Mk: demon of the mist

Ch.50

A True Puppet Master

A/N: Skarlet does talk in the story. So when she 'talk' it underlined hopfully it not to confessing. She write in order to speak to people this story was made per-mk11.

As the two events were playing out, an third one was playing in Outworld. Kitana, Mileena, Kabal, and Stryker stuck in to Outworld and to Shao Khan castle in hoping they can save Sindel from his clutches. Kitana and Mileena felt weird coming back here knowing there are not welcome here anymore.

"so do you guys have any idea where we are going?" Stryker asked not sure if he can trust these two ninja chicks

"Yea, the Shao Khan throne shouldn't be far." Kitana pointed out hoping she can save her mother in time. At the same time she was nervous to see here mother again. She hadn't seen her mother since she was little and she can barely remember her face. She wasn't the only one nervous to see her, Mileena was anxious just thinking about it. For all her life she though Sindel was really her mother. But now knowing that she is a clone she doesn't even know if Sindel even love her or even care about her. She was wondering if should tell her sister about how she feel. Mileena sniff the air and quickly pull out her sai. See this Kitana did the same knowing that her sister sense of smell was always good.

"Mileena?"

"Someone is here. I can smell them." Mileena said. Kabal and Stryker also pull out there weapon ready to fight who ever near them. Kitana took a step back till she step on something. She look down to see a puddle of blood. Kitana couldn't wrap her head around as in why there puddle of blood, Mileena would had told them there was blood here. Soon the puddle of blood had a head coming out of it, Kitana jump back to group as everyone look at her direction. The head look up at the group then soon started to form a body. Once it was done forming a body that look like a female. Everyone ready there weapon wait for this person to attack. But Kitana did the opposite and lower her weapon as she recognize who it was.

"Skarlet?" Kitana said as she realize it really was Skarlet but there was something off about her. Her skin looked more pale then the last time Kitana saw her. Her eye seem cloudy like she wasn't there. Skarlet began to walk toward them but she seem to be staggering like she was struggling to walk. There was something clearly wrong with Skarlet.

Even Mileena can smell that they were something off about her. Skarlet then stab four daggers into her thigh and coated it in her own blood then she threw them at Kitana and them. Kabal, Mileena, and Stryker was able to dodge them, but Kitana got hit in her arm. She quickly pull the dagger out but was soon hit with a piecing headache. At first she though it was poison, until she heard a voice in her head.

"Get…away…from me…"

"Huh?" Kitana look around trying to figure out who said that.

Mileena also check the dagger to make sure they were no poison or anything on it, but it was nothing but blood on it. See her sister hurt, Mileena decide she have no choice but to take Skarlet out. She looked back at Kabal and Stryker.

"Protect my sister. I'll take care of her!" Mileena said as she ready to fight. Skarlet also got into fight sense.

*Fight!*

Mileena was the first to make a move, as she roll in to a ball hoping she could take out Skarlet's legs, Skarlet quickly change into a puddle of blood at the last second. Mileena unroll herself then throw two of her sai as Skarlet was reforming, one of them was about to hit Skarlet in the back, Skarlet then stab herself to teleport. Mileena quick teleported out of the way knowing Skarlet will come from behind. Mileena was being extra careful on not getting hit or other wise Skarlet will absorb her blood and get stronger. Even though Skarlet movements was being sluggish she was still tough. Skarlet then summon a blood tendrils that grabbed Mileena's legs. Mileena try to break free from them as they were digging into her legs.

"Mileena! Look out! Kitana yelled from behind. Mileena look up in time to see Skarlet punch her in the face. Skarlet punch her so hard that Mileena's mask broke off. Skarlet then pull out a dagger and was about to slice Mileena's throat open till she heard a growl coming from Mileena. In a fast motion, Mileena grabbed Skarlet's arm with her sharp teeth and quickly ripped her arm off. This cause Skarlet to let go of Mileena's leg due to the shock. Mileena then threw Skarlet away close where Kitana and the others were.

Kabal and Stryker was shocked that Mileena just did that and by how her face look with those sharp tarkatan teeth. Kitana was more concern Mileena then Skarlet's arm being tore off. The longer Mileena fight the more her tarkatan instinct come out. It worse if someone took off her mask. Kitana then notice something from the corner of her eyes. She look down at Skarlet's tore arm to she something shiny is on it. Kitana pick up arm to see that there was a needle on it.

"Needle…is controlling me…help… don't want…fight…"

Kitana heard the voice again realizing this was Skarlet voice. She was trying to warn them that she was being control. But by who?

Kitana look up to see Mileena had Skarlet pin to the ground and she was on top of her. Skarlet try to use her remaining arm to try to get Mileena off of her. But Mileena quickly use her sai to cut off Skarlet's other arm. Mileena was about to tear Skarlet's throat till Kitana rush to there side knowing that Mileena was losing control of her instinct and she wanted to stop her before she could help Skarlet.

