Ryu's Harem

Interlude: The Two Ryus (Revised Version)

A.N.: No, the story is not dead. After Ted and I talked about this, we decided not to have Ryu Hayabusa and Hayate as the villains in this fanfic, so we had to rewrite the entire chapter...well, most of it anyway. Enjoy

It was after the Yellowstar raid that the private, intimate celebration happened.

After getting some information several weeks ago, a series of events had happened that led up to a recent raid on a major distributor of the sex-enslaving drug. It had initially intended to be a female version of Viagra, but there were side effects, such as addiction and a decrease in intelligence of the woman who took it, where she craved more drug or sex. It was through this drug that Ryu Hayabusa had lost his first girlfriend, Irene Lew, to after she was given the first versions of it. The toxic precursors to the present version of Yellowstar, as the drug became known as, caused her to have terminal cancer in addition to the cravings. Knowing she was going to die after Ryu found her, Irene asked him to kill her, which he did.

But a part of him died that day, and it wasn’t until others found him that they helped him fulfill Irene’s dying wish: “Focus not on hate and anger, for they lead to death. Instead focus on love and compassion, for they lead to life.”

It meant “Don’t waste your life on revenge, love those who love you while you have time.”

But Hayabusa had since made sure that those who’d put Irene into this condition should not be allowed to hurt others the way she’d been hurt and eventually died. He tried to take the “tragic hero” approach and become a crusader who’d try to save those who were hurt by it if he could.

So far it worked. Hayabusa had gotten several in the Dead or Alive Tournament to join his cause, especially the current CEO of the Executive Committee, Helena Douglas. This led to a current purge that also yielded a few lackeys to Victor Donovan who would be willing to roll over on him in return for mercy, legal or otherwise.

This led to the last raid, which netted a lot of drug, some hard cash and bank account information, and a few computers. He’d also insisted on having the wallets of the men they’d beaten examined and kept, to see if there were cards with codes on them, or other data that could lead to the front door of the drug makers. There might be other clues that they didn’t think of as well on them too.

[The raid gone well,] Hayabusa mused. [Very well indeed.]

Much of the drug had been destroyed, but before it had, it was analyzed and several chemists on the DOATEC payroll were waiting to make their names (as well as a cash bonus by the clans) by making an antidote for it.

The information from both computers and wallets were being used to prepare for more future raids. A hacker or two could take the battle to cyberspace while the hard info could bring it to the drug makers' backyard.

What of the cash? Well, an army—or a ninja clan, for that matter—was said to march on two things: its stomach and its wallet. Once the bills for the raid, as well as a few favors, too, were totaled, the cash helped ease the burden on the clan. Some was kept for “sting purposes,” where those posing as buyers needed hard cash to make it look good. The rest went to expenses, as well as the “favors” if things got lost or destroyed, as well as people getting injured or killed.

But all in all, this was a success. This brought them one step closer to ending the nightmare of Yellowstar, and more fulfillments karma-wise to Hayabusa as well.

[So why NOT celebrate with the ones you love?] he thought.

Inside the personal living quarters above Hayabusa Curio and Antiques, a naked Ayane was giving her brother-in-law an expert blowjob. Part of it was her 'duty' as his main concubine. One she privately relished.

Right now Ryu Hayabusa felt he'd been dealt quite a good deal by Ayane as they gasped while he came. His seed fired onto her face and coated her nicely.

But she wasn't done as she quickly got him hard again.

"Turn around on your hands and knees," he told her as he laid her on the bed.

Hayabusa was looking at Ayane hungrily as she did as she was told, her shapely ass sticking into the air. The lilac-haired ninja with the bounteous bosoms looked delicious indeed as she held that submissive pose.

Beside the pair was Kasumi, a ginger-haired woman with the same physical attributes as Ayane. She was on her back, completely out of it, her face and chest covered in semen, her and Hayabusa's combined juices seeping out of her pussy. The bliss on her face had reflected what she last felt:pure pleasure from her husband, Ryu Hayabusa.

Close to Kasumi’s prone body was the beautiful blonde known as Rachel. After tonight’s debriefings, she had wanted in on the celebration, having loved Hayabusa since the ordeal with the Vigoor Empire. Right now she too had a nice load of ninja cum over her face and chest, with her own pussy dripping the juices of Hayabusa and herself. She was in a Seventh Heaven as she looked like a fallen angel who got savored by the Hayabusa Super Ninja, with the look on her face also reflecting the recent pleasure.

Rachel was not just one of Hayabusa’s partners, but also a concubine too. Like Kasumi, she had a face and chest that could not just make men drool and women become jealous, but she was a deadly fighter in her own right as a Fiend Hunter.

Others had said Rachel could pass as a classy cousin of Tina Armstrong, and not just because of the face, hair and bosoms. Both women were strong females and could kick ass. But Rachel could use weapons that Tina might not feel comfortable about using. That gave the Fiend Hunter a serious advantage, although Kasumi and Ayane had also helped Rachel with her unarmed combat skills as well.

As the two ecstasy-high women relished in the afterglow of their marathon sex, Hayabusa began to sink his length into Ayane’s tight pussy, enjoying the moans of ecstasy she gave as he did so. As he began to pump in and out of her, her form began to blur inside his mind's eye. When it reformed, she had turned into Mai Shiranui, the bouncy ninja girl who was once from Southtown and was the lust object of many men, ninja and otherwise.

Hayabusa shook his head and focused on the present, and the visage of Mai faded from his mind, replaced with that of the naked Ayane. She had grabbed one of his hands from her breasts and brought it to her lips. Hayabusa felt her lips wrap around one of the digits as she sucked hungrily, moaning as the super-ninja continued to ravage her with his thrusts, Ayane thrusting back as they continued to fuck.

Given the fact that he had just screwed his wife as well as one of his partners, and was now banging her half-sister, Hayabusa knew he wouldn't last long. Kasumi and Rachel in the meantime, were currently involved with each other, hands interlocked with each other's as they kissed each other obscenely. His mind played tricks on him once again as Ayane shifted into Mai.

[Ryu’s living quarters, three weeks earlier]

Ryu Hayabusa had just tucked Kasumi into bed after making sure she was all right. Maybe he didn't need to, but he kissed his wife good night anyway.

After letting her sleep, he went to his cordless phone. Punching in a phone number, he waited until the beep was heard. Then he punched in another number. One the recipient would know right off the bat and know where and who the page was from.

And about fifteen minutes later, Hayabusa got that call he was waiting for.

"It's me. What's going on, Ryu?" the voice said.

"They tried to make a move on Kasumi," Hayabusa said tersely. "I could tell they wanted to, Hayate." He looked at the belongings he'd taken from the ninja he'd beaten. A few wallets, some small weapons, and something else that disturbed him.

"They had a syringe with them, and one guess as to what was in it." This he said as he held up a hypodermic needle, pre-loaded with some drug.

"Was it the same one that got Irene?"

"I'm sure it was." Hayabusa had lost his previous girlfriend, Irene Lew, to a drug that supposedly made any woman unlucky enough to be stuck by it into a sex slave.

She'd been given the drug's prototype as "Subject Zero," after having been kidnapped by Shadowlaw (whom she was investigating then).

When Hayabusa had found her, she was in the throes of terminal cancer and in constant pain, addicted to the drug as men raped her again and again. Not wanting to see her suffer further, he killed her after she asked for an end to her torture. He then beat the hell out of her rapists, and got told "Go to Hell!" when he tried to get info from them.

He'd then dedicated himself to finding out who made that drug (which he found was called Yellowstar) and to shutting them down for good, as well as making sure Irene Lew had not died in vain.

It was around that time he also found out about Kasumi being declared renegade, and Hayate and Ayane having to hunt her down. Finding Kasumi first, Hayabusa and she confronted the brother and half-sister while Rachel, a friend and partner since the fall of the Vigoor Empire, stood ready to act in case things got ugly.

But as it turned out, Hayate had been disgusted by when the clan had forced him to hunt down the sister who only tried to avenge his wounds at Genra's hands.

Ayane, with Hayabusa's help, had come to find she too had despised Kasumi for the wrong reasons. All the ginger-haired girl had done was try to be an older sister of sorts, and a lot of things, from a "poison child" label slapped on Ayane’s soul to a need for love and acceptance under any circumstances that had been denied her, had caused the young Hajinmon ninja to hate the "princess."

Seeing how much the three had ached under the doctrine of the Mugen Tenshin Clan under Genra, Hayabusa had come to the decision that they would all confront the clan elders, saying that they would not let a late despot's madness hurt others like bad clan orders had hurt Hayabusa before.

Early on, Hayabusa had been told by the elders of the Hayabusa clan to break it off with Irene, or be thrown out of the clan. Not the ninja he was now, nor one to challenge his clan elders then, he made the decision to end it with Irene. She went back to America, and he stayed with the clan.

It was that decision, Hayabusa knew, that would eventually lead to her death. There were nights after her death he'd agonized at why he didn't disown his clan then, forcing a younger man to decide between love and clan duty.

He had harbored a grudge against the clan elders (who had been backed by the Mugen Tenshin Clan) when he had to kill Irene, but that was moot when most of the Hayabusa clan perished at the hands of the Black Spider Clan, who were puppets of the Vigoor Empire.

Rachel, whose sister was turned into a Fiend by the Vigoor Empire, showed she was a great ally and a better friend, who also knew what it was like to lose a loved one.

"If Rachel hadn't reached out to me," Hayabusa said to the others, "I'd have been a wiser, but a whole lot sadder ninja now." Indeed, Rachel was able to help him heal from his angst.

And thus, Hayate and Hayabusa laid out their demands to the Mugen Tenshin elders: Lift the stigmas the village had placed on Ayane, as well as lift the death sentence on Kasumi and reinstate her into the clan.

If both were not done (Hayate was leader, but the elders could make things difficult even for him, especially if they all voted against Hayate; this was the one way a leader could have his wishes denied, Hayate had told Hayabusa. “The elders need a unanimous vote to nullify anything I say without a good reason, so I need a good reason for them not to.”) then Hayate, Kasumi and Ayane would turn and renounce the Mugen Tenshin Clan as "home-wrecking despots who would let a dead man influence things."

And Hayabusa, as surviving Elder of the Hayabusa clan, would take the three, as well as Rachel, in without hesitation.

"It was malicious clan doctrine you backed that cost me the life of the woman I loved," Hayabusa told the elders, "because it forced a separation from her that ultimately led to her capture, torture and eventual mercy-killing at my hands. I was inexperienced and too young to challenge my clan then, who are mostly dead now.

"And I will not as Clan Elder of the Hayabusa clan let your orders tear another family apart if I can help it! Not here, not today!"

The four warriors stood by Hayabusa as he made it clear what was wanted. As a party with a "neutral" standing, he wasn't affected by the internal "family feud" as much as the siblings were.

It would be a rare day when compassion prevailed over reason, but indeed, Hayabusa would not let Genra's ill-made decree stand if he could help it.

And this show of warrior solidarity had one of the more sympathetic elders bow to Hayabusa.

Genra, the elder said, did not speak for ALL of them, no matter what the decrees were. And this once there was no unanimous vote to challenge Hayate and Hayabusa.

While things were healing and nothing was perfect, with relations between both brother and sisters were healing, as well as Hayabusa and Rachel folded into the "family" of sorts.

"But you know there are a few elders still angry at you, Ryu," Hayate said. "They didn't like you coming over the top like that." With the Hayabusa clan no longer around, Ryu Hayabusa had told the elders in no uncertain terms: Either you don't push this family apart, or I will take this family and start a new Hayabusa clan with them.

"Nobody's going to like the man who made them blink," Hayabusa admitted. "But I'm just glad I did.

And I'm glad the bad guys didn't get Kasumi, though I'm no closer to getting to them now."

