for Sonya

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Scorpion had left the Earthrealm warriors after their victory over Shao Khan. He wanted to roam Earthrealm once more before the realms ceased their merging, and he would be returned to the Netherrealm. But there was one more thing on Scorpion's mind. He had done all of this before, and it had been on his wanderings in which the inexplicable journey to Tabula Rasa had happened to him. And, at the very same point, at the very same time, it happened once more.

But instead of finding himself standing at the top of the large waterfall, he found himself in bed with Sonya. Hanzo's eyes opened, and he sat up. He pressed his hands to his face and felt living human flesh once again. He felt a heartbeat in his chest. Then he let out a breath. Blinking, he sat in silence trying to come to terms with what had just happened. The contrast between what he had been in the dream, and what he was now was so stark. But which was the dream and which was the reality?

Hanzo reached a hand to gently shake Sonya awake.

"Sonya..."

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"I can't say it wasn't possible. Vengeance was still my main goal, and if I could have accomplished that another way, perhaps. But I remembered the island, Sonya. I remembered you. I think it changed me somewhat. I was having thoughts I never would have before. But, no matter what, I would have always done my best to protect you."

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"I would've settled for an ally, not a protector." She said, though it was more out of habit. He had seen her fight, know she was capable of holding her own, but the word 'protector' came with the implication that she was helpless-something that never sat right with her.

Sonya's ipod sat attached to its speaker next to their bed, doubling as an alarm clock and calender. As much as she didn't want to, habit and routine were inbedded in her system, and she also wanted to see just how long they'd really been 'asleep'.

Reluctantly, she pulled away from her husband and reached over, frowning at the time and even more so when she switched to the 'calender' option.

"We've only been out of it for a few days. It's Monday now and we 'fell asleep' on Friday."

Monday..ITF training..and she had to get to it pretty soon.

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"The island can do what it wills. I'm amazed sometimes at the power of this place."

Hanzo paused. This dream had shaken him, and it took much to do that. He normally was not such an emotional person.

"Sonya, lay with me a while longer. You can afford to be ten minutes late for training after something like this."

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Sonya doubted it. She'd have a feeling that Thrace would give her hell for this, but then it would take a little longer to recover from something like this. The last time she had recovered from the 'coma', she spent the rest of the day with fatigue.

On an emotional level, it was even more draining.

She nodded slightly and went back to the bed, laying down against him.

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Hanzo just laid there and made himself relax. He and Sonya were fine now. He needed to calm himself and reflect on the experience later. He was silent as he laid there with his wife.

With one deep breath, he felt himself ratchet down a notch of anxiety.

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He didn't need to say anything, but being this close to him, she could feel her husband try to relax. Sonya understood that the transition back to specter, then back to human was a shock, but up until now she didn't know how much it shook him.

Without turning, she reached back and gently stroked his hair.

"How about we spend the day together after training-just, something like a short, second honeymoon." After what happened 'back home', Sonya felt they needed it.

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Hanzo turned to Sonya and looked closely into her eyes.

"That would be great, Sonya."

In fact, that sounded like a perfect idea. That was likely all he could do in any case. Just live as long as he could this way and enjoy Sonya's company while he still had it.