Street Fighter Movie Narration: Part 15

"Ahhh, Miss Zang..." Bison greets Chun Li. "...You look lovely..."

Chun Li turns to face Bison. She has hated this bastard all of her life - but she cannot hold back from showing gratitude at his compliment, for she too is in awe at her beauty, she absolutely adores her fabulous new dress. She will keep this dress even after she escapes this hellhole! "Uhhh... thanks?" she replies nervously.

"And I can see you appreciate fine art, too..." Bison adds, as he steps behind a blind to change his clothes. He begins by snapping off his shoulder armour, which he places atop of the blind, and hanging up his cape. But even as he admires Chun Li's beauty... deep down, at the back of his mind, he wishes... she were not the one here, the one for whom he is changing his attire...

"I would..." Chun Li sighs... "...If not for the theme..."

Bison then removes his metal gauntlets. "You seem to be very angry with me - you ridiculed me, you tried to kill me. Why?"

Chun Li spits the words right out: "...Because... I hate you..."

Chun Li's words surprise Bison. He takes off his uniform and changes into his robe and slippers as he asks her, "Why? We've never met. Or do you share the international hatred of I?"

"It was twenty years ago, right after I was born..." Chun Li begins. "You hadn't promoted yourself to 'general' yet - you were just a petty drug lord..."

Bison smiles as he briefly reminisces about his pre-general days, and steps out from behind the blind. He takes his hat off and hangs it back up on the hat stand... then in lieu of his previous hat he takes a red one, neatly placing it upon his head. <"Those were the days..."> he thinks.

"You and your gang of murderers gathered your small ounce of courage to raid across the border..." Chun Li continues, "...For food, weapons, slave labour..." and with Bison's back briefly turned to she, she snaps one of the leather straps.

Bison then approaches his own personal mini-bar, and begins to prepare two drinks - one each for he and Chun Li.

"My father was the village magistrate..." continues Chun Li. "...A simple man with a simple code of justice... he gathered the few people he could, to stand against you - you and your bullies were driven back by farmers with pitchforks! And my father saved his village... at the cost of his own life! Right before my very eyes, you had him shot as you ran away! A hero at a thousand paces..."

Bison finishes preparing the drinks, and looks up to Chun Li. "I'm sorry, I don't remember any of it..."

Chun Li is horrified. "You don't remember???" she gasps.

With the two drinks glasses in hand, Bison approaches Chun Li and hands one glass to her. "For you..." he replies, "...The day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life - but for me, it was Tuesday..."

Chun Li views Bison with horror. Trust this evil bastard to show no mercy at... at why she resents he!

In one of the prison cells at the fort, Balrog is chained against the wall while Honda is laid flat out on his chest across a small table, and tied to it very tightly. The cell door opens, and in enters one of Bison's torturers. The torturer takes a whip in hand, ready to torture Honda.

"Let me show you how we treat foreigners in Shadaloo..." the torturer sneers, and he cracks his whip. The whip sharply hits Honda, scarring his back and drawing blood... but surprisingly, he does not flinch! He appears to be lost in thought, somehow. Balrog and the torturer are surprised at this!

Thinking his whip isn't sharp enough, the torturer swaps it for another one and whips Honda again. Again, Honda does not flinch as another scar is made and more blood is drawn. The torturer tries again with another whip - but still, nothing, so he puts the whip away. He then turns to Balrog and sneers, "You are next, Yankee!"

"Uhhh maybe I ought to lie down first..." Balrog muses - but the torturer punches him in the face! He groans in pain... but then tries to shut his nose at the smell of the torturer's sweat. As the torturer walks away he adds, "...And take a bath..." and takes a short breath out.

The torturer exits the cell and slams the door shut... and once the torturer walks away, Honda falls facefirst to the table and groans in pain. "Oh man..." gasps Balrog. "Oh god... how'd you keep from crying out?"

Honda only barely manages to lift himself up in his pain from the wounds. "I'm Sumo, brother..." Honda replies. "My body can be in one place, my mind another..."

