Chapter Twenty-Two
There is silence in the dungeon. Fei-Long and Sub-Zero are trying their best to sleep, but the hard, sticky floor wouldn't allow them to fall into a good slumber.
"Sub-Zero," Fei-Long finally said.
Sub-Zero turns to him. "Yes?"
"Do you think Dan and Mika made it out?"
"I hope so," Sub-Zero replied. "I mean, they did get themselves lost when they went looking for Nightwolf. The cave isn't too far from here."
"They're lost," Fei-Long concluded.
They try to sleep again, but again, they couldn't.
That's when they heard the dungeon door open. Fei-Long and Sub-Zero look up and see four guards standing over them.
"You two!" one guard said. "Get up! It's time for you to see Shang."
"What does he want?" Fei-Long asked.
"Get up!" the guard said. He looks at Sub-Zero. "You think that we're just going to let you out or something?" He points a sword at him.
Sub-Zero laughs. He puts his hands out and freezes all four guards.
"Dumb-a**es," Sub-Zero said. "They had no idea what I am capable of."
The two men get up and quietly walk out of their dungeon. They look at either side of the hall. Both sides are long and dark.
"Which way do we go?" Fei-Long asked.
Sub-Zero points to the right. "I remember this is the way we went when they let us out for dinner."
They walk through the darkness of the hall.
"At least they should put a light on," Fei-Long said.
That's when three flames are lit. Three guards stand in front of them.
"Is that better?" one of the guards asked.
Sub-Zero and Fei-Long get into their fighting stances as the three guards run after them. Two guards go after Sub-Zero and one guard goes after Fei- Long.
The guard fighting Fei-Long swings his torch at him. Fei-Long dodges them. Then, Fei-Long ducks and jumps up in the air, his foot pointing up.
"WAAA-CCHHHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!" Fei-Long cried out. His leg is ignited with flames as his hits the guard square in the jaw. The guard flies in the air and lands hard on the ground knocking him out.
Sub-Zero is fighting the other two guards. He throws series of kicks and punches at the guards. Fei-Long joins in and punches one of the guards in the head knocking him out. Sub-Zero fights the remaining guard. Sub-Zero jumps in the air and performs a roundhouse kick at the guard's head. The guard falls to the ground and becomes unconscious.
"No freezing them?" Fei-Long asked.
Sub-Zero smirks. "Nah, I wouldn't be called a warrior if I did the same move over and over. That would be cheap as well."
"Right," Fei-Long replied. "Let's try to get out of here."
Sub-Zero nods. He picks up a lit torch and the two warriors make their way down the hall.
When they get to the end of the hall, they see three doors in front of them. Two of them are to the side and one was right in front of them.
"It's time to play, Pick-And-Chose," Fei-Long said sarcastically. "Will it be door number one, door number two, or door number three?"
Sub-Zero looks at each door. With the middle door, Sub-Zero could sense something disturbing.
"Fei-Long," Sub-Zero said. "I have a gut feeling about the middle door."
"An escape route?" Fei-Long asked.
"No.........something else."
Sub-Zero goes up to the middle door and opens it up. A white light hits their eyes making them shield them with their arms.
"Shall we?" Sub-Zero asked.
Fei-Long nods.
The warriors walk into the room. They open their eyes. They find themselves in a big balcony with no guards. The room is huge, the ceiling having to be about 200 feet high. The ceiling looks like it is making a round dome. At the bottom, it looks like a big fighting ring, the floor looking like a compass. What is more noticeable about the big room disturbs Sub-Zero and Fei-Long; there is a machine, which shoots up a very tall green energy. They could see faces on the energy........faces of those whose souls have been taken by Shang.
"This must be where the souls are stored," Sub-Zero concluded. "I wonder how you free them." He starts walking towards the stairs, which are on either side of the balcony.
"Sub-Zero, what are you doing?" Fei-Long called out. "We've got to get out of here!"
