Saikyokugenryu: Ch.4:THE ODD COUPLE!


THE SAKAZAKI ANCESTRAL HOME,OSAKA JAPAN.

Both Dan and Ryo and Dan had arrived back at the Sakazaki home and went to the study to plan out their first move.

While Ryo sat down in front of his father’s desk,Ryo himself sat down in a brown and white striped sofa and placed his feet on a matching stool.
“Boy,you people sure do like to live large don’t cha?”he said. “Hey,we live like anyone else ya know.”said Ryo. “Happily and secure. We just have a rather..booming business,I’m surprised you never really heard of us.”

“So I’ve been busy with seeking revenge against Sagat and the World Warrior tournaments.”said Dan. “And what I wanted to do was to challenge you and learn some pointers on how to run a dojo,but thanks to your…freaky enemies back there,that’s kinda outta the question huh?”

“Afraid so.”said Ryo as he opened the envelope and emptied it’s contents out onto the desk.

“Forgive me for being fussy,”said Ryo. “but it’d be a lot more helpful if you did something other than sit around right now.”

“Hey,I’m just waiting for the call to action pal.”said Dan as he leaned back with his arms behind his head and relaxed. “You’re doing the detective work right?”

Ryo grumbled. “All right then.”he said. “But if I need you to look up something,you snap to it and come here got it?”

“I gotcha cap’n.”said Dan in a Mr.Scott mock-up voice.
Ryo then looked over the enclosed papers and instructions that Wyler and his men gave him. There was a map of not one but three cities,one was tokyo
Japan,one of Metro City,and was of Southtownboth located in the U.S.A.

There was also pictures of various fighters. Some were of the following,Gill,Wolfgang Krauser,Adon,and even Mike Haggar.

Next to the photos was another enclosed letter and a small plastic bag containing a surrenge needle.

Ryo then opened the letter. It read this…

“IF YOU’RE WONDERING WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT I SHALL TELL YOU IN COMPREHENSIVE DETAIL.

YOU WILL TAKE THE PHOTOS OF ALL THE FOLLOWING FIGHTERS AND THE SURRENGE AND GO TO WHEREVER THE FIGHTERS MAY BE.
ONCE YOU FIND THE CHOSEN FIGHTERS YOU SHALL THEN TAKE THE SURRENGE AND PIERCE THE FIGHTER WITH THE NEEDLE,TAKING A BLOOD SAMPLE FROM THEM.

IF YOU’RE WONDERING WHY THIS IS NECESSARY,ALL YOU NEED KNOW THIS IS,RYO SAKAZAKI…

I HAVE YOUR BELOVED FATHER HELD CAPTIVE AND YOU SHALL FOLLOW THESE ORDERS ACCORDINGLY,OR HE SHALL DIE.

YOU ALSO HAVE A WEEK TO COMPLY AND DO THIS. WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE TASK,YOU SHALL CONTACT ME AT THIS SECRET NUMBER…1-800-WYLER.

AND DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT TELL ANYONE ELSE OF THIS,OR YOUR FATHER SHALL DIE AT ONCE,AND DO NOT USE THE NUMBER TILL AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE TASK.

DREADFULLY YOURS,DR.WYLER.

Ryo crumpled the note in his hand,anger began to fill his spirit,but he had to remind himself that he and Dan had to carry out Wyler’s evil plan,they had no choice in the matter.

“Okay…Dan?”said Ryo.
Dan shot up from the sofa and went over to the desk.
“Whassup?”he asked.
Ryo handed Dan some of the photos. “Recognize some of these guys first off?”
Dan looked at some of the photos. “You bet I do!”he said. “The first guy with the Muay Thai style headband and freaky looking red flattop is known as Adon,Muay Thai master of Thailand,and once pupil of Sagat. I fought him once before I went to fight Sagat.”

Dan then went over to to the second photo.
“This next guy I’ve only heard little about,he’s known only as…Gill. He’s some sort of mysterious super-powered millionare industrailist and socialite who held the last World Warrior tournament back in’97.

And this guy with the mustache is Mike Haggar,former wrestler and street fighter now mayor of Metro City,the guy’s a legend!”
“And as for that other guy with the mustache…and freaky purple hair?”said Dan.
Ryo took the photo from him.
“I can answer that.”he said. “That’s Wolfgang Krauser. World-renowned fighter and the Earl of Stroheim,he held the King of Fighters ’93 tournament and was last seen in the King of Fighters ’96 tournament with both Geese Howard and that same blad guy you saw..Mr.Big.”

