Chapter Fourteen
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN MORTAL KOMBAT OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS!
Johnny Cage, Kenshi, Jacqui, Takeda and Jin had been searching for Sonya and Cassie for hours. They were all really worried, but none of them were more worried and scared than Johnny. They assumed that it was Kano and the Black Dragons who kidnapped Sonya and Cassie. They went to Special Forces Headquarters to see if they could track them with the technology in the building.
"That scumbag Kano!" said Johnny, angrily. He pounded his fists together. "If he lays a hand on them…I'll make him wish he was never born!"
"Kano hasn't contacted us yet. We still don't know if Kano kidnapped them. Hopefully, they're weren't taken hostage by an even more dangerous threat." said Kenshi.
"It has to be Kano that kidnapped them dad. We stopped the Black Dragons' assassination attempt in Outworld. Kano wants payback." said Takeda.
Johnny sighed and went over to Jacqui. She was sitting in front of a huge computer screen, trying to track Sonya and Cassie.
"Any luck?" Johnny asked.
"Sorry Mr. Cage, but still no luck." said Jacqui, sadly. "We'll find them Mr. Cage, I swear. And when we find them, they're gonna be safe and sound. Those two are tough. They'll be okay, I know they will."
Johnny sighed and put his hand on her shoulder.
"You're right Jacqui. You're right…they'll be fine."
Jacqui put her hand on his hand and gave him a reassuring smile. Johnny smiled a little bit. He appreciated that Jacqui was trying to make him worry less.
Jin crossed his arms and had a sad look on his face. He was very quiet and hadn't said anything, which was very uncharacteristic of him. Takeda noticed that Jin was upset and he went up to him.
"Yo Jin…you okay?" Takeda asked.
Jin sighed.
"The last time Cassie and I talked, I was so fucking mean to her. What if Kano killed her already? What if she's dead and I didn't get a chance to make amends? She's one of my best friends and she thinks that I hate her. But I don't hate her…I love her…I care about her. But if she's dead, she won't know that…"
"Hey…" said Takeda, putting his hand on Jin's shoulder, "…don't think like that. We have to think positive. Cassie is one tough soldier. She defeated Shinnok, remember? And also, she knows that you love her. And she loves you too."
"But…the things I said to her…they were really hurtful."
"It doesn't matter. Friends fight, but at the end of the day, there's still love. And we're not just friends…we're pretty much family. And family members love each other no matter what."
"Thanks Takeda." said Jin, smiling.
"You're welcome…brother." said Takeda, smiling.
Jin and Takeda went back to join the rest of team. Just then, one of the computer screens made a loud electronic beeping sound.
"We have an incoming message guys!" said Jacqui.
"It's probably Kano. Can't wait to punch that smug face of his when I see him!" said Johnny.
Jacqui pressed the button to answer the message. On the screen was Wyatt.
"Wyatt?!" everyone exclaimed.
"You asshole! I knew it! I knew the Black Dragons took Sonya and Cassie!" Johnny yelled. "Where are they, you son of a bitch?"
"Calm down Johnny Cage." said Wyatt.
"Calm down?!" Johnny yelled, infuriated. "Don't you dare fucking tell me to calm down you little punk!"
"Mr. Cage, please! Let's hear what he has to say." said Jacqui, trying to tame his temper.
Johnny clenched his jaw and his fists. He stared angrily at Wyatt.
"The Black Dragons did take Sonya and Cassandra hostage. However, I had nothing to do with that. I didn't know that they were kidnapped until Kano told me a few minutes ago."
"Bullshit!" Johnny yelled.
"It's the truth. I love Cassandra…I would never hurt her. I swear. Kano on the other hand, wants to hurt her to get back at me."
"Get back at you for what?" Jacqui asked.
"I informed Cassandra about Kano's plans to work with the Tarkatans to assassinate Kotal Kahn. I told her that I needed Special Forces' help to stop Kano. Kano found out and he's taken her. He took Sonya because he also wanted to hurt his worst enemy."
"You told Cassie about the assassination attempt?!" Kenshi asked, surprised.
