Okay this chapter is coming back to the kids who have been trapped in the dungeon cell. This chapter may pull some of your heartstrings so be warned. Now onto the story!

*Thoughts*

All four kids were still enveloped in fear and despair as they sat in their dungeon cell. They wished to go home but how could they. Takeda had tried to slip through the prison bars since he was the smallest but to no avail. Jacqui, Kung Jin, and Cassie tried to look for a way out but also to no avail. All they could do was sit on the floor of their cell, staring at their feet with tears in their eyes.

"I want mommy and daddy. I'm scared. I hope Mr. Hanzo is helping them to save us." All four kids had always love hanging out with Hanzo. At first, they were nervous being left with Hanzo as their babysitter. They had heard the stories of him being a hellspawn wraith when the adults were talking about him not knowing that the kids had sneaked and hid during the entire time of the conversation. But soon they actually started to enjoy spending more time with him. He was stern but fair unlike the other babysitters that took care of them when their parents were out.

As they hanged around him more often, they couldn't help but notice the sadness in his eyes. It was really difficult to see as it was merely glimpses of sadness but they definitely noticed it. They would also be awoken to his cries in the middle of night. One time, the kids decided to sneak into his room and check if Hanzo was alright, worried from the cries that they heard. They felt like crying when they saw Hanzo crying out on his bed, tears streaming down his face from his closed eyes. Whatever he was dreaming must be a very bad nightmare for him to experience every night.

One day, the kids had all asked their parents and guardian as to what would have caused Hanzo to always get these nightmares. The adults looked grim and seriously told them of what had happened to Hanzo a long time ago, how his wife and infant son along with his entire clan were murdered by a shapeshifting sorcerer, only to be resurrected as a hellspawn wraith and tricking him into killing Sub-zero's brother, Bi-Han. All four kids cried after hearing Hanzo's tragic story and they vowed to make him happy no matter what.

One night during another stay with Hanzo at the Shirai Ryu temple, all four kids crept into Hanzo's room after hearing him cry out and slept next to Hanzo. This seemed to have calmed him down and the children were happy that they managed to stop his nightmare. The next morning, Hanzo had awoken to four children sleeping next to him on his bed.

Hanzo woke them up and asked them what they were doing on his bed. "Well you see, every night we would hear you cry out in the middle of the night and one time we sneaked into your room to check on you. We saw you crying in your sleep, Mr. Hanzo and we just couldn't handle seeing someone we care about hurt. We asked our parents what would make you cry in your sleep and they told us about your family and the life you had before you became who you are. You didn't deserve such a terrible life, Mr. Hanzo and we wanted to comfort you." The children cried at the fresh memories of hearing Hanzo's cries and his tragic life.

Hanzo felt the wall around his heart shatter completely and emotions that he thought he would no longer feel welled up inside him. He could feel tears welling up in his eyes and his throat tightening with emotion. Seeing these children trying to comfort him and crying for him both made him happy and sad. He hugged all four children, thanking them for their effort in comforting him. All four children wiped their tears and simply grinned at him, happy that they had accomplished their mission.

As fresh tears started to well up in their eyes from the memory, Quan Chi came in with a smile on his face. "Children. Prepare yourselves. We have guests coming and you all will be coming with me. It would be rude not to greet our guests." Quan Chi used his sorcery to bind the children's wrists along with their feet but not too tightly so they could still walk but not run. As the children walked out of the cell, all they could hope was that these guests were their parents and Hanzo coming for them.