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When Sonya
finally made it to the fallen palace, Kenshi was still talking to her. Thank goodness, he made it this far, she thought.
Everyone
was waiting for her including Rayden. Jax ran over to Sonya. “Is he...”
“I’m alive,”
Kenshi replied hearing Jax.
“But barely,” Sonya added. “We have to get him out of here quickly.”
It
was then that she noticed Sub-Zero carrying Frost in his arms. She was slumped over a bit and not responding.
“What
happened to her?” Sonya asked as she put Kenshi down on the ground with Jax’s help.
Sub-Zero’s grim
face did not look at her. “It’s a long story. I’ll tell you when we settle on the Nethership.”
Sonya
only replied with a nod.
“We must get back to the rendezvous point,” said Raiden. “It is there where
I can transport all of you back home. There, my powers will be restored and I’ll be able to heal Kenshi.”
And
so they did. Bo’ Rai Cho left the group to go back to his Outworld home, Kitana returned to her home Edenia, and everyone
else returned to Earthrealm. Once on the Nethership, Raiden healed Kenshi’s wounds and he was able to breathe again
with no pain.
“He’ll need to rest during the ride,” Raiden suggested. Everyone nodded in agreement.
After a month in Outworld, Kenshi was going to need it.
On the main dock, Sonya and Jax walked around a bit and looked
out at the sea. “We’re home again,” Jax said.
“Yeah,” Sonya replied. “And I kept
my promise to Alex.”
Then, they both noticed Sub-Zero standing by the edge. He was looking out into the sea and
in his hands, he held what looked like a medallion.
The two of them walked over to him. Sub-Zero felt their presence
and turned to him.
“What happened with Frost?” Sonya asked with curiosity.
Sub-Zero sighed. “It’s
funny. You think that you can trust someone because you had contact with them, but that’s not always true.” He
looked down at his medallion again. “This medallion is very powerful and only the grandmaster of the Lin Kuei can stand
it’s immense power. Frost tried to take it. I guess she wanted all that power, but she lacked the ability to control
it. It almost killed her, but luckily I managed to take it back before things got worse.”
Jax frowned a bit.
“What are you going to do with her?”
Sub-Zero shook his head. “I don’t know. I’ll have
to take the time to think about that.”
Sonya and Jax nodded. They knew that Sub-Zero needed to be alone. From
there, they continued walking along.
A couple of minutes later, they found Kung Lao meditating. They were going to
leave him be, but then he spoke. “It’s over. The souls are finally free.”
Sonya nodded. “Yes,
they are. Kung Lao, you’re not mad about Kenshi getting to Shang first, are you?”
Kung Lao looked up at
her with a small smirk on his face. “I didn’t get to accomplish my own vengeance, but with Shang now dead, I’ll
get over it. As long as Liu Kang’s soul is now in peace, I am in peace.”
“Glad to hear that,”
said Jax.
Kung Lao nodded. He closed his eyes once again and continued with his meditation.
Once again, Sonya
and Jax continued their walk in silence. A few away, Johnny Cage was practicing his karate moves.
Jax stopped in his
tracks. “Eh, you can take of this one. I’ll go to Raiden.”
Sonya laughed. “Um, okay.”
They went their separate ways, with Sonya walking towards Johnny and Jax towards Raiden. Jax reached Raiden and when he saw
his face, he looked worrisome.
“Raiden?” Jax asked. “Is something wrong?”
“I am
not sure,” Raiden replied. “For now, there is no more threat of peril of Earthrealm. However, things could happen
in a couple of years. Perhaps the Dragon King himself will awaken.”
“The Dragon King?”
“Yes.
The mummified army you fought once served the Dragon King. As we speak, there is an egg in Outworld waiting to be hatched.
Once it is, the Dragon King will awaken. With his immense power, who knows what he is capable of.”
“Whatever
it is,” Jax said. “You know who to turn to.”
Raiden nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Johnny
noticed Sonya walking over to him. He smiled at her. “Hey Sonya.”
Sonya smiled back. “Hey Johnny.
We kicked butt out there once again.”
“Yeah, and I’m ready for more,” Johnny replied.
For
a moment, the two were silent. Starting to feel uncomfortable with it, Sonya spoke again. “What will you do when you
get home?”
“I was thinking about quitting the movie I’m in the middle of doing,” Johnny answered.
“Then I could direct my own movie about my recent adventure. What about you?”
Sonya shrugged. “I’ll
probably just go back to the Special Forces base and go on more missions.”
“Well,” Johnny said. “How
about we go to dinner together before I go back to Hollywood?”
Sonya smiled at that. She could feel herself turning
a bit red in the process. “Sure, it’s a date.”
On the other side of the boat, Kenshi rested on top
of the cot that was there. He listened to the sounds of the waves crashing against the ship. He smirked to himself. He was
back in Earthrealm and it wouldn’t be long before Alex would be in his presence again.
It was then that a green
image appeared in his vision of darkness. “What the...” Kenshi muttered. He knew he wasn’t dreaming because
he was still able to hear the waves crashing clearly and the voices on the other side of the ship.
The green shape
formed into a female human. The woman smiled at him.
“Hello Kenshi,” she said.
A confused look appeared
on Kenshi’s face. Before he could speak, the woman spoke again. “I was one of the souls who formed the one called
Ermac. You have also eliminated Shang Tsung and freed us. I speak for those who have been freed and we thank you for it.”
“It’s
not a problem,” Kenshi replied.
“Now, I have a gift for you,” the woman continued. “I am one
who grants wishes to those who help me when I am in need. I give you the opportunity to give you one wish. The thing is, the
wish will only last forty-eight hours Earthrealm time.”
