Ninja Gaiden Koibito

Ninja's Mistress


“Come on, Ryu! Wake up!” Tina’s voice called to him from the murky darkness.

Ryu fought his way to consciousness, blinking his eyes open and finding himself in Tina’s bed inside the tour bus. A sudden lurch and squeal of tires made it clear the bus was in motion and at high speed. Ryu sat up, nearly bumping heads with Tina who sat at the edge of the bed.

“Oh, thank goodness!” Tina exclaimed, embracing him. “I thought we were going to have to plug in an IV! Here, drink this.”

Ryu took the proffered bottle and drank greedily, downing the sweet nutritional drink in seconds. He instantly felt reenergized but was now much more aware of the plethora of sore and strained muscles in his back, legs and arms. Memories of the orgy on the beach flashed through his mind, and Ryu had to smile despite the pain. Then the bus swerved again, and Ryu could hear Dixie’s screams of rage through the bedroom door.

“Dixie is driving?” Ryu asked, taking another bottle.

“She drives like she screws: fast and aggressive.” Tina smiled nervously. “She’ll get us back to the stadium faster than I can.”

“Is there a particular reason for haste?” Ryu asked, seeing an uneasy look in Tina’s blue eyes.

“After you passed out, Dixie and Rachel helped me get you back to the bus.” Tina explained. “There were two messages on the machine up front. One was from Ayane. Rachel had to take off to help her hunt a… chimera… dragon, something. The other was from Lisa.”

“Yes?” Ryu urged her to continue, setting aside his disappointment that he had been unable to bid Rachel a proper farewell.

“It’s Candy Cane.” Tina chewed her lower lip. “Her last match went… poorly.”

“She was defeated?” Ryu asked, unsure why such news was bothering Tina so deeply.

“Yeah, but it wasn’t just that she got beat. It’s who beat her.” Tina sighed. “It’s someone we know.”

“Aisha? Aigle or Makoto?” Ryu asked, growing impatient. “Tina, who?”

“We’re here!” Dixie called from up front as the bus screeched to a jarring halt, postponing Tina’s reply.

“Let’s get you in costume!” Tina ordered, gabbing Ryu’s blue ninja garb from a nearby dresser.

“I do not understand.” Ryu shook his head, confused.

“I wish we had more time, but if you aren’t in the arena in the next five minutes, you’ll be disqualified from the entire tournament.” Tina grimaced as she shoved the ninja clothes into Ryu’s arms.

“What?” Ryu asked, aghast. “When was this match scheduled?”

“No more than an hour ago.” Tina was fuming, clearly furious about the recent turn of events. “I’ve never seen the Rumble Roses board of directors pull something like this before. But we can figure this out after you go kick this school teacher’s ass! Or, you know…. Make her come first.”

“School teacher?” Ryu blinked, pulling on his ninja garb as Tina dragged him to the door.

“You know what you’re doing, Ryu.” Tina patted him on the back. “Just do what you do best, and you’ll be fine!”

Ryu exited the bus and sped toward the arena. Dixie came up behind Tina and put an arm around her, squeezing her shoulder comfortingly.

“He’ll be fine.” Tina nodded more to herself than Dixie.

“I hope so, sugar.” Dixie took a deep breath. “I hope so.”


* * *


“Ladies and gentlemen!” The female announcer’s voice echoed in the enormous stadium. “Welcome to a record-breaking Rumble Roses XXX event! Your favorite and mine has returned to face his newest challenge! Give it up for the DRAGON NINJA!!!”

Ryu leapt up into the ring to thunderous applause and struck a stoic pose. He was still feeling extraordinarily disoriented from this sudden and unexpected turn of events. His body was still sore from the all night orgy he had enjoyed with Tina, Rachel and Dixie on the beach, and he had anticipated at least a day of recovery before preparing for his next match. Regardless, a ninja is prepared at all times for all circumstances.

“From Canada! The dominatrix! MISTRESS!”

At first Ryu believed that his eyes had deceived him, that the strain of the previous night’s orgy had simply driven him mad. A blond woman appeared on the opposite end of the arena, wearing a red and black bustier and fishnet stockings with high-heeled black boots on her feet. Long black leather gloves stretched up to her elbows. Her short blond hair was swept to one side, and she wore a red eye patch on her right eye. She was gorgeous, with shapely hips and her bosom filled the bustier to its limit. Her body was magnificent, but Ryu had already been privileged enough to have it before. Indeed he had already made love to this very woman. But Ryu could not believe that he was looking at…

“Miss Spencer?” Ryu gasped in disbelief. Then he recalled the announcer’s description. “Or is it… Mistress Spencer?”