"Nevertheless, I think I have something for you," Hayate said. "I found there is a lead contact who will be in the same area as will a tournament I'm sending one of my best men to. You, Ayane and Rachel can check out the lead, while keeping tabs on my man to make sure he doesn't get too out of control."

"Is this Mako?"

"It is. He's excited at being the best male Hajinmon ninja there is, but he is a little too haughty for his own good. That could be his downfall."

Hayabusa could only nod. Even the best find out there might be someone who's gotten better than you, or will give you a run for your money. Even with all the foes he'd faced, Hayabusa knew there were many close scrapes where the margin between life and death was too slim to rely on.

And one wrong move and they would not be talking tonight, since Ryu Hayabusa would be a corpse, a Fiend or a memory had that wrong move happened.

"When's the tournament, and how soon can we get to that contact?" This might be the chance to relax a little, to take in the tournament to see what was going on.

"Not too long from now. I'll see if I can get that source to do more for you too."

"Let's meet tomorrow for lunch at the shop. Bring Ayane and Rachel, and some take-out. We'll then make our plans for how we want to do this."

The following day, Hayate and the two women arrived, their arms filled with the said take-out.

Hayabusa ushered them into the shop, then up to his living quarters, where Kasumi, playing wife and hostess, had water, tea and coffee ready.

It was during lunch that they agreed that Rachel and Ayane would join Hayabusa as chaperones and assistant coaches. The two women knew enough to help Hayabusa with his investigation. It would be at the tournament that the partner of their contact would meet them, and then help set up the arrangements for the discussions to go down on.

(Someone had already made an attempt on the contact when he didn't have his partner, hence the "partner first, then me" approach.)

It would all happen in a few days’ time, so anything that Hayabusa could pack for a long stay would be a good thing. Especially since Hayate agreed to pull ranks together to keep Kasumi, Ayane or Rachel from being targeted.

Just because Rachel wasn't a ninja didn't make her that less dangerous. Or less desirable by those who targeted Kasumi. A buxom blonde who was just as sexy as Kasumi, Ayane, and some might argue Tina Armstrong, Rachel was also as deadly. With her Emerald War Hammer, she’d nailed Fiend after Fiend, foe after foe. She’d watched Hayabusa’s back like he’d watched hers.

But Hayabusa swore that anyone who tried to go after the women who meant the most to him now would surely regret it.

[Kyoto, Japan, a few days later.]

It was a lull in the tournament Mako was in, and Hayabusa had just seen the men's semi-finals.

Mako had done admirably today. He was one of the Mugen Tenshin's best fighters, as well as a top-notch assassin from the Hajinmon sect. It was not, however, a literal killing that was needed from Mako today.

(Although Hayabusa did make money from betting on Mako, it would be mostly for the younger ninja as a bonus for his honorable showing today. The rest would pay for room and board for them all.)

To his credit, Mako had kept his ego in check, having been told others might use that against him otherwise. Hayabusa had personally talked to Mako about it, and even used a situation to prove it.

So taking the personal part out of the battle had indeed shown to be a justifiable tactic as it made Mako less of a target to show everyone else.

Mako had just cleaned the clock of a blond punk by the name of Andy Bogard. Bogard had fought admirably, but then again, he was up against Mako, a ninja who gave no quarter.

Rachel had gone with two others to see if she could get the contact's information from the partner. He wasn't about to take chances with leaving her alone, so he had the two ninja escort her while Ayane stayed with him.

After all, if the people who had the Yellowstar could get too close to Kasumi to do what they tried to do, they might not hesitate to try to go after the contact, the partner and Rachel as well.

Hayabusa had just returned from the local bookie with the cash on Mako, and was about to leave for the snack vendor when the finals for the women's division were announced.

One of the finalists was Mai Shiranui.

This froze Hayabusa in his tracks. There was not a man alive in the tournament circles who didn't know about Mai Shiranui, and not lust after her. She was the kunoichi version of a "sex bomb" that many, ninja or not, would have loved to detonate around them.

There had been some rumors that she had also left Southtown due to some ugliness that had dishonored her, but she was now back in fighting form, and if anything, deadlier than every with an all-business approach to her now.

And that showed as she took apart her opponent, move by move. She made no mistakes.

[She is a wonderful fighter, and I should ask if she'd like to join us,] he thought.

Ayane nudged Hayabusa, "What are you thinking, Sempai?"

"That Miss Shiranui is a killer fighting ninja. Hayate might like to know she's got clan potential," he said quickly. “She’s performing flawlessly in the match just now.”

"She did do well and she has potential," Ayane admitted grudgingly. "But she's not like me or your wife."

"That is true," he added as he kissed her cheek. "You two are very special and very much loved by me." Ayane smiled as he put his arm around her in a hug.

Turning his attention to the ring, he saw the match was over.

"Winner of this match is Mai Shiranui!"

The busty kunoichi bowed as she smiled with her "Nippon Ichi!" line. As she did, her breasts bounced a little.

Hayabusa had to slap himself a little mentally. She was just like Kasumi, Ayane or Rachel breast-wise. But he had to be back to business. They were setting up for the men's finals now.

Ayane playfully nudged Hayabusa. "Sempai, if you want some then wait until we're alone," she whispered into his ear before gently blowing in it. This got the super ninja blushing. Like a lot of males, he got "busted by the bust," which, he chuckled mentally, happened a lot with Kasumi, Ayane and Rachel.

It had been not that long after Kasumi's reinstatement into the Mugen Tenshin clan that Hayabusa had came to the clan elders and proposed merging the clan with his own. And before his old friend Hayate, Hayabusa asked for Kasumi's hand in marriage.

Kasumi accepted, but Ayane had been hurt. She loved Hayabusa, but because of her "poison child" label, she couldn't marry him. However, Kasumi had another way.

Part of her family tradition was that the male could have a concubine or two, provided he could support them and the wife as well. So that wedding night, Kasumi had a surprise for her husband: her half-sister in lingerie. And both sisters ended up showing their man how much they loved him--while he gave to them more than he got.

In time Rachel joined as a second concubine, although Hayabusa preferred calling Kasumi Hayabusa "official wife" and Ayane and Rachel "unofficial wives." Mainly because he loved all three and they knew he'd give his life for them all.

Just like he knew they would give their lives for him too.

[So that was old man Shiranui's granddaughter,] Hayabusa thought. He then watched as his ninja stepped into the ring. Hayabusa grinned to himself. 'Whoever is fighting Mako is in for a rough ride,' he thought. Mako had already beaten several of the fighters there, and no one would dare step in the ring with him.

Except for one man.

"We have a new challenger!" the announcer said. "Representing the Shotokan School of Martial Arts,

Ryu Hoshi!"

Hayabusa watched as a muscular Japanese man wearing a tattered black karate gi stepped into the ring. He had heard about the martial artist who had the same first name as him, but this was the first time he had ever seen him. He also knew that Shotokan Karate was an incorrect term for his fighting style, but rather an ancient form of Karate that had the ability to kill an opponent in one blow.

This wasn't the first time that Hayabusa had seen Ryu Hoshi in action. Earlier in the tournament, Hayabusa watched as Ryu Hoshi fought his rival Jann Lee, who was also competing in the tournament.

Jann was disappointed in finding out that his rival wasn't competing in the tournament, but immediately perked up when he let Hayabusa know that Ryu Hoshi was competing. Even the hotheaded bouncer from Hong Kong knew of the infamous Japanese warrior, and what better way to make a name for yourself than to defeat the illustrious Ryu Hoshi.

Hayabusa remembered the conversation that he had with the Jeet Kune Do practitioner shortly before the match. It was through Jann Lee that Hayabusa found out that one Ryu Hoshi was participating in the tournament...

[Flashback]

"So what brings you to my neck of the woods?" Hayabusa asked once the greetings were out of the way.

"I needed a break from Hong Kong," Jann replied. "I heard that there was a tournament going on, so I decided to compete. I'm surprised that you are not competing in this as well. You know me a rematch from the last DOA tournament."

"I know," Hayabusa replied. "I'm here at Hayate's request. One of his men is competing in my place. Long story."

"Too bad," Jann said. "I heard that he is here."

"Who?" Hayabusa was curious.

"The guy who shares the same first name as you - Ryu Hoshi."

Hayabusa's eyes narrowed slightly at that name. "Ryu Hoshi. I've heard of him."

Jann nodded. "Yeah. He showed up with some hot ninja chick with him. I swear, her chest is just as big as those two kunoichi you got hanging around you." He raised one fist in the air. "I'm gonna fight him...and I'm gonna take him down!"

Hayabusa shook his head. "Good luck. I heard he was no pushover."

Jann rolled his eyes. "Whatever. When we meet again, I'll be the winner!"

[End Flashback]

Sure enough, Jann Lee had encountered the Ansatsuken warrior in their match. Jann saw that he was as tall as he was, and just as muscular. Even the Jeet Kune Do praticioner had to admit that he was strong.

'But not as strong as me!' Jann thought. "So you're Ryu Hoshi. You don't look like much. You've never fought someone like me before, haven't you?"

Ryu smirked as he thought back of a certain Hong Kong action star who was one of his many rivals.

"I have. Only difference is that Fei Long has less of an ego than you."

Jann fumed. "You DARE compare me to that Bruce Lee-knockoff?!"

Ryu smirked as Evil Ryu fed him a comeback. "Well, the turkey vocals aren't original, coming from you."

Now Jann was seeing red. "THAT'S IT! YOU'RE GOING DOWN! WHEN THIS MATCH IS OVER, I'LL BE THE WINNER!"

Unfortunately, it was not meant to be.

Ryu Hayabusa watched as his Ansatsuken counterpart dismantled and defeated Jann Lee. Hayabusa shook his head. Jann Lee was one of the best fighters, but he was too hot-tempered for his own good. Jann, however, didn't take losing very well and tried to catch Ryu with a cheapshot from behind. At the sound of Jann's battle cry, Ryu instinctively went into a perfect split as Jann sailed past him, foot first...

...only to crash and burn Peter Sellers-style into the crowd. Hayabusa winced as Jann crashed into the audience.

[Good thing a lot of the Dead or Alive fighters didn’t see that,] Hayabusa thought. [Although I can rip on him about that later. Better hope that no one had a camcorder.] It had not been one of Jann’s better moments, he knew. He’d also bet on Ryu Hoshi to advance as well, and hadn’t done that badly, either.

[Mako's impressive,] Hayabusa thought, [and I hope he does well. Hayate would be proud of his showing.] Knowing there was a possibility that the finals would be a coin flip (the illustrious Ryu Hoshi against the rising star of the Mugen Tenshin's Hajinmon sect), Hayabusa decided to save his cash.

Ayane, of course, had big eyes looking at Ryu Hoshi. "He's got a good build on him. A muscular man with all the right packaging." She was eyeing Ryu like a starving animal would a piece of prime meat.

"Well, if you want some of that, I'm not exactly chopped sushi either," Hayabusa whispered mischievously in her ear, giving her the same flirting she'd done with him.

The fight began. Mako, using his speed and size, kept Ryu on his defense. However, this proved to be a distraction as Ryu patiently waited for an opening before he fought back with a flurry of punches and kicks. And then...

"Shoryuken!!"

Crack. Hayabusa winced as fist met jaw as Ryu finished off his opponent with the Dragon Punch.

Mako was out like a light.

"Winner of this match is Ryu Hoshi!"

[So HE is who I need to target,] Hayabusa thought as a look of concern crossed his features. He also was thankful he didn't bet on the finals, since he didn't know who Mako would face then.

Still a lot of yen for today on Mako, though.

Ayane saw his look and quickly pulled him to her, a concerned look on her face. "Be careful. Hayate fought Ryu Hoshi twice. He lost both times. Don't underestimate him."

"I won't, but I might just have a word or two with him." During the match, Hayabusa saw some weird energy with Hoshi.

