Saia stood at the window of our quarters looking outside. She seemed so distant and vacant since she woke up… She turned to me, eyes still full of fear.

"Scorpion…." She spoke softly. "I have to tell you something…" She lowered her head.

"What is it Saia?" I take a step closer to her.

"I…"

"Scorpion!" Reptile burst into the room. "I'm sorry to disturb you, but there seems to be an outsider heading here… I suggest you and Saia hide."

Saia began to tremble as she turned to the window, she turned back to me, clearly letting fear, and worry come over her features. She thinks it's Sub-Zero, I can tell because of how her body gets tense, I noticed it last night when her or myself mentioned his name. Yes, for what he did to her, she has much to fear, but I do not believe it is Sub-Zero… No, this is something much worst… It take her hand and we follow behind Reptile. Once we were out of our quarters, we began following Reptile deeper into the swamp land.

I look back at Saia who seems to be more afraid than before… And even though we had gotten further from the clan, I couldn't help but shake the feeling we still hadn't gotten away.. And just as I suspected, smoke covered us, to the point where we couldn't see 2 ft. in front of us…

"Reptile!" I call out.

"Yeah in front you still."

"Saia!"

"I'm… I'm here…"

I look around as the smoke slowly starts to disengage, to where we could see each other again

I felt Saia's hand tug from mine… I quickly turn back to see fog engulfing her, next thing I knew, I felt my hand being ripped from hers. I looked back at Reptile who was thrown. I look back at Saia and see a body begin to form from the smoke…

I man with grey attire stood behind her, holding her by her neck. "I'll be taking her." He smiled smoke emanating from his body. "You want her, you know where to find her."

"Are you sure you want to do that?" I ask him letting the flames glow from my eyes. "Because if you do, I will have no mercy."

"Hmm… Sounds fun." He spoke again. "If you try anything right now though, I'll snap her pretty little neck." He chuckled. "Right off her pretty little body."

"Scorpion…" Saia cried, digging her nails into his arm.

I put my fist down, hating the decision I was making… "Don't worry Saia…." I look at her. "I won't be too far behind you… I swear…"

"Hmm… We'll be waiting for you."

With that said, the smoke the emanated from his body grew thicker and surrounded him and Saia. Before I knew it, they had vanished, and so had the smoke.

I turned to Reptile who was getting up from the ground. "How could I not have known." He hisses. "Of course it would be Smoke…" He looks at me. "When we go after Saia, remind me to kill him."

"You know him?"

"Knew, past tense…. That creature is not the Smoke I knew as a child."

"Well… I say we pay some old enemies a visit?"

"Well, look who's back…" Sub-Zero came closer to a struggling Saia. "This is going to be a blast."

"What the hell do you want with me?" She screamed trying to break free from Smoke.

"You're the perfect bait." Another voice spoke from the darkness. "You're going to bring my creation back to me."

Saia began to tremble as loud footsteps came closer to her from the darkness.

"And when it is all complete, and I have control, I will finally be ruler of Outworld… Unless that is, if Scorpion chooses not to join me…" He came closer revealing himself to her. "I will let Shang Tsung have you both…" The pale. Bald man smiled. "And where he is souls like you… Well, I think you already know what's in store for you… After all, you escaped from there once before… And with Shao Kahn's help, you got your old body back… But that trick can only happen once." He turned his back on them. "Sub-Zero. Smoke…" He began walking away. "Have a little fun until our guests' arrive…"

Sub-Zero and Smoke met eyes. "Well than, lets show our guest a nice time huh?"