Mortal Kombat; Second Chance
~A/N~ Eno-on: And we are back, as you can see No-one went back and updated the earlier chapters.
Eno-one: The story with Allison Lewis will be big focus but for now we will be returning to the main MKX plotline.
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Disclaimer: I don't own ~'Mortal Kombat'~
~Chapter 10 Step in a New Direction~
Mileena woke up feeling incredibly stiff as she sat up from the leaning position at her desk, the blanket draped over her shoulders falling to the floor, feeling this happen she stared at the cover on the ground around her seat.
'I don't remember grabbing that last night' she thought 'Was someone in my room?' Mileena started to get worried that someone was in her room while she slept.
Before she could begin to panic there was a knock at her door "Mileena are you awake?" came the voice of her caretaker.
"Y-yes I'm up" she answered remembering last night's decision.
The door swung open as Dr Lewis walked in "Good morning Mileena" she greeted "How are you?"
"A little stiff, but fine" answered the hybrid "was anyone in my room last night?"
"Oh I came by and saw you were asleep so I gave you that blanket" Lewis replied with a disarming smile.
"Oh" said Mileena feeling oddly relieved that Lewis was there for her last night, "Can I ask you something?"
"You just did" chuckled the doctor "but what do want to ask"
"Um… about what you said yesterday..." said Mileena "would you change your mind I… said yes"
Lewis smiled and took hold of Mileena's hands "Mileena, I fully meant it when I gave you the offer and I fully mean it now"
"Thank you"
"I need to take of a couple things before you can move in though" Lewis sighed "Setting up a room, getting you some clothes and stuff like that"
"Okay, I can wait" the hybrid replied in a happy tone "I'm going to talk to Sonya about what to do next"
"Okay we'll talk later, okay?"
"Yeah" answered Mileena "thank you for everything m-Lewis" if the doctor noticed her slip up she didn't comment on it.
The two of them left the room, shutting the door behind them before waving good bye and walking down the corridor in opposite directions.
"Ma'am we're registering some odd readings over here" A man called over his shoulder, looking down at the his computer screen.
Hearing this Sonya walked over, curiosity peaked "What kind of readings?"
"They're similar to ones we've had all over the country" he answered "but here's the odd part, they're on a much smaller scale, almost missed it entirely"
"Got a location?"
"Arctika?" he said, confused "that's pretty remote, is there even anything out there?"
"I know someone who might know" Sonya stepped away, pulling out the medallion given to her by Raiden for contacting him.
The calm of the frozen wasteland was shattered as a bolt of lightning struck the ice, Raiden calmly stepped out of the electricity and looked around the area, reaching out with all his senses he could feel the taint of the Netherrealm in the air.
He calmly started marching through the snow in direction where the taint felt strongest, he idly thought through what Quan Chi could be after, infiltrate Earthrealm through an isolated region or to try and forge an alliance with the cyber Lin Kuei?
As he could feel the source of this feeling growing closer he raised his guard on possibility that this was a trap to isolate him from his allies, looking ahead he saw a figure clad in black, huddled over and clearly unprepared for the region's harsh cold.
"What is your business here?" Raiden questioned in a harsh and demanding tone, startling the Netherrealmer into turning to face him.
"Are you Raiden? God of thunder?" they asked.
"I am" the god answered "my question remains unanswered"
"I wish to speak with you" they responded "about a matter concerning Sub-Zero"
When Mileena had finally found the Major, she was sat down at a table with a stressed look on her face, "Is something wrong Sonya?" she asked claiming the seat next to the blonde.
"Maybe" she answered cryptically "we've had readings that we believe are from the Neatherrealm"
"Really, where?"
"Nowhere nearby, Raiden gone to check it out and capture who's there" Sonya answered "hopefully we can get some much needed intel"
"Is there anything else we can do?"
"Not really" she replied, placing the gold medallion on the table "Raiden will contact us if he has either killed or captured our visitor"
As if summoned by the Major's words Raiden's image sparked to life on the table "Sonya Blade, I believe I have made contact with an enemy of Quan Chi" he said "I will arrive at the Special Forces base momentarily"
"Well I suppose we should roll out the welcome wagon" Sonya remarked, smirking at the timing before standing up, a confused Mileena following her.
The two women headed towards the building's entrance, Mileena taking the time to get some answers "So where is this wagon?"
"No, there isn't one, it's just an expression Mileena" Sonya stammered "it means being there to greet people as they arrive"
"Okay..." said Mileena, pretending she understood, as the two women made it outside they came face to face with Raiden and another woman, neither of them had seen before.
She was pale woman with black markings around her eyes, shoulder length black hair with a white streak on the left of her fringe, she wore black leather corset vest with red trimmings, she had long black sleeves with her shoulders exposed and black and red leather braces, she had a red loincloth with a black symbol on it and she had high black leather boots.
"Hello my name in Sareena" she greeted "I am here to cooperate"
"Well then Sareena, what can you tell us?" Sonya asked eager for some useful information.
"I know where Quan Chi's fortress is in the Netherrealm" she answered calmly "and could help you plan an attack"
"So we can save her?" Mileena asked, hope audible in her voice "we can save Kitana?"
Sareena looked confused at the question "Who?"
Seeing Mileena's anger at the demon's confused Sonya decided to intervene "Kitana is one of our friends that has been enslaved as one of Quan Chi's revenants"
"Oh, I'm sorry" she apologized "but I think we can save them, Quan Chi always keeps at least one revenant at his side at all times as a bodyguard"
"We must plan carefully" Raiden chimed in "we will both outnumbered and outmatched otherwise"
"Do you know anyone who wants to go against Quan Chi?" asked Mileena, looking directly at Sareena "we need all the help we can get", Sonya looked proud of Mileena as she spoke.
Sareena thought over the question for a moment before sighing "I might know one other person" she answered "but it will be pretty risky"
~A/N~ Eno-on: And done, we're setting up the assault on Quan Chi's fortress and our heroes will have a bigger roster this time.
Eno-on: If anyone wants to guess who Sareena is talking about feel free to guess, until next time.
Eno-on: Eno-on out.