Dark and light energy were both swirling inside the fighter, Hayabusa would have sworn. Almost like himself, but there was one question: which was the greater in Ryu Hoshi?

It was time to find out...

===

At the formal presentation, Mai Shiranui and Ryu Hoshi were crowned the tournament champions. In a brief moment, Ryu saw Mai smile again, and he smiled too. This was good for her recovery, he knew. Once she got her groove back, Ryu knew that his kunoichi friend would be able to face any other challenge from here on out.

Ryu wasn't that big on ceremonies. After all, he did walk out of the awards ceremony at the conclusion of the last Street Fighter tournament. Part of it was out of guilt, not sure he wanted to relish a “blood-tainted victory,” even if Bison, whom he killed in the match, had “deserved to die” or if Ryu hadn’t been able to check enough of his attack in time. He was simply doing this at Mai's request.

He then caught sight of a certain super-ninja leaving with a lilac-haired woman in the audience.

He recognized the woman as the half-sister of the clan leader Hayate. Ryu had several run-ins with the Mugen Tenshin clan leader, both times he had defeated Hayate in combat. The second defeat had Hayate offer Ryu an invite to join the clan. Ryu declined the invite, but was flattered that Hayate would perform such a gesture. Then, Ayane had confronted him with an invite to join the clan under her. Ryu saw she was playing the seductress, and fortunately had enough clarity of mind to decline again, not falling for the "honey trap" Ayane had for him. It had been close, though.

But the second person Ryu saw he immediately recognized. 'So that's Ryu Hayabusa,' he thought.

'Guy was right about him.' He then remembered that Hayabusa and Hayate were close friends. 'Wait a second...the guy I just beat used Mugen Tenshin Ninjitsu. Maybe Hayabusa was there for damage control. Too bad. I really wanted to have a match with him.'

Ryu Hayabusa, in the meanwhile had left the stands with Ayane, and both headed for the locker areas where Mako would be, no doubt being bandaged up. Ryu Hoshi had laid Mako out cold and Hayabusa knew his man would be feeling that one for quite a while.

It was there that Hayabusa ran into a discussion that was getting heated. He stayed in the shadows to avoid being seen.

"You go ahead, I'll catch up to you and Mako," he told Ayane in a whisper."

"You sure?" she whispered back.

"Go on, I’ll be there soon!" With that Ayane left for Mako, hoping Hayabusa knew what he was doing.

"That really hurt when you slapped me like that back in Southtown." Mai's voice was heard. "Geese was the one behind the whole mess, not me."

"The others made sure I didn't forget it either," a male voice went. This was Andy Bogard, Hayabusa knew. The same man who lost to Mako earlier. "They all still love you very much, and were glad Ryu was watching your back."

This caused Hayabusa to fume silently. [So what I heard WAS true!] he thought darkly. He'd heard that Mai had been the victim of a drunken gang-rape by Geese Howard and his men, and she'd left Southtown before Geese could enslave her.

[No doubt using what killed Irene, and I would NEVER wish that on another ninja regardless of clan, or anyone else for that matter,] Hayabusa thought grimly. [If I saw Geese Howard I'd rip him apart with my bare hands for that!] He then was puzzled for a bit. [But what is her connection to this other Ryu?]

"He's helped me get my confidence back, and he was with me a lot of the way through my recovery. If he wasn't here...I'd be a lot worse off, believe me," Mai said with a wistful look. "If I could adopt Ryu into my family as a brother, I would. He's not the fight-is-all guy you once said he was. I'd fallen from grace and he reached out to me." Mai smiled. "He saved me, plain and simple."

Hayabusa relaxed a little. [So she trusts this other Ryu,] he thought. He then got angry again. [But how do I know he's not planning on using her for his own ends? For all I know he's setting her up for a harder fall down the line.] He also remembered a lot of his own grudges with Ryu Hoshi. Even if others argued it wasn't intentionally his fault, Hayabusa believed the yen stopped with Hoshi for a few of them.

"Mai?" A second male voice was heard coming around the corner. Hayabusa looked at the speaker, who had a red headband and black gi with sleeves ripped off.

[So this is the famous Ryu Hoshi,] he thought grimly. [He is the one who robbed me of my vengeance for Irene.]

"Sempai!" Mai said as she hugged Ryu Hoshi with joy.

"You did great out there, Mai," he said to her. "I'm proud of you, and I'm sure Terry, Mary and Joe are too, aren't they?" The second part of this was said to Andy.

"I’m sure they are. I want to thank you for watching out for Mai on behalf of Mary, Joe and Terry, as well as myself. Seeing Mai like this makes me realize you've done a better job of it than I could have ever done." Andy said this with a lot of humility. Turning back to Mai, he said, "Let me know when I can see you at the dojo again, and maybe we can spar, or I can talk the others in seeing you now."

"You've got my email and phone number, Andy. When you can, tell the others to call me drop me a line. I miss hearing from them," Mai said.

"Tell the Southtown gang I said hi," Ryu told Andy.

"I will. And thanks again for helping Mai, Ryu." With that Andy left.

Once Andy was gone, Mai hugged Ryu warmly. "You really made a big difference with me, Ryu," she said as she kissed his cheek. "Thank you."

"You're a very near and dear friend, Mai," Ryu smiled back. "And that's what we do for those we care about." He then paused as his face became serious. "And we're not alone." With that he and Mai disengaged as Hayabusa came to them.

Hayabusa sized Ryu up. He was about his height, tanned, with more muscles that radiated power through the black gi he wore.

[But what is this power I'm seeing from him?] Hayabusa thought as he could almost see Ryu's aura.

As if...there was something dark and sinister about it.

Ryu sized Hayabusa up. His physique was muscular, reminding him of Guy. Long hair tied into a ponytail, green eyes looking for any weaknesses.

[If he's like Guy, Hayabusa isn't a pushover either,] Ryu thought.

Ryu felt Hayabusa’s green eyes stared him down, as if Hayabusa wanted to fight right then and there. There was a lot of tension, Ryu could tell.

"Excuse me," Hayabusa said as he made himself civil. "I want to congratulate you both on your victories." He turned to Ryu. "That was one of my best men you beat."

"I didn't hurt him too badly," Ryu replied in the same civil tone. "Then again, the style he was using was Mugen Tenshin Ninjitsu."

Mai looked at Ryu. "You had a run-in with the Mugen Tenshin clan and survived?"

Ryu looked at Mai and smiled. "I met the clan boss, Hayate. The first was at a karate tournament, the second was outside Master Gotetsu's dojo. For a ninja, his Karate is indeed formidable." He looked at Hayabusa, who was shocked at this little revelation. "Hayate has allies with the Hayabusa clan...which makes you Ryu Hayabusa."

Hayabusa nodded, quickly to cover his gaffe. "You're very quick. I am indeed Ryu Hayabusa. So you're the Ansatsuken fighter that I've heard of. You don't disappoint. You are as good as they say."

Mai blinked. Every ninja has heard about the infamous super-ninja and of his exploits, from taking on the Demon Clan to the Vigoor Empire. "You're THE Ryu Hayabusa?"

"I am."

Ryu slowly nodded. "I've heard of you as well. I'm surprised that you are not competing in this tournament. I would have been honored to fight against you."

Hayabusa managed a small smile. "And I would be honored to fight against you, too, but I have...other urgent matters I need to attend to." He turned to Mai. "Shiranui, right? You're related to Hanzou Shiranui by any chance?"

Mai nodded. "I am his granddaughter."

Hayabusa nodded in understanding. For a moment, Ryu saw that Hayabusa was staring at Mai's chest for a split second.

Hayabusa mentally smacked himself on the head as he realized this too. [Damn it! Her chest is as big as Kasumi and Ayane's! Get your head out of the gutter, hentai!]

"Your grandfather was one of the best ninja back in his time. He was an honorable man," Hayabusa replied smoothly.

"Thank you," Mai said, also noting that Hayabusa was looking at her chest for a second longer than he was.

"I must take my leave," Hayabusa said, "and see after my man. It was a pleasure meeting you both." He stepped past and walked away.

As soon as Hayabusa was around the corner, he was fuming inside. [So you're close with Mai, huh?] he thought darkly. [What else are you not telling me, Hoshi?] He hoped he hadn’t been seeming too much the hentai with Mai; even with Kasumi and Ayane, he was still male. And as a male a beautiful buxom woman might make even a loyal husband stare longer than he’d like to.

Meanwhile, Ryu narrowed his eyes as he watched Hayabusa round the corner. Mai caught the look on his face. "What is it?"

"You didn't notice the way he was staring at your chest?" Ryu asked. "And on top of that, he looked rather surprised to see me with you."

"Are you jealous?" Mai teased, poking Ryu in the ribs.

Ryu shook his head. "No. Concerned. There is more to this guy than meets the eye. We may have to keep an eye on him, just to be sure. From the look in his eyes, I think he wanted you for himself."

Mai turned to Ryu and kissed him softly on the lips. Since no one they knew were at the tournament, they were both in the clear. That and they were alone in the hallway. "Listen to me, Ryu. You'd know I would never betray you by going to someone else. You helped me, saved me when I was at my lowest. And besides..." She took one of his hands and placed it onto her chest. "...I'm your little Ninja Slut, remember? I'll let you and only you fuck me."

"Since you put it that way," Ryu replied with a naughty glint in his eyes, "how about a quick shower, a little rematch before dinner, and then one more after?" As he asked Mai, Ryu gently squeezed her breast. She was momentarily surprised, long enough for Ryu to kiss her cheek.

Mai was already getting aroused, the idea of Ryu fucking her brains out was turning her on.

"You're on."

====

The look on Ryu Hayabusa's face scared both Ayane and Rachel. Without warning, Hayabusa smashed his left fist into a brick wall.

"Ryu, what's wrong?" Ayane said, her eyes betraying her concern as they darted back and forth between Hayabusa and the hole in the wall.

"I met that bastard who robbed me of my chance for avenging Irene," Hayabusa said darkly. "It so happens he shares my first name and last initial. Ryu Hoshi."

"Maybe you'd better let us in on it," Rachel said. This had been eating at Hayabusa for a while, she knew.

Hayabusa sighed. "You have heard of Shadowlaw, right? Three years ago, I fought General Michael Bison of Shadowlaw, and lost. He told me then I wasn't worth killing. His last evil quip was that Irene made a better sex slave for him than a girlfriend for me."

Rachel frowned. That would be something Bison would slap on Hayabusa, from what was known about Bison.

"I then tried to get to Bison again in what would be known as the Second Street Fighter Tournament. Ryu Hoshi used a super-move on him in the finals, and Bison never got up from it. He killed Bison and took my chance of getting revenge on Bison away from me. Hoshi later collapsed, and was carried out by two men: a guy in a red karate gi and a big man in combat fatigues before I could do anything."

The anger was apparent in his voice as Hayabusa said the next words.

"At that moment, I wanted to take Hoshi out once and for all."

Ayane saw the intensity in Hayabusa's eyes as he said this. Irene's death had been a sore thing for him, and when Hayabusa couldn't avenge Irene, the super-ninja had taken it personally.

"Now I found that Mai Shiranui had been gang-raped by Geese Howard and his thugs, probably with that same sex-slave drug that killed Irene." Hayabusa's eyes glowed with anger. "And I find Mai's cozy with that head-banded bastard, too."

Rachel knew that look well, too. Hayabusa was justifiably homicidal and would have probably slain Geese and his gang without a second thought. She also wondered if the super-ninja would have also slain Ryu Hoshi if Mai hadn't been there.

"It took all I had to avoid punching Hoshi just then," Hayabusa said quietly.

"Be glad you had it," Ayane said. "I love you like family, Ryu, but you aren't as public a figure as Ryu Hoshi is. If you attacked, Hoshi could have beaten you like he did Hayate, maybe even worse if he thought you were going to threaten Mai Shiranui too."

