Back in the temple, everyone was confused and not as petrified of what occurred moments ago. Except Kano achieved his arcana, which triggered a PTSD flashback on me. My sister was heartbroken from what I've done. She knew I wouldn't be triggered just like that because of my fallen brothers in arms. She remembered seeing him whispering something to me. It was that time she decided to stand up for herself and wanted to know what Kano told me.

"What did you do?" she asked him.

He turned around. "I didn't do nothin'. He just attacked me!"

"My brother wouldn't do anything like that on purpose, unless he was provoked." she exclaimed. "What did you say to him?!"

He shrugged his shoulders and crossed his arms, without any guilt.

"It appears to be evident that your brother could be a liability to you and his fellow champions." Raiden said.

She turned at the lord protector. "How could you say that?! He's gone through enough training and even had to deal with power that you may not understand!"

"He still hasn't achieved his arcana." Liu Kang stood up for his master.

"It doesn't matter! The Raiden, we know wouldn't never had to speak critical of him. Neither the Liu Kang and Kung Lao!"

"I'm afraid it's only a story that we have only seen on the murals. We only recovered the amulet to secure it." Raiden added.

Katie than turned back to Kano. She was than hearing voices in her head that I wouldn't know to this day. Just because she knows the Kano from our encounter and the stories that I told her after The Battle. "Did you... did you attack Watership Down?"

Kano scoffed. "Attack a make-believe place?! What kind of question is that?"

"Just answer my question! That warren is real to me! Did you murder Hazel?!" Kano continues to remain silent, as others turned to look at him and Katie. "Did you murder our adoptive mother, Hyzenthlay? Did you... rape her?"

"Can hear you this?!" Kano chuckled. "Something coming out from a little girl!"

"Did you rape my adoptive mother?! Answer me!" He continued to ignore her.

"What did you do?" Cole spoke up to question Kano.

"Oh not you too, pretty boy!" Kano rolled his eyes.

"She's my cousin! She's family!"

"Just answer the question, Kano!" Sonya demanded him to answer Katie's question.

After a few minutes of silence, he finally answered. "No."

Sonya and Jax were not convinced. Cole knew something that he maybe hiding. The monks on the other hand have no opinion, while Raiden is silent. Katie felt like she was alone, as she turned to each adult in the room, without any words. She finally faced, as she made her approach to him. "You lie." Kano simply raised his eye brows up. "You're a monster! YOU DID MURDER EVERYONE AT OUR WARREN!"

"You could not be so sure-"

"He did to!" Katie stopped Liu Kang from talking. "We've lost our parents and the rest of our siblings. And now our adoptive family from this monster!" She than decided to leave, but Raiden stopped her.

"You cannot leave this temple. Your brother decided to leave, it's our obligation to protect you now."

"Leave me alone!" She lightly shoved Raiden away from her and ran out to look for me. Sonya, Cole, and Jax followed her. The Shaolin Monks and Raiden were left alone with Kano.

The three glared at him. Kano looked surprise. "What did I do?"


I was still out in the desert. My throat became sore from my shout. My eyes are hurting from the tears I dropped. The night was growing colder, as there were no moon, but stars. I looked up to face them. With shame and guilt, I no longer believe that I could save Hazel and the others. I let them down. I let Holly down. And now I disgraced myself to them.

"I'm sorry, Holly. I know you believed in me that I could free them... but... I no longer can nor believe!" I covered my face in shame. "Just like my men... my parents... and the rest of my siblings... I don't know who else I have to look after me."

You surely don't mean that.

"But I do. I failed everyone. I let my sister down, Hazel, the warren, and even Holly!" I replied back to the voice.

Nonsense! I know you never mean it nor say such words. If I'm not talking to you, I wouldn't be here.

I looked up to see it was Holly.

"Captain Holly?"

He warmly smiled. He brushed the tears from my eyes with his paw. "Chin up, Thomas. You just suffered a flashback from your Army days."

"I don't know what came over me. I..."

Holly placed his paw on my shoulder. "Your wolf animality took over you. It wasn't your fault."

