Love & War: The Black Moons
Chapter 4: Looking For a Friend
Chris and his wife Jade went out to eat when they see the sun covered up.
"Hey, look. The solar eclipse," said Chris.
"Wow." Jade was amazed. As they were leaving, Chris saw what appears to be a satellite.
"Is that a satellite?" He asked.
His cellphone rings.
"Hello?"
"Chris, this is Sonya."
"What's going on?"
"I need you to come by S-F. You see something in the sky?"
"Yeah, it's some kind of satellite. I'm on my way."
Jade asks, What's going on?"
"We need to get to get to S-F. Something's going on."
They went to the Special Forces HQ.
"Sonya."
Sonya and Jax shook hands with Chris and Jade.
"Chris, this is Samus Aran. She arrived from orbit.
"Pleasure to meet you, Chris," Samus said smiling.
"This is Jade, his wife."
"You're beautiful."
"Thank you."
"What's going on?" Chris asked.
"Did you see a satellite in the sky?" Sonya asked.
"Yeah. And it hasn't moved yet.
Samus explained, "There are many others like it. They are called the Black Moons.
"Black Moons? Jade asked.
"Samus and I found a organization called Shadaloo."
"Say what now?
Jax added, "You know the Black Dragon?"
"How can I forget?"
"They are another criminal organization."
"Oh great."
"Who runs the organization?" asked Jade.
"M. Bison."
"Bison? What kind of dumbass names himself Bison?
Sonya and Samus laugh. Jade giggled.
"Seriously? What type of fuck shit...?"
"You never told me he's got a sense of humor," said Samus.
"So who is this "Bison" we're talking about here?"
Sonya put his mugshot on the computer screen. Chris does not look impressed.
"So this is Bison? Him? Are you kidding me?"
"I wish I was."
"He smiles like a fuckin' pedophile. Don't he ever brush his teeth? He needs a serious dentist appointment. This motherfucker looking like he ate way too many tacos at Taco Bell!"
Everyone laughed, including Samus.
"For real, though. What's his deal?"
"What we know so far is that he is a dictator. He possesses something called Psycho Power."
"Psycho Power?"
"Negative soul energy that feeds off of fear, anger and hatred among others."
Chris further studied M. Bison's files. He notices that he also uses a fighting style called Ler Drit.
"Sonya, have you ever heard of Ler Drit?"
"Ler Drit? What the hell is that?"
"I want to say it's like Muay Thai, but Ler Drit is another martial art from Thailand, taught and used by the Royal Thai Army."
"How do you know that?" asked Samus.
"During my time in the military, we traveled to Thailand to bust down criminals in a prostitution sting operation. Six of those prostitutes were killed while under heavy gunfire. When we got there before that, several people toured us about the country's history."
"I see. Well, anyway, we're still in the process of learning the purpose of these satellites."
"How many are there?"
"Seven."
Chris had a sick feeling in his stomach. He could tell the world is again in a crisis situation.
"Jade, I need you to go to Edenia and inform Queen Sindel. We're not sure what's going on, but we will update you."
"On my way." She kisses Chris and takes a portal to Edenia.
"Chris, you and Samus work together. We need to know what we can about these satellites."
"Where should we start?"
The next scene shows a jet-powered aircraft landing on Shadaloo base. A young man looks at his cell phone.
"You have new messages."
"Hello, Miss Kanzuki. Did you watch the news about the Black Moons? Can you please watch over Eliza and Mel?"
The person who left that message was Ken Masters, Ryu's best friend/rival. The young man is a new character for Street Fighter V named Rashid from the Middle East. Rashid is a laid-back type character with a affinity for modern technology. He also likes to make friends, which is pretty cool in my book and has a servant named Azam, who's always with him in his travels. His fighting style is a bit unusual to me. Before I get to that, I want you to take a look at both Rashid and Shaheen. Although both are from the Middle East, there are many differences. First, Shaheen, debuting in Tekken 7, his fighting style is military-based, while Rashid's style consists of parkour. Yes, parkour. Second, Rashid speaks English, while Shaheen speaks purely Arabic. Third, Shaheen loathes violence. Rashid is more laid-back. Fourth, Rashid's Critical Art, Altair, is also one of Shaheen's special moves too. Fifth, Katsuhiro Harada of Tekken encouraged Yoshinori Ono to create a Middle Eastern fighter, therefore making both Rashid and Shaheen the first Middle Eastern fighters in their respective games. Well, actually, there were a couple before them. The first being Pullum from the Street Fighter EX series who I think came first from Saudi Arabia and Hakan, a wrestler form Turkey who debuted in the Street Fighter 4 series came second. And finally, both have friends in enemy territory. For Rashid, it's the Shadaloo base. For Shaheen, it's G-Corporation.
Rashid puts his phone away while perching on one of the wings of the aircraft. He pulls out a chess-piece like paw with a sun effigy at the top, when he sees two Shadaloo soldiers, wearing pointed cloaks and skull masks, escorting a young Chinese girl holding a datapad.
"Ahhh, crap."
Rashid. jumped off the wing and took down one of the guard with a kick. I forgot to mention something about Rashid. If you're a fan of Dragonball Z, you know how Vegeta and some others are wearing those Scouters? He's got one too.
"I just can't ignore someone in distress."
He fights one of the guard. Rashid easily defeats him with wind control abilities. He then walks up to the girl.
"It's ok," he said. "We'll get out of here after I take care of business."
Rashid looked confused when the girl stepped back, frightened.
"You think you just rescued me?"
"What? Weren't you captured?"
"Does it look like I was?"
"This seems complicated. Hey, have you seen this guy?"
Rashid showed the girl his smartphone, which scared her a little more.
"Bingo! You know where they are?"
Still scared, she points to the base entrance. Rashid is still trying to make sense as to why she is scared.
"Thank you," he said. I don't get your situation, but we can escape after this."
Rashid heads towards the base.