Ryu suddenly noticed that Mistress Spencer was actually sitting on a man. Ryu’s eyes widened with surprise as he realized that the man was bare-chested, wearing only a pair of tight fitting leather pants and clown makeup. A suspicious looking collar was tied snuggly around his beefy neck. He was fairly muscular, but was not in particularly impressive shape.

Mistress Spencer stood up and produced a riding crop in her right hand and struck the man sharply in the ribs. He got to his feet quickly and followed behind as Mistress Spencer paraded haughtily down the raised walkway that led to the ring. She glanced around, appraising the audience as though they were amusing insects beneath her feet. The riding crop rose and fell in her hands as she toyed with it absently.

Ryu watched, fascinated by the total lack of embarrassment or timidity that Miss Spencer had exhibited when they made love. It was as if she had completely transformed into another person.

The man in the clown makeup raced forward and pried open the ropes to allow Mistress Spencer access to the ring. She climbed through and the man crawled around in front of her on his hands and knees like a pet dog. Mistress Spencer lifted her right leg and set her sharply heeled boot on the man’s bare back, forcing a pained grunt from the man. Ryu felt a wave of disgust as he realized the man was obviously aroused by being humiliated and abused.

Mistress Spencer one visible eye looked straight at Ryu as she brought the riding crop up to her lips and licked it suggestively.

“Miss Spencer, what is this?” Ryu asked with a strong voice.

“Call me Mistress.” She snapped at him, a flash of pure rage crossed her face for a split second before disappearing.

“What has happened to you?” Ryu asked.

“I’m being true to who I am.” Mistress Spencer sneered. “I do what I want, and I take what I want. Miss Welch never gave a damn about what I said before, but who’s laughing now? I had her squealing like the whore she is in this very ring!”

The crowd cheered excitedly. Obviously they recalled the match with fondness. Ryu felt his stomach turn.

“She responded particularly well to some spanking!” Mistress Spencer flashed a pitiless smile and gestured with her riding crop.

“You struck Rebecca?” Ryu’s voice was dangerously quiet.

“Her cute little ass is probably black and blue.” The dominatrix cackled, taking her foot off the man in front of her and cocking her hips. “They had to take her away in a gurney, she was too sore to walk!”

“You are not the teacher I knew.” Ryu spoke calmly, but there was a righteous fire beneath his words. “You will be defeated and Rebecca Welsh will be avenged.”

“You no talk that way to Mistress!” The half-naked man sprang to his feet, his clown-face contorted in rage. “Me punish you!”

He rushed toward Ryu, arms outstretched and hands curled into claws. There was a blur of movement and suddenly Ryu was behind him, slamming his elbow into the man’s back and sending him flying out of the ring. He landed hard on cement beneath the ring and did not get up.

Ryu had expected Mistress Spencer to react angrily, to show some sign of outrage over her puppet’s pathetic exit. But Ryu saw only faint amusement in the dominatrix’s blue eye.

“Thank you for saving me the effort of dispensing with that worm myself.” She inclined her head slightly. “You’ll make a much better slave than he ever did.”

“I am slave to no one!” Ryu declared boldly, slashing the air with his hand in a grand gesture.

“Silly ninja.” Mistress Spencer giggled. “You just need to be shown some proper discipline.”

Mistress Spencer walked forward, lazily tapping the palm of her left hand with the riding crop as she approached. Ryu bent his knees, assuming a prepared stance as she began circling him. Suddenly she struck out with the riding crop, but Ryu grabbed it easily and yanked the prop from her surprisingly strong grasp and tossed it aside.

“No foreplay?” Mistress Spencer sounded affronted. “Well then let’s begin with the real punishment!”

She lunged at Ryu, wrapping her hands around his neck in a death grip and they both fell to the canvas, the dominatrix straddling the ninja’s hips. Ryu wrenched Mistress Spencer’s hands from his throat, but was unprepared when she lunged down to head butt the ninja. Seeing stars, Ryu lost his grip on her right wrist.

“Let’s see….” Mistress Spencer frowned as she reached down behind her toward Ryu’s crotch.