"Mileena! Stop!" Kitana grabbed Mileena from behind and pull her off Skarlet. As she did this Mileena lash out and hissed at her sister and started to claw at Kitana's arm trying to get her off of her and finish off Skarlet.

"Kabal! Grab her mask!" Kitana yelled

Kabal look down at Mileena's mask and grab it. He speed toward them and quickly put her mask back on. Mileena eyes widen from the shock as her mask was back on her face. But the emotionally shock hit her harder as felt her Tarkatan's adrenaline left her body. She began to tear up as she realizes what she had done.

"Breath Mileena. I'm here." Kitana whisper in Mileena's ear try to claim her sister down. She pat Mileena's head gently.

"I'm sorry…I'm sorry." Mileena whimper knowing that she hurt her sister again.

"It ok. Just count like you used to."

"1050…1051…1052…"

"See. I'm not going anywhere. Just breath." Kitana said

Kabal and Stryker was going ask is this normal but the glare they got from Kitana tell them not to ask. Stryker then look down to see Skarlet was crawling toward to one of her daggers. Stryker quickly put his feet on top her. He then pull out his gun and ready to shoot Skarlet.

"oh no you don't!"

"Wait, stop! She not in control of herself, look at her arm." Kitana stated everyone look a one of Skarlet's severed arm to see a needle was stick out of it. Stryker grab Skarlet and lifted her on feet. He look at the back of Skarlet to see four more needle. One on each leg, one on her back, and one on the back of head. Stryker pull out all the needle from her. Once the needle had been removing color began to return from Skarlet's eyes and skin.

"Scared…Hurt…" Kitana heard Skarlet said in her head

"Skarlet. what happen?!" Kitana asked in her head. She got no response. Skarlet aim her head toward the wall to get everyone to look at the wall. Everyone turns to the wall to see blood on it. The blood on the wall began to form words.

"it was Kiteena. She was testing her knew power on us."

Kitana was shock on how could this clone would use her allies like puppets. Then Kitana realized something.

"Us?"

"she has new power to control people. She also did it on Reptile, Rain, and Ermac too. She doesn't trust us. I don't like her." Skarlet look at Mileena "sorry that I hurt you." Skarlet wrote. She look down in shame realized she hurt her only friends she ever had. Mileena shook her head.

"I'm the one that should be say sorry I should have known you were being control." Mileena walk over to pick up Skarlet's severed arms then walk towards Skarlet. "You can come with us. You can help us stop Shao Khan."

Skarlet shook her head in sadness then reword the words on the wall

"I can't. Shao Khan's magic bounds me to serve him. I can't disobey him. But I can tell what they are planning. They completed spell so Shao Khan can now enter Earthrealm. They also spill us up to attack you guys and the other Earthrealmer. They figure out that someone will come here, they don't who."

Everyone nodded. Mileena grabbed one of the needle off from the floor. " I can sew your arm up." She turn to the others "I'll caught up to you guys. I can smell them in the throne room be careful."

Kitana and the other nodded and with that they race toward the throne room. Kitana didn't want to leave her sister alone but she has a mission complete and not a lot of time. She led the way hoping she could make to Sindel in time.

Meanwhile, deep in the throne room. Shao Khan was getting ready in his room while Kiteena, Shang Tsung, and Kasia were waiting for him in throne room. Kiteena then look down at one of her needles and that it wasn't glowing anymore. She could tell it was Skarlet's.

"Aww. One my needle went out." Kiteena pouted like a child who toy got broken

"I would appreciate if you didn't puppeteer my experiment. She took a long time to create." Shang Tsung said not like the idea that his experiment is being us as a puppet. Shang Tsung like Skarlet but not as person but one of his prized master piece and all honestly probably his best works.

"She was being annoying so I made her better. I don't think she dead." Kiteena said as she look back at the needle. If the needle had break, Skarlet should be dead. But the fact that the needle just stop glowing meaning she alive and so was the intruders. "Her being alive meaning there an intruder in the castle." Kiteena said. With these needles she can control anyone from afar but can't tell who attacking them. Not yet that is.

"There four of them. Kitana, Mileena, Kabal and Stryker." Kasai said as he look at his orb seeing the intruder were heading there way. He then look up at Kiteena

"I'll leave them to you. You have four more puppets you can used." Kasai said as head to Shao Khan's room. Shang Tsung did the same. "Do not fail this time Kiteena or you will end up like your sister. Remember your replaceable like the rest." Kasai warn which scared Kiteena not wanting to fail. She snapped her finger to summon the other puppets: Ermac, Reptile, Rain, and Sindel. She makes sure she does not fail. She wants to make those two stuffer and pay for her failures. She swears that she'll end Kitana and Mileena life if it was the last thing she do."