(A/N) Hello loyal undead readers z0mbi3 here bringing you another chapter. It friday and I have the day off thanks to snow, and I have a 3 day weekend. Last chapter was my second longest chapter was my second longest chapter, my longest chapter was my first chapter. Since we're almost done with the game I have a few surprises for you guys. One is that there will be more chapters after we pass the main story. Meaning that I have a another story line ready for this story after I finish the story line. And another is that I might be doing another fic, and if I do that fic it will be a fic about the show Arrow. If I do the fic it will be a OC/Thea just a heads up. That's all I have to say so without further or do onto the story.

Chapter 10

Shinnok's Return

"Sit down." Cassie ordered. "Why?" I asked. "Because you were bitten by a Veri or whatever it's called." She said with a stern voice. "So?" I had a little trouble seeing why she wanted me to sit down. "So, I need to check your fever and your bandages. Now sit, I don't want to make a order." I comply and sit down on a log that I was standing next to. I was about to take the top of my armor off when I remembered my scars on my chest and back. "Hey Cassie you can just check my temperature. I think my bandages are fine." I said trying to not let them see my scars. "It's not just looking at your bandages, it's looking at your shoulder to see if the stitches ripped."

"But Cassie listen, I think i'll be fine." I was really trying to drop it. "Let me see your shoulder. That's an order." She said and I could tell she was pissed. "Fine. I just didn't want to you to see them." The rest of the group was silent as they didn't want to interfere with what's going on. "Explain what?" She asked puzzled. I didn't answer her as I unlatched my chest peice off. I took off the rest of my armor and all that was left was the shirt that I where under my shirt that I wore under the armor and ironically it the shirt I was wearing was a underarmour shirt. I took off the hat that I stole from Erron Black and I slowly lift my shirt up.

I was still facing the team when I took it off so they only saw the scars on my chest. They were all silent. I couldn't look at them in the eyes, so I just looked down embarrassed about what I was showing them. "What did that to you." Jin asked me in a low tone. "It's was a belt." I replied back in a low tone. "Who did it?" Jacqui asked this time. "It... it was... it was John. One night he came home drunk and wandered what would happen if you whip a 11 year old with a belt. And the end result is what your looking at." I felt hot tears roll down my cheeks as I could clearly remember the pain as if it just happened. I closed my eyes shut trying to hold them back as best as I could. "I need you guys to make a perimeter around us so we don't get caught off guard. Takeda go west, Jacqui go east, Jin go south." They didn't answer her as they just went to where the told to go.

I didn't notice Cassie sat down next to me till she hugged me. I hugged back letting the tears fall not caring if she saw me this way. "I'm so sorry for what happened to you." She whispered in my ear. We just sat there for a moment, in each others embrace. I was smelling her hair and even though we've gone through combat just an hour ago I could still smell strawberries very clearly. Then she did something unexpected. She leaned in closer where her head was above my heart.

(Cassie's Pov)

I sat there hugging Jack, trying to comfort him. If I would have known about the scars I wouldn't have forced him to show me his wound. As I sat there I could feel his pulse and heart his heartbeat slowing down. As I was hugging him I clearly feel that he still had his fever and if I had to guess it was somewhere around 104. But even though he had a fever I wanted to get closer to him. His heartbeat was sorta calming and the fact he was warm made me want to stay there but I knew I had to look at his wounds to make sure they're ok. So I regretfully pulled away.

(My POV)

I felt Cassie pull away from me. She made eye contact with me and we just stared at each other. "I need to check your wounds." She said breaking contact. "Ok." Was I replied as I replayed what just happened over and over in my head. "Cassie there's more scars on my back." I said warning her before she went behind me and checked. "Thanks for the warning." She said with a smile. She took the bandage off my shoulder and checked over the wound. I saw the bandage in her hand and I saw that it was a bit bloody. "The front stitches ripped, i'm going to check if the back ones ripped to." She said as she got up. I heard her gasp as she saw the scars on my back.

"I'm sorry you have to see them." I said to her. "It's fine. It's my fault that you're showing me them in the first place." She said with a hint of self pity"Cassie it's not your fault you didn't know. I should have told you in the first place." I tensed up as I felt her hand trace one of them. "No you didn't have to tell me." I was about to say something but she spoke first. "Jack listen to me I shouldn't have forced you to let me take a look at you. It's my fault ok." I just softly nod. She looks at my wound "It looks like the Veri bite it healing but the stitches back here I tore to. You need to head back to HQ and fixed up. You've done enough here ok." I turned to look at her. "But Cassie i'm fine, I can still help."

