Cameron had been with Fujin since he was a baby, so it was weird being away from him now. Cameron walked slowly into the Refugee Kamp, hoping to find his sister. Instead he saw a relatively-short woman wearing a grey shirt and a blue-and-black leather zip-up jacket with a long braid going down her back. She also wore a black hat on top of her head, dog tags around her neck and had a rope tied around her shoulder. Along with this, she black pants with blue leather detailing, and black leather boots. On the waist of her black pants she had a Garrote Wire, which Cameron could only assume was for surprise attacks.
Cameron was wearing a skin-tight military jumpsuit that was coloured blue, much like Cassie's. He'd been told all about SF by Fujin when he was a couple of years younger, and he had always wanted to join them. He had holsters for guns on his thighs, as well as knee and shoulder pads. The suit was designed for close range combat. He also donned a black cap on his head, which he wore backwards, showing off a tiny bit of his bleach-blond hair.
"Bring Kano back here immediately, so we can take him in for questioning. Understood?" her strict voice ordered.
"Yes ma'am." another voice replied, although it was incredibly faint and distant, and Cameron had trouble hearing it. Sonya tapped the hang-up button on her communication device. Cameron timidly approached her. After hearing the tone of voice she'd just taken with the voice on the radio, Cameron suddenly felt terrified to talk to her.
"Hello. Do you know where I could find Cassie Cage?" Cameron asked her, although his voice was little, and reeked of fear, desperation and helplessness. She turned abruptly to face him, but, when she saw who he was and what he looked like, her eyes widened and her mouth fell open.
"Cameron..." she commented quietly, her voice trailing off. Confusion was the only emotion Cameron could feel. He'd never met her, so how did she know his name?
"Um, yeah, that's my name. And yours?" Cameron asked.
"Um...Oh, it's Sonya. Sonya Blade." the words fell out of her mouth. She was in disbelief that her son was actually here.
"Do you know where I could find Cassie? I really need to talk to her." Cam requested. Sonya didn't answer; she just stared at her long-lost son in complete disbelief and shock.
"Um..." she could simply say.
"Is something the matter, ma'am?" Cameron inquired. Sonya gulped, before shaking her head a little bit and composing herself.
"No, nothing's wrong. Um...sorry, who were you looking for?" Sonya asked, having not really heard what Cameron had asked her.
"Cassie. Cassie Cage. Do you know where I could find her?" he repeated.
"Cassie is with her team in Outworld, apprehending Kano. Why do you ask?" Sonya asked. Cameron didn't understand anything that Sonya had just said.
"I need to speak with her about...I need to speak with her." Cameron admitted. Sonya nodded. She could do nothing but stare at him. He'd grown up to be incredibly handsome. She was staring at him so deeply, he felt quite uncomfortable. Suddenly, a heavy fist connected with the back of the General's head. She fell forward, into Cameron's arms.
"What the hell?!" Cameron shouted, as he quickly caught Sonya before she fell to the ground. Once he'd caught her, he looked up to see who had attacked her. A short woman with hip-length, white hair with a long black stripe down the centre and a provocative purple outfit stood before him. Sonya looked at Cameron, who smiled at her.
"Are you ok?" he asked. She nodded, before steadying herself and getting back to her feet.
"Sindel." she spat, as she turned to face her assailant.
"Sonya Blade, how pleasant it is to see you again." Sindel retorted.
"Nothing pleasant about it. How did you get into Earthrealm?" the General demanded. Sindel shrugged.
"It wasn't a challenge, really. There were a few SF officers in my way, but I dispatched them quickly. After that it was as simple as walking in completely unimpeded. It's just a shame our meeting will be a short one." she explained, before charging at Sonya while preparing another punch. Before she could connect it, however, she felt a strong knee into her a gut, and then a headbutt. She stumbled backwards, but got back on even footing.
"Who the hell do you think you are, attacking innocent people for no reason?!" Cameron demanded. Sindel shook the attack off, and laughed at him.
"Do not get brave, young one. You stand very little chance against me." she bragged. Cameron assumed his battle stance.
"If I were you, I wouldn't get so ahead of myself." he remarked, before rushing at her.