“Uuunghhh!” Ryu groaned as he felt her hand firmly grab his sac and he released her other wrist.

“There they are!” Spencer grinned down at him devilishly. “Grab my breasts! Tear off my clothes!”

Ryu’s hands were already reaching toward the ornate bustier and he hesitated for a moment, uncertainty gnawing at him.

“Do it, slave!” Mistress Spencer hissed, slapping him with her free hand while she gave his testicles a firm squeeze with the other.

Ryu set his jaw determinedly and grasped the top of the bustier and tore it in two, tossing the halves to either side of the ring. Mistress Spencer’s impressive breasts jiggled naturally as she gave a sinister laugh before grabbing the back of Ryu’s head with her left hand and pulled him up and shoved his face against her naked bosom.

“Lick them!” She commanded. “Suck your mistress’s tits!”

Ryu’s tongue lapped at Mistress Spencer’s soft orbs of flesh. He was certain he would have done so regardless of her command, but he still felt uncomfortable performing the actions she was demanding. He closed his lips around her left nipple and sucked, grazing her tender skin with his teeth.

“Yes!” Mistress Spencer cackled with glee. “Use your teeth, worm! Your mistress is pleased!”

“Mmmmmnnn!” Ryu moaned into her breast as she gave his sac another squeeze. His manhood had awakened, and Ryu knew it was time to take the initiative.

“Now screw me!” Mistress Spencer screamed. Her hands tore at Ryu’s ninja garb, shredding the blue fabric in a matter of seconds.

Ryu cursed under his breath at the dominatrix’s uncanny ability to anticipate his every move. Tossing aside the remainder of his clothing, Ryu reached down and tore the fabric from Mistress Spencer’s waist, leaving her in nothing but her fishnet stockings, boots and gloves.

Mistress Spencer’s blue eye shone with madness before she turned around, reversing her position and facing away from Ryu, still straddling his hips. She reached down and grasped Ryu’s cock in both hands, stroking his long manhood furiously.

“Hard, slave! You must be hard for your mistress!” She hissed. “Prepare yourself, scum!”

And with that, Mistress Spencer rose up and impaled herself on Ryu’s cock, sinking down on his stiff shaft till she came to a rest on his hips. Ryu felt his breath leave him as her vessel wrapped around him, just as tight and hot as he recalled. But the last time he had made love to Miss Spencer, she had been a passive lover. Mistress Spencer was anything but that.

The dominatrix’s reached down and grabbed Ryu’s testicles in either hand. She gave his sac a strong squeeze and then her hips flexed, and she began bouncing up and down on his hard cock.

“Nnnggghaaa!” Ryu groaned, feeling the slick wet flesh of her womanhood sliding around his sensitive rod.

“Spank me, slave!” Mistress Spencer glanced over her shoulder, but Ryu could only see her eye patch. “Spank me! Ooooohhh… Spank your mistress!”

Before he knew what was happening, Ryu’s hand struck out, slapping the smooth curve of Mistress Spencer’s bare buttocks. The dominatrix arched her back, moaning with pleasure. Her hands squeezed down on Ryu’s testicles, forcing a breathy grunt from the ninja.

“That’s it!” Mistress Spencer nodded. “Do as you’re told!”

Pleasure built like a wildfire in Ryu’s groin. Mistress Spencer rode him like an animal, and her hands massaged his testicles with an expertise that was befitting a practiced lover, not a woman who had been a virgin days before. Each time Ryu’s hand slapped her butt, he felt Mistress Spencer’s sheath tighten down on his cock like a vice, intensifying his pleasures.

“Obey me….aaaaahhh… and you will know true ecstasy!” Mistress Spencer spoke breathlessly. “Come inside me and I will show you true pleasures!”

Ryu blinked, feeling as if a fog had settled over his mind. What was he doing, laying there letting his opponent ride him and order him about? Perhaps his body was still recovering from the orgy on the beach. Ryu pushed the doubts from his mind; there would be time for speculation after victory. He started to sit up when…

“No, no… OBEY ME!” Mistress Spencer screamed, craning her neck and showing Ryu her eye patch once again.

The fog once more invaded Ryu’s mind and his hands reached up to grasp Mistress Spencer’s hips, helping her churn against him while she continued massaging his sac. Ryu let the pleasure wash over him in waves, enjoying the feeling of total submission as Mistress Spencer rode him ever faster.