"Jack listen to me. You have a hole in your shoulder and you have a 104 fever you need a shouldn't even be moving your arm, it needs be in a sling. And with that fever you need bedrest and medicine." I knew there was no point in arguing. "Fine but i'm taking my hat and rifle with me." She rolls her eyes. "I'm calling the team back I would put your armor back on." As sher radioed the team I put my armor back on. I snapping the last piece on when everybody returned. "Ok guys listen up, Jack needs to go back to HQ to get his wounds looked at. So it will be the four of us looking for D'vorah. I'll radio HQ to let them know." They all turn and look at me.

Takeda, Jacqui, and Jin came up to me. Jacqui came up and hugged me. "What was that for?" I asked as she pulled away. "That was for saying thank you for helping us and being our injury magnet so we don't get hurt. I gave a little laugh "Like I said that's what i'm here for." They all laughed at that. Me Jin and Takeda just shook hands and thanked me for helping them. Cassie came back over "Ok HQ knows your coming and they prepped some things for you. Just tell me when you're ready and I will open a portal to take you back." I say thank you and she opens up a portal about 10 feet away. I sling my rifle over my back and put on my the hat.

I walk over to the and turn back to them "I hope when I go through this one there won't be any Veri when I walk through this one." I see Jacqui laugh and Cassie shake her head while Takeda and Jin faces drop. I laugh at there reaction and I walk through the portal.

When I get on the other side the first thing I feel is the cool air before a team of doctor swarm me. They quickly rush me off to the medical tent. I'm not going to go into much detail here because I have to through the same process that I went through with Cassie except the part where she hugged me. After they stitch me up, give me a shot and a for my arm. I'm free to go. When I get outside I see that there taking Quan Chi into a container. I don't pay much attention to it, so I just go to my quarters to relax.

Before I could get to my quarters Johnny stops me. "Hey kid what are you doing back?" I guess he didn't get the memo. "Let's see I was bitten/stabbed by a giant spider. To which a 8 inch fang was in my shoulder. Along with the fang being in me, it was a to pump some venom into me which almost killed me. Also I had a sword go through the same shoulder which explains the arm cast. And as for the rifle and hat I stole them from a unconscious Erron Black. So all in all not a bad mission." When I was finished talking I saw that he had a smile on his face. "Never knew you had it in you to steal a hat and rifle from one of the deadliest man alive." I shrugged my shoulders. "Neither did I."

He goes over to where Kenshi and Sonya are. I'm about to go inside when I remember what happens at this part "Oh fuc-" I was only able to get that much out as I was hit over the head knocking me out.

'Why do people love knocking me out?' I asked myslef as I came to I was kneeling next to Johnny, Sonya, and Kenshi. My sling was off and both of my hands were tied behind my back. 'Why did I even have it on if it was going to be taken off within 5 seconds.' "Hey kid you still with us?" I heard Johnny ask me. "Yeah. What happened?" Like before we had to play dumb. "We were ambushed by Master Hasashi and the Shirai Ryu." Sonya said. I footsoldier bringing Quan Chi in front of us. Master Hasashi walked in front of them. "Unbind him." He ordered the footsoldiers. They unbind him and Quan Chi tries to talk his way out "Scorpion we can..." That's all he got to say as he was elbowed in the side of knocking him on the ground. "My name is Hanzo Hasashi!" He said as he picked up Quan Chi.

"You killed my wife, my son. And then you burrowed your way into my head. MIsdirected my vengeance. Cost me my one chance to have them restored!" He said getting louder and louder. "Your family, I" He didn't get to finish what he said again as Master Hasashi picked him up and threw him. "Quiet sorcerer, nothing can help you know." He said as he got ready for a fight. Before Quan Chi was ready Master Hasashi ran a out and gave him a kick in the gut which caused Quan Chi to double over. Next Master Hasashi Brought his knee up to his face sending Quan Chi flying in the air. As he was falling Master Hasashi teleported above Quan Chi and gave a diving kick to his gut making him fall faster. Halfway down He teleported again this time below him and right befor Quan Chi hit him, Master Hasashi brought a flying knee up to Quan Chi's back and I swore I heard a crack in there.

He teleported again but this time a few feet away from Quan Chi. "Get up!" He said In a growl. Quan Chi barely got a chance to stand as a roundhouse kick hit him in the side of the head. He didn't fall down this time but he was definitely hurt by the kick. It was horrifying and entertaining to watch at the same time. Quan Chi was getting massacred and I had a front row seat. I was having a little fun watching it.

