Belger, the leader of the Mad Gear gang, isn't happy that another one of his operations has been shut down by Mayor Haggar. He says that Metro City is his, and it's time their new Mayor was reminded of that fact. He tells Rolento to put plan Jessica into operation now.

Jessica, the Mayor's daughter, arrives at a tower restaurant. The host welcomes her, and says it's an honor for her to dine with them this evening. As she is taken to a table, Damnd waits at the doors. He tosses in a smoke bomb, which explodes and sends smoke everywhere. Everyone inside believes there's a fire in the restaurant.

The host tells everyone to quickly get to the elevator, but Jessica says those are too dangerous to use in a fire. She tells everyone to get to the roof, so the host shows them the way and leads them out.

Jessica says her father will have them all down from here in a matter of minutes, but then her phone gets slapped out of her hand. Rolento has appeared, and tells her that arrangements have already been made -courtesy of the Mad Gear gang. He beats the host down and then orders the El Gados to grab Jessica.

One of them does, and quickly takes her to a nearby helicopter. Rolento also boards it, and it takes off.

Elsewhere in Metro City, a street fight is taking place. Guy is up against a large opponent, but he dominates the fight. Ryu and Ken are watching, and Ken wonders where Guy picked up that style of street fighting. Ryu says it's called Bushin, and Guy picked up the basics in Tibet -then added a few moves of his own.

As Guy continues to beat up his opponent, Ken thinks it looks more like dancing than street fighting. Ryu tells him otherwise, asking him if he's ever seen something so precise. He thinks Guy would chop a fly in half in midair. Ken is still convinced that the Bushin style is a wussy way to fight, and looks forward to his fight with Guy. Guy then finishes off his opponent, and wins the fight.

As soon as Guy steps out of the ring, someone tosses him a phone and says it's for him. The call is brief, and Guy tells Ken and Ryu he has to go. He's just had a call from his buddy Cody, and has found out Cody's girlfriend has been kidnapped, so he has to help him out. Ryu says he and Ken will help as well.

Meanwhile, Haggar receives a call from Belger. He asks who it is, and Belger tells him to listen. He reveals that they have his daughter, so Haggar asks him what he wants. Belger keeps things simple: he wants his daughter for his co-operation.

Cody is already at the tower restaurant, and is yelling at the cops about where Jessica has been taken. Ken says it looks like Cody is still keeping his hot temper under control, as Cody asks what he and Ryu are doing here. Ryu says they've come to help him out, but Cody says he doesn't need it. Ken tells him to come on -he's not still sore about the little misunderstanding at the rock concert, is he? Cody tells Ken he knew Jessica was with him, but Ken claims he honestly thought she was hitting on him -babes do find him irresistible.

Guy arrives and tells Cody to calm down, as Ken is just pulling his chain. Ryu says they'll help get Jessica back, but Cody asks how they'll do that, as the cops don't have a clue to where she's gone. Ryu says to leave that to them, and they go and visit Escher. Ken asks if Escher has any leads, but Haggar says he knows who it was: the Mad Gear gang.

He explains that the Mad Gear gang have ran Metro City for years, but once he was elected Mayor, he swore he'd clean up the town. Escher says they've got to crack that organization, and they've got to crack it now. Haggar says that now that the gang have his daughter, he's powerless to stop them. Escher says this is why he's asked Ryu and Ken to help out, although actually it was their idea.

Cody then enters the room, saying he can't wait any more. Guy comes in and says he tried to stop him, so Haggar tells Cody not to worry, they will get Jessica back. Escher tells Ken and Ryu that they'll be going undercover, so they can infiltrate the gang. Cody isn't happy about this and asks what he's going to be doing, but Escher tells him they can't risk it. Cody lives in Metro City, and the gang knows Jessica is his girlfriend. Haggar says this way is the best chance in getting Jessica back safely.

Ken tells Cody not to worry -when he finds her, he'll take good care of Jessica. Cody is about to take a swing at him when Haggar tells him to take it easy. Cody vows to rip the whole town apart to find her. As Ken and Ryu leave, Ryu asks why Ken does that sort of thing. Ken says because it's fun, and asks him if he saw the look on Cody's face. He thinks Cody needs to loosen up, but Ryu tells Ken that someday he's going to have to grow up.

In Metro City's subway, Damnd punches open an electrical box, and cuts the power by ripping a cable out and electrocuting himself with it -not that he seems to mind. This causes a train to come to an abrupt stop.

