Chapter 4: You Can Never Go Back
*Thoughts are in italics*
*A few months ago*
*Immediately after Ryu's defeat to Juri Han*
"Now comes the fun part!" Juri teased with a laugh. Ryu tried to curse but his mouth wouldn't move. No part of his body could move at all and everything went black." Juri Han stood over the unconscious Ryu licking her lips. Juri gave a thorough look around the back ally to make sure it was deserted. After Juri confirmed she wasn't being watched she went in close to Ryu and nibbled on his right ear. "Don't worry flower boy I won't hurt you…much!"Juri crowed. "I kicked your ass. And what a nice ass it is!"Juri praised as she playfully slapped Ryu's behind a couple of times with her right hand. "You and I are going to have a lot fun together very soon. I'm going to take you to my place first where we can be alone. I don't want anyone to get in the way of our fun!" Juri cackled as she tousled Ryu's hair with her left hand. Juri then carried Ryu in a fireman's carry over her shoulder. Like a ninja Juri slowly and quietly carried Ryu down a few deserted streets avoiding any street lights or public areas. Juri discreetly hid Ryu's body out of sight near a nearby dumpster. Juri quickly looked in the dumpster and found a small cardboard box. The box appeared to be in perfect shape with no visible tears or stains of any kind.
"Hmmm this should be useful. It's amazing what some people will throw away. One person's trash is literally another person's treasure". Juri figured as she grabbed the box out of the dumpster with her left hand and promptly placed it on the ground next to her. Juri then found a car parked on the right side of the street. It was a silver 1998 Honda Civic "I can easily break into any car but hopefully someone was stupid enough not to put their alarm on" Juri considered After making sure that no one was around Juri gently knocked on the rear door glass with her right hand a few times and amazingly she was in the clear as the alarm didn't go on. After again confirming she was alone; Juri carefully carried Ryu over to the car and opened the right passenger door and sat Ryu down on the seat and quickly buckled him in and closed the door. Juri then quickly picked up the box from the ground and brought it over to the car.
She opened the car door and placed the box on the floor of the car in front Ryu's legs (As far away from Ryu's legs as possible so his legs wouldn't kick the box) and then she closed the door. Juri then got in the drivers seat and closed the door. Since Juri didn't have the keys she spent about 5 minutes or so hot wiring the steering column. Juri buckled herself in and licked her lips as the engine sprung to life. "Now we just have to drive to my place after we pick up my flowers. Like I said I would just hate to say no to taking them" Juri chuckled to the unconscious Ryu. Juri turned on the radio and went through several stations featuring opera, talk radio, country etc as Juri sticks out her tongue in disgust to the music she hears. Finally Juri comes upon a classic rock station. *Rattle Snake Shake by Fleetwood Mac starts playing on the radio* "Yeah finally some real music!" Juri exclaims as she nods her had with enthusiasm.
Juri drove the car into the back alley they were in and parked the car across from the bench that Ryu was sitting on earlier. Juri stopped the car and put it in park but left the engine running. Juri unbuckled herself and exited out the driver side door and closed it behind her. She promptly went over to the bench and picked the flowers up with her right hand. She walked over to the passenger side door and opened the door with her left hand. Juri quickly and carefully placed the flowers inside of the box under Ryu's seat and closed the door. Juri returned to the drivers side door and opened it and sat back in the drivers seat. Juri closed the door and buckled herself in and put the car back in drive. Juri drove out of the alley and made a right at the first turn and drove the car into the deserted road.
