Untitled Ch.1
By Shadow Dragon

Dan grinned. Things had been going well since he defeated Sagat and opened his dojo here in Hong Kong. Oh yes, getting outdoors posed a bit of trouble for he would be swarmed over by fans asking for autographs if they saw him, but not that it posed too big a problem anyway. In fact, he kind of enjoyed it. He looked down at the roomful of students practising. All of them had yet to master the more advanced techniques of Saikyou-ryuu, but they possessed talent. Maybe someday..

Dan looked around in shock as suddenly he sensed a powerful core of chi energy flaring fiercely somewhere nearby. Silently Dan got up from meditating position and left silently to investigate the source. Sliding open the door that exited to the main street, Dan eyes bulged as he saw a very familiar figure, clad only in boxer shorts and standing a full arm's length taller than himself. Behind him stood a few stout men -- presumably his henchmen -- who were holding cans of petroleum. Instantly Dan saw red.

"SAGAT!!" Dan launched himself at the snickering Muay Thai master and delivered a fury of blows aimed at his chest, neck and bad eye. Caught off-guard, Sagat ate a few solid blows before managing to raise his arms in a defensive stance. But Dan wasn't letting up, and the blows continued, all the same. But finally Dan missed reverse roundhouse, and Sagat seized the opportunity.

"TIGER CRUSH!" Dan felt the bile rise in his throat as Sagat's rocketing knee slammed into his gut, throwing him upwards, where yet another knee bashed painfully into his head. But regaining his bearings in mid-air, Dan flipped flawlessly and on touching the ground, used his momentum to dash forward, smashing an elbow into Sagat's bald pate. This was followed instantly by Dan's chi attack, "GADOUKEN!" The stinging sensation stunned Sagat for a while, allowing Dan to trip him up. "DOSHITA!" Dan shaked a fist at Sagat's fallen form.

Growling savagely, Sagat rose with incredible speed and fired a volley of Tiger Waves at Dan. Now it was Dan's turns to get worried. Coupled with his long limbs, Dan was going to have a hard time getting close to him. Distracted by his thinking, a bolt of chi energy slammed into his chest, singeing his trademark pink gi.

"Hey, watch it, geezer!" Dan yelled as he scrambled for cover from the continous barrage of Tiger Waves. "This is my favourite gi!" Suddenly stepping forward, Dan thrust his arms forward while energy waves rippled and gathered at his open palm.

"SHINKUU GADOUKEN!!" A roaring wave of chi energy sped towards Sagat, who looked quizically at it. "What IS this thing?" Sagat poked a finger at Dan's Shinkuu Gadouken. Instantly it exploded, throwing Sagat backwards to smash into a traffic post. Dan charged at Sagat with a triple wind kick.

"DANKUU KYAKU!" Dan roared as he flew forward. Unfortunately, Sagat recovered and threw another Tiger Wave at Dan, knocking him out of the air. Suddenly Sagat sneered triumphantly, firing a second Tiger Wave which, surprisingly, wasn't aimed at Dan. Dan followed the path of Sagat's projectile, to see it impact with the building of his dojo. Apparently, Sagat's henchmen had been dousing it with petrol while Dan was distracted by Sagat, for the dojo instantly burst into flames.

"Nooo!!" Dan screamed as he got up. The last image he remembered was the image of his flaming dojo before he was knocked out cold by a Tiger Cannon.