Mortal Kombat; A Second Chance

~A/N~ Eno-on: I'm back again? No-one never works this well, so this is shocking to say the least.

Eno-on: But now we're finally moving onto the meat of this story, into the true kombat we go.

Eno-on: Enough rambling, I bring you the newest chapter of "Second Chance"

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Disclaimer: I don't own ~'Mortal Kombat'~
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~Chapter 6 Kall to War~

Mileena angrily paced in her room, tempted to launch the chair into the wall, she was frustrated because in the past week since that training session with Kenshi, she hadn't been able to call forth that spark she felt inside no matter what she had tried it hadn't worked.

She turned at the sound of her room door to see Dr Lewis, she offered the older woman the sole chair of the room before sitting down on her bed with a slight huff.

"Something is clearly bothering you today Mileena" Lewis observed "you might feel better if you talk about it"

"Its just..." she hesitated "when I trained with the swordsman, I drew out this kind of power inside me and I haven't been able to do it again", she looked down sadly "I'm beginning to think it was just a..."

"Listen Mileena, I'm not a fighter so I don't quite understand what you mean" she admitted "but I don't think it was a fluke" seeing her patient's stunned expression, she smiled "It must have happened for a reason Mileena, you'll figure it out eventually"

"Why are you so kind to me?" she mumbled.

"'Why am I so kind to you?'" Lewis repeated with a thoughtful sigh "Well I... I guess I still can't get over your age and that when I look at you I see a little girl with no-one to look out for her" she smiled at Mileena's bewilderment "I think you could use a haircut"

"I'd like that"


Mileena lunged forward with her sai in thrust towards her opponent, in response he smacked the flat of his blade against the prongs of her weapon, expecting this she swung her other sai's prongs to lock his sword in place and using the built up momentum to ram her shoulder against him knocking him to the floor.

"Well done Mileena" Kenshi complimented from his place on the floor, he smiled as he sat up "You are very strong physically, and now you're starting to show a good use of strategy"

"Thank you" she replied sincerely, after helping him off the floor, Mileena ran a hand over the back of her neck, no longer was her an unkempt overgrown mess, it was cut down to shoulder length and her fringe framed her face, only slightly covering her right eye.

"Is something wrong?" the blind swordsman asked.

"No I'm fine" she answered "just a new haircut"

"Okay then" he paused, before turning to face the door "I think we won't be able spar again today"

Mileena was about to question him when the training room door opened to reveal Sonya Blade in combat attire "Good you're both here, come with me" she gestured them to follow before turning around to leave.

"What's happening?" she asked as she jogged to the door.

"The Netherrealm has launched attacks, portals opened around the country" the blonde replied "we need to respond"

"Any idea where they're going?" Kenshi asked.

"Raiden contacted me and told me about the Sky Temple" Answered Sonya "I think we'll need all hands on deck"

Mileena decided it was time to object "I don't think I can fight in this"

"You won't be" Sonya replied "we've got enough spare gear, that you can use for now"


"I still don't think this suits me" Mileena said clearly unsure, looking over herself, she still had her regular mask on and her hair was unaltered, she was wearing a white t-shirt with a short, dark Special Forces jacket, covering her legs was a pair of black cargo pants and matching combat boots.

"We're not going for style" Sonya replied "get your weapons and come with me"

Nodding Mileena grabbed her sai and the gun issued to her, before following the blonde, she paused as she saw Dr Lewis standing in the corridor.

"Be careful Mileena" she said solemnly.

"I will" the hybrid replied, with a nod "Thank you"

Catching up with Sonya, the two exited the base and started walking to the helicopter waiting for them, Johnny Cage stood next to the door before calling out to them "We gotta go"

Mileena noticed how different his appearance since she last saw him in Outworld's Koliseum, now he was wearing a dark green military vest and brown cargo pants with plenty of pouches around his waist, black military boots and bandages around his hands with an arm-guard on his left arm.

Sonya nodded to him as she stepped aboard, Mileena was about follow her example but Cage held up a hand to stop her "Wait a sec" he started, looking directly at her "Sonya is taking a chance on you, so don't blow this"

"I won't"


Mileena couldn't help but look out of the open side doors at the ruined city with a sense of guilt, thinking about the damage she helped cause two years ago, she was disturbed from her self reflection when Sonya and Cage walked over from the cockpit.

