Across the globe in various parts of the world, Ryu Hoshi as well as the rest of the Street Fighters continued their training for the upcoming tournament.

And the tounrament was knows as…”THE STREET FIGHTERS WORLD WARRIOR TOURNAMENT!”

It was a martail arts tournament event that was held almost every year by the powerful and wealthy at different parts of the globe,and it attracted many martial artists and fighters of every caliber.

All the fighter had to do was work their way through the preliminaries until only a handful of fighters remained to fight each other in the finals. Once the fighters were down to at least two or three of them,they would fight it out in the grand final match to become the Supreme world warrior champion.

The last contest was held in Thailand and it is was where Ryu fought his way to the current champion Sagat,and it was where Ryu defeated him and gained the title.

Ryu wondered what Bison meant when he said to find me..go to the world warrior tournament that is next year? Could Bison be holding it this year? Or could he and some of his own warriors be in the event? Either way,Ryu had to find and stop this evil madman before all was lost.

Ryu punched and kicked at the training dummies set up in the yard. He strengthened both his Dragon Punch and hurricane kick and then fired many Hadouken fireballs at wooden target boards he set up on trees and boulders.

Honda meanwhile was in another part of the yard,practicing his sumo moves.
He did his sumo stomp which caused the ground to shake.

He then saw the training dummy hang down from a tree limb,and made his move.
He launched forward and did his Flying Sumo head butt.

His head collided with the dummy,causing it to fly backwards from the tree limb.
He then practiced his thousand slaps move on a boulder.

His slammed the plams of his hands up against the rock’s surface again and again,harder and harder unitl the boulder began to crumble apart.

Ryu and Honda then began training with each other.
Honda did his flying head butt,Ryu dodged it and then slammed Honda in the back with a Hadouken.
“Oh…you wanna play rough huh?”said Honda as he did his flying head butt again.

Ryu jumped over it and then just as the sumo was on his feet again,Ryu jumped at him,doing a hurricane kick.

Honda blocked it and then grabbed Ryu by the shirt and threw him to the ground.
The sumo then jumped into the air and was about to do his sumo splat on Ryu,but before he could do it,.the Shotokan rolled away just as Honda’s massive rump landed on the grass.

Ryu saw an opportunity to attack and did so. He ran up to Honda,did a fat and hard Draong Punch and caused the sumo to fall to the ground.

“You were good Honda,”said Ryu. “but you definitely need more practice.”
Honda rubbed at his chin. “Duly noted,but hey..I was just going easy on ya..don’t expect me to at the tourney.”

Ryu grinned and helped Honda up.
“I don’t.”said Ryu. “But I know what you,I and the rest of the other fighters we now know must focus the battles not on fame and fortune,but taking out a common enemy…M.Bison..before anyone else gets hurt—the way Ken and Chun-Li did.”

“We’ll take him out Ryu,”said Honda. “I promise ya that.”
“I hope so.”said Ryu. “Now c’mon—let’s get a drink and return to our training.”

While in different parts of the world…

USA:Guile also trains in one of the hangars of the air force base he works at,strengthening and powering his every move he weilds. He did several flash kicks across the blue mat he spread out across the floor.

His very thoughts focused on the man he vows to take down when he meets him at the tournament..BISON. "“'’l destroy him for all those he injured and killed..Ken,Chun-Li…and most of all…Charlie!”

Guile flung a sonic boom at a training dummy,ripping it open from the impact of the blast. “I’m gonna take you out Bison---and not a date!”he said clutching his fists.

CHINA:Fei Long had finally finished the last shots of his movie,the iron dragon for Hong Kong theaters,but he had to return to his personal training dojo to prepare for the upcoming contest.

Back at his two story home,he practiced hour after hour,slamming both fist and foot into a sandbag that hung from the ceiling.

He spun his body in a rotating manner,faster and faster until he unleashed his rising dragon flame kick.
“WHOOOAAHH!”he cried as he spun his leg into the air,causing it to catch fire.

Once he landed back onto the floor,his placed both fists out.
“I will avenge you Chun-Li---I swear it!”he said,and then went back to performing his best moves.

INDIA:D halsim sat cross-legged up against a tree outisde his home in india.
His wife sarah was watching from a window while washing dishes.

“Hmmmmm…”she replied showing concern. “…he has not been himself since he sensed a great evil concerning the upcoming tournament. I have great faith that my husband shall destroy this evil,but I pray he also wins the tournament prize money to help our village here as well.

Dhalsim summoned all of his inner chi and power to levitate himself into the air,and while he did it,his body glowed a bright fire color.

