The Black Ninja Part 4

The Black Ninja Part 4

The birds sang beautifully. The sunlight's rays penetrated the leaves of the tall trees. Kitana looked around. No sign of any danger. She looked at her partner as he was getting out the Dragon jet. He looked at her. She shrugged. Then started to look around again. Liu Kang catched up with her.

"Well?" Liu asked.

"I don't know…"

Sung-Hee looked away from the ugly face in front of him. WHY do I have to be with her?! It was getting worse. She smelled. And it didn't really match her with the back round. The back round was a beautiful forest. He remembered about Callipso. He finally saw her face. It was beautiful. And when her mysterious eyes looked at him, he really liked her…

"What are you doing?" Wabiko asked him her face closing up to his own. His thoughts was ruined and faded into the thin air.

"None of your business." Sung-Hee turned his eyes away from her. Then stood up from a rock.

"Come on, let's get moving." He said uninterested. Wabiko smiled happily (and hideously). Oh boy…Wabiko was this type of female, which flirted with every male. And of course ignored after that. So, what do I have to do…? He didn't want to ask her. Oh yes. To do this errand... Wabiko started to pull his sleeve. Sung-Hee tried to shake it off. But her grip was hard.

"Hey Sung-Hee." She whispered. He rolled his eyes. She wants to do it right here?

"What. Leave me alone. Do it with somebody else." Sung-Hee demanded.

"What are you talking about? Look over there." She pointed as she crouched down. He looked where she pointed. Two figures walked around. Then Wabiko forced him to crouch down as well. Sung-Hee got surprised. Amazing. So Wabiko could think anything more than sex! He shook off his thoughts.

"Ok, guess they are our targets." Sung-Hee changed into a normal assassin. Wabiko nodded.

"How should we do it?" She licked her lips. Sung-Hee ignored the disgusting part and thought hard.

"Ok listen. We are going to attack them suddenly. Don't give them any chance of recovering. Attack them until they die or lose conscious." He explained. Wabiko winked. He ignored it.

They check around. But they knew something was wrong. She looked at Liu. Liu managed to smile as he tried to calm her. Kitana thought she heard a sound. A black figure…? Before she warned Liu, she was pushed forward by something.

"Kitana!" Liu shouted. But he was pulled back. When he turned back, he received a blow from a black figure. Then came a kick to his chest. He gasped. Then the opponent kicked him side-down. As he landed heavily, he rolled to the side. He desperately jumped up. Then he blocked the blow from the warrior. He looked at the warrior carefully. Sung-Hee! His eyes widen.

"Sung-Hee!" His vocal chords worked. The Black ninja narrowed his eyes. Liu imagined that he was smiling under his black mask. Then the ninja attacked. Liu concentrated. He wondered if Kitana was all right. This thought gave him speed.

This monster-looking woman was beating up Kitana. The monster gave her no chance. Then the pink outfit woman, who is the monster-looking woman, kicked her hardly on her abdomen. Kitana gave a cry. She was sent flying about 5 meters away and bumped to the tree.

"Aw!" She gave a small cry again. Then she looked at the enemy whose face got surprised and paused for a moment. She used that chance to get up properly. But her wobbling legs didn't obey immediately. She leaned back to the tree.

Wabiko was surprised and paused. She thought her kick was hard enough to lose the woman's conscious. She dashed toward the female as she shrieked some wordless cry.

Kitana saw her coming. The cry reminded some how of her mother…then she concentrated back to the battle. The female was already attacking her. She tried as hard as she could to dodge the blows. She couldn't stand yet.

Wabiko punched quickly on the females shoulder. The female crouched down as she moaned. But Wabiko received an uppercut from the female.

Kitana didn't miss her chance of attack. She got up by giving her an uppercut with all her might. The "pink" female roared. Then Kitana kicked her away. The female fell to the ground hardly. But got up immediately with some difficulty. Then they faced each other.

"You should give yourself up and die if you don't wanna hurt your pretty face!" The female said out loud. Kitana scowled. Then she attacked the pink bikini female. Kitana did a triple kick to her then did a clip to her neck to give her hard time breathing for a moment.

Wabiko gasped for air. Then she received a punch in her face.

Kitana saw her nose bleed. The woman touched her nose then looked at her fingers, which was bloody. Kitana saw rage in her eyes as the warrior looked at her.

