Tokyo,Japan:THE CITY BATTLEDOME!

A pair of rough tough and fighters duked it out in a large octagon shaped fight ring,the crowds cheered and roared to the sight of the battle.

One was a total combat fighter with a shaved head and wore red and green shorts and bandaged fists,the other was dressed in a tattered and worn gi of faded red with a blue tank top underneath and black grip gloves.

His hair was a dark brown with greying at the sides and a long ponytail hung down his back.

The combat fighter swung a high kick,but the karate ducked it and then plowed into him with a rising knee attack,right in the chin.

He then followed it up with a pair of punches to the chest and then finished him off with a roundhouse to the face--quite hard!

"KRAKK!"

The Combat fighter fell to the canvas floor with a loud crash.

He was out,and the karate fighter had won.

The referee then jumped into the ring and announced the winner.

"THE WINNER--DAN HIBIKI!"he called.

The crowds all cheered in response to Dan's win,while the Shin-saikyo fighter raised a fist in the air to signify his victory.

"OH-OSHAAAA--OYAAA--JIII!"he called.

After accepting his trophy and prize money,Dan retired to his dressing room for a little rest.

His manager,a young japanese businesswoman named Di Akane was taking care of the press outside.

"Good ol'Di."thought Dan grinning. "I did well accepting her as my business partner."

The saikyo fighter then took off his shirt tops and flopped into his sofa recliner.

He then took out a bottle of cold beer in the fridge next to his chair,popped the cap and took a large swig of it.

"Oh yeah--I earned this rest!"he said.

He then flipped on the large tv set in front and flipped through the channels.

He then stopped on the news and saw a report on a couple of familiar faces.

It was of Ryu and Ken.

A male news caster was casting the news on it.

"It's been many years since the world saw even a glimpse of it's two greatest warriors of the Street Fighters world warrior circuit."he said. "Many people and fans are wondering and speculating on the whereabouts of the two karate legends. As well as the appearances of other greats like Guile,Chun-LI,Dhalsim,Honda,Sagat,just to name a few of the great legends."

"Legends...pah!"said Dan as he took another swig of beer.

"I'm making headlines in Japan and the media is fretting over these has-beens?"

Dan then flipped the channel and found his favorire..the Playboy channel.

On it was a pair of hot blondes rubbing each other down with suntan oil.

"Oh yeah..now that's entertainment!"he said.

It wasn't an easy ride for Dan,just trying to gain some popularity for himself in his hometown of Tokyo,Japan.

One day,while he was out training near the beach,a single jet plane crashed right in front of him,and he was bathed in a form of unidentified radiation.

The strange energy increased his muscle mass and stamina,allowing his body to better trained and powered for his fighting skill and ki power.

Within a year,he trained himself into complete and top form and then at last fought in the more dangerous and skilled underworld contests.

He mopped the floor with it's toughest and deadliest fighters.

After another year or so of street fighting and tourney battles,he at last won the fame,riches and respect he clamored for.

He was no longer in the shadow of the famed Shotokan fighters he once trained under,he was beyond it and now in the spotlight at last.

He even no longer pursued Sakura for a Saikyo heir since he had all the power he needed now.

But Dan was still in a little bit of financial and business troubles,he needed a manager of some kind to help with his affairs.

And found one he did,Di Akane was a business colledge graduate and was good at what she did.

She got Dan into many tournaments and he fought and won in every one of them,as well as endorsements for many of Japan's top sports products.

The press was also speculating if there was something romantic going on between the pair,but they publicly expressed their were just partners and friends.

Dan however,was feeling a sharp attraction to his manager though,her beauty,her bodilly proportions and such,but he knew now that he had to behave like a gentleman around some ladies at least.

After all,he slept with enough female celbs as it was from the paries he attended recently.

But Dan still had one last longing,to fight the 4 he owed a beating to,Ryu,Ken,Sakura,and even Sagat.

The next World Warrior tournament that came calling,so would he.

METRO CITY:USA

Another fighter was out earning his bread and butter fighting in the ring.

This one however was of the World Class Fighting arena for total combat and Vale Tudos.

And the one fighting in the ring was once Metro's greatest hero--Cody!

Cody,now a total martial aritst and combat fighter duked it out with another combat fighter,a brown haired fighter from the south named Brad Fireball Dukes.

Brad slammed an elbow thrust into Cody's chest and then swung a rising fist into his chin.

Cody fell back slightly,but wasn't about to let himself get taken down by a big ass ape like Dukes.

The metro hero then slid down across the floor and tripped up Brad,causing him to fall backwards in turn,then Cody rose upwards and slammed a knee into his gut,knocking his opponent down to the floor.

Once down,Cody landed both knees onto his chest,pinning him down and then slammed punch after punch into his face,knocking the lug out cold.

It was finished,Cody had won.

The referee raised his right arm in signalling his victory.

"THE WINNER!"he declared.

"YEAH!"said Cody raising his other arm in the air.

Cody was now in his mid thirties,but was still as rough and tough as they came in Metro City.