Sub-Zero narrows his eyes at Fei-Long. "My friend, I've come to this tournament for one reason, and one reason only. I came here to kill Shang and free my brother. He is responsible for killing my brother and taking his soul. Along with everyone else, my brother will be free."
As he talks, Sub-Zero notices a tall shadow approaching behind Fei-Long. Sub-Zero stares at the figure. The figure looks as if he was slowly approaching Fei-Long and getting ready to attack.
Fei-Long notices the disturbing look on Sub-Zero's face. "What's wrong?" he asked.
Sub-Zero clenches his teeth and gets into a fighting stance. "Behind you."
Fei-Long quickly turns around. The figure performs a roundhouse kick. Fei- Long blocks the move, and then performs a few backward flips towards Sub- Zero. Then he gets into a fighting stance.
The figure steps into the light, revealing who this person is.
Sub-Zero and Fei-Long lower their guards a little bit and their eyes become wide. Their hearts overcome with fear just a little bit.
"Shang Tsung," Sub-Zero said.
Shang looks at the warriors and laughs. "You think that you can escape here, do you?"
"If Dan and Mika can, so will we!" cried Fei-Long.
"Oh," Shang said. "So they've escaped. Well, I was at the tournament when they escaped, so they were lucky," he gets into a fighting stance. "But you two aren't so lucky. I guarantee the two you that you will not make it out of here alive. You will fight me and die, and you will be joining your friends," he looks at Sub-Zero. "And your brother."
The two good fighters raise their guards. Sub-Zero becomes full of rage just thinking about what he did to his brother. Sub-Zero will never forget how Shang took his brother by the neck and breaking it. He could hear the breaking of the bone play in his head.
"You'll pay!" Sub-Zero cried out. He leaps towards him with Fei-Long running behind him. Shang jumps out of the way. Fei-Long runs up to him and starts throwing series of kung-fu punches at him. Shang blocks them all. Then he jumps back and shape-shifts into Sagat.
"You're kidding me, right?" Fei-Long asked.
"Tiger!" Shang cried out. A ball of energy comes out of his hands and hits Fei-Long on his side. Fei-Long jumps back and growls in pain. Then, Shang jumps towards him, his knee pointing towards him. The knee hits him in the gut. Fei-Long spits out some blood and groans in pain.
Sub-Zero runs towards Shang. Shang shape-shifts into Reptile. He throws another series of punches at Shang. Then, he spits a glob of acid at Sub- Zero. Sub-Zero dodges out of the way.
As Fei-Long runs after him, Shang then shape-shifts into Jade and starts darting his stick at Fei-Long. Fei-Long dodges them. Then, one jab hits Fei-Long in the chest causing him to pull back to catch his breath.
Sub-Zero goes after Shang again. Shang sees this and shape-shifts into Johnny. He puts his foot outward. He slides towards Sub-Zero with green shadows following him. Sub-Zero dodges out of the way from the moves and performs a kick at his back. Shang turns around and kicks Sub-Zero in the gut. Sub-Zero pulls back.
Fei-Long recovers from his last blow and goes after him again. Shang shape- shifts into Vega.
"Crap!" Fei-Long cried out seeing the long claws.
Shang aims his claws at Fei-Long. Fei-Long dodges out of the way. The claw manages to scratch Fei-Long's upper arm.
Sub-Zero comes from behind and kicks Shang in the hand knocking the claws off. Shang turns around and shape-shifts into Rayden. Shang puts his hands out. As Sub-Zero runs towards him, he suddenly finds his feet frozen in place.
"What the....." Sub-Zero said as his whole body becomes paralyzed. {What's happening to me?}
Shang then shape-shifts into Baraka. He pulls out his long claw.
{No!}
Fei-Long looks up and sees Shang walking up to Sub-Zero. {Sub-Zero?} he thought. He watches in horror as Shang takes the claw, looks at Sub-Zero's eyes, and quickly stabs him right through the stomach. Fei-Long gasps.
"NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Six more chapters to go.
