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Failed Rescue

Cassie followed Kira to a room where Kano and several other Black Dragon members waited for their arrival. The room looked like a scientist's lab, filled with vials containing unknown chemicals, different tool, and more, which wasn't a good sign. Kira stopped, turning around and leaning against a counter. Cassie stopped and stood next to her.

''Why are we here, Kano?'' Cassie asked, trying her best to not sound angry.

'' 'Cause of our newest addition to the Black Dragon.'' Kano smirked. Cassie huffed.

''Alright,'' Kano motioned for two guards to step forward and for the rest to leave. ''Let's get to it.''

The two guards grabbed Cassie's arms as everyone else exited the room. Cassie narrowed her eyes at Kano while the guards took her to a metal table at the center of the room. They practically shoved her on it and strapped her arms and legs down with metal. Cassie struggled, but the metal bonds seemed to only tighten.

''What are you doing?!'' Cassie asked Kano, a minor hint of panic in her voice.

''Don't worry, luv.'' Kano said, turning around with a syringe in his hands.

Attached on the syringe was a needle. Kano walked up to Cassie, before speaking.

''Just trying to improve my ranks.'' He said, inserting the needle in Cassie's neck.

The red liquid that was in the syringe flowed into Cassie. Her eyes squeezed shut, immense pain spreading throughout her body, down every limb. Each shot of pain seemed to increase. Then, it slowly died down as Kano took the needle out from Cassie's neck. She took several deep breaths, before her eyes snapped open. But her eyes were changed. They were no longer blue, but yellow. Her pupils were now diamond like, much like Mileena's. Cassie's expression took on one of anger. She struggled against her bonds. The guards took one step back, but Kano remained where he was. The bonds shattered, all four of them. Cassie sat up quickly, narrowing her eyes at the two guards. The two guards took several steps back towards the door, looking cautiously at Cassie. Cassie's look of anger slowly faded as she smiled evilly. The two guards finally snapped as they practically trampled over each other to get to the door.

Cassie quickly got off the table and jumped on one guards back. Before he could make a move, she snapped his neck. The other guard was about to get out the door, but Cassie found a dagger nearby and threw it, stabbing his hand to the wall. He screamed in agony and Cassie walked up to him. She held up her hand, revealing her now sharper nails. She drove them into his head, his pain filled cries echoing in the room. Cassie pulled her nails out of the guard's skull, his body going limp. Looking down at the corpses on the ground, Cassie licked her lips. Opening her mouth, she showed her sharp, fang-like teeth she had gained from the serum. Kano watched as Cassie drove her fangs into the first guard's neck, impressed with what he had done. When Cassie was done, she stood up, giving Kano the opening he needed. He took out a dart, which was filled with a green chemical. He loaded it into a dart gun and shot Cassie.

Cassie's eyes squeezed tightly shut in pain. Her body went limp as she fell unconscious, falling to the ground. Kano watched as Cassie's sharper nails retracted and her fangs vanishing. He called in Black Dragon members to take away the corpses and clean up the mess that had been made.

Kira walked in, seeing the Black Dragon members take away the bodies.

''A success?'' she asked Kano. He nodded.

''In that form, she won't listen to anyone. You can't control her. She won't show any mercy on her friends or family. She'll only listen to one person, and that's me.'' Kano responded.

Kira smiled, looking down on Cassie's unconscious form. Cassie stirred slightly, her eyes cracking open. Her eyes were now blue again, her pupils that of a human. She sat up, her hand on her head. She groaned, looking up.

''What the hell just happened?!'' she asked, looking down at her hands and finding blood.

''We just got our new secret weapon.''

Meanwhile

Takeda awoke to find himself lying on the ground outside of a building. The building looked a little old and run down. Takeda sat up, groaning.

''Takeda?'' a female voice asked.

Takeda looked at his surroundings, but everything was covered by a blanket of fog.

''Takeda?'' the voice came again, followed by hurried footsteps coming in his direction.

Takeda's head was buzzing, but he stood up, determined to find out who was calling him. A figure appeared through the fog, but he couldn't make out their features. The figure dashed through the fog, and Takeda made sure his whips were at the ready, just in case. The figure came forward out of the fog to reveal herself. Jacqui ran up to him, asking him several questions including if he was okay.

''I'm fine.'' Takeda answered Jacqui. Jacqui nodded.

''Where is everyone?'' Takeda questioned Jacqui.

''You were the first one I found. Come on.'' Jacqui responded, turning around and walking back into the fog, followed by Takeda. Soon, they heard hurried footsteps.