“Come for me!” She hissed, keeping her eye patch facing him. “Come inside me, slave! Do it!”

“Mmmm…yes…” Ryu nodded vaguely. He could feel his loins begging for release. It would be so easy to…

“Stop it!” A high voice screamed from the side of the ring.

Ryu turned his head and saw Candy Cane leap into the ring, already stark naked. Her firm breasts and slender hips brought a smile to his face as she raced towards him. A ménage a trois would be magnificent. He reached out his hand to her, his mouth salivating at the thought of tasting the sweet nectar of her nether lips as she…

Candy Cane launched herself at Mistress Spencer, knocking her off of Ryu and sending them both tumbling to the canvas beside the delirious ninja. Candy Cane rolled away from the dominatrix and came up on her knees next to Ryu and slapped him hard across the face.

Ryu felt a wave of shock and fury as his mind once again became his own.

“What…what happened?” He asked.

“Later.” Candy Cane spoke quickly. “Let’s just make her come and fast!”

“You!” Mistress Spencer spat as she got to her feet and pointed at Candy Cane. “You ungrateful brat!”

“You want a piece of this?” Candy Cane stood and shouted back, running her hands over her lithe naked body. “Come and get it, you old hag!”

Ryu managed to stand just as Mistress Spencer charged them, arms out. Candy Cane stepped in front of Ryu and met the dominatrix head on. The two women fell to the canvas, grappling fiercely. Mistress Spencer managed to plunge two fingers into Candy Cane’s nether lips and the young girl moaned, trying to resist the dominatrix’s skilled ministrations. The redhead schoolgirl covered Mistress Spencer’s left breast with her mouth, suckling her sensitive nipple and managing to force a gasp of pleasure from the dominatrix.

“Mmmm….Do as I say!” Mistress Spencer screamed.

“No! Screw you! I….won’t!” Candy Cane shook her head as if trying to ward off a swarm of bees. “Ryu! Get ready!”

Candy Cane hooked her arms underneath Mistress Spencer’s, and she managed to place her shins between her former teacher’s knees. Candy Cane rolled onto her back, raising Mistress Spencer above her, spreading the dominatrix’s legs wide open. Ryu recalled Candy Cane describing the move to him; it was called the Refresher.

“Let me go!” Mistress Spencer ordered, and Ryu could see her eye patch glow a faint red. “I command you!”

“Now!” Candy Cane shouted desperately. “Hurry! I…can’t… resist her!”

Ryu rushed forward, positioning himself between Candy Cane and Mistress Spencer’s spread legs. His hands grasped Mistress Spencer’s bare butt and he thrust his hips forward, plunging his cock into her wet nether lips.

“NO!” Mistress Spencer screamed with outrage. She looked up to see Ryu’s thick shaft pound into her, watched as his testicles slapped against her clit, sending pleasure coursing through her body. “Nnnnhgaaa! Ohhhh! No….I….AAAAHHH!!!”

“Take her!” Candy Cane urged, forcing Mistress Spencer’s legs wider. “Give it to her, hurry!”

“RRRAAAARGH!!!” Ryu bellowed, driving his hips into the dominatrix. He pounded her, slamming his cock deep inside with every thrust while his hands kneaded her firm buttocks.

The crowd was unsure what to make of the scene, and they murmured excitedly as they watched the ninja rut furiously into Mistress Spencer while Candy Cane held her legs wide open.

“Let me go, slave!” Mistress Spencer shouted at Candy Cane. “The ninja is mine!”

“No!” Candy Cane shot back, squeezing her eyes shut in concentration. “I….oh…no….I…yes….mistress…”

Candy Cane’s legs and arms went lax and she released Mistress Spencer. Ryu and the dominatrix tumbled away together across the canvas as Candy Cane lay staring up at the arena’s ceiling with a blank expression.

“Now for you, my new slave…AAAAAHHH!” Mistress Spencer’s sneer was replaced with a look of shocked ecstasy as Ryu flipped her onto her back and laid down on top of her, thrusting his cock back inside her with renewed purpose. “You think….aaaaghh….you can resist….my….OOOOHHH!!!”

“Come back to us, Miss Spencer!” Ryu gazed into her one visible eye, looking for the timid English teacher he had known.

