Fun fact, Kitana is my favorite mortal kombat character. Is it vain I made my O.C her?
In the wastelands, Jamie and Annette were arguing. "Is this how you show your loyality, Annette?" Jamie demanded. "Jamie. I-" Annette began.
"You follow me when I clearly wish to be alone! Then you unbraid me! I will not be scolded like some child!" Jamie exclaimed. "You need to be careful. I have never seen your father this angry with you." Annette cautioned.
Jamie dismissed the advice and began to walk away. "You are a princess! He expects more from you than this." Annette said. "I know what he expects." Jamie snapped.
"We will talk later. When you are in more of a mind to listen." Annette said. She walked off, leaving Jamie alone. Jamie turned around at the sound of lightening.
Storm had appeared with Steve and Nightcrawler. "Princess Jamie, I request an audience." Storm said. "Earthrealmers?! You dare approach me!" Jamie cried.
"Hey, listen honey, we don't wanna fight." Steve said. "But we will if we must." Nightcrawler added. "You will learn respect!" Jamie snarled.
They began to fight. Both Steve and Nightcrawler found out the hard way they had picked the wrong time to approach Jamie. Her fury only added to her skill and she beat them down. "Grant Ward wants death to follow Kombat. I will follow him." Jamie said.
"Perhaps Piotr Rasputin was wrong. Or perhaps he sensed, like I do, that there is conflict within you." Storm said.
Storm helped Steve up. "Ow. Thanks. You couldn't have seen that in one of your hot flashes?" Steve asked. He walked off to help Nightcrawler. Storm and Jamie were left alone.
"Something whispers to your that circumstances should be different. That you should be different. You are very much more like Kara than Grant W-" Storm began to say before another vision hit her. It was of Kara, brainwashed and screaming.
"But...she is dead..." Storm said. "My mother is dead, yes. Why do you-" Jamie was confused at Storm's words. "You need answers, Jamie. I can help you find them, if you will trust me. Go to Fitz's Flesh Pits. Much will be revealed there." Storm advised.
"The Flesh Pits? I am forbidden." Jamie said. "Yes you are. And why is that?" Storm asked. "I..I don't know. Tell me-" Jamie began.
You must discover your true path. Alone." Storm interrupted. Storm walked off and teleported away. Later, Jamie walked through the Living Forest.
She looked out then stopped, standing still. "Show yourself, Annette. I know you're following me. Again." Jamie called out.
Annette walked in front of her. "Following you still. I know where you are going. I am ordered to prevent you from going there."
"And why is that?" Jamie challenged. "I do not question the emperor's commands. Jamie, please. Turn back." Annette said. "I cannot. This path might lead me to the truth...I'm sorry Annette, but I cannot let you stop me." Jamie said.
They began to fight. Despite her friend being athletic and agile, Jamie pulled away a win with her determination. "I tried to warn you, but this is something I have to do." Jamie said.
She headed to the Flesh Pits. When she got there, Jamie looked around. She found Tarkatan corpses and blood splattered around the room.
Several tubes contained humanoid figures within them. One of them in particular caught Jamie's eye. The figure was nearly naked, but her face and hair looked like Jamie's, aside from some obvious Tarkatan features.
"What in the name of..." Jamie backed away from the tube. Jamie walked over to a table. The figure on the table was identical to the one in the tube.
"She looks like...me." Jamie breathed as she stepped closer for a better look. The clone suddenly opened her eyes, revealing them to be the same orange as Taraktans. Jamie gasped and stepped back.
"Sister!" The clone, Harley, said. She sat up and got off the table. "So pretty...so fair...so sad...so alone...Come. Let us be family." Harley said.
"You're not my family. You're a monstrosity!" Jamie exclaimed. They began to fight. Jamie learned the hard way that Harley was skilled and violent, but she still managed to pull away with a win.
"Fairwell, sister." Jamie said. Before Jamie could finish Harley off, Fitz walked in.
"That is no way to treat your sibling." He said.
"Despicable swine! You think my father would stand for this...these...abominations you have created here!" Jamie said. "I am merely perfecting you, Princess. As difficult as that might be." Fitz replied.
"Silence! I will drag you before my father by your pointed beard." Jamie said. They fought. Despite the sorcerer's recent revitalization, Jamie's furygave her the edge in the fight. She soon had Fitz on the floor, beaten. "Get up!" She barked.
Jamie picked him up by the shirt. "You will stand before my father and confess your deeds." Jamie declared.
She turned him around and shoved him forward, leaving the Flesh Pits. In the throne room, Fitz was kneeling before Ward.
At Ward's side were Tarkatan guards. "I would not bother you, father, if these were not matters of upmost importance. I felt you needed to know what Fitz was doing as of late. He was creating horrid clones of me! Cross breeding with Tarkatan DNA. One was awake...it attacked me!"
Ward stood and walked towards Fitz. He looked at Fitz then at Jamie and...motioned for Fitz to stand. "Well done sorcerer." Ward said. Fitz bowed and smiled before standing.
"You know...you approve?! How could you?! My own father!" Jamie cried.
"I am your emperor! Your father was a weak Edenian King. I anhillated him as I merged Outworld with Edenia and took his queen as my wife. If only I had not allowed Kara to convince me of your worth...But now I have a true daughter." Ward said.
"Storm was right, you've lied to me my entire life." Jamie breathed. Ward turned to the guards, "Escort her to the tower. I will make an example of her."
The guards restrained Jamie and carried her off. Ward looked back at Fitz. "Return to the Flesh Pits. Being my daughter. Harley." Ward commanded.
As the guards carried Jamie off, Annette watched from outside of Ward's view. "I failed you, Jamie. Now I will make amends." Annette said softly.