So Sabrina isn't dead, yay! But they have been captured. No!
What's gonna happen? Oh I don't know, haven't got a clue. I am only the writer after all, it's not like I plan this stuff :)
Sabrina walked by my side shakily and with terrified, sharp intakes of breaths so I kept a tight grip on her hand, my narrowed eyes glancing around as we were led through the maze of the fort. I felt it getting hotter, which meant that we were descending deeper into the volcano. Which was active. Brilliant.
"Welcome back, my little Robyn." I almost vomited and screamed at the same time. There he stood, looking at me with that mask which haunted my nightmares. "I was rather insulted you pushed me off a cliff."
"You had shot Sabrina." I retorted blankly then glanced to the woman beside me who frowned in confusion. "A clone of Sabrina." I corrected in the same tone.
"Yes. I apologise." He replied sardonically, looking over to Storm Shadow. "Storm Shadow, you had such potential in my ranks. Yet you threw it all away, for what? A poorly equipped team with little skill and no intelligence between them?"
"Yes." Storm answered bluntly. Go Storm! The Commander laughed then looked back to me.
"I'm tired of old wounds giving me pain. I will have to dispose of you, I'm afraid."
"And I'm tired of you just simply not dying." I growled back. "I'm going to have to dispose of you, too."
"Such a shame to waste such talent." Cobra Commander sighed dramatically before walking towards a different door, waiting as it slid open before giving his final command. "Kill them." The Vipers all turned their guns on us but Storm, Jinx and I reacted. I threw Sabrina out of the way to the ground then leaped up, spinning in the air as a concentrated beam aimed and fired at me. It tore through the wall, cracking the hot stone as I danced out of the way then swept out his leg, punching and kicking to get some space to move as the other Vipers all tried to shoot us down.
Storm Shadow had retrieved his swords and had tossed one to Jinx, who moved easily around the Vipers to take them down. Using a fallen Viper as leverage I leaped up, twisting my legs around a laser gun then tore it from his grasp, turning to snag my guns from him then shot him through his eyehole as my bullets wouldn't penetrate the metal anywhere else.
Glancing to the door I saw it was slowly beginning to roll shut. Sliding both guns into their holsters I grabbed my belt then raced forwards, clicking it into place. There was barely a foot of space left for me to squeeze through but I managed, leaping through then rolling just as the door clicked and locked down behind me. I was now alone.
Inhaling deeply I began to follow Commander's scent. I kept one gun in my hand, the other tapping on my earpiece to try and get it working. I rounded several corners but ascended a flight of stairs, meaning Commander was trying to escape. Not on my watch. I rounded the corner then stopped, staring at Scarlet.
"Scarlet?" She gave a twisted smirk before lifting a gun and fired at me. Catching her scent, I knew she was a clone. I had to leap out the way, anticipating her shot then rolled towards her, kicking her legs out then moved, ripping the gun out of reach then pointed the barrel to her head.
"You can't kill me." She hissed, grabbing my wrists then rolled me over, straddling my hips as she pinned both hands to the ground.
"I beg to differ." I growled, kicking back with my knee to jerk her forwards and over my head, twisting around to get up. We both leaped at each other, grabbing each other's heads to spin around, my strength overpowering hers so that I could fling her into the wall. Before I could shoot she had kicked upwards, hitting me in the gut then dragged a knife from her boot, rolling to her feet then slashed at me.
The cool metal burned my cheek as it cut open, blood pooling forth in the seconds it took to heal over. I grabbed her arm as it came at me again, squeezing until her eyes widened with pain and she crumbled slightly under me. I spun her around and with a quick jerk, snapped her neck.
When I heard the sickening crack, I felt my stomach twist, shuddering as I watched Scarlet fall. It was her exact image, as if I had killed the original. I was going to have nightmares about this. Pushing these thoughts aside I moved on, running after Commander to try and keep up.
When I faced a metal door, burning hot from the lava boiling below, I reached forwards for the panel to flip it up and guess the password. Before I had even touched the panel, the door slid open. Cautiously I stepped forwards, keeping my eyes and gun up as I inhaled. Too many scents, it confused me for a second.
That moment was enough to take me by surprise. Something dropped from the ceiling and kick my gun out of my hand, the shot going wild. Spinning I grabbed the arm that held the katana, kicking the ninja in the gut before flipping him over, twisting his hand so that his sword fell out of his grip.
The lights switched on. "Snake?" I breathed, blinking in shock before sniffing carefully. No. Not Snake Eyes, a clone. Taking a breath I drew my other gun and held it to his head, my knees pinning down his wrists as I sat on top of him. I hesitated.
He was tense beneath me, his chest rising and falling in deep, heavy breaths as I prepared myself for this. I sat there for ten seconds, fifteen, twenty…I couldn't do it. I couldn't shoot Snake Eyes, not even a clone of him. I cared about him too much.