There is silence in the dungeon. Fei-Long and Sub-Zero are trying their best to sleep, but the hard, sticky floor wouldn't allow them to fall into a good slumber.
"Sub-Zero," Fei-Long finally said.
Sub-Zero turns to him. "Yes?"
"Do you think Dan and Mika made it out?"
"I hope so," Sub-Zero replied. "I mean, they did get themselves lost when they went looking for Nightwolf. The cave isn't too far from here."
"They're lost," Fei-Long concluded.
They try to sleep again, but again, they couldn't.
That's when they heard the dungeon door open. Fei-Long and Sub-Zero look up and see four guards standing over them.
"You two!" one guard said. "Get up! It's time for you to see Shang."
"What does he want?" Fei-Long asked.
"Get up!" the guard said. He looks at Sub-Zero. "You think that we're just going to let you out or something?" He points a sword at him.
Sub-Zero laughs. He puts his hands out and freezes all four guards.
"Dumb-a**es," Sub-Zero said. "They had no idea what I am capable of."
The two men get up and quietly walk out of their dungeon. They look at either side of the hall. Both sides are long and dark.
"Which way do we go?" Fei-Long asked.
Sub-Zero points to the right. "I remember this is the way we went when they let us out for dinner."
They walk through the darkness of the hall.
"At least they should put a light on," Fei-Long said.
That's when three flames are lit. Three guards stand in front of them.
"Is that better?" one of the guards asked.
Sub-Zero and Fei-Long get into their fighting stances as the three guards run after them. Two guards go after Sub-Zero and one guard goes after Fei- Long.
The guard fighting Fei-Long swings his torch at him. Fei-Long dodges them. Then, Fei-Long ducks and jumps up in the air, his foot pointing up.
"WAAA-CCHHHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!" Fei-Long cried out. His leg is ignited with flames as his hits the guard square in the jaw. The guard flies in the air and lands hard on the ground knocking him out.
Sub-Zero is fighting the other two guards. He throws series of kicks and punches at the guards. Fei-Long joins in and punches one of the guards in the head knocking him out. Sub-Zero fights the remaining guard. Sub-Zero jumps in the air and performs a roundhouse kick at the guard's head. The guard falls to the ground and becomes unconscious.
"No freezing them?" Fei-Long asked.
Sub-Zero smirks. "Nah, I wouldn't be called a warrior if I did the same move over and over. That would be cheap as well."
"Right," Fei-Long replied. "Let's try to get out of here."
Sub-Zero nods. He picks up a lit torch and the two warriors make their way down the hall.
When they get to the end of the hall, they see three doors in front of them. Two of them are to the side and one was right in front of them.
"It's time to play, Pick-And-Chose," Fei-Long said sarcastically. "Will it be door number one, door number two, or door number three?"
Sub-Zero looks at each door. With the middle door, Sub-Zero could sense something disturbing.
"Fei-Long," Sub-Zero said. "I have a gut feeling about the middle door."
"An escape route?" Fei-Long asked.
"No.........something else."
Sub-Zero goes up to the middle door and opens it up. A white light hits their eyes making them shield them with their arms.
"Shall we?" Sub-Zero asked.
Fei-Long nods.
The warriors walk into the room. They open their eyes. They find themselves in a big balcony with no guards. The room is huge, the ceiling having to be about 200 feet high. The ceiling looks like it is making a round dome. At the bottom, it looks like a big fighting ring, the floor looking like a compass. What is more noticeable about the big room disturbs Sub-Zero and Fei-Long; there is a machine, which shoots up a very tall green energy. They could see faces on the energy........faces of those whose souls have been taken by Shang.
"This must be where the souls are stored," Sub-Zero concluded. "I wonder how you free them." He starts walking towards the stairs, which are on either side of the balcony.
"Sub-Zero, what are you doing?" Fei-Long called out. "We've got to get out of here!"
