I don't own Mortal Kombat, wish I did.

And the comunicators, they're the ones from the game. The amulet looking thing where you can see who you're talking to.

Save Cassie

For Cassie, the world started to spin. ''Agh!'' she screamed out in pain, putting one hand back to her head. ''Cassie!'' Jacqui yelled out, running over to her friend. Cassie fell to her knees, while her world kept spinning. It felt like a banshee was screaming in her ears, never stopping. She cried out again, putting both hands on either side of her head, squeezing her eyes shut tightly. She felt a hand on her back and shoulder. She opened her eyes just for a second, although difficult to make out anything, she could see Takeda next to her. She squeezed her eyes shut again. The guards ran over, making sure that the Earth Realmers weren't trying to pull anything.

'It's going to be okay' a voice told her telepathically. Even though it was just in her head, she could make out who's voice it was in an instant. Takeda was communicating with her. Suddenly, she felt weak and tired. She fell over onto the hard ground. Her team's eyes widened as they became more worried. They couldn't see beneath her sunglasses, but they could tell she was in pain. Behind, her glasses, her eyes were still squeezed shut. Her hands were curled into fists. Jacqui took out her communicator and called Sonya.

''Specialist Briggs, what is it?'' Sonya asked. ''It's Cassie'' Jacqui said worriedly. Sonya could see the concern and worry etched onto Jacqui's face. ''What happened?'' Sonya questioned, her voice serious and demanding. ''Well, we aren't exactly sure. She just started screaming and she passed out'' Jacqui responded. Sonya bent her head down, hiding her expression from Jacqui. She sighed. ''Right now, teleportation isn't working. Something's wrong and it started when you left. All magic seemed to stop'' Sonya stated. Jacqui looked down as well. ''We'll try to get there as soon as we can'' Sonya said. Jacqui nodded and said ''Briggs out''.

Cassie's Mind

A/N: This is the Mindscape. So, this is NOT happening in the real world.

Cassie got up off the ground, holding her hand to her head. She groaned, opening her eyes and looking around. ''Where am I?'' she asked herself. She stood up and took out her guns just in case. ''Your in your mind'' a voice called. Cassie turned to where the voice came from. A figure was standing there, a man. ''What?'' she responded, one part confused, the other irritated. The man looked familiar, but where from, she didn't know. ''Who are you?'' she asked him. ''You think you might know me, you don't. But I know you.'' He responded. ''That didn't answer my question. Who are you?'' she demanded, more stern this time. ''You might consider me foe, and you have every right to. For I am Shinnok''

Back In The Real World

Jacqui, Kung Jin, and Takeda huddled around Cassie worriedly. They all thought about what they could do to help. Their thoughts were interrupted by someone, a commanding voice. ''What is the meaning of this?''. The trio turned around and saw a turquoise skinned man with pale turquoise markings, wearing a brass helmet with feathers sticking out the back, a toga, and brown shoes. His eyes glowed a light blue.

The three of them were at a loss of words, not knowing how to explain the situation. Finally, Takeda spoke up. ''She needs help'' he said, moving out of the way so he could see Cassie. The man narrowed his eyes, but replied ''Alright''. A few guards walked over to Cassie as Takeda shot them a glance that said ''Hurt her and I'll kill you''. They picked her up and carried her away. ''Come with us'' D'Vorah said in her robotic voice. The team solemnly nodded. D'Vorah and Kotal Kahn turned around and walked away. Jacqui, Kung Jin, and Takeda followed them, behind them, the guards followed. They all walked up stone stairs and into a grand palace. The Emperor walked towards a throne and sat on it, D'Vorah standing next to him. ''Why have you come to Out World?'' Kotal Kahn asked. ''We came to retrieve Shinnok's amulet, to take it away from Mileena'' Jacqui responded. ''Not to mention help with this war'' Kung Jin added. ''Alright'' Kotal said. D'Vorah narrowed her eyes. ''But, my Emperor, they are Earth Realmers, they can't be trusted'' D'Vorah tried to persuade him. ''D'Vorah'' Kotal said sternly, giving her a glare that would make anyone shiver in fear.

''Forgive This One, my Emperor'' she said bowing her head and putting her hand to her chest. '' We would allow your help'' Kotal said the teenagers. They nodded. ''And what about Cassie?'' Takeda asked. ''We will take care of her and, for the moment, no one will be allowed to see her until we figure out what's wrong'' D'Vorah said before Kotal could answer. ''We're her friends, and we are not leaving until we see her'' Jacqui argued. ''You will await her until we figure out what is wrong, we have rooms for you to stay'' D'Vorah said. Jacqui sighed in defeat, bowing her head. ''D'Vorah, show Jacqui to her room, and Ermac, you show the boys to their rooms'' Kotal instructed the two. They bowed, before leaving, D'Vorah and Jacqui one way, Kung Jin, Takeda, and Ermac the other.