Someone grabbed me from behind and ripped me back, a hand gripping my hair. Upon instinct I felt the shift of a blade beside me and moved, jerking my hips forwards to avoid the strike before twisting, lifting Storm Shadow's clone up over my head then dropped him on Snake who had tried to leap up.
Jinx ran at me, sword flashing to descend upon my neck to separate my head. I don't think so sister. I lowered my body, flinging out a leg in a wide arc then round house kicked her in the face, drawing my other gun from my holster before shooting her down. My free hand and feet protecting the blows from Snake and Storm before an opening revealed itself and I shot Storm, turning to finish the job.
Snake Eyes slashed his sword with blinding speed, knocking my gun aside then kicked the back of my knees, causing me to kneel before him as he then lifted his blade, preparing to strike. He paused. Frowning at him I tilted my head. Had I made a mistake? No, I could taste the static at the back of my jaw. It was definitely a clone. So why hadn't he killed me yet?
I never got the chance to ask as a black shadow tackled the clone then sliced its katana, attacking the clone with an unbridled fury. Two Snake Eyes, one clone and one real. How did he get here? Looking up I realised there was a ventilation shaft in the ceiling just a few feet away, the grate missing from the gaping hole.
Getting to my feet I ran to where Commander's scent led, finding another door which refused to budge open. Growling, I dug into my belt and drew out the laser beam, clicking down the button then directed it to the hinges, carefully drawing a line to cut through the metal which was at least ten inches of solid metal.
I looked over my shoulder, seeing the two ninjas battling it out. The one who seemed to have the upper hand as the clone and I bit my lip in fear, wondering if I should intervene. My assistance was not required, however, as Snake allowed the ninja to fall down at him from a leap, turning to stab the sword through the suit. I flinched and looked away.
Unable to look back I waited until I had cut through the door, hearing it groan before it dropped then fell forwards. A gentle hand touched my shoulder and Snake presented me with my weapons. "Thanks." I nodded to him, leaning forwards to take in his scent, double checking that it was him. "We have to hurry." Leading the way forwards, we raced along the narrow tunnel before all at once, we ran into the light.
It was blinding for a moment and I pulled back, hissing before looking around. It wasn't sunlight, only an incredibly bright spotlight which was focused on us. "You're quite determined to finish me, aren't you?" His voice made me swallow nervously as my vision slowly adjusted. "You wish to kill me, yet you can't even locate the original me." I heard multiple steps slowly moving forwards, encircling us. "Don't you understand?" More voices of the same tone and sound joined in before they all spoke at once. "We are everywhere."
We were surrounded by a ring of Commanders, each one standing exactly the same way, hands clasped behind their backs. "You can't possibly kill all of us, not before we kill you." They lifted their guns and aimed to fire.
"Wait!" I yelled holding up my hands. "Quick question?" They all paused. "Which one is the original?"
"I am." They all answered then glanced to one another. I frowned, pretending to be thoroughly confused.
"You can't all be the original, which one is the one in charge?" They all repeated their earlier statement before falling into silence.
"Don't be fools, I'm the original Cobra Commander. You are simply copies of myself, for my own disposal and uses." One growled, glaring behind the mask as the others tensed then changed their gun aims. At each other.
"You are the clone! I am Cobra Commander!" They all began to argue and as they did so, I inhaled deeply, separating their scents. One by one I struck them off, all of them being clones, except one. The real Commander had already shot one clone down, sparking off the war. Bullets rang loud in my ear as Snake grabbed me and dropped to the floor, shielding me with his body. The fury rolled around me in waves, making it difficult to breathe from the intensity. It filled my mouth, my nose until I had to inhale deeply, settling for Snake's scent.
Slowly shifting I looked around, keeping an eye on the original Commander. He was slipping away! "Snake! We need to move!" I whispered. "The original's making a run for it!" Together we crawled, the other Commanders too occupied with shooting each other to notice us. When we reached the stairs, we bolted.
It was not hard to catch up with Commander, he was bleeding having been shot. He limped, reaching the surface before climbing into what looked to be an escape pod. "No!" I bellowed, racing forwards as he opened the door to get in. Commander looked up and silent watched me streak ahead of Snake Eyes, reaching for a gun.
The Commander lifted his arm and pulled the trigger of his gun. I didn't move out of the way, if I had then the bullet would have hit Snake. I welcomed it into my body, crying out and tripping, feeling heat flush in my shoulder but it wasn't a bullet, it was a dart.
It latched onto my suit and I felt a powerful bolt of electricity ride through my body, cutting off all consciousness as the bold flash struck me like a lightning bolt, letting me see only the intense bloom of white before I felt my heart give out under the power.
Gasp! Plot twist, AGAIN! You guys must really hate me by now :)