"Next time your mind leaves..." Balrog tells his friend, "...Tell it to bring back pizza!"

Honda laughs. "I'll consider it..."

Balrog pauses in thought, then... "...Honda, give me a hand..."

"We've only been in jail for two hours..." Honda replies. "Maybe next month..."

Balrog lightly chuckles at Honda's comment... then gestures to the chains holding him. "...Give me a hand, bro!"

Honda barely leans over to grab the chain, and he and Balrog pull it tightly. Success - the overhead metal ring holding Balrog's chains in place breaks off!

In the gymnasium, a number of Bison's troopers have taken off their uniforms and are wearing either red or white karate gis, all with the Bison insignia on the left chest side, as they train. Zangief is also there with Ryu, who is now wearing a white gi, and Ken and Mel who are both wearing red gis. Zangief tosses their suits in an elaborately-built but somewhat fearsome-looking furnace.

"There!" Zangief smiles, impressed at the three of them in their new attire. "Now you look like Bison troopers!"

Ryu, Ken and Mel admire themselves - and of course Ken and Mel sneakily hiss at Ryu, and vice versa. Zangief then gestures them to follow him back oout through the gym.

"This is where we train, in our glorious struggle against the Allied Nations tyranny..." he tells them. Ryu smiles at Zangief, but Ken and Mel know better.

The troopers wave at Mel, Ken and Ryu as Zangief leads them out. "How's it going? Lookin' good!" Ryu calls to one trooper.

"Nice gun!" Ken calls out to another trooper.

"Yeah! Great uniform!" Mel calls out to all troopers who are wearing red gis.

Ken gives Mel a friendly nudge. "Trust you to compliment all troopers wearing all troopers who are wearing red gis!" Ken smirks.

"Long live Bison!" Ryu then calls out to some troopers.

"Yep! Bison!" Ken and Mel add.

Zangief then leads them into a hallway. "Ryu, you come with me... Sagat is waiting for you..." he tells the sinister bastard, and he turns to Mel and Ken and adds, "...I'll see you two later, in the commissary huh?"

Ryu follows Zangief out, and with them gone Ken pulls Mel aside. "Did you get a good look at the video map?" Ken asks.

"Just got the left side..." replies Mel.

"Not a problem, I got the right!" smiles Ken, and the two of them head out.

Natalie and Vega are strolling through the fort, admiring the scenery all the way. Natalie is now wearing a beautiful red Greek dress with matching very long veils wrapped around her arms, a red silk scarf wrapped around her neck and a sparkling ruby brassiere; and entirely sparkling ruby jewellery with matching high-heeled glass slippers, hairsticks and masquerade mask. Her hair is tied back in a bun held in place by the aforementioned hairsticks, with several strands of hair falling down either side of her face; and the same make-up applied to Chun Li's face is also applied to her own... except the red lipstick is glittery, as is her nail varnish. She still wears her bamboo claw on one hand... but now the claw is adorned with rubies, and her rose is pinned to one of the straps of her dress. All the men -be they good or evil- whom the young lovers pass by are in absolute awe at Natalie... but never as much as Vega is.

The two of them are strolling down one corridor when they encounter Ken and Mel. Ken and Mel are no exception to those caught up in the glow of Natalie's beauty, and Mel almost faints - but Ken catches him just seconds before he can hit the ground, and helps him back up once more.

"I too almost fainted!" Vega smiles. "But of course she held me steady and gave me a glass of water..."

"Bless her..." Ken comments. "Anyway, we're looking for the dungeons - we need to free Honda and Balrog so we can help them rescue Chun Li..."

"Would it help if we wait outside Bison's quarters?" Natalie asks. "We can listen in on him and Chun Li - but if Bison restrains all of you in any way, again to prevent suspicions until the right moment we can assist him..."

"Yes please!" Mel exclaims enthusiastically.

"Thanks a million..." Ken adds. "We'll see you there!"