"Ayane's right," Rachel added. "You were able to rebuild what you could of your clan quickly, and be the new Head of the Hayabusa clan. Right now you've gotten a lot of your life together, so don't dwell on the past and revenge. You might not have Irene, but you've got me, Ayane and Kasumi. And we all love you very much. I'm sure Irene as well as the three of us would have wanted you to live and love, not spite and hate the rest of your life."

Hayabusa put his arms around Ayane and Rachel, and kissed the cheeks of both women. "And I love you very much too. If it weren't for you two and Kasumi, I'd be a much sadder ninja and not as wise as I needed to be." He hugged them warmly as he got close with them. "You're my angels who saved me from a damnation of self-loathing and angst."

Indeed, the women were his anchors, and he would indeed be adrift in that sea of troubles without them.

They had helped him fulfill Irene's last wish: "Live for my sake, do not dwell on my passing."

And he promised that live he would, with the three women he loved more than life itself.

But now to make sure the world would be safe from that drug that caused him to lose his first love...

===

Ryu was in the room he shared with Mai, face down on the bed after both had a good shower to wash off the dirt and sweat of the day. Mai was giving him a full-body massage now, since after the tournament he had aching muscles that were sore all over his body. It was good that the windows were closed and the curtains were pulled, no sense in giving the world a show only meant for one.

[This was one of the more grueling tournaments I’d faced recently,] Ryu thought. Maybe not as tough as the Second Street Fighter Tournament, but it wasn’t a cakewalk either. That last Mugen Tenshin fighter was good, and he pushed Ryu well to bring out his “A-Game.” This adrenaline he got from having the challenge had gotten his juices going, remembering the younger Ryu from the “fight-is-all” past he once had.

But now that the adrenaline passed, his body was groaning in agony. Getting taken to the limit and coming back from it had taken a lot out of Ryu, and he was feeling the pain now.

Mai had earlier disrobed while Ryu was face down, and he could feel her breasts at his back. As she used them to help with the massage, she lightly showered a kiss to the skin here and there, giving a “love nip” occasionally while she sometimes let her tongue taste and excite her friend, lover and sexual master. In the right places she was getting him excited for their “rematches” as she let Ninja Slut Mai out. It was good to tease him like this, since Mai knew she wanted Ryu and Evil Ryu to fuck both her and her Ninja Slut side silly.

Which he often did without hesitation. The last time she had a threesome with Chun Li and Ryu, they’d been at his cabin for a weekend, with Sakura and Kei spending the night with Karin Kanzuki and Tiffany Lords at a sleepover at a hotel room the blondes had gotten for the duration. (The young girls were a lot closer than they'd admit in public, which explained the hotel room.)

The two women had done two-on-one teaming on Ryu, and it led to them playing a dirty trick on him, which ended up leading to the shedding of clothes, and then the crude sex that caused Chun Li and Mai as well as their “hentai alter egos” to be fucked silly by Ryu and Evil Ryu. Most who might have seen the three to wonder just how deep in rut they were. Indeed, some might have wondered if nine months later, Chun Li and Mai might have some “gifts” for Ryu. (The ladies had been on birth control, so the odds might not have been as good as thought.)

But as things stood, Mai had let her tongue circle the small of his back and trace the crack of his ass. She remembered earlier when she and Chun Li had Ryu pinned between them, and she’d gotten her hands on his behind while Chun had firmly got his genitalia in hers. Now, there was no need to be tough, but tender, especially when her tongue swirled around his asshole, then licked his ball sac.

Ryu’s eyebrows shot up. “Mai…I might not be able to hold on for long…”

Ninja Slut Mai let her tongue taste his calves and thighs. [That’s the idea, Master,] she thought wickedly as she got ready to roll Ryu over onto his back.

And she intended on finishing what they started earlier...

====

The pair had started back at the tournament. After finding an empty custodian closet in a deserted part of the arena, Ryu locked the door and in an instant, Mai was on her knees, pulling Ryu's cock free. The man was forced to lean up against the wall as Mai worked her magic on Ryu's member, her head bobbing as her tongue swished skillfully on the swollen member.

[The hell with the rematch at the hotel,] Evil Ryu snarled. Mai was working oral magic on him, and stoking his lust.

[Yeah...] Ryu agreed. [I want her...NOW!]

Ryu pulled out of Mai's mouth and pulled her to her feet. Turning Mai around, she got the hint and thrust her ass out to him. Ryu loved looking at his Ninja Slut's ass. It was undoubtedly firm from her ninjitsu training, and curved perfectly. Ryu moved the 'tail' part of her uniform to the side, revealing her panties, which were as red as her ninja uniform. They were also wet from Mai's pussy juices.

"You made me this way when you grabbed me," Mai whimpered. "Fuck me now...please..."

Ryu grinned. He loved it when Mai (or Chun Li for that matter) begged for a good pounding. Both the Shiranui kunoichi and the Chinese ICPO officer had a serious submissive streak in them, with Chun Li being the more submissive of the two. Not to say that Mai came pretty close. Despite her independence, Mai was a firm believer in the traditional Japanese ways of keeping a man happy, be it as his wife or as his concubine.

And currently, it was clearly as one of the latter.

Mai also developed a whorish part of her Ninja Slut side, one that helped her reconcile her past as a wanton woman who "sold herself" to any man who could scratch her bedroom itch. It was as this part, known as Ninja Whore Mai, that sometimes Mai surprised herself as to what she’d let Ryu or Evil Ryu do. But be she slut, whore or just a woman needing to be loved, Mai knew Ryu paid off in orgasm and love. Two commodities that he showered on her freely from the heart.

Which made every load of his cum down her throat, ass or pussy feel much more satisfying. She finally got an owner for her package, lock, stock and two well-built barrels. He had her "pink slip" and Mai knew it.

Mai's whimpers of Ryu begging to fuck her were muffled as she felt Ryu shove one of his fighting gloves inside her mouth, which was followed by him pulling her panties down.

As Ryu pulled her panties down, he could smell Mai's juices. The sweet pussy juices that he loved to taste when he would eat Mai out. Mai, in a rush, managed to get one leg out of her panties, while the other was stuck to her leg. Standing back up, Ryu, hands on her hips, pushed into Mai.

The Ninja Slut moaned loudly, or tried to with the impromptu gag inside her mouth. She knew that if anyone catches them rutting inside the closet, then they would never hear the end of it.

Her top half of her uniform was at her waist, since Mai had removed that during her attempt to het out of her panties, her generous bosoms bouncing in freedom. Ryu pumped his cock in and out of her, holding onto her mammaries, groaning in pleasure as he felt Mai's pussy muscles squeezing and massaging his member as he fucked her.

"You are mine," Ryu hissed as he continued to fuck the Japanese ninja without abandon. Mai continued to whimper and moan as Ryu continued to maul her breasts and her pussy. She felt his lips on her shoulder, kissing her butterfly tattoo. Then he worked his way up her neck, grinding his hips against her ass. "I own your little ass."

[Better him than Geese,] Mai's hentai side went. [At least he won't use you to kill your friends.]

That was the last coherent thought Mai had before she came. Her teeth clamped down on Ryu's fighting glove as she moaned loudly. She would have been screaming had it not for the gag in her mouth. Ryu held her tight until she stopped her violent shaking, allowing her to wind down. Ryu pulled out of her and turned her around.

Mai removed the glove from her mouth and tossed it to the floor. "You're so good," she whispered as she leaned into his chest, her legs at the moment not responding following the intense fucking session. The fact that anyone could have walked in on them had turned Mai on even more.

As they kissed, Mai leaned into Ryu's body, her tongue wrestling with her lover's own. She then felt Ryu's hands on her ass, lifting her into the air, pinning her to the wall. "I'm not done with you, yet," Evil Ryu hissed, taking over.

"I...hope not," Mai breathed. She gritted her teeth as she felt Evil Ryu's cock slide back into her. Mai slid Ryu's gi jacket off his shoulders, allowing her to kiss and lick at his shoulder, her nails raking across his broad back, one pair of panties dangling from one ankle. "Love you..." Mai moaned. "Love you...love you...love you..."

"Love you too," Evil Ryu said, a big grin on his face.

Mai enjoyed the rough sex. The thrill of having Ryu pinning her against the wall, fucking her brains out, and sending wave after wave after pleasure through her body. The bare leg without the pair of panties dangling from it was now wrapped around his waist, the gi pants now down to his ankles.

Mai was moaning into his open mouth as Evil Ryu's movements began to become even more frenzied.

Evil Ryu was about to cum, and he was sure as hell going to make sure that Mai was going to cum along with him as well. Sure enough, Evil Ryu's orgasm pushed Mai into her own, his hot cum flooding her abused pussy. As Mai screamed into her orgasm, Evil Ryu's hand covered her mouth, muffling her cries of ecstasy.

With Evil Ryu fading, Ryu pulled out of her and pulled his pants up. Mai was still leaning up against the wall, until she slumped to the ground, breathing hard, legs spread, his cum still oozing out of her pussy. Mai lazily fingered herself, their combined juices staining her fingers until she removed them, raised them and licked them clean. She loved the taste of her juices and his cum. It was a perfect combination of being both bitter and sweet, and delicious.

"You'd better get yourself cleaned up," Ryu said, getting control over his body. "We don't want anyone asking any questions, do we?"

“Nope,” Mai said now with a smile. She made a note, as she did so, that this wasn't over...

=====

This was Round 2, Ninja Slut Mai knew, as she began to orally pleasure Ryu’s cock. And she was ready to give Ryu all she had learned in the arts of pleasure.

Earlier, they cleaned each other up with a cursory shower, but she was now giving his cock a tongue bath. Mai then popped it in her mouth and began sucking Ryu off. The smile to his face showed Mai just how much her Master enjoyed her ministrations.

Mai then stopped, and brought her bosom to his rock-hard cock. Placing it between her mounds, she moved her chest up and down while caressing it. Ryu was still himself, and he enjoyed what she was doing.

"Doesn't this feel good, Darling?" purred Mai as her Ninja Slut side came out. She'd recovered from her earlier fuck session with Evil Ryu, and now she decided to strike first.

"Oh, yeah, Mai...this feels great!" Ryu had to admit he enjoyed this. Chun Li often told him when she did vice detail, she'd learned a few tricks to make the most of her body in order to get people to let their guard down. This was one of them. He'd been uncomfortable that Chun Li did it for her work at times, but she assured Ryu that she was no longer "that type of cop". Indeed, she'd gotten juicier cases that had made her into a rising star at Interpol.

But Ryu also knew that Mai would do something like this too. With a body like Mai's, how could she not?

"I know something that will make you feel better," Ninja Slut Mai cooed as she glided up his body, her breasts rubbing against first his cock, then his stomach. Going to his left pectoral, she licked his nipple before kissing it. Ninja Slut Mai grinned wickedly. "A kunoichi has many ways of making a man drop his guard, Ryu," she purred. "And you're about to feel one of my favorite ones."

Ryu smiled. Even as his mistress, Mai still liked to keep her playful streak. And this was a good way for her to release pent-up lust.

[Better us than a bastard like Geese,] Ryu mused as Mai got to working him up.

=====

Later on, Ryu Hayabusa was perched on the rooftop, along with several Mugen Tenshin ninja. He had received reports that the contact would be able to come to the Masters International Hotel.

Dressed in his ninja uniform, face covered with his ninja mask, as with the other three ninja with him, they were looking for any signs of the contact based on Rachel's information. There were also ninja on the rooftop of Masters International, waiting for the signal from Hayabusa to act if they needed to.

Hayabusa checked the rooms with a pair of high-powered binoculars. He stopped on one room in particular. Only one side of the curtains was partially drawn, but he could still look inside.