"That makes sense…when we asked her how she discovered that plan, all she said was that she found Intel. So you were the intel." said Takeda.
"Guilty as charged." said Wyatt. "She and Sonya are at the rooftop of the Premium Financial Building. There are other hostages as well. Kano planted a bomb and said I have to get there in three hours or else he will detonate the bomb."
"Kano that bastard!" said Jin.
"We don't have much time. I'm on my way there right now. I know that I'm not with Special Forces. But we need to work together to save Cassandra, Sonya and all those other people."
The team looked at each other and nodded.
"Alright…we'll meet you in front of the building." said Johnny. "You better not try anything funny kid. If this is a setup…"
"It's not." said Wyatt.
"Okay. We'll see you soon." said Johnny.
Wyatt nodded and ended the call. The computer screen went blank.
Later on…
Johnny, Kenshi, Takeda, Jin and Jacqui were outside of the Premium Financial Building. They had been waiting for Wyatt for about 10 minutes. The area was complete chaos. Police officers were guarding the barricades they set up to prevent pedestrians from entering the scene. The sounds of news helicopters, people and police sirens filled the air.
"Special Forces?" said a police officer, walking up to them.
"Yeah?" Johnny Cage said.
"I'm Officer Crawford, Head of the Police Force. I know that you guys are experts at dealing with the Black Dragons and other threats to Earthrealm. However, if you need our assistance, the police department is here to back you up."
"Thank you Officer Crawford." said Kenshi, shaking the man's hand.
"Thanks." said Johnny, who also shook his hand.
Officer Crawford nodded and walked back to his squad.
"Cassie's boyfriend sure is taking his sweet time. It's not like we have a building full of people to save before a bomb detonates!" said Jin, irritated and impatient.
Just then, they saw a man on a motorcycle. The cyclist drove past the crowd and drove up to Special Forces. He stopped the vehicle and took off his helmet.
"Took you long enough!" Jin exclaimed with a scowl on his face.
"Sorry…I had to device a plan." said Wyatt, raising up his wristband. He tapped some buttons and a holographic map appeared.
The Special Forces team gathered around Wyatt and looked at the map.
"Using this technology, I've surveyed the entire building. I've pinpointed everyone's exact locations." He used his other hand to point on the map. "Those images in blue are non-Black Dragons. The images in grey are Black Dragons. There are 10 Black Dragons in the building and 100 hostages. Half of the hostages were taken to the 19th floor and the rest are in the lobby. Sonya and Cassandra are indeed on the rooftop with Kano. Kano isn't just expecting me…he's expecting you guys as well. Kano knows that you guys would figure out that he took Cassandra and Sonya. He knows that you guys will come after him. However…I believe that I can sneak you guys in. That way, you'll have an advantage in against the Black Dragons."
"How can you sneak us in?" Kenshi asked.
"I got a way." said Wyatt, smirking. He zoomed in on a particular area on the map. "You guys will go through the parking garage. The first door you see, leads to a custodial room. Go through the air vent and it will lead you to the lobby. I'll distract the Black Dragons in the lobby. They won't see you coming."
Wyatt brought out a spray can.
"There's this guy in the Black Dragons who is a tech genius. He's even more knowledgeable than me with technology and cybernetics. His name is Reese. I'm sure he'll also be doing his own surveillance. I need to spray you guys with this anti heat matter. That way Reese won't be able to spot you."
"Woah, woah, woah! You ain't spraying any of your Black Dragon shit on me, kid!" Johnny exclaimed.
"You think we're stupid? That could be poison or something to incapacitate us. I knew we couldn't trust you!" said Jin.
"I'm not trying to harm any of you. I swear. Look." said Wyatt, who pointed the spray can at himself and sprayed himself. "See. It's not gonna kill you. Now you can either trust me and we save all those hostages…or we can keep wasting time arguing."
Jin sighed.
"Alright, whatever…let's get this over with." said Jin.
Wyatt sprayed Jin and the rest of the team.
