Chapter 12
Brianna climbed into the Dragon jet alongside of Sub-Zero. Instantly, they were transported to the exact same spot that Brianna remembered as the spot where her car had met the blue light. The two stepped out of the jet and into the alley. Suddenly, 2 figures jumped from the roofs of the surrounding buildings.
One Brianna remembered from the party. He was dressed like Scorpion had been, except he was wearing green and black. His eyes were yellow and he reminded Brianna of a snake. The other was also a male. She was disgusted to see that half of his face was replaced by chrome. He wore what Brianna thought would be typical macho guy clothes: a muscle shirt and jeans.
"Sssub-Zero, you and your female will finally meet your doom!" the green-and-black ninja hissed. "Hey, buddy, you should go to speech therapy for that hissing problem," Brianna told the ninja. "Exxccussse me?" Reptile turned his attention to Brianna.
"See there it is again! I'm sure you weren't too popular in ssssschool, huh?" Brianna mimicked him. "You should shut yo' mouth, little girl," the other man said to her. "What did you just say to me?" Brianna asked, feeling a red glow form in her eyes. "I said that you should shut yo' mouth and learn yo' place," he told her in an Australian accent. "I'll kick your ass!" she exclaimed and lunged at him. Sub-Zero, in turn, went for Reptile.
Brianna threw a punch and Kano easily blocked it. "You know, I might let a pretty girl like you live if you do me a little 'favor'", Kano smiled and winked his good eye. "Not in a million years, Croc Hunter," Brianna said, disgusted. She punched him across the face, knocking him back. "Alright fine, have it your way," he came back and went to kick her. Brianna grabbed his ankle and pulled his leg the wrong way. There was a sickening crack as Kano cried out in pain and fell to the ground.
She walked over to him and looked down, her eyes glowing dark, dark red. "I can't wait to go back and tell Sonya that you're dead," she smiled wickedly at the pathetic creature below her. Kano reached behind himself and pulled out a switchblade and tried to stab Brianna in the leg with it. Luckily, she jumped back right before the end of the blade sunk into her lower leg. She kicked the knife out of his hand and stomped on his wrist. Feeling her eyes glow again, she opened her mouth and set Kano's head on fire.
Meanwhile, Sub-Zero was having a more difficult time with Reptile. "Lin Kuei, you will pay for your ssssins," he hissed. Sub-Zero did not say any words of acknowledgement to this threat, and instead retaliated to it with a spin kick to Reptile's face. The two went back and forth for a while, punching, blocking, kicking, and Reptile even trying to spit at him. Reptile was about to throw an energy ball when Sub-Zero froze him in his position and kicked him, shattering him to pieces.
Sub-Zero sighed and saw what Brianna had done to Kano. "Nice job," he said and walked back to the Dragon jet. Brianna started after him, but then turned around and booked. She ran as fast as she could in the direction of her old house. "I had a bad feeling that this would happen," Sub-Zero said, exasperated, and ran after her.
Brianna turned her head and found Sub-Zero running after her, as she imagined he would. She watched as he readied an ice ball. He threw it at her, but she dodged it. Soon she was at the front door of her home. Quickly, she opened the front door and charged up the stairs, laughing, as she was about to see her boyfriend for the first time in so many months.
Brianna walked through the hallway of the upper part of her house, until she reached the door of the bedroom her and Pierre had once shared. Swallowing hard, she knocked three times. There was a pause, and then she heard some one walking lazily to the door. The door opened and Pierre said, "Who is it?" in a French accent that was very harsh. He opened the door with a pissed look on his face. She basically jumped into his arms and kissed him.
"PIERRE!" she exclaimed. "Brianna? Is it really you?" he asked, his voice full of hope. "Yes, it's really me! Is it really you?" her tear choked voice asked him. He started laughing with glee and kissed her as though she had been gone for a million years instead of a couple of months.
Pierre carried her downstairs to the living room, set her on the couch and sat down next to her. Awkwardly, though, Brianna's eyes were burning red again. "Let me get you a drink, you look like you have been to Hell and back, Cherie!" he said, concerned. Brianna smiled, happy to be home. She listened contentedly as her boyfriend got a glass from the cabinet. She heard the freezer door open, a pause and then glass shattering. "Pierre? What happened, baby?" she called. Brianna got up and walked into the kitchen. She gasped at what she saw.