The room was slightly dim, Hayabusa deducing that someone must have lighted a candle. A woman came into view. Hayabusa looked at her, and immediately recognized Mai. She was wearing a satin robe which was slightly open, her hair flowing down her back. Her ninja sandals were still on her feet, though.

[My God,] Hayabusa thought. [What an exquisite creature.]

Just then, Mai came to the window. [She is definitely in a class with Kasumi and Ayane, if not in one all her own.]

His cell phone took that moment to vibrate. He quickly answered it.

"Hayabusa here."

"It's me, Ryu." Rachel had come on the line. "The contact made it without problems. We'll get that info we wanted soon. We're three floors below you."

"Give me a few minutes. Out."

With that Hayabusa tried to get back to the window. Only to find Mai had gone and closed the heavy curtain.

Hayabusa growled as he realized the call had blown his chance to peep in on Mai. [So much for any ideas I might have had for Ayane and Rachel in our own rooms,] he groused mentally. [If our contact came, least I can do now would be to entertain him,] he thought as he lead the ninja down to the street.

As he did, he called the ninja atop the hotel to be alert. No sense in them ALL having that lousy a night like he was having, but no chance could be taken with the contact. If it took a lot to get the info he needed for his mission just to this point, there was no telling if someone had
already contracted for taking the contact out.

Then again Hayabusa and the others would make for a good bonus for that contractor.

[But not tonight,] he swore mentally.

===

Ryu had come behind Mai and hugged her from behind, kissing her neck tenderly.

"I was wondering where you were," Mai purred as he disrobed her, showing her nude body in all its glory.

"How about we clean up some before we get dirty?" Ryu leered at her, his own rugged body au naturel.

"You got a place to do that?" Mai smiled back at him.

"I think I do," Ryu said as he took Mai into the bathroom. After leading her into the tub, he secured the curtain and made sure the water was comfortable but warm. Once it flowed, he took some soap and lathered his lover up. Mai took a bar and lathered Ryu up too.

It was lighthearted soapy foreplay as hands went everywhere with soap and shampoo. Ryu remembered when he did this with his "women" they always enjoyed the attention he paid them especially.

They then rinsed off, the water glistening on their bodies. It made Mai look like a Japanese water nymph, and Ryu a rinsed hunk of manhood. But they paid special attention to their genitalia.

“Let’s get this fella cleaned up,” Mai said as she got the soap off his hardening cock. “You’re hard as rock.”

Ryu grinned wickedly. “Maybe it has something to do with a wet and naked kunoichi beauty in front of me?”

Mai grinned back and put her hand on his cock. She then turned so she faced away from Ryu, and guided him into her pussy. The look on her face as he entered was pure bliss.

“Oh God,” Mai said as he took her breasts and gently pumped in and out, the water soothing her body. “I never get tired of this.”

“I could never get tired of you, either,” Ryu said as he enjoyed taking Mai from behind, using her magnificent breasts for leverage.

The hot sex now got her wet in more than one way as the water refreshed her. All wet while Ryu made love from behind, Mai resembled a Japanese Venus while Ryu might’ve been a Japanese Adonis.

His cock in and out of her felt SO good right now.

[You know what this means, Mai,] her Ninja Slut side said. [He’s warming us up for when the Big Bad Evil Ryu comes wanting to ride on red-wearing Mai in the ‘hood.]

“Oh yeah,” Mai said, “Oh Yeah…I feel it, darling! Come on, fuck me! Fuck me good, make me cum! Make me wanna give you a little hatchling of your own, you Dragon Stud!”

Ryu chuckled. “Oh, you’ll get it good, babe. You’ll get it both ways tonight!”

[Nice to know she still has the energy for sex,] Evil Ryu snickered.

[We got a lot to celebrate,] Ryu went, [We both came back with some victory cash and points for our reps. Which make us the favored fighters when the bookies next meet.]

[We’re almost making a good bit betting on ourselves that we’d make just as a prize purse alone,] Evil Ryu thought. [Mai’s a big-time moneymaker. We cleaned up on betting on both of you to win it all.]

[We’re almost as bad as Ken is,] Ryu admitted. [Even if we were favorites, the let-down from losing would’ve been twice as bad. Lose the contest, and you lose your bet as well as the purse. We’d have a hard time explaining the loss of ‘family money’ to Chun Li, Kei and Sakura.]

But as he thought this in his mind, his body was on autopilot, his hands kneading Mai’s breasts as he thrust into her again and again. Mai’s moans and cries of ecstasy were all the encouragement his primal side needed to get Ryu to mate with her.

[We should knock Mai up one day,] Evil Ryu replied. [You know she’s hot to want to give us a baby.]

[Not until Geese Howard is dealt with once and for all,] Ryu shot back. [I won’t let that bastard hurt my child or children, or the women who carry them, if I can help it.]

[Okay, I can understand that,] Evil Ryu went. [But we’d better act before she takes back the offer.]

[If she’s putting out the offer, and she’s serious, she won’t take it back. Part of that was getting in the mood as her Ninja Slut--or Ninja Whore--side was waking up,] Ryu replied in his mind.

In Mai’s mind, her own split personalities were having a conversation as well.

[‘Make me wanna give you a hatchling?’] Mai asked her hentai side. [Isn’t that a bit much even for us?]

[Oh, come on now,] Ninja Whore Mai went. [Ryu is an honorable man and tender lover, and deep down you know that if you were to become a mother you’d want Ryu to be the father. He’s Daddy material and you know it.]

[He is good with Kei and Sakura,] Mai conceded. [But would he be able to handle a baby from us?]

[If we could handle it, he would,] Ninja Whore Mai said. [He's not the type to lay-em and leave 'em barefoot and pregnant. Not that we would let him leave us, we love each other too much.]

[If he tried, we'd make sure he wouldn't get far,] snickered Mai. Even Evil Ryu knew a motivated kunoichi like Mai Shiranui would give him a run for his money, and her hormones might make her even more dangerous.

And a bun in her oven with Ansatsuken flavoring would look to have Mai cook Evil Ryu over the fires extra-crispy if he didn't know what was good for him.

===

"This the man?" Hayabusa asked as he entered the hotel room via the window, along with the other two ninjas.

Rachel nodded. Like Hayabusa, she was dressed in her typical leather Fiend Hunter uniform. The man in question was a Yakuza enforcer, dressed to the nines in an expensive white suit. "Kai here has some interesting information concerning the Yellowstar shipment that is coming in."

"Can we trust him?" Hayabusa asked. He had some concerns about taking information from a member of the Japanese Mafia. "If you try and double-cross me, I will return and won't be happy."

Kai puffed at that comment, not backing down. "I may not make an honest buck, but I am honest when it comes to matters like these. My crew doesn't deal in drugs or using them to take advantage of women. This...Yellowstar is bad business for us all, to say the least."

"For your sake, I hope you're right," Hayabusa said. "So what you got for us?"

"Through my informants, there is a big shipment of money and Yellowstar coming in," Kai replied. "It's coming in by boat. Boat's name is 'Prometheus.' Pier 14, Tokyo Bay. This is the real deal here."

Hayabusa nodded. Turning to one of the ninjas, he ordered him to pay Kai. The underling handed the informant a thick envelope filled with several stacks of $100 bills. Kai pocketed the money and without a single word, took his leave.

As soon as Kai was gone, Hayabusa picked up his phone and punched in a number. "Hayate...Pier 14, Tokyo Bay. The boat is 'Prometheus.'" The superninja ended the call and turned back to Rachel.

"Let's go. We're done here for now."

===

Inside the hotel room, Mai was moaning happily as she felt Ryu's member fill and stretch her as she felt his hands roaming her back, his face between her breasts, kissing the valley between them, inhaling her scent.

Mai's head rocked back, a moan coming from her lips. "You feel so good inside of me, honey," she rasped, gasping softly as Ryu gently, yet firmly grabbed a handful of her hair, pulling her head back so that he could kiss and lick her neck before kissing her lips with ferocity, Mai raking her fingernails across Ryu's massive back.

Mai felt safe when she was with Ryu. Ever since becoming his ninja mistress and taking some pointers from him in martial arts, Mai felt at peace with herself. She had already placed her past trysts with the men behind her, as well as the Southtown Incident. Even Andy Bogard was on the back burner for her, since even though she was a mistress, Mai found someone who loved her back.

And Ryu's ministrations were showing just how much he loved her now. He wasn't like the others, who had only wanted to get into her panties. He cared about her, enraptured her, caught her when she fell from grace and got her back up into contention for happiness again.

His cock right now was touching all the right spots within her, unlocking her Ninja Slut side more with each thrust. The sex with Ryu was always satisfying, with a few dashes of kinky. Using a rope, a bandanna, a belt, one of Ryu's hachimaki, a pair of Chun Li's handcuffs, or whatever improvised bindings sometimes came to mind gave a little more spice to the sexual chemistry Ryu cooked with Mai.

He'd taken Mai in all three of her holes as well as on her face and between her breasts. He'd allowed her to unleash her inner whore and not be afraid to do so.

She was his Ninja Slut, and he was both her Master and Protector. The only way that lecherous Hayabusa would get Mai, Ryu vowed, was over his dead body.

Then again, he reminded himself, that might end up being a possibility. When ninjas play, they play for keeps.

And Mai was definitely a luxurious prize worth keeping at all costs.

So maybe having to let Evil Ryu go to town on Hayabusa might also be a very strong possibility indeed.

But Ryu hoped he didn't have to do it too soon. No sense in letting Hayabusa know how strong he--or Evil Ryu--really were. If Hayabusa made a play for Mai, then that would be the last mistake he would ever make.

Both Ryu and Evil Ryu would make sure of that.

Mai was now on her hands and knees, her hands prying open her asscheeks, showing Ryu her abused pussy. Ryu realized that he hadn't fucked Mai in her ass in a while, and decided to go for it.

[I want her ass,] Evil Ryu said as he took over. Ryu had no objections as he allowed his dark half access.

Mai let out a moan/scream as she felt Evil Ryu spear her asshole with his cock, the pleasure mixed with a hint of pain from her lover as he began to pump in and out of her slowly. Mai was in heaven as she allowed her Master to fuck her tight little asshole. Even Geese and the others couldn't come close to what Mai was feeling.

She felt Evil Ryu's hands on her breasts, using them for support as he continued to fuck her asshole.

"You little Ninja Slut," Evil Ryu hissed as he spanked Mai's ass. "I'm taking everything that you are...I can embarrass and enter you whenever I please. Your cute little ass is mine. You are my little sex toy, your body at my disposition. No one else can touch you."

"I don't want anyone else to touch me," Mai moaned. "I'm yours, now and forever."

Evil Ryu grinned. Just the way he liked Mai, and given the sensuality in that moan, she was telling the truth. Mai clenched the bedsheets with her hands as she allowed her Lord and Master to ravage her slutty little body. It was as if she was made to please her man, and she sure as hell wasn't going to disappoint.

They would continue to fuck until later into the night. And have more wicked dreams of more into the morning.

===

Morning came over the city of Kyoto.

Inside Ryu and Mai's room, Ryu was already awake, refreshed from his shower, going through his morning stretches, dressed in only his gi pants. Mai was sprawled over the bed, naked, hair in disarray, covered in sweat and semen, and completely out cold. She had taken Ryu in all her holes, powering through, but in the end, it was all too much, since she passed out from the pleasure.

That didn't stop Evil Ryu though, since he and Ryu had switched places. While Mai was unconscious, Evil Ryu took Mai's body and fucked her while she was out. After he came inside of her, Evil Ryu went back to normal Ryu and after fucking for most of the night, decided to get some sleep.

(While she was out, Mai dreamed of having marathon sex with Ryu and Evil Ryu, letting her Ninja Slut side out and about as she did, unashamed.)