"Adios!" Vega then exclaims to Mel and Ken, as he leads Natalie away. Mel drools at Natalie as he watches her and Vega walk away... until, of course, the lovers turn around a corner far down the corridor. He and Ken then continue on their own journey through the fort.

Still not appearing at all suspicious to anybody, Natalie and Vega arrive right outside Bison's private quarters. They swiftly and gracefully move to one side of the door, Vega holding Natalie very close to he, and with their backs tightly pressed against the wall they listen in on Bison and Chun Li. Lucky for them both, no troopers are around to catch them out - so they're safe to listen in!

Natalie feels saddened to hear Chun Li's story. "Oh my god..." she whispers, placing one hand over her heart and lowering her head as a sign of respect for Chun Li. "The poor girl..."

"Si..." Vega whispers in reply. "I remember her padre... I remember it all. I saw it on the news, when it happened. Dorai Zang was the most respected judge in all of Beijing - but the Red Guard forced him out, when I was a few months old. He moved to a village in the mountains, to serve as the village magistrate... and there he fell in love with and married the village's most beautiful maiden Li Yan, who is in fact a descendant of the legendary hero Fa Mulan. On 1 March 1980, Yan gave birth to Chun Li... but when Chun Li was a few days old, Bison -then still a mere drug baron- and the few allies he then had raided the village. Dorai gathered a number of the villagers to drive back these invaders... but as they fled, Bison himself fatally shot Dorai. It was also reported the infant Chun Li comforted Dorai, until he expired..."

"Yes, I remember you telling me..." Natalie whispers. "And it was shortly after then when Bison promoted himself to 'General', meanwhile little or no was since heard from Chun Li... until at the mere age of 10 she started volunteering with the GNT, and she became so popular with and adored among the staff within a few years they made her a full reporter - and assigned her here, to Shadaloo..."

"Correct! I should have known she was here on revenge... bless her..." and he too lowers his head in respect for Chun Li...

In the dungeons, the torturer examines his entire collection of weapons to see what he can use on Honda, to make him scream in pain there and then rather than appear to ignore it... but then Mel and Ken arrive, and they knock him unconscious with one punch each to the back of his head.

"Those guys will be happy to see us!" Ken remarks, as he presses a button to open the cell door... but as soon as they enter, Balrog and Honda grab them from behind and choke them, pushing them against the pipelines along one wall of the cell!

"Well if it isn't our little buddies who double-crossed us!" snaps Balrog.

Mel tries to muster something, but his words are muffled and strained in his choking.

"What did he say?" Balrog asks Honda.

"Hail to M Bison, these guys are fanatics!" Honda replies, not caring about Mel's words.

Ken then tries to say something... but his words are too muffled and strained, but Balrog and Honda seem to make out the word 'side', and he is saying something about it.

"I think he said he can lead us outside..." Balrog comments, so he and Honda free Ken and Mel.

Ken and Mel take a moment to regain their breath, then Ken steps forward. "What I said was..." he tells Honda and Balrog, "...We're on the same side!"

A thought hits Honda and Balrog, so then they look at each other then back at Ken and Mel. "I'm sorry we didn't realise it..." Honda tells the duo with a sigh. "Please tell us all as we go and rescue Chun Li..."

Back in Bison's private quarters, Bison now relaxes on his couch while Chun Li continues to tell him her story. Neither of them are aware of Natalie and Vega listening in from outside.

"I spent the past ten years working in the media world..." Chun Li tells Bison, "...Using it to gather intellgence on you..."

Bison takes his remote in hand, and low, romantic mood music begins to play. The lights around the room dim.

And right outside, Natalie blushes as the music begins to play - but before she can even merely think to absorb herself in deep thought of Vega, and thus sway in time to the music... Vega takes off his mask and places it by the strap over his shoulder, and he takes her in his arms and pulls her into a kiss! Awwww!!

