MK: Demon of the mist
Ch.22
The return
"See I told you. I get you there. Didn't I?" Khameleon said proudly and pointed at Shoa Khan's castle
"Wow I have to hand it to you. I did have my doubt" Jade stated"
"Well you shouldn't." Khameleon began to walk off "Now let go to my future husband." Smoke and Jade eyes widen as they realize Khameleon was going to walk to the front of the gate. They quickly grabbed her an pull her back in the bushes.
"Hey, what the big idea?" she yelled before Smoke and Jade cut her off. "You can't go walking through the gate front gate. The guards will kill you." Jade stated making sure that none of the guards saw her.
"Is there another way in?" Smoke asked
Jade nodded and leaf them to the opening to balcony of her room "Uh, how are we suppose to get up there?" Khameleon wondered
"Teleport, of course. Unfortunately I can only teleport a few times a day. It takes a lot out of me." Jade turn to Khameleon and asked "Can't you teleport?"
"Nope, I have to see someone to do to order to do it." They both turn to Smoke
"How about you?"
"Trust me, you guys wouldn't like it." Smoke stated before his sense the guards coming to their directions. Jade quickly grab Khameleon's hand and force it to grab Smoke's arm. Jade did the same. "Well it look like we doesn't have a choice, do we?" Smoke just sighed knowing both of them not going to like it. He quickly focuses his power as smoke gather around them and change them into wisp of smoke, carrying them up to Jade's room.
Once in the room, smoke and they change back into solid form. Jade grabbed the side of a bed. Trying to keep from puking all over Mileena's bed. Khameleon lay on the floor like she had been defeated by a powerful foe. Smoke grabbed his head as a shocking pain went through him. A faze image appeared in his mind. Smoke couldn't make it out. It looks like someone was looking down at him.
"Smoke?"
Smoke snapped out of his thought to look at Jade who sort of has worry expression on her face. But it was kind of hard to tell since she has a mask on her face.
"Smoke, are you ok?" Jade asked which kind of surprised Smoke. Smoke quickly shooked it off "yes I'm fine."
"Wow that was awesome! Do it again?!" Khameleon jump up from excitement.
"Uh… no thanks." Smoke insisted "Don't you what see Reptile?"
Khameleon nodded "Yes! To my future husband!" Khameleon said as she rushes out of the room. Both Jade and Smoke quickly follow her. They saw her about to turn to a corner but lucky smoke grabbed her arm before she could.
"Hey don't go charging around there guard here!" Jade said try to catch her breath. "Besides you're going the wrong way."
Jade then grab Khameleon and lead her to Reptile's room.
"Are you almost done yet?" Sub-Zero asked but to Juki and Kabal it felt like the thousandth time he asked that.
"Almost, and if you stop asking it would be faster." Kabal rolled his eye. "It would be ten time easier if have I have my equipment." He mutter hope no one heard him.
Kabal is right you shouldn't bother him. He is doing us a favor."
"More like force." Kabal muttered. Juki heard and gave him a death glare which Kabal got the chills from it
"Like, I was saying it take time I know that you worry about friend."
"He not the only one I'm worry." Sub-zero said with a serous tone, "Juki when were you going to tell Smoke that you are his-"
Sub-Zero was cut off when everyone heard a knock at the door. Every one turn to Rain thinking he was going to open the door.
"Hell no! Reptile you get it." Rain pointed to Reptile. Reptile just shrugged and walked to the door. To his surprised he saw smoke and Jade together and saw a third person who seems to be blushing when she saw him.
"Smoke! Jade! where have you been?" and who that?" Reptile pointed at the mystery girl. Khameleon's blushing becomes brighter. Her clothes also follow as they change into red like Skarlet.
"Uh… did she just change colors?" Reptile took at her aware
"She does that a lot."
Jade pull both Smoke and Khameleon into the room. Smoke was surprised to see Sub-zero was there and bunch of other people he saw in tournament. He was little more surprised to see a kid next to Sub-zero. He never image a kid would be in place like this?
