Quan-Chu turns to Mika, and instructs her to 'Get the prisoner ready', before walking away. I start yelling for him to 'Get back here!' and 'I'm not through with you yet, get your ass back here!' Of course, I was ignored. My only option, play along, and simply await an opening…
Two hours later, I am pushed into Quan-Chi's room, wearing the same uniform that the other three girls wear, grumbling slightly. Clearly, it's not my style, too revealing for my taste, but was glad I diddnt have a collar like the rest. I look around the room and smile slightly at the décor. It's a brilliant, but old, styled, gothic in a sense. A BIG window overlooking the front of the fortress, a black bed with silk sheets, and a few weapons on the wall in the back. Despite being my enemy, I must admit, I admired the man's taste. My smile fades, when I lay my eye on the man of the day himself, sitting nearby, staring at me with his normal cold glare.
"Its not polite to stare…" I grumble slightly. "Or so I've been told…" He retorts, no humor in his voice, just unamused. I am surprised to not hear anger in his voice. "Come…sit…." *He motions to a spot next to him, its then I realize, he was closer than I thought, just sitting on the edge of the bed near me. "No thanks, I'm fine standing, thank you…" My expression grows slightly worried. Clearly, im not giving up without a fight. "Now, why do you fight, why not accept the inevitable…." He questions me, making my eye widen slightly. "It is NOT inevitable…..I will fight you till I am free from this place…..and nothing and no one can make me otherwise…"
He makes an attempt to grab me, but acting on instinct, I jump up onto the ceiling, clinging to it, my claws being a HUGE help in keeping me in place. Quan-Chi stares up at me contemplatively. "Clearly, I need to re-think my strategy and approach…." He sighs and grabs the back of my uniform, pulling me down, forcing me down and into his lap. "WAIT!" I cry out, and to my surprise, he does stop, staring at me. I think I may have startled him slightly from how loud I was. Another thing about me, when I panic, I tend to lose volume control with my voice. "Yes?..." He asks me, with waning curiosity. I took a second, thinking fast on my feet. Xanders old words of wisdom echo through my mind quickly. 'If you cant beat the, join them.' "Join them…" I repeat. "Join who…." Quan-Chi scowls slightly, as I am pulled back into reality. "Wait….Ill do it, ill obey, just don't do this…use Mika or something just please, let me go, I promise I'll listen…"
He stares at me, contemplating his options, and all the possible paths that letting me go could lead to, before slowly nodding. "…Fine….get out of here…..Go tell Mika to get you into the mines without being seen, she can do it…well…partially….from then on, you're on your own….and do not fail me….slave…" He chuckles slightly, having won me over without even touching me. I grumble a bit. "Stop calling me that…" I get up, walking to the door, before I hear his voice ring out. "Wait…..you forgot this…" He smirks and gets up quickly, and before I can react, he has put a collar on me. Similar to the ones the girls wear. I growl a bit louder, hating the situation so far. Of course, it's my only plausible COA at the moment, to just play along. "Have fun…." He chuckles and warps away, leaving me alone. I examine the collar and frown, having never felt so broken before in my life. I hang my head in shame and walk out the door, into the darkness of his fortress.