“Huh.”said Dan looking at the photo. “Guy’s wardrobe and looks are even more whacked than Bison or Gill.”

“Nice to see that you know even more about most of them than me.”said Ryo.”Cause they’re the guys we’re gonna have to see right away.”

“Huh,what?”said Dan surprised. “But why?”
Ryo handed Dan the note and then went off to his bedroom.
Once there,he placed most of the money back in the hidden safe that was behind a picture of both him and Terry Bogard in action posing against each other.

“WHAAAAATTT?!”shouted Dan who was still in the next room.
“Hmm..sounds like he read it.”said Ryo. “And it looks like he doesn’t like it much either..not that I blame him..for once.”

Dan entered Ryo’s room waving his arms about in protest.
“WHADYA MEAN WE GOTTA GO ABOUT TOWN AND COLLECT BLOOD SAMPLES FOR THIS CRIPPLE CREEP?” he shouted in outrage.

“That’s…exactly what the creep wants us to do.”said Ryo. “And whether either of us likes it or not..we gotta go to both to Tokyo and two places in America,Metro and at least one other place I’m at least more than familiar with..Southtown.”

“Well…”said Dan. “…I’ve been itchin’ for some travelling lately.”
“That’s good to hear.”said Ryo. “But remember,we’re not here to sightsee on these places,but to collect blood samples of these..’chosen’fighters. So,pack whatever belongings ya have if any,cause we’re headed to the first and most conveniant place..tokyo!”

“No prob.”said Dan. “I left it outside nearby.”
While Ryo went back to the garage,now changed into a set of different clothes of a black tank top,blue jeans and boots,Dan had gotten his duffle bag and changed back into the same clothes he was wearing earlier before he went to see the Sakazaki’s.

When Ryo saw what Dan was waering,he arched his eyebrow in a puzzled manner as if he was Mr.Spock.
“First the pink,now this.”he thought. “Either he’s color blind or he’s got a bizzare fashion color sense..well..so did dad with that goofy mask of his, so who am I to judge?”

Ryo then revved up the engine this time on a new blue ’95 corvette and they were off to their first destination…TOKYO.

While back in Tokyo,Japan…
The pair had arrived back in the suburban area outside the city and arrived back at Dan’s Saikyo dojo. “Why do we have to stop here again?”said Ryo. “Hey,you brought along a change or two of clothes,I don’t wanna be without one and I gotta make sure no one grabs my own stash of cash for this place.”

While Ryo waited in the car,Dan went to his bedroom and got out some extra clothes to stuff into his duffle bag and then got out the other half of the prize money he won and placed it all in a single brown suitcase.
After that,he locked the doors,and went back off to the car.
Suddenly,he saw two girls come straight to the car on a scooter moped. One had long brown straight hair and the other on the seat behind her had brown short hair with a white headband. Dan recognized her anywhere.

“Sakura…?”said Dan. “What…?”
Both girls got off the moped to meet Dan. “Thank goodness we found you Dan-san.”said Kei,her friend.
“Why,what’s going on?”said Dan.
“And these are…?”said Ryo.

“Oh uh..Ryo.”said Dan. “This is Sakura Kasugano…my trusted disciple and….”
“HOW MANY FREAKIN’TIMES DO I GOTTA TELL YOU HIBIKI?”Sakura shouted in a very big mouth anime style reaction. “I’M NOT YOUR DISCIPLE,NOR DO I WANT TO BE!”

“OKAY,OKAY!”Dan shouted back.(Not in anime exaggeration style.) “YA DON’T HAVE TO SHOUT!”
“YEESH!”thought Ryo in facefult. “What a set of lungs on that kid,and if I didn’t know better,she and Sakura were…built the same way somehow.”

“Man,are you sure we have to do this Kei?”said Sakura.
“Leaving someone to die at the hands at a gangster mob is as much a crime as the person who commits it!”she said. “No matter how much annoying they can be.”

“Oh gee thanks Kei.”said Dan. “And that’s the last time I help you get back your moped the next time a punk steals it!”
“Okay,sorry.”said Kei. “Look,we’re gonna level with ya on this.”

FLASHBACK:
Both Kei and Sakura were about to head to town to the local arcade when they saw a big black limo pull up on the street they were on.

