Author's Notes: And here's the third chapter! Continuing from the cliffhanger in the last
chapter. Sorry for the long wait but my stupid computer deleted this chapter so I had to
right it over again and ff.net is having some majior problems. I had to do this in wordpad.
This sucks. At this moment I have no idea how I'm going to end this fic so I'm just going to
keep the chapters coming until I think of something. Not much action in this chapter but I'm
getting to it. And thanks for the reviews! ^_^!
Disclaimer: I don't own Mortal Kombat or any of the characters mentioned in this story. They
all belong to Midway and/or anyone else who owns them. I own Jesse the storeowner (My dad)
and Adam the worker (My big cousin). Ok so I really don't own them. Who cares? They're my
family.
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"The Lone Warrior"
By: Green Devil
Ch.3: What Happened?
He was going to die. He knew he was as soon as his eyes started to slowly close and his
lungs were screaming for air. But Scorpion held on to his neck tightly, giving him a slow
death. But just as his eyes were about to close forever he felt the hand around his
neck let go and he took in a deep breath of air.
Sub-Zero looked over at Scorpion and was shocked to see that the arm he had frozen wasn't
there anymore. It was on the ground, shattered into little pieces. Scorpion was holding the
spot where his arm was and was staring at someone. Sub-Zero turned to see
and saw his little brother Zero.
"Are you alright brother?" Zero asked walking over to him.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for the help." Sub-Zero said and stood up. He grabbed the spot where
Scorpion's dragon headed spear had penetrated his arm and tried to stop the blood flow. "What
now Scorpion? You have only one arm. Do you still choose to fight me?"
He asked.
"You win this round Sub-Zero, but only because your brother helped you. We will fight again
when we are both fully healed and recovered. I expect a real fight then and it will be our
last battle. With no interruptions or any help. Do you except?"
Scorpion challenged.
"I accept. We will have a final battle when we are both fully recovered. Then we shall see
what happens." Sub-Zero agreed. Scorpion then disappeared and the ice ninja fell, weakened
from loss of blood but Zero caught him before he could hit the ground.
"Smoke! Hurry! He needs help!" Zero yelled at his friend. Smoke came running over.
"We have to get him somewhere safe, bandage his wounds, and stop the bleeding or he'll die
of blood loss." Smoke said and they both picked him up and started their way out of the
forest. Zero carried his brother on his back while Smoke led the way out of the surrounding
forest. They needed to find medical supplies and a place to stay.
Forty-five minutes later they saw the end of the forest up ahead and ran full speed to the
end. About a mile away from the forest was a city that had everything they needed. This was
the place that they usually got their food and stuff from so they knew exactly where they
were going. They ran to the city and strait to a little grocery store/home. They ran in and
the people started gasping and running away. They thought that all ninjas were evil or
something.
"Everyone calm down! They won't do anything to you! Please stop!" The storeowner yelled over
the racket. He knew who they were because they often went there for supplies and they became
friends. The people stopped but were still a little suspicious of them.
"What can I- Oh my! What happened to him?" The owner asked. He saw Sub-Zero being carried on
his brother's back saw the blood and knew something was wrong. Sub-Zero had left a trail of
blood from the forest and when Zero ran into the store he stopped in the entrance and left a
puddle of blood there.
"He was attacked. Can you help him?" Smoke asked the owner. He was about the age of 20, had
shoulder length black hair, and was a pretty good doctor. The three of them usually came
to him to heal their injures when they couldn't themselves. He even started to teach Smoke
how to do what he did. "Please Jesse?" Smoke asked again.
"Of course. Follow me. Adam, take care of the register and get someone to clean up this
mess." Jesse said.
"Yes sir." Adam, one of the workers, said, talked to someone else, and went over to the
register.
Jesse led the three of them to a back room and instructed Zero to lay his brother on the bed
that was there and remove the top of his ninja suit. Zero did as told and stepped back when
he was finished. Jesse looked at the wounds and didn't think Sub-Zero would be able to
survive. He pulled open a dourer that was full of medical supplies and got to work. Smoke and
Zero both stayed back and watched what was happening.
First Jesse cleaned out both wounds very thoroughly and managed to stop the bleeding, then
got some disinfectant and put it in the openings. Sub-Zero drew in a sharp breath when the
stuff touched his skin because it stung. When Jesse was finished disinfecting the wounds he
got some bandages and wrapped them around Sub-Zero's right shoulder and side.
"There, all done." Jesse said, proud of the work he had done. "Now you two just make sure he
gets lots of rest so that he can heal properly."
"Thank you Jesse for all the help you've given us. We really appreciate it. We have one more
thing to ask of you, could you tell us if there's a place we could stay anywhere. Our house
got destroyed and we need a place to stay until he heals properly." Zero said.