“She is gone! I…command….you….aaaaahhh!” Mistress Spencer moaned, wrapping her legs around Ryu’s madly thrusting butt as he took her. Her eye patch glowed red once again.

Ryu reached up and tore the eye patch from her face, revealing her other beautiful blue eye. The remaining haziness in Ryu’s mind left immediately and Candy Cane sat up across the ring, shaking her head dizzily.

“No! That is mine!” Mistress Spencer screamed with fury, but her hips were already moving to match Ryu’s thrusts with her own. “You must obey me! You….aaaaahh…you must!”

“Come back, Miss Spencer!” Ryu called again, and this time he leaned down and covered her lips with his own, kissing her deeply. She recoiled at first, but then her tongue snaked into his mouth, playing with his own. Ryu intensified his thrusts, sending shock waves rolling up Mistress Spencer’s voluptuous body.

Candy Cane staggered over to them, barely managing to keep her footing. She dropped to her knees behind Mistress Spencer’s head. Ryu pulled back from the kiss and Candy Cane leaned down, placing her hands on either side of the dominatrix’s blond head.

“I miss you, Miss Spencer. Come back to us…come…” Candy Cane whispered and covered Mistress Spencer’s lips in a passionate inverted kiss, her nose touching the older woman’s chin. Tongues entwined instinctively and Mistress Spencer’s wild eyes closed.

Ryu’s hands groped Mistress Spencer’s large breasts, squeezing her soft mounds and he unleashed his full strength. Ryu’s hips became a blur between the dominatrix’s legs, pounding his thick cock inside her at a breakneck pace. Mistress Spencer began moaning loudly into Candy Cane’s mouth as their kiss deepened, feeling the hard length of Ryu’s rod driving inside her.

“Come, Miss Spencer!” Ryu roared, feeling his own orgasm boil up in his groin. “COME!”

Mistress Spencer’s womanhood clamped down on Ryu’s cock. Suddenly Mistress Spencer reached up and grabbed the back of Candy Cane’s red hair, pulling her tighter than ever into their deep kiss. She moaned long and hard, voicing her orgasm into the schoolgirl’s mouth.

Ryu held his own climax at bay, watching as Mistress Spencer convulsed beneath him. His strong hands gently massaged the older woman’s generous mounds, and he flicked his thumbs over her stiff nipples. A short while passed before her movements slowed and Candy Cane finally broke their kiss.

“Miss…Miss Welsh?” The blond haired woman blinked groggily, staring up at Candy Cane’s face.

“Yeah, I’m here, Miss Spencer.” Candy Cane smiled down at her. “Are you ok?”

“I don’t know…I…” Miss Spencer’s eyes went wide as realized Ryu was lying on top of her, his manhood still pulsing inside her wet canal. Her voice became little more than a whisper. “What… what is going on?”

“Something was done to you.” Ryu spoke low. The roar of the crowd would surely drown out their lowered voices. “Your mind was not your own. You entered the Rumble Roses XXX tournament under the guise of a dominatrix.”

“Oh…oh, no!” Miss Spencer blushed. “I used to fantasize about that sort of thing! Oh, heavens!”

“Well, we need you to act like you’re still crazy.” Candy Cane caught Ryu’s eye and he nodded.

“What, why?” Miss Spencer was aghast.

“We must convince whoever altered your personality that you’re still under their control.” Ryu explained quickly. “It might assist us in exposing them.”

“What do I do?” Miss Spencer asked nervously. “There are so many people…oh, and I’m completely naked!”

“Just have fun.” Candy Cane winked at her. “Ryu and I will show you a good time.”

“Ryu and…you, Miss Welsh?” Miss Spencer turned a deep shade of crimson.

“Loosen up, Miss Spencer.” Candy Cane grinned.

“C-…call me…Muriel.” The English teacher spoke quietly.

“All right, here we go.” Candy Cane whispered and then shouted at the top of her lungs. “She isn’t stopping, Dragon Ninja!”

“Get back, Candy Cane!” Ryu shouted and shoved her away for the benefit of the audience. “I will handle the dominatrix!”

Ryu withdrew from Muriel Spencer and turned her over onto her stomach. To her credit, Muriel caught on quickly and came up on her hands and knees just as Ryu’s hips came forward, thrusting his twitching shaft deep inside her dripping slit. The young ninja pivoted on his knees, pounding into her with renewed purpose.