(This also takes place in those typical japanese suburaban type areas I like to see.-Nash. Makes you wonder if something else of anime is happening,like Ash training his pikachu or lain is experimenting with that big strange computer. Or someone is experimenting in lethal E.S.P like Tetsuo in AKIRA full-spray style.-Nash.)
The limo then stops right beside the two girls and the passenger side window rolled down and a single hand came out carrying something.
It was a photo of Dan.

“Have you girls seen this…man?”spoke a cold raspy and sinister voice. The photo was that of Dan Hibiki himself.
Sakura and her friend went momentarilly wide-eyed for a second.
“Uh…n-no..we never saw that guy before.”said Sakura.
“Are you sure…?”said the man.

“Uhmm—y-yes!”said Kei.”We never saw him in our lives! Well,come along Sakura.”
The two girls got on their moped and took off again.

BACK TO DAN AND THE OTHERS:
“So,some big-time apes are looking for me huh?”said Dan scratching his chin.
“Yeah!”said Sakura. “Lucky you…! By the way,who’s the guy in the car?”
“Oh this is Ryo Sakazaki and--¡”said Dan.

“Ryu?”said Sakura cutting him off and heading over to the driver’s side. But when she got a closer look at the dark-blonde haired man…

“Y-you’re not Ryu!”she said.
“I know that.”said Ryo.
“Well ya gotta admit there is a passing resemblence.”said Kei.
“You’re no Ryu!”said Sakura. “Ya big fat fake!”

“Hey,I’ll have you know I’m a famed star of martial arts and have my own school.”said Ryo.
“Yeah?”said Sakura. “Danny-boy here said the same thing to me. Ryu-san could take you on easy!”
“C’mon Saky!”said Dan. “This is no time to start a fight,not around here anyway. One more thing,did you get a good look at the man in the limo?”

Kei thought for a moment. “Well no…he was concealed in darkeness in the car. But…I do remember seeing a tattoo on his hand.”

“A tattoo?”said Dan. “Well what was it?”
“I think it was a…a black spider of some sort. Like a..tarantula.”
Dan suddenly froze and dropped his suitcase. “T-TARANTULA?”he said.

“Yeah.”said Sakura. “Mean something to ya?”
“I uh…”said Dan as he picked up his suitcase. “Sorry girls,we really gotta go!”

Dan jumped back into the car with Ryo.
“But Dan,what’s wrong?”said Sakura. “What’s wrong? Why are there mobsters looking for you?”
“Sorry saky,but I can’t say nothing right now! Floor it Ryo!”said Dan.

“No sooner said than done!”said Ryo as he flipped into first gear. “Later girls—if any!”
And the corvette took off in a gust of wind.

“What the heck was that all about?”said Sakura.
“I guess we’ll never know at this point.”said Kei.
Dan and Ryo sped around the suburban area,trying to get back onto the freeway. “Man,I shoulda known coming back here would be a mistake!”

“Well who or what is this..Tarantualla guy?”said Ryo. “Is he a gangster you ripped off or something?”
“Well..in a way..yes but--¡”said Dan.
“I knew it!”said Ryo. “I’m covorting with a known felon!”
“Hey I said but—as in trying to finish a sentence,okay?”said Dan. “This tarantula is a crime lord who held an underground tournament that I recently won and gor a big helping of prize money! I shoulda known he wouldn’t be happy with it! We just gotta get to wherever it is we’re going and find--¡”

Suddenly.a black limo pulled up in front of the car,causing Ryo to slam on his brakes.
“HEY!”said Ryo. “What’s the big idea?”

A pair of men dressed in dark suits and carrying uzzis came out at both sides.
“Uh-oh!”said Dan.
“Our boss Mr.Tarantula wishes to see you Hibiki!”said one of the two men.

Out of the limo came a short and pudgy man. He was dressed in a black and red kimono,a bald head with evil japanese facial features,a red ruby ring on his right hand and both a black spider tatoo on his right,as well on the back of his head.

He was the Yakuza leader Dan had recently defied…He was the TARANTULLA!
“Tarantulla.”said Dan. “Not now!”
“Oh..so that’s him.”said Ryo sarcastically.

“Nice to see you again..Mr.Hibiki.”said Tarantuala.
“Oh have we got something in store for you..oh do we ever—HEE-HEEHEEHEHEE!”

Next Ch.5:GRUDGES AND DEBTS!