His blonde hair was now a little longer and he wore a set of blue and yellow shorts,gloves and foot guards.

After getting his name cleared by Mayor Haggar and getting his life back together,Cody abandoned street fighting altogether and pursued the finer points and journeys of a true martial artist.

He sought the ring and studied the art of ultimate fighting and total combat.

Within a few years,and after studying and training under a famed combat fighter he entered the WCF and fought his way to the top.

He fought and defeated many fighters and won a great deal of money and titles,he even married his life long sweetheart and gave birth to darling little boy named Joel.

Cody was living the good life with family and friends at last,but still missed the good old days of smashing heads with the Mad Gears and those punks from Shadaloo,as well fighting the ones who defeated him before,Ryu and Ken.

While in a dojo outside of the city..

Maki hung upside down by her ankles across the beam of the room she was in,and in deep meditation.

She herself had come a long way as did her master Guy now a full fledged Bushinryuu master himself.

Guy,now with a goatee and wearing a dark red ninja costume,sat in the other room and drank some green tea.

He was proud that Maki was at last progressing under his wing,someday and soon she herself would become the next Bushin ninja,and the first female one at that.

He also rememberes the past journeys and adventures he,Maki,Cody and the other street fighters had,against Bison,Gill and other villians bent on world domination.

"I wonder--how they're all faring these days?"he thought.

He also remembered the day when he had to fight his own master,Zeku the 37th Bushin master and defeated him.

Zeku went off into the countryisde of Japan to live his remaining years,Guy also wondered if he was still alive

And would another threat to the world arise for the shadow of Bushin to fight it?

Japan,Kobe.

Deep within a forest in Japan's countryside,a small but well established dojo stood.

Several ninjas were training under the guidance of a chief instructor.

She was Nanese,ninja warrior and little sister of Hokuto and Kairi,nininjitsu warriors of an ancient and dead clan.

"Alright boys'n'girls!"she called. "Let's go one two one two one two--!"

The group of ninjas ran laps around her and through tires on the ground as well.

Hokuto was watching through the open double doors with humrous amusement.

"Hmm-mm.."she chuckled and drank her coffee.

"Our little sister has become quite the drill sargent has she not,Kairi?"

Kairi was seated at his desk,both were placed on thick futon pillows.

"Hmmm...?"he said looking over his shoulder. "oh yes,yes..she is.

She developed into quite a master heself since our outing against Bison and Garuda."

"Yes quite."she said.

The trio were once against each other in the last few tournaments and battles against Shadaloo,but after Kairi overcame a form of the Dark hadou,taught to him once by the evil Akuma,Kairi managed to get back the humanity he was losing,thanks also in part to getting trounced by his sister Hokuto.

But it wasn't an easy battle,and it never was,before she had to fight Kairi,the ninjitsu warrior had to fight it out with the evil demonic warlord known as Garuda.

Kairi was now looking more human now,his hair reverted back to it's jet black style and his scars were less visible now.

The trio were even wearing the ninja uniform of the dojo,a light grey with red trim outfit with optional mask.

Years later,after their father a great ninja master himself died,they inherited the dojo and small fortune that he amassed with it.

And they used to to train ninjas,bodyguards and other would be heroes in the way of the Ninjitsu arts he trained them under.

But little did they realise,their old foes would reawaken and fight them again.

NEW YORK USA.

Alex slammed several punches and kicks against the heavy sandbag in front of him.

He trained for several minutes to a half hour without end.

"WHUMP-WHUMP-WHUMP--SLASH!"

The last blow was a hard Flash Chop,sending a dark skid mark across the bag.

"Whoop!"he said. "Better be careful there."

Alex then stopped for a moment,then sat down on the sofa couch to rest.

He took a thick towel,wiped his sweat off,and then took a big swig of bottled spring water.

"Whew--been a busy week it has."he thought. "Training many fighters,fighting many of them and winning that last contest at Times Square.

Since winning the last WW contest held by Gill,Alex strode to become almost a great a legend as Ryu,who had now become all but forgotten in the last few years.

Alex travelled the world seeking and fighting many challengers,gaining fame and riches for his mentor Tom's gym till it became larger and greater than it did before.

He also planned to fight Cody in the WCF in a match as well,but he knew in his heart that the one he vowed to fight and defeat was the one who inspired him to seek greater heights as a fighter...Ryu Hoshi himself!

And he would do so someday,the next time they met.

Tokyo Japan,at a major high school.

Ibuki sat cross legged and was grading the worksheets for the recent math test that went on yesterday.

She was now the chief assassin of the clan since her mentor Geki passed away.

After all she went through in Gill's contest and those other ninja based missions,she still couldn't get away from completly leading a normal and happy life.

The clan did let her live as a ninja in secret while leading a day job life.

She did manage to land a nice job as a high school english and math teacher at one of Tokyo's high schools.

Not only that,she was seeing a handsome literature teacher down the hall,so at least it looked like she had a nice winning streak after all.

Ibuki did miss some of her old classmate friends and some of the new friends she made during her street fighter days.