"Ugh, and I thought your cologne smelled bad Johnny." said Kenshi, teasing him.
"Haha." said Johnny, rolling his eyes. "I'll have you know that I only buy the most expensive designer colognes!"
"Then you need to get your money back." said Kenshi, chuckling.
Johnny chuckled and rolled his eyes.
"By the way guys, if you encounter a Black Dragon called Norah…I ask that you don't hurt her. She's my sister. If any of you hurt her…I'll hurt you."
"Well sorry buddy, but if she tries to hurt any of us, then we're gonna fight back!" said Jin.
Wyatt sighed. He hated to admit it, but Jin was right. The Special Forces had every right to defend themselves and so did the Black Dragons. They were all fighters after all.
"Fine. I mean don't critically hurt her." said Wyatt. "I'm going out of my way to assist you guys. I would appreciate it if you did me a favor and not severely injure Norah."
"We won't, we promise." said Jacqui. She turned to her teammates. "Right guys?"
"Ugh fine." said Jin, reluctantly.
"Yeah whatever." Johnny said.
"Okay, if you say so." said Takeda.
"We won't." said Kenshi.
"We know what Norah looks like." said Jacqui. "She's in our criminal database. Tall, skinny, half black, half Korean with brown eyes and curly black hair?"
"Bingo." said Wyatt.
"None of us will hurt her. I promise." said Jacqui.
Wyatt nodded.
"Alright. Let's get a move on guys." said Johnny.
In the lobby of the Premium Financial Building, hostages were kneeling on the floor with their hands behind their head. Norah and some other Black Dragons were circling the hostages and the room.
The hostages were terrified. The Black Dragons were carrying weapons; swords, guns, daggers and knives. Not only did they have weapons, they had their advanced cybernetics as well. Norah went up the glass front door and looked outside. She saw all the chaos going on outside; police, reporters, police cars, news vans and civilians behind a barricade. She was looking for Wyatt.
"Come on bro…where are you?" Norah asked herself, looking out of the door.
Just then, right on cue…Wyatt came up to the door.
"Wyatt's here!" Norah yelled to the other Black Dragons.
Norah unlocked the door and he walked in. She closed the door and locked it.
"You made it." She said.
"I did." said Wyatt.
Some of the other Black Dragons came up to Wyatt and Norah.
"Finally! You're fucking here!" said a Black Dragon.
"Kano's been waiting for you." said another.
"Where are Reese and Owen?" Wyatt asked.
"They're on the 19th floor with the rest of the hostages." said Norah.
The other Black Dragons didn't know that Wyatt had informed Special Forces about their assassination plan in Outworld. The only Black Dragons that knew were Kano, Norah and Reese. Owen was one of Kano's main henchman, but he had a big mouth. Also, Kano didn't have a lot of respect for Owen. Kano chose him to be one of his henchmen because of his strength and his ruthless and violent nature. However, Owen was a dumbass. There was no way that Kano would ever confide anything important to him.
The Black Dragons thought that they were just taking hostages and causing trouble. They didn't know the full details of Kano's plan.
Wyatt went up to Norah and whispered in her ear.
"I'm sorry, but I had to call Special Forces. They're on their way."
"What?!" Norah exclaimed in shock.
"Be careful." He whispered. He leaned away from her.
"Wyatt, what the hell are you talking about? Why would you call-" Norah asked, still in shock.
Before Norah could finish her sentence, a door burst open. Takeda and Jin ran out. Before the Black Dragons could react, Takeda threw a double spear ryu at two Black Dragons. The spears forcefully and painfully dragged the Black Dragons towards Takeda. Takeda then used the spears to flip them over and they landed hard on the ground.
Jin quickly shot out his arrows at some Black Dragons, hitting them hard and knocking them to the ground. All of a sudden, the air vent in the ceiling burst open. Jacqui, Johnny and Kenshi jumped down and started fighting with the Black Dragons.
Norah looked at Wyatt angrily.
"I'm sorry." said Wyatt. "But I needed them to help release these hostages, including Cassandra and Sonya."
