Time flies within blinking eyes. Especially when we so intent during our training, Ken and Chun Li is the most one who training harder after seeing my Hadoken. It seems my Qi strikes inspiring them to get stronger and stronger. Oh well, that's not bad thou, at least it lifts my worry a little if they getting stronger because I'm sure, what waiting for us during that tournament is not something or someone nice. Couple months have passed and now it's time for us to go to Thailand to participate in Martial Art Tournament.
Bringing my traveling bag which contains my passport, my karate gi, some money and changing clothes and toiletries, Me, Ken and Chun Li go to Narita Airport to the boarding plane that will transport us there. When we arrive in Narita, the tournament officials that will arrange our departure welcoming us warmly. They provide us with a special lounge in the airport, special for tournament participant. I can see some familiar character in games that also become the participant in that tournament. I can see Edmondo Honda, the sumo champion, which according to my memory is a good person. Also, that one wearing Buddhist monk clothes, is that Retsu? Master of Shorinji Kempo that Ryu ever defeated in his younger age? No wonder he staring me with sharp eyes.
There's also a teenager with black hair and brown eyes, like Japanese hybrid, could that be, Guy? The one who mastering Bushin-ryu Ninjutsu that also Ryu close friend? And a girl with blonde hair beside him is his fellow disciples of Bushin-ryu Ninjutsu, Maki? There's also blonde hair woman that looks like a wrestler, is that Rainbow Mika? Her big boobs already become the object of Ken's sight. There are also some faces that I do not recognize who they are, but no one from them seems weak
"Hey Ryu, looks there are many beautiful girls also participate in this tournament"
"Be careful Ken, like every rose have its thorns, those girls also can be deadly if you careless"
"Ugh, why you always remind me about not good things, Ryu"
"Hahaha, unless you willing beaten up by them then go as you like, Ken"
"Hihihi, brother Ryu always saying something interesting. Tell me, brother Ryu, are you always like this?"
"Like what, sister Chun Li"
"You know, meek, humble, submissive, self-deprecating, and respectful individual"
"Ah, I only don't like being beaten up by someone"
"That's also good reason to get stronger"
We still talking to each other when the official of tournament announce that the plane is ready and we can be boarding the plane. This tournament organizer seems well funded because they not use commercial plane but use private jets to carry us to Thailand.
After we seat on our seat and put on the seatbelt, the stewardess closes the door and the jets start to take off. It's a smooth take off and within minutes we already fly to the southwest toward Thailand. Because the trip takes a couple hours to arrive in Thailand, some peoples take their own way to spend the time. some talking with their friend, some watching movie, some listening to music, some eating the food that provided by the stewardess like Honda. But most of them meditating like I and Ken do.
Couple hours later, my meditating interrupted with an announcement from the jet captain
"Ladies and Gentlement, This is the captain speaking, we almost reach our destination in Thailand. Since there're no runaways in our destination, you all must go there by drop off from the plane. Please use the parachute that provided at below your seat and gets ready within ten minutes. If you do not get down from the plane, your participation in the tournament automatically canceled. The drop off will take place in low-alt dive, so please open your parachute immediately after you jump from the plane. One more thing, if you can't reach the destination before the dusk, your participation also be canceled. Thank you"
WHAT???
Jump from the plane by parachute. Is that mean the location of the tournament is not in Bangkok, Thailand or other cities but somewhere else? I see from the plane windows we currently airborne over the sea and will be passing an island ahead. So that island is the destination? I hurriedly put the parachute on my back and so do with Ken and Chun Li.
After ten minutes after the announcement, the stewardess opens the plane door and one by one, passengers jump off the plane. We follow the mob to jump off from the plane together. We jump from about 300m height and soon the gravity pulling us down fast. I pull the parachute string to make it open. And in the air above the island parachutes blooming like the mushroom in the rainy season. Although we try to jump off from the plane later, still we must be landed in the sea near the island, which make we must swim toward the island.
"Damn it! I don't know we must swim this far! Can't they send some boats to pick us up"
Ken start cursing how the organizer welcoming the participants. I just keep silent and thinking what will be waiting for us on that island.