Chapter 3: Bison escapes

Shuurei nervously drives Ken's super expensive sports car. She has been asked by Vega to take Ken, Dan and Sakura safely home. Shuurei didn't want to be rude to refuse a request by the famous Vega but perhaps she is being too nice for her own good as she didn't know how to drive a car. The last time she was here, Saiunkoku was around and cars had not yet been invented.

Ken was quick to point out Shuurei's faults and being drunk he was acting very rude. "Drive on the road not the sidewalk! Goddamnit, woman! Where did you learn how to drive?"

"Sorry." Shuurei lowers her head a little to act apologetic as she moved the steering wheel and tried to keep the car going in a straight line. She was so grateful that Dan's dojo wasn't too far away and she was able to quickly take Dan safely home without any casualties.

"You still drive better than me. Remember if you ever want to be a student of Saikyo karate, my door is wide open. YAHHOOOIIJJJJIIIII!" Dan shouts loudly as he left the car and rolled back inside his dojo in Saikyo fashion as the car drove away.

The next stop was driving Sakura home. Shuurei drove the car and stopped in front of Sakura's high school. Sakura took one look outside the window and frowned as she sat cross armed inside the car, refusing to move. "Is this a sick joke?"

Shuurei was able to read minds and see the future and knew that Sakura had a very important essay due that was worth 40% of her entire course as well as a math test. Shuurei thought that it would be beneficial if Sakura used this extra time to research and prepare her essay. "Sakura, you have an essay to write and a test to study for. You should go to the library to do your homework and study hard if you want good grades to be the best you can be."

Sakura laughs sarcastically. "Fuck school! Take me to the mall now! I want to eat hot dogs until I puke, have perverted thoughts of Ryu and laugh at Karin's ugly hairstyle. Now drive… NOW!!!" Sakura shouts loudly scaring Shuurei to immediately drive the car to the giant mega mall next door. When the car was stopped, Sakura opened the car door and got out. However she stopped. She walks over to the front at the driver's seat and opens the door, pulling Shuurei out of the car. "On second thought. Maybe we can help each other out. You have no life. Look at the way you dress, you are so hardworking and sweet that it is disgusting! People will take advantage of you if you don't learn how to protect yourself."

"But I still have to drive Ken home." Shuurei was a little hurt at what Sakura said about her but she knew that Sakura was right as times have changed. Back in Saiunkoku her nice, considerate, helpful and hardworking personality was an advantage to her but now in this day and age it is her downfall.

"I drive drunk all the time and I got the speeding tickets to prove it. Screw you all, I'm going home!" Ken got to the car seat and drove his car back home. Being drunk brings out Ken's rude nature and the only reason why Ken attends Vega's parties is for his booze.

"Ahem, now then. I will teach you how to be a normal person and in return you will do all my homework, essays, assignments, tests and exams to help me pass high school. I've been failing the year so many times that all my friends have graduated and left." Sakura grabs Shuurei's arm and roughly drags her inside the mall. Before heading to the cafeteria or the arcade, Sakura decides to take Shuurei to her favorite restricted area. The area was in fact outside of the mall, pass the parking lot, pass a dark alley and inside a building with a sign that had 3Xs along with two men embracing each other. "Behold. My favorite hangout! Zangief's hardcore yaoi paradise! Inside it shows all the hot uncensored movies of Zangief X Dudley in pornographic obscenities the way it was meant to be! Not only that but today there is a special showcase of Fei Long naked in the shower."

"NOOOOO!" Shuurei was horrifed of the place Sakura wants to take her. "That's disgusting. I don't want to see those kinds of things. Please, don't take me inside." But Sakura wouldn't listen and she was dragged inside the building. Initially Shuurei screamed with fear because she was never exposed to this kind of stuff but then she had a change of mind as Fei Long made his entrance on stage and began stripping as Zangief and Dudley began kissing each other. "All of a sudden I find this strangely amusing and entertaining."

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When Vega's party was over, Ryu came to rest and spend the night at Chun-Li's apartment. Chun-Li was very excited to have Ryu over as a special guest eventhough they didn't do anything but talk about Ryu's latest opponents and the different fighting styles he has encountered that was used by other fighter's around the world. Ryu just meditated on the balcony while Chun-Li watched him, Chun-Li was so happy to be able to somewhat spend more time with the man of her dreams. Chun-Li decides to take the day off on the next day in order to spend as much time as possible with Ryu before he leaves for the next fight.

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Early in the morning at Interpol. Charlie came over to fill in for Chun-Li who decided to use her vacation time with Ryu. Shuurei did not show up for work yet because she was busy at Sakura's house writing her 10,000 words essay. Today Interpol was going to be visited by two guests, Ryuuki and Seiran. One was Shuurei's husband, the other was her bodyguard.

"This is so shameful. What has happened to the honor in this city?" Charlie shakes his head in shame as he looked over secret photographs of Ken holding a bag of special spices which was really weed. Ken has been caught in many public places rolling up weed and smoking joints.

"Excuse me, but may we have a word with you." A man with light blue hair holding a sword knocks on the door to enter Charlie's office. He was known as Seiran and he speaks with a cold and calm appearance.

"Yes, please have a seat." Charlie put the photos in the desk drawer, making a note to himself to deal with Ken's out of control drug and drinking problem later on.

The other man that came with Seiran was Ryuuki who was not acting calm. He was acting very neurotic and spoke right upfront to Charlie. "Where is Shuurei? I want to know who or what has been the bad influence on her! Last night she told me that she wanted entertainment and told me to kiss a Ryu blowup doll and take something up the ass in something known as yaoi. I don't understand what she meant but I do know that it is something scary." Ryuuki due to his innocence had no clue what Shuurei meant or what she had been watching with Sakura.