"I told you Wyatt…you can't be on both sides." She said, glaring at him. "Whose side are you on?"
Wyatt clenched his jaw.
"This whole situation is between Kano and I. He didn't have to involve all these innocent people in this mess. Those people don't deserve to be in this situation. You know it. I know deep down you know that."
Norah sighed.
"I'm going to find Kano." He said, about to walk away.
"Wyatt." said Norah.
He turned around.
"Be careful."
"You too." He said smiling a little. He turned around and ran towards the elevator.
Norah sighed. She then cracked her neck and knuckles. She brought out her dagger. It was time for yet another fight against her enemies.
Wyatt went up to the elevator and pushed the button. The elevator made a DING sound as the door opened. Wyatt was about to step inside, when Johnny ran up to him.
"You're going after Kano right?" Johnny asked.
"Yeah."
"I'm coming with you."
Wyatt nodded and they entered the elevator and went to the rooftop.
Kenshi was fighting a Black Dragon. He used his telekinesis to lift the guy high in the air. He then threw him hard on the ground, knocking him out. Kenshi didn't see another Black Dragon behind him, about to stab him with a dagger.
"Dad! Look out!" Takeda screamed. He quickly did his tornado strike, knocking the Black Dragon out cold.
"Thank you son." said Kenshi, who put his hand on Takeda's shoulder and smiled at him.
"You're welcome dad!" said Takeda, smiling.
"Come on, let's go and rescue the other hostages on the 19th floor. Jacqui and Jin will deal with the situation here." said Kenshi.
"Alright, let's go." said Takeda.
Kenshi and Takeda ran to the elevator and headed to the 19th floor.
Meanwhile…
On the huge rooftop of the building, Sonya and Cassie both sat on wooden chairs. They were tied up by their hands and feet and their mouths were duct taped. Kano was pacing up and down while flipping his knife. The bomb was also on the rooftop and it was going to explode pretty soon. Kano went up to Cassie and smirked.
"Time's almost up blondie. I guess your little boyfriend ain't coming for you. I must have talked some sense into that stupid boy." said Kano, smirking.
Cassie angrily glared at him. She started yelling and cursing at him. Although her mouth was taped, that didn't stop her from insulting Kano. Her words were muffled though, so Kano couldn't really hear what she was saying. However, he definitely could make out "dipshit" from one of the things she said.
"Sorry love. Can't hear you." said Kano, smirking. "Good thing I shut that annoying mouth of yours."
Just then, the elevator door opened and Johnny and Wyatt ran out.
"SONYA! CASSIE!" Johnny screamed.
Kano put his knife towards Cassie's neck.
"Ah ah...one more step and I'll slit blondie's throat." said Kano, smirking.
"You fucking piece of shit." said Johnny, angrily.
"Hey, don't blame me for this mate…" said Kano, smirking "…blame my ungrateful, shithead son here. He's the reason why your baby mama and daughter are in danger right now. Wyatt pissed me off. He betrayed me. So the fucking piece of shit is Wyatt, not me."
"Let go of them Kano!" said Wyatt.
"I never mentioned anything about letting them go son." said Kano, smirking.
"What?" Wyatt exclaimed.
Kano brought out a pistol from his pocket and aimed it at Sonya's head.
"SONYA!" Johnny screamed.
"MOM!" Cassie screamed, although it was a muffled scream.
"Kano…no don't do this." said Wyatt.
"Now hang on now." said Kano, smirking. "Who said I was gonna kill her? Unless you want me to."
"Of course I don't want you to kill her!" Wyatt yelled.
"Okay, well if you don't want me to kill Sonya…" said Kano, who then pointed the gun at Cassie's head "…then I guess I'll have to kill blondie here."
"CASSIE!" Johnny and Sonya screamed. However Sonya's voice was muffled.
"CASSANDRA! NO! Don't Kano! Please!" Wyatt yelled.
"I told you that you were gonna pay for betraying me. So here's the deal…I'm going to kill one of these bitches and you're gonna help me decide which one."
"KANO! YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!" Johnny yelled.