"Ooooh everything is going perfectly according to plan. Now we're on our way to my place...actually I should say one of my places. You should be happy I took you away from that China Doll ha, ha! You and I make a much better couple" Juri proclaimed as she quickly looked at the senseless Ryu and nodded her head. Juri returns her eyes to the road and begins to sing along to the music. *Camera Pans back to show the car driving off into the night* (Juri Han has several different places that she frequents. One of the places she frequents is an apartment that she rents about an hour away from Chun Li's place)
*Around 19 years later*
*The Weekend after Chinese New Year*
*February*
*China*
*Interior A coffee shop*
*Saturday afternoon*
*Around thirty minutes by car from where Ryu disappeared*
Jun and Kwan hit it off a week ago the night before the Chinese New Year began. The couple exchanged phone numbers before the night was over and are now on their second date on the Saturday after Chinese New Year.
*Jun and Kwan are seated across from each other at a table in a coffee shop. They each have a large cup of coffee directly in front of them*
Jun is wearing a gray dress shirt, black khaki pants and has brown dress shoes on his feet. Kwan is wearing a black blouse, white dress pants, and black ankle boots. The couples jackets are hanging on a nearby coat rack by the entrance to the shop. Jun watches Kwan as she picks up her cup of coffee and takes a modest sip and then puts her cup back on the table. "So my Mom raised alone me till I was about six or so. She had some friends help her with me from time to time. Then at some point while I was six I met my uncle. He had been living out of the county and I had never seen him before that. After I met my uncle my mom's friends left and my mom and my uncle helped raise me. So my uncle is the closest thing to a father that I have". Kwan confessed as Jun picked up his coffee cup and took a quick sip of coffee. "That's great you are so close with your uncle. Do you know if he looks anything like your dad?" Jun asked.
"My mom tells me they are the spitting image". Kwan spoke with a smile. "Do you have a picture of them together?" Jun inquired as he put his coffee cup back on the table. Kwan bit her lip and gave a small frown. "It's a shame I can't show him. I wish I had a picture" . Kwan sighed. "Sounds like she doesn't have one". Jun assessed. "Unfortunately no my mom said a lot of the photographs my uncle use to have were lost in a small fire many years ago and those were among the ones that were destroyed. My uncle is very old school". Kwan reported.
"What about your mom or something your dad left behind and gave to her before he died?" Jun probed. "Well from what my mom told me I think I can shed some light on that. My dad was always wandering around training and fighting. He was more attuned with nature and training than technological items. While my mom is how should I say this….*Kwan pauses and searches for right way to the describe her* tough or maybe thick skinned. She's not really much on sentiment or living in the past. She always tells me if you keep looking back you're going to trip moving forward". Kwan proclaimed.
"I agree with that philosophy" Jun critiqued as they each picked up their coffee cups and took a quick drink before placing them back down. "Hmm from what she's told me about her mom; she definitely sounds different. Maybe eccentric is the best word I can think of to describe her mother at the moment. This girl has definitely gone through some challenging times but at the end of the day she seems unperturbed by at all. I admire her tenacity. I love a girl with spirt and she has that in spades". Jun professed as he took a glance at her enchanting brown eyes.
He then found himself getting lost in her eyes and sighed happily to himself as Kwan saw him slowly drifting away. "Hmmm he seems to be spacing out a bit. I hope he's ok…" Kwan wondered. "Hey hey. Jun are you ok? Kwan asked as she leans in and gently nudges Jun's right shoulder s few times with her right hand. She stopped nudging and returned her hand back to her side as Jun slowly came back to reality. "What…sorry I was going to say something…what was it?" Jun puzzled. While Jun tries to remember Kwan looks at him anxiously. In a few moments Jun's thought comes back to him. "
Yes! There's something I've been meaning to tell you for a while now. There's something I noticed about you from the moment I saw you that I wanted to tell you. (Kwan's eyes widen in wonder in anticipation of what Jun is about to say) You have the prettiest brown eyes I've ever seen" Jun confessed. as Kwan turns copiously red. "I can't believe he said that. It's just like mom used to do. He must have gotten lost in my eyes. That's why he was spacing out just now" Kwan figured. "Aww that's sweet…My mom says I get them from my dad. She said she used to get lost in his bewitching brown eyes". Kwan revealed.