Standing before her were Pierre with a look of absolute shock on his face, and Sub-Zero. "Cherie, get out of here and get ze police!" Pierre instructed her. "No, no. It's okay, I know him," Brianna said pathetically. "What? How do you know something zat just came out of ze freezer?" Pierre asked her. "Sub-Zero, what are you doing here?" she asked him, angered. "You can't leave. You have to stay with us," he said calmly, but the look on his face showed that he was extrememly pissed off at her.
"Get out of here, and leave her alone!" Pierre demanded, hiding his fear of the huge man standing next to him. Sub-Zero wrapped his elbow around Pierre's neck and brought him into a headlock. "Brianna, if you don't come with me, I'll freeze him and then I'll break him to pieces," Sub- Zero threatened. "No…" Brianna trailed off, feeling her tears flow down her cheeks and her eyes getting bright red. "Either way, Brianna, you're coming with me. Now if you just cooperate, he'll live, if not, then I'll kill him and take you," he told her. "Brianna, do not go with him. It does not matter if I die, your family needs you and you have to stay so they do not suffer any more," Pierre pleaded with her.
Squinting her eyes, Brianna aimed and fired a line of fire from her eyes at Sub-Zero. It threw him back a few feet but he still held on to his hostage with an iron grip. "You know I will kill him, Brianna. This is your last warning," Sub-Zero threatened, his voice rising a little. Brianna stood fast. "Alright then, you leave me no choice," Sub-Zero said in a regretful tone. Brianna watched in horror as frost began to form on Pierre's body, starting with his feet and slowly climbing up to his chest, and finally taking in his entire head.
"WAIT!!!" Brianna screamed as Sub-Zero brought his arm back, ready to shatter the real frozen ice-sculpture in front him. "I'll go back with you, just don't kill him," Brianna said, red tinted tears streaming from her eyes. "Very well, come with me," Sub-Zero instructed. "Just…please…let me say goodbye to him? Please?" Brianna asked him with hope written all over her face. Sub-Zero felt sorry for her and nodded his head once after a pause. "Thank you," she said.
Brianna walked up to the frozen body and gently kissed him on the lips. Instantly a puddle started forming at his feet until he was completely defrosted. He looked at Brianna with the look of longing for an explanation on his face. "Pierre, I, um, have to go back to where I went," she said sadly. "No, please, Brianna. I want to marry you. Stay with me, and we can move back to Paris together. I promise, I will do anything to make you happy!" Pierre begged her, and pulled out a huge diamond engagement ring. This just made her feel even worse. "I can't marry you Pierre. I have to go with Sub-Zero or else the whole world will end. I'm sorry. I want to stay with you, I really do, but I can't. I'm a chosen one," Brianna cried. "What are you talking about Brianna? Why do you want to go with him?" Pierre asked her, with a feeling of suspicion gnawing at the pit of his stomach. "I have to Pierre, or else you and everyone else will die. I can't explain it to you, but one day you will understand. I promise you that," she tried to bite back her tears. "Go if you must, but would you marry me?" he asked her. "If I could Pierre, I would marry you tomorrow," she told him. "Brianna, we have to go. Now," Sub-Zero complained sternly. "Then take the ring. Please?" Pierre asked her. "I-I can't. I'm sorry," Brianna sobbed out, knowing the ring would upset her every time she would look at it. "You keep it. Remember me by it," she told him. Pierre kissed her their final kiss while they were alive, and Brianna walked back over to Sub-Zero.
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"What were you thinking back there?" Sub-Zero scolded her as they walked back to the Dragon jet. "I was thinking that I was going to see my boyfriend again after being separated from him for 2 months," she said coldly. "Yeah, I'm sure you were thinking about him while you were having sex with Scorpion, too, huh?" he asked her sarcastically. "You know something, Sub-Zero, you're an asshole. I mean, I figured that maybe you could drop it since it happened so long ago-"
"So long ago? It happened last month, how is that so long ago?!" he interrupted, shocked that she would refer to it as that. "That's a long time for me ok? Why are you people doing this to me? I'm not supposed to save the world! I'm a 25-year-old woman who leads a boring little life in New York City. I don't know how to fight, I have no interest in fighting and I want to keep my life the way it was. Why can't you just replace me with someone better?" she told him.
"Boring? You think the fact that you can shoot fire from your eyes is boring, Inferna? You cannot be replaced because Rayden knows you are special. He's looked into your soul and seen that you have a destiny with the Forces of Light," he told her. "Don't call me Inferna," she complained. They reached the Dragon jet finally. "Your new name is Inferna, just like mine is Sub-Zero, ok?" it was more of a command than a question.
There was a short flash and the Dragon jet returned to the castle in its rightful place.