Smoke quickly head towards Sub-zero's side. "Sub-zero, how long have you been here?"
"Two days. Which remind me…" Sub-zero turns his attention to Ermac who was still mandating. "Ermac." Ermac open one of his eyes "Why haven't your master started the tournament up again?"
"Master is doing something. He will tell us when he is ready." Ermac stated
"Something tells me he planning something big." Smoke said to himself. He noticed a masked man working on went seem to be a Cyborg. "Who that?"
"That…" He pointed to Hydro "That is Hydro." Sub-zero said Smoke eyes widen when he heard this, he know that they trying to turn him and Sub-zero into Cyborg but wouldn't think they would send him to try to captured him and Sub-zero. Their long forgotten friend.
"Kabal here is trying to fix him." The little girl who was next sub-zero said to Smoke. Smoke didn't notice her until now.
"Uhh…who are you?"
"It me, Juki."
Smoke eye widen some more. Almost look like their were going to pop out of his eye socket "Y-Your J-Juki!?I been follow a kid?!"
"O.K. one I'm like older then you, just my body is developing slowly. And two why are you that surprised? It not that special." Juki stated
Smoke thought to himself for a moment, Juki cough to get his attention again "So have you found anything?" she asked Smoke is head "Nope, I only found out the Sektor and Cyrax are here, but I guess you figure that out with Hydro." They both look at Hydro out of pity to there old friend. "I also got abash by them and that she *Smoke pointed and Jade* got caught up in the cross fire. I think her master and comrades betrayed her."
Sub-zero nodded in understanding and said "do you find anything?" Smoke shooked his head "No, unless finding a lost race count."
"No." Sub-zero turn to Juki "Any ideas?" he asked
"I have no idea. I don't even no were Scorpion is. But I think I know where he is." Juki grin.
"Then who?"
Juki then pointed to the black ninja on the other side of the room. Noob was either making small portal or been sleeping the whole time he been there. He wasn't really paying no mind what happening around him.
Sub-zero didn't like this idea, ever since he got here. Noob have a familiar present surrounding him. He was trying to avoid him but seeing he have no choice in the matter
"Fine. I asked." As Sub-zero walked towards Noob. Smoke was going to follow when he noticed that Juki was staring at him. "What are you looking at?" He asked Juki shooked her head "Nothing, just looking. You seemed hurt. Do you want me to heal you?" Juki asked
Smoke has forgotten all about his injury. They have been healing, but not as fast as usually which kind of worry him.
"II guess so."
"O.K., Jade also look like she in ruff shape. I guess I heal her as well." Juki said as she looks at Jade seeing her wounds as well. During the time Sub-zero, Smoke and Juki were talking Jade was "talking" to Skarlet about want happen to Kitana and Mileena.
"Skarlet, what happen to Kitana and Mileena?"
Skarlet pull out her notepad to speak. She quickly wrote what on her mind and gave Jade the notepad.
Shoa Khan told us about your betrayed and how you were working with the earthrealm warriors. After that he forbid Kitana and Mileena to leave there room and took me here to be taken care of them." Skarlet pointed to Ermac and Rain
Jade was surprised by what she being took "you don't think I'm a betrayer do you?"
Skarlet shook her head and grabbed the notepad and wrote. Jade read what she has written.
"No, and beside I don't like him. He imprison me most of my life. Why would I trust him?"
Jade gave her a weird look. There more to this girl that meets the eye.
"You didn't tell anyone did you?"
She shooked her head again. "Good, I'm going to find Kitana and Mileena o.k."
Skarlet nodded and wrote "I be here. I Kind of like them, there were so nice." she smile even though she was wear a mask Jade can see "I will."