Jun thinks for a moment. "Hey do you want anything to eat? How about Youtiao? Would you like anything?" Jun asked. "Mmmm I'd love some Youtiao. Thanks Jun." Kwan admitted. "Sure I'll be back in a sec" Jun spoke with a smile. Jun went over to counter and asked the girl behind the counter for some Youtiao. "Sure just give us a bit" the girl assured as Jun waited patiently. About five minutes or so later a young male cook handed the girl behind the counter a fresh basket full of Youtiao to give to Jun. Jun quickly handed the girl some money and she gave him the basket in exchange. "Xiexie ni"; Jun proclaimed with a grin as he brought the basket over to Kwan and set it on the table in front of them and quickly returned to his seat. Jun and Kwan in perfect unison each took a Youtiao (Jun with his right hand and Kwan with her left hand) and put in their mouths. "In between eating Jun remarked "These are so good" and then resumed chewing. Kwan paused from eating herself and piped "Yes they are so addictive" and they resumed consuming their donuts as the couple grinned at each other.
*Around 13 years Ago*
*Exterior Kep Beach Cambodia*
*Early Monday Morning*
*Chorus of Holiday in Cambodia by Dead Kennedys plays*
A cute Korean/Japanese school girl around six years old in age is walking alone on the beach along the shore. The precocious girl has dark brown shoulder length her hair and is wearing a red long sleeve velvet dress, red socks and black leather Mary Jane girl spends a few minutes picking up and examining rocks along the edge of the water. After inspecting several stones for a bit the girl finds two stones she likes. She throws the two stones she found and skips them across the water. The first one skips about five times while the second stone skips an impressive ten times. Suddenly the girl hears a faint clapping sound behind her that grows louder. "Wow very good you're a natural. Where did you learn to do that?" the strange voice inquired as the girl's ears perked up in bewilderment.
The little girl turns around to see a very thin and very tall man (just under seven feet) with medium length black hair tied back in a thin low ponytail standing around 10 feet away from here. He has a thin goatee and is wearing a loose fitting purple Chinese changpao with a misspelled Chinese character on the front. (the girl hides a snicker as she notices the miss spelling of the word two) He has on black Chinese capris pants with matching Chinese toe shoes on his feet and red socks. The man is wearing a small pair of circular shades and a large black hat with red linings. His hands are oddly concealed by his flared sleeves which are growing a strange purple color. Alarms are going off in this girls head as she realizes this guy is definitely appears to be shady and possibly dangerous. She knows he is not one be trusted.
The girl suddenly notices a a muscular hulk nearly 8 feet tall standing next to the tall thin man. The giant is wearing a pink leotard skin tank top, darker pink jeans, brown boots, and black studded wristbands. He's also sporting a thick chain from the back of his waist to around 3/4th of the way around the man's waist until it ends at his hip. He has long messy greasy black hair. A third man stood to the right of the giant. On his own the man would be considered tall standing around 6 foot 2 but next to these two imposing figures he looks tiny. He was a muscular handsome Brazilian man. He had on a blue vest but no undershirt. His well defined chest and abs were on full display. He has on blue jeans, brown boots, black wristbands and long flowing dark brown hair. He had a katana sword sheathed and tied to a strap on his back. He had dark brown eyes that she figured her mother would probably love. He seemed out of place with these two weirdos until she noticed something about him didn't seem right. His face and eyes gave her the appearance of being in some type of trance or being under some type of spell
The girl's intuition gave her the feeling that the swordsman was being forced into acting in ways he wouldn't normally act. Under normal circumstances he would never be associated with the two seedy looking men standing next to him. He would be the type of person who would normally come to the young girls rescue in this situation. At this moment however the Brazilian man would not help her. "One of these things is not like the other" she sang to herself. At this moment the swordsman was an enemy that much she could be certain of.