Brianna climbed into the Dragon jet alongside of Sub-Zero. Instantly, they were transported to the exact same spot that Brianna remembered as the spot where her car had met the blue light. The two stepped out of the jet and into the alley. Suddenly, 2 figures jumped from the roofs of the surrounding buildings.
One Brianna remembered from the party. He was dressed like Scorpion had been, except he was wearing green and black. His eyes were yellow and he reminded Brianna of a snake. The other was also a male. She was disgusted to see that half of his face was replaced by chrome. He wore what Brianna thought would be typical macho guy clothes: a muscle shirt and jeans.
"Sssub-Zero, you and your female will finally meet your doom!" the green-and-black ninja hissed. "Hey, buddy, you should go to speech therapy for that hissing problem," Brianna told the ninja. "Exxccussse me?" Reptile turned his attention to Brianna.
"See there it is again! I'm sure you weren't too popular in ssssschool, huh?" Brianna mimicked him. "You should shut yo' mouth, little girl," the other man said to her. "What did you just say to me?" Brianna asked, feeling a red glow form in her eyes. "I said that you should shut yo' mouth and learn yo' place," he told her in an Australian accent. "I'll kick your ass!" she exclaimed and lunged at him. Sub-Zero, in turn, went for Reptile.
Brianna threw a punch and Kano easily blocked it. "You know, I might let a pretty girl like you live if you do me a little 'favor'", Kano smiled and winked his good eye. "Not in a million years, Croc Hunter," Brianna said, disgusted. She punched him across the face, knocking him back. "Alright fine, have it your way," he came back and went to kick her. Brianna grabbed his ankle and pulled his leg the wrong way. There was a sickening crack as Kano cried out in pain and fell to the ground.
She walked over to him and looked down, her eyes glowing dark, dark red. "I can't wait to go back and tell Sonya that you're dead," she smiled wickedly at the pathetic creature below her. Kano reached behind himself and pulled out a switchblade and tried to stab Brianna in the leg with it. Luckily, she jumped back right before the end of the blade sunk into her lower leg. She kicked the knife out of his hand and stomped on his wrist. Feeling her eyes glow again, she opened her mouth and set Kano's head on fire.
Meanwhile, Sub-Zero was having a more difficult time with Reptile. "Lin Kuei, you will pay for your ssssins," he hissed. Sub-Zero did not say any words of acknowledgement to this threat, and instead retaliated to it with a spin kick to Reptile's face. The two went back and forth for a while, punching, blocking, kicking, and Reptile even trying to spit at him. Reptile was about to throw an energy ball when Sub-Zero froze him in his position and kicked him, shattering him to pieces.
Sub-Zero sighed and saw what Brianna had done to Kano. "Nice job," he said and walked back to the Dragon jet. Brianna started after him, but then turned around and booked. She ran as fast as she could in the direction of her old house. "I had a bad feeling that this would happen," Sub-Zero said, exasperated, and ran after her.
Brianna turned her head and found Sub-Zero running after her, as she imagined he would. She watched as he readied an ice ball. He threw it at her, but she dodged it. Soon she was at the front door of her home. Quickly, she opened the front door and charged up the stairs, laughing, as she was about to see her boyfriend for the first time in so many months.
Brianna walked through the hallway of the upper part of her house, until she reached the door of the bedroom her and Pierre had once shared. Swallowing hard, she knocked three times. There was a pause, and then she heard some one walking lazily to the door. The door opened and Pierre said, "Who is it?" in a French accent that was very harsh. He opened the door with a pissed look on his face. She basically jumped into his arms and kissed him.
"PIERRE!" she exclaimed. "Brianna? Is it really you?" he asked, his voice full of hope. "Yes, it's really me! Is it really you?" her tear choked voice asked him. He started laughing with glee and kissed her as though she had been gone for a million years instead of a couple of months.
Pierre carried her downstairs to the living room, set her on the couch and sat down next to her. Awkwardly, though, Brianna's eyes were burning red again. "Let me get you a drink, you look like you have been to Hell and back, Cherie!" he said, concerned. Brianna smiled, happy to be home. She listened contentedly as her boyfriend got a glass from the cabinet. She heard the freezer door open, a pause and then glass shattering. "Pierre? What happened, baby?" she called. Brianna got up and walked into the kitchen. She gasped at what she saw.
