She was instantly surprised to find lit torches, set into sconces on the
stonewalls of the staircase. Without them, there would be nothing but
darkness. "Where are we?" she asked him, as she followed close behind.
"We're in an underground level. I know about you, Sonya Blade. Have you ever seen this island before? Surely you and your friends have circled to the ends of your realm. Have you ever seen this place on your travels?"
Sonya thought for a moment, and although they had come to islands before (in fact, Reptile favored them) they never encountered this one. She wondered how they hadn't been able to see it previously, since it wasn't even that far away.
"This island is usually shrouded in something. During the day, it's camouflaged, appearing to be part of the ocean itself. During the night, it's surrounded in a thick mist, that even if someone were to cut through the depths of, they would never be able to find it. Someone wanted you to find it, and so made it visible to you."
Sonya stopped in her tracks. They hadn't even reached the bottom of the stairs yet, and Edward noticed and turned around. "You're the one that wanted it to be visible to us, aren't you?"
"Yes."
"And you created that fake disturbance, didn't you? So that Nightwolf would detect a rip here."
"Yes."
"Why?"
"I knew you were smart. That's why I wanted your help. But, since you found out most of it already, well... I sent your friends on a wild goose chase, so that I could get to you. I needed to find out how to contact you, without causing an alarm."
"You don't get it..." Sonya explained. "My disappearance will cause an alarm enough."
Edward sighed. "You're the one that doesn't get it. They won't be able to find you. Your friends can't see the ruins. Otherwise, you know one of them would have come here first. All they can see are trees, lots of them. Only you can see these ruins. That's how I wanted it."
"But... how? How can you do that?"
Edward looked around. "Come with me, and you'll learn everything. I promise."
"And... later, after all of this, I can return to my friends?"
He was silent a moment. "If you wish to return, then yes, you're allowed." He continued looking at her for a moment, before turning back around and continuing down the stairs.
Sonya looked at her wristwatch. Whether he knew it or not, she knew that there was a detecting device in it, that would lead them to her. She took a deep breath, and made the conscience decision to take it off, drop it to the cold floor, and smash it beyond recognition. Somehow, she knew they shouldn't know about where she was. And she hoped, that whenever this ordeal was done, she could find them again somehow.
"We're in an underground level. I know about you, Sonya Blade. Have you ever seen this island before? Surely you and your friends have circled to the ends of your realm. Have you ever seen this place on your travels?"
Sonya thought for a moment, and although they had come to islands before (in fact, Reptile favored them) they never encountered this one. She wondered how they hadn't been able to see it previously, since it wasn't even that far away.
"This island is usually shrouded in something. During the day, it's camouflaged, appearing to be part of the ocean itself. During the night, it's surrounded in a thick mist, that even if someone were to cut through the depths of, they would never be able to find it. Someone wanted you to find it, and so made it visible to you."
Sonya stopped in her tracks. They hadn't even reached the bottom of the stairs yet, and Edward noticed and turned around. "You're the one that wanted it to be visible to us, aren't you?"
"Yes."
"And you created that fake disturbance, didn't you? So that Nightwolf would detect a rip here."
"Yes."
"Why?"
"I knew you were smart. That's why I wanted your help. But, since you found out most of it already, well... I sent your friends on a wild goose chase, so that I could get to you. I needed to find out how to contact you, without causing an alarm."
"You don't get it..." Sonya explained. "My disappearance will cause an alarm enough."
Edward sighed. "You're the one that doesn't get it. They won't be able to find you. Your friends can't see the ruins. Otherwise, you know one of them would have come here first. All they can see are trees, lots of them. Only you can see these ruins. That's how I wanted it."
"But... how? How can you do that?"
Edward looked around. "Come with me, and you'll learn everything. I promise."
"And... later, after all of this, I can return to my friends?"
He was silent a moment. "If you wish to return, then yes, you're allowed." He continued looking at her for a moment, before turning back around and continuing down the stairs.
Sonya looked at her wristwatch. Whether he knew it or not, she knew that there was a detecting device in it, that would lead them to her. She took a deep breath, and made the conscience decision to take it off, drop it to the cold floor, and smash it beyond recognition. Somehow, she knew they shouldn't know about where she was. And she hoped, that whenever this ordeal was done, she could find them again somehow.