She wondered how some like Elena,Ryu,Sakura,Chun-Li,and even her old rival Makoto were doing these days and if there would ever be another tourney.

Shrugging,she contined to grade the papers on the test.

Hong Kong

Yun Lee finished the preparations for the latest chinese gourmet dish for the major customer party out in the dining room.

He dashed red pepper and placed the last few pieces of shrimp to the dish,then placed the lid back on for it to complete heating on the stove.

After that,he removed his chef's hat and wiped his brow off with a white cloth.

"Okay Chang--once it's done,take it to Mr.Chow,it's his favorite dish."he said.

"Yes sir."said the young chef before him.

Yun then left the kitchen and sat down in front of his desk.

He propped his feet up and took out a bottle of sake,and took a deep swig of it.

"Whew--never a dull moment at the Golden Dragon for the Lee family!"he thought and scratched the small goattee he grew on his chin.

He then looked at the photos of his friends and family.

One was a photo of his father Lee,may he rest in peace,as well as his grandfather the legendary Gen,who was also laid to rest at last in the local cemetery.

There was his girlfriend,now wife and mother of their little twins,and one of course his brother and once rival Yang.

He still remembers the last time he saw him for awhile.

Gen was at last approaching death now that the leukemia was catching up with him,he had to name his successor and fast.

The famed fighter announced a match between his two beloved grandsons,and the one who won would be taught his famed fighting skills at last.

Yun and Yang fought each other in an old courtyard outside the city.

Gen sat cross legged in front of the two as the match raged on.

By the end of the day,Yun's strength was no match for his brother's speed and skill,and he was at last defeated.

Yang was to be the successor to Gen's fighting style.

It wasn't a total loss for Yun,his father Lee brought him up to learn the finer arts of gourmet cooking and to one day inherit his resturant when he retired.

And that he did,Lee also came down with a serious illness and died peacefully.

Gen passed away a year after teaching Yang his fighting style and the two were laid to rest together alongside their loved ones.

Yun and his girlfriend were eventually married and gave birth to twin girls and they reside now in a beutiful 2 story house in the richer district of Hong Kong.

It looked like good fortune smiled on the once hotshot kung fu fighter,but he longed for the days of street fighting and the sparring he did with his brother. He vowed that one day he would do so again.

On the outskirts of Hong Kong..

Yang Lee stood before the grave of his master and grandpa Gen.

He was now dressed in a red and black version of Gen's old clothes,his hair was longer than before and he sported a beard similar to the one Gen wore.

Yang was now more like Gen than before,but he was still the good hearted and serious fighter at heart.

He remembers the day he defeated his brother and inherited the skills from his grandfather,but there was a heavy price to pay,his relationship with his girlfriend was to be no more.

They eventually broke up due to commitments and she married another man,one that gave her a family to raise of her own.

Yang protected Hong Kong from all forms of evil just as he and Yun fought Gill's evil forces back in the old days as well as the last tourney he held.

He often wondered how Yun and the others were doing and would his grandpa's legendary skill be needed again?

Yang then bowed,placed a bouqet of flowers on Gen's grave and then left into the night.

Metro City hospital.

A woman with long dark purple hair lay in a comatose state.

She was labeled as the name Rose on her bed.

It had been several years since the Bushin ninja Guy once fought her and then found her lying in the comatose state she was once in.

He as well as Maki came to visit her once in a while,but there was no change in her state whatsoever.

Guy surmised that Rose's state was brought on after she battled the madman Bison,causing her to leave her own body behind.

He prayed that one day she would return to her body.

At a stronghold in Egypt..

Urien sat at his throne,and wore the robes that his accursed brother once wore.

Many servants stood before him with plates of food and drink and many beautiful dancing girls performed before his eyes.

"Yes..this is the life!"he thought as he raised a gold goblet of wine and drank from it.

A few years after Gill was defeated by the fighter known as Alex,Urien set into motion a plan to usurp his brother's throne and control the Illuminati for himself.

He placed a power siphoner in the base of Gill's throne and once the superbeing sat upon it,his powers were drained and then converted to Urien himself.

The two brothers then fought long and hard,but in the end,Urien got the upper hand and beat the daylights out of him.

Urien then placed his brother's now near lifeless body in a metal capsule cell in the royal scientist's lab.

He would eventually find a better use for him one day,but for now he was at last the Emperor of the organization and he vowed to make the world in his image!

Little did he realise that he was being watched and would eventually become a pawn in a bigger and greater power struggle!

Austalia.

The old and aging hermit warrior known as Oro sat deep within a cave,he was pondering his final options.

He wanted to train the young Ryu in his fighting arts,but was defeated before he could reach him.

Oro then searched for Ryu as well as other strong warriors who might be worthy,but he could find none.

It had been many years after that,and his health was at last failing,but he would not give up and go off into that good night,he would find a worthy successor or die trying!

These chosen warriors will soon be involved in the months ahead in a greater contest of skill than they could ever dream and they themselves will face the destiny of fighting the return and arising of a greater evil than ever before!