Kenshi nodded, accepting the offer and its limits. He
gave himself time to think about a wish, but there was one that lingered his mind and it was obvious that it was the wish
he wanted.
***
Special Forces Base...
Alex and Cyrax had just come out from a meeting concerning a previous
mission both of them encountered with just a couple of days ago.
“What a meeting,” said Cyrax with delight.
“Too bad they didn’t serve any beer or else it would’ve kicked ass.”
Alex laughed a little
bit. “I don’t think the Sergeants would’ve wanted anyone to get drunk.”
“Rrriiigghhhttt,”
Cyrax replied. “So, what do you want to do now? We could go play some pool, or some video games, or some chess...”
It
was then that General White came over to the two of them from the podium. “Good afternoon.”
Alex smiled
a little. “Good afternoon, sir.”
“Listen,” White continued. “I need to meet with the
two you in my office right now.”
“What did I do?” Cyrax asked. “That was Jimmy with the booze
last night!”
“No, Cyrax, no one’s in trouble, although I would like to speak to you about that.”
“Darn
it.”
“Then what is it about?” Alex asked.
“I need you both in my office,” White
said. He turned around and began walking. Alex and Cyrax followed him.
Alex began to have a bad feeling about this.
What is it all about? she asked herself. She hoped that it was something about another mission and not about the
mission in Outworld because if it was, she believed that the news wasn’t going to be good.
They reached White’s
office and opened the door. When the door was wide enough, Alex stopped in her tracks.
“Holy smokes!” Cyrax
cried out.
Alex saw three familiar figures standing in the office. She saw Sonya in full General’s uniform. She
must’ve got promoted! she thought. Then, she turned to Jax who stood in his uniform. She noticed one of his metallic
arms was missing. Then, she looked at the third person. He stood there, the red blindfold over his eyes and the katana strapped
in its scabbard behind him. A smirk appeared on his face, probably because he was able to feel her presence.
“Kenshi!”
she cried out as she can over to him. Kenshi turned his head towards her voice and lifted his arms, welcoming her into them.
Alex quickly threw her arms around him and buried her face into his shoulders, the tears steaming down her face. Kenshi held
her close as though he never wanted to let her go.
Everyone else in the room watched with happiness towards the couple
who had finally reunited.
“It’s a Kodak moment,” said Cyrax. “If I was not a cyborg, I would
cry tears of joy.”
“Well,” said White. “I think we should leave them be.”
“Good
idea,” replied Sonya. “I have to get ready for my date with Johnny.”
“Oh jeez,” said
Jax rolling his eyes. The four left the room and White closed the door behind him.
Alex heard everyone leave the room
and shut the door behind them. She felt Kenshi massage her back with one hand and stroked her long dark hair with the other.
After a while of this, Kenshi finally spoke. “I love you.”
Alex moved her head to face him. A warm smirk
appeared on his face and more tears streaked down her face. “I love you too.”
She was about to kiss him
when he placed a hand over her lips. “I have a surprise for you. I think it’s something you’ll really like.”
“What
is it?” Alex asked with curiosity.
“I, um, I first want you to take off my blindfold.”
A confused
look appeared on Alex’s face. “Why?”
Kenshi grinned. “Just do it.”
Alex nodded,
although she still felt a little confused. “Okay.”
She slowly reached toward the edges of his blindfold
and grabbed hold of the edges. Then, carefully, she pulled them up over his head.
“So why did....” Alex
began to say...but then saw why he wanted her to take his blindfold off.
Kenshi’s eyes were longer just white.
There was a pool of blue around his pupils. Alex looked into his pupils, thinking that there were be blue in them indicating
his blindness, but that wasn’t the case. They were completely black.
“Kenshi....”Alex managed to
say. “You can see...but how?!”
He brought his hand up to touch her face. In the meantime, he wiped the
tears from her face. “Someone I helped in Outworld granted me a wish and this was what I asked for. The thing is, it’ll
only last for forty-eight hours. Six hours have already past so I only have forty-two hours left to see.”
Kenshi
looked at Alex’s face and took in every detail as he could. He stroked her long, straight dark hair. Her heart-shaped
face contained her sky-blue eyes, her small button nose, her full, pink lips, and a nice light complexion.
Back when
he and Alex first got together, Kenshi had wished to see Alex, even if it was just once. Now, it was truly happening and to
him, she was beautiful. Then, without even realizing it, a couple of tears fell from his eyes.
Alex smiled as she saw
this and wiped the tears away as he did with her. Kenshi noticed this and felt a bit embarrassed, but he would get over it.
He looked into her eyes once again. “Alex, you are so beautiful.”
She smiled, showing off her straight,
white teeth. They learned towards each other and shared what was probably the best kiss they’ve ever had. They let themselves
go in a slow, rhythmic pace and their tongues danced with one another. As they kissed, Kenshi kept his eyes opened. He wanted
to take in as much detail of the world around him while he had his vision.
After the long kiss, their lips parted each
other and they looked into each others eyes, never wanting the moment to end. Then, Alex could feel Kenshi’s hand on
her stomach. She looked down at his hand, then back up at him. “How did you...”
“Sonya told me,”
Kenshi replied with a smile. Alex smiled back in return. Then, at the same time, their smiles faded. Kenshi knew that they
were thinking the same thing. He had the opportunity to see Alex, but never will he ever have the opportunity to see his child.
“Maybe
one day,” Alex said. “You will have another chance to see again and this time, you can see our child.”
Kenshi
nodded. “I don’t have high hopes on that, but you never know what could happen.” He then looked into her
eyes again. “I may be living in darkness, but I know that my friends, you, and our child will always bring light into
me.”
Alex nodded with a small smile. They kissed one more time before making their way out of the office to enjoy
the outside world before the darkness took over Kenshi‘s vision once again.
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