"You have to make a choice Wyatt. Who should I kill? Would you let me kill Cassie? Or should I kill Sonya? Should I kill the mother of the woman you love…just to save her? Would you be able to live with yourself?"
Wyatt clenched his jaw and his fists.
Kano whistled.
"Wow, this must be a really tough decision for you, aye? I'd hate to be in your shoes right now." said Kano, smirking.
He pointed the gun at Cassie and cocked the gun.
"You better make a decision Wyatt." said Kano. "Three seconds…who's it gonna be?"
"KANO NO!" Johnny yelled.
"3…"
Johnny was about to throw a fireball, but Kano shot out his laser at Johnny's torso. Johnny screamed as the laser burnt his torso and he fell to the ground.
"DAD!" Cassie yelled.
"JOHNNY!" Sonya screamed.
"No…" said Wyatt, upset that Johnny was badly hurt.
Johnny groaned in pain. Kano's laser made a hole near Johnny's ribcage. The hole was bleeding profusely. There was also smoke emitting from the injury because of the laser. Johnny tried to get up, but he couldn't. He felt like he was going to pass out.
"Now as I was counting." said Kano. "3…2…"
Kano pressed the gun on Cassie's head.
"STOP!" Wyatt yelled. "Sonya! Okay, kill Sonya! Please don't kill Cassandra, please!"
Cassie had a look of horror on her face.
Kano smirked and pointed the gun at Sonya's head.
"Well love…it's been fun. I'm gonna miss giving you trouble. Adios Sonya…"
"MOM! MOM! NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Cassie screamed.
"S-Sonya…" Johnny said, weakly.
Kano was about to pull the trigger, but Wyatt quickly threw his boomerang at the gun, knocking the weapon away to the floor.
Kano looked at Wyatt in shock. Before Kano could react, Wyatt threw two holographic boulders at Kano, hitting him hard and knocking him to the ground.
"Did you really think I would let you kill either of them?" Wyatt yelled to Kano.
Kano was in so much pain and was slowly trying to get up. Wyatt ran up to Sonya and Cassie. He quickly untied them and removed the duct tapes from their mouths.
"Mom!" Cassie said, hugging her mom.
"Cassie!" said Sonya, hugging her back.
They released their hug and ran up to Johnny, who was passed out. Sonya and Cassie knelt down next to Johnny.
"Oh my gosh, Johnny!" said Sonya, with fear and concern.
"Dad!" Cassie exclaimed.
Sonya picked him up and laid him on her lap.
"Dad, dad please wake up." said Cassie, who gently put her hand on his cheek.
Johnny then slowly fluttered his eyes open. He groaned in pain.
"Sonya…Cassie…" he said, weakly.
"Don't worry Johnny, you're gonna be okay." said Sonya.
Johnny smiled.
"Now that you girls are safe…of course I'm gonna be okay." He said, smiling.
Wyatt went up to them.
"You guys have to get out of here, now!" said Wyatt. "That bomb is gonna blow in twenty minutes!"
"Come with us." said Cassie.
Just then, they saw Kano stand up a few feet away. Kano was so livid that he was breathing heavily. He angrily pounded his fists together. He did his signature gesture of slitting his throat with his finger. Kano was pissed. He wanted blood.
"I'm sorry Cassandra, but I have to deal with Kano." said Wyatt.
"Forget about him! He's not worth it! You need to get out of here before that bomb explodes!" Cassie said.
"No!" Wyatt said, raising his voice. "This is between my dad and I. I have to deal with this Cassandra. You and your parents have to leave, now!"
"But Wyatt…"
"Cassie please!" Wyatt yelled.
Cassie and Wyatt stared into each other's eyes. Cassie didn't want to leave him. Wyatt did want to go with her. He really did, but the most important thing to him was the safety of Cassie and her parents.
"Cassie, come on, we gotta go!" said Sonya, who was holding up Johnny and helping him to walk. She gently grabbed Cassie's arm and pulled her. "Come on Cassie, we have to go, now!"
Cassie continued to stare at Wyatt.
