Part 9

The "Move." Smoke said as he looks down another corridor. Quickly, Smoke runs across the hallway into another upward stairway and Jennie was right behind him. My god, they need an elevator or something in this place. Her feet were killing her. Her body arches from all of these walking and climbing of stairs. They finally made it to another open court. The same emblem on the ground that was in her dream. Two snakes wrapping with each other. Jennie's mouth drops as she saw the two snakes. She takes a seat on the ground. Smoke turns around and looks at her. "Why are you seating down? We must go." Smoke said. Jennie snarls softly. "My feet are killing me . What good is I if I don't have any feet?" Jennie said as she folds her arms across her chest. "Fine..I will look ahead. You will stay here." Smoke said as he disappears into the shadows.

Jennie sighs as she looks up at the ceiling. It really needs to be clean. Shinnok must like to living in dirt. Figures because they are dirt. When she looks down, she notices a flick of light from one of the doorway. Slowly, she stands up and walks to the doorway. She pops into the room. She blinks in surprise when the room was not black and charcoal smell but airy and cover in light blue and gold tiles and curtains. There were book shelves' press against the walls and new comfrey bed. She steps in the room. She tilts her head to look out the window. The sun was out and wind chimes could be heard. Slowly, Jennie steps away from the room. Until a voice rang out from behind her.

"Hello, sis."

Jennie jumps around and her mouth drops at what she saw. He looks the same as she remembers him. He wearing his favorite outfit. A loose blue shirt and pair of a blue jean with his sunglasses, of course. "Johnny? How? Uh?" Jennie said. "Nice to see you to sis." Johnny saidwith a smile. "But..But...you are dead. Wait a minute, are you a clone or something?" Jennie said as she steps into a loose fighting stance."Come on, sis. I am visiting spirit...that is all." Johnny said as he folds his arms across his chest. "I don't believe you." Jennie said as her hand went for her dagger. "Ok...Ok...Remember when you were 6, you want to go on the ferial wheel but you were too small. I was going to sneak you in under my jacket but we got caught. You throw coke into the ferial wheel man's face because he was being a mean man." Johnny said with a laugh. "That is not fair." Jennie said with a smile. Her smile soon turns to a frown.

"Johnny, has the ceremony started? I was too late to stop it!" Jennie said as she rambles from sentence to sentence. "No...No...I am here to help you get your mind straight out. IT seems to me you are ready for the fight but not ready for the dance itself" Johnny said. "The dance?" Jennie said as she shakes her head in confusion. "You are ready to fight to the death like any good warrior but you are not ready to face your destiny. I was scared too, you know. I was about to face a possible of losing Sonya forever. It was either she or I. I did not like the opinions give to me but I would not change my decision for the world." Johnny said. "But...But, bro, I have no powers. I cannot do a thing. Ok, I can fight but so can everyone around this place! I am so useless." Jennie said as feel tears roll down her cheeks. She feels something touch her cheek. "Sis...you are not useless. I don't know who is going to win this fight. No one does but remember this. This is your dance. We are just the people watches on the sidelines." Johnny said with a smile. Silent full the room. "You really love her, didn't you?" Jennie said softly. "Yes, I really do." Johnny said with a smile. The room becomes dark and the walls turn brown.

"Johnny...I think I have to go." Jennie said. "Good luck and I love you, sis." Johnny said as a flash of light cross her eyes. She blinks her eyes. She was back in the court. "How in the.....SMOKE!" Jennie shouts as she gets to her feet. "Jennie...you must..." Smoke said as he appears from the shadows. THE CEREMONY...IT IS STARTING." Jennie said as she takes off down one of the corridors. She could hear footsteps behind her. Johnny was right.

This was her dance.....

She better hope did not screw it up.

Part 10

Liu was getting drag down the hallway by two lizard men. His body looks like that he went to hell and back. His friends did not look very much better either. Liu Kang look up as he heard two doors open. He and his friends were dragged into a large throne room. Lighten candles seems to dim the darkness of the room. In the center of the room is a black marble altar. Surrounding the altar was eight black marble pillars. Each pillar had chains hanging from them. Above the altar was a huge glass window. Liu could see the eternal storms of Odd World. The lizard men were chain Liu and the others to the pillars. In a hazy of white mist, Shinnok appear holding a staff with red crystal on top.

"BRING HER!"

The doors open as two lizard men were carrying Sonya. Sonya was cover in wilts, bruises, and cuts. Sonya seems to be in shock. Her eyes were rol back in her head and almost dead. What injuries did not show was cover in red and white leather that cover her body loosely. The lizard men lay her down on the altar then they chain her down. Her arms were drapes over the altar. Shinnok smirks as he looks down at her. Liu could only look down. His stomach was twists in guilt. He could have saved her! Quin Chi appears behind the guards. Qiun Chi was wrap in black, flowing robes. He was holding a similar staff but with a white crystal.