“I can sense the evil rising from the one we must fight!”he thought. “But—Biosn is not the only evil I sense..there is another—one who wield the earth’s destruction in his very hands!”

RUSSIA:Even despite the harsh chill of the snow,Zangief himself continued to train in the woods with massive russian bears.

Zangief grabbed one by the arm and threw it over his shoulder.
He then used his spinning clothesline to knock away the next two that were coming at him.

“I SHALL STOP THIS BISON AND WIN THE TOURNAMENT—FOR THE GLORY OF PRESIDENT GORBACHOV AND MOTHER RUSSIA!”he shouted.

BRAZIL:The man-beast known as Blanka swung through the trees of the jungles by vinewhips and then lnaded safely on a log.

He then raced through the jungle weeds and jumped into the air doing an air-roller ball attack.
He then lnaded again on the ground and rolled across the grounds like a runaway bowling ball.

He then bumped odd a tree trunk and landed safely on both feet atop a boulder.
“No one shall hurt Blanka’s friends!”he said. “Not Ken—not anyone!”he said and then roared into the afternoon sky like the animal he was.

JAMICA:D ee Jay was back at the local boxing gym,sharpening his skills for the upcoming event.
A couple of other trainers were watching as he slammed both of his punhces and kikcs against a sandbag non-stop.

“Whoa mon!”said the jamaican on the left. “I never seen him so possessed before. Is he gonna take on a major challenger from the other kickboxing federations tonight?”

“Not from what I heard mon.”said Dee Jay’s old pal JOWPOW.
“He told me that he heard that the Street Fighter tournament is coming up,and he intends to trin hard and fight hard for the very best!”

ENGLAND:Cammy was busy training in the gym at the Delta Red HQ in London England. She wore a navy blue leoatard and swung across padded bars of a gymnastics set,further powering her athletic and agility for the rest of the mission.

And while she trained,her thoughts continue to harken to the one called Bison.
Who was he? Why did he seem so familiar? Did he know something about her shrouded past? She would go to the tournament and force the answers from him herself.

Back in USA at a state called ARIZONA:

T.Hawk ran through the wilderness on his massive legs.
He ran,skipped and jumped through the rocky terrains and then the forests,trying to further push and enhance his strength to the fullest.

He then lifted up whole log barrels and crushed them in his bare hands.
He then jumped into the air and dove downward to the ground,doing his Hawk dive,making it more of a deadly air attack than before. He also vowed he would face Bison in the arena,and punish him for the death of his father Arrio.He swore it!

CHINA:Tung Lo was back at the temples in the training hall,he wore a white set of chinese hook frony shirt and matching pants and was busy at work with his moves. He would face not only Ryu and Fei but others in the tournament.

KOREA: Bael was so close to finding Ryu,but it seemed that he came at a very innapropriate time. But he vowed to face him as well as his fear in the tournament. He set up a stack of ice blocks,then he raised his left in the air,jumped up and brought the heel of his foot down upon the stack of ice—shattering it to pieces from the kick.

He would become the greatest Tae Kwon Do fighter on earth!

BACK IN JAPAN IN A SECLUDED AREA IN TOKYO…

Nida’s current plan of killing Ryu was trashed as soon as it began.
She continued training in an apartment room beloged to her where she would continue to harness her assassin skills. She now knew that she could no longer learn from the master Long even with his sickness,but she realized she would not need them. As long as she had her own skills,the fashioned spears she fashioned and she now knew where she would face Ryu next—at the street fighter tournament that was coming next year.

She threw one of her spears at a training dummy,harpooning it through the head.
“Ryu---next we meet---you shall die!”she said.

SHADALOO HQ,SOMEWHERE IN THAILAND…

Bison’s three major warriors,Vega,Balrog and Sagat were all seated before their evil master in what appeared to be a throne room.

Bison stood up and adressed them.

“I am disappointed by your recent efforts in destroying the major street fighters who were to upset my plans.”he said.

“Forgive us master.”said Vega bowing. “But we may have underestimated their strengths,their powers…”
“SILENCE!”he boomed. “However Vega,you did manage to injure Chun-Li,so at least you are not in as deep as the others…but this still concerns you. However as for you Balrog,and you Sagat…you have indeed failed miserably in subduing Ryu and Guile. Howe er,I shall give you this last chance in proving yourselves to me in the upcoming tournament. When you three face Ryu,show no mercy in defeating them,do you understand?”

