Author's Note: So it is about that time folks! Here is the story I had originally intended to write but somehow got sidetracked with Havik's antics. It is no matter, everything ties in perfectly. Enjoy and leave lots of reviews! *bows*
Chapter 1: Sonya Blade
It was a triumphant victory but a very measly one at best. Sonya had expected Havik to be much more of a challenge but she wasn't complaining about the fool getting taken out. The SoulRealm Agenda was in full swing and things were finally looking up for the realms. Unfortunately for her, the job of keeping a close eye on Kano was still on her plate. Kotal Kahn had sent word that some rebels were trying to revitalize the war Mileena had started a year ago so he had no time to babysit the treacherous idiot. So here she was, spending her days in Kotal Kahn's horrible dungeon. It wasn't a particularly hard job. Just keep an eye on him, sort of like a pet. Come in three times a day and feed and water him. Smack him around a bit if she got bored. But now, he was definitely making things much harder. He kept insinuating things…lots of things. As a soldier, Sonya wanted to break his balls off. As a woman, on the other hand…
"Sure ya don't want a piece?" Kano asked her, placing the small sliver of bread in his mouth slowly.
"Kano, there is absolutely nothing that I want from you besides your death," Sonya sneers, trying to avoid his eyes.
"Oh c'mon then, there has to be somethin'. I'm from Australia, the kangaroos ain't the only thing bred giant over there," Kano smiles, enjoying teasing her.
Sonya aims her gun at him, daring him to say one more word. Kano knew she wouldn't kill him. She needed all the intel they could get from him and so he could tease her as much as he wanted. Really wanting to pull the trigger but knowing she couldn't, she puts away her pistol. Kano turns his back on her and proceeds to undress. Sonya, annoyed, reaches for his plate and drink to clear them and get out of there but Kano is quick. Before she could even reach the barred door, he had his arms around her waist and his body pressed against her back.
"Where d'ya think yer goin'?" Kano whispers in her ear.
Sonya gulps; this was not something she was prepared to deal with. She had to admit to herself, she had always found him alluring. Maybe that was the very reason why he remained the focal point of most of her career ambitions. She could feel his desire pressed against her and she began questioning her resolve. It had been a long time since she had felt like a woman. A long time since Johnny and now here she was, caught in a predicament with someone she hated. Or did she?
"Stay and play," Kano says, beginning to trail kisses down her neck.
Sonya shivers, feeling her body begin to warm up to the idea. Everything within in her mind was screaming hell no and her body was heading in a different direction. Without warning, the plate in her hand drops to the floor and shatters. She and Kano jump and an Osh Tekk guard rushes to the door.
"General Blade, alright?" the guard grunts.
Kano was already way across the room, smiling and stroking his beard. Sonya, feeling flustered, begins to pick up the pieces of the broken plate.
"Y-yes, I'm fine. Is there anything to report?" she stammers.
"Ah, yes. Helper friends here," the guard grunts in his bad English.
"That's great. Thank you," Sonya says, balancing the broken glass and Kano's unfinished drink in her hands.
The Osh Tekk guard turns to leave and Sonya follows behind him, casting one last look at Kano before she departs. Upstairs in the main tier of Kotal Kahn's palace, she is greeted by Jacqui, Takeda and Hanzo. Jacqui and Takeda cheerfully address her but Hanzo is too busy glaring at an Osh Tekk guard. Sonya approaches Hanzo who merely glances at her.
"How are you doing, Hanzo?" Sonya asks, carefully choosing her words.
"I'm alive. If that matters," Hanzo mutters, not at all impressed with being back in Outworld.
"Well I'm glad you came. I'm going to need your assistance with what is happening here. But where is the rest of the Shirai Ryu?" Sonya looks behind him to see nothing more than Osh Tekk guards.
"Dad is bringing the rest with him later, your message sounded urgent so we thought we'd come first," Takeda offers up, Hanzo clearly reducing himself to silence once more.
"Okay well then, I'll inform you of the details. I'm watching over Kano while Kotal Kahn is dealing with a war. Some Mileena crazies are all caught up with the idea of a free Outworld, no ruler at all if they cannot have a proper heir of Shao Kahn on the throne. Kotal Kahn is busy dealing with them and I have my hands full here. I need your aid in this civil war or else our pact with Kotal Kahn is finished. He's already livid that I'm choosing to watch Kano," Sonya says, with her eyes still on Hanzo.
"Why can't we just send Kano back to the SF headquarters and deal with this over here?" Jacqui asks.
"Because Kano is a sneaky bastard and unless I'm in direct supervision of him, he'll get over on all of you," Sonya declares.
Hanzo gives her a look.
"Okay well maybe not you, Hanzo. But these young ones, yes. I take no chances with him. Unlike Havik, Kano is a cunning son of a bitch who loves to make my life a living hell," Sonya is quick to explain.
Hanzo, seemingly satisfied with her answer, proceeds to traverse the palace, making the Osh Tekk guards clear out of his path. They all remembered him from a year ago, the ferocity with which his anger burned. And how the death of his lover at the time made him behave. Hanzo disappears into a room to the right and Sonya turns to Takeda,
"Still dark and brooding huh?"
"Yup. I mean, if I lost Jacqui, I think I would be the same way. Truth be told," Takeda says, while looking lovingly at Jacqui.
Jacqui blushes but return his gaze and Sonya couldn't help but feel a flush of jealousy. She remembered how that felt, a long time ago. To be loved by someone. But that ended and now she could only love her career. Snapping out of her thoughts, Sonya gets right to business once more,
"I'll show you two your rooms but I doubt you'll be spending much time there."
"We're not in the same room?" Takeda asks, speaking before thinking.
Sonya tosses him a look while Jacqui sharply nudges him in the ribs causing him to wince. Sonya understood all that young love crap but now just wasn't the time for it. They had two hefty problems on their hands and no time could be wasted. But I remember those days…like they were yesterday…