“Aaaaaahhhh!!!” Muriel moaned pleasurably. Then she caught herself and managed a decent snarl. “H-how dare you…you dim-witted savage! Nnnnghaa! Your…your mistress is not pleased! Not at all… not at--aaaaaaaaahhhh!”

“I know how to treat this old cow!” Candy Cane shouted for the audience to hear. She approached Miss Spencer from the front while Ryu continued rutting into her from behind. The schoolgirl laid down and then turned over onto her back and scooted herself beneath Miss Spencer who was still on her hands and knees. Candy Cane sat up, brining her mouth to Muriel Spencer’s full breasts as they hung free beneath the teacher’s raised torso.

“Miss Welsh…what are you doing?” Miss Spencer whispered anxiously. “You can’t possibly want to…to…ooooohhh….oh, YES!”

Candy Cane’s skilled mouth ravished Miss Spencer’s impressive breasts, suckling and licking hungrily at her beautiful bosom. Her hands came up and gripped her teacher’s firm butt, careful not to let her fingers be smashed by Ryu’s thrusting hips.

“I…aaaaahh…. Take this, you little… little wench!” Miss Spencer tried her best vile tone and then craned her neck down, covering the firm orbs of Candy Cane’s breasts with her lush lips. “Mmmmmm….how…mmmm… do you like this!?”

“Mmmmmm!” Candy Cane’s eyes fluttered closed as years of denied lust were at last realized. She had yearend for this moment ever since being enrolled in Miss Spencer’s school and now she at last felt the gorgeous teacher’s lips on her own bare breasts, while she could taste Miss Spencer’s soft and glorious bosom.

Meanwhile, Ryu maintained a steady rhythm, feeling quite content to allow the two women to enjoy each other while he thrust away. Suddenly Candy Cane scooted further underneath Miss Spencer, bringing her face directly beneath the teacher’s nether lips. Ryu believed the schoolgirl planned to service Miss Spencer and was pleasantly shocked as he felt Candy Cane’s lips wrap around his swinging sac, licking his testicles even as he continued thrusting into Miss Spencer.

“Candy Cane!” Ryu affected a tone of outrage. “Have you betrayed me!?”

“Well done, my slave!” Miss Spencer managed to cackle, getting into her role. “Receive your reward!”

Miss Spencer buried her face between the nubile teenager’s spread thighs and Candy Cane’s eyes went wide with ecstasy as she felt her teacher’s tongue lap at the nub of her clitoris before slipping inside her nether lips.

Between Muriel Spencer’s tight sheath and Candy Cane’s warm mouth, Ryu’s loins were quickly reaching a critical point. Sensing both women’s bodies nearing their own releases, Ryu reached out and grabbed hold of Miss Spencer’s shoulders, using the extra leverage to hammer his cock faster than ever inside her hot body.

“Nnnghaa! Yes! YES!” Miss Spencer squealed before once more hungrily consuming Candy Cane’s nether lips.

“Mistress Spencer! He’s gonna come! I’m gonna come!” Candy Cane shrieked with pleasure and then covered Ryu’s sac with her lips once again.

“Nnnnghaaaaaaa!!!” Ryu roared, plunging his cock to the hilt inside Miss Spencer and letting his orgasm rip through him.

Candy Cane felt the ninja’s testicles leap inside her mouth as his seed gushed forth in a great torrent, then Miss Spencer’s tongue forced the schoolgirl over the edge and into her own fit of convulsions as she climaxed.

“Oh…oh…OOOOOOHHHHH!!!” Miss Muriel Spencer’s eyes went wide with pleasure as she came. Her ecstasy was beyond any she had ever known, and for the first time in her life she felt the hot flood of a man’s seed fill her innermost depths even as her own orgasm shook her body from head to toe.

Having at last climaxed, Ryu’s name filled the displays as the declared winner. He finally withdrew from Miss Spencer’s shaking body and watched as Candy Cane rolled out from underneath her. Teacher and student embraced, sweaty and naked, they kissed deeply, clinging to each other with obvious sincerity.

* * *


“That was brilliant!” Lisa screamed excitedly when they all reconvened in the tour bus.

Ryu, Miss Spencer, Candy Cane, Tina, Lisa and Dixie were all crowded in the bedroom. It had been just an hour since the match had ended.

