It was horrific. As soon as they stepped through the portal to Outworld, they were ambushed by Ermac, Reptile, Ferra/Torr and the Emperor himself, Kotal Kahn. Reptile spat acid in Jacqui's eyes, Ermac used his powers to lift Kung Jin into the air, Ferra/Torr grabbed hold of Takeda and held him in the air and Kotal Kahn held his bladed sword up to Cassie's throat.
"We have you now." Kotal Kahn threatened, lifting his sword further up Cassie's throat. She lifted her head slightly, not wanting to make any rash movements and get her head sliced off.
"There's one more!" Reptile shouted out, pointing at Cameron. He took a cautious step back, hoping not to get captured.
"No worry, we get him!" Ferra shrieked. Ferra/Torr advanced slowly towards Cameron. Torr held Takeda in one to allow him to pick up Cameron. As he swung his hand at the male Cage, Cameron whipped a gun out of it's holster and shot Torr in the wrist, before grabbing out his nightstick, spinning around and smacking it into Torr's ankle. Torr fell to the ground, Ferra tumbling down with him, and let go of Takeda. Cameron got down onto one of his knees, spinning his gun on his finger.
"Come near me again and I swear to the Elder Gods I'll kick your ass." Cameron warned, holding his hand gun in between Torr's eyes. Takeda scrambled to his feet.
"Thanks." he smiled, nodding towards Cameron. Cameron nodded, and then got back to his feet.
"Do not think you will evade us again, children!" Kotal Kahn shouted, before putting his sword back over his back punching Cassie hard in the gut. She doubled over and fell to the ground, clutching her gut in pain.
"You get the freaky lizard guy, I've got blue dude." Cameron ordered. Takeda nodded.
"Be careful, he's the Emperor of this realm." the telepath warned.
"Not a problem." Cameron reassured, before running at Kotal Kahn. He ran at him and jumped into the air, headbutting the Kahn with every bit of force he could. Kotal Kahn stumbled backwards. Cameron then grabbed hold of Cassie's arm and hoisted her to her feet.
"Can you fight?" he asked. She nodded.
"Good, get the weird levitating guy over there." Cameron requested. Cassie put her hand on his arm for a second, smiling, and then ran at Ermac. Kotal Kahn shook himself a little bit and looked at Cameron.
"You look like Miss Cage." he noted. Cameron shrugged his shoulders.
"She's my sister. Touch her again and I'll shove my nightstick straight through your skull." Cameron warned, taking it out of its holster and twirling it around his hand. He then put a firm grip on it.
"You aren't in any position to be making threats, Mr Cage. Do you have any idea who you're talking to?" Kotal Kahn asked.
Cameron laughed a little bit and retorted, "A tall, blue dude in a nasty ass miniskirt." He then threw his nightstick at Kotal Kahn's stomach, distracting him, and then brought his elbow down on the Kahn's head. The Emperor fell to the ground, but jumped back up quickly.
"Very smart. Distracting me to sneak in a surprise attack. I assure you, however, it will not happen again. You can not outrun your doom." Kahn threatened.
"No, but you can beat it to a pulp." Cameron grinned. Kotal Kahn charged at Cameron and smashed his shoulder into the boy's chest, sending him flying backwards. Cameron hopped to his feet, and smiled.
He then remarked, "I'm surprised, that actually hurt a little bit." Kotal Kahn let out a low growl, and then launched his Macuahuitl at Cage. Cameron stepped to the side, and then grabbed one of his guns and shot a single bullet. It connected with Kotal Kahn's wrist, causing the Emperor to shout on in pain. Cameron then ran at Kahn and swept his legs from underneath him, making him fall the ground. A swift heel kick connected with Ko'atal's stomach. As he slammed into the ground, he let out a pain-filled roar. Nevertheless, he got back to his feet, even though he was obviously weakened.
"You're very good, I will give you that." Kotal Kahn complimented, before stumbling backwards.
"Thanks. You aren't, really." Cameron retorted, smiling cockily. After launching himself at Kotal Kahn, he sent a devastating boot into his face, knocking him out cold. Ermac, Reptile and Ferra/Torr all looked over at their Emperor to see him knocked unconcious.