Standing before her were Pierre with a look of absolute shock on his face, and Sub-Zero. "Cherie, get out of here and get ze police!" Pierre instructed her. "No, no. It's okay, I know him," Brianna said pathetically. "What? How do you know something zat just came out of ze freezer?" Pierre asked her. "Sub-Zero, what are you doing here?" she asked him, angered. "You can't leave. You have to stay with us," he said calmly, but the look on his face showed that he was extrememly pissed off at her.
"Get out of here, and leave her alone!" Pierre demanded, hiding his fear of the huge man standing next to him. Sub-Zero wrapped his elbow around Pierre's neck and brought him into a headlock. "Brianna, if you don't come with me, I'll freeze him and then I'll break him to pieces," Sub- Zero threatened. "No…" Brianna trailed off, feeling her tears flow down her cheeks and her eyes getting bright red. "Either way, Brianna, you're coming with me. Now if you just cooperate, he'll live, if not, then I'll kill him and take you," he told her. "Brianna, do not go with him. It does not matter if I die, your family needs you and you have to stay so they do not suffer any more," Pierre pleaded with her.
Squinting her eyes, Brianna aimed and fired a line of fire from her eyes at Sub-Zero. It threw him back a few feet but he still held on to his hostage with an iron grip. "You know I will kill him, Brianna. This is your last warning," Sub-Zero threatened, his voice rising a little. Brianna stood fast. "Alright then, you leave me no choice," Sub-Zero said in a regretful tone. Brianna watched in horror as frost began to form on Pierre's body, starting with his feet and slowly climbing up to his chest, and finally taking in his entire head.
"WAIT!!!" Brianna screamed as Sub-Zero brought his arm back, ready to shatter the real frozen ice-sculpture in front him. "I'll go back with you, just don't kill him," Brianna said, red tinted tears streaming from her eyes. "Very well, come with me," Sub-Zero instructed. "Just…please…let me say goodbye to him? Please?" Brianna asked him with hope written all over her face. Sub-Zero felt sorry for her and nodded his head once after a pause. "Thank you," she said.
Brianna walked up to the frozen body and gently kissed him on the lips. Instantly a puddle started forming at his feet until he was completely defrosted. He looked at Brianna with the look of longing for an explanation on his face. "Pierre, I, um, have to go back to where I went," she said sadly. "No, please, Brianna. I want to marry you. Stay with me, and we can move back to Paris together. I promise, I will do anything to make you happy!" Pierre begged her, and pulled out a huge diamond engagement ring. This just made her feel even worse. "I can't marry you Pierre. I have to go with Sub-Zero or else the whole world will end. I'm sorry. I want to stay with you, I really do, but I can't. I'm a chosen one," Brianna cried. "What are you talking about Brianna? Why do you want to go with him?" Pierre asked her, with a feeling of suspicion gnawing at the pit of his stomach. "I have to Pierre, or else you and everyone else will die. I can't explain it to you, but one day you will understand. I promise you that," she tried to bite back her tears. "Go if you must, but would you marry me?" he asked her. "If I could Pierre, I would marry you tomorrow," she told him. "Brianna, we have to go. Now," Sub-Zero complained sternly. "Then take the ring. Please?" Pierre asked her. "I-I can't. I'm sorry," Brianna sobbed out, knowing the ring would upset her every time she would look at it. "You keep it. Remember me by it," she told him. Pierre kissed her their final kiss while they were alive, and Brianna walked back over to Sub-Zero.
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"What were you thinking back there?" Sub-Zero scolded her as they walked back to the Dragon jet. "I was thinking that I was going to see my boyfriend again after being separated from him for 2 months," she said coldly. "Yeah, I'm sure you were thinking about him while you were having sex with Scorpion, too, huh?" he asked her sarcastically. "You know something, Sub-Zero, you're an asshole. I mean, I figured that maybe you could drop it since it happened so long ago-"
"So long ago? It happened last month, how is that so long ago?!" he interrupted, shocked that she would refer to it as that. "That's a long time for me ok? Why are you people doing this to me? I'm not supposed to save the world! I'm a 25-year-old woman who leads a boring little life in New York City. I don't know how to fight, I have no interest in fighting and I want to keep my life the way it was. Why can't you just replace me with someone better?" she told him.
"Boring? You think the fact that you can shoot fire from your eyes is boring, Inferna? You cannot be replaced because Rayden knows you are special. He's looked into your soul and seen that you have a destiny with the Forces of Light," he told her. "Don't call me Inferna," she complained. They reached the Dragon jet finally. "Your new name is Inferna, just like mine is Sub-Zero, ok?" it was more of a command than a question.
There was a short flash and the Dragon jet returned to the castle in its rightful place.