"Well, I don't know if you could stay anywhere else but you three are welcome to stay here if
you want." Jesse replied.
"Really? That would be great. Thank you." Smoke said happily.
"That's very kind of you Jesse. Thank you." Zero said.
"It's the least I could do for you three. You have been great friends to me. There are two
extra beds in that room over there. You two should get some rest. You look tired. Go ahead."
Jesse offered them.
"Thanks again Jesse."
"No problem Smoke."
So Zero and Smoke went over to the other room. Smoke laid down on the bed on the left side of
the room and Zero on the right.
"This is really nice of Jesse to do this for us." Smoke said.
"Yeah. I wish there were something we could do for him. Wait! Maybe there is. Why don't we
help out around the store? We could clean the place and fix stuff for him. What do you say?"
"Sure! That sounds like great idea Zero!"
"Okay then. We'll wake up early tomorrow and great to work."
"Ok. Goodnight Zero."
"Goodnight Smoke." Zero replied and they both went to sleep.
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The next morning Jesse woke up to a big surprise. His store was nice and clean and looked
wonderful! He saw Zero and Smoke still cleaning up and ran over to them.
"Did you two do this?"
"Yeah. How do you like it?" Smoke asked.
"It looks wonderful. Thank you both!" Jesse exclaimed.
"We thought you'd like it. It was the least we could do for you after everything you've done
for us." Zero replied.
"Plus we are going to help around the store." Smoke added.
"Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it." Jesse said and walked over a little kitchen. "Well,
who wants breakfast?"
"That sound great. I'll take some." Zero said and ran over.
"Me too!" Smoke exclaimed and ran after Zero. So after a good breakfast they took some to
Sub-Zero and got to work. They helped around the store and checked up on Sub-Zero once in a
while. Before they knew, it was time to close the store and time to go back to sleep.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
About five days later Sub-Zero was up and around. He hadn't fully healed but enough to be
able to get out of bed. He walked out of the room and into the store.
"Hey Sub-Zero. Do you need something?" Smoke asked.
"No, I'm fine. Just need some fresh air is all." Sub-Zero replied and walked out of the
store. He walked toward the edge of the forest and stopped. He found a nice shady place
and sat down in the grass. From that spot the whole place looked beautiful. He took in a deep
breath of fresh air loving how the cold air breeze felt. `Better than being stuck in that
bed for five whole days.' Sub-Zero thought.
Unknown to him a figure stood behind him, hidden in the trees, looking at him. `He hasn't
fully healed yet. But then again, neither have I so it's not time to fight.' The shadow
thought and disappeared.
Sub-Zero decided it was time to head back and walked back to the store. When he got back he
saw Zero sweeping and went to talk to him. "Hey Zero. How's it going?"
"Hey bro. I doing fine, you?" Zero asked.
"I'm ok just a little worried."
"About wh- Oh, yeah. Forgot about that. So you still gonna fight him?"
"I have to. It's the only way to get him to leave us alone. I'll be healed in a few days
then I'll have to fight him alone and what ever happens, happens. You and Smoke can't help me."
"Don't worry, I have faith in you. You'll beat him and we can live in peace again. You're the
best fighter ever and I believe in you. You can do it bro."
"Thanks Zero. Did I ever tell you you're my favorite little brother?"
"I'm your only little brother."
"Right well I'm gonna get some more rest. See ya." Sub-Zero said and walked away.
"See ya." Zero replied.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Three days later Sub-Zero was fully healed with only two scars where his wounds were.
"So do you think Scorpion's fully healed yet?" Smoke asked.
"I think he is but he probably won't come until tonight." Sub-Zero replied.
"Why in the night?" Zero asked.
"The first time he attacked it was night. So I need to spend the rest of the day training."
"Where are you going to meet him?" Smoke asked.
"Back in the forest."
"Good luck brother."
"Don't worry Zero. I'll come back. Take care, both of you."
"Good bye Sub-Zero. Please come back." Smoke said.
"Good bye brother. I know you will come back." Zero said and watched as his big brother left
the store.
Sub-Zero trained in the forest all day and when night finally came he was ready for Scorpion.
"Scorpion. How nice of you join me. I see you got your arm back." Sub-Zero said to the figure
standing in front of him.
"Well are we gonna fight or not?" Scorpion asked.
"It's now or never." Sub-Zero said and got into a fighting stance, Scorpion doing the same.
"It all ends tonight. Goodbye Scorpion." And the fight started.