He and an Andore enter the train, and one guy begs for them to take his wallet, so long as they don't hurt him. But Damnd kicks him down anyway, then tells everyone else that if they don't want more of the same, they'll hand over all their valuables.

But before he can finish, he gets hit by a hadouken. He sees two guys come up to him -who are Ken and Ryu in disguise -and tells them whilst he doesn't know who they are, they've just made the biggest mistake of their lives. Ken says that they want to join the Mad Gear gang, and Ryu says the word is anyone who can beat a Mad Gear in a street fight gets to join.

Damnd tells Andore to crush, and he attacks Ryu, then Ken. Damnd leaps around, but when he lands, Ryu simply kicks him. Andore runs towards him, but Ryu uses his legs to twirl him around...

...and then Ken delivers a mighty kick to finish him off. Later on, Ken and Ryu are taken to a Mad Gear hideout in a warehouse, and meet Rolento. Ryu says this was a deal -they've beaten two Mad Gears in a street fight, so they're in. Rolento tells them he doesn't know who they are, but beating a couple of his boys in a street fight just means they now have the opportunity to take the final test.

Ken says to lay it on them, as they're ready. Rolento tells them to get ready for this, and hits them with his stick. They fall down into an arena, where Sodom is waiting. Sodom charges towards them...

...but they each give him a kick. Ryu asks Rolento if once they beat this guy, will they be Gears? Rolento tells them if the beat Sodom, they're in. Ryu and Ken resume their attack on Sodom.

Ken bows before the audience, but then Sodom grabs him and swings him around. Ken throws out a hadouken...

...and Sodom gets knocked down. Ryu asks Ken if they should stop playing around and get down to business, but Ken asks him if he's got any ideas. Ryu says he has something in mind, just as Sodom charges towards them again.

Ken does a low kick which causes Sodom to fall forwards, but Ryu hits him with a jumping knee before which causes him to be knocked back, and then out. Rolento can't believe they beat Sodom, but Ken tells him to believe it. Rolento admits that they're tough, and welcomes them to the Mad Gears. He tells them if they just follow his orders, and they'll get along just fine.

At Haggar's house, Cody is getting restless, believing that he should have been the one to infiltrate the Gears. Guy says they've been over this a million times: the Mad Gears know him, whilst nobody knows Ryu and Ken. Haggar then interrupts them by saying Ryu and Ken are in, and points to a smoke signal coming a short distance away.

Cody runs off without saying a word. Haggar tells Guy to go after him, as whilst he's a great kid, he's also a hot head. He tells Guy not to let Cody do anything that will endanger his daughter's life! Cody gets onto a motorcycle and speeds off, and Guy follows after him.

The smoke signal is at the Mad Gear warehouse, which Ryu and Ken have set on fire without the gang knowing who did it. Rolento can't believe it, but then tells Ryu and Ken that their boss has a job for them. They all get into a truck and head off.

Cody happens to see them in the truck, and starts following them. Belger contacts Haggar again, and whilst Haggar wants to know about his daughter, Belger tells him to shut up. He shows that Jessica is alive, and then says that a 10 million dollar shipment of uncut diamonds arrived at the Metro City diamond exchange this morning.

He's sent the Mad Gear gang to collect them for him. He takes Jessica's gag off, and she immediately tells her father not to give in, as it's against everything he's ever taught her. Belger pushes her aside and tells Haggar that if he values his daughter, he should keep a short leash on the cops. Haggar responds by throwing a chair at his TV.

At the diamond exchange, the Mad Gears are taking all of the diamonds without any interference. Ken asks where the cops are and why they aren't swarming all over them, but Rolento just says the big boss has taken care of the cops. He tells Ken to get back to work, but Ken wants to know more about the big boss. Rolento tells him he'll get to meet him tonight, once the goods have been dropped off.

At the top of a building, Cody is watching Ryu and Ken. Guy arrives and asks Cody what he thinks he's doing. Cody tells him he's not going to leave Jessica's fate in the hands of Ken. Guy tells him that Ken may be a bit of a jerk sometimes, but he's the best street fighter there is. He and Ryu won't let anything happen to Jessica.

Cody then hears something, and goes back to see that the Mad Gears have driven off. He tells Guy they've got to follow them, as they'll lead them to Jessica. Cody rushes off, despite Guy warning him that they'll blow Ryu and Ken's cover. He gets on his motorcycle and heads off, with Guy once again following him.