"Yeah, that's your 'Emperor' knocked out cold. I suggest you stop attacking my friends, come pick him up and get the fuck outta here, before you receive the same treatment. And believe me, I have no problem with doing that." Cameron warned. Reptile hissed at Cameron, but slowly walked over and slung Kotal Kahn's arm over his shoulder.
"Move!" he barked. Ermac and Ferra/Torr obliged, hovering/walking slowly behind him. The trio all walked away slowly, chancing glances back around at Cameron.
"Wow, you really gave him the work!" Cassie exclaimed.
"It was no biggie. He got a little too big for his boots, that's all. If he'd knocked my hat off, we would've had a serious problem." Cameron chuckled. Kung Jin walked over to him.
"No, we mean it. I don't think any of us could've done that." he stated.
"Speak for yourself." Cassie scoffed. He nudged her with his bo staff, and they both laughed. Jacqui looked at Takeda, and then back at the other three.
"Well, that was...surprising." Takeda commented.
"I guess it was. Good thing we managed to get rid of them so fast, before anything bad happened." Jacqui added in. Jin nodded in agreement.
"Well, shall we get moving?" Cassie asked. The others nodded, and the group started running.
oOoOo
It took them days to get to Shang Tsung's Island, since they had to get all the way back to the Lost Sea, a sea located between the realms of Earthrealm and Outworld, but eventually they made it. Cameron was knackered though. He needed to sit down desperately, or he would probably pass out.
"Did anyone bring any food? I need a five minute break." Cameron moaned. Cassie turned around and sighed.
"Right now? We're on Shang Tsung's Island, we're nearly there." she complained.
"I can't go on anymore. Did anyone bring any food?" he repeated. Jin nodded.
"I have some sandwiches here if you want." he offered, taking his quiver off of his back and reaching down into it.
"What the hell?! We've been eating through what we had and you've had food this whole time?!" Takeda groaned. A cheeky smile beamed across Jin's face. After fishing one of the sandwiches out of his quiver, he placed it gently in Cameron's hand.
"Thanks." Cameron smiled, gratefully accepting it. He opened it up and took a large bite out of it. His chewing was loud and off-putting. The Shaolin couldn't help but laugh.
"Could you eat any louder?" Cassie mumbled. Cameron nudged her with his elbow, earning a laugh. After he'd finished the sandwich, he stood up.
"We ready to go?" Cassie asked.
"Just one minute. Cameron, could I have a word?" Jin asked nervously. Cameron nodded and smiled, as Jin led him off into the wooded area next to them.
"What did you want to talk to me about?" Cameron asked. Jin's bottom lip was shaking a little bit; he was visibly nervous.
"Would you...would you like to go out sometime?" Jin offered. A smile painted itself across Cameron's face, as he thought about what Jin had just said.
"Are you...asking me out? On a date?" Cameron asked. Smiling, Jin nodded. That action alone answered the question for Cameron.
"Then yes. I would love to out with you sometime." the male Cage replied with a grin. A huge weight was lifted off of Jin's shoulder, and he couldn't do anything but smile.
"Shall we?" he offered, gesturing towards the others. Cameron nodded, and they made their way back to the group.
"NOW are we ready to go?" Cassie asked as the two of them reappeared. Everyone nodded, and they started running again. It didn't taken them long until they reached the bridge over the Pit, which they crossed quickly, not wanting to attract too much attention. When they'd crossed over and entered the building, they stood in front of the tall double doors that led into the withered sorcerer's throne room. There was a padlock on the door, however.
"Leave this to me." Jacqui offered, stepping forward.
"Stand back." she ordered. The rest of the group took a cautious step back. She turned on her metallic gauntlet and let out a powerful machine gun round, completely busting the lock.
"Nice..." Cameron trailed off, admiring her equipment.
"Thank you." she smiled, before booting the door open. As the door were smashed open, the six figures in the room all turned to face the intruders. Tremor, D'Vorah, Liu Kang, Kitana Sindel and Noob Saibot. A strange alliance.
"Cassandra Cage. What an unexpected pleasure." Tremor greeted, standing up. For some reason, he believed he had the authority to sit on Shang Tsung's throne.
"Pleasure? I wouldn't be so sure." she shrugged. Tremor let out a low growl, and then rolled a large boulder across the ground. Cassie saw this coming and ran at it, jumping off of it to gain some momentum. As she soared through the air, she threw a devastating punch to Tremor's face. Meanwhile, Cameron's eyes fell dead on Sindel.