Master Hasashi went behind Quan Chi and threw him over to the truck. Master Hasashi teleported over to him and picked him up. When he picked him up he grabbed the back of his head and smashed his face into the truck over and over again. I wish I had some popcorn. After he was done with Quan Chi walked a few feet and turned around "At last you feel my pain." He walked back over to the kneeling Quan Chi and kicked him in the face sending him to his back. When he was on his back he grabbed his face and battered the back of his head on the pavement. He stopped doing that only to repeatedly hit Quan Chi in the face.

"Scorpion stop!" Sonya said as she got up and but only to be pulled back down. A portal opened and D'vorah stepped out of it "Quan Chi!" She said. Master Hasashi got up and ran over to her. She brought out 2 of her leg things and Master Hasashi brought out one of his swords. He was able to cut off one but the other one stabbed him. She pulled it out and ran over to Quan Chi as Master Hasashi kneeled down. She got to Quan Chi and I knew what was happening next. "Let us go!" I ordered the foot soldiers but they replied with silence.

I saw Quan Chi getting pulled to Master Hasashi and time slowed down. I saw Quan Chi lips moving in slow motion and Master Hasashi blade come down onto Quan Chi neck cutting it clean off but I knew it was to late. The amulet fell to the ground and and it started to and red magical whatever came out from it and Shinnok started to form. "Oh shit." I hear Johnny whisper. Sonya starts struggling "Free us. Now!" She orders and they comply. We get free and we head over to Shinnok to fight him. He uses his amulet on us and we all fly back.

I quickly get up and I see that Johnny, Sonya, and Kenshi are knocked out. I run at him and instead of him using his amulet on me he grabs me by my throat before I could react. "How small you are." He said while he lifted me into the air and choking me. I was struggling trying to get out of his grip. "You seem different. I can feel it." He said slowly. "You're not from here are you." He said with a smile. "This one greets you Lord Shinnok." Said D'vorah coming up. "Quan Chi chose his servants well. He was wise to restore me in Earthrealm behind their defenses." As he said the last word he tightened his grip around my throat. "Quan Chi deceived them allowed himself to be captured. He knew they would bring him here." D'vorah said as Shinnock looked at Quan Chi's severed body. "A pity he did not live to see his work completed."

"Yes along with restoring you here, he brought along that one's friend from his world." She said as she pointed a finger at me. My eyes went wide. "His friend?" Shinnock asked surprised "Yes along with this one's help, Quan Chi captured him and brought him to this world. I believe that one goes by Dylan." I struggled even more to get out of his grip but all it brought was the world getting darker and darker. "I'm going to kill you, you bitch!" I wheezed out. Shinnock gave a little laugh and said "Cute." Before he threw me at one of the containers. I hit the container with my head and my side but lucky for me it didn't knock me out and it was my left side that hit the container but it still hurt like a bitch. I fell on the ground gasping for air as I was finally able to breath again.

I look up and I see Shinnok leaving with Johnny. I try getting up but i'm just to weak and I fall back down on the ground exhausted. The world starts to get dark and i'm not fighting it. In front of me I see Master Hasashi on the ground. I lay my head down thinking about what just happened. I just found out that Dylan is in this world and if I had to guess he would be at the sky temple where he would also hold Johnny. The goes black as I pass out from exhaustion.

I feel someone shaking me. I slowly open my eyes and I see that it's Jacqui shaking me awake. "Jack please get up, come on Jack get up" I let out a little groan to signal that i'm awake. She lets out a little sigh. I lift my head up and I see that everyone is up and Cassie is talking with Master Hasashi. I slowly sit up against the container while rubbing the side of my head. "Jack what happened here?" Jacqui asked. "Shinnock... he broke free and took Johnny."

I slowly get up to my feet and walk over to where everyone was. I walk over to Kenshi and Takeda "Master Kenshi are you ok?" He looked over to me. "I am fine what about you?" I was conforming to know he cared. "I'm good thank you." He knew something was up. "You are distressed. Why?" Damnit. "Shinnok before he took Johnny, D'vorah said she had a friend from my past that I consider to be my brother. He had him along with Johnny and I don't know what to do." He was quiet for a moment. "What do you think you should do?" He asked me. I didn't know how to answer that. I thought he would have something. "I don't know." I said truthfully. He limped over to me and put his hand on my shoulder. "In time the answer will become clear in a short moment." Thanks Kenshi. I just nod and walk away. I see that the team are gathered around Cassie so I head over and join them.

When I got to the group I heard what they were going to do. "What's the plain here?" Asked Cassie. I but in. "The plan is we're going to go the sky temple and taking down Shinnok and getting your father and my brother back. Is anyone with me?" They all just stared at me. "You have a brother?" I hear Jin ask me. "Really that's what your hanging on right now that I have a brother. You know what, whatever i'm going to the helicopter if anybody want's to come with me come now or i'm going alone." Jacqui walked beside me. "I'm with Jack, he's the only one with a plan right now." Takeda sighed. "Fuck it i'm with him too." After that Jin joined.