Back in the van, Ken asks Rolento where they are heading. Rolento thinks he asks a lot of questions, and Ken claims he's a curious guy. Rolento say he hates curious guys. They arrive at their destination, and start unloading the diamonds. Ken asks if this is where the big boss hangs out, and Rolento tells him he thought he told him to stop asking so many questions. Ken says he said he asked too many questions, he never said to actually stop. Ryu says that's how he remembers it. Rolento tells them if they weren't both so good street fighters, he's snap both their necks.

He then tells them to follow him, as the big boss always meets the new guys. They head up to near the top of the building, and he shoves them through a door. Belger is waiting for them on his special chair, and tells Rolento to go and take up his guard position at the door.

He asks Ken and Ryu what they think of his little operation. Ken sees Jessica, and asks who she is. Belger says she's no one -just one of his many, many little insurance policies. Ken says she's nice looking, but Belger tells him not to get too attached, she'll be eliminated once she's served her purpose.

On top of another building, Cody can see Jessica. He tells Guy they can go and get her, but Guy thinks they should have a plan. However, Cody has no better plan but to rush straight in. He sees Rolento at the front door, and goes to jump kick him.

However Rolento moves so fast he simply seems to disappear. He then hits Cody with his stick, just as Guy tries a jump kick. But once again, Rolento vanishes.

He starts running circles around them, going so fast that there appear to be multiples of himself. He then hits them both aside and says game time is over -it's time he gave the two of them the big slip. He pulls the pin out of one of his grenades.

Guy and Cody move back, and are sent flying by the exploding grenades. Rolento throws some more at them, but Guy picks them up, juggles them...

...and throws them back to where they came from. They explode behind Rolento, but this causes some of the building to crash down onto him. Back inside, Belger says he didn't get where he is today without being a good judge of character.

He tells Ken and Ryu that he has a very good feeling about them... especially Ken. Ryu tells them that he's sure they have a lot in common. Elsewhere, Cody and Guy have entered the building, are are running up the stairs. Guy still thinks they should have a plan.

They crash through a ceiling, and land right next to Belger. But he backs off and fires some rockets at them.

They jump out of the way, and the rockets hit a wall. Some El Gados come to see what's going on, just as Cody jump kicks Belger. In doing so, he causes Belger's chair to spin around wildly, whilst also firing lasers everywhere.

One beam breaks a window and is in danger of cutting through Jessica, but Ken knocks her out of the way just in time. She's reunited with Cody, and Cody tells Ken he's saved her. Ken says no thanks to him.

Belger orders the El Gados to get them. Ken tells Cody he's blown everything, but Ryu says to get Jessica out of here, whilst he and Ken keep the Mad Gears at bay. The two shove the El Gados out of the room.

They end up in an office, and the two of them start beating up the El Gados. Meanwhile, Belger tells Cody, Guy and Jessica that they'll never leave here alive, and starts firing lasers at them.

Guy tries to move in, but Belger keeps quickly moving around on his chair to keep his distance. Meanwhile, Ken and Ryu finish off the El Gados, defeating the last one by throwing a couple of hadoukens at him.

Cody, Guy and Jessica have taken cover behind a table, but Belger tells them it's only a matter of time before they're all fried. The table explodes, and Belger is able to grab Jessica. He tells them that the game ends here, and they're the losers. If they take one step closer, he'll blow a hole through Jessica the size of the Grand Canyon.

Jessica tells Cody not to listen to him, as he has to be brought to justice. Belger tells Cody if he knows what's good for him and his girlfriend, he'll do exactly what he tells him. Cody yells that Belger hurt his Jessica, and does a jump kick. Jessica manages to get away just before Cody's kick hits.

Haggar arrives, and kicks down the door. Belger rolls back to the edge of the broken window, but says no one beats him. He fires another missile and says so long to the Mayor. However, Guy is able to kick it off course...

...and it explodes when it hits a wall. By firing the rocket, Belger's chair is sent backwards, and he ends up falling out of the window. However, whilst the chair doesn't survive, Belger does thanks to a pole on the side of the building. He begs for help.

Jessica calls out for her hero, and Ken says it was nothing. But she goes to Cody, and Ken can't believe it. She went to Cody over him, what does she see in that blunder-head?

Ryu says maybe it's the qualities he doesn't see -discipline, justice, commitment... do they sound familiar? He tells his friend to think about it, as maybe that's what gets the girl in the end. Cody thanks Ken, and tells him he really is the best. Ken says no problem... as long as somebody gets the girl.