Wabiko gave a wordless roar and took out her hidden knife and without warning; she slashed the young female's left forearm. She got satisfied when she heard her cry of pain.

"Now we're equal." Wabiko smiled cruelly. Blood began to drip to her neck. Kitana looked back as she fought her pain. Wabiko lunged for more with her knife. Kitana drew her fan from her right boot (with her right hand) and dodged the knife with it. The hard metal sound echoed in the forest.

Wabiko found another opening and tried to stab her. But the curved thick metal stick blocked it. So while she dealed the opponent's right hand with that, she tried to give her a blow with her left hand. The warrior will have hard time blocking it with her injured left hand.

Another cry echoed in the "peaceful" forest. But it wasn't Kitana's. It was Wabiko's. Her left hand was painted in blood. Kitana unfolded her fan when the enemy's left hand came to punch her. And it was a direct hit. Kitana jumped back for some room, and watched the female trying to stop her forearm from bleeding.

Sung-Hee gave Liu a spin kick. Liu couldn't dodge it. He fell to the ground. Sung-Hee kicked him as Liu fell. Liu finally grabbed his leg and pulled him to the ground. Sung-Hee lost his balance and fell. Liu stood up. Then stomped him. He heard him moan. He realized that he stomped him on his groin (by accident).

Sung-Hee swallowed his pain and got up. Arg that little, stupid scum…Before he decided to use his force toward the guy, something beeped. He thought about it for a moment. He realized that Shinnok was calling him (and Wabiko). He turned around.

"Hey Wabiko!! Come!!" Then he pushed a button. Liu watched as the portal opened.

They paused as they heard the shout. Then the female started to walk away. And disappeared into the bushes. Wabiko is her name… Kitana thought.

Liu sensed someone coming near them. He turned around and saw an ugly, bloody female. Sung-Hee was also surprised. But he didn't have time asking what happened to her here. He nodded toward her and jumped into the portal. Shortly after, Wabiko joined.

The portal closed. Liu just watched. Then he sensed Kitana coming toward to him.

"Kitana! Are you alright?" He rushed over to her. He took her bloody forearm. Then examined the cut.

"Yes I'm alright." She smiled. Liu tore some of his clothes from his shirt. Kitana got surprised.

"Liu!" She tried to stop.

"The cut is not that deep. But you should wrap this on." He explained as he wrapped his clothe on her arm. When that was done, Kitana hugged him. He hugged her back tightly.

"Ohh these bugs!" Johnny Cage wined as he used his hands to shoo them away. Sonya laughed.

"No really, it's so annoying!" Johnny still waved his hands. "I should've brought the spray to kill'em!"

"It's bad for the environment." Sonya told him. Johnny gave up waving his hands.

"Who cares…" Johnny muttered. Then he followed Sonya. "Say, where are you going?" He asked.

"Patrolling." Sonya said without turning.

"But we should stay at one place, they'll find us. Why do we have to find them? It's too muddy here." He complained. Hearing this, Sonya rolled her eyes as she smiled.

"Ok." She turned to him as she came back. Johnny was amazed. He always had to go with her idea.

"While we wait, let's watch some animals." Sonya smiled. Johnny grinned back.

He hissed as he stalked. Behind him, one of the two soldiers made a sound.

"Don't make any sssound." He whispered as he turned his scaly head back. Then he slowly turned to see the two figures standing close. His glowing, beautiful eyes looked intently on the figures. He calmly examined the two figures. One male and one female. That was their target.

"I'lll gett the male. You ttwo willl killl the fffe-male." Then he walked smoothly like a snake into the jungle bushes. The soldiers looked at each other.

"Well, like our boss said: Get the lady." Then they went toward to the figures.

"Ooo~ look at that bird! It's flying like a helicopter!" Johnny pointed to the bird near them.

"It's called the humming bird." Sonya told him. She leaned her head on his shoulder.

"Hey! There's a snake! Look at that tongue spitting out!" Johnny was excited. SSSSSS…

They paused.

"Did you do that Sonya?" He fooled.

"I guess there's a lot of snakes around here." Sonya looked around.

"What, is it a mating season?" Johnny asked. SSSSSS! The hiss was behind them.

"Woa!" A big, green, scaly reptile pushed down Johnny.

"Johnny!" Sonya shouted.

"Hey! Is this a new specie of reptile or something?" Johnny shouted as he tried to push Reptile away. Sonya kicked him away. Johnny got up.