"Alright. You have the rendezvous coordinates" she stated calmly "Edge of the forest. From there we access the portal to Raiden's Sky Temple"

"Where there's an angry former Elder God and his devils waiting for us" Cage chimed in.

"Gods. Portals, Flying Demons..." one of the soldiers remarked with a slight chuckle.

"Blind guys with magic swords..." Cage piped up finishing the thought.

"The world has changed" said Kenshi, amsused at the actor's jab at him "For the worse if we do not expel Shinnok from Raiden's temple" he continued in a more serious tone "He means to poison Earthrealm's lifeforce. The Jinsei"

"And we're not gonna let that happen" Sonya commanded.

"Mileena, Kenshi and I appreciate the Major allowing us to join you" Cage spoke up "We're happy to help kick Shinnok's bony ass back to the Netherrealm" nearby explosions quickly drew everyone's attention, Sonya and Johnny quickly rushed to the front of the aircraft, with Mileena and Kenshi following close behind.

The group watched a the helicopters around them were shot down one by one by giant fireballs, "You gotta land this thing!" Cage said urgently, before the pilot could do anything however, a familiar chained kunai smashed through the windscreen and impaled the face of the pilot and dragged him out.

"You can land this right?" asked Mileena clearly uncomfortable at the pilot's death, Sonya didn't respond, only grabbing the controls.

Turning around she saw the ninja clad in yellow and black, "Scorpion?" she said in surprise as she saw him retrieve his swords from the soldiers' bodies, spinning around he launched a fireball that collided with Kenshi, knocking him into the back of Sonya's seat.

"GET OVER HERE!" he yelled throwing his kunai at Cage, acting quickly Mileena smacked the knife with her sai, Cage nodded at her assistance before dashing forwards and planting a kick directly in Scorpion's chest, for a moment Mileena saw a green glow coat the actor.

Grabbing the chain off the floor, she pulled the ninja closer, seeing the opportunity Cage grabbed Scorpion's Gi and slammed him into the walls of the helicopter, shrugging off the damage he threw a right hook towards Cage's face.

Seeing the attack coming, the actor blocked with his arm-guard and brought up his other arm to protect the right side of his face, keeping an eye on the ninja's right arm, his parried a gut shot and side stepped the roundhouse kick and jumped throwing a punch at the back of the spectre's skull.

Seeing the yellow clad warrior stumble forwards, Mileena made her move, launching a kick, it connected painfully with his chin making him stumble back towards Cage, who in response smashed his interlocked hands onto the ninja's skull, dazing him and knocking down onto his knees.

Rushing past her Kenshi tackled Scorpion, sending them both out of the helicopter's side door, Scorpion reacting quickly grabbed the handrail by the door, the blind swordsman clinging to his leg to avoid plummeting to the ground below.

Hearing a sound akin to shattering glass, Mileena and Cage turned to back of the helicopter to see a second ninja standing over the corpses of the soldiers, this one clad in black and navy blue, before they could react he tossed one of the headless bodies at them.

Ducking under the body, Mileena briefly heard an exclamation of "Gross" as Cage pushed away a severed head, looking back up she saw the enemy form a sword out of ice.

"Sub-Zero?" she said confused, as when she had last seen him during the invasion he had been cyberized, dismissing the thought, she saw him charge forward for horizontal swing, acting quickly she intercepted his attack, trapping the blade of ice between the prongs of her sai, pulling her weapons apart she shattered the sword and planted a firm boot in the ninja's chest knocking the wind out of him.

Swiftly she launched her knee at his masked face, however he had recovered in time to grab the oncoming limb before it make contact, already feeling the cold invade her leg she brought the pommels of her sai against his temples, the pain making him drop her knee and immediately clutch his head.

As she dropped to the floor she saw Cage step over her and launch a kick at her opponent, as this was happening before her, she heard a screeching tear of metal, seeing Scorpion re-enter the helicopter she rolled over onto all fours.

