Fighting Spirit and Ki Ch. 5
By Mariko Hoshi
Mel and Ken were sleeping. Mariko was still up. She could not fall a sleep. For
once in her life she was very happy. She was learning all about her father and
Hadou-Ken. She looked over to Mel. Her heart leap again. Why was that, she
didn't understand that feeling. She took a deep breath and lie down to try to
get some sleep.
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The shadows fell down on the warm place where Masters and young girl was sleeping.
The wind blew coldly a cross the place. Mariko woke up. Amber eyes blinked.
"Master Ken..." She moved over to where he was sleeping. She reach
out to him. "Master Ken, I'm sorry..."
The doors flew open. Ken and Mel woke up. There stood inside the door way
was two people. A boy in a cape and to Ken's horror was Sagat. "Sagat...
What do you want?" Ken had jump up and stood in a fighting pose. Sagat was
looking not at Ken but at Mel who had stood up and move beside a strange girl.
"Ken Masters, my master wishes to met your son." Ken eyes open wide
with fear. "Your master???" Mariko amber eyes looked at the pair.
"And you are?" Green eyes glowed. "I am Mariko. Why are you
after Mel?" The hooded figure took a step forward. "I will answer
your questions Miss Mariko."
"It's just Mariko, please." Sagat keep his eye on Mel. The young
Masters didn't like how the Tiger of Thailand was looking at him.
"Dad..." Ken was worry too, his thoughts on how Bison took over his
mind. He wasn't going to let that happen to his son. "If you think that
I'm going to have my son brain wash by Bison. You have another thing
coming." Ken tensed up his body to attack the pair. "Mariko then it
is. I am Josh Bison, my father is the master of ShadowLaw. About Mel my father
commands me and my siblings to bring him back." Ken blinked. "Your
Bison's son?" Josh nodded. "I am afraid so and now if you come with
us Mel there be no trouble for your father or your friend." Josh raise his
hand and Mel found him self been rising off the floor. "No!!!!" Ken
jump for Josh. "Tiger Knee!!!" Ken flew back and hit the wall.
"Dad!!!"
"Don't make me or Sagat kill you Mr. Masters. It's up to you Mel will
you come peacefully or will there be trouble." Mel's anger grew in side
him but he knew that it wasn't right. "I..." Dark blue eyes stare at
Josh. Suddenly Mel found himself on the floor. "Mariko!!!" Josh block
the fist of Mariko as she try to knock him out. "You don't want to do
this, I can feel your heart aching." Josh stumbled back from Mariko's
words. "How would you know my feelings." Amber eyes glowed.
"It's your ki. It shows signs of being torn in two." She stood in
front of Josh. "You all don't know how luck you are that I found you
first. My Siblings would of kill Mr. Masters and you Mariko. So please Mel come
now or if you don't your father will die." Josh then used his psycho
power. Mariko nearly found her self throw in the wall. It was her ki that saved
her. Blue-white light surrounded her like a shield. "Is that the best you
can do." Then all that ki gather into her hand. "Mariko don't you
aren't ready for that." Ken had gotten up and gotten to his son. Mariko
couldn't stop the ki. "Dragon-Hadoken!!!" The fire ball blaze forth.
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It was the sound of voices that woke Mariko. Amber eyes open slowly.
"Ahhh!!!" The pain was over powering. A hand touch her. She grab it
and threw the person over her shoulder. "What... calm down girl it's all
right. Your with friends." A woman in a blue and white out fit was
standing beside her. The man Mariko threw was picking him self up from the
floor. He was in a U.S. army union form. Dog-tags clink as he straight out.
"Mel??? Master Ken??? Where are they?" She looked around. When she didn't
see them she began to shake. "No that.. that boy and monster..."
Tears ran down her face. "I fail them..." She curled up in a ball.
"Darn that means Bison got to the Masters." Mariko looked closer to
the man, his blonde hair was standing on end. She then looked at the woman. She
had her brown hair tie up and covered with white silk. "So what do we do
now?" Mariko got up. "We go after them." The woman put her hand
on Mariko's chest. "First you must rest. Who are you?"
"We can't wait or the trail will get cold." Mariko keep pushing
the woman. "Please, or Mel will be lost. I can find them but we must go
now." The man and woman looked at the girl. "Chun-Li asked you a
question. Can you answer that first." Mariko too a deep breath. "I'm
Mariko..." That when Ryu enter the room. Mariko became frozen. "Did
this girl tell you any thing yet?" Ryu came closer. "Ryu we are
getting there, hold on."
"Guile we can't wait or Bison will destroy Ken and his son's
mind." Mariko looked at Ryu. Her thoughts were all mixed up. "Ryu I
know your worry about Ken and Mel but we don't know where to start to look for
them." Mariko turn to look at this person called Guile. "If you
listen to me, we be on our way to save them." That got every one a
tension. "How?" Ryu looked at her. She took a deep breath. "I
over did it when I try to stop them. You could say I mark them with my ki. It
would leave an energy trail that I can follow that trail but if we don't go now
it will disappear." Mariko move off the bed and try to head for the door.
Ryu was the one that grab her when she lost her footing. "I will not
let down my Senia or his son." She pull her self together and try to move
forward. "Your weak you must rest." Mariko keep moving. "I can't
let my Senia down." Was all that Mariko keep saying. "Senia??? You
are talking about Ken?" Mariko stopped at the door. She took a few deep
breaths and looked back at three people in the room. She nodded. "He took
me on as a student only a couple of days ago. There is a bit more than you know
but this isn't the time to talk about it. If we don't act now... we will lose
both of them to that person the boy talked about." She saw reaction of
Chun-Li and Guile. "Is something wrong?" Amber eyes stared at them.
Chun-Li could not turn away from the girl there was something bugging her.
Mariko felt the fear growing in her. She knew that Chun-Li was starring at her.
"Please can we go and help the Masters." Guile grab Chun-Li's arm.
She shook awake. "All right we go and help them but I can't shake the
feeling I know you."
"I will tell you all about my self later. Right now it's the Masters
that need help." It was Ryu who moved up close to Mariko. "Are you
sure you want to do this, you might die if you don't get any rest." Mariko
thought for a moment. Her heart was aching. She nodded. "We have to do
this now or the Masters will be lost for ever." Ryu was worried about his
best friend and his son but this girl. He couldn't shake this feeling that he
had this connection with her. "We go but promise me you take it easy."
"I promise, so let's go find them." The group moved out to find
their missing friends.
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Ken woke up in pain. His mind raced with thoughts. His son and then Mariko.
"Mariko...no..." He looked around. A holding cell.
"Mel....Mariko..."
"The girl isn't here I left her behind but I though it be best if you
were here for you son." Ken turn to look at the boy that had come for his
son. "Why are you doing this to us." Green eyes looked at Ken.
"My father order it I... am sorry about this, I couldn't... No that girl
was right I didn't want to do this but..." He walked away from the cell.
"Come back here and talk to me." Josh came back but with the keys.
Ken eyes widen. "I'm going to make this right if you let me help
you." Josh open the door and unlock Ken's chains.