"A word young lady. We are but poor, lost circus performers is there a village nearby?" The thin tall man implored. The young girl bit her lip and stifled a laugh as she looked the odd trio over again. "Cut the crap. I'm not stupid. I know you guys have devious attentions and I'm not playing along". The girl turned around to run but the thin tall man quickly caught her in his arms and held her close to his body. The girl tried to scream but he promptly covered her mouth with his right hand. She quickly bit his right hand and as the thin man stifled a yelp of pain he held her close with his left hand. She frantically tried to kick herself free from the hold. The thin man swiftly takes a chloroformed rag out of his pocket with his right hand and applied it to the struggling girls mouth knocking her unconscious and immediately stopping her escape efforts. The thin man held the senseless child in his arms.
*A short while later*
*The quartet boards a Chinese Junk boat docked at the shore*
*The Thin man carries the young girl onto the boat and lies her down face up on her back on the deck of the ship*
*The thin man motions for the other two to prepare to set sail*
*Meanwhile*
*Rivera Hotel and Resort Kep less than a mile away from the beach*
*Juri Han is wearing a modification of her SFIV alternate 1 outfit. She's wearing a white top with black belt and black pants. She has wrist bands on both of her wrists. She's wearing black women's running shoes in place of the black and purple heels.*
Juri Han comes to the entrance of the hotel and resort. "I can't believe she went off by herself she knows better than that. Not to mention she drugged those two idiots who were supposed to be watching her. They really are good for nothing. I thought they could be useful but they have only proven their incompetence time and time again! They need to be replaced sooner rather than later". Juri heralded. "My girl couldn't have gone very far though and I know exactly where she went. Either way there's no way I'm going to lose my baby. Momma's coming Kwan! No one is taking you away from me!" Juri vowed as she darted down the road in the direction of Kep beach.
*A brief time later*
*Top Local Food Parking lot*
*Across the street from the hotel*
Juri is charging full speed and quickly stops and takes a moment to catch her breath. Juri's eyes boggle as she spots a Black 2013 Ferrari 458 Spider parked right outside. "Oooh a Spider perfect timing!" Juri hooted as a devious smile formed across her face. A middle aged Vietnamese man wearing an expensive looking black collar shirt, black pants and sunglasses exits the restaurant with a takeout box. At the same time a young Cambodian woman comes out of the restaurant with a takeout box and walks over to her 2012 Black Honda accord. The woman gets in her car and puts the box on the passenger street and makes a quick right out of Top and makes a left heading East toward Bahia beach. After making sure the coast is clear and no one else is approaching Juri stealthy sneaks up on the unsuspecting man as he approaches his car. Juri rapidly puts him in a quick sleeper hold. She's quick to take the box from the man before his listless hands can drop it.
"Awwww you bought me brunch. That's so sweet of you" Juri teased to the senseless man. While holding onto the man with tight with her right hand she quickly placed the box of food on the front passenger seat with her left hand and then changed her grip so that she was now holding onto the man with both of her hands. Juri reaches into the unconscious man's pocket with her right hand and fishes out his car key. After again making sure she has no company she throws the man into a nearby dumpster and closes the lid. Juri hopped in the car and placed the box of food on the seat next to her. Juri then turns on the ignition and the 4.5 LV8 engine roared to life. Juri backed out and turned the car around. She made a quick right out of Top and made a quick left at the next turn onto 33A. She zoomed down the road heading west toward Kep beach.
*Over an hour ago*
*Rivera Hotel and Resort Kep. In a two bedroom hotel room*
*Kwan slowly wakes up from her bed while Juri continues to slumber in the other bed*
*Juri Han is wearing a black lace nightgown*
Kwan wakes up in her hotel bed wearing her red and white plaid pajamas. Kwan stretches her arms legs for a minute or so and then hops out of bed wiping the sleep from eyes with her left hand. After using the bathroom for about five minutes the girl exits the bathroom. She goes to a chair against the wall where her clean clothes are folded. She grabs a long sleeve velvet dress and red socks. She goes into the bathroom with her clothes and spends a few minutes changing. She emerges from a bathroom a few minutes and leaves the bathroom door open. She carefully grabs her Mary Jone shoes from under the chair and slips them on her feet. She makes her way downstairs and heads toward the dinning area where some early risers are getting breakfast.