"Hey, thanks." Then they heard footsteps coming toward them. They turned around and saw two warriors dashing forward.

"I'll get them!" Johnny rushed toward them. Then I'll get that. She turned to Reptile and moved in closer.

Reptile paused before he attacked. It was the female in front of him. Not the male. Maybe that could be easier…killed the female first, and concentrate on the male afterwards. Then he moved his lithe body and attacked smoothly.

The warriors paused for a moment as they looked at the running figure toward them. They exchanged glances. That is not a female. The girl was over there fighting Reptile.

"Did the plan change?" He asked to his partner. His partner shrugged. The sunglass man came running in as he yelled something.

"WAAA!" Johnny kicked in. One of the fighters fell back. The other one attacked Johnny with a basic combo. Johnny blocked them easily. The fighter, who was kicked away, got up and came in to help his partner. Johnny jumped up and dangled on one of the branches. Then he used his legs to kick them on their head. They were no matches for him. And they fainted by his first kick. Johnny jumped down. Then he jogged back where Sonya and the new specie of reptile were.

Sonya dodged his claw slash. Then attacked him. He also blocked them. He moved so smoothly. Sonya jumped up and kicked him in the face. He hissed in pain. Before Sonya landed, he kicked her away. Sonya fell to the ground few meters away from Reptile. She stood up quickly. Reptile spat something at her. But Johnny jumped out and pushed her aside. They both fell to the ground. Sonya saw the spit melting the leaves where she stood. She got amazed as she opened her eyes wide.

"You ok?" Johnny looked at her. She nodded. "Let's finish him up." Johnny stood up. She did the same thing.

Reptile watched the whole thing. His face was emotionless. He watched them silently as they moved in closer. Should he use the camouflage technique? Then the beep broke the tense moment. Sonya and Johnny looked at each other. Reptile took out a round object. He looked at it. Shinnok wants me…Then he pressed the button. And disappeared into the portal.

"…Well, what was that?" Johnny broke the silence. Sonya looked at her clothes.

"It's dirty again!" She grumbled. "Come on. Let's go home." Then she walked rapidly to the Dragon jet.

They walked in the night street of Tokyo. It was past midnight so there was nobody around. Callipso looked into the dark spot. No one was there. She could see in the dark. This ability was useful in her assassin time.

Sub-Zero felt worse. Something was coming up, or did it already happen? He felt so uneasy.

"Are you ok?" Callipso looked into his face. At least, she is next to me. He thought.

"I'm fine." He managed to smile. Whatever happens, nothing is going to happen to her. He swore.

"There they are." Xaria whispered.

"Shut up." Scorpion barked. He looked at the moving figures down the dark street. There he was…finally the day came to kill him. Wait right there…I'll come to you…

Xaria was scowling. Why is she treated this way? She was beautiful. She was always treated nicely. She felt as she was like Wabiko. She didn't deserve this. But she was afraid to complain to him. Vividly, he was scary. And if he attacked her, she wasn't sure if she could win him. She couldn't gain confidence against such an animal like him. He moved away.

"Whe-where are you going?" Xaria quickly asked.

He turned and glared at her.

"I'm going to kill them. Don't get in my way. You stay here." Then he kept on going.

"But…but..." Her voice getting smaller. But we're a team! That's it. Who cares? Why does she have to go with his plan? She decided to do it on her own.

There he is…there he is. Scorpion grinned as he looked at his enemy.

Sub-Zero got even more tensed. He concentrated even more. When he was about to warn Callipso…

"Haaa!" Xaria leaped toward the famous Lin Kuei ninja.

Sub-Zero, with his supreme reflex, dodged her flying kick.

This took Scorpion, who was watching from a shadow, aback. That bitch…Anger was good. This gave him power.

Callipso didn't know what to do. Should she go and help him? But she might be in his way. All she could do is to watch.

Sub-Zero pushed her away. But she kept on coming back. She brought her leg up he blocked with his left forearm and did a shoutei punch to her cheek. Her head snapped back.

She never deserved to be treated this way. She never got hit in the fight. She killed her opponent immediately. Now she couldn't…with a shout of rage, she attacked him.

This time, the attack came faster. Sub-Zero had harder time blocking this. He caught her wrists as she punched, and he tried to kick her in her abdomen, but she was faster. She kicked him in his abdomen. Without moaning, he stepped back.

Callipso gasped.