“We understand boss-man.”said Balorog. “But…some of us aren’t eh…physically fit for this right now ya know. I still got a busted arm and one-eye here has what may be a lowered spirit.”

“Nonsense Balrog.”said Bison. “There is nothing that a little Psycho Power won’t fix.”

Bison raised both of his hands over the trio and streams of blue energy flowed from his hands and into the bodies of the three fighters.

Their bodies felt a sudden urge in power and strength.
Vega’s speed and strength became twice what it was,Balrog’s injured arm become like new and his fists felt like they were powerful to bust apart a human skull. Sagat’s strength and body felt invigorated from the energy Bison gave him,but his soul remained the same,empty,guilt driven and angst.
 

“Ya did it boss!”said Balrog. “I fell stronger than ever!”
“As do I.”said Vega. “This shall suit my beauty and skill perfectly!”

Bison turned to Sagat who had a blank but disgusted look on his face.

“No words of praise from you Sagat?”he said. “What is troubling you?”
“You….MORONIC FOOL!”said Sagat. “Do you think I would appreciate this? You would strengthn us with your cheap tricks of power?”

“This is no cheap trick Sagat.”said Bison. “This is also inner chi power like any other fighter. But..mine is far greater than anyone could realize. It is Psycho Power. Why do you reject it so?”

“Because it is not the way I wish to strengthen myself for the fight with Ryu!”he said.
“And that is what we are doing!”said Bison.

“NO!”said Sagat. “NOT LIKE THIS—AND NOT THE WAY YOU MEAN IT! IF I AM TO FACE RYU AGAIN—IT WILL BE ON MY TERMS! I SHALL ENTER THE TOURNAMENT,BUT NOT WITH ANY OF YOU EVER AGAIN!”

“WATCH YOUR TONGUE!”said Bison. “I AM YOUR MASTER,AND WHAT I SAY—GOES!”
“YOU ARE MY MASTER NO LONGER!”said Sagat. “I RESIGN FROM YOUR SHADALOO ORGANIZATION—FIND SOME OTHER MUSCLE BOUND FOOL TO PLAY YOUR DIRTY GAMES WITH!”

Sagat then rose from his seat and headed for the door.
But just before he knew it,Bison raised his left arm in the air and threw a purple colored ball of energy at Sagat,hitting him in the back.

The Thai fell to the ground from the blast.

Bison then vanished from his throne and reaapeared over the fallen Sagat.
“No one takes a stand against me,Sagat.”he said. “NO ONE!”

Sagat jumped to his feet and rushed at Bison,doing a Tiger Knee launch.
Biosn simply vanished again and reappeared behind Sagat.

Sagat then fired a few Tiger Shots at Bison,but the master kept vanishing all over the place.
“COWARD!”said Sagat. “FACE ME FOR REAL!”

“If you insist.”said Bison as he flew at Sagat and did his Knee Press nightmare.
Sagat got slammed in the chest and abdomen by Bison’s forward flip kick and then got slammed in the face by a large thrust punch.

Bison then fired off another Psycho Shot at Sagat,knocking hin down and out cold.
“Pathetic as all the others.”he said. “You disspaoint me in terms of alliegaince Sagat. But no matter,I shall use you to destroy Ryu and win the tournament one way or the other.”

WHILE BACK IN THE USA ONCE AGAIN…

Chun-Li Xiang had woken from the hospital bed an hour ago,and Guile went to see her.
He then explained everything that had occurred from last night.

“So…the master of the crime cartel called Shadaloo…is a man named Bison is he?”she said.
“That’s right.”said Guile. “He’s been the one who ordered these attacks on you,Ryu and even Ken Masters. He also invited uis all to face him in the upcoming Street Fighter tournament.”

“Well..if that’s the case,then I can’t stay here any longer.”said Li as she began to rise from the bed.
But as she did,she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.

“No no miss!”said a nurse who rushed to her side. “Your still injured.”
“I’m afraid she’s right Li.”said Guile. “That Vega creep tore into ya bad. You need to rest.”
“But I can’t rest while my friends are in danger!”she said. “I need to get back to Interpol and begin my training for the contest against Bison!”

“I know you want to help.”said Guile. “But you’re in no condition to. We have a whole year to train for the tournament,but until need,please get some rest,and either me or Ryu will come to get you.”

“Very well.”said Li annoyed. “But…if you see Ryu again..please tell him to be careful.”
“I will.”said Guile. “See you then.”

Guile then exited the room and went to his cobra.
 