It was just Cassie left to Join and we were all standing there looking at her. "You guys do know if we fail the world will most likely end right." She said. We all just shook our heads. "Fuck it why not." I smile "That's the spirit Cassie." I said. That makes her laugh. We all start heading to the helicopter but Sonya stops us. "Where do you five think you're going?" She asked us. Cassie was about to step up but I blocked her. "I got this." I whispered. "Mam we are going to get your ex back and save the world . So if you have a problem with that you can take a ticket and wait behind Shinnock and a whole bunch of his follows. Now if you excuse us we have a world to save."

I saw her smile "Thought so. Carry on." With that she walked away. When we got on the helicopter I let a breath that I didn't realise I was holding. "Holy shit! I can't believe that just worked. Ohh god you know how lucky we are holy shit." I said a little in disbelief. Cassie seemed to be in the same state, "I know!" She said in excited voice. "You're going to tell me how you did that." Guess she never talked back to Sonya before. "Deal." I said. "Hey guys I think we need to focus on the mission here." Jin said. Me and Cassie got a grip on ourselves. "You're right my bad. Let's get this suicide mission on the road. Jacqui started up the engines and Takeda got in the co-pilots seat. Jin and Cassie got in the surveillance seats that are behind the pilot and the co-pilot's seats. "Alright guys get cozy we have a 4 hour flight ahead of us."

"We land in 15 minutes. We'll enter the sky temple from the terrestrial entrance." Cassie said as she still looked at the screen in front of her. "Why not go straight there?" Takeda asked. Jin was about to field this one in 3..2..1... It exists in a different quantum state, slightly out of phase from our reality. It can't be reached by conventional means." Jin said as he turned around and then turned back around after he was done saying that. I noticed Takeda looked down. "Hey man you ok?" I asked generally concerned." I lets out a sigh. It's just us. No one's coming to help. We either pull this off or..." Cassie interrupted him. "We will get it done." I looked in front of us. "Hey guys does anybody else see that giant red cloud coming right for us very quickly?"

Jin spoke up "Yeah I see it too." He got out of his seat "By the... what is that?" He asked a bit panicked. "Dunno. But it's headed right for us." Takeda replied to Jin question. "Elder gods have mercy." Jin said. The aircraft started to shake. "Buckle up people I got to put her down" Jacqui said as she started to work her magic on it. There was a seat next to Cassie and I quickly took it and buckled up. "So is this how you imagined your plan going?" She asked me as I got the last buckle in. "Well no but you have to expect the unexpected. You know." I replied back.

Jacqui was able to land safely but the screen on Cassie side was blinking red on the right wing. "Something is wrong with wing Jacqui, me and Jin will take a look at it." Jacqui got out of her seat "Got it. Me, Jack, and Takeda will be below watching for trouble. "Got it." Cassie said as we all exited the aircraft.

Have you guys ever forgot something and it was on the tip of your tongue and it was staring at you in the face but you still couldn't figure it out. Well i'm having one of those moments right now. I walked around the aircraft multiple times trying to remember something. "Hey Jack before we left you said you had a brother?" Jacqui asked me. "Well he wasn't my brother persay." I could hear the questions coming. "What do you mean persay?" She asked. "How do I put this into words. He wasn't blood related he was there for me when I needed him most. Some night when I was out of the house. He would let me crash at his place. Plus the fact the we were or are best friends really helped. To some it up he was more family than my family." That seemed to satisfy Jacqui and hopefully the rest of the team.

"Jack you keep walking around the helicopter you're going to make a ditch. Why are you even doing that?" I stopped behind the plane looking up at Cassie to answer her question. "I know I forgot something really important and trying to figure out what it is. And it's on the tip of my tongue but I can't figure it out." Right after I said that I heard a portal open behind me. "Oh... right." I turn around and see Kotal Kahn leading an army out of it. "BRING THEM TO ME!" He yells. His mena charge at us. "Uh guys I think we should run." I look behind me and I see there already running into the woods. "Really guys couldn't have given me a warning." I yell after them.

I catch up to them and I see them hiding behind some trees. Since i'm on the other side of them road and the army is hot on my ass I take cover behind a tree on the other side from them. I just so open to be on the side Erron black and I can hear what he is saying. "If I ever find that sword wielder fucker that took my hat and rifle I will put sand bomb in him and watch it pour out of his eyes." I gulp at hearing his words, lucky for me I left them at HQ. I hear grenades go off and tree's falling on top of of his men crushing them to death. I move to where they can see me "Hey, hey, hey watch where you're throwing tho-" I was cut off by gunshot whizzing by my head and hitting the tree next to me. I pull out Shadow and turn to where the shot came from.