Chun Li smirks at Bison putting on this mood music and dimming the lights. "I found partners who hate you and your friends as much as I do..." she continues, and she is unimpressed at a clown-like painting of Bison. "...But most importantly, I studied the martial arts of three continents... so one day, I could meet you... avenge my father..." She picks up one of the magazines on one of Bison's tables, and views the cover - the entire magazine is another one of those specials detailing the current progress on the war against Bison. She slams the magazine back down on the table as she ends her story with... "...And end your reign of terror... myself..."

Bison is displeased at Chun Li's words. He slams his glass back down on the table, and stands up once more. He slowly paces toward Chun Li... and when he is just a few paces away from she he grabs her by her wrists and pulls her toward he, an amused but indeed sinister smile spread across his face. "Hmmmm..." he tells her. "I don't think so..." And he loosens his hold on she, then steps back a few paces until he sits upon his couch again. "...You see, nobody has ever seen you in combat... you always hid behind your Sumo and your boxer... why, since you entered this country, you never even threw a single punch! No, my dear... I know women... and you... are harmless..."

It is now Chun Li's turn to smile amusedly, and she carefully holds the one remaining leather strap. "...That's exactly... what I wanted you... to think..." she tells Bison - and she swiftly snaps the leather strap and exclaims "Ya-TAI!!" then launches herself at Bison. She kicks him in the chest and knocks him backwards, and follows this up with more kicks and punches. He takes each one and does not counter... all obviously part of whatever evil plan is currently brewing in his sinister mind...

Natalie and Vega -he now wearing his mask once more- then burst in, and Natalie helps Bison back up once more. "Are you all right, Your Excellency?" she asks. "What happened??"

Bison looks up at her... and he too is in awe at her beauty. "I'm perfectly fine, my dear..." he replies, and he takes the opportunity to kiss her hand. "I can handle this! You and Vega get in the weapons alcove!"

Natalie and Vega salute, and they back up into Bison's weapons alcove - and without Bison watching, Vega carefully wipes Natalie's hand right where Bison kissed it... then he briefly takes his mask off and kisses her hand himself. Natalie blushes madly. Vega then puts his mask back on once more.

Chun Li delivers more kicks to Bison, and is about to deliver another when...

"...Li!" Honda's voice can be heard from outside. "Chun Li! We're coming, Li!" and he, Balrog, Ken and Mel all burst in. She is briefly surprised at seeing Ken and Mel assisting in her rescue - but Bison uses this opportunity to back up into his weapons alcove along with Vega and Natalie.

"NO!!" Chun Li screams, and she, Balrog, Honda, Ken and Mel all rush toward the weapons alcove... but Bison presses a button to lower a glass wall, separating he, Vega and Natalie from Chun Li, Balrog, Honda, Ken and Mel. Chun Li launches herself at the glass wall, but she bounces off. A part of her inside also worries of... certain other risks, if she were to break the glass...

"Li, let me help!" Honda then shouts at Chun Li... but then a hissing sound can be heard, and he, Chun Li, Mel, Ken and Balrog all smell something. He looks up... and yellow gas begins to seep in from the vents in the ceiling! "Son of a... it's GAS!" he shouts.

"Oh no!" gasps Chun Li, and she leads Honda, Balrog, Ken and Mel to the door... but then Bison presses a button to slam the door shut. Chun Li and co. scramble at the door, trying to force it open... but to no avail.

"Do you wish for us to assist in taking them to a waiting room?" Vega then asks Bison.

"No thank you, Vega..." Bison replies. "...We'll leave it to the troopers. You may both accompany me back to the command room..."

"Any opportunity to gaze upon me - since I am to be betrothed to Vega, right?" asks Natalie.

Bison smiles. "But of course, my dear - and yes... I wish you were the one whom I granted this private interview..."

Natalie and Vega both smirk at Bison's words. By now, with the obvious exception of the weapons alcove the gas entirely fills Bison's quarters... and Chun Li and co. feel heavy and dizzy as the gas enters their bodies, and one by one they fall unconscious and pass out on the floor. Honda uses what little strength he feels he has left to bang on the door, before he too passes out. The furnace burns brightly and wildly... and Bison bursts into an evil laugh...