"GET OVER HERE!" Sub-Zero froze. Callipso cocked her eyebrows and looked around.

In Callipso's eyes, she saw metal black two-headed creature with long neck, flying toward her. They opened their mouth sometimes to show deadly, poisoned fangs to her. What the hell is that…She looked at it carefully. She brought her hand up aiming the chain looking creature. The creature was thrown back for about 10 meters.

Scorpion decided to stop that.

Callispo watched as the creature slide back. When the creature disappeared in the dark, a male with yellow outfit came out of the shadow. His eyes were white, or dead. He wore very similar clothes of Sub-Zero. He wore a mask.

"S-Scorpion!" Sub-Zero turned to him fully. Xaria used her chance. She lunged in. She kicked him in his face, and did a roundhouse kick which sent him rolling down the slope street of the residential quarter in Tokyo. She ran after him.

Scorpion saw the female's attention turned away. He dashed without making any noise.

Callipso sensed something. She turned back, and received a seikenn blow in her cheek. The blow was so strong that she became woozy. Without resting, the opponent continued to attack.

Scorpion grabbed the dizzily opposing hands with his both hands in a cross (so he took the left hand in his right hand and took the right hand in his left hand). And twisted.

Callipso felt her whole body spin from the twist. She felt his steel grip let go. Her body kept on spinning. When she was about to land on her back, she twisted flexible body like a cat and landed on her feet. Then she gave him a nice biff in his face. Then she leaned on her single hand, which stood on the ground, and brought both of her legs up in the air and let it fall.

Scorpion received an energetic double kick. He fell to the ground. The female stood up and moved in. Scorpion brought his legs and kicked her away as he lay on the ground. This time, Callipso fell to the ground. She could still feel the powerful kick on her stomach. She saw him above her. She rolled to the side as she got up. Then she flipped back few meters away.

Scorpion emerged with a flying kick. His leg formed a sokutou. She blocked it. Well, she didn't call that blocking. She felt the pain in her forearm…

Sub-Zero got up. The world spun in his eyes. He knew the woman was coming toward him. But he couldn't stand still. But when she did a high kick under his chin, his consciousness became clear.

He flipped in the air as Xaria tried to trip him, he landed behind her. She turned around as she brought her leg. The kick hit him on his thigh. Ignoring his pain, he did the ice slide and tripped her.

Xaria jumped up immediately. Then dashed to him.

Sub-Zero did an ice clone. I didn't do this for a long time. He thought as he span back.

Xaria opened her eyes wide. What the…she tried to stop. But it was too late. She crashed hardly to the dense ice. She shivered; the ice was cold!

Sub-Zero gave her chance to recover. But that made Xaria angrier. He's making a fool of me!

She charged. But instead, she was kicked on her chin. She closed her eyes in pain as she fell.

Scorpion threw some punches and kicks. Callipso blocked it. Then she gave him back those attacks. Scorpion jumped into the night air as he avoided. He landed behind her. But he received an elbow punch in his solar plexus. It was hard for him not to shout in pain.

After Callipso gave him an elbow blow, she stood up in her hands, and bashed him under the chin with her legs.

Scorpion stumbled backwards and he gained for balance.

Callipso turned around. They paused fighting and just glared each other in silence.

She's from the Black ninja clan…the same outfit of that idiot, Sung-Hee…He thought as he kept on glaring her. Then in his dead eyes, he saw her eyes turned to glow in red.

Callipso wasn't angry. But she felt her eyes glow. Her eyes glow in the dark as well. That's why she could see in the dark. She stared at him coldly. She is not going to attack first. She is not the one who is going to make the first move. But she guessed that the Shirai Ryu ninja also learnt the same thing.

"What are you waiting for?" She spoke in an emotionless voice. Scorpion narrowed his eyes. "Are you afraid of a female?" She spoke harshly. Scorpion began to boil.

"Shut up vixen!" He roared. Callipso's lissome body began to form a defense posture.

His leg tripped Xaria. She toppled. That's it! I'll show you Lin Kuei…she got up slowly.

In his eyes, he suddenly saw a long metal spear in her hands. Sub-Zero also saw that it had a very sharp edge. She moved in as she spun the stick (?) around her. Sub-Zero drew back. Xaria began to attack him as she tried to stab him. The rod whistled in the air. Sub-Zero flexed his body not to be caught by that rod. Xaria suddenly slid the spear on the ground. Sub-Zero tripped and landed on his back. Then she placed her boot on his muscular stomach.