"You stole from me and you know what the punishment for stealing is in Outworld?'" Erron Black said to me. "Let me guess. Death." He cocks his pistol "Correct and it's time for yours." He takes a shot at me and I quickly block it with Shadow. I run at him and he takes shots at me but I slide out on my knees and bend backwards. When I got about 5 feet away I brought my moment forwards by bending my body forward where my head is almost touching the ground. I put my arms in front on my body while i'm still sliding and I straighten my legs out making me flip. When i'm in the air I angle my legs where it hits his chest, knocking him to his back also to where i'm standing on his chest. I get him back and i'm standing on his chest with a smirk on my face. He brings his right arm up to shoot me the pistol in his hand. I kick it out of his hands I bring my foot back and kick him in the face a few times. I looked down and I saw his eyes were closed probably because he was knocked out but to make sure I kicked him in the face a few more times.

When I was satisfied I stopped. I was about to walk away when I noticed his pistols. I know what you guys are thinking 'is he going to take the pistols' too' well i'll let past me explain that. Thank you older me and the answer is yes I am taking the pistols. Wait a minute a fourth wall inside a fourth wall that's like 16 walls. Thank you younger me now back to the regular schedule program. "Hey Erron is it ok that I take your pistols?" I was greeted with silence "I didn't hear a no. So thanks Erron." I take off his pistol belt and put it on, after that I put the pistols in and leave. I follow where I hear fighting, and after about 15 seconds of searching I see Takeda and Jacqui running from Ermac. I follow them from the side and when I see them stop decide to get the attention of Kotal Kahn and let them deal with Ermac. I run out in front of them and pull out the pistol's and get the attention of Kotal Kahn on me. I shoot Kotal Kahn in the right shoulder. Damn these pistol's have some kick to them. Some of his men charge at me but they are met with s bullet to the head.

("I got Kotal Kahn you guys get Ermac." I said to them. "Do I want to know where you got those pistols Jack?" Jacqui asked me. "I think we both know the answer to that question." Takeda said to answer her question. I put the pistols up and I pull out Shadow. "You wound me swords man, now you must die." He pulls out his sword and charges at me. I stand still letting him charge at me. When he close I focused all of my power into a swing. I spin around gaining momentum. When I reach back around he is just where I want him to be. When I make a full circle I unleash telekinetic energy that I had built channeling it through Shadow. When the energy released it Kotal Kahn flying backwards. He flew back and hit a tree and knocking it down. I teleported over to him and put Shadow in the sheath. "I'm not going to kill you but you need to help us. Shinnock is destroying Earth Realms life force. We need to work together to stop him."

"Earthrealm has a new master them, it is lost." As he said that I felt a pair of large hands wrap around me and throw into a circle where where everybody else was surrounded. I got up quickly and I saw that we were heavily outnumbered. I pull out the pistols and as quickly as I could reloaded them. "Hey Cassie you might want to catch this." I said as I threw her one of the pistols. "Wait is this Erron Black pistol?" I let out a sigh. "Cassie we can argue about what I did later as for now I think we have bigger problems."

"He's right Cassie we talk about later." Jacqui said. I saw a few of the men move and then I saw a very pissed off Erron Black. 'Well this day gets better and better' I thought to myself. "Stop stealing my guns!" He yelled at me. "Hey I asked if could have them and you didn't say no." He growled at me. "I'm going to enjoy killing you." He said while he pointed a finger at me. At that same moment Kotal Kahn gave the order to kill us. They were moving in closer and closer until that thing that kid was riding froze with the kid on it before it got to Takeda. And another froze before it could attack Cassie. Then another as one lunged at Jin. We all lookit came from and we all see that it came from Sub-Zero, thank god, he was a sight for sore eyes. Along with him were the Lin Kuei who charged the Outworld army. It but us a distraction for us to go to the Grandmaster.

"You stood together against formidable odds. Lesser warriors would have not have fared so well." He said like a proud dad. "Thanks grandmaster." Cassie said. "I will remain to push Kotal Kahn back to Outworld. Proceed to the Sky Temple. Earthrealms fate lies with you. We all nod and run to the Sky Temple. The whole way there I praying that I could save Dylan

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(A/N) Holy shit guys a long ass chapter. I've been sitting here for 7 and a half hours typing this chapter non-stop. It is currently 1:38 a.m for me so I am tired to say the least. Anyways hope you guys enjoyed it and as always I will see you next time this z0mbi3 signing off.