Sub-Zero narrows his eyes at Fei-Long. "My friend, I've come to this tournament for one reason, and one reason only. I came here to kill Shang and free my brother. He is responsible for killing my brother and taking his soul. Along with everyone else, my brother will be free."
As he talks, Sub-Zero notices a tall shadow approaching behind Fei-Long. Sub-Zero stares at the figure. The figure looks as if he was slowly approaching Fei-Long and getting ready to attack.
Fei-Long notices the disturbing look on Sub-Zero's face. "What's wrong?" he asked.
Sub-Zero clenches his teeth and gets into a fighting stance. "Behind you."
Fei-Long quickly turns around. The figure performs a roundhouse kick. Fei- Long blocks the move, and then performs a few backward flips towards Sub- Zero. Then he gets into a fighting stance.
The figure steps into the light, revealing who this person is.
Sub-Zero and Fei-Long lower their guards a little bit and their eyes become wide. Their hearts overcome with fear just a little bit.
"Shang Tsung," Sub-Zero said.
Shang looks at the warriors and laughs. "You think that you can escape here, do you?"
"If Dan and Mika can, so will we!" cried Fei-Long.
"Oh," Shang said. "So they've escaped. Well, I was at the tournament when they escaped, so they were lucky," he gets into a fighting stance. "But you two aren't so lucky. I guarantee the two you that you will not make it out of here alive. You will fight me and die, and you will be joining your friends," he looks at Sub-Zero. "And your brother."
The two good fighters raise their guards. Sub-Zero becomes full of rage just thinking about what he did to his brother. Sub-Zero will never forget how Shang took his brother by the neck and breaking it. He could hear the breaking of the bone play in his head.
"You'll pay!" Sub-Zero cried out. He leaps towards him with Fei-Long running behind him. Shang jumps out of the way. Fei-Long runs up to him and starts throwing series of kung-fu punches at him. Shang blocks them all. Then he jumps back and shape-shifts into Sagat.
"You're kidding me, right?" Fei-Long asked.
"Tiger!" Shang cried out. A ball of energy comes out of his hands and hits Fei-Long on his side. Fei-Long jumps back and growls in pain. Then, Shang jumps towards him, his knee pointing towards him. The knee hits him in the gut. Fei-Long spits out some blood and groans in pain.
Sub-Zero runs towards Shang. Shang shape-shifts into Reptile. He throws another series of punches at Shang. Then, he spits a glob of acid at Sub- Zero. Sub-Zero dodges out of the way.
As Fei-Long runs after him, Shang then shape-shifts into Jade and starts darting his stick at Fei-Long. Fei-Long dodges them. Then, one jab hits Fei-Long in the chest causing him to pull back to catch his breath.
Sub-Zero goes after Shang again. Shang sees this and shape-shifts into Johnny. He puts his foot outward. He slides towards Sub-Zero with green shadows following him. Sub-Zero dodges out of the way from the moves and performs a kick at his back. Shang turns around and kicks Sub-Zero in the gut. Sub-Zero pulls back.
Fei-Long recovers from his last blow and goes after him again. Shang shape- shifts into Vega.
"Crap!" Fei-Long cried out seeing the long claws.
Shang aims his claws at Fei-Long. Fei-Long dodges out of the way. The claw manages to scratch Fei-Long's upper arm.
Sub-Zero comes from behind and kicks Shang in the hand knocking the claws off. Shang turns around and shape-shifts into Rayden. Shang puts his hands out. As Sub-Zero runs towards him, he suddenly finds his feet frozen in place.
"What the....." Sub-Zero said as his whole body becomes paralyzed. {What's happening to me?}
Shang then shape-shifts into Baraka. He pulls out his long claw.
{No!}
Fei-Long looks up and sees Shang walking up to Sub-Zero. {Sub-Zero?} he thought. He watches in horror as Shang takes the claw, looks at Sub-Zero's eyes, and quickly stabs him right through the stomach. Fei-Long gasps.
"NNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Six more chapters to go.