''Jin?'' Jacqui called out, a slight hint of panic in her voice. ''Uncle Johnny? General Blade?''

Takeda looked around, able to make out two figures in the blanket of fog. They were running towards them, but Takeda couldn't see who they were. He tapped Jacqui on the shoulder. Jacqui turned around to see what was wrong, but she saw nothing.

''What?'' she asked Takeda. ''What is it?''

''I saw two people. They just…vanished.'' Takeda said. ''Don't let your guard down.''

The two heard more footsteps, two shadowy figures running through the fog. Takeda and Jacqui stood back to back. Jacqui fired up her gauntlets, while Takeda readied his whips.

Then, through the silence came a laugh. Mocking and the slightest bit frightening, echoing all around them.

Before Jacqui or Takeda could register what was happening, a shadowy figure leaped from above, a sword slicing Jacqui across the cheek. The figure landed a few feet away, two silver and gleaming swords at the ready.

Takeda tried to turn around to help Jacqui, but a figure came from above and kicked him in the head. The figure back flipped off him and landed a few feet away. Standing up, the figure that attacked Takeda revealed herself to be Kira. The one that struck Jacqui stepped forward from the fog, revealing herself to be Tasia.

Jacqui stood up, blood dripping from the cut across her cheek and an angry look on her face. Takeda stood up with her, having recovered the blow he had taken to the head.

''You got a lot of nerve.'' Jacqui said to the two women.

''We have what we want. We held up our part of the bargain.'' Tasia spoke.

''What bargain?'' Takeda asked.

''We let you guys go, but we never said we'd let you live.''

Another shadowy figure cloaked in fog jumped down from the air. She stood up. Stepping forward, she was revealed to be their lost and captured comrade, but free.

''Cassie?'' Jacqui was the first to ask, slightly lowering her gauntlets, but not fully. Something wasn't right.

Cassie looked up, eyes now yellow with diamond shaped pupils. Jacqui and Takeda took notice of this, knowing that the Black Dragon must've done something to her, if the new attire wasn't a big enough hint. Cassie snarled at her former friends, both women standing behind preparing their weapons.

Before Jacqui or Takeda could register it, Cassie had run forward, driving her now sharper nails, claws, you might say, into Takeda's chest. He cried out in pain. Before Jacqui was given the chance to help, Kira's fist collided with her jaw.

Jacqui stumbled backwards, holding her injured jaw. She looked up at Tasia and Kira, who stood in fighting stances. Jacqui shook off the hit and fired a plasma blast from her gauntlets. Both women avoided it.

Tasia ran forward, using her sword to cut Jacqui's arm. She didn't get the chance to do any real harm, because Jacqui delivered a painful punch to her temple. She fired an energy blast to knock Tasia down. Kira tossed one of her knives in the air, before throwing it in Jacqui's direction. Jacqui ducked, the knife passing right above her head. Jacqui then punched Kira in her stomach, knocking the wind out of her. Kira fell to the ground, holding her stomach. Jacqui took the advantage and shot a plasma blast at her, hitting her in her chest. She gave Kira one more punch to the temple, knocking her out.

Tasia ran up behind Jacqui, holding her sword in front of Jacqui's throat. Tasia grinned at the advantage she gained. She brought the sword closer and closer to Jacqui's throat. Jacqui narrowed her eyes, bringing her hands up to push the sword away. Tasia proved herself stronger as she brought it even closer.

Before she could hurt Jacqui, Jacqui kicked her in her legs. Tasia, caught off guard by the sudden hit, loosened her gripe on Jacqui. Jacqui whirled around, giving Tasia an uppercut. Tasia flew back, hitting ruins of a building, effectively knocking her out cold.

Jacqui looked back to where Takeda and Cassie were fighting. And, from the looks of it, Cassie was winning.

Takeda stumbled backwards, clutching at his chest, where Cassie had driven her nails in. Cassie ran up, punching him in the face and kicking him to the ground. Cassie walked up to him, grinning at her victory.

Cassie held back her hand, her sharpened nails ready to drive into his chest, this time to the heart. Right as she was about to, however, an energy blast was shot at her, hitting her hand. Cassie hissed in pain as she clutched her hand to her chest.

She looked to the culprit, who Jacqui was looking at as well. Jacqui knew that she hadn't shot it. Instead, Sonya stood there, Johnny and Kung Jin at her side.

Cassie growled, the serum inside her only serving to fuel her anger.

''Stand down.'' Sonya said.

''Or things are gonna get ugly'' Kung Jin added.

''Alright then.'' A male voice, thick with an Australian accent, said. ''Let's get it going.''

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