After our first meeting with Raiden, Liu Kang gave us a light tour of the temple and the arena where we'll receive training. Raiden and Liu Kang decided to have us fully rested up for tomorrow. In the evening, we had dinner, not far from where the training arena. While Liu Kang was discussing about what the training would be like, I watched Katie not having a single bite. I knew what she was thinking, while she stared at her food and poking it with the chopsticks. She didn't want to be part of it. Tomorrow was our last day to use Nightwolf's tonic. After a few bites, she left the table and without saying anything. Kano attempts to steal my sister's dinner, but I stabbed his hand with my chopstick. He squealed a bit in pain like a child. I didn't want Katie to feel any burden of not wanting to train or leaving the dinner table.

Basically, lost my apatite, I excused myself from the table. As I left, Liu Kang pointed me out over my sister's refusal to train. However, I simply walked way and searched for my sister. When I found her, she was in her bed, sniffling. I went over to her bed side.

"I don't want to fight." she cried. "I'm not ready!"

"Don't worry about it, Katie. We're going to use Nightwolf's tonic as plan." I told her.

"How?" she asked.

"Sonya doesn't have a marking. If she wanted to receive the marking, everything will be planned tomorrow morning."

"What if they suspect something foul?" Katie questioned. "What would Raiden say?"

"Just leave it to me." I assured her. "Nothing will go wrong about that." She than nodded her head, as she attempts to sleep. "Try to get some sleep and be ready for tomorrow."

"Will you sing me a song?" she asked. "I miss Thethuthinnang singing to me."

"Any song she sang, in particular helps you sleep?" I asked her.

"It doesn't matter. However, I do feel 10,000 Enemies helped me go through Efrafa when we were captured."

I nodded my head. "Alright. Hopefully you don't mind my singing. She really sings beautifully and better than I do."

She lightly smiled with a chuckled. "You two are good singers, Thomas."

I chuckled and rubbed her head. After I began to rub her head, as I started singing.

10,000 enemies wait at my door
I wait for freedom soon, can't take much more
I feel the whole Earth shake
Brought to my knees
Although 10,000 strong, I shall be free
I shall be free
I shall be free

I hear the sweetest sound
Blowing from the north
It's says, "Don't panic now"
What's mine is yours
I hope 10,000 times
You tell me the truth
'Cause now there's much to do
I trust in you
I shall be free
I shall be free
I shall be free
I shall be free
I shall be free
We shall we free

After singing to her, she was fast asleep. I gave her a kiss on her forehead, as she sleeps away. While watching her sleep, I began to fall asleep beside her.


I woke up a few hours later. The night was still, but it was still too early for morning. I turned to see everyone else was asleep also. Even Kano was sleeping. However, his snoring nearly kept me up for most of the minutes. As I watched Katie sleep, I took off my shemagh. The blood of Captain Holly's was still tarnished. I never had much cleaning, because I fear if I cleaned it, Holly would be gone forever. Something than hit me. I could still be able to call for him in a time of need.

I stepped off from my bed and left the living chamber to find a secluded spot to have my time with Captain Holly. Silently, I kept on a lookout to see if Liu Kang, Raiden, or even the monks that are probably keeping watch the entire temple throughout the night. I went down the hall and apparently found the way to an training arena. The arena where we'll be training in the next day. When the area was clear and no one was in sight, I pulled out my scarf. I closed my eyes, as I firmly held onto it.

"Captain Holly... if you can hear me, can I speak to you please?" When my eyes opened, I looked around to see if he came. However, he wasn't there. Bit sadden, but haven't given up yet. I attempt to call for him one more time. This time, I waited patiently and closed my eyes to hear his voice.

Thomas?

An assuming voice that sounded someone that I knew. I opened my eyes and turned to see a figure coming down the steps. It was Holly!

"Captain Holly?!" amazed to see him in the human world.

When he came down and his paws landed on the sand, he looked at me. And warmly smiled. "Hello, son."

With relief, I was happy to see him again. When he approached towards me, I couldn't help, but hugged him. "I'm so happy that you're here." I than let go and composed myself.

"What's happening, Thomas? Any luck of attempting to free Hazel and the others?" he asked.

"Trying to, we just arrived at Raiden's Temple." I told him.

He looked around his surrounds, before looking back at me. "The same Raiden we encountered?"

"No. He's more from my world." I told him. "However, I do have concerns and skepticisms about him."

"Like what?"

"He mostly jugged most of us upon arrival. Even having Katie to fight in a tournament." I answered. "She's only a child."

"By Frith, what did you tell him?!"

"I told him that it was accident, however, regardless he will still permit it. I even try to ask him to remove the mark, but he couldn't do anything."

Something came to his mind. "The tonic. Did she use it?"

"Tomorrow. That's when we're to begin our training." I stated. "And speaking about this place, I saw Quan Chi's amulet."

"Impossible! We destroyed it!"

"Yes, but something happened. Not sure what it is, but it's here. Kano attempted to steal it-"

"Kano is with you?"

I nodded. "I really don't want to say why, but Katie and I never trusted him. When I took the amulet away from him, I started having visions of the previous battle at Watership Down. Voices in my head too. As if I was to use it, but I have a feeling that it has to be destroyed."

He nodded. "That is one of the reasons why I came to see you. It was from The Black Rabbit of Inle'. She wanted you to destroy it."

I looked around to see anyone is watching. When I assume no one is, I continued back to our conversation. "But how? Raiden attempted last time. How would I do it? Smashing it to the ground? I doubt it would work."

"You'll know when the time is right." Captain Holly assured me. He notices that I wasn't even better. "What is it?"

I looked down bit. "I feel like I let everyone down, including my family."

"No. You never have, nor ever will." he placed his paw on my knee.

"It's also, when we have to train, they expect to me to find my arcana."

He tilted his head a bit. "Uh, 'arcana'. What is that?"

"What I heard from Liu Kang, that it's a inner power that each Earthrealm warrior has, but he has to learn how to unleash it to be a real fighter." I explained to him.

"Your animality!" he exclaimed. "That's your power."

"Yes, but..." I stopped and became uncertain.

"But what, son."

I sighed. "I lost my rabbit form, but now I'm feeling like a full wolf again. I just don't want them to show them that's who I am. Even if they think it's my 'arcana'."

"I see you as a rabbit." He than hopped towards my left side and placed his paw near to my chest. "Even though you're not a rabbit outside, but your heart is." With a touch from Holly's paw, I became relieved that he came and spoke to me. "Just remember what Nightwolf told you, 'always find your animality here, even if you lost it. Because it could be found again.'"

I nodded and smiled, as he warmly smiled back. I couldn't help, but I hugged him. "Thank you, Captain."

He than cleared his throat that had me stood up and saluted to him. "Sorry." He simply smiled and saluted back.

"Well... I must go back. I'll always watch." Captain Holly made a bow and was ready to depart.

"Holly, wait." I stopped him in time. He turned around. "Can you stay tonight?"

He stood still for a moment, until he made up his mind with a nod. We stayed at the arena for tonight, as we looked up at the night sky. We talked for a bit, especially after coming back to the human world with Katie. It was a unique because we have found our cousin and his family whom we stayed. After awhile, I became tired and got close to Holly and fell asleep.

"Goodnight Holly." I said to him.

"Goodnight Thomas." he replied back, as I closed my eyes and murmured that I will bring Hazel and the everyone in our warren back to life. He stated that I will find a way, before I fell asleep.