Chapter 6: Scorpion
In the Nether Realm, Kitana is kept with Scorpion. Mileena and Jasmine return with an imprisoned Sub-Zero, as promised to Scorpion. His hands shackled in freeze-proof chains. "Why are we here?" Sub-Zero demands.
"You will be silent!" Jasmine alerts him, facing her palm to his abdomen, an orange aura shoots at him, knocking him to the ground. He groans on the ground before standing back up and staying silent.
"Scorpion, show yourself. I know you are watching." Mileena calls out as Scorpion appears from thin air. "Have you brought Sub-Zero to me?" He asked sternly. "We have. But first we must see Kitana." Scorpion nodded and directed them to Kitana's shelter.
"I told you listening to me is better." Mileena spoke out from the silence which made Kitana jump. "Mileena! Damn you! Why am I being kept here of all places?" Mileena looked sturdily to Kitana. "Father cannot find you here. Nor can his minions." Kitana sighed.
"What about Jade? I cannot see her or anyone unless I risk being found by Shao Kahn." Mileena nodded. "We will bring Jade to you if you wish, Princess." Jasmine reassured Kitana. She nodded back. "Please do."
"He is yours, as promised Scorpion." Jasmine said as she handed the prisoner to his new captor. "Thank you, Jasmine." He said, looking her from head to toe slowly. "You do look like Jade." He told her softly. She raised an eyebrow and took off her mask. "Do I still look like Jade?" She snapped. Scorpion looked at her jagged Tarkatan teeth.
"I see. You are like Mileena." Jasmine nodded, placing her mask back on. "If you two are finished fraternizing, we will be on our way, Scorpion." Mileena sneered. Scorpiopn grinned. "Yes, Princess. Thank you for your co-operation." "And you yours, Scorpion." And with that the two left the Nether Realm.
"Princess, you are to stay here in the Nether realm until further notice." Scorpion said to an irritable Kitana. "Why am I to stay here in this hell?" Kitana snapped feeling rather petty today. Scorpion stood up. "Calm yourself, Princess. I do not know why Mileena chose the Nether Realm to hide you."
Scorpion leaves his shelter to attend to more important matters; his new prisoner, Sub-Zero. "Seems now you will not escape my wrath, Sub-Zero." Scorpion said giddily. "You dwell on the past and seek retribution, yet you look to the wrong person to find it." Sub-Zero responded, sincerely.
"You will be silent, Lin Kuei! You assassinated all of the Shirai Ryu! My family and clan. You will pay with your life!" Scoprion held Sub-Zero by his torso, up to his face. His arm thrown back, his hand in a fist, ready to punch. Sub-Zero sighed. "You do not believe the one that is trying to help you."
Scorpion stalled. "Why do you mean, Sub-Zero?" Sub-Zero raised his still shackled hands to Scoprion. Scorpion rolled his eyes and released him from the chains. "You are not the only one who is searching for your honor to be restored." Scorpion raised an eyebrow. "Continue." Sub-Zero nodded.
"Ever since the Shirai Ryu have been terminated, the Lin Kuei have been searching to find those responsible. I was not the one to murder your family and clan." Scorpion scowled. "You lie, Lin Kuei!" Sub-Zero shook his head. "I would not dishonor myself in such a way." Scorpion nodded.
"Perhaps you are telling the truth. If that is the case, who do the Lin Kuei believe is responsible?" Sub-Zero looked uneasy.