People are talking, but no faces are made known... Circuts are working hard, but i still down know... Where am i?
"Sub Zero?"
Why does that voice sound so familiar to me?And that face... Why does that face break my firewalls?
"Can he hear me?"
I can hear you… But who… Who are you?
"Sub Zero?"
"You are my best friend Kuai…"
"I'll stand by your side no matter what Kuai…"
"Please, be careful…"
"Kuai Liang, Sub-Zero... I love you..."
"Sub-Zero NO!"
I look at him... Felling as his heart is breaking, along with mine.
"NO! I WILL NOT BE TURNED!"
That is when my memory becomes blurry... I cannot remember any time before, or any time after. But him... I know him
"Yes smoke…" I ansewer, hearing my computerized voice...
His face may not show it, but I can read his heart rate, and it has accelerated, He's glad to see me, and words cannot express it… I am glad to see him as well, That he too is not a cyborg.
"How do you feel?" He asks me, giving me room to sit up.
I look around, letting all that I've done flood my memories.
"What is it?"
"I remember…" Is all I can manage to choke out. "The things I have done for Shao Kahn." He touches my shoulder… what I wouldn't give to feel that warmth… "He cannot be allowed to merge the realm."
I look back at Smoke, wishing that for one second, I could feel his warm hand touch my shoulder… that for one moment, I could see him, and not all this computer mess.
"We need Intel right?" I'm pulled from my thoughts as the man Stryker speaks. "Let's send him back to outworld, undercover."
"They will be unaware of my defection." I answer him, I look at Lord Raiden. "I could deceive them."
"Very well…" Raiden speaks. "Report anything you can back to us."
I give a nod, before getting up from the table. "I will go back to outworld, please do be careful." I look at them all, before walking away.
It's when I'm a safe enough distance from everyone to open a portal when I notice someone running up behind me.
"Sub-Zero wait." Smoke stops me from going any further.
"Smoke, I must go no, before they suspect anything."
"But…"
I turn around to see him, eyes showing hurt, and worry. "Smoke…"
"Do… Do you not remember?" He sighs before shaking his head. "N...Never mind, you better go."
"Wait, Smoke…" I catch up to him. "I… I remember everything… I remember us…" I let my metallic hand graze his cheek. Smoke only leaned forward, pressing his forehead to my mouth guard… If only I had lips to press against him. "You are my best memories, you are my best friend, and." I lift his chin, so that our eyes can meet. "You are my only love."
I can tell he is smiling under his mask, as he nods at me. "I'm glad you are back…"
"Well, not yet…" I graze his cheeks. "But, when this is all over, I will be."