'If this were any other woman,' Evil Ryu mused, 'we'd probably have killed her by now.'

'Fortunately, Mai isn't any other woman,' Ryu replied as he was on the floor in a split, facing the door, 'nor Chun Li for that matter.'

'But you do got to admit that they both are kinky,' Evil Ryu pointed out. 'Not that I'm complaining.'

Ryu stopped when he saw someone slip a sheet of paper underneath the door. He stopped his training and picked up the scrap piece of paper. Unfolding it, it was a message to him. It read:

'Ryu Hoshi. Come to the rooftop alone.'

Ryu turned back to Mai. She was still out cold, and it would take her at least forty-five minutes before she would come to. 'Could it be a trap?' Evil Ryu asked.

'I don't think so,' Ryu replied before slipping a T-shirt over his head. Grabbing his keycard, he exited the room and headed for the rooftop.

===

It was about eight in the morning, as the city dwellers began their day as Ryu walked onto the hotel roof. There was a single figure waiting for him there.

As Ryu approached, the person, which was a woman, spoke. "Ryu Hoshi?"

"That's me."

The woman turned around. Ryu saw that she was very attractive, with short blonde hair that was tied into a ponytail. A trenchcoat concealed her business suit as she stood face-to-face with Ryu, the heels making her as tall as him.

"You left the note?" Ryu asked.

"Yes," the woman replied. She sized him up. "I've heard a lot about you, Ryu."

"And you are?"

"My name is Rachel. I was there at the tournament yesterday. You're very good."

"So what did you want from me, you came for a fight?"

Rachel shook her head. "No. To warn you."

"Warn me? About what?"

"My friend is not very happy with you at the moment," Rachel said. "You met him yesterday."

"You mean that superninja?" Ryu asked. When Rachel nodded, Ryu asked, puzzled, "What the hell did I do to piss him off? I met him only yesterday."

"It's what you did several years ago." Off Ryu's confused look, Rachel continued. "You remember General Bison?"

Ryu scoffed. "Tall guy, dresses in red, big ass chin, shit-eating grin and ego the size of China? I remember him." Ryu then put two and two together. "Wait a second...Hayabusa fought against Bison too?"

Rachel nodded. "And lost. Turns out that his ex-girlfriend, Irene, was subjected to an experimental sex drug which made her into a sex slave."

"Yellowstar," Ryu guessed. "My fiancee is working on the case. Mai was also subjected to a more refined version of the drug, and she ended up fleeing Southtown before she could betray her friends. I've been looking after her at their request."

"How noble of you," Rachel replied. "Anyway, the prototype had caused Irene to contract terminal cancer. When Hayabusa found her, he was forced to grant her a mercy killing."

"Ouch! Poor guy," Ryu said as he winced in sympathy. "I knew there was something more about him than he was letting on yesterday."

[No wonder he wanted to take us on or take us out,] Evil Ryu said in his mind.

[What if it had been Chun Li or Mai we lost?] Ryu added. [I’m not sure we’d be that different if Hayabusa had killed the drug-maker who killed our women before we’d gotten our hands on that bastard.]

"He also wants to fight you," Rachel said. "He blames you for taking away his revenge."

Ryu scoffs. "Revenge, huh? Fighting me won't bring his ex back. If anything, it will destroy him, as it almost did to me." Of Rachel's look, Ryu added. "Long story. As for Bison, he was already after me. I had to stop him before he could do more evil. Killing him was the last thing I wanted to do, but it had to be done. Does Hayabusa know that you are here?"

Rachel shook her head. "No. I came here of my own accord to warn you. As I've said before, Hayabusa is very upset at you. But thankfully, you haven't given him a reason to come after you."

"That's good to know," Ryu replied. "And I hope I never give him that reason from here on out."

“That doesn’t mean you and Mai might not be people of interest to him,” Rachel warned. “If you are also against those who use or sell Yellowstar, Hayabusa might think you could be a possible ally in the war that’s brewing.”

“I can imagine some of the players in that war. Bison, who I took out for good, and Geese Howard, who probably has some of that action too,” Ryu guessed that since Geese had drugged Mai, Geese had to have his hooks in Yellowstar too.

“Even his wife and sister-in-law were affected, as well as two friends of ours. He went ballistic on those lowlifes who hurt them all,” Rachel said.

“I’d have done the same or worse,” Ryu admitted. “Since I care about the women who care about me the same as Hayabusa did his women, then I can fully understand why he’s on the rampage against them.”

======

While Ayane pulled Rachel to the side, Hayabusa was getting himself ready for the check-out. The information was what he needed. Soon, the next raid would commence when they could crush one of the major players.

As he was doing so, Rachel asked, "Did Ryu put up much of a fuss?"

"Nope," Ayane said. "I gave him my all and he took it, mouth, pussy and ass," she grinned. "He was going through blue balls with yesterday and he needed some tender loving in the worst way. He's had to deal lately with too much frustration, and he needed to see he was loved."

"It will be my turn to love him more when we get back," Rachel said. "He's been needing it, you're right. Once we debrief Hayate and Kasumi, I'll show him how much he's appreciated."

The two women grinned. It had been Ayane's suggestion that while Rachel met with Ryu Hoshi, Ayane would give Ryu Hayabusa as much sex as possible. Keep him busy with love and he won't love to know what they were up to.

Only Hayabusa seemed something was amiss. With Rachel bringing breakfast later, though, that later put something in Hayabusa's mouth to keep from asking questions.

While Ayane ate, it was the blonde's turn to show love to Hayabusa in the form of a "69." Rachel, Ayane and Kasumi each had distinct tastes, and Hayabusa savored all of them.

The dripping pussy of the Fiend Hunter was secured around Hayabusa's lips, and he ate with gusto. The sex with Ayane had been wonderful, but Rachel's golden sex had a sweet nectar all its own.

Soon he was ready for Round Two as Rachel's talented mouth and pussy juices charged him up enough to not ask why all the sex now...even if, knowing Rachel, this was a taste of things to come...

======

Ryu returned to his room after his meeting with Rachel. The bed was empty and the shower was running, showing that Mai was awake. He sat on the edge of his bed, rather than Mai's own. Their hotel room had two beds, so that no one would get suspicious of them rooming together. His bed was still neatly made, while Mai's looked like a train wreck.

He was caught up in his thoughts that he failed to notice Mai approach him from behind, until she snaked her arms around his neck and pressed her now-clean body against his.

"Where did you go?" she asked, propping her head onto his shoulder.

"To the roof. I like to watch the sun rise. You know that." He then realized that Mai was naked as she moved around him so that she was sitting on his lap.

"You still worried about Hayabusa?" Mai asked.

Ryu shook his head as he ran his hands along Mai's back. "Not really. Why should I be worried? We both know that you are my little ninja."

Mai smiled at Ryu and kissed him on the forehead. "I've been meaning to ask...how did you manage to get a room in this hotel? Masters International must cost a pretty penny."

Ryu grinned. "One of the advantages of having a rival for a friend. Ken's family owns this chain of hotels, so whenever I travel, I have an account at the ready. All I have to do is spar with Ken and keep us both at our best. He's no slouch, so sometimes that account is a hard-earned one."

"So..." Mai began. "How long do we have this room?"

"Until tomorrow. Once I knew how long our tournament would last, it was easy to arrange for getting the room." Ryu's grin turned evil as he let a recharged Evil Ryu out. "So how about I show my little Ninja Slut how much she means to me? And let her Master show how much be loves her."

Inside Mai, her Ninja Slut side came out. "Your Ninja Slut would LOVE it!" She then felt a slight twinge as her sore body began to disagree with that. "But could we be a little more gentle? I think I'm a little sore from when you took my body while I was out." Indeed, her hentai spirit was willing, but her soft flesh was still a little weak.

"How can you tell?" went Evil Ryu, now wondering if Mai really knew how far he'd taken her.

"I kinda had a feeling," went Ninja Slut Mai. "I was able to recover, but my good side felt like she got run over on the Freeway of Love." She then kissed Evil Ryu's lips. "Not that either of us are complaining that loudly," she added with a leer. She then felt his pants crotch and slowly ground against it, an evil grin on her face.

"I'm just your Naughty Ninja Slut..and I want my Master to bang me until I can't take it anymore!"

She then went to his pants and undid the ties, lowering first the pants, then his boxers. Little Ryu popped out and Ninja Slut Mai grinned.

"Hello there, little friend," she cooed as she let her hand run up and down Ryu's manhood. "You look tired. Here, let me kiss it and make it better," she said to it before she did just that, kissing the head of his cock. Mai then licked Ryu's cock, which got hard before she took it into her mouth.

"You do that so well, my sweet Ninja Slut," said Evil Ryu as she lavished her lust on his manhood, which was now being sucked off by Mai. He stroked her hair as he enjoyed this. Mai took that as a sign to continue.

She had known a few tricks about pleasuring a man after she'd broken up with Andy, and used them now to get Evil Ryu even harder as she also tickled his balls with a free hand. That was all he needed as he groaned "Mai..."

Mai then felt his cock twitch in her mouth as well and put her arms around his waist as he came, swallowing his seed greedily as a thirsty woman would water. When he finally stopped cumming she undid her hands and let her mouth be free from his cock. She thenlicked her lips naughtily.

"Mmm..fresh male protein shot," she said with an evil glint in her eye. With a mischevious grin Mai pulled Ryu's lips to hers for a quick kiss. "But now," Mai said as she spread her legs, "You deserve a loving breakfast too," she added as she brought his head to her pussy, which was juicing
with her lust.

"Fresh kunoichi peach with love juices," she teased as Evil Ryu grinned. "Dig in!"

With that he placed his mouth to her muff and got her by the hips. He let his tongue trace up and down her juicy slit and tasted fresh lusty kunoichi at her hottest. He then let his tongue lick her clit while he tasted more of Ninja Slut Mai.

"OH! MASTER!" went Mai as she felt Ryu's tongue work magic within her cunt. She felt herself heat up and get even wetter, more proof she was Ryu's and nobody else's Ninja Slut. Geese might've broken her to start with and Hayabusa might lust for her, but there was only one man she would ever trust enough to be his "love slave" and not regret it.

And he was eating her out with gusto, her cries of pleasure a sign he did all the right things with his tongue.

He was her Master, she his "Mistress." And even with Chun Li to think about, Mai knew she both loved and was loved by Ryu in both his forms.

'And it's not like Chun Li doesn't get fair play from me either,' Mai thought naughtily while she screamed out her lust for Evil Ryu. 'We both show each other we can love each other.' The last threesome they'd had was proof of that. Both Ninja Slut and Interpol Slut had shown Evil Ryu their love for him, not to mention a lot of hot lesbian action. One reason Chun Li hadn't been too upset, she surmised, since both women honestly loved each other. As long as Chun Li got some of Mai too, everything was good.

But one last, long scream was what Mai got off before Evil Ryu made her cum. Her legs wrapped around Ryu's neck in a 'head-scissors' move, pulling his face to her pussy. He quickly drank as much of her orgasm as he could, the hot liquid tangy to the taste and not all that bad (though when Mai was her normal self, she had a sweetness to her honey).

As Mai gasped and Evil Ryu stood up, he licked his lips as well, trying to clean up a little.

"Your peach was especially juicy and tasty today, Ninja Slut...just the way I love it. But now on your hands and knees."

Ninja Slut Mai leered as she stuck her ass out to Evil Ryu, knowing what was in mind. The lecherous look was on his face as his cock was now hard again. "I loved what your little friend gave like you loved what mine gave you. Think they'd love each other?" With that he slowly slid into her pussy.

"Oh yeah," she purred. "They love each other a LOT."

Ninja Slut Mai had her face glaze over in joy as she felt Evil Ryu take her. Either as Mai or Ninja Slut, being with Ryu always made her horny, and she knew he was the same way. She had been made to fit his asoko without a problem with each fucking she got from Ryu, and Mai knew like a key into a lock that he fit her perfectly.