Leaving the cryomancer to Cage, she launched a rising uppercut taking the yellow ninja by surprise, continuing her attack she stabbed her sai into his shoulder before throwing him out the open side door, glancing to check on Cage, she saw him perform a perfect split and punch the revenant in the balls, who was then enveloped in blue glow and hurtled out the back helicopter by Kenshi, who had finally climbed back inside.

Hearing the rattling of a chain she turned and Scorpion who had climbed back inside after using his kunai as a grappling hook, before she react Cage ran past her and tackled the assassin out the door he just climbed through.

Feeling the helicopter lurch downwards, Mileena turned to see Sonya fruitlessly tugging at the controls and ground getting closer through the windscreen "Get out, I need to land this thing" Sonya commanded, deciding not to argue she dived out the side door, rolling when she hit the ground she saw the helicopter she was just in crash soon after.

"The end is near" Scorpion said from behind her, turning around she saw the ninja glaring at the actor, who in response took up a fighting stance.

"Getting a little ahead of yourself, aren't ya?" Cage taunted, he made eye contact with Mileena before glancing to the crashed helicopter, understanding what he meant she turned and sprinted towards the wreckage.

Getting to the crash site she saw the helicopter was still in decent condition, hopping inside she could see the military woman slumped over the controls and the blind swordsman slowly standing up in the back with the soldiers' corpses.

Rushing over to Sonya, Mileena could tell she was still breathing, gently as she could she pulled the Major out of her and dragged her towards the opening, glancing towards Cage she saw him running towards them, having no doubt beat Scorpion, before he could call out to them he was suddenly frozen in place by an ice blast hitting his back.

"Look after her" she told Kenshi, who had made his way over to the women, rushing towards the frozen actor she could she Sub-Zero walking forwards with another ice sword in hand, sprinting past the thawing actor she drew her sai and clashed blades with the assassin once more.

"Where's Quan Chi?" she grunted snapping the blade with her sai again.

"Far beyond your reach" he replied, giving her a knuckle sandwich, regaining her footing she glared at him.

Sub-Zero slid forwards leaving an icy trail behind him, jumping to the side, his fingers grazed her sleeve, spinning around she planted a kick on his left shoulder blade, sending him tumbling forwards, the assassin rolled and leapt to his feat firing tiny icicles at her in the process, Mileena blocked the ice as best as she could but could still the cold cuts forming on her arms.

Sub-Zero stopped the barrage and fired an ice ball at the hybrid intending to freeze her in place, seeing the attack coming she safely ducked underneath it she soon leapt from her low position towards the ninja, she saw him brace himself before throwing her sai at him as a distraction, the ninja formed a shield of ice stopping the blades in place, throwing her fist into the glacial guard she cracked it and pushing the cryomancer off balance.

Crouching low she launched a sweeping kick which he dodged with a small jump, continuing with her momentum threw an uppercut that shattered the shield in his arms, grabbing both of her now free sai with one hand she smashed the pommels into his masked face hearing his nose crunch on contact, deciding to copy Cage's move she performed the splits to lower herself to the ground before throwing her free hand forwards to punch him in the balls, she then swept his legs with her sai taking his legs out from under him.

Seeing the cryomancer go down she breathed a sigh of relief "I can reach further then you think" she said sternly as she slowly got back to her feet 'How does Cage do that so easily?' she thought to herself as she made her back to the rest of the group.

Sonya and Kenshi had gotten out of the helicopter and walked over to Cage by the time she made it over to them, "Thanks for the save" said Cage as she approached.

"Y-your welcome" Mileena replied stunned at his gratitude "Where do we go now?"

"This way" commanded Sonya, following the Major's lead she started walking down the wrecked street.


~A/N~ Eno-on: Holy shit two chapters this close together, No-one must really care about this story.

Eno-on: So to end this year we've covered the first half of chapter in the MKX story, and now Mileena and the others are making their way to the Sky Temple.

Eno-on: Also if anyone was wondering, Mileena is wearing Sonya's "Deadly Alliance" outfit as spare gear form the Special Forces.

Eno-on: Until next time in the New Year, Eno-on out.