*Around 10 minutes later*
Vega (the Spanish ninja) and Balrog (the boxer) (Vega is wearing his usual attire while Balrog his SFIV alternate 2 outfit. Balrog has on a gray hoody with gray pants. He's wearing gold and white gloves with black, gold, red and white trim) make their way down the hall to Juri and Kwan's room and gently tap on the door. "Hey it's us we're coming in. I hope you are decent" Balrog acknowledged. Balrog opens the main door of the room which leads into the living room area and the duo walks in to the room. To the ninja and the boxer's amazement the young girl is awake and dressed holding two black coffee mugs while her mother continues to sleep. "She's still sleeping? She's usually up early causing trouble" Vega perused. "Mom got in late last night. She woke me up when she came into the room. She tried to be quiet but I know her movements too well. I didn't look at the clock so I don't what time it was but it must have been late. I was able to get back to sleep pretty quickly though. God knows what trouble she was up to last night" Kwan estimated while rolling her eyes.
"You made coffee?" the boxer exclaimed as he took off his gloves and put them on the nearby table. Vega took off his mask and put it next to Balrog's gloves on the same table. "I'm six not two and it was already made. I got some from downstairs and brought up for you guys. We're not doing our daily training till after breakfast right?" Kwan probed as she handed the astounded pair a mug of coffee each. "That's right you know the drill". Balrog granted as they each took the cups with their right hands. "Yes you want to keep your body in good shape and only exercise after you've had a balanced breakfast". Vega proclaimed with a smile. "Well drink up before your coffee gets cold. I'll meet you guys downstairs for breakfast". Kwan vowed with a smile. "Thanks" Vega and Balrog piped in unison.
Kwan left the room and closed the door quietly behind her. Kwan walked downstairs and in a few moments or so she heard the sound of two bodies hitting the floor. "Idiots!" Kwan chuckled to herself. "Well mom was wrong about one thing they aren't good for nothing. They are easy to fool. Those two guys fell right into my trap. I just had to drug their coffee and they were none the wiser". Kwan hooted with a grin as she went outside and up to her red bike which was parked outside. Under the bike was a red backpack Kwan put in the combination on the backpack first which was tied with a cable. After she put in the combination of the backpack she put the cable for it into one of the zippers on the backpack and then zipped it closed. She then put in the combination on the master lock bike cable freeing the bike from the lock. Kwan then put the cable inside one of the compartments on the backpack and then zippered it closed.
Next Kwan put her backpack onto her back and hopped on her bike. "Alright beach here I come!" Kwan cheered as she rode her bike out of the parking lot and toward Kep beach. A Cambodian man and woman are traveling in a 2010 Toyota Camry. The couple is in their 30's. The woman who is driving stops to let the Kwan go by on her bike. Then after it was clear the woman parked their 2010 Toyota Camry into a parking space. A Chinese family is traveling in a 2012 BMW X5. The family consists of a husband, wife, and a young boy of around eight or so. The husband who is driving parks the 2012 BMW X5 into one of the hotel parking spaces. The family and the couple watched the youngster ride alone in bemusement. Kwan quickly checked all around for traffic to make making sure it was clear. The young girl rode into the road and headed west toward Kep Beach. After watching the odd scene the couple and the family got out of their parked cars. They got their luggage from the trunks of their cars and locked their cars. The two groups headed in to the entrance of the hotel to check in. The young couple is leading the way towards the check in.
*Camera pans back to Kwan on her bike as she passes the Seafood Stalls restaurant on her left*
End of Chapter 4
Chapter 5 is in development.