"Sindel. Nice to see you again." Cameron smiled mockingly, advancing slowly towards her. Her face turned sour, and she walked at Cameron. Cassie rolled her eyes. Picking a fight for no good reason...sounded a lot like her.
"Young Mr. Cage." she hissed. She threw an energy ball at him, but he had his nightstick ready in his hand, deflecting it back at her. Out of nowhere, Kitana jumped in between the two and sliced the ball in half with her fan.
"Kitana, my princess." Sindel smiled. Kitana took a few steps back, until she next to her mother.
"Kitana? Aah, I've heard about you from Fujin. Mother and daughter fighting side by side...It would be touching if it weren't so deplorable." Cameron mocked, placing his nightstick gently back into its holster.
"Now...shall we get started?" he requested, before jumping at Kitana. She jumped into the air and threw a punch to his face, but he kicked her hard in the hip and snatched one of her fans from her clenched fist. As he landed, he elbowed her in the back of the head. Tumbling to the ground, she tried to get up as fast as she could. While she was distracted, the male Cage launched himself at Sindel. She swung a punch at his face, which connected, sending him flying to the side. Jumping back to his feet, he shook the attack off and ran at her again.
"C'mon, give it your all!" he demanded. Sindel obliged, and her sentient hair wrapped itself around Cameron. It squeezed tighter and tighter, knocking the air out of him. All hope would've been lost if Kung Jin hadn't shot an arrow into Sindel's ankle, making her fall to the ground. Cameron fell to the ground in a heap. The Shaolin warrior ran over to Cameron and helped him back to his feet.
"Thanks for the assist. Now get back to the weird shadow guy." Cameron requested. Kung Jin touched him lightly on the arm, nodded and ran back at Noob.
"Not so smart now, are we, Mr. Cage?" Sindel mocked. In response, Cameron simply scoffed, angering the Edenian queen. She threw another energy ball at him, but he threw a swift kick into the air, which connected with the ball of energy and sent it flying back at her. As it slammed into her stomach, she flew backwards and landed on the ground with a thud.
"You dare attack my mother?! You will die!" Kitana screeched, before throwing her other fan at Cameron. He ducked under it and threw the one he had hold of back at her. Unfortunately for him, she caught it and opened it out, running at him. She slashed his arm with it, but he fought through the pain, headbutting her. She shook the attack off and launched her knee into his gut, but he grabbed hold of it and flipped her onto her back. As soon as she hit the ground, Cameron stomped on her chest; the wind was knocked out of her and she fell unconcious.
"Just me and you, m'lady." Cameron grinned, pointing at Sindel. She got up and ran at him again. Her hair tried to constrict his body again, but he grabbed hold of it with both hands.
"Let go off me, you pathetic fool!" Sindel demanded, throwing barrages of energy balls at Cameron. He dodged them all with expert precision, and then launched Sindel over his head by her hair. At the same time, Noob Saibot had Kung Jin pinned up against the wall by the throat. Before any serious damage could be done, Sindel slammed hard into him, causing him to smash his head into the wall and fall to the ground. Both Sindel and Noob were knocked out.
"Lady's choice." Cameron joked, looking at Kung Jin.
"Takeda, go help Jacqui with Liu Kang!" Jin demanded, shouting at his friend. Takeda turned around and nodded, before lunging at the former Champion of Mortal Kombat.
"D'Vorah." Jin then answered, as the pair of them ran at her.
"Kung Jin." she grinned devilishly. Kung Jin almost shivered at the sight of her.
"Missed me, D'Vorah?" he joked. Her eyes narrowed, as she concentrated all of her attention on Jin.
"Watoo wong gjaa!" she shouted, letting out a swarm of poisonous critters from the slit in her stomach.
"Deal with these, I've got her!" Jin demanded. Cameron nodded, and swatted around as hard as he could. He grabbed out his nightstick and whipped it around in every direction he could think of, attempting to swat the disgusting creatures out of the air. Kung Jin ran at D'Vorah and, expecting her to shoot one of her ovipositors at him, swung his bo staff with as much force as he could. It connected with her appendage, snapped it clean off. She wailed in pain, which allowed Kung Jin to sneak it a surprise attack. He swung his bo staff up into her chin, smashing her into the sky. She fell to the ground in a heap. Hoping to get an easy win, Kung Jin jumped into the air and swung his heel into her foot. Luckily for him, she didn't attempt to block it, and it connected. She was knocked out instantly.