"Hey. Before you leave let me heal you." Juki said as she was behind jade. Jade nodded almost forgotten her injury
"O.k. let me see." Juki began to examine her. "Not bad only few broken bones." Juki's hands began to glow blue and place them on jade stomach. Jade bit her lip as she felt her bone shifts back into place. "Tah-dah! You all fix."
"Wow, amazing" Jade said in amaze. Even Shang Tsung healing ability seems inferior to Juki.
"Hehe, Shang Tsung barely know the basic of healing"
Jade look at her in bewildered as she knows what on her mind. Juki just giggle again "I get that a lot, it a habit I like to do." Juki smile then pull out her orb. An image of Kitana and Mileena who appear to be in danger.
"W-where are they?" Jade quickly asked
"In Shang Tsung's flesh pits."
Jade eye widen "What?!" Why would they go there?!" He whole life Jade been trying to keep Kitana and Mileena from going there. Shoa Khan Orders or not she did not wish them to go there.
"I told them to go there." Juki stated
Jade looked at her as if she grow legs on her head "Why in outworld would to tell them to go there?"
"To the truth of cause. They have been lie to all there life and it time to break out there little dream, and open there eyes." Jade was in shock. Not knowing what to say. Knowing how endanger those two were in she quickly got up ran to the door.
"What did you say to her?" smoke said in aware of what just happen
"I just help her open her eyes." Juki hands started glow blue "now then, Let me heal since you haven't since Escape from Lin Kuei" Juki said she began the healing process.
Smoke usually heal himself, long as he can remember he heal faster then most Lin Kaui warrior. It takes about a day to heal up all his wounds. But lately his healing factor has been low.
"There you go all heal up." Juki said as she breaks Smoke thought.
"Wow, that was fast."
"Not really, it took like 10 mins. You just space out to notice." Juki stated before she got up and took out her orb again.
"Well I should see how they doing."
Back at Shang Tsung flesh pits.
Kitana and Mileena were drained as they fight their equal evil twin. They seem to have lot more energy in them.
They were laughing at the struggle that Kitana and Mileena with them.
"Damn how aren't faze?" Mileena hissed holding her side "It seem Shang Tsung's magic, it must of super power them." Kitana huffed try to find a weak point. The one thing she recalled from her so called "father" taught her is always find a weak point in her enemies
Kitana notice there a scar around the evil twin's neck. If she was to some how get to it. She might have found a way to stop them.
"Mileena! Cover me!" Kitana said as her dash toward them.
Mileena had no idea what her sister is planning but she follow through. She throws each Sai at each twin. Hoping it will at least hit one of them. Luckily one of her Sai hit one of them. Kitana decide to aim for hit. When got close to her, she throe one of her fans at her which cut off her hand.
The Tarkatan was to in shock to see Kitana next move. Kitana got behind her and jabbed her fans into her neck. The pain so agonizing, that she didn't Kitana get in front of her and jabbed both fans into each eye socket. The now dead Tarkatan girl went limp on the floor
The other Tarkatan twin stared in devastation to see her dead twin. A single tear have fallen, follow by pure rage. She teleport to nearest gate behind her. Both Kitana and Mileena have noticed the gate. They sometime heard growling and scratching while during the fight. Whatever behind that door that really don't want to face.
Unfortunately the living Tarkatan twin had other plan. With a sickly smile she pulls the leaver releasing whatever on the other side.
"Shit" both Mileena and Kitana said at same time. There eye widen as they saw small army of fail clones. Same look barely like they past to be humanoid. Other seems to be failed Shokan and Centaurain. All have hungry eye to Kitana and Mileena.
"Brother and sister!" the twin Tarkatan said out loud "We are warrior of Shoa Khan. We served only one master and that it him. The same master that these two betrayed. The same master who treated them like princess." She hissed on the last word "Kill them and we will make him proud!" she roar. The other roars with her and charge after Kitana and Mileena
"I think it time to go." Mileena said as she grabbed her sister and teleport out of the chamber. Unfortunately they didn't get so far; they only got like a few feet out side. The Tarkatan girl caught there sent.