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A/N: In the next chapter the fight really begins. I'll try to get it up soon but I start
school in three days so it might take a while if I can't get it up by Monday. I'll try my
best. Well there you have it and I hope you all like it! Please review! See ya! ^_^!
chapter. Sorry for the long wait but my stupid computer deleted this chapter so I had to
right it over again and ff.net is having some majior problems. I had to do this in wordpad.
This sucks. At this moment I have no idea how I'm going to end this fic so I'm just going to
keep the chapters coming until I think of something. Not much action in this chapter but I'm
getting to it. And thanks for the reviews! ^_^!
Disclaimer: I don't own Mortal Kombat or any of the characters mentioned in this story. They
all belong to Midway and/or anyone else who owns them. I own Jesse the storeowner (My dad)
and Adam the worker (My big cousin). Ok so I really don't own them. Who cares? They're my
family.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"The Lone Warrior"
By: Green Devil
Ch.3: What Happened?
He was going to die. He knew he was as soon as his eyes started to slowly close and his
lungs were screaming for air. But Scorpion held on to his neck tightly, giving him a slow
death. But just as his eyes were about to close forever he felt the hand around his
neck let go and he took in a deep breath of air.
Sub-Zero looked over at Scorpion and was shocked to see that the arm he had frozen wasn't
there anymore. It was on the ground, shattered into little pieces. Scorpion was holding the
spot where his arm was and was staring at someone. Sub-Zero turned to see
and saw his little brother Zero.
"Are you alright brother?" Zero asked walking over to him.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for the help." Sub-Zero said and stood up. He grabbed the spot where
Scorpion's dragon headed spear had penetrated his arm and tried to stop the blood flow. "What
now Scorpion? You have only one arm. Do you still choose to fight me?"
He asked.
"You win this round Sub-Zero, but only because your brother helped you. We will fight again
when we are both fully healed and recovered. I expect a real fight then and it will be our
last battle. With no interruptions or any help. Do you except?"
Scorpion challenged.
"I accept. We will have a final battle when we are both fully recovered. Then we shall see
what happens." Sub-Zero agreed. Scorpion then disappeared and the ice ninja fell, weakened
from loss of blood but Zero caught him before he could hit the ground.
"Smoke! Hurry! He needs help!" Zero yelled at his friend. Smoke came running over.
"We have to get him somewhere safe, bandage his wounds, and stop the bleeding or he'll die
of blood loss." Smoke said and they both picked him up and started their way out of the
forest. Zero carried his brother on his back while Smoke led the way out of the surrounding
forest. They needed to find medical supplies and a place to stay.
Forty-five minutes later they saw the end of the forest up ahead and ran full speed to the
end. About a mile away from the forest was a city that had everything they needed. This was
the place that they usually got their food and stuff from so they knew exactly where they
were going. They ran to the city and strait to a little grocery store/home. They ran in and
the people started gasping and running away. They thought that all ninjas were evil or
something.
"Everyone calm down! They won't do anything to you! Please stop!" The storeowner yelled over
the racket. He knew who they were because they often went there for supplies and they became
friends. The people stopped but were still a little suspicious of them.
"What can I- Oh my! What happened to him?" The owner asked. He saw Sub-Zero being carried on
his brother's back saw the blood and knew something was wrong. Sub-Zero had left a trail of
blood from the forest and when Zero ran into the store he stopped in the entrance and left a
puddle of blood there.
"He was attacked. Can you help him?" Smoke asked the owner. He was about the age of 20, had
shoulder length black hair, and was a pretty good doctor. The three of them usually came
to him to heal their injures when they couldn't themselves. He even started to teach Smoke
how to do what he did. "Please Jesse?" Smoke asked again.
"Of course. Follow me. Adam, take care of the register and get someone to clean up this
mess." Jesse said.
"Yes sir." Adam, one of the workers, said, talked to someone else, and went over to the
register.
Jesse led the three of them to a back room and instructed Zero to lay his brother on the bed
that was there and remove the top of his ninja suit. Zero did as told and stepped back when
he was finished. Jesse looked at the wounds and didn't think Sub-Zero would be able to
survive. He pulled open a dourer that was full of medical supplies and got to work. Smoke and
Zero both stayed back and watched what was happening.
First Jesse cleaned out both wounds very thoroughly and managed to stop the bleeding, then
got some disinfectant and put it in the openings. Sub-Zero drew in a sharp breath when the
stuff touched his skin because it stung. When Jesse was finished disinfecting the wounds he
got some bandages and wrapped them around Sub-Zero's right shoulder and side.
"There, all done." Jesse said, proud of the work he had done. "Now you two just make sure he
gets lots of rest so that he can heal properly."
"Thank you Jesse for all the help you've given us. We really appreciate it. We have one more
thing to ask of you, could you tell us if there's a place we could stay anywhere. Our house
got destroyed and we need a place to stay until he heals properly." Zero said.
