Sonya hovered in the hallway. They decided to rest there once she raided it of cameras, and she was dismayed that the riddled pieces of metal seemed to give a path as to where they had traveled throughout the castle. But there was nothing she could do about it, so she stood with Cammy in the hallway trying to think.
She was thinking moments before, that is, before they heard voices coming from a room they were standing near. She was alarmed at first, as they both were, preparing to move on before they were caught, but she recognized one of the voices.
Cammy sighed, jumping slightly as Sonya poked her in the ribs, her way of warning her to stay quiet. They found the brothers, all right... alone as well, thankfully. But she was confused as she listened in to their conversation.
"Why did you lie to her?" It was a voice Sonya didn't recognize, but Cammy mouthed that it was Alexander. "She's our mother... you can't just lie to her like that..."
Even Sonya could tell that Edward seemed annoyed. "Because somehow I've begun to realize the truth. She's not our mother. She's trying to use us. Can't you see that?"
Sonya didn't hear a reply. Evidently it didn't make him very happy. "She killed our real parents. I remember... I was young, but I remember..."
"You're such a liar! If you don't believe she's our mother, then why in the world did you kidnap Sonya? Why didn't you defy her wishes, which you've already begun to do, and tell her to do it herself? And why did you even offer to get that princess girl if you think she's using you, then? You're just sucking up!"
"I offered, because I wouldn't have done it. I would have gone there to warn them, not capturing someone else. And Sonya made me realize it... She made me realize that something about this is wrong. That's why I didn't tell Arandia that they escaped. I don't know where they are, but as long as she can't control them like she planned, they'll be fine."
Suddenly, it clicked. Edward didn't make up the story he told her, after all. That evil woman really captured his brother, in a way... but how did he want her to help? She was still confused, but relieved that they only had one brother to deal with, after all. She was about to tell Cammy, but Cammy rushed into the room before she got a chance. Sonya sighed, and ran in after her.
They were in some sort of extravagant living quarters, Edward leaning against an empty fireplace as Alexander paced the marble floor in front of it. His eyes widened upon seeing the two warriors burst in uninvited, but Edward didn't move. Cammy stood in front of them, her hands defiantly on her hips. "Okay, what's going on?"
Sonya closed the door behind them, surveyed the area and was relieved to find no more cameras. She then relaxed a bit, not even trying to stop Cammy making a fool out of herself.
Alexander didn't even say anything. He rushed towards Cammy, but she jumped and kicked him straight under his chin, sending him flying across the floor with a loud groan. She pulled out one of the guns in her boot, and stood over him, pointing it straight at his face. "Don't mess with me, chum. You'll regret it."
"Edward... stop her!" he yelled from the floor, but he simply shook his head. "Not this time. You have to believe me. We need their help in order to stop Arandia, or else she'll abduct Sonya's friend, and who knows how many other people for her 'warrior collection.'" He crossed his arms. "You have to make that call, Alexander. Help me, or I'll tie you up and... and..." he thought a moment, "put you in a chest."
"Wait..." Sonya's attention was caught upon something the guy said. "My friend? What are you talking about?" Then her mind went back to when Alexander talked about a 'princess girl'. She gasped. "This crazy freak is going to go after Kitana?"
Edward nodded as she walked over to him. "She saw your friend, I guess, and saw some evil potential."
"We've got to stop her!" Sonya cried, almost on her way out the door. Cammy looked over, but didn't move her arm, keeping the gun poised between Alexander's eyes.
"Wait." Sonya sighed, almost out the door, but she stopped and turned back, prepared to listen to Edward's spiel. "You have to promise that you won't just leave. You need to help me." He looked at Cammy, and then his brother. "Both of us. That's why I lured you away, and I'm sorry. But I wasn't lying about needing your help. I just don't need Arandia to be suspicious of me right now."
Sonya shook her head in disbelief as he stopped leaning against the fireplace, walking over to her. "You're kidding. How will you stop her then? 'Oops, I'm sorry mother, I didn't mean to kick you across the face! Here, let me clean up that blood so that I can go on sucking up to you...' If you want Cammy's and my help, then you're not going to pretend anymore. If butt kicking shall be a requirement, which it probably will be, then you're going butt-kick like you've never butt-kicked before. She's evil... you can't just let her get away with all sorts of things because you want to stay on her good side."
He was silent a moment, and then a grin spread across his face. "You're cooler than I thought you were." He held out his hand. "Deal. It's time to kick the tiger out of the jungle, anyway." Sonya didn't budge. He shrugged and walked over to his brother, who was still sprawled upon the floor, and that was when she spotted what was on the back of his cape. The same golden emblem that was on the back of her clothing when she had that dream before... She immediately ignored it, sure that it was just a coincidence as all three of them hovered over Alexander, waiting for a consensus reply from him. "Are you going to help us? There's always that offer I made... quite stuffy, but maybe you'll be comfortable in a chest..." Edward coaxed. Cammy narrowed her eyes at Alexander, her way of showing him that she wasn't going to let him off the floor until he agreed. He sighed.
"Fine... Let me up..." She placed the gun in her boot and backed off, letting him heave himself off the floor. They stood there, watching him as he sighed. "Why not follow my crazy brother into some crazy scheme..." Sonya heard him mutter. She glanced at Edward for a reaction, and saw that he didn't look too convinced. She was sure they could deal with his stubborn brother's reservations though. All that mattered was helping Kitana, and going home. She never promised Edward she would stay, just help. After all, he promised that when they were done she could return to her friends. She promised Cammy, too, that she would help the two brothers and then defeat Arandia... but she thought stopping her from taking Kitana could be considered the same thing as 'defeating' her. They'd stop her, and then leave. She knew it was a simple plan, and as they all sat in that room and figured out how to stop Arandia, she could tell that Cammy was on the same page.