“Well done, Candy.” Tina stood next to the bed and nodded with slightly reluctant approval to her rival musician.

“I still can’t believe the match was called in your favor, Ryu.” Candy Cane looked stricken as she sat on the bed. “I was so worried that I screwed it up for you by showing up and helping. Totally against the rules!”

“If you had not intervened, I would certainly have succumbed.” Ryu stood next to Tina and reassured the schoolgirl.

“That dastardly eye-patch!” Miss Spencer sat on the bed next to Candy Cane and glared at the eye patch sitting on a table nearby. “What a fiendish device!”

“Indeed.” Lisa nodded, still studying the eye patch. “Some sort of ultra-sonic hypnotic field generator. Very, very high tech. Strange, but it reminds me of something I’ve seen before.”

“That bit of ad-lib you three did really saved the day.” Tina smiled. “Since you convinced the crowd that Candy was actually a double-agent for Mistress Spencer, the judges were forced to conclude that it was Spencer who was attempting to cheat. Really slick, you guys!”

“I wish I could remember something of use to you all.” Miss Spencer frowned. “The last thing I recall was being with Ryu…”

“That sticks with you, doesn’t it?” Dixie grinned and slapped Ryu on the butt playfully.

“But after that…nothing.” Miss Spencer finished, shrugging. “I’m sorry.”

“I’m just glad you’re safe.” Candy Cane leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

“Miss Welsh…” Muriel blushed. “I’m sorry…Candy Cane.”

“Just Candy.” The redhead grinned.

“Uhh…You don’t remember Ryu taking you to the medical station?” Tina asked, obviously reluctant to interrupt the tender moment.

“I’m sorry.” Miss Spencer shook her head.

“You do not recall the nurse?” Ryu asked. “Anesthesia believed you had fully recovered.”

“WHO!?!” Lisa shouted, her voice full of rage.

Everyone in the room turned to Lisa, shocked to see her face contorted in shock and anger. The usually serene and calm woman looked as if she were about to strike someone; her hands were clenched into fists and she shook with barely contained fury.

“Anesthesia.” Ryu repeated carefully. “She was the nurse at the medical station.”

Lisa collapsed back into a chair and Tina was instantly at her side, placing a comforting arm around her shoulders.

“Lisa, honey… what’s wrong?” Tina asked, her eyes full of concern. “Tell us.”

For a long moment Lisa simply stared straight ahead, her eyes unfocused in a reverie, seeming to delve into the distant past. Finally she blinked and looked up into Tina’s frightened face. Lisa managed a smile and reached up to caress Tina’s cheek affectionately.

“Sorry about my outburst.” Lisa took a deep breath and stood, addressing everyone at once. “Anesthesia was one of the lead scientists in the Epsilon program at DOATEC.”

“What?” Dixie, Candy Cane and Miss Spencer all asked at once.

Lisa summarized the vile history of the DOATEC company, detailing the foundation’s research into creating a perfect fighter.

“They brainwashed Ryu’s best friend and fellow ninja, Hayate.” Lisa avoided Tina’s eyes at this point, and Ryu once again wished that the secrecy of Lisa and Hayate’s love was a problem he could solve for them. “Anesthesia and I worked together on him. That’s where I recognize that hypnotic eye patch from; it’s her handiwork for certain. She handled Hayate’s conditioning and mental augmentations, turning him into Ein and I… I had to keep him alive.”

She paused for a moment, clearly struggling to maintain her composure.

“When I helped Hayate escape, Anesthesia fled with all the research before I could destroy it.” Lisa chewed her lower lip. “I had hoped she was killed when Ryu and Kasumi’s clones destroyed their testing facility. I’m certain she helped work on Alpha-152 and Beta-117.”

“I had no idea.” Ryu shook his head in awe. He had never sensed anything but warmth and kindness from the exotic nurse.

“She’s a master manipulator, Ryu.” Lisa assuaged his guilt. “She fooled me into thinking she might help me release Hayate, but she almost got us both killed during his escape. She doesn’t care for anyone or anything apart from herself and her abominable research. She had me fooled my entire life.”

“Your entire life?” Tina blinked. “Lisa, you were in DOATEC for just a few years. How…?”

“Anesthesia and I go way back.” Lisa squirmed uncomfortably.

There was a long moment of tense silence. Lisa finally managed to work up the courage to continue.

“She’s my sister.”