"Get out of there!" Kung Jin ordered. Cameron nodded and rolled across the ground, getting out of the swarm of bugs quickly. All that was left was Tremor and Liu Kang.
"There's only two of you left, you may as well give yourselves up now." Cassie offered. Liu Kang laughed loudly.
"You think I would give up to such foolish children?! You are pathetic, insolent beings, and we will kill you!" Liu Kang roared, throwing a large fireball at Cassie.
"Nightstick!" Cameron demanded. Cassie unholstered her nightstick and smashed the fireball back at the Champion. He ducked under it and ran at Kung Jin. Before he could get any serious hits, however, Cameron jumped in and pushed him back. Liu Kang laughed.
"How pathetic. The gay boy has to get someone to help. Laughable." the Netherrealm Emperor mocked. Kung Jin hung his head in shame at Kang's comment.
"What the hell, Liu Kang?!" Cassie yelled. Cameron heard what he'd said, and he really didn't like it. Not at all. Walking slowly over to Liu Kang, his fists were clenched as hard as they could possibly be. He grabbed Liu Kang by his shirt and lifted him off of the ground.
"Say that again. I fucking dare you, say it again." he warned. Liu Kang laughed again.
"The pathetic queer can't fight for himself." the Emperor spat. In response, Cameron punched him in the face with as much force as he could bring up, flinging Liu Kang in the air.
"Get back up, now! I think it's time to beat some respect into this son of a bitch." Cameron demanded. Anger and fury welled up inside of him. Not a chance was he gonna let Kang get away with that one. The Netherrealm Emperor got back to his feet, stumbling around a bit.
"Getting protective, eh? Is he your boyfriend?" Kang mocked.
"If I were you, I would stop talking." Cameron responded, dodging the question. Kang cackled, before throwing a fireball at Cameron. Instead of deflecting it like Cassie he had, he side-stepped slightly and completely dodged it, continuing his advance at Liu Kang. Liu Kang smacked his fists together, both of them bursting into flames. Unfortunately, it didn't intimidate Cameron. In fact, he found it quite cute.
"Best of luck to you, Emperor. I promise this'll hurt. A lot." Cameron warned, his voice taking on a sinister tone. Liu Kang took a step back, and then ran at Cameron. Unfortunately, Cameron had outstretched his fist as soon as Liu Kang was in range, connecting with his face. He fell straight to the ground.
"Did that hurt? God, I hope so." the male Cage spat bitterly. He booted Liu Kang in the face as hard as he possibly could, knocking him out. Jin looked over at him and smiled.
"Thanks." he said. Cameron looked around and smiled. At that moment, his heart did a little somersault. The group then began to surround Tremor.
"What're you gonna do know, Earthbender?" Takeda mocked. Tremor looked around at the young, youthful faces of the team, and laughed.
"NOW!" Tremor roared. Out of nowhere, a huge horde of Tarkatan warriors ran into the throne room and surrounded the warriors.
"You see, children, we expected your arrival. So we put preparations in place to make sure nothing went wrong. It's all over now. Take them to the cells, we will execute them!" Tremor demanded. Each member of the team was grabbed hold of roughly by four Tarkatan warriors.
"So why didn't you call them in before 4 of your comrades were knocked out cold?" Cassie asked. Tremor didn't answer. Instead, he shouted at the Tarkatans, ordering them to take the group to the dungeons. They were led to the cells, sharing hopeless glances between one another. This was the end...
Ooh, things aren't looking good for our group of heroes. However, we got to see a little more of the CameronXKung Jin and I'm super duper excited to write more of it! Next chapter, we will see Sonya and Johnny, as well as Sonya's struggles with giving birth to Cameron. It got a little feelsy for me to write, so I hope you get hit straight in the feels. As ALWAYS, if you enjoyed this chapter, consider giving the story a favourite or a follow, and drop me a little review telling me what you liked and what I could've done better. Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you next time~
~Aaron