"HAI!" Xaria gave a shout and brought her rod aiming straight to his neck. Sub-Zero, with his great speed, rolled to the side (nearer to Xaria) and with his elbow braced against on the concrete ground, he brought the heel of his tabi (ninja boots) hard under her chin. Xaria ignored the pain and focused on the kill, but the Lin Kuei ninja was already on his feet. Before she could react, he brought his foot and kicked the rod away. The rod made a high-pitched metal sound as it hit the hard ground. Xaria darted forward him as she drew her hidden knife. Sub-Zero leaped up desperately when she threw the dagger as she came running in. Sub-Zero did a kick in the mid air just to kick her on her shoulder... but he heard the crushing sound of a bone.

When he landed, the woman already lay on the ground unmoving. He kneeled next to her and touched her neck. Sub-Zero's face grew blue. I killed her…He killed a woman…

The Lin Kuei ninjas didn't even care what they killed. They killed women and children. These were one of the reasons why he and his brother, and his friend, Smoke decided to exile this clan. And now, he killed her. He desperately jumped up too high in that situation and he had kicked her head…and her neck broke. What have I done? I don't make any difference between the Lin Kueis…he thought sadly. But…if he didn't do anything, she would have killed him. He stood up.

She kicked him away. But he didn't fall down. His powerful body was already under his control right after he was kicked away forcefully. He flipped and landed on his feet few meters away from her. You tenacious thing…They both thought the same thing. Scorpion cartwheeled two-three times and in the next seconds, he was in the air, spinning toward her.

Callipso bended her knees and took a posture of defense as she looked up. Bring it on…She narrowed her glowing red eyes. But then, she raised one eyebrow.

Sub-Zero leaped up and pushed the spinning Scorpion with his body to the side in the mid air. Scorpion lost his balance and fell hardly on the ground. What the…He scowled. Then he sensed his worst enemy right in front of him. His rage gave him power.

Sub-Zero was kicked away without warning. But he quickly stood up. He heard Scorpion shout.

"GET OVER HERE!" Sub-Zero jumped back and made the ice-clone in nanoseconds. Callipso opened her mouth as she cocked her eyebrows. The creature crushed into the ice. Damn it. Again, I'm being cheated by this trick. Scorpion drew back his chains into his hands.

Callipso decided not disturb their fight.

Sub-Zero gave a relief sigh as he looked at Callipso. She was alive and stood there unhurt.

"Now I can avenge on you, Lin Kuei warrior!" Scorpion shouted as he cartwheeled toward him.

Callipso didn't move as she watched the two ninja went fighting away from this place. She breathed out. She remembered about the other warrior. The female. She's not around. I guess Sub-Zero killed her.

Sub-Zero stood on the other side of the roof. Scorpion darted forward. Sub-Zero received nukite blow to his shoulder. He ignored the throbbing in his shoulder and kick with his knee on Scorpion's gut. Then landed behind him and did a judo-like throw as he grabbed Scorpion's belt and neck.

Scorpion landed on his back hard. Stunned, he couldn't move immediately. But Sub-Zero didn't attack or finish him. Instead, he heard him talk for the first time.

"Scorpion, the Lin Kueis is your clan's rival, but I am not the one who killed you." He spoke coldly. Scorpion stood up slowly.

"Shut up Lin Kuei! You are Sub-Zero! Don't even try to fool me with your pathetic tricks!" Scorpion spat out harshly.

"…My-brother killed you. Not me." Sub-Zero tiredly breathed out. Scorpion looked at him carefully. "And he is already dead." He repented. Scorpion didn't know what to do. But he made up his mind.

"But since I'm here to eliminate you, it is too late for those."

Callipso looked up. They started to fight again (on the roof).

Scorpion did a hard clip on the Lin Kuei's chest then did a hirakenn to the same part. Sub-Zero gasped for air. And continued to receive kicks from the Shirai Ryu ninja. When he gained his control, he span once to avoid the attacks and kicked the yellow ninja away. Scorpion blocked and dodged the attacks, which Sub-Zero gave. But he couldn't avoid a powerful blow in his solar plexus. He stumbled backward.

Sub-Zero dashed toward him and did an energetic flying kick. Scorpion was thrown (?) away from the roof.

He felt his body fly. Then felt going down diagonally in full speed. Before his world turned black, he heard the sound of the glass crashing.