WHILE
BACK AT THE GREY PANTHER’S BEACH HOUSE…

Ken was seated at the foot of the bed in the guest room of the man who was seeing to his health,Steve Dawson A.K.A.THE GREY PANTHER,once america’s greatest karate fighter and champion.

Steve entered the room,wearing a green tank top and blue shorts with sandals as he saw Ken sitting atop the bed.

“Wha…aren’t you you supposed to be resting?”said Steve.
“I’ve—rested enough thnak you.”said Ken. “I wish to tell you that I must return home now.”

“Do you now?”said Steve. “Do you have folks to go to.”
“As a matter of fact yes.”said Ken. “Believe it or not…I’m Ken Masters.”

“Ken—Masters?”said Steve scratching his chin. “Ah yes…I have heard that name,the current champion of the all-american martial arts tournament right?”

“That’s me all right.”said Ken. “It’s hard to explain what happened,but—I was majorly assaulted and left for dead.”

“I could see all that when I found you.”said Steve. “Any idea who it was?”
“I could see them in plain view.”said Ken. “But—they’re no one you would know I’m afraid. But…maybe I could use your phone?”

“Be my guest.”said Steve. “But let me help you there to it.”
Steve helped Ken to the phone,a blue re-dial one at that.

Ken then picked it up and dialed the phone number to his mansion home in San Fransisco.

A man’s voice came up,it was Ken’s butler.
“Masters residence.”he said. “How may I help you?”

“Jervis?”said Ken. “It’s me…Ken.”
“Mr.Masters?”said the butler. “OH MY HEAVENS—IT REALLY IS YOU? WHERE ARE YOU?”

“I’ll explain.”said Ken. “But please..get Eliza to the phone immediately.”
“Yes sir!”said Jervis as he rushed to get the Mrs.

Eliza came to the phone,her vocie told that she was still in tears.
“OH—OH KEN!”she said. “Where are you,are you all right?”

“Whoa-whoa—whoa—one at a time baby.”said Ken. “I staggered out into the beach area and—some concerned passerby found me and took care of me until I was well enough to head home.”

“That’s good to hear Ken.”said Eliza. “But—where are you?”
“I’m at the beach house area outside the city. Maybe you can send Jervis to come and get me.”
“I will Ken.”she said. “Just stay there—I love you,please be there!”

“You too honey.”said Ken. “I’ll be waiting at the entrance.”

Ken then hung up the phone.
“Well.all’s well that ends well.”said Steve.
“Indeed it is.”said Ken. “I also want to thank you…”
“None really necessary young man.”said the elder. “Just helping a fellow fighter out. Oh,I never really introduced myself I’m…”

“I know who you really are.”said Ken. “Steve Dawson,A.K.A. The Grey panther.”

“So…you know then.”said Steve. “It isn’t polite to rummage through someone’s personal items just to learn their identity you know.”

“I—I wasn’t really looking through your stuff.”said Ken. “When I awoke again and looked to see where you were,I saw a gold glisten in your study—and saw the huge trophy in there…and the name title just caught my eye as well. That and the fact that I saw you training outside.”

“Oh…uh…my mistake then.”said Steve. “I should’ve locked the door to my study,and I should’ve found some place else to train then. But---we all can’t be masters at everything now can we?”

“I guess not.”said Ken.

While on an island outside of Japan…

The dark mysterious strager continued to train and harness his powerful abilites of the Shotokan.

The man was once the brother of Sheng Long,both he and Sheng trained under the master known as Goutetsu,but one dark day he discovered the hidden scrolls of the hidden killing arts created by Goutetsu,especially one called—the Shun Goku satsu or instant hell murder.

The man studied the move and while he practiced it,a dark shroud of evil formed within his very soul,a darkness that urged him to use it on someone.

And the young student he did—he used it on Master Goutetsu.
In a sickening flash and fury of punches aimed at specific parts of the body,Goutetsu was killed by one of his own students.

The other student his borther Sheng witnessed the whole thing and fled.
The man knew he wouldn’t have to go far to find his brother, he would allow sheng to train and harness his own power till the time would be right to face and kill him.

The man in question once went by the name of Gouki, but now he was known as---AKUMA!

The man sprang from the darkness,his red hair was as bright as fair,his light grey gi with beaded necklace and sandals gave off his appearance as both a master and dark warrior of destruction. He like Ryu and Ken studied and fought in the old style of Shotokan Karate,but his was more deadly more dangerous than anything imaginable. And he vowed that at the upcoming Street Fighter Tournament that there would be battles,blood and more blood. Soon the world know the true menace of—AKUMA.