"Well, I don't know if you could stay anywhere else but you three are welcome to stay here if
you want." Jesse replied.
"Really? That would be great. Thank you." Smoke said happily.
"That's very kind of you Jesse. Thank you." Zero said.
"It's the least I could do for you three. You have been great friends to me. There are two
extra beds in that room over there. You two should get some rest. You look tired. Go ahead."
Jesse offered them.
"Thanks again Jesse."
"No problem Smoke."
So Zero and Smoke went over to the other room. Smoke laid down on the bed on the left side of
the room and Zero on the right.
"This is really nice of Jesse to do this for us." Smoke said.
"Yeah. I wish there were something we could do for him. Wait! Maybe there is. Why don't we
help out around the store? We could clean the place and fix stuff for him. What do you say?"
"Sure! That sounds like great idea Zero!"
"Okay then. We'll wake up early tomorrow and great to work."
"Ok. Goodnight Zero."
"Goodnight Smoke." Zero replied and they both went to sleep.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
The next morning Jesse woke up to a big surprise. His store was nice and clean and looked
wonderful! He saw Zero and Smoke still cleaning up and ran over to them.
"Did you two do this?"
"Yeah. How do you like it?" Smoke asked.
"It looks wonderful. Thank you both!" Jesse exclaimed.
"We thought you'd like it. It was the least we could do for you after everything you've done
for us." Zero replied.
"Plus we are going to help around the store." Smoke added.
"Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it." Jesse said and walked over a little kitchen. "Well,
who wants breakfast?"
"That sound great. I'll take some." Zero said and ran over.
"Me too!" Smoke exclaimed and ran after Zero. So after a good breakfast they took some to
Sub-Zero and got to work. They helped around the store and checked up on Sub-Zero once in a
while. Before they knew, it was time to close the store and time to go back to sleep.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
About five days later Sub-Zero was up and around. He hadn't fully healed but enough to be
able to get out of bed. He walked out of the room and into the store.
"Hey Sub-Zero. Do you need something?" Smoke asked.
"No, I'm fine. Just need some fresh air is all." Sub-Zero replied and walked out of the
store. He walked toward the edge of the forest and stopped. He found a nice shady place
and sat down in the grass. From that spot the whole place looked beautiful. He took in a deep
breath of fresh air loving how the cold air breeze felt. `Better than being stuck in that
bed for five whole days.' Sub-Zero thought.
Unknown to him a figure stood behind him, hidden in the trees, looking at him. `He hasn't
fully healed yet. But then again, neither have I so it's not time to fight.' The shadow
thought and disappeared.
Sub-Zero decided it was time to head back and walked back to the store. When he got back he
saw Zero sweeping and went to talk to him. "Hey Zero. How's it going?"
"Hey bro. I doing fine, you?" Zero asked.
"I'm ok just a little worried."
"About wh- Oh, yeah. Forgot about that. So you still gonna fight him?"
"I have to. It's the only way to get him to leave us alone. I'll be healed in a few days
then I'll have to fight him alone and what ever happens, happens. You and Smoke can't help me."
"Don't worry, I have faith in you. You'll beat him and we can live in peace again. You're the
best fighter ever and I believe in you. You can do it bro."
"Thanks Zero. Did I ever tell you you're my favorite little brother?"
"I'm your only little brother."
"Right well I'm gonna get some more rest. See ya." Sub-Zero said and walked away.
"See ya." Zero replied.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Three days later Sub-Zero was fully healed with only two scars where his wounds were.
"So do you think Scorpion's fully healed yet?" Smoke asked.
"I think he is but he probably won't come until tonight." Sub-Zero replied.
"Why in the night?" Zero asked.
"The first time he attacked it was night. So I need to spend the rest of the day training."
"Where are you going to meet him?" Smoke asked.
"Back in the forest."
"Good luck brother."
"Don't worry Zero. I'll come back. Take care, both of you."
"Good bye Sub-Zero. Please come back." Smoke said.
"Good bye brother. I know you will come back." Zero said and watched as his big brother left
the store.
Sub-Zero trained in the forest all day and when night finally came he was ready for Scorpion.
"Scorpion. How nice of you join me. I see you got your arm back." Sub-Zero said to the figure
standing in front of him.
"Well are we gonna fight or not?" Scorpion asked.
"It's now or never." Sub-Zero said and got into a fighting stance, Scorpion doing the same.
"It all ends tonight. Goodbye Scorpion." And the fight started.
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A/N: In the next chapter the fight really begins. I'll try to get it up soon but I start
school in three days so it might take a while if I can't get it up by Monday. I'll try my
best. Well there you have it and I hope you all like it! Please review! See ya! ^_^!