Scorpion watched Quan Chi walk back and forth, first muttering to himself then asking Scorpion ideas of what to do next. They were supposed to be keeping the Earth-realmers on their toes, but that was before Shao Kahn had been defeated. Now Quan Chi was more worried about staying alive. Scorpion didn't much care either way. Then Quan Chi looked back to Scorpion before ordering, "Go find the blond male again. Just keep an eye on him. Try to find some way to lure him here, and keeping him -away- from Raiden."
The Shirai Ryu just nodded before disappearing in a burst of flames. Traveling amongst the flames was refreshing, and often reminded of the few times Scorpion actually enjoyed being a hellspawn. Once he reappeared the yellow-clad warrior happened on quite the scene. Jay had just punched a hole in the roof of the inn which in turn seemed to swallow Sub-Zero. If the spectre were lucky it would kill the Lin Kuei. He'd then join Jay on the roof as the tattooed man was observing his right fist. It almost looked mangled. Jay gave a surprised, but welcoming nod to Scorpion before moving over to kneel next to a still passed out Johnny Cage.
"What happened?" Scorpion was told after all to keep an eye on Jay, even if he didn't want to. No point in complaining about the babysitting business, which he appeared to be failing at.
Waving Scorpion off with a "Not right now." Jay then began to pat Johnny's face trying to wake the man up. Looking back to Scorpion the kneeling man finally admitted, "The blue guy showed up here, knocked out Johnny then said I have a contract on my head by the Fung Shway. Then he attacked me." Jay showed his right hand again for Scorpion to get a better look at before looking down at Johnny, "Can't just leave him here."
Scorpion first took a moment to think over what was said before it pieced itself together. Then, altogether ignored Johnny, by pointing out, "You need to move. If he attacked you then odds are there are more of his clan coming to ensure the job gets finished. Your weakness has been discovered so killing him is the next step." Jay immediately shook his head, "Not an option. For me, at least."
The spectre just shook his head, "Fool. Die if you want." at which the still kneeling man just sighed before muttering, "Okay then." He'd scoop up Johnny, slinging the man over his shoulder fireman style before jumping off the roof. He wanted to walk inside but the rest of the group was already gathering outside. Scorpion didn't follow, instead listening as Jay tried to explain everything, it didn't work. It actually got worse when he heard a new voice making mention of being attacked by Jay on the roof. That voice was ..Sub-Zero? Didn't the man just fall through a roof?
That was more of a surprise to the spectre than anticipated. The Lin Kuei dog normally had more honor than that, but this new trickery was quickly turning Jay's new friends against him. Slowly, Jay started to back away from Johnny's body while Sonya rushed over and tried to shake him awake. Cage looked like he was stirring awake but Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Jax, and Kitana were already trying to corner Jay. Scorpion watched as Jay leaped high over Kitana before making a mad dash for the woods. Personally, Scorpion would have liked to see Jay fight, but at the very least it proved Jay wasn't a total fool.
Scorpion watched as the running blond disappeared into the woods with Liu Kang and Kung Lao hot on his trail before reverting attention back to those remaining gathered below. Moving back to the hole Sub-Zero had fallen through, Scoprion looked inside to see a bed below(Figures.) then off to the side what looked like a scroll. Carefully he jumped down and picked it up before reading its contents. Interesting. This was definitely a good thing for the spectre to find.
The dead man reappeared on the roof in a burst of flames, catching everyone's attention when he tossed down the scroll he had just read to Kitana, before folding his arms and waiting. Sub-Zero glanced between the spectre and the scroll before realizing too late his error in not making sure he still had that scroll on him. Kitana was already going through it before her eyes widened. The Edenian queen then announced to the rest, "The Lin Kuei have accepted a bounty on Jay. And it appears their Grandmaster has ordered Sub-Zero to kill him." Scorpion couldn't help but feel a few moments of joy from this as almost every single pair of eyes now locked on Sub-Zero.
Johnny cut in though, moaning and grabbing his head, "What happened? Did I just get hit by a truck?" and sat up, to see Sub-Zero, "What did you do?" It was then that the action star noticed everyone around him, "Oh, hey guys! Guess you already know?" Sonya, Kitana, and Jax nodded their heads before Scorpion pointed out one tiny detail, "If you are done, then your new friend is being chased away by the Shaolin monks." After that Scorpion once again disappeared in a burst of flame, this time picking up the trail on Jay. He appeared a few feet from where Jay was, though there was a tree between them. Kung Lao already was throwing punches at Jay, who was dodging them, though not without difficulty. Liu Kang then appeared out of nowhere to do a bicycle kick, connecting on Jay's chest and smacking him right into a tree.
Scorpions eyes just narrowed, realizing Jay was going to lose this fight. Jay seemed to get that as well. The hell-spawn then leapt down next to Jay, taking up a fighting stance before announcing to his temporary partner, "Any ideals of your world you should forget. This is a new place, and the only way to survive is through combat." Liu Kang and Kung Lao readied themselves before Jay pointed out to Scorpion, "But I don't want to fight them! I've done nothing wrong."
A snort would have happened, had the dead man the capability. Instead, the spectre would just shake his head, "They think otherwise. You will have to fight them, if even just to subdue them. Now fight!"
Scorpion now focused solely on Liu Kang, rushing forward to deliver a volley of punches the male was unprepared for, then did a leg sweep which knocked Liu Kang to the ground before pouncing the male with a punch that, in effect, knocked him out cold. The Shirai Ryu was standing back up just in time to hear Jay shout, "Get down!" Scorpion ducked as Kung Lao's hat zipped by, effectively halving a few trees on the way back to its master. Jay was already on Kung Lao, giving the male an uppercut to the stomach that gave a resounding impact, and immobilized Kung Lao for the time being.
Not bothering to wait anymore the spectre asked Jay, "Are you sure you still want them to live? They may prove difficult later on down the road." Jay simply shook his head at the spectre before reiterating, "I have no need to kill them. Sparing them proves I am right."
The spectre merely sighed in agitation, or annoyance. He never let Jay know which, but the tattooed man seemed to take the hint as he started walking off through the woods. Scorpion moved to walk after him, catching up to Jays side before asking, "What are you going to do now? They will hunt you down." Jay didn't miss a step or beat as he said, "What else? I've got a promise to make good on. There's only one place I can go now to find clues as to what to do next."
Scorpion observed the male, silently considering his words before speculation set in. However, it was probably easier just to ask. And so he did. "And where would that be?"
Jay's next words stopped the spectre in his tracks, and for good reason.
"I'm going to the home of the Shirai Ryu. There I will find answers."
*A/N*: Edited and updated for errors.