Haunted by demons [for Sonya]
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get_over_hereOne of the things Scorpion had found strange about being human again was his ability to dream. He had not dreamed since his death, and had no memories of dreams. He had been having many dreams since arriving on the island and becoming human again. But yet, he couldn't remember them. He had slowly decided that this was normal. Humans did not normally remember their dreams. His suspicion was that all of his human memories were still inside his head,, and that when he was asleep, they were threatening to re-emerge. He had spent many mornings puzzling over what he had just been dreaming about.
On this particular night, Scorpion was dreaming.
He was running. He was back on Earth, and he had to catch Sub-Zero before he could murder his clan, his wife, and his son. Rain poured from the dark clouds overhead. He was alive again and thought he could stop their deaths. Scorpion spotted his enemy far off in the distance. The figure hopped fences, climbed up walls, and dashed across rooftops, and Scorpion struggled to keep up with the incredible pace.
Fear drove him. Scorpion hardly ever experienced fear, but it was there now. He could not fail again. He MUST STOP this from happening, no matter what! In a sudden lightning flash, he saw Raiden standing ahead of him. Raiden commanded him to stop and told him the Elder Gods would not allow him to alter fate. Intensely defiant, Scorpion hurled a spear at Raiden. Raiden dodged the spear, and Scorpion had to jump and roll as Raiden sent a bolt of lightning toward him.
Scorpion kept moving. He didn't care what it took. He would defy the Elder Gods if it meant saving the ones he cared about. Then he saw....
....his home! Scorpion could remember his home! Sub-Zero was there and almost inside where his family slept.
Hanzo shouted at the top of his lungs, "NO!!!"
Sub-Zero broke the window out with one hit of his fist and slipped inside. Scorpion teleported inside with a flash of flame. But, he watched the scene through a wall of ice that Sub-Zero had created. He saw his wife and his son vaguely through the ice. Hanzo shouted to them. They turned, and he saw Elizabeth standing there with Weatherby. Sub-Zero had been replaced by Shang Tsung who yelled out, "Your souls are mine!"
Scorpion ripped off his mask, and blew hellfire against Sub-Zero's ice melting it. But it was too late, Weatherby had been replaced by Hanzo's dead son who lay bleeding face-down on the ground. Hanzo felt powerless and knelt by his son's corpse in horror. He remembered the other one who he loved, and he turned and saw....Sonya. Sonya?
Shang Tsung was going to kill her, but Sonya fought back. He rose to help her, but felt Raiden's hand on his shoulder, preventing him from rising. Raiden said that Hanzo was dead, and could not help. Sonya fought bravely, but Shang Tsung caught her with a lucky blow and he watched helplessly as the sorcerer brutalized her. It was horrifying. He had feelings for Sonya now, and was watching her body become unrecognizable, just before Shang Tsung claimed her soul.
After waking up, Scorpion raced out of his hut. He was dressed in his yellow uniform, since he didn't yet have other clothes to sleep in. He had to see Sonya. Now. He had to know Sonya was alright, and that he had just had a dream. Or was this the dream? The island could not be real. The island made no sense. The dream...seemed real. He felt the ground under his feet blazing by him, but he distrusted his senses, especially his sense of reality.
Once within sight of Sonya's hut, he slowed and crept with stealth towards the door. Scorpion wanted Sonya to be alright. Perhaps he could just see everything was okay, and slip back to his hut and figure out what had just happened. He slowly opened the door and took a few steps in. Sonya was fine.
He let out a breath of relief.
On this particular night, Scorpion was dreaming.
He was running. He was back on Earth, and he had to catch Sub-Zero before he could murder his clan, his wife, and his son. Rain poured from the dark clouds overhead. He was alive again and thought he could stop their deaths. Scorpion spotted his enemy far off in the distance. The figure hopped fences, climbed up walls, and dashed across rooftops, and Scorpion struggled to keep up with the incredible pace.
Fear drove him. Scorpion hardly ever experienced fear, but it was there now. He could not fail again. He MUST STOP this from happening, no matter what! In a sudden lightning flash, he saw Raiden standing ahead of him. Raiden commanded him to stop and told him the Elder Gods would not allow him to alter fate. Intensely defiant, Scorpion hurled a spear at Raiden. Raiden dodged the spear, and Scorpion had to jump and roll as Raiden sent a bolt of lightning toward him.