The Edenian queen smacked him hard in the face, and elbowed him in the gut, but he powered through the attack and uppercutted her hard in the chin. As she flew into the air, he grabbed her feet and slammed her hard into the ground. A pain-filled groan escaped her throat. Sonya looked on in awe as her long-lost son managed to combat the former Queen of Edenia. Fujin had trained him astoundingly. As she scrambled back to her feet, Cameron punched her hard in the face, causing her to fall back to the ground. She attempted to get to her feet, but Cameron slammed his foot down hard on her chest, knocking the wind out of her.
"Don't do anything rash, "Sindel", unless you want another beatdown." Cameron warned, before running over to Sonya.
"Are you alright?" he asked. Sonya nodded slowly.
"Listen, about Cassie. I don't really understand any of what you said earlier. About "Outworld", or this "Kano" guy. Could I just wait here with you until she arrives?" Cameron requested.
"Of course you can. And thank you for that. I'm a little surprised you're such a capable fighter." Sonya responded, touching him lightly on the arm.
"Well...the truth is, I've been training under Fujin all my life. Have you heard of him?" Cameron asked.
"The God of Wind, I have indeed." Sonya nodded. Cameron smiled.
"I don't know how I got there, but I've been there since I was born, and he's trained me to be a fighter since I was 7 years old. I've been training for 15 years now. But recently he told me that...he told me that Cassie Cage...is my sister." Cameron admitted. Sonya nearly fell backwards, she was so shocked. Fujin had already told him?!
"Oh wow, that must have been hard for you. Suddenly finding out you've had a sister for 22 years that you've never even met." Sonya commented. Nodding sadly, Cameron faked a smile.
"Yes, it was. He told me that he would inform her that someone wanted to see her, and now here I am." Cameron revealed.
"Did he tell you anything else? Like, who your parents are or where you actually came from?" Sonya inquired, incredibly intrigued and interested in what else Fujin had told him.
"No, nothing else. He said I should hear all of that from Cassie." Cameron responded sadly. Sonya's face turned to a frown.
"I'm so sorry, you must have wanted to know more." she wondered.
"Of course I did, but I'm going to find it all out soon enough." the young boy justified. It then dawned on Cameron how much he'd told Sonya. Then again, he felt completely safe and warm in her presence. He felt like he knew her from somewhere. Almost as if he'd met her before.
"Well, she shouldn't be too long, so you'll finally get the chance to meet her." Sonya told him. He smiled weakly. It was the beginning of the rest of his life, he thought. It could only get better from here...
oOoOo
Cameron had been made to wait about thirty-five minutes before Cassie actually showed up. Well, Cassie, Jacqui, Takeda and Kung Jin. And they had someone with them. Cameron saw them turn up and didn't recognise any of them. Any of them but Cassie. As soon as he laid eyes on her, he knew her immediately. He felt like he knew everything about her. The group all stepped through a tall, black portal, with Takeda and Cassie having hold of Kano.
"Sonya, is that Kano they have hold of?" Cameron asked. Sonya's head shot up, and she turned abruptly. As soon as she saw his disgusting, ugly face, rage, resentment and anger boiled up inside of her. It took one look at Kano to make her feel sick. Cassie and Takeda threw Kano on the ground, while countless SF officers surrounding him, Cameron, Sonya and the group.
Two other men showed up wearing distinctly different clothing from the rest. One of them wore a long-sleeved, navy-blue shirt, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, underneath a black body warmer and a pair of khaki pants, while the other wore a black full-body suit, with slitted detailing on the chest, underneath a long, red coat that fell to his knees. He also wore a red bandana around his eyes and gloves that went up to his elbows.
"Yeah, Cameron. It is." she spat disgustedly, before advancing towards the Outworld assassin. Kano scrambled to his feet, and looked gleefully at Sonya.
"Hello, my love. You missed me?" he asked sarcastically, before Sonya whacked him as hard as she could in the face. Before he could fall to the side, Sonya grabbed his shoulders and pulled him forward, headbutting him and kneeing him in his genitals. She then threw him to the ground and began kicking him as hard as she could. However, Kano caught her foot and pulled her down. As she fell, he held a knife up to her throat. Everyone around them readied their weapons.
