Author's Notes: Okay here's the next chapter! I hope it doesn't seem boring
at the end to you because I really wracked my brain to come up with this so
I hope it's good. Sorry but I couldn't revise chapter 4 because my big
sister left my notebook in her dorm when she came to visit and she won't be
back till sometime in May. Well, on to the chapter. ^_^!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters mentioned in this story except for Deep Blue. They all belong to Midway and/or anyone else that owns them where as Deep Blue belongs to me and dark-elf16.
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"The Lone Warrior"
By: Green Devil
Ch.6: "What Now?"
"Has he returned?" A healed Sub-Zero asked.
"No. It's only been five days and the base is pretty far away." Replied Zero. They both stood side by side looking out of a window at the forest.
"I know, and I shouldn't have jet him go alone. You should have gone with him."
"But then who would have been here while you recovered to protect the place? I had to stay."
"What about Smoke?"
"Hopefully Blue will bring him back okay." Zero answered. Just as he finished his sentence they saw a dark blue figure come out of the forest followed by three other yellow, red, and purple/silver figures.
"Blue!" The two brothers yelled simultaneously and ran out of the store.
"Help you guys!" Blue yelled and ran towards them. "Sorry, I was too late! I couldn't save Smoke, they turned him into that!" he yelled pointing behind him at the purple/gray robot chasing him. It looked just like Cyrax and Sector but had purple/gray armor and had puffs of smoke floating around him.
"What?!" Sub-Zero yelled surprised.
"Oh no, Smoke!" Zero yelled and ran in front of Deep Blue to protect him and Sub-Zero did the same. Sector and Cyrax charged the two brothers but they dodged at the last moment, taking Blue with them. The three of them were on the roof of Jesse's store. They left Blue there and jump kicked Cyrax and Sector.
"I'll take Sector, you take Cyrax!" Sub-Zero yelled to his brother.
"Right!" Zero yelled back and attacked Cyrax with a series of punches and kicks.
Sub-Zero kicked Sector in the head, knocking him to the ground, then kicked the bot in his side. Sector slowly staggered to his feet and brought his arms to his sides. A hatch in his chest and something was coming out. A missile shot out of Sector's chest and headed straight for Sub-Zero. He quickly jumped out of the way and the missile barley missed him.
'Missiles?! Great, just great!' Sub-Zero and attacked again.
Zero's match against Cyrax was pretty much even so far but Cyrax finally managed to knock Zero to the floor and he slowly tried to get back up. Cyrax brought his arms to his sides and a hatch like Sectors opened up in his chest and a green net shot out. Zero didn't know what it was but he jumped out of the way and the net missed him. It hit a street lamp and it dissolved.
'An acid net?! Aww man!' Zero thought and attacked Cyrax again.
'This isn't going very well!' Sub-Zero thought while blocking Sector's kicks and punches. 'Time to end this!' Sub-Zero backflipped away from Sector and formed an ice ball the shot it. Sector dodged it but his robotic fingers were frozen. Sub-Zero quickly shot another ice ball, while the robot was stunned, and it froze Sector's left leg and the ground he was standing on, freezing his leg in place. 'Now this is good.' He thought and attacked.
Cyrax was shooting his nets at Zero trying to get him but he kept on dodging. Zero ran into the forest and hid in a tree. He shot the ground with ice and once Cyrax stepped on it he started slipping. Zero shot another ice ball and froze Cyrax's whole body and was about to deliver the final blow but he was knocked out of the tree. He turned around to see his attacker and saw his best friend, but a robot.
Sector had managed to get his leg free from its icy prison and ran over to Cyrax. He grabbed him and took off into the forest. Sub-Zero ran over to his little brother and saw Smoke's robotic form holding its head, in pain it looked like.
"What happened?" Sub-Zero asked.
"He was about to attack me but then he just stopped and fell to his knees holding his head." Zero replied.
"Smoke, do you remember us?" Sub-Zero asked the fallen bot. Smoke's head slowly looked upward at the two brothers.
"Y-yes. You two...are ... my friends... Zero... and Sub-Zero... My friends." Smoke said then looked at the two with a red glow in his robotic eyes. "Enemy's... Must destroy... Traitors!" Smoke yelled and tackled Sub- Zero hitting him in his chest. Sub-Zero gasped, as Smoke hit were his wound was still not fully healed then winced as his head connected with the ground. Smoke raised his fist to punch the pinned ninja but his arm was caught by Zero.
"Don't Smoke! He's your friend remember? You said he was like a big brother to you! You looked up to him! Don't do this please!" Zero yelled trying to get Smoke to remember. Smoke's eyes flickered from red to white a few times then settled on white.
"Wh-what happened? What have I done?" Smoke asked. He got off of Sub-Zero and helped him up. "I'm sorry for that."
"It's okay Smoke. We know it wasn't you fault. You were under the Grandmaster's control. But I wonder, how did you manage to keep you soul and memories?" Sub-Zero said.
"I can answer that." Blue said. He walked over and began to say what he knew. "I overheard the Grandmaster saying that the transformation did not go as planned, that his soul would not leave his body, it was too attached. Since they could not control him, like Sector and Cyrax, with his soul they used some sort of mind control or something. I guess your friendship broke the spell."
"I guess you're right about that. Do you feel alright Smoke." Zero asked.
"I think so." Smoke said in his robotic voice. "I may still have my memories and soul but I'm still a robot. That's never going to change no matter what now."
"I guess not. But hey, at least you're back with us again. Right?" Zero said.
"Right. Everything is still like it was before any of this happened. Come on, let's say goodbye to Jesse and get started on building our new house." Sub-Zero stated and started walking back to the store, the others following. When they got there they told Jesse about Smoke and that they were leaving. He said to come back anytime.
The next morning the four said goodbye and went to the nearest supply store to get tool and things to build their new house. After all the supplies were gathered, including some food from Jesse's store, and headed off into the forest. They went to the spot where their old house was, cleared out anything that couldn't be used, and reused anything they could.
"This is hard work." Zero complained.
"Oh quit whining. You don't hear Smoke complaining do you?" Sub-Zero asked.
"Smoke's a robot now. He can't complain."
"Hey! I may be a robot now but I still have feelings you know." Smoke stated.
"Okay people, stop fighting. This isn't gonna go by any faster with you three arguing. Now lets just work together and no more complaining." Blue said. Everyone just glared at each other then got back to work. By the end of the day they had finished the floor of the house and were starting on the walls.
The four slept under the stars that night and the rest of the nights it took to finish the house. Some days later they were done with the building. It was a simple one-story house that would be big enough for all four of them, nothing really fancy since they really didn't know what they were doing most of the time.
"Well I'm gonna have to get back to my 'job' now." Sub-Zero stated.
"But we can get food from Jesse." Zero said.
"No, he's done enough for us. We have to pay him or else he'll go out of business because of us. Besides, we need the money."
"I guess you're right but can we help too? It would be better if all of us helped you. What if something happened to you? We could be your backup." Zero suggested.
"He makes a good point. What if you complete a mission and they don't want to pay you? You would probably be taken out." Smoke added.
"I guess you're right. Fine, you can back me up but you can't get in the way." Sub-Zero gave in.
"Thanks bro!" Zero said. "You won't regret this!"
'Let us hope not.' Sub-Zero thought and it was settled.
Recap, the Lin Kuei is still after them, Sector and Cyrax are still around, Smoke is a robot, they built their new house, and now Zero, Smoke, and Blue were going to help Sub-Zero with his missions. What else could happen?
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A/N: What else indeed. Sorry if this chapter wasn't that good at the end but school is really getting to me. Thank god I'm on Spring Break now. I've also been making a comic called 'The Adventures of the Little Black Ninja' so I've been doing that on my free time instead of writing. Well I'm a little blank on where to go from here so if you got any suggestions let me know. Well I gots-to-go now! Please review! See ya! ^_^!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters mentioned in this story except for Deep Blue. They all belong to Midway and/or anyone else that owns them where as Deep Blue belongs to me and dark-elf16.
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"The Lone Warrior"
By: Green Devil
Ch.6: "What Now?"
"Has he returned?" A healed Sub-Zero asked.
"No. It's only been five days and the base is pretty far away." Replied Zero. They both stood side by side looking out of a window at the forest.
"I know, and I shouldn't have jet him go alone. You should have gone with him."
"But then who would have been here while you recovered to protect the place? I had to stay."
"What about Smoke?"
"Hopefully Blue will bring him back okay." Zero answered. Just as he finished his sentence they saw a dark blue figure come out of the forest followed by three other yellow, red, and purple/silver figures.
"Blue!" The two brothers yelled simultaneously and ran out of the store.
"Help you guys!" Blue yelled and ran towards them. "Sorry, I was too late! I couldn't save Smoke, they turned him into that!" he yelled pointing behind him at the purple/gray robot chasing him. It looked just like Cyrax and Sector but had purple/gray armor and had puffs of smoke floating around him.
"What?!" Sub-Zero yelled surprised.
"Oh no, Smoke!" Zero yelled and ran in front of Deep Blue to protect him and Sub-Zero did the same. Sector and Cyrax charged the two brothers but they dodged at the last moment, taking Blue with them. The three of them were on the roof of Jesse's store. They left Blue there and jump kicked Cyrax and Sector.
"I'll take Sector, you take Cyrax!" Sub-Zero yelled to his brother.
"Right!" Zero yelled back and attacked Cyrax with a series of punches and kicks.
Sub-Zero kicked Sector in the head, knocking him to the ground, then kicked the bot in his side. Sector slowly staggered to his feet and brought his arms to his sides. A hatch in his chest and something was coming out. A missile shot out of Sector's chest and headed straight for Sub-Zero. He quickly jumped out of the way and the missile barley missed him.
'Missiles?! Great, just great!' Sub-Zero and attacked again.
Zero's match against Cyrax was pretty much even so far but Cyrax finally managed to knock Zero to the floor and he slowly tried to get back up. Cyrax brought his arms to his sides and a hatch like Sectors opened up in his chest and a green net shot out. Zero didn't know what it was but he jumped out of the way and the net missed him. It hit a street lamp and it dissolved.
'An acid net?! Aww man!' Zero thought and attacked Cyrax again.
'This isn't going very well!' Sub-Zero thought while blocking Sector's kicks and punches. 'Time to end this!' Sub-Zero backflipped away from Sector and formed an ice ball the shot it. Sector dodged it but his robotic fingers were frozen. Sub-Zero quickly shot another ice ball, while the robot was stunned, and it froze Sector's left leg and the ground he was standing on, freezing his leg in place. 'Now this is good.' He thought and attacked.
Cyrax was shooting his nets at Zero trying to get him but he kept on dodging. Zero ran into the forest and hid in a tree. He shot the ground with ice and once Cyrax stepped on it he started slipping. Zero shot another ice ball and froze Cyrax's whole body and was about to deliver the final blow but he was knocked out of the tree. He turned around to see his attacker and saw his best friend, but a robot.
Sector had managed to get his leg free from its icy prison and ran over to Cyrax. He grabbed him and took off into the forest. Sub-Zero ran over to his little brother and saw Smoke's robotic form holding its head, in pain it looked like.
"What happened?" Sub-Zero asked.
"He was about to attack me but then he just stopped and fell to his knees holding his head." Zero replied.
"Smoke, do you remember us?" Sub-Zero asked the fallen bot. Smoke's head slowly looked upward at the two brothers.
"Y-yes. You two...are ... my friends... Zero... and Sub-Zero... My friends." Smoke said then looked at the two with a red glow in his robotic eyes. "Enemy's... Must destroy... Traitors!" Smoke yelled and tackled Sub- Zero hitting him in his chest. Sub-Zero gasped, as Smoke hit were his wound was still not fully healed then winced as his head connected with the ground. Smoke raised his fist to punch the pinned ninja but his arm was caught by Zero.
"Don't Smoke! He's your friend remember? You said he was like a big brother to you! You looked up to him! Don't do this please!" Zero yelled trying to get Smoke to remember. Smoke's eyes flickered from red to white a few times then settled on white.
"Wh-what happened? What have I done?" Smoke asked. He got off of Sub-Zero and helped him up. "I'm sorry for that."
"It's okay Smoke. We know it wasn't you fault. You were under the Grandmaster's control. But I wonder, how did you manage to keep you soul and memories?" Sub-Zero said.
"I can answer that." Blue said. He walked over and began to say what he knew. "I overheard the Grandmaster saying that the transformation did not go as planned, that his soul would not leave his body, it was too attached. Since they could not control him, like Sector and Cyrax, with his soul they used some sort of mind control or something. I guess your friendship broke the spell."
"I guess you're right about that. Do you feel alright Smoke." Zero asked.
"I think so." Smoke said in his robotic voice. "I may still have my memories and soul but I'm still a robot. That's never going to change no matter what now."
"I guess not. But hey, at least you're back with us again. Right?" Zero said.
"Right. Everything is still like it was before any of this happened. Come on, let's say goodbye to Jesse and get started on building our new house." Sub-Zero stated and started walking back to the store, the others following. When they got there they told Jesse about Smoke and that they were leaving. He said to come back anytime.
The next morning the four said goodbye and went to the nearest supply store to get tool and things to build their new house. After all the supplies were gathered, including some food from Jesse's store, and headed off into the forest. They went to the spot where their old house was, cleared out anything that couldn't be used, and reused anything they could.
"This is hard work." Zero complained.
"Oh quit whining. You don't hear Smoke complaining do you?" Sub-Zero asked.
"Smoke's a robot now. He can't complain."
"Hey! I may be a robot now but I still have feelings you know." Smoke stated.
"Okay people, stop fighting. This isn't gonna go by any faster with you three arguing. Now lets just work together and no more complaining." Blue said. Everyone just glared at each other then got back to work. By the end of the day they had finished the floor of the house and were starting on the walls.
The four slept under the stars that night and the rest of the nights it took to finish the house. Some days later they were done with the building. It was a simple one-story house that would be big enough for all four of them, nothing really fancy since they really didn't know what they were doing most of the time.
"Well I'm gonna have to get back to my 'job' now." Sub-Zero stated.
"But we can get food from Jesse." Zero said.
"No, he's done enough for us. We have to pay him or else he'll go out of business because of us. Besides, we need the money."
"I guess you're right but can we help too? It would be better if all of us helped you. What if something happened to you? We could be your backup." Zero suggested.
"He makes a good point. What if you complete a mission and they don't want to pay you? You would probably be taken out." Smoke added.
"I guess you're right. Fine, you can back me up but you can't get in the way." Sub-Zero gave in.
"Thanks bro!" Zero said. "You won't regret this!"
'Let us hope not.' Sub-Zero thought and it was settled.
Recap, the Lin Kuei is still after them, Sector and Cyrax are still around, Smoke is a robot, they built their new house, and now Zero, Smoke, and Blue were going to help Sub-Zero with his missions. What else could happen?
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A/N: What else indeed. Sorry if this chapter wasn't that good at the end but school is really getting to me. Thank god I'm on Spring Break now. I've also been making a comic called 'The Adventures of the Little Black Ninja' so I've been doing that on my free time instead of writing. Well I'm a little blank on where to go from here so if you got any suggestions let me know. Well I gots-to-go now! Please review! See ya! ^_^!