The morning sun rises over this strange lush green land. It could have been anywhere on earth yet it is not. The members of the Inner Circle that are from this land had gathered to sent Ryu and ChunLi off.  

This little clearing by the waterfall held  a circle of seven stones that seems to emit some kind of power from its very being. This place felt familiar in the sense that another place on Earth plane seems to carry a similar aura.  

Yet the couple were almost reluctant to leave. Ryu especially since he felt that there was so much to catch up on with his parents. Yet he knew that they very much appreciated the chance to meet him. So he leaves this place not with a heavy heart but with happiness instead. The fact that he had actually reunited with his parent was more then enough.  

“Give our regards to your sensei.” Sho said as he and Miyuki hugged their son. Their boy had become a fine young man indeed.  
   

“This does leads to Point of Power right?” Kumori asked.  
“Yeah. As does the one on Demon’s Island leads to Point of Evil. Why do you ask.”  
“You know that both you and I have a lousy sense of direction.”  
“Oh yeah right I told you I got lost in a shopping mall once.” Iwa mumbled. She headed off to find Rinka to confirm a few things with her.  

“Yup. This is it alright.” Iwa confirmed when she return.  
“And if it isn’t?” ChunLi asked as she and Ryu joined the two young women within the stone circle.  
“We freeze to death in the middle of the Arctic Circle.” Kumori said.  

“WHAT?!” Sean exclaimed, he didn’t like this place much but he has no intention of dying yet. Yet Sakura was impatient to back home. The past month she felt that she wasn’t welcome here at all. She had seen some things that she had no explanations for.  

“Just have to chance it. You could stay if you like.”  Iwa added, looking up the blue sky.  
“Ready?”  
“Yeah.”  
“Let’s do it then.”  
   

Kumori held out both palms to face Iwa at stomach level, Iwa followed and they both created a circle of palms. Ryu reached for ChunLi’s hand. She squeezed his hand back to comfort him. Looking out Ryu could see his parents watching them. He smiled back, six months is not too long a time.  

A ball of chi grew from the palms of the two women. They slowly push the two balls of chi towards each other. Upon contact, the colour changes from blue to white as it enlarges and envelops all six of them. In a blink of an eye, they were all gone. Miyuki felt Sho squeezed her shoulder lightly.  

“Six months is not too long.” He said to her as they quietly leave the area.  
   

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Witches’ Grove, Shadowlaw  

A little clearing in the forest of Shadowlaw. One of the places that was considered to be sacred and forbidden to tourists. This little plot of land that lies in the land that beyond the Chasm, where Summerlodge is situated. This place was naturally quiet considering the entire estate belongs to ChunLi.  

Today Yuri and Xiangfei were pushing a statue away from the centre of the grove. Xiangfei was technically unhappy about her situation. She was robbed of what was promise to her.  
   

“They’re late!” Xiangfei pouted as she lay slump by the statue after pushing it out of the way.  
“Quit whining they’ll be here.”  
“But I was promise the possibility of having an adventure like you had when you followed them to Greece last year. All the so call interesting stuff I had was waking up in the middle of the night to feed Haru and Kage!”  

“You’re the one who volunteered to come okay. My bro wanted to come, Terry wanted to come. Kyo wanted to come. But you got picked. So enjoy it.”  
“But the fun that I was promised?”  
   

“Hey I hung around Ryu and ChunLi for a few times in three years and the only so call fun I had was last year. And Greece was all business and no fun. Kidnapping is not my idea of fun! Oruchi awakening during KOF was more fun than this so quit whining.” Yuri raised her voice slightly. The very word of kidnap offended her due to past experience. Her attention turned to the centre of the clearing. She looks at her watch.  
   
   

In the centre of the clearing there seems to be a few sparks gathering and enlarging. Wispy tendrils of energy reached out to each other, connecting and enlarging till it exploded. Standing at the centre of it all. Ryu and ChunLi were holding onto each other, Sean and Sakura were shivering. Iwa and Kumori looked around and broke formation, nonchalantly brushing the snow off their clothes.  
   

“Hey hey! Welcome back!” Xiangfei came forward.  
“How are my babies?” ChunLi asked.  
“They’re fine. Overactive in the night but fine.” Xiangfei mumbled  
“Detour?” Yuri asked.  

“South Pole.”  
“That explains the penguin.” Xiangfei added.  
“Penguin?” Iwa looks up slightly shocked.  
“Kidding. What about those two?”  
“In a while. So you wanna head back to the dojo or stop by Summerlodge,”  
“Dojo. Have to check on our babies.” ChunLi said as she and Ryu headed off.  

“And if you two leak out anything on what you see or where you being. I’ll send you there. You hear?” Iwa faced Sean and Sakura. There was a moment of silence and the two nodded in agreement before the four would let them go.  

“So what do we do now?” Kumori asked.  
“Dunno. Unless you want go back to hometown for the mid-year sale.” Iwa shrugged  
“What’s new in town?”  
“Nothing much.”  
“What about Southtown? What about King’s? What about Pao Pao Café?” Kumori asked.  
“I think its time to you get to know the rest of the crew. Don’t mind we go back to the dojo first?”  
   

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It was evening when they all made it back to dojo for dinner. Ryu and ChunLi were in their room cooing over Haru and Kage. The couple realised that they missed their children much during the month that they were gone. They hadn’t missed much but they felt only a bit of what Miyuki and Sho must have gone through. But then six months is not a long wait.