It was a stormy night in Japan. Ryu Hayabusa was sitting Indian style in his dojo, meditating with a calmed look on his face, showing absolutely no emotion whatsoever. The sky was absolutely black with no signs of color whatsoever as lightning flashed in the sky, thunder boomed throughout the area, and the rain came tumbling down, showing no signs of slowing down or stopping.

The dojo was lit only by a few candles on the shelves as Ryu meditated with a focused look on his face.

Then, suddenly, the candles went out, plunging the room into darkness only to light themselves again a few seconds later. However, Ryu stayed in his meditative state with his eyes closed despite the suspicion of a new presence in the room.

Lightning flashed again and then, a woman sat there parallel from him meditating right there along with him. She was a drop-dead gorgeous woman with D-cup sized breasts, strong, firm buttocks, white hips, and strong legs that rivaled Chun-Li's. She had sapphire eyes and golden blonde hair that reached to just above her rump. She wore a scarlet red bodysuit with half-shoulder sleeves and golden trimming on the stitches and collar, elbow-length gloves and knee-length boots. She had a scarlet mask over her eyes and wore a golden crown with a heart crest that held her hair in place, giving her a large bang over her right eye. She also wore a golden belt with the white dragon-black tiger tattoo on her right arm as the buckle that held a large scabbard with a sword on one side and a pouch on the other side.

"Are you Ryu Hayabusa, the Dragon Ninja?"

"...I have been expecting you, Scarlet Warrior." Ryu said, finally opening his eyes, yet staying in the Indian position.

"Please. Call me Scarlett." the young warrior said. "I have an offer for you, good sir."

"If it's about another terrorist group, you can get somebody else to do it."

"I assure you, we'll be getting to that." Scarlett stated. "No doubt you have heard of me. Most people have. But to most people, I am an enigma."

"What do you mean by that?" Ryu asked.

"I'm the Crown Princess of Cinnibar, which is in another dimension." Scarlett stated. "The forces of darkness have been growing stronger. They are starting to threaten not only our own individual dimensions, but the rest of them in the entire multiverse as well."

This caused Ryu to raise his eyebrows at this.

"I have a proposition for you, Hayabusa. I'm putting together a team that I'm going to call the Scarlet Army. Just as my father did long ago. We're going to consist of only the best warriors in the multiverse and we're going to be keeping darkness at bay. I want to defeat the dark forces, you want to defeat the dark forces, the entirety of the warriors on my list want to defeat the dark forces. If we all put our strengths together, they won't stand a chance." Scarlett said, smiling.

"Why do you desire me?"

"Who wouldn't desire you to be on their team? You're the greatest ninja the multiverse has ever seen. You've done things and defeated monsters that most can only dream of doing or defeating. I had to get to you before somebody else did."

Ryu put his hand up to his chin and before calmly replying, "Your Highness... you had my curiosity... but now you have my attention." Ryu said. "I have researched your deeds throughout the multiverse, Scarlett. What you have done for the multiverse has shown fearlessness, dedication, and an absolute passion for what you do." Ryu then got up and bowed before her. "I am at your service."

"Three conditions, Hayabusa. One, a commitment to action." Scarlett said.

"Done." Ryu acknowledged.

"Two, you follow my orders on the battlefield to the letter." Scarlett said. "If I'm not there, you're the one giving the orders to the letter soldiers."

"Sure." Ryu nodded.

"Three, we are going to protect, not only the multiverse, but each other with our lives if needed."

"Absolutely." Ryu said as Scarlett snapped and held out his hand to give him a badge with a red dragon-black tiger symbol that matched the tattoo on her right upper arm.

"Your badge." Scarlett said. "It symbolizes your honor as a member of the Scarlet Army."

Soon enough, a troop of Black Spider Ninjas dropped in from out of nowhere (remember, they are ninjas) and drew their weapons, trying to get Ryu while he wasn't looking.

Scarlett then smiled and unsheathed her sword from her scabbard with a flourish. "Let's see if you're the real deal, Dragon Ninja."

"I could say the same thing to you, Scarlet Warrior."

"Let's dance!" Scarlett shouted as the two got to work and started slashing and parrying blows left and right.

As Ryu was slashing, he noticed Scarlett dodging and slashing her sword rather gracefully. She pirouetted on one boot as she ducked under a sword and slashed a ninja in the leg before catapulting herself up and slashing his head off.

He then back-flipped and corkscrewed a ninja in the head before tossing a few shuriken at him that impaled themselves in his chest, killing him instantly. He then took out his kusari-gama and weaved the chain's weight and blade back and forth, blowing up a few ninja's heads on impact.

Scarlett then sheathed her sword before lighting up her hands in fire and tossing fireballs at the ninjas with rapid succession and set them ablaze before she kicked one down the stairs, where he went tumbling down before dying at the bottom.

"Ryu, behind you!" Scarlett warned as she fired an ice blast at the attacking ninja's feet, freezing them on the spot before Ryu sliced his head off.

Ryu then tossed an incendiary shuriken at the last ninja and it stuck in his clavicle. As he struggled to get it out, it suddenly went off, blowing his top half off as Scarlett jumped up and sliced it vertically down.

With the blood and carnage all around them, the pair tossed the still-wet blood and gore off of their weapons before sheathing them.

"You know, we do make a really good team," Scarlett said.

"Yeah. You're right," Ryu complimented. "I would be honored to join your team."

"Come. Let me show you your new home," Scarlett said before her hand lit up in blue light and she chanted "Doppler Duplicato," and fired a beam at Ryu. The result was a clone passing out of him that sat on the ground, meditating right where he was before. Scarlett then took out a weapon that looked like a giant key and sliced a hole in the air, creating a portal that led to her home world. "After you, good sir."

Ryu then sighed and stepped through the portal followed by his new leader as it closed behind them.