And that opened lock let their hentai sides out of the playpen and into the world.

Evil Ryu then grabbed a breast in each hand and began to pound her from behind.

It was then that Mai knew she'd forever be Ryu's Ninja Slut. Ryu had given Mai all the tender love and lusty sex she needed to heal from the Southtown Incident, and Evil Ryu had a piece of her Ninja Slut self too.

With her using her bounteous bosom for leverage, she felt herself being owned again. But with all her owner gave her, Mai knew she was Ryu's bitch and loved it. Mai felt his cock pounding into her, plunging deep within her and hitting just the right places to get her to yearn for more.

"Oh, God...YES! Fuck Me! HARDER! AH! YES!!"

Her begging spurred Evil Ryu on. He thrust harder and faster, all the while massaging Mai's bosom.

He knew she loved being touched there, and she was very sensitive there too. The picture of the two of them fucking would make for a good way to have Evil Ryu thumb his nose at Geese or Andy. 'I'm fucking your Ninja Slut and she loves it! And you can't do a damn thing about it! We ought to show how happy she is without either of those two losers!'

'Forget it,' went Ryu mentally. 'We do that, and we'll have Joe, Mary and Terry breathing down our necks too as well as Geese's goons. The first group we promised we'd take good care of Mai...'

'Which we're doing a damn good job of,' asserted Evil Ryu. 'She's getting more than she would have with every other Tom, Dick or Harry.'

'..And the second group we need to have a way to protect Mai from them.'

'We won't have to worry about that. They'll make the first move but they'll get sloppy. They always do. Nothing we can't handle. And if you get tired? I'll come in and mop it up. Besides, if they tried to do what they did to Mai, we'll both make sure they get what's coming to them. After all, the world would be a better place without those jerks!'

'Come to think of it, we'd better make sure Chun Li and Mai are both safe as well.'

'Damn, you're making me paranoid!'

'But admit it...you'd want to make sure Mai and Chun Li are always going to ours and not the love slave of some other bastard or bastards. Don't think of it as paranoia, but rather concern for both of them.'

The reply to that was his yell of "MAI!!" to hers of "MASTER RYU!" as their orgasms hit at the same time. They held that position for a while, their loins still locked tight. Ryu, now himself again, rolled him and Mai onto their sides as he held her close to him.

"My beautiful ninja mistress," Ryu whispered into her ear. "I love you so much." He then kissed the side of her neck.

Mai moaned a little, then turned her head to face Ryu. "And I love you so much too, the best friend, lover and Master a woman like me could ever ask for," she said tenderly as she could, and meant it all.

Mai then disengaged herself from Ryu to turn herself to face him. She then kissed him tenderly,

and he did the same, their tongues dancing as each embraced the other.

After a good bit of post-sex cuddling, Mai asked, "You know a good place we can get a bite to eat?"

Ryu then heard his stomach grumble a little. "Come to think of it, that's not a bad idea. We never got a good breakfast."

"Of course we did," teased Mai. "We had each other for breakfast!"

Ryu laughed. "BOY, did we ever. Since we got the day off, let's play tourist a little. We'll have one more night here, then it's back home."

"Come to think of it, do they have a bank here?"

Ryu paused. What brought that up?

"We both came away with a good chunk of money from the tournament, and I don't feel too comfortable having it on me. And if we leave it in the hotel, it could get stolen. Or we could forget to bring it if we're in a hurry to check out."

"I'm sure we'll think of something, Mai. 'When in doubt, improvise,' isn't that what they say?"

But Ryu knew Mai could rise to the challenge now. If she could think of something like this, it showed she could get her head back to where it belonged in life.

With a wicked glint in his eyes, he embraced her and kissed her tenderly. Improvise, indeed.

===

(present)

It was after the sex that Hayabusa had his head clear. Kissing Ayane tenderly, he left the women to sleep, and went down to the main room where Hayate was, meditating.

Lisa had walked into the room with a big grin on her face. She'd gotten what she wanted, in more ways than one.

Ever since Project Epsilon, Lisa had wanted Hayate ever since she laid eyes on him. He was a fine hunk of Ninja Man-candy, although Hayabusa wasn't chopped liver either. But it was her intimate times with Hayate, when he still answered to Ein, that Lisa felt close to him.

When she found out that Kasumi had been captured, then drugged, probed for both the Kasumi X and Alpha-152 projects, and gang-raped thanks to Victor Donovan and Yellowstar, Lisa was disgusted with what DOATEC was doing to both ninja siblings. She'd made some private reports to Helena Douglas, and Helena urged Lisa to be her eyes and ears in Epsilon, that they'd make things right.

With Helena's help, Lisa found her way to free first Kasumi, then Hayate. But even with both of them out of Donavon's clutches, Lisa hoped she could one day ask for forgiveness from both siblings for her role in their ordeals.

Then word came through the DOATEC internal network that "the backstabbing bitch and her blonde friend" were targeted for payback due them by Donavon. Christie and Helena had gotten word to Hayate and Hayabusa that Lisa and Tina Armstrong were then in danger. It was sheer luck that the two super-ninjas got there in time to see the women drugged by a team of professional mercenaries that made the usual DOATEC flunkies seem like schoolboys.

But even professional mercenaries stood no match against Hayate and Hayabusa. All that would be left was broken bodies, bloodied uniforms, weapons and a few other things to sort from.

Once the ninjas and the women were safe, an examination of the mercenaries' effects showed they had used more Yellowstar on the two women, their faces also glazed over in that tell-tale look.

It was then that Hayabusa urged his brother-in-law to take it on himself to save Lisa and Tina.

Teaching Hayate the same sexual ninpou he used to save Hayate's sisters, Hayabusa saw that the women were saved by Hayate's actions.

Since then, Lisa and Tina bonded with Hayate almost the way his sisters bonded with Hayabusa. Both women cared for the man who saved them from sexual slavery at the hands of Victor Donavon, and were welcomed into the "clan family" with open arms by Hayate, his sisters, his brother in law and their partner, a blonde woman Tina warmed up to as well (and not just because she resembled her; Tina even wondered about whether Rachel could hook her up with a leather ensemble like hers).

While she and Tina were recovering, Lisa made her financial and intelligence-gathering skills useful to help bolster the clan. Her actions showed she wanted to make a difference for the man she once lusted for, now loved deeply, and the family she wanted to be part of.

Now, opening her secured briefcase, Lisa had gotten the compartment with what her lover and possible brother-in-law had asked for available to show them both.

Hayabusa had to hand it to Lisa. With her connections, she could get any and all types of information, making her a valuable asset for both the Hayabusa and Mugen Tenshin clans. A week ago, he had asked for a file on Ryu Hoshi, but it was Hayate who had asked for the file on Chun Li Xiang then too.

From what Hayabusa and Hayate had seen, the two folders that Lisa had brought to them bore the insignia of the International Criminal Police Organization.

"I've heard she is close to Ryu Hoshi," Hayate said, "and she's also a detective with Interpol.

She could be of assistance if we need help with law enforcement, and we could use all the help we can get in this, you know that."

"You have friends in Interpol?" Hayabusa asked, his eyebrows arched in surprise.

Lisa looked up from her folder. "You can say that. Being a stockbroker, you meet several interesting people. One of them happens to be a senior officer whose stocks I managed back in Hong Kong. He was nice enough to send me the files."

Hayabusa turned back to the folder. Looking at Ryu's accomplishments (as well as his run-ins with various law enforcement all over the world), Hayabusa saw that his Ansatsuken counterpart was also well-respected throughout the fighting world. He knew that Ryu was the one who killed Bison, since he witnessed that epic battle. What he didn't know he was finding out now from reading Ryu's dossier.

Ryu was well-connected, Hayabusa found out. A good-sized list of friends in high and good places, who backed Hoshi and were backed by him. This was impressive. [And not unlike me,] Hayabusa grimly admitted.

"Here's something interesting," Lisa said. "You both heard of Ken Masters, the heir to the Masters family fortune?"

Hayate shrugged his shoulders. "Who hasn't heard of him? He's the current Pan-American karate champion."

"He is also friends with Ryu," Lisa said. "They both trained together at the same dojo when they were younger. For all intents and purposes, Ken Masters is Ryu's rival. I also did some work for his family's hotels."

Hayate nodded in understanding. "I saw Masters fight a couple of times. He has too much flash and style in his Ansatsuken. Ryu has more substance in his fighting."

Hayabusa looked up. "That's right, Ayane told me you've fought against Hoshi before, Hayate."

"That I have. Twice. The first time, it was at a karate tournament back in Sapporo. The second time I fought him, I used ninjitsu. Ayane was with me the second time. Both times, I was defeated.

After the second time, I offered him a place with the clan. It was while he was training in Hokkaido when I approached him. This was before you married Kasumi..."

[Flashback]

Hayate watched from the shadows as Ryu Hoshi practiced. Watching the Ansatsuken warrior with a martial arts eye. He knew that Shotokan Karate was an incorrect title for Ryu's fighting style, and that his true style was an ancient form of martial arts that can kill the opponent in one blow.

"I know you're there," Ryu replied, his back turned. "I can sense your fighting spirit. Come on out and face me." Ryu turned around and saw Hayate standing there in his white ninja uniform.

"First you're a karate master, and now you're a ninja. You sure get around, Hayate."

Hayate shrugged his shoulders. "Karate is a hobby of mine. Being a ninja is my first line of work."

"Could have fooled me," Ryu replied. "So what do you want, a rematch?"

"As much as I want to, no," Hayate replied. "You have remarkable skill in the martial arts, Ryu. I am offering you a place in my clan. Join the Mugen Tenshin clan as my right-hand man. You can choose either the Tenshinmon or the Hajinmon sect. And the rewards will be great."

"A place in your clan..." Ryu mused. "Your offer is enticing, and I'm honored you're offering, but I must decline. With all due respect, I serve no one but myself."

Hayate nodded. "So be it. I will not force you to change your mind, since that would make you an enemy of my clan."

"Smart move."

"However, I would like to have my rematch with you at a later time," Hayate added.

"I look forward to it."

[End Flashback]

"You offered him a place in the clan?" Hayabusa asked, amazed at this revelation.

Hayate nodded. "He refused the offer, so I decided to let him be. With his Dark Hadou, not even the Tenshinmon or Hajinmon sects can defeat him. He is that dangerous, and him killing Bison proves that."

While Hayabusa and Hayate talked, Ayane remembered her own encounter with the Ansatsuken warrior.

It was several days after Ryu had refused her brother's offer. Ayane had slipped out and had confronted Ryu near his home...

[Flashback]

Ryu felt someone watching him. He stopped his kata and turned to face the younger woman. [So this is Ayane,] he thought. [Purple hair, buxom chest, mean expression.]

"I remember you," Ryu replied. "You were with Hayate."

Ayane stepped forward. Ryu saw that she was wearing a black slinky dress which showed off her feminine curves. "I am his half-sister, Ayane." She sized Ryu up for a moment. "Why did you refuse my brother? You could do great things in the Mugen Tenshin clan."

"As I told your brother," Ryu replied, "I serve no one. I fight only for myself."

Ryu wasn't surprised one bit when he saw the dress at Ayane's ankles, revealing her nude body to him.

The Hajinmon kunoichi walked over to him, hips swaying. Placing one hand on his chest, she leaned in and whispered huskily in his ear. "Join the clan...come to the Hajinmon sect...be my right-hand man..."

She took one of his hands and placed it onto her breasts. "...join the clan at my side and the rewards will be great...in many ways..."

Ryu gently removed his hand from Ayane's grip. In seconds, Ayane felt something warm cover her body. Ayane saw that it was a spare karate gi jacket that belonged to Ryu (the sleeves hasn't been ripped off, making it new).