However his older brother Seiran who was more intelligent knew what Shuurei said and had a very good idea at what she has been watching. He was just as angry but able to keep his temper under control. If he could find Sakura he would kill her, because Seiran had made a promise to forever protect Shuurei along with his brother for all eternity. "We are here to bring Shuurei back home with us before it is too late."

Charlie listens to the both of them talk although he wasn't paying much attention. He had bigger things on his mind that was more important. Like the rumors that Shadowlaw was regrouping and M. Bison was planning his escape to continue his quest for world domination. Extra security has been placed to guard Bison's cell but Charlie was still worried. But just as Charlie's worse fear came true he got a phone call and when he answered the phone, Charlie's face turned pale and he could feel his heart stop. "Damn! How could this happen? How could Bison escape?"

"Sorry I am late for work. What is my first assignment at work today? Do you have any files that need sorting or photocopying?" Shuurei teleported herself inside Charlie's office as soon as she was finished writing Sakura's essay. She was immediately greeted with a big cheerful hug by a worried Ryuuki. "Ryuuki? What are you and Seiran doing here?"

"My Lady, we are here to take you home. You must never come back here again as Ryuuki and I have agreed that the people you hang out with are a bad influence on you." Seiran smiles at Shuurei but had a stern look on his face that he was serious.

"WHAT? No way! I'm not leaving here. I am finally happy and like I said, I will be home each day to cook for the both of you." Shuurei refused and was going to be stubborn about it. She likes it here, not because of Sakura showing her the wonderful joy of yaoi but she felt like she can belong here and make a difference.

"Shuurei. Can I ask you a question." Ryuuki spoke in sad voice trying to hold back tears. "Is there someone else? Are you not attracted to me anymore? Do you not love me anymore? Is that why you have come to this city and not wanting to spend anymore time with me?" Ryuuki tries to kiss Shuurei but she pushes him back.

"I came to this city to see how much things have changed. I have no intentions of leaving you ever. Although I wish you had a body like the men in my magazines." Shuurei smiles at Ryuuki but then her smile disappeared as she noticed the fear in Charlie. "We should be prepared to expect the worse from Bison. What are your orders?"

Charlie nods his head, he still couldn't understand how Bison was able to get pass all the extra security. He writes down a long letter to Chun-Li to leave on her desk to keep her up to date on his plans on what to do. "Vega needs to be put on high alert. Vega betrayed Bison when he quit his position at Shadowlaw because he fell in love with Princess Natalie. Bison will definitely come after Vega and try to kill him. I will alert Guile, Ryu, Ken and ask them for help." Charlie was hoping that since Ryu defeated Bison before he can do so again but Charlie has some doubts about Ken. "I'm not sure if I can trust Ken on this. He hates Vega and knowing him, he would love to be partying and dancing on Vega's grave. But we need all the help we can get. Bison must not be given enough time to restore the Psycho Drive machine, with it he could destroy the world or plunge the entire world in to chaos and darkness. I've seen what evils Bison is capable of first hand." Charlie, in an act of frustration grabs his own hair and drops his head on the desk. He didn't know what to do.

Shuurei did not want to see another war where everyone ends up dead again so she tried her best to help. There were many books on the shelf of Charlie's office and Shuurei choose to read the portfolio binder that was labeled 'Top Secret.' Inside the binder Shuurei learned about the most powerful Street Fighters in the world, one person caught her attention and she set the binder on Charlie's desk where he can see. "This person. Akuma. I think he might be strong enough to defeat Bison."

"Are you crazy? Akuma is not to be trusted. He is a cold blooded killer too." Charlie sits up from his desk but turns his chair to the window. Looking out and hoping for an idea, a sign, anything that can help. "The only difference is that Akuma only cares about seeking out strong opponents that are at his worthy level. Akuma shows no interests in world domination that is why he is not seen as a real threat."

"So how about we make a deal with Akuma? If he helps us to capture Bison and stop whatever madness Bison is planning then he can fight Seiran." Shuurei points a finger at a startled Seiran who did not want to be involved in this as he had just told her how the three of them did not belong here. "Seiran is the best fighter I know, Akuma will not be disappointed with an opponent this powerful."

Charlie immediately turns around from his chair, his face filled with hope. "That might work. Providing this Seiran is as strong as you say he is. But be warned, Akuma fights to the death." Charlie scans Seiran with his eyes and smiles. Charlie tosses a map at Shuurei at where Akuma hides out. "This map will tell you a rough location on where to find Akuma. In the meantime I will make sure all the others are prepared to fight Bison as well as trying to figure out where Bison can be hiding. We have to predict his first move and have a plan that can save us all."

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Vega was outside in his garden admiring his rose bushes. He loved the rose, its beautiful red color along with its deadly thorns. "Natalie……" Vega sniffs a rose and closes his eyes, thinking about the woman he loves. But suddenly Vega was awaken from his trance from a loud crash and scream inside his mansion. Fearing what it could be, Vega quickly runs to the front door. "NATALIE!" Vega runs inside his mansion, he flings open every door he sees while frantically searching for Natalie who was suppose to be inside the mansion. "NATALIE!" Vega's heart began pounding in fear as he came to Natalie's room. Natalie was not there, the room was ransacked upside down and the windows were broken. In the middle of the room on the carpet was a letter with Bison's hand writing and logo on it saying that Shadowlaw has taken Natalie. "NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! NATALIE!!!!! NOOOOO!!!!" Vega falls down to his knees and cries.