I Was Just Going to Dance Class!
Part 9
Brianna looked up at Sub-Zero with longing in her eyes. She wanted him to be the way he was, only because she wanted at least a shred of familiarity of home. Sub-Zero turned around and walked away. He stopped to look at her though. "You know, you've made love to a dead man," he told her. "He wasn't dead last night," she said to herself. "No, seriously, Brianna. He's dead. The Lin Kuei killed him, and what you see out there is a soul. The soul of Hanzo, trapped in the prison of Scorpion. I mean, Scorpion was never a real person, just a machine. I guess you made him have a malfunction. Scorpion will be back though," Sub-Zero told her.
"No he's not dead," she stated. "I am," Hanzo appeared from behind them. Brianna turned around. "Hanzo, don't play along with him. It's not funny," she said. "I am not playing along, Brianna. I enjoyed our time together, very much actually. But I will not be Hanzo forever, for I cannot be a drifting soul. Within hours I will be back as Scorpion and forget all of which I have learned about my past," he said sadly.
"Hanzo, stop lying. You can't be dead. After last night-" "Last night was a mortal thrill. It was nothing that I have not done before." Brianna looked at him, not wanting to believe what he was saying. "But you can't be evil. It's not how it's supposed to go!" she protested. "I know, I wish I could have it the way I want it to go. If it were up to me I'd still be alive, but I'm not," Hanzo said. "I must leave now, before I change back and hurt you."
Sub-Zero was getting sick of the moment his enemy and friend were sharing. So he walked away and to the gym. "Before I go," Hanzo said. "I want you to have this. It will be a sign of your power," he placed a silver necklace around her neck. On it was a little ball pendent. Inside the ball, a red gas glowed and swirled around. "Good luck in the Tournament. If I must fight you, I'll try to remember to give you a quick death," he promised. Brianna looked at the ball and then at him like he was crazy. "Whatever," she said and ran after Sub-Zero. Hanzo looked down. "She's going to die here," he thought and walked back through the doorway.
Brianna ran through the corridors until she saw Sub-Zero in the gym, punching the shit out of the bag. She walked slowly up behind him.
"What do you want?" Sub-Zero asked her when she was close enough to touch him, but he didn't turn around. "Subby, I…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I was just caught up in the moment. It was wrong of me to not even consider how you felt," she explained. "And what if I were to end up being caught in the moment with Kitana, huh? Would you just forgive me like you expect me to forgive you?" he said bitterly.
"First of all you wouldn't get caught up in the moment with Kitana or any other girl for that matter. You wouldn't be able to because according to you, you 'don't feel'. That whole speech you gave me back there was complete bullshit because what I did affected you."
"It affected me because I don't want you to be a leak to our enemies! If you slept with him, you gave him trust-"
"Oh, that's such a fucking lie and you know it. I don't expect you to forgive me, but I do expect you to take my perspective into consideration. If you want to be immature about it, fine. But don't try to pull the wool over my eyes about you not feeling and not wanting me to be a leak," Brianna said angrily and turned away, her eyes as bright as ever, and red tears starting to fall down her cheeks. She stomped away and into the meditation room.
Meanwhile, Sub-Zero was left in the gym with Brianna's hostile words to think about. Suddenly he heard Rayden's voice from behind him.
"She's right you know," he said, amused. Sub-Zero turned and bowed to him. "Rayden, how can you find Brianna's choice of convincing acceptable? She's done things with a man she has known for only one night that a woman who's known a man for a thousand nights wouldn't do!"
"Like I said before, she has her own experience that would help her be safe in such an environment as Shao Kahn's Castle. In her world, such things are accepted, especially for females of her generation. Did she complete her mission? Yes. Did she find the information with out being physically harmed? Yes. Did she use any violence? No. Let me ask you something, could you have completed your mission unharmed and without using any violence?"
"Well, no, but I wouldn't have sexual relations with Mileena or Sindel or something."
"You would probably pull someone away from the festivities quietly, threaten them to tell you the plans or else they would die, and then leave just as quietly. Brianna does not yet know how to do that. So, I leave it up to you to train her in how to do so."
Sub-Zero sighed and looked down. "Oh, and don't try to convince her that you have no feelings of love; she already knows you do."