"CASSIE! WE HAVE TO GO! NOW!" Sonya yelled, pulling her.
Cassie reluctantly turned around. She ran up to her parents. She helped Sonya to help her dad walk. They quickly walked to the elevator, pressed the button and went inside. Wyatt stood and watched Cassie. Cassie continued to stare at him, until the elevator door closed.
Wyatt sighed. He balled his fists and turned around. He had rage in his eyes as he stared angrily at Kano.
"You're gonna pay for all this Kano!" said Wyatt.
"Oh please, it's not like you can defeat me. You worthless, pathetic little shit!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Wyatt screamed as he charged towards Kano.
Wyatt threw a punch at Kano, but Kano dodged and punched him in the face and kicked his torso. Kano was about to punch him again, but Wyatt grabbed his fist and head butted him. Wyatt then did a roundhouse kick on him and Kano landed hard on the ground.
While Kano was still down, Wyatt did his elbow drop on him and Kano groaned in pain. Wyatt got on top of him and punched his face twice. He was about to punch his face again, but Kano shot out his laser at Wyatt's hand. Wyatt screamed in pain and got off him, holding his injured hand. Kano did a kick up. He grabbed Wyatt's shoulders, bent him down a bit and kneed him in the stomach over and over and over again. He kneed Wyatt's stomach one more time, knocking Wyatt in the air. Wyatt landed on the ground hard and groaned in pain.
Meanwhile, Kenshi and Takeda were fighting Reese and Owen. Reese realized that the bomb was going to detonate soon. He gave Takeda an uppercut, which flung him high in the air and he landed hard on the ground.
"Owen!" Reese yelled.
Owen got distracted and Kenshi punched him in the face.
"Ah fuck!" Owen exclaimed. "Reese, I'm kinda busy right now asshole!"
"Forget these guys Owen! We gotta get the fuck out of here! The bomb is gonna explode in fifteen minutes!" Reese yelled.
"Fifteen minutes?!" Kenshi exclaimed.
Owen scoffed.
"Yeah, fuck this shit!" said Owen, running away. He and Reese ran to the stairwell. Kenshi ran up to Takeda and helped him stand up.
"Dad! We gotta stop those assholes! They're getting away!" said Takeda, holding his injured ribs.
"We'll deal with those Black Dragons some other day. But right now, we have to get these hostages out of here. The bomb is going to detonate in fifteen minutes."
Takeda and Kenshi went up to the hostages. The hostages were kneeling down in the corner, watching all the fighting. They looked at Kenshi and Takeda. They knew that they were the good guys. However, they still had fearful looks on their faces after their ordeal with the Black Dragons.
"Don't worry, you guys are safe now." said Takeda, giving the hostages a reassuring smile.
The hostages slowly stood up. Kenshi and Takeda led them to the elevator.
Reese and Owen radioed Norah and the other Black Dragons. They told them that they needed to retreat. Norah used her cybernetic belt to teleport out of the building. The other Black Dragons also began running.
"Hey, where are you scumbags going?" Jin yelled.
Just then, Kenshi radioed Jacqui and Jin.
"Jacqui, Jin, get the hostages out of here! The bomb is going to detonate in fifteen minutes!" said Kenshi. "Takeda and I are in the elevator with the hostages. We'll be in the lobby in a few seconds."
"On it!" said Jin.
Just then, the elevator door opened and Sonya, Johnny and Cassie walked out. Jacqui and Jin ran up to them.
"Aunt Sonya! Cassie!" said Jacqui. "Oh my gosh, Mr. Cage! What happened to him?"
"I-I'll be okay Jacqui." said Johnny, weakly. "G-get the hostages out of here."
"You're gonna be okay Mr. Cage. Just hang on tight, okay?" said Jin.
Sonya and Cassie helped Johnny walk out of the building. Jin and Jacqui led the hostages out of the building.
Takeda, Kenshi and the rest of the hostages came out of the elevator and went out of the building. All the hostages in the building had been saved. The only people left in the Premium Financial Building were Kano and Wyatt.