Mortal Kombat: demon of the mist
Ch. 28 sweet dreams
Back on the mountain
All the earthrealmer were recovering from the ambush that Shoa Khan had set up. Raiden asked Lu Kang and Kung Leo watch guard. While everyone else were healing there wound.
Sonya, Johnny Cage, Jax (who now have metal arms), night wolf, and Raiden was talking to each other as to why the tournament haven't restarted and why Shoa Khan would try sneak attack.
On the other side was Khameleon, Kabal (who join them short are they arrived), Sub-Zero, and Smoke who was is still unconscious.
"What the hell happen to him?" Kabal asked wondering what happen while he was gone. "And where in the hell is Hydro?!"
"Shh! Can you keep your voice down?" Sub-zero said trying not to cause too much attention to themselves
"To answer your question. Hydro is dead, Sektor killed him." Said with little emotion in his voice. But Kabal can tell that his is very angry
"Smoke… Snapped or something and attack Sektor." Sub-zero left out the some detail not wanting the people getting the wrong idea. "I see, well that example "I see, well that example why I received a critical report from the grandmaster and that Sektor have been damage badly." Kabal look back at the unconscious Smoke "I guessing he more powerful then he look. You know that Sektor's father pay us a lot to give his son the strongest armor we can make. I'm kind of glad I didn't got on his bad side."
Sub-zero wince at what Kabal just told him.
I might have to talk to Juki about this.
"So what now?" Kabal asked Khameleon looked at Sub-zero to wait for answer
"I don't know. Smoke is out cold so we have to wait till he better. Who know when Shoa Khan's army attack again?"
"Not only that but a few earthrealmer don't trust us. Kabal look at the group as they see some glare towards them
"As long as we aren't on their bad side and get in there way they leave us alone. Beside I don't think we can take all of them."
Both Khameleon and Kabal nodded knowing that he is right.
Sub-zero sigh and look back as Smoke, He check that if he have fever. But it really hard tell when your cold as ice. "Smoke what happening to you?"
*back at the castle*
Rain made sure that Juki was ok or at least not dying. Juki sat up right on the bed still looking pale.
"Well at least you don't look like death going get to you at any moment." Rain joked as he was trying to lighten the move but Juki just glared not finding this funny at all. She felt like she was about to throw up again and gave Rain the sign to give her the bucket before she could.
Rain sigh when he heard a knock on the door. Sweat ran down his face of not knowing what to do. Also wondering who it is.
"It ok Rain. It just Reptile and them." Juki said being much relieve to Rain. He turn to see Reptile and very injury Ermac and Skarlet.
"What the hell happen to you two?"
"'We' were attack by some Mileena clone." Ermac said as he look in his draw for some medicine for him and Skarlet.
"Another one?" when will Shang Tsung stop make them?" Rain shook his head not wanting to deal with another clone.
Juki cough up some blood but ignored it when she heard what Rain had just said "Wait, you guys knew that Mileena was a clone?"
"Yea, Ermac, Jade, Reptile, and Me knew but we weren't not alone to tell either her or Kitana, or we be executed."
"Are you ok Juki?" Ermac asked as he started to bandage Skarlet. She blushed clearly never had anyone help her.
"I-I'm just a little weak. I'm just glad Sub-zero and Khameleon was able to stop Smoke before he burn himself."
"Uh… what happen when he burn out?" Reptile asked
"Let just say game over for him or the realms."
"Thought you said when a harmony heart become completely corrupted they lose themselves." Rain pointed out
"It more of a 50/50 chance. He could either die or be a monster."
"So let say you fail your mission. Is there a way to stop him?" Rain asked in a serious tone
"Yes… I would have to kill him." Juki said try not to think of that outcome
Rain nodded in understanding what she just said and asked "are you really prepare to kill Smoke?" everyone turn their heads towards Juki. She have the look of sorrow on her face "Let hope that doesn't come down to that." with that there were a knocked on door. Juki got up and hide under the bed. Giving a sign that a stranger was at the door. Reptile open the door. Reptile open it to see a Tarkatan
"Shoa Khan said the tournament is on tomorrow be prepare." He hissed like every other Tarkatan do when they speak. Everyone nodded as a response.
"Also, if you see Kitana, Mileena, or Jade eliminate them on sight." Everyone eyes widen they knew Jade betray Shoa Khan but why the princesses are.
The Tarkatan than began to stiff the air as if something was off. "What that Small." He growled
"Uh…" Rain try to think of something before the Tarkatan found out Juki and they would big trouble. Before he could say anything Ermac step in "Reptile farted." He said bluntly while Rain and Reptile gave him a huge wtf look. The Tarkatan looked at Ermac then to Reptile before he left he gave Reptile a look of disgust.
"Whew that was close one." Everyone sigh in relieved. Juki then climbed out of under the bed looking a little pale then before.
"Uh. I hate moving fast." She said to herself. Then she look at the other
"So the tournament is back on tomorrow? Shoa Khan must have made his first move. I think that why he send a small army to take out some of the earthrealm so he have least people to deal with."
"But that doesn't example why Mileena and Kitana are now enemies to him." Reptile pointed
"They either found out the truth about them or Shoa Khan simply got sick of them." Juki said as she pull out her orb.