"Quickly! Up here!" they heard the Tarkatan twin shouted
"Come on!" Kitana grabbed here sister and ran into the living forest as fast they can.
"Damnit! I wish I pay more attention Jade on teleporting class" Mileena said wishing she did. Kitana had to agree with Mileena knowing that she cans only teleport like once, while Mileena can do it twice.
As the small army of mutants was slowly gaining up on them on, Kitana and Mileena were looking for options to what to do. At first they thought about taking a few of them out, Even if they stay and fight their danger out number. Thing have gotten worse when they headed to dead end.
"Now what?!" Mileena shouted in fear.
Before they could think of anything a wall of flame spread the army and girls.
"What the-"Kitana wondered when the wall of flame transform into a humanoid figure both girls recognizes the figure.
"S-Scorpion?!" Kitana and Mileena said with eyes wide like plates.
Scorpion stared at them with a confess look. "What the hell am doing here." He hissed to no one particular when he notices what going on.
The Tarkatan girl came up to the front of the army wondering who this mysterious person.
"Who the hell are you?" she hissed. Scorpion off the bat didn't like her.
"I was going to ask you the same thing. But you seem as if the neitherealm took and shit you back out."
The Tarkatan girl blushed from the insult. Now full of rage she charges at the hell-spawn. Scorpion teleported behind he and swept off her feed then delivered a nasty punch in the stomach causing to vomit everything she have ate. Scorpion then punches her in the face. The force of the was so large she flew toward army, knocking a few of them down with her.
"I don't usually punch girls, but you I make an exception." He said coldly
The Tarkatan girl growled her glow red. "Kill them! Kill all them!" she roared. The other mutants charges at Scorpion, unknown knowing to them they had sealed there fate.
Scorpion raised both his hands as they become in flamed. He aimed both hands to the charging army. His began eyes glow brightly as he concentrate on his target. In a insist the army burst into flame.
"Huh" the Tarkatan girl said in shock as she watches her bother and sister being burn to death. Kitana and Mileena was also too were in shock. They never knew he have so much power.
As the burning body fell to the floor, Scorpion turns his attention to the Tarkatan girl who was now the only one left.
"Your next." He growled which set off fear inside Tarkatan girl. Trying not to show it she growled back before she teleported away.
"Coward."
Kitana and Mileena was little surprised that she didn't try to attack Scorpion. But who would after that attack? Kitana was the first one who steps forward.
"Thank you, Scorpion. We wouldn't have…"
Scorpion cut her off "I don't need your thank you were just lucky that I came here on accident."
"Like we need your help." Mileena muttered Kitana 'shh' her try make her a little grateful of there situation.
"Like I wanted to help, but that girl was getting on my nerves just like you two are."
Kitana saw that Scorpion was about to teleport but seeing how powerful he in and how she and her sister were no condition to fight anymore. And who know what that Tarkatan girl or there father are plan now.
"Wait, Scorpion!" Kitana grabbed Scorpion before he could teleport. He gave a huge "what the hell are you doing" look. "Listen Scorpion we need your help. Are father betray us and we need to know about are past."
"pfft, like I care about your problem. All I care about is finding Sub-zero and finishing him off." He growled as he walked away from Kitana.
"What if we tell you where he is?" Scorpion stops when he heard this. Kitana turn to Mileena the one who spoke
"We saw him."
"Then take me to him." He growled at Mileena "no, if you won't help us, then we not telling you anything. So do we have a deal?" Mileena cross her arm waiting for his answer
Scorpion was resisting the urge to just kill her right there and now. But unless he wants to keep teleporting in to random places he has no chose
He sigh knowing he have no choice "Fine." He spat "after this you tell were he is." Scorpion began to walk off again. Kitana stare at her sister "impress you didn't force him." Mileena smirked "It like you always say: I need to ask more politely." Mileena said she follow Scorpion. Kitana just rolled her eyes
