A little over a week had passed since the Tarkatan incident. Not that there hadn't been little skirmishes since then, but it was nice being able to lay low again, according to Johnny who had been voicing this opinion for the last hour.
Thankfully, after a mild threat from Jax, Johnny quickly changed his tune to something different, giving everyone some breathing room to, well, breathe. The group had managed to trek well away enough to give the Tarkatans the slip, even if just for a night. That was good enough for Sonya!
The blonde fighter was glad they managed to find some sort of shelter out in the woods. It was a nice little one story house with two bedrooms, but it was empty, devoid of any life when they stumbled across it. The home looked abandoned, in fact. Sonya was initially distrustful, but after judging the house for herself and seeing the layers of dust covering it she became somewhat okay with it as a temporary shelter.
Temporary.
Sonya decided to go through the house room by room, which proved to be a very short expenditure as it was only the two bedrooms, bathroom, living room, and kitchen, a moment was spared took note of the severe lack of d cor. There was a very old, moth-eaten rug in what she assumed would be the living room, a few wooden chairs, a bed in each room, and what appeared to be some sort of makeshift toilet. The Earth-realm agent didn't want to be anywhere near the toilet since it didn't look as if there was -any- sign of plumbing in the house.
Then again, it was Outworld. Plumbing was probably a rare commodity. She'd sigh to herself, her gauge of the house now bordering along the lines of barely acceptable as she walked back outside. Her eyes first glanced over to Kitana and Jade, who seemed to be having a hushed conversation, though the ladies did motion for Sonya to come join them. A smile was given, before gesturing that they would be joined in a few minute.
Next, hazel eyes looked over the men, frowning when they spotted Sub-Zero. Said blue ninja had his back to her, so it was only left to the imagination if he felt the daggers that were mentally bring throwing at him. Sonya didn't see any sign of Lord Raiden, which left her to assume the thunder god left again somewhere so all that were left were Jax, who was doing pushups, and Liu Kang and Kung Lao, who were both meditating. Wait, no, she forgot about Johnny. Strangely enough, he was nowhere to be seen.
Frowning, the blonde woman turned to walk towards Kitana and Jade to see what it was they needed before being stopped by someone tapping her shoulder. Sonya turned around only to really see the last person she wanted to talk to right now: Sub-Zero.
The blue-clad ninja pointed out, "You are avoiding me."
Sonya just stared before nodding, "Yes, yes I am."
"Why?"
That was not a question Sonya was wanting to answer right now, mostly for fear of screaming her head off. The badge-wearing agent would just exhale, nostrils flaring, before giving a reply, "Why do you think?" There was the fight to keep her own cool but Sub-Zero didn't seem to be letting up.
The Lin Kuei warrior would just retort, "I cannot read your mind. Either you have an issue with me or what I have done or just do not wish to talk to me."
Sonya's foot started tapping of its own accord, and if enough attention had been paid, she would have noticed the awkward stares coming from the rest of the group, almost as if they were bracing for impact(again).
Finally, left hand was placed on left hip, before right forefinger was jabbed at Sub-Zero, "Okay then. You want to know why I'm avoiding you? You -really- want to know why I'm avoiding you? I'll tell you why I'm avoiding you."
Sub-Zero had tensed up by this point, and the stares had only gotten worse as the rest of the group were now staring, but Sonya didn't care. She just launched off into her tirade(again).
"You lied. You -lied- to the entire group here about that guy, saying some bullshit that he attacked you. When Johnny finally woke up and told the real side of the story you admitted to it being the truth. You didn't even -try- apologizing to anyone except Johnny, and even then that was a very lame apology."
Sub-Zero looked like he was about to say something, but Sonya was only just getting started. The annoyed woman continued on, explaining(in great detail) about each action that had taken place since then, why each of them was specifically tied to Sub-Zero's lie, why now when they were on the verge of making a new sort-of friend who was now who knows where, and again why that was entirely Sub-Zero's fault.
The entire one-sided discussion lasted about twenty minutes, during which the other combatants lost interest at various points, Johnny had appeared somewhere in the middle of it all but didn't dare cross that line seeing as Sonya was in the zone. Finally, when the frustrated female had lost all her steam, Sub-Zero stared though she couldn't read his expression. He was wearing a mask after all, so all she could really see were his eyes. He did have some of the prettiest blue eyes.
Suddenly, Sub-Zero broke into her train of thought with the one thing that she was not readily expecting: "I'm sorry, Sonya. And you're right, I need to treat my comrades better."
That had all the other combatants freeze on the spot before turning to stare at the situation once more with renewed interest. Sonya herself was skeptical as an apology didn't seem like something Sub-Zero would readily... give?
Narrowing her eyes at the Lin Kuei warrior, suspicion ran high in Sonya's mind about -why- the man would suddenly offer an apology. That's also when the realization set in that she had been quiet a little too long for comfort. Sub-Zero had shifted uneasily and someone coughed(probably Johnny) among the rest of the warriors.
Sonya just sighed internally to herself before responding, "Thanks. Though the real person you owe an apology to is probably dead."
She'd then step off the porch and move over to Jade and Kitana, both already locking their arms in hers before near-dragging her off to another side of the house. It was times like these it paid to have female friends.
The three women wound up chatting for a while, mostly Sona venting her frustration, but neither Kitana nor Jade seemed to mind. She eventually inquired about a few things of the ladies she was curious about and they each smiled and giggled. Overall, it allowed her the chance to relax, if just for a short time.