They definitely wouldn't stay any longer than necessary.
She was thinking moments before, that is, before they heard voices coming from a room they were standing near. She was alarmed at first, as they both were, preparing to move on before they were caught, but she recognized one of the voices.
Cammy sighed, jumping slightly as Sonya poked her in the ribs, her way of warning her to stay quiet. They found the brothers, all right... alone as well, thankfully. But she was confused as she listened in to their conversation.
"Why did you lie to her?" It was a voice Sonya didn't recognize, but Cammy mouthed that it was Alexander. "She's our mother... you can't just lie to her like that..."
Even Sonya could tell that Edward seemed annoyed. "Because somehow I've begun to realize the truth. She's not our mother. She's trying to use us. Can't you see that?"
Sonya didn't hear a reply. Evidently it didn't make him very happy. "She killed our real parents. I remember... I was young, but I remember..."
"You're such a liar! If you don't believe she's our mother, then why in the world did you kidnap Sonya? Why didn't you defy her wishes, which you've already begun to do, and tell her to do it herself? And why did you even offer to get that princess girl if you think she's using you, then? You're just sucking up!"
"I offered, because I wouldn't have done it. I would have gone there to warn them, not capturing someone else. And Sonya made me realize it... She made me realize that something about this is wrong. That's why I didn't tell Arandia that they escaped. I don't know where they are, but as long as she can't control them like she planned, they'll be fine."
Suddenly, it clicked. Edward didn't make up the story he told her, after all. That evil woman really captured his brother, in a way... but how did he want her to help? She was still confused, but relieved that they only had one brother to deal with, after all. She was about to tell Cammy, but Cammy rushed into the room before she got a chance. Sonya sighed, and ran in after her.
They were in some sort of extravagant living quarters, Edward leaning against an empty fireplace as Alexander paced the marble floor in front of it. His eyes widened upon seeing the two warriors burst in uninvited, but Edward didn't move. Cammy stood in front of them, her hands defiantly on her hips. "Okay, what's going on?"
Sonya closed the door behind them, surveyed the area and was relieved to find no more cameras. She then relaxed a bit, not even trying to stop Cammy making a fool out of herself.
Alexander didn't even say anything. He rushed towards Cammy, but she jumped and kicked him straight under his chin, sending him flying across the floor with a loud groan. She pulled out one of the guns in her boot, and stood over him, pointing it straight at his face. "Don't mess with me, chum. You'll regret it."
"Edward... stop her!" he yelled from the floor, but he simply shook his head. "Not this time. You have to believe me. We need their help in order to stop Arandia, or else she'll abduct Sonya's friend, and who knows how many other people for her 'warrior collection.'" He crossed his arms. "You have to make that call, Alexander. Help me, or I'll tie you up and... and..." he thought a moment, "put you in a chest."
"Wait..." Sonya's attention was caught upon something the guy said. "My friend? What are you talking about?" Then her mind went back to when Alexander talked about a 'princess girl'. She gasped. "This crazy freak is going to go after Kitana?"
Edward nodded as she walked over to him. "She saw your friend, I guess, and saw some evil potential."
"We've got to stop her!" Sonya cried, almost on her way out the door. Cammy looked over, but didn't move her arm, keeping the gun poised between Alexander's eyes.
"Wait." Sonya sighed, almost out the door, but she stopped and turned back, prepared to listen to Edward's spiel. "You have to promise that you won't just leave. You need to help me." He looked at Cammy, and then his brother. "Both of us. That's why I lured you away, and I'm sorry. But I wasn't lying about needing your help. I just don't need Arandia to be suspicious of me right now."
Sonya shook her head in disbelief as he stopped leaning against the fireplace, walking over to her. "You're kidding. How will you stop her then? 'Oops, I'm sorry mother, I didn't mean to kick you across the face! Here, let me clean up that blood so that I can go on sucking up to you...' If you want Cammy's and my help, then you're not going to pretend anymore. If butt kicking shall be a requirement, which it probably will be, then you're going butt-kick like you've never butt-kicked before. She's evil... you can't just let her get away with all sorts of things because you want to stay on her good side."
He was silent a moment, and then a grin spread across his face. "You're cooler than I thought you were." He held out his hand. "Deal. It's time to kick the tiger out of the jungle, anyway." Sonya didn't budge. He shrugged and walked over to his brother, who was still sprawled upon the floor, and that was when she spotted what was on the back of his cape. The same golden emblem that was on the back of her clothing when she had that dream before... She immediately ignored it, sure that it was just a coincidence as all three of them hovered over Alexander, waiting for a consensus reply from him. "Are you going to help us? There's always that offer I made... quite stuffy, but maybe you'll be comfortable in a chest..." Edward coaxed. Cammy narrowed her eyes at Alexander, her way of showing him that she wasn't going to let him off the floor until he agreed. He sighed.
"Fine... Let me up..." She placed the gun in her boot and backed off, letting him heave himself off the floor. They stood there, watching him as he sighed. "Why not follow my crazy brother into some crazy scheme..." Sonya heard him mutter. She glanced at Edward for a reaction, and saw that he didn't look too convinced. She was sure they could deal with his stubborn brother's reservations though. All that mattered was helping Kitana, and going home. She never promised Edward she would stay, just help. After all, he promised that when they were done she could return to her friends. She promised Cammy, too, that she would help the two brothers and then defeat Arandia... but she thought stopping her from taking Kitana could be considered the same thing as 'defeating' her. They'd stop her, and then leave. She knew it was a simple plan, and as they all sat in that room and figured out how to stop Arandia, she could tell that Cammy was on the same page.
They definitely wouldn't stay any longer than necessary.