I sniffed, wiped my face with my sleeves. "It's Kano."

It is Kano. We turned to see it was Katie, Cole, Sonya and Jax. "I believe that Kano and his terrorists murdered Hazel and the others."

"It is true, isn't it?" I asked Holly.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, before nodding his head. "It's true." My hands clinched. I was not only wanting to free Hazel and the others. But also take revenge against Shang Tsung... and now Kano. "However, the Shang Tsung from your world orchestrated the attack, while Kano and his Black Dragon elil attacked the warren, as the sorcerer took the warren's souls.

"Than why is he here with us?" Katie asked him.

"Unless any of you know."

"We're told that he knew how to get there, but it wasn't until-" I spoke.

"Fiver. He gave you his visions." Captain Holly spoke.

"He what?"

"He gave you his visions. To help you." he answered.

So it was true. Fiver guided me to find the temple, with his visions. "Even if it's true, but about Kano... Liu Kang, Kung Lao, even Raiden wouldn't believe what took place at the down."

"By Frith... they what?!"

"They're not the same ones we knew. They're from our world." Katie explained. "It's hard for one of us to trust them."

"Can you try explain something to them, Holly? Just give them insight." I asked.

"It's not likely. However, if one of you are under harm or threatened by of one of them. I'll definitely come down." he made his promise.

"Thank you, sir." I thanked him. "Thank you... Dad." He nodded his head firmly.


Cole, Sonya and Jax stared at us, as if they were mind twisted of what they're witnessing. Even Holly couldn't avoid of them seeing the expressions on their faces. "If you two don't mind, who are the humans with you?"

We turned to see the three champions staring at us. "Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't know you were there."

"We have been here long enough." Cole's eyes were widened.

"Cole... Sonya, Jax... this is Captain Holly of Watership Down." I introduced Holly to the three. He bowed his head in greetings.

"Greetings." he politely spoke.

"Jax... are you seeing this?" Sonya questioned.

"Yes ma'am... a talking rabbit." Jax answered.

Cole than remembered what I've told him. "You're the rabbit that Thomas would never stop mentioning you about."

He chuckled. "Yes."

"I'm Thomas' and Katie's cousin... Cole Young." Cole introduced himself.

"And I'm Lieutenant Sony Blade, sir." Sonya saluted. "And this is Major Jackson Briggs."

Jax saluted also. "Just Jax."

Captain Holly saluted back to them. "I know I've heard of these names before and seen them, but I'm afraid we haven't met."

The two shook their heads. "We have not." Sonya answered.

"I have this question now... why are you really here? How you're talking? And are you-"

Captain Holly had to stop Cole, as he chuckled. "Easy, son. I'm sure you have lots of questions."

"It'll be interesting though, but we have to return back to Raiden's Temple." Sonya spoke.

"No!" I exclaimed. "I'm not going back yet! Not with Kano there."

Katie shook her head. "Me neither."

"They're going to know that we haven't returned and soon start looking for us."

I looked back at Holly. He knew that me and Katie wouldn't return. He decided to suggest an idea. "If you like, we could sit here for a discussion and sooner enough... I'll make sure you all return back to the temple, before they could even remember you're gone."

We turned to the three other champions. Cole was the first to agree, as he wanted to ask questions about our story together and adventures. Sonya and Jax decided to agree. We all got into a circle and had our own space without Kano. Or even the Shaolin Monks and Raiden. Despite of Holly, not the official storyteller like Bluebell, but he was amazing that he was able to recall what the three of us been through. Starting from the moment that Holly and I had our first sight of each other, our reunited at the down, our imprisonment in Efrafa, rescuing my sister and the rabbits that were held captive there, and finally... the final battle at the down.

The three warriors were intrigued about the stories that Holly, along with Katie and I shared with some add-ons. Eventually, we've forgotten about what happened at dinner. We all had our wonderful gathering around the fire we made to talk through the night. Apparently, when they were asleep, me and Holly were the only ones awake. We talked as the hour passed. When he had to return, he told me that he'll look after me and Katie. I accept his word, before he disappeared, as I continued to watch the stars.