"Welcome, honor guests!" Shinnok said as a wide smirk wash over his face. Quin Chi stood next to Sonya. Quin Chi looks quite happy as well. "It is time for the end. No Mortal Kombat. No final heroes that will come and save the day! Your time ends and ours begin forever!" Quin Chi said with a laugh. Shinnok smirks as he rose his staff into the air. Shinnok began to chant.

Aasu, Gogyou, Hageshiikaze, Himizu

Emnetsujigoka arasu inochi botai.

Chiai boukon ando inochi chi

Atashi ageru deshou boukon ashirau geetos.

Shinnok's crystal glow violent. The earth began to shake. The wind and hail began to beat against the glass window. The candles become small torches in the room.A reddish shield appears to circle the altar and the knife appears in above Sonya's chest.

Aasu

A loud bang as the doors flew open. Several guards fell to the ground. Smoke pants softly as he was in a fight stance. Jennie was right behind him with her knife in her hand. Jennie smiles.

"HEY, Baldy!"

End of Part 10

Part 11

"Hey, Baldy."

That was corny. She is under pressure and starting to sound like her brother. Hell must be coming! "Baldy" did not look to happy with them. In fact, she would say we have ruin his little party. The god was too busy chanting his spell. "I have no time for this. Guards deal with them." Quin Chi said as he walks toward the altar. "You better make time, Quin Chi!" Jennie shouts over the noise. Guards rush them. Damn it! Think, Jennie, Think! She acted without thinking.

"Sorcerer Quin Chi, I challenge you to Mortal Kombat. Do you accept or heed?" Jennie screams over the chanting. The guards stop moving as look to their master. Quin Chi stops in his tracks and turn in her direction. "You have no right to challenge me, girl." Quin Chi said. "You reject my challenge, Quin Chi? Are you afraid of a little girl?" Jennie said teases. Quin Chi growls loudly. "Very well, little girl. I will finish you . . . quickly but painfully." Quin Chi smirks.

"You cannot do this." Smoke said. "I can and I will. This is my fight, Smoke. Beside, I need for you to get everyone out of here. This fight is going to be ugly." Jennie said as she walks the path that has been open to her by the guards. Outside, she projects an aura of confidence but inside, she was scared to death. Jennie want to run . . . far away but no one else can do this. In other words, destiny is knocking and it left its message. Now, she returns its call. Oh gods, she is starting to sound like Johnny. She must be scared.

Shinnok was still in the reddish beam of light. Shinnok look ugly and even more evil than before. Jennie was several feet from Quin Chi. Jennie bows toward Quin Chi but her eyes still watch him like a hawk. Quin Chi did the same and then fall into a fighting stance. Jennie did the same but her stance was nervous and unsure. A moment later, Quin Chi disappears. Where is the hell, did he disappear too? Her mind was ringing, "GET OUT OF THE WAY" She jumps out of the way just in time. A moment later, Quin Chi slams into the ground. Quin Chi's eyes narrow as he realize he misses her. Jennie sweep his feet from under him when he was distract. He fell to ground but quickly got up.

Soon, the fight came to blows. Jennie was surprise she was able to last this long. She punches him in the stomach and stag back a few steps. Quin Chi groans loudly as he gather energy into a ball and then let the ball of energy go. Uh oh, she raises her arms to block the blast. This is going to hurt! She closes her eyes tightly. The blast never came. When she opens her eyes, there was a shield that was protecting her. The shield was transparent and bluish color. She did this?

"YOU! You are The Chosen One!" Quin Chi said as his fists become balls of energy. "Uh . . . I guess." Jennie said as she pokes at the shield that surround her. "Instead of killing you, I will drain you of your energy!" Quin said as the ball of green energy become a shield as well then Quin Chi rush her. Describe the feeling of getting crash into a wall . . . it hurts like hell. She tightens her fists as she allows once dominate magic flow like wine. How did it feel? Her magic feels like very high sugar rush. Her eyes glow white and blue. She rams her fist through his shield and punch him hard. Quin Chi groans as the room become thick with magic. The room shakes with each punch and ball of magic. Quin Chi crashes through the wall into one of the courtyard. Quickly, Jennie follows up and kicks him in the chin.

Quin Chi fell back and send off another ball of energy and Jennie sends off one of as well. The balls hit and with recoil throws both fighters to the ground. Jennie groans as she got to her feet and soon attack him. She punches him again and again. Jennie lets all of her frustrations and angry pour into each punch. The building behind the fighters was crumbing under the weight of magic. Stones and rocks fell onto the fighters sending them into darkness.

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When the dust clear, there were no sign of movement. Slowly, a bruised figure appears from the dust. It was Quin Chi.

End of part 11

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