"Drop your weapons and walk away, or she's gonna get it." Kano warned.
"Everyone do it, now!" the man in the body warmer ordered. Every single SF officer that surrounded them threw their weapons on the ground. Kano got up to his feet, still holding onto Sonya, who had been struggling and lashing out to get away from him.
"Now, here's what's gonna happen. You're all gonna turn around and walk away, or I'll slice her stomach open and watch as her insides fall onto the ground in a pile." Kano threatened. Everyone did as they were ordered, turning around and walking away.
"Let me go, you son of a bitch." Sonya demanded, kicking at Kano's legs. He didn't comply, instead turning around and walking back to the portal. Cassie turned to see Kano facing away, and got ready to run at him. Before she could, however, a blond boy had already charged at him.
"You let her go, you bastard!" Cameron demanded, grabbing hold of Kano's head and throwing him behind him. Johnny ran in and caught Sonya before she could fall to the ground. Kano was taken aback by the surprise attack, but got back to this feet like it was nothing.
"Oh, another Cage, eh? I'll just butcher you all!" Kano roared, before charging at him. Johnny and Cassie both looked at Kano and Cameron in complete disbelief. What the hell was Kano talking about?
"Try it, old man, and I'll have to beat the shit out of you." Cameron scoffed, before charging at Kano. The pair clashed, but Cameron quickly got the upper hand with a swift knee into Kano's gut. He slammed his hands down onto Kano's back while the mercenary was doubled over in pain, causing him to fall flat on his stomach. Cameron then booted Kano as hard as he could in the hip, and then grabbed hold his shoulders and dragged him back to his feet.
"You ever touch her, or anyone innocent, ever again, and I will hunt you down and rip your fucking head off. Understood?" Cameron threatened, before punching Kano in the right cheek with every bit of force he could muster, knocking the assassin out. He tumbled backwards, and fell unconcious. Sonya ran at Cameron and threw her arms around him.
"Thank you so much, I thought he was gonna kill me." she confessed, before pulling backwards and smiling at him. Cameron grinned back. Cassie and Johnny walked slowly over to them. Cameron turned to look at his sister, and was taken aback by how beautiful she was. Johnny grabbed hold of Sonya and hugged her tightly.
"Cassie..." Cameron trailed off. Cass looked him in the eyes, and noticed the resemblance that the two of them shared.
"You must be Cameron. Fujin told me all about you." Cassie remarked. Cameron raised his eyebrow.
"Everything?" he inquired carefully. Cassie nodded. She then jumped at Cameron and threw her arms around him, having become overwhelmed with joy. It was strange that not one week ago, Cassie was under the impression she was an only child. And yet here she was, embracing her brother that she'd never known existed until the day before. Takeda and Jacqui both looked at Cassie's joy and smiled.
"Do you think those two look similar to you?" Takeda asked.
"Yeah, they kinda do." Jacqui replied. They both looked over at Jin, who held an unwavering gaze at Cameron. Jacqui and Takeda smiled.
"Can anybody tell me what's going on? What did Kano mean by "another Cage"? And why..." Johnny trailed off, the pin suddenly dropping. He looked at Cameron, then at Cassie, then at Sonya, and then back to Cassie.
"Can we go somewhere a little more private? The four of us?" Sonya requested. All of them nodded, and she led off into a tiny room with a table and four chairs. They all took a seat each - Cameron and Cassie next to each other, and Sonya and Johnny next to each other.
"Ok, so I have some explaining to do..."
Heya guys, Aaron here~ So this was actually an enjoyable chapter to write, because I wanted to establish Cameron's fighting style and also that even though he barely knew Sonya from Adam, he has a strong sense of justice and won't let bad people get off free. Also, he met his family squeeeeeee~! Anyway, I'm hoping to start uploading chapters every Monday and Thursday, but don't come to expect that because I have a busy school life c: However, I will try my best. Next chapter isn't as action-packed, and acts as a little kickstart to CameronXKung Jin, so look forward to that (hopefully) on Monday. Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you next time~ ~Aaron