Johnny came by, unannounced but right now he was a welcome intrusion. Jade and Kitana suddenly disappeared on her, which she frowned on. 'Some friends.' She thought to herself. The action movie star then managed to give her a smile that would have made her swoon, had he not opened his mouth immediately after. He tried talking about his movie career again when Sonya finally just said, "Johnny, if you're trying to impress me, you're really going about it the wrong way."
She'd then give him an exasperated smile before stretching, realizing she was steadily getting tired as the day wore on. Johnny stood up, sighing before saying, "Look, I want to take you on a date but you're not really... like all the women I usually come across. I dunno "
The dirt-blond actor looked like he was wanting to say something more, but then there was a sudden commotion from the front of the house, what sounded like shouting. Sonya cursed whoever decided now to upset the moment before she shook her head, "Guess it'll have to wait, Johnny." Not that the man didn't look too happy about it either.
Sonya ran to the front of the house, with Johnny on her tail before seeing a fairly common sight. Only, it normally meant some bad shit was about to go down.
Scorpion had found his way to their hideout.
Sonya frowned, but seeing as Shirai Ryu ninja was surrounded by Sub-Zero, Jax, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, and Jade, it didn't think they needed her help. Even if he was undead and resurrected by magic. Liu Kang spoke up, drawing Sonya's attention to him first, "What are you doing here, demon? Are you here to give our location away to your master?"
Scorpion stood there, in attack stance, but didn't make a move to strike. Again, something unusual happening today. Sonya began to suspect she was dreaming, but reality soon caught up to her as the spectre rumbled, "I am not here to fight. I came to give a warning."
Sonya snorted, earning herself a few glances before stating the obvious, "A warning? Half the time you've done nothing but try and kill us." The entire time Sonya hadn't realized that Sub-Zero had been eerily quiet. The man was also in attack stance, and she could tell by the glare he was giving Scorpion that he wanted to pummel Scorpion into little bits of undead flesh.
Eventually, Sub-Zero spoke up, hatred and disgust mixed in his voice as he spoke, "You're about to die for what you did to my brother, monster. I will kill you for what you did." The Lin Kuei was already summoning frost to his hands before the spectre retorted, "I took vengeance as he was the one who killed my clan! Along with you." The spectres eyes narrowed as Sub-Zero shook his head. "Now -that- is impossible. I've never been to the home of the Shirai Ryu."
Scorpion, even still surrounded as he was, dropped his guard just the tiniest bit as he stated, "So then the blond males assumption would be correct, if you're not lying that is."
Many pairs of eyes were seen glancing among each other before Jax was heard asking, "Wait, you know where Jay is?"
The spectre just stood there before saying, "I know who took him, but not where he is."
A familiar voice boomed from behind the group, surprising a few but making them all relatively glad to hear it, "Then I suggest we find out where he is, and if he is in any immediate danger."
Raiden approached at a leisurely pace before eying Scorpion with mild unease, "Now that you have warned us, what do you plan on doing? You serve Quan Chi yet you're here bringing us news of a friend we are needing to track down. Why?"
Scorpion shifted uneasily on his end before locking eyes with the thunder god, "The male does not seem to believe that it was the Lin Kuei who murdered my clan. In fact, he had me take him to the home of the Shirai Ryu so he could, as he put it, 'sniff out clues'. During the middle of this investigation we were attacked " Scorpion then moved his eyes to Sub-Zero before finishing his sentence, " by Cyrax and Sektor."
Sonya raised a brow curiously at the way Scorpion looked to Sub-Zero, so she couldn't help but ask, "What do Sektor and Cyrax have to do with anything?"
The reply did not come from Scorpion. It came from Sub-Zero, "They are part of the Lin Kuei. They are good men."
Scorpion grunted before pointing out, "They may have been good men at some point, but they are machines now."
That caused a short period of silence before Sub-Zero finally answered, "You lie! The Grandmaster would never allow such an atrocity!"
Sonya happened to catch sight of Raiden, who didn't seem so convinced. It was then that Jade suggested, "Sub-Zero, if you were to return home you could see for yourself if what Scorpion says is true. If it is all a lie " Jade just left her sentence hanging in the air after that.
No replies were given since one of the aforementioned robots teleported in just about ten feet away from the gathered group. There didn't seem to be any need to point it out though, considering all eyes were immediately drawn to the yellow android.
Sonya stole a glance to Sub-Zero, but from where she was standing she couldn't see his face, though his boyd language suggested he seemed a bit tense. Cyrax then spoke directly to Sub-Zero, "The Grandmaster has ordered that you return with this unit to the Lin Kuei temple."
Sub-Zero asked in disbelief, "Cyrax?"
Sonya couldn't help but steal a glance to Johnny now, who also saw the opportune time to steal a glance her way. He gave her a reassuring smile before they both realized Cyrax had been talking and tuned in at the end to listen, " .to the Lin Kuei temple."
Sub-Zero stood for a moment, as if processing everything before moving to stand at Cyrax's side, "I am ready." Sub-Zero then gave the Earth-realm warriors a quick nod as if to reassure them before Cyrax and Sub-Zero disappeared in a strange blue light.
Sonya sighed, yet again, before stating to no one in particular, "I hope he'll be okay." It was only then that she heard Jade ask, "Where's Scorpion?"
*A/N*: Edited and updated for errors and grammar.