"I'm going to found out more about what happening and also what happen to Jade and the others."
"You didn't keep track of them?" Rain asked as he pull out one of his armor.
"No. I was puking up my guts out and try not to lose control of my son." Juki retorted as grab her orb. Juki then have a surprised look on her face that made Rain curious. "So what going on?" He asked
"I-I can't find them."
"Find who?"
"Jade and the other." Juki then left the orb so everyone can see it. All they saw was blackness as if the TV. Wasn't working.
"Something or someone is blocking me.
Rain left an eyebrow "uh I didn't know someone could do that. You seem-"
"All powerful and perfect?" Juki said as she finish his sentence
"I'm might be but in the end I have the same fault as most people." She sigh as she decide to look where Sub-zero is. The orb change where earthrealmers were. She sigh when she saw Smoke was unconscious but o.k. she then was sadden when she didn't see Hydro was with them. She came to the conclusion that he was dead. If she had time she could have found his harmony heart.
"Uh is uh Khameleon O.K.?" Reptile asked with some concern in his voice that make Juki giggle little on the inside
"Yes, I should thank her when she return." She said but then realize she forgotten someone. She slap her forehead when she did.
"What is it?" Rain asked wondering "I kind of forgotten about Noob." She said with a sweet drop.
"Yea whatever happen to him anyway? Reptile asked as he looking for in the orb but no luck. "I'll see." Then the picture turn to different scenery. To her surprise when the orb change to show Noob was near the earthrealm camping ground.
"Uh this might not go as well."
*in the princesses room*
"Mileena! Help me get Jade on to the bed." Kitana said as she look thought her close to find her medic kit she kept under the bed. "Scorpion, check if anyone was coming. Please" Kitana order much too Scorpion dislike but knowing that these three girls are kind of defenseless without him, he didn't say anything.
"Mileena, is she still breathing."
"Y-Yea. But it very weak." Mileena said as her exam Jade and noticed her wound had stop bleeding but left a strange mark on her chest.
"Uh did she always had that mark?" Mileena asked but the look on her sister face tell her otherwise.
"No whatever that kid did to her. I think it did more than it seem."
"We should go find that brat and force him to fix it!" Mileena growled and slam her fist to wall causing a huge hole.
"As much as I agree with you on that, I think we are no match for him and also I think Kasai was holding back." Kitana said as grabbed her fans. Mileena gave her a questionable look of where she going.
"I think that Juki kid know what going on. And I for one going to find out. No more secret." Kitana said in a serious voice that even surprised Mileena. To her Kitana was always the calmer one out of two. She does have her moments of hot headiness but it wasn't as bad as her.
Kitana turn her head to Scorpion who was in his own zone of thinking of what just happen to them. "Thank you for helping us. You made leave if you want, we shall not burden you with are problems." Kitana said with sadness in her voice that kind of surprised Scorpion. As much as Scorpion want to leave them to their problem he couldn't. As the flame brat have not only insult him and his clan but he know more then he leading on.
"I rather stay."
Both Kitana and Mileena gave him surprised look as they thought that he was going to leave them
"You just bring that brat here I have my own question to ask her." He growled and cause the room to heat up little bit. Kitana was going asked the reason why he staying. But knowing the hell spawn won't tell her. She nodded and left to leave Mileena and Jade the only 'protect' they have
"Where am I?" Jade asked herself as she been walking what seem to be like hour. She have no idea where she is or she even got here. All she know the last thing she remember being stabbed by Kasai then everything went black. At first she thought that she was dead and making her way to the neitherealm or what not. But this place felt too familiar to her but she couldn't place her finger on it.
She touch the walls of this great place, she quickly took her hand back as she felt the walls pulse.
"This place is weird." Jade said then suddenly heard a voice. The voice was speaking in some ancient language that she don't understand and it was also talk really fast to understand.
"Who there?!" Jade shout wishing she could summon her weapons but ever since she got here she can't. She prey whoever this being is friendly.
The voice was getting louder and louder that Jade have no choice but to cover up her ear to drown out the noise but late figure out it was pointless as the voice was in her head.
"What in the hell was going on?! She yelled preying that someone can hear before the voice make her go mad.
Smoke groan as he grabbed his head as another headaches was about to start. Knowing he been trapped in his own mindscape. He remember that he saw Sektor killing Hydro then the world went blank to him.
"This like the fifth time this happen!" Smoke groan to himself recalling all the time this have happen to him. He look around if anything has change in scape. He does notice that in his mindscape it getting more and darker as if his mind is being clouded.
Even though this is his mind something seem off as if there was something missing in this place.
"Smoke?"
Smoke turn his head where the voice came from and saw a hooded man in front of him.
"Who are you?" Smoke said while in his fighting stance not trust this man who in his head.
"My you have grown."
"I won't say it again! Who are you?!" Smoke hissed gathering the fog around him.
"Whoa! Hey! No need to be hostel. I'm just a guest."
Smoke lower his stance. At first try to make sense any hostiles from this stranger in his mind but he couldn't.
"Well before consider beating me in to ground. You can say I'm your mind friend