Scorpion kept moving. He didn't care what it took. He would defy the Elder Gods if it meant saving the ones he cared about. Then he saw....
....his home! Scorpion could remember his home! Sub-Zero was there and almost inside where his family slept.
Hanzo shouted at the top of his lungs, "NO!!!"
Sub-Zero broke the window out with one hit of his fist and slipped inside. Scorpion teleported inside with a flash of flame. But, he watched the scene through a wall of ice that Sub-Zero had created. He saw his wife and his son vaguely through the ice. Hanzo shouted to them. They turned, and he saw Elizabeth standing there with Weatherby. Sub-Zero had been replaced by Shang Tsung who yelled out, "Your souls are mine!"
Scorpion ripped off his mask, and blew hellfire against Sub-Zero's ice melting it. But it was too late, Weatherby had been replaced by Hanzo's dead son who lay bleeding face-down on the ground. Hanzo felt powerless and knelt by his son's corpse in horror. He remembered the other one who he loved, and he turned and saw....Sonya. Sonya?
Shang Tsung was going to kill her, but Sonya fought back. He rose to help her, but felt Raiden's hand on his shoulder, preventing him from rising. Raiden said that Hanzo was dead, and could not help. Sonya fought bravely, but Shang Tsung caught her with a lucky blow and he watched helplessly as the sorcerer brutalized her. It was horrifying. He had feelings for Sonya now, and was watching her body become unrecognizable, just before Shang Tsung claimed her soul.
After waking up, Scorpion raced out of his hut. He was dressed in his yellow uniform, since he didn't yet have other clothes to sleep in. He had to see Sonya. Now. He had to know Sonya was alright, and that he had just had a dream. Or was this the dream? The island could not be real. The island made no sense. The dream...seemed real. He felt the ground under his feet blazing by him, but he distrusted his senses, especially his sense of reality.
Once within sight of Sonya's hut, he slowed and crept with stealth towards the door. Scorpion wanted Sonya to be alright. Perhaps he could just see everything was okay, and slip back to his hut and figure out what had just happened. He slowly opened the door and took a few steps in. Sonya was fine.
He let out a breath of relief.
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Date: 2010-03-26 10:33 pm (UTC)"Potentially, yes he is. Right now, I'd just call him cocky and paranoid." She smirked. "And if he were to ever show up here, it'd be a very small consolation that he'd be powerless."
Sonya tried very hard to not sound like she was gloating, and she only partially succeeding.
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Date: 2010-03-27 02:48 am (UTC)Scorpion stated, "There are some consolations worth savoring."
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Date: 2010-03-30 06:14 am (UTC)"On thing I don't get." Sonya pulled her hand away from her face and entwined her fingers together. "Why didn't you pass on after you finished him off? That was the whole point of you returning wasn't it, so why remain after having revenge?"
Vengeance was nothing new to Sonya. Lord knew she could never face Shang Tsung again without the strong urge to tear his face off, but she wasn't so sure she could make the same decision as Scorpion-she really hoped not anyway.
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Date: 2010-03-31 01:27 am (UTC)Truthfully, that was one of the reasons he had been mostly neutral towards the massive destruction and enslavement of Earthrealm. His feelings were changing on that subject now that he was human.
"I don't spend much time thinking about 'passing on.' Not until I am certain that every last one of them has paid."
Preferrably with their lives. Painfully.
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Date: 2010-03-31 02:32 am (UTC)She rubbed her forehead. "I don't care what you say, but I honestly think that you deserve to have some peace here."
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Date: 2010-03-31 02:51 am (UTC)"I'm not so sure what I deserve, Sonya. I'm well aware of some of the choices I have made."
He tilted his head slightly and asked, "What makes you think so?"
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Date: 2010-03-31 03:06 am (UTC)"And believe me, that's no small thing coming from me."
She looked out the window of her hut. "It's about an hour or so past midnight. If you want some more sleep, it'll take awhile to head back to your hut."
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Date: 2010-03-31 11:52 pm (UTC)"Sometimes, Sonya, I think you give me more credit than I deserve. But, thank you. I will return to my hut now, and let you get to sleep."
Perhaps she was right. She was more human, after all. Perhaps he should put some value in her judgment. It was a pleasing thought, at any rate.
"Goodnight."
Then he left and took his time walking back to his hut while looking at the stars and moon above.