"Go home, Ayane," Ryu said before walking away.

Ayane watched him leave. As he disappeared, a smile crept to her lips.

[End Flashback]

Because of his actions, Ayane grew to respect Ryu even more, since he saw her as a woman and not as a sex toy. And in time, she made use of the Ryu she did have--Ryu Hayabusa. She had a serious thing for Hayabusa, and he had a close piece of her heart.

But the Black Spider clan, knowing how close Ayane was to Hayabusa, used Yellowstar on her before subjecting her to a gang-rape. It was during this, though, that she went into a blood-lust trance.

She had been fluid and they didn't know what hit them.

Hayabusa had been fortunate to find her walking, wearing nothing but a bloodied shirt and holding a bloody tanto in her hands. Her eyes had a dazed look.

The look of one drugged by Yellowstar.

This almost caused Hayate to consider expelling Ayane from the clan, but Hayabusa was able to prevent that.

"Let me have her as my partner," he asked Hayate. "She can also assist Kasumi when I must act alone and away from the clan."

Hayate agreed, thinking that with Hayabusa around, Ayane would do less damage and could be on a shorter "leash" in a few other respects.

Kasumi had a similar thought, and when she couldn't be around, charged her sister with helping care for Hayabusa sexually, starting with the honeymoon night the two sisters jumped the super-ninja.

They didn't complain; Hayabusa could be tough for battle against his enemies, and tender for post-sex cuddling with his body against those of his women.

That morning Rachel talked to Ryu Hoshi, Ayane had kept Hayabusa sexually busy. Then after some breakfast Rachel brought in with her, Rachel helped Ayane refresh herself while the blonde sexed up the superninja. Soon, Rachel, Ayane and a tired Hayabusa all enjoyed some post-sex warmth…

…at least until the phone rang. Ayane quickly got to it.

“Sempai Ayane?” It was Mako.

“What is it, Mako?” Ayane went.

“We’re going down to breakfast,” Mako said. “It would take about an hour before we’re checking out. Sempai Hayate said we were about to head back.”

That would put a hold on things until they did get back, when Kasumi herself had joined in the loving, letting Hayabusa know just how much a good man and lover he was. And that he was loved by three who loved him back in spades.

Which meant in the pot of love, they all won big.

===

While this meeting was going on, Mai was holding a meeting of her own.

Mai had left Nagoya with a little apprehension, even if she was with Ryu and had a tourney's winnings safe in her bank account.

Ryu had said that Hayabusa looked like he wanted Mai for himself. Mai knew she often got looks like that from most guys, even when she was with Andy. When things went sour between her and Andy, she didn't mind a bit.

But Ryu said he was concerned about her. There was more to Hayabusa than met the eye, he'd said.

So now the question was, just what WAS there to Ryu Hayabusa?

Once she got home, she placed a call to Southtown. There was a friend there who might know something or two. But then again, Blue Mary was a true-blue friend and upright police woman. If there was something fishy about Hayabusa and the Mugen Tenshin clan, Mary would know about it.

But Mai also knew that if Hayabusa knew about Ryu, then he might know about her too. So now it was time to see who knew about Hayabusa too.

Mary had been quick to get the virtual dossiers on Hayabusa and the Mugen Tenshin clan to Mai, and under cover of a special email address Mary had set up for Mai (it had more security for sensitive things like this).

Mai read the screen as Mary went over it with her on the phone line.

"Ryu Hayabusa. Hayabusa superninja, descendant of the Dragon Lineage, and Dead or Alive competitor. Twenty-three years old, born on June the 15th. Parents are Joe and Reina Hayabusa, mother deceased. Stands at five-feet-ten and a half, weighs 172 pounds. Hobbies include mountain
climbing and fishing, favorite food is sushi. Lost first girlfriend, Irene Lew, to Shadowlaw when clan elders forced him to break up with her. She was later captured and used as the test subject for the first version of the same drug Geese used on you."

Mary bit her lip as she read the next bit. "That first version caused her to have terminal cancer and suffer pain like you wouldn't believe. During that time she was also continually raped. She was in such agony that she asked Hayabusa to kill her to end her suffering. Which he did."

Mai gasped. So that was why Hayabusa seemed jittery. He lost someone he loved to that drug too?

And Ryu was very close to Mai. No doubt Hayabusa picked something off of Ryu when he sized her friend up that got his warning senses up. Perhaps the Dark Hadou aka Evil Ryu got on Hayabusa's ninja radar? It was said Hayabusa was a superninja, and that would not have been surprising.

"Currently Senior Elder of the Hayabusa Clan after an assault on the Hayabusa Clan village had killed a lot of them. With help of Rachel, a Fiend Hunter, he avenged the massacre. He is rebuilding the Hayabusa clan alongside his father, thought to have been killed, but later found alive."

This Mai knew already, but she didn't stop Mary.

"Currently married to Kasumi, sister of Hayate, current leader of the Mugen Tenshin ninja clan."

[So Hayabusa has a wife?] Mai thought. This was getting interesting.

"His partners also include Rachel and the half-sister of Kasumi and Hayate, Ayane, a ninja of the Hajinmon sect. Rumor has it Rachel and Ayane are sometimes concubines of Hayabusa as well, as he fights to protect them from harm as if they were his wives. Needless to say, after the death of Irene Lew, they helped him from becoming a total bastard, given what he'd suffered."

Mai had to grimly chuckle at that. [Looks like you were cut from the same cloth Ryu was, Hayabusa,] she thought as she wondered how much alike the ninja was to her lover and best male friend. The three women had helped him go from a ninja who could have gone to the dark side to a ninja who had meaning in his life.

[And come to think of it, if Ryu hadn't gotten Chun Li and the girls in his life, he still might be that old "fight-is-everything" guy he first came off as,] Mai thought. Having the people who you love and who loved you was important in more ways than one.

"He also owns a curio and antique shop which keeps him in decent finances, as well as a good reputation for archeology, with joking that perhaps his name should be Indiana Jones, not Ryu Hayabusa, especially since his dad inspired him. Hayabusa also lectures at a local university as well, so when he's not on missions, he gets some good material in at the university to boost his archaeologist rep. He's not hurting for cash."

That was good. Ninjas could get deadly if they got desperate, and a broke ninja would take on jobs that they would regret later, especially if they got played for fools by those who didn't deliver the fees.

"Thanks for the information, Mary. This will come in handy."

Mai then signed off, and felt she had a lot to ponder. Hayabusa was not just a legend in ninjitsu and battle, he was now making a name for himself in more public circles. But how long would it be before they crossed paths again?

And would Ryu come into the picture then too?

===

As it turned out, the next time with Hayabusa was a chance meeting.

Several days later, Mai was finishing her shopping, and she bumped into him as they rounded a corner from opposite directions.

After dusting themselves off, Hayabusa asked, "Would you like some tea?" He later thumbed in the direction of a teahouse. He also took in what Mai was wearing: a white-and-red haltertop and a black mini-skirt that ended three inches above her knees. Given the fact that he was taller than her, he could look down her shirt. He had to mentally slap himself. [I'd better watch it, this is becoming a habit,] he thought ruefully.

Mai looked and she recognized the place. It was where one of her rivals had set up shop with a teahouse, but was also ninja-friendly. (Oddly enough, it was where she met Chun Li again, but that was beside the point.)

"That might not be a bad thing, thank you," Mai replied sweetly. No since in picking a fight in public. And tea might be a good way to ease things.

===

Once inside and their orders placed, Hayabusa went to business. "I remember you were wonderful at Nagoya," he said. "You fought like a professional and a true champion."

"Why, thank you," Mai said. The buttering up wasn't bad, but she felt Hayabusa was offering something else.

"I don't know how you are with your clan these days," he said, "but we could always use a kunoichi with your abilities in the Mugen Tenshin clan. On behalf of them I'd like to extend an invitation to join them. Of course, if you don't want to join the Mugen Tenshin, then you can join my clan."

Mai blushed. She knew she was good, but to merit an invite, just like Ryu had? Then she realized she was already part of a clan, her family clan of the Shiranui. Would joining Hayabusa put them out? And what would that do to her relations with Ryu and Chun Li?

"I'm honored you think me worthy enough to join," Mai said, as their orders arrived, "but I must respectfully decline. I'm already part of the Shiranui ninja clan, and I wouldn't want to betray it by joining another."

"Ah, I understand," Hayabusa said, while his own eyes betrayed the thought, [So she's loyal to Hoshi in more ways than one. He might have been the good friend who stuck by Mai through her ordeal, but he's a lot more than just that. This proves it.]

"Also, I don't want to pose a threat to the women in the clan. I know you have a few who love you. Your wife and partners."

This next line from Mai caused Hayabusa to blink. "Come again?"

"Kasumi, Ayane and Rachel. They helped you through a crisis and I don't want to get then jealous," Mai replied in a casual tone.

Hayabusa was shocked as to what Mai had told him. He then recovered with, "You've done your homework. I'm impressed. So what about you and Ryu? You two seemed a bit more than friendly back in Nagoya."

Mai smiled thinly. "So you know that he has a fiancee, right?"

Hayabusa nodded. "And I also know that you are his mistress. I'm surprised that his fiancee would allow such a thing."

"As if you are the one who can talk about having mistresses," Mai replied. That comment shut Hayabusa up quick, allowing Mai to continue. "I was drugged and raped several months ago in Southtown. If I stayed there, then Geese would no doubt try and convert me to his side. So I came home. Ryu helped me to recover."

"I understand now," Hayabusa said quickly. Mai was protective of Ryu, and if she was not only his mistress but he had also bonded close to her before then too, that would mean Mai had already declared herself as his.

And no need to get too far into dangerous territory. The offer was honorable, but Hayabusa decided to go further might dangerously get Ryu and Mai on the wrong track about him. Knowing what he did on both Ryu and Mai, that wouldn't take much given where this was going.

"I guess I was very concerned when I picked up something that didn't make me feel comfortable," Hayabusa admitted contritely. "It wasn't indigestion or a virus, but it was a read of an evil power. If I didn't act on things like this in the past, it could have gotten me killed. And I wasn't sure it would be lying in wait for you." He sighed. "If you were hurt because something happened that I didn't follow up on, I'm not sure my conscience would let me go easy."

[Irene's death still nagged at you,] his conscience went. [You didn't want Mai to be like Irene.]

"I understand," Mai said, softening a little. "I know about Irene. And why the crusade you carry on got personal. But Ryu's a better man than that. He knows the truth and is ready to fight for me."

"He's the better man for it," Hayabusa said to try to cover his blundering.

"You picked up on his Dark Hadou, probably," Mai said as she tried to ease things. "But all in all, Ryu's a loyal, caring man who only wants to make sure I'm okay. You can trust him."

"Hayate had also said the same thing," Hayabusa admitted. "I guess all these years of not always knowing who to trust really got me paranoid. I want to apologize if I got you upset." He hung his head. "Dad used to tell me to pray for the best but prepare for the worst. This last while a lot more of the worst and a lot less of the best has happened to me, so I was a lot less trusting than I should have."

"Tell you what," Mai said. "You and I agree not to air our dirty laundry, and we'll leave it at that."

"Agreed," Hayabusa said quickly, but paused. "Hoshi does sound like someone I might want to get to know better though. This Yellowstar deal might draw him into it sooner than later, so he'd better be on his guard. It's already struck at my friends and you, it might strike at him again sooner than he thinks. You'd better warn him about it. We're all icons in the fighting world, and until the folks behind Yellowstar are dealt with once and for all, we're all at risk."

"I'll let him know." Mai saw Hayabusa in a better light, but now the question was, what did they all get into now?

We're all at risk. Those words put the chills in Mai. That might be a lot more accurate than anyone would admit, and may be proven sooner than she wanted them to...