Cassie's Mind

Cassie's eyes widened as she took in what she just heard. Her eyes then narrowed as she ran forward. This man, Shinnok, had tried to kill her mother and father, and there was no way that she was going to pass up revenge. She tried to punch him, but he caught her fist and twisted her arm. She lifted up her leg and kicked backwards, hitting Shinnok in his lower region. He let go of her arm and stumbled backwards. ''You may not know it yet, Cassandra Cage, but you are a big part of my plan to destroy Earth Realm'' he said. This only pissed Cassie off even more. She took out her guns and shot them both. ''I'll never help you!'' she shouted. Shinnok deflected both bullets with an energy shield. She ran forward and slid under him, knocking him off his legs. She got up and turned around quickly. Shinnok did the same. She dropped into a split and punched him in his lower region. She took out her guns again and shot him in his eyes. ''Child, you think bullets can hurt me?'' he asked her. A skeleton hand appeared from the ground and grasped around her body. One of it's fingers wrapped around her throat. ''I can kill you right now'' he threatened. ''Well…if I'm… such a big…part of your…plan…you wouldn't'' she squeezed out. ''Fair point.'' he said, laughing at the end. Worry filled Cassie. What was he planning?

Real World

Takeda settled into his room, worry and concern worming it's way through his heart. He was worried about Cassie, what was happening with her. Every time he saw her, his heart fluttered and his stomach did somersaults. After training, she'd always compliment him, along with a wink she never gave anyone else. And a couple of times, she'd hug him. He guessed the feelings he had towards her had to be love and affection.

With Cassie

A/N: This is not the mindscape, but where her body is.

A few doctors and nurses moved about Cassie's body that rested on a stone table. Since the doctors and nurses were all from Out World, none of them knew what to do with an Earth Realmer. They kept moving about, trying to get any information on Earth Realmers they could. ''Wait'' a voice said. A female stood in doorway. ''I'm from Earth Realm, I can deal with this'' she said dismissing them with a wave of her hand. She had light brown hair, but her eyes stood out. They were a golden color. She didn't dress like a nurse though. She wore a leather, light brown skirt that stopped about two inches above her knees, and that revealed either sides of her legs. She wore a matching leather tube top. Two leather cuffs of the same color went from her elbows to her wrists, along with matching ones that went from just beneath her knees to her ankles. A matching collar was on her neck and her feet were bare. She grabbed numerous hospital instruments and rolled a few machines over to the table. She sat on a wooden stool and did the usual things like checking for a fever. Cassie's fists were still curled and her eyes were still squeezed shut. She hooked Cassie up to a heart monitor and several other machines. Suddenly, Cassie started struggling. The beepes coming from the heart monitor grew closer together, getting faster by the moment. Her nose started to bleed and she screamed. The nurse jumped back. ''Guards!'' she called. In an instance, several guards were there.

With Takeda

Takeda looked out his window, expecting to see the city flooded with people and guards. But, it wasn't. Takeda raised an eyebrow.

'Help!' a voice called to him telepathically, one that he knew anywhere. It was Cassie. Takeda turned away from his window and ran towards the door. He ran down the long hall to Kung Jin's room. He didn't bother knocking, instead he just barged in. ''What?'' Kung Jin asked, rather annoyed. ''It's Cassie'' he said. Kung Jin needed no further explanation, instead he sprung up from where he sat by his window. ''Let's go get Jacqui'' Kung Jin said as Takeda checked for any guards, or in this case, D'Vorah, Reptile, Ermac, Ferra/Torr, and Kotal Kahn. ''Why are you being so sneaky?'' Kung Jin asked. ''Remember? They said that we weren't allowed to see Cassie'' he responded. Kung Jin held back a sarcastic remark and nodded. They snuck through the hallways of the kingdom and over to Jacqui's room.

Not wanting to make any more noise than they had to, they silently opened her door. There sat Jacqui, on her bed and starring down. She didn't look up, but just ignored them. ''Jacqui'' Takeda whispered. She still kept her head down. ''It's Cassie'' he said, trying to get her attention. Her head snapped up and she looked at them, as if she hadn't seen or heard them there. She nodded and jumped up from the bed. They all quickly made their way to the small, run down, hospital building.

The Hospital

The guards tried to restrain Cassie. But even if there were fifteen guards trying, they couldn't get her to stay down. Her body glowed green. It grew brighter and brighter. It went outward, leading to an explosion. Everyone was thrown outward as the building was reduced to debris. The trio were at a safe distance, not getting harmed or even caught in the explosion. But they did see all of it's parts thrown outward by a green wave of energy. They quickly ran over to it's remaining pieces, looking for Cassie. They started digging through the debris, using anyway they could to remove it all. Jacqui used her gauntlets to give her a greater amount of strength, while Takeda used his whips to either blow away dust and dirt, or wrap it around large pieces and throw it away. Kung Jin, not having anything of the sort, used his bare hands, and was actually doing pretty good.

''Found her!'' Takeda called to the rest of them. They ran over to his location among the ruins. There lay Cassie in his arms, not a scratch on her. ''How was she not harmed in the explosion?'' Jacqui asked. ''Don't know'' Takeda responded as they walked over to a place that wasn't covered by the ruins. Takeda gently set Cassie down. She started struggling again, grunting as if in pain.

''Ugh!'' she groaned as her eyes snapped open. She quickly sat up, holding one hand to her head. Her team stared in pure shock and amazement, not to mention excitement. But it was short lived as Cassie looked at them, anger dancing in her eyes. She quickly stood up. ''Cassie? Are you okay?'' Takeda asked. Instead of an answer, she took out her guns. ''Cassie?'' he asked again. She held them up and aimed at the trio of teenagers. Takeda ducked as a bullet almost went through his head. Jacqui hesitantly held up her hands, of course, along with her gauntlets. Kung Jin nervously took out his bow and arrow. Cassie's head snapped towards them, as she aimed her guns at them.

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