Part 9
Brianna looked up at Sub-Zero with longing in her eyes. She wanted him to be the way he was, only because she wanted at least a shred of familiarity of home. Sub-Zero turned around and walked away. He stopped to look at her though. "You know, you've made love to a dead man," he told her. "He wasn't dead last night," she said to herself. "No, seriously, Brianna. He's dead. The Lin Kuei killed him, and what you see out there is a soul. The soul of Hanzo, trapped in the prison of Scorpion. I mean, Scorpion was never a real person, just a machine. I guess you made him have a malfunction. Scorpion will be back though," Sub-Zero told her.
"No he's not dead," she stated. "I am," Hanzo appeared from behind them. Brianna turned around. "Hanzo, don't play along with him. It's not funny," she said. "I am not playing along, Brianna. I enjoyed our time together, very much actually. But I will not be Hanzo forever, for I cannot be a drifting soul. Within hours I will be back as Scorpion and forget all of which I have learned about my past," he said sadly.
"Hanzo, stop lying. You can't be dead. After last night-" "Last night was a mortal thrill. It was nothing that I have not done before." Brianna looked at him, not wanting to believe what he was saying. "But you can't be evil. It's not how it's supposed to go!" she protested. "I know, I wish I could have it the way I want it to go. If it were up to me I'd still be alive, but I'm not," Hanzo said. "I must leave now, before I change back and hurt you."
Sub-Zero was getting sick of the moment his enemy and friend were sharing. So he walked away and to the gym. "Before I go," Hanzo said. "I want you to have this. It will be a sign of your power," he placed a silver necklace around her neck. On it was a little ball pendent. Inside the ball, a red gas glowed and swirled around. "Good luck in the Tournament. If I must fight you, I'll try to remember to give you a quick death," he promised. Brianna looked at the ball and then at him like he was crazy. "Whatever," she said and ran after Sub-Zero. Hanzo looked down. "She's going to die here," he thought and walked back through the doorway.
Brianna ran through the corridors until she saw Sub-Zero in the gym, punching the shit out of the bag. She walked slowly up behind him.
"What do you want?" Sub-Zero asked her when she was close enough to touch him, but he didn't turn around. "Subby, I…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I was just caught up in the moment. It was wrong of me to not even consider how you felt," she explained. "And what if I were to end up being caught in the moment with Kitana, huh? Would you just forgive me like you expect me to forgive you?" he said bitterly.
"First of all you wouldn't get caught up in the moment with Kitana or any other girl for that matter. You wouldn't be able to because according to you, you 'don't feel'. That whole speech you gave me back there was complete bullshit because what I did affected you."
"It affected me because I don't want you to be a leak to our enemies! If you slept with him, you gave him trust-"
"Oh, that's such a fucking lie and you know it. I don't expect you to forgive me, but I do expect you to take my perspective into consideration. If you want to be immature about it, fine. But don't try to pull the wool over my eyes about you not feeling and not wanting me to be a leak," Brianna said angrily and turned away, her eyes as bright as ever, and red tears starting to fall down her cheeks. She stomped away and into the meditation room.
Meanwhile, Sub-Zero was left in the gym with Brianna's hostile words to think about. Suddenly he heard Rayden's voice from behind him.
"She's right you know," he said, amused. Sub-Zero turned and bowed to him. "Rayden, how can you find Brianna's choice of convincing acceptable? She's done things with a man she has known for only one night that a woman who's known a man for a thousand nights wouldn't do!"
"Like I said before, she has her own experience that would help her be safe in such an environment as Shao Kahn's Castle. In her world, such things are accepted, especially for females of her generation. Did she complete her mission? Yes. Did she find the information with out being physically harmed? Yes. Did she use any violence? No. Let me ask you something, could you have completed your mission unharmed and without using any violence?"
"Well, no, but I wouldn't have sexual relations with Mileena or Sindel or something."
"You would probably pull someone away from the festivities quietly, threaten them to tell you the plans or else they would die, and then leave just as quietly. Brianna does not yet know how to do that. So, I leave it up to you to train her in how to do so."
Sub-Zero sighed and looked down. "Oh, and don't try to convince her that you have no feelings of love; she already knows you do."