spoil your cooking, mate.", Cammy sneered.
"What's that suppose to mean, seniorita!?"
"Ugh. Never mind then, just go on with the order!"
After their snack, Cammy then tells her side of the story to Natsuki. To which Natsuki learns that Cammy was once Bison's underling.
"Not long I became a part of Delta Red. I was used to be an assassin working with Shadaloo. I did even addressed Bison as 'Master'. That time, I have shown nothing, even the slightest amount of sympathy. I was made as a soulless 'Doll' to assassinate a monk from India. However, the elderly man woke me up from Bison's control, so I managed to return the favor. But, when Bison is defeated by an unknown warrior, I managed to let the other Dolls escape his control. But, what I didn't forget that I was created by Bison himself to be his next 'body'."
Much to Natsuki's surprise, she asked, "You were once an assassin working with Bison? And the other 'Dolls' you're talking about, are they also connected to you?"
Cammy continues, "Exactly. But for now, since I made it into Delta Red when the man with the mask and claw - the one you have fought earlier in the battle royal - laid me into the doorstep of Delta Red. Which I managed to forget my past and move on to face bigger challenges in life."
"I see, now that you managed to take part with Chun-Li's quest to defeat Bison.", Natsuki said after learning Cammy's sole purpose of existence.
"So, mate. What's your story?", Cammy asked.
Natsuki reveals her short side of her story to Cammy.
"Since I was a kid, I lived a happy life with my mother. But, when we went to a freak accident; my life changed forever. After that, a power within me awakens, turns out that I've become a HiME."
"HiME, you mean Highly advanced Materializing Equipment?", says Cammy.
"Since how did you know about that?", Natsuki asks as Cammy learns about the HiMEs.
To which Cammy responds, "Chun-Li told me everything what's going on here."
"I see, you've also come here to help Chun-Li about to clean up the mess. And don't forget the District One are responsible of summoning creatures called 'Orphans'."
After the conversation, Natsuki and Cammy left the restaurant to meet up with Ryu back in the dojo.
**BGM: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Soundtrack - Theme of Cammy**
As Natsuki and Cammy arrived in the dojo, the entire party assembles. Mashiro (accompanied with Fumi) and Nagi then appears before the party.
"Ryu-san, would you mind to have Nagi as your traveling companion? I think he would like to cooperate with Chun-Li's investigation about the incidents caused by Shadowlaw."
"Yes, I think he would be better to observe the HiMEs as well, not to mention not to allow to fight at each other, right?", Ryu approves the Fuka Academy chairwoman's bet.
To which Nagi answers "Yep. It'll be a matter of time to break the Orphans free from Bison's control. In that case, I really need a vacation with you guys."
Before everything is set, the gang hears a scream from a distance. Ryu, Natsuki, Cammy, and Guile decides to go in and investigate the scene.
"Duran!", Natsuki summons her Child. While she takes her motorcycle with Ryu, she asks Cammy to ride in with Duran.
"Cammy, try and use Duran, he can transform into a hover bike."
"Not a problem, mate!"
**BGM: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Soundtrack - Theme of Guile**
As Ryu, Natsuki and Cammy arrived in the scene, they see Akira Okuzaki being attacked by a large Orphan.
"Natsuki, take him to safety!", Ryu shouts as he takes on first the Orphan.
"Hadoken!", as Ryu launches that very move. Weakening the Orphan.
Then, Cammy and Natsuki returned to the scene. Cammy hits a Cannon Spike on the Orphan, however, it manages to stand up on its feet. Then, Guile arrives in the scene.
"Sonic Boom!", as Guile calls out and perform the move.
Guile then takes on the Orphan after throwing multiple blows, and sets for his Flash Explosion Ultra, "Here I go!"
"One...", the first Flash Kick missed, "Two..." the second did connect, and prepares for the last one, "Strike!"
But, Guile is not done yet, he forgot his finishing touch, which he finally hits the Orphan with the Sonic Hurricane.
"Okay, kid! Take your shot!", Guile shouts as he insists Natsuki to finish it off.
"Duran, load Silver Cartridge! Fire!", as Natsuki calls the attack, the battle ends.
**BGM: Street Fighter Alpha 3 Soundtrack - The Road (Theme of Ryu)**
The four returned to the dojo, now everything is all set, the party arrived into the US Airbase north of Fuka Academy. Natsuki, Ryu, Ken, Sakura, Nagi, Mai, Mikoto, Chun-Li, and Cammy board into the Pave Low; with Guile piloting the helicopter. Now that Ryu and Ken brought the three HiMEs in the world of the Street Fighters, what possible challenges await them?
Characters
Street Fighter
-Ryu
-Ken
-Sakura
-Chun-Li
-Guile
-Cammy
-Hokuto
-Nanase
Mai-HiME
-Mai Tokiha
-Natsuki Kuga
-Mikoto Minagi
-Shizuru Fujino
-Reito Kanzaki (debut)
-Akane Higurashi (debut)
-Akira Okuzaki (debut)
-Yukino Kikukawa (debut)
Author's Note/Trivia:
-When Cammy narrates her story to Natsuki, the events are referred during the events of Street Fighter Alpha